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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03
MUCH BEET SUGAR.
Rapid Development of This Indus.
try in the United States.
Growing Belief That We VIII Shortly
BE Able 10 Produce the 100000
900 Worth of Sugar which We
Now Import Annually.

The growing belief that the United
States will shortly be able to produce
from beets the $100,0o0,000 worth of
sugar which her people now annually
import seems to be shared by British
Consul Wyndham, who has given the
subject close attention and reported
upon it to his government. The follow
ing is an extract from his report which
has just reached the treasury bureau
of statistics:
1.-The production of beet sugar in the
United States is rapidly increasing,
and in the Chicago consular districts
there are four factories in the state
of Illinois, three in Nebraska and three
in Colorado; those in Nebraska and
Colorado belong to the American Beet
Sugar company, and are at Grand juno
ton, Rocky Ford and Sugar City, and
when fully completed will employ
thousands of hands.
statistics indicate that the United
States consumes more sugar than any
other nation, or approximately one
quarter of the whole of the worlds
product. The conditions of soil, eli
mate and other advantages are quite
as good in the United States, and es-
pecia,ly in Colorado, Nebrask and IL
linois, for the development of the beet
as in any of the countries of Europe or
Asia. The worlds production and con-
sumption of sugar is now about $780,
900 tons per annum, two-thirds of
which is produced from beet and only
one-third from cane, whilst the normal
consumption is estimated as increas-
ing at the rate of 25o,0o0 tons yearly.
THE success attending the cultiva-
tion of sugar beet in this district has
proved that it may be made profitable
and successful investment. A large
factory has been built at Rocky Ford,
Col, which cost C 100000 to build and
equip. 1t is proposed to have it ready
for the crop of the coming season. To
supply it the farmers in the vicinity
have contracted to grow 5000 acres of
beets year for five years. From tests
made they estimate their beets will
yield Is to IS per cent. of sugar. The
factory, when running at its full ca
pacity, will consume daily 1000 tons of
beets, which it will convert into about
100 tons of refined sugar of the highest
purity. The beets reach maturity with
high percentage, and seldom go be-
low IS per cent; ~ per cent. is taken
as the basis of buying beets at the fac
tory.
IA general estimate of the cost of
construction, cost of operation and
general results to be counted upon of
beet sugar factories in this district, as
taken from the Rocky Ford plant,
places the general average of sugar in
the beets at IL per cent. So far as the
Arkansas valley in Colorado is con-
cerned, this percentage is being large
ly eXceeded; the minimum percentage
of sugar being IA per cent, while the
maximum has reached % per cent.
with coefficient of purity ranging
from so to 95 per cent"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03
scnlptor of Grent Men.

Hamo Thornycroft is a sculptor of
heroes. He is at present engaged on
the statue of Mr.. Gladstone, which is
one day to adorn London. The Crom-
well statue at Westminster, which, in
spite of the controversy over it, is
one of the finest monuments of the
metropolis, is also his. Gen. Gordon
in Trafalgar square is Mr.. Thorny-
croft's work, and the statue of Earl
Granville in the houses of parliament
was carved by his hand. John Bright
at Rochdale is another of Mr.. Thorny-
croft's statues, and his work is
known, indeed, all over the kingdom
and the empire. There are a Gordon
statue from his studio in NJ bourne,
statue of Sir Steuart Bayley in Cal
cutta, and others in several towns in
the United King 1om.--Chicago Rec
Ord-Herald
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

Some of the young gentlemen now
busy over their books in the law
schools or law offices will be deliver
ing the opinion of the court long be-
fore the clock strikes 1850. This is { A
additional reason why all Il Sc
young gentlemen (since the wisest of
MS cannot pick out the future judges
now should be melted and required to
study two or three Cat least) of the
John Marshall decisions, for the style
no less than for the matter. He said
what he had to say in simple, straight
forward English EVERY time. The
ability to do that is worth having, and
it is much rarer among the eminent oe-
cupants of the bench than it ought to
be.-Hartford Courant.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

J.PsSpalding guarantees every
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and will refund the
money to anyone who is not salts
fled after using two-thirds of the
contents. This is the best rem
edy in the world for la grippe,
coughs, colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough and is pleasant and
safe to take. 1t prevents any
teneency of a cold to result in
pneumonia. *mar1
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03
Mr. r. GRAY who lives no

