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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-05-12
FOR SALE

MY HOUSE in Barton VILLAGE, situated
wi mid ay betwe en- the post Office and rail-
road station. House contains eleven rooms.
Has basement with furnace and laundry.
Can rent no ms to the amount of $780, 90 per
month. A work shop equipped with gasoline
en- CINE is conn ected with tue property. For
particulars inquire of 1871
AARON DROWN, Barton, VT.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
POPEs OF HUMBLE BIRTH.
Many of the PontIns Have Sprung from
Lower Ranks of Life.

Many of the Pontiffs Have Sprung from
Lower Ranks of Life.
Many of the popes have sprung from
low origin. Alexander V. (1490) was
also beggar boy; Benedict XII. was
the son of baker; Sixtus w. Q47D
was the son of a fisherman; Sixtus v.
(15S5), whose name was Felix Perretti,
was pig driver at Montalto, and at
tracted the attention of a Franciscan
monk, who educated him. He rose to
be bishop of Fermo, soon after to be
cardinal, and was then elevated to the
papal throne, and celebrated his reign
by erecting many of the finest build
ings in Rome. Nathaniel Hawthorne,
writing of his tomb in the grand old
church of st. Maria Maggiore, says:
"If anything can still the spectator to
silence and awaken him to great recol-
lections it is the monument Of this as
tonishing man, who as a child herded
swine, and as man commanded kings
and filled Rome with so many works
that from every side his name, like an
echo, rings upon the travellers ears"
Urban Nv. (126D was the son of
French cobbler; Adrian vi. was the
son of weaver; Boniface the Great
was a street gamin and held horses for
pennies. In recollection of his earlier
days he invited two kings to lead his
mule when he rode to his coronation as
pope of Rome. Hildrebrand, the great
orator monk, who became Pope Greg
DRY VII. q703), was the son of a car
penter from Tuscany and one of the
most brilliant statesmen of his age. He
practically revolutionized Europe
Chicago Record-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
A Curlon. Rainfall.

On Jan. 2 of this year rain fell at
Periers in France for several hours.
The rainwater collected looked like I've,
or like water containing clay. It was
odorless, of earthly taste and slightly
saline. After twenty-four hours it
precipitated an abundant deposit that
was almost entirely silicious. Linen
clothes and the leaves of plants were
covered with a considerable silicious
matter. AS previous rains had thor
oughly wetted the ground this phe-
nomenon is not to be explained by
supposing that large amount Of 81
licious dust had been carried into the
air by winds and subsequently precipi-
tated by rain. The most probable ex-
PLANTATION is that the water of the pre-
vious rains lay in very shallow pools
on the surface of silicious ground and
that by high winds (Which were OBJ
served) the water was raised into the
air and subsequently descended as
rain.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
ACCIDENTS IN SHOOTING.
only Wonder Is that More of Them
Do Not Occur.

Only Wonder Is that More of Them
Do Not Occur.
It is matter of wonder that far
more accidents do not occur out shoot
ing. 1t has been calculated that in the
British Isles some 100000 persons (of
whom 100000 take out either game"
or shooting" licenses) shoot more or
less in the course of the year; aud it
has been estimated that no less than
5O,00O,OO0 to 6O,OOO,OOO of cartridges are
annually fired. Yet the accidents are
few and far between. We have all had
escapes; others, perhaps, may have
had escapes from us. l have nayself
seen one fatal accident. was near by
when another one occurred-the two
within four days of one another. But
the actual accidents, great or small,
that have come within ones own OBJ
servation or knowledge are, / think,
extraordinarily and providentially few,
says writer in the Fortnightly Re-
view.
And yet we have, on the one hand,
our dangerous and our careless shots
among us, and, on the other, we have
the lettering beaten and the ignorant
STOP" who so often manage to occur
in the unexpected spot. HE shot
round me-" was the graphic descrip-
ton given me of a reckless shot-"he
shot round me, he shot above me, he
shot below me, he shot at me; / was,
as may say, like the Burning Bush,
In the midst of fire, yet not con-
sumed.'" Lord Cardigan, of Balaklava
fame, was once heard abusing his keep
er for extravaganza in using men in
stead of boys for "stops." beg par
don, my lord" was the matter-of-fact
reply, "but your lordship will remem-
Der that last year you shot down all
the boys"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Batteries Under water.

