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The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

This second dazzling gravestone ap
peared one day in March. Before the
season was over Wildwood had built
It's first summer hotel and planned and
subscribed the capital for the narrow
gauge branch around Swallow Hill to
connect with the railroad at what is
now Wildwood Junction.
The new road had hardly been run.
ming two seasons when Abraham Jen.
kins, white-haired and tottering, fol
lowed his second wife to the grave
yard to which, after his funeral, all
eyes were again turned. Among the
townspeople 1t had always been sus.
peeted that the first slab was put up
by the Perklnses and the second with
money left by the consort who had
been Matilda Brice. These coniec.
lures were confirmed when the will of
Abraham Jenkins was read and
gravestone was erected in accordance
with his last instructions. between
those of his departed partners, and it
was also conceded that in death he
had proved equal in wit to all his
wives relations, for this was the sculp
ture II bore, surmounted by hands at
taehed to arms spread out as If in
benediction:
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
"struok Me squareIy Between the Eyes"

Princess Hildegarde of Barscheit: and
l never betrayed her confidence until
this writing, when have her express
permission.
VI Hermann Steinbock l never saw
anything more. Thus the only villain
passes from the scene. As 1 have ra.
peatedly remarked, doubtless to yonr
WEAKNESS, this is not my story at all.
but in parenthesis I may add that ba.
tween the Honorable Betty Moore and
myself there sprang up friendsbin
which " later ripened into something in.
finitely stronger. ="
Ihis' then, was the state of affairs
s mnen, one month later, Max Schar
ienstein poked his handsome hIond
mead over the frontier of Barscbeit.
cue Cas the dramatist would saw ~
ter hero. - en
(ro BE CONTINUED,
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

The first stranger TO notice the cd.
dity OF this bit OF mortuary sculpture
was a touring bicyclist. What could
IL mean, he wondered. The sexton.
whom he happened to catch on the
premises, denied all knowledge OF the
Significance Of the inscription. but he
grinned. The bicyclist was followed
not long afterwards by a visitor in A
buggy Soon the country swains, with
their companions, drove from places
rs miles away 70 read and ponder
upon the strange inscription. Picnic
parties came and gazed upon II and
after eating luncheon In the grove of
tall pines--now known as Wildwood
went away TO spread the intelligence
OF the peculiar monument In Wild.
wood cemetery and extol the charms
OF the neighborhood
The years sped swiftly by. and bits
OF moss and lichen gathered In the
deeper lines OF the carved index and
clung to the angles OF the sculptured
letters, but an increasing army OF Wis
itors noted that the traces of time and
decay were periodically cleaned away
by unseen hands. The seasons passed.
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

me hear you talk like that. 1t is all
over"
Get up" I said to steinbock, as I
set him free.
He crawled to his feet. He was very
much disordered, and there were livid
welts on his face. He shook himself,
eyeing me evilly. There was murder
in his eyes, too.
Empty your pockets of those thou
sand crowns!"-peremptorily.
Il was certain that smelled to-
bacco," he sneered. 1T would seem
that there are other bridegrooms than
myself"
Those crowns, or Ill break every
bone In your body!" / balled my fists.
Nothing would have pleased me bet
ter at that moment than to pummel
the life out of him.
Slowly he drew out the purse. 1t
was one of those limp silk affairs so
much affected by our ancestors. He
balanced it on his hand. It's ends
bulged with gold and bank-notes. Be
fore was aware of his intentions, he
swung one end of it in so deft a man.
ner that it struck me squarely between
the eyes. With a crash of glass he dis
appeared through the window. The
blow dazed me only for moment, and
was hot to be on his tracks. The
Honorable Betty stopped me.
He may shoot you'll" she cried
Don't go.!"
Although half through the window,
crawled back, brushing my sleeves.
Something warm trickled down my
nose.
You have been cut!" exclaimed her
highness.
1T is nothing. I beg of you to let
me follow 1t will be all over with
that fellow at large"
Not at ALL" Her highness' eyes
sparkled wickedly. "He will make for
the nearest frontier. He knows now
that I shall not hesitate a moment to
put his affairs in the hands of the
police"
He will boast of what he has done"
mot till he has spent those thou.
sand crowns" She crossed the room
and knelt at the side OF Leopold. dash.
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
Breaking the News.

