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Arizona republican., 1910-03-07

The Hampton educational bill now on the statute books of Arizona is aimed to reach a certain nationality who are said to be purchasable in times of election-to be frank, Mex jeans.
 But are the Mexicans the only race of people guilty of selling their votes? Why. in New York. Chicago. St Louis and other large cities nf the east they coluniZe Americans voters by hundreds for weeks ahead and drive them like sheep to the shambles to the polls on election day. It is two to one bet that Hinkey Dink Of the South Side and John Brennan of the West Side. both aldermen of the city of Chicago. have their back rooms and cellars full of that class of accommodating gentry now, just { waiting for the ides of November to roll around.
 Tt does seem little singular to make fall guys out of these poor unfortunates. who, through environ ment, and from no choice of their own, are unable to read and write the English language, when our legisla- tive bodies. from d city council to the [ United States senate, are filled with bribe- takers and bribe- givers. men with classical educations and polish ed manners. but of utter moral de- formity. IL is but few days since Governor Hughes of New York. said that the legislatures of this country were bargain counters of corrup- ton An investigation of prominent members of the New York legisla- ture, charged with giving and accept ing large sums of money in exchange for votes. is in progress at the pres ent time.
 A little house cleaning nearer home by the law making bodies would be welcomed by the common people.
 As a vote getting measure for the democratic party-if that is its object We believe the Hampton bill is d failure It will put spirit of re venge in the people it is intended to disfranchise -and place them forever in opposition to that party. for it places the stigma of corruption on the innocent though uneducated per son alike with the guilty.
 The Democrat believes that an ef- fective way to reach these bribe-g giv- Ing ana brlbe- taking trafflCkerS m votes would be to enact a law forever barring them from the rights of Am erican citizenship if found guilty af- ter fair and impartial trial Such a law would have a far more deter rent influence than the fear of prison bars. and place the guilty one in a position where he could not repeat. the crime.
 Besides there are many taxpayers who. are unable to read and write the English language, and to say that they cannot vote is taxation without repre- sentation.
 The suggestion of our Coconno contemporary that an effective way to reach the venal voter and the bribe giver would be to disfranchise them. is precisely in line with the views of The Republican. If disfranchise- ment for all time were to follow proof of bribe giving or bribe talk ing. there would be a speedy climin- ation of the undesirable class.
Arizona republican., 1910-03-07
House Cleaning
 Activities
Are m Full Swing.

we can show you q time-testcd Spring, full size. strong. comfortable and durable at s5.5O. $500. s7.OO and $500. If it's mattress time. we can surely please you. All manner of Bedsteads in brass, Iron and Enamel All kinds of Wicker Rockers, just the thing for the porch. Always some thing new to show you. Just re ceived new lot of Rugs. Wool Fiber and Smiths Administer. Come in and see them. Ten minutes spent in our store will convince you that our prices are right We will buy your OLD FURNITURE at highest prices. and sell you NEW at the lowest
Arizona republican., 1910-03-07
HOW PLEASANT

it Is to watch the sure and steady growth of ones bank account.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

The police of New York found upop
Il burglar arrested by them, a treatise
on safe.cracking that is said to be the
most remarkable document that has
ever fallen into their hands. The con.
tents are so well compiled that the
police unhesitatingly declare the au
thor a past grand master in his pro
fession, and, according to Popular
Mechanics. are somewhat anxious 70
find out just how many copies are in
circulation throughout the country,
For the most part the manuscript
is in the ye8g code, lingo freely used
by thieves the country over. 1t de
scribes the two kinds of safes recog
nized by the profession. namely. the
tireprooE and the burglar,proof. assert
ing, however, that there is no genuine
burglarproof safe, and that kind thal
are drill.proof are only called so b,
courtesy. Minute directions fol
cracking safe are given. togethe,
with diagrams to illustrate the treat
Use
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
q II

