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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Boat for Land and water.

On many beaches which are very
level it is impossible to launch a boat
from the land unless the passengers
wade out or the boat is pushed out by
hand, and it is to overcome this OBJ
stacle that the apparatus shown in the
drawing has been designed by Samuel
7. Britain of Boston, Mass. With
this contrivance the passengers may
enter the boat and be driven along the
beach into the water, and when finally
launched the same apparatus which
accomplished the work is used to pro-
pei the boat through the water.
Any ordinary form of motor is used,
being geared by chains to the appara-
tus shown in the rear of the boat.
This consists of a gear wheel with
concave face secured in rigid yoke,
with a fitting post carrying a second
gear wheel. meshing in the first. A
second chain connects the latter gear
wheel to the propelling wheel. At
either end of the shaft carrying the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
ll I'D q EIl4[GD'

sionists among thenative pupils When
given an opportunity to question the
children, Gen. Young's friend asked in
Spanish If they knew how many con-
tinents there are on the globe. A
score of little hands responded. The
visitor called upon the nearest pupil.
How many continents are there?"
he inquired.
There is only one continent" said
the child.
"only one?" repeated the surprised
visitor.
Only one" persisted the boy, stout
ly.
"And what is the name of it?" ask
ed the visitor.
"The United States OF America"
was the reply.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Tho Need of New Inventions.

Every home and workshop teens
with profitable suggestions to the man
with open eyes and mind. In a recent
number of Everybody's Magazine, the
possibilities Of inventing new pro-
cesses and new machines, as the re-
suit of such observation is clearly
brought out.
The cost of refining kerosene oil is
paid to-day from the despised sludge
acid which formerly fouled our rivers
and harbors. The waste of the
slaughter house brings in almost as
much as the flesh of the animals
killed
Nature has waste products still
waiting for use. Prairie wire grass
was once one of these Nowadays it
is used in the manufacture of fur
niture and furnishings. Cornstalk pith
is made into filings for warships
hulls to close holes made by an enc
my's shells.
Somebody should come along and
invent a substitute for elastic Para
rubber. Celluloid and oxidized linseed
oil are fair substitutes for some pur-
poses, but nothing apparently has yet
been found that possesses the true
elastic properties of India rubber
There is still nothing like leather for
shoes, but an inventor may find sub
stitute to his profit.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
HIs Flrst nuslness venture.

A capitalist, who has made a fortune
running into the millions, likes to tell
story of his first business venture
and how he saddened the local grocer.
AT that time he was fond of frequent
ing a public auction near his home,
where all sorts of bargains were Of
fered.
zone day." he says, 81 noticed sew
eral boxes of soap of certain brand
which had often been sent to buy at
the corner grocery. l thought to my
self, That will go cheap, so 1 ran to
the grocery and received a promise
from the man in charge to buy as
much of the soap at certain figure
as l could supply. OF course, he new
er suspected that I could furnish any
of it.
II returned to the auction room,
and when the soap was put up / bid
for 1t, with the result that it was
knocked down to me. My name was
demanded, and when / gave it in a
shrill voice, everybody laughed, for /
was then only eleven years of age.
amused as they were at the sale,
the bystanders were amazed when 1
bid for the whole lot of twenty-five
boxes. had them carried over to
the grocery, and received the price
agreed upon. The grocer wore weary
look when he heard how l had obtain
ed the soap. He said:
"'Well, could have done that my
self
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Fast bicycle RnoInr Tenn.

Fifteen of the fastest bicycle racing
men of the country have been signed
for a team that has been forming in
New York. This is as strong as the
big team that followed the circuit last
last year, and it's appearance in COM
petition in the coming season with
the men riding under the regulations
of their employers, as we'll as under
the rules of the National Cycling as
ISOLATION, is a guarantee of clean COM
petition on the track One of the most
important riders signed is Will c.
Stinson, who will be member of the
team. The long limbed pace follower
from Providence, R. l., is reported to
be riding in record breaking style,
and it is generally believed that he
will duplicate his good work of last
year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Jim and Jack JenrIs..

