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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-09
CHAPTER III.


Victor Lablanche, the Partisan urefeet
Of police, was a man who united within
himself qualities not often found con-
| joined in the same Individual. for xbiIe
be was a sagacious and even brilliant
tneorist, be possessed at the same time a
thorough practical knowledge of his busi-
ness In the course Of his long career on
the police be had risen. By ability alone,
from a comparatively obscure to his
present prominent position. When called
upon to unravel a mysterious crime. he
generally adopted certain theory, and
pursued it with the persistency Of
bloodhound. 1t was the arrival Of this
officer that a little group Of people in
side, and a promiscuous crowd Of about
two hundred Of the inhabitants Of Vile
neuye who were assembled outside the
chateau impatiently awaited.
sudden hush fell upon the gathering
on the lawn as, about an hour after dav-
break, a dark-colored, unpretentious road
cart turned into the avenue. vi. Victor
Labianche had at once responded In per-
son to the call made upon him. The
reeking tanks and foam-covered sides Of
the animal In the shafts sufficiently at
tested the speed at which the distance
between the village and the metropolis
had been traversed-
VI. Chabot, cool and collected az ever.
was the first to receive the prefect. He
conducted him into the reception room.
The mayor and ". DeIorme, the Justice |
Of the peace, were slipping their coffee In |
the dining room. Fearful that be might
In ssme way compromise her, Van Lith |
had signed to Harriet not to come near
him, and she now sat In silent. fearless
grief, with her arm about Emily's waist.
In the window seat Of the library.
Five minutes after the arrival of the
coachman at his lodgings in the Rue de
heyerdy, DIR. Paul Mason was on the
road to the chateau. He had gazed for a
moment on the face Of his old friend.
She must have died Instantly he re-
marked, as be turned sadly away.
VI. le project was now at liberty to ask
any question be chose. He did not care
to ask any questions at present. He
would go into the room where the mayor
was, and hear what he had to say.
Have you examined the prisoner7''
was the first question he propounded to
that functionary.
Il have attempted to; but be refuses
to make any statement, saying he prefers
to walt until he is brought before the
tribunal He has the right TO waive the
examination before the ius-
tice, Of course, but he Is hardly wise IN
this instance. A plain explanation Of
how be came TO be In the chateau At that
time Of night might 90 far toward ac-
quitting him-that Is" he added, If Il {
q capable of expIanaffoun .
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YrEz FURNITURE vEEEERED.
How Oak Is Used--Imstafien ch.rr,
Hard Wood.

How Oak Is Used--Imstatfon Cherr,
Hard Wood.
There Is a great deal OF so-called
oak furniture sold nowadays" said Eu.
gene J. Hicks "A largo part Of this
furniture is veneered- This IL particu-
larry true OF parlor and ornamental
furniture Coarse and common furni-
ture may DO made Of solid oak, but
fine furniture is almost invariably
yeneered.
This IL because much finer finish
can be got from quartered oak veneer
than from the solid wood. The grain
comes out better, ard IL tgkes higher
polish Where strength and durability
are required, the solid wood is used.
but for surfaces veneering is prefer
able. Indianapolis is the largest veneer
manufacturing center IN the world. The
sycamore used to be regarded as com
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-09

parntiveiy worthless tree. but Il works
up well Ia Eenserlng. aud ands msny
uses IN the manufacture Of furniture.
Il can b. stained Ia imitation OF ehsryy
and other hard woods
There are two kinds OF vene~rinx-
sawed and alieed-bnt Il takes an ca.
pert 70 tell the dlrerrncr. The process,
Of manufacture l. simple and interest,".
ms Tho logs. delivered AZ the factory
IN the rough. about thirteen feet In
length, are FIRST cooked IN bot water
vais 10 make them soft and workable
1T does not matter how green they
are After being thoroughly cooked
they are placed on machines dealxneo
Tor the purpose. and either sliced b. q
powerful knife the length OF the los or
cut By a circular saw into slabs about
ono twentieth OF an inch thick. These
slabs are the full length Of the lox.
and when nrss cut are 20 pllabls thai
they can be bent double without break
Ing The uniform thickness or thlp-
ness Of the slabs IL preserved BIZ The
action Of the machinery. and dos not
vary 20 much ~ a hairs breadth IN the
entire length OF the slab.
AFTER the slabs are sliced or sawes
they are SEASONED By s,eaming. This
requires only about twenty.four hours.
and then they are ready for the mar.
ket. some OF the huge oak logs that
come to the factory show BY the rings
n them that the trees we're from 20
% 400 years ld----washInxton Herald.
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The Roupell Mystery

