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WOES OF GERMAN OFFICERS.
Matrimonial Snags in the Path of Kali
Ser'S Soldiers.


AS censor of military marriages.
German Emperor William has defined
what manner of wed1ock is permiS-
slble to Prussian officers and what
marriages are Esstrengthi1y under
said" His new order states that an
officer with SLIPS a year must have a
private income of 1875 in order to
marry A district officer of gendarmes
must add private means of 1925 a year
to a salary of 5000 to win the privil-
ege- Officers who haven't $3.50 pay
mustn't marry at all.
The kaiser's is the busiest matri-
monial bureau in the world. Each
officer who desires to double his
duties and halve his rights must
state his prospective father-in-law' 8
business and tell whether the lady is
maid, widow or divorce, and in the
latter case why Proofs must be in
closed of her income, education and
repute- If there is no obstacle, social
or military, the wedding bells may
then peal out their merry note
Interest rates upon such German
investments as the E'kingIy and kaiser
ly" bureau will accept are low A
young fellow practically must have
$4,000 to $4,000 in his own name
before he can think of matrfmony If
the lOvelOrn one has not the cash
well, in that case he can give up mis-
commission and come to country
where he may marry on nothing a
year if he likes.
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and although he was only a salaried
man in the house 1 actually grew fond
of him We would tell college yarns
and II
you were in college together?''
Not exactly. He had gone in for
the German and Russian universities
after ages of examining on this side.
OF course with the governors
yes, 1 know" She swiftly replied
and a dark red overspread her face
and neck. you became intimate
friends, and-how very sad-he-it
was only last week, wasn't it?''
Committed suicide last week. Took
five grains of morphine and was as
dead as-er quite dead in no time l
was with him that afternoon. He was
dOwn-hearted and I just thought of
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some such thing at the time. I'm
pretty good reader Of human nature,
you know-pretty good =
you and he were associated daily,
and were very close friends for sew
era1 years, were you nOt?' Her voice
was beginning to sound as if it came
from a remote corner of the long
room and she shivered as he spoke
again.
For fifteen years-ever since I be-
came manager in my own right He
fond of me as lawfully fond
of me, but 1 didn't discourage tit
pleased him. When I'd come down il
the morning after a-weu, after hav-
ing been detained late the night be-
fore, I'd feel his eyes on my face.
Then he would slip up behind my
chair and lay his hand on my shout
der, for all the world like the gov
ernor used to do And he'd say:
Take care of yourself, old man;
you're working too hard 1 couldn't
bear to see another name at the head
of our stationery. 1t would break me
all up, old man. That's the way he
would talk The way that man loved
me was wonderful. Funny, isn't it?
Very she replied, still moro
quietly.
But I started out to tell you about
the suicide. Saddest thing 1 ever
knew That afternoon 1 had told him
| in plain words that I'd promised an
| other man his place-fellOw / met on
| the other side last summer. Her
| brother you know. You'll not feel
| er-jealOuS when you get the cards !?
L gave you two opportunities want
you towel you know people and +
"And the man." she reminded
| t+Oh, he He took it all right.
| Business is business, you know. He
never said word. Just got little
whiter-it was a little sunderland
walked straight out of the building
What 1 didn't just like was the way
| he went-not even waiting until four
| o'clock, but I'm naturally a soft
| hearted chap, and I didn't say much
! He must have gone straight home
| then They say he stepped into the
house and asked for his wife She
| had left word that she had gone out
and would not be home for dinner
| AS he went out again, they told me
he met his little girl playing in the
yard with some children He asked
her to go with him for a walk, but
naturally enough, she said she would
rather stay and play with the children
She never was much for her father
anyway He was quiet, you know
Nobody ever knew him-except my
self knew him like a book, +
And he died alone without any
body?"
well, that was the last anyone
ever saw of him. alive The mex
morning they found him in his bed
And his face
She got up suddenly. +tP1ease.'
was all she said
Whats the matter?'' he asked
Your eyes look SO peculiar"
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His M aiady.

