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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-22

He started. ~"Ransacking my room?''
he cried. What the devil for?"
What for?" I reiterated, bitterly.
I felt bitter toward him. Even if he
spared my life, at least l knew that
my career was over. l could never
face my sovereign again. And here
he was hooking me.
Il ransacked your ROOM" l replied,
Ito find the treaty. Why do you sup
pose l camel" I saw him start. The
pistol quivered in his hand. do you
think l followed you for a jest, or to
play puss-in-the-corner?"
do not know what he would have
done. He seemed to take deliberate
aim at me. Then l heard wild, des-
perate cries from the deck above. A
blast of icy air seemed to strike me-
and suddenly there came a tremen.
dous shock which flung us from our
seats with terrific violence. l heard
the pistol explode as it left Stapfhaus'
fingers. Then, stunned and dazed,
picked myself up from the floor, to
find that the sea was pouring through
the portfolio and that I was wading
in a foot of water, which swilled from
side to side of the cabin as the ship
rolled heavily in the trough of the sea.
Above me l heard orders being shout
ed, hard and clear; heard the stamp
ing of feet; then Stapfhaus and l were
running along the passage side by
side. and making for the deck.
Water was pouring down the com
pan1onways. Passengers of either sex
in night attire, were screaming, pray
ing franticaly, and rushing hither and
thither in widest terror. which gradu.
ally yielded before the orderly preci
sion of the officers and the sailors
When we had forced our way to the
deck we found that the vessel had
struck an immense ice foe, clearly
discernible in the bright moonlight
and topping like a drunken thing zoe
yards on the bow side. rolling heavily
in the surge, and almost split in twain
by the force OF the impact.
What damage we ourselves had sus
tained was uncertain. The engine
room was flooded, the engines had
ceased working, the electric lights had
! gone out. Everywhere through the
vast. black hull resounded shouting
and screaming. From beneath, pas
sengers, with a few hasty wraps
around them, were running up to the
deck, their numbers constantly aug
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-22

that roared, waist-high, around me.
Suddenly | felt Stapfhaus grasp me
by the arm. l could not hear his
words amid those awful cries of de-
spair that vent up to the heavens.
Dimly l felt that his will, stronger
b my W at this supreme crisis,
demanded that l should plunge with
him into those foaming, churning
depths. With a last despairing Shrek
leaped; ] felt the black waters close
over my head, and went down, down,
for an interminable period, until the
breath pent in my lungs seemed about
to rend me. Tben--I felt my head
struck violently by some floating OBJ
ject; ] emerged above the surface,
gasping and choking, and found my
self clinging to a deck chair, one Of
those which had been in occupation
only a short hour before, in the lee
of a deck shelter. The current Gre
ated by the sinking ship had, most
luckily, carried me away instead Of
drawing me under. All around me, I'M
der the full moon, was the black,
heaving sea, trimmed with ice foes
that seemed to have withdrawn to
leave q clear space in which the yes
sci might sink to her ocean bed. Now,
where she had been there was no
ripple to show, nothing but the dark,
leaping waves, spume-flecked beneath
the wind, and on their breast there
doated spars, chairs, debris of every
kind.
chung to my chair. and shouted
wildly. No call came back across the
waters. II any had escaped, they
had pulled away from the danger spot.
The entire company and crew seemed
to have persisted. l felt that I could
not keep my senses much longer. Be-
numbed by the icy water, spent, x
hausted, my strength fast leaving me,
l put all my powers into one last, des-
perate cry. Then came an answer. |
knew the voice. I plunged onward des-
perately through the waters. The hail
came more loudly. All at once there
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-22