AT recent dinner of "The Fossils /"
given recently, James M. Beck was
one of the speakers. "The Fossils" Is
an organization composed of former
amateur journalists, and Mr.. Beck. as
one of the organizers Of the National
Amateur Press association in Philadel.
phia in 1876, has never lost his inter
est in this most admirable training
school for young writer's.
In looking back upon those DAYS
when the publishing of amateur pa.
pers seemed the most fascinating
thing in the world" said Mr.. Beck in
the course of his address, 81 feel in
deed that ! am quite in the fossil
class The organization of the Ma
tional Amateur Press association
seems almost prehistoric. In looking
back through the years II is almost
as misty as the stone age. was a
very small boy when | took part in
those weighty deliberations. feel
like the youngster who said to his ia.
ther:
Father, was writing done on tab.
let's Of stone in the old days?'
Yes. my SON replied the dutiful
parent
'GeeH mused the boy. Then II
must have taken crowbar to break
the news"
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

Tourists to-day throng to Wildwood
In greater numbers than ever. Tour
naments are played on the golf links
OF Hotel Wildwood and the tennis
courts of the Minister, near the Clois.
ter Pines. Bear Nook glen, Artists
point and Lectern ledge are visited by
shoals of sightseers in buckboards. in
automobiles, awheel, on horseback and
afoot, and the views from Sunset rock
were never finer. But the tide of curl
osity has ebbed away from the little
cemetery on the hill where the bones
OF Abraham Jenkins rest between
those Of his two wives, and they and
the feuds Of their families are almost
forgotten.
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

ly! Opportunity is a. thing that can
not be permitted to pass thus lightly"
Then | observed his nose wrinkle: he
was smiling Tobacco! did not
know that you smoked, Leopold"
BE gone!" cried the old fellow, his
hands opening and shutting.
Presently" With a laugh he
sprang toward her highness, but Leo
pold was too quick for MIN.
There was a short struggle, and /
saw the valiant old man reel, fall and
strike his head on the stone of the
hearth. He lay perfectly motionless.
so unexpected was this scene to my
eyes that for a time | was without any
particular sense of movement. / stood
like stone. With an evil laugh Stein
book sprang toward her highness
again. Quick as light she snatched up
my crop, which lay on the table. and
struck the rascal full across the eyes.
again and again and again, following
him as he stepped backward. Her de-
Tense was magnificent. But, as fate
determined to have it, Steinbock final
ly succeeded in wrestling the stick from
her grasp. He was wild with pain and
chagrin. 1t was then | awoke to the
fact that | was needed.
! rushed out, hot with anger.
caught Steinbock by the collar just in
time to prevent his lips from touching
her cheek. l flung him to the floor,
and knelt upon his chest. am
ashamed to confess it, but 1 recollect
slapping the fellows face as he strug-
gled under me.
You scoundrel!" l cried, breathing
hard.
Kill him!" whispered her highness.
She was furious; the blood of her
ancestors swept over her
cheeks, and if ever l saw murder in
a woman's eyes it was at that moment.
Hush, Hildegarde, hush!" The
English girl caught the princess in her
arms and drew her back. Don't let
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
CLEANING THE EMPTY ROOM.
Systematic Methods to Use for Thor
ouah Renovation.

First thing to be done in the dig
nantled room is to sweep the floor
to get rid Of the dust. Sweep ceilings
and walls and 60 all over the wallpa-
ner bit by bit, with a piece of stale
bread.
The painted woodwork must be
washed with soap and water and then
we'll dried The floor is scrubbed with
water to which has been added a little
Jiouid ammonia. We must not for
get to give it plenty Of "elbow grease"
and a good drying.
To clean the windows begin with
the inside, duet the window ledge and
other woodwork round the glass and
then with sponge (Which must be
kent specially for the purpose), wipe
the glass all over. Use warm water
fo which is added a few drops of am.
monia. After wiping with the sponge
take a wash leather, dip it in the wa.
ter. rinse it out tightly and go over
the window with it, then dry the glass
with a soft cloth and polish.
IF nossible choose a time Of day
when the sun is not shining on the
window; the part on which the sun
shines with most force will dry more
quickly than the rest, and will give to
the glass a streaky appearance.
An easy way to remove paint marks
from window panes is to smear the
glass with turpentine. After leaving
the turpentine On a few minutes you
will find on rubbing that the paint
will come off easily.
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
eANlsH THE SAND SOAP.
other Things Much Better for Cleans
ing of Kitchen Utensils.