Jack Jeffries, the giant brother of
the giant champion of the heavy.
weights, resembles his brother Jim
to such an extent that he has often
been mistaken for the champion. Sew.
eral years ago in Washington Jim
Jeffries was carded to appear at
certain theater, but was not feeling
well and asked Jack to take his place.
Jack went on and was given a hearty
reception. After the show Jack
walked to his hotel, followed by a
mob OF kids, while Jim Jeffries sat up
IN his room wondering what all the
cheering was about on the outside.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
1mproved For-slrnnlinr.

An interesting experiment in con-
nection with submarine fog-signaling
has been carried out at Egg Rock,
Lynn, England. A bell was hung fifty
feet below a buoy, moored in fifteen
fathoms of water, and was struck by
electricity from the Egg Rock Light
house, where power-house is estab-
lished. By means of such submarine
signaling it is stated tat a person
placing an ear against rod held in
contact with the hull of a vessel, is
able to hear the bell from three to
five miles away; in facl, it is believed
that the ringing of the bell can be
heard at a distance OF ten or twelve
miles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
rrottinr Races Manned ont.

Lord Derby, 2:O61a, E. E. Smither's
great trotter. who has two important
matches scheduled for this summer.
is being trained with great care at
Memphis, and is rounding to in fine
shape. In his first race Lord Derby
will meet John j. Scannells ex-cham-
pion trotter, The Abbot. at Brighton
Beach, in August. This contest will
be for a purse of $4,000. In Septem.
Der Lord Derby will encounter
Thomas Lawson's Boralma in a series
OF races at Hartford for side stake
of $4,000. This latter is by far the
largest wager made on a trotting
match in years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Coming Lightweight PugiIist.

Jimmy Britt, the Frisco lightweight,
who recently graduated from the am
ateur ranks, has shown such unusually
good form as a professional that the
native sons one and all look upon him
as the most promising candidate for
championship honors in his class that
has been turned out on the coast for
years.
Britt went into the fighting game
out of pure love for the sport, and left
a successful business career to follow
the fortunes of the modern arena.
He made more money in his first
two fights than any other fighter liv-
ing, cleaning up about $4,000 in his
first two battles-rather a neat little
sum for an amateur that had been
fighting only week before for a $35
trophy. He has peculiar crouching
style which is original 1t affords him
wonderful protection and proves puz-
cling to an opponent. He has a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

NOW was norm
The great white God who loves us well.
The dear white God who needs our
way
Down-looking where his children dwell.
Saw that their feet had gone astray:
And, 10! their tears fell down like rain,
And souls were crushed by cruel pain.
Then spake the dear white God and said:
Somewhat they need to make them
strong
And cheer the hearts whence hope hath
fled,
Till through life's discord strikes her
song"
And straight He thought, and. thinking.
smiled
or one rare gift to bless His child.
Then from our God His gift was sent
All. soul of mine thou knowest we'll
To fill the earth with full content
And tighten haunts where shadows
dwell;
To gladden. those who weep, forlorn-
And so sweet mother-love was born.
Alfred ]. Waterhouse, in Success.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Kramer Doing Gnnh VOL

Frank Kramer, the speedy bicycle
racer, took a slice off the worlds rec.
ord for quarter of a mile at the
Vailsburg IN. J) track recently. In
bruising battle down the stretch
with Floyd Mcfarland, the champion
hyer clipped fifth of second from
the former record of a quarter, the
figures now standing at % Is seconds
for the distance. Kramer is riding
like whirlwind just at present. He
also captured the five-mile handicap
from scratch at this meet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Yanger May right McGorern.

The proposition to match Benny.
Yanger and Terry McGovern has
again been revived with some pros
poets that match may be clinched.
For a long time Yanger has been
fighting mis- way up to that point
where he felt able and willing to
tackle so hard a man as Terrible
Terry" He has never met a defeat,
and up to the present time has fought
a number of good men. He has a
knockout victory over Young" Cor
bett on his record, and in reality has
no other good engagements, unless 1t
be a longer fight with kid" Broad,
with whom he drew in a six-round
encounter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
1n.erna.Ional relephone sr.tsm.

