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The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
FLIMFLAM IN LONDON.
Mrs. Cannon Tells How 1t Worked
On Her Four Times In Succession.


On Her -Four Times In Succession.
From the London Standard.
John Lee. Iaborer. was charged with
stealing moneys by trick called ring
ing the changes from Clara Eliza Can
non, Il tobacconist OF Roscoe street,
Coming Town
Mrs. Cannon said that last Sunday
night Lee entered ner shop and asked for
a pennys worth OF tobacco. He gave
her a SixpeBce and she gave lim Il.
change He put penny to the ID. and
asked for sixpence. She gave him the
siXpence and he put it with the cop9rrs
Then h. asked for a shilling for he six
pence and the C0ppcrs. She gave him a
smiling and took the SiXpcnce and tho
c"pI'crS Then ne left the shop Tw:ce
after that he came ana repeated the OpeI-
alton.
II" came 'hr fourth time. and putting
down shilling asked for tnr,' half
penny worth uf sweets. Sh, gave him
the sweets and ed. He put ll2d. TO the
lol2d and asked for a shilling This was
given him and he put It to a shllIiug'5
worth of cUppers. Then ne said. .'r.n
You give me a tWO-ShillnG peace 10 saw,
nrr carrying all this about. with me-
She gave him a form in exchange for
the silver and DrOnzr and he left tho
shop.
He came fifth time and asked for I
pcnnyworth Of tobacco and put down =
SiNp"nce When ne got the ID chang.
he put "a penny to it and asked for a six
pence for the bronze. Mrs. Cannon gave
it to him and this tines demanded tho
bronze. H.. said: ''Wh", you've got 10
give me a shilling for this" Sne de
clarcd he had ''rung III" changes" on lTe;.N
and that sh" would give him into Gus
tDdr. He ran out Uf the shop but was
chased and caught
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
Indians Knew the LAW.

From the Arizona Republican
The recent preliminary examination at
Mesa OF a lot of Indians implicated in a
conspiracy to forge brought out that they
were familiar with their rights under
the law
While they had told the officers all that
was really necessary for them to know
and had even furnished a written state
ment setting forth their accomplish :
ments. the justice of the peace at Mesa
directed one of them to take the stand.
Without waiting for the advice of coun-
sci he declined, saying that he could not
be compelled to say anything that would
tend to lneriminate himself, and that
anything that he mlght4 utter would
certainly have such a tendency.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
THE QUICKSILVER OUTPUT.
a Million Dollars Worth Produced
Last Year, Mostly in California.

Last Year, Mostly in California.
From the Geological Survey Bulletin
OF the nineteen mines producing quick
silver in the United States in 1910, fifteen
are located in California, two in Nevada,
and two in Texas. The production in 1910
was 2O.GM TASKS Of seventy-five pounds
each. AT the average domestic price at
San Francisco, $40 81 a flask. the value
was s95S,l53
In California 1896 short tons of crude
ore were treated, producing 15,S25 TASKS
OF quicksilver. indicating an average re-
covery in metal of O5 per cent Of the ore
treated, or 1913 pounds TO the ton. n
Texas S,221 tons of orc were treated,
yielding an average of Is per cent Of
metal or 3O.3 pounds of quicksilver to
the ton. In Nevada about thirty-five tons
OF ore were treated, yielding 40 per cent
or l50 pounds of quicksilver To the ton.
In the entire United States l23,J62 short
tons of crude ore were treated in 1870
yielding an average of O6 per cent Of
quicksilver, or III pounds to the ton,
with a gross value. OF $126.
The worlds production OF quicksilver
in 1910 was 3.3g9 metric tons of 2,2O4.6
pounds each, against 3,304 tons in 1909.
Spain is the largest producer. furnishing
nearly a third OF the total worlds supply
from the famous Almaden mines. The
United States. Austria-Hungary. and
Italy have in turn held second place. this
country ranking third in 1910.
The imports of quicksilver for domestic
production are now nominal. having been
In 1872 only co. rounds, valued at 1881.
The exports of quicksilver in 1910 were
1927 pounds. valued at S9l,o17, against
5l0lH pound. valued at $2Gf.243, in 1879.
The chief market is now Canada, fol-
lowed by NLeNicn
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
CAUGHT IN "HEINOUS" SIN.
New York sun Says stock Deal
Ended Senator's Career.

