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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

warm sunshine streamed across the
floor. The tiger stretched herself in
this sunny pathway and lay there, her
yellow eyes on the boy and her heavy
tail humping the floor.
Hungry, kitty?' the boy asked her.
The tiger purred and yawned again
with great display of red mouth and
yellow fangs.
Tommy took the saucer of cookies
from the table and emptied 1t close to
her. She ate them greedily. Then he
remembered there was some cold meat
in the pantry. As he lifted 1t down
from the shelf he looked around. The
tiger was standing in the doorway
watching him. He gave her the meat
and she greedily cleared the platter.
Then it occurred to Tommy that she
might be thirsty, too. The pump was
on the porch close to the kitchen door.
There was a pail beneath the spout.
He went out and filed it and the tiger
waited for him in the doorway. He
brought the pail into the kitchen and
she drank greedily.
Then she laid herself down in the
sunshine again, and there being moth
ing further for Tommy to do he sat
there in his mothers low rocking chair
and watched her.
1t was a warm day and there was
something soothing about the heavy
air Tommy had quite recovered from
| his FRIGHT l. al aI,
The reaction from his agitation made
him strangely tired The bit of blue
sky he could see through the open door
wavered and swayed, the stripes of the
tigers coat seemed to run together, his
head nodded forward and then nodded
back-and stayed there. Tommy was
fast asleep.
He was awakened by a strange
sound. 1t was the sound of swishine
water. He opened his eyes quickly
The tiger was finishing the water in
the pail.
Then she looked around and saw
that he was awake and purred as If in
satisfaction. And suddenly great
idea came to Tommy's refreshed mind
1t was a great idea, and II was a
daring idea. He would earn that hun.
dred dollars.
He remembered what his father had
said about the doctors bill. and the
taxes. A hundred dollars would be a
great help. He was no longer afraid
of the tiger. She was no more than O
clumsy kitten. He arose and took his
hat from the nail behind the outer
door. The tiger watched him lazlly.
Come kitty" he said.
She slowly arose and stretched her
self and noisily yawned. Then she fol
lowed him down the steps and into the
driveway. He walked by her side, his
right hand resting lightly on her back
She turned when he did and the two
paced along the highway toward the
viflage-the tiger taking long strides
and the boy at times trottlng to keeI
up with her.
They had covered half the way wher
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
FOUND BIG NUGGET OF GOLD.
Larger than n Mans Fist--Washed
Out of an Old Placer.

Larger than n Mans FiHt--WaAhed
Out of an Old Placer.
A nugget of gold weighing more than
Ave pounds has been found in an old
placer In the Highland district by John
Kern and has been deposited In the
bank of w. A. Clark & Bro. In Butte,
says the Anaconda Standard. Its ex-
act weight Is sixty ounces and seven
teen pennyweights, troy, and is proba-
bly, the largest nugget ever seen In
Butte or mined near this city. 1t Is a
beauty, larger than an ordinary fist
and of irregular shape.
1t was washed out one day last week
by Mr.. Kern on the site of the once ia
nous old town Of Highland City, If
teen or twenty miles south of Butte In
the old Highland district. Mr.. Kern
has been residing in that district near
ly forty years and has washed out
great quantity of geld in that time,
but never enough at any one time to
make the recovery remarkable, and the
nugget which he has just brought to
Butte is the biggest find he has ever
| made.
When It became known among the
old placer miners they visited the Clark
bank in numbers to see the precious
lump of the real stuff. They touched
1t tenderly, patted 1t admlrlngly and
lifted and weighed 1t obviously. Men
who had never seen gold in Its native
purity also called to get peek at 1t.
Its value Is $1,1S695
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
Old Favorites
Amid Rohin arnr,

80
uia HoDin
When the sheep are in the fauld and the
kye a at hame,
"hen a the weary world to sleep are
game,
my &c,
WINE my gudeman lies sound by me.
Aoung jamie loed me weei, and sought
me Tor his bride;
But, saving crown, he had naething
NJ else beside,
saed to sea,
anu lhe crown and the pound they were
Daitn Tor mel
lie t1,, nauna Deen ava week but only twa,
"nen my mltner sne fell sick, and the
-. COW was stown awa'i
my hatner Drak ais arm-my jamie at
And Aud Robin Gray came a-cOurtin'
me.
MY rather couldna work-my mither
couldna spin;
toileu uay ana night, out their bread,
couldna win;
And Rob maintained them bath, and VT
Said: Jennie, for their sakes, win you
marry meT
MY heart 1t sat@ ma, Tor l looked for
jamie back;
But hard blew the winds, and his ship
was wrack;
deef
Or why was spared to cry, Wac il me !
My father argued sair-my mother didna
speak,
But she looked In my face till my heart
was like to break;
They gied him my hand, but my heart
was In the sea,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