| have never been nervous WON.
an, as | said before. Moreover, a min
ute or two In the darkness enabled
me to see things fairly we'll Reulah
gave mo rather start by rubbing un,
eXpectedly against my feet; then we
two, side by side. went down the
drive.
There were no fragments OF china,
but where the grove began picked
up u silver spoon. So far Rosie's
story was borne out, began to won,
der II tt were not indiscreet, to say
the least. this midnight prowliug in
neighborhoOd with such a deserved
ly bad reputation Then | saw some.
thing cleaning, which proved to be
this handle OF cup, and step or
two farther on | found a N-shaped bit
OF plate, Hut the most surprising
thing Of all was to find the basket sit,
ting comfortably beside the road, with
the rest Of the broken Crockery piled
neatly within, and a handful of small
silver. spoons. forks and the like on
top could only stand and stare.
utu ANOSht HtOtg WAS true. But
where had Rosie carried her basket?
And why had the thief IL he were a
thief, picked up the broken china out
of the road and left it, with his
| booty
Il was with my nearest approach to
nervous collapse that heard the IN,
miliar throbhing of an automobile en-.
CINE, As Il came closer recognized
! the outline of the Dragon Fly, and
knew that Halsey had come back.
| Strange enough 1t must have
seemed to Halsey, too. to come across
me In the middle OF the night, with
the skirt of my gray silk gown over
my shoulders 10 keep OF the dew
holding red and green basket under
one arm and q black cat under the
other What with relief and joy. be.
gan to cry. right there. and very near
ly wiped my eyes on Beulah in the
excitement.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-When Willie
n Boy got married he bought his
wife flowers, of course. And after the
wedding Mr.. Willie Boy naturally de-
cided to preserve the flowers to look
at for all time by picking them in
alcohol. That was all right-it didn't
cost much. just So or $3-but there
was a 7OO-mile trip before Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Boy got home.
At first they decided they'd pack
the treasure in the brass jardiniere
art" sent and bring it home in the
bottom of one of the trunks. Then
Emaline-that's her first name-re-
membered that among other things it
might explode and ruin her perfectly
good rose-colored dress that DOC"
went crazy over before she was mar
ried, and that there was a 26-inch will
low plume in the same trunk, not to
speak of a pretty coat, lavender
gown, few more hats, a couple OF
hundred doodads or some more
clothes. So the natural consequence
came. Willie Boy carried the remains.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
Eat MusLrat, Maybe; Farm in Chicago

emphasized its cheapness and III
good qualities, including flavor anu
nutritious value. The farm may gu
able many people to follow his ADVICE
The three owners will be the ohp
trappers on the land. They will pre-
vent poaching and will guard the ra's
carefully that they may multiply =
rapidly as possible. In the fall tls'
will trap, and after the pelts OF wv
victims have been cured and sold 'D'
meat will be taken to the market
Our first idea was just to trap y,
the furs." said Gelder, but knomns
muskrats were good to eat. we deciu.s
to investigate conditions and IT!
promote muskrats as popular at'tD,s
of diet. We have strong hopes Oh sus
cess. for a trial will convince peUp'ss
that the meat of the muskrat Is sOOl,
The farm will be used also oy Nh
bers of the Sag Gun club OF W.
Ill.,, as hunting and fishing prese -
The swamps embraced in the fa[ a, ~
noted for duck hunting ana hs a,.
and have been a popular rendes" "a
for sportsmen of the neighborhoou ~.
of Chicago, but their pleasure, 4.
ended with the conception
muskrat farm.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
Mosquito Gets Credit for a. Runaway

that knockout swing away would 80
his bad-tempered horse!
Gordon shook his head violently
and blew his breath toward the mos
quito to dislodge it, but all to no pur.
pose. The insect held on and Just
bored and bored. Gordon gritted bis
teeth and remembered the story be
had read in school about the Spartan.
But what was a mere fox gnawIng at
a boys vitals to a real, war-size Jersey
mosquito sinking an artesian we'll In
mans nose!
George could stand it no longer. Up
went one hand in a savage sweep Il
missed the mosquito Forgetting all
except his desire for vengeance,
George swung with the other hand
And as the skeeter buzzed 'Ha, ha!'
the horse, freed from control, boltet
Perhaps the wind created by the speed
blew the mosquito off Gordon's nose
At any rate the pest vanished. Just
as Gordon grabbed the reins and
started to saw on the bit wheel
struck a stone and out he shot be
landed bruised and stunned at the
side of the road.
DR.. Frederick T. White, who was
passing in his auto got out, revived
Gordon and took him home in his ma
chine. When they arrived at the Cor
don domicile. 10! there was the runs'
way horse standing quietly at the STA
BILE door
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
Face Due to Other Trouhl.

