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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
CHAPTER XIV.
The Confession.


an. the twin brother OF Vane Ham,
llton. and when an infant was stolen
Ly Solomon Marks and his mother In
the hopes of receiving a heavy ran
som, as my father was a very wealthy
ran at that time. But there was
raised such hue and cry that Marks
dc not dare approach the offers of
restoration. | was hidden away for
months, and then my father had fall.
ed In business and my abductors felt
that the hope of reward would scarce
ly balance the fear of being brought
to Justice Therefore | was kept con-
cealed and allowed to grow up among
their evil associates In the midst OF
criminals. IL not In squalor and
wretchedness
Marks and his mother were uni.
Marks thought he saw in me means
OF gain to hinCe!f for he fancied l
had talents which mi.ht be made use.
tul. Accordingly | was sent to a good
school, where | remained until I was
fourteen. when | returned to Marks.
who had partner at this time named
Soule. No doubt they were engaged
In nefarious undertakings. but did
rot know anything about 1t until /
was sixteen. Then l was invested
with some OF the secrets Of the gang
OF which Marks and Soule were the
leaders.
do not recollect that shrank
from their enterprises. which were
chiefly such as required great skill
and ingenuity-not actual robberies.
tut dishonest schemes of less pro-
ounced nature. Marks had en- ONCE
and organized a peculiar kind of
business. He sent out letters to
bushes men informing them that on
such date their buildings would be
consumed by fire. protesting to
know through the medium Of clair
yoyance that such attempts were
.neditated At first no notice was
taken of the communications. but
after several warnings we're followed
by the predicted confiagration, the
matter began to be inquired into and
the police interested themselves In
the matter Marks was taken into
custody but he appeared innocent OF
any criminal knowledge. laying 1t all
20 a peculiar gift by which he could
tell when such fires were meditated:
that was all. and he was released.
Afterward a new feature was added
20 these communications. Marks pro-
fessed to receive Impressions that II
such sums as he stated were sent to
a given address no fire would take
place The sums we're not large. and
IL paid, all went well. II not paid
The buildings were burned.
Ito be continued)
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
"Wir- Yourself to Sleep.

Fortunate is the woman who has
successfully cultivated the habit of
sleeping at will. II is said that Miss
Julia Marlowe can rest between
scenes Of the most >exacting plays by
her ability to drop asleep when she
pleases. These little periods of uncon.
consciousness are great restorers. and
there need be no special preparation
for them. We associate sleep with
darkness and bed. but daylight. soft
couches and easy chairs are Just as
good for sleeping purposes-only the
power of INSTRUMENTATION is lacking.
and that is so general as to be a Sc
rious drawback 10 good work in all
directions, We see women of splendid
health and poise of strong mentality
and We marvel az their gifts" when
the whole secret of their power lies In
concentration.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
CHAPTER xxIIl.-continued.