It is the custom of many housewives
to use sand soap for securing and
cleaning almost anything in tin OF
agate ware in their kitchen.
This is a great mistake, as sand soap
is injurious to some kinds of kitchen
ware. A bottle Of ammonia and bot
tie of kerosene are very useful for
cleaning some of the utensils which
will not stand such a strenuous rub.
bing.
For instance, if you will put a few
drops of ammonia in your frying pan it
will work wonders. You can also put
it in the coffee pot occasionally when
you are scalding it.
Galvanized iron and agate ware
should be wiped with kenosene, as the
sand soap will in time wear away the
enamel. If you burn your agate ware
pan out a teaspoonful of borax OF
washing soda in the pan with hot wa.
ter and boil for Is minutes.
After this the burned substance can
be easily removed. Never, whatever
you do, use sand soap on an enameled
sink.
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
Shorteake Next Winter

For the lovers of strawberry short
cake the following recipe will be ap-
preciated, az by putting them up in
this manner without cooking them, one
cane have shurtcake any time.
Take only perfectly ripe berries and
Tor each quart of berries use the same
quantity Of sugar. Put them in a
granite or earthenware dish and mash
with silver fork Stir in the sugar
ana When it is dissolved put in fruit
can and seal. Stand the can bottom
up to see that the air is all out. Roll
'he cans in several thicknesses of
paper Put in a cool, dark place. The
berries keep perfectly.
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

each bringing new curiosity.seekers
from a wider radius to behold the in.
eXplicable legend and exercise their
ingenuity upon It's Interpretation.
Summer boarders began to come from
New York and Boston, and tourists
from the south and the fiat, treeless
regions of the middle west. to whom
the towering peaks and dense. sweet
smelling woods were as inspiring as
they were unfamiliar.
Then, to the amazement OF every
body, when Abraham Jenkins became
a widower for a second time, the lone
ly slab was discovered to have com.
panion on the opposite side of the
family lot. II was thus inscribed:
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

The right kind of a wife never barrs
upon her husbands misdeeds. stir Iars
does she remind him of his misfor,
tunes. No woman should MARI :
man unless her love for him be Of the
fiber which hopeth all things. believotS
all things, and is not easily provol,e5 - >,
says Home Chat. The right Liza >,
wife helps man when he falls an en-
courages him to try again, instead ~ o.
railing at him for the stumble after he
has risen to his feet. no
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
Harron.

o,ueo oclape the outside skin off the small
sreen asparagus and cut off al, l't hnt
~ t"o inches from the tips. Tie in
n,,na o%muneS and steam until tender
sa p,unse into cold water and drain nor,
,e'.ly ary and put on ice. When ready
70 serve cut into one,incb lengtbs ,eo'uy a1
hits S WIN ehicory pulled into small
er er'T yt,h ana put on lettuce leaves. Gov.
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
Plain Pie Paste

Sift IL cups Of -four with salt.
spoon of salt and rub in one.onarte,
cup OF lard. Moisten with very cold
wafer m until a stiff dough is formed
rat out and lay on one-Quarter cum
VI cold butter rolled out in a sheet
rola @ In three layers, turn half wav
.ou rouhu and pat out again. Fold and
,', ron twice more This will make one
large pie with two crusts o
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

i,oS %uen making ice cream use pulver.
tnrn Sugar Sas instead of granulated. and
or,., w.. u your freezer slowly at frst tban
oroo. orauuaily faster till you have tba
oream o,. frozen This will make v mn ine ;ne
-'''' d nner and smoother grain
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
Warmed.over po.-.

tbinse your soS family object to warmed-ovar
bo,IeS -iLsS' 1901 them by dropping the cola ~
tbrao eu potatoes into boiling water s,r sor
u tuFee minutes. They will navsr go. i.,'l. tor
and whole. He potatoes light
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

The average woman" said Crum
bell, has but one idea, and that
dress "Huh!" snorted Marryat INV
wife usually has at least a doc.
IDEAS and they're dresses. The
Catholic Standard and Times "e
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

Bowles-Surely no one question.
tnat character covers multitude q,
SINS. Thomas-I think not; and ona
might truthfully add that it NOT inS.o %
Quently exposes a great nnnhnl lure, :,
sinners.-Smart Set Vi
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

E. I'm m afraid to take fencing lesson.
LOT LOT us such an exhausting exercise :
MOI Mot bit OF it. Who told Won 80 q,
Maizie is taking them, and sba ~ :,
ways is talking about how she 90 fe,n. az
so often while she's practicing aein''
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15

