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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-08-05

Mable Grace Carleton.
Assessor
D. w. Aineys
A. o. Christopher.
Coroner
A. H. Lang.
Surveyor
Fred Mcconnell.
William Moot.
Attorney
Judge Elston.
J. w. Sammon.
Democratic County Nominees.
Senator
J. M. Cason.
R. S. Madden.
representatives
Guy Graham.
P. Monroe Smock.
w. ]. McNeilly.
R. B. Wilson.
James Strobe.
Commissioners, First District
John Semones.
c. J. F. Peterson.
Second District
John Newport.
Third District
Geo. F. Blayden.
Clerk
Howard King.
c. w. Within.
Assessor
c. l.. Stone.
Sheriff
D. o. Castator.
Coroner
DR.. Haley.
County Attorney
T. A. Walters.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
A Sparkling Novelist.

A New York editor, at the Century
club, told a story about Robert w.
Chambers. the weil-known young nov
elist.
Chambers went one summer" he
said, ito Sunapee with his brother. At
the Ben Mere Inn the aristicratic old
ladies' in rocking chairs, seated on the
cool piazza that overlooks the lake.
were very much stirred up by Mr..
Chambers arrival. Whenever he ap-
peared they gathered about him and
talked books.
Chambers was always ready for
them He had always on his lips some
witty saying to double them up.
"'Oh. Mr.. Chambers cried an old
lady one day. admire Lorraine" 80
much, I've read 1t eight timesi'
Madam answered Chambers. with
bow, I would rather hear you say
you'd bought eight copies.'"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
SICK, SOUR, UPSET STOMACH
Indigestion, Gas, Heartburn or Dye
pepsIa Relieved Five Minutes After
Taking q Little Diapepsln.

Here is harmless preparation
which surely will digest anything you
eat and overcome . sour. gassy or out
of-order stomach within ave minutes.
II your meals don't At comfortably.
or what you eat lies like lump OF lead
in your stomach. or II you have heart
burn, that Is a sign Of Indigestion
Get from your Pharmacist 5o-cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin and take
q dose Just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belching OF
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn. fullness or
heavy feeling in the stomach. Nausea.
Debilitating Headaches. Dizziness or
Intestinal gripping. This will all 60.
and besides, there will be no sour food
left over in the stomach to poison your
breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure
for out-of-order stomachs, because 1t
takes hold Of your food and digests 1t
1ust the same as II your stomach
wasn't there.
Relief in Ave minutes from all stom-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store here in town.
These large 50-cent cases of Pape's
Diapepsin contain more than sufficient
to thoroughly cure almost any case Of
Dyspepsia, Indigestion. Gastritis or
any other stomach disorder.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12

Archibald Terhune. a popular and In
dolent young bachelor of London. re-
ceives news that he has been made heir
to the estate of his Aunt Georgiana. with
an income of $4,000 a year. on condition
that he becomes engaged to be married
within ten days. Failing to do 30 the
legacy will go to third cousin in Amer
lea. The story opens at Castle Wyckon.
where Lord Vincent and his wife. friends
OF Terhune, are discussing plans to flnd
him a wife within the prescribed time 1t
seems that Lady Vincent is one OF seven
persons named Agatha, all close girlhood
chums She decides to invite two of them
to the castle and have Archie there as
one Of the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as a handpainted beauty. Agatha
First 10 . breezy American girl Lady
Vincent tells her husband that Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him, but will require q
months time fully to make up her mind.
Agatha First, neglected by Terhune, re-
ceives attentions from Leslie Freer. Four
days OF the precious time have passed
when Terhune IL called to London on
business. Agatha First, on the plea Of
sickness, excuses herself from a motor
trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
see Agatha First picking flowers with a
strange man. The Vincents discuss
Agatha's seeming duplicity. The follow
ing day the party visits the ruins of an
old convent. Terhune continues his at
tentions to Agatha Sixth Then suddenly
he transfers his attentions to Agatha
First. Vincent scores him for his appar-
ent f1ckleness.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12

