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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
HAD WORKED HARD
APPLICANTS REFERENCES SAT
IsFIED THE HOUSEWIFE.
Better Than Any Documentary Evil
dence She Might Have Gar
ried Was Mute Testimony
Offered by Cook.

She was a gaant. middIe-aged wom-
an. in clean but faded calico dress.
Her hair drawn into a tight knot al
the crown of her head left her rugged
features and furrowed cheeks unre-
iieved and her little black straw hat
cooked al a humorous angle on top
OF her head transformed her into a
living caricature.
Mrs. Torrance opened the door &c
her with sigh. All day long she had
oeep answering the doorbell and ex-
aiming specimens from tue intelli-
genee ONCE. and her nerves had about
reached the raw edge OF endurance and
were ready to jump over. Such speci-
mems Mrs. Terrence shuddered AZ
the thought Of letting one of them into
her dainty. weli-ordered little fiat
Yet you can't do your own Homework
and have time TO make yourself lovely
and charming for young and dis
eliminating husband, too. Mrs. Tor
rance simply had to have a maid.
At sight of the latest conner her
heart sank. The big Irish woman i'm
pressed her more unfavorably than any
OF her predecessors. Mrs Torrance
was almost beginning to tell her that
she hau been suited already and to
turn her away. when a wistful look In
the woman's eyes made her ask her to
step in.
i was stint by the intelligence
mum" said the wsman. briefly.
Have you a reference" Mrs. Tor.
rance put that question frst. because
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

she had determined that she would
take no one until she had looked her
up and found her well recommended.
The Irish woman looked taken back
for moment, Then she stretched out
two big, hard, rough. red knotted
hands. The veins stood up upon them
in purple lines and the finger nails
were worn 10 the quick. The skin was
calloused and chapped until It looked
ready to peel
There, mum" she said. quickly.
'thims me rfferince.'
III take YOU" said Mrs. Torrance
impulsiveiy
That night. as Mr.. Torrance sat
down to the best dinner he had eaten
for months, he looked his congratula-
tions across the table TO his wife.
We'll, you have a jewell" he ex.
claimed. How did you find herr"
'oh. William" said Mrs. Torrance
Il don't know where she comes from
nor anything about her. Just took
her on circumstantial evidence"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
n ES ON HANDS.
If a Long Time Without
Doctor Was Afraid to
} Them-cured by
Cuticura.

bng time I suffered with
be hands which were itch
and dlsagreeable. / had
! rs, and derived no benefit
bf them. One doctor said
bid to touch my hands, so
know how bad they were;
ID I never could be cured;
trd said the sores were
1.-THE dipping of my hands
er in the dye-house where
saw in the papers about
tful cures of the Cuticura
bnd procured some of the
pap and Cuticura Ointment.
bys after the application
fcura Ointment my hands
|eel and were better. The
(sappeared, and they are
b and clean, and I am still
the dye-house. Mrs. A. e.
40 State St., Chicago, Ill.,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

A novel method Of preaching the
gospel was recently tried In France
with striking success, Pastor Delat'
ire from Roame reformed church,.
In company with Pastor Sainton. OF
the Baptist church. In Paris. visited
with an automobile the departments
OF Loire, Rhone. Alter. saone ct Loire.
within a radius Of about 20 miles.
Pastor Deiattre writes During near
W two months. from our automobile.
ne have been able TO preach the
gospel on market places. from fair to
fair, distributing Thousands Of tracts
and selling no less than 2.soo copies
OF the New Testament"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
Deaf Women Form Club.

One OF the most curious clubs on
record has recently been formed by
society women in Berlin. The prin.
cipal condition OF membership IL that
the applicant must be deaf The club
has over hundred members. who
meet regularly once q week In hand
somely furnished rooms in the VII
helmstrasse. where they converse by
means OF ear trumpets and sign han
gnage and drink tea.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
WINNING START.
y Oigested Breakfast Makes
We Force for the Day.

lng goes wrong II the break
p your stomach like a mud
y you eat does harm IL you
kt tit turns TO poison.
I lady teacher found this 10
even of an ordinary light
Of eggs and toast. She
eaTs ago l contracted a very
form OF indigestion. My
vas in such a condition that
breakfast Of fruit, toast and
NE sreat distress.
slow to believe that trouble
ne from such a simple diet
y had to give it up, and
great change upon a cup Of
0m and Grape-Nuts with
% NJ morning meal. For
. a year I have held to this
PC have not suffered except
t0oiciously varying my diet.
been a teacher for several
! nnc that my easily digested
means a saving Of nervous
ne entire day. My gain of
Is IN weight also causes me
70 testify to the value of
rs.
'Nu's holds first rank at our
sven by Postum Co. Battle
lich.
d reason" Read the little
'-s Road to MELVILLE" in
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
A Fence Of Doors.

