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around one works until the bottom is the required size for the basket one has in mind then-still with the old under one, over one, draw the weaver slightly tighter each time around, the result being a gradual upward bend. Proeeed in this manner until but two inches of the supports remain uncoy- cred. Snip off the "WeaVer' leaving about an inch, and bend it sharply down beside a support. weaving 1t un- der one and over one that it may hold more firmly.
 Now bend each upright gently down, running the point beside the next up- right or skipping one, as is preferred
 Do this until no unbent supports re- main. Various handles may now be added by running three even lengths of the weaver down beside the uprights and simply twisting or braiding, fasten- ing by running them on the opposite side of the basket in a like manner. All this is done with the rattan damp, so that it is as pliable as cord.
 The foregoing method is especially suited to willow, long, coarse grasses and to the reeds of various varieties.
 Undoubtedly many willow basket will be shown with pride by future generations as "the basket grandmas- ma was making the day grandpapa proposed to her under the willow tree!"
 Oh! there are vast possibilities in basket weaving!
 However, the pretty raff1a must not be regarded lightly. Many, indeed, will pass by the reed and willow to devote themselves exclusively to the baskets made of raffla, fine ribbon grass, sweet clover and lavender, for, although it takes awice as long to weave and re- quires infinite patience, the result is so soft and fine that who shall think the time ill-spent?
 Raffia may be procured from any flor ist and is easily colored by dipping it in a cold solution of' the desired dye hanging it out to dry where there is q circulation of air, that it may not re- main wet longer than necessary -Phil- adelphia Recortd.
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T. s. Pratt of 10 Kensington street, who has been with D. M. Welch & Son for several years, will leave this city tot day to make his permanent resi- dence in Iadoh, near Moscow. He will become associated with his uncle on a large ranch in that territory. MT. Pratt Is unmarried.
 A special feature of the great auction sale at the George Fl. Ford company s store to-day between eleven and twelve q. m will be the offering of hall clocks with cathedral chimes---a rare opportu- nifty for purchasers. Other choice and valuable articles will also be offered to- day. The interest in the sale is great and unabating.
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PERPETUAL MOTION.

Monroe Man Says He Has a Machine
 Which Can Be Applied
 Shelton, April 3,-M. Hall, the per petual motion experimenter of Monroe, was in town on Tuesday looking for a place to exhibit his invention. MT. Hall Is confident that he has at last solved the problem of perpetual motion and says that he will have the same patent- ed in ten countries.
 He claims that his invention is easily worth one hundred millions of dollars In each country thus figuring that he will receive ten hundred millions of dollars for his invention. He rays that he had narrow escape from having the idea stolen from him by supposed
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friend in Bridgeport, but that he was able to outwit the traitor and by filing his claims in the patent office fore- stalled all competitors.
 He claims to have two methods of applying his power and that he has the idea now in practicable shape. He has worked for a number of years on the invention and has used all his money in perfecting the machine.
 In fact he said that he was reduced to walking from Monroe to this place, but that everything was now perfected
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Smith-W What became of your friend Brown?
 Jones-Dead. poor fellow. Died by hanging.
 Smith--Hanging? Is it possible? Jones-Yes; hanging around saloons. Newark Call.
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The exhibition of his models will be looked forward to with much interest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
THE NEGRO SOLDIER


