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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

There will be another Yankee inva-
aion of the English turf next year.
The Messrs. Keene have decided to
send all their horses over to the other
side. They will be shipped soon af-
ter the regular season of racing Is
over In New York state, or early In
the spring. This move Is contingent
ON the consent of one man-James
Rowe. II the Messrs. Keenes' clever
trainer will 60 the stable will be
shipped surely.
Foxhall Keene, an excellent horse
man. has long desired to have the
white. blue spots" represented in
England by lot of first class thor
oughbreds. Ever since the success OF
Foxhall, as a three-year-old best
horse in England that year. critics
claimed-young Keene has been most
anxious to duplicate his namesake's
success. This seasons crop Of two
year-olds by Domino have proved SO
exceptionally good that the desired
quality of horses for the trip are in
evidence. This favorable condition
and the recent trouble over the result
of the Flatbush stakes at Sheepshead
Bay have decided matters.
James Rowe holds the trump card in
this movement, however. Unless he
is willing to go and look after the
horses In England 1t is probable that
the proposed trip will be called off.
The Messrs. Keene have had expert
ence galore with English trainers, but
they desire the man who has proven
his ability for years with them. Not
that they believe English trainers in
competent: 1t is simply unbounded
faith in James Rowe. The latter has
had great success with Voter, the best
Splinter in America, while the English
trainers were such signal failures with
him that he never won a race while
in their hands. The Messrs. Keene
are afraid Of like failures with their
sther horses unless Rowe goes with
1hem.
II Rowe goes it will simply be
through desire for change of
scene. The monetary consideration
would not appeal to him. He is
very rich man. He made the greater
portion of his wealth as a trainer,
but he increased it materially through
fortunate theatrical speculations. He
" not Nomad in disposition; on the
contrary, he loves his home. The fact
that Trainer John Higgins, one of his
best friends. is in England may have
gome weight with him when he is ask
ed to decide whether the horses shall
go or remain at home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

Mr.. Hans Hohl of that city has per-
formed the remarkable feat Of swim
ming across Lake Winnebago, dis
lance of nine miles. a trick that has
never been equaled, at least in Wis
consin. Mr.. Hohl was accompanied by
a boat, but never once during the long
journey did he give signs Of weaken
ing, and had he attempted it he un-
doubtedly could have gone much far
Their.
Mr.. HohI is native of Saxony, Ger
many, and is twenty-seven years cd.
While in his native land he won a
number of long distance swimming
events. His most remarkable perform
ance was his feat of swimming twenty
five miles in strong current in the
Danube river. He covered the dis
tance in six hours, the best ever made
in that kind of swimming.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

Bob Fitzsimmons in a signed state
ment says: New that l have retired
from the ring for good and hope never
again to be compelled to pull on
glove for the money realized, wish
to make a statement to the public to
the effect that during my career I have
been robbed out of over $125.000 in
purses and managerial shares. From
the moment / arrived in this country
from Australia l certainly have been
up against a stiff game, for when
wasn't swindled out of the purses
fought for l was being robbed out of
the money / was entitled to by the
different sleek managers l had looking
after my interests"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15
unMEN OF CHINA
~p.,. Tive, ga vshappy oss from tss
Cradle to the Crave

