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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12


+ IT would Ls folly. joint" closins
her eyes. And this tine he was not
content 10 press kiss upon her hand
With those ruby lips 80 nea..
IL Is strange that we sho lid meet
again on this day. OF all other. You
nave not heard the news, join, Il
was inevitable. and although Il ain sss
breaks my heart when ! think OF my
suffering country. am glad II is
over"
Richmond. has fallen, therg" he
asked. quickly.
Yes. The news was brought by my
father. who has gone 10 his room pros.
trated."
Thank God that this terrible war
viii soon be oyer-that brothers North
and south can again clasp hands and
allow the wounds to heal"
"Amen'" she sobhed. from the shell.
Ter OF his arms, for John had taken
The full liberty OF husband to EN-.
brace the dainty little woman given
into his keeping by fortunes favor
John went no farther In search OF
the Federal lines Squire Granger was
stricken down as q result OF worry,
and for time lay helpless. In this
emergency John proved Godspeed.
and won the old mans heart. even as
he had already captured his dapgh.
ter's.
In their long chats MoiiIe and her
husband had full understanding. He
produ led the papers taken from tho
burning house. and which he had car.
r!ed on his person all through his adj.
ventures.
These documents. so precious to
him. related 10 his Inheritance. Be
sides. there were certain facts con.
corning hts leaving home under a
cloud. and with these papers he was
able 10 clear his name in full. No
wonder. then. he risked his life in
order to save them. As .or his cousin.
should the papers have been de-
stroyed, there was a chance OF his
gaining the property. which accounted
for his interest.
Then came the news Of Lees sur.
render. and last OF all Johnston yield.
ed up his army TO Sherman.
The war was over.
All tie sorely stricken South
breathed easy-tkey had fought long
and bravely for their cause. and
Yielded only when further warfare
would have been msdncss--ln haman.
John was az the head OF bis regi.
ment an II marched through Washing.
ION: but he laid down his sword and
returned 10 Georgia 10 identify him.
self Us lawyer with his native city.
Atlanta. The war brought misery to
many. but to Colonel John II gave
loving wife. and to-day the Gate City
honora him as one of her leading sons.
1.-THE Enid
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
LOST TEMPER WAS COSTLY.
Poet Banker Threw Away ard Boush,
Back His Own Property.

Edmund Clarence Stedman, the poet
banker. had a high temper and was
exceedingly sensitive. One day. exas-
perated by the Grass stupidity of a
servant. he threw book at his head.
The boy ducked and the book sailed
oct Of the window. After II hurried
the mental, but he was too late; a
passerby had picked II up and walked
OF with II. Stedman began TO wonder
what book he had thrown away. and
Ia his horror discovered that IL was
a quaint and rare little volume for
which he had paid $50. His chagrin
was intense. as the work was almost
unique and the prospects Of replacing
1t were remote.
Some time afterward. when brows-
splenetic poet banker perceived to his
great delight a copy OF the very book
he had lost. He asked the price. Its
very rare" replied the dealer. but as
you are an old customer I'll let you
have IL for $40; nobody else could
have II for less than 500" stedman
gladly paid the $40, got home with his
treasure as soon as possible. and sat
down TO gloat over IT, A card dropped
out OF The leaves. II was his own.
Further examination showed that he
had bought back his property. 1t
cured him Of casting books at serv.
ants heads.--New York Press.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
TOO MUCH LOVE FOR HIM.
Couldn't Spare Him Thirty Hours q
Day. SO She Decided to Pass
Him Along.

Herbert" signs the fair young
thing. while an expression OF inetfable
usefulness glimmers into the azure
leptha OF her lambert eyes. Herbert.
have thought long and earnestly over
1t. and have decided that cannot
must not-~marry you"
What" gAsps Herbert. pressing his
right hand to his throbbing brow. be-
hind which his brain Is Keeling and
earoming from side TO side OF his
eranium In a mad effort to get hold OF
the inner truth OF the words Of the
angelic girl. and with his left hand
damned violently against the region
II his heart. which organ Is even now
cracking In a premonltory manner. In.
ilcatlng that II II doesn't get relief In.
stanter II win simply break and be
through with sorrow and surprise and
several other sadnesses, What"
Sasps Herbert. Can | believe my
sensesg You. whom | have fondly
adored. you. who have assured me by
tho tight OF tho moon and the glow OF
the stars that you loved me as never
woman loved man before In all ,,ne,
You. who"
yes. |. Herbert" replies Angelica.
signing u sigh In which all the hears
WEAKNESS and soul gloom OF her hith-
srto happy young life are compressed.
Yes. l."
And whys In Heavens name. ,lrl,
WAY
because | love you so much. Her.
bert. | realise that at the preser, you
save to work ten hours day six days
N the week 20 earn s2o~ari know
ehat can't tive on less than $50
week. and | don't see how YOU are 70.
ag 20 work so hours day and No
around home at all. so Just simply
'eelded that II Is hopeless aspiration
md a shattered dream"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12

