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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

Mr.. Levi Dorton, aged % years,
mountaineer, noted as a rattlesnake
tanner, had an unusual experience at
his little home a few miles west of
Grafton, Md, few days ago. He was
awakened about sunrise by fierce rat
thing of a swarm of snakes about his
door He could not account for the un-
usual conduct of his pets, but upon
opening the door he observed a roaring
forest fire eating up his fences and out
buildings and almost leaping in his
door. The reptiles, with whom Dorton
often played, terrified by the fire, GID
ed in the door, and coiled around his
legs, as if pleading for protection. He
pacified them. coaxed them to uncoil,
and then by hard efforts extinguished
the fire. Mr. Dorton lives in a hut
his father built in 1870 and subsists
largely by hunting. He has a wonder
full knowledge of animals and has an
unusually fine collection of Indian
relics. He. is a firm believer in the
remedial qualities of rattlesnake oil
for rheumatism.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
insists That She Is Dead.

The physicians report strange case
in Avana township. III. Mrs. John
Linsey has been lying very i'll for the
past nine weeks with fever. During
seven weeks of this time she has been
possessed of a strange hallucination.
Notwithstanding she has been gradu-
ally improving, she declares she is.
dead, and insists on having her body,
prepared for burial. Every effort on
the part of the attending physician and
her friends has been made to disabuss
her mind of this. but to no avail. She
says her body must be buried; that 1t
is not right to hold it so long after
death.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
Haze Oar Engines FalIed2

A6bS OUT G@DSInfG r Qffed
The Midland Railway Company OF
England has administered a cold
douche to our pride of industrial con-
quest by announcing that the Ameri-
can locomotives tested by the road
have cost from 20 to 25 per cent more
than the British in fuel, so per cent
more in oil, and go per cent more in
repairs. Against these fatal defects
are to be counted only the trifiing off
sets that the American locomotives
were delivered in few months in
stead of in three years and that their
price was less than that of the Brit
ish by $4,000 apiece. 1t is explained
that in American railroad practice en-
gines are made to be worked to death
and thrown on the scrap heap. Eng
fish locomotives are expected to become
heirlooms. But there is probably
something more than that behind the
Midland's figures. In all neutral mar
kets the American machines give per-
feet satisfaction and are crowding the
English out. That is the case even
on the state railroads of British colo
MES, Before our manufacturers adj
NIT that their products are failures
on English roads they would probably
like to see them tested by American
engineers and firemen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
The ".sbamrock, Countess.

The beautiful countess of Limerick
has we'll earned the title of THE
Shamrock Countess" for, thanks to
her efforts, one of the British war
funds has acquired this spring a sub
stantial addition to its funds owing
to the sale of the dear little sham
rock so cleverly organized by the
mistress of Dromore castle. The young
countess her marriage Miss
Burke-Irwin, the daughter Of one of
Ireland's most popular sportsmen, and
herself, both as a girl and since her
marriage, one of the straightest rid
ers to hounds in the Emerald isle
early Joined the group of those ener-
getic peeresses who do all in their
power to improve the lot of their poor
er friends and neighbors. The Sham
rock League has succeeded beyond the
widest dreams of its promoters, and
during the days which preceded March
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

ticket agent on the Texas and Pacific.
In three years he had been promoted
to the post of general freight agent,
and he was next made third vice-presi-
dent. The Chicago and Northwestern
offered him similar post, which he
at once accepted, and in 1896 the
Great Northern road elected him its
second vice-president. Three years ago
he was elected president of the Lake
Shore, in which position he was serv-
ing when called to the presidency OF
the New York Central. His knowl-
edge takes in all departments of a
railway.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

