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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
Declares In These Days 20 BE the
only safe Topic Of Con
Versaston.

Perhaps tho chief reason why the
weather IL a suitable topic for consen-
tionAi conversation Is its usefulness
Nothing can be done wlth the weather
except talk about Il, SO she talk ts
not liable tn interruption By eal to
action Hard times are = topic OF
general interest. common alike TO NH
uonatre and wOrkinEmAa. Hut II you
say 10 perfect stranger the times
are hard he may take advantage OF
that admission by asking for a sub
scription for some charity or ~ de-
manaing that you vote the socialist
ticket
The weather Is, Ia fact almost the
only safe tepls left for pure converse
ton In this energetic aud practical
age. says the New Ycrk Independent.
However much you may dsplore the
badness Of. the weather, nobody Il
likely TO hold yea responsible for II
or call upon you 10 remedy Il unless
you run across = crank Who Is ratsins
a fund TO lombard the heavens for
the production OF rain or the dtssipa
ton OF hailktormse
Leading on with the weather In
spires confidence because II is tFadi
| tional and established opening II
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
CHAPTER XIV.

II Is a great nsation--striking II
rich--one OF the greatest In the world,
Some men punch q burro over the
desert all their lives in the hope OF
achieving II once. bud and Phil had
taken chance, and the prize now lay
within their grasp Only little while
nova month. maybe. II the officials
were slow--and the title would be
theirs.
Tho Mexican miners. blinded by
their ignorance. went their way. we'll
contented 10 get their money Nobody
knew. There was nothing TO do but
to walt but to walt. as some people
know. Is the hardest work In the
world.
For the first few days they fingered
about the mine. gloatlng over II In
secret. laughing back and forth. sing.
ing gay songe-then. as the ecstasy
passed and the WEAKNESS OF waiting
set in. they went two ways. Some
fascination. unexplained 10 bud, drew
Do Lancey to the town. lie left IN the
morning and came back at night. but
| Hooker stayed at the mine.
Day and night. weekdays and sun
days. he watched Il jealousy. less
someone should slip In and surprise
their secret--and for company he had
his pet horse. Copper Bottom. and the
Yaqui Indian. Amigo
ignaclo Was tho Indians real name,
for the Yaouis are all good Catholics
and named uniformly after the saints
but Bud had started to call him Amigo
or friend. and lgnAcio had conferred
the same name on him
Poor lgnAciol Ills four.dollar.a.day
job had gone glimmerinE IN half .
day. but when the Mexican lahorWr,
departed he fingered around the camp
doing odd jobs. until he won a plae'
for himself.
At night he slept up in the rocks
where no treachery could take hin
unaware. but at the Frst peep OF da~g
It wac always Amigo who arose an,
lii tho fire.
Then. II no one got up. he cooked 1
breakfast after his own Ideas, boiling
the coffee until II Was as strong a
/ lye. hroilinE meat on sticks and wen
, to turn out the horses.
With the memory Of marSs Onvioa
, chances cast at Copper BottsSsA. Hooke
! had built = stout corral. wherS he hep
3 the horses up at night. allowing thsr
to srAHe close-hobbled In the daytime
, A Mexican insurrecto on foot Is
! contradiction Of terms, II there AZ
; any horses or mules in the eountr,
, and several bands Of examiners froS
1 Fortune had gone through their cam
4 In that condition. with new rifles
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

for the men who are stealing my
cattle. and l see we have not far to
90. Where did you get that meatT
81 got 1t from a deer" returned
Bud: there is his hide on the fence;
you can see 1t If you'll look"
The rural, glad to create diver
sion, rode over and examined the hide
and came back satisfied, but Aragon
was not SO easily appeased.
"By what right" he demanded true
ulently, do you, an American, kill
deer in our country? Have you the
special permit which is requiredT
mo. senor," answered Hooker so
berly; ''the deer was killed by Mex
lean have working for mel!
Hal" sneered Aragon. and then ne
paused, baked.
'Where is this Mexican?" inquired
the rural, his professional Instincts
aroused, and while Bud was explaining
that he was out In the hills some
where, Aragon spurred his horse up
closer and peered curiously into MS
tent.
What are you looking forE oe-
manded Hooker sharply. and then Ara
gon showed his hand.
81 am looking for the drills ana oriii
spoon he said; 1.-The ones you stoie
when you took my mine!"
Then get back out OF there! crieo
Bud. seizing his horse by the bit anc
throwing him back on his launches
"and stay out!" he added, as he
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
CHIEF OF RUSSIA'S ARMY