soldfery. | am chief magistrate and
commander-in-chief as well as king,
Just as my father was before me.
settle all disputes, civil, ecclesiastical
and moral, ! may tell you that as
heir apparent / ran the regency In
my late fathers absence, and so serv-
ed a useful apprenticeship to the busi-
ness l am now succeeding to. | think
I've got the hang of the islands, so to
speak, and ! don't anticipate any trou-
BILE when | come into my kingdom
The principles of government have
been simplified since my great-grand-
father reigned as first king of the
Cocos Keeling group.
I'VE are strictly a moral communf-
ty. No drunkenness is allowed. and
beyond the little whisky that is doled
out from the palace, no Intoxicating
liquors are obtainable on the islands.
There was time, not SO long ago,
when the natives manufactured their
own fire water. They brewed con-
coction from cocoanuts, which they
called palm toddy.' They got drunk
on it-nastily drunk-and the result
was law prohibiting every possible
variety of palm toddy. Today, so far
as / know, there isn't a drop of that
toddy obtainable on the islands,
His Majesty went on to describe
the principal city of the island group
and its domestic life. New Selma is
its name, and it's population is barely
700-all, with two or three exceptions,
Malays, of whom Inin, the Queen
Mother, is one. New Selma boasts a
modern school in which Arabic and a
little English are taught, and the
young idea is trained in the tenets of
Mohametanism, which Is the religion
of all proper Malayans. All marrying
and giving in marriage has to be done
through the New Selma registry office
after his Majesty has approved of
the union. To understand the divorce
laws of the kingdom it Is perhaps
necessary to be a New Selman; they
are little complicated Like his
father before him, the new king was
sent to Scotland (the home of his an
cestors) to be educated.
1t will be only in accordance with
the fitness of things If King Sidney
marries in the islands, as his forbears
did. His grandfather married the
beautiful Sinia Dupong, Malay of
royal Solon blood, whilst the late king
espoused Inin, "the dusky queen"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
KING OF THE C0C0S
Bachelor. of 80 Inherits Throne
and Vast Estate.
10 Absolute Monarch Over MaIays
'nhabiting tho Cocos Keeling
Group Of islands-capitai
Has Population Of 700.

London.-His Majesty, Sidney l. the
new King of the Cocos Keeling
islands, is in London engaged over
the administration of the affairs of the
late king. his father, whose estate has
Just been proved at the value OF over
$1,000 900, exclusive OF his properties
In the islands.
The new king received representa-
tive OF the London Leader in the ante
room of city Office in Wilmington
avenue. and consented to be inter
viewed with readiness that Is re-
markable, to say the least of 1t, on
the part of reigning monarch.
King Sidney is tall, spare young
man of about 30, as brown as q
beechnut, with high cheek bones
close-cropped black hair. a carefully
trained mustache, and a soft, caress
ing voice. He was completely dis
guised in wellfitting clothes of gray
and patent leather boots An enor
nous emerald glowed upon the little
finger Of his left hand-a jewel such
AZ none but king dare wear, and
from his watch chain dangled a media
OF gold, struck In commemoration Of
the discovery Of the Cocos Keeling
Islands in the early days of the seven
teenth century.
pray be seated" said his Majesty
producing an aromatic cigarette. 1.-The
court I receive here is quite unofh
cial, assure you. At the royal pal
ace of New Selma 1t might be differ
ent-'' He waved his hand airily
Il am plain Mr.. Sidney Clunies Ross
here; and when ! get to Cocos l shall
have quite enough of kingship to last
me lifetime. It's true that when
am at home I shall be king with
more power than most monarchs, with
royal palace that cost fortune te
build, with my own laws to administer
in my own way. and no ministry te
worry me.
'In my kingdom" continued his Ma
jesty, there are neither police mol
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
FINE IVORY NOW THE VOGUE
Toilet Table Accessories at the Pres
ent Moment Are Costly but De-
cIdedIy Smart

All the toilet and dressing table
requisites are now found in fine ivory.
The only care needed is to rub OF
with fresh, soft cloth, occasionally
using a rag moistened in alcohol II
spots occur. These. too. are more
costly than silver, but are considered
very smart.
The backs are monogramed In
black, brown, and occasionally in
raised gold. Sometimes the sets are
shown with floral decorations. but
this is not 30 good style as is seen in
many of the limitations.
White celluloid sets with a mono
gram in black, dark green, blue. or
brown are now to be found In good
designs with simple lines. The latest
preparations are no longer combus-
dble, and q full celluloid toilet set is
q good Investment for a guest room.
for a girl at college. or for the chronic
traveller; for use in q bag they are
much lighter than any other ware.
The searcher after novelty can have
her dressing table appointments in an
uque gilt. old japanese lacquer. O.
Dresden china
Such . selection u not for the aver
ags buyer, ~. unless rare workman
ship and corresponding cost are had.
The results are likely TO be poor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
the LEMuR A CHARMING PET
Eha In His "Naturaiist on the Prowi"
Describes Little Animai-Serv-
ants Afraid Of Him.

