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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

himself home, shrugged himself into
his evening clothes. for he was going
out after dinner, and went down to the
parlor to find himself face to face with
the divinity of the red-gold ringlets
and the violet eyes!
Ross, my DEAR" cooed Mrs. Stat
ford, 'let me introduce you to Miss
Chester, whom somehow you managed
to miss this morning. Why, you"
For they were smiling at each other
-merrily, spontaneously.
Indeed, no, motheri" Perhaps he
held the pretty hand she gave him a
little longer than was necessary. Il
met Miss Chester this morning Did
she not tell you l put her in a. cab?'
Miss Chester laughed. Ross Stat
ford laughed. And the bewilderment
of the head of the house of Stafford,
OF the golfing son, and the studious
son, as they in turn presented. set
them laughing again.
Lord bless mel" cried Stafford Sc
nior rufiing his hair, your father said
you were a little grill"
20, shall never be grown MP to
papa," cried Miss Chester.
HE said" stammered the young
gentleman who was getting up an arti-
Gle ON the architecture of the tenth
century, "that-that you were a nice
child"
Don't you think" queried Adele
Chester mischievously, that I'm nicer
Whereat Ralph grew guiltily red.
"a gray gown!" gasped Dick. "Ant
and hat with gray feathers!"
my travelling costume. Don't you
with sparkling eyes, find this becom
| ing?"
This was a trailing, foamy, beruf
fled robe. all delicately green and white
as the crest of breaker. a dress tina
revealed while concealing the snowi
Less o; arms and bosom. Becoming
Ross told her then and there how be
coming. Not in words-dear mol Bu
words are so Stunid- sometimes.
Helen Stafford reached home beror
dinner was over. Her brothers rap
turous reception amazed her. Neve
had she known how they missed her
Nor could she dream that each OF tire
young hypocriles was saying to him
self, she won't go Eass In such hur
ry II she and Helen take to eacl
other"
They did take to each other. Ros
found 1t was not necessary to keep hi
engagement that evening and permit
ted his friend to cool his heels aion
a. tleir appointed rendezvous. Ralp
learned his tenor went wonderful
well With the pure soprano OF thel
| guest. And Dick was SO anxious
. initiate Miss Chester inte the myStsv
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
Growth Of tn. button Industry.

The shell or button industry on the
upper Mississippi river is growing to
enormous proportions. The crew Of
the Gen. Barnard have had occasion
to observe this. They report that on
their down trip between La Crosse,
Wis, and Gainesville, Mo-, they
counted 1,627 men and women in the
main channel of the river engaged in
getting out shells from the stream.
About year ago they counted only
ZIG. OF course there are a great many
in the sloughs behind the islands, etc..
that were not counted. They estimate
that no less than 5000 people earn a
living gathering shells. Just below
Dubuque 120 were counted in one
patch. Button factories have been es-
tablished In every town along the river
and in Muscatine there are twenty
two. Five or six steamboats, of 100
tons capacity do nothing else but tow
shells.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
NJ. A hox,e .Srlrpfcfon.

King Philip of Macedon removed oiss
~ his Judges because the man dyed ms
hair and beard. 81 could not think.
he said, zone that was faithless In hn
hair could be trusty in his deeas'
A close observer was Colonel Carr.
war veteran and a veteran Journalist
1t was his pet diversion to notioe
critically the color of mems hair AIS
whiskers, and he often quoted tness'
words: II would not trust that man
were he my brother. whose hair ons
color is, his beard another" This 10
ferred to natural color. Undoubtedly
a great many men shave on ines
beard in order to be above suspicion
New York Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
Yale Graduates.

or the graduates of Yale university
from 1895 to 1899 only 20 per cent were
from New England, while 3S per cent
were from the middle Atlantic states
% per cent from the north central
states and z per cent from the South
1t is also striking fact that large
proportion of the graduates adopt bus
mess careers. At the beginning of the
century a mere handful became h4s,.
ness men. while now the percentage ia
one-third. another third entering the
law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

Others may cleave the sleeps.
Boar. and in upper deeps
Sing In the heavens blue arches profsaad |:
But. thou most lowly Thing.
Teach me to keep my wing
Close to the breast OF our Gothsr. the
ground
Soon shall my fiecting lay
Eide from the world away
Thine, ever-during. shall thrill through
the years:
Love-. who once gladdened me.
Surely hath saddened thee
Half of thy music Is made of his tearsi
Long may list thy note
Soft through the summer float
Far DER the fields where the Wild grasses
wave;
Then. when my day is done.
Oh, at the set of sun.
Pour out thy spirit anear to my gravel
Lloyd Miffiin in Independent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
Crusade Against English sparrow,.

