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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
PREDICT WAR WITH AMERICA.
Venezuelan Omcia1s See Only One
Outcome of Asphalt Row.

Venezuelan Omcia1s See Only One
Outcome of Asphalt Row.
War with the United States over
fifty miles Of swamp land is predicted
by leading Venezuelan officials. The
strip was under control of the asphalt
trust until the beginning of the long
series of difficulties that now may end
In contest with America.
All the turmoil, bloodshed, revolution
and international controversies have
their origin in this speck Of territory.
Upon it's proper development depends
the wealth Of the nation for 1t Is the
natural outlet for all the resources Of
country 80 rich in the earth's treasures
that the dreams Of a Pizarro might be
realized. 1t was granted to the as
phalt trust with the agreement that 1t
would be developed. Canals were to be
dug 30 that the boats could sail up the
river to the gold mines, the silver
mines. the oil wells and the rich coffee
plantations. Railroads were to have
been built. One Of the Venezuelan gov
ernmeHt's principal complaints against
the American asphalt trust Is that 1t
never fulfilled any of these promises.
All the trust did was to push its own
boats into the pitch lakes, load them
and take away the valuable natural
product.
The district has remained impover-
ished because undeveloped. Its 3,OUU,-
600 people were poor because they could
not get their wealth sold. The rail-
roads and the canals promised never
materiallzed Into anything better than
mulo caravans and canoes. The GUS
toms which composed the chief income
to the national treasury fell Of, for the
asphalt was free Of duty.
Then the temper Of this mixed race
Of Spanish, negroes, and natives reach
ed the boiling point. They hated these
1000 white men and their trust greed.
They made life dangerous for the for
eigners. Suits were filed in the shaky
courts Of the country to try to get back
the asphalt wealth given away. Castro
found he was fighting the most expert
trust lawyers, men who knew other
tricks besides these Of the courts Revo-
lutionary leaders took advantage Of the
turmoil to start internal troubles. Ev-
erybody in Venezuela believes that the
Matas rebellion was financed by the
trust-and all Venezuelans insist that
It was Castro's duty to the people to
dispossess the trust.
Meanwhile this land of wonderful
wealth lies like a shining diamond in a
hill Of sand. Its Brazil wood, coral
trees, indigo, rubber, bananas remain
in the forest. Its gold and silver and
copper and marble and granite are still
in the earth, valueless to Venezuela and
the commercial world.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
The Old Masters.

II make more money in a day than.
Michael Angelo made in a month" saiG
a popular illustrator. "r've been study
ing up the wages those old chaps got.
1t is amazing.
Michael Angelo was paid $40 d.
month while doing the cartoons OF the
battle Of Pisa. and Leonardo, who help
ed him, got the same rate They were
both docked fer lateness and off days..
but there was no overtime allowance.
Correggio got for his Christ in the Gar.
dem $725. Carracci's Resurrection
only brought the painter $3.50. Albert.
Durer for his pen and ink Portraits
was not paid in cash. A bag of flour, q
hundred oysters, 4 pair Of boots-Durer'
would gladly do your portrait on such a.
system of remuneration.
"Rembrandt's top notch price wan
$475. He got that fer his Night
Watch
"velasquez worked chiefly for the
Spanish government. He was paid at
the average rate Of $35 picture. Think
of it! Thirty-fve dollars for the ''Roke-
by Venus Minneapolis Journal.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
CHAPTER Xxx.

