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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
PENCIL POlN T S

WHAT three shining marks-for Pratt Arm
strong, and Argyll when running for commissioners.
him such place that he
writer Gee! fellow ought
accomplishments like hose
HEAVY bottle Of milk slid
Miss Jennie Campbes basket hat Police
gathered but found anything
mains-of the bottle
KING didn't daughters sing
Ing Everybodys Divorced but Father
AND all long the snowIakes
the wings OF the wind And all day long father brothers
coal into the mother
the grocery bill enough
NJ GEN. HITCHCOCK setrchquck played
the suckers for 500 five And just think EN- bit
ing Wireless stock! Why the old bait of
saying 100000 ton oothsome beside that.
ALL those
soner please forward
citizens left who determined not to
THE Hartman cute little
under the cloak Of independent
Local Hartman
and the North Coast which
system.
NM MM MN! Angeles trying to American Medi
cal Association visit
500 miles to a view Of the San Francisco ruins!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
Break In The Speed Lunacy

We glad to note break in the murderous
for speed.
for the biggest steamship of ALL The vessel will be 895
feet long with IS feet breadth While she will be able
to make % knots hour speed will be sacrificed to
comfort and she will be veritabe floating hotel with
all big hotels comforts conveniences and luxuriesand
more, too, since she'll be able to give daily change in
scenery.
Some day the automobile makers will build altogether
after this safety comfort and convenience not
high speed
The present day auto racing is merely for advertising
payers money be put up for good roads to be torn up
auto speed maniacs few auto manufacturers may
tnue to 60 in for speed records just few families
prefer to raise game chickens rather than other breeds
that perform better for the egg make but the auto
facturer who finally heads the list will be the who
puts his brain and money producing the most roomy,
comfortable and economical machine regardless Of high
speed powers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
Cutting The Cost of Living

big grocer in Los Angeles has decided to reduce the
cost of living twenty per cent without waiting for the
government to revise the tariff or bust the trusts
This is how he does it:
Sells only a cash basis, thus saving the annual
pense of $4,000 for collecting and bookkeeping.
Customers who want to maintain running account de-
post cash and credited four interest the
unused balances.
He abolishes all free deliveries charging five per
all goods sent to the customers house. AS he formerly
figured twenty cent cost of delivery the customer
is ahead to the tune of fifteen per cent.
He sashed twenty per cent from the price of all goods
on the day that this system put into practice.
saving OF oneft of the grocery bills of the nation
would add very materially to the comfort of life in mil
lions of homes.
If the plan works in Los Angeles why isn't it work
able in Spokane anywhere else?
Anyhow don't have to wait for congress to act be-
fore try this way of reducing the cost of living
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
Black and Unite Hand
Tied UiLIOLU pIumes

Every plume in the lot positively
know what that means-the best that's plume
window Is full Of then-ake
the plumes and the prices at which they
plume inches wide and 13
Pumes ~ inches wide and Il inches long worth
Pumes inches wide 13 inches
inches wide and 10 inches long worth $ sale $1O60
Pumes 0 wide
Pumes 10 inches wide and II inches
......... .............. 49,. 1880
Plumes 1917 inches wide ISM inches long,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
(Continued.)
'They escaped, M'Seur.'


With a deep breath Rowland
sank back. In a moment he leaned
again toward Jean as he saw come
into the Frenchman's eyes a slum-
bering fire that few seconds later
blazed into vengeful malignity
when he drew slowly from an in
side pocket of his coat a small par
eel wrapped and tied in soft buck
skin.
"They have sent you this,
M'seur," he said. cat the very
last they told me, let him read
this"
With his eyes on the parcel,
scarcely breathing. Rowland wait
I'd while with exasperating SLOW
ness Croisset's brown fingers I'M
tied the cord that secured it.
First you must understand what
this meant to us in the North,
M'seur," said Jean, his hands COW
ering the parcel after he had fin
ished with the cord. 1--WE are diff
ferent who live Up here-different
from those who live in Montreal,
md beyond. With us a lifetime is
not too long to spend in avenging
4 cruel wrong. 1t is our honor OF
The North. l was fifteen then, and
had been fostered by the Factor
md his wife since the day my
mother died of the smallpox and I
was dragged myself into the post,
almost dead of starvation. So 1t
happened that was like a brother
to Meelese and the other three.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28