o.ror OF it. the facts which. with its NJ.
erance. instantaneoasly arose ia tn
ind Of Van Lith and arrayed themselve
emorselessly against him. deprived him
or the moment OF the power Of reply
the dead silence that enSued NJ. Cha
Of turned and dispatched the coachmar
% his errand, adding in an imperative
zone:
After You have called up the doctor
stop at Monsieur Reyells. the mayor. ex
plain briefly what has happened. then
20 TO Monsieur Delorme's. the justice OF
the peace Tell him. TOO. Remember
nadame's life may depend on the Quick
neSs of your movements"
VI. Chabot. whom one would never
have suspected Of being cast in an heroic
mold. was undoubtedly the coolest person
IN the room.
Van Lith. fully conscious Of the awful
peril in which he stood. again essayed
TO speak II. Chabot interrupted him.
He did it politely but there was no
mistaking his frmneSs. The servants
thought it admirable-and his knowledge
Of law. ali was it not prodigious?
Monsieur Van Lith. you may be a per
fectly innocent man. If so. il will be
easy enough for you to explain everything
presently TO the mayor. whom / have
sent for. In the meantime. the fact Of
your appearance here at such ar ha1sr as
this, under circumstan~. --hs-a sav you
open TO grave suspicion. make it my dus..
as citizen. to forbid your departure.
Monsieur Chabot ?" calculated Sar> !.
riet. What do you meang You surely
don't believe that Charles-that Mon /
sieur Van Lith has done this horrible
.hingss
The Frenehman shrugged his high
'houlders-just a little. and showed his
white teeth as he smiled-just a little.
n deprecating manner.
Nam'selle must not blame me. / am
imply doing my duty"
%. this must not be. exclaimed the
irl. now almost unnerved with appre-
ension- i can explain ALL can clear
i'm"
But her wrist was seized in Van
.ith's grasp.
Mam'selle can explain p began Cha
OF. pricking up his little ears ike fox
srrier.
Mam'selle viii explain nothing" re-
armed Van Lith. meaningly regarding
le Partisan
Then perhaps monsieur CAM"
When the proper time comes. yes. To
%, you sneaking cur. not one syllable"
The Frenchman's face took on a ghast- I
color BE stammered out few unin-
Eligible words as one who in the heat {
terrible passion pauses to find the |
ost singing epithet But an exclama-
on from Emily Weldon checked both
en- instantly. She had been bending over a
e PROSTATE form of the injured woman.
ow she looked up. the calm Of great b
SPAR in her face, the first tears she
ID shed glistening in her fine eyes o
", Harriet" she cried. she is dead. &
shall never hear her voice again" c
The girls grief was something terrible b
witness Harriet stole softly to her
tiers side. and putting her arms about
r. stroye to comfort her. q
Let US leave them" said Van LIth 81
NJ Chabot. who stood swed and hum b
d in the presence of such affection h
And side by side the two men. the Ia
enehman and the American. the ac- ~
ser and the accused. went out from ~
chamber. leaving the living and de- b.
'iring alone with their sacred dead ca
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Lo~er-Lapland Women;
ern Halfway In the Wordi Reindeer Seller.
smallest Inhabitants country
ana heels little concerned the
native land Altogether there about 5000
over or Sweden
NorwesianA Those
height from four to ne feet
and OF
For untold In
and although fromt
they DO not thrive az all In a
In
the
long exist Its milk
uar he his clothing to
shaped sled and win swiftly exceeding
pounds o.
snow This queer animal whose
In Lapland For shin
Tour or I'VE centuries
Arctic hy
-
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WINE.

