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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
Making Water Build Dams.

Many readers who do not follow the
literature of engineering will be inter
ested in the statement that one of the
methods employed by American en-
gineers in forming reservoir dams is
to call in the services of a powerful
jet of water, as in hydraulic mining.
BY directing such a jet against the
upper slopes of a valley, the sand,
soil and gravel secured from the hill
sides can be carried by the force of
tbs stream to the site of the dam In
the lower part of the valley. By suit
able management, the water not only
conveys the materials, but c~onsolidates
them in position, dropping the larger
stones at the sides and carrying the
finer material to the center of the
dam.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
odd Facts AFFECTING calendar.

Those persons who have the double
advantage of ancient family and care
full ~forefathers, by turning up the cal
Internationally, they are not
printed ones-for the twelfth century,
by Solomon Jarchus, will find the days
and dates coincident with the present
century. Such persons can save the
expense OF buying for 100 years. Again
those with a frugal mind who have
preserved the almanacs of the nine
teenth century will avoid an outlay for
calendars of the century commencing
January 1, 2201, as the dates for the
hundred years following will be coinci-
dent with those of the last century.
But life is scarcely long enough for
such economies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

canteens, partly out of their own
pockets and partly with money OBJ
tanned from selling portions of their
rations back to the government.
This latter transaction on the part
of the Admiralty is called savings"
In ships in the channel squadron and
on foreign stations a restriction is
placed upon the quantity of fresh meat
which may be saved. This, however,
is only that the local purveyors may
not have to deal with too great a 1uc-
tuation in the quantities which they
may have to order.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

The bird fauna of Iceland is credited
by Henry H. Slater with 1903 species. OF
these three are residents, twenty-seven
summer migrants, twenty-one occa-
slonal visitors and eighteen rare stray
glers. The land birds are few, includ-
ing only seven residents and ive that
come in summer to breed. The great
aux once resorted to the island, but the
most interesting birds now probably
are the northern wren, the great north
ern dive and the Iceland falcon Sing
ing birds are few. Indianapolis News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
TAnANTuLA's BIG JUMP.
Fierce Battle waged by Huge spider
Against II Dog.

Fierce Battle waged by Huge spider
Against u Dog.
There are strange sights to be seer
in Porto Rico" said q young civil en-
gineer whose swartby skin a speak.
Ing evidence Of tic yes- re had spent
in Uncle Sans Hz&es possession
"Tarantulas are one of Them" he con
tinued, land you should see a taran.
lula jump! One of them went through
a marvellous performance, with myself
and a dog for spectators. The dog
barking awoke me early n morning
and I slipped into my shoes and raj
out. ~Spot-that's the dogs name-was
making frantic plunges at an enormous
tarantula, as big as my palm, and its
legs covering as much ground as a
soup plate. It's wicked black eyes
made me creep. All of a sudden the
thing shrank up like a sponge, and
jumped for the dog; | give you my
word 1t jumped fifteen feet If it was
an inch. Twice the dog a under
the spiders jump-fact. Others were
watching by this time, and they all
saw it. Usually, though, he just side
stepped a bit. l broke up little pieces
of a branch of a tree and hurled them
at the tarantula. My aim was jus.
good enough to stir him up; at first he
kept jumping away from us, but Spot
always herded him back again; then
he jumped straight for us. At last a
lucky shot keeled him over, and a few
strokes with a convenient club finished
him. Drinking water would have been
a puzzle to us had it not been for the
cocoanuts. When near the coast we
gathered these ourselves or sent
poems after them, but inland we
bought them of carriers, who would
sell you %cocoanut for one cent, would
chop off the ends with their machete,
and bore a hole like a ten-cent piece
for you. Then you drink the cocoa
water, as they call it, and throw the
nut away.
THE natives are, many Of them,
a queer lot. The Spanish census made
the population IS per cent white and
10 per cent negro. 1 rather think the
American figures will just trans
pose those figures. cleveland Pls'
Dealer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
DERRINGER WITH WHICH LIN
COLIN WAS SHOT.

