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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17
SAVED BY DREAM.
Wife of the Late bishop whippIe Has
Strange Vision, which Ia
Verified

The late Bishop Whipple, apostle
to the Indians" told friend the fol-
lowing personal experience a few
weeks before his death:
The bishops first wife believed in
dreams. She seldom dreamed, but
when she did the dream came true.
On Sunday morning in October. at
Fairbault. many years ago she aroused
the bishop and told him that her son.
the bishops stepson, who was then in
New Mexico, was dying. She had seen
him in a dream, and there could be
no mistake about it. She described
him as he lay on hard bed in mis-
cradle adobe hut and declared that
his serious condition was due to in
attention. She urged the bishop to
proceed without delay to New Mexico
and rescue the boy.
A few hours later Bishop Whipple,
obedient to his wife's wishes, was fly
ing southwark as fast as steam could
take him. He followed directions to
the letter and reached his stepson's
side just in time. The scene was just
as Mrs. Whipple had described it.
1t was apparent that the boy could
scarcely survive another day in such
surroundings. Bishop Whipple had
left in such hurry that he had neg
lected to bring any more money than
he needed for his bare travelling ex-
penses. In his dilemma he went to
the bank and told his story to the
cashier.
The cashier was impressed with the
bishops recital.
Anyone could tell by looking at
your face" said he. that you are a
bishop of the church of God and that
you speak the truth. I will be glad
to accommodate you. How much do
you want2"
The bishop drew on the bank for
$500 and he and the sick man were
soon on their way north. The moth
er's dream saved the boys life and
the loan was repaid as soon as the
bishop reached Faribault
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17

Steel s.eepers will be manufactured
near St. Petersburg for Russian rail-
roads.
Mosquitoes and other knats furnish
almost the sole food for a very large
family of insect-eating birds, known as
fy-catchers.
Frenchman living at Concise, near
Paris, has an asylum for domestic ami
mails. Among them are pig aged 25,
a COW aged sc, and amule aged ~ years.
Statistics collected in Germany
showed that more than so per cent. of
the cases of consumption could be
traced to the habitual breathing of
dust tainted with injurious substances.
One kind of wasp found in Brazil and
Guiana makes its nest of brilliant
white pasteboard, suspending it from
the highest branches of the trees, so
as to escape the attention of the
monkeys, which, in those regions, have
troublesome habit of investigating
everything, even a hornets nest.
NJ. o. Leighton, health inspector of
Montc.air, n. j., declares that he has
found bacteria to be quite abundant in
clay that has been used and reused for
modelling in schools. An attempt to
sterilize the clay showed that the only
efficient way of accomplishing this was
by the use of superheated steam un-
der pressure of Is 10 20 pounds for As
minutes.
The weight of electrical machinery
IN proportion to its output has been
studied by Herr Seefehlner. The re-
suit of his observations. which he has
collected from IS different sources.
tends to show that up to certain size
the weight of materials per unit of
power decreases rapidly with increas-
ing capacity, but for higher capacities
the weight per unit of power is very
nearly constant.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17
A MARRIAGE RECORD.
Instance at Time of Alexander ths
Great When over 10000 Couples
Were Welded.

The greatest mass wedding on rec
ord from gray antiquity to the pres
emit day took place at the time of Alex
ander the Great. Ten thousand one
hundred and one men were married to
10,10l women at one time on that
memora BILE occasion. 1t was after the
conquest of Persia that Alexander, be-
heving intermarriage between the vic
tors and the vanquished to be the best
method of securing his supremacy in
the conquered country, decreed that
100 of his chief officers and 10000 of
his Greek soldiers should be married
at the same time with corresponding
number of Persian women. The mass
wedding was celebrated on a plain
near the city of Susa.
A vast pavilion was erected in which
Alexander the Great himself was to
marry Statira, the beautiful daughter
of Darius. 1t was hung with rich it's
sues and adorned with gold and pre-
cious stones. Adjoining the pavilion
were gorgeous quarters for the hum
bred officers, and in an inclosed court
seats were prepared for the 10000 soil
der bridegrooms and their prospec-
tive brides. The ceremony was ex-
ceedingly simple. After all the
grooms and brides were assembled
and in their proper places Alexander
offered a libation to the gods and then
kissed Statira as his wife His exam
pie was initiated by all the other
grooms with their respective brides.
and after the ceremony was thus COM
pleted the great wedding feast was
spread for the thousands.
skipped Meal.
Shiney Patches-Lady, can you give
me my breakfast for day before yes
terday?
Lady-Whatl Day before yester-
lay?
"Ycs, lady. ! oversight that morn
ing, and had to start off with dinner"
N. Y. Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17
DIRECTORIES.
STATE.

