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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
MAJOR RUSSELL B. HARRISON

Major Russell B. Harrison, inspector
general at Santiago, who was recently
critically i'll with yellow fever, is the
only son of former President Benja-
min Harrison. Major Harrison has had
a varied experience First he was a
mining engineer; next he was en-
ployed for eight years al the United
States mint at Philadelphia. Then he
went to the west again and served as
secretary-treasurer of big cattle COM
pany. He turned to journalism and
published his own paper in Montana
In 1888 he became interested in Judge
and Leslies Illustrated Paper, in New
York Returning to Indiana, he en-
gagged in the electric railway and cleo
trio lighting business. For some time
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
YOUNG LORD GRAHAM
TITLED ENOLISHMAN MAKING
HIMSELF USEFUL.
Has Lately Gone to Sea as ships Mate
In the Merchant Marine-ls the Future
Duke of Montrose-Lords Can BE of
Benefit to Mankind.

once in a while some member OF the
English nobility breaks away and
really does something It may be on
the stage as a female impersonator, or
on the street as an organ grinder. or
on the high seas before the mast
Trough the misty glamour of royal
vicissitudes shines the beautiful sentl-
ment, Blood will tell"
Now, there's the marquis OF Graham,
the future duke of Montrose, who has
shipped as a mate in the mercantile
marine Just what his ultimate ambi-
ton is has not been divulged, but he
evidently is going to learn something,
and the London papers reward this
praiseworthy aim by remarking, He
redity will tell and relating the list
of his distinguished ancestors. 1t is
heralded that no wonder the love for
fine deeds should come out in Lord
Graham, for he is not only descended
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
BURNING MOUNTAIN
fn Colorado That Has Been on Fire Que
Hundred Years.

Newcastle, Colo. Special to Kansas
City World: mountain, which has
been on fire for more than 100 years 10
situated just west of here. So close is
1t that its shadow envelopes the town
at p. m, at this time of the year, and
yet the people hereabouts think no
more OF 1t than the beautiful Grand
river which washes the feet of the huge
pile where the fire has burned so long.
To the tenderfoot, however, the gilt
tering patches of deep red fire, where
it breaks out on the side of the noun
tain, and is exposed to view, there is
nothing in all this state quite its equal
The fire is fed by big vein Of coal
which the mountain contains. Just
how the coal became ignited is aot
known. The oldest resident says it
was on fire when he came here, and the
Ute Indians, who once lived in this Sec
ton, say it was burning many years
before the first white man crossed the
continental divide. The supposition is
that the coal was ignited by forest
fire at an early date in the present CEN
fury. 1t has smouldered and steadily
burned until this day At night when
the moon is dark is the best time to see
the fire. Then it is that it resembles
the regions of inferno as given US in
the word-painting of Dante The earth
covering the coal is loosened by the
heat and falls away, exposing the sheet
OF fire. The escaping gas probably as
sists in stripping off the rocks and dirt,
and wherever the vein of coal ap-
! proaches the surface the fire can be
seen. The first fire l saw was fully 80
feet square 1t had peculiar red tint,
while the burning gas coming up at the
base of the coal vein, added a bright
! blue coloring to the scene. In many
! places the surface of the mountain has
sunken. showing where the fire has
burned out its course. Efforts have
! been made to extinguish the fire. Some
time ago a company which owns a
large amount of coal land here, con-
structed a ditch from a point several
miles above the mountain into which
! it succeeded in turning the water
which goes to form Elk creek. Previ-
/ ously a shaft had been sunk in the
mountain, and into this shaft the water
was permitted to flow. The shaft was
soon filed, but the fire was above the
level of the water, and the effort was
a failure.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21

