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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

Of CHM during the remaining few weeks
that it remains 10 us-as | have decided
to give away the property, Mother, OF
course all tears; and papa DULLES her
worse than ever. Oh, tell me what to do,
Gren, for l am very miserable, l can't
stand it much longer know | can't.
| shall have to give in | cannot bear to
see mother always in tears. almost wish
| was dead, / do indeed; and yet | don't
want to die"
yes" he mutters. after reading It
through for about the twentieth time;
its easy to see the whole thing. My
precious uncle intends you shall marry
Pearman, so that he may finish his days
in CHM. My aunt. poor soul, is weeping
a Dead Sea over the arrangement, and
having her soul harried out besides.
'Maude- Maude, my darling, how can l
help you? Pretty chance of a pauper like
myself being much use on the OCCASION"
he unused. with bitter sneer. "She never
says, poor child, by the way, what sum,
if any, would stop the gap-though, Of
course, there must be price. However,
that is a question there is no use in rails
ing. OF course it's thousands; and to
raise few hundreds would require all my
ingenuity, to say nothing of terminating
in my eventual destruction; not but what
it's little I'd think of that just now, to
save Maude. My love, l am pOwerless y
And Grenville Rose leaned his head upon
his hands and tasted the bitterest sorrow
this world can afford-that of an appeal
for succor from the woman whom he low
ed, and the knowledge that he was pow
erless to help her even hairs breadth
in her bitter anguish. Better to stand
by her deathbed than this
Our nineteenth century training makes
us bear such trials we'll But do not be-
lieve, my brethren, that when the mask
is dropped, feelings are not much the
same as of yore. Bitter tears are shed
over worthless women, and deep lamenta-
tons made over rotten investments in the
privacy of the bed chamber. The matu-
final razor sweeps the chin at times with
a strange fascination for one strong free
stroke at the jugular vein; morbid feel
Ing to end all this weary struggle, and
cut the knot of existence A well-known
writer, the other day, laid down 1T was
better to be bored than to be miserable. -
| can't say l agree with him. l would
rather be miserable.
For more than an hour does Grenville
pace his apartment, musing over Maude's
letter. But no ! he can neither see help to
be rendered, nor even anything to justify
the slightest interference on his part.
Then he thought savagely of the old duel
ing days; how easy 1t would have been to
have picked a quarrel in those good old
times, and run his chance of disqualifyng
Pearman through the medium of pistol
bullet. But we have changed all that
and when we quarrel nowadays, we en-
ploy counsel instead of firearms. l sup
pose it is all for the best, though l take
1t there was more politeness in general
society when the being rude had to be
80 speedily justified.
Ito be continued.)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

Calcutta Is to spend nearly half q
million dollars for a 5000, O0O-gallon
tank for its filtered water supply. The
tank will be elevated 100 feet above
the ground on steel columns.
To facilitate it's telephone service,
the British postoffice department is
experimenting with slot machine de-
vice into which two pennies are
dropped when a call Is made. II the
line is busy the money is returned.
The navy's submarine boat, Octopus,
holds the record for depth Of opera
lions. With full crew on board the
little vessel was operated for half an
hour in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts,,
in water no less than 107 feet deep.
The first electric furnace in this
country for annealing. tempering and
hardening metals has been erected at
Schenectady. N. Y. 1t consists Of a
crucible containing metallic salts melt
ed by an alternating current of low
voltage.
A prize of about $2,400 offered in
Germany in 1894 for the best method
Of preventing the pollution Of streams
by sulphite liquor from paper mills
still remains unawarded. Scores Of
methods have been tried. but none has
been notably successful.
F. Stubs, an English ornithologist,
expresses the opinion that birds habit
ually make use of storms in travelling
from one part of their range to anoth-
err. He points out that If bird can
not find shelter, 1t must be more COM
Portable on the wing than on the
ground during a storm, because in the
fiercest gales the air, as a mass. is at
rest; that is, the bird is in a moving
supporting medium, like swimmer in
a strongly flowing river.
The advantages of oil fuel for sta
tionary and marine boilers are receiv-
ing much attention In England. AL
though the total cost is greater for
oil than coal, oil has the advantage
of greater convenience. simplicity and
cleanliness. 1t is also more efficient,
since pound of good oil is found to
have calorific value about 35 per
cent greater than that Of an equal
weight of coal. 1t also occupies much
less space, and in that respect is very
suitable for ships. Many improvements
have recently been made in the meth
DDS of spraying and burning the oil.
A curious photograph of a croeo-
dile's nest filled with eggs, from two Of
which young crocodiles were lust issu-
ing, is contributed to Nature by q. w
Graham. The photograph was made
in the bed Of the river Rahad, near the
frontier of Abyssinia. The eggs were
about three inches long, and the newly
Matched crocodiles are ten inches long
They are perfectly formed, and utter
a sound resembling the croaking of
frogs. Before being uncovered the
eggs were buried about three inches
deep In the sand at the bottom OF a
hole foot deep. The young croco-
diles, Mr.. Graham says. were perfect.
ly willing to bite, but not strong
enough to do any harm.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
THE FINE ART OF MANNERS.


