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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31

Lover (anxious for chance to nro.
pose Look here, little man, if Won n
see that no one comes into this room
for half an hour I III give you dollar );
Little Brother-Geel three dollars,
easy money! ~5
Lover-How that9
Little Brother-Why, one from Won
one from sister, and one from mother
Judge.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31

Two "jags" were ambling homeward
at an early hour after being out nearly
all night.
"Don't your wife miss you on these
occasionsS" asked one.
"Not often," replied the other; "she
throws pretty straight"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31
Il Cures While You Walk.

Allen g Foot Ease is certain cure for
hot, sweating, callous and swollen, aCh-
ing feet. Sold by all druggists. Price
csc. Don accept any substitute. Trial
package FREE. Address Allen s. Ohm,
sted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31
Disappointing.

How were the auto racesf"
Tame; only two men kIlled."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31

Butcher need boy about your size
and will give you So week.
Johnnie-Will have chance to
riseR
Butcher-Yes; want you to be here
at four o'clock in the morning.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31

Our idea Of a sensible woman Is one
who doesn't consider It any sign Of
social distinction to have q trained
nurse sitting on her front porch.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31
I : :, s

~ have suffered with piles for thirty
six years. One year ago last April be-
gan taking Cascarets for constipation. In
the course of week 1 noticed the piles
began to disappear and at the end of six
weeks they did not trouble me at all.
Cascarets have done wonders for me.
am entirely cured and feel like a new
man." George Kryder, Napoleon, 0.
"CUT THIS OUT, mail it with your
address to the Sterling Remedy Com
pany Chicago, Ill, and receive hand.
some souvenir gold Bon-Bon FREE"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31

Editor-Have you ever written on an
empty stomach3
Poet-Siri am poet, not a tattoo
artist
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31

heavens we gather the plumage for our
heads"
Miss Morosini has been called the
chameleon girl" because of her habit
of changing gowns many times a year.
She is a great lover Of horses and
leader in society. Her fathers death
disclosed that she was as picturesque
in her way as she was in his. She re-
entered society after her period OF
mourning for her father The chief
heiress to Elmhurst and to the pictur-
esoue old bankers millions Is about
IS, tall. slender and athletic. To his
daughter who eloped with a coachman
Banker Morosini left $4,000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31
II Your Eyes Bother

The man who is satisfied to make
good living is the happiest man in the
world.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31
foods
SarsapariIIa

Acts directly and peculiarly on
the blood; purifies, enriches and
revitalizes it, and in this wav
builds up the whole system. Take
it. Get it today.
In usual liquid form or chocolated
tablets known as Sarsatabs. loo
Doses 81. w
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31
QUICKEST WITH SAFETY

1t is sometimes difficult to distin-
guish between opportunity and tempta-
ton.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-31

Inc nrst steamboat
Robert Fulton
hudson river reproduced HudsonFuton
@ period dream Of the hono that would be paid Fulton hundred
all still
remains This celebration
Fulton could
uncle vineyard the worlds
would astonshed
than ne would be the great steamboats,
monitor
mont only the beginning
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
A Baek-Water Town.

"It was one of those sleepy, one
horse back-water towns. like Squash"
said Representative Burton, describing
at Hot Springs dinner a town that
he disliked.
Squash is the limit A gentleman
arrived there the other day and wanted
a hair cut. He found the barber shop,
and. after shaking the barber vigor.
ously. managed to awaken him.
How long will 1t take you to cut
my hair, barber?' he asked.
"'Not long. boss said the barber.
And he rose, yawned, and stretched
himself. Then he called upstairs to
his wife:
"'Hey. send the kid down to the
Sun office to tell the editor l want my
scissors Just as soon as he's done edi-
tin the paper. There's gent here
waitin' for haircut =
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
A JusrIFIAsLE EXPRESSION.
A. tho Boy Saw tho Lesson.


