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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05
..C,hernh. YOU'RE craz,. lis imnossi.

"Cherub. you're crazy. it's impossi-
BILE! Why. the Bates-Rimmer crowd
scOoped in two-ffths of the stock yes
terday. so they say. You know what
that means-they'll wreck it. wiring it
dry. The small outside holders have
been tumbling over each other to un-
load. See here"-and he pointed to a
newspaper on his knee-"ffty lots Of
fered during the first half hour today
and the quotations dropping by quar-
ter points. Why. you can't stop 'em.
man. They've got you on the run"
Yes. yes. 1t looks like it, | know.
But wait until I've had a chance at
them. Let me think this thing over"
Mr.. Nicholas Walloway withdrew
into his corner of the smoking COM
partment to stare absentmindedly out
Of the window The Cherub was soon
apparently engaged in a profound con-
temptation of the end of his cigar.
You would not have guessed. to look
at him. that he was considering any
thing more serious than the flavor Of
the tobacco. Not until they were on
the ferry did he break the silence.
Then. briefly and crisply. he outlined
his plan of action. Nick Walloway
heard him through with glow of ad-
miration in his eyes.
IF you can do that. Cherub. you'll
win." he declared: "but If the scheme
slips up
''Then I'm down and out. But it's
got to go through" and Mr.. Devine's
mouth lost some of its cherubic curves.
You'll do your part. Nick. Oh. it
will be easier than you think! They'll
never suspect you're in it. And don't
try to report until II tonight Then
you know where to come-private din
ing room. tenth floor. I'll have 'em all
there at H."
When Cherub Devine appeared on
the floor half hour before closing
time the rumors of his defeat were
passing from mouth to mouth. The
Bates-Rimmer retainers were indulg-
ing In war dance Of victory.
Silently the Cherub passed to his ac-
customed corner and began tearing
pieces of paper into small bits with
the same calm. unhurried air of abb
straction as usual. Many glances were
bestowed on him. most Of them Gu
rious. a few sympathetic. some tri-
umphantly vindictive. Everywhere he
was regarded as beaten man. Now
and then gray uniformed floor boy
handed him messages. which he read
leisurely and as leisurely reduced to
fragments. Just as the session closed
Pop Rimmer passed near him and
turned to favor him with an apelike
leer. The Cherub blinked unrespond-
ingly. He seemed too dazed by mis-
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CHERUB
DEVINE
Continued from page 81

color went from his cheeks. and his
lips were tensely drawn.
well. Nick, you see I'm still rusti-
eating Great, isn't it?" smiled the
Cherub.
With an obvious effort young Mr.
Walloway shook Off his embarrass-
ment. Acknowledging the Countess
Vecchi with stiffiy formal bow, he
turned to the Cherub
"You must forgive me. Devine, for
hunting you up like this. but thought
ness. Couldn't We And he looked
SUCCESSFULLY at the door.
Il haven't any office here, Nick. and
this room is as good as any other. You
mustn't mind, countess. Any business
do today will not take long"
"But"- began Mr.. Walloway.
"Oh, let's have 1t. Nick. Bottom
dropped out Of something's" The Cher
ub was smiling amiably.
II rather think you would have
thought SO II you had been on the
floor just before closing yesterday.
The Bates Rimmer crowd Is after p,
z. and N. I believe they mean to COB
BILE 1t up.'
"Ah. that gang. ehT' This time the
Cherub showed his white teeth when
he smiled.
"They began 1t as soon as they found
you were not on deck. and they've
been at It ever since. Your brokers
had ten clerks out looking for YOU"
Got nervous. did they?"
NERVOUS! Why, man. didn't you
see where p. z. and N. closed yester-
day?"
Haven't read a paper since I've
been here, Nick. and don't intend to.
When you go back tell my brokers to
keep COOL"
But the Bates-Rimmer crowd
mean mischief. Cherub. There's lot
of them in a big pool. and they're ham,
mering your railroad holdings right
and left Some one has been leaking
Information. and they're hitting you
where 1t will hurt. When l saw how
things were going began wiring you.
Didn't you get the messages?
Il knew those must be from you,
Nick; no one else knew where l was"
But why didn't you answer?'
"Well. ! didn't read them. for one
thing; was too busy. We were hav-
ing a bully time. the countess and l.
feeding the swans"
Feeding the swans!' Mr.. Nicholas
Walloway made gesture indicating
despair.
did you ever watch swans squabble
for sweet crackers, Nick?"
Crackers. You might just as well
have thrown lunches of thousand dol.
lar bills at them. Why, Cherub. p. z
and N. opened at 1855 this morning.
As soon as | found you hadn't shown
up l started for you. l had my car
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05

