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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
The Land of Broken Promises
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crazed old man who told for truth that
which he feared would heppen.
notwithstanding the denouement
his story stirred the Mexican popula.
ton To the depths. and when Bud and
Phil tried To hire men TO push the
work on the mine, they realized that
their troubles had begun. Not only
was II impossible to engage laborers
at any price, but on the following day
Cruz Mendez, with his wife and chill.
dren aud all his earthly possessions
on his burros. came hurrying Ia from
the camp and told them he could serve
them no more
III Ia my woman!" he explained;
my Maria! All. II those revoltosos
should SEQ Maria they would steal her
before my eyesl"
30 he was given his pay and tho
NIFTY dollars he had earned and, after
the customary "Muchas graclas," and
with the faithful Maria by his side. he
went hurrying on to the store.
And now In crowded vehicles, with
armed men riding In front and behind,
the refugees from Moctezuma and the
not country began to pour into town,
AIDING by their very haste to the panic
OF all who saw them.
They were the rich property owners
VINO, having been subjected to forced
contribution before. were now fleeing
al the nrat rumor OF danger, bringing
their families with them to escape any
being held for ransom.
In half day the big hotel presided
over by Don Juan do Dios Bracha-
monte was Bwarming with staring.
eyed country mothers and sternly sub
dued families OF children; and final
~, TO add eclat TO the occasion and
compensate for tho general confusion,
Don Cipriano Aragon y Tres Palacios
came driving up to the door with his
wife and the smiling Gracla.
II she had been In any fear OF cap
ture by bold marauders, Gracia Ara.
gon did not show II now. as she spranE
lightly from the carriage and waited
upon her lady mother Perhaps. after
year or more of rumors and alarms,
she had come TO look upon impending
revolutionary conflicts as convenient
excuses for a trip to town. long stop
at the hotel. and even a dash to gay
Gadsden In case tho rebels pressed
close.
However that may be, while Don
Juan exerted himself TO procure them
a good room she endured the gaze OF
tho American guests with becoming
piaeidity and. as that took some time
she even ventured to look tho Ameri
cans over and make some comments
10 her mother,
And then-~or so Il seemed to Bud
the mother glanced up quickly and
fixed her eyes upon him. After that
no was In less of a hurry TO return to
tho mine. and Phil said they would
stay inside for week. Hut as for
Don Cipriano. when he came across
them la the crowded lobby he glared
past them with malignant insolence
and abruptly turned his back.
At La Fortuna no was the lord and
mater. with power TO forbid them the
| place: but now once more the fortunes
OF war had turned against him. and he
was forced TO tolerate their presence
The band played In the plaza that
| evening. II being Thursday OF thS
week. and IA the oornet led with la
Paloma." and the bass viol and guitars
beat the measure. all feet seemed &c
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
Ais CLANS ALI Rinht.

Lady-Once, last summer. / saw
some boys ''treading for clans" as
they called it. They were very dry
looking boys; they were barefooted-
feet unwashed, most likely-and they
were walking through the mud at low
tide. When they felt a clam at tneir
feet, they pulled it out with tneir
toes. 1t Just made me sick. / nope
your clans are not caught that way.
Waiter-Of course not, maam. Inc
man wot furnishes clans to this res
taurant fishes for 'em with siisei
spoon.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
eaAPrER XII.

In It's Inception the Fortuna hotel
had not been intended Cor the use OF
MeNicaas--in fact. It's rates ware prac-
Jieaiiy PrunInItiv1 fpf ai'yviie not be
inE paid IN gold-but. since most OF
the Americans bad len. and seven dol
lars a day Mex vas no deterrent TO the
rich refugee land owners. II became
OF sudden International. with one
mixture OF purse proud SpanIards and
raee-proad American Gdventurers.
Not a very pleasing combination for
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
Nature as s.uI,,,.

\ really remarkable natural cp-,os-
ny Is the tree known as the ~Rl.os
10Y mar TallscSa;;s. vi,;,,F;. =
si. It's name from the curious
LOT. .ol nation assumed BY a portion Of the
IN, a. 4l.A IN Its process OF decay. the
-Aehsss 10 a boy about To MAJ. :
sap oe'hg extraordinary. owinv 70
.~ eevated position. this -sta5,an
seAnda oct in quite a sta-,,,.s sue N
nax. Hnx man
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01

win amazement, the painter learned
maj the man was Pietro Bardineui
turing those Intervening years Pietro
naa been at Rome studying music had
met with evil companions and faIaH
INTO shameful dissipation and crime
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
Natural Mistake.

