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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

when ! was about to embark from
San Francisco for the Philippines, l
met an old friend from home. who
told me that my mother had died and
all my relations had left for unknown
parts. This news saddened me very
much. I had just made up my mind
that after one more voyage I would
return home. But this news caused me
to abandon the project altogether.
Since then I have wandered ali over
the world. trading with natives, catch
ing gorillas, tigers and other wild
animals, and exploring the least
known parts of the globe. l have en-
tered the trackless forests of Borneo
and the darkest regions of the Dark
Continent Nine years ago a dying
shipmate asked me to carry a message
from him to his poor old mother in
Dallas, Texas. He had left his mother
after a quarrel three years before.
Naturally l promised to carry out his
dying wish. l went to Dallas as soon
as 1 could manage it. There l became
interested in a ranch on the south
eastern border of Texas, just outside of
Lagarto, not far from Corpus Christi.
l put the few thousand dollars 1 had
into it and gave up the sea for ranch
ing. Three years later I sold it to
a syndicate of Englishmen for $780,
600, making a great profit. l have
now another fine ranch of my own not
far from Catulla, on the line of the
International & Great Northern Rail-
way.
"A few weeks ago I received a ire
mendous shock. A Bridgeport paper
fell into my hands quite accidentally.
glanced at it, and there read that
my mother, Mrs. j. T. Cornell, was
visiting my sister. Immediately
wrote to them and learned at once
that they were really my mother and
sister, and both living in Bridgeport,
just as they had done when l went
away. I had been living for fourteen
years under a cruel Misrepresentation
Ny mother, strange to say. was SINH
larly mistaken as to my fate She
read five years ago that a Hamilton
Gormel had died in a Cleveland, Ohio,
hospital, and that he came originally
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
MAIL NUISANCE
That Thrcaiened 60 Iaundate the Family
of New Father.

That Threatened 60 Iaundste the Family
of New Father.
At an Adelaide street residence the
servant went TO the door, met a per-
spring and scowling letter carrier, and
took in baSketful of mail. 1t was
the third such lot Of the day, and there
had been a like delivery for q week.
Dump it into the furnace" roared the
young man who is at the head of the
family. I'm going to see the post
master, write the head of the depart
ment at Washington, and get out an
Injunction. III see if there is not
some way to abste this nuisance"
But there may be some other mail;
something that We want to read" in
terposed gentler and feebler voice.
81 don't care if there is. I don't care
il there's draft or a postal order in
every other envelope. Chuck the whole
outfit into the furnace and don't lose
any time doing it. Whosver's work
ing this rig on me may think he's
smart good and plenty It's the con-
tounueSt, medHSsl, sluaiiSSt, mOsl lHl-
pertinent thing I ever heard Of" "But
it's only a joke, my dear" "I'n joke
'em. DO you know that we've received
over a car lot Of catalogues, prospee-
fuses. and all that sort of thing from
female seminaries in the country?
There were over 200 in the first batch
and that was the smallest one received.
DUNN the whole batch into the Cur
mace. l say. Nice thing! / guess not,
sending up those female seminary adj
vertisements and our little girl not
two weeks old yet. You can bet that
I'll stop the thing or know the reason
vhy."-Detroit Free Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

A parson who occasionally breaches
in South London arrived to take the
place of the vicar, who had been called
away on account of some family be-
reavement, and found an old and rather
asthmatic lady struggling up the steps
which led to the front door, He cour-
teously gave her his arm to assist her
and when they reached the top the
dame asked him if he knew who was
going to preach. Mr.. So-and-So," re-
piled the parson, giving his own name.
'Oh, dear me" exclaimed the old lady;
'help me down again, if you please;
I'd rather listen to the grooming and
creaking of a windmill than sit under
him. and she prepared to descend. The
parson gently assisted her downstairs
and sighfully remarked as he babe her
good-by; 4 wouldn't go in, either, if l
weren't the preacher"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
CHAPTER Xxx.
Conference Of the Crew.

