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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

itor last week.
Axel Olson departed Thursday
for his home at Shelley, Idaho.
w. r. Deem, representing the
Sherman Piano House, of Butte,
was in this city last week.
Why is a newspaper like a
woman? Because every man
should have one of his own and
not run after his neighbors.
Earl Dodge had the main bone
in his right arm fractured on
Monday, the 5th. He was scufh-
ing with Claude McKendrick and
fell onto a rock.
w. ]. Lamme, Thos. J. Kerr,
Duncan Williams, Henry Brad
bury and Guy Bradbury depart
ed last week on a prospecting
trip to the Warm Spring Creek
district.
Chas. Waller, who has been
over to Twin Falls since last fall
arrived in Challis last week. He
says Twin Falls is already a
fiourishing city of nearly 1000
inhabitants.
Miss Hazel Morrow and her
brother, Mexican, who have been
attending school at the State
University, Moscow, arrived in
Challis Thursday morning en-
route for their home on Pah-
samaroi.
Lawrence Phelan has discov-
cred very rich lead on the
South Fork near Smiths ranch
and there is good deal of ex-
citement over it at present.
Some of the rock assayed
$1,000, and they have an immen-
Sc lead.
The White Knob Copper Co.
mines, smelter, ETC., will be sold
at sheriff's sale on July 7th, to
satisfy a Judgment and decree of
foreclosure and sale obtained in
the District Court of this district
on June 8th, 1905, by the United
States Mortgage & Trust Co.
The judgment is for 81, ,068, ,666. 81
besides counsel fees, $500, in
terest and costs.
The following Custer county
boys who have been attending
outside schools returned home
last week Arthur Gayle and
Amos Leaton, from the State
Academy, Pocatello; John Malm,
Ludwig Westerholm, VIII Casio
and Joe McGown, from the Agri-
cultural College, Logan, Utah,
and Leslie Dodge from the Boise
| High School.
MARRIED-At the Presby-
terrian parsonage in Salmon
City, May 81, 1905, Mr.. Jackson
Grubb, of May, to Miss Francis
Miller, of Patterson, Ida. Rev.
Frank B. Bonner officiating
The youthful couple are well
and favorably known in Pahsam
aroi valley where they have lived
all their lives. May joy attend
them.
Down at Hot Springs, Ark.
| lMO NcUSl dis vi Il1C OINn Wal
one a northern man, the other {
southernor, were arguing as t
the valor displayed by their re
spective sides. WELL" said th,
northern man finally, I'VE whip
ped you anyway" YES" ans
wered the southernor, but ac
cording to the pension reports W.
wounded every man of you tina
got out alive" ("
!, Some little excitement attend
: ed the annual school election il
Challis on the 5th inst. Thre,
} trustees We're elected, viz: Franl
) Nicerson by II votes; Jas. Nc
Lerran by So votes and VIM. ]
, Lamme by 50 votes. The tota
vote cast was 81. The new boar,
] are pledged to employ a man TO
principal. The board on the 6tl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
SITUATION AT THUNDER.

Cle stories that are floating
around the Salmon River country
about the scarcity of laborers to
De an exaggeration, as there are
at least between seventy five and
one hundred idle men in Roose-
Velt at the present time ready to
go TO work the first chance they
have to do so.
This believe will be the ban
ner year of Thunder Mountain
but it is too early in the season
10 make any predictions. The
roads and trails are impossible
owing to deep SHOWS in the noun
tains and high water, and nearly
all of the mining companies and
stores are short of supplies.
The "Sunnyside" Company
which employs more men than
any other one company had to
suspend operation about 2 weeks
ago owing to a defect in the
workings of their tramway, but
they expect to have this rene
died and resume operations by
June 1st. The success of this
company means much to Thun-
der Mountain. They have spent
thousands of dallars in the erec-
tion of forty stamp mill, tram
way, boarding and bunk houses
and on the road which was built
from Boise last year. Judging
from reports the "Sunnyside"
has immense bodies of free mill
ore and is undoubtedly one of the
largest mines in the State. The
mine is at present under the
management of Supt. Abbott.
The Fl. Y. and Climax Co.,
have only three men in their en-
ploy at present, but will put on a
larger force as soon as the snow
disappears. The mine is now
under the management of Peter
Wagner, who was foreman of the
"Sunnyside" mine last year.
The Standard" has a fine
showing of high grade ore, and
at the present time have force
of fourteen men at work under
the management of Supt. Schnid-
er. This is a new company
which started up late in the win
ter.
The Dewey Company have
been working a force of thirty
men all winter in their mine and
mill. This property is under the
management of Supt. Hang and
William Pryor the latter is
well known to all old Obstetrics
and at one time was foreman OF
the "Skylark" mine at Bayhorse.
The Goth Century Company
have about thirty men at work
but they expect to double their
force as soon as they can get the
machinery in for their ten STAMP
mill which they will erect during
the coming summer.
The De Camp property on
Divide Creek have small force
at work and they have let a con
tract for the hewing of SO uarf
timbers for ten stamp mil
which is to be erected this year
There are great many people
lin this section who have claimee
Custer county as their home a
one time or another, viz; Ne
Hicks. Myron Shonover, Ia
lynch. Mrs. Morris and daugh
ter. Nick Dorsa, Frank Tully
Chas. Frost, Tom Horton, Jo'
novis. las. West, Geo. Shepherd
All Green, DR.. Jones, Jas. herl
and Mike Foley.
Those coming here in searcl
Of work. do not come before tn
1st of July, as there will be nt
tio tS doing before that time. Prlc
es @ on ali commodities are hlgl
end one to live a life OF idlenes'
in here must have an income Q !?
Wall Street magnate. Flour !
f,o,n ~ a., Sf3 to SIS per 100; suga
g. f,,orn ON 30 TO 25c per pound; re
il 5oc. bacon 25 to 4oc; dried frult
% 70 &c. and everything els
~ CLYDE WILKINSON,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
.vagT MORRISON, Prop.