Pets are Of all sorts. One Of the
most amusing and attractive 10 de-
scribed by Eha in his Naturalist on
the Prowl." This little animal was .
lemur, and besides many gentle and
caressing ways. it seemed a. II It
possessed q certain sense Of humor.
Says Eha:
II used to take its soft hand and
examine its pretty nails. Each hand
had one long. sharp claw. Such .
curious arrangement puzzled me, un-
til one day q hea showed me the use
Of that claw. 1t bit the lemur under
the ribs. expect the little beast had
reason to be thankful that nature had
spared one toe when 1t promoted 1t TO
the order Of four-handed animals.
There never WAS q more charming
pet. He took life SO gayly. and the
antics were 20 original When my man
let him out Of his cage in the morn
ing, he would scamper straight to my
bedroom, look round with large eyes
brimming over with mild curiosity.
and, lightly as a rubber ball. spring to
my dressing table. where he would e1-
anime everything. Then he would
bound across the bed and land on my
shoulders, handle my ears gently. won
dsring what was in the hole. and
thrusting In his long tongue to md
out
That was beyond human endurance.
and would roll the little fellow into
. ball, wind his long. fully tail about
him, and ding him into the bed. He
would be unwound in q moment. and
would skip away to explore some
more.
His hind legs being longer than his
fore, he walked slowly. with his head
down; but when IN 4 hurry he would
stand up and bound along like kan
earoo, tall in tho air. arms extended.
nngers spread. looking like nothing
one ever saw.
The servants regarded him an un-
canny, and fed at his approach. He
would give chase. and there never
was finer sport than to see the fat
butler In full flight up the long stair
way, with the gleeful little demon
after him, three steps at bound
Youths Companion
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12

and cut In now and then. We had OBJ
served with pleasure that the party
of four had divided itself exactly as
we would have arranged 1t ourselves;
Terhune and Agatha Sixth were part
ners, as were Agatha First and Freer.
Better still, Agatha Sixth seemed quite
to have forgotten the unhappy cpl
sode of the waterfall. when Arch had
so obviously missed his cue, and was
openly basking in the return Of her
admirers devotion. And Agatha First.
too, seemed quite contented. not
whit disturbed by this attitude on my
friends part and mildly amused by
the attempted gallantries of the rec
tors son from Wye. It was, In fact, a
thoroughly happy little foursome. and
as a spectator OF its content felt
particularly pleased when l thought
of what Arch had confided to me just
before dinner. That he intended to
to consider, favorable answer, from
Agatha Sixth on the morrow.
We had all gone to bed, and the
night was well advanced, when l was
awakened from the rippingest kind of
a sleep by the loudest kind Of a bang
you ever heard in your life. 1t came
from the big drawing-room, which we
did not often use, directly below my
room, and woke me at once. 1t sound
ed for all the world as II some one
or something had knocked over one
of the endless number of statuettes,
heavy vases or little tables that make
,1or h0p nP hn nj
and l struggled into my bath robe in
a minute to go and see what it was.
Dearest's room adjoined mine and
listened at the door to find out II she
had been awakened, and hearing moth
ing from her, went on my way down.
stairs
didn't much believe 1t could be a
burglar; l had hazy notion that 1t
might be one Of the dogs who had
gotten in there somehow. There are
no end of the big brutes about the
place and sometimes one gets into the
house for the night In spite Of Dear
est. So | wasn't in the least alarmed
or apprehensive, and was just about
to lay my hand on the drawing-room
folding doors. which we're at the foot
of the stairs, when heard the lightest
possible tread on the stairs behind
me and a soft hand clutched my arm.
It was Dearest, of course. 20 Fred
dy!" she gasped, what is it,"
"One of the dogs, I expect" l told
her. What made you GOMEZ"
why" she said in an indignant lit
tie whisper, Il came after you. of
course! Do you think I'd let you go
all alone?"
"Why not?" / whispered. I'm a
man. Besides, there's nothing to be
afraid Oft"
20. but there ISL she assured me.
it's burgiars-I know 1t is! They've
come to steal the Wyckhoff emeralds.
I know they have"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
CHAPTER TX.

