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J. H. Dunn, plaintiff,
VS..
Mo1lie L. Dunn, defendant

Action brought in the District
Court of the Fourth Judicial
District of the Territory of
Arizona, in and for the county
of Navajo, and the complaint
filed in said county of Navajo
in the office of the clerk in said
District Court.
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-31

Frank R. Moore, who has been
employed in this office the past
two months, went to St. Johns
Sunday, where he will have
charge of the mechanical work
on the new paper to be started
by Hon. E. S. Perkins. Moore
is a good printer, and will get
out good sheet.
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-31

The territorial board OF equal
ization have fixed the tax rate
for territorial purposes at $1.17;
the highest rate in years, being
80 cents above that of last year.
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-31

Miss Alice Woods returned
from Los Angeles Saturday night
and will make her home with
her brother, w. B., for the pres
ent. Alice says California is a
fine country, but like many
others, prefers Arizona.
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-31

There has been considerable
discussion of late as to the num-
Der of ties used to the mile. John
Murray is now in position to
settle all disputes, as he can tell
the exact number used in a mile
and also the number used be-
tween here and St. Joseph.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05


Though only an amateur aeronaut,
the Rev. j. M. Bacon, rector of small
English parish, has solved the problem
OF communicating from the clouds tc
the earth without the use of wires
The result of his experiments, which
have covered a period of seven years.
have been made public, and will be OF
valuable assistance to scouts and COM
manders in times of war In the past
the war balloon has been of little prac-
teal service for the reason that wires
have been considered necessary in no.
tifying the troops below of the enemy's
movements and because the wires have
prevented ascensions beyond the reach
of guns. The old balloons were limit
ed to an ascension of 900 to / 500 feet.
while the Rev. Mr. Bacon is able to
converse at an altitude of 1000 to G. 500
feet. A huge black, collapsing drum
hangs some forty or fifty feet below
the car of his balloon, and this he
heats by means of electricity-the
sounds being caused really by expaa-
sion and contraction. The dots and
dashes of the Morse telegraph code
have been used in Mr.. Bacon's expert
ments and have been heard for several
miles. An operator understanding the
Morse code has been able to take"
Mr.. Bacon's messages without dificul-
ty. Naturally, in time of war. the on
orator in the balloon using the BACON
system would, while using the dots
and dashes of the Morse alphabet com
municate with his officers below IN
cipher. The enemy might hear the sip-
nails as plainly as the comrades of +ba
operators, yet would not be able 10 nm
derstand what was said any more than
he would a government MESSAGE sont
over the cable or telegraphic wives
The Rev. Mr.. Bacon has intaros+od
both the British war and navy dan,r+
ments in his invention, and on ono =.
MS recent experimental trims had as
a companion Admiral Sir Edmun1 D
tremantle. The admiral expressed hin,
self after the voyage as favorahIv I'm,
pressed with the system, and s,ta h.
mad no doubt that if adopted nv AZ
government it would prove Of yreat
value either on land or sea.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

made necessary by the character of
the country covered. An ordinary ell
waited road was rendered impossible by
the sharpness of the curves and the
heavy cost entailed by the heavy foun-
dation structures. The completed road
represents ten years of labor and the
conquering of almost insuperable diff
ficulties, rendered the more trouble
some since the road was being built on
new principle whose practicability
had yet to be indicated.
In general, the aerial cars run
much in the same. manner as electric
street cars. The travelling speed is
twenty-five miles per hour. 1t takes
only from ten to fifteen seconds tc
start, so that, in spite of the eighteen
stations Of the road, an average speed
OF 1874 miles per hour will be main
tanned. Each car holds fifty passen.
gers and is divided into first and Sec
ond class and smoking compartments.
The number Of cars in the makeup
OF train is not limited; but at first
each train will consist of one or two
cars only, although the station plat
forms are so arranged that four-car
train can receive and unload passen-
gers. The speed of the trains is not
dependent on the number of cars, as
each car has its own motor
The employment of an automatic
block system, by which the car itself
regulates the signals, allows the trains
to start in either direction at inter-
walls of two minutes, Braking is eff
fected by a pneumatic brake, operated
by the motorman; by a hand brake
working on the fittings of the brake
operated by the motorman and guard
ed by an electrical brake, and by an
electrical return current brake, serv-
ing as distress brake.
The rails are installed on iron plate
slippers with layer of felt to the rail
supporters. These are made in T Sec
tons and have curved bottom with
a slight play, which allows the cars
to swing easily without running off
the rails.
The cost of the road and the rolls
ing stock average $265,O0O per mile,
which is a low figure as contrasted
with the London underground, which
cost about $1,500,000 per mile.
All those who have inspected the
road are enthusiastic regarding its
possibilities, and expert opinion seems
to indicate that within a few short
years the system will be in general
operation all over Europe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
Poetry and Science.