ner and for a reason that has never
been satisfactorily explained to the
white citizens in that section. IT Is
dreary and dusty desert. Rain sell
dom falls. The surface OF the ground,
a hard clay that has been baking in the
sun for centuries is covered with brok-
en- lava and pumice stone, which at
some time was discharged from one of
the great volcanoes, whose silent era
ters can be seen in the San Berdardino
mountains. This is the ordinary ap-
pearance of the country for leagues
around. You can travel an hour, or
ten hours, for that matter, in aky di-
rection away from the river bed. with
out seeing anything green or any plant
or thing OF life, except cactus or a
sage brush. Under the shadow OF a
group OF mighty hills is a mesa, or
tableland, that is almost level, and
there, once year, upon some ami
versary whose significance is not I'M
derstood, and cannot be ascertained,
the Hualapais tribe gather at night and
rake the lava and pumice stones into
winrows Some OF the winrows are
two miles long. They are regular In
length and in intervals, and the aver
age height is about twelve or fifteen
inches, just about the height Of win
row Of hay left by a horserake in a
meadow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21

Some idea of the pictorial postcard
craze in Germany is given by the fig
ures just published by our consul at
Frankfort, says the London Globe
About $4,000 workmen are employed
in producing these postal souvenirs,
and it is estimated that every day
about 100 new designs are published
Allowing for each card an issue of
1000 only-and this is modest esti-
mate-lt means total of 100000 per
day, or something like 30,000.000 per
annum. Since the introduction of the
souvenir card the number of postcards
dispatched in Germany has increased
by 12,0O0,00O. The latest cards are a
great Improvement on the earlier ones,
and some bear etchings by artists Of
repute.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21

wa HERR SIEGFRIED WAGNER.
\" we'd the best training imaginable.
+ Ans Richter, one of the greatest con-
,ctors on the globe, taught him the
H. rhnics of handling an orchestra He
rked in theory, and learned to play
my instruments himself, giving spe
Z 4 attention to the piano. Then,
Nien all seemed ready, he appeared be
| Re the world as a conductor OF his
hers works. That was a great event
10 the German musical world, though,
y tell the truth, the people who crowd
|g to hear him were led more by curl
+ Aty than by expectation of a real mu-
Val treat Since then much OF his
"ais has been spent at Bayreuth, where.
7a der his mothers direction, he be-
IA ne almost as familiar with the stag
|gEy OF the Wagner operas as she was,
I'D she was certainly the greatest Of
|aA Wagner stage directors. Young
+ Magner is not now credited with any
his fathers genius, but his friends
az Tint to the short time he has busted
[enEnself with music and predict that
p1 future has much in store for him.
|aEls manner of conducting is nervous
Siher than forceful. He knows the
p ares of the greater part of the Wag-
as operas, so that he can conduct al
|ot Ast without following the books. Per-
p nlaIly Wagner is a small man, though
|cm ger than his father His face is in
Eat ligent, his expression is keen and
TO a bearing self-reliant His mouth is
I Ieet and sunken and his chin pro-
|nsHdes, and he has been described as
2 zking like Richard Wagner. very
elt oh feminized. He is thoroughly a
of the world. and loves a pretty
Pure almost as much as he loves music
ut u was given in his youth a thorough
hs9iIdemic training, and was intended
% b an architect. The List tomb at
yreuth was designed by him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
BREAKING DOWN CUSTOM.
anese Familys Fondness for Beef
y and Its Results.

n lanese Family's Fondness for Beef
arg and Its Results.
ata When | was young boy the Gus
m q of eating beef began to spread.
d blood was regarded as unclean and
mo as Japan has been strong agri-
ovrtural country, there was a deep
ted Discrimination to eat beef" says
-, japanese writer in the Popular Sci
= Monthly. I'm this. of course, one
= to recognize The influence of the
.ietarian principle of Buddhism, but
'u 70 anybody who had ever tasted beef
vas so delicious that he could hardly
fs@ troll his natural appetite by his re-
inc gous scruple. My father was one of
saVi'se who knew its taste, so now and
luu'in we used to treat ourselves %
isaf But where did we eat it? We
Of not eat 1t inside the house. We
'uE ked and ate it in the open air, aad
1t Cooking and eating it we did not use
smF ordinary utensils, but used the
sial ones kept for the purpose.
ter " all these things? Because beef
boIsi unclean and we did not like to
pOsssad its uncleanliness into our
a use wherein the god shelf is kept
Ter into our ordinary utensils which
,e. Sht be used in making offerings to
md gods. The day when we ate beef
no d father did not offer lights to the
,png ) nor say evening prayers to them,
,mUsae did usually for he knew he was
,pps lean and could not approach the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
MAN's PHYSICAL DEFECTS.
Uneven Shoulders, Arms, Logs and HIrs
Are Numerous.