picked it up on the stage Of Ford's
theater after Booth had fed to Vir-
ginia. He pocketed the weapon and
kept it a secret. He drew up a state
ment of the occurrence and signed il
in our presence. Then he gave the
derringer to Mr.. Goodwin. When Mr.
Goodwin died his widow made me 3
present of the weapon, together with
the stage carpenters signed state
ment."
Mr.. Plowman prizes the weapon very
highly, says the Philadelphia Inquirer
and no amount of money could pur
chase it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

The editor of the Review of Reviews,
in The Progress of the World for
November, discusses President Roose-
velt's principles of appointment, as re-
lated to his Southern policy; the tariff
and Cuba; the demand for publicity in
the management of trusts; the ship
subsidy scheme; the Isthmian canal;
the Pan-American Congress at Mexico;
the New York municipal election; the
various state campaigns; and many
other topics of the hour.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

Device for Truing Up Railway Wheels
A simple device. it is reported, has
been put in operation on some of the
railroads by which. the wheels can be
trued up without interfering with their
use. 1t consists of a brake-shoe that
contains pockets, filled with grinding
material, so that when a wheel be-
comes lattened, it is only necessary
to remove the old shoe and put it in
its place, doing the braking as usual,
the wheel becoming turned down in
the course of a little while.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
Johnny on the Beaver.

The beaver is an animal wi.a sharp
teeth and a tail like a large omelet.
1t inhabits watery places, and is very
fond of its young, of which it usually
has several. The beaver is very indus
trious, and acquires great skill in the
use Of its tail, with which it plasters
its dwellings. The way a beaver OPP
crates is as follows: 1t selects a large
tree growing on the banks of a brook
or some similar stream, and then it
gnaws the tree till it falls across the
stream. thus forming a dam. 1t is not
wrong to say dam when you are speak
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
Prophecy of Automobua.

Nahum, the E~lkoshite, one of the
tersest and most compact of the Old
Testament prophets, may have fore
seen the era of the automobile. In his
memorable utterance, entitled THE
Burden of Ninevah," he uses these
words: "The chariots rage in the
streets; they iostle one against another
in the broad ways; the appearance Of
them is like torches; they run like the
lightnings." Self-motors in New York's
chief thoroughfare meet that descrip-
Lon exactly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
"straws Show which way III, Wind

and the constantly increasing demand
for and steady growth in popularity
of ST. Jacobs Oil among all classes of
people in every part of the civilized
world, show conclusively what remedy
the people use for their Rheumatism
and bodily aches and pains. Facts
speak louder than words, and the fact
remains undisputed that the sale of st.
Jacobs Oil is greater than all other
remedies for outward application COM
bined. 1t acts like magic, cures where
everything else fails, conquers pain.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
Monument to a RObD6r.

The Duchess of Beaufort performed
the other day the chief part in open
ing a bazaar for the restoration fund
of the parish church CT Avening, Eng
land.
The church contains some fairly well
preserved specimens of early British
architecture. but its chief claim to dis
tinction lies in the fact that it is prob
ably the only church where a high
wayman has been honored with a
monument.
Lord John Chandos gained his bar
ony and the grant Of Sudley Castle by
his strenuous support Of Queen Mary's
claims to the throne. Afterwards, when
that ill-advised queen was hauling her
subjects to jail and to death as here
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

AS a rule. the saving price is fixed
at about two-thirds of an articles
value. Salt pork, for example, costs
the government Cd a pound, but If they
buy 1t back from the men they give
only 4d for 1t. AS showing to what
extent food is bought by the men, the
report states that the annual turn
over of an average battleship's can
teen often exceeds $4,000. If sailors
had enough and sufficiently varied
food allotted them, the savings" sys-
tenn would soon die out of it's own ac-
cord
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
Versatile Dr.. GlttInrs.

In addition to inventing a new proc
ess for manufacturing iron, DR.. Enoch
Cuttings proposes to displace steam as
a motive force, abolish coal and har-
ness the tides. He has also discov-
cred a cure for cancer, and is writing
a book on psychic phenomena. II
will not be DR.. Cuttings fault If there
is nothing doing for the next few
years.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

tics, Lord Chandos, though opposed to
the executions, had to act as the
queens instrument. His son, Henry
Bridges. connived at the escape of a
family marked for punishment, and be-
ing recognized, he and his servants
were forced to lead the lives of out
laws.
At his death his admirers put up the
monument to him in Avening church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

geDiously made leg of wood, which has
been affixed in place of the missing
member. 1t was thought at first that
the COW would have to be killed, as
the injury to its leg was a serious one,
but the owner begged that every effort
might be made to save its life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
Biggest Grant to a Roilway.

