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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26

on a time few men had been able to
resist. He took the stranger by the
arm Come with me-" he command
ed.
They entered the restaurant and
Wellington walked straight up to the
proprietor. Bob" said he, "1 owe
you pretty stiff bill, but / am going
will begin paying you off. Now want
you to do me last favor. I owe you
about forty dollars, and couple of
dollars more won't make much differ
ence to you. 1t is Christmas eve and
my friend over there is starving. Now
want you to fill him up to the chin
on good, solid food and charge it to
me. l will not ask you for any favor
again if you will do this last thing"
The proprietor looked at his old pa
iron thoughtfully.
"All right" he announced at
length. Beings it's Christmas eve
| I'll take a chance on you even II you
are down and out Tell your friend to
| order what he wants" So Wellington
and the stranger sat down together
and Wellington watched his compan
ion fill himself with good things until
at last with his stomach again curved
the right way, the droop gone from his
shoulders and the feverish light van
ished from his eyes. the gorged one
arose.
"My friend" said the stranger. ''
could not have endured it another day
but of course you have never known
what it is to go two days without
food And when tonight you go home
and sit down to your table to YOU
feast, remember that there is an out
cast fellow being upon the streets whe
Is blessing every mouthful that 20,
eat Good-by. Christian"
Wellington held out his hand Good
by, stranger, and good luck to you. 1
was mere trif1e. Happy to have
been able to give you lift" Their
be went up to Frenchy's hash hous<
and had his dimes worth of coffee ant
sausage,
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and, as he opened the chubby fingers,
revealed twentydollar gold piece ly-
ing on his upturned palm.
Money" gasped Philip. He snatch
ed the coin and examined 1t critically.
Where did you get this? What
does it mean?"
II found it in the attic!" explained
Bobby. There are lots more there.
Come on, I'll show you where"
The next moment the father and
mother, each grasping hand of the
frightened youngster, were Fastening
up the stairs. When they reached the
attic the whole astounding truth was
laid bare to them. Bobby had been
rummaging, as usual. Finding a loose
brick in the crumbling masonry of the
big chimney, he had pulled it out and
made a startling discovery.
II wanted to find out how Santa
Claus comes down the chimney said
the boy, regretfully. Il didn't mean
to do any harm"
! An exclamation from his father in
terrupted him. Philip, tearing away
| he bricks to enlarge the opening, had
thrust his arm into the cavity ano
drawn forth two small boxes, accom-
panied by a shower of yellow coins
| Among them was scrap of paper or
which was written:
II have no heirs, no kith nor kin
This property goes to the finder, and
| may he enjoy it. 1t consists of $50,
900 in gold and government bonds
and twice that amount in gems.
| JEREMIAH SUGGS."
| Bobby was the hero of the hour
and the rejoicing that followed may
better be imagined than described
Was 1t a merry Christmas for tn,
Diapers? ASK Bobby, who firmly be
tieves he found Santa Claus treasur,
box
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26
Serial No. O374S.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office, HALEY, Idaho, December
9Th, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that George
w. Grant, assignee of Magnus Norman
who is the assignee of William A
Grant, of Shoshone, Lincoln county
Idaho, who on February 21st, 1908
made desert land entry No. 2072 (Ser-
ial No. 03748) for N.Y. of Section IL
Township 9 South, Range 1s East
Boise Meridian. has filed notice of in
tention to make final proof to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore Frank T. Disney, U. S. Commits
sioner, at Shoshone, Idaho, on the 18Th
day of February, 1912. Claimant NAMES
as witnesses:
Ray T. Stone, of Shoshone, Idaho
Fred Roberts, of Jerome, Idaho; Ed
win E. Wallace, ShOshone, Idaho
Isham Sedwick, of Gooding, Idaho.
P. F. HORNE, Register.
Dec 12-19-26 Jan 2-9-16
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TO TUNNEL ENGLISH CHANNEL
Scheme Is Being Revived in Spite of
Refusal to Pass Last
BILL

