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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
CHINESE AND HIS PEN.
Little Anecdote that Shows Deftness
of the Oriental.

Little Anecdote that Shows Deftness
of the Oriental.
A certain newspaper man. who was
induced to try" a stylographic pen,
got 1t out of order by reckless treat
ment, and took it to a PENSION for
repair. The man there soon showed
him that there was nothing serious the
matter with it, the only trouble being
that he had neglected to do some little
thing in using it. Then he began to
take the pen apart for the newspaper
mans instruction, so that he might
see how very simple a thing it is.
Simple!" cried the indignant owner
OF the instrument, ''it is as complicat-
ed as a Chinese puzzleI l don't won
der that l can't make it go when
l want it tot"
The penman laughed.
lou remind me-" he said, shat
there is Chinese in this town who
used stylographic regularly. He came
mere to buy one several months ago,
and when l showed it to him he began
TO take 1t all apart. l hurriedly
stopped him, supposing that he would
do it an injury, but he at once put
down the value of the pen, saying
tnat II was his. and then continued
MS dissection of it. l give you my
word that he handled that pen more
oeltly than the man who made 1t,
ana In i've minutes he had it put to-
gether again, so that it worked better
IMAM 1t did at first. Those fellows
beat the world at understanding little
details. Now, an Irishman or go
American-I beg your pardon -ossid
never have done that; ana, 7emem-
Der 1t was the first pen of the kind
the Chinese ever Philadelphia
Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
Az the Famous Hot
Springs Of Arkansas.

ny act of congress in 1882, the gov.
o'hment became owner of seventy.
TWO OF the hot springs oil Arkansas
ana dedicated them to the people of
me United States, as national sani-
'arlum to be forever free from sale
or alienation.
Hot Springs is a case of Uncle
pam Wherever you turn government
proprietorship and government regu-
iauons confront you. Il Is Uncle Sam
al around until you begin to feel that
at the next turn you will meet the
benevolent old gentleman himself.
with his high hat, spike-tail coat and
spangled banner trousers.
lie has done more for Hot Springs
tnan for any other spot in the coun-
Try, except Washington. He has filed
II with beautiful parks, planted trees.
shrubs and gardens, erected marble
fountains and pavilions, constructed
hrteen miles of drives, splendidly
graded and winding to the tops of the
mountains, affording charming views
oil the surrounding country. To the
south OF the Springs is the great
Ouachita Valley. The city is built
like q huge dumb bell, with Central
avenue or Bathhouse Row, as it is
commonly called, for the handle.
Hot Springs is a city of hotels. The
Arlington, Park and Eastman repre-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

stairs, since he had never received
her letter. She rushed franticalIv
about, got into a jam, had her opera
hat crushed out of shape, her purse
stolen, and the better part of her
indignant wind squeezed into gasping
protests. Finally. she got free. but
having neither umbrella nor money.
had to walk home unsheltered from
the rain. She arrived In a drenehed
disguised and hysterical condition.
and sneaked up to her room like a
truant child.
Next day, e. Wilbert Marsh wre.
sented himself at the bleachers. as Ia
had agreed, with the ransom money
for the evercoat After the game he
found precisely the same sum in the
pocket of that garment, together
with six of the choicest fifty-cent
cigars ever swaddled in tin-foiI. No
wonder he thought the world must be-
growing betterl He had totally for
gotten that he did not mail a certain
letter that was handed to him by a
young lady. He will never think of
1t again, for the evidence necessary
to recall the matter to the masculine
mind had, in his case. entirely disap.
peared
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

