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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-05-28
TESTS MADE ON
MACKAY DAM

That the purchasers Of the Big Lost
River irrigation project are carrying
on a thorough investigation of the
works there and making complete
tests to determine whether CT not a
solid foundation can be reached at a
reasonable depth on which to recon
struct the Mackay dam, is the infor'
nation that has reached members Of
the land board. The purchasers are
!Aiven out to be primarily the Utah
construction company, who invested in
the works on behalf of the Corey Bros
Construction company.
Failure TO get work started on the
completion Of the project 50 far this
year has BEEN "a disappointment to
the members of the beard. They had
hoped to see actual construction work
we'll under way long before this. 1t is
also said to be true that members of
the board are not pleased at the con-
tinued delay on the purchasers. 1t is
htimate1 that within comparatively
short tine the issue of the completion
Of the project will come squarely befor
the land board. Definite plans for the
projects completion will be called II
that time from the purchasers, it ia
understood.
The Hand board may then be called
upon to pass on q new contract with
the purchasers. It is said that the old
contracts will not hold good since the
project has been disposed of at public
auction. The board can make new 'or
cancel old contracts but its main ob.
ject now is to see something in the
lime Of work actually started m the
project, and the continued delay, /,
'ls learned on the best OF authu,ity, .is
not to the liking Of any member ID
the board. 1t is believed that when
1.-THE board meets it WIN move definite
ilyiin the matter.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-05-28
BODY SHIPPED HOME

Patrick Kirkhoff died in the Black
foot hospital last Monday morning
following the amputation of one OF his
feet, which was crushed about four
teen days ago while digging we'll.
Blood poison was the cause of death.
Deceased's two brothers were pre-
sent when the end came, and had tho
body shipped to their home in Okla.
homa. He was 25 years of age.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-05-28
DECORATION DAY

Saturday, May 30th, will be Decora
ton Day. and services will be held In
Blackfoot at II a. IN. In order to
give the people an opportunity to at
tend these services the merchants have
agreed to close their stores until l
p M, when they will reopen for the
afternoon and evening accommodation
of their patrons.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY

AS we glory in the greatness
OF our highly favored land,
While we boast about her vastness.
Stretching far, from strand to
STRAND,
1ettus bow in humble reverence
To the God of nations all.
Pouring forth the glad obeisance
sOf fnur people great and small.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-05-28

selection by the band, closing prayer
by Rev. Jewell, and the sounding Of
taps
The regular Sunday Memorial Ser
vices will be held at the NJ. E. Church
on Sunday morning, May 91st, at
II a. M, at which time Rev. r. l.
Barnstable will preach the Memorial
Day sermon. Mrs. Capitola Austin
will render the selection, I'VE Arc
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground" and other appropriate patri
otic hymns will be sung. Automo-
biles will be provided for conveying
the old soldiers to and from this ser
vice, and Commander Stevens, Of
the Sons Of Veterans, requests ell
members Of that order to attend this
Memorial service.
The custom originated before the
close of tho war when the women of
the south went to the graves Of the
fallen soldiers and decorated them
with wild flowers. At about the
same time a similar custom arose in
the north, and on May 5, 1868, Gen.
John A. Logan, then commander in
chief Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, fixed May 30th Of that year,
as the day upon which the graves o.
soldiers should be strewn with flow.
ers Since that time, though there
has been no Federal legislation, most
states have appointed May 30th as q
holiday for that purpose In the
sputh, 1the day is generally called
Memorial Day, in the north
Decoration Day.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-05-28

