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ply hurried to the house, a doctor was
sent for and everybody who learned of
the disaster to this young girl waited
anxiously to hear of her resuscitation
The doctor, a well-known physician
in the neighborhood, worked over her
for hours without the slightest result
and at last a consultation was decided
upon. Every remedy known to have
awaited in similar cases was tried, but
tried in vain. In the days that followed
other prominent doctors examined this
unusual case and gave their best eff
forts for her relief. But there was not
the slightest improvement. Blistering,
electricity, white heat, ice bandages on
the spine, everything known to science
was tried in turn, and still the patient
lay like one of the seven sleepers of
Ephesus, oblivious and inert.
The strongest shock Of electricity had
no more effect than the gentlest touch
of her lovers hand. Her eyes stared
into vacancy, unseeing. unknowing. 1t
would have been impossible to deter
mine when she slept but for the fact
that her eyes remained wide open dur
ing the day and far into the night. If
the lids were forced down they in
stantly flew open upon removal Of pres
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they were first used extensively as a
means of identification by Sir w. Her
schel, who was at that time collector
in the Hooghly district of India. Sir
William experienced great difficulty in
distinguishing one brown skinned from
another, the color of hair, eyes and
complexion being very uniform in this
race, and he found them to be most ac-
complished liars. Much of the Iitlga-
ton brought before him involved the
title to land, and the litigants. being
unable to write, personal Identification
was important. He adopted the plan
OF having the finger prints of the con-
tracing parties impressed on all
deeds, conveyances, etc. This was done
at first merely to impress the minds Of
the parties with the solemnity Of the
proceeding, but it was noticed that no
two OF the prints were alike, and this
individuality proved a reliable and GER
tain means of Identification
These minute ridges owe their chief
significance to the persistent individu-
atty of the patterns which they form.
Observation has demonstrated that.
though these ridges make their appear
ance some time before birth, and per-
sist long after the death of the individ-
ualS, their numbers and relative posi-
ton remain unchanged. Of course, the
general outline of the pattern they
form is altered by the growth of the
finger, but no new ridges are formed,
and none are destroyed, except by acct
dental injuries, and in these cases scars
are left to tell the story.
The evidence of the unchangeability
of the pattern Of the finger prints has
been collected by Sir Francis Cation
In 1892 he reported comparisons of if
teen persons, taken at intervals as
great as thirty years-and from these
cases he was led to conclude that the
pattern never varied on the same fin
ger. Since then Sir w. Herschel had
eight of the Hindoos, whose prints he
had taken in 1878. looked up, and the
prints from the same fingers again
taken. There was found to be an ex-
act correspondence in every instance of
prints taken from the same finger.
When it is remembered that these
prints were made on cheap native pa
per, by native officials, and with an
ink not entirely suited for the purpose
and that the identity of the prints was
easily established, it is readily seen
Continued on Page Twenty-Five.
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sure. Only during a short interval in
the night did this persistent staring at
nothing, into nothing, cease; the eye
lashes then rested on the cheeks until
suddenly, without movement, sigh,
yawn, or any of the customary signs
Of awakening they were raised once
again and the eyes resumed their alb
sent, unthinlking gaze.
Her legs and arms remained in any
position in which they were placed;
once or twice she moved her legs just
a little, and once she opened and shut
her mouth, as though thirsty, and they
gave her water. All this was considered
hopeful, but these favorable signs did
not continue.
She was incapable of motion as she
was of all action, even the mechanical
performance of chewing and swallow
ing food; yet when a spoonful of ice
cream was put in her mouth she swal-'
lowed it as though the cold was CRATE
full. A professional nurse watched her
by day and another waited anxiously
for favorable sign or symptom by
night.
But still the patient lay supine and
as time passed the question as to what
force or power was to awaken this
sleeping beauty of stern fact to the
happy awakening of that sleeping
beauty of fairy fiction became more
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Fig. 6-THE CIRCULAR WHORL. This nat.
tern is very common.

