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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-04

father to the darling daughter. The
third letter is from the good priest
himself, who in brief, touching terms,
and hopelessly bad English, announces
the death of the unhappy prisoner;
the good priest adds that the darling
daughter is under his care. He is
ready to put his promise into execution
and start for the United States as soon
as he shall have received the necessary
funds from the distant relative. The
good priest frequently incloses with
his letter a bogus newspaper clipping
announcing the death in prison at
Barcelona of the famous Cuban patriot
sometimes called Augustin Lafiente),
the newspaper notice also speaks cum
ninc y OF the confscated valise and
dal ling daughter.
1t is simple scheme, but presented
in such a plausible way that almost
any unsuspecting distant relative" of
European extraction would be more
or less deceived by the glad prospect
OF falling heir to the agreeable custody
OF darling daughter with big for
tune, and one-fourth interest therein
as an additional recompense.
Naturally the first impulse Of the
distant relative is to ask a LAWYER or
a judge or some authority what course
he ought to pursue in the premises,
but as he thinks of doing this his at
tention is taken by the warning in the
prisoners letter beseeching him not to
mention the matter to any living soul
lest the secret of the valise and the
hidden receptacle be indiscreetly be-
trayed.
The valise, after all, with its con-
cealed certificate of deposit, is the key
to the situation and possession must
be taken of it before anything can be
done or said. This so cunningly set
forth by the prisoner is very evident
to the distant relative, and SO he quite
frequently preserves the secret intact,
and instead of consulting a lawyer or
writing to the American Consul Gen
eral at Barcelona he quietly sends a
draft for the sum demanded to the
good priest and awaits results, OF
course he waits in vain, and the poor,
dead prisoner and the good priest and
the darling daughter in the course of
time pass out of his life forever, leav-
ing him only an uncomfortable men,
DRY of the money he SO cheerfully con-
tributed to the confidence game.
For nearly twenty years these same
knaves have been practicing their
swindle, and it is needless to suggest
that they are very carefully organized;
they have confederates not only in the
United States but in most other coun-
tries. The confederates in question
select man and find out all they can
about him; they get hold of family
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-04
Christian Church

All the regular services Sunday.
The morning sermon will be to the
children, and will be illustrated by
four demonstrations. Let each one
bring string as long as he or she Is
tall; these will be used in the sermon.
Evening subject: Lost Through Ne
glect-" The Misses Pearl and Mural
Cason will sing duet at the evening
service. We cordially invite all.
ID. LLOYD Morgan, pastor.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-04
Sold 700 Acre Ranch

Through the Dearborn q McClan-
nahan agency George M. Reed sold
his 700 acre ranch, located near the
Bales-Jones ranch, to a. Rhode of
Rock Island, ILL.,, for a consideration
Of $4,000 or $35 an acre. Mr..
Reed has owned the place for six
years and while he has made nice
snug sum Of money from the sale MI.
Rhode has secured one Of the best
buys on Camas Prairie.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-04
Religious Authors Statement

Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman, Sails
bury, N. G., who is the author Of sew
eral books, writes: "For several years
| was afflicted with kidney trouble
and last winter was suddenly strick-
en- with a severe pain in my kidneys
and was confined to bed eight days I'M
able to get up without assistance. My
urine contained thick white sediment
and | passed same frequently day and
night. | commenced taking Foley's
Kidney remedy, and the pain gradu-
ally abated and finally ceased and my
urine became normal. | cheerfully
recommend Foley's Kidney Remedy"
Sold at Pulse Drug Store. x
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-11-04

One Deering header, binder and
four boxes, binder was never run and
header run 30 days, in full repair also
30 sacks native, fair size, well cured
onions, full strength will be sold at the
Bridgman sale Nov. II. 23-1k
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
NO FLIES ON HIM.