Prof. Charles Zeublin of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago was discussing at =
dinner the greatest paintings of tho
world.
1.-The legends that are beautiful and
immortal" he said. have in them
turths that we all. according to our
kind. take home. This is true In
likeness of immortal works of art
pictures, poems, songs. For different
people they have different messages.
For instance, in my native Pendleton
some of TIE mothers used to cut the
childrens hair. They did 1t with
shears and a bowl. The operation
was often painful. and the result was
never elegant.
I'm Sunday school Pendleton
teacher once told her pupils the trag-
ic story of Samson and Deliah. Then
she turned to little boy:
"'What do you learn, Joe.' she said.
from the Samson story?'
at don't never pay, piped Joe. to
have a woman cut feller's hair. ~
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well-Informed
Of the World and the Commendation Of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts of Syrup
OF Figs and Elixir of Senna should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
fishes full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity of pro-
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method OF man
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most beneficially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufacture by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

for French menu. ice" said one of
them; you might git some at the
butchers in Spelldown. It's four miles
and half. There's a spring in the
medder yonder, but the lemon crop
amt very good this year"
That's so," said his companion,
wiping his face with his shirt-sleeves; /;
1.-The potato bugs hurt the young lem
ons awful last season." l learned soon
er or later that this kind of irony was
in the air like the smell of the skunk
cabbage.
/ sat down at the window, and sur
veying the homely surroundings.
thought of my bachelor quarters in
the city, and had to press my hand on
my heart to restrain my heroism. The
drone of the carpenter bee at the
window and the voice of Charlie on the
wire grass with the yellow dog, were
the only sounds. save the occasional
quick rat-a-tat of woodpecker some
where. l turned the last batch of let
ters that had brought with me out of
my breast pocket. How odd they
looked in that place with their club
monograms and hotel imprints. Some
of them were small and mauve and
probably scented. l had not opened
any of them, for / was not going to
weaken then. l pushed them aside
and tried to get my bearings. Did
know where l was? Well, rather. The
nearest house was mile across the
hill and valley to the northeast. 1t
was somebody's deserted Folly" The
old man raised hay and buttermilk,
and had niece named Grlselle. She
never heard of me until her uncle
told her that strange gentleman with
his boy had hired the cabin for year
on account of his health, and she came
over and put things to rights. never
told her, nor Charlie, that had been
there before-it was nearly ten years
before. What was the use? They
would not have understood. l had
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
BEGINNING THE SIMPLE LIFE

boarded at the Folly" for month.
Somehow that romantic runaway may
have led to this, but Charlie couldn't
understand that, and 1t would be fool
ish to tell him that one day his mother
and were caught In a shower and
took refuge in this hovel, and ate straw
berries and cream and shortcake, there
where that pine table stood, while the
hail was pattering'o on the roof. No, I
can be Rousseau to you, curious
reader, but not to Charlie. 1t is difficult
to be as candid as Rousseau without
being as Objectionable. Charlie could
not understand If told him that the
ghost of an old sweetheart had come
back again with me to the hovel and
was going to eat strawberries and
cream again at that same table.
Besides, just now, he was caring
more for that yellow dog than for any
thing else on earth, or perhaps in
heaven, for that matter. That cur was
the only living thing that welcomed
us when we came to the station at
Spelldown. She seemed to sniff our
predetermined vagabondaEe, and be-
gan to wag most familiar reciproo-
ity, that said: Il am with you, boys"
So audaciously did she claim prior
acquaintance with Charlie in some
other state of existence. that | gave
boy dollar for her. and she wig
wagged with boisterous and unmistak-
able manumission all the way up to
our destination. Before she had got
there Charlie had named her Sam
son." with reference to some dog ideal
in his story book, and a day or two la
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
He PUZZLED THE BaITIsHER
Evidently poorkesper Had Never
Heard Of the Lord That Amsri.
can Minister Served.