Your question Is strange one.
from you 70 me. II she were my wife.
nothing should drag her from, lac.
But If she were not my wife. no hope,
nor her beauty. should allure me.
Your question has made me doubt.
and will open my heart to you. as ]
never have TO mortal before | loved
mat woman profoundly once. II was
after she donned black for her bus
band had always derived inspra-
ton from her presence at church;
but when he failed to return, ! allow.
ed my heart TO lead my hopes along
You think, perhaps, that | am In.
capasse of such love as you feel. but
tel you no oLo can understand
what suffered In wrenching this love
from my heart when you came here.
But ] did II. You can do 1t. II It Is
sin to cherish it,"
Mr.. Hammerly arose TO depart. and
the two stood moment. face to face.
Then each reached forth his hand.
Good night" Good night" they said
and parted.
No use, no use" said the minister.
Il laid bare my heart for nothing. She
must be mistaken"
Mr.. Carter came into the library
and found Mr.. Hamilton in deep
thought. evidently. for he did not
look up.
I think VIII 60 to bed. vane," he
said.
"All right. will close up the
house." was the reply. and soon Mr..
Garter was asleep and dreaming.
One OF his dreams he recollected In
the morning as little curious. II
was of vane going by his door. light
IN hand. all dressed In fine black and
cleaning linen. tall, fair. and grand.
went on. down the stairs. and Mr.. Car
ter went on dreaming. but nothing
quite so realistic as that.
But II was not dream. Mr.. Ham.
ilton did pass down the stairs and out
the door. dressed with care to look
his best. and he was exceedingly
handsome.
He saw light at Mrs. Fry's. and he
went there and asked to see Mrs
Hamilton.
Please say want to see her alone.
AID on important business. he said.
III she is stili up"
Yes. she's up. She don't sleep
no great nowadays. said Mrs. Fry.
throwing an accusing look ut him be-
fore she left to deliver her errand.
Walk this way" she said. return,
Ing In few minutes. "She says she
win see you and Mrs. Fry conducted
him to the sitting room. which had
been given up TO Mrs Hamilton's
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
SIGNS USED BY TELEoRAPHERs
Some Queer Reasons for Initials
Placed on Messenger.


Telegraph operators always have
messages they send or receive. Usual
ly they use two of their initials or
take two letters from their names.
For instance. James Black will prob
ably use "JB" as his sign. In many
cases, however, they choose their
signs In peculiar ways.
I'VE once had a man working here
who signed IKE because he had taken
the Kelley cure" said Kansas City
chief operator recently. HE after
ward went back to drinking and then
used b. deriving II from booze.
Another fellow signed 'PS' because
he used TO say he received poor
salary.
"A woman operator we had here
used to sign nix her initials, until
one day her beau Tilted her and mar
rled another girl. After that she
signed 'BH. which. we understood.
meant broken heart
an an Eastern Office where once
worked there was hoodoo sign. II
was 'KQ The first man who used It
there was killed by train; the next
one went crazy and the third died or
typhoid fever. After that nobody In
the office dared use the hoodoo sign.
The story about Its being Jonah
travelled over the country, md to-day
you'll find very few operators signing
KQ.' kansas City Times.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
THE LIFE OF SERVICE
Merciful Sentence That Was
Upon Man by the Created

1t was a merciful sentence
the Creator passed upon man 4
disobedience I'm the sweat
face shalt thou eat bread" for
punishment itself he stands inl
for health, strength, and all u
joyment Of life. And, thoug4
ground was pronounced cursed
disobedience, yet Is that curse
dered to be the punishment.
and almost solely of those who,
temperance or sloth, infiict II
themselves. The stoutest
stands on Norwegian rocks
tempests rage and long, hard y
reign. The muscles are seen
fully developed in the Drawn
that plies the blacksmith's bid
Even so the most vigorous
healthy piety i is that which
busiest, which has its hands
good works, which has neithei
nor room for evil, but, aimi
great things both for God and
promptly and summary dis
temptation with Nehemiah's a
Il have a great work to do, the
l cannot come down. "-Montrea
aid.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18

