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The Independent., 1898-07-02

miles distant, to recruit a few sea-
men to complete our crew for
another cruise to the South Atlantic
whale grounds.
We left Rio in June, 1887. Here
the writer received the fret news of
the young Queen OF England coming
to the throne.
The writer saw but little OF the
City Of Rio, and can only say that it
was fne city with large popula-
tion and built in the same style as
other Portuguese cities, and that
there was great number OF slaves
in and around it at that time.
The harbor was magnificent one
and could contain psQbably the
whole OF the commercial shipping
of those days.
In August we arrived in the South
Atlantic whale grounds on the look
out for right whales. Here we took
oil to the amount of $50 barrels.
We then sailed East for the TRISTAN
Islands. These Islands we're held
by the English and occupied by an
old naval officer by the name OF
Glass, who had the title Of Gov
ernor, and who with his wife and
family we're apparently the only
occupants.
After leaving these Islands, we
sailed for the Island of st. Helena
where Napoleon Buonaparte was
exiled. st. Helena at little dis
tsnce of, from the sea, looks like
large barren rock, but as one draws
nearer there appears narrow yet
beautiful valley in which lies the
town of jamestown. 1t was at this
time walled town. The town was
filed with English troops as the re-
mains of Buonaparte still rested on
the Island.
The town of Jamestown at the
time of my writing was between
high bluffs and to the right was
number of large guns mounted on
what was called the Ladder Hill
named, l suppose, from a large
number OF steps from jamestown
to the top OF the hill.
At times it was a nice place to 60
on shore, but at others the sea
heaved too much and prevented
comfortable landing for several days.
st. Helena was then the port at
which all East India ships touched
on their way to England, and the
inhabitants Of Jamestown we're
English soldiers and their wives.
Ships calling there obtained fresh
water, and few vegetables could
be had at big price from a little
cultivated land at the top OF the
island.
The writer had the privilege of
sitting but few feet from where
rested the remains OF the great Gen
eral Napoleon. The tomb was en-
circled with an iron railing with a
plain slab over it and weeping will
lows enshadowing it.
Near to this last resting place was
a beautiful spring of deliciously
cool water at which the old soldier,
who was guarding his tomb, told me
Napoleon spent many hours along
side, and from which he drank fre-
quently using silver cup which I
saw chained near the spring. The
writer was allowed to use the same
cup to quench his thirst, a privilege
which few now living have enjoyed.
Napoleon's palace was some dis
tance from his tomb, and was called
Longwood. 1t was a nice and
beautiful place, but the great man
seldom used it; his ambition was
for more expensive luxury.
We then sailed for the Island of
Assumption; in those days rendez-
vous for slavers captured by the Eng
lish ships on tho coast of Africa.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19


The passengers on an early-morning
train connecting with this city we've
treated TO thoroughly enjoyable scene
the other morning, says the Brooklyn
Enterprise. At one of the small sta
tons young lady boarded the train.
She was dressed rather saylish,y, but
a veil covered a rather plain face. She
switched down the aisle like queen.
She barely deigned to glance at the
other passengers in the car and when
she did her nose rose perceptibly at the
tip in manner that spread the impress
sion of contempt.
She carried Boston bag and the air
of millionaire. There was but ono
seat vacant. This was beside good
looking, nicely dressed young man who
was reading paper.
When she came to this seat che
Topped down heavily and tossed her
bag to the seat between herself and the
young man. Two seconds later the
young man leaped from his seat and
q string of earnest words of doubtful
origin fell from his lips like vipers from
the lips of the young woman in the
fable
The stauled passengers looked to see
what had caused this outburst. They
saw-and then they laughed. The nice
looking Boston bag contained an ordi-
nary, everyday working girl lunch
One of its features was jar of cof-
fec, which had. broken in the descent
and flowed freely over the young mans
new fall coat and trousers
lie went into the smoking car, swear
ing profusely. She murmured weak
apology and spent her time in hopping
up the scat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19
roo MUCH MoNeoose.
Jamaica Overrun with the Destruc-
tive Animals.

