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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

Mirrors that one can see through are
a new invention already coming into
use. They are of so-called ''platinixsd
glass" being backed with a compound
made of 95 per cent silver and per
cent platinum, and. OFFICIALLY speaking,
they are exceedingly curious and in
teresting. Looking into glass of this
kind one finds first rate reflection; 1t
is a mirror and nothing more At the
same time, a person on the other side
can see directly through it. For ex-
ample, glass of this sort placed in
front Of the prescription desk in an
apothecary shop perfectly conceals the
prescription clerk and his apparatus
Thus the privacy of that department is
secured while on his part the clerk is
able to survey. the shop and see
everybody who comes in Just as If the
mirror were ordinary glass. 1t is trans
parent to him. but is like any common
mirror from the point of view of peo-
pie in front. 1t is easily seen that glass
of this kind is likely to be useful for
a good many purposes. 1t can be put
in the doors of dark bathrooms. or Of
any other rooms where privacy is de-
sirable and light is wanted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
A song Of contrast..


We are too much in cities pent,
In crowds. we live in Punishment;
OF Nature and her wondrous ways,
Which should excite our eager praise.
No more than mysteries do we know.
Such slaves are We to idle show
Observe the boosted works of man,
Where Art refnes on Natures plan;
A picture study, or a book.
E Or on some stately temple look.
Perfection nowhere do we find,
No thought SO wistful as the wind.
Then mark the throstle, or the bee.
The striped snake, or growing tree;
These living works confess, admire,
And trace perfection in desire,
The small as finished as the great,
For faultless laws on Nature wait
Go then where fields or forests thrive,
Learn wisdom from the busy hive;
Approve the rose, or daffodil,
And know how false our boosted skill;
Or look upon the ocean wide,
And mourn the foolishness of pride.
Charles Lusted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
and has thus been enabled to keep

and has thus been enabled to keep
her three children.
Meanwhile, Anderson has become
high sheriff of the county in which
he lives, in a state not far from the
Rockies. For a good part of the time
he has also been in the secret service
OF the United States. still under his
assumed name When $40 ,0O0, 900 OF
gold coin in kegs was taken from San
Francisco, Cal, to Washington, d. c..
Anderson was captain of the Is men
who so faithfully guarded it, During
the Spanish-American war, when the
White House was more carefully
guarded than before, Anderson could
have again been seen. Also at Chica-
go, when President Mckinley was
there at the laying of the cornerstone
of the new postofi1ce building. Ander-
son was in evidence All during the
Inauguration day Anderson was the
one seen nearest the President.
AS for Edward Ray he was long
thought to be dead. His wife secured
a divorce and married the young at.
.orney, who is now Senator Pritchard
1t has recently been learned, however
that Ray is living in the City oil
Mexico, having amassed fortune in
mining.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

That animals have reasoning power,
and can recognize the approach of
danger, is the verdict of the
supreme court of Iowa. The case in
which a decision was given was
against railway company for killing
stock. In the lower court the rule of
evidence was that the statutory whis-
tie required sixty rods before crossing
public highway, and was intended
for the protection of dumb animals as
well as human beings, and this has
been approved by the supreme court.
The railway company contends that
the requirement of the whistle at
crossings could only be intended for
rational beings not animals. 1t is con-
ceded that short blasts of the whistle
may brighten animals off the track, but
when not in danger, to brighten them
may cause them to run on the track.
The railroad company's attorneys say
that the court confounds fright on the
part of animals with reason; neverthe-
less, if this request for a rehearing be
refused. and the present opinion
stands. then the toots on the whistle
are for the benefit of stock as well as
human beings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
An,Ie. of a Rlaek near.

The antics of a big black bear ere
ated quite panic in the town of Oran,
Algeria. not long ago. The animal
was attached to a menagerie hailing
leave the place, after delighting the
inhabitants with its performances.
Bruin contrived, somehow to slip out
of his cage, and as fate would have it,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
Apple. Serve as Medicines.

