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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

A Memphis family, which employs
N old-time negress as a cook, recently
had a gas range put in the kitchen.
When the range was put in place the
workman who put it there lighted the
Jets inside the oven, and then closed
the gas and then, relighting the jets,
explained to the old negress how the
range was used. The Jets cannot be
seen when the doors of the oven are
closed, and in the excitement OF the
explanation the workman closed them
and forgot the lighted jets. The old
negress, after hearing all he had to say,
said: "T'aint no use ter tell me erbout
hit. I'm gwinter use dis yere old wood
stove whut Use cooked ON so long"
The workman laughed and went away,
not thinking that the old cook meant
what she said. She did mean it, though.
and continued to use the old wood
stove to cook with. When the head OF
the family that employs her received
his gas bill fifteen days after the gas
stove was put in he almost dropped
dead. The bill showed that he owed
The gas company s21. Investigation
proved that the jets in the over had
been burning from the time the work
nan left. The old cook had never
opened the oven doors. Memphis
TENN Scimitar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
Troubles of the Camera Nam in
Cuba and Porto Rico.

At the commencement Of the pres
emit yea | was engaged by a publishing
company to visit the West Indies for
the purpose of securing photographs
for a forthcoming history Of our new
ly acquired islands. / was not long
In finding out that in Cuba time Is
estimated at only about one-third its
relative value In the United States. In
other words, II / wanted anything to-
day, l could reasonably depend upon
getting II the day after the morrow.
Consequently | began by reluctantly
reducing my six months of actual time
on hand to three score days as reck-
oned from a standpoint OF things ac-
tually to be accomplished within that
period. One Of the most trying insti-
tutions with which | became involved
at various intervals was the railroad.
And just here | wish to counsel the
traveller who desires to do Cuba with
in a limited period to beware of the
railroads and from an all-around
standpoint of economy invest in a
mule. BY so doing he'll save time In
the long run, to say nothing of ex-
pense and mental friction.
When | left Havana my first object
i've point was the Isle of Pines, to the
southwark OF Cuba. In order to reach
this destination It was first necessary
to cross the island to Bataba1o, the
southern seaport. The distance was
thirty miles. which, at the rate of 10
cents a mile, made the fare SO. This
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

was bad enough. l thought, until I
found that the tariff placed on my
photographing outfit and trunk
amounted to just twice that figure,
making the thirty-mile trip to cost me
exactly SO. However, it was largely
inexperience with Cuban customs that
led me into such extortionate pitfalls.
The payment of that extra Sc on my
dunnage was quite uncalled for, as,
Notwithstanding the rules to the con-
trary. passengers are allowed to carry
all manner of truck in the cars with
them without additional expense. One
native who sat opposite me III the first
class coach had with him a dog, a
goat, two poll parrots and a hundred
weight or so of mixed vegetables in
the section he occupied.
After leaving Havana l experienced
not a little difficulty through not UNI
Outstanding the Spanish language. On
the train there was not a soul who
could speak a word of English, while
my command of Spanish was limited
to "Quanto vale?" or How much %
and "Mucho g%racias." or Much
obliged" Before I left Cuba, however,
/ had added to the foregoing vocabu-
larry a dozen or so native calculations
of doubtful significance but indubita-
BILE potency in various cases of emer-
Eency. At Batabano | learned that a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
SLOT oAs METERS.
The Penny Machines Have Proved a
Success In England.

The Penny Machines Have Proved a
Success In England.
The penny-in-the-slot gas meter in
troduced from Liverpool by the South
Metropolitan Gas company three or
four years & has been an astonishing
success. at any rate. so far as the at
tainment Of a wide popularity may be
considered to constitute success.
though II is understood that the Gas
Light and Coke company does not find
II pay. On the other side OF the water
IL pays very we'll. and they have nearly
80, 1000 customers and are adding to
them at the rate of 300 or 400 a week.
These are all penny customers, and
they bring into the company's ex-
year, so that this development has
done much to neutralize any injury
the electric light may have inflicted.
So satisfied is the company with the
result of its new departure that 1t Is
now getting out shilling in the slot"
for customers a cut or two above the
penny people. One great advantage
the company has in this system Is, of
course. that there is no trouble and no
difficulty in getting in money. mo
penny, no gas Is the principle, and II
viii be the same with the shillings and
half-crowns. though these at present
are only in the experimental stage
London News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