Perhaps your worm co.,
clogged." s'@ i
mo; all clear"
Got any gasoline in your t.,,.
Plenty"
How about your circulation, c,,,
der isn't bound. is it?" ''ae
mo, SIR"
Tires seem all right?"
Never better"
Wei, maybe your vibrator ISM :,
justed." w "
That's all right"
Have you looked at your ca,h,.
tori" 'Oufe
Yes"
How about the cam shaft%
Grand"
Have you frightened your Comma.
ing rods, examined your clutches =.
gone over the differentials?"
Yes, yes"
The man in the touring car papv.,
moment and then, looking A. ~
stranger by. the roadside, said at ,a.,.
Whats the matter with that machn.
of yours?"
There isn't anything the matts,
with this machine; but since noon nv
wife has been in that house over tbpr.
kissing her sisters first baby good.hy
When she gets through, If you are MT
more than thousand miles away and
will leave our address, will tela,
graph or cable the glad news"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

NEW YORK.-A mosquito which ap-
~ parently was cross of the famous
or notorious families of Jersey we'll
borers and Staten Island rock-drillers,
saw George Gordon's nose, buzzed a
little song about "Oh, for pasture
newt" and swept down upon the nose.
The nose and George were at that
moment behind horse that George
was driving.
Now, Gordon had had all he could
do to manage that skittish steed be,
fore the advent of the insect. When
he felt the first jab of the skeeter's
surgical scissors George started to
knock the squatter off his nasal terri
tory. But he restrained his hand, for
in that instant he remembered that he
needed both hands to handle the frac
tious horse.
And there was George in a dilemma
equal to that ancient one that con
cerned a devil and a deep sea. If he
didnE knock that mosquito off his
nose he'd lose his life blood, but if he
took hand from the reins to deliver
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
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SYNOPSIS.


Miss Times. spinster and guardian Of
Gertrude ard Halsey established summer
headquarters ~ 6unnyslde. Anldpi nu-
mer0us difficulties ths servants deserted,
As Mas lnuea locked up for the night.
she WIS startled by Il dark hgure on the
vefRpda. She passed terrible night,
which was filied with unaeeniy Noises.
IN the morning Miss Innes found a
strange link cum button IN clothes
hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
With Jack bailey The h0ise was hWhhr
enrd by revolver shot, A strange man
Was found shot 10 death IN the hall,
II proved to BE- Inc body Of Arnold ARM
strong, Whose barker father owned the
country house Miss Innes found Hal
ssg's revolver on the lawn. tIs ana JACK
Bailey Ind disappeared Tha INK cum
button myaiari0Usly disappeared. De-
teetive JanlsBon and the coroner arrived,
Gertrude revealed that ahe WAS engaged
10 Jack HalIeY with whom she bad
talked IN the billiard room few mo-
uleuta before the murder Janisson told
Miss tanpp thai ahe was hiding evidence
from him fIe Imprisoned an Intruder ~
an empty room. The prisoner escaped
down laundry chute 10 developed that
the intruder was probably a woman Ger
Irads was suspected. for the Intruder
left print ~ bare foot, Gertrude res
turned home With her right ankle
apFsineA. a negro found the other half
81 what proved 10 be Jack Baiiey'h cum
button
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
How Brides Roses Led Her to Tears

The Pullman was hot and Villa
Boy thought of the explosion. No uss
leaving the. jar out on the vestibule
1t might break there. He wanted IA
stay in the Pullman, but he couldn't
He had to stay outside and hold Ina
picked roses. Night came and Willie
Boy was sleepy. He went to bed, but
he didn't sleep; he was too busy hang
ing the roses out of the window 70
keep the alcohol cool.
Kansas City came, and then home,
Emaline walked into the house and
Willie Boy followed with the picked
once-were roses.
"What'll we do with emf" he asked
why, put them in the attic Of
course" Emaline answered.
Willie Boy hadn't been married
very long and he wasn't independent
Still there surged into his face the
blood of battle and his voice splut
tered as he spoke.
"A-at-tic?" he asked. "Will we,
We won't. | carried those things 700
miles, and If they're worth carrying
that far they're worth looking at, even
If don't think they amount to much.
Attic nothing. Mantel, that's where
they're going, understand-mante.
Hear me?"
And that's the reason Emaline cried
the first day she had got to her new
home.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

Lieutenant shackloton. who planted
the british iag within short distance
Of the south pole. declared Tn hia Chi.
oago lecture that he believes tract Of
a. least four million square miles tn
AataFctica d underlaid with coal do.
poaita which possibly may be work,
ahie. IN which event they would con.
tribute tremendously toward the In,
detinlte prolongation Of the worlds
supply 81 fuel Coal mining In the
colder regiena OF the earth may event,
aAily contribute 10 the fuel supply
Alaska. witch was once considered a
land u les and nothing else, Is rich
with onai Of high grade. and mines
afe beIng worked on the archipelago
81 spitzbeEsen.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

