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Evening star., 1901-11-23

volcano. the Widodaren, and farther on the
Girl. As looked l saw two of the natives
kneel down and pray to the mountains.
They had made holes in the walls of the
Moengal pass in which | was standing
and in them had placed their offerings of
coffee and corn. They were on their knees
praying and with the commissions of nature
about them and the wonderful grandeur of
all the surroundings it did not seem
strange.
In the Crater of the Tengger.
The way down to the Sand sea was al
most precipitous. 1t was, 1 judge, at least
a thousand feet. and there was a winding
path with railings here and there to the
foot. This path is cut out of the side
of the crater, and as 1 slipped and slid
and crawled down. leading my pony could
see the different layers of volcanic sand
showing the several deposits Some were
as fine as the finest sea sand, some stratas
were of pebbles the size of a lima bean,
and above ali lay mass of cold lava of a
rich copper color The pebbles were of
ashy gray, dark brown and sulphur yell
low.
1 could not appreciate the size of the
crater until l got to the bottom and be-
gan to cross the sea of sand, which is, per-
haps. the greatest amphitheater on earth.
The walls are precipitous. They are COW
cred with vegetation, and they seemed to
be rooted with the clouds. The men at
the top of the path looked like pygmies
when 1 was in the crater and as 1 rode
on and on over the sand they grew smaller
until they were almost lost to view.
skirted the Batok volcano. There was
thin grass upon its brown sides near the
foot of the mountain and the sun shining
upon this gave 1t carpet of green velvet
to- a height of several hundred feet.
The Fiery BromO.
Riding around Batok. distance of sew
eral miles. suddenly came In sight of the
Bromo, which IS still splitting forth fire
and steam and volcanic stones. The noun
tain is of bare gray iavas its foot and sides
corrugated with lava streams and the
wrinkles Of the neck filed with volcanic
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Distinctly Remembered 1t.

CHICHgO
The stranger who was strollng leisurely
through Jackson Park and taking his bear
ings by squirting at the German building
and the Japanese temple on the Wooded is
land stopped and pointed with his cane at
a certain spot Of ground.
Right here" he said, "a little over eight
years ago l lost 1927 80"
Pocket picked?" queried the park DO
liceman.
"N-no," rejoined the stranger slowly.
Perhaps you could hardly call it that But
that's what l had to pay for my world 5
fair concession over and above what L got
out of It,
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rlightiest crater is one of the wonders of
the world.
Travelling Among the Clouds.
This town Of Tosari is the starting point
for the volcano. 1t is situated IN the Teng-
ger mountains, higher above the sea than
the top Of Mount Washington. in a region
covered with luxuriant vegetation The
town is one of thatched huts. with a Dutch
sanitarium on the hill over it, The inhab-
itants are Javanese mountaineers, some
or them nature wOrshipers who live on
the edge Of the volcano and who sacrifice
to It. II IS at the sanitarium | am staying
and IL was from here that 1 started yes
terday morning with my guide for the
Bromo. We had two ratty Javanese po-
MES and three mountain coolies to take
care OF the horses and carry the lunch.
We left TOsari in the ghostly light of the
early morning. when the world below US
was hidden in clouds. We seemed to be
travelling over a sea of clouds and there
were other clouds above us nesting here
and there in the mountains As the sun
broke forth it painted these masses of va
por with different tints and shades OF gold
and as 1t rose higher the mountains to the
eastward leaned it were against the
walls Of molten gold, the rich dark blue of
their sides backed by this gorgeous yellow
A moment later a black sheet of clouds
came right in the face of the sun which
shot its rays through a place in the center
where the sheet was thinnest. In a few
moments 1t bored hole. IL were.
through this sheet and made a funnel-like
road Of blue through the golden wall of the
sky. 1t seemed a very road 10 heaven t.
self Our ponies dragged us through clouds
like these climbing up the steep hills. We
wound this way and that, now crawling UP
steps of corduroy and now harging over
the edges of rayines down which we could
look for a thousand feet into beds of
snowy lavender clouds. while above were
the mountains piercing the blue
Java's Mountain Farms.
The scenes of the earth were quite as
wonderful as those OF the heavens. Some
OF the canons were a thousand feet deep
and SO steep that you would think the crops
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shifting the Blame.

