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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
Wrlght Makes SUCCESSFUL ExhibItlon.

Washington.-Calm and confident
Orville Wright late Thursday encir-
cled the Fort Myer drill grounds time
after time in his aeroplane in three
separate flights. He was cheered bv
thousands of persons. In the third
night he was in the air a few sec.
onds more than nine minutes and en-
circled the field nine and a half times
For one complete round he flew very
close to the ground evidently prepar-
Ing to land. This he did within 200
feet OF the aeroplane shed.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
TENNIS COURT DESTROYED.
Former President Roosevelt's PIav.
ground Needed for Additional
Working Quarters.

Washington.-Des of the far
famed White House court, where
played the so-called Roosevelt tennis
cabinet to make room xor the add.
itional working quarters for the exec.
utive clerical staff, began Thursday
when the excayators marked off the
grounds for pick and shovel. This is
the beginning of the renovation of
the White House and the further i'm
provement by President Taft.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
Protests Innocence on scaffoId.

Salem, Ore.-Protesting his inno-
cence to the last, Joe Anderson, who
was convicted of the murder of Har-
ry Logan in Portland in 1908, was
hanged Friday afternoon. He died
fourteen minutes after the drop fell.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-08
Oldest Yale Graduate Dead.

Topeka, Manchester Dutton, the
oldest graduate of Yale, died Friday
night at Concordia. He had lived in
log cabin on the banks of the Re-
publican river since 1872 He gradu-
ated from Yale in 1888
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
Reward of Honesty.

He was a conscientious Office boy,
and he had always been taught to en-
ulate the great George Washington
and never tell falsehood.
"Boss," he said timidly as the noon
hour approached, II want to git Off
this afternoon"
"Oh, you do, eh" said the old broker
peering over his glasses.
eyes, sir, and 1 haven't any grand
mothers"
"Well, you're an exception, indeedw
"And I'm not sick"
Extraordinary! Very extraordi-
naryw
"In fact, sir, 1 want to get off to go
and see the ball game"
The old brokers' face frightened.
"Well, Willie, I must say that you
are the most honest boy ever met"
"Thank you, sir"
''Yes, and, come to think of it,
want to see that game myself. was
afraid to leave the Office at first, but
now that see you are such an honest
boy know my business couldn't be
in safer hands. 1t will take some time
for me to get back, so you will stay an
hour or so later. So long, Willie.
There is nothing like being honest,
When I come back I'll tell you the
score."-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16

have been asleep when you took the
car out. The first thing 1 knew wt
were on the road"
II want you to get out and go right
straight away" said she.
He smiled upon her, as It were, in
diligently.
Have you considered the subjectT
said he. "Do you really wish me to
go away, or do you wish me to mend
the car? It's broken down, hasn't it 2
The mans perfect calm had begun to
have its effect upon MisASLeigh. She
felt some disposition to use her reason
which terror had at first dethroned
If this fellow had meditated robbery
he would not have waited so long. His
opportunity was perfect when he sal
behind her in the car.
"Can you mend the carr" said she
do you know anything about auto
mobilesT
Several facts of great Importance, u
he replied, alighting.
what were you doing in our garage? p
she demanded.
"My original intention was to medi
tate" said he, "but fell asleep"
He busted himself about the mech
anism Of the car, and she perceived
that he was not without knowledge OF
it. She had quite ceased to be afraid
of him. Good nature seemed to radiate
from the creature.
You're a tramp" said she, "an edu
Gated tramp"
He wagged his head somewhat
mournfully. "My education is moi
what could wish," he said. "As to
my way Of life, it pleases me, and
though it is looked down upon and
burlesqued and made jest Of in the
comic papers, I intend to stick to 1t
Somebody must do 1t, SO why not Il?
"Do what" said she-"tramp?"
"If some ride too luxuriously
through this world, others must walk,
said he "You mustn't take me for an
anarchist" he added. I'm a pillar OF
law and order. But my tastes are sim
pie. / fashion my life upon a pattern
of frugality which seems to bring me
happiness, and can't help wishing
that the world would do the like. So
ciety is an awful spendthrift.
"And now, young lady," he proceeded
in different and more decided tone
"there is nothing the matter with thi!
car. If 1 tell you what to do you can
do it and the car will run. But shall
1 really be serving you?"
"What do you mean?"
"May l ask where you are going?"
Certainly not" said she. "It is nc
affair of yours"
He leaned back against the car and
regarded her earnestly.
"You are running away" said he.
"How dare you say SOP
Consider, my young FRIEND" he re
sponded. Can it have been by acci
dent that you came to the carriage
house the instant that the chauffeur
left it? What will he think when ht
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16


