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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
FACIAL ASYMMETRY
A Principal Obstacle to Successful Por-
trait Photography.


zone of the principal obstacles in
the way of successful portrait photog-
raphy," said an old-time local expert,
lis the asymmetry of the average hui
man face. The features of ninety-nine
people out of hundred are undeni-
ably asymmetrical-in other words the
right and left sides are different in
size. shape and general contour. We
don't notice this variation unless our
attention is attracted to it. but it is
there all the same. and for some rea-
son that am not able to explain it is
generally emphasized by the camera.
MY goodness! my face is all crooked
in that picture!' is comment that is
frequently heard when ladies examine
proofs. They are generally told that
the effect is due to the lighting in the
print and that it won't be noticeable
when the photograph is finished. AS
a matter of fact the retoucher can
work wonders in removing the evil
dences of asymmetry. He can lift the
corner of an eye, depress the corner of
g,
and make both sides of the face toll
erably fair mates, without losing the
likeness. What | say applies, of course.
to full-face pictures only, for when the
head is turned slightly the deviations
are scarcely ever discernible. Nor does
the rule hold good invariably. even
with the front faces. Odd as it may
seem, some people owe their charm of
feature almost altogether to the fact
OF asymmetry. One OF my patrons is a
bewitching pretty little lady, yet the
sides of her face are as different as if
they belonged TO total strangers. One
eye is oblique, while the other ia
straight; her nostrils are not at all on
"a line. and her mouth has a most ex-
traordinary twist. From these details
you would suppose that she was moth
ing short of p monstrosity, but the
very combination / have briefly out
lined is the thing that gives her face
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
Fish infected with plague.

A novel and most disquieting discov-
cry has been made. or is alleged 10
have been made, in Tokyo, the Japan
ese capital After the flooding of the
castle meats by heavy rain a quantity
of dead fish were found floating in the
water, and we're eagerly collected by
the poor people, TO whom the origin of
such an incident made little matter in
comparison with the supply of food
that it brought within reach. The sus-
picions of the sanitary authorities be-
ing excited, Investigations were under
taken, with the result that bacillus
closely resembling that of the plague
was found in the dead fish. Parts OF
them We're then fed to healthy rats
and the animals quickly sickened and
died, the autopsy showing the veritabls
bacillus in their carcasses. 1t is said
to have been shown by Investigations
in Germany that crabs are affected
by the pest, but this is believed to be
the first instance OF the disease attack
ing fresh water fish. so far as science
knows. This announcement has natur~
ally caused much excitement in Toxic,
where ii is feared that the arrival OF
the plague must now be regarded as an
accomplished fsct.--New York Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18

scintillate through the house, for Miss
Ash had died, ending her lifelong
grief for her lover, who was killed in
the civil war at the battle of Bull Run.
At that time Miss Ash was one of
Philadelphia's bellies. She was the
daughter of Caleb Lowndes Ash, a
lawyer, and Bella Maria Ashmead,
niece of the late Mrs. Ashmead Bart
lett and w. Ashmead Bartlett, M. p,
the husband of Baroness Burdette
Coutts, the wealthiest woman in Eng
land. Miss Ash's engagement had
just been announced when the war
broke out, and when she learned of
her lovers death she denied herself
to everybody. After the death Of her
father, shortly afterward, she shut her.
self up in the big house with her in
valid mother. Two years ago the
mother died Everybody who passed
the old house frequently wondered
why 1t was never opened, and most Of
them concluded that the place was un-
occupied. For many years no paint
has been put on the building, the
closed shutters have half rotted on the
hinges and the door steps show the
effect of neglect. On small card that
always hung from the rusted door bell
could be read this announcement:
mot home today" Once a week Miss
Ash, dressed in black and heavily
yelled, would walk up and down the
street, leaning on her servants arm
But no one was ever admitted to this
house. Frequently carriages were
driven up to the old residence and
footmen would leave cards under the
door, Once during the nearly two
score years Miss Ash went out of the
house on visit, and that was to her
lawyer, suit involving $40 900 having
been decided in her favor and her sig
nature being required
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
BLOW TO THE =
EXPRESS. ),

