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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-03-12
ELLIS BUTCHER,
NINTH GRADE
Writes Essay and is Graded
perfect on it. Others
10 Follow.
SECRET or SUCCESS IN LIFE,

SECRET OF SUCCESS IN LIFE
We are living in the most en-
lightened dispensation that has
been known in the history of the
world. There seems to be a goal
81 enlightenment in view, and all
minds are striving eagerly to
reach that goal. Never before
has such a spirit Of advancement
beer known to pervade the minds
of all men. The world is reach
ing out after more knowledge,
and almost all classes Of men are
constantly laboring 10 find out
something new. The inventor
with his patience and skill IS fur
nishing the world with nipple
ments that lessen labor and pro-
Ounce more wealth. The scien-
tist in his laboratory IS finding out
the mysteries Of ages ard max
ing them known 20 all. Every
saearioa 81 life Is calling for men
VINO are prepared for work and
wno understand their business.
Il short. lie demands our time
and best talent. What part am
l . perform in these complicated
affairs VIA. part are you to
PERFORM
In the age Of advancement and
opportunities the world demands
something Of Us. We cannot al
ford 70 sitidly by and LET things
come and 60 as they may. Hon
esty forbids it. Judgment and
forethought ask that We give our
very best assistance TO the en-
largement Of mankind. Success
in life is really that position
reached in our lives where we can
render the greatest possible
amount of good 10 our fellow man,
our country and our God. To
reach this position it is very nee
essary 10 have a thorough prepa-
ration for the affairs of life.
What is this preparation? The
question may be answered in vari-
Gus ways, but without doubt ed
ucation is the one great essential
to all success. The boy or the
girl who takes advantage of a
thorough educational training is
travelling the path that leads to
ultimate success. Educated men
are in demand everywhere. The
world needs them; success longs
for them. Justice is waiting to
render reward to the man who
prepares himself to reach the
goal. Time and tide wait for no
man. " Then do not sit idly by
and let opportunities pass, but
make preparation now to success
fully meet the battles of life that
lie out before you. The surest
way not to fail is to determine
to succeed. Failure is waitin
for the sluggard. Success is
longing for the man with deter
mination. The business world
calls for men who have been
trained in that line of work. The
affairs OF state call for educated
men. Our nation calls for train
ed and equipped men to advocate
her principles of government and
righteousness. Is there an ex-
cuse for failure? Then awake
TO your manhood and determine
to succeed. ELLIS BUTCHER
PINEY GROVE.
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COMPLAINT At LAW

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tor To tho end and for the pur-
nose tia, the said collector.
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sa;d Pe,a;l Merchants Associa.
,;o, an ;,s,,I,;,o la,-ar inform.
;no,bsnla;n,if+ -ba-narsons who
a. ~, rov ,be;r hills rsv IA III.
y;ded into ,b-aa classes as fol.
II -.
Those who live havond
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rasr.ac, sufficient 70 maintain
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, Thosa lacLino, in mentality
and nnvsical ahilirv necessary m
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dabre6 10 the said defendant
in the sim of 2 10 and this let
Tar was sant for the n,,rnosa of
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other: now It was an august hSm~'
now theme from Wagner and nAAny
Mendelssohn's spring song won ene
cold, dark chapel to light and warmth
with its exultant notes.
She ceased suddenly with a little
sigh and struck her hands together,
for the place was cold AS she reached
up to put out the lights | stepped lot
ward to the chancel steps.
please allow me to do that for
you?"
She turned toward me, gathering a
cape about her.
ooh. it's you, is It?" she asked, look
ing about quickly. 81 don't remember
that you were invited"
81 didn't know l was coming my
self" l remarked truthfully, lifting my
hand to the lamp.
THAT is my opinion of you,-that
you're a rather unexpected person.
But thank you, very much"
She showed no disposition to pro-
long the interview, but hurried toward
the door, and reached the vestibule be-
fore came up with her.
"You can't go any farther, Mr.. Glen
arm" she said, and waited as though
to make sure / understood. Straight
before us through the wood and be-
You'd the school buildings the sunset
faded sullenly. Night was following
fast upon the gray twilight and al
ready the holder planets were afiame
in the sky. The path led straight
ahead beneath the black boughs.
81 might perhaps walk to the dormi-
tory, or whatever you call it, l said.
Thank you, no! I'm late and
haven't time to bother with you. It's
against the rules, you know, for us to
receive visitors"
She stepped out upon the path.
But I'm not caller; I'm just a
neighbor! And owe you several calls,
anyhow"
She laughed but did not pause and
followed a pace behind her.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
THE HOUSE OF
A THOUSAND
CANDLES
BY MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Author Of THE MAIN CHANCE" ZELDA
CAMERON" Etc.
Copyright lDO0 BY Bobbs-slerrnl Co.
CHAPTER xi.-continued.