finds the car gone? For q trif1e you
would not have given him cause to
suspect that the car had been stolen"
"How do YEA know all this?" she
demanded. you said that you were
asleep"
II merely guessed it," he replied,
"but now 1 see that it is true. Why
are you leaving home"
"You can have no interest in me-"
she cried. "You ask these questions
merely to emphasize your advantage.
cannot go except with your permis-
sion, Very well; name your price. But
it must not be high" she added, with
sudden prudence, "for 1 have very lit
| tle."
you have all that 1 ASK" he said,
ian excuse for your conduct. That ex-
cuse must be mine now, for if you
continue your fight shall be respon-
sible.'
Miss Leigh stood between two perils.
At any moment some one might ap-
pear from her uncle's house or Bates
might come flying down the road in
quest Of the missing car. She searched
her mind for an available falsehood
and failed to find one. She had al
ready confessed too much. This man
knew that she was running away. Any
falsehood would result in questions
and delay. The truth was the quick
est.
"There is a guest at our house with
whom my father has forced me into
an engagement of marriage" she said
II hate the man. I will never meet
him again upon such terms. am go
ing to a friends house In Princeton,
where I shall stay until this matter
can be adjusted"
The man seemed to ponder for q
moment.
"You have very singular IDEAS" he
said, "How In the world can anybody
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
The Old Fashioned Girl.

What has become, can any one tell,
OF the good old fashioned girl
Who cared not at all for party or ball
Or ruinous social whirl,
Who was early to bed and early to rise,
Who welded the mop and the broom,
Who busted the chairs and swept down
the stairs
And took all the care of her room?
What has become Of the shy, sweet maid
Who loved her work better than play,
Who got wraps for ma and slippers for
pa
And listened to what they would say?
Alas and alack where has she gone?
I'll tell you the truth, vow.
6he hasn't gone far, but her pa and ma
Won't let her do such things now.
-Roston Globe.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
RaE@ae
ALL WAS WE'LL THUS FAR.

the chauffeur, cross to the kitchen.
He would not stay long, yet long
enough.
She had meant to take the runabout,
but it was in a corner, and everything
stood in it's way. Close by the door
and headed outward stood the red car,
which she liked least, but it's position
determined her choice. Within one
minute she was on the road and no one
had seen her. All was we'll thus far.
1t would be run Of about thirty
miles to the home Of her very dearest
and best friend In Princeton, where
she expected to set up her camp and
make treaty with her father. The
friend was happily married. She had
abandoned many luXuries for the sake
Of love and now lived simply in lit
tie house. Miss Leigh was sure of
sympathetic welcome, but she was
not equally sure Of the road, and,
above all, she feared mishap in passing
her uncle's house, about a mile from
her own. On such a pleasant evening
there might be half a dozen young
people by the gate.
AS she came in sight of that spot,
around turn of the road, she saw two
cars beside the way, and she checked
her own vehicle very suddenly in
mass of shadow. Thence she looked
out keenly and could discern no one in
the cars or anywhere about, so she de-
cided to run the gantlet.
She put on the power, and nothing
happened. The propulsive mechanism
seemed to be working, but the car did
not move.
Miss Leigh had not the least IL
what was the matter. She had only a
fair weather acquaintance with the
red car. She could run it when it be-
haved well, but it's less amiable moods
were mystery. 1t was now doing its
very worst. 1t would not bulge an
inch, and it continued to assail the
ear of night with most villainous
racket. Miss Leigh jumped out and,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Couldn't Tell,

"Well, well, Neighbor Weaver, I see
as how ye've got a new hired man
over to your place." remarked Uncle
Charlie Seaver as he leaned over the
pasture fence and accepted a chew
from his friends heart case tobacco
pouch. "Somethin' peculiar about the
way that feller walks. Is he a mite
lame"
Huh, ding busted if know whether
the cuss s lame er notv' CALCULATED
Mr.. Weaver, expectorating into the
pigweed beside the fence. ITO tell We
the truth, Neighbor Seaver, / never
seen the cuss move fast enough SOS
could find out. Thet hired man may
be lame in the nigh leg, as ye say, but
I guess we'll never know the truth.
Huhw-Puck.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
To Serve God,