Ingenious heads in the east have
conceived scheme which if carried
out on the pretentious scale said to
have been decided upon, will deliver a
singing blow to express companies,
and give birth and nourishment to the
fast freight lines. says the Chicago
Record. An organization of New
Workers. has planned to do an express
business on freight-charge basis. The
express companies have become fright
ened at the prospect of too pronounced
competition. several of them already
having appealed to the railroads for
protection. But, according to freight
officials, the scheme is legitimate and
not one that the roads consistently can
oppose In New York offices of par
eel delivery company have been estab-
lished The object is to collect small
paekages-the kind that have been
shipped almost exclusively by express
heretofore-pack them into boxes and
ship by fast freight to the prescribed
destination, the company being careful
that all packages intended for one
place be packed together. The com
pany expects its scheme to succeed
largely through the patronage of man
ufacturers who ship small goods in
small lots. For illustration, a dealer
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
Woman
Court Clerk

Mrs. Glessner Moore Brady has re-
pently been elected for a second term
Ps circuit clerk of Vernon county, Mo.
She is the only woman in the United
States who ever held that office. Her
husband. who died two years ago, was
her predecessor In the position. Mrs.
Brady has intelligence, system and tact
and she has proved herself to be eff
cient and capable In every way of
filling the position, and although the
politicians grumbled ut first, there has
never been clerk more popular. At
the end of her FIRST term Mrs. Brady's
friends persuaded her to become a can
didate for the Office. Three experienced
politicians ran against her, and each
exerted all the arts OF his calling to
get the nomination. But pretty Mrs.
Brady threw herself into the business
OF politics with so much determination
that her rivals were worsted The CON
vention held in Nevada City was the
scene OF her Victory. Eighteen OF 20
townships we're for her and every ward
of the city.
When discussing her work recently
Mrs. Brady said:
II gained my FIRST experience as cir
cult clerk In 1895, when married Hen
BY @. Brady, who was then county
CLERK OF Vernon. Shortly after our
marriage Mr.. Brady was taken sick,
and was Obliged to go further south
Nor his health. During his absence /
took charge OF his business. filed his
Iofice and conducted the campaign for
pis reelection, which was successful.
"a very few days after he entered upon
Ehis second term his health failed en-
firely. and in less than week he died.
After careful thought upon the sub
beet Gov. Lon V. Stephens said that,
Judging from past experience, he
Thought | was capable of filing the po-
Isition left vacant by my husbands
death, and appointed me to serve out
the remainder of the term. During
hhis time | made many friends among
the townspeople prominent In public
affairs. and | believe that / owe my
success to treating everyone kindly
and endeavoring to make as few enc
mies as possible.
II have always possessed a good busi-
meas head, and when a young girl |
helped my father in the large dry
goods store which he owned often buy
bng the stock and keeping record OF
hhe sales and supplies. In this way
learned to be accurate, and also dis
covered that some OF the chief rules
which should be followed in business
bf any kind are to be exact, brief and
kerse. When l entered upon my duties
as circuit clerk followed these rules
carefully and all the work in my Office
WAS carried on upon strict business
principles.
When the two years which | was
serving pro tenn expired | was urged
by my friends, among whom l coulC
rount some of the most Influential
men OF the town. to become candi.
date for the office. felt some hest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
New Scheme for Ship
ping Goods in a Hurry.


in small articles in New York might
have a large number of orders to he
filled for Chicago and Omaha business
men. He would pack and mark the
packages but instead of forwarding
each package separately by express he
would turn all of the packages into the
hands of the parcel company, which
would pack them into boxes and ship
TO Chicago by fast freight. At Chi
cago the packages would be taken out
of the boxes and delivered to the per-
sons for whom they were intended.
The goods for Omaha would be repack-
ed and forwarded, together with such
packages as might be gathered in this
city for the Nebraska metropolis and
other places in the west, repacking and
forwarding being done wherever re-
quired. If the scheme proves to be
successful the fasteners will estab-
lish agencies in all of the large cities
of the country, 1t is said. Representa-
tives of the Central Freight and Trunk
Line associations will meet in New
York next week for the purpose of con-
sidering an appeal from certain ex-
press companies. The express peo-
pie will argue that the fast freight ser
vice scheme would work detrimentally
to their interests and that continuance
of it would be an injustice to them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
CHANGES IN THE
SEATS OF
GOVERNMENT OF
VARIOUS STATES.