1t was the very last evening OF the
time that had been allotted Terhune
IN which to select wife The fol
lowing day was to see Solicitor Barnes
at luncheon with us at one O'Clock
precisely, Dearest having invited him
in accordance with Mrs James re-
quest that he should be the referee
present at the house when the last
minute Of Terhune's ten days of grace
should expire. and his expected pres
ence at the meal brought 1t home to
us what decisive one It must Of
necessity be- Decisive was indeed the
right word to use in connection with
that meal! For II old Arch was still
free and unafiahced when he sat down
to 1t. he might as we'll never have
been nephew of his aunt as far as In
heriting that aunt's property was con-
cerned.
tic enough to hope for . consumma-
ton Of his engagement to Agatha
Sixth before that time-to make Of the
luncheon a sort Of marriage-feast in
honor of that event. and was already
planning famous ices and cakes of q
hymeneal nature. But Arch seemed
not to view the approach of the cru
cial day with such light heart. His
thoughts at dinner that night we're SO
absent, in fact, as to force one to con-
clude that the spectre Of his aunt's
third cousin seated upon the veranda
Of the house in Australia with pos
sessive feet on the railing had be-
come his familiar spirit.
1t was this apparent anxiety Of his
and his feverish devotion to Agatha
Sixth that utterly unprepared me for
the unfortunate denouement later.
The evening had ended at last and
Dearest and had succeeded in start
ing a general move toward retiring
for the night. We had been playing
bridge-that is, the two Agathas had
with Terhune and the inevitable
Freer, while my wife and l stood by
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
Art Lead. Language and Science

The fact is that art is working far
ahead OF language as well as Of SCI
ence. realizing for us, by all manner OF
suggestions and exaggerations. effects
for which as yet we have no name;
nay, for which we may never perhaps
have direct name, for the reason that
these effects do not enter very largely
into the necessities of life. Hence
alone is that suspicion Of vagueness
that often hangs about the purpose OF
a romance; 1t is clear enough to us
in thought; but we are not used to con-
slider anything clear until we are able
to formulate 1t in words, and analytical
language has not been sufficiently
shaped to that end. 1t is not that
there is anything blurred or indefinite
in the impression left with us. 1t Is
Just because the impression Is SO very
definite after its own kind, that we
find 1t hard to fit 1t exactly with the
expressions Of our philosophical
speecn.-Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
His Literal Answer.

In all policies of insurance these.
among host Of other questions, oc-
cur: Age Of father. II living?" Age
of mother. living?' A man in the
country who filed up an application
made his fathers age. 'if living" one
hundred and twelve years, and his
mothers one hundred and two The
agent was amazed at this, and fancied
he had secured an excellent customer;
but. feeling somewhat dubious, he re-
marked that the applicant came Of a
very long-lived family. "Oh, you see,
SIR" replied he, my parents died
many years ago. butt II living. would
be aged as there put down" Exactly
! understand" said the agent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12

Burglars nothing." answered.
Its one of the dogs. say. Besides.
if 1t were ; burglar that's all the
more reason why you should go back!"
And leave you to be killed all
alone? Never!"
Sometimes, admit 1t with a sort OF
fond regret. my wife is unreasonable.
1T wouldn't help any If you were
killed. too" told her. Besides.
you'll catch cold. It's chilly down
here. and l want you to go back"
She caught the tone of authority in
my voice. a tone I seldom use toward
her, and fell to pleading with me.
20 Freddy, can't l stay?" she
begged. IT'S SO exciting! See! I've
brought you a pistol and here's an um-
brella for mel" She came close up to
me as she spoke and the CLEAN of
starlight from .te hall windows fell
upon her supplicating face and the
old blunderbuss she had taken down
from some wall and carried In her
right hand, and the other weapon OF
| defense she had mentioned in the
| other.
laugh in a whisper, and Rugged her
for her spirit. armament and all. Then
we turned to the folding doors again.
Beneath them and through the crack
between a faint light showed
Making himself pretty much at
home for burglar to light the lamp."
| remember thinking. And ! slowly
and cautiously widened the aforesaid
crack until a space Of some two or
| three inches wide was obtained, the
| doors rolling back softly on each side
| without any noise at all. Then we
| looked in, my wife making 1t possible
time by kneeling on the floor at my
side. and thus obtaining a chink to
look through all to herself.
1t was lucky she was SO near the
| floor, l thought afterward. or she
| would certainly have fallen upon It
with surprise when she beheld the
thing our eyes asked of US to believe.
| For there at the far end of the draw.
ing room dimly distinguishable by the
light of lamp on the table, turned
low. was Agatha First We recog.
nized her even in that light without
fail, dressed as she had been that eve.
ming for dinner, and standing with
his back toward us and his arm around
her was man in an attitude unmis-
takably lover-like and possessive. And
through the hush of that late hour
the low murmur of their absorbed
voices penetrated the inmost recess OF
our staggered consciousness. Agatha
| First and a man meeting in secret al
| that hour!
What could it mean? Who could II
be? The surprise of my discovery in
the woods the day of our trip to North
bury was as nothing to this! But
alas, We knew only too well this
time who the man was. and without
requiring any further proof such az
we had had on the other occasion
when we had waited until the discov.
cry of the checked coat before we felt
sure In this instance we neither OF
US doubted for a moment the Identity
of Miss Endicott's companion in hel
eQuivocal position.
Freer had said good night and gone
on down to the village at ten O'Clock
when the party had broken up. II
could not be he. Then 1t must ol
necessity be Terhune. Indeed. what
other man would have the opportu
nifty for such a meeting? Who else
was staying at the castle?
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
Early Roller Rink.

