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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

On the opening day OF the session Of
the ffty-sixth congress, a tall, gaunt
man, sbaEnbling Of gait. with high
water trousers. slouched hat
mashed in any old way. and overcoat
that needed brushing. prevented him
self at the center door Of the mouse Of
representative. lie started 70 walk
right in, but was stopped BY one Of the
doorkeepers. who said TO him, testify:
Say. don't you know you can't 90 in
here?" NO. didn't know It, ny
friend; I thought I could be said,
mildly. Nobody but members allowed
IN today" wei. I'm 2 member Con-
gresham Cushnan Of Washington
@Oh, 1 beg your PARDON walk right
in" As Ir. Cushraan strobe into the
hall the astonIshed doorleeper looked
after him for a moment. and then
turning to his assistant On the door
said: Say. BIZ. did you see that
well. after that I amt got the nerve
to stop anything. ''-CTiterion-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

In the recent death OF ]. Schabelitz.
the famous Zurich publisher and au-
thor. the world Of art and letters has
lost one OF its extraordinary charac-
ters. He was a shrewd business man,
an excellent linguist, a skiiifui writer,
and probably the most savage publish
er who ever lived. When he accepted
the famous memoirs Of Count Won Ar
MIN, he wrote on the postal card, with
the acceptance, the proyiso: Il reserve
the right to correct your Internally bad
grammar" To an aspiring poet who
had submitted manuscript, he answer
ed by postal card: II refuse 20 be dis
graced by printing your doggerel. I
don't return the copy because you dill
MT inclose enough postage. II you Will
send It. with the price Of this card, I
win send It 20 you. but I don't think
the stuff Is worth the expense on your
part" One Of his postal cards to a
novelist read about as follows. For
heavens sake. come and take away the
unnamable mass Of paper you left here
for ne to look at" An ambitious hiz-
torian vas crushed BY the following,
written, ike al Of his correspondence.
upon 4 postal card: You are making
the mistake Of your life You DONE
want to study history. You want TO
learn how 10 write
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

If it Is true that animals feel pain
less than men, then il IL also true that
the tortures and cruelties sometimes
inflicted upon animals II administered
70 men would be unbearable 10 the
Point almost o. insanity OF death. The
most sensitive part OF the human frame
is the skin, and while this IS true relz-
lively Of animals. II is certain also that
the skin OF dogs or other animals Is
not so sensitive as that OF man. Be-
sides, the animals skin Is protected By
4 coat OF insensitive hair. In the case
Of surgical operations on men reach
.ng, for instance, to the abdominal cav
~. II is the incislon into the cavity
hat requires the taking OF anaesthet-
.cs. and not so much the work 70 be
done after the cavity is opened. After
serious operations upon animals which
aave been placed under chloroform IL
frequently happens that few minutes
after recovering consciousness the AZ
mails frlsk about the room. sometimes
Jumping from the floor % the operar-
ing table.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

You have heard OF SwanEon's 5
DROPS Rheumatic Cure, still you are
suffering from Rheumatism and other
diseases that this remedy 50 surely
cures. Many Of your friends have ad-
Eised you % use T. and yet you hesl-
tate before giving it a trial Why de-
lay any longer. and why waste any
more money ami time? You viii Ger
tainly find what you have sought IN
vain for. and re are confident il viii
do for you what it has done for others
similarly afflicted. If ali knew what
thousands NOW Of the efficacy Of 5
Drops as q curative as well as pre-
ventiye O. any ache OF pain known 10
the humsn body, there would not be a
family a all America without bottle
Of Sw9nson's 3 DROPS Rheumatic
Cure. You can try it for the small
amount C 25c, on receipt OF same
will ss1d you a sample bottle; OF, send
US a Dollar and We will send You a
large bottle prepaid BY express. con-
tanning 500 doses. s DROPS is the
name and dose. Free from Opiates in
any form. Absolutely harmless. a
child can use il as well as an adult
+ For further particulars write Swanson
{ Rheumatic Cure Co. leo Lake St.
Chicago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

I have learned, hope. the useless
ness OF forecssting. I don't mean that
one should be needless and careless
about the future-far from that; but
merely that. having done whatever
seems for the best today. We should
simply and reverently leave the resul,
in Gods hands. I often long 10 giTe
a simple recipe to anxious people; let
them write overnight what they ex-
pect TO happen to them the next day,
going as much into detail as they can;
and then the next evening let them
write out what really did happen
do not mean that It VIII nscessarilg
BE either better or worse than their
anticipations. but only that it viii be
so utterly different. nine times out Of
ten. as to prove the futility OF fors-
casting. Margaret Vandegrift-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26
Tho JAMS Regard for the Fox.