lished as such until after some contro-
versy.
BY what may best perhaps, be des-
cribed as paradox. Rhode Island, the
smallest of the states in the country,
has had the largest number Of capitals
II now has two Providence and New
port, and originally had Ave simultaA
neous capltals,so to speak-Providence
Newport, South Kingstown. East
Greenwich and Bristol Connecticut
had two-Hartford and New Haven
and II is sometimes found difficult, at
present, to understand why small
state with a sparse population and hav-
ing little Official business to transact
should have found 1t necessary to
maintain more than one capital It is
explained by the fact, however, that in
early times and for some years after
the revolutionary period. local Jealous
les existed between the several towns
of the state and 1t was to appease these
jealousies that the concession was
made of two capitals. Rhode Island,
though not the pioneer. is now the last
Survivor Ol TINS CUStOilt anu llo cltl-
zens are to vote in November on the
proposition to do away with Newport
as capital and to establish Providence
as the only one.
Another reason which has had con-
siderable to do with the establishment
of capitals in early times in country
districts was found in the definite
boundaries OF the states All the orig
inal states had fixed boundaries when
admitted, but most of the western and
southern states were subdivisions of
former territories. and the capital
which was appropriate at one time
would not serve after different bound
aries were chosen. The territory OF
Michigan, for instance, included a part
of northwestern Ohio, including the
city OF Toledo. Ohio was admitted in
to the union in 1902, and the north
western counties were not annexed tc
it until 1886. This change In thu
state boundaries justified the selection
of a more northerly town for the CAPT
tai, and Columbus was chosen.
The United States has changed III
capital, originally in New York, and
afterwards in Philadelphia, like mos
OF the separate states.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
Though They Seem
Odd They Have
Easily Explained
Meanings. "a - "a "a

river; another the Pe-kiang, or
North river; the third is the Tung-
kiang, or East river" The names of
which they come. They help to sim
plify the study OF geography of that
part of China When they unite they
form the Chukiang, or Pear river"
The Chinese named their largest river
in the north the Hoang-ho because IL
cuts it's bed through yellow soil, from
which it derives its color. The yellow
flood it pours into the sea colors that
part of the ocean yellow, and hence
the Chinese call the sea Hoang-hai or
Yellow sea.
Pc means north" and king means
"the capital" or the kings house
hold" and thus Pekin means the
northern capital. Tien means 'heaV-
enly'' and Tsin means place" and
thus the name of the largest city in
northwest China means heavenly
place"-a name it has borne for many
centuries.
Inc word Yang means ocean," Use
means son" and the name Yang-tse-
Kiang, which the Chinese applied ages
ago to their greatest river, shows that
they did not mean to depreeiate It's i'm
portance Some writers say the early
| Chinese believed their largest river
contributed more water to the making
of the ocean than any other stream in
| the world, and so, in the name of the
river, they conveyed the idea that the
ocean was it's son. The name Is often
enormously translated the Blue river.
Pekin has not always been the cap
ital of the empire, but Marking, city
far to the south, was long the seat OF
government, and, as the name Pekin
means northern capital so the name
Marking means southern capital. ."
white river" is the meaning of Pei
no. near whose mouth are the forts
seized by the powers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18

Some very interesting facts regard
ing the criminals on different countries
have been brought to light by the in
vestigations and observations of Dr.
Charles Perrier, the noted French
criminologist. The doctor gives the
result of his work after detailed study
of $50 offenders. confined in the great
Jail at Mines, France, OF which he was
the physician. He has investigated
the matter from all standpoints, as to
the birth OF the criminal, his family
and antecedents and effect Of heredity
on his morals; early life, association
and education. nature OF the crimes,
number OF convictions, general charac-
ter and conduct in durance. In ad-
dition to this. he has studied the men
tai capacity of the unfortunates and
also compiled tables based on the
Bertillon system, showing all the vari-
GUS measurements of the subject. and
physical and mental defects, If any.
Among the 859 criminals examined,
almost every nationality of the world,
was represented. including French,
Germans. Englishmen, Spaniards, Ital-
ians, Austrians, Russians, Arabs and
Americans. They came from every
walk OF life. commercial, professional
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
Chinese
Names.