-Four months after the funeral an
other Mrs. Abraham Jenkins was In.
stalled In the lonely farmhouse, and
she was all that the first Mrs. jenkins
mad foreboded Young and frisky,
pretty Matilda Brice had attracted
Abraham Jenkins at Grange socia.
BILE, and his mourning had ceased from
that moment.
That there should be great indlgna-
-tnn among the Jenklnses and more or
less astonishment in the community.
atlarge was a matter of course, but it
was some months after the wedding
OF the widower before a marble slab
mysteriously appeared In the new
Jenkins lot in the village cemetery.
bearing the following inscription:
The silver messenger., 1908-09-15
The Weakening of WILDWOOD
BY Stanley E. johnson
Copyright. BY shortstory pub co)

twenty years ago nobody went TO
WILDWOOD and yet, 20 years ago its
mountains were as picturesque its
sunsets as gorgeous, the white moon.
nsht' streaming through the tops of
us tali' dark pines, was as glorious
and Impressive as to-day. But now.
from an unknown crossroads. Il has
nse1lhe one OF the most noted and i'm.
pol tant places on the White Mountain
map OF summer travel. The little
piace that slumbered is bounding with
llie. from the first day Of July to the
hrst week OF October every wear
more baggage is handled at wildwood
junction In a single day than had en-
tered the township in the whole
course or its existence prior to its
awakening And its awakening was
Drought about by the great transform
er' Death. This Is how 1t came to
pass:
In the best room" OF the lonely
hillside farmhouse of Abraham Jen.
hns~-a room seldom opened except to
'he minister and book agents-were
assembled. one November day, the
clans OF the Jenkinses and Perkinses.
TO attend the funeral of the late Mar
ina Perkins Jenkins, the farmers wife
a stalwart son, the eldest Of family
OF nine children, had. after Abraham
himself given voluble testimony to
thelr nigh appreciation of the depart
ed The leanest of covey of maiden
sisters OF the deceased took the wild
over aside and said: Il only hope she
knows how yer feelin' fer her; It
would be good bit satisfyin' to her.
I'm sure. She sez 10 me once. SEE
she, IF go, know that Aben marry
some young thing that never'll tex no
interest in the young ones, and they'll
be left ter shift But ye wouldn't do
that, would We, Abe?'
Disregarding this pointed appeal.
Abraham jenkins cleared his throat
and addressed the assembled com.
pany:
I've jest decided ter tell ye, s'long's
yer all here, that I've sort o. felt ez
of / sh'd foller her soon. So I've
bought lot in the graveyard-to be
paid fer in instalments-and when I
die want yer ter put me by the side
OF Marthy. Then | shell rest I'm peace
Them's my final Instructions" Turn.
ing to the maiden sisters of his la |
mented wife. he added: Il know ven |
tex good care O. them thar youngsters
that Marthy sot so much store by"
Then he broke down and sobbed wild |
iy. "oh, Marthy, Marthy, why hev We
gomez"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-29
Greatest Ennine Eycnt

Rome. April 29.-PrObably one OF
the greatest horse shows ever held
ia EuroDe was opened in Rome to-
iay under the patronage OF King
Victor Emmanuel and horses and
ho~sem ~ FROM every big EurOpean
city will participate in the various
contests
King Victor has offered a prize Of
1000 lire 40 'he winner Of a cham
piOnship event for officers chargers.
which is open 90 an natiOnalities.
Prizes aggregating as. 600 lire have
been hung up one OF the most In
teresting features of the show Will
be an international military steeple-
chase IN which every army In Europe
Will be represented
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-29
-A Clt,,. Finnnccs CrIpplcdI.

Mattoon. Wis, April Rather
than be the chief executive Of city
that has been made penniles'
through the people voting Il dry
AT the last local option election,
Mayor Lewis Lehman. of Mattoon'
resigned today
Not that ne dislikes the Idea of
being mayor of saloOnless city, BE-
csase he is believer In temper
ance. but he declares that when the
people voted 10 drive the saloons out
OF Mattoon they alrO drove away
S19 600 yearly In rev anue that was
paid by the saloon keepers. he said
tht this will completely cripple the
finances OF the city and under The
present conditions he SAYS he can
not remain In ONCE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-29
ClIcker Gets \ Rortnne.

