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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-26
Annual Election

Notice is hereby given, that the an
nual meeting and election of officers of
the Richfield Band, will be held on the
first regular meeting night in Deem
Der, for the purpose of electing officers
and full board of directors.
LEE GARLoCK, Sec.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-26

Buhl who secured 100 pounds of one
of the new barleys from the Gooding
Station in the spring of 1914. That
fall he threshed 107 bushels and this
fall he thu eshed 5000 bushels and has
kept is absolutely pure He carried
off the blue ribbon at the fair.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-26

Mr.. J. S. WEIGH, superintendent of
the Gooding Experiment Station,
states that in visiting various county
fairs this fall, he has been gratified
to see many real, positive results of
institute and demonstration work.
One case is that of farmer near
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-26

Sunday evening. The choir rendered
special music for the occasion. Four
persons united with the church. DR..
Parker plans to come again in February.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-26
Dietrich Locals

Rev. Henry W. Parker, of Twin Falls
preached at the Dietrich church last
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-20

Then Madame d'Esclignac knew that
she was beaten and that she owed
something and was ready to pay. The
chauffeur got upon his seat and she
asked suavely:
Wont you let US take you home.
Monsieur Sabron?"
He thanked them. He was walking
and had not finished his exercise.
AT all events" she pursued. now
that your excuse is no longer q good
one. you will come this week to din
ner. will you not!"
He would. OF course. and watched
the yellow motor drive away in the
autumn sunlight wishing rather less
for the order from the minister Of war
to change his quarters than he had
before.
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OF his life to distinguished limp IN
his right leg. that he had done all that
was expected OF him. He developed
an ecstatic devotion to the captain,
impossible for any human heart ade-
quately to return. He followed Sab.
ron like a shadow and when he could
not follow him. took his place on q
chair in the window. there to sit, his
sharp profile against the light, his
pointed ears forward, watching for the
uniform he knew and admired extrav-
agantly.
Pitchoune was a thoroughbred, and
every muscle and fiber showed It,.
every haak and point asserted it, and
he loved as only thoroughbreds can.
You may say what you like about mon
grel attachments. the thoroughbred in
all cases reserves his brilliancy for
crises.
Sabron, who had only seen Miss
Redmond twice and thought about her
countless times. never quite forgave
his friend for the illness that kept him
from the chateau. There was In Sab
ron's mind, much as he loved Pit
choune, the feeling that If he had gone
that night
There was never another invitation!
"Voyons, mon cher" his colonel
had said to him kindly the next time
he met him, what stupidity have you
been guilty of at the Chateau d'Escli-
gnac?'
Poor Sabron blushed and shrugged
his shoulders.
81 assure you." said the colonel,
that l did you harm there without
knowing it. Madame d'Esclignac, who
is very clever woman, asked me with
interest and sympathy. who your very
sick friend could be. AS no one was
very sick according to my knowledge
told her so. She seemed triumphant
and l saw at once that had put you
in the wrong"
1t would have been simple to have
explained to the colonel, but Sabron,
reticent and reserved, did not choose
to do SO. He made very insufficient
excuse. and the colonel. as we'll as the
| Elarquise, thought Ill Of him. He
learned later. with chagrin, that his
friends were gone from the Midi.
Rooted to the spot himself by his du-
ties, he could not follow them. Mean
while Pitchoune thrived, grew, cheered
his loneliness, jumped over stick,
learned trick or two from Brunei and
great many fascinating wiles and
ways. no doubt inherited from his
mother. He had sense of humor
truly Irish, power of devotion that
we desigr ate as canine no doubt be.
cause no member of the human race
has ever deserved it.
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CHAPTER v.
The Golden Autumn.

Sabron longed for change with au-
tumn, when the falling leaves made
the roads golden roundabout the Cha
teau d'Esclignac. He thought he
would like to go away. He rode his
horse one day up. to the property Of
the hard-hearted unforgiving lady and.
finding the gate open, rode through
the grounds up to the terrace. Seeing
no one, he sat In his saddle looking
over the golden country to the Rhone
and the castle Of the good King Rene,
where the autumn mists were like BAN
ners floating from towers.
There was a solitary beauty around
the lovely place that spoke to the
young officer with sweet melancholy
He fancied that Miss Redmond must
often have looked out from one of the
windows, and he wondered which one.
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MANKIND's DEBT TO BIRDS
Work Done by Winged Carriers Of
| Seeds Is as General Thing
Underestimated.

