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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-05-08

Burt Venable, P. M.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-10
ROM THE SPORTING NEWS

The difference between the
holdups and the holdouts is that
the holdups get away with it.
Trilby Thompson, Larry Cheney
and Jim Archer please write.
Frank Chance passed through
Chicago yesterday on his way to
New York to take over the man
agement Of the Yankees, and con-
frmed reports that he would try
to play first base. The P. L.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-10

claims the operation performed
on him last year has made him a
r new man.
There is only one thing besides
, bad health that will keep Chance
/, out of the game. That is the fail
: ure Of Hal Chase to make good at
{ second. Chase is too good a man,
if he wants to put up his best
game, to be on the bench, and if
he can play second, with Chance
on first, the Yanks would have
great combination at the first two
stations.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-10

THE SPORTING NEWS
Hal has held down the key
stone position on the coast play
ing winter ball, and critics there
claim he is good enough to fill the
bill with a major league team.
Placed anywhere on the field,
Chase would probably make
good. He is a natural ball player.
His only failing is too much tenn
permanent, and he is liable to quit
in disgust some day when things
don't suit him. He has done it be-
fore, but few days ago said he
liked Chance and was willing to
give him everything he had.
Chance is still after Joe Berger,
the Sox recruit inhelder.
Tip O'Neill has returned from
the Pacific coast. Jim Scott, Ping
Bodie and Joe Berger were train
ing at EaSO RODIeS Wnen ~ NELL
left.
Heinie Zimmerman, Cub third
baseman, leading batter of the
National League, is u years old
today. Bought himself a new
diamond.
Joe Stanley, Louisville outfeld-
er, appointed manager of Spring
field Central League) team.
Bob Harmon, $4,000 St. Louis
Cardinal pitcher, did a RESCUE
stunt" in the pulpit of the Tyler
Place Presbyterian church, St
Louis, and famed the evil one"
In short order.
Harmon dwelt on the lack of
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Mr. Chancellor Of Hoxton Tor Hag-
gerston or some other corner of north
east London was dilating before the
committee one day on the horrors Of
incubation and viyisecdon writes a
member Of parliament in London Opin-
ion, and narrowed the feelings Of his
hearers by telling them about some
calves which had been inoculated and
assuring the committee that two years
later the calves were still suffering
from the effects.
1t happens that on this committee is
Edward Kelly, a cultured and witty
young Celt. kelly. from the isle Of
Erin" at once sprang to his feet and
electrified his fellow members by say
ing. "Mr. Chairman-on a point Of Or
der-would the honorable member
kindly explain how the calves could
still be calves two years later?"
Mr.. Chancellor must, l fear, be first
cousin to the preacher who, discours-
Ing on the prodigal son and the fatted
calf, informed his congregation that
the calf had been the cherished pos
session of the family FOR years and
years and years"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21


Sign painters do not usually achieve
fame, but there was one in the last
century who did achieve curlously
long lived bit Of work. This was the
man who painted a station sign at
Harpers Ferry. shortly after the com
pletion Of the railway line to that
point The sign is in possession Of a
western society Of engineers.
For long time the society endeavor-
ed to ascertain who mixed the paint
and applied II to the sign, which was
placed In position at the Harpers
Ferry station about forty years ago.
Summers heat and winters storms in
no way dimmed the luster OF the paint
used to make the words "Harpers
Ferry" They stand out as boldly
as the day they We're formed by the
painters brush. The wood around the
letters has been worn about six
teenth Of an inch by sand beaten
against It by fierce winds, but the let
ters have withstood the elements. It
is asserted that no paint manufac-
tured nowadays is equal in durability
to that which was applied to the old
sign.
For a long time, but without success.
the society tried to learn the identity
Of this humble artist.-Boston Post.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

