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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-30
Joe Williamson

The new Shoes coming in. The creations
prete than ever And don't put fancy prices just be
they look good We don't try sell the 81 shoes
for $500 liza shoe made sell for 3d. don't mark 49,
ju because 1t looks good 81 shoe There
not hundred miles from here doing that very thing.
And there are stores cutting price trying to make you
think they selling cheap When have old Shoes
that have been made three years. just mark them
price We don't try to sell them at 25e per off
We have few pairs Of Red Cross Shoes now that
were on hand when bought this You have them
for 81, The regular price of Red Cross is $4.O0
Don't hesitate about sending the children when you can't
come with then. We? see that they properly fitted.
We've got the different widths and fit all kinds of
feet.
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dirty and dusty uniforms, returning
from some murderous and unrecorded
raid into Manchuria. They seemed
half Chinese and half North-American
Indian, and they swarmed on every
available portion of the deck.
The ship was off again at dawn,
feeling it's way cautiously to avoid
the shallow places. There were six
first-class cabins on this boat, also,
Hardy learned, which were given over,
as matter of course, to the princess
and the general.
AS she continued her course for sew
eral days, it was necessary for Hardy
and Smulders to pre-empt places on
the deck for lying down, for the time
comes at last when a man must sleep,
and not being provided, like a horse,
with four legs, lone on each corner"
he finds it necessary to measure his
length on something.
1t was necessary now to test the
depths of the water constantly Two
men, one on either side of the PROV,
sounding by means of stakes attached
to ropes, swaying rhythmically as they
cast their wooden spears, chanting the
depths: "Chetyre, chetyre-polovena
pyat!" -Four, four and a half, fveD
AS often as a down-coming steamer
passed, the little captain made a trum-
pet of his hands and shouted across to
its commander: How much water is
there in the Shilka"
The disquieting rumor that the wa
confirmation by each report. Once
the men with the poles cried: "Tres-
polovena" (three and half), and the
steamer scraped on the bottom. At
Pokrovka, dreary Cossack village
near the junction of the Amur and the
Shilka rivers, they found smaller
mail boat awaiting them that drew
] but three feet of water. They changed
over again with a multi-lingual hula
baloo and a grand scramble for places,
all save the general and the princess,
who moved leisurely into the first
class cabins, like the superior beings
they were.
| ne next udy lney SIuck ldSI ON d
sand-bank, and boats crew carried
the anchor far up the river and
dropped it, attached to a stout haw-
ser. Then, by means Of the windless,
they deliberately warped the steamer
loose. At dark of the same day they
grounded for good in ~ feet of wa
ter, few yards below great tramp
steamer firmly imbedded athwart the
channel. There was no hope Of go
ing either up or down for many days
to come. The peasants took the mat
ter philosophically; they would sim
ply live where they were, rent free,
buying their bread and milk of the
Cossacks. When God saw at to send
water they would go on.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Woman's Gratitude.


