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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07
CHAPTER TX.

Fifteen minutes passed without a
word being spoken. There was deep
silence In the room. 1t was SO quiet
that once could have heard pin drop.
Had a disinterested spectator been
there to witness 1t, he would have
been at once impressed by the dra-
matte tableau presented-the dead
man on the floor. his white shirt front
spattered with blood, the bringing.
frightened boy crouching in the chair.
the towering figure of the police cap
tain sitting sternly cycling his hapless
prisoner. and at the far end of the
room Detective Sergeant Maloney
busy sending hurried messages
through the telephone.
What did you do it for?" Numbered
the captain suddenly.
Towards tongue Glove to his palate
He could scarcely articulate. He was
innocent, Of course, but there was
something in this mans manner which
made him fear that he might, after all.
have had something to do with the
tragedy. Yet he was positive that he
was asleep on the bed all the time.
Inc question is, would anybody believe
MIN? He shook his head pathetically.
didn't do 1t. Really, didn't"
smut your mouth You're lying.
and you know you're lying. Wait till
the coroner comes. Wen fix You"
Again there was silence and now be- ;
gan long, tedious wait. both men re- |
tanning the same positions. the can
tain watching his prisoner as a cat |
watches mouse.
Towards mental anguish was al.
most uncomfortable. He thought of his
poor wife who must be waiting up for
MN all this time, wondering what had
become OF him. She would imagine
the worst, and there was no telling
what she might do. If only he could
get word to her Perhaps she would
De able to explain things. Then he
thought Of his father They had quar-.
reied. 1t was true, but after all IL was
MS own flesh and blood. At such a
critical situation as this, one forsets
HIS father could hardly refuse IN come
% mis- assistance He must pet
awyer. too, to protect his interests
rms police captain had no right to de-
am MIN like this. He must get word
o Annie without delay. Summoning
ID all his courage. he said boldly:
you are OBTAINING me here witho,t
warrant In law. know my rights
I'M the son OF one OF the most in
iuenual men In the city"
What's your name?" growled tho
aptain. o"eu 'ne '
Howard Jerries."
~" ''A''es' tne bank
Howard nodded I
Yes" I
me captain turned to his sergsant
Maioney, this Teller says he's the
on OF Howard Jefrries. the hanters
Maioney leaned over and wb,sneraa
In the captains ear Ths
aptain smiled grimly.
80 you're bad character. eb7 "a :
ler turned you out of doors oh,
heres that girl you ran AWAY WITH 90
harply he added: you see tnow
our record" ANU" ?
I've done nothing I'm ashamed otn
aplied Howard calmly sT u
,e girl She's waiting my return now
on you please let me send her :,
lessage?" ner I
Inc captain eyed Howard sus.
lciously for moment, then he turnad :
, his sergeant:
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07
A Chance In Anx g..

Muriel Getting him down easy,-r
should advise you not to take II r.
heart | might prove a most und.ir.
able Wife Marriage is lottery, GU
know.
Malcolm (bitterly)-It strikes me "a
more IKE rattle. One man gets the
prize and the others get the shake
Smart Set
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

49, w CdnQGT.
Mr.. Jepson Is a calm man NJ,
easily upset On one occasion as his
motor car had come to a sudden sto,
ne crawled beneath to see what was
the matter. Somehow or other Soma
gasolin ignited A fierce hurst ~
Name and smoke came forth enva,on-
ing Mr.. Jepson.
In the midst OF the excitemar, b.
walked to one side. with his rsr.I
slow and regular step. His face was
oiack. his eyebrows and evelashes
were singed. and what was left of b,s
nair and beard was sight to bebold
some one brought mirror. and he
nad look at himself. AS usual how
ever, ne took matter philosophjcally.
weh' he said. slowly and delib-
erately. Il was needing a shave and
my hair cut anyway"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07
TIE WEEK.


