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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-05-30

Sometimes mans bad luck is due 10 hi,
eputation.-Chieago Daily News.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1902-05-30
Stops the Courh

stops the Cough
and works off the cold Laxative Bromo
QuinIne Tablets. Price Is cents.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
How the Great
Commander
Nullified O. Harsh
Order That He
Had Given

Col Hamilton, you will obey your
ORDERS"
The colonel saluted and left the tent.
Col. Inman remembered that the
next morning the detail charged with
the duty of hanging the spy went to
the tent. and when the sentry entered
it was found that there was nobody
inside.
About ten years afterward Col. In
man was in San Francisco on business
connected with his profession. While
there he CHANGED to meet Mr.. Hamil-
ton, with whom he became well ac-
quainted Hamilton one day men
toned that he was in the Confederate
army and the relation of war expert
ences began. 1t came out that the Mr..
Hamilton was the Capt. Hamilton
whom Col Hamilton had been ordered
to hang. There were questions from
Col. Inman, of course, and the story of
the escape of the young soldier was
brought out.
On the night before the day on
which he was to be executed he said,
after midnight, he was lying on the
blanket in mis- tent, half asleep, for the
circumstances did not warrant heavy
sleep. He was aroused by the entrance
of some one into the tent. A candle
was burning dimly and he saw before
him a heavily built man with short
stubby whiskers, wearing a blue uni
form without any insignia of rank on
his shoulders a black SLOUGH hat
pulled down over his eyes. He recog-
nized Gen. Grant.
The story does not go into details as
to the conversation which ensued. The
result was that the condemned spy,
after there has been exacted a promise
that he would never again assume the
part which had so nearly cost him his
life, was given the countersign which
would enable him to pass the sentries.
Then the man in the SLOUGH hat went
away.
And the man who was to have
hanged him at sunrise did the same
thing, and before the sun was set was
within the Confederate lines.-New
York Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
VIVA Animals in. Captivity.


Once keeper, by secrecy and much
guile, saw lioness teaching her cage
born cubs-two squealing, furry in
fants-the ancient lore of the jungle,
which no beast ever forgets. How to
leap from the brush upon bucks
back at the exact angle to break that
back at single blow-through pile
of straw, says Everybody's Magazine.
How to follow blood trail to where
the quarry lay-through sawdust. The
prize was a bit of raw beef, but the
cubs did not care. They had never
known-never would have known-the
fierce joy of the hunt and the kill, the
lust of clean, hot blood in the free
desert. Not for them the knowledge
of what it meant to send a challenges
rolling across the desolute plain be-
meath the stars, to hear the answer
pealing forth in distant thunder from
the ends of the earth; to know them
selves the masters of their world.
Later on in life, the blood and the
soul that was in them would teach
them what they had missed and lost,
as instinct teaches all wild things even
unto the third and fourth generation
of them that are born in bondage
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
New Story Of
Grant

Col. George Inman, a civil engineer,
who was an engineer in the Union
army with Grant in front of Petersburg
In l864-1S65, as colonel of engineers,
now engaged on some public work
near Richmond, told this story of U. S.
Grant to a group of Confederate vet
Grams, ex-officers, there recently.
In the winter of 1864 Capt. Hamil-
ton of the Confederate army was cap
tured within the Federal lines. and
there were found on his person papers
which clearly indicated that he had
penetrated the lines for the purpose of
gaining information for Gen. Lee. He
was court-martialed and was at once
condemned to be hanged at sunrise
the next day. Col. Hamilton, who was
in command of a cavalry regiment I'M
der Gen. Grant, was charged with the
duty of furnishing the detail which
was to execute the sentence of the
court.
The night of the day on which the
court pronounced the sentence on Capt.
Hamilton Col. Inman went to Gen.
Grants tent to see him on matter
connected with the operations against
the Confederates. He had been in the
tent for some time when the orderly
announced, "Col. Hamilton" A SOL
dierly appearing officer entered and
saluted. Before Gen. Grant had time
to speak the colonel said in hard
tones: General, I cannot obey the
order to execute that spy tomorrow
morning"
Gen. Grant started as if shot
why not?' he said in sharp tones.
The colonel was silent. He stood
with barred head dropped on his bosom.
Gen. Grant again asked him why he
refused to obey his order, and this
time there was a sharpness in his tone
which was not there before. Col Ham
ilton raised his head and looked the
commander-in-chief full in the face.
General, that man is my only son.
Gen. Grant looked his officer in the
face for moment. Then he turned his
back. The colonel remained standing
and silent, uncovered and his head
bowed. Then Gen. Grant wheeled
around and said in harsh voice:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

