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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

in these grounds In years gone by.
at any rate CAM -. uaying en-
tered the house roa med all over It..
A food Of memories swept over me as
went from room to room.
Suddenly heard goices--lookinG
out OF the window | saw unknown mea
dismountluR. became alarmed.
Escape was no logger possibility.
aud I retfeated 10 that small room.
hoping they would look for yaluables
aud 90 away without discovering me.
My hopes acre without foundation
for | Nas a2ea b. a man yho came
seeking some hidden wealth o. yalu-
able property have In these troub.
ious times always gone armed ana
my father taught me a. elri how TO
shoot
when he would have seized me /
put a bullet In his shoulder that sent
him tnmbling down the 8.tic stairs
Then | slammed the door shHt. Il
caught Ia some way, for I could not
open II again when ! discovered the
house 20 be en- IRE. That IL the story
In brief. sir You have no concern
with other particulars"
He knew there was more TO IT. yet
would no. presume 10 ask questions
This naughty girl aroused his Inter.
Just as the hunters keenest en-
thusiasm Is awakened by the game
that gives him the most trouble. SO
this man who all his life had fought
shy Of the gentler sex had met his
fate In way never known OF men
forced To wed TO save his life. hated
by the girl who took his name In order
TO save the old plantation home. he
now found himself actually swearing
under his breath that In due time,
sooner or later he would hear from
tbs lips OF Mollie Granger the sweet
confession OF love
Thus. her very expression OF dislike
only served TO arouse his determine
ton.
ALLOW me the privilege OF seeing
you home" he said. cou,.eously, but
firmly.
She opened her lips to refuse.
II shall go whether you say yes or
no. so please don't put Yourself TO the
trouble. Your nerves have received a
shock from this experience. Besides,
the smoke has served to disguise you.
50 that the lady OF Granger plantation
might not be recognized Just now
the safest place for you Is at home.
Your shrewd father has seen to It that
guard viii be thrown around his
grounds Come. let us go. Miss Mol
lie
He gave few orders TO his men
who mounted and went around by the
main road
Tho two made use OF the shorter
path, In the dividing fence was a
turnstile that had seen much service
In years gone by. but was decrepit
from age now.
ITO be contingsdl
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
MOUSE NEST IN A WOUND.

Kansas City MOI have run
across lots OF things sewed up in
wounds, said Or J P. Neal al the
Emergency hospital the other after.
noon. hut today Is the first time |
ever struck nouse's nest--or rather
the proper materials for such nest. e
nr. Neal had Just finished treating a
wound on the head Of William Wright
a negro labcrer - years old. who ar.
rived here from Heringtou. Kan.
Wright was struck over the head with
a monkey wrench By Henry Clark a
fellow laborer The wound was attend.
cd by \ Harrington physician II
panied Wright SO greatly that he
called at the Emergency hospital 10
have IL redvcssed, In the wound the
following foreign substances we're
found
Several bunches of kinky hair.
one piece Of felt from Wrights hat
One piece Of leather sweatband
from same hat.
The pieces of felt and leather sweat
band were oblong. and fitted exactly
the places in the hat from which they
had come. II round they would have
been about the size OF dime.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
OWL FIGHTS LIKE EAGLE.
Huntsman interferes with Its Pursuit
Of Squirrel.

Allentown. Pa.-Adam Bohlinger, OF
Upper Milford. the other morning
started for the Coleraine mountains
IN squirrel hunt He started early.
So as TO arrive Just before sunrise.
when the squirrels begin to feed
Jhst as dawn was breaking Mr.. Bob.
niger saw monster owl fitting
through the woods, and the next in.
slant It darted for squirrel.
II missed and tried again Then
Rohlinger fired II dropped and Bob.
niger tried to pick It up and immedl-
ttely discovered that instead of kill.
ng II he had only succeeded In break
ny its wing,
The wounded owl fastened its talons
IN BohlluRer's hand and put up so des.
perate fight that before the hunter
succeeded In killing II his face and
hands We're torn and scratched in n
frighttul manner and he was totally
exhausted.
\ physician dressed and cauterized
his wounds
The owl is one of the biggest seen
along these mountains In many years
and Rohlinger will have IL stuffed and
mounted
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
GOAT srARVes HIMSELF.
fine Mountain Specimen in Pittsbura
Refuses 10 Eat.