From the New York sun lSclienbcr B..
The Hon. Claude AUGUSTUS Swanson,
a senator in Congress from Virginia. has
been caught in a heinous sin He has
been accused of and he has confessed TO
buying stocks on margin. The stock
which is the corpus deficit happens to
be that Of particularly infamous mo-
nopuly. To own stock in any corpora
tion is to he unworthy of office and in
deed of citizenship. To gamble on mar
gin in Wall street is d crime so arch
and monstrous that we wonder at Mr.
Swanson if he dares TO return to Viz
ginia His public usefulness is gone
His name is reprObate. Some states
man of less aleatory instincts must sue
coed him.
Yet since virtue Censors the roll Of
patriots in office, she cannot be content
with the overthrow of Claude Augustus
Who else in the Senate, who in the
House, who III any elective or appUintive
post anywhere in these United States,
has been gambling" What blamdess
agriCuturist, shaking dice with Fortune,
has bought a farm. what merchant
store. on margin which the gods call
mortgage? What planter has borrowed
from the Shylocks on the security, IRON
ical word, of crops to be raised? Whose
corn. whose cotton, whose store and
stock. whose cows and hogs. what auto
mobiles of tribunes Of the people, hang
on the tenuous thread Of paying inter-
est on borrowed money? What pillar of
the peoples hope is gambling on his
credit, perhaps has plastered his estate
with mortgages to pay his expenses at
the primaries?
Let him be anathema,
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.
A NAVAL VICTORY WITHOUT
BLOODSHED.

A NAVAL VICTORY WITHOUT
BLOODSHED.
In 1878 Capt. Rathburne, COM
manding a little American vessel
with twenty-five men and twelve
four-pound guns, swOoped down
upon the island of New Provi-
. dence with its nest Of Tories
and its British garrison. With
a quick dash he landed. seized
the forts. raised the American
flag. released some American
prisoners, and captured six Brit
ish vessels. A priyateer of six
teen guns lay at anchor in the
port. and a British sIoop-Ofwar
hovered outside; but they were
too surprised to do anything.
The Tories armed themselves
and attempted to capture Rath-
burne and his men, but changed
their minds when he threatened
10 burn the town. He held the
place two days, largely for the
fun of it. no doubt. Then he
spiked the guns, carried of the
arms and ammunition. burned
two of the captured ships. and
sailed away with the other four.
Nor lost he a single man.
Copyright. 1911. by Joseph Bowles)
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
Hog that Climbed n Ladder.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
When Charles Prauss, of Kadlec,
heard a racket in his apple orchard dur
ing the night, he started out with his
gun to investigate. He saw something
pulling apples from a tree and supposed
1t was person. /, He demanded a sur
render, but no answer came. Then he
threatened to shoot In due time he
pulled the trigger, and upon closer in
vestigation. discovered that he had shot
one Of his own hogs The hog climbed
up on stepladder and was helping him.
self TO the apples.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
WHAT 1T MEANS.

See that misty blue-gray haze?
Fall.
Notice we have shorter days? t
Fall.
See the carpets on the line?
Hear the chestnut vender's whine?
See the red leaves on the vine?
Fall.
See the busy moving van?
Fall.
Hear the hot tamale man?
Fall.
Feel in need of some good pill?
See the lights of vaudeville?
Notice oysters on the bill?
Fall
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
Dissenting Views.

