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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-04
STOP CHEATING AT CORNELL.
Students Assembled i'm Mass Meeting
Pledge Themselves to the
Honor System.

President Schurman, of Cornell uni
versity, suspended all exercises for two
hours the other day in order to per-
nit the students to hold mass meet
ing to determine the student attitude
on the matter of the evil of cribbing,
which has grown up at the university.
Nearly 1900 students attended and
it was almost unanimously decided by
the students to reestablish the honor
system on a firm basis, the students
pledging themselves to detect students
guilty of fraud and to organize court
to deal with these offenders. These
pledges were embodied in the form of
resolutions and were sent to the fac
ulty, which body in its meeting
promptly referred them to the COM
mittee on student conduct. The mat
ter will be decided at an early date.
The question is specially pertinent,
as Dean Crane announced that junior
in the arts course had been summari-
ly dropped from the university rolls
because of Plagiarism. 1t was proved
that he copied verbatim a speech from
a wesl-known volume of collections of
orations, handed it in and delivered
it as his own production. Another stu
dent caught cheating in mathematics
will be summarily dismissed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-04

A brilliant display of shooting stars
occurred at Tulsa, Ind. t., the other
morning, lasting from four o'clock
until daylight. Several meteors fell
into a lake of oil, one of number
formed near Tulsa by recent strikes
of gushers. and the fluid was ignited,
burning all day. The shooting stars
were in great number and travelled in
almost every direction. 1t was all
most as light as day while the show
er lasted. Occasionally a meteor
would explode and send out hundreds
of fire balls, which would illumine the
sky and die out almost instantly
Each explosion was accompanied with
distinctly audible report.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-04
TALKS OF FASHIONS RULE.
Prof. Vincent, of University of Chi
cagO, Lectures Women ON the
vagaries of Dress.

Vagaries in the fashion of women's
dress were Analysed by Prof George
A. Vincent, of the University of Chi
cago, in lecture at the Lewis institute
the other night.
styles grow" he said, "by slow de-
greesto extremes and then go out rap
idly. They are beyond even the jurie-
diction of the Federation of Women's
Clubs. They are beyond anticipation
and can only be awaited in fear and
trembling and with resignation"
The women who listened to the pro-
fessor's speculations, reflections and
theories concerning the modes did so
with the good-humored federation of
superior knowledge, but when he APP
preached the dangerous topic of bird
trimmings in hats one or two whose
headgear was feather-bedecked be-
trayed some uneasiness and were APP
parently relieved when it was passed
easily over with the assertion that if
he had control of ten leaders of fashion
the Audubon society would be able to
breathe sigh of relief within three
years and song birds would MARBLE un-
disturbed.
"Fads and Fashions" the lecturer as
serted, originated largely in the spirit
of reverent imitation inherent in the
human race, which was kept from de-
generating into common type by the
leayen of individuality. 1t was the
spirit of imitation, he said, that in
duced the fashionable mistress to re-
quire her servants to attire themselves
in cap and apron and that impelled
the servant to reject these badges of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-04

Great Britain supplies many "Brus-
sells" carpets and small footrugs to
Turkey.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-04

Judging from Queen Wilhelmina's
husbands performance with the stick
er, says the Chicago RecordHera.d, a
good stock yards hand was spoiled in
making very inferior sort of prince.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-04
SUPREME COURT DECISION.

