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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16

CRANKY METAL.
Moods and Mystery That Are EN-
bodied In Piece of Steel.


bodied In Piece of Steel.
A cutlery company will make a hun
dred ra2ors from the same piece of
steel by the same process, and part of
the razors will be good and part of
them bad. 1t may be fifty of one kind
or seyenty-fve or twenty -five-nobody
knows. The maker doesn't know; the
buyer doesn't know BARRIERS say that
even the price doesn't seem to make
much difference. You may get good
razor for quarter or a bad one for So.
And the same razor will get a contrary
edge today, so that you can hardly
shave with 1t, and tomorrow, without
additional sharpening, it will work like
a charm
One tap will go on a bolt easily and
stay there. Another tap will hardly go
on at all. A third may be screwed on
tight and snug and yet keep coming
off in spite of all that can be done.
Sometimes men that work with ma
chimes have a premonition of coming
disaster, as do the men that sail on the
seas or thread the winding paths of
the big woods Nature as we'll as
pieces of mechanism seems able to com
municate to man why they are in
calamitous and threatening mood. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Death Was on His Heels.

Jesse P. Morris, Shippers, Va, had q
close call in the spring of 1906. He
says: IAN attack of pneumonia left
me so weak and with such fearful
cough that my friends declared con-
sumption had me, and death was on
my heels Then I was persuaded to
try Dr. Kings New Discovery. 1t
helped me Immediately, and after TAX
ing two and a half bottles | was we'll
man again. | found out that New Dis
covery is the best remedy for coughs
and lung diseases in all the world. !"
Sold under guarantee at Spragues
Pharmacy. so cents and 51.00. Trial
bottle free.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16

The queen, with one Of the princesses
and lady in waiting, received me in
d small room. She stood with her back
to the window, wearing long white
veil which against the light made an
aureole aroune-sfr. & ~, SFr ,u,. e sss,-
Ill words to me. to which in my en-
barrassment | made some inaudible an
swer, she proceeded to pin the order
(the Order of the Crown of India) on
my left shoulder I remember that my
black velvet dress was thickly en-
broidered with jet so much so that the
pin could find no hold, and unwittingy
the queen stuck it straight into me.
Although, like the Spartan boy, | tried
to hide what I felt, I suppose | gave
start, and the queen, realizing what
Eventually the pin was put right, and
courtesied myself out of the royal
presence. ASH reached the door her maj
esty suddenly stepped forward, say
ing, with smile, "Oh, you have for
gotten the case" holding it out to me
at the same time. This little touch Of
nature relieved an otherwise somewhat
formal ceremony. Remarking after
ward to the lady In waiting that was
afraid l had been awkward and nerv-
GUS, you need not be troubled" she
answered; II know the queen felt
1pre shy than you."-Lady Randolph
nrchill in Century.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Leonie's Favor
By INA
WRIGHT HANSON.
Copyrighted, 1908, by M. M. Cunningham.

Against great rock we sat, Leonie
and /, and Leonie was reading aloud.
Yesterday we had sat there and the
day before and many days before that,
reading or talking or looking silently
at the sea foam piling up against other
rocks out In the blue distance, and ey-
cry day had loved Leonie more.
On this day had thought to tell her
so, but now that the day had come my
words We're held. Before me stood
duty, grim visaged and cruel eyed. Be
side me sat Leonie slim, radiant, en-
trancing.
Fair lord, whose name l know not-no-
bic 1t is:
/ we'll believe the not 'est--will you wear
My favor at this tourney" "f - said
he,
Fair lady, since l never yet have worn
Favor of any lady in the lists"
Leonie looked up at ne. her brown
eyes full of the glory Of the master
poet.
shouldn't you like to have lived in
those days?" she asked. Think of re-
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Honey Ants.

Certain Mexican ants are selected by
their kindred as storehouses of honey.
They are fed with honey until the alb
1omen speedily becomes smooth and
round and so filled with honey that
the skin is transparent. These ants are
doomed to pass the remainder of their
lives as mere honey cells, from which
their kindred extract the honey when
1t is required. There are several speci-
mems of these ants in the British mu-
scum with the honey still within their
transparent bodies. The Mexicans raid
the nests of these ants for the sake Of
the honey that their bodies contain,
and the ants are eaten raw as sweet
meats
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Sealed Bids.

