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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
SHOT BY A FOOTPAD.
He Thought Neighbors Were Playing a
Practical Joke on Him.

He Thought NeighbOrs Were Playing a
Practical Joke on Him.
H. G. Gooding of Los Angeles, Cal,
former chief justice of Arizona, was
shot at his door by footpad. When
two men called to him to hold up his
hands the judge thought they were
neighbors playing a practical joke.
When he saw they were really in earn
est the judge grappled with the nearest
man. He was getting the better of
the fight when the other robber shot
him near the heart. Ten minutes after
the shooting of Judge Gooding, the
Rev. Peter Grant. Baptist minister,
was robbed by two men, evidently the
same who shot the judge. They took
his watch and So, but returned 25 cents
for the preachers breakfast. Mr..
Gooding was appointed chief justice of
Arizona by President Harrison, and at
the close of Harrison's administration
went to Los Angeles, where he has
since practiced law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
Re Knau ALSO.

Mendicant-"Oh, sir, you don't know
what it is to want bread" Mr.. Young
husband-"I don't, hey? I'd have you
understand that my wife has been at
tending the cooking school, and I've
lived for six weeks on angels food,
prune whip, charlotte russo and Span
ish cream. not only want bread but
want doughnuts and apple pie"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

at Knoxville was arrested for violating
the law. 1t appears that the young
lady to whom he was paying attention
was his sweetheart and the arrest only
FASTENED a wedding ceremony.
Educators say that the law is sue
cess, but it is not very popular with
the young men of the state.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

In ton Of Dead Sea water there are
1877 pounds of salt; Red Sea, ninety-
three; Mediterranean, eighty-fve. At
iantic, eighty-one; English Channel.
seventy-two; Black Sea, twenty-six:
Baltic, eighteen; and Caspian Sea.
eleven.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
FREE GIFTS TO AGENTS

We want 100000 Agents, men and wo-
meu. boys and girls all over the United
States to sell our wonderful Lekko sconr-
ing Soap, Lekkoene and other Toilet Soaps.
Big profit, easy work. Prize with every
cake. Write to-day C. H. Marshall g. Co
Dept TO- Chicago, III. Factory 11s-12s
No. May st. Ref, any bank in Chicago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

To the May Century Andrew Carnegie
of the Carnegie Company, which rivals
the Standard Oil for first place among
the worlds great corporations, will
contribute an essay.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
LaaysmIth Rank. Third.

Ladysmith is the third town of TN
portance in Natal. is 1S9 miles north
OF Durham, has thirteen streets, town
hall and public library.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

Major General Harrison Gray Otis Of
California, is being mentioned as Me-
Kinley's running mate on the Repub-
lican ticket.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallibls
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

1t is estimated that 5000 marriages
are daily performed throughout the
world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17

Through Unknown Regions Of
Alaska, which took the prize for tbs
best illustrated article in the recent
prize competition of The National
Magazine appears in the April number
and will well repay the reading.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
Do Your Feet Ache and nurng

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
East. powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
THIS YEARS WHEAT CROP.

Washington, December 27.-The Stats
tician of the department of agriculture,
estimates the United States wheat crop
of 1900 at 522, 22e, sos bushels, the area
actually harvested being AZ, 495, 1885 acres
and tho average yield per acre 1929 bu.
The production of winter wheat is esti-
mated at $50, OPS, 400 bushels and that of
spring wheat at IL, 204. O96 bushels, the
area actually harvested being 20, 2S5, S97
acres in the former case and 1920, ASS
acres in the latter.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
SHOT CHIEF OF POLICE.
Vermont Italians Attempt to Murder
An Officer

Barre, VT, December GA Clique OF
Italians stone ontters, whose birth place
was In that famous marble district OF
Csrrara, tried to assassinate Chief Of Po-
lioe Patrick Brown, this morning. and
although they failed, and six of them ran
into the cluthoes of the law the officer to-
night was alive, but in a critical condi-
tion. The grudge OF the men, al, or at
least most OF whom are known as dis
turbers in the large Italian colony here,
aRains, Chief Brown grew out OF his
quelling an early morning disturbance
at a dance. He ejected the disturbers
from the hall, by request Of the more or
derry element, and in SO doing relieved
quite q number of men of fire arms. The
Incident closed then and there apparently
but later, as Chief Brown was returning
home alone, he was shot at, and thrice
wounded but the chief recognized three
of the assailants. Six man now under
arrest appear to know about the trouble
and on one was found q revolver that
probably spit out a bullet in Chief
Brown direction, The six men were
looked up in Montpelier jail, and will be
arraigned next Wednesday on q charge
yet to bs formulated.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
Republicans Not Expelled From Cape
Colony.
Much Daring and Activ.
ity Shown.
De Vets Capture the One
Thing Needful.

