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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

combustible holder, the Cartridge be-
ing thrown away after the contents
are burned.
The holder consists of a metallic or
asbestos tube, with a coiled spring
mounted at the base of the opening
and air ducts leading from the mouth
piece to the outer end of the tube. The
outer end is fitted with a conical cap
having slanting sides to hold the to-
bacco in the cartridge against the
pressure of the spring inside the tube.
The cartridges are to be furnished in
quantity, either loaded or empty as
tn : smoker may desire.
To place a charge in the tube the
outer cap is removed and the cart
ridge inserted and pressed downward
until the spring is contracted, when
the cap is replaced. The cigarette is
then lighted through the perforation
in the cap and the smoke drawn
through the air ducts to the mouth.
AS fast as the tobacco is consumed the
spring forces the ashes out of the cap
and renews the supply of the weed in
proximity to the air ducts. When the
cartridge has been emptied the cap is
again removed and the empty tube
thrown out. The tubes are made with
a slight taper toward the rear end, in
order that the spring may slide the to-
bacco from the tube without clogging.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Water Supplies in Texas.

The flow of Texas rivers has been
studied by the photographic parties
OF the United States Geological Sur
vey. Daily records of water heights
and frequent measurements by cur
rent-meter of the velocity and volume
OF water carried by each stream are
made. The economic value of such
photographic surveys is well illustrat-
ed by two examples. The flow of the
Brazos River at Waco was the lowest
on record during the past season and
the Waco dam, with head of 80 feet.
developed only $50 horsepower. The
minimum flow of the Colorado was
found to be only one-ffth of what was
popularity estimated at the time the
bonds were issued for the dam at Aus.
tin. The comparatively small cost of
such surveys repays taxpayers and in
vestors hundred fold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
The ruhsroulosrs Bacillus.

According to cable kilograms Prof.
Behring has just printed a book in
Berlin proving that the bacilli of hui
man and bovine tuberculosis are iden-
tical. the seeming difference between
them resulting from the capacity of
the bacilli to accommodate themselves
to the organism in which they live.
The writer announces that he has
successfully infected cattle with virus
from human beings, producing in this
way fatal animal tuberculosis. He
also declares that he has rendered
cattle immune to tuberculosis by vac
cinating them when they are young.
Further reports of these experiments
will be anxiously awaited.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
On The High Seas.
BY r II LANCASTER

~ - IL l1kAlNCAO
copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub Coz
Ihey were going out to the Philip
pines to teach the young ideas how
TO shoot, or, as an institute lecturer
once expressed it, to teach the young
shoots how to idea.
The deck of the Ell Cid quite teemed
with enthusiasm, educational, relig-
ious and otherwise. But one man hung
on the rail and sulked.
Three days out from San Francisco
and he had seen nothing of her. 1t
was not NAL de mer, of that he felt
convinced. What it was he did not
say. He smoked and sulked and
sulked and smoked.
His fellow-passengers eyed him crit
ically, wondering If he had soured on
his government job already. They
were the rather inclined to this opin-
ion from description he had given
OF the population they were destined
to enlighten and elevate.
"A race of mongrels," he had cut in
tersely when an enthusiast across the
table from him was descanting upon
the little brown mans virtues.
DO you suppose he is homesick?"
girlish looking teacher asked of the
man lounging beside her.
THE Lord knows he returned.
f1ecking the ashes from his cigar.
Then, as though his reply struck him
as rather a discourager to conversa-
ton, Il suppose he thinks this is what
Carlyle would consider case where
ones resource is to talk little and
that little from the newspapers"
The girl laughed
1T seems outrageous to Joke about
him when he appears to be so I'M
happy"
Was it his uncomfortable mood you
were bordering so deeply when came
up?"
No" she smiled at the idea. 81
was thinking about Drake and Caven.
dish and the villianies they committed
in these waters and then got praised
Tor when they went home"
MEDIEVAL morality was a queer
thing" he admitted. 81 dare say ten
or twenty generations from now ours
will appear as queer"
Il wonder II it WILL" she unused.
"Of course. he assured relentlessly.
If the march of progress is to be
continued onward and upward, we
must resign ourselves to figuring in
the far future as cut-throats and
thieves. Drake and Cavendish were
innocent children compared to the cap
tains of Spain; but those same red
handed Spaniards Christianized most
of these islands. They built churches
with one hand while they butchered
natives with the other"
How dreadful of you'll" she pro
tested
mot at all. The only trouble is
that your mind has not learned to re-
gard piracy as an approach to the
angels"
81 do not think 1t ever will"
Just you wait until you have had
a round with the little brown man
and the brown mans children. You
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Causes Of Volcanic ExnIosIor.