Farmer Honk|I understand that
the young city Teller that has been
boardin at Eli Summertime's died
last night in sort of "a peculiar man
ner.
Farmer Hornbeak=Dknow as there
was anything specially peculiar about
it, He died dead, same as folks gen
orally do.
Farmer Honk-Aw, you know what
l mean-the cause of his death was
peculiar.
Farmer Hornbeak-D'know as it
was, either. He died of a combina-
ton of mushroom appetite and toad
stool Judgments pretty common
failin' amongst city folks, I've no
ticed.-Judge-
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Had Them to Burn.

Being grievously afflicted with rheu-
matism in one of his legs the cent?
pede went to the cutwOrm for relief
i've stood it as long as 1 can, he
said Il wish you would amputate
the ai1ing leg It's along here some
where my left side
They all look alike to me- said
the cutworm, after making an exam
nation. Which one is it?
How can I tel1?'' exclaimed the
centipede irritab1y. ssCut off five or
six of them, and I'll tell you when
you've got the right one
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Another MaIady.

I'm really worried about Charlie -
said young Mrs. TorkinS-
whats the trouble asked her
mother.
.sA1l my care seems to have been
in vain 1 wouldn't let him play golf
for fear he'd get the golf elbow, nor
ping pong for fear he'd get ping pong
ankle
well, he has escaped so far!''
Yes But L haven't the heart to
ask him to stop playing cards, even
if it does lead to his becoming de-
formed
What do you mean?''
HE admitted to me that the poker
hands he is getting are extremely
painful
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UnMh oiesone.

do you think that sugar is I'M
wholesome for chiIdren?'' asked the
anxious parent
well, answered the physician, my
obsbervation is that it isn't likely to
do children nearly as much harm as
it does politicians
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Senator Hoar's New House.

Senator Hoar has bought a house on
Connecticut avenue, Washington, a
three-stOry brick structure of a dozen
rooms. He borrowed the SIS. 900 which
it cost, but hopes to make a profit by
selling before long. He and Mrs Hoar
have boarded for thirty-three years in
Washington hotels. Much disappoint-
ment is felt in the capital because
Senator Clark does not intend to build
a residence on the site of the old
Stewart castle which he purchased
some time ago Finishing touches are
being put to his splendid home in New
York, and 1t is said the senator will
not build again outside Montana
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Practice Needed.

'<Ah got no use TO de man." said
Charcoal Eph, in one of his ph1Ioso-
phica1 turns, dat donates er thousan'
dO1lahs t. de heather fund OBJ de fash
ionab1e church wild one han an raise
de rents of his tenement houses wild
de udder- All spec he bettah begin
practisin' crawlin' fro de eye OBJ der
needle, Mistah Jacksoni '-BaItimore
News.
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Time Saved.

Some of the most successful Amer
icans, said the contentious summer
boarder, were obliged in youth to
study by the light of pine knots
Yes" answered Farmer COrntosseI
that's where they had a big advan-
tage- They didn't have to spend a
large share of their lives dodgin' live
wires an 1earnin' not to blow out the
gas
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The Mise EIx.

Once a foolish fly said to the Phre-
no1ogist Fly: Come and let us make
haste and a1ight on yonder bald head.
Not So said the Phreno1og1st Fly.
Can you not see that the bald head
possesses enormous bump OF COM
bativ eness?''
This teaches us that a Misfortune
may at Times Possess Advantages.
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fine Larqer the Better.

Mrs. Locutte-ThiS is my new even
ing gown. What do you think of it?
Mr. Locutte-WEewi Don't you
er-wear anything else with it?
Mrs. LocutteOh, yes, a few flow
ers, of course
Mr. Locutte-WeIl-e bet
ter get about two dozen sunf1owerS.
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IT Made = Difference.

The Sick Man (who is a collector
of coins and also very rfch)-ssI made
my will to-day, Douglas, and left you
my collection of coins
DOug1aS-.-Which one, unc1e2 The
one in the bank or the one in the cab
inet?''
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Whole Libraries.

Seedfman-I saw your advertise
ment in this mornings paper, and I've
called to see what you'd give me for
these half dozen Volumes
BOOknnan-"But we advertised that
we would buy whole libraries only"
ediman-'tWel1, this is my whole
library
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Doubtful Consolation.

