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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16

and only fairy fingers could have
woven the suns gold into such tresses
or made such eyes from a scrap Oh
June sky and spark Of opal ire.
From the crown of her jeweled hair
to the toe Of her little red shoe, there
was not one line misplaced, one curve
forgotten, while her motions were as
graceful as blowing willows.
When the pair came toward her
over the carpet Of leather-hued leaves
she put out a white hand in reckoning.
Come here, my Valkyria, and let me
try if l can make you look still more
like a gay bird from over the East
Sea-"
"You have made me look a very
splendid bird, lady," Randalin SAID
gratefully, as she knelt to receive the
woodland crown.
Elfgiva patted the brown cheeks In
acknowledgment, and also in delight
at the effect of her handiwork. you
are an honor to my art. A hundred
plans are in my mind against the time
that this peace shall be over, and we
are obliged to return to that loathful
house where we suffer so much with
dullness that the quarrels OF my little
brats are the only excitement we
have"
Still kneeling for the white fingers
to pat and pull at her head-dress, Ran
dalin looked up wonderingly. rs 1t
your belief that King Canute will not
carry out his intention, lady, that you
say when the peace is over? I know
for certain that it is expected to last
forever"
'Foreyer?" The lady's voice was an
echo of sweet mockery. Take half a
kingdom when a whole lies almost
within his reach? Now / will not
deny that the King is sometimes boy
ish Of mood, but rarely that foolish"
She seemed to toss the idea from her
with the leaves she shook from her
robe as she rose and moved back step
to see the wreath from a new point.
Turn your head this way, child. Yes,
there is still one thing wanting oh
this side; berries IL I have them, or
grasses II l have not-here are more
berriesi Oh, yes, I declare that
expect to be very merry through your
spiritsl You shall have the rule over
nv pages and devise games and Jun
ketings without end"
Humming gayly, she began to weave
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
The Minor Poet.

Minor poets said Howard Chand-
Ter Christy, the illustrator, ARE apt
to be jealous of one another and to
treat one another rudely and spite
fully.
AT a literary dinner the other day,
| heard two minor poets in converse
ton.
"T saw your willamette in the Blank
magazine, said the first.
Did you? said the other.
Yes, and l heard a neat compli-
ment passed on it, too, by a young
lady
What did she say?
The first minor poet laughed.
why he answered. she wanted
to know IL I had written it,"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
CHAPTER XVI.
The Gift of the Elves.

It was the edge of forest pool, and
a slender, dark-haired girl bending
from the brink to see herself in the
still water Looking, she smiled-and
small wonder!
Below her, framed in green rushes,
was the reflection Of high-born maid
en- dressed according to her rank.
Gold was in the embroidery that stiff
fened her trailing skirts; gold was
sewn into her gloves, and golden
chains twined in her lustrous hair
added to the spirited poise of her head
a touch of stateliness. No wonder that
her mouth curved into a smile as she
sazed.
A sweet voice sounded up the bank,
calling, "Randalin! Randalin!"
Picking up the branchful of scarlet
berries which she had dropped. Frode's
daughter moved toward the voice.
"Are they about to go, Dearwyn?" she
asked the little gentlewoman who
came toward her around hawthorn
bush, lifting her silken skirts daintily
Dearwyn shook her head. my lady
wishes to try on you the wreath she
has made. She thinks your dark locks
will set it off better than our light
ones"
Il was on my way thither" Randa-
lin said, quickening her steps.
Along the bank of pebbly stream,
between pickets Of mounted guards,
the troop of holiday-folk was strung
in scattered groups. And where the
sun lay warm on leafy glade, the
Kings beautiful Danish wife" took
her incoming amid her following of
maids and of pages, Of ribboned
wenches and baggage-laden slaves.
Gazing at her, Randalin's admira-
ton mounted to usefulness. Were
like that, should be sure of his feel
ing toward me-" she sighed.
1t was easy to understand why the
Kings wife had been named "the gift
OF the elves" Every lovely thing in
nature had been robbed to make her,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
STAND FOR THEIR LIVES.
Mob of 1900 threaten to Lynch the
Motorman and Conductor.