You walt. an don youae get ava,
Wild any more oh de provisions or dal
nay come trabbic."
Then she Was gone.
Time passed
The engineer. worn out, slept. hu
John kept vigil alone. lie anticipated
coating happiness. aud each minute
seemed lnterminahle.
At last Aunt CHLOE came down the
cellar stairs. her ebony face heaming
strange messenger Of Cupid. mock
cry o. Mercury.
She say come"
What kept You so long, Hours has,
passed"
CORY. de soiers dey stay. aud missy
ateafvd you be ssen She might,
I keariul bout one Of Marge Llnkun's
boys now. Time was wen she aesnirt
40 hull los. bag an baggage" which
last muttered remark was music In his
ears. uf course.
john did not present very elegant
pharmaceutical. he was much like
tramp. but had made himself al
presentahie as possible with the lin
ted Recommendations Chloe led him
90 room and left him To tinisA bis
toilet.
In ten minutes John came out. feel
ing freah. and eager TO discover the
gsri whose fate had so strangely been
linked With his.
He stood In the doorway looking a.
her. she was white and tain. bat had
never looked so lovely IN hts eyes
Their glanceS met abe smiled and
heid oct Der hand.
la moment be was at her side. on
one knee aud bad seltaa that hand
borne Il 10 his bearded lips and kissed
il passieaaseiy, nor did Nellie offes
the slightest objection
You have been M. my darling
/, feared Il when you failed 10 come
back. Then In the hands of the eaemy
| uas sent To prison. made nay es.
cape. ard the sane strange fate that
had linked oar lives directed the here
iint you sre In mourning who Is dead
your fa,ters"
No, 40. | fell In talnt--they
tFoaghs me- herr. and for weeks !
lay lowering between life and death
When ! gfew stronger they told ~sne
sea bad died, ! even saw the ueu
In the paper she replied. with a
/ sight blush that caused John TO grow
even hosfRr'-o niy one u his hands
held hers nov. The other having stolen
around her waist.
You mourned-tor me, on
Nolsie. my wife through tho fortune
- VAR, why should We longer resls.
this decree OF fsies Heaven intendes
IS for each other. have learned 10
.ofe YOU desrly-wiil you deny that
! Am of more importance in your eyes
! than other menf"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
HIS LECTURE ON JOB.
Brother Dickey Thinks He Was over
rated as Patient Man.

81 dunno what dey call Job patient
man fer" said Brother Dicsey, "kaze
of all de GROWERS | ever he7rn tell on
he sho' wuz de growlinest. But he
sho' did have enough ter make him
growl-dat he did. De devil say;
Looky yere, job, you in any power,
now. an gwine ter 'fict you wild a
few bIles.' An Job say: All right;
| kin stan it eff you kim But de biles
commence ter break out SO thick an
fas' dat Job say: Looky we're, man,
desc amt no biles-dis de smallpox.
sho' ez you BON An he eetch and
eetch SO dat he had ter scratch his
self wild goats head. Den de devil
git in high win and blow down Jobs
house; an dat wuz too much. So oil
Job lif up his voice an he say:
Looky yere, bargain fer biles, but
didn't want no harricane th'owed in
fer good measure Atlanta Coast-
tuition.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
OLD SURGEON
Found Coffee Caused Hands 70
Tremblc.

