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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
A QUESTION OF
OBLIGATION
1t Was Settled SatisfaCtO-
riIy to All Parties
By ETHEL DOUGHTY
By ETHEL DOUGHTY
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

During the decade between 1850
and 1860 an ocean steamer off the
banks of Newfoundland while running
through fog c0llided with sailing
vessel. The sailer sheered off, was lost
In the mist and was never heard from
again. In the bow of the steamer
hole was made under water. In these
days ocean liners are built with COM
partments. so that one compartment
may Gil without the water extending
beyond it. but at that time water pour
Ing In at one part of the ship had
free access to the rest. The conse-
quence was that the vessel gradually
settled, and the crew and passengers
knew that she must soon sink.
Among the latter was lady and her
little daughter. six or seven years old.
The mother could procure but one life
preserver. which she put around her
child, and both entered one Of the boats
that were sent adrift. Some of the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
KEUTERVILLE ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Donnie Roman
are the proud parents of a baby
boy. j"
w. B. Hussman was in Cotton
wood last week experimenting
the shipping of his shop lumber.
The approaching wedding of
Miss Mary Schmidt and Charles
Boxleitner was announced for
the second time Sunday.
The Misses Mamie and Bertha
Bergund came up from Salmon
river Tuesday to attend the
Hussman-Luchtefeld wedding.
There was a dance given at
the huffman home Tuesday
night, January 30th. All report
having had a very pleasant
time.
While chopping jack pines for
John Uptmor last week, Tues
day, Lawrence SCHNEIDER had
the misfortune to cut his foot
quite severely. DIR. Blake was
called to dress the wound and
we all hope to see Lawrence
walking without crutches in a
few days.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

THERE IS THE GIRL TOLD YOU ABOUT
boats rea ched Newfoundland. but the
one in which the lady and her little
daughter were placed was never heard
from.
Fifteen years after the sinking of
the ocean steamer Marcia Slade, a
young girl who spoke the English Ian
guage with a British intonation. was
stroling through the Uffizi' gallery in
Florence, passing idly from picture t.
picture and finally stopped before one
Of St. john. While she was gazing
at it young man Joined her, and the
two began to comment upon the beauty
of the painting.
II have seen it before" said the girl,
knitting her brows as If to recall some
thing forgotten.
"Have you ever been in Florence be-
fore? asked the young man.
"Never"
"Then you have never seen the pic
ture till now"
"Why 500"
Because in New York, my home.
lives gentleman who boasts that he
possesses the only copy of this picture
that was ever made"
Nevertheless | have seen it, have
been familiar with it."
"As an engraving?"
"No; as a painting"
Impossible"
Nothing more was said about the
matter at the time. The two saunter-
ed on together. finally sitting on a
bench to rest.
II am leaving Florence tomorrow"
said the young man, land before | go
will make one more appeal to you
Did you not acknowledge that you
are not Indifferent TO me | would not
urge you But this reason that your
people being British and especially an
tagonistic TO Americans IL not sniff
cient to keep W. apart. However. |
think you have told me that the SHADES
are NO blood relations of yours"
'."They are not. am an adopted
daughter. hut | owe them more than
would owe them were they my own
parents. who are their children's nat
ural protectors. Perhaps II Mr.. Slade
were my father and he opposed my
marriage with you on what con
sidercd insufficient grounds l would
marry you without his consent Mel
Their Mr.. nor Mrs. Slade assumes to con.
troll me Ia this matter. but owe them
so much that will not fiy In the face
of their antipathies."
And you still refuseT''
$50 far as see my way at present,
I do"
Winfield. the sutton, sadly babe the
young lady adieu. Her steadfastness
III refusing to do aught to give discom-
fort to her benefactors only made
him the more DESTROYS of possessing
her.
The next morning he left Florence
intending not to return. at least so
long as Marcia Slade was there, for
he had little hope that she would see
her duty In any other light than she
had expressed It to him. He went to
Nice, where he moped for month
vainiy endeayoring to keep his.resolu-
ton to think no more Of her, at the
end Of which time he gave up trying
aud yielded to temptation to regain
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
A TURKEY RATION.