Wordsworth, in the preface to the
second edition of his poems: 1.-THE re-
hottest discoveries of the chemist. the
botanist, or the mineralogist, will be
as proper objects of the poets art as
any upon which it can be employed,
If the time should ever come when
these things will be familiar to us.
and the relations under which they
are contemplated by the followers of
the respective sciences shall be mani
testify and palpably material to us as
enjoying and suffering beings If the
time should ever come when what is
now called science, thus familiarized
to men, shall be ready to put on as it
were form of flesh and blood the
poet will lend his divine spirit to aid
the TRANSPORTATION, and will welcome
the Being thus produced as dear and
genuine inmate Of the household of
man."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
A Militia Pig.


In an old Kentucky history Is founo
a peculiar incident related in connec'
tlon with the invasion of Canada by
the Kentucky troops in 1872. A com
pany of volunteers, destined for Shell
by's army, assembled at Harrodsburg
and formed a nucleus around Whick
the military recruits of the country
gathered, on the march to the Ohio
The facts as given below are voucher
for on high authority. On the outskirts
of Harrodsburg the company saw tw'
pigs fighting, and delayed the marcf
to watch the combat When the marcf
recommended it was observed that tbs
victorious pig was following the com
pany. and when the men encamDed a.
night the animal lay down near a
hand. Of course the soldiers fed then
new recruit. The next day the Dis
followed them. and this it did dali!
on the march to the river. When TIT
men crossed on the ferryboat at Gin
cinnati the pig waited bit, tnel
plunged into the river and swan across
anu WHICH llt vi he~o
animal took its place in the flank o.
the moving column. Piggy now be
came a great pet, and was as sure 0;
rations as the men themselves, ant
destitute as the soldiers sometimes
found themselves. no one even h1nted
at putting the knife to the throat OF
their follower. At Lake Erie the pia
went on board the boat with the SOL
diers, but after reaching Bass ISLAND
it declined to re-embark, ard remained
behind in the care Of man who vol
unteered to look after it's wants. WheE
the troops returned to the American
side, to the surprise of ALL the pig was
soon discovered on the right of tbs
line, ready for the return march to-
ward Harrodsburg. The animal suf-
fered much from cold on this trip, and
at Maysville, where the army recross.
ed the Ohio river. it was decided tc
leave it in the hands of friend, by
Governor Shelby. Finally. the piggy
was taken to the governors home
where it passed the rest Of its days in
piggish ease and plenty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

Those who compare Italy with the
most progressive countries in Europe,
establishing parallels between what Of
late years has been done in Germany.
England and France, and the CORE
spending results in the peninsula, do
not take note OF the difference which
existed at the starting point. Italy
was SO behind the others that, Of
course, even running, she cannot yet
claim to have reached those who have
continued their way simply walking.
Forty years ago she did not exist, and
out of worse than nothing, through rev.
olutions and wars. she has with sud
den ambition made herself a great
power, uniting together peoples which,
although belonging to the same race,
had become through centuries of sep
aration, almost heterogeneous
national Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