than daily round of the shops and
the theaters they merely laughed.
And then, after she had abandoned
all hope, Ruggles came in for dinner
one evening. Ruggles was an old
young man who looked upon life
through bowed gold spectacles and
considered 1t grave affair. Those
who did not approve the manner in
which he spent his time and his money
declared openly that he was poseur;
that his interest in the poor was mere
ly an affectation and they christened
him the Amateur Slumologist' 1t
IL probable that both his admirers and
his critics were In a measure right.
Il am surprised" she said to him
and there was the hint of sheer in
her voice; that you New Workers take
so little interest in-in wings that are
well not conventional-in the poor,
for instance, or the Sums"
Il am Disguised but not surprised"
he answered quickly, that New York
ers take the interest they do in such
things. Would you care yourself" he
asked of her with something of a
challenge in the question, ito see
little of the sunshine that comes into
the lives of this Other Half? Because
IL you do he added, eagerly, Il can
show 1t you.
There is going to be dance to-
morrow night in which some of my
my-er-p pupils on the East Side are
ina Tod
to come. VIII you go?"
The question was strict challenge
now, and had the young woman so de-
sired she would not have declined 1t.
81 would advise YOU he said, as
he was leaving, to wear something
we'll, you know, just something plain
and simple-not the sort you have on
now. The Other Half, you under
stand" ne ended rather feebly,
"might-might think we were trying
to look down upon them
The next night Ruggles, with the
young woman from the country
town besides him, hailed crosstown
car going in the direction OF the East
River,
II was nearly 10 o'clock before they
left the car and made their way down
a street from which the river lights
were occasionally revealed.
The room they finally reached was
almost brilliantly lighted and cheap
flags representing the nations of the
world were tackled to the walls in un-
diplomatic groups. To the girl it
seemed as If large majority of the
Other Half must already be in the
ball room. And whatever else it may
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

were once boys, and often mischievous
and fun-loving boys at that. Child
rem are always delighted to hear Of
some frolic INDUCED in by some great
man when he was boy, and so they
will surely appreciate the following:
Next door to Mr.. Gladstone's home
when he was little boy lived lady
who gave large evening receptions,
and during the evening there would
be many coachmen and footmen wait
ing outside. Gladstone and his
brother would go on the top floor of
their house, armed with squirt guns,
with which they squirted the coach
men and footmen waiting in the street
below. Henry Chaplin said the way
in which the venerable statesman
chuckled at the recollection of these
youthful escapades was most anus
ing. He said that Mr. Gladstone be-
came quite convulsed when he pro-
ceeded to tell him how delightful he
and his brother were to hear the SER
wants expressing their wonder as to
where the rain came from.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
Tbs -1a~iit4 It ueq4oso
coored Woman Wiling Suffer for the Sake of Possessing
Gog Tooth

Negroes are tooling about gold
teeth" said citizen who lives in the
old French Quarter, "and recently
have had this fact rather forcibly inn
pressed on my mind Some time ago
had negro woman working for me,
and one day she was telling me about
negro who had gold tooth, and re-
marked that she had tried to get him
to give it to her. 1t sounded so ridicu-
lous that I laughed. Why, boss, she
said, that nigger's teeth is better'n
mine. He jes had do gold slipped on
the outside, for he done took it off and
showed it to me- And it was a fact,
too. 1t was just thin and shiny COW
ering for the outer part of one of his
front teeth, and he used it because he
believed it added to the sweetness of
his smile
I'VE have new servant at our
house, a negro woman, and she is af-
fiicted with the same mad idea that
there is nothing to equal gold tooth
when it comes to winning favors
among the members of her race. A
few days ago she brought a handbill
home which she had picked up some
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

