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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06
THE NORTH DOESN'T WANT RECOGNITION.

The primary vote last summer, and the senatorial vote in
he legislature this winter. have about demonstrated that the
North as a whole doesn't care for representation on the state
or national ticket; that they'd rather be friends of the South
by giving away their own rights than by standing up for a
reasonable self respect. Judge Ailshie, a typical north Ida
hoan, would have won the second day, or any subsequent
day, if the North had given him a solid vote. Everyone else
in the North came to him, or would come, except Latah
county; they stood out alone for the infnitessimal chance Of
electing French--and threw away the chance to elect a man
from their own section, to give it to a man a thousand miles
away, and leave the North unrepresented. If was a bit of
clever jealousy lest Ailshie's election will kill French's ambi-
ton for the senate two years from now, still it was foolish;
it has disayowed the Rights of the North to have a senator,
or to have any recognition whatever. 1t is an abject invita-
ton to the state to use the North for a doormat or a cuspi-
dore. 1t was i~[judged friendship for French; it has made
him enemies all over Idaho, enemies who will recall that he
is from the north that deserved a senatorship but his friends
put his candidacy above the principle of justice. 1t will be
unfortunate if Mr.. French is a candidate for the SEN
ate next year, to prove the current suspicion as to why Latah
county would not vote for Ailshie. They proved too much
in denying the northern right to a senatorship; nobody can
believe them if they try to revive it for French next year. IfI
Mr.. French couldn't help it, it is another case of the wise man
prayed this soulful prayer: Thou knowest | can fight
my enemies; but 0 Lord, deliver me from foolish friends!'
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06
THE WAR is OVER.

For genuine vigor and apparently earnest slang whanging
of a kind that was not known to exist in Idaho, the jerome
News comment on county division is a classic gem. If the
county had been divided the other way, and Jerome made a
county seat as they tried to cajole Roy Jones and the demo
cratic legislators to do in secret, then it wouldn't ave been
'af so 'orrid--though it is a safe bet that Wendell wouldn't
like it a bit. The fact is, the old county was being torn and
disorganized by rival county-seat aspirations, with Shoshone,
Gooding and Jerome as the war centers. If each one could
have been given a county seat, all would have been merry as
q marriage bell. But with all these ambitions, the county
was being msgoverned and overaxed; a change HAD to be
made. 1t is truly lamentable that Jerome and Richfeld did
not get county seats but since they couldn't, it is better to
stop the wal, even if the other fellow is just now ahead, and
let us get down to business principles of government. Every
man in Lincoln county has more to gain in the saving oftaX-
es than in getting a county seat at his own back yard. Pay
ing nearly 5000 a year taxes, and having to work nights to
make as much as the tax bill for these annual wars, is a good
and fervent reason for the Recorder to help bring about a
condition that promises better. We have gladly traded
our county seat aspirations for a chance at a better business
administration. The change has come; good as it looks to
us, bad as it looks to Jerome, it's here to stay. Let's try it,
since we must!
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06

is the measure of its police department. No people are SO
good that they will voluntarily obey even the simplest code
of laws; personal ease or responsibility, or hope Of gain, will
invariably lead to broken laws and injustice, without some
vigilant legal supervision. Yet the burden of police inspec-
ton sits lightly on the aw-abiding citizen who wants to obey
the law; the inspector, even for all his summary powers, is
his friend. For the law requires others to do by force what
he does by choce--and there are no special favors; neither is
any one mulcted or held up for what he has earned, whether
he has much or little.
That is the theory on which Idaho approaching the pub
lie utilities question this year. There is no desire to punish
anybody; fortunately almost no one needs it as yet. But the
changing relations Of society, the consolidation of property
on one hand and the abject helplessness of the worker as an
individual on the other hand, points to the vital need of an
adequate police power that will enforce the necessary regula-
tons for the good of all. Idaho is still at a stage where a
public utilities commission can be truly helpful and construc-
tive without furnishing anybody. There are states where the
rights and privileges belonging to the public, have been loan
ed or given to favored individuals or corporations; these loans
have been capitalized, transferred to innocent third parties
and now the states must stand the loss, or punish the present
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06

