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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28
Welded wIrHoUrA PREACHER
Unique Marriage of "A Quaker Couple At
Pasadena. Ca.

WEDDED = NNTEt
UnIoue Marriage OF "A quaker Couple az
Pasadena. Ca.
Pasadena (Cal) special correspond
ence Chicago Chronicle: William f..
Miebener and Mrs. Mary V. Miller,
both of this city, last week married
themselves without the aid of any
preacher and without even having pre-
yiously secured a certificate. Their
marriage must be recognized by the
law too. 1t was the first marriage Of
the kind which was ever solemniZed
in the state of California, according
TO the claim made by the parties. It
was under the law Of the Quaker
church, originated by George Fox, the
founder OF the Quaker church in Eng
land $50 years ago. Several other
states of the union, after a strong eff
fort had been made, recognized this
form Of ceremony, and in 1897, through
the efforts Of Senator G. NJ. Simpson.
California legalized it. The groom
did not have to procure a license. On
Saturday, Feb. II, the bride and roc
informed the Quaker church that they
contemplated marriage. A committee
was appointed to see that there were
no obstacles. Thirty days later the
committee reported that there was
none. The couple her informed the
church that they were still in the
same mind and another committee was
appointed by the congregation to see
that the ceremony was properly per-
formed. Half-past 10 in the morning
was the time set. At the close of a
prayer service the bride and groom
stepped before the congregation, fac
ing the groom's brother, DR.. j.. C. Mich
ener, a prominent physician, who was
the first waiter or groomsman. Prof.
and Mrs. /. n. Vail. the nearest rela-
tives of the bride, were her attendants.
The couple Joined their right hands
and the groom said: Friends, in the
presence of the Lord and before this
assembly, l take Mary Y. Miller to be
my wife, promising with divine assist
ance to be unto her a loving and
faithful husband until death shall sep
arate us" The bride repeated this for
mula and they inscribed their names
upon a certificate reading: William F.
Kitchener and Mary V. Miller Of the
county of Los Angeles, state of Cali
fornia, having made known their in
tentions of marriage with each other
in a public meeting of Friends held in
Pasadena this 21st day of March, in
the year of our Lord 1900, declared that
in the presence Of our Lord they took
each other for husband and wife. And
as a further confirmation thereof they
did then and there in this presence
subscribe their names, she, according
to the custom and marriage, accepting
the name of her husband" The wit
nesses signed the certificate. There
was no ring and no music.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28


of the cabinet advisers to Lord Duff
FERN, the viceroy, his suggestions were
not accepted. and the blacks were left
to their fate.
The latest dispatches from India re-
port that thousands of natives are dy-
Ing in that country from starvation.
Streams are dried up, the crops have
failed utterly, children have been aban-
doned, men and women are lying
about, too weak to walk, starving in
their pitiable rags, and there is every
reason to believe that this terrible
condition will keep up until perhaps
even July, when the annual monsoon
burst will come and bring with it its
usual deluge Of rain.
In this opulent country of ours it
seems impossible to believe the heart
rending stories of armies of emaciated
people following after the grain carts
and fighting among themselves for the
stray kernels that fall in the dust.
Over this ancient country of tabled
wealth, ruled by one of the most eff
cient governments of modern times, in
this land of magic and oriental mys-
terry, the black shadow of famine hangs
perpetually. Yet the soil is fertile.
More than 200 kinds of grain are
grown there; in fact, every crop in the
world can be raised in India. But the
vast, ov~er-populated country is sub
ject to the vicissitudes of climate.
From the snow of the Himalayas to
the fertile Deltas of the south the en-
tire country depends on rainfall.
There are over 10000, 900 acres of
wheat-growing country in central In
dia. Ninety per cent of the entire pop
ulation is agricultural. The land, how
ever, is not held by the people, but
large tracts are controlled and culti-
waited by the British government. The
man with the hoe" in India owns
nothing. These laborers live nowhere,
or, rather. live anywhere. They go
from place to place. taking possession
of this hut or that, as the spirit moves
them. The little farms are usually
only three or four acres in extent, and
are leased to the agriculturist for one
season, after which he tries his hand
on a new farm. II the season is good,
the natives make enough to support
their family, which is always a pro-
nhc one pay their taxes. which are not
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28
FOWLS ATTACK A c
Keepers of Hog Island Light House KIN
Many Geese and Ducks.

