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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-23

The trial of Dreyfus at Rennes,
France, is still in progress. The
generals of the staff, who were instru-
mental in having him convicted in
1894, maintain in the testimony they
have given that be is still guilty, al
though Esterhazy has confessed to
having forged one of the papers re-
lied upon to bring about his convic-
ton. Col. Piquart, who has been
upon the staff but was dismissed be-
cause he discovered that the evidence
lacked completeness to Justify Drey-
fuss conviction, has ably refuted the
"beliefs" advanced by the generals
concerning the accused's guilt
Labor, one of the attorneys de-
Tending Dreyfus, who was shot in
the back, is rapidly improving, and
may this week appear again before
the court in behalf of the prisoner.
He was expected to put Gen. Mercer
through severe cross-examlnation,
but the bullet of the person who at
tempted to sssassinate Labor pre-
vented him from carrying out this
part of the programme.
Both those who are against Drey-
fus and those who are for his acquit-
tai seem confident of their side win
ming. 1t is the army that is against
the accused. There is belief, how
ever, that the French people are tired
of the calm in which they have been
Lying for more than 20 years, and as
they want strife and are too weak to
attack the Germans, they propose to
inaugurate a civil war. Well, they
are peculiarly nervous people and
may bring to pass what they are seek
ing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-23
The Nominees.

The gentlemen, whom the demo-
cratic conventions, held here Satur-
day last, chose as standard bearers
of the party in the approaching cleo
ton, command from those who know
them the highest esteem, and are
recognized in their respective coun-
ties BY their neighbors as men popu-
lar and trustworthy. We believe
when a mans fellow countymen, with
whom he is brought in close touch in
every day life, entertain the highest
respect for his honesty and ability,
that the masses of the people can
place in such a man their utmost
confidence. Such men as these are Mr..
Thos.D Gold, Of Clarke Co., the NOM
inee of the Senatorial convention, and
Mr.. Arthur l.. Warthen, the nominee
of the House of Delegates convention.
OF Mr.. Gold, we can say nothing
that the people of his native county
do not know. Born, reared and lived
amongst us, we know of no blemish
upon his standing as an honorable,
heightened gentleman, devout
Christian, and sn honest straightfor-
ward business man; and besides, be-
ing public spirited, capable and pos
sessed of sound Judgment, the people
of the 18th Senatorial district will
find that they have not erred in plac-
ing the Senatorial tOga upon his man
" shoulders.
Except for his courteous manner
we know nothing personally of
Mr.. Wsrthen, out we do know that
his standing in Warren county is Of
the highest order, and he is popular
with the masses of the voters. At
the last county election held in War
rem he was elected by an overwhelm-
ing vote Commissioner of the Reven-
ne, polling 1900 votes out of 1900
cast; therefore, we believe if the peo-
pie of Warren county are not afraid
to trust to his care one Of the most
important Offices in the county, the
people of Clarke need not fear to
place their confidence in him as their
representative in the next legislature.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-23

Artesian Well-B0ring.

T. c. BAKER wishes 10 inform the public
of Clarke that he is prepared 90 dc all kinds
OF Artcsian Well Work. Windmill Work
and Repairing of all kinds i'm that line
Anyone having work 80 this kind call ON or
write 20. for further particulars.
GEO. W. WlNkOOP. JR..
aug23 SIN Wicklisfe. Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-23
Long Marsh School Board.

aIig16
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
THE PALAIIsT'S E
HOW Laska Turned the Tables on
an IrascibIe scoGer Who An
noycd Him.

The latest adept in palmistry to ex-
cite attention in New York is a Young
man named Laska. who is said to have
created a Juror in certain cultured cir
cles. Laska is an undressing character.
and by no means unknown in New Or
leans, says the Times-Democrat. He
stayed several weeks in this city a few
years ago, and gave numerous private
exhibitions of his skill, at one of which
a little incident occurred which is re-
called with much amusement by every
body who witnessed it. Among those
present on the occasion referred 10 was
a gentleman who regarded palmistry
as an out-and-out humbug and took no
pains TO conceal his opinion. His com
ments as the hand reading proceeded
were uncomfoTtably candid, and it was
easy to see that Laska was having diff
Guilty in holding his temper in leash.
lis Black eyes blazsd. but he made no
retort, and finally toward the close of
the evening somebody proposed that he
try his powers on the skeptie.
The gentleman was rather reluctant.
but he finally allowed himself to be per
suaded and stepped forward with out
stretched hand. Laska glanced at the
open palm, and an expression of
mingled horror and pity overspread his
mobile face. For the first time he
seemed to lose his self-eontrol. and in
apparently deep agitation he STAN
mered out: II would rather read this
hand in private"
The effect which the announcement
produced may be imagined. and the
party broke up amid much embarrass-
ment. The skeptical gentleman was
extremely indignant. but Laska de-
parted smiling quietly 10 himself. He
had had his revenge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16

