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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09

something? 1t is shameful! believe
they have done 1t on purpose"
"AhI hadn't thought Of that" he
returned.
She flashed upon him a look half In
dignant, half reproachful, and evident
ly kept silence only by an effort.
He lighted cigarette, and settled
himself in an easy chair, not even
troubling to look out of the window.
She, on the contrary, bent eagerly
outwards. Below she could see peo-
pie gathered in groups, every eye
turned up to the Wheel, and out of ev-
cry carriage window eager heads were
thrust.
She bore her anxiety in silence for
half an hour, and then once more ad-
dressed her companion.
How long do you think 1t will be
before they get 1t to mover"
Il haven't the very slightest idea"
he returned equally.
She was looking out of the window
again; SO she did not observe a slight
smile Of triumph on his countenance,
but at the end Of another half an hour
she suddenly burst into tears.
"Oh, perhaps we shall stay here all
night, and they don't know what has
become of me, and Aunt Julia will be
in such a rage"
Yes. 1t Is rather awkward" he as
sented
"And-you do-don't c-care a bit. but
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09
RECoL1ECTIoNs.

How can 1t be that 1 forget
The way he phrased my doom,
When l recall the arabesques
That carpeted the room?
How can It be that I forget
His look and mien that hour
When l recall l wore rose
And still can smell the flower?
How can 1t be that 1 forget
Those words that were the last,
When recall the tune a man
Was whistling as he passed?
These things are what we keep from
life's
Supremest joy or pain;
For memory locks her chaf In bins,
And throws away the grain.
Annie Reeve Aldrich.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09

They have been very quick about
1t to-day"
Don't you wish they had been
longer?"
Perhaps, Jack, dearj what a lucky
accident it was you coming into the
same car. If had been alone /
should have been dreadfully fright
ened.'
Would you, dearest? Well, I'm
awfully glad came. l had to run 1t
very fine lest you should get out
again"
Then 1t wasn't an accident?
And he had only just time to an
swer her satisfactorily when their car
stopped. They had completed the cir
Waverly Magazine,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09
Once Around the Axis


Business on the Big Wheel was
rather slack that afternoon, and she
sat in solitary dignity in her saloon
compartment until, just rs the official
was about to close the door, young
man darted in. He was good-looking
and well-dressed, but when she saw
him she started up and rushed to-
ward the door.
Let me out. I've changed my
mind" she cried, but the man out
side shook his head.
VERY sorry, Miss, but 1t can't be
done. You must wait till the Wheel
goes round; only twenty minutes,
Miss"
"If 1t Is my presence that distresses
you," said the young man who had
come in, "let me assure you I shall
in no way modest you"
your presence is itself molesta-
tion," she returned. She was very
pretty, very young, and evidently
knew what became her.
IT beg your pardon; perhaps you
were not aware these are public cars, -
he said, with elaborate politeness
Under, the circumstances I should
have thought even you would have
had good taste enough to refrain
from intruding on me-"
"Intruding? A mere accident has
brought US together. We shall part
In twenty minutes. Let US hope Fate
/ - " ha foA
She made no answer, but was ap-
parently absorbed in the view, as their
car slowly rose higher and higher
The strains of the band, the whirrins
rush of the switchback, and the
shrieks of the passengers, became
fainter and fainter, the elephants and
camels in the court below receded tc
the size Of dogs, and the men runnine
briskly about appeared like some fan
tastic kind of toys The car wa.
nearly at the greatest height wher
the pause made by the wheel to allow
passengers in the bottom ones to get
in and out grew strangely longer.
She looked over the edge, checked
herself on the verge of an exclama
ton, looked again. hesitated, and final
ly said, anxiously;
What is the matter2 What are W,
!. stopping SO long fort"
IL presume the Wheel has stuck,
said. calmly.
ckl Do you mean we can't &c
pity 50. l myself am not al
fear you would find tn,
ping down beyond you,
5 o'clock. I have /,
It half past 9, mus
but the shrug of hi
eh.
they ST laddszz Q
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09

you painting, and Roger will be with us"
THAT'S right; look forward, Allie darl-
ing it is your brthright. The young
must always look on to a happy future.
Now say goodbye to me, for | hear the
carriage coming round. Christmas will
soon be here, and, heaven willing, we shall
meet again" And pressing her tenderly
in her arms, Aunt Diana turned away.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09
SIX CIGARS A DAY.

