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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
In Self-DefenHe

1t Is fortunate that the various theo
ries in regard to the training of the
young do not make so very much differ
ence, after all, and that the little In.
dividual grows up, somehow, into the
man or woman 1t was intended to be
The Washington Star has n story. told
by well-known Instructor who holds
to the Old-fashioned ideas. He saws
place little dependence upon moral
suasion. Good healthy boys under moral
suasion have too easy a time of if
They get out of hand.
There Is friend of mine who is
rearing family OF six boys with the
help of moral suasion. The mild LITTLE
chap argued the matter the other nigh.
at the club.
"And do you believe" said l. ''that
moral suasion is better than corporoI
punishment for big, lusty boys like
yours?"
Eyes" said my friend.
And do you mean to say you have
never whipped your boys?" asked.
AS true as sit here" answered nv
friend, earnestly, 81 have never struci,
one of my children except in self-da-
fense"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
Had Not Learned 1t Yet.

A bank official, who has many anus.
ing stories at his tongues end, tells of
stolid German woman who went into
the bank one morning to deposit a fat
roll of bills, and open an account.
She was asked to sign her name In
the book reserved for the signatures
of depositors, and began to do so with
many twistings of her face and pauses
after the painful completion of each
letter.
Suddenly she stopped, and after a
period of dismayed reflection looked an.
pealingly at the benevolent young man
on the other side of the broad writing
shelf.
Il hat Katrina done,' she said point.
ing to her work with the pen; but NV
secont name, l don't p'lieve can write
him. | don't peen marriet to dis man
long alretty-only long as yesterday y
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
TRAMP's IDEA OF SQUARE MEAL


Hobo Calls IA Blur and Slows Awny
Considerable Grub.
John Mendel 'panhandled" a man OF
Main street, Des Mones. and the maj
approached thought he smelled whisky
on the tramp's breath, so he said:
Il will buy you all the food you car
eat, but will give you no money"
Lead me to it," replied the tramp
and the pair entered a nearby lunch
room.
"Can 1 order all 1 can eat?" asked
the tramp, skeptically.
Eat all you can and I'll pay for IT,
was the reply.
Ihen began gastronomic feat.
Six chicken pies, half a dozen eggs
on bread, three orders of beans, and a
cup of coffee" said the tramp. =
In ten minutes the first order was
gone and the tramp inquired hungrily
Can | order moreY
Eat all you cam" replied the host
-Four soft boiled eggs, three CUPS of
custard, and couple more chicken
pies, and a glass of milk" called the
tramp. And some toast. we'll butter
ed he said as an afterthought.
1t took Il quarter of an hour more for
the hungry man to dispose of this or
der, and then came another.
Gimme a whole pumpkin pie and n
lot Of cheese, and some of those apple
fritters, about half a dozen will no
enough
BY the time he had finished with this
the lunchroom was crowded with spec
tators. Then he slowed away n bip
plate of bananas and cream, two pieces
IF apple pie and another cup of coffee
as that all you want?" asked the
Samaritan, who had begun to count his
money.
"Just one more piece of that pump
kin pie" said the tramp.
The bill amounted to S3.S5.-Des
Moines Capital.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

