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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-22

lines is shown in the second picture.
1t might be made of broadcloth, OF
heavy jersey cloth, or any of the fab
RIGS mentioned as suited to coats that
must be graceful and not too weighty.
Two features of this model bespeak
for it special consideration. They are
the collar and the belt, both very nov
ell and practical The collar is con-
vertible, but when turned up does not
extend entirely across the front Of
the neck. an item that will be ap-
preciated by the short-necked wearer.
The belt of the fabric does not extend
across the back, but overlaps band
OF satin, which joins the full skirt to
the shaped body.
Plain pointed pieces are set on to
the belt at each side, and the belt
dips toward the front. The body is
fulled by means of plaits at the waist
line and falls in straight lines below
the bust Everywhere is evidence that
the designer has worked to produce
an effect of slenderness.
Silk ornaments and buttons of the
material finish a design which por-
trays the present modes in a manner
which compels admiration.
<G@> Bray z
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-22

slowly recovering from it's recent
sickness.
James Mendenhall's youngest son,
aged one years and eight months,
died last Monday night
The people of Princeton and vicinity
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-22

house of Princeton this evening fol-
the purpose of organizing sides for
the purpose of discussing and de-
batting questions OF interest to the
county and state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
The NICK OF time
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE.
Copyright. 1915. by ". G. Chapman)

Copyright 1915. by ". G. Chapman.)
Two hours longer-oh, how can
endure this fearful ORDEAL"
The cup of sorrow was filled to over
flowing for the speaker young
woman fair as a wild spring flower.
but as one crushed and dying in Q
fierce, wintry blast
She was Alice Lloyd. BY her side
In a cradle slept her child, a cherub-
faced infant scarcely six months old.
Opposite to her sat a man whose
sinewy frame and bronzed face sug.
gested a person Of coarser mold, but
his eyes redeemed the presentment.
Eloquent anguish Pickering in their
depths, showed a sterling soul of SYM
pathy and rare human interest be-
hind the mask of grimness.
His lips set as though in the case of
this woman he faced an ordeal that
could not be evaded. He glanced at
the clock. A spasm Of frightful mental
torment appeared to almost crush him.
His face grew deadly white.
Il would give my life ten times
over to save your husband" spoke
Richard Doyle. huskily.
Dear friend" aswered the woman,
brokenly, do l not know It? How
you have stood by us in all this ter
rible troubled"
Your husband, John Lloyd, and my.
self are like brothers. He saved my
Nfo Ouro Nh fhat Z rouId oiN him
Oh, that l could lessen your burden!"
One-two - Observation-Disclosures
seven - eight - nine - ten!-the Jan.
Cling, WORKOUT clock raspingly tolled
out the hour The woman shivered
and her fair head fell over into her
outspread arms as she burst into q
torrent Of tears.
Richard Doyle, her husbands sturdy
friend and her own, her boarder
whose weekly payments alone saved
Mrs. Lloyd and her little child from
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03

starvation, clenched his great heavy
hands In mute anguish, while the cold
drops Of Precipitation stood out upon
his brow as II forced there through
the internal agony he could not sub
due.
Two hours!-he shuddered. At the
hour Of midnight, less than two miles
distant at the state penitentiary, John
Lloyd, husband and friend, was due
to be electrocuted for the crime of
murder.
In another part Of the state, su-
perintendent Of a factory of which
the young man was bookkeeper, had
been shot dead from ambush one dark
night. The victim and Lloyd had
quarreled. There had been bad blood
between them. The weapon found
near the scene Of the crime had be-
longed to Lloyd. The latter stated
that 1t had been stolen from his house
the evening previous. His lawyer
cited many enemies Of the dead man.
In vain!
The suspected man was tried, found
guilty and sentenced to the extreme
penalty.
His wife, his little child and his
best friend, Doyle, removed to the
little town to be near their loved one
during his last days. Doyle secured
work in the great electric plant. Once
a week they allowed Alice to see her
doomed husband. That afternoon she
had taken her last farewell of him.
Now che was counting the slow. agon-
izing minutes-so fatally slow!-ere
the act of electrocution was due.
Suddenly there was low moan of
pain from little room OF the kitchen.
Both Doyle and the woman started
up, the latter with a lamp, and hur-
ried to the source of the cutlery.
Upon a bed lay man, thin, leaden-
eyed, gasping for breath. II spoke
we'll for the rare humanity of the
twain that the evening before, when
they found this poor wreck in dead
faint at the doorstep, they had taken
him in and cared for him.
WueIe am a. ue uoW dsheu.
was seeking the friends, the home of
John Lloyd"
MY husband" murmured Mrs.
Lloyd, in wonderment.
You say that" cried the man.
Then, indeed, heaven has guided me
to my goal! am the murderer of the
man for whose death John Lloyd is to
suffer the extreme penalty"
"Incredible!" cried the astounded
Doyle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Bacon on Sea Power.