Young wife-I'm so unhappy
Girl friend-Why, dear?
Young wife-I'm beginning to real
fze that my husband married me for
my money.
Girl friend-We1l, it ought to be
some consolation to know that he isn't
as big fool as he looks
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Didn't Worrx Her.

MARY, I wish you would be more
careful I am very sorry to hear my
wife has to scold you so often
Mary-.eOh, don't you mind me. sir.
I don't take any notice OF it,
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Already Reduced.

sharpe wonder if beef will ever
be reduced2
Wheaton-It is reduced now in
some places
Sharpe-What p1aces7
Notwithstanding houses I only
get half as much as formerly
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Far Worse

Far worse
Alma and Clara have not spoken
since they took part in private theat-
rica1s.''
4 see; professional jealousy
NO; worse. Amateur
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It was a SAD aILaIT, ne Saul
deal with that kind of a man. Now
most people do not-but-well-yOu
wouldn't think tim naturally of
the artistic temperament myself
funny with my business ability, isn't
It2 1 could see, you know. that the
woman was driving him to the edge OF
his nerves-that she was killing him
Never saw such a picture of misery
as he grew to be- Always looking on
somewhere and not hearing anything
that went on around him. We grew
intimate may say very intimate
He was a gentleman, you know, al
ways without a cent, but a gentleman,
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Very YounQ.

very
did you hear about jenkins getting
married to young actress?
Yes. and she must be a very young
actress, too
s.Why?'
7 understand he's her first hus-
band
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Needed Later On.

why do you think he is sincere
in wanting to marry your
Because he hasn't squandered any
money on me in two weeks.''-PhiIa-
delphia North American
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Getting Used to 1T.

Getting Used to 1T.
She-Mr- Hitler used to be wei
spoken OF, but of late he is in bad
odor.
He-9es; but that's only on ac-
count of his automobile 1 don't Iilxo
the smell myself, but they say it does
not take long to get used to it,
Fearsome.
mere is only one thing 1 dread
more tnan woman scorned." sai6
Squi1dig-
Weil?" asked McSwflngen.
woman behind the garden hose.
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The summer girl who falls in love
thinks she is having a warm time
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She-He'S an artist.
He-What does he do for a living?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21
Picture Ernlrineh.

A well-known photographer of New
york recently had his country house
overhauled. says the San Francisco Ar
gonaut. A new skylight was added and
extensive alterations were made in the
ROOF. The men engaged ON the job
took their time and did not overwork
themselves, which did not prevent the
roofer from presenting a bill almost
as steep as his calling. When the
owner of the house expostulated it was
evident to him that the men had to be
paid for their time. and they had spent
several days on the job. mo wonder"
SAID the photographer; and then he
produced number of snapshot photo
graphs, representing the men on the
roof of his house as taken from the
attic window of an adjoining building.
Some were sitting smoking, some were
reading newspapers, and others were
lying on their backs. why" said the
astonished roofer, these are my men.
Exactly" responded the owner, land
these pictures explain why they took
such long time over the job"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21
"reminiscences of De Reszke.

Jean de Reszke is the only one of
the grand opera singers whom it is
impossible to hire for private mus
icales. He will sing an entire even
ing at the house Of fellow artist, but
becomes positively angry when sing
ing in private houses for money is
suggested. He. once visited the house
of the Rothschilds in Paris, and de-
lighted his host by singing a number
of songs. The baron, who had tried
to get him to sing at private entertain
ments a number of times, but never
succeeded, now resolved to reward the
singer in what he considered the prop
er way. At the close of the evening
he presented De Reszke with blank
check, signed, asking him to fill it up
for any amount he wished. De Reszke
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

lowed. looked up to and ooeyed until
that moment-as deliberately, uncon-
cernedly and mercllessly as II they had
been yagrant ours. No European who
was in or near Cayite during that night
of horror when murder, cold-blooded
and long meditated, held dominion
over the erstwhile peaceful town,
can ever forget while memory en-
dures. a single dragging moment
of those awful hours. II had
been arranged among the natives
that a simultaneous outbreak shouts
take place at Manila, but through
some misunderstanding or some
act that precipitated the climax
the men at Cavite took the initiative
with results most disastrous to the
caus> they had so close at heart.
For one night they seemed to be
masters of the situation, but the next
morning the Spaniards, aroused for
once out Of their usual state of arro-
giant Indifference and naughty uncon-
Germ by the potentialities Of this most
unexpected and surprising obstacle in
the smooth and somewhat sluggish cur
rent OF their official existence, mustered
force sufficient to quell the insurrec-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