the material for that building at
home of their neighbor, Mr.. Building
Material Man.
And let us speak word for Mr..
Printer Man also. He Is a part OF
this community; he contributes to its
prosperity; he advertises 1t, and he is
entitled to his place in the circle
through which the community's dol
lars are to circulate. When you. Mr..
Merchant. want printing of any kind,
give the job to the home printer.
The dollar that you spend with him
he will again spend with you, and
both will make profit on 1t. 1t Is
but fair that he have this, his legiti-
mate portion of the home trade. He
as yourself. and as much entitled to
your support as you are entitled to
the support of the farmer, the me-
chanic, the preacher the doctor.
The battle against the mail-order
octupus can never be successful
one unless all interests are actively
engaged In 1t. 1t can never be sue
cessful so long as the merchant wants
Il preached but does not want to prac-
tice 1t himself The merchant who
sends his saving account to the city
bank for safe keeping is not entitled
to the support of the community
whose money he takes from 1t. The
merchant who will not patronlze his
brother merchants. who makes his
l..st no Att For
ing his own household supplies, sup
plies that are not carried on his own
shelves. of the city merchants, Is not
entitled to the support of the COM
munity. Such merchant wants to
preach but not practice home trade.
He wants to do with the community's
dollars just what he condemns in
others-send them away from the
community. He would bankrupt the
community for selfish interests.
There are few. II any. such mer-
chants as this In this or other COM
munities, but II there are any here 1t
Is not for their benefit that this pa
per is preaching home trade to its
readers.
We hear much OF the strength of
trusts and combinations. In what
does their strength lie? To n large
extent In the fact that they control
the trade In the commodities in which
they are dealing. They make every
dollar they spend an interest earn
ing dollar. Let us form a little trust
of our own. Let all of us, merchant.
farmer, doctor. mechanic. preacher.
editor. spend our dollars at home,
keep them at home. and we have or.
ganixed trust OF our own that will
bring to each of us our share of earn,
ings ON the cafital invested.
This is not u bard problem to figure
out for ourselves. The farmer, lei
us say. wants dollars worth ol
sugar. He buys IL of the home gro
ceryman. and the groceryman makes
a profit. The groceryman buys dol
! lars worth of dry goods. and the dry
/ goods merchant makes a profit. The
dry goods merchant patronizes the
dentist. and the dentist makes 8
! profit, and the dentist buys butter and
! produce from the farmer and the
farmer makes profit. So as the
dollar goes around and around a com
munity each man into whose 6eepins
IL comes makes a profit on the han
ding of 1t. and the dollar grows int
two. But what would have happened
had the farmer taken that dollar Il
buy his groceries OF the mailorde
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18

How changed you are, Constance.
Once so repellant. now so forgiving."
1T was because you were trying to
times for that. but now II Is different
You are changed"
Yes. | am changed but | scarcely
fnow what has changed me. unless
II was the ring my mother left me.
my different surroundings. the chill
dren. your womanly influence. Per
heps II was all combined. and per
haps I am not naturally bad"
THAT Is It," said Constance. eager.
~: "and you will 20 away where you
cGn live good. honorable life. viii
lou not."
rs II not too late for that?"
1T Is never too late-never. Why.
you have only 10 call back the i'm.
pulses of your nature inherited from
your good parents. You are not nat,
Lrally depraved. like some"
mo. | think | should like to be
good. Evil has no attraction for me.
But | knew no better. | was nurtur-
ed upon wlekedness. My talents
were coined into evil deeds. did
net believe In honesty, had no
saith In Christianity. thought Il
simply cloak. Can you understand
III"
Il think I do"
He took her hands. looked into her
face. and was gone Constance sank
down into her chair and began to
en- silently, But there was Joy IN her
tears. Joy for herself and vane. but
sorrow for the one who had left her:
/ Who had gone out with the world
/ sGa!n because he must. what would
he the end OF it al.s
/ She arose. and with compressed
/ lips hid the closely written sheets ir
I her drawer, and she did not read
them for two weeks instead OF one.
/ Meanwhile, Mr.. Carter WAS alone In
the great home. with Tilly only for
company. The man known as Pri.
mus Edes was In prison. but with
comfortable surroundings and cheer.
ed by message from Constance
couehed In four words. Courage,
There is hope," while she was still
with Mrs. Fry.
No one wondered At The absence VI
Mr. Hamilton, not even the minister
end no one had the least suspicion
that he would never return-no one
but Constance.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
wom., Maker OF Famous Hash.