All over Japan you win see images
Of foxes-oId foxes. with their noses
cbipped aud their ears broken on;
older foxes still. with a growth OF
moss ON their backs: sly. alert, foxes,
With noses perked smartly in the air,
great foxes and little foxes, sages ana
Clowns. all kinds and degrees-shoW-
ing the prevalence Of this oe'iet IN
tbe land Of the wistaria and the fah'
ana also showing in what respect the
Gov is held. says a traveller. 1t is curl
oIs 70 note that in all countries the
sov above all other animals has been
considered to exert great innuehos anu
mower. All nations have iegenos :, :,
which the cunning and lntelhse0's -
the fox is the theme.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

The readers Of this paper WI, . es iseas,
learn that there is at least one eee ,,r, in s is
that science has been ..,-Sn Halls Catarrh
stages ana 1psS poStive cure now known 70 tas
1u aic u fraternity Catarrh being treat
tioSai disease reoiseS rs Is ,asen internally,
menI ha,, ,,i,, mon the blood aud mucous ~
setins S NV sSstem thereby destrSyls ss
tiooS SSs ii Of the disease and Ssf ans
strength by building pp VIZ s,s worS The pro.
sssssing ss,Ss ~ much iah in is Surrey nv
poweT that they oer one hnpss sS for st q
anv case that II fails 10 cure S0'N
Testi s1 n ! CHENEY s CO. To'sa0' y
sold by druggists ssc. 49, host
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

There is much rivalry tetrreen- col
leges as to which will produce the ideal
man. BY this they mean strong and
intellectual man. Health VIII demand
first consideration. for upon that de-
ponds all. Hostetter-s stomach Bitters
viii keep the bowels regular and the
stomach healthy by curing stomach
disorders It also prevents malaria,
fever and sgne-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

Ancient writer's mention the use Of
lead and graphite for ruling papyrus,
and pencils fashioned rather crudely in
the manner Of those now in use were
made in the sixteenth century, the
graphite coming from the Borrowdals
mine at Cumberland Fnglsnd.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26
AZ You r.Iar AlIsn.. raol-Ea.e.

It is the only cure for. Swollen,
Smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. ASK for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, y. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26
The Grace Of God.

Gods grace is mans rain. As the
gardener both receives it as it falls
and gathers and saves 1t afterward in
trenches. so man must both passively
and actively absorb the grace Of God
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

Very slight words and deeds may
have a sacramental efficacy, If we can
cast our self-love behind Us. IN order 70
say or do them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

German immigration last year was
%. 74o. an increase Of 1900 OF the
total number 1900 went to the United
States.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

The M0ke-weu. how did Clancy
strike you2 The slick-shure. an We
hovn't known each other long enough
for -Kausas c'i-v TEdepenGent
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

The customs reports of the Hawaiian
islands for last year show that the eN-
ports were S2e, 62S.74l and the imports
$40. o59. COS. OF the exports S2l,s9s,lOO
represented sugar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

There are rumors that the Dundee
coal mines have been destroyed by Jo-
hannesburg engineers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26
chief source OF rnhercnlasl..

ne baeiili are found in the sputa. and
\ settled BY repeated researches that
esaeulosis is spread nearly exclusive
FI dried spuum.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

Piso's Cure for Consumption hes oeen y .
MANSON. a409 AL Ave Chicago, Ill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

To neglect the hairs TO lose yoah and eomeIiuess
Save 10 With PAEErEs EfAtR BsLsAA-
HIEuEECoENs. the best en-e Tor cJrls- i51-s-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