sent an investment amounting to
$2,0O0000. With their immense ro-
tundas, brilliantly lighted drawing
rooms and handsomely decorated
dining-rooms, they provide luxurious
home for the most fastidious. At
the boarding stables one can find as
elegant carriages and as fine saddle
horses as in New York.
In the early eighties the government
selected Hot Springs as the seat of
one of its army and navy hospitals,
and constructed a group of buildings
for the treatment of sick soldiers
and sailors of the service of the repub-
lie. The hot water is administered
in all its forms at this institution. It
has an efficient medical corps and dis
pensary And the record of cures
materially benefited reaches the
astonishing figures of 90 per cent. 1t
was on account of these health-giving
waters tlat this site was decided on
by the army and navy authorities.
The hot waters flow from the side
of one of the Ozark mountains, in vol
umn approaching 100000 gallons
daily, the springs are held as a gov
eminent monopoly. just as the making
of postage stamps, and the income de-
rived from the use of the water by
the various bath houses is all expend-
ed in improving and identifying the
reservation, Uncle Sam tanks and
pipes these waters to the different
houses and in every instance he regu-
lates the flow of water, fixes the price
of the baths, according to its euuip-
ment and facilities, prescribes rules.
governs the managers and attendants,
even to arranging tne fee. Then he
runs a free bath house for the poor
and needy. The average temperature
of the springs is 135 degrees Fahren-
heit. The waters are said to have
better effect in summer than in the
winter on account of the even climate
during those months. An interesting
fact is found in the presence of ice
cold springs not twenty feet from
boiling ones.
A delightful ride is that through
the Ozark mountains, which iealouslv
guard this city of springs. The Iron
Mountain route skirts the precipitous
banks of the Mississippi, then
plunges into the heart of these ever
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
rhorouah Paced Eoonnnu.

A young man living in Cincinnati
is a close worker in money matters.
that is, he stays close to the shore
with his expenditures. He had the
good luck to marry a girl whose
parents are quite wealthy, and is at
present living with his wife in one
OF his father-in-law's houses.
One day not long since, while dis
cussing affairs with a friend, the lat
ter asked:
did the old gentleman give yon
that house?"
"Well-er-no, not exactly" was the
answer. "He offered it to me. but 1
wouldn't accept it."
flows that?" asked the friend.
"Well," answered the man who had
made the lucky matrimonial venture.
You see, the house really belongs to
me. I'm living in it, rent free, and
I'll get it when the old man dies. III
! accepted it now I'd have to pay the
taxes"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
A Unique Procession.

A correspondent of the London
Graphic writes: "The Church of the
Madonna del Rosario at Vale di Pom
pei, or, as it is called, the Madonna di
Pompeii. is the best known shrine of
the Madonna in the south of Italy, on
account of the wonderful miracles
which are supposed to be performed
there. People from all parts, far and
near, come on pilgrimage from the
far distant mountains, and even from
Sardinia. Some most wonderful cos
tunes are seen in and about the
church. The contadini come on foot.
or in carts often drawn by white oxen.
singing ana playing on musical instru-
ments, tambourines. pipes, etc. Often
in a case of illness, girls with their
Lair down and barefooted go in pro
cession to the church to inrercede with
the Madonna for the sicA person"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
A chIId,s Faith

One of Philadelphia's politicians
who was a looker-on in Harrisburg
during the recent convention told a
group of friends an incident that IL
lustrated his wee daughters firm
faith in his all-around ability. The
crescent moon had excited her amaze
ment and wonder for the reason thar
heretofore she had always associ-
ated Luna with a round and cheese
like fitness. So, she rushed into the
house and informed her mother that
the moon was ''all broken up" and
that only very small piece of it re-
manned. The mother, not thinking
the child old enough for an explana-
ton of the lunar phenomena, simply
muttered:
Too bad, dearie-too badi"
The child seemed downcast for n
moment; then, her face illumined
with joy, she leaped up and ex-
claimed:
20! it will be all right when papa
comes home, mamma-he1l mend it
again."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

900 short tons Of hard coal and 49,
100000 of soft coal. Together these
operations represent a trife over
half of the country's output. Illinois
holds the scond place with $1,000, 900
tons. West Virginia comes third
with 24,000000, and Ohio fourth vita
2O,OO0,OO0. Alabama ranked sixth
for few years, but last year moved
up one notch. Her production reach
ed 100000 tons in 1901. West of
Kansas the largest output comes from
the state of Washington, which mined
100000 tons last year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

EEpt planning all the morning. In
the early afternoon he got away. He
just went
1t was a glorious day and a glorious
game. The rain had let up. Every.
body was there. The grand stand
was damned. The bleachers groaned.
The entire field was shut in by black
parentheses of humanity.
The visitors began to score briskIy
In the first inning. They made four
runs in succession, with out a man
out. At the end of the fifth inning
the score stood six to two in favor
of the champions.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

any one steps on his lawn. You know
the story told Of Tennyson? Several
young women anxious to see him
made a pilgrimage to his country seat.
Tennyson was seated on the front
steps, smoking an old pipe, when they
appeared in the distance. The old poet
watched them crossing his lawn and
his brow lowered.
Is this Lord Tennyson? Well.
were so sorry to intrude We wish
to apologize for entering In this I'M
ceremonious fashion.
Then why don't you go?' said
Tennyson, surrounding himself with
cloud of tobacco smoke"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
THE TRIUMPHs OF WOMEN.