Mr.. r. Gray, who lives near
Armenia, Duchess, county, N. Y,
says "Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best medicine
have ever used. 1t is a fine
children's remedy for Group and
never fails to cure" When given
as soon as the child becomes
hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough has developed, it will pre-
vent the attack. This should be
borne in mild and a bottle of the
Cough Remedy kept at hand
ready for instant use as soon as
these symptoms appear. For
sale by ]. p. Spalding. il.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

A piece of flannel with Cham
berlain's Pain dampened and
bound to the affected parts is
superior to any plaster. When
troubled with lame back or pains
in the side or chest, give it a
trial and you are certain to be
more than pleased with the
prompt relief which it affords.
Pain Balm also cures rheuma,
tism One application gives re-
lief. For sale by j. p. Spald-
ing, druggist. il.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

A syndicate has been formed
in Butte to treat low grade cop
per ores and tailings on the
dumps of smelters. By the
company's process it is proposed
TO treat ore and tailings that run
as low as | per cent copper and
make profit out of it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
EVOLUTION Nor ALWAYS SLOW
MUSIC IN STONES-AN IN
HERITED BLUNDER-ELECTRIC
FoUNTAINS-A MICRoPHoNE
FOR THE DEAF, Ere.
written for the MEssrNcER.)

The origin of species is placed
in a new light by the recent re-
markable work of Prof. Hugo de
Vries, of Amsterdam. This bot
anist has been the first investiga-
tor to watch the formation and
development of new species, and
in his observations the forms
produced have been a result of
sudden change and never of pro-
gressive variation. The "single
variations" among cultivated
plants suggested looking for the
same phenomenon in wild flowers.
OF 100 species studied, the only
one showing change was Gnoth-
era Ldmarckidnd, one of the
American evening primroses, and
of 80, 900 descendants of this
plant produced in ten years about
800 have been so altered spon-
taneously that they are regarded
as forming seven new species.
These species are mostly very
constant, the characteristics of
the new parent being reproduced
in successive generations.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

The making of a geological
piano" has been for thirty years
the unique hobby of M. Honore
Baudre, now living in a small
town of India. Rocks giving
forth musical tones are not com
mon, those emitting desired
note are much more rare. and it
was many years before the first
do" of the first of the two octa-
yes was obtained, the last "do"
of the second octave being still
lacking. With the present in
strument, however, the geologic
al musician is able to play var
iety of airs. He uses an iron
frame, from which the stones are
are suspended horizontally by
double strings, and the best re-
suits are had by striking with a
hand flint upon the sensitive spot
experiment reveals in each stone.
Some rocks are of curious forms,
lower me" being prehistoric
axe and "sol' a petrihed fish.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

A mistake not likely to be rec
titled seems to have been made
by the first designers of car
wheels for railways. The fanges
doubtless without special con-
sideration-were placed on the
inside, where they may remain,
but a Burmah contractor has
shown that wheels with outside
tlanges will safely round sharp
curves where those with inside
iianges will jam or leave the
track.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

The inhabitants of the province of
pf all the rest of Canada.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

The imitation electric foun-
tains of Mr.. Trouve consist of
streams of glass beads, rice, Gel
luloid balls, or other small OBJ
jects, kept in motion by air-jets
from centrifugal pump. The
streams may be Illuminated, Civ
ing, with a great possible variety
of coloring, beautiful effects for
stage and home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

A new Russian apparatus for
restoring hearing consists of a
light rubber shell, furnished with
a miniature microphone, which is
connected to a small galvanic
battery. 1t is claimed that the
microphone causes even the soft
est speech to react on the audi
tory nerve of the deaf when the
apparatus is placed to the ear.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

Belfast is the richest and most pop
plous city in Ireland
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

Cerusine, the new oil-paint
substitute Of M. Lepine, is a
mixture of animal glue and white
lead, with varying proportion
of borax, and a little potash or
nitric acid. The usual pigments
are added for the various colors.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-03

In drowning, strangulation, gas
suffocation and the like, the body
is in a healthy condition, death
resulting from stoppage of res
piration and heart action. The
actual restoration of life by re-
newing breathing and the circu-
lation of the blood, is now known
to be possible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

