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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

The end of 1884. 1t interested me SO
immensely with its gigantic possihili-
ties"
In 1899 Mrs. Ayrton was elected as
a member of the Institution of Elec-
trical Engineers, being the one and
only woman there.
YES" she said. st was after I read
my paper on The Kissing of the Elec-
trio Arc Mr.. Swan. the then presi-
dent, after hearing me, said he hoped
soon to see me a member. and l was
shortly after nominated. But before
then I had written a certain amount,
and had read papers before other socie-
ties. The first things l wrote were
twelve articles for the Electrician, on
my experiments and theories with re-
gard to the electrical arc. But before
them my husband had done a great
deal of work on the subject. He read
a paper on it at the Chicago congress
in 1893. and I helped him with some
of the experiments, writing to him
from here. But the paper got burnt
by accident, unhappily, so that it was
never published. But was so charmed
with my subject that l went on with
the work on my own account. and |
devised new apparatus for that pur-
pose. When 1 wanted to publish my
results 1 found l had to reconstruct
Prof. Ayrton's paper from my old
notes. as it was useless to give mine
unless that was done"
And how do men view your intru-
sion into this particular sphere?"
II have always found them most
kind, helpful and obliging. Jealousi
Not in the least. They are always glad
to do all they can for me-
do you think that there is a gen.
uine opening for women in this feld?'
Mrs. Ayrton grew enthusiastic.
Eyes, in the making Of electrical in.
struments, am sure of it. The worl
is one well within their scope. / an
certain that any woman having logi
cal mind and some interest in the study
could make way for herself There
is such a tremendous demand fol
workers now. far exceeding the sup
ply"
"And how" said. would on,
start?"
well, one should first enter hsrscl
as student at one of the. technical col
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
Art Of Letter writing.

In the good old days when postage
was so high people wrote small hands
and crowded a great deal of news and
gossip into letter, seldom using more
than single sheet, writing on both
sides and crossing the lines. The
habit of crossing fingers yet with some
women. With the advent of cheap
postage chirography changed its style,
leaping at a bound from the inclined
lnhnitesimal to the nearly vertical
vast and unrestricted. Note paper of
the ordinary width sustains but a
single word to the line, whereas three
quarters of century ago twenty
words might have been written in the
same space. There can be no doubt
that cheap postage has destroyed the
art of letter writing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
A Powerful Union.

The signing of the scale by the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers can be regarded as an
event of great consequence in the in
dustrial affairs of the country. With
the adjustment of wages on the basis
of the market price of iron and an ad-
vance of five per cent in pudding, it
is reasonable to expect a 1ourishing
year for the iron and steel workers
should other favorable conditions pre-
vail. While the Amalgamated associa-
ton does not control all the mills. the
scale prevailing in the non-uniou mills
is generally the same as rules in the
furnaces of the Amalgamated associa-
ton Thus the new scale directly af-
fects 100000 workmen, and indirectly
many thousands more, with wages rum
ming into the hundred millions. Tho
scale expired by limitation on June
30. Since that conferences have been
held In Pittsburg, New York, Detroit
and Cincinnati with representatives of
The manufacturers, each side awaiting
favorable condition of the market,
which had been in an unsatisfactory
state, with prices falling and demand
decreasing. With contracts all cleared
ap. men start at once on the increased
mte. More than 700 firms and corpora
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

Rev. Edward Dunbar, who wrote the
old religious song, There's Light In
the Window for Thee. Brother" sleeps
in pauper's grave at Coffeyville, Kan.
where he died tramp in the town
Jail ten years ago. His name became
a byword in the places where he was
known, and from a prison cell he went
forth vagabond on the face of the
earth. In 1867 he was arrested at
Leavenworth, while engaged in hold
ing a series of revival meetings, ana
taken to Minneapolis, where he was
tried for bigamy, convicted and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for three
years and eight months. One night.
in the spring of 1890, Dunbar applied
at the Coffeyville jail for lodging. He
was III, and the authorities took him
in. He died the next day. Papers in
his pocket revealed his identity, and
showed tnat he had trampeL all over
the country. Some church people have
lately erected a marble slab over his
grave, on which these words are in
scribed: ''nere lies Edward Dunbar,
who wrote "There's a Light in the
Window for Thee, Brother"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