On a murder case in one Of the
southern states an old mountaineer
was called as witness. The defending
lawyer was cross examining him.
you say you saw this murder com
mitted"
"Yaas."
How far were you from the spot
where it took place"
"'Bout a quarter mile"
"What time was it when this deed
was doneT'
"'Bout half past s."
ION the date this murder was sup
posed to be committed it would be
almost totally dark. and you mean to
say you could see distinctly what hap
pened at that time at a quarter Of a
mile distanty
The old mountaineer shudled his feet.
changed his quid and stretched. "Oh.
well.r he said as he started to leave
the witness chair Il don't give a gol-
darn about this trial anyway. EVERY
hody's.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Mothers darling. aged four, was not
to be like other boys and learn to use
naughty and slangy words. He was not
allowed to play with the older boys in
the neighbOrhood for fear his sensitive
nature might be shocked at the Ian
guage they used. One day while
mother was busy he slipped over into
the next street and played for half
an hour with a crowd Of older boys.
In that half hour he took a complete
course in modern language.
On his return mother said:
where has my precious beenw
You should worry and get a wrin-
kle," he cheerfully replied.
Dearest. tell mother where you
learned such horrible languagew moth
er exclaimed.
Jaw. good night. shirt" came sweet
ly from the cupid bow mouth
Then mother commenced to weep. for
she realized that her angel child was
just a boy after all.-Eansas City Star.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

True, it does sometimes seem as If
the world we're going to the bad, If
we Judge from the daily news. But
we must consider the enormous in
crease in population, the fact that
many are running to and fro" that
there is no corner of the earth so dark
or distant that the searchlight Of mod
ern enterprise does not find 1t out
and explore it; that human nature re-
mains unchanged amid all these chang
ing conditions, retaining still its weak
nesses and passions as well as its
grand and noble impulses.
To sum 1t all up:
This world is not so bad a world
AS some would like to make It;
But. whether good or whether bad
Depends on how we take It.
And, taking It from the viewpoint Of
one feminine mind, there was never q
generation better worth living in than
the generation Of today.-Mrs Mary e.
Dustin in Boston Globe.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Lewis Cass Ledyard said at the
Knickerbocker club in New York:
''The old idea about the crookedness
Of lawyers is dying out"
"True, true a group Of lawyers
chorused heartily.
eyes, the old idea about lawyers
crookedness. as illustrated in the Win
terson anecdote, is a thing Of the
past" resumed Mr.. Ledyard.
"a book agent, you know, sought out
Winterson in his Office and said:
81 have here, sir, a book that will
show you how to be your own lawyer.
"'Humph, sneered Winterson, If the
book showed me how to be somebody
elses lawyer l might take It. But
what's the good Of teaching me how
to bleed myselfg detroit Free Press.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Il have seen salt put to many
usages." says a local writer, "but the
other day to an entirely novel one. A
man. obviously under the weather,
entered a shop and called for a packet
Of table salt. On being supplied. he
swallowed couple Of mouthfuls and
then took quantity after the fashion
of snuff Then he departed. He often
does that. said the shopkeeper; 1t is
a grand thing to sober himP "-Cardin
Western Mail.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21
poubIesoms cueumbsrs.

A vaudeville contortionist was "hm-
boring up in his dressing room. when
a laundryman, who happened to open
the door by mistake, stepped across
the threshold and stood spellbound
watching the performer, who was ap-
parently tied in a knot on top Of his
trunk.
Noticing the look Of CONSERVATION on
the face OF the unintentonal intruder
and resolving to have some fun at his
expense. the contortionist assumed a
look Of deepest agony and groaned
weakly.
by gravy that's the last time IN
ever eat cucumbers for superb
Judge
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

There is a curious story Of the pre-
cious black pearl which Count Louis
Batthyany. the Hungarian revolution
list. wore in his scarfpin. Sentenced to
death for his part in the rising Of 1919
he gave the scarfpin to the valet who
attended him in prison. The valet be.
queathed 1t to his son, and the son de
cided to sell It, 1t was taken to Buda-
pest to be valued. and there exhibited
In a jewelers. shop window. Crowds
assembled to stare at it. and the sus-
picions Of the Austrian police were
aroused They instituted a rigorous
inquiry and discovered. to their amaze
ment, that the pearl had been stolen
from the crown Of England 100 years
before. The British government
bought it back, but no one has been
able to discover by what means it had
passed into the possession Of the Bat
thyany family.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21
Sound. Made b. Earthauakes.