I've done quit worryin' over things;
I've fretted over all this earth,
An laid awake to think O. kings
That had to skip for all they's worth,
I've set up nights to fgger out
The way the country ought to run
An nothin' took tn rightabout
For all tn y. rryin' I've done.
I've done stopped worryin' over crops
I got tn headache over wheat
An corn an rye an oats an hops;
I'd talk to ever'one I'd meet
About tn things hat worried me.
An now l feared hard luck would hit
An honest, fur as l can see
I never changed t~hings-not a Bit
I've done stopped worryin' over how
TIL politicians play their tricks;
You don't get me to worry now
About tn a~ntion's politics.
I reckon w put in more time
Jest worryin' about this land.
1t didn't help. l tell you. I'm
A-takin' quite another stand.
I've done quit worryin' over wealth,
An sur an rain IN wind an snow,
An symptoms of my failin' health,
An where to stay, an where to go,
Why. all tn things that worries us
VIII stay right with us all our days
An most O. which we fret an fuss
Don't never happen anyways!
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06
SUDDEN ENDING OF ROMANCE
Task Set for Reformed Tramp Mas
Just a Little More Than He
Could Stand.

"Oh, yes, we have romances in our
lives" said the tramp. but there is
always something to spoil 'em.
had my last one last fall. l was peg
ging along a Rhode Island highway,
thinking more of good feed thar ro-
nance, when a couple of wearies
ahead of me turned into a farm
house. l turned in as well when l
came along up, and l walked into the
kitchen just as they had locked a girl
up in a closet and were about to go
through the house. They invited me
to take a hand in their game, but l
tool two in my own. They made 1t
interesting for me for three or four
minutes, but the average weary is
no boxer. He depends upon wild
swings instead of straight punches.
| had 'em both down when the farmer
came up from the field, and the girl
was released and the fellows sem off
to Jail.
We'll, currant jam, big red apples
and mince pies were none too good
for me for the next week. The daugh-
ter was a school ma'am, about twenty
years of age, and l had won her ro-
mantle heart ere three days had
passed. I think the old mar would
have sanctioned the match, but he
didnt take me right. On the fourth
day OF my stay he took me out and
showed me a ten-acre lot of the ston-
lest ground | ever saw In my life.
and intimated that I might start In
blowing next morning. 1t was too
much. That night I left the house by
way OF a window, and daylight found
me seven miles away. I would have
helped gather apples or husked corn,
but when 1t came to blowing among
powders as big as barrels, nan
fed, and / followed close at her
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06
COAL, COAL COAL,

After January 10th, we will sell Coal
for Cash Only.
All accounts will be due the first of
month following purchase, and all ac-
counts not taken care of when due 50c
per ton will be added. Pay your ac-
count promptly the first of the month
and avoid this SOC additional.
After Feb. 1st, Nut Coal will be 25c
a ton lower. City Coal Co.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06

innocent holders to recover its own rights. Such must in
evitably occur in every state that does not early establish an
adequate police system. In the end, every one suffers--save
storm breaks.
Idaho can best afford to establish such a system without
waiting until it is needed to restore order through chaos.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-02-06
STAND-PAT-RIOTS

February 18th, next week, is the Lincoln Day annivers-
airy. 1t is the day for patriots to meet and swear new allegi-
ance to the cause of the common people. Last year, the
stand patriots had a 81. 50-perplate common people Lincoln
Day banquet at Boise to boost the Taft boom---in the name
of Lincolni Here's to a saner celebration this year!
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
All Just a Joke
HE'D LEARNT HIS LESSON |

Taking with him his best bedside"
manner. the new vicar set out to visit
the patients in the local hospital.
In one Of the wards he observed a
pale young man lying on a bed, heav-
ily swathed in bandages, and looking
very very miserable. SO the vicar
stopped and administered a few words
OF comfort.
Never mind. my man" he re-
marked. in cheering tones; you'll
soon be yourself again. Keep on smil-
ing; that is the way in this world"
I'll never smile again" replied the
youth sadly.
Rubbish" exclaimed the vicar
There amt no rubbish about it.
retorted the other. 'Tll never smile
again, say-not at another fellows
girl. any 'owg'
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
What Food
shall l give Baby ?

