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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

OF his second wife. Would Irene run
like risk? He as unappreciative OF
the splendid honor about to be shown
her that had been years preparing for
her? Alexander III. had made. his
son promise him on his deathbed to
marry the Princess of Hesse Darn
stadt. How dare one woman attempt
to defy monarch's plans?
So Irene turned to leave the room,
carrying her great burden OF love and
sorrow with her. In her reply to the
emperor she had begged permission to
return at once to Tugendstein, and left
on the same day.
Otto. who had waited in terrible I'M
certainty for her return, saw by her
expression as she dismounted from
the carriage, that the remorse which
had glided into his life with reptilian
quiet was all too true; that he must
consent to see her sacrificed to a man
she hated. and to put out of her own
life the .ove which had glorified both
herself and him. Man and soldier
though he was, he must stand with
passive clasped hands before that ter
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

James H. Peavey. the Minnesota ele-
vator king, tarried recently in London,
homeward bound, after three months
tour Of Europe. He had visited the
Rhire. the Alps, the lakes Of switzer-
land, the Paris exhibition. Oberam-
mergau and whatever else the conti-
nent has to attract the American sight
seer. Asked what he liked best about
his fine trip. he said. Sandy Hook"
Mr. Peavey has been called upon to
explain to merchants and hnanciers
throughout Europe the glories Of the
great cement-and-iron grain elevator
the Peavey syndicate is building at
Duluth. He says the structure ia
built OF the solid stuff that the Ro-
mans put into the Appian way and
will last for ages.-Chicago Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

That man gets used to anything"
has been again shown by the extra
ordinary cases of GOODNESS under fire
at the front. At Labuschagne's mex a
private in the deadly zone of fire tore
open letter from his sister and began
to read it eagerly; wounded batsman
at Ladysmith finished his run at crick-
ct before dropping dead; Charles
Hands kept his cigarette alight be-
tween falling from his horse with a
fractured thigh and being taken to the
hospital; it is alleged a soldier at
Spion kop fired his rife after his head
was blown of! One can understand a
murderer not long ago Directing to be-
ing hanged because he had sore
throat, and another at some hitch in
the ceremony on the scafrold, disgust
edly observing: "A nice country this,
where they can't even hang a man
properly" Only the other week q
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

The mighty CHA On. the Chinese
Sharkey, now In New York. Ia reveia-
ton to those who have looked upon the
Celestial as a weakling. The Chinese
method of fighting ia entirely different
from ours. No blows are barred. and
the only idea is to knock your man out
as quickly as possible. II kick on the
shin or a drive below the belt will do
1t, those are the tricks considered
proper. Their system ia the most vi
cious to be found anywhere today on
the globe. The scientific Chinese fight
er has a repulsiye way Of jabbing his
extended first and second fingers into
his opponents eyes. thus binding him,
while with the other hand he chokes
LIS victim by crushing his windpipe be-
tween the knuckles. The first and
second fingers of the right hand are al
most invariably used for the binding
process, and the wlndpipe is usually
caught between the knuckles of the
left hand. or the fingers, extended, are
pushed deep into his neck in an effort
to strangle the victim
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

hydraulic pressure. which presses the
pencils out the required shape and
diameter, but in lengths of about three
feet. While get soft the pencils are
cut into the desired lengths and set
out to dry in the open air After they
are thoroughly dry the pencils are
placed in steam baking kilns, where
they receive the proper temper. Pen
ellis made in this manner are not only
free from all grit and of uniform hard
ness. but are stronger than those cut
out of the solid slate. For these rea-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

Raise swans and grow rich." says
Secretary Mendenhall of the board
of park commissioners, TO the Los
Angeles Times. Mr.. Mendenhall con-
ceived the idea some time ago that a
few graceful swans would add beauty
to the pretty sheets of water at West
lake, Eastlake, and Elysian parks, and
wrote to several eastern cities asking
the price of these dignifed birds.
From Chicago came the word that
there were none in that city for sale.
The parks at Cincinnati could not
spare swan. but in that city he was
informed that a pair could be purchas-
ed that would cost delivered in this
city SIS each. In his search he has
learned that there are two kinds of
swans, namely, imported and wild
birds. The former are very expen-
sive. Belgian hare-raising may be
profitable, but Mr.. Mendenhall Is of
the opinion tina. swan farm would
be mint
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

the earth. Pencils so made were OBJ
jected to on account of the grit which
they contain, which would scratch the
states. To overcome this difficulty Col.
d. Nj. Steward devised and patented
an ingenious process. by which the
slate is ground to a very fine powder
and all grit and foreign substances re-
moved, and the powder bolted
through silk cloth in much the same
manner as flour is bolted. The powder
is then made into dough, and this
dough is subjected to a very heavy
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04
Fl.hInE an art IN china.