Neer can we forget the struggles
That our fathers brave endured,
AS they fought their country's battles,
To dire hardship long Injured;
Yet they never quaked nor faltered,
Through that long and bloody fray,
Whether conquerrors or conquered
Nothing knew they of dismay.
When "Old Abe" all pale and ghastly
In our nations darkest hour,
Called on God ito help us quickly
With His majesty and power
Not in vain the God Of nations
Let his servant plead for aid.
For he summoned heavens battalions
Even as our leaders prayed.
Men, more men our captain needed,
And he sent the word along;
How his cali was quickly needed,
For they came q mighty throng.
Yes, brave men, God knows the
bravest
Any land has ever seen;
For the least up 10 the greatest
They fought and bled and died,
] Ween.
SO today we scatter flowers
On our soldiers silent grave,
And we'll spend these hallowed hours
Honoring our heroes brave;
And the boys who with US linger,
Marching with faltering tread
Iikewiee we will honor, tender,
AS we do our noble dead.
WIN J. Luscombe
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
NAPOLEON WROTE OF DEEDS
Great Soldier Told How He %sed to
Play on the Feelings of His
Soldiers,

Great interest has been aroused
among military STUD ents and histo-
rians through the publication by Col.
Ernest Picard of 2 selection from
hitherto unknown military maxims
and precents dict;.ted by Napoleon
during his imprisonment at St Hell
ena
The emperor attached great weight
to tact and skill in the treatment
of soldiers.
when l used to say" he wrote, "as
rode through the lines in the heat
of battle, 'Unfurl your flags; the mo-
ment has come the French soldier
simply shook with eagerness.
''At such moment nothing seemed
impossible to me- The Thirty second
demibrigade would have died to a
man for me, because after Tomato /
wrote, The Thirtysecond was there.
and was at ease The power of
words on men is astonishing
The following is Napoleon's idea
OF a general:
in time OF war men are nothing.
It is one man who u everything. A
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
HIS FIRST YEAR AT FARMING
IN SASKATCHEWAN
Win Premiums and Prizes in
Competition With the
World.

There are thousands of young mon
filing positions in stores and Offices
and in professional occuyationo
throughout the United States. who !.
.heir earlier life, worked on the farm
The allurements of city life were At.
tractive, until they faced the stern
reality These people would have
done better had they remained on the
farm. Many of them, convinced of
this, are now getting "back to tina
land" and in the experience, no bet.
ter place offers nor better opportunity
afforded, than that existing in Western
Canada Many of them have taken
advantage of it, and there are to he
found today, hundreds of such, farm.
ing in the Provinces of Manitoba
Saskatchewan and Alberta. The con.
ditions that surround farming opera.
lions today are so much superior to
those in existence during their early
farming days, that there is an attrac
ton about it. Improved machinery
level and open plains, no rocks TO
shun, no trees to cut down, but vida
stretches with mile-long burrows, ele
vators to handle the grain, railways to
carry it to market, and bring almost
to their doors the things necessary to
operate. Splendid grazing areas, ex.
cellent opportunities for raising cattle.
These things are all so different from
what they once were that there is rea,
son to speak of the attractions. R. H
Crossman Of Kindersley, Saskatche,
wan, the man who won such splendid
prizes at the international Dry Farm,
ing Congress held at Tulsa, Oklahoma,
last fall, grew the prize grains during
his first year farming. Up to 1913 he
was an engineer and the only knowl.
edge he had of farming was that OBJ
tanned when he was boy. That was
very useful; in fact it was valuable
to him. He had not forgotten it.
Thousands with as little experience as
he had can do well by taking up one
of the 160-acre grants offered by the
Canadian government. - Advertise,
ment
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