From the lndlanapoIIs sun
do you stand high in the opinion OF the
Gazzams?'
I'm afraid not. When Mr. Gazzam in
twoduces me he says I'm an old fwiend of
his daughtah, and when Miss Clawise In
twoduces me she says I'm an old fwiend OF
her fathah."
Evening star., 1901-11-23

packed for days at time ready for her
momentous journey, but some domestic con-
ttngency usually arose which gave her a
good excuse for unpacking. and nobody ever
expected her to undertake her search any
more than he expected her to commit the
threatened assaults on the person of the
small colored boy who ran the family er-
rands, when he happened to remember
them. The arrival of n travelling medium
however. decided Aunt Mary's course of ac-
ton. The medium told her that her hus-
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Not Required.

From ;he Chicago News.
Hamlett-.Has Wright's new play vii
lain in it?"
Eggbert-"No. The play itself is so VIII
famous that a villain would be super
uuous
Evening star., 1901-11-23

heah untellsdat white gurl's done taken
huh things an got out
1t was ten days before Aunt Mary vouch-
safed any explanation of her return Then.
she said, apropos Of nothing:
"Oh, yessum, Ahfound him. Ah sholy did.
One day Ah was settin' in Macfussen
Squaih an idat- ole man he jest come up
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Thoroughly Equippe,

Thoroughly Equipped.
From the Chicago Post.
"She never studied for the stage, did
she?'
Studied for it! Well, rather. Why, shes S
taken the entire divorce court course
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Java's Mountain Farms.

The scenes of the earth were quite as
wonderful as those OF the heavens. Some
OF the canons were a thousand feet deep
and SO steep that you would think the crops
Evening star., 1901-11-23

To this day in some parts of italy and
France, Napoleon is held in execration.
because he made the roads safe and COM
PEELED the abolition of the romantic nrn-
fession by having every brigand PROMPTLY
shot, whether he committed murder in the
name of the church or for the more selfish
motives. Brigandage ista disease of gov
ernment, and brigands are the parasites
that fatten on the dying body poritic. II
cannot exist where law is equal and gov
ernment honest and strong.
We must not be too hard upon the Turks
because such an episode of road robbery
has taken place within the sultan's domin-
ion, lest he and others might inquire
whether, even in this proud land our
transcontinental express trains are no.
sometimes held up by robbers. Miss Stone
was kidnapped while going between the VII
lagos BaEsko and Diumia in the Balkan
has travelled safely through Macedonia and
Bulgaria. having spent during the last year
no fewer than 144 days in touring with
Bible women, and training young girls
Amid such variety of languages she has
found that English is the best for unity In
education. Furthermore, Ii NAV be that
this seizure was by Bulgarians ''for reve-
nue. only" and Is really the work of the
Macedonian committee" who would in
augurate new financial scheme and also
induce foreign Intervention by calling at
tention of the world to Turkeys misrule
Perhaps the ultimate story will be of
many captives - whose ransoms did
the general Golfers Ill.," The Bulgarian
government, carried on mostly by gradu-
ates of Robert College. which was founded
and Is sustained by Americans, Indignantly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

A waif among the birds might be
IN appropriate name for the common
yet strange creature want to tell you
about, says a writer for the Children's
Column" Perhaps the word tramp"
would better express the idea than
does the word founding, for we pity
foundlings, babies left by their cruel
parents to the care of friendly world,
or orphans whom death has cast upon
charity for protection. But we have
no love, pity nor respect for the hui
man tramp, and this feathered fellow
of whom | am writing does not de-
serve many of these things either.
The cowbird. or COW blackbird, is a
wanderer upon the face of the earth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
PhlIaaslphl... ch.rl.nbls runda..