| The surgeons duties require clear
Judgment and a steady hand A slip
or an unnecessary fncision may do ir.
reparable damage to the patient.
When he found that coffee drinking
caused his hands to tremble. an Ills.
surgeon conscientiously gave it up and
this is his story.
FOR years | was a coffee drinker
until my nervous system was nearly
broken down. my hands trembled so /
could hardly write, aud insomnia tor.
tured me at night.
Besides, how could | safely per-
form operations with unsteady hands
using knives and instruments of pre.
efsions When l saw plainly the bad
enects Of coffee. decided to stop II.
and three years ago | prepared some
Postum, of which l had received a
sample.
The first cupful surprised me. It
was mild, soothing. delicious. At this
time l gave some Postum TO a friend
who was in similar condition to
mine, from the use OF coffee.
A few days after. met him and
he was full of praise for Postum. de.
eiartng he would never return to eof-
fee but stick to Postum. We then or.
dered a full supply and within a short
time my nervousness and CONSEQUENT
trembling. as well as insomnia. disap-
peared' blood circulation became nor.
mai, no dizziness nor heat flashes.
My friend became a Postum en-
thusias'. his whole family using it ex.
clusiyely.
1t would be the fault of the one
~no orewed the Postum, il it did NOT
taste good when served.
The best food may be spoiled II
not properly made. Postum sheulj ha
boiled according to directions ON the
pkg Then it is all right, anyone can
rely on IL Il ought {, become tho
national drink" There's a Reason q,
Name given by Postum Co. Rat,la
Greek. Mich. Read The Road m
MELVILLE" in pkgs. "
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
It's Principal Charm Is It's Truly
Cosmopolitan Chr raeter. Says
This Auth ,rity.

Washington Is secular city. 10
has a distinct physio somy OF les own.
II Is unlike any other town In the
union. and Is continually in the eye OF
the public, The peeuliaritlss OF the adj
mlniztraticn may be- criticised, not.
withdrawing Il is dear to all of US, says
the Metropolitan Magazine. rennsyl-
vania ayeaue. by sheer force of It's
many historical associations. keeps
aliys In us an appreciation OF the capt.
toll
The principal charm OF Il Is perhaps
It's truly cosmopolitan character. OF
course New York lays claim To the
same distraction. but cos mnpolitaassm
In New York Is OF different Kind.
The term would only apply to It's mid.
die class and Its large la0oriuE contin.
seney, Society Is rattle, exclusive in
that respect. Only few titled foreign
ers. with the best ot tntroductlons. can
hope to gain admtttance. In Washing
ton. On the other hand. society itself
Is cosmopolitan The mem osrs OF the
foreign embassies the army and navy
oftlccrs, the representative OF the
house, and the members OF the senate.
an aomads by inclination as well as by
profession. make Il SO. Washington Is
the oniy city In the word where one
may have the Keen witted daughter Of
a Russian diplomat. the wife of Chi
aese minister In her quaint, tower
starred costume. ana the ambassadress
Of some South American republic. at
the same tasls
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
privina a Good BARGAIN.

The BARRIERS small son was in d
habit of playing around his fathel
shop, and he was always keenly
terested in the patrons. Many
stray penny found it's way into d
little chubby hand, and sticks OF gu
were dropped in quite as though
accident. Judge Williams drifted ID
the shop the other afternoon for
hair cut. The lad recognized the .,
that the Judge was a new patron, a
so was more than ordinarily int
ested In him. He hung at the fc
of the chair and looked musingly
the judges bald head. Then
walked slowly to the back OF 4
chair and surveyed the scanty frina
OF hair from that point of vantas
He could contain himself no lons1
and burst out incredulously: "Fathd
do-you-get quarter for cutt1
that ?"-Lippincott's.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
A Lithuanian Funeral.

On Sunday morning a strange fune
al cortege passed through the Missio
streets. The hearse was followed b
a procession of women walking in ii
middle of the street. They wore dar
skirts trimmed with bands of lac
embroidery, or colored strips, and 4
wore aprons, some of black silk I
cloth, but more of sheer white en-
broidered corners, and fringed shaw
were over their shoulders. 1t was ii
a uniform, but more in the nature
holiday attire such as one sees
Italy and France ON carnival occasion
or fete days. The men in the proce
sion wore conventional dress, but the
bearded faces We're not American. Il
quiring as no the nationality of thes
odd figures who made such a strans
picture in San Francisco, found the
were Lithuanians, and that there Is
large colony of them here, mostly ca
ployed at laundry over toward ID
Potrero.-San Francisco Call. 81
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12

dcws. tho runaway engine sped. rock.
inx wildly under the impetus.
Bold men In the start. they had now
grown reckless Of consequence. II was
In the air,~-it thrilled their nerves.
tast nm men usually set the battle
fexss and are ready 10 lead q foslora
hope into the jaws Of death.
Jnsi whan they were congratalatinE
themselves On the progress made. In
roundinE curve and dashing into n
cut their ears were saluted by shslil
~histle. ~hile At the same time they
sac the fash Of a headlight down the
track
A collision was inevitable. for ON a
single track two engines have never
yet succeeded In passing. and ap
proNchinE al full speed was the
soath- bound train.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12