Chicago. April ga pleasant
journey through Europe has sup.
planted the clicking typewriter keys
In the dreams Of Miss Anita b.
Moran. who was strenographer
yesterday in the Office OF paint
factory and who Is today heiress "a
a fortune of 100000.
And tho peculiar thing of Il all
is that the money was willed To her
by J. w. Britton, a great uncle
whom she had never seen and OF
whom she had heard little. Brit
ton died recently In Toledo. Ohio.
With her widowed mother. Miss
Moran Is now searching time tables
and making other inquiries incident
TO a trip 10 Leipsic. where she will
resume her musical studies. Before
returning To America she intends 20
visit many parts of the old world.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-29
docs not Color the Hair
Destroys Dandruff
AYERS Hair NGOR
Man Fell 1000 Feet to Eeatb
UNITED Press Leased wtra

Fort Worth. Tex, April 2s.-Al-
though he escaped death in mi
raculous manner when he shot a
distance of 1000 feet to earth. cling
ing to parachute that was of little
use. F. A, Mccormick In handages
and barely able to move. declared
today that he would make another
ascension as soon as he could use
him limbs.
In view of thousands of spectators
Mccormick yesterday assembled n
distance of 1000 in balloon and then
came down with his parachute. His
plunge downward was more thrill
Ing that he had anticipated. The
parachute refused to work properly.
and his descent was almost as swift
as II would have been II he did mot
have one. Once he turned a COM
plete revolution, but he chung to
the parachute. He struck the
ground with terrific force. and was
picked up unconscious. Although
his injuries are painful. he was not
fatally injured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-29
MARKET
REPORTS
BY WIRE
BAY CITY MARKET
QUOTATIONS ON PRODUCE AT
SAN FRANCISCO AND PORT.
LANn-LOCAL MARKET COR
RBCTED UP TO DATE
(Unlted Press Leased Wire. }

San Francisco, Apr. 29-Wheat-
San Francisco. Apr. 2S-Wheat-
No. California club, per GENITAL.
S1.57 n a. 1.65 white milling club,
s1.62h a. l.67h; white Australian.
s1.70m l.72h; northern bluestem,
S162 n a. 1867 ": northern club,
81 go a. 1.65; inferior grades of
wheat. S1.35G1.5O.
Barley-No. l feed, $1.35Q1.4O,
with some fancy at'SI.41h: com
mon to fair, $i.27ls a 1.32h; brew
Ing At San Francisco. $i,42is a
I47a; brewing and shipping at
Port Costa. si.4O@ Las: Chevalier.
s1.65 a l.S5. according to quality.
Butter-Fresh California extras.
22c; frsts. 2lhc; seconds. 2lc,
packing, No. 1, 1shc; packing No.
2. 1Shc.
Eggs--Per dozen. California fresh,
Including cases. extras, Gle; frsts
l9ihc; seconds, l7c; thirds. l &c;
dirtles. No. /. l9c; dlrties No. q
lie.
Cheose-Per pound. California
fats. fancy. 12c: frsts i've: sec
onds, 1Oho: California Young Amer
lea, fancy, l3hc; hrsts. i2c.
Storage Eastern fancy New York
16hc; Oregon, lac. o..
Potatoes GENITAL. Lompocs,
S1.15a I.25; Oregon burbanks. soc
NSi10; river whites. fancy. i0m
s5c; early rose. si.25G t.35; river
reds, st.35dl4O; sweet potatoes;
81 5O@4OO per crate; new potatoes
" g per NJ.
Onions Bermudas. Sl.S5@ zoe
Australian brown, 5000 $50 per
crate.
Oranges-Per box, navels, fancy
.S2.50M 2.75; standard. $4,000 2.25;
.Tangerines, $1,000 200.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-29
BITTER
ENEMIES
UNITED
POSSIBLY BY LOVE
YOUNG RAILROAD MAGNATE
WHO MAY HAVE ELoPED WITH
A YOUNG MAGNATEsS WHILE
PARENTS ARE ENEMIES.
IUnlted Presa Leased wIre.l

UNITED Press Leased wlre.)
Fort Worth, Tex, April 29.-Has
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr., eioped with
the daughter of his fathers most
bitter enemy, Il. II. Hartman? Is
the question that friends of the
young man in this city are asking
today but no one here has definite
answer.
Conflicting reports concerning the
supposed disappearance of young
Fish and the rumored elopment are
still I'm circulation. although II is an
nounced In New York that Fish is
In that city. aud that Miss Hartman
never had any Antention OF becoming
his wife. However. the story that
an elopment had taken place grew
out of a rush message from Stuy-
vesant Fish Sr.. in New York city.
asking railroad officials in Fort
Worth 10 ascertain the whereabouts
OF his son. Then followed the ru-
NOR that his disappearance could be
explained by his elopement with
Miss Hartman.
Late last night ANOTHER message
saying that his son was neither
missing nor married was received
over his fathers signature. and
there the matter stands so far as the
friends of young Fish In this city
are concerned
To congratulate him or not to
congratulate him Is the question
with them. They are looking for
further details today. Young Fish
started out some time ago NJ learn
the railroad business. starting at tho
very bottom rung OF the ladder