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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
YOUTH IN CRIME.
AN AMATEUR KIDNAPER THE
LATEST FORM.
Threatening Letters Have Got Chester
A. Lyle Into Troubie-His Onense No
Doubt Grew Out of Reading Accounts
of Recent kidnapping Operations.
utica IN. Y.) letter.

49, @NNN
The criminal folly of a boy, who
ought to have known better and whose
threats would probably never have
been carried out, has recently agitated
several Utica families, engaged the
time and skill of police and detectives
and resulted in his being placed in Jail,
with the probability of a term of i'm
prisonment staring him in the face.
The boy is Chester Arthur Lyle, II
years of age, son of an honest, indus
/ fious and intelligent widow. He was
arrested on the charge of using the
United States mails for blackmailing
purposes and is now held under 81, 500
bail to await the action of the grand
jury. His offense, no doubt grew out
of reading accounts of kidnapping cases
so numerous throughout the country
recently. 1t consisted of writing five
letters at various times to the families
of ex-Mayor Charles A. Doolittle and
William I. and Thomas F. Baker, Of
the Saturday Globe, demanding that
sums OF money be deposited at desig-
mated places on Washington street,
1900 eAC wy . hOAAAC Nv hC Vi
ing from his bedroom window, he
could see if his demands were complied
with. In the event of the parties fall
ing to do this, there were threats that
Julia, daughter of Mr.. Doolittle, would
have vitriol thrown into her face, his
son, Ebenezer, would be kidnapped and
killed, children of the Baker brothers
were to be burned. If the police were
communicated with concerning the
matter, death was to be the portion of
the recipients of the letters.
Nevertheless the matter was placed
In the hands of the police, and coming
to the knowledge of the government,
Pinkerton detectives were sent here to
investigate. The mail was watched for
handwriting similar to that of the
threatening letters and in this manner
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25


How Peruna Quickly Cures Baokache,
the Bane of Womankind.
M RS. G.. w. HEARD, Hampstead,
IVA Texas, writes:
I'VE have moved recently, and l
must have lifted something that was
too heavy for me In Strengthening
things up, for l had such a backache
and could hardly stand on my feet at
all. Beside, l was SO tired all the
time. My face was spotted and / was
very thin. I took one bottle of Pc
runa and was soon real we'll. When
/ feel tired and all run down l take
Peruna and feel all right before 1 fin
fish n bottle. l know it is a won
derful medicine, and both myself and
husband praise Peruna.
There has been a great deal of
sickness through this part of the coun-
try, but, thanks to Peruna, which we
use freely, our own family has escaped
with almost no sickness at all.
Gould you but see our baby Ruby,
Ito whom we gave Peruna for bowel
TROUBLED, you would see from her TO-
bust looks that you need no better adj
vertisement in this little town. She
ts SO fat and rosy, is nearly five years
old now, and is a great believer in Pc
runa." Mrs. G. w. Heard.
Given Up to Dte-AH Doctors FaiIed-It
Proved TO- be Catarrh Of Stomach
and Was Cured by Peruna.
w. A. Mitchell, dealer in general
merchandise, Of Martin, Ca, writes:
Il wrote you some time ago con-
corning my wffe's case. She had tried
all of the best doctors, and we got to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

In the heart of Peru there is a col
ony of white Indians, the first white
people of that r@se known. They lead
a nomad life, wandering in small bands
over the vast solitary plains and APP
parently making no effort to better
their condition. To this lack of en-
ergy, as well as to the numerous wars
which have been waged against them
by adjacent tribes. must be ascribed
the fact that they are not today nearly
as numerous as they were a quarter of
a century ago, and if their number con-
tinues to decrease at the present rate
the outlook is that the tribe will soon
become extinct.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
VALUE OF THE FOOT BATH.
Extraordinary Cara of the Feet Brings
Its Reward.