~,,.,. 1--we. ga gshsppy ons ho~ sA@
Cradle to the Crave
Tsere ara two events which gladden.
the somber. restricted life OF the chi
ra.a woman-one her marriage at an
early age, the other the oirth OF son
No greater distinction awaits the Chi
nese woman In this world than 10 give
birth TO a son--in the next sne - OF
LITTLE consequence, as she Is NOT sup
posed to posEess a soul her Iot mere
ia not an enviable one, for II she Ia
OF high caste she is secluded IN her
husbands home, and cannot walk on
her mutilatsd feet. and II she does
mot bear her husband many sons she
is regarded as a piece OF useless iur-
niture A chinaman desires offspring
for the selfish reason that his DoneS
may be worshlped-if he Is not
parent he cannot be an ancestor, winch
would be a calamity In country
where the religion consists mainly In
sitting on q tomb and reciting the VIZ
tues of the dead. Girls in China are
accounted as household shadows and
household sorrows." Formerly they
were drowned like blind kittens at
birth. but the missionaries are respon-
sible for the doubtful good OF preserV-
ing their lives in later years. The
Christianized Chinsman docs not OBJ
feet to a daughter. although mis- ae-
ceptance Of the disappointment is In
the nature of a penance. Native
Cinnamon look down on their wives
and in every way they can show their
contempt for them, believing that ,
man should do this in order to main
tain his own supremacy. Some OF
their popular sayings convey this idea
"A man should listen to his wife, but
he must not believe her" "A wom-
ans mind is quicksilver; her heart ID
wax" The loYe-making in China is :
of the most intricate and matter-of-
fact kind. The contracting parties are i
betrothed in childhood, often in their
infancy and sometimes before either
was born. II would seem as If all the {,
superstitions OF the rest OF the world >
had been banished to China, whose
kingdom they hold for their own. A
Chinaman is afraid to look over his i
shoulder, for he knows he'll see a
ghost-that he never did see one has
no weight with him. II he sneezes his
wife is thinking Of him. and he feels
that all is right at home. but if his
neighbor sneezes and he does not he
believes himself neglected and be-
comes morbidly Jealous. Quite Ike
other women, the Chinese wife has her
little plans and schemes and advises
her husband to wear a wet handler
chief in his hat to keep his shaven poll
from sunstroke When the towel
cools he naturally sneezes. and when
he goes home eommends his wife for
thinking of him during his absence
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15
LHA,SA A My,STERI-
OVS CHI NE>SE CITY

Thibet Ia a country forbidden to Eu-
ropean eyes. and no barbarian" has
yet set foot in its capital. Lh'asa. Yet
picture of the mysterious city is ex-
eant 1t is colored drawing by a
Thibetan artist who was attached to
"a trading caravan. 1t is curious
piece of work. possessing all the char
acteristics OF Chinese art and Is. Of
course, lacking In perspective.
Lh'asa is unique in this 1t has pos
ttlveay become less known and more
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

1t Is instructive to note that the
causes for refusal to admit foreigners
to Lh'asa are political rather than re-
ligious. Though Buddhism was estab-
lished as the official creed In China
nearly 1000 years ago, II was after
ward discarded. and there was no such
connection to prejudice the position
of Hue in 1916. On the other hand.
Hue was Frenchman and the repre-
sentative of a politically powerful
church; France was great nation.
strong enough to follow politically
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

The charitable act on the part OF the
men who have been running boxing In
New York is one Of the bright spots
in the last month OF fighting. It Is re-
markable how quickly men in all de-
pratments of the fighting game re-
spond to call from Sullivan. The old
champion was broke, and perhaps
there were times when he did not uss
his money to the best advantage. That
made no difference. According to the
reports, about $4,000 was realized for
Sullivan from the benefit given him
last week
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

and effectively. They cannot take the
chances again of siege of the lega-
tons in the Interior of China.
The essential condition Is that the
capital of China shall be within reach
OF the naval forces of other nations.
This would be a lard and intolerable
condition to exact of power holding
equality IN the international family.
But China Is not such power and
cannot be treated as such. She will
have to accept the position in which
her late eccentrcity has paced her.
and yield TO the demands Tor security
,sxactad By those with which she asso-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15
CHAMPION JUMPER.

Ray c. Ewry Of the New York Ath-
ietic club is the champion standing
jumper of the world. He also holds
the record for three standing jumps.
He is going shortly to try to break
his own records at the Paris games
he created new worlds record in the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

standing high Jump, and also won the
standing broad and three standing
jumps. In the standing high jump at
Paris, Ewry jumped meter 651z CEN
timeters. which is equivalent TO FIVE
feet five and one-eighth inches. Ewry
held the best previous record of five
feet four inches, made at Syracuse on
April u, 1900. According to English
measurement Ewry's other winning
performances were thirty-four feet
eight and half inches In the three
standing jumps. and ten feet ten and
half inches in the standing long
Jump, both considerably worse than
the record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

very A much d. don't think Grace care.
Jessie-'Why?" Au
office one as en ne was detained at his
never O one evening last week, and II
s IvSes occurred to her that he m, sau he
Ai'iso' or something. "a n'sh' W
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15
Nothisg to Dol hnt ma

weary Wsidort.-"De doctor said III
be dead inside of tree mont's unless
60 ter work"
30 Bummei'-"Dat's too bad, Weary,
put we've all got ter die sometime AM
III see DAT yer gifts decent funeral"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