There are people forever in search of
happiness who never find il. Happi-
ness ofteuest ONE by i%ndirection.
You are intent on duty. and are sur
prised to find you have stumbled on
more than you sought, To make hap
piness the end of your seeking is an
easy way not 10 find it. 1t is a coy
blessing. lowering about your path,
il yet eludes your grasp. Attempt TO
put your hand upon it, and. like a wild
gazelfe upon the mountain. it bounds
away. The search for happiness is
ike the search for the end of the rain
bow; it recedes as you advance. You
cannot capture it,. Aftera all your plan
ming you will have to give up the pur-
suit and content yourself with follow
ing the plain and Flooding path Of duty.
and to find your joy in fidelity to con
science and in obedience to the divine
will. In attaining this blessing i'm
tate the bcatman, who directs his
prov above the point of destination.
and SO make sure OF il. Aim al some
thing higher than happiness. and the
higher will be sure to include the low
er.-Detroit Free Press
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
VIOLET ALL THE RAGE.
II Is the Perfume OF the Season, and
Many Women Have Their own
Special Formula

Violet is the perfume Of the season.
From she tips of her fingers to the
heel of her kid boot the w~ell-groomed
woman suggests this flowers sweet
ness.
IT is quite common for dainty wom-
en- 10 have their own individual per-
fume formulated as they fancy it should
hs-f0T there are vio4ets and violets.
Some like one combination and others
another. 50 il is easy to take ones per-
fumer into ones confidence and have
a secret formula agreed upon. Ever
after that perfume is known by its
owners name and no one else can steal
It's sweetness.
For the bath, dainty femininity has
;iO.ct water, aEdalfer herubbing a deli
caieiy scented violet powder is used,
and tAere IS violet in the tonic for the
hair. Violet tooth washes are used,
ard there are ever perfumed bonbons,
while a tins rouge pencil for the lips
is violet scented.
From the walls of a wcman's ward
robe hang tufted pads breathing bios
som whitTs Of %violets, and every least
nook TOR feminine hnery holds a sug-
gestion Of violet fragrance. Tiny
sachet bags are tackled here and there
IN the frocks, perfumed flannel goes
n strips iato the tailor-made gowns
and in hat Innings, while violet tablets
are tucked into Ascot ties and the glove
palm and loosely thrown into coat
pockets.
-
sage, and later will be seen on muffs
and boas. \ New York perfumer has
so cieyeily imitatld the Parma violet
that it is really almost impossible to
tell the artificial from the real. and it
is quite good form 10 wear them,
though they are only three dollars a
bunch and last fcr-well, a good week
round.-N. Y. Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
SCIENCE AID INDUSTRY.

Elephants are ford of gin. but. II is
said. will not touch champagne.
4 caterpillar can eat COO times its
weight Of food in a month.
Butter and bacon are declared By a
medical writer 10 be the most nourish-
ing of ali foods.
it has beer found that X-rays are
fatal TO bacteria. In the Hygienic in
stitute Of Munich they are used as a
disinfeeting agent.
The antismoke ordinance in Kansas
City has been sustained in court. The
court held that careful firing Of fur
naces is preventative of the smoke
nuisance.
Fatigue causes a, poisoned condition
Of the blood. If the blood of a fatigued
animal be injected into another animal
that is unlatigued. all the symptoms
Of fatigue viii be produced.
In the northwest provinces of India
goats frequently eat. without any III
effect. the leaves and grass stems of
the ".Akaua'' or ''Madar" (Asclepias or
Salotropis gigantea). the milky juice Of
I Nhtth - dCtih pOiSOh IOi IuHtdn DC-
ings. and is frequently used as such in
infanticide cases.
Ground oyster shells were given by the
medieval doctors TO children suffering
from ricketts, and serofula. Now it APP
pears that they were right. The shells
contain lime. nitrogen. iron. sulphur,
manganese. magDesia. flour. bromide,
phosphoric acid, and iodine, all excel
lent for feeble children,
Prof. Xirchow is the fifth scientist
on whom the physico-mathematical
class of the Royal academy OF Berlin
has conferred the gold Helmhoitz med
al. Its weight is go granlmes. and 1t
was struck in memory Of HeImholtz's
seventeen birthday. in 1892. Herr Yir-
elbows predecessors were Helmholtz
himself. Dubois-Reymond, Weierstrass
and Lord Kelvin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
PUERTO RICAN SMOKERS.
The Tobacco Is had, But the natives
Love IL and Use 1t Con-
staatEy.