N So E-+ E1a.E- HEE4easI
eyes," I answered. g" hay
skin bag round my waist. B
tains no treaty-merely scale
tons which his majesty ha1
in person, with instruct
should open them after II
the treaty"
Stapfhaus stared at m,
ly. Then he began to t.
"Dare you open it?"
"See-' From beneat'
produced a similar baf
contents, rather, his !
the kaiser handed
DEPARTURE" he said,
that l should open
tanned the treaty
I said no more
the sewn oilskin
etrated not at
Stapfhaus ripr
laid them in
and staredeat
They were
tanned a single
England to the va.
with each, was a for
from the civil service o.
tive countries, and a regret
ture employment was not to =
pected.
l think it was some time before
understood the tenor of this. Then
i heard some one sobbing e at
hand. L looked up; Stapfhaus was
weeping unrestrainedly. And a tear
fell on my own hand.
Il served my emperor" he cried.
II gave my life for him-I would have
died for him gladly at any time. But
l did not think the day would come
when he would make a jest of me.
sending me on an impossible mission
to obtain a treaty when there was no
treaty. Why should he mock at me
or your sovereign at you?"
Then a dubious thought came into
my brain.
Perhaps it was not done wholly as
a jest" l said.
What do you mean?" cried stapf-
haus. q
Perhaps our sovereigns thought
that we had been too serviceable-that
we knew too much-that If we met,
each bent upon his fatal purpose, and
shot or stabbed each other-our
deaths might remove two men who
knew more of the politics of Europe
than was good for them"
And If we lived"
THAT fate had chosen So"
Stapfhaus was silent for awhile.
Then he raised his hand to the sa-
lutte.
MY emperor's will be DONE" he
said. His eyes wandered into the
offlng. Then he gave a cry and
pointed.
A large steamship was bearing
down on us
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
SHOWING
VfNfRATI0N Of AGE

Paris. Oct. 12.-Parisians have again
demonstrated their love of the aged
by the lively interest they have taken
in the personalities of the Ave men
to whom the emperor OF Russia pre-
scented medals at thA centenary of
the battle Of BorOdino. or Moscova.
Every one OF the recipients was q
veteran soldier from that conflict, the
oldest being IL: years Of age.
1t was the same story some years
ago when monuments were erected on
the battlefield OF Waterloo. although in
that case few Of the veterans were 100
years old.
In Paris itself the discovery of a man
or woman who is 100 years old leads
invariably to the organization of some
sort Of festivity In honor Of one who
has seen 30 much history made and
unmade in his time. Every item about
the aged persons habits Is counted as
OF the utmost interest. Does he smoke
a pipe? Does he drink white wine or
red? Are vegetables his diet, and
does he sleep out of doors, and battle
more than weekly and In cold water?
The statistics Of the city show that
within the walls are no less than IL
people who have passed their Tooth
birthday and 48 who will very soon do
SO. OF persons more than 80 years old
there are 623. while Of octogeniarians
the metropolis holds 1907. OF 70-year-
olders there 10 veritable army.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

special meeting Wednesday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Ruth Hard.
Mrs. Emma Bailey has returned
from Salt Lake, where she has been
for the past few weeks.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

sse'nd lstseSss ... e y. Hsritase =

PIX Hf. sF!ssta .F . heard sSn the ws.s fss
never before ihcushi Of i spply!as "a
overfatness until today. Clara Moore
was here with her .16.year -old boy. HA
y NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nearly 500 pounds
She came to ask how ! reduced myself
to my present slim trimness.
OF course told her about Marmola
Prescription Tablets-how they contain
exactly. the same lnuedients - the
Marmola Prescription that took on my
fat. and assured her they were perfect
ly harmless. Said she'd be willing tc
buy Q ton Of them II they did any Good
at all. The boy 10 y tremendous eater
and ID too lazy to take any exercise Gall
fat people are). but you know / stopped
starving and cavorting long before
started to take Marniola.
That's the beauty of this wonderful
method-it isn't dependent upon any
other treatment. And know I'M do-
ing that boy favor.
In a few months he'll be solid and
smooth skinned. with better figure and
health than ever before and he need
never. again dread the extreme obesity
that is now such q family trait.
II more parents knew that for 75c they
could purchase q large box Of MarmoIa
Prescription Tablets from their drug
gist or the MarmOla Co. GARNER Bldg
Detroit. Mich.). hereditary overfatness
would be a thing Of the past. Don't you
think SO?
Adv. Betty.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
LIGHT SEEMS TO
/ NOW Be DAnNINc
ONChAIRnAkDAY
In Spokane Interview Re-
publican State Chairman
Approves Course Being
Taken by Borah.