While corn will put fat on turkeys.
a much finer quality of flesh is OBJ
tanned if they are given ration Of
ground oats, barley, buckwheat and
wheat middings mixed into a moist
mash with skimmilk or buttermilk A
half ounce of tallow to each bird as a
substitute for corn gives excellent re-
suits. This ration should be fed from
a trough and should be supplemented
by succulent ration of apples. bets
or turnips. Shells, grit and fresh wa
ter should be. kept before the birds
constantly. If they are in good grow.
ing condition to start with about three
weeks Of this special feeding VII. be
needed to fit them for the table.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
EVIDENCE FOR THE siLo.

AT farmers institute which the
writer attended some time ago speak
Fr who was setting forth the merits of
corn silage wound up his argument by
saying that not only did the horses
cattle, sheep and hogs consume it
greedily. but also the poultry. while &C.
casionally he found the hired man
chewing it as substitute for some
thing stronger. This kind of evidence
seems conclusive and ought to be SUI.
ficient to convert the most skeptical to
the silo way.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

Quite often the care given valuable
horses Ia iadicated by getting them
new harnesses after they have run
away because Of the bad repair of the
old and by getting them shot after
they have slipped and received injuries
on ley roads.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

With cold weather at hand reports
are beginning to come In again of seri.
ons explosions due to firing up stoves
with pipe connections when the latter
contain Ice.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

1t is claimed that Luther Burbank.
commonly known as the plant wizard,
has developed spineless variety Of
blackberries. Those who have prick
ed their fingers gathering this lus-
cious fruit hope this report is true.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

As a general rule. irrigating land
costs four times as, much per acre as
does draining It, the figures for the two
types OF Improvement being $40 and
$40 respectively. Once installed. the ir.
rigatioa system costs from fifteen to
twenty times as much to maintain as
does the drainage.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

A. C. Riatcel. the real estate
man. is in town today from the
county seat.
Owing to the large amount of
work in Nee Perez county, dis
Itrict court viii not convene in
this county until next Monday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

Aside from a measure of personal
satisfaction. the only possible reason
for raising pure bred stock Of any kind
is the added revenue which they viii
give, 1t follows from this that unless
one Is willing to give such stock the
special care they are entitled to 1t Is
a good deaf better to keep on raising
scrubs.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19
Train Hits SDeedpr

ooI pae at.nl3y day last week the afternoon IL.
Uaa5 vs. struck rue and demolished gg,5 speedS, 'o
SSea N t-y oy a lineman on the O..Wp pI9Oyt p 4
", nj track west Of the city. Tbe ,' n.,S N, y
Hehl .3 occurred just west Of to,vr aIOI- a.--
S. Sne oid pest house site. But fu for "taI tl
damage was done. N>'' "o other
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19
TOLD IN HOOD RIVER
A Resident Known to all Our Readers
Relates an Experience

Readers of the Glacier have been told
again and again of the merits of that
reliable, time proved kidney remedy
Doan's Kidney Pills. The experiences
told are not those Of unknown persons.
living far away. The cases are Hood
River cases, told by Hood River people
Isaac Ford, Hood River, Oregon,
says: "Ihe lapse of time since pub,
licly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills has
not changed my opinion of them. |
stu take this remedy occasionally and
It always benefits me. Lumbago and
kidney trouble caused me much sufFar-
ing and seemed unable to get relief
The pains started in the small of INV
back and radiated through all parts If
my body At night | was so miserable
that could not get my proper rest In
the morning was stiff and lame and
any attempt to stoOp or lift drove me
almost frantic. had dizzy smells and
felt tired after the least eyertion
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me promnt.
" and continued use corrected NV
trouble. " 0S'0' my
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents
roster MlIburn Co, Buffalo New York
sole agents Tor the United States
Remember the name--Doan's--
lake no other. '""
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19
MRS. +. c. SEXTON
DIES VERY SUDDENLY

A phone message notifying him of
the serious illness of Mrs. Sexton in
The Dalles, F. c. Sexton, accompanied
by bis son, Newton, securing an auto
mobile from the Fashion Livery Co,
hurried to his wife's bedside last
Thursday. Mrs. Sexton, however, ex-
pired about ten minutes before his ar
rival. She was seized with an attack
of appopexy at noon and her death oc-
Cured about three o'clock.
Mrs. Sexton has many friends here
who are grieved at the news of her
sudden death. She spent a portion of
the summer here on the Setxon ranch
on Neal Greek. The funeral services
were held Saturday. Those in attend
ance from Hood River were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Cameron, Mr. and Mrs.
J .ssP. Thomson, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernhard
krohn and L. j. Heizer.
In addition to the son named above,
Mrs. Sexton leaves surviving seven
other children.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19
School Vacation Begins Saturday