Near Ridgewood IN Brooklyn. there
il perhaps the oldest fence in Great
er New York II is composed entirely
Of doors scores Of them. all Of a
height and iolred together. The fence
has sioed for years on the Myrtle
avenue line Of the Brooklyn Heights
railroad. What strange freak induced
It's owner 20 erect # is q mystery. but
Il furnishes a consian; source Of com
nent TO persons passing that way.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
Glass Floors for Safety

Glass fsoors around electrical
sxitchbOsrds are recommended for
safety by an English expert Several
fatal accidents have occurred on &C
count OF the operator coming in con
tach with exposed parts charged with
current while standing on the iron
or wood grating commonly used In
the platform Many English plants
are now putting in the glass floors
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
Drawing the Line.

We have followed the pillow, welded
the hoe. served time on the public
roads under an anstere oFerseer.
swept the backyard. worked the gar
den, charped the butter. washed the
dishes. nursed the baby and performed
other various and sundry dissgreeable
tasks In our times without n murmur.
but when II comes 10 cleaning streets
under three lady sosses-excuss US.
please Three women 10 boss you.
Grea, Caesars ghost, Just the
thoughts OF such catastrophe 10
enough TO give a man the buck .agus. :"
--Minden lLal signal
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
Rapidly Passing Away.

of the civil war are dying
rate of 100 a day, accord
BIRDS of the United States
bee. The monthly reports
months past have shown
fate among the old soldiers
be neighborhood of 5000 a
|ension Office officials who
ped the figures closely and
tendency of the death rate
opinion that the number of
pensioners has reached the
and that hereafter each
month will show q de-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

Once in Banbury," says writer
in the Baltimore Sun. Il dined Win
an English farmer. We had ham for
dIuner-a most delicious ham. naseo
The farmers son soon finished ms
norton and passed his plate again
More am he said.
The farmer frowned. Don say
an. son; say am
81 did say am the lad protested
In an injured tone
lyon said ami crisd the fathef.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
dis Skin Of Commerce.


&c. Druedling, Of Philadef-
written an article for the
journal of Pharmacy on the
chamois skins. What is
be market as channels skins,
really an obtained sheep
skin lining. The supply OF
the chamois animal is very
bough could not be obtained
10 supply the United States
han a single day. He made
BURY on a recent visit to
d about the annual crop of
is skin and ascertained that
to 5000 skins would be q
Re yearly crop. This skin fs
an the skin Of the sheep or
much coarser. For strength
llity the channels skin is pre-
BIT for ordinary use and ap-
the obtained sheep skin
uld, in most instances. be
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
Smokers shown by handwriting.

ter, told the British house of lords
committee on Juvenile smoking that
he could detect smokers by their
handwriting OF boys who smoked
being a loose. fiabby kind. Handwrit.
ing. he said. was cinematograph OF
the heart.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