1t Is a well-known fact that the ac-
tors Of the Oberammargau Passion
play receive only moderate fee for
their acting, and that, whether the
part played is important and fatiguing
or whether it is that of a super" the
remuneration is the same. But the
community Of the little village has
done far better than was expected dur
ing the present summer, for the fees
for tickets have been this year much
In excess of any former occasion. Over
and above the ordinary number of per-
formances have been given, and the
amount thus realized reached the large
sum of G75.000. while an enormous
trade has been done in photographs,
wood carvings, rosaries and holy
images. or picture postcards alone no
less than 1880 has been taken, and
1t Is said that the wood carvers of
Oberammergau have not a single ar
ticle left ION stock" Thus it is plain
to see that though the season in Swift
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
FENELoN's INTERPRETATION.
Bays Kingdom of God Consists in Por-
forming Duty.

Bays Kingdom of God Consists in Por-
forming Duty.
There is no explanation Of Fenelon's
character apart from his religion.
True, he was natively modest, amia5le,
refined and high-minded, but others
have been similarly endowed who
never achieved that special elevation
OF character we call saintliness, and
which was Fenelon's distinguishing
characteristic. 1t is sometimes charg-
ed against Fenelon that his idea Of
religion was effeminate, mystical and
impracticable. But Fenelons own
character Is the unanswerable demon
stration of its consistency with excep-
tional manliness, sagacity and success
full achievement. "True piety," he says
to his favorite royal pupil, has in it
nothing weak. nothing sad, nothing
constrained. 1t enlarges the heart, it Is
simple, free and attractive. The king
dom of God does not consist in a scru-
pulous observance of petty details, but
in due performance of the duties
which belong to every condition of
life" The avowed defender OF Ma
dame Guyon, and OF the principles of
Quietism, Fenelon's Interpretation of
that system is altogether ration
nj. scriptural and practical.
The three things for which he con-
tends are very simple and fundamen-
tai. He contends that the Gospel has
made 1t possible for every human be-
Ing ~ to love God with all his heart;
CD to subdue and expel every unto
ward and rebellious temper and af-
lection, and CD to accept Gods direc-
tion implicitly in all the affairs Of life.
His exercises for the achievement OF
this condition are the commonplace
exercises of prayer, meditation, the
study of scripture. holy living and I'M
ceasing benevolence. However the
metaphysics OF Quietism may be ex-
pounded, and however they may have
been stated by himself, for dialectical
purposes. this was Fenelon's practical |
exposition of the system, the one
which he accepted as the rule OF his
own life.-From "The Inner Life Of
Fenelon," by Charles NJ Stuart, in the
Chautauquan for October.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
TO the Firing Line.

To the Firing Line.
Our blood may be Yankee, or Irish, or
Dutch
May have warmed to the blue, or the
gray-just as much;
But shoulder 10 shoulder we now keep
in touch;
And We'll never go back on our
army.
Let fools pirate Of lusting for empire
and power,
Let them sheer at our soldiers while
storm clouds yet lower.
Our faith and our trust, in each wars
darkest hour.
They rec never betrayed by our
army.
Mid the mad mobs wild strife; in the
dark forest trail;
On the slopes of Ell Caney, meath
SPANS leaden hail;
The sons of America never did fail
Their dear land which adores its
brave army.
Dear boys at the front, where'er the
flag lead,
The prayers of a nation shall be
your God speed"
You are blood of our blood, and in
word or in deed
We will never go back on our
army.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

the main requisite of this novel rail-
way is safety. Everything is so ar
ranged that the chance of accident is
reduced to minimum.
The cars are suspended on two ro-
tary bogies, 26.2 feet in length. Each
truck or boyle has two axles, between
which an electrometer of thirty-six
horsepower, at 500 volts, is arranged.
The frame surrounds the rail carrier
i'll such manner that the wheels can
not rise from the rails and the cars
cannot slip off in case a fitting breaks
or there is some other mishap.
The form of construction used was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

Certain fads are contagious, say the
Parisians. Globe trotting seems to be
one of them. The latest attempt to
trot around the world without any
"trotters" to trot on. is an Austrian
tailor, who started out from Vienna
without cent in his pockets. At last
accounts he and his companion had
reached Paris and were meditating
crossing the channel to England and
then continuing on journey around
the world. Not only was this man
without cent to bless himself with,
but he was also without legs, and he
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