The Belgian socialists have opened a
zew ''siaiEon On PeuD-ev Il Brus-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
East. a powder for the feet II makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
COFns. Buni0Hs, swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet Al all Druggists a2d
Shoe Stores. PC Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. o1us.ed. Leroy, y 7.
Kwoug Yu Pui, the Chinese reformer
who was recently abducted from Hong
kong and taken 10 Canton, has escaped
from his abductors and IS now safe Al
Macao.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

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nv water Baker & Ca. Ltd. hogNAesseli 3--'''
I'M allied nee. Aieudun tk.s payer
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

/. STAST TSuED IN favor. Shun
$ an limitations. Ask paint 1esz-7r
or drugEist for ttnt card Write
for Aiahasrins Era, free, 20
ALAR ASTTSE CO. Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

rs sNCE OF van paper Is o.
viated By ALABASTENE- II
can he used on ! tastersd walls
wood ceilings. brick OF can
vas. 4 child san brush i On
Ii does not rub or scale On
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-26

Books rCl6fg Periodicals.
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c1nss 1lsz EEEe rsFeTr--az 1s1 sci.s,- sl1 piles.
Tlsfn sl1 elErVe1 ness z-1 Ss1seeE .rls sd
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
SECRETARY PORTER RESIGNS.
Mr.. Cortelyou Becomes the Presidents
Private Secretary.

Washington, April Blowing to con-
tinued ill health, Hon. John Addison
Porter, secretary to the president, has
rendered his resignation and the pres
ident has accepted it to take effect
May LIST next.
George B. Cortelyou, of New York,
the present assistant secretary to the
president, has been appointed To the
office.
Mr.. Porter's health was seriously i'm
paired about a yea ago by a severe
attack of illness. The secretary has
rendered his resignation, which the
president has reluctantly accepted. His
physician enjoins complete rest.
Mr.. Cortelyou was born in New York
July 26, 1862, and belongs to one of the
Oldest families His grandfather,
Peter Crotilus CorteIyou, Sr., for forty
years a member of the type founding
firm of George Brunce & Co. and mis-
father. Peter c. Cortelyou, Jr., were
prominent figures in e York tusi-
ness and political circles a generation
ago. In November, 1895, Mr.. Cortelyou
was appointed stenographer to the
president and a few months later ex-
ecutive clerk to Mr.. Mckinley. He was
made assistant secretary TO the presi-
dent in 1898.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
Duh WILSON LETTER.
Municipal Primaries-Death Of Mrs.
Julia McSwain.

Correspondence Of The M-essenger.)
Wilson. N. c.. April IL.
The primary election for the nomina-
ton Of mayor and aldermen was held
here last night. and was the hottest
campaign in the history of the
town Mr.. Doane Herring was nomin-
ated over Mr.. p. 3. Deans by a major
ity of 40. The result was a surprise TO
the many friends of Mr.. Deans. Until
the IA returns were in the betting
was in favor Of Deans. No one thought
there was a chance for him to be
beaten.
The following aldermen were elect
ed: Messrs. II. NJ. Warren, J.. w.
Davis, c. w. Gold and J.. T. McCraw.
These nominations are the same as
election. There will be no other ticket
out, nor will there be any Independent
candidates.
The death of Mrs. Julia McSwain.
which occurred here early yesterday
morning, was quite a shock TO her
many friends. She had been sick for
only a few days and her death was
wholly unexpected. Services were
held in the Christian church by Rev.
B. II. Mullen. A large number of
friends followed the remains to the
Coast Line depot, from which they were
sent to Florence, S. c., the old home
OF Mrs. McSwain. The p~all-bearers
were: Messrs. E. D. Mayo, Herbert
Rountree. NJ. G. Rose, w. T. Holden
Bunyan Barefoot and J.. S. Overman.
Mr.. Joe Kincaid, a director of the
Southern railway, spent last week in
Wilson, the guest of his daughter. Mrs.
w. 3. Young. He left yesterday for
his home in Griffin, Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
GERMANY AND BRAZIL
The Latter Uneasy as to the Kaiser's
Designs.