Rufus Hendrick of Wakefield about
a year ago began crusade agains,
the English sparrows OF that town.
and through the cooperation of bows
with guns he has managed to DESTROY
5000 birds and $500 eggs. He began
with $50. raised by subscription, and
offered the boys 3 cents for each bird
killed and 81 per hundred for eggs
taken from the nests. His fund was
soon exhausted. but he succeeded in
raising more money.-Boston Tran
script.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

pony and carrying couple of revolv-
ers for her protection, she makes two
round trips. She wears short skirt
of blue serge, corduroy jacket, and
heavy leather leggins. and has never
been attacked or molested in any way.
Each week she rides an average Of 20S
miles on horseback, and she always
rides alone except when prospector
or cattle buyer takes the cross coun-
try trail with her. Her route leads
through country so covered with
rocks that practically no vegetation
can grow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
THE MEADOW LARK.

Minstrel OF melody,
How shall i chant of thee.
Floating In meadows athriu with thy
song?
Fluting anear my feet,
Pisintive, and wildly-sweet-
Oh. could thy spirit to mortal belonEi
Tell me thy secret art.
How thou dost touch the heart,
limiting of happiness still unpossessed:
Say, doth thy bosom burn
Vainly, mine. and yearn
Sadly for something that leaves It un-
blessed?
Doth not that tender tone.
over the clover blown,
Flow from a sorrow-a longing In vainf
Or. is It JOY intense.
So like pang, the sense
Hears in thy sweetest song something OF
painf
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

rIca and China,
that world famous
general, F e q
Marshal Lord VOL
seley, has announc-
ed his intention oil
retiring from his
proud position as
c O m m a n d e n In
chief OF the British
forces. There are
those who are I'M
kind enough to
suggest that Lord
Wolseley has been
requested to quit
In order that the
equally famous
"Bobs," the we'll
beloved of the
British s O. d l e ry
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

What little REFORM gets into Turnsv
usually slips in by the back door. Re-.
port has 1t that the only dynamo now
In Constantinople passed the custom
Souse as washing machine, and thus
the fecSnss Of the authorities wers
spared
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

8 inches high and
is as strong as
steel rods and
wires can make it.
The man wears a
special suit of
clothes, made to
order because of
its great size, and
its wax face is as
natural as such
things ever are.
W h EN- properly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

Mrs. Nix--"I don't take any stock
in these faith cures brought about by
the laying on OF hands"
Mrs. Dix-"Well. do. cured my
little boy OF the cigarette habit in that
way"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

1t might be well to consider the ad
visibility of imposing a severe penal.
ty for the careless handling of firearms
when such carelessness results In
death or injury. The number cd
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" accidents
is alarming. The man who, carelessly
handling gun or pistol, shoots anS
Kills his friend is to be pitied, but be
is likewise to be blamed. Every mar
knows-or should know-the peril In
volved in what is commonly known as
"fooling" with firearms. II he tempts
that peril with results fatal to limo
cent people he should be punished
not only as chastisement to himself
but as warning to others.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
womnn MaiI Carrier.

The distinction is claimed for Miss
Sarah M. Burke. OF st. Johns, Aria.
that she is the only woman mail ear
rier in the country, and certainly tho
only woman who regularly carries the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

mails over more
than fifty miles OF
wild territory, pop
ulated only by wild
indians and wild
beasts.
Miss B u + k ss
route lies between
st. Johns and JIM
town, Ariz. and the
distance is fifty
two miles each
way. Every week.
m0unted m a fast
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
Born and LfUine Nfinus RIB.

Remarkable among anatomical won
ders is tn. case of Francisco Brasil
ella, which has just been brought to
the attention of the surgeons of one Of
the great hospitals of Continental Eu.
rope. Brashella's claim to distinction
(says writer in Science Siftings)
lies in the fact that he was born NH
nus three ribs on the right side over
the lung, and has reached the age OF
AZ years without the supposed to be
necessary bony protectors. He is an
Italian, and is engaged in the fruit
business, but his misfortune is real
ly of no trouble to him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

Louis Perew of Tonawanda. N. Y.
mas Deen trying for nine years to make
man. At last he has succeeded. His
man stands feet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

can assuma the Lord Wolseley.
leadership Of England's armies. Ihss
Likeness of the present field marshal ny
from his latest photograph
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

Gu nu up and connected with an en-.
81 cue s. sns man can walk at great rats
S,n spe !. ana can pull a heavy load be-
p pina II 1t is in this way that M
ns e.ew proposes to make his invention
uselui as weI as ornamental.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18

1, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watson a,
Ina A' On township, DeKalb county,
r ,au,. nave lived on one farm for ski,
years. They have Just been os,shras
tss,r 'n ,,s \, sixty-hrst anniversary Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
SAYINGS and DOlNGS
WoIseIey 10 ReSfsn.

