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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12
OFFER GOOD
PRICE FOR FLAX
Portland Men Ready to Con-
tract Crop at $1.3O a Bush
el and Want Large Acreage
Planted.

A representative of a Portland
Linseed mill, which is a branch
OF a big eastern establishment,
has been in Lewiston recently
trying to interest Idaho farmers
in the raising of flax for market
and offers to contract all he can
get at $1.3O a bushel delivered at
Portland. In speaking of his
offer the agent said:
FLAX does not hurt the soil.
1t takes less moisture and less
nutriment from the ground than
any other staple grain except
rye. Wheat, corn, oats and bar
ley all rob the soil of more vital
constituents than fax. 1t is rec
ognized by agricultural experts
that a better crop of wheat can
be grown following flax than
after any other crop. Prof. H.
L. Bolley, of the North Dakota
Agricultural college, says farm
ers can grow flax and follow it
with as much chance of success
as though they had summerfal-
lowed their land for wheat.
IN. Honeyman, of Portland,
will be here next week and will
represent us during seeding time
in this territory and farmers who
would like to try flax with the
assurance of a good market un-
der contract can communicate
with him at the Bollinger hotel.
He will visit all towns in this
community. Farmers will not
have any commissions to pay to
anybody. They will get the full
market price and if anybody
wants to grow flax without con-
tracing with us we will be just
as pleased as though they accept
ed our terms because we know
that in the fall they could get
more from us than by shipping
to any of the basic markets.
Il think land in this vicinity
and along the Camas Prairie line
ought to produce Is bushels on
an average. We are assured of
1000 acres at Baker, 500 acres at
Union, 1000 acres at Chehalis,
Wn., and $50 acres in the Will
lamette valley and we believe we
will have several thousand acres
in flax in northern Idaho and
eastern Washington and Oregon
before we leave this territory.
We will be satisfied if we produce
these results the first year.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12

The home talent play put on
by the young people of the
Christian church at the hall
Wednesday evening drew a large
crowd and was one of the best
seen here this year. The differ
ent characters were we'll present
ed and all present were well
pleased with the play and loud
in praise of the actors. The pre-
ceeds will be used to pay for the
piano purchased for the church
last summer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12

The farmers of the surround
ing country are all busily engag-
ed in the fields at present and
will be kept busy for several
weeks putting in their spring
crops. The season is a little late
this year, but a late spring means
a big crop, so none are worrying
any over it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12

Contractor Peterson, of Spo-
kane, who has the contract for
erecting Cottonwood's new high
school building this year, is ex-
pected to arrive here Sunday for
the purpose of starting work on
the building.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12

The chicken pie supper and en-
tainment given by the ladies of
the Methodist Church, at the
hall, Wednesday evening, was
quite well attended and enjoyed
and the ladies cleared some SAG
as a result of their efforts.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers--Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

