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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

The main wheel of an ordinary
American watch makes four revolu-
tions a day of "a hours. or 1,46O in
a year. Next, the center wheel. "a
revolutions in day, or $3.50 in a
year. The third wheel, 1872 in a day,
or 5000 in a year. The fourth
wheel, 2,44O in a day, or 545.6OO in
a year. The fifth. or escape wheel
1880 in a day. or 4.72S.200 in a
year. The ticks or beats are 3SS,SOO
in day, OF 141 ,s12. 900 in a year.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

Why is it that so many of our
young men are going east to be mar
ried, can any one tell? We have in
mind two September weddings where
Minnesota furnishes the brides for
Occur d'Alene gentlemen.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

The term penny" as applied to
nails is generally supposed to have
been derived from pound. 1t orig
inally meant so many pounds to the
thousand; that is. six-penny means
six pounds of nails to the thousand
The thousand was always under
stood, and six-pound. ten-pound, etc,
were gradually shortened until the
present term penny" has entirely
taken the place of the pound.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

The residents of the Fort Sherman
district are very DESTROYS to have a
night policeman stationed in their
section of the city to protect property
and the safety of the young girls who
reside In that district. Several as
saults have been attempted there
within the past few week. and they
think 1t is high time that something
is being done for their protection.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

There are lots of men who really
make fun of the women for counting
their pennies, but they don't stop to
think that the trouble is they give
the women so very little money they
have to count that way or not at all.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02
POT PoURRl
Things OF More or Less Local
Interest.

1t takes all kinds of people to
make a world, but some could be
dispensed with, perhaps.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

Just watch our baseball team next
week, while they are gone on their
vacation trip. Here's dollars to
doughnuts that they win 20 per cent
of the games played.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

The Twin Falls News publishes
the affidavit of farmer in that sec
ton that he produced on three acres
219 bushels of Dluestem wheat, being
10 bushels to the acre.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

Between the natural curiosity OF
some people and the natural desire
TO boast Of others, very few secrtes
are kept.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

Idaho Odd Fellows will charter a
special train to carry delegates to
the sovereign grand lodge to be held
at Seattle, September -2O-25.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

When you cast your bread upon
the waters, it is sometimes well to
hustle down stream, as you may need
it again.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

If you wish to retain your friends
never give them any advice. Advice
is usually free, and free gifts are sell
dom appreciated.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

The cost of the silver service to be
presented by the Idaho citizens t.
the battleship Idaho will be from
$1,000 to $4,000.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

TOdAy's news today II you read
die Evening Pres.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02

If you want your little boy to find
the dirtiest place in the street. al
you have to do is to dres SHIN vi
in his best clothes.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-02
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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19

it. You have been told off to follow
me. suppOse?"
he glanced at the money and thought
/ was going to bride him. Il have only
nay duty TO do" he said.
If you'll be d guide instead of a foI-
lower and show me where my sister and
can get rooms, I'll give you This.
He was nay man instantly. There
viii be no difficulty about that. Tbs
accident on the line has filled up the
place. but I can manage it for you.
You are English?'' he said. as We
walked
at only wanted to see if my poor
friend, Trevor, was ia that smash. But
you heard what passed."
He shrugged his shoulders and
grinned. You did not ask in the right
way" and he glanced at the money
had given him. Tomorrow it VIII be
all right. There is @ train to Cracow
at II o'clock ] shall be there No
E1glishman was hurt in the accident,
You may feel quite AZ ease"
Il am glad 10 hear that, Z said
was; but not for the reasons he thought.
lie earned his gold piece, for he soon
found accommodation for us and for the
horse, and babe us good night. repeat
ing his assurances that al would be-
well IN the morning.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19