"The woman you want went in there !"
It was Mendotti, one of Cassagne's men,
who spoke to his employer, as both stood
in the deep shadow of a tree, whose fur
thest branches spread over the narrow
street and beyond high brick wall op-
posite.
"She went in there, not twenty minutes
ago." repeated Mendotti. pointing with
his finger to a wooden door, which was
let into the wall. II at once sent you a
message. I have not moved from here
except to do that. She's in there yet.
don't know whose house it Is"
But l do. 1t is the residence Of Col
bert Remplin, the rich banker of the
Place de rOpera. That door leads into
his garden. Tell me how she got in. Did
she have a key"
mo- a woman admitted her."
"What kind of a woman was she?"
IAN elderly woman. She looked as
though she might be housekeeper, or an
upper servant. l crept up near enough
to hear her say, My mistress is busy
now, but she will see you in a few min
utes. Go into the summer house,"
Cassagne thought deeply for a minute
or two. ct last he said:
run around in front of the house and
see what is going on. The house is we'll
| lit up. The Colbert emplins are not
people who entertain much; but there
| must be something on tonight. Do
not hear The sound of music? Whoever
is to meet the woman" continued the de-
tective, sis to meet her in the summer
house. Oh, to be able to scale that wall,
and get into those grounds !"
Looking around him his quick eye fell
upon the tree Immediately over their
heads, along the branches of which he
thought he might possibly work his way
and SO drop into the garden.
The night was tolerably dark. But
few people were passing in that fashion
able quarter. After a moments hesita-
ton he determined to attempt it. After
first instructing Mendotti to await his re-
turn, he then climbed upon his assistants
shoulders, and was just able to reach the
lower limb of the cedar.
II am all right" he whispered, and he
tiously along one of the branches. 1t
bent tremendously with his weight; but
he put up his hand and drew down an
upper bough. Thus distributing the bur
den, he managed to pass the wall. and
continued to creep along the branches
until, they gradually bending with theil
load, he was enabled to drop noiselessly
into the garden.
Il will go and wait for my lady IL
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
SEEING LINCOLN IN 1868.

How a Private Soldier Attended a
White House Reception.
1t was in the spring of 1863, when 1
was stopping for while in Washing
ton. says a contributor to the Boston
Transcript. l attended, one day, re-
ception at the White House. The
rooms were, of course, crowded with
officers of the army, legislators and rep
resentatives Of foreign courts in great
abundance. Mr.. Lincoln held his re-
captions in the blue room, opposite the
main entrance. For long time the
passage to him was crowded. but later
the crowd thinned out about him. SC
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
When He Proposed.

He had just proposed.
She was an heiress, while he waA
poor, but otherwise honest.
But" she protested, do you expect
to support a wife on your salaryT
WELL he replied, II didn't propose
to do anything like that"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
Maple Syrup.

Maple syrup which has fermented
and become sour can be freshened by
heating to the boiling point and adding
little soda. Stir thoroughly, then
skim.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
Not the Same.

Merchant thought you told me b.
was man of very good character.
Quibble-I guess you misunderstood
me. l said he was man Of good rep
utation.-Philadelph Press.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
:RREe. CasZRO or HENEzUELA
ZUNI INDIAN BASKETS.

~ OV z III z = z 80
WRo~ EHE LAKE,.


to Suit Intended Use.
The Zuni Indians make great use OF
baskets, especially in connection with
grinding -four. They commonly employ
for this purpose coiled baskets which
they obtain by trade from the Apache
and Piute, and value highly. They,
themselves manufacture wicker bas-
kets which are not much esteemed. The
industry is entirely confined to women,
They employ an awl Of deer bone, AND
use some six kinds of willow, which
they make into circular trays and
used for baskets to hold paper bread In
the house, the willow giving it salt
flavor, and another kind, Smooth"
willow, for baskets to hold bread at
meals; white and yellow willow bas~
kets are used for corn meal; those Of
red willow as colanders for washing
wheat and homiHy, and those OF max
tsu-tsi as sleeves for wheat and beams
White willow baskets are painted with
white clay, stained red, yellow or black
with native dyes or now dyed with
anilne dyes, fer use in dances Either
white willow, or all the different kinds
Of willow mixed together. are employed
for this purpose. Sacred baskets, tina
li-nai, are used to hold plume sticks
and masks.
The women have a dance in the fah>
called Ahyuna, in which they use has.
kets painted with different celors II
is said that the name is Pima, and that
| the dance, which is to secure rain, was
brought to Zuni not many years ago by
two old men who visited the Pima with
Mr.. Gushing. An inverted painted bas-
ket corresponding with the box or
gourd resenater Of the Hopi. Is put
under the notched stick, ki-wi-a-nan-
nal, which Is scraped with a stick as
an accompaniment to dances.
| The Zuni also manufacture small
globular baskets Of salt willow in
which they collect lecusts used az food.
Panniers to carry peaches, melons, Gu
cumbers and other fruit are made of
red willow. Twilled baskets Of yucca.
similar to those seen at other pueblos,
are used to dip up salt from the Salt
lake. The art Of making these bas-
kets, which are called ho-tsi-lai, was
learned FROM Acoma. The Zuni also
mako rectangular twilled tray of the
same material, with an edge Of cedar
or oak, which they use to put paper
bread on, or to lay long plume sticks
or images upon at the yellow and blue
corn dances Swallowing sticks were
formerly placed upon such trays at the
stick-swallowing dance.
The Zuni formerly had a number On
old coifed glebular and jar-shaped bas-
kets, the origin of which Is not def
nitely known. The pitch-covered water
bottles, which they use come from the
White Mountain Apache or the Navajo.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
Worse than Foolish.

