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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-06
snrprise for the par.on,

A clergyman having occasion to go
TO London before Christmas, his wife
asked him to buy a text for the gallery
Of the church for the Christmas deco
rations, according TO THE King" He
was very busy and forgot all about 1t
till just before leaving. SO wired for
instructions TO his wife rs TO words
and dimensions. She wired back the
following message: Unto lis son is
born, nine feet long by three feet high"
New York Tribune
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-06

If man could invent something
would really make Lair grow.
fortune he would have!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-06
An April Shower

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Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05

long shouldered effect and are piecet into full sleeve puffs of the dress mate rial.
 The full skirt of thin material is very smart shirred into three corded effects at the hips and edged with three tiny ru1les at the lower edge.
 Chiffon appliques are much used or crepe de chine and yelling gowns to out line yokes and to decorate the skirts with panels and irregular bands
 White is still beloved of the tailor and in English homespuns or thics plain cloths is extremely smart wear especially when adorned with dark furs
 Serges in navy blue, black and brow | are always fin fashion. and sporting frocks for hard wear are made of tweed mixtures and gray whipcord For the country heavy makes and rough surfaces are used in preference to the smooth, softly finished ciaths, which will be kept for the smarter tailor mades in light colors. Later on we shall trim these faced cloths with Harrow fur edgings.
 The cut shows toque of shaded a >en feathers, having strap of deep- CT green velvet. JUDIC CHOLLET.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05
CREPE DE CHINE GOWN.

nal material almost ceases to appear The sleeves are as large as possiblc. being eked out with plaited chiffon and applications.
 The Russian blouse style Is mucl seen in sealskin and in Persian lamb These three-quarter length bIous, coats are very becoming to tall gi-ls
 The three-quarter loose coat of mole skin is one of the smartest and most expensive fur garments of the season.
 The hats which accompany walking toilets are for the most part of the long turban shape, pointed in front with a sweeping cocks feather or plume going across the crown and down the back. There is a great deal of white worn both in felt and bea-er the long and short haired makes being equally popular. Cloths, too, are used for hats, and these are charming when adorned with a few small buttons.
 Just now burgundy shades, ruby red and glorious purples. black and brown, are the favorite colors for our best re eeption and carriage frocks, while the best dinner gowns will be composed ef chiffon velvet in white, pale, soft green, vieux rose, ciel blue, ruby and black, in nearly every case adorned with sumptuous embfoideries and real lace.
 The picture shows costume of crepe de chine trimmed with shirred bands of chiffon. JUDIC CHOLLEY.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05

Bold outlines. picturesque details or form and elaboration in trimmings serve to make luxury more luxurious fin furs. And. not content with one beautiful kind of pelt in a garment. fashion decrees that it shall be lined with another almost equally beautiful. and furs are to outrival every other kind of winter outdoor garment.
 As to shape, coats are worn long. three quarters or short. according to
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05
FURS AND WRAPS.

Snort Fur Coats to Be worn-Three-
 quarter Loose Coats.
 Short fur coats will still be VOTE. all predictr,ns to the contrary notwith- standing. but they will hang loose from the shoulders after the sack fashion. They weIi end just at the waist line in the back. and in the front they will be considerably longer. with rounded points. These little coats will be rich iy lined. with fancy buttons.
 Evening coats of the richer sort are 50 incrusted with lace that the orig
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05
LATEST STYLE OF FUR TIE.


 taste and purse. Boleros take the great. est variety of smart forms Some are be,ted in. with a stole collar and big full sleeves. Others seem to be a kind of double cape arrangement: others still. boast q stylish little basque. Most of them. as we'll as the short sack coats, are made with big revers of a contrasting fur
 Variety marks the stole of the season, but the pelerine stole is one of the most beautiful of all styles. It is fitted on the shoulders in cape fashion and tapers in at the waist or faTls fu long. wide ends to the knee.
 Of the latest inspiration is a fancy neck piece which can be either tied or worn as plain straight stole It is here represented in squirre, with CT mine tails
 The second cut shows a handsome sack coat, which is suitably made up in any one of many of the most fash ionable furs and has collar that can be worn either up or down.
 Gliding gently over Russian sable lined with ernine (the genuine gar
Bisbee daily review., 1903-12-05
EVENING GOWNS.
Costu mes of Chiffon Velvet Are
 Among the NoYeltiea

