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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22
A TRAVELLING CAT
The Queer Conduct of a Kew Jersey
Feline.

The Queer Conduct of Kew Jersey
Feline.
Tramp cats are common articles, but
a cat that steals rides in freight cars is
little out of this line. Such cat is the
property of Operator Percy Vankirk,
who works for the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Manunka Chunk, N. j., the
junction point of the Pennsylvania road
and the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern railroad. Early in the summer
when a car Of freight from Kensington,
Pa, was opened at Manunka Chunk out
jumped yellow cat, which made it's
home with the operator from that time
The operator named the cat Yellow
Kid. 1t became the pet of all the train
men and employees around the station
Since that time Yellow Kid has made
several short trips on the Delaware.
Lackawanaa & Western, and has been
located and returned to his home with
out injury eadh trip. Not long ago he
again disappeared after the afternoon
freight had left and as he could not be
found agents at all stations where cars
were sent were notified to be ON the
lookout for the Kid. Three days after
word was received that he was visiting
the boys in the Trenton freight house
he having arrived that afternoon, after
making 75-mile trip, and being on the
road nearly two days. He was returned
to his owner the next evening Van
kirk is now having tag made TO be
worn by the cat so as to insure his safe
return when the 'curse of the wander
ing foot" seizes him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22

A German paper published at Porto
Allegro says that there is a point on
the Amazon river which the Indians
avoid superstitiously after dark on ac-
count of a legend of golden-haired
woman who casts a magic spell over
men and prevents them from finding
their way home. 1t remains 10 be seen
whether this Loreley legend was not
imported centuries ago from Germany.
a Brazilian novelist, Aloncar, has woven
the legend into one of his tales.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22
ADJOURNED COURT TO FIGHT.
Judge who Enjoyed n Little bout
Himself.

Himself.
Judge Wilson Hammock, who died at
Lebanon, Tenn, in February last, was
among the most gifted men the state
ever produced, says the Glasgow (Ky.)
News. Unfortunately he became in
volved in quarrel during his early
manhood and took the life of fellow
man. Although exonerated by the jury,
the intimate friends of the judge are
inclined to the belief that his future life
was, in a measure, controlled by his
early misfortune. However, if a man
ever lived who enjoyed fight, that
man was Judge Hammock. He bore
no malice and no marks when an ARRAY
was ended, but fellow in search of
trouble never went begging when the
judge was in the ommunity, and the
same man never went in search the sec
ond time. During his term as circuit
Judge of the Hartsville district a wan
ton insult was given by an attorney at
the bar. In an orderly and quiet way
Judge Hammock ordered the sheriff to
adjourn court for two minutes. Then
walking outside the rostrum, he picked
up chair and shattered it to pieces
over the offenders head "Call the court
to order" said be to the officer, and. re-
suming his place on the bench, re-
marked: Gentlemen, when anyone
cares to insult this court, let nothing
prevent"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22
rGcctn of diamonds.

Sarah Bernhard claims that the
wearing of diamonds destroys the best
expression of the face, dims the fire
of the eyes and makes the teeth look
like chalk. Her fad, however, is for
costly gowns. the last magnificent ac-
QUESTION being trimmed with tur-
quoises and the train lined with the
skins of 200 ermincs. 1t is valued at
R1.3OO.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22

A Eath (Me) tramp told the police
that he stole tub of axle grease, putt
in small boxes, and peddled it from
house to house as corn salve. He says
he sold two boxes of it to the man whose
axle grease he stole.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22
Formulation Of German Cttics.

Berlin has 1.G77,135 inhabitants;
Hamburg, G25,0Oo; Munich, 100000.
-Four cities have over 300.OC0-Leipsic,
100000; Breslau. $4,000; Dresden, $780,
COO, and Cologne, 321.C00.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22

1t is estimated that an oak of average
size, during the five months it is in
leaf every year, sucks from the earth
about 1913 tons of water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22

The ants of South America have been
known to construct a tunnel three miles
in length.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22
The Human voice

Forty-four muscles are called into
play in the production of the human
voice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-22

~ OFFICE--HAILEY DISTRICT.
r--.....-............ H. Brodhead.
r.-,...-...-.......... H. Horne.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25
DEAFNESS CANNON RE C!IREn

