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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
TAX PUT on FEMALE CATS
New Jersey Assemblymen Pass Meas.
ure That Hits Felines Without
Dissent.

Trenton, N. J.-By q superhuman
effort and the aid of Speaker Nc
Grams gavel, the New Jersey house
passed Assemblyman Bresinger's bill
fixing a tax of a dollar year upon
female cats. The vote was 81 to O,
and the author of the measure was
surprised and delighted. Every time
the bill has come up for consideration
heretofore the risibilities Of the mem
bers have been aroused and chorus
OF catcalls has set in. When this
course was attempted Speaker Nc
Gran said impressively, and with no
sign of a smile: ''The gentleman from
Hudson has been square sport and
he Is now entitled to fair hearing
Assemblyman Bresinger then made
speech in favor Of his measure, fair
~ bubbling with good humor but
sticking to the principle Of the meas
ure and declaring with impressive elo-
quence that female cats as hunters
Of the misunderstanding birds were q
menace and ought to be restrained by
law. Moreover, he said, the cat has
been found to be q dangerous dis.
seminator Of contagious diseases and
should be suppressed for that reason,
II for no other. 4. n .is 4
Assemblyman Simpson, also Of Hud.
son, said the bill was not complete;
that It ought to embrace all cats and
not tho females alone. t1e defended
the Get 90 q destroys lsof rllts and
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
opyrisht. 1910. By Louis Joseph Vance.)
SYNOPSIS.

