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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
BeIasco's FIowery Apology.

David Belasco, who bows with such
modesty before the curtain calls that
greet the presentation of his dramat-
ic successes, occasionally loses his
temper during rehearsals of plays,
and when he gets angry he does the
thing up brown. For the time being,
there isn't peaceful thought in his
fertile brain. When he began the
rehearsals Of "Sweet Kitty Bellairs,"
Miss Henrietta Crossman, the star Of
the piece, warned him that he must
not scold her.
A few days before the first public
production, however. Belasco broke
out in one Of his fine tempers, and
Miss Crosman, with head in the air,
left the stage and the theater. She
was walking rapidly up the street
when she heard the rush of footsteps
behind her. Turning around, she saw
the manager. with his arms full Of
flowers. These he held out to her
imploringly.
This tribute effected a reconcilia-
ton. On the way back to the theater
the star noticed a flower stand COM
pletely denuded of its stock. Belasco
in his pursuit Of the fleeing actress.
had bought all the flowers in sight
From Twice-a-month Popular Maya
zine.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
Proof Of the Man Shakespeare.

Sir Sidney Lee, the eminent Shake.
spearean scholar, indorses the conclu.
sions of Ernest Law, who has endeav.
ored to prove that certain documents
in the public record office in London
relating to Shakespeare, which were
long supposed to be impudent forg.
cries, are, after all, genuine. The
documents concern the production Of
some of Shakespeare's plays at the
courts Of Queen Elizabeth and King
James. Sir Sidney remarked in a
speech at the annual meeting of the
Shakespeare birthday trustees that
"the fact that in these documents
Shakespeare is mentioned categorical
ly as the poet which made the plays
should be specially interesting, If a
little disappointing to certain per.
sons, who think that there is no genu.
inc contemporary evidence of the ex.
istence Of any such author"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
Pursuing Woman.

Whatever the law of man may at
tempt or achieve in the way Of re-
forming the harmless, necessary
bachelor, there is higher natural
law of quest and capture Wilhelm
the opinion Of expert feminologists-
the predatory woman rather than the
comparatively timid and quiescent
man fulfills. Nowadays woman Is the
pursuer, man is the pursued. The
luckless wight who hopes to escape
the mantraps and springs Of matrt
mony has need of all his cunning;
there is no safety but in retreat; he
is no match for the devious cunning
of the huntress who has marked the
game for her own. Mr.. Man may take
refuge in splenetic lyrics about The
Female Of the Species, or The VAN.
pire, but that is his sole satisfaction
The woman spins her web and smiles
and Is demure; she knows that he
may fling his caustic epigram about
The Serpent's Tongue, but-clever
arachnoid that she is-she will have
him at the last. She can afford to
bide her time and be patient, for
whether 1t be leap year or some other
year. her net will enmesh him and he
will grant whatever she desires, even
to the extent Of letting her vote or 60
to congress or be president.-Phila
delphia Ledger.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
FINGER PRINTS TELL TALES
Absolute Identification Certain When
tho Practiced Sleuth Takes Up
the Trail.

Many years ago Mark Twain, in
his delightful story of "Puddin' Head
Wilson," declared that every mans
identity, and often, even his destiny.
is always on his finger tips. Twice
on one day this has been recognized
in different parts of the country. 1t
was found that the men who used a
launch for the purpose of taking dyna.
mite from the Giant powder works
were not the McNamaras. Several
finger prints completely exploded the
theory. They are, however, the tracks
by which others may be overtaken
There could be no doubt that ED.
gar r. Jay" arrested in st. Louis for
forgery a week after he had mar
ried, is Jay Gould Hay, alias Jay
Gould, alias julie Lee. He can not
escape the identity of his finger prints
at the Indiana and Missouri reforma-
tories.
1t was only last year that there
were two remarkable warnings to the
criminal class to wear gloves. Charles
Crispi was arrested and convicted for
Jul Sioiy III ANC" LII II ooiSiy pSSddoO
he left behind on window glass four
finger marks. They were only few
hairline etchings, but they singled out
of millions of people the only one
who could have made them. 1t was
difficult to obtain a jury that would
convict on finger print evidence alone,
but when it was shown that there is
only one chance in sixty-four billions
that two finger prints will be alike,
that there was no great likelihood of
any two of the 1,600,000,00O people
now on the earth being able to make
the same finger markings, the prison
er gave up. Again, in New York, was
the murder of Isaac Vogel, an timer
ate jewel broker. 1t was a single i'm
print Of finger on a silver cigarette
case that led to the arrest of Joseph
Roberts.
Thus far finger print evidence is
associated in the public mind with
criminology. But the day may come
when people registering to vote will
be required to press their thumb
down next to their names. Philadel-
phia reformers, who are battling
against the floater and duplicate vot-
ing system, advocate it. They insist
that 1t is only a step beyond requiring
the voter to write his name at regis
tration and again-by the side Of the
first signature-when he comes to
vote. 1t is thought the finger print
would stop flOaters.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
Cooking the 'Possum.

