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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-05-06

noon 1t was more business-like Floyd
than he at first figured on He learned
that the manager and sole proprietor
to the Quick Fire Manufacturing Com
pany had just started in to introduce
the greatest patent of the age in that
particular section.
Look how simple il is said Floyd
handing him over a small contrivance
of metal bands which encased a mass
of what looked like pulp asbestos.
ITS the greatest thing in the world
for people who have to buy kindling
wood in small quantities at big prices.
This little thing is always ready, and
will start a thousand fires. The wom-
en- simply eat them up faster than the
factory can turn them out. They cost
seven cents eacn 20 manufacture, and
retail for so cents. The agents get 20
cents for each one they sell, and we
can always keep the best of statesmen,
for they can easily sell from so to 100
a day"
ITS amazin' how some folks can
make money easy" commented Jones,
who looked and listened in wonder.
Here's one OF the agents now" said
Floyd. Let's see what kind of a day
he's had"
That's the kind of day I've had"
replied the salesman, as he opened
a large suit case which proved to be
entirely empty. Il sold 80 that car
ried with me and took orders for few
more to be delivered tomorrow" AS
he spoke he emptied pile of money,
all in silver, on the desk in front of
Floyd.
by the way" he suddenly asked.
addressing his remark to Jonas, as if
the thought had just occurred to him,
how would you like to take care of
this business for me in the office here
| need good, solid business man like
yourself, so that | can give my time
to other matters. | could make it
worth your while. You would have
plenty of time to look after your own
business, and could use this office for
your headquarters"
wei, think / could take care of it.
all right" was the answer of Jonas.
And would a hundred and fifty a
month be enough pay?" questioned
Floyd.
why, yes; that seems more'n good
pay for so little work." admitted
Jones'
"Oh, never mind that" was the airy
response. ITS worth something to me
TO have man handle my money that
| know | can trust. If you will just
come around at nine o'clock in the
morning | will show you how to start
the men out. All you've got to do is
TO give them as many of the little ma
chimes as they want to carry out, and
then take the money from them when
they come back in the afternoon. That
will give me chance to look into the
matter of buying that farm of yours
and some other things | have on hand !"
In the language Of Doc Floyd's set,
Jonas Jones was hooked
Although habitually an early riser,
Jonas Jones found Floyd already busy
with some correspondence when he
reached the Office OF the Quick Fire
Manufacturing Company on the day he
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-05-06

gage on Jimmy's home and then
bought in the property at forced sale,
was that he was thinking OF making
some investments in the neighborhood.
and would like to get price on the
Floyd property
so You are a relative of these
Floyds, are your" the old man asked
"A distant relative" Floyd admit
ted. And now what do you want for
the placer"
1T ought to be worth about $4,000,
but I'm not anxious to SELL" was
the wary reply
well, just draw me up an option for
80 days at that price. with the agree
ment that the people can stay there
for that time whether l buy the place
or not. and | will look into it,"
IT'S customary to pay something for
an option. you know" was the insin-
uating reply.
And how much will the option be-"
How would 500 do?"
"All right" was the quick return of
Floyd, who drew a roll of money from
the old miser bulge as a 500 bill was
separated from the pile.
The next night Doc Floyd was seat
ed in the High Rollers club in Chi
cago. With him was Jack Cleland, his
partner In many transactions, ques-
tionable, maybe, but profitable always
to the pair. Floyd had been telling
Cleland of Jimmy and his talk of
that youngster was so unlike his usual
conversation that his partner mag
ined he saw new side to the man
with whom he had so long associated.
Yes. sir, there's something about
that kid that made me take to him
right away the genial Doc was say
ing. And then I've got a bunch that
he's going to be mascot. | found out
to-day that old Jonas had skinned the
kids father out of his farm by loan
ing him few hundred dollars at a
time and taking notes for about three
times the amount he gave him"
And what's your plan?" asked Gle
land
We'll. I've been through all that
part OF the country recently, and | find
no one has ever heard of our new pat
ent fire kinder. | think they ought to
be educated. ! want you to scare up
as many of the solicitors who worked
with us as you can, and have them
ready to go south tomorrow night.
Get five cases of the kindlers and ship
them to me the first thing tomorrow.
Send them by express to be certain of
quick delivery. All you viii have to
do will be to stay here and be the
factory, and then drop down in case 1
send for you"
The offices OF Quick Fire Manufac-
turing Company of New York and
| Chicago presented busy appear
ance couple of days later when Jonas
Jones called to deliver the option to
Floyd. He found Floyd engaged with
a group of shrewd looking young men.
and after greetings was asked il he
would call again at four o'clock that
afternoon, when Floyd would have
more leisure to talk to him.
When Jones called later In the after
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The Stock eambIer,a volo.