It is written, "To serve God and
live to Him is easy to him who doeth
it." Truly, it is so to him who doth
it for love, but it is hard and weari-
some to him who doth it for hire. But
God rejoiceth more over one man who
truly loveth than over a thousand
hirelings.-Theologia Germanica.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16


Just vacated, his arms carelessly rest
ing on the back of that very seat. A
rough looking man he was, wearing a
red sweater, heavy dark jacket and a
queer cap set on the back Of his head
whats the matter?" said he In
rather a pleasant voice.
The girls hands went to her heart
"You frightened mev' she gasped.
The fellow wagged his head slowly.
"That isn't possible" said he. "No-
body can frighten you. You have to
brighten yourself. might hurt you,
but nothing IN the world or out Of It
can scare you unless you let It."
"Where did you come fromT' she
demanded
"Dreamland," he replied. ~ must
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Love Quickens Perceptions.

Nothing quickens the perceptions
like genuine love. From the humblest
professional attachment to the most
chivalric devotion, what keenness Of
observation is born under the inf1u-
ence of that feeling which drives away
the obscuring clouds of selfishness as
the sun consumes the vapor of the
morning.-Tuckerma
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
A Domestic Strateoist,

when you are late to dinner how
do you apologize to your family?"
II don't try" answered Mr.. Big
gins. Il plunge into technical de-
scription Of the ball game that gets
my son so interested and my wife and
daughter so mystified that have the
conversation all my own way."-Wash-
ington Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
THE MAN IN
THE RED CAR,
How a Strangers Logic Turned a
Runaway Girl Back Home.
BY HOWARD FIELDING.

NOpyright, 1903, by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
Miss Leigh was running away from
home. Let the fact suffice for the
moment; the young lady's reasons will
appear in due time.
1t was about 10 of the evening,
crisp, clear night, with bright moon
In the sky. The shadows Of bare
branches lay black and still; they look
ed rigid and brittle, as If one could
pick them up aud break them. The
door of the old coach house, recently
transformed for the accommodation of
automobiles, was open, and there was
a light within, but Miss Leigh had
been on the watch and had seen Bates,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16

after a h a s t y
& ] a n ce toward
her uncle's house,
turned to the re-
fractory automo-
bile.
Instantly t h e
girl was stricken
i n t o the Sc IN
blance of a stat
ue, petrifed with
amaZement a n d
terror. Inere was
a man in the red
car!
The thing was
i m p o ssible, a
n i G h t m are, a
piece of black
magic. Yet the
man was there.
He sat directly
behind the place
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Quite Rapid.

"Were the colors on those new goods
you bought as fast as the saleslady
declared them?"
Fast? Well, when I washed them
they ran so you'd think they had speed
mania" ."-Baltimore American.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Plenty of Covering.

Don't you find it inconvenient sleep
ing out of doors?" asked the woman
in the wayside cottage.
"Ah, no, num-" responded Optimist-
ical Oscar, tipping his crownless hat
II generally choose a flower bed, and
like as not I'll have sheets Of rain
with blankets of fog and all the COM
forts of home."-St. Louis Republic.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
True Kindness.

True kindness does not require that
we try to suspend for any one the fit
operation of the laws Of human life,
or that we excuse him from obedience.
most of all to the moral lawn. p.
Gilman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Chean Substitute.

Sam Sunfower-Old man Sparks am
de meanest man All ebeh seen in nah
life.
Pete Persimmons-What am so mean
about him?
Sam Sunhower - Why, when his
daughter was married instead OF
throwing rice he threw hominy.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Pleasant Thouahts.

The pleasantest things in the world
are pleasant thoughts, and the great
art in life is to have as many Of them
as ossible.-Bourve.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Another Rinq.

Eva-Why are you watching the tele-
phone, my dear?
Edna-Because have an engage.
ment ring at noon.
Eva-Engagement ring? Gracious!
Who is the lucky man?-Houston Post.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Her Family.