A Brooklyn clergyman, whose name
is withheld out of Difference to his feel
ings, tells story on himself. Recent
ly he had occasion to drop into kim
dergarten where he is well known and
where the ladies in charge are always
glad to see him. why, doctor" said
the ladies, 1--WE are so glad to see you.
We would like to have you tell the
children something about the. differ
ence between the Froebel and the Pet
zilozzi systems of kindergarten work"
The doctor was expected to say some
thing to the pupils. He had already
mounted the platform and thought TO
himself: Petzilozzi? Who was hef
What was his style? 81 was stumped,"
said the doctor. Now for little bit
of diplomacy" He began, and gave
the youngsters few glittering gener-
alities; then pulling out his watch he
said: my gracious, l have used up all
my time," and he left in hurry with
out ever referring to the strange sys-
tenn of juvenile instruction. But he ac-
quainted himself with this method
very soon afterward, and the next time
he visits the school he will be prepared
to enlighten the children.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
NILE THE SALVATION OF ge,pr.
Wonderful River That Fertillzes the
Bare brown sands.

Wonderful River That Fertllizes the
Bare Brown Sands.
The Nile is Egypt and Egypt Ia the
Nile The long, turbid tide stretches
through the desert and where its
waters touch the before-time liialess
sand gardens spring up and cotton
grows luxuriant. 1t is constant pat-
tie between the Nile, a yellow thread,
and the bare, brown sands for Egypt's
life, conflict continually in progress.
Each fall, fattened by the Abyss,nian
rains, the Nile, muddier than the Mis-
souri, and mightier than the MISSISSIPPI
pi, dashes out upon the sands and
drives back the encroaching dessola-
ton. Each summer time it retreats
into its narrow bed, and the grim des
ert grasps the hard-won sands again.
Sometimes the Nile does not rise t. the
conflict with full vigor, and, in cense-
quence, the clutch of the desert is un-
loosed, the thin ears deyour the fat,
and there is famine, actual or threat
ened, in the land Once upon a .lme,
notable in the last century's religious
calendar, it held back from its fall
campaign against the desert desola-
ton. There was no train--it never pains
in Egypt save a few drops each win
ter-and the Nile-god sulked OF slept.
Then came strange sight in AN old
Cairo mosque. In the Gami1 Amir
ibu elias, where stands the gray mar
BILE pillar miraculously transported
from Mecca, at the Khalif omar's
prayers, the whole of the Mohamme-
dan priesthood, the Christian clergy
of every sect and the Jewish rabbis
bowed in prayer with one accord to
petition for the rising of the Nile. And
the Almighty, to whom Moslem and
few and Christian pray, heard and
answered.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
Metz, vort'r EaSf Side.
Peculiar Life and Society that Is o World
by Ltself-A Cumming Trip.

There won't be nothin' but things dom
then"
The agile mans prophecy was al
ready being fulfilled and when the mu-
sic stopped there was general "gittin
together" The men who had been
dancing placed their partners In chairs
and standing before them famed them
vigorously. One young man who
could not find seat for his partner,
gently tipped her against one of the
pillars and famed her frantically with
handkerchief which he held by two
of Its corners. 1t was evidently looked
upon as great joke and when another
young man called across the hall,
Save your strength, Danny, she'll be
side steppin when you are dragged to
your corner" the Other Half applauded
uproariously
The lancers was announced as the
next dance by pasteboard sign hung
from the piano, and as the sets were
being formed RrggIes calmly asked
pleasure of the lancers.' He did not
wait for response, but took the girl
by the arm and led her to a vacant
place in one of the sets, A prefer
naturally solemn man and an icily
naughty blonde made up the couple
opposite her.
She was beginning to look upon this
man with a good deal of diffidence,
when suddenly in forward and
back" he clutched her convulsively
around the waist, drew her close to
him and with the ease and rapidity
of cream separator whirled her
around eight times in space that did
not seem to her larger than a twenty
five cent piece When she had OBJ
tanned her bearings once more she
was surprised to find that the man
still retained his immohility.
Not long after the square dance one
of the amateur slumologist's pupils
discovered him and with grave cour-
tesy brought one of his friends to be
introduced to the slumologist's com
panion. From his manner and make
up the friend evidently was a young
man of sporting procliyities. He wore
a deep red stock, thin striped waist
coat affected by coaching men, short
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