Ninety-Year-OId Artist Who sim
Paints Pictures.
The King offers you his sincerest
congratulations on attaining your
ninetieth birthday"
This telegram arrived at house In
the Mazda Vale district the other day,
and was handed to q rosy-cheeked old
man with snow-white hair, whose arm
chair was drawn before blazing fire.
He laid aside the book he was reading
and scanned the birthday greeting
from the King with a happy smile
Then he lit cigar.
The recipient Of the telegram, who
could read with ease on his ninetieth
birthday, whose memory was undimm-
ed, and who could still enjoy a good
cigar, was w. P. Firth, R. A., the vet.
eral painter, among whose many fa'
nous works Derby Day" is perhaps
the most famous
AT 30 one can't expect to have
many recreations left, but / am
wonderfully lucky old man." he said.
My sight is pretty nearly as good as
ever 1t was. l can read nearly all
day, and when l feel f1dgety at night !
take an armful of papers and books
to bed with me and read myself to
sleep.
And how many old fellows of my
age can really enjoy a cigarH I can,
| though. Nearly always I smoke six
during the day; often I can manage
seven. Sometimes I tell my house
keeper that l must really cut down
my smoking allowance. Fancy an old
man Of 80 starting to cure himself Of
bad habits!"
Every day, when the weather is fine.
Mr.. Firth puts on a warm overcoat,
and sets off for an hours walk at
does me good" he said. "a walk in
Regents park is what 1 like. A fine
recreation for an old man, SO long as
ne has the use of his legs, is walking.
For an hour after dinner I can still
enjoy a quiet game of whist. Mo-
l1fe's no dreary thing to me.
Il don't want more than two meals
day now-one in the morning and
one at night" he went on. ~But !
can still eat . be - huaalKfast. and
then I can - din
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-07-09

A girl Is
wash her OF
her shirt W
dry.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-09-09

A movement is on foot to organ ize a
co Operative creamery association at
Highmore. Stock is being subscribed
and it is proposed to erect a plant at a
cost of $1,000 One half the sum was
subscribed in one day.
The flood of interurbaH sentiment is
at high point and the tide is still
rising. AT meeting held in Wester-
Vile lecently more than 100 farmer
enthusiasts were present and every one
voted the project success and are
willing and financially able to give
assistance to enable construction to
begin at very early date The farm
ers along the proposed line are hustlers
and grow grain and stock sufficient to
make the road hummer from the start
The country to be served from the Big
Sioux river to the line between Platte
and Plankinton on the Chicago Mil
waukee g. st. Paul and the Northwest.
ern Is the richest agricultural reglol in
the state. With proper generalship the
next crop can be shipped over the new
line.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-09-09

re. III. Roche and John g. Roche, of
Chicago, who sixty days ago secured an
option on the j. O. Kinney farm adjoin-
ing the City of Aberdeen on the north,
took up the option Friday. The farm
consists of 1G0 acres. and the purchase
price is $500 per acre. The farm will
he plated and placed on sale ss Roche
dale addition to Aberdeen.
While speaking on the streets of
Lead last week Ravensworth, a socialist
agitator, made some criticisms and
sighting remarks concerning churches
which drew down the i'll will of the
crowd upon him. One indignant man
in the crowd made pass at the speaker
and this was followed by several others.
Ravensworth became alarmed and tried
to get away, but the crowd followed
MIN up, and remarks OF "Get a rope"
and similar threats were heard. The
police at last came to the rescue of the
young man. This is the third time that
Ravensworth has had difficulty in the
Black Hills this summer while pro-
pounding his doctrines on the streets.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-09-09

The Aberdeen News says. "Since
Emil Victor was found guilty of MUIR
der, with the death penalty attached,
there has been considerable discussion
of whether a man has ever been
executed in South Dakota for murder,
in statehood days w. S, Bowen, OF
the Huronite, who knows about as
much concerning the earlier history of
the state as any newspaper man now
con the job" settles the question by
stating that the last execution for muir
der in what is now South Dakota took
place twenty-five years ago, before
statehood days"
Bishop William Hobart Hare, for 80
years Episcopal missionary bishop in
the Dakotas and Nebraska, has relin-
pushed his authority by issuing an
order establishing Assistant Bishop
johnson az bishop in his stead over all
the dioceses of South Dakota excepting
the City of Sioux Falls, the home Of
Bishop Hare and the home of All
Saints school, which he founded in the
early years of his missionary work.
Bishop Hare has passed the age of II
years, and for several years passed has
been in failing health. spending much
of his time in the east, now being at
Atlantic City. He announces that he
will be present at the missionary con-
vention of the church, to be held in
Sioux Falls this fall, and if he is spared
for the occasion he will be met at that
time by thousands of his former
friends in mission work, many of
whom have known him for more than
a generation.
-year-old Phillip Miller, who
has been detained for observation and
treatment in the marine hospital on
Ellis island for seventeen months, was
released September 8, by the immi-
grafton authorities and started with his
mother for South Dakota, where, 1t is
said, his father has become prosperous
farmer. Mrs. Miller with several
children arrived at New York on April
s, 1908 Phillip was suffering from a
well developed case of tracboma and
was later ordered deported with the
rest of the family. The Hungarian
society became interested in the case,
and the mother and children. except
Phillip. were admitted and went west
to the father. The father has paid the
immigration authorities 1912 for
medical attention given his son while
the boy has been detained prisoner on
Ellis Island. The boy has been cured.
His mother went east to get him.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-05
IS IT A VANDERBILT WATER
LOO!