The biggest Grant ever made to a
railway company was $4,000 square
miles given by the United States gov
eminent 10 the Union Pacific railway,
which was opened in 1869.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
A Wooden Legged Cow.

In an animals hospital in the East
End of London there are to be seen
many curious four-footed inmates who
are In different stages of convalescence
and our illustration is taken from a
photo of a valuable COW which recently
had one of its four legs amputated.
The quadruped is shown with an in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
} Pistol Used by Booth

The assassination of President Nc
Kinley recalled to George Plowman, a
theatrical architect of Philadelphia, the
murder Of President Lincoln by John
Wilkes Booth at Ford's theater, Wash
ington, d. c.. on April IA, 1865. Mr..
Plowman is the possessor Of the der
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

It is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. 0lmsted, Leroy, N. Z.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

There is more Catarrn IN this section OF Sne
country than ali other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was suPPOseu 70 %
nn,nced n a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly falling 70 euro
with local treatment, pronounced II incura1ie,
tionaI disease and therefore requires c0nsd-
tntionai treatment Halls Catarrh cure man
ufactured by F. j. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, Ohio.
is the only constitutional cure on tne markeL
a teaspoonfuI. 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They oner
one hundred dollars for any case u falis 70 cure
send for circulars and testimonials. Address
r. j, CHENEY & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, I0c,
Halls Family pills are the besL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

The Turkish ambassador at st.
Petersburg has in formed the Sultan of
Turkey that the annexation of the
island of Crete to Greece is imminent
and inevitable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

The great majority of men VINO haN
nsssed forty are old or young accord
ing to their belief. Those who think
themselves old are old; those who
thtnr themselves young are younR~-
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

"They say that King Edward VII.
is careful of his speech and often cor
reefs an error in language made by
Others"
We'll, he is the natural guardian of
the Kings English, you know."-De-
troit Free Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
FEEDING THE FIGHTERS.

How British Tars Are Supplied with
Their Food.
Certain foods are issued to men of
the feet daily, says a London news
paper. But these, apart from being in
many cases of insufficient quantity,
are also not varied enough to keep the
men in good health. Butter, cheese,
milk, jam and fresh vegetables are
often conspicuous by their absence.
So to make good these very necessary
articles the men buy them from the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

There have been constructed sse
miles of telegraph line in Alaska by
the United States signal corps and ar
ranoements have been made with the
Canadian government to use its iinea
- A1aaLa
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infaiiTDls
medicine for coughs and colds-N. W. NUS
Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. II, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

II ain't hard work so much thA$
mol,os n woman old, fur she kin work
an, toll an grub fur them she loves an
still come up smilin' an rosy. but it'a
waitin' an hopin' an starvin' thai ages
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

Joseph Herrings, an American news
paper correspondent, has been expelled
from Prussia.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

the most treasured by him are the Of
fetal papers showing his assignment
and promotions while serving in the
volunteer army of the United States.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

Senior Horta Michadoe has been APP
pointed Portuguese Minister at WASH
ington.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21

Brown eyes and a brown dress go
well together.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-21
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
Halls Family Pills are the pest

The belief in England is that Turkey
will abandon her procastinating tactics
and fulfill her engagements,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-03-08

