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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

Berthe Bean is visiting at Jobr
kirkpatiick's.
Mrs. X. +, Wells visited Mrs. VIM.
Beck last Sunday.
School Is progressing nicely with
Miss kobbe as teacher.
Mrs. Uriah Wells visited relatives
In Patterson last week.
Johnny Boyd visited Frank and
Nern Bradbury last Sunday.
I'D Wells Tiled his regular appoint.
ment at Patterson last Sunday.
A pleasant evening was spent at
Geo. NJ. Turner's last Thursday
night Games was played and
graphaphone music furnished. An
report a pleasant time.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

MIR. Randall has severed his cor
nection with the SheDon Hotel Com
pany, and left this morning for hi
home at Boston, Mass. We under
stand he viii again enter the emplo
OF the National Biscuit Company.
During the past week AL Jinega
purchased the Hemphill Bros. saw
niiil ON Fourth OF July creek. Tbi,
Is the oldest sawmill In the county
and for number OF years was known
as the Davis mill. Al expects &c
move down TO the mill this season
and begin operations. J. c. Hemp.
hill expects To move to town next
week II the necessary arrangements
can be made.
quiet wedding took place at the
shenon Hotel parlors Monday, in
which Elmer Hagel and Blanch Il.
Thurman we're the contracting par
Ties. Rev. Pemberton, pastor OF the
Methodist CHURCH performing the
nuptial ceremony. The groom is
said to be an industrious aud capable
young man and the bride a most
estimable young woman. The Re.
corder extends the most cordial con.
gratulatiuns.
1t Is rumored on the street that an
important deal was closed during the
past week, 10 which J. +. Watkins
secured q controlling interest In the
stock of the Bedrock Telephone Com,
pany. This includes 100 miles OF
line OF telephone as well as the local
exchange. The line from here to
bedrock Is about seventy miles In
length and forty miles OF line from
here to Ulysses. Judging from the
amount OF business this line does
there Is no resaon why this should
not DO a profitable investment.
The young men who went to Dillon
last week to take the Chapter degree
CT Masonry, returned home Monday.
They are unanimous In the report
that the Dillon boys not only gave
them all that was coming, but gave
them royal time. In fact, they all
say that they were treated like lords,
and the time passed most pleasantly. |
In all probability there will be
Chapter started here In the new fut.
IRE. IL Is safe to say that half Of
the members OF the Blue Lodge will
join the new order as soon rs II can
be instituted.
Allen Merritt returned yesterday /
from the Queen aud Crescent mine
where he had been making an ~ der.
ground survey. Allen Is very enthu-
siastic Us TO the possibilities of this
property and thinks II has a great /
future before IL. They now have over
q thousand tons OF ore on the dumps
besides good many tons In the bins.
lie says IT would he a bard matter To
pick up any OF the ore which did not
show free milling gold, and that the
ore clear through will average better
than sixty dollars per ton.
Later. Word just reached town AS
The Recorder was going to press that
James Mayrick died this forenoon
1T 10 O'Clock. The remains will be
brought tn town and the local Masonic
udge win take charge OF the funeral
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20
Real Estate Transfers.

John Sandiiands ct al to David
sandilands Britannica, Speculation.
Adit lodes' Mineral nm district.
VIM. IL. Andrews to N. |. Andrews
ct al lot OF land In Salmon townsite,
consideration 81.
Il. j. Ripley to Richard NJ. Twiss
hamshorn, Aspen, Sunset, Fort
Leigh, yellow Jacket district, con.
sideration 81.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

business houses being e,.,'
graph and telephone lius.
out railroads being !,
ships being built, and J,
ments in ali lines beins
then we don't feel 50 sad i
The Tribune is free to 81
the noble redman, the fes,s.
or the forest primeval new.
to US to any great extent
rather any time lay in l
In the shade OF a sour NJ
than slide down the side !, |.
infested mountain of Whit
beard. We never were =.
stuck on skunk berries. "
ries or wild onions. We :
communion With rattle sn.s
munks or bull pine trees
not that kind. We like q !.
homes and smiling farms. !
business houses and above |.
tented people. The solem,
has no lasting effect on Is. Z
Tribune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