Teacher-"Who knows why Column
o ouS S 5's SO many years in going from
one european court to another?"
Pupil-"He was looking for nm an.
gel."-New York Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

HOW fortunate that pn~
one orother-in-law 10 use mas only
money affairs" manage her
'Why?"
,.. II !, she had two she wor,a 800.
ard. use' Chicago REQ
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

ciates.
There ought to be no dificulty in
arranging this transfer of the seat of
government. Nankin, the ancient cap
ital of the Middle Kingdom" of
China proper. would be entirely salts
factory. But Pekin. which only by
good fortsne has been taken by the
allies after long and arduous mill
tary expedition. ana which might not
have been taken at all IL the Chinese
had been prompt In flooding the sur
rounding cnantry. caa never again be
the rcsidense and tray of foreign am
bassadorg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

OLD John l. Sullivan came in for
some notice In the scramble of pro-
moters and fighters to rake In all they
eould before the Horton law went out
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

spade a spade. i'
). Towne-Thats because you live in
a one country think my wife would
call spade shovel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

Is ' elosaS - yer glad de school
Billy.-"Naw; wat ,o ~ ieye yer,
yer now If yer git sics 81 VIII IL 90
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15
n NesO Capital for China.
The prediction il

The prediction is
already made In
certain highly In
fiuential quarters
that none OF the
civilized powers of
abe world will ever
again send ambas-
sailors to Pekin.
The situation is
now far enough
advanced to make
It plain that II the
Chinese empire is
TO maintain its in
tegrity 1t must be
at the cost of such
concessions to 9TH
er nations as shall
form absolute
guarantees against
outrageous an d
sudden treachery
on the part of the
Chinese govern
ment. There are
very few guaran-
tees that China can
give which the rest
of the world would
accept as worth
anything, but first
among these Is the
lemnval OF the
tapltal to a point
where the powers
holding diplomatic
relations with Chi
ma can reach and
protect their repre-
- A =. A -. 49,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15

In the effice of the late Coils p.
Huntington for many years. picture
by Finaur hung. Its title was Itch
Kama Warten" Il can waltz. 1t rep
resented q poor inventor waiting for
an interview with capitalist. In a
letter just found Mr.. Huntington states
that the spirit of this picture was the
motive OF his life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-15
oranrmtssion of Potter.

Apparently MIR. Tesla's dream OF
transmitting vast quantities of cleo
trio power to great distances is as fax
the October number of Casters Mag
azine calls attention to the fact that
the advent of electricity has resulted
in the factories seeking the water
power rather than in the power seek
ing the factories, as was at first ex-
pected. This statement is made, how
ever, only as regards distances ex-
ceeding ten miles. Within a radius of
five or ten miles the electrical distribu-
tion of power has tended to scatter
the mills and factories over a larger
space than before. Mill sites, instead
of being confined to narrow strips of
land along rivers, have expanded SO
as to cover an area of several miles In
diameter. The advantage is especially
great for small mills, for tlIc rental or
land value is reduced by thus broad
ening the field, and the small mill can
also buy 100 horsepower at rate
only slightly in excess OF that en-
Joyeu by tne consumer or ls0U0 horse
power. To. this extent the electric
method of distributing power is an
enemy of concentration and of great
corporations. The remarkable under
growth of small manufacturing COM
panies which is succeeding the recent
t. list movement, and which has done
much in the last twelve months to dis
pea needless fear of the large corpora
lions, may be traced in part to this
improved method of transmitting
power. But when 1t is attempted to
transmit electric power to distances of
twenty or thirty miles or more 1t is
found that the loss. except In unusual
cases like that of Niagara. is greater
than the cost of moving the factory
nearer to the source of power.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
PROSECUTED BY BLACKMAILERs
An Internal Machine Received by an
Ogontz Pa Woman