In the Archives des Sciences Physi-
ques ct Naturelles M. Brun sets forth
theory of the causes of volcanic ex-
plosions based on the experiments of
M. Gautier and himself A few of his
results, only, can be referred to here.
They have direct bearing on the phe
nomena lately displayed in Martinique.
His experiments at Stromboli showed
that the lava flowing from the crater
was at temperature not above 1890
degrees c., and that the explosions
arise in the superficial layers Those
of M. Gautier prove that all rocks of
the earth's crust when heated above
redness give off gases, principally n.y.
drogen. The hydrogen is the principal
cause of the explosions. Heated to
about 1000 degrees in the crater. it
becomes explosive the moment it is
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Rarh.Wir.- stretcher.

A barb-wire stretcher which weighs
only - ounces and can be carried in
the pocket is the invention of Col.
James H. Birch of Plattsburg, Mo-,
formerly member of Congress from
the 4th district. The features claimed
for this device are it's simplicity,
cheapness and effectiveness. With a
bar of wood inserted in the ring to
give the necessary leverage the wire
can be drawn as tight as drumhead
and securely fastened in that position,
the weight of the body being used to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04


course, wouldn't say it publicly, but
have always thought that there was
a good deal more of the savage in a
woman than in the man. Look how
she admires the bloodiest kinds of
deeds, so they be bravely done. And
she has hundred times the stoicism
that man has. You know that Rus
kin always said if it was not for the
women there would be no more wars.
Now, of course, he was inclined to
be severe with the sex-he had suf-
fered by it-but l sometimes wonder
on my soul If there is not good deal
of truth in that saying of his"
The sullen man had ceased to lis
ten. The other mans words filed his
ears BE gentle and meek and you
get despised for your pains" He
moved away with the alacrity of hope
He knew the number of her berth
and before night he would know more
When she opened the door in re-
Spouse to his knock she found him
standing upon the threshold with a
matter-of-course air.
'The sunset is fine. want you to
come up on deck and enjoy it."
THANK you, but have some study
ing to do" she replied sedately.
ooh, bother" he returned, with a
careless masterfulness that astonished
her. you have been doing nothing
but study for the last four days.
began to think that you had gone back
on all your sea-bred principles and
were having an attack of NAL de
mer."
She smiled, more at his manner
than at his words.
Come on" he urged, don't you
know that sunsets are catalogued
along with time and tide? Wait for
neither man nor woman. Besides,
you ought not to cut the acquaint-
ance of waters made famous by Drake
and Cavendish."
StiD she hesitated. She had prom
Used her pride to avoid his society
during this long voyage, and pride.
like Shylock, is prone to demand the
fulfllment of her bond.
You see, | don't understand Span
ish very well and will have to study
1t stesdily during the voyage"
Then" he interrupted her, "In
tell you what we can do. We can
practice speaking Spanish together
while we are admiring the sunset"
he laughed little exultingly.
"Hay emit you found out now that l
do rot intend to take no for an an.
sweT ?"
"Eut the sunset must be gone by
this time" she objected.
Probably 1t is, but there are still
the stars. Rest assured that as long
as life lasts there will always be
something of interest for us to look
at"
~ es." she agreed, 1.-The world is in
itself a wonderful mystery"
AYE, but | meant they would be
interesting because we looked at them
together. The world in itself may be
wonderful, but have tried 1t for four
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

