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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27

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PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR INK,
Signature In lndeiIble Pencil on We,
Check VIII BE Accepted.

who has fountain penn" asked
the nervous man as he fished out his
check book. Il have to pay mine host
his bill. and as I'm going out of town
for couple OF weeks. want to get
the Job on my hands. He hasn't a pen
and Ink here" Here is an indellble
pencil" said friend. as he reached
into his vest pocket. THAT won't
do" snapped the nervous man. mo
bank will take a check written with
pencil" "Oh, yes. provided you
wet the check FIRST" said the friend
soothingly. "If you cant get water
lick the check as you would stamp
and then do your writing while It is
still moist. An indelible pencil is
Allied with nothing but ink powder
compressed into solidity When 1t is
moistened II becomes ink. Try IT,"
Il see," said the nervous man as he
signed his check with a flourish. that
there are more ways OF killing a cat
than choking It with hot butter"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
CHAPTER ~.

The House Of a Thousand Candles.
Annandale derives its chief impor
lance from the fact that two railway
lines intersect there. The Chicago ex
press paused only for a moment while
the porter deposited my things beside
me on the platform Light streamed
from the open door of the station; a
few oilers paced the platform, staring
into the windows of the cars; the vii
lage hackman languldly solicited my
business. Suddenly out OF the shad
ows came a tall, curious figure OF a
man clad In long ulster. AS write
1t Is with a quickening of the sensa.
ton l received on the occasion of my
first meeting with Bates. His lank
gloomy figure rises before me now
and hear his deep melancholy voice
as, touching his hat respectfully, he
said:
Beg pardon, sir; is this Mr.. Glen.
arm? l am Bates from Glenarm
House. Mr.. Pickering wired me to
meet you, SIR"
Yes; to be sure" / said.
The hackman was already gathering
up my traps. and gave him my trunk
checks.
How far is it," asked, my eyes
resting. little regretfully, must con.
fess, on the rear lights of the vanish.
ing tram.
Two miles. SIR" Bates replied.
There's no way over but the hack in
winter. In summer the steamer comes
right into our dock"
MY legs need stretching; I'll walk"
/ suggested, drawing the cool air into
my lungs. II was a still, starry Octo-
Der night, and its freshness was crate
ful after the hot sleeper. Bates &C.
cepted the suggestion without COM
ment. We walked to the end Of the
platform, where the hackman was al
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ready tumbling my trunks about, and
after we had seen them piled upon
his nondescript wagon | followed
Bates down through the broad, quiet
street OF the village. There was more
OF Annandale than had imagined, and
several tall smokestacks loomed here
and there in the thin starlight.
"Brickyards, sir" said Bates, wav.
ing his hand at the stacks. IT'S a
considerable center for that kind Of
business"
Bricks without straw" I asked, as
we passed radiant saloon that blazed
upon the board walk.
Beg pardon, sir, but such places are
the ruin OF men, on which remark |
based a mental note that Bates wished
to impress me with his own rectitude.
He swung beside me, answering
questions with logged brevity. Clear.
ly, here was a man who had reduced
human intercourse TO a basis of neces.
slty. was to be shut up with him for
year, and he was not likely to prove
a cheerful jailer. My feet struck upon
a grayeled highway at the end OF the
village street, and l heard suddenly
the tapping of water,
ITS the lake, sir, This road leads
right out TO the house." Bates ex.
planned.
was doomed to mediate pretty
steadily, | imagined. on the beauty OF
the landscape in these parts, and |
was reioiced to know that II was not
all cheerless prairie or gloomy wood.
land. The wind freshened and blew
sharply upon us of the water.
THE hshing's quite good in season.
Mr.. Glenarm used to take a great
pleasure in IT, Bass,--yes, sir. Mr..
Glenarm held there was nothing quito
equal to black bass"
liked the way the fellow spoke Of
my grandfather. He was evidently a
loyal retainer No doubt he could
summon from the past many pictures
OF my grandfather, and determined
to encourage his confidence.
Cro BE COHTINUFDA
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Not TO Be Thouaht of.