AS rule. great manipulators have
high. thin voices and take a distrust-
ful view OF securities. Their vocal
popularity must be left as an arbi-
trary fact; as to their bearish slant of
mind. it is easily accounted for. 1t
comes Of the fact that their services
are more often solicited by men hav-
Ing something to sell than by men
wishing to buy-in the ratio of about
nve to one. Nevertheless there is no
instance OF bear manipulator's hav-
ing died rich. 1t is a bulls country
Everybody's Magazine
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-05-06

was to take charge Of the little de-
tails. Jonas was as proud as a boy of
his new job. He had donned his best
Sunday suit and INDUCED in a shave,
feeling that some consideration was
due to the dignity of his new position.
You are good at figures, pre-
sume?" said Floyd. af.ef the statesmen
had been started out Il wish you
would go through this statement for
me-"
The statement was long mass of
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WelI-Tralned Memory

i do not recall anything on that
point" said the witness. "Oh, you
don't?" sneered the lawyer. You'd
better take memory lessons" Excuse
me, re1oined the witness suavely,
out my memory has been trained by
one OF the highest-priced lawyers in
the business. Philadelphia Public
Ledger
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In the Nature of a sIur

Sir Hubert Won Herkomer says he
once saw the reproduction Of picture
called THE Coming Storm" adver-
tised for sale In shop window and
under the title there were the words
In large type: Suitable for a wedding
present"
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$50 California Round TrIp.

II contemplating any coast tour,
write at once to Kenneth Kerr, D. P.
A., Salt Lake Route, 1863 s. Main, Salt
Lake City.
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Element Of DANGER to Society.

The real danger to modern institu-
uons is not In the difference In the
size OF fortunes or that some live In
mansions and others in huts. The
real danger is that the current of SYM
patny which should circulate freely
among the entire citizenship IL OBJ
structsd.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-05-06
$50 California Round Trip.

II contemplating any coast tour,
write at once to Kenneth Kerr, L. P.
A.. Salt Lake Route, 169 S. Main, Salt
Lake City.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-05-06
$50 California Round Trip.

II contemplating any coast tour,
write at once to Kenneth Kerr, d. P.
A, Salt Lake Route, 16s S. Main, Salt
Lake City.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-05-06

Gives you a practical ten weeks
training in Shorthand, Typewriting,
Penmanship, Bookkeeping, Com
mercial Arithmetic, Civil Service
and Mechanical Arts.
This school has larger enroll
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equipment than any other Com
mercial school in the west.
1t is suitably situated in the COM
mercia center. Salt Lake City is
well supplied with summer resorts,
public parks and libraries, and
every convenience for affording q
pleasant and profitable summer.
Living rates are reasonable.
Tuition $1,000 for session.
Summer School opens May 3lst.
Write Registrar for catalogue or
more information.
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FROM BURNING BOAT
LEAP TO DEATH
WOMEN SPRING INTO THE MIS-
SiSSlPPI RIVER AND FIND
WATERY GRAVES.

Burlington. Iowa, Aug. 2e.-While
hundreds OF merTymakers watched
without any feeling of alarm.
thinking the occurrence part Of
a pvrotechnic display on the
water. four persons tonight
jumped from a burning boat into the
Mississippi river and two women were
drowned. The bodies were not re
covered.
An elaborate display Of fireworks
was set off on a barge in the middle
of the river as part OF carnival
Many launches and rowboats gathered
around the barge. II was announced
rescnting tho destruction Of vessel
by fire showing passengers jumping
overheard to escape the flames.
Consequently when the store of gun
powder on the barge caught fire and
flames lcaped in all directions, the
spectators only applaudcd.
The explosion set fire to the launch
which contained Marshal Jordan and
wife. Mrs. |. y. Conover and two
men. all of Mount Pleasant, Iowa,
AZ soon as the reports of the pre-
maturely exploded fireworks died out.
spcctatnrs i'm small boats observed the
five persons struggling in the water
and went to their rescue. But Mrs
Marshal Jordan and Mrs. Con"ver had
disappearod The others We're taken
from the water exhausted.
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STRIKING SPECTACLE
WITNESSED
AEROPLANES AT REIMS GIVE
SOME STARTLING ExHtBi-
TONS IN THE AIR.

