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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-17

THE SEEGER-BUNDI1E COMPANY
was the First Store Some Two Months not only Bacoot
Bingham County but Turnout the Entire Snake River Valley
to thru clean and Plain Honel Manner and give the
Facts as to Market Conditions,
SeegerBundie Company the Same Time Praciced What
They Preached and put Into Effect Scale Of Prices solow That
Others To-day Attempting to Follow.
Many Months ago we Began Reduce Our Stock in Order
to be Position Purchase Merchandise the Present low
Price Level and in Turn Sell Them Astonshngy low Pces
Fred Seeger Of This Firm Spent Three Weeks During the
Latter Part Of October and Early November Eastern Centers
Including New York and Chicago and Made Heavy Purchases
Of Goods at New Low Prices.
The Goods ere the Level Of low Prices is Here
The Goods Know Here Stay but Hope the low
Prices Will Continue We Going to Offer Some Merchandise
at Real Sale Prices.
We Have Always Advocated Comparison of Goods and
Prices at the Various Places Where Goods are Solo,
We Hope the Public Will not Think are Attempting to
be Sensational do Wish to Convey the Idea That This
any Sense Special Sae but Rather Wish Announce to
the Buying Public low Level of Prices that all have been
Waiting for and say You With Clear Conscience That
Your Dollar This Store Least Has Most Instances doubled
it's Buying Power and in Many Cases Trebed it's FomerPoer
to Purchase.
SEEGER-BJJNDLIE CO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

wrath swept down upon them and in the
space of a breath had passed right through
them and was racing mady astern in the
direction of Dead Mans Cove.
A fishing schooner from Magdalen Island,
warned by the thickening sky of an ap-
preaching storm, put in at the cove to ride
out the gale. Before she had reached
anchorage ship was seen coming rapidly
behind, also heading for the cove. AS it
drew near the captain got out his glass to
see IL he knew the stranger. Suddenly he
dropped to his knees and commenced to
pray. Boys" he said, tits ghost. saw
g sea gull fly right through hc~ mainsail Z"
Every man threw himself on his face,
afraid to look. The first to raise his head
and look over the rail was the cabin boy
"oh, get up; get up. all of you" he shouted
shes gone' The crew lost no time in
making sail out of the cove in the teeth of
a black squall
Another story is that Of a smack from st.
Pierre which saw the phantom anchored
just inside the cove at sunset. A small boat
filled with men was making trips between
the gray ship and the beach, at each trip
unloading boxes and barrels, which other
men waiting ashore buried in the sand. The
captain did not wait to see whether they
were interring dead men or chests of treas
ure, but got away from the place as fast as
he could.
Old sailors along the Maine coast firmly
believe that the phantom ship is an old
merchantmen that went down with all on
board trying to reach the cove in great
storm in 1884; but at St Pierre the fisher
men will tell you that IL is a pirate haunting
the spot where the buccaneer crew hid the
treasure for which they lost their souls.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

were allowed to sail on her But the master
grun and stern sailor, refused to listen.
and finally departed on Friday.
Inc vessel never reached her destination
and was never spoken but later in the year
incoming vessels reported sighting a craft
with luminous rigging and sails and shining
null and spars. She was sailing with ali
canvas set against the wind with crew OF
dead men standing in the shrouds and lean
ing over the rail, while on the quarter deck
stood young and beautiful couple
It is said that the French fishermen from
tie Magdalen Islands and the matter of fact
Yankee shippers of Bangor, Me-. alike sh,,n
the shores of Bay Chaleur after dark and
refuse to put In at Dead Mans Cove under
any circumstances, preferring to run the
iisk OF laundering in hurricane in the
oren sea to sharing the shelter of the cove
With the phantom ship.
This famous spectre of the sea is said TO
OF pear only In the calm preceding a great
Storm, with every stitch of canvas drawing
and her decks swarming with men, all run
ming to and fro as IL in a panic. Ahead Of
Der the water Is like glass; behind her the
gale comes tearing along beating the sea
into froth and driving her straight on
through everything in her way. She is an
sncient model, full rugged and gray all
over-hull, upper works, sails and spars--
as If formed of fog. Gray, too, is her CHASTITY
crew.
The inhabitants of st. Pierre tell OF a
smack on a herring trip that found herself
right in the track of the phantom ship Cap
tain and crew had heard of the ghostly yes
sci, but scoffed at II, and when they saw her
loom up in the twilight straight ahead they
thought a collision immipent and the star
tied steersman put the helm over. The sea
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