The governors who are assembled at
Spring Lake, are not in accord upon the
subject Of the i, i,ratiyr and referendum
and recall. C1ov O'Nca'. vi Alabama.
for instance dcnouncc~ these latest in
nuvati rs in CIR system II government.
Lccau,r. &C. qu"tc hi OWN words, he i
As much opposed to the iyranny OF the
majority As 70 the tyranny Of king.
He holds ,h: the system tends to
wc;kcu executive authority; HAT II sub
>ti;u,ys direct ior representative govern
mcn,. and. $" far d, the recall II Judges
Is concerned. "thc courts would no
longer furnish biIuark "i defense
against arbitrary power "r the tyranny
Of the majority. bu, would degenerate
.nto tribunals organized chiefly t. rem
der popular 1rdgnvn "n a'l legal que
tiuns
Gov. Wilson, oi New Jersey. uow one
Il the c!,rcf cNponcnt> oi the new idea.
although he docs nut 80 lar a. To-
advocate the recall Of Judges, argues
r. III the ,ru.>.:. p";nt ii view. He
d' c. DOT believe that the pc pie oi the
United State, are Interested in extend
,ul executive power. 1ut would rather
= their = ycrnur> 'raGiug in the rff"rt
:o secure wise and INST legislation He
cites tn, Engli>h practice u intrr>ting
the formulation I legislation to- the
ministry. and when the representatives
ct til, people " the House Of Com
mons decline 20 ml"rsc the pr posed
'nWs, there = a Direct appeal to the
l"tcr- The ~t-urg,>, government in
;hc wrrld hv ~ay~. Is the most dircc,
drmn,rar> in The world. He adds. 100.
that there ! nothing 'nc1n~l~tcnt be
tween the strengthening Il the rNccu-
I've AMI the direct We OF the people.
These discu>~;on> are Interesting and
important I'll" ,y~tcm Il direct GOV
crnmcnr is growing III favor. Maine
has just adopted the dirccc primary ~y,-
TEN. Other Eastern State. like Mas,a-
chu>r;t-, Maryland. and New Jersey.
have alsp ugraitcd 7, lpon their laws.
Il i, in vo9u" II nearly every Western
State. The time l. near 1t hand when
the voters everywhere will 5r required
to pass Judgment upon IL wisdom 1t
will be an important factor in the next
Democratic national platform. and pos
>lhIl in the Republican declaration also
Its advantages and disadvantages will
he discussed on ever stump in the ap-
preaching campaign
Times CHANGE and We change with
them. Only a few Years ago the initia-
tive and refer r'n."m and the recall were
the de>pl~cd lcncr~ Of political organi-
zation now passed into oblivion. and
known /" history A. ne Populi>t party.
The fact that "a n"v counterfeit 80 bill
IS in Circulation is not disturbing that
portion Of our population that never
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
KAISER NOT TO USE
ENGLISH AT HIS COURT

lin arfd Potsdam court circles that the
chief objec: Of the animosity expressed
in those epistles had been the beautiful
and dashing young wife of Graf Fried
rich voh Hohenau. who, 1t was alleged,
had completely enchanted the Kaiser.
At any rate, the prosecution which had
been ordered and which already had been
started by the court, WAS dropped, and
nothing more was heard Of the scandal
after the count and his charming wife
left Berlin and the German court.
FLANEUR.
Copyright 1911 by Court Gossip SyndIcate)
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
Uncle Walt Says Today:

Old Wax and lived side by side and had row. until
day he armed the hide of old brinde COW said she
ate suit of clothes that hung upon his line,
GOlNG ~ and so bifed him the and he soaked
LAW mine. We owned homes
of debt had money in the bank, that day he
ammed my brinde pet and gave him spank Awhile stood
around and cussed and wagged the fluent jaw until harged
with deep disgust turned and law Oh that bum
and beasy SPORT Our lawyers and e conveyed the
from and taxed right and left Now the
poor farm Wax and put fading lean him and
sigh he bursts into tears rabe up
the road where did biz lawyer lives my abode
another lives in his Then the poohouse back 60 and seek
couch of straw and think of joys used know before
we went to law.
tcouHsht 1911 by osor. Matthew Adamsl WALT Mason.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

The fact is that it ought to have been
removed long ago. While the cost has
been much greater than originally esti-
mated, the work must be prosecuted
until it is completed. and public senti-
ment. which the Engineering News af-
fects to deSpise, will sustain the gov
crnment in its action.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
He Got a Cigar.

a cigar
Here is one"
A thousand thanks! But now l find
| have no cigar"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
4 Great Man.