DEAFNESS CANNOT RE CURED
by local applications, as thoy cannot
reach tho diseased portion of tho cav.
Thero Is only ono way to euro deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an innamcd con-
dition of tho mucous lining of tho Easta-
chain Tube. Whom this tube gots innamod
you havo rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness ia tho result, and unless tho
inflammation can bo takon out and this
tubo restored to it's normal condition,
hearing will bo destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ton 40 caused by oatarrh,
which Is nothing but an inllamcd condi-
ton of tho mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case Of deafness ioauscd by catarrh)
that cannot bo cured by Ifalps Catarrh
Curo: Scnd for circulars, FREQ. I'D.
L. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, IS cents,
Halls Family Pills arc tho best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25
Two Millions n Year.

Whom people buy, try and buy again It
means they're satisfied. The people of
the United States are now buying Casoa.
rets Candy Cathartio at the rate of two
million boxes year and it will be three
million before New Years. 1t means
merit proved that Cascarots arc tho most
delightful bowelregulator for everybody
tho year round. All druggists, ..eo.,
26c., 800, o box, Curo guaranteed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25
Everybody SnYs So

Cascarots Candy Cathartic, the most
wonderful medical discovery of the age,
pleasant and refreshing to tho taste, act
gently and positively on kidneys, liver
and bowels, cleansing tho entire system,
dispels colds, cures headache, fevor, ha-
bitual constipation and biliousness.
Please buy and try q box of G. G. G. to-
day; 10, rs, so cents. Sold and guaran-
teed to cure by all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25

Drainage--About five acres Of
very poor land was under the lee
turer's observation drained byttiles.
Some $3.50 was spent in this way,
with the result that seyenty-five
bushels per acre was produced the
next year wharo only fifteen were
produced before. If drain tiles are
put in properly, they permanently
improve the land ); this ia caused by
the formation of a hardpan made by
the settlement Of particles of silt,
This serves to retain the manure.
The chief interference with the tile
system is due to the roots of will
lows and similar plants, which often
stop the flow.
Roots-The more important roots
as feeders are the minute roots !; as
long rs the plant grows the roots are
pushing out, and are seeking water
and plant food. These roots in
fruit trees may extend forty or fifty
feet. The presence of these root
hairs is esseptial to the absorption of
water and the maintenance of tho
health of the plants. .. ..'.
Col. Crayton was called on, and in
very interesting fashion gave his ex-
perience with tile draining. Col.
Craytcm was the first man in this
State to go extensively into tile
draining. He testified that the re-
suit was to enormously Increase the
yield.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25

There Is no disease more uncertain in lie
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
the symptoms of no two cases agree. II Ia
therefore most diifloult to make correct
dtagn9sla, No matter how severe, or undor
what Acknowledgements attacks YOU. Browna,
Iron Bitiers will cnre,it Invaluable in ali I
diseases of the stomaSh, blood end neF Ven. n
lttroNSpa' Irep lsitters IL cold byiall dealers,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25

The boss chunk of gold was dug
up in West Australia recently, which
weighed 1,G36 ounces, and is worth
$52,50G. They don't often pick up
pieces as large as that.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25

Mr.. A. G. Wolfe, Of Dundee, Mo-, who
travels for Mansur and Tibbetts, Imple-
ment Co., of ST. Louis, gives travelling
mon and travellers in general, some good
advice. "Boing knight of the grip"
ho says, 81 have for the past three years,
mado it rule to keep myself supplied
wiGh Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrh@a Remedy, and have found nu.
morous occasions to tcst its merits, not
only on mysolf, but on othcrs as we'll.
can truly say that I mover, in q single in
stance, have known it to fail. Iconsider
it ono Of tho bcst remedies travellers can
carry and could relate many instances
whore have used the remedy on skep-
tics, 1...cl. TO their surprise and relief. !
hope ovory travelling man in tho United
States will carry bottle of this remedy
in his grip" For sale by j. w. Boil,
Walhalla; Ii. B. Zimmerman, Wostmin-
ster; w. j. Lunnoy, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25
Mr.. CarnegIe's View.