The scheme for a tunnel between
in spite of the emphatic refusal of
the last bill which was presented in
1907. But great changes have been
brought about since then in relation
to the military opposition to the
scheme, for the coming of the aero
plane and its rapid development as
an implement of war have to some
extent removed the idea of danger
from invasion by tunnel.
If II aeroplanes can cross the
channel together, as they did a few
weeks ago. there is little reason why
an army Of them may not do SO in
the near future if they wished. A tun-
stances be help in time of war
rather than danger, as much Of our
food supply could be brought
through it.
The chief advantage, however, Of
the tunnel would be an increase Of
trade and tourist traffic between Eng
land and France as well as countries
beyond France. At present the Dor
ings at each side are we'll over a
mile and it is estimated that the
whole work could be completed with
in five years, as there is no hard rock
to be pierced. The adoption Of cleo
tricity instead of steam would also
remove one of the original draw
backs.
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felt that he could endure it no
longer, that the last and most desper-
ate extremity had arrived and that
now he must spend his dime. He
was plunged deep in meditation when
he felt someone touch his arm and
turned about.
Beside him there stood gaunt man
with cavernous cheeks, feverish, wild
ish eyes, and stomach that curved
the wrong way. The apparition ad-
dressed him in a croaking voice.
For Gods sake, stranger. buy me
something to eat. l am penniless and
upon the verge of committing crime
l have worn out my shoes looking for
work, and while have Job promised
me 1t will be week before 1t Is open
And meanwhile am starving, friend
starving. In the name of Christianity
spare me enough for meal out OF
your plenty"
Wellington stared into the evening
dusk as he fingered his last and
smoothly worn dime. He knew well
enough what this other man was sui
fering, for had he not been in the
same stage twenty-four hours before
And to give a man dime in such 9
case was 30 grossly inadequate. Ye'
what could he do? He turned about
Close before him was a restaurant
where he had spent hundreds OF dol
lars in his palmy days and whose pro
prietor he knew we'll. Yet he owed 1
bill there for his last big after theatel
dinner party Of many months ago, ant
he had never had the courage even Ii
his semi-starvation to 90 In and AL
for more credit Yet now 1t must b,
done. for here was a human heinl
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26
EXCHANGE Of Labor.

Miss Martha Leland Sherwin, daugh-
ter of George W. Sherwin of the First
National bank, is four years old. She
is a very polite little girl-much more
so than her brother, Jim, whose age
record barely takes him beyond half
past-one Being boy, Jim assumes
every prerogative of boyhood and
lords 1t over his elder sister nightly.
In this difficult position Martha has
proposed plan of operation to her
mother
TN tell you what let's do, mother"
she suggested. We'll just send Jim
down to the bank and then father can
stay at home and play with me. -
Cleveland Leader.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by.
Twin Falls Independent School Dis
trict No. /, at the office of the secre-
tary up to and until s o'clock p. m. on
the 10th day of January, 1912, for the
completion of the heating of two pro-
posed wings to the present high school
building at Twin Falls, Idaho. All
heating to be as shown on drawings
and described in specifications pre-
pared therefor. Contractors shall furn-
ish certified check in the sum Of
$4,000 as a guarantee that the con-
tractor awarded work will sign con-
tract forthwith and furnish acceptable
surety bond In the sum of so per cent
of the amount of their contract. The
board reserves the right to accept any
or reject all bids submitted.
Dec 1926 Jan I
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their little boy were deprived of many
of the comforts Of life that the bulk
of his earnings might go to his credi-
tors. The house in which they lived
was a roomy old mansion on the out
skirts OF the city, left to Philip by q
maiden aunt, who had passed away
since the death OF his father. and
which Lucille had persuaded him not
to sell. This house. by the way, mad
originally belonged to an eccentric OLD
sea captain, jeremiah Suggs by name
who was reputed to be something OF
miser. and who lived and died re-
cluse.
The browning calamity came to
Philin Draper when the debt was al
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26

a series of calamities befell him. Soon
after Philips marriage to pretty Lu
ellie Girard, his father failed in busi
ness and died within a month there
after, leaving nothing but a mass OF
debts as legacy to his son.
Philip, who had just been taken into
partnership with his father, and whose
outlook on the future was tinged WIFI
the color of the rose, was crushed Dy
this blow; but with a Quixotic sense
OF duty he set himself the tremendous
task Of paying of the debts OF the
firm. To accomplish this he had moth
ing to depend upon but the sale Of his
pictures; yet, year In and year out
he toiled on stubbornly and uncom
plainingly, while he and Lucille ane
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26

