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Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-02-04
RAPACITY OF THE PIKE.
Other Sea Fish That VIII Attack and
Eat Their Own Species.

The pike has the reputation Of be-
ing particularly cruel and voracious,
hence one of its appellations. the "wa-
ter wolf" but the probability Is that
many Of the sea fish are equally II not
a good deal oresrapacious and fond
of attacking, causing pain to and
making a meal off their own species
Large dogfish (they. Of course, are
related to the shark tribe), congers'
pollack, cod and bass are especially
ferocious, while halibut win frequently
seize and kill other large fish. as an
glers can aver from personal experi-
ence. 1t is only few weeks back
that, while a London angler was
playing" a large conger. a huge hall
but swan up to and savagely bit at
1t. an operation that eventually cost
1t Its own life, for on making for the
wounded conger second time the
boatman contrived to gaff and haul II
aboard.
There have been many instances OF
pike being found dead. choked BY
their own species. and these fish moi
infrequently attack another pike
which has been hooked by an angler
The action Of pike at times closel,
resembles cat when 1t plays with
Imouse. The pike seixes the angler''
bait and keeps dropping and allowing
It to escape--one can picture Its de
light In the terror Of its victim-bu
does not forget to leave the mark o
its teeth behind when 1t eventually
makes off.
i Lately many fine cod hooked on tn
long lines off Deal and Dover hav
been found bitten In half. while onl
the heads Of some have been left
, thus showing that they have beel
} preyed upon by some cruel and vora
D cious fish. only too glad to hav
. such favorable chance Of killing
81 London Globe.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-02-04
EGGS SOLD IN DISGUISE.
Cold Storage Arsacle Put on Market ~
"Frcsh Ranch"

N0nW @<@E - w.
"Ffcsh Ranch"
San Francisco, Jan. 37.--Warrants
for tho arrest Of six grocers charged
with violation OF the Mccartney pure
food act. passed by the state legisla-
ture March 8. 1907. were today To-
sued from the office OF the district at
torney ON complaint OF the state
board OF health. The specific offense
alleged 10 selling cold storage eggs
for fresh ranch eggs." fancy ranch
eggu." ana ''fresh eggs"
The merchants named In the war
rants are N. J. Looney. Eugene No
Coy. A. ouilichi. 3. Facilii. d. p.
shaddick and r. II. Clark.
Peter 0affrces was taken into Gus
tody yesterday ON the same charge
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-02-04

The Lehish Valley 10 installing tels-
phones by which trains will BE- dis
patched over thrce-fifths Of the dis
tancs from New York to Buffalo.
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-02-04

The worlds largest electric CLOCK
has been installed IN tho nsyal
Friedly society's building. I&vsrpeol
Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-02-04

A sharp Il not necessarily . man
with good points-
Evening star., 1911-05-28
1.-THE TWO-DOLLAR HEART'

TT is highly interesting to know the view
= point of man who depends upon direct
appeal to the public for his success in life.
George M. Cohan. who can speak with
authority, thinks of the public as having a
'two-dollar heart" 1t is another way of say
ing that the public will gladly pay two dollars
to anyone who will reach its heart.
Mr.. Cohan isn't exactly associated in the
public mind with heart interest nor with
supreme intellectually. But certainly he
does know how to reach the public as dam
Ger, a comedian, a composer, dramatist, as a
producer, and as a manager. He has proved
himself tremendously efficient and successful
in all these activities, and he won for himself
fame and fortune long before he was thirty.
He began as boy of nine in % Daniel Boone"
In all honesty and sincerity Mr.. .Coha n tries
to explain his success and the ideas that made
his success. He doesn t mention some very i'm
portant factors,-a capacity for the hardest
kind of grueing. steady work. and the posses
sion of a clean. kind heart They are big factors.
In his article in our next SUNDAY MAGA-
ZINE, the amazing young man shows very
keen understanding. The vicious manner in
which he swats psychology in connection with
the theater is perfectly scandalous-and
amusing He proves in his article that he
has about the clearest notion of the psy-
chology of the audience of any man in the
theatrical business; but he doesn't happen
to know that it is pure psychology that he
is presenting. SO he swats the scientific world
with unholy glee.
1t is truly remarkable article because it
will appeal with equal keenness to the psy-
chologist and to the reader who is delighted
with pure entertainment.
IF you read the first instalment of THE
BUTTON THIEF in this number. and if
you like an absorbing tale of mystery that will
keep your sharpest interest edge, you will
not have to be urged to finish the admirable
tale by Arthur Stringer in our next issue.
THE CUB WITH THE GREEN FELT
HAT is the second prize entry submitted
by Paul West. and it is a lively character
study of the freshest thing in all the world,
a supremely confident young man just en-
Evening star., 1911-05-28