meet me ut the station, ana It's outside
now We can just make the 80
back. and perhaps you'll be in time to
stop them before it's all over. Come
on: let's start"
Sorry. Nick. but couldn't think Of
1t. I'm taking holiday. you see''
what. DO you mean to say that
you're not coming?" Mr. Walloway
gazed doubtingly at the Cherub.
Not today. Nick 49,,
"Oh, | say. Cherub, don't be an
He checked himself with n swift glance
at the countess. whose brown eyes in
stantly sought the cobwebby stuff in
her lap. "Don't be foolish" he con-
tinued II haven't told you all-the
worst. you know"
"Well, you can tell me all about Il
tomorrow. Nick"
Tomorrow! Great Scott. man, you
don't understand. They mean to fin
ish the job today. Tomorrow might
as well be next year. Why. you've
barely fighting chance left now. and
don't know that you have that. The
street is wild with it."
II guess things are not as bad as all
that. Nick. I'll be down bright and
early In the morning."
Mr.vWalloway put both hands OH
Mr.. Devine's shoulders.
"Cherub." he said. speaking with an
effort at calmness. you're too good
man to be beaten by gang like
that. You must come back. You
have friends-lots of them. Well get
them together and go after that crowd
Besides, it's the old Bates-Rimmer
crowd" urged Walloway. You know
them. They're like a pack of NANCY
wolves"
"Yes; you're right. Nick. They've
snapped at my heels many time"
And now they're at your throat.
Cherub. Come on. won't you?"
For an instant the Cherub hesitated
Then he jumped to his feet. AS he
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05
Announcement
fro BE Continued

After fifteen years Of close assocj,.
ton with court house work in all its
departments, including five years ser.
vice as Deputy Auditor and Recorder
Of Kittitas County, Wash, and three
years service as Clerk, Auditor and
Recorder, (under A. w. darlington
and j. l. Overman) l feel that am
qualified to fill the office of Clerk.
Auditor and Recorder of Idaho Coun.
ty, to the entire satisfaction Of the
people therein, and having faithfully
served the Democratic party all my
life, wish to hereby announce that |
am candidate for the nomination Of
Clerk, Auditor and recorder, for Id
no County, Idaho upon the Democat
ic ticket, and will thank my Demo
cratic friends for their support at the
coming primaries.
4Stf J. A. Bradbury. 6
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05

