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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20

details to transfer, involved a search
of vital statistics.
Before starting on my journey, |
declared my passion to Lillian. and
became her accepted sutton, with the
approval of her parents.
At the end of three days I had fin
ished my search In Boston and armed
myself with certified copies of the
entries discovered.
But-alas, for my success! had
found something else-sOmething for
which | was not looking something
that took all the interest out of my
mission and made life seem hide
Gus mockery and burden.
Standing out, as if written in let
tiers of fire borrowed from the neither
regions, I found this entry in the rec
ord of births in Boston.
December ID, 1S60-Lilian Agnes,
daughter of John and Katherine Mars
den"
And this was January, 1896!
My affianced, who had been intro
duced to me on her twentieth birth
day, six months ago, was charming
,damsel of thirty-six!
She was old enough to Judge for
herself; had been her fathers naive
concession, when first spoke to him
of my love for his daughter.
Lillian is so sensible-no giddiness
about her!" Oh, yes! Very sensible,
my dear madame. Sensible enough
to ensnare the virgin affections of a
young blockhead like me!
$50 different from other girls Of
her age!" Very, very different, !
grant you-you fond, foolish mother.
Lily" Oh, grossest satire of all!
Evergreen" aloe" Hardy An
nual"-anything but Lilly"
Had this sweet maiden discovered
the Elixir Vitae?-or what was the
secret of her perpetual youth?
When | reached the office on my
return to the west, | found Fred busy
porting over pile of musty docu-
ments.
GLAD to see you back, Don," he
said, I'm just looking over some in
teresting family papers. Father is
at work on our genealogical history.
| suppose you know we came over In
thef Mayfiower?"
81 wasn't aware of it," replied;
"but you wouldn't surprise me If you
told me you came over in the ark.
How did your sister stand the voy'
age?"
What the deuce Is the matter with
you, Fairchild?" Marsden asked, col.
oring.
Nothing" answered.
Are you trying to be funny or of.
fensive?"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20

at all depends how you like to take
It," replied. -
"Oh, that's 1t, eh?" a
YES. Tell me, Marsden, how old
Is your sister,"
Dbl YOU" shouted Marsden,
don't you know that gentlemenl
doesn't talk with other men about his
sister,"
Il know more about the habits OF
gentlemen than you can tell me, Mr.,
Fred Marsden," | answered per
haps, you would like to add this to
your collection of family documents.
It's very interesting, assure YOU"
and | flung at him copy of Lilians
certificate OF birth.
well. what of it?" Marsden asked.
with a puzzled look, as he glanced
from the paper to me.
What of it?" | almost screamed.
"Do you remember the day came
here.
Il do"
"And that your mother told me
Lillian was twenty years old that
day?"
"Yes?'
"Well--dont you see--this paper
proves she is thirty -six?"
Marsden whistled, and then he
laughed.
Look here, Don," he said 81 think
ought to break your neck, instead of
laughing at you;-but it's too absurd.
My parents first child was a girl, who
was christened Lillian Agnes. | was
born nine years later; and five years
after that came another girl. Lillian
was a favorite name with my father;
and the first child having died in in
fancy, they decided to revive the
name. Accordingly, the second daugh-
ter was christened Lillian as the first
had been christened Lillian Agnes.
Now-what are you going to do about
it. before | punch your head?"
Punch my head first, please"
pleaded
mo; I won't do it. Fred replied
"It's pretty dangerous thing to tall,
to fellow about his sister, you know
the way you talked to me- just now
But I'm glad you saw me, before any
!. of the folks; and I'll keep mum about
the whole business, for everybody's
sake
"And you won't punch my head?
"No-Ill see you hanged first"
"Then, I'll do it myself
And I gave my head two or three
good bangs against the wall. After
which, ! felt better.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20

