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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

Gen Joe Wheeler is good TO the in
terviewer- He talks out without rs
serve. as IL speaking 10 q friend He is
modest in his manner, even meek-look-
ing. and certainly no one at first sight
would imagine that this gentle. genial.
kindly man was a hero OF some Of ths
bl0Odiest. rimmest battles Of modern
times. Gen o. o. Howard. who com
manded one OF the wings ef SheTman's
army on the famous march TO the sea-
and who bore Lees first shock az Get
tysburg. is another OF precisely the
same type No one could be simpler.
kinder or gentler In fact. it seems
10 be the rule with men as with steel
that the hardest knocks produce the
best temper Old army officers and
old physicians are apt to have a
broad-minded charity and a hopeful.
sunny love of their kind which Is rare
elsewhere They reverse the rule OF
the witty French cynic: The more
1 know about men the better like
dogs The last time I interviewed
Gen Howard il was on the subject OF
answers TO prayer. and I thought had
him In his famous fight with Stone
wall Jackson the Union forces were de-
feated. SO 1 inquired Of Gen Howard:
You prayed before that battle."
Yes ne answered ~And Jackson
was a praying man He PRAYED zlso@"
Yes" he answered Then how was
it that he gained the victory Did that
mean that the Union cause was
wrong7- Very gently the good old gen
eral replied. Both our prayers vera
answered Jackson prayed for imme-
date victory and I for the ultimate tri-
umph OF our cause We both got what
We prayed for"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
Napoleon
....StatNe
paris Lottery

" oA4S A~rAlti-J
The recent finding in the Seine river
Of the statue of Napoleon Bonaparte,
which adorned the top Of the yendome
column previous to its destruction in
1871, recalls the preceding century OF
political yicissitudes through which
France passed and the tumultuous
scenes Of blood and riot Of the Paris
commune. The history Of the Ven
dome column is coincident with this
period and shows the varying mood of
the French people. II is said that eE-
cry change in the government of
France has witnessed the raising or
lowering OF this historical monument
So regular had become its destruction
and subsequent upbuilding that some
irreverant writers OF the time suggest
ed that 1t be put on a hinge, SO that
the performance could be gone through
more easily and cheaply.
The column was first built in the
Place Vendome by Napoleon in 1906.
II was modelled after the column OF
Trajan in Rome and was IA feet high.
1t was covered with spiral reliefs rep
AEoCAAAAS cIrHcc ALDl tue
Of the Corsican against the allied
forces Of Russia and Austria in 1905.
1900 Russian and Austrian Cannon
captured during the battles, were melt
ed to afford material for the covering
of the column. On the top stood a
statue Of Napoleon in Roman costume.
In 1914 the statue was thrown down
by the royalists and white flag sub
stituted. This act was in retaliation
for an episode which occurred during
the revolution. when the equestrian
statue Of Henry w., which for nearly
two centuries had graced the Pont
Neuf, was melted into cannon. 1t was
the intention of Louis XVIII to treat
the figure Of Bonaparte in the same
manner, and to surmount the column
with another statue OF Henry ". II
seems, however, that he did not carry
out his design.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

II is generally agreed by the best
friends Of the army that the law
should be modified to say s. years az
the best subscribing both the interests
Of the government and the army. The
theory Of the retirement Law Is that
at the age Of 81 an officer has largely
if not wholly lost his capacity for use
fitness Very few military authorities
longer believe any such nonsense It's
ostensible object is wholly negztived
By the foregoing examples. and what
is patent on every hand The real OBJ
sect IS TO expedite promotion II Gen
Cious' services were needed and likely
TO be valuable why should he be put
out OF the way and another put in his
place. II there were still critical du-
ties which only he could successfully
perform why supersede him with an
other who could not perform thems
So. in the case of Gen Shafter and
other retired officers whose active ser
vices are still required by the govern
ment The law as il stands is in high
favor with the young subz1terns, and
for very obvious reasons Its beauties
and utility grow more and more doubt
full, however. as they near the "a year
milestone When that fell day arrives
they are TO z man most decidedly ~agiF
IT, for reasons equally obvious Ther
Is an old story that the original act Or
June 50. 1882, for compulsory retire
ment vas conceived and engineered
through Congress by TIE late Senator
John A Logan The gOssips had 3
that il vas q shaft aimed at william
T. Sherman. then general Of the army
7 for whom Logan had a bitter antipas
thy, as is well known. for displacing
I him from the command Of the army Oh
the Tennessee before Atlanta in 1854
New York Sun
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
THE DEADLY HANSON.
London Wants q Substitute for the
Vehicle That Kills.