steamer had but a few hours previous
ly left for the Isle of Pines and that
two days would elapse before the de-
parture of another. | thereupon de-
cided to spend the interval with the
Greek sponge fishers at that point. l
found a number of picturesque sub
jects in the community, and on the
whole succeeded in employing the two
days to very good advantage.
While at Batabano | picked up a
mascot in the person Of a small black
boy about 10 years Of age. He was a
bright little fellow and had quite a
remarkable history. During the Gu
ban-Spanish war he was rounded up,
together with several thousand recon-
centrados, and confined to the limits
of the town. During the terrible suf-
fering which followed this boy was Sc
lected by DR.. Fernandez, a native doc
tor, to go to Havana in quest of medl-
cine for the dying people. The trip
was a most hazardous one, but the lit
tie emissary did not for a moment hes
itate to attempt it. BY reason of his
tender years he was allowed to play
around the Spanish sentries on the
outskirts of the town, and, watching
for a favorable moment, he finally
slipped past the line and set out on
his mission. Inside of a week he was
back again, having trudged every foot
of the sixty miles to and from Ha-
vana, while. sewed up in various parts
of his clothing. were some 500 grains
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
THE PORT OF BOTTLES.

A Dead spot In the Caribbean Sea That
no Floating Flask Can Get Away From.
There is a dead spot in the Carib-
bear sea, . said the first officer Of a
Brazilian ship. chatting at the custom
house the other day, that ought to be
called the port of bottles. 1t lies very
nearly midway between Cartagena, in
Colombia, and Kingston. jamaica, and
at a guess should say it was due east
OF Cape Gracias a Dios. 1t is out OF
the steamer tracks. and the action of
the great currents going one a and
another has left a space of stagnant
water without any real movement at
all. Anything that gets into the dead
spot is apt to stay there unless driven
out by some big storm, and will simply
drift round and round. gathering sea-
grass and %barnacles. The last time l
saw the place was in 1895, when / wa
on board a tramp from Rio that had
changed its curse a little to take up
some rubber at a Central American
port. While we were passing through
we noticed a floating spar, n among
a lot OF rubbish attached to It was a
peculiar-looking round object, bright
red In color. We put Off a boat to in
vestigate and 1t proved to be a patent
buoy. which had been set adrift from
a Florida lighthouse station in 1898,
and was part OF a systematic attempt
TO ascertain the speed and direction OF
currents. Inside was an official memo
randa which was afterward returned
to the navy department with data OF
when and where found. But what Is
a good deal more interesting is the fact
that while we were securing the buoy
the drift. all covered with weeds and
slime. One was empty and the other
two had papers inside. The first was
a memoranda that the bottle had been
dropped from a yacht off the Grand
Cayman In, think, the year 1892, and
the other Enclosure showed that II anne
from a ship bound for Montevideo, ON
what date I forget. In each caEs 1t
was evidently the within Of some idle
passenger, but II was a little odd that
we should find the whole collection
together. noticed a lot of other drift
wood In the dead spot, and | am conf
dent that no end OF bottles could be
culfed from the place. Hundreds are
dropped overheard every year. but very
few escape being knocked to pieces I'M
less they happen to find their a to
some such a still place As | have de-
scribed New Orleans Times-Demo-
erat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

of q~uinine and morphine furnished him
by DR.. Fernandez's friends in Havana.
/ became very much attached to this
little hero and kept him with me a.
long as l remained in western Cuba.
Upon the return of the boat from
the Isle of Pines l at once set about
arranging for my transportation. This
was no easy matter, as the captain,
who was likewise purser and freight
clerk, in response to my inevitable
query Of "Quanto vale?" was unable to
demonstrate either by words or signs
the requisite amount of cash for my
passage. Finally. in despair, I offered
him my wallet, from which he proceed
ed to help himself, apparently accord
ing 10 his own ideas of traffic rates.
However, he left me some small
change, upon perceiving which, and not
having, up to that time, made any ad-
ditions to my original stock Of ex-
pressions, l said, somewhat lamely,
"Mucho gracias." Then, as 1 sauntered
aboard, l caught myself wondering
wherefore the skipper had smiled so
broadly. Upon landing with my outfit
at Nueva Corona, Isle of Pines, a few
hours later, | found myself an object
of much curiosity among the natives.
None of them could speak English, and
many of them had never seen an
American before. Evidently the whole
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND HIS MASCOT.