others might look on him and know
that he was dead. That was six
years ago, Mseur"
Rowland was scarcely breathing.
And the other-the SON" he
whispered tensely. "You found
him Croisset? You killed him."
What would you have done,
Mseur?"
Howland's hands gripped those
that guarded the little parcel.
II would have killed him, JEAN"
He spoke OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
He spoke slowly, deliberately.
II would have killed him." he re-
peated. SO 'ss'' s7s-ers' = s..e-ss~ss.',
II am glad of that, M'seur."
Jean was unwrapping the buck
skin, fold after fold of it, until at
last there was revealed a roll of
paper, soiled and yellow along the
edges.
9Th pages are taken from the
day-book at the post where the
woman lived" he explained softly,
smoothing thin under his hands.
Each day the Factor of a. post
keeps reckoning Of incidents as
they pass, as have heard that sea
captains do on shipboard. 1t has
been company law for hundreds
Of years. We have kept these
pages to ourselves, M'seur. They
tell of what happened at our post
sixteen years ago this winter"
AS he spoke the half-breed came
to Howland's side, smoothing the
first page on the tablb in front OF
him, his slim forefinger pointing to
the first few lines.
"They came on this day." he
said, his breath close to the en-
gineer's ear. "These are their
names, M'seur-the names Of the
two who destroyed the paradise
that our Blessed Lady gave to US
many years ago"
In an instant Rowland had read
the lines. His blood seemed to
dry in his veins and his heart to
stand still. or these were the
words he read:
Ito Be Continued.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
in SPITE OF THE PROMISING CONVERSATION OF
THE WAITRESS, PENSION Francois DISAPPOINTING
AND THEN WHEN ONE MISSES
A PERFECTLY GOOD % UNI
BRELLA IT Is NOT CALCU.
LATED TO HELP ONES FIRST
IMPRESSION, is IT?
BY JOHN coPLEY.

When The Press artist told me
that he had firmly resolved to fore
go the Accent goulash parlOrs and
seek no more gastronomic diver
sions, was relieved.
But when he followed this up
with the statement that he had
found an ideal little French board.
ing house down on Sprague ave.
nue., where one might secure
splendid dinner for 35 cents, / was
expectant of tones, Never, never
again!"
Alas! Now that I have put my
self outside of one of those red ink
dinners, l am sorrowful; also indi.
gestic.
"Come on down, Old Top, and try
1t out" That was the CHEEKY in
vitation of my artistic colleague.
went down; I tried it out. Per-
NIT me to raise my right hand SOL
EMMY and declare in sepulchral
tones, never, never again."
The French boarding house Is
very much like olives, garlic and
baked possum. It's an acquired
taste.
A stoutish lady in a red flannel
kimono greeted us when we came
in through the basement door. I
thoughtfully leaned my three-dol-
lar umbrella in a dark corner and
prepared to enjoy a French dinner.
All bets were off from the soup
on.
The Press artist pretended to
know exactly what the waiting
maid said to us. If you knew his
rael name you'd know that he
didn't savvy a syllable.
The soup mot to be too sarcastic
| about it, bore an unmistakable re-
semblance to weak lemon phos'
| phate with singed onionskin for
scenic purposes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
THE DANGER TRAIL |
Copyright 1910. BobbsMerril Company II
JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD|
Copyright 1910, The Bobbs-Me Company.

The years passd, and tn desire for
vngeance grw in us as we became
older, until 1t was the one. thing
that we most desired in life, even
filling the gentle heart of Melees,
whom W sent to school in Montreal
when she was eleven, M'seur. 1t
was three years later-while she
was still in Montreal-that 1 went
on one of my wandering searching
to a post at the head of the Great
Slave, and there M'seur-there-"
Croisset had risen. His long
arms were stretched high, his head
thrown back. his upturned face
aflame with passion that was al
most that of prayer.
"M'seur, l thank the great God
in Heaven that it was given to Jean
Croisset to meet one of those whom
he had pledged our lives to find
and / slew him!"
He stood silent, eyes partly
closed, still as if in prayer. When
he sank into his chair again the
look of hatred had gone from his
face.
1T was the father, and I killed
him, M'seur-killed him slowly
telling him of what he had done
as choked the life from him; and
then, a little at a time, let the
life back into him, forcing him to
tell me where l would find his son,
the slayer of Meleese's father. And
attire that l closed on his throat
until he was dead, and my dogs
dragged his body through three
hundred miles of snow that the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
MOST ANYTHING

