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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
Sailors, ReII.shaped rrousers.

Sailors trousers are probably the
strangest that are to be found in use
by any class of men in the world. The
gradual increase in size between knee
and ankle produces a strange fiaring-
out effect that seems inexplicable; yet
there is very good reason for the ap-
parently superfluous cloth that flaps
about the shoe with every step.
In the old days, when many harbors
we're unapproacha5le by large vessels,
goods had to be transferred to small
boats driven shoreward by the sturdy
arms of the ships crew The beaches
upon which they landed were often
shallow, and it became necessary for
the sailors to step out into the water
and drag the boats up on the shore
their trousers became very wet indeed
as a result. Close-fitting trousers, af
ter drying, were apt to shrink and i'm
pede the free movements of the wear
or. Moreover, in their wet state they
chung to the limbs in very clammy
manner.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
How He Came Out,

Il don't believe in telling about
what you're going to do" said Assem-
blyman Wilkie of Buffalo, because
you never can tell how things are
going to come out. l recall case OF
young man who aspired to the hand
Of the daughter of a very wealthy
man, He was loud-talking person,
and nearly every one knew all about
his business. One night he announced
that he was going up to the girls
house and tell the old man politely
but very emphatically, that he was
going to marry his daughter, no mat
ter whether he liked it or not. he
went to the house early in the eve
ming, and, to the surprise of his cluo
friends, returned to his club early.
How'd you come out?' asked some
Of his interested friends.
Through the window was the re-
ply."-New York Herald
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18

fear Of what they considered his mag
ic. Tyoga, there, was the wife of the
| rightful king. Meta, her foster daugh-
ter, and Benoni, as you have guessed,
her son. For love of my poor mother,
they not only served her, but have
| tended the family most faithfully ever
since. Father has sent the blacks up
there to re-empt those mines, and
charged to bring back with them i
goodly load. Unknown to him his sub
jects have long been rebelling against
him. But the half of them went to
Tiougaley. The other half remained
hidden here, and at any time may
storm the castle. Many of the house
servants are with the mutineers, and
that enhances the danger. l cannot
blame them for revolving. My father
has been cruel and despotic master.
Their woes have been many. Tyoga
can usually check them. 1t was dur
ing her absence in America that they
broke bonds. That is why she left
Tiougaley so long alone with but Meta
and Mrs. Morris to guard it. We
thought they were safer there than
they would be here. We did not know
that father had discovered Tiougaley
and had sent force there to storm
it! AT that time we knew only of the
mutiny"
Then we did come just in the nick
of time," exclaimed Johnny Johnson
Larry squeezed Betty's hand thank
fully.
mo time for congratulations now"
admonished LIE Malheureux. 1--WE must
depart with the dawn
How many Of us will there be?"
asked Benoni.
"See-the two children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris, Johnson there, myself,
Meta, Tyoga, my father, if he will go;
the Cure, and Hackleye," counted LIE
Malheureux
THE murderer of your sister,"
broke in Johnson.
LIE Malheureux raised his hand
Hush" he said, CURLY. you have no
right to accuse! We are not lawmak-
ers-we dare not judge nor charge
And be careful what you say before
the children. I beg of you that. We
will try to get to Khartoum. From
there passage for you and the children
to England will be easy. And it will
leave me free to deal with what 1
must"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
CHAPTER XXI