Nowhere in the world is the art of
fishing so mighty developed as in Chi
ma. Rivers, creeks, stagnant pools,
the great ocean, and the little tank,
lakes and garden ponds, all furnish
their quota to the sustenance Of man.
Even rice grounds are turned into fish
ponds in winter. The inhabitants of
the waters are killed with the spear,
caught with the hook, scraped up by
the dredge and captured by nets. They
are even dived for by birds trained for
the purpose. Eels are fed in tubs and
jars until customers carry them or
Washington Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

A recent dispatch from New York
says Deacon Jonas w. Tompson OF
Pine Plains, has about thirty women
picking red raspberries In his patch.
which is back Of his barns A few
years ago the barns were infested with
skunks, which had disappeared. How
ever, they were again discovered and
all the pickers loaded their aprons
with stones, more than fifty of which
were hurled at the skunks. but the
odor became so stifing that all re-
treated Deacon Tompson went to the
rescue with his hired mea and dogs
He found that the women had stirred
up colony of fully 20 skunks. Deacon
Tompson has abandoned the berry
patch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04
England Follows United States,

Red, white and blue, though the col
ors of the union jack. were not used
generally in England as marks of pa
lriotism before the queens diamond
Jubilee, three years ago. The old col
ers were red and white. and the limo
ration is said to be due to some deal
er's importing large stock of French
decorations left over from the French
national fetes. Englishmen are cheer
pg the three colors now. however. as
Vigorously as though they were Amer
cans OF Frenchmen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

dency to health. A mans body is not
the normal object of his attention.
Just as the normal focus of sense
organ is an external object (of the eye,
a sight; OF the ear. sound), so the
normal focus of the mind as a whole
Is the breathing, colored world out
side itself. and particularly the absorb
ing world of other people. The very
insidiousness of sickness is that it
tends to sesiude the mind from this
wholesome outlook, and concentrate 1T
upon inner sensations. The process,
once begun, proceeds apace, and soon
the healthy activity OF the body Is still
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

zine. than the self-appointed devils
advocate who sedulously notes the
mugginess of the weather. the feeble
ness of his pulse. o. the fact that he
is tired" (Which. God help us, we are
all-until we get rested). He will be
a happier man. moreover, for two rea-
sons and by virtue of two distinct
forces that his act of attention en-
lists In his behalf. In the first place.
by removing the constant irritation to
his mere body his viscera and nerves
and muscles, that has resulted from his
morbid attention. he leaves a clear
stage for the benign action OF the ten
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04
ORIGIN OF CAKE WALK


rs Chsos~ . Partnsr Wa. klss -
Choose y Wife.
The cake walk had its origin among
the French negroes OF Louisiana more
than century ago, says the New Or
leans Times-Democrat. There .s little
doubt that 1t is an offshoot of some of
the old French country dances. 1t re-
sembles several of them in form. From
New Orleans it spread over the entire
South and thence North. 1t was found
Of convenience to the plantation ne
groes. They were not welded by II
cense, and it was seldom that the SER
vices of preacher were called in. At
a cake walk man might legitimately
show preference for q woman, and
thus publicly claim her for a wife In
effect, the cake walk was not different
from the old Scotch marriage, which
required only public acknowledgment
from the contracting parties. So this
festival became In some sense a WOO
ing, an acceptance or a rejection and q
ceremony. This explains its populari-
ty with the blacks outside of its beau
ties, with the accompaniment of music,
which is competent at all times to
command negro support. Cake walk
ing has improved as do most things
that are constantly practiced. 1t has
lost its old significance in the South.
Negroes now get married, when they
marry at all, in the white folks fash
ion. 1t has become, however, a pam
tomime dance. Properly performed. it
is a beautiful one. The cake is not
much of prize. though the negro has
a sweet tooth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

