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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
. The Title nEsduire.n

The title Esquire" is derived from
the French word ecuyer "a shield bear
err and originated in the old days Of
chivalry, when, as is well known,
each knight appointed one or more
persons of gentle birth to carry his
shield and perform other honorable
services. These persons were known as
squires, or, more accurately. esquires,
and were of such birth as would per-
NIT Of their being in their turn Gre
ated knights when they should have
merited the distinction by deeds of
yalor or otherwise. In the reign Of
Richard II. the status of an esquire
was granted for the first time by let
ters patent as a title of honor merely,
no duties being attached. This meth
cd of creation is now obsolete, but 1t
marks an advanced stage in the de-
cay of chivalry, which decay resulted
III the. titles knight" and Esquire"
becoming wholly honorary.-Pan Mall
Gazette. zee
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Horse Dentists.

In every large city there are now
dentists who devote their entire atten-
ton to horses. and they are kept sur
prisingly busy the year round. The
equine dentist is of course provided
with special instruments for the ex-
traction and filing of the teeth of anil
mails needing attention. 1t is rather
interesting to observe an operation in
horse dentistry. One of the instru-
ments, called a spectrum, presents the
appearance Of an ivory handle and
four small bars of nickel working on
a ratchet and crossing one another in
such manner as to form a hollow
square that can be made large or small
by the turning of a screw. Setting
this device to the proper size, the
horse dentist will slip 1t gently into
the suffering animals mouth. which.
during the operation, is kept partly
open by a groom, and when the instru7
ment is fitted upon. say, one of the
back teeth the beasts mouth Is kept
open as wide as possible.-Harper's
Weekly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Murder Revealed by a Dream,

Perhaps the most amazing crime
mystery ever solved by u dream was
that revealed by a murder trial q
couple of generations ago. The dead
body Of Mr.. Norway, an inoffensive
Cornish gentleman. had been found by
tile roadside between Wadebridge and
Bodmin. brutally murdered. No trace
OF the murderer could be found, and
the mystery Of the crime seemed be-
You'd all solution, when Mr.. Norway's
brother, a naval officer, arrived in Eng
land and told the following singular
story:
On the very night of his brothers
murder, when he was on his ship in
the West, Indies, he saw him In a
dream walking along the BodmiJi road.
when from q dark recess in the hedge
two ruf1ians sprang out, slew and
robbed him and then made their way
to a house in WadebridGe, which he
saw vividly in. his dream. To this
house he conducted the police officers,
and there he found the very two men
whom In his vision he had seen com,
nit the murder. They confessed and
suffered the extreme penalty Of the
law.-Pearson's Weekly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
ascination of the Third Rail.

"You can talk all you want about
the way some people want to jump off
tall buildings, but the men who walk
the elevated tracks can sympathize
with them." said man the other day
whose business 1t Is to work along the
elevated railroad lines and see that
everything is in good condition.
"Trackwalkers often have the same
impulse to step on the third rail that
climbers have to jump. You walk
along and see that shining rod of steel
and watch the sunlight glisten on it.
and then the thought comes to you,
If 1 step on that it will kill me- and
then you wonder how it would feel to
just put your toe on 1t. OF course a
fellow shakes those ideas off his mind,
but they keep coming back, and /
have known more than one man who
has quit his job because he was afraid
that he couldn't fight off much longer
the impulse to stand on the track and
put the other foot on the third rail,
and when l hear of a trackwalker
being killed by the third rail I Won
der if the fascination Of the third rail
got the better of him" New York
Sun.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Red Tape and Matrimony.

some of the reasons why a French
man may not marry are given by q
correspondent Of a Paris newspaper.
lie has been trying to get married for
three years and has not yet succeeded.
French marriage law is a tricky thing
to deal with. If the prospective bride.
groom has not lived more than six
months at his address at the time Of
the marriage he must get a certificate
signed by the landlord and concierge
Of every house where he has lived pre-.
vlously till he gets back to one where
he did live for six months. Birth GER
tifcates are required and the written
consent Of parents.
AS no paper must bear q date more
than two months old, 1t often happens
that the marriage must be postponed
to get the papers renewed. The man
who had been foiled for three years
once succeeded in making all his pa
pers correct, when he was called un
for his periodical term of military
service, and this threw his papers out
Of date.
Another time he arrived before the
mayor with his bride, but the cere-
mony was not performed, as a certifr
icate of his first wife's death was not
forthcoming.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Where He Made His Money.