An hour later brought the dawn
Guided by Meta, Larry and his wife,
and Johnny reached the yacht that had
brought Betty from America and found
the children still sleeping and Tyoga
and Hackleye already aboard. The
Cure, fat and waddly, was trying his
best to Chamber on. Benoni was not in
sight, neither was LIE Malheureux. A
few moments later they appeared, LIE
Malheureux with wallet in his hand,
Benoni carrying the old man, who,
cursing and screaming with all his
might, was struggling against the iron
grip of the black. e
my diamonds, my diamonds! Let
me have them. What else is worth in
life to me now since Cerisse has died.
Murderer, murderer!" he shrieked at
Hackleye. "Ah, let me at him!" Mr.
Wayne raved like a maniac and tried
to leap on shore again, but they dashed
him to a chair and put a gag in his
mouth.
Many as are his crimes, we dare
not leave him to their hands," said Be-
noni, half regretfully, it seemed to
Larry.
The yacht took the river like a gull
on the wing. The morning breeze was
| chill and portent of rain hung in the
| sky, though the sun was fighting to
prick the thiclkly banked up clouds.
Fifty leagues had they gone, when City
Editor Burton, who had not been left
behind, to Betty's great delight, roared
like a hurricane.
Following the lions stare to the left
of them on the shore, they saw advanc-
ing up the river bank toward them a
horde of blacks. Benoni hurried the
women down stairs where the children
and the Cure already were. and reached
| to lift the senior Mr.. Wayne from his
mornings. But he was too late. The
yacht was now abreast of the barbar-
ians, whose leader with fine aim shot
his quondom tormentor straight
through the heart with long. fine ar
| row.
Benoni drew the gag from the old
mans mouth and leaned over to look at
the arrow. Even superficial examina-
ton showed him the futility of aid. He
knew too well the poisoned barbs OF
the tribe. Hundreds of arrows whis-
tied about the yacht, but glanced harm
less from its sides, and by rare chance
none struck Benoni When he realized
that Mr.. Wayne was beyond human
help he left the body as it was and
crawling to the hatchway dropped be-
low.
There he found the women in a tor
ment of terror and the children, awak-
ened by their sobbing, nervously COM
planning about the cramped quarters
and the rocking motion of the yacht
What sort of fiends work is this
boat?" questioned Larry, though Beno-
nj and LIE Malheureux had both risen
in his estimation since they had seen
him successfully married to Betty.
IT'S my own invention" replied LIE
Malheureux. with not a little pride in
his tone. Simple enough, too, if you
just know how. Merely the scientific
application OF few of the fundamen-
tai principles of electricity. This lit
tie mirror here reflects your whole
course as plainly as If you were above
deck or standing on the highest cap
tain's bridge that ever was built That's
just the application of the rules of
convergence and infraction of light AZ
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
Preferred Stock.

Preferred stock is stock that Is pre-
ferred, that is to say has a prior
claim, as to dividends and assets; II
must receive a dividend before divi-
dend can be paid on the common
stock, and in a distribution of assets
It participates ahead of the common
stock. Cumulative preferred stock Is
stock the dividends on which, If not
paid regularly or IN full, accumulate
and must be paid in the future before
dividend can be paid on the common
stock. Preference stock is sometimes
divided into classes as first preference
second preference, etc., with rights 70
dividends, or assets in the event OF
distribution of asests, in the oruef
named.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18

for the propulsion OF this boat-weu. =
series of buttons on this keyboard does
1t all. It's as easy as playing on a
piano or writing on a typewriter, or
sewing machine or running a telephone
switchboard, if you just know how.
This is my wireless apparatus. I've
found it useful-no, indeed" as he read
the query on Larry's face-"no press
dispatches from this. l told your wife
that on the way over. And warn you
as warned her not to tamp@r with
it."
When lie Malheureux paused, Beno-
nj went to him and spoke in African
patois. Betty made out that he was
telling him of his fathers death. lie
Malheureux turned his post over to
Benoni. Then he went up. alone to
view his dead.
He was gone a very long while, and
when he came back he neither ques-
toned nor was questioned. Afterward
when the Americans went above and
found the body gone, and the deck
freshly scrubbed, they asked Benoni
what had been done with the corpse
Benoni pointed silently to the river.
All day they followed the river and
its chain of lakes. At every possible
interval Betty or Larry or Johnny
tried to hasten the solution of the mys-
Their LIE Malheureux, nor Hackleye, nor
the Cure, nor the three blacks would
speak, and the yacht sailed on and on.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
tumble
named.

I'm this climate" observed the con-
tentions boarder, I'VE don't have any
autumn. The seasons make a hgnS
ming change from summer to winter
Nov that you've taken fall out u
the poor old year." said the pnilo
sophical boarder, Il hope you feel OeV
ter"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18

Dear, If the old clothes man comes
around this week you had better sell
him what old clothes we have"
mot till you get me some me- saea.
Houston Post.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
Step by step,

1 believe in improving environments,
but when we have made the world ht
for men to live in we shall still need
to make men fit to live in it.-Sir
James Duckworth.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
Very FastidiOus.

you have wife-beater in fail
here?"
EYES,"
Here are some roses for him."
Sorry, madam, but he doesn't &C
cept any flowers less expensive than
orchids. Louisville Courier-Journal
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18

Not to repent OF a fault is to Justin
it.-Pliny.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-18
Always Growing.