You will also expect to find in
them some trace of their man-eating
ancestors, won't your" he Knocked,
lazily. Let me give you a piece of
advice. Don't go into this expecting
to combat only the evils of a degrad-
ed civilization. The wild beast is in
them, too. No doubt those early civ
ilizers were tough lot, but these is
landers were no saints. Christianiz-
ing savage is good deal like MAX
ing love to a woman-be too gentle
and meek and you get despised for
your pains"
Don't you know" the girl said,
turning toward him confidentially, "of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
PUG DOG REPLACES IDA MONK"
Brooklyn Organ Grinders Innovation
Excites Comment.

OiSaI SIlIluCTS INNOVATION
Excites Comment.
Is the day of the organ grinders
monkey entirely gone? City ordi-
nances, S. P. G. A. influences and a
probable scarcity in the monkey mar
ket have combined to do away with
the comical little creature, which has
always been a childrens favorite. The
question asked above was suggested
by an unusual sight seen on lower
Fulton street this morning, says the
Brooklyn Times. An organ grinder
with one of the old-style instruments,
which always, in the reporters boy
hood days, not so long gone by, was
accompanied by a monk" passed by
on his way to the upper residential
districts. Instead of a monkey. how
ever, he had with him a pug dog,
which he led by string. In answer
to question by the reporter the or
gan grinder said:
"Da monk he maka da lot trooble;
da olda gal she keek, say da italian
hurta da monk, da cop he pulla me
and da monk in. l pay da lot mon
for da monk; had trooble. Da dog
he pleasa kid same da monk, no costa
mooch, no so mooch seek, no troo-
ble."
This explanation was perfectly sat
isfactory TO the organ grinder, who
evidently gets as many pennies with
the dog as an attraction as he would
with a monkey, but the reporter could
not refrain from thinking of Mickey
Finn, and quoting:
1T maka da monk sick; mea, too"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

is an easy matter to attach a small
rag or a piece of sponge TO the depend
ing end, which can be saturated from
time to time with any liquid vermicide,
and the vaporizing of this liquid will
serve not only to keep the vermin
from crawling over the roosts, but
drive the lice from the bodies of the
fowls, as the odor will permeate the
feathers when the birds are on the
roosts at night The inventor of this
device is John H. F. Eversz, of Walla
Walla, Wash.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Prepares Solid Foundatior.

1t is not entirely new to render loose
soil, such as sand and gravel. stable
enough for building purposes by i'm
pregnating it with thin fluid cement.
which binds with the sand and forms
a sufficiently hard concrete mass to
serve as foundation; but this process
is always dependent upon certain con-
ditions. Thus, for instance the soil
must contain no water, because the
water nils out the interstices of the
sand and renders the penetration of
the cement difficult, and. in addition
to this, the water still further dilutes
the cement, which is thin fluid already
SO that 1t is impossible for the cement
TO bind and form a good foundation.
NOW comes Russian inventor with an
apparatus to exhaust the water from
the soil simultaneously with the fore
ing into it of the liquid cement This
enables the cement to be properly dis
tributed and also renders it possihIe
10 force 1T into the soil with less nres.
sure than when single forcing tube
was used. AS seen in the drawino
the two smaller tubes pour the cement
into the sand, while the larger central
pipe is connected with suction pump
or other exhaust apparatus. This
draws the water from the soil and al.
lows the liquid cement to renIace IL
readily, also serving as an indicator
TO show when the soil has been inn.
pregnated by drawing the cement into
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

