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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17

On Labor Day it was a grand
exhibition of the gratitude of the
toiling masses to the Giver of
all gool gifts, for the bountie )
which nature bestows VI on the
toiling sons of America. The
thankfulness of the producers of
wealth, for the little that is left
them from the grasping hand of
avarice, illustrates the nobility
of labor, when contrasted with
the cruel exactings of the absorb
ers of wealth, who accumulate
by cunning and are deaf to the
groans of the oppressed. The
hope of this country is in the
dignity and independence of
labor. Every patriot; heart to-
day beats with sympathy with
the men and women upon whose
labor and independence the per,
petuity of free institutions de-
ponds. When the independence
of the toiling masses is destroy,
ed by the unjust exactions of un-
equal laws, American freedom
and independence will perish.
Let the motto of American free
men be: I'm favor of the pro
ducers of America against the
supremacy of creditor England
over the ruins of the Republic. y
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17
Is's "a Terrible Taxation.

The following tax levy for
Custer county this year is a
dandy" but it could not be
helped. The law now requires us
to go on cash basis, and the
levy must be made to cover all
expenses. The expenses of Gus
ter county have been very heavy
this year, owing to the Lawson
murder case land no Lawson),
besides the State levy is enor-
nous. Taking both together it
is a terrible load for our x-pay-
ers to carry these dull times.
Such taxes cannot exist very
long, or else a large delinquent
will appear, such one that we
cannot maintain county govern
ment. There is one fund that
should have been raised-the
School Fund-but for the levy
already, it was almost like suici-
de to ask it. Our school fund is
entirely too low to maintain our
public schools and educate the
children in proper manner.
The Hospital tax was raised one
mill on each dollar from last
year. If ever there was an un-
just tax in Custer county it is
the Hospital tax. Nearly ever
since our county was organized
the hospital has been awarded
at enormous prices, until this
year, and the contractors, most
of them, seemed to think they
were not compelled to do any
thing for their money. When a
person was so unfortunate as to
have to apply for county aid,
most of the contractors would
go among the citizens and raise
a small subscription and ship the
poor unfortunate to some place
outside the county for others to
support, or, if the patient re-
manned with them, they would
make it SO disagreeable for their
patients that the poor unfortu-
mates would be glad to depart
from the hospital, sick or well.
Is this what we pay hospital
taxes for +? Had our hospital
been abolished years ago il
would have been a good thing
or had it run as hospita
should have been run.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17
The mining fraternity tn

The mining fraternity Inc
world over have for years en-
deavored to solicit the services
of Edison in solving the problem
of economically extracting gold
from refractory ores. Finally
this eminent electrician has con-
scented to devote his energies to
this subject and has secured a
sulphuret gold mine and is hard
at work solving the problem of
working the ores by electricity.
Mr.. Edison says there are ten
principal details to be mastered
and that he has already discov-
cred the methods to be adopted
by eight of them. Two-tenths
of this problem now remain to be
solved. He has already spent
weeks on it, and will continue
until he has solved it, as he is
certain it can be done. 1t may
be asserted as fact that all
sulphurets, particularly sulphur.
cts of iron, carry gold. Sulphur
cts cannot possibly penetrate any
rock but from below, therefore
we may naturally conclude that
the heaviest body of such kind
of ore has invariably been found
to improve in quality with depth.
AS about twenty-nine thirtieths
of all gold contained in the earth
is in sulphurets and rebellious
ores, the immense importance o.
Edison's work can be seen at {
glance, and the mining world
win watch his process with anx
ious eyes, Western Mining World
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17

The weak points of our jury
system were never more forcibly
impressed upon the public mind
than the efforts to secure a jury
in the Durrant case. Over 1000
men were examined before a jury
of IL qualified to act was secur-
ed, Most of the objections arose
from the fact that the newspap-
ers had been read too freely.
Men who never read a newspap-
er are good material for jury
men, and those who cannot read
at all, do not know in what state
they were born, are the very
best material, -Shoshone Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17