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, whose popu-
lar book, "Triumphant Democracy"
gave him some standing So thought
full student of our Institutions, has
very pronounced opinions on the
Philippine question. lie says
"It is the parting of the ways.
We have a continent to populate
and develop; there are only 23 per-
sons to the square mile in the United
States. England has 370, Belgium
ST., Germany $50. A tithe of the
cost of maintaining our sway over the
Philippines would improve our inte--
nal waterways, deepen our harbors,
build the Nicaraguan canal, con-
struct a waterway to the ocean from
the great lakes, an inland canal along
the Atlantic seaboard, a canal across
Florida, saving 800 miles distance
between New York and New Or
leans, connect Lake Michigan with
the Mississippi, deepen all the har-
bors upon the lakes, build a canal
from Lake Erie to the Allegheny
river, slackwater through movable
dams the entire length of the Ohio
river to Cairo, thoroughly improve
the lower and upper mississippi
and all our seaboard harbors. All
these enterprises would be as nothing
in comparison to the sums required
for the experiment of possessing the
Philippine Islands, 1000 miles from
our shores. If the object be to rom
der our republic powerful among the
nations, can there be any doubt as to
which policy is the better ?''
These are words of wisdom. While
there is considerable clamor from
some politicians and newspapers for
the possession Of the Philippines tho
longer the proposition is before us
the moro do wo believe that the
sober common sense of the country
will condemn it. Mr.. Carnegie is
right. TO take and occupy the
Philippines would cost more than it
would come to.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25
The
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Courier
Job once.

a. Na q =. q q ID
Is the place to have
%oar Printing dnse8 If
you want good work.
We thavo tako,i spocial
caro- In fitting mp an
up.to-date Job Depart
mont, aud arc now pre-
pared to give our GUS
tomers tho very best
service. Ourprioes are
as low as the lowest
for Neat Printing and
Good, Honest Material. !
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29

to detaln the prisoners until the Natl-
can recognizes the rights OF the Phil
ippino clericals and civilians or until
they are exchanged.
The United States transports Ari-
Zona and Ohio have arrived here with
reinfOrcements.
MARINES LANDED IN CHINA.
Washington, November 26.-The
United States navy has landed marines
in China. A dispatch was received at
the navy department today stating
that the captain of the Boston had
landed his marine guard at Tien Tsin.
The dispatch was taken Immediately TO
the White house by acting Secretary
Allen.
Secretary Hay was called into con-
sultation with the result of reassuriRg
the officials and allaying their first
feeling of apprehension. 1t seems that
the marines were landed, not be
cause Of the formation Of riOting or
attacks upon American missionaries,
but to act as a guard for the United
States legation at Pekin. The Boston
was dispatched TO the Pie Ho
river several weeks ago at the instance
to provide a guard for the legation.
The minister represented that nearly
all of the legations Of the European
powers were provided with marine
guards and he did not care TO be eX
ceptiOnal in this case. After lying at
Taku for a while, the Boston worked
her way up the river to Tien Tsin. 1t
is believed at the navy department
that the marines will be sent forward
from that point in launches or small
river boats. Captain Frank Wildes,
the commander of the Boston, who re-
ported the landing to the navy depart
ment by cable, did not state how many
men were in guard but the force is not
believed to exceed two dozen men.
The presence of these foreign guards,
is not welcome to the Chinese govern
ment. When the landing was first
proposed, it's representatives sought to
dissuade the United States government
from inf1icting this humiliation upon
it. The effect was to cause suspen-
sion of the execution of the purpose,
but as has been already stated most
of the European legations have pro-
| vided themselves with guards and the
Chinese having become reconciled to
! their presence, no longer object in our
! case.
Advices that reach the state depart
ment do not indicate an immediate
| outbreak in China. But the reaction
ary policy of the Empress Dowager
has caused a very uneasy feeling, and
may afford one or more of the Euro
pean powers, who have been active in
| eastern affairs, a pretext for making
a coup with results affecting the in
terests of the United States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
General BIancO,s Successor