It was Francis Bacon, after the
ships &C England had destroyed "the
invincible armada" who in a chapter
entitled "Of the True Greatness OF
kingdomes and Estates" proclaimed
his idea that sea power is world
power. He said, and Britain today
takes comfort, courage and hope in
his words:
I'VE see the great Effects of Bat
TALES by Sea. The Battaile Of Actium
decided the Empire of the World. The
Battaile of Lepanto arrested the Great.
ness of the Turke. There be many
Examples. where Sea-Fights have
beene FINAL to the Ware; But this
is, when Princes or States, have set
up their Rest, upon the Battailes.
But thus much is certaine; That
hee who Commands the Sea, is at
great Liberty, and may take as much
and as little of the Ware, as he will
Whereas those, that be strongest by
land, are many times nevertheless
In great Straights."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
WHY GAS BILLS ARE HEAVY
Most Wall Papers Absorb . Large
Proportion Of Light, According
to Scientist.

II your gas bills are heavy, don't
blame the dark weather or the extrav,
agance of your housekeeper. Perhaps
the fault lies with the wallpaper. It ID
pointed out by Prof. Sylvanus Thomp
son, principal of the City Technical
college, London, that much light is
wasted owing to the use on our walls
Of paper which absorbs an unduly
large proportion of light.
Before we can look for anything
liks a sufficient return for the money
we spend on light. all the rich dark
tones, the deep crimson, which is 81
popular for dining rooms ON account
of the impression OF warmth it gives
and the various shades of brown SO
much used in libraries and dens, must
be replaced by pure white or very light
shades which absorb a minimum OF
light.
Even when the illumination of q
room is ample, it may be badly lit II
the walls absorb too much of that IL
Elimination instead Of giving it back
by diffuse reflection. Few people are
aware how much light is thus wasted
and thrown away
The deep scarlet and crimson wall
papers waste from 70 to rs per cent
brown paper wastes about IS to Ss
per cent; even an ordinary yellow OF
bun wallpaper wastes 80 to 60 per
cent of the light for which in most
cases, a high price is paid. On the
other hand, white cartridge paper alb
serbs and wastes only about 20 pei
cent of the light, while white-washed
wall absorbs 80 to 40 per cent
Prof. Thompson strongly recon-
mends that. both for economy in arti
fetal lighting and comfort in the day
light lighting Of large rooms, the cell
logs should be invariably white, and
the walls, IL not white, should at least
be of the very palest tints.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03