mAhy Geose ana Duoks.
One of the keepers of the Hog island
light on the Virginia coast relates
q remarkable experience with wild
fowls at that light one night recently.
Between Z and $3.50 p. m, the watch
on duty was aroused by the "honking''
OF wild geese and brant, accompanied
by the crash of breaking glass. He
hastily summoned the other keepers.
who responded with shotguns. They
opened fire on the bewildered birds
with every gun. The battle lasted for
an hour and a half. The guns got so
not that 1t was dangerous to use them
n the shoulders of the men became
sore from the recoil. The supplv of
ammunition gave out and the fight
ended. In the morning there were
slXty-three dead brant, geese, and
ducks at the foot of the tower. On the
following Saturday morning the tower
was again attacked by the birds. There
pelng no stock of cartridges on the
Island, the guns were useless. but ths
Keepers fought with sticks and can
tured 100 fowls, when a flock, appar-
ehtly containing thousands. rushed
upon them They were compelled to
seek shelter within the tower. so
powerful was the fight of the fright
ened geese that the wire screens were
penetrated, the light in the watch
room extinguished, and the panes in
.nlee WINDOWS destroyed. These fowl
n@u taken wing because OF the severe
zane prevailing upon their feeding
elounus ana were blinded by the in
.ense glare OF the powerful light in
the top of the tower. Hog island ueht
marks one of the most dangerous
shoals on the Virginia coast. II is an
iron tower and stands 1870 feet above
mean high water. It is a frst clos.
llght and can be seen from Tho hridge
OF a steamer a distance of twsntv-G1e
miles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28
ENoLAND's BORROWED ARMIES
Has Secured All over Europe to Hire
Soldiers.

Has Secured All over Europe to Hire
Soldiers.
This is the first war Great Britain
has fought against white enemies with
out buying foreigners to fight for us,
says a London paper. Until less than
so years ago, when we had a war on
hand, we sent officials tc Germany and
all over Europe, to engage men to fight
for us. The men engaged were most
ly old soldiers, and were hired to fight
until the war was finished. In 1856 an
invasion of England was feared, so
5000 Hessians were hired to come and
defend these shores against the ex-
pected attack. These hirelings we're
paid at the British rate of pay, and for
every man of them killed their king
was paid so much per head. Even
against the American colonists Hes
sian troops were employed. No won
der u fellow-Englishmen were en-
ragged at this shameless action. The
landgrave of Hesse was paid $685.
600 in 3 per cent stock for the Hes
slams lost in the war of independence.
This was the amount of $3.50 per man.
The Irish rebellion of 1898 was put
down chiefly by Hessian hirelings. In
the long struggle with Napoleon we
freely hired foreigners, but the bulk
of the work was lone by British SOL
diers. Wellington found that he could
not rely on his m%ercenary gangs too
much. In 1904 the Kings German le-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

their sufferings, and gigantic organized
charities have been set in operation
time and time again. The death rate,
consequently, has been somewhat re-
duced, but the danger will not be en-
tirely obviated until enormous irriga-
ton works are established throughout
central India for the outstanding of the
uncertain rainfall of that sun-parched
country. But this, even though the
money for such works were forthcom-
ing, would take many years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

The engineering world of Europe has
not, 1t is said, recovered from the sur
prise aver the remarkable performance
at Antwerp of a big dredge-boat con-
structed in Belgium for the Russian
government on plans prepared by an
American engineer, a Chicagoan. I'm
der the contract the boat was to have
a capacity of 1900 cubic yards Of
dredging per hour. She recorded a
capacity of 1900 yards on trial. So
great was the interest IN the trial
that most of the foreign ambassadors
were present, the Belgian cabinet,
commissions from Australia, India,
Germany, France, the Argentine Re-
public and hundreds of engineers from
all parts of Europe. Trains were run
at reduced rates to accommodate the
people eager to see the American
dredge, the most powerful in the world,
and for six weeks boats Eere kept run
ming al Antwerp to carry visitors to
the point of operation. The immediate
effect has been to cause orders to be
placed for similar dredges for India,
Australia and Russia. The facts were
reported to the state department by
Consul General Holloway 81 st. Peters
burg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