Rio Janeiro, April ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing the strict ~incognito maintained by
Count Arco-Valley, German minister
to Brazil, in his recent visit to the
states of Rio Grande do Sui, Parana
and Santa Catharina, where he spent
nearly a month with the German col
onists IN these states, his trip has been
commented upon in no friendly spirit
by the Brazilian press. The count de-
clares that his visit was for study and
recreation only.
New guns to be mounted on the
fortresses Santa Cruz, Lagos, nbuhy
and Sac Joao, hear Rio Janeiro. will
be in position early in May. The three
powerful Krupp gun mounted on the
heights of Sac Joao are high above the
sea level and will absolutely
the entrance to the bay from the Pao
de Aasucar to a point eight miles out
side. The artillery on Imbuhy heights
is considered the most powerful, in eX-
~iStence.
The press, especially the Gazette de
Noticias, continues it's campaign
against Germany and denounces the
kaiser's alleged designs on Brazil. 1t
says there is little hope that the United
States will protect South America
against European encroachment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
THE SEAT OF WAR.

General Roberts will soon have I'M
der him nearly 240, 900 soldiers. The
Beers, so far as is known, have only
some 8 1000 or $4,000 men, but they sue
coed in giving much trouble and occu-
patton to the British, probably eight
times their numbers. So far as we
have seen the 1900 loss to the British
IN a late fight has not been confirmed.
1t is certain that the gallant. dashing
fighter. Colonel Baden-Powell is e
General Butler has a large army, not
less than $4,000. If. as predicted, the
wa should last until next Christmas,
the British loss will be more than dou-
BILE what it is now The Beers by that
time may be reduced to the little army
of General Lees at Appomattox. when
5000 armed men surrendered to Grant,
over 5000 of whom were North Caro-
linians. They were first in the fight
and last at the finish. There is fierce
fighting at Wepener. Roberts is still
active building trenches and planning
TO bag the Beers, and thus end the
"unpleasantness." The war has been
going on more thai six months. and
the end is not yet. The Beers report
h defeat of the British at Meerkats-
fonlein, with loss of COS casualties and
800 prisoners. From Brandfort, last
SUNDAY, by way of Lourenza Marques,
a dispatch was received in London by
the Daily Mail that the British mad
lost 1,5G0 killed, wounded and captur-
ed, with Boer loss small. The Daily
News had, by way of Delagoa Bay.
this:
1T is officially announced that a
battle has been fought south of Brand
fort. in which six hundred British
troops were killed and wounded and
eight hundred taken prisoners"
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
ing, dated Tuesday, April 10, from Lou
reno Marques:
1.-The Netherlands Railway Company
processes to nave received a telegram
reporting a Boer victory near Kroon-
stad, the Beers capturing nine hun
dred British"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
Press Comments on the Ticket.

We do not believe it would have been
possible for a convention to have dis
tributed the state offices more evenly
and no section has the least right to
complain. The east received three. the
west three, and the centre two-Dur-
ham Herald.
The democratic state ticket nomi-
mated in Raleigh yesterday and this
morning, is a strong one and one that
Will have the confidence of the people
and inspire enthusiasm throughout the
borders of the state. 1t is clean, able
and representative of the sturdy man
hood of the "Old North State" 1t is
composed of some of the best material
to be secured, and, as near as posi-
bic to do so, represents all classes and
sections. The rivalry of friends for
their respective candidates was AMI
mated and we'll tempered. The idea
of h convention was thoroughly de-
monStrated that the ticket must De
composed of straight democrats, with
a clear record Of party service. and
this idea was carried out enthusiastic
cally.-Durham Sun.
Wednesday saw one of the greatest
and most enthusiastic political con
ventions which ever met in North Car
DINA. From every nook and corner
of North Carolina, came the delegates,
VIII WIFI eHlnuSldSIl lOT the various
candidates, and surcharged with devo-
ton to the great cause of white su-
premacy.
Never was a political battle opened
with more encouraging signs, and as
b days go by and the enthusiasm ;n-
creases these assurances will grow
brighter n brighter till they end in
an overwhelming victory in Novem
Der.
The ticket nominated is a good one.
While all did not get their choice, they
got a ticket upon which all can unite.
1t is an average ticket in ability, but
perhaps above the average in safety.
There are some very strong men on ii,
and no weak ones. The nomination
for the head of the ticke is especially
great, not only in the man himself,
but in the fact that there was no con-
test, and the convention nominated
him by unanimous acelamation.-
Greensboro Telegram.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
TO REMEDY A SERIOUS DEFECT.
In h Federal Law for Removal of
Prisoners to Place of Trial.

