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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03
MARK TwAIN's WATERMELON.
Story of One of the HamOrist's ''NIOn-
keyShines" in Hannibal.

story of One of the HHmOrist's ''MOn-
keyHhines' in Hannibal.
Going to Bermuda, is he? Well,
can tell him a plan that'lI beat that.
Let him come over here and climb up
and down the old hills, chop holes to
hsh in Bear Greek and smoke some
Old Fisherman cigars and he'll forget
he amt feeling peart."
Thus spoke Joe Tisdale Sunday
morning when told that his old friend
and playmate Sam Clemens had gone
to the southern islands for the benefit
Of his health, Hannibal (Mo.) CORE
spondent of the New York Sun says.
Mr.. Tisdale had been out walking since
Z. without gloves, enjoying the keen
Wlntry air, he said. It was then IL,
and everybody but Mr.. Tisdale seemed
to be wearing a heavy outer coat and
thick gloves.
He Is small man, trifle bent, but
active and vigorous as a school boy.
There is only few years difference
between his age and Mr.. Clemens.
Are you the man who used to make
those long three for a nickel stogies
for Sam?" Mr.. Tisdale was asked.
i made cigars, sir, not stogies," re-
piled the old gentleman with some in
dignation. Began down there where
Tom Foster kept drug store alongside
the printing office. That was long be-
fore the Wharf.-The big war, you know.
/ guess it was in 1852. Sam came in
there now and then and bought smok-
ers; used to say they were the best
he could get He was bit particular
about what he smoked, even when a
youngster."
What did the people think of Sam
in those days?"
"They thought he was darn fool"
The response was made with such
promptness that 40 one could doubt
the old cigarmaker's sincerity.
He was a joke, Sam was. 1 re-
member one time he got a big water
melon, the Lord knows how, but any,
way he took it upstairs and laid it on
his stool near the window. l was COM
ing around the corner and as l looked
up noticed Sam spying up and down
the street.
Presently John Meredith comes
along and when he was directly under
the window Sam drops that big melon
right square on Johns head. Gee, but
1t smashed him. l think Johns first
idea was that some building had fall
en-.
John saw me grinning and came in
my direction like he was going to take
1T out of me, but when he looked
around the street and saw everybody
was laughing guess he thought it too
big job to lick us all. Of course Sam
wasn't nowhere in sight, but John
found who did it and he never spoke
to Sam from that day till they met
years after at Pixies Peak.
I'm talking about it Sam said he
studied a long while which would be
the most fun, to eat the melon or drop
IL on somebody's head, and he tipped
q nickel to find out which he ought to
do. The head
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03
POLICE PROTECTION IN CITIES.
Atlantic City, Washington and ST
Louis Have Greatest Amount.

Atlantic City, Washington and St.
Louis Have Greatest Amount.
Interesting facts concerning the DO
lice in the 1853 largest cities in the
United States, each having a popula.
tion of over 10000 in 1907, are com
prehensively assembled in the United
States Census Bureaus special annual
report on the statistics of American
cities for that year.
The police protection afforded the
inhabitants Of different cities ia indi.
Gated by showing the number of police
per 10000 inhabitants, per 1000 acras
OF land area, and per 100 miles of i'm.
proved streets.
1t Is stated that the number of no.
lice to each unit increases with tba
size Of the city. In cities of over
$4,000 population the number of DO
lice per 10000 inhabitants was 1874 az
compared with only 1O.5 in cities Of
from 10000 to $4,000 population. The
cltles with the greatest protection. ac-
cording to this unit of measure. were
Atlantic City (25.1), Washington
(2S.D, st. Louis (23.2) and New York
(21.5).
Ihe compensation Of patrolmen was
much larger in the cities of over ann
600 population than in the smaller
cities. The average annual pay of ns.
trolmen in cities of over 800 600 non
ulation was highest in San Francisco
($l,464) and New York (s1,22s) and
lowest in New Orleans (S78O) and Buf.
falo CS9OO); in cities of from 100 600
70 $4,000 population it was highest in
Portland, Ore. (s1,2OO), and Newark
($1,176), and lowest in Grand Ranids
Mich. ($796), and St. Paul (ss5s1. IN
cities Of from $4,000 to 100, 1000 nonn-
lation it was highest In Oakland CT
lSl,2oO), and Houston, Tex. (s1161l
and lowest in Kansas City Kan
lS1SO); in cities of from 10000 to 20 -.
600 population it was highest in Butts
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03