The man who forgets his friends
may be. ungrateful. The one who for
gets his enemies Is foolish.-Chicago
Record-Herald
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19

Ladoga Is the largest fresh-water
lake in Europe. Its area is 1000 square
miles. Seventy rivers run into Lake
I.adogaL
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-19
] The Roupell Mystery
q r a n. v i'll e

Here, little girl. Twelve lost my ap-
petite"
"Give it to me-" cried the gaunt wom-
an. II will divide it fairly"
mo, let the children have that" re-
piled the man with the bag. "Cut an
other slice for madame"
The woman burst into tears. Even
the man with the cap and apron was
affected; hut it was at the generosity of
the man With the bag.
1t was getting late. The Rue Ban
quiere was becoming deserted. The huck
sters outside had covered up their wares
and were beginning to take their depart
ure.
The man with the bag, however, still
loitered in the cook shop. He had made
a few purchases, and had chatted pleas
antly with the man in the cap and apron
on the latest local sensation, a raiding
which had resulted in the death of two
officers.
mot but what it serves them right"
remarked the man with the bag. why
don't these swells of the police let Belle
vile folks aloneY
"And they must have known the kind
of place into which they were going"
added madame, speaking for the first time.
The man with the bag applauded her
sentiments. OF course they did. Madame
was woman of good sense. If madame
had her way, perhaps, she would have
the police let the people of Belleville
alone altogether, and never come near
them. Madame was emphatic that she
| - fha Of hon
were her best customers" she remarked,
laughing.
II am in the door and window bust
ness" replied the man with the bag, sig
nifcantly.
II thought you were not in a straight
line when first saw you," said the cook.
Your hands amt rough enough, and you
look altogether too fat. Workmen don't
live as you've lived"
| "Oh! they feed us we'll enough where
I've just come FROM" replied the work
man; and he kept his eyes steadily fixed
on .madam's face. 1--WE just spent five
years in the prisons of Toulon-why,
what's the matter, madame? You never
had anyone there, did you-no friend of
yoursw
But madame was deadly white, and
clutching spasmodically at the greasy
counter.
1T is nothing" she gasped at length.
1T Is the heat-it isl am not well.
Monsieur will call again. l hope he will
be a good customer. We have many like
him."
"And I'm all right, you know" said
the man with the bag. 1.-THE police can't
touch me, for I've served my time"
He slung his bag over his shoulder,
picked up his parcels, and wishing the
pair good night, passed out on to the
nearly deserted street, with the hang-dog
look of man who had been hunted often,
and dreaded to be hunted again. He
trudged on to the top of the Rue Ban
quiere, and gained a broader thorough
fare. Immediately around the corner
there was a cab in waiting. The man
with the bag entered it, and raising the
trap door in the roof, said to the sleepy
driver:
"Home I" And as he ratified along on
} the pavement, he said to himself: "Men-
dotti was right. The woman is undoubt-
eddy Madame La Seur. OF course she
would change her name when she mar
ried again. How she blanched when I
spoke of Toulon. And another thing I'm
sure Of: she never bought that house and
lot she owns by cutting up buildings in
Belleville. She must be watched and
followed night and day."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
LESS WHEAT SOWN.
Condition Is Below Last Years and
Ten Year Average.