Mayor Bryan Callaghan Of San An.
tonic, Tex, is very fond of 'possum
and Is particular about the way 1t is
prepared for the table. He gives the
following directions:
Never plunge a 'possum into boil
ing water That hardens the flesh
and makes it tough. First bleed the
'possum, and after it Is drawn i'm
merse it in a pot of cold water and
bring the water to 6 boil After be-
ing parboiled for a reasonable time,
take 1t out. put some laurel leaves, a
little oil and some chilli peppers In
side 1t and pack in ice and put aside
for q day or two.
when ready to be cooked. put It
into a bake pan and surround with
sweet potatoes, brown to turn and
you have dish that Is about as de-
ncious as any that can be prepared"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
lIamas as Carriers In Peru

A great deal OF engineering work II
being carried out in the interior of Pc
ru, and on account of the mountainous
character of the roads 1t Is necessary
to transport material on pack animals
generally llamas, These animals cur
ry about enc hundred pounds at Il
time and work in herds of about one
hundred. The animals seem to have
their own notions about the size of TIC
load which they should carry and tho
speed with which they should cover
the ground, and nothing will induce
them to exceed this. The animals alse
look for an occasional respite f.-.m n
Dor, and the rule is 10 give each ami
NAL weeks rest after two wechs oi
work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
SOMETHING OF A NUISANCE
Mr.. FatherIy Comes TO the Front
With Some Remarks About
Mammals New Footstool,

"The only Christmas gift whose
presence in the house l regret" said
Mr.. Fatherly, is footstool which our
girls gave to mamma.
Mother is not an old lady, but the
girls thought it would be nice for her
to have something to put her feet up
on and then l think that as a sort of
subsidiary idea they had a fancy that
it would look well in the house.
II am not familiar with footstool
architecture and so I don't know of
just what design this one is, whether
it's Louis XIV. or Louis V. or what;
but I know it's built of mahogany, is
oblong in shape, upholstered in green
has carved legs with claw feet and
that for it's size it is pretty solid
piece Of furniture.
ION Christmas night when the girls
put that footstool under mammals feet
Isn't that lovely?' they said, and
mamma said it was perfectly beautiful
and she sat with her feet on it for the
rest of that evening But she has
never used it since; she isn't a foot
stool lady yet.
Then the girls began setting that
footstool around in our parlor or in
our library, where they thought II
would appear to advantage and where
1t would, by its presence, enhance
the attractiveness Of our outfit. II
has been during this time, while the
girls were placing the footstool around
here and there to see how it would
look, that l have become best &C
quainted with it by stubbing my toes
against 1t.
For, you see, 1t was new to me.
and then, with the girls forever shift.
ing it around, really it seemed as If ]
couldn't go anywhere in those two
rooms without falling over that foot.
stool.
Just now the girls have got that
footstool under the piano bench; they
are trying to see how it looks there.
The bench is of mahogany and 1t has
curved legs and claw feet, like the
footstool's, and in a way the two
pieces of furniture do harmonize.
hope that this harmony will appeal to
the girls strongly, and that there un'
der the piano bench, for a long time,
they will let this curiously, one might
almost say Indignantly, obstructive
footstool remain"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
Paris Women In Strange Headqea,