MI. Graham skunk into the shed as
Rose ran into the house to her mother
In . few moments he heard a low,
heart-searing wall. He knew that his
wife had told Rose of the sale of Lad
die. When he came in, however, she
greeted him with her usual loving kiss
and sunny smile. but he noted her deep
pallor. her mental anguish. Brave lit.
tie spirit! all through the evening she
never allowed look or a word to be-
token her sufferings.
John Graham could not sleep that
night. He wandered about the house
listlessly. He crept close to the door
OF Roses room. He could hear her low
sobbings. Then, as he sat in the dark
ness in the front room of the house.
there was captious patter of two
little bare feet. A bar of moonlight
fell upon piece of carpet in the
kitchen that was Ladies' bed. And,
kneeling upon it, as though it were
some sacred prayer rug, was Rose!
She was too i'll to arise in the morn.
ing. There were tokens of fever. Mr..
Graham attended to his round Of
duties about house and yard. He kept
putting OF going down town. Then,
as he caught the echo of mufiled cry
from Rose, his lips grew cruelty stern
and decided.
"Laddie must come back" he NUT
tered. Hunger, homelessness, rags
we can bear them all better than our
poor darling's suffering"
He clutched the little roll of bank
bills in his pocket with forceful deter
mination. He knew where the Doane
home was located an4 he started in its
direction. Half the distance accom-
plished, he was met by Mr.. Doane and
his chauffeur in the automobile. He
Laddie in the machine.
I've come to give you back that
', money" said Mr.. Graham at once.
my little one is heart-broken over
, him"
why, I was just bringing the dog
back to you," replied Mr.. Doane. 81
declare! we're in terrible mess, both
of US. l left my child fairy hysterical
over my taking the dog away. No, no.
my friend" continued Mr.. Doane, push
ing back the proffered fifty dollars.
1T was fair sale and return the dog
to YOU
"Why-I don't understand" STAN
mered Mr.. Graham.
Hes lovable as a lamb to Elsa" re-
piled Mr.. Doane, but wild terror tc
everybody else. He chased a neigh
boris chickens till they nearly had fits
He howled all night long. He guarded
the house SO well that the milkman
couldn't enter the yard. Oh, we
couldn't think Of keeping him, even for
Elsa's sake!"
"Laddie-did-that!" cried the as
founded Mr.. Graham, incredulously.
He glanced at Laddie, meek as a
lamb. Was it possible? Ridiculous
But, actually, the intelligent and scan
dalous Laddie seemed to wink at him
as If to say, Il worked it,"
Yes, Laddie, the gentle, had Ger
tainly played a part! Mr.. Graham
happened to explain to Mr.. Doane tho
family necessities.
BY this time the latter was con
vinced that Laddie had foiled him. A
, small house he owned right next to
his own was vacant. Would Mr.. Ora
ham move and let both the children en-
Joy the company of the animal they
loved SO devotedly?
Never again did artful, two-faced
Laddie find it necessary to act the dos
villain! He divided his time between
his two doting young mistrosses, there
were better times for the Grahams
and all hands were happy!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Suppose the Lady Became Faint7

Victor Murdoch says the general
use Of liquor in England is shown by
an experience which William Allen
White had in London. The Kansas
man had observed with good deal
of curiosity that women were not
strangers in tap rooms. In the hotel
at which he was stopping was a young
woman stenographer, and White ap'
preached her on the subject of drink
Il suppose you are not a teetotaler?
he asked. "Oh, no sir" she answered
You wouldn't go into a saloon. would
your" asked White. The girl hesitat.
ed. Il mean," explained White, that
women in your position in society
wouldn't go into bar rooms" We'll,
Mr.. White" said the girl, where
would a lady go if she felt faint?"-
Kansas City Star
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03

"Aye!" The deed was done because
he unjustly discharged me from his
employ. 1t has haunted me, an as
sassin. in all my rovings. l read in
the papers of the unjust accusation
of John Lloyd. ! dragged myself hith-
er. A dying man, l wish to confess
the truth
FLY" cried Doyle to the woman.
in wild ferment of excitement. The
Judge! He is in the town. Tell him
what this man says"
Can they stop the execution?"
quavered Mrs. Lloyd.
"They must! Do not delay, l beg
Of you"
An hour went by, and Mrs. Lloyd
was speeding on her urgent mission,
while Doyle sat by the bedside of the
helpless invalid, gaining from him full
details of the crime. keeping alive the
Pickering spark of life with stimu-
lants. Another half hour-the woman
had not returned. Doyle glanced at
the clock. Thirty minutes more John
Lloyd would be led to the electric
chair!
Fifteen minutes to midnight" he
uttered hoarsely at length, as he
paced to and fro anxiously, awaiting
the return of his messenger. All. a
thought! At any risk the execution
must be delayed!
A grim expression came into the
face of the sturdy artisan. He
glanced again at the clock. Then he
hurried to his room. When he came
thence again he had on his tool belt
and his insulated gloves. He dashed
from the house at the top of his speed.
He reached the stretch of poles and
lines connecting the prison with the
the electric light plant, three miles
distant.
Up a pole he climbed, was astride
the top stringer. Out came his WIRE
clipper. The big cable snapped in
two. one end coiling like a writhing
snake till it reached the ground.
CHANGING in the direction of the prison
he saw that every light in the grim
pile Of masonry on the hill had gone
out. Richard Doyle had cut the cable
that supplied the electricity from the
power house. The electric chair held
no menace until the severed cable
was repaired!
He ran back to the cottage. Mrs.
Lloyd and the Judge had just arrived.
The latter was humane and impressed.
After five minutes talk with the in
valid. he was as excited and interested
| as the others. Doyle told him what
he had done with the electric wires.
II shall get to the telegraph" said
the Judge. land wire the governor for
a stay of sentence"
"0h. will he grant IT." cried Mrs.
Lloyd.
ION my statement of new evidence"
said the Judge, Il am certain Of 1t.
Hold the fort, Doyle, till I return"
Richard Doyle took up his post at
the point where he had cut the wires.
A repairer from the plant arrived half
an hour later to trace the break.
"I'll brain you If you try to restore
that current until the Judge reports!"
menaced Doyle, grimly, after he had
explained the situation
you are relieved" spoke the Judge
in person, appearing an hour later. 81
got the governor. Word has been sent
[ to the penitentiary. shall take the
deposition of the real murderer and
John Lloyd will soon be free man!
The real murderer died two days
later. Misguided unfortunate that he
was, Mrs. Lloyd attended his funeral
and by her side, free man, was hel
husband saved from a hideous death
Just in the nick Of time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03

