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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-26
6heMys,tery
Of My
Client By. .,s;,,..
By.
HOWARD
FIELDING
COPYRIGHT, 1908, By
Cherries ". Hooke

n POLICEMAN named Postley,
N regularly assigned to duty in
the city prison, called at my
office late one afternoon with
a message that Stanley Montagu wish
ed to see me. The name is suspiciously
pretentious, yet l am informed that the
man got 1t by birth and christening.
He has borne simpler names to which
he was not entitled; the police have
list of them. In fact, Mr.. Montagu is
a bad man, and at the time when he
sent for me he was In jail for one of
the most important robberies within
the recent history of the city-the
Ramsdell burglary, in which more than
$4,000 worth of jewelry was'stolen.
''He wants you to take his case," said
the policeman.
81 didn't know that he had any case"
responded. Weren't some Of the dia-
monds found in his pocketsT
''Well, not exactly in his pockets, as
understand it." was the reply. 1.-TWO
or three small things were found in his
room. The great bulk Of the stuff has
never been found at all"
/ was aware Of this fact. Indeed
had certain facilities for learning about
this case, for l was acquainted with
Warren Ramsdell, the brother-in-law
Of the lady whose jewels had been
stolen. l had heard of Montagu's ar
rest from Ramsdell on the evening
when 1t was made and before any ac-
count Of 1t had been printed in the
papers. He had then mentioned that
few of the least valuable articles had
been recovered
I felt indisposed to take Montagu's
case, first, because I believed him gull
y, and, second. because of my ac-
quaintance- with one of the Ramsdells,
but had considerable curiosity to
see Montagu and talk with him. More
over, do not like to refuse point blank
the reasonable request of fellow crea-
ture who labors under the great disad-
vantage Of being in prison. Therefore
went to see Montagu in order that
might find out what he had to say for
himself.
The hour was rather late for con
sultation that day under the strict rules
of the prison. nevertheless I succeeded
in a room of the institution which Is
sometimes used for that purpose. Mon
tagu was a tall and slender man of
forty years or thereabout, having iron
gray hair upon a remarkably well
shaped head. His face was smooth
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-26
Coming events cast their
shadows before

True, but the coming even.
Thanksgiving cast a shadow 70.
one except the turkey. 10
On the contrary we all welcome a.,
dear, old, home coming. feasting hou '
day-this day of family reunionsr
May it be day of pleasure to vor
May the dinner be good, the cis..
fragrant, the cider just tasty, and wha
night comes may you feel that Tbonl.|
giving day. 1908, to be the bannlns.
you ever spent.
Is the wish of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
Killing Mosquitoes by Music.

How to get rid of the pestiferous
mosquito is a question which Is just
now giving a good many people much
serious concern. The latest plan, we
believe, Is to exterminate 1t with
music, which is being tried, with more
or less success. by an experimental al
Brookline, Mass. His theory Is that @
certain musical note paralyzes the
pests. Upon hearing 1t the insects
plunge lifeless upon the instrument.
The plan seems simple enough, and II
Is wonder that no one ever thought Of
1t before. Any person whose neighbors
have piano and sedulous daughter
who practices 'one-two three, one-two-
three" or sings ragtime or Jerusalem"
does not need to be told Of the baleful
influence of music. II the performance
Of the Trolley Car Gallop" on the
piano or the passionate vocalizing Of
On, Promise Mew can exert the DOW.
erful effect which 1t shows upon the
tough human organism, how much
more nearly fatal 1t might prove TO 30
fragile creature as mosquito!
However, there are some rather seri-
GUS objections to the Brookline method.
and many nervous persons may regard
the remedy as worse than the disease
Human endurance Is already taxed
about to the limit by players and sing
ers of the SO called popular airs, and 1t
would be staggering to humanity" to
say nothing Of the insects, when the
mosquito killing musicians got fairly
to work. The fear is entertained that
this process would stimulate the COM
position Of new music. to bring In the
fatal note. We have enough of the
tone that kills" already. On the
whole, the Brookline plan should be
discouraged. AS annoying as il the
mosquito pest, 1t is much to be pre-
ferred to the torture that would follow
the general adoption of the proposed
remedy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31