Parls women In Strange Headgear.
1t is at such places as the Grand
Guignol that one sees quaint clothes.
l went one night this week and saw
some Of the funniest headgear I have
beheld anywhere.
One girl had a bonnet rather like
the sort Of thing knight of old would
have worn in tournament. It was
made OF gold metal in a chain pat
tern and 1t completely covered her
head right down to the nape of her
neck.
Another had Mother Hubbard cap
trimmed with wreath of scarlet
flowers; another wore a high, pointed
hat Of old brocade trimmed with fur
round the brim, and several wore
bands of beads bordered with deep
fringe, which hung all round the face
after the fashion of a lampshade.--
The Queen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
Pays to Be Up-to-Date,

"A man has TO be up-to-date to do
anything nowadays"
YES" replied Dustin Stax. when
1 talk to an investigating committee
l find It desirable not to dwell need
lessly on the past"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-11-07
His Pace.

Mary-Fasy going. is he?
Alice-iioodness yes, Half an hous,
from hat-rack to front door.--llaI-
per's Bazaar.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11
THE
DESERTED HOUSE
A Story For Halloween
By HELEN s. DICKSON

In one Of those quiet New England
towns where the changes are only In
the growing up. decline and dying Of
its citizens stands a house that has
been a landmark for many years. It
was once the finest residence In the
place. but has long ago fallen into de
cay. A family by the name Of Ham.
mond built 1t. stocked II with furniture
Of an antique type. then locked 1t up
and went on trip to Europe. From
that trip they never returned.
One autumn nft moon. the afternoon
Of one Halloween. I party Of girls were
walking over the beautiful hills that
overhang the to, a. kicking the dead
leaves under Their feet. some of them
beating With improvised walking sticks
they had picked IN by the way an &C.
casional low hang ng bOugh to which
still chung clusters Of red and yellow
and brown leaves. Halloween being Al
hand. the girls were proposing different
schemes for tempting fate to give them
a glimpse future husbands
"There's no use In Kit Cummings
asking to see the man she is to marry
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11

"And since Kit ID very NICE" ~
marked another. land since the meet
ing between her and the man intended
for her h to take place on Hallow-
cen, Il stands to reason that he u the
man fate intends she shall marry"
"When and where h this important
Introduction to take place, KitT ask.
ID girl.
IL don't know. and I don't care" ~
piled Miss Cummings impatiently. not
relishing this discussion Of her private
afIairsL
n do" put In another. "He's 10 b
at the Halloween party tonight We
shall all see him there and al have
an equal chance at him. You don't
claim him, Kit, do your"
mot BY any means It's free for
Ill match"
I'm other words. some one Of this
party on this Halloween may In Joseph
wilkins meet her fAto. Now lets 80
who shalt get him."
"Humph! Instead Of leaving Il b
fate It seems 10 mo you're leaving Il 10
The best angler"
This girls chatter went on iii one
Of the party noticed a storm cloud low.
ering In the west. and they concluded
that Il would b better to get home.
Since they lived in different parts Of
tho town they scattered. Miss Cum.
mings, after descending q part Of the
way with two Of the girls. turned into
Z road leading down to her aunt's
house. pursuing her way alone
II was now after o'clock and since
the storm cloud shut OF the twilight
the darkness waa fallinR-indeed
few drops Of rain battered on the
ground. Miss Cummings hurried on. but
not quick enough to escape 4 shower.
Just a. II began to pour she came tn
the house that has heen described at
the beginning NJ this story Since she
was strnnger to the place she Ind
never heard ~ the HMmmOnd house.
She saw All ample porch on which she
might obtain shelter and got under its
roof just In time to escape Z drench,
ing.
1t Is not usual that thunder storm
comes IN October. but this storm WIS
accompanied by vivid flashes Of
lightning. Moreover. the wind was
driving the ruin against the porch and
there was soon not a drv place on r.
The girl finding that she must either
take a soaking or get into the house
began to look about her for nm en-.
trance. She tried the shutters Of sev.
erai windows opening on the pOrch
and at last found one In which the
blind WIS m rotted that she cou,d
open T. A pane Of glass was broken,
and inserting her hand she was able
to turn the catch Of the sash. Throw.
ing up the latter she had no difEicuity
In getting into q window wh0ses siil
was but few feet above the porch.
There was still glimmer Of twilight
BY which she could distinguish oil
jects. The room she stood In was the
dra wing room and had been Furnished
sumptuously. There were damask and
lace curtains Of pattern long out VI
date; sofas and chaivw Of mahogany.
the satin upholstery Of which WIS
rotten with age. There were mirrors
with gilt frames Of an old pattern. y"
one corner stood piano that had beeu
built when that kind Of instrument
had advanced bot little beyond the
spinet. Miss Cummings appUache'
II, raised the I'D over the keys and
struck q chord. The wheexy notea
sounded like groans.
There was something intensely inter
sstins In this former home Of persons
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11