In 1872 Mr.. w. Bancroft Espeut inn
ported four pairs of the Indian mon
goose for the purpose of destroying
the ''cane-piece rat" Ten years later,
says Nature, it was estimated that the
saving to the colony through the work
of this animal amounted to 100, eco an
nually. Thel. came a sudden change IN
the aspect of affairs. 1t was found that
the mongoose destroyed all ground
nesting birds, and that the poultry, as
well as the insectiverous reptiles and
batrachians of the island. were being
exterminated by it. Injurious insects
increased in consequence thousand
fold; the temporary benefits of the iE-
PRODUCTION were speedily wiped away,
and the mongoose became pest.
Domestic animals, including young
pigs, kids, lambs, newly dropped calves,
puppies and kittens, were destroyed Ly
it, while il also ate ripe bananas, pine
apples, young corn, avocado pears.
sweet potatoes, cocoas, yams, peas,
sugar cane. meat and salt provisions
and fish. Now we are told nature has
made another effort TO restore the BAL
ance. With the increase of insects due
to the destruction by the mongoose {
their destroyers has come an increase
Of ticks, which are destroying the mon
goose, and all Jamaicans rejoice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19
Springs !!

The Sullivan Hot Springs are
pleasantly situated only two
miles and a half above the town
of Clayton, near the South bank
of Salmon river. Their waters
are of a nice temperament for
bathing, and possess strong
medicinal qualities, sulphur pre-
dominating. This is fast becom-
ing a place of resort for invalids
and pleasure seekers. Mr.. Sui
Ivan has made a great many i'm
provements for the comfort of
his guests, but the leading at
traction must ever be its healing.
waters.
A carriage for the conveyance
of guests will be constantly in
attendance, and all persons wish
ing to go and return can do so
during the day, round trip only
80 cents. Two fine plunge baths
are now complete and other
conveniences viii be added.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19
~77------
COLD IN THE kLONDlKE.
Freeze the Flames of Candles and
Sell Them for Strawberries.

SCH fhem Tor Strawberries.
According to the Alaska Miner a
gentleman who has just escaped from
the Klondike region gives the following
account of some things that happened
there: ~ man told me who had win
tered up there seven years that it was so
cold in January that they froze the
flames of their candles and sold them
for strawberries. He said they kept
their fires over night by putting them
out in the air and letting them freeze,
and then thawed them out in the morn
ing. lie said he had seen four men die
of collie from eating whisky that was
frozen so hard it wouldn't thaw inside
OF them. lie said the cows all gave ice
cream till they froze to death. He said
he knew a clerk in hotel on the Yukon
that got rich selling the diamonds Re
wore, said diamonds being nothing On
earth but ice crystals that didn't thaw
till after the clerk had got out of the
country. He said he had seen a man
fall off the roof of barn and freeze SO
stiff before he lit that he broke in two
when he hit the ground. He said he had
seen smoke freeze in chimney til, the
fire wouldn't draw, and he knew of one
case where the smoke froze after it
got hundred feet up and fell back on
the house, knocking hole in the roof
big enough to drive a yoke of steers
through. He said the reason that
nights were so long in that country
was that the dark got frozen SO hard
the daylight couldn't thaw its way
through in less than six months
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19
A Thrilling Rescue.
A YOUNG LIFE SAVED
III A Remarkable MANNER,
Florence Sturdiyani OF Grindsone Island, Saved from
an UntmeIy Death Her Dangerous Predicameni.
rona :, on nc sd Lawrsnce," oautor. n. y.

Te"ces CtoJton, ". Y.
Frustrated. At this time we called an emf.
nent physician, who agreed with the dag
nosis OF our physician. He prescribed a
course OF treatment and we followed it faith
FULLY for three months, but instead Of i'm
proving, Florence failed
"A brother ofmy wife who resided in Cana
da, but was visiting us, advised us to use DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. and
purchased a box of the pills and began to
give them to Florence. This was in October.
1896. After using the pills short time we
could see an improvement. Her strength be-
gan to return and her appetite was restored.
When she had taken one box the pains in
her back and stomach ceased and her re.
coyery seemed certain.
We eagerly purchased a second box of
pills and watched with delight the change for
the better that was being wrought daily.
Florence finally became strong enough to
walk little. She gained in flesh and
strength rapidly. By the time she had used
three boxes of the pills she was evidently
well: We continued the treatment using
another box, the fourth, to prevent the DOS
slbility of a recurrence Of the difficulty.
We cannot praise too highly the value
OF DIR. Williams Pink Pills. | am positive
that without their use our child would have
been a confirmed invalid"
(SisHed) WILLIAM Fl. STURDIvANT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixth day of April, 1897.
H.W. MORSE, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are sold by all dealers or will be sent post paid
on receipt OF price, so cents box, or six boxes
Tor $50 they are never sold in bulk or by
the 100 by addressing DIR. Williams' Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19
Stop a Moment !!
Read and Reflect