London, December % The latest des-
patches from South Africa, show that
Lord Kitchener has succeeded in holding
the invading Beers in check. But he hiss
not yet been successful in expeiitng them
from Cape Colony, while small oom-
mandoes continue to display astonishing
daring and activity over an Immensely
wide field. 1t Is questionable whsther his
proclamation will have much effect un6il
General DE Wet has been captured. The
Beers are likely to regard 1t as sign OF
weakness and to have a wholesome dread
of DE Vets vengeance If they surrender.
The proclamation 10 approved By tbs
party at home that favors conciliatory
terms to the Beers as q step In the eight
direction.
Qaesn Victoria, It is said. has approved
the proposal to Institute "a new order OF
knighthood to reward officers who have
ferved IN south Africa. The order Will
probably be called the star Of Africa.
A despatch from Vryburg dated Decem-
Der 70, says the Beers in considerable
numb ers were then making an unex-
reutsd movement westward. They mad
$50 wagons. The despatch suggests that
they " ere trekkipg to Damaraland, al.
though the Boer themselves denied such
an intention,
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
PROMINENT MASON SHOT.
Mysterious murder OF Grand Secretary
smyths Of Indiana.

indianapolis, Ind, December a.
William n. Smythe, grand secretary OF
the Masouic order of Indiana, was shot
and probably fatally wounded at noon
today in his Office in the Masonic tenn
pie. The shooting is a mystery. The
story told by Mr.. Smythe, who retained
consciousness for several minutes after
the shooting, is that a. blonde woman
entered his office and asked to be al
lowed to use the telephone. As he was
busy he told her he could not be
bothered at the time. Without further
words, he declared, the woman drew a
revolver and fired at him. He. felt the
sting of the bullet but did not realize
what happened until after the woman
had escaped.
Police quickly reached the scene and
threw line of patrolmen and detectives
about the Masonic temple, but no trace
of the mysterious woman was found.
Lewis A. Coleman, an attorney who
had gone to the Masonic temple to trans
act business, discovered Smythe who he
says, was lying on the floor, half way
between his desk and the door of his
office in pool of blood.
An examination showed that three
shots had been fired, each of which took
effect in Smythe's head. The bullets
have been removed, but it is not
thought Smythe can recover.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
A woMAN's POCKET MONEY.
Many Wives Compelled to Get AIon u
ON a Small Allowance.

When a man at the altar utters the
words with all my worldly goods thee
endow," what does he mean? Certain it
is that few husbands live up to their
pledge. The majority look upon the small
sums they give their wives betimes as so
much money thrown away. One of the
most charming of women and faithful of
wives endured the parsimony of her lord
and master" as long as she could and
then set TO work and secretly made cakes
and preserves, which she disposed of at
an exchange, and so earned a pittance
which she could dispose of. oh, joyl "and
no questions asked"
The man found this out after awhile.
and then there was a scene. He stormed
dreadfully and declared that the wife Of
his bosom had laid him open to the con-
tumely of his neighbors; that those per-
sons would now think he had stinted her,
whereas she well knew that he had given
her plenty of food and such clothes as he
thought she needed.
The little woman had no reply for this
argument, which seemed unanswerable.
and so she gave up making cakes, but the
next time she wanted money to pay the
dues Of her literary club or to buy new
magazine or some trifiing bit Of bric-a-
br6c for her bare mantel shelf or ribbon
for her old bonnet she just pawned her
watch to get it.
Her case is not unique. There are few
promises SO often broken as that one
made at the altar about a mans worldly
goods. The families where the purse is
common to mother and father alike are
practically infreqpent.
Father is usually an almoner. more OF
less gracious, and mother his humble PEN
sioner, who comes seeking aims. For her
work as housekeeper, nurse, seamstress
and often cook and house girl she re-
ceives her food and clothes and whatever
she can crib from the funds with which
she Is allowed to supply the larder.
Why she should not receive half the
profits OF the business does not appear.
though. indeed. she wouldn't ask that.
being modest in her demands. What she
would like Ia a certain sum-, small or
large, which Is hers to do with as she
| pleases. with which she may buy peanuts
II she likes without rebuke or give to the
blind beggar at the corner.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
WEDDINGS.
LEIGHTON-LUCE.