Is it possible to be driven insane by
a poster? This is a question which
is being much debated at present in
Des Moines, la. Miss Bertha Atkinson
of that city believes that she will go
mad if a poster opposite her window
is not removed. So real, so vital, so
appalling has become her horror of
the painted placard that her friends
have come to share in the apprehen-
sion. Accordingly a protest has been
made to the municipal authorities, and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

cnlluren and many other equally pitt
able fugitives went forth from Cabul
with the chaotic rabble.
The Awful Pas. of Koord CabuI.
After leaving Cabul the unfortunate
travellers marched for two days over
ice and snow-covered roads to the pass
OF Koord Cabul through which they
had to make their way in order to
leave the country. This pass is a
great narrow gorge which extends
through grim and lofty mountain
ranges. 1t is so deep that in the win
ter season the rays of the sun can
nardly pierce its darkness at MONDAY.
Through this frightful chasm dashes a
torrent so fierce that the stern frost of
even tnat winter could not stay its
waters The rocks which extended
above the masses of snow were slim
perry with the frozen breath of the
torrent. Into this awful gateway of
the mountains the miserable host of
Iugltlves passed. Soon the white
snow became splashed with blood and
the sullen mountains echoed the
shrleks OF many unfortunates as thew
shipped from the ice-coyered boulders
ana were dashed to death by the
freezing mountain torrent.
Even in the summer the massage Of
thls gorge is considered dangerous
what could it have been in the heart
vi such rigorous winter: Then. to
the AWFUL dangers with which nature
had surrounded the rote of the fugi-
ives add the cruelty of a guerilla war
rare AT every step of the road. from
every opening of the rocks. bands of
savage fanatics with guns and long
knives We're numbering all thew could
reach. The English soldiers weak
ana crippled by frost, could make only
poor fight against the savage
AIghans. All along the wav n con-
slant battle ragged. The escort ,ybish
nau oeen promised gave no protec-
tion' me natives were perfectly IA
hliiar with the country and thew
would rush forward. murder and retire
as suited their tactics. The great bodv
or retreating humanity was helnless
ana practically defenseless in that suI-
len pass of death. Men. women and
enliuren' horses, camels. the worUded.
the dying and the dead were ali
crowded together amidst the snow. ice
and relentless enemies.
Three Thousand Men Fell,
~ ms pass of Krood CabuI, It is
SAID that at least 5000 men fell under
the nre Of the savage Afghans or
cropped paralyzed and exhausted to be
siaughtered by the long knives
zen. Elphinstone was In command
OF the fugitives, assisted by Brig. Shell
ton. While going through the Krooa
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
Prs4idenf OF yNesD York Central

Prssfdenf Of Metz York Central
,nnam IA. Newman, who has just
actively entered upon the duties OF
his new post as president of the New
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road, is, as may easily be imagined,
one of the cleverest and most thor
oughly trained railroad men in Amer
lea. He has worked his way up prac-
tically from the bottom. 1t is more
than thirty years ago since he began
his career in his profession as local
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

Naturalists in Germany are much in
terested in a wonderful old tree which
has been discovered near Hamburg
1t is an oak, and is notable not only
on account of it's great bulk, but also
for the fact that at the base of the
trunk it is entirely hollow. The trunk.
indeed, is not more than eight or nine
feet high, but it is more than twenty
feet in circumference. Some idea of
the size of its interior may be gather,
ed from the fact that four persons re-
Gently found ample room in it. In
winter the old oak looks very bare
and gaunt, but, according 20 peasafrA
in the neighborhood,<w who have known
it for many years, it regularly puts
forth new twigs and foliage every
spring, so that, ancient and decayed
though it's trunk may be, it is never
theless crowned and surrounded with
masses of green leaves, just as it was
in the days of it's youth. The people
of Hamburg are very proud of this
natural curiosity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

Workmen in American gunpowdes
factories are not allowed to wear steel
or iron nailed shoes for fear the possi-
Bile friction may cause an explosion,
but this precaution does not seem to
be followed in certain factories abroad.
A report on a recent explosion in
gunpowder factory in Chilworth, Eng
land, shows that it was due to one of
the outside workmen. who was carry
ing barrel of powder to the corning
house, slipping on the track of the
hand railway. He wore hobnailed
shoes, and contact with the rails caused
a spark. which ignited some powder
which had fallen from the barrel. The
result was the death of six men and
the injuring of one other.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Hea dstones in Chinese Cemetery Are
streakeI with ssrease and Uttered with
Refuse from Frequent Feasts and Ger
emonies-Drumm Disgui3ed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