condemned woman in Wandsworth
Jail, England, complained of the nov
els supplied, and story comes from
Klondike of disappointed miner ask
ing another ''as personal favor" to
shoot him through the head, and, on
being wounded, exclaiming: Don't
mangle man; take your time and try
again"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

further deranged by the meddling at
tention, precisely as clearneSs of exc
cution on the piano. for example, is
deranged by particularized notice of
lingering or other mechanical pro-
cesses that should DO automatic. Con-
scious thought Always bungles the DEL
icate acts properly cared by the sub
conscious mind. The remedy il in
both cases to direct lhe attention else,
where.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

sons they have entirely superseded the
old kind Over twenty-five million
pencils were made and sold in the year
1893 by manufacturing company in
Chattanooga. Tenn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04
HOW TO BIZ tiAePY.

Eaks Nots of oniy the Cheersui Things
An Life
Happy ia the man who forms. early
tn life Tor IL not early, then late), the
habit of taking all the light and
warmth and cheer he can get with a
nne glow of appreciation. looking.
meanwhile. somewhat sidewsy at those
opposite experiences he cannot escape
Let him sQuint little or look the
other way He will be happier -uan,
as well as more popular, writes Daniel
Gregory Mason in Scribnerx Maya
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04
Failure Lea 30 Success.

M. Pichon. the French minister 30
Pekin. In his youth intended to be q
physician, but was prevented by his
allure to pass the examination for a
legree. He drifted into the diplomatic
srvice from editorial work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

There is no properly organized med
ical corps. transport service or COM
missariat in China.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

Never be ashamed to show your re-
spect for honesty in whatever guiss 1t
may appear.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

only thing that makes life worth liv-
ing?
Irene and Otto meet one another
once year. on the cars birthday. at
St. Petersburg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-04

Kew Slate Pencils Are Made
Slate pencils were formerly all cut
rom solid slate Just as it is dug from
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
SOUTH AFRICAN
WAR Is STILL
PROGRESSING,
Notwithstanding oyertures for Peace.
It is Reported that General
French Has
ARRIVED AT BL0ENFONTEIN.
But the Announcement Of the Brief
Dispatch is Not Fully Under

LONDON. March IA, $3.50 a. m.-Noth-
ing can be said on the advance on
Bloemfontein, beyond Lord Roberts
own dispatches. Nothing more has
been permitted to come through Doubt
less Lord Roberts himself is fully occu-
pied with important military operations
The dispatch from Cape Town saying
that Gen. French has arrived at
Bloenfontein," probably does not mean
that he has entered the city. Lord
Roberts message may mean either that
the Beers have cut the railway to the
north or that the British cavalry have
done so. II the former then 1t may ba
assumed that no rolling stock has been
seized but by general assumption the lat
ter Interpretation Is regarded as cor
rect.
This would greatly facilitate obtains
ing supplies from Orange river, an Inn
portant matter, as Lord Roberts line
OF communication Of the Modder bridge
is now 11O miles long.
The Beers may make another nBnt,
but there is little doubt that Lord Rob-
erts will occupy Bloemfontein to-day
"wednesday. The Beers retiring from
Orange river will find themselves be-
tween two British armies and their
guns are almost bound to fall into the
hands Of the British, while the occupa-
tion of the capital of the Free State viii
strain the alliance of the two republics
to the utmost.
The government will not allow the
Kruger-steyn appeal to influence in
any way their determination not to
spare any effort to prosecute the war.
There will be no diminuItIOn OF meas
ures calculated to maintain the full
efficiency Of the field force, and what
ever relnforcements were previously
considered advisable will stlll be sent
out.
Lord saisbury's reply meets with
unanimous approval among conserva-
tlves and 1t Is the universal opinion that
the B6ers, By their extravasant claims
and cantIng tone, meant to influence
foreign powers. have again over-reach-
ed themselves. as they did by the ulti-
matum.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
JUDGE PARKBR