A remarkable instance of battery
of accumulators working under water
was recently given in Munich. The
station is situated on an island in the
Isar. and during the flood the water
covered the batteries. According to
the Scientific American, one Of the
batteries which ran the car lines was
completely cut out, and it was thought
that the other, which furnished light,
would have to be treated in the same
way. The fy-wheels of the engines
were half in the water. Nevertheless.
as it was almost indispensable to light
at least the principal streets Of the
city, it was decided to try to operate
the submerged battery. The attempt
was successful, and the battery, which
had been constructed to give 5000 am
pere-hours with a 6O0-ampere dis
charge, was able to furnish 1000 am
pere-hours during the night The re-
mainder was lost in discharges in the
water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Use of Ozone In Water.

Some interesting details have lately
been published concerning the use OF
ozone in purifying water. Ozone is
oxygen in a highly active condition
and it occurs in small quantities In
the air of the sea and of the noun
taips. Near Berlin an establishment
has been erected for the purpose of ex-
perfmenting on the effects of ozone in
Kidding water of the microbes 1t con-
tains. Ozonized air containing from
to grams per cubic meter "a cubic
meter equals 220.09 gallons and gram
is about Is grains) is passed upward
into a tower which is filled with fiints
and in it's passage meets the water
coming down and thus acts upon it. 1t
has been shown that, as regards water
from the Spree, the number Of MI
crobes was decreased from 100000 per
cubic centimeter (.061 cubic inch) to
10, which is practically nil. The total
cost is set down at 35 cents per 1000
cubic feet Ozone has long been
known as natures disinfectant," and
its application to the publication of
water becomes, therefore, a matter Of
great interest. If the cost can be re-
duced this mode Of publication may
have a chance of widespread adoption.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
wagon.LoadIng Attachment.

In excavating dirt in large quantities
it is common practice to use teams and
scrapers to draw the dirt to dump.
or else to employ a large number of
men to shovel the dirt into carts to
be drawn away. The former method
is slow work, in view of the small
loads which can be taken, while the
latter is expensive because of the cost
OF labor and the necessity of keeping
the teams idle while the loading is
going on.
Adam Gehringer of Philadelphia, Pa,
has just patented an apparatus which
should overcome these objections, a
picture of which is shown herewith.
1t consists of two traction wheels, sup
porting steel frame, on which are
mounted three buckets on an endless
chain. The lower part of the frame ia
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

Covers Eyes OF Runaway Animal
thrown over its head renders it as
docile as though there was no fire, and
why shouldn't the same idea be applied
to runaway horse on the road? The
illustration shows this idea carried out
under the invention. of Daniel Con-
nerth of Chunchula, Ala, and Joseph
Rothweiler of Chicago, Ill.
In order that the appliance lor
manipulating the binders may not in
terfere with the control of the horse
on ordinary occasions separate pair
of cords is provided, leading back to
the carriage. The blinds are held nor
mally by springs in the bride, being
hinged to the side straps. A pull on
the cords throws lever out from the
rear portion of the hinge and presses
the blinds over the eyes, thus shut
ting out the vision of whatever has
frightened the animal.
AS soon as the pressure is released
on the cords the blinds resume their
normal position by the. action of the
springs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Clusters Greyhound.

Talking about Indians reminds me
of paragraph in this column recently
concerning some greyhounds which
were said to be the descendants OF an
animal owned by Gen. George A. Gus
ter" says a writer in the Philadelphia
Ledger. 81 had it from an old post
office inspector who knew Custer well,
and was in the Northwest on postal
business; that at the time of the mas
sacre Of Custer and his command in
the Big Horn fight by Sitting Bull and
his Sioux warriors, Custer had with
him the very greyhound which was
probably the progenitor of these lat
ter-day beasts. The inspector told me
that he was in Bismarck, Dakota, at
the time, and that over a week after
the battle the hound found its way into
the town, having traysrsed all the dis
lance, some 400 or 500 miles. and found
the starting place by some remarkable
instinct. 1t was one of the few sur
vivors of the terrible fight in which its
heroic master had persisted"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
carrle. a coin for Postare.