How perfectly you pronounce tnOse
Russian namesi"
81 think you are bistaked. Thats"
hay fever"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
Not In Siuht.

Madge-I never see you sitting IN =
hammock with young man.
Marjorie-I should say not N
hammock is out of sight.-Puck.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
rh. KIND.

what flowers would you use for
this patriotic design"
why not try flags"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
"A MINISTER'S WIFE
Always
Speaks
a Good
Word
For
Parma.
Splendid
Woman

Mira o. r. MeHArgue. itT w. eth
s.. jacksonville. Florida. writes: Il
had catarrh and throat trouble.
Three bottles OF Peruna cured me.
As \ minister's wife I come In con-
tact with all classes OF people. and
shall always speak a good word for
PerunA. have given trial bottles
60 few friends Wishing you album
6ant success. ! remain. yours truly
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01

this old world from becoming a howl
lag wilderness BY not bowling.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
Tn. Real proos

lis that new play 20 fun OF real
isms"
Wen. ITS taking In real money"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01

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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01
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The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
Speedy Turtle,

Look here, waiter!" shouted the am
cry, hungry guest at the restaurant 4
"Yessuh, yessuh!" answere', tina
waiter VINO appeared TO De Ill out of
exertion.
q ordered thai ho,,r
"vo~ haven't brought 1t yet"
sub. nosuh! Ah'm plum sorry
81, but it jest couldn't be helped.
When All done cotched dat turtle an
was a-takinl him to de cook he done
slipped optah nah hands an ran ~
dc Jack doah an up de alley. Yessuh,
All had to chase him foah blocks befo'
All could catch him. Yessuh, he'll be
ready in er minute"
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
HAS BRIEF DAY OF SPLENDoR
Lizard Canary Has Well Been Given
Nickname of "Mayor of Birdie
Land"

The lizard canary is n Of the most
unique varieties in the cage-bird
world. It's beautiful ground color, SO
nicely licked, and pretty little cap"
make it a thing of beauty and a joy
forever. 1t is, however, the only va
riety that mouths out its plumage at
the end of the first season. By this 1t
is meant that, although the bird pos
sesses so beautiful a coat for the first
year., the plumage disappears alto
gether at the second moult.
Thus it is a show bird for only n
II. e., the frst-season, and this Is
considered a drawback to its popular
ity. On account of its wearing such
gay apparel for one year and then put
ting it aside, the lizard has been APPLY
termed Mayor Of Birdie Land"
The little story connected with the
lizard and a mayor is well worth re-
peating. 1t was a well-known bird
cage show being opened by Sir VIII
liam Treloar, then lord mayor Of Lon
don, that this celebrity, in a few we'll
chosen words, likened himself unto
the lizard canary, many grand speci-
mems of which were on view at the
show. The stately robes which he
wore we're only for a season; such Is
the case with the lizard. }
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
Men and Angels.

Tbs Judge had listened YEARLY for
hours while many and eminent counsel
had Wreneled on a single matter OF
law. One member of counsel for the
defense remarked that the speculation
0f the learned counsel for the prosecu-
ton was as idle as the medieval In
curry into the question of how many
angels could stand on the point Of a
needle.
We'll, gentlemen" remarked the
judge, taking notice, 80 far as the
court is aware, that matter was never
settled by q decision. We do not know
how many angels can stand on a point
of a needle, but the court holds that
these proceedings here infallibly es-
tablish the fact that a great many
mules can find a hating place on a
point of law" After that the case
moved on to a finish.
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
FALSE AND HONEST PRIDE
The One Is to BE Discouraged Most
Strongly; the Other One Of the
Best of Assets.

There is a sort Of pride that lifts
a man to his true level and gives
him a power and prestige. 1t is pride
with respect behind it, pride with
enthusiasm as a part, and pride
fianked with a worthy record and
large plans.
Unless you take pride in your work,
unless you glory in doing things that
count, unless there grows within you
a confident feeling that there is an ac-
cumulated reserve force and strength
of character through the working out
of the days plans, there is lost to you
the thrill that puts you into the game
a continually happy nan CT mi
Honest pride is a vital asset.
You will never allow yourself to
do inferior work if your pride remains
constantly sensitive.
Be too proud to be dishonest. Be
too proud to do less than your best.
Be too proud to place yourself on
the level with those whose life plans
are base or unworthy. Be too proud
TO let a day pass without something
new learned or something helpful ac-
complished.
But Danish false pride-the sort
that eats away your personal indie
pendence and freedom, cramps you
and leaves you small and narrow in
mind. Be what you are openly and
frankly. Then you can match eyes
steadily with the strongest.-Selected
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
Notice of Contracts