After | had been admitted to the
bar, my father considering it best
that | should have the opportunity or
gaining experience in large city be-
fore entering his own office, went
west, where became associated
with law firm, the head of which
was an old college friend OF fathers.
Though they had lost sight OF each
other for some years, they had al
ways retained the most pleasant ana
kindly recollections of each other.
1t was drawing on toward evening
when | arrived at DR.. Marsdens
house on Madison avenue, in the city
where | located
Mr.. Marsden impressed me at first
as my beau ideal of man; while
Mrs. Marsden was one OF those ma
tronly ladies', with a certain old-World
courtliness of manner, sweet and en-
dearing. There was son, named
Fred, about two years older than l.,
who appeared to be jolly good fell
low.
Lillian" said Mrs. Marsden, as a
young lady entered the room, this is
Mr.. Donald Fairchild. My daughter,
Donald"
Miss Marsden and shook hands
am not a lady's man, but up to
this time | had never met girl who
caused me to be other than self
in M
Now I was at loss for something
to say.
There was nothing naughty, or even
stately about Lillian Marsden-just
bright, fresh, plump girl, year or
two younger than |, as judged, but
with something about her that inn
mediately convinced me of my own
inferiority.
She moved with ease, grace and dis
tinction. Without boldness or any
suggestion of coquetry, she had way
of looking direct into fellows eyes;
and, in a musical voice she spoke
with frankness and direction-free
from self-consciousness or affectation
that took the starch out of fellow,
making him feel limp and fatuous.
"This is Lilian's twentieth birth
day." Mrs. Marsden observed, evident
ly for the purpose of relieving my en-
barrassment. "She is our only daugh-
ter, Mr. Fairchild."
81 am sure, Miss Marsden," | said,
finding my tongue at last, 81 wish you
many very happy returns of your
| birthday"
1t would be impossible to convey
any adequate idea of the unalloyed
delight of my first few days in the
city. At the end of week had &C
complished three things had Sc
cured nice room for INV private quar-
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
An Accident to the Editor.

Some miscreant effected an en-
trance to the sanctum sanctorum of
the Hoozetown Budget and placed a.
pot of paste over the door, where IT.
fell down and pasted We editor on his
affecting his entrance into the sane;
tum sanctorum. Without going into
the details of the injuries sustained.
by we scribe, suffice it to say the,
heavy paste pot swatted We editor on
his caranial toppiece and Jared the
daylights out of him, SO that he lay,
In an incumbent position on the floor
for some time. If the miscreant who
perpetrated this dastardly deed is ap-
pretended he may rest assured he will
get his a good and plenty.-Booze-
town Budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
MARRIAGE EASY IN SCOTLAND.
Simple Declaration Suffices to Make
Couple Man and Wife.

To be married by Scotch laws one
must have resided for fortnight in
the country After that it is quite suf-
ficient for two people to say before
witnesses that they take each other
as man and wife to marry them as
legally and as firmly as If the arch
bishop of Canterbury himself had per-
formed the ceremony. 1t Is not alone
when the declaration is solemn and In,
territorial that the marriage is bind,
ing. Such declaration made in jest
is enough to hold as firmly as II 1t
were in earnest Many young people
have thus slipped into matrimony I'M
Willingly.
Even for man to address woman
as his wife, either by writing or by
speech, and for her to respond in the
same terms, constitutes marriage in
Scotland. Anyone who has ever read
Wilkie Collins novel, Man and
Wife," will remember there case in
point. The heroine sends a note to
the hero, signing herself Your Wife;
he is sufficiently careless and indif-
ferent to write his reply on the back
OF her own letter, and sign himself
"Your Husband" This note, crumpled
up and tossed aside as Of no value,
falls into the hands of an unscrupu.
lous person, who, to levy blackma1l
on the hero, keeps it, and produces
it as evidence of marriage. No other
form had been gone through and yet
the couple were married legally.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
A BOYS BREAKFAST
There's a Natural Food That Makes
Its Own WAY.

There's boy up In Hoosick Falls,
N Y, who is growing into sturdy
manhood on Grape-Nuts breakfasts.
1t might have been different with him,
as his mother explains:
"My 11-year-old boy is large, well
developed and active, and has been
made so by his fondness for Grape
Nuts food. At five years he was a
very nervous child and was subject
to frequent attacks of indigestion
which used to rob him of his strength
and were very troublesome to deal
with. He never seemed to care for
anything for his breakfast until |
tried Grape-Nuts, and | have never
had to change from that. He makes
his entire breakfast of Grape-Nuts
food. 1t is always relished by him
and he says that it satisfies him bet
ter than the ordinary kind of meal.
Better than all he is no longer
troubled with indigestion or nervous
ness, and has got to be splendidly
developed fellow since he began to
use Grape-Nuts food" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE" In
pkgs.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
WILD WITH ITCHING HUMoR.
Eruption Broke Out in Spots All Over
Body-Cured at Expense OF Only
S1.25-Thanks Cuticura.