1t Is strange what tricks even tutor
ed nerves will play. The strongest man
will wilt into an unconscious heap I'M
der the vaccination lancet, or be re-
duced to abject faintness by the sight
Of dentists implements, The Earl Of
Malmesbury, In his Memoirs tells a
little incident Illustrative of this fact.
A sad accident happened this after
noon to one Of the keepers, who blew
off two fingers of his right hand in
loading a gun. The fingers had to be
Immediately amputated.
All the gentlemen stood round to
witness the operation and to encour-
age the man, who showed great pluck.
1t was curious that every one bore the
sight calmly but Lord Raglan, who
had seen one hundred battles. He faint
ed and had to retire. In action he is
known to be remarkable for his un-
moved sang-froid.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
THE CONSTANT CHANCE.
Influence UnwittingIy Exerted VIII
BE Made EIevating to Others.

Influence UnwittingIy Exerted VIII
BE Made EIevating to Others.
$50 you're going to adopt herr" said
Horace Moore, touching the curls Of
the sleeping child as she lay in his
Aunt Elizabeth's arms. "How dare
you, aunty? What do you know about
training up modern young lady? You
can't teach her to play cards for mon
ey or to smoke or swear"
Horace! You shouldn't talk So even
in fun"
"I'm not in fun. l told you you
weren't fitted. You see, you don't even
know what young girls require nova.
days"
Aunt Elizabeth searched his facs
The glance for her was tenderly play
full, but his tone was cynical and hard.
Il am sorry If three years in Paris
have done that for you" she said, il
gentle reproof.
Paris Paris girls are circumspect
compared with ours. They take their
liberties after marriage over there, bat
It's this past year in America that has
opened my eyes about the modern girl.
Talk about higher ideals! The only
reason women aren't as bad as men Is
because they don't dare risk it. It's
proved by the way they jump at a
chance to do little refined gambling
or anything Of the sort They're all
alike about 1t, too, once you give them
the chance"
His words fingered in, Aunt Eliza
beth's memory, and later in the day she
repeated them to Clarice, her 17-year-
old niece.
"Well, he's pretty near right" said
the girl, with a shrug.
fright! Judge by yourself. You
wouldn't play cards for money"
1--WE often do in our club. Just small
amounts. It's lots more spicy, aunty."
"Clarice Randall, does your cousin
Horace know it?"
yves. In fact, l played for money
with him on the train, coming from
New York. He lost five dollars, too.
Perhaps that's what ails him." The
girl laughed roguishly, bus sobered as
she saw the panied look in the sweet
old face.
"How could you, Clarlce2 Think of
your influenced"
Clarice laughed outright. my infu-
ence on Cousin Horacel He's twice as
old as 1 am"
"Well, he says they're all alike, and
you have helped him to believe 1t. We
can't escape influencing people, child
not for a minute"
81 hate that thought" was the impa-
tient answer. 81 can't endure to think
that everything l do is affecting some
one else. l want to be free"
Il used to feel so, too" Aunt Eliza.
beth acknowledged until some one
made me see how the constant influence
that l couldn't help exerting gave me
a constant chance to help others If ]
| always did my best"
Clarice shook her head slowly
Saints like you don't grow in this gen
eration," she murmured.
But she left the room-infiuenced.-
| YUAth's Companion.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
SOCIETY ENTERTAINED IN HUT.
Woman of Wealth Seeks Health IL
Mountain Shack.