I'm madly in love with girl in
this town;
The prettiest, happiest, joyfulest
lass!
She Is sweet and sunny-never a
frown;
Even WHEY, she loves this Mary
Christmas.
A fine recipe for a girls COM
plexion is to get kissed against
her will.
The Colorado legislature will
now proceed to speer the people
for the interests.
Rolling stones never become
mossbacks.
Millionaires so thick in New
York they've got to build a new
opera house for their diamond dis
plays. Capacity 5000 millionaires;
$479, 900, 000. 900 in jewelry.
The emperor of Japan has a mon
opoly on tobacco. He buys from
the growers at his own price and
sells again, at his own price, to
the manufacturers.
THE DEVILS OWN.
I want to be an angel,
And with the angels dwell;
<x{ ~ Avnbf
With soothing strip Quacks In
hell!
The Portuguese army has about
IS, 900 men and $4,000 reserves.
Editor Most Anything: We've
got new college yell out our way
for street car use. This Is the way
it goes: "Rah, rah, rah; rah, rah.
rah! Turn on some heat or we'll
get off the carl" Give "car" the
"ah" sound as in Boston.-Jimmy.
The sultan of Morocco believes
that certain members of legislative
bodies should have their ears cut
off. Congress meets Fonday De-
cember 5.
The American federation Of labor
is the largest labor organization in
the world. Then. follow Germany,
England and France.
Golf balls used to be made of
feathers, packed hard.
Congressman Berger sometimes
eats pie from his hand. If you new
err did it. you've missed a great
deal of Joy.
II knew you would be here this
this evening"" said little brother.
"Intuition?" asked the big sisters
fellow.
"No, observation. You always
come on the evening Sis refuses
onions at dinner"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28

murphies, spuds or potatoes. Gall
them what you will.
We paid the thirty-five and es-
capped to the dark hall.
The Press artist attempted a fee
BILE apology, but naturally I would
have none Of it. Even forty-cent
goulash was better than this, I re-
minded him.
Our visit to the French boarding
house came to very appropriate
conclusion when I discovered that
my perfectly good three-dollar UNI.
brella was gone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28
OBTAIN PARK SITES BY
CONDEMNATION

All sites for public parks will be
obtained by condemnation pro-
ceedings say the members of the
board, who met a few nights ago.
Should there be an objection to
this process vote of seven men,
bers Is sufficient to override the
objection. Various sites are now
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28

"Voolevoo du entree, m'sieu?" in.
quired the waitress, taking a reef
in her marcel wave.
"Wow,' replied The Press artist.
He afterward explained that this
means Eyes" in French boarding
houses.
We naturally expected something
pretty elegant with all that wordy
trimming to it. The article was
plain, unvarnished boiled beef and
pOmme de terres.
Pomme de terres? Just plain
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28

under surveillance and as soon az
the 100000 bond issue Is floted
active proceedings will be begun.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28

OW1YOXDD Ann
Better. prices low. ~
er. Safer shades, p EI
l1iller-Dervant
wig Makers and a
Hair Dressers. ~~<
124 N. Post Street
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-28

We have decided to continue gigantic plume sale
another day to give those of customers who did not
get an opportunity to buy Saturday or today
Remember this is of the finest lots of plumes,
believe, that came to Spokane And the prices
low that every lady afford to have
Be here tomorrow without fail they going fast and
the assortment will soon be broken up. And them
display in window.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-10
MONDAY. JANUARY 10. 1910.
IN THE VALLEY.