Sealed bids will be received by the
City Clerk of the city of Twin Falls up
to O'Clock p. N. May 4th, 1908, for
sprinkling the streets of the city Of
Twin Fails for the season of 1908.
Said bids to be submitted, to be on per
diem basis for man and team with the
option of additional teams and a man
each Territory to be sprinkled to be
designated by the council. Sprinkling,
wagons and water to be furnished by
the city. The right is reserved to re-
Ject any or all bids.
STUART III. TAYLOR,
Apr. 1880 City Clerk.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
FiaE PRINTS.
Care Win Which They Are Treated
by Amateurs and Collectors.

AaTe VIII WhIch thcy Are Treated
by Amateurs and Collectors.
How careful collectors and amateurs
Of fine engravings are of their treas
1les is Illustrated by written agree
ment that local firm of dealers in
such things had to sign recently when
they wanted to borrow several particu-
larly rare engrayings for an exhibition
they were to have in their galleries.
The owner of the prints insisted that
from the time the box in which the
prints were sent to the dealers was
opened in the shop no hands but those
OF the junior partner of the firm were
expressly that the member of the firm
was to take them out of the box. frame
them himself hang them on the walls
and when the show was over follow
the prints back through these various
stages until porter was ready to
screw the cover of the packing box on
again. The prints were so rare and
fine that the Junior partner cheerfully
agreed to all of these conditions for
the sake of showing the engravings
That the prints We're extremely rare
may be appreciated from the fact that
before two of them in particular came
into the private collectors possession
he made a special journey to Stuttgart
Germany, to see them, and when he
looked at them he left an open order to
n dealer in that city to buy them, no
matter what they cost. He got them
but he paid the highest price ever
known for such engravings to bring
New York Press.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16

and send him away, and l should stay
Mt home and pray and wait"
"Oh, Leonie." | whispered. 'Leonie!"
She took from the lace at her white
throat tiny blue and gold swastika
and pinned it on my coat.
This is instead of the red sleeve
broidered with pearls" she smiled,
though her eyes were wet. And you
shall wear 1t on your coat instead of
your helmet, DO you know what 1t
signifies, brave knight?"
1T brings good luck and is tails
man to ward off the evil eye l an
swered, smiling, too for had she not
called me brave?
THAT and more. The colors are 10y
atty and royalty. The up and down
points are heaven and earth, the right
and left behind you and before YOU
time and eternity. The symbol means
that you are not free from personal re
sponsibility while you wear it. 1t
means noblesse oblige, dear knight.
Ride forth to your promise; be brave
| and strong, and victory VIII be yours"
SO kissed my lady's favor and then
| her hand and rode away.
Aside from my desire for Leonie or
news concerning her, my year with my
| foster father was a pleasant one. His
library was full of books his mind a
| storehouse of ideas concerning travel,
history and romance. He gave me my
mornings for writing, and | wrote
much glad that out in the world Lee
onie was reading and waiting.
| The request he had asked might have
been a within, but he gave, leaving Le-
| onie out of the question. much more
than he could have received. The year
was nearing its close when he spoke to
me of my future.
| 'You have no idea of what these
months have been to me. Arthur" he
| said as we were walking one evening
by the lake in his meadow
And they have been much to me,
| SIR" | answered truthfully
"What would it mean to you to have
them last?" he asked, hitting some
goldenrod sprays with his cane, his
eyes on the yellow blossoms,
ut couldn't be quite like this, sir
1 answered slowly, and then / told him
about Leonie and the swastika
ut wasn't a within, boy, that has kept
! you here" he replied, with a smile on
his fine old face You had begun
writing to me of this Leonie, and it
| happened that l had seen the girl,
| though she had not known my name.
| wanted TO test her boy. You have a
| future before you which must not be
spoiled by the wrong woman. Tomor-
row go back to her and If she will
| come bring her to me- The old house
| needs you both"
| had thought to find my lady where
| I had left her, but she was standing
under some poplar trees near her own
| gate. AS l came in sight Of her Il
vagrant breeze touched the trees, and
a shower of yellow leaves fell around
her like golden butterflies. urged my
| horse forward and sprang from my
saddle
| had thought TO greet her in words
| of the master poet, in language befit-
ting her true knight come safely home,
but all my stammering tongue could ut.
ter as her glad, welcoming face was
| raised to mine was: "Leonie! oh, Le-
onie!''
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Lost.