Isv Challis House is strict
First. Glass hotel, and the
|l,and accommodations can
h surpassed in the county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

land Lodging at reasonable
1 The tables are always
LIED with the best the
ket affords. Good aeon
Ations for travelling men
lhe public.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

kd Sample Rooms for
|nercial men. x x x
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
NOTICE OF sHERlFr.s sa,r

IN ,i .ne District Court of the Sixth Jpa,O,., ~,
trict OF the State OF idaho ~ Suuiclal Dis
County OF Custer: "u LOT the
United States Mortgage Trust com,,.
VS. Complainant
H''e KNOB Copper Company, Limited
and aCorporalion,
LOST AiVer Commercial Company, Limited
aCorporation,
Defendants. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
necs Used In war.

There are ut least two recorded In.
stances In which bees have been used
MS weapons Of defense in war. When
the Roman general Lucnllus was war
ring against Mithrldates. he sent a
force against the city Of Themiscyra.
AS they besleged the walls the Inhabit.
ants threw down on them. myrinds OF
swarms Of bees. These at once began
IN attack. which resulted In the rails
Ing of the siege. These doughty little
Insects were also once used with equal
success in England. Chester was be.
siegcd by the Danes and Norwegians
but its Saxon defenders threw down or
them the bcehlves Of the town. and
the Siege was soon raised.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
BALLOON SPIDERS.
They !voyaRe mt Great Heights Over
ts Sea ah Well Sna Lnnd.

AhSS so'uRc W ercHt heiRhts over
sea ms Well ns Lnnd. S
Given n steady breeze and n free
course, there Is practically no limit to
the distance which a ballooning spider
may traverse. The writer has taken
orb wcavcrs from their snuggeries un-
der divers shelter!ng projections at the
highest attalna6lc point on the dome
OF St Peters In Rome, WHITTIER they
Ind doubtless been carried by tue wind
when younslings. One may see llecks
of gossamer afloat at fur greater
heights. seafaring folk often note
spider balloons speeding by them at
sea or entanglcd upon various parts OF
the vessel. Darwin, In his famous
voyage Of the Beagle, when, sixty
miles from land saw great numbers of
small spiders with their webs. When
they tlrst came In contact with the rig
ging they were seated upon threads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
aNoNoE RFljL aNlMAI..

SFhe .rnrtieS III I, secular cFeatsiro
In Many Respect
" Almost alone among God 81 creatures,
the turtle has but Il single eretny:-
man. It does not seem to matter to
the turtle whether he stays Beneath
the surface for an hour or d week, nor
does It trouble him to spend an equal
time on land II the need arises. He is
neither fish, tlesh nor fowl, yet his
iiesh partakes sofs the Icharac teristics or
all three. Eating seems d mere super ,t,ts
fluffy with him, since afors weeks at IA
time he may be headed up In "a barrel
with the bung OUT and emerge after
his long fast apparently none the
worse for, his enforced abstinence from
food, from light rand 5falmost from
air, and. finally, 1t may be truly said
that OF all the higher, warm sblooded
organisms there is none SO \ tena cious
OF life as the turtle, can truly say
that l have seen the flesh cleared out
OF turtle shell and hung up on. a tree.
where for hours the quiyering, con.
yuls!ve movements Of the muscles
went on. Not only 60, but on one &C.
casion only the head and tall were left
attached to the she'll. Some time had
elapsed since the meat had been cut
out Of the carapace, md no one could
have imagined that any life remained
In the extremities. But a young Dane.
noticing that the down hanging head
had its mouth wide open, very foolish.
ly inserted two fingers between those
horny mandibles. They closed, and
our shipmate was two fingers short.
The edges Of the turtles Jaw had taken
them OF clean, with only the muscular
power remaining In tho head. Signor
Rcdl once cut turtles head or and
noted That 1t lived for twenty.thrcc
days without head, and another
whose brain he removed lived for six
months. apparently unconscious that
It had suffered any loss.-I.eslie's
Monthly. L.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
Times Have Changed.