Chicago, Sept. 10.-Fifteen hundred
residents of the north side Italian set
Element threatened to lynch the mot
orman and conductor of a trolley car
which ran over and killed Mancio
Manzello. years of age, and serious
" injured Stephen Lascolla.
Threats were made against the mot
orman and conductor, but the mob
was checked by Patrick Reardon, who
had carried the Lascolla boy to the
sidewalk. Reardon leaped on the
front platform of the car and told Mot
orman Axel Anderson to arm himself
with the controller and strike the first
person who attacked him. Anderson
followed directions and was guard
ing himself against the angry crowd
when a wagonloed of policemen
reached the scene.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
Soldiers Die Of Sunstroke.

Budapest, Sept. 1O.-Emperor Fran
els Joseph decided to put an end to
the military maneuvers which began
here a few days ago on account of
the many cases Of sickness, caused
by the tropical rays of the sun. Elev-
en- men in one regiment stationed
near Marosvasarhely we're sunstroke
and died within an hour.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
Locked in Vault.

Pomeroy, o., Sept. 1.-TWO youth
full strangers entered the county treas
urer's Office. covered Treasurer Chase
with revolvers, and after securing
$4,000. locked Chase in the vault and
made their escape. Mr.. Chase was
locked in the vault nearly three hours
before he was found and released.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
Set Fire 10 HerseIf.

Sioux City. Ia. Sept. 9.-As a re-
suit Of a quarrel with her husband.
Mrs. Henry Toller. of Butte. Neb..
poured kerosene oil over her clothes
and set fire to them. She is dying
and her husband who tried 20 save
her life. is dead.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
FOUND HOT SPRING.
Work on Tunnel was Unexpectedly
Interrupted.

Rome Sept. 12.-Work on the Sim
pion Tunnel, which it was expected
would be completed by the beginning
of October, was suddenly stopped ow-
ing to the exposure of a hot spring
flowing fifteen hundred gallons a min
ute. The temperature in the tunnel
reached 112. Refrigerators will be in
stalled and the work resumed a month
from date. The Simplon tunnel, which
is cutting through the Simplon noun
tain, will be 1874 yards long, and it
has already been pierced for a dis
lance of 21,142 yards.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
Decline to Take Claims.

Omaha, Sept. 9.-Many of the win
ners in the Rosebud drawing decline
to take their claims, saying the land
is too poor Some of the land is
valuable, but much is poor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
No Decision Reached.

vladivostok, Sept. 1.-THE prize
court has not yet reached a decision
in the case of the British steamer Cal
chas, which was recently seized by
the Vladivostok squadron.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
Preachers War on Saloons.

Independence, Iowa, Sept. 12.-Rev.
Mr.. Abrams, of the State Anti-Saloon
League. began over twenty Injunction
suits against saloon-keepers of Blu
chanan county. He intends to close
every saloon in the county.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
EloM of Wine.

st. Louis. Sept. 12-The flow of Cal
ifornia wine and feast of fruit from
that state characterized the observ-
ance of California day at the worlds
fair
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
La sneeze.Wood Tree.

This remarkable tree is a native of
Natal and other parts of South Africa.
Its odd name was given to it because
one cannot saw it without sneezing
violently. The dust of its wood has
just the same effect as the strongest
snuff, and is so irritating to the nose
that workmen are obliged to sneeze
even when they are planning it. If a
piece of the wood of this tree is put
in the mouth it is found to have a
very bitter taste, and no doubt it is
this bitterness which prevents insects
OF any kind from attacking the tim.
Der of the sneeze-wood tree. The fact
that insects find it so disagreeable
makes its wood very valuable for
work that is required to last a long
time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
secret Of Eleotrlo Elahns-

There are about fifty species Of fish
known to possess electrical organs ca
pable of imparting a shock. A special
study of some of them has recently
been made by Prof. McKenrick, F. r.
s., Of Glasgow university, with the
purpose of ascertaining the source of
their peculiar power. He finds that
the electricity is generated in special
lied organs, which are either modi-
fed muscles or modified glands, struc-
lures which in all animals manifest
electric properties. In economy of
production these electric organs far
surpass anything yet contrived by
man, just as the light of the glow
worm excels in a similar sense our
best efforts to produce cheap illumi-
nation. In each case there is a Sc
cret yet to be discovered.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
Allison Tells Of chanoe.