SUPREME COURT.
Ralph p. Quarles,
/. n, Sullivan,
Charles Stockslaser.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17

\ demand is being made in Jamaica
for the suppression of the practice of
ganjah smoking among the many thou
sands of East Indian coolies who work
on the banana and sugar plantations
throughout the co.ony Ganjah is
variant of Indian hemp, or bhang.
which was employed to arouse the
fierce passions of the rebel Sepoys
during the Indian mutiny, and which
to-day is responsible IN the east for
many cases of running amok." The
coolie who smokes this most perni-
cious weed freely becomes an inear-
nate fiend, with the strongest homi-
cidal tendencies.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17
semethIng Like a cnrer

Two old hunters were swapping
yarns and had got to quail.
Why" said one, II remember a
year when quail were so thick that
you could get eight or ten at a shot
with a rifle"
The other one sighed.
Whats the matter?" said the first.
II was thinking of my quail hunts.
had fine black horse that | rode
everywhere, and one day out hunting
quail saw big covey on low
branch of tree. l threw the bride
rein over the end of the limb and
took a shot.
Several birds fell and the rest flew
away. Well, sir, there were so many
quail on that limb that when they
flew off it sprang back into place and
hung my horse!'-Los Angeles Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17
A Special Oecnsion.

Dinah-Dat Mistah Sam Jackson
seems to be Il puhson oh de mos
chahming manners.
Pete-Beteherlife, You'd orter seen
him when he was tryin' to tech me for
two dollahs Puck,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17
TERMS OF COURT

Following are the terms of Court in
the Fourth Judicial District of Idaho
for the year 1901:
Lincoln County.
Shoshone......April lst, September End
Cassia County.
Albion.....April 18th, September 10th
EImore County.
Mt. Home. May 9Th, October 18th
Custer County.
Challis....-July 18th, September 30th
Blaine County
Hailey......June 18th, November 18th
Court to convene at $50 a. M, at
each time and place.
KIRKLAND /. PERKY, Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17

Browne-Who is that clumsy wom-
an dancing over there?
Greene don't know; but certain
ly hers is not a hcrseless carriage, is
it?-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-17

Dusnap-Did she say: This is so
sudden?
Decentralization forget, she was a
widow. She said; you've been dead
slow"-Brooklyn Eagle,
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
AN ELECTRICAL WONDER
inEsalous rsntrtsanss C"astrusssa b
Amcrisa for ths Japan.sa

fnEsaiops contrtsancs roastrusss4 b
Amrrisa for ths Japan.sa
A wonderful electrical conlFiyans
an instrument used IN the ranszs'
sion OF messages BY means Of viFsissa
tniography. has rrSently been built q
a Philadelphia GRIN for the Japanes.
government. Tho instrument ls ~
largest coil ever constructed for trans
hitting wireless mraaaEes aaG oss
which also gives the largest spark 2
any coil heretofore built. This oal
viii easily give a miniature strtak o
lightning a. inches In length, ossns
three inches longer than that Of ias
famous spottlswood coil built lozt
years ago in England. II Ia nos =
use in flashing cableicas messages y
tween the korean peninsula and ~
pan
The object Of the Induction coll Is %
obtain the little fash Of lightning. ~
Il Is this spark bursting through ~
air that sends forth the etherte Ns'@
~ Hhh9tF8H va AaAANNs =" 49,
coil when the terminals are separates
distance of ~ inches a torked stfess
Of liquid lightning bursts through 2,
air with cracking noise just a. lfAl
lightning does. Though the mschlhs'
made lightning doea not OF coalse'
produce as great a crash. yet the mus
bolt would cause death II one were =
got In It's way just az oertalnV
would any bolt, that ever came oul \
natures electricity works, the eiouas
II requires nearly one.horse pcss
Of electrical energy to operate 'as
giant coll The whole apparatus
mounted on casters and weighs co~
plete, about 1000 pounds There ~
used IN its construction approfinlaw
~ 100000 feet OF copper wire, w.
a proper receiving apparatus dls sa',,
OF 500 miles should be bridged Wl.HV''
difficulty By the wireless messages
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

Turks or Bulgarian outlaws lutez, the
whole region Woman's honor IA held
in Hight esteem Up to within a VERY
Few years the most depiprabIe cut /.
RACES were committed openly and arc
now even done secretly.
While the corps OF JaaIssarie. az.
listed every fifth male child was forced
into the Turk sh military service and
young girls were carried on by thou.
sands to fill the harems OF their ron
aucrors or otherwise minister 10 ,heIr
pleasure The naughty bearing and
tyranny OF the troops which m,rcbod
20 and fro in tho country 30 cowed tho
Christian population that they became
tmid serfs. Many escaped death by
embracing Islam and IL was NOT nm
common for parents Voluntarily !,
send their d1ugh ers to the ha-ema a,
the Begs or noblrmen. so that thew
themselves
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
Might Gaia rrotectIo,.