In the presence OF a large number Of
relatives and friends, the marriage OF
DR.. Thomas Warren Luce OF Ports
mouth, HIN, and Miss Nettie May
Leighton, only daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam r. Leighton of this city, took
place at Stats street Congregational
church at $50 O'Clock last evening.
The church was deliberately decorated for
the occasion with the Christmas ever
green, mistletoe and holly. Rev. j. l..
jenkins. d. D., the pastor of the church,
officiatad. The bride was attired in
white satin with duohesse lace, and
was accompanied by Miss Margaret :.
Jordan of this city, the maid OF honor
who wore white Brussels lace over nile
green silk. The bridesmaids were MISS
Ouita Folgsr of Portland, Miss Florence
MCMILLAN OF Portland, Miss Susette
Mills OF Montreal, Miss Isadore Lul OF
Newport, h. l., and Miss Cornelfa Hunt
or Portland. Each Of these young ladies
wore dresses OF white creps de. chine
The best man was DIR. William K. Ken
niston Of Yarmouth, and the ushers were
DIR. Carleton d. Leighton and MIR. Hugh
G. leighton, brothers OF the bride, DR..
william H. Bradford of Portland, DR..
Frank w. Blair OF Harrington, Nh, DR..
Charles II. O. Borden Of Boston, and
MIR. Frederick l.. FERRIS OF Portland.
Following the ceremony q reception
to a few friends OF the bride was held at
the home Of her parents, Ssl Braokett
street. PooIer catered and music was
furnished by wilson's orchestra.
Many handsome presents were received.
I. Mr.. and Mrs. Luce left on late train
for the west and will be az home after
February /. 1901, at Middle street,
Portsmouth. DIR. Luos was few years
ago one OF the house physicians at the
Maine General hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
sCALDY BILL QUIT.
Lewiston's Champion Pagiiist Defeats
Visitor.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.I

Lewiston December 27.-'.Scaldy BIZ
Quinn of Penns ylvsnia quit badly in the
seventh round Of his hght with Diok
O'Brion of this CITY at City hall this eve
nings and was ordered To. his corner By
Referee Frank Rose of Boston. The men
were matched to spar ten rounds AMI 1t
was announced at the start that the men
had agreed that there should be "a de-
cision II they were both on their feet at
the enI OF the tenth round. There was .
long walt before they came on the stage
on account of dispute over the money.
Quinn came TO Lewiston under agree
ment to snar for sixty per cent OF the
gross receipts. Qiinn's shars amounted
to about So, and hs refused to go on I'M
less he received $40. Rather than disap-
point the crown. O'Brion gave him
what he wanted. Thsre were four pre-
liminary bouts, Lsmire of Lewiston and
Guy Mills OF Auburn in which Mills laid
down. Spin Mahaney and Pat Kilroy OF
lewiston an even bout, Frank Mcdonald
and Arthur Joliour Of lewiston In which
Jolicour mad the best OF it and Alec
Bodoin and Emil Saucisr OF Lewiston
which was an even thing.
Both O'Brion aud Qninn were in good
condition. though O'Brion was rather
fat. He proved to be in good shape In
spite OF the fat, however, and seemed
stronger at the end of the seventh round
than at tbs start. The first round was
quite even, neither doing much execu-
ton. In the second Qlinn started to
striking low and foul was called, but
not allowed. The round was all O'Brion
In the third Quinn landed once on Dick's
head but with little effect The fourth
and fifth rounds were all in favor OF
Dick, Quinn's mouth and nose beginning
to bleed badly. In this sixth round Quinn
was several times cautioned for striking
below the belt. In this round Quinn
missed a right hand swing and fell heavi'
Iy to the floor striking his head blow
which seemed to daze him. After this
fall he began to show signs of having
had enough In the seventh no went to
the floor three times, the third time be-
ing ordered by the referee to get up and
go to fighting. He got up but Dick
chased him to the ropes, where he told
the referees he had got enough wherein pon
the referee ordered him to his corner aud
gave the tight to o'Brion. 1t was rank
case of quitting.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
Bath Team Put Up a Very Lively
Contest.
But Portland Was Too
Much For Them.
Bangor Took a Game Away From
Lewiston.

