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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-01-25
distinguished.

distinguished.
Granite is the mother rock of
the world, the foundation on
which rests the structure OF all
ages that have passed since the
world cooled sufficiently for
water to be condensed from the
vapor that surrounded the
sphera. Then the mechanical
action of water came into play,
and Standardization began.
Erosion is greater in mountain
Gus districts than in level
countries. In the Rocky noun
tains the erosian is very great.
In this part of the country it is
less so, but the hillsides are be-
ing carried away more or less
rapidly. There has been an i'm
mense amount of erosian here in
past ages, and especially so on
the headwaters of Salmon river.
There there has been erosian on
a grand scale, for nothing is left
of a grand system of mountains
but a few isolated peaks, and the
twisted and crumbled strata
the fossil bones of the mountain
range-to show us that they had
ever been.
There are two kinds of rock
in stratafed form-organic and
inorganic. The former is com
posed of the accumulated remains
of organisms, such as shells,
woods, and bones of animals and
fishes. There are stratas in
some periods that are four to
five hundred feet in thickness,
composed entirely of the shells
of a minute organism known to
science as the Diatom, 10000 OF
shells will be contained in one
square inch of the formation.
This substance, after it hardens,
is known to the commercial
as chalk. Again, the coral worm
Actinia-Sea anemone], has bull.
ded by its cast off shells great
reefs and atolls which being rot.
ted and worn away by the action
of the ocean, the eroded part
which is then coral ooze, is
spread over the bottom of the
ocean, by the currents, and be-
comes solicited. This also makes
chalk. Where there is a good
proportion of silicious sands de-
posted with the ooze, then wher
it solidifieS it becomes limestone
-metamorphic limestone; when
pure is marble. Coal lying in
stratas-hard as stone-and is a
kind of stone, is the petrified
remains of the bodies of count.
less thousands of trees and
shrubs, and sometimes animals.
The inorganic rocks are some
kinds of sandstones, conglomer.
ates and shales, not all kinds,
however. Then again in inor-
ganic rocks, (the unstratafed),
are the lavas, both kinds-basal
tic and acidic-granite, gniss
etc. These occur in bikes ano
bodies. Granite is generally in
massive form-lava in sheets
and flows, but sometimes it is in
the form of ''intrusives' intrud
ed among and between strata
fed rocks, then they, after the
stratafed rocks are away by ero
sion are seen Gaping the tops
of hills, as rim rocks.
CALHOUN.
CHALLIs, IDAHO, Jan. 90, 1898.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-01-25

GEOLOGY.

TREATS OF In0 paSJ history OF Jno
earth and its inhabitants Joseph
LeConte.
In the study of geology, forma-
tions are the first thing to come
under the students, then strata
fication excites his wonder and
chains his interest and attention
to one of the greatest natural
phenomena that is in existence
the stratafied stratafca-
tion-the cause.
Rainwater falling on the sur
face of the earth, a part sinks
into the soil, a part runs off the
surface, the former part penetra-
ties into the rocks, and carrying
oxygen and carbonic acid, in
solution, decays them, and they
crumble. Each rainstorm decays
the rock deeper, and also decays
the fragments the preceding
rain made, thus soils areformed.
Take a magnifying glass and
put it on any soil Tin place. and
you will find that it is of the
same composition that the rocks
beneath are. By the term Sin
place." | mean, any soil that has
never been removed from the
place of formation or decaying.
The latter part of the water
runs down the hillsides, unites
with other small particles, forms
rills which unite with other rills
and form torrents which empty
into streams, that unite with 9th
er streams, make rivers. AS the
water first starts on it's journey
it gathers as much of the soil as
it can carry and bears it with it,
then we have muddy water, and
this soil is carried till the speed
of the water slackens, then it is
dropped. If the speed of the
water increases, it picks up adj
ditional refuse, therefore if a
stream of water is running at a
given speed, carrying as much
sediment as the speed will allow
ANY increase of speed will
cause the stream to scour it's
bed; any decrease will cause
abundant deposit.
The entire system of reason
ing on Standardization is based on
this fact AS water always
finds its way into lakes, seas,
CULTS, bays and oceans, and the
gravel, sand, mud, and all other
refuse in the river bed, follows
the course of the water, it must
follow that the debris will also.
in time, get to the oceans and
seas, and be deposited.
The swifter the water the more
it can carry, therefore our noun
tain streams carry the largest
boulders, which, grinding to-
gether on their way, break and
pulverize each other and the
smaller stones, which makes
smaller fragments, which are
carrird further away till at last
they are in the larger rivers
where they are dropped until
they wear down small enough
for tho slow current of the river
to carry them on to the ocean.
where they are deposited until
they become of sufficient depth
for hydrothesmal fusion to take
place, then they are again raised
as land.
SO goes the ever re-occuring
cycle-a continent is raised, cut
down, borne to the sea, deposit
ed; raised again, cut down again
and so on. When continent
was raised in the midst of the
ocean, the old continent became
a seabed; its mountains, islands,;
the former seabed became a
continent; its islands, mountains.
Sometimes the sediment after
being borne to the mouth of the
river, is there deposited. and
Z forms peninsulas, like Florida
formed by the debris brought
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-01-25