Are Displaying Qualities Many Had
Not Supposed They Possess.
Every day women are displaying
traits of character that excite both
surprise and admiration. In Brook.
Ign the other day Mrs. Lennie Kelley
saved the life of her aged father by
climbing over the dashboard of the
buggy in which they were driving
on the Coney Island boulevard and
Selling the reins that had dropped
from his hands and were dangling at
the heels of their runaway horse.
Would Pamela or Clarissa or even
Nine. De Staers extraordinary hero
inc, Delphine, have done that?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
BRAINS AND LONGEVITY.

Mental Industry Declared to Be Posi-
tive Aid to Healthy Old Age.
1t is asserted that men of science
live long, and that mental industry is
a positive aid to healthy old age,
says writer in Modern Society. The
belief is certainly borne out by the fact
that four of the gentlemen seated at
the council table of the London Iron
and Steel Institute recently were over
20. Sir Lowthian Bell is in his S7th
year, and still carries his extraordi-
nary experience of British iron and
coal as lightly as other men carry the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

Then it was that an eager face wa.
upturned to e. Wilbert Marsh from
the tier of seats below. Three tc
one that the Chicagos win!"
I'll take you" replied Marsh, with
a fierce, desperate thrill of pride and
confidence in the home team. Thew
would win yet! Anyway, it would be
cowardly to go back on them in their
extremity. He would try to turn
their luck by betting beyond his usual
figure. Let it be -X's!" he exclaimed.
"All right" responded the eager
voice below
The Chicagos won.
I'll trouble you for that X" said
the young man sitting at Marsh's feet,
as the bleachers rose with howl, at
the completion of the last inning. The
champion of the home team be-
gan to search in his pockets in a
dazed way. He finally gathered to-
gether handful of coins and two
bills. I'm stuck at $4.75," he said,
ruefully. Didn't suppose 1 was so
short. Ought not to have bet But
say. He looked desperately at the
respondent overcoat lying across his
arm. You'll take this coat in pledge,
won't you? I'll meet you here to-mor-
row afternoon-right here on the
bleachers-with the cash to redeem
it."
The other young man hesitated
Then he took the garment which E.
Wilbert Marsh tragically handed to
him, and disappeared in the crowd.
A few hours later, the temporary
owner Of the new overcoat pulled a
letter out of a pocket of the garment,
and stared at the envelope with
startled and flashing eyes. "Pd know
her writing anywhere!" he muttered.
And addressed to my rival, Sam Me
baum. Confound it! I'll open it,"
He impetuously tore open the en-
velope and read:
Dearest Sam-What a shame that
your invitation to the theater, to-
night, came just after had accepted
as dernier resort, one from that
odious Fred Crombie, who has been
prosecuting me with attentions of
iotCs ShOulu not nave accepted MS
invitation, anyway, if l had not been
Just dying to hear that particular
play And then came your welcome
but tantalizing note. What a con-
tretemps! But Sam, l will go with
you, and l will tell you how we will
outwit Fred and give him the slip.
Do you be at, or near, the head of the
stairway at the Brooklyn entrance of
the bridge at 1880 sharp, tonight. l
will drop my fan over the stairway,
as Fred and are going up. He will,
of course, run back to get it. / will
then seem to be pushed upward by
the crowd. Meet me at the head of
the stairs. Then, adieu, Mr.. Fred.
Lovingly yours,
OLLIE.
Mr.. Fred Crombie did indeed run
dutifully back for the fan that even
ing when Miss Ollie dropped it from
the bridge stairs. But instead of re-
turning, he buttoned his coat, raised
his umbrella against the drizzling
rain which had begun to fall, and
walked away to a street car. OF
course, Miss Ollie found no dearest
Sam" awaiting her at the head of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
Vivid lmaeinations.