HELD FLAMING MATCH ABOVE IT.
suddenlJ came into the gray orbs OF
the boss. and roughly he shouldered
his way to the back of the shack and
drew a small cylinder from his
pocket
Dynamite cartridge with two-min-
ute tail" he said as he sat It upon the
wood box and held a flaming match
above 1t. You want to dance and fight
some more do you. Well. unless you
hike out of here you'll all be doing q
quick-step tonight for the devil"
No man knew just how far White
Horse would go in the enforcement OF
an order, and now none waited to see.
Struggling, cursing, roaring they fought
their way out of the door and went
swarming down the track, while the
boss. extinguishing the fuse, stepped
out ON to the trampled snow and threw
his cartridge deep into the woods. Far
down the track the runaways were stag
gering into the distance, wrangling and
bowling insanely.
The afternoon sun sank until Il
seemed to rest on the tops of the west
ern forest like a broad gold piece poised
delicately. And the walking boss. aris-
ing from a log beside his cutter where
he had sat for an hour following the
rout, climbed up TO the seat. Back along
the rough woods trail he went until the
cleaning ice road lay before him. then
turned upon 1t.
AS his half-galloping ponies swung
around bend of the forest road. they
suddenly arose upon their hind legs
with wild pawings at the air. Less than
a dozen yards In front of them and ly-
ing fat upon his back on the ice, was
the first of the fallen that White Horse
had feared would litter the homeward
route.
The legs of the lumber jack kicked
systematically and White Horse, short
ening his reins, leaped to the ice. Cant
grunted as he dumped the limp form
headlong into the sleigh box behind.
But I'll make you pay for this ride to-
morrow"
At the next turn of the road the
first oath that had escaped his lips
that day burst from him explosively.
Fairly in front OF him. locked in each
others arms as they had gone 70
sleep fighting, were Jimmp Hard Boots
and Ole Sawlog. Along the next aun-
dred yards four more men were strewn
like skirmishers fallen in battlo.
b.. IL In brsaU al ar -
ously raised them and piled them upon
each other in the box. wedging the last
man firmly between the dashboard and
the seat
The moon sailed high and the black
shadows Of the forest lay heavily upon
the clearings. White Horse, hnrrying
back from Camp 2. where he had been
summoned TO quen an .ncipient riot.
drew a deep breath as ne threw open
the door of the cook shoT.
They are sleeping a. right now.
They'll be in fair shape 10 break their
hacks again tomorrow. and most like
lv they won't lick IN another drop of
Arevater until afte' the drive in the
spring. Poor devils There isn't much
Measure in this world for them-not
much-not much.
And this is how White Horse deiiv-
cred an impossih contract for Ftndlay
Brothers ON tire to the dot. with scarce
an hour to STARE between success and
a $50. 900 loss
copyright. 1876 by J seph B. Bowlss
Dear Girls.
Eva-Yoa were playing whist with
Jack" Were Sou playing for money
Edna-No, for kisses
- - .a-,E-s . .k~4,I Loaf -
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
THE AITCHES AGAIN.

Aercely. AIMS what II should b
Am. no; am
In the midst Of the controversy
the farmers wife turned to me with
a little deprecatory smile.
They both think thsy'C saying
ain - Sid
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
To Wash velveteen.

velveteen may be washed by shaking Il
about in warm Ivory Soap suds; then
rinse thoroughly and let il drip dry. On
no account squeeze or wiring i. BE care.
ful TO hang II straight on the line, for
otherwise II will he crooked when dry.
ELEANOR X. PARKER.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
lald out Ike Checker Board.

The country In which the large
towns are most nearly equi. distant Is
Holland. They are at an average dis
lance OF 20 miles from one another.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
Not a Trouble Seeker.

wedderly-Why don't you take a
wife. old man.
Singleton-And thereby do some
married man a personal favor? Not
ne.-Chicago Daily News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
or CIVIL WAR.
pf Soldiers Contracted
[idney Trouble Whi,s
|. the Service.

ence Of Capt. John L. Ely,
b Ohio. now living ut 500
street. Newton, Kansas,
win interest the thou
sands of veterans
who came back from
the Civil War suffer-
ing tortures with kid
ney complaint. Capt.
Ely says: "Icontracted
kidney trouble dur.
ing the Civil War,
and the occasional
y attacks finally de-
a chronic case. At one
o use q crutch and cane
MY back was lame and
'esides the aching, there
essing retention of the
,tions. I was in q bad
began using Doan's Kid
1901, but the remedy
Id l have been well ever
dealers. 50 cents q box.
m Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
ntions should be covered
os. You know what's
them.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
1omen Have Troubles.
that fashionable women

h and had too many inter-
] acute sorrow over their
ekery was disproved the
Then Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
the principal dry goods
ewport with a friend who
watch a man who was
ent for cut glass and called
b.: "Oh, here is a cement
SIS which not only mends
rs it ring as clearly as II
l." Mrs. Fish called back:
Its break SO much of my
hat it is heartbreaking and
bew it were possible to
by would break it all, SO l
Tor any, thank you"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

IL rice is thrown at bridal couple.
II is better. for cautiouary reasons.
that IL should have been previously
boiled
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
intorlean,. In vsaetables.