All kinds OF men and ladies' suits
made to DIT, cleaned and repaired by
Harry Kelly, Salmon, Idaho.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-20

The Recorder gives the q,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-19

with his sword drawn. But the witch was
too quick for him, for she again leapt through
the open window.
Pausing a moment, however, she said:
Sorry | can't invite you all to the wedding
Ha, hal" and with mocking laugh she disap-
peared.
Hardly had the courtiers time to recover
from their surprise when there came loud
knocking at the palace door. Thinking it
might be someone with news Of his daughter,
the King commanded that whoever was there
should be sent Immediately to him.
But it was only little bent old woman who
had come to ask the King for help. She was,
she said too old and feeble to work and she
had no one to depend on for her daily bread.
The eourtiers all thought that the King
would be in too much grief about Elaine to
attend to her wants, but they were mistaken,
for the King knowing that he must not ne
glect his subjects, ordered that everything nee
essary for her comfort should be given her.
AS soon as she heard this she stood straight
up, and, throwing off her cloak, stood dis
closed as a beautiful fairy.
"What will happen next?" thought the
King. First the witch, and now-this!"
AS the fairy commenced to speak, everyone
was silent, for her voice was like the chime OF
a silver bell.
II am glad to see, King" she said. "that
although you are in such trouble you still
have a place in your heart for your subjects
l assumed that disguise to see if you would
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be kind to poor old woman, and since
you were, | will help you in the search
of your daughter. The Princess is at the other
side of the forest, as the witch has told you.
Here the King interrupted in an astonished
voice:
"But how do you know about the witch =,
I'VE fairies know everything" she replied
with a smile. However, as | was about to
say there is still chance of the Princess
being saved. If knight is brave and fortu-
nate enough to reach the other side of the
forest before twenty-one days have passed,
and is able to give the Princess this pearl,
she will then be able to get away safely, for
the witch will have no more power over her"
Here the fairy stopped and held up her
hand, showing pearl of great size and beau
ty, and it sparkled SO much that its light
seemed to penetrate to every corner of the
Court.
AS Sir Godfrey saw it he stepped forward
and falling on one knee before the fairy, he
begged to be allowed the privilege of trying to
save the Princess.
The fairy, turning to the King and Queen,
asked what they thought, and they both said
they would wish for no other but Sir God
frey to undertake the task So the Court
said farewell to Sir Godfrey, after wishing
him every success and all good luck. -
CHAPTER II.
1t was night. In the forest everything was
in darkness. All insects and living creatures
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vERMONT'S FLOATING ISLAND