Philadelphia has no less than thirty
seven different funds that have been
left to it for various charitable pur-
poses. The largest of these is the Cir
ard estate, which passed on the death
of Steven Girard in 1881. 1t now
amounts to nearly $16,000000 The
income from it last year was $478,S76,
which was devoted to Girard College.
The next largest fund is the Delaware
avenue fund, which consists of the
principal of Girard's legacy of 100000
and an accumulated income of nearly
half as much. Most Of this income
Will be devoted to improving the river
front. The other thirty-five trusts
amount to 81 ,301 ,666, the income from
which last year was $57,431. There
are twelve fuel funds, from the income
on which 1,944 tons of coal were dis
tributed. Some soup trusts yield $765.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
Prof. Moore and the Hail
ChAnfprr.

Professr Willis l.. Moore, chief Of
the weather bureau appears to he
somewhat irritated because American
borticulturists, as result of the re-
ports submitted by our consul at
LYONS. are asking why this govern
ment does not adopt the French
method of cannon-fring for the pro-
lection of orchards from hail and
frost.
In a statement which he issues as a
reply to the numerous inquiries re-
ceived concerning the matter. Pro-
fessor Moore says the idea that the at
mosphere can be bombarded into sub
mission to mans demands in this di-
rection is popular delusion "as re-
markable as is the belief in the effect
of the moon on the weather" adding
that 1.-THE unsducated peasantry of
Europe seem TO be looking for some
thing mirat ,ilous" They would
rather" he lays, believe in cannon
aiding as means of protection, and
spend on it abundance of money, time
and labor, than adopt the very simple
expedient of mutual insurance against
losses that must inevitably occur"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

slotted to conform with the
row of teeth in the comb, with a
hinge at one end to attach it to the
side of the comb frame. The plate is
provided at its opposite edge with a
crimp extending either part way or
clear across, which serves to lock the
plate against the back of the comb
while the latter is in use. When it is
desired to clean the currycomb slight
pressure of the thumb on the locking
crimp will allow the plate to spring
clear of the teeth, and assume its nat
ural curve again, at the same time
Kidding itself of the dirt and hair
which it has dislodged from the teeth.
The best feature of the improvement
is the curving of the cleaner so that
it will fly clear of the teeth without
the necessity of pulling it free with
the hand. The inventor says it will
be only question of time when all
currycombs are made with the i'm
provement he has invented
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

tachment to catch the waste products
before they fall into the. trap, thus
making it easy for the material to be
removed by any one without the aid
of a plumber. The device is composed
of wire basket OF fine mesh, which
is suspended inside an enlarged sec
ton of outlet pipe, with means for re-
moving the lid and lifting out the
basket to empty the contents. Around
the central lid is a perforated rim,
through which the water flows into the
slanting gutter below, passing thence
through a coarse screen into the wire
basket, where the liquid is drained of
all foreign matter Suspended is wire
handle by which to remove the basket,
and the cover can be lifted by the
sliding loop at the center.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
Takes The Mud orr RAPIDLY

No one likes to go into the house
with mud on the sides of his shoes,
and yet no device which could be hand
lily utilized to wipe the feet has hither-
to been brought forward for this pur
pose,i we exclude the mat and old-fash-
Toned iron scraper, which do the work
but poorly. 1t is not an easy task with
the aid of both the mat and scraper
to dislodge the mud from the sides of
the soles or the uppers, and to accom-
plish this special object the boot and
shoe cleaner recently patented by Mon
roe Powell will fill it's own place on
the front doorstep. There is nothing
expensive or complicated about the
cleaner, which consists of pair of
brushes and sufficient spring wire to
support them with their faces toward
each other and elevated at the proper
height from the step. The wire is bent
to afford base. which is secured to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
Klndnes. Give. Satisfaction.

If we take selfish view only of do
ing helpful things for others we find
sufficient reason; for it is fact that
kindly action. kindly received, leaves.
in its wake a feeling of satisfaction
and content. 1t is true. unfortunately,
that neighborly acts are not always
received in quite the spirit in which
they are offered but you cannot afford
to lose your pleasure in proffering
such acts even If your neighbor does
receive it rather stiffiy. Perhaps you
have waited little too long. And
it is not the gift itself more than the
pleasure of being remembered-the
kind thought that prompts the gift.
So call and chat with sick neigh.
bor the loan of a paper or book or
the new pattern, may all count as
gifts, and they count up so fast, If we
only watch out for opportunities that
we are amazed that they have ever
been neglected by u.s. An important
question is "Who is thy neighbour"
Surely others besides your own init
mate friends.
hold him great who, for Loves sake,
Can give with generous, earnest
will;
Yet he who takes for Loves sweet
sake, FIJI
I think 1 hold more generous still.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

