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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31


are moved at this season to make res
olutions; In fact, New Years day is
like grand bazaar day In which vari-
GUS fine and beautiful resolutions are
spread out to view. But alas, how
many of these are only made to be
broken! We are determined to turn
over new leaf In the book of life,
and yet the fair, unspotted leaf Is
soiled almost in the very act of turn
ing It, What then? Shall we give
up making resolutions? Not at all.
All effort is fragmentary. Because
purposes miscarry Is no reason why
we should not form them. Were ey.
cry New Years resolution to be brok.
en- we would still have lived better
for making them. And some of them
will be kept, while the very endeavor
will have lifted us to higher plane
and Increased our self-respect.
We should. most of all, ask our
selves IT we have true life aim No
man can hit the mark If he is not
aiming at it.
Resolve to break off bad habits.
We all have our defects Of disposition
and character. These we cannot help.
But 1t Is our voluntary self-indulgence
that makes them our masters. Now
Is the hour to fight them, to resist
them unto blood, to break them off at
once and for all.
Look on the bright side. The world
Is full Of beauty and life sparkles with
JOY to the unblurred vision. It Is our
gloomy spirits that distort our view
The worst evils are imagined ones
that never come to pass. Let us look
look for love and goodness and
beauty and happiness, and we shall
tread fragrant, empowered way.
Let us do better In the home. 1t Is
here, where we are often most
thoughtless, that we need to do our
very best More depends on the at
mosphere of home than upon all else.
Resolve that those who love you most
and sacrifice the most for you shall
see only your most pleasing side
shall have only respect, gentleness,
love. All, how much Of the recupera-
tive power needed for the strain of
life's wearing duties depends upon
the tempers, manners and habits of
home
If, then, you will wear a morning
face and keep the eager, unsullied
heart of child; be strict In the judg-
ment of yourself and kindly in your
judgment of others; be more eager
praise than to blame; note the har.
monies of life rather than its discords,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Find Gem to Cure Cir.

Washington. -Wriggling through an
1S-inch sewer for 200 feet, Il. e. AID.
amson, plumber. found a diamond
ring valued at $1,000, which had been
lost by Miss Harriet Shadd. The loss
had worried her to such an extent
physician who operated on her for ap
pendicitis several days ago doubted
whether she would recover. Miss
Shadd was taken sick while distressed
over the loss of the ring. The doc
tors think the news Of its recovery
will aid greatly in restoring its owner
10 health
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Disquieting Conditions in Manchuria

Victoria, B. C.-Disquieting condi
lions which may give rise to serious
trouble between Japan and China, II
not between Russia and China also,
are reported by the Toxic Kokumin,
according to advlces received by the
steamer Tacoma Maru. The Kokumin
says the growing intimacy between
Russians and Japanese in Manchuria
is having a serious effect upon the
Chinese, and anti-Japanese and anti
Russian sentiment is increasing. The
slightest movements of Japanese
troops in Manchuria cause great sus.
picion and large numbers of Chinese
gpies are constantly accommodating.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31

fourth of an inch in diameter; In the
brook trout, one-tifth; In the grayling,
one-sixth; in the shad, one-eighth,
while In the eel they are almost mi.
croscopic. The number of eggs pro.
duced by the female of fishes varies
according to its age and weight. In
several familiar fishes the number of
their eggs has been ascertained by
careful and accurate calculation as fol.
lows: Brook trout, 200 to $500; cal.
mon, 5000 to $4,000; grayling, 1000 to
5000, and black base, 5000 to $4,000.
Among salt water fishes the number
of eggs is largely increased, as in the
shad from 10000 to 10000, striped
bass about 100000, and in the cod.
fish about 10000, 000.--James H. Hen.
SHALL
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Coins Going Back to Treasury.

Washington--Th flood of small
the Christmas trade has begun to find
Its way back to the vaults of the treas
ury where it will lie until another hol-
Iday shopping season Some twenty
millions in all, in dimes, quarters and
half dollars, are coming into Washing
ton by express. Stores hustle the
coin to the banks and the banks
quickly send it back to the treasury.
1t is being redeemed mostly in silver
certificates,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Never contradicts Maxim.

