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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
why YES. SHE GOT THE NOTE
Beautiful Roses Appreciated, but
There Was "Fly in the
Ointment"

A young man whose gallantry is in
excess of his means sought to remedy
this defect and to save the expense
of the money required for the pur-
chase of flowers for his lady loves by
arranging with gardener to let him
have bouquet from time to time, in
return for his cast-off clothes So it
happened that one day he received
bunch of beautiful roses, which he at
once dispatched to her house. In
sure anticipation Of friendly well
come, he called en- the young woman
that evening He got a frosty recep-
ton.
"Did-er-did you get my flowers
today?" be was finally forced to ask.
Yes, and the note that went with
them
Note? Why did send note?"
you did. A disgraceful note,
scrawled with blunt pencil, on dirty
paper. Here it is. don't understand
it, and | don't think you are very
humorous"
The note read as follows:
Here's your flowers, but you owe
me a pair of pants for 'em."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

dust that is annually wasted, or at
best used to poor advantage, in saw
mills, planning mills and similar estab.
lishments. So he patented machine
for pressing shavings and sawdust in
to molds. A string through the cen
ter of the mold helps hold the mate.
rial together, and the heavy pressure
to which it is subjected accomplishes
the rest. From the molds the pressed
wood" las the product is called)
comes out looking like giant cannon
cracker, IL inches long and three
inches in diameter. Owing to its
compressed state, the wood burns
slowly, but with intense heat, making
it much more desirable for use in
stoves than ordinary wood, 1t Is
claimed that its fuel value per ton is
fully equal to that of the best grade
of bituminous coal, while it's cleanli-
ness makes it preferable to coal. BY
the ton it retails at the same price rs
coal, and the favor with which it has
been received by the public seems to
presage a great future for pressed
wood" as fuel.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

response to Valentines Come ON"
the two started on run in the direc-
ton named. Across Second avenue.
then Third avenue, they pe)ted. Mid.
way between Lexington and Fourth,
Valentines companion Nunted hoarse.
ly:
There they go!" pointing out two
female figures hurrying on a, quarter
of block ahead. AS he spoke they
disappeared down the steps Of the up.
town Subway kiosk.
''That'll do said Valentine, slow.
ing down to quick walk. GO back
to the house. in case It's ruse, and
wait there TIL you hear from me-"
Nat the ticket-window. owing to a
long queue of other passengers. he
came up with the two women. one Of
whom carried grass sdit.case; the
other was at the windowbuying tick.
ct, or tickets. A local train came in
TweDty-eighth Is not an express sta.
tion--but only one of the two women
boarded 1t, the one carrying the suit.
case, and who wore a heavy automo.
bile veil wound around her head in
several thicknesses, Valentine caught
the muffled words. "Bea good girl"
from the one about to ride. but was
suddenly smitten with INDIGESTION.
Which one should he follow? If it was
a getaway with the stolen bill, then it
was hundred chances to one that it
was in that suitcase or on the person
of the traveller And yet
His momentary hesitation nearly
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

skirts furnish an effective and sum
cient net. On the other hand, a man
under the same conditions invariably
brings his knees together smartly. The
experiment may be tried a hundred
times with less than ten per cent. Of
failures.
So, acting on the inspiration, instead
of politely handing the handkerchief
to the suspect opposite, Valentine did
an inexcusably rude thing-from his
position half out in tho aisle he
"balled" the handkerchief and literally
tossed 1t at its surprised owner.
Ere the bit Of compressed white fab
rio fell, the woman" brought her
knees together quick as winking! In
that single instant Valentine knew
that his suspicion was correct. The
person before him was evidently mo
lady"
He made no further move until the
train slowed up at Forty-second street.
Then he rose and waited for the other
to procede him to the platform. Once
there, clear Of the push and crush, he
stepped alongside the hurrying figure
with the bag, caught one arm firmly
by the elbow, saying quietly:
Games up, professor. arrest you
for grand Isgceny. Better come xuiet-
" and get those skirts OIL"
And sewed in the pocket OF pair
Of trousers in the suitcase search re-
yealed the stolen ten-thousand-dollar
bill!
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
The Most Beautiful ThinQ.