Washington. April 13.-Some time ago
proceedings We're instituted by the de-
partment of justice to secure the re-
moval to Savannah, Ga, of Benjamin
d. Green, John F., William T, ana
Edward H. Gaynor and Michael =.
Connolly, who were indicted by the
grand jury of the United States court
of Georgia for conspiring TO defraud
the United States upon two contracts
relating to harbor improvements at
Savannah and in Cumberland sound.
The United States commissioner az
New York, where the defendants were
apprehended, held in effect that the
certified copy of the Georgia indict-
ment followed by the Identification OF
the defendants, was sufficient to JUS
tify their removal. District Judge Ad-
Olson Brown, however, held to the con
traEy, and, further, that the govern
ment was required by affirmative PROOF
to make out a case OF probable guilt
and that the defendants We're entitled
to go fully into their defense and TO
produce evidence on their part to re-
but the presumption of guilt raised by
the proofs of the government.
The attorney general takes issue with
Judge Brown as to the correctness OF
his ruling, out with a view to a inal
settlement of the question has sent
to the chairman Of the judiciary
committee Of both houses of congress
a draft of a bill, which, if it becomes
a law, will have the effect of Compel
ing the removal of persons indicted for
offenses against the United States from
the place of arrest to the district where
the offense is committed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
THE ACIDS SYSTEM REVIEWED.

We remember well that some fifteen
years or more sine We had n or
more articles upon the greatly talked
OF Fades jetties south of New Orleans.
We know tina there was a great deal
OF controversy over it. Eads was in
his way an able man and time has
justified his opinion fully relative to
the proper way, the best way of con-
structing jetties so as to open the Mis-
sissippi river near it's mouth to the
large vessels. We have heard but lit
tie concerning it for perhaps a decade
or more. Our attention was revived by
an editorial recently in The Washing
ton Post, in which it was said:
Experience has shown that Mr..
Eads was right when he insisted, more
than twenty years g upon putting
the jettieS in Southwest rather than
South Pass He has been abundantly
indicated in his most glowing claims
for the jetty system. But the South
Pas has not given satisfaction for the
simple reason that il is not adapted to
the best illustration of the principle
involved
We recall quite distinctly the ire
opposition provoked by Cap
Ldlh ILL DCu LG hISN pIopOSCu ~
open the mouth of the Mississippi to
deep water navigation by means of the
securing process. 1t was widespread,
violent, INSCRIPTIONS, and-most for
midable of all-thoroughly organized"
There is a new demand now for deep
1er water, for greater facilities at New
Orleans and below. Shipbuilding has
so developed as to require more water
and a better outlet to the ocean. Tie
Post gives this practical view in say
ing hat New Orleans offers to the
producers of grain n cotton the
cheapest communication with the out
side world. A deep-sea entrance at
the mouth of the Mississippi means
millions of dollars to our farmers and
producers. That facility can be secur-
ed by utilizing Southwest Pass
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-04-17
SUBMARINE BOATS FOR NAVY.
Contract With the Holland Company
for Their Construction.

Washington, April 13.-The navy de-
partment has signed a contract with
the Holland Submarine Torepdo Boat
Company for the addition of some of
their boats in the navy. BY the terms
Of the contract the government pays
$780, 900 for the Holland. 1t also agrees
to pay s175, 900 each for any boats of
the Holland type it nay purchase
hereafter, provided that the boats shall
be similar in dimensions to the new
Holland, which will be larger than the
old one.
The company undertakes to protect
the government against any claims for
infringements Of patents and also to
sell to the government at a price to be
fixed by a board of appraisers any Of
the patents used in the construction of
the boat, which it may be desirable for
the government to possess. A further
obligation upon the company is to fur
nish experts for a reasonable time to
train a naval crew in the management
OF the Holland. The company also
bonds itself in the sum Of 10000 to
complete the Plunger. There is no lack
of applicants from among the Junior
naval officers for the first command Of
the Holland, despite the novelty OF the
craft and the elemen Of danger. The
disposition is TO give he command to
a volunteer