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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01
FOR our JUNIOR READERS,
Hnusng uDd instructive Stories for tbe RisiDg
GenerdtoD

Of the company, you drop In certain
number on yo'lr own account He Is
now asked whether his number was
odd or even; and, the coins being
counted, the total number proves to be
as you stated, exactly the reverse.
The experiment is tried again and
again with different numbers, but the
result is always the same.
The result lies in the simple arith-
metical fact that if you add an odd
number to an even lumber the result
will be odd; if you add an odd num-
Der to an odd number the result will
be even. You have only to take care,
therefore, that the number you your
self add, whether large or small. shall
always be odd.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01
Modern Postal system.

The comparatively modern origin of
the present postal system, not only in
Great Britain, but all over the world,
is shown by the fact that King Ed
ward is the first monarch whose ac-
cession has made the issue of freshly
designed postage stamps necessary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01

The growth of Dawson City in indi-
Gated by the fact that the first Meth
odist church of that city hss called to
the passionate the Rev. Jzmes Living
stone of Windsor, Ont, at salary of
$4,000 year and a. parsonage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01
Roof Garden and Church.

A roof garden where religious meet
ings, church music and ice cream sup
pers will take the place of vaudeville
and ragtime is "a scheme. recently
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01
Amount Of Gold Coin.

The amount of gold coin in actual
circulation in the world is estimated
by the Bank of England officials to be
about S65 tons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01

such a volume that nothing could stay
its progress until it reached the bot
tom of the canyon.
In six months the death loss by mine
accidents in this vicinity has aggregat-
ed 292.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01

Colo, improvised camp by taking
sheaves of oats from a field near by,
upon which the party slept that night.
"The party consisted of Col. Rich
ardson. Col. John A. McClernand, con-
gresham from Springfield; John A.
Logan, the Hon. Burt Cook, Col. R. e.
Csoddell and one other to be remem-
bered. The party were soundly sleep
ing in their oat-sheaf beds when the
sound of cannon was heard and
Gen. McClernand exclaimed:
"'My God. boys, it is the beginning
of the tug-of-war! Get up and let us
hurry to the front
"They went without their breakfast
and were as hungry as bears, but still
anxious to see tina fight. They pushed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-01

Of digging out bodies was going on,
the second slide same down almost in
the track of the first. The mountain
side is steep and the descent Of the
snow mass was so swift that twenty
four of the. rescuers were caught, two
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

1otte, g: at the third battle of Plevna,
where the Turks moved the Russians
down like grain, 1875; at Santiago, II !;
at Colenso, 5-5; at Paardeberg, 3, and
at Spion Kop, 1872. In the last three
only the British combatants and
casualties are reckoned, the number of
the Beers not being known
Now these figures do show a small
er percentage of casualties in the later
than in the earlier wars But the
change is not uniform and is not al
ways marked. Gettysburg was more
destructive than Waterloo and nearly
twice as costly as Austerlitz. Inker-
man was worse than jena Plevna
surpassed in destructiveness most of
the Napo1eonic battles. Our fight at
Santiago fell little short of Austerlitz.
In the Boer war the British losses at
Co1enso and Paardeburg were light,
but at Spion Kop they were heavier
than those at Austerlitz, at Jena, at
Inkerman, at Sadowa, and at Grave
1otte, and fell just short of equaling
those at Plevna- Moreover, az the
writer quoted himself says, the Boer
losses in these battles were probably
much heavier than the British, and
SO, if they were taken into account,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

The modern home of moderate
cost is one of the most difficult prob
lens that confront the architect of
to-day, since he must produce for a
modest expenditure a design which
will embody the numberless comforts
and conveniences heretofore only
dreamed of by the rich. This result
can only be achieved by long study
and through a natural genius in con-
struction and design.
Part of an architects business is
to make housekeeping easy and
economical. Beauty is also import
ant. Nothing attracts more than an
artistic house. 1t costs no more
money than an ugly one. But you
must know how. 1t is the thought
that is put into the construction that
saves the money. 1t is the knowledge
of design that enables the architect
to form simple, yet refined detail.
A coy ingle-nook, a dainty oriel win
dow render a home doubly attractive,
and should you wish to dispose of
your property, a practical and attrac-
tive design will frequently double it's
value.
A few new features worked in this
dainty little home makes it stand out
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
Enjoys Joke on Himself.