NOulCA GIIt VI the crew.
Some time elapsed before the poor
boy became sufficiently coherent to be
understood. but it would seem that on
hearing the first cry, which had
alarmed me, he sprang out of his
berth, which WAS at the foot OF the
compsnionway, and on looking iuto
the cabin, he saw by the night light
which swung in the skylight. the
Cubano, armed with a bloody knife,
rush from the captains state room
into that OF the mate, which was OPP
posite.
Another choking cry acquainted him
that Antonio had stabbed Hislop in Ills
sleep; and fearing that his own turn
would come next, he had crept into an
empty cask which lay below the COM
psnion-ladder, and remained there,
trembling with dread, until he took an
opportunity of rushing on deck and
joining US.
This terrible revelation added to our
dismay
We were now in desperate predica-
ment, without a captain or mate to
navigate the brig, and at the mercy of
a well-armed desperate, to whom hon.
icide was pRstime; thus, all who
had handled him so severely on the
night we crossed the line began to feel
no small degree of alarm for their
own safety, being certain that more
blood would be shed the moment he
came on deck.
All dressed themselves with the ut
most expedition. and it was resolved
to hold council of war Lambourne
was still at the wheel; and to be pre-
pared for any emergency, he resolved
to reduce the canvas on the brig. So
the royals were taken down, all stud
ding-ssils taken in, and the topsails
were handed; all this was done as
quietly as possible, lest any sound
might arouse the fiend who seemed
row to possess the Eugene
Lambourne ventured to peep down
the skylight. when he saw Antonio
drinking brandy from a case bottle,
without troubling himself with a
glass. Then the Spaniard proceeded
to attire himself in the best clothes
of Captain Weston; he forced open
several loclrfast places, and took from
them money and jewelry, which he
concealed about his person. What his
ultimate object could be in perform
ing these acts of plumber on the open
sea, we could neither conceive nor
divine. but on CHANGING to glance up
ward, he caught glimpse of Toms
eyes peering down.
There was an explosion, a crashing
of glass and ball from a revolver,
fired upward, grazed Toms left ear
and pierced the rim of his sou'-wester
as a hint that our Cubano had no in
tention of being overlooked in his OPP
erations below.
We heard him close the cabin door
with a bang, and after locking it,
throw himself on the floor behind It,
with the intention of sleeping, proba-
bly,. but with the full resolution that
no one should enter without disturb
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

from bridgeport. My mother VIVA
quite sure that this was myself, ami
she had masses said for me in church.
believe that this Gormel was an old
acquaintance OF mine who had got
into trouble and adopted my name
I am going to bring my mother ano
sisters to my southern home. l have
all the money they will ever need, anc
l am going to make them spend the
remainder of their lives in peace and
happiness, and atone as much as
can for my former wilfulness. My
wife and four boys are on their way
here fdr a short vacation. After thai
we shall all return TO grand old Tex
as, to remain for the rest OF our days
Gormel's return was most dramatic
Immediately after receiving word thai
his mother was alive he came on tc
Bridgeport. The son who went away 6
boy came back big man. They fell
into each others arms, and after the
inevitable explanations he produced
check for $500.
Cornell is fully six feet high, with
heavy brown hair and a large, strong
face He has a slightly aquiline nos'
and regular features. He wears ;
heavy mustache, and weighs 22'
,,,rrrle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

Ruth Barnes, bright faced little girl
stood watching him handle the wea.
Fon. The boy advanced toward thu
girl and slowly raised the pistol to
level with Ruth's head, at the sam,
time slowly pulling back the hamme,
and taking steady aim at her. AS h,
approached he said: Il am going ts
kill you
The girl now realized her danger
and screamed, slowly backing into a
corner of the room, but at this instant
Leon pulled the trigger and the SHARP
report was followed by the fall of the
little girls body to the floor, the life
blood flowing from a wound in her
temple. The parents of the Ray child
rem heard the pistol shot and rushed
into the room and found Leon calmly
surveying his victim. The sheriff was
notified of the crime, and, DESPITE the
tender age of Leon Ray, took the lat
ter in charge and placed him in Jail.
When asked for an explanation of his
deed the boy refused to discuss it. He
has remained stubbornly silent. and NO
motive can be ascribed for his crime,
The boy has always been cheerful and
i've minutes before the crime he was
leading spirit in the children's
games.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
CHILD MURDERS CHILD.
A seven-Year-O Boy in Georgia
Shoots His Girl Playmate.

