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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-17

| burned for some ten minutes, during
which the janitcr ctuld occasionally be
seen moving mysieriously about; and
something later, bearing a suitcase.
he had left the house and shufiled
rapidly eastward to Madison avenue
So she felt Convinced that she had
all the small hours before her, secure
from interruption. And this time, she
told herself, she purposed making as
surance doubly sure.
But first to guard against discovery
from the street.
Turning back through the hall. she
dispensed with the hald-lamp, enter
ing the darkened study. Here all win
dows had been closed and the outer
shades drawn-O Hagans last act he
fore leaving with the suit-case-addi-
tional proof that Maitland was not ex-
pected back that night. For the tenn
perature was high the air in the
closed room sitting.
Crossing to the windows. the girl
drew down the dark green inner
shades and closed the folding wooden
shutters over them. And was con-
scious of deepened sense of security.
Next going to the telephone, she re-
moved the receiver from the hook and
let it hang at the full length of the
cord. In the dead silence the small
voice of Central was clearly articu-
late: What number? Hello, what
number?"-followed by the grumbling
of the armature as the operator tried
fruitlessly to ring the disconnected
bell. The girl smiled family, aware
that there would now be no Interrupt
ton from an inopportune call.
There remained as a final precau.
ton only a grand tour of the fiat;
which she made expeditiously, passing
swiftly and noiselessly Zone contem-
plating midnight raids does not attire
ones self In silks and starched things)
from room to room, all comfortably
empty. Satisfied at last, she found
herself again in the study, and now
boldly, mind at rest, lighted the brass
student lamp with the green shade,
which she discovered on the desk.
Standing, hands resting lightly on
hips, breath coming quickly, cheeks
flushed and eyes alight witt. some in
innate and inscrutable emotion, she
surveyed the room. Out of the dusk
that lay beyond the plash of illumina-
ton beneath the lamp, the furniture
began to take on familiar shapes; the
divans, the heavy leather-cushioned
easy chairs, the tall clock with its pal
lid staring face, the small tables and
tabourettes, handily disposed for the
reception of books and magazines and
pipes and glasses, the towering, old
fashioned mahogany book case, the
useless, ornamental, beautiful Chip
pendale escritoire, in one corner; all
somberly shadowed and all combining
to diffuse an impression of quiet, easy
going comfort
Just such study as he would natur-
ally have. She nodded silent approba-
ton of it as a whole. And. nodding.
sat down at the desk, planting elbows
on its polished surface, interlacing her
fingers and grading her chin upon
their backs, turned suddenly pensive.
The mood held her but briefly. She
had no time to waste, and much to
accomplish. Sitting back.
her fingers light and pressed the
clasp CT her handbag and produced
two articles-a golden cigarette case
and slightly soiled canvas bag. The
Maitland jewels were returning by a
devious way, to the their owner.
ITO 2E CnNrTTNrTTurN
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-17
Uncle Eben on speIlblndIna.

de difficulty bout some O. desc
campaign speeches." said Uncle, Eben,
SIS dat dey makes me so powerful en-
thusiastic dat I can't remember jes'
whut de gemman were talkin' bouti"
Washington Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-17

"You treat that gentleman very re-
spectfully."
tlers'' seI-
AN early settlerf Why man. he %
not more than 40 years old.,'
NO; but he pays his bills on the
nrst of every month"; 'ne
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-17
CHAPTER VlIl.-Continued.