Ever read Victor IIugo's description
of the hattie Of Wal"rloo?"
''Nou bet. Thai fellow put some en-
thuSiaSm into his work. Were he alive
to-day he'd make "A rrackerjark baseball
wrirer''
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

Hear about this Teller who killed his
father and mother and then asked the
jury to let him go on the grounds that
he was an orphan?"
I'm on to that old gag"
but the jury wasn't. They let him
60"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
simple Enough.

4 don't know how to make conversa-
ton when in society"
IT'S simple enough. When you're with
automobile people. You talk automobile,
and when you're with bridge people you
talk bridge"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
Highly Probable.

Any improvements in Plunkville?"
"A new hotel is highly probable"
THAT sounds good left there in 1883
and d new hotel was highly probable
then"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
1 CnSt-On Car.

gave a tramp an old machine,
a nineteen-four:
And now he begs for gasoline
From door to door.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
such Original Ways.

From Puck
Some people have such original ways
Of looking at things that they don't see
them as they are.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

II is said that everybody will soon
recognize the republic of Putugal ex-
cept Manuel. He didn't tarry long
enough to get a good look at it.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

With :,m"."oo gallons of molasses run
nmg through the New Orleans streets, it
IS only natural that the inhabitants
should he stuck on them
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

1t is rk'imed that government en-
pInves cannot work in peace if the piece
work system is adopted
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14
Uncle Pennywise Says:
Everything Goes.

A feller who has no children to brag
about has to fall back on his ancestors.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

As the result Of three weeks fishing
trip to Iceland a Grimsby trawler, Earl
Monmouth, has made 5000.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

Cows. Harmon and Wilson greeted each
other cordially at Spring Lake. but it
i. safe to say that they will not agree
as I" the most availIhl" Democratic
Candidate for the Presidency
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

President M"llen. Of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany, saws his declared intention of re-
firing from the presidency was a Joke.
If the directors should take his retire
ment seriously, the joke would be on
him
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

President Tafts economy experts have
rot been eXtravagantly successful
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

1t has been demonstrated in a hoating
accident in Finland that women wearing
Eohbl" skirts cannot swim yet some
women will continue to believe that they
are not in the swim unless they wear
Inn,
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

It has been decided that laundrirs can
not interfere with each others business.
In that respect. at least. each must
show 4 clean sheet
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

Takoma is to get rid of its fowls. The
Polio" Court records will disclose. the
LANES Of som" parties who could do the
job in one night
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

The fact that a new ""uh"rf-it 80 bill
is in Circulation is not disturbing that
portion Of our population that never
secs a 81" hll Of an, kind
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

Ph" telegraQhcrs Of the Southern Rail
VA ar" still keyed up over the question
Of salaries.
\ 10y If Te"rl" who have never been
arrested have had their trials.
\ San Francisco woman identified a
body found in the hay as that of her
husband and gave it a handsome funeral
Some weeks later the husband returned.
which shows that its a wise woman who
knows her own husband.
\ new kind Of hug has been discovered
in Boston which is said to resemble an
aeroplane: but we'll wager it doesn't
sound as much like one as mosquito
v,Nin= the dull car Of Il drowsv man.
Somr people think that just one per-
s"Ir on a motorcycle is too many
Three green goods men in Chicago
are said to have made &l,5".N" One
would think they could now afford TO
h'' honest.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

Son" people think that just one per
S"h on motorcycle is too many
The Washington herald., 1911-09-14

\ 10y II Te"pl" who have never been
arrested have had their trials
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16
FIRsr-oLAss MECHANICS.
Some little time since The Tri-

Some little time since The Tri-
bune had one of It's job presses Dro-
ken. We had thought of sending
for a new part and asked Mr.. A. w.
Duncan to send a man over to help
tale the press apart. He happened
to send Abe Waldradt, who styles
himself a round-headed Dutchman.
After he had got the press to pieces
he asked II we wanted the press
fixed. OF course we did, and COM
mlssioned the aforesaid Abe, under
the direction and supervision of Al
Duncan, to proceed to fix It, The
press was fixed and running In a
couple of days. We call attention
to this simply to remind the people
of Caldwell that Mr.. Duncan has
the machinery and the mechanics to
do a whole lot of work that is now
being sent out of the city.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16
jenufr of the Big Bend country.