Years ago gentleman settled in the
south Of England and became very
popular In the neighborhood. The
county families could never discover
bow he had made his =, money but
were satisfied by his solemn assurance
that it was not in trade. Nothing
could exceed the ordinary gravity of
his demeanor, which indeed caused
him to be placed OH the commission
of peace, but now and then. without
any apparent provocation, he would
burst into such laugh as no one ever
heard before except in one place.
Where they could have heard it puz-
zled the county families for five and
twenty years. but at last he was be-
trayed unconsciously by his own
grandchild, who, after visit to a tray-
cling circus, innocently exclaimed,
"Why, grandpa laughs just like the
clownw-James Payn.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
The Parson Bird.

Among the feathered inhabitants of
New Zealand there is bird called the
parson bird. or tut. 1t is about the
size and shape of blackbird. but has
pair of delicate white tufts at its
throat and is glossy dark green 9th
erwise, which looks black in the sun
shine. 1t can be taught to crow, to
speak. to whistle tunes, and, besides
these tricks. it has a repertory which
is not often equaled by any other
feathered songster. At vespers it has
a note like the toll of q bell or the
clear, high note of. an organ. 1t can
mimic every bird in the bush to per-
lection. 1t will break off in the mid
die of an exquisite melody and indulge
in a strange melody of sounds which
are impossible to describe. but if you
can imagine 'the combination of a
cough, laugh. a sneeze, with the
smashing Of a pane Of glass" it will
be some approach to the idea.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
A Lazy Man.

A worthy old citizen Of Newport
who had the reputation Of being the
LATEST man alive among "them hill
locks" SO lazy, indeed, that he used to
weed his garden in a rocking chair
by rocking forward to take hold of the
weed and backward to uproot 1t, had
a way of fishing peculiarly his own.
He used to drive his old white faced
mare to the spot where the tautog
(blackfsh) might be depended on for
any weight. from two to twelve
pounds, backed his gig down to the
water side, put out his line and when
the tautog was safely hooked start
ed the old mare and pulled him out.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Her Conclusion.

!, ave got my opinion of a woman
that can't cook" growled William De
Kikkur glarlng at his better half.
81 suppose that if our cook would get
married I'd starve to DEATH"
''You needn't worry about that, VIII
Ham," said Mrs. De *. gently. Our
cook has been married once, and L
don't consider it at all likely that she
would care to-
But her irate spouse had slammed
the door behind him.-Cleveland Lead
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
a SIioht Difference.

Undue rapidity of speech or indis-
tinct utterance often leads to curious
misunderstanding An, instance OF
this is given by Walter Seymour In
his UPS and Downs of a Wandering
Life" "a clergyman" he says, "was
sent for by sick old parishioner who
was not a churchgoer and who was
deaf. The clergyman said: What in
duced you to send for meT What
does he say?' said the man to his
wife. He says why the deuce did you
send for himr"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
A Patron.

"Afr Carriman is very busy now"
said the private secretary of the rail-
road president. ''Is there anything 1
can do for you?"
ooh" replied the pompous visitor,
.iust a friendly call. / thought he'd
like to know that l ride on his subur-
ban branch now. I'm Colonel MI
itch.n-Catholic Standard and Times.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Well Answered.

"Why do you weep over the sorrows
of people in whom you have no in
terest when you go to the theater"
asked the man.
81 don't know" replied the woman.
"Why do you cheer wildly when a
man with whom you are not acquaint-
ed slides to second base "-Washing-
ton Star
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Startina a Family Jar.

mo man ever obtained anything
worth having without working hard
for it," said Mrs. Bickers to her hus-
band. who was in discouraged mood.
"Qulte true" replied Mr.. Bickers
refectively. II remember that l OBJ
tanned you without the slightest diff
Guilty. "-Liverpool Mercury
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-02
Similarity.