Washington. Statements made by
Sir Hiram Maxim, VINO wrote Presi-
dent Taft on October that gun explo-
sions in the United States army and
navy were due to the form of powder
grain in use, were characterized as
unworthy of serious consideration
in letter to the president from Sec
rotary of the Navy Meyer, made pub
lie on Wednesday.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31

toward the New Year and its purpose!
Let there be joy in work, modera'
ton In pleasure, faithfulness in
friendship, energy in service, loyalty
to truth, openmindedness In research,
openheartedness to all men. May we
abhor only that which is superficial
and hypocritical, and prove Our can
dor and frankness by living above the
thought of more profit.
Furthermore, let there be honor to
whom honor is due, custom to whom
custom, fear to whom fear" Courtesy
rises supremely higher than obsequl'
BUSINESS, of course; the former is gen.
tie and self-respecting, the latter is
servile and self-condemning.
Invest the mind with noble posi-
bilities and the heart with holy aspira-
TONS Be charitable, sympathetic,
cheerful, strong-hearted, fearless, free
and undefiled. Let those about you
know that these old truths have been
found of you full of new meaning and
interest, and there can be little doubt
but you will do much toward the bet
terment of your kind.
The world stands in need of men
who possess poise of character, bal
ance of soul and vision of usefulness.
Morality teaches us that 1t is better
to be true than false, pure than licen'
tious. brave than cowardly.
Spirituality does better than this,
for 1t keeps men unsound by perse'
cution, undaunted by opposition, un.
complaining in the presence OF hard
ship, hopeful for the future. bearing
reproof and criticism thankfully, and
above all headed toward the right
goal.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
cn.lsiderate.

Johnston Ito wife)-Well, Maria.
I'm going to stay at home with you to-
day and help you to tidy up the house.
ri tack down the carpets and hang up
the pictures to begin with.
Mrs J. ito the children)-Children,
you may go over to grandmamma and
stay all day. (Aside)-I know my
husband is a deacon In the church, but
for all that he is as apt to hit his
thumb with a hammer as any other
man.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
A Day of Mourning.

Messina, Sicily.-In commemoration
of the second anniversary of the great
earthquake, the city on Wednesday as
sumed the character of deep mourn
ing Requiem masses were said and
addresses were made at great mass
meeting, in which warm appreciation
was expressed for the aid given by
other countries, especially the United
States
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Fearful Powder Explosion.

FL Paso, Tex.-~Two men are known
to be dead, four others are believed
to have persisted, at least fifty men,
women and children were injured,
and a number of small houses were
wrecked by an explosion of nearly
1000 pounds of powder in huge Stag
pile at the Eel Paso plant of the Amer
ican Smelling & Refining company on
Wednesday,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Gotch After rne Lion.

Chicago.-Frank A. Gotch, cham
pion wrestler of the world, did the ex-
pected on Wednesday. He came out
Df his at least partial retirement and
issued a formal challenge to meet
George Hackenschmidt, "the Russian
Lion" or any other wrestler for the
title. The champion Immediately
posted $1,000 as a forfeit to bind a
match for side bet of $4,000.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Dead With Nail in Brain.

Montreal, Quebec.-Ernest Bigras, a
young French Canadian, was taken to
a hospital with a nail driven into his
brain. He died Wednesday afternoon.
The police are searching for Raul Cas-
savant, with whom, it is alleged, BIZ
gras quarreled over a French-Cana-
dian girl, Cassavant is alleged to
have struck his rival down with a
club from which the nail protruded.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Watching for Filibusters.

Washington 1.-The United States
gunboat Yorktown has arrived at AM
apala, Honduras. With the Yorktown
on the Pacific side and the Tacoma at
the Atlantic port of Puerto Corthez,
the coasts of Honduras are being
watched by the American navy for
filibusters.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
Got DAMAGES Enough.

A little fellow listened open-mouthed
to the description of railroad acct.
dent In which a man was very serious
ly injured. When one of the family
remarked; II think he could get dam
ages from the railroad" the little chap
was puzzled and broke out with: But.
father. hasn't he got damages enough
already"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
LAY EGGS BY THE MILLION
Remarkable Fertility Of Many Kinds Of
Fish as Ascertained by Care
full Calculation.