Havana, November 26.-Marshal
BlancO, at 1870 o'clock this morning
formally resigned the offices Of gov
ernor and captain general Of the is
land Of Cuba, in favor Of General Cas-
tellanOS. The ceremony tCIk place in
the throne room of the palace without
any further SOlemnity than the secre-
tary Of the government reading the
royal DEGREES on the subject in the
presence of the president of the colo
NAL government. ard Generals Par
radO, SOlanO and Tejeda. The ceremo-
nieS and festivities attending the TAX
ing of the oath of office in previous
years upon the appointment of a new
governor general We're dispensed with
on the present occasion. There was
merely a formal turning over of the
military command.
Preparations for the rapid evacua-
ton of the provinces of Pinar Del Rio
and Havana are progressing actively.
The Spanish transport CovadOnga ar
rived here last night.
The United States transport Florida
completed Unloading her cargo yester-
day at MarlanaO and entered Havana
harbOr shortly after sunset yesterday
The men at the QuemadOS camp are
doing well.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29

itv: indeed it was appointed for the
express purpose of fixing the response
bility.
The heroic boys may forget their
sufferings; may even refuse TO testify
to them, but their mothers will not
and their fathers will not Nor will it
do to take refuge behind the errors Of
the civil war.
There was then no intentional
cruelty such as seems to have SO often
prevailed in this war. The sick men
We're not starved. Sick men were
treated with all possible attention and
kindness. Water was not sold to fever
racked sufferers at 10 cents a glass;
food was not sold to starving men at
% cents for a sandwich and dainties
for the dying were not eaten by the
officers, but suppose matters had been
a thousand times worse in the civil
war would that be any reason
now that our men would be sent
with arms that are now out Of date,
that there should be no ambu
lances, no pack trains or transporta-
tiOn to carry food to the front; not
half sufficient medicines, nor doctors;
nor proper hospitals, and that men
with freshly treated wounds should be
left to die in the mud on a blanket
if they had one, without if they had
none-nOr even why midwinter un-
derclOthing should be sent to Cuba
and midsummer gauze undershirts
to MOntauk."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29

The BattlcshiP Wisconsin II Success
fully Launche ed nj san Francisco

San Francisco, November 26.-The
battleship Wisconsin was successful
ly launched at 9:22 o'clock this morn
ing
When the big vessel slid down the
ways, the warships in the harbor fired
salutes and there was a terrible din
from the steam whistles. The con
troversy over the kind of wine to be
used in the christening was settled
this morning by the use Of two bottles
Of champagne, one of French make.
provided by Wisconsin christening
committee and another of California
champagne, provided by the Union
Iron Works.
For an hour before the plunge a
large force Of workmen tore away
chock after chock which supported
the vessel and they finished their
work almost to the minute Of the pre-
scribed time for the launching leaving
only one chock to restrain the mon
ster, and this was the support that lit
tie Miss Lucille Gage, daughter OF the
gOvernor-eiect Of the state. had been
assigned TO remove by means OF 81
guillotine and the inevitable electric
button. AT a given signal the little
Miss pressed the button and the crash
of breaking timbers announced TO the
thousands of anxious spectators that
the vessel was about TO leave the ways.
Slowly the iron monster moved to-
wards the bay, and all eyes watched
Miss Elizabeth Stephenson break the
bottle Of champagne upon the bow
of the vessel
Prior TO the launching a gigantic
| flag Of the union, measuring twenty
seven feet long and four feet wide.
| was presented in honor Of tlfe Wiscon-
! sin. The flag was the result Of the
| combined effort Of 300 children OF the
| Irving NJ. Scott public school
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29

Canea, Island Of Crete. NOvambe:
26.-During the trial today OF the muir
cerers Of the Tzangaki family, the de-
position Of a Mussuman was read. I;
said that al the time Of the massa-
cres Edham Pasha. the. Turkish com
mander, assembled the influential Mus
sulmans and invited them TO massacre
all the Christians found in Gambia
tWenty-four hours after the meeting.
The Pasna's remarks were uttered in
the presence Of Major Churchill, thu
commander of the geuda rrnies who
protested strongly and was ordered by
Edhan- Pasha to leave the room.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
An American i'm German Prison