John d. Rockefeller, at the end of
a days testimony in the Government
suit against the Standard Oil Com
pany, talked to a group of reporters,
says the New York Tribune. The
subject of quick-wittedness came up,
and Mr.. Rockefeller said:
"As quick-witted a man as I ever
knew was one of our drivers-Timo-
thy--back in the business early days.
1--WE liked to keep our teams look
ing nice, and SO we Instituted an an
nual prize for the man who could
show the best groomed horses, and
cleanest stalls, the brightest harness,
and so forth.
Timothy seemed certain Of this
prize, and when midyear inspection
came, sure enough his splendid work
left nothing to be desired
but as the inspector took one last
look around, just as he had made up
his mind to give the prize to Timothy
he frowned, for his eyes had fallen
on cobweb in a dim corner OF the
gray mares stall.
Timothy saw the inspectors face
change and saw the cause. of the
change, and he spoke up briskly:
(" I keep that there web there,
boss he said, to catch the flies.
The way they torment the mare is
sumpin' fierce.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25

abroad, he said, ''but abroad they are
more punctilious. Your Englishman
must always be correct. He has a
wardrobe of smooth, sleek, dark cloth
es for town, wardrobe of Knockers
and thick woolens for Alpine winter
sports, wardrobe OF flannels for
the seashore, and SO on, with other
wardrobes for deer stalking, for fox
hunting, for driving, even for smok
ing ana drinking.
Il remember once, in my early
youth, | was shooting over dukes
covers. A very grave and elegant
young marquis was stationed near me
Suddenly the Duke shouted to the
Marquis:
There goes hare! Let him have
it,
But the Marquis shook his head.
1 can't Duke he said, In in my
pheasant costume.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25

to the shore. The natives told me
that a well-directed bullet had hit
the crocodile in the head.
Two months after that | got some
dynamite from Nairobi and blasted
the crocodile hole where | had such
a close shave. / fished out 147 in a
week. The skins of thousands OF
these crocodiles are shipped from the
lakes region every year to q German
firm that makes a specially of croco-
die skin bags. Crocodiles, with lions
and leopards and a number OF other
carnivorous animals, are classed as
vermin, so no license is required to
shoot them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
DEALING WITH THE TRAMP.
(American Medicine. J

Scientific treatment of vagrancy
is not to be expected in the imme-
date future, but good beginning ha
been made. 1t Is now suggested that
laws be passed by the New York Leg
islature whereby tramps, drunkards
and idlers without means of support
be confined in farm colonies. Unfor-
tunately, the underlying idea is that
these human wrecks are able to
work for their keep, and should be
forced to labor. AS matter of fact.
they are sick men, some of them
chronclally starved and incurably ne
urasthenic. That is the reason they
are 1dlers-nOt from choice. Den
mark has solved the problem scien-
tlfically in self-supporting institutions
The beggar or tramp is arrested and
taken to the settlement, where he be-
comes really patient who receives
careful study, is appropriately treated,
and given only such work as he is
able to do. Quite a percentage re-
cover and are released after positions
are found for them. Some prefer
to remain and their earnings accumi-
late; the incurable must remain.
The system has ended mendicancy
and vagabondage, and must be adop-
ted here, not only to restore wrecks
,, to usefulness, but as a matter of
economy. The railroads alone lose
$25,G00,O00 yearly through stealing
or accident due to tramps. Counting
the crimes committed and the other
loses, it would be cheaper to spend
hundred million year combining.
! and curing idlers than to allow the
present orgy of crime to continue,
though as matter of fact, the col
onies would become self-supporting
Nothing can be done as long as pub
lie opinion holds to the delusion that
idlers are simply vicious men need
ing punishment, delusion as false
as the medieval theory that the in
sane must be scourged and loaded
with chains.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
he ALMOST REMEMsEREp 1T.

Donald had returned from visit
to the country and was full Of re-
miniscences of persons and things
that had interested him.'I met boy,
mamma" he said, that had the
queerest name ever heard. He said
his folks found it in the Oh Tesla
ment. 1t vast was-let me see
yes, it was Father William. or Will
liam Father: I've forgotten just
now which But it was enc Of the
other"
but. Donald, said his mother,
''there is no such name as Father
William or William Father il the
Old Testament"
ssAre you sure, mama
II certainly am. dear. have read
it through several times. William is
a comparatively modern name. 1t
isn't anywhere in the Bible"
'sWeH, but-oh, / remember now?'
exclaimed Donald 1T was Bildad!"
Youths Companion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
MODERN LIFE IN MODERN LANDS
Singing Never Ceases in the Vine.
yards Which are Watched Over
bv Women.
(Prof. Philip Baldensperger, in the
Los Angeles Examiner.)