There's bern an awful row OF som'
kind. I don't know what II is"
-Alrs over said Miller 10 himself
Il retuTn Ia New Nork a beaten man
lie lad not the courage 10 face West
colt then Instead he went In search
OF Stella Wright. lie had a Wild idea
Of offering hls hand TO her IN the midst
Of this great wreck OF his hopes II she
should speak one kind word 20 him
then he would feel that he could face
the world.
lie met Stella in the hall OF the
boarding house. She had a little black
bag In her hand.
wait for me-" she said. pointing 70
the parlor. I'm be back in a jiffy."
Impulsively he raised her hand TO his
lips. Then he went into the parlor and
waited. hut Stella's "jiffy" was a long
time. The supper bell rang and still
she had not come.
Il wonder what has happened TO
Mrs. WrightY' he asked Of the land
lady. who came sailing through the
parlor In her supper time gown.
Mrs. Wright's gone" said that lady.
"Gonew echoed Miller.
"IIer trunk was taken this after
noon," was the reply. "She had tele-
gram from the east"
'She has left town? Ii can't be pos
sibler' exclaimed Miller.
IL guess it is. though" said the land
lady as she hustled away toward the
dining room.
"Mr Westcott wants TO see you"
said voice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31

There Is an unwritten law among epi.
cures that lettuce should not be eaten
with knife. Indeed, they say that II
should not even be touched with a
knife. A good many people roll up q
big leaf with fork, sop 1t in the dress
Ing and pack it in the mouth az ons
used to wad muzzle loading gun with
pit OF newspaper. Once In awhile
you Will see a dainty eater pick up
leaves In the fingers, Mortified at the
thought of touching the lettuce even
with silver fork. 1t has not occurred
to most lettuce eaters that the epicures
who established these unwritten laws
ate only the heart Of the vegetable
which does not require cutting, packing
VI "adding' but may be taken on the
up or a fork and conveyed decentiy to
'he ouccal cavity. Therefore, when in
society eat only the heart. II you want
the outer leaves, which many people in
sist Is the best part of the lettuce
sneak into the kitchen, shake a LITTLE
pepper and salt in your hand and %
ahead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
very Remarkable Cure of Diarrhea

"About six years ago for the first tims
IN my life had sudden and severe at.
'ack OF dlarrhoea," says Mrs. Alice
Miller OF Morgan, Texas. 81 got tempo.
'"ry RELIEF but it came back again and
again. and for six long years have suf
Tered more misery and agony than I can
tell. TWAS worse than death. NV bns
band spent hundreds of dollars for nbv
s'cians Prescriptions and treatment with.
out avail. Finally we moved to Bosoue
county, our present home, and one dav
1 happened to see an advertisement of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and D;ar
rhoea Remedy with the Testimonial, of
man who had been cured by it. The
case was 50 similar to my own that I
concluded to the remedy. The res0,,
was wonderful. could hardly realize
that was we'll again, or believe it co,,d
be so after having suffered SO lone lint
'ha' one bottle OF medicine, costing but
a few cents, cured me-" For sa,s h.
W. Ihurston, Island Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
Tn. Iron and Steel Industry.