Portions of it, containing from one to three
acres, have been broken away from the main
island and go swimming around independent
ly. There are four such pieces. Three OF
them are close together, and already fifty or
sixty rods to the northeast of the main island
Sometimes they are FIVE or six rods anart;
then again, they will be all in a cluster, the
smaller ones floating around faster than the
larger ones, as the wind carries them more
easily.
The great main island, which contains over
one hundred acres, moves about slowly. The
prevailing winds are from the south and west,
and after it has blown hard for day or two
the main island is found to have changed its
position several rods.
Sometimes it will be near the east shore,
and then again it moves over toward the
west 1t never has come nearer than a quar-
ter of mile Of the north shore.
There is small forest of tamarack trees
growing upon this remarkable island. Some
of them are more than twenty-five feet high.
They are in a thrifty condition and are Of
large size at the butt. Smaller trees Of the
same kind are rapidly growing up beside
them.
The wonder is how the roots of these trees
are nourished The lake is situated in
marshy surroundings on the southwest side
and it is supposed that there is vegetable
matter enough in the water TO keep the trees
in healthy condition.
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: slept. And at the foot of an old tree lay Sir
Godfrey. Weary, faint with hunger and
thirst, he had dropped down to rest. twenty
days had now passed since he had entered the
forest. And he had only one day lett Oniy
one day in which TO reach the other side OF
the forest. But as he lay sleeping he dreame1
dream. He dreamt that the fairy was ten,
ing him to look about and find tree that nag
large cross on one side, and when he found
it he was to climb to the top and then to see
how far he was off the edge of the forest. -,
Soon he awoke from his slumbers. and with
the dream still fresh in his memory, he START
ed to look for the tree.
He had, however, not long to look. On the
very tree at the foot of which he had been
sleeping he saw, as the fairy had said, large
cross cut in the bark. Hopefully he started,
and soon, after a lot of climbing, he reached
the top What was his joy to find that he
was nearly through the forest He could see
in the distance hut, and outside it he saw
the witch and a little dwarf-like man, whom
he guessed to be her son.
Quickly descending from the tree he COM,
menced to walk in the direction of the hut:
He walked on and on and at last stopped
about hundred yards away from it.
! But no sign of the Princess was seen until
after waiting for long time he saw her come
out of the cottage and go towards well. APP
parently to draw water.
She had changed since the last he saw her.
Now her pretty face looked pale and sorrow
| full
Not waiting any longer Sir Godfrey eau
ticusly made his way towards her. AS she
heard his approaching footsteps she started,
| and looked round to see who the intruder was.
| When she saw that it was her lover, she
fastened to him with joyful cry. Then he
gave her the pearl that would keep her from
| the power of the witch, and Elaine and her
rescuer turned their footsteps towards the for
est.
But Just as they were going Sir Godfrey
saw the dwarf coming from the house, no
doubt to seek Elaine
Hastily drawing his sword, Sir Godfrey
went forward As the dwarf saw him adj
yancing, he uttered howl of rage, and drew
his own sword from his sheath.
There was short sharp battle, from which
the knight emerged triumphant
But the witch, hearing the sound of blows,
had come to see from whence they came. As
she saw her son lying dead and Elaine and
Sir Godfrey escaping, she burst into storm
of anger. and running towards them, she
seemed about to draw Elaine away from her
deliyerer. But as she saw the magic pearl,
she seemed unable to move She swayed from
side to side, and then, tottering, fell forward
and Law still, never to rise again. Without
waiting anv longer Sir Godfrey and Elaine
turned towards the forest, and so, hand In
hand, they returned to the city.
In the Kings palace and all around were
reioicings. for after going through many trials
and dangers Sir Godfrey was at last to marry
her for whom he had dared SO much And
All the people were glad that he should have
her, he who had 50 bravely undertaken ''ths
rescue of Elaine"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-19

