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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

The schools u this city have issued
report books In PLACE Of the report cnrds
formerly used
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

The Honerine mill which Is the finest
hereabouts. win be ready for operation
about March list
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

All styles OF oil cloth. including fancy
and marble, whites and blacks. at ,2.25
n roll at Stelnman's.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

Before papering your homes this
spring. snye money by consulting stein
mans.
The Steinman Dry Goods Co. will sell
'Sanitas" during the month OF Febru-
AIRY at t225 roll.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

Mr.. RousGs room h. now In posses
sion Of a new organ. and the way they
ust it--Well. don't me utiou II.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

Steinman's Dry Goods Co. contem-
plates opening a branch store at ophir
In the near future.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

George Leslie mas returned to work at
the Golden Gate mine.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

LehNluk n net AREA VI LUNA
hawk lode .............. ........1l25
ANY and all persons claiming ad-
versely the mining ground. vein. lode.
premises. or any portion thereof so de-
scrbed. surveyed. plated and applied
for. are hereby notified that unless their
adverse claims are duly filed as nc-
cordlng to law and the regulations
Hereunder, within the time ,prescrlbe
by law. with the Register OF Nh u. "
Land ONCE at Salt Lake city. County
OF Salt Lake. state OF Utah, they will
be barred by virtue OF the provisions of
said statute
direct that this notice be published
In Mercur Miner OF Mercur, Tooele
county. Utah. for period OF nine con-
secutive weeks.
FRANK u. HOBBS.
Register
First pub. Feb. .. last pub March 30.
1904
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

The larger pupils spent the last even
Ing In February with jamie Christen
sen Dancing and games were the ordel
Of the evening. They report a delight
ful time
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

The month Of February brought out
the closest competition OF the year for
standing In the eighth grade room.
Those ranking highest were May Tim
Minis. Edith Alzbach, James Spendloye.
Jennie Timmins and Belva Goodman.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

Calisthenics have become so popular
In the eighth grade room that the pu-
pills go through the exercises at recess,
small boys
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

Nellie Sporgo is at home again, the
having been raised.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

The seventh grade lost one Of its
most energetic students last week.
when Edwin Cox left. What IL Mer-
ours loss viii be salt Lakes gain. Ed
win leaves with the good will OF all.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

Belva Goodman and Ben Bryant have
been taking private lessons In elocu-
ton with Miss Russell
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

The average daily attendance for
February was 1871
Nellie sporgo is at home again, the
quarantine having been raised.
Belva Goodman and Ben Bryant have
been taking private lessons In elocu-
tion with Miss Russell
Alr Rouse's room h. now In posses
sion Of a new organ. and the way they
uH it-well don't mention IT,
Mr. and Mrs. Erath spent an evening
last week at the Grafton playing high
five with the schools mnrms.
Nellie sparse las been staying with
Mrs Turnwull since the scarlet fever
broke out az her home. Nellie refused
to be quarantined from school
The roll OF honor for February con-
tuins six names. Edith Atzbach, Erv-
ing Bacon, Delpha seren. Jennie Tim
minis. James spendlove and May Tim
Minis.
The larger pupils spent the last eytn-
Ing In February with jamie Christen-
sen. Dancing and games were the order
Of the evening They report delight
ful time.
Calisthenics have become 50 popular
In the eighth grade room that the pu-
pills go through the exercises at recess.
To the great entertainment Of some
small boys.
Friday after 2:30 y. m. the eighth
grade room expects to have good time
all by itself Programme; Ice cream.
cakes. sandwiches. Use your magma
tion for the rest.
The seventh giade lost one Of It's
most energetic students last week,
when Edwin Cox left. What IL Mer-
ours loss will be salt Lakes gain. Ed
win leaves with the good will of all.
The month Of February brought out
the closest competition OF the year for
standing In the eighth grade room.
Those ranking highest We're May Tim
Minis. Edith Alzbach, James SpendloVe.
Ipuufe Timmiua and ReiNu GOadmuu
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02
sALr IAKG 4 MERcuR TIMEcARp

