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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
AUTOMATIC DETACHING DEVICE.
pressed against the catch and the foot
is lifted, which tits the foot plate and
loosense the clamps.

The Tennessee Rivers Great Change.
Several years ago, members Of the
Geological survey suggested that in
former times the Tennessee river. in
stead of joining the Ohio as at pres
emit, flowed into the Gulf of Mexico
through the channels of the Coosa and
Alabama rivers. This conclusion has
recently been corroborated in a singu-
lar manner by Mr.. Charles T. Simpson
of the Smithsonian institute. The orig
inal suggestion was based on the an
pearances of the land, but Mr.. Simp-
sons confirmation depends upon the
distribution of a particular form of
fresh-water mussel which, although it
is peculiar to the Tennessee river. is
also found in the Coosa and the Ala
bama. AS these creatures cannot
traverse the land, the inference is that
formerly the waters of the Tennessee
flowed southwark into tho streams
above named.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
Cronie and the Fish.

A London servant girl was sent on
the day of Cronje's surrender to the
local fish monger's for fresh herrings.
The town rang with the news. but
Mary Jane minded her business, and
that only. They've got Cronie.' re-
marked the fish monger. as he wrapped
up her five for threepence" Home
sped the maiden. and laid her purchase
before her mistress. Here they are.
ma'am," she exclaimed: but l don't
know how they'll do. The fish monger
sale they'd got cronle!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
nIastodons in peatl, ra,rer-

The bones of three mastodons have
been discovered in Death Valley. Cali
fornia, and their diseoverer. a miner
has taken out claim for the purpose
of excavating them. Another indica-
ton of the popular appreciation of the
money value of the remains of pre-
historic animals is the fact that a
mining claim has been filed in South
ern California to cover the excavation
of fossil whale of the Piiocege epoch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
Science and Flowers.

Can people dip at all deeply into the
real science of botany, and yet en-
Joy flowers because of their beauty,
because of the delight Of finding them
IN lovely spots on lovely summer days,
and because of their dear associa-
tons? Must the scientific sense blunt
the aesthetic one? Often without
doubt, and even though the botanists
may themselves demur, this will be
the cast. Pistils and stamens, necta-
RES and receptacles-these things will
not always go well with artless talk
about sweet blooms and bright berries,
or even with the simple, very English
names given by the unlearned to flow
ers.
But on the other hand, there are
many lovers of nature and field natu-
rallsts whose affection for the flowers
and plants is so great and fixed that
from time to time they may safely visit
this new wondrous world, to present
ly emerge from it as much in love as
ever with the old; they will still care
LOT the flower because of its beauty,
because it grows in the best places at
the best time of year, because it vivid
ly recalls to them the glad, sorrowful
days of childhood or the tender pass
age of true love.
Flowers indeed, apart altogether from
the science Of botany, are inextricably
woven about human life. When will
the artist be tired of painting the
children in the meadows with their
laps full of cowslip or celandine?
Let the botanist classify and name
for his own purposes in his own way,
but let him be careful not to do any
thing to bring into contempt the love
or flowers apart altogether from
science, lest we rightly call him dry
as-dust and blind to beauty. Finally
let him help to keep up the old names
as well as the new. We must always
have our sweet william, kingscup.
sweet cicely, loosestrife, heartsease
collins and cream, and feverfew,
names with stories and meanings
whose loss would be a loss to the
language; their very mention turns
our thoughts to the garden and the
pasture lands of summer gone but
coming again.-London Saturday Re-
view.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