I IIel w TIC Us = OF I'r1ceS
We are Headquarters for Agricultural Imp
lements, Machinery and Vehicles, inciudine
Fish Bros. Farm, Freight and Spring Wagons
Cooper Farm and Freight Wagons. Our
spring wagons and Concord Bugg es are es-
peciay built for Idaho trade
Canton Sulky and Hand PIows; j. |. Cas-
sulky and hand ploWs; Canton steel lever anc
Jewel center cut disc harrows and see iers
Mccormick, harvesting. Interchangeable st OF
dumps; hardware. nails, Jewel stoves anc
ranges, kitchen ware, barb-wire, Etc.
Harness, saddles, whips, and harness hard
ware. Our harness are fully guarantee \ to b,
best California Oak Stock. Windows, sash
doors and glass. We have the most complet,
stock of Paints and Oils in this country WAC
on hardwood, iron and steel. Grass and tieIc
seeds land other lines too numerous to me 1tion
our goods and prices are always satsfac-
tory. NO trouble for us to answer inquiries
for anything in our line.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19

Dogs wearing canvas shoes startle
eastern men who are hunting prairie
chicken and quail on Nebraska plaini..
While the dogs waddle somewhat like
ducks when wearing these shoes they
manage to comfortably cover lot of
ground in day after having been
broken to the use of the incumbrances-
Shoeing the dogs saves their feet from
soreness induced by running over the
stubble.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19

Concerning porpoise leather, the
Shoe and Leather Reporter says that it
is peculiar in this that instead CT
stretching it shrinks when it has been
worm 1t is practically waterproof,
and is, therefore, as hard on the feet
as rubbers would be when worn con-
stantly. 1t is made up into shoes for
winter wear and shoe laces, its strength
and other qualities fitting it particular
ly well for this purpose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19

Shop assistants in Australia do not
have hard time of it. They work or,v
so hours per week. In Ballarat every
shop, excepting those of tobacconists,
fishmongers and hairdressers, c.scses at
six p m. for the first four days of the
week, on Friday at one p. m. and on Sat-
urdays at ten p. m. The majority open
at eight a. m. to be swept and busted by
the errand boys, the assistants arrlv-
lnr ct $500 I.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19

Among the Thousand Islands is one called
Grindstone. 1t is seven miles long and three
wide. The inhabitants of this island are
weil-informed class of people who devote
their energies to farming aud quarrying for
a livelihood. In the home of one of these
islanders resides Florence J. Sturdivant, the
fomr-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
William II. Sturdivant. She had remark
able experience recentlv
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19

kLOhhNCE d. bIURDlNANT.
In an interview with reporter Mr. Stur-
divant said: FLORENCE was taken sick i'm
February, 1896, with scarlet fever and we I'M
mediately called physician. After two
weeks the fever subsidized but Florence was
left with very weak back. Severe pains
were constantly in the back and stomach
The difficulty seemed to battle the efforts of
the physician.
Finally at the end of four months of
treatment. we found our patient completely
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
ALoER SAYS ALL MAY SPEAK
Secretary Will Not Punish Those Critics
Ing War Department.


Washington, d. c.. Oct. 16.-Secre-
tary Alger was asked tonight II II
was the purpose of the War Depart
ment to take any official action con-
cerning the statements made by Major
Seaman, surgeon of the First volun-
teer engineers.
NOT at all replied the secretary,
NOT mt all. | want it to be understood
distinctly that any officer or man in
the army may speak freely and unre-
serVedly concerning his observations Of
the war without the slightest fear of
possible consequences. While am sec
retnry of war no man shall be the suf-
ferer for speaking what he believes to
be the truth.
Above all. the witnesses who ap-
pear before the war investigation COM
mission shall be protected to the full
est extent. The commission and the
country want the facts and no obstacle
shall be placed in the way of getting
them. We are all Interested in having
the cleareSt light thrown upon the con-
duct of the war and the standing or
promotion of no enlisted man or Off
Ger shall be affected in the slightest
way by any testimony or other assist
hncc he may give the commission. We
mean to keep absolute faith with the
commission and with the witnesses.
| cannot be more explicit than that"
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
TRANSPORTS FROM MANILA.
The PennsyIvania Brings Sick Soldiers
From Philippines.