Vehicle That Kills.
London is sorely in need of a public
vehicle to supersede the hanson cab,
The streets of the metropolis are more
slippery and more crowded than those
Of any other city. Horses drawing
hanson cabs are VIGOROUSLY prone TO
stumble on the shiny surface of our
asphalted and wood-paved thorough
fares. And when a hanson cab horse
falls the passenger has little chance of
escaping injury. He is generally flung
head foremost over the curtain on
to the body of the horse, struggling
frantically on the ground. If the win
dow is down, he is thrown through
that as well; if the window is up, the
sudden stoppage of the cab frequently
brings it sliding downward with such
force that the glass is shivered into
pieces and the sharp fragments LAGER
ate his face and head An authority
who has spent years in studying the
question of street passenger traffic
mentioned several cases to a Daily
Mail representative where hanson cab
passengers known personally to him
self have had glass extracted from the
face, head and legs in consequence of
the horses merely slipping. Another
fruitful source of accident is the kick
ing in of the footboard by a FESTIVE
horse. The splihters are showered in
to the passengers face. as in the other
cases he has no means of escape, for
If he attempted to jump out he would
probably be struck by the lunging
hoofs of the horse. In fact, no matter
what the nature of the accident, the
hanson cab passenger is perfectly
helpless. 1t matters little what type Of
carriage is adopted so long as it is
safer to ride in than the present ham
som, which Stays its score of people
annually and Injuries many hundreds.
London Mail
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
Flower Girls In visanH-

The thirty flower girls who recently
invaded the upper house of the Aus
trian richsrath to protest against the
measures to be taken to suppress the
trade of hawking flowers in the streets
represented a numerous class. The
flower trade of Vienna nearly rivals
that Of Paris, and the large dealers
felt that they mad cause for complaint
when a well-arranged bouquet OF roses
was offered on the street for one-sixth
the price asked in the shops. Great
quantities of flowers. it is said. have
been brought to Vienna from Nice and
sold at an extremely low figure to the
hawkers, that they may underseu the
regular florists. The tears and en-
treaties of the girls have secured a
postponement Of official action until
the autumn, so that the flower sellers,
whose business is carried on in some
families from one generation to an
other, will reap the benefit of their
most profitable seanon.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
was considered splendid, but this yeas
the losses are being held unsrr that.
Many Psriah on the WAY.

was considered splendid, but this yeas
the losses are being held una-r that
Many Perish the Way.
A veterinary surgeon and about 100
muleteers accompany each ship. The
latter, besides feeding and watering
the animals and cleaning their stalls
each day, are required to assist the
doctor in dosing the sick, binding the
bruised and singing up in canvas
hammocks passed under their bodies
those that become too weary to stand
longer. Then they have to throw over
board the dead. The transports have
come to be known among the great
follow the ships for days, sure Of at
least three good meals of mule flesh
a day.
The faster vessels make the trip to
Cape Town or Delagoa Bay in rs and
81 days. respectively. BY this time
many dead head has had TO be lifted
out, and many others almost dead have
to be lifted ashore. The remainder
rapidly recuperate on landing and are
soon frolicsome. jumping, bucking and
kicking with joy. But it is simply
giving them another taste Of life be-
fore the slaughter, for the fever, in
sects and bullets make short work of
them.
The ships occasionally encounter
storms that cause the animals to be
tossed about so that many of them
are MANNED and bruised beyond re-
covery. and many killed outright. One
vessel, the Corinthia, foundered in a
gale of Hayti. After five days work
in attempts to float her she was given
up. There were more than 200 mules
aboard. They we're hoisted upon deck
so that they might see the land, about
a mile off. and then lowered overheard
and headed for it. About 400 swan
the distance. The others were either
unequal to the effort after being pent
up so long, or spent their energy
fioundering about the boat in the vain
hope of being taken back on board.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