full and most desolate region one could
conceive of, and furnished many rare
and interesting subjects for my camera
One afternoon, while focusing my
lens on some immense cieba trees
which overhung a narrow lagoon, 1 was
suddenly startled at the sight of a
huge serpent uncoiling himself from a
limb of n of the very trees l was
photographing. l was so thoroughly
terrified at the sight that l have since
wondered that l mad sufficient pres
ence of mind to complete the exposure
before catching up my camera and
making for the horses some distance
in the Upon relating this ex-
perience to my attendants they laughed
heartily and gave me to understand
that the species OF serpents which fire.
quent that locality, though often meas
uring twenty-five feet in length, are
utterly harmless. Be that as 1t may, l
can never bring myself to believe but
what that formidable snake, which My
photograph showed to be Of the c.In.
strictor family and fully twenty fees in
length, had anything but friendly do
signs upon my person.
After completing my assignment on
the Isle OF Pines l returned to Cuba,
and, proceeding to the western part OF
Pinar del Rio, began my long zigzag
our of the island, which occupied up
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

Edward Terry tells Of a pretty incl
dent which occurred during a tour In
Australia. do you know what I con-
slider the most glowing tribute l ever
received? The compliment came from
a child. There was a crowded house,
an intent audience, and humor had ior
the instant given place to pathos. You
might have heard a pin drop. and ] felt
the tension of the house was at break
ing point. TIE intense silence was
broken by a childish voice-a girls
who. turning TO her parent. asked. in a
broken voice: Mother. is IT. real?'"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

Effective Jun LIST, the Rio Grsnde West.
ern railway began operating its new din
ing cars. serving all meals on all its through
trains. The arrangement included No. .
leaving Ogden at 80 a. m. and Salt Lake
City at $50 a. m. also No. 4 leaving o.
den at 6:35 p. m. and Salt Lake City at
7:40 p. M. The west-bound through trains,
both morning and night, will also carry
diners. The cuisine is as perfect as it is
possible to make it. Service, a la carte
SO that you can have your coffee and
rolls" for breakfast, or you can select from
a menu as elaborate and complete as the
market Of Utah can supply.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

The dining car service of the Denver 30
Rio Grande Railroad is proving a great
convenience to the travelling public. Ele-
CANT dining cars are attached to all trains
leaving Denver on this popular road, where
meals are served in a manner pleasing to
all Travellers, and at moderate prices. The
enjoyment of a trip through C~olorado's
wonderful scenery that abounds along the
road is enhanced by the dining car and
other c%onveniences that have been adopted
For information, time cards, rates, ETC.,
address S. X. Hooper, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Denver, or H. M. Cush-
ing, Travelling PASSENGER Agent, 100 West
Second South Street, Salt Lake City.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

Irascible Citizen-PhewI I'm a con-
sarsed idiot! Here it is Sis, and OF
course I've missed the $40 train. Ran
all the way, too. Ticket Agent-No,
the $40 train is ten minutes late.
Irascible Citizen-What; Ten minutes
late! And l ran all the way! How
dare they run their trains late? It's
a scoundrelly imposition, sir, that's
what it is-and l shall report you, sir.
l shall report you!-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
rENnvsoN AND A CRITIC.
Lines In which tie said There was
Nothinv gu..ruaturaI.

Hines In which He Said There Was
Nothing supsrna tural.
Tennyson was exceedingly chary
throughout his life of replying to criti-
cism or clearing up obscurities in his
works, but a letter Of the poet shows
than on occasion he departed from his
customary rule, says the Nottingham
Guardian. The letter In question was
addressed to Mr.. Edward Campbell
Tainsh, in acknowledgment of a copy
Of his Study of the Works CT Alfred
Tennyson." The following lines hav-
ing been cited by Mr.. Tainsh as an
instance of mechanical supernatural
ism:
Though family, merrily. far and far
away.
lie heard the pealing of his parish
/. bells.
Tennyson replied; "A friend Of
mine told me that he had heard his
own parish bells in the midst of an
eastern desert-not knowing at the
time II was Sunday. He accounted for
1t to me by stating that there was a
ringing in his ears which his old asso-
Citations nodded unconsciously into the
sound he heard. There Is nothing
really supernatural, mechanically or
otherwise. in &c. AS hearing bells.
though the author most probably did
intend the passage to tell pom the
reader mystically."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

When two handsome, smooth-faced,
smiling young b~luejackets jumped into
a hanson for a little spin, they set
tied back into the cushions with evil
dent enjoyment Of sitting thus in the
stern sheets instead of laboring at the
oar. The cabman let down the win
dows on both sides to give the boys
plenty of air. Then he mounted to his
seat, and away they went, rounding
the first corner they came to close
hauled on the starboard tack, and sail
r. down Broadway at forty knots an
aour.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

1t is said that the pope owes mich
of his long and vigorous life 10 the
healthy outdoor pastime he enjoyed
when a boy. With his dog and gun
he would tramp for miles ovN tn,
mountains in pursuit of game. Never
theless he was a studious boy. wrote
Latin verses at the age Of IL and
passed his examinations at tho Roman
college with such distinction tn-t n
special record was made o: It In the
college archives.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
A Flash from the khodlvc.