The dwellefs on West TNclftf
street practice the picturesque Chi
cag0 custom OF sitting on the front
steps after dinner In the cool of the
evening Along there the piano
organ grinders reap rich haryests
The other evening, a young man in
cne OF the front step parties ealled
out 90 an organ grinder, who was
playing Daddy Wouldn't Buy Ne a
B0w-wOW, and asked him in the
name Of harmony and entcrpe 20
phrase the time
ssNOu can't phrase on a niar0-
organ, laughed . girl by his side
Can't ehgn exclaimed the aman
He ran down the steps. seized the
organ crank out of the hands of Che
amazed owner, and then an the peoC.e
on the block came 20 their doors. i0r
the daring Young man was proving
that a hand organ. 10 it Is not playc1
like an ambulance answering a hurry
cali. is capable ofan amount OF phras-
ing that would make any audience
Join in Us chorus The re0pic 90 the
front steps did. and then applaudcd
the performer, who bowed profoundly
while the organ owner wondero.
what it was an about View YORK
Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

and an officer entered her r0Omf leav-
ing a company Of dragons without
He announced that he had been COM
missioned by the king 70 take her,
alive or dead, TO the theater
But you see ! am in bed and can
not geu up demonstrated the vocal
ist
in that case, must take the he'd
too was the reply.
Bathed in tears the singer made
herself ready, and proceeded to the
theater. making up her mind, hon-l
ever. that she would sing 10 such
manner as to make his Majesty repent
his determination. Through the frst
act She persisted in the scheme. but
as it then occurred TO her that the
Czarewitch would carry away poor
opinion Of her POWERS, she changed
her tactics, and sang with q brilliancY
which astonished and delighted tho
rOval visitor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

These are offerings sacred 10 the
hearts Of kindred. such as only pri.
vate grief may know; there are Others
in recognition OF devotion 10 duty,
such AS the people make 10 a public
manner. or these latter none Is
more suitable 10 the memory ~ the
patriotic dead than examples Of patri-
Otism. II IS. however, In keeping
with the generous character OF the
soldiers profession that such exam
pies may he drawn from the conduct
Of an enemy A noble instance OF
this kind has recently been told in
England. 1t belongs 70 the history
Of our Revolutionary War
When Lord Rawdon was in South
Carolina he had 20 send an express of
great importance through a part oi
the country nlled with Continental
troop.
A corporal OF the l7th Dragons
known for his courage and lntelli-
yence. was selected 70 escort It.
They had not proceeded far when
they were fired upon, the express was
killed and the corporal wounded IN
the side. Careless Of his wound, he
thought only % his duty. lie
snatched the despatch from the dying
man and rode on tiil. from the loss
Of blood. he fell Then fearing the
despatch would be taken by his en-
emy. be thrust IL into his wound
until the wound closed uron 10 aud
concealed It, lie was found next daY
by British patrol with 4 smile OF
honorable pride upon his caunten-
ance. and with life just sufficient to
point 10 the fatal depository uf his
secret
In searching the body the cause OF
hi. death was found. Tor the surgeon
declared that the wound Ia Itself WAS
not mortal. but was rendered SO by
the irritation 0f the paper
Thus fell this patriot soldicr-in
rank a corporal be was % mind q
hero Ills name was O'Lavery. and
he came from the parish 0f Moira, in
County Down. Ireland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
uNPRoFITAsLE MEMoRX.
a Tais Which May Not Be Tree. But l.
Amusing Enough.