Miss Prindle was a formal and pre-
else old lady who Communicates the
phrase ran-a very select sewing class
for young girls. Besides being an ex-
cellent school for learning needle
work. Miss Prindle's Thursday after
noon gatherings were instructed in the
nlceties Of old-fashioned manners Miss
Prindle was herself a model of pro-
prlety' and had her pupils tried only
TO Initiate her, their time would not
have been wasted.
One day, downtown, Miss Prindle
saw coming toward her a girl whom
sne recognized to be Marion Knight,
one OF her sewing class. The girl was
walking along rapidly, not seeming to
notice her teacher. AS the two met,
Miss Prindle caught her eye, and
bowed and smiled in her most formal
way. She then passed on, rejecting
that Marion would doubtless beneft
by the example Of her salute, and
some time be herself an example TO
others.
A few rods farther on, to her sur
prise, Miss Prindle again encountered
so she disqualification Knight. The
girl was coming toward her, as be-
fore.
Miss Prindle stopped.
Are you" she began, ARE you not
Marion Knight?"
Certainly, Miss Prindle." said the
girl.
And didn't I meet yoA only a mo-
ment ago?" she asked.
mo, Miss Prindle, 1 think that was
my twin sister, Elsie"
Miss Prindle looked her confusion.
And she-she isn't in my sewing
class, is she, MarionT.
mo, Miss Prindle; she has been
away at school for long time"
U dear! 0 dear!" exclaimed the old
lady. "And 1 don't know her, and l
bowed and smiled to her! Oh-Marion,
dear, will you tell her just as soon as
you see her that / shouldn't have smil-
ed and bowed to her, because I've
never met her, you see? 1t was very
bad form, you understand"
But, Miss Prindle," protested the
girl, Il think you met her last year
when we first came to live here. Don't
you remember? 1t was at the church
fair"
oh. so did" cried the other, after
moment. $50 did. Well. in that
case. Marion, you may tell your sister
that am glad bowed. but I shouldn't
have smiled. Good-by, dearI"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
"A CLEVER FRENCHMAN."

The first eight dollars that Laurence
Hutton earned-so he declares in his
Talks in a Library"-were invested
in sentimental way, as a finger
ring, of a small shell-cameo profile
portrait of his father, cut by a boy
of about Laurence's own age. with
whom he had gone to school for a
short time. Very many years later,
says the writer, a shell-cameo brooch,
In what is called a shadow-frame, had
its place in the Thirty-fourth street
house, upon a piano in the dining
room; and one night at a large din
ner party, at which were gathered
many distinguished men and women
to meet Sir Henry Irving, the box and
Its contents attracted the attention of
a guest who happened to sit opposite
to 1t.
In the middle of the symposium he
Jumped up, grasped the object in both
hands and said:
Laurence, where did you get this,
and who is it?"
TITS my father, given to my mother
on the twenty-fifth anniversary Of
their marriage. She wore 1t a little
while, but 1t was too conspicuous as
personal ornament; and after his
death she put 1t in that frame"
The excited guest exclaimed. your
father?"
Eyes, my father"
He then asked in great excitement
who did 1t. I replied:
Il don't know. 1t was cut long
ago by little artist in a studio over
Brougham's Lyceum, afterward Wal.
lacks Theater. on the corner of Broad.
way and Broome street. Who he was
or what his name was 1 do not know,
except that he was a clever little
Frenchman."
The attention Of the whole party
was by this time attracted to the dia.
logue. Looking at the cameo in Its
case, and his hand shaking a little,
the guest said:
HE was clever little Frenchman,
was he? And you don't know his
name? Well, I'm the clever little
Frenchman, and my name is Saint
Gaudens. It's the earliest piece of my
work extant, and when you and Mrs.
Hutton get through with 1t want II
for Gussie and the boy"
And when we do get through with
It they are to have 1t.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