1000. Now this figure stands at about
81. 500, which the selectmen fear to
wipe out for fear the impression will
get abroad that the towns credit has
bean lost. Fol five years the tax rate
has been only 10 mills. Guilford has
for many years been a no-license town
and its police force has been reduced
until 1t consists of a few special con-
stables. The Guilford voters boast
that this is the first town in New Eng
land, if not in America. to be able to
go a year without a tax since the pill
grims landed. The population Of the
town is 5000. 1t is about ten miles
long and six wide.-New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

Some idea of the American exports
to Australia can be gained from the
inventory of a cargo recently ship
ped from New York. 1t contained
5000 packages of sewing machipes,
LOO tons Of paper, many organs
and pianos, 5000 cases of canned
meats. Ill trucks for trolley cars,
wagons, buggies, wheels, axles, barbed
wire, typewriters, windmills, LOO tons
of iron pipe, leather, shoes and dry
goods.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

Pedro Palermo. head of the Filipino
national assembly, has been captured
by the American troops. and General
Otis dispatch thoughtfully adds that
he was too sick to escape when the
troops pursued him. Senior Palermo
should not go unrewarded for his con
sideration in thus permitting himself
to be surrounded. If Aguinaldo would
be kind nough to break a leg or con-
tract a fever he might yet be captured,
but 1t appears to be impossible for Gem
eral Otis to overtake any of the Fill
ipino leaders while they retain good
health and active limbs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

electric railroads. I believe the posi-
lions are all filled. Employment with
the mines would have to be secure6>be-
fore coming to Korea. The agent of
the mines in America is II. A. Noble,
representative of the Oriental Consol-
idated Mining company, San Francisco,
Prospectors cannot operate in Korea,
and there is no employment with the
mines other than on wages. / am told
the mining company has no lack of APP
&licants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28
Badly Doceiy@o.

Barrister-I was deceived in regard
to that mar whom l defended on a
charge of .embezxling half a million.
~Friend-You found he was guilty ?
Barrister-No, confound it! He was
innocent, and hadn't a ha'penny to pay
me with.-Stray Stories.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

Among other features Of the South
African war the new developments in
the use Of the heliograph are worth
aticing. The idea of telegraphing by
of aashes of sunlight first came
pminence during the Franco
b war. The electric light was
{ suggested to make the system
4 ldent of interference from
but The. difficulty of getting
shas (y in the feIahas thus far in
the WI with a successful combination
belor Inventions. In the present
Ne British have made some use
. sbe electric searchlights from their
Dhins for purposes Of optical tele-
9ranhv. but sunlight is still their main.
s,,snce. A writer in the Engineer
INC Magazine for May states that the
ordinary range of the Photograph is
hfty-nve miles, but when the electric
are light is used the range can be ex-
tended to 400 miles. The success with
which the h~eliograph was used in
communicating with the besieged gar
risons of Ladysmith and Kimberley is
a good demonstration of the progress
made with this invention since 1870.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

The men who manage the affairs OF
corporations are the only source from
whom any information as to their con-
dition can be had. That was well
enough in the day of small things. 1t
will not answer now, when the stocks
of corporations are so extensively
trade in and figure so largely in the
wealth of the country. Better iaclli-
ties for obtaining accurate Informal
ton of the actual condition OF corpo-
rations must be provided than those
which exist now. There must be more
publicity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

To NHE Jtty.
may De said of Cincinnati that II q
nos only the Queen city, but literally
sne queen OF clubs, having within The
corporate limits more than 100 orr.n,-
anS ,V ontao devoted to shooting. fishing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

The South African war appears to
have got its second wind" at least
the generals down there are making
a windy time OF it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

A pessimist Is a person who believes
that whatever is is wrong.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

Affection is the confession of infe-
riority. It is IN unnecessary proclaim
alton that the individual is not living
the life he pretends to live
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