A Tale Whlch Mas Not Be Irue, but II
Amusing Enough.
A good story is told Of the forget
fulness OF a certain Richard Scott
he met a wealthy friend Of his at the
saturn Club one day, and said.
'.Oh. BrOns0ne. Just the man !
wanted to see. Lend me $40, will
yous left my wallet home
Mr. Br0nsOne gave him the money,
and. with an amused expression on
his face, told Mr.. Scott he would re-
mind him Of the loan ia ease it slipped
his memory.
Two weeks went by, and one day
Mr.. Br0nsone gently referred 70 the
loan, which was promptly paid BY
Mr. Scott A few nights later he
again went up TO good Mr. scott and
began:
"Of course, you know. Mr.. Scott,
it's a thing / hate 70 speak Of but
you-eF-b borrowed $40 Of me a little
over two weeks ago, and If you can
h
MY dear sir returned Mr. Scott
you really must pardon me. My
poor memory plays me false too
often" And he took $40 from his
pocket and handed it 70 Mr. 5ron-
s0He
One night at the club, a week later,
Mr. Scott was sitting over in bow
window reading, when Mr. BronsOne
approached, and. after a few general
remarks, said:
Scott, my dear fellow, / know you
mean TO be honest But really you
ought to b. more careful about your
little debts Now, there's $40 you
borrowed from me about a month
ago
Haven't paid you that:" queried
Mr. Scott rather puzzled.
Would ] be speaking OF il now il
you hadsn returned Mr.. Bronsone
"Well. replied Scott 81 suppose
it's that Wretched memory Of mine I"
And he paid him the third $40.
ABOUT a week afterward, a mutual
friend Of both came up to Mr.. Scott
Ia the dining-room OF the club and
edlut CouuucNbidllys
"Really. you know. Scott YOU
ought to pay Bronsone that $40 you
owe him. Pardon me for speaking
OF il; but you know we we're talking
Of you this Afternoon, you and your
poor memory and Bronsone told me
OF your forgetfuiness ia this little
matter as an example. Vow"
but confound it.r II am almost
sure / paid him Here, III 60 over
and ask him" With that he hast
ened over 10 the group in which was
Br0nsone.
Didn't l pay you tina. slOs" Scott
becan.
The different men looked at each
other significantly. This was too
much for scott He could not stand
ridicule. lie paid two s. bills TO
Bfonsone
The latter kept il in his hand, and
drawing out OF his pocket $40 mere,
he rolled them up and gravely
handed them 70 the astonished Mr..
Scott
1T belongs to YOU" he said.
"X-here and / had a bet about
ycu and your lack Of memory. / bet
the supper that you would pay me that
$40 four times, and think each time
1t was the trst. ! see N-is giving
the order; and, say Scott think
you had better Join us"-BaZar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

A Scpoy regiment will walk = Au-
rOpean regiment 10 death. aud " II
on food which their competitors
would pronounce wholly insufficient
to sustain vigorous life. A regular
Hindustane carrier with a weight
OF eighty pounds on his shoulders
carried. OF course, IN two divisions.
hung on his neck by yoke-will N
properly paid, lope along over DQQ
miles In twcnty-four hours, q fedN
which would exhaust any bat thel
best-trained English runners.
We feel, indeed. some doubt
whether the relation between the
power OF walking and what Is prop
erly called physical strength Is az
an close one Many classes % bcp-
galees. who arc a feeble folk. seemNn
walking tlreless; and it is within the
knowledge Of as all that many com
paratiyely feeble Englishmen can
walk all day. and sit down at the end
far less fatigued than men who. in
struggle, would throw them ia five
minutes OF their backs. Weight has
much 10 DO with II. and lung c0ndi-
tion, aud above all. a certain sound
ness OF the sinews which has nn more
relation 70 the strength % those
sinews than the tenacity Of q fibre
SILK FOR example has 20 it, bulk.
The Spectator.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

severe methods have been adopted
10 former days 20 bring wiliUl singers
To reason Even Ia England. Handel
threatened to throw a prima donna
out of The window unless she sang
exactly as he wished. but one Incl
dent is recorded which could only
have happened under an absolute
monarchy.
When re Czarewitch. aftorward
Paul l.. was IN Berlin, Madame Mara
was to sing Ga an opera given iu his
homer She pretended % Dc ed, how
ever, and informed the management
that she could not appear
On the morning Of the day 1xed
for .hc performance. the king sent
her word that she might as vel re-
cover. for. ~ Or not, she must sing;
nevertheless Madame Mara remained
at home and 10 bed
Two hours before the appointed
time a carriage stopped at her door,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
SILL FRENCH AT HEART.
Natives Of Alsace and Lorraine Escape and
Join the Foreign Legion.