London-This city seems to have
possessed a roller skating rink over
three-quarters of century ago, for in
1928 mention can be found of the in
vention of skate "for rendering the
amusement Independent of frost" !"
which was being practically exhibit.
ed at the old tennis court In Windmill
street"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
CHAPTER vIII.-cortInued.

He glanced at me in a half embar-
rassed, half triumphant way, much as
he used to do in the first Castle
Wyckhon house party days, when he
was about to tell me of his latest clue
in regard to the identity OF the real
Agatha
well, to be quite frank with you"
he said, "the truth of the matter is
that Agatha First won't let me alone!"
Meaning" l said, that she's in
love with your"
well, Of course" he replied, re-
moving his eye-glass and polishing it
desperately as Is his custom when he
pretends to be embarrassed. 81
wouldn't like to say sthat exactly.
couldn't say positively, that is, but
to a man of my experience in such
matters and knowledge Of the fair sex,
the indications are"
20 rot!" l interrupted, rudely, I
fear, but really the old boy is quite
too insufferably conceited to encour-
age It's an old failing Of his.
What makes you think SOP" asked
after a moments consideration. AL
though couldn't quite believe that
Agatha First was actually in love
with him. still l wanted to hear his
reasons for the conclusion. didn't
want to believe it, that was certain.
/ thought we had trouble enough on
our hands as it was. without having
10 reckon with a broken heart on the
part of Miss Endicott. And as this
contingency assumed an air of prob
ability to my mind, inwardly vowed
again never to undertake another
matchmaking project. Cad, no! Let
people marry themselves hereafter
without any interference from me. I
had had all l wanted of the thing this
time.
What makes you think so?" re-
peated.
Arch shrugged his shoulders Cant
help it. She's after me the whole
time! 7 suppose she can't help fancy
ing a maa of my-er-if l may So
my attractions. daresay Pm a revela-
tion to her in comparison with the
American college youths she has
probably been used to. Experience
and intellect does count, you know,
Wilfred. Besides, the results show"
But I cut him short again.
"The results show" l said sternly
that you're just enough of a chump
to heed her mania for amusing her
self with you-for l can't think she Is
in earnest. l had to tell him that
for his own good, though l could have
wished / felt surer this was the fact
Her fondness for flirting with you
fatters you SO much that you'd run the
risk of losing the girl you care for,
lust for the sake Of having that
egregious vanity of yours pleasantly
tickled, as her apparent fancy for
your society undoubtedly tickles 1t!
Your old failing again! Pom my word.
old chap, l thought better OF you!
Better Of your prudence and foresight!
Why, l couldn't have had less OF an
eye out for my own interests myself
in the days when you and were con-
tending suitors for the hand OF one OF
the Agathas, and you insisted that 1t
should be the heiress and no other.
and bullied me so because I didn't
take the same view! And the Lord
knows YOU made enough fuss about
thati"
But when l reported the result OF
NV remonstrance to Dearest, she said
I hadn't been half severe enough with
him. and 1t was with difficulty that
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-11-12
Not Seeking Trouble.

II should think It would be ths baRA
bear OF your life trying to get " ~
brand-new Jokes" said tho snpa-
thetic caller.
That" said the humorist, chsse>
fully, 'is the least Of our troublso."