Mrs. G. F. S arr and J. M. Ed
wards Of starrvIile. /. r.. we're
arrested yesterday for shooting
Eugene Fitrsworih.
Farmers in Lincoln county.
south Of Cushing, have organized
TO resist the right of way agents
of the Santa Fe.
Pond Creek people are slow
aDcut building the sidewalks that
were ordered, The Vidette wants
them finished before the "rainy
season" sets in.
DR.. Wilson, of Wakita, who was
arrested for the illegal practice of
medicine in Ellis county, Kansas.
was found not guilty. The trial
cost Ellis county $500.
oklahoma City Times-J ournal:
The boom atmosphere is so strong
at Guthrie that occasionally a man
going through on the train VIII
tumble of and snap up a barga:n. |
Charles Yandyke, of Mendon. |
Woods county, found an object, !
which he could not identify and
farniliary rubed it on a hot stove.
1t was a dynamite cap and he lost
a thumb and finger.
Two acres of rich bottom land
will yield ton of broom corn of
a grade worth $l75. There would
be more work attached to it than
raising two acres OF cotton, but
then 1t would bring more money.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-03-08
Condensed News

Comanche county is so by 70
miles in size.
The Durant News says that the
oat acreage around its town is
vastly increasing.
At Dursnt yesterday FL. @. Pride
shot and seriously wounded his
wife while in 8 jealous nit
The territorial superintendent
Of health says there are 400 cases
of smallpox in Woods county
The Katy and the Choctaw are
trying to agree on the site of the
union depot st South McAIester.
Oklahoma City will send a COW
boy band to the eattlemen's con
vention in Fort Worth next week 1
Jacob Amberg, a friend OF for !
estry, is giving away 5000 cat
alpa trees on his farm near Chand-
er.
The official map of Lehigh will
Oon be ready to be sent TO the
Secretary of the Interior depart
nent.
The twelfth annual encsmpment
4 the G. A. R., depar tment OF :
oklahoma will be held in Guthrie
lay 81 to %.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
A Musical Actor.

August Van Biene, the actor-cellist,
who had a varied experience in this
country some seasons ago with play
called "A Broken Melody" appears to
be finding a great deal to worry him
even where he is better known and,
report says better appreciated.
In an effort to get away from part
he had played something like 5000
times and which the physicians told
him would eventually drive him insane
he produced "a Play Without a
Name" asking the audience to contrib
ute suggestions for title and Offering
a prize of $50 for the best. According
to the latest information, Mr.. Van
Bicne had not accepted any one of the
names, though he promised to an
nounce a choice on the second night.
Thousands of slips were sent in, and
Mr.. Van Biene said that none suited
him. and it is announced that he is
quite as near becoming "dotty" with
the effort to select the winner as he
was before. The story of the play was
from the German. Mr.. Van Biene
played father whose daughters did
not marry happily. They We're not re-
moved from their unpleasant connec-
tons at the end of the drama, nor in
deed was any progress made. The time
was taken up with domestic SQUAD
bling and Mr. Van Bienes excellent
cello playing.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
TennysOn's Tactlessn ens.

Several stories are told of Tenny.
sons thoughtless speeches. What fish
Is this?" he once asked his hostess
where he was dining. "Whiting,' she
replied. "The meanest fish there is"
he remarked, quite unconscious that he
could have wounded any ones feelings.
Yet his kindness Of heart was such
that when his partridge was afterward
given him almost raw he ate steadily
through it for fear his hostess might
be vexed.
On one occasion Tennyson was very
rude to Mrs. Brotherton, a neighbor
at freshwater. The next day he came
TO her house with a great cabbage
under each arm.
Il heard you like these, so brought
them" he said genially. 1t was his
1oea OF a peace Offering
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Only a Girls Purse.

Poems and stories used to be written
about the infinite variety of articles to
be found In a boys pocket. Girls do
not have pockets-so much the worse
for them-but the things they stow
away in their pocketbooks would put a
boy to the blush.
A girl emptied her purse the other
day. II have to clean it out" she ex-
planned, "every once in awhile just as
do my bureau drawers" These are
some Of the things that We're In it: Two
one dollar bills, fifty cent piece, two
quarters, five cent piece Dead and
ten pennies, "lucky" Italian coin, a
japanese pocket piece" two receipts,
three bills, a parlor car check, four
street railway transfers, five mutilated
stamps, n pencil stub, matinee coupon.
three keys, newspaper clippings and a
cleaners check for gloves. That was
not at all an unusual case. Almost any
girl can match it.-Pittsburg Dispatch
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
Mans Wonderful stomach