structure crashes and ruin has
fallen on the man whose whole
being stands appalled, at the
calamity That having been his
sole pathway, he has not one
single conception of how to carve
out another existence. When
going his lifelong way he is sud
denly frozen by the horrors of
the path before him, when it is
broken, filed with yawning
chasms and towering, ominous
rocks from behind which leap
dread shapes that bring with
them the lowering darkness of
doom, the startled soul stands
transtixed, then gazes in mad
horror and turns and leaps wild
ly into the dark, dread, Infath-
ENABLE and mysterious beyond.
Misfortune does not affect men
SO long as there remains the
future stealing away the heavi-
ness of present affection, but the
pang of the moment becomes
intolerable VIXEN we know of
nothing beyon the moment
which it soothes us to anticipate
Happiness lives in the light of
the future; attack the present
the soul defies you ! Darken the
future and you have crushed it
When the further it proceeds the
the more dim and shadowy grows
the goal and when is startled
gaze rests on the vast lazar- house
around without hope of relief
death becomes the sole physi-
clan OF course there are hun
dreds of other causes for the
suicides that occur. A thousand
ills and heartaches Lorne until
tits hell torments the soul to seek
the other shore. The torture
and agony that the doing away
with life may promise relief
from, perhaps we courser moulds
may not conceive. Let US not
brand them towards" until the
power is given us to penetrate
the mysterious springs of then
being as an open book. Remorse
less Shylocks of the world
wherein life's so brief, rather
) destroy the bond than send ;
soul before its time to stand be
| fore. its Maker. If, as men ant
E women bend o'e-. the suicide
> coffin and whisper he was mad
) the tortured soul at rest beyond
Z the maddening world came bacl
to breathe there was less o
} grief, of sin, of sorrow and dis
} tress in the shadow land, a thous
and Charons would not suffice t.
convey the eager throng Weise
: Signal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17

-Four prominent business men
committed suicide in Kansas
City in as many days and all
from the same cause, financial
trouble, And SO it goes. For
more than two years have the
wires been ever bearing the news
more frequently than ordinary
conditions should bring about.
The pages of the press have
been literally spotted with these
finger marks of wild despair, and
may those vicious and selfish
ones who are responsible for
much of the suicides, find the
pages of their earthly record as
equally spotted on the Great Day
when they shall be spread for
the Almighty inspection. When
we say those who are responsible
for it we mean those who are re-
sponsible for the vicious legisla-
ton that unerringly drifts the
business of a country into the
straights that cause mems ruin
and pushes them into self-des-
truction. When one-half the
worlds money struck down by
those who had the other half in
their control, then was sown the
seed that has worked woe to
mankind. The control of gold
enabled the controllers to wax
fat off the world and it's mass OF
humanity, and the plethora OF
fat to the few could only be gain,
ed at the cost of flesh to the many.
The man who has led a business
life, who has grown up and pass,
ed the years in a certain kind OF
atmosphere, followed his par
ticular channel past his meridian
knows little of any other kind Of
life. Around cycle he has pur
sued his even way, happy, con
tented and enjoying the pursuit
of his career of business which
has ran SO smoothly for so long
but gradually, imperceptibly
comes the change. The com
mercial air about him grows
dense, there is a heaviness
q tightening of the breath; the
life seems Slapped out of the ele
ments he accustomed to handle
and they do not quick as of ole
to his efforts, heavier and heav-
ier hangs the oppressive atmos-
phere, and harder and harder is
it for him to grasp the reins tha
guide along the way. Ut is the
slow passing of the flesh of many
into the fat of the few At las
the worms have completed theil
work on the foundation, thu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17
Is CORDS OF WOOD VENTED.

Seated proposals aoiH be rsceiDsd By he Board
Us, Idaho, on
SATURDAY SEPT 81, 1895,
TO furnish and deiiUer TO school building IN said
District No. 4, Cords of dry 4-foOf Wood
either pine or fr. Bids should be sealed ana ad-
dressed TO the CLERK Of the Board Of School Irus-
tees and marked bids to furnish rood"
The Board reserves the right to reject any ana
all bids.
By order Of the Board Of School Trustees, Dis
- Attest. NJ NJ SWEET, CLERK.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17
THE TAX LEVY.