l..
Tsft 49, e. !. - -, - =,
"a policy.
B~onAor Lodee - ~r,,t n.r,, !,
$3.50 lrrofi.,~
1uee - IA :! imperial troops b
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p.ssss3 -. S-.S c,eD. q
- - AZ -
s seatu: brokers fear indiet'
dlins &C..
Ht'o.pey General "ickenhsm pro-
49, rnen spe Dsf association draws
eo'of 'i"e On ma assistant
From I business standpoint the
month Of February, 1912, was the best
February h the history Of Portland.
A merr,r 81 the .el~r,bop. ,omro,.
- ~ G~.s,,~ ar~s.
~ Intarstnts Commsrce conmIs1ioD'
"
:, 49,. - ~ - oA y e .ue'e1es
lv'vvv J. ~ gpy smith
800" syseem Tor me Panama canal.
Hundrsds Of thouaands Of British
coal miners 10 On sfrike. ana th~ ~ov-
crs-s,rs. - y,"s - aoe .ns -.
: n,Irirer,, 49, ~ p'"o'PA "
writfeo IN msvcr "a pc.t,.nd - 49,
I rood hnsbsnd for h~v widc~.d r,~ ~,
q. Who has N ovsyvhlsmirv ds.sss -
live on ! Wsstsrn ranch
Two thousand students Of The Uni
versity Of California spent one dsv
with picks and shovsls building : new
roadway On the college erouneJs. the
vhen ~ -, -. es,.h n' 'u''"eon
49, ',
49, 80 49, ven gwen .1s nrrt
e,'o'rs o. s'tss Tor state building At
FrAne'sco'
Abraham RUFF. convicted political
boss Of San Francisco. refuses to tes-
ufy against OK Mayor SchmItx in .
bribery case
The house has gone on record A
fsvoring the eight hour dsy In govern
mcnt srsenalu.
several thousand miners have a.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Inc people may be able to follow.
.ney cannot be made to understand
IL kings mind is the wind and rras.
are the middle of the people: whIthsr
the vino blows. thither the ..a
h~nds--Confucius Ss
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Bsubsns-Ths worst blizzard of the
season ragged here for "a hours. Snow
ID two fest deep and mill men will
now b able to finish logging con-
tracts, and the farmers are counting
on bumper crops.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

what a rare cift is that Of mannersl
low oinicult to define. how much
uore oinicuit to imparti Better for q
nan 10 possess thei than wealth.
vesuty or talentl They will more
'nau supply all-Bulwer Lytton
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Washington. ID. C.--Senator Borah
introduced = bin which provides that
homesteaders on government irriRa-
ton projects shall receive patents a.
soon as they meet the requirements of
the homestead law, the government 10
retain lien upon tho land for ali an
paid water charges. Senator Borah
has been endesvoring for some time to
reach an agreement with Secretary
Fisher AZ to the terms Of such Law
as proposed. but this has been impos-
sible. so he has drawn his bill and will
press II as he did the thrse-year bill.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Washington, d. CAS- q result of
the activity Of Representative Haw.
ley. patents have been ordered issued
to six Oregon entrymen whose claims
have been pending before the depart
ment for months, and in some cases
years. Settlers who will receive pat
ents are: John Fletcher, Samuel C.
Bruce. Bert w. Read. John A.
Moore, and Delbert A. Owen, all of
Jackson county, and w. C. sharman.
Toledo.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Lewiston - N. Mickkelson, of the
vollmsr- Clearwater company Of this
city, has purchased the 840~acre ranch
Of J. W. Turner. OF Swcetwater, for
III, 800. J. H. McCown sold 140
scres near this city to NJ. McKune for
e2, 800 cash.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07
Protection Of Valdez Rscomm.oded

Washington, D. c. An appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for the protection Of
Valdez, Alaska, and the adjacent re-
gion from glacial floods was recon-
mended to the senate by the commerce
committee.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Enthusiastically = foot Of SHOW fell
on FIX ridge. west Of Juliaetta, last
week. II reached = depth Of shout
slx ineh~s IN town. The snow will be
highly bsnencial to falI-sown grain, Of
which there Is = large acreage in this
section.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Lewlston--The Lewiston land Office
z IN receipt Of proclamation from
"ashineton, dated January "a, 1912,
setting forth the elimination from
classification Of certain land in the
Bear Lake vicinity in the Cache ma
tionsl forssst In the southern part of
Idaho. extending into Utah.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