Now and then we see thriving bit
of grass or Towering plant perched
in some impossible niche. high in a
wall or chimney. Sometimes the wind
has carried the seed there and with
the help Of little dust and some rain,
the seed has found sufficient encour.
agement to sprout
But 1t is not SO often the wind as 1t
is the birds, who have deposited the
seed. Sometimes it has dropped from
their beaks in fight, but more aften it
has passed undigested through the in
testines and falls we'll fertilized to
sprout. This is especially true in dry
seasons, when tho birds swallow less
grit and so the seeds swallowed are
not so readily ground up.
If it were not for the birds our
Christmas supply of mistletoe and
holly would be very scarce. as in the
case OF the parasite mistletoe especial
iy. the seeds from the berries would
rarely. without birds help, find their
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Influences Of the Moon.

The many and erratic motions of the
moon are SO intricate that space here
Is not enough for their technical ex-
PLANTATION. The most important of the
influences OF the moon is in it's caus.
Ing the ocean tides by its powerful
magnetic attraction, and 1t is an in
fuence that is best understood in it's
effect by the mass OF the people. The
old superstition in regard to planting
and sowing, and in doing many other
things at certain time Of the
moon," still fostered by few OF the
almanacs and believed In by many,
was long ago made obsolete by the
development of science and general in
telligence.
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The terrace waA deserted and leaves
from the vines strewed it with red and
golden specters. Pitchoune raced after
them, for the wind started them flying.
and he rolled his tawny little body
over and over in the rustling leaves
Then rabbit. which before the ar
rival OF Sabron had been sitting COM
fortably on the terrace stones. scut-
tied away like mad, and Pitchoune.
somewhat hindered by his limp. tore
after 1t.
The deserted chateau, the fact that
there was nothing In his military life
beyond the routine to interest him
now in Tarascon. made Sabron eagerly
look forward to a change. and he
waited for letters from the minister Of
war which would send him to q new
post.
The following day after his visit to
the chateau he took walk, Pitchoune
at his heels, and stood aside In the
highroad to let yellow motor pass
him. but the yellow motor at that mo-
ment drew up to the side of the road
while the chauffeur got out to adjust
some portion of the mechanism. Some
one leaned from the yellow motor win
dow and Sabron came forward to
speak to the Marquise d'Esclignac
and another lady by her side.
How do you do. Monsieur? Do you
remember us?"
Had he ever forgotten them?) He
regretted SO very much not having
been able to dine with them in the
spring.
And your sick friend?" asked
Madame d'Esclignac heenly, did he
recover?"
Yes" said Sabron, and Miss Red
mond. who leaned forward. smiled at
him and extended her pretty hand.
Sabron opened the motor door.
What darling dog!" Miss Red
mond cried. What bewitching face
he has! He's an Irish terrier, isn't
he?"
Sabron called Pitchoune, who di.
verted his attention from the chauf-
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What WAS In the Barrel?

McTavish was accused of having
Illicit whisky in his possession. A re-
luctant witness admitted that he knew
of a suspicious barrel going to the. ac-
cused.
Now" said the prosecuting coun-
sci. warningly, remember. you are
on oath. What was in the barrel?"
"Weel," replied the witness. there
was 'McTayish marked on a'e end of
the barrel, and whisky on the other.
but being on oath, your honor,
couldna say whether 1t was whisky
or McTavish that was in the barrel"
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way up to the limbs of trees, where
they can attach themselves to the bark
and gain the needed assistance
Cost Of Living In Wartime.

Data published in the Statistische
Korrespondenz are figured out to indi
cate the price of wheat in Berlin, at
the end of August, was OK per cent
above the July 81 price, and that the
advance was 16A per cent at the end
of September and 26h at the end Of
October. Rye had advanced liz per
cent in August, 21A per cent in Sep
tember and 30h per cent in October.
In England the Economists "index
number" shows the average price of
cereals to have risen from 579 at the
end of July to 65h at the end of Oc-
tober, and to 6s.3 at the end of No
vember.-New York Post.
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COMPLETE AND NOISY MEAL
Traveller Surely Well Fitted With
Abundance Of Nourishment
and Music"