There was once millionaire
Che was very multi" indeed) who
spent immense sums of money on his
children. They had everything. in
GLIDING four automobiles and a steam
yacht each.
Still they were not satisfied.
Can you not" they implored,
"spend a little time with us, now and
them"
"Time!" cried the multl-millionaire,
greatly shocked. mo, no! You are
dreaming. 1t is impossible"
This fable teaches that time is not
money. in any practical sense.-Ex-
change.
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Vegetable with old LIneaos.

Asparagus is the aristocrat OF the
food plants. None other has so dlstln.
guished lineage. for It's records reach
back almost TO the beginning OF au
thentic history. II is mentioned by
the comic poet Cratinus, who died
about AS u. c. The Romans hold
asparagus in the highest esteem, the
elder Cato treating at length, In his
de re Rustica," still extant. OF the
virtues and correct cultivation OF the
plant. Pliny. writing about 80 A. d..
has a great deal to say of asparagus.
He says: "of all the products OF your
garden your chief care should be as.
paragus."
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
ITCHING RASH ts YEARS.
Girls Rash Spread and Grew Worse
Under Specialists care--Perfect
Cure by Cutleura Remedies.

when my daughter was baby she
had breaking out behind the ears.
The doctor said that she would out.
grow It, and 1t did get somewhat bet.
ter until she was about fifteen years
old. and after that she could get moth.
ing that would drive 1t away. She was
always applying something in the way
OF salves. 1t troubled her behind the
knees, opposite the elbows, back OF
the neck and ears, under the chin, and
then II got on the face. That was
about three years ago. She took treat
ment with a specialist and seemed to
get worse all the time. We we're then
advised to try the Cuticura Remedies,
and now don't see any breaking out.
M. Curley, 1l-19 Sixteenth ST., Bay
City, Mich. May 20, 1906"
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True 10 His Promise.

A teacher in tenement district hur-
lied from the school to find the mother
of pupil who had been taken quite
II.
Can you show me where Mrs. An
gelo Scandale lives?" she inquired OF
a cherub transplanted from the sunny
south to dark. sunless alley.
Yes, teach, show you," and a will
ing, sticky hand dragged her on with
such speed as to make her stumble
over an Italian dame seated on the
threshold.
After the teachers breathless flight
toward the clouds. the little hand
stopped Juggling.
There where Mees Scandale llve,"
Indicated the horizontal arm and fin.
ger, but she downstair sitting on the
step" finished the smiling lips
Harper's Magazine.
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HOW HE FOUND THE KEY.
Brothers Method Was Simple, but
Also Somewhat Costly.

Miss Dresswell had Just returned
after spending a week with a country
friend. Imagine her CONSERVATION
when she discovered her previously
well-stocked wardrobe empty!
Gracious, George!" she said to her
brother. where are all my clothes
And what in the world is that great
black patch on the lawn?"
The face OF George exhibited all the
well.known signs of conscious right
eousness. and he met her gaze UNI
flinchingly.
Maria" he replied consolingly. you
wrote to me that II wanted the key
of the billiard room l should find II In
the pocket of your bolero."
Eyes. yes!"
well, don't know a bolero from a
flchu or a box pleat, so took all the
things to the lawn and burnt them.
Then recovered the key from the
ashes"
She froze him with stare, and he
is now thawing slowly on the kitchen
stove.-Stray Stories.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27