"A little English girl named Frances
COLO write In her book at school:
rnis Is my last sum-" The next DAY
she died.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Lswiston-From the bank report Of
February 20 the splendid condition Of
the Lewiston institutions Is evident.
The total resources Of the banks Of
this city are &8,687, s24. or this
amount the First National bank con-
trolls 92, ,s94; the Lewiston Ma
tionsi bank 81, 169, 276, and the Bank
Of Commerce t486, 06s.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Moscow-The Grand Army encamp-
ment to be held at Pullman in June is
TO be supplied with such tents. poles,
ridges and pins az may be required for
such cncampment. by the War depart
ment, according to joint resolution
introduced in the house of representa-
tives by Congressman La Toilette, of
Pullman. The resolution authorizes
the secretary of war to loan the equip
ment TO the Pullman committee and
provides that its chairman, A. b.
Baker, give bond for the return of the
to the United States without
expense to the government.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Stites-Plans for the establishment
OF creamery at this place are com
pleted, and 1t IL thought that March
will see the cooperative plant in oper-
alton. The demand for the products
from outside cresmeries is heavy,
with excellent prices all the year.
The ground was donated by the PEG.
pie Of Sites, and the new business en-
terprise will enter upon its career
without cent Of indebtedness.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

kamiah The vote taken on the
question Of authorizing the school
board 70 Issue $25, 900 In school bonds
to run 70 years resulted In an over
whe!ming vote In favor Of issuing the
bonds The vote stands 20S In favor
OF issuing the bonds and 10 opposed.
Several offers for the purchase Of the
bonds have been made at par value.
The bonds will bear per cent in
terest.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Nss Psrce-At meeting Of the
Farmsrs' Educational and Co-opera-
tive union held here = contract was
let FOR supplying tho 100 members
with grain sacks. 1t IL estimated
that 500, 600 sacks will be needed.
The union viii buy sacks through its
Seattle representative, C. w. Nelson.
The price paid was not made public.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Lewiston = Lewiston Commercial
club plans for the erection of the pro-
posed steel bridge across the Clear
water river at Lewiston are about
complete and at the next meeting the
committee will make known perma-
nent plans.
Five sites on the Clearwater river
IN the vicinity of the O.-W. r. & N.
steel bridge have been considered, of
which one will be decided upon. The
structure will be of steel, supported
by concrete piers. The proposed high
way would accommodate the traffic
north In the uniontown vicinity.
which at one time was one of the
greatest supports Of the city.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Boise = Federal prosecution won a
victory In the famous conspiracy case
Of Long Valley when five of the six
defendants stood before Judge Diet
rich. In the Federal court, and pleaded
guilty. They were fined 800 each
and sentenced to 10 days in the Ada
county Jail. The light sentence was
a result Of the willingness of the de-
PENDANTS. C. W. Blackwell, Otto Close.
J. w. Harding, William Wookie and
Thomas Kopenhsuer, to make clean
breast Of the affair.
Benjamin Eulin, the sixth alleged
conspirator, and classed by the govern
naent as the ringleader in the conspir-
acy. is determined TO fight the charge.
EARLY in 1910 band of settlers in
Long Valley formed vigilance COM
mittee and waited upon Carl Beyer
and his attorney, H. F. Irwin. de-
manding that they abandon contest
against Alvin M. Close
and leave the valley within "a hours.
They were warned that. if they did
not make their departure by that time
they would be tarred and feathered.
Indictments followed of the six men
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-07

Lewiston--It Is estimated that the
number of acres sown to timothy seed
this year will exceed that sown in
1911 by more than 10 per cent. The
unexpected high prices which the tim
othy seed brought last year after the
partial failures In the Middle West
boosted the quotation above the mark
expected. During the last year there
has been much clearing in the timber,
largely with the view of sowing this
grain for seed market. The tests of
the experiment stations give seed
grown In this part Of the Northwest
high value. and that which brought
tho high prices last fall is now held at
= high premium.
Seed companies not acquainted with
the pure food laws Of this state are
withdrawing many of their commits
sion consignments to comply with the
rigid pure seed law. These houses
will call in all INFESTED seeds from
Idaho.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