Earthquake sounds are described as
variations of heavy rumbling so low
in pitch as almost to be more felt than
heard Din many cases inaudible to per
sons who are deaf to very low tones)
and belonging to one or another of the
following types: The passing Of wag-
ons, thunder, wind, the fan Of a load Of
stones, the fall of a heavy body, an ex-
plosion or some other miscellaneous
sound. In strong earthquakes the
sound area occupies a central region
ION, an average two-thirds) Of the dis
turbed region; In moderate earth
quakes the two areas are approximate
~ Of the same magnitude. while in
many slight earthquakes the sound
area is larger than the disturbed area.
AS a rule, the beginning Of the sound
precedes the shock. and the end Of the
sound follows the end of the shock.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

The baby was slow about talking
aud his aunt was deploring that fact.
Four-year-old Elizabeth listened anxi-
ously.
"Oh. mother" she yentured at length.
do you think he'll grow up Eng
fish? We couldn't any Of us under
stand him II he turned out to be
French. "-Lippincott's.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Daughter" called the irate father
from his position at the top OF the
stairs. at the well known hour Of 11:55
p. m. doesn't that young man know
how to say good nightg"
Does he7" echoed the young lady
in the darkened hall. "WeIl, I should
say he Pittsburgh Post
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21
The Sublime Porte.

Sublime porte" frequently used to
denote the government Of the Turkish
empire or the country itself, is de-
rived from the French and means lofty
gate It had its origin in the gateway
Of the outer court Of the seraglio at
Constanrnople from which justice
was supposed to be administered.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

THE advantages Of poverty are over
rated" said a man who had expert
enced It. 'sThe rich declare that pow
erty brings out a mans good points.
Well. so It does-by the ROOTS"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Papa. did you ask mamma to marry
your"
Yes. SON."
Because you loved herT
mo. because 1 knew she would
marry me whether I asked her to OF
not. Houston Post.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21
FRIDHY.sNOV. 81. 1918
Demand for HawIey

The friends of former Governor
James Il. Hawley. Idsho's Grand Old
Man, will use all honorable efforts
to secure his electinn to the United
States senate, and; at the proper
time, will present his name for con-
sIderatlon at the Democratic prim'
aries confident OF success and doubly
confident that the nomination will be
ratified by the electorate at the
election ensuing.
Governor Hawley came to Idaho
when a mere youth and 90 years ago,
far from home and friends. psrtici-
pated In the stampede to the gold
fields of the Boise basin, and from
that day to this his life has been 10
terwoven into the very life Of the
state. Sturdy of character, lndust-
rious In habits. with a we'll defined
ambition to make a success of life,
young Hswlay, as a beardless youns-
ter, endured all the hardship aud
trials and overoame all the tempta
tlous of life ia a booming mining
camp of the early days of the from
tier. After few years In the gold
iields be went to San Francisco aud
took q course 10 a law school there
and after graduation returned to
Idaho, aud has had law offices IN
Idaho City. HALEY and Boise and a
practice that has probably carried
him to every county seat In the tsate
For more than a quarter OF century
James n. Hawley has been the as
knowledged leader of the Idaho Bar.
A great achievement that for the
friendlesa boy who cast his lot among
the rough men and amid the rough
life OF a ironing ~ Aeamp. But
Hawley posse eardl psl virtues
Of industry reliaud e, which
With good ! sense ever
command suu auy nue Of
humR1 endesrhe one erl w
ing prinoiplaiding I'd 9ns
Of Go. ernor y Is fir pr
minatlon to RIB - der
stands the rie,wand with { Is
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Those who fail to register their votes
are often the quickest to register their
kicks. Meanwhile the mischief Is done.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Hes no good at an argument is her
Not at all convincingT'
well. | should say not Why, that
man couldn't convince a woman that
she was prettyF-Cleveland Leader.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Nell-She's a woman Of liberal Tiews,
isn't sheg Believed. I notice she's
always giving others a piece Of her
mind PhllndeIphia Record.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

The only reason there is not a duty
on limburger cheese is that so many OF
the customs houses are already in bad
'siior
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

A visit to the tropics Is interesting,
but mainly It is an education In cold
storage foods shipped from the states.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

A man who dares waste one hour Of
dme has not discovered the value Of
hfe.-Charles Darwin.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

Remedy your deficiencies and your
merits viii take care Of themselves
Bulwer
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

What has become Of the old fashion
ed year with four well defined seasonsf
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21