When in Challis be sure and
stop at this hotel. The tables
are always supplied with the best
the market affords, and they can
not be surpassed in Custer
county. Commodious sample
rooms for travelling men.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-01-25
Treasurer'e Notice.

Thefollowing warrants against
Custer county, will be paid on
presentation with interest to
date, if presented within sixty
days from date of this notice
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
POSTOFFICE BUILDING.

Parties other than those having ledg-
er accounts with this paper. civic So
cleeles ano military organizations. are
required to pay for transient adyer-
usements in advance. An increase OF
eo per cent. will be charged for tran
silent advertisements not paid for in
advance and no transient advestise-
ment will be booked for less space
imam one inch. To Illustrate: one-half
inch is rs cents, one inch so cents FOR
one time, when paid in advance: but
they VIII be rs cents II charged Tran
sient advertisers will save money by
remembering this notice. which applies
In all cases. irrespective Of financial
responsibility.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
COMFORT ONE ANOTHER,

Comfort one another,
For the way is 1ften dreary.
And the feet are often weary,
And the heart is very sad.
There is heavy burden bearing,
When it seems that none are caring,
And we half forget that ever we were
glad.
Comfort one another,
With the handclasp, close and tender,
With the sweetness love can render,
And the looks Of friendly eyes.
Do not wait with grace unspoken,
While LIES daily bread is broken.
Gentle speech is oft like mamma from
the skies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
MONDAY. MAY 16, 1898.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

II Is quite evident now that the Uni
ted States goverr5AhAt made an eyre
gious mistake in HdeHfushinr the Mica
ragua canal TO completion at the time
there was so much talk in reference
TO the matter. Were that canal in ex-
istence now the battleship Oregon and
gunboat Marietta would have Joined
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet nearly a
MONTH ago. and the coal consumed.
to say nothing OF the time (Which 10
Tar more importantly, in the long trip
around Cape Horn would have been
saved. There can be no doubt that
American engineering skill can over
come all the obstacles in the way of
building this waterway across Nicara-
gua II the government Will only put up
the money. To be sure, 1t will require
large sum TO complete and perfect
such an immense undertaking, but
there Is no reason for believing that il
would be anything but a paying in
Eestment- Brave Admiral Dewey and
his courageous men would be in no
Danger OF being cut off in far away
manila If this near cut across the con-
tinent was open for the swift and
powerful fighters OF SIMPSONS SQUAD
ron. Under present conditions. how
ever, the Spaniards have some adyan+-
age IN the race for the Philippines.
Uncle Sam needs that canal in his
business, whether 1t be peaceful or
Warlike. 1t is to be hoped that the war
VIII thoroughly impress this lesson
upon those who have control of the af-
fairs of the nation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

