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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-11-15

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

got me a set of furs,'' I said trying
hard to believe in my own words.
mot quite. dear. You know my
opinion OF furs is that they are I'M
healthy. Thousands of women are
brought to the grave every winter
through wearing furs, and don't want
to lose you
1T can't be a new cloak, because
you don't know my size"
It saw no need of a new cloak, as
the one you have is only three years
old. Guess again
..You-you wouldn't buy me a new
dress %
He gave me loving smile and then
stood up and made a great ado over
opening the bundle. I heard the cat
chuckling to herself, but dared not
look around. When the paper fell off
/ saw a number of bright colored gar
ments but before 1 could draw my
breath Mr.. Bowser was holding up
lady's jacket belonging to a suit. 1t
was of red velvet and trimmed with
gold braid and gilt buttons and moth
ing could have been more gorgeous.
What do you think of it?'' he ask
ed as his smile grew blander.
''I=I-where did you get it?"
He reached down and picked up the
skirt to 1t. That was even more gor
geous, as it had more gold braid on
isn't it a daisy?'' asked Mr.. Bow
ser.
where did you get them -
He reached down and brought up
the hat to match. 1t was big red
hat with a long, red plume and red
bird on it. AS q matter of fact, the
whole thing was masquerade cos
tune for a girl of seventeen Such
costume could not have been worn
even in a ballet I sat like one turned
to stone. I'd have given my right hand
If Mr.. Bowser hadn't done it.
ttWell, why don't you WhOOp and
rave?" he asked as he turned the hat
round and round.
I said it was awfully kind of him.
and then / was foolish enough to
break down and begin to cry. Some
women might have carried 1t of bet
ter. but it was not for me- If my life
had depended on 1t 1 could not have
kept the tears back. For a minute he
thought was weeping for joy, and he
patted me on the back and said moth
ing was too good for me- Then he
happened to see the cat grinning and
he got suspicious
well, let's hear from you" he said.
How came you to get them p I fin
ally asked.
why, I was going by a secondhand
store and saw them displayed at bar
gain figure. I asked the woman about
it, and she said you would look like
girl in these things. Could you have
done better yourself2"
1t was hard thing to go through,
but I had to do II. had to tell Mr.
Bowser thai he had been shamefully
taken in and done for; that the colors
did not become me. and nothing fitted
within a mile, and that the moths
were already eating at the skirts of the
dress and a mouse had nibbled off the
end OF the red plume He didn't say a
word for three minutes. I didn't dare
look at him or draw my breath during
the interval Then he uttered a wild
yell and jumped UP and down Then
there was a ripping and tearing and
stamping and the air was full Of frag-
ments. I looked up at him, but he had
finished and stood painting.
There they arei" he exclaimed,
pointing to the strips and tatters. at
was for your birthday. I wanted to
please you I poured out my money
like water I have made jackass of
myself, but never again. Mrs. Bowser
again! You can take your old
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birthdays and go to the spot with
them!''
He was down at the halltree and
into his Overcoat and hat before !
could find words to reply. Then the
door banged and he was gone. 1 had
hurt his feelings and felt sorry for
on his trail. 1t was a wild evening,
with gale blowing. I called at the
drug store, the butcher shop and the
plumbers, but they could give me no
trace of Mr. Bowser. I made inquir-
les of pedestrians, but only one could
tell me anything. He was a cross
eyed man with a limb in his left leg,
and after thinking the matter over he
replied:
Yes. met a fat. sawed-off man
within two blocks of the river, and he
was humping along and talking about
gold braid and red Dlumes and I'M
grateful wives. If he was your hus-
band, madam, you are a wilder this
blessed mint or I'll eat my hat
1t is two days and two nights now.
The hours drag slowly away and I can
not look out of the window, for my
tears. Should any one meet Mr.. Bow
ser as he wanders Up and down the
streets like a lost soul, or sits bumped
up on a log out in the country and
cannot believe life worth the living
please tell him that there is one wait
ing for him, and that her name is
SARAH BOWSER,
Wife of Mr.. BoWser.
Copyright, 1905, by P. c. East
mentO
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MRS. BowsER's BIRTHDAY.
She Tells How Mr.. Bowser Com
memorated It.