Office of The Board of County Com
miSSionerS of Custer County,
State of Idaho, ChdUis, Idaho,
September 9th, 1895.
Pursuant to Sec. 1411 of the
Revised Statutes the Board of
County Commissioners met to
fix the tax levy for the year of
1895. Present:-John Johnson,
Chairman; H. HI. Knapp, J. FL.
Pitzer. Clerk-Geo. e. Keyes.
In the matter of making a tax
levy for the year 1895. 1t is or
dered that the same be fixed at
IS. As on each 500 of the assessed
valuation of all property return
ed for said year by the Assessor;
and that such levy be apportion-
ed to the several State and
county funds as follows to-wit:
State General Fund. ...... 764
i" Wagon Road Fund. :. 8
(" Wagon Road Fund. -. 2
" University ....... u
County General Fund -. .$1.75
" School Fund ....... so
Hospital Fund. ...... 81
Road Fund ........... 65
Bond interest, Sinking fund 81. 90
Fund to pay indebtedness
to Lemhi county. ....... %
Fund for the redemption of
outstanding warrants. 20
Total. $6.45
The Board of County Commits
sioners of Custer county adjourn
ed without date.
JOHN JOHNSON,
Chairman.
GEO. r. KEYES, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17
Notice to Creditors.

Notice to Creditors.
Estate of Michael Herford deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned ad
ministrator of the estate OF Michael Herford
deceased. 10 the creditors of. and all persons
having claims against the said deceased to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouchers. within
ten months after the first publication OF this
notice to the said administrator at his drug
store In the town of Challis, Custer county
Idaho. The same being the place for the trans
action OF the business of said estate.
JOHN p. SPALDINC,
Administrator OF the estate of Michael Her
ford, Deceased.
Dated Challis Idaho, Sept. i3th 1895.
First publication Sept. II, 1895.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-17

DR.. Pyle, the reliable dentist
will soon be in the Salmon river
country, Those having work in
his line will do we'll to wait for
him. Prompt and efficient work
guaranteed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
The PopuIist Convention.

LOUISVILLE. July 4.--When the con-
vention met at 2 o'clock the various
committees were selected by the con-
gre ssional districts. There were about
200 delegates present at the afternoon
session. Lewis Johnston was made per-
mhnent chairman and w. p Msrsh per-
manent secretary. Reports of minor
committees were received. The after
noon was occupied with speeches by
Prot NJ v. Roork and ]. B. Csbourne.
of Atlanta, Ca, on Populiss principles.
and Mrs. Josephine K. Henry, of Yer
aailles, Ky, In behalf of WON an suffra Re,
The resolutions tomorrow will be
strong for free silver. Senator Butler,
OF North Carolina, addressed the deles
gates tonight at Liberty Hall, where
the convention Ia being held.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05

The Washington Star Is authority for
the statement that President Cleveland
will use his efforts to elect Republican
President next year il the Democratic
national convention dominates @ free
silver advocate. What's the m after with
Grover Offering himself as the candid ate
of the Republican party for President
in 1896. This Ia free country and
as Cleveland and the Democratic party
have about dissolved partnership, why
would 1t not be g good scheme for the
Republicans to nominate him next year.
Cleveland Is q record breaker as we'll ns
party wrecker. All the great Rspublis
cans pat him on the back and tell him
he is lots better than his party. Ills
safe to say that Mr.. Cleveland Is of this
opinion himself. The Republicans could
come nearer electing Mr.. Cleveland
than any other man living. The old
fence that'for years marked party lines
has gone to rack end ruin. There are
no party lines, and therefore we ask why
not Grover as the candidate Of the Re-
publican party next year. 1t is slreAdy
conceded that Grover Cleveland and
John Sherman will vote the same Preei.
Dental ticket in 1896.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
OWL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