Judge George f. Lawton of the Mid
dlesex probate court told me a story
tho other day Of an American minis
ter who was spending his sabbatical
year travelling abroad. Arriving in
London, he made every effort to get
an intimate view of the two branches
Of parliament in session. OF course
no stranger IL allowed on the floor of
the house of lords; but the minister
not knowing this. and with the usual
amount of American push. tried to
make his way in. There Ia a rule.
however. that servants of the various
lords may be admitted to speak to
their ministers. Seeing the minister
walking boldly in. the doorkeeper
asked:
What lord do you serve?"
What lord?" repeated the aston
ished American, "the lord Jehovah!"
For a moment the doorkeeper hesi-
tated and then admitted him. Turn
ing to an assistant standing near, he
said:
HE must mean one OF those poor
Scotch lairds."-Boston Record.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
Knocked Out.

Through the crowded street rushed
the newsboy.
''Poiper extra!" he piped in shrill
tones. "All about peope made sick by
de score!"
With visions Of food
scandals or a mysterious poison case
the crowd surged around him.
Time for the pure-food inspectors
to get busy said one.
"Might be ptomaine," said another.
Some deeD-laid plot" said third.
boy, don't see anything about peo-
pie being made sick in here. This is a
baseball extra"
And the newsboy grinned.
"Sure!" he chuckled, as he passed
out the papers like the proverbial hot
cakes. And it tells how people were
made sick by de score. Wild de score
~ to nuttin' in favor of de visitin'
team it's enough to make anybod.
sick. Sporting poiper extra!"
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
Is Tired Of Praying.

A little girl in st. Louis the other
evening was going through the usual
form of prayer: God bless mamma.
and papa and make me good girl"
and 30 on, when all at once she
seemed to come to decision. Nov
that is the last time l am going to
say that prayer" she said, very grave
ly, looking at her mother. You are
older than l am and 1t is your place
to ask for all those things and l don't
see any use in two peoples asking
the same thing" Since then she has
firmly refused to pray. insisting that
it is her mothers place to ask God
for blessings.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

| ter I had to correct it, according to
the facts, there being indubitable evil
dence that the cur did not belong to
the Samsonian gender. So suggested
as more appropriate to her character,
the name of "Delilah.' and Charlie. with
the felicity of blue-pencil infancy, in
stantly converted 1t into "'Lilah" for
all time.
/ pulled the Quaker rocker outside
the door, lit my briar-wood pipe, and
tried to make myself feel like Cowper's
! Selkirk But the attempt was frus-
trated by the arrival of Griselle. She
| came over the northeast pasture hill,
in starched muslin, and brought Gabe
| Hotchkiss with her. Gabe was her
uncle-a weazened Rip Van Wrinkle,
who would split my wood, haul my sup
plies once week and, If l said so,
sleep in my woodshed, and fetch me
some trout and dace occasionally from
the Cluny milldam between my cot
tage and the Folly Against this
practical and case.hardened rustic
Griselle was like musk pink against
| stone heap. | wanted to call her
Phyllis, and l believe l have men
| toned her in my dairy as "Buttermilk
and Daisies" But | soon found out
that she had taught district school in
winter and played tie melodeon in
the Reformed Church oElcwhere. She
could come over and get Charles
breakfast in the morning. Charles
mark that OF course Charlie and
1 were going to run two tables. Hav-
ing settled this, she abandoned me to
Gabe, and went out on the wire grass
to make Charles acquaintance.
Finally she insisted on taking
Charlie over to the Folly" and show
ing him the milldam. In moment
of weakness l consented, and was
then thrown upon my own resources
for the rest of the day. l tried to fill
out the time with petty industry. l
got out the few books and arranged
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
ONE THING THAT WAS CERTAIN
No Doubt In the eagsaoeman's Mind
as to Contents Of What Looked
Like Coffin.