We are reading just now of many
Chinese districts, towns and rivers.
Many of these geographical names
doubtless appear repellent and unpro-
nounceable to all except few persons
who are familiar with them. But If we
had a better acquaintance with these
names and knew their meaning they
would be found TO be full of interest.
They are often condensed descriptions
of the place or feature to which they
are applied They are far more in
stinct with life than many geographic
cal names in other countries.
Suppose we had never heard of
Shanghai, for example, but knew the
meaning of the two words composing
the name. Wewould know at once
that the city Near the Sea" must APP
ply to seaport. Yun-ho means "The
River of Transportation, and we nat
urally infer that the waterway thus
designated must be commercially i'm
portant. Yun-ho, in fact, is the Chi
nese name of the Grand canal which
plays so large part in the freight
service of East China.
However many syllables there may
be in Chinese place name, 1t is com
posed of as many words as there are
syllables, for all Chinese words are
monosyllables. II we know the mean
ing of even one OF the words in a geo.
graphical name it helps to convey a
definite idea. The words no and kiang,
for example, both mean river" and
when we see them on a map we know
they refer to river or stream Many
| of the names of rivers are descriptive
OF them Hoang-ho, for example,
means yellow river; Tsin-kiang
means "Clear river" Observe how
definite is the idea expressed in the
name of each of the three rivers
which converge upon Canton. One
of them is the Ski-kiang, or "West
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
Sketch of
Mrs. GIessner M. Brady,
of Missouri
of Missouri

fancy about doing so at first, for, al
though | knew I was competent OF fill-
ing the position, | realized that It
would mean hard fight. for ii was to
the best Of my knowledge the first in
stance In which woman had run for
that office. | finally decided to enter
the contest. In which three strong and
well-known politicians entered against
me. Once launched upon the campaign
| put forth my best efforts to win.
met and talked with personally more
than 1900 voters and was treated with
utmost courtesy.
MANY of the voters had known me
from childhood, and my friends were
loyal and enthusiastic BY the kind
ness which | met on all sides my cour-
age was kept up, but | think that my
election was due to my own earnest
efforts and to the clean and successful
record which could show of past SER
vices. There are twenty townships in
our county and five wards in the city.
made a point to keep in touch with
every voting precinct, and when the
delegates came in | had carried IS
townships out of the 20 and every
ward in the city.
"The work has given me good in
sight into court affairs, and l hope
next year to read law, not with the
set purpose OF being admitted to the
bar, but because feel convinced that
"a will holm mo In Whatavat. limo ~
business follow in the future"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18

Saccharin or glucide is sweet sub
stance prepared by complex processes
from coal tar 1t is white, semi
crystalline powder, with faint odor,
and intensely sweet taste. SO sweet Is
it that 1t requires to be very much di-
luted before its sweetness can be APP
preciated, from half to one grain suf-
ficing for a cup of tea 1t is not a pure
substance as found in commerce, but
contains a variable proportion (40 to
GO per cent? of a less sweet compound.
On this account opinions differ as to
its sweetening power compared with
that of sugar, it being estimated to be
from 200 to 300 times stronger than
the natural product. 1t was at first
thought likely 1t would prove serious
rival to sugar, but its price offers no
great inducement, and conflicting
opinions as to its safety have rather
initiated against its use. At present
1t is employed for sweetening the food
of diabetic patients, and for Disgusting
the taste of drugs. 1t is but slightly
soluble in water, but dissolves readily
If mixed with baking soda, carbonic
acid gas being liberated during solu-
ton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18

Maj Rasch, MP, told new story In
addressing public meeting at Spring
field, England, the other day. In COM
menting upon the hospital service he
observed: Here is a specimen of the
value OF ladies at the front Recently
at a military hospital a lady sat down
beside a bed and commenced reading
aloud In a very impressive manner.
This was too much for Tommy, who
called out: You're wasting your time,
miss; it's no good talkin' to ines
been dead an hour"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
Original
Capitals