accused her of taking a piece of silk ErUm
the counter. Indignant at the charge, she
made an imprisoned appeal, on the spur
OF the moment, to a gentleman standing
near. Her appeal was successful. The
gentleman accompanied her into the Office
OF the manager, became voucher for her
honesty, and offered If given half an
hours time to produce the stolen prop
erty. The time was accorded him, and
he left the Office, to return with the piece
of silk in question, which he had COM
PEELED a notorious female shoplifter to
disgorge just as she was being bowed out
by an obsequious shopman to her carriage
you had better strike the Marquise dc
Brabant from your books, monsieur" he
had observed, faconically, when the man.
ager Insisted that one Of his best Gus
toners had been insulted.
THAT woman's real name Is Bergeret
l thought everybody knew her. Now you
will please pay this lady FIVE hundred
francs, and let her come with me. l car
promise you she will institute no actor
| for damages"
The manager was thunderstruck.
who are you" he gasped.
Il am Alfred Cassagne; you may have
heard Of me. Good morning."
Then he took little Celeste Cresson II
his arms and, accompanied by the crate
full young mother, left the store. Sht
was half fainting when he lifted her into
a cab. He felt that 1t would be sheel
brutality to leave her. He seated him
self beside her, and bade the driver seel
the address she gave him. On the way
Nine. Cresson sat up and told him hel
sad history. She must find work soon
she confessed, for her money was nearly
exhausted. Then it was that he told hel
how to enter new profession.
"The proprietors of all those large
stores would give you business, if l SPOKE
to them. also will give you employ
ment."
That was how Nine. Cresson became q
female detective, and at the time of this
| interview had become the most famous in
her line in Paris.
Ito be continued)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GOVERNMENTAL BAIT.
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There have been several arrests and
convictions of postal employees recently
for stealing from the mails. The postal
thief invariably works under a delu-
sion that he will not be discovered, al
though he knows perfectly well that
complaints Of valuable missing letters
are always made to the department,
md that the departments machinery for
investigation is practically perfect. A
postoftice inspector tells, In the Wash
lngton Star, of the bait used in catch
ing the thief.
Although we use the same old bait,
says he, the offenders keep on just the
same until the time-worn but deadly
certain "decoy letter" lands them in the
penitentiary, high and dry, to wonder
why they were so weak and foolish as
to bite at it.
This decoy letter is such a simple
thing one may wonder at its effective
ness. Yet it is the greatest silent
thief-catcher in use by mankind. The
postal thief, emboldened by early sue
cesses, goes on merrlly until the limo.
cent-appearing decoy letter Is silently
slipped in the mails to find its way
surely to his hands.
The thief does not always "bite" at
the first letter. Another is sent, and
then another, all containing the Gov
eted cash. At last, sooner or later, one
lands in the pocket of the dishonest
employe and later becomes document
airy evidence against him.
The decoy letter contains all the out
ward and inward appearance of an or
binary piece of mail intended for some
private citizen or business house whose
mail is being tempered with. But their
private earmarks are as big as a house
to the inspectors, and when they are
shown up In court, reckon they look
twice as large to the thief on trial.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
BLACK ART IN INDIA.
Leading Imp Is Small, but Mean Gu
of All Proportion.

| Leading Imp Is Small, but Mean Out
of All Proportion.
1t may not be generally known that
extent in southern India, especially on
the west coast, says a writer in the In
dian World.
The average Malayalee Keralan is
superstitlOus to the very highest de-
gree; he considers himself to be always
under the influence of some devil or
otEer (the number of devils and demi-
gods on the west coast is legion), and
every house in Kerala has a temple
dedicated to the patron devil of the
family.
In this country the place of honor is
given by the superstltious Malayalee to
the imp Kuttichathen, who is consider
ed by him to be the most mischievous
and frightful Of demons. This imp is
about three feet high with hair all over
the body and capable of any mischief.
He Is the most dreaded of all and man
lfests his dlspleasure in a thousand
ways.
b Primarily he begins with throwing
stones over the house of man under
his displeasure If steps are not taken
Immediately after the preliminary
stages of the manifestation of his dis
pleasure, 1t is said the consequences
generally are very violent.
1t is said that every sorcerer has a
devil or demlgod under his command
to do his wishes and carry out his com
mands. To get mastery over a devil
or demigod, 1t Is said, one has to under
go severe trials. Keeping vigils, inces-
sanity uttering the name of the devil
or the demlgod he wishes to subdue, In
crematOries and lonely jungles, Is the
primary duty of man who aspires to
become sorcerer.
On the fOrty-first day of the vigil
the devil will present himself to the
candidate who aspires to take the de-
gree of honors in sorcery and surrender
himself to the latter. sorcerer who
has already one devil at his command
aspires to exercise sovereign
ty over another.
This can only be enjoyed after
great trouble. 1t is said that the demon
whom the sorcerer wishes to captlvate
will generally ask the candidate to
fetch inaccessible and impossible things
as a proof that he is sincere and capa-
BILE of doing anything. They say that
such candidate generally meets the de-
mand through the aid of the devil al
ready under his command.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
FARMERS WAYS IN JAPAN.
How They Live, Work and Have
Their Being.