Extraordinary Care of the Feet Brings
Its Reward.
To break up a cold, which certainly
disfigures the face of a beauty, as we'll
as a valuable adjunct in the removal of
facial eruptions, the nightly foot bath
is invaluable, says a writer in the
Ledger Monthly. The largest SWEET
glands of the body are located in the
palms, armpits and soles of the feet. 1t
is of ordinary Importance that these
multitudinous outlets should be I'M
clogged. Where facial eruption exists
and the whole attention is devoted
toward the care of the face, every pore
is active and open to afford the escape
if clogging impurities. This is all
wrong. The feet should be made the
gateway for the escape of effete de-
posits. The temperature of the foot
bath should range from los to ITO de-
grees, or as hot as can be endured with
comfort. Should there exist chronic
profuse and offensive p~erspiration, add
a lump of washing soda to neutralize
the acid emulation. The feet should be
rubbed briskly to draw the blood down
to the extremities. Cool the water be-
fore withdrawing the feet, so that they
may not become unduly tender. Rub
long and thoroughly with a soft towel.
Good pedal circulation is a foe to corns
and chilblains. Frequent warm foot
baths prevent callouses and make
walking a pleasure. For beauty and
complexion, take extraordinary care of
the feet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Milady of fashion can select from
an infinite variety of combs and orna-
ments for her hair, ever without 60
ing into any of the precious metals.
There Is the eve handsome and ever
useful shell, amber, which is beautiful
with some tresses-not least frequent
ly with blonde. Combs of amber with
waved tops Of lovely design are some
times ornamented with rhinestones set
In sterling silver. The combs of tor
toise shell have lost none of their pop
ularity. Among the fads of the mo-
ment are hair clasps, or barrettes, of
plain or chased matt gold. A novelty
is the stout hairpins with jeweled
heads. These come either singly or In
pairs and are used at the back of the
head, crossed, If desired, and, as an
excuse for their existence, they are
supposed to keep stray short hairs in
order. Verify, If many more of these
dainty devices are brought into daily
use, we shall soon have as many differ
ent pins and combs to support our Golf
fure as the Japanese maiden herself.
with her innumerable fanciful hair
ornaments. These jeweled hairpins
are, however, extremely pretty. Par
ticularly effective is a branch of mis-
tletoe with berry and leaves all done
In miniature, the finest rhinestones be-
ing used, the pine itself being of
sterling silver.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Sip a glass of hot milk slowly just
before going to bed and battle the
feet in hot water. Initiate the breath
ing of one who is asleep, and drop
the head very slowly from one side
to the other as n does when fall
ing asleep in a chair, says the Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Another plan is to close the eyes
and then allow them to gently roll
toward the nose as though looking
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
Crowded with wretohed People.

A recent census of the population Of
Rio de Janeiro gives the city approx
mately CSC. 900 inhabitants. This Is
much smaller than was generally sup
posed. In all there were 60,132 houses
and dwellings, giving the large average
of ten people each. The tenements are
crowded with hundreds of occupants,
many of them living in the most
wretched manner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

where we thought all they did was
against her. She weighed about 100
pounds when she was in good health.
When she commenced with our family
physician in April, 1898, she weighed
about 100, but kept going down all the
time. She went to Atlanta, Ga, and
took treatment, but 1t did her no good.
Then she went to Harmony Grove, Ga,
and took treatment from the best ply
stefan there for three months. Shs
kept going down under his treatment,
although he was consiC cred the best
physician in the county. She went
down from 100 pounds to 6S, and we
saw she could not live long. She was
a skeleton. We consulted an old ply.
stefan who told her to use Peruna. Shs
gradually improved and got stronger.
She has gained 38 pounds since she
has taken Peruna, and is gaining ev-
cry day, and does her own homework.
"She was well known when she was
so low, and o everybody wants to
know what cured her. She had indiges-
ton and catarrh of the stomach. ~ Is
as good for children as for grown peo-
pie. We haven't had to have a doctor
for one of our children since 1882
w. A. Mitchell.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
1sfactory results from the use of Peru
ma, write at once to DR.. Hartman, Civ
ing a full statement of your case and
be will be pleased to give you his val
liable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman ~Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