Paris is the center of an information
al telephone wire net; it's extreme
ends are London, Hamburg, Berlin,
and lin connection with the French
italian line about to be opened) Turin
and Milan. The Paris-Berlin line is
the longest, with about 625 miles of
wire. The Paris-Hamburg line is about
the same. The distance from Paris
to Turin, measured by an air line, is
about S75 miles and that between Paris
and Milan about 470 miles. But all
these lines are eclipsed in length by
that between Paris and Cologne, not
by the direct line, but by indirect
connection. often rendered necessary
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
A FnIplno Columbus.

Gen. Samuel B. M. Young, who has
been named as president of the new
war college established at Washington.
has frequently amused his fellow off,
GERS with stories of the Filipinos.
He found that the Biographies used
by native teachers in the schools were
grotesquely misleading. Spain for ex-
ample. was shown to include most of
Europe. Children were taught that
there were three continents-Europe
Asia and Africa. To discover for him
self what educational results had come
of American occupancy, a friend of
Gen. Young determined to visit a
school room to see whether higher
education had raised up any expan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

In the express steamer Kronprinz
Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company, the lower parts
of the bulkheads are equipped
throughout with a system of water
tight doors which may be controlled
either from the bridge of the ship or
from the bullIhead itself. The system
was invented by Prof. Dorr, and the
company states that it will equip all
of its steamships with this system. A
demonstration was recently given on
board the Kronprinz Wilhelm, when
all of the twenty doors below the wa
ter line were closed from the bridge
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Outsider wins Big Race.

The Metropolitan Handicap at Nor
ris Park was won by rank outsider,
Arsenal. Arsenal is a son of the ia
nous Splinter, Lamplighter, and took
the classic event and the rich purse
that goes with it from field of eight
cen starters. Arsenal had led for the
last seven furlongs of the mile jour
ney, but at the finish he was desper-
ately pressed by Herbert, Carbuncle
Chiffon and Smoke, and finished un.
der whip and spur vigorously piled by
Johnny DAILY, with scarcely strength
enough to have carried his 90 pounds
another dozen jumps. 1t was ster-
ling race, fairly started, gamely con
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
English Runner in America.

]. G. p. Purcell, a famous English
miller, is now in this country and will
soon be seen in competition. Since
the palmy days of willie" Day, tom
my" Connect and E. C.. Carter, there
has been a dearth of really first-class
distance men. There have been many
men who could negotiate the distance
well under minutes and 80 seconds,
but none of them could come within
many yards of doing the trick in 4:20
as Purcell has. Purcell will compete
under the colors of the Knickerbocker
Athletic Club. He will find things a
bit easy for him in the mile and Jerry
Pierce, the Seneca Indian, who repre-
sents the Pastime A. c. in competi-
ton, is the only man in sight capable
of giving Purcell race at three or
five miles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
PoI.oned Arrow. of 1ndIans.

1t is a practice of savage tribes in
most all parts of the world to put
poison on the points of their spears
and arrows, that they may be more
effective against their enemies, for a
wound which under ordinary circum-
stance would heal quickly, If made
with a poisoned implement will prob
ably cause death
The poison is generally obtained
from plant or tree, such as the dead
ly upas tree of Java. The American
Indian has used the venom of snakes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
WORK OF SCIENTISTS
LATEST DISCOVERIES AND INVEN-
TONS OF IMPORTANCE.
Machine to Facilitate Work of En-
Gravers-Boat for Land ami Water
international Telephone systsm-Im-
proved BulkheAd Doors.
Machine for EnRravers

No small degree of skill must be at
tanned before pattern can be copied
off-hand correctly enough to be of
commercial value in the engraving or
drawing trade, and 1t is possible that
the machine here illustrated may find
wide field in the copying of pat
terms for this class of work. The in
ventor, ]. H. Martin of Roanoke, Va,
claims for it the capacity to copy
pattern exactly, or to increase or de-
crease its size either in length or
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

kid" Mccoy, being disappointed in
his ambition to fight either Fitzsim.
mons OF Jeffries, has decided to take
on all corners. and is said to have
three matches clinched already. His
first opponent will be big Fred Rus
SELL the western heavyweight who
was touted as a world-beater, but
who proved to be nothing better than
fourth-rater. He should prove an
easy victim for Mr., Mccoy. but there
is always the possibility of a chance
blow turning the tide of battle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Marbles in Arab,a.