Chemically the apple is composed
of vegetable fiber, albumen, sugar,
gum, chlorophyll, malic acid, gallic
acid, lime and much sugar. Further
more, the German analysts say that
the apple contains a larger percentage
of phosphorus than any other fruit or
vegetable. This phosphorus is adj
mirably adapted for renewing the es-
sential nervous matter, lithicin, of the
brain and spinal chord. 1t is, perhaps.
for the same reason, rudely under
stood, the old Scandinavian traditions
representing the apple as the food of
the gods, who. when they felt them
selves to be growing old and feeble
and infirm, resorted to this fruit for
renewing their powers of mind and
body. Also the acids of the apple are
of signal use for men of sedentary
habits, whose livers are sluggish in
action, those acids serving to elimi-
nate from the body noxious matters
which, if retained, would make the
brain heavy and dull, or bring about
jaundice or skin eruptions and other
allied troubles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

he bounded into the road at the very
moment when funeral procession was
passing along. While the mourners
fed in every direction, the driver of
the hearse whipped up his horses,
which sped off at a gallop. AS the bear.
which, it may be assumed, was quite
innocent of any malicious intent, took
his course through the most frequent
ed streets, he spread terror along his
path. People flew into shops with wild
shrieks, doors were closed and barred.
and the town soon wore deserted ap-
pearance. Finally Bruin betook him
self in his ramble to an open square
on which a company of Zouaves was
drilling. The soldiers Immediately
fixed bayonets and surrounded the
bear. which surrendered at discretion.
and was promptly conducted to the po-
lice station. Later on the animals
keeper appeared and took the runaway
in charge. There was no difficulty ex-
perienced in inducing Bruin to return
to the menagerie, but the panic his
escapade created will be talked of in
the town for days to come.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
Keeping Girl. AFTER school Hours.

The Porto Rican newspapers record
the fac that the girls in the school
on the Plaza Colon at San Juan have
been kept in. Keeping school girls at
work after the usual hour for obstrep-
erous conduct in lesson time 10 sam
pie of American notions that has as
tonished the easy going Porto Ricans
They don't do things that way there
When the news travelled around that
the teacher was keeping the girls at
lessons as a punishment, parents
crowded to the school and demanded
to have their children released. The
principal declined to do any such thing
and the parents stood around and talk
ed about it in great indignation. After
an hour, or so, during which the girls
were good, they were sent home. San
Juan is still talking about the severity
of it's new American teachers.-Chi-
cago Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

For many years Father Boyle was
one of the most prominent and popular
Catholic clergymen in Washington,
where he had a great reputation as
wit Many of his most intimate friends
were Professionals and members of
the Protestant clergy. A few months
before his death he erected a mission
airy chapel down by the navy yard and
bought at a Junk shop an old bell
which had been discarded by one of the
Presbyterian churches. He sent the
bell to a foundry in Georgetown and
had several inches of metal pared OF
the rim. Having thus got rid of a
crack the harsh and discordant tones
of the bell became short and sweet
Meeting a Presbyterian parson not
long after Father Boyle called his at
tention to the change and the latter
could scarcely believe it was the same
bell. What in the world did you do
with that bell inquired the Presbyte-
rian pastor. Ito cause such change
in the tone?" I'VE blessed it and
blessed it and blessed it until we got
the Presbyterian devil out of it" re-
torted Father Boyle. I'D then il
sounded all right"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
A FUGITIVE IL YEARS.
EFFORT TO GET A PARDON FOR
WAICHTSTILL ANDERSON.
High Up In Federal ssrvics--sentenced
to Death, He Was Rescued by 500
Men-Has Recently served President
Mckinley.

Every county in North Carolina is in
suspense to know the outcome of an
application now in the hands of Gov
ernor Charles 3. Aycock Of that state
for the pardon of Waightstill Avery
Anderson, who 16 years ago was con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be
hanged, and since then has been a
fugitive from the grasp of the law. 1t
is supposed that the federal admins
tration will exert an influence in An
derson's behalf, for though branded
as murderer he has since showed
himself to be a valuable citizen, hav-
ing, during many occasions, been en-
trusted with Offices of great RESPONSE
bility.
The deed of which Anderson is
charged is the killing OF a man named
Ed Horton, near Asheville, ~ c., dur
ing quarrel over a mine. That An
derson committed the deed is a fact.
he having confessed to that effect,
but according to his story it was done
in self-defense.
The trouble arose in 1884 from a
violent dispute between Edward Ray,
a brother-in-law of Anderson's, and a
man named Bailey, over their respec-
tive claims to valuable mica mine
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
TOOK ALL THE STRAWBERRIES
EngIishman "Hog,' Whole Dish While
Dining with Yankee.