San Francisco, Oct 16-The trans.
port Pennsylvania, which arrived this
morning from Manila via the Ladrone
Islands and Honolulu, brought thirteen
sick soldiers from Manila and sixteen
from Honolulu.
Among the latter We're Clement At
kins, james Dent, Joel Holmes, Wal
lace Phillips and II. n. Bullock. all
of the New York volunteers. These
men were at once removed to the di-
vision hospital. Phillips ana Bullock
became demented ut Honolulu and Bull
lock was so violent today that he was
put in n straight Jacket
The Pennsylvania brings no news
OF Importance. She will be fumi-
gated and docked tomorrow. The
transport Zealandia was docked to-day
and will soon be in readiness for fur
ther service. The troops assigned to
the transport Senator will 20 on board
Tomorrow and the vessel will sail for
Malina on Tuesday.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Plots Against Humbert.

London, Oct. 1.-The Alexandria cor.
respondent of the Daily Mail. tele-
graphing regarding the anarchist plot
against Emperor William which was
discovered on Friday. says:
'rhe plot against the Kaiser is hour.
~ proving more important each ar.
rest disclosing new ramfications. The
documents found disclose a well ma.
tured plot to kill King Humbert.
Fifteen persons, all Italians, have
been arrested. The original plan was
to throw a bomb of gun cotton and
illuminate Of mercury on Emperor
Williams carriage in narrow street
of Cairo.
when the Egyptian trip was aban.
tloned elaborate ARRANGEMENTS were
made by consplrators to send confed.
crates to Jerusalem to carry out the
plot during the dedication Of the Ger.
man Church Of Our Redeemer."
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
BREACH IN CUBAN REPUBLIC.
President Maso and General Gomez Said
to He at Outs

New York, Oct. IA dispatch to
the World from Havana says: 1t is
generally believed that II serious
breach has taken place between the
executive department of the Cuban re-
public and the leaders of the military
force.
Word has been received that General
Wood has received through Colonel
Ray a communication from President
MaSo advising that nothing be done
by Americans that can in any way be
construed as recognizing the Cuban
government. Maso has been joined by
his colleagues in declaring that the
time has arrived for disbanding the
Cuban forces.
This course will be vigorously COM
batted by General Gomez. General
Juan DucasSc. one of the closest ad-
viscrs of General Gomez. arrived in
Havana tonight to consult with op-
ponents Of President Maso and all
those who favor Cuban republic and
oppose further American Intervention.
General Ducasse declares that Gomez
will lead the insurgents back into the
field before he will submit to disarm-
ing them while American and Spanish
soldiers remain in Cuba.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
peasne,, c.nno. 10 Cured

ey local applications as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion of the car. There is only on
way to cure deafness. and that is by con I'll
lutional remedies Deafness is caused by nn
!Efamed condition OF the mucus lining or the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infamed
you have rumblng sound or imperfect hear
ing, md when 1t is entirely closed deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
tnken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out OF ten nre caused by catarrh
which is nothing hut an intiamed condition OF
the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any ca SO
OF Deafness Caused by catarrhl that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
f J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
LIBERIA ASKS PRoTEcToRArE
United States Requested to Guard Repub
lie From European Encroa ohmsnts.

Pittsburg, Oct. 17.-Bishop Joseph G.
Hartzell Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, whose bishopric is In Africa
and who will attend the meeting in
this city of the Phi Gamma Delft fra
ternity, stated tonight that he had been
commissioned by the negro republic of
Liberia to so to Washington and ask
that the republic be taken under the
sheltering wing of the United States.
Threatened inroads upon its territory
by the Germans, French and English
have prompted the government to seek
the shadow of the stars and stripes.
Il am on the way to see Secretary
Hay he said, ''as the special repre-
sentative Of the republic of Liberia, to
secure protectorate, either quasi or
actual. What they want America to
DO Is to say to the European powers
In Africa: We have an interest in Lii
Derin; this country belongs to u.s.
Whether an actual protectorate can be
established or not will depend upon
how far the Libcrian government is
willing to go. assuming that the United
States answers favorabIy."
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

