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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04
CHAPTER XVII.


Mrs. Saville walked to her special
armchair. and, taking Prince into her
lap, stroked him mechanically, as was
her wont when she was thinking.
80 that was the fools attraction"
she unused. Il ought to have suspect
ed it, but did not or ! should have
sent him about his business It is nat
ural enough that me father and moth
er should be annoyed; but she is too
good for him-a great deal too good
But she is silly, too, with her high
flown notions. We cannot defy the
judgment and prejudices OF the world
we live IN; obscurity and insignifi-
canoe are abhorrent to most sane PEG
pie. Yet It is impossible to doubt her
sincerity; and she is common-sensical
enough. Can II be that she Is wise
and ] am unwise?" Here Mrs. 6a-
vile put her little favorits on the car
pet and again rang the bell This time
she desired that Miss Desmond should
be sent 10 her.
Il think ] shall so out and 90 some
shopping" she said, when Hope ap-
peared. y 90 not walk enough.
have had tiresoms morning. First
Miss Dacre came begging that yOu
might be lent 70 her for the day. --..-.s
] refused. Then came Lady Olivia. 10
a bad temper, and We quarreled. .,he
IA going away tomorrow or next day
AZ all events, she shall not trouble
uoe any more ] think we haYo had
enough OF Paris. Richard "a coming
over pext week. A. soon a. be leaves
] shall 80 away 70 a quaint llttle plaes
on Tho coast Of Normandy. and recruit
~ via b very dull but yov ars useo
a. fl1at"
~ rarely fee dull" Feturnoo Hope.
sho secretly Wondered why Mu ha.
wills Aad QpaTreled sifh ber sister.in.
leE. klf sae 100 decided 100 Dsremp.
tqfy a Npman ~ IA qnarIelsone
Coplf a. M 90 aDy IeasQn coDneolad
rid lelselff Lumley ssAo M had
communicates his lpispilep y pgopQse
fer Rsf liiQpel " his ieflsr Thif NJ
foppf eeplf bass elfsEs0 his fau
ilSi ppi abe could noi Aaf any qua
fiepf ipeeeo shf eaf iAauafu NJ
~ elefplpf dQas lf' $40 haf pany
fnfieilNl tlsefiAf pn hff lQppf Afagi
fsly cloudy apf pnceFiain falalr
~ belele Asr IA ~ Asfd" 80
tbepFNi fNAi neaelfl 500 40 irlr
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Aslfnaif NJ HfH|iAF Hs|I p|alai
lI4III 0II4 u.OI nIIll.II14 IDLI.l. II.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

crosspieces, b, are of AKA oak, placed
about 3 #. apart. Firm braces, c, Of
2x6 scantling, will strengthen the
frame The uprights, d. are "A or 16
#. long, as desired, Of AKA oak The
braces, e. may be 2x4. For the weight,
(, a wooden block may be used, which
is either square OF round. 1t should
be about is inches in diameter and 25A
fl. long. of solid oak OF hickory. Some
wood that Will not split readily is best.
Grooves should be made In the side
Of the weight to take in the full width
Of the uprights. 1t is a good plan to
bore an inch hole through the rear
end OF each runner. through which
peg may be driven to hold the de
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TO Hope Mrs. sayille made no sign.
AND she remained IN complete ignor-
snce that her acute pstroness had
been hearer OF Lumley's aYowal.
There MAS aomethlng Increasingly
Kind aud confidential however, 40 her
tone and manner. Hope was greauy
fslieYeo By having thus dlsp0sed or
her admirer That Worry Was Al al
aud. another. however si1ll remained
hlss Naeref feelings AND imagine
don sere greatly ekerclaed by the
sudden dlsappearanee of George Lam
ley from tiis scepe. and sle srsN quito
nsFsnoue for hopee socieiy, that she
nigh nopoer aiid con- eotufe AND
n.@nn4sF shout az mysterious Goa
lpoi snc efoas'sAasaine Hope ~ "
~l.~' slse fAousbf mlsbf could would
~ seoplc haas eanssd hlm rlas quo
eegig ~ tAfeF W. taf Same shicb
kiss naole cAosf N fnlnf NJ Vas
p.aginf ~ eagerly W 40 pursuli VI
Aefself ial sl,e paae Ael hesfsff AGO
= kateen ~ Asf
~ egpi spef sAsi yop a. h hiss
l<esHeno eAen lep Ahtf her oni VI
heleelf salo hlf haFillf N ~
lo4Rf Aeifess onf sflelnogn EAaa
90 lae faileo NJ hneT n desT Als
AafIlf eNalf tpalo iiss1 laemeuf NJ
istf q ofiff tiN NNI 40 sIay N AZ
itlHs4n ~ WY ~ flaelf eemN'
ksfF ie4t|Af eAlt hno Nlef quo
ffshNs''f hNe I eN' ~ fEaif Asl
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