VERY good, sor." The janitor-valet
had previous experiences with Matt
lands generosity in grateful memory;
and shut his lips tightly in promise
of virtuous reticence.
you won't regret it. Now tell me
what you mean by saying that you saw
me go out at one this afternoon"
Again the flood gates were lifted;
from the deluge of explanations and
protestations Maitland extracted the
general drift of narrative. And in the
end held up his hand for silence
81 think | understand, now. You say
he had changed to my gray suit ?"
O'Hagan darted into the bedroom.
whence he emerged with confirmation
of his statement.
otis gone, sor, an"
"All right. But" with rueful smile
''Ill take the liberty of countermand-
ing Mr.. Snaith's order. If he should
call again, OHagan, very much want
to see him."
Faith, and it's mesilf will have a
worrud or two to whisper in the ear
av him, sor," announced OHagan,
grimly.
I'm. afraid the opportunity will be
lacking. You may fix me a hot bath
now. O'Hagan, and put out my even
ling clothes. I'll dine at the club to-
night and may not be back"
And, rising, Maitland approached
mirror; before which he fingered for
several minutes, cataloguing his in
juries. Taken altogether, they
amounted to little. The swelling of
his wrists and ankles was subsiding
gradually; there was slight redness
visible in the corners of his mouth
and shadow of discoloration ON his
right temple-something that could be
concealed by brushing his hair In
new way.
Il think shall do" concluded Matt.
land; there's nothing to excite partic-
ular comment. The bulk of the sore.
ness is inside"
Seven p. m.
Time said the short and thick-set
man casually, addressing no one in
particular.
He shut the lid of his watch with a
snap and returned the timepiece to
his waistcoat pocket. simultaneously
he surveyed both sides of the short
block between Seventh and st. Mich
olas avenues with one comprehensive
glance.
Presumably he saw nothing of inter
est to him. 1t was not a particularly
interesting block, for that matter.
though somewhat typical of the neigh
borhood. The north side was lined
with five-story fiat buildings, their
dingy-red brick facades regularly
broken by equally dingy brownstone
stoops. as to the ground floor, by open
windows as to those above. The south
side was mostly taken up by a tow
ering white apartment hotel with an
ostentatious entrance; against one of
whose polished stone pillars the short
and thick-set man was longing
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
Heavy Cost To III. City.

New York, Feb. S.-The city
of New York made Lord and
Lady Denotes a wedding gift of
$3.50. 1t does not appear in any
of the lists, but this sum repre-
sents the time value Of the police
service given during the four
hours that the church was open
and the three hours additional
occupied in the reception atthe
Gould home.
Altogether 264 men were de-
detailed for service in this con-
Fnection. Adeputy
gave $20worth of time to the as
signlsnt, three inspectors gave
$50 worth, two captains gave Sl4
worth seven lieutenants and eight
sergeants gave $40 worth, and
kl9S pateolmen, together with lfif-
|ty plain clothes men, brought the
total up to $3.50.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
A Boy on the British Empire.

rJ..r ~ ..sr.. d, -
There IS a lad m Boston,
the son OF q g we ,Wyell-knowh wrl-
ter OF history, who has evil
dently protlted BY such OBJ
serSatlons as ne may nave
overheard MS 1athef utter
itouchng certain phases OF
'eritish rlt enlplfe-oahalh -lN =, Az Az
any rate, ate,,ti tne p9oy showed moved a
3 snreWab fey notloh5 g5i OF tle oplh-
ION notlnlrequ quently I express
ea sas s1e, II regard ! g the yarl1lg arl1lghtte-, e,
OllOnOCC Nt stlkYIfIOh
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
Gorilla Winner In Two Minutes.

New Iberia, La. Feb. "A
battle to death between a gorilla
and an English bulldog, in which
the gorilla was the victor, was
fought here with almost the en-
tire male population Of New Ibe-
ria as spectators. Much money
was waged on the result, with
the gorilla the favorite.
A pen twelve feet square and
eight feet high, with seats on all
sides, was arranged for combat.
Two minutes after the dog and
gorilla were placed into 1.-THE per
the dog was dead.
The dog leaped at the gorilla
Immediately after being placed
into the pen. The gorilla caught
the dog just as a man catches g
baseball, then bit quickly through
the dogs skull into the brain
broke its back and tore it tc
pieces. Evening Post.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23

too many Of us seem to think
the night was particularly
created for pleasure, more
,Gf-fess legitimate. ,44-
ss The things. we do in the
daytime never bring us, the
regret the ,disappointments,
the morbidity, the sorrows
and the extravaganza that
our night 1doings result in.
The, daylight doesn't bring
the crow's-feet, the sunken
eyes, the pallor Of skin, the
.pfematurely gray hair, that
are the heritage of too much
living in the glare of artific-
ial lights. Edna K. Wooley,
in Toledo Blade. a.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Lsday Feby o. ro1I

canvas in which Eotes and coin
are crammed together. Irish
girls, on the other hand, gener-
ally have their money sewed on
the inside of their dresses.
Germans carry their money in
a belt around their waists, the
belt is usually an elaborate and
costly affair, no matter how poor
the immigrants may be
The French mostly, carry a
small brass tube, in which they
can place forty or fifty twenty
franc pieces, which can be re-
moved very rapidly one at a
time.
There are few Italians who do
not carry a large tin tube, in
which they keep paper money or
silver coins, and this tube hung
around the neck by a small chain
or cord.
The Slavonians and Hungari-
ans carry their money in their
long boots, together with a knife,
fork and spoon. Forward.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
First Jury Case