NAV be secured to the envelope by
moistening it, the proper coin being
inserted in the pocket thus formed be-
fore the flap is sealed. When the let
ter reaches the central office, the
pocket is opened and the stamp APP
piled. In view of the recent installa-
ton of the free rural delivery and coll
lection of mail in many country dis
tricts this idea should prove especially
valuable, as it saves the collector
trouble of purchasing the stamps when
he reaches the main office, a task
which he is at present often called
upon to perform. In the city 1t will
be convenient to drop the letter in the
mail box without the necessity of a,
trip to the nearest accommodating
drug store or sub-station. The cost OF.
the device is small, and they can be
purchased in large quantities to insure
their being at hand when wanted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

Apropos of the present craze for In
dian pictures, Indian corners and ev-
erything or anything Indian, do you
know that the nation maintains with
IN this Mecca of the tribes and races
a photograph gallery for red men only?
I happened into this unique insti-
tuition day or two ago, says corre-
spondent of the Philadelphia Times,
happily at the moment while sat pos
ing, midst all the awo and majesty OF
a king, picturesque and stolid chief
of the wild lands-an aboriginal
brave bedecked in the richest Of reds
and puppies, besmeared with the
gaudiest of barbaric cosmetics, beneck-
laced with the formidable claws Of
the grizzly beearringed with bells,
whose jingles kept cadence with each
toss of his proud mead.
This proud chieftain had journeyed
far to greet the Great Father" The
portrait for which he posed was one of
the perquisites of his mission. In a
dressing room adjacent to the studio
his suite of attendants had consumed
a full hour and half In grooming him
for the sitting.
Fifteen thousand negatives repre-
senting practically every aboriginal
tribe of North, Central and South
America, have been made by the Off
cial photographers, partly in this stu
dio and partly in the field. All this
work is done under the Bureau of Eth
nology, of which the studio is part
Every savage photographed receives,
gratis, one artistically mounted print
from each negative for which he Is
willing to pose. Those portraits the
raves take home and tack up in their
wigwams and tepees. exhibiting them
to their friends with great pride and
gusto. Some improvise crude frames
from the wood and bark of their vir-
gin forests.
Indian portraits were scarce articles
prior to this enterprise of the Bureau
of Ethnology, The more uncivilized
the red man, the more intense
is his fear of the camera. Only
stealth and diplomacy have overcome
these scruples among the wild tribes,
Willingness to pose has been one OF
the accompaniment of gradual en-
| lightenment.
The uncivilized or semi-civilized
tribes look upon camera just as they
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Eleotrlaoatlon of Glass.

The electrification of glass on rub
bling is known to vary with the differ
ent specimens of fur or flannel used.
An experimenter has lately noticed
that smooth rod of soda glass is al
ways positively electrified by gentle
rubbing with a certain piece of fur,
while vigorous rubbing gives mega
+sSe charge, and the two kinds of cleo
Vlfcation may be produced in differ
ent parts of the same rod and varied
at will. Another observer reports the
same results with sealingwax rubbed
with silk, attributing the varying eff
fects to differences of temperature.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

do a Calling gun. Fear of material
harm is but one scruple Terror of be-
witchment is another factor to be reck-
oned with.
To give any man ones image is TO
give him supernatural control of ones
life inhuences-a power which also
would be assured did another possess
a hair of ones head or even pairing
from ones finger nail. This is part
of the creed of many tribes.
The average Indian is averse to hav-
ing his profile photographed. Those
of whom this view is made invariably
fail to recognize themselves. Although
Poor Lo is the embodiment of all hui
man vanities, he has never perhaps ar
ranged his mirrors to present to his
eye a direct profile view of his stcical
features.
me no like, No, that no me. That
half a man." This, or words to this
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