The ship stopped at Honolulu, and in
August, year ago, landed its men on
Oriental soil j. w. Cole, formerly
connected with st. Louis theaters;
Frank Simmons, Seller, Benson and
others were in this battery.
For several months after their ar
rival the men of the Sixth had pro-
vost duty to perform inside of the
walled part of Manila. When the
trouble at Page Church came. Battery
d saw active service. With two guns
they smashed the church to smither-
Gems, and later at Caloocan did more
valiant service. Lieut.. Hawthorne had
command of the guns of the Aston bat
terry, which had been turned over to
the government and formed part of
the Sixth, and on these occasions they
were brought into play effectively. 1t
was necessary to keep the railroad
lines open, and for this work the Sixth
artillery was admirably suited, as it
shelled the insurgents whenever they
appeared to be working on new in
trenchments.
After the Caloocan affair, these
aided by the rapid-fire guns
of the gunboat Helena, swept the near
by country of Filipinos. The insur-
gents in bushes were able to give cross
fire that exposed D battery to much
danger, but only one death resulted.
One of the forts built by the bat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

result was religious, and became mani
fest in decline in the number of con-
verts to the Christian faith and in a
falling off in the membership of the
Christian churches. Not few aban-
doned Christianity. At the same time
the policy of some of the missions was
modified. Self-support was more and
more insisted upon both in relation to
churches and schools Contemporary
with these influences has been perhaps
a decline, under the power of an in
creasing materialism, in the interest
and prayers of the churches which
have established the missions. But
there remains a strong body of Japa-
nese Christians and of wise men who,
while they are not processing Chris
tians, favor Christianity as an elevat-
ing force morally and Intellectually,
and contribute to various Christian in
situations. There are many tried and
true Christians in official positions and
the number of steadfast adherents to
the Christian faith continues large.
Under the new treaty which throws the
whole empire open to all nations. a
desire has arisen to learn English. and
the Bible is sought after as text book
in English. Missionaries and teachers
are in request as teachers of English.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

Kipling's story. "The Man Who
Would Be King" has found a strange
parallel in central Africa, where a
romance as weird and bloody as any
ever penned by the English writer has
just reached its finale Two French
officers, dreaming of great empires
with themselves as rulers, headed a
mutiny and murdered their command
err Then, with their supposedly devoted
followers, they plunged into the will
derness and were there in turn muir
dered by the native soldiery on whom
they counted for the arms that could
win their kingdoms. To make fitting
climax to the story, the news of their
fate reached Paris on the very day
when memorial services were being
celebrated for the officer they slew.
Fiction's pages can furnish few more
thrilling narratives, and he novelist
would indeed be dull who could not
weave a tale of fascinating interest
around the ambitions, crimes and end
ings of the soldiers who wanted to rule
a tropic world.
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ton and restore at least a semblance
of security to their own positions. The
failure of the movement so long
planned and hoped for plunged the
Philippines into worse difficulties than
they had before even dreamed of. In
Spanish eyes after that disastrous fas-
co every native was a mutineer at
heart, and no man of Philippine birth
was so humble or so Insignificant as
to escape the blighting breath of sus-
picion. Arrests were made by the
wholesale Honest farmers who had no
thoughts above or beyond their daily
toll and the success or failure of their
crops were classed in the same cate
CORY and doomed to suffer the
same cruel experiences as the pro-
fessed agitators, the political trick
sters or the high-bred Tagolas,
who had good reason to rebel,
even though they might have too
much policy and too keen an appre-
citation of the insurmountabe difficult
ties of the situation to yield to their
natural impulses. Many of the men d.
rectly concerned in the mutiny were
taken to Manila, and there suffered
the death penalty at the hands of their
own whilom comrades in arms. Others
were less mercifully dealt with, as
torture in its most agonizing and ex-
circulating form was decreed for them
before death was allowed to end their
misery.
Five of the vows are substantially as
follows:
II will die slowly by the most
hideous torture, before l will diyulge
anything that know, learn or conjec.
ture about this very exalted and honor.
able union"
III will execute at any cost tc
myself and others, Immediately, un.
questioningly and exactly. all orders
received by me which are accompan.
led by the sacred and secret word"
lit will cherish active and I'M
dying hatred against all Spaniards and
other foreigners"
lV.-"When the order comes I will
personally assist to slaughter, at once
and without mercy or distinction. all
foreigners within reach of my re-
venge."
VI will keep these oaths while
my life lasts, and should l forget or
dlsobey them in the least part 1 will
expect and most rightfully suffer the
most horrible DEATH"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