Princess gowns of chiffon velvet are very smart this season. They are made with collarless chiffon yokes tucked end outlined with embroidery and with huge tucked chiffon puffs on the loose hanging embroidered sleeves.
 Gowns of chiffon voile are sometimes entirely made of tiny ruffles edged with narrow velvet. The waist is in the shape of loose hanging blouse. and the sleeves are of the bell shape
 Yokes of heavy lace are very smart made up over chiffon. They have the
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10
Flag Day Celebration

An effort is being made to establish
June 14th of each year as Flag day,
because it was on this day that the
thirteen stars and stripes was adopted
as the National emblem. Another
important day in the history of the
conLtry was the one on which the
famous family medicine, Hostetter's
stomach Bitters. was first introduced
T.. the public fifty years ago. Today,
it is recognized as our National rem
edy for stomach. liver and kidney
complaints because 1t has always
proven redabIe. often aff ettI a cure
when other remedies have failed. II
your STOMACH is ont o -eEder and you
simer from loss of appetite, belching,
heartburn insomnia. dyspepsia. indi.
gestion or constipation, you will find
a few doses of the Bitters will set the
stomach right and cure these disor.
ders. Try 1t and sss
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10
lie Reached the Limit

An exchange says: Ezra Kendall
tells of a man who was riding on a
train and pretended to become i'll af-
ter eating a sandwich. The man
opened a grip and took out a hot
water bag. He got a sympathetic
porter" Mr.. Kendall continued, ito
fill the water bag with boiling water
and then he opened up his lunch
basket. took out a piece of fried
steak and warmed it up on the water
bag. You talk about your light
house keeping! Then after he had
warmed the steak. he cut it all up
with a pair of scissors and fed it to
himself with a pair of sugar tongs
because ne would not take a chance
with a fork going around a curve.
But this finish was the limit. After
he had eaten the steak he unscrewed
the stopper OF the water bag and
poured himself out a cup Of coffee.
He had the grounds in the bag all
the time"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10
BLOODHOUNDS FOR CRIMINAL
A Pair Will Be Maintained at
the State Prison

Officer C. P. Ferrel of Reno yester-
day received from Mr.. Catron, head OF
the Walla Walla State Penitentiary,
two thoroughbred bloodhounds, one
being a Siberian named Bessie, that
was used through Oregon and Wash
ington after Tracey, the murderer of
Officer Ferrel's bother, one year ago
tooay.
The other is a Southern bloodhound
ard is pronounced by all experts who
hove seen him to be the finest dog
they have ever had the pleasure of
seeing.
Officer Ferrel brought Jumbo and
Ressie to Carson today on the local
10 Warden Considine of the State
TfIitentiary. The dogs will be kept
in readiness. and will be available for
use in any of the nearby counties.
They are owned solely by the state
Carson News.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10

them to you In order that you may bet
ter prosecute the search. They will re-
main here, and you may use them in
any way you see fit. The Duke of Miz-
rox will linger in Edelweiss. and with
him you and yours may always confer.
He also Is at your command. This man
must be retaken. | swear by all that
is above and below me he shall be
found II l hunt the world i've to ac-
compllsh that end. He shall not e.
cape my ~vengeancel
And bark you to this: On the Goth OF
next month shall demand payment of
the debt due Axphain. So deeply IL
my heart set on the death of this Gren-
foil Lorry that l agree now, before all
these friends of ours, that IL he be cap
tured and executed In my presence be
fore the goth of November Graustark
shall be granted the extension of time
that would have obtained in the event
of your espousal with ti,e man he kill
ed. You hear this offer, allf 1t In
bound by my sacred word Of honor.
His death before the Goth gives Grau-
stark ten years of grace. IL he Is still
at large. | shall claim my own. This
offer, | believe, most gracious Yetive,
will greatly encourage your people In
the effort to capture the man we seek
The princess heard the remarkable
proposition with face deathly pale,
heart scarcely beating. Again was the
duty to Graustark thrust cruelty upon
her. She could save the n only by
sacrificing the other.
I'VE will do all in our power to-to
prove ourselves grateful for your mag
unanimous offer" she said. AS she pass
ed from the room, followed by her I'M
Gle, she heard the increasing buzz OF
excitement on all sides, the unrestrain-
ed expressions of amaZement and re
lief from her own subjects, the patron
izing comments Of the visitors-an
conspiring to sound her doom. Which
way was she to turn In order to escape
from herself?
I'VE must catch this man, Yetive,"
said Halfont on the stairway. There
is no alternative"
Except our inability to do o." she
murmured. In that moment she deter
mined that Grenfall Lorry should new
er be taken If she could prevent 1t. He
was innocent, and II was Graustark's
penalty to pay.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10
For a Railroad to TOnOpdh