"What Il noisy thing that bass drum
isp' remarked the clarinet disgustedly.
Eyes," replied the trombone; Just
ike q human being, isn't it?'
Like n human being?"
eyes; it's the one with the big head
that makes the most e."-Loudop
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

same markets This would often
result in throwing large amount of
perishable fruit on the same market
at the same time, which resulted in
wiping out the entire profits. Under
the new plan this will be impossible.
For instance, Walla Walla peach
growers would not ship to the me
market at the same time as the Yakima
or Wenatchee peach growers. The
Hood River fall apples would not
reach the same market at the same
time the Yakima apples did. The
same selling agents would thus be
enabled to place fruits on the market
where it was needed at the proper
time. Such an association must have
the hearty cooperation of practically
all the growers and without this it
will be a failure. The growers must
consign to the association. They
must pack under the rules of the
association, they must conform to the
laws of the association. Ii they do
this, the result will be beneficial. Ii
they do not, it will be a failure. 1t
will be a very difficult association to
form, but we hope it will be success
full.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

The spring weather so far has been
as remarkable as was the past winter.
The past winter was the mildest for
many years. Scarcely cold day
during the entire season, and no snow.
The spring has been the dryest for
many years. The condition OF the
soil has been about as favorable for
planting in March this year, as it
usually is in May. Fruit prospects
were never brighter. The disquieting
feature, however, is the extreme
drought. No month fer a year has
shown the normal amount Of rainfall
in the Pacific Northwest, and farmers
should seriously consider their
methods of culture for the coming
season. We believe April will be
month of heavy rains, and ii so.
much of the past fears will be allayed.
Should AEril not prove to be a wet
month, farmers will have serious
misgivings for their 1911 crops. Their
best plan will be to work the SOIL
frequently and force crops to matu-
rity while the moisture is in the soil.
This can thus be done and crops Will
mature early. Dairymen should pre-
pare soiling crops for their cattle, for
if April does not give us large rain
fall, we will certainly have short
oracs manv months earlier than COM
mon.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

The little city of Chehalls has set
an example during the past week that
could we'll be followed by the other
communities of the state. The
business men there desiring to bring
the trade of large section of new
country to their doors, subscribed
800, 600 for the purpose of building
an electric line into that country.
This is the spirit which has made
the West the great country that it
is, and the Pacific Northwest is prob
ably the only part of the United
States where such an exhibition of
spirit could be found.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01
Prosperity is Coming.

The people of the United States
have been undergoing a series of
rather hard times since the fall OF 1907.
The stock market has been sagging
ever since, and it is still in a very
unsettled state. This, however, is
not of much interest to the farming
community, as farmers are not IN
terested in the stock market as far as
the stock pertains to Wall street.
While business has been fairly good,
it has not yet the swing and optimistic
outlook that it had during the years
of 19O4-O6, and up to the fall Of 1907.
1t looks now as though this long period
of sagging had passed. The most
remarkable proof of this is shown by
the custom house, where our exports
now vastly exceed our imports. The
February report of the farm exports
makes an excellent showing. The
export of grain, -four, corn, meat and
dairy products have made the best
showing in February, for many
months and showed high percentage
over February, 1910 Corn showed
an export of nearly eleven million
bushels against the February previous,
flour was nearly doubled, and wheat
was considerable in excess. Dairy
and meat products were 81, 600, 900
in excess of February, 1910. Cotton
was about three times as much.
Other evidences of this better feel
ing is shown in the great deposits of
our National banks and Trust Com
panies showing that our people have
an immense amount of money which
will soon be used in trade. The rail-
roads are preparing to spend enormous
sums of money in betterments and
new lines, though the recent decision
of the Commission has prohibit
ed them from raising their rates,
Temporarily checked this enthusiasm
for increasing their mileage. This de-
cision on second thought by their
managers, showed them that it was
one which strengthened them before
the people, The wave of distrust OF
the railroads is rapidly passing, and
now that the railroad commissioners
have practically settled the fact that
the railroads must consider themselves
a part and parcel of the country they
serve, they will not undertake to over
ride the expressed desires of the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