LADELPIIA July IA coachrnan
in the employ of Charles d Barney.
broker and son-in-law OF Jay Cooke, Nv
ing at Ogontz Pa. went TO the postoface
for the family mall and In il found par
Gel resembling a CONNECTION box As ne
lifted it he found d black powder running
from one corner. The package was ad-
dressed TO Miss c Barney, Ogontz POST
office The man carried il to MI Bar
ney's place and delivered II to Miss Bar
ney. He cautioned her about opening the
package
Miss Laura Barney took the box and
cut the bottom out Inside was about
half a pound OF powder and a rudeiy con
structed pieCe of machinery, which was
intended to explode a paper cap. and so
ignite the powder The machine was 50
badly made that i is doubtful if 1t would
have done the work intended
Thoroughly frightened, the women of
I the family sent for Mr. Barney who ex-
/ amfned the CONTINUANCE. but did not think
# very~d dangerous. The Barueys are ut
/ terly at a loss as 10 the identity Of their
enemy But il IS recalled that Mr. Bar
ney has been in receipt Of numerous let
/ tiers since February last. calling Tor
! money and threatening the lives OF Mrs.
} Barney and her daughters unless the de-
l. D
/ dressed TO Mr. Barney, uliterate in text
and written with an apparent ehort TO
disguise the handwriting II Dluhty ue-
! raauded SIg0e0. under PENALTY OF shooting
Mrs Barney OF one Of her three daugh-
! ters At the first opportunity Mr. Barney
/ Tz-ss fold 10 meet the writer representa-
I tive. at "a specified point Mr. Barney sent
: 4 representative TO the place GeSiS I1sated-
( which Is surrounded by woods OF some
! what thick growth
/ The representative waited in vain and
J the matter almost slipped Mr. barney
Z mind when two OF three weeks iater- an
( other letter arrived, giving an address IN
I Philadelphia Worried by the growing
[ anxiety of Mrs Barney and his daugn-
1 ters Mr. Barney says he reported the
I matter To the Philadelphia postal author
ties. To his astOnlshment ne was told tIe
( postal authorities could do nothing IN the
! matter as the Federal law makes no pro-
Z vision for prosecution against the VIZ
of a Matchmaking or threatening lsttSi
! EIr. Barney then sent dummy 4eSleI 70
I the name given. This letter va LiSN - :.
I called for. and be aIteTWaFo IS00' = eN -
( from the pOstOthCe- - ,- - ~
I 4 third letter came about a week aiter
/ the second letter. approaching tile dnAiOu7
( ETrsbaDd and father for not having keI
I faith and reiteratinG the GeIAahq Tor slV-
Z 90 i, hank notes This time the WI1teI
/ - NJ barney to place the money under
/ m -,Isffo1rn Of the Chelton Hills Station
] of The bethlehem branch OF the Philadel-
DF7i7 and Reading Railway
/ A dummy package of the shape and
hulk of $4,000 IN notes was put III the des
/ ienated place and detectives were engaged
( by Mr. Barney to watch the place. The
vigil was Ruthless fOT no one came. and
TO this day the weather-stained package
as far as Mr.. Barney knows, is in the
hole under the station.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.

The Breakers Airs. Vanderbilt's place
at Newport. can nd longer lay claim to
being the most irnpbsing residence at that
resort of princ,ly homes MI F. J. Ber-
wind. OF New York; has just completed a
structure that he nkdestly calls a villa.
but which is so sple1ldId in its architecture
that no gpuif in the iwfole Arabian Nights
colony could have directed its eQual-not
even with the aid OF aladdin and his won
derfuI lamu Z is ,buiIt of limestone IN
the s1vIe of Louis XIV and set in grounds
that are not yet faisheu- though land
,scape gardeners have been at work at
them for over a year. There are stone
terraces and veIvet-4 slopes. with minia-
fure lakes and BonldS. 10 be filed, pre-
sllrnafiv. with nothing less elegant than
cold fish In the hieIf which divides the
ho11sa tn. walls are of creamy CaenStOne-
There are huted olgmns OF tinted mar
bles on bases Of gilt bronze and panel
paintings from an old L3lace in Venice.
There Is = Breakfast room whose cary
ings and furnishings bark back to Louis
XIV varied with ChiHese lacquer work IN
black and gold. WARRANTED i've centuries
old In comparison. the rug and silk ORA
pe-ies Of this room are kIttenlshiy young
being woven in the loDmS OF the eighteenth
century The library Is Henry II. and near
/ by is a palm room. the walls entreiE
: Of creau-white stone At one END IS d
fountain Of red marble, with daIh prone
/ figures Of neTeids and Triton holding d
! dolphin SpoUtiuS water IL tLl- ioti -
neTs are four ststu-S OF white mar g
/ representing the fOur seasons There Is
/ a marble stairway. with GObeliu tapes
tries on the stone walls, and marble
/ gallery wide and cathedral Like in its
! stately simplicity. the walls of which are
lined with red silk ION which are hung
I twelve panels reproducing famous por-
/ traits Of celebrated printers
This palat4ai creation reminds one OF
+ the fine house erected BY a retired lum-
! herman at one of the fashionable resorts
! last year He had ! wife. dear com
mon foolish, gaod-h.aarted little soul, who
I fairly gaSped with establishment because
/ her small boy caught the measles Measles
/ was such common disease that she
! didn't dream II would dare invade her
/ brand new. turrcted villa. set in d garden
I with a fountain two statues and a set Of
/ green iron chairs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
Married si1tr-tmo YcHrs.