that quarter. az last desperate re-
sort they entered the house by means
Of an open cellar window.
After all. this turned out a good
move, for they discovered the Iardei
of the planters home, and with the
charming assurance for which escap
! ing Yankees were noted. proceeded 10
help themselves.
In the midst OF their repast who
should galk in upon them but an old
aunty. who happily was so utterly
pagaIyxed at sight OF the lntrnders
ard the lnrcad they had made upon her
supplies. intended for the Confederate
officers. that she Was unable 10 make
a sound for a full minute. and by the
end OF that time they had explained
who they were.
Laws. kurnel John, don't youse
knows old Aunty Chloe? done
thought youse dead an gone afore
now was the exclamation that nj.
most took the coloneis breath away.
He led the grinning negress closer
TO the window. and recognized one who
hhH NatSitd W us wants Wuiio NJ
Lyndhurst.
The discovery thrilled him.
.Tell me Is Miss Mollie alive and
weil." he asked.
she am dat" was the prompt reply.
Where In shef"
Not berry far away. reckons"
In this housed"
Yep. marse kurnel."
He was amazed at the hand OF fate
that had directed him here. and do.
.ightea IL may be set down as positive,
taough the mystery OF her sudden
disappearance from the hospital
cauaed him some uueasiness.
Il must see her. Aunly. can you
keep our scrretT''
iont know bout dat aF--dey may
cali for de witties you ans got away
viii Kin try mighty hard. Oar ana
some tlieyln coons round dis mr. place.
Ant like Atlanta. I'm tellin' youae,
Where Ia she here7 When did she
Gomez Haa abe been sick2"
Cory. ask EN- slow like, We have
been hyar quite spell Miss Mollie
she sick when we arrive. but butter
now. speek she work TOO hard In dem
horsepltala. pore chile. Oar snmpIn
on her mind. reckon. too
Tell her | am hero-that | must
see her"
Wei. honey. dat kin be arranged
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
CHAPTER XVII.
osnsIs. White wlress peace.

TIE engineer put his haad 10 the
whistle valve and let out shrek
% warning. while at tho same time
he closed the throttle. reversed the
lever. and made every possible effort
TO STOP.
Jump. hoys," he called. as the lash
fFom the headlight beyond showed
that . collision ~as bound "a occur
They seat cut Of the cab la a hurry
Ten Reeonds later there vas a great
crash. and shs wreck oerurFea.
oaly two Of the FedesaiA emerged
srosa the eai. The third hAving h~en
ssnnnea By his fall
Those tso were ral--al John mnd
The enEineer.
knos1uK the locality was anhsasthy
fer men u their eaillHE. thay made
haste 10 ieaTe IL Always heading TO-
ward the North.
Passage over The mountains VAS arr
heuii. and they nimed to again strike
the railroad sense dissaRee beyond TIE
wreck.
About midnight thsy succeeded Ia
doing shis. bot ever little whise had
% hide ne ihs ness had been sen,
along the wires
Several ,irHes they had narrow -
eapes. and as the night drew near an
cad Il was determined to hide.
Hungry and fooiSora the fugltiyea
crept into haystack. but even here
their -eAt was disturbed. for a posse
Of soldiers arrived with wagon and
began to load the hay upoa II 10.
transportation
In the gray Of early morn our two
adysnturers crept from The farther
end. keeping close 70 a rail- fence. and
thus escaped shat had threatened 10
be Immediate capture.
Unable TO reach the woods. because
q me presence Of more SPIDERS In
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
CAN ALWAYS TRUST cHINAmru
Customs In Celestial Empire IN.
Made Dishonesty Scarce.

"You soon learn in China that ~
can trust Chinaman to carr
through anything he agrees to do n
you," says Samuel Merwin IN Succes1
When / reached Tai Yuan-fu
handed my interpreter Chine,
draft for 5000 (Mexican), payable \
bearer, and told him to go to IN
bank and bring back the money.
had known John little more than
week, yet any one who knows Chin2
will understand that l was running n
appreciable risk. The individud
Chinaman is simply part of famild
the family is part Of neighborhood
the neighborhood is part of a yillszI
or district, and so on. If John had
disappeared with my money aftel
cashing the draft and afterward bee3
caught, punishment would have bes1
swift and severe. Very likely Il
would have lost his head. If the al
thorities had been unable to hnd
John they would have punished bill
family. Punishment would surel]
have fallen on somebody"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12


