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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-07
CPearson,s weekly

4 y elderly couple living in Paris have
n recently met with a sad misfor-
tune. Inside dilapidated- old hat
box, which the most experienced bur
glar might have ignored, they had
placed their entire fortune sheaf of
bank notes, amounting to over e5O00.
Periodically either the husband or
wife opened the box and counted the
notes to see that their wealth was still
intact.
Imagine their surprise when. on going
to it the other day. not a single note
was to be found-onIy little heap of
dust
Rats had entered the box and de-
vcured every scrap Of the precious pa
Der
More fortunate was an old Belgian
peasant woman, although at first she
was thrown into just a hopeless de-
spair She mad laid on the grass a
Jacket containing bank notes worth
SIS altogether and then set about her
works in the fields, accompanied by a
pet goat
To her horror she suddenly caught
sight OF the goat muHching something
that looked like her precious fortune.
Examination proved her surmise TO
be true The goat had been browsing
on her bank notes.
That same evening the pet was killed
and the chewed paper removed from
its stomach. It looked q sorry mess.
but the old woman lost no time in sub
hitting it to the National bank at Bel
gium, which. after verifying the facts
and proving by chemical analysis that
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The Adventure of the Second Stain

of your giving him this document Of
your ingenious return to the room last
night. and of the manner IN which you
took the letter from the hiding place
under the carpet
She stared al him with an ashen face
and guiped twice before she could
speak.
You are mad. Mr. Holmes-you are
mad" she cried, at last
He drew a small piece OF cardboard
from his rocket It was the face of a
woman cut out of d portrait.
i have carried this because
thought it might be useful" said he.
The policeman has recognized it
She gave q gasp and her head
dropped back in the chair
Come. Lady Hilda- You have the
letter. The matter may still be ad-
justed. 7 have no desire to bring trou-
bic to YOU. My duty ENDS when 1 have
returned the lost letter To your nus
band. Take my advice and be frank
with me- It is your only chance
Her courage was admirable. Even
now she would not own defeat
I tell you again, Mr. Holmes. that
you are under some absurd illusion
Holmes rose from his chair
4 am sorry for you. Lady Hilda I
have done my best for YOU. I can see
that il is all in vain
He rang the bell. The butler en-
tered.
rs Mr. Trelawney Hope at home?"
He will be home. sir, at a quarter
to l.
still a quarter Of an hour" said he.
very good, I shall wait"
the butler had hardly closed the
door behind him when Lady Hilda was
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thing" cried the lady. "Oh. 1Fr.
Holmes, would cut off my right hand
before I gave him a moment Of sor-
row. There is no woman in all Lon
don who loves her husband as 1 do. and
yet if he knew how I have acted
how l have been compelled to act
he would never forgive ne For his
own honor stands 50 high that he
could not forget or pardon a lapse in
another Help me, Mr. Holmes, Ny
happiness. his happiness, our very lives
are at stalker
Quick, madam. the time grows
shortt''
1T was letter of mine. Mr.. Holmes.
an indiscreet letter written before my
marriage foolish letter. a letter of
an impulsive, loving girl 1 meant no
harm and Yet he would have thought
il criminal Had he read that letter
his confidence would have been for
ever destroyed It is years since I
wrote IL I had thought that the whole
matter was forgotten Then at last /
heard from this man. Lucas. that it
had passed into his hands and that
he would lay it before my husband.
imDlOTed his mercy. He said that he
would return my letter if I would bring
him a certain document which de de-
. scribed in my husbands dispatch box.
He had some Spy in the office who
had told him Of It's existence He as
SureG me that no harm could come
to my husband. Put yourself in my
position, Mr.. Holiness What was I to
do?''
Take your husband into your con-
1dence."
4 could not, Mr.. Holmes, I could
not, On the one side seemed certain
ruin. on the other. terrible as it seemed
to take my husbands paper, still in
n matter Of r7offffrg 7 could NOT under
stand the consequences. while in a
matter of love and trust they were only
too clear to me. I did It, Nj Holmes!
I took an impression of his key. This
man. Lucas. furnished a duplicate. I
opened his dispatch box, took the pa
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per. and conveyed it to GodoIphin
street
What happened there. madam"
u tapped at the door as agreed. T.u-
cas- opened It, 1 followed him into his
room, leaving the hall door afar be
hind me, for 7 feared TO be alone with
the man. I remember that there was
Il woman outside as I entered Our
business was soon done He had nv
letter on his desk. / handed him the
document He gave me the letter At
this instant there was a sound at the
door There were steps i'm the passage.
Lucas quickly turned back the drug
get. thrust the document into some
hldmE place there and covered il over.
What happened after that is like
some fearful dream 1 have a vision
OF dark, frantic face Of a woman's
voice, which screamed i'm French: Ny
waiting is not iu NaiRI At last at
last I have found you with herr There
was savage struggle. I saw him