A noted case tried in the
reign of the conquerory with
.otho, bishop of Bayeax, pre-
siding as judge, has been err
roneously supposed to be the
first jury case on record. A
dispute had arisen. .aboutcer-
tain lands, to which theisher-
if laid claim on behalf of
the king. All. the men in
the county were assembled
and sworn to say the truth.
Eventually they found for
the sheriff. The Judge, dis
satisfied with the verdict, di-
rected the men of the county
to choose out of their mum.
Der II, who should upon
their oaths, confirm the yer.
dictif they saw Eft. This
they did. Authorities now
agree, however, that tht
chosen l2were not Jurors,
but merely compurgators,
sworn to give evidende. The
legal existence of Jurors wa
first recorded under tn {
lPlantagenets. Ex.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
lsAsss.rssRyw RITE.
rA. ssIsl of sr,rus,,. Of %
! .ti St-+'.3 OF the Law. ssS

st4.s or the Law. 49, y
In April, saysthe Jewish Comment,
me JewishpOpulstion Of ROustehouk
celebrated a most picturesque rsli-
sious ceremony, repeated every tan
years-the burial Of Genialh-21thiti1 =
% say. Of. the fragment, Of old copies
Of tie law. A larg. teptis erected in
:he cemetery, and several rows Of,
hairs are placed in front Of il. 4
ioly ark is built in which will Be
placed the remains Of the sacred writ
nSs. Near this spot, in q sort Of NOR
:uary chamber, are placed shout roo
bsgs holdingtheab aboysnmed papers.
rhe public comes in-crOwds. In the
front row are seated the religious
tuncrionarics.
] The chief rabbi delivered an ad.
dress, in which he recalled the aim,
the origin of the ceremony. The mo.
ment a book, he explained, is out Of
use We ought TO pay it the last re-
pects. The Shalchsn Aruch COM
mands this Do we not owe TO these
divine texts the honors that we pay
20 our dead parents? Is not the sa-
cred literature a mother who has
rocked us, raised US as her children.
These texts are the word OF God pro-
lcmced on Mount Sinai, for the per-
.'ormance ofwhich so many illustriou,
! men in ancient timesgladly sacrificed
their lives. Buried in the cemetery,
These venerable remains will watch
over the dead, will come 10 life again
With them. The burial Of the Geni.
rah has another, more important aim
lie draw the Jews to the graveyard
there to suggest to them sslutary re
ae0tioni on the vanity Of human
thirg,aN s. s -aE. r.,
The discourse done, the bags ar,
carried into the ark by those called
upon to do SO. A chazan rises ant
puts up stauction the opening Of thu
Perocheth. Then comes the sale o.
the bags, Their price varies from ter
to twenty francs. Twenty, thirty Of
fifty Of them may be sold at once: i
depends on who procuresthis ''mit
,ayh." At last they leave the ark
All those carrying sacks march to
pit previously followed out for th
9 purpose. Then the pit is filed up
tSonle weeks afterward astonewill b
placed there with words "Genizah o
p, the Year 1901, R,Nsehouk." TIL
tceremOny is completed bya banque
given to the rabbi and all the rel
gious officers, viii these saere
leaves, inscribed with the diyin
Aame, come to life with the dead
The prOblem'is boo fun of mystery ID
U@to attempt a solution. rc rs
/, Subscribe for your county pape,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
Cost Of Modern War.

,AIhe Anglo-German crisis
is orllS Qnephase Of the ques-
tior in which every nation,
America included, is vitally
concerned. The inpostarish-
ment of the world by war
even by war which'is never
fought is the most immi-
nent evil now threatening
the race: h..
1t costs $10;OOO,OOO to
build a warship Of the latest
type. Each broadside fired
by such a vessel in practice
or at an gnemy costs S1O,.
900, and her guns are capa.
BILE of discharging six rounds
a minute. s~.- ,
The construction of these
marine monsters is proceed
ing at the utmost capacity
of the dockyards and fur
foundriesof the entire world,
The peace taxes of the pres
ent are already heavier ir
the aggragate than the bur
= inposed to carry on any
=
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE.