any other living man. Jack Glenarm,
but I can't think of II. have my own
troubles; and. moreover, you've got TO
stick II out there alone It's part of
the game the old gentleman set up for
you. as understand 1t. Go ahead, col.
lect your fortune, and then, II | haven't
been hanged In the meantime, wen
Join forces later. There's no chap any.
where with a pleasanter knack at
spending money than your old friend
l.. d."
He grlnned. and I smiled ruefully.
knowing that we must soon part again.
for Larry was one of the few men |
had ever called friend, and this meet.
ing had only qulckened my old affec.
ton for him.
Il suppose" he continued, you &C.
cept as gospel truth what that fellow
tells you about the estate. | should be
a little wary II were you. Now. I've
been kicking around here for a couple
Of weeks, lodging the detectives, and
incidentally reading the newspapers.
Perhaps you don't understand that
this estate of John Marshall Glenarm
has been talked about a good bit"
81 didn't know IT," said lamely.
you couldn't know, when you were
coming from the Mediterranean on a
steamer But the house out there and
the mysterious disappearance of the
property have been duly discussed.
You're evidently an object OF some
public interest" and he drew from
his pocket newspaper cutting.
Here's a sample item" He read:
John Glenarm the grandson of
John Marshall Glenarm. the eccentric
millionaire who died suddenly in Yer.
mont last summer arrived on the
Maxinkuckee from Naples yesterday.
Under the terms of his .grandfather's
will. Glenarm is required to reside for
a year at curious house established
by John Marshall Glenarm near Lake
Annandale. Indiana.
This provision was made, accord.
ing to friends OF the family, to test
young Glenarm's staying qualities, as
he has, since his graduation from the
Institute Of Technology
five years ago. distributed a consider.
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FREE TO OUR REAnf rs.

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and II this paper is mentioned they
will send you Free Bottle Murine for
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as to the proper Application OF the
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Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart. Soothes
Eye Pain. Aids those Wearing
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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
FOUND OUT JUST IN TIME.
Or Finger Bowl Would Have Been Put
TO Novel Use.

The late William Cassidy, one.time
editor Of the Albany Argus, possessed
the traditional Irish wit. On one oc-
caslon. number Of years ago, he was
a guest at political banquet in Al.
bany AT that time finger bowls we're
seldom used. and their correct usage
Ia passing fad meant to dip a corner
Of the napkin In the water and there
with daintily cleanse the finger tips.
Most OF the men present eyed the in
novation, when introduced at dessert,
narrowly and uncertainty. Ono after
another ended by plugging the hand
into the crystal dish. But Mr.. Robert
Pruyn, n well-known Albany gentle
man, correctly moistened bit OF hIs
napkin and laved his fingers. MT.
Cassidy watched him admiringly, not
having as yet touched his own glass.
That's good" he whispered to a neigh
Dor. That's good. II Pruyn hadn't
done that | should have put my foot
In wallpapers Weekly.
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rhese Were nla daIIsionea.

The weirdest storm story in years
comes down from the Downleville and
Snow Tent country. where 1t Is alleged
that chickens we're killed by hail
stones and horse was knocked sense.
less. The storm is said to have been
the nercest In years. Four chickens
are said to have been killed by the
hail and many knocked down. Light.
ming struck a tree on the Goodyear
bar grade, and II was still burning to-
day. AT George Cooper's ranch. near
Snow Tent. the hailstones were re
ported as large as small eggs. and one
OF these knocked the horse senseless
Nevada City Correspondent San
Francisco Call.
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Not caretaker's Fault.

In answer to a complaint made by
the town council OF Camborne, Eng.
land, that the caretaker of the recrea.
ton ground had allowed the grass to
grow to an inconvenient height, that
ofhcer replied that the donkey which
had formerly eaten the grass had died
OF lockjaw and he had been unable to
buy another one to take its place.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27

with my foot on the step, waved a
farewell to Larry, who stood outside
watching me.
In a moment the heavy train was
moving slowly out into the night upon
its westward journey.
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Good stun In This Boy.

The Worcester (Mass) boy who
sent five cents to the conscience fund
to pay for some apples he took is
made OF stun that viii bear better
truit than any he stole. There are
hopes for a nation owning boys OF his
pattern
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
Aaaravatlna Man.

Il don't see how you can have any
fault to find with him" why Not?'
because he appears to be a man who
is absolutely without faults of any
sort" That's Just II. That's HIS worst
fault"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
Pe-ru-na Tablets.

Some people prefer TO take tablets,
rather than to take medicine in fluid
form. Such people can obtain Peruna
tablets, which represent the solid me-
dicinal ingredients of Peruna. Each
tablet is equivalent TO one average dose
of Peruna.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
In chIoann.