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Supervisors Of Lee County will on
the first Monday in September, 1914,
the same being the 7th day of Septem-
Der, 1914, award the contract or con-
tracts for the building of the folio wing
public works to the lowest responsible
bidder at public cutlery in front of the
Court House door, in the City of Tupe-
10. Miss, within legal honrs. The Board
reserving the right to reject any and
all bids and ~re-advertise. To-wit:
l. For 3 bridges on Tulip Levee on
Aberdeen and Ripley road.
2. For new bridge across Reeds
Creek on Chiwappah Road, near Sim
McCord's residence.
3. For bridge across slough in Flat
Creek bottom, Saltillo and Birmingham
Road.
A. For sanding Little Coonewah levee
on Tupelo and Pontotoc Road.
5. For sanding Bogue Ugaby leyee
on Richmond and Fulton Road.
6. For new bridge across old Town
Creek on Tupelo and Ellistown Road.
7. For one levee on Saltillo anc
| Mooresville Road in Little Creek bot
tom on Elmer Sandlin farm.
8. For new bridge across Kings
Greek on Clayton and Wilson Road.
9. For Levee In Bogue Falah Greek
bottom on Auburn and Hebron Road.
10. For new bridge across Dry Creel
on Pleasant Valley Road near Mrs
Lewellen.
H. For levee on Sand Creek on Sal
tillo and Tupelo road on w. M. Canes
farm.
IL. For new bridge across Okalali'
Creek on Baldwin and Guntown Road
13. For levee on Birmingham ant
Sherman road in Younaby bottom.
IA. For levee in Town Creek bottom
on Shannon and Nettleton road.
Is. For sanding levee in Town Creel
bottom at City Point.
Is. For sanding leyee IN Town Creel
bottom on Nettleton and Shannon road
II. For sanding leYee east of Eureki
in Cowpenna bottom.
is. For boring well in court hous
yard. -;
Given under my hand and seal thu
the 7th day of August, 1914.
q JOHN M. WITT, Cl.sek.
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
HIS TURN TO MAKE MISTAKE
John Dawson May Have Meant to Be
NeighborIy, or Perhaps He Thought
He Had Bargain.

Sam Showalter was having a sale OF
his surplus stock. To start the sale.
he led out a milk COW, one Of the best
OF his herd. and told the a~uctioneer
she was four years old. John Dawson,
a long, leathery, weather-beaten fell
low with a shrewd eye, bid in the
COW. He gave Showalter a check for
the amount, and said he would come
for the COW the next day.
81 tell you, john" said Showalter.
when Dawson rode up the next morn
ing to lead home his purchase, Il
made q mistake yesterday. ! said that
COW was only four years old; but when
/ talked it over with the old woman
last night, / remembered that she is
eight years old. 1t vas another cow
altogether that had in mind.
81 didn't want to let a mistake like
that go with a neighbor," continued
Showalter, whose word was not usual
ly accepted as entirely dependable
In the community, $50 | thought the
fair thing to do was to tell you and
just let you take your check back, and
I'll keep the cow"
Dawson squinted his eye a~pprovingly
at the cow-she had every mark OF
a good milker-and then looked ap-
praisingly at Showalter,
"Well. SAM" he said, turn about IS
fair play. You made a mistake yes
terday; I'll make one today, and just
keep the cow."-Youth's Companion.
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
Hookwcrrn Easily Cured.

In some regions in Porto Rico it Is
estimated that not more than thirty.
three per cent of the natural eficien-
cy of any force of men car be exer-
cised because of the terrible problem
OF hookworm disease. Yet science
has demonstrated that hookworm dis
ease is about the most easily mastered
of all the diseases in the category.
1t IS easily cured, because in most
cases simply a dose of epson salts,
followed by a dose of thymol, and that
in turn by another dose of salts, is
effective. Thymol is made from the
common thyme Of the garden.
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
. M. Holly, Drug Store
Shannon, Miss
Sherman Hardware Co.
Sherman, Miss.
FL0URIsHED IN HOT CHIMES
Many Nations Who Left lndelibIe
Mark on tho World Found Heat
No Handicap.