these patterns some 1000 years ago as
means of establishing personal
identity, but there is no evidence to
support this tradition The earliest
known finger prints" are marks of
niger nails on Assyrian pottery In
the British Museum is an Assyrian
brick bearing the inscription, Nail
mark Of Habu-sum- usur, the seller of
the field (used), like his seal"
Finger prints We're employed in an
other and ingenious way by an officer
OF the United States Geological Sur
Vey in 1882. The men were paid by
orders on the camp sutler, and to
guard against forgery the officer
wrote the amount of the order across
print made by his own finger, the
print in this case serving much the
same purpose as the line work so Of
ten seen on bank checks and drafts on
which the figures representing the
amount of the draft are written.
The first extensive study of the pat
terms formed by the ridges on the
bulbs of the fingers appears to have
been made in 1923 by De Purkinje at
the University of Breslau. and in 1865
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ion was smiled upon and considered a
good match
After a few months the wedding day
was decided upon and the invitations
were issued. The prospective bride was
popular and well known; she had been
a pupil at fashionable private school
for 1t was not until lately that re-
verses of fortune had overtaken her
mother-and she had many friends
among the society girls The groom
was also widely known and much in
terest was felt in the welfare of the
young couple.
But shortly before the wedding day
arrived notices of postponement were
sent to the invited guests and the cause
of the delay was soon made known to
all. Mr. Dunphy was a Catholic, and
being a divorced man. he could not
marry without dispensatiOn from the
Pope, particularly as his former wife
had been of the same faith.
The expected papal exemption, 1t was
stated, had failed to come. This re-
port was widely circulated and much
sympathy was expressed for this case
of true love that was carrying out the
old adage. Then there were rumors
of disinheritance for the groom in case
of his marriage, because of parental
religious scruples alone, and the we'd
ding was again postponed; and still
again. And the years passed.
And then, one morning, 1t was too
late for the Pope's dispensation. too
late to snap ones fingers at parental
scruples. too late to weigh love against
calculation, with Prudence to hold the
scales:
OF all sad words Of tongue or pen.
The saddest these 1t might have BEEN
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and more serious. Almost as suddenly
as that other lovely maiden known to
us all from childhood she had dropped
into slumber out this was a slumber
from which the prince could not arouse
her, although many times a day he
lease.
Hypnotism produced no effect; it
could not make her sleep any the
deeper; it could not induce the tireless
lids to droop; it could not awaken; it
was powerless. Christian Science gave
all the force of its intangible aid, but
it could not work upon this trance-like
stupor. Medical knowledge availed not;
the doctors could diagnose the case,
but they could not cure it. They frank
~ admitted that they were puzzled.
No similar circumstance had ever ap-
peared in medical journals.
In the most desperate cases of poison
ing the active effect of the poison wears
off If the patient lives; then why did
she not yield to treatment? Whv. with
the original cause of the trouble gone
did she not improve? Why, if there
was no poison in her veins to deprive
her of life, or action, or consciousness,
did she not return to the body she had
left? Why, at least, did not the con-
ditiens change?
But day followed day, the weeks
slipped by, Elida Wilbur's sad plight
had ceased to be a nine days wonder,
and still this sleeping beauty slept on.
She grew little thinner, they cut off
all her pretty hair, but otherwise she
was the same.
And the doctors declared that she
was now suffering from that most baf-
fling of all diseases-hysteria. An
agreement as to the cause did not mean
remedy in effect, however, and the
sleeping beauty softly slumbered her
life away and could not be made happy
by the constant visits Of her lover, nor
sorrowful at the distress centered about
her.
And at last it was determined to try
the new cure that has come to San
Francisco; the cure of osteopathy,
which claims to renew the communica-
ton between the nerve centers and dis
eased part by forcing the blood through
the arteries and veins to the parts that
are starving and removing any pres
sure or obstruction damming up the
nerve force. This cure is one of manip-
ulation, similar to a scientific massage,
and the use of drugs is dispensed with
entirely. But osteopathy failed to work
any change in the sleeper's symptoms.
When a school girl Elida Wilbur was
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CUBAN MEMENTOES.