with chair in his hand. a knife
cleaned in hers I rushed from the
horrible scene, ran from the house. and
only next morning i'm the paper did I
learn the dreadful result That night
I was happy. for 7 had my letter. and
I had not seen vet what the future
would bring.
IT was the next morning that I
realized that I had only exchanged one
trouble for another NV husbands
anguish at the loss Of his paper went
to my heart. 7 could hardly prevent
myself from there and then kueeIiug
down at his feet and telling him what
had done. But that again would
mean confession Of the past ] came
to You that morning iu order to un-
derstand the fun euoTmity OF my Of
fense- From the instant that graspcd
II my whole mind was turned to the
one thought of getting back my hus-
band paper. II must stfI be where
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down on her knees at Holmes feet. her
hands outstretched. her beautiful face
upturned and wet with her tears.
oh, spare me, Mr. Holmes. Snare
me- she pleaded. ia "a frenzy of sup
EiicatIon- 'RoT heavens sake don't
tell HIM 7 love him sol ] would not
. bring one shadow on his life and this
1 know would break his noble heart
Holmes raised the lady II am
/. thankful. madam. that YOU have come
to Your senses even at this last mo-
WeHt There is not an instant To lose.
Where is the letter.
she darted across to a writing desk.
unlocked il and drew out d long blue
envelope
Here it is. Mr. Holmes. Would IN
heaven I had never seen it,
How can We return it?'' Holmes
mutteTed Quick, quick. we must
think of some way! Where is the dis
patch box
still in his bedroom
What stroke Of luck, Quick. ma
DAM bring it here"
\ moment later she had appeared
with red fat box in her hand.
How did YOU open ii befora2 You
have "a duplicate key! Yes, of course.
YOU have. open it,
From out of her bosom Lady Hilda
nad drawn q small key. The box flew
open II was stuffed with papers
Holmes thrust the blue envelope deem
down into the heart Of them. between
the leaves of some other document The
box was shut. locked and returned to
the bedroom.
Wow we are ready for him " cid
TONNES We have still ten minutes
am going faT to screen Won. T.ad1-
Hhda- In return you viii Spend the
time IN telling me frankly the real
meaning of this extraordinary affair"
Mr. Holmes.-I viii tell you ererr-
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ashamed Of herself. 7 daresay, and
dared not face me-"
How about moving that drugget %
Wen, sir, IL was "A bit rumpled, GER
fanny, when I came back. You see,
she fell on it and il lies on a polished
IoOr-With nothing to keep il i'm place.
1 Strengthened it out afterward."
ITS a lesson to YOU that YOU can't
deceive me. Constable Macpherson. -
said Lestrade. with dignity. NO
Goubt you thought that your breach of
cuIy could never be discovered and
yet mere glance at that drugget was
enough to convince me that someone
mad been admitted to the room It's
lucky for YOU, my man. that nothing is
missing, or you would find yourself in
queer street. I'm sOrry TO have
called you down over suCh a petty
business. Mr. Holmes. but I thought
the point Of the second stain not cor
responding with the first would interest
you
Certainly. it was most interesting.
Has this woman only been here once,
constable"
Yes. sir only once"
Who was she?"
Don't know the name. sir. Was
answering an advertisement about
typewriting, and came to the wrong
number-veTy pleasant, genteeI young
woman, sir
"TaH2 Handsome"
Yes, sir. she was well grown
young woman I suppose YOU might
say she was handsome. Perhaps. some
would say she was very handsome.
oh officer, do let me have a peep
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time. a stranger presented the missing
note.
Being payable TO bearer, the bank
could not avoid their obligation, and
they had to be losers of the sum. It
was learned afterwaFd that builder
had bought the bankers house ana IN
the course of the demolition had dis
covered the note hidden in a Crevice Of
the chimney.
How bank note once saved mans
life is a most romantic story
In the ordinary course of business
many years ago Bank of England
note-8cw in possession of a famous
cOllectOr-waS paid into LlNefpool
merchants office.
On coming into the hands of the
cashier. he found while examining II
to discover its genJineness, that there
were faint traces Of red writing upon II
The note had been in circulation Tor
years and it was only by the dlnt OF
extraordinary pains that the parity
obIiterated characters were finally de
Ciphered.
This was the message it bore: II
this note should fall into the hands OF
John Dean. of LOnghill, near Carlisle
he will learn thereby that his brother
is langUishing a prisoner IN AlglerS.
Mr. Dean was communicated Wltn-
and he appealed to the government 20
endeavor to obtain his brothers release
from captivity
interesting themselves warmly IN the
matter the prime minister and the JoihE
foreign secretaries. after the most ar
duous and determined inquiries. learned
that the unhappy prisoner VINO had
traced the above sentence with
splinter dipped i'm his own blood had
been a slave to the Dey of Algiers Tor
about eleven years
Eventually the government succeeded
i'm ransoming Mr.. Dean from the Dey.
but the Door fellow had endured 5"
much privation and hardship while
working on the galIeys. that he lived
but short while after his freedom.
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Tinid.
Columbus DispatchD