The Cuticura Remedies cured me OF
my skin disease, and am very thank
full to you. My trouble was eruption
of the skin, which broke out In spots
all over my body, and caused con-
tinual itching which nearly drove me
wild at times. | got medicine or
doctor, but it did not cure me, ana
when ! saw In a paper your ad, ! sent
to you for the Cuticura book and
studied my case In It, ! then went
to the drug store and bought one cake
of Cuticura Soap, one box OF Cuticura
Ointment and one vial of Cuticura
Pills. From the first application re-
ceived relief. used the first set ana
two extra cakes of Cuticura Soap, and
was completely cured. had suffered
for two years, and again thank Cuti1
cura for my cure. Claude N. john
son, Maple Grove Farm II. f. d. II
Walnut, Kan, June Is, 1905"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
SAILOR TELLS OF HARDsHIPs.
Have Good Reason to Dread "Round-
ina the Horn"

Sailing ship life is the hardest OF
all" said the first officer of liner.
81 lived on sailing ships till two years
ago.
"Once we were 1876 days in sailing
from Liverpool to Frisco. 1t took
eight weeks to round the Horn-eight
weeks of snow and hail and icy winds.
Night after night we sailors, turning
in, took off our soaking underclothes,
wrung the water out of them, and
then slept with them under our pill
lows, so that, when we came to put
them on in the morning, they would
be warm.
Sometimes we would spend fVe
hours aloft trying to reef one sail
a sail frozen so stiff, so boardlike,
that It would be impossible to make
a wrinkle in it.
Handling these wet and frozen
sails and ropes, our hands split,
These cracks, which would not heal,
are called sea cuts They are a
sailors bane. Los Angeles Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
Sumner----WInter.

When joyous June robes green the bud
ding earth
And wide fields laugh to the gladstone
sky;
When cool woods ripple with summary
mirth
And wandering breezes go lazily by
Lingering wantonly, then with sigh
Lettering on to a newer loves birth,
A song of the winter sing /;
"A sense of coming snow is In the air,
AS draws the winter day toward its
close;
The willows interlacing branches bare,
In struggling file, mark where the river
flows.
"Beyond, an island in the leaden sky,
A glowing glory Ger the low hilfs
crest
AS of the gided roofs and turrets high
OF some fair fairy city In the West.
"Crimson to rose, and gold to neutral
gray,
bright
The first flakes fall, The vision fades
away,
Drifting a-down the darkling deep of
night"
Edward N. Teal.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
SIMPLE CURE FOR sNAkEsITEt
Life of cooIie Asserted to Have Been
Saved by Mesmerism.

When | was stationed at Nowshera
news was brought to me one morning
that one of my collies had been bitteR
by snake and was dying, says the
Madras Times. hurried to his hut
and found the man unconscious and
bleeding from his mouth and nose. A
few passes from the head downward
stopped the bleeding. | continued the
passes, and in ten minutes he was
able to open his eyes, but unable to
speak or move his hands or limbs.
| continued the passes, and after the
lapse of another five minutes he was
able to speak feebly and indicate the
seat of pain. Each pass gradually
worked the position downward and
the mans speech grew stronger by
degrees, and in half an hours time
from the beginning of the operation
the man was able to sit up. Having
worked the poison down below the
knees, | tied ligature below the knee
and sent him to a hospital, where he
eventually recovered. He was bitten
In the right foot. | should very much
have liked to have carried the experts
ment out to the end and have bled
him, but not being a medical man, and
as there was hospital only a few
miles distant, | had to submit to cir
cumstances
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there least dreaded disease that science
has been able to in all Its stages and that liz
Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure 10 the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease requires o c0nstitus
tional treatment. Halle Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work The propretors have
80 much faith In Its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails TO
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address II. j. CHENEY d Co. Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20

of fun, but there is no giddiness about
her"
| had been here about six
months, when | was entrusted with
a commission that took me to Massa-
chusetts- which, by the way, was the
place where Mr.. Marsden first be-
came acquainted with his wife. 1t
was there that they were married.
My business was to look up the
title to certain real estate in Boston,
and to obtain authenticated records
proving the validity of a clients claim
thereto; which work, in addition to
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
In Aqua AppendIcitIs.