There is a great deal to be said in
favor of the protracted heat of the
long-summered climates. One ought
to reflect that all the civilizations Of
antiquity fourished in tropical OF sub
tropical regions. Egypt, Assyria,
Greece, Italy were countries where
an unprecedented culture was attained
without the aid of artificial heating;
the sun warmed them in summer and
the people bore their chilblains as
well as they could in winter, without
RENTING their exertions for an in
tellectual and artistic uplift. Their
moral and religious condition left
something to be desired, but with the
universal spread Of ethical culture the
lapse to any such condition in our
time is scarcely to be feared for civil
lization in the hot countries of the
western hemisphere. Our a~borigines,
especially our prehistoric aborigines,
instinctively wrought on the lines of
antique empire and grew more aid
more enlightened Is they avoided
Greenland on the north and Patagonia
on the south, ~perfecting themselves in
architecture and sculpture as they
went, till on the breathless plains and
among the volcanic mountains of Cen
trail America they left monuments sur
passing in beauty those of Egypt. At
least, this is what travellers say; any
who doubt 1t may go and see for them
selves; and II W. are to trust the logic |
of our weather reports they will prob
ably find themselves more secure from
sunstroke In Guatemala or Yucatan
than IN eastern Massachusetts.-W. d
Howells, IN Harper's Magazine.
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
When Tailor Lost Customer.

B1ggs, previously a comparatively
poor man, had come into a big for
tune, so he set about doing things in
grand style. Ordering some clothes
from his tailor, he told him he would
send round his coachman to be meas
ured for a livery.
The tailor scented good business,
and, thinking his customer would not
be proof against 1attery, he said:
Don't you think, sir, it would be
nice to have your crest stamped on
your coachman's buttons%"
CREST" roared the indignant Mr..
Biggs. What do / or my servant
want with crests? Dye take us for o
family of cockatoos?"
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
The Miners Bath.

Mrs. Rose Pastor Phelps Stokes said
Mt a recent sociological convention in
New York:
The economies that some OF the
rich would force upon the poor! Why,
they'd lhave the pour as impossibly
economical as the miners wife IN
Trinidad.
This woman said II a missionary:
Talk about economy! Well, sir,
every night when my Bill comes home
l shove him in the bathtub, clothes
and all, and after ne gets out l sieve
the water and make briQuettes OF It
for the fre.'"
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04

A rich but exceedingly mean man,
residing In upper New York, who had
an excellent wine cellar, but poor wine.
found that In spite of its quality some
one of the servants vas always steal
Ing it. He called his butler, who was
In a chronic state Of disgust at his en-
ployer's stinginess, and said: Thomas,
this has got to stop! 1t is your busi-
9 to attend to such matters. Now,
what would you suggest as the most
practical way to preserve this wine?"
i don't know. SIR" replied the butler.
unless you put gs9mething that's bet
ter worth drinking alongside Of It."
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
How To Give ou:nihe TO Children

FEBRILINEis the trademark name given to an
improved Quinine. Itis a Tasteless Syrup. pleas
Children take it and never know it is Ouinine.
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try
it the next time you need Outline for any pur.
pose. Ask for 2-ounce original package. The
name FEBRILINE is blown in bottle. Is cents.
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
MAN THEIR FAvORITE Dish
Cannibaiism in the Soiomons Ia
Looked on as Religious and
Tribal Rite.

A letter descriptive Of one OF the
chief cannibal settlements and the
rites OF the savages was recently re-
ceived here from Sydney from a trav-
eler, who had spent some time IN the
cannibal-infested Solomon islands In
the Pacific. The Solomons are the can
nibalistic hub of the south Pacific, al
though human flesh is also eaten oc-
casionally in the Marquesas and New
Hebrides islands.
"Maneaters on land, maneaters in
the water; for Gods sake, steer clear
of the Solomons!" was the advice CIV
en- to the writer when he first ex-
pressed his intention of visiting those
islands. In FIJI travellers are still SO
advised.
AT Suva," says the writer OF the
letter, ""the mate of a trader told me:
You a chuck a pig overheard any
where in the Solomons, and five min
utes later walk ashore on the black
dorsal fins Of sharks. But what's the
use? The blacks will snap you up and
pick your bones the minute you reach
the beach
"Cannibalism, which has always
been ~practised In the Solomons, owes
ats persistence not to any particular
| prediction for human flesh" says the
writer of the better, "but to the fact
thai it is looked upon as a religious
( and tribal rite.
1.-THE sacrifice is not always-in fact,
is not usually-a white nan But If a
trader or a missionary happens to be
| within striking distance when a victim
is required, the prophets or priests are
more than likely to receive intimation
| from the spirits that only the flesh OF
a foreigner will answer the purposes
| GF the ceremony."-New York Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
Far aas