Reirns. Aug 20-Aeroplanes- fly
ing in straight lines. making wide
turns or wheeling abruptly travelling
slow and fast and low and high. Of
fcred a striking spectacle To 5000
persons ON the field of Betheny today
Two slight accidents occurred. NJ
Dumanset, driving an Antoinette ma
chine, came to the ground sideways
and broke one of the runners of his
aeropIane. and NJ. Goffroy. in an Es-
nault- Pelterie monoplanc. had accom-
piished Il flight of a kiiometer when
the machine struck a hedge demolish-
ing its propeller. This was the sec
ond practice day before the COM
mcncement of the prize flights of
Aviation week. and many of the avi-
ators took advantage of the beauti-
full weather tn try out their craft
Glenn II. Curtiss. the American. was
given an Invocation after a flight of :
minutes. Although the motor of his
machine was "A bit erratic. the bipianc
sped straight without swaying. NJ
Curtiss declares that he is ready for
the races.
Hubert Latham also was appIaudcd
for a spectacular flight of 10 minutes
NJ. Bleriot. driving n small 4o-horSe-
power monoplane. made Il series Of
manenvers during which he demon
strated his masterful hand at avia-
ton.
Mr.. Curtiss was not greatly sur
rrised when Informed that the Wright
brothers had brought suit against the
Aeronautic society of New York. al
leging that the CurtiSs machine in
fringes certain of their patents. He
said he had known for some time that
something of this nature was contem-
plated. but he failed tn see how It
would result in anything but a lot of
litigation,
The aviatnrs were amused tonight
over an offer received by August
Post. secretary of the Aero Club of
America. from a Frenchman weighing
$50 pounds. who says he will give
500 Ia each and every aeropIanist
who win take him with them in their
flights
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COMPLETE THE DRAFT
OF PROPOSED LAW

Detroit. Aug. 20,-Aftcr three years
work. the commissioners on uniform
laws throughout the United States.
who are now meeting in this city. to-
day completed the draft of Il proposed
law to regulate the transfer Of ccrtifi-
Gates of corporation stocks. The pro
posed law viii he presented to the
Various state legislatures. 1t Is based
upon Il codification of statutes and
decisions prevailing in all the states.
The principal advance made over the
existing legislation is a provision that
no attachment or levy shall he valid
upon shares of stocks for which a
certificate is outstanding until such
certificate shall actually be seized by
the office making the attachment or
levy
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OFFICIAL ITINERARY
ANNOUNCED TO PUBLIC

~. Paul. Aug Gothic official
itinerary of the party Of Japanese
commercial commissioners and ex-
pcrtS in commercial lines which will
travel through ~ states of this coun-
try. was given out here today.
The party will be composed of Il
commissioners and commercial experts.
They arrive in Seattle on the steam
er Minnesota. September ;. They will
visit Tacoma, september i and Port
land. September s. Spokane. Scptem-
Der II To Is. Anaconda and Butte,
September II. arriving in St Paul
September Il.
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SUGGESTS APPEAL
TO THE POWERS

London, Aug. 20.-ln the joint note
on the tretan situation presented t.
the porte yesterday, the four protect
ing powers, Great Britain. Russia,
Italy and France. expressed regret
that Turkey had not left the settle
mcnt of the tretan question III their
hands In this connection it Is point
ed out that the powers have shown
every disposition to safeguard Tur-
kish interests in Crete,
Regarding Macedonia, the note sug
gests that the best course for the
porte to pursue in the interest of
peace is to appeal IT, the powers sign
ing the Berlin treaty and lay before
them any grievances Turkey may
have.
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ATTELL RETAINS TITLE.