A newspaper recently invited its
readers to state in a few words what
they considered the most beautiful
thing in the world. The first prize
was awarded to the sender Of the an.
swer: "The eyes of my mother "The
dream of that which we know to be
impossible" suggested an imaginative
person, and this brought him second
prize. But the most amusing thing
was that which read, THE most beau
tiful thing in the world is to see
man carrying his mother-in-law across
a dangerous river without making any
attempt to drop her in"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

Matched. The use of confederate
like Tony the Greek was especially
clever, and far less dangerous than
having the boy bring the money direct
to the charlatan's fiat, especially in
view of the fact that Fritz knew Tony
very we'll and bought of him every Gay
in the year.
Satisfied" queried DR.. Ramie.
Perfectly" said Valentine. thanks
to you. I've got all l needed in the
way Of information. But how do you
figure that Pennant worked the
game?'
Help me get our young friend on
the lounge yonder-he won't wake up
yet awhile, and when he does he'll
think he's merely had little nap
and I'll give you my theory.
"Pennant and the woman got Fritz
in the habit of running in and out.
Then the rascal put him to sleep-not
once, but many times-and in that
state found out that he frequently car.
ried large sums in currency. If he had
asked the boy such questions in his
waking state he might have started
some suspicion, for our young friend is
no fool.
Then, having found out what he
wanted, Pennant probably put him to
sleep again, and told him that next
time he carried lot of money to the
bank he was to give it to Tony. This
the hoy would infallibly do-without
question and without remembering aft
erward what he had done, the particu-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
lest him the train. The door was In

lest him the train. The door was In
the act OF sliding to, and the conduc
Tor mad given the bell" when Valen.
Tine just managed to squeeze inside
the door to the accompaniment of the
nasally-droned words, "Watch-your.
step!' so familiar to Subway riders.
Local trains are seldom very crowd.
ed, and Valentine was fortunate to Sc
cure cross-seat facing the woman he
was watching. He tried to peer
through the fine-meshed folds of the
automobile veil, but the light was too
poor. Then, 1t must be remembered,
ne knew Pennant and Connie only by
description. The woman sat perfectly
still, the grass suitcase on the floor
at her side.
1t dawned upon him that the woman
facing him was Abel Pennant in dis
guise, making for the Grand Central
Station and a train that would bear
him far away! In all likelihood there
was change of mems clothes in that
suitcase
| In a few second doubt became GER
tainty in Valentines mind. Yet how
to prove It? He must make no mis-.
take, of course. Chance, however,
| gave the opportunity desired.
Now, to understand what followed in
the next few minutes the reader must
remember that the yelled woman sat
| on the inside OF her seat next the win.
dow; Valentine sat facing at the aisle
end of his seat.
Just as the train started from
Thirty-third street the pretended wo.
man dropped her handkerchief. The
strong current from the open windows
and doors-it was an oppressively
warm autumn day on the street-blew
the bit of cambria into the aisle. Val.
entine leaned over to pick it up, in.
tending to restore 1t to the owner and
| perhaps hear what kind of voice Ma.
ture had blessed "her"-or him
with, when in the act of STOPPING an.
other quick thought smote his brain.
He remembered reading somewhere
that if you toss anything to woman
seated she is very apt to catch it in
| her lap without moving her limbs; her
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
FOOD IN SERMONS;
Feed the Dominic Right and the Ser.
mons Are Brilliant.

A conscientious, hard-working and
successful clergyman writes: Il am
glad to bear testimony to the pleasure
and increased measure Of efficiency
and health that have come to me from
adopting Grape-Nuts food as one Of
my articles of diet.
For several years l was much dis.
tressed during the early part Of each
day by indigestion. My breakfast
seemed to turn sour and failed TO d.
gest. After dinner the headache and
other symptoms following the break
fast would wear away, only to return,
however, next morning.
Having heard of Grape-Nuts food,
finally concluded to give it a trial. I
made my breakfasts of Grape-Nuts
with cream, toast and Postum. The re-
suit was surprising In improved health
and total absence of the distress that
had, for so long time, followed the
morning meal.
My digestion became once more
satisfactory, the headaches ceased, and
the old feeling of energy returned.
Since that time | have always had
Grape-Nuts food on my breakfast
table.
Il was delighted to find also, that
whereas before / began to use Grape
Nuts food was quite nervous and be-
came easily wearied in the work Of
preparing sermons and in study, a
marked improvement In this respect
resulted from the change In my diet.
Il am convinced that Grape Nuts
food produced this result and helped
me to sturdy condition Of mental
and physical strength.
Il have known OF several persons
who were formerly troubled as was,
and who have been helped as l have
been, by the use Of GrapeNuts food.
on my recommendation" Name given
by Postum Company, Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's a reason"
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pHgs.
Ever read the above letter: A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of huna1
interest.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
= "He's been there before!" said DR..