The photographer had not been very
successful with his latest dozen Of cab
inetS.
They aye poor" he admitted. but
the gentleman has only himself to
blame"
an what way" inquired the visitor.
why. ne is an official of the beef
trust and objected to much exposure
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-07
Absurd Idea.
lChica so TrihuneO

Inquisitive Stranger-DO your Seua-
tors salaries run on just the same
when they are absent from their post
OF duty for months at a time?
Washington Man-Why not2 where
did you get the idea that a Senator Is
under any obligation to earn his salary?
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when the blood tainted with disease and polluted that
na Being the seouse the body and the which the
the body weakened sickness and disease develop
healthy bodies To this
the
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Akron, Ohio. August 10, 1903.
years ago s. with very satisfactory
My blood fearully bad Shape, either the
result of inherited acquired blood Large Jumps
appeared my neck head and forehead. consulted
specialist who advised S. S. and began its These
Jumps hard and had heretofore been unable
any thing that would have any them After
ing only few bottles of the medicine decided
Improvement and after taking eight bottles the Jumps
trely disappeared.
46l Water Street. MRS. 5. SCROGGY.
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A large majority of human ailments are due
to bad condition of the blood. Sores and
Ulcers, Assesses, Boils and Skin Eruptions
of various kinds are some Of the numerous
signs of contaminated, tainted blood. Weak
and watery blood makes weak and frail
bodies. Anaemic, waxy, sallow compilations,
fabby muscles, shattered nerves, black heads,
pimples and various other skin diseases de-
note blood poverty and a weak condition Of
this vital fluid and that It's nutritious qualities
have been destroyed.
To keep this great 1ife-stream in health
requires that all morbid matter and poison
Gus secretions be promptly removed, or it be-
comes a source of disease itself, poisoning in
stead of nourishing the system, and produc-
ing an endless train of diseases. The blood
must be kept rich, strong and pure or 1t can
not perform its proper Offices. The nutritious
elements when lacking must be renewed, all
distractions to a full and free circulation re-
moved, and humors, and poisons, ofevery kind
- =
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Wooster. Ohio, August II, 1903
confident that I suffered badly from plain
o Hives any poor human did have been
compelled get up night and walk my yard 20
relief a mind of the terrible itching
burning. Frequently have had begin the foot
the head the form Of bumps large
ordinary size marble They red IN color and
the pain and smartng from them would almost
crazy. The attacks suffered periodically spent nun
Greds of dollars with the physicians different nedi
effort cured. but nothing took aod and
the prompt and permanent relief S. :. g did.
Haven't been troubled with hives IN ana
little while, and sincere belief that there IS
preparation made that compare with s S. s
Hives.
133 Pittsburg Ave. CHAS. E. ATWATER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22
Tt CERTAINLY DOES.