There is no need of wasting time
and space to figure out the reasons
why the continental powers vii, ha
winning 10 let us hold the Philippines.
II amounts to this, that if we want to
Keep them we Will keep them. and
mat, too, without asking the consent
OF any other nation.-Chicago Record
n While it is to be hoped that mis-
country will not want to keep them,
unless such a. course is right ,b.r.
cah DC nc doubt that the assertion of
our esteemed contemporary is correct.
At IS quite evident that Uncle Sam has
no intention of dancing to the music
OF the European concert"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
Thief KeIiiereig,t.i.-

| HASA
A rising young physic
Philadelphia recovered
stolen watch last week in
able way. The timepiece
ent from the doctor, and was z
ful specimen OF the jewe!er s. ~
cases being blue enamel. thiS E
with diamonds and pearls.
side of the case was a pictu1{
giyer, photographed directly
case, and the engraved word 3 3sf3ss
Ralph to Grace"
! Thanksgiving night the youn
attended theater and at the cloaa
the play joined the merry throng thai
| was on Chestnut street. Several times
up and down were made, and it was
| late when they arrived at the young
woman's home In order to be sure
Of the time the girl felt for her watch,
which she usually wore hooked on her
coat. and found it gone OF course she
was Mortified. and started to cry. but
| the doctor told her she probably had
lost it. and that an advertisement
would bring its return. The lost and
found column was freely used, but
without any result. The doctor had
lost n! hope, when last Wednesday
morning he received through the mail
the missing watch and letter which
read:
Dear Doctor: Inclosed find watch
that | stole Thanksgiving night. On
looking in case saw your picture and
surmiscd that it was 4 gift from you
TO your sweetheart. l guess you don't
remember saving the life of man who
had no money, but l do, and l can't
find it in my heart to keep the watch.
a GRATEFUL MAN"
The doctor. who is noted for his
charity, says he has no recollection of
the case in question.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
Hot Weather in the
Old Town.

For that reason we wish to bring
TO your notice the fact that we are
now showing the newest and finest
line of summer goods to be found in
the market, and this. too, at prices
that for cheapness cannot be euualled.
Notice particularly our
Dlmities in neat and attractive de-
signs and colors on which we are maxi
ing a special price; per yard only
41-2 Cents
Just received Organizes in black and
solid colors. with open work patterns,
something new and fashionable; ex-
ira low price, per yard,
121-2 Cents
Other Organizes in black and white
and colored designs. worth 15c, but we
shall sell them, per yard, at
Lawns are very fashionable this year
and we have some of the handsomest
ever shown at prices that make every
yard a bargain. They come in light
and dark shades of all colors and pat
terms, at prices, per yard. from
71-2 to Is Cents
Also a fine lot of both light and dark
dresses and waists. being of fine. soft
texture; they make exceedingly pretty
costumes; our special places them
within the reach of all, per yard
Is Cents
It is impossible to mention all the
nice things we have in Percales. You
must see them and then you will Won
der at the number of handsome pat
terms in artistically arranged colors
and more SO at the prices asked.
Percales in checks and plaids, just
in. per yard.
70 10 Cents.
Also another lot of remnant Per-
Gales, per yard. at
71-2 Cents.
Percale remnants, dark colors, very
handsome, worth - Lee, but you can
have them, per yard, for
9 Cents.
Piuues. very handsome, in cords and
patterns just the thing this season,
rer yard, at
10, Is and o5 Cents.
consisting of checks, plaids, &c, in all
the popular colors, for only, per yard,
5 Cents.
Apron Bingham. all colors, worth &C,
this time, per yard,
In Calicos we certainly keep as fine
line as can be found anywhere.
These useful goods are now offered to
you at prices that are beyond competi-
ton.
The regular indigo Calicos, of which
we have received a new line. per yard,
at
Standard quality Dress calicos. in
pretty checks. plaids, &C., all colors.
both light and dark, worth Sc. our
price, per yard,
Also light Calicos, dark colors black
and white Calicos Turkey Red Calicos
In patterns, per yard, for
A very fine grade Of unbleached Cot
ton. worth &c. at a special price, per
yard, of
40 captc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
WeiEht OF rekin nrnL.