did so he met the earnest eyes of the
Countess Vecchi. Until then he seem
ed to have forgotten her presence.
There" exclaimed the Cherub. II
had almost forgotten. promised to
drive you into the village this after
noon to buy more stuff for making
cobwebs. didn't l. countess?"
Mr.. Walloway threw up his hands.
"Devine." he said hoarsely, III wait
outside in my car for just three min
utes and half. If you are not there
by the end of that time I'll have to
so back without YOU"
Gall right, Nick. Much obliged for
coming"
"But you'll send some word, even if
you don't go, won't your"
"You might give my regards to old
Rimmer."
Mr.. Devine had followed his friend to
the door. Now he returned. to find
that the countess had been looking ex-
pectantly after him. The cobwebby
affair had been dropped hastily to the
floor and lay tangled at her feet.
"You are making this sacrifice to
keep me from leaving the house that
was once my homer" she said. Then
l must tell you that l shall not ac-
cept it. You must go at once"
"Oh, those fellows are always ready
for that sort of thing. / suppose they
will do more or less damage, but
guess l can stand It."
"You must go back with Mr.. wallo-
way. Please. go!"
mo; can't"
Cant! Why can you not go?"
"Because-well. because think more
OF showing you that I'm not a born
gambler than do for all the railroad
stock in the country. That's why"
This came straight from the heart of
Cherub Devine. And the countess
could see and hear. ShAspnderstood.
"Sh. CHR There was x6rprise in inc
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fortune even to disguise his chagrin.
A somewhat different Cherub De-
vine 1t was. however. who met his
half dozen lieutenants that night be-
hind the seclusion OF safely locked
doors on the tenth floor Of a gaudy
big hotel. He had become an alert.
masterful. confident person. who thrill
I'd those about him by revelation Of
unguessed resources and unsupported
reserves of fierce.
The climax of the struggle was
reached during Thursday Along
about the noon hour the members of
the Bales Rimmer combination were
forced to admit that the Chprub was
still in the light They made the nd
mission with profanr JUNCTION. They
did not understand why il was So.
They only knew that III some tnysterl
had been checked.
Thus II went All that afternoon
the contest wayed. Now the price Of
r.. z. and y stocks slumped drsper-
ately. now it SkyrOcketed amazingly
Other stocks were affected The
whole list quaked and quivered as the
struggling giants of finance wrestled
heedlessly about the arena.
Placidly smoking q fat. black cigar
and fitting comfortably back in one
Of Walloway & Co.'s mahogany Office
chairs, Cherub Devine received bull
letins from the front That was the
position in which Nick Walloway
found him when. after the day was
over. he rushed in. haggard Of face
and with an anxious look In his eyes
1--WE lack fifty shares" he announc-
ed briefly.
Then that's fifty we must get to-
morrow morning." responded the
Cherub.
1T can't be DONE" declared Wallo
way. dropping hopelessly into a chair
THE country has been raked with a
fine toothed comb. We can't get hold
Of another share. I'm sorry. Cherub.
but I've done my best for you. The
P, 2. and Ms annual meeting is held
at noon tomorrow, and the Bates Rim
mer crowd has practically got US beat
en- now. If we only had fifty shares
more we could wipe them Off the face
Of the earth"
you're as bad as the countess"
chuckled the Cherub amicably. Then
as this reflection recalled something
to his mind he thrust his hand into an
inner pocket of his coat and drew out
long envelope. at which he stared
blankly.
A twinge of guilt pricked his con-
science. There-he had completely for
gotten the first errand with which she
had intrusted him. Doubtless it was
to exchange this stock for cash that
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05
she had been so anxious to coma :.
the city. Perhaps she had been a.,

she had been so anxious to come r.
the city. Perhaps she had been Az.
pecting remittance by every mai
Shamefacedly he opened the enyelons
to make an idle examination Of ths
contents. At the first glimpse his ~.
preston changed. Hastily he rar
through the documents. then shovel
them back into the envelope.
A moment later he asked oniet,v
How many shares did you say wa
lacked. Nick?''
Fifty" Gloomily responded Mr.. Wal.
lOway. his head between his hands.
And about how much would tbev
be worth to me just now?'
Worth. Why. anything-three hur.
dred. FIVE hundred. thousand dol
lars share If you could get them
which you can't"
fro BE CONTINUED
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05
Announcement

At the earnest solicitation of many
democrats of Idaho county, hereby
announce myself as candidate for
the office of Probate Judge of Idahd
County upon the democratic ticket
The Office as viewed by myself and
friends is non-partisan, being judi
cial one.
Jas. DeHaven.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05

Millinery! Millinery!
Latest up-to-date in stylish MILL
merry at the LaMode. Att.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-05-05

Groceries at Hanson-Miller's. lou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
The Crime of An Assassin