San Francisco. Aug. 20.-Monte At
tell Of San Francisco retained the
hantamweight championship by de-
feating Percy Cove of Seattle in fhe
10th round of "A scheduled 20-rouna
bout tonight. Attell made a chopning
block Of his opponent and after the
second round had things practically
his own way. Referee Ed Smith
stopped the fight in the 10th round
after it was evident that the Seattle
man had not the slightest chance In
win.
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MILITARY AUTO STARTS.

New York. Aug. CA military au-
tnmobile. with Milton l.. PARROT of
the national guard of New York at
the wheel. left New York for San
Francisco today. bearing dispatches
from Major General Wood. command
ing the department of the east To
General Weston. commanding the de
partment of the west.
The trip will cover 1893 miles. On
it's success. it is said, will largely de-
pend the establishment of n regular
automobile service for the army.
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WOULD RAISE MILLION.

New Orleans. La, Aug. 20.-"i
want tn raise n million dollars tn aid
in making the Woman's suffrage quos-
ton an issue. and To attack the power
of organized vice" declared Miss Kate
NJ. Gordon. upon her return here today
from the northwest. Miss Gordon was
recently elected chairman of the
Susan II. Anthony fund.
"My plan is To get 100 women to
give me $1,000 each.'' Miss Gordon
continued. "and 1.000 women tn give
slen each for this memorial fund 10
Miss Anthony
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Salem. Mass. Aug. 2o.-It became
known today that Charlie Taft, the
presidents son, and an engineer from
the presidents yacht Sylph were up
set in the lads dory off Salem yes
terday afternoon and received duck
ing. They chung to the overturned
craft until the boat from the sylph
put out To them. The Taft dory Is
a non sinkable craft.
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MONTANA FEDERATION
MAY START A PAPER

Butte. Aug. 20.-If the executive
committee can secure 1000 yearly sub
scrihcr$ within three months the Mon
tana Federation of Labor will start
IL weekly newspaper as its official or
gan, the state secretary treasurer be
ing the editor at $3.50 per month. II
the subscriptions are not pledged. the
matter will go over to the next an
nual convention. decided the dele
gates today. An assessment of cents
per canita. for three months was levied.
to pay the federation debts. The
election OF officers viii come up to-
morrow.
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ABANDON THE SEARCH.

Cape Town, Aug. 2o.-The govern
ment and the admiralty have ahan-
doned the search for the missing
steamer Waratah. which left Port Ma
tai July % for London with 500 people
oa board. They still have slender
hope that the Waratah yet may TIE
found, by reason of the fact that IN"
steamer Menarandra from Madagascar
for East London. is a days overdue.
II has been suggested that the Men
arandra may be assisting the WaTa-
tab.
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PUT ON UNFAIR LIST.

Butte. Aug. 20,-The Montana Brew
ing company of Great Falls. because
of its dispute with labor there, was
today placed on the unfair list by the
delegates to the annual convention of
district -. United Mine Workers NJ
America \ resolution to increase the
initiation fee from $40 III So Was voted
down The delegates spent the re
mainder Of the session in considera-
ton Of constitutional amendments.
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FUNERAL is HELD.

Pasadena. Cal. Aug. Gothic funeral
of r. W. Bryan, general superintendent
of the Central division of the Great
Northern railroad. who died here last
night from Injuries sustained Wednes-
day i'm an accident on II country road
near Coyina, took place today. Bryan
was riding In IA heavy wagon with his
son. \. r. Bryan. a resident Of Covina,
when he fell under the wheels. He
had Il winter home here
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PINCHOT AT DEADWOOD.

Dead~ood. $, d. Aug, 20,-To in
Festigate the policy al permitting
sheep 10 Craze in the Black Hills ma
tional forest reserve Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot has arrived here.
MIR. Pinchot and Supervisor keIlar
will hold mass meetings oR the re
serves. at which settlers who oppose
the plan will be given a hearing.
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SEVERAL DISTURBANCES.

London. Aug. 2o.-There were suf-
fragette disturbances at several pnlit-
icai meetings in the British isles to-
night. Secretary If War Haldane.
while addressing a meeting at Liver
pool. Was greatly disturbed by mum
Der Of suffragettes who took up a
position on the roof of an adjacent
building and shovered bricks through
the windows Of the hall, Seven +
the women were arrested.
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CARDINAL GETS AUTO.