Back from the strenuous wars he comes
to me-
He is my son, grown brown with
strange SCARED hands;
The months Of blood and death in alien
lands
are in his face; his boyish will to be
Is four-fold won 1 glow and weep TO
The trodden meadow bIackened with
the bands
OF bearded. marching men whom he
commands
With being rearranged he comes 10 me.
l. small beside him. try to utter
prayers;
I, honored for the Iaurels that he
wears:
God knows-God knows 1 stand with
empty hands.
And lonesome heart no need OF praises
warns.
1 crush the laurel branch Oh. God
The soft-mouthed baby I can never
-zona Gale in Bookman-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

Crook. the Indian fighter. was SOL
emn man. but he loved practical Joke
SAYS Col. Joseph Her. who knew him
well. Back in the '70S. soon after he
was made q brigadisr general and sta
toned at Omaha, Gen. Crook organized
s wildcat hunting party among lot OF
us. and one moonlight night we start
ed across the prairie from Omaha for
the fort. The plan was TO sleep AT the
fort and st daylight start for the Wild
cats. After we were all asleep Gen.
Crook came down stairs without any
shoes on and took from our rides the
ball cartridges. replacing them with
blanks. On the way TO the woods the
general indicated the order in which he
wished US TO FIRE on the first wildcat
in case we should tree the beast We
had hardly reached the woods before
Gen. Crook rose in his saddle and said:
by thunder. boys. there's a cat right
in the crotch of that FIR Drop OF your
wagons and bag hint" We were on
the ground in q twinkling, and in less
time than il takes TO tell il we were
blazing away at a monstrous big wild
cat which was hugging the limb of the
tree. The cat never stirred as the sue
csssive shots were fired. and the hunt
ers looked at one another with open
mouthed establishment We looked
around for Gen. Crook and found him
behind a stump laughing away to beat
the band. At once it flashed on US that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
YOUNGEST PEACE OFFICER.
An Arizona Lad Takes DueIIst at Point
of Gun.

An Arizona Lad Takes DuelIst at Point
of a Gun.
The youngest peace officer in the
United States lives at Congress. He is
Richard Boscha, IA years old, the son
Of Deputy Sheriff Pete Boscha, who
has been a deputy sheriff under all ad-
ministrations in Yavapai county for
twenty years-a fearless and efficient
officer. Richard Boscha is small for a
boy of a. He has black hair and eyes
and a look of great intelligence. He
came to Phoenix recently. bringing the
16-year-old son of county official who
had become infatuated with the Coon
town 400 and ran away with ii. Young
Boscha was asked il the young man
was glad to go back. NO" he said.
"he didn't want to come, but there
was no way out of 1t for him" Anoth-
er boy. the stepson of a well-known
resident of Phoenix, also ran away
with the show. He was with ii at Con-
gress. but has not been apprehended.
The boys were to get 81 a day and
board. Their part in the performance
was assistants in the erection of the
tent. The next stopping place after
ongress the boys understood TO be
as Denver. There was to be five days
nothing to do but eat and draw sal
IS. In consequence. they desired to
n with the show few days, any
hos Toung Mr.. Boseha first came IN
to prominence about a year ago by tho
arrest of a Mexican for whom the off,
GERS had been looking for some time.
He and anot sr Mexican had fought q
duel intended - be deadly, for the IA
vor OF a senoritA. One OF them was
wounded and the other left the coun-
try. Some months afterward this lit
tie boy. then only 10 years old, found
the duelist. and at the point OF a gun
took aim into camp.-Arizona Repub-
lican.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
THE VENDOAIE COLUMN.
CAS- it now appears.)

When Louis Philippe assembled the
throne he caused an efigy of the Little
Corporal, in great coat and three-cor-
nered hat, to be substituted. This de-
sign could not have been pleasing to
the Napoleonic family, for when Ma
poleon III. became emperor he caused
it to be torn down in 1868 and substi-
tuted one designed by Dumont and
which, closely resembled the first,
showing the great general in the Ro-
man dress. This remained until 1871,
when the entire column was destroyed.
BY the Fury of the Commune.
AT this time people would not be-
lieve that the Communists would dare
to destroy the historical monument.
The threat to do so had been made,
however. and there was great excite
ment in Paris. The day was appoint
ed and crowds went to witness the pro-
ceeding. A vast multitude gathered
and ropes were stretched to prevent the
people getting too near the place
where the column was TO fall Soldiers
with guns on their shoulders patrolled
the open space. The Place Nendome.
where the column stood and now
stands is in one of the most fash
ionable, beautiful and popular sections
of Paris. The proprietor of the Hotel
du Rhin sought to prevent the destruc-
ton OF the monument He went to
the leaders OF the mob and offered
them 100000 francs If they would fore
go their frenzied design. They refused
to listen. A scaffolding was erected
and men sawed and hacked through
the column near the base. Ropes were
attached TO the shaft and by means of
a windlass the great mass was toppled
over. II fell with a crash and was
broken into fragments. Its fall was
greeted with wild cheering. At one
time the excitement became so great
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
Lossnr an Arm In R.stls.