A well-known E~nglishman, Nassau
Senior, whose wife was a sister of the
author of tom Browns School Days"
used to keep diaries in which he wrote
down all the conversations he heard.
On one occasion he was presented to
the late khedive, who had been warned
Of this little habit. ooh, yes, I see"
said his highness, "Mr. Senior is the
trumpet, and l am to blow down it. f"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
Tlme and pIstance Annihnated.

In keeping with its past unapproachable
record, Union Pacific r. r., the Great
Overland Route, will, on October 18th,
place In service an entirely new, strictly
first-class limited train to be known by the
old familiar name OF THE Overland Linn
tied" This in addition to the present ex-
cellent schedule which will be continued.
The NEW OVERLAND LIMITED will
leave Salt Lake City daily at IL IS a. m,
Ogden ] rs p. m, arrive Denver 8 a. M,
Omaha 7:15 p. m, and Chicago 9;30 a. M,
In ample time for all eastern connections to
New York, Boston, Washington, etc., and
be the most hand omely equipped and fast
est train ever given to the western people.
AS usual there will be no change o. cars to
Denver, Omaha aud Chicago, and only one
change to principal eastern cities. Further
particulars at company's Office, 'Old
Stand, " 20l Main street, Salt Lake City.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by consti-
tutional remeHfHE Deafness Is caused by an
infamed CONDITION of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed
Won have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and when II is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever:
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition OF
the mucus surfaces.
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
Arc You using AlIen,s Foot- Ease?

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and B%unions. 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. Olmsied. Leroy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

japanese statistical tables Indicate
that there are a little more than ten
thousand foreign residents in the en-
pire. nearly one-half Of them being
Chinese. There are 2.11S British, 1,076
Americans, 523 Germans, 491 French,
297 Russians, the remainder being
represented by small groups of differ
ent ~nationalities. On the other hand,
the number OF Japanese living abroad
is not far from sixty thousand, the
largest share in Hawaii and Corea. or
Japanese students abroad, numbering
about twenty-seven hundred, the
United Stqfos receives . 17S
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21

cause. If that cause is not removed it's
influence reaches out and overshadows a
whole life. The reason Lydi" z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound h.; N so uni
fornly successful for over quarter of a
century in overcoming the suffering of
women. is that it is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. 1t is a wotnan's
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-21
w TOMEN do sufferl
wv Even so-called healthy women sufferi
But they are not healthy!

The marks lett by PAIN are on the young faces Of many Of our
daughters. Pain that leaves its mark comes from a durable
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-25
Carr For Senator.

To the Editor:-The representatives OF
the Democratic voters of North Carolina
in our last State convention assembled, III
their great wisdom, saw fit to leave the
choosing of a United States Senator to-
succeed Mr. Butler to the Democratic pri-
mary to be held on the 9Th of November.
That convention said by it's action that
no man had a lien or mortgage on that
honorable position, and, yet, some men
who call themselves good Democrats go
so far as to say they doubt a mans
Democracy who will not vote for Mr.. Sim
mons To advocate such doctrine is to
repudiate and rebel against the Demo-
cratic party.
All of the three candidate now in the
field are gentlemen of irreproachable
character and for man to doubt the De-
mocracy of any one of them is to confess
his own ignorance. ct will be remem-
bered here that the North Carolina dele
ton to the National Democratic Con-
vention on the 4th of last July, voted SOL
idly for Gen j. S. Carr for Vice President
of the United States.)
While | admire the virtues of the other
candidates l think Gen. Carr the most
deserving and will serve the people and
the State to greater advantage than the
others can.
Let us take look at Gen. Carr's past
record: A poor boy, living in an humble.
Christian home at Chapel Hill; private
soldier in the Confederate army; pros
percus business man and farmers a
staunch Democrat; great philanthro-
pist.
Gen. Carr has doubtless done more for
the cause of education than any man in
the State. He realizes the great need Of
an educated citizenship. AS United
States Senator his influence will be broad
er, and he WILL as no other man, put
forth every effort to educate the poor
boys that they may be able to vote when
they arrive at the age of q years.
His varied interests will enable him to
represent every section and class and
condition of people of North Carolina as
no other man can.
While he is man of large means, yet,