Has State Chairman Day Of the
Republican state central committee
seen . new light. or has he merely
seen new conditions that he Is forced
to conciliate in northern Idaho
That Is the question Republicans
are asking each other in this section
in view OF his new attitude suddenly
assumed In the Progressive hot bed of
northern Idaho, as expressed In an in
terview with the Spokesman Review
Of Spokane last Thursday morning in
which he apparently Joins Senator
Borah in discarding Taft and in which
he gives public sanction to Borah's
reputation Of Taft and Taft's nomi-
nation.
1.-The state committee Is perfectly
satisfied with the course Senator Bor-
all is pursuing he told the Spokane
paper; at is the logical course for
him."
Does that mean that Chairman Day
has Joined in the north in condemning
Taft's nomination as a stolen nomina-
tion and that in the south he is stand
ing out for Taft" inquired promi-
nent Republican in discussing the in
tention, cor does 1t mean that what
the Capital News said about Chairman
Day deserving and abandoning Taft
in this state several days ago was
true?"
He was told that so far as the re-
port about Day abandoning Taft and
using such abandonment in an effort
to save a portion OF the state ticket
was concerned, 1t was true but as to
whether it meant that the state chair
man had suddenly resolved to join in
the condemnation Of the manner In
which the Chicago nomination was
stolen. he was given to understand
that he would have to decide for him
self from the interview.
Prophet Smiths Decree.
Being himself a member of the
same church with Joseph F. Smith.
Mr.. Days observations as to the eff
feet Of Prophet Smiths utterances
din the recent conference at Salt Lake,
are regarded as very pessimistic.
What will be the effect of the
statement issued by President Smith
of the Mormon church," was asked.
ut will have no effect at all. I am
satisfied that President Smith was
misquoted on that. I think that one
thing that caused him to say some-
thing in praise Of President Taft at
that time was the wise course the
president was pursuing in the MeXi-
can trouble. The Mormon people will
stay in their own parties the same as
other voters There will be no lineup
at all.
II am very optimistic as to the out
come in Idaho The bull moosers are
not so thick as had anticipated.
While there are a great many lean
Ing that way because OF sympathy for
Roosevelt their party allegiance will
prove much stronger than any incli-
nation to follow after one man.
Roosevelt has many admirers. but
they will not be led into the third
party. They believe these questions
can be settled better in the old party,
and why shouldn't they?"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

Wedding ana three letter Monogram
Stationery. Visiting and AT Home"
cards at Capital News Job Rooms. Ar.
tiSttc Printers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
SOUTH BOISE.

Rev. Henry Quickenden returned
Friday from Twin Falls, where he has
been attending synod for several days
Miss Gladys Parks of Gooding
spent the fair week with Mrs. Steve
Cordell at her home on Vermont ave-
nue..
Mrs. j. c. Buholtz and Mrs. w. D.
Thayer left Saturday evening for
Wallace, Idaho. where they will at
tend state grand lodge and Rebekah
assembly They We're appointed dele
gates to the assembly from the South
Boise lodge.
Miss Mabel Buel of Cambridge was
the guest Of her grandmother. Mrs
Taylor during fair week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bruce have
returned from Payette lakes.
The Friendly Sewing circle met
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Miss Sarah Bolger. AS it happened
to be the birthday Of the hostess. her
friends surprised her by giving her a
miscellaneous shower. Besides the
regularf members there were three
guests. Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Jensen and
Miss Wolfe.
Rev. Griffen will hold services each
evening at the Second Presbyterian
church during the next 10 days.
There will be no service at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church today, as the
members Of the church and Christian
Endeavor will attend the Fellowship
meeting at the First church.
Saturday evening Miss Mildred
Knight and Mr.. Ralph Smith were
given a surprise party by their friends
at the home Of Miss Knight The
young people gathered at an appointed
place and went in a bdoy to the
knight residence where the unsuspi
cious host and hostess were found. A
delightful evening was spent in play
ing games. in singing and dancing.
The guests were: Misses Eva and
Olive Smith. Myrtle and Edna Belch-
or. Nadine Borada. Lucy and Luella
Harvey. Vera Bolger and Cornelia
Hart: Messrs. Ray Bolger, Frank
Iichte. Stanley Mathews. Charlie
Wilder. Earl Harvey. Gus Kruger.
Kenneth Peters and Ralph Mccall.
The South Boise village board of
trustees met Tuesday evening at the
Odd Fellows hall. ]. w. Hart, the
chairman of the board. is absent from
the city.
Mrs. Reel will entertain the w. c.
+. U, next Tuesda vat $50 at her
home in Ivywild.
The Ladies' aid society will hold .
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
ADA COUNTY Makes
SPLENDID SHOWING