The ace tor tho honor o. owning
the noat formidable bnttleship Ia the
world goes 20 The al0west instead Of
the switteat 10 tho contest This unL
tsd states Improved on the British
preadnaughts by q center line ar.
rangsment Of tbs turreta. aud this
caused the iritons 10 reconsider theiF
plans Ths italian navy department
has now produced battlsshlp which
combines The twin gun turret. the
triple sun turet and the center line
arrangement thus providing broad
aide o. 10 tweiyeinch guns aud foIe-
and are fira vfth ave. This will give
the naval constructors oi the world a
fresh problem 10 the multiplication
and adjustment o. tuFreta for tho u.
tsrtiye location 81 guns with respect
70 hroadside and fureand-aft delivery
Of missiles,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

tained but | fancied ! caught a. sud
den glance at Gertrude. fash OF
something that died as 1t came.
AS quietly, as calmly as ! could 4
went over the whole story, from the
night Liddy and had been alone up
to the strange experience of Rosie
and her pursuer. The basket still
stood on the table, mute witness to
this last mysterious occurrence.
There is something else" | said
hesitatingly, at the last. "Halsey,
have never told this even to Gertrude,
but the morning after the crime
found, in tulip bed, revolver It.
it was yours, Halsey."
For an appreciate moment Halsey
stared at me. Then he turned to Ger
trude.
MY revolver, Trude!" he exclaimed
why, Jack took my revolver with
him, didn't he?"
"oh, for heavens sake don't say
that" | implored. The detective
thinks possibly Jack Bailey came back
and-and the thing happened then"
"He didn't come back" Halsey said
sternly. Gertrude, when you brought
down a revolver that night for Jack
to take with him, what one did you
bring? Miner?
Gertrude was defiant now.
mo. Yours was loaded, and I was
afraid of what Jack-might do. gave
him one have had for year or two
1t was empty"
Halsey threw up both hands de
spairingly.
''If that isn't like a grit" he said
why didn't you do what / asked yor
to, Gertrude? You send Bailey of
with an empty gun, and throw mine
in tulip bed, of all places on earth
Mine was 3S caliber The Inquest
will show, of course, that the bulle
that killed Armstrong was 3S. TheI
where shall l be?"
you forget" | broke in, that
have the revolver, and that no on,
knows about it,"
But Gertrude had risen angrily.
II cannot stand it; it is alwayi
with me" she cried "Halsey, did no
throw your revolver into the tulil
bed. think - you - did-it-your
| self"
CTO BE CONTINUEDD
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

The utilization 81 the old ram Ratah,
dln Tor a target. on the Indian Head
proving grounds. serves to caii atton.
tion 70 the fact that like the dynamite
cruiser veauvlua. the Katahdln was 10
fvvnintionizs coast defense Rear Al.
msFsi Ilaussi Anmon had q struggle
q getting eongress 10 make spproprla
lions Tor her construction. a. dld Lien
tenant zallnahi for that Of the voau
vtaa. bat those who opposed them
may have been right. after all II MI
the maney that has been mistakenly
speat in naval development could 81
recovered. somebody could build q
navy without drawing upon any Other
sooount
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

lighted the living room and we
went in there Only half-hour be-
fore had sat with Mr.. Jameson in
that very room, listening while he
overly accused both Gertrude and
Halsey of at least knowledge of the
death OF Arnold Armstrong. Now Hal
sey was here to speak for himself: |
should learn everything that had puz-
zled me.
Il saw It in the paper tonight for
the first time" he was saying. 1T
| knocked me dumb When | think of
this houseful of women. and thing
like that occurring"
Gertrude's face was still set and
white. That isn't all, Halsey," she
said. You and-and Jack left almost
at the time it happened. The detective
here thinks that you-that we--know
| something about IT,"
| The devil he does" Halseys eyes
were fairly starting from his head. Il
beg your pardon. Aunt Ray, but-the
fellows Il lunattc."
Tell me everything. won't you. Hal
sey?' | begged Tell me where you
went that night, or rather morning,
and why you went us you did This
has been q terrible As hours for all
of us
He stood staring at me, and could
see the horror Of the situation dawn
| ing in his face
Il can't tell you where | went, Aunt
Ray" he said after moment. AS to
/ why, you viii learn that soon enough.
But Gertrude knows that Jack and
left the house before this thing-this
/ horrible murder-occurred,
MIR, Jameson does not believe. ="
Gertrude said drearily. "Halsey, If
the worst comes. IL they should arrest
| you, you must-tell"
81 shall tell nothing" he said with
a new sternness in his voice. Aunt
/ Ray, It was necessary for Jack and
me to leave that night. | cannot tell
you why-just yet. As to where we
went, II | have to depend on that as
an aliht, | shall not tell, The whole
thing Is an ahsurdity. trumped-up
charge that cannot possibly be seri.
GUS"
Has MIR. Bailey gone back to the
city, | demanded or to the club?"
Neither" defiantly; at the present
moment | do not know where he is
"Halsey," | asked gravely, leaning
forward. have you the slightest sus,
picion who killed Arnold Armstrong
The police think he was admitted
from within, and that he was shot
down from above, by some one on the
circular staircase"
/ Il know nothing of It," he main
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15