The Christmas holidays of the local
schools will begin Saturday. The stu
dents and teachers will enjoy a l2-day
vacation, the date for the resumption
of work being January.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19
DAVID ECCLES
FINANCIAL GENIUS

Dovid Eceles. president Of the Ore.
CON Lumber Co. and the Mount Hood
r r. Co. of this county and head of a
core or more Of large business enter
misses in Utah, Oregon and Idaho. was
one of the shrewdest financial geniuses
in the northwest or the intermountian
region. His great success was due to
bis Keen perception Of business rela-
tions. bis understanding Of man and
his unceasing application.
The committee Of the Ogden Clear
inc House association consisting of
AR. Heywood. r. f. Hoag and A.
p Bigelow secretary adopted the fol
lowing resolutions on Mr.. Eceles
Whereas it has pleased'an All Wise
Providence to take from our midst Og-
denis leading citizen and tnanial cap
tain. Hon. David Eccles, and
Whereas il has been ordered that
suitable expression be made of the
great loss and public grief,
Now be it resolved by the Ogden
Clearing House association that while
oFedienty bowing to the hand of our
Divine Father. we testify to the great
worth and distinguished character of
the deceased. BY his commanding gen.
lbs as a man Of affairs he hewed into
conspicuous greatness an array of in
dustrial and fiscal institutions that ar
rested the attention Of the country.
His magnetic touch breathed life into
legitimate promotions, and his dynamic
energy and far seeing courage driven
on with an executive ability that was
a marvel to an intelligent public pro-
duced results that not only brought
rich rewards, but also built up and de-
veloped the intermOuntaln section.
To those who come after him we call
attention that the people of three
great states and more assemble to pay |
honor to his memory andsto register a
page in the history of time that shall
never grow dim or become etfaced.
The laurels which rightly belong on
his brow are and shall be placed there
bv his fellow tOwusmen who, apprecl-
ating what he has done for the up
building Of Ogden and the west, record
their testimony with grateful and con-
tinuing appreciation. III
A. p. Bigelow, Secretary. ]
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19

Ios. inf ,tl quicker a cold is gotten rid Of tho
,sIs othor 'ne danger from pneumoni,V ~ onS 'ug
Ii'G' Ta1 , serious nous diseases. Mr. R ~ ana
i.ii, iIl9iil, oi Wa erly, Va saws. g a. ", a. l.
to 1eileVe bo Chamberlain's Cough Rsnn5y. ",nl5y
msp5aI rr9 lj,a{fet I, Tor colds hays rocoo, ou
a"-au n;.I y TO my friends and tlev O0,'i, an
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-19
CrOupy Coughs and Wheezy Colds

The quickest, simplest way to rid the
children of dangerous cronpy coughs and
wheezy, stufiy colds is to give them Fo.
ley's Honey and Tar Compound. 1t
gives almost instant relief and stops a
cough promptly. 1t soothes and heals,
Contains no opiates. Chus. N. Clarke.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
USE FOR OLD BLUEPRINTS
BIeached by Simple Process, They
Furnish Sketch Paper Of
Fair Grade.

In the engineering department OF
every mine Office. blueprints will accu-
mulate until the quantity has reached
amazing proportions. Some compa.
MES keep record and file of all prints
made and at periodical times destroy
the old ones. In addition to this. says
the Engineering and Mining Journal.
at the time Of printing. there is sure
to be certain waste due to poor ex.
posures, blotchy paper. etc. A method
for turning this waste into a useful
article Is presented by e. B. Birken-
bend. In the American Machinist.
These old or useless prints may be
bleached by immersing them in a soda
bath containing four ounces of soda
to one gallon Of water. II 1t Is desired
to bleach only portion of the print,
this may be done by painting that part
with this solution. BY washing the
prints In fresh water. after bleaching.
any discoloration is prevented. The
blank paper thus obtained furnishes
fair grade of sketch paper. and
there are numerous other uses to
which 1t could also be put
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
Pure Food Law Labels Old.