Eye1y mother must sooner or later
ask herself this question, and it is one
which must involve a good deal Of
anxicus consideration. It may be that
or the advice of friends various foods
are tried to see If baby takes kindly
70 them.
Now. is 1t not reasonable to assume
that an infants food that has been in
general use for upwards of fifty years,
aanda that has been used, in preference
TO others, IN most or the Royal
Nurseries of Europe, Is likely to prove
a suitable diet for the average infant?
Such a food is savory & Moores, and
all mothers who decide in its favor
may be congratulated on the wisdom
OF their choice
Infants reared on Savory e Moore's
Food are characterized by strong,
sturdy limbs, firm flesh, plenty Of bone
and muscle. easy teething, freedom
from infant ailments, and that happy
disposition which is the surest sign OF
perfect health Ask your Druggist to
get you a tin.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09

/ after that to earn her own living
! Then she told how she had worked for
you for five years steadily, without
there ever being a single thing against
her. She said, too. that she had never
seen the things found in her locker.
And she said more than that. She
asked the judge if he himself under
stood what it means for a girl to be
sentenced to prison for something she
hadn't done. Somehow, Glider, the
lway she talked had its effect on every
| body in the courtroom. I know! It's
my business to understand things like
/ that And wnati she said rang true.
! What she said, and the way she said
/ 1t. takes brains and courage. The
ordinary crook has neither. So. had
a suspicion that she might be speak
| ing the truth. You see. Glider, 1T all
rang truel And it's my business to
know how things ring in that way"
There was little pause, while the
lawyer moved back and forth nerv-
ously Then he added: Il believe
Lawlor would have suspended sem
tence if it hadn't been for your talk
with him.
There were not wanting signs that
Glider was impressed. But the gent
ler fbers of the man were atrophied
by the habits of a lifetime. What
heart he had once possessed had been
buried in the grave Of his young wife,
| to be resurrected only for his son. In
most things he was consistently a
hard man. Since he had no imagina-
i ton, he could have no real sympathy.
He whirled about in his swivel chair
and blew a cloud of smoke from his
mouth. When he spoke his voice was
deeply resonant.
II simply did my duty" he said.
1 - 1,nt n
any consultation with Judge Lawlor.
He sent for me, and asked me what |
| thought about the case-whether |
thought 1t would be right to let the
girl go on a suspended sentence
told him frankly that 1 believed that
an example should be made of her, for
! the sake of others who might be
tempted to steal. Property has some
rights, Demarest although ii seems
! to be getting nowadays so that any
body is likely to deny It," Then the
fretfuI, half alarmed note sounded in
his voice again as he continued: Il
can't understand why the girl wants
to see me-"
The lawyer smiled dryly, since he
had his back turned at the moment
why" he vouchsafed, she just said
that, If you would see her for 10 min
utes. she would tell you how TO stop
the thefts in this store"
Glider displayed signs of triumph.
He brought his chair to a level and
pounded the desk with wefghty fist.
''There!" he cried. Il knew it. The
girl wants to confess. Well. it's the
| first sign of decent feeling she's
shown. I suppose it ought to be en-
couraged Probably there have been
others mixed up in this"
Demarest attempted no denial.
Perhaps" he admitted, though he
spoke altogether without conviction.
But" he continued insinuatingly,
"at least it can do no harm il you see
her. / thought you would be will
ing, so I spoke to the district at
torney, and he has given orders to
bring her here for few minutes
/ on the way to the Grand Central
station. They're taking her up to
Burnsing, you know. I wish. Glider,
you would have a little talk with
her No harm in thstl' With the
saying. the lawyer abruptly went out
of the ONCE leaving the owner OF
the store fuming.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
Continued From Yesterday
CHAPTER nI-continued