Col. r. l.. Billiard of the subsistence
department, late colonel Of the Thir-
tieth Volunteer Infantry, has written
paper to a serv ce journal on the
negro soldier" which Is attracting con-
siderable attention in military circles.
During the Spanish war Col. Billiard
commanded the Third Alabama Volun-
teer Infantry, the enlisted force of
which was ccmpo-ed entirely Of ne
groes, while all the regimental officers,
except the chaplains, were white men
who had lived in the south. Colonel
Billiard says that the negro soldier Is
good-natured, happy person who is
not worried by climatic discomforts or
the irregularities OF a soldiers life. He
does not find them lazy as soldiers and
says that when Gin squad" they work
well. AS individuals, however, they
are inclined to trifle, and are not up
to the mark as sentinels. Their light
heartedness and good humor makes
the negro complainer a rarity. The
negro starts, too. with proper appre-
citation of the respect due his commits
stoned officer. 1t seems to be Unborn
knowledge, and as ne al thing he
lives up to this disciplinary quality.
He does not, however, readily lend
himself to the authority of the nom
commissioned officers. A difficulty In
furnishing nero so diers GENES from
their stubbornness, and it is even nee
essary, in order to make punishment
effective, to have it carried out with
the ridioule Of comrades. On the other
hand, says Col. Billiard, the negro is
fond of praise and can be made to &C
complish much by judicious common
dalton. The colored soldier Is subject
readily to the moods and excitement
of his commanding officer. II the
captain be little ratified in drill the
effect is seen on his men. If he loses
his head and becomes frightened
or excited his followers are imbued
with the same spirit. In Inc same
way negroes take sides" in any row
of which they happen to be the observ-
ers, according to Colonel Billiard. The
negro is a good soldier in the sense
that he is obedient and a splendid
fighter when he is under intrepid on
GERS who are disciplinarians. The
negro regular in Cuba showed he was
of the right materia', and it must be
assumed that he was type of all his
race under arms. by character more
submissive to discipline, by nature
more good-humored and happy, from
social position more subordinate to
superiors. from poverty more used to
plain food, fewer clothes and COM
FORTS" says Col. Billiard, "the average
negro volunteer comes to the colors
with more of the first urgently needed
qualities of the soldier and reader for
service than the white. Washington
Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
nrrrER THAN BULLETS.

1t was during one Of the preliminary
skirmishes at Chickamauga, says the
New Orleans Times-Democrat. The
federal troops had reached the top Of a
hill, and the confederates had been
forced down on the other side. They
hid behind stumps and trees, fell over
behind logs and sought other places of
concealment in their effort to escape
Yankee bullets. One beardless youth
fell over behind log-and the rest Of
the story is best told in his own words:
/ fell with my face down, and I
could hear the Yankee bullets whist
ling over my head or burying them
selves in the log behind which was
hiding. In hugg ng close up to the
log showed my face into a hornets
merit. The hornets covered my face
and head, and lay there picking them
Ok one at time until found an op-
poftunity to escape. Soon after that |
met one of my company and he said !:
"Great goodness, Jim, waat on earth
is the matter with your face?" "Shov-
ee 1t into hornets nest" you must
hare suffered fearfully." mo; new
Ell experienced a more delicious feel
ins in my life. l p efsr the sting oil
] hornets to Yankee bullatsl"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
LOOKING AHEAD.

From the London Tit-Bits.-A good
story is told on one Of the dignitaries
Of the Scottish church. Before he be-
came known to fame he was minister
of remote country parish, and was
not considered a particularly attract
i've preacher.
At his suggestion extensive altera-
lions were made in the transert Of his
church, and these had the effect Of
sweeping away considerable seating
accommodation.
One day after the alterations had
been effected, he visited the church to
see how it looked.
What do you think of the improve
ments, joint" he asked of the beadle.
Improvements? exclaimed John, in
disdain; they're no improvements at
a.. Whaur are We In to put the folk!"
"Oh," said the minister, we have
abundance of room, John, considering
the size of the congregation"
That's a. very weel the noo," re-
torted the beadle; "but what will We
do when we get popular meenlster!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
NONE IN HIS