One man hung on the rail and sulked.
will find that they are not the little
innocent dreams of darkness your
imagination and the newspapers have
led you to believe"
The sulky man had drawn insensi-
bly, nearer. The speakers pessimis-
tic views conceded comfortably with
his own evil mood. The girl spoke
after a pause.
II shall expect to find my pupils dis
figured mentally and morally by the
degraded civilization that has been
forced upon them" a. said.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

mixed with air. A rock containing a
per cent constituent of water 10
shown by calculation to give on
enough hydrogen to throw twice its
weight for a distance of three miles.
The results quoted indicate the main
lines of the theory proposed. For its
full development the original paper
must be consulted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

The words month" and silver /"
long supposed to have no words to
rhyme with them, have now been
found to possess one rhyme each.
"oneth." term in mathematics. and
"chilver." eve lamb, supply the for.
mer deficiency.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

1T is the absurd. short-sIghted
cheese-paring economy which is one
Of the defects of woman that makes
hotel run by woman uninhabitable,"
declares a London writer. In other
words, serving prunes during the Der
ny season is an objectionable sin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
WORK OF INVENTORS
INGENIOUS DEVICES TO SAVE
TIME AND LABOR.
Cuban Cigarette Cartridge" May
Appeal to Smokers-conVenient
Barb-Wire Stretcher-cause Of Vol
canlc Explosions.
Cuban oclaarette Cartridge"

Smokers who enjoy a small cigar OF
cigarette better than large cigar may
find the cigarette cartridge" shown
ir the accompanying drawing to their
liking 1t is the invention of Alfred
Leblanc of Havana, Cuba, and the idea
is to provide small cartridges of to-
bacco, ready to be inserted in a non
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

There is a truthful ring in the an
nouncement that lectures at the Wis.
consin Chautauquas have been at.
tended by audiences composed of
hundreds of intellectual persons and
millions Of thirsty mosquitoes"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

The picture postal card fad is caus.
ing Austrian stationers to fear they
will be ruined, but the tradesmen APP
pear to forget that love letters will
never go out of fashion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

The old joke regarding lovers an
tipathy for his iance's pet dog will
have to be changed. A Paris swain.
wishing to communicate hastily with
his sweetheart, scrubbed a message
on the back Of her pet pug.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Chicago proposes to double its popu.
lation in the next quarter century and
is setting about 1t in a systematic
way. Thirty-six brace of twins were
born in the city in the past four
months.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Joseph Chamberlain will now have
chance to ponder over the cause and
effect problem presented by the Boer
war and his failure to be appointed
premier of England.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

In some parts of Kansas the people
are complaining of a plague of ankle
bugs" There are drawbacks, of
course, to the pleasure Of going bare
foot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

DR.. Garnault has disproved Dr.
Koch's theory that bovine tuberculo-
sis is not contagious, but he finds the
experiment rather trying to his con-
stitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

tell YOU" said the landlord .,
the summer resort near the ton 20
the mountain, "a man cant o .op o'
much of this pure air" ee' 'oo
MOI! gasped the tenderfoot. who
was unused to the elevation. 81 con,,
get half enough of III" can
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

What's the use to worry about the
price of meat now when the chief
concern of the household is the manu-
facture of currant jelly and the pros
poets of peaches for canning?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Gates is in new coal deal, but he
says 1t is only little flyer on the
side, as he doesn't expect to make
more than $1O,OOO.OOO or $4,000, 900
out OF II.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Mr.. Usual Still is railway conduc-
tor in New York. His parents seem
to have made grammatical error in
naming him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Women who bring $4,000 pearl
necklaces home from Europe have
right to feel aggrieved at the inquisi.
tive manners of the custom house
officers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Some papers are surprised that the
new sultan of Zanzibar is fond of Bos-
ton baked beans. 1t simply proves
the sultan is man of good taste.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

A Louisville boy went insane after
eating a gallon of ice cream. There
must have been other crazy people
around where he got it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

An Iowa man has sl0,OOO,OOO which
he says he can not dispose of judi,
ciously. He ought to form a partner,
ship with Mr. Carnegie and try the
library plan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Russell Sage is showing signs of
age. He has just collected a dollar
that man owed him for 25 years,
and didn't say word about the in
terest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