VI 0ot oAnoh ~ - - "a
mination to r'sbt y ier
stands the rie,wsnd with t Is
coupled t. the highest degree,
thorough appreciation of the honesty
Ut the opinions which others who
differ wi,h him may hold. No harsh
Cfitioism of the actions of any other
man ever fell from the lips of James
a Hawlsy. There is no sham nor
pretense In bis make up aud he can
not "p.ay to the galleries." II he
would.
II there is one word In all the pol
itical language of modern thought
that deacri bes Governor Hawley It is
the word Progressive. =" Shear this
word OF the buncombe of the loud
defamation that accomp anles 1t,
when used by some of It's self styled
advocates; eliminate trom It all the
braggadocio, all the self advertising
clap trap. and leave 1t In all Its orig
nal purity aud It describes James d.
Hawley as 1t does no other man in
Idaho.
Progress 10 government means a
deeper understanding. more thorough
comprehension of justice, aud the
courage and honesty OF purpose to
enact this knowledge into Law, aud,
Governor Hawley is pre- emlnently a
student. He ls constant reader,
and. whatever time he can spare
from his law books is given to n
study Of public questions worth
while. Thus as a young man, far
IN advance Of his age, as member
OF the Idaho territorial legislature
he advocated the enfrauohlsement
Of womsn-a very unpopular subject
at thai time; aud when omen suffrage
was voted upon 1t was james Hawley
who led Il as champion In the pre-
sentatioa Of the case before the Sup
reme COURT Whiuh held the verdict OF
the peOPle bad been favorable. Gov.
renor Hawley never exploited bis ad-
vooaoy Of women suffrage Tor the
purpose of securing votes. He took
his course because II appleaded to
his sense OF right and j stloe aud
woman's suffrage 10 among the most
advanced pIogi essive moments of the
times
AS Governor Of the State Hawley
undertoob TO raform tue tax system,
aud 10 line With the most approved
Ideas Of tue time, be took his stand
for full cash value assessments, and
against overwhelmniR odds, won bis
Eight, bis political opponents Ia foil
control OF the states sffairs writing
the Hawley law upon the statute
books. He stood also foI a tax com
mission sud. 10 fsct, organized a
temporary non partisan one that did
most excellent work. His opponents
we're forced also to accept this doct.
rine, and tax commission will yet
bring Idaho to a right and just sys
tenn Of taxation whether the present
partisan one does OF not.
Far more fundamental and taught
with far greater good Was Governor =
Hawiey'h eight Tor an exemption on
improvements, and the bill he signed
gave this exemption 10 the sum Of
1900, long step 10 the right direc-
tion; bot one which the present state
administration wiped from the sta
49, hoobn-nnd for nhfoh - tto-.
will hear from the people later. In
line With this theory Of exemptions
and 10 harmony with the moral side
for there ls moral side TO TIE tax
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25