| half century only the remains of the
breast works thrown up by the Ameri-
cans indicate the battlefield and no
stone marks the eternal bivouac there
OF the heroic dead, either American or
Mexican. AS I looked over the bat
tlefield and remembered the sacrifices
made there by my countryn;9n 1 felt
tnat their deeds had not been remem-
Dered properly by our government.
lhere came to me a consolation, how
ever, in the fact that bill was pre-
sented to the last congress making an
appropriation to cover the expense Of
putting up a fitting monument on this
neld Among the Americans who fell
there was son of Henry Clay. His
remains were carried to Kentucky and
are buried at Lexington.
A very interesting place after leav-
Ing Saltillo is Catorce. A small
Mexican boy told me in good English
that the name meant fourteen. The
city takes its name from once being
the stronghold and property of a band
OF fourteen of the most desperate, dar-
ing and dangerous robbers that ever
laid tribute on roads in Mexico. They
discovered and for many years worked
the rich deposits of silver that abounds
in this entire section; deposits the
value Of which, if current reports be
true, for hundreds OF years outrivaled
the mythical riches related of Ophir.
The town proper is eight miles east
from the station and there are found
the customs OF Mexico in their purity
unaffected by the influence OF the
stranger. Difficult of access, the town
can only be reached by horseback or
on foot. The ride up the mountains
into the town once accomplished is
always to be remembered, partly from
the element of personal peril, but more
by the beauty of the landscape en-
countered at every turn. 1t is too
grand for me to attempt a description
here but the shifting coloring of the
red and gold and green Of the noun
tains and the simmer of the waters
of river thousand feet below has
left an impress upon my mind that
VIII long remain. The population
ranges from 5000 to 10000 as the
mines are paying we'll or poorly. The
streets run UP hill and down. many of
them at an angle of forty-fve degrees
and only the sure footed burro can
pass over them in safety. Soon after
leaving Catorce the temperate zone
is left to the north and the torrid zone
is entered. The Mexican National
railroad has erected a monument with
suitable inscription marking the point
where the train crosses the tropic of |
Cancer. was glad when the train |
reached San Luis Potosi as we got din
ner there and the travel in the noun
tains about Catorce had awakened |
within me an appetite that was ready |
Tor brisk business. San Luis Patosi /
has $4,000 inhabitants and is the capt.
al of the state of the same name. 1t
IS located in the center of a long. wide.
itch agricultural, grazing and stock
'asing valley, almost equidistant be-
ween the high range of mountains
hat bound it on the east and west.
This city is one of the most important
n the republic and is destined to be
econd only to the City OF Mexico In
commercial Importance. The Gil
nate is delightful The city has
many parks and beautiful public and
rivate buildings. There are several
hotels and altogether an
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
SHAPED HANGER FOR CLOTHING

number of sizes and shapes to con-
form to nearly every pair of shoulders.
When the coat is placed on the hanger
1t will fit smoothly from the collar
down to the lower edge of the form,
thus aiding greatly in maintaining the
shape OF the shoulders, which general
~ show a need of pressing to remove
the traces of the old-style hanger. In
addition to supporting the coat and
vest, hooks are provided by which the
trousers may be attached.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
registering mlnIon, Of a second.


In recent lecture at the Royal in.
stitute, London, Sir Andrew Noble
mentioned that in experiments witt
nigh power explosives used in CUNT
chronoscope had been employed
which registered the velocity Of the
projectile at 16 successive points be-
fore it left the bore. 1t was DOS.
slble with this apparatus to register
time to the millionth OF a second. In
the older experiments, where the We
locity did not exceed 500 or ]. 900 feet
per second, the projectile recorded its
time by knocking down a series OF
steel triggers projecting into this
bore. But with velocfties of 2.5oO feet
and more per second, the trigger. in.
stead Of dropping. frequently plowe6
groove in the projectile, and another
device was necessary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

mendous aggregation Of nebulous
clouds and starry swarms has been
proved by the researches of the late
Professor Keller of the Lick observa-
tory to be flying away from the earth
and the sun at the rate of IL miles in
every secondl But so vast is its dis
lance that 100 years reveal no visual
effects of the great nebula's swift re-
treat. If it were near by it would
seem to become rapidly smaller.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
SKATES DETACHED Ey THE TOE

A genius of Red Bank, N. j., has
patented a very handy and simple ar
rangement for adjusting the skates on
the feet and removing them autnmati-
cally. As will be seen by a glance
at the accompanying picture, the foot
plate is pivoted to the toe of the
skate, with locking spring catch at
the heel. The skate is also provided
with the usual clamps, which are in
this case operated by the movement of
the foot plate in conjunction with the
runner, the operating lever being at
tached to the runner in proximity to
the pivot pin of the foot plate, in
order that the action of fitting the
plate in either direction will open or
close the clamps. To place the skates
on the feet when the clamps are once
properly adjusted the foot plate is
fitted to the shoe and the skater then
rests his weight on the runner, which
causes the spring catch to engage the
plate and lock it securely. To de-
tach the skate the toe of the shoe is
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
To KIN by sufrncntIon.