"He's been there before!" said Dr'
Ramie under his breath to Valentine
mot once, but many times. A better
subject or better control never saw
in all my professional experience. ASK
him anything you want. He's gooo
for half an hour at least. Don't raise
your voice,-speak to him in an ordl'
nary tone"
Thus hidden. Finney Valentine be-
gan his inquisition.
Fritz my boy, want you to an
swer my questions. Do you under
stand what | say"
Yes, l hear you,' came the reply IN
the curiously fiat and monotonous
tones common to hypnotized persons
Very we'll, son. Now, what did you
do with that ten-thousand-doliar Dill
week ago last Saturday."
'I-gave 1T - to - Tony - the -
| Greek
When you were on your way to the
Fidelity Bank?'
"Yes-sir."
Why did you give 1t to Tony?'
"Be-cause-the-prof-told 49, me
to"
How did the prof. know that you
would have the bill in your possession
just at that time?"
"He-did-n't-he-just-told - me
ve-the-first-big -money i
-got-to-Tony.'
When was this, Fritz"
"Oh-lots-of-time
at his rooms?"
"Sure-Connie-w as--there-Say, --
| e's-awful-nice!'
Valentine pushed back his chair and
rose, hopping his forehead. For the
moment, although his daring theory
had been tested and found not want
ing, he was astounded at its success.
He had secured the vital information
needed.
Plainly. the crafty Pennant, aided
by his winsome daughter, who had
probably made shameless love to the
artless Fritz,-had stumbled on the
fact that the boy was highly suscepti.
BILE to hypnotic influence. Probably
the plot had been long and carefully
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

lar action being associated entirely
with his sub.conscious mind. The
Greek had of course been warned what
to expect and to be on the lookout
When Fritz slipped the bill to him
YOU may be certain that Tony hustled
it out of sight and later passed it on to
Pepnant"
Valentine nodded complete compre-
hension. DR.. Ramie had simply voiced
his own theoretical imaginings, vet in
scientific terms and with the authority
of an expert.
whats your next move-if I NAV
inouire?" said the doctor.
ARREST 'em 10th as soon as [ can
get the warrants. There's no fear of
their skipping. guess; Pennant doubt.
less thinks he's covered his tracks too
we'll"
Next morning, the instant court
opened, Valentine sWore out warrants
for the arrest of one Tony the Greek
and one Professor Abel Pennant on
the charge OF grand larceny. He
wanted to make both arrests himself:
so while he went downtown to nah
the Greek he left man on watch
outside Pennant's fiat. Safely lodging
master Tony in the Tombs, the ex-
chief went after the larger game-the
master-mind in the clever conspiracy
| In fact.
But what was his disgust to find
that the bird-both birds in fact, the
professor and the woman named Con.
ME, had flown. The fiat was empty.
In some way Pennant had been
tipped" Perhaps he had got wind of
Fritz's visit to Dr. Ramie and sensed
that danger was in the air. How had
they got away? The man on guard
had been furnished with Pennant's de.
scription, and swore that no such man
had entered or left the fiat. 1.-TWO wo.
men came out just before you arrived
one of them carrying grass suitcase
but"
"Damnation!" exclaimed Valentine
Which way did they go?'
West. We can catch EN- all right
less they've took trolley car"
But they hadn't, as 1t turned out. In
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

waste material In the construction
no nails were used, the joints being
made by mortice, dove-tail and wood
en- peg. The furniture is constructed
on the mission style, all the fasten-
ings being of pieces of driftwood.
With the exception Of the windows
and doors and the bedsprings, the
house and its furnishings are COM
posed of woods that have come from
many sections of the country and per-
haps many countries Of the world.
The novel building stands within a
few feet of high tide mark on the Pa.
cific ocean, few miles north Of the
Columbia river.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
PRESSED WOOD IS NEW FUEL
Rapidly Becoming Popular in South.
ern California arG Ccsnnanas
Coco fticeS.