Pure food law labels were in ex
istence in 900 B. c., according to a
discovery made by, Prof George A.
Reisner. Of Harvard. Inscriptions ex
cavated in the ancient city of Sa
maria, in Palestine, are labels which
were employed as seals on Jars OF
wine and OIL. They mention the
years In which the wine was laid
down In the cellar of the palace store
house and they state the vineyard
from which the wine came. These
labels, about 70 in number. have been
dug up on the ruins of the storehouse
attached to the palace of King Ahab
some 5000 years ago and the names
of the owners as given indicate that
not only the king himself but other
men stored their wines and oils there.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
From the Ash Tray.

Even the ash of hubby's cigar car
be utilized. In what wayf Why. al
a polisher for gold watches. bracelets
and rings, let alone chains and null
utude OF other trinkets. This comes
from a prominent 1eweler. so II must
be nearly correct He even goes to
the extent OF carrying with him a
small case in which he preserves all
the ashes from the cigars which he
smokes. He says that the grain 10 80
fine that II leaves no mark that II
discernIble to the naked eye
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

or another of his companions had
been tackled bodily by one Of the
junk's crew. On his own part he
caught glimpse Of a shadow moving
ghostlike against one of the lights.
and promptly exercised 1t with shot.
BY this time the vessel seemed to
be caught In the grip Of pandemon-
ium; shouts and shots Wed with
screams. groans, confused padding
footsteps, to make the moment one OF
nightmare. The boarding party stood
at bay. not daring to venture from the
spot on which they had landed, firing
steadily but with discretion.
Huddled together like children In
fear OF the powers of darkness, the
three held their fire against the inev-
table assault In force. handicapped
fearfully by their absolute ignorance
of the lay of the deck, of the number
of their opponents. and of from which
quarter they had to expect the attack.
And the silence and the suspense
wore upon their nerves until the final
struggle came In the shape of boom
to save them from madness. And 1t
came with a rush and will, cyclonic.
tremendous, overpowering. BY sheer
weight of human flesh the Europeans
were pinned against the rail, fighting
at handgrips with cruel and cunning
foe far better prepared for such bus.-
ness than they. For at such close
quarters pistols were practically
worthless save as, clubs. while knives
interstice. however straitened.
O'Rourke had no time to think of his
companions Stung to desperation by
the silent. unrelenting fury OF his as
sailants-twice he was conscious of
the white-hot agony of a. knife-thrust.
and scraping his ribs. the other biting
deep into his thigh-he fired until he
had but one cartridge left In his re-
volver, and expended that blowing out
the brains of an extraordinarily per-
sistent coolie, then dropped the USE
less weapon and trusted to his naked
strength.
1t served him we'll for a little. One
man. precipitated by the weight of
those behind him into the adventur-
er's arms, he seized by the throat and
throttled in a twinkling: then lifting
him from the deck. he exerted his
power to the utmost. and cast the
body like log into the midst of the
melee Thus clearing a little space, he
found himself able to step aside and
let another run past him into the bull
wark; and seeing the sheen of a
swordblade In the fellows hand, be-
fore he could recover seized his wrist,
twisted It savagely. and wrenched the
weapon away.
The finale came moment later, sig.
nalized by a binding flash of light
more bright than that of day, which
fell athwart the deck and Illuminated
instantaneously every inch of the
lighting ground. Fervently be blessed
the nearby vessel that had turned Its
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

searchlight on the junk. The scene
it revealed beggared the experience OF
man whose trade was fighting; II
fell upon decks slippery with blood
and Uttered with the bodies of dead
and wounded; 1t silenced a confusion
indescribable. Upon that insane turmoil
the light fell with the effect of thun
derbolt from clear sky.
Screaming shrilly in their panic. the
Chinese scattered and fell away. leav'
ing O'Rourke beside Couch, Wheeler
being down and buried beneath three
Chinese corpses. And instantaneously
something grated harshly against the
starboard side of the junk, and man
his figure stark black against the cold
white glare. leaped upon the rail and
tumbled inboard. Others to the mum
Der of a dozen followed him, swarm
ing over the decks. Couch reeled to-
wards them, babbling orders and In.
structions.
The second launch had arrived.
Sick and faint. O'Rourke slouched
back against the rail. watching with
lack-luster eyes the end of the chap
ter 1t was simple to the point of
seeming farcical in comparison with
that which preceded 1t. The dazed and
now outnumbered Chinese offered no
further resistance. Disarmed and put
under guard, they disappeared from
his consciousness. while he watched
the men from the second launch,
spurred by Couch. scatter in search of
the abducted women.
Loss Of blood was beginning to tell
upon him; his strength seemed alto
gether gone; his wits buzzed In his
head like swarm of gnats. He
grasped his support convulsively, be-
ginning to appreciate how seriously
he was hurt. He heard as from a great
distance thin, faint cries of men shout.
ing In triumph; saw Couch, a pygmy
shape. holding In his arms a doll who
wore the face Of Miss Pynsent Then
Of sudden he was conscious of a
woman Fastening toward him, a fan
tastic and incongruous figure In a din.
ner-gown, her skirts trailing in the
slime of the shambles, her arms out
held to him; and knew her for his
wife.
He essayed to speak, but could not.
He felt her arms close about him. In
the face Of the searchlight's penetrat.
ing and undertaking glare, night
closed down upon him.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
CHAPTER xxxv.