Pitcher AL. Bonner, of Lewis
ton, has been released by the
Philadelphia team to the New
Orleans team.
The Kendrick State Bank,
which was closed early in Febru-
ary, was opened this week by
State Bank Examiner Platt.
The Lewiston ball team shut
out the Myrtle Indian team Sun
day by score of 10 to 0 in the
fastest game ever played in that
city.
The spring session of the su-
preme court at Lewiston closed
Wednesday afternoon, the ses-
sion having been an unusually
busy one
Winchester and Forest have
been undergoing a mad dog scare
recently and all of the ownerless
CANNES in those towns have been
gathered to their fathers.
The White Bird Sentinel has
suspended publication owing to
the fact that the recent fire at
that place cut down it's patronage
to such an extent as to make its
existence impossible.
A divorce was granted the
wife of former secretary of state
Robert M. Lansdon at Boise re-
Gently and she was given the
custody of their little daughter.
Mrs. Lansdon gave desertion as
her grounds for divorce.
One of the trained leopards in
the Parker show at Lewiston
turned on its lady trainer Tues
day night as her back was turned
and sank it's teeth deep into the
calf of her leg. The big cat
sneaked away as soon as the
trainer turned on her and the in
jured lady was at once removed
from the cage and hurried to a
physician where her injuries were
dressed. Many in the audience
did not even know anything
wrong had happened, so quickly
was it all over.
Pong Bone, a Chinese laundry
worker from Butte, dropped into
Wallace one day last week and
after being refused accommoda-
tions at all of the rooming houses
in the city finally took the advice
Of the sheriff and stayed in the
jail until he could take the return
train for Butte. The Coeur
d'Alene towns have never per-
mitted any Celestials to remain
there, and, while Pong Bone was
not subjected to any i'll treatment,
the officers feared for the result
if he was left on the street until
night and decided to keep him in
Jail for safety.
Wallie Allen, who was arrest
ed several weeks ago in company
with a youth named Murray at
Lewiston on a charge of raising
a check from $3.05 to $50. was
released this week as the evi-
dence was not considered suffi-
cient to convict him. The charge
against Murray was also dis
missed, he having escaped from
Jail shortly after his arrest. The
check in question was secured
from a farmer near Grangeville
who claimed it had been raised.
Allen claimed the farmer made
the mistake himself when the
check was written.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12

Mrs. Lockwood and Miss Sem
ne. of Lookout, are visiting here
this week at the home of Mr..
S1ld Mrs. Puntenney.
g. Heartburg is in town
from near Denver doing some
pl1stering and kalsomining at
~ koepke drug store.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12
Good Attorney Wanted.

There is a good opening in Cot
tonwood at this time for an ener-
getic capable young attorney and
one of the right calibre and quail
ifications can make good here by
attending to business and watch
ing all corners. Old broken down
politicians need not apply.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-12

Advertise in The Chronicle
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14

THERE is much speculation
~ just now as TO whether the
President elect, after his in.
augration on the 4th of March
next, will call special session of
Congress, aud he is reputed to he
in receptive mood of mind on the
subject. There is general tx.
pectutiOn that there will be, and Il
predomlnating sentiment, especial
ly among Democrats, that there
should be Il special session. and
Governor Wilson's views are doubt
less in sympathy with this feeling.
The party is pledged to a revision
downward of the tariff-the cam
paign was based principally on that
propositlOn-and the sooner it is
done the better. The people have
been clamoring for it since before
the 1908 campaign, aud the failure
Of the Republican party to carry
ont its platform pledge-.or what
was interpreted to have been its
pledge-and its enactment of the
Payne. Aldrich tariff abOmination.
are responsible for the confusion
and disruption of that party, the
election of a Democratic House of
Representatives two years ago, and
its complete overthrow throughout
the country on the 9th of Novem.
Der this year. The Republican
party was torn and divided on this
very subject. and verified the say
ing of the wisest Teacher ever on
earth, that "a house divided
against itself cannot stand. Z"
The people have waited too long
for the relief which a lower tariff
tax would bring them, and the
Democratic party cannot begin too
early to carry out their behest.
The policy of protection has gone
wild among certain classes of our
people and reached beyond the lin.
it of endurance. A reaction back
to sane basis of tariff was bound
to come, and the people by their
voice expressed through the ballot
have placed the responsibility OF
reimbursement upon the Democratic
party. And that party will ap |
roach the task with an abiding
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
OFFICIAL ELECTION TOTALS
IN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY

The tahulated statement of the
county vote published last week
was practically correct, the official
count making few minor changes
In some Of the precincts that did not
materially altar the totals. In the
table as published in all the papers
last week the vote Of w. T. Halle
for Treasurer ut Hazel Run was
given as 10, when it should have
been 20. This was purely typo.
GRAPHICAL error. In the table pub.
lished in The Times the precinct OF
lockwood was omitted. The vote
there was small being 70 Republi.
can and 10 Democratic all down the
line.
The official count gives the fol.
lowing totals for President, Govern
or, Congress and the several coun.
~ Offices in this county:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
Brain Leaks.