Ada county won the grand sweep
stakes prize at the Inter- Mountain
fair for having the best display Of hor-
ticultural products from any county
in Idaho. This prize is $780, The Ada
county horticultural exhibit contained
141 varieties Of fruit. 1t was this
point that proved a big factor in CIV
ing Ada county the first prize. -
The second county sweepstakes
prize. S125, went to Canyon county.
Payette's great fruit display was the
only one entered for Canyon county.
The third county sweepstakes prize,
SIS was won by Washington county.
Weiser's great fruit display was the
only one entered for Washington
county.
Agricultural County Sweepstakes.
The grand county sweepstakes prize
Of 5000. for having the best display of
agricultural products from any county
in the state was won by Lincoln
county. The great exhibit from the
Great North Side tract and from the
Idaho Irrigation company. comprised
the Lincoln county exhibit.
The second county sweepstakes of
$125, for best agricultural display was
won by Adams county. The magnifi-
! cent display Of farm products made
by Indian Valley comprised practically
all of the Adams county agricultural
exhibit.
The third county sweepstakes prize
of SIS, for the best agricultural dis
play was won by Canyon county. The
great agricultural display made by
Payette was entered for Canyon coun-
ty.
Each Of the foregoing six big prize
winners carries with 1t a great deal of
honor.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

You know the terrible afflicticn that
comes to many homes from the result Of
. drinking husband or ron. You know
OF the money wasted on Drink" that
Il needed In the home to purchase food
and clothing. ORRINE has saved thou
sands of drinking men. II - . home
treatment and can be given secretly
Your money will be refunded II, after q
trial 1t has failed to benefit. Costs
only $1.00 q box. Come in and get q
free booklet and let us tell you Of the
good ORRINE 10 doing.-Whitehead's
drug store. Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

The man who OUGHT TO
OWN 1T will come around and
look over your property soon
after you commence to adver-
tise It In the Capital News.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
DEATHS-FUNERAI.S

John Davenport, Mexican war sur
vivor. private Of Company G. First
Illinois infantry, died at the soldiers
home Friday. aged 81 years.
Funeral services will be held at Fry
& &Summers' parlors Sunday after
noon at O'Clock. Rev. Mclain w. Da-
Wis officiating. Burial. At the. military
cemetery. Ladies' Of the w. r. c. are
requested to attend.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

Dentist. DR.. Carpenter. Idaho Bldg.
Adv. If
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
NUI.L'S CYCLERY h MA.
CHINE SHOP

MaehiNe and Engine Repairing Of on
1gindo, 11o.121 Q. Eleventh otrest.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

Each Of the foregoing six big prize
winners carries with 1t a great deal of
honor.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13
CHOOSING
THE PRESIDENT
LONG DISCUSSED
Many Schemes Were Pre-.
sented to American Con-
stitutional Convention.
POPULAR METHOD
GREATLY OPPOSED

eouthsrners in Particular Were Afraid
to Permit the People to Name Their
Prssident-Some Wanted the Elec-
ton Of the President Left to Congress
Electoral College Finally Agreed
Upon BY the Convention.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

Ten minutes spent in reading
Capital News Glass Ads will I
prove time we'll spent.
. . .
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

II your watch passes through our re.
pair department and does not give sat-
isfaetion we will give a now move
msnt in exchange.
CON W. HESSE, Jeweler.
Adv.
Williams news., 1912-04-20

T, w. Moody went to Seligman on No. 3 Sunday night, on a (trou- ble) shooting trip.
 Rev. Father Connolly, of Wins low, held services in the Catholic church here last Sunday.
 w. H. Thorpe, of Prescott, was looking after his telephone busi- ness in town the first of the week.
 Millinery remodeling work solic ited. Your own material used, if SO desired. First class milliner service. Racket Store.
 P. NJ. Shafer was a business visitor at Phoenix over Sunday, re- turning home Monday evening.
 Mir. Wm. F. Dermont, President Of the s. X NJ. Lbr Co.,, is a busi- ness visitor at Phoenix this week.
 Is it never going to stop showing and raining? It only stops long enough to get another good start.
 Mrs. Lillian Brayton, after a pleasant visit of a week with the home folks, returned to her home at Phoenix last Saturday.
 Have you vacant lot in Will jams? If so what is your locati and price? Have you a few hun dred or few thousand dollars to loan on Williams or Coconino county real estate? Do you want 10 borrow some money? Do you want to buy lot? C. P. Silvernail.
Williams news., 1912-04-20
ITEMS OF
 GENERAL
 INTEREST
.Ioca/ Hews