The czar is nominally the su-
preme commander of the Russian
army as well as of the Russian navy,
and 1t is understood that when war
was declared he was ambitious to
place himself at the head of the troops
in the field. But he has been per-
suaded to delegate the supreme com
mand of the army to his cousin, the
Grand Duke Nicholas Nieholaevitch.
The car would not be an inspiration
to his soldiers. lacking the military
appearance and the personality essen
tial to an actual leader of men.
The Grand Duke Nicholas. on the
other hand. is a soldier in looks, one
Of the tallest men in the army, and
the finest cavalry officer of the en-
pire. making a splendid appearances
on horse; and a commander of long
experience who was one of the chief
officers OF the Russo-Japanese war.
His executive ability was apparent
when he acted as the head of the mill.
tary commission In charge of the clos
rs been able to cope successfully with
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

and . can OF strip. and left him to do
hia worst
IN the course Of half an hour or 30
be came back nnd found tbs Yaqui
snPptag up strip with this last OF the
bread and hamming a little tune. So
they sat down and smoked a cigarette
aud came to the business III hand.
Where you EoT" inquired Bud. but
Amigo 0aiy shrugged ehtgma.ieally.
Yea tlke to work 80 continued Bud.
and the iadssn broke inEa q smile og
ascent
~May blsn. said Hooker With finaI
itys II give Msxieana two dollars
day give y0u foaF II that enough ?"
+ai.@ nodded the Yaaai. and without
more words he followed Bud back 70
the cut There. In half = day. be &C.
eompEiahed more than all the Mexi
cans put together. iaaplng boldly up
the baak 10 dlslodEs hanging boaIdsfs.
| boosting them BY main strength up
cato the ramShAckie tram th.y had
constructed. and trunallng them out
10 the dump with this shove Of . mighty
| hand
| lilo was q willing worker. using his
head every minute; but though he was
| such \ hustler and made their pnny
efforts seem 20 Intellectual BY compaFi.
son. he managed In some mysterious
way To gain the immediate approval
Of the Mexieana. Perhaps II Was bis
ailpsrvasiso good nature. or the re-
spect inspired by hts hardihood; per
haps the qualities OF natural leader
ship which had made him . picked
man among bis brother Yaauia. BuI
when, late In the afternoon. bud cams
back from q trip 10 the tent he found
Amigo In charge Of the gang, heavina
and struggling and making motions
|. with his head
Il Good enough." he muttered. aftel
watching him for . minute 10 silence
and leaving the new boss In command
> | he went back and started supper.
. That was the beginning OF ney
' day at the Eagle Tail. and when ID
Lancey came back from town--whith
!. er he went whenever he could contur
up an errand--he found that. for once
n he had not been missed.
: Bud was doing the hlacksmithini
!. Amigo was directing the gang, and
, fresh mess Of beans was ON the fir'
the first kettleful having gone to reii
A force the Yaqui's backbone. But the
we're beans we'll spent. and Bud di
:. not regret the raid on his grub-pile,
he could get half as much work Il
- what he fed the Mexicans he coul
4. we'll rest content
!. "But how did this Indian happen
- find your" demanded Phil, when b
i pardner had explained his acqulsitio
"A Say, he must have deserted from h
~ company when they brought the
70 back from Moctezuma!"
"More'n likely" assented Bud. Il
a. amt talking much. but notice
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