tering upon what he hopes will prove news
paper career. 1t is vastly different from most
stories about cub reporters
NEARLY always Shorty McCabe gets
hold of us in some way or other. Of course
his rich humor never fails; but the humor
alone would not make certain grave and dis
tnguished college professors eagerly look for
ward to Shorty story GOING HOARSE
ON HICKS is of the big Shorty stories
with the powerful grip of a fine philosophy of
generous helpfulness set forth in Shorty's
homely, humorous fashion. Shorty is about
the abest reforrner working on the job in any
magazine.
THE SECRETARY OF FRIVOLOUS
1 AFFAIRS. the new serial by Mrs. JAG
ques FutreiIe. gets fine start in this
number. If you like pure. wholesome enter
tainment and to associate with particular.
nice people who live in the spirit of youth,
you will like this serial lot.
wv. D. STEVENS has illustrated the old
w song 20. MY LUVE'S LIKE
RED. RED ROSE" which you know was
written by that greatest of all lyricists in
English. Robert Burns. The picture shows
the same fine sentiment and strength of feel
ing that was displayed in Then You ii Re-
member Me-
NEXT Wednesday. May 81. our 1911
~ Prize Story Competition closes. Stories
may be entered in this competition at any
time prior to June |, 1911" was one of the
rules of the game. and notwithstanding the
pleas of number of excellent storytellers for
an extension of the date the publishers and
editors have decided that in justice to the early
comers the closing must take place specified.
1t is going to be memorable competition,
that is assured. The competitive stories
thus far printed. twentysx in number,
would have been considered magnificent
showing in any preceding tourney. We shall
continue to print each week until February.
1912. one more competitive stories as good
and possibly in many instances better than
those which have appeared. Then for the
prize awards!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-08

on several gross of buttons. Keep
up the process long enough and
he'd owe the firm money for let
ting him work. =
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
A Rocky Mountain Echo.

"Hoot mon," said Christine McDon-
all, the charming Spring Maid"
we've got fine echoes In Scotland,
but they Gamma beat your American
liars. An American and Highlander
were walking one day on the top of
one Of the Scotch mountains. The
Scotchman. wishing to impress the
visitor, produced famous echo to be
heard In that place. When the echo
returned clearly after nearly four min
ntes. the proud Scotchman. turning to
the Yankee, exclaimed:
:. There, mon, We canhss show any
thing like that in your country.
ITO which the other replied: I
guess we can better that. Why. in my
camp In the rockies, when | go to bed
just lean out of my window and call
out: Thine to get up; wake up!" and
eight hours afterward the echo comes
back and wakes me. '"-Young's Mag
azine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
WENT TO BLOCK cHEERFULLY
Dir Walter Raleigh, Under Sentence
Of Death, Failed to Win Pardon
by Last Voyage.

Fate and justice worked some pc
culiar pranks in the olden days. Sir
Walter Raleigh, with the death SEN
tence hanging over him for IS years,
failing in his final voyage of discovery,
returned to England and went cheer
fully to the block. He left the Tower
without the royal pardon in 1915. The
but still condemned man
had received permission TO make an
other voyage to South America. II he
should be successful In the outcome
of his venture Raleigh knew the
kings mercy would be granted him.
But this last expedition, undertaken
with such vital interest at stake for
Raleigh, was unfortunate in all it's re-
spects. At San Tomas, on the Cay
enne river in Guiana, his men made a
hostile attack upon a Spanish settle
ment. AS England was then at peace
with Spain, this act of war against
the people of a freddy nation was a
most grievous offense against the
king. On October 20, 1918, he suffered
death by the AK. Having fingered the
edge, he returned it and said smiling
to the sheriff: This is sharp medi-
cine, but it is a sound cure for all dis
cases."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15