prof Philip Baldensperger, in the
Los Angeles Examiner.)
The vine grows everywhere. The
best in Palestine are still the same,
at the brook of Eshcol, near Hebron,
where Joshua and Caleb brought the
traditional big cluster Mum. xiii ,23. J
There are different kinds of grape
vines, both black and white, which
begin to bear fruit in July. Tbcse
first grapes, called dabuky, are ex-
cellent grapes for the table. They
often have berries more than an inch
and punches of a foot or more in
length. The next finest table grapes
are the hamdany; the berries, though
very large, are not SO elongated as
the former, and the bunch is more
compact. The good wine grapes are
the andally, which, become ripe in
September and October; very sweet,
but numerous small berries and very
long lunches AS the Fellahin are
mostly Mohammedans they sell the
grapes to the Christians and jews in
Jerusalem or Jaffa, who make very
Christian Greek church, inhabitants
of El-Salt (Ramoth in Gilead) have
as due vineyards almost as the He
bronites, but owing to the distance
from Jerusalem, the center of Pale
stinian commerce, they can but dry
their grapes, and make excellent rails
ms, and sell them for expectation.
The vineyards are always surroun-
ded by dry stone wall and kasr
built in it. On the top of this loose
stone building they put a hut, which
in summer only is covered by branch
es. Here the family lives, and from
this elevated place the guardian can
survey the vineyard,
During the year the men are gener-
ally away at other work, and the
women alone guard the vineyards
and fig trees, during which time sing
ing never ceases. Often they sing
among themselves kind of round;
one girl sings the first verse or lines,
and the second one in distant vine
yard answers and a third may join
and so singing never ceases from
morning to night. These merry days
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
EAST AFRICAN cRocoDILEs.
They Are CIassed AS vermin and
Anyone May Shoot Them.
Captain Fritz Duquesne, in Hamp-
tons Magazine.)

captain Fritz DuqueSne, in Hamp-
toms Magazine.)
The summer before last / was
hunting on the Kagera. We had
eaten antelope for some time, and
the camp was anxious for a change,
so I shot hippo for food. 1t was
an easy thing to do. / waited till
it showed its head and-bang! A
spur of blood and it was all over.
As the water was deep, but not run
ming, I knew that in the morning
| ought to find my victim floating.
At daybreak / was down at the river
with a party of natives. AS l ex-
pected, the hippo's body was float
ing, but, unlucky for us, on the op-
posite side of the river, which was
teeming with crocodiles. | tried to
persuade some of the natives to go
in with a rope and attach it SO that
we could draw the hippo over At
last, exasperated, seized the end
of the rope and jumped into the
river, boots and all, and struck out
for the hippo I had gone about a
hundred strokes when a cry from
the bank caused me to look around.
A cold SILVER of horror ran through
me, for, twenty yards behind, gliding
silently toward me through the blue
water, | could distinguish the brown
form of a crocodile.
"Shoot!i" | cried: Shoot" as
put every bit of energy into my
stroke The crocodile must have
been near me-, for the bullets that
were being fired from the bank COM
menced to zip, zip around my head.
| was afraid to look back, expecting
every moment to be seized and
dragged to the bottom.
At last / reached the dead hippo
and managed to drag myself out OF
the water up on the slippery car
cass. The exertion made my head
swim. In a few minutes j was my
self again. apologized in silence
to the black gentleman en- the river
bank for doubling their courage.
had none left | took my knife and
cut a foothold on the carcass, and
then rocked it so that it would drift
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
ROMANTIC TALE or A CITY.
Begun on Rats Of Tree Trunks In .
Lake, Now Metropolis.
lRosarY Magazine. }