Pekin Ducks should weigh from four
TO hve pounds when nine weeks old
which is about twice what tho bayt
poultry feeders can make chickens
weigh at that age. The extra weight
is not all profit though, for young
ducks will eat everything in sight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

~ LID DOMINION STEAMSHIP co
~ DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA POINTS
The elegant passenger steamships
Jamestown. Guyandotte. Princess
Anne. Old Dominion. leave New York
every day except Sunday at 800 P. NJ.
for Norfolk and Newport News. touch
ing at Fortress Monroe on the south
bound trip.
The ships Of this line leave Norfolk
for New York direct every day except
Sunday at $50 o'clock.
A short. delightful and invigorating
voyage.
FARE:
First-class, straight, including
meals and berth ............... 5 800
F'irst-class. round trip, includ-
ing meals and berth .... 1900
Storage without substance -. 45O
Steamer Luray arrives from Smith
field and leaves for Norfolk daily ex-
cept Sunday, at $3.50 A. M. Returning
leaves Norfolk from Bay Line wharf
every day except Sunday at P. NJ.
M. B. CROWELL. Agent
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

Newly Matched chickens should nevarl
DC 1ed with corn meal even though it
is scalded A very good feed for the
flrst two or three weeks is crackers
or stale bread softsned in hot water.
or milk. They should be fed at least
four times a day
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

Tha,.s,, uon worry about the girls.
whether you are or NOT -pa+arsb,',,,,
/ 1ndex-Appeal. SUI
This consoiing assurance was given
70 the petersburg Grays, which left
the Cockade City Saturday evening n
JON the State troops at Camp Lee
. - course none of the soldiers had seen
me matter In this light. Surely their
I spirits can no longer be troubled.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16
Capital Dry
Goods House,
26lO Washington Avenue.

M ERCHANTS & MINERS TRANS
XR PORTATION CO.'S STEAMSHIP
LINES FOR BOSTON,, PROyI-
DENCE, BALTIMORE.
Leave Newport News via Norfolk for
Boston every Monday. Wednesday and
Friday. sailing from Norfolk at p
M. Leaves for Providence May End,
9Th. 10th, 18th. 18th. 23rd, 9th and 31st.
Leave Newport News for Baltimore
Mondays. Thursdays and Saturdays
at S P. NJ, connecting for Washington,
Philadelphia and New York. Fare to
Baltimore, one way. $500; round trip,
$500. including stateroom berth. Ac-
commodations and cuisine unequa1led.
Freight and passengers taken for all
points north and east.
For further information apply to
L. c. SAUNDERS, Agent,
Newport News. Va
w. P. TURNER, G. p. A.
J. c. WHITNEY. T. M.
General Office. Baltimore. Md.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

IT HE sTEAMER 8. A. M'CAI.L
4 will leave Newport News with both
freight and passengers for Petersburg
every Monday. Wednesday and Friday
about 7:15 A M, and will leave Newport
News for Norfolk every Tuesay, Thur
day and Saturday about $3.50 P. NJ
VIII leave Norfolk every Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday al 6 A. N
sharp J. W. PHILLIPS
Owner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

MI. Wanamaker's friends NAV cn,
Il s'aeuiaoe themselves upon the fact
4 that bold, bad Matt. Quay has so far
JAILED to cut their honest friends
cable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

Subs"ilinS CnnHrrvcs Moisture,
Inc Wisconsin station found that in
subsolled ground, there was more wa
ter i'll the second. third and fourth foo,
thah IN SOIL not treated. but that the
surface root was Qr]e-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

The Daily Press may be obtained
every morning at the following place:
Crossley Bros. Washington avenues
]. A. Cory. Acre
Chesapeake & Ohio Restaurant.
charles Robinson. No. Ivy avenue
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

r speed In a torpedo boat may not be
sucn a grea. thing after all If the
commanders a'1s are going to use it to run
& Into danger. .F,.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

Thoughts are the quickest and the
longest and the saddest things of this
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Described

the vessels armor, guns, en-
glnes, power, etc. In short,
the very information wanted
for full understanding Of the
fighting and manoeuvers Of the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-16

whose mission is to protect our shores-and FIGHT
Everybody is eager to know about these superb
fortresses which guard the nations honor We have
arranged tor our readers to secure for merely nominal
sum Portfolio Series in ten containing l6
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reproductions Of special pho
tographa, $50 in all, each
accompanied by Explanatory
Text, i'll which are
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OrffOIio Series

for the islands which the ships
their share Of attention, and
the reader feels Oh turning the
last leaf that he has bad
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-12-23
Hardin Granted n New Trial.

w. II. Hardin, convicted of murder
in Cleburne county and sentenced to
hang, has been granted a new trial by
the supreme court. Hardin and Lee
Mills were accused of numbering Hugh
Patterson near Clinton, in Van Buren,
county. Hardin confessed and on his
evidence Mills was convicted and has
been executed. After Mills was hung
Hardin was put on trial, and his con-
viction followed the death penalty be-
ing assessed. The grounds on which
the court granted a new trial are: First,
The fact that one or more of the trial
jury when asked as to their qualifica-
tions to serve. announced that they
had an opinion as to the prisoners
guilt. Second. A confession made by
the accused was permitted to go to the
jury as evidence against him.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-12-23
Colored Soldier Slain.