A seven-Year- Boy in Georgia
Shoots His Girl Playmate.
The people of West Point are dis
cussing the horrible tragedy in which
Leon Ray, aged seven, shot and killed
his playmate, Ruth Barnes. The little
girl was at the home of the boys faith
er playing with several children there,
among them Leon Ray. Brewer Ray,
leading citizen, resides a few miles
away, and his home has long been a
popular one with the children of the
neighborhood, because of its cheerful
surroundings and the hospitality
shown the little ones when they visited
the place. In their games the children
romped into the sitting room of the
house, and there Leon saw big pistol
lying on the mantel. Without word
he climbed on a chair and got the
pistol and then climbed down again.
Seeing that he held the weapon, some
Of the children became frightened and
ran out of the room screaming, but
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

KruGers and Napoleon's Little Joke.
Mr.. w. Bernard writes: your yerv
amusing story of an incident that took
place at one of the informal gather
ings OF the leading members of the
volksraad, at which President Kruger
corrected Gen. Joubert Ono, Pet. you
are longer, not higher, than am, y is
in all respects precisely similar to one
related OF Napoleon and Marshal Mac
donald, with which was familiar for
ty years ago. ! am not quite sure that
1t was Macdonald. but no doubt the
recollection of some of your readers
may be clearer than mine upon this
point 1t will be interesting if a CO.
incidence should be proved. The story
is so characteristic of Dom Paul that
one can hardly doubt that it is correct
ly told of him.-London ChroDtsse.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15
New Method of lighting ruu-els.

A new method of lighting tunnels is
about to be adopted in one constructed
in Paris for an electric road Electric
lamps will be turned on automatically
as the train enters the tunnel and cut
off automatically as it energies. The
lights are arranged on each side on
level with the windows OF the cars, so
that during daytime it will not be nee
essarry to turn on the light in the
cars. This mode has been devised by
French inventor, and doubtless will
be found of great utility.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

1t Is an excellent rule to be observed
In all disputes that we should give soft
words and hard arguments-that we
should not so much strive to vex as to
convince an enemy Bishop Wilkins.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-15

A new broom contains an antiseptic
bag which destroys microbes.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
United states Government.

President ...............Wi william Mckinley
Vice President .......... Garrett A. Hobart
Secretary of State John Sherman
Secretary of Treasury Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of War........... Russell A. Alger
Attorne y General. Joseph McKenna
Postmaster General. James A. Gary
Secretary of John B. Long
Secretary of Interior..... Cornelius N. Bliss
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
Preventing Potato Rot.

A simple method Of preventing
rot and other diseases of winter
potatoes practiced by the peasants
of certain sections of Europe Is
made the subject of a recent gov
eminent report. Those potatoes
which rot easily in the cellar in
winter are made better able to re-
Sist diseased conditions and cold by
being laid in sunny place so as
not to touch each other. They
are turned over morning and night
until they become thoroughly
green, when they are stored in the
cellar for winter. Potatoes treated
in this manner do not readily rot
and can withstand a great amount
of cold without freezing. Early
potatoes thus treated do not sprout
IN the cellar, and so retain their
full vitality. They are, of course,
unfit for eating. In February they
are taken from the cellar and
placed in a partly warmed room
until planting time. When plant
ed it is stated that they will sprout
stronger and quicker than potatoes
not SO treated; and that the crop
will be larger and better
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04

exclusively, the odds, as whole,
being somewhat in favor of that
plan. The American division will
be increased from 1900 acres to
1900 acres, and immediate steps
will be taken this Fall to make the
selections of the land for this use.
The greatest argument against
Americans entering the sugar-beet
business has been heretofore that
we could not compete with the
cheap help of the old countries in
Europe, but the Illinois expert
ments demonstrate that in eff
cheney and in the total results for
the money, American help at
American wages has fair lead
over the results obtained by the
Russians.
The Pekin beet-sugar factory
was erected at a cost of $4,000,
and another building equally as
large and as expensive will be
erected in which to manufacture
glucose.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
SATURDAY,
The 2Sth Day of July. 1900,