Garrett Coast. a young man of New
York City. meets Douglas Blackstock. who
anyites him to a card party. He accepts.
son being that both are in love with Kath-
crime Thaxter. Coast fails to convince her
that Blackstock 10 unworthy Of her
frtendship At the party Coast meets two
ppna ana asS ae sH oy Shoots There Van
1uyl dead. Coast struggled to wrest the
weapon from him. thus the police dis
cover them. Coast 10 arrested for murder.
- but as h. begins his SEN en-
comes free: but Blackstock has married
katherine Thaxter and fled. Coast pur-
chases a yacht and while sailing sees
cues the fellow who Is named Appleyard.
They arrive at lonely island. known as
NO Mans Land. Coast starts out to ex-
9lore the place and comes upon some
ing house he secs Katherine Thaxter,
who explains that her husband. under the
name Of Black. has bought the island.
e station there. Coast informs her that
her husband murdered Van Tuyl. Coast
gees Blackstock and some Cinnamon
!ourying q man. They fire at him. but he
ss rescued by Appleyard. who gets him
Weals that he Is secret service man
and has been watching the crowd on
ne n. Island a. suspecting they are criminals.
os H. Is M anxtouT to fathom the mysteries
70 save Katherine. Appleyard believes
mat Black and his gang make a shield
pf, the wireless station to conduct a snug
Egling business. Coast penetrates to the
lair OF Blackstock's disguise. Katherine
which tells Coast that neither his life
0r her own are safe.
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summons Of ! subconsclo us al1lsn
clock. Such. Ia fact, was more or
less tho case: he who sleeps upon Tho
thought Of danger . apt TO waksn
with that thought predominant
a moment gone everything had been
densely dark. with that narcotic black.
ness which Characterised the slumDer1s
OF the overworked and ovprwronght.
Now In q twinkling he found himself
intensely conscious. In the middle Of
the floor, pistol In hand. every nerve
on the qui vive. every muscle tense.
Gradually he realized that his nerves
must have tricked him, that the hair
trigger Of his suspended faculties
must have been pulled by some com.
mon but unexpected noise. The room
was bright with garish daylight; at
the doors the chairs were in place. as
he had left them; there was not Q
sound to be heard in the house.
Very stealthily he opened the hall
door and looked out. From the silence
within doors. there was no one else
astir. He went out and back to tho
kitchen, finding 1t empty. After some
momentary hesitation he returned to
his room. found towel and took It
with him out into the open.
He went quickly down through the
Cold LARS to the beach. The Echo
was gone, but this did not surprise
him; 1t had been Appleyard's purpose
to heave anchor and get away as soon
as the gale showed signs Of slacken-
ing. Inside the sheltering SPIT
sturdy little catboat was dancing
crafty at its mooring, but it was evil
IDENTIFY deserted, and Coast rightly
guessed that the vessel belonged to
Blackstock. that its tender was the
boat which Power had been accused Of
stealing-principally, no doubt, to al
lay the suspicious of Katherine; some
means of accounting for the mans dis
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II Il: twinkling, while the hard stniis'
reappeared on the satyr's features.
do you really tote . gun. Handy
Iside!''
Always" Coast rejoined briefly.
'Why-up here - =
''You never can tell what's going to
happen" N
Perhaps you're right" Blackstock
conceded the point graciously. Il
don't mind. but you really ought not
to take joke 50 seriously. However.
I. I'm full Of sleep and you
must be. John-hat, cane. =
One Of the servants brought them In
stantly. "G'd-night, Handyside."
Blackstock hesitated an instant.
then got his bearings and found the
back door with unerring accuracy.
On the stoop he paused long enough
to say: We'll get together after
breakfast and talk business" and the
blackness received him.
Mystified, Coast waited. staring at
the spot where he had last seen the
man. until one of the Cinnamon mild
~ suggested that his room was ready.
He followed the fellow stupidity. pre-
occupied, his mind ranging far in fu-
tile speculation as to the riddle of
Blackstock's conduct. Long after he
was left alone in the room that had
been Powers he sat on the edge Of the
dingy bed, his gaze fixed upon
the reflection Of the lamps flame in
the window panel-absorbed in the
enigma.
He could not rid himself of the I'm
preston that an inarticulate menace
lurked beneath Blackstock's apparent
ly unsuspicious reception of him.
Was insanity the explanation? Was
the man in reality homicidal maniac.
at whose intellect the lust to slay ate
like cancer? But in such
case, would he have delegated to an
other the assassination of Power?
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Did he or did he not suspect? Did
that sudden slip of the mask signify
that he had merely allowed himself
to appear to be deceived and was but
waiting to deliver some telling stroke
in retaliation?
How much has Coast to apprehend,
what to guard against?
To this latter question his every in
stinct answered in chorus: Every
thing. He dared leave no stone un-
turned to safeguard himself-that he
might remain able to protect Kath-
crime.
1t came to him that it was not I'M
likely he had been left in that lonely
cottage with the three Chinese that
they might quietly make away with
him while he slept.
With this in mind he took a more
detailed inventory of his surround
ings; and found them hopelessly ex-
posed.
Unquestionably he would have been
safer in the open; but the storm was
now at the top of its fury. Sheets of
WdtSl WSlS oAuACAA6 IAV AOuo0 e40 ~
cast from some gigantic bucket.
Danger within seemed very
much preferable to misery with
out. More than that, If Black
stock had planned an attempt upon his
life during the night, Coast might as
we'll know it; for he was armed and
unafraid, and he who knows what to
fear is doubly armed.
Having wedged a chair beneath the
knob of each door, he placed the lamp
upon the table, turning 1t low that its
scanty store Of oil might last the
night, and sat down on the bed, the
pillow at his back, Appleyard's pistol
ready at his side.
Insensibly as the dead hours Jagged
marked by no disturbance foreign to
the storm, his WEAKNESS bore heavily
upon him. His thoughts blurred into
chaotic tumble Of incoherencies.
He nodded, drowsed with chin on
breast, reused with a start when some
Unusually violent squall swooped over
the island, drowsed again. and in the
end slipped over upon his side and
slept the sleep Of the exhausted. pro
found and drsamlesk !. 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
Bathe,tic.

8athettc.
General Marion Maus has keen
and delicate taste in literature. and
at q recent dinner at Vancouver Bar
racks, discussing popular novel Of
little worth, General Maus said:
'"The pathos of the book Is really
bathos. It reminds me of private's
widow. The good woman was about
to sell her household furniture, her
rugs, plated ware and what not. As
she was going over these articles her
eyes filled with tears, a host of mem
cries rose to her mind, and, laying
aside a half-dozen knives, she said:
"'Oh, dear! l can't let these go!
They've been in poor Georges mouth
too often!'"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
His Business to Know.