Some one asked Capt Laeius D.
Creighton OF Missouri in the Airing
ton lobby last night how it felt TO have
an arm shot OF. says the Washington
Post Capt. Creighton served during
the civil war between the United States
in . Confederate regiment. and his lefs
sleeve hangs empty at his side 1T
doesn't feel at ALL the Confederate
veteran answered. 1T is chiefly in thu
lack OF feeling that you know you have
been hit. lost my arm At Gettysburg
and when the bullet struck me could
not imagine at first what had hap
Dened. There wasn't the slightest
psin. only a slight tickling sensation.
which soon gave way 10 numbness IN
a few minutes my arm seemed TO have
an enormous weight hanging TO my
shoulder. bur ii was not until after the
amputation had been made that suf-
fered actual pain. The after effects
OF losing an arm are not altogether
pleasant, you sort OF come to miss ID
in time. but so far as suffering is con-
cerned would much less rather bes
would sting me"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
Which Was Thrown
Down With Vendorne
Column.

that a riot seemed certain, but grad
ually the fury Of the mob subsidized
and the people dispersed.
Until 1875 the pieces Of the old col
umn lay on the ground, dust covered
and objects Of curiosity TO visitors
Then they were collected and again
placed in position and II was believed
that the statue OF the Little Corporal,
which Napoleon III. had placed on top
in 1863, had been restored. The recent
finding in the Seine, however, proves
that the present figure is a substitute.
The figure has been intrusted 10 the
Commission for the Preservation Of
Historic Relics and will no doubt be
an object of much care and curiosity.
for everything connected with the
great Napoleon is now cherished by
the French people and held in admit
ration by nearly all the people Of the
world. 1t is probable that the col
umn as ii now stands will never again
be torn down or defaced by an infuri-
ated French populace. The base OF
the monument and the railing around
it may again, in the near future. be
hung with wreaths Of immortelles, az
they were previous to 1870
Many Of the deeds and acts Of Ma
poIeon may call for condemnation, but
he brought glory TO France which
win forever live in history and was
one Of the great characters in bring
ing about the governmental changes
which European countries underwent
during the nineteenth century. Al
though imperial in his ambitions be
was the greatest menace TO European
royalty that ever appeared in political
and military action Republican
France may now justly honor his
memory. He buiIded his empire OF
the foundations of political freedom
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24


Taps" is the name OF the last bugie
call in the soldier day. II is the last
tribute to the dead, also, and is held
I'm peculiar reverence and respect by
all soldiers. When that call sounds
all revelry ceases. and when it's half
sacred tones are unnoticed by the tur-
bulsnt spirit Of a recruit. who has not
Jet learned that nameIess feeling Of
the soldier for it, he is quickly taught
O lesson which he never forgets- Dur
ing the great strike in St Louis l first
learned the charm Of the music of
taps" Strike duty is intensely disa-
greeahle TO the regular army. Stern
discipline makes the army most effect
i've in QueIling the riots attending a
strike, but Its not what I enlisted
for" is a common comment of the SOL
der. Nevertheless the duty IS some
times before the soldier, and his train
ing has taught him 10 fulfill IL So il
was with us when we we're ordered
from Fort Supply, L T.. TO ST Louis
on strike duty. Many other commands
were sent in from all over the great
West All was turmoil and excite
ment among the citizens. who more
than half sympathized with the strik
ers and made our work OF the hardest
kind We were CHARTERED in a church.
I the best our jolly grzy-headed old cap
tain could procure for rs The officers
I Of several other companies found sleep
ing room in our spacious d0mieile- We
had a fearful day. and the men. dead
tired, were lying around the pews and
I in every way trying to gather strength
4 for tomorroE's trials. which we knew
would be hard A small kerosene lamp
upon the pulpit cast a weird glow over
the sleepers. Suddenly a crowd OF
young officers. five or six Of them. who
hsd been out having good time. came
in and they were not as quiet as the
time and place would naturally sug-
gsSt The cavernous depths OF that
great church echoed their ribaldry
They went on toward the end Of the
church occupied By their companions.
fully intent on rousing out other fel-
lows and making 3 night of it Sud
denly, out Of nowhere in particular.
but apparently from somewhere, came
the low. sweet pleading tremol0 OF a
pipe organ. playing. as never played
befor@'sTaps. Ere the first strain
had died away the turning OF an I'M
easy, dreaming soldier was distinctly
audible in the far corner OF the sacred
room, and not another sound. save the
most angelic music. could be heard
Being on guard. stole forward 10 see
who was playing and came upon our
hands upon the keys of the organ At
last the faint notes died away and he
saw me Its all right. sergeant
could not sleep and thought I would
play a little" said he. which were the
last words spoken in that church that
night-Russen Frances. in Kansas
City Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
On the Transports.