eureI II Ii no deep-lald scheme,
there, unsuspected. and heard every
word OF the proposal and of the dis
tincr. decided rejection. Miss Des
mond reproached your son with his
perseverance In spite of her discour-
agement, and informed him she was
engaged to another-evidently some
humble, struggling man. from whom
your charming, distinguished son was
powerless to attract her. Miss Des-
mond acted like a young woman OF
sense and honor, and in my opinion
she is a great deal too good even for
so high and mighty a gentleman as
Captain George Lumley"
Thank Cod" cried Lady Olivia, toe
much relieved to resent the undisguis-
ed scorn and anger of her sister-in-
law. But are you quite sure there ia
no danger of this-young person
changing her mind?"
Be under no apprehension. Your
son is safe enough so far as my young
friend Miss Desmond is concerned"
Il am sure am very glad; but real
ly, Elizabeth, / am amazed at the very
extraordinary attack you have made
upon me-"
"Or. rather, you are amazed that
know you 80 well / saw the sheer
that lurked under your assumed com
passion for my disappointment. and
am amazed you ventured to speak in
the tone you did to me. Now you may
go, and write to your husband and as
sure him his son is safe for the pres
emit Before we meet again, you must
apologize to me for the liberty you
have taken"
Il think an apology is also due to
me-" cried Lady Olivia.
While she spoke, Mrs. Saville had
rung the bell, and. on the waters ap-
pearance, said, in commanding tone,
Lady Olivia's carriage" whereupon
that lady confessed defeat by retiring
rapidly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04
Small Farms.

The farm unit is gradually becom-
ing smaller with the advance In the
nrice of land. A well known real es-
tate agent in a certain locality told us
recently that he had ten times as
many calls for 40 acres as for 100 acre
farms. The small farm is the best
farm, all things considered, and peo-
ple are gradually coming TO realize ii
and TO look for small farms when pur-
chasing. The farmer of to-day is be-
ginning TO learn that 1t is better 10
tramp over less ground and grow more
to the acre. The taxes and fences on
a large farm sometimes amount 10
more than the crops. There is great
economy in all lines in the cultivation
and management of a small farm
When the farmer knows that he has
but a few acres TO plant to corn. OF
any other crop he will use better seed,
fertilize more heavily and cultivate
better. If he grows seventy to eighty
bushels TO the acre, say on ten acres,
he is much better of than the larger
farmer who cultivates twice as much
and gets only thirty TO forty bushels
Of corn to the acre.-Chicago Weekly
Inter Ocean.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04
Nutrsment I'm Dry Fodder.

The Indiana agricultural experiment
station has shown that dry fodder
loses 25 TO IS per cent Of its nutrition
as compared with corn silage in feed
ing. That ought to commend the
silage method OF saving the corn fOd-
der TO any one. II one was losing that
large a percentage in handling his
wheat, corn or other cereals be would
certainly change his methods TO some
thing better when shown TO him. This
Is the plain truth about fodder and
corn silage, and such facts ought to
make any one feeding live stock take
notice
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CHAPTER XY=(Continued.l

CHAPTER Xv.-(Continued
Who and what Is h@7" cried Lum-
by, f1ercely. starting forward from
where he had been leaning against the
Windom-frame
Il will tell you so much. He Is poor
Hike myself. and we have a long strug-
gle before u.s. but There, VIII Say
no more. Now that you understand
there is no hope, you will be able to
put me out of your thoughts. Do tell
your father he has nothing to fear. at
least from me. II is cruel to disap-
point a father, a parent See what
suffering Hugh Saviile has caused his
mother"
HE was right. He got what he
wanted. ! am disappointed. / thought
when you knew what J really meant.
you"
at is useless to argue about what is
inevitable" interrupted Hope. 81 deep
iy regret having caused you annoy
hnce OF disappointment. but neither
you nor / would have been happy If
we had become man and wife. Why,
oh, why did you not understand me?
Now ] can hear no more. Make haste
10 relieve your fathers mind. and
good-by, Captain Lumley." She half
put out her hand, drew II back, and
left the room swiftly. The enraged
and disappointed lover took a turn to
and fro, uttering some half-articulate
denunciations of his Internal Ill luck,
then, snatching up his hat. rushed
away TO pour his troubles into the
sympathizing ear of Lord Everton. in
whom all imprudent youngsters found
o congenial confidant.
AS soon as the sound OF his steps
was heard. the Enclosed door OF q
small inner room from which there
was no other exit was pushed more
widely open. and Mrs. 6ayille walked
ln. She wore her outdoor dress, and
held @ note IN her hand.
Il little thought what ] should
hear" she said almost aloud. when
determined b keep quiet TIL that
BOBBY had gone Listeners never hear
good OF themselves. So ] am a can
Lankerous. dictatorial, tyrannical old
woman7 Hope Desmond does not think
40; j know she does not"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