Instructed Grand Jury to Inquire
Into Arrest Of Powers and Davis.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 1Ss@
Judge Parker to-day called for ttO
grand jury, now In session, ard gaVe ik.
q lengthy charge In which he urged that
the removal Of Powers ana Davis hom
the jail ON Sunday by irregular and al-
legged illegal process, and the alleged
mistreatnlAnt Of these prisoners be fully
investigated and the guilty partisa e
any a1s guilty. be indicted. summonse8
were immediately sent by the grand
jury to Sheriff suter and Lleatenlnt
Peale, at Frankfort, to appear bsfcro
the grand fury here on Saturday. The
local odicials connected with the cales
have also been summoned. Court also
Instructed the grand jury to INQUIRE on
what authority the militia was stil Oo-
cupyinE the jail.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
SENATORIAL CAUCUS
Of Republicans on the Puerto Ricau
Tariff Bill.

OF Republicans on the Puerto Rican
Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON. March 1s.-The Re-
publican senator's were in caucus for
two and one-hnlt hours on the Puerto
Rlcan bill this afternoon and at sl1;
O'Clock adjourned until two o'clock To-
morrow, when the discussion will be
renewed. No vote was taken upon any
OF the various propositions laid before
the caucus, but as a result Of the cnu-
Gus talk the impression prevailed TINT
there was great deal Of opposition to
the bill, which opposition. II Il was not
placated, might endanger its passage.
II was also apparent that a number Of
other senators thought the Legislation
was iIl-advised, but while opposed to
the bill nevertheless would vote for 1t
Us a party measure.
Deep feeling was displayed over the
question by q number of senator's. and
especially by those Of the middle west,
some OF whom did not hesitate to affirm
that any effort to place tariff upon
the exchange OF business between tho
United States and Puerto Rico probably
would have an injurious effect upon the
Republican party In those states.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
salisbury's Reply.

The Marquis Of Salisbury to the pres
Idents Of the South African republic
and the Orange Free State:
Foreign once. March I'LL have
the honor to acknowledge your honors'
telegram, dated March 8, from Bloem-
fontein, OF which the purport is prInci-
paIly to demand that her majesty's
government shall recognizes the ineOn-
tcstable independence of the South Az
rlcan republic and Free State as SOW
ereign International states and to offer
on those terms to bring the war to a
conclusion.
In the beginning of October last
peace existed between her majesty and
the two republics under conventions
which then were in existence. A dis
cussiun haG been proceeding for some
months between her majesty's govern
ment and fhe South African republic.
OF which the object was to obtain re-
dress for certain very serious griev-
ances under which the British residents
in South Africa were suffering. In the
cours eof these negotiations. the South
African republic. had, to the knowledge
Of her majesty's government, made
considerable armnments. and the latter
had consequently taken steps to provide
corresponding relnforcaments for the
Brltlah In Cape Town ana Natal. No
Infringements OF the rights guaranteed
by the conventions had, up to that
point. taken place on the British side.
Suddenly, at two days notice. the South
African republic. after issuing an In
quilting ultimntum. declared war upon
her majesty, and the Orange Free State.
with whom there had not even been amy
discussion, took II similar step. Her
malestys dominlons were Immediately
invaded by the two republics Siege
was laid to three towns within the Brit
ish frunge7. large portion Of two colo
nIes was overrun with great destruc-
tlon Of property and life. ana the repub-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
COMMANDMENT

OF Ma8elking Continued With vigOr.
LONDON, March 1s.-Lady Sarah
Wilson wires to the Daily Mall from
Mafeking, under date of March G. by
native runner to Labatlsl, March 8, as
follows:
"on Saturday, March 3, the Beers
furlously bombarded the brick fields
and trenches about mile from the
town for three hours, killing one ana
woundIng two C0lonials.
"On Monday, March &, they made a
determined attack. Owing to n misun-
derstnndIng the Colonlnls evacuated
the foremost trench. This the Beers
occupied, but reserves were called up
and the trench was rc-occupied with a
rush. We had no casualties.
"The Beers continue very active ana
taxes Colonel Buden-Powell and the
garrison very heavily to prevent them
encroaching on our lines. Since Com
mandant Suydam returned north the
siege has been prosecuted with renewed
vlgor.
SDynamite explosions were heard
during the last two days Of February.
The Boers have been blowing up Sec
tions Of the Northern railway, showing
that they fear the approach OF Colonel
Plumer'R column"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
RE11ER,s TESTIMONY
On the Methods Of the E. S. Dean
Company.

