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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17

that he had sustained fracture of
the skull and that an operation Of ire
phining, would have to be performed
IL the victim was to recover.
AS rapidly as possible he was placed
on the operating table and the opera
ton performed. 1t was found that a
section of the skull broken by bullet
in the battle of San Juan, had been
resting on the brain all the intervening
years, causing the lapse Of memory.
After he recovered from the effects
of the anesthetic administration, he
remembered.
Like flash, memory Travelled across
the space of years to the day he had
kissed the beautiful Kentucky girl
goodbye and gone away with her
whispered words of love and loyalty
filling his heart With a rush 1t all
came back to him, and a telegram was
at once flashed across the hundreds
of miles between Arizona and Ken
lucky, breaking like a ray Of sun
shine after a night of gloom into the
little country home away up the val
ley of the Big Sandy.
Then followed a letter: Just as
soon, sweetheart, as l am able to
travel, l am coming back to you, for
know you are waiting" And she
was.
Arthur Price came home yesterday,
his mind cleared of the cobwebs and
his heart full to overlooking for the
loved ones who had missed him so
much and who had believed him
dead.
Tomorrow a simple little country
wedding will take place just as the
sun peeps over the tips of the Cum
berlands in the land of romance and
tragedy, and the parson will say the
words that will makeArthurPrice and
pretty-for she is still pretty-Syble
Stratford husband and wife and wipe
away all the sorrow-filled years and
pay back tenfold for the Joy Fate
took away.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
"Pneumonia's Deadly Work

had so seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Conner, Of
Rural Route 1, Georgetown, Tenn,
that l coughed continuously night
and day and the neighbors predic-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT inevitable,
until my husband brought home a bot
tie of DR.. Kings New Discovery,
which in my case proved to be the
only REAL cough cure and restorer of
weak, sore lungs" When all other
remedies utterly fail,you may still win
in the battle against lung and throat
troubles with New Discovery, the real
cure. Guaranteed by ]. H. Williams,
druggist. SOC, and s1.OO. Trial bottle
free. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17

valuable advice, Paste a postage
stamp on your back, climb into a
mail box and make a noise like a
registered letter"
Don't drown at sea-" was another
Bauder ad. E. 2. Bradford sent his
dollar and asked what should be done
in case of shipwreck. The answer to
this was: Sink until you reach the
bottom and walk home. Failing
Waters Cor. Phila. North American
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FIRST CONTRIBUTION.

The first contribution to the con
science fund" was received in 1911.
1t was from a Government clerk who
restored $3.50 that he had wrOngfully
taken. There were no more contri-
buttons until 1927, but following the
latter year varying amounts of con-
science money have been received
annually. The high water mark was
reached in 1902, when the conscience
receipts were S3S,S6S.22. The largest
item ever received came from Lon
don. The Consul General there trans
mitted a draft for $14,225.15, paid to
him in English money by. the Rev.
Plebendary Barff, vicar of st. Giles
church, London. The sum was intrust-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17

hills north of Lead, had all of his
money, several hundred dollars, bur-
led with him in order, as he said ON
his deathbed, that his relatives might
not have it to quarrel over when he
was gone. He was buried in lone
ly SPOT near his cabin and request
ed that his grave not be marked.
The old man lived in the hills for
quarter of a century. He had a
considerable fortune at one time. He
was unmarried.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
How 10 Get Rich Quick.

Benjamin Franklin Bauder has been
asked by the Government to explain
his methods of getting rich quick.
A New York farmer answered an
advertisement, How to get more
eggs" and inclosed the dollar fee.
Bauder's advice was simple: Raise
more hens"
Another man complained that when
he sent IS to learn the secret Of Civ
ing without work." he was advised
to become a boarder at the poorhouse.
When an inquisitive person tried
to learn the secret of travel free at
Government expenses he received the
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
Why

Have a torpid liver when Herbine,
the only livre regulator, will help you;
There is no reason why you should
suffer from Dyspepsia, Constipation,
Chills and Fever or any liver COM
plants. when Herbine will cure you.
F. c. Waite, Westville, Fla, writes:
II was sick for month with chills
and taking two bottles of Herbine
am well and healthy" Sold by ]. H.
Williams. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
The Price of Health.