have accepted the most mental of
honest work whereby to earn
the scantiest of livings. Not
withstanding the inflated stories
going t h e rounds of the press,
as to the desirableness of certain
prisons as pleasure resorts, we know
that there is not one man in any of
them but would leave on the slight
est intimation that his presence was
not desired. For have we ever
heard of anyone, making any very
earnest efforts to persuade the au-
thorities to return him? All want
out and to stay out, but not all want
to live up to the laws of the outside
world. TheyI want others to con-
form strictly to the law and make
money and create good things for
them to fitch, and it is here the rub
comes: the creators of good things
Will not passively consent, but catch
the filcher and lock him up. And
that is what the outsiders have done
with our late friends. If we wish
to stay out of prison, we must stay
away from other peoples belong
ings.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

one quarter SO many there would be
more read and they would be read
10 a greater advantage. If there
were not so many Bibles there
would be more Bible readers. The
Bible seems to be falling into disuse
with the masses and simply because
it has ceased to be a precious book,
that is, from a money standpoint.
There are Bibles everywhere, in
every home. They may be seen
lying around IN waste-paper piles
and in ally ways and in street gut
tiers. We have even known of them
being played against toothpicks in a
poker game. Ard the same is true
with other good books. They are
purchased more for parlor display
than for reading. and after filling
that capacity for while are discard
ed; given to the children to play
with or thrown away, and all be-
cause they may be had for nothing
or next to nothing. New publica-
tons are thrust upon US so fast
that we do not finish reading the
preface of one before our eye is
caught by the tempting title of an
other. The greater number of read
ers do not pretend to do more than
skim through a book, which &C
counts for the comparative 1gnor-
ance of many fairly intelligence per-
sons who have read hundreds of
books. How it is in other countries
we do not know, but it does seem
that our people are fast becoming a
race of biblomaniacs. There must
be stop some day to the overpro-
duction of books else the American
people will be crowded out of their
homes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

WE have information that four or
five men discharged from this insti-
tuition within the past eighteen
months, are now either in Jail await
ing trial or in prison serving out
sentences. The ones in Jail will
likely 60 to prison also, as their rec
ords are known and their guilt seems
clear. We know nothing of what
press Of circumstances may have led
them into crime again, but it is more
than likely that they went into it
from their own free will. Had they,
the day they changed their prison
garb for the dress of free men, i'm
agjned that they would so soon be
overtaken and forced to resume
those clothes of shame. nothing
could have induced them to break
the laws again. They would rather
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

A LIST of the various industrial
and political associations of this
country which are classed as dan
gerous' and supposedly given to
rioting and bloodshed, was printed
in an exchange recently. Great
stress was laid on the "bloodthirsty"
deeds of these dangerous classes"
1t seems peculiar, however, that in
nearly every industrial disturbance
or anarchistic" riot, the police or
MALTA are the ones to participat e
the actual hostilities. Observe the
newspapers and see if such is not
the case.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

WE observe many things every
day which we think it natural for
us to know, that were unknown to
humanity century ago; AID we
know only because someone has
labored and wrought them out to be-
come part of human knowledge.
How little each of US would know
were we left to answer for ourselves
all the why's and wherefores of every
thing. If there ever was a first
generation of man those primitive
forefathers must have been of low
er degree of intelligence than the
reptiles of today, and Judging by the
lowest specimen of man in this age
he must resembled the shark.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21
Sunbedf1t$ and Shadows
By Blackstone.

May the spirits of Halloween
bring to you good luck-and your
greatest wish. A most kind senti-
ment to have our letter carrier
bring to your door while the holi-
day season is drawing near.
Probably no eve is more dreaded
by innocent house keepers and real
estate agents-especially the latter,
when they try to locate the signs
For Sale" and To Let" that have
so mysteriously disappeared. Just
why ringing door bells and building
bonfres of real estate signs have
anything to do with the kind Hal
lowe'en spirits must always remain
an unsolved mystery, except to the
youngster who, no doubt, can ex-
plain the connection satisfactorily.
In old New England. Halloween
was the forerunner of the gayest eve
in the year-the eve of Thanksgiv-
ing when all the young people
dressed in masquerade costume
usually old clothes and burnt cork
faces-and thus Enthusiastically attired
they went from house to house beg
ging for Thanksgiving. The request
was always formal, thus: Please
give me something for Thanksgiv-
ing: whereupon the door was
opened wide and the whilom beg
gars invited in to partake of sweet
cider and cakes. All the time the
fun was to seek to identify the beg
CARS as your possible friends and
neighbors. Sometimes the parties
of beggars did not meet with a COR
dial reception. especially if Hallow-
cen eve had injured the door bell.
Certain irascible house keepers
would open the door quickly and
throw pail of cold water on the
merry set of Thanksgiving beggars
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