money since 1892 to enable him. If he wished to sat+,
the railroad problem for all by buying eyerv foo.
of railroad in the United States ssI
Our farmer, instead of being ignorant hoeman
in barnyard world, gets the by daily mail ana
telephone; and incidentally publishes 700 trade iour
nails Instead Of being moneyless peasant he paws t
interest on the mortgage with the earnings of week
The railroads, trolley, automobile and top buggy hava
transformed him into suburbante. The business nov
swinging the whole nation ahead is the rac Of tb
stock exchanges, but the steady output of 600
day from the fields and barnyards
The American farmer has always been just as ntelli
gent and important anyone else in > republic n.
put fourteen OF his in the White Houses and did b
full share of the working, fighting and thinking all the
way down from George Washington to James Wilson
He got rebates, franchise, subsidies The free lana
that given him worthless until he took II. he
has all along been hindered than helped by med
ling of public officials.
To-day farming is racean exciting rivalry between
the different states For years Illinois Iowa have
neck and neck in raising and oats Minnesota
carries the blue ribbon for wheat with Kansas in sec
ond place; California has shot to the front in barley.
Texas and Louisiana tied In rice, and New Yorh
holds the record for hay and potatoes-AmeEican Re
view of Reviews.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03
COOLEST CITY ON EARTH.
How People Live in Winter in Far.
thest Siberia.

ROW People Live in Winter in Far.
thest Siberia.
The coolest inhabited place in the
world is undoubtedly Verkhoyansk. in
Northeastern Siberia, with a mean an.
HuaI temperature of less than 3 de.
srees above zero, Fahrenheit. and a
winter minimum of So below.
Verkhoyansk is in north latitude CT
ueerees' ON the great arctic plain,
scarcely more than $50 feet above the
ieVeI OF the sea. Probably there would,
Do no town there If 1t were not neces-
sary to Russian government purposes,
70 nave an administrative center for a.
region where many thrifty Yalkuts. the
Iur-trad1ng Jews of Siberia" carry
on their operations.
All its inhabitants, save a few Off.
Gals and other Russians, are Yakuts.
Ih1s does not prevent its being a place.
OF some Importance, for the Yakuts are.
the most progressive people in north.
ern Siberia, excelling the Russians,
themselves in enterprise and adaptable
lty to Siberian conditions of existence.
Inc average temperature of the win
Ter IN Veryhoyansk Is So degrees below
Zero Fahrenheit The rivers freeze to.
the bottom and the small trees have
oeen known to snap and split from the
force of the frost.
ret, with all this, Verkhoyansk Is, It
Is claimed, not disagreeable place Of
residence, and Is preferred by the Rus
sian othcials to many more southern
ana warmer posts. It's atmosphere in
winter is always clear, and for the lit
Tie time that the sun is above the hori-
zon us beams are unobstructed. The
air Is still, too; no billiards or drift
ing snowstorms make life a burden to
the inhabitants.
The Siberian dress COMPLETES the
comfort OF the citizens of this arctic
CITY. 1t consists of two suits of fur,
an outer and an inner suit. The inner
sun Is worn fur side inward, the other
tur side outward. With his hood down,
and Just enough space left to see out
OF and to breathe through the Verk-
hoyansker Is vastly more comfortable
IN temperature of 80 below than
many an American, in his cloth over
coat In a temperature of 5 above zero.
Inc winter. indeed, is more enjoya-
Die than the summer, which is hotter
than might be expected. The average
temperature Of July in Verkhoyansk
Is So above zero, and very hot days
are not uncommon. The earth be-
comes green and vegetation thrives,
though only the surface Of the ground
IS thawed. At Yakutsk, which is
farther south than Verkhoyansk, but
not much warmer in winter, the mer-
curry rises in July to 100 degrees
Harper's Weekly.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03

any basis Of reason, without any sense of conviction
with real feeling in the matter except craving for
something and uncommon is dangerous to thu
health of the individual and harmful to the commup
ity.
The fearsome freaks which fashion annually inventa
to cater to this spirit among illustrate in home
ly way the tendency of the times But fashion is not
alone in it's craving for the unknown, Art literature
music the play law business, every phase of life a
fected. Religion, morals and even the home do not es
cape. Everything seems to be in constant state OF
transition. Everywhere and at all times turmoil and
unrest exist Comfort quiet friends the joy that comes
of familiar friends old books surroundings that give
one the comfortable sensation of acquaintanceship all
these are lacking.
The American nation is losing its sense of location
Its teeng OF the permanence of conditions the of
home which exists in the brain carrier pgeon and
the family cat Those who hope enjoy life to the full
should have lest they mistake unrest for progress
and the temporary and superficial things of for those
that are abiding and real-Chicago Journal
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03