" an only child, and her father and
mother loved her very much.
Although at the time of this story the
Princess was only seventeen years old, she
had already had many offers of marriage. But
for none Of her suitors had the Princess any
love, except for her cousin, Sir Godfrey, and
as the King and Queen approved Of her choice
the marriage was arranged for Eiaine's 1.-THE
Princess) eighteenth birthday.
But few days before her birthday Elaine's
mother dreamed that some great harm would
bcfall her child when she was eighteen, and it
tried not to think about it, until her daugh-
ter's birthday it was found that the Princess
had disappeared.
At once hue and cry was raised; the pal
ace and its beautiful gardens We're searched
thoroughly, but no trace of the Princess could
be found.
The King, almost mad with grief, offered
large sums of money to anyone who could
give him news of his daughter: About two
and ladies Of the court were assembled to con-
slider what was the best thing to do. Sir
Godfrey, who was nearly heartbroken, asked
the King if he would send men to search the
forest. Now this forest was behind the
Kings palace, and was SO large and full Of
dangers that no one had ever been known to
reach the other side, SO it was quite possible
the Princess had, In taking morning walk,
strsyed into the forest and got lost,
of men instantly to search the forest and see
if any trace of the Princess can be found"
But Just as he said these words, through
one of the open windows of the court there
lesped black form which stepped in front
Of the King and Queen. Then all the cour-
tiers were astonished to see that it was an old
witch who lived, SO people said, at the other
side Of the forest.
She was great enemy of the King, because
long ago, when the Princess was only baby,
he had ordered her to be put to death, and
she had only escaped by fleeing from the coun-
try. Now as she stood in front of all, her
ugly old face cleaned with triumph.
s'Ha, ha," she said "Now; King, at last /
have my revenge. You little thought of this
sorrow that | should inhict upon you when
you commanded that should be killed. Ha,
ha, 50 you are all hunting for the fair Elaine,
are you?
AS the King heard these words his heart
sank and great fear possessed him But he
was proud monarch, and he would not let
the witch see how her words had disturbed
him So, rising to his feet, he said: $50 you
are connected with my darling's disappear
ance! WE'LL / might have known, but tell
me, pray if she is alive and well"
All this time Sir Godfrey had been silent,
because he felt that he could not trust him
self to speak But when the witch again
spoke, he seemed to think it was time for him
to interfere, because the witch said:
"Ah you wish to know your child's fate.
Well, viii tell you. She is going to marry
my son and live with me.
At these words Sir Godfrey darted forward
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town HmlC ana II cOuIdluS d IOuidAh-
able freak Of nature, perhaps one of the great
est curiosities in the world, a floating island,
more than one hundred acres in area. 1t is
not attached to the main land on any part Of
the lake, and there is no doubt that the ISL
and actually floats.
This fact was made evident at the time q
stone dam was built at the outlet of the lake,
which raised the water a little more than six
feet.
When the gates were shut, and the water
for the first time began to rise in the lake,
there was great curiosity to see whether the
island would be submerged or rise with the
water.
1t took about forty-eight hours for the wa
ter in the lake to rise to the top of the dam,
and it was then discovered that the island
presented exactly the same appearance that
it did when the water was six feet lower.
There is no part of the island that has ever
been more than two or three feet above the
surface of the water. Therefore, if it did not
float when the lake was raised six feet by
this new dam, it would have been entirely sub
merged.
Since the water was raised this great mass
of land has foated about more readily than
it previously aid.
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\ nee upon time, long, long ago, there
lived a beautiful Princess. She was
= an only child, and her father and
mother loved her very much.
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m the southern part of the State Of
Vermont lies the town of Whiting
y ham. Sadawga Lake is within the
town limit and it contains remark
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In the Kings palace and all around were
rejoicings, for after going through many trials
and dangers. Sir Godfrey was at last to marry
ali the people were glad that he should have
her, he who had so bravely undertaken "ths
rescue of Elaine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-07-10

the oil, and the French improved the
process by digging larger holes and
using blanket to collect the OIL
After the expulsion of the French the
business of oil gathering was taken
up by the English, and one old river
character, who owned tract on Oil
river, found large profit in collecting
the oil all spring and summer and in
autumn taking it down to Pittsburg
and selling it to secure his winter
supplies. Two or three barrels were
usually his crop for a single season,
but the oil was known as Seneca oil
and had great reputation as a RENE
dy for rheumatism. A two-ounce bot
tie OF IL was the equivalent of so
cents in trade. Its subsequent uses as
an illuminant were not recognized I'M
til, by well-boring, large quantities
We're discovered, and a small stream
that ran into one river took fire and
burned until means were devised TO
stop the flow of oil Then the people
went wild, the value of the oil for do
nestle purposes was perceived, peo-
pie quit rubbing oil ON their rheumatic
joints, and used 1t to light their
houses"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-07-10
GERMAN CITIES OUTGOING OURS.
Berlin Has Distanced Chicago and
Hamburg Is Ahead of Boston.