In after days. when he was alto
gether we'll and whole. they journeyed
forth. these two. the man and his
wife, from Rangoon northward The
railway carried them some distance;
later they struck of with their train
into the primitive wilderness beyond
the ultimate British outposts on the
Chindwine, main tributary to the IT.
rawaddy.
The land was peaceful. hospitable.
and very very lovety In Its wilder
ness, Their happiness was ecstasy.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19

BY day they rode through Jungle.
wood and rolling uplands. or less east
ly through the Businesses of the hills.
side by side. thought linked to
thought. their hearts attuned. BY
night their camps were pitched IN a
new-found world of beauty. wonderful
In its shadowy mystery.
II was so ordered that they came,
toward shutdown of certain day. to
the foot of hill crowned with a great
pagoda of many multiplied roofs firing
ed with myriad silver bells that
tinkled ceaselessly in the evening
airs.
Here they dismounted and together
made the ascent of an age-old wooden
stairway. broad and easy, and throng-
ed from the first rise TO the last with
weary pilgrims. beggars. lepers. laugh
ing children, mendicant holy men. The
sun was low upon the horizon when,
having bribed their way along that
gauntlet. O'Rourke and his bride (she
could never be aught less to him) at
tanned to the topmost platform and,
having received permission, with meet
show Of reverence entered the temple.
1t was very dark inside and for a
time they moved bl1ndly in and out;
but at length they came to massive
doorway looking toward the West. and
here they paused, hand in hand, look
ing up to the placid face of huge
Buddha, who squatting cross-legged
upon a pedestal, looked through the
ward to Nirvana.
The figure. carven originally from
stone. had been so heavily plastered
with gold-leaves by the devout. that
now 1t had all the semblance Of being
gold to its core; and, lavishly deco
rated with necklaces and bracelets of
rare jewels set in crusted gold, In the'
evening glow 1t shone like some great
lamp of holiness. Only its face was
in shadow.
Slowly the light struck higher be-
meath the caves of the pagoda, and
slowly it crept up apd yet up, until its
last blood-red shaft revealed the Bud
dha's forehead and what was set
therein, a monstrous ruby.
The woman gasped family and
chung tightly to her husbands arm.
He held her close, watching the great
stone flame and throb and pulse. like
a pool of living flame swimming In
darkness.
And then the light of the world
went out.
Pensively in the dusk they descend
ed the temple staircase. At the foot.
before they remounted their horses,
the woman came to the man and put
her hands upon his shoulders.
Terence" she said, II think am
very weary. Take me home"
He gathered her into his arms.
81 think" she said, at frightened
me fearful of this country
the Pool of Flame. up there"
we've seen the last of It," he said
tenderly. land so have l. IT'S done
with, like the days of me adventur-
ngs. have no thought but you. dear
heart. Let us go home"
THE END.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-07-19
Good Balm.

Aunt Sarah. cook in a Richmond
family. took home dish of macaroni
from her mistress table for the edi-
fication OF her own family When her
children had been assured that 1t
was good they proceeded to eat with
great gusto. The next morning Aunt
Sarah discovered two of her Off
spring in the yard turning over stones
and soil and scratching vigorously in
the earth.
Hear, yo' chillun!" called out Aunt
Sarah. what yo' all doin'?"
yves a-huntin'" was the reply, so
some mo- of dem macaroni worms"