are humorous.
man can be measured to the best
advantage, tailors say, away from a
glass. Standing before a mirror he is
almost certain to throw out his chest,
II he does not habitually carry it so,
and take an attitude that he would like
to have, rather than the one he com
monty holds; whereas the tailor wants
him. as the portrait painter wants his
subject, in his natural pose and man
ner. With the man in that attitude,
the tailor can bring his art to bear-if
that Is required-in the overcoming of
any physical defect, and produce
clothes that will give the best attain
able effect upon the figure, as they will
be actually worn. The physical defect
most common in man is unevenness Of
the shoulders. One shoulder is higher
than the other, and this is defect
often encountered, though the differ
ence in the height may not be so great
as to be noticeable, except by one ac-
customed to taking note of such things
This is defect that is easily overcome
by the tailor, when it exists in com
sometimes simply by cutting the coat
to fit on each shoulder, the perfect fit
ting coat carrying with it the idea and
the appearance of symmetry. Some
times, and this is commonly done in
cases of more pronounced difference,
symmetry is attained by the familiar
method of building up or padding the
lower shoulder. The influence of the
lower shoulder extends down on that
side of the body. so that sometimes 1t
Is necessary below the arm to cut that
side of the coat shorter. Next to I'M
evenness of the shoulders, round Shout
ders are perhaps the commonest defect.
| A very common thing is unevenness of
| the hips. A difference Of half an inch
here would not be at all remarkable;
| it is sometimes much more. If a man
finds one leg of his trousers-the legs,
| as he knows, being alike in length
touching the ground, while the other
! clears it, he may reasonably consider
| that there is difference somewhere in
| his legs. 1t may be that one leg is
| longer than the other, but it is more
! probable that one hip is higher than
the other, or one leg fuller, so that il
/ takes up the trousers more and thus
/ gradually raises the bottom more. II
would be a common thing if men were
seen with their waistcoats off, to find
! suspenders set at uneven heights. The
variation in the suspenders might be
| required, to be sure, by difference in
the shoulders, and not in the legs. II
is common to find mems arms of differ.
ent lengths. The difference may be 81
! slight as to require no special atten-
ton in the making of their clothes, but
it is frequently necessary to make the
coat sleeves of different lengths. Tht
fact appears to be that there are moi
many perfect men, that is, men of per
feet harmony of development and per.
feet symmetry of proportions, in which
respect man is like all things else il
nature, like horses, for instance, ant
trees; but in the greater number o
men these defects are within such linn
its that they might be described al
variations rather than as substantial
| defects.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
gentlemen BANKERS. pi.app.ar,px.

Gentleman rankers" are disappear
ing from the British army. In the
fourteen years from 1885 to 1899 COM
missions were granted to 343 men from
the ranks. The largest number was
Al in 1888. For the first four years
they averaged over 80. for the next
seven years about 20, in 1896 there
were 10, the next year 9, and last year
IA. The percentage of commissions
given to 'rankers' was four for the
IA years. but only 1S in 1897, and 19
in 1898 They are partly shut out by
the difficulties put in their way, but
many more seek military and police"
employment in the colonies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
TREE GROWS HOARY.
strange Eject of CaterpilIars on a
Horse Chestnut Tree.

Strange Eject of CaterpilIars on a
Horse Chestnut Tree.
London Standard: Much interest has
been caused lately by the appearance
of a horse chestnut tree in the Their
garten, Berlin. The numerous branches
round the lower part of the trunk
have a pure white foliage such as is
seen on trees growing in dark places.
where no chlorophyll can develop on
account of want of light. The same
whiteness of the leaves is noticeable in
a few of the neighboring branches
through the crown to the top. The
singular appearance of the tree has
been noticed regularly for some years.
This particular tree it seems. had
pillars and other creatures of the same
species, and the foliage has already
been destroyed; but still masses of ca
terpillars continued to crawl up and
down the trunk. and finally chung
there in clumps. To preserve the beau
tiful tree after other means had been
tried in vain solution of acid was
used, and the ground all round was
watered with it, as well as the trunk
and the branches. which were specially
drenehed The treatment proved sue
cessful. The tree gradually recovered
and stands in its full strength and
freshness. but has ever since shown
the already described whiteness in its
leaves. which presents by no means
unpleasant contrast to the otherwise
dark green foliage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
Nov Use for EIactrIeItx.