The princess was sitting on one OF
the benches of the upper deck, attired
in the costume of Little Russia, with
the Japanese parasol turned toward
the sun, over her shoulder. Hardy
had rather avoided her since the Incl
dent of the brigands, as he felt that
any attempt at friendship on his part
would be taking advantage of the
service he had been able to render
her-a service which, he assured him
self, he would have performed just as
eagerly for the humblest peasant
woman on the boat. The Romanovna,
in fact, had been nearly prostrated
since that dreadful happening, re-
naming in her cabin until now, under
the care of her maid.
Monsieur" she said to Hardy, who
was promenading the little deck. He
threw away his cigar, removed his
hat and bowed very low. He noticed
that she was still pale and that her
eyes looked unnaturally large. "Parlez-
vouz Francois, monsieur" she asked,
sweetly, with a perfect Partisan ac-
cent.
"Un peu, madame" be replied, "but
unfortunately, very badly"
''Ah, but you do speak it," she cried
with animation, you speak it well, or
at least we'll enough to enable me to
express to you my undyilg gratitude.
| owe you my life, monsieur! Pray,
sit down here beside me. | owe you
my escape from horrible, a hideous
fate"
Hardy sat beside her on the bench.
You owe me nothing, madame. "
he said: there was no great danger
for me, really The-the obligation is
all on my side. There is not a muz-
hik or Bouriat on the boat who would
not have done the same thing. They
are all envious of my great good for
tune"
Il owe you, nevertheless. my life, !"
she insisted, "and you have my undy-
ing gratitude. as ! said. do not
know how l shall ever be able to re-
pay youl"
Hardy frowned
Il did not do it with any thought
OF repayment of any kind. madame" ,"
ha said you win hest recompenso
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SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy a fashionable Boston
society man, lost his wealth. was Tilted
by a girl and sent by friend to take
charge of an American Trading Company
store In Russia On his journey through
Japan he met Stapeton Neville, sup
posedly an Englishman. They agreed to
go together to INssia. Because OF sus,
times molested by the Japanese. Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap forts.
he met Aisome SanO. daughter of Jap
merchant. In Neville's shoes Jap found
pictures of forts. proving Etm to be a
Russian spy. Hardy departed for Rus
sia on steamer, which was wrecked
shortly afterward. He was rescued by
a Russian steamer. On reaching Nladi-
vostok he was well treated. He started
for Siberia, meeting Princess RomanoVna
on the train. Hardy boarded Il vessel for
Amur Hardy showed the princess his
expertness as a rifle shot.
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me if you will dismiss all thought of
obligation 1t would pain me to think
that l had imposed any such 1mag-
mary burden on you. l am more than
repaid in my own satisfaction. | trust
you are quite recovered from the
shock"
But, you were wounded! The gen.
eral tells me that you were wounded.
Do not deny it," she commanded,
smiling. "The entire boat knows OF
it. 1t is fortunate the arrow was not
poisoned"
mot wounded" replied Hardy;
merely scratched"
The princess fixed her eyes on him
for several moments.
81 have always insisted" she MUIR.
INJURED, that the American gentlemen
compare favorably with those of any
country in the world, and now l know
it. Pray do me the honor to sit here
and talk with me a while. We will
change the subject, if you desire. How
do you like our Russia?"
Hardy talked with her for an hour
or so. She spoke slowly and distinctly
for him, and he found, under such de-
lightful auspices, his French was
much more practical and useful ac-
uuirement than he had thought. They
talked of the increasing activity of the
Chinese marauders of the possibility
of war with Japan, of the wild flowers
of Siberia, of Russian and American
society. He found her ir%ensely patri-
otic, and firm in the belief that Rus
sia could crush Japan in a month,
should hostilities actually break out.
AS they were thus engaged in con-
versation the general approached, and,
bowin5 before the princess, proposed