The PessImist
Nothing to do but WORK,
Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes
To keep from going nuoe.
Nothing to breathe but air,
Quick as a fash tbs gone;
Nowhere to fall but off,
Nowhere to stand but on.
Nothing to comb but hair,
Nowhere to sleep but in bed,
Nothing to weep but tears,
Nothing to bury but dead.
Nothing to sing but songs,
All, well, alas! alack!
Nowhere to go but out,
Nowhere to come but back.
Nothing to see but sights,
Nothing to quench but thirst.
Nothing to have but what we've got;
Thus thro' life we are cursed.
Nothing to strike but a gait;
Everything moves that goes,
Nothing at all but common sense
Can ever withstand these woes.
Ben King.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
MARCH OF DEATH.
MOST TRAGIC RETREAT in
HISTORY.

An the Mountain Passes SUI -,
plains Of AfghanIstsn' 10000 re'p'e
psrIshed During the Ensi'h ~
from CabuL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
COUNTESS OF LIMERICK.

II Lady Limerick and her friends
worked hard all day tying up tiny
nosegays of Ireland's national green
blossom and dispatching it to all cor
ners of the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

A little house well fill'd. little field
we'll till'd, and little wife well willd
are great riches.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

The woman who has pretty feet is
not apt to wear ugly shoes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

the poster may be removed Mean
while Des Moines is agitated by in
tense feeling. The contagion spreads
daily. No epidemic of disease, the
authorities say, ever spread so rap
idly.
There are eight submarine cables of
over 1000 miles in length.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
Massacre Of JugduIluk Pass.

Without a general the army of con-
fused and detected humanity resumed
the tragic journey. The Jugdulluk
Pass lay before it. This gorge, like
the Koord Cabul, was dark, steep and
narrow, but not so long. Hopeful OF
soon passing through it, the fugitives
entered. They were entrapped. The
implacable Afghans had barricaded the
gloomy defile and herein the army of
Cabul was forced to make its final
stand and herein it was almost COM
pletely exterminated The savage ia
natics fell upon the fugitives, who
fought with the desperation of doomed
men but who at last were shot and
stabbed to death. The gorge was
piled with heaps of the slain and the
mountain torrent ran red with blood.
Only few members of the retreating
rabble escaped from the slaughter.
While on the road to Jelalabad, where
Sale and his little garrison were hold
ing their own, the small remnant of
fugitives was set upon and all but six
were killed. During the remaining Is
miles of the journey to the fort, five
of this number we're killed by ma
rauderes and one man, DR.. Brydon
alone escaped.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
The one solItary survIvor.

Haggard, faint and Keeling on his
horse this one solitary survivor APP
peared under the walls of Jelalabad.
He, alone, bore the tidings of the most
thrilling tragic and disastrous retreat
in the history of warfare.
Before DR.. Brydon's arrival the gar
rison at Jellalabad had received an in
timation that it was to abandon the
fort and march into India. Gen. Sale
fatty refused to carry out any such
agreement. made, as he said, by men
with knives at their threats. .Akbar
Khan besieged the place. but was
finally defeated and driven away. This
was the turning point in the war. The
English were soon afterward in pos
session of Cabul again and strange as
it may seem restored Dost Mahomed
to the throne.
Hostages and Captives Restored.
After the British had regained pos
session of Cabul Gen. Pollock, who was
now in command, insisted that an ef-
fort should be made to rescue the pris-
oners and hostages who were in the
hands of Akbar Khan. Gen. Sale, the
husband of Lady Sale and the hero OF
Jellalabad was assigned to this noble
duty. His task was not as difficult as
he expected. The fortunes of Akbar
Khan had waned and the captives were
in charge of one of his soldiers who
had no desire to follow his chief in
defeat. The English prisoners ac-
cordingly bribed him to escort them
to Gen. Pollock's camp. On the way
they were met by Gen. Sale and his
command. The joy of the rescued
prisoners was indeseribable. They had
almost despaired of ever being united
with their friends and loved ones
again.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