Once upon a time superstition ex.
listed that lady ought to blame her,
self II n man whom she did not intend
to accept proposed to her. but that,
should such an unpleasant incident oc.
cur, it wasSat least not to be made d
subject of2gosslp among her acqualnt,
ances, Parents thought It incumbent
upon them to let man understand
In time IL they did not wish him us q
son-ln.law. 1t is needless to remark
that such honorable reucencc and
kindly prudence are quite out OF fash.
ion.-London Standard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
why he R lem uom..

Ei 49, - = = = " VI 101IRS'A a !
Model Husband (boastfully) = Yes.
gentlemen, I've been married ten years
and never spent a night away from
home yet. ssSfSls
Doubling Thomas-Large and inter.
esting family. eh3
"Only three of us" Ii
Have one child, eh 2,
"So; the other Is my wife's mother"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

Tickets will be sold at above very
low rate for the round trip, including
: ;S;a;a expenses as described in timer
Eary These delightful tours afford a
choice Of different. routes; with stop.
over at Washington in each dlrec.
tfon.
~ Descriptive itineraries, tickets and
sleeping car reservations may be pro.
cured from fillmore &e Ohio Ticket
agents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
SPENCER SaYSTAE
president ilSRT
iCot,sel ntiols; Raj road Men Should \
III Il 30 rejected rom less Scrti
I MY N plloqs cenPestsors.

a . WI oRlis eb President
Samuel Spencer. of the soathetis
Railway, who rep scented many OF
the leading railroads sof the eountrs
before the House Commit tee which
has been oonside ring tiie yariods
bills In regard to the lion 81
rates. In response ii numerous H.
quests for am expression upon Irea.
ident Roosevelt speech bsfore thsl
Unionf League 81 sPhilade lphia. Mon.
dayfnlght gave out tho foiiowins
statement i y I \
~ is strange to- note I'd tendency
to read In tho Presid dents speech lie
fore the Union League Id philadei.
phia, and, indeed. in his syarious utsS
teranccs on the railroad question, IN
attack upon railroad md railroad
men. I dognot so constrne it. ThIs
misconceptlonS OF tho Presidents puf-
pose seems to mo crest onS the nth
or curious confusion liz the publIc
mind between rebate abuse and d.
the making sof rates two opposed
things. which real have no nsccs.
sary connectlonz which should de-
considered entirely separate. A
there are abuses ana there I'M
doubtedly have been some the rail-.
roads of the country. think may
safely5say, ares unit Gin greeting Win
the President that such abusess
shouldEbe4controlleds Any one who
viii read theStesti mons taken during
The past few month"; before tie
House Committee On 1ntefstat e Com
merce will Impressed :By tic sinar.
Unity Of statement % tbe rallroad
Representatives ,ofS their position 4,
rebates and othet legal abuses
where such seSlst, md their desire
to put q stop 70 them. on t.iis poi,s
there can be no question
,"Tlle$ President isSrlG IN and ttia
vtlst g 1na10rlt Vol n the ma agefis oil
tho railroads warmly econd him
when he recognizes that consciets
tious and public plrited raiiway iucis
should be protected from illegal acIs
of$ less scrupdlols Compel itota aud
from Inscriptions Zig shippers but.
the legislation now proppsed Tor
granting ratcinaking power 70 ilias
Interstate Commerce mission not
only does not afford such protection,
but,l necessarily Yls pon the In
;nocent Spllnis hment intend toE HE
guilt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
3 BALTIMORE Il i & I OHIO ), IL RAILROAD.

Special Tours to Florida via Wash
4 sllnlaet.on-only $500 Round Trip
F:rom Falrmont Tuesday, Febru.
airy, 9TH, via Atlantic Coast Line
I Tuesday, February 21st, via Sea
board Air Line-Tuesday, March
9TH, via Southern Railway. z,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

Optimfntic.

g Young Lawyer-Well. the Judge! has
rendered a decision in our favor in that
VIII case. Older Partner Never mind.
The other side will appeal, and we will
continue to get fees out OF 3it.-Puck.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
For Sale.

