The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-06

OF Lu0 NEVADA House, custer, is
spending a few days at the
county hub.
A petition has been circulated
here, which has been literally
signed, asking Judge Stockslag-
er for the appointment of John
Cassady as Water Master of this
district.
George Smith, of Salmon, ar
rived in Challis last Saturday.
This is his first visit here since
1890. Mr.. Smith is one of the
owners of the Blue Bird mine at
Clayton.
The Boise Statesman thinks
Admiral Schley was not the hero
in the Santiago bay naval battle,
and that the people should not
tender him such grand recep-
tions wherever he goes. If
Schley was only a Republican
what a grand hero he would be;
but he isn't, you know; that
makes the difference. But the
masses of the people give credit
to whom credit is due, and that
is why Schley, not Sampson,
receives the plaudits of the whole
world.
1t was reported several days
ago that Aguinaldo was dead
that he had either committed
suicide or was murdered by his
followers, but as we have saw
no confirmation of this report,
; it is, perhaps, fake. No such
good news could possibly be
true. The Philippine war still
fingers with little hopes of a
speedy settlement. This con-
tinual cry for peace by the reb-
} els is but a delusion and snare.
, They have now resorted to their
favorite method of fighting, and
n that is gorilla wafare, a can main
bl tain this kind of war for years il
y not stopped. Tho only way to
terminate this war is for us to
oI send sufficient troops to the is
land, say 100000 at least, and
qshow no quarters. Gen. Otis
= = has informed the war depart
ment to that effect, Alger, the
~ great, with small ''g," thinks
+ there are sufficient troops on the
: islands. America is too great
and should put a stop this war,
, but perhaps the administration
+ desires to continue it for polite
3 al purposes.
t An exchange asks these quite
t pertinent questions "Why does
5 the young man who rides a bic
q ycle double himself up like 6
homemade doughnut the minute
he begins to work the pedals
Yes, and why does afellow wher
:, he goes to throw a ball, first have
? to screw it into the palm of his
his right hand with his left
= while he bumps his chin with
: his knee before he throws it
: And why does man, when he
y buys a $4 cayuse and $40 cart
! have to rein the poor crowbai
!. = up till it can't see the ground be
: fore it, and goes stumbling alons
y as if trying to read the answer il
:, = the stars Why does a gir
: whom nature has given clea
y y and healthy complexion have t.
: paint till she can't wink for fea
e of breaking the enamel ? Why
= does she bang her. hair like
J spitz poodle and make her heaC
Il look like door mop? VIII,
does she affect to be too goo'
e for this world and then walt
t. with some hobo at the ball VIII
y wears striped pants =? There ar
ID other things that puzzle US, bu
If we don't want to make the girl
d angry"
q, a. A practical fact worth know
70 ing is that any miner or pros
= pector who has a blowpipe, a
-. - cohol lamp and few drops 0
- sulphuric acid can in q few min
~ utes determine whether telluriur
~ is present in ores. All that
necessary being to brake off
h small piece of the ore, place
b. in a porcelain dish previousl
10 warmed so as to avoid breaking
applying the blowpipe until tn
v ore is at oxidizing heat. then pu
k a few drops of the sulphuric aci
e. in the porcelain dish and allo'
IN to mix with the ore-the reactio
i'd will immediately follow, if te
Id lurium be present, by beautit'
lie carmine and purple colors. Th
e. metal fuses at about 500 degrees
a and is distilled at o very hig
sit temperature. Its vapor is golC
nd en- yellow and has very bri
ut liant ABSORPTION spectrum, viii
ed the electrical conductively, liz
in that coleininm iS LARGELY intil