The feet of transports engaged is
made up of transformed cotton carriers
that used to ply between southern
ports and Liverpool Cotton carriers
are built as nearly air tight as is pos
sible, that when fire occurs it can
run for days before it becomes mas
ter. They are the best class of freight
ers and the largest, and, as regular cat
tie ships could not be had, fine figure
had to be offered the owners to allow
them to undergo the alterations neces-
sary TO make such vessels fit for stock
to live in while crossing the equator.
Sheets of steel were hacked out of
their sides for ventilation above the
waterline, and great canvas air sheets
were erected to collect and force air
through tubes into the lower compart-
ments. The nail, saw, hammer and
chisel had no more regard for the
carved cabin woodwork than they had
for the rough pine of which the stalls
we're built from wheel to keel. The
transports all fly the British flag. An
average of SIS is paid for each ami
NAL that is loaded whether it reaches
It's destination or dies en- route. The
freight exactly equals the average cost
of the mules. and is s14 less than that
of the horses.
The transports sail about once a
week, carrying from 1,4O0 to 1000
head. The wind sails face forward,
and as it is necessary to be under way
70 force the draughts, the ship has to
be loaded as quickly as possible Git
generally takes about IL hoursl. and
the boat is got off Immediately there
upon. In rough weather the waves
often roll through the holes in the
sides and douse the animals. But that
&c a blessing. In the long trip across
tbe torrid zone the heat down in the
hoId becomes awful. The animals are
hacked in side to side-there is
"standing room only" All last sum
mer a loss of no more than 10 per cent
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

regard to ladies who are received by
the holy father at the Vatican A
niece of the Pope was about TO be mar
ried, and her distinguished relative
took so great an interest in her trous-
seau as to stipulate that the young lady
should only have white, blue or black
gowns, adding that these were the
three eolors most becoming to young
girls Gray and brown" remarked
His Holiness. are only suitable for
old women, and do not like any other
colors-" Possibly the Pope prescribed
white because it is the symbol of pur-
ity, blue because it is the color dedi-
Gated to the Virgin Mary. and black
because it is the time honored hue of
dress for outdoor wear for Spain and
Italy.-London Pail Mall Gazette.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
LOADING MULES ON THE UPPER

or bruised in transit are consigned to
the hospital, where they are treated
and exercised until fit to ship. Then
they are assorted according to special
qualifications. Each animal is vac
cinated, numbered on the hoof and
marked in different ways that desig-
nate the service for which the veter-
mary surgeons have decided he is best
fitted. A broad arrow consigns an ami
NAL to the heavy artillery, a narrow
one to the light artillery, a double
cross the cavalry and no mark to the
pack trains or some other unattractive
branch of the service. All have at
least three days rest and light exercise
after the railroad journey to New Or
leans before they are shipped.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

The board OF ordnance has adopted a
new magazine pistol which fires lie
shots per minute as against 40 fred by
the best Colt revolver. which has been
up TO the present time the standard
weapon of the army. The new pistol
is also said to fire far more accurately
than the Colt. 1t costs. however. SIS
when bought in lots OF 900.