Homemade molassessoaked plug TO-
baeco. in ropes a hundred feet long, is
one Of the primitive wonders Of the
island. On any market day one may see
the t~obaceo-man with his little table
piled up with bad cigars black as your
hat. so green that you may wiring wa
ter from them. and so cheap that a
silver dollar will buy out his stock in
trades but the thing which catches The
eye is the cylinders. IS inches high
by six in breadth. made up. you would
swear, from bights Of hawsers soaked
in tar, but in reality chewing tobacco.
Try il nee and quit. A tobacco chew
ing jockey from Georgia. with a day
ashore at Ponce, volunteered the in
formation: -Yes, sub, that's the most
powful stuff / ever slowed in my wis
dom teeth. Yes. sub, that's right" [
agreed with him, says a writer in Har-
per's Weekly.
Smoking is almost universal in Porto
Rico. the cigar and the cigarette be-
ing alternated by most natives with
out any apparent preference. The bet
Ter classes Of the women seem never
to use tobacco in any form, and TO one
accustomed to seeing the dainty fingers
OF Mexican senoritas hold lighted Gig
a~rettes after the black coffee is served
somehow something is lacking in the
familiar ensemble of tropical home
life.
The peasant woman dearly loves her
black cigar, and a sight which arouses
visibility is the common one OF a huge
black aunty rolling down the center Of
a street, burdened with Ess1 balanced
load heavy enough for a he e. placid
~ smoking an inky cigar OF able pro-
portions, whose clouds Of smoke en-
shroud her head ard watt into her cor
tented half-closed eyes. Envy her. She
has only half enough to eat. but is
rich in the soothing of nectar nicotine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
CAKE
A Place in Chicago Where Good Ones
Are Turned Out Every
Day.

1t may not be generally known that
Chicago has a factory for the pro-
duetion of cake walkers, SAYS the Chi
cago Chronicle. No machinery is used.
the output being the result rather Of
circumstances. In one of the State
street restaurants, which is nearly half
a block deep and which boasts the
longest lunch counters in the city.
about so colored men are employed
as walters, and they all wear white uni
forms well stained by the drippings
from pies and the slop-over from
liquids. About $3.50 o'clock each after
noon the men take their lunch. They
all form in line in the rear of the res
taurant and march in single file down
to the front of the room around the
principal counter. countermarch down
the other side and sit at a counter pro-
vided for them. The feature of the
march is the cake walk swing. which
most of the men practice. and it is no
unusual thing for those whom they
pass to overhear such remarks us:
get dat cake walk move right"
Say, man. you'd never win no cake
with that walk on you"
IF | was a gal and you walked with
me like that | sure would pull a razor
on you etc.
Some Of the men are said to be the
nos expert cake walkers in the city.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
A Pntrlotic Luncheon.

This dainty conceit for a luncheon
following an evening at the theater,
private musicale, card party, or aay
other style Of an amusement on Wash
ington's birthday. or given in honor Of
some military parsonage, is decidedly
original, odd and very effective. In the
center Of each small table is a bed of
palm leaves sprinkled with small blue
flowers, and rising from it is that part
of our mountaineering battleshiD
known as the conning-tower. tipped
with Old Glcry, while the gun compart-
mepts are filled with different sorts Of
fruits. Around this are arranged the
ancient style ship-hulls of cardboard
bearing sandwiches and fancy cakes.
In front of every cover there is a stack
of chocolate bayonets tied firmly to-
gether with cherry-hued ribbon, and
extending from these to the top of the
flagstaff are ropes CT cherries inter-
mingled with tiny hatchets. lees mold
ed to initiate Liberty Bell are served On
American shields, while bon-bon boxes
fashioned like war leggius are present.
ed to all.-Nellie G. Coleman, in Womr
ans Home Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16