Bath was no easy victim to Captain
Msksy's men last night but the visitors
were not able TO win the game. The final
score was to in Portiand's favor, but
this rather one sided score gives no ade-
quate idea OF the fast polo which was seen
last night.
Bath started out to win this game and
they did not give up their hope of doing
Q until the very last Of the third period.
The Portland rushers found 1t no easy
matter to cage the ball because Baths
defense was very strong, but even the fast
Mercer and McGilvray could not get
many opportunities to shoot at the Port
land cage, and when they did get past
these two men Mckay and Cameron they
found little Mallory waiting for them
with both eyes on the ball. Mallory's goal
tending was feature OF this contest. In
the last two games he has played at home
he has done wonderfully clever work and
some Of the stops he made last night were
phenomenal.
Mercer, who Is fast ana lively player.
and who loses no chances, got two goals
lOE Dhlu III uulbh SuOoub1AOh WhOh NAo
game was young. Portland had to fight
some time for a chance to cage the ball
but Campbell at last did the trick by one
of those lightning strokes for which he
IL noted after some clever team work by
the rest OF the bunch. The crowd which
was OF a fair size felt trihe blue when
the first period ended with Bath one goal
to the good and after twelve minutes Of
this kind OF playing they saw in the
second period they began TO worry lit.
tls. During this time the battle was
fiercely contested and the Bath defense
seemed too strong to make much Of an
impression upon. But the chance came
at last when whatmough hooked a clever
pass from Campbell past the ever watch
full Burgess
The score tie the fight became more
exciting, but before the period ended
Campbell and Whatmough again dis
played their cleveruess and Portland took
the lead never again to be headed. In
she third period Portland played on the
defensive and the clever tactics of Bath
TO win another goal made the last half OF
the game more interesting to witness
than many played here this season. 1t is
a creditable thing to trim the Bath ag-
grsgation OF stars, but Portland has q
team now which is as capable OF doing
the trick as any team In the lsayue.
"Foxy" Mckay Is playing the game OF
his life now, while the cranks wouldn't
swap Campbell for all the rusasrs in the
league.
Score and line up:
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
AUTHORS ERRORS.


"Most authors are furious at the bare
suggestion OF editing their manuscripts"
said a man who used TO be a reader in a
big publishing house, but you would be
surprised at the lulicrous blunders made
by the best of them. When a writer is
accessible. the usual plan is TO mark the
bad breaks on the proof slips and send
them to him with discreet note request
ing correction, but when house is get
ting ont book in a hurry or when the
author is abroad, this Is often impossible,
and then the situation becomes very tick
lish.
81 remember, for instance, l was once
reading the proofs of novel by one of
our best known and crankiest women
writers. She was away on a visit to
Mexico and had left strict orders to fol-
low copy to the letter. In one of der
early chapters the hero was shaving HIM
self after n long hunting trip and was ex-
actly half through when interrupted by
the sudden arrival of the villain. A
stormy scene followed, and eventually all
hands adjourned to a fashionable ball
The authorizes evidently forgot that her
man was still half shaved, and / took the
liberty of finishing the job. When she
saw the book she was as mad as blazes
because / had interpolated eight or nine
words, and l swore l would never again
play the barber to save anybody's repu-
tation.
another writer for whom we got ont
a story made one of his characters empty
his revolver at retreating burglar and
q moment later sent two bullets crashing
through a window to show rival how
quick he was on the trigger. called his
attention to the mex hnustible pistol, and
he never spoke to me afterward. In an
earlier novel by the same gentleman you
will find reference to the hero's dark.
smooth shaven face. and on the very
next page he is 'twirling his mustache.' l
noticed it in proof, but remembered my
experience with the lady and let it go.
1T is common thing for writers to To-
cate well known streets, parks, art CALLER
les and monuments in the wrong cities,
and they make the sun rise and set at all
the points of the compass. We had to de-
lay book for whole season once because
the author located the Windward islands
off the coast of South Carolina and then
went away to Japan before anybody dis
covered the mistake. To make the correc-
ton involved changing the whole action
of the story, which of course nobody
dared to do."-New Orleans Times-Dem-
Ocrat.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
KoRA TEMPLE.
Annual Meeting In Lewiston Last Night
-aI Candidates Initiated.
lspEcrAL TO THE rREss.,