Young men living in London on
small means-and they are almost
numberless-are likely to hear good
news before long. The scheme for
providing a central residential club,
which has been under the considera-
ton of a special committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
Exeter hall for some time, is now
practically settled. 1t is proposed 20
provide superior kind of Rowton
House, with about 400 separate bed
rooms and let them at the modest rate
of shillings a week This will give
the resident the free run of the insti-
tuition, including library, recreation
room, baths and gymnasium, together
with the use of storage accommoda-
tons for bicycles. Meals will be sup
piled in comfortable and commodi-
Gus dining room at mere fraction
above cost price, and even the laundry
will be economically run. 1t is likely
that this hotel for studious youth may
cost 925,000 and will soon pay for IT.
self.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
MISTAKES OF STORY WRITERS.
Amusing Blunders by Eastern Writers
of Western Tales.

Fasteners who write western
stories for the eastern magazines are
a source of never-ending amusement.
Recently we quoted from a story by
Cyrus Townsend Brady, in which that
author had woman perform the mar
velous feat of riding on horseback
ninety miles in two hours. This he
accomplishes by naming two Okla
homa towns, that distance apart, as
her starting point and destination
Not long since an eastern magazine
contained mining story which locat.
ed a chain of mountains in Kansas
about forty miles south of Topeka. In
the March Harper's is an Oklahoma
story by woman. One scene is locat-
ed in camp, and she has the Texas
cowboys getting out before breakfast
to rub down" their ponies. If a
Texas cowboy should rub down his
pony the pony would fall dead from
sheer Observation-Disclosures City
Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

A Washington woman who has a
home that is in reality small farm,
in the suburbs close by this city, en-
ploys a colored youth as a man-of-all-
work around the place. He attended
divine services recently and was evil
IDENTIFY very much impressed with what
he heard at church in reference to re-
ligious requirements during Lent. Re-
turning home from the. house of wor-
ship he literally took away the breath
Of his employer by announcing, in all
seriousness:
"You needn't bother about me dur
ing Lent. Just give me dozen eggs
for breakfast every morning, and plen-
ty of oysters and fish and I'll manage
to get along very well without meat"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Climate and Cereals.

To determine whether there exists
a relation between the climate and the
weight of the grains of cereals expert
ments have lately been made on 731
samples of cereals obtained from all
the grain producing countries. The
average weight of 10000 grains of each
sample was determined and the results
arranged in order of the countries of
provenance. The first six groups
were: % Russia, (2) United States,
go Germany, "a Denmark, Sweden
and Norway, 90 England. Holland and
Belgium, (6) France. Spain and Italy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
nrira nIsansa Into rreos.

A very curious superstition appears
to be gaining ground in Berlin. says
Health, and claiming a large number
of supporters Three doctors" have
established a reputation for ersdicat-
ing disease from men and beasts and
driving it into trees. The cures are
effected at night on Tuesdays and FRI
days of the week of full moon. A
needle is stuck into the skin over the
affected part OF the body and remains
there until few drops of blood appear
The blood is collected in a sheet
OF paper and the paper is rolled in the
shape of pill The doctor then
goes in a wood alone, carrying the pill,
selects tree, and inoculates the bark
with the pill. The process of blood-let-
ting and incubation is repeated three
times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
TIE Noble Red Men
Government Maintains o Photograph Gallery
Exclusively for Them.

to pose for profile portraits, it is the
object Of the bureau to obtain of each
full-blood both the front and side
views, full length and bust. Anatomi-
cal measurements are taken in many
cases, as well as notes concerning COM
plexion and other physical character
istics.
Life masks are made by applying
wet plaster to the facial features Of
some notable Indians. Kicking Bear,
the fighting chief of the 0gallalla
Sioux, had his physiognomy thus re-
produced some time ago. During the
operation of applying the clay to his
face all went well unit! two quills
were thrust into his nostrils that he
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Photographic in Color..