Los Angcles-~Iil California, press
ed wood is a new feel that is rapidly
becoming popular Fuel for domestic
purposes has always commanded ex-
orbitant prices in southern California.
bituminous coal selling at retail at
from $l2 to sl4 per ton. and wood cut
to stove lengths at about the same
figure per cord. In the high price Of
fuel, some inventive genius perceived
the opportunity to win wealth from
waste by utilizing a part Of the enor-
nous quantity Of shavings and saw
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

covered his normal strength. and with
it an impetus not normal. He returned
to the game, and just missed giving
the knockout blow to very powerful
adversary.
The petition Of the experiment
proved that inhalatious Of oxygen en-
able the sportsman to attain the maxi
mum Of his vigor and endurance.
AS a result Of this discovery special
reservoirs with radiatfng tubes have
heen placed on sale for the beneht OF
the sportsman, who can now take
OXYGEN" az he formerly took oxygsnA
ted vater.-Harper's Weekly.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

Levin who records it, had found it
difficult to supply himself with rea-
son for being; and, after thought,
study and experience, he gives us this
solution: "My inner life has won its
liberty; 1t will no longer be at the
mercy Of events, and every minute of
my existence will have a meaning
sure and profound, which 1t will be in
my power to impress upon every sim
gle one Of my actfons-that of being
good II these words set down here
sound trite and childish. read in con-
nection with the whole great novel
one Of the greatest Of the last cen.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

sunshine and courage incalculable
whenever she came. Not what she
could get out OF life, but what she
could put into 1t, concerned her-and
the measure of what she found to add
to mere living brimmed over.
There is yet another rule Of great
value to apply to life when 1t seems
most difficult. It Is to give good
measure of all desirable things, and
demand but little. Modest demands
social. financial. domestic-help to
solve the problem Of content. Do you
chance to remember the final para
graph in Tolstoi's anna Karenina?"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
Acids in "Touch" Bottle.

London-A new regulation has been
made under the poisons and pharmacy
act relating to the sale Of sulphurc
acid (vitrioU, nitric acid, hydrochlo-
rio acid (spirits of salts, and soluble
salts of oxalic acid. It states that the
vessel in which the acid is sold must
be distinguishable by touch from or.
binary containers and must be dis
tipctly labeled mot to be taken" Any
retailers OF these acids who fail to
comply with the regulation will Sc
liable to penalty.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
WHAT YOU MAKE YOURSELF
That h What Life Resolves Itself Into
Give Much and Demand
Little,

life" said a courageous soul, near
ing the end Of beautiful career
.life resolves itself finally into Just
What you can make Of yourself. II has
really very little to do with conditions
or events This saying carried the
more weight with those who heard 1t
hecause It came from one who, despite
continual outer thwMtings, spread
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
IS BUILT FROM DR|FTW00D
Novel House the Like Of Which Does
Not Exist in TIE
Country.

Portland, Ore.-This novel house,
the like ( which does not exist in
the country, was begun as a cabin in
1887. From single room with low
ceiling it has grown until it is now a
good sized house of many rooms. TIE
driftwood was gathered and worked
into building material b. unskilled
hands, and later the furniture was
made and the fences built Of the same
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
Receives Tins Of Rats.

Ballina, N. s. Wins Of rats, pre-
served whole with their tails. were
found in packing case delivered by
error to resident of this city. It
vas afterwards found that the case
vas meant for Chinese resident Of
re town.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
Confederate Enalne Saved.

Atlanta, Ga.-The historic railway
engine Texas, which did valiant sery
ice for the confederacy during the
Civil war, will be preserved in spe.
cially constructed building at Grant
Park, in this city, according % reso.
lutions adopted yesterday by the city
council. The engine has been going
to ruin on a spur track in this city.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
A WaiI-.n the Near Future.

"Drat them plutocrats! They're
grinding down the poor worse every
day. There | was maxim ez high ez
$29 a week commission fer ketchin' au-
tomobile speeders, an now what do
they do? They take to flyin' ma
chimes an cheat poor man out of his
Twin, the hogs" Judge.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
tury-they have profound value Har-
per's Weekly.
Oxygen for Athletes.