"If l did," said Standish. II would
be politically dead You know that"
You're politically dead. anyway,
insisted Mark. IF this story will beat
you tonight it will beat you 20 years
from today. Particularly if this Wom-
an proves to be-what shall we call
it?-a triie off color?"
"Robertson!"
"Ah! That hurts, does it? Then
It's probably true If the Woman is
the kind that-that would not do you
credit, you can understand how much
more effective 1t will be-
You are wrong!' denied Standish.
"She is of good family. She
eShe may have been a good woman
when you found her." said Mark. But
there must have been a bad streak in
her, somewhere. You left her to sink
as low as expect to find her and"
Drop that, Mark burst out Tom
Blake, jumping from his seat and con-
fronting his brother-in-law. Don't! /
can't listen to it any longer Standish
is right What you men are doing is
vile. If you've got scrap of man
hood left in the whole bunch of you,
you won't drag this Woman into your
dirty schemes. +"
"Oh,' drawled Blake with the air of
sleepy man bothered by fly, for
the love Of Mike, don't you butt in!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
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Perhaps" she retorted desperately,
Il may understand it far better than
you do. You say there's a woman con-
cerned In it. This scandal will pillory
her and"
THAT type of woman belongs in the
pillory."
You are cruel!" she cried You
yourself admit that there is a chance
the Woman may have repented. Are
you going to refuse her the benefit of
that chance?"
1.-THE chance is too small to be con
sidered. Don't let's talk of it. You
can't"
Then" she continued, unheeding,
There's something else you don't con-
slider. Sc may have married. She
may be the wife of some honorable
man who loves her and thinks she is
perfect. All his heart and all his
ideals may be bound up In her. Are
you going to ruin his life, too?"
Dear sneered Mark, Hthe sort of
fool who marries women of that kind
(like the man who teaches his wife
to be dead game sport0 deserves
what he gets And generally he gets
it. Though, in both cases, he doesn't
always find 1t out. Don't waste sym
pathy on him. If he married her he
probably knew what she was. If he
didn't, know, it's time he learned. No
sane man should want to live In
fools paradise"
"I;ut her family! Her parents? Her
brothers or sisters? Surely they aren't
20 blame. And they will be disgraced
TOO"
"Such things are rather apt to run
in families Cankered flowers don't
grow from clean roots. You're wast'
ing lot of sympathy over woman
and q man who are unworthy to speak
your dear name. There are your ia
Their and the rest, getting out of the
elevator now. Go to bed, dear girl,
and try to get a good rest. Don't sit
uE for me- I'll probably be up all night
on this Standish affair. Good night
sweetheart
AS he bent to kiss her, her arms
chung to his neck like frightened
childs. She tried to speak, faltered,
an0 hurried from the room.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

great general is not an ordinary man.
Military genius IS a gift fro4n heaven,
but the most essential quality for a
commander-in-chief is fir,nness of
character and the resolution to win
at all costs"
Next to the qualities o. the com.
mander, whose surest wRy of win
ming was, he thought, ''ta exaggerate
ones own forces and niidmize those
OF the enemy" Napoleou considered
strong artillery the prime facto. In
succers.
If | had had 10000 more rounds on
the evening of Leipzig, should today
be master of the world"
In speaking of a national army. o,
which he was, of course strongly in
favor, Napoleon insisted that al
Frenchmen should consider the laws
OF conscription necessary and sacred
II they do not wish to see their homes
devastated"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

The situations punk enough as 1t Is,
without your laying your trophies of
idiocy at it's feet
'Idiocy?" fared Tom Perhaps
common decencys a better term. Or
perhaps In your vocabulary the two
mean the same thing. You men are
known as political leaders The pub
lie looks to you for examples. And
yet you stoop to a e'zgrish trick like
this! Isn't there enough whiteness in
the whole 10. o. you for single voice
to protest against such use of a wom-
ans name? You've just been told
she's of good family. That she has a
name to lose. And you answer: 'Po-
litical necessity You know this story
will destroy at least two lives. Prob
ably several more. And again you an
swer: Political necessity You have
the power to ruin these lives. If you
use that power, l tell you now, one
and all-my father as we'll as the rest
Pm ashamed to have breathed the
same air with you'll"
Good night, Tom.'' drawled Blake,
no. so much as troubling to glance in
his irate sons direction.
NO." corrected Tom, 'good-by."
IT'S up to you," yawned Blake.
"Good-by," reiterated Tom, stamp
ing from the room and slamming the
outer door of the suite behind him.
The others stared after him in dull
wonder. But an exclamation from their
host suddenly shifted their attention.
"Grace!" cried Mark in surprised
disapproyal.
She had come, unnoticed, from her
hiding place behind the inner door
and was standing among them before
they were aware of her presence.
Mark" she painted. Il heard
what Tom said. And he was right.
You must not"
Please keep out of this, Grace" re-
quested her husband in dire embar-
rassment. you don't know anything
about it, You couldn't possibly"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
SYNOPSIS.
6opXeG5Z 1872
SHE SO8SSzHERPZLZ COT2ffYJ