The lady at Cape May who wrote a
message, sealed it up in a beer bot.
tie, and cast it upon the waters n
get 1t again after many days from
the captain of the British warship
Thunder, who found it in the belly
OF shark caught off the coast of
Portugal, must be a near relation of
that other citizen of New Jersey who
reports that he distinctly felt tbe
shock OF the earthquake in Martin.
ique.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
The Ransom Of an OVerCOat.
BY JAMES BUCHANAN.

| DI JAMES BUCHANAN.
! Copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub Col
Mr.. Il. Wilbert Marsh sailed forth
one morning, with a brand new light
0yercoat thrown jauntily over his left
arm. About half way between his
lodging house and the station where
ne was wont to climb up to that
Rbominable inconvenience, the "ele-
waited" he observed a young lady
dart down the front steps of one of
the most imposing and least faxed
OF the veneered brown-fronts. She
carried letter in her hand. On her
mead was nothing but a great glo-
rious mass of piled-up saffron hair.
She was strikingly pretty and strik-
lngly conscious of the fact, if one
might judge from her makeup and
manner. 1t was evident that she was
bound for the nearest letter-box.
Hardly, however had the little kid
slippers of this pleasing damsel trip
ped along the pavement a dozen
yards When, with the exasperating I'M
expectedness which nature sometimes
displays in her most perverse moods,
IL began to rain. The attractive fig
ure stopped short. wavered a mo-
ment and then turned back-just in
time to meet young Marsh. struggling
to raise his umbrella over his $25
overcoat
With a silvery laugh and, apparent
ly the most perfect Inconsistencies
OF any improperly in thus accosting
a stranger. the girl exclaimed
How student"
e. Wilbert Marsh smiled, and rails
ed his hat with gratifed blush.
Would you have the kindness to
drop my letter in the first box you
pass?" asked the girl, putting the
little square missiye into the young
mans hand, and gathering her skirts
preparatory to fight. The next in
slant she fed. rustling and laughing.
back to the shelter Of the brown stone
front, and z. Wilbert Marsh found
himself saying with pleasure!" to
the empty air. The young lady look
ed back as she was vanishing and
nodded. Il wonder if she would rec
ognize me, if she met me again?"
unused Marsh. Then he walked brisk
ly on.
The rattle of an approaching train
fell on his ear. He had just time to
reach the station and catch it. There
would not be another train for five
minutes, and it happened that he was
somewhat late that morning. With an
inward VOW that he would mail the
young lady's letter Immediately on
leaving the car, he made a wild dash
for the stairway and rushed upon the
platform of the nearest car Just as
the guard was closing the gate. Then
he slipped the letter into his over
coat pocket, and straightway did what
all men do under such circumstances
forgot it,
Presently another young man left
his seat, came up the aisle, and stood
smiling down upon Marsh. Going to
the ball game, this afternoon?" he
asked.
"Why, hello!" replied Marsh, recog-
nizing chum in whose company he
had aforetime done his part toward
hoarsely eulogizing the national
game. Eyes, l want to go. Shall, if
| can get away. You going?"
mot much chance of it. Two hun
dred and fifty pieces in last nights
mail! Don't know how much larger
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

this mornings mail will be. But say
VIII, if you can go. you want to. It's
going 10 be great bali. Hutchins will
pitch for our fellows. The champions
play us, and are only just a notch
ahead, you know"
BY the time E. Wilbert Marsh left
the car his head was completely full
of the great game which was to
come off that afternoon. He was
planning how he could get away. He
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
THE OPEN AMERICAN YARD.

One Feature of Our Life That I'm.
presses Englishmen.
"One thing that impresses the
stranger is the houses without fences
around them" remarked an English
man at the Waldorf-Astoria to a New
York Herald reporter. I'm England,
when we build our houses, we put
walls around them, and build the walls
so high that no one can look over.
mot that we are ashamed to be
seen, but because every mans house
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

