The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-10-13

The following gentleman were
in attendance at the District
Court in Challis last week from
the outside Judge Stockslager,
Stenographer Brenin and 2. M.
Bruner, of HALEY; VIM. Reeves,
of Pocatello, J. w. Garret, ofSt.
Louis, Dist. Attorney Rogers, of
Albion, NJ. L. Crafts, George B.
Baldwin, Pete johnson and Sam.
Vigus, of Custer, and W. c.
Chambers, of Bayhorse-
The political speakers are all
neglecting Custer county this
year.
Miss Cozy Womacks, of Sal
mon, is visiting her many friends
in Challis.
Miss Florence Barton who is
at present teaching in the high
at Cozad, Nebraska, has
been engaged to teach the first
department of the Challis public
school.
Frank Simpson returned from
a visit in Michigan last Satur-
day.
The New York World, rad
ical goldbug paper comedies that
Bryan will be elected.
There will be 5 tickets in Idaho
this year.
John Schafer, who has just re-
turned from the Colville reserva-
ton, hands US the following loca-
ton notice which he copied from
the original posted upon tree,
says the Double Standard
This is to certify, since all the
earth is taken, ye mineral cranks
and grub-steak fiends my faith
in you is shaken, for I've travel
ed streams and mountains with
my bundle on my back, and as
yet have seen no vacant ground
on which to lay my pack. On
trees, in all directions, is posted
up locations by Englishmen and
Irishmen and men of all nations.
Some have taken placer ground,
and others lodes have taken,
and some have taken water
rights unless | am mistaken.
Now, therefore, being a citizen,
and considered of sound mind, /
take this way to tell you that l
have made a find; therefore, l
post this notice up that all may
plainly see, 1 hereby claim the
right-of-way both up and down
this tree. Now, tenderfeet and
pilgrims, of every cline and ma
ton, just take a friendly warn
ing without more explanation,
do not attempt to jump my claim.
or on it tresspass, for should l
run across you I'll surely kick
your overalls.
People are in the habit of
speaking of a billion of dollars
or billion of anything else as
fiippantly as though it were a
bit of chaff and about as light,
but the following calculation will
no doubt cause them to realize
the numerical magnitude of a
billion
What is billion ? The reply
is very simple. A billion is a
million times million. This is
quickly written and quicker still
pronounced. But no man is able
to count it. You will count 160
or 170 a minute. But let US sup
pose that you go up as high as
200 a minute, hour after hour.
At that rate you would count II,
600 an hour, 2S8, 600 a day, or
los, 120, 900 in a year. Let us
suppose, now, that Adam, at the
beginning of his existence had
begun to count, had continued to
do so and was counting still.
Had such a thing been possible
he would not yet have finished
the task of counting a billion
To count billion would require
person to count 200 a minute
for a period of 9, ,512 years, 524
days, 5 hours and 20 minutes,
providing he should count con-
tinuously. But suppose we al
low the counter twelve hours
daily for rest, eating and sleep
ing. Their he would need Is,
years, 319 days, 10 hours and Al
minutes in which to complete
task.
The Commissioners met yes
terday. This is the last regular
session of the Board.
LoST.-In Challis, one day
this week, lie. diamond shirt
stud No. LAG. The finder will
receive liberal reward by leav-
ing the same at this Office, or re