1me time ago the statement was
e that the advance of senile de-
could be checked by the applica-
Of electricity to the base of the
"a. Now French scientist, DR..
slond, has made the discovery that
.ricity may be used in the devel-
ient of mental culture. This does
OF course, mean that there is
a royal road to learning, and that
me learning of Greece and Rome
be transferred into any skull by
many volts of electricity. But it
ins, according to DR.. Remond's
as, that the receptivity OF the
I can be so increased and the
city for learning extended. The
do not take instantaneous eff
the course must be prolonged.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21

MAJON NUooEA1I1 %, fiANHIoOIN.
the enterprise prospered greatly, but
in the period of depression following
1893 Mr. Harrison's interests suffered
considerably, and when the Spanish
American war broke out he entered the
army with majors commission. Ma
jor Harrison is really a man of fine
qualities. and is popuar-in spite OF
the latent antipathy which his fire.
quent public mention awakened while
his father was president
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
extraordinary Case of Blood-pol.onlng.


An extraordinary case of blood-poi-
soning is reported by a Vienna jour
nal The victim was a young girl
named Schwartz. aged %. Some days
ago she went for a walk wearing a
green silk blouse. She became over
heated. and the dye of the material
ran. Unhappily she had sustained
some trihing accidental wound under
the arm, and the pigment got into the
blood. Upon returning home she COM
planned of pain. but would not con
sent to a medical examination The
injured spot became greatly infiam-
ed, causing intense suffering, and on
the following day the physician dis
covered the cause. Remedies were
Immediately applied. but it was too
late. and after brief illness the girl
died
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
An old Indian Custom.

Near the town called The Needles,
about twelve miles across the Colorado
liver, on the California side. writes w.
e. Curtis, from Flagstaff. Ariz.. to the
Chicago Record. is an area OF about
1000 acres. more or less, where the
Hualspais Indians rake up the stones
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21

Hegfried Wagner expects to visit the
'ited States this winter for the pur-
20 OF conducting concerts in the
lncipal cities of the north and east.
Is the son OF the renowned German
nposer. Richard Wagner, and the
andson OF the no less noted German
lsician, Franz Liszt. Young Wagner
It gave his attention to music some
arteen years ago. During his fathers
\ stime he had received no encourage
ssnt to study music, but the atmos-
ere In which he grew up was charged
tn music. and when he was left free
follow his inclinatlons he started
III at once to see what he could do as
! fathers successor. A lack of am
zion was certainly not one of his
Y lings. He studied hard and he stud
n long. His mother saw that he re-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
THE sULTAN'S SON.

The young son of "the sick man OF
Europe" as he has been called for sc
long, has just been admitted to the re-
ligion of the Mussulman, and to cele-
brate that event has had his photo
graph taken. The little Prince Abdul
Rahim Effendi is just years old, the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21
'AGNERSOON TOCOME
JSscAL CONDUCTOR TO VISIT
UNITED STATES.

II Give Concerts In tho Principal
utfes-son of Renowned German
!, ,ompossr--His Musical Training at
+, snyreuth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-11-21

necessary age for initiation into the
mysteries OF the religion OF Islam. His
admission into the sacred order was
made the occasion OF a grand fete.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-01
BARON GRANT DEAD,
Gained Notoriety in Connection With the
Emma Mine Scandal