Woman of Wealth Seeks Health in
Mountain Shack.
Tie verlest cottage by the wayside
may conceal treasures and the hum.
blest shelter prove Il palace, says the
Denver Times. Costly hanglngs, deli
cate draperies, tinkling wlndbells, rare
books and beautiful pictures have trans
formed the little PENTHOUSE of Mrs.
Josephine Tabour, woman of wealth,
prominent writer and well known In
New York society, and made life not
only bearable but pleasant for her dur
ing her enforced sojOurn in this land
Of sunshine for the benefit Of her
health.
A mile south of Englewood, back
from the road, a little tent with a
rough implanted two-room addition
stands, giving no hint from the outside
Of the beauties contained within. To
the west Is the long unbroken line OF
mountains with nothing between to oh.
scure the view.
In the front room of the little house
one could be entertained for hours by
the curious and rare decorations. In
various places are photographs of celeb
rifles with international regulations
One stands on a genuine ceremonial,
rug, woven and used by the Navajo In
dams thirty years ago, to examine 0
dOeskin hanging on the wall which was
killed on Thunder mountain years age
by a member Of Mrs. Tabour's family
who was the first white man to ascenc
the peak. All the while little Chinese
windbells are tinkling out their sweet
music Among Mrs. Tabour's most cher
ished possessions is an old book, yellow
with age, "a Treatise on Religion,
published In England in 1908.
Like the Chinese, l celebrated New
Years this year on the day / wanted
and so a few days ago l had a littI,
reception. We called 1t that, although
there were only about a dozen here
Fort Logan and Denver people. W.
had such a good time. That's wha
makes life worth living any place. L
l hadn't had friends out here couldn'
have stood 1t. AS it is 1 never got lone
some"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

the greatest stroke toward the settle
ment of railroad rate troubles In the
great Middle West.
Engineers reported that the Mis-
souri, River, If improved according to
the plans Of this convention, would
have the carrying capacity Of GOO rail-
roads-flfty times the capacity of all
the roads running between the Missis-
slppi River and tie lower Missouri,
and more than twenty-five times the
capacity Of all the railroads running
from the Mississippi to the Missouri
at all points These engineers reported
that making the Missouri River nav
igable from Sioux City to st. Louis
would cost less than parallellng any
single railroad between these two
points.
The navlgable length Of the Missouri
River Is greater than tho distance by
rail from st, Louis to San Francisco
1t has a navigable length three times
as great as the entire length Of the
Ohio River.
If Congress does not want this ap-
preparation, the boosters Of the Middle
West may ask for legislation assessing
tax against land lying within 100
miles Of the Missouri River. 1t has
been figured out that the entire $40
100000 could be raised by an assess
ment of 30 cents per acre against the
land bordering upon the stream for 100
miles bnck, This territory produces
crops and live stock annually worth
over $500, 100000
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

A tall man, impatiently pacing the
platform Of wayside station, accosted
a red.haired boy of about twelve.
"S-s-say," he said, "d-d-do y-you know
ha-ha how late this train tsp
The 10y grinned but made no reply.
The man suffered out something about
redheaded kids in general and parsed
into the station.
4 stranger, overhearing the one-siied
conversation, asked the boy why he
hadn't answered the big man.
"D-d-d'ye wanter see NEE g-g-get nc
fa-fa-face punchedY stammered the
boy. "D-d-dat big ggguy'd think l was
momo-mocking him." - EverybodyA
Magazine.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
q ~N~N~~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~oO1~o~S44lH In a
ia Tommy and the Tiger =
||R -. "a

The man had a queer looking whip
in his hand and he shook II in the air
as he spoke. 1t was a short whip
with a thick lash, and In the box of
the wagon Tommy noticed a coile1
rope.
The party swept along at good
pace, the black mustached man leading.
and presently they disappeared behind
the turn in the road by the old Gull
vert.
Tommy slowly returned to the porch,
but his mind was too excited to per-
NIT him to resume his reading. He
understood that a tiger had escaped
from the circus and was now roaming
the woods beyond Sam Hilburns farm.
How he would have liked to Join the
hunting party! But he knew 1t wouldn't
be right for him to leave the house
and perhaps the black mustached man
wouldn't let him come. He didn't see
any small boys in the party. Anyway,
he'd have something fine to tell the
folks about when they came home.
He stood on tiptoe and looked over
toward the woods. There was nothing
unusual to be seen.
Then he suddenly realized that be
was hungry. He went into the house
and looked at the kitchen clock 1t was
just IL. Then he sat down and ate
his bread and milk. When he had fin
lshed the milk there was still some
bread left, and his hunger wasn't quite
satisfied. There was plenty of milk IN
the big pan on the swinging shelf in
the cellar and he took the pitcher and
went down the stairs.
The double doors that led to the yard
we're both open and the roomy cellar
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