Peter Lynch is New York man
who is philosopher enough to extract
some fun out of joke at his own ex-
pense. He suspects some one of hav-
ing inserted an advertisement in the
papers putting him on the matrimonial
market Mr.. Lynch is handsome, pass
ing rich, debonair and 35. He is also
a member of the exclusive Montclair
Bachelor Club. He said: There were
40 young women who wanted to mar
ry me up to o'clock last night. This
morning l received twenty more pro-
posals, all of them coming from wom-
en- scattered through New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
1 belong to a bachelor club and would
be subject to a heavy fine were l even
to make the least semblance of goo
goo at any member of the fair sex
OF course some of the boys think they
are having a great joke on me, and
have engaged other girl friends to
push the game along, but / am a good
healthy subject for them to practice
on, and guess 1 am having as much
fun out of it as they are
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
A Useful Barometer.

According to a French meteorological
a cup of hot coffee is an infallible
barometer.
Put lump of sugar in the cup"
he says, land then watch the air bub-
bles which are formed on the surface
If they form themselves into a group
in the center the weather will be fine.
II they adhere to the cup, forming a
circle, it is token of rain or snow,
according to the season of the year.
Finally, if they separate from each
other and occupy no fixed position, it
is safe to predict that the weather will
be changeable.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

summer some historic society or as
sociation of veterans assemblies there
or some state erects a new monument
to its dead. Hundreds of excursion
lists go thither to roam over the his
toric hills and ridges, and hear again
the story of Pickett's charge.
The statue of Gen. Slocum takes
first rank among the monuments of
this historic battle-ground. 1t is an
equestrian figure of bronze on a gran
lite pedestal. Bronze and pedestal, the
monument measures 81 feet from base
to tip. The statue itself is Is feet 6
inches high and 10 feet 6 inches long.
On the western plate of the statue
are the words which Gen. Slocum ut
tered at the council of war held on
July 2, the night preceding the final
day of battle. They are:
"Stay and Fight it out"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

For many miles along the Wyoming
Colorado line north of Pearl, Colo, a
furious forest fire is raging, devastat-
ing everything in it's path. Every eff
fort to subdue the flames has been ex-
hausted without effect.
According to the latest reports there
are at least eighteen serious forest
fires burning in Wyoming, to say moth
ing of numerous smaller fires in south
ern Albany county that are destroying
great swamps of fine pine timber in
the Medicine range and threatening
mining buildings. One hundred miles
away from Cheyenne the smoke from
these fires obscures the sky here and
the odor of burning wood is plainly
noticeable.
The fires in southern Carbon county
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

quite prominent when compared with
the ordinary five-room cottage. Note
the beautiful bays and divans-such
a cosy place for the large, easy pill
lows, and just the place to show them
off to advantage. The large open
stairway gives roomy effect that
you cannot get in any other way. In
the ceiling of the first story the joists
are pine, dressed and vanished, on
which is nailed a double floor, the
under layer forming the ceiling. The
rooms are not so large, it is true, but
large enough to be easily furnished
in artistic effects without expensive
outlay. Large rooms nalf furnished
look bad. Why not consider quality
instead of quantity even in building
a home?
Cost $500, built first class in every
reSpect.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
WAR LOSSES, OLD AND NEW.
Perfection of Modern Weapons Has
Had No Marked Result.

Perfection or Modern weapons Has
Had No Marked Result
Mr.. Maurice Lows highly interest
ing analysis of the cost of the Boer
war and other wars, recently printed
in the Tribune Review, and an article
in the London Chronicle celebrating
other phases of the same topic, sug-
gest to some the conclusion that mod
ern weapons and methods of battle
have greatly lessened the number of
casualties. That is a welcome con-
clusion, and it may be in a measure
justified. But it is probably not as
fully justified as some suppose. One
writer says that "the perfection of
modern weapons leads to an extraor-
binary reduction of casualties" But
his own statistics in the London
Chronicle scarcely bear out his enthu-
siastic belief
Beginning with Marengo, he gives
statistics of the number of combatants
and the number of casualties in TWEEN
ty-two important battles, in eleven
wars, down to the present time. At
Marengo the casualties were PIT per
cent of the whole number of combat
ants; at Austerlitz, 1875; at Jena, IT;
at Eylau that .bloodiest picture in the
book of time" 34.3; at Borodino, 81;
at that worlds earthquake, Water
loo," 24.7; at Inkerman, 1873; at Get
tysburg, 26-5; at Sadowa, s; at Grave
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

The part which the state and city
of New York took in the battle of
Gettysburg was celebrated on the bat
tlefield with peculiarly impressive
services Friday of last week. The
ceremony had for its climax the I'M
yelling there of an equestrian statue
of Gen. Henry Warner Slocum, which
stands where he stood on that memoir
able Friday. July 8, thirty-nine years
ago.
The people of the little borough of
Gettysburg have become used to
statues, monuments, reunions and ex-
cursions ever since Abraham Lincoln,
on November 10, 1868, before the
grass had had time to grow over the
blood of the battle, dedicated great
national cemetery there, with it's mas
sive central monument and its three
and half thousand graves. Every
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