Birmingham hah been the scene of many tragedies but few deaths by vio- lerce have shocked the community to greater degree than the poisoning of tive estimable citizens yesterday aft ernoon, Guy R. Coleman and Stephen H.
 Strickland, after drinking innocently from a small bottle which Is supposed to have been sent as a gift to the former. were seized with convulsions and died one in few minutes and the other In less than an hour. A poisonous drug had been mingled with the liquor and more fiendish crime than this has been seldom recorded. Up to a late hour last night the police had dis covered no clue to the assassin.
 While the murderous deed Is yet sur rounded with mystery and while 1t is difficult even to imagine motive, still the perpetrator of such diabolfcal crime cannot long go undetected if the officers of the law are alert and quick In action. The motive will doubtless be found and the assassin apprehend
 ed, but not a moments time must be lost on the part of the police or the sheriff's office. The public Is aroused their mettle. They must run down and committed this dastardly crime. Let no expense be spared in working up this case, as horrible as 1t is distressing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
Christmas Day on a Sunday

At the very best the small boy does not appreciate Christmas that falls on Sunday. He does not like to see any gap between Christmas eve and Christmas day itself, and he is inclined to think poorly of all call endars, no matter how handsome they may be otherwise. He even dismisses patent medicine almanacs as something out of date
 While. of course, Monday will be the real legal holiday. yet there can be TO hilarity leading up to it. be- cause Sunday intervenes. Well, there
 Is help for 1t. The calendar cannot be altered to suit even the small boy, and he will have to conform to 1t as it stands. He can hang up his stockin g on Sunday night and on Monday he can squeeze as much fun and noise into his Christmas celebration as his purse will admit of. If he is to have a Christmas eve of the old fashioned sort he will have to utilize Saturday night and then take a rest until Monday. It | is never easy to satisfy the small boy especially when Christmas falls on Sun | day. But there will be no festivities on Sunday. Those go over to Mon | day. This is sad but 1t Is unavoidable
 when the calendar persists in allotting
 the great Christian festival to Sun
 day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
Seeregatlon of tbe Races

Every town has race troubles of its own, and the northern cities do not get along with the problem any better than southern towns. Baltimore has long had difficulties of this nature, and 1t has just adopted an ordinance which pro- hibits any white person from moving into block inhabited by majority of blacks, and in like manner prohibiting a negro from moving into a block occupied by a majority of whites.
 The ordinance is mandatory, but this no doubt is held to be justified by the police power of the city. Order must be maintained at all hazards and under all circumstances, and Baltimore's rev or dinance Is based on the maintenance of order.
 Mayor Hahool of Baltimore has signed the ordinance and 1t is now law in that city. Its constitutionality may be tested, but the police power covers great deal of ground and the courts will be apt to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
Forbesr to judge, for we are sinners sII. -2 King Henry w.
North BlrmIneham Municipal Plants

Morris Knowles is the consulting en- xtneer of the Steel corporation. and neither his integrity nor his capacity can Susf, he questioned. He was induced to ex- anime the North Birmingham plants, and he has filed his report with Mayor Exum, and the matter will perhaps be considered by the council tonight.
 As to the water plant MT. Knowles con- s,ders it of inferior sanitary quality. Every analysis shows 1t contains impu-i- lies conducive to illness.
 As to the electric lighting plant MT. Knowles finds 1t has few customers and an annual deficit. The load might per haps be increased. whether the number of consumers could be increased to meet fixed charges is indeed question in the mind of MT. Knowles.
 As a conclusion MT. Knowles says; ~IJnless there be some question of pub
 
 lie policy not now considered, 1t seems as though it would be best to dispose of the works at their appraised value with a proper allowance for their development and good will, and thus avoid the annual deficit which now occurs"
 The works at North Birmingham were not well constructed or we'll managed, and the result is a plethora of bonds which must be borne by the greater city with two plants full of imperfections to show for those bonds. North Birming ham unloaded on the new city s442,0OO in bonds. of which s1so.OoO was on account Of the water works and electric light plants, and those two plants show a de- hcit of about $S6So year.
 "Fortunately," says MT. Knowles at the end of his exhaustive and comprehen- sive report, it is not necessary that there should be competition in public ser vices provided there is proper rate reg ulations secured through competent con servative official authority, for in the long run the people must pay for the fixed charges of the double service, if the attempt is made to secure competition. Therefore I recommend that no expendt- ture other than s2S0O be made upon the North Birmingham plant for the reason above stated, unless that it be decided to continue the service for other reason than public service"
 The matter is not one of sentiment, but of dollars and cents, and even when one looks to the future there is not much room for retaining two poor plants if values can be obtained for them in a sale. It is a business proposition, and the coun- cil should so regard it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
WARMING THE DEVIL