There will be few tears when Harri-
man with all his faults, supplants
Chauncey Depsw with his many more,
as chairman of the New York Central
railway board. This may be the be-
ginning of the end of the Vanderbilt
Dynasty. The day may not be far
distant when the fortune, and fame,
and prestige of the defendants of the
great Commodore may be as other peo-
pie, their pride humbled, and they be
eating grass along with the common
herd. Hartman, the wonder of the
West, and the terror of the East, is
said to be already slated for Mr. De
pewis place, and it is known that De
pew holds his place in that road as the
representative of the Vanderbilts, and
that he got and holds his seat in the
Senate also as their representative. He
will soon lose his seat in the Senate
He long ago lost his influence there,
and should he lie dragged from his high
position on the New York Central
Railway Board, it will demonstrate
that the Vanderbilts are eating some
very humble pie.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.

From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-The
head of the Roosevelt Cabinet has resi-
gned and it may be said he has already
begun his active work in the Senate for
although he will be ineligible to seat in
that body until after the fourth of
March he has gone to Albany, N. Y,
where before body composed largely
Of Republican state legislators he made
an address outlining his views on inn
portant basic political problems and
stating specifically that he favored a
parcels post. This statement coming
from the successor of Senator Thomas
Plat, the president of great express
company and it's representative, on the
floor of the United States Senate is
most significant. The State Of New
York has had some distinguished men
as representatives in the United States
Senate, as Conkling and Seward. 1t
has never had more experienced and
thorough statesman than it will have
in Senator. Root.
Less than thirty working daysof the
present Congressional session remain
and at joint council of the controlling
party of the House and Senate it has
been agreed to confine legislation strict
ly to appropriation bills. The leaders
or bosses of the Senate, Aldrich, Hale,
Gallinger and Elkins insist that there
is barely time tor consideration OF the
regular appropriations. The President
and some of the members of the House
are urging the passage of bills admit
ting Arizona and New Mexico to state
hood but the controlling elementin the
Senate is not favorable to this measure.
1t has also been agreed that special
session for the consideration of tariff
revision will be called for the tenth of
March or six days after Inauguration.
Of course Mr.. Taft, who is now in Pan
anna will have the final say as to this
date or another but the members of the
House and the Senate after consultation
with Senator Knox, who is to be the
head of the Taft cabinet have fixed up
on March, the 10th, as desirable early
date to begin work on this bill. 1t is
also predicted that the special session
will probably adjourn before the first
of July, but there are those who say
that it is more likely to be in session
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-05
SALE OF THE c. & o.

The sale of the G. & 0. Ry. came as
a surprise TO most of us, although the
rapid advance in its stock recently
foreshadowed something. The "wise'
evidently have pocketed "large piece"
of money, and those who bought the
stock for the sake of control have pur-
chased at satisfactory figure. There
was no. Northern Pacific aeroplane
work in it. The stock did not soar
among the clouds, but it went very
high for G. & o. stock. 1t has always
been mystery how that stock lay un-
worthy of attention, and almost at the
bottom of the stock garbage dump pile
for SO many years. The road is
splendid affair. 1t has western termi-
nails of the best character. 1t has con-
nections which ought to give it bust
ness, and TO which it ought to give
business of vast Importance. 1t has
grade over the Alleghanies which
makes the Pennsylvania, B. & o. and
N. & W., green with envy. 1t has an
eastern deep water terminal which is
the wonder of the world-none like it
south of New York-and coal fields
unexcelled, and yet it never seems to
have been able to earn dividend. We
will not undertake to more than refer
to Mr. John p Branch's statement
made at stockholders meeting two
years ago, as we do It from memory,
but we believe he openly stated that
in forty years his G. & o. stock had
not paid him in all as much as s per
cent. dividend. For some years it has
been the impression that the c. & 0.
was strangled by the Pennsylvania.
We know that by some means the great
grain trade that road had built up. I'M
der Mr.. M. E. Ingalls,, was diverted
after the road fell under control of the
Pennsylvania and New York Central,
| and the elevators at Newport News
were closed. The road, however, has
a wonderful coal trade, and when we
reflect that the top of the Allegheny
mountain is reached with grade of 80
feet per mile from the west, and that
when reached trains practically roll
from there to the seaboard, distance
of $50 miles, it is easy to see why this
road can be made great property, and
why Mr.. Hartman, whose hand seems
now to be in every railroad pie, would
want this lucious slice. 1t is our
belief that this Napoleon is behind this
move, since Mr.. Rodgers has taught
the railroad world the Importance of a
tidewater outlet for coal where ice does
not interfere; trade by the way which
is growing in this country beyond hui
man conception. Mr.. Hartman has
crossed the continent, kicking the
Fishes, now the Vanderbilts, and other
smaller railroad fry out of his way, but
he is not yet to tidewater, unless he
reaches it now by the e. & o.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-05