He even wrote her line beseeching
answer came
There was a cnange-'he inmates
Of the hospitals who were at to leave
were transferred 10 prison where their
prospects grew darker
The ~rinser wore away and sprlng
same
John learned that his comrades had
reached Savannah and we've heading
IN a northeEiy direction. while Grants
chances OF capturing the Confederate
capital and ending the war were con.
sidered good.
Dreary days passed.
Johns greatest distress was OF the
mind. for he could not learn what had
become OF Mollie. and his fancy some
Zines pictured her in sickness
He met with daring spirits and an
escape was planned. In the light OF
subsequent events II would doubtless
have been wiser for them to have re-
manned where they we're. since the
day Of liberation was not far away. hut
hci heads carried the day. and the es
cape was made.
The pursuit was not yvry hot, for
just At this time provisions had grown
scarce, and with coming events cast.
Tag their shadows before, the people
OF Georgia were not In condition TO
spend much energy recapturing those
who would only be n burden on their
hands
One day when they were hiding by
negro In hay loft. and when the
shades Of night foil they sought tho
railroad. Al ring plan having entered
fhalr heads
AZ siding they found train OF
freight cars waiting the order 10 No
ahead.
Transportation was almost dead In
the s0nth as this time there was M
tie 20 carry ana poor facilities for
handling IL.
Suddenly lsaping npon the englne.
Colonel John and companion tnog
possession OF IT,
The third man detached tha ioenmo-
tive from tho rest Of the train. ana
then ran ahead 10 turn the switch
In another minute they we're upon
the main track and gathering head.
may. while q number OF men shouted
all manner OF threats In their rear.
Around curves and past hamlets
where lights cleaned from cabin win
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
The "patroliumu WAGON

The telephone in police headquar.
GERS rang
rs this the police station?" in
quired woman's voice
1T is" said C. e. McVey, the desk
sergeant.
We'll, wish you aid send the pa.
trolium wagon over to Fourth and
Oak streets right away. Ole Bills
got drunk again and he's just raising
Cain. And say" the voice added, IF
you all don't send that wagon mighty
quick you all might as we'll send a
hearse, cause I'm goin' to hit that
fool niger in a minute"
The wagon made hurry" run, but
returned empty few minutes later.
The driver reported that he could
find no trouble.-Kansas City Star.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12

Queen Alexandra attended last
springs annual Mansion House fete In
London, and because OF that suspicious
fact there Is a tale to tell--and worth
the while. One OF the diminutive flow
er maidens was both pretty and plump,
and when her majesty stopped for an
instant TO smile down upon her, what
did she do but put up her wee land
tempting) mouth for kiss. which she
received.
Molly" gasped her astounded
mother. and after the distinguished
visitor had passed on, how could
you'll"
And Molly gave good reason. Il
fought" said she. ut 'uld be interest.
in TO tell my grandchildren. "--Har-
per's Weekly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
Would Rather Remain Vacant.

A little girl. aged four, whose faith
had houses for rent. heard some ladi
who were calling on her mamma tai
ing about an acquaintance who b
made an unfortunate marriage. DuriI
momentary pause in their convers
ton. the little lady said: "lf h
been that lady who married that D
man, should wish l had remained
cant. ILLUSTRATED Magazine.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
How the Governor Felt.

Gov. Hughes recently addressed the
West End Woman's Republican club
OF New York and remarked in the
course OF his talk: my happiness on
this occasion may be compared with
the young lady on her first visit to
Venice. l believe she wrote her init
mate friend as follows: I am here
on the Grand Canal. drinking it all in.
She added: 'Life's never seemed so
full before"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
They Win Do u.

She was an authority on the -
les; president Of three women @.
a lecturer OF high education; ~
thusiast of department: in shos.
was about the highest example y
sex. Yet, even she fractured her
by stepping OF a trolley car
wards.-IllEstrated MaEazine.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
Where II BELONGS.

Excuse me-" said the playwright to
his friend who was kissing the piece,
do you think 1t is good form to hiss
my show when gave you the ticket
that admitted your"
Certainly" resentfully replied the
friend, IF I'd bought ticket l would
have contented myself by going out.
side and swearing at myself"
cess Magazine.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-12
Girls Invention

A iS-year-old girl. of BRUSSELS. has
Invented a portable mrn-table for re-
yersing ;he direction OF motor cars.
The apparatus ls txed on The chassis.
which has driving wheel at each end
and is worked by an electric motor. II
has been patented