The Polls 10 be open between the
hours OF IL III. and p. m.
REiSHof SApLKR,
w. X. SHARoS,
Benz. CURLER,
BEHJ. RosExrHA1,
J. Il. FiTzGEBALD,
IA. LIVINGSTON, PRox.)
Said Silver Party State Conven-
ton shall be held Tor the purpose of
nominating a State Ticket to be
voted for at the next general election,
viz:
Three Presidential Electors,
One Member Of Congress,
One Judge Of the Supreme Court,
Taoo Members Of the Board Of Re
gents Of the State University.
Also for the appointment of State
Central Committee and the trans
action of such other business as may
come before said convention.
The basis of representation OF the
respective counties in the said con-
vention shall be one delegate for each
forty votes cast for the Silver Party
nominee for Governor and one dele
gate for each fraction exceeding
twenty at the State election held III
1893. Storey County being granted
one additional delegate and Washoe
County three, aggregating Cd dele
gates, az follows:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04

farmer located Stony Brook of the maaous
districts in this State and bothered with malaria for times
so could and always coslpaed we'll For
had malaria bad the when engaged poWng
that could do nothing but shake must have taken about barrel
qnne pills besides dozens of other remedies but obtained
any permanent benefit Last fall peach time had most serious
attack Of S and then commenced take Rpans Tabues
friends advice and the first box made all right and have
been without them since take Tabue each morning and night
and sometimes when feel than usually exhausted take three
They have kept stomach bowels and
have not had the least touch of malaria splitting headache since
commenced them know also that sleep better and wake
refreshed than formerly don't know how many complaints
Rpan abues will help but do know they will the
condition and would not be without them any price
honestly consider them the heapestpced medicine the world
they also the beneficial and the convenient take
wenyeven years age and have worked hard all life the
farmers, both early and late and all kinds of weather
and have enjoyed such good health have last fall in
fact nehbos have all remarked improved condition and have
said "SaV John what doing 10 look so healthy p
N
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pru
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04

NEWSPAPER Law.

Subscribers ,oho do not giue express notice TO
the contrary considered as Wishing to continue
their subscription.
LfsltbscriberS order the disconttauance OF their
periodicals. the publisher may continue to send
MenI until all arrears are paid.
Ifsubscribers neglect refuse to take their pc.
rtodicds from the Office to echich they directed,
then held responsible till they haze settled their
Till and ord red their paper discontinued.
If subscribers moue to other places loithout
iDfornin7 the publisher, and the paper is sent to The
former direction. they are held responsible
) The courts hare decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the Office renlouinG and Leaping
ten ulcatled for is prima facie Evidence Of inten
tionaI fraud.
6. Any person loho receives Newspaper and
makes use of 10, Uhether he has subscribed for IL or
not, is held in lar a subscriber
7. The Postmaster aoho neglects TO gipe the legal
notice Of the neglect of person to take from the Of
rec the newspaper addressed 10 him is liable TO the
publisher for the subscription price.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
EMPLOYMENT for Women.

Those who advocate employ
ment for women on small plots re-
commend poultry, bees and the
silkworm, in some cases adding
strawberries and small garden
crops, while fruit trees can occupy
the poultry yards. Silkworms,
however, require special foods,
and may hinder the other opera
ton. There is no reason why a
large flock of fowls and a number
of hives of bees could not be man
aged by a woman, and it is pos
sible that with the extra care that
would probably be bestowed the
profits would be as large, if not
larger, than when managed by
the male sex.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
Sunshine in the Dairy.