zakouska to Hardy.
"Ah, monsieur" she laughed, do
you know the great Russian institu-
tion of zakouska?"
Yes" he replied, at was about the
first Russian word | learned. and l
have heard 1t more frequently than
any other since"
Then" she said, rising and taking
the generals arm, I'VE will have "a
kouska in my cabin. Will you do us
the honor of joining us?"
Certainly" replied Hardy. with
alacrity. 81 find it most delightful
custom!"
And all day long they steamed up
the winding and yellow Amur through
virgin solitudes of rolling prairie,
through interminable stretches of
primeval forest, with medieval Rus
sia on the right and ancient, prehis-
toric China on the left.
The grinding and jarring OF the lit
tie steamer on the sand was now a
matter of hourly occurrence. Oc-
casionally large river boat would be
passed, highfoundered and dry. either
deserted or occupied by a few pas
sengers, patiently waiting for the wa
ter to rise. Many rowboats drifted
by. laden with more fortunate people.
going with the swift current rather
than against it. To these the captain
shouted continually:
How is the water In the Shilka?'
And ever came the same reply;
Failing, slowly falling"
At midnight they ran upon sand
bank and had such diihculty getting
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God! was there, he ran as he never
ran before. Rounding little turn in
the road and a clump OF trees, he
came suddenly on a sight that thrilled
him with rage and sickened him with
fear, not for himself. but for the prin-
cess. There she was, struggling in
the arms of a big Chinese, one of that
half-savage tribe that inhabits the
wild regions of Manchuria. The beast
had lifted her in his arms and was
running toward the woods with her,
while another carried the maid. Two
other Mongolians, with long war bows
in their hands, completed the strange
picture. Hardy shouted again, and
the four Chinese wheeled about and
regarded him with startled malignancy
that turned on the instant to amuse-
ment.
Those four great brutes beheld one
rather small, dark man, of dapper ap-
pearance, despite his weeks river
travel-a slender, dark man in blue
serge suit and negligee shirt, who me-
chanica,ly adjusted his gold pince-nez
as he advanced now at slower gait.
The two Chinese with war bows fitted
long arrows to the strings and, with a
sudden lift of the left foot and a
widening of the arms, they let drive.
and the other pierced his clothing,
making a nasty scratch on his left
side Then the pistol cracked twice
and the two Chinese fell sprawling,
with bullets through their bodies. The
other two promptly dropped the faint
ing women and started to run. Hardy
aimed deliberately at the one who had
seized the princess and fired. 1t was
a long shot, but the bullet took effect,
as a scream of pain testified.
Neither the princess nor the maid
evinced any signs of reviving, but
lay there huddled on the ground as
though dead Hardy ran to the edge
of the bluff and there, as good fortune
would have 1t, was the generals lotka,
and the general himself strolling
along leisurely on the sand. The
American shouted so loudly and flung
his arms about so wildly that the or
derly, the two muzhiks and even the
governor himself were soon scram-
bling UP the steep bank toward him.
The Romanevna had revived by the
time they all reached her. and sat in
the tall grass putting up her abundant
hair, woman fashion, and looking
about with awakening eyes. She was
as pale as a ghost and held out her
hands appealingly. Hardy and the
general helped her to her feet, and 1t
was the American who supported her
until her trembling limbs regained
their strength. The general surveyed
the dead Chinese, and then, standing
squarely in front of Hardy, removed
his cap and made low bow.
At the next station they found a
small government boat, the Pushkin,
awaiting them, that drew only one
foot of water 1t had been sent down
by the authorities to pick up the gen
eral. and Courtland Hardy, execution
leader, was taken on board and one
of the four cabins was given to him,
| although one of the greatest heiresscs
in all Russia was thereby compelled
to occupy a room with her maid.
The Chanute times., 1910-05-13
CHAPTER xI.
Up the Amur.