The Muskogee Phoenix says of the Republican party that 1t does things" We freely admit 1t but fail to see why 6 newspaper should boast of 1t. Wherever that party Is in power 1t does things that are no credit to 1t or to the American people. At Washing ton graft, ineompetency, rottenness and corruption permeate almost every department. From some of the high there continually arises the foul odor of mismanagement and peculation As an old friend used to say. 'It shines and stinks and stinks and shines. like a rotten mackerel by moonlight, and the deeper you go the worse 1t gets"
 Certainly 1t is a party that does things. It began doing them as soon as the war between the States was over It did things during reconstruc- ton days that were a disgrace to humanity and to civilization. and has never atoned for it's course. There are some in the party who even boast of the damnable acts of and uphold the principal actors in what was by far the most utterly discreditable period of our country's history. But for the fact that the Southern people united and put down the party that made life an almost intolerable burden the Re- publIcans would be doing things in the same way today. It was not shame or repentance that put a stop to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22
Down an Dixie.

WaSntngtOn ROSI.
 of Dixie in the happy and normal con dition of political war. The treacher- ous thermometer. which in the North has palpably crazed a large proportion of the population, has benignly regis tered a genial and glowing warmth in the South. conducive to intellectual nd healthful acidity of speech: From the Potomac to the Rio Grande come. re- verberations of field and siege artillery. weary" drop their sickies and flock to town, where peerless orators drown and burn In perspiration and peroTa- sues of overwh elming national import ance.
 The very dome of the Capitol nings There the fiorid Montague. and the matter of-fact Martin are locked in death struggle that extends over every of oSun5S speSech Il and ane fig figures of commerce STr1he SoIls the ae0 PSae RapPlSaan bubbies. and the Se Mdtner 9Rs n o esRdS 0 adjusts hS HS convulsive apprehension as she stares at her wa5rinf sons It is Mfil eTce come ane peace and a Senator. if there Is sur embattled nh tied editors dit fash in the August moon. Georgia was disposed to become frantic at first. but when. 1t was cer- tain that an editor would become COY ernor in any event, the grand old State sighed and became resigned. She no longer fears the worst, for It has happened She hears the roar of the lynotypes as they belch forth defiance and smoke. and the sharp rattle or san, guinary typewriters All her capital with dread. Editorial explosions are column sweeps forward with leads and bold-faced heads It Is carnage or minion and bourgeois. Even the neu, tral dictionary has been pliiaged; ana
 over in tennessee the aureate plumes of the Hon. Edward W. Car mack are incandescent. while the Hon; Bob Taylor's violin "shrioks like n god in pain" Having providently arranged that restraining hands shall hold them back. these brilliant sons of Tennessee throat, while the people of the com den- 5HGlGSnsd -domed Senator would defend his seat by joint. debate. but his friends friends mnse rens 'i And Bo6 Taylor's friends tie his hands. for they know the fiddle would stand no show against the viol that sings in epigram o, 4ho
 From Texas comes the voice or the Hon. Joseph w. Bailey. who in speech from which politics was vigorously eN, cluded: thus retepredg bSs Witn co,ieagnes Sai.'i
 "Who is the successor o6 stephen A Douglas? nice old woman who com pares with Douglas as the IESIS ElSSw- worn sents Ohio? MT. Dick. who % %dldn make a great success of running, reed store Who comes from Pennsylvanla The creature of corporations ana ca
 Rare old Kentucky. meanwhile, lis- tens to rare old Joe Blackburn, ma king thfoughout hf R Dixie, that fair and happy land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22
Cetters to tl)e GdftOr
The Confederate Pension.