The last report OF the American iron
and Steel association. prepared by
James NJ. Swank and just made pub
lie. shows that cur exports Of iron and
steel in 1902 amounted TO S9I. So. 0Sd
against SlO2. 534.5T5 In 1901. SIS. 6ss..
4sO in 1900. Sos. 6e0.o4T in 1899. ss2..
TTl.5JO in 1898 and sd2. T37 go In 1897.
Our exports Of agricultural imple-
ments amounted to slT.esl .597 In 1909.
sl6.Tl4.3Os In 1901. sl5.gI9. 900 In 1900,
sls.5g4. 524 in 1899, S9.013.3s4 in 1898
and $500. sO7 in 1897.
In the meantime our imports OF iron
ore increased from s97.s5l tons In 1900
to l,l65.410 tons In 1902. The ship
ments OF iron ore from Lake Superior
increased from 20.593. 537 tons In 1901
10 1851. l2l tons In 1902. and our pro
duction of steel increased from l3,s78.-
sos tons In 1901 to 1851, l2l tons In
1902 or the iron ore imported 6v9. 7S4
tons came from Cuba and 209, 4S5 tons
from Canada.
The increased imports Of iron ore
were TO meet largely increased home
demand for iron and steel products.
While our home production Of pig iron
increased from 1l,7T3,934 tons In 1893
to 1881 .307 tons In 1902. our imports
increased from 25,152 tons In 1898 to
625, 1888 tons In 1902. While our pro-
duction of pig iron increased ,942, e58
tons In one year. our consumption Of
pig iron increased 2,210, 453 tons. While
there We're 268 furnaces In blast In
1901, there were 3O7 In blast at the
close of 1902.
There was an increase Of IL per cent
In the production of steel In 1902 and
an increase of % per cent In the pro-
duction of steel castings. Our exports
declined while our production In
creased. In other words, We manufac-
tured more iron and steel than In any
previous year, but used more of 1t ut
home. The output Of our mills, run.
ming at full capacity, was not equal to
the demand, and many orders for 1903
will be carried over into 1904. The
outlook, therefore, for continued activ-
ity in this great industry is encourag-
ing and may fairly be taken as an in
dication Of continued prosperity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31

AT a recent meeting of the Nat,on.,
~ aoa ''ohai association in Boston the
iact was brought out that, according
70 census reports, the average yearly
salary or the American teacher is onlv
S2o. 1t amounts to national d,s.
grace that this most useful class q,
puoiic servants should receive such a
miserable pittance for their services
III some sections of the country teach
ers are fairly well paid, but in some
others the compensation is small in
oe 10 bring the average down to
sl'o year. Nowhere are teachers too
mighty paid, and the standard ought ~
We generally raised throughout the
country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
FOOD FOR STARVING INDIA

Secretary Wilson Aids Enrl.na.
Colonial once With Advice.
MIX rice with ground peas or beans
and you will have plenty of food for
all. Less food will be required and
greater strength will result"
This il the recipe Of Secretary of 40.
rcuiture Wilson at Washington, who
has been appealed to for some sugpes.
ton Of relief for starving India by rep.
resentatives Of England's colonial sec
rotary says the Philadelphia Press.
Inc practical sense of Secretary vii.
son recommended him az a safe ad.
wiser.
The secretary did not require extern
sive scientific investigat ton. He first
prepared statement showing the mn.
triton In rice in comparison with
wheat, oats, barley, corn, peas and
Deans From the reports Of the soil in
lhdia he was assured that beans and
peas can be raised in abundance. Mixed
win rice, the result would be muscle
and brain producing food.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
Live Stock Movement and Prosperit,