n 1EARBY States have long suffered the
opprobrium of producing large crops
of vicious mosquitoes but happily
that notoriety is diminishing through the use
OF modern methods for their determination
II the Improvement continues there is ground
for believing that 1t will be necessary to
visit museum to find out what the insects
looked like.
There are specimens still to be found how
ever. and some were recently discovered in q
very unusual manner. In New York, on
the most famous street in the world, is a
curio shop where among other strange things
sold as souvenirs are small pieces of amber
cut into squares and rectangles of different
thicknesses and suggesting diminutive blocks
Of brown sugar.
The odd feature about these little pieces
of amber is that each one contains an in
sect, preserved in the amber and so nicely
displayed that It is almost uncanny to see
them deicately poised in the CLASSY, trans
lucent material.
Every one known in general way that
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
Prehistoric Mosquitoes in Amber

amber is rosin found in the ground Of
various localities bordering the Baltic Sea.
Perhaps IL is not so well known that its
origin was similar TO the gum that exudes
from cherry trees: but amber belongs to
bygone age and the trees that produced 1t
disappeared long ago. The vegetable origin
is proved by its being found with coal, or
fossil wood, and also by the insects found
i'm IL.
In some of the specimens insects with
wings and legs separated from the bodies
would seem to indicate their struggles to free
themselves from the then viscous fluid. AS
more gum exuded the insects would become
completely encased. and as such gums are
aromatic and therefore preservative against
decay trees, gum and insects have become
buried I'm the earth by commissions of nature
and fossilized in time by geological processes.
The specimens of prehistoric mosquitoes thus
preserved bear a striking resemblance to
those of to-day.
Amber was known to the ancients who
early discovered it's electrical properties; in
fact they named 1t eectron, whence our
word electricity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
C c RUMSEy FAMOUS AS y POLO PLAYER e0o
HORSEMhk

be shipped across the ocean in mid winter,
and that is no light task. In a stable Of
horses, when one falls sick it is always the
best one And so none must fall sick. Sad
dies end brides and boots and bandages and
all the various paraphernalia have to be
taken over. a supply of horseshoes and a
competent blacksmith. Proper stabling has
20 be provided in England and the ponies
watched with the greatest solicitude, as they
become acclimatized The players will =,
over in April and they can take care :
themselves, but the ponies have to be lookel
after Well, genius means taking infinite
pains. and the genius of America will be
called on to look after the ponies
To get ponies fit in strange climate is
no easy task, and unless the ponies are At
all the skill and courage and hard riding
abilities of the American players go for
nothing The ponies are the ammunition
and the old adage still holds good, Trust In
God and keep your powder dry"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
Wanted at Home--One Famous international Polo Gu

more than that. To win it prepara tons mus
he started months before the games take
Place. Ponies are at least fifty per cent of
the game and as far as can see ponies in
1871 are going to cut bigger figure than
ever before. The teams are very evenly
matched and 1t is quite possible that ponies
Will be the deciding factor. The English
team will probably line up with Lieut.-Col.
Thompkinson at l. Lord Dalmeny at 2;
Lord Wodehouse at and Major Lockett
at back. America will probably take to
England the following six players: Mr.. L.
e. Stoddard, Mr.. c. c. Rumsey, Mr.. ]. w
Webb, Mr.. T. Hitchcock. Jr.. Mr.. j. c. Cow
din and Mr.. Devereux Milburn. should say
five players Will go over next spring, az
young Mr.. Hitchcock will probably be over
there. He already has sailed for England
expecting to go to Brasenose College, OK
ford. Mr. r. e. Strawbridge, member of
the International Polo Committee, will be in
England this winter and will stay over next
spring so that there will be seven players
when the Americans start practising.
The ponies will probably go over in De-
cember or January in charge of John Lam
bert, who has had long experience with
horses, first as trainer for Mr.. Thomas
Hitchcock's stable of steeplechasers. and in
the last two years with Mr. H. p. Whitney's
polo ponies In all probability there will be
something like fifty ponies taken over, the
pick of all the stables of America
The value of these ponies could be roughly
estimated. but in reality they are priceless
for no money can buy them. When men get
superlatively good polo ponies nothing
would tempt them to sell them They are too
rare thing to part with unless in case of
necessity But. with fine sportsmanship,
players from all over the country have sent
on their ponies for the international COM
mittee to try, and if they see fit, to take
them to England Their only remark is
that nothing would give them greater
pleasure than to have their ponies consid-
cred good enough to be selected
A man with no possible chance to make
an international team, who plays only very
mediocre polo, may by chance have a
smashing pony, and he is supremely de-
lighted to think that he may have the chance
to go, to birmingham next June, and watch
that pony with American international
player on his back If, in some race for the
ball, his pony was to beat out some English
antagonist he would. am sure, get quite as
much pleasure from the incident as does
Mr.. Riddle when he sees Man O. War go
booming to victory.
Make Up of Committee.
The affairs of this challenge for 1921 have
been placed by the Polo Association in the
lands of a committee composed of Mr. H. p
Whitney, Mr.. r. E. Strawbridge Mr. d
Milburn and Mr.. L. e. Stoddard Theirs is
the duty to select the players that will a
any rate start in for America and the ponies
that those players will ride.
Rut before players and ponies go on the
field at Nottingham a thousand details have
to lie Strengthened out. The ponies have to
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
o MiLBURh. ONE Of AMERICAS STAR POLO