He declares that what was formerly
Caesars empire will be divided, be-
tween 1906 and 1917, into ten king
doms, including France, extending
to the Rhine. taking in Great Britain
without Ireland, and India, Spain,
Austria, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Egypt
and the Balkans These ten king
doms will form a Latin confederacy,
which will be leagued against Ger
many and Russia The prophet says
that lot of terrible things will hap
pen in the ensuing ten years.
Poor America does not figure in the
awful chronicle, presumably because
she finds no place in Biblical history.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

are burning fiercely. A government
agent with a large force of men is on
the ground, but is reported to be max
ing little progress.
Five or more fires are burning in
Fremont county, and more than 800
square miles of magnificent timber
land is already in ashes.
In Central Uinta county fire is
burning, and in the jackson Hole
country two big blazes are eating the
timber in the game country. Farther
east in the Shoshone Reservation q
fire has been burning for weeks.
In Natrona county a good-Aized fire
has been destroying timber for the
last ten days.
One big fire threatens the timber of
the Big Horn mountains.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
The omnipresent Mosquito.

From the equator on either hand
to the Arctic and from the Antarctic
the anophele is irrepressfble In the
tropic jungle. as among the fcebergs,
the mosquito is equally pestiferous.
In remote Alaska, as in Manhattan
the venomous insect makes life a
burden to man and beast alike. Cold
that stfffens the mercury in the tube
does not put an end to this plague,
and the poisonous creatures revel in
the EXTREMIST heats of Central Brazil
or Middle Africa For what purpose
could they have been created? And
Why were they kept alive in Noah's
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

do in the story books, doing strange
things that you had supposed could
never happen in reality.
Besides the array of new kinds of
air craft, it is fact little known that
every American-made hydrogen bal
loon in use in the United States
whether by the government or by pri-
vate individuals-is a product of this
one farm.
Most striking among the things to
be seen at the balloon farm is a fly
ing machine that really flies; not
merely a working model of an airship
that flies few feet along a track on
the ground, but fully completed fly
ing machine that scars into the ac-
tual skies as high as any bird-a ma
chine that ascends, that turns and
dives as readily as an eagle does.
MANY other curious aerial vessels
have been turned out from the Myers
balloon farm, and some greater won
ders are in course of construction. 1t
is not only his own inventions that
Mr.. Myers constructs on his balloon
farm. He makes all sorts of aerial
contrivances-sc1entif kites, freak
balloons, air vessels-for other in
ventors.
THE greatest number of the balloon
farm products, however, are big n.y.
drogen balloons"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
LONDON HAS A PROPHET.

Rev. M. Baxter Predicts the Second
Coming of Christ in 1929.
There appears in the most expen-
sivs column of London's newspapers
of the biggest circulation one of the
most curious advertisements ever
published. 1t consists of long
prophecy, occupying two and a half
columns, and describing a series of
momentous events which are to occur
between 1906 and 1929, and which
will eliminate in the second coming
Of Christ and the beginning of the
millennium
Rev. NJ. Baxter of London, and his
creed is another of those elaborate
deductions from figures and signs in
the Book Of Daniel and Revelation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
HE WAS NOT IMPRESSED.

Old Indian Chief Turned UP His Nose
at Gorgeous Trappings.
One of the civilians at the state
house has a good one on the mem
bers of the gilded staff which he is
telling with great glee, says the Cape
Ann (Mass.) News.
Down in Old Town a few years
ago, says the man who tells the story,
they were entertaining the governor
and his gold-encrusted staff.
The Indians were enjoying the
staff as much as the staff were en-
Toying the Indians. One old chief of
a lost tribe had been watching the
gliding from distance.
Finally he came up to one of the
aids, who was standing a bit apart
from the rest. He looked the colonel
over. He studied him attentively
from the front and rear and sides.
Belong to the army" he asked.
NO." said the colonel.
The Indian paused and studied the
effect anew.
Navy" 49, 4,
Another long contemplation of the
gold lace.
"Milesh?" queried the Indian.
There was whitening contempt in
the No of the answer.
The Indian went away back and sat
down. He had run his limit, but still
he wanted to know what all the trim
mings stood for.
Once more he Hoped up to the
colonel, and catching hold of his
aiguillette, put the question squarely.
What do you belong to, heb? ?"
THE governors STAFF" replied the
aid, adding a little strain to the
double row of brass buttons that
chased themselves down to his gold
lace belt
'.Oh, HI" said Lo, and he walked
away with his head in the air.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
WHERE BALLOONS ARE MADE

Immense Numbers of Them Turned
Out On New York Farm.
you would be inclined to think you
were dreaming says a writer in Pear
sons, Mr.. McGovern, were you to
walk through the farm of Carl E. My
ers, nine miles from the city of Utica,
state of New York. Here can be
seen, on constant view, in summer
time, a large variety of aerial craft
airships that actually fly, just as they
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
RepIantIna Grass.