In an emergency the manufacturer
of Limburger cheese was forced to
use strategy with shipment. Ordi-
narily his product went in special
cars. but in this instance no car was
available and the order must be filled.
Two hundred pounds Of the fragrant
comestible was put in . rough. OBJ
long box. and taken to the railroad
baggageroom. Then the Manufacture
er bought ticket for himself and the
box, and entered the train. At the
irst stop he went ahead to the bag
gage car to see that there was no
trouble. He stood by the box in q
disconsolate attitude and shaded his
eyes with his hand. The baggageman
was sympathetic. "A relative?" he
asked. YES" answered the maru
facturer. at is my brother" "Well.s
said the railroad man. philosophical1y.
you have one consolation. He's dead.
all right."-San Francisco Argonaut
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

When l made up my mind to back
out of my city environment, l en-
countered some poignant experiences
which 1t Is not worth while to mar
rate in detail. 1t is enough If / can
all Several impulses and desires.
deep embedded, combined to make me
step clean out OF one habitat into an
other, and having taken the step. l had
too much obduracy of character to go
back.
One morning in late May we found
ourselves with our bridges burned,
standing with a yellow dog in front of
a weather-beaten hut 100 miles from
Wall street. 1t was so early that l
could feel the wet wire grass through
my thin shoes. l looked at the dilap-
idated house and wondered at my
temerity. Then the two fellows who
are always squabbling in ones sub
consciousness began their debate.
49," says one of them-a kind of
Mephisto-'you have made up your
mind to live in that hovel. have you?
Perhaps you think you were built for
It,"
NO." says the other fellow. I'm 60
ing to be rebuilt for it."
"Well, it's medieval funk-blank
cowardice-crass sentimentalism. You
cannot change your skin by changing
your geography. You will commit sui
eide before the year is out"
/ asked the two men who had driv-
en- us and the boxes up, where / could
get some ice and lemon. They looked
at each other as If l had asked them
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
Logical Reasoning.

A certain young mans friends
thought he was dead. but he was only
in state of coma. When, in ample
time to avoid being buried. he showed
signs of life, he was asked how IL
seemed to be dead.
"Dead?" he exclaimed Il wasn't
dead. knew all that was going on.
And I knew I wasn't dead, too, be-
cause my feet were cold and l was
hungry"
But how did that fact make you
think you were still alive?" asked ono
of the curious.
well, this way: l knew that II 4
were in heaven ! wouldn't be hum
cry And II l was in the other place
my feet wouldn't be cold"
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

The 1909 National Encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic Will be
18th. An unusually attractive folder in
red-white- and blue replete with infor-
and the Rocky Mountain region. is be-
ing distributed by tho Passenger De-
partment of the Denver & Rio Grande
particular interest to Grand Army men
is the reproduction of speaking like.
nesses of all the Commanders-in-Chie
from B. F. Stephenson. the organizer
in 1866. to Henry Nevius, the present
Commander This is the first time that
this set of portraits has been assembled
The familiar faces of John A. Logan.
Ambrose T.. Burnside. John F. Hart
ranft. Russell A. Alger John C. Black.
James Tanner and many others appear
in this interesting series.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In shreds-ltching Was Intense
Sleep Was Often Impossible.
Cured by cuticura In Three Week.

"At first an eruption OF small pus.
tules commenced on my hands. These
spread later to other parts of my body,
and the itching at times was intense,
80 much SO that literally tore the
skin OF in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably, and also kept me
awake nights. l tried several doc
tors and used number of different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit. Finally set
tied down to the use of Cuticura Soap.
Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills.
with the result that in few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces Of my eruption
had disappeared. have had no trou-
BILE Of this kind since. H. A. kruts-
koff, 5714 Wabash Ave, Chicago, ILL.,,
November 1S and 2S, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
The Landlubber.
YER catch any

Small Boy-Did you ever catch any
whales?
Sailor-No.
Small Boy-Ever shipwrecked?
Sailor-No.
Small Boy-Ever been cast on des.
ert island?
Sailor.-No.
Small Boy-Ever caught by canni-
balls?
Sailor-No.
Small Boy (disgusted)-Why, you
might as well have stayed on land
The Throne.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
Continual Doubt,

How many children have your
said the tourist, affably.
II dunno exactly" answered the
tired-looking woman
You don't know?"
Not for certain. Willie's gone.
nshin', Tommy's breakin' in a colt.
GeQrgie's borrowed his fathers shot
gun to go hunting an Esmeralda Ann
is thinkin' of elopin' I never know
how many I've got till supper time
comes, SOS l can count en-
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

a heavy sediment. Doctors were not
helping me SO l began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills. l improved soon, and
after a while was entirely free from
my suffering. am in the best of health
now and am in debt to Doan's Kidney
Pills for saving my life.'
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster.Mtlburn Co., Buffalo. N, Y,
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
Alas. How True!