was fairly light. But there were dark
corners in the forward part, under the
big sitting room, and as he drew for
ward an old chair on which he meant
to stand in order to reach the swinging
shelf something queer in the darkest
corner attracted his attention. He saw
Two small yellow green lights there, a
few inches apart and as he stared at
them they seemed to move slightly.
Tommy stood very still. His heart
was humping hard. He wanted to
turn and rush up the stairway. Then
he remembered his fathers words !:
Toms a little man. Nothing can
Brighten him"
The green lights moved again, and
something back in the darkness purred
softly Those lights were too big for
the eyes of a cat, and no cat ever pur-
red so loud
That's what Tommy told himself as
he stood there his left hand gripping
the blue pitcher, his right knee press
'ng hard against the chair.
Yet 1t was a cat-a cat Of variety
that Tommy had never seen save in
picture books. A shadowy bulk came
toward him out of the darkness, and
rs 1t emerged into the light Tommy g
mind told him in flash what it was.
The cruel head, the yellow green eyes,
the striped fur-thls was the runaway
tiger. She must have slipped in
through those outer doors.
A cold wave ran over poor Tommy
He wanted to scream, but he held his
teeth tightly together.
The huge cat came toward him slow
ly the yellow eyes on his face. When
she reached him she purred again, and
reaching out her red tongue licked the
back of his right hand. Her tongue
was rough and 1t hurt him cruelty, but
he was careful not to draw his hand
away too suddenly. Then she rubbed
her head against his leg, a caress that
almost pushed him over.
Her movements were so unmistak
ably friendly that-Tommy's voice came
back to him.
| hllly, Nifty AlSS hlttSI hS SohAN
and timidly scratched the cruel head
j IN. The tiger purred again, and thei
yawned in quite dreadful way.
Tommy's brain was working fast
Perhaps the tiger was hungry. If HI
could feed her 1t might keep her good
natured. He was afraid to try to run
from her. She was too near. HI
would get her mp into the kitchen
"Come, kitty" he cOaxlngly said ant
turned toward the stairs. He was
/ little surprised TO find he could walk
When he reached the lower step sh
t was right at his heels. He mounte'
carefully and pat pat pat the tiger fol
} lowed him.
The kitcheR door was open and tn
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
Evolution.

In the days when the higher educa-
ton of women provoked more discus
sion than 1t does at the present time,
a number of Cambridge University
men-among them Arthur Clement Hill
ton, who was born a wit and died a
clergyman-were discussing the estab-
ushment of women's colleges.
Hilton, rays his biographer, Sir Rob
ert Edgecumbe, expressed himself In
favor of the movement.
"Of course" he said, when women
get their degrees they will not be Bach.
elors but Splnsters of Art, and then
after a while they will proceed to the
degree Of NJ. Ana"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
TO IMPROVE THE MISSOURI.
Navigation Congress Would Make 1t
Equal to 900 Railroads.


An appropriation of $4O,0oo.O00 for
the establishment Of a twelve-foot
channel in the Missouri river from st.
Louis to Sioux City win be asked Of
Congress as a result of the first annual
convention of the Missouri River Navi-
CATION Congress, which met in Sioux
City.
Governors and Congressman from
seven States bordering on the Mis-
souri, River were in attendance at the
convention. 1t was the voice of the
convention that the Missouri River
as well as the Mississippi should be
made navigable as soon as Congress
can see Its way clear to spend that
much money. It was the sentiment of
tie convention that the deepening Of
the Missouri River channel would be
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29
THE FACE IN MY WATCH.

There's a face on the dial that's locking at me-
And, oh, in that face what a heaven see
Its smile nils with radiance my lifes hollow sphere,
And the first of my prayers is offered to her.
Il will not forget you," her dying words. Yet
Though know me she does not, and will not forget
With her does she open my heart to what's grand
As the rays of the sun make the rosebud expand
Why my spirits are dropping is she ever near
As In life was her custom to comfort and cheerf
Does she tighten my burden by her ministry?
The great battle of life is she winning for me7
When that BATTLE is fought will she be at nv side
With the sweetest of smiles my weak spirit to guide
To the unrodden spheres where mid the bright host
My signs and regrets in her love will be lostY
filings
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