CHAPTER X.-continued.
WELL" he exclaimed, " this has
been very pleasant, but must run.
have just been over to see Morgan,
the caretaker, at the resort village.
The poor fellow accidentally shot him
self yesterday cleaning his gun or
something of that sort, and he has an
ugly hole in his arm that will shut
him up for month or worse. He
gave me an errand to do for him. He's
a conscientious fellow and wished me
to wire for him to Mr.. Pickering that
he'd been hurt, but was attending to
his duties. Pickering owns a house
at the farther end Of the colony and
Morgan has charge of it. You know
Pickering, of course?"
looked my clerical neighbor
straight in the eye, trifle coldly, per-
haps. was wondering why Morgan,
with whom | had enjoyed duel in my
own cellar only few hours before,
should be reporting his injury to Ar
thur Pickering.
Il think have seen Morgan about
here" | said.
"Oh, yes! He's woodsman and a
hunter-our Nimrod of the lake"
"A good sort, very likely!"
Il dare say. He has sometimes
brought me ducks during the season"
ITO be sure! They shoot ducks at
night-those Hoosier hunters-so l
heart"
He laughed as he shook himself into
his greatcoat.
That's possible, though unsports-
manlike. But we don't have to look a
gift mallard in the eye."
We laughed together. 1t was easy
to laugh with him.
by the way, forgot to get Pick
ering's address from Morgan. If you
happen to have tt"
with pleasure" said. alexis
Building, Broadway, New York"
Good! That's easy to remember. .
he said, smiling and turning up his
coat collar. Don't forget me; I'm
quartered in hermit's cell back of
the chapel, and believe we can find
many matters of interest to talk
about"
I'm confident of it," I said, glad of
the sympathy and cheer that seemed
to emanate from his stalwart figure
threw on my overcoat and walked
to the gate with him and saw him
hurry toward the village with long
strides.
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ing n gentleman. Then, in my blind
anger l found what patient search had
not disclosed.
l threw the hammer from me in a
fit Of temper and 1t struck one of the
square blocks in the cement floor
which gave forth a hollow sound.
was on my knees in an instant, my
fingers searching the cracks, and draw
ing down close | could feel a current
of air, slight but unmistakable, against
my face.
The cement square, though exactly
like the others In the cellar floor, was
evidently only an imitation, with an
opening beneath.
The block was fitted into its place
with nicely that certified to the skill
of the hand that had adjusted it. l
broke blade of my pocket-knife try
ing to pry 1t up, but, in moment, l
succeeded, and found it to be in reality
trap door, hinged to the substantial
part of the floor.
A current of cool, fresh air, the
same that had surprised me in the
night, struck my face as / lay fiat and
peered into the opening. The lower
passage was as black as pitch, and !
lighted a lantern l had brought with
me, found that wooden steps gave safe
conduct below and went down.
l stood erect in the passage and had
several inches to spare. IT extended
both ways, running back under the
foundations of the house, and cut
squarely under the park before the
house and toward the school wall. The
air grew steadily fresher, until, after
l had gone about two hundred yards,
reached point where the wind seemed
to beat down on me from above. put
up my hands and found two openings
about three yards apart, through which
the air sucked steadily. l moved out
of the current with chuckle in my
throat and grin on my face. I had
passed under the gate in the school
wall, and knew now why the piers
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
PIaaua and EIeaa.