A homemade arrangement for orlV-
ing piles or posts is shown in the
sketch. / consider a post driver one
Of the most useful implements that
have on the farm, writes J. L. Ma
comber in Farm and Home. This de-
vice is Of very simple construction. and
aside from the few pieces of iron, pull
legs and the rope, any farmer can
make II at home.
The runners, a, are it. long, made
of good solid oak SKA in. thick The
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

Not enough importance is usualls
attached to the selection Of laying
hens They must be properly cared
for, II they are 70 lay well during
both winter and summer. Houses must
be kept sanitary and the fowls free
from vermin. Care must be exercised
to avoid their being chased by dogs
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

NJ Other animalf. ~ unnaceaaarily
b'Enieneo lQuiiTy Aopsea musi ~
n'N ventilated. anf one NJ moIf "a.
e'ef should M opened egffy lrfli
avf Az iNai az louae sll noi leoemo
nAfn eYlipf fAe ~ and gles 700
sEain ~ nlsht
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

the rodder and the other with proper
leverage. A rope or a chain attached
to the short end of pole is thrown
around the shock about half way up,
and a fork handle thrust through
above it so It will stay there and the
whole shock is lifted on the rack
Farm and Home
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

le aopany'pe plan As very convenient stable
economical of rolling ooo shown opening
Du swing doors can b. substituted desired corssao
be y
squares e roof % proportional building
faleif exclusive Of projections should b t
ano az slope Of fhf lower should pe ~ dege
would cosi alopi 500
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-06-04

NJ" muCu 90 you give ner!-Wn8d sal
airy / mean"
What Mr.. Rawson asked for his
protege-fifty pounds"
is that all? Oh. will give her a
hundred"
Then OF course you win get her."
said Mrs. Saville, grimly. That be-
Ing 30. pray leave her to me for this
afternoon"
Oh, yes. certainly. I can write to
her this evening" Her further ut
terance was arrested by the announce
ment In loud tones. OF Lady Olivia
Lumley whereupon that parsonage en-
tered, wearing a simple traveling-dress
and most troubled expression Of
countenance.
Dear Miss Dacre, / had no idea
should find you here" said Lady Oil
via, when she had greeted Mrs. Sa-
Vile. Il am on my way to Contreve-
Vile, to try and get rid OF my equity
rheumatism; So"
How very unfortunate that Captain
Lumley should just have left" inter
rupted Miss Dacre. He started on
Notwithstanding regimental. !
believe"
Most unfortunate" returned Lady
Olivia, emphatically.
Where are you staying?" asked
Miss Dacre.
AT the Hotel d'Albe."
well, shall call late this after
noon. Now ] am obliged to call on
the Comtesse de Suresnes. So good
by for the present. Mrs. Saville. Good
by. dear Lady Olivia"
AS soon as she was gone, Mrs. Sa~
vile. looking very straight at her sis
ter-in1aw, asked, What is the matter
with your"
Matter Matter enough II ] had
not been en- route for Contrexeville
should have come here on purpose TO
to tell you what ! think"
And pray what may that be. Lady
OliviaY"
That you have allowed my unfOr-
tunade boy George 10 fall into the
same scrape as your own son. just 70
make VA suffer as you have done. II
IA too bad. that while We were think
Ing everything was on the point OF be
Ing settled between him and Mary
Dacre (such an excellent marria8e)
there As he failing into the trap OF
that lOw-b0rn, designing adventures.
your companion You are not a WON
an 10 be blinded By anything and you
mover TOOK the trouble 10 warn us or
save him, and ] who always symDa-
thized with you AZ your trouble about
Hugh expected better things from
you, lcliEabeth. You are infetuaxed
aboua that woman, Of whom you really
kpow n0thlpg"
For a moment AIs say1lls Eas 81.
lent. TOO amazed ~ nnd Norda.
- don't understand yop. Pray "a
plain your uleaninf " you hags any
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9R dAYP94E So
THE STORY TELLER.