For the destruction of disease
germs, microbes, the publication
of houses, stables and barns, the
encouragement of plant growth
and advancement of nearly all
forms of life, the sun, in its vary
ing degrees of intensity of heat
stands above all the inventions
and devices of man. 1t is the sun,
more than any other force, that
influences the growth of plants,
their aromatic oils, the color of
their flowers and the quality and
color of their fruit. That it has
equal force in the spirits and
health of man is we'll known. 1t
is the most potent germicide. But
few if any diseases can spread in
its presence. Beneficial to useful
plants, it is destructive to injurious
ones, as molds, fungi and bacteria.
The dairyman is one of the chief
benefciaries of sunshine, since it
expunges his dairy utensils, de-
stroys the germs in the COW LOT and
enables him to combat infectious
diseases. The sun will perform
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
FOR THE FARMER.
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Experiments on Large Scale in Illinois Are
Successful.

All Northern Illinois is directly
interested in the future of the
American beet-sugar industry,
which has been passing through
its experimental stage in that State,
and is already successfully estab-
lished in the States which have
had longer experience. This dem
onstration of the business in Hi
nois has been carried on by the
Illinois Sugar Refining Company,
of Pekin, Ill. Last year was its
first season, the acreage being be-
tween 1000 and 5000. The bust
ness was enlarged the present sea-
son, about 1000 acres of sugar
beets being raised for the company,
of which part was placed in con-
tracts around North Judson, Ind,
and also in Iowa. The company
is extending its plans for the COM
ing year, and has increased its
capital stock from $4,000 to
100000, in order to add a new
branch to its plant for the manu-
facture of glucose, with which the
company will be occupied during
the seven months when the beet
sugar process is idle.
Prof. Holden, of the agricultural
department of the University of
Illinois, who has made it a princi-
pal aim to see this new agricultural
industry well launched in Illinois,
made two years contract with
the company at Pekin, and will
have general superintendent of
the field work, as we'll as of opera
tons at the factory. The company
has had an experiment in progress
the present season, embracing two
divisions of 1900 acres each, one
under operation by the experience
ed Russian sugar-beet growers
from Nebraska, and the other car
ried on by American help.
1t is said that after this season
the American help will be used
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
TEST.

The following test was unanimously adopted
and will be required of all voters at the ensu'
ing Primary Election. to wit:
II will support the nominees Of the silver
Party Convention. aud will not support any
candidate for President or Vice Presideht U
the United States who does not stand on iree
coinage platform at a ratio of 10 to l.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resolved. That this Committee direct the
County Central Committees Of the silver Paiy
in the several counties Of the State to call rri'
mary Elections at the time designated Dy ,n,s
committee. and to district counties, appofu,n
delegates to the State Convention amhng 'i,e
districts OF their respective counties ana an an
perVise the election OF such delegates ana ~
vacancies. and that in counties having no ies
marty organized County Central Commii,ee'
we recommend that members Of the state oen
irai Committee In such counties be ana W
hereby authorized To call Primary Elect,,ns
ana 10 supervise the election OF such deiesa'''
ana NIL vacancies.
M sCHEELINE, Chairman
N W. Rolf, Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04

N. W. Rolf. Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04
Notice of Time for Provinq win.
In tn e District Court of the First Judicial Dis.
trict' OF the State OF Nevada. Lyon County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Elizabeth Newman
Deceased

Notice is hereby given that Wednesday, the
lsth DAY OF July, A. d. 1900. at 10 O'Clock A. M.
OF sara DAY. at the Court room Of said District
Court. al the Court House. lin the town of Day.
ton, Lyon County. State of Nevada, have been
appointed as the time and place for hearing
me application of Andrew J Newman PRAYING
Una. document now on file In said Court, pur.
porting to be the last will and testament ~
EIIaDeth Newman, deceased be admitted To
PROBATE ana that letters testam entary be issue d
'nereoh 70 said Andrew J. Newman, who is
nhneu thefein as executor at which time and
place any person interested NAV apnear and
contest the same ~ppe"' ""'
.~-N~+ Attest: A. J. LOTUS. CLERK.
lsEAL JOHN LoTHRoP,
49,. Attorney for Petitioner.
Dated July T. 1900
First publication July 7, 1900.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-08-04

its work if given admission into
the marshes, foul barns, cellars,
stables and houses. In all build
ings there should be plenty of
windows.