Cruel as the bandits are To foyct,r
ers. they have hold on the afrect,nn.
OF the population, who sael. er ana nro.
tect them. a curious STATE ~ ,r,,r.
mas resulted from this anarchy whon
the peasantry are maItrsat,1 ~ M
turkish Begs and other ON lala tbov
appeal to the brigands. Hatduts Kird
!a'is or by whatever name they ara
known, for protection or REVENGE
IN one place young TurkIgb nob,,
man mad been guilty OF tho creates,
cruelty and excesses. committing nm,
RACES on the wives and daughters =,
, peasantry. even capturing and aell.
ing children. He entered n village =,
one occasion on horseback anrro,,r. -,
ny MS retinue all decked in alrE snd
gold. lie had not gone M who% !
oahd OF Halduts, led by a well-known
ch,et' sprang from hiding nlaoos
pulled the Beg from his horse brnto
uls arms and legs and struck on ~.
neaa, This bloody trophy thew mn,
On inc end of spear and carried !,
~ triumph at the head of the hama
u" they marched through tho village
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
Pictorial bun1or
KNEW ms DUTIES.

A young clerk in wholesale house
has been spending large portion OF
his salary for the last few days buying
cigars for friends who are "on" to a
joke that was perpetrated on him. His
employer engaged a new boy, and as
soon as the boy came to the establish
ment he was instructed in his duties by
our friend, who had been promoted TO
the position of assistant bookkeeper
and given small Office by himself.
About an hour after the boy started in
the boss came around, and seeing him
working, asked:
Has the assistant bookkeeper told
you what to do"
Eyes. sir" was the prompt reply; he
told me to wake up when | saw you
coming around"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
FAMOUS oAmsllas pl.c..
Mexican Establishment M,
That Of Mont. u..,

"ei'es" h'Ah''shment Tha,
That of Monte car,o
POSSIBLY few are aware H..
City OF Mexico there exists ~ - q,
liahment which for splendor ~. ~us
ur'onsness runs Monte Carlo W.
close. fer
some years ago the Mexican 49,.
meht resolved to abolish y, s,'ua'
which il. by the way AZ ,a,,aa uaE
and parcel of the Mexicans ns,,, PAR
OF the heather chinee. Tn. $3.50
proved intensely unpopular he,a ,ass y
oronsly opposed not only ~ ~ w
fessional sporting element ~, W.
many OF the most Influential "
wealthy subjects OF the r publIe ~, ~
nally the government climbed AZ ~
Determined, however not 10 y ~
gelher outdone. the authorltles j.
eelved the idea Of imposing ~.
tax upon gambling. ana a la
passed requiring every gamblIny -
TO pay the enormous daily nes.'- J
81 250,
On the day this measure beeam. !.
the gambling establishments throa.s
ont the country closed their d.o.. =
save one Senior Martel p,a.s., !.
himself al the tax gatherers ~.
"ith the amount OF the license 4 4,
hand. and demanded the priyil.g. !.
keeping open his house. The No..
was granted by the dum.oupdaA -
clals, ana long before niehttall /, q.
noised all over the city tha, n,,,.r.
establishment ON the Gale a. CO..
was eonslpa'ng business Is usual TN,,
niEhi the place was literally ,hws,,l
BY thu wealthisst sports n tha ",
aud Senior Mavters pronts ran ito 8,
four figures
Next day the other houses ,ook ~,
licenses but Marsels bold vents.
made his establishment far ana ,v,,
the most popular among the gambia,
fraternity. Ills successes coatinsas
and be opened other eatablishmes.
for zach Of which he PAYS the 49,.
nous tan OF something like useese
year.
When !, became evident 10 ~ a.
shogitl~a that Marel had come d
stay. and taking into eonslds,sssn
the immenss revenues they we're ra,
ing from hts enterprise. a goysra=si
oriciAi sas appointed 70 prszlas es~
each OF his business plares. this IA
greatly enhancing Marisl's prestige
The average daily expenses q q.
great 'nnancirgg essabliskzns
amount 70 the Incredible sum Q, a..
600 That in the Gale a. Gaa.s
snmp,u0usiy furnished. ant gAa
ga.nta Nho can afford che lasary I
gambling here .nloy shr choicest d.
garS and wines that monsy can ~.
chase.
Felipe MaF,el is q dcvoas rAa.rA.
man. and recently ba.ls eharsa
which cost him over t5ooe0 10 he -.
bnrtlan village % San Augci. wAsr
BIO lives tits residence. il needless y
say. a most palatlal structure. isl
tstranss trade mark ol the eRnssurs
prufeasloni contains 40 windoSa no
rrsrntluE the number Of cards 10 10
Mexican pack
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