Always look before you leap-then
walk around 1t II you can.
Some men are dead long time
before they achieve success.
A symptom of indigestion-"Gone
to lunch; back In ten minutes"
The man who lives for dollars gets
nightly little worth while out of life.
The man who believes only what
he sees or can understand has a
mighty small conception Of life.
Mentioning an example Of self de-
ception-there's the man who dyes
his whiskers. No one else is de
ceived.
We jail the man whe steals dollars,
but we point to the financial success
of the man who robs youth Of its
playtime.
The easiest thing in the world:to
give Is advice; the easiest thing in
the world to make Is criticism; the
easiest thing In the world 10 take Is
offense.
After working for few months at
the first job | ever had l conceived
the idea that the firm couldn't get
along without me. But II could
and did. This country can get along
without any one man.-Will NJ.
Manpin In The Commoner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
1ON. WILSON did not re.
~ ceiye a majority of the pop

nOV. WILSON did not re.
~ ceive majority of the pop
ular vote but his unprece'
dented majority in the electoral
college aud his plurality Of over
two million votes show very clearly
that the weight of public sentiment
is by large odds with the Demo
cratic party, the principles for
which it stands and the reforms
which it advocated in the cam
palgn just closed. The differences
on which the Republican party
split are so radical and the feeling
of each faction against the other
is so bitter, that it cannot come to-
gether on any common ground,
Under such conditions there is little
prospect that it will ever again be-
come the power it once was, With
five presidential tickets in the field
il was something of an achievement
for the Democratic party to poll
over one-third of the votes cast,
even if it did fall below a majority
over all. Its plurality OF over
1000, 600 was tremendous We
tory. With n wise use of the pow.
er and opportunity given 1t, it will
grow in strength and draw from
all the other parties in the read
Justment of political organizations
that will necessarily take place in
the next four years. But there is
a grave responsibility resting upon
its Representatives in Congress and
much depends upon how they meet
it. They will be closely watched
and there will be any amount Of
adverse criticism of any measure
advanced, but let them adhere
strictly to the pledges and promises
of the Baltimore platform and show
their faith in the principles and
policies there set forth by
works in wise constructive lcgisla.
ton. This done, the result may
safely be left to the people with
the assurance that they will place
the seal of their approval upon it
with another four-year's lease of
power.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
Vote on Amendments
Business College Notes.

John Neidert, who has n respons
ible bookkeeping position with the
Joseph Insurance Co., in st. Louis
visited us short time last Tuesday
Edmund Shelly visited home folks
near Bonnie Terre last Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Grace Mcdaniel, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
during the past few weeks, returned
to st, Louis Saturday to resume her
stenographic work.
Miss Mary Cunningham, one OF
our graduates, who has been doing
stenographic work In St. Louis the
past few years, il now stenographei
In the office of Lawyer J. p. Cayce,
Miss Gladys McCllntock having re-
signed her position recently.
The highest honors OF the class In
spelling for October go to Emmett
Counts and second to Homer Clay,
while the general information class
honors go to Warden MoOthart, and
second to Charles Mitchell
Mrs. Janis, highly cultured, re.
fined and educated teacher Of short
hand and typewriting, who has been
with the well.known Jones d Hen
derson Business College of st. Louis
for some time. was al interesting
visitor last week.
New students this week are Alvin
Papin of French Village and Cecil
Short Of Pennington, the former be-
ing combined student, while the
latter will specialize in penmanship.
Firman Newly, who has been
spending the last year in the State
of Washington, visited us Monday,
and Is thinking of reentering school
to complete his shorthand work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14

Saints Day." Is considered n memoir
ial day. 1t is both a church and civil
holiday, aud everybody goes to the
cemeteries to udorn the tombs with
flowers. All day long the people go
with their blossoms to the cemeter-
les, and where natural flowers are
beyond the purse, artificial flowers
are used, especially In the poorer
quarters. II was estimated that
$50, 600 were spent for flowers on
Nov. /. One florist advertised that
he had 10000 fine crysanthemums
for sale, and no doubt he sold them
all. To be continued, 1
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
LIE In Chlcs~c.