His Business to Know. t
Wife-Look, l bought this fur coat
today. They tell me we are going to
have very cold weather soon.
Husband-Who told you so?
Wife-The furrier.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
When Your Eyes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No smarting-Eeels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and aran3lated Eyelids. Illus.
compounded BY our Oculists-not q "Patent Med.
icine.-but used in successful Physicians' Pmc-
le and sold ~ Druggists at 40 and Cos per Bottle.
Murine Eye salve In Aseptic Tubes, 80 and e0c.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
Why WINS Il ldIfas. -. 1. h

why. wins, what kept you5 e.
later Did you have; - isytay aftsf!
SCHOOL, I'm asraid you hsys bssa
naughty.
mo. ma.am aln't never naughty:
Bobby Jones W. licked fsr beins
naughty. ~ staysl aftsr school u.
hsss rim ySli Z
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CHAPTER x,v.-(continued.)

His hand remained on Coasts shout
der, obnoxious but imperative. And
then" he continued after a slight
pause, my fingers remember anything
they've ever felt. Let me run my
hands over mans face once, and
Ill pick him out Of a dozen any time
afterwards. Like this"
J Before Coast could object Black
stock had brought both hands into
play upon his face; lightly, softly and
gently the ten blunt, hard tips of his
stubby fingers moved over Coasts
features. tapping. pressing. gliding
on.
~ 1t was all but insufferable; Coast
was conscious that the blood burned
IN his face like fire, that his heart was
pounding-so loud, 1t seemed, that the
other must be aware of it. Revolted,
ne almost choked at this familiarity.
OF contact which he must needs en-
dure, from the man of all men he had
the greatest cause to hate, loathe and
sdespise. He dug his nails into his
palms In an effort to enforce submits
sion. Blackstock's face was within
two feet of his own; satiric smile
!the fancied) rested upon those crude
~ modelled, animal features; he real.
azed suddenly that 1t was the face of
"a Satyr. simply, naively sensual, as
tsoulless as its lightless eyes. And a
!vinuous breath offended his nostrils;
ibis own breath he held, clenching his
teeth.
Now know you'' ......
i, He could think of nothing to say
but: "Oh?" It was with difficulty
that he succeeded in enunciating that.
The hands moved on, down over his
shoulders, and felt of his arms.
"Hard!" commented Blackstock
you've got strength, haven't you?
Mot as great as mine. though; you'd
hardly realize how immensely strong
Il am. See now!" His hands moved
swiftly back to Coasts throat and
Igirdled 1t With collar of iron. do
you realize could easily squeeze your
breath OCT of your body. I could"
Coasts face explored the face above
him. Its smile was gone. Something
ran cold along his spine, and of sud-
den he was without emotion, quite
calm and collected
i But you won't, you know he said
easily; that is, you wouldn't if you
knew my right hand in my pocket was
pointing a pistol directly at your heart.
! -. Would you?"
a Perhaps the fact that he had merely
stated the truth was responsible for
his coolness He noted the
anstinctive movement Of the blind
teyes, as II they sought to see II it
WAS true; End he thought: Habit is
strong.
u Raising his left hand, he grasped
ckstock's right by the wrist and
4 removed It with q certain firmness.
The other hand released him an in
btant later. and the man stood back
With . short laugh. ~
.But you wouldn't have fired?"
Tot any. sooner than you'd have
cried to strange me.
4 OF course I'D no such idea
.Of course not: but You shouldn't
1vs suggested II. You made me
81 f'youa. &
NJ s lnoment It was as II the mask
Aroppsd. 60 4 they openly
NJ one mother - implaca,
! = 11l r. - aEain Coast IL.
Z quivsrsd q
t. s q surprised, q hour bs.
- lpple RI tensed smusclss, hard
deteetod ssemed Il 70 shake
tetA - fook III vna eona
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05

The Paxton Toilet Co. of Boston,
Mass, will send large trial box of
Paxtine Antiseptic, delightful cleans
ing and germicidal toilet preparation,
to any woman, free, upon request.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
Sure Does.

"The pen is mightier than the
sword"
"But the typewriter put it all over
the PEN"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05

There is nothing heavenly about war,--o,
Dyspepsia; The world is outgrowing the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
If You Are a TrifIe Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, you can
wear size smaller by shaking Aliens Foot,
Ease, the. antiseptic powder, into them.
just the thing for Dancing Parties and for
Breaking in New Shoes. Sample Free.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05

There are few things that even a
young man doesn't know.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05

Some Of the charity that begins at
home isn't up to the standard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05

Or. J. II. RINDLAus (specIaIlst),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. D.
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Knew His Weakness.