In Pittsburg Mrs. Sarah E. Mccoy,
in law court, has just excelled in
the intellectual feat of Portia, and has
surpassed many shining masculine
lights of the bar. for she managed
her own case in a breach of promise
suit and proved, too, contrary to the
old adage that she did not have a
fool for a client. There were some
novelties in her methods of examin-
ing witnesses, as, for instance, her
telling one of them point blank that
he was liar. In the first case there
was triumph of nerve and muscle,
and in the second of nerve and in
tellect. The obvious conclusion is
that the era in which woman was a
"downtrodden creature" is fully past.
Tor, with qualifying experience of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

gardenia in their buttonhole. Sir Bern
hard Samuelson is 81. Time has left
deeper marks on his figure and visage,
1t Is true, but he is still hale and
hearty. Sir John Alleyne stands as
square and sturdy to-day as he did
when at the head of the great Midland
iron foundries which rolled the Orders
for all the British earlier ironclads and
ocean liners, and cast the huge iron
skeleton of st. Pancras railway sta
ton.
Sir John believes nightly not only
in head work, but in hand work. and
follows the same daily routine of man.
ual and mental labor as he did a score
OF years ago. He himself says that he
is getting old and stiff, but it would
cut him keenly if anybody else were
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

In order to secure a woman's for
glveness a man must make a bluff at
not wanting it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

to assert the fact The fourth octo-
genarian is an American, Mr.. John
Fritz of Bethlehem, Pa. He openly
breaches the doctrine that applied
science gives men healthy activity of
brain and supplies that salt and SAVIOUR
to life which we all need to render
our life worth the living.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
Yesterday and To-Day

Yesterday. Gods day. I spent
In holy thought, in calm content. &R
Amidst the ferns and grasses sweet; H
Where. here and there. about my feet
found this little flower
Id longed for such day be- AR II
When ev'ry vine and bush and tree 80
Should don its robe OF verdant hue;
Then | should gather dear, for you,
This little purple flower
And now my joy has passed away; ~
IT'S but memory to-day
My happiness to you 1 lend
In that these violets send
May brighten up an he IT. or
As with all Joys. their reign is short
No pleasure that hath been sought:
No happiness, however great
Did permanently satate- ~
We're happy but hour ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

II there be a want of concord
among members of the same family.
other people viii take advantage of
it to injure them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02
Great coal-Produein1 state.

1IGaA 0Sei'-E N@NNlliI 9AdACs
Pennsylvania is by all odds the
most abundant producer. Last year
abe mined lin round numbers) 67,5OO,-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-02

is his castle, you know. suppose the
Americans build their houses having
In mind the maxim of the old Roman
- viii build my house so that all
the world may see my every action.
AS l walked down residence
street the other day l saw the family
eating breakfast, and through the win.
dow of another house the domestic
making beds. On the lawn of a third
house were playing a score of the
neighbors' children.
An Englishman is like a bear 81
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-03

here Sunday, Jesse N. Smith and D, Rogers of the presidency were present and q good spiritual feast was enjoyed by the people.
 Tuesday J. $. Fackerell and family, Mrs. Louis Young and Miss Bashie Standifrd left for for the Gila country where they expect to visit relations and friends in that country awhile.
 Monday Clarence Hancock and wife went to Holbrook to take Mrs. Jane Knight who will take the train for Tempe Ariz. where she expects to visit a short time with some of her children who are living there.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-03
From Our
 Neighbors
Woodruff.

l. McCleve and wife were visi- tors here this week,
 A brand new baby has come to the home of Q. R. Gardner.
 Our Bishop has returned from conference in Salt Lake City.
 We have had a good many sand storms of late and things are rather dry,
 Littleton Perkins of Shumway and Porter of St. Joseph are visi- tors here at time of writing.
 From the way wool has pass ed through here, sheep growers must have had a good crop.
 A number of our men are out hustling at Owens Bros. sheep camp a few miles from here.
Holbrook argus., 1902-05-03
Taylor.

We are pleased to learn that Mrs. C. M, Jenningsis is improving.
 Geo. Bryan is in town the last few days looking after his inter- ests.
 We are visited quite often of late with the soft breeze of the Arizona Zephers.
 Quite a number of our towns men left here Tuesday to help James Porter shear his sheep.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Adams of Show Low were down visiting Mrs. Adams mother, Mrs. l. P. Jensen.
 Quite a nnmber of our young folks went to Pinedale Friday evening to attend the masquer- ade ball.
 N. A. and All Brimhall returned home from the shearing pens on account of other engagements, the other boys stayed until the shearing was over.
 Ward Conference was held