One OF the maay rom&nccs @. real
life which are stranger than fiction 10
furnished by the career Of the Chicago
STRENGTHENING employe who made mil.
lions in speculation and In mining in
vestments, married duchess and
died by suicide without a dollar
New York World
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14


ten enunciared on this question Of
indirect taxation. But it will do it
IN Il safe an sane way, and all this
fear of free trade, or pretended
tear for campaign effects, will be
dlssipated. However beautiful
and humanitarian the theory Of
free trade is in the abstract, if a
universal application could be made
of It and all nations aud people
could be brought to deal with each
other in millennium harmony, the
Democratic party and its best
thinkers aud leaders know that it
is not practicable under existing
conditions. Government revenue
must be derived in large measure
from customs duties, and even il
these should be brought down to a
purely revenue basis, still they
would afford an incidental prutec-
ton that would safeguard American
industries from ruinous foreign
competition, if they were in any
danger of such competition, which
we do not believe, for are they not
now underselling foreign manufac-
turers in the latter's own countries9
4 revenue basis is the ultima (
hope of all who do not believe it
just or right that the many shall
be taxed for the benefit of the ia
vOred few, yet the Democratic plat
form does not contemplate any
sudden or radical cutting down Of
the customs duties, but a gradual
reduction that will not disturb or
embarrass business conditions that
have been fOstered and built up by
special privilege until its benefci-
aries have come to look upon such
privilege as sacred inheritance
upon which the people have no
right to lay profane hands. The
tariff measures passed by the Dem
cratic House of the present Con.
gress and the Democrats of the
Senate with the assistance of a few
Progressive Republicans, but which
were vetoed by President Taft as
fast as they could be passed, are Il
guarantee of the way in which the
Democrats purpose approaching
this downward revision Of the tar.
if problem.
The business interests of the
country have understood this for
months, and they have not been
frightened; the election Is over and
the Democratic party has been
swept into control of government
as no party ever was before, and
still there are no panicky forbo.
dings in commercial circles. Shrewd
business people have seen along
that this must come, that the greed
of protection had exceeded all rea.
sonable limitations, and they are
neither SURPRISED nor afraid.
Then let us have the special ses.
sion of Congress as soon after the
4th of March as it eau be convened.
while its members are fresh from
the people and expectation is rife,
and get done with the business,
The earlier the better. and it won't
be long until everybody will realize
that il is for the better.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
Drying Bottles and Lamp Chimney,

Take the handle OF an old broom
and cut It into l2-inch lengths. Fasten
these sticks in upright position to a
bosfd one inch thick. placing them
seven inches apart. After rinsing the
bottles, vases, etc. turn them upside
down over these sticks to dry. II a
handle Ii placed at each end OF the
board. II will be IN easy matter to
move It about from place to place
Woman's Home Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
Looking 10 the Future.

cit is comfortable TO see ones hus-
band citing down after dinner to en-
Joy his cigar. and then there is some
thing ruther soothing about the aroma
Of a good cigar, too" "Oh, ! don't
care anything about the comfort OF II
or the aroma but as long as my hus-
band smokes. 1t will always be easy
to tell him how to begin when he in
sists that we have got to economic"
Judge
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14

"There could be no better medi.
cine than Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. My children were all sick
with whooping cough. One of them
was in bed, had high fever and
was coughing up blood. Our doctor
gave them Chamberlsin's Cough
Remedy and the first dose eased
them, and three bottles cured them,
says Mrs, r. A. Donaldson, Of Lex.
ington, Miss. For sale by all deal
ers. Advertisement.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
Baby n Real Mlduet.

The month.old child OF a gypsy,
which was the subject OF an inquest
at Wandsworth, England. not long
since, was described by a doctor as
the smallest baby he had ever known.
1t only weighed 3 pounds IA ounces,
instead OF the normal ~ pounds, and
its length was only foot inches,
as compared with the average feet
8 inches.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
Different Function.