1.-THE price of health in a malar-
ious district is Just % cents; the cost
of a box Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
writes Ella Slayton, of holland, Ark.
New Life Pills cleans gently and i'm
parts new life and yigor to the sys-
tenn. Csc. Satisfaction guaranteed at
]. H. Williams, druggist. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
Two.POund Fish In a Jug.

A remarkable catch of fish was
made here yesterday While workmen
were busy cleaning out an old ditch
that had been abandoned for five
years they came upon an old jug. In
the jug was a two-pound fish that was
as lively as if just taken from the
river.
1t is supposed that it entered the
Jug when it was a minnow. The neck
of the jug was much smaller than
the fish.-Burbon Cor. Indianapolis
News
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
REMARKABLE STORY
Which Rivals the Best Efforts
Of Fiction Writers.
Love, ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY
Woven Tricky in the Lives
of This Ardent Ken
lucky Couple.

Ashland, KY, April lin a quiet
little farm house that stands on
hillside in Kentucky not far from
Cannonsburg, in the ig Sandy val
ley, there comes the closing chapter
of story of romance, tragedy and at
1 the last, happiness, that makes fiction
read like prosaic reality.
When the Spanish-American war
broke out, Arthur Price and Syble
Stratford lived on adjoining farms in
the Big Sandy valley, within the shad-
ow OF the towering Cumberlands, and
through the years that ran from child
hood to young man and womanhood
Arthur and Syble grew closer and
closer in each others life until the
streams of their affection burst forth
into the mighty river Of love that
was to know no end. Syble was eight
cen and Arthur just twenty-one years
Of age when the clarion call Of the
war bugle went winding through the
brakes of the Big Sandy and found a
response in the brave youngKentuck-
ians heart. K was hard to say the
words to the beautiful Kentucky girl
he had learned to love better than
his own life, but when the time ar
rived for him to answer his coun-
try's call he laid aside the call of love
and turned his face to duty.
When he went away, dressed In his
oountry's uniform, stalwart speci-
men OF young Kentucky manhood, the
last caress was from the blue-eyed
girl who loved him so well that she
whispered: "Ill wait, dear, until you
come back to me; I'll never marry
anybody else as long as l shall live.
And so Arthur Price went away to
Cuba in defense of his country's hon.
or and fought with Uncle Sans de-
tenders until the battle of San Juan,
when he was struck down by bullet
from a Krag-Jorgenson, which tore
a piece from his skull and injured him
so seriously that for months he hover
ed between life and death-and in the
meantime word reached the little
farmhouse in the Big Sandy Valley
that Arthur Price was dead, and
pretty girl who had loved him so we'll
gave up all hope of future happiness.
For months, Arthur Price fingered
in the hospital, his mind blank, and
when he finally began to recover he
had forgotten his name, his home, In
fact everything connected with his
past So he was placed on a trans
port with a lot of others who had been
hurt in the war and sent back to New
York, but under another name. When
he reached the metropolis, he knew
nowhere to go and no one; even those
who had fought by his side knew
aught of his past or of the location
of his home.
For awhile he drifted about New
York, believing his name to be
Andrew Ginger. Then he took train
one day and after a period of weeks
of wandering, found himself near Flag
staff, Arizona. Here he secured work
with a house painting contractor and
it was to an accident that occurred
while engaged at work that he owes
his recovery of memory. While up in
the air on a scaffold one day, paint
q
other days fell to the ground, landing
on his head and shoulders. Examina-
ton by a surgeon developed the fact
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17

ed to the clergyman by person who
declined to disclose his Identity, but
intimated that It came into his posses
sion by defrauding the government.
It is somewhat coincidental that short
ly after this deposit another penitent
sinner sent to the Treasury / CEN, the
smallest item ever received.
Some of the letters accompanying
the contributions are pathetic, and 9th
ers are amusing. A poetical govern
ment employee in Alexandria. Ind, con-
tributed this:
"Too much pay
This month of May"
He signed his name and incloged
500.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
Sure Signs.

Did your cook give you any no
tice that she was going to leave?"
"Oh, yes; she broke two windows,
one of my most costly ornaments,
three dinner plates, a whole porcelain
tea service Id the pledge"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
Are Patent
Medicines Frauds?