NO. ] could cover a lot of ground
at that jog trOt I'm pretty tough, you
see
Ride up the hill and let me walk
Not a bit OF it. Wen push on as
We are. if you don't mind" l had no
breath left FOR talking, 50 L pl0dded on
in silence. There had been so much to
do in the interval since We had left the
Devils Staircase that / seemed to have
had no time to think of anything ex-
ceDt the pressing affair Of the moment.
But 1 had time now, as I strobe up the
Mill and for the first time I seemed to
awake to q recognition Of the supreme
confidence and unquestiOuing trust
which VOlna showed in me.
The night was very dark: we were
miles from everywhere; she knew Moth
ing of me, and had only seen me first
some eight or nine hours before; and yet
she rode by my side as COntentedly as
though We had been friends for life
and were just out for a sort OF couven-
ttonal picnic in conventional hours. The
pluck of it appealed TO me as much as
anything.
You are wonderful girl, Peggy ]
exclaimed, invOIUntarily.
Peggy? Do you know, I think I be-
gin to ike that name. l have been say
ing it over and over to myself during
the ride. But why am 1 wonderful ?
I wish 7 could get used to saying Bob.
But / have q sort Of something in the
throat that seems to jump up and stop
me"
''Ah, that's a spasm Of the naming
tissues, One only has it when a name
is fresh. You'll get over that. The best
cure is 10 say it often"
rs it, Bob? But why am I wonder
ful?"
You do this unconventional thing as
though it were the most ordinary thing
in the worldF'
DO you mean 7 oughtn't to trust-my
brother Bob? You see, I just can't help
myself. L had to trust you. Besides
IL you knew''-she broke off, and after
d pause added a little eagerly-'-you I'M
derstand, don't your"
Il understand that chance has given
me a very delightful sister"
Why, didn't you begin by keeping my
secret from that station master-about
Mary Smith. L felt hke-like nothing ]
ever felt before when he brought you Up
and said you were English"
You tried your best to speak Eng
fish"
1T was Hke-Iike a glorious dream
come true when you looked so grave
and answered me in German. I'm not
used to having people do kind things for
me, except my dear mother. And when
we stood outside the station, well
I'd have given anything just to have
unloaded my whole stock Of trouble t.
you"
Poor Peggy"
mo, not Peggy, she hasn't any trou-
bles of that sort yet. They are-Bob's
But it's poor Volna; and Peggy will
soon be VOlna again"
did not know how to answer this
There was such a touch of sadness in
it; so I said nothing.
May ] tell yOU?" she asked presently.
Sylvia always tells me her; so
know how TO Keep q secret"
Il told you I had g haif-sister and
brother, didn't u"
Are they like you at ali2''
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19

you have a sister then. What is her
name?"
sylvia"
Nov that Is a pretty name"
"Not always. She gets called Silly,
sometimes"
That's monstrOus. Is she angTy?"
mot a bit. You see these are really
pet names"
Obi" She was silent a moment, and
then said: And are we to be Bob and
Peggy to one auother?'
Il guess so, except when we quarrel.
Then II viii be Robert and Margaret
But it viii only be until tomorrow"
Tomorrow ."
when we reach CraCOw, you know"
Shall we get there tomorrow"
eve ought to"
All right-Bob." She said it with a
sly little laugh.
You'll soon get used TO it, Peggy.
And now III get you to carry my heavy
coat, and if you'll shake him up we'll
trot for O. bit. The sooner we've put "a
mile or two between US and Bratinsk
the better.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19

1t was safer 10 waste the time neces-
sary TO drive a hard bargain. And SO
we wrangled until I had fought the
amount down to a fair price, when We
spent another ten minutes souabbling
whether he should give me an old bride
or merely a rope halter.
When ] had gained my point and was
( riding the horse away he sWOre so
volubly that he was q heavy loser by
the deal, that I knew he had made
enough profit 10 boast about. 1 thought
/ it best to alter his opinion, therefore.
DO you know the history Of this
1 horse?" i asked knowingly. mo, you
/ can't or you'd know that I've cheated
/ you. Do you know that he came from
/ General KOlWich's stable and was sold
+ for four hundred rOubles? I should have
paid that for him, had you pressed me-
! I shall get five for him But you
/ should learn to know horse when you
| see one"
He pushed his cap back and scratched
/ his head, and invoked the name Of the
| Deity in despair that was almost pa
| thetic
rode off with d chucIle I knew that
! I had struck deep into his pride as a
horse trader, and that he would now
/ keep his lips as close as a rat trap about
/ the whole transaction. He would brood
/ over it. and wait for the day when he
! could get even with me; but though the
I skies fell, he would never speak Of that
! horse again to any one.
/ The bargaining had taken nearly an
/ hour, and I feared the sands of Nolna S
/ patience would be running out fast.
I She greeted me with a sigh Of relief
/ 81 had begun to fear all sorts of things.
You have never had to buy 3 horse
I in u-fls 1vF az al
( can only be accomplished with many
/ lies and much time. But well be of
now. You can manage to ride bare
4 back, 1 hope"
/ She smiled. 'J have ridden bare back
/ ever since was a child"
/ Then YOU haven't had time yet to
forget"
II am nearly one and twenty" she
/ declared with a delightful air of dig
nifty.
rs that a reflection on my youth or
another compliment
IT'S about the truth. that's ALL
( 1T is d great age" 7 agreed. 4 re-
member how / felt at the time. One is
never so old again, they say until quite
| late in life
] helped her 10 mount. Bare back
/ riding is d little Undignified for one
and twenty. I'm afraid. Now we are
really on and in our new characters. Dc
/ you know who you are"
Miss Margaret Garrett, an English
girl who is very troubled what to do
with the RS in her name.'
I'VE can alter that. My friend always
calls his sister, Peg"
Peg. what a WOOdeny name"
Short for Peggy-we think that
rather pretty" She repeated il several
times and laughed.
why do you Iaugh2"
+YoU have queer notions Of what is
pretty.
mines worse, I'm called Bob"
Bob! Yes, that is much worse. Bob.
! Bob. Bob. It's very short, and easy;
but it's very funny"
( My sister always calls me Bob
( every one does. in fact"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19