PHlN THE high cost of living nowadays is add
/ &HA 1 ed the expense of shaVes at barber shop
shines at the bootback stand and cigars
"A at the tobacco store Formerly these were
kR5WSz1SSSN listed in the of high living, to which
k&ESSSAA few aspired. Perhaps the housewife
is entitled to her part of the blame for to-
days high cost Of living (no regarded high liy
ing), of her poor management of household
expenses or bad cookery but the husband who buys
shaves shines and cigars is hardly qualified to complain
or pose model.
A in New York, who for thirty years shaved his
face, shined his shoes and eschewed cigars
tells the Sum- Of that city, that in that time he saved
$4,000 through these economics With this money he
three years purchased for his adult boy the bust
of the boys deceased employer and the has
wholly repaid his father of the business and is on
the road to fortune This is the way the father figures
his thirty years savings:
Shaving, three times weekly, at 15c, 45c; year.
$2250; thirty years 675
Shoes three times weekly at &c, 15c; year.
$l5O; thirty years OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40
Cigars three day (box price,, 15c; year.
$3.50; thirty years ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1875
GROSS saving $2,4lO
Therefore when figuring the high cost of living, the
cost of high living do not forget the shaves the shines
and the cigars great deal of money goes into these
unnecessary luxures and they not less wasteful
than automobiles, which many thoughtless persons
buy shaves shines and cigars ooshly imagine the
of extravaganza Also should be included the
of shampoo massage and tip at the barber shop Many
throwing away fortunes every day. without stop
ping to figure their waste And yet they think they
skimping along without enough to live constantly
good many Of them talk about extravaganza of their
wives. when they things buying fewer uxur1es
than their lords and masters.-Portland Oregonian.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03

II all the inventive genius wasted
On excuses were exerted along more
practical lines, an extension would
nave to Be built on the patent ofica.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03

ThS fur trade Of the world males
use Of more than 100000 ct akina
every ToaN
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03
THE AMERICAN FARMER.

F THE American farmer went out of bust
ness this year he could clean up $3000O,-
100000; he would have to sell his farm on
credit, for there is not enough money in
the world to pay him half his price. He
earns enough in seventeen days to buy out
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03
THE CURSE OF NOVELTY.

? ALL the fads that humanity adopts, Der.
haps none is more detrimental to modern
life than the unreasoning passion for the
new, simply because 1t is new, and not be-
cause it is one whit better in any respect
than that which is discarded to make way
for the novelty. This restlessness without
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03

negie and the Steel Trust off the industrial map One
American harvest would buy Belgium king all; two
would buy Italy, three Austria Hungary and five would
take Russia from the Gar.
With the setting of every the money box of the
American farmer bulges with millions Merely the
crumbs that drop from the farmers table OTHERWISE
agricultural exports have brought enough of foreign
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03

and Sacramento ($1,2OO), and lowest
in Kalamazoo ($699) and Oshkosh
($7O9).
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03
HEDITORIALSAz
Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
VALUE OF SMALL ECONOMIES.