Vegetables not only contain stimu-
iants but are capable Of producing IN
intoxicating influence on those who
depend on them exclusively for food.
according to an investigator. lie cites
a case In which some young people OF
his acquaintance suffered from par
tiai intoxication as the result OF .
purely vegetable meal.
A constable who arrested four men
on a country road In England the
other day for gambling told the mag
istrate the men played cards as they
walked along. stopping 10 deal.
-aasssaa--sassear~s-s-=s
Mrs. wisssow's Soothing syrup.
For children tsethins, sofens tbs gBras reduces M
dsmmston silsys pain. cures waa eolla nc bottle
Plays were suppressed By the
Puritans In 1854.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23

fies use butter color. W hy
khey do--use JUNE TINT
zECR.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-08-23
Dear Girls

Eva-Yos we're playing whist with
Jack" Were ~ou playing for money
Edna-No> for kisses.
All. how : admire . chssrful loser, "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-14
sBURG, VA, THURSDAY, JUNE a. 1906

f. i. Ta.iirrru and " L.Taliafcrro 10
WILDER W Smith, - acres aud saw mill.
engine and boiler, in trust To secure l..
NJ. Tate 5000.
W. ;. Anderson to T.. D. Pitts, 2Oacrrs
for 500
Rodcrick Dew To- Geo. l.. Gldds, 10
acres for TJ3.
Walter l.. Burruss To Thomas Page,
go acres for $50.
Bcttie D.Burkr 90 VIM Reynolds, 30 10
acres for S3l 20
+ p. Campb II to job Self acres for
SO.
Lawrence Is. White and T.. e. q. White
To Fannie Ellen Gaines. acre for Sl2.
Deed Of partition between Elisha Box
ley and Mrs James King to Elisha Box
hey.
e. l. Collins to A. j. Bcaz'cy. - acres
for $l2J
Lewis 4. Baylor to Richard G. Mon
cure, 60 acres. in trust To secure ". Geo.
Tnlnbrrro $50.
J J.Pavey to Saml Z Pitts.2 mares for
Sl3J.
". II Johnson o. j Woody Wright.
81 arn'S. one horse and intrrr-t in crop
tobacco, ia trust To secure julian Is.
Wright Sl2j.
Butler +. Pollard To Richard q Mon
cure. 200 acrts in trust to secure W. l..
X Pollard 5000
W J. X. Pollard To- Richard q Mon
cure. - and 2,,u dcrrs iu tris Osrrure
K ! Thomas S3U3.
Ro. W Bell to Melville Broaddus. l3l
acres. > horses. in trust to secure Saml. T.
Pitts S2lI.jO.
Martha Ella ChrWnug To Frank Hun
ter. Isl acres for $1,000.
Poca h. Thornton to Frank Hunter,
her right in l. acres for 3. Ac
Frank Hunter 20 T.. W Chandler. ISL
acr,s. in trust tO secure Willie ; CheWn-
ing $3.50
Robert Hughes to W. H. Long, l33
acres for : .OGS
Lucy T.. and T. l. Hardman To Rich
ard q Mnncurr l3 acres. in trust to 50
cuna i L. Davis Sl2GG1
Roland l. Ilnrlman 10 \. 7 Rubb.
~ acr.s Tor S3O0
Mury t. ilcnshuw, e. " ". Summers
aud Virginia Stfuthrr Summers. eArcu-
tIiy. to Clapncr T. Hicks. 100 acres Tor
$500.
WIN T. Clnnault fo Geo. Washington,
50 ncres ana also y acres for $500.
Geo. Washington 20 Melville Broadlus,
50 acres and y acres, in trust to seculc
Saml. t. Pitts $500.
Richard Banks 10 Saml T. Pitts >
acre for So.
Frank Garnett and Charlie Morton to
J. W. Airport, blacksmith's outfit, aud
carpenter outfit for Sil y.
Melville Broaddus, trustee, 10 Saml. +.
Pitts. - acres for Sljj.
] T. DeJarnette 10 Nonahan Wright
and Mobile Gallery, ~ acres for Sl30.
David h. Powers, Jr., special commits
sioner to y. Is. Powers, 30 acr,s Tor 500
J Henry Martin to RobertL. Wright,
- acres for $l26
James T.. Johnson and Florence john
son to NJ l.. Taylor, 3G acres, in trust to
secure VIM II. Johnson $50
David h. Powers Jr., special commits
sioners To u. y. Powers, . Pcces OF land
for 81 $50.
". L. Young to James f. Young. !
acre for 81 30.
Melville BrOaud1S, trustee, 10 W. I.
Chapman. IL acres and buildings for
SlJ3.
EY. Seay 10 Charles g. Lewis, Z
acres ior ST333.
J. +. Young to Charles G.. Lewis, 10
acres ior $40.
Thomas Leahy to George Lyon. 11I
acres for 81. &C..
james X Dick to ". o. Sutton, release
trusts for 81. 100
Julia Stebbins Wcisiger To Jennie
Roane. releases % acres OF land.
II. ". Foster aud James .. Chase to
Mary /. Chase. 13 acres Tor 81. Ac.
Mary l.. Chase To Mrs. NJ. 7 Chase.
- acres for 81. &c.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-14
Alvin T Embrey,
Il. W. Berrcy,