The absurd idea that Australian
playgoers are strongly prejudiced
against American actors ana actresses
has been convincingly dlsavcwed by
the remarkable success achieved by
Miss Nance O'Neil in Sidney and Mel
bourne. Colonial theatrical circles are
among the keenest in existence. They
have no fads but are accustomed to
acting of the highest character, which
has, unconsciously. as 1t were, aided
in creating lofty standard OF ex-
cellence. Ignorance OF this has caused
many performers to play their parts
as II they were In small country thea
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

,eges-the Central Technical college AZ
south Kensington, or the Finsbury
Technical college, where women are
admitted. She should stay there fo- a
three years course, and at the END OF
that time she could get-at the first
mentioned institutional diploma. A
two years practical training would
then be necessary, and afterWard sne
would start factory"
"And earn
Anything from two or three nun
dred a year to thousands. 1t depends,
of course. on the individual. The in
ventlve faculty counts for so much
There are magnificent openings Tor
women in this making OF electrical
instruments. Firms are now unable to
carry out their orders for lack OF labor
Mr. Ferranti, the well-known electri-
clan. employs women workers In max
ing his meters. OF course, the direc-
tion OF this instrument making re-
quires ingenuity and inyentiveness.
with a thorough knowledge OF electri-
city"
"And the cost of the training?"
"Inexpensive. You see. both theso
schools belong to the City and Guilds
of London, who defray more than half
the cost. The pupil would only pay
about f25 year at the most"
Il wonder why women have not maos
the incursion before?"
"Oh, there must always be leader
When one practical, persevering WON
an has accomplished an opening 9th
! ers are sure to follow. AS matter OF
fact, our sex labors under the delusion
that they lack the faculties requisite
for electrical Investigations mistake.
But | am sure that in the future they
will take advantage of the magnificent
chances within their reach. spoke OF
them and urged their acceptance my
self, when, last year, took the chair
in the science section Of the Women's
Congress. Women are recognized as
co-workers by their scientific brothers-
At the present congress of the British
association at Bradford. it has been
decided to admit us as members OF
the general and sectional committees"
when you were quoted as having
read that remarkable paper"
oh" Mrs. Ayrton laughed, "on my
experiments and researches. Yes, !
go in more for that branch than for
practical invention. and am shortly
publishing book on the subject"
Which book, it need scarcely be add
ed, is being looked forward to eagerly
by the scientific world it concerns.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
BEASTS IN INDIA.
wnd Animals XIII Many Human Beings
In That Land.

II is sometimes remarked that death
due to snake bite forms convenient
and not unusual description for num-
bers OF deaths by foul means, but the
annual report on the measures for the
determination of wild beasts and ven
omous snakes adopted in the central
provinces does not support the sug-
gestion. No less than 1882 persons
came by death in this terrible manner,
says the Bombay Gazette, but the num-
Der is not abnormal. In the Damon
district post-mortem examination
was made on the bodies OF all persons
reported to have died from snake bite,
but no case was detected In which
death was apparently due to some
other cause. Wild beasts killed 2S2
human beings, and the mortality
among cattle ascribed to injuries of
like nature amounted to 1859.
Sheonath river, in the Raipur district,
should become popular resort for
shikaris. In addition to abundance
of sport with wolves, they would also
be assisting the officials to destroy
these animals, whose depredations on
the bank OF the river are growing into
serious evil. In Nimar district these
animals are steadily increasing in num-
Der, and they have done considerable
damage. There were 233 tigers and 593
panthers killed. the reward for slay-
Ing which amounted to Rs17,759.
There are many man-eating tigers in
Balaghat, and although several per-
sons each claim to have killed the
"Adegaon man eater" which has car
ried off eight men, it is not certain
whether it is still alive or dead. Golf
ers will learn with interest that, In
addition to the usual excitements and
difficulties of the game. players oc-
casionally have to encounter tiger
on the Jubbulpore links. One was shot
In the golf links OF that station during
the year, which was successful one
so far as the destruction of wild beasts
is concerned. It is probable the un-
usual dryness of the season contrlbut-
ed something toward making them a
more easy prey than usual to their pur-
suers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
DuSe's Daughter,

