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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
ELECTION scczmrRicsTY.
UaiaHe wsgers That Were Popular
In Baltimore.

The majority Of the bets were, as
usual, in ea2h. but great number OF
decidedly unique and eccentric wagers
were discharged, says the Baltimore
Sun The time-honored #heeEbarrow
ride was INDUCED with wearisone fire.
quency, and in all sections Of the city
Ras to be seen smiling vicsor riding
a. ease. or at snch ease as the rather
cramped quarters afforded b. the bar
roEs admit, while perzpiring and toll
ing behind and almost overwhelmed
with the burden trundled the unhap-
Py loser
Once in awhile came the confident
man who. in his unconquerzbIe belief
in his boss success. had agreed TO
shave one side Of his face and allow
the other side TO sport his usual growth
Of zhiskerz. He was hailed with de-
rision and made TO feel the seriousness
Of rash wagering
Smooth faces, too, were seen in NUM-
bers among men who usually wear
heavy whfskers. and they were also
greeted with bantering meTrImeut by
seqGzintances-
Oze Of the odd bets Of this year. the
conspiclOuzness CT which made the
Ioser feel his position keenly. was that
of wearing a straw hat al this uuSez-
zonabIe tine Of the year There was
not q great number Of such wagers
made, apparently. but sufficient TO at
tract attention in the busy thorough
fares
TIE pushing OF peanuts around
square with match sticks was not neg
Iected in the general forfeiture, and
this was seen mere often IN the guierer
sections of the town II Is a difficult
WAGER, indeed. 10 fulfil, bat those who
lest, as rule. p.uekiIy stuck 10 the
task until TIE winner declared him
self satisfied
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
SPANISH TROOPS
WOaId Fire and Run, 7ut Would
Never stand Their Ground.

I find II the Croker Papers 4 pas
Slge which nay be considered Of suffi-
Gent interest az the present time 10 be
reproduced For more than 10 years
the Great Duke had been on intimate
terms of friendship with Mr.. Croker,
AID made 4 call upon him ten days be-
fGre his death Croker made a memo
rzE6um of his conversation. a part OF
which turned upon the value of the
Spanish troops which he had for allies
in the peninsula campaigns Mr..
Croker, 1t viii be remembered, was SEC
rotary Of the admiralty. and was in
Paris with the allies of the battle Of
Waterloo. Here is an extract from
his memorandum of the interview Of
September II. 1852:
1 reminded him that one day in Paris.
when the emperor of Russia snd king
of Prussia dined with him. something
was suggested that might have been
better done At Waterloo. and he said:
Yes. could have done it if I had I0.C51
Of my old Spanish infantry Castle
REACH was by. sitting near me. and said.
What can he mean2 He rsver said n
word TO Us CT those SPSniards during
the whole pe1snsuiar war but that they
were worse than nothing
Duke-0h. yes: remember. had
in my youth read Of the old Spanish in
fantry as the finest soldiers in the world,
till they were cut TO pieces and de-
stroyed in one. 1 think. OF the graf
Condos battles: and this name ~Old
Spanish infantry" had taken hold OF
me. and 1 used to call my old English
regiments who were serving with me
in the peninsula the old Spanish IL
fantry. This gave rise TO Castlereagh's
mistake, which remember made Us
laugh
Croker-Did YOU ever see Spanish
troops really stand to their work and
fight2
DCke-No; the BEST would fire . vol
ley while the enemy was ont OF reach.
and then an ran away. They were. no
doubt, individually as brave as other
men, lam sure they were vain enough
OF their bravery. but 1 never could get
them to stand their grOund.-BoSton
Transcript.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01

The women OF to-day are not as strong
as their grandmother.
They are beasing burden IN silence
tnat grows heavier day by day; that is
saPping their vitality, elOuding theif hap
pines, weighing them down with the woe
OF III health.
Mis-. ALEXANDER B. Clark, Of At Michi-
gan Avenue, Detroit, is a typical woman
OF to-day. A wife with sach ambition as
oniy loving wife can have. Bet the
Joys OF her life were marred by the tx
istsnce Of dsease.
Suffering as thousands of her sisters Rave
suffered, shs almost despAired Of life aad
yet she was cured.
To-day she i WE'LL
She wants others to profit by her *
perience; to grow well; to enjoy health
to Be as happy as she is.
For tive years J sdfe7ed with ovarian
t.oo5le," is Mrs. Clark's own version a.
the story. II was not free one siagIe day
troan headache and intense twitchine pains
IN my neck and shoulders.
For months at TING wc-std be Con-
hned to my bed.
AT times black spots would apoea,
seiofe my eyes and / would become Bind.
My nerves were IN such a state that a step
On the flocr unssttled me.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01