How They Live, Work and Have
Their Being.
Straw which American farmers
throw away japanese farmers would
1tilize.
Whatever grows or passes to decay is
Of value to him, he managing to get
along and be happy and contented on
very little.
One who Is the possessor of horse
and cart Is considered to be wealthy.
1t seems very odd to us, but most of the
horses belonging to the farmers wear
shoes made of rice straw, even the
clumsiest horses.
A farmer taking goods to market will
take extra shoes with him to reshoe the
horse In the event Of one pair wearing
out. The shoes are tied around the
ankle with straw rope made of rice
straw, braided so that they form q sole
for the foot about half an inch thick.
The average shoe usually lasts about
eight miles of travel.
In Japan in former times 1t was usual
to measure the distance by the number
of shoes it took to cover the distance.
The horses hat and harness is also
made of the rice straw.
They are too poor to buy harness like
American farmers would have.
The farmers wear shoes, hats and
rain coats made of rice straw.
The japanese farmer usually dwells
in a comfortable, inviting, faultlessly
clean home, without a particle of dust
or dirt.
The transparent paper walls of his
house, made of bark from the mitsu-
mata shrubs, floods his dwelling with
light and keeps out the wind.
He enjoys good food served in dainty
but inexpensive dishes made of native
woods.
Even In the houses of the poorest
there are no visible signs Of poverty.
There is no squalor in agricultural
Japan. The humblest peasant farmer
Is clean, Industrious and comfortable.
The area of fence corners abandoned
on many American farms to wild mus
tard, pig weed, etc, would furnish
comfortable living to japanese farm
er.
In Japan, when a japanese farmer
permits a telegraph pole to be erected
on his land, he has made a great con-
cesson to modern reform.
Only the exceedingly rich have fences
cost of the fence, but the value of the
ground the post and picket would con-
sumo.
If border Is required 1t Is custom
airy to plant mulberry trees.
A farm laborer only receives from 10
to 10 cents day and rice, but, never
theless, is happy and contented.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
PICKPocKETs OF LONDON
This Is Declared to be a MiEnOmep.
CutpurKe the Word

This Is Declared to De a MiEnOmer-
CutDurSe the Word.
The special notice, printed in INNS.
ually large letters, which now vorns
people In some of the tube lifts to be-
ware OF pickpockets suggests that If ia
time to revive the term "cutpurse."
which would be much more ammo
pirate to these days of hanging hans
ana no pockets, says the London Ch,on-
lcle' In the sixteenth century our vo-
caDulary was far richer than If is BOW
IN terms of this kind, especially the
thieves own vocabulary. With them n
'hoyster" was a plckpocket. and
"nupper" was a pickpurse or cut
purse. To "syft" was to rob a shon
OF house; and to SHAVE" according
to an old account of these matters. was
to take a cloak, a sword, a silver
spoon, or such like that is neglIpentlv
looked unto" Most of these words wars
once to be found at Smarts QUAY in
legend written over house of pIcl,-
pockets-an original FagIn's den:
Isl spie sporte, 81 non spie, tune
Steale.
Isl spie, 81 non spIe, hyste, nyppe
lyfte, shave and spare not"
With the history of the highway rob
berry of centuries behind us, we should
not feel surprised at the passive attI.
tude of the robbed toward the robbnr
In the recent California outrage. Who
has ever heard or wished to hear Of tbe
traveller who showed SO little sense Of
romance as to resist the charming da.
mands of a Robin Hood, a Claude Tn.
val, or Dick Turpin2 To follow nre-
cedNnt, we should at once write hal.
lad about the California masked vii.
lain and hand him down to poptar,tv
as the last flash of chivalry in nro.
sale age. The principal cause of sncb
adulation has always been the person.
ality of the man himself, full of thar
mixture of humor, daring, courtesy and
respect for women that turned him
from common thief into a gentleman
Of the road"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

Experiments show that If a ball Of
solid iron is lowered into a mass ~
liquid iron by means of a metal fork
the ball at first sinks to the bottom
with the fork. But In a few saoonda
1t leaves the prOngs and rises to tbo
surface, where 1t continues to float nm,
til 1t melts. The rising is explained INV
the expansion of the ball, due to heat
ing, whereby 1t becomes, bulk for h,,I,.
less dense than the molten metal
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
The Roupell Mystery
CHAPTER xvI.-(oontinued.)