a school-teacher's education does not
count for much unless she is strong
enough to use it, so in Chicago candi-
dates for teachers places are very
properly required to pass a physical
examination. There was a fIuttering
in the normal schools when the ruIa
was adopted, a year ago, it being
feared that it would bar out some OF
the best students, but the first result
was that it stimulated them to take
proper care Of their health. They
have had soup for luncheon, instead OF
cookies" says well-known profes
sional woman, and they have not
dieted, as they used to, on sIate-pen.
ellis and pickles.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

The German Press announces the
death of the last survivor Of Waterloo.
at the age Of 1913 Yeas. The veteran
was a peasant living at Worthenburg.
and he had been for years fayorite
with the late Queen Victoria. He
fought in the ranks Of the British
Grenadiers at Waterloo. and he used
10 tell how at the critical moment he
had conveyed message from the Duke
of Wellington to Butcher. and that he
had earned the Iron Dukes" approval
on that occasion. He bore a thor
oughly English name, Chas. Richards,
and until he was 90 years of age he
%as member Of the church choir of
his native place. He has left no few
er than 1872 descendants.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
Rubbing Il In.

Miss Cutting-I have good joke on
my cousin Clara. without her. glasses,
You know, II is almost impossible for
her to distinguish one person from an
other. and this morning she actually
talked to dummy in front OF cloth
ing store for 10 minutes, thinking It
was you.
softleigh Weallyi And how dit
she-aw-di scovah her mistaken
Miss Cutting She didn't; there's
where the Joke comes in.--Chicago
News.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

Lord Stanley of Alderly, England.
has been giving some unique presents
to his Anglesey tenants. To a num-
Der OF bachelors not yet confirmed in
their celibacy he has presented a piece
OF silk, with the injunction to hand it
over to those whom they intend to
marry. Bachelors who are considered
hopeless have received consolation
gifts. while one lady tenant has been
presented with handsome piece of
silk because 'tshe managed to catch
one Of the old bachelors"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
Kindly.

Miss Anteek- She's very rude. She
told me yesterday that was "a home.
ly old thing"
Miss Goodheart-Yes. heard her
and took her 10 task for II afterward.
Miss Anteek-Did you really?
Miss Goodheart-Y Yes. | told her she
should think how sensitive you must
be about Philadelphia Press
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

A naturalist DESTROYS of studying the
way of the viper cou not do better
than make visit to the environs of
Barbecue. Ligny-en Barrois, Saint
Mihiel, France. The Figaro says that
a countryman named Muller. of Ligny,
brought to the Marie sixty-five vipers.
and a companion of his. twenty-five.
Since the commencement OF the year
these two men have destroyed $40 OF
these dangerous it'll, rp.iles. A
goodly number has been accounted for
by NJ. jules Andre, of SAINT Mihiel,
who "bagged" in the neignboring
woods some ninety-three Of these veno-
nous little pests in one day.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

The Talmud says there are four
kinds OF pupils: the sponge and the
funnel. the strainer and the sieve. The
sponge is he who taketh up everything,
and Vie funnel is he who taketh in AT
this ear and letteth out at that; the
strainer is he that letteth go the wine
and retaineth the dross, and the sieve
IS he that letteth go the bran and re-
taineth the fine flour. The student who
begins at least to wish to belong to the
iast-named class will not have been
sent to college in vain.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

teports from Canton, China, state
that there is great stir among the
officials there, owing to the report that
a large amount of dynamite had been
struggled into the city. Houses are
being searched, but no arrests have
been made. The dynamita is supposed
TO have come overland fr m Shutting
or Kyongchauwan It is believed 1t
was brought by students d sappointed
by the abolition Of the mil tary exami-
nations, for the purpose Of tarrogizing
the officials and forcr EN- to re-
establish the exlmilat ms.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