Eminent docsor, skiflfd nurses, IL.
best food and medicine ali failed. Then
l consented to an operation. That. too,
tailed and they szid another enc vas nee
essary. After the second was wore
than ever and tie world was darker than
before.
il was then heard Of DR.. Wiiazrs'
Pink Pills for Pale People.
heard that they had cured GAGS IKE
mine and trscd item.
They cored me! They broachf s.sn-
snine to my life and filed my cop via
hAgp;asss
"Ths hcadzehe Is gone; tie twitchin9
Is gone; the Nervousness Is gone: lie
trembling has ceased, and | have gained
twenty-six pounds.
Health and strength Is mine and I am
thankful to DR.. Williams PINK PIh for
Pale People for the blesxsrp.1
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills have prcve5 a
boon to womankind. Acting dilecsly on
the blood and nerves, they restore tie
requisite vitality to al parts Of tie body,
Grating functional regularity and perfect
harmony Throughout the nervoes system.
he pallof Of the cheeks Is changed to
the delicate ble1sh Of health; fhe eyes bright
en-; the muscles grow elastic, zmbition d
created and good health returns
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sod bv an
druggists, who universally consider than
the most important remedial agent they
hzve 10 dispense.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
Fond Of Firearms

As the MOntenegrin never. BY any
chance, puts down ais weapons. and a
couple Of Misunderstanding pistols al
ways hang by his side. these pistols are
nearly always inlasd with silver. Be
sides his firearms, the Mcntenegria al
ways carries long dagger by his side.
The dress CT the MonteRegrin women
very much rsss Ebses that OF the men.
excepting thai The Turkish trousers are
replaced by six skirt. richly en-
bTo.Gsred. Tbs women. never wear cor.
sets, and, rs rule. lose their figures at
Al early age. owing TO the hard labor
% which they are subjected by their
lords and masters. The Language ex-
es-Sivsly spoken by the Moatenesr:ns
Is Z Saw dialect. The Montsnegrirs
were the first among the Ssav races to
print books. The homer Of having pub
l'shed the first Slav work belongs to
Georges Tsernoivitji. who, in 1910. built
IN his c. 3 of o6od the fsrSt-known
Ssav printing press, from whsnes came
those precious editions of hymn ana
prayer books sts,l to be found in Rus
STA. Pubic education has n. e-sn-
tic strides in Montensgro Ss~r The
present reign, and to-dsy ~
a boy CT SRI Sr ten in liz /.
who cannot >-lA TS@d S-.i v.1.sS.-
NSsA.- S,Oe ,Sr.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
BEWARE The THln BANANA
1t Was Picked Tco Socr and VIII Al
ways Prove PCekerS @za Sour

=
ways Prove PCekerS @za Sour
When you are bHyEng bananas never
purchase the Ions thin Cns< unless you
want fruit which vii pueker your
mouth. advises the New Yc-E sun No
matter how vel ripened fhese thin
bananas may appear TO Re. they viii
always Be fcaEI both sour AID acrid
This IS because TIE bunch which cen
tanned them WIS picked too soon Tie
banana grows fastest at first in length
When it has reached its full 6evs-Cs,-
meCs Il that direction, It s066ea,y be-
gins 10 swell. and in a few dzys viii
d0able IN girth- It 5 at the end Ct this
tine that It begins . rire1 naturally.
and the effort Of the banzE3 inporssriS
70 have the fruit gathered az the last
possible moment. ard vet before the
ripening has progressed even enough
TO tinge the bright green CT the fruit
with yellow A difference Of "a hours
On the trees at this time VIII make 4
difference in the weight Of the fruit CT.
perhaps IS Per cent and 81 the DIFF
ference in its final favor between a
puckery sour and the sweetness AMI
smOOthness which are characteristics
OF the ripe fruit To get the bananas
to our market in good condition re-
quirss fast steamers, which must BE-
provided with ventilation ard other
means Of keeping the fruit from ripen-
ing too fast in the hold Much Of the
tlzest fruit does ripen in the few dSvs
of passage. and this is sold 10 hucksters
for street sale
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
THE KILLING OF SEALS.
Wonderful Vitality nEd Desperate
Courage shown by the Ola
Dog Hood.