EIeanora Buses daughter, II recent
reports are to be trusted, is not to fol-
low in the footsteps of her illustrious
mother. She shows, 1t is said, not
only lack of interest in things theatre
cal, but marked adherence of any
thing connected with stageland. Ths
theater is her aversion. She makes nc
secret of her repugnance. Her mother
has never tempted her to sit through
a performance. Strange to say, this
has not estranged the mother and
daughter, who are devoted to each
other. In face, figure, and general
grace the daughter is very much like
her mother. This austere young wo-
man, named Elizabeth, chooses COM
paratively humble lot in life. She
wishes to be teacher and is studying
for that end The stage and what she
considers it's immoralities exert no
charm over her calm and studious ma
ture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

arm themselves and drive the herd re-
peatedly into the sea. Owing to tbs
difficulty in making landings most OF
the workmen were sent to the rock In
a breeches buoy. Only men of sea-
soned pluck could be persuaded to
make the trip. A large crew were final
ly landed, with supplies enough to last
them several months, and at the COM
ing of winter and rough weather the
ship was compelled to leave them to
their fate. One night in January tor
nado drove the waves entirely over
the rock, crushing the tent in which
the men slept, and washing away most
OF their provisions and nearly all OF
their tools, clothing and equipment.
For days at a time, in the coolest
weather of a northern winter, they
we're compelled to lie clinging to the
slippery rock, drenched with Icy water.
exposed to swiftly succeeding storms
Of snow and sleet and cut by the sharp
sea winds. During all this time they
had no sufficient means of warming
themselves, practically no fresh water
to drink, and nothing to eat but hard
tack and bacon, soaked In sea water
Few arctic explorers have had to sur
fer the perils and privations to which
these lighthouse builders were subject
ed, and yet they lived and built great
lighthouse on the summit of the rock.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

they built an iron platform 20 feet
above lew water. Ropes wero stretched
between the piles on which 1t rested
and when the waves were high the
men chung to them to prevent being
washed into the sea. The next win
bar a big coastwlse vessel swept in
from the sea, carried off che platform.
crushed the face OF the rock and ruined
the result of two years work. IL took
All the next year to repair the damage
and 1t was not until 1--WE years had
been spent at the work that 1t was
completed. The work Of fitting the
stones In place was full of excitement.
Stout bags of sand were swung on a
crane from q boat to the rock. While
they were pitching and tossing In tho
air. the men caught them. and piled
them up in the form OF small pen,
and rammed them firmly together.
Sometimes IL took three or four stag
Eering men, each clinging with one
hand to the liferopes. TO handle SIN
gle bag. The inside of this primitive
Golfer dam was then bailed out and
wiped dry with a sponge. Meantime
the men on the boat had prepared. tho
stone by laying II on piece OF thin
muslin covered with mortar, like a
mustard plaster. The edges of the
muslin were then drawn up around
the top of the stone and II was low
cred into the Golfer dam. Each store
was doye-tailed into the next one. The
difficulty of fitting stone held aloft
on a swinging crane. with the waves
dashing around the workmen's legs
can well be imagined Not inTrequenll
the men were swept into the sea. This
lighthouse cost the government $780,
900.
Equally formidable difficulties were
encountered In building Tillamook
lighthouse, off the coast OF Oregon. The
bland rock on which 1t rests rises q
jheer 80 feet above the brawling sea.
II is only mile from the mainland
but the nearest harbor, owing to the
precipitous shores, is 20 miles away, al
the mouth of the Columbia river. Sc
violent are the waves that break arounc
the ragged edges OF the island. that 4
was only with the utmost difficult,
that the surveyors made their frs
landings. One of them was drowned
In the attempt Another danger the,
had to contend with was an immens
herd of sea lions, which defended thei
ancient citadel with great valor. Be
fore the workmen were allowed undis
butsd possession they were obliged Z
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
Boiler, lowered Into Mine.