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20
SENA1E

After the Senate convened yester
day.fTfayoraple reports were receiVeu
on the SAFE bill TO make slsihs
check on bank where the MAKER nan
not tunus larceny. ana on the Noet
and Chase oul, preventing the reten.
ton OF right OF way by railroad
CORPORATION alter certain time.
4 ne tax commission bill was set as
a SPECIAL oroer Tor Tuesday. "nen
vote was agreed TO pc tahei'. ~.
The following bills then receivea .ne
anal approval OF the Senate: 10 re-
nuire the payment OF all taxes on
funds held in trust Wnen they aae
transferred by the tiduciary; TO pro
vide how a tax deed may be secureo
In the case OF delinquent lands. 70
amend the law in relation to school
trusleeg; 10 regulate the practice OIL
cniropractice; TO require the report
ing OF cases OF infectious, contaslous'
communicable and dangerous disease'
to boards OF health; TO amend ehI a.
incorporating the town OF ails ~,
t;hurcn: to authorize the Board oil
Supervisors of Allegheny county -
issue bonds for certain purposeA' ~
further amend the law relatSe
school superintendents.
Twenty bills on second reading WSrs
taken IN. Two were passed TO thlr'
reading. while the others went by OF
objection OF various members.
Rising 10 a question OF persona
priv,lege senator Keczeil eajd that Al
Afternoon paper errcnecusly quote
MIN as stating the chairman OF tn
state Corporation Commission mao ne =
given the people square zeal. I'M
ne declared wrong: he had high re
gard for that officer. and his criticisr
was directed only at the acts OF tn
commission in taxing the physica
property of railroads. the tax IN ~
opinion having been low.
On motion OF Senator Halsey. &C
journment took place at 2.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20
AZ icIcH SpI FNDID CURES GIVE PERUNA It's PRESTIGE!
DIVORCE MEASURE
Defeated |NH0UsE
(Continued From First Page.)

(Continued From First PaseJ
the choice OF public school teachers;
It was intended to allow district scnoo'
boards to employ the brother, sister.
wife, son or daughter OF member oa
lie body to teach d school, PROVIDED
petition were presented asking for sueh
action by four-ffths OF the patrons y.
such petition would hold good for only
the school year. =.
The House didn't like this at all. ~
was stated that tho Committee on
schools and Colleges had already con,
sidered measure OF this sort ano
had rejected 1t unanimously When we
vote was taken the Senate amendment
was rejected by large majority.
What is known as the "mental an.
euish" bill was reported favorably iron
the House Committee for Courts o.
Justice. s,.,-
Fortune telling received the disap
probation of the House Committee o'
General Laws, which reported favorapi:
mo HARDWOOD bill breaking up TN
practice for pay. II the gipsies an
palmists and clairvoyants have IN,
frienug in the Legislature they ma
aght the bill when 1T comes up tor
vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20

ings resulted in vote of 81 to 8. ana
Inc htIi was passed by a vote OF es
TO 3. p,n -.e-
ulat,ns the running at large OIL eei
tain STOCK. tho
nractice OF medicine ana surgery III
Virginia. - u.,s
me hotel bill came next. and was
passed by vote OF D. 10 ta..
Senate bill No. %, increasing the lees
| NJ foreign corporations, was passed on
| its second reading.
Divorce Bill Up.
Gaxt came the Rison divorce bill on
Its SECOND reauing, as amenaed oS 'ne
| Committee for Courts OF justice.
|, Mr. Cooke moved that the Dill oe
| disn,issed from the calendar. MS
\ mn has" he said, created a SUI anu
i aroused anger among what, IN my
on,nion are the BEST people IN the
i state. The women and the preache1s
/ are ranged solldly against II.
I He sad tnat there was TO DC iouiio !,
here before the Legislature ohlS pal.
attorney asking Ior the Phssass
this bill. This attorney aoihi.s 'nas :.
liz done for the benent OF .he s ~.
Marty. Lawyers. continued Mr.. Coohe
~, ,old him that the word may" II
J reference to the granting of the ma
> divorce would mean must. w"
howeyer. the committee has receoe'
Vi from its position and has amehoeu w
:. hnl But, he said, 1t was no better
IN the op,nion OF eminent lawyers wh
=. have examined 1t.
He condemned the bill for givin
y another cause for divorce. and aske
n the Ieeislature, In the name OF w
J. ,inia- no, to pass such a laW.
IS Mr.. Love drew picture. telnng u
le story of how Truth came 70 DC cs.iis
=, naked. He related the anecdotet OF no
&c Ealsehood came along while ruin W.
q. t.Linr bath and stole TUT
clothes He opposed any change IN =
no divorce laws and asked that tne %
o. be not lot down.
lis offered Fee.
IL Nv Johnson, of Russell. folio"
O. ,t,h the astounding announceme
that man had offered him sioo
d. . nc. or1thIs bill This man. living
VI nnnty had been separated tre
n ,l.s IT. for years. Mr.. Johnson So
tie .tla We was not here for his neal
ne 10 ,ar money. but to defend the TIE
les ny. ,ntaerity OF the people OF v
ginla. This bill would. he nsne,eu'
in the foundation OF our ciS'..A
act Mr.. Clement asked him II ne "o ,,
nsI han willing to go before grana :. !,
aYt and make the statement pc nau ),
go .ade that he had been offered MOI
1vo ~ vote for the bill ae sala No W.
rhe do Il without being asked. ne ossi
adj the Legislature, In the mans y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20
HOUSE