KEY WEST, Fla, July q 1885,
Major Lauriano Prado just back from
an adventurous trip in Cuba, was
showing his silver-handled machete to
a reporter in a Cuban shop in this city
the other day. The reporter asked him
if 1t had ever killed anybody, and he
answered: No" Thereupon the pro-
prietor of the shop said: ''I'll show you
a machete that has killed a man." He
went into a rear room and reappeared
directly with a machete evidently made
at the same factory as Prado's. He
held the blade up to the light. There
was a dark stain on the steel for some
twelve inches about the middle of the
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n NE morning, nearly five months
ago, each of our daily papers
had an account of a case of
~ poisoning from the deadly mon
oxide gas"
A beautiful young girl had been
found lying fully dressed on the lounge
in her room as though calmly sleeping.
The window was open a couple of
inches and so was the transom over
her door. The gas had apparently
been blown out for the stop was half
on and half off, as though the light had
been lowered. One hand was carelessly
hanging over the side of the lounge and
a novel lay on the floor as if it had
just slipped from her grasp. Her po-
sition was easy and unconstrained. and
had it not been for the fact that her
bed had been unoccupied and that the
apartment was permeated with the
smell of gas no alarm would have been
felt and she would have been left TO
sleep on into that deeper sleep that
knows no awakening. Maybe it would
have been better So.
For unlike other sufferers from gas
poisoning Elida Wilbur, the victim
neither live nor died. For five months
she has remained absolutely uncon-
scious; a beautiful, breathing, mani
mate, unthinking, unknowing image in
mere oblivion-sans everything" The
outward lovely shell and the mechanical
laws of nature that perform their func-
lions involuntarily, causing her to d.
gest the nourishment fed her through
tube, testify alone to the part of her
that is alive.
AT I o'clock on the morning she was
found unconscious her mother hurried
TO the telephone in answer to repeated
ringing: she found that her daughters
fiance, James Dunphy, had rung up
her number. Mrs. Logan protested at
the early CALL but as the young man
insisted upon speaking with Elida her
mother consented to tell her. provided
she was awake, at the same time re-
marking that as he had seen her the
night before she would not arouse her
If she was sleeping.
In less than half an hour Mr.. Dun
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was divorced and there were rumors
of an unhappy experience which added
an element Of interest to his good
looks, and often proved an incentive to
make him forget the sorrows of his
life.
Congratulations were showered upon
the young couple and many a remark
was heard regarding their adaptability
when they were seen together, for they
were a handsome pair. Miss Wilburs
blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin
were a decided contrast to her dark
fiance. and as the young man was rich
besides, and both We're blessed with
youth and health, the prospective I'M
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considered one of the handsomest
among ali her companions; later when
attention. Her photograph appeared
in Vogue's series of fair women of
America, and as her beauty was that
of regular features as well as exquisite
coloring her San Francisco friends and
admirers took much pride in this port
raft of. California's daughter.
Some four years ago her engagement
was announced to Mr.. James Dunphy,
wealthy young fellow, about whom
lowered an atmosphere of mystery and
pathos, calculated to inspire interest in
many a girlish heart. Mr.. Dunphy
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HERE Is THE WAY T0READ
YOUR FINGER PRINTS