Its funny about Cinnamon, isn't
it?" remarked the saloonkeeper whose
place was next door to laundry. II
knew Sing Lung was working away
like steam engine this hot day, and
SO drew glass of cold settler and
handed 1t in to cheer and revive him."
"That was thoughtful of you," said
the man leaning on the bar and wish
ing he was a Chinaman.
"Oh, but the fellow wouldn't touch
it."
"No?"
"And he even flew mad and ordered
me out OF his place. Didn't seem to
understand, you know"
But l think he did. Yes, I think
he had been there before"
How do you mean?" asked the sa-
loonist.
why he's been given knockout
drops and had his laundry robbed OF
the last nickel"
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water. He was carried to the field hos
pital on the night of July 4, but 1t was
not until noon of the next day that ar
attemp was made to remove the bullet.
Its location could not be determined,
and he was conveyed to hospital In
Baltimore, and from there to his home
at Parkers Head, Me-, although the
surgeons predicted the journey would
kill him. He recovered, however, and
within three OF four months was back
at the front again. About year later
a piece of shell went through his right
side, coming out at his back and leaY-
ing a hole as big as half dollar,
though, unfortuna ely, 1t did not take
the encysted bullet along with 1t. For
several months, VILE he was under
treatment, portions OF his canteen,
leather cartridge box and his clothing,
that had been carried into the wound
by the shell, periodically came forth
into daylight again from the aperture
In his back. In little over three
months Mr.. Emery was In the ranks
again, serving till mustered out, In
August, 1855. During the ten years
succeeding the close of the war Mr..
Emery carried alb ut his leadan me-
memto with periodical seasons OF seri-
GUS suffering, when his wound would
suppurate continually for months at
time. One day, in 1873, while work
ing on a staging, pairing ship In
Bath, he fell, striking his back, at
the point where the bullet was lodged,
on the corner of a plank below. He
was carried home, and the doctor, who
was familiar with his case, discovered
that the fall had dislodged the bull
let from its old resting pace and left
it in a place vine 1t could be easily
removed. 1t did not take long, nor did
1t require the administering of ether
to make an 'incision in the side and
extract the bullet, after which the
patient recovered, save for occasional
attacks of rheumatism during the
years that have followed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
WOES OF THE POET.

From the Louisville Times: TAs
poet has to stand more trampling On
his toes, more knocks and bangs, than
the majority of men. Possibly he is
so sensitive that he feels them ners;
anyhow, he suffers and endures. and
is always expecting a solar plsx~a
blow. He had a woman friend whsm
he admired and esteemed a lot She
was intensely particular, however. bot
she liked him and always had some
thing kindly to say. The other even
ing she began talking about his book
of verse
II borrowed it from a friend" she
declared, land started to read 1t. /
would pick 1t up before breakfast or
after supper. but do you know that
every time I was trying my best TO
wade through 1t some OF the children
in the house would call me for some
thing, and 1 never did pillow through
the volume"
The poet had grinned broadly when
she began on the subject of his book.
but the words wade through IT,"
pillow through it," felled his spirit to
the dust. That girl was worse than
the woman who wrote poet a note Of
thanks for gift of his book and
let him find it on her parlor table
with the leaves uncut.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

The all-absorbing mission OF the
beauty of seventy-hve years ago was
the culture of attract.veness and the
devices and tricks resorted to in the
frantic struggle to be irresistibly at
tractive makes the belle of the early
EOS and 30's appear to the girl Of to-
day most remarkable creature. Our
great grandmotheIs were selfish, ego
tistical and silly little coquettes, who
studied themselves in the mirror and
brewed love potions and scented paste
for the complexin, aping to the best
OF human bent the idle caprices of
Empress Josephine and other fashion
able French women of the time. The
complexion was religious study. Ex-
pertinent after experiment emanated
from Partisan b1udoirs to find their
way to American shores and to en-
thrall the bellies of Washington and
Philadelphia.
Exercise Never INDUCED in.
Our eat-grandmothers never ex-
ercised. 1t was considered deplorable
and ruinous to beauty. They were
constantly advised to avoid all excite
ments and violent emotions, to sup
press laughter, joy, anger, and to Gull
ttvate a sober, genteel life for the sake
OF the features. When it was found
necessary to sm'la, generally by way
of coquetry, it was considered bad
form to part the lips to any greater
extent than to show four testh. In
smiling the under lip was slightly
raised. A hearty laugh was considered
the hight of vulgarity.
Tricks for improving the complex
ion were simply numberless. The
juice of Strawberries was a favorite
remedy for shining, oily skin. An
internal remedy was sometimes taken,
consisting Of teaspoonful of charcoal
mixed with honey. The worst face
was softened by wearing a mask of
quilted cotton, wet with cold water at
night. This mask was oft lined with
a poultice of bread and asses milk.
A compress of this kind was worn
nightly for weeks in order to effect
the desired change. 1t is said to have
acted like a mild, imperceptible Bills
ter.
The shining pallor of the poet was
affected by many women, and most
heroic treatment was undergone to ac-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
DOING HIS BEST.