several bills of Importance were re-
ported 10 the House from committees.
rhe bin allowing recovery of dam
ages for mental anguish for delay IN
delivery Of kilograms, whether there
are acti..l pecuniary damages or mol
came from the Committee tor Courts
@. Justice.
THE Committee on General Laws re-
norted the bill forbidding fortune
telling, and tho joint resolution pro-
nosing an amendment TO the Constitu-
ZION so as TO allow government ~
commission in cities
The bill prohibiting the employment
OF boys or inexperienced persons 10
railway telegraph operators was
ported from the Comuiit.ee ~. .hs
and Internal Navigation, win 'hs
recommendation that 1t do not pass,
The committee on Insurance anu
pankine reported the bill forolodins
~ issuance of charters to banks WIN
los than $4,000 capital stock.
p.enlation of Banks.
- u;rr,o referred to the new
,ankinr bill. introduced by MN
.d, and Messrs. Steboins anu 49, 49,
II. aid not quite approve the w ..a ~
LII reported from the Comfn'..es 90
Tnsurance and Banking. party ..,,,is
81 did not provide .or pankinr.
Inad 4.
n,,n,.ms OF Giles, explained hii
connection with the h'at,st, I,,.ca
80 mat Mr.. Wingo could Introduce
~ hill or try to have hls suosti
.',,.d for the bill reported from TN
snnittee. Both asked the member
IN read the bills carefully.
rhe5 House agreed to the minor sen
~, amendments to the House Bill pro
y,dine a new charter for the Town =
wytheyille and abolishing the preseA
charter.
The House bill governing distric
schools came from the senate WIN q
amendment put on By that ooos' e =. !, .
yiding that upon petition OF luu w., ~ - !.
School hoard might employ brothe
.,ster wife. son or daughter OF OF
NJ it's members. ii otherwise quaihe
similar Bill Rejected.
AZ oliver called attention to u
SOFT that a similar bill has been
tors the House Committee on Scnoo
ana Colleges, which decided unan
,,onslv against the provision here pr
1ynon roll call the Senate amen
ments were rejected by vote u
to s., ~ senz
amendments TO the pl'1 o.'o'''"S
Clerks OF courts in certain count
ana cities to collec, transfer ices
Commissioners OF the revenue. !,
Mr.. page asked for the constderatl
nut OF its order OF the enabling
referring the proposed eonstltut'o'
amendments to the popular Vote y,
November. These are the chan'
mb,ch have now been approved at
ressions of the General Assembly. :
soli cali on dispensing with the REL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20
Can Now Eat Anything.

Mrs. Joseph Tovne. Devils Lake.
Mich, writes:
~ have tried Peruna, and have found 1t
an excel mt tonic and cure for catarrh'
II was sufferer from catarrh OF the
throat, and also of the stomach.
~ was unable to take doctors medi
cine, and was about to give up IN desPai II
when was advised by friend to tr,
1 Peruna. which did with the best results
III could not eat even the weakest die
without distressing my stomach. but ate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20

vrsdo crossing without nrst coming to a fun
stop. and ascertaning whether the tracks
are clear. or another railway train Is APP
nroaching near enough to endanger cou,-
a., va w, 10 human beings and to make IT q
misdemeAnor for any railway or common
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20

fading the first bottle OF Peruna was
able to eat anything ! desired.
~ surely owe my present health to
your wonderful medicine, Peruna,,
which I shall be glad to recommend to all
who suffer as did. will be pleased to
answer all letters OF inquiry. as feel that
there is no medicine like the great and
wonderful Peruna.
Stomach Trouble Relieved.
Mr.. George Snyder. Church and Aller
| Ave. Chillicothe, Ohio. writes: Some
thing over a year ago had catarrh o
| the stomach. began taking Peruna
To-day am we'll man.