sweet singer, Pat who died
last Friday afternoon. He was in
his sixteenth year and was known as
the sweetest singer of all the canary
birds in and around the prison He had
made his home in the editorial Office
of The Mirror fol- many years. His
sweet songs had cheered many
lonely heart. No one knows while
he was in this, bis last place of
abode, what an inspiration and help
his songs were to all with whom and
to whom he sang. Nature had en-
dowed him with a sweet and rare gift
of song, and he used it to cheer the
boys working in the printing office,
who, while not allowed to sing them
selves, so much enjoyed to hear his
voice. Yes, many weary hours has
he helped US ali through, while go
ing about our work. We all loved
our Pat. he was friend.
When Rex, who cares for the
birds, told us in the composing
room that Pat was dead, great
lump swelled up in our threats.
Rex, Gayhoppin, Prof. Webb and
the writer, filed into the editorial
office to take our last look at Dear
Old Pat" 1t was a silent, solemn
procession. He lay there wrapped
in clean white paper.
Rarely does a pet of any kind Sc
cure such a genuine hold on the
hearts of those concerned, as did
this sweet little canary bird. Of
course Pat" was highly cultule ed
and an educated bird and conse-
Grated his life to make others happy
with his songs, and for more than
fifteen years he had been faithfully
entertaining all who came near him,
and helping those who were sad.
What was the sercet of his help
fulness? There can be but one an
swer: He kept in close touch with
nature and his daily life proved to
others the truth, that the Almighty
cares for the sparrows (birds), and
sweetly loves and keeps them mo-
ment by moment. What beautiful
lesson we all can learn by this sad
farewell. The editor buried Pat"
the same afternoon, and we all join
him in saying: Rest, Pat in
peace forevermore.' -Gen'l Stone
wall.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

SINCE" wrote Guizot, the French
statesmen in his Memories Il
have had some share in the govern
ment of men, I have learned to do
justice to the Emperor Napoleon.
He was endowed with a genius in
comparably active and powerful,
much to be admired for his antipa-
thy to disorder, for his profound in
stincts in ruling, and for his ener-
getic rapidity ia reconstructing the
social framework. But his genius
had no check, acknowledged no
limits to desires or will, either en-
anating from heaven or man, and
thus remained revolutionary while
combating with revolution; thor
oughly acquainted with the general
conditions of society, but imperfect
ly, or rather coarsely, understand
ing the moral necessities of human
nature; sometimes satisfying them
with the soundest Judgment, and at
others depreciating and insulting
them with impious pride.
Who indeed could have believed
that the same man who had estab-
lished the Concordat, and re-opened
the churches in France, would have
carried off the pope from Rome,
and kept him a prisoner at Fon-
tainebleau? 1t is going too far to
apply this same ill-treatment to
philosophers and Christians, to rea-
son and faith. Amongst the great
men of his class, Napoleon was by
far the most necessary for the times.
None but himself could have 50
quickly and so effectually substitute
ed order in place of anarchy: but
no one was so chimerical as to the
future; for, after having been mas
ter of France and Europe, he suffered
Europe. to drive him even from
France. His name is greater and
more enduring than his actions, the
most brilliant of which, his con-
quests, disappeared suddenly and
forever, with himself. In render
ing homage to his exalted qualities,
| feel no regret at not having ap-
preciated them until after his death.
For me, under the empire, there
was too much of the arrogance of
power, too much contempt of right.
too much revolution, and too little
liberty
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21

In the past eight or ten months,
we have heard of but one man get
ting drunk on the day of his release
from this institution. Probably the
boys are learning wisdom from the
DISASTROUS experience of those who
have gone before.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21
TO SUBSCRIBERS

signifies that subscription
accompanying subscription blank
alv THE MIRROR! So
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21
In MemOrium.

We are panied to chronicle the
sudden death of The Mirror Offices
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-11-21
SELF-MADE men? Pooh! The peni-
tentiaries are full of him.

AFTER all men are men where
ever you find them.-Crane-ing.