II presume you never Quarreled
with your wife7" Certainly not" re-
piled skinny little Mr.. Hennypeck.
81 am merely q husband, not . Hon
tanner. change.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-08-08

his mouth and ne could neither move
nor speak.
Powerless the believed), he watched
the serang gather himself together,
like some gaunt cat, and spring; in
two strides he would have been upon
the woman and the night had been
crowned with its most pitiful crime.
Yet in midair O'Rourke saw the man
falter and fall back, dropping the
kris and clutching frantically at moth
ing.
Stupidly the adventurer saw the
smoke trickling from the muzzle Of
his own revolver and knew that, some
how, he had managed to pull the trig-
ger. His heart leapt in his breast, so
keen was his gratitude. Trem bling
in every limb, he essayed second
time to fire and put final period 10
the serang's career. But his shot
went wide and the cylinder jammed
so that the hammer would not rise
a second time. With an oath he let
go the rail and attempted to bridge
the distance between himself and the
lascar, who was now at a conside:a,
BILE distance reeling away toward the
rail
But his overtaXed strength, sapped
by loss of blood, failed him; and NAL
ice infused new yigor into the serang,
new power to accomplish his final
fiendish act.
Grinning with anguish, the man
leapt away from O'Rourke, staggered
and. jerking back his arm, flung the
Pool Of Flame from him with all his
might.
O'Rourke paused, petrified with de-
spair The great stone, gl.- ing in
the moonlight like the very heart Of
fire, described long and flaming arc
and the sea leapt up with
hiss to welcome 1t and It was gone.
A bitter cry broke from the Irish
mans lips; he made for the man,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-08-08
CHAPTER XIV.

Mrs. Prynne, reused out of her semi.
stupor by O'Rourke's cry. with some
return of her habitual clearness of
thought, stepped to the companionway
and called for her maid.
O'Rourke passed hand over his
eyes, and brought it away black with
blood, but was no more than half
aware of this. Dazed and heart-brok-
en-, he stared blankly round the sham.
hles that was the deck, then, recover
ing slightly. saw Cecile join her mis-
tress, and realized mat, whatever his
personal gricI, PAN and despair. re
must play the part Of the O'RourEe.
So he turned and staggered down into
the saloon.
Danny was in his herth, sleeping the
childlike and logli.e sleep that was
ever his. braves, below, his ears deaf
ened by the mighty chant OF his en-
gines, had been no more conscious OF
the drama on deck than had Danny.
ORourke caught the boy with hands
that gripped his shoulders cruelty, and
shook him awake. then methodicaily
booted him up the steps to the deck.
Once there, Danny came to his prop
er senses and fell with will to tie
tasks O'Rourke set for him. With Ce-
cile he lifted the unconscious captain
and bore him down to his berth. then
left him to the ministrations OF mis-
tress and maid and returned 10 throw
overheard the last corpse, that OF the
lascar whom the serang had set TO
slay the adventurer from behind.
O'Rourke himself proceeded to me
bridge, where he found the helmsman
still at the wheel, sOberly keeping the
vessel on her course. The circum-
stance at the time surprised him; but
1t afterwards was developed by dint
Of cross-eyamination of the remainder
Of the crew that the serang had spe-
cially exempted Quick and Drayos
from the general massacre, they being
held necessary to the navigation OF
the ship. He had likewise pu: strict
injuctions on the helmsman not TO de-
sert the wheel, whatever the tide OF
battle, whether for or against his
brethren. The statbing Of Quick
seemed to have been accidental, or
necessary under circumstances unfore-
seen.
AS a matter of fact, the remainder
of the lascars were thoroughly cowed
and proved upbelievably docile for the
balance Of the trip.
Thus 1t was that the voyage of the
Rance from Alden to Bombay was
pushed through without further fatal
ity. To the Irishman, how aer, must
20 more than half the credit; for for
ty-eight hours he never left the bridge