We think Chicago a miracle; but
since 1870 Berlin has grown relatively
and absolutely faster than Chicago,
the Greater Berlin having to-day a
population of over 100000. Thirty
years ago the population of Leipzig
was less than 10000, to-day it is more
than half a million.
Hamburg then had almost precisely
the same population as Boston; to-
day, although Boston's growth has
been so great, Hamburg, with more
than 100000 people, is larger than Bos-
ton; the growth of her commerce has
been vastly greater, and her docks and
port facilities are incomparably finer,
models commended to Boston for imi-
tation at this very moment by an ex-
pert commission.
The Hamburg American line and the
North German Lloyd are the largest
steamship companies IN the world.
larger than any English companies,
the former having more than $50
ocean steamers in its service. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-07-10

the target and endeavor to correct
any errors in sighting. They watch
the fall of the shots through powerful
glasses, and according to the place
where the shot strikes change in
range is ordered to the gunners, until
the shots hit the target. Usually the
third shot gives the right range.
Two important differences between
target practice and battle are noted by
Capt. Fiske: One is that the sea at
target practice is always smooth; the
other that the target does not hit
back. "It may be pointed out in OBJ
lection" he says, that target practice
must be held in smooth water, because
competition among the gun pointers
is essential to success, and competi-
ton can be had only when the condi-
tons are identically the same for all,
which is only when the water is
smooth. 1t may be objected also that
it would be impracticable at target
practice to have a target that would
hit back in the way the enemy would
in action"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-07-10

was found that the ordinary cylindri-
cal steel mast with which all battle
ships are now fitted is wholly untitled
for this purpose. The Hero, an obso-
lete battleship of the second class, was
selected for the experiment. A COM
plete system of fire control was in
stalled in the old warrior, and then
the vessel was anchored over a shoal
and attacked by the guns of the mod
Dominion.
Although the deductions of the ad
miralty officials have been withheld,
a writer for a service journal (The
Navy has ascertained that the effect
of the gun fire upon every part of the
fire-control system, located above the
protective deck, was disastrous. A
siX-inch shell burst in the improvised
fire-control top on the mast and car
ried away the range-fnding station in
the very beginning Of the simulated
combat Most significant and impor-
tant Of all, splinter of shell-not
direct hit-went through the mast, and
although the mast stood, every one of
it's fire-control wires was severed.
Changed Conditions in Shooting.
Then was asked the question
whether the modern system of fire con-
troll, with its most important installa-
ton in cylindrical steel mast and it's
observatory placed at a high elevation
upon that mast, could withstand for
any length of time the fire of
straight-shooting foe. 1t was realized
at once that it could not-that with
the increased range and deadly pre-
cision of modern high-powered guns
not only masts but smokestacks and
ether super-deck attachments are more
than likely to be shot away at the
very beginning of the battle.
This brought naval administrations
face to face with new conditions. The
need of some method of carrying
range finders high in air had been
noted in the battle of the Tsushima
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-07-10
FIRST USE OF KEROSENE OIL.
Fer a Long Time 1t Was Considered
Remedy for rheumatism.

"a writer in one of the magazines
attributes the discovery of petroleum
TO a farmer whose land covered the
ground about Oil Hill, now Oil City,
Pa" says Prof. w. D. Butler of st.
Louis, "but the fact that oil oozed out
Of the ground at many places in the
Alleghenies was known to the Indians
long before the coming Of Columbus.
The Indians gathered the oil by
scooping out bowl-shaped pits on low
banks of streams where oil appeared
On the water, or in any place where
signs of oil appeared near rivulet or
spring. When the bowl in the earth
had been scooped out, in few hours,
say the next morning, it was filled
with oil-covered water, and the oil was
skinned off with horn spoons and col
lected in a crock, from which the oil
was taken from the water by another
Swimming. The Indians taught the
French in the region of Fort Du
Quesne this rude method of collecting