I thought should never find the can.
die. I don't blame you for being fright
ened"
He assisted her to a lounge whose
frame would endure for centuries, but
the upholstering Of which gave way.
She said she would like to 60 home.
On comparing notes they found that
both had entered the house to escape
the storm. though at different times.
They went downstairs together and.
the rain having stopped, they left the
house together. Reaching the business
part Of the town they secured a CARR.
age, and the young man. saying that
he had an engagement for which he
was already late. put her into It, and
she was driven away.
Miss Cummings did not ind the
strength nor the inclination to go
down to the Halloween party till near.
y l0o'clock. The flrst person she saw
on entering the room was the young
man she had met at the Hammond
house. The two stood and stared at
each other.
katherine" said Aunt Sarah, using
Z conventional phrase for Introduction.
''have You met Mr.. WilkinsY'
Both Mr.. wilkins and Miss Cum.
mlngs smiled.
II should think I have" said the
latter.
There was no race among the girls
for Mr.. wilkins. Kate Cummings had
Z walkover. and when the others heard
the story Of their meeting all vowed
that Kate had chosen Halloween to
show her friends her future husband.
And they were right
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11
PUBLISHERS NOTICE

Subscribers served BY city CARRIE
failing to receive the Herald % Mot
day and Thursday By 8 o'clock 3. u
viii confer . favor On the publi1hS'
BY calling the City Messages CO.
Phone 6931, who win deliver . COP
Immediately. a
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11

sacks The states production Of lima
beans comprises 81 per cent Of the
worlds, the island Of Madagascar pro-
ducing practically all the rest The
lima bean industry Of California start
ed in 1880 in Santa Barbara county.
and today practically all Of the huge
output is raised in FIVE southern coun.
ties of the state and within sixteen
milan NJ f1,o aaa
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11
,11yooo,ooo WORTH OF BEANS.

911,0ooooo WORTH OF BEANS.
California's yearly output Of beans
brings the growers Of the state In $11.-
100000 yearly. The total output ID
2.098.O00 eighty pound sacks, the Va
riety and output Of the several kinds
Of beans being az follows: Lima beans,
1,480yO00 sacks; pink beans, 10000
sacks; small white beans, 1880
sacks: all other varieties, 681, 600
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11
smoked THEIR CORN.

A friend who takes note Of interest
ing things reported to the writer the
other day q practice followed BY corn
growers In a locality In Illinois where
his wife's people used to live. This
consisted In storing their supply Of
seed corn just overhead in the village
blacksmith shop. where the smoke from
the forge gave It a sooty coating dur
ing the winter months. The space was
divided Of, each mans corn being by
itself. It was found that corn cured
In this place not only got dried out
thoroughly and grew well. but that
the smoke and SCOT with which 1t was
coated kept the gophers and ground
squirrels from molesting 1t in the
spring after It was planted. So far a.
protection from the rodents Il concern
Cd. practically the same protection h
afforded in the quite general practice
Of treating the seed with tar Just be-
fore putting It Into the planter boxes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11
TWO HUNDRED PER CENT.