The part played by fieas in the
spread OF plague is dealt with in an
able manner by ~. w. w. s." in Ma
ture." A Latin writer. Avicepna. is
quoted 70 show that about the year
1900 IL was known that there was some
definite connection between rats and
plague In more recent years 1t has
been a matter OF common observation
in India that in times OF plague large
number of dead rats are found. And
these are found to contain the plague
baculi In abundance. In 1898 ST.
mond expressed the view that in the
majority of cases the plague was con-
veyed from the rat to man through
the agency of the flea. Experiments
which he tried with fieas from rats
dead of the plague showed how this is
possible. Other experimenters have
obtained similar results. while others
have been led TO doubt Simond's gem
eralixation.
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1T SEEMED INcURA5LE
Body Raw with acknowledgement
from Hospitals as Hopeless-cutl-
cura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was quite raw
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
of the worst cases ever admitted
From each he was discharged as in
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for a cure. Six months
ago we purchased a set of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green,
England, Jan. IL, 1907"
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WOULD SHOW BABY THE BILL
Brother Had Great Scheme TO outlet
Crying infant.

The two-year-old baby in an East
End family was showing it's keen dis
pleasure at dinner the other evening
over the fact there was no more milk
on the table. The milk supply had
run out, Unexpectedly. and the baby
wanted still another drink of milk.
The fond and doting parents tried
10 pacify it with a drink of water, but
that didn't go. II wanted some more
milk. That was what 1t wanted. And
the child expressed itself in a way
that left no doubt about its attitude In
the premises.
There was a guest present and the
dinner party seemed not unlikely to
end up In a riot 1t was that already
IL noise counts for anything.
Then the baby's older brother got a
happy inspiration. for the little one
was making itself heard with an aban-
don that was getting on brothers
nerves as well as those OF the others
present.
I'll tell you what you do, pop" he
suggested. lust give him that milk
bill you got the other day. You know
you were kicking about milk going up
in price. and mAbbe when he sees the
bill he'll quit hollerin' for more."--
Cleveland Plaindealer.
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Novel Medicine Chest.

When sickness occurs in the coun.
try 1t means, unless medicines are in
the house. that a doctor must be sent
for, and in many cases 1t will be hours
before he can arrive. Every woman
should have small medicine chest.
provided with at least 10 to 25 cents
worth of each OF the following medi-
ecines. which often will relieve and
cure what might otherwise necessitats
doctors visit: Sirup of ipecac. cas-
tor oil. sweet spirits OF inter, arnica,
witchhazel. sweet oil. olive oil, bicar-
Donate OF soda, licorice compound.
camphor. vaseline. paregoric. mustard,
small roll OF antiseptic cotton.
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CHAPTER XII.
| Explore a Passage.