Commercial Agent
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02

First pub. Feb. .. last pub. March 80.
1904
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09

When last November there was
signed in the city of Petropolis a
treaty between Brazil and Bolivia, the
| impression was given that the dispute
about the Aquiri or Acre territory
was at an end; but recent events
show that only one corner of the tri-
angular dispute has been settled for
Peru is yet to be satisfied
This territory furnished no end of
frontier conflicts during the last gen
Grafton, owing to the fact that it is
wedge-shaped area at the juncture
of the three republics, Brazil, Bolivia
and Peru. all three of which, before
the treaty of Petropolis, laid claim to
1t. The sc-called Acre territory has
an area of about $4,000 square miles,
or nearly that of Great Britain. The
exploration of a part of it has been
of the most casual kind and no ade-
quate map of the area has been made.
Being at the extremity of the three
republics, little attention was paid to
the fate of the great western water
shed of the amazon river until in re-
cent years attempts were made by
syndicates to obtain concessions to
work the rubber forests and to mine
the gold believed to be in abundance
in this region.
The dispute at first waxed hot be-
tween Bolivia and her eastern neigh
Dor, Brazil, although there was at the
same time a series of vigorous pro-
tests entered by Peru against Bolivia.
In every map of Bolivia the wedge
shaped territory is allotted to that
state, and in the government maps of
Peru the wedge and something more
is allotted to that republic. Bolivia
and Brazil had been for several years
practically at war over the wilds in
the Alto Purus, but by the treaty of
Petropolis Bolivia agreed to cede the
Acre territory to Brazil. in return for
which Brazil agreed to cede a small
triangular territory at the juncture of
the Abuna and Mamore rivers, to
form the Madeira, giant arm of the
Amazon. In addition to this cession,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
NotahIa Rreakdn,una

Winston Churchill's recent break
down in a speech In parliament recalls
to the English press a similar lapse
OF memory on the part of a member
named She'll in the house of commons.
Shell was beginning carefully pre-
pared sentence with the word "neces-
sity," when his memory deserted him.
He repeated necessity" three times
and then Sir Robert Peel mischiey.
ously added; is not always the
mother of invention" A correspond
ent OF the London Daily Mail gives
some instances Of lapse of memory
that came under his own observation
as follows: Il was once staying with
distinguished divine in Yorkshire.
the author of several volumes Of
poems and other literary works. and
he, too, lost himself in the Lords
prayer. Moreover. he could not re-
cover himself when he recommended.
was once attending demonstration
OF anatomy. and the professor-a gem
tleman usually noted for his lucidity-
completely broke down, and the class
had to be dismissed"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09

Mrs. ]. Il. Bowles Of 118 Core ST.,
Durham, N. O., says: Il was sick
and belfast for over nine months, and
the doctor who attended me said I'M
less | submitted to an operation fol
gravel | would never be well. would
not consent to that and so continued
to suffer. My back was so weak
could not stand or walk, and it aches
constantly. The first day after | be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills felt
relief, and 1 short time was up
and around the same as ever, free
from backache."
A FREE RIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Bowles
will be mailed to any part OF the
United States. Address Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price so cents rer box.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09

OF Petropolis, and one of the litigants
was removed from the Troublesome
business.
Peru has always had pretensions In
the Acre region, and has had innum.
cradle disputes with Bolivia on the
subject. In fact such a dispute was
on at the time Bolivia made the ces-
sion to Brazil, but as the latter agreed
to assume the responsibility. the pres-
ent disturbance in the region will
have to be settled between these two
states. Peru has occupied the upper
Purus valley, and recently there were
reports of battle having taken place
between the Brazilians and Peruvians
at Santa Rosa.
Brazil insists that her right to the
region is of long standing, and that
this right was recognized by the treaty
OF 1851. She also insists that, that
being in possession of the coast. and
also of the territory extending to the
sources of the rivers Jurua or Yurua
and Purus emptying into that coast.
long peopled by Brazilians, she is in
the right under the application of the
rule established by Pinckney and
Monroe In the note OF April 20. 1905.
This rule is as follows:
When any European nation takes
possession of any extent of seacoast
! that possession 10 understood az az.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
Two ElATTONS 4R1AY
FIGHT FOR RIVE
BftazfI ond Peru contest GW0H AGf2o
9 t0ffft@y oS l0f@0 Is Q1r&MB BTftOfn