Plttsburg. Intended as a gift to the
700 Of Riyerylew park. Allegheny, a
fine mountain goat brought from
British Columbia b. y. c. Byers OF
SeWickley. will instead as the result
Of an incident. go to the Carnegie
rnuseum The incident was the death
Of the goat
Sir. Byers and ". K. Scalfe re-
turned from a hunting trip OF sew
eral weeks IN Canada The goat
a fine specimen. weighing more IMAM
$50 pounds. was captured In the
Stickllne river, on the border line
between Alaska and British Columbia
II Is supposed 10 have been chased
into the water by bear.
The death Of the goat was directly
due 10 starvation. re refused to
eat bite while in captivity. On only
two or three OCCASION did the goat
drink any water, eitheE II was ex-
Lected, however, that after his being
taken from the box In which he was
shipped to Pittsburg BE- would begin
eating Instead, he shied al food
more than ever
Mr.. Byers says the goat has fine
pair Of horns and Is 4 magnificent
suecimen In every way. When ne
reaches the museum and Is mounted
proudly on rocky pedestal, II is ex-
pected he win attract almost al much
attention as II he were alive In ZOO.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
MEETING FATE OF THE BUFFALO.
indlserirlnate Slaughter OF Game In
South Africa.

SCUM AFICa.
During the four months OF the shoot.
ing season OF 1904 something like 49,
900 head OF game has been sold on the
Kimberley market. Those figures
were rather staggering. but II is SUR
prislng. perhaps, to hear that they
had more than doubled during the
present year.
The secretary OF the Game Protec-
tlon association had obtained return
from the marketmaster which showed
the Kimberley market during the
period April to August Is last IL
of that 29.tl9, say 1000 head were
small birds which did not come within
tho usual Interpretation OF the word
game" that left something like 27.-
600 head OF buck aud birds which
were included & tho usual lnterpreta-
ton of the wor> game That was
lamentable return and clearly empha.
sigcd the necessity for taking some
action 20 stop the indisertmlnate
slaughter Of game
The totals under the various heads
OF the return showed that the game in-
cluded 3t0s spylnebuck, 24t duiker.
Isis stemhuck, G.BG3 hares~-the past
season had been a remarkable one for
mares as all knew--3 SGT korhaan
32l5 fedwlng. 70l guinea fowl. 1877
paauw, ssa Wild duck 60 Wild geese
and S.5a5 cartridges and small birds
South Africa.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
ROOSTER MIGHTY WEAPON.
Welded by Owner. Speedily Puts
Hold-up Men to Flight

Cincinnati. -- Ayaunt hlackiacks
smoke wagons and loaded canes. That
most useful array Of barnyard fowls
the rooster, has mounted the pedestal
OF superiority and to-day all the
members of Cineinnatfs chicken popn.
lation save one are holding their heads
little higher 1t happened while
Warren Edwards, conductor. was on
his way home. In his right hand he
held by the legs plump rooster that
was destined To grace the Edwards
dinner table.
Halt Hands up came a brusone
command, and out OF the darkness
two highway en stepped and confront
cd Edwards.
Instead OF obcyiug the command
Edwards swung the rooster into the
faces of the robbers aud put them Ia
tlght II was fatal to the ehantirleer
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
CELESTIAL CALAMITY AT YALE.
Scion OF Royal Family Plunged on
Head in Deep Marsh Hole

New Haven, Conn.--~An internation
al calamity marked the first of the
Yale geological outings, when num-
Der of the students under the guidance
OF Prof. Barrett started on an expedi,
ton to the quarries along Stony creek.
With the party was Ponson Carlos
Chu OF Shanghai. scion OF the royal
family Of China, whose father Is high
in the government life of the coun.
try.
Riding TO the quarries III freight
car. the students spent several hours,
starting back through the marshes for
"A short cut to the railroad. Ponson Is
one of the dandiest sports Yale has
seen In several years, and he nearly
tainted at the sight of the marsh and
looked at his new fall costume. Ac-
ceptlng the offer of Arthur Mullin, of
Salem. o.. to carry him across on his
bac., all went well until Mullin
stepped into an unseen hole to his
waist and the royal lad from China
was thrown head foremost his head
going deep into the mud and his
princely legs sticking up in the air.
He was rescued. but his face had
changed from the Monaghan yellow to
the sambo hue of the Ethiopian.
Ponson says geology Is hard
course.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
CHAPTER TX