United States Senator Thos. Kearns
of Utah and a party of capitalists
visller Tonopah last week to make
a personal inspection of the mines
Of that district for the purpose OF
ascertainIng whether the situation
would justify the constr uction of a
line of the Salt Lake and San Pedro
railroad. The Miner quotes the Sen
ator as stating that it would not be
long before a broad guage branch
road would be constructed to Tonopah
from some point on the San Pedro
route. which would probably be Las
Vegas, in Lincoln county, 1856 miles
distant,
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10
Great Chance for a Bargain

Notice is hereby given that on ac-
count of failing health. / have decided
to sell out entirely. and remove from
Winnemucca. I will sell all Of my
stock OF drygoods. clothing. ladies'
and gents furnishing goods and no.
lions, or any part OF the amt at
extremely low prices. AS l desire to
leave at once. a purchaser of the stock
intact, or of small Dills Of goods, will
find an opportunity for investment
and money saving never before offer
ed. Call on or address M. hoffman,
Winnemucca, Nevada 6-16-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10
Sale of Big Mine

There is an item published in sew
era papers, being credited to the
Grass Valley Union. which states that
the sale of the Allison Ranch mine is
about TO be consummated.
The Allison Ranch mine is one of
the richest properties in California,
and in fact on the coast. II has been
a phenomenal producer of rich ore,
ana has employed as high as a thous-
and men at a time. II is understood
the company about to acquire control
will work the property for all 1t is
worth.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10

TO be continued
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10

sell more of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy than OF all similar prepare
tons put together and 1t gives the
best satisfaction or any medicine. !
ever sold. l guarantee every bottle OF
it.-F. c. Jaquith. Inland. Mich. For
sale by Brown Bros.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10
PROPOSALS for County Printing
and Publishing.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board Of County Commissioners
of Humboldt County, Nevada, at the
office of the Clerk OF said board at
Winnemucca, Nevada. until 2 O'Clock
p. M, Monday, the 9th day of July,
1908, Cat which time and place all
bids will be opened in the presence
Of bidders), for publishing and print
ing the official reports, proclamations
and notices of said county, and the
printing and supplying said county
with legal blanks, notices certificates,
lists, books, ETC.. as hereinafter class
fled for the six months next preced-
ing January list, 1904. as follows to
wit:
CLASS ONE.
For all advertising requiring one in
sertion only, price per square of ten
lines equal to nonpariel measurement
CLASS TWO.
For all advertising requiring more
than one insertion. price per insertion.
To be measured as provided for class
one.
CLASS THREE.
All legal blanks, notices and GER
~tificates, printed on paper, equal in
quality to paper now in use by the
county, necessary blank spaces and
necessary blank space lines and parts
of lines therein to be considered as
printed matter, price per folio per
hundred.
CLASS FOUR.
All letter heads and bill heads to be
printed on bond or cap. ruled or blank
as required by the county, said paper
TO be equal in quality to the paper now
in use by the county; price per hun
dred.
CLASS FIVE.
All tax lists; price per hundred.
CLASS SIX.
All receipt, check and order for
warrant books; in quality, size and
A. oAAA 90 " u6Nu W TIC
county; price per book.
A folio to be construed to mean
100 words or necessary blank spaces
equivalent thereto.
All material will have to be fur
nished by contractor. All bids must
be separate, that is to say, that each
class must be separately bid upon by
bidders.
Bids for classes one and two must
be accompanied by a certified check
for $3.50: bids for each of the other
classes must be accompanied by GER
tilted check for one hundred dollars;
all such checks must be made payable
to the Clerk of said Board and the
same must be deposited with said
board as a guarantee that the bidder
will enter into a contract upon notice
OF acceptance; In case of default said
check to be forfeited and become the
property Of said county. otherwise to
be returned to bidder.
All contracts arising upon bids ac-
cepted hereunder must be secured by
bend conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance thereof. in such amount as
the Board in their discretion may
deem meet and proper.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids as the public
interest may require.
]. T. DUNN.
Clark If tho Raard
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10