last week, an opinion was hand
ed down affirming the decision of
the District Court of Lemli
county by judgment for plain
tiff in action to quiet title. The
opinion is by Justice Sullivan,
the other justices concurring.
The title of the action is Martin
Buckley, respondent, VS.. j. @.
Fox, appellant. II. @. Redwine
was attorney for the appellant
and John H. Padgham and w. t.
Reeves for the respondent. In
the syllabus of the court it is
stated: Under the provisions
of sections / and 2 of an act en-
titled IAN Act regulating the
rights of aliens, corporationsand
associations to acquire real es-
tate, ETC., session laws 1899,
page 70, it is not necessary in an
action on an adverse claim under
the provisions of section 1856
Revised Statuteslof the United
States after application has been
made for patent.
This action was brought TO
quiet title to an undivided one
third interest in and to the Key
stone mining claim situated in
Blackbird mining district, Lemhi
county.
Said mining claim was orig n
ally located by Angus Cameron,
John Taylor and Fl. Shipman in
1895. The appellant, j. @. Fox,
purchased the interests of said
Cameron and Taylor and by way
of forfeiture proceedings insti-
tuted under the provisions of
section 1924 Revised Statutes of
the United States sought to pro-
cure title to theone-third interest
of HI. Shipman in said mining
claim, on the ground of said
Shipman's failure to pay his
one-third of the assessment work
on said claim for the years 1897
1898.
During. the l0pendency of the
forfeiture proceedings the re-
spondent, by divers conveyances
claimed to have acquired the in
terest of said Shipman land at
tempted to redeem said interest
from said forfeiture and"brought
this action to determine his right
to said undivided third inter-
est in and to said claim. The
case was tried by the court with
a jury and judgment.was entered
in favor of the plaintiff. The APP
peal is from the judgment.
Two errors are relied on for q
reversal of the judgment First !:
tits contended that the complaint
fails to state o cause of action
because it fails to allege that the
plaintiff is q citizen of the United
States or had declared his inten-
ton to become such; and Second:
That there is no finding on the
question Of citizenship.
In'support of appellants con-
tention counsel cites Rosenthal
VS.. Ives, 2 Idaho, 244, and Bob
annon VS.. Howe, 2 Idaho, All.
The case of Rosenthal VS.. Ives,
supra, is not in point for the
reason that that was an action
brought in support of an adverse
claim on the application for q
patent from the United States to
a mining claim and was brought
under the provisions of section
1856 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States.
And the case of Bohannon VS..
Howe, supra, is not in point for
the reason that the rule there
laid down has been abrogated by
the provisions of sections / and
2 of an act entitled IAN Act to
regulate the rights of aliens, cor
porations and associations TO ac.
quire real estate. SEES
sion laws 1899, page 70. BY said
section 2 it is provided that
aliens, not Chinese or persons OF
monaghan descent may acquire
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-04
AM old petroleum snrinn-

In Zante, one of the Ionian islands,
there is a petroleum spring which
has been known for nearly 1900
years. 1t is mentioned by Hsrnd-
ctus.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
nprsfiftOna Of ToIax

There are villages near the UniverSi-
ty Of oxford where no notion of med
zeal science has penetrated and where
charms are the only recognized cure
for disease. A woman who has lately
been lecturing in the neighborhood on
sanitation found that whOOping cough
was always treated by spider. The
spider was sewed into piece of mus
lin and hung on a curtain rod, and the
death Of the spider meant the end of
the cough. Not long ago a child was
seized with the illness, and the doctor
ordered ''pOultices on the chest" When
he returned, he found that the mother
had carefully laid the poultices on the
oak chest which stood by the bedside.
The remedy appeared to her perfectly
natural.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
Old Moon Beliefs.

The health, growth and development
of children and animals were years ago
supposed to be influenced by the moon.
If the sign was right at the time of
birth, they would be well formed and
intellectual, but if it was wrong there
was no telling what sort of creatures
they would become. Every worthless
fellow, every dog, roofing hog, fence
jumping COW or kicking horse was be
lieved to have been born under an un-
favorable phase of the queen Of night.
Queer people or those who were of
hateful disposition We're children OF
the dark moon, with the sign below the
heart
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
The FabuIOus RasiIisIS

The baSiliSk was the most famous OF
the many fabulous monsters Of me-
diIyal folklore According to the
popular notion, it was hatched by Il
toad from an egg laid by the cock of
the common barnyard fowl. In the an
cient picture books it was usually rep
resented as an eight limbed serpent or
dragon, sometimes with and sometimes
without wings. Its name is derived
from basiliscOS, meaning a little king
and was applied because the creature
was figured with circle of white
spots on its head which much reSem-
bled a crown. The cOckatrice, a species
of Dasilisk, besides having crown
possessed a comb which was an exact
counterpart Of the cocks.
Pliny assures us that the basilisk had
voice which ''struck terror to the
hearts of men, beasts and Serpents"
The Bible classes it with the lion. the
serpent and the dragon as one of the
most formidable creatures Old writers,
Pliny, BaSchO and others. say that its
bite was mortal in every case. that its
breath was suffocating and that no
plant would grow in the vicinity Of its
lair. Its dead body was often used,
suspended in belfries. to prevent swal-
lows from building there
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
Old Age.