Away up in the cold North in
the town of Odense on the islam
of Funnen was born little boy.
Now it happened that his papa
was. very poor and could not bu5
him nice things to eat, often il
deed his little son went hungry to
bed.
In that country one had to pay
to go to school, SO Hans for that
was the boys name--san,, in the
choir to earn money to pay for
lessons; SO he worked--singins
when he could, and STUDYING. He
tried to sell stories he had writ
ten, but no one void buy them.
At last he met some kind friends
who sent him to school. During all
these years Hans would spend his
money for books rather than
candy or clothes. Thus he studied
and worked till he grew up By
this time he had learn ii to write
such lovely stories and fairy tales
that everybody in his country anil
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Alaska the Treasure House

Here are few amazing facts that show what
Richard Achilles Banger, custodian OF the nations
public land doing when he actively inter
ested in helping Geo. w. Perkins examine Alaska
''with view of exploiting it, for the benefit of j. p
Morgan, the Guggenheim brothers ct al:
Alaska has more gold than California.
Alaska has more coal than Pennsylvania.
Alaska would make 470 Rhode Islands.
Alaska has the only tin mines in the United States
Alaska has 599,446 square miles-393, 645 Az
Alaska has the greatest fishing waters in the
world
Alaska is twice the size of the German empire
Alaska is fourteen times the size of New York
state
Alaska has more copper than Michigan and Ari-
IONA.
Alaska is one-fifth the size of the United States
proper
Alaska has paid for itself twenty times over in
fish alone.
Alaska was purchased for 81, 100000 less than
cents acre.
Alaska has paid for itself twenty five times over
in gold and silver
Alaska is estimated to have half as much coal as
all the United States
Alaska has the greatest cattle and sheep ranges
under the American flag
Alaska has 4750 miles of general coast line; the
entire United States has only 57O5
Alaska has the highest mountain under the Amer
lean flag-McKinley, 10000 feet.
Alaska is larger than all the states north of the
Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi
Alaska is in the same ATTITUDES Sweden and
Norway and Finland; has much better climate,
more arabic ground, and is much larger than all
three of those countries, which have total pOpula-
ton of 10030,000
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spiritual Passion" With Some
Physical Touches, Exemplified
in Book by Western Authoress
Hailed as Another and More
TOrrid Trio of Weeks.
BY Agnes Appleton.

NEW YORK., Aug. Ia
found her in a pink and lacy lin
gerie house gown, on the eve OF
her departure for Brittany, where
love was young and robust a
thousand years ago. The golden
wisps of her hair nestled in the
laces about her neck, and the
pink of her plump, downy cheeks
rhymed with the color note of
her gown.
All this made a very pretty pic
ture, with its setting of New York
hotel luxury-but l was a wee bit
disappointed. One expects some-
thing darkly fascinating some
thing slender and brunetish, some
thing smoldering with volcanic
fire in the poetess of passion, the
woman novelist of love. There
was nothing suggestive of slender
ness in the pink gown. | may
say that, at least, without being
catfish.
But Mrs. Edith Hal Orthwein
WAS fascinating when she began
to talk. AS the writer of our lat
est literary sensation, Love in
the Weaving" l had gone to her
for a definition of love. It's
something I've wanted to know
for a long time. There was no
hesitation, no pause for emotion
al thought.
I've told that on the very first
page of my book" said Mrs.
Orthwein.
ITO love is ever to thirst, and
to thirst is ever to pray.
Thus love is prayer, and they
who love best pray best.
Love is a necessity to each of
us. We cannot live truly with
out it. We only develop through
the heights of happiness and the
depths of pain. Love is the only
emotion that can raise us to the
heights or lower us to the depths"
Mrs. Orthwein spoke with all
the enthusiasm of the western
woman. She spoke as If she knew
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blowing every cent l got?" Often
he would get mad because l paid a
few cents for some little orna-
ment and read me a lecture on
economy. My grocery bills were
never above $3.50 per week. Aft
er a years rest and doctoring /
have gone to work again. He
must know every cent l earn and
what it goes for. 1 do not go
to theaters or entertainments
Hubby will not go and will not al
low me to go without him, for
some will soon talk" or "PlI get
a nice name running around
alone" and "a womans place is
at home" l can't go to church
because | must cook a hot dinner
for Sunday noon.
Now for his side. He says he
is always on time for his meals,
always at home evenings; he is
steady, saving, and true to his
wife; he carries in the wood and
gets the water; he gets up in the
morning and builds the fires; he is
never brutal to his wife, or any
thing else, which is all very true.
But he is neither very happy him
self nor does he make anyone else
very happy. Theer is really very
little to complain of, maybe, yet
it is all very disappointing.
JENNIE.
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Smith, South Sprague street.
Mrs. Il. Il. Cummings is enter.
tanning this afternoon and evening
the officers of the western divis-
ion of the Washington State Grad
uate Nurses association.
Miss Jessie LAVAL left for
Portland yesterday, where she
will spend several weeks.
Mrs. Sydney S. Anderson yes-
terday entertained about 100
guests in honor of her sister, Mrs.
John Thomas Greene of Chicago,
and Mrs. George c. Guyles, a sum-
mer bride.
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DaiWSbor1SforY
VENUS AND A VIOLIN
BY GUY Oliver.