The blackened ruins of Aigun and
its grisly story of men and women
slain in that swoop of the Cossacks,
that awful picture of fire, slaughter
and rapine, and the thousands tram
pled by horses, cut down by the
sword, or driven to death in the turbid
Amur, illustrated, in Hardy's mind,
one phase of the advance of Russian
civilization; another and more pleas
ing phase was symbolized by the large
white gymnasium of Blagovestchensk,
the first building Of that progressive
modern city that could be seen from
the decks of the Alexsay.
The imperial mail-steamer, on which
they embarked about dark, was a
much smaller boat than the Alexsay,
and Of lighter draft. There were only
six first-class cabins, all forward, and
the poor princess was obliged to
suueeze into three of these, the gener-
al taking the other three. Hardy man
aged to obtain an upper berth In
second.class cabin aft, but was soon
driven out of this, as the Russian be-
meath him smoked some filthy brand
of cigarettes all night, lighting them
every Ave minutes with old-fashioned
Rulphur matches. the acrid fumes OF
which. mingled with the smoke, arose
I'm sitting clouds to his nostrils and
Allied the entire cabin. The Russians,
much to Hardy's surprise, kept the
door and window tightly closed. and,
though he arose several times to open
one or the other, his fellow passen-
gers Immediately shut it again.
He arose at last. dressed and went
ont on deck. taking his blankets with
him. The air was balmy and he soon
fell asleep. lulled by the breathing OF
the engine and the whispering of the
eaters. But he was not allowed to
entoy his repose long. for about mid
night the passengers and the baggage
wsre changed over TO another steamer
,h.t drew a trifie less water and was
unfortunately for the comfort OF the
a..sengers. ali save the princess and
.,he general. of smaller holding ca
nacity. This new steamer brought
down the disquieting runor that the
1.,,,r and the Shilka. which latter
river formed the waterway higher up
were rapidly falling
Here COO. they took on detaen
nent Of Bouriat cavalry In faded
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off that Hardy thought they were
stuck for good. 1t was necessary to
wake up the passengers, with the ex'
ception of her highness, the princess.
and drive them all over to one side OF
the boat to list her. After an hour OF
most exciting work, during which the
captain dashed forward and back ON
the bridge, gesticulating with his en-
tire body and shouting like mad
man, they got off and were under way
again, only to make another hours
stop for wood. This time, as before,
a bewhiskered muzhik was sitting on
the bank by a flaring fire. He could
be seen very distinctly from great
distance, and as the steamer ap-
preached the officer in command
shouted at him again and again. The
soundness with which he was sleep
ing, with head upon breast and arms
folded upon knees, gave rise to con-
siderable amusement among such OF
the passengers as were awake. The
plank was laid and several of the crew
ran up to him. One Of them pushed
him and he sprawled over.
He's dead!" announced the sailor.
"Dead?"
"Yes, sir: transfixed by an arrow"
He put his foot upon the mans
breast and, seizing something, pulled.
A moment later he held up iu che
light of the bonfire Chinese war ar
row; then, throwing it to the earth.
he stopped and wiped his hand upon
the grass.
Toward morning they stuck on the
sand again, in a wide part OF the river,
with dense forests on either bank.
The steamer drifted about and blocked
up a narrow channel through which
they were attempting to pass. The
sand came level with the surface OF
the water on either hand. The captain
tried in vain all the expedients known
on the Amur; he attempted to lift the
boat around by means of a mast
planted at her side in the river; he
sent the anchor up stream and es-
saved to drag her through bodily ~
means of the windlass; he added to
this power the pulling force of a wood
en- windlass, set up on one bank of the
river. whose long cross bar was
manned by half the boats crew. but
without success.
What is the matter?" the princess.
coming out on the deck about nine
o'clock in the morning, asked Hardy.
1--WE are stuck for good" explained
the American. Il hope you slept
well?"
"Excellently, thank you! But I hope
we are not stranded, as l have invited
some friends to a house party at my
country place near Moscow"
A rowboat drifted into the mouth Of
the channel and lodged against the
side of the steamer. 1t contained four
dead. one of whom was a priest in
long robes. He was lying fiat on his
back. with his head lolling horribly
over the side. his venerable beard
floating in the water. All we're
pierced with arrows. The general OF.
fered the princess his arm and con-
Quoted her below.
-'Zakouska2" he said, patting her
hand.
ITO BE coNTINUED)
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CHAPTER XII.
To the Rescue,