HI. friends say that so Disguised v
=. NV the mismanagement OF Eng
I,nd,s matters military In Soutn AZ
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-12

utter darkness. The lighting fund in
Burlington has been exhausted and
the January biIl is as yet unpaid. a
new appropriation cannot be made
before the beginning of the next fiscal
year, in March. Manager Walsh. Of
the light9company. says if the city
does not do something tonight he will
blow out the lights and leave the peo-
pie in the predicament that, according
to Mark Twain, befell Moses.
Davenport, Rock Island & North
western railway homeseekers' eXcur
sions: Feb. 6 and 20. March and
20, April 3 and u. One fare plus 81
for the round trip. For further in
formation call on or write to W. Z.
Jaffray. c. T. & P. agent, 1903 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island. Telephone
1040.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-12
The Wv Lssrs GOOD WORK.

The Ivy Leaf Social club. of Dlven-
port. is pleased Ia announce to it,
many patrons that they have another
great treat IN store tor them. This
time i; is grand charity masquerade
to he given for the benefit of tho Union
mission. This hospitable club has
rendered its services and good name
To Mr.. Lee and the Mothers society
of that institution, which were hear
tily accepted. and the affair will GER
tainlv DC the browning success of the
kind Of this season. 1t is hoped that
the patrons of the club and the citi-
zens in general will show their appre-
citation of the clubs undertaking. and
sill do something 10 show Mr.. Lee and
his associates that their good work is
highly appreciated. and it is TO be
hoped that the clubs bali will be the
initiative in many similar events for
the benefit of the Union mission.
The grand ball will take place March
;, at Turner hall. and it is hoped that
the building will prove too small for
the number who wish TO participate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-12
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

r r.. Taylor went 10 EISln To-Day.
NJ. NJ. Patterson is in Peoria today.
DR.. Gustav Stolpe went to Chicago
today.
William StengeI went to Peoria
today.
Miss Amy Henderson has returned
from Iowa City.
S. II. Velie, of Kansas City, is reg
istcred at the Harper.
5. A. Kerns and son, G.. NJ. Kcrns,
are in GeneseO today.
o. Il. Brady. OF Nevcda, Mo is Wis
iting George Steelman.
+. l. Smith, road foreman of the
Burlington, was in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Foster have 4
sweet baby girl at their home on
Twentieth street.
MIR. and Mrs. j. l.. Liscom leave to-
morrow for Holstein, Iowa. to attend
the marriage of the latter's sister.
Arthur Hayes arrived from Mime
apolis today, being called home by
the death of his father, Edward Hayes.
Hon. William Jacksonis in Pontiac
attending meeting of the Pontiac
ItlOi ilaIOIE OOdIu' Vi WHICH uc 10 IL
member.
Misses Margaret Maroney and
Mamie Collins have returned from
visits at Peoria, Chicsgo, Milwaukee
an other points.
Beatrice NJ. Cline entertained
company of friends ut her home, 73S
Fourteenth-and-a-h street, Satur-
day afternoon in honor of her 4th
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Grasseli, of
Cleaveland, Ohio, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Connor.
Mrs. Grasseli will remain for an ex-
tended visit.
Marjory Young, a 3-year-old tot
who has been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McDaniels. 1927
Fourth avenue, returned to her home
at Bloomington today.
DR.. j. +. Myers. S. j. Collins, p.
j. Cary, Harry McCaskrin, Fred
Schroeder and John Rinck of this city;
&. ID Waters, of Moline; John Schaf-
er. Jr, of Port Byron. and c. j.
Smith. of Reynolds, are II for Spring
field to attend the state supreme
court of the Court of Honor The
Rock Island county delegates are all
solid FOX the reelection of DR.. j. +.
MYERS. of this city. as Illinois physi-
clan. The national court meets at
Peoria next spring
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-12
THE TELEPHONE QUESTION.
Tri-City Mutual Ordinance still Cnvoted
UIOn by the Council.

Tri City Mutual Ordinance still JnVoted
UTon by the Council.
The city council meets in adjourned
ses sion this evening. 1t might natur-
ally be supposed that the ordinance Of
the TRICKY Mutual Telephone COM
pany, referred at the meeting q week
ago, would come up for action.
Strange to say, however, the company
has made no move to have it brought
up and the committee has therefore
held no meeting on the subject. The
matter is one, nevertheless, which the
public is waiting to see disposed of
-pr0pe ly.
A number OF representative farmers
from the lower end of the county came
in today for the purpose of being
present tonight to renew their petit
ton should the subject of independent
franchises again come up.
William L. Blaine. of Chicago. who
is interested with Bills IL Workman in
the Union Electric Telephone and Tel
egraph company, was in the city Sat
urday night and yesterday. Mr..
Blaine says his company is by no
means discouraged by Icason of the
action of the Rock Island council of
week ago, feeling confident that the
cause is one that will rise again.
Col. w. w. Rider, assistant Illinois
superintendent for the Central Union
company, came 10 town again this
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-12
The weather We May Have.