'I hadn't thought of that"
You would have to hide your face,
II you don't want 10 be known"
II expect I look an awful fright"
Tine more disguised you are the bet
ter" said 1. She laughed. 1T IS good
TO hear YOU laugh in the midst of all
this uncertainty
1T cannot be so very dreadful if you
can manage to pay such neat compli-
ments Mr.-Anstruther."
you find that name a bit trouble
some, eh2'
Don't you think you are worth taking
some trouble for? But it is hard
Lucky that I'm going to change it
while we are together"
Change it?'
wen talk that ali over on the road
to Pulta, Here's the place where
hope TO get the horse. It may take d
little time. VIII you wait for me?"
There is q rough kind of recognized
procedure in horsedealiug in that dis
trict; but as I had had more than one
experience of the kind I knew how to
act.
I crossed to the house and seeing q
light in the stable behind, guessed I
should find the man bedding his horses.
He did not know me, but I had heard Of
him.
Good evening, Audreas," I said in a
rather Surly tone, as II I had a griev-
ance against him; and without another
word 7 walked up to the four horses
one after the other and looked them
over. He took no notice but went on
forking the bedding. This was all
strictly in accordance with etiquette.
I came out of the last stall Struggling
my shoulders and laughing contemptu-
ously, "Blauben is a little fool, He
said I should find some horses here.
Good night. There isn't one worth a
couple of rOubles'
The last sentence he understood to
mean that T might possibly deal He
dashed his fork on the ground and came
toward me, saying very angrily:
What's that? Who are you? Who sent
you here?"
"Old Blauben at the station"
And DO you think you know anything
about horses? You don't know even
how TO look at them
Il have q chestnut that's worth the
whole string. j thought there was some
thing TO buy here. I suppose ne thought
] wanted meat for a bouillon factory.
Good night"
wait, there, wait, you long imp Of
ignorance. Do you want to make a
match with your chestnut? Where is
it2"
I laughed. eff these crooks of yours
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19

saw mime they ii learn how to move
Here, smoke, you old owner of dogs
meat" and I handed him q cigar.
Holy Virgin, what do I hear2" he
cried, throwing up his hands, and put
ting q lantern near my face. He knew
Well enough now that I had come to
trade; and was happy. But we kept up
tile farce a little longer: he abusing my
chestnut and / his four uags.
His object was to find out which horse
1 had selected; but I kept this from him
carefully. At length I pointed to one
that ! would not have had as a gift.
I'm going to give my dogs treat one
day, 1 think they could manage with
that. How much for it. if I give YOU
back the hide and the feet?"
He grinned. you know fine horse
when you see one, after all" he said.
You shall have him-three hundred
roUbles." About $50 this.
"Kopecks you mean. Good night"
wait, wait Was there ever such am
impatient fool as you? Do you really
want him2"
NO, only I didn't want this long walk
for nothing. and m taking some horses
to Noshti Fair"
Isn't there one Of the others you'd
care for? Don't be in a hurry"
I'm in no hurry. What about these
others?"
Then the real bargaining began. He
put price on the horse I wished to
have; and we chartered and smoked and
swOre and abused ono another in the
way these bargains are made ] dared
not hurry the matter too much. He
would boast all over the village the
next day Of the fool who had given him
the price he asked; and the transaction
would become public property, with the
result that the police might get wind Of
~
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19

No, 40. They are both members OF
this terrible neutrality-suspicious. ries
My father was one and lost his life in
the cause, My uncle, Counter Peter
/ he was the brother Of my fathers first
wife-has always dominated our family
even my poor dear mother
us she involved with the Fraternity
too?"
''No, and yet yes. She has no SYM
patlly with the movement at all: but my
uncle influenced her and she has given
large sums of money. She Is rich you
know, and, If it is found out, the gov
ernment would be glad to get any pre-
text for cOnfiscating her fortune. They
would throw her into prison, and II
would Kill her"
'But surely your uncle was not Sc
mad as to leave anything duplicating
her in existence"
81 wish I could think that 1t may be
so; but only this morning he warned me
that if these papers did not get to era
COW and a raid was made there. things
would be found which would place her
in danger"
] thought some things about Count
Peter which I did not express. 81 hope
he was exaggeTating matters" I said.
I'VE have not been happy at home
DCC1ueS Nuulu never JOIN III any OF
these miserable COnspiracies. My sister
Katinka, and Paul too, always upbraid-
ed me"
You put your sister first, [ notice"
"She influences Paul She is very
strong wiileds and very-very Jealous
for the Fraternity
7 don't think you would make q very
formidable conspirstor, YOU know"
1t is not that exactly 7 am toe
much Of q coward. But mothers for
tune comes to me and-oh, this misera-
bic money; they want 1t for the cause
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
CHAPTER ".
a AorsedeaIinq Transaetion.