Washington, Dec 7.-Showing condi-
tions $50 against 91.1 year ago, and
a 10 year average of 1922; rye condition
of SIS against 91.4 a year ago, and a
10 year average of 95, with indications
of a total area of winter wheat 29, ,S84, 900
acres, and rye are 1,995,OOO acres. the
department of agriculture today issued
it's report on those two cereals for De-
cember 1.
The newly seeded area of winter
wheat is estimated at Sc per cent less
than the revised estimated area sown
in the fall of 1907, equivalent to a de-
crease of 1852, 900 acres. The newly
seeded area of rye is estimated at 4
per cent less than the area sown in
the fall of 1907 equivalent to a decrease
of $4,000 acres.
The percentage of acreage of win
ter wheat compared with last year and
average condition of that crop on De-
cember IA, respectively by states fol-
lows:
Kansas 90; conditions 90.
Indiana 50; condition 65.
Illinois 88; condition ~
Nebraska 90; condition SO.
California 90; condition 80.
Texas SO; condition So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
BILLIK REPRIEVED.
Lease on Life Is Extended to January
20 Next

Billik, sentenced to hang in Chicago,
Friday next, has been reprieved until
January 20.
Acting Governor L. Y. Sherman
granted the condemned man the new
lease of life. Previously Francis E.
Hinkley of Chicago, attorney for
Billik, had filed the brief petition defin-
ing the case. It was set out in the
petition that certain new and vital
matters in the case had come to the at
tention of petitioner since the presenta-
tion of his application to the governor
last April. The petitioner further
stated that Governor Deneen asked
that further reprieve be granted until
such time as the governor, who is now
in Washington. can conveniently hear
further proceedings. Hinkley declares
that the new evidence found will vindi-
cate and free the defendant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
] UEOOGO UUI UVs
President Roosevelt Opens Spo-
kane's Big Apple Show.
The Exhibit Covers 3 1-2 Acres
of Ground.
MAY GO TO CHICAGO.
A Plan to Transport the Entire
Exhibition
To the East for a Week in Jam
uary.

Spokane, Wash, Dec. AT 11:30 a.
m. today President Roosevelt pressed
an electric button in Washington, flash
ing across the continent the signal for
the opening of the first great national
apple show in this city.
For five minutes thereafter all the
noise that could be made by whistles,
bells and human lungs was strictly in
order all over Spokane. The exhibit
covers nearly three and one-half acres.
Following short parade early in the
afternoon the show was formally
opened. The central feature was an
address by Louis w. Hill, president OF
the apple show, which it is proposed to
make annual festival in Spokane.
A plan is now being developed to
transport the entire apple show to Chi
cago and exhibit there for one week in
January to promote the apple industry
and especially the interests of the
northwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
OFF ON SIX DAY RACE.
Sixteen Teams of American and For
eign Cyclers Begin Great Contest.

New York, Dec. Amid the pIaudits
of 10000 spectators -Doronda Peitri, the
Marathon runner, at 12:03:45 O'Clock
this morning fired the signal that sent
sixteen teams of American and foreign
bicyclists away in the 18th annual six
day race around the big saucer shaped
board track in Madison Square Garden.
Many of the riders who in past years
has participated in the event again
faced the starter. notably, Rutt and
Stoll who captured the big end of the
prize last winter; Matt Downey and
Pastey Logan, Bobby Walthour and
Jimmie Moran, and Leon Georget and
Victor Dupre the Frenchmen who
made such a game finish last year, but
there also were several competitors
new to American bicycle enthusiasts
Going Terrific Gait.
New York. Dec 7.-Smashing all
hour records except the fifth, 16 teams
kept up a terrific gait all night in the
six days international cycle race.
The only team to suffer the loss of
a lap was Brocco and LaBrousse.
The racers were two laps ahead of
the record for the second hour, five
laps for the third, one mile seven
laps for the fourth, and one mile
eight laps for the fifth. Then they
eased up a little and were five laps
Denlnd
BY continuous squirting during the
seventh hour they established the new
figures of 163 miles Eve laps. which is
laps ahead of Efkes and McFar-
lands record, made ine 1900.
In a wild spring started by Moran
just before the end of the eighth hour
which continued for 27 minutes, the
standing of the leaders was given a
severe shake up. Faber and La
Fourcad lost 2 laps. BrOcco and La
Brousse lost, s laps more, seven in
all and Downing and Hilister, Walt
hour and Root, Devonovitch and Ro-
bach and Calvin and Wiley lost one
lap each during the sprint.
At 9 o'clock the leading teams had
made 206 miles five laps, two miles
and two laps more than the best
previous record which was made by
Elkes and Mcfarland in 1900.
The standing of the teams at that
hour was as follows:
Rutt and Stol 2O6 miles five laps;
Dupre and Georget, 206.5; Mcfarland
and Moran, 2O6.5; Fog1er and Law
son, 2O6.5; Downey and Logan, 2O6.5;
BedeH and Rupprecht, 2O6.5: Palmer
and Walthour. 2O6.5; Anderson and
Vanoni 2065; Collins and Mitten,
2O6.5; Hill and Demara, 2O6.5;
Downing and Hollister, 206.4; Walt
hour and Root 2O6.4; Devonovitch
and Drobach, 2O6.4; Calvin and Wiley
206.4; Brocco and LaBrouse, 2O5.8;
FTa her and La FOurcade 2053
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
ALWAYS PAID CASH.
ArchboId Tells of Purchase of Other
Concerns.