CHAPTER XvI.-(Continued.)
Have you ever known OF a case where
man was forced to commit an act
against his inclination?"
Certainly; but / have never known
OF its going to the length of a murder"
Nor l, l must confess, though that
does not prove that this was not just
such case-though / don't believe it
was. But you will admit perhaps that
one persons hold upon another may be
strong enough to compel him to enter a
house for the purpose of stealing a
paper"
Certainly It might; and you would
contend, presume, that this person hav-
Ing 30 entered the chateau, was compell-
ed to violence to escape the consequences
Of detection?"
Exactly" replied Cassagne. "Now the
question is, not who is the accomplish
but who Is the principalf The principal
Is the party primarily interested, and he
forces the accomplish to obey. The ac-
complete, the mere tool, we cannot hope
70 ma nrst as we have no clue to him.
But we may reason as to who his prin-
cipal Is, and SO we may find them BOTH
The accomplish will be found when the
principal IL brought to light"
Go on" again said D'Auburon, as the
detective paused.
Il can't 60 on" answered Cassagne.
Il have just got so far and there l have
stuck. l am In the position Of a hound
who scents a fox somewhere, but knows
not In what direction to look for him."
but 1t seems to me that he cannot
be far off,"
VERY likely. He may be right under
our noses, and we not able to discover it.
But our opportunities for investigation
are not yet exhausted by any means.
There are two people who may be said
to be Interested parties, sufficiently inter
ested to be instigators Of the crime, and
both must be found, If possible"
"And they ars?"
Henry Graham's wife and their son,
the latter of whom has long since grown
to manhood. Do not forget that, under
the American law, both of them would
inherit II Madame Roupell died intestate.
shall now try and find them"
Whom will you look for frStW
The son-for reasons too many to
enumerate."
Where will you search for himT
elm Paris"
why in PARISH
Because the priest told me the woman
who brought him UP went to Paris; be-
sides he was a wild young fellow, and
all wild young fellows come to Paris
eventually. 1t is simply 4 question of
time"
Where shall you begin to look for
himT
Where all young men Of his stamp
eventually are known. Take my word
for It, we shall And some record of Henry
Graham's son, Philip Graham, on the
records Of the police"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

Tess-Yes, wish all men were bach,
elors.
Jess-What! How could we get mar,
ried If they were to be?
Tess-Oh! l don't mean permanently.
but just long enough to learn to sew
on buttons and to mend their Clothes
Philadelphia Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
A City of Happy Home.

Dublavn took a walk in the GENE.
terry, where he noticed on the tomb
stones, Good Husband" Good Wife >
Good Son."
1T is evidently here that the happI.
est homes are found" he reflected,
Nos Loisirs
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
The Marital Spirit.

when you go into BATTLE" said the
human analyst, do you feel your heart
surge with hostility toward the foe. or
anything like that?"
Yes" answered the military expert
"In time of war We feel even more re-
sentful toward the foe than we feel
toward our rival associates in time of
peace. "-Washington Star.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
Still Treasured.

An army officer in cnaIge of a native
district In South Africa, says a writer
in Answers, presented to the Kafir boy
who acted as his particular servant a
pair of strong, heavily nailed army
boots
The boy was delighted with the gift
and at once sat down and put the boots
ON. They were the very first pair he
had ever had in his life, and for sew
eral days afterward he strutted proud
ly about the camp with them.
But at the end of the week he an
peared as usual with bare feet, and the
boots tied round his neck.
Hello" said his master. ''Whv
don't you wear your boots? Are they
too small for your
"Oh, no, sah," replied the Kafr.
they plenty big. Berry nice boots,
sab, but no good for walking or run.
ming. Make UNI fellah too much slow,
sab. Keep boots now for wear in bed !"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
From the Chronicles of Plum Hn1,nu