1--we STOCK movement and Prosperity
II the live stock trade may fairly be
taken as an index to economic condi.
lions generally, 1t would seem that n
hrm and even level of prosperity is
maintained with at least fair prospects
of continuance.
According to figures furnished by the
department Of commerce and labor
through Its bureau of statistics. the re-
ceipts Of live stock for the month Of
May at the five leading western mar
Kets were larger than either of the two
preceding months, total of 2,512,5O1
mead having arrived, compared with
2,46l 1858 head in April and 2.346. 410
head in March Of the current wear Tho
usual course Of trade is in the other d.
rection, and these larger receipts NAV
be partly accounted for by the excellent
condition Of pasturage throughout the
producing sections, owing to the more
prolonged period of rainfall. For five
months, ending with May this wear.
1851, 100 head Of stock had been re-
ceived at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha
81 Louis and st. Joseph. For the cor
responding period in 1902 a total of 12.-
oO2,5O6 head was reported. showing
that this season is fully I'D to that of
l9o2 in this branch of trade. In 1901
the receipts amounted to 13213 900
head.
The movement of live stock from
Kansas City and st. Joseph as COM
pared with that of year ago is also
encouraging. During the five months
under consideration 3O6,974 head were
sent from these two markets. whereas
In 1902 only 237 ,5ss head were sent and
in 1901, 272,196 head These 6puros
indicate that the feeding flocks of the
STOCK raising sections tributary to the
large slaughtering centers are steadily
Oeing rehabilitated. This should result
IN lower prices to the consumers Of 1.-Two
stock products.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
eORElll'S COMET.
Garrett p. ssrvtss Points Ont WheI
Ms- anlAr VfaftA. NJ So-n

Garrett p. osrviss Points Out Where
New solar Visitor May he Seen.
Borellfs comet has been plainly Wis
ible to the naked eye for several nights
past, and as the moon IL later every
night the conditions for the visibility
Of the comet improve, says Garrett =.
eerviss. the astronomer, in the New
York American.
The comet itself Is rapidly brighten
Ing. and a. 1t il moving westward and
somewhat n0rthward from the cross in
Cygnus its position M also favorable
for observation. 1t IL nearly overhead
about II p N. Earlier In the evening
1t should be looked for In the north
east.
The naked eye catches sight of 1t at
once on account of its peculiar appear
ance-that of a hairy star. The nucleus
Il Visible as bright point, and the
base surrounding 1t is continually ex-
tending.
With an opera glass the denser part
Of the tail near the head can be distin-
guished, but telescope Is needed to
show the bifurcation Of the tail, which
10 several degrees In length and yet
growing as the comet continues to ap-
proach the sun.
The recent discoveries concerning the
constitution Of matter and the subdiyi-
sion Of atoms lend particular interest
to the phenomena connected with this
comet.
The tail and other nebulous append
ages OF comets are probably composed
Of matter very finely divided and In a
highly electrified condition, 80 that
cometary nucleus throwing of these
emanations may In some respects be
likened to bit Of radium giving of its
streams Of disintegrated atoms.
The comet will continue to increase
In brightness, but 1t cannot yet be said
how bright 1t will become. 1t ia at
present moving rapidly, 90 that its
change Of place from night to night ia
very noticeable. 1t will be in peri.
helion about the 2lst Of August.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31

HE REMAINED FOR SOME SECONDS sUs
PENDED OVER THE CHAIR.
together. II think so myself. By the
way, they've promised you stock in
terest, l suppose?'
Miller flushed, but he answered with.
out hesitation that such was the case.
Contingent upon my putting up the
money, Of course" said Westcott.
do you believe" said Miller ear
nestly, that THAT my fathers SON
would be led by such consideration or
by any consideration whatever to rec
ommend an investment to you unless it
seemed absolutely soundY'
mo, sir; l DON'T" responded West
colt, bringing his lips together so firmly
that his countenance was shortened by
at least 40 per cent. IF | had, YOU
never would have heard about this
thing"
The thing referred to was a patented
process for the extraction of alumni
ium from clay. 1t had been brought to
Mr.. Westeotts attention by his cashier,
John Tower, whose brother In New
York had secured the control Of 1t. If
the process was worth anything at all
1t was worth a good deal of money, and
Mr.. WestcOtt had Immediately begun
an investigation which was necessarily
hasty because Reginald Tower, the
brother referred to, had only an option
on the patent, which must be made
good by the payment of the purchase
price in full before a certain date.
Il knew that you'd studied chemis
try continued WestcOtt you were
connected with a chemical concern in
New York. and, moreover, my son. I
heard that you were honest, thoroughly
honest and reliable, like your father
When this thing came up and had TO be
decided In a hurry couldn' think Of
better man than yourself. That's WHY
wrote to ask you to look into it,"
I'm not an expert, and. as for nv
connection with a chemical company
I'm only the office cashier at twenty
bones week. l might as well be In n
dry goods store for all the chemistry 7
see. However, he added. az GOT n
leave of absence for few DAYS and
looked into this business for you as
u
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31