Mrs. pearborn-What Is that ham.
mer hanging alongside OF your bureaul
Mrs Wahash-oh, haven't you ever
seen that before? mo, l don't believe
! have" why. cut notch in the
handle every time get divorce -
Yonkers Statesman.
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For rhnnn m Low.

II Is safe TO swear eternal fidelity
and to talk all sorts OF Nonsense. but
avoid writing too much. a poet has
said such one should be- hang on his
own pothooks.
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Vanilla grows well In Panama, but
great difficulty 10 experienced in cur.
Ing the beans owing 20 the extreme
dampness Of the climate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-03
EACH SIDE IS
CONFIDENT OF
ENDING STRIKE
Peaceable Means Are
Promised
Rumors of Riot Prove to Be Ground
less, and None Is Feared by
Either Transfers or
Employers

1--WE have a number of wagons work.
ing and all are under guard. We are
moving freight and perishable STUFF ana
do not anticipate that the strike Is
going to cause us any trouble. The
men made mistake in demanding too
much and we could not see that 1t was
best to meet them. The wholesalers
and freight companies are backing us
in our stand and 1t will be but few
more days when all our wagons Will be
running and we Will not be under union
rule."-Statement given out by officers
OF the transfer companies whose driv-
ers went on strike Wednesday after a
refusal on the parts of the companies to
grant their demands for Increased
wages and recognition of the union.
awe have sufficient money to carry
this strike on for months. We offered
the companies every chance to settle,
but the officers did not appear willing
to be reasonable. They have few
wagons out and are moving small
amount of perishable stuff each day.
They Will become disgusted with their
losses within few days and Will find
they cannot run their teams with mex
perienced men. Then they VIII meet
our demands and the strike Will be set
sent out by the mem-
bers of the striking Transfers union
last night.
Yesterday passed quietly in the local
strike situation, teamsters and employers
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-03

| tary of the Pioneer Truck company, last
night. 1.-The companies simply took q
stand against the unions, which have been
debating to us for years. and we are con-
fident we are going to win. In fact
scarcely minute passes before some of
our friends, the ones we haul for, rings
us up by telephone to say that we can
rest assured of all necessary support. In
fact several retail merchants rang me up
today to say that If necessary the stores
would close in order to help us win the
fight, and said we need not worry If we
were unable to deliver orders.
I'VE have a deputy sheriff with each
team, but do that solely to protect our
drivers from the attacks of irresponsible
men. We do not fear that any of our
teamsters, the men who worked for us
before the strike was called, will en-
deavor to cause us any trouble.
Call Demands Unreasonable
$50 far we have not agreed to any
proposition which has been made by rep
resentatives of the union. We do not IN.
tend to agree to them and will not do so.
The managers of the truck companies
feel they are quite competent to run their
own business, and we wish to try 1t for
while
"The demands of the union were unrea-
sonable and we could not In Justice to
ourselves grant them.
1.-THE employers are willing to meet with
the representatives of the union at any
time, but we have made up our minds in
regard to how we wish things to run In
the future, and we do not intend to
change our IDEAS
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-03

and as he eased it to the ground the
last spark of life went out from the
mans lips.
A physician was at once summoned,
but 1t was found that the agen man was
dead and the body was removed to an
undertaking parlor.
In the meantime attention was given
to Mrs. Carter, who was still insensible
1t was found hard work to revive her
Would S o die t19 from " the aS shocR % Late ate last @
night, however she had recovered suf-
fciently to relate how she had found the
body and state that her husband was
still alive when she first saw him hang
ing there. N. B. Carter, who is connect
ed with Harris and Frank, was notified,
and went at once to the house, where
he took charge. An inquest will probably
be held by Coroner Lanterman this after
noon or tomorrow morning.
An investigation of the case by the
police showed plainly that it was suicide
and that the cause was probably de-
spondency due to i'll health.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-03
SICK FOR MONTHS
. HE HANGS. HIMSELF
WIFE FINDS HUSBAND AT END
OF ROPE
Neighbor Cuts Down Body of Aged
Man and Revives the Woman,
Whose Condition Is
Critical