A remarkable engineering feat has
just been accomplished at the Agecroft
colliery, near Manchester. The col
liery is the second deepest in England.
the shafts going perpendicular depth
of 725 yards to rich trencherbone
seam. 1t has only recently been open
ed, and in connection with the ma
chinery outfit three large boilers were
got down the shafts complete and
ready for fixing. 1t is the first occa-
sion in connection with colliery de-
velopments that such feat has been
accomplished, boilers having previous
ly been sent into mines in pieces and
fitted down below.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
Especial Lottery


Upon dark night the Atlantic coast
from Maine to North Carolina is
marked with lights like a city street.
Along the shore line of the southern
etates and also up the Pacific coast,
the lights aie not so numerous, but
every bar and reef has its warning
aight The so comment maintains more
than LOO lighthouses aud lighted bea-
cons, SS light vessels and lantern buoys
and nearly 1880 post lights, most OF
which mark the shores OF navigable
rivers. In addition to these, there arc
siren signals. whistling buoys, bell
buoys and shoal buoys u warn the
men at sea OF dangerous points along
the shore. The cost OF maintenance
annually exceeds sS.O00,00O.
Few persons have any idea OF the
dangers encountered by the hon who
build the offshore lights which are nut
up in the most difficult and danger
ouss places that can be selected. Tno
true ses-builder. says writer in Nc
Cures Magazine speaks with Tomc-
lh'ng akin in contempt for the ordinary
shore lights. He must have tides.
breakers. ice-packs, wrecks. ierce cur
rents and wind storms to les. his met
nj. Such man was Capt. Alexander.
who built the famous Mlnot's ledge
light. near the entrance to Massachu-
Fetts bay. Is miles southeast of Boston.
This was in 1855. A bold. black rock
lay out In the sea, which tbs waters at
high tide covered entirely. its place be-
ing indicated by a few restless break
ers. or. II the water was calm, by a
smooth. oily. treacherous eddy. At
the lowest tide slistening head, laced
around with a collar OF surf. protrud-
ed few feet above the surface of the
water. 1t was so slippery with sea-
moss and the waves dashed over 1t so
fercely that man could not maintain
footing on 1t. Before attempting 10
build, Capt Alexander sent crew of
wen to the rock to scrape It clear of
weeds and to cut level steps ON which
they could maintain footing. When
great wave came rolling In the fol e.
man shouted and the meu fell on their
races. cIinging together and holding
their breath until the roc1 was bare
kgain. Working thus in instant peril
OF their lives and continually drenched
and suffering from the smartlng of
salt water sores, the men cut only
four footholes in the rock during the
entire first season. The second year
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

When "A Dolls House" was FIRST
acted in Vienna, the manager of the
theater objected that the piece was a
comedy, and therefore must have a
happy ending; whereas Nora, when
she bangs the door behind her in the
last act, cannot be said to close it upon
a scene of felicity. Ibsen grumbled,
but consented to write another con-
clusion, in which Helmer insists that
at least Nora shall not depart without
last look at her children. The last
look decides it. "Ch!" cries Nora, u
am SHINING against myself, but can
not abandon them" Helmer cries out
with subdued Joy, Moral" and the
curtain falls.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

She then joined Augustin Days Co.,
succeeding Blanche Bates as the
Countess Charkoff, in 1.-THE Great
Ruby" in which she afterwards play
ed Ada Rehan's original role of Lady
Garrett. Her work in the drama, par
ticularly her impersonation of the ad-
venturess, received the highest praise,
and while with the Bostonians she
played such roles as Alan-a-Dale. In
Robin Hood" Dolores in 1.-THE Sere-
nade;" Flora Mcdonald, In Rob
Roy" and Floretta In THE Viceroy."
In the Princess OF Ebbli, Miss Van
Dresser has role exactly to her lik-
ing, and she will be able to realize the
historical accounts OF the beauty OF
the woman who was the power be-
hind the throne Of King Philip II. OF
Spain.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
WOMAN ELECTRICIAN.
SHE RECENTLY ASTOUNDED
PARIS CONGRESS.
Mrs. Ayrton of England Said TO De the
Foremost Expert In Europe-The In
vsntIve Faculty Counts for Much In
Her Success.