AAAO5uA AAAk3t~EAhA%sJ
The story of the founding of the
City of Mexico is one of the most ex-
traordinary tales in history. 1t hap
pened in 1925; at least 1t begun a
long time before that, but was an &C
complished fact about 600 years ago.
In the first place, imagine an al
most inaccessible mountain, crowned
with a valley at the height of 5000
feet above the level of the sea. In
the center Of this valley WAS an
immense lake. When the Aztecs ar
rived, led by the priests of the God
OF War, they found it in the possess
sion of hostile tribes.
For that reason, and because the
priests declared that in certain part
of the lake where there stood an ele-
walton of stones an eagle had been
seen devouring a serpent, they be-
gan the construction OF he city on
this spot, Immediately over the deep
est waters of the lake. There had
long existed a prophecy among the
Aztecs that their wanderings would
end when they had reached a place
where the priests would behold an
eagle resting on a cactus plant de.
vouring a serpent.
Confident that they had found the
spot ordained to be their home, they
began to construct RATS on the trunk
of trees, covering them with thick
layers of earth, upon which they buil
rude huts of more or less solidity
Groups of dwellings soon began tc
form themselves in regular order
thus determining the primitive streets
of the new city.
They also constructed boats anC
oars of different sizes useful in peace
and war;. and while certain of theil
number occupied themselves in de
Tending their homes and brethren
from the onslaught of hostile tribes
others continue to improve and en-
large the city. Gradually the lake
was filled up, and terraces arose, one
after another, in the place once &C
cupied by the deep waters.
This was in itself a herculean la
Dor, unsurpassed in ingenuity and duI
ability by any similar work of ancien
or modern times. Upon the first o.
these terraces was constructed thu
Teocalli, or sacrifical temple. 1t wa!
begun in 1916 and not completed I'm
til 1926 period of 100 years, from
which time may be dated the officia
foundation of Tenochtitlan, today the
modern City of Mexico.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
TO GET RID OF HOG LICE.

To clear hogs of lice. / know of
nothing better than a mixture of
hogs lard, pine tar and sulphur,
rubbed into the hair until the whole
body is creased from head to foot.
Equal parts of lard and tar mixed
with equal sulphur to give it all
yellowish color is q paRacea for
all lice and ticks. Coal oil may be
substituted for lard CT mixed with
the other ingredients 10 great adj
vantage. J. r. McLEN DON.
Montgomery Co., Ala.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25

are also remembered and the pro-
pnet Isaiah alludes to the time when
they shall cease amid the calamities
of Israel.
The Zig tree Is also universally
known, even more so than the vine.
But the real land of the fig trees
or of dried figs is the north of Jeru-
salem Ramallah, etc. There are
many kinds of fig trees, bearing early
and late fruit, apart from the two
kinds which all the fig trees bear
The first figs are ripe at the end
of May, in the warmer spots, and the
ordinary figs begin in June or July
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-25
HE WAS UNPREPARED.

Richard Harding Davis, one of
Westchester county's new deputy
sneriffs. came into White Plains with
his kennel master the other day, says
the Chicago Interior Ocean. While
awaiting his kennel master outside
dog biscuit shop Mr.. Davis discuss
ed sport.
sport is as good here as it is
The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-07-17
4 HOCKEY RINK.
Plans Beins Formulated for ERECTION
Of LARGE Building in L'Anse.

u
rIans Beins Formulated for Erection
Of LARGE Building in L'Anse.
A movement IL on foot for the erec-
tion Of building suitable for the play
ing Of hockey during the dull winter
months.
During the past week q number of
the progressive young men of the town
have been debating ~ to the feasibility
Of such q plan and have about come to
the conclusion that such q building
would be paying proposition.
Should the building be erected, and
we think it win, it would be. placed
across the road from the Town Hall.
Such an erection is estimated to cost
about $500. The young plan to sell
shares at about $40 apiece and, we be-
lieve, at this reasonable rate, they
ought not have any trouble in disposing
of them.
This sport, hockey, would help liven
the town during the long, dreary win
ter, and we know it would be a success,
due to the fact that we have an extra
fine bunch of players in our little vii
lage.
We hope that plans made will be car
ried out, for they are good ones and
will help build our town.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-07-17
Postmaster Examination.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that an examin-
alton will be held at Nisula, Michigan,
for the position Of fourth class post
master of class (b) at Aston, Michigan.
The compensation Of the postmaster at
this Office was $255 for the last fiscal
year.
Age limit, q years and over on the
date of the examination, with the ex-
ception that in state where women
are declared by statute to be Of full
age for all purposes at l8 years, women
18 years of age on the date of the ex-
animation will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post Office
named above.
The examination is open to all citizens
of the United States who can comply
with the requirements.
Application forms and full information
concerning the requirements Of the ex-
animation can be secured from Alston
post Office or from the U. s. Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, d. C.
Applications should be properly ex-
ecuted and filed with the Commission at
Washington within days before the
examination, otherwise it may be inn
practicable to examine the applicants.
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-07-17
DIES from BRUrAL ATTACK.