God never saves anybody on the in.
stallment plan.
The man who sets out to follow
Christ should never look back.
When you go to the Lord for a big
blessing don't take a little basket.
You never can tell where good is
going to stop when 1t once gets started
What man can do always depends
upon what the Lord has done in him
When we expect the Lord to keep
His promises to us, we will keep ours
to Him.
The kind of love that is trying to
make the world better has no fear OF
criticism.
When the scribe said, IL will follow
Thee withersoever thou goest," there
was no cross in sight.
II God has helped us out of one trou.
BILE 1t is sure evidence that He will
help us out of another.
When a man takes any kind of case
to the Lord he ought to believe that
God has as much interest in 1t as he
has.
Some men who vote and cuss and
lead boys astray would never be called
men if they didn't wear pantaloons
and whiskers.
Give the average boy a key Of nails
and hammer and something to drive
them into, and it will keep him out Of
q lot Of other mischief.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
interrupted the wedd,u~

The other day, at the Shawnee
county courthouse, Probate Judge
Schoch was about to marry a youns
couple. He pronounced the prelimi
nary words and told them to Join
hands and started on the ceremony
Hey, there! Hold up a minutel
Wait, say!" This series of startIina
ordinations came from the door.
The groom was horrifed-the bride
badly scared.
"Just minute. want to give you
each an apple before you are mar.
ried," said the man who had made
the noise. And in he calmly walked
and handed each of them a Grimes
Golden.
1t was one mans idea of a toka-
Kansas City Journal.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
CHANCE FOR A B1B11oPHnE.


UNIQUE Copy of Ancient Records,
Full of Historical Material.
Here Is an opportunity for some rich
collector Of books, or for some library
that likes to place upon its shelves
tones which are valuable as records of
bygone days, says the New York World.
The opportunity in question is a book
believed by its present owner to be the
only copy in existence, which was print
ed in Osnaburg, Germany, In 1923. 1t
is valuable not so much for it's age as
for the wealth of historic material It
contains.
This book is a history of the see Of
Osnaburg, the first Saxon-G ermanic
church, from its foundation by Charlie
magne, in To A. d. 1t relates his
nomination of its first bishop, St Who
of Frisia, and contains, first, the order
and series Of the bishops Of Osnaburg,
with an epitome of their origin and
characteristics, from 772 to 1923 and
1923, when Itel Frederick, Count Of
Hohenzollern, cardinal of the Holy Ro-
man church, and Francis William,
Count Of Wartenberg, successfully oc-
cupied the see.
Second, the acts, canons, statutes and
DEGREES Of the synods and councils of
the church held at Alemania, Cologne
and Osnaburg in 1925, 1850, 1910, 1922,
1860, 1923, 1852, 1886, 1925, 1923, au-
thenticated by notarial certificates.
Third, the apostolic mandate of limo
cent VI, dated from Avignon, 1860, to
Wilhelm, archbishop of Cologne, DE
vita, habitu ct honestate clericorum et
monachorum."
Fourth, the confirmation of the Caro-
line constitutions of Carolus ~, Ro-
man emperor, ratified by the council of
Constance, 1923
Fifth, the ceremonial of the assem-
bly, Of the major synod of Osnaburg,
1923, and the historic sermon of Pater
Gulielmus Aschendorf, S. ]. DE vitus
proecedentibus temporibus enatis ct
adhue durantibus."
The book belonged In 1913 to the
great library of the Bollandists at Ant
werp. On the title page, In the hand
writing of Father Jean de Bolland, the
illustriOus ancient" are the words,
"Domus prof. Soc. Je&u, S&werp,
1643." blouse Of the rS@fessed y +',a
Society Of Jesus, Antwerp, r643.)
When the Bollandisu were expelled
by Joseph II. of Austr. their library
was seized and sold at auction. It was
purchased for the monastery of St Nor
bert at Tongerloo. When these monas-
tics were afterward driven out by the
French revolutionists, their library was
pillaged and the book came into the
possession Of Father Jean Francois Van
de Velde, S. j., president of the Uni
verstty of Louvain. His autograph IL
on the opening page.
The book, which Is in Latin, is bound
In vellum and in perfect preservation,
belongs now to Joseph A. Donovan,
Rochester, N. Y, who is willing to sell
it for $4,000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

actor that had been cast for the part
of the horse was doing his best, pre-
sumably to look pathetic.
With dropping head, it stood on
the stage, from time to time switching
Its poor locked tail One of the two
legged actors was delivering an I'm
passioned and really touching speech.
when the audience suddenly burst into
fit of prolonged and uncomfortable
laughter.
The grafton came to a sudden stop.
The actor glanced at the horse, then
turned and fled in dismay behind tho
scenes.
BLACK Beauty" was yawning.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
Spoiled the Performance.