You are a wonder.' he exclaimed
when all the facts were known to him.
He executed a little dance of approval,
entirely out of place in the boudoir of
a princess. but very much in touch
with prevailing sentiment. But what's
to become of meT' he asked after cool
ing down. Il have no Reuse for re
naming in Graustark, and | don't like
to leave him here either"
"Oh. l have made plans for you"
said she. "You are to be held as hos
tage."
WHAT
81 thought Of your predicament last
night, and here is the solution: This
very day | shall issue an order forbid
ding you the right to leave Edelweiss.
You will not be in prison, but your ev-
cry movement is to be watched. A
strong guard will have you under sur
veillance. and any attempt TO escape or
TO communicate with your friend will
result in your confinement and his de
lection. In this way you may stay
here until the time comes to fly. The
Axphain people must be satisfied. you
know. Your freedom will not be dis
turbed. You may come and go as you
like, but you are ostensibly a prisoner.
BY OBTAINING you forcibly we gain q
point. for you are needed here. There
Is no other way In which you can ex-
plain a continued presence in Grau-
stark. Is not my plan a good oner'
'It is beyond comparison" he said.
rising and bowling low. 80 shrewd is
this plan that you make me a hostage
forever. ] shall. not escape its memoir
II / live to be a thousand"
At parting she said seriously:
"A great Zeal depends on your dis
erection. Mr.. Anguish. My guards will
watch your every action. for they are
not In the secret-excepting Quinnox-
and any attempt on your part to com
municate with Grenfall Lorry will be
fatal"
Trust me. your highness. I have
had much instruction in wisdom to-
Day"
II hope we shall see you often" she
said.
DAILY - as a hostage" he replied,
Slancing toward the countess.
THAT means until the other man Is
captured" said the young lady saucily.
AS he left the castle he gazed at ths
distant building in the sky and Won
dered how il had ever been approached
In a carriage. She had not told him
that Abode drove for miles over wind
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-10