Berlin, November 26.-Frank Knaak.
of New York, has been arrested on the
charge of lese majestic, said to have
been committed in a wine shop. Mr.
Knaak as arrested while sitting with
his wife in a Fashionable restaurant It
is alleged that he referred IN an often
sive manner to the emperor and a per-
son who heard him Immediately sum-
moned a policeman. Although Mr.
Kraak had several witnesses who de-
MED that he had made the alleged re-
mark, he was thrown into Jail. The
officials Of the United States Embassy
have done everything possible to bring
about his release and a large amount
of bail has been offered
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
Prince George Pronounced Commits.
siOner of Crete

Athens, November 26-The minis
ters Of the four powers interested in
the proceeding-Great Britain, France,
Russia. and Italy-went at noon today,
in royal carriages TO the palace and
formally announced to King George,
in the presence of the royal family Of
Greece, the appointment Of his son,
Prince George, to be high cOmmls-
slOner of the powers in Crete. The
prince, later, received the congratula-
tiOnS of the ministers.
The crowds in the streets cheered
the announcement Of Prince George S
appointment. which has relieved the
popular anxiety which had arisen on
account Of the delay in making the an
nOuncement
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
NEuSPAPgRS OF THE STATE
Summary Of the Labor Commissfoners
First snow OF thc >easou-Earth-
quake Felt I'm Raleigh - Raietgh's
New Public school f8utlding-Coionea
Burgwyu Again Bank Examiner
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, y. c.. November -.

Raleigh, " c.. November -.
The state labor commissioner tct4y
completed the summary OF the NJ -
papers in North Carolina II is a fol-
lows: Democratic lSl, independent
81. republican "a. popuhst Il. inde-
pendent democratic Z, independent re-
publican J. silver ,, sound money and
protection |. Baptist $, Methodist 6,
Presbyterian 4, Moraviap 3. Episco-
palian ,. Roman Catholic /. Disciples
OF Christ ]. Lutheran /, Free VIII Bap-
tist l. Masonic l, Educational ;. Medi-
cal >, Agricultural >, Poultry !, total
279.
The first snow Of the season fell this
morning, but did not cover the ground.
1t quickly disappeared. Last winter
there was only one snowfall, and that
of an inch.
The earthquake yesterday afternoon
was felt here, quite distinctly.
Miss Lena Powell is now in charge
of the adjutant generals Office. Yes
terday afternoon acting Adjutant Gen
eral Davis in taking his departure
said to her: You now have charge
OF everything" IL is the belief here
that by the middle OF next week ]. C.
l.. Harris will be adjutant general.
He has been recommended for the
place. He is a republican and very
close to Governor Russell
The state charters the Pungo Lum-
Der Company OF Washington; capital
$4,000
The attorney general il preparing
his annual report He Will specially
recommend that in future the opinions
OF the attorney general be printed. "A
is done in all states save this. His
recommendation that the carrying OF
concealed weapons be made felony
is considered necessary in view OF it's
remarkable increase.
The new public school building
here has been honored with the nam"
Wiley" Calvin II. Wiley was for
years the state superintendent of edu-
cation and did earnest work for free
education.
Colonel w. II. S. Burgwyn will in n
few days resume his duties as national
bank examiner. That place was held
open for him during his tour of duty
as colonel of the Second regiment OF
volunteers.
Two attempts have been made. it is
believed by one Of the pupils, to burn
a negro school here. One was made
yesterday.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-11-29
An Old Woman Murdered for tHer
Money

st. Louis, Mo-, November 26.-Aged
Grandma Wynn, the richest resident
of Brooklyn, Illinois, and owner or half
the town, which lies across the river
from here, was murdered Friday night
or early Saturday morning by robbers
who left her dead in the front yard af-
ter ransacking her house. Mrs. Wynn,
who frequently had considera BILE
money in the house.-lived entirely
alone. She managed her own estate
personally, collecting her rents, banked
her money and invested her savings
without consulting any one. Mrs
Wynn was estimated to be worth from
$50, 900 to 100000
The murderer or murderers left no
clue. 1t is not known how much
money was obtained, but the amount
must have been considerable Mrs
Wynn's relatives all live in ST.
Louis. They asked her many times to
leave Brooklyn and put her property
there in the hands of an agent but she
always refused.