Russell A. Carter, aged "a years, COM
mitted suicide late yesterday afternoon
by hanging himself In a shed in the
rear of his home at 9S6 Denver avenue.
The deed was supposed to have been
at that hour his aged wife returned from
a visit to her sons house on South
Flower street, and discovered the body of
her husband hanging in the shed. Mr..
Carter was yet alive, but before his body
could be cut down he expired. The only
cause which can be assigned as a motive
for the deed is Ill health, from which
months.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon Mrs. Carter left home for a visit
to the home of her son, N. B. Carter. at
1916 South Flower street. She returned
shortly before O'Clock and called to
her husband. Not receiving any answer
she went into the back yard and called
again. Again she received no answer,
and noticing that the shed door. which
was usually kept closed, was open, she
went to 1t and peered in.
She was Mortified to find the CHASTITY
blackened face of her husband staring
at her, the body being suspended by a
cord from the rafters, the feet barely
touching the ground The aged woman
gave a scream Of horror and tainted
Cuts Down Body
B. G.. Donahue. who resides in the ad-
joining house, heard her scream, and
looking across the back yard fence saw
her senseless body near the shed door.
He ran to her assistance but as he
stopped to pick her up discovered the
body of the aged Mr.. Carter hanging in
side the shed. He cut the body down,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-03
9oc LINOLEUM AT, SQUARE YARD. :.
both seeming to be waiting for something

both seeming to be waiting for something
to happen.
houses for goods which had been left
standing from the previous day, but In
most instances they We're driven by IN
experienced men, while in several cases
clerks from the offices of the transfer
companies held the reins
The employers declared last night that
within a few. days they would be able to
by the end of the week work would be
moving along as usual and that the union
would no longer control them in the
selection of their employees.
The union organization was at work
from sunrise yesterday until late last
night. and all day pickets were stationed
outside the barns of the transfer com
panies endeavoring to convince those who
had taken jobs that 1t was best to leave
them. So far as could be learned no
threats were made and there was no
trouble.
Rumors of Riots
Yesterday noon word was received at the
police. station that wagon belonging to
the Pioneer Truck company had been held
up by. the strikers and the drivers pulled
from 1t. Inquiry at the headquarters of
the company brought forth the reply that
to the knowledge of the officers there had
been no trouble and none was expected
About o'clock last night word was
again sent to the station that strikers had
assaulted two non-union drivers in Mott
alley, and a detail of police was asked for
Within a few minutes officers arrived on
the scene and found several hundred per-
sons assembled in the alley, but there
were no signs of violence.
The officers of the transfer companies
petitioned Sheriff Hammel to swear in
deputy sheriffs and assign them to the
wagons of the companies with the result
that soon twenty men were administered
the oath and sent to the different barns.
1t is understood that a number more will
be sworn in today and that one will ac-
each wagon when it goes on its
rounds.
The strikers, in a statement issued last
night, said that 1t was the wish of the
union to avoid all difficulty, and that any
found becoming involved in a
fight would be suspended. The men were
warned against visiting saloons and be-
coming intoxicated, as the officials OF the
union wish to settle the strike by peace
able means.
Want No Trouble
1--WE are not looking for trouble" said
Business Agent Butler of the union yes
terday, land will do all In our power to
avoid it. 1t Is possible to settle this strike
quietly, and that is what we are going TO |
do The menhers of the union are all |
confident that we will win the strike, and |
we have been assured of support by the |
different unions in the city"
I'VE have had no trouble SO far and do |
not expect any, said Fred Fucker, secre- !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-03
WOMAN CRAZED BECAUSE
SHE LOST SOCIAL POSITION

Crazed because of the loss of her social
position Mrs. Francisco Garcia. wife of a
former Spanish grandee, became hopeless
ly insane at her lodging house, 533 New
High street, yesterday morning, and was
taken to the receiving hospiatl.
Mrs. Garcia's husband died several
years ago in the City of Mexico. His
financial affairs were in a tangled shape.
Mrs. Garcia came to Los Angeles and
since that time has been compelled to
work in restaurants to earn a living.
She has brooded over the loss OF her posi-
ton in society and has frequently talked
of taking her life