But what would the general do, the
military governor Of Irkutsk? For, as
everybody knew, he must be at his
post on a certain date, and the White
Gar would not be apt to take the will
OF God into account. Within two days
the generals intentions were made
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
MORE NEW STATES.

New Orleans Picayune: The prospect
is that both New Mexico and Arizona
will be admitted to separate statehood
by the present Congress, contingent on
theadoption by them of acceptable con-
stitutions. Doubtless these have been
already prepared and there will be lit
tie delay.
It is difficult to see what prosperous
people under national territorial gov
eminent with the additional cares and
greatly increased expenses of state gov
ernment. But it all comes through pol
iticians, who want to be senators and
representatives in Congress, besides the
numerous state offices to be filled.
Despite the fact that Ours is free
country, it has more public officials,
more lawmakers and laws and more
government than any other, and many
of the others together If there could
be a public office for every citizen, it
would be created, but somebody must
be left to support the army of Office
holders which we have already got
What fools these mortals bel
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
BOIL WFFVIIS

Dodson Times: Quite a number Of
boil weevils are beginning to show up
in Madison and seceral other parishes
in North Louisiana. Many young
weevils have been found, and as the
young cotton plants are not far enough
advanced for them to have possibly
originated therefrom, there is great
deal of speculation as to the kind Of
plants in which they have developed. II
has heretofore been a commonly ac-
cepted theory that they hatch only from
cotton forms.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19

their spoilers This has been evidenced
repeatedly in Shreveport in the cases of
violation of the prohibition law
To decry the spotter, who is striving
TO secure the conviction of criminals
and law breakers, is mean in spirit.
For the spotter who is a sneak and a
thief or who is a disreputable character
there can be only contempt, but for the
man of good repute, who is detective,
there should be enlisted the fullest re
spcct.
Thieves and law breakers can not al
ways be apprehcnded without detec-
tites.
Shreveport has several detectives in
its service, but these spoilers are not
expected to catch bootleggers and men
who violate the prohibition law delib-
erately and Systematically.
To catch such law breakers, citizens
have employed spoilers" of good char
acter, highly recommended and through
whose efficiency the conviction of such
law breakers have been secured.
In denouncing the spoilers who
have been turning up" the bootleggers
and their allies. it has been suggested
that the police should do this duty
which is nonsense.
The appearance of a policeman in
uniform would be sufficient warning for
the law breaker As well send brass
band ahead to notify the law breakers
that the policeman is coming.
The only way bootleggers and law
breakers selling booze can be appre-
hended is by the spotter. The police is
made ridiculous when it is placed in the
attitude of bouncing on law breakers
while in full uniform.
However, the police in full uniform
should be given the opportunity of de
monstrating how they can and will Sc
cure the arrest of bootleggers and sell
ers of booze
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
mTHE Cp0TTER :,

Whenever there are trials of men
charged with having violated the prohi-
bition laws. a certain class will discredit
the detective and brand him in contempt
as ''the spotter.
The spotter, or rather the detective, is
as essential in the affairs of men as Of
fieials Of more exalted standing.
1t would not be possible to arrest and
convict criminals and law breakers with
out the "spotter, known by a better
name, detective.
Many Of the brainiest and most fear
less Of men are in the employ of the
government as spoilers
The business of spotter is risky. He
figures frequently in narrow escapes.
The spotter must be reliable
In the army there is the spotter'i
known as the scout whose business it
is to obtain all the information possi-
bic as to the movements of the enemy,
which he must report TO his superior
II is d trying position.
In the military service there is an
other kind Of spotter which is the spy
This spotter goes right IN the midst
of the enemy If detected and caught
his life would Be forfeited for his te-
merity
The military service would be ineom-
plete without the spotter-tlle scout and
the spy
The civil and the criminal service
would be hopeless, ineffective without
the spotter--the detective.
Criminals and law breakers also have
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-19
HON. ALFRED D. LAND
Is a Candidate to Succeed Himself as
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana.

In this issue of the Caucasian Us pub
lished the formal announcement of the
candidacy of Hon. Alfred d. Land to
succeed himself as Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
With this announcement it is now in
order for the friends Of Judge Land to
become active in urging his candidacy.
He will need the votes of his friends
and admirers to secure the nomination
at the primary which is to be fixed by
Democratic authority. Judge Lands
friends should not assume that he will
receive the nomination without an eff
fort His opponent is popular and full
of activity. In politics, as it is in war,
nothing must be taken for granted !;
therefore the friends of Judge Land
who would rejoice in his nomination
must be active and diligent
1t is not possible to forecast how
numerous are the friends of Judge
Land. but they are power in the dis
tllSts dHu II AHSy SIiOulu, do NOubtlCSo
they will, give him their cordial and
united support, he will unquestionably
be returned to the office he has filled
most creditably.
To attain the position of an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Louis
lana is an honor coveted by members of
the legal profession, but which is al
lotted to only few.
1t is needless to say that the men of
the legal profession best fitted for this
position should be named, and without
detracting from the merits of whoever
may be his opponents, it may be said in
the broad spirit of equity, that Judge
Alfred d. Land is not only well
equipped for this all important service,
but his enviable record will sustain this
declaration of his preferment, and
therefore he should be continued in ac-
tivitv for another term of duty
In the State of Louisiana there is no
citizen more loyal than Judge Land.
He is a Veteran of the Confederacy
with a record clean, fortified with ter
ribie wounds received in battle, which
testify to his gallantry. at time when
courage was the test of true manhood.