Not only do the eggs Of fishes diff
fer In appearance. but there Is great
diversity In their size, and consequent.
ly in the number of eggs produced in
the various species-thus in marine
catfish the eggs are as large as robin
eggs; In the salmon they are one
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
The Significant Wink.

IT think" said the weary stranger,
that I'll go somewhere and take 40
winks.'
The hack driver looked puzzled.
whats the trouble?'
81 was wondering whether you
wanted me to drive you to a hotel or
q drug store"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31
At the Door.

At the Door.
Eyes, my mind is made up. Tonight
| shall ask her to be my wife. B-b-y
Jove, I h-hope she's out!"-Woman's
Home Companion.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31

EW Years day is like a
traveller reaching a sum.
nit on the path, where he
surveys the road he has
left behind and looks
ahead to that over which
he has yet to 60. These
epochs are momentous in
life history, and no wise
person will fail at these
periods to take his reckon
ing.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31

You do not lift the world by rolling
up your eyes.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31

III regard my cold cure as being bet-'
ter than q Life Insurance Policy."
MUNYON.
As rule a few doses Of Munyon'f
Cold Cure will break up any cold. and
prevent pneumonia. 1t relieves the head,
throat and lungs almost instantly. These
little sugar pellets can be conveniently
carried in the vest pocket for use at any
time or anywhere. Price Is cents at any
druggists.
If YOU need Medical Advice write to
Munyon's Doctors. They will carefully
diagnose your case and give you advice
by mail absolutely free. Address Prof.
Munyon, SD and Jefferson Streets. Phila-
delphia. Pa.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-12-31

Days should speak, and multitude of
years should teach wisdom.-Job. xxxii. 7.
The state herald., 1910-05-06
AWFUL BURNING ITCH CURED
IN A DAY

"1n the middle of the night OF March
30th woke up with burning itch in
my two hands and felt as If could
pull them apart. In the morning the
itching had gone to my chest and DUR
ing that day it spread all over my
body. was red and raw from the top
of my head TO the soles of my feet and
! was in continual agony from the
itching. could neither lie down nor
sit up. happened to see about Cuti.
cura Remedies and I thought would
give them trial. l took a good bath
with the Cuticura Soap and used the
Cuticura Ointment. ! put 1t on from
my head down to my feet and then
went to bed. On the first OF April |
felt like a new man. The itching was
almost gone. continued with the
Cuticura Soap and Cuitcura Ointment
and during that day the itching com.
pletely left me. Frank Gridley, 1926
East 43rd Street. New York City, Apr.
27, 1907 Cuticura Remedies are sold
throughout the world: Potter Drug &
Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston, Mass.
The state herald., 1910-05-06
CHAPTER vili.
In Which I Begin plteovery.


Stunned by this abrupt disclosure
OF the extremely dangerous predlca.
ment we were In. | found no lmmcdl.
ate voice for reply. merely standing
there M II potrincd. staring Mt them
both. cap In hand. grasping the edge
Of the door. Their faces swan before
me In the gray light streaming
through the stern ports. the mnld al.
ready attempting smile. ns though
her fears had subsidized. the mistress
viewing me In wondering pcrploNity.
She II was who FIRST succeeded IN
breaking the embarrassing silence
'But. senior. what does this nil
moanF why are you hero on board
the yachty'
with strong effort nj control I
brought my senses together. desperate.
~ fronting tho dinagrccnblo situation.
feeling myself scarcely less victim
than she. II NIL that I now dlmly sua
pcctcd proved true. about us both were
being drawn the cords Of troachory.
u cannot explain. madame" be.
gan lamoly enough. AT least not
until ! comprehend the situation bot.
ter myself than | do now. II IN all
dark have reason to believe most
serious mistake has been mndc-ono
II will be- very difficult TO rectlfy. Per.
hapa ! could see more clearly n you
would consent TO answer u few qucH.
lion. May aHk them ot you7"
Cro ne coNTisUEp.)
The state herald., 1910-05-06
Gentlemen Two.