AChinese woman has applied for a d.
vorce in Oregon.
German Methodist church building
in Milwaukee has been converted into
a beer garden
\ Boston man who refused to pay
a fine Of FIVE dollars for splitting in a
street car went to Jail for 20 days.
Funny names arc borne by the two
hotels in Sharpsburg, Ky. One is the
Ware house and the other is the Wood
house.
The railroads in the United States
give employment to about 100000 per-
sons. Nearly 10000 of these are Iocomo-
tive engineers.
-Four new teeth lately appeared in the
gums Of Mrs. Julia Spence, Of Claiborne
county, Tenn. For six years previous
she had been without teeth. Fer =
is &C.
Four cities in the United State1 Rave
esch an average of over 100 square
miles. Greater New York. 295 square
miles; New Orleans, 1867; Chicago, 1s9;
Philadelphia. 1919.
In Portugal. when a child of poor
parents dies. the mother converts a
plain box into a coffin with a glass top.
At the funeral she conveys the coffin TO
the cemetery. carrying it on her head.
A Chicago syndicate owns a ranch in
Texas which contains 5000 squar
miles. Its herds CT cattle aggregate
10000 head, besides 1890 horses. ard
the calf crop branded in 1897 exceeded
$1,000.
a Eew trunk, designed especially for
ladies' use, has several trays, which slice
in and out from the front, so that the
contents Of any n may be removed
without disturbing other articles in
the truak.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
a TREASURY THIEF.
Recon Reminders of a Robbery in
Washington Twenty
Years AEo.

The Keck smuggling case, lately de-
cided in favor Of the defendant by the
supreme court OF the United Statez,
presents a phase that recalls a GEE
brated robbery of the treasury III Wa2h-
ington nearly 20 years ago. In lhe
Keck case the diamonds are in the PCS
session of the government. As Ksek
has been acquitted of the CHense cl
smuggling By the highest federal court,
some good lawyers who heard the de-
cision hold he can recover possession cf
the jcTelry. The case IN one phase 1e-
sembling this was the theft by a treas
ury employe in Washington Of a pac
age of currency containing S30.C0, Il
$500 bills. The package was abstract
at the Don hour. when the clerks are
allowed a time to leave the building IL.
luncheon. The thief carried it to &
nearby saloon and hid it, the keeFs
of the place being supposed to Stanc
with him. The loss. of course. wa
discovered and everybody who g
have taken the package Swallowed.
picion quickly settled on a certain
ploye, who was known to freuqenl
saloon in question
The large size of the bills gave NJ
conspiTators trouble. Finally tEev 81
one Of their number to Saratoga t5
the races with a part of the r1e
The rest-$12,O 0O-they deposited
bank in Alexandria, Va, eight
down the river. The mar who wa
to Saratoga was of the "tin-horn- gam
bling class He lost his head ard
played the races so badly, puttiag {
$500 bill every time. that the {
tives soon took him in. Arrests
made, indictments found, but
was convicted. for the simple rt
that the government could not
that the money found on the Tin
was a part Of the identical moEet
was stolen from the treasury. s
Keck, they went free. The more
the Alexandria bank remained tA
several years until finally the lat
George Bliss, Of New York, came
Washington in 1852 as one CT tbs 7
erImsnt counsel in the star route ca
He was employed to recover this uca
His contention was simple. The
erlment could not prove its title
the money. 1t did not belong to
bank; it must belorS 10 somebol
therefore, it belonged 10 the person Wa
had deposited it. How much that per-
sonigot OF it is not known. but Bliss Wa
4 high-prieed laygyer.-Chicago Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16

Mix ten ounces Of ground rice. three
OF -four. and eight OF pounded sugar.
Sift these ingredients into the beaten
Nolks of eight eggs. and the whites of
six. Add the finely shredded peel Of a
fresh lemon. and mix the whole over a
slow fire. stirring all the time. Turn.
Immediately into a shallow cake pan.
and bake in the oven for about 40 min
utes. II lemon favor is liked. put some
fresh lemon Juice into the cake mix
ture before it is put over the fire.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16

The automobile failed to como up to
the standard Of the hippo-equus in the
blizzard. One with six-ineh tires and
q cab body, containing two gentlemen
and steered by q mo,orman of mature
years. caused q blockade in Fourteenth
street that lasted the greater part of
the day. The thing would eat into the
snow up to the hubs and stop. Then
it would back, stand on its hind wheels
and whizz in the air. 1t seemed 10 knve
life and the voluntary power of resist
ance. Long lines of vek cies reached
out on the east aud ives. and Heir
drivers "guyed" the poor motorman
Heally 10 dsalh.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16
FOR Chilblnins.