Notorious Willie on a tear,
In 1ywheel caught his hair;
William left this world too soon,
We're seeking for him with spoon
Cornell Widow.
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You know said Mrs. subbubs,
that Mrs. Newcome moved In across
the way last Monday, 50 called to
day.
We'll WE'LL" remarked her hus-
band, how like poker thls social
game Is"
you do you meanT
why, in poker you also call when
you want to see what the other per
sons got"-PhiiadelDhIa Press.
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-sny, pop what's a raaie7v
"A rattle, my son, IL where bu,
nineteen chances on diamond ring
and the fellow with one chance wins
it"--Kansas city star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-09

The building located at the greatest
height In Europe Is the climbers hut
on the Matterhorn, nearly 1880 feet
above ths sea
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-04-09

Said the stoodent, Ny fount'n pen
froze-
30 I couldn't use ink II chose
II they don't warb this hail.
III use pedcil, that's all
And erase the bistakes with by dose y
Yale Record.
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II IL said that no man likes to have
the girl he loves see him eat
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Even lawyer objects to being cross
questioned by his wifa
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
TURNING OUT
The BEST WORK

The bindery OF the Bonanza is
turning out the best work in the
city, and it is giving such great salts
faction that anyone who has his work
done there once, never goes anywhere
else. The plant is the finest and
most complete, not only in the State.
but this side of San Francisco. We
can turn out all kinds Of work that
is demanded in the Offices OF lawyers,
brokers. promoters, mining comban-
les, or for any other kind of business,
and we guarantee satisfaction In
every respect. One trial will be SUM-
cient to establish the truth of this
statement. 1t pays to go where only
the best kind of work is done. and
1t pays to Patronize home Industry.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
GREEKS WERE
MAKING merry
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS BY THE
DISCHARGE OF FIRE
ARMS.

A dozen shots ringing out on the
cool night air shortly before eleven
O'Clock last night startled the neigh
borhood near the court house, and
started Sheriff Owens on a hunt for
the shooters. There were two shots,
then four shots, then a fusilade. Then
came telephones into town asking
what it was all about.
Sheriff Owens paced diligently over
the hills, and finally came upon a
crowd of jewellers, who were drink
ing and feasting, and making merry.
They paused in the midst of their
hilarity at the entrance of the sher-
iff, and looked alarmed when he ask
ed the cause of the shooting The
men were Greeks, and they confided
to the officer that it was Christmas
that is, according to their calen-
dar, and that they had been discharg-
ing blank cartridges to make noise.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
butler HAS
RAFTING BILL

The Butler theater has another
rafting good bill this week, which
was begun last night The house was
packed at the first performance and
comfortably filled at the second. The
best film is "a Race for Millions, .
and it naturally appeals to Tonopah
for the reason that it has to do with
mine. The prospector discovers a
rich find on the claim he has staked,
and the villain shoots him, and
holds captive the heroine, while he
makes for the recorders office to re-
cord the claim which he has stolen.
But the hero gets free, and he. and
the girl jump into an automobile and
race with the train on which the viii
lain is riding. There is the race for
the fortune, and the auto beats the
train, and the hero shoots and kills
the villain, and everybody is happy,
save the villain, and maybe he is,
too. But it is great work.
"The Redwood Industry of Cali
fornia," is another great hit, and so
is Little Red Riding Hood and
the Adventures of Love-" The il
Illustrated songs are Poor Old Girl, :"
and take Me With You in Your
Dreams" 1t is one of the best
shows ever.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
TONOPAH HAD A
THEATRICAL TREAT
CROWDED HOUSE APPLAUDS
FINE COMPANY IN GOOD
PLAY.

That Tonopah appreciates a good
thing in the way of theatrical treat
was evidenced by the crowd that fill
ed the big Eagles Pavilion last night
to witness the first performance of
the Georgia Harper Company. The
attraction was the delightful play,
Nell Gwynne-Sweet Nell of Old
Drury." Miss Harper can act She
gave charming impersonation of
droll, dashing Nell, and captured her
audience as easily as she did the
king. Whether as the orange girl de-
pieting the familiar figures at the
court to his majesty, whom she did
not know, or as Nell of Old Drury,
giving largesses to the poor and snub-
bling the high born ladies and mobiles,
she was equally delightful.
She held her lines prettily, and
was charmingly natural in her every
movement. Her jolly good humor
was unaffectedly real, and she made
us. understand the hold that sweet
Nell had on King Charles. Her as
sumption of the wig and gown of
Sir Jeffereys, and her use of them
was daintily funny, without a touch
of the grotesque, and when she said:
Gentlemen, to hell with all of you, !"
we said so, too, and loved her for her
merry mood.
Her wit was bright and keen, and
rolled from her tongue with the ease
of a courtier splitting bonmots after
dinner. Her bearing was the essence
of grace, and her manner at all times
captivating.
Joseph DERRICK, who played Charles
the Second gave a splendid imper-
sonation of the weak, good natured
king. He was straight and erect as
became royalty, and his love for the
dashing Nell was just patronizing
enough to make Nell love him more
What little there is to the part, he
made of it. Melvin Mayo was good
as Sir Roger Fairfax, and at times
strong. His enunciation and delivery
are good, but he weakened little too
much when his game was up. Lurella
Waters played the catfish Duchess
of Portsmouth, and she made a good
cat of her. The rest of the cast was
acceptable.
Tonight the bill is The Little Min
lister. one of Barrie's daintiest COM
edies, and there is great part in It
for Miss Harper, and another for Mr..
DERRICK.
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PERSONAL MENTION