tending into the interior country te
the source of the rivers emptying with
that coast, to all their branches and
the country they cover"
1t will be seen by this contention
Brazil claims the entire watershed Of
the Amazon, one of the most extern.
sive in the world. However, feeling
sure of her stand, Brazil offers to hear
any claim Peru has to title, but in
troops first.
The Peruvian attitude is simply
that Peru never admitted Brazirs
title to the territory now in dispute,
that the treaty of 1851 contains no
recognition of it. and that the Peru
Wan government has no recollection
of ever having admitted Brazil's pre-
tended right"
Peru asserts her willingness tc
resort to arbitration, but without ode
manding previous conditions unneces.
sary to governments really wishing to
reach prompt, just and pacific set
Element of their differences" In
other words, Peru insists upon her
military occupation of Acre while the
case is arbitrated. Brazil makes 1t a
condition that the Peruvian forces re-
tire first before she will listen to ar.
bitration, consequently at present the
two governments are deadlocked.
Among the South American states
war and revolution are part Of the
life and, therefore, at this time no one
would have the hardihood to predict
whether the dispute terminates in
hostilities or in arbitration. If the
two states resort to force there APP
pears to be the favor of numbers on
the side of Brazil, which has a regular
army Of 28,160 men, gathered by COM
pulsory service and by CONSUMPTION,
has a regular force estimated at 1000
and the possibilities of increase are
not sufficient to Offset the Brazilian
advantage. Each republic has a navy,
both of them small. and Peru's rather
Insignificant. Brazil could send some
of her ships as far up the Amazon as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
Strict Eastern Etinnstta

BY a remarkable law Of royal Ell.
quette, which has ruled for centuries
at the court of Siam, no person is per.
united to sleep in an apartment over
tnat occupied by the king. A deliber.
ate breach of this custom has ON
more than one occasion been punish.
cd by death. When the King of Siam
nonored Paris by visit some years
ago, by singular oversight at his
motel the bedrooms reserved for his
uusNy retlnue were placed directly
ABOVE that Of the monarch himself.
and the blunder caused considerable
CONSERVATION among his fearful cour.
TIERS, until the matter was explained
TO the management of the hosiery
and duly rectifed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
cIose.mouthed Natives

AS to the difficulty of getting in.
formation from Abyssinians, a trav.
eier says: Il remember once telling
Somali, Fara, who acted as my in.
terpreter in Mohamed Hassan's alb.
sence, to ask Boran some simple
question about the route. After ten
minutes conversation he appeared to
be coming to an understanding with
the Boran. so asked what the man
had said. My interpreter implored
me not to interrupt. as he was Just
getting to the point Nearly another
ten minutes elapsed before my pa
thence broke down and / demanded
what he had elected. He says that
he is very poor man and has only
two sows,' was his reply"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
1 7a0 Of re coUa pas not re, been