In a recent plea that Protestants
and Catholics might join hands in
Christian unity against the saloon,
Archbishop Keane merely urges a
principle of modern warfare. Just as
in going into battle all the regimental
flags are sent to the rear and only the
Stars and Stripes stay at the front. so
should the denominations put their
differences in the rear. and present a
solid front in the battle for temper
ance.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

The historic bell in st. Johns Prot
estant Episcopal church, on North
Beaver street, York, Pa. cracked from
top to bottom when Sexton Household
er started to toll it in memory of Pres
1dent Mckinley. The bell was sent tc
the United States by sister of George
III in 1774 and for seventy years hung
In the old courthouse in Center square.
where the Continental Congress as
sembled after it had been driven from
Philadelphia
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
nird. Take Their own r,.,.

nlrus areamade to take the,r oua
q Cures ~ t,, by the ingenious apparatus o,
~ =, Pike. an English photngra NJ =
w,rs n y. lat IS placed on an electrical
w. m'rs, which is so connected win :
t ~" that when tho bait ia removed
.ne camera shutter Ia releaacd v,s,,, :,
sitlve plate. = OF the SEN
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
The Professor.

1t was early on the morning OF Oct.
3. 1901. the thirtieth anniversary of the
great fire.
The professor being unable to sleep,
had gone out Of doors to look at the
stars.
Suddenly the glare OF a tremendous
confiagration downtown caught his
eye, and be heard the rattle and rum
Bile OF fire engines fastening to the
scene of danger.
Well" he said. tits quite evident
that for the last thirty years Chicago
has been between two fires"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
value o. south African Horses.

One OF the great lessons OF the Ply
war was to show the value o. ~
South African horse. II the Beers -.
not been 80 excellently mounteu
they were, on horses bred In the irs -,
yaal. Orange Pree state and Caps =. =,
ony. the war would have worn ~
ferent aspect. The South Als W.,
horse can live on much less fooa ~ -,
an English horse: he does not sus WI,
from the climate; he does not tu" NV.
into holes; he Is sounder, 10 more ~, ~
sible and learns better TO stand a'V'
without being tied up.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

Tess-She says she can't understand
why people call him tiatterer.
Jess-She does, en-?
Tess-Yes; guess It's because hs
never said anything fattering to her
Jess-More likely he did say some
thing hattering and she's trying to
make herself believe he was In earn
est.-Philadelphla Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
As 1t Might Have Been.

Wederly-'1 don't believe the aver
age mother-in-law is half as black as
she is painted"
Singleton-"Dont you, really?"
Wederly-"No. My mother-in-law
tried to do me a favor once that
would probably have made me happy
for life had she succeeded"
Singleton-"What did she dat
tempt suicide?"
Wederly-"No. She refused her con-
sent to my marriage with her daugh-
ter, but ! like blooming idiot, in
duced the girl to elope with me-"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

The most ancient weapon was the
club, and one blow with it in the hand
OF a vigorous wielder was usually
enough to cause a Knockout A New
York policeman is the most expert
modern handler of the weapon. Sew
eral stone-studded clubs. used by the
lake jewellers of Switzerland. have re-.
Gently been found in their ancient
habitations.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

He went fishing. and when he came
back a friend met him and asked:
Ibid you catch anything"
moi" in tone OF seorn.
We'll" exclaimed the friend, you
are truthful. anyhow, which all fish,
ermen are not"
'As 20 that" responded the fisher
man. perhaps you might have called
them fish, but | wouldn't. The big
gest one got only weighed IL
pounds. Stray Stories
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

The Literary Editor: THAT fellow
Scribbler sent in Il poem this morn
ing entitled Why do | llye?'"
The Editor: What did you do with
it?"
The Literary Editor: Returned n
with an enclosed slip saying: Because
you mailed this instead Of bringing Il
personally"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04
Impractical Man.

Cooke-It's surprising how unprac-
IDEAL some men are.
Brooke-Why, how's that?
Cooke-Well, there's Prof. Linguist,
for example. He spent the best part
Of his life acquiring fiuency in nine
or ten different languages, and then
went and married wife who never
gives him chance to get a word in
edgeways.-Tit-Bits.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-04

Animal collectors working in South
Africa for European and American ZOO
logical concerns command high sala-
ries. Their white assistants, even, are
paid at the rate of $4,000 per annum.