Between the school house and the
Idaho Department store, a leather wal
let containing valuable papers and
name of owner. Reward will be paid
for its return to the Idaho Department.
store.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
The Full Particulars

The orner day a lady who lives in
,ur town entered a grocery store and
asked to be shown a good kind Of
breakfast cereal
The clerk took down package and
said
Madam, this is a predigested food"
"Oh, is that 500? she returned. "And
by whom Y-Womans Home Compan-
ion.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Good For an Appetite.

"You must have a good appetite" re-
marked the thin man obviously
"What do you take for it?"
''In all my experience" replied the
plump one, II have found nothing more
suitable than food" = Philadelphia
Press.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Easily Settled,

Nurse-Doctor, a sponge is missing.
Possibly you sewed it up inside the
patient. Eminent Surgeon-Thank you
Remind me to add $40 to the bill for
material.-Puck.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16

Don't buy a hammock until you can
get what you want at the right cost
Lavering has them in every style and
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16

Talk is cheap, but silence costs you
a great deal less.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
For Sale

A Second hand Remington typewriter
in first class condition lAin Falls
Title and A bstract Co.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16
Seed Oats for Sale.

A fsw Big Four and Lidz oats for
sale. j. w. McMaster, two miles south
of Kimberly
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16

Good city property IN exchange for
ranch. See Brunk Williams Realty
70, Apr23
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-04-16

WATT"
ceiying your lady's favor and kissing
her hand and riding away and riding
home again! All, but my part-wait-
ing at home while my knight was in
danger! That l shouldn't like"
maybe when he was about to ride
away you would have called him
back" / ventured. maybe you would
have said: 1 need you to take care of
me- Let others do the fighting Would
you, LeonieT'
zone can never tell what one will do
till the time comes" she answered, and
would have turned to her book again
but my hand stayed her.
'Let me tell you a story, Leonie
Once there was an orphan boy who
was adopted by a man and brought
up as his own son. The boy had been
left money, but the man gave to him
other things-love and sympathy, en-
enlargement and trust. When the boy
had grown to man the foster father
sent him out into the world to accom-
plsh his hearts desire. Did | say that
the boys ambition was to writer"
II understand, Arthur" she smiled.
when the boy was going away he
tried to tell the man what he felt of
gratitude to him, but the man laid his
kind old hand on the boys shoulder
sand said, Never mind that now, but
some time when l make q request of
you you will grant it. And of course
the boy thought then, and said So that
Il H.,
ison with what the man had done for
him.
I'm few years the young man had
become reasonably successful. In the
many times he saw his foster father
the request was not mentioned, but
the boy had not forgotten. Then one
day he met you, and you know what
that meant to him. You must know,
Leonie."
II think l understand, Arthur" she
whispered, coloring
Last night the letter came My fos-
ter father has made known his re-
quest"
1t was difficult to go on, looking into
Leonie's eyes, so full of trust and hap
piness, and-yes, could see-so full of
love-
1.-THE request is year out of my life
to be spent with him-a year free of
all entanglements. as he expresses it,
w. !r love affairs. 1t mesns
See nor hSes &C.. 'ehe wom-
1t means that If grant the
nay not even tell the woman
81. l.. b, {J,r,
3ione Why couldn't he have
~ other thing under the sun?
a mere whim." finished
for time Her eyes
lne gazing out on
n the blue dis
linn hand on
She answer
may be
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-20