 Sylacauga, Aug. 21.
 At 65 years old I can look back. I write to ask little favor of you for the benefit of some worthy old Confed- crate Veterans. With so many appro- priations and the Legislature going to be called to dispose of a surplus in the Treasury, why Is 1t that our pensions cannot be increased. We have Sol- diers Home we'll equipped and com fortable, but many of us are loath to give up padding our own canoe as long as possible. The small amount we get helps out n heap, but with so much money being appropriated for 50 many other purposes. and the few old soldiers who are left becoming more endeared to the people each year, and showing them increased honors and respect and sympathy each year. have wondered why I never see in the papers any thing about increasing their pension.
 I hope you will pardon me If am intruding too much upon your valuable time, but feel like I am writing to q friend to all veteran soldiers. And If there was no ties of soldier friendship. I will always appreciate the friendship that you so generously bestowed upon me in assisting me to get up material to start my first newspaper, just thir- ty-f1ve years ago. .-- Yours truly. :.#
 A. l., Watts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22
POLITICS IN VIRGINIA. .
Governor Montague Closes Spirited
 Campaign for Senate.


 Washington. D. C.. Aug. 21.A(spec- ial. )-Quiet enaugh in Washington. po- litically. but just across the Potomac the Old Dominion, Is seeing the hottest campaign for Democratic prizes the Southern States have had in a decade. Governor A. J. Montague has just closed an aggressive campaign against Senator Thomas Martin for his seat, and Representative Claud Swanson, Judge William M. Mann. Lieutenant Governor Joseph E. Willard have wound up a very lively three cornered fight for the Governorship.
 There are other State offices to be contended for in the Democratic pri- maries which will be held tomorrow. From all the information obtainable from Virginians here. the odds appear to be for the following candidates:
 For the United States Senate. Thomas S. Martin: for Governor Claude A. Swanson: for Lieutenant Governor. J. Taylor Ellison. over James Aston Ca bell; for Superintendent of Public In struction. Joseph D. Eggleston. Jr., over George w Hulvey; for Attorney General, William A. Anderson, over Samuel W. Williams: and David Q. Egg gleston for Secretary of State: A. w. Harman for State Treasurer; and George w Koener for Commissioners Of Agriculture. have no opposition and have been declared the party nominees
 R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22
Loor.Is is Going.

Boston Herald.
 Francis B. Loomis, Assistant Secre- tary of State has taken notice of the report that Col w c. Sanger is to take his place when Mir Root assumes active duty He admits that he con templates resigning from the State De- pertinent. but adds that when he leaves his position he expects to take diplo- matlc post. At present he has no idea to what country he will be assigned This statement by him conforms to what had been understood to be the Presidents intention at the time when Mir. Loomis was under investigation. We should suppose however, that all most any nation having respect to its own dignity would not receive with high favor Mir Loomis as the represent alive of the United States in consid- eration of what is now publicly known of his career as Minister to Venezuela. Nor does 1t comport with the dignity of the United States to send gentle man with his record as our Minister to any foreign country for which we have enough to say that he knows Colonel Sanger and that he is an excellent man. Mir Loomis's recommendation will not go far now as it once would have gone in commanding the confidence of citI-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22

devlish nisrule of that era, but inabil- ity to keep 1t up
 Hardly a day passes that some new scandal Is not unearthed and made public It Is not merely the garments of the underlings and other small fry that are smirched and scorched. Heads of departments. high officials, Senators and Representatives. Ministers, Consuls and diplomatic agents are among those who are tarred with the same stick. The spirit of graft Is blindiy impartial in its dealings with the party in pow er--the party that does things" It controls high and low and gathers both the big fishes and the little ones into it's net. The party does things, beyond a doubt. but why boast of 1t?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-22

The Montgomery correspondent who teIegraphed The Mobile Register that the Alabama health authorities had is- sued an order prohibiting refugees from infected districts passing through Alabama caused considerable trouble. The Register gave this alleged fact to the Associated Press and 1t was in' turn telegraphed to all sections of the country with the result that The Ad- lvertiser was the only newspaper in the United States which published the cor rect information. The bogus informa- j4ion created consternation in New Or .leans and caused hundreds of persons serious inconvenience as well as work ing a hardship on the railroads. Dr. Sanders. State Health Officer, was nat nrally very indignant when he Ob- served the blunder the correspondent had committed.