How is your son getting on in his
new positlonP
First rate!" answered Farmer
Dobbs. "He knows more about the
business now than his employer does.
All he has to do now is to convince his
employer l"-London Express.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

Mr.. Flatdwell-LOOkh here, sir! You
must have made a mistake; that's my
fat, and didn't buy a piano.
Delivery Man-Piano nOthin' Tbzt's
yer Wife's new hat Puck.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

II have friend who is writing an
Indian version Of The Star Spanglcd
Banner"
II s'pose it begins, Dosage, can Ute
seer" inquired the cheerful idiot.
lodging Immediately into a convenient
aoorway.-Kansas City Journay.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

Better a day worker than day
dreamer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-29

And it is a good plan to cultivate tin
habit Of getting your moneys worth
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-18

EMILY C. JUDD.
BY Her Attorney in Fact,
F. NJ. SWANZY.
s225-Dec. IS. 25; Jan. /, 8, Is.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-18


II K Inca and VT. Will. B SO4. n
497. Dated Dec ., 1908.
Kealohaokalani (k) To Fanny
strauch. D; int in R P 247O. kuis
$500 and 1Ols2. Palikea, Honolulu.
Oahu. s75. B 80, p 452. Dated Oct
9, 1907.
Lucy R High by regr, Notice; of
decree of title in Land Reg Court Case
No l46. B 3O4, p 49s. Dated Dec u,
1908.
A M Cabrinha. tr. to Jose L Men
donea and VT, Rel; 3 pes land and
bldgs, Kukuau End. s Hilo. Hawaii.
$500. B S07, p 229. Dated Nov IL,
1905.
Mrs VIM Lidgate by atty to Okla
motto Makitehi. L; pc land, Laupahoe-
hoe, y Hilo, Hawaii. yrs at 800
per annum. B Sl3, p 191. Dated
Apr !, 1907.
George J Keamohuli to Akioka, Il:
R P 5242, kul 10066, Waipio. Hama.
kua. Hawaii. 10 yrs at sos. B s13.
p 1913. Dated Dec !, 1908.
Ualua Kealoha (k) to Tr of Maui
Loan Co. NJ; int in ! LA land. Pau
kukalo, Wailuku. Maui. $50. B 3O7,
p $50. Dated Dee II, 1908.
Nj w Tschudi and VT to Lahaina
Agretl Co Ltd, D; R P 1869. kul ass,
Paunau, Lahaina. Maui. 1925. B 80.
p 45l. Dated Dec :, 1908.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-18
NEW FREIGHT TRAIN
SCHEDULE Of D. R. { |.

On Monday, December q at a. m.
the new freight train schedule on the
Oahu Railway lines takes effect. One
of the important regulations of the com.
pany for the future will be that no
freight win be received at the freight
depot after P. m, except on Saturday
when no freight viii be received after
] p. m. Heretofore, freight has been
received up to ) p. m.
This change is made because freight
trains will leave Honolulu earlier in
the day than heretofore The rear
rangement of the schedule also brings
freight train to town about noon, so
that freight will be ready for delivery
by ! p. m. giving ample time particu-
larly to market men to put their fresh
products on sale for the afternoon
trade.
In future there viii be two freight
trains daily between Honolulu and Eva.
There will also be a through freight
ST. N4NC ~ AdAuhus LuAS tram AULM6IlS
only going as far as Waialua. The
opening up of the Pupukea pineapple |
lands, and the anticipated big crop |
therefrom this coming season, has ne
cessitated the through service. There
will be big freight business from this
new pineapple section and new ears are
being built to handle the output.
The general freight, or way train
which formerly left Honolulu at 1O:4O
a. m. is pau. 1t will now leave at
T:05 a. m. and that is one reason why
,reights cannot longer be received af-
er p. m. the day previous if they
Ire intended to go out on the early
morning freight. The through freight !
or Kahuku leaves at 6:35 a. m. instead t
f $3.50 as heretofore. G
A freight train under the new sched-
lie will arrive from Kahuku at 1I:50
. m. with general or way freight, in b
tead of at 1888. t
As to the passenger service that re-
lains practically the same with the
reception of the Wahiawa line. Trains a
i'll leave Wahiawa FIVE minutes earlier il
nan at present, in order to give more Il
me for transfer of passengers, bag !,
age and express at Waipahu to the
wnward bound train. la