In the early morning l went to the
post ONCE in an Alabama town to in
quire for mail, but found was half
an hour too early. was walking away
when the colored janitor who was
sweeping out called to me and asked;
"Was yo' procrast around ySrs
arter yo'r mail, sah?"
Yes, but I see I'm too early"
Eyes, sab, too airly. An was 20 a
stranger in dis town."
YES"
"An' hain't yo' no one to talk TOT"
mo"
Den, sab, If yo' don't keer to elm
mate about de street fur half an hour
yo' can stop right we're, an I'll do nay
best to consider de reciprocity OF de
situashun an make yo' feel to home!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
PLEASED WITH THE HOUR.

From the Louisville Times.-Lieu-
tenant Heffernan was saying the other
day that he had hardly ever seen an
Irishman who wasn't ready with a
quick retort, no matter what the cir
cumstances might be.
"It was about three years ago that
arrested a certain fellow. He was
about the drunkest man ever saw to
be still standing on his feet. AS soon
as / got hold of him he wanted to
make trouble. He was just like many
others from the ould sod when they
get full of bad booze and they think
there Is a chance for scrap. He
made pass at me, but 1 reached over
and tapped him once on the head with
my stick. He became quiet right away,
and he looked up at me and said:
And what tonne is it?'
And of course I couldn't help but
answer, Just struck one.'
Well. If thot's So, he answered,
Dim dunn glad yez didn't hit me an
hour sooner"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
"
OLDEST pOsTMIsTREss :;;::;;; '''''
eN1 o,oex& G&t~te a~t+eG@ keo

The oldest postmistress in the coun-
try is Mrs. Mary Paschall of Trenton,
Ind. who was appointed by President
Lincoln and who is now 80 years old.
To her women who hold postoffice po-
sitions today owe much. Her bitter
struggle to defend the mails in the
early days of her appointment to the
Office and her ultimate success forever
opened the field to women. She tells
the story of her adventures In a
spirited manner.
"When l first received my commits
sion" said the postmistress, Il found
Immediately that my path would be
very difficult. Not only was there the
imperfect mail system to stumble over,
but the will of the men of the country
was against me because OF the high
feeling opposed to women holding pub
lie ofices. Not infrequently l was
compelled to remain awake all night
watching the mail bags, and occasion
ally 1 had difficulty in securing the
mail at all. For when the bag was
thrown from the train upon the plat
form at the depot the men Of the town
would seize it before could get with
ing reach and assert the mail to sun
themselves. OF course, the men had
no right to disturb the mail, but they
took the law in their own hands, be-
lieving a woman powerless.
81 tolerated this behavior for q
short time, and then purchased a gun,
One day just before the mail train had
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
DERlLOUS ORCHID
L va HUNTING e~

Probably very few people have any
idea that orchid hunting, like lion or
tiger hunting, is dangerous sport.
The strange beauty Of the flowers and
the high prices which they bring are
the subject of common comment, but
the fact that the beauty is sometimes
fatal and that the price is the reward
of labor that is both strenuous and
perilous is little known outside the
trade.
On a calculation of chances, how
ever, 1t would appear that shooting
big game is a safe venture compared
with the search for these lovely para
sites of tropical vegetation. An arti-
Gle in Harmsworth's Magazine gives a
striking story in point. 1t relates that
of eight orchid hunters who left Tam
atave, Madagascar, to look for speci-
mems seven persisted within a year,
while the eighth barely managed to es-
cape from the islands swamps with
his health ruined.
It is In such places that the search
must be pursued, and men have lost
their lives in the work not only in
Madagascar, but in Mexico, Brazil,
Ecuador, Venezuela and Sierra Leone.
Nor are the risks those of climate
alone. It may be necessary to deal
with wild animals while on quest for
the wild flowers, and there are gcn-
orally hostile natives to be placated.
All that the adventures of old under
went when they penetrated the new
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Bellies Of
Early Days
Peculiar Practices
TO Insure Bee uty.