II have three husbands to support"
pleaded the ragged beggar woman.
"What-you are bigamist?"
"No, sir. One husbands mine, and
the others belong to my two daugh-
ters."-Cleveland Leader.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Relief.

"It's terribly hot where I'm sitting"
"Then go over and sit between Jack
and Ada. There's a GOODNESS between
them."-Lippincott's Magazine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
Time and Tide.

''Time and tide waits fer no man."
"Yes, an eff dey wuz ter wait fer de
women folks dey'd sho' be late ter
whar dey gwine."-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
By Proxy,

Folks who do their religious duties
by proxy must be willing to take their
rewards in the same wav
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16

b e offers t b e
shares. He has
wrecked t h o s e
b a n k s. They
stand upon the
brink of ruin,
and now he is
Pc d in G his
stock to country
capitalists W 1 t h
city ambitions.
Your ia t h e r
would have lost
every penny that
he put in"
The girl was
standing in the
car, bending for
ward and looking
down at him.
"Who are your"
she cried.
NTNo ho Pronlr
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16

"TO be frank YOURFATHERW WOULD
with you." said HAVE LOST EVERY
he, II am a de- fINNf'
tective in the employ of Uncle Sam,
and have a warrant in my pocket for
Mr.. Waldo Kennard's arrest. I was
sitting in your garage, by courtesy Of
your Mr.. Bates, meditating upon the
question whether I should serve that
warrant tonight or tomorrow morning,
when l sank intoN1umber and the bot
tom Of this car. So you ran away
with me, and here I am"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
An Easy Convert.

$50 you believe in telepathy?"
"Yes," answered Mr.. Meekton.
"For what reasonF'
Because my wife believes in it and
it's too warm to argue."-Washing
Star.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
9burt gerntoms
For
Sunnap Dalf-Dnur
Theme:
PATIENCE

+ r +
BY Rev. Dewitt L. Pelton.
r + +
Text: Let patience have its perfect
l., 4.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-05
Local and Personal.

For Sale-Two cows and young calves. See w S. Hesterly.
 We regret to learn that Noel Nichols is on the sick list.
 Dr. $. J. Hesterly made a trip to Boughton yesterday after noon.
 o. H. Helbig returned today from a New Years visit to St. Louis.
 Will c. Henderson of Galveston was a visitor to Prescott yes terday.
 J. R. kurtz, of St. Louis was a business visitor to Prescott yesterday
 Mayor c. B. Barham of Gurdon, spent a short while in Prescott yesterday afternoon.
 Non-filling, non-fading and non drying typewriter ribbons for sale at The News office.
 F. J. Carpenter, w. J Wilson and G. w. Wilmington, of Ar kadelphia, are registered at the Park Hotel
 J. B Stone left this morning for Camden, where he went to witness the organization of the new Elks lodge at that place
 Notice-All members of Com- pany "M" will report at the arm ory in uniform on Friday, Jan uary the Sth for target prac- tice and to be paid for services rendered at Little Rock. A. c. Winslow, Capt.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-05
HesterIy Drug Store
THE CARNIVAL.

The Southern Carnival Co.,, op- ened the doors to their seven at fractions last night, and for an hour patronage was good but a false fire alarm scattered the crowd, and the heavy rain fol- lowing soon afterwards entire ly dispersed the people, and a. bout 8 o'clock the shows shut down for the night. Conditions today are more favorable for business, and doubtless the shows will be well attended. The at fractions include The Dixie Min strels, The Ferris Wheel, The Flying Lady, The Oriental Thea ter, George the Midget, Ethel the Big-headed Baby, the Sea Ser pent, and the Den of Reptiles. There are the usual concessions present and the lime of tents are stretched along the street from the Miller Hotel to the opera house. The shows compare fav- orably with other attractions of the kind.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-05
PEACH CROP INJURED.