the identity of the writer was ascer-
tanned. His arrest was then easily ac-
complished. Upon being taken into
custody he promptly confessed. At
first he said others were implicated,
but finally admitted that he alone did
the writing, without suggestion from
anyone. He is liable to a term of ten
years for each letter he wrote. His
punishment will undoubtedly have a
deterrent effect on dime-novel reading
youths. The United States govern
ment is especially severe on all persons
who use the mails for illegal purposes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
FOR GIRL BRIDESMAIDS.

Bridesmaids gown for a girl 16 or
II years old. Both plated bodice
and skirt are of white louisine dotted
with blue and black spots. The latter
opens i've a tablier composed of three
iounces of light blue mousseline de
sole.
The decolletage is prettily draped
with a fichu of this mousseline de sole,
edged with a lace ruffie and caught up
a little on the left with a strass buckle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
Wells.

The wells just now coming in are
rather e~xtravagant in designs-clus-
ters of dots in various combinations
and striking effects, here and there a
large dot, possibly, but combined with
the smaller ones, and the greater num-
Der of the most stylish wells in clus-
ters of medium-sized dots. The che
mile dots are appearing in these Gus
ters in new wells.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

In some parts of Russia food is so
scarce that the peasants adopt the
policy of bears. spending most Of their
time in sleep to avoid getting hungry.
not able to read or write has decreased
to SO per cent. ; In 1881 it was 55 per
cent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
RANKS, as chinese scholar

Sir Walter Hitler, who has been
appointed acting first secretary of the
British legation at Pekin, holds high
rank as a Chinese scholar, having
spent the greater part of his life in the
far East. His father was British con-
sui at Bangkok and Sir Walter was
born at Hongkong. He learned Chi
nese along with English.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
MISS ROSE CULLEN, OF BUTTE, MONT.

Miss Rose Cullen, President Young Womans Club, Of Butte Mont,
writes from 921 Gaena street, as follows:
"Pernna has man friends In Butte. I cannot say too much In
praise OF It, While finishing school / became very nervous and
exhausted from oyersfudy. 4 was weak and sick, and could neither
eat sleep nor enjoy life. A couple of bottles of Peruna put new life
In me. / find that having 1T In the house and taking a dose off and
on keeps me In fine health.
"a large number of my friends place Pernna at the head of all
uuodIrinAr - -h6irr Dee GuIa-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

be exhibited at a nominal cost to the
exhibitors. and arrangements will be
made under which orders may be TAX
en- for articles like those displayed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

why did you send for me, Mrs.
Youngwife?" asked DR.. Redlight.
There is absolutely nothing wrong
with the baby" "Oh, I'm so glad, doc
tor" But what made you think there
was?" why, doctor, he hasn't cried a
bit all morning"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
HALLS Catarrh Cure
Ia taken internally. Price, 75c.

Dispatches received in London indi-
pate the rapid breaking down of the
Boer forces. owing to cold and starva
HON
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The prospectus of the Russian loan
has been issued, and subscriptions are
being made. The price of the issue is
aRL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Basket picnics are n kind of enter
tainmant and basketball Is another
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

BY a collision between two Canton
steamers IN the West river, sixty pas
sengers were drowned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of the throat and lungs.-WM.
G. ENDsLEy, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Have you ever experienced the joyful sensa-
ton Of a good appetite? You will II you chew
Adams Pepsin Tutu Frutti
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

An actors ripe experience doesn't
prevent his getting green from jeal-
ousy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

crosseyed. Let the breath out through
the nose and imagine 1t to be vapor,
then seem to draw 1t back again, as
though drawing back the vapor.
These are far better than the an
cient device of counting sheep jump
ing over an imaginary fence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
WILLIAMSVILlE.