Today. at Stevensvilie and nj Ham
ilton, will begin the courses of in
struction on practical frutgrowlng
which have been arranged by the board
In charge OF the state farmers in
stitutes. These are the first meetings
OF the sort that the institute people
have. undertaken; the regular institute
programs have contained numbers
which were OF special interest to the
orchard men. but never before has an
entire week been set aside for the dis
cussion of topics exclusively for the
benefit Of the fruitgrower. The ef-
forts of the state agricultural college
TO bring the work of practical in
strnction to the very doors OF those
who will be benefited merit the hearty
cooperation OF the orchard men. Ad-
vices from the valley towns are TO the
effect that there is much interest in
the meetings of this week and the
forecast is that the attendance will
justify the effort which has been made
to insure the complete success Of
these courses of instruction.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-10
BECOME 4 MEMBER.

Tomorrow the Missoula Chamber of
Commerce viii hold its first MONDAY
meeting. All members of the or
sanization are requested 10 meet at
the rooms OF. the chamber at noon
Tuesday. to proceed from there To the
restaurant where the informal lunch
OF the day is To be served To this
meeting. also. business men who are
not members are invited. that they
may become better acquainted with
the chamber of commerce and in
terested In its work II Is the hope
of the managers of the chamber OF
commerce that this year viii witness
a marked growth In its membership
To that end. the attention OF all bust
ness men in the city il invited 10 the
consideration of the work that has
been done and is being done for Mis-
sonla by this organization. The lunch
tomorrow noon Is one of a series that
will be continued indefinitely Make
your plans to participate in this in
formal function and. as well, in the
years work OF the chamber II viii
do you good and II will help the city
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-10
TIE CROOKED SPRING

Employees nf the sugar trust robbed
the government III millions by means
Of crooked spring. which was insert
ed in the stanchian of Uncle Sans
scales at the customs house. This
spring was small enough To carry in
the vest pocket ana was used for more
than a decade with innunIty. one
day the crooks We're trapped. Expo
sure and disgrace followed. The I'M
holy dreams nj wealth suddenly ac-
Iuired We're shattered in moment
Exposure and disgrace followed and
today the thieves face long terms in
prison.
The police name for this great crime
was graft. The thieves thought graft
an unseen. desilish hand was shaping
the character of the rohhcrs while they
worked the crooked spring. They fed
their minds on the stories of the Suc-
cess of other grafters: they buried
their ideals OF honor conceived n a
mothers knee. and they fell into the
clutches OF their own ayaricous selves
Ia he dragged To the daors OF prison
by their own hands.
Beware OF the man who carries a
crooked spring. Keep close watch ON
the wsll-sro0mei. efficient and brainy
employees. who allows his ideas Of hon
or To be dimmed by clouds OF graft.
the purpose of that little Bit of steel
he carries Is tn lessen his work. pro-
vide additional income. and bring the
balances ON the right sid. of the !cdS-
er. He may use IL on the clock and
turn up the hands. hc may insert il
in the lock OF the cash drawer and
speculate: he may nsa it to peep into
your business affairs and trip you as
yan pass over stony road. The
smaller the spring the more danger
Gus is the man IN your interests
There is but one royal road 10 sue
cess. The man warth while knows the
way and the cost. The man who thinks
himself clever CRATER and rcvels in
the thought that he Is beating the
man whois beating another is travelling
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-10
1 DRESS-SITT AFFAIR

Speaking Of fali-drcsi suits" said
c. W. Fleming. ''horseman" oi
Powell county. as quoted In The Mon
tana Lookout. II never had but one
IN my life and never wore il but once
Several years ago while visiting a
family in ST. Paul that ranked with
the very best. socially, in the city. an
invitation was received asking them to
attend high-toned function in which
was included. \ broad hint was
thrown out by member of the fam
lily that II was To he a full-drcss af-
fair. thought that the announce
ment was made for my benefit and |
lost no time In procuring the proper
uniform. When donncd the clothes
! winked at myself In the mirror. |
was surely a sight: the thought oc-
Cured To me that IL was caught
ut Garrison or Elliston in that garh
that someone would take a shot at
me. However. ! attended the party
ond brased il to the finish. but /
never felt 50 uncomfortable in my
life. \ suit of corduroy would. have
been more in my line.
Il brought the clothes back to Mon
tana and put them carefully away for
future reference.
About once year I would take
them out Of the case. and look at them
hut that was as FAR as ! went NV
mos. Intimate friends never knew tha.
! had such toys in the house and
eventually | tired of seeing the case
around.
II had been away for few days
last summer and upon returning found
that the cabin had been broken in
to. the suitcase smashed and the
clawhammer and the vest missing, but
the pants left behind. | would have
oeen Thoroughly delighted IL tho thlef
had also taken the pants. but il was
consoling To know that the sight of
the coat with its dinky tails would
never again remind me of the harrow
ing evening that | spent at the social
affair ut st. Paul But ! am not
through with tho history Of that gar
ment and its abbreviated skirts. A
day or two after the theft n friend
of mine from Mtssoula paid me a visit
ana in the course Of our conyers
ton he said: i met a couple of In
dams yesterday. one was rugged out
In nice black coat buttnned behind
and two little Tapping skirts dangling
in front. II would make cow laugh
The other Indian wore "a low-cnt
glossy black vest tn match
Did the Red man in the coat ap-
pear happy and at his ease: in
qulred.
oh. yes, the rroudest Indian /
ever SAN.
Good: that takes a load off my
mind. The thought that the coat was
not made in vain il very consaling
To me now"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-10
UP IN THE AIR.