The play was all about horse-a
famous horse, the autobiography of
which is even yet among the ''best
sellers" and over the sufferings of
which thousands of readers have shed
tears Of sympathy. The four-legged
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

The devil often
grinds the ak with
which God hews.
There is nothing
binder than re-
ligious hate.
The man who
has no faith shows
it in everything he
does.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
Just Shopping.

Ger the pages Of the Peerage a ma,5.
en- likes to pore.
Such an amount
viii buy a Count;
A Duke costs something more.
She nutters DER the pages ana bsr.
and there she'll stop.
She can't afford
A noble Lord,
But can't a damsel shopf
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

experts is san
reasonably cheap
The the water
lily which
by the klamath Indians who depend them considerable
their delicious
able for consumption by civilized people, that it is thought
profit in collecting them large them
modern methods putting them
a luxury. \
The aborgn Of the
crystalcear
lake are sun
piled The klamath writes
crat contains 10000 of the lilies
The water lilies exceedingly
tay crowd out all other forms vegetation occupy
the cattans
cusve occupied by the woka the Indians
Enclosed
denly curious decomposition might
into the
most eagerly sought the
tenderness.
White
maths for their
to for the kernels
much But the price
methods might be placing @ on
market would hardly practicable
any other way than that adopted but the sep
cleaning otherwise
nexpenvey and advanagousy by already milling machines
30 as to place the product the market
to compete with other breakfast
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

Though Swansea, Wales, ia in the
very heart of the Welsh antHracits-
coal fields, stoves suitable for burning
1t are conspicuous by their absA pe&
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

The woman QuesticA always has
bS<n, ard probably always win boI
rs my hat on straight
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03

An Ounce of Prevention.
Jimmie-How did you know I was
going to call2
Her Little Sister, saw Nell tak.
ing the pins out of her belt-PuGE
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
RAMS HORN BLASTS. e

Warming Notes Calling the wicked
to Repentance.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-09-03
CHAPTER x.

Grenville Rose dwelt IN the Temple
There, in couple of pleasant rooms, he
read musty law books, the latest period
icals, and waited for business. Though
there was very far from being any asceti-
cism about Granville Rose, yet he stuck
soberiy and honestly to his trade. II the
work didn't come, he couldn't help It
hs was always In the way, and an assidu-
Gus Attender at the Westmiu Courts
But 4 you ass. &C. IS, q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-28
Illness OF GEN. COPPINGER
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER SUE.
FERING FROM PNEUMONIA.
Served in Civil War and Other Con-
hicts-Son-in-Law Of James
G. Blaine.

Brig. Gen. John ]. Coppinger. Y. 8. Army.
retired, sOn-in-law Of the late James
G. Blaine, is seriously Ill with pneumonia
at his residence, $50 18th street. Owing
alarmed at his condition. He was report
ed to be slightly better this morning and
is regarded as having fighting chance
of recovery. His two sons, Blaine and
Conner, and his sister-in-law. Mrs. Beale.
are in constant attendance and he Is re-
ceiving the best treatment that medical
skill can suggest.
A native of Ireland, Gen Coppinger re-
ceived his early education in the public
schools. His first military service was in
the Roman tpapaD army, in which he
held the rank of lieutenant and captain.
For gallantry at La voca in 1860 he was
made chevalier in that corps.
Serves in Civil War.
He came to the United States in 1861,
and volunteering for service in the Union
army was commissioned cap tain In the
14th United States Infantry. He served
creditably Throughout the civil war and
was successfully brevetted major lieu
tenant colonel and colonel for galiantry
and merltoriouS services at the battle of
Trevilian station. Va: Cedar Creek. Va,
and in the campaigns against hostile In
dams
In June, 1865. he was honorably muster
ed out as colonel Of the 18th New York
Volunteer Cavalry, and was then trans
ferred to the, regular establishment as
captain OF the I'D Infantry.
He subsequently commanded that reg1-
ment for four years, until April. 1895.
when he was made a brigadier general, in
which grade he served for three years.
During the Spanish war he served for five
months as major general Of volunteers.
In October, 1898. ne was placed on the
retired list on account Of age, and has
since. made his home In this city. He is
a prominent member Of the Metropolitan
Club and spent much of his time there.
His marriage to Miss Alice Blaine took
place in this city in 1870. and was one
of the social events OF the time. When
The Count Of Paris made Ills tour Of the
battlefields of Virginia and Pennsylvania
he was accompanied by Gen. Coppinger
ss the representative of the United States
Army.
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FUND FOR ORPHANS HOME.
Campaign Started to Raise Cash to
Rahyyild