Ten persons were baptized at the Meth
odist church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Lamb are visit
ing relatives in Keene this week
Miss Nellie Dickinson is staying with
friends in West Brattleboro a few days.
Miss Dora Field of Fair Haven is Wis
iting her cousin, Miss Bertha Manches-
ter.
Miss Ethel Spencer of Brattleboro is
the guest of Mrs Warren Hescock this
week.
Harold Goldthwait of Danvers, Mass,
is visiting his aunt. Rev. Elizabeth Gold
thwait.
Miss Hattie Stedman of Northampton is
visiting in the family of her cousin, C.
X. Stedman.
Frank Fox of Springfield, Mass, has
Joined his wife and daughter for a short
vacation at S. w. Sparks's.
The Methodist society has begun re-
pairs on the church building under the
superintendency of L. p. Wheeler.
Rev. w. Sharpe of Northfield, this
state, and Mrs. L. E. White of Brattle-
boro have been recent guests at NJ. II.
Cheneys.
George w. Dickinson and Frank Dick
inson left Tuesday morning for an eight
days trip to the Pan-American eXposi-
tOn ana Niagara fallS.
Mrs. B. b. Houghton and Miss Abbie
Houghton of Jacksonville and Mrs. Low
ell Barney and Mrs. Bert Miller of Brat
tleboro were recent visitors at E. II.
Richardson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Il. Fox of Cincinnati,
Ohio, Miss Alice Hin of New York city,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George White and
daughter of Brattlehoro were guests at
Chester e. Perry's Wednesday.
Mrs. William II. King and daughter,
Miss Fanny, of Chicago, who have been
spending several weeks in the family of
Mrs. Kings brother j. II. Cheney, will
leave for home next Wednesday.
Harry Stedman has a position at f.
j. Whites mill near Wiliamsville sta
ton, which started up last week w.
II. Taft of West Townshend has a gang
of men at work cutting out chair stock
at the mill.
Miss Fanny Cheney, who graduated
from the state normal school in West
field, Mass, last June, ana had previously
taught several terms very successfully
in our Newfane public schools, has Sc
cured good position as teacher in the
graded schools in Orange, Mass.
Invitations are out for the wedding of
Orlando Kenton Morgan and Miss Flo
renee Alice Morse, at the Methodist
church on Thursday, Sept. 5, at high
noon. Owing to the size of the church
the number of guests vii. be limited by
invitations.
While buying meal at S1.4O per 100 our
farmers are deriving a certain measure
of consolation from the present prospect
of an excellent crop of corn locally. The
well of consolation runs dry, however,
on the mere mention of potatoes, the
yield of which will apparently be the
lightest in many years. Some of our
farmers will not raise enough for their
own use. One of our villagers who has
a splendid growth of potato vines in his
garden, went out a few days ago to see
what there was under them, and reported
on his return that he could not find a
potato as large as a chickadee's eye in
the whole patch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
Trouble at Lake Pleasant.

The old trouble between the Lake
Pleasant association and the cottagers
has broken out afresh in the case of
a land owner who contests the right of
the association to enforce an assess
ment. A bill in equity has been filed
at the court house by the New'England
Spiritualist association against Mrs.
Hattie M. (Reed) Connick, praying the
court to order the defendant to dis
connect the water pipes through which
she receives water from the associa-
tons service.
The association had cut off the sup
ply upon her refusal to pay the assess
ment and she had the connection. re-
newed. A suit to compel her to pay
the assessment was tried in the dis
trict court and decided in the associa-
tons favor but was appealed and was
expected to be tried at the last term
of the superior court but was not.
Now that the association is in con-
troll of the water supply and puts the
water charge in the same bill with the
three per cent assessment it will try
to enforce it's rights to assess by cut
ting the water connection of the non
payers and the outcome Of this case
will have important bearing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
ASHUELOT, N. a.