"Bates!"-I found him busy repIen-
ishing the candlesticks in the library
lit seemed to me that he was always
poking about with an armful of can
dles,-"there are good many queer
things in this world, but guess you're
one of the queerest. l don't mind tell
ing you that there are times when /
think you thoroughly bad lot, and
then again l question my judgment
and don't give you credit for being
much more than doddering fool"
He was standing under ladder be-
meath the great crystal chandelier and
looked down upon me with that pa
tient inquiry that is so appealing in a
dog-in, say, the eyes of an Irish set
ter, when you accidentally step on his
tail
Yes, Mr.. 'Glenarm," he replied hum
bly,.
Nov, want you to grasp this idea
that I'm going to dig into this old shell
top and bottom; I'm going to blow it
up with dynamite, If l please; and if
| catch you spying on me or repeating
my doings to my enemies, or engaging
in any questionable performances
whatever, I'll hang you between the
posts out there in the school Waldo
you understand $50 that the sweet
Sisters of st. Agatha and the dear lit
tie school girls and the chaplain and
all the rest will shudder through all
their lives at the very thought of you.
Certainly, Mr.. Glenarm, and his
tone was the same he would have used
IL / had asked him to pass me the
signed him to the hardest tortures OF
the fiery pit.
Now, as to Morgan"
yes, sir"
What possible business do you sup
pose he has with Mr.. Pickering?" l de
manded.
why, sir, that's clear enough. Mr.
Pickering owns house up the lake.
he got it through your grandfather
Morgan has the care of it, sir"
Very plausible, indeedi "-and
sent him off to his work
After luncheon l went to the end o
the corridor, and began to sound tht
walls. They were as solid as rock
and responded DULY to the strokes o
the hammer. l sounded them on botl
sides, retracing my steps to the stair
way, becoming more and more impa
tient at my ill-luck or stupidity. There
was every reason why / should know
my own house, and yet stranger ant
an outlaw ran through it with amazing
daring.
After an hours idle search / re
turned to the end of the corridor, re
peated all my previous soundings, and
| fear. INDUCED in language unbecom
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that held 1t had been built so high
they were hollow and were the means
of sending fresh air into the tunnel.
When had travelled about twenty
yards more l felt a slight vibration ac-
companied by muffled roar, and al
most Immediately came to rough
wooden stair thai marked the end of
the passage. / had no means of judg-
ing directions, but l assumed that /
was well within the school park
climbed the steps and in a moment
stood blinking, my lantern in hand, in
small, fioored room. Overhead the
tumult and thunder of an organ ex-
planned the tremor and roar l had
heard below. / was m the crypt of st.
Agatha's chapel. The inside of the
door by which l HAD entered was a
part of the wainscoting of the room,
and the opening was wholly covered
with map of the Holy Land.
1t was all very strange and interest
ing. l looked at my watch and found
that it was five O'clock but resolved
to go into the chapel before going
home.
The way up was clear enough, and
was soon in the vestibule. l opened
the door, expecting to find a service
in progress; but the little church was
empty save where, at the right of the
chancel, an organist was filling the
church with the notes of an exultant
march. Cap in hand | stole forward,
and sank down in one of the pews.
A lamp over the organ keyboard
gave the only light in the chapel, and
made an aureole about her head
about the uncovered head of Olivia
Gladys Armstrong! l smiled as rec
ognized her and smiled, too, as / re-
membered her name. But the joy she
brought to the music, the happiness in
her face as she raised it in the minor
! harmonies, her isolation, marked by
the little isle of light against the dark
background of the choir,-these things
touched and moved me, and bent for
ward, my arms upon the pew in front
of me, watching and listening with 6
kind of awed wonder.
There was no rause in the outpour
ing of the melody. She changed stops
and manuals with swift fingers anC
passed from one composition to an
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II hope you don't think for mo.
ment that l chased a rabbit on your
side of the fence in the hope of meet.
ing you, do you, Mr.. Glenarm?"
BE it far from me! I'm glad came
though, for l liked your music i'm
mensely. I'm in earnest; l think ii
quite wonderful, Miss Armstrong"
She paid no heed to me.
"And l hope l may promise myself
the pleasure of hearing you often"
You are very kind about my poor
music, Mr.. Glenarm; but as I'm going
away"
I felt my heart sink trife. She
was the only amusing person 1 had
met at Glenarm, and the thought OF
losing her gave a darker note to the
bleak landscape.
That's really too bad! And Just
when we were getting acquainted!
And was coming to church Sunday to
hear you play and to pray for snow,
so you'd come over often to chase
rabbits!"
This, l thought, softened her heart.
At any rate her tone changed.
Il don't play for services; they're
afraid to let me for fear I'd run comic
opera tunes into the TIE Deum!"
How shocking!"
DO you know, Mr.. Glenarm. her
tone became confidential and her pace
I,slackened,-"we call you the squire. al
st. Agatha's, and the lord of the
manor, and names like that! All the
girls are perfectly crazy about Won
They'd be wild if they thought talked
with you, clandestinely,-is that the
way you pronounce it?"
Anything you say and any way yor
say it satisfies me" replied.
That's ever so nice of YOU" She
said, mockingly again.
felt foolish and guilty. She Womb
probably get roundly scolded If IN,
grave sisters learned of her talks witt
me, and very likely I should win tbe,,
hearty contempt. But l did not tur,
back.
i hope the reason you're leavin,
isn't" ! hesitated.
iii conduct? Oh, yes; I'm terr,b,,
wicked, Squire Glenarm! Thew
sending me off"
! (To BE CoNTl.SJED)
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MADE HIS LISTENERS SMILE.
Remarks of Reverend Gentleman Alto
gether Too Apropos.