dropped his hand to his gun. But II
the rural wishes to search" he said,
turning to that astounded official. ne
In welcome to do 30"
"Muchas graeias, mol" returned the
rural, shaking a finger In front OF his
face. and then he strobe over to where
Aragon was muttering and spoke In a
low tone.
mol" dissented Aragon. shaking his
head violently: "no-nol l want this
man arrested" he cried. turning vim
dictively upon Bud. "He has stolen
my tools-my mine-my landi He has
no business here-~no titlel This land
Is mine. and tell him to go. ProntoF
he shouted. menacing Hooker with his
riding whip. but Bud only shifted his
feet and stopped listening to his ex'
cited Spanish.
mo. senior" he said. when It was all
over, this claim belongs to my pard-
| ner. De Lancey. You have no
"Hal De Lanceyl" ieered Aragon.
suddenly INDUCING himself In sar'
donic laugh de Lancey! Ha. hal"
whats the matter2" cried Hooker.
AZ the rural Joined in with derisive
| smirk. Say. speak up. hombrei" he
| threatened. stepping closer as his eyes
took on a dangerous CLEAN. And let
mo tell you now" he added. that II
any man touches hair of his head
I'll kin him like a dogl"
The rural backed his horse away. as
II suddenly discovering that the Amer
lean was dangerous. and then, salut
ing respectfully as he took his leave
he said
The Senior De Iancey Is In jaili
They whirled their horses at thai
and galloped OF down the canyon. ant
as Bud gaxed after them he burst Int
frenzy OF curses Then. with tn,
one thought OF setting PIN free. h
ran out to the corral and hurled tn,
saddle on his horse.
rTo BE CONTlSuEDJ
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

keeps his eye out--they'd shoot him
for a deserter II they could ketch him.
I'd hate to see him go that way"
well, II he's as good as this, let's
take care OF himl" cried Phil with
enthusiasm. I'm tell you. Bud. there's
something big coming of pretty soon
and I'd like to stay around town a
little more II l could. l want to keep
track of things"
dryly. II had struck him that Phil
was spending q good deal OF time In
town already.
well, there's this revolution. Sure
as shooting they're going to pull one
soon. There's two thousand Mexican
miners working at Fortuna. and they
say every one OF 'em has got a rife
buried. Now they're beginning to quit
and drift out into the hills. and we're
| likely to hear from them any time.
"All the more reason for staying In
| camp, them" remarked Bud. I'm tell
| you, Phil. I need you here, That
| logged ledge 10 lost. good and plenty
and need you to say where to dig
We ain't doing much better than old
Aragon did--just roofing around In
that k-plle--lst's do little timber
ing. and sink"
you can't timber that rock" an
swered De Lancey decidedly. ~Anc
besides, It's cheaper TO make cu
twenty feet deep than II is to tunne
or sink a shaft. Walt till we get e
that porphyry contact - then wei
know where we're at"
IAN right" grumbted Buci "su
seems like we're a long time gettint
there. What's the news DOWNTOWN
Well. the fireworks have Sss9'
! again over in chihaAhuS-orozeo an
5alaEar and that buneh--but IL seem
! there was something TO this Moctt
! zuma scare. after all. was talking q
. an American mining man from dow
/ that way and he told me that the Ted
{ erals marched out TO where the rebel
) | were and then sat down and watehs
{ them cross the river without nring o
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
FIELD MARSHAL SIR JOHN FRENCH

The British commander In the
European war, Field Marshal Sir John
French. has had long and interest
ing record AS boy he liked the
navy and Joined H. M. s. britannia
in 1866, serving as naval cadet and
midshipman for four years. In 1874
he entered the Eighth Hussars, In
which regiment he served through the
Sudan campaign of 18s4-85. In 1889
he rose to the rank of colonel and
commanded the Nineteenth Hussars
until 1898. also acting as assistant ad-
jutant general on the staff.
In 1899 General French was trans
ferred as temporary major general to
the First cavalry brigade at Aldershot.
Later in the same year he commanded
troops In the first part OF the Boer
war. at Elandslaagte, and later COM
manded Sir G. Whites cavalry at Reit.
fontein and Lombard's Kop.
Before the Boer Gordon had been
completely drawn around Whites
army at Ladysmith, that commander
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
rders to cut their way through and


Join the main British force Butler
commanding the cavalry division
commanded
chief the
Pretoria He also commanded Colony
the rebels
From 1901 to 1907 he commanded the
promoted general
from 1907 to 1911 and in 1913 he received Until
chief the
resigned of the
OF military
Ireland
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

man on being introduced 20 a yeanE
woman L. asked by her n be is mar
rted, or on meeting stranger in a
dark and deserted road Is ASKED what
time II Is. his suspicious are aroused
at once In fact any conversational
opening except the conventional oae
Is liable to raise shr inquiry. What
does he mean by he~
II. however, one begins with the
weather We know that he means moth
ing b. H. and We may continue the
conversation with ease Of mind- Re
ms then bath useless and useful. the
weather is unegusled as a topic Of
conversation IN 'ts formal and PRE-
iimiuzry stages
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
WEQBNWH0
I NOW
ITALYS QUEEN INFLUENTIAL