Prof. Silvanus Thompson, the ais
tinguished English electrician, speak
ing of the electrical congress at Paris,
said at public meeting in London
the other day, that undoubtedly the
most remarkable paper read was Que
by lady, an English female electro
clan. A representative of the Gentle
woman was promptly dispatched to In
tervlew this lady. Mrs. Ayrton, who
gave an interesting account of how
she has attained the enviable position
she now fills as an expert electrician.
II was always interested in it," said
Mrs. Ayrton. II made a little inven-
ton at Girton for measuring the beats
of the pulse, but afterwards | found
such an instrument tc be already IN
existence. ] commenced teaching after
leaving college. It was then that l
invented a machine for dividing up a
line into any number Of equal parts.
really tegun to study electricity al
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

Marcia Van Dresser. leading lady
with Viola Allen, playing the role OF
the Princess of Ebbli, in Lorimer
Stoddard's dramatization of F. Marion
Crawford's latest story, ''In the Palace
of the King" has the unique sdistinc-
ton of having won success In both
opera and drama. Miss Van Dresser,
although, as her surname indicates. OF
Knickerbocker ancestry, halls from
Memphis, Tenn, where she was not
ed for her fine contralto voice. She
studied music in Chicago, and three
seasons ago joined the Bostonians as
understudy for Jessie Bartlett Davis,
whom she ultimately succeeded as
principal contralto of the company.
She also played special New York
engagement with Alice Nielsen. in
1.-THE Fortune Teller" scoring a hit.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

BY the death Of the duke of yelling
ton the English pension list win be
eased by $4,000 year. The sum in
cluded two separate pensions granted
TO the Iron Duke. The first was in
1910, pension of $4,000 year on ac-
count Of the brilliant and decisive vic
tory obtained" by him at Talavera on
July IL, 1909, and was given to Lieut.
Gen. Lord viscount Wellington" by
George III. The second pension OF
$4,000 also was granted in 1872 ON
viscount wellington's advancement to
an earldom.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

One of the great advantages OF
love of gardening is the break it makes
on the continuous strain OF business
thought No real lover and possessor
of garden ever died of insomnia. This
ia a disease which follows those by
night who cannot throw of the
thoughts Of daily life. They retire to
think, instead of to sleep, and the dark
ness and quietness of the night favor
the thought. To leave behind the busi-
ness OF the city for the pleasures Of
the trees and flowers of the suburbs
has saved numerous lives that would
have otherwise been broken down.
This seems better understood In the
old world than with us. The famous
iurist. Lord Penzance. did not take
his law studies to his country homes.
There he thought only of his garden,
and the floral treasures 1t contained.
one OF his hobbies In the garden was
the Improvement of the sweet briar.
and the man beautiful varieties he
raised obtained as much fame for
himself as did his legal opinions, to
say nothing OF the pleasure the flow
ers brought him.-Meehan's Month
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

ters, and not confronted by audiences
as critical as any in London or Paris.
Again, not few English and Am
erican theatrical stars have visited
Australia during the period of their
decadence or with pieces wholly or
partially unintelligible to colonial
audiences. Mr. j. l.. Toole furnished
an example of the former and Mr.. Ed
ward Terry of the latter. Much of the
fun of ''The Belle of New York" was
lost in Australia because many Of the
illusions and surroundings of the
piece were not understood by colonial
playgoers. Yet the company was
kindly received, the merits of each
leading member cordially recognized,
and the principals speedily made
popular favorites.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
wonderful Vein of ruler. Earth

There was recently discovered near
the Ocklockonnee river, Florida. what
is believed by experts to be the most
wonderful pure vein OF fuller's earth
ever discovered. This vein is said to
yield immense quantities of this pc
culiar earth. which stand the 100 test
that is to say. that 1t Is absolutely
pure. Nearly all the mines of this
kind of earth contain, besides the valu-
able commodity. rock, flint. gravel.
sand. etc, but this deposit is entirely
free of such substances.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

Joseph Jefferson is now 70 years
old and in better health than ever.
Mr.. Jefferson does not use tobacco nor
stimulants, and to these facts, to-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

gether with the shortness of his sea-
sons, his friends attribute his excel
lent health. Regarding the venerable
actors plans for next season, his son
said that nothing new would be at
tempted 1.-THE people want RIP Van
Wrinkle and The Rivals" he said.
"and. of course, we have to give them
what they want. The last new thing
we attempted was The Heir at Law
which we produced eight or nine years
ago. Even then, howaver. the public
clamored for the old fkvorites. SO we
had to keep up with chem"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

The bishop of London enjoys the
reputation of being one Of the best
classical scholars in England.