himself went TO back America likewise
changed her lineup. Mr.. Monte Waterbury,
who had not played in the first game, was
put in at No. 1 and his brother, instead of
playing back went to 2. Mr.. Keene was still
at and Mr. Agassiz went to the back posi-
ton. The change worked to England's
benefit and she won the second game by the
easy margin of goals to l.
For the third and deciding match America
went in with the same lineup that she had
for the second game. But again England
changed her lineup, having Mr. c. p. Nick
alls at l, Mr.. George Miller at 2, Mr. p W.
Nickalls at and Mr.. Buckmaster at back
England won this match by goals to l. and
so kept the cup.
For period of seven years there was no
international polo, and then in 1909 Mr. H.
p. Whitney made his memorable challenge.
His no spasmodic challenge, but it
was all very carefully worked out, and long
before the actual challenge was sent over
he had been preparing his attack by getting
men and weapons ready. Approaching the
major part that ponies play in the game,
he had gathered together by years of palms.
taking effort the finest string of ponies in
the world.
-Four men went over from America: the
Messrs. Waterbury, Mr.. Devereux Milburn
and Mr.. Whitney himself In England they
were Joined by Mr.. Louis r. Stoddard who
was the substitute for the team In both
matches Americas lineup was the same
Mr. Lawrence Waterbury at l. Mr. Monte
Waterbury at 2, Mr. Whitney at and
Mr.. Milburn at back In the first match
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Lockett at back. The American team In the
meantime had lost the services of its captain.
who had led team that had never known
defeat. Mr. Whitney. suffering from bad
arm, was unable to play, and Mr.. Stoddard
for personal reasons was not playing polo
that year. Mr.. Monte Waterbury had been
elected captain, and the American team
when lined up had Mr.. Rene La Montague at
No. 1, Mr.. Monte Waterbury at No. g. Mr..
Mlburn being tried out at No. and Mr.. L.
Waterbury at back. The Englishmen put
up a much better game than any one sup
posed them capable of and won the first
match handily. In the second match Mr..
Larry Waterbury went to No. and Mr..
Mlburn to his old place at back. In a sem
sational match America lost and Lord VIM
borne took the cup back to England.
Now 1t is up to us to bring back the cup
over he water again to the land Of it's birth.
1t is a highly expensive thing to go after
the international polo cup, but it is also
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
Phantom Ships Still Haunt the Seas