The Japanese government is con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of infiicting
capital punishment by means of suf-
focation-placing the subject in an air.
tight chamber and then exhausting the
air from the chamber by means of a
pump.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

IF Todd whistles any dog will fol-
low him."
And if Waller sings any dog will
follow him."
How far?v
"oh. until it gets good grip on
him."-Philadelphia Record.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

the G. H., deadheaded to Sanderson
last night. Jones will come back on
the pay car. Swearengen will take the
place of Conductor Walters. who takes
Conductor Seamond's crew while the
latter brings in the pay car.
II. I. Fay, an excursion agent running
between Minneapolis and San Francis
CO, passed through westward this
morning with twenty-one passengers.
He says the weather is so pretty in
Minnesota he is surprised that any
body should be leaving that state for
any other one.
Benjamin Norton, president of the
Toledo. ST. Louis & Western railroad,
passed through yesterday morning over
the Santa Fe and Mexican Central on
his way to the City of Mexico. In his
car were also John Donovan. president
og the St Joseph (Mo.) Stock Yard
company and wife and daughter and a
party of lady friends.
Sam Greene leaves tonight for the
mines of the New Mexican Lead COM
pany in the San AndreaS mountains
where he has a position as engineer
to run the new mill engine. While
waiting for the mill to get ready to
start he has been keeping in practice
by engineering the gasoline stove for
Burkholder at the S. P. depot lunch
counter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
QUEEN VICTORIA'S GIFT
TO LEONORA JACKSON.

The career of successful artist is
full of happy incidents and adventures.
Leonora Jackson, the violin virtuoso,
is no exception to the rule. She was
a favorite pupil of Joachim. who pre-
dicted for her the triumphs she has
had. In England Miss Jackson was. to
use English court language, command
ed to appear at Windsor Castle before
the queen. She was overjoyed at the
invitation, but went in fear and trem-
bling. lest she should commit some
breach of court rules. OF course, she
had herself properly instructed in court
etiquette and her teacher pronounced
her perfect, but she was anxious. To
her delight, no difficulty occurred. She
was applauded by every one from the
queen down, and when she left took
with her a costly jeweled star, 4 uni
que design with six points, set with
rubies and sapphires and bearing the
crown and royal monogram V. /. r.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
PERMANENT GAIN
TO THE CITY THROUGH THE
GREAT GATHERINGS
The Effect of the Carnival Has Not
Yet Worn off, and Ell Pasos Popula-
ton Was Considerably Augmented
BY the Teachers Convention.

| The result of the Midwinter Car
nival is being materially felt yet
among saloon and hotel men. Every
hotel in the city has been comfortably
we'll filled since the opening of the
carnival and great many of the guests
came to the carnival only to remain
here for the benefit of the excellent
weather.
| Hotel men estimate that the tran
silent guests, including health seekers.
is nearly twice what it was at this
season last year. There are four en-
tirely new European hotels here be-
sides the new Sheldon, and these four
have increased the capacity of the city
by over five hundred, not to mention
the increased capacity of nearly all the
old hotels.
One important difference in the trav-
ell this year is the increase in number
of commercial men who now make this
territory. Heretofore the travel has
been almost entirely confined to min
| ing men and spectators. This winter
the majority of transients are CONNER
cial men who have not beeen making
| this city in the past. Ell Paso has had
more advertising this past year than
any city in the country and the at
| tention of commercial firms has been
called to this city in a forcible way.
Travel to Mexico is equally as large as
last year an dof a decidedly better class
of people.
There are at least a score of fami-
lies now living in Ell Paso as a result
of the teachers convention here last
June and real estate men think that
the result of the carnival will be far
greater than that of the convention.
Many of the carnival visitors came to
see the carnival but to look for new
locations as well, and will remain in
the city for few weeks at least if not
locate here. Quite a number of people
have already bought property and num-
erous other deals are pending.
The two last big gatherings here the
convention and the carnival, have
clearly demonstrated what such things
are worth to city and it is safe to
say that Ell Paso will not miss another
convention or carnival when it can be
secured with reasonable sum.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