Dining with Yankee.
Walden was at the dinner the other
night. He is tall. thin. red-bearded
Yankee, who looks more like Don
Quixote than any one has a right to
look. To see him side by side with
Whistler is a liberal education. Whist
Ter is cynical and witty; he sparkles
with epigrams and jewels; and then he
is dainty as an able of the century be-
fore last. An impressionistic portrait
of him need show only his incredulous
eye-glass, the tuft of white hair and
one slim, jeweled hand making a ges-
ture of apology. But Walden is a calm,
fortnight man. with too much red
beard and too much confidence in his
tailor's knowledge of the way to dress.
We were talking of England Eng
land" said Whistler, rules the world
simply because the Englishman takes
what he wants" We were rapidly
losing ourselves in a fog of politics and
national psychology, when Mr.. Walden
lifted part of his red mustache and
said: That's right, all right" 1t was
the nrSI time ne nao spoken tnat even
ing, so we stopped our arguments and
listened. Calmly and slowly he said:
Il was down at Cernay last summer
with Faulkner-painting. You know
the little tavern there and the old
woman who keeps it. There was an
Englishman there who sat next me at
table. Well, the landlady gave us
strawberries one night for dinner For
dollar day that was pretty good.
The servant girl passed the strawber-
ries round. When it came to the Eng
lishman's turn to help himself he
emptied the whole dish of Strawberries
into his plate. So l said to him: Say
my friend, like strawberries, too. ,
Not so much as l do said my English
msu calmly, and went on eating
Saturday Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
Finish of Its Copy

Miss Annie E. Mcdowell. pioneer
woman journalist of Philadelphia. is
mourning the loss of her parrot OF re-
cent years Miss Mcdowell has devoted
much of her time to literary work The
parrot, which was an heirloom In her
family, had attained the age of so
years. nearly 30 of which it had passed
on its mistress writing table or on the
back OF her chair, making excursions
up her arm to the top of her head.
often it's attentions were so annoying
when Miss Mcdowell was writing that
she would say: Il may as well lay
down my pen" A few moments before
it died the parrot made a weak attempt
to again climb its owners sleeve. fell
in her lap and croaked: Il lay down
my pen" This sentence 1t had heard
so often that ii remembered the words
and spoke them with its last breath.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
slnkinr Into : salt L.ks.

The Pennsylvania coal region is not
the only part of the world in which
towns are being undermined and
where houses topple from their founda-
lions and disappear from sight as if
swallowed up by an earthquake. Eng
land has at least one parallel. for
Northwich, the center of the salt in
dustry of the country, is slowly. but
surely, sinking beneath the surface of
the earth. The product of the salt
mines of Northwich is obtained by two
methods-quarrying and brine-pump-
ing. II the former case which is the
method generally adopted, a shaft is
sunk about 800 feet and the salt rock
blasted and excavated in the usual
manner. The brine-pumping. although
il is still continued upon a large scale.
is gradually falling into disuse When
the industry was started it was con-
sidered that only one stratum of salt
existed. and that was only a few feet
below the surface. Fresh water found
it's way to this extensive salt deposit.
with the result that the salt dissolved
ike SHOW. - nue. SuOtCA Iduedu idke
of water. charged with 26 per cent of
salt. was thus formed. Pumping en-
gines were then installed to convey
this brine to the surface to large evap-
Grating pans. in which heavy deposit
of salt was left after the water had
evaporated. The result of this extern
sive pumping is that Northwich now
rests. as it were. upon shell of earth.
which at times proves insufficient to
support the weight of the houses. with
the inevitable consequence that the
buildings are constantly sliding and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
-Un4.rsrou d Rail- ar D .eover.a.