Very few American states have now
their original state capitals, circum-
stance which is being recalled by the
observances in various parts OF the
country OF anniversaries OF the estab-
hishment of the present capitals. The
original capital OF Indiana was Cory
hon; OF Illinois, Vandalia; and OF Ohio,
Ehillicothe Corydon and Vandalia
sRre small towns. but Chlllicothe has
grown to be city OF some Importance.
srhe original capital OF New York was
New York city. and for short time
New York had two capitals-New York
city and Jamaica, l.. |. Afterward the
course of capital moved northward,
airst to Poughkeepsie, then to Kings
Eon, and finally to Albany, where 1t has
been situated for more than century.
The original capital of Alabama was
Tuscaloosa, and of Georgia. Milledge-
willie. until suspersed by Atlanta after
the close OF the civil war. Iowa City
was the original capital OF Iowa, now
Des Moines, and in some of the new
Northwestern States, notably North
Dakota, 1t has been necessary To put
the matter OF capital selection to the
determination OF the voters on several
occasions. and not without consider
able contention and friction in the set
Element OF the dispute. New Orleans.
for a time after the civil war the capt.
tai of Louisiana, had been superseded
by Baton Rouge. Detroit, the largest
city in Michigan. was originally the
capital, a position now occupied by
Lansing. Lecompton was the first
capital of Kansas; Topeka is the capi-
tai now.
Omaha was the capital OF Nebraska
Ias a territory and remained such for a
,short time after its admission. until
Lincoln succeeded it. Wheeling was
hhe first capital OF West Virginia be-
fore the selection OF Charleston, and
Virginia City was the capital of Ne
wada before the selection OF Carson
lCity, or Carson, as it is called locally
Denver has always been the capital oil
Colorado, state or territory. Yankton
Ks. D., was the capital OF Dakota terri
tory before its admission into tn,
union as two separate states, but tn,
present capital of South Dakota is tn,
kowD of Pierre. and it was not estab
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18

an irresistible piquancy. Among men
asymmetry often lends great strength
to a countenance. Bismarck was a
striking example of that fact, and SO
was Gladstone. II you are skeptlcaI
take full face picture of either and
cover one-half of it with card. Then
reverse the process and examine the
other side. You will be surprised. In
fact. you will discover four different
men, all distinct types."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18

Professor Charles Eliot Norton,
RuskiHs literary executor, says that
Ruskin left his manuscripts and notes
in perfect order. as If he expected
death. He had destroyed such manu-
scripts as he did not wish to have
printed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
HOUSE FINALLY OPENED.

Philadelphia Woman Lived Hermit for
Thirty-seven Years.
For thirty-seven years the old house
of Miss Annie Lehman Ash in Phila-
delphia remained hermetically sealed.
1t WAS thrown open a few days ago
and the light of day was permitted to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
Eoonoml.. on employ msnt.

well-known economist has figured
out that out OF ninety-eight chief ma
tional industries in given year only
twenty-nine gave men work three hun
dred days in the year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
nenmarl,s nnIance OF Powsr.

Denmark's balance of Power.
For the last thirty years in Denmark
the party of the left has had ma
jority in the chamber. while the king
has retained in power a ministry OF
the right.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-11-30
Emmett.

G.. w. Compton and Charles Madden
judges, voting place Franklin school
house:
Middleton Precinct Nellie Masterson
Clerk, John Shaifer and Jacob Pillow
head judges, voting place Kohlepp Hall.
Payeue Precinct, Cerlie Buss,y Clerk,
w II. Plat and NJ. T.. Albert judges,
voting place Council Chambers:
Lower Boise Precinct, Maud Mitchell
Clerk, A. II. Stewart and Thos Andrews
judges, voting place Odd-Telows Hall.
Stuart Precinct, Pearl Fisher Clerk,
Cash Nichols and Elias Anderson Judges,
voting place school house:
New Plymouth Precinct. e, Veazy
Clerk, w. G Johnson and a. 0. Rose
judges, voting place Town-haI:
Emmett Precinct, Minnie Martin Clerk.
G. p. Bilderback and Ed. HAYES Judges.
voting place Odd-Fellows Hall.
Edger Meek,
Clerk Of the Board OF
County Commissioners