Cabul Pass. Akbai Khan. who has
promised an escort, constantly an
peared on the scene OF terror II q
said that he tried to protect tn. nm
fortunate band, but with his force Of
only a few hundred horsemen he was
utterly incapable Of doing SO. How.
ever this may be, it is probable that
the misery and sufferlngs of the fugi-
tives gave him more pleasure than
pain, but his occasional appearance
served some good purpose, for It
seemed to give the English a tempo
rary hope of protection.
The struggling remnant of the army
was slowly moving southwark when
Akbar Khan appeared and made the
startling proposition that the women
and children should be handed over to
his custody to be conveyed in safety
by him to Teshawar. There was no
alternative but to submit and finally
the husbands of the married women
were permitted to accompany their
wives. Although this surrender of
helpless women to a dreaded enemy
seemed cruel at first, later events
proved it to be a most fortunate oc-
currence. The women and children
could never have endured the horrors
of the journey which yet lay before
the fugitives.
The march was resumed and the
scenes of carnage and death were re-
newed. Trails of blood and scores of
corpses marked the way. Again Abb
kar Kahn presented himself to the
British commander. He feared the
English force at Jellalabad near the
northern entrance to Khyber Pass. 1t
will be remembered that in the early
negotiations at Cabul one condition Of
| the surrender was the withdrawal of
! the English from Jellalabad To in
sure the carrying out of this agree
ment Akbar Khan now insisted that
Gen. Elphinstone, his second in COM
mand, and one other officer should sur
render themselves to his as hostages.
He promised that if this were done to
exert himself more than ever to re-
strain the fanatical tribes and to pro-
vide the retreating body with pro-
visions. Again there was submission
and the English general and his sub
ordinates became. with the women and
children. captives in the hands of the
Afghan chieftain.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-02
A Kootenai Valley Copper Mine.

Mr.. 2. Montgomery, one OF the
prominent citizens of the valley,
and leading stakeholder in the
Kootenai Copper Mining & Smelter
Company, spent couple of days
in town the fore part of the week.
Mr.. Montgomery says that his
company is expanding $4,000 this.
year in development work and may
expend that much more. Thei.
property is located only mile and
half east Of the Kootenai Valley
railway, about midway between
Copeland and Port Hill, or about
20 miles north of Bonners Ferry.
1t is a copper proposition, but car
ries some silver. A recent assay
shows a valuation of $57 in copper
and $3.50 in silver with trace of
gold. The lead appears to be from
IL to IA feet wide and is plainly
tracable on the surface through
seven claims.
The development work consists
of 70-foot tunnel, and q shaft now
down 40 feet, and the ore found in
both tunnel and shaft more than
satisfies expectations. A force of
eight men is now employed a . the
mine.
The company is financed by
Duluth people, and Mr., G. d. Por-
ter of that city is the general man
ager. The capital stock is $780,
900. They have six claims under
bond, while there are eight other
claims in the group, the latter be-
ing owned largely by Mr.. Mont
gomery, who was tbs principal
locator and promoter of the camp.
This is a new camp, the original
locations having been made but
little over year ago, and while
! the development work is not yet
sufficient to test the magnitude of
the proposition, it is good show
ing, and its value will soon be de-
termined by the enterprising COM
pany operating it. Mines are
made, rot found, these days, and
development tells the stor.y
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-02
Another Mining Camp Tribu-
tary to kootenai Valley.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Case of Smallpox Develops Among
the Kootenai Indians. A $4,000
Blaze at Elmira.