The civil service commission has is
sued q circular in which is given
schedule OF the examinations to be held
in the last six months Of this year. The
share OF appointm ents received by resi-
dents OF several States and territories,
among the former being Virginia, Is ex-
cessive, and in consequence OF this fac t
no applications for the clerk, copyist,
watohmsn or messenger examinations
will be received from them. Residents
there will, however, be allowed to take
the examination for railway-mail and
Indian service and for all departmental
examinations.
The circular cellsaattention to the ad-
vertisements of individuals and bu-
reaus claiming to have special in forma-
ton OF value to applicants for positions
and special facilities for preparing them
for civil service examinations, and says:
"No person has any information Of i'm
portance to applicants which cannot be
obtained without cost from the pamph-
let furnished by the commission. and
all claims to the contrary are, therefore,
misrepresentation.
The commi ssion does not wish to de-
ter applicants from the pursuit OF
studies which will At them for the pub
lie service, even though such studies be
along the special line of the examina-
ton for which they are preparing, but
1t does advise against examining along
the narrow limits of sample questions,
because such q process Is failure az a
preparation for passing an examination
and entirely worthless as qualiflc alton
for the service Of the government.
ut Ia right and proper for applicants
to attend any weN-esta blished school at
their own home and refresh themselves
in studies. but they are advised against
paying fees with view to special prep
aration by correspondence with institu-
tions claiming special facilities for in
formation which cannot be procured
directly from the commission. as su oh
claims are groundless; and stamp the
person or institution making them Is
fraudulent"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05

between England and the United
States. The occupation of Cofinto.
Nicaragua, by British marines was
intended rs much as notification to
this government that Great Britain did
not intend to regard it's assumption Of
guardianship over the Spsnish-Ameri-
con republics as 1t was TO enforce the
collection OF claim for indemnity.
And now with the action OF Congress
in regard to the Venezuelan boundary
dispute as an indication Of public feel
ing in this country. ,.it Is evident If
England refuses arbitration. and at
etmpts to enforce her claim. she will
meet with determined opposition from
the United States. The resolu lions
adopted and speeches made at recent
Republican conventions strongly uphold
the Monroe doctrine ana at the Tam
many Fourth OF July celebration in
New York yesterday Ex-Governor
Campbell, of Ohio, made q speech vigor.
ously upholding this American policy,
which speech was also hesrsily en-
dorsed by ex- Governor Waller. Of Con-
necticut, although the latter had chosen
another subject for his address.
These, with the opinions of the press
throughout the country, are "straws"
indicating the current Of public feeling
In this important matter, and, taken in
connection with the prevailing distrust
OF Great Britain, augur lily for much
longer continuance Of peaceful relations
between the two great English-speaking
countries should the one across the
water continue to ignore the Monroe
doctrine in her relations with the re-
publics to the tn of US.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
The Fourth at Chicago.

CHICAGO. July 4.-The joint picnic of
the American Federation Of Labor and
OF the Chicago Trades and Labor AS
sembly, at Sherpshooters' Park, WAS the
leading feature of Chicago's celebr q lion
OF the Fourth. In point Of attendance,
at least. ~ topped all the osheru, fully
twenty thousand people being on ,he
ground to listen to the addresses made
by Woe Presidents Stevenson and Gov
ernor Mckinley. OF Ohio. Tho Vice
President delivered an eloquent Grafton
devoted to the dsy and its Lessons of
petriotism. and WAS follow ed in Q similar
strain By Governor McKialey. who also
occupied some slime in discussing the
American workmen AZ compared With
the working man OF Europe.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
The Prasidant.n Paaition

1t Is believed that Mr. Cleveland
would be willing to make any sacrifice
TO insure the election of gold man (tor
Presidency, even II 1t had to be o Re-
publican. Every effort Of the aaminis-
sretion has been directed to sttackipg
the silver people at the point where de-
feat would be to them most disastrous.
The sound money Democrats now feel
confident that they can hold Kentucky,
Georgia, Florida and Alabama surely,
and perhaps one or two other Southern
States before the delegates to the
national convention are chosen. This
gives them confidence that they can
prevent the silver men getting control Of
the national convention.-Washin
Star.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
Saved Him From Lynohers.