Natives Of Alsace and Lorraine Escape ana
Join the Foreign Legion.
Mme. Adam, quoting a list Of about
sixty names Of Alsatian and L0rraln-
ers who have died recently in the
French colonies while serving ~ the
foreign legion. makes one of her pa
triotic appeals In favor Of the men
from the Reichsland who Join the
French army. says the London Iele-
graph. She paints in vivid colors
the hardships and perils which these
men have to undergo not only IN
making their way TO the French re-
cruiting depot but even after they
have been incorporated in the ranks
According to Nine Adam. most oi
these Alsatians and LOrralners are
mere lads otI7 or Is. sons OF peas
ants or wofkmen or Of fathers who
have fought FOR France in the
Crimea in Italy, Algiers. or during
the campaign OF 1870 The idea OF
taking service in the Prussian bat
talions is hateful &c them, so they
save up their pence in order TO escape
TO Nancy or Lunevllle, where they
enlist Their departure is effected
without the knowledge Of their par
ents. especially Of their mothers, who
object 10 their sons joining the
French army, as few. II any, Of those
who do so ever return 20 their blue
Alsatian mountains In order 10
avoid the German gendarmes the
journey 10 France is made through
the wood al night After enlist
ment the youths are sent of to Mar
seillcs o. Port Nendres, where they
are embarked with Belgian. Austrian
and pru sian deserters, and at Oran
join the foreign legion. Here stlll.
according 70 Nine. Adam. their real
troubles begin. They only know
German, as "A rule and are therefore
handed over 10 the not very tender
mercies Of the nOn-cOmmissiOned Ofi-
GERS who are Teutons. and have been
promoted owing 10 their knowledge
OF two languages. The AisatlanS
therefore. go from Scylla 10
Charyhdis They are robbed and
even ill-treated, one soldier telling
Nine. Adam that he and his conf
rades were under the orders Of a
Prussian corporal, alleged 70 be a
most inhuman person, who afterwafd
deserted because he was suspected as
a spy. Furthermore, the young Al
satians, not understanding the orders
OF their French ofiicefs are at every
moment subjected 70 undeseryed
punishments Under these circum-
stances il is not surprising If their
faith in the French fatherlani re-
ceives a rude shock 10y the time they
leave the depot at Oran for the out
side garrisons Nine. Adam promises
TO give more revelations on the same
subject In the meantime the lot
OF the Alsatian soldier will continue
70 be a most unhappy one. as In ac-
c0rdance with treaty they cannot be
incorporated in the ordinary regi-
ments OF the French army and must,
therefore remain in the dreaded
foreign legion. To obviate this Nine.
Adam suggests the creation ia AL
gerla OF an Aisace-Lofraine battalion,
and she is surprised that no minister
OF war has ever thought Of adopting
such a pan
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
NeedIesalr Embarfas.ed.

II must tell you rather amusing
predicament connected with a rash
venture, SAYS Robert Bleim IN his
account Of an artists experience in
Japan, 10 Scribner
..Right on the edge Of the lake is a
little summer house, into which i
popped, pulled OF the kimOn0 ! wa|
wearing at the time, and plunged nf
to the water. While 4 was iuolingV
around, / saw two japanese figures
take possession Of the pavilion
Fancy;
The water was cold enough before
that but / imagined IT about ten
degrees colder at once. The japanese
friend who is with me had gone, and
here 1 was alone TO work ont this
rather peculiar problem. WelL 1
couldn't stay 10 all day 50 iiaally !
came out Don't ask me how did
IL. but did manage 70 make t. /
managed 70 work my way % the paril-
ion 70 receive my belongings from the
hands Of the pleasant and polite gen
tleman, not 70 mention the towel /
had 10 take from the little woman
needless 70 say with out finding tHe
to use il just then. The whole asair
appears ridiculously simple now 10 IS
over, and I am afraid ! made an
amusing ass OF myself generally in
their eyes. Non see I'm too much Of
barbarian yet TO fall into their hne
natural unc0nsciousness-tOO fuil as
yet OF what might be termed artificial
Western prudeTy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25

The only way 10 dispose OF the
crank question. said the man Wit
the long hair and soiled shirt frln.
sis to arrest al suspicious chara.-
ters examine them. and every ons
who don't know the die eiencc be-
tween right and wrong connBe him
perpetually 10 the court houses"
what forsH asked the Prosecuting
Attorney.
What fors Tnder modern leCal
requirements where repeat r.
where would you nnd such a reti
iurys"-Cleyeland Plain Dealer