Congressman Standish and the Woman n,
believing themselves in love, spend
trial week as man and wife In hotei
In northern New York under assumed
names. The Woman awakens to the fact
that she does not love Standish ana cans
thsir engagement off. Standlsh pfote5lS
undying devotion. " anda he il 'vv.7 teie-
tng1oa. is loved by Tom Blake, son OF tne
political boss Of the house. He proposes
marriage and is refused: she gives as
one Of her reasons her DETERMINATION 10
get revenge on Jim Blake for running ner
father, Congressman Frank Y. helly.
Congressman Standish, turned lhSuFseHC,
Is fighting the Mullins Dill, measure III
the interests of the railroads. The ma
chine is seeking means to discredlt stang
lgh IN the hope of pushing the ne 6 nill
Blake, and the latter's candidate for
speaker of the house, tries to win Stand
lsh over and failing, threatens to dlg
into his past Jim Blake finds out about
the episode Of five years back at the
northern New York hotel. He secures all
the facts except the name of the Woman
and prop sss TO use the story as a club
to force StandistI to allow the Mullins bill
10 pass. Tom Blake and his father have
family row over the fathers political the
cries. Jim Blake lays a trap to secure
Kelly that he is going to have talk with
Standtsh, and that at its conclusion the lat
ter viii call up number on the telephone
10 warn the Woman. He offers Miss Kelly
800 for that number. At the conclusion
of the interview with Blake, Standish
gets a New York wire and calls Plaza
i001 few minutes later Robertson tells
Miss Kelly to call Plaza 1901 and get his
wife or che of the servants on the phone.
Miss Kelly refuses to give Jim Blake the
number called by Standish. Blake has
story of the Standish episode prepared
ready to send out as soon the Wom
ans name is learned Tom Blake tells
his father of his love for Wanda Kelly,
and a family row e. sues Blake's daugh-
ter Grace arrives with her husband, Gov
ernor Robertson Miss Kelly calls on
Grace to warn her that her good name Is
threatened by impending exposure of
5tandish and is insulted for her pains.
Grace appeals to Standish to give up the
fight in order to protect her name. He
apologies for her rudeness and begs
Wanda's assistance. Wanda declares she
will never betraY the Woman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
CHAPTER XVI
sixty Seconds LeewaY.

In they trooped, Jim Blake at their
head-Van Dyke, Neligan, Gregg, and
(sulkily bringing up the rear Tom.
Grace had quilted the library at her
husbands order. Now, starkly I'M
ashamed of the eaVesdropper's role,
she was standing tense, expectaat, her
ear to the closed door leading to the
inner rooms. Through the thin panel
she could hear every syllable from
the library. Hex own name was the
first word she caught.
Grace turned IMP" Jim Blake was
asking; and Robertson replied:
Yes. She's all tired out. We can
talk freely here. No one will inter
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
CHAPTER XIV.
A Wasted Plea.