In dismantling an old brick house
facing Mulberry benz rarA, IA .,e,g
York, the workmen unexpectedly pried
open a square trap door at the left of
the stair landing on the second floor.
The trap door opens into secret
chamber, extending the whole length
of the house, forty-eight feet. The
hidden chute, for that is its shape, is
three and one-half feet wide and four
feet deep. Investigation shows that the
place was for years before the war one
of the chain of stations on the under
ground railroad" by which Quakers
and other friends of the negro sent
fugitive slaves north.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

The whole of the population of the
village of Sologna. in Italy, including
the public officials. is about to emf
CRATE to the Argentine and to con-
tinue the community in exactly the
same manner in that country under
the name of New Sologna. Not one
single individual will remain behind.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Collection Of CuriousIv Carved Cats
Gathered by a Woman in Philadelphia
wild Winged Creatures who Msud
Their Injuries with Surgical Precision.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

There is but small demand In
England for books and periodicals
compared with the United States,
which. coincidental with its material
progress. is now the book market of
the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

The first American theater was
opened in 1850 in the city of New
York.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

A wise man never questions the prt
vate age of a woman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
DOGS AND PONIES COMING.
This Year "a Larger show Lot Had to
BE secured.

The coming of the famous Gentry Dog
and Pony Show to this city Monday after
noon for an entire weeks sojourn is the oc-
casion of unusual interest and enthusiasm
among the juvenile population of Indian
apolis. The Gentry show has been coming
here regularly for many seasons and each
new appearance proved the institution to
be thoroughly enterprising and up-to-date,
so that the result is the name of Gentry
has come 10 be talismanic to the young
folks of the city. This year the show is
said to be much larger and better in every
department than ever before. There are
more dogs, more ponies. more elephants of
midget proportions and a host of queer and
interesting animals in addition.
The lot at the corner of Illinois and Pratt
streets that has heretofore sufficed for the
exhibition Will not accommodate the en-
larged show of the present season. Ac-
cordingly Professor Gentry has been at
much pains TO secure a more advantageous
location. The commodiOus vacant lot at
the corner Of Capitol avenue and Sixteenth
street has been leased for all of next week
by the Gentry show, and the tent that will
be erected bright and early Monday MORN
ing will be roomy enough to accommodate
all the juveniles and their elders that may
come from all parts Of the city to witness
the clever and entertaining display OF ami
NAL intelligence that VIII be given every
afternoon and evening, regardless of the
state of the weather. Each morning the
hearts of boys and girls living on the prom
inent residence thoroughfares will be made
to bound with JOY by a parade, the like of
which has. il is declared. never before been
given in this city by a similar aggregation.
The Lilliputian animals will ride in or be
attached to diminutive wagons gorgeous
and resplendent with gaily colored paint
and decorations of gilt. Next week Will
undoubtedly be memorable TO Indianapolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
A BIG ROW IN PROSPECT
ACTION OF WABASH LIKELY TO
LEAD TO RATE DECENTRALIZATION.
Indications that NandcrbiIts Have
Been O-utgenera1ed i'm Union Pa
einc Matter-GeneraI Notes.

The Chicago & Alton has announced that il
will meet the rate of S29.O5 made by the Wa
bash from Kansas City to New York. The
tariff rate is S31. II is limited very strongly
that if the rate IS not withdrawn other
east-bound lines out of Kansas City will
meet the cut and start a rate. war. y gen.
eral passenger agent. speaking Of this mat
ter yesterday, said he feared there were
stormy times ahead in passenger rates.
He said the action of the Wabash was a
surprise to him. the ground it has always
taken being that t is the best line Kansas
city to New York, runs as good equipment
as any of its competitors, and makes even
better time than either of them. lie was
confident there would be business enough
Tor all at the rates that have been an
nounced TO the Pan-American exposition
and for other occasions, and if the roads
would hold together the revenue derived
from passenger service wOul unquestion-
ably be the largest in the history of the
roads doing east and west-bound business,
but he feared the announcement of the
Wabash and the Chicago q Alton was but
the entering wedge 20 a general demorali-
zation in rates which would be difficult to
overcome in many months after the pres
ent inducements to travel for Eastern
points are over. There are so many meet
ings the present year in which the Wa
bash is directly interested that he feared
1t was a mistake on it's part to sell tickets
lower than tariff rates for the time being
ignoring the differential question. Chair
man Mcleod, of the Western Passenger
Association, has appealed to all roads not
TO take Independent action in meeting Wa
bash rates, but to await the decision of
the officers of the Western lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
THE HERBERT PROGRAMME.
Concert VIII BE Given at English's
To-NorrOv Night.