which was admittedly Inadequate.
Brazil also agreed to give an indem-
nifty OF $1O,OO0,OO0. This money, how
ever, is to be used mainly in the con-
struction of railways and other works
tending to improve the communica.
lions and develop commerce between
the two countries. Brazil also agreed
TO build on her own territory, parallel
with the Mamore river, railroad
about 24O miles long, from San Anto-
MO to Guajara-Mirim, around the rap.
Ids and cascades in the river, which
make the stream within that length
unnavigable.
In addition to these stipulations
Brazil agreed to take the quarrel with
Peru off the hands Of Bolivia; conse-
quently, under the convention, Bolivia
Is now experiencing that tranquility
that has been withheld her for many
years.
The history of the dispute is con.
siderably involved, and will no doubt
nave to be decided by either arbitra.
ton or war finally. Although there
are In existence boundary treaties of
1851 and 1867, neither Peru ncr Bra.
I'll can at present agree upon their
interpretations. Brazil contends that
there are 10000 Brazilians in the dis
puted country; that there should be
no question to her right of occupa.
ton. On the other hand, Peru claims
to have maintained military occu-
patton of the country unmolested for
years.
Like most boundary disputes land
Peru has had lengthy history of
them) little interest was manifested
In the remote district until it became
apparent that 1t was a land of virgin
riches. For years the rubber gather.
ers had worked the rubber lands Gu
the Amazon, but these became work.
ed out and the interest moved nm the
river. Finally they entered the Acre
district, which was found to abound
with rubber trees. In a little while
between 10000 and 10000 Brazilians
were In the territory, working the vast
rubber lands.
In 1899 Bolivia took stems tn no.
cupy the region. She found the FRA.
zilians had developed the rubber in
dustry to an enormous extent. and al
once sought to coerce them. FinaIiv
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
TO HAVE COED PHOTOGRAPHS
Worth While to Study Your Face Be.
fore You Sit.


fore You Sit.
A curious fact relative to a WON.
ans personality is that the two sides
of her face are not in accord one
with the other. In other words, every
woman has two faces, and one shows
certain characteristics which the 9TH
er does not. and each eontradicts the
other.
The left side is nearly always the
prettier, although it would take a very
keen eye to discern any difference,
but it is worth while to remember
this when posing for ones photo.
graph.
The moral of this is obvious. The
left side of the face showing to far
better advantage than the right, it is
every ones duty to keep the good side
turned toward an observer.
Often times the prettiest woman
takes a bad photograph, while a plain
woman with regular features takes
a good one. So study yourself in a
glass before you sit for your photo.
graph--New York Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
sits Believe In wltohoraft

Witchcraft is not dead in America,
nor did the last Of the witches burn
during the days OF the Salem witch.
craft In the Businesses of the Penn.
sylyania mountains, and in the farm.
Ing districts, the homes of the Penn.
syivania Dutch, bordering the great
anthracite region, spells are as power.
fui to-day as they were 200 years ago,
and as implicitly believed in. The be.
hef in witchcraft which was burned
out of New England. survives in Penn.
sylvania. That man was bewitched
u common excuse for crime there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
Seek e improve lay eros.

About one-fourth of the hay crc'
or the United States is produced tron
wild grass. The department is tryin'
to improve some of these wild grasses
Tor 1t is asserted that some of then
are OF superior value as forage. AM
well worth bringing under cultivatio'
These experiments are now being car
ried ON in several places in the D.
west.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09

the so-called Republic of Acre was
formed, but it was little more than a
threat for there was never any real
attempt at government. Bolivia ap-
peared to think that a neat solution Of
the embarrassing situation would be
to sell a concession to work the rub
Der lands. Capital was readily found
in this country and Germany, and the
Bolivian syndicate was formed, and
like the great trading countries Of
the seventeenth and eighteenth cen.
turtles, it was empowered to admin
lister the region as well as to work It.
1t was given almost sovereign rights.
In November, 1902, the agent of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
FOOD FACTS
What an NJ. D. Learned.

What an M. D. Learned.
A prominent physician of Rome,
Georgia, went through food expert
ence which he makes public:
ut was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and also know from having pre-
scribed 1t to convalescents and other
weak patients that the food is a won
derful rebuilder and restorer of nerve
and brain tissue, as well as muscle.
1t improves the digestion and sick
patients always gain Just as l did in
strength and weight very rapidly.
Il was in such low state that had
to give up my work entirely and 60 to
the mountains of this state, but two
months there did not improve me: in
fact | was not quite as well as when l
left home. My food absolutely re-
fused to sustain me and it became
plain that must change, then began
to use Grape-Nuts food and in two
weeks could walk mile without the
least fatigue and in five weeks re-
turned to my home and practice, TAX
IN up hard work again. Since that
time have felt as well and strong as
ever did in my life.
"As physician who seeks to help
all sufferers l consider 1t a duty to
make these facts public" Name CIV
en- by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts when
The regular food does not seem to aus
tain the body will work miracles.
There's reason"
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book, The Road to wsliyille..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
A REQIXzaNV lAyzRRzpA ZIJIZzp

syndicate attempted to take possess
sion, but SO great was the feeling that
he was only a blind for great Ameri-
can annexation scheme that he barely
escaped with his life, by abandoning
his journey.
The agent arrived at Porto Alonzo,
on the Acre river, $500 miles from
the mouth of the Amazon, just at the
time the Bolivian government officials
were being overpowered by the Bra
zilians and the Republic Of Acre WAS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09