Now, had great opportunities of
watching the young seals. Balls of snow
white fluff, theze :nnocent-looking ba-
bies lie bazking in their icy cradles.
equally happy in sunshine or falling
snow, sometimes for hours on their
backs, tapping their fipperz impotent-
IS like fans, unable from sheer fat
TO get over again. In the coolest, storm
lest season they grow fastest and fat
test, 50 msrvelousIy does nature pro-
vide for their necessities Nor does
she DO less for the old seals 50 thin that
they sink at once If shot in the water
in summer, as winter approaches they
fatten and fatten up, til now they en-
Joy this terribly cod weather as we
would bath IN summer. They dive in
off the ice. paddle TO and fro in the
water, throw themselves on their backs
and float, putting out their chests and
throwing showers of water over their
uPturned noses with forefipPers- Side
stroke and break stroke. diving ard
sounding they sport about, till one al
most fees tempted to follow and SHARE
. their rzpturOus pleasures
The killing of the young seals he's
been frequently described as brutal
and brutaliziHg, and the seal hunters
depicted as sayagez- But, TO my Mid.
the work IS not nearly so brutz,izing
Is the ordinary killing OF sheep. pigs
u oxen
Here the animal IS too young 70 feel
fear, ard evinees no sign of Il; no an
iTnaI IS wounded and left to de in vain
The crying Of young seals Is not from
fear, but hunger One often hears
them cry az night for their dams,
vale they reser give tongue at mans
approach.
1t is only in killing the old deg hood
seals that one fees the saTazery OF
killing anything. for the hoods mzrve,-
Gus vitality is only eqasIed BY his
puck. l watched four men fight an
Old dog hood one dzy OF a small pan.
Reared up on his Launches. with his
hOOd blown up, he awaited the attack.
The first blow. struck al his hood
might as well have struck a stone wal.
while catching the second ezT-snd eseT-
erly in Lis teeth. be shook its long
$1,000 - ---A III t--EA
cleared the pan of his enemies in an IN
slant Though he could n any moment
have slipped eff into the water, he
would not do %. and soon ! lucky blow
under the Jaw stretched him out. 4
perfect shower OF blows On the head
seemed to finish him of and heavy
strap being placed around him. he was
hauled to the bulEarkz by tie steam
winch
Just as he got there his immense
weight broke It down, and he disap-
Psared, we thought for coed. But in
a minute CT so he suddenly appeared
again and. refreshed BY the cod wa
ter, he climbed ont on the very sarae
pan. where the hunters were ungzIIaar
enough 10 return and dispatch hIm
with their lOag knives Nor does the
hunter by any means hare It al his
own way So agile and powerful are
these beasts that they VIII jump clear
out Of the water into 4 pan six to ten
feet high without touching the edge.
when in no other way they could Climb
onto Il. and many man has been bad
y mauied and bitten and dragged into
the water in endesvoring 10 capture the
valiant old fel,ows.-PittsbErga Dis
patch
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
ENeLIsHmEN At The THEATER


English Women Are the Worst
Dressed Women fn tie World
Lillian Eel, who Il writing from Lon
don 10 the Ladies Home Journal gives
some remarkably Interesting cesSrzp-
tons of the BritisEers- Here. for IN
stance is the Way size pictures an auli-
ence at London tbeateT- The play
was most amusing. yet ny sister AID
/ couldn't help watching the audience
SGch bored-iookinc set. the women
visible nets TnfnrzIEg with their eve
brOws and dcne hi5couzlv n the bzsk-
Low-recAzed GOWNS eNh biting the uczr
beautiful shoulders IN the verdi Ger
ge0us Jewels IN their hair and rse1rrfnar
all over their I'osiIceS. b1s arnoug haIt
= dozen emerald. tzr1uSs<e an 6ia-
mond bracelets there would znrezr 3
silver watch brzcelef which cnzr rot
over ten dollars and spoiled the eject
of all the Others.
English women as a r-ee are thss
w0rst-1ressed women IN the world L
SAW Thousands CT them II PTccadfIIs
and Regent streets. and at eau-sh *
rode IN the park with high Freaess-
heeled slippers over colorea stocking
And as % sizes. / should say nines
were the average There are some
smaller. but the most are larger
The prince of VSles WIS IN the box
opposite TO orrx~ ard wfen we were NOT
locking ~ him w gzzesf ~ tie zraras-
sive faces of the audience They nevar
smiled They never laughed The sab
test points in the play went unHctfcesf.
yetit IS che which has had 4 record run
ard bids fair 70 keep the boards for the
resi- Of The Eea<7-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01