Vienna Letter to the London Leader.
 An almost incredible case of supersti- ton is reported from Rihal, near Cross warden, Hungary. The place has never before experienced an earthquake, but last Thursday series of violent shocks shook the neighborhood, some being so violent that the church bells rang. The villagers were greatly alarmed and con suited an old woman quack of the place, who declared that the shocks were the groans of the devil, who suffered cold and hunger. Thereupon the peasants threw a number of calves and goats into chasm outside the village to appease the devils hunger and set fire to the bishops forest in the neighborhood to provide him with warmth. The quack and several peasants have been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
CHRISTMAS EVE IN HAVANA

W. A. Chamberlin in the New York
 Evening Post
 It was Christmas Eve in Havana, the beautiful. In fact, 1t was Christmas Eve in various and sundry places, but perhaps not so much so any place else as in Havana. Christmas Is the real holiday time of the season there, and the cubans enjoy it in full measure.
 Up and down the Prado, that most beautiful of boulevards, which extends from the bay through the heart of the city, people in gay attire promenaded Here and there a boy or man carried n pig which squealed vociferously, appar- ently aware that it's time had come. Pig Is the Christmas dish of the Cubans, just as the turkey comes in for similar honors in the states. All along the boule- yard and throughout the city the open cafes, brilliantly lighted, were filled with people eating and drinking, laughing and talking, and outer rows of tables so close to the walks that one could reach In and touch the diners as he passed. for there are no walls between the cafes and the streets. Huge automatic pianos drawn on wheels from place 70 rlace played here and there. while the boys attending them, entering the cafes, passed their ragged caps about. Beggars lounged up and down in front of the cafes, holding out their dirty hands for a,ms and occasionally going inside to solicit from table to table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
FeHS Paid to Officials

The Montgomery Times regrets "a cer- tain degree of helplessness" among the people in regard to the fee system which is the states greatest disgrace. Tt is utterly unreasonable, unjust and repre- after year our probate judges, sheriffs, tax collectors, tax assessors and treas iirers should be permitted to appropri- ate money which they have not earned by labor, but which comes to them under provisions of laws which manifestly should never have been placed upon the statutes Knowing these things, there should be a popular demand for the re- peal of these laws. And it is a. dead cer- tainty that they will be repealed if this popular demand Is made. For what leg islator is bold enough to oppose the will of the people, the power on which he alone can depend to keep him in office"
 But if the legislator depends upon the courthouse rings to keep him in office he may vote to please them. The various statewide rings are at work, and it will be no easy task to relieve the state of a system which overfills it's chief jails. strikes at the weak and humble in every county and outrages humanity at ever, turn. Whenever men earn a living by making arrests and by piling up fees against unfortunates, the state is harmed and disgraced In county like Jeffer- son the number of arrests for craps der to earn fees, and \this will go on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
DangerouS Grade CroSSingS

A negro funeral procession in Thir- ty-second street was ruthlessly cut up. wrecking the hearse and injuring the driy CT of 1t. Instead of awaiting the passage of the funeral procession the engineer notified it by vigorous use of the whistle to get out of the way and then he drove his engine into it. It was a negro funeral. but surely ne- gro funerals have some rights that a locomotive engineer should respect.
 A flying switch in Twenty-fourth street injured two men in cab, but fortunately their wounds are not se- rious.
 These accidents happening on a sin. gerous nature of grade crossings in this city and the need of action con- corning them. At present locomotive engineers and presumably the men higher up have no regard for the rights of the people in thier own streets, and some wholesome arrests are needed to curb this riotous spirit. Viaducts and subways cannot be built in day and in the meanwhile engineers and switch men should be taught a useful and needful lesson.