Imagine Senator Allison. many
years chairman of the influential
committee on appropriations, in long
struggle to secure the appointment
Of a skilled laborer to help him in his
duties around the capitol! Then Won
have a picture of the astute Iowan
as he described himself recently to
his colleagues,
During debate regarding the extern
sion OF the capitol building Mr.. AIli-
son became reminiscent about the
growth In the amount of public bust.
ness that senators must attend To
He said that when he first came to
the senate, thirty years ago, senators
had no clerks or others to helm them
Several years passed." said Mr.
Allison gravely, and still had No
assistant. Finally succeeded in &C.
curing the appointment of man as
a skilled laborer, who helped ma IN
my clerical work"
A smile went round the sarato
chamber at this description. for now.
adays every senator has at least a
clerk and a messenger-B Boston post
l.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
SHELLS MADE CATS FIGHT.
Lauahabe Incident During lombard
ment of Port Arthur.

ment of Port Arthur.
A lady who was in Port Arthur dur
ing tho commandments by Admiral To
COS fleet has described the curious
effect on cats by the cannonade. Il
was at my window during each bonn
bardment," she relates, but only
through the day, because at night |
did not dare stir out Of bed. In front
of me there was a little roof on which
five or six cats of the nelghborhood
collected. Each time there was a bonn
bardment the cats duly arrived, and,
having observed them, on the second
occasion proceeded to watch them.
With my family we passed the hours
looking at them. At each gunshot
the cats arched their backs and stiff
ened their legs and seemed both terri
fed and furious. Then when a hiss
ing shell arrived it gave the signal for
a frightful battle. They jumped at
each other, raging like tigers, and
seemed to hold each other responsible
for what was taking place. The effect
was so comical that we could not help
laughing, although the occasion did
not inspire gayety. After having
fought, the cats retired for while,
as though bewildered, but as soon as
she bombardment began again they
went through the same business.
Each time it was always the same.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
Fifty Men and One Elephant.

Interesting tests were made recent
ly in the Madison Square Garden,
New York, to determine the respect
I've pulling power of horses, men and
elephants. Two horses, weighing l.
600 pounds each, together pulled 300
pounds, or $50 pounds more than their
combined weight One elephant
weighing 10000 pounds, pulled $3.50
pounds, or $3.50 pounds less than his
weight. Fifty men, aggregating about
$500 pounds in weight, pulled $3.50
pounds, or just as much as the single
elephant. But, like the horses, they
pulled more than their own weight.
One hundred men pulled 1900
pounds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
DOES WASHING ON BICYCLE.
Virginia Mans Device Makes the Day

Virginia Mans Device Makes the Day
One of Pleasure.
H. G. Hitner has been exercising his
inventive genius, and the result of
his efforts is that the weekly family
wash day, instead of being burden,
as it is to most people, is the day
he enjoys most Of any of the six
whereon man is permitted to labor.
He is the owner of a rotary washing
machine which he geared to his BIZ
cycle after the latter had teen sus.
pended in a frame. After the cloth
ing has been placed in the machine,
with the usual supply of water and
soap, Harry lights cigar, mounts his
bicycle and wheels away. BY the
time he has pedaled enough to take
him to New Market if the wheels
were on the ground, the clothing has
been washed, he has had an enjoyable
ride, and he and his good wife are
eorrespondingly happy. This is only
one OF the many new things that have
been inaugurated in Edinburg during
the last few months, and it Helps to
prove what every one says about us
viz; THE old town is surely on a
boom"
p. S-Since last week the weather
has gotten too hot for Harry to pedal,
SO he has attached County Treasurer
Hutcheson's motorcycle to the ma
chine, and he now swings in the ham
mock and basks in the early morning
sunshine while the motorcycle does
the washing.-Edinburg (va.) SeHti.
mel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
WHEN A GAR DIES.
Ancient Ceremony Requires sss
of Soldiers Life,