THE coast of New England has many
legends concerning spectre ships firm
ly believed by the rugged fishermen.
who assert stoutly that on various occasions
glimpses of the shadowy craft have been
seen, followed invariably by disaster
The spectre of the Palentne is occasions
ally seen on the Sound, and is the forerun-
ner Of gale. She was a Dutch trading yes-
sci and was wrecked off Block Island in 1852
The wreckers. it is said. made short work of
her, Stripping her fore and aft and setting
fire to the hull.
As she drifted blazing off the coast a
human form was visible amid the flames, the
form of woman passenger, left to perish
on the doomed craft. Since, and generally
upon the anniversary of the wreck. phan-
tom ship with blazing hun, charred spars
and scorched sail and rigging has been
cruising off Block Island.
Whittier recorded the legend in graceful
verse as well as that OF a ghostly cruiser
that sailed from a New England port on her
last voyage, which he termed The Dead
Ship of Salem"
In the seventeenth century a ship was
about to sail from Salem Mass. to England
Her cargo was on board sails bent and pas
sengers on deck when two strangers came
hurriedly on board and engaged passage
The couple were a young man and a young
woman, who, tradition records, were remark
able for their bearing and beauty
Who they were or whence they came no
one in Salem Town could tell. The ship be-
ing detained by adverse winds. the mys-
FERROUS couple excited the suspicious of the
townspeople, who viewed them as uncannv
md prophesied disaster to the vessel If they
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

the order named. Against this team were Mr..
Agassiz at l. Mr.. Cowdin at g. Mr. Keene at
3 and Mr.. Lawrence Waterbury at back.
And America for the first time since inter
national polo had been started won a match.
beating England by the score of to l. For
the second match England changed her line
up 10 considerable extent. Mr.. c. p.
Nickalls was still at No. for England but
his brother. Mr.. Pat Nickalls. was taken off
and his place supplied by Mr.. Freddie
Freake Mr.. George Miller took Mr. Buck
masters place at and Mr.. Buckmaster
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
Strong Team of American Players With Best
Ponies in the World to Seek Trophy
in England Next June
By J. c. COOLEY.

sented for international play and played Tor
in 1885 for the first time. when birmingham.
the leading club Of England. sent over a
team captained by that famous sportsman,
the late Mr.. John Watson of Ireland. The
conditions of the cup call for the best two in
three matches to be played on the ground
and under the rules of the country for the
time being holders OF the cup
England. then. came over in 1886 and won
team, which consisted of Mr. w. X. Thorn.
Mr.. Raymond Belmont, NJ Foxhall Keene
and Mr.. Thomas Hitchcock So back went
the English team and took with them the
golden trophy on it's first trip across the
Atlantic.
In 1900 some Americans in England
headed by Mr.. Foxhall Keene, challenged
for the cup. Only one match was played and
England won easily by the score of goals to
2. On the English team were Capt the Hon.
]. q. Beresford. now Lord Decies, who mar
ried Miss Gould, an American girl; Mr.. f. M.
Freake. Mr.. W. S. Buckmaster and Mr. John
Watson. Americas team was hastily got TO-
gether and in no way can be considered a
typical or representative team. 1t was COM
posed of Mr.. Walter McCreery at 1, Mr.
Frank j. Mackey at 2, Mr.. Foxhal Keene at
and Mr.. Lawrence McCreery at back The
two McCreerys were Californians who had
been living for years abroad and Mr..
Mackey was an American sportsman who
used to go abroad to hunt and play polo.
With the exception of Mr. Keene this team
that represented America in 1900 was by no
stretch Of the imagination of international
calbre.
In 1902 more thorough challenge was
made when Mr.. Keene took to England the
famous Waterbury brothers, Mr.. r. l.. Agas-
sz of Boston and Mr.. John E. Cowdin.
In the first match England had in her
lineup Mr.. c. P. Nickalls, Mr.. p. W. Nickalis,
w. Buckmaster and Mr.. C. d. Miller in
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all goes well, we will have an American
team ct Nottingham in June to try to bring
back - this country the cup that has already
crossed ths water three times
n - interesting to look into the history of
this International polo cup.
II was presented in 1886 by the late Mr..
Wunam Waldorf Aston to the Westchester
Poas Cub. This polo club is not in the
county Of that name but it is the name of
the polo club of Newport, r. l. 1t was pre-.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