Truth waits on duty II we do not
live up to what we already know, of
what use to give us more TRUTH
Every duty we omit" says Ruskin.
"obscures some truth we might have
known" This is just, and we can
not resent it. To do the duty that
lies next us Is the only way to take
Q step toward larger vision.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
remmy's Costly Victory.

Mr.. Bacon-"What's the matter
with Tommy's face and hands! They
Ars badly swollen" Mrs. Egbert-
You see, they offered q prize at his
school for the boy who would bring in
the greatest humber of dead wasps.
and Tommy wns-"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
] You Think Of Selling Him."

You Think OF Selling Hfm~
Aster back into the yard. Elsa
into q torrent of unrestrained
Nc.
4 use, oh, please, papa, buy me
BEAUTIFUL dog!" she pleaded, and
n 30 that Mr.. Doane looked I'M
u and irresolute. Then, her
coming the faster, he slighted
oined Mr.. Graham in the back
N friend" he said. that 10 Q fin>
80 Of yours"
= ddie-oh, yes, sir, q family PEI.
lfe and little daughter and he ste
erful friends"
build you think Of selling hi n?
"a you look at fifty dollars Tor
y. Graham shook his head sadly.
M dollars!-food, shelter, q respite
~ endless care, anxiety and sven
Mutton for his wife! But he caught
- breath short and quick.
\ on't tempt me-" he said. mol"
~. Doane bowed in disappoir tment
etarted back for the automobile.
Z nat moment John Graham glanced
1k the kitchen window again. He
the white, sad face of his wife,
wed with tears. He thought OF
shabby, thin dress Of Their only
- Rose. He recalled that the NOR.
% was the limit of a five days notice
|n the landlord to vacate the prem
for nonpayment Of rent.
me moment, sir" he called out
. his visitor. I've changed my
/"
x - had picked up a strap a. he pro-
led to the front of the yard. He
titled to Laddie. The animal came
Yard, tail dropping, eyes seeming
betoken an intelligent idea Of @hat
- going on. Mr.. Graham attached
1A hooked end Of the strap to Lad
B collar. lie handed the other end
1.-The chauffeur. Downcast, sinking,
milling, the poor amin al got into
s. machine. With tears in his eyes,
= back turned, Mr.. Graham accepted
" money counted out 10 him.
"a cry of rare childish delight came
m Elsa's lips, low howl Of despair
Sutterable from the throat of Laddie
i the auto sped forw ard.
II can't take it, John, couldn't use
4 It's like blood money!" gasped
b. Graham, whe,: her husband came
with the fifty dollars and his tale.
I'VE must live, Mary" he said husk.
ErBut Rose-it will break her heart!"
There was pressing need for immedi-
y cash for urgent household necessi.
es, but John Graham could not mus
! the courage to go down town and
end any Of the money. He hung un-
silly about the place until Rose came
1pping home, q patient, brave-spirit.
] child, the light and life Of the little
pme through all the dark days they
ID known.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03

& A teacher In Q Woodland evsnns
nhool asked the other day: how
amy kinds Of flowers are thsror
Ghree pupils held up their hands Shs
hose one to reply. We'll. Isidore.
<ow many kinds Of flowers are tAsrer
Three, teacher" "Indeedf And what
IRE they.. wild, tame an collie =
Heveland Plain Dealer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Rspuiar Russian asxsr,as.

a popular drink among the peae.
ants Of Russia II called Quass. Il d
made b. pouring warm water over
re or barley meal. It II . fermentsd
liquor and 10 very sour. but has I'm
used for years by these poverty.
stricken people.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Out in the Gold,

What is the matter with your friend
there?"
"Oh, he's a politician in hard luck
Got a confession that no magazine
seems to care to buy.'-Puck.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
We csnqusrsd Nature.