Appendicitis is, by statistics, shown
to be far more prevalent among tee
totalers than among moderate users
of alcohol, probably ON account of the
weakening of the appendix by excess
sive naturalization We of the old
school drink our bottle of Medoc
when dining, with the result that we
are gay and well, free from appendi-
citis.-Chicago American.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20

Transforms Vegetables.

Not satisfied with the usual graft
ing adopted by forticuIturists, a
Frenchman, M. Molliard of Paris, has
started in to transform vegetables,
already he has succeeded in turning
a radish into a potato according to
a recent consular report.
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tiers; been assigned place in the
offices of the firm, to which | was adj
mitted as a junior partner, and fallen
head over ears in love with the head
of that firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsden must have
known how things were going, but
the knowledge appeared to cause
them no uneasiness. Indeed, there
was nothing that Mrs. Marsden better
liked than to talk about her daugh-
ter.
Lillian is so different from most
girls of her age" she remarked one
day. "She is light-hearted and full
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
Give Money to Domestics.

Among the celebrations connected
with the name day. of Francis JOS.
eph, of Austria, is the giving of money
to servants long in the service OF one
family. Eleven women receive $62.50
each, and others $41.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20
spain's Quicksilver Mine.

The Almaden mine in Spain pro-
duces about so per cent of all the
quicksilver used in the world. The
mine has been worked for more than
eight hundred years.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-03-20

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching Blind, Bleeding Protrudng Piles. Drug
gists are authorized to refund money II PAAO
OINTMENT falls to cure in to IA days. soc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-08-02

those wh1skers ana poaru an ou,-u..
town car. You can come in on an
other line later.
When l finally returned to our
hotel l found Jack lying on the
sofa in delicious ease, smoking a
Havana and reading the evening
paper. He looked up without the
least apparent concern as the
door opened "Hello!" he said. II
see you hung on to the dough, Tom
mic. Good boy! Wonder how the
cops came to tumble to our little
game?"
Next morning we discovered 1.-The
how from the Republican. By keep
ing steadily at it Sir Arthur had man
aged to work his left leg loose after
some hours of effort. Then he had
hobbled his chair inch by inch to the
looking glass, which he had smashed
with his foot He had continued
breaking glass till somebody in an adj
Joining suite of rooms had heard him.
become alarmed and reported to the
office. An investigation followed; the
rest explains itself.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-08-02
Old Billions Arrogance.

Benton was a most remarkable
man." said the late Col. Switzler. In
some respects the most remarkable l
have ever known, but he could not be-
gin a careet at this time. The people
would not tolerate him. He would i'm
press even a stranger by his appear
ance. He walked as If he owned the
earth. With head raised at an angle
of IS degrees and hands behind his
back he would stalk with measured
tread down the street, looking neither
to the right nor to the left, recogniz-
ing no one.
eff he had an appointment to speak
at 2 o'clock, promptly at 2 o'clock he
would arrive. He would come in his
carriage unattended. He would per.
NIT no one to introduce him. But,
passing through the crowd, he would
make his way to the rostrum and be-
gin, Citizens Never did he say Eel
low citizens Those before him were
no fellows of his. And when he had
concluded he would make his way
back to the hotel, without personally
addressing soul in his audience. No
one dared interrupt him In his speech
He refused to recognize the right OF
any constituent to ask him how he
stood on any subject. "-Columbia Her
aid.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-08-02

That evening Bedding spent more
than an hour making me up as Henry
Dickinson Aston, Esquire, and deuc-
eddy uncomfortable figure of man he
made me, for Ashton was not of an
ideal cut from the point of view OF
beauty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-08-02
LION LAZY AND LAMBLIkE.
Young EngiIshman Has Surprising
Experience in Nigeria.