Brice Turner, general manager for
the Montgomery Shoshone, came up
from Beatty on Sunday.
E. ]. Collins, engineer for Malcolm
Macdonald, left for Reno yesterday
morning on business trip.
Letson Ballet will leave tomorrow
for Ohio on business trip, and will
be away for several weeks.
Frank Golden, president of the
Nye and Ormsby County Bank. was
one of the arrivals on Sunday.
Charles E. Knox, president and
general manager of the Montana Ton
opah. arrived yesterday from Berke-
ley.
r. P. Dunlap arrived from Los An
geles yesterday to attend the meet
ing of the Montana Tonopah Com
pany.
Sheriff Owens returned yesterday
from Reno, where he went on Satur-
day to take an insane patient to the
asylum.
Mrs. George F. Blakeslee left yes
terday morning for Oakland, where
she will spend the next few weeks
with friends.
Mrs. Arthur j, Aylesworth rejoin-
ed her husband here on Sunday, ar
irving from Chicago. after an alb
sence of three months.
Mrs. John G. Kirchen, accompanied
by her daughter, Florence, and Miss
Winifred Tarpey, left for the coast.
Miss Kirchen enters school at Berke-
ley and Miss Tarpey goes back to
PaIo Alto.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
MARITAL TROUBLES
Are Being AIRED
COSLETT VERSUS COSLETT CASE
ON IN THE DISTRICT
COURT.

The troubles of the Cosletts are
being aired in the district court in
the suit of Mrs. Coslett for a divorce
from Mr.. Coslett The proceedings
occupied the entire day, and there
will be more of Them today Both
sides have witnesses whose stories
differ materially as to who was right
and who was wrong. There was tes-
timony to the effect that the defend
ant had called his wife names, and
c. A. Richards told of receiving a
letter by mistake which was address,
ed to Mrs. Coslett In this, the hus-
band referred to his wife's pale green
face, which he couldn't shut out from
his view even when he was in bed
and pulled the covers over his head.
Mrs. Coslett had told the witness
that she would never live with her
husband, and that if he came near
her. she would kill him as she could
not control her temper.
While A. Mcleod was on the stand
just before the noon recess, he admit
ted on cross-examination that he was
armed He said that he carried a
gun for the reason that Coslett had
threatened his life. Judge O'Brien
directed that it should be seen to
that no one came into court in the
afternoon armed, and there was no
further trouble on that score.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
newly ELECTED
OFFICERS INSTALLED

The newly elected officers of Miz-
pah lodge, No. %, Knights of Pythias,
We're installed last night, Grand Pre-
late w. w. Booth of the Domain of
Nevada, being the installing officer.
Following are the new officers:
Chancellor Commander, Letson
Ballet; Vice Chancellor Commando,
D. F. Lambourn; Prelate, VIM. Thorn
as; NJ. at A., r. H. Hodge; NJ. of W,
B. M. Anderson; X. of R. and s.,
Chas. R. Sparks; M. of F., H. C.
King; NJ. of E., j. w. Stewart; l. G
VIM. Youren; o. G., Thomas Buck
ingham.
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ANNUAL Meeting
TONOPAH Mining.
REPORT SHOWS THE PROPERTY
TO BE IN FLOURIsHING
CONDITION.