'T can't have her crying all over
the office and begging for mercy" he
protested, truculently. But a note OF
fear lay under the petulance.
Demarest's answer was given with
assurance.
"You are mistaken about that. The
girl doesn't beg for mercy In fact,
that's the whole point of the matter.
She demands justice-strange as that
may seem, in a court of lawl-and
nothing else. The truth Is. she's a
very unusual girl, a long way beyond
the ordinary salesgirl,. both in brains
and In education"
THE less reason, then. for her be-
ing thief" Glider grumbled in his
heaviest voice.
And perhaps the less reason for
believing her to be thief" the law
yer retorted, suavely. He paused for
moment. then went on. There was
tone of sincere determination in his
voice. Just before the Judge imposed
sentence, he asked her If she had any
thing to say You know, it's just a
usual form-a thing that rarely
means much Of anything. But this
case was different let me tell you.
She surprised us all by answering at
once that she had. It's really pity,
Glider, that you didn't wait. Why,
that poor girl made a-damn-fine
speech.''
The lawyers forensic aspirations
showed in his honest appreciation of
the effectiveness of such oratory from
the heart rs he had heard In the
courtroom that day.
Poor pooh!' came the querulous
objection. .'She seems to have hyp-
Noticed YOU" Then, as a new thought
ha q en- al a a xs-ffh
a, trace of anxiety. There were al
ways reporters looking for space to
All with foolish vaporings.
Did she say anything against me.
or the store?"
Not word the lawyer replied.
graveiy. His smile of appreciation
was discreetly secret "She merely
told us how her father died when she
was Is years old. She was compelled
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
:: What the Poets Say ::

x<v AM in love with a girl of my
own age, which is 2o," writes
a young man who signs himself
*" "and, though I have seen her
only three times, she allowed me to
kiss her when we parted. Can love
like that be true?"
None ever loved but at first sight
they loved" wrote George Chapman.
and the poet who knew more Of the
human heart than any since his time
Shakespeare. held that love at sight
was the supreme test. He wrote:
NO sooner met but they looked; no
sooner looked but they loved; no
sooner loved but they sighed; no
sooner sighed but they asked one
another the reason"
The times have changed. The hui
man heart Is just the same impulsive
organ 1t always was, but the head
has grown wiser. The head warns
against love at first sight, or, If that
is beyond control, against its mani
festation. The girl may love you
truly; hope she does, but 1t would
be better for her sake not to kiss at
the third meeting.
Miss Impulsive" had received the
attentions Of man four months. He
told her he loved her. She refused
to tell him the. state of her heart.
II failed to keep en- appointment. and
in her wrath she refused to accept
his apologies "Of course" she
writes, 'T was not responsible for my
words then"
That my dear, is where you are
mistaken. There comes the time in
no mans or womans life when he or
she is not responsible for every word
spoken. This notion of claiming ir-
responsibility because OF temper is
akin to the plea of temporary insan-
ity made by murderer.
Rebured, he stopped calling. Then
she began to miss him and asked him
to call. He appeared delighted at the
invitation, but never called.
There is no sweetness in lovers
quarrels," wrote Edward Bulwer Lyt-
ton. that compensates the sting"
Miss Impulsive'' should sign her
self Miss Temper" The mistake is
common one. All who are quick
tempered claim to be impulsive in
stead. She laughed at love, she
fouted ii, she abused 1t, and 1t turned
away and comes back no more. l am
sorry. for there IS calamity in life
that falls heavier upon human nature
than a disappointment in love-" There
is nothing Miss Impulsive" may do
but benefit by the experience.
ANOTHER ONE
.Perplexed' writes; Il am 81 and
for the last two years have kept COM
pany with a man OF the same age
whom I love very much. About a
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
The Manicure
*..:.
Lady
By WILLIAM F. KIRK