-OIOpnld hOuge, NO. 90, L. ". ".
F., received valuable present last
Saturday evening from Mr.. VIM.
Hart, former Grand Representa-
tive of the l. o. 0. F. of the juris-
diction of North Dakota. 1t con-
sisted of an entire set of Supreme
Grand Lodge reports, from the or
ganization of the first Supreme
Grand Lodge down to 1894. These
reports consist of Is fine volumes,
bound in full library sheep, and
any secret society man will appre-
ciate their value. There is prob
ably not another lodge in this state
that has such a work, and it will
make a good starter for library.
Mr.. T. j. Hollinger is receiving
congratulations this week over word
from Spokane, where Mrs Holling-
er is, that he is the father of new
123 pound girl. The birth occurred
on Wedn esday.
MIR. James Rabdau, of Beldan,
Neb., brother of Mr. Frank Rabdau
and Mr.. Oliver Rabdau, left for his
home last Wednesday, after spend
ing week here visiting his broth
ers whom he had not seen before
for sixteen years. He is a promin-
ent stock raiser and dealer in Cedar
County, Nebraska.
Miss KateEnzpatrick returned
from the Sacred Heart hospital in
Spokane where she has been for
nearly two months under a physi-
clans care. Her sister, Mrs. Oliver
Rabdau, who was with her in Spo
kane, also returned. Miss Fitzpat.
rick is much improved in health
MIR. A. F. Annis returned The
first of the week from a trip t.
Spokane.
Mr.. A. J. Kent, of the firm o
Kent q Gibson, contractors, wht
are building the BuckhCrn wager
road, was down this week and re.
J ports work progressing satisfactor
lily.
Callahan q Boyle went to LIB,
Yesterday with a crew of drivers t,
bring down another 100000 fee
of logs.
Mrs. J. P. Beeler went to Rath
drum yesterday on probate business
Miss Dottie Eaton commences
3 months school at Athol Monday
When you want anything il
the dry goods line go to N. B. vii
liams, the new store. The yer
latest in dress goods. ribbons, laces
trimmings, and, in fact, every thing
in the line of ladies goods.
MIR. l. J. Brant was in Spokan
last Saturday and while there h
and other former owners of tn
Buckhorn mine settled the SUI
against them brought by the wido'
of G. H. Bartlett for commissio
due in making a sale of the proI
erty. Mrs. Bartlett, who lives &
Priest River, will receive abor
: $500
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-02
Indians Have a Case OF Smallpox.

Sunday afternoon an Indian died
at the Mission, three miles below
town, of smallpox. The Indian
was Kootenai. but had contracted
the disease while visiting the Flat
heads near Kalispell. He was
on his way home when he was
taken i'll, near Leonia. On Satur-
day some of his friends went up
the river in canoe and brought
him down. The Indians became
suspicious that it was a case of
smallpox and through George Fry
notified the town authorities Sur
day evening. Aquarantine against
the Indians coming into town was
declared, and Dr. Barker was sent
down to investigate the case, which
he did Monday morning, pronounce
ing it a genuine case of smallpox.
The town authorities next brought
the matter officially to the atten-
ton of County Commissioner Bush,
who is exc ificio a member of the
county board of health, along with
the other commissioners and County
Physician Frank Wenz. Mr.. Bush,
acting for the board, declared the
Indians quarantined for Is days,
or until such time as the full board
might direct, acting as body.
AS few Indians were in town
Sunday, and none since, it is not
believed that any white persons
have been exposed, although all
the Indians have. If the matter
is handled properly the disease
can be stamped out, but vigorus
measures are needed. The HERALD
learns on good authority that the
Indians have left their Mission
homes and are scattered out
through the hills, hunting, fishing
and picking berries. Should new
cases appear, every trail will have
the germs scattered along it, and
the situation would become ex-
tremely critical. 4 little expense
incurred by the county right now
might save life, health and
hundreds of dollars later on.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-02
Chinese Without Certificates.

Immigration Inspector w. B.
Thews captured three Cinnamon at
Naples last Saturday. assisted by
Mr., A. c. Moore. Mr.. Thews had
been out to Standpoint on official
business and on his return trip
noted three suspicious looking Gel
estials at Naples as the train passed
He and Mr.. Moore took the next
train back, and corraled the China
men who were preparing to board
the train. They were given hear
ing before U. S. Commissioner
Chas. O'Callaghan, and being found
illegally in the country, will be de-
ported. They are now awaiting
the arrival of the U. 5. marshal tt
take them in charge.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-02

Mr.. G.. w. Dawson, D d. G. NJ,
of the l. o. o. F., returned Wed
nesday from trip to Priest River
and Clarks' Fork in the interest of
Oddfellowshlp, with result that a
lodge of that order will be insti
tuted at Priest River tonight and
another at Clarks' Fork d iring the
month. A delegation of Oddfellows
from Utophia Lodge of this place
will go to Priest River this after
noon with Utophia's big goat tc
assist in the ceremonies.