Amazed almost stupeHed. he looked
At the Georgia girl whom fate had
throwa aerosa bis path In such re-
markahle Way
7 beE your pardon II was rough
the case demanded action II was
question OF life and death" be said a,
length. recovering his usual gentle
manly manner
4 would rather It had been any.
body bu. you. sir. to whom should
be Indebted for my life" she said
eoldiy. but John only smiled In a grlm
way
"rheFv's no use trying to aght fate
| told yoa we soaid meet again and q
has come true Nor 10 believe this
% be the end"
Sir remember thal | said hated
son she hurst ogt vIth some show 90
temper that aust have been assumed,
tor m tlyiEs woman could maintain
such feeling toward dashing sol
alrr Wbo, Al the risk of his own lifr
had saatrhed her from what threaten
sd 80 be her fuayral pyre,
AAAMNN AfFs hh@fEa ID nAN U0N z
fnty believe that. but q does not ma,
ter It all am euFloas 10 knew how
sou came 20 bc fastened Ia that attle
rsosa. place where. as boy. I spent
many an houF a play and evea once
escaped dUlnE peaAnce up there by lei
ioaing the Natec route over which eur
line % rvtfvat ran How came thst
3ncr l0eket--
She lnked az hiw cgfioasly
What rieht have yoe to demaat
an anr~~-~
THE beat rirh, in the world that
~ husband"
4 refuse % aekoowiedge the rcis
E ton. str
''Jus, as loa please. Then have d
right 10 ask the same question because
ia1 Hfp vas ~, IN peril TO save you
"on that ueeognt wi,i answer yoa
I u was a stranse thing for me Is a.
had not been ovcr here for year %.
more. though we keep tho keys OF ths
itidgewsy house. Perhaps the men
tion OF your name last night stirred ur
some memories OF pleasant rambliugs
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

as nature had given 10 John Ridgeway
beat upon It with desperate energy.
something was bound TO give say.
Thus be entered a room filled with
smoke. entered IL TO find no one at the
window. for the girl priMner had
sunk down In heap.
Seeing that she was TOT exhausted
to follow him, he immedia,aI swept
her form into his arms and turned 10
retreat
Just as he expected bis retreat was
cut on. for the flames seemed to have
followed him. and already the passage
way was roaring abyss
Having already made mp his mind as
10 what he should do John moved
along to the short ladder that went TO
the roof
Here was scuttle which he burst
through and gained the open air
with his burden.
The whole east end Of the building
was already In the grasp Of the fiery
octopus and west wind blowing was
all that saved him from being suffo,
Gated on the roof.
Az his only means OF escape lay In
the extreme west end of the house.
Il was In that direction John bore his
half-fainting burden.
Reaching the end OF the roof he
looked down.
Through the eddying smoke that
curied around the corners OF the house
he could sees that the ladder was com
Ing. that Il would speedily be- placed In
position.
He crept down toward the gutter.
II this failed him eye,3 .Alnr was
lost. but thank Heaven the old wooo
was still firm. and John swung loose
upon IL. That strong arm sustained
10 double burden until he had acquir'
ed certain momentum. when he
broke loose and landed on the lower
rot' With some OF the agility cat
would have shown.
This done he made his way to the
edge.
Those below had discovered him and
loud shouts attested the admiration
they felt for their dashing leader,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
CHAPTER WI.


u was the fatetul day of Atlanta's
fsii. The Federal forces had so en-.
Sieonsd the city that nothing was left
IN he Southern army but a farther re-
tres,
Never 10 be forgotten were the
seesnes that marked the departure Of
the airave men Who had batiled against
superior numbers with a yaior the
rqah II which history has seldom
chronicled.
soon smoke arose IN many quarters.
Here the retiring Confedcrstes put
me torch 20 huge piles OF cotton rath-
80 than have II fan into the bands Of
the victorious Federa1a. In other
quarters houses could be seen nblaze.
resahps nred by one % the numerous
bands of giIerriias that haunted The
ooorse OF the rival armlea
Through copse and over hill a squad
ron VI Federal cavalry dashed. heading
Tor the region where we have witness.
ed Theses strange scenes on the pre-.
ytous night At their head rode Colonel
John and near him the sergeant.
The house IN on FIRE. kurnel:" cried
the latter. as they rounded bend in
the wood.
Flames burst from many windows
sad his ancestral home was doomed.
Perhaps Crockett Ridgeway. determin.
ed 10 ruin II he could not rule, had
applied the match.
headlnng rush was made. Colonel
John threw himself from his horse.
afsermlncd to risk much In order 10
savs the papers. One swoepip g
glance he took, and then dashed into
the hallway
A. this very moment cry was
hsafd-~s cry that might have been az
dsstfess and came 10 woman'a voice.
reaehins Johns ears while be was bat.
Ting With sitting smoke
There was no time for John Ridge.
Way 10 consider the matter. for he
faund himself compelled 10 buffet bill
lows Of smoke on bis way to the well.
remembered dining room. where the
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