SfT GOT a notion to go and learn
to be trained nurse" said the
Manicure Lady Il was just
reading this morning about another
rich man that married the girl that
nursed him back from the valley of
death into life of love and light. or
whatever it was the reporter wrote
about the wedding. That's a pretty
soft graft, George. it seems to me, to
nurse a.oId millionaire back from the
valley for few years or so. even long
enough for to marry him and have
his will made proper.
This manicure game is getting on
my nerves. George. The way came
TO get into it at all was because 1
used to read how some rich miner
came TO the city TO do things up and
fell in love with some girl which had
did his nails and married her. So 1
got into the game and have kept
my lamps trimmed and burning ever
since, looking for a guy with a
slouch hat and a breezy way about
him.. but nix. They jest amt came,
that's all Either all the rich west
erners IS married off or they have
some new style"
You ought to take pride in your
calling. said the Head Barber. "A
sion as noble as yours just with the
idea OF meeting somebody that she
could marry for money. There amt
no class to that. would feel ashamed
iE I was in your place"
II don't see how I can take no pride
IN this profession no more" said the
Manicure Lady. THE men that comes
. in here don't care whether they get a
artistic manicure or not. if you can
beam on them and let them think they
are regular Romeos. I don't know
why it is. but all the lovemakers in
the whole city. from fresh kids to
homely old goats. learn words of love
out Of the novels and then practice
them on US manicure girls. I know
every way to propose that was ever
framed up. George. and every sweet
nothing that guy with nothing in
his head ever stole out Of a book. The
gent that marries me will be Won
der. and if he wins me it won't be
with nc. new words or expressions,
because know them all. There amt
nothing new for me to hear from the
lips of a man in love, George.
''why. If a flame of words was to
win me I would have married Joe
BioW. the book maker. long ago. Joe
has Travelled extensively, and his flow
Of words reminds me OF a brook fiow-
ing ever a lot Of pebbles. But you
can't live and keep house on fow Of
wofds, George. and since racing has
went on the fritz Joe couldn't make
enough to keep me in that station Of
life to which I am accustomed to. No.
I guess I will have to get out of this
game. and try being a trained nurse
8 yvufred used to go with one, and she
g made. so much money that the poor
10y wouldn't propose to her for fear
she would think he was marrying her
for her money. It's kind of nice to
comfort the sick, too"
.a'IfiI was you = wouldn't change my
vocation now advised the Head Bar
ber "A. girl as sweet as you is sure
ts gat.a grand husband some day"
II don't know. George" sighed the
Manicure Lady. The world is full
Of. sweet girls. but it takes heroine
10 iand q grand husband"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
What Has Gone
Before

Mary Turner, a beautiful girl.
of good breeding, but without
funds, is forced to take employ
ment in Edward Gf1der's great
metropolitan department. store.
She works for a pfttance, but
keeps herself wholesome and
honest. Thefts are committed
In the store and the girl is
wroBgfuIIy accused of the
crime, and having no money
with which to engage q good
lawyer, she lis convicted and
sentenced to three years i'm
prfsonment. Edward Glider, pro-
prietor of the store, has a young
SON, Richard. whom he deeply
loves. The young man, aged 23
years, returns to New York
from Paris because he WINS
homesick for his father. George
Demarest, attorney for the store,
comes TO Glider after the girl
has been sentenced to prison and
declares his belief I'm her inno-
cence, and states that she wants
to see Glider before she enters
prison.
Now Go On With the
Story
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
Accepted

:SDarAng," whispered the ardent
suiteF. '"F lay my fortune at your feet"
...Y our fortune?" replied she in sur
prise: Il didn't know you had one"
:wel4: it isn't much Of a fortune,
Bit. IT. will look large beside those
tiny feet.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
do You Know
That

So many people have been vacci-
mated as the result of an outbreak of
smallpox in Stockholm that the sup
ply of vaccine has been exhausted.
Sufficient vaccine for more than 1oo.-
600 persons has been ordered from
abroad. Vaccination parties" are
now fashionable in Stockholm.
Guests are invited to an at home"
at o'clock, and the doctor arrives
and vaccinates them. When this is
over the guests dine together.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09
CHAPTER "
Kisses ana Kieptomunia

Hello, dad"'
After the attorneys departure Gil
der had been rather fussily going
over some of the papers on his desk.
He was experiencing a vague feeling
of injury on account of the lawyers
Ill yelled efforts to arouse his SYM
pathy in behalf of the accused girl.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09

Copyright. 1913. By the H. X. Fly Company.
The play within the Law is copyrighted
by Mr.. Weller and the novelization Of 1t is
published by his permission. The American
Play company Is the sole proprietor of the
exclusive rights OF the representation and
performance of Within the Law in all
languages.
Continual Errnrr, KaxAordnr
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-09

Tea made with boiling milk instead
Of water and allowed to stand for
four minutes before being poured off
the leaves is excellent for invalids
and most nourishing.