81 must say" remarked the plain
everyday man, that l feel as If I
had a cold in the head. And I'm
SO hoarse | can hardly speak" +.
az see" answered the scientist.
"You are suffering from a slight
cohryza, causing congestion Of the
mucous membrane and suffusion Of
the optical organs, and inducing a
somewhat phlogistic condition Of the
epiglottis. Perhaps, however, you
had better send for a physician"
,>FSsnd for q physician? No. !
dont Want a doctor. Send for an
interpreter'~s-A r &c. -
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
pIsPERslNo CLOUDS.

"Clesd-shooting' is becoming /
regularsorm of artillery practice in
many EuropeSn countries, the object
Of this atmospheris gunnery being
to dispel threatened, ,hailstonns. The
most recent form Of gun is a funnel
shaped barrel Of iron with q broad
muzzle, so that the discharge shall
be distributed over as large a space
as possible. The effect Of the dis
chorge is to create small but pow
erful whirl wind, which, it iis found,
disperses clouds that would other
wise descend in hail. SO strong ID
the gust Of wind sent upward that
it sometimes kills or disables birds
flying at great height overhead.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
Success.

Never talk or think Of failure
or adversity. Be determined to
succeed, and permit no thought
or word to suggest anything else.
No matter if things today &C
wrong. This shall also pass
away. The world is your friend
though it may seem at times tc
be against you. The world seems
to be against you because you
have not met the world in the
right way. Change yourself.
Be a friend to eveFyb0d
whole world. Expect everybody
to be good to you, and desire
constantly to be of real service to
man. And ere long fate will
change. Believe that everybody
is against you, and rub them all
the wrong way. Know that the
true side of mankind is a true
friend to every aspiring soul,
and then place yourself in touch
with the ideal in man; meet only
his better side, and your life, a,
we'll as the life of the world, is
made richer thereby. Never
think nor speak Of failure nor
adversely. Think success, speak
success, breath success, attract
success, live success, and be sat
urated through and through with
absolute faith in your own sue.
cess. Believe that the world il
for you, that nothing is against
you; and so your faith is so shall
it be unto you. Eternal Pro
gress.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
Stockyards Are Burned.

70
Lexington, KY, Feb. 16-Fire
which originated from an un-
known sourcesin the main barn
of Gentry & Thompson's Stock
yards at 1880 West high street,
at midnight, completely destroy
ed every building on the ground
except the Office, burned to death
sixty horses and forty mules and
the feed stored in the barns, and
causedyaloss of about S100, 600,
partially covered by insurance.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
WANTED.

The name, date of birth
and birth place of every man
and woman in Morgan coun-
ty 80 years old and over.
We want to compile a few
statistics and will be obliged
to any of our readers who
will send us the name of any
acquaintance of theirs who
has reached the age of four
score. Address
COURIER, West Liberty, KY.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
Tusn Backward, Oh Time.

Backward, turn backward, oh,
Time, in your flight, make me a
a boy again, Just for tonight.
Give me the bliss of that raptu-
rous time, when l would 60
swimming, say, half Of the time;
give me the blister that followed
the bliss on the part Of my back
the sun didn't miss; give me the
betting that followed it then;
make me a jubliant urchin again.
Backward, turn backward, oh,
Time, in your flight, give me
one chance at the teacher to.
night, the teacher that larruped
me five times a day, oh, give me
one chance at that teacher, Isay.
And give me the woodpile as big
as a NIL; 2let the pleasures o1
splitting it cheer me and thrill
while the boys gayly cheer mt
from over the fence, o, Civ,
me that bliss again darn tn,
expense! The small reservation
just over the hill, where tn,
thought of hoeing would give m,
a chill; the COW that caressed m,
each eve with her tail as | trieC
to draw milk for a twenty-qlarr
pail; the hens that forever wer,
wanting to set; the pig with a
stomach that man never filleC
yet; the measles that hit; tn,
colicky pain-oh, give me tha
bliss of my boyhood agsinl I
you'll fill me with rapture AM
cheerful delight, backward; turl
backward, oh, Time, in .you
fight. Elk.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
WoMAN's sFGo

"'The scent was excellent ,l.,,
frosty morning. She walked across
the field, holding her riding skirt
free Of her patent leather boots and
ailver spurs.''' ~.
"Spurs?" shouted the editor.
"Whst siis you, man?"
#@Spurs,' the puzzled author re-
peated. "Don't they wear spurs now.
adays? | know they used to-"
"Women never wear spurs unless
they ride astride. They wear one
spur-one only. What good would a
second be, except to tear the
clothes?" ..
"I see" said the other. "a natura
error, wasn't it?'
"only a natural error for al
ignoramus. But the usual writer o
sporting stories is an ignoramus. /;
rarely read a sporting story but >
come acrUss~ some error quite a
blatant as this of yours" "a
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
DOGGON IT ALL.