John III. Jones, colored, a private of
the Twelfth United States infantry,
was shot and killed by Reedy Vance at
Little Rock. The shooting occurred
on Main street. Vance gave himself up
and made statement, claiming that
he acted in self-defense. There were
only few eye-wltnesses to the shoot.
ing, but it is claimed the negro was
drunk and used vile language TOWARD
Vance, making move as if to draw
gun. Vance is grocery clerk, but
for several years conducted a saloon OF
Fourth street. In 1896 in his saloon he
shot and killed Jim Sullivan, well
known in Lonolke and adjoining coun.
ties. At his trial Vance established
grounds of self-defense and was &C.
quilted
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-12-23

MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

Berlin has lis music schools.
The statue of Schumann will be dedi.
cated at Zwickau, June s, 1900, the
nineteenth anniversary of his birth.
Patti the famous 'ceilist, is living in
retirement at his villa at Bergamo, his
birthplace. He is now &c years old.
Verdi is busy with a new opera King
Lear" Before it is published, few
of his intimate friends will have the
privilege of hearing it,
The vocal craze of the season bids
fair to be I'm a Persian Garden" a
musical setting of the "Rubaiyat' of
Omar Khayyam, by Liza Lehman.
A new opera house in ST. Petersburg,
to be built under the patronage of the
car, is to cost about 100000. Like
the Bayreuth theater, it will have a
concealed orchestra.
That the Boston Symphony orches-
ira has strong hold on the people of
that city is shown by the fact that 1925
was bid for certain seat. This with
SIP for season ticket, makes 1887.
Cesar Thompson, the famous violin
list, is great advocate of the value Of
calisthenics and special exercise for de-
veloping the muscles used in playing,
and insists upon such practice by all
his new pupils.
Edward Lloyd, the well-known Eng
fish oratorio and concert tenor, who
has sung in this country, announces a
series of farewell c0naertS prior m hi :
retirement from public work. He is So
years old.
Mr. Edward Baxter Perry, the blind
pianist, is making an extensive tour of
the United States. He has just re-
turned from abroad, where his series
of recitals in Paris, Berlin, Munich and
other capitals earned him a batch of
most favorable press notices.-Ladies'
Illustrated Journal.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-12-23
Changes Recommended in school Laws.

Changes Recommended in school Laws.
In his biennial report, the superin.
tendent of public instruction recon-.
mends that county examiners be paid n
salary, and that there be only one ex.
aniner in counties with two districts:
That the township district system be
adopted. The report contains the fol.
lowing suggestions:
]. II the office OF county examiner is TO he
continued his duties and powers should be IN.
creased lie should be required TO approve
eaoh contract and each warrant OF school di-
rectors, to prevent waste Of school funds.
me school year should be made to close
Win June 10 and all reports OF school officers
oe required shortly thereafter
The evils arising from our present system
" small irregular school districts are many
Inc various questions OF transfer. rights of
puplIs TO be admitted to the public school dis
putes over boundary lines and taxes dinlcul-
ties IN adjusting conflicting claims when new
olstrlets are organized. these are a few OF the
supJeots Tor contention that are constantly
arising We need the township system
TWO county examiners In one county create
constant friction One examiner with power
hle.
D Ahe examination OF teachers for both
county and state licenses should be made more
thorough Applications for first and second
craze county certificates should be examined
upon additional subjects and each grade OF
county license should have separate questions
upon the subjects common to all grades. Rec.
oenition is due the State University In the
granting Of state licenses. Graduates of the
normal department OF nearly all state uriver-
sites are granted life licenses to teach
% Uniformity OF organization and instruc-
uon should be sought by means OF an Official
course OF study for all the public schools of
the state The defective organization of our
public schools and the absence of any definite
aims in the instruction given are so apparen
and so hurtful as to need no special comment.