The Worlds Work in q recent issue
tells Of the case Of a New Jersey con-
sumner who last February paid 30
cents for dozen strictly fresh" eggs.
One Of these bore the name and ad-
dress Of the owner Of the hens which
laid them, with the request that the
person who finally bought them write
and let him know how much he paid
for them. The correspondence which
followed showed that the eggs were
laid in December, two months before.
and that tho owner Of the hens ~
cslved II cents per dozen for them.
This meant that the transportation
company and the middleman through
whose hands the eggs passed before
they got to the man who ate them
added nearly 200 per cent to the price
which the producer received. In view
Of such hold up conspiracy as this It
u no wonder that the cost Of living IL
hlgh.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-11
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remarked one Of the girls. ''Gince- Aunt
Sarah has brought her to G. purposely
to meet Joe wilkins in order to make
q match between her and him."
Thanks very much" the girl refer
red to put In. Neither Aunt Sarah
nor any one else shall choose hus
band for me- That privilege ! reserve
for myself. have never seen Mr.
wilkins, and 1t u no more likely that
| shall like him when do see him
than any other young man. and there
is no reason why he should like me-"
Hes very nice" spoke up one OF
the party.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-10-25
SKAGWAY POLITICAL
 RIVALS IN TOWN

J. M. Tanner and II. B. Le- fevre both of Skagway and both candidates for the Territorial Senate, the one on the Non-Par tisan ticket, the other as a Bull Mooser arrived down from the Windy City on the Jeffer- son. They are both out making a canvass on behalf of their re pective tickets. Judge LeFevrc assisted by Captain A. w. Thomas, the local candidate oil the Progressive ticket, will hold q rally at Red Mems hall Tues day evening at nine o'clock.
 The Alameda hung up new record on her last trip She made the round trip from Ketchikan to Seattle and return discharged 5000 cases of sal mon and loaded 800 tons of general freight, and all in five days.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-10-25
JURY OUT TWO DAYS


 After deliberating for forty seven hours, the jury m the Campbell case. returned a yer dict Of guilty of murder in the first degree, with the recom- mendation that the accused be not punished by capital pun ishment. The jurors experi- enced the greatest difficulty in reaching a verdict, and several times they announced 10 Judge Fuller that they could not a. gree. Each time they were sent back with instructions to try again, the firmness of the judge in this respect being the subject of much favorable com ment. The first ballot stood nine for conviction of murder in the first degree, and three for coviction of murder in the first degree, without capital punishment.
 Campbell was ably defended by E. Coke Hill and E. NJ. Stan ton, former commissioner. The prosecution was in the hands Of Henry Roden, assistant U. 5. attorney. The trial began on September 20, lasting practi- cally eight days. A total of 25 witness were examined.
 Campbell was tried on the charge of murdering Gus Nell son, one of the two brothers whose bodies were found bur jed on an island in Kuskokwim country by third brother, who came into the interior in search of them. Both were murdered by Campbell more than a year ago.
 During the trial Campbell ad- mitted being with the two Nel- sons on the Kuskokwim river, eleven miles below where the bodies were found. The watch which he took from one of his victims and pawned, he claim ed was traded by him for whis- key below Georgetown. He told others that he had posses sed the watch before leaving Georgetown. Throughout the trial Campbell proved that he had an excellent memory on some points, while on others he remembered nothing. He was firm and callous during the entire hearing, although the evidence against him was con- Ivincing.-Fairbanks Times.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-10-25
THE SOCIALIST NOMINEES

Local Socialists have just re- ceived the official count in the referendum vote of the party for nominations to the coming term of the Alaska legislature. The result as given out by Dist. Sec. Swanson, of Petersburg, is as follows: Senators; Carl A. Swanson, of Petersburg, city magistrate and Geo. Y. Bland, of ketchikan, mining and civil engineer. For Representatives, Peter Twet, of Juneau, well known fisherman there; Geo. W. Stukey, of Douglas, pros pector and miner; John Noland Juneau, fisherman and miner; and E. A. Heath, editor of Mod ern Methods.
 The platform adopted by ref erendum vote includes briefly.
 Immediate demands:
 1. Initiative, referendum, and recall.
 2. Eight hour law.
 2. Australian ballot for Alaska. i. Abolition of fish traps. :. Mining inspections elected by the people.
 C. Equal Suffrage.
 :. Cannery inspectors elected by the people.
 &. Boiler inspection law.