Joe Blumberg visited with rela- tives at Flagstaff last Sunday.
 High-class tailoring done at home at Williams Tailoring Co., $500 to $20O0.
 The snow storm of the past week put a check on the sheep shearing north of town.
 For Residence lots in the Perrin addition to the townsite of Williams. Low Prices, easy terms. c. P. Silvernail.
 O.. s. Emblem, the Flagstaff machinist, left for his home last Saturday evening.
 Onion sets that will grow, seeds that will produce. For sale by the Racket Store.
 Within the town limits, on the Scott lands. there is pit of cement gravel and sand. Price per yard at pit 25c. c. P. Silvernail. BOA
 Monday the railroad boys had another long felt want supplied. It was pay day.
 Some more of those beautiful Gauge Patterns received this week. Racket Store.
 All passenger trains from the west were several hours late Wenesday morning.
 Shirtwaists, shirtwaist skirts, shirtwaist hats-the very latest and most beautiful designs - Racket Store.
 It is said the baseball boys are rigging up game with the Flag staff club, to be played about the first of May. It will be strictly q home talent affair on both sides.
Williams news., 1912-04-20

Mir. and Mrs. Will Sevier, after a visit of several days with MT. and Mrs. H. l.. Benham, returned to their ranch on the Verde last Sat urday.
 Mrs. Paul E. Millar left for the Verde last Monday, to join her husband, who has lately been ap- pointed forest ranger and sta- tioned at that place.
 H. J. Gray, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, went through here Tuesday evening on his way to attend a special meeting of the Board, held Wednesday.
 Now is the time to make your announcement if you are going to be a candidate for any office at the coming election. The News will make your announcement for $2.5O.
 It is rumered among the wise ones that Joe Blumberg will be a candidate for alderman at the com ing election. If Joe consents to run he will make a good "city dad"
 A hypnotic entertainment at the opera house last Saturday and Sun day evenings drew large crowds. Joe Blumberg was so taken up watching the sleeping beauty in his slow window that he sold a Mexican a lady's shirt waist for a jumper"
Williams news., 1912-04-20
Almost a Miracle

One of the most startling changes ever seen in any man, according to w. B. Holsclaw, Clarendon, Texas, was effected years ago in his brother. ''He had such dreadful cough, y he writes, "that all our family thot he was going into consumption, but he began to use Dr. Kings New Discovery, and was completely cured by ten bottles. Now he is sound and well and weights 21S pounds. For many years our family has used this wonderful remedy for Coughs and Colds with excellent results. , It's quick, safe, reliable and guar antced. Price 50c and S1 OO Trial bottle free at all druggists.
Williams news., 1912-04-20
Fla gstaff phones:
Does It Pay to Rent House?

Get your rent receipts for the past five years and add them up yourself. Then investigate our plan -$7. 50 per month with 5 per cent interest on yearly balances pays for a thousand dollar home. We allow the loan to run about 10 years, but you can pay it in full at any time, thereby stopping further interest.
 CAPITAL SECURITY COMPANY,
 National Bank of Commerce Bldg,
 Norfolk, Va. 4-13-4t
Williams news., 1912-04-20
$lOO Reward, SIOO.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least dreaded disease that science has been able to in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive being a constitutional disease requires a constitu- tonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in formally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assist .lg nature in doing its work The proprietors have much faith in it's curative powers that they offer one Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to Send for list of testimonials
 Address F. J. CHENEY 6 CO.,, Toledo, O.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Williams news., 1912-04-20

If it would only stop storming for a few days A. R. Boiling would be the happiest man in town. As soon as he gets the water pumped out of the basement of his new bus mess block it begins to storm again and he has all the work to do over again. No time will be lost in starting the cement work as soon as the weather will permit.
Williams news., 1912-04-20
Puts End to Bad Habit

Things never look bright to one with 'the blues" Ten to one the trouble is sluggish liver, filling the system with bilious poison, that Dr.
 Kings New Life Pills would expel.i Try them. Let the joy of better feelings end "the blues" Best for stomach and kidneys. 25c. All druggists.