The woman who marries a block
head doesn't care to celebrate her
wooden wedding,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

Naturally, the United States senate
is in favor Of electing itself in the
old-fashioned manner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

The Beers would be sure to regard
the recall of Butler as in the nature
Of taking a mean advantage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

Grace viii ever speak for itself and
be fruitful in w~ell-doing; the sancti-
fled cross is a fruitful tree.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

A man wisely makes use Of the pres
ent when he sells a duplicate wedding
gift
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

The employer who works harder
than his clerk evidently believes in
the force OF example.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

Dignity always begins where boast
ing ends.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28

When the state Of Mississippi gets
soaked she makes a thorough job Of It.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01
Death of Mrs, Pipemeyer.

Olive, the wife of John Pipemeyer, OF
London, Eng, died at the Mary NJ.
Packer Hospital, Sunbury, about four
O'Clock Sunday morning.
The deceased was the daughter of Mrs.
Mary Green, of this city, and was born
in DanviIIe May 10, 1860 residing here
until her marriage with Mr.. Pipemeyer
whom she accom- panied to England.
rwo daughters and one son were born
to them.
Last May, Mrs. Pipemeyer returned to
this country for a visit among relatives
and about the middle of June, while at
the home of her uncle, w. G. Williams,
Mill street, she was stricken with par
alvsis which confined her to her bed un-
til the time of her death at the hospital
where she had been taken last Friday.
One daughter accompanied her to this
country; the other two children are at
present in Germany attending school
and the husband is on board ship on his
way to America.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01
The Kidney Complexion.

The pale, sallow, sunken- checked, dis
tressed- looking people you so often meet
are afflicted with kidney Complexion. )"
Their kidneys are turning to a parsnip
color So is their complexion.
They may also have Indigestion, or
suffer from sleeplessness, rheumatism,
neuralgia, brain trouble, nervous eXhau-
stion and sometimes the heart aches bad
Iy.
The cause is weak. unhealthy kidneys.
Usually the sufferer from kidney dis.
ease does not find out what the trouble Is
until it is almost too late, because the
first symptoms are so like mild sickness
that they do not think they need medi-
cine or a doctor until they find them
selves sick in bed.
Dir. Kilmer's Swamp Root will build
up and strengthen their weak and diseas-
ed kidneys, purify their diseased, kid
ney-poisoned blood, clear their complex
ion and soon they will enjoy better
health.
You can get the regular sizes at the
drug store, at fifty cents and one dollar,
or you may first prove for yourself the
wonderful virtues of this great discovery
Swamp-Root, by sending your address to
DR.. Kilmer e Co.. Binghamton, n. Y,
for sample bottle and book that tells
all about it, both sent to you absolutely
free by mail. When writing kindly men-
ton that you read this liberal offer III
the MONTOUR AMERICAN.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01
Welded at Kingston Tuesday

In Kingston, at / O'Clock Tuesday
morning, occurred the wedding of Mrs.
Anna Edwards Jones, daughter of DAME
Edwards, of Kingston, and Mr.. Walter
Peter, of Brooklyn, \. y.
The ceremony was performed in the
parlor at the home of the brides father
and was witnessed only by few init
mate friends of the young couple. Mr.
and Mrs. Peter will reside in Brooklyn
n. y.
The bride has many friends and ac'
quaintances in this city and was fire,
quent visitor at the Deen home, East
Market street,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01
CONDENSED NEWS.