LsPEcIAL TO THE rREss.S
Lewiston, December s7.-Kora Temple,
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine, held their
annual meeting at the Temple hall In
this city this afternoon and evening.
About 500 Snriners from all parts OF the
state were present. The election OF ON
GERS occurred at four O'Clock this after
noon and resulted 90 follows: W. Free
man Lord, Auburn, Potentate; Clarence
v. Emerson, Lewiston, Chief Rabban;
Charles Il. Walker, Portland, Second
Rabban;sF. q. Payne, Lewiston, High
Priest and Prophet: A. M. Penley, Au-
burn, Oriental Guide; Arthur l.. Stock
bridge, Recorder; A. Berry, Auburn
Treasurer. Henry III. Torsey of Auburn
was reelected Potentate, but declined to
serve again and Mr.. Lord was elected to
succeed him.
At the evening session twenty-one can
didates walked the sands Of the desert. A
banquet was served after the initiation OF
the candidates.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
FIFTY TONS OF CANDY
Have Been sent 90 Our Soldiers In ths
Philippine islands by che
aoverumenf.

Government.
Fifty tons OF candy have been sent TO
the soldiers in the Philippine Islands by
the commissary department of the army
during the last three months and large
amounts to the soldiers In Cuba and
Puerto Rico.
This Is done upon advice of the medical
officers Of the army, because 1t Is physi-
illogical fact that a moderate consnmp-
tion Of confectionery promotes health
and satisfies natural craving of the
stomach.
Candy was never furnished to the
United States army before although it
has been commonly used asa ration by the
French and British troops in the tropics.
This cxplodes another old fashioned
theory that sweets were injurious to the
digestive organs, while q moderate use
of sweets Is actually beneficial.
Very few things are injurious and the
food cranks who advocate the use OF a
few grams and vegetables and decry the
use Of sweets and meats are in error, as a
wholesome variety of meat and vegetable
food is absolutely necessary for the main
tenance of the highest condition of health.
The best rule to follow Is to eat what
the appetite Graves, and il there Is any
discomfort or trouble in digesting meat
and sweets, the difficulty can be readily
overcome by the regular use after meals
of some safe digestive composed OF pep
sin and diastase which will assist the
stomach by increasing the flow of gastric
juice and furnish the natural peptone
lacking in weak stomachs.
The best preparation of this kind is
probably Stuarts Dyspepsia Toilets
which may be found at all drug stores.
Years of use have demonstrated the
value and effectiveness of Stuarts Dys-
pepsia Tablets in all cases of impaired
DIGESTION
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
NOW IN ST. JOSEPH.

Omaha, Neb., December PA spec
ial despatch to the World Herald to-
night from st. joseph, says that Patrick
Carson saw Pat Grove enter a saloon
here this afternoon. He says he is sure
of the man as he knows him well. Chiei
of Detectives Shea placed posse at the
disposal of Carson and search is being
made in Groves haunts in south
st. Joseph tonight. In Omaha no Gre
dence is placed on the story that Grove
was in Boston or any point in the east.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28
Much Later.

He had been talking and talking and
talking and talking until the poor girl
was so tired and sleepy she didn't know
whether it was this week or last week or
come next Sunday. and the clock on the
mantel was holding up its hands, either
In pity or in protest. Finally it occurred
to the young man that an evening call
had its limits, at least in a latitude where
the nights WERE not six months long.
"Bless me-" Ne exclaimed, starting up
suddenly, ''it certainly must be time !
was going home"
"Oh," she said In a dazed kind of way,
sit must be a good deal later than that!'
Detroit Free Press.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28

2 Loneta Nalvi, the pretty Hawaiian,
who IL a IN smber of Frank Daniels oho-
rus and who has attracted q ute little
attention by her grace and beauty, sud
denly succumbed to acute appendicitis as
the company was leaving san Francifco
recently. She was taken to a hospital
aud operated upon. For willis her life
was despaired of But word has just
heen received by Manager La Shelle that
shs is now out OF danger, and will be able
to rejoin the company in a short time.
"ArizonR,f which has bean pronounced
the greatest hit achieved by any OF the
plays written by Augustus Thomas, Is
now being presented by three companies
in different parts of the country, uuu err
the joint management OF kirke La Shelle
and Fred III amlln.