The boys of Arabia have a curious
way of playing marbles. The marble
is placed in the hollow between the
middle finger and the forehnger of the
left hand, the hand being flat on the
ground, and the fingers closed. The
forefinger of the right hand is then
pressed firmly on the end joint of the
middle finger, which pushes the middle
finger suddenly aside, and the fore
finger slips out with sufficient force to
propel the shooter very accurately.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

In order to procure it he tied small
piece of meat to the end of stick and
then went in search of a rattlesnake
or viper. Upon finding one, he in
duced it to strike the meat as often
as possible by getting it into an angry
mood. This was repeated with other
snakes until the meat was filed with
venom. To poison the arrows the
points were jabbed several times into
the meat, after which wound from
one of them was as deadly as the bite
of the snake itself
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

by breaks in the other service. In such
cases a person in Paris desiring to
speak to Cologne is connected via
Berlin. This roundabout way in,
cEeases the wire distance about S75
miles, making the total distance about
1000 miles. The Cologne Gazette
states that this does not impair the
distinctness Of the message, ana no
loss of llme is noted in using this in.
creased distance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Discover Unknown Germs.

DR.. f. w. Hutchinson, well-lSnown
English scientist, is at present making
a series of balloon ascents from Lon
don and vicinity, with view to de-
termine the nature of the bacilli in.
habiting the upper regions of the at
mosphere. So far the results have
been satisfactory, and many hitherto
discovered.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
oaptaln of American Polo Team.

The American team now in England
consists of Foxhall Keene (captain),
Lawrence Waterbury, John e. Cowdin
and J. M. Waterbury, with a first-class
substitute in Rudolph Agassiz; and,
with the captain temporarily kept out
of the game by a serious accident
while riding to hounds across country,
the team has won one of its two-trial
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Car,op civ Again in tho Game.


Carson City, known to fame princi-
pally as the battle-ground of the Fitz-
simmons-C orbett fight, is again in the
field for stellar attractions in the box
ing line. A Carson City promoter is
anxious to match Joe Walcott and
George Gardner or Jack Root and
Gardner. A finish fight between Root
and Gardner would be good PROPOSE
ton from a pugilistic standpoint.
Root defeated Gardner when the two
met for the light heavyweight cham.
pionship in San Francisco, but he got
the verdict on a foul. 1t was the gen.
eral opinion that Root had Gardner
beaten regardless of the foul, but an.
other meeting would settle that more
definitely. A finish fight would GER
tainly settle it beyond all doubt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

being partially protected by metallic
hoods, which also serve as refiectors,
with openings only on the sides TO-
ward the mirrors. When this scare
crow is in use at night it throws
streams of light round and round the
field, while in the daytime sudden
flashes of light from the sun serve
the same purpose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28
Foxhall Keene.

matches played to date. Mr.. Agassiz
is Bostonian and captain of the My
opia polo team, and four others are
New Workers, and when at home they
play together as the Lakewood team,
last year winning the national cham
pionship cups.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

Ask a person, What kind of noise
annoys an oyster?"
After the victim has given it up, he
is told, "a noisy noise annoys an oys-
ter" It's funny when you say it
quick.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

tested every inch of the way, aud
spectacularly finished. Twenty to one
was laid against Arsenal, and his
splendid victory was a popular one
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-10-28

rear gear wheel is a yoke extending
forward and ending in handle which
serves to turn the propeller after the
manner of a rudder. In order that the
driving wheel may serve as a propel-
Ter in the water it is fitted with a
series of pivoted blades which turn at
right angles to the plane of rotation
during the lower half of their revoIu-
ton. To accomplish this defiector
is attached to the side of the fork,
which throws the blades out during
half of the revolution and then re-
turns them as they pass through the
fork.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17