Perhaps the most extraordinary Gus
tom in connection with restaurant life
IS that which obtains in certain 1T
tie cafe in lie suburbs of Pzr7s. where
every customer whose bal aEue G-ss TO
two francs (abOut IS ceEtSf st overt that
sum Is entitled 10 receive SsSS from
the very attractive young lady who acts
As cashier TO the establishment :.
used has the 6amSel become 10 the as
eularory routine that she goes thrs aSs
it without the slightest rstiesnee. fros-
ting urea it Pureiy as a matter OF bass-
ness sud il IS reported that the p0a-
pVistcr of TIE restaurant is mOrc thSu
satisfied with the result of his euricc
device for attracting patrons
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01

In spite of Emperor Williams dis
IKE of America he has taken . great
lss.>E to the naval atseehe Of sae
Us. l c.1. en.Ssal Il s,-r''-. Eeat
~ - ~ lax nto
r IT, 1fscrzs D- T. --.s,-
,s-s VIII crest irf,--,a--,-.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
A WOn7an's
Burden.

ms as a story Of wOnlan addressed to uouen. n
. PAaA" statement Of facs too strong tn Themselves
0'eqHs,e e'n0eAistozeak too true TO be dHed too in
sDA4I0e 20 De passed oOy BY any zOOau zOzo abbve-
f1ates the OaA4e Of good AealkA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-01
To Remove crease spot. from siIE.

Rub powdered magnesia into the
stains. and hold the SIX near tas fire.
so that the powder may become
warmed. 1t viii then ahsorbNhe grease.
which viii be brushed of the six with
the powder.-Ciacinnati Commercial
Testc.e.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-20
SPANISH LOST 300.
Madrid Gets Official Advices Re-
garding the Battle at
Manila.

Madrid. May 14.-S a. ma dispatch
to the Liberal from Manila, dated May 8,
and sent by a special steamer to Hong
Kong, says: ''The arsenal has sur
rendered and Cavite has been evacuated
by our troops. The Spanish losses were
800 men killed and 600 men wounded
The enemy suffered considerably, includ-
ing an officer killed on the Olympia. The
not burst, and all the enemy's shells burst.
Admiral Dewey has had long confer
ence with the foreign consuls.
THE Yankees took and burned the
merchant ships. Corregidor island was
betrayed.
"a consultative assembly is discussing
The horrible situation created by hunger
and misery. We are isolated by the
blockade. are in fear of an immediate
attack.
>"Since the cable was cut little new has
happened. The blockade continues. But
Admiral Dewey says he will not lombard
the town without his governments orders.
He also says he hopes that a general re-
bellion will take place within four days.
New bands are on foot in Paminga."
The. Manila dispatch to the Liberal
says the Panay insurgents have been con-
qacred and adds that armed and uni
formed bands of insurgents have appear
ed in the province of Capiz.
The Guamboles island Luzan militia, it
appears, is being organized for the de-
fense of the province.
The reference to the Panay insurgents
is probably another version of the Of
fetal dispatch received in Madrid on May
! via Labuan and cabled to the Assoc
ciated press announcing that the Span
iards had captured Panay. the head
quarters of the Philippine insurrection.
The capture of Panay was pronounced to
paciication Of the Philippine Islands.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-20
symbol SIN III Gloves.