DEAR EDITOR; II You know OF a solicitor or
canias>er in YOUR city or elsewhere, especially
man who has solicited for subscriptions,
insurance. nursery stock, books or tailoring, or
man who can sell goods, YOU will confer q
favor by telling him TO correspond with us: or
N you Will insert this notice in your paper and
srch parties will cut this notice out and mail
TO us, We may be abl" to furnish them n good
position In their own and adjoining counties.
Address,
AMERICAN WOOLEN MILLS co, Chicago.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

on board the Emperor and Empress OF
Germany and their suites, has put in
to the harbor of Znnte, owing to the
fact that strong sirocco is blowing.
The yacht will remain here until the
gale has abated. All the members OF
the imperial party are in good health.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
nIk CoIleotion In Nav York

New York, Oct. 16.-More than $112..
600 in pledges and cash and much
jewelry were contributed to the Chris
tian and Missionary Alliance at the
meetings to-day.
At the morning meeting in the Cos
pei Tabernacle 1000 were raised.
The lowest subscription was so cents
and the highest $4,000. The names Of
donors Will not b made public.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

N. Edouard Lockroy, French minister
nf marine. intends to refuse all applica
nQns for the temporary service of foreign
si1n of,csrs may nay sti,l ii be be admitted % to ships
n remote seas. and also to a few stations
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Beauty Is Hood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without 1t. Cascarets, Candy Ca
thartic cleans your blood and keeps It
Striving. all impurities from the body: Be-
FIN to-day to Danish pimples, boils, blqtch-
-, blackheads, and that sickly bilious
complexion by taking Cascarets-bsauty
Tor ten cents. All druggists Satisfaction
guaranteed. 10c 25c, 66c.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Most every woman thinks she will
make . hero of the man she marris9."
We'll. don't know about that. but she
generally teaches him the first duty Of
soldier. at least"
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Farmers Wifc-"Our city cousins air
goin home tomorrow" Farmer-"I
it's about time. Maria. Seems ter me
reckon it's bout time, Maria. Seems ter
me they've bin usin' us fer a coalin' sta
tiOn this summer,
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Inc Paris exposition of 1900 will contain
the largest theatre in the world. Accord
NE To the report of NJ. Raulin. the archi-
tect who has been intrusted with its
c"nstructlon 1t Will accommodate l2,vpO
to l5.rN persons
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Alce-That Private RiCksley must be II
coid,biooded, selfish fellow. Annie-I no.
ticed yesterday that he still has those two
little brass guns on his hat, and there
WASH a button missing from his coat
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

The memorial to the poet Caedon at
Nhitby is to be opened by Alfred Austin
VINO is an enthusiastic lover of old Saxon
times. The memorial is in the form of Il
cross, twenty feet high.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Cheaper house," "No; I found that my
wife was trying 20 outdress rich woman n
n the same block"
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
| II ldIlqS
ON -

II it wa. only health, We
, might let it cling.
But it Is a cough. One cold
no sooner passes of before
smother comes. But it's the
same old cough all the time.
And it's the same, old story,
too. There is first the cold,
then the cough, then pneu-
monia or consumption with the
long sickness, and life tremb-
ling in the balance.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

No-fo-Bao for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
neg Vona blood pure. Zoo. ol. All druggists
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
For hidren teethnR. items the gums reduces inna
cnaiays pain, wind collie % cents bottle
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

"I never travel in new shoes" Super
ytitious?" yes: the last time did so
iost one out of the car window"
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Z" Why

"Why
does my cake smell SC
queer?"
Too much soda or per-
.haps alum or lime. Use
Sth.ll'ngs Best baking pow
der. /.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ali
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure.
&c. The genuine has l.. b g. on each tablet.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
sirooco Delays the Kaiser

HtfoOcO Delays the kAIsoF.
Zante. Ionlan Islands, Oct. 16-The
imperial yacht Hoheuxolleru, having
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

to
as
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Educate Your bowels With Cascarsts.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
t0c &c. &c. C. C. fail, druggists refund money.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Lydia Pnkhans Vegetable
Troubles and Assures Healthy Maternity