The average woman doesn't care
any more for the privilege of voting
than the average man does for the
privilege of putting baby to sleep
Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

1t was thought at first that Gen.
Kitchener was going to hang up the
sword, but now it transpires that he
is to get married
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

New York people should always
carry parachutes. SO that when they
are blown up they may have chance
to come down easy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Now that train robber has been
killed and Tracy is no more, perhaps
Mr.. Pat Grove will have the kindness
to feel a trife worried
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

A London paper says May Yohe has
arrived in Paris, where she expects
to be joined by her husband Who
is Mays husband now?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

There is talk of an incubator trust.
What scheme will these trust promo
ters hatch oNt next?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

No man is smart enough to land
in strange town and pick out good
6-cent cigar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

The man who invented the noisy
circus calliope is dead His invention
does not entitle him to a monument.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

A New Jersey politician was almost
eaten by a hog. Think how hungry
the hog must have been to do a thing
like that.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Perhaps Miss" Yohe in Paris can
soothe her grief by buying some new
gowns.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Carrie A. Nation says her initials
spell Can" But to the man who
drinks they may spell can-can.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04

Even tight-rope walker may find
It hard to maintain his balance ct a
bank.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
impresnating Sand With ion,a
Cement

.ne tube after the water has been ex.
nausted' The pipes have pointed heads
10 AID in their insertion in the eorth
Nicolas schietkiewics of St Peters
burg, Russia, has the patent 90 ' Us ,
apparatus. on ells
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
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Sole Agents

house. with no one there to guard against
burglars. After the trip downtown on
Monday Mrs. Breen did not think OF her
Jewels again until she wanted them Tues
day. Then came the startling discovery
OF the loss.
Concerning the case Mr.. Breen said
last night:
I'VE do not know what became Of thu
diamonds No Evidence that burglars
broke into the house Monday night could
be found. I do not think burglars Sc
cured the valuables. My wife had them
with her Monday. She was at first in
cIined to believe that she might have lost
them or that they might have been taken
from her on the street. but she after
ward distinctly remembered that she had
them with her when she returned houa
Mcrday night
II did not report the loss to the police
because I thought the goods might turn
up from somewhere. but after waiting
several days without hearing anything
OF them I decided to advertise. | am
almost sorry that I did that now. be-
cause nothing will come OF It, an
sure"
Mr. Breen declared that he had no
clew or suspicion as to what became OF
his wife's jewelry The only certain
thing about the affair is that the waltz
ables are missing from the Breen house
hold Mrs. Breen is the wife Of tho
president OF the Breen & Kennedy whole
saIe liquor house.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
The MONOGRAM, Fad.

The monogram fad seems to be as
much in vogue with men as with women.
It is impossible to say where it will end.
unless one might predict that they will
take to tattoong nonograms on the
palms OF their hands.
What women are devoting most of
their attention to at present are the en-
broidered silk hose. No matter what
color the hose may be, the embroidered
monogram is always the same shade
as the grown she is wearing. The
very newest thing. however, is the mono
grained shoe. The three initials inter-
twined in silver are set on an oval plate
of gun metal about the size OF a buckle
It the shoe is of the large tongue varie-
ty the monogram is fastened to the
tongue. Then there are the Monogram
ed gloves. These are daintily embroid-
cred in silk q deeper Shade than the
glove.
II the glove is dark then the monogram
is In lighter shade.
Speaking of gloves, the most e1trava-
CANT fancy is to have diamond clasps.
Needless to say. these are very expensive.
Returning to monograrns; what with
the nonograms on her shirt waist sleeve,
on her purse. and her chateline. it bids
fair to be impossible for the fashionable
woman to lose herself With the men 1t
would be the same. for, aside from the
gloves and the shoes he, too, has all his
wearing apparel monogramed There are
his shirt sleeves, his hose, his necktie
and the tiny silver initials on the inside
OF his hat band.