Professor Jowett, the great master
Of Baliol college, had wise words tC
speak on the crucial topic of growing
old. He wrote to a friend:
The later years Of life appear to me
from a certain point Of view, to be the
best They are less disturbed by care
and the world. We begin to under
stand that things really never did mat
ter SO much as we supposed, and we
are able to see them more in their true
proportion instead Of being overwhelm,
ed by them. We are more resigned &c
the will Of God, neither afraid to de
part nor overanxious to stay. We can
not see into another life, but we believe
with an ineXtinguishable hope that
there is something still reserved fOl
Us"
hints for old age, full as they are OF
q practical wisdom:
Beware of the coming on Of age. for
it will not be defied
A man cannot become young by over
eXerting himself.
A man of sixty should lead quiet.
open air life.
He should collect the young about
him.
He should set other men to work.
He ought at sixty to have acquired
authority. reticence and freedom from
personality.
He may truly think Of the last years
Of life as being the best and every year
as better than the last if he knows how
10 use it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
ST. 90 \ YEAR. d.
The English Pheasant.

The pheasant in England, if not ey-
Rctly indigenous. is certainly eflcctual-
ly naturalized and. though originally
from the Caucasus. may after Il thou
sand or so years of acclimatiZation he
looked upon as truly British. Tradition
has il that the pheasant was brought
into Europe by the Argonauts. 1t was
probably introduced into England 10y
The Romans. 1t certainly preceded the
NormanS. Peasant hen and peasant
cock appeared in King Uarold's bill
Of fare. Thomas n Beckett is popularity
supposed to have dned off a pheasant
the day he was murdered.
In the time of Edward l. the price OF
a pheasant was fourpence. while wood
cock Qt makes ones mouth Watcrl
were but 3 farthings pair. Two hun
dred years later pheaSants had risen to
twelvepence apiece and WoodcockS to
a penny, while snipes could still be
had at threepence Il dozen.
AS long ago as the time Of Henry
VIII. the phea SAINT. as it still does. ap-
parently led to tip" though on a
somewhat lower scale than now. Re
wardes for bryngyng of p'sents" ap-
pears In L'Estrange's "HouSehoId
Book" "It'm to Mr.. Asheley synt for
bryngyng of fesaunt cooke and iii.
woOdcocks We NNllJth daye of Octo-
bre, In reward iiijd."- -Fortnightly Re
view.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
+ WHEN the
: DE BY
, b. WAS RUN
Curran Richard GreenIe,
Copyright, 1901,
BY Curran Richard Greenley


''Yassir dey hain't nuthin' his ekal
dis side oh creased lightnin' eff he
want ter go, but'-Jim leaned over
cOnfidentially-"he de debbirs own
foh tempeh, en- I'm highly feared he
gwine ter bolt, what wild all dem brass
bans en- shoutins, en- eff he do dey
hain't nobody kin hol' him, lessen It be
Miss Jess, en- she hain't in dat game
nowise."
Jim sighed apprehensively as he
rubbed down the satin coat of the
fayorite-clean limbed. dark bay, an
aristOcrat of the aristocrat<, breeding
IN every line of the arching neck.
deep chest and mighty limbs, true son
Of the great Hindoo. The eyes showed
a wicked little rim of white.
"See dem eyes, Mas Charley? He
been a-shOwin' dem whites all day. en-
it's Gawd's truf dat hain't no peace
flag. Lawd hep de niggah what's
gwine ter ride him.
| left the stalls and started up to-
ward the judges stand, considera bly,
worried. 1t was only ''niggah talk
true, but Jim knew the Bay Prince
better than any one on the place. He
did not know that ~. this race depend
ed the old squire's home, ana If lost it
would mean beggary.
| shut my eyes, and it all came be.
fore me-the rolling. golden splendoI
OF the wheatfields, the c0ol shadows OF
the beechen boughs across the long
avenue that led up to the quaint old
home, with its colonial pillared veran-
das, and the graystOne walls where
the guelder roses climbed and the
thrushes sang through the summer
days; the old squire, white haired and
stately, and the little figure that III.
ways lowered close to his SIDE. nv
Jess. my wife to be. somewhere in the
future.
Losses, debts, mortgages, one by one
had accumulated, until the hour had
come when the flower Of Bel Air sta
bles must either prove their salvation
or their ruin. He had always been a
wicked colt. vOuchsaing his friend
ship to none but Jess, whom he would
follow like a dog 1t has passed into
tradition how one sultry afternoon.
when the temper of man and beast
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
A Recofl Joke.