AS Mr.. Bowser has been missing
from home for the last two days, and
as I wish to satisfy the public that I
am not to blame if the worst has hap
pened. / hereby append a true state
ment Of the facts leading up to his dis
appearance:
Having had many previous and dis
appointing experiences, had resolved
not to say anything regarding my
birthday this year. AS the days passed
and the event drew near Mr. Bowser
did not refer to it in any manner, and
up to the evening of the very day I
fondly imagined that he had forgotten
all about it.
He had deceived me. however. He
had been keeping track of the time
and making. ready to commemorate
the day In a fitting manner. Mr.. Bow
ser Is slyest when he has nothing to
say.
We had had dinner and were seated
for the evening. he with his cigar and
newspaper, and I with my book. with
the family cat purring in contentment
on the rug. when he turned to me and
asked:
Mrs. Bowser, do you know what
day this is %
I replied that I did. and he con
tinued:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

1.-THE wheel of time has rolled
around and brought you another birth
day-the twenty-third since we we're
married Perhaps you thought was
, not taking notice. but 1 have been
making ready for the last three weeks.
If it gives you a sad thought to real
ize that you are one year older, let me
offset it by saying that you are look
ing five years younger than last year. -
1t was a nice little speech and I APP
preciated it. As my eyes filled with
tears he reached across the table for
my hand and continued:
I'VE have been together for a long
time. my dear, and on this occasion
want to say that 1 fully appreciate all
you have done for me as a helpmate.
1 could not have married 4 better
woman had searched the whole world
over. There have been times when
I have criticised and found fault and
rendered myself very disagreeable, but
you must forgive me. I am far from
perfect, but will make a big effort to
improve"
That was nice, too, and there we're
more tears in my eyes as 1 told him
he was one husband in a million, and
that If things had not always gone
smoothly / was as much to blame as
he was. There was moisture in his
own eyes as he held my hand and
hoped that every returning birthday
would find me in as happy spirits and
looking as young and handsome.
time I hoped he would stop there. He
seemed to halt between two opinions
for a moment and then said:
II do not remember that I have
ever let one of your birthdays pass
without making you a little present to
commemorate it, and this occasion will
be no exception. I could have gone to
the jewelers. and bought some gewgaw
but you know how practical am
But I hope you didn't buy anything
more than a pair of gloves said.
you would have appreciated them
but it would have been a cheap way
out of it for me-"
"Just gloves and stockings. then
Mr.. Bowser smiled and looked
knowing and went upstairs and return
ed with a bundle. He had smuggled
it into the house without my knowl-
edge and succeeded in keeping it safe
" hidden. My heart fell like lead.
That bundle surely contained clothing
OF some sort
"a little bundle he said as he
pointed to ia few things for the
best little woman in the world. I ran
across them about month ago and
didn't let the grass grow under my
feet in securing them"
You dear, good man, but you have
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SMOKE
KLAUER'S GOLD BUG