In the Clerks office Of the Circuit Court
of thccounty OF Stafford. Embrey, plain
tin. against Jones ct ais, defendants. C.
4 BRYAN clerk of the said court do certify
that the bond required OF the special
commissioner by the decree rendered in
said cause on the | lth day OF May, 1906,
has been duly given. Given under my
hand a. clerk Of the said court, this 2Gth
day of May, 1906.
c. A. Bryan, Clerk.
my31-W1W
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-14

When some men have nothing to do
they become reiOrmers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-14
Hair
CASH IN DEAD LETTERS
Mere Than $4,000 Sent In Nay to Wrong
Addresses.

More than $4,000 was received at th,
dead litter Office OF the Post-ohice DE-
partmrnt IN May only small per
ccntage OF this amount can be- returned
To the seuders, for the reason that tn,
writers give Insufficient addresses TN,
majority Of these lcttor- are written h}
poor persons. including many Foreigners
and are intended for mail Order houses
hnt on arcouut of wrong addresses
finally reach the dad lcttrr office
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-14
Monday, July 8, 1905,

that small tract OF land in Stafford
County, Virginia, containing iifty-thre'
acres. more or less, aud situated not fal
from Garrisonyile in Stafford county
adjoining the lands formerly owned bl
Adam Wine, Mason, Embrcy and Others
and fully described in deed from Wine
etc. to Jackson. recorded in the Clerk
office of Stafford Circuit Court, and is tb'
same land ON which James Bowling r.
sided in his life time.
This property is supposed to be- vain
able for pyrites and other minerals
groupings OF which are seen on the prop
erty.
Terms of Sale-One-thir caslIcand the
balance in two equal instalments in one
and two years time from date OF sale
the deferred payments To he evidenced
by purchasers bonds bearing interest
from date Of sale, and To be secured by
deed of trust or title reserved, and al
cash mt the option Of the purchaser.
Alvin r. Embrey,
Special Commissioner
In the Clerks office OF the Circuit Court
Of the county oi Stafford. SkidmOre
plaintiff. against Skidmore, defendant
/, c. A. Bryan, clerk OF the said court dc
certify that the bond required of The
special commissioner by the decree rem
dered in said cause on the lith day o.
May, 1906, has been duly given. GiveT
under my hand as clerk OF the said court
this 26th day OF May, 1906.
m31 w4w z. A. Bryan, Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-06-14
Monday. July 8, 1906,

being court day. at one o O'clOck, that Ger
tain tract OF land situated about ten
miles from fredericksburg at the inter
section OF the Telegraph road and Bank >
road. living on the north side OF Bank :
road and containing 25l 534 acres, ad-
ioining the lands of George Johnson.
(;reenhow's = estate. Walker TruslOw and
others. and is part Of the land of which
Daniel Embrey died seized and possessed
This property is well timbered and oil
iers favorable opportunity for invest
ment, and is suitable for agricultural
purposes
Terms Of Sale-One third cash, and the
balance in two equal annual instalments,
evidenced by purchasers bonds bearing
interest from date OF sale and secured by
deed of trust or by title reserved, or all
cash at the option OF the purchaser.
Title to this property il good, and sale
is made subject to the confirmation oi
the Circuit Court Of Stafford county,
Virginia.