1t is now known that the carnival
association will wind up all business
and have at least $500 left III the
treasury.
| The exact amount cannot be ascer-
tanned as yet as all checks have not
yet come in to the bank but enough
have come in to know that the sur
plus will reach those figures.
Every one connected with the car
nival considers that the affair was a
complete success SO far as the COM
mittee intended to make it in the short
time they had to WORK but the whole
affair is insignificant compared to the
prospects for the next one. 1t goes
without the saying that Ell Paso will
have another carnival next year and
it seems that January is the popular
time to hold it. However that mat
ter is yet to be settled.
The executive committee will hold
a special meeting tomorrow afternoon
when a statement will be made to the
public. Another question will occupy
the attention of the committee at that
meeting-the reorganization of the per-
manent association. 1t is now proposed
to make it permanent and chartered
under the laws of the state. So far
as the committee has been able to
learn there is not a man in the city
who is unwilling to contribute to the
next one and almost every man who
contributed to the carnival just closed
states that is willing to double his
subscription.
Within few days after the meeting
of the executive committee the mer
chants and all business men in the city
steps to take to arrange space here
for such manufacturers in the east as
want to display their goods before the
Mexican visitors. Many fasteners
have already written asking for space
and it is the duty of the merchants to
assist in the matter all they can. This
movement is championed by H. R.
Wood, who originated the idea and who
is now at work on invitations to east
ern manufacturers to take some inter-
est in the coming event. This move
will be one step toward having a grand
international exposition.
Secretary Lockwood states that more
than SIS, 200 cannot be judiciously spent
at a carnival here and with that sum
the late carnival can be exceeded ten
times over in point of attractions.
That amount can be raised in a few
days and will likely have attention
as soon as the new organization is eff
fected.
1t is suggested that fireworks be
entirely left out of the plans, and all
the money available be spent on the
grandest electrical display ever seen
in the west or south. This will in
volve the establishment of additional
power plants.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
Wants His Children.

A writ of habeaS corpus was granted
to David JaQueZ, who petitioned that
his two children aged 8 and IL be TAX
en- from the custody of his wife and
delivered to him. He alleged that his
wife'S unbecoming conduct had rem
dered her an unfit person to rear child
rem. The date fixed for the hearing is
tomorrow.
A Dying Statement
The trial of Marcus Medina for the
murder of Jose Alvarez in a bosque
near this city last fall, is still in pro-
gress in the district court
The most important evidence intro
duced by the prosecution today was
the dying statement of Alvarez, who
asserted on his death bed that he rode
up on Medina while the latter was
skinning a stolen yearling. Medina
remarked, You have got me in trou-
Bile before, but you will never do so
again, you - -, your! Then
he drew bead on Alvarez and despite
the entreaties of the dead man shot
him, inflicting mortal wounds.
The state has reste'1 and the defense
is now having an inning.
Wild Morphine Fiend.
Groans, hootings, shouts and curses
made the atmosphere of the county Jail
vibrate and resound like an Internal
place last night and drove sleep away
from the other inmates until early
morning.
1t was nothing Sn-ious, only a NOR
phine fiend screaming for a dose of the
deadly drug which he had by long hab-
it learned to regard as his best friend.
Jailer Bridgers did the best he could
to quiet the fiend and succeeded in
calming him just before dawn.
DR.. Villas was sent for this morning
and prescribed for the fiend.
Substantial Damages.
The death of the colored man Max
well has caused the International
Light and Power company a verdict
of $4,000 in favor of the heirs of de-
ceased.
The jury rendered it's verdict today,
awarding Louis Maxwell, father of the
deceased. 81 900 and Harriet Maxwell,
his mother, 81 SOC.
According to instructions from the
court the jury released the old light
company from responsibility for Max
wells death.
For Theft of Sacks.
George Harold arrested Jose Espi-
nosa today for stealing a bundle of
sacks from a Stanton street business
firm.
Espinosa had offered to sell the bun
die to J. A. Smith for 25 cents, but
was unable to give a good account of
himself or how he came by the sacks.
and was arrested.
Bound Over.
Martin CASTILLO, who was captured in
hen coop Sunday night, has been
hound over to the grand jury. which
will investigate the charge of burglary
against him.
Made Citizen.
Robert w. Spence was today given
his final naturalization papers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.