every owner of a hawg should confine
the animal in a field or pen instead Of
allowing it to run at large. The pen
atty for neglect was IS.
you see my point, subj am suah
you see my point If the razor back
was a temptation 10 the negro. then
remove the hawg. I saw no way 20 re-
move the negro Without interfering
with the industries Of the country. A
hawg in the woods was game; a hawg
in a field or pen was property. The
bill created a sensation from the first.
think I had the majority Of the pub
lie with me, but there were those who
made it very hot for me. Among them
was a Professor of Natural History
from a New England college who was
engaged in work in the south at the
time. He was a man of fifty, wore
glasses and had a limp and he went
about talking to himself. He was so
wrapped UP in his profession that he
sometimes forgot to return home un-
til forced by hunger.
zone day, to my great surprise, the
professor whose name was Chase, Wis
tied me in a committee room. He had
inquired of one and another until he
found me. I could not imagine what
brought him. but ] was not long in
ignorance When he had introduced
himself he said:
Colonel. I am a busy man. and II
you could make 1t tomorrow mawnin'
1t would oblise met
. What do you mean2' I asked.
4" You are an enemy to the razor
backed hawg, while 1 am his friend
You would restrict his liberty. You
would set bounds for him. You would
remove him from being part Of
southern scenery. You would see him
chafe and grow even thinner. You
would push your bill through II It
broke the hearts Of ten thousand raz-
or-backs.
:" sWelI?'
81 challenge you to a duel. sub.
You will find my friend Hawkins at a
boarding house
" But. professor
You will fight me. sub, or shall
brand YOU as a cOwardt'
"Egadt'' exclaimed the colonel, but
I had to prick up my ears at that and
take notice. The man wasn't so an
cient and abstract as we supposed. The
affair was arranged, and next mawn-
in we met. I had named pistols as the
wea pons and meant to give the pro-
fessor a scare. He was as cool as 3
rock. and at the word go sent a bullet
into my side and 7 fred without touch
ing him He had all the glory and
had all the ridicule. and when he went
back to his college they raised his sal
ary five hundred a year. Let's seer
Have I unconsciously drank a SEC
ond cocktat12"
He hadn't but matters were soon ar
ranged to his entire satisfactfon.-.
Copyright, 1905, by McClure's News
paper Syndicate.) i
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by displaying IN his window an enor-
nous stuffed wolf surrounded by
stacks of Jack London's latest book,
White Fang" the hero of which IS a
wolf. As usual. however, the New
Yorker has been outdone in enterprise
by the Westerner, for in the window of
book store in Grand Rapids, Mich,
is a cage containing a real live wolf,
which the bookseller asserts is the
genuine original of Mr.. London's ami
NAL hero. 1t Is further recorded that
the wolf likes the book: the first night
OF his captivity he voured-literally
three copies that had been careless
ly left too near his cage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01
COLONEL BUNKER.
How some of the ColoneI's Duels
Came About.

while have been engaged in over
thirty affairs of honoh, 1 don't want
you to get the impression that I have
been a fire eater, suh,' said Colonel
Bunker. as he slipped at his cocktail.
Il have been the challenged party on
many occasions, and have been forced
to defend myself. 1 was just thinking
this mawnin' of my affair with Sena-
tor Kirke. We were both members of
the state senate when introduced
what was called the B. B. B. In
other words, it was Bunker's Bray Bill
I had known the meWl from infancy,
sub. Almost the first sound I can re-
member was his bray. 1 had grown
from babyhood to boyhood, and from
boyhood to manhood, with the bray
sounding in my ears. 1 had heard it
at all hours of the day and night. It
had broken in on me in my gladness
and in my sorrow.
There are two ways to stop the
bray of a meWl. sub. One is to kill the
mewl and his bray at the same time,
and the other is to spare the animal,
constructed the mewl that he must
raise his tail to send forth the soul
narrowing sounds he delights in.
Weight down the tail and you weight
down the bray. On my plantation,
sub no rnewl was turned out at night
without a brick being tied to his tail.
1t was the same with other planters
around me.
1.-The first measure to be introduced
in the senate the term I was elected
was the three B. bill. 1t provided that
on and after a certain date the owner
of every mewI in the state should tie
his tail down from shutdown to sun
raise, and the penalty for neglect was
a fine of not less than IS. The bill at
once created an excitement. and was
talked about in hundreds Of localities.
Public sentiment was divided. and
came in for much ridicuIe and abuse.
was going ahead unHnindful Of this
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especially for this volume by Mat
thews and the volume Will be taste
fully bound in two styles, cloth and
ooze leather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

An enterprising New York booksel-
Ter has been attracting much attention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