"I often wonder" remarked Mr..
Stubb in solemn reflection. "if the last
man on earth will have the last
word"
Mrs. Stuff.
But why are you SO sure?"
Because the last woman will give
1t to him."-Chicago Daily News.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

You can never make a woman be-
lieve that she isn't saving money
when she spends ten cents in car fare
In order to obtain dollar article for
9S cents.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
Notes,

81 hear that the new tenor is
great success-that he can hold one Of
his notes for half a minute"
That's nothing: I've held one Of his
notes for over a year."-Judge's Ii
brary.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

Rates to New Mexico and Texas.
On the first and third Tuesdays of
each month. during the entire year.
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to a great many points in New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days, allowing liberal stop-over privil-
eges. For detailed information. rates.
ETC.. call on the Colorado G Southern
agent, or address T. f. Fisher. General
Passenger hgent, Denver. Colorado.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
BiIssfuI Tour.

Pearl-They say Switzerland is an
ideal country for honeymoon tours.
Ruby-It must be. There is tun-
mel twelve miles long.-Chicago News.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
A Poor Memory.

"Have you forgotten that you owe
me seven dollars?
Dear. dear. l had forgotten. MY
memory is miserable-but wasn't u
only 6.39?"-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

years / was Grip
pied with sciatic
rheumatism In my
thighs and could
not get about with
out crutches. The
kidney secretions
became irregular.
painful, and showed
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
Exclusive.

"where do the Hottentots live.
Mary?" a public-school teacher asked
one of her pupils. II cont know, m"
said Mary, primly. MA won't let me
visit any of the people in this neigh
borhood. Companion.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

Nothing is SO wholesome. nothing
does SO much for peoples looks. as
little Interchange of the small coin
of Observation-Disclosures.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

Magnetism.
First Dancer-She's a very attrac-
tive girl.
Second Sufferer-Yes. her father
was big steel magnate.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
uNkIND FAKE.

AthIeticism Extraordinary.
why" said the first athletic boast
er, every morning before breakfast l
get q bucket and pull up 80 gallons
from the we'll" That's nothing" re-
torted the other. II get boat every
morning and pull up the river."-Uni-
versalist Leader.
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04
CRIPPLED WITH scIATlcA
Caused by pisordered Action Of the
Kidneys.

Samuel D. Ingraham, 2402 E. Main
St, Lewiston, Idaho, says: For two
The Springfield herald., 1909-06-04

Pie has gone up in Chicago This
will prevent it from going down in the
same locality.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-07
A Liberal Offer
}. L. Andrews Drug store Guarantees
a Relief for Dyseepsia-If the Rem
edy Fails It Costs Nothing.

To unquestiuna1ly prove to tle peo-
pie that indigestion and dyspepsia can
be permanently relieved and that Rex
all Dyspepsia Tablets will bring
about this result, we will furnish the
medicine absolutely free if ii fails to
give satisfaction to any one using IT..
The remarkable success of ReXali
Dyspepsia Tablets is due to the high
degree of scientific skill used in de-
vising their formula as we'll as to the
care exercised in their manufacture.
whereby the well known properties OF
Bismuth Suhnitrate and Pepsin have
been combined with Carminatives and
other agents.
Bismuth- Suhnitrate and Pepsin are
constantly employed and recognized
by the entire medical profession as
invaluable in the treatment of indiges-
ton and dyspepsia.
The Pepsin used in Rexall Dyspep-
STA Tablets is prepared by process
which develops its greatest efficiency
Pepsin supplies to the digestive ap
naratus one Ct the most important
elements of the digestive fluid, and
without it the digestion and assimila-
ton of food are impossible
The carminatives possess properties
which aid in relieving the disturb