"Heart of the Rockies" at the opera
house tonight.
The growing wheat presents fine APP
pearance, the late rains having proven
very beneficial.
Thomas Irland has accepted position
on the clerical force at the d. l.. and w.
station.
The presidential returns from the col
leges have been quite numerous and
complete. But really it is the returns
from the electoral college that count.
The Gillaspy Hotel looks well with its
new front.
The masonry work on the new addi-
ton at the Water Works is rapidly near
ing completion. AS soon as finished a
10 inch concrete floor will he laid and it
is expected that the brick layers will 60
to work inside of two weeks.
Local merchants are receiving new
goods every day and the draymen are
busy.
On account of the Bucknell State Col
lege foot ball game at Williamsport Sat
urday, the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.,
will sell excursion tickets to Williams
port at rate of single fare for the round
trip. The fare from South DanviIle will
be $l.34
1t was rumored last evening that
George lies was offered the place made
vacant hy the resignation of Boss Roller
Rush Yerrck at the Reading Iron works.
1t was also rumored that Arthur Diet
rich would fill the position of mill man
ager formerly held by w. l.. Andress.
Owing to the protracted drought in
this section of the State during the sum
mer, dealers are obliged to get most of
their cabbage from New York. From
present Indications the dish of sauer
kraut, so greatly relished by majority
of the people in this vicinity, will be a
luxury this winter.
The Tissot Paintings in the opera house
Tuesday evening, Nov. l3, are pro-
nounced fine by the metropolitan press.
The Rev. Robert Mateer who lectured
at the Mahonilg Presbyterian church
OH Tuesday evening, will address a
| special missionary service at the First
Presbyterian church, Shamokin, to-
| night.
President Mckinley has issued his
proclamation declaring Thursday, Nov.
90, as the day of thanksgiving.
Several new street crossings are in the
course of construction at the west end
of Mahoning street.
Saytel's circus passed through this
city yesterday afternoon on the Lack
awanna railroad.
Quick lunch is one of the common
est of city signs The sign doesn't say
"a healthy lunch of good food-the
character of the food apparently is not
considered; It's just qutck Hnch-eat
and get away Is it any wonder that
the stomach breaks DOWN. Food is
thrown at it, sloppily, indigestible and
innutritious food, very often, and the
stomach has to do the best it can. Nor
mally there should be no need for medi-
cal assistance for the stomach. But the
average method of life is abnormal and
while this continues there will always
be demand for DR.. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t is the one medi
cine which can be relied on to cure dis
eases of the stomach and other organs
of digestion and nutrition. 1t is not a
cure all. 1t is medicine designed fol
the stomach, and to cure through the
stomach remote disease which have then
cause in the arrangement of the stom
ach and digestive and nutritive system
1t cures when all else fails
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01
Knitting Mill Prize Contest.

The winners in the 10th pay OF the
prize contest at the Knitting mill are as
follows:
Full Automatic machines, Lizzie Hen
kie, $l3.92.
Brnton machines, Kate Oeschger,
$1129.
Scott and Williams machines, Maud
GoSs, S10.50.
Toppers, Cecilia Treas, $l3.29.
Winders, Dora Lynn, S7.39.
Loopers first prize, Matthew Law,
SS. 81; second prize, Henry Schram, 81 IA;
third prize, Joseph Yeager, So. &c; fourth
prize, Thomas Meyer, S6.4S; ffth prize,
Annie Lovett, $5.52; fifth prize, Lydia
Gethlng, 1882.
There are but four pays before thecon-
test closes and while one or two of the
winners are perhaps known, great in
terest is shown in the remaining prizes
to be awarded Saturdays pay the larg-
est in the history of the plant. About
$1OO8 will be paid out.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01

On account of the Buck nell-State Co
lege foot bail game at Williamsport, Sat
urday, November 3, the Philadelphia &
Reading railway will sell excursion tick
cts to Williamsport at rate of single fare
for the round trip from Sunbury and
points north. Tickets to be good going
on all trains November 3, and returning
on all trains to November 5, inclusive.
Special train will leave Sunbury at 1910
noon, stopping at principal intermediate
stations. Returning leave Williamspo
p. m. for Sunbury, stopping at all
ticket stations.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-11-01
Getting Ready For Election.

The County Commissioners are at pre-
sent busily engaged in making up the
packages of election supplies for the de-
livery which will be made on Saturday
and Monday.
The voter at this election will have six
parties to select from, the Republican,
Democratic, Prohibition, Socialist Labor,
Peoples and the Socialist. As noticed in
looking over a specimen ballot, besides
the 80 presidential electors, the ticket
will present the names of the candidates
for the offices of Auditor General, Re-
presentative-at-L Large, Representatives in
Congress, Associate Judge, Sheriff, Re-
gister and Recorder and Jury Commits
,ioner