Italy's policy toward the great
powers lies in large measure with
her queen, statement which NAV
provoke an incredulous smile on this
side of the Atlantic, where the cit.
zens of the republic are unaccustomed
to feminine influence in questions Of
high governmental import, but state
ment nevertheless true. Queen Elena
has unusual influence upon her hus-
band, King Victor Emmanuel. She
can have the deciding voice with him
If she cares to use it at such critical
time when there is so much to be said
in favor of Italy's action. whether 1t
be for or against her former allies Of
the triple alliance. The king rules
under the restrictions of constitutions
al sovereignty, but he exercises d.
recting sway over his cabinet, the par.
lament and the people. The nations
present policy of neutrality is his per
sonal policy, backed by Prime Minis
ter Salandra, a newcomer in the cabi-
net, and strenuously opposed by For
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
No, Ia enll.lr.

After all these statesmen hass zone
On the stand and told how they run
their parties. every citiEen wtI know
the lns and outs Of politics. Yea
said the Practical PsFsoa. but IN po.
itica you dont set anything By know.
tnx the ozts~
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

newEar Mister. Amt had nothtn
60 eat for two days
GeatismAn-Yo told ne tASS very
same story a veek ago.
Bsgxar-ohi Thea surely boss.
youu help a pore man Who Amt had
nothia' to eat for atAs aAys.-Bos,en
Evening Transcript
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
FIELD MARSHAL OF KAISER'S ARMY

Field Marshal Baron holman won
der Goltz Is regarded by the Germans
as one OF the leading military men In
Europe. and has been a power In the
organization and training of the kai-
ser's army, Ii was Gen Won der Goliz
who organized and trained the Turk
Ssh army which participated In the
Balkan war
Gotta, despite his advanced age
he h now seventy-one-is still a man
og great energy and endurance. Only
n few years ago he visited the Argen-
tine Republic. travelled on horseback
through the psmpas Of that country.
ans sooa after hts return 20 Germany
without taking a rest. he led the Ger.
man general star in the military ma.
neavers OF that year
GoltE personally Is one Of the
most uuassaming and modest Of men
tie cares nothing at all for titles or
rsnk Tie hates red tape and navs-
hesitates to give expression To hts
opinions, both IN speaking and wrfsinr
GoltE vas che FIRST one, In his :,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08

strongest the
friendly the alliance
hands OF the
themselves SO
it literally ney nave the long,
aperg poetic strong full OF energy
nourished
be soft and white ana e
work from morn " night
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-08
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
ADDING MACHINES.
They Are Not New, as Pascal invented
One In the Year 1642.

They Are Not New, a. Pascal invented
One In the Year 1912.
The adding machine is Of modern de-
velOpment. but not modern invention.
a pascal BILE one having been invented
in 1642 by Pascal 1923 1662,. ce!e-
brated French geOmetrician. philoso-
pher and writer. Later. in 1871. the
adding machine was modified to facili.
tate multiplication by Gottfried Will
helm Leibnitz. a German mathemati.
clan of great achievement. and his in
vention was followed by many i'm
provements.
A notable experimental in this line
was Charles Babbage Q792-1S7D. an
English mathematician. many years
professor Of mathematics at Cambridge
university. In order to secure accu-
racy in tables Of logarithms he con-
ceived the idea of doing the work by
machinery and was commissioned by
the British government to superintend
the construction Of machine for the
purpose. He spent much time and
money in experimenting and attained
some remarkable results, but died be-
fore perfecting his machine.
All calculating machines contain Ger.
tain features devised by special refer
ence to the work to be done. including
circular metallic disks, wheels with
teeth. etc. ingenious. but not more
complicated and no more responsive to
human intelligence than many other
machines. The thinking is all done by
the Observation-Disclosures Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
Single Abatement of Wars Horror Is That
1t Can't Last Long