Yep" said the native, ''he wuz
mighty fond O. maxim jokes. An he'd
take no end of trouble to work 'em IN
good an proper"
He paused and pulled at his corncoh
pipe.
"Do you remember -ny joke in par.
ticular that he perpetratedY" inquired
the visitor.
why, yes, do. One of TIL best of
'em was a sort O quotation Bill had
seen somewheres, an in order to work
1t out he had to keep com'ny with n girl
named Libbie Tinglefoot One dav we
wuz all slttln' round Hi Bascom's stove
when Tom Barlow spoke up an saws
Better look out fer tibet gal of yonrs
Bill. She's poorly firtatious,' Thai
wuz Bits chance. Eternal vigilance Is
tn price of Libbie T. he says. Porty
dern good, wasn't itT"-Houston Post
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12
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The Relief of Lucknow.
o that last day of Lucknow fort
We knew that it was the last;
That the enemy's lines crept surely on,
And the end was coming fast.
To yield to that foe meant worse than
death;
And the men and we all worked on;
1t was one day more of smoke and roar,
And then it would al be done.
There was one of us, corporal'N wife,
A fair, young, gentle thing,
Wasted with fever in the siege,
And her mind was wandering.
She lay on the ground, In her Scottish
plaid,
And took her head on my knee;
when my father comes hame frae the
plough" she said,
"Oh then please wauken me-"
She slept like child on her fathers floor,
In the fecking of woodbine shade,
When the house dog sprawls by the open
door,
And the mothers wheel is stayed.
1t was smoke and roar and powder-stench,
And hopeless waiting for death;
And the soldiers wife, like a full-tired
child,
Seemed scare to draw her breath.
l sank to sleep; and had my dream
OF an English village lane,
And wall and pardan-hut ono wild
Brought me back to the roar again.
There Jessie Brown stood listening
Till sudden gladness broke
All over her face; and she caught my
hand
And drew me near as she spoke -
THE Hielanders o, dinna ye hear
The slogan far ava?
The McGregor's-O, ken it weel,
It's the grandest O. them a.
God bless the bonny Hielanders!
We're saved ! we're saved !" she cried;
And fell on her knees and thanks to God
Flowed forth like a full hood-tide.
Along the battery line her cry
Had fallen among the men,
And they started back-they were there
to die;
But was life so near them, thenP
They listened for life; the rafting fire
Far off, and the far-off roar,
Were all and the colonel shook his head
And they turned to their guns once
more.
But Jessie said, 1.-THE slogans done;
But Wilma We hear it moo,
The Campbells are comm? It's no a
dream;
Our succors haze broken through !'
We heard the roar and the rattle afar,
But the pipes we could not hear;
So the men piled their work of hopeless
war,
And knew that the end was near,
1t was not long ere 1t made its way
A thrilling, ceaseless sound;
1t was no noise from the strife afar.
Or the -sappers under ground.
- ""S IAS pipes VI Tie I1lSnlaQQerS
And now they played Aud Lang SyneI
1t came to our men like the voice OF God.
And they shouted along the line.
And they wept, and shook one another's
hands,
And the women sobbed in a crowd:
And every one knelt down where he stood.
And we all thanked God aloud.
That happy time, when we welcomed
them,
Our men put Jessie first,
And the general gave her his hand. and
cheers
Like storm from the soldiers burst.
And the piper's ribbons and tartan
streamed,
Marching round and round our line.
And our joyful cheers were broken with
tears,
As the pipes played Aud Lang Syne.
Robert Trail Spence Lowell.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

What has become of the old fash.
Toned breed of pony known as a s.RncL.
skinT There never was a mule 90
mean as "Buckskin' pony.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

Gee whlzz! wish could find the
fellow who stole my umbrella"
"Oh! cut 1t out Why do you make
a fuss over little thing like that2"
Little thing? Why, man, actually
bought that umbrella. "-Phlladelphia
Press,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

A baby-that which makes home
happier, love stronger, patience great,
err, hands buster, nights longer, days
shorter, the past forgotten, the future
brighter.-Rupert's Magazine.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

Most Of US discover we need brand
after the wagon has passed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

Every man who has been canvb,
breads tho experience,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

Mules are abused great deal but
farmers say young mules are easier
broken than young horses,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

You don't have to be a carpenter to
build a fortune
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

Some politicians have long fingers
and short memorieg
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-06-12

The man with a swelled head usual.
" wears a small hat