Replanting Grass
The replanting Of grass on tho
wasted cattle ranges in Nebraska.
Wyoming, Colorado. Utah. Montana.
Idaho and the Dakotas is to be at
tempted by the railways penetrating
those states The first problem to be
solved is the finding of grass plant
suitable for stock purposes. Nearly
4 600 acres viii be fenced in and
divided into thirty lots for expert
ments in planting. These western
cattle ranges have been ruined by
sheen. It is expected once the FEAST
6flity of replanting Is proved the
federal and state governments WIZ
lend their aid to the movemank
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
First Discovery OF Diamonds.

Diamonds are said to have been
first found in the state Of Bahia in
1921, in the range of mountains
known as Sierra do Sincora; but not
until 18z4-when Jose Perefra do
Prado, who was travelling from that
region to Bahia City and camped for
the night ON the bank of the Mocuge.
a small tributary to the Paraguacu
river. and there by accident found
a quantity of diamonds-waA an Inn
petus given to mining for the pre-
cious stones.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

which has so long distinguished him
among the pioneers of the territory
and state of Minnesota. Gov. Ramsey
was born near Harrisburg, Pa, in
1915. He was admitted to the bar In
1889, and was elected to Congress in
1843. President Taylor appointed him
governor of Minnesota in 1S49, and
since then has been identified with
the Northwest. He was twelve years
United States senator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

fund arbitration case, was the recfpi-
ent to-day of a host of kilograms Of
sympathy on the death of his wife.
who was killed in an automobile acct
dent at Alameda, CAL
Senator Stewart has not yet decid-
ed when he win start for the United
States.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
SYMPATHY FOR MR.. STEWART

Nevada Senator Gets Many Messages
of Coincidence.
United States Senator William NJ.
Stewart of Nevada, who is at The
Hague in connection with the Plus
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
A Fairy Tale.

And" said the good fairy, for your
noble deeds will grant you any wish
you may DESIRE
Il will choose" said the lucky per.
son, "a ton of COAL
Hereupon there arose great conster-
nation in the ranks of the fairies,
which terminated in a proposition to
arbitrate the matter in order, if pos
sible, to compromise on a ton of dia-
monds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

These long summer days are just
like the short winter days in one re-
spect-a fellow likes to turn over for
another snooze in the morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
ONLY LIVING WAR GOVERNOR.
Alexander Ramsey of Minnesota Last
of Band of Great Men.

Former Governor Alexander Ramsey
of ST. Paul, Mimi, who recently cele-
brated the S7th anniversary of his
birth, is the only living war governor.
and, although not so vigorous as he,
was twenty years ago, he still retains
in a remarkable degree the vitality
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04
PEOPLE AND
EVENTS
NEW SHAFT At ANTIETAM.

State of New Jersey Puts Up Menu
ment to Her Troops.
Last Wednesday the monument
erected by New Jersey at Antietam to
commemorate the part played by her
troops in that memorable battle was
unveiled. The stone is a plain shaft
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-10-04

the proportion of casualties in this
latest war would fall little short of
that in the wars of old. Much has
doubtless been gained for humanity.
But not yet is war waged with rose
water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-12
MORE DETAILS OF ERUPTION.
Belief at Fort de France That Worst is
Told,

A dispatch from Fort de France, Island
of Martinique, yesterday says: Advices re-
ceived here today from the vicinity of st.
Pierre, ten miles from here, contain further
details of the terrible volcanic upheaval
which resulted in the utter destruction of
that town and the death of nearly all it's
inhabitants.
The crater of Mont Peles had been wear
ing it's ''smoke cap since the Sd of May,
but there was nothing until last Monday to
indicate that there was the slightest dan
ger. On that day a stream of boiling lava
burst through the top of the crater and
plunged into the valley of the river
Blanche, overwhelming the Guerln sugar
works and killing twenty-three work peo-
pie and the son of the proprietor.
A commission was appointed by the gov
ernor to investigate the outbreak and it
turned a reassuring report on Wednesday
evening. But about o'clock on Thursday
morning shower of fire rushed upon St.
had population of 5000, and LIE Precheur,
which had population of 1000, burning up
everything in it's path.
The heat in the vicinity Of st. Pierre was
so intense and the stream of flowing lava
was so unremitting that it was impossible
to approach the town during the early part
of the day. AS evening approached the
French cruiser Suchet, after heroic battle
with the heat, suffocation and sulphur
fumes, succeeded in making dash toward
the shore, nearing the land enough for her
to take off the survivors of the disaster all
of whom were horribly burned and mutt
lated.
Bodies Of Dead Burned
St. Pierre at that time was absolute