Los Angeles. this week. is 10 be the
scene OF the most remarkable aviation
meet ever held i'm this country. The
press dispatches tell in detail of the
plans for the gathering, The i'm
portant feature OF the event is the
fact that the navigation Of the air is
becoming more and more nearly prac-
teal: the developments of the past
year have been remarkable and,
especially in the heavier than air
class. the construction of Il machine
that viii be of everyday usefulness
Is no longer rearded as the vauge
proposition that IL was considered SO
recently as two wears ago. OF course.
the present machines are regarded
rightly. as novelties and are interest
Ing chiefly as suggestions of the pos
sibiiities which lie in the conquest OF
the air. Certain IL is that some OF
our daily utilities were years ago.
considered as impossible of practical
adaptation. He is indeed bold fore
caster who dares assert that the air
ship will never be OF practical anplica-
ton to commercial and transportation
problems and their solution.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-10

the same route that brought the en-
ployes of the sugar trust to justice
He is thrusting a knife at his own
heart every time he takes penny
that does not belong 10 him. He Is
robbing his soul of its God-given sense
Of right and justice. His body is go
ing To be found one Of these days In
the flotsan tina line the shores where
drift the bodies Of the Stcnslanis and
WARMERS.
There IL but one escape for the man
who has been carrying the crooked
lSprins-take IL out OF his pocket and
srow 1t away. 1t is more dangerous
wagon than any the law fC-bids US
to Nrry. Ii may be used in IT of
angers.weiided when in need or touch
someone scales ut the call of a
friend. Alan has been given divine
powers WITH the agreement that he
live up To the best there is in him
His sacrilagions. existence lies in his
failure To use the strength and talents
he has and not h.s mistakes and
plumbers. Ills crimaIoo often lies not
In using the crooked spring. but in
even having IL in his possession.
There Is no room in the pocket far u
crooked spring and there Is. no room
In the world Tor the man who. carries
one.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-10

with him. Wen Mark Twain. with
characteristic Simplicity and courage
says his work is kcne. millions vii,
protest. Twain's wost donec Not SO
long as the boys. yonns. and old. can
dream over the tales Of kuckleberry
Finn. can muse with PuddenAead VIII
son or can race along with nAocents
Abroad. Sacred and sweet arr the
memories and the associations ofTle
stories Of Mark Twain: these storiS
are immortal and always they will
keep alive the work of Mark Twain
His humor, his love of humanity. his
personality. woven through every one
of his volumes. win continue his labor
OF love through all time. Gently, as
the mist settles over the vale at early
morn, tenderly as love whispers n
message from the sky, devontiy as
hope cherishcs tho coming Of a more
glorious day, the spirits 0f TWain's
friends win ever gather about him
and cheer him as the fire burns law
In his library crate. AS the shadows
Of life well spent lovingly caress
him, the sunshine of his own quaint
humor and his inherent goodness
brighten the dark spots In the lives
Of his millions Of friends and the re-
Election OF the glory OF his life work
forms path Of gold toward the and
OF the Setting Sun. The pricfs that
have come Ia the beloved veteran ~
his later years are shared by the world
or his lovers; their shadow does not
dim his glory, however, and their
poignancy is forgotten in the trans
ccndent luster OF his undying fame.