Rome. Aug 20.-Finding that the
vatican gardens We're not extensive
enough to permit of his motoring
through them, Pope Plus has present
ed his motor car In Cardinal Merry
del Val. the papal secretary of state
The car is ii handsome one and was
presented To the pope by wealthy
Americans
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STEAMER is BURNED.

Peoria. Ill. Aug 2o,-The steamer
Fred Swain. owned by the Peoria Il
Packet company, caught fire
in midstream this afternoon and
burned t. the waters level Their"
we're about $50 people on board. but
all were rescued, One man suffered
IA broken arm. but no one else VAS in
jnred, The origin Of the fire Is not
known
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ADVOCATES ECONOMY.

Toledo. Ohio, Aug. 20.--Addressing
the convention of First Glass Post
masters today. Frank Hitchcock made
public announcement of "A policy of
strict economy throughout the depart
ment with which he requested the
postmasters To comply.
The convention pledged support to
the policy of economy
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TWO SEVERE STORMS.

Pittsburg. Aug. 2o,-Wind. rain, hail
and lightning visited this city and vi
cinity today Windows were broken.
cellars flooded and number IF per
sons injured when frightened horses
ran away. Wire communications suf-
fered and traffic was blocked. There
were two storms. each lasting a half
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BOTH LOSE LIVES.

Wildwood. \. Y. Aug 20---In a flu
tile effort liz save the life Of ".
Brooke Lesig, ii weIl-known Philadel
nhia lawyer. With whom she Was
swimming I'm the surf at Wildwood
Crest today. Miss Virginia Paul. one
If the leaders In the younger set IF
Philadelphia society. VAS also drowned
i'm the swift ocean current. Neither
body was recovered.
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LIEUTENANT RESIGNS.

Butte. Aug 20.-Lieutenant Of Pc
lice Joseph Sins"l. under charges of
having falsely testified as To his age
when before the examining board at
the time of his appointment to the
force. resigned when his hearing was
called. Lieutenant Sinsel in his letter
of resignation declared he was con-
WINGED he could not secure a fair hear
ing before the trial board.
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REBELS ROB TRAIN.

kisslovodsk. Russia. Aug GA
band of Is revolutionists have robbed
n train near here of $4,000. They
boarded a mail train bound for Ros-
toy on the Don rs passengers. After
the robbery the men escaped on
horses held in readiness by accom-
pIices. \ sergeant of gendarmes was
fatallN hurt.
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CIGARS ADMITTED.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20--Nearly 1900
900 Philippine cigars have been adj
mitted to this country under the free
provisions of the Payne tariff law.
Practically all Of these came in before
the law became operatives on August
&. but had been held in bond" in
in anticipation of the pas
sage of the act.
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CLOSES CONTROVERSY.

Toxic. Aug. 20.-The memorandum
signed at Mukden. Manchuria, August
IL. by representatives of the japanese
and Chinese governments practically
closes the Antung Muk9cn contro-
versy According to terms of this
understanding, China agrees To afford
Japan every assistance in the construc-
ton of the Antung- Mukdcn railroad.
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ACCEPTS INVITATION.

Herlin. Aug. 2o.-Germanv has az
cented the invitation Of the United
States to send naval representation TO
the portula celebration at San Fran
cisco next October, and orders have
been sent tn the cruiser Arcona, now
in Pacific waters to be present.
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BOYCOTT CEASES.

ConstantinopIe. Aug, Gothic boy
colt against the Greek shipping has
ceased here owing to the Intervention
of the government and the trouble
seems to be- diminishing in the PROV
inceS.
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HEAVY TIMBER DAMAGE.

Winnipeg. Man. Aug zo--The gov
eminent report on forest fires in can
ada during the last year shows that
timber Was damaged to the extent Of
So 500 600 and that Il lives were lost
Forty million feet of timber Mere
burned In British Columbia.
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would not be confer ted tn he kept in
the house and doing nothing by rheu-
matism. Neither are you. who are
always busy and active. Then don't
neglect the first twinge OF an ache or
pain that you might hjnk is just a
"crick." Rub well with Billiards. Snow
Lininent and no matter what the
trouble il. it will disappear at ones,
George PERSISTENCE