It would be well for him TO hold his
ear to the ground Personally speak
ing. we are dlsgusted with the out
look and &c seems 20 as to be tho
time for Independent action, II srch
a thing is possible and each voter
decide what is best to be done in his
special locality. II may be that IL
will be best for some colored men
/ to support the Republican nominees
for Presidency and Vice-Presidency
and Il may be best for them to sup
port the other ticket.
No race Of people can win respect
in politics who is helpless to enforce
its demands and when satisfaction IS
not granted follow patiently In the
wake and do the bidding OF those
political leaders. who offered the in
suit. Hon. William H. Taft has
been nominated and Il is for the col
Ored people 70 say whether or not
/ they viii support him. We are Re
publican though and we must con-
TESS that 10 strains us severely to
cast of from the moOrings OF the old
party, even though false-hearted Of
/ Hcers are I'm charge and wander out
/ upon the ocean of political uncer-
tainty seeking a landing place for
one OF the most devoted races OF
people that ever shouldered a mus
ket or fired a rifle. Chicago and its
! convention have not been satisfactory
90 MS. Coiored men, what are we
going TO DO about &C.?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-20
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

A decision OF far-reaching impor-
tanoel was rendered by the Supreme
Court Of Appeals Of Virginia. sitting
at Wytheville. 1t was the case Of
Peoples Pleasure Park Company.
Inc ct ais vs.. Bohledger. The Cir
cult Court Of Henrico. Judge r. Car
ter Scott. presiding was reversed.
This was the case where the colored
company purchased Fulton Park as
a pleasure resort and the white peo-
pie OF the neighborhood objected to
the sale and instituted proceedings
TO prohibit the use of the park by
colored people.
An injunction was sued out before
Judge r. Carter Scott and granted
to be effective. when the bond speci-
fed therein was furnished. The case
was finally heard upon it's merits and
the injunction made perpetual
Nessrs. Smith. Moncure and Gordon
were counsel for the defendants and
it was Icy the persistent efforts OF
that firm that the far-rcaching de
cision was rendered. The Supreme
Court has thus decided that the in-
junction should not have been grant
ed. The opinion was handed down
Thursday June II, 1908.
We call attention 20 The fact that
this decision is OF more far-reaching
importance TO the colored people OF
this State than any that has been
rendered by the Supreme Court OF
the United States. 10 makes q citi-
zen feel whatever his race or color
may DE that he can get justice in this
commonwealth. Race prejudice will
not be permitted 20 interfere with
the issuance OF that even-hauded
Justice for which this state is noted.
10 also establishes beyond cavil the
fact that a Negroes property rights
are as safe en- Virginia as they are
in any other State Of the Union and
that SO long as ne exercises his rights
I'm a lawful way. ne viii be protected
in thei exercise and enjoyment OF
those rights. We have always had
la high opinion OF our Supreme Court
but now We feel that those rights
that we cannot get through the de-
cisions Of that tribunal. We are ready
TO 20 without.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-20
settinq on Races Knocked out.

After a struggle. the like OF which
no man IN or about the legislature has
ever seen or expects 20 see again, the
famous Agnew-Hart anti-race track
gambling bills are now laws OF the
state OF New York
The bins In no way affect. so far as
their face provisions go. the state rae
ing commission in particular or horse
racing in general. They relate solely
20 the penalties for gambling, pool sell
ing and boOkmaldng. which. as before,
are declared by the law to be "a public
nuisance" Chapter SOC amends the
racing law by repeating that provision
under which an exclusive penalty of
simply recovering at civil suit OF the
amount wagered was incurred, which
has applied 20 gambling within q race
track enclosure. thus exempting such
gambling from the penalties operative
elsewhere in the state. and II also pro
vides that this general penalty shall
be Imprisonment in the county jail OF
penitentiary for a period OF not more
than one year." without alternative OF
fine.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-20
THE VICE PRESIDENCY
Governor Cunmins, Of Iowa, Doomed
Second place