As I hurried TO the station I tried 10
think over the position coolly and care
fully.
In the first place. j was now a fugi-
tive from the police: but as I had done
no wrong, the fact had a sort Of fasci-
nation for me. The scent of adventure
and the prospective excitement attracted
me. and the idea OF a trial of wits with
the authorities reused every combatiVe
instinct in my nature
Even had there been no. one else in
volved I should have gene through win
the thing for its own sake. But there
was Volna. Her safety and that of her
mother depended upon me; and that
fact was the most powerful incentive
could have had 20 urge me 20 my ut
most effort. The thought of helping
such a splendid girl was just q sheer
delight.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
CHAPTER V.
At PuIta.

We kent UP a fair pace for nearly an
hour, the horse moving at a slow, Looping
canter, with spells of walking for me to
recover breath; and In this way we Gov
cred the six or seven miles which
brought us to the foot Of the steep
rugged hills that divide Bratinsk from
Pulta
we've about q mile and a half climb
here, then a stretch OF a mile or so
along the top, and after that Il tremen-
dous hill down into PuIta," told "Peg-
gy." as we pulled UP.
Are you not tiredI'
The Delta independent., 1909-11-19
Fashions and Fads.

Velvet is making up some of the
handsomest walking gowns.
Princess forms prevail for dinner
dresses and evening wear.
Soft, wide meshes are found in near
ly all the face wells.
Light, flimsy chiffon muffs will be in
style for evening affairs.
The bolero is expected to be in great
favor the coming season.
Among the new handbags are those
of black moire beaded with jet.
Gold or silver tissue is used as lin
ing to sheer net yokes and sleeves.
White furs of every sort and kind
will be seen before the holidays set in.
The heavy crep mourning veil is now
rarely seen; instead, there 4 is light
net veil, bordered with crepe.
The fur collar not long ago was the
recognized trimming for a cloak, but
now embroidery takes its place.
Wells no longer are drawn tightly
around the face; they must not touch
the face at all, even at the chin.
For becomingness to relieve the all
black hat many girls are having a mar
row band of gold around the brim.
Satin charmeuse remains the favorite
fabric for ball and dinner gowns. and,
in fact. for evening gowns of all de-
scriptions.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-19
PLamdealer Taps.
(ouray Plaindealer)


1t is not all bed of roses for the
women marriee to "good fellow"
Go easy on "candy kids" girls.
They often turn out to be lemon drops.
The living should not impoverish
themselves to erect monuments over
the dead.
A whiny child is bad enough; whiny
woman is worse, but whiny man is
the limit.
The divinity that doth hedge King
Alfonso finds its services in constant
recquisition.
The probosis that sticks itself unduly
into other peoples affairs generally
breeds scab.
This is pretty good old world after
all, and full of pretty good people, as
well as a few microbes and wiggle-tails.
Congressman Ed Taylor has written
to ask if we want any seeds, what kind
and how many. Sure! Send us some
banana seeds to plant on Mt Snefiles,
some orange seeds to drill in at Red
The Delta independent., 1909-11-19

Several more deaths from football
are recorded in the dispatches this
week. st. Peter will assign them to
the nut factory II there is one -
there.
Gypsy Smith, the famous evangelist,
led 5000 of his silly converts into and
through the red-light district of Chica-
go. the vilest spot in all America, and
among them were hundreds of young
girls. If daughter of this writer had
been among them there would have
been a new face in hell next morning
and one less crazy evangelist on earth.
The Delta independent., 1909-11-19

Mountain and few orchid seeds to
sow broadcast where the icicles cling to
the hoary beard of old Mt. Abram.
You can't cash your neighbor's sue
cess, and if it has legitimate founda-
ton you can't damage it by knocking.
The "swell head" that follows a
good time" is different from the other
variety inasmuch as its possessor is
sorry about it.
When Colorado man has tried ev-
erything else and failed he either opens
boarding house and lets his wife do
the work, or moves to Salt Lake.