quire It A wash OF vitriol was even
used. 1t consisted of muriatic acid,
so per cent, strong diluted in IL parts
Of water. When applied 1t win gradu-
ally clear away the coarse outer skin.
to give place 10 a beaut full velvety new
one underneath.
Dieting was an important factor In
the struggle. Still hearty meals were
the rule, in spite of the tradition for
delicate appetite among our foremoth-
ers. Coarse bread, made of graham
and rye -four, was the imperative rule.
No white bread was eaten. 1t was es-
pecially avoided as most fatal to a
fine skin. Potatoes, celery, artichoke
and salads were eaten freely. The
called was considered a wonderful
beautifier, and whole p atterfuls were
eaten at one sitting. Brown bread and
molasses was remedy guaranteed to
produce pink and lovely skin.
The fight against freckles and
wrinkles was an absorbing combat.
Most women sat all day long in seclu-
sion with their faces covered with
court plaster patches over the wrinkled
spots in their patient efforts to smooth
out the skin. Most heroic treatment
was generally necessary, and the face
was actually coated with liquid tar
and olive oil to iron it out. Fgeckles
and brown spots of all kinds were
rubbed out with turpentine.
Painted Like a Wax Figure.
Strange as it may Sc m, in spite of
continual efforts to beautify the skin,
paint and powder were freely and dar-
ingly used. Miladi was as artistically
painted for a public appearance as If
she were wax figure. Rouge was
heavily applied, and the carmine used
in artificial flowers often acted as a
substitute. Washington women set
the fashions in the use of cosmetics,
and they even appeared at breakfast
with their faces covered with chalk
and rouge, their eyebrows stained with
walnut juice, and with tresses touched
up with bleaching liquids unless pow
dered white. Powdered wigs were
gradually going out of fashion, and
a few to whom the white couture was
becoming covered the head with pow
dered starch, sifted through muslin,
and scented with oil Of roses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11

arrived went upon the platform, lev
elled my gun and declared 1 would
shoot the first ruff1an who touched the
United States mail. l was a pretty
good shot, having often gone hunting
with my brothers at the old farm in
the wilds of West Virginia, and when
a fellow seized the bag l put bullet
in his leg.
THAT episode marked the last of the
troubles at the station, but hostili-
ties did not cease at my home. At
night attempts were made to rob the
place, and this necessitated my sleep
ing under the counter, which I did
for three months. But l could not
prevent broken windows. These cow
ardly acts were not done by reputable
citizens, who, nevertheless, tried more
effective means of forcing me from my
position. Several petitions against me
were sent to Washington, but Presi-
dent Liscoln remained my stanch
friend.
After q few months the chief an
noyances ceased, and the only trouble
had was with the imperfect mail sys-
tenn, for which some people blamed
me-"
Although 80 years old, the aged post
mistress still retains her position.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
A LARGE CoVEY.

Two old hunters were swapping
yarns and had got to quail.
why" said one, 81 remember a
year when quail were so thick that you
could get eight or ten at one shot with
a rifle"
The other one sighed.
whats the matter?" said the first.
Il was thinking of my quail hunts.
I had fine black horse that l rode
everywhere, and one day out hunting
quail 1 saw big covey on a low
branch of tree. I threw the bridal
rein over the end of the limb and took
shot.
Several birds fell and the rest flew
away.
We'll, it's so. I saw it in a paper"
on that limb that when they flew off
1t sprang back into place and hung
my horse!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
rHE INEvITABLE.

/ like the man who faces what he must
with step triumphant and with heart
of cheer;
Who fights the daily battle without
fear;
Sees his hopes fa,l, yet keeps unfalter-
ing trust
That God is good; that somehow. true
and just,
His plans work out for mortals; not
q tear
Is shed when fortune, which the
world holds dear,
Falls from his grasp-better with love
a crust
Than living in dishonor-envies not
Nor loses faith in man; but does his
best,
Nor ever murmurs at his humber
lot;
But, with smile and words of hope,
gives zest
To every toiler; he alone is great
Who by life heroic conquers fate.
Sarah K Bolton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-11
Gathering the COST
" Flowers is a 49,.
Dangerous Sport,

world to seek the fountain Of life and
fabulous mines of gold may fall to the
lot of these adventures of later day.
The romance is reduced, however,
to a plain business proposition. Many
of the men are sent out by regular
dealers who pay them for their ser
vices. For the person who puts the
capital into the enterprise there are
chances for large profits, but it Is said
that fortune is more likely to be lost
than won in these orchid speculatioHs.
The value of the flowers consists large
ly in their rarity, and on a rapidly
stocked market prices may fall from
many pounds to few shillings within
a short period.