Some photographs in colors, mads
direct from nature by a new auto
chromaic process, the invention of
A. Hyatt Verrill of New Haven. were
exhibited by Prof. A. E. Verrill at
the last meeting of the Connecticut
Academy of Sciences. 1t is said they
showed accurately the delicate tints
of green, blue, pink, purple, yellow and
orange, but that the intense reds did
not come out so we'll
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
.'ROamIng ChIef. of the Pawnees.

might breathe after his entire face had
been covered. At this point Kicking
Bear did justice to his name. He
brushed away the damp plaster and
scented deeply laid plot to assassin
ate him by most modern scientific
process. Finally boy was logged
into the studio and a life mask was
made of his face in the presence of the
frightened brave Kicking Bear then
submitted. All of his war paint stuck
to the mold and transferred itself ia
the finished cast.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Work Of InOerfoT1'
Latest Discoveries and Inventions lh"' RAJ
Considered of Importance.

II has been proposed to provide an Gu,
veIope with a pocket formed integral
with the envelope, but designed 10 De
detached therefrom by the postmaster
70 obtain access to the money incioseu'
This adds materially to the cost OF tns
envelope and necessitates the purchase
of that particular kind in order 10 ue'
rive the benefit of the pocket
George P. Herndon of washington,
D. C.. has provided an invention wnich
attains the same results, but seemingly
ia a better way 1t consists OF a nat
riece of paper of the relative size ana
shape shown in the picture. Tnls pa
rnr is gummed around the edges ana
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

At Chicago recently an aged couple
were parted by poverty and disease
after fifty years OF married life, the
husband going to hospital and the
wife TO the poorhouse And TO think
of how little money 1t would have
taken to prevent this domestic tragedy.
If Mr.. Carnegie we're not SO set on IL
hraries he might see in this incident a
most worthy way to dispose OF some Of
his vast wealth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08
Rapld Growth Of tn, west.

While the production of grain is
not increasing as rapidly as population
the manufacturing and commercial in
terests of the West are increasing
more rapidly than those OF the whole
country, manufactured products show
ing ratio of 70 per cent increase for
the United States as against 112 per
cent for the West. Not the least re-
markable feature about this develop
ment is the triumph of industry over
natural obstacles. Towns without coal,
iron OF water power turn out manu-
featured products that are shipped to
the ends of the earth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

Perhaps that young man of Wilkes
barre who broke young woman's rib
while hugging her thought he was get
ting even for Mother Ewes larceny
from Adam.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

1t must have been a little embarrass-
ing for that New Jersey city official
when a woman picked him out of a
line OF men as the polite burglar who
had ransacked her home. Still, with
most city officials embarrassment is
very unusual emotion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

effect, is the comment made by many
red braves upon whom is brought to
bear the persuasion that profile por-
traits represent them.
The superstition that profile por-
trait will cause the side turned away
from the camera to wither up and die
In one which has been oonfided
to the photographers by several In
dams.
~ spite of poor Los unwillingncss
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

The name Of the tramp who preferred
20 go TO jail for three months rather
than saw wood for two hours isn't
Weary Waggles, but he evidently be-
longs to the same brotherhood.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

According to Gov. Taft sultans are
as numerous in the islands OF Moro
as barons in Germany and justices of
the peace in the United States. This
certainly tends to still further reduce
our respect for the title.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

II Monte Carlo continues to allow to
be printed the names of the American
magnates who play there, one of them
may get so indignant as to buy the
place and close it up.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

Ping-pong is one of the few gamb-
ling games in which the player can get
desirable exercise in return for his
money, or desirable money in return
for his exercise.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

AS long as the trusts are able to
hire such smart lawyers it will be
mighty hard for ordinary. simple
minded legislators to draw up an anti
trust law that will be constitutional.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

King Edward plays golf whenever
he can get day off. Kipling knew
what he was about in lighting out for
the ends of the earth before his latest
fireship exploded.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

The sad news comes from Chicago
that another Bible has been stolen
from the reading room at Northwest
ern university. And the chances are
that the thief didn't hypotnecate It
with view OF sitting up nights to
study 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-08

A Michigan man claims to have To-
Gated hell at a subterranean depth of
five miles, but there are still philoso-
piers who insist that it Is more apt
TO be carried around under hat.