"Hanna's Maggie" the woman who
used to make the historic hash with
which the senator was wont to regale
his friends in Washington on Sunday
mornings. Is with Mrs. Hanna at the
Hotel Gotham In New York. where the
widow has established herself perma.
nently. A private kitchen has been
constructed for her exclusive use and
Maggie reigns there as chef. Many
DISTINGUISHED men have partaken OF
the toothsome dish which made her
famous. Senator Hanna's will provid'
ed a snug little farm In Ohio for his
cook but she left that In other hands
when Mrs. Hanna sent for her.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18

occupancy. The night was chilly.
and a light cleaned from the open
crate OF the little stove upon the lap
and white hands OF Constance ms she
sat before II. But her face was In
the shadow. out OF the range OF tho
lamp. fcebiy burning. She did not
look up when he entered and he
strobe to her side and gazed down at
her before speaking. Then be said.
almost With ferceness:
Look at me. Constance"
She raised her eyes and let them
sink again. Then. as II wishing not
20 anger him. she said. "wiil you
be seated? think you wished to see
rue on business.
Il did. Constance. did, II was on
the business OF my utter happiness
or misery. asked TO look at me to
see whether you could doubt me. Am
| no, the exact image OF the man you
married."
"Yes," she uttered family,
-Do | not look more like your hus.
band than the sickly. dark-haired
wretch in prisou2 Tell me that"
you do. Nevertheless that sickly.
dark haired wretch is my husband.
and you are not" said Constance.
rising TO her feet and confronting
him with blazing eyes and cheeks.
20. Constance, don't look at me
like that, How can you. when you
know love you SO? Have you no
love for me?"
-No. none" she said. pi,ilessly.
She turned away and there vas
silence between them when she
next looked w she met face so
changed that It startled her there
Was such a lost. despairlng look In
1t. and his voice was hollow when he
spoke.
you have showed me heaven. and
now you thrust me back into hell" be
said. with terrible significance.
The womaniy. plying element
awoke In her soul now for the firsl
time. She approached him and laid
her soft hand on his arm.
Victor" she said, Brother Victor
can love you. do love you as
brother forgive you what you hav,
Gone. everything. II you viii now Sc
meters right. You have done wrons
nut We will forget all that and 10y
fols ale and L"
FOR the moment she ceas.i {
mink him foreer. rerjurer. Sh
Wfsot everything In he PITY.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Flowers Always Fresh.

Apropos of flowers, it is not
body who has the knack Of arm
them. The woman whose finge1
not impart just the right artistic
or whose maid or butler is not I
improve on her efforts, keeps . !
of her vases, silver or glass,
florists to be filled at regular
walls and sent to her for drawint
decoration.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Gives st4,e4s. s2t.st to University.

John ID. Rockefeller. who, up to date,
has contributed st4.94s,s21.91 to the
University of Chicago, will make his
third visit to that institution next
June. II will be the fifteenth ami
versary OF the birth of the institution.
and Mr.. Rockefeller and his wife will
be the guests of honor.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Enough to Depress Anvs

.bSe9' ~ fsS oS fNUy0I0
DR.. Austin Flint said at IN
fury club in New York apropo|
will contest that had been tn
year: The plaintiff lost and y
der. His case, was as difficult
as, that of a young man who al
unduly depressed after the de-
his rich aunt. Why are you q
an acquaintance said to the
man. You never appeared d
much for your aunt L didn't
the youth dolefully, but | y,
means of keeping her in an
asylum the last five years Of l
and now that she has left me
money I've got to go to coul
prove that she was sound min
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18

The Strand theater, London. ass
been bought by the Great Northern.
Piccadiny Il Bromp,on Railroad Colu
pany. which intends to use the site 40
a tube" station, In London the un'
foreground railroads have to buy their
station and entrance aud exit sites.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
What Grandps Old

A little girl. who was tryins /
a friend how absent-minded her
pa was, said: He walks !
thinking about nothing, and ~
remembers it, then forgets th,s
he thought of was something !,
different from what he wanted
member. journal of Educatio,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Offers Dog Collars Free

A Scarborough England Y
who desired her name to rem
secret, has instructed a local :,
to supply dog collars to an!|
persons who can show they 4
poor to buy them. The womai
is a lover of animals, has take.
step to prevent the destruction g
under the new dog act.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18

A Chicago man has discovere|
white of egg is a sure cure for |
when applied directly. If this i
the American hen Is a create,
factor to the human race tia
been supposed"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
OF DISTINGUISHED Ancestry.