The disciple of Cain next proceeded
to Bremen with the stolid but per-
sistent detective still on his trail. In
that city Busdorf met peasant boy
and asked him the way to the nearest
police station.
81 don't know" replied the youth,
with a Polish accent
Don't you live here?"
No" nodded the peasant.
With that last word they recog-
nized one another. The boys dis
guise was good, but it was penetrated
by the detective. But by a clever
strategem the clever youth eluded
him. and once again Busdorf lost the
trail He regained 1t in short time,
however, by persistent work.
Although Busdorf had left his cor
net at home his thinking faculties
were still in good working order. He
sat down and reasoned out the whole
matter to his own satisfaction. He
decided that Woolwich's destination
was America and that he had dis
guised himself in the belief that his
youth and his peasant dress would
permit him to enter the new world
without suspicion. Having reached
this conclusion, the detective secured
a list of the various immigrant board
ing houses in Bremen-and they were
quite numerous in that city-and Wis
tied them one by one. He had gone
almost to the end of his list when he
the fugitive had evidently taken tenn
porary quarters.
He answers your description, 2
said the boarding house keeper, but
| am not certain that he is the man
you want"
We'll, we will soon determine
that" said Busdorf
"How?" asked the proprietor.
by permitting you to take a look
at this picture" and the detective
pulled out a cabinet photograph OF
the youth of whom he was in pursuit.
That's the man! That's the mani"
cried the landlord. But I'm afraid
| you are too late"
"Why?"
He left the house about two hours
ago and said he was going to leave
| the city"
What did he mean by that?"
Il think he meant he was going to
| America"
What makes you think that?"
Because the steamer 'Zeitan' is to
| sail this afternoon"
Busdorf waited to hear no more, but
secured a conveyance and hurried to
| the wharf. The boat had already
sailed and was out of sight. But the
Berlin detective did not despair. He
was as calm and as phlegmatic as
usual. Also, he was as memorable
as fate. He went into the steamship
| office and learned just when the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15

"Zeitan" was expected to arrive in
New York. He was pleased to learn
that 1t was a slow boat. Next he
made inquiries and found that there
was a possibility of his overtaking
Woolwich II he could catch the Amer
lean line steamship "St. Louis" at
Southampton. He made the journey
to that place In record-breaking time.
Phineas Fogg, in his famous journey
around the world, never overcame
more obstacles in less time than did
the little red-headed detective from
the Berlin police department.
He reached the big American liner
only two minutes before her time set
for sailing and boarded her. Then, in
true German fashion, he ate hearty
dinner, taking his time and including
everything on the bill from soup to
nuts. After that he was ready for
business
He interviewed Captain Jamison,
the commander of the chip. and ex-
planned his mission. The mariner
placed the wireless outfit of the ship
at the service of the detective They
had not been out very long when the
st. Louis" In this way managed to
get in touch with the steamer Caro-
mia" bound for Liverpool Through
the wireless operator the detective
asked the captain of that ship If he
had picked up the "Zeitan." remark
ing that II so would he please say for
the German government that there
was murderer named julius Wool
witch on board of the boat and that
the commander of the "Zeitan" should
place him in irons. The wireless OPP
orator of the "Caronia" replied that
they had picked up the "Zeitan," but
that the latter had heard nothing
about Woolwich. However, the OPP
orator very obligingly said that he
would spread the news all over the
ocean by means of the wireless.
While nothing definite had been ac-
complished. much progress was be-
ing made. On Tuesday night the st.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
The StOryOf the
Purple Lining
AAyzzzzyoo5euzzre 1 z1e career0
NzuIhoMWM IlekyMInzleIJazm