Miss Hattie Wood of Boston is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. II. W. Wood
hrs. A. L. Maxfield and grandson of
Holyoke are here on a three weeks
visit
Mrs. A. N. Kinksley is at Enfield.
Mass, visiting her sister, Mrs. j. f.
Allen.
Games & Towne are building an addi-
zion to their tenement house at their
grist mill.
\. N. Kingsley was at South Deer
field last week with sid" Wright at the
Ploody Brook House.
Joseph Dexter and wife of Orange,
were entertained by Mrs. Augusta M,
Wood part of last week.
James L. Frye and wife of Lynn. Mass
and Mrs. Esterbrook of Nashua. were
entertained by B, F. Howe most of last
week.
Miss Grace p. Wilder of Springfield.
MAJ s., visitor at Mrs. Fullums, will
syend the next three weeks at Lake
Spofford
The younger members of the Sunday
school were given a basket picnic and
entertained by Mrs. Elmer Stetson at the
fam Thursday.
Mrs. NJ T. Dickinson and neice, Miss
Helen Woodbury., returned Tuesday
eNerdng from two weeks stay at Old
orchard Beach.
The Ashuelot Wooden company's mill
Is stopped for two weeks while a change
is being made in the machinery to make
llsht weight goods.
The j. S. Gill estate is having several
of the tenements connected with the mill
property reshingled Men from Keene
are repairing the steam mill plant to have
II in condition for use this winter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
ASK YOUR NEIeHBoR.
Hundreds of Brattleboro Citizens Can Tell
You ALI About It.

@Ou AL AUOul
Home endorsement, the public EXPRESSION
Of Brattleboro people should be evidence be.
yond dispute for every Brattleboro reader
Surely the experience of friends and neipbbors
cheerfully given by them will carry more
weight than the Entrances of strangers residing
IN far-away places Read the following:
Mrs A. H. stratton, of Greenleaf street
West Brattleboro, says-"I can heartily recon
send Doau's Kidney Pills to anyone suffering
from kidney complaint. Fora long time 1 was
troubled with dull uneasy feeling across my
back. If did any hard work it afterward
hurt me considerably for a few days also
had othermarked symptoms of kidney disorder
both weakening and distressing. A neighbor
called my attention to Doan's Kidney Pills
Acting upon the advice got box at a drug
store and began using them. I found relief
after taking them. They are good medicine
and if 1 hear of anyone having kidney trouble
Iwould not hesitate to advise the use of Doan's
Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers price 50 cents. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents for
the United States
Remember the name Doan's and take no
substitute.
Sold in Brattleboro by Geo. E. Greene, drug
gist
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16
The Old Home Week vermOnter.

The August number of The Yer
monter is one of the most timely and
valuable issues of that magazine. 1t is
essentially an Old Home Week number,
giving the official state program for
the observance of that week, and the
general features of the local celebra-
tions in 40 cities and towns. The pro-
gram for the visit of the Vermont as
ISOLATION of Boston is also given. But
the essential feature of the number is
the article by Hon. Hiram A. Huse of
MONTPELIER on 1.-THE State Govern
ment," this being the contribution OF
Mr.. Huse to The Vermonters "Twen-
tieth Century History of Vermont"
Mr.. Huse's work is admirably done in
his own individual and characteristic
way. and his article is illustrated in
a manner which adds materially to the
intrinsic value of the text. There Is
a full page illustration of the state
house at Montpelier, a page OF illustra-
lions giving interior views OF the state
house, cuts of the Old Catamount tav-
ern at Bennington the old court mouse
AT Westminster, the old Constitution
house at Windsor, and other buildings
of greater or less antiquarian interest.
feature of especial value is the pub
lication of SO portraits OF governors
of Vermont, beginning with Thomas
Chittenden. and the list including
every governor of the state since 1900
II is a number which very many YER
monters will wish to own and preserve