Grace started guiltily at her hus-
bands troubled question. He took
her face between his hands and raised
It to the light
You're ILL.," he exclaimed in quicF
dread. You look actually CHASTITY.
Shall send for a doctor?"
What nonsensel" she laughed I'm
all right Eust little tired. y good
nights sleep will put me on my feet
again."
I've buried myself SO deep in poll
ties he frowned self-accusingly, that
I hadn't sense enough to remember
that you might be worn out and might
want TO go TO bed. But l didn't notice
that you looked badly at the station
It wasn't till just now when the light
happened to strike your face Oh, but
I'm glad to see you here again, sweet
beart!"
"Really?" she asked almost timidly;
drinking in her husbands words as a
condemned man might gaze on his last
sunset
"Glad'" he cried Indeed 1 am
I'm afraid III never get past the honey
moon stage. You don't want me to. do
EouT"
Il wonder" she faltered, "-if you'd
aever met me-i9 you'd"
I'D never have known what miss
ed. That's where nature is kind, Peo-
pie who miss the real love never
know We only know when we've
found It,"
But" she pursued, when people
hnd out too ate-afterward- That's
the bitterest thing in life, 1 should
think. 1t isn't easy to judge people
women. speciaIly-who find out too
Iate-and-and who try then to get
their birthright of happiness in spite
of everything
Such people have lost their birth
right" he answered. They've sold
It for a mess Of pottage. That's one
of the problems of the ages, Grace
And man has pade laws to govern it.
Laws that are Sise and"
And often bitterly cruel"
Laws are for the many. Not for
the few And the few must obey them
for the good Of the many. But didn't
give the rest of the crowd the slip,
Just to bore you by discussing ethics
Was It foolish of me to run away,
simply to have a few extra minutes
with you? I've been fighting SO
hard"
And fighting fairly. too, l know.
Dear. you'd never take an unfair ad-
vantage Of"
Politics. answered Mark, "is war,
And war is the science of finding the
weakest point in your enemy's armor
and hammering away at it till he
yields For instance. we've just found
the weakest sort OF spot In Standish's
ermos and"
you have? What IS it?"
There are only two weak spots in
most mems armor. One is money
crookedness. The other Is women.
In Standish's case It wes a woman.
An affair he got tangled up in five
years ago."
And you'll stoop to use such a
weapon as thatG" she cried indignant
~.
Why not? He'd use the same sort
OF weapon agsinst US. fast enough;
II he had It."
But that isn't fair lighting. Mark.
rs disgusting scandal"
That's bis lookout, not ours. If
he CHANGED to know something dam.
aging In my private life. he'd use 1t
IN q minute"
But If I asked yor-if I begged
you
Don't ask me. dear. This is one OF
the.th things you don't understand. Yog1l
have TO ls2ye It - sc
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

She Tried to Speak. Faltered, and
Hurried From the Room.
rupt. Sit down. The cigars are over
there. And here's the Scotch
Has Standish been around yet?'
Queried Van Dyke.
"Oh, he'll be here all right" vouch-
safed Blake. before Mark could an
swer. HE knows we've got him in a
hole. He'll"
But have wet" argued Van Dyke.
las far as can see, It's still the other
way around"
ITS bad enough to be delayed by
anything" fumed Mark But it's ten
times worse when we're blocked by a
damned little-by the person who got
this information, he. corrected him.
self, catching a warning CLINT from
Blake's half-shut eyes.
Whatever the price is suggested
Gregg, 4 say pay #! Pay it and
save tine"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
Waste of Powder.

A man who had never been duck
hunting shot at duck in the air.
The duck fell dead to the ground.
We'll. you got him!" exclaimed
NE amateurs friend.
YES" replied the amateur, but
might as well have saved my am
mu1ition-the fall would have killed
him"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
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Authorities in the drug business es
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
II Wontd Be Anparent.

Mrs. Bleecher (upstairs) Bridget
have you turned the gas on in the
parlor, as / told you?
The new domestic jewel-Yis
mum; cant We smell it?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
Misunderstood.

German-Vat l can do, will do.
Wag-Here, we've had enough OF
that vatican controversy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. It is thoroughly cured by
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorlte
family laxative. Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

Many a woman suffers from IN
somnia because her husband talks In
his sleep.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04

How a woman's heart does futter
when the pastor tells her that he
missed seeing her at church!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
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