jenufr of the Big Bend country.
There are not many young ladies
that would make such a trip for
mere man, but we suppose there are
exceptions. She had some difficulty
in locating the gentleman, but she
finally got into communication with
him via telephone, after which he
was not long In driving to Parma,
where she was patiently waiting
Parma Review.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16
hurley Tells OF
IDAHO POTATOES
POTATO is COMING KING OF ALI
IDAHO CROPS, ACCORDING
TO Burnley,

Humble Tuber Is Taking ON q New
Dignity In IdahO-ShOrt Line Has
Spent Thousands In PrOclaiming
the Beauties and Profits of the
Idaho Potato.
The Oregon Short Line has done
great work in advertising Idaho.
A few years ago, Mr.. D. q. Burley,
general passenger agent of the Ore
gOn Short Line, became greatly
enamored of the lowly potato. He
concluded that he could do nothing
better in the way of benefitting the
human race In general, and those
members of 1t fortunate enough to
live In Idaho in particular, than to
encourage the culture of the tuber.
With commendable energy he start
ed out on his mission. He met with
success, as all can testify. Today
Idaho is one of the greatest potato
producing states of the union. An
ordinary man would have rested,
out Mr.. D. E. Burley comes a long
way from being an ordinary man.
NOT content with attracting the peo-
pie OF Idaho to the culture of the
potato, but he must show the world
Wnat the state has done. News
papers, magazines and pamphlets
were pressed into service, until today
iOano potatoes have a reputation
Aauon-Wide. Below we reprint an
Srucle which has appeared in q
great many eastern newspapers. II
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16

limit, by a long way" he remarked,
confidently, and there are thousands
familiar with Idaho who are ready to
echo his assertion.
The fact is that large profits from
potato raising in Idaho are the rule,
not the exception. H. P. Frodsham,
farmer of the American Falls dis
trict, commonly takes 500 bushels
from an acre, his yield thus being,
at AZ cents, 1910.
Someone who knows the conditions
in and the possibilities of Idaho has
said cit is a maxim in Southern Ida
no, that the new settler, with little
or no capital or implements, but with
willingness to work, can plant po-
tatoes on his irrigated farm the first
year and make good living for his
family, besides laying aside money to
make all necessary payments on his
land"
VIM. B. Kelley, who owns a ranch
near Gooding says: I'VE get so
many potatoes to the acre that we
don't stop to count the sacks"
Samuel B. Lewis, also living near
Gooding, reports as follows: "Po-
tatoes grow large and thick. Six po-
tatoes from my field weighed 81
pounds. The crop runs 500 to 600
bushels to the acre and can always
be depended upon"
The price received by Mr.. Snyder
for his prize-winning potatoes does
not by any means represent the
''top" of the Idaho market. Much
higher prices have been commanded
at various times, yet at the Accent
rate received by Mr. Snyder his pro-
|
fits were very large.
Scores of instances may be cited
to show what the lands of idaho
hold in store for those who will pu;
forth the effort that must precede
success.
Those who have succeeded In this
one task of potato raising trace theil
accomplishments to industry, Of
course. and to a study Of conditions
and needs. But they could not hav'
reaped such harvests II industry anC
determination had they not been for
titled by ideal conditions of climate
and soil.
| Such conditions prevail in the as
ricultural districts of Idaho. Their
the ground is rich and eager. Their
the climate is conducive to the out
door task. There tho scheme of II
rlgatlon has been so we'll prepare
and is so unfaillng In Its suppl
that growing crops have water whe
they need It,.
With water, sunshine and cultiva
ton to bless the crops at proper in
tervals, the growing of potatoes, o
any other agricultural or horticuI
tural industry In Idaho, Is as sure c
, abundant cash returns as any c
mans tasks can be.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-06-16
REAL ESTATE MAN VISITS CITY.

The latter part of the week Mr..
q. J. Russell of the real estate firm
of Russell & Dickinson Of Parma,
was a visitor in Caldwell. Mr.. Rus
sell is a Republican and stands
squarely with President Taft on
Canadian reciprocity. He informed
the Tribune that Parma was thriv-
ing, real estate is ON the move and
that prospects for bumper crops
are splendid.