We are often asked the above
question, and our answer has in
variably been that no medicine
that gives satisfactory results
could be fraudulent. We could
not afford to sell fraudulent medi-
cines. Our business depends on
pleased lcustomers-in fact any
business does. Therefore, we
would take an enormous risk did
we not fulfil every promise made
our customers. We are very care
full of what we guarantee, and
when we do guarantee an article
we must know it pretty we'll
what it contains and how it is
made. We have in mind the Rex
all line of remedies, particularly
Rexall Mucu- Tone, of which we
are selling large quantities at this
time of the year. ucu-Tone is
one article that we can recommend
over Our counter and know that
ninety-eight per cent. of its pur-
chasers are going to be benefited
and will return to our store
pleased customers. Mucu- Tone
is positive cure for internal
scrofula or what is commonly
called Catarrh. 1t is without a
doubt the peer of all tonics for
any one who is suffering from a
rundown condition, can't work,
feels constantly tired or suffering
from the more plainly described
symptoms of Catarrh-such as
stopping of the nose, cold in the
head or bad cough"
1t must be remembered that Ca
tarrh is not confined to the nose
and throat. 1t usually starts
there, hut it leads more often to
serious trouble, particularly the
wasting of tissues, as in the case
of little Miss Dillon, of Albany.
Here is letter from her father:
my little girl had catarrh so
badly that the disease had begun
to eat into the cartilage of the
nose. Snuffs and instruments
failed to do more than give tenn
porary relief. saw the adver-
tisements of Rexall' Mucu-Tone,
but | could not believe that any,
thing taken in the stomach could
cure the sore membranes of the
nose. However, / took advan-
tage of your free trial offer and
my girl began taking your remedy
according to directions. want
to say right here that Mucu-Tone
is certainly the greatest medical
discovery of the times, and to
thank you for the liberal offer
that first induced me to give it a
trial. Muco-Tone has cured my
daughters catarrh completely.
The discharge has stopped alto
gether, and her breath is as sweet
as can be. Again thanking you,
MATT. DILLON, "a N. Swan ST.,
Albany, N. Y"
We are selling a large trial bot
tie of Mucu-Tone for fifty cents
on the famous Rexall guarantee
of your money back if you are not
satisfied. We promise that one
bottle will put flesh on your bones
and bring new vitality to your
system.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
WON AT DRAW POKER.

Another contributor wrote the fol-
lowing cheerful letter:
please find Sips, coin of the realm,
won from a United States paymaster
at draw poker, and which l am con-
WINGED rightfully belongs to Uncle
Sam. have carried it for nearly
six days, and dare not trust myself
with it longer My conscience calls
for good nights sleep. l can
have neither so long as | carry this
terrible witness. You can apply 1t
in Liquidation of the national debt.
Now l can feel a realization of the
proverbs BE virtuous and you will
be happy Now ! can feel an assur-
ance that in years to come it may be
said of my children (yet to Gomez:
They were of poor but honest par
ents.' Please acknowledge through
the city papers, and request them
to double lead in editorial columns"
The slips was an !. o. T., and not
worth the paper on which it was writ
ten.
The following came from a depart
ment clerk:
"A clear conscience softens the hard
est bed, and as l am a poor govern
ment clerk. my bed is very hard and
needs much softening, so | herewith
return IL cents overpaid me last pay
day; and, besides, have loafed
good deal lately"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
A REASON