Athletes in England sometimes In
hale oxygen to strengthen their
muscles and to increase their strength
Recently professional boxer engaged
In a boxing match with anovice whose
chief defect was lack of training. Att
er the first round the novice was so
exhausted that he was about to aban.
don the match. A doctor who was pres
ent administered few whif1s Of pure
oxygen and the novice Immediately re-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
On the Level.

DO you assimilate your food,
aunty?"
mo, doesn't, sab. buys it open
an honest, sab" -Woman's National
Daily.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
oodS
Sarsa pariIla

Is the specific remedy for that
tired feeling so common in the
spring or upon the return of
warm weather. 1t purihes
and enriches the blood.
Get it today in usual liquid fern d
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12
Copyright by w. G. Chapmaul
BY FREDERIC REDDALE

n A certain Saturday
In October, just before
bank-closing time, the
cashier Of the Wall
street brokerage firm of
Seybel & Lozer handed
to a young messenger
named Fritz Krull a de-
posit-book, between the
leaves Of which was a
ten-thousand-dollar bill,
with instructions to hur-
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-05-12

"Say, 'Ras, Eddie Jones seq he's got
a real bloodhound and we want to
hire you to run ahead Of him for
about eight miles to see if he's any
good.'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-01-20
Order FIXING Terms Of Court.

In the District Court of the Third Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho.
Order fixing terms of court: Under
and by virtue of the authority in me
vested by the statutes of Idaho,
hereby fix the terms of court for the
Third Judicial District of the State of
idaho, for the year 1911, to commence
to be held in the counties of said dis
trict as follows, to-wIt: -
Ada County: Monday, February 6;
Monday, April 8; Monday, June S;
Monday, September II; Monday No
vember 6.
Boise County: Tuesday, March %;
Tuesday, June q: Tuesday, Septem-
ber s.; Tuesday, December 8.
1t is further ordered that this order
be filed and entered of record by the
clerk of said court in said district, and
that the same be published two consec-
utive weeks in a newspaper published
in the respective counties.
Done at Chambers, this Sd day of
January, 1911.
CARL A. DAVIS,
Judge of the Third Judicial District of
:, the Statesof Idaho,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-01-20
Wedding of n. c. Wilson and
.tucy Orr.

A quiet wedding took place al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ell.
Orr on Wednesday afternoon at
4:S0, when Miss Lucy f. Orr be-
came the bride of Mr.. Fl. @. Will
son, both of Meridian. Rev. G..
{ L. Powell, of the Methodist church
at Caldwell, officiating.
The bride wore a beautiful
gown of white embroidered ohif-
ION, over silk, and carried the
usual bouquet.
Mrs. H. N. Eiohmann, of Boise,
presided at the piano, rendering
Mendelsohn's Wedding March
during the ceremony.
The room was very prettily dec
grated with smilax, fern leaves
and pink and white carnations.
After the ceremony, which was
witnessed by relatives and a very
few intimate friends, the company
partook of very dainty refresh
ments.
The bride and groom were the
recipients of many beautiful and
valuable presents.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-01-20
Notice OF Proof of Completion of Works
and Application of Water to Beneficial IIse,

Notice OF Proof of Completion of Works
and Application of Water to Beneficial Use.
Notice Is hereby given that at 2 p. m.
on the 18th day Of February. 1911. at
Boise, County of Ada, State of Idaho,
before Everett H Barber, MP. proof will
be submitted of the completion of works
for the diversion of 1.6 cubic feet per
second of the waters of Moreland slough,
and of the application to benefi.
clal use of said water in accordance with
terms and conditions of Permit No. 6470,
heretofore issued by the State Engineer
of the State of Idaho.
l. The names and postoffice address
OF the persons holding said permit are: {:
George r. Deck and s. W. Shook, Mer-
idian, Idaho,
2. Said works of diversion will be
fully completed on the date set for such
completion, and the amount of water
which said works are capable of conduct
ing to the place or use, in accordance
with the plans accompanying the appli-
cation for such permit, is 1.6 cubic feet
per second.
B. The use to which said water has
been applied is irrigation and domestic
purposes, and the amount applied to
beneficial use is 1.6 cubic feet per
second.
4. The place where said water is used
is E16 of NEH, Sec. IA, TIP. NJ, R. !
w B. M.
5. The date of the priority which
said user is prepared to establish is
May %, 1910.
D. G. MARTIN,
35-4G State Enoinear