Two street cleaning department
men were having an alteration as
they were driving their cars side by
side along upper Broadway the other
afternoon. One was red-faced and
bulbous-nosed, the typical "rummy.
The other was an adder.headed negro.
Both looked utterly disreputable.
Get out O. my way!" yelled the red.
faced man. Don't cher know enough
to get outer der way when you see n
gentleman"
I'm more of a gem'man than you
you big rum" retorted the negro.
"Youall drives a garbage cart. an
only picks up ashes."-New York
Press.
The state herald., 1910-05-06
R@A I5IlR
WRlKl4ZL MRRXSX
Au1,ztpEI EI16h<z4s90VNT/zALlRNL
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
Of John Stephens. adventurer, a Massa-
chusetts man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso, Chile. Being interested in
mining operations In Bolivia. he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Ensiishman and young woman.
drunken officer. He was thanked by
her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy con-
ironted stephens, told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office OF captain. He
desired that that night the Esmeralda, n
Chilean vessel. should be captured
Stephens met a motley crew. to which he
was assigned. He gave them final in
structions. They boarded the vessel They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
TO be the Esmeralda, through strategy.
Capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
parture of the craft.
The state herald., 1910-05-06
Bonaparte,s Resolve.

Napoleon entered the clubhouse
with frown foot deep on his fore
head, and a temper not fit for publica-
ton.
Mile tonnerresn he calculated. III
| ever play golf with Baron Munchau-
sen again may l end my days on tho
island of st. Helena
whats the matter with Munich.
Bony?" asked Caesar, looking up from
his asbestos copy of the Congressional
Record.
you get nothing but bad lies all
over the links retorted the emperor.
-Lippincott's.
The state herald., 1910-05-06

, serious an error as he suggested was
beyond possibility. Nevertheless the
mere suspicion was irritating. leaving
me filled with n vague unrest. 1t was
quite true that might have been de-
ceived. realized that. because | had
enjoyed no opportunity to observe the
Esmeralda in daylight. and no occasion
to study her lines with care at any
time. To me she had appeared merely
as an extremely graceful vessel. In
teresting to the eye OF seaman. But
Tuttle and his crew must have known
the truth. II we were, indeed. on
board the wrong vessel. II was from
no innocent mistake OF the darkness,
but rather the result OF deliberate
plan. the full purpose of which was
beyond my comprehension. l swore
savagely under my breath. even as !
laughed sarcastically at the vague sus-
picion, aroused largely. as well
realized. by my increasing dislike OF
the ex-whaleman. The wrong ship?
Why. the very conception OF such an
accident was grotesque. ridiculous, be.
yond belief. 1t was the hnlluclnation
of fool. One of the men assisted me
TO unbar the slide across the compan.
ionway. and. bidding him stand by
ready for hail. ! started below, my
fingers on the brass rail. my feet firm
on the rubber.lined stairs.
These led into as handsome sea.
parlor ms ever ! remember gazing
upon. Everything was effective and
In elaborate taste. evidenclng an ex.
penditure that made me stare about In
amazement. So deeply did II impress
me that l remained there grasping the
the rail. gazing about In surprise. hest
tating to press my investigations fur
ther Yet this feeling was but mo.
mentary, the very desertion and ST.
lence quickly convincing me that the
cabin contained no occupants. The
movement OF the vessel. the tramplIng
OF men on the deck. and the ccaEcless
noise OF the screw were more notice.
able here than forward. and no sea.
man, however overloaded with liquor
he might have been the night before,
could have slept undlsturbod through
the hubbub and changes OF the past
few hours.
Inspired TO activity by this knowl.
edge. and eager TO settle the Identity
OF our prize. | began closer cSnminn.
tson OF that impressive Interior. nj
though not entirely relieved from the
spell OF It's royal mngnliiconoo. Six
doors. three upon each side. opened
on from the main cabin. Tho full
length mirrors occupied the spaces be-
tween. and the doors themselves were
maryels OF decoration and carving.
Another. beneath the stairs, led di.
rcctly Into the stewards pantry. and
revealed. besides. pasnagoway lend.
ing forward. probably TO tho lazarcttc
amldshlps. The others, ns tried their
brass knobs. exhibited merely com.
Portable ntntefooms. fitted up for ON.
Gers use. three contained two hunks
onoh. the others only one. -Four OF the
boda had been carefully made. but the
remainder were In disorder. M though
quite lately occupied, Everything I'm.
pressed mo ns unusually clean and
neat. cylnclnH strict discipline. The
only desk noticed was u rolliop NJ.
fair. securely locked. and with no IT.
ter OF pagers lying anywhere about
The state herald., 1910-05-06