Bird M. J. Citizen, special officer foi
the Grand Trunk, Of Detroit, died Tues.
day morning at his residence on Forrest
Avenue. east, in that city, Of cerebral
appoplexy.
Bird Is well known in L'Anse, having
lived here for number Of years, and
his death is sad news to his many
friends.
Mr.. Citizen had never completely re-
covered from q brutal assault on him
last fall by thugs while he was pro-
tecting the company's property. He
was veteran Of the Spanish American
war serving in Cuba with Co. F. Thir-
ty fourth Michigan. The funeral was
conducted by the Spanish War Veterans
and held from the home Thursday
afternoon at 2:30.
Mr.. Citizen leaves widow, his moth
er, Mrs. M. Citizen, two sisters, Mrs.
George McElveen and Miss Cora Git
zen, and two brothers, Charles E. and
Irving ]. Citizen.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-07-17
Real Indian village.

The American Indian is gradually
disappearing and his mode Of life h
becoming more interesting each day.
to the general public. The manage
ment of the Michigan State Fair, real
king the educational features thst lie
in the Indian village. has secured an
attraction OF this sort, which u prom
ised to be osn Of the leading featurss
of the Midawy at the coming 8faAe
Fair. September to 10.
This Is real indian village End
consists Of "Chfef Two Stars" ana hfs
followers, consisting az one hundred
persons.
The Indians will live at the FAIR
grounds In tepes, In the same wfld
style that existed on western DfsfD
nifty years ago.
These Indians will eat sleep snd
appear in a semi-barbaric style that
will be interesting to every visitor ae
the grounds. This attraction win be
as fascinating to adults as to the chif-
dren. The Indians will execute wHr
dances, shoot with arrows. ride buck
ing broncos. rope cattle and do every
thing that is so common on the west
ern reservations.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-07-17

The law constituting the selling Of Gig
arettes or ''the makings'' to . minor
~ felony. which went into effect last
week, will appeal to lovers Of decency.
There Is no more disgusting sight than
that Of knickerbockered pumpkin
strutting along the street with Gig
arctic between his yellow fingers. If
men, after they have reached the age
when they are permitted to have voice
in the nations affairs, wish to make
the little rolls there is no reason why
they should not be permitted to do 90,
but boys who can be excused on the
ground that they know no better,
should be given chance to attain that
manhood before they make their decis-
ion.
A cigarette is held by those who
love it to be less harmful than many
other forms in which Queen Nicotina
is wooed. Its chief evil lies in its
appeal to boys at an age when mar
cotic Of any kind cannot but have q
damaging and lasting effect, mentally
and physically. A lad of ten would
not without some hesitation tackle
a pipe of Peerless or . xxx" rope,
but the cigarette is quite within his
powers of resistance.
A few puffs first; then another, and
the habit becomes fixed, and that boy
Is beginning to dull his faculties and i'm
pair his physical powers with poison
which is none, the less deadly because
it is taken in homeopathic doses. One
narcotic leads to another, and the road
is always a down hill one, and, as q
consequence, easily traversed.
This law is one that has been badly
needed in all parts Of our Great state,
and the SENTINEL seconds it in behalf
Of our young men.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-07-17
with Indian Band.

VIM. Scotthead, of the M. E. Mission,
left about two weeks ago to join
Wheelock's Band, the greatest Indian
band in America today. This band has
been organized and touring the country
since 1902, and is meeting with decided
success wherever it goes. There are
% young Indian men in the band, the
best in the land.
An account of their concerts at
Cumberland, Md, gives the boys the
highest of praise and classes them
among the best Of musicians.
This band has been the stellar feature
of all large expositions since its orga-
nization and took laurels at the st.
Louis Exposition in 1904.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1909-07-17
A Lively Affray.

Wednesday evening a party of four
men, Finlanders, fell into dispute
while on their way to the depot, and
the outcome was that three Of the
party and non-participant were locked
in jail over night. One of the men
made good his escape, and two of them
were badly cut up, though not seriously
The men were given trial Thursday
in Justice Bulger's court, the result
being that one is now in the county Jail
for thirty days. The participants are
some of the crew who have been work
ing on the Pequaming railroad.