TO soothe the savage breast" What
his neighbors think of 1t is not to be
mentioned in this connection. En-
vious persons say that bootjacks, hair
brushes and other missiles have been
found in the yard under his bedroom
window on more than one morning.
However, that has nothing to do with
the case.
His phlegmatic exterior merely
masks his tenacious intensity of pur-
pose. He became acquainted with the
haunts Of the under world in Myslow-
itz, which, after all, was not difficult
achievement in such a comparatively
small community. One night, at a
cheap boarding house in the lower
part Of the town, he managed to make
an examination of the overcoats that
hung on the hall rack. One of them
had purple lining and large part
of 1T had been torn out. 1t matched
perfectly with the fragment that had
been found in the stiffened fingers of
the murdered cashier.
Busdorf learned that the garment
belonged to one Julius Woolwich. The
latter was youth of only nineteen
years of age, but he had already COM
pressed as much crime into that time
as the ordinary crook accomplishes
during a long life. He had passed
most of his life along the river which
marks the border of Silesia, Prussian
and Russian Poland. He was known
as a common pickpocket and had been
engaged in what we call second
story" robberies. 1t was not surprising
to know that he had finally added muir
der to his catalogue of crimes Bus
dorf arranged to arrest him, but Wool
~ich took alarm and left the country
The shrewa German, however, knew
that the fellow would return, so he
bided his time and waited patiently
He learned that Woolwich was infatu-
ated with the eldest daughter of a
widow who lived in Myslowitz, SO he
kept a close watch on this house, but
man, even though he be a detective
must have his intervals of rest, and
one evening Busdorf quit his vigil
leaving substitute to watch the
house This was in February of the
snt year, on the night of the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15

eighth of that month. The murderer
crept back to Myslowitz and went to
the house of his fair charmer. The
daughter happened to be away from
home.
The mother did not like the young
man and was decidedly opposed to the
match She knew of his misdeeds and
that both Germany and Russia had
offered rewards for his arrest, SO she
decided to give him over to the police.
She managed to send younger
daughter to the authorities. During
the interval she entertained her un-
desira BILE visitor in the sitting room of
their modest home. The young girl
could not find a policeman. so she
made her appeal to a prison guard
whom she happened to meet on the
street. He was unarmed. but started
Immediately for the house.
WooIwtch saw him coming in the
front door. He suspected that 1t was
a trap. He hurried out and met the
guard halt way. and when the man
tried to arrest him. pulled his pistol
andtshot at him four or five times. He
left the bleeding man. while he ran
down the street and once again
into Russian Poland
It must be remembered that all this
time Busdorf had. not seen Wool
wich But he had description of
him and a good photograph. Besides.
he was certain that he had once ar.
rested the boy for pocket picking. He
got on his trail now In earnest. Be-
fore many days he received a tip that
the murderer had been seen in Halle.
the quaint city of Prussian Saxony.
He went there and caught glimpse
of him standing beneath the old clock
tower which is one OF the show places
of the city. The detective and the
criminal played a game OF hide and
seek. They went In and out OF the
Church of Our Lady. the famous
Moritzburg stronghold, and the
grounds of the University OF Halle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15

Louis" once again, by means of the
wireless, got into conversation with
the Italian liner "Ancona," whose op-
orator was told all about the escaping
murderer. The "Ancona" replied that
she would endeavor to get into COM
munication with the "Zeitan," which
was then outside of the wireless zone
of the st. Louis" On Wednesday
morning the "St. Louis" conversed
with the Italian liner Virginia" who
was on her way to New York, and said
that she was In touch with the
"Zeitan." On Thursday morning out
the st. Louis" actually got into COM
munication with the "Zeitan." The
operator thereon acknowledged the
message, admitted that Woolwich
was aboard and said that he had been
placed In irons In the hold of the ship.
That was all that Busdorf desired
to know. He Immediately went to
bed and slept the sleep of a success
full detective. He reached New York,
hurried to the pier where the "Zeitan"
was expected to arrive, met the muir
derer of the bank cashier, and prompt
ly placed him under arrest. He did 1t
in the most matter-of-fact manner.
The American detectives, who assist
ed him, were lavish In their praise.
They glorified Otto Busdorf; they
even gave him a dinner. He was
thoroughly appreciative of their kind
ness, but did not appear in any way
/ elated over his accomplishment. He
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
The Cost.