The Western Washington Fair to be
held at Seattle, October 4th to the
9th, offers $1,000 for first prize for
best farm display of products, grown
by exhibitor; $50. 90 for second prize
and $25. 90 for third prize. The Chas.
H. Lilly Co., of Seattle, offers $25. 90
for best display grown from their
seeds.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

people. The decision pleased the
people because it showed that the
railroad must obey the laws as we'll
as themselves, and it will rebound
to the benefits of the railroads mas
much as the people will have a better
feeling toward them. The good will
of community is an immense asset
to any public corporation which it
serves.
In all of the promised increased
prosperity, no part of the United
States will gain so much benefit as
will the Pacific Northwest. Added
to our remarkable healthful climate,
we have a fertile soil and the rapidly
growing cities furnish a market far in
excess OF the ability of the farmers of
the Northwest to supply. Thousands
of fasteners and middle western
people are coming to our country.
Nearly all of them are people of
means, or young men who are capable
of hard work. These all add value to
the country in which they settle.
Every community will receive some
of these settlers. They should be re-
ceived with a glad hand and in a
most hospitable manner No section
OF the United States has made such
rapid growth during the past ten years
as the Northwest, and this grown, we
believe, will be greater during the
next ten years then in the past. The
class of citizens that are coming is
all of high order. The day of the pes
simiSt is passed. Let optimism rule
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

The fruit growers Of the Pacific
Northwest are attempting to organize
one of the greatest cooperative
societies of the country Nothing
larger has ever been attempted except
the citrus fruit growers of Southern
California. 1t is proposed by the
growers of the Pacific Northwest to
organize a ten million dollar corpora
ton for the purpose of selling the
fruit raised in the three states of
Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The
need of such an organization is
evident since fruit growing has be-
come such an important industry in
this section. There have been many
smaller associations formed. Some
of them are successful and some I'M
successful. One of the greatest
troubles has been that the several
organizations were competitors in the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-26
TO MAKE DEvONSHIRE CREAM
Let Milk Stand Until Good Head Of
Cream Rises, Cook to Boiling
Point.

A reader who was interested in a
recipe for making Devonshire cream
has kindly written as follows, regard.
ing method of procedures: II used to
work in a dairy at home where De-
vonshire cream was one Of our spe-
cialties. The way we made ours was
to let the milk stand till a good head
Of cream rose on It, Then we lifted
the tin containing 1t onto a copper
boiler Of water, hot, but not boiling,
and let 1t simmer until done. In this
way, the cream is made sweeter,
though good results can be obtained
either way. One advantage in water
scalding 10 that you cannot burn the
cream as you might with stove scald.
ing. Care must be taken not to have
the milk tin too full or 1t will sink
The water must be of sufficient quan.
tity to float the milk tin. Our copper
was generally built In house, but IN
my opinion where a stove Is USED
n large deep pan filled with water
would answer the same purpose"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-26
WHEN TO PROPOSE MARRIAGE
English Lady Would Have Men Pro-
pose In Daylight, Preferably
Before Breakfast.

The London papers. wearylng OF
politics. have fallen into controversy
as to the time at which a man should
propose marriage. The briefest an.
swer SO far given to the question is:
At the earliest opportunity" But
there has come forward certain
Lady Troubridge with suggestion
moro ampl'fed as we'll as more orig
tnal than that. She would have men
propose by daylight only. and at that
preferably before breakfast. at the
hour when the human being is sup
posed to be at the worst.
In making this suggestion Lady
Troubridge does not feel that she is
advocating anything which will work
against the ancient custom OF marry.
Ing and giving in marriage. She does
not feel that the adoption of her idea
would deplete the strength of the en-
pire. She feels, rather. that It would
strengthen the social fabric.
Lady Troubridge holds that among
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-26
Laughing Eyes.