The United Drug
Co mpany, manufac,
turers of the Rexall
Remedies, for W hose
preparations we are
agents in this city, make
200 remedies, one for
each i'll. Each one is
especially prepared to
cure one disease, and
that only. This is an
age of specialists. You
don't contract with a
plumber to build your
whole house, do you!
Why should you contract
with one proprietary
medicine to cure all your
troubles?
Oftentimes you run
across a building con-
tractor who has a sepa-
rate plumbing depart
ment, his own plastering
department, and so on,
all of which dovetail to-
gether and build the
house. This is just what
the United Drug COM
pany is doing for you
in the medicine line.
They have cut down
profits; they manufac-
ture Rexall Remedies for
over 1000 retail drug
gists. These druggists
are the only intermediate
profit that stand between
The United Drug Com
pany and the patient.
Could the United Drug
Company, of which we
are a member, afford to
make one poor medicine
in this line? Does not
common sense tell you
that one poor medicine
would ruin the sale of
the other 100 prepare
tons? If you bought a
Rexall preparation and it
didn't do for you what
we claim it will, would
you buy another one of
our articlesf We believe
not. Therefore each
preparation must be good
it is good. We who
are in the drug business
know the formulas Of
these Rexall prepara-
tons. We believe in
them so implicitly that
we stand back of them,
with our guarantee to
refund you your money
if they do not benefit
you.
For Nervousness
Rexall Americanitis
Elixir, 75c.
For Constipation
Rexall Orderlies.
Price, Ioc.
Fi s. esssn e1:,,, Juice.
large bottle, csc.
And nd o,,.. 1.x,,, D.
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Ask for Aliens FOOt-Ease, A
Powder.

1t makes walking easy. Cures Corns
Bunions, Ingrowing Nails, Swollen
and Sweating feet. At all Druggists
and Shoe Stores, 25c, Don't accept
any substitute. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. olmsted. Leroy, New
York. IRA
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
PATHETIC LETTER.

Among the pathetic letters is the
following, which was received from a
little fifteen-year-old girl during Pres
ident Cleveland's time and forwarded
by the President to the Secretary of
the Treasury:
ITO His Majesty, President Cleve-
land.-Dear President: am in a
dreadful state of mind, and l thought
l would write and tell you all: About
two years ago-as nearly as l can ne
member it was two years ago-I used
two postage stamps that had been
used before on letters-perhaps' more
than two, but can only remember of
doing it twice. did not realize what
| had done until lately. My mind Is
constantly turned on that subject, and
l think of it night and day. Now,
dear President, will you please forgive
me, and l promise you will never do
1t again. Enclosed find cost of three
stamps and please forgive me, for l
was then but thirteen years old, for
l am heartily sorry for what l have
done
From One of Your Subjects"
1T
A few days ago a conscience contri-
button was received from Indiana.
The letter was postmarked Marion,
and the contribution, which was in
bills, was wrapped in a fragment of
FIT. Wayne newspaper. The letter
was addressed to the Secretary of the
Treasury and was as follows:
Dear Sir: Inclosed you will find
s42. I want you to return it into the
United States Treasury. You can call
it conscience fund or what not. 1t is
money paid out through the Pension
Department. ! don't want it.
Yours truly, An Old Soldier.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
His Money Buried With HIM.

Dsa6wocd, S. Dax., April 11.--Nel-
"a Byucker, an old miner. who died
few days ago in his cabin up in the
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
Poem OF Passion.

Poem OF Passion.
In the cleaning during spring
The air is chill.
Meet me. love. and with you bring
A quinine pill.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17

One of the oldest contributions ev-
n made to the Government came
from Switzerland. The sender ex-
planned that he had lived for a num-
blr of years in the United States and
ID been able to amass fortune,
which permitted his return to Swift
land. He felt SO kindly toward the
government of the United States that
= sent $4,000 as a contribution to
help It along..-By Louis Ludlow.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-04-17
A QUEER ONE.

A unique contribution came to the
Government from an Eastern CITY,
The writer sent half of a number of
bills, the aggregate value of which
was $4,000. In a letter accompany
ing the mutilated bills, he explained
that as soon as he saw the acknowl-
edgment of their receipt in the pub
lie prints he would send the remand
err of the bills. The correspondents
of Eastern papers were told of the
matter and two days after the pub
lication the other halves of the bills
were received, so that they could be
joined together and redeemed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-03
PdSS6dB6yOnd