1t takes a very small mirror to re-
feet the whole surface of the sun, and
single paragraph from private let
ter expresses the less frankly avowed
attitude of many present~day under
graduate. More than tive centuries
ago, Edmund Verney wrote from Ok
ford: Most Honored Father: | want
a HIATT, and a payre of Fringed Gloves,
before Sunday next, for as come from
church everybody gazeth upon me and
asketh who am. This was told by a
Friend of Myne who was asked by Two
of Three who | was" The reader of
today may well smile, for in all classes
of society worth counting, the trained
and honest hand may go gloveless, if it
pleases, and the head is distinctly val
ued above the Hiatt"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21
New Women of Japan.

Tokyo Cor. Chicago Record: Full
wanna has been the scene of very I'M
usual performance. An old woman of
% is said to have assembled the noun
tain at the head of six women, all
more than fifty years of age That is
progress with vengeance, considering
that in former days no female. young
or old, was permitted to desecrate the
sacred mountain by treading on It.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

ropes. AS there were plenty of pull
ers, they did not object to it. Besides,
it was great relief to the Commits
sary Department not to have the feed
ing of horses on its hands. Rice straw
called paddy" was the only fodder
to be had in that country. The native
ponies subsisted on this mainly, but
for the larger draft horses from the
United States this was not sufficient.
Their feed oats and hay, had to be
imported -Post-Dispatch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21
Every Artillery Man His Own Horse in
the Philippines.

Oscar H. Weber, a Louis man,
who acted as photographers assist
ant when he was not fighting in the
Philippines, has brought back with
him number of views that, better
than words, tell the story of campaign
Ing as done by the artillerymen. Web
er served in Light Battery D, Sixth ar
tillery, enlisting in st. Louis. making
the overland trip to San Francisco and
then sailing on the transport Peru.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

terry on its march was christened Fort
Macarthur. 1t was made up of sand.
bags, behind which trenches were dug
for the shelter of the men. Dat sacks
were carried in the ammunition wag-
ons for the purpose of making walls,
which insurgent bullets could not per-
forate. The most unpleasant part of
life in this fort was the terrific heat
There were no horses to be had, and
the men pulled their cannon with long
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21
SOME STORIES OF THE PRESENT WAR.

took the check and as he tore it to
pieces said: my friend, l am your
guest If l took your check should
deserve to be kicked from your door.
| sang only for pleasure"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

His angel-They say the Lucania
can steam rs knots an hour. Her
sweet-That is quite right. His angel
4 suppose they steam them so that
the poor sailors can unite them more
easily.-Stray Stories.
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CLING TO THEIR OWN RELIGION

O"fis'ahity In Japan Has Been en- she
Decline for Some Years.
Though the fact may be an unpleas-
ant one for Christians to contemplate,
1t is nevertheless unquestioned that
there has been a decline of interest In
Christianity since the successful war
in China produced high degree of
national self-confidence among the
Japanese. The cry was heard every
where Japan for the Japanese" One
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

A woman begins to realize that she
is getting old when the policeman
ceases to take her arm at a street
crossing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21
Trade follows the drummer.

1t is quite natural for a full man to
appear occupied
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-21

Toronto, which has a population of
100000, boasts of having more uni
versities than distilleries, more col
leges than breweries, more churches
than barrooms." Good for Toronto!