Experience in Nigeria.
That the lion is not always the
roaring tearing beast of legendary de-
scription may be seen in the following
extract from the diary of young En-
glishman who is at present serving
his country in northern Nigeria:
Il had just topped long incline and
was walking my pony, when, on COM
ing around corner of the road, hid
den by some trees, l saw, seventy
yards in front of me, basking in the
magnificent full-grown lion. The
sun was not strong, and he was very,
very lazily Ticking his tail from side
to side. He had short name and his
eyes were a lovely amber red in the
weak sunlight.
"My first sensation was one of asa
tonishment, profound amaZement and
delight at seeing such fine beast. He
was q beauty and it seemed impos-
sible to realize that he was really wild
as he lay on his side, looking at me
with his head raised as dog does
when he hears his masters footstep.
He was fat as butter, sleek coated
and glossy.
"My pony, as the breeze was COM
ing from the other direction, did not
wind him, and went steadily on with
out so much as pricking up his ears.
My dog was walking on in front, about
ten yards, and luckily did not notice
him. 1t was not until l was actually
passing him, which did within TWEEN
ty yards, that 1 realized that if the
lion took it into his head to fancy
a bit of w-ite man l should be unable
to disp''e his right.
."Afte' had proceeded some $50
ya-o &c lion got up leisurely and
foil ID along the road behind me,
bu -fter going about 100 yards, he
tu>,.ed into the bush at the side Of
the road"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-08-02
A. CHURCH
ENTERTAINMENT
By WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Bedding smoked a meditative pipe in
silence. Luck had been against us for
many day, though we had wooed her
with persistence worthy of better
reward.
The east had grown too warm for us
because of little diamond episode in
New York which we had pulled OH
some weeks before. Since coming to
Denver, two weeks before this time,
we had not done a stroke of business.
1t appeared as If we were to be driven
to honesty despite ourselves.
Jack had picked up the morning pa
per 1istlessly, and almost Immediately
had been shaken into a sudden inter-
est.
"I've got it, Tommie. The very thing,
I believe. Back in an hour"
With that he seized his hat and
bolted.
picked up the paper he had drop
ped, but found nothing of absorbing in
terest there. There was an account of
big political meeting, sensational
headlines about murder on Market
street, and an interview with Sir Ar
thur Hornbrooke, the English war cor
respondent, who was billed for lee
ture in Denver that night.
It was long hour before Jack
showed up again, but when he did
read triumph In his jaunty step and
smiling daredevil face. He was alive
with enthusiasm, and oozed energy
from every pore.
We'll, old chap, we have met the
enemy, and he is ours-that Is, he will
be-
Got it all planned, suppose-ex-
cept that little matter of a striped
uniform and bracelets on our wrists II
we come to grief" l told him dryly.
Were not coming to grief. my boy.
Tonight we shine. / feel 1t In my
bones. Ever 60 in for private theatre
Gals much, Tommie?p he asked. with
twinkling eye.
I've taken minor part once in a
way at house parties, and before that
occasionally at college," ! answered.
Glad to hear 1t. You've got to play
leading man tonight at church en-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-08-02

EASY, SIR ARTHUR, GO EASY"
lated. Good heavens, you're not
did you chance to notice that Horn
brooke, the war correspondent, is to
lecture tonight at Trinity church," he
interrupted.
l nodded.
''The prices he is charging for his
lecture are outrageous! It's simply
highway robbery! Tommie, as an
American citizen, feel it my duty to
make an emphatic protest against pay
ing tribute to an effete nobility. You
take me? -.
His sparkling blue eyes were elo-
Quent Of daring purpose.
81 think do. You mean to hold him
up after the lecturer"
You're warm, but you are not hot
yet. Before the show, not AFTER"
Before? don't understand. After
the lecture he or his agent will have
his share of to-night's proceeds"
81 think not. After the performance
you and will have his share of the
proceeds, wind and weather permit
ting" he corrected. 1--WE just been
calling on him. Went as the alleged
representative Of one of the papers.
He isn't half bad fellow, but his
blatant two-for-a-penny, cocksure adj
vance agent makes me weary. It ap-