Love is the greatest thing in the
World, and it is fitting, therefore.
that the latest anthology compiled BY
Frederic Lawrence Knowles should
deal with its value. Shortly before his
death last September Mr. Knowles
handed to the publishers, H. NJ. Cald-
we'll Co. Boston, his manuscript for
1.-THE Value of Love" The volume will
be published early in the spring and
from the advance pages it is evident
the same careful and painstaking prep
aration has been employed to make
the book equal if not superior to its
predecessors, THE Value of Friend
ship and THE Value of Courage"
The scholarly essay with which he pre-
faced each Of his earlier compilations
Is unfortunately lacking-the conclud-
ing touch had not been given to his
manuscript, but the publishers found
a worthy successor in Mr- Knowles
close friend and adviser. Mrs. Louise
Chandler Moulton. who in her master
" way has done full justice in a most
charming introduction not only to the
subject of Love Itself but has paid a
deep and lasting tribute to Frederick
Lawrence Knowles Like the volumes
IN the series the book will appear in
most attractive dress, being printed in
Two colors with border designs drawn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

That Adam and Eve were not such
strict vegetarians as some have sup
posed, and that, incidentally, they sep
arately managed their farming estab-
ishments, seems to be implied from
the letter of a Michigan man who.
few days ago, wrote the Harpers ask
ing them to send him: zone copy
Dairy, One copy Ewes Dairy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

Toms River, n. J., which has figured
so extensively in the news columns of
late, was for nearly three years the
home of Sewell Ford. 1t needs no sub
tie discernment to guess that the "Ce-
darton folks whose doings are chron-
icled in "Truegate of Mogador," re-
Gently published by the Scribners.
were types suggested by the inhabi-
tants of this quaint Barn gat bay viii
lage. Toms River was settled long be-
fore the Revolution, and was named
after an old Indian chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

William Dean HowelIs has returned
from Maine, where he spent the sum-
mer and much of the fall, and will
probably be in New York during the
winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

In the current number Of The North
American Review, Mark Twain tells
Of fourteen widely known men whom
he met While on visit to Scotland
some years ago. He adds that all the
fourteen but one Sir Charles Dixie. are
dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

The Harpers have just issued a new
edition of that recent success, "Bu-
chanan's Wife" by Justus Miles For
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-01

Hattie Homer Louthan. Kansas
woman who formerly lived at En-
poria. has written a new novel Of Colo
RADIO life. 1t is called This Was a
Man" 1t is published by the c. M.
Clark CO. of Boston.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-11-17
Express Box Robbed.

Sites Herald: A young man
giving his name as Byers and
claiming to hail from Chicago,
was placed under arrest Wednes-
day, charged with having robbed
the express box at Travis's ex-
press barn. The hearing was
set for Friday morning of this
week, Prosecuting Attorney AS.
Hardy appearing for the state
and R. F. Fulton for the defense.
The stolen property has been re-
covered.
LATER: The young man was
discharged because of lack of
evidence.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-11-17
NEWS FROM
THE MINES
Many Items Of Interest Gath
cred for Readers Of
The News.

The 8-hour schedule took effect at the
Buster mine Friday morning, and in a
few days three shifts will be at work
on the shaft to be sunk from the inner
end of the lower tunnel. A station has
to be dug first. Work on this was be-
gun Sunday morning, and Manager
Smith expects it will take about two
weeks to complete it. Then the hoist
engine will be put in place.
There is nothing in sight now that will
delay actual development work on the
property. The preliminary work is all
finished; all the material, in the shape
of tools and machinery, is on the ground,
and the buildings that will be necessary
for winters work have been completed.
Big Elk Group.
George Bradford, one of the owners
of the Big Elk Group, on which he has
been driving tunnel for several months,
brought in some fine looking sulphide
ore Saturday from the property, which
-yr
he says assays from So. 40 to $500 Mr..
Bradford has tunnel in 14O feet, the
inside end being 80 feet under the apex
of the hill.
The Big Elk property is hear ies the
mouth of American river, three miles
west of Elk City, and there are six full
claims and fraction in the group.
There is an abundance of good timber
and great water power.
Mr.. Bradford says he has been offered
$4,000 for the property. Frank Thorn
ton and Mr.. Siegel of Spokane are part
Ownarc
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-11-17
GETS poSToFFIcE.
Salmon River and Chamberlain Basin
VIII Have Mail Facilities.