In the process Of making. With the
ousting OF the Bolivian officials who
were to hand over the region of Acre
TO the syndicate's representative, the
syndicate's occupation failed for it
was impossible to take possession
under the circumstances. Brazilian
warships were sent up the Amazon
and troops were put on transports and
sent along to occupy the disputed ter
rltory. About that time protocol
was signed, then followed the treaty
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
UnInlured by FearfuI EaII-

A man named Walker with two III.
lie girls reached the station Rutland
W., Just as the train was leaving. He
managed to place one. aged Ave years
on the rear platform and tried to get
on with the otner and failed. The
chiid rode on the rear platform for
ave miles and fell OFF the steps down
a steep embankment. The train was
going at the rate of thirty-nye miles
an hour at the time, but the child was
uninjured.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
The Misanthrone.

iis neither joys nor grieves. 4.
t4 PUT eavlls and mlstrusts
swirled da are IKE ne the wizened leaves.
ne looks askance at Life
AZ SO be Mirth Turk near.
And is the slave sU Of p suesr 70 wife,
he makes mock of Love.
AND all that on her wait.
ret, howsoe'er desire NAV rco,,.
he cannot rise to Hate.
Crimes of a former birth
Must wreak on him their small
Else why, while yet upon this s.r.n
Auat he abide in hellY SSfs"
S1nton Scotland, In Smart ses
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
TIL Odd
COR ND.
9GN9C9@G 0@G(9a
Prehlstorlc lnultatlnn

and got another wife
"a friendly megatherium cut shors nv
last ones life);
80, just by way OF cave warming. I wish
you'd come and dine,
Vnte 9uetly-you need not dress-fiints
Will be laid at 9.
The nrst thing on the menu stone the
,.,,,, uinnefs only lighD
WIN De triceratops-tail soup to teiapt
your appetite.
Next, Just to show my missus skin.
thefel be, by way of fish,
icnthyosaurus filleted. very dainty
For entree therell be frlcasee OF dino
saur to come.
FOR piece de resistance rib OF dlnothee
Lastly, a lucious savory although
mustn't boasD
or fresh laid best selected pterodactyls
eggs on toast
A word of warning: don't forget your
stoutest club to bring
TOUT sharnest limited arrowheads your
DOW with toughest string;
fhen, II atlantosaurus should intrude HIS
ugly head,
with base intent to sup with us. wen
sup on him instead.
Pail Mall Gazette
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09

Acre, the head of navigation on the
Acre river. Peru. however. could
make no use OF her navy unless she
trust them sufficiently to send them
around Cape horn to harass the Bra
lillian coast, when is not near so like
~ as that Brazil might send some of
her ships to make an assault upon
Callao, although the chance of spc-
cess in this undertaking is SO small
as to scarcely warrant the undertake.
ing.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
WORK Of women,a cI1ha

According to feminine writer, the
work of the woman's club is threefold
to educate its members mentally
and morally; to create public opinion;
to secure better conditions of life. Its
worth, personal and social, is in pro-
portion to its effectiveness in secur-
ing these ends.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
Victim nf smart rhIaf

While fishing for trout the other
day, John M. Houck of Middlefield.
Mass, had fine string OF some thirty
nsh stolen from him. He was whip.
ping q bit of rapid water where the
stream made so much noise that he
could not hear what went on around
him, and his string of fish lay on a
rock behind him. When he turned
around to put his next fish on the
string. there was no string there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-09
How's This :?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o
We, the undersigned, have known j Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable In all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his firm
WALDING, KINNAN d. MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.