Miner turned and saw boy EN-.
ployed in the office of the manufacture
Ing company. Dazed, he followed this
boy to Westcott's house.
MY young friend" said the old gen
tleman, II owe you deep debt of graf
itude."
Il don't understand" gasped Miller.
Il was going into this thing" said
Westcott. I'D made up my mind to it.
| Then you came out here, and | said to
myself: If this was good thing would
Frank Miller be In it? Would his ia
Tiers son ever strike anything that
had money I'm itP And | took a new
streak of caution all on your account.
l communicated with man in New
York, and today l got my answer. The
whole thing is fake. I'd have been
skinned alive; I'd have dropped at least
100000. 1t was neat game. But |
don't blame you; indeed, praise you.
You were perfectly honest; you merely
laid the facts before me as you under
stood them. So I'm going to reward
you. I'm going to put you in Towers
place.
Flower has gone, then"
Gone" echoed Westcott. "Well I
should say he has. He's run away with
that woman, Stella Wright, that he's
been so infatuated with. She's in the
game, too, | guess"
stella gone" cried Miller "Gone
with himw
Westcott looked at him long and
closely.
Your luck amt so bad, after ALL"
he said. "YOu want to thank the Lord
that's what you want to do. This man
Tower has gone and left Job that you
can have for life, and I'll pay you well.
He's gone and taken that woman. So
much the better, as l clearly perceive.
If there'd been any way in which he
could take the job with him and leave
the woman behind you'd have been in
hard luck on both sides. Yes sir; in
that case you'd have shown touch of
the real old Miller hoodoo. AS 1t is, I
begin to have hopes of you"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
Boston & Maine R.R.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT
In effect June 90, 1908.

III eHect June ~, 1903.
Trains leave Newport
For St. Johnsbury at o3 and 20 a. Y.
~ Il 90, =, 10. So 0s, II 20 and III 80 D. m
Return at % os, t3 is t6 II, 10 ~ a. T. m n
| 90, 20 and So p. M
For Wells River at 7 O3 and s 20 n m. 10
Return at - IS, T. IS. = IS a as 90 p M,
% 80 and 10 p. m '
For White River Junct at o3 g 90 n m
30, 50 oS III 20 p. m. Return at tI2 80,
r. 20 and 10 a. m. / 45 and 81 D. IN.
TOT rIymouth at o3 and 20 a M, u
90 ana III IS p. M Return at 40 20 and
So a. m, SO and 90 p m.
For concord at o3 and 20 a. M, IL So,
"a SO p; m; Return at 80 and II
For Manchester at : O3 and 8 90 a M +, - T.;
35' II rs III 80 p. m Return at o5, 10
20 s IL 81 a. m, 2 80, 2 46, 9 O6 40 o6 D. m
II f OF soMei a. at o3 and 20 a. m. ~ 55
80 II 30 p. m. Return at 9 80 10 SO
a; M SO, 81, s1o&.9 IOp. m.
For Springfield Mass. at s 10 g. M, IS Os
% a. 20 p; m. Return at TIE 40 O5 a. M,
For Nashua Junction at 7 o3 & 20 a. M,
~ 90, IL 20 IL 35 p. IN. Return Mt O3
Fo "a An a, m, : GA. 10, 8 81 50 SO p. m.
~ az 20 II IS p. m. Return at 8 & 10 "A. m,
co. 10. 80 a" IS 80 p. m. '''''
Trains leave Groveton for
Lancaster at 10 a. m, IL $50 6 SOD. IN
Neturn at = 30 III 81 "a. IN. & S 80 D. M
n Liltieton at 10 a. M, / 2 80, 4 u so d. M
Ne Tl, at z AZ 10 50 a. NJ. & 4 81 p. m
Wens kiver 10 a. m, II 49, 4 6 so %, M
Return at 6 so & 9 sc a. m. q 3 IS n m.
rIymouth at 10 a. M, IL SO q & so d. NJ
return at IL 20 & So a. m. 90 d. m,
Return at SIS a. m, IL O5 q $40 As D. m.
pManehester at 10 a. m. IL 23 & & SO D. m.
Return at o5 1 81 a. m, $40 46 p. m.
pa nashua Jet. ! Is a. m, 2 33 & SO o. M
Rsturn Mt Oh a. m. & SO Sc D. m.
Springfield at 7 Is a. m. 4 6 so u. m. Re.
turn at Alp 45 q 9 O5 a. m. '
u BOSTON at Z Is M, II 80 & so %. NJ,
Return at 10 a. IN. & So 80 D. m,
E8- Runs daily. Daily excs,+ ,tonao
paiiy except Saturday. EXCEPT SUNDAY
except Sunday u" ua'S
oANAJ. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass & Ticket Apt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
NEW TOWER OF DlOGENes,
French Sevres Mandatory to Erect
Structure of Porcelain