The prevalence Of tEe glove is a fea
ture of modern rather than of ancient
civilization. Musonius. writing in the
First century, says: 1T is shameful
that persons in perfect health should
clothe their hands and feet with soft:
gloves grew up slowly under medieval
fostering. The traces of this symbolism
that still remain may be seen III
the white gloves wOru at weddings. the
white gloves given at maiden assizp.
the black gloves of funeral ceremonies.
With the clergy the glove became a SYM
Dol of their office; its purity and incor-
Synonymous with knightly hcnor. The
last resting place of old customs is gen
rally to be found i'll popular phraseology
as when we speak of Throwing down
the gauntlet" Even now, at the corona
ton of British sovereigns. the glove is
thrown in Westminster hall ny the armed
champion of majesty; and it is remem-
bered at the browning of George H. an
unknown Jacobite came forward and
raised the glove on behalf of the exiletl
Stuarts. 1t was plucky though foolish
action.
In the days of the PlantageHets it ap-
pears that the kings We're not only
crowned with gloves on their hands. but
were buried with them. When the tomb
OF hlnE JOhn was opened III 1iSt IT was
found that his hands were gioved. and
the remains Of Edward l. were discov
cred in the same condition. The glove
had long been symbol of inveStiturr.
and possibly the kings were thus buried
with some idea of investing them with
the rights of the grave-their regal rights
having passed to their successors. AT the
coronation of French kings the royal
gloves were blessed by the bishop who Of
ticiated. In some parts of ChriStendom
bishops themselves were indicted to their
dioceses by receiving glove. investing
them with temporal as we'll as spiritual
rights. The glove became so associated
with Episcopal authority that at different
times the wearing of gloves was absolute
~ prohibited to the lower clergy. While
one council issued this edict another de-
clared that monks should only presume
to wear gloves of common sheepskin.
Episcopal gloves were often richly
adorned. as we may gather from the fact
that Bishop RecalfuS. dying in the year
915, bequeathcd pair of gloves in his
will For the word glove it would APP
,ear that we are indebted to the Iceland
-, rJx>f
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-20
CARLOADS OF BODIES.
Cuban Reconcentrados Who Die
OF Starvation Left as Food
for the Buzxards.

Key West, Fla, May IA tale of
great suffering in Havana was brought
here today by Maj. Lima, inspector of
the northern coast of Cuba for the Gu
ban army under Gen. Alexander Rodri-
guez, who arrived here today with four
officers of his staff.
Mai. Lima was taken off the coast OF
Cuba between Del Norte and Cojimar,
~by United States gunboat, and was
transferred to a torpedo-boat, which yes.
sci brought him here.
: The major is the bearer of dispatches
for the United States military authori-
ties asking for cooperation of the latter
and seeking arms and supplies. .He may
proceed to Tampa after comforting with
Commodore Watson.
Maj. Lima says the uprising in the vi
cinity Of Havana has brought about
frightful conditions Of. starvation. He
adds that carloads of rcconceptrados
who have died from lack of food are
taken daily through the Spanish lines.
The bodies are thrown together in piles
without any form of burial, for the buzz
yards to feed upon.
Maj. Lima asserts that the Cubans
around Havana are gathering strength
every day, but he explains that they are
in need of supplies. IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-20
SHARE in FRUITS.
Continental Powers Want Voice
in Disposition Of Asiatic
islands.


Islands.
London, May 12.-There are unmistak-
able signs that the continental powers
have already taken steps to share i'm the
fruits of the American victory at Manila.
Germany has intimated to the United
States, it is said here, that she expects to
have voice in the disposition of the Phil.
ippine islands, basing her claim on Ger
man interests in those islands. Diplo-
mats who are in position to know the
facts in the case, credit the report that
Germany may demand exclusive control
of Samoa as the price of her acquiescence
to American sovereignty over the Philip
pine islands. Or, as an alternative, Ger
many may demand one or more of the
Philippine islands, including a ; harbor
suitable for coal depot in Hawaii which
promises to add to the complications.
London, May 12.-The st. James Ga
zette says: Important signs of the ull-
easiness of Europe, of it's fear of anarchy
at home and aggression abroad, are re-
iecting in London financial circles. Rus
STA is raising loan of $4,000, 900, and,
more significant still, she is raising it in
Germany. The Bank of England is d.
recting its energies to the accumulation
of gold reserve, fashion without re-
cent precedent, while Japan, not content
with the vast sums she received from
fresh loan of $15,ooo, 90. Tie III rap.
proachement between Germany and Rus
STA and Austria is very marked.
All this, the st. James Gazette believes,
portends a combination against America
and Great Britain, as 1--WE are universally
regarded as. forming part of this trans
Atlantic aggression on Europe" and the
article warns Great Britain to prepare
for a struggle which may involve the
most important events since the fall of
Napoleon
In conclusion the. st. James Gazette
remarks: Europe believes America is
trying her strength on Spain and that her
inevitable victory will be followed by
similar acts of aggression towards other
in the Pacific