The seller of pot-boilers came into
the office of the shrewd broker with
the air of one who is about to sacri-
fee a priceless treasure. 1t was a
seascape; a troubled sea beat upon
purple rocks, and wind-driven gulls
wheeled in wild circles above the ia
miliar pot-boiler ship. The seller of
pot-boilers looked upon the treasure
long and yearningly. 1t could be seen
that grievous struggle between art
and appetite, was raging within him.
How much do you want for it," de-
manded the shrewd broker. Zone hun
dred dollars, said the pot-boiler man;
tits giving 1t away" "Give you three
for it," said the shrewd broker. 'It's
yours" said the pot-boiler man. "That
fellow across the way only offered me
rs cents, but he amt no judge of art"
New York Post
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
CONDEMNED IN MISSOURI AND CON-
FISOATED IN NEW YORK.

Judge Clarke of st. Louis has con-
victed and fined heavily a number OF
grocers for selling baking powders
containing alum.
The week before the Health Depart
ment of New York seized a quantity
of stuff being sold for baking powder
which they found was made from
alum mixed with ground rock, and
dumped it into the river.
The Health Authorities are thus
taking effective means to prevent the
introduction into our markets of In
furious substitutes in place Of whole
some baking powders.
AS alum costs only two cents
pound, there is a great temptation for
those manufacturers who make sub
stitutes and imitation goods, to use
1t. Alum baking powders can be de-
tected by the health authorities by
chemical analysis, but the ordinary
housekeeper, whose assistance in pro-
tecting the health of the people is I'M
portant, cannot make a chemical ex-
animation. She may easily know the
alum powders, however, from the fact
that they are sold at from ten TO
twenty cents for a pound can, or
that some prize-like spoon or
glass, or piece of crockery, or wooden
ware-is given with the powder as an
inducement.
AS the people continue to realize the
Importance of this subject and con-
sumers insist on having baking pow
der of established name and charac-
ter, and as the health authorities con-
tinue their vigorous crusades, the
alum danger will, it is hoped, finally
be driven from our homes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

There was storm of white feathers
in the business district Of Kansas City
the other day. The downy feathers,
like snowflakes, were borne upon the
wind, whirling around corners, twist
ing in eddies behind billboards and in
alleys, piling up in banks in the shell
ter of curbstones and buildings, and
clinging to electric wires until they
were festooned in long strings OF
white that looked like real snow. The
feathers came from the factory of the
Kansas City Feather company, and
there were about half car load of
them altogether. The feathers es-
capped from the factory by an accident
to the machinery. It will not be per-
mitted to happen again, for the feath-
ers that were lost were the best goose
feathers and were worth to the COM
pany about SIS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
TOO rIoKLIsH TO BE MEASURED.
Addiction That Compelled an freshman
to Wear Old Clothes.

Addiction That Compelled an Irishman
to Wear Old Clothes.
The Rev. DIR. Joseph Twichell told
story at the dinner of the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick, which won him
the hearty applause of the four hun
dred Irishmen present.
st was making my first trip about
Dublin" said Dr. Twichell "and l had
engaged jaunting car While | went
into a store my 'jarvie' fell into a con-
versation with another carter, who
was the most tattered specimen of
humanity ever saw. When we start
ed driving again l asked my 'jarvie
il the other carter was a friend of
his
Shure, an he is, yer honor; he's
my best friend was the answer.
g Isn't he bit ragged?' l asked
'Shure, an he amt nawthin' else.
a" Is it because he's so poor?'
p" Nav, yer honor, he's plenty of
money
Why, doesn't he buy some decent
clothes, them?
Why, yer honor, I'll tell yer, he's
that ticklish there amt tailor in
Dublin that can measure him, so he
has to wear what he has on New
York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