PITTsBURo, Pa, July 5.-Good sprint.
Ing on the part OF Constable Duval at
Ross Grove to- night prevented lynch
ing. Charles Bauer attended o picnic
there to-day. He saw . friend Of his
getting The worst Of 1t in fight and
went to his assistance. Just then Con-
stable Duval appeared and Bauer tried
to run away. Duval shot him in the
back, infic'ing what is supposed to be
fatal wound. The crowd became 30
excited over the affair that g rope WAS
procured and they started after the con.
stable. The mob chased him until he
was lost in the darkness. They threw
at bim any kind OF missile they could
lind. Several shots were also fred at
him and 1t Is reported that he was
wounded.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
A POLITICIANS SAD END.
Dead Body of an Ex-Governor Found in
Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan.
CHICAGO. July 4.-Chsrles D. Sher-
wood, ex-lieutenant governor Of Mime.
sofa. has been found dead floating in
the lake at the foot OF Peck court. 1t
was undoubtedly case of suicide. Mr..
Sherwood came to Chicsgo last March
TO have surgical operation performed.
Twenty years ago Mr. Sherwood was
one Of the most prominent politicians
in Minnesota. After serving as Con-
gresham from the Rushford district, he
was twice elected lieutenant governor
Of Minnesota.
As president of the state senate he
WAS said to be the ablest parliament
tartan of his time. Some ten OF fifteen
years ngo Mr.. Sherwood went to Ten.
nessee where a town wss named for
him. He leaves widow and two
children there. He WAS president OF
the limo quarry near Sherwood, Tenn.
and owned large tracts in that vicinity.
Mr.. Sherwood became interested with
General Alger of Michigan, in land
speculations several years ago, AMI TO-
gether they at one time owned large
holdings in Tennessee and Minnesota
A coroner's jury gave the verdict Of
drowning. but whether Mr.. Sherwood
committed suicide or Wac drowned BY
accident the jury was unable to say.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
WHAT THEY BELIEVE.
The God OF the Scientists Is n Real, Living
God.

The God OF the Scientists Is n Real, Living
God.
Raoul Plctet, the learned Swiss phys-
lclst whose researches in low tempera-
ture-in the very domain of sympathetic
Migratory physics-have brought him
out OF the "impenetrable cloud" in
which materialistic science has wrapped
the mysteries of nature, into the light
OF religious science after listening to "a
Wholesale condemnation Of scientific
research from Roman Catholic bishop.
said to him, 'Have you ever seen God %
"Of course not, \" the bishop answered
Then have this advantage as a re-
searcher of truth over theologians, F." re-
Piled Professor Pictet, "for the longer
study the phenomena of nature the more
distinctly see God in ali of natures
operations.
When Edison was asked, do you be-
heve in personal God?" Certainly. -
he answered 1.-The existence of God
can, to my mind. almost be proved from
chemistry.
Tho reason for skepticism and unbe
hevers IS not to be wondered at, writes
Thornton, when men interested in
scientific research find no evidence, from
their experiments, of the presence of
God i'll the universe. How could this be
otherwise? God has to man but sub
1ectlve existence, which could never be
reached by any known mode of expert
ments. Therefore man must get outside
OF himself, which means that he must
die to know God and the reality OF
things. Mrs. Bloomfield Moore in
New Science Review.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
Women and children Worher,.

Labor Commissioner Wright has pre-
pared blanks for inquiry regarding the
employment Of women and children in
the United States, and will soon put his
special agents at work among the lead
ing manufacturing and Industrial estab-
ishments to obtain data The inquiry is
made purely from the economic side, re-
gnrding the number of women employ
ed, their manner of work and pay and
the effect upon industry.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05
Celebration in philadslphia,

PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-This city, as
usual, celebrated the Fourth OF July in
the good old fashioned way. A big
crowd OF patriotic people began the day
at midnight in front of the sacred hall
where the Declaration of Independence
was given to the world 119 years ago.
After the last stroke of the midnight
hour from the clock in tho tower OF In
dependence Hall, the bell was tolled
especially in honor OF the day, 1l9 times
in honor of the Unions life, then forty-
four for the States in tho union.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-05

SENATOR ELECT ELKINs is said to be
engaged in some fine work just now in
regard to the nomination for President
by the Republican national convention
next year. He has recently invited ex-
Governor Foraker to visit him at his
West Virgins home, and 1t ia also in
timated that Hon. Thomss B.
Reed will bs CUES. of Mr.
Elkins OF the same time. 1t is we'll
known, notwithstanding the recent
Ohio convention endorsed Mckinley for
President and Foraker for Senator, that
the two men have no love for each other.
Forsker's influence WAS paramount in
the convention, and, az 1t ia said he
favors Reed for President, some inter-
esting developments are likely to follow
meeting Of the man from Maine and
the ex-governor Of Ohio. Reed and For
aker as the Republican nominees for
President and vice-President in 1896,
and, II the ticket Is successful, with 8.
q. Elkins as Secretary of State, would
be good combination for the three last
mentioned politicians.