the time being hopelessly insolvent,
Day by day his little handful OF re-
naming change vanished in steadily
diminishing ratio as his meals be-
came cheaper and further apart, I'M
til finally he had but dime left This
coin he resolved to save for some last
and most desperate extremity, and he
even determined to fast for days be-
fore parting with it. And fast for
days he did, while oft times the days
came much too fast
When Christmas eve came he had
not tasted food for three days. He
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26
Valley Telephone Company, Hansen,
Idaho.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the directors held on the
1st day of December, 1911, assessment
No. 2, Of Five ($5.00) Dollars per
share was levied on the outstanding
capital stock of this corporation, pay
able at once to M. B. Provost, treas
urer of the corporation, at his office In
Hansen, Idaho. Any stock upon which
this assessment remains unpaid on the
9th day of January, 1912, will be sold
at public auction, without further adj
vertisement, and unles. payment is
made before will be sold on the 18th
day of January, 1912, to pay the delin-
quent assessment together with the
cost of advertising and expenses of
sale.
A. H. SHOEMAKER, Secretary.
December u, 10 Is, Jan'y. 2 8.
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starving upon Ine stceIs. war
lington shuddered. 1t was plainly his
duty to fill this mans stomach, and
for the last time he would exert those
powers of persuasion which once up
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26
By J. F. HENDERSON
Copyright. 1911

was at
hand. and Philip ORA.
per's heart was heavy.
For u number Of years
he had seemed to be
the particular pet OF
misfortune. AS an art
list his work displayed
the magic touch Of
genius, and he was II
a fair way to achieve
fame and worldly sue
oocc whon the first O1
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26
Auction Sales Clerked.

will clerk your sale and take your
paner. See me II you contemplate
having an auction. G. A. Robinson.
Twin Falls, Idaho. NOV y
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Christmas Holiday Rates via Oregon
Short Line.

Tickets on, sale December %, %, "a,
%, 80, 81, 1911, and January /. 1872
Limit January Sth. See agents for
rates and further information Dec12-29
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Live young men or women VISITED
az correspondents, for CastF146fa.
Filler. HOLSTER and No&erson. N0
per column paid. Twin Falls Time.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26
Christmas Holiday Rates via Oregon
Short Line. ~

Tickets on sale December 90, 20, "a
25, 80, 81, 1911, and January |, 1912
Limit January Sth. See agents for5
rates and further information Dec12,29s
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Enjoy these cool evenings and fine
Sundays on q Ponitorium saddle
horse Dooley and Ellen. phone 369-
red Sept IL Tues tt
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SNN8E Q5s1xElss.
Tbe Trifle
By HARRY IRVING GREENE
NEXE43kzr ne lfs0I1(Is ~
~ G4fs ~ 4EE 1
Copyright, 1911
By HARRY IRVING GREENE

HERE was a time when
Wellington had general.
ly been conceded to be
a brand new genius in
the financial world-a
marvellous being who
could change stones into
bread and serpents into
fowl; then all at once
he found himself in the
throes of bankruptcy.
He had exhausted his
resources and was for
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26
Hay Raler for Sale.

Admiral, self feed, three-stroke, good
as new. Easy on team. Price $500,
with Howe scales. F. NJ. Towne, Ham
sen, Ida. Dec 12stf
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1911-12-26

Pruning wanted by experienced
primer. John NJ. DenBoer. racine
Hotel. Dee 16-lS-2z ~ pa
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sr'tAr either to Guy or trade? See
Hill 4 Taylor. =.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-19
The Herald's
Daily Short Story