Mrs. Joe Eakin, of the Salmon
river country, visited in Elk City
over night last Saturday while on
her way to Grangeville where she
will visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. ]. l, Overman.
Mrs. Eakin reported the settlers
on Salmon river have at last been
successful in getting a postoffice
for their district. 1t will be es-
tablished at the Eakin home and
Mrs. Eakin will have charge.
The mail will pass through the
Dixie office. In order to get the
office the settlers promised to
pack the mail to and from Dixie
without expense to the govern
ment for the period of four
months.
The Eakin postoffice will be the
distributing point for all mail for
the residents along Salmon river
and those in Chamberlain basin.
Both those districts have grown
in population in the last year and
there is promise of still greater
growth. Chamberlain basin was
practically an unexplored region
until a short time ago. Now
there are a number of ranchers
there and room for many more.
The settlers think there is good
prospect that the Northwestern
railroads Pacific coast line will
be built along the Salmon river.
Surveyors for, the new P. |. & N.
have also been at work along the
stream. Besides giving this roac
the shortest route, it is claimed
the Salmon river would make the
greatest scenic route on the con.
| tinent. {
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-11-17
Hotel Arrivals.

Hotel Parr-Dr. Philip Marvel, PAT
lantic City, New Jersey; Smith Riley,
Washington, D. c.; G. R. Sheppard;
Geo. Brodock, Clearwater; E. N. Hig-
gins, Clearwater; S. Simmons, Red
Horse; N. B. Pettibone, Sites; Thomas
Pritchard, Dixie; Sam Newell, Lewis
ton; Mrs. John Nelson, Lewiston;
Arthur Hitler; Roy Sapp, Blue Ribbon;
P. L. O'Bannon, Clearwater; Geo. Esh,
City; Al Blomberg; Marshall Chene-
worth, Champion; Walter Rice, Champ
ion; Geo. Gill, Spokane; Chas. Everts
P. ]. Yearsley, Newsome; w. Benedict,
Deadwood; John Crune, City; Frank
Cowling; Roy Keeper, Harpster.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-11-17

all along and slides were frequent!
Miles Rice was dispatched from
this end of the line with the mail
Thursday and returned from
Newsome Friday, 1t was re-
ported there that the train on the
Clearwater branch was out of
commission, owing to landslides
along the line. Lewiston was re-
ported to be suffering from the
flood. There being no wire con-
nection with points on the rail-
road the scope of the storm can
not be learned.
Elk creek at this point was a
big river, but a very little dam
age was done at Gookin & Gfnch-
mans slaughter house.
Flood on the Coast.
L. A. Strong received a letter
Thursday from a brother in Port
land, in which it was stated the
coast country was suffering from
great floods. Several bridges on
the Willamette river had been
washed away and large districts
of Portland were under. Water.
The letter was written before the
storm struck here, and as the
storm moved east along the Co.
lumbia river and its tributaries it
is evident the water had not yet
reached it's highest point in Port
land.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-11-17
WANT TELEPHONE.
Oro8rande and Big Creek Would Join
With Elk in an IMPROVEMENT.

A. Allardyce of the Charter
Oak company, operating on Big
Creek, was in Elk City last week
and while here he endeavored to
learn the sentiment of the bust
ness men and others in regard to
building a telephone line from
Orogrande to Concord to connect
with the Pacific States line at that
place. Elk City at present has
good telephone communication
with Ofogfande, apd with the
line between that town and
Concord and connection made
with the outside line, parties in
Elk could communicate directly
with Grangeville, Lewiston, Spo-
kane and coast cities. It is said
the line from Concord to Grange
vile gives fine service and is al
ways in good order. Mr.. Altar
dyce says the need of better COM
mtlnication facilities with the
outside world Is constantly felt
by the companies operating near
Orogrande and in the Big Greek
district, and he feels sure some
thing will be done next spring tt
relieve the situation.