The annual meeting of the Tono-
pah Midway took place yesterday af-
ternoon, resulting in the reelection
of the directors as follows:
II. c. Brougher, j. L. Butler, Henry
Anderson, R. P. Stenson, T. L. Oddie,
J. ]. McQuillan and w. j. Douglass.
The report of the secretary showed
a balance with the banks of S63,-
1912, and the amount due for ores
$16,776.94, making a total of S79.-
$4,000 The total number of tons
shipped during the year, from which
returns have been received. was
2S43, gross value per ton being
$6S.51, making total gross value
of $3.50, 520.S5. In addition to this
there were 665 tons, which will net
about $4,000. The cost of treat
ment and transportation per ton was
$2O.S25, making the total $4S,791. rs
and showing the net value per ton
$47.6S77.
The report states that the greater
part of the development work was
done on the lower levels during the
year, with the exception of the 4S5
level, where there was considerable
development work east and south of
the shaft. On the Brougher vein,
north of the shaft, there is consider
able ore in sight. Very little stopping.
was done above this level during the
past year. Since the last report, it
is stated, new body of ore was cut
on the intermediate (between the 435
and 5S5 levels) on the Brougher vein
near the east end line. Most of the
ore was taken from this body during
the year. The report concludes:
The north crosscut on the S35
level was advanced $50 feet, making
total length of $50 feet. About
500 feet north of the shaft in this
crosscut, vein from IA to 40 feet
in width was cut. On this vein a
drift was run 800 feet in westerly
direction, which was all in quartz, as
saying from two to seventeen dol
lars. At distance of 200 feet from
where the vein was first cut, a cross
cut was made for a distance of go
feet, showing the vein to be at least
40 feet wide. At this place station
was cut and a 5x6 Valcan Cleared
hoist was installed for the purpose of
sinking Wine in the footwall This
Wine is now down about so feet. It'll
is our intention to continue this
Wine to depth of 100 feet, where
a crosscut will be run and at the
same time the winze continued down
100 feet deeper without delay for
further prospecting. We are also
drifting from this level on the vein
which is now about 100 feet west of
the Wine and on the completion OIL
another 100 feet a crosscut will bel
run at that point. This vein is much
larger than any encountered in the
mine and it is our opinion that it will
increase in value in depth.
In conclusion, will say on the
whole, that the mine looks as we'll i'll
not better than ever, since encoun-
tering the vein on the lower level be-
low the intrusion
After the meeting of the stockhold-
ers, the directors met and elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year: H. c. Brougher, president; w.
j. Douglass, secretary, and n Nelson,
superintendent
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
MONTANA TONOPAH
ANNUAL REPORT

The annual meeting of the Mon
tana Tonopah was held last evening
when the board of directors were re-
elected for the ensuing year The
reports for the year which has pass
ed showed the mine in a fine condi-
tion, and that the new mill had done
more than was promised The re-
duction averaged more than S5 per
cent.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
PUBLIC SCHOOLS REOPEN.

The public schools reopened yes
terday morning after the Christmas
holidays, and the attendance was
better than the average. The pupils
were in excellent health and spirits
for their vacation and in good shape
to settle down to the studies of the
ensuing term.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The County Commissioners met
yesterday and spent most OF the day
looking over the various county In
situations and offices. The full hoard
was In attendance. and will be In SEES
sion several days.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07

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tIRneas ~ the joints aud muscles.
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Rings Little Liver Pills wake up
lazy liyers. clean the system and
clear the akin. Try them for bilious
ness aud sick headache Price sse
Sold BY -onopah Drug Co.
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We bay our vhlskey in Kentucky
act Ia secondhand store. We viii
save you the middle MAS percent.
aEc. ". !. Ilan 4 ca. N
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visit 20 the Nevada Club means
that YOU viii be steady patron.
Your friends VIII be there 10 greet
you. n
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Notice.

The Sanctuary Society will meet
at Mrs. Chris Vucanovich's residence
at 2 p. m. Wednesday. All members
are requested to be present. 1t
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-07

For Rent" For Rem. Furnish.
ed and For Sale" cards on sale at
the Bonanza office.
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The best of service can be found
at the Nevada Club; the most magni-
ficant establishment west of New
York. II
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The finest grade ~ liquors and
cigars can he found az the Nevada
Club. n
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over zoe tons Is the ayerags wssk
Is shipmsu, frVm she Had mlass ~
reeopa.
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Try H. ]. Hall & Co. and you won't
pay five times as much in a grocery
store. If
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Certificates of location for ca,e at
this office.
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Mrs e. Y. raFusr has gone 90
ligass vallvY Cor her heanh.