Tho human stomach possesses most
wonderful powers of adaptation 10 CIR
cumstances. When Lieutenant bllgh
and his eighteen men were cast OIL
from the Bounty by the mutineers IN
an open boat. they subssted for forty
one DAYS on daily allowance OF one
twenty-fifth Of a pound of biscuit per
man and a quarter Of pint of water
DR.. Tanner in 1880 tasted for forty
days, subsisting, it is said, on water
alone, and Succi and other fasting men
have since eXcelled this.
Kaftirs, North American Indians ana
the fat boy in "Pickwick' may well
be quoted as fearful examples OF vo'
racity, but even their gastronomlc feats
are exceeded by the full grown ESkl-
mo, who will daily eat twenty pounds
of flesh and oil if he has the chance,
while on the authority of Admiral Sar-
itcheff Yakut Of Siberia has been
known to consume in twenty-four
hours "the hind quarter of large OK,
twenty pounds Of fat and quantity
Of melted butter for his drink
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
4 STORY OF cEsA6'
-. o,.,.ty OF Mercy a.
The "" "x the Great Roman go

D, ''a,od with the retinue OF d
Cesar II, rank, rank, and on his , way re-
man OF ,a r" fell in with an adventure, .an q
nGd'' m nS 't be- something mo1s '1 tpe
when ''V When he was crossing ,s snn
leeenu n Mic vessel is said to nave VIM VIM
taken ho ny an island Off tne ,'os.
to l n"ast which was then in thslr , p snr
tnn eU'I and there he was detained 'sF
s y waeks with three of his atle'''u ,rore
s s,.ni, ia the rest of his servants ,,,o m 70
VINE '' .ho nearest Roman station ~
raise ,T,o nh mi,ates treated him with polne,
uoss He Joined in their sports, p' .Hair
Games with them, looked ln,u , .
sa a,lits and amused himself with tnein
li S wall as he could, frankly TENN, TENN,
, aS vs." ot the same time that they "ou'o
y, rhe ransom. a very large one apou y
,,o noo was brought and paid cesar
was set upon the mainland near near w.,
lctus where, without a lnoiiie na,s =
delay he collected some armed vs''. .hn
, rot"rned to the island, seized ihe
,'.hn,n crew while they were divldlne
their plumber, and took them avn. y, W
porgomus, the seat Of government III
mo Asiatic province, where they were
convicted and crucitied. Clemehc! M"s
not n Roman characteristic. 1t was
therefore noted with some surl'lisc
that Caesar interceded to mitigate 'he
severity of the punishment. Ihe poor
vrotcbes were strangled before they
were stretched on Their CROSSES "nu
were spared the prolongatloh OF 'ne''
torture.-Jahes Anthony fronde'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-08
ADVERTISED LIST

The following letters reraa.cat Z.
called for at the Barre ? st .
Aug. /, 1902. People calling -.
letter on this list will please sl% !.
vertised" and give date. td"4:. v
Bisbee, postmaster.
Men-A. E. Anderson, c Ba:.l,.
Frank BLOWN, Geo. Batche.de. =
Blanchard, Nj. F. Bennett, I'-2.s-~.
Bianchi, Fred S. Cheney, De =
Huron Crupliu, Ciocca Il L.l4ta;'.:
Clark. VIM. Callahan, Reyd Il c.
Everson & Co., Oscar Enrlc- ::
Industrial Exhibition, Kline y =
held, H. S. Gould, Irix Gagn-a -;
Gallison, S. w. Grearson. 49,
Hayden, Jas. Haney, VIM. a Hl'
j. H. Libben, Jimmie Jessiluan,
johnson, M. D., Warner Jennet's
F. Matson, James Murphy, t VA
nix Chas. H. Mutt. Perlatti o-ac =
Puffer & Co., P. Porro, a. >9I4-
Bert Stacy 3. Elmer st. Johns I.';'
mini Giuseppe 2, VIII Turney y"
White, atty, R. ]. WOODWARD
Women-Miss Anna NJ. Blo"l IN
Alicia Andrews. Mrs. Byron Ii v;
Miss Jessie Cooke, Mrs. Mary ~.';
Miss Dora L. Hutchinson, Mrs -
Healey, Mrs. j. N. Lawrence Ms -
Peters, Mrs. j. Marr.er.