Yea. gentlemen" said the geolo-
gist the ground We walk on was
once under water" Well" replied
the patriotic young man Of the party.
1t simply goes to show that you
can't noio this country down"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
SUSTAINING Moral Energy,

The moral energy of nations. like
that of individuals, is only sustained
BY an ideal higher and stronger than
they are, to which they cling firmly
when they feel their courage growing
weak.-Henri Bergson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
oaWed-on Sermon,

When . young widow takes young
man into her confidence. he is up
against the worst kind OF a confidence
game.-Indianapolis News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Exclaimed.

He-I wonder how they came to
call a wife's personal allowance pin
money
She-I guess it's because her hus-
band generally sticks her ON it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Specification.

What a naughty carriage that cav
airy oficer dismounted in the parade,
had"
Yes; . horseless carriage, 20 to
speak"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
AGED ADDIE
loME ESTES PORTER.
1915. by W. G. Chapman
beautiful, the beau.

a-the beautiful, the beau
Ba Doane buried her glowing
= the soft silky fur of a mag
lie dog. The automobile in
and her father sat had Just
front Of a modest little cot
Doane wished to locate a
Who had done some work for
Dad hailed q man in the back
1 y place. chopping wood.
John Graham, out of work
out Of a home. There was
wood for him to chop, any
there was much to eat in
He dropped the Ak YEARLY.
~ a deep sigh as he glanced
- Kitchen window where his
= peeling potat0es-only three
linen he started for the road.
eet Of the household. loyal,
hing and gentle as a lamb,
~ dog. had preceded him.
- had called him. Light as a
Aintily, lovingly, Laddie had
On the running board Of the
Eto have the golden-haired lit
~ 60 into ecstasies over him.
Npu please tell me where q Mr..
yes?" inquired Mr.. Doane,
1nfiuential, Of John Graham,
! friendless.
4lfer answered politely. The
! was ready to start up when
mp a great cutlery.
1pa, dear. I want to stay here
4 with this beautiful dog!"
INST be on our way, pet" re-
her father.
mined. well-behaved Laddie
the little one with his paw and
nee Of the machine, following
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03

Youth CONES but once IN Q lffsttnA
therefore. Let US 30 enjoy It a. to b
sin young when we are old.-Longfss-
low.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Or He Believes Go

Every bachelor is a hero to some
married woman-Smar' Set
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-03
Oufimistie Thouoht,

Coed mana gemaat is better than Q
>cd income
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-04-08
FAMINE IN WAKE OF WAR.
Mexico Faces Serious Situation as
Result of Lack OF Food.

Mexico City.-A report predicting
that Mexico faces a serious situation
respecting her food supplies has been
made by a committee OF Americans
and other foreigners here who have
been investigating the situation. The
report in part follows:
-Four years of almost continuous
fighting throughout the various parts
OF the republic has produced a con
dition OF affairs in the food supply
situation so serious as to threaten a
famine of such proportions as to ne.
cessitate the worldwide aid.
The facts that farm hands have
everywhere been thrown into so
called armies, that farm animals have
been utilized for like purposes. that
leaders of rowing bands marching I'M
der banners containing fantastic
legends about liberty and the rights
of man. which they use as a blind to
facilitate robbery, pillage and murder
have so reduced the crop acreage
that by November. 1915, there will be
shortage OF 39.37O,000 bushels OF
corn alone. not to mention the other
absolutely necessary cereals. are now
well known 10 those investigating
who have made a careful study Of
this phase OF Mexico's ills"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-04-08
BREAKING THE NEWS GENTLY
Liverpool Man Exceedingly Careful
That He Should Not Shock the
Nerves of His Friend.

In Liverpool there is a man, writes
contributor to Pearson's Weekly.
who is famous for his calmness on
every occasion. One day he strolled
leisurely into the Office of friend.
I've just had a chat with your
wife" he began.
why, l didn't know she was in
town"
"Oh. she wasn't in town." replied
the other. 81 called at your house"
81 didn't know she was receiving to-
day." said the husband, with some sur
prise. Il thought she had a head
ache"
She rtdn't mention it to me-" said
the calm man. There was quite a
crowd at the house"
"A crowd" echoed the husband.
Yes" went on the calm man. They
came with the fire engine"
THE fire enginel" gasped the hus
band.
"Oh, it's all right" went on the calm
man. IT'S all out now. 1t wasn't
much of fire. but l thought you'd
like to know of it,"