SYNOPSIS Of the Preceding Chapters
G. eenfall Lorry, a wealthy American
globe-tI otter, stumbles into acQuaint-
nee with a charming foreign girl
on the train from Denver to Wash
ington. The pair are left behind when
the flyer stops for repairs in West
Virginia. LorTy wires ahead to hold
the train. He and the unknown girl
ride twenty miles at a tearing pace
10 a mountain coach. There Is no love
making, but a near approach to II
as the rolling stage tun bles the pass
engers about. Lorry dimes with the
foreign party, consisting of Miss
Guggenslocker," Uncle Caspar and
Aunt Yvonne. They are natives Of
Graustark. a country Lorry had never
heard OF before. LorTy shows the
foreigners the sights of Washington.
They leave for New York to sail on
the Kaiser Welhelm. Miss Guggen-
locker naively calls Lorry her Ideal
American" and invites him TO come
and see her at Edelweiss. Wildly in
fatuated. Lorry hurries to New York.
The name Guggenslocker Is not on the
steame list. He sees the steamer off.
Miss G.. waves him a kiss from the
deck. Lorry joins his old friend, Harry
Anguish, an American artist, in Paris.
Graustark and its capital, Edelweiss,
are located by a g%uidebook. The
Americans get no trace of the Gug-
genslockers there. Lorry sees his
charmer driving in a carriage with a
beautiful companion of her own sex.
He gets a glance of recognition, but
the carriage rolls on, leaving the
mystery unsolved. Later he received
a note at his hotel signed Sophia
Guggenslocker, inviting him to visit
her next day. In the evening Lorry
and Anguish ramble about the grounds
OF the castle where dwells the court
OF the Princess of Graustark. They
on erhear a plot to abduct the Princess
and resolve to capture the plotters
red handed. Following the conspir-
ators, Lorry finds himself In a
he heard them designate as that OF the
princess. Lorry tells the princess of
the plot. Mutual recognition; she is
Miss Guggenslocker. Dannox, the
guard, is in the abduction plot. He
fells Lorry with a terrible blow.
Anguish to the rescue. Lorry quarter
ed in the castle. The princess visits
him, but forbids all talk Of love.
Graustark is bankrupt and owes the
hNA6AbO&Ah AiINNdOAl VI AAPAdAA
$3.50, 600, 900. The creditor demands
cash or the cession of the richest dis
tricts. The Prince of Axphain offers
to extend the LOAF if the princess will
marry her son LOrenz. Prince Gabriel
OF Dawsbergen also bids for the prln-
cess hand with offer of a loan. Yetive
tells Lorry that she belongs to her peo-
PIE and viii marry Lorenz. LOrry u4S-
covered kissing the princess while she
is seated on the throne. He quits the
castle by royal command. Betrothal OF
the princess to Lorenz. 4Le Americans
recognize Gabriel as chief conspiratOr
in the abduction plot. Lorenz toasts
the princess lightly in a cafe. Lorry
dashes the glass from his hand. Chal-
lenge to a duel. Lorenz assasslnated.
Lorry charged with the crime. Prin-
cess Yetive commits Lorry to prison.
All Graustark ~rejoices at the death
Of Lorenz. The princess helps Lorry
to escape. Disguised as a soldier, she
conducts him to a monastery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
DIES FROM INJURY
YOUNG coLoRED GIRL VICTIM OF,
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Nellie Ford, Sister of Mrs. j. H.I
Weeks, of ottumwa, is Accidental-4a
Iy Shot by Ralph Hammond at Desi
Moines and Dies.

Miss Nellie Ford, a young colored
girl and the sister of Mrs. J. H. Weeks
who resides at the corner of Center
avenue and Meadow street, died yes.
terday in Des Moines as the result or
the accidental discharge of revolt
yer with which Ralph Hammond, thei
son of Jesse Hammond, formerly off
this city, was playing at the time the
accident occurred. Young Hammond
dropped the gun upon the floor and It'll
was discharged by the jar, the bullet,
striking the colored girl, who was em..
ployed as a domestic at the Hammond
home The wound was in the abdo-l
men and resulted in the girls death
yesterday. Last night the coronersi
jury examined into the case and rem
dered verdict generating young
/ Hammond from all blame in connec.
ton with the fatality and declaring
| that the affair was entirely acciden.j
| tai.
Miss Ford was known to several Oty
tumwa colored people and her death
is sincerely mourned. She was the
daughter of Abraham Ford of Oska-
loosa, who was formerly member of
the police force in that city, and she
was esteemed and respected in Oska-
loosa. Mr.. and Mrs. Weeks have
gone to Oskaloosa, called there to att
tend the funeral services, which wera
held this afternoon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-05
church. He was working at the

church. He was working at the
wholesale grocery house of j. H.
Merrill & Co., some few years ago
when the church was without pas
tor, and he took the place, working
among the groceries in the day time,
delivering sermons on Sunday and
studying at night. When the
church had become somewhat better
organized the members wanted pas
tor who could give all his time to the
work of the church, and Rev. HASTE
resigned his position in the grocery
house and took up the pastorate.
For years he has served the congre-
cation, and he has, it is said, done adj
mirably However, he was disliked
by some and it was thought that he
would do better elsewhere, according
to the communication. Now, however,
since he has been upheld by a ma
| jority of the members present at the
| meeting last evening, he has decided
! to remain here. When Rev. HASTE
took the pastorate of the church, the
organization was in debt. Now there
| is money in the treasury and new
chairs and lights have been purchas
ed.