than the little yellow birds. and his
appetite is so much more vigorous that
he gets all the food the parent birds
bring and leaves the little yellow birds
to die. A pretty state of affairs, |
should say
But must tell you a good Joke on
the cowbird that this same yellow bird
plays sometimes. Often when the yell
low birds come home and find their
new nest occupied with a cowbird's
egg they go to work and build the
walls a little higher and then lay a
false bottom, as 1t were. over the in
truder. Then they lay their own eggs
up in the second story of their house
and hatch them. too. But the cow
birds egg, getting no heat from their
tiny bodies, does not hatch at all, and
one cowbird more has failed to come
forth to trouble these little feathered
martyrs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
Liabnity of Medical institutions.

Is a charitable medical institution
liable for the negligence of one of it's
surgeons in operating on patient
gratuitously? The Supreme court, APP
pellate division, of New York, in a
recent decision in the case of Collins
VS.. New York POSTGRADUATE Medical
school and hospital go N. Y, Supp.
1,060), holds that such an institution
is not liable for damages where the
surgeon is employees has been selected
with proper care, and with no reason
to believe him to be negligent or in
competent. When the institution has
exercised due care in the selection of
it's surgeons and other employees the
court holds that it has then fulfilled its
duty, and is not responsible for their
negligence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

Cow Blackbirds. that later Let us
hrst get acquainted with this bird, and
then we shall know him the next time
we see him. The cowbird is a first
cousin of the common blackbird that
makes so much noise in our dooryards.
For all his close kinship he has not
inherited any of the common black
birds better qualities. He has lost all
the gloss of his plumage and now
wears coat as dusty and brown as
any human wanderer you ever saw.
He has lost the common blackbird's
neighborly habits, and usually fiocks
"all by himself out in the pastures.
The only creatures that stir any in
terest in his being, are cattle, and
wherever you see herd of those ami
mails grazing over the pasture you are
pretty likely to see a eowbird flying
over their backs, lodging about their
feet or even resting upon their backs.
That is why he is called "cowbird,"
because cattle seem to be the only an
imals he cares anything about
But have not yet told you of the
most unbirdlike trait of this relative
of the blackbird, and am sure you
will say he does not deserve our re-
spect when you hear all about him.
His poor orphaned baby might call
forth our pity if we were not positively
certain that when 1t grows up it will
do the same thing. The cowbird never
builds nest of its own, but the female
lays her eggs in other birds nests and
leaves the other birds to care for her
child. Worse than that, she selects
some tiny little pair that build dainty
house, like the little yellow birds-and
lays her egg in their nest-only one in
a nest. You can imagine the dismay
of the yellow birds when they come
home to find great egg of the cow
bird there. They cannot roll the in
truder out. the nest walls are too high,
and they themselves are too small. so
they lay their eggs and hatch them,
together with the cowblrd's egg. Then
a sad thing happens, for the little cow
bird is so much bigger and stronger
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

A citizen of Owosco. Mich. raised a
howl to the city assessor, claiming
that his property was assessed at an
extravagantly high figure He wound
up by declaring that ii MIR. Laverock
could sell the property at the valua-
ton named the city official named
could have commission of per cent.
In less than two hours Mr. Laverock
had sold fine residence and two bust
ness blocks. The taxpayer backed
water. but the assessor declares he will
have his commission, which amounts
w $500, II he has to sue for 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

lish and Americans stand easily at the
head of the list as the sugar-eating
nations. DR.. Willoughby Gardner es-
tablishes the fact that sugar is a po-
tent creator of energy and maintainer
of stamina. This, he contends, is not
only proved by laboratory expert
ments, but by the case of the date
eating Arabs, the fine health of the
sugar-cane-eating negroes, and the re-
suit obtained by Alpine climbers, Arc
tic explorers, athletes and German SOL
diers fed on a special diet. DIR. Will
loughby Gardeners general conclusion
Is that the increased height and weight
and the improved health of the Eng
lish people in the last half century
are largely due to the increased con-
sumption of sugar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
King and Tinker.