The complete programme for tomorrow
nights concert in English's Opera House
by the Victor Herbert P%ittsburg Orchestra,
with Nine. Fannie Bloomield-Zeisler,
pianiste, and Master Thaddeus Rich, violin
list. as solists. has been given out. and its
composition certainly gives promise of one
Of the greatest artistic treats of the present
musical season in this city. The pro-
gramme
Overture, Roman Carnival BerlioZ
Concerto for piano and orchestra, OPP. Is
Grieg
Allegro Motto Moderate.
AdagiO.
Allegro Moderate Motto e Marcato.
Mime. Zeisles.
Prelude to Act. 8, Dance OF the APP
prentices and Procession of the Mas
tersingers. from Die Meister-
singer wagner
Two movements from Suite Roman,
tique," OPP. Herbert
(a) Aubadc.
(b) Fete Nuptiale.
Fantasia on themes from Gounod's
Faust" for violin and orchestra. 80.
Wieniawski
Mr.. Rich.
Suite, Case NOisette' ("Nut Cracker'D
TSchaikOWSky
(a) Danse Arabe.
(b) Danse des Mirlitons.
tc) Chinese Dance.
Festival Dance and WALTZ Of the
Hours DENIES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-03
PERSONAL. Local and General Notes.

On MAY l there were handled on the Big
Four system 1864 loaded cars.
w. J. Lynch, general passenger agent of
the Big Four lines, is In Buffalo.
J. \. Barnard, general manager OF the
Peoria x Eastern, has returned from the
East.
r.. A. Ford. general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west, is on a West
ern trip.
TO offset trolley competition the Dayton
d Union is running hourly trains between
Union City and Dayton.
]. @. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
Of the Big Four, is making "A trip over the
Cairo and St. Louis divisions.
Dating from May l the Chicago x North
western provides three daily through trains
from Chicago TO San Francisco.
The annual tournament of the Panhandle
Athletic Association will be held at Co
lumbus, o., this year, some time in August.
The Duluth * South Shore. II is stated.
will remove its general Offices and ear
shops from Marquette to West Superior,
Wis.
+. l.. Mumper. a Vandalia engineer for
many years. died on Wednesday. He was
a member of the Brotherhood of LocOmo-
tive Engineers.
tion of Railroad Officials. indianapolis di-
vision. has called a meeting of the mem
bers for May 8.
Stock Of the Terre Haute & indianapolis
IL IN dCtiNe request ana Is DelnE DOuglt. ~
is thought. In the interest of the Pennsyl-
vania Company.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Pau has
opened fine offices at Buffalo and placed
George l.. Williams. travelling passenger
agent. in charge.
Gross earnings of the chesapeake < Ohio
road the first nine months OF its present
fiscal year increased S1,611, 297; net earnings
Increased $921 .S2l.
The Chicago. Milwaukee < St. Paul has
decided 10 shorten its line between Chicago
and Kansas City at least thirty miles. re-
ducing the distance to 500 miles.
The new management of the Toledo, ST.
Louis x Western states that the earnings
OF the line show a substantial amount be-
ing earned as dividends on preferred stock.
on Tuesday General Passenger Agent
Crane. OF the Wabash. had thirty-hve of
his subordinate men in Buffalo. examining
the attractions of the P~an-American Expo
sition.
An idea Of the importance OF Huntington.
Ind. 10 the Erie Railway is shown I'm the
fact that II engineers and fully that num-
Der OF firemen make Huntington their head
quarters.
Thomas w. Harris. first general superin-
tendent of the Toledo, ST. Louis x Shelby
vile road. now part of the Chicago e. East.
ern Illinois. died at his home in Paris, ILL.,,
on Wednesday, aged eighty.
Daniel Willard. assistant general man
ager OF the Baltimore * Ohio. is now per-