| other. He never came home until day.
| light.
One morning he returned just in time
| TO see Minamoto kissing a tall hand
some blonde giant of q Californian.
To make you understand what Ia
kaissivo did then and to show you the
! Utmost recesses Of the Japanese soul,
! will tell you that the first time J
/ tasted ice cream in Europe, 1 blew on
1t.
Thus Takaissivo blew on the ice
that laid itself around his heart to
make 1t feel still more cold and, far
from killing Minamoto on the spot, he
| turned on his heel and went to a ho-
! tel.
In the evening he came to the theater
as impressive as a rock. His wife was
already there. Their turn came She
made her usual smiling bow to the au
dience and was received with a storm
| of applause.
She took up her position in front
of the board wall and an attendant
brought the basket of daggers
! Minamoto's smile was imperceptibly
paler than usual and Takaissivo's ex-
preston a little darker. but both knew
/ perfectly well what was going to- hap
pen.
Still Minamoto did not hesitate, for
oe-Po4CoC w Oulduf uOcS noE DUTY UNTIL
, death, and Takaissivo's hand did not
tremble, for a japanese knows how to
Kill as well as to meet death without
flinching
Takaissiyo picked up the first dag
ger and threw it with mechanical calm
ness Minamoto on her part was equal
ly calm, for she knew very well she
had 9othing to fear from the first
throws
The goth, Both and 10th dagger flew
and all found their places with Won
derful swiftness.
Now there were only two left in the
basket-one large and one small, and
Takaissivo began enjoying the pleas
ure OF choosing the way of carrying
out his revenge.
He might throw the dagger into her
eye. for instance, with such force that
1t nailed her head to the board or he
might bury the big scimitar in her
heart.
Which way should he choose. Both?
Takaissivo with quick movement,
picked up both weapons. Minamoto
knew what was going to happen.
Have you ever heard the roar of an
old boar when he decides to charge the
hunter? Well 1t was like this, that
Takaissivo yelled his traditional: Hal
Hal
And straight into space sped the two
arms from his hands. both equally well
aimed
roar Of reclamation made the very
walls Of the building tremble. Never
had Takaissivo tried anything as dan
gerous as this before. The two weapons
both found their places within hairs
breadth.
The little dagger struck next to the
right eye Of Minamoto, who did not
wink, while the scimitar, touching the
very skin OF her breast, sat tremb1in g
in the board, Minamoto crossed her
arms. stepped away from the board
smiled to the audience and left the
stage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-19
Catherine, A Girls Name
What 1t Means-Famoas People That Bore the
Name-Tte Name in History, Literature, Etc
Copyright, 1910, by Henry ". Ffscher.)

Henry fell In love with Anne Bo1eyn
and the pope refused to divorce him he
had the divorce pronounced by the
English clergy on the ground that a
marriage with a deceased brothers
wife was Illegal, which act caused
the break between Henry VIII. and
Rome.
Catherine Howard. the fifth wife OF
Henry VIII, was famed for her beauty.
She was beheaded within Is months
after her marriage. After her Henry
married a third Catherine. the daugh-
ter Of sir Thomas Parr, widow of lord
Seymour. Catherine Of Portugal was
the wife of Charles II. and later re-
gent of Portugal.
France: Catherine of Medfci. niece
Of pope Clement VII, wife Of Francis
H. and regent for her son Charles
* She was the real author Of the
Massacre Of Bartholomew's, which
cost the life of 10000 of her subjects.
Her daughter, Marguerite, became the
queen of Henry ".
Russia: Catherine, widow Of Peter
the Great Previously she had been
servant girl and the wife of a com
mon soldier Catherine II named The
Great. Daughter of the petty German
prince of Anhalt, wife of Peter Ill,
whose murder she caused. In every
way a great sovereign, she was styled
the 'Semiramis of the North"
Countess Catherine Of SchwaTtzburg
forced the great warrior. duke OF Alba,
to stop ravaging her country. The
block of princes for that of my peoples
oxen was her historic threat.
ITO braid St GATHERINGS tresses,"
means to remain unmarried. See Long
fellows "Evange1ine."
Catherine-wheel political are politi-
cal sleight of hand artists.
Catherine is the amusing heroine of
Shakspere's Tanning Of the Shrew,"
who becomes q submissive wife
Next names: Irene, No. 53:Johanna,
No 81; Clementina, No. 55.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-19
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF dow
This Date 1897

w. J. Coke brought over two train
loads of cattle today.
Mr. and Mrs. Copeland returned this
noon from the north
Ed Mitchell is now handling the tiller
on the hook and ladder truck.
Engine $50 is just out of the G. H
shops as smart as a cricket. She was
sent here from Houston as spare yari
engine
]. F. Taylor, the representative of the
Congress mine, went to Kansas City
today where he will be stationed for the
present.
Yesterdays Mexican Central did, not
arrive until evening on account OF two
freight wrecks in the vicinity of Aguas
Galleries.
Maj Anger. of the fourth cavalry.
may leave for the Prssidio the latter
part Of the week 10 assume 'eEmma5d
following his promotion
Romulo Escobar has returned from
western Chihuahua. where he has been
for the past three months engaged in
surveying government lands.
1t is reported that mayor Arriola, of
Juarez, will shortly resign his position
on account of the claim his mining in
terests at Cusihuriachic have upon his
attention.
Baylor shannon has been awarded
the contract to furnish beef to the Cliff
ton Copper company. The contract calls
for about 5000 pounds per month. the
cattle to be delivered alive.
The dyke east of Stanton street
bridge has been completed, and is quite
a formidable looking affair. There Is
not much danger OF the water washing
that embankment. But then, the river
has gone back to its old bed. and It is
noticed that the channel is much deeper
than before-perhaps because of the
newly elevated banks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-19