IN I'D you ever examine the palm
of your hand or the bulbs of
4 your fingers through a magnify
J ing glass? If so, you must have
been impressed by the rough
ness of the skin caused by the
great number of little ridges running
from side to side of the fingers and
curving here and there so as to cover
the entire surface. These small ridges
cover the entire surface of the palm
and run transversely across the palm
ar surface of the fingers, except on the
bulb of the finger. Here the ridges
arch over the finger tip, leaving a
space which is filled by other ridges,
occurring in patterns of such complex
ity that, as Mark Twain makes Pud-
d'nhead say, there are no two in the
world alike.
1t is commonly believed that the Chi
nese made use of this individuality of
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wreck of the Maine would fill the mag
azines of several warships. The fraud
became so open down here that Maine
relics now find no sale at ALI The war
relic hunters importune the Cubans for
machetes, some that have a history"
The machetes used by the insurgents
are made in Connecticut, and anyone
can buy them in New York. If the
relic hunter insists on having a his
toric" machete the Cuban will get one
for him to satisfy him, but he does not
encourage the fraud.
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machete. THAT is the blood of a Span
ish captain" the proprietor said
proudly.
Cuban war relics are in great demand
just now, and if the Cubans were less
conscientious they could do a big bust
ness in selling machetes used by Maceo,
buttons from the uniforms of Gomez,
spurs worn by Garcia, and SO on. The
Cubans have been shown the way how
by the sale of bogus Maine relics. The
amount of verdigris- covered cartridges
sold as ammunition recovered from the
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-08-23
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of Ida
no, County of Custer.
Valentine Bowers, as Admin
istrator OF the Estate OF Joseph
Shelton, deceased,
Plaintiff,
Against
Jerome X. Bartlett,
Defendant.
The State of Idaho sends greeting to
Jerome X. Bartlett, the above nam
ed Defendant
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named Plaintiff in the Dis
trict Court OF the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict of the State of Idaho, in and for
the County of Custer, and to answer
the Complaint filed thereiny within
ten days exclusive of the day of serv-
ice,) after the service on you of this
summons-ifservedw within this county;
or, II served out of this county, but in
this District, within twenty days,
otherwise within forty days-or judg-
ment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer of said
Complaint.
The said action Is brought obtain q
judgment against you for the sum OF
Seven Hundred and Twenty Dollars
lawful money of the United States,
besides interest at the rate of seven
per cent. from the LIST day of June
1893 and costs of suit.
(See Complaint on file, copy thereof
herewith served.)
And you are hereby notified that If
you fail to appear and answer the said
Complain, as above required, the said
Plaintiff will take judgment against
you as prayed for In said Complaint.
Given under my hand and the Seal of
the District Court of the Fourth
judicial District of the State of
Idaho, in and for the County OF
lSaal] Custer, this 10Th day of July in
the year of our Lord one thous-
and eight-hundred and ninety
eight. GEO. E. KEyEs, Clerk.
M. A. Brown, Atty. for Plaintiff
First publication Aug. 2, 1898.
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Notice to Property Owners Of Houston ToWnslte.

Notice is hereby given that |,
Albert G. Bomar, Probate Judge
of the County of Custer, State of
Idaho, as such Probate Judge
and as Trustee have on the 18th
day OF June, 1898, under and by
virtue of Section 1887, 1888 and
1880 OF. the Revised Statutes of
the United States entered the
S.W.4 N.W.4, Sec. 2; Sch N.
Ed N.E.t Sch, Sec. 8. Town
ship en-, Range 24E., Boise
Meridian, Idaho, containing 1870
acres of land as the TOWNSHIP of
Houston, Custer county, Idaho.
Every person, association or
company claiming to be entitled
to such lands, or any block, lot,
share or parcel thereof, must
within sixty (60) days after the
first publication of such notice,
in person or by duly authorized
agent or attorney, sign state
ment in writing containing an
accurate description of the par
ticular parcel or parts in which
he claims to have an interest,
and the specified right, interest
or estate therein which he claims
to be entitled to receive, also q
brief statement of the facts upon
which such right, interest or es-
tate depends for its validity, and
deliver the same to Albert O..
Bomar, Probate Judge of this
County of Custer, and all per-
~Sens failing to sign and deliver
such statement within the time
specified in this notice are as
against any claimant forever
barred the right of claiming or
recovering such lands or any in
terest therein.
Given under my hand this 22nd
day of June, 1898.
A. @. BOMAR,
Probate Judge, Custer county,
State of Idaho.
First publication June 9S, 1898.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-08-23