0C(OHO TldGC-
Chicago June 17.-Tha boom of
Governor Cummins, OF Iowa. for the
vice presidential nomination was the
distinctive feature Of the day IN the
contest for the second place on the
ticket. and IL received much favorable
consideration. Senator Borah. Of
Idaho, who early started the agitation
on behalf OF the Iowa governor sound
ed western delegations in his behalf.
and announce that he had found
much encouragement. ThhAnention OF
Governor cummins' name,swas receiv-
ed with varying emotions by the mem
bers OF the Iowa delegation. and IL
soon became evideP. that In the event
the governors car y acy should be
more energetically pressed. his Iowa
support would not be confined TO the
so-called Cummins faction. Several Al
lison-Dolliver adherents promptly an
nounced that as a matter OF state
pride. II for no other reason, they
would support the governors candi-
dacy.
Il was also stated that Senator Bo-
rah had presented Governor Cummins'
qualifications to President Roosevelt,
andt that the suggestion had been
warmly received.
There was much discussion of the
possibility of the nomination going
again to Vice President Fairbanks.
There Is a strong sentiment in his
behalf. and many predict that he will
again receive the honor OF the nomi-
nation. unless the convention can be
made to believe that. II nominated, he
will decline.
The present indications arc that a
vice presidential candidate will not be
agreed upon until after the nomina-
ton OF a candidate for the presidency.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-20
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION.

The Republican National Coven-
tion at Chicago has set the pace for
future political action IN the South
ern States. Il has seated the lilly
white" delegations from Virginia 20
Texas. Il has announced the advent
OF new political regime and the
Republican Party as now constituted
is the old organization with all OF the
old principles left out. The proper
designation is the National Roosevelt
Party.
We are of the opinion that men.
who have led the organization for
twenty years or more viii be like a
dying echo. never TO return. II IS
for them 20 determine what they
Will do in the present eigency. The
convention has nominated Mr.. Roose-
welt by naming Mr.. Taft to act as
proxy for him for four years. while
ne takes much needed rest At
the expiration Of that time. he Will
come unto his own Cor somebody
else's) and We shall then see the
completion OF the dynasty of Roose-
welt
Then viii come his undoing for II
is evident that he is sure to be as
much abhorred as ne is now adored.
We sympathize with those colored
men, who have been in Chicago dur
ing these trying scenes in the inter-
est OF the colored peopse. They have
been martyrs to a good cause and II
is a question that would puzzle "A
Philadelphia lawyer TO know what
to advise in the premises.
Here we are, figurativeIy speaking.
between the Devil and the deem
sea The Democratic Parts and
the Republican Party are practically
the same upon every question. in
Guiding that Of the rights OF the
Negro. Mr.. Roosevelt. who controls
the Republican Party and Mr.. BRYAN
who controls the Democratic PARTY
have been in personal conference
Both have dined in the White House
at the same time.
NOW here is political propos;-
ton that is the puzzle OF the age
Can either be supported by the con-
scientious. well meaning citizen ot
color? There is some talk OF nomi.
mating a national ticket for the col.
ored people to support This wouId
be all right, If sufficient numbers q,
them could be induced to do tbj.
and make showing that would en-.
title the organization to respect. af
ter the election is over.
II they nominate a ticket and IN,
vote is ridicuIously small, the pojit
zeal leaders viii view this as helms
The strength of the opposition. re-
gardless of the number, VINO ma,
cast their lot with the Democrati,
nominees.
The colored people though are nov
ready for well-nigh any experiment
IL any one believes to the contrary
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-20

delegates appears to be worthy OF
what has gone before.
The Republican party manage
ment, with the President at its head
is the most gigantic and the most IN
scrupulous trust in the United States.
Hon. William H. Taft will have a
remarkable handicap in his candi-
dacy for the Presidency and his only
hope OF success viii be the blum
derbuss methods to be pursued by
the National Democratic Convention
at Denver
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-06-20

We were honored recently by Wis
il from the Very Rev. Justin McCar-
thy of Maryland. who succeeded the
Very Reverend Thomas J. Donovon
as Superior OF the Order OF st. Jo-
seph. He is a worthy successor OF
a most worthy man. The death OF
Father Donovon cast gloom over
the colored people OF this country.
We never had better friend and we
rejoice TO know that his successor is
in every respect worthy OF the great
trust conhded TO his care.