Snow tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday;
colder TUESDAY with . cid wave
JIM. SHERIER, Observer.
Teuperat1re-At = n. At p.
m. 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-12
Plymouth RocEs to Re Sold.

On account of owners removal to
Davenport, some fine barred Ply
mouth Rock chickens will be sold at
half price. Call at 543 Thirty-frst
street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-27
THIRD AVENUE TROUBLES.
Stock Has Fallen OF Sixty Points In
Nine Weeks

Stock Has Fallen or Sixty Points In
Nine Weeks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26-Third Avenue
stock fell today to 68 and closed at 7k,
a loss OF 35s points since Saturday, and a
loss of more than 60 points in nine weeks.
Statements were made in responsible
quarters in Wall street today that 1t
would require $50,0OO,000 to set the road
upon its feet once more. 1t was said by
bankers holding notes Of the company
that some confusion existed In regard to
notes made for Henry Hart and the Third
Avenue company, and it is suggested that
this confusion may have been at the bot
tom of the uncertainty in regard to the
roads indebtedness.
What will be the effect of the present
syndicate negotiations it was Impossible
to surmise tonight. Edward Lauterbach
held conference with the leaders of lie
syndicate in the Office of Vermilya &c
Co., but nothing was given out. There
was q rumor, which gained some Gre
dence, that one of the creditors was about
to ask for a receiver
Franklin F. OIcott. of the creditors pro-
tective committee, declared that that
body was doing nothing. although he add
ed the coming maturity of $22.000,0O0 or
more Of notes was placing the company
in a very uncomfortable position.
Differences among the directors Of the
Third Avenue company. regarding the
failure to provide for the financial needs,
has caused the resignation Of one of the
board, John E. Parson.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-27
MIR. ALTeELD cHBERED.
Was Guest of the Famous Mohawk
Club, of Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 26.-The state
of our country and the tendency of the
times were discussed tonight in Light
Guard armory by John p. Altgeld, ex-
governor of Illinois, before an audience
Of upward of $500 people.
Mr. Altgeld spoke with characteristical-
1y clear and deliberate effect, covering
practically all the great questions of
present public interest to the American
people. Throughout the long address hs
was listened to with exceptional close at
tention and wassfreauentiy interrupted
by ringing applause especially when he
denounced the expansion idea.
The mass meeting was held under the
auspices of the Mohawk club, and the
speaker was introduced by o. W.
Gleason, president of the organization,
as representative of the truest patriot
ism, of the sort which refuses to believe
that either the Declaration of Inde-
pendence or thea constitution are now
out of date.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-27
ISSUE TO BIZ MADE
Continued From. FIRST Page.

Continued From, FIRST Page.
assuming shape. The allied Republican
clubs executive committee, which repre-
sents every Republican club in the city,
has this part Of the committee arrange
ments in charge, and is now actively en-
gagged in perfecting the details. The
programme for the week has practically
been decided upon7as follows
Monday. June Especial committees,
representing the allied clubs, will meet all
trains and receive the visiting delegates
and alternates and political organizations
arriving In a body and escort them to
their headquarters. 8 p. m.-Grand torch
light parade of political organiza lions, all
visiting organizations beng given the
right of line. u
June 1J.-Opening Of the convention. D.
m-Recept1on at the Academy of Music.
Speeches by prominent national commit
teemen. delegates and others.
June W.-Second day of the convention
p m.-Smoker in the Academy of Music
to the visiting eiubmen and entertain
ments at the various club houses.
June H.-Third day of convention. p.
Entertainments at the local club
houses. g
The work Of collecting the 100000 to be
given to the national committee is pro-
crossing satisfactorily The second in
stallment Of $4,000 will be forwarded to
the committee In a few days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-27
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

New York-Antonio Ferraro was cleo
trocuted at Sing Sing prison for the muir
der OF Luciano Muchio In Brooklyn on
April 4, 1888.
San Francisco-The principals of a new
salmon packing combine on Puget sound
have held several meetings in this city,
and arrangements have practically been
completed to launch the project next
April
New York-The residence of Robert
Johnson, a retired dry goods merchant
OF this city, on the Hudson at Mount st.
Vincent, n. Y. was burned today. The
damage is 100000.
London-The Grand theater, Islington,
where Sir Henry Irving and other stars
have been In the habit of beginning pro-
vinciai tours, was Quilted by fire this
morning. Arson Is suspected.
Indianapolis-Suit was filed in the fed
eral court today asking for receiver for
the American Plate Glass company. The
suit is on behalf of the De PAW heirs,
who own $4,000 of stock in the glass
firms