PARKERSBCRG, ". Va. July THE
Oldest couple n this county, and probably
the oldest IN the State-Mr- and Mrs VIM
81. Evans-ceIebrated the sjxty-second
anniversary Of their marriage Saturday.
Mr.. Evans received the first box Of
freight that ever came to Park erSburg
over che Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and was d passenger on the first passen-
ger train that came 70 ParkersburR over
the same road, coming from Grafton on
Il and taking all day for the trip. Al
though they have been married so long
and have lived TO be almost ninety years
Old. Mr- and Mrs. Evans are both IN ex-
cellent health
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
4 Bulb Company Chartered.

PETERSBURG. Va. July IA charter
has been granted by Judge / n. Mullen,
of the Corporation Court, Of Petersburg,
to the American Bulb Company The cap
itaI stock is to be not less than so 600 nor
more than 5000 The officers Of the
company are President. J. De GaTTis
BoUTgaiZes secretary. Basis De Garris
R0urgaize; treasurer; George Cameron.
Ir- There Is also a board OF directors.
The purposes for which the company is
formed are the planting. raising, growing,
buying. selling. and trading in bulbs.
roots. flowers. etc.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01

Another splendid home Of a New York
millionaire IS ~Waytes Court, the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Weatherbee, at
Mama northumberland. 1t is of Tu-
dor architecture. with seventeenth cen
tury notifications. The lawns, which
cover several acres. are OTndmenteu with
Venetian lions bishops wells of solid
marble, brought from Rome and AvignOn,
and Japanese tombstOnes. which can be
lighted up at night with candles IN one
corner Of the grounds IS an Indian hut.
with most Of its accessories. and there -
q fine limestone pier reaching out into the
Sound. from which Mr. Weatherbee and
his guests go sailing
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01

General Brecknridge's family viii be
widely scattered this summer The Cen
eraI Is not d member Of General Corbjn's
party. as has been stated, but viii Leave
shortly for the Philippines. accompanied
by his son. Mrs. Breckenridge and the
younger members Of the family having
remained in town with the general as
long as possible VIII leave next Friday for
North Hatley, Canada, where their sum-
mer viii be spent. Master Henry Brock
inridge. who took the hon0rs OF the Uni
versity School last year, is at Bar Har-
Dor with tutor. and Lieutenant and Mrs
Hines are in Europe
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01

Justice and Mrs. White have opened
their summer home on the Hudson, near
Saugerties. known as Meadow Side. which
they have taken for The season a recep-
ton in their honor was given by Mrs
ing Waters. last Friday afternoon. Mrs
SpaIding was assisted by her moth It. Mrs
Culver; her brother, Lieutenant Com
mauder Culver. L ). y, and the Misses
Hasbrouck- of Ogdensburg- Seventy
or more guests were in attendance
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
sI.eptIes Turn BeIievers and Are

N-EEN~
CuTed--''When ! read that Dr. Agnews
Catarrhal Powder could relieve Catarrh IN 10
minutes | vas lar from being convinced tired
ia single puh through the blower Afforded IN
slant relief stepped pain over the eyes and clean
sed the nasal passages Today am nee from
Catarrh' 3. L. Egan. Easton, Pa Sold by F.
: Williams Ninth and T streets; EdmOnds X
Williams Third Street and Pennsylvania Ave
nue.-17.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01

All the privileges Of the Casino, at New
port. have been extended by the Cover
nors to Gen. Joseph Wheeler. Yesterday
afternoon he was entertained by Senator
George Peaba1y Wetmore at luncheon
he VIII he ioinld by his family today and
viii spead the summer at Newport
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont upon ar
irving at Newport Oh the sataneua yes
terday. went at once to their villa, By
tbe-Sea. Mr.. and Mrs. S 5. Rowland and
Miss Anna Sands are expected TO join
them today.