or all places, the most difficult in
which to preserve ones gravity, when
an absurd incident happens, is church.
The worshipers in certain chapel
had some trouble to keep their faces
straight short time ago.
During the service some commotion
was caused by gentleman who acct
dnetally ignited box of wax matches
In his pocket, and was trying to put
them out. while his alarmed neighbors
struggled equally hard to help him.
The minister, being short-sighted,
could not make out the reason OF the
disturbance, and thinking to diplo-
matically cover the incident he inRo-
Gently said:
Brethren, there is a little noise go
ing on. Until 1t is over, let us sing,
Sometimes a Light Surprises.
Some of the congregation were UNI
able to sing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
OPENS GRAVE FOR A PICTURE.
sorrowlng Widow Had to Have Pic
ture by Which to Remember Hubby.

To be exhumed after he had been
buried for 20 days and told to sit up
and look pleasant" was the tough
luck that befell corpse out at Wood
lawn cemetery, New York, the other
day. Henry Brown, train dispatcher
on the One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street elevated road, died De
cember of rheumatic govt and was
buried decently and in order. Some
two weeks after the funeral 1t &C.
CURED to Mrs. Brown that she would
like a photograph of her husband,
having none that did him justice. I'm
mediately she petitioned the Bronx
health department for permission to
exhume Henry and snapshot him.
The health department was some
what dazed, but granted the request,
and so, with photographer and an
undertaken, Mrs. Brown went to
Woodlawn and had the three weeks
corpse dug up. Brown was taken
both profile and full face.
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Mldshlpmen and Marrlaus.

Midshipmen and marriage are inter-
esting the navy department at pres
ent considerably. In the last three
years more than one midshipman has
been dismissed from the service for
marrying before he has been graduated
from Annapolis. Also there have been
increasingly numerous requests to the
navy department from passed mid
shipmen asking permission to mar
ry. The department has been thus
far lenient with Cupid and has granted
most of these requests.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
Laugh and Grow Fat; No.

There is nothing in the maxim
laugh and grow fat or else the joke.
smiths fail to grow mirthful over their
own merrymaking.
Great humorists seldom are fat. f.
P. Dunno is the heaviest, weighing
about 160 pounds. The weight Of
others living is: Mark Twain, $50
pounds; George AIDE, 147; Jerome K.
Jerome, 14S, and w. w. Jacobs, 1872.
o. Henry is really a great humorist.
but he is in the 1SO-pound class
Home Magazine.
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Rapid Riss

PA" said Mrs. Hardan,,
opened the letter, the man pp,', as 81.
over our old crippled cow WING VINO IA
automobile wants to know bo WIN BIZ
she was worth" A'" much
Tell him about sly
drawled Hiram Hardapple. SOllan'
see, 1t was that poor village Le' De
wasn't it?" o. uoctOr
mo, Hiram; it was a citv ,or
WAS, Ell? Well, by heck 't ~"
she was first-class critter a., 'sn aia
every cent of $50" S worth
"And come to think of {, N
his automobile was almost as nuaa
a steamboat, with glass wlndoH Uus a
lights and a horn that you comb 81
five miles" neal
What? Then write and ,ou
the COW he killed was a genuIn n ala
ported prize-winning Holsteln 10
worth $500, and If he doesn't sa,,, aud
every cent ia cash I'll put the IL" y
him." saw %
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me. and for fifteen years the frequent
passages of kidney secretions an
moved me. But Doan's Kidney Pills
have given me almost entire freedom
from this trouble and l cannot speak
too highly in their praise"
Sold by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.