On the Methods Of the 3. s. Dean
Company.
NEW YORK. March 1s,-samuel
keller continued his testimony to-day
regarding the methods OF operation Of
the Z. S. Dean Company. when the trial
of James b, Kellogg, indicted last
March by the grand jury for swindllng,
was resumed before Recorder Con, in
general sessions.
Yesterday Keller gwore that he was
promised no immunity for turning
states evidence. Keller told Of the
brokerage transactions as conducted by
him between the Dean Company and
Theodore w. Myers & Company. He
said that the shares would be bought
and sold at the same time, thereby
making nothing and losing nothing, but
merely deluding the customer. This
transaction he termed washing trade.
In telling of the division Of profits, Kel.
Ter said that they were usually divided
on Saturday, the balance being divided
equally between himself, Kellogg ana
Charles Welnmann.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
WINSTON oHuRoH111
Protests Against ceremonious Treat
ment Of Cronje.

LONDON, March "A. = Winston
Churchill wires to the Morning Post
from Durban, protesting against the
ceremonious treatment OF General
CronJe. He adds.
"The stern decision not to exchange
prisoners win undoubtedly accelerate
the end of the war, but 1t will prove
very hard and perhaps even dangerous
for the British prisoners In Pretoria.
"There is abundant evidence that the
Beers are becoming more cruel, and
that the war win enter u darker phase.
Il is very doubtful II the Boer govern;
ment win be able to control tho Wild
passions Of the exaspernted rutilans,
forming the noisy pnrt Of the Boer
forces, In the event OF a Siege OF Pre-
torla, and the position OF the British
prisoners would then become precar-
louB.
II have visited the dam which the
Beers began on Kip river below Lady
smith, II It had been completed It
would have submerged Intombi camp,
where there were 1000 sick"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
ZULU OHIEFs

Encouraged by Beers to Go to War.
LEBoMBo, March s. via LourenEo
Marques, March 12-rrouble is expect
ed between Chief ogelequana and Chief
Umbogase in British Zuzuland. The
Beers are anxious that the chiefs should
quarrel and they are prepared TO sup
port the former, as Is also the sWazi
queen. The Zulu king, however, up
holds Umbogase. The women at .Fiet
Rief laager are lamen4tng over the
heavy Boer loss around LAdysmith.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
PEACEFUL
CONDITIONS
NOW EXIST
At Franlfort- Legislature Adjourns
Sine Die Generals Reach an
Understanding.
TAYLOR TO Be GOYFNOR
TIL the Contest Is Decided BY the
Kentucky Supreme Court Of
Appeals

FRANElFoRT, March 1S,-The legIs-
lature of Kentucky adjourned sine die
to-day A conference between Adtu-
tant Generals Collier and Castleman re-
suited In a perfect understanding being
reached.
Governor Taylor will continue to act
as governor. Governor Beckham will
make no move toward securing possess
sion OF the state buildings until after
the court Of appeals has decided the
disputed governorship. The legislature
appropriated 100000 for the use OF
Governor BeclLham in reorsanizlng the
state militia. This, in brief, IS the
situation in Kentucky politics Tonight
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
Anothar l.surpectn Arrested.

FRANKFORT, KY. March 13-da-
brief A. Taul, Of HardinsburE. Wa
brought to Frankfort tonight in tlo
custody OF the, sheriff OF Brecitlnrtdgs
county. He was arrested to-day for
the supposed completely In the asSasliz'-
alton Of Governor Goebel. The stetif
and the police oficials here refise 70
give out any information in regard 70
the arrest 1t is learned, however, That
Taul was not In Frankfort Al the time
OF the shooting. and It is said that hls
connection with the crime 10 only ind
rect.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
oshof occupied.

LONDON, March 1s.-The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from Kin-
berley. dated Tuesday, March -:
Lord Methuen occupied oshof on
Sunday without opposition. He left a
garrison there and returned here.
"The railway and telegraph lines have
been repaired thirty miles northward to
Slyp Kip. It is understood that the
line between Fourteen Streams and
Vryburg Is not badly damaged"