William H. Lighthall, better
known and always called Judge
Lighthall," died in Challis on
Friday morning, Nov. 29th, at
7:30 o'clock, at the ripe age of
SO years.
Judge Lighthall was a native
of Canada, but has lived in this
western country since he was
a young man. Little is known
his folks or relatives. Several
years ago he had brother who
visited the Judge in Challis.
We are not positive, but think
his name was Charlie Lighthall,
but where he is at now no one
appears to know whether he is
dead or living.
Deceased was an early settler
in the West, and was in the min
ing camps of Utah in an early
day. He came to Custer county
in '78 or 10 and has resided here
ever since, most of the time in
Challis, although he spent a few
wears prospecting in the Yellow
Jacket country,
The Judge was a well read and
educated man, but he wrecked
his life on strong drink. But re
oardless of this he had many
noble traits of characterize was
kind, open-hearted and hospit.
able.
The cause of his death was
from a cancer in his mouth. He
has been in very poor health fol
the past six months, and no one
expected that he would live as
long as he has, but owing to hl'
extremely strong constitution
he stood of death for month.
The funeral was held from the
Congregational church Saturday
afternoon, Nov. 30th, and was
quite largely attended. Rev. A
]. Hoar conducted the ceremon
les. Numerous flowers wer'
placed upon the casket by hi
friends. He was Mason.
Rest in peace
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-03
No V6rdl6t.

Rathdrum, Idaho Nov. 24-At-
ter consultation between the at
torneys and court. the jury IN
the Steve Adams case was called
into the courtroom at 5:45 and
discharged. They stood elght
to four for acquittal, and there
was no change in the ballotlng
from the first. -Four men were
convinced of the guilt of Adams
ON the charge of numbering Fred
Tyler, and eighT were equally
confident of his innocence.
Judge Wood questioned the
Jurors, and they expressed the
firm conviction that a veraict
was impossible. Five ballots
were taken.
Attorney Darrow gave notice
that he would in the morning ask
that Adams be admitted to oond'
but stated that he would not
argue the matter until later.
Sheriff Bailey of Shoshone
county arrived here tonight with
q warrant for the arrest of Ad-
ans in the event of his acquittai,
on the charge of the murder OF
Boule, an alleged claim jumper
who was an associate of Tyler
and in whose murder Adams i'm
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-03
'licated himself in his confes-

plicated himself in his confes-
sion.
Attorney Hawley admitted to
the attorneys for the defense to-
night that Adams was entitled
to bond on the present charge.
He declared, however, that he
could not state what action the
Colorado authorities might take
in the event of Adams being Civ
en- his liberty.
1t was because of the fear that
Adams might be Immediately re-
arrested that Attorney Darrow
has decided not to take up the
bond proposition for some time.
1t is certain that the State auth
orties will not allow Adams to
be taken out of the state until
after the Pettibone case is dis
posed of. Hawley and Darrow
leave in the morning for Boise.
Hawley declared there will be nc
further delay in starting the
Pettibone case.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-03
Br6y6r Shot.

A telephone message states
that Jim Clark shot Ed Brewer
this morning, Nov 21st. The
affray took place near the Crown
Point mine. For a long time
past Clark has been watching
the old Dan Reber property, now
controlled by G. E. Tbum of
Pocatello and others. Breyer
also has some mining claims on
the same hill. 1t was not over
mining claims, however, that
this trouble arose, but over a
level tract of land just below the
mill. This field has for a long
time been classed as ranch land
and was fenced by someone years
ago-possible by Reber. AS the
story goes, Breyer located a
homestead upon the land and by
so doing deprived Clark of GER
tain rights claimed. Certain
buildings stood upon the home
stead and Clark was instructed
by Thum, or his company, to
move the buildings. They were
claimed by Breyer and supposi-
tion is that woen Clark attempt
ed to remove the buildings Brey-
er objected and, in the row which
ensued, was shot by Clark.
Clark made no attempt to escape
but gave himself up at Dixie.
This is the second shooting
scrape Clark has participated in
recently. About three years age
he and Douglas Howe quarreled
and Clark was shot through the
shoulder.
Breyer was brought to towr
this afternoon and his wounds
dressed by DR.. Hawley. 1t wa:
found that he had received the
charge in the back from a shot
gun, but was too far away tt
sustain serious injuries. He viii
be laid up not longer than
week or ten days.
Howe served about two year
in the renitentiary for shooting
Clark. Gun plays are becoming
entirely too numerous of late. l
the money expended by Elmor
county during the past twent
years in trying to convict men Q
such offenses could have bee
expended on a court house an
county road Improvements, tn
people would be far better of
These would-be bravados an
bad men are becoming a nuiS
ance. A few convictions all
long time sentences might hav
a salutary effect. MT. Hon
Maverick.