1 bumped into Lafcadio Piggle
the other day. / hadn't seen him
for years. Lafcadio Piggle has a
queer job-that of a fiddle col
lector for big eastern music
house. This house makes a bust
ness of buying and selling the
finest yiolins that 1T can procure
the world over. It's Lafcadio's
Job to root out these rare treas
ures, and buy them as reason
ably as possible. We went into
a cafe and had one of those red
ones with cherry in it.
You're as loyal to the house
as ever, l suppose?" l volunteered,
lust to get him started.
Lord, yes" he answered. "In
all my experience, / can recollect
only one instance in which I
lighted the house for my own
betterment. You see, it was like
this: l was at dinky little re-
sort known as Sagebrush Springs.
They had an orchestra the hotel
there-all girls; and, say, they
could play some, too And the
Ieaderl She was the only real
looked I've seen for ages and
ages. Imagine the most beautiful
creature that ever breathed, form
a mental composite photograph
of all the celebrated Madonnas of
art, all the heroines of literature,
then multiply by 10 and add
1000, and you'll still be a few
chips shy. Venus is the only
word that comes anywhere near
describing her.
well, rich young duck blew
into the hotel one day. He had
80 much money that he couldn't
breathe without inhaling it. When
he saw Clytie, the violinist-that
was her name, Clytemnestra
Snaggs-he went plumb dips
Simply batty about her. She had
a dream OF a voice. And her eyesl
But about this rich guy. He
surely had it bad. He confided
20 me that she had his head go-l
ing around like a squirrel cage.
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ITO Love is Ever to Thirst and to Thirst is Ever to
Pray" Whispers New Problem Novelist

carry her out upon the ocean of
the worlds contempt. What was
the world to her, an artists
model? 1t threw her crumbs, to
be sure-but she was starving for
loves loaf.
"She could never be his wife.
The words sung in her ears-his
wife! How the world honored
the title. A quivering denial
spoke within her breast. The
world-how dared it stand in
Judgment"
The artists model turned away
from the picture with her mind
made up. She and the artist Gun
fortunately he was married) went
away together for a weeks vaca-
ton on a sailboat, and with that
the first part ends.
Eighteen years later the artist
meets q beautiful girl in New
York, where she has won a great
name for herself on the stage.
daughter, and something tells her
that the artist is her father. The
girls mother had kept her secret
well.
The stage called and Elsie an
swered, and then love called, and
again Elsie was on the job. Love
used the voice of the leading man
in the play to send it's message to
Elsie, and their stage kisses soon
became the real thing. Each had
a confession to make. The lead
ing man never had known
father; Elsie never had known
one. 1t seemed fitting that they
should break away from the fam
lily traditions and marry. And
then the artist discloses himself
to Elsie and tells her about that
vacation in the sailboat with her
mother some IS years before.
THE woman tempted me-" is the
burden of his confession. He
says:
Madness was upon me as | lis
tened to the low murmur of her
voice. Let us go away she beg
ged; Just for a day, a week. Take
me on the water, far away from
the noisy pavements. Let us seek
the island of Love and moor our
boat to its shores
Il could not resist her plead
ings; we slipped away and were
lost to the world. We drifted
away from the haunts of men;
the great waves rocked us into
an oblivion of such perfect joy
that l never have realized its like
again.