Nine. Liza Lehman. the composer.
is granddaughter of the late Rob
ert Chambers of Edinburgh. the orig
inator and publisher of that standard
work, Chambers Encyclopedia" Her
father. Rudolph Lehman. was a we'll
known portrait PALMER.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Shows Her Independence.

Justin Mccarthy was showing a
young American married woman
through the library of the House of
Commons and commented on the fact
that Il was against the rules for a
woman TO sit down In the place. She
Immediately drew chair No to Ia
BILE and sat down.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Smoked Out the Buro,,,

A Leeds (England) policeman
ing suspicious noises in a dark ,
sprinkled cayenne pepper ON son
ton wool, set fire to the cotto
put it through a grating of the
Two burglars speedily came q
were captured.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18

I was visiting the city of Loud
KY, says a correspondent. on
my father took myself and
brother, age four, out for wall
passed many churches, and i
that all the churches had cross
them. l then asked my fathel
all the churches had crosses on
when my four-year-old brother
up and said: why, don't you
that is their trade mark"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Whiehf

"The American battleship." cried
the after dinner orator. lis an absolute
power!
Absolute or obsolctc?' whispered
the man at his elbow Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
Seeks TO Raiss crlmean Vessel.

with the permission of the Russian
government an Italian company is try
ing to raise British war vessel which
sunk IN Balaklava bay. Crimea, dur
ing the war OF iS54-56. The wreck Is
believed to contain large sum of
uDld
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
To Clean Carpets.

To remove grease spots on
or mating, cover with Frenen)
and sprinkle with benzine. AZ
benzine to evaporate, then ~
the chalk. The spot will nav
peared.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
New Works. Milk sunni

New York city's milk supply !
from $4,000 farms, situated n
states, varying in distance fro,
metropolis from 10 to 400 mil.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18

Madrid High Above the =
Madrid lies higher than sI
European capital. Its helsn'
the sea is 1000 feet.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-04-18
REASON FOR ALE THINGS.
Customs That Now Seem Peculiar Had
Oriuin in Wisdom.

II you are patient enough to ferret
1t out you will find that there is rea-
son for every little idiosyncrasy we
have, for every queer thing we do.
Take, for example, the wearing OF
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-23

JONES SELECT EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, 2S Church street. Telephone 1t0i-l2 connections. Largest Agency male and female help supplied for mercantile and domestic service for any and all kinds of work. Sent any where. Open evenings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-23
SIZES UP THE spA1NARDs.


 But the Spainard disdalns us. He will none of us. What does he care for our psalm singing? What, even. for our shining dollars? Beholding with a kind of stolid ecstasy the recent sad disclosures which have overtaken High Finance in the United States, he points with pride to a line of corrup- ton a thousand years ago, begot by system, born in tradition existing by sufferance, one layer of peculation rest ing upon another, all perfectly under stood and nobody resisting, or even protesting.
 There, says he, with an air of tri- umph with us it is to live and let live; with you 1t is dog eat dog. Give me the good old vices of Spain"
 It is usless to point out to him the progress in Arts and Arms of America, the decline of Spain in both. We have our glory, he says. We are poor, but we are happy, he says. If you wave your hand toward the beggars, he pla- cidly replies; "They are contented, 5 Truly, where ignorance is bliss, 'twere folly to be wise; and the young King goes automobiling as if there were no bombs and the Queen Mother drives pair of sleek mules that would fetch $1, GOO anywhere in Central Kentucky The roads are abomlnable-alm as bad as those in Jefferson County. Halt the people live on olives and air. The other half wear cloaks and sombreros Col Henry Watterson.