London, Aug. 3c.-Baron Albert Grant,
the company promoter. is dead. His title
was conferred on him by King Humbert
in 1865 for services in connection with the
Victor Emanuel gallery at Milan. Grant
was best known in connection with the
Emma silver mine scandal. The capital
was fixed at a million shares of EGO each.
Three members of parliament were on
the board of directors and r. F. Schenck
the United States minister to Great Brit
ain. was also a director. This was con-
sidered a masterpiece of promotion, as
Mr.. Schenck's name inspired great conf
dence. The prospectus showed that a div
idend of so per cent was possible. Two
Americans, Park and Stewart. were the
vendors OF the mine, which turned out to
be worthless. Only shilling per share
was saved from the wreck and it after
wards developed that Park and Stewart
paid Grant G100,0o0 promoting money, be-
sides other sums. Mr.. Schenck is also said
to have received E1000 600 from Park to
buy shares and become a director. A re-
port on the mine purporting TO come from
Professor Gilman of Yale was pro-
nounced to be forgery.
During the days of his prosperity Grant
presented Leicester square to London at
a cost of 10000 and built a magnificent
Italian marble palace at a cost of
s1,0oo.0oO.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-01
THE WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record OF Commercial and
Financial Transactions.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest OF Exchange News-Mining Stocks.
Metal Quotations-Wool Prices and
Movements-Grain and Pro-
duce-Review OF Trade.

New York, Aug. 31.-There were many
items in the days news which favored an
advance in the prices of securities These
were ineffective early in the day, but
proved powerless to sustain prices at the
higher level and gains, except in a few
cases. were pretty generally wiped out
before the close. The improvement in the
tone of the speculative markets abroad
gave an upward impulse to prices at the
opening. London bought quite freely Of
favorites among the internationals. The
buying from this source is attributed to
the operations of prominent New York
operator making holiday soJourn in
London.
After the order for London account had
been executed the railroad stocks fell
somewhat into the background. Later
there was some Improvement on strength
of the strong showing made by several
railroads in July earnings. Burlington
was the leader, with an increase in the
surplus after charges of more than $50, 900.
The Central of Georgia railroad formed a
marked exception with a decline in net
earnings of nearly $4,000 compared with
July of last year. LackawaHna was
marked UP on the settlement of the dis
pute with the engineers and there was
some sympathy in the other coalers.
Meantime the short interest in Console
dated Gas showed signs of distress and
marked up the stock Sh points, ex-divi-
dend.
The bears were inclined to cover sym
pathetically in the other industrials but
realizing in Continental preferred on the
declaration of the first dividend caused
them to decline again.
There was continued strength in the
Republic Steel stocks, but the promising
movement in Federal Steel yesterday was
promptly met by realizing to-day and the
stocks of that company Were heavy all
day. Steel and Wire failed to show any
response to the admission of the stocks
to the listed departments Of the ex-
change.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois stocks
showed individual strength and the COM
mon gained 61a and the preferred Az
points. Colorado Midland preferred and
Denver & Rio Grande Western common
and preferred were strong. The persist
ent heaviness of the market and the
marking UP of call loans prompted a gen
eral selling movement in the last hour
which carried off prices to low point
There was a slight hardening and the in
dustrials We're attacked again in the final
dealings. There was no apparent re-
sumption of operations by organized pools
recently active. The scarcity of money
was attributed to the monthly settle
ments. But the New York banks continue
to lose cash to the sub-treasury on ac-
count of customs and internal revenue
payments and there is a balance of ship
ments to the interior over receipts. New
York exchange at the principal points
continues at discount Exchange, both
in London and Paris, receded a fraction.
The bond market was rather quiet and
changes were small and irregular. Total
sales, par value, $751; 900.
U. S. government bonds were I'M
changed on bid quotations.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-01
market despite encouraging new:

market despite encouraging news re-
garding the shipping demands.
There was little business in the oats
market exclusive of exchanging. Deem
Der closed &c, SEPTEMBER closed with &c
loss.
The provision market followed in ten
dency the market for live hogs. Prices at
the yards were 10nl5c lower and hog
receipts for the day were $4,000. This,
with the weakness in grain, put provi-
sion prices down several notches. Pork
closed 2lE@5c lower for October and zee
for January. Lard lost 21Ac for October
and January. Ribs were stea,.-er than the
rest and lost only 1i4c per 100 pounds