Always keep imagination under con.
troll
The state herald., 1910-05-06

preservers hangin' in front of the
cabin, have got the name Sea Queen
painted on them. Dam If 1t amt, here.
too. on this tarpaulin."
l bent over the rail looking down
at the lettering he pointed out. yet
with no feeling of uneasiness.
Beyond doubt, that was the yachts
name before the Chilean government
purchased her and renamed her Es-
meralda for their service. She was
bought from English parties, I've
heard. Probably the new owners have
found no opportunity to repaint the
name"
Tuttle drew forth a red bandanna
and blew his nose. his voice more sui
lenly insolent Us he resumed speech.
Glad ye take It 80 cool. an maybe
yer right. However. 1t looks dam
odd to me-"
glanced aside Mt the wheelman ap-
prehensively. The fellow was gazing
straight ahead Of him into the rapidly
thinning fog. II was the manner OF
to, mate more than his words that i'm.
pressed me.
"See here, Mr.. Tuttle," and /
dropped my hand rather heavily on
his sleeve, Kindly explain exactly
what you are driving at. Do you In
tend to insinuate that we have made
mistake In the dark. and run on
with the wrong vessel? Why. man.
that Is impossible. We are saiiors.
not landlubbers. Both OF us have had
chances TO see the Esmeralda. and you
certainly knew where she was moored
yesterday"
well. when ! come to think Il
over. don't feel quite so everlasting.
ly sure about that. The mind o. man
is mighty deceitful." he admitted.
slowly. You see, never saw her
any closer than maybe mile. an
even then she was half hid behind 9th.
or shippin'. OF course took notice OF
her outline an RIG. but didn't pay
much attention to details. Tonight we
was all OF us excited. an colors don't
show up much In the darkl Now, her
funnel Is painted red. an unless I'm
a liar the Eamcralda's was blnck with
yallcr stripe round the top. You
sec. Mr.. Stephens. we kept In pretty
close under cover nll yesterday. an
maybe they hauled the Esmeralda up
TO the government docks. md run an.
other boat into her anchorage"
laughed aloud. not In the least I'm.
pressed with his argument
"A very likely story that there were
two vessels In that harbor no near
alike ms TO deceive nil OF us"
lie remained stubbornly silent. cyi.
IDENTITY unconyinccd. plucking ut his
chin.bcard.
There N certain way OF settling
tho matter" went on. dcolslyoly.
that IN. by nm examination Of the pa.
porH In the cabin. Take charge Of the
bridge. and I'll run down and clear up
this airalr beyond amy further coniro.
vcray. We may even have one Of tho
ships ofiicera slowed away there.
sleeping on his late celebration, II
there II. he's due for n rude awaken.
Ing, Keep the yachts head as she In.
and I'll be back directly"
was aware that he watched mo
closely as I descended the steps. but
folt little interest In such surveillance.
That We could have been guilty OF 80
The state herald., 1910-05-06
A witty Bishop.

THE late Bishop Foss." said Phil
adelphia physician, once visited me
for some trifling ailment.
DO you. sir | said to him, In the
course of my examination. talk In
your sleep?
NO. sir he answered. I talk in
other peoples. Aren't you aware that
| am divine?'"
The state herald., 1910-05-06
His 1 aet-

Poets Wife-My husband read this
poem at n public celebration before
thousands of people. Alas. it was the
last poem he ever wrote.
Publisher see. Did they lynch him
or shoot him?-Leslie's Weekly.
The state herald., 1910-05-06
An Improvement.

How did you enjoy your yaca
tion?"
Fine, II made n new man of me,
Il congratulate your wife"
The state herald., 1910-05-06

Constipation causes many serious diseases. u
Is thoroughly cnrci by Doctor Piercc's Plea "a nj
Pellets. One u laxative, three Tor cathartic.