Benham-I like to nnger over q
bath.
Mrs. Benham-Yes, an internal one
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cH.Alp'rER ~.

rs coast awsksned With ! gasp. Jump.
inE = - fsSt - 4 % H. ysremptory
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
International Harvester COMPANY Of Amehe,
(IaeespenasO
Chicago uSA

Horace Aven left Monday to join
his folks in Salt Lake, Agnes will re-
main here few weeks longer after
which she intends to go.
Ruth Martin who has been very i'll
for sometime is improving slowly.
Miss Pearl Hall was a Roswell visi-
tor Monday.
The fifth grade from the Washing
ton school went out to Sebree Island
Tuesday on picnic.
Mrs. Coons was a Boise visitor last
Monday. ...
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
entertained today at the home Of Mrs.
T. A. Walters. The hostesses are,
Messers. G. L. Powell, Elhart, Max
we'll and Austin.
Mrs. Rhinehart moved to Boise
Monday.
Mrs. Coleman of Boise who spent
the past winter with her sister, Mrs.
Geo. Andrews, died Saturday of con-
suption and was buried Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheppard leave next
Friday for Moscow to visit friends a
short time. Mrs. Sheppard will go
from there to Kansas City for few
weeks, after which she will join her
husband in Alberta, Can, where they
expect to make their home.
Edwin Bedford who was operated
on at the local hospital is much i'm
proved and able to be home again.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
OUR CANDY MAKER.

+ 4 \ ~ 4 + + + + = 4 + =
The Tribune will answer through
this column all questions relative to
candy making In the home and will
publish each week new receipt that
can be worked In any ordinary kit
chen with the utensils the average
housewife uses for cooking. r.i
The services Of . professional can
dy maker have been engaged for this
column and are At your disposal. Ad-
dress all communications to the Edi-
tor Of the Candy Maker. Caldwell
Tribune, and the answers will be
printed in . following issue; names
will not be printed. but reply to your
INQUIRY will be under your initials.
II you have failures in making your
candy at home and wish The Tribune
to help you correct them you must
forward 10 the receipt BY which you
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.


Among the helpful things for the
housewife to know are the following
When washing marble always put q
few drops of ammonia into the water
as this brightens it.
A good way to clean decanters OF
glass bottles is to scrape raw pota.
toes into them, fill with cold water
and let stand for a day or two.
A sponge that has become Shiny
can be cleaned by soaking it in .
strong borax water. wringing it Out
and renewing the water until the
sponge is clean.
Grained wood can be kept fresh
by an occasional washing in cold tea
A little parafin added to stove
backing greatly increases the bright
ness of the polish.
When buying nutmegs the small
ones are better favored than thu
larger ones. and to test the freshness
prick with a needle. Il fresh. the oil
will instantly spread around the pune
ture.
4 X \ \ ~ 4 X X + kkkk]
*
4 WEEKLY RRcTpE. !
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
What's What---and How
--IN WOAdANS

When darnine stockings run
Unread round each hole before begin
ming and draw until the edges are H,t
ihis makes the hole appear SMALL,
ana It will be easier to mend.
FINK and lavender is a favored co,,
b'nation of the season.
Dainty collars and cuffs of lino.r;.
and lace. to be worn with serv. ,rI
hnen dresses. are among the acces.
sores that cost lot if one must BIZ,
them' but the girl who can Sew car
'asn'on them at ridiculously small
COST The homemade ones also offe,
the opportunity for much artistic in.
genuity as to style.
bright colored belts of patent leath.
er' red, emerald. and light shades. are
very popular and will be worn with
the one-piece little morning frock OF
serge and linen.
The best trimming for a large. fla,
hat is big bow of tulle or lace. Il
may be butterfly bow or else com.
pressed into the shape or an aigrette
Luxuriousness would seem to be
personiled in a petticoat of pale blue
chiffon with a ruffle of several row,
OF fine valenciennes lace covered with
a lattice of inch-wide pale blue rib.
bon caught at the crossings with tiny
pink and blue rosebuds,
More artistic than really pretty is
the wide-brimmed straw hat of white
It IS faced with black straw and trim
med with big coral bow at one side
while fat on the top of the brim is
sole big roses in tones of deep blue
and dull coral. placed at exact inter-
walls around the hat with one of the
coral colored ones under the brim at
the opposite side from the bow.
For wear with light suits the white
topped or taupe-topped shoes are the
most fashionable, and are often worn
with bright-colored silk stockings.
Small flower sprig designs in colors
on a white or dark ground are very
popular. Some of the smart frocks
show half the costume of the lowered
and half of the plain silk.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
Answers to Letters.
Ars. L.-Cream ceuters.-