TO ]. o. Swift and w. II. Watt, of HALEY, Id.
You, and eacn of you.are hereby notified that
In accordance With the provisions OF section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, /. John Mullen, who am your co -owner
Ia the Blackhnwk mine, which is situated in
the Seafoam district in Custer county and State
OF Idaho, have expended In labor and improve
ments for assessments in 1892, 1858, 1894, 1895,
1865 and 1897, one hundred dollars each year in
all six hundred dollars. That the share OF the
said J. o. Swift, which is one third interest
therein would be, amp Is S200 or $685. for each
year, and the share of the said w. H. Watt
would be and is SiOo or Si6H for each year.
Now therefore, you and each of you are hereby
notified. that IL you fail or neglect to pay to
such co owner, John Mullen, each his said pro-
portion, as by law required, together with legal
fees for publication hereof herein, for 90 days
after fun publication as in sail section pre-
scribed your and each OF your said interests In
said Blackhawk mining claim will be forfeited
and will become the property of your said &C.
owner, John Mullen. Publication fees S25.
Payments can be made to the undersigned al
Bonanza. Idaho
JOHN MULLEN, Co.owner.
First publication Jan. IS, 1893
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Springs !!

W The Sullivan Hot Springs are
pleasantly situated only two
miles and a half above the town
of Clayton, near the South bank
of Salmon river. Their waters
are of a nice temperament for
bathing, and possess strong
medicinal qualities, sulphur pre-
dominating. This is fast becom-
ing a place of resort for invalids
and pleasure seekers. Mr.. Sui
Ivan has made a great many inn
provements for the comfort of
his guests, but the leading at
traction must ever be its healing
waters.
A carriage for the conveyance
of guests will be constantly in
attendance, and all persons wish
ing to go and return can do so
during the day, round trip only
so cents. Two fine plunge baths
are now complete and other
conveniences will be added.
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special rates via. O. .. l.. ry.

sell August 10th and nth with return limit Aug
2end. One fare for round trip. Rate from
Blackfoot 8i4.45
annapolis, Ind. Date of sale Aug. II, lS, 10.
Good for return from indianapolis Aug. 23rd to
30th. II ticket is deposited with the Joint Agt
mt indianapolis on or before Aug. Goth, limit
win be extended to Sept 10Th. Leaving Indian
npolis. Rate from Blacixfoot Sie.s5.
To Omaha. Neb.--Wtll sell round trip tickets
from Blackfoot to Omaha. Aug. 10. Good re-
turning until Sept End at rate OF $3.50 for
round trip.
To Omaha, Neb.--Aug. S5th. Good returning
until Sept. 9Th. Rate $3.50
Tickets win be on sale TO Omaha and return
until Oct 18th. All good returning Until Nov
10Th ut rate of $50 95 from Blackfoot. 81
All tickets sold at above rates must be used
going on date Of sale and are limited 10 contin-
sous passage In each direction. EFT.
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Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE Of william Lanron. deceased /.

Estate OF William Lanyon. deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
George MCGOWAN, administrator OF the estate
of William Lanyon, deceased. TO the creditors
of, and all persons having claims against said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first
publication Of this notice, to said administra-
tor at his residence in Challis Idaho, the same
being the place for the transaction of the bust
ness of said estate in the County OF Custer,
State of Idaho. wa
GEORGE MCGOWAN, Administrator.
First pub. May 3, 1893.
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ESTATE Of Nick. Mlllioh. deeeased
lSeal.l
Dated June 81, 1893.

Estate OF Nick. Millich, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
John hIillich, administrator OF the estate OF
Nick. Millich, deceased, to the creditors Of
and all persons having claims against said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first
publication OF this notice, to said administra-
tor ut his offlce at Bayhorse, Custer county
Idaho, the same being the place for the tran
saction OF the business of said estate.
JOHN MILLICH, Administrator
First publication June nth, 1893.
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In the District Court of the Fourth Judicial
District of Idaho, in and for Custer county
David Dupont, Plaintiff,
vs.
james A. McFadden and
Charles G. Heisen,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that In the above en-
titled action commenced in said Court, an at
tachment has been issued against the property
OF the Defendants.
GEO. e. KEYES,
[seall Clerk
Dated June o. 1893.
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NOTICE To TEACHERS.-I
will hold o general examination
at the Court House, in Challis,
on Thursday and Friday, Aug.
25th and Goth, 1898. All teach
ers interested are requested to
attend. A. G. Bomar, County
Supt. of Public Instruction.