Doggone it all; wishtthat was
someone else's kid, H.
| wisht my last name WASN'T
Brown, but Jones or Smith =
instid; ~.
| brung home three fine pups to-
day, an, say, / got 'em frees
But Nom has ordered 'em away;
she's mean as she can be.
While | was walkin down TIE
streeta- eolored mani know
Says, Billy, come on home: with
me-it's jest a block on so;
l got a lot Of pups up there l
want to have you ses."
I wint with him an Seen the
dogs; says he, Take two or
three. - ...,. .
Now, Nom sayssI.must give : en-
back; by Joe! I4don't see
why; 5 N A1aa as1Lo. y
She's got two babies in.the house
an all they do is cry;
These pups has gota,lot of sense;
her babies amt got none; '
Doggone it all; J. wish that | wus
some one else's son. ".
a Denver Post.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
AVAILABLE GIFT;

10 the trst nifty ,subscrib-
ers, new or old, who pay
their subscriptions a year in
advance we will give free
of charges a years ,suhscrip-
tion to, the Southern Agri-
culturist, Nashville, Tenn.
worth so cents. ar
.p We positively have only
so subscriptions to this fine
semi-monthly farm,paper to
dispose Of in this way, and
the first calls. will get them.
Do you want one? ,s,ssr
| Sample copies Of the Sou
thern Agriculturist, may be.
had free Of charge at this Of
! nee, A,i g ,Had e,a 81
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
. A recent qnery sent out as S

A recent query sent out as
to the cost Of saving a. soul
in Chicago brought some in
teresting answers. 1t was
found that the Mermons1fg-
ured on spending 81, 800, for
every person converted,
whereas the Volunteers Of
America set the cost as low
as .S5. These were the high
est and lowest pricesnamed.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23
NUMBER 80
Dixie, And It's Author. :

+ Daniel Decatur Emmet,
minstrel and song writer,
did a great many things in
his time, but he will be re-
membered for just one, the
writing Of Dixie. 1t was
"a great achievement, though
he did not know it at the
time, and since his death, a
few weeks since, some eff
forts have been made to rob
him of his deserved lat1tels.
These efforts largely through
the endeavor Of Charles B.
Galbreath, librarian Of o5ff the
Ohio Estate Library, have
been defeated. '.Uncle
Dams" authorship Of the
words and music Of the fa-
nous song is snow recognized
in the South as well as in the
North, and a movement is
on foot in the South to pro-
vide a fitting monument for
his grave at Mt. Vernon,
Ohio. & y1@35
"Dixie!w who has ever
heardit without feeling the
inspiration of its quick move
ment and its pleasing 1nelo--
f1y2 It was written as a
"walk around, one Of the
features Of the old time min
strel show of which Emmett
was a member. One Satur-
day night in the winter of
1859, Dan Bryant, one of
the proprietors of the show
then appearing in New York
City, told Emmett that he
should expect him to have a
new "walk around" the fol-
lowing Monday The wea-
Fther was most inclement,
!, and as Emmett thought OF
the task that had been set
him, the wish to- be- in a
pleasanter cline rerept into
his mind.s Itewasjbut an in
:. s,.,i,.a tian tA'nn~.1li.uel -, sIyie' '
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-23

and the task, and SO scsl .eT
like agfash the words, q fT
wish Twas n.Dixie." It Is
not clear whetheryor not the
music was wholly original
with Emmett, but,tke prob
ability issthat it was an ad-
aption of a plantation amelo-
dy that he had HEARD. at
least in part. ! 81
'Dixie0 wasa successffom
the start. It,caught the fam
cy of everybody who heard
it, and it flew as only such
music can.a Then came Tthe
war and the South, needing
a battle hymn, adopted it.
1t rang lin camp, on the
march and in battlefeld;and
cEeered many a heart there
and in the homes that were
left behind. ItAperformed a
great service and isrnow one
of the treasured songs of the
reunited nation the music,
if not the Words ranking
with that of "Fhe Star
Sprangled Banner" and the
one being very generally re-
garded as the complement
of the other. The Knight.