french Sevres Mandatory to Erect
Structure of Porcelain.
Ihere rose above st. Cloud, near Par
Is, before the war of 1870 a sort of
square tower Of brick and porcelain
called the Tower of Diogenes." The
state mandatory Of Sevres, in France,
is about to replace this tower-destroy-
en- In one of the campaigns a porce-
lain one, says the Chicago Record Her
aid.
The design of the original tower has
Just been handed in for the inspection
OF the director Of fine arts. 1t will be
composed Of white, blue turquoise, rose,
coral ana emerald green china, 10000
pieces In all being required for its COM
position. The decorations will be both
from the floral and animal kingdom
and will portray the legends of the for
est OF st. Cloud. From its great height
1t will overlook Paris.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-07-31
Uncle sans Indian wards.

An interesting social and economi'
transformation has begun In fndtar
Territory, as q result Of which In q fe~
yesrs the wards" Of the government
viii be transformed from tribes &c
units and placed on their own iDdi
vidusi responsibility. Under an agree.
msnt with the Eve nations the work
of segregsting the lands owned by two
OF the civilized" tribes. the Choctaws
and the Chickasaws, Is under way.
The q. 500 Choctaws and $500 Chicka-
saws own ll.6lO6oo acres. or these
each Indian IL entitled 10 the equiva-
lent Of the value of farm Of $40 acres
Of average land. The former slaves Of
these Indians are TO receive each 62l
acres Of hill land or 20 acres Of rich
valley land There are to be sold at
public competition AS acres Of mineral
land. containing coal and asphalt. and
from the public sale of a smaller area
for town sites II IL calculated that the
proceeds will be $40. 100000.
The Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians
are the richest people Oh earth, mas
much as the poorest Of them has a citi-
senship worth at least $4,000. Any
Chickasaw or Choctaw who can get
the consent Of the authorities may 20
into the open market and sell for the
sum mentioned what be is entitled to
receive when he comes into full pos
session of his property.
Whether they will retain their
wealth after the government has with
drawn its parental care and the tribal
fortunes are decided remains to be
seen. The Indians In question will GER
tainly have a good start. The two
tribes will get S20.OOO.OOO for their
property. and they have money in the
national treasury already. paying then
q good interest, and when this is d.
vided each will have much more than
competency with which to begin the
battle of life. But each man will have
to tight his own way. and 1t will de-
pend with the Indians, as with the
whites, upon the csliber of the man
whether he wins or loses. 1t is. how
ever, apparently the only practical way
of settling the Indian problem.