HAS COME FOR KINGS TO TAKE STOCK As
/ WERE. KNccRAFT COME TO A SHOWDOWN WHEN
THE CLOUDS EARTH HAS RECEIVED THE
BEHOLD ANOTHER EUROPE LET US LIVE AND
SHALL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
held Justly accountable for the bloody work that
ing forward. THE OLD MAN IN VIENNA AND THE RULER
IN ST. PETERSBURG COULD EACH HAVE BEEN HELD TO
HIS PLACE EXCEPT FOR THE WAR LORD OF BERLIN If
could should behold the rise of the heart Of Eu
rope quite equal that contemplated by the first Napoleon That
thought endured The world settle with
when has anquhed auocracy in the German
empire.
OLIVES. WE BUILD HOUSE OF CARDS IN THE
COMES WIND ACROSS THE NORTH SEA TO
BLOW IT DOWN; A HAPs.
STONE REMAINS. TRULY THE HOME OF
rRAoEpN THAT SELF SLAUGHTER AND THE
DEVILS WILL THE DANUBE
THAT AN SHOULD LEFT END DRAMA WITH A
CONFEDERATION SWEEPING ACROSS RHINE TO RHoNE
SEINE THE SEVERN AND THE cLYDE7 WHAT IS
ENGLAND FRANCE. THEY SHOULD
BLEED FOR AFTER OVER SHALL THE
POWER sTAN07
gmbe-a gamble in the lives of the hearts Of
children will be the boodes Of wars General Mel
Miles. commanding authority nd the last" That
that there be another The single abae
horror is that it cannot be of long duration.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
The Man Wanted

Major Patton, Of the Hoquiam
Washingtonian, has an editorial this
morning that for terse expression and
absolute truth would be difficult to
beat. 1t follows; read it and il it
strikes you, get busy:
1.-The public official who now ex.
hibits a certain degree Of backbone
and keeps expenses down to the min
imum is the man who is going to
stand we'll with the people hereafter.
The time has passed when an official
can point with pride to a beautiful
road he has built or hospital he
has erected or a fire engine he has
bought, and appeal for votes on that
score. The man who is going to COM
mand respect and votes in the imme-
date future is the one who has a
record for economy and the reduc.
ton Of taxation.
"The public is thoroughly aroused
on the question of taxation. 1t is
appalled, at the great increases in
valuation and a like great increase in
the tax levy. Serious alarm is felt
at the growing tendency to spend
money for everything the heart Of
the public desires. Not one piece Of
property in this county or state has
increased in selling value since 1907,
yet all property has increased SO per
cent in taxable value. The point Of
confiscation is rapidly being reached
and officials will awaken when the
people are unable to meet their
taxes"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-09-11
Above Partisan Politics.

The Pittsburgh GazetteTimes-a
standpat Republican paper-published
by U. S. Senator George T. Oliver,
of Pennsylvania, pays the President
this generous tribute:
President Wilson's personal appeal
to his fellow countrymen" to preserve
strict neutrality in speech and con-
duct is timely in its proclamation and
admirable in its tone and purpose. In
essence it is a reminder that this coun-
try of ours is America, grand fact
which appears to have escaped the
minds OF some who would supplement
the continental conflict across the At
lantic by instigating controversies be-
tween natives of the countries now at
war. Necessarily there are varying
sympathies and hopes-it would be un-
natural If there were not-but the fu-
ture of every naturalized son Of Great
Britain, Of Germany of Russia, Of
France, of Austria Hungary, Of Belgium
and of Servia in the United States is
bound up with the people of the United
States and not with the powers OF
Europe. To all such, as we'll as to
native-born Americans, the President
remarks that the moral EFFECT of the
war upon the United States will de-
pend upon what American citizens
say and do
President Wilson's proclamation de-
serves to be read by every thought
full man and woman, and it should
be translated into the tongues of
those people Of the United States who
ARE drawn from many nations, and
chiefly from the nations now at war;"
In a large way, whether there be
implicit confidence in the Democratic
party or not, President Wilson should
be trusted to steer the American ship
OF state free of the infinite national
perils Of Europe's gigantic embroil-
ment. Let US not forget that, much as
game was made made Of his policy
of "watchful waiting" with regard to
Mexico, it is now almost universally
conceded that that proved to be the
wise course. Imagine US at war with
Mexico at this juncture. with Europe
in the death grapple of the centuries!
And if the President, as he must be,
is relied upon to see us safely as a
nation through the complications of an
in our fortunes and estate, and in our
personal comfort and prosperity, sure
ly he may be needed when he makes
such an extraordinary appeal for the
restraints of prudence in our speech
and conduct.