where in the street. 1t had been scat
tered broadcast by local dentist, who
advertised the fact that he was giving
to every patient who called at his office
one gold tooth. This caught Lucindy's
eye.
Il happened to be passing the htch-
en- window and I saw Lucindy before a
mirror, with her mouth wide open, and
she was making a close inspection of
every tooth in her head My wife had
said something about the pretty, even
teeth the negro had, but thought
probably she had the toothache.
'Toothache, Lucindy?' l asked. No,
boss she replied, never has had
toothache. Jes tryin' to see which one
O. desc teeth I'm gwinter have pulled,
so l can git one of desc gold teeth,
and she showed me the circular which
she had picked up in the street. 1
told her she ought not to do it, and
she seemed to be very much put out
about it."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

jacket and peg-top trousers. He APP
peared to be quite at home at such
social affairs. and when the young
woman, having apparently no alterna-
tive acceded to his request for the
next waltz, his hand went involuntari-
ly to the side of his forehead. During
the dance he talked to her in the gay
persiflage of the world as he knew it.
He told her that her dancing was just
like stepping on eggs and that she
was beautifully gated and bitted, and
when he found place for her and
she had thanked him, he replied gal
lantly, keep the change"
Beer and ale were sold at a counter
In one corner of the hall and between
dances there was a spirited demand
for these beverages.
After the dance the young lady went
home to the "Other Half" with a far
better understanding of the East Side
Of New York. The "Other Half is
eminently respectable at all it's func-
tons, and so are its manners.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
Grow Indians Wealthy
Tribe in Montana Owns Three Million Acres of Land
and an Irrigation System

'The Grow Indians" said j. e. Ed
wards, who is government agent for
that tribe. in talking with a Washing
ton Times reporter at the Ebbitt,
"have a magnificent reservation of
over 100000 acres of land in Mon
tana. / think 1t is about the best
reservation in the United States. They
want to sell 100000 acres, and there
is prospect of such legislation being
enacted by the present congress.
There are about 1000 of the Crows
They came nearer maintaining the
purity of their Indian blood than any
other tribe. At the same time their
numbers are decreasing. Consump-
ton has done its fell work among
them, and Its ravages continue. 1t
seems strange that they should be
such easy victims to this disease, con-
sidering the robust original stock and
their active outdoor life. But it is
true that there is no community, nor
race, in the world where the mortality
is SO great from tuberculosis as among
these full-blood Crows. 1t is largely
due, many think, to their imprudence
in personal exposure and neglect OF
simple rules of health.
"They have about 100000 invest
ed in irrigation facilities, and are
about the most industrious Indians in
the country, raising large crops of
wheat and hay. The older ones retain
many of the primitive ways of the
aborigines, but the rising generation
is copying the civilization of the
whites"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

A. bull which was brought to town
on a steamboat to be slaughtered
broke away from Its custodians yes
terday and was chased to the rivers
edge. Plunging into the icy waters
Of the Ohio 1t started down the stream
and swan a distance of four miles to
the foot of Blennerhasset Island and
found its way into the stable where
it belonged. 1t was brought back on
steamboat, and escaped the second
time, swimming the river to the Ohio
side, a mile below here, where 1t was
captured this morning. Baltimore
Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

A remarkable novelty-it was alive
distinguished bazaar recently held
in Gotham by aristocratic danes. as
sisted by smart bellies.
This remarkable feature was a cat
table. Live cats and kittens of high
degree were sold at fabulous prices
and Tabby and Tom of no pedigree
pretensions were shuffied off for ra-
tional sums of cash
Cat baskets, blankets, collars, shoes
and other articles of the cats ward
robe were salable accessories of the
table.
This innovation in the swell bazaar
is an adaptation of an English fash
ion. Dog and cat tables are usual
sights in London bazaar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
Tipped senator Hawiey.

Senator Hawley, chairman Of the
committee on naval affairs, politely
pointed out some of the interesting
decorations in his committee room to a
party of elderly ladies the other after
noon. They were strangers in Wash
lngton, and one of them, after thank
Ing him heartily, handed him quar-
ter, saying that such very obliging
doorkeeper should always get a small
tip for his kindness" The senator was
too courteous to undeceive the simple
old soul
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

This is the tale OF young lady
visitor to New York, who had an in
tense desire to go stunning"
The great difficulty she found in the
carrying out of her plans was tina abb
solute indifference with which her host
and hostess looked upon Summing
they were New Workers. When she
limited that few gaslight gllmpses
of the city might prove more educating