Indications are that the unltsu
States trydoek Dewey. which sunk in
sahlg bay. Philippine islands, win be
raised and IN service in short time.
Undoubtedly there viii be thorough
investigation into the cause or causes
II the accident The immense strue,
tare. which was built Ia this country
aud toNed for thousands Of miles to
the present location. the whole pro.
essediag involving enormous expense.
y too valuable piece Of property to
b. handled esreiessly There have
been intimatlons that allen employees
o. foreign spys might have brought
ahou, the mishap. bot as yet there Is
% tangible evidence to support such a
5heorY
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
HHlCAGO.--"Loin of Chicago Grown
~ NUskrat with BuIIrush Sauce"

HHlCAGO.--"Loin of Chicago Grown
~ Nuskrat with BuIlrush Sauce"
Bills of fare in Chicago restaurants
will carry the foregoing item as a
special, fresh today" entree if the
plans of three pioneer "muskrat farm.
ers' eliminate in success.
The first muskrat farm has been
started, its products are to be food
and FUR. It's market will be Chicago,
as a beginning st least. but success
may broaden its scope Mark Gelder.
loan mervlant, 1882 South State
street; Jack Eek, painter. S4S Twenty.
sixth street. and John Koran, Willow
Springs, are the proprietors of the
farm. It's location is in the Sag" in
the towns of Worth and PaIos, %
miles southwest of Chicago. II com
prlses 100 acres. is more than a mile
long and consists Of the fairest stretch
OF swamps and shallow. little lakes to
be found in this section of the coun
try. 1t already has large muskra,
population.
The birth of the farm came when
Gelder signed a lease for the LAND
with Mrs. Catherine Rawlings, it,
owner, Tor a term of Is years, start
ing on April 1e. at a rental of 5000 s
year In advance.
The farm may figure as a worth,
champion in the fight against the higl
cost OF living. Secretary OF Agricul
ture Wilson recently recommends,
the meat CT muskrats as g food. n,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-15
OREGON HAS KlNDEST MAN
Panjab River Hermit Refuses to Kill
Wild Animals That Destroy
His Crops.

If you lived in the woods where
bear, deer and cougars actually inter-
fered with your farming operations
and devoured your crops. would you
have any hesitation about killing the
offending varmints? Frank Lotion. a
German hermit living alone on the
Panjab river in the Blue mountains,
in Oregon, thinks 1t wrong to kill
wild animals and they bully him un.
mercifully.
Although for years he has lived in
district where all sorts of wild ami.
mails are numerous, he has never
killed one yet. They frequently cause
me much trouble" he says, but it lie
wrong to kill them"
Recently he awoke in the morning
to see two large cougar glaring at
hif through the windows Uf his cabin.
The mountaineer could ea-l!y haze
killed both of them, but he said he
had no objection to have them inspect
tine interior of his house. After watch.
ing him for several minutes, the wild.
cats skunk away into the timber.
A field of corn planted and cultivat.
ed by Lotion with great care, was de,
stroyed by a herd of deer Several
acres of the corn was eaten to the
ground. Mr.. Lotion could easily have
killed the deer the morning after the
animals devoured the corn, but he did
not modest them. A big deer recently
created havoc with the irrigation
scheme Mr.. Lotion has carried out on
his farm. Wallowing in the spring
from which the water is drawn, the
deer squeezed mud into the outlet
pipe, stopping it up, and the crops
suffered before the cause of the trou
bic was discovered.
Taking all these things into
account, Oregon may claim to have
the kipdest man.