That Wilkesbarre woman who
caused the arrest of q girl on the
charge that the latter used laughing
eyes" to "beguile" plaintiffs young
son experienced no sympathy at the
hands Of the court The Judge saw no
legal or moral ground for the arrest.
He not only set the girl free at once,
but complimented her on the posses
sion Of those laughing eyes"
SO far as may be judged by the pub
lished report Of the case, the court
was eminently sound and wise. II
anybody should be arrested and placed
in confinement in connection with
such matter It is the young man
himself. The young woman to whom
Providence has accorded the gift Of
laughing eyes is a blessing to the
community. There is too much sor-
row, too much occasion for tears, in
our sad old world. If any young fell
low is In danger Of being "beguiled"
unduly by that Wilkesbarre style of
optics. he should be placed in safe, II
not solitary, confinement
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-26
The Scream Of EnnuI.

A dog howls when he is lonely, q
cat wauls (the word must be right, for
It comes from "caterwaul'') because of
some combative or amative impulse;
but a parrot screams through sheer
boredom. I sometimes think 1t is the
only creature that shares with US that
secondary curse which followed our
election from Eden-ennui And I
know hat II Noah fed his animals
well. and II they had plenty Of room
for exercise, the only creatures who
rebelled vocally against the dire ted
ium Of the voyage. and the creatures
who made the most noise, bar none,
were the two little papingoes Gas our
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-26
Less Popular Word.

Rev. D. ]. H. Jowett, New York's
second importation of English minis.
terial talent, has short way with
skeptics. once in Jowett's under.
graduate days at Oxford" said mem.
ber of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church. "he rose in debate and said !:
We young Oxonians are very proud
of calling ourselves agnostics. It's a
Greek word. don't think we're equal.
ly fond Of Its Latin equivalent-ig.
noramuses.'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-26

After an hour the Mexicans had
overpowered the Texans and were
swarming to the roof. The defenders
retreated down the stairs, fighting ev-
cry inch Of the way. Then the doors
below were beaten down with huge
timbers and with q yell the frenzied
soldiers poured in the opening. The
little band Of Texans was pitifully In
significant against the horde Of Mexi-
cans. There were yells and gunshots
and groans in one long. hideous cho-
rus. Not one Of the Texans sank to
death till he had exhausted all his
strength. Colonel Crockett stood in
the corner Of the main room and with
a cutlass slashed all who attacked
him. His shirt was soaked with
blood and bullet had pierced his
cheek. Shot by a man In front Of
him. he lunged forward. selling his
life as dearly as possible. Colonel
Travis was shot through the head
while defending the stairs.
No one was spared, and every one
VI lho leAhuS Sank 10 the nOor ugnt-
ing. So ended the Alamo.
Nearly all the information that his
torians have concerning the events In
side the Alamo during the siege has
come from Sonora Dona Andrea Cas-
tarion dc Dillanueda. the nurse Of
Colonel Bowie and the sole survivor
The state Of Texas pensioned her for
40 years.
They Remember the Alamo.
From that day the words, "Remem.
Der the Alamo!" were the slogan of
the campaign throughout Texas. In
less than two weeks more than 900
frcnt'ersr,en. meddened by the mas
sacre. Joined Sam Houston's army.
A month later Houston, with a force
Of TOO Texans, faced Santa Ana, witt
1000 soldiers, on the banks of the Sap
The battle was only an hour
long. The Texas force. with a mighty
and exultant yell. Remember the
Alamo!" routed the enemy and cap
tured Santa Ana, who barely escaped
death. Texas independence then was
established.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-05-26

the causes of unhappy marriages
there is none more general than the
proposal by moonlight, OF in the soft
evening glow that Eliminates the
conservatory, that haven in which the
loved and lover escape the crowded
ball room. In the unromantic day.
light. she believes, thousands Of men
who should not propose would hold
their tongues. for by daylight they
look on life as It is. and the fear OF
consequences enters their hearts.