The ladder was reared aloft.
ny rare good luck II reached the
edge ot the roof. and John knew the
game was saved,
Al no reached the ground and stag
Eefed away with his burden. he was
surprised 10 feel the girl struggle In
his arms.
How dare you hold me SOL am
able 10 stand. Please put me down.
barbarian
The voice~-the maner gave him a
shock. and mechanically he dropped
the strong arm that had carried her
from death 20 released hts bur.
den and stood there amazed. gazing at
the face revealed 70 his eyes as she
shook back the mass Of black curly
locks
II was Mollie-hls girl wife,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

great hearth and ehlmneyplaee were
to ba found
Some woman had uccn him enter,
ana IN her Weakness acreamed that
was the conclusion he reached, his
mina being bent upon securing the
precious papers.
Reaching the hearth he found Are
In the room.
Down ON hts knees went The soldier
and for the second time mis- eager
haRds touched the heafthstone under
sAish he expected to md the realiza
siss uf his hopes or eise despair.
kortune was kind
when he had anatched the packet
~ yallow papers from the hiA'ns place
In which II had lain for years. he hast
~ bustcned bis coat over the priae
Thon for escape.
A h.ck sent the ahisered glass iy'
ING In vsery direction and left an out
ieA f0s escape,
Thsoagh the window he made a hy-
lag leap and landed safety ga the
groAna
fie ran around the hoaSe. 90 where
rs had left his men. and before reach
lag them san q sight tina, eaused an
swfss sensation 20 oserwhelm him -
.pcesaeic that no man coald look upon
anmosed
In an upper window Of the doomed
southern mansion he saw a face and
saving arms.
n dAw ned up0n him then ghA, ,he
screams he had heard as be plunged
tnto the hoass In search of the papers
un.ier the hsarthx,oae mast have BEEN
sxsa. Of distress
was h too late nnwf
Holm sooa In shr Whole situation
With a comprehensive glance,
KsowfrE the lay Of The land, be saw
saare cas- a stage chsace ~ 'eachius
she room from whence the Eitl sixnat
ed 50 silaiy.
shaatinK ar order 20 the sergeant
Ne naas motion ~ encouragement 10
sssn flame mprtsusya Eirl above
Thun BE barst IN rear 9sor sad
sprsng up the harh stetK thrce g. a
time
The nssotn In ShicA ,hs W}fi Sas con
1nei wns foflhin az the a'tlr. faF
offering from rsati seu,hnru h0nsrs
ne old RidEeRAy u,anslou haa hisA
rssof
Who she was and a0S she came
fe~fesh~se wsfe questions tAaf John
80 not boshev hia'ss Il atBat
Ascending the lass nishi - stairs hg
fsand himRsii AZ the door ot a snaG
rsssm
II Was closed
whsn he tried 10 open Il he foIua
himself b0ried
fhen he shook the door sayagely
Open open'- be shouted
= cannot-l am locked In pfls
DaeI. came indsstincily from beyon,
tbs door. for the flames we're roarinl
Tsaa cracking with the FAIRY % demons
John threw his weight agasnsi tn
door.
sss not . cnmbersome affair an
~xea one who posse~e@s xuca streuEt
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
Worse and Worse.

''rhe late Admiral Walker,
naval officer in Washington,
heartily, in marriage for saiion
ways urged sailors to wed. Y
bachelors were held up TO =
him.
"Strolling with him in Ne.
one day we met a young sniFs
Admiral Walker hailed the you!
delightedly. He clapped him
back. wrung his hand and cf'1s'
Congratulations on your y.
my young friend. No more So
of buttons now, eh%
mo, indeed said the sair
sharply. I wear belt now.
ne so busy raising money !"
vife's bills that l have DO :
sew on buttons g
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
ESCAPE SEEMED LIKE MIRACLE.
Engineer Rode on Boiler That Elk.
ploded Under Him.


It viii be long time before Tim
nthy Ardwheel viii have another such
ride as he had net long ago. says tho
ST. Paul Pioneer Press
lie is an engineer In the Beubow &
Co, sawmill at Ridley Lake, IN 10
sueur county. and was engaged In
making some repairs IN the mill when
the boiler blew w lie was sitting on
box on top OF the holleE. and had
hold with both hands on one OF the
pipes at the time Of the explosion.
The boiler, which is large one.
ticW ont enaWays through the side OF
the engine house AMI curved up grace
ful'y Into The ait ArdNhcel was pro
tocted by being behind the steam
dome, aasl SO VAS hot injured when he
went through the side 81 the eugino
housc Hanging on desperately. he
continued to ride the hugo projectile
Ia its digit, fitly feet farther on Il
tCtued sideUlse. aud. bottom frst.
struck and crashed entirety through \
large warehouse Nrdwhcc, coming
through the wreckswe Still uuiuJured.
Ou the other side et The warehouse
Is deep lake and into this aud to tho
bottom Of Il went ArdWhecl's iron hal.
'oeu followed by lts unfortunate rider.
\ few seconds later ArdWhcel rose 30
,br surface and sNam ashore, some
Nhat surprised aud dssed bur not a,
ali harmed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
RABY'ss ECZEMA GREW WI
Hospitals and Doctors Could Nj
Iieue .tfim-But Cuticura Reme1
a. Speedy, Permanent cut]