I.YNCHRIrRG Va October oS-A
meeting of the executive committee of the
Presbyterian Orphans Home of the Synod
of Virginia and number Of leading bust
ness men OF Lynchhurg was held here.
and 1t was decided to conduct cam
paign to secure funds to erect three build
ings ard a central heating plant on the
property.
Committees from the chamber of COM
merce Retail Merchants, Association and
board of; trade will raise $4,000 in Lynch
burg. and atters will be sent out to-
day to the churches of the Synod of Vir-
ginia asking them to raise $4,000 to S3O.-
COO payable one-fourth In cash and the
balance in one. two and three years. This
will enable the committee to erect build
ings to provide, for the many applicants
to the home as we'll as for all present
needs.
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MRS. ASToR TO GET DECREE
REFEREE EXPECTED TO DECIDE
IN HER FAVOR.
Division of Property in Lieu Of
Dower-She Does Not Testify
in the Suit.

NEW YORK. October 2s-All informa-
ton concerning the action for a legal
separation which Mrs. John Jacob Astor
is reported to have brought against her
husband, Col Aston, is carefully with
held from the public.
1t was stated today. however, that
Lawyer c. II. Young would soon be able
to submit his report as referee in the
case to the court. 1t is further stated
that In lieu Of alimony. should the sepa-
ration be granted. Col. Aston will make
a division of his property for the benefit
of Mrs. Aston.
So far as can be learned Mrs. Aston
has given no testimony before the referee.
1t Is said by an informant that there Is
every indication that Referee Young has
decided in favor of the wife and will rec
ommend that decree be given to her.
Old Astor Homes to Be Kept.
Mrs. Aston. this report has it, will not
receive the Aston mansion at Rhinebeck,
on the Hudson. This was one of the
dearest possessions of Col. Astor's father.
Nor viii she be given the big house on
9Th avenue. facing the park. That like
wise was a proud holding Of old Mr..
Aston.
It was his wish that these two places
be kept perpetually in the family; hence
Col. Astor will keep them for his young
son, Vincent.
Certain other valuable properties. how
ever. will come into the possession OF
Mrs. Astor.
Consultation Held Abroad.
That the action was carefully and Sc
cretly planned is again evident. 1t be-
came. known yesterday that trip to
Scotland made last summer by John L.
Cadwalader, ostensibly for the purpose of
shooting was In reality for a consultation.
Mr.. Cadwalader arranging with Mrs. AS
tor about beginning the suit.
Mrs. Astor came down to town from
Rhinebeck yesterday morning and WIS.,
tied the 9th avenue house. which is UNI
dergoing certain alterations.
Although this place Is not to be hers.
the alterations were of her planning and
were designed before the fling of the
suit. Therefore she Is carrying them out.
The architects in charge of the work
consulted with her yesterday for about
an hour.
Mrs. AstOr then went to the home of
her friend. Mrs. Benjamin Guinness at
No. Washington square north, where
she has been staying on all her recent
visits to the city. There she was mac
cessible, either to visitors or TO notes.
No word has been received as to when
Col. Aston intends to return from Cuba,
where he is cruising in his yacht.
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Actor Hackett's Mother Deaed.

NEW YORK. October 2S.-Mrs. James
Henry Hackett, widow. the mother of
James X. Hackett, actor. died yesterday
In her home. 262 West 9th street
She had been Ill several months, and
fortnight ago was stricken with paraly-
sis James X. Hackett. who is starring
In Samson" Is hurrying home from
Chicago where he was playing.