Ancient Ceremony Requires S..
of Soldiers Life.
A feature of every dead Car
neral is the appearance Of two
in medieval armor, one mounta
the other on foot. The mounted b
wears armor of FURNISHED gol
vizor up. He symbolizes life.
knight on foot wears armor Of
black steel. His vizor is closed
he bears a drawn sword, twOAl
and shrouded in Grape. He 81
ICES death.
The weight Of these suits nj
imagined when it is Remembered
a fallen knight had usually DN
to be lifted, It being impossH
raise the weight of his own 4
The most powerful men of the
rial Guard are selected to wen
symbolic suits, therefore; but Ols
occasion the burden of The king
foot has proved beyond human Z
ance. The soldier who served &
obsequies of Nicholas ! fell da
exhaustion on reaching the q
of SIS. Peter and Paul, wheE0
royal mausoleum is.
At the funeral Of his success
exander II, the unfortunate
knight tainted during the marci
the winter palace and died that
at the hospital, whittier he was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30

now. 1t said she was coming back
and then-and then? His heart beat
until he could hear it as he looked at
the lovely oval face and the large
tender eyes of the picture he had
carried for so long, and his eyes de.
voured hungrily every curve of the
sweet face.
You must be true-you must be
true!" he cried, almost with a sob.
And yet, heart of my heart, will you
be happy? What have to offer you?
Only Overwhelming a wealth of it
that all the mines of hidden treasures
could not buy one golden throb of"
He amt the same lookin' Tom"
Goes pretty hard with him. eh9"
"Bein's as it should as he's"
Hush, boys, here he comes!"
Tom shook hands with each one.
HIS pale, drawn face hurt the heart
OF every rough man present. They
started in to tell their woes and trials
in rounding up the CATTLE" 1t was
the principal event in their hard lives.
The losses and hardships seemed as
hard as any man could endure. They
wanted him to know that other men
suffered, too, and bore it like men.
=
The whole town was talking about
1t. Tom knew this but he did not
avoid the town. He had been fighting
the hardest battle of his life for three
days. When he had seen it blazoned
IN all the papers he turned white and
sick and cold. He had refused to be.
lieve 1t, and ground his teeth over the
yellow journals" He sent tele-
g-am. Then he laid the yellow paper
the answer was written on into the
blazing fire and watched it curl and
burn into ashes.
He was alone now. He unfolded the
papers and read the notice again. TAe
lamp-light seemed to make the letters
blacker.
"Married-At the Church of All
Saints. Ethel Westover to James.
Duke Of Stromcourt."
Tom laid the papers, Just as he had
done the telegram, into the fire. He
unlocked a drawer and took from II
a bundle Of letters. One by one thew
Joined the holocaust of love and mem.
DRY. He took the picture with its
lovely eyes and tender mouth and for
one moment he walked to the awful
truth.
She has been sold--sold!" he cried.
And she begged me not to let them
take her from mel"
He turned his suffering face to the
CLINT OF steel in the open drawer. II
fascinated him like an evil eye. He
drew 1t slowly towards him and look.
ed deep into the deadly hollow. Here
would be vengeance. He had stolen
her-that silly little Duke!"
But why had she not resisted? II
she had loved him as he had loved
! her no power could have taken her
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30

Il shall always love you, Tom-al.
ways. Oh, Tom. don't let them take
me from you!"
mo, dsrling!" and he had kept the
brown head to his breast and let his
lips meet again and again the little
mouth that had said such loving
words to him.
He had meant it-no one should
take her from him-no one in all the
wide, wide world! He vowed it ST.
lently to every living creature, and,
God help him, he would keep it!
Her last letter lay open before him
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
cOpyrlght l9Ol BY Daily stOry Publlghing COMPANY.