! General store in new mining town.
Stock will invoice $4,000. A good
discount will be given. Inquire at
this Office! RI u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

Honesty Is the best; policy, but he;
who KS governed By that maxim lis not
an honest man. Whately. e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

United States District courts-Thc
Northern District. 55
Judge-John ]. Jackson.
Clerls--Jasper Y. Moore. y
District Attorney-Reese Blizzard.
4 Assistant District Attorney-E. NJ.
showalter. VI
U. S. Marshal-Charles D. Elliott.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

Il Try Big Essie, famous chicken
stew stew by .Murp ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02
THE WEST lIRliINIAls
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Presid lent 81 the United States
Theodore Roo eyelt, Of New York. 4;
Secretary d State John Hay, Of
Ohio. & q
Secretary Of the Treasury-Lesiie
n. Shaw. Of Iowa. n, 4 NJ
Secretary Of War VIM h. Taft, Of
Ohio.
Attorney General-w. H. MOODY. 81
Massachusetts,. fis.7y Z X K
i Postmaster General - Robert. J.
wynne. Of Minnesota. y II
Secretary Of the Navy-Paul Nor
ton, Of Illinois. 4, Il, IN "! W.:
Secretary Of the Interior Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, Of Missouri. Il
By Secretary Of Agriculture-James
Wilson. Of Iowa. y b
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Victor H. Metcalf, of California.
President Of the Senate pro tenn
pore-William P. Frye, Of Maine.
Speaker Of the House Of Represen'
tatives-Joseph G. Cannon. Of Illinois,
Supreme Court Of the United States,
Chief Justice-Melville W. Fuller.
Associate Justices-John NJ. Harlan
David ], Brewer, Henry B. Brown. Ed
ward D. White. Rufus W. Peckham
Joseph McKenna, VIM. R. Day, Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Jr,
United States Circuit )udges-Na
than Con and Jeter c. Pritchard.
United States District Judges-John
J. Jackson and Benjamin F. Keller.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

Our imported Japan and hand paint:
ed ware, German and lIaviland china.
ware, are Xmas presents that are
stylish and sensible. AT easy prices
at J. -. Halls Hardware. h! <
ytead the West YlrgInlan. II mas
the latest news. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

j.. . 2. =
Assistant District Attorney-Elllott
Northcott.
U, S. Marshal-John X. Thompson.
United States Senators.
Stephen B. Elkins and Nathan B.
Scott. If
Representatives In Congress.
First Blackburn B. Dove.
ner.
Second district-Alston G. Dayton.
Third district-Joseph H. Gaines.
Fourth district-Harry c. Wood
yard.
Fifth district--James A. Hughes.
State Government.
Governor-Albert B. White.
Secretary Of State-Wm. M. O! Daw-
son.
Superintendent Of Schools Thomas
c.. Miller.
Auditor-Arnold c. Scherr.
Treasurer-Peter Silman. &
Attorney General-Romeo H. Freer.
Adjutant Generals. B. Baker.
Commissioner OF ,Banking-M. A.
Kendall. 3,
Commissioner of Labor. v. Bar.
ton. {. Is
Chief Mine Inspector. W. Paul.
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
George Potfenbarger, president;
Henry c. McWhorter, Henry Brannon
Frank Cox, Joseph NJ. Sanders. i
Clerk-William B. Mathews.
County Government.
Judge of Circuit Court, Fourteenth
Judicial Circuit-John w. Mason.
Judge Of the intermediate Court
U. S. Kendall.
Prosecuting Attorney Scott C
Lowe.
Straightforward R. Furbee.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court-R. B
Parrish.
Clerk of the County court-Geo. NJ
Jacobs.
County Surveyor. H. Wilcox.
County Superintendent OF Free
Schools-Carter L. Faust. IS
Assessors-Gilbert Holman, Easter
district; a. J. Mcdaniel, Western
district.
Legislators.
State Charles w. Swish
er and Joseph H. McDermott.
Members of the House OF Dele
gates-Thomas W. Fleming, Jane.
B. Fox and Lamar c. Powell.
County Court. 81
". z. Cordray, president; S. E
Fleming, c. P. Moore.
Fairmont District.
Justices Of the Peace-L. G. Ben
nington, E. s. Amos.
Constables-Clark w. Walker, J
Lee Parker.
Board Of Observation-Disclosures indie
s& pendent District. ~
f. NJ. Showalter, president; NJ: J.
Lantz, W. E. Arnett, T. w. Boydston
secretary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-02