Your cream center is good. For
cocoanut candies. lemon Aavoring is
the most desirable as the lemon
couteracts the slightly "fat" taste
of the cocoanut and brings out all its
delicious sweetness.
Mrs.. H.-To use fresh strawberries
in candy
Stem the berries, wash them we'll,
being very careful to remove all the
sand grains. Now with a spoon crush
them in cup or a bowl.-Cook your
fondant little higher than usual.
pour it out in the ordinary manner
and proceed As usual; when your
batch begins to cream in working it,
pour the chrushed berries over it and
continue to work it. The berries will
reduce the batch to the proper con-
sistency and then will impart delight
full favor to your fondant.
Miss P.-Tafy.-
You did not cook your taffy enough.
1t must be cooked until little when
tried in cold water is quite brittle.
fiatten the piece of candy you are
testing out quiet thin, hold it between
the thumb and forefnger, press the
ends together lightly, then give a
quick snap; if the batch is cooked just
right it will bend with the light pres
sure and will snap in two when you
snap it sharply. If the piece you are
testing does not bend and will snap.
it is cooked too much, so put little
water in the candy to reduce it and
test it again. if It bends but will not
snap it is not cooked enough. Now
try it again and ct US know what luck
you have.
Mr.. J.-Cream wafers.-
You did not apply enough heat in
melting your fondant before you began
to run your waters your fondant
should be quite warm to the touch
but not enough to burn. We are sure
you cooked your fondant high enough
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
When You are IN Old. Old Woman,

Tonight as l gaze upward
Into the star-lit sky.
wonder what the future
Holds for US, bye and bye;
What, when the shadows are fallinp
On the other end of the span
And you are an old. old woman.
And l am an old. old man.
l try to picture you sitting
Contentedly by me there,
With just the glow of freight
Falling upon your hair;
And, turning back the pages,
wonder what we will scan
When you are an old, old woman,
And ! am an old, old man.
Hidden among the roses
Is many and many a thorn,
And God in His wisdom allows US
No. knowledge of days unborn.
Pray God we'll find in the twilight
That Loves outfived the span
When you are an old. old woman.
And / am an old. old man.
Dan Banks.
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O.
10000 Pumping Plants
In One State

TIME popularity of inde-
i pendent pumping plants
for irrigating is shown in
q recent report from California
where ten thousand of them
are in use, supplying water for
more than two hundred thou
sand acres of land. The beauty
OF the independent plant is that
1T enables you to control the
water supply - to water your
crops when they need it. A
dependable pumping plant is
one that is operated by an
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
Carannels,

Caramels,
cups sugar.
IA cups glucose.
cup milk.
z cups cream.
Place sugar, glucose and milk in a
clean granite pan. set pan over slow
hre and stir batch until sugar is dis
solved. When the batch starts to
boil add u Of the cream. allow batch
to boil until the cream just added
boils down 50 that the batch is about
the consistency of heavy syrup. when
it has reached this point add about
the same amount of cream as pre-
viously. allow this cream to boil down
also, then add " of the cream you
have left after this cream has boiled
down add the remainder of the cream
and cook the batch until little when
tried in cold water forms a firm ball.
Turn the batch out on tins or plates
previously creased and busted lightly
with -four. When cool cut in squares.
Stir the batch constantly after it first
boils.
The cret of making a good" Chew
ey" carmel lies in the cooking rather
than in the ingredients. Putting the
cream in the batch slowly and allow
ing it to cook down builds up body"
for the carmel which can be obtained
otherwise only by usuing -four, GEL
latin or starch and the use of these
filters detract greatly from the favor
of the candy. Do not put any flavor
ing in your batch as the delicious
favor of the cream can not be sur
passed for carmels.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31

Mr.. and Mr.. Riley Cox of Cam
bridge are spending two weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Allen.