ton Thursday. and Mrs. Henry Lord
and son Lee, Mrs Marshall Mabel Lee and
Camilla Lord were guests of Mr.. end Mrs.
L. j. Barney last week.-Mrs.. Elmer II.
Crane, son and daughter are stopping at
L. H. Talcott's, from Whitesboro, n. "
Mr.. Shaw was delivering the Vermont map
through town Monday.--Mr. and Mrs. AL
fred Howard, with their daughters, Nellie
and Elizabeth, were at J.. j. Barney's Sun
day.--Mrs. John Tcnwick is not as well.
She has been afflicted with the loss of
speech. Her daughter, Mrs. Fullsom. is
coming to care for her through the month
of August-.There was a large attendance
at the circle of Kings Daughters at Harry
Fay's F'rday.-Mrs Thompson has finish
ed her work at the Rev. A. d. BARRIERS.
Mrs. Whitcomb of Burlington is there in
her place.-Mr. and Mrs. G.. II. Burke of
st. Adams were in town to attend the fu-
neral of their niece, Miss Keefe.--Charles
Kcefe, Jr., of Oldtown, Me- is at his faith
crs on the fat.-Thcodore Cady of North
Nilliston was calling upon friends Friday.
Adcha Brownell has returned home. -
Louise Lewis of Shcburne is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. .. Whitney-Mr. and Mrs.
James Keefe and family wish to express
their thanks to all who so kindly assisted
them at the death and burial of their
daughter and sister, and for the beautiful
flowers sent to them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17
EAST CHARLOTTE,

The social given by the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the BAPTIST Church at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs a. B. Stearns on Friday
evening of last week was we'll attended
and was a very pleas SAINT occasion. A mu-
steal and literary programme was given
consisting of violin solo by Miss Jessie
Prinde song by Miss Sara Emo, with Miss
Cummings of st. Adams accompanst
Humorous selections We're read by j. r.
TaGgart and Miss Frances Clark Ice cream
and cake was served during the evening.
Seventeen dollars was realized. which was
donated to Mrs. G.. n. Carr-Mr. and Mrs.
+. "A. Roscoe were away over Sunday with
friends In Middebury, Neybridee and
New Haven.-Mrs. Ellen Hosford and
daughter Mabelle have returned from their
carriage drive to Canada.-Richard War
ner and sister Frances Of Middlebury
We're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Emo and w. I. Bradley and family on Sat
urday and Sunday May Williams of
Brandon is visiting Miss Stella Foote.-
The funeral of Mrs. Philip Lessor, whose
death occurred on Monday at her late
home, took place from the Catholic Church
on Wednesday, Thursday evening
prayer meeting Of the Baptist society will
be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Willoughby this weok.-A company of
young people We're pleasantly entertain ed
on Tuesday evening at the homo of Nj SIS
Sara Emo. Music. ping pong and other
games We're the amusement of the evening.
Light refreshments were served.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17
HUNTINGDON.

Misses Eleanor and Laura Sweet are
spending some time with Mrs. jerome Cut
Ter in Starksboro, and other relatives
Mrs John Spaulding recently became a
member of the circle of Kings Daughters
in this pace-E. II. O'Brien was in town
over Sunday.-There will be prayer
meeting at the church Wednesday evening,
at 1890, conducted by Mr.. Wells.-F, w
Newcomb will canvass the town this week
in the interest of the Vermont Bible So
ciety.-Johnson Mix, an aged and respected
citizen of the town, died early Monday
morning from the effects Of shock His
funeral will be held Tuesday at the house
at II o'clock and at the church at Hunt
ington Center at l o'clock where the in
terment will be mado.-Mrs. Nettie Fitch
has been caring for her sister, Mrs Fuller.
who Is ill.-Mrs. Juliet Bromley of Burling-
tor has been in town for a few days stay.
DR.. and Mrs. Falby C. l.. Wyman and
wife drove to 1inesburgh Sunday evening
where they We're treated to ice cream and
other refreshments by Landlord Parker
and wife.-JaCob Ross led the Sunday
evening meetng.-B. e. Morrill, is painting
his residence. james Benway is adding a
yeranda to the front of his house.