Mr.. Taft's journey to Panama we
hope will settle something. Mr.. Roose-
welt was down there and beyond a few
photographs showing him climbing
among the rigging of steam shovels,
there is nothing to remind us OF his
visit. The Panama canal seems to be
nothing beyond presidential play
thing. 1t serves to remind the world
that we have undertaken a great big
job, and to remind US that the Chagres
river and the Gatum Dam are suffici-
emily large to serve as dumping
ground for more money than even the
United States can well spare. Every
few,days the cost jumps some fifty
millions, if not hundred, so that now
we find ourselves with a white ele-
plant on our hands, not able to dispose
of it, unable to feed it, and no known
means Of killing it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-05
until the middle OF the summer.

until the middle of the summer.
All the details of President Roose-
velt's departure from Washington have
been prearranged. He will as is Gus
tomary ride with the President-elect to
the Capitol and there witnesses the IN
auguration ceremonies and perhaps at
tract as much attention as his success
sor but he will not return from the
Capitol to the White House. In this
respect he will depart from an old pre-
cedent. He will as a private citizen
drive from the Capitol immediately to
the Union Station and take train to
Oyster Bay. There yet remain to him
about thirty days of his remarkably
strenuous term and the Navy Depart
ment just now is coming in for his re-
forming, or as the boss Senators of his
party will perhaps put it, ssmeddlesome
and mischief making activity There
is no doubt great deal of mildewed
red tape in use in the Navy Depart
ment. Its management is by cum
bersome and Anticipated system. The
President while assistant secretary of
the navy became aware of this and it
is remarkable that he has put off
changes and reconstruction until the
last month of his term, Now, how
ever, he seems determined to set ball
rolling with the assurance that his sue
cessor as the devisee of the Roosevelt
ian policies will carry this out also. 1t
is to be hoped that he may. With a
man like Root in the Senate, himself
well acquainted with the weakness and
inefficiency of the clumsy naval estab-
lishment, something may be accom-
plished. But the present system is
| firmly intrenched in various navy
yards scattered along the Atlantic coast
| from Portsmouth, Maine to New Or
leans and these navy-yards are the
strongholds of certain Senators and
contain the machinery and furnish the
funds through which they keep their
seats. Millions of dollars are yearly
appropriated for navy yards at Ports
mouth, Maine, Boston, Philadelphia,
Charlestown, Port Royal, Key West,
Pensacola and New Orleans None of
these navy yards have dry docks of suf,
icient capacity to repair large battle
ships. They are all inaccessible for the
reason that entrance to them is moi
deep enough to admit large size battle
ships but they receive, as have said
yearly appropriations for maintenance
and improvement which mean that I
| large number Of employees under thu
patronage of the Senators from these
states are there for unless work and ex
penditure. They navy yards for ex
ample at Portsmouth near the home o
Senator Hale is unfit for building any
but small sized ships, such ships as ar
unless in modern naval warfare an(
are in themselves merely means of fur
ther expenditure in the consumption
of food, fuel and wages. The nav.
yard at Mare Island, San Francisco i
another case. Senator Perkins of Cali
fornia. has secured thirteen millions o
dollars for the improvement and main
, tenance of this navy yard although i
Is impossible to bring a battleship into
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-05
Stonewall Jackson Camp.

There was an interesting meeting OF
the veterans of Stonewall Jackson
Camp Tuesday night. Mr.. w. Arthur
Blackford presented to the camp a
sword captured by his father at Second
Manassas. Resolutions were adopted
thanking those taking part in the Lee
Jackson celebration, and much bust
ness of a routine nature was disposed
of. New members were elected as fol-
lows: Messrs. Marion Koiner, Geo. H.
Almarode, J. Booker Smith, Henry
Hyer, Daniel Thacker and w. III. G..
McFadden. Attention was called to
the tea to be given this evening from
4 to 10 o'clock by J. E. B. Stuart at Mrs.
Thos. Hogshead's.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-02-05

The Valley Branch of the B. & o.
Railway smiled when the mayors met
recently and criticised the conduct Of
the road. They told the mayors that
the road is now run exactly as it has
been for ten years. This the mayors
did not dispute. they only were amaz-
able to walk, much less run SO long.