The longest and noisiest dinner that
Mr.. James Sibree. Jr.. the author of "A
Naturalist in Madagascar" ever at
tended was given by the governor of
. town called Ankarana. About a score
Of officers were at the table and seven
ladies'. After a long grace by the pas
tor, dinner was brought in, and consist
ed of the following courses:
First, curry; second. goose; third.
pigeons and waterfowl; fourth. chick
en- outlets and poached eggs; nth. beef
sausages; sixth. boiled tongue;
seventh. sardines; eighth. pigs trot-
ters; ninth. fried bananas; tenth. PAN
cakes; eleventh. manioc; twelfth.
dried bananas.
And lastly, says Mr. Sibree. when l
thought everything must have been
served, came launches Of roast beef.
Claret went about very freely. and at
length some much stronger liquor;
and the healths of the queen. "Our
friends, the two foreigners" then
those of the prime minister, chief Sec
retary and chief Judge. were all drunk
twice over, the governors coming
last; and each was followed by mu-
sical and drum honors.
There was big drum Just outside
on the veranda, as we'll as two small
ones, besides clarinets and flddles.
and these were In full play almost all
the time. Then the room was filled
by crowd of servants and aides de
camp, and the shouting of everyone.
from the governor down, was deafen-
ing. The cid gentleman directed every.
thing and everyone. was glad when
/ could take my leave. after two hours
sitting, but was not to leave quietly.
The governor took me by the hand and
escorted me home. while the big drum
was hammered at ahead Of us all the
way.-Youth's Companion.
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stood Aside to Let a Motor Pass Him

feur to come and be hauled up by the
collar and presented Sabron shook
off his reticence.
Let me make a confession" he
said with courteous bow. This is
my very sick friend Pitchoune was
at the point Of death the night of your
dinner and was just leaving the
house when l realized that the help
less little chap could not weather the
breeze without me. He had been run
over by bicycle and he needed some
very special care"
Miss Redmond's hand was on Pit
choune's head between his pointed
ears. She looked sympathetic. She
looked amused She smiled
ut was question of life and death,
wasn't it?" she said eagerly to Sabron
Really, it was just that" answered
the young officer, not knowing how
significant the words were to>the two
ladies'.
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Worth While Quotation.

The pleasure that we take in beauti-
full nature is essentially capricious 1t
comes sometimes when we least look
for it, and sometimes, when we expect
1t most certainly, it leaves us to cape
joylessly for days together. We may
have passed a place thousand times
and one, and on the thousand and Sec
ond 1t will be, TRANSPORTED, and stand
forth in a certain splendor Of reality
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lmpedimenta,

I cannot call riches better than the
baggage of virtue; the Roman word is
better. impedimenta; for as tie bag
gage is to an army, SO is riches to vir.
tue; 1t cannot be spared nor left be
hind, but 1T hindereth the march; yea
and the care of 1t sometimes loseth OF
disturbeth the victory; of great riches
there is no real use, except it be in the
distribution; the rest is but conceit.-
Bacon.
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The Paternal opinion.

"My son." said old Mr.. Pebblescope.
Il see disposition on your part to
lead fast life. If you persist in this
course l will have to take drastic
measures to. reform you"
What will you do, pop?"
"Tll cut off your allowance and
you'll have to earn every cent you
spend. In that case figure that
joy ride on trolley car will be about
your limit"
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-20
CHAPTER iIi-continued.

That evening the Marquise d'Escli-
snac read aloud to her niece the news
that the Count de Sabron was not COM
Ing to dinner. He was absolutely des-
plated and had no words to express
his regret and disappointment. The
pleasure of dining with them both. a
pleasure to which he had looked for
ward for fortnight, must be re-
nounced because he was obliged to
Sit up with very sick friend, as there
was no one else to take his place. In
expressing his undying devotion and
his renewed excuses he put his homage
at their feet and kissed their hands.
The Marquise d'Esclignac, wearing
another very beautiful dress. looked up
at her niece. who was playing at the
plano.
"a very poor excuse, my dear Julia.
and very late one"
1T sounds true, however. believe
him. don't you, ma tante?'
Il do not" said the marquise en-
phatically. "a Frenchman of good
education is not supposed to refuse a
dinner invitation an hour before he is
expected. Nothing but case of life
and death would excuse it."
He says very sick friend"
Nonsense" exclaimed the marquise.
Miss Redmond played few bars of
the tune Sabron had hummed and
which more than once had soothed
Pitchoune, and which, did she know,
Sabron was actually humming at that
moment
Il am rather disappointed" said the
young girl. but if we find it is mat
ter of life and death, ma tante. we
will forgive him?"
The Marquise d'Esclignac had in.
vited the Count de Sabron because she
had been asked to do SO by his colo.
mel, who was an old and valued friend
She had other plans for her niece
Il feel. my dear" she answered her
now, quite safe in promising that if II
is question of life and death we shall
forgive him. l shall see his colonel
tomorrow and ask him pointblank."
Miss Redmond rose from the piano
nd came over to her aunt, for dinner
had been announced
We'll, what do you think" she
slipped her hand in her aunt's arm
really, what do you think could be
the reason?
Please don't ask me-" exclaimed
the Marquise d'Esclignac impatient
ly THE reasons for young mems ca
prices are sometimes just as well
not inquired into"
II Sabron, smoking In his bachelor
quarters. lonely and disappointed
watching with an extraordinary fideli
ty by his Sick friend" could have
seen the two ladies at their grand soli
tary dinner. his untitled place between
them. he might have felt the picture
charming enough to have added to his
collection.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-20
Cause of Bad Manners.