The city of Elberfeld, Germany, was
the scene of great excitement few
days ago, when William and Empress
Augusta Victoria dedicated with great
pomp and elaborate ceremony the new
aerial railway which extends along the
Wupper between Elberfold and Bar
men.
The kaiser. in company with the
empress and other members of the
royal family, made the initial ride
over the completed line, and at each
terminus delivered a speech setting
forth the beauties of the route and
the advantages of the suspension rail-
way.
1t was a regular gala day In both
cities and great crowds focked to wit
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

ness the trial trip along the only sus-
pension railway in the world.
The road commences at Barmen-
Ritterhausen and follows the river
Wupper through the thickly populat-
ed cities of Barmen and Elberfeld. Be-
yond Elberfeld the line extends toward
the west as far as Vohwinkel, leaving
the river at Sonnborn and running
over the public highway to Vohwin-
KEEL.
The entire length of the road is
only eight and one-half miles. but the
region covered is veritable garden
spot, and it is difficult to conceive of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
Report of Pension Bursou

The annual report of the pension j.,
reau for the year ended June 20 60. ~
that of the S139. SOS, 719 disbursen 1905
S249,OOo was for the war of 1910 e. -
S15,S12 for the Mexican war ss17 70 20
for Indian wars, s69, 657 ass under 80
eral laws, $65.766,079 under ~ e '
of 1890 and $S32,9O5 for the w sIe , law
Spain, and the expenses Of d,s,,' wiz
ment were s1,26O,250. But ona .9s s'. So
vor OF the war of 1912 remains gu VI VI
receives pension of SIS a mon AZ
through the Buffalo agency T ~.
agency at Topeka, Kan. heads ~ ,i no
with the largest amount of nans 80
disbursements, S15,5O9. sos tn ,n'ioh
gregate amount of pensions raoa, as,
by soldiers was s1O4, 2o5 612. h reoeived
ors, S2,615,S7S; by widows Of so,, sali-
s26'S27 1888; by widows Of sai,o.s =,
OSS'O1S; by minors and helnlo,n . ~
dren, army. $1,177.S14; navy Goa I Ill
dependent relations, army 81 Y 9I7 oU
453. nurses $780,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

a more beautiful ride, says the Phila-
delphia North American Indeed, the
effect of whirling over, the tops of the
nodding trees, flying over deep chasms
and ravines, threading romantic
streams and being whisked over the
heads Of the quaint villages is almost
fairylike.
All curves are so arranged as to
avoid a decrease in the main lines.
The iron framework over the river is
supported by buttress piers of iron
work inclined toward each other, but
in the public highways the structure
is supported by vertical iron columns.
which require no more space than
lantern posts.
In spite OF its peculiar appearance,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

The longest electric railway In the
world Is to be built In Montana. This
proposed line is from Billings to Great
Falls. some 200 miles. and the plan i.
to operate 1t entirely by electric power
which is to be supplied from gener.
ating stations on the Missouri and
Yellowstone rivers. The road would
nave considerable traffic In coal, ores
and other heavy freights and would be
the first line with such traffic to be
worked by electricity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

made his hands take their place.
Strapped into peculiar sort of We
locipede, with pneumatic tires, he has
wheeled himself along at the rate of
about twelve miles a day, and has
covered the distance between Vienna
and Paris-about $50 miles-in fifty
five days. This plucky tailor's name
is Johann Haslinger. and his only
complaint is that his hands, through
constant use. have become more like
feet, the skin of the palms being as
thin as that on the soies OF an Afri-
can rhinoceros
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

! The country is now eagerly await.
ing the report Of the Isthmian Cana,
commissioners. who have been for
nearly two years investigating ths
various routes proposed for the great
ditch which will some time connect
the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific
The report will be submitted to the
president next month, and by him
sent to congress. The probability OF
astion upon its recommendation is SO
good and the work involved so stu
pendous as to make this one of the
most notable public papers of many
years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