Every time I meet that fellow be
tells me hard luck tale"
THE same old story?"
mo; he runs it as serial."-Louis
vile Courier Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
BAlLINGER PAID
BY COAL BARONS
tContInued from Pare One,

der way by the department of the in
terror, and that within a year he and
his friends would be mining coal and
ore.
Cunningham stated yesterday after
noon that he and his friends had known
Ballinger well and that they had been
positively assured by the secretary
that their patents were all right.
'They have said all sorts of things
about Ballinger having received money
from myself and my associates in re-
gard to our coal land holdings" said
Cunningham yesterday but the whole
thing can be easily explained. \ | admit
he was paid money by us, but that was
several years ago, in 1907, when he was
a judge in Seattle, and we had asked
him about the legality of our patents
over which they are making such a
muss.
Judge Ballinger told us that they
loked good to him, and we sent him
back to washington to look into it
further and report to us. | pressed
$3.50 on him, which at first he did not
want to take, but, on my insisting, he
took the money. AS far as l can re-
member that was all the money 1 even
gave him, and as far as | know the
others did not give him anything.
"Ballnger is q splendid fellow and a
good man in the office. l know him
we'll; in fact, am personally acquainted
with him, as are my associates, but
that does not necessarily mean that he
is working for us, does it?'
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
COTTON MARKET
DROPS ONCE MORE
NEW LOW LEVEL REACHED ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE
Estimated That Four Million Bales of
Speculative Holdings Have
Been Disposed
There
Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-The New
York cotton market, following the
downward movement, which began
soon after the new year, touched new
low levels again today with estimated
liquidation of 500 bales The recur-
renee Of extreme weakness seemed to
create more apprehension than other
recent breaks in prices, and the mar
ket was utterly demoralized.
At the low point of the day March
contracts showed a decline of rs points
from the closing figures of last night
while May registered d loss of 73
points. In the latter case, as COM
pared with the high point of the sea-
son, this is a drop of $14S0 a bale. An
enormous demand from strong trade
interests, whose purchases checked the
decline on Friday, brought about a
rally and a firm close.
Purchases by spinners who realized
that future markets have had a de-
cline of nearly cents a pound from
the top, while spot markets have lost
little more than So per bale, and who
are buying as a hedge against forward
requirements, helped sustain the mar
ket.
With the days liquidation, it is esti-
mated that, since this tremendous sell
ing movement began two weeks ago
speculative holdings amounting tc
| nearly 100000 bales have been dis
| posed of. These contracts are sup
posed TO have gone largely into the
hands Of trade interests.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
OBJECTS TO PURPOSE
or BALLINGER BILLS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The issu-
ance of $50 GOO, 900 of government ten
year per cent bonds for reclamation
projects desired by the administration
is provided for in a bill introduced by
Chairman Mondell of the house COM
mittee ON public lands.
Mr.. Mondell also offered the only
other of the eight bills sent him by
President Taft and Secretary Ballinger,
which he approves to allow more lib
eral assignments of homestead entries
of reclamation lands.
Mr.. Mondell saw the president and
later declared his position in the mat
ter had not been correctly stated. He
said he was not opposed to conserya-
tion. He objected, however, to the
form and purpose of four of the most
important OF the eight bills prepared
by Secretary Ballinger to carry out
the presidents wishes.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
DIVORCE MADE INVALID;
SECOND MARRIAGE VOID
Court Orders Decree of Separation Set
Aside, Which CompeIs Broker to
Give Up Wife No. 2

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-Judge Chetlaine
today ordered the decree separating
Willis COunselman, a broker, from his
former wife, Lulu Counselman, be set
aside. This will annul the recent mar
riage of Counselman and Clara French.
The action to annul the marriage was
brought by the Chicago Bar association
and the relatives Of the first Mrs.
Counselman, charging that gross fraud
was practiced in obtaining the divorce.
The first Mrs. Counselman has been
in a sanltarium for the insane through
the time the proceedings for the divorce
We're pending. At no time did she take
any part in the proceedings, and she
was declared to have received no notice
of the pending suit.
In the decree separating Counselman
from his first wife ii was set forth that
he would not be eligible to wed within
one year from the time of the decree.
He disregarded this and married Clara
French at Crown Point. Ind, five days
after the decree was signed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
INSURGENTS EXPECT
BATTLE AT CAUCUS
REPUBLICANS WILL COME TO
AID OF DEMOCRATS
Efforts of Machine Gang to Displace
Nominees for Committee to In-
Vestlgate BaIIlnger May
Cause Lively Fight