Pride i'll nature, and want of sense
are the three great sources of Ill man
ners; without one of these defects no
man will behave himself Ill for want Of
experience of what in the language of
fools is called knowing the world
Dean Swift.
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CHAPTER VI.
Ordered Away.


He had received his letter from the
minister of war. Like many things
we wish for. set our hopes upon, when
they come we find that we do not want
them at any price. The order was un.
welcome. Sabron was to 60 to Al
giers.
Winter is never very ugly around
Tarascon. Like lovely bunch of fruit
In the brightest corner Of happy
vineyard, the Midi is sheltered from
the rude experiences that the seasons
know farther north. Nevertheless,
rains and winds, sea-born and Wig
orous. had swept in and upon the lit
tie town. The mistral came whis-
tling and Sabron. from his window.
looked down on his little garden from
which summer had entirely flown. Pit.
choune. by his side. looked down as
we'll, but his expression, different from
his masters, was ecstatic, for he saw
sliding along the brick wall. cat with
which he was on the most excited
terms. His body tense, his ears for
ward, he gave a sharp series of barks
and little soft growls, while his
master tapped the window-pane to the
tune Of Miss Redmond's song.
Although Sabron had heard it several
times. he did not know the words OF
that they were of a semi-religious, ex.
tremely sentimental character which
would have been difficult to translate
into French. He did not know that
they ran something like this:
God keep you safe, my love,
All through the night:
Rest close in his encircling arms
Until the light.
And there was more of it. He only
knew that there was pathos in the
tune which spoke to his warm heart;
which caressed and captivated him
and which made him long deeply for a
happiness he thought 1t most unlikely
he would ever know.
There had been many pictures added
to his collection: Miss Redmond al
dinner, Miss Julia Redmond-he knew
her first name now-before the piano;
Miss Redmond in smart coat, walk.
ing with him down the alley, while
Pitchoune chased flying leaves and ap
partitions of rabbits hither and thither
The Count de Sabron had always
dreaded just what happened to him.
He had fallen in love with a woman
beyond his reach, for he had no for.
tune whatsoever, nothing but his cap
tain's pay and his hard soldiers life.
a wanderers life and one which he
hesitated to ask woman to share
In spite Of the fact that Madame
d'Esclignac was agreeable to him,
she was not cordial, and he understood
that she did not consider him parti
for her niece. Other guests, as well
as he, had shared her hospitality. He
had been jealous of them, though he
could not help seeing Miss Redmond's
preference for himself. Not that he
wanted to help it. He recalled that
she had really sung to him, decidedly
walked by his side when there had
been more than the quartette, and he
felt. In short, her sympathy.
"Pitchoune," he said to his compan,
ion, I'VE are better off in Algiers, mon
vieux. The desert is the place for us
We shall get rid of fancies there and
do some hard fighting one way or an
other"
tTo BE CONTINUED)
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-20
Going UP.