City Government.
Mayor-George W. Kinsey.
City Clerk. Engle.
City Collector-Charle L. Barnes.
City Treasurer. 3. Powell.
City Engineer. M. Pickett.
City Assessor s. g. Billingslea.
City solicitor-A. o. Stanley.
Chief Of Fire Department.. Frank
Reed. " i: 4, ,sls-.is
Water Comminsio Howard
Swisher. D 8i. ,s.'s !
"a Street Commission leo. a. Rich.
inrdBon.
Health oMcer Harry Robinson. n
& Chief q Poliee-Jame8 u. Morgan.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-04
TO SHORTEN HUNTING TRIP.

Affairs in Washington Make 1t Neces-
sary for President to Curtail Visit.
Glenwood Springs, Colo, April 3D.
President Roosevelt will break camp
on May 8, week earlier than he had
intended, and will start for Washing
ton at once. The only stop he will
make will be at Denver and Chicago,
where the dates for his reception have
been advanced to meet the new ar
rangement. Secretary Loeb returned
early yesterday from the camp, where
he conferred with the president. He
announced upon reaching here that
affairs in Washington made it neces-
sary that the president curtail his
visit. That there is nothing alarming
in the situation is manifested from
the fact that the hunt will be cOntin-
ued ten days more in spite of condi-
tons of governmental affairs which
resulted in the altered plans. The
Venezuelan situation, it is believed
here, resulted in the order to start
home on May 8.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-04
NO DEFENSE FOR NAN.
Will Rest on Contention That state
Has Failed to Make a Case.

Will Rest on Contention That state
Has Failed to Make Case.
New York, April 3O.-After a day Of
the most interesting developments
the prosecution and defense rested
the case of Nan Patterson. the former
actress indicted for the alleged MUIR
der of Caesar Young almost year
ago. The prosecution finished it's case
lust before the adjournment of the
court, and later Attorney Reilly, of
counsel for Miss Patterson. notified
the prosecution that his side would
submit no defense and would rest on
the contention that the state had
failed to make out any case against
the defendant. The decision means
the speedy conclusion of the woman's
third trial. When the case is called
Monday, to which date the trial was
adjourned yesterday, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Rand will Immediately
begin the summing up of the case of
the state. Besides this the succession
of events which marked yesterdays
proceedings included the courts de-
NAL of motion to dismiss the indict-
ment, the testimony of the prisoner S
sister. Mrs. j. Morgan Smith, in which
she made some interesting state
ments, but stood on her right to re-
fuse to answer questions on the
ground that the answers might in
criminate her, Notwithstanding Mr..
Rand's promise to Quash the conspir.
acy indictments against Mrs. Smith if
she would answer his questions.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-04
A Great Discovery.

Clayton, Tex, May 1st.-(SpeciaD
That a genuine cure for Diabetes
has been discovered is the opinion OF
Mr.. J. H. Bailey of this place. Speak
ing of the matter, Mr.. Bailey says
81 believe Dodd's Kidney Pills is
the best remedy for Diabetes and the
only one that has ever been discover
ed that will cure Diabetes.
81 have genuine case of Diabetes
| have taken seven boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and am still taking them.
They have helped me so much that
am now up and able to work some.
believe that if | had cOnformed strict
ly to Diabetes diet l would now have
been completely cured
Dodd's Kidney Pills have cured hun
dreds of cases of Diabetes and never
once failed. 1t is an old saying that
what will cure Diabetes will cure any
form of Kidney Disease and that's
just exactly what Dodds Kidney Pills
do They cure all kidney diseases
from Backache to Bright's Disease.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-04
Bristles Not Included.

One of the ablest lawyers and adj
vocates New England ever produced
was Roger Minott Sherman, who was
also famous for the quickness of his
wit.
A story which fully illustrates Sher,
mans powers of repartee is quoted by
the late Senator Hoar in his book en-
titled can Autobiography of Seventy
Years."
On one occasion Sherman was argu,
ing a case against Nathan Smith, a
very able but rather coarse lawyer.
Mr. Smith had discussed the question
of law with the subtlety for which he
was distinguished. Mr.. Sherman said
to the court that he thought his broth
err Smiths metaphysics were out Of
place in that discussion; that he was
not averse to such refinement at a
proper time, and would be willing, on
fit occasion, to chop logic and split
hairs with him.
Smith Immediately pulled hair out
of his own head, and, holding it up,
said:
"Split that"
Sherman replied, quick as lightning:
MAY it please your honor, didn't
say bristles."