The speed trial OF the wisconsin
suggests that If international races
between battle-ships were as readily
arranged as those events in which
yachts take part, the United States
would win good many prizes. Yel
1t Is safe to assert that If they ever
meet foreign squadron in serious
encounter, these splendid new ships
OF ours will not undertake to prove
their superiority by running away.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

Thus far this season 1000 deer have
been taken to Bangor, Me-, from the
hunting regions north OF the city
Nearly all Of them were owned by
hunters from other states, who have
taken them home. The number OF
aead moose which have passed through
bangor is 90, or within six of last
years record for the corresponding Pc
Rod. The deer figures show fallina
on OF Isl from those of last season.
Iais Is accounted for by the dry
weather OF the first two weeks of the
season, and by the fact that many deer
persisted in the deep SHOWS of last
winter. There is plenty of deer in the
woods, however, and 1t is likely thai
the total kill for the season win ba
we'll up to that of 1899.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

Until few days ago Brown county.
Indiana, had neither railway, tele-
graph nor telephone facilities any
where within its borders. 1t is still
minus the two first mentioned neces-
sites of modern life, but a telephone
line has invaded Nashville, coming
from Columbus, in an adjoining
county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

/ Tho sober judgment of a humorisi
may sometimes be more impressive
than the philosophy of an ethical
teacher, as when Mark Twain remarka
that Honor is harder master than
the law. 1t cannot compromise for
less than one hundred cents on tho
dollar, and its debts never outlaw"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

The newest thing in the slot machine
line Is q machine that charges the
storage batteries of automobiles. BY
connecting the automobile to the ma.
chine and dropping a quarter in the
slot the batteries may be charged In
few minutes. One of the machines
is on exhibition at the automobile
show being held in New York city.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

Whaleback steamers are now being
successfully used on the Mississippi
river. The boats are arranged with
water tight compartments so that BY
pumping water into or out of either
end, the craft can be trimmed as de.
sired. One boat was run full on SAND
bar to illustrate the working Of the
scheme, and by the use OF her pumps
and compartments got off in fifteen
minutes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

An italian of Philadelphia has beer
using a government mail bag as g
clothesbag. He is now resting in Jail,
while the secret service officers looh
up the bags history.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

Could there be finer tribute to
the American soldier than the follow
Ing words of an English observer in
China? He says that they "have dis
tinguished themselves not only in the
face of the enemy, but equally so
against the temptations that exist in
a city like Pekin under existing con-
ditions."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

The League against Seasickness IA
a new French organization which
publishes a serious periodical. the
Journal du Nal de Mer, largely com.
posed of infallible prescriptions
against seasickness. Everybody knows
such recipes. People who do not &c
to sea find them very effective, and
as rule they are entertaining. But
the French journal ought also to print
some fiction with less transparent
plot and more agreeable climax.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

Lord Rosebery has found the time
to dash off a history of the life OF
Napoleon. Rosebery evidently aspires
to be known as the Halstead of Eng.
land.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

The little Grand Duchess Olga OF
Russia is the richest baby in the
world. The week she was born
21,o00.000 was invested for her.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

The latest Il Jpn IN the Industrial
world is the stone lathe. 1t is eighty,
six feet long and weighs many tons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

You may discover tribes of men
without policy, or laws, or cities, or
any of the arts ~of life; but nowhere
will you find them without some form
of religion-Blair.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

IL is better to suffer many injuries
than to do one. There is small re-,
venge in words; but words may be
greatly revenged.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

me great pyramid of Gizeh is -.
largest structure of any kina lhe
erected by the hand Of man r.. ever
glnai dimensions at the base we ,S e ze,
rect square, and its height AZ tho oie 10, aof
est point is 4sS feet. 'He nlgn-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05

zerland and the Tyrol is said to have
been a bad one, the little Bavarian
mountain village has a golden harvest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-05
N||I|zEAIA 81 q = > ! !;

than the Boer. The latter runs nc
more of a risk than he is obliged to