Not so many years ago there was
veteran teacher in a boys high school
who often made his classes vince IN
der the lash of his bitter sarcasm and
ready wit. One day little half starry
ed yellow cur strayed into the school,
and the boys thought they saw chance
TO express their feelings toward "t'us-
sv," who was busy in another room:
The frightened mongrel was picked up,
quickly fitted with pair Of large wire
spectaces and placed on the teacher 8
chair.
"Fussy" entered the room. walked to
his desk, calmly surveyed the work OF
his pupils and then. turning to them,
pleasantly said. In my absence | see
you have held business meeting and
elected one of your number chairman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
Cut Flowers.

Many people who profess themselves
very fond Of flowers seem not to love
them we'll enough to take proper care
of them. Especially is this true of cut
flowers. which unless properly cared
for last such a short time. During the
day give them the coolest place in the
room, the icebOx if you have one.
Choose for all long stemmed flowers a
deep vase, change the water every day;
at night take them from the vase and
plunge them in cool fresh water to the
very bloom. You will find them much
refreshed in the morning, whereas II
they stand all night in the same water
or in an insufficient quantity they Will
be limp and discourage ged by morning.
Those who complain they cant keel
flowers" are usually those who neglect
these simple precautions.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
The Inventor of Stoves,

While Benjamin Franklin was born
in Boston, he can be said to belong to
Pennsylvania as truly as does William
Penn, who was born in England, but
came here, as did Franklin. from B1s-
ton. And how many people in Phila-
delphia-Or elsewhere in the United
States-know that we are indebted
largely to Franklin for the stoves
which century ago began to replace
the fireplaces and more crude arrange
ments for CRATES warming our houses?
The Franklin stove, which in its days
Of early development was merely por-
table iron fireplace, with open front. in
which wood was burned to heat an
apartment. was given its name because
it was invented by Benjamin Franklin
and was really the connecting link be-
tween the rude fireplaces of the last
century and the stoves Of today.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
The Birth of the Cicada.

Even when warm weather comes
again and other cicadaS sing gayly
from their Il ass the subterranean exile
remains withiu the ground. daily grow
ing larger and stronger until Il second
winter has come and gone. Then a
stranger restlessneSs possesses him,
and, burrowing steadily upward. he at
last emerges from his long retirement
on some warm, moist August morning.
\ rough. horny, earth colJred creature
he is, with strong hooked feet and
bulky body. Clumsy is he also, and,
staggering along, he gropes blindly
about for some perpendicular object,
up which he laboriously begins to
climb.
Presently a slight quiver shakes his
form, and little crack opens a-down
his back. 1t seems almost as if his un-
wonted eXertions had actually burst
his horny shell as the gaping wound
reveals mass Of damp material with
in. Slowly the split widens, and n
broad and massive head equipped with
two great shining eyes pushes upward
through the opening, and we realize
that the birth of q cica,ea is taking
place.-Frank Leslie's Monthly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
Cut Both WAYS.

A farmers boy in Scotland was
charged with attempting to steal an
article from shop dor. In pleading
his case he said he didn't steal the
thing-"he was only gaun tae dae it"
WhereupOn the judge Informed him
that to do it and going to do it We're all
the same and that he would have to
pay Il fine Of 10 shillings or go to Jail
for ten days.
The boy. not having the money, was
allowed to 60 and get it fram q friend
In Il little while he was seen standing
in the court, and when asked if he had
got the money to pay his fine he an
swered:
Ma, but | was gaen tae dae it, and
We said that gaen tae dae it and dae it
were list the same I'm thinking you
and nell be aboot clear moo. Pear
sons
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15