A japanese diplomat, during Adj
miral Tcgo's American tour, said at
a dinner at Narragansett Pier:
admiral Togo well merits his
wealth and his honors. But boyhood
friend one day-after the manner of
he boyhood friend -sneered at the adj
mirafi success. whereupon our great
warrior retorted:
leone now, I'll resign all Fly
money and titles TO you. but on ,,ne
condition-that you pay the same price
for them | did Well just go out in
to the garden there, and I'll fire can
non at you ninety times. All have
shall be yours II you survive"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
Posed as Woman
for 35 Years

The Chevalier D'Eon De Beaumont
was a famous character in his time,
which covered the period of eighty
two years from 1928 to 1910. His
title to celebrity rests chiefly on the
fact that during the last thirty-five
years of his life he adopted feminine
attire and passed as a woman at the
French court and in London and then
left the world in doubt as to whether
he was not, in fact, woman. Atten-
ton again has been directed to him
by the publication in France of new
book. "DEon De Beaumont, His Life
and Times" which has just been is
sued In London as an English trans
lation.
The chevalier began public life as
a soldier, and later was attached to
the French legation at st. Petersburg,
where he took part in negotiations of
the most important nature. Even at
that early date, 1892, the question
arose at the Russian court if D'Eon
were not a woman. Probably D'Eon
did secret service work at ST. Peters
burg in feminine attire which aroused
the comment. After some years at
St. Petersburg the chevalier rejoined
the army and was aid-de-camp to Mar
shall Broglio in the campaign on the
Rhine in 1852. The next year he
went to London as secretary to the
Duke di Nivernois, who went over
to negotiate the peace of 1853. For
his services in that matter D'Eon was
invested by the French king with the
order of st. Louis, and when the Duke
di Nivernois returned to France he
was for a time appointed minister
plenipotentiary of France to England.
About 1771 the ST. Petersburg gos-
sip reached London and there II soon
grew into a debate which was backed
by immense sums of money. In the
next few years the wagers on the
question as to whether the chevalier
was a man or a woman amounted in
the aggregate to one hundred thou
sand pounds sterling. and the question
got into the courts before so distin-
guished a jurist as Lord Mansfield.
The result was that the cheyalier
thereafter was universally regarded
as a woman, although he repeatedly
insisted that he was not Leaving
England, he returned to France.
where it seems that he was induced,
willingly or unwillingly, to adopt fem.
mime attire, and rom that time on
till his death he dressed as a WON.
an and passed as a woman at the
French court and In London. He re-
manned in France until the Reyolu.
ton and then returned to London,
where, still in feminine garb, he gave
public exhibitions In fencing in which
art he was an expert. The chevalier
died In want May 81, 1910, and was
buried in the Church of st. Pancreas.
London.
The most famous painters of his
time painted him, and the most skill
full engrayers engraved his portraits.
The multitude of portraits that re.
main bear witness to the vogue of the
chevalier in the zenith of his career.
| lie was caricatured, poet likened
| LIN to Joan of Are, and privateering
| .'lio was named the Chevalier D'Eon.
In the early part of the nineteenth
century SO celebrated a person as
Horace Walpole wrote life of him
and edited his letters. With the APP
pearance OF the new story of his life
the riddle of his sex is solved. The
| chevalier was a man.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
What Brought Him.

Governor Foss of Massachusetts
tells of clergyman who was visit
ing state prison, when he came
across prisoner whose features were
familiar to him. What brought you
here, my poor fellow?" he asked.
"You married me to. new woman
little while ago, sir" the prisoner
replied, with sigh. "Ah, l see,
said the parson; land she was DOM
ineering and extravagant, and she
drove you to desperate courses,
eh?" NO" said the prisoner, my
old woman turned up"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15

had been sent to arrest a murderer
and he had carried out his orders.
After the necessary legal formal
ties had been complied with, the de-
tectiye and his prisoner sailed for the
other side Some admirers accom-
panied him to the dock. One of them
said:
Il suppose you will be delighted to
get hoDie?"
Yes" said Busdorf. Il will have
chance to play my cornet again"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
Human Nature,

ITO what do you attribute the unrest
Of the peoplef"
ITO the fact" replied Mr.. Dustin
Stax, that they would rathee pay
money to see moving pictures than sit
up in one of my libraries and improve
their minds for nothing"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-12-15
They Were Dead.

A little girl who lived opposite q
large orphan asylum had small
guest visiting her. who asked la won
der:
Whats that big building over
there, Ruthie?"
"Why, that" said Ruthie. sis where
the orphans live-lots and lots of
'em, little boys and little girls-an'
Mr.. and Mrs. Orphan are both dead!"