New York, Dec John d. Arch
bold was again today a witness on re-
direct examination in the federal suit
to dissolve the Stan dard Oil under the
Sherman antitrust law. Mr.. Arch
boId's testimony had to do with de-
tails of certain properties conveyed to
the Standard Oil on it's organization.
The Standard entered the lubricating
business extensively in 1878 said the
witness. Practically all the acquisi-
tions of the Standard from 1875 to
1882 were made by cash which came
from the treasures of the Standard
and it's subsidiary companies.
Mr.. Archbold said that the estab-
lishment of the stations to compete
with the rivals of the Standard nat
urally forced the small dealers and
jobbers gradually from the field. Some
correspondence between oil producers
and the Pennsylvania geological sur
vey showing the apparent limitations
of crude oil production in the early
records was spread on the record, with
the evident design of showing the
hazards of the business testified to by
Mr. Rockefeller and Mr.. Archbold..
The witness said that wax was an
important by product of petroleum
and this branch of the Standards in
dustry had increased from "a million
pounds in 1892, to 240,992,47S pounds
in 1907.
A brief cross examination of Mr..
Archbold by Mr.. Kellogg, government
counsel followed.
Regarding the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana, Mr.. Archbold said it
was originally capitalized for $1,000,
OO0 aad had borrowed large sums of
money from other companies, which it
had paid out of the earnings of over
$55,O0O,O00 between the years 1889
and 1906 on million dollars
capitalization.
Mr.. Archbold said there had been
many million dollars invested in the
company which was only nominally
capitalized.
Counsel for the defense said that it
had been found impossible to get the
London books of the Anglo-American
company, but that efforts would be
made to get a transcript of the James
Mcdonald account of $2,700,000.
Mr.. Archbold was then excused and
recess taken until afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-07
PANAMA BONDS SOLD.
Price Realized Averaged 1O2.436S for
the Whole Lot.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Secretary
CorteIyou today announced that the
Panama canal bonds had been sold
at an average of 1O2.436S. The low
est accepted. bid was at 1O2.277s.
There were 159 accepted bids amount
ing to $3O,OOG,OOO. Six hundred and
seventy-two bids were rejected
amounting to S72,SOS.SOO The total
number of regular bids therefore was
S31, subscribing for $1O2,SO8,SOO.
The bona fide character of the bids
is shown by the fact that of the S34
received all but three were accom-
panied by certified checks or cash for
two per cent of the face value of the
bonds applied for. The following are
the names of the successful bidders
for $1.OOO,OO0 and over, together with
the price offered:
Fisk and Robinson, New York city,
five bids, $2,0OO.000 each at prices
ranging from 102.2S3 to 102.7S3;
Chase National bank, New York, three
bids, million dollars each at prices
ranging from 102.305 to 1O2.5OO5; the
National City bank, New York, $1O,-
242.76O, at 1O2.277S. The highest bid
was by J. F. Houseman of Bradshaw,
Neb. for 500 at los.