Van Buren, Jan. 4.-At the close of an abnormally warm day Van Buren and vicinity were visited by the worst hail storm of years, and owing to the fact that it was preceded by a severe electrical storm, such as preced- ed the cyclone that visited Fort Smith just twelve years ago. great uneasiness was felt here for fully an hour.
 The mild winter has caused the peach buds to swell, and it is believed that the storm of this evening has caused the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the owners of commercial peach orchards in the vicinity of Van Buren.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-05

Lumber for repairing garden fences at Hatleys.
 c. H. Ruggles of the Hope Iron Works, is a Prescott visitor to- day.
 H. E. Bemis is spending today in Little Rock on business. ness. Ss
 Jess Ingram, who has been spending a while in Oklahoma, returned home last night.
 Mr. and Mrs. George J. Terry have quit housekeeping, and are for the present boarding at the home of Mrs. J. T Gossett.
 Prof. 0 h. DunaWay, after a four weeks spell of the grip, was able to be up town yesterday for the first time since his illness
 Cal. Burke has moved his fam fly to town, and is occupying the Blake cottage on West Main St. adjoining Wm. Gees, and N. F. Ward has moved to the Aburrow place north of town, just vacat- ed by Mir. Burke.
 About 7.3O o'clock last night an alarm of fire was given by the power house whistle, and some excitement existed for a few minutes in view of the fact that no information could be se- cured as to the whereabouts of the blaze It finally developed that the alarm was false
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-05

Judge A. M. Denman is spend- ing today in OkolOna.
 M. w. Greeson made a busi- ness trip to Arkadelph.a this morning.
 Miss Marie Brown of Camden after a pleasant visit here as the guest of Miss Marion Waller, re- turned home this morning.
 have moved my office up- stairs in the new Clark building on West Main street
 Dr. J. $. CHASTAIN.
 Thos. C. McRae, jr., left this morning for Camden, where he goes to attend the organization of the Elks lodge at that place tonight.
 The ladies of the Christian church will serve dinner on Thursday, January 14th, the proceeds to go into the fund for the erection of their new church building
 Hon. H. B. Mckenzie will leave Thursday morning for Little Rock, where he goes to be pre- sent during the preliminary pre- paration for the opening of the legislature next Monday.
 Prescott was visited last night by a heavy rain, which was ac- cOmpanied by a considerable thunder storm. The crowds who were at the street fair suffered | considerable inconvenience in reaching home, so suddenly d:d the storm approach.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
Body of John F. Mortimer Was
Taken From River Near
Emerson Yesterday =
DISAPPEARED LAST DECEMBER
ON HIS way TO PEMBIuA
Was q Prominent Resident of Mani.
toba and at One Time Was a Mem.
ber of the Provisional Cabinet
Fell Through Air Hole,

Pembina, N. D.. April 26-The body
OF John F. Mortimer of st. Vincent,
Mimi. who was drowned in the Red
river near Pembina about five months
ago, was found Sunday afternoon at
point about two miles north of Dm-
erson. Man. Though in the water for
long time, the remains were in q
fairly good state of preservation.
Mortimers sudden disappearance
last December was one of the most
mysterious with which the officials of
this section have had to deal. He left
his home at st. Vincent to 60 to Win
nipeg, expecting to board the train
in Pembfna 1t was necessary for him
to cross the Red river in order to
reach Pembina and as it was dark,
re failed to see the many bad places
in the ice and went through. Several
days later when his wife failed to hear
from her husband. an Investigation
was started. The river was dragged
as thoroughly as possible but no trace
was secured of the missing man.
The body when found, was lodged IN
the underbrush along the river bank
where 1t had been carried by the high
water. John Mortimer was formerly
very prominent in Manitoba politics.
He was at one time member of the
official family of the province and
was heavily interested in various busf-
ness enterprises.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26

dustry. The hide tax evidently was
not intended to produce revenue and
the slightest investigation will demon
strate that the infant 1t protects has
grown to be lusty giant.
For some years the packers have
been gradually working the business
OF buying and selling country hides
so that In time they may control the
entire supply as they now control the
supply Of packer hides. With the
packers in complete domination of all
domestic raw material for making
leather and tariff to keep out foreign
hides. there can be no hope for ex-
pansion of our export trade in shoes,
harness. etc., which is the only saliva
tion of our business from the evils of
over production"
The leather men also endorsed let
ter written by representative of a
st. Louis shoe firm to Senator Dolli-
,. intended to correct an alleged i'm
SfO,; -. of the Iowa senator that the
h>1f.:2/ :" abolish the duty on hides
emans-, ':l>,. N eastern shoe firm.
1--WE Of Zot, Sts' reads the letter.
"have been W.: dng hard in conjunc-
tion with eastern manufacturers Of
boots and shoes for the abolition of the
fifteen per cent duty on hides"