expense which could have maintained
him in royal state during a life that
might have been prolonged II he had
had enough to eat
Luisde Cameon< Honored-
A greater monument than that erect
ed in Lisbon to attest a tardy appre-
Grafton OF his genius is his great epic
describing the expedition Of Vasco de
Cana TO India Tasso's Jerusalem De-
ivered' is, in the opinion Of some crit
les. eclipsed by the ''Os Lusiadas,' -
which might have gone down with its
author in the sea IL a rowing shark had
CHANGED to strike the foot of the one
eyed hero OF the Moroccan campaign
The First Day of Letters.
Portuguese literature traced to its be-
ginning goes back only to 11z5, when
Egaz Moniz Ccelo wrote his first po-
etry in the dialect of Galicia- This
dialect closely resembles that OF Prov
ence. The Portuguese kings received the
bards, of Provence at their court and
showered favors upon them. Under the
distinguished patronage of the court
the Provencal writer's f1ourished so
that all contemporary literature, in
Guiding Portuguese was discouraged
Not until Kink Diniz, father OF learn
ing as well as plowman and patron OF
agriculture, set about collecting Por-
tugese poems for publication, did Por-
tugal boast literature Of it's own
Portuguese, Galician and Provencal au-
thors were represented in the first
book compiled by Farmer Diniz, con-
sistfng chiefly of court lays.
It was in the sixteenth century that
the epic poem and the chivalric ro-
nance nourished. Sa Da Miranda, An
tonic Fereira Luis de Camoens Diego.
Bernardes. Andrade, Caminha and 9TH
ers made fame for themselves as writ
Ners boastfng elegance and variety.
Epistles; soHnets, hymns. odes and ele-
gies were produced in considerable
numbers But "Os Lusiadas'-The
Portugese-was the only one really
great production and is the only one
that remains prominent today in all
languages. Next to this in magnitude
came Cort Reals Siege OF Diu' and
the "Shipwreek OF Sepulveda'
Romance was much written. but
Portuguese libraries do not contain a
work Of this character that approaches
the Importance Of the epic OF Camoens.
The drama began in the sixteenth CEN
fury with rude rustic dialogues pre-
sented at Christmas and consisting of
comedy. The Portuguese dramatists
soon began 10 study Plautus and the
Greek dramatists and tragedy and
made its bow on the Portuguese stage
in the form of ines de Castro" by
Fereira after comedy had been well
established. Luis de Camoens also
wrote several plays, among them Am
phitryon" and ~Seleucus."
"The Conquest OF Indfa.o
While the fictionists. poets and dra-
matists were building up a literature
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-19

Tor Portugal the chrcniclers began TO
do more dignified work, and history
bloomed forth Barros wrote The
Conquest Of India" with all the purity
OF style he had employed as a writer
OF romance. He has been called the
Ivy Of Portugal. The Commentaries
Of A1phonso de Albuquerque were writ
ten by a nephew OF the explorer The
Voyages OF Pinto. who explored China,
Tartary and Arabia, and The Voyages
OF Magellan" were written by vasco de
Caminha
In no country more strikingly than
in Portugal Is the kinship OF the great
ness Of state and the virilfty of it's
literature illustrated. At the opening
Of the seventeenth century. when the
country was in bondage. many poets
Camoens- A pathetic feature Of these
writings is their lofty patriotism at
time when Spain had robbed Portugal
OF political independence.
Among modern Portuguese poets who
have made their mark are Rogue Car
vaIho Moreira, Mouzinho de AIbuquer-
que. Antonio de Serpa and Joao
de Lemos. J. B. Gomez. Pimenta
Aguiar, Mendes Lea1 and others have
shows some Of its former vigor. vastfllo
Branco IS a modern novelist OF note.
Joao de Deus is a lyric poet of standing
Theophfle Braga. who was called from
his books to head the provisional gov
eminent. Is historian and essayist wha
has won recognition IN Europe.
II the Portuguese establish a success
full republic the country will doubtless
produce another company OF brilliant
writer's. although none win have again
the opportunity to write OF such ma
tfona1 exploits as fired the enthusiasm
OF Csmoens
Tomorrow@The House Of Braganza
of Portugal