A CROSS the water these last months
II the challenges have been flying to
and fro Sir Thomas Upton chal-
lenged America for the yachting supremacy
of the world, and as all the world knows came
to America this year and saw his latest
Shamrock meet the same fate as the other
Shamrocks before her. Robert Gardner went
to England and tried for the golf champion
ship and only just didn't succeed England
sent her two greatest professional golfers
to America to compete for the American
open championship, and by a single stroke
Mr.. Ray was successful
We sent a tennis team to England, and
tennis can claim the distinction of the most
successful invasion of any sport, for we
cleaned up everything before us. and to Mr..
Tilden of Philadelphia can fairly be awarded
the distinction of being champion of the
world in this particular branch of sport
Coli. tennis and polo-and being prejudiced
think the latter the greatest of the trinity,
and It = Of our challenge in the galoping
game that wish now to speak
Aankering for the Lost Polo Cup.
Ao Doon as the war was over and sports
men got back to peaceful pursuits we in
this country Immediately began thinking of
tho polo cup that England had won from us
fu 1914. and which we were hankerfng to
get back It had been won In 1914 by the
team representing the birmingham club of
London, and the Polo Association here in
America Informed Nottingham that when
ever they were ready for challenge we
were prepared to send it. 1t was not deemed
advisable to have any international polo
patches IN 1920. but Nottingham accepted
ne challenge for 1891. And SO next year if
Evening star., 1920-02-26
OLIVE PACKING IMPROVED.
Chemistry Chief Says Poison Peril
Ia Being Removed.

Ripe olives, tho cause OF many deaths
recently from poison. may be aatsn
with impunity within few months
as a result Of changes being made in
preserving methods. DR.. Carl Alsbefg.
chief OF tho bureau Of chemistry, has
announced.
Canning methods arc being revo-
lutionized," he said. 'Tha packers
are cooperating with our bureau and
instituting changes In methods which
will remove all dangers OF poison
from next seasons CROP"
One OF tho principal packing
changes. DR.. Alsberg said. 10 aban-
donment of glass containers. which
prevent proper sterilization All
cases of ripe olive poisoning have
originated from olives packed in
glass. hs added, and none have fe-
suited from olives packed in tin cans
or from picked green olives.
Evening star., 1920-02-26
ProdiEal With Money.
tnI tInIILEStoRlEs
rBEDTImTE
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1920. by T. W. Burgess.)
Reddy Fox Lies in Wait.

When all seems we'll and naught to fear
There may be hidden danger near.
For two or three days Peter Rabbit
remained in the dear Old Briar-patch
He knew that little Mrs. Peter was
quite right when she told him that if
he had any wisdom at all he would
remain where he was safe. He knew
that Reddy Fox would not soon forget
how he had been fooled. He knew
that Reddy would do his very best to
get even. So for two or three days
timid little Mrs. Peter had no occa-
sion to worry about Peter.
But in some ways Peters memory
is very short 1t is apt to be that way
with most Of the people of the Green
Forest and the Green Meadows. Hav-
ing escaped a danger. they promptly
forget all about it. You see. most Of
them have at least one narrow escape
every day. Sometimes they have sew
eral in a day. So they very quickly
get over fright. 1t was so with
Peter
Now. Reddy Fox. who is very sly
knew just how it would be with
Peter. That long-legged scamp will
stick close to the dear Old Briar-
patch for a few days" thought Reddy,
and then he will become curious and
discontented. He will think that prob
ably 1 have forgotten all about him
and he will want to know what is
going on in the Old Orchard and the
Green Forest. Just as surely as he
plants his hind feet in front of his
fore feet when he runs he'll visit the
Old Orchard
So, just as jolly. round, red Mr.. Sun
was going to bed behind the Purple
Hills on the third day after Reddy's
visit to the Old Briar-patch, Reddy
stole up through the Old Orchard to
the far corner, where Johnny Chucks
nouse is. Right there was low place
in the old stonewall. Reddy knew
that that was where Peter was in the
wall. Just one good jump from that
low place in the old wall Reddy lay
down and made himself comfortable.
He chose a place where he could peep
between the stones Of the old wall
and look down across the Green
Meadows toward the dear old Briar-
patch. Then he made himself as COM
Portable as possible and prepared for
long wait He was prepared to be
very. very patient. Reddy Fox knows
all about the value of patience. There
is no one who can be- more patient
than he when he has something to
gain by it.
Il feel it in my bones" muttered
Reddy Fox. that Peter Rabbit won't
be able to stay in the Old Briar-patch
tonight. He'll come straight up here
to the Old Orchard. and when he hops
over the old stonewa1l he'll get the
surprise Of his life. My. but Rabbit
mouth watered and he licked his lips.
You see. Reddy seldom gets his stom-
ach full in winter. He seldom knows
what it is not be hungry.
Jolly, round. red Mr.. Sun disappear
ed behind the Purple Hills. The Black