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The effort
on the part of the Republican house or
ganization to displace- the Democratic
caucus nominees for places on the Bal
linger- -Pinchot investigating committee,
now well under way, promises to pre-
cipitate a warm fight, either in the Re-
publican caucus called for Wednesday
night or on the floor of the house when
the matter comes to a final vote.
The Democrats say they will resent
any attempt to turn down their selec-
tions, and q large number of insurgent
Republicans say they will support on
the ground that the minority has a
right to name its own committee mem
bers.
The insurgents are badly divided on
the proposition and indications are that
many insurgents will refrain from at
tending the Republican caucus as they
do not wish to be bound by the result.
Representative Dwight, Republican
whip, put in a large part of today cir
culating petition for the caucus
among members and obtained a large
list of signatures, which included about
half a dozen insurgents, including Rep
resentatives Hayes, Volstead, Steener-
son and Picket.
Object of Majority
1t was generally understood on all
sides that tile language of the caucus
call which provided for the selection
of the "house members of the commit
tee means that the majority would
attempt to displace Representatives
James and Rainey, Democratic selec-
tions, in addition to choosing four Re-
publican members.
Three of the latter are said to be Me-
Call of Massachusetts, Olmstead OF
Pennsylvania and Madison of Kansas,
and the fourth member will be some
representative from the middle west not
decided on.
! Several Democrats declared today
that if the Republican caucus chooses
them instead of James and Rainey they
would decline to serve.
Several leading insurgents, like Len
root Of Wisconsin,, PoindeXter of Wash
! ington and Norris of Nebraska, say
| they will not attend the Republican
| caucus unless the Democratic minority
| is accorded the right to name Whomso-
| ever it chooses for its representation
On the other hand the strongest objec-
tions to the Democratic selections are
| voiced by insurgents like Hayes ol
| California and Madison of Kansas.
Apparently content to let the "insur-
| gents" take the lead in stirring up Op.
position to the minority selections, the
| Republican organization is silent. Pri-
vately, some of the leaders quoted
President Taft as having said h;
wanted a committee that would forge
politics and delve to the bottom of the
| Ballinger- -Pinchot controversy.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
ITALIANS SAY POLICEMAN
KILLED BOY; RIOT FEARED
Officer in Seattle Arrested, and Patrol
men Attend Funeral to Check
Demonstration

SEATTLE, Jan. 1S.-On complaint OF
the Italian consul the prosecuting at
torney's office today issued a warrant
for the arrest of Policeman Thomas
Walsh, who is alleged to have shot and
killed Antonio Portopilo, 1Gyear-old
boy.
The policeman denies the charge, but
two eye witnesses swear they saw the
policeman shoot the boy. Portopilo's
funeral last Sunday was made the oc-
casion of a demonstration by the Italian
community against the police.
A long procession of carriages, led by
band and followed by hundreds of
men on foot, escorted the body. and
handbills printed in Italian, attacking
the police, were distributed. Fearing
violence, thirty policemen mingled with
the crowd at the undertaker's chapel.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19