the locality and had only just moved
into the house. No doubt the person or
persons who threw the bomb knew Of
Cleeks having at one time lived there
tMargot did for once, as you may remem-
Der from the fact of her having sent that
threatening letter at the time of the
Sacred San affair and finding the house
still occupied and not knowing of his re-
moval-why there you are"
"Margot." The name brought back all
Dollops' banshed fears. He switched
round on the superintendent and laid
nervous clutch on his sleeve. And Mar
COTS lay is Paris. Sir, I didn't tell you,
did l, that it was from there the gov'nor
wrote those two letters to me?"
Good heavensl From Paris"
Yes, sir. He didn't say from wot part
of the city nor wot he was a-doin' there,
anyways, but-my hat!
Listen here, sir. They're there-them
Mauravanian johnnies-and the Apaches
and Margots there. too. and you know
how both lots has their knife into them,
dunno wot the Mauravanans is got
aagnst him, sir Che never tells nothin',
he don't but most like it's summuk he
done TO some of EN- that time he went out
there about the lost pearl; but they're
after him, and the Apaches Is after him
and between the two gov'nor,"-
and his voice rose thin and shrilI-"Gov' e.
nor. if one lot don't get him, the other
may -Slr-theres Apaches in London
this very night sir! l know I've seen
emf"
seen them? When? Where?"
AT Charing Cross station, sir-jist
before ] went to the Yard to see you.
AS hadn't had no wire. like I was prom
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
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calves they was an lookn' round at the
entrance every now and then like as they
was exuectin' some one TO come and join
EN-. an | see. too, as they was a-gon'
back to where they come from, cos they d
return halves of their tickets in their
hat bands
zone Of EN-, he buys a paper at the
book stall and sees summink in 1t as
tfckIed him wonderful, for | see him go
up to the Others and point it out TO 'em
and the whole bally lot begin TO lart
like blessed hyenas-
..T spotted wot the paper was and the
place on the page the Brighter was a
pointin' at so | went an bought one my
self TO see wot it was. Sir. it was that
there. personal Of yours. The mint l read
that I makes a dash for a taxi-to go 10
YOU at once, sir. an jist as I does so, a
newsboy runs by me with bill on his
chest tellin' about the explosion; and
then. sir, | fair went off me dot"
They were back on the pavement, with
in sight Of the limousine, when the boy
said this Narkom brought the motor
to his side with one excited word and
fairly wrenched open the door.
ITO Charing Cross Station-as fast as
YOU can streak it, he said. excitedly.
THE last train for the night boat leaves
at sharp Catch it If you rack the
motor to pieces"
Crumbs! A minute and a half" COM
mented Lennard as he consulted the clock
dial beside him. then, jus twaiting for
Narkom and Dollops to jump into the
vehicle. he brought her head around with
a swing threw back the clutch and let
her go full tilt.
But even the best of motors can not ac-
complish the impossible. The gates were
closed, the signal down. the last train
already outside the station when they
reached it, and not even the mandate OF
the law might hope 10 stay it or to call
it back
Plenty of petrol?' Narkom faced
around as he spoke and looked at Len
nard
PLENTY, sir"
"Au right-beat it. The boat sails
from Dover at IL. I've got to catch il
and will! Understand"
Yes. sir. But you could wire down and
have her held over until we get there,
superintendent"
Not for the world! She must sail on
time. l must get aboard without being
noticed-without some persons I'm follow
ing having the least cause for suspicion
beat that train. Do you hear me?-
Beat it.. | want TO get there and get
aboard that boat before the others ar
rive. Do you want any further incentive
than that? If so, here it is for you:
Mr.. Cheeks in Paris! Mr.. Cleeks in dan
ger"
Mr. CIeek? Gods truth! Hop in, sir
hop in, I'll land you there ahead OF
that train if l dash down the Admiralty
Pier in flames from front to rear Just
let me get to the open road, sir, and
I'll show you something to make you sit
up"
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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Chepstow as was strand that directly
she was gone he'd he knockin' about
for a time on his own, and | wasn't to
worry over him ! aren't seen 'ide nor
air Of him, sir, since that hour
Nor heard from him. NarkOm 3
voice was thick and the hand he laid on
the chair back hard shut.
"Oh, yes, sir; I've eard-Td ave gone
of my bloomin dot If I admit done that
card from i'm twice once when he
wrote and gimme my orders about the
new place he's took, up the river-four
weeks ago. The second time, last Friday,
sir, when e wrote me the thing that
fetched me here-thats been tearin the
heart out OF me ever since l heard at
Charing Cross, about wots 'appened at
Charges street, sir
And what was that?'
why. sir, he wrote that he'd just
remembered about some papers as he'd
left behind the wainscot in his old den
and that he'd get the key and drop in
at the old Charges street house on the
way ONE. Said he'd arrive in England
either yesterday afternoon or this one,
sir My Gawd, he never done It in this
world"
He Might Have Perlshed.
Good Cod, Narkom flung out the
words in a sort Of panic his lips twitch-
ing, his whole body shaking, his face like
the face of a dead man.
He never done It. | tell YOU pursued
DollOps. in an absolute tremble Of fright
q aren't never had blessed line, and
now this here awful thing has happened
And if he done what he said he was a go
in to do; if he come to town and went
to that house"
II he said more, the changing Of a bell
drowned it completely Narkom had
turned TO his desk and was hammerng
furiously upon the cali gong A scurry
Of flying feet came up to the outer
passag e. the door opened in flash ana
the porter was there. And behind him
Leonard, the chauffeur, who guessed from
that excited summons that there would
be a call for him.