A quaint story attaches to an old
ale-house at Enfield, which bears the
remarkable sign of king James and
the Tinker" Hunting one day in the
neighborhood, James |. got separated
from his courtiers, and pulled up at
this house. where he joined a tinker
sitting in the porch. In the course of
conversation the tinker said he would
dearly love to see the king. Mount
behind me, then" said James, land
you shall have your wish" and, the
tinker taking him at his word, they
rode away. But how shall l know
the king?" asked the tinker. "Oh,
that is easy enough" said James, for
all the courtiers will be bareheaded."
When they reached the party the man
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10
living representatives Of four ge

Living representatives of four gem
erations of one family are not uncom-
mon in the United States. but living
representatives OF four generations
who all have the same birthday ami
'versary are surely not frequently met
with This is said to be true of the
family of Mrs. Edith Ford, who live
near Grensburg Ind. She is the great
grandmother. was born in Scott coun-
ty, KY, and is Sc years old. Her
daughter is Sc years old; the next rep
resentative of the family is S6 years
old, and the fourth member is three
years old. Their birthdays all fall on
July 8.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

placed in wire loop at the upper end
fitting beam and at the opposite end
of the beam is Suspended the weight
carrier The lower weight is four
sided cone. and is of proper size to fit
the interior of the weight next above,
which in turn fits the next higher, and
so on until all the weights are sus-
pended in the same plane on the cen
trail support, each weight representing
unit of postage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

sno"h' between eaen PAR OF maenefs
- movable arm. which rises or falls
sooo1uing asst is attracted or repealed
py the magnet, and the motion Of the
arm turns a toothed wheel nivoted az
tne side of the tablet This wheel is
- oonnection with a sliding rod, which
mas rack to receive the teeth. and
Ny .ne combined action of the two ro-
lating wheels on the rods the mem
point at their juncture is guided across
'ne paper TO transcribe the message.
a. the right side is an ink fountain
wn'en Is connected with the pen point
by flexible tube, and when tha non
is at rest 1t is placed on a mad Of cola
sr n ~ l,ne material to prevent the ink
'ioin eiosgins tb" tip of the pen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

In the creation of bureau of stand
ards this country has taken a forward
step. Up to the present we have had
to verify our instruments in Germany,
but now that we have a bureau of our
own, we will be able to rely on our
selves. What would still further help
things would be the national adoption
of reasonable system of weights and
measures, such as the metric system
Until that is done we shall have great
difficulty and confusion in the stand
ardization of measures. Take, for in
stance, the bushel measure that is used
for wheat. 1t differs in various states
between points twenty pounds apart.
There is variation in other measures
and until one standard is arranged for
we shall always have trouble.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

A striking paper on the "Dietetic
Value of Sugar appears in last weeks
issue of the British Medical Journal,
by DR.. Willoughby Gardner. Roughly
speaking, the worlds consumption of
sugar in the last fifteen years has
doubled while in Great Britain it has
trebled per head in forty years. An
other interesting point is that the Eng
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

Wanna Omeger of New York
ding to Law Notes. recently
N50 damages for injuries
an icicle falling from
6of the defendants building
the skylight of her house and
g the good dame on the crown
der head. She was not only knocked
senseless, but was interrupted In the
midst of her dinner, which. when she
recovered, had grown cold. For all OF
these things she asked $4,000 dam
ages.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

The rector of ST. Georges, fashion
able church In Brooklyn, has deemed
1t necessary to issue circular in which
he announces that in future audible
courtship' will not be permitted in
his church while service is in prog
ress. He does not particularly object
TO such mild forms of expressing af-
Nction as the holding of hands, but
more strenuous manifestations
be reserved for less public places.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-10

The arrangements consists of box
with removable top, in which is
mounted rotary brush of wire or
stiff bristles, with crank at one end
by which 1t is revolyed. In the bottom
of the box is row of curved fingers,
which serve to remove from the bris-
ties whatever the latter dislodge from
the comb, 1t being a small task to re-
move this matter from the bottom of
the box at intervals as 1t accumlates.