saged to the senate until today, Chair
man Beveridge issued a call for ses-
sion of the committee on territories TO
be held Immediately after today's ses-
sion of the senate.
The members of the committee are
unanimously in favor of admitting Doth
territories as states, but some diner
ences of opinion exist concerning land
features. 1t has been charged before
the senate committee that the state
hood bills in the past have contained
clauses which would perpetuate grants
of lands made to certain corporations
Some of these grants were invesu-
gated by Secretary Garfield OF the de-
partment of the interior, and a report
was made to the senate committee uls-
approving of their terms.
Senator Nelson, who is a member OF
the committee on territories as we'll as
the chairman of the committee ON pup
lie lands. has given this question close
attention. He expects to offer an
amendment to the statehood bill de-
signed to protect the governments in
terests in the matter of any existing
land grants.
Fight Against Cannon
Looking behind the formal announce
ment of Representative Diekema OF
Michigan that he will be a candidate
for the speakership of the house to
succeed Uncle Joe Cannon, many mem
bers of congress attach to the move
more political significance than ordi-
narily would be involved in the mere
ambition of one member to WELD the
house gavel.
The fact that Mr. Diekema, recog-
nized as a supporter of the Republican
organization in the house, should come
out at this time, and the further fact
that friends of Representative Walter
I. Smith of Iowa say he will be can
didate, are interpreted by many mem
bers to indicate that Mr. Cannon will
take steps to make the race free
for-all" before the close of the present
session.
Rumors that Speaker Cannon will
be or that he will not again be a cam
didate for the speakership are by no
means new to capitol gossip.
None of the close friends of the
speaker could be induced to broach to
him the subject of making an an
nouncement.
Some insurgent members. although
declining to discuss the speakership
question for publication, intimate they
do not take seriously either the Die
kema candidacy or reports that the
speakership bee is buzzing about other
members.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
SANE WOMAN is KEPT IN
ASYLUM; GUARDIAN GONE
Inmate of Napa Institution ls De-
cIared Rational but Must
Remain in Custody

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1s.-Although
pronounced sane and possessed of
enough property to keep her in plenty
for the remainder Of her days, Mrs.
Chloe Titon, an inmate of the Napa
insane asylum, cannot leave that in
stitution because all trace OF her
guardian has been lost
This was the substance OF COM
plant filed today in the superior court
here by Louis Hammersmith, VINO petl-
toned to have Ida A. Killey removed
as guardian of Mrs. Tilton.
The papers in the case were all de-
stroyed in the fire OF 1906 and although
Mrs. Tilton was declared sane some
time ago she did not have the means
to leave the asylum, although it was
known she possessed realty valued at
SAC, ,0O0J
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
BLACK HAND is ALLEGED
TO HAVE KIDNAPPED GIRL

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-It is reported to
the police that the Black Hand society
is responsible for the kidnapping of Ma
ria Maroccio, 17-year-old Italian girl
who was bundled into a cab today when
she left her home to go to work
Maria's younger sister Rosa was at
tackled, but broke away and spread
the alarm. Apparently Maria made no
struggle or outcry. There were three
men in the cab. and when the girls
passed they jumped out and seized
both. Rosa said she had never seen
any of the men before, but that she was
certain they were Italians.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
WiTHDRAWS 34,e5e ACRES OF
LAND FROM SETTLEMENT

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S-In aid of
proposed legislation affecting the dis
posal of waterpower sites in the public
domain Secretary Ballinger has tenn
porarily withdrawn from all forms of
disposition the following areas:
Three thousand seven hundred and
twenty three acres along the Big
Blackfoot river, Montana; 25,120 acres
along the San Rafael river, Utah;
24OO acres along the Coeur d'Alene
river, Idaho 100 acres along the
Fresno river, California; 1856 acres
along the South Platte river, Colo
radO
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
Action Enioined
ASTRONOMER TELLS ABOUT
NEW COMET SEEN AT NOON
Scientist at Lick Observatory De-
scrbes NebuIous Mass Visible
to the Naked Eye

SAN JOSE, Cal, Jan. 1S-Astrono-
mer r. G. Aitken of the Lick Observa-
tory this afternoon gave the following
statement for the Associated Press:
"The comet discovered in South AZ
rica a day or two ago is brighter than
the planet Venus. 1t was easily seen
ut the Lick observatory at noon today
with the naked eye. 1t was about four
degrees east OF the sun and one-half OF
a degree north OF il, and was moving
toward the northeast.
"In a clear sky It should be n bril-
liant object for the next few evenings
and should be looked for in the south
western sky Immediately after sunset.
daylight observations today by As
tronomer Wright showed that the spec
trum of the comets nucleus is contin-
uous, crossed by bright radium lines
extending into the coma"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-19
CLIFFORD PINcHoT MAY BE
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 1S.-The ru-
NOR that Clifford Pinchot, former
United States forester, was likely to be
named as president of the University
of Michigan to succeed DR.. James b.
Angell who became president emer-
titus last summer, was revived here
today. Dean Harry B. Hutchins of
the law department of the university
was appointed acting president on DR..
Angells withdrawal from the office.