Judge Musgrove set UP a leisurely
law Office in the town square in Tel
lico. 1t looked dignifed to have his
name as CONSIDERABLY painted on
the door; besides, it provided a haven
wslither he and his listeners could re-
pair When the rain drove them from
the sidewalk in front OF the SnedecCr
house, and as a forum for the continual
ton Of the judges memoirs Of the war.
To allow a reasonable time for din
ner, the judge thought it well to adver-
tise the fact that he would not be in
from ten o'clock to one So he sent
Jim down to add this information to
the painted legend on the door. Jim
did it this way:
JUDGE MUSGROVE
Counselor-at-Law
Ten to One he isn't In,
The Tupelo journal., 1914-09-04
Not a Word to Say.

Some of the doctors who met at At
iantic CITY protested that surgical
operations we're toe frequently made.
But, on the other hand, many Of the
subjects of those operations never ut
ter a word of protest. Not even to
Yes Observation-Disclosures News.
The Keota news., 1914-12-25
PLAYED BOTH WAYS

Down at . southern racecoursa
which I shall designate no more than
to say that it's . place where you
can lose your money In the winter
time. ] took . young lady out to the
track and she insisted on placing .
bet on q horse. She wouldn't even
let me help her do 1t.
The horse did worse than to come
i'm last. He turned around and ran
tho other way. I said:
We'll, you lose your bet. The
horse you had your money on 10 run
ming the wrong way!"
She gurgled with satisfied glee.
Shows that . woman's instinct
can't 60 wrong" she answered tri-
umphantly. II played him both ways!''
Cincinnati Plain Dealer.
The Keota news., 1914-12-25

A Muhled disappointment.
Darling" whispered the ardent
suitor, II lay my fortune at your feet "
"Your fortune?'' she replied In sur
prise. II didn't know you had one."
well, It isn't much Of . fortune.
but It will look large beside those tiny
feet"
The Keota news., 1914-12-25

Average Small Town.
City Man-What makes rents 20
high here1
villager-This 10 an incorporated
town.
Things don't look very metropon.
tan"
Moo. but the taxes are"
The Keota news., 1914-12-25

Mrs. Ado you go through your
husbands pockets every night?
Mrs. B-No: about one night week
! fool him.
Political Uncertainty.
The statesman takes exceeding care
To keep his fences in repair:
For though he has a great renown.
He can't tell when they'll tumble down.
Anxious eolicltude.
my uncle you met the other day
at our house 10 an anthropologist."
You don't say! Is he taking treat
ment for 1T"
Paw Knows Everything.
WflHe-Paw. what IL an open ques-
don?
Paw-"Who has = corkscrewr' my
son.
The Keota news., 1914-12-25
suffering Certain.

THE heroes Of the European con-
nict are 10 nothing now to what they
viii be when the cold European win
ter sets in."
DO you mean to tell mo those High.
landers dress that way in the winter.
too?"
The Keota news., 1914-12-25
Nona Nssdsd.

What do you mean," said an trate
guest at . Kansas hotel. by sending
me to . room with no curtains on the
windows facing the streets?"
dot vas . al righd." replied the
landlord, der glass vas 20 dirdy dat
no curtains ware needed"
The Keota news., 1914-12-25

That Would Interest Thsm.
II hardly know what sort Of .
speech to make before an audience OF
woman voters" declared the poEtly
stateman.
Better arrange to illustrate . few
new tango steps," suggested his ad-
wiser.
The Keota news., 1914-12-25

MI. Stork, Lincoln Park, Chicar
90: Dear Mr.. Stork-Please send me
q black baby brother with blue eyes.
l am lonely and want somebody to
play with. want black baby broth
er because they are pretty. Be sure
he has blue eyes. I have blue eyes
and l like them. Mamma said I could
have q black baby II wanted one.
Truly yours. NORMA.
Mr.. De Vry smiled. moved his fat
black cigar to the other end of his
The Keota news., 1914-12-25
Twas Ever Thus.

Twas Ever Thus.
Wife-I can read you like I can this
book, Adolphus.
Husband-Why don't you. then?
You skip what you don't like In .
book and linger over 1t in me.-Puck.
The Keota news., 1914-12-25

a Happy Grow.
The gods upon Olympus
Were always feeling prime
And never knew tho sadness
OF working overtime.
The Keota news., 1914-12-25
sad Memories.

Sad Memories.
Guest in Northern Hotel-Hers.
waiter, take away that mint sauce!
Another at Adjoining Table-What's
the matter with that fellow7
Third guess he's from Virginia.