Procure a beef bone that contains AZ
good deal of marrow. remove this and
melt in a jar set in boiling water.
When melted, strain and allow TO cool,
Then mix in the following proportions:
Two ounces of white wax. four ounces
CT beef marrow and four ounces of
Venice turpentine. Cut up the fats.
set them with the turpentine in a jar
in boiling water and melt over the fire.
When liquid. stir in four ounces of
sweet oil and pour into small jars or
molds in which the salve can be storet
for future use.-Chicago Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16

boil half the rind Of an orange very
tender and beat IL TO a pulp in a mortar.
Add 10 il the juice of three oranges. n
tablespoon Of brandy. three ounces of
loaf sugar and the well-beaten yolks
of four eggs. Beat all together for ten
minutes. then slowly pour in n pint
of boiling cream. Stir regularly till
wellmiSed. then set aside 10 cool. Serve
in glass cups, n for each guest.-Bos-
ton Globe,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16

LAND 0FFTOE-HAlLEY DISTRICT.
Register. ..... .........N ealJ J. sharp
Recetver ......t .... w. A. Hodgn an
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-15
From Cayite.

q. III. Good who was porter at the
Donald Linton iron Cavite before war
began in earnest and we make such alb
stracts as may be OF interest II am
well and hope yon all are. We fire Il
few shots every day and pack l65 rounds
OF ammunition. We look for a fight every
day, the sooner the better. The enemy
are trying to burn US out but we kill
them like sheep. When we charge they
run and set fire to everything behind
them. The days are very warm. the
nights cool. Pay day is always welcome
here. The houses here are made Of
bamboo. We expect to be home in four
or five months. We want to fight, that's
why we came here. l will bring my
gun back and give it to You. The troop
enjoys the very best OF health. Our work
now IL throwing up breast works. | send
YOU some papers SO you can read what
is going on he,e. Our orders are to kill
men, women and children because the
men dress in womenls clothes to fool us,
burn buildings, shoot at US, and the
children over ten years of age carry
knives and fire brands and sneak up
and try 10 kill the guards. | send you
some thing froms here hat will interest
you. | will always remember your folks
for kindness to me in my need
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-15
Lost Her Tongue.

The little six-year old daughter OF j..
SIM was playing with fire in the rear OF
Henry Best's house last Tuesday alter
noon when her clothing caught fire. and
before help eonld come, was badly burn
Ell abont the body. Her mother caught
the little child in her hands, and was in
turn badly burned. The SIMS are ltal-
ion and the little one has never spoken
English. Since the accident she has
spoken English altogether and seems TO
have forgotten her native tongue.
-%tiardnerville Record.
Such incidents are as common as
stage rights compared with Ed Shorts
bouncer, Rastus. Rastus can swallow
seven large bowls and speak seven diff
ferent languages after each howl. How
is that for a linguist?
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-15

There we're only a few of the ball play
ers out on the diamond last Sunday but
of course it was somewhat stormy. Ii
more would take an interest we would
soon have a strong team. Outsiders Will
not know there is a town here unless we
can get in and play ball. We have got
as much grit and muscle as Yale or
Princeton, could we but use it. Next
Sunday there will be an interesting base
ball game at 2 p. m. and We wish to see
a large crowd, especially the girls, en-
courage US. Ladies when you have a
basket ball game we will do the same.
The following was taken from the Elko
Tidings: Now that considerable inter-
est in base ball circles is manifested,
would it not be a good plan for Wads-
worth, Lovelock, Winnemucca, Battle
Mountain, Elko and Tuscarora to organ
ize a league" v ha. do you think about
it Wadsworth? KAsTUs.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-15
Carpet Cleaning Works.

Carpets cleaned and made as fresh as
when new ior six cents per yard. Car
pets cleaned and pnt down again for ten
cents per yard. Work done by experts.
You save the cost OF cleaning in wear
and tear because OF dirt left in WHEN
hand beaten and m accoun OF carpets
being improperly laid. Leave orders al
the Works, at the Post Office, or at the
DIspATCH Office.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-15
Sunday Ser

Morning service at II A. NJ. Evening
services al : 80 p. NJ. sunday School at
2P. NJ. REV. BELL.AM, Rector.
Chri. tian Endeavor at $3.50 Sun
day evening.
Bapt st Sunday school at School
house every Sunday morning at 10 a. m.
Mis-. J. W. SMITH,
superintendent.