A~N
Dear Toni might begin my let.
ter just as that other girl did in that
poem we read together. Do you re
members?
I am sitting alone by the fire
dressed as l came from the dance
in a robe even you would admire, for
1t cost cool thousand in France;
Pm bediamoned out of all season;
my hair is done up in a cue; in short,
sir, "the belle of the season" is vast
ing an hour on you.
It's really true, Tom, I'm called
the belle Of the season. / might
as well have bell around my neck,
for as soon as l appear anywhere
there is clatter of tongues and |
hear audibly enough, oh, that's the
rich Miss Ethel Westoverl' Every
word sounds to my tired ears like the
dropping of dollars and cents on a
silver church plate. Go where you
will, one can't get away from that
idea of money. In God we trust is
all very well, but it is written on a
dime
Sometimes when l am sitting by
myself-it is not often, dear-I try
TO dream the long hours away with
happy thoughts of you, and then 1
think / hear Black Bess galloping un-
der my window, and actually run
to see if you viii not pull rein at the
gate and stop.
"Oh, how l do miss the oaks and
flowers and the blue mountains! How
glad I shall be to get back to the
hills and the stars-and you'll"
In small town on the outskirts of
California was set a square frame
house with its four quarters over a
long range of mountains. The house
had the distinction of being the home
OF Tom Ellsworth, the we'll known
fance Of the richest heiress in all the
country round. Tom was anything
but rich, but he had prospects" and
consequently was regarded as the
most important of all the ranchmen
and miners in that region. He was
big, handsome, athletic fellow-the
son of a gentleman who had gone
from Massachusetts out to California
for his health, but almost as soon lost
the money he had, and when he died
left Tom, his only son and heir, leg
acy of numerous debts.
Tom had loved Ethel Westover
ever since they had walked hand in
hand to the one public school to.
gether. Ethers father was a miner
but one day che struck it RICH" and
then came the usual revolution. The
mother had but one thought-of Eth
Ell, then a girl of sixteen. When the
fortune came she was borne away to
fashionable boarding school in New
York amidst tears and promises to
Tom. Then came Paris and London.
In that time the rumor drifted to the
little town of Rocky Mountain" that
Mrs. Westover was trying to forget
all associations with her past. But
there was Tom! And Tom would not
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30

lem of combining speed and Cd
The machine was to be driya
huge wheel at the side about
feet in diameter, thus lending
speed, when desired, to the d.
ism. The entrance to the CAB
machine was to be at the So
through the middle of the greS
ing wheel. BY this arrangeu'
was considered possible to S
side the machine without colp
contact with the dirty hubs
wheels. It's great advantage
ing to its inventor, would De
creased speed made possible
large driving wheels.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
from him. Bahl She wai not worm

from him. Bahl She wai not worth
it!
He put the pistol down and shook
from head to foot. And yet-faithless
OF not, he could not live without her!
And once more he took up the pistol
and passed handkerchief up and down
its shining length and drew the
crooked thumbpiece to see if all was
right. He could even see the stars
shining through as he put his eye to
the empty space and looked clear into
the face of heaven.
He remembered her last words-"I
shall be so glad to get back to the
hills and the stars7-and you'll"
He was going to the stars himself.
He would tell them how false she
had been to them and to him. He
painted as if smothered, and raised
the window. The cold breath on his
face seemed to revive him. He could
see the white and glittering like snow
under the starlight, and far beyond
the dim outline of the ghostly noun
tains. And all around him were the
homes of the stout-hearted miners and
ranchmen. He looked once more down
the still throat of the pistol, and then
over to the hills.
The reports rang clear and sharp
one-two-three-four The doors of every
house in town were flung wide and
the. men, waving the women back,
rushed to the house where a bright
light screamed through an open win
dow.
81 thought 'twould come" said one.
81 feel shamed in my innards for
such man." said big fellow with
but one arm. He amt half a
man"
"He amt no man at an by this
time" said another. And they STUN
bled up the stairs into Ellsworth's
room.
They stopped with their eyes open.
TITS all right fellows" Tom spoke
huskily, but there was a new light in
his eyes. 81 meant to, but she isn't
worth it." He threw the emptied pis.
toll from him. Il thought it was the
best way to let you know. l shot
straight up to the stars. In future
I'll try to be all that you've thought
about me. That's it. ! couldn't bear
to lose your respect"
He waited at the open window until
he heard the last footstep pass out.
A thin voice came up to him
through the mist of the night. mo,
there amt no woman with thati"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30

The American Press Humorists in
convention at st. Louis, arranged to
raise $1,000 among themselves to add
to the fund for the erection of monu-
ment to Bill Nye. Why didn't they
make it $4,000 while they were about
itY
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30
Oddly of Scarlet Fevsr

A singular case has just
light in Brooklyn. Two child
family had scarlet fever in
virulent form, and sleeping
same bed with them during
ness was a brother of two an
years. This youngster was ID
affected. you should have
the patients" someone said
father, who exclaimed: "lsol'
late! When all we five had I,
was two rcoms!" One OF U
who had the fever is now 50
skipped that the softest I'D
causes great pain, while the
so tough that a leather str'
hurt him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-30

Trout and salmon are said to be
biting voraciously down in Maine.
Probably the black flies and mosqui-
toes are. too, but we don't see any
references to them in our Maine ex.
changes,