Eczema appeared when our
was three months old. We app1
several doctors and hospitals, e
which gave us something dl
every time. but nothing brought
At last, one of our friends recon-
ed to us Cuticura Soap and ~
Ointment. A few days afterwIe
provementicould be noted. Sine
we have used nothing but "
Soap and Cuticura Ointment. an
the babyYis six months old ands
cured. All that we used was oal
of Cuticura Soap and two bols
cura Ointment, costing in all W
F. Kara, 343 East 65th Stree
York, March 80, 1906"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

bladder specialist, and Is w. ~ls!
successful in promptly curins 49,
uric acid, catarrh OF tile a,sss
Bright's Disease, which i -
form of kidney trouble.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root !.
commended for everything ba,t1
kidney, liver or bladder troubl. \
found just the remedy YOU ree,l'
been tested i'll SO many WAYS i "a
work and in private practice ~
proved so successful in every -.
special arrangement has been A.
which all readers of this paper ~ 81
not already tried it, may have I.
bottle sent free by mail, also ! ~!
ing more about Swamp Root A., 4
findoutif you have kidney or blslS.s.
Bile. When writing mention resd;.'
generous offer i'll this paper and 49,
address to DR.. Kilmer efN
& Co., Binghamton, So Fl
N. Y. The regular ~
;ifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles are Hoas I =,
sold by all good druggists. Dms.
any mistake, but remember n. !
Swamp-Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swm.,
and the address, Binghamtsn. y
every bottle.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
Shv One Fare.

Inspector johnson, oil tne -
Railway company, tells inc y.
story of one of his new cohs
The inspector had ooafueN
one of the East Side lines -. !.
bag at the register, noticed y.
were nine passengers on =.
eight fares. He touched inc =
an the shoulder. a green w.
the country, and said: r..-
You are shy one fare \.
nine people on the car anu
fares collected" Ia
by gosh" said tne 80,
that's right" and hastily - -
bell cord, he stopped the ca
ing at the passengers orae ~
them to git of" -Colnmo1
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
PLEASANT suMst"
Right Food the ''-

A Wis. woman says: Z
Il was run down ana 80
last six years. The ie's 81
would make me neFSG1s
severe headache. -
This summer l ha'e ~
Grape-Nuts regularly any
than for the six past yeA .,s a
Il am not troubled VA a
and nervousness. and weiss =. II
/ ever have before in my
5 lbs. in one Week o..
Name given BY Pos,aN n,,k1
Creek. Mich. READ ..sex
Road to MELVILLE, n
There's a Reason,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
HERES A NEW DEFlNITn
AndtMarY There Are Will Say &
Plat Was Right.

A rather cynical joke has bsu
Gently credited to Senator Plat
The senator, on his last visit I
Manhattan Beach hotel, allow
pretty little girl, a western NJ
aires. daughter, to be presenis|
him.
The little girl, in the course 4
of her many chats with the
statesman. said:
Tell Ine;. won't you, senator,
political economy ISL"
Political economy, my dear d
Senator Plat is said to have N
SIS the art of never buying
votes than You actually need
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
Ter Auto Guarantee.

My brother bought an automobile
here last week, said an angry man 20
lhe salesman Who stepped mp 70
~rcet him aud he saws you told him
Z ANYTHING broke you'd saiRply new
rayt"
Certainly said The clerk. what
ioes he wante"
Tic wants tSo ae,toid muscles. q
cQur'a ot knce Pans. one elbow and
h@t half yard 81 cuticle the
man. and he wants en- right Jwa- -
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

oNereoatines frosn Remains"
From the windows OF British tai.
Tor: We have cleared a Scotch mer.
rhants remains OF hlgh-class oyercoat.
'ngs at big reduction"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME ~.

Kidney Trouble Makes You A..
Almost everybody who read. !,
papers is SUI to know ~ ~ ue>
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

cures made n
Root, the ers,'
nley liver I'M,
der remedy.
It is the ~, ,
ical triumph J;
nlilueteenth ~
dslsco.verMail,s'
OF scientific n
by Dr.. Kline