What is the reason ice is so high
this SUMMER" inquired the lady of
the house.
"It's like this said the iceman.
THE early part of the summer was
SO cool that there wasn't much de-
mand for ice, so we had to raise the
price SO We could make living
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-20

Romance will never die. Anytb,,.
that is called practical love making is
nothing more than plain bargaining
Toledo Daily Blade, -
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from the dull circle of surroundings
SO that we see 1t with child's first
pleasure as Wordsworth saw the dat.
fodils by the akeside.-Robert Loui,
Stevenson.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-20
Wonder If There Was a cbautt.u,q

Six centuries ago the Chinese usad
a vehicle that carried passengers and
dropped a pebble in a receptacle to
measure every mile that was tray.
ersed.
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SYNOPSIS.

lie Comte de Sabron. captain of French
cavalry. takes to his quarters to raise by
hand a motherless Irish terrier pup, and
asmes 1t Pitchoune. He dimes with the
Marquise d'Esclignac and meets Miss
Juiia Redmond. American heiress, who
sinss for him an English ballad that
fingers in his memory.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-20
CHAPTER ~.
The Dog Pays.

Pitchoune repaid what was given
him.
He did not think that by getting
well. reserving the right for the rest
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-11-13
ElMAYOR DUNCAN Of
BUTTE NOT GUILTY

Butte, Mont. Nov. S.-Former
Mayor Duncan appeared before the
police magistrate on . charge Of reck-
less driving Of an automobile and
running down a Chinaman. The for.
mer mayor pleaded not guilty. but ex-
planned his plea by stating that he
was green hand at running an au-
tomobile and was just learning to op
crate the machine.
Mr.. Duncan explained that il was
his first public effort in running an
automobile. and when the Chinsman
got in the road he couldn't stop the
machine before the collision took
place.
Judge Whitty lectured him about
venturing into u crowded street until
he was familiar with tho machinery
and said II was lucky the Chinaman
wasn't badly injured. Former Mayor
Duncan agreed with the court and
declared that he had gained wisdom
with experience.
Officer Clifford testified that Mayor
Duncan Was running his machine
within the speed limit and said the
injuries to the Chinaman were slight.
Judge Whitty dismissed the case.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-11-13
THE E|GH1AOUR DAY IS
DEMANDED N the EAST

Hartford. Conn. Nov. ll.-Agita-
ton for the eight hour day has re-
suited in the organization Of thou
sands OF working men and women in
Hartford. Seven manufacturing es-
Establishments which refused TO grant
the eight hour day and other demands
are partially tied up by strikes.
Strikes are on at the Colt Patent Fire
Arms Company. Pratt & Whitney Co.,
Hart & Hegeman. Taylor 4 Fem
Manufacturing Co. Rhodes Manufac-
turing Company, Capewell Horse Nail
Company and the Arrow Electric
Company. In addition to the eight
hour day, the strikers demand time
and half for overtime and double
pay on Sundays and holidays.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-11-13
Mayor Cuhey Unable b
Settle he Freight
Handlers S(like
R. WILL NOT ARB|TA1E

Boston. Mass, Nov. li.-Sentiment
in favor Of 4 general transportation
strike in Boston Was expressed by Ia
Dor leaders after . conference in
Mayor Curley's Office between repre-
sentatives Of the striking freight
handlers Of the Boston 4 Maine, Bos-
ton 4 Albany and the New York. New
Haven 4 Hartford railroads and vari-
Gus interests involved had failed to
result in any agreement. The only
concession made by the companies, it
Was understood. was that they would
receive committees representing the
strikers.
Efforts TO have the companies agree
to submit the demands Of the freight
handlers for more pay and shorter
hours to arbitration and allow the men
to return to work pending the award
of an arbitration board were unsuc-
cessful.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-11-13
SHELL DEPARTMENT
Of WESTINGHOUSE
COMPANY STRIKE
Five Thousand mofe Men b
Strike I Concessions
Ire ID nade
no DISORDER Mloue ueI

Pittsb1rgA. Pa., Nsv. li.-Lsedsrs
of 500 machinists vhe Nh u aAsps
Of IL WsstingAsuss llaeAins Gen.
pany ~ Tuesday. wAsrs thsy vsss
employed On l2-i>eA sAslls, 10 eafssus
their demands for increased wages,
made public the propesitiea they haA
presented to the management
On one section Of shells they havs
been paid Sl.2o; for this they ask
S2.2S; for another sectiea Si.i0, fos
which they ask $50. and fer another
section 20 cents. for which they ash
$3.50. The strikers left tAe plans
without waiting to hear tie eompany's
answer. giving the ultimatum that un-
less the new scale was granted they
would call out approximately 5000
men engaged in the making Of muni.
tions in the East Pittsburgh district.
All departments Of the plant are in
operation except the big shell section,
and while the strikers gathered about
the shops there was no disorder.