F. b. Houghton, district freight and
passenger agent of the Santa Fe, re-
turned yesterday morning from a trip
into New Mexico.
Engineer Nugent and Fireman Kel-
ley, of the S. P, took engine 903 down
to Sanderson, last night, to get the
G. H. pay car and bring it in.
]. J. Anthony, a Washington excur-
sion agent passed through westward
this morning. He brought in twenty
one people and left two here.
P. E. Kelley, roadmaster of the G..
H., went down the road last night in
the cab of engine 900, which was taken
down to Sanderson to meet the pay
car.
Seven empty tourist cars passed
through from west to east over the S.
P. yesterday afternoon. They were
some of those in which the Porto Ri
cans were taken to San Francisco.
C. B. Walker, who handles the Chin
csc travel over the S. p, passed
through going east last night with four
cars containing 10 chinks. They are
all going through in bond to Mexico,
with the exception of two who are go
ing to Cuba.
R. A. Bean, the agent of the s. P.
who took a shipment of colored labor
ers to the Hawaiian Islands from Nash
vile, Tenn, passed through last night
on his return home and says he is
highly pleased with the islands. He
will take another shipment in few
weeks.
Brakemen Jones and Swearengen, of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
BROTHER GARDNER.
Some Wise Sayings by the Old Col
Ored PhilOsOpher.

Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.1
No man knows what a scoundrel he
Is till he takes a nominashun an runs
fur a political office.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

In tryin to cure up an old bunion
most folks manage to develop a soft
corn to make further trouble.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

1 once knowed an innocent man who
was sent to Jail fur three months. but
as an offset I hev knowed 500 others
who ought to hev bin sent fur a year.
but was not.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

~1lnere's no use mincing matters. my
dear. The fact is. you are not an ex-
pert cook"
She-I think the trouble is that you
do not know what good cooking is.
He-And evidently you do not intend
I shall ever become any wiser.-Boston
Transcript
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
THE GOVERNOR OF COLORADO
WILL BE ASKED TO CALL
OUT THE MILITIA.

DENVER, Jan. 29.-The governor
VIII this afternoon be requested to call
ont the safe militia top rotect PROPER
ty in Huerfano county where the
striking miners troubles are occurring
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

I begun life by takin down de fence
between me an my naybur, but am
endin it by putin up one 10 feet high.
One of de reasons why L reverence
George Washington is bekase L neb-
Der borrowed tea or coffee of him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

49,
No man needs Sot up nights to strive
fur wisdom. If he gifts frew de day
widout maxim a fool of hisself, he has
hit de mark plumb center.
Oar am times when I wonder why
on airth was eber idiot huff to marry
Mrs. Gardner, but she has informed
me dat dar am times when she thinks
de same bout me. I reckon most mar
riages am an Offset.
1 found a 50 bill dat Pickles Smith
lost in de road, an 1 restored it to him.
1 traded nevis wild Elder Penstock.
an as long as he didn't diskiver dat
my mewl was blind in one eye didn't
say a word. 1 am jest honest huff.
Oar am no good reason why a per-
fectly healthy man wild a big bank
account shouldn't he a philosopher an
figger out dat most of our trubbles am
blessin's in disguise, but 1 nebber could
do 1t on a dollar day.
Fur three weeks last summer Way
down B9bee an Samuel Shin sot on de
fence an argued as to whether de moon
was inhabited or not. Doorin dat time
l Armed SIS, an yit dey look upon me
as lackin in philosophy.
Now an den I think I'd like to be
rich, but 1 hev only to remember dat
no rich man kin wear his last years
obercoat or so bar'fut in de summer
to make me contented wild my lot
a.'i-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29

Briefs printed just right at The
Herald office.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-29
CARNIVAL PLANS
ALREADY A MOVEMENT is
ON FOOT FOR NEXT YEAR

Will Be Asked to Place
Their Wares on Exhibition and the
Entertainment Will Be Grand One.