climbed with the mercury, the devil
in Bay Prince broke out rampant. The
stall flew into bits as those mighty
heels thrashed to the right and left;
down came the door, and lie was free
to work his will.
The men scrambled wildly to places
Of safety. each shouting orders to the
other. Little Pete, the satellite of jim.
had been stealing d nap in the corner
of the barn, and when the alarm came
no one thought of him until the raging
beast swept toward the spot where he
Law. A prolonged cry went up from
the negroes as. pOwerless to reach the
child, they saw him seized by the
shoulder and swung upward. and then,
from somewhere. came clear, low
whistle, sweet as a thruSh's note. The
horse paused, his fine ears alert. still
as carved bronze. Again it came. and
the horried negroes saw the little
mistress standing in the doorway
Prince, Prince. drop him and come
here. sir" And to the aStonishment OF
Pete. whom terror had stricken to 81
leuce, he was dropped to the floor with
dull thud. and Bay Prince walked
gently nickering. to where Jess stood
with her hands full of sugar.
looked toward the grand stand,
but could not see Jess anywhere. 1t
was almost time for the race. and the
excitement was rising to fever heat.
Up in the judges stand little knot OF
men were holding an animated discus
sion, judging from their gestures.
strolled up TO them.
Il say it is against all precedent.
short man in q checked suit was voclf-
Grating.
1T makes no difference about his
name. How do you know If any OF
them own the names they carry: SAID
another. and old Colonel Sylvester
clinched the subject.
lit is merely a matter Of pounds. We
know the horse and the owner. Let
him rider
What Is it all about?" l questioned,
and the colonel replied.
Squire Montgomery's jockey Las
disappeared. He was to have ridden
Rav Prince in this race. There is
boy down there that claims he KNOWS
the horse. but he will not give his
name. There has been some little OBJ
lection therefore to allowing him the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15
Japanese Porcelain Repairs

In the manner of repairs those Won
derful followers of principle and truth
in art, the Japanese, have a lesson to
teach us. When Japanese connois-
seur breaks some precious piece of pot
terry or porcelain. he does not throw it
away with disdain, neither does he try
to deceive the casual observer into the
belief that it is unbrOken. Instead, he
has it joined together generally with
gold lacquer, in such Il fashion that the
fracture is boldly shown and comment
ed on, as it were, by the frank eXpoSi-
ton of the method by which ii is made
good. Curious enough. n distinctly new
and charmngly decorative effect is in
most cases added by these irregular
gold lines while the sense Of crafts
manShip is ticklcd by the marvellous
Skill exhibited by the rcpairer in thus
welding together the two diSSimiiar
materials. Truth is preserved at no
loss of artistic beauty. Indeed, once
more it is made clear that the two may
always walk hand in hand.-Connois-
Spllr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-15

mount" He turned to the others,
Have your consent, gentlemenT'
AT the word he waved his hand,
"nd the boy at the weighing block
picked up his saddle and stepped on
the scales.
Ten minutes later they were in line
below the stand - sorrel and BAY.
chestnut and gray; but, peerless among
them all, the son Of Hindoo fretted
and paved, rolling his eyes, that now
showed the "battlehag" more than
ever. His foes were worthy of his
best stride-Zingara. tie red mare.
queen of the Blackman stables; Fleur-
ue-lls of BannOckburn. with the hon
ors of the Tennessee Derby still fresh
Black Rover. Waipurgis The 1hun.
derer. MalcoNtent and rs HighneSs,
great red brute from the famous
Chanton stud.
Quivering. electric, with the scent of
battle in their fiaring nostrils. as the
tense muscles rose and fell IN great
cords in the mighty tlanks. The gor.
geous little figures sitting low down In
the saddles settled themselves as the
fed flag fell. CO. and away down
the stretch few IL prism of red, yellow
green and purple, blending in the Ken
tucky sunlight, around the white rib
bon of track. The first quarter passed,
and the bunch closed up. neck and
neck, shoulder to shoulder. AnOthCl
quarter and one fell behind Black
Rover was in the lead Around the turn
and down the home stretch and Bay
Prince had crept to Black Rover'>
shoulder. Now it was neck and neck
and wild yell went up from 5000
throats as black and bay were nose
and nose. Twenty yards, and the red
jacket lay down in the saddle. They
were near enough fer the judges to see
the fash of the great bays eyes as he
gathered himself and with mighty
effort landed under the wire just a
nose length ahead of the black. And
then pandemOnium broke loose Men
clambered down from every where. Up
went the numberS-Bay Prince first,
Black Rover second and Zingara third
1t was all over, and the Derby had
gone down into history. In the midst
of it little figure all in its gay scarlet
satins dropped from the saddle and
was half carried Ly jim to the weigh
ing block.