The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-19

from Custer last Friday evening
on visit.
The recent "cold snap" has
caused the water in Salmon river
to recede.
George MCGOWAN family have
moved to their ranch across Sal
mon river.
1t is said that almost every ad-
ult in Manchuria carries an
American watch and amuses him
self all evening winding it up.
The last issue of the Prospec-
tor was the best number issued.
Those cuts spoken of in the is
sue, do not belong to US, hence
we do not want credit for some
thing not ours.
A microscope which will mag
Nifty $4,000 diameters has lust
been invented. Even this pow
erful instrument, would fail to
discover an atom of patriotism
in the protectionist manufacturer.
The delinquent tax list of Gus
ter county for 1902 in this issue
contains 76 names, Sc out of the
76 delinquents are in Lost River
valley, and 81 out of the So in
Lost River valley are delinquent
on Mackay town lots.
-Four American gun pointers
on the battleship Indiana recent
ly made score of 100 per cent
firing 13 inch guns at a target II
by q feet, at a distance of 1900
yards, the ships being under way
and the target stationary.
Ex-Attorney General of the
Postoffice Department Tyner is
paralized and probably on his
deathbed so he is being made the
scapegoat for the legal division
scandals. He was at the head of
the Postofice Department in
Grants last administration.
One of the greatest advantages
of the kaiki uniform adopted by
the United States army is the
fact that the malaria breeding
mosquitoes will not alight on
anything yellow while they seek
blue. This fact was not known
when the kaiki was adopted.
From a Government report re-
ceived at this office Wyoming
lost 71,777 cattle and 792, $50
head of sheep last winter. Idaho
comes next with loss of 3,7O7
horses; 22,057 cattle and 499, 600
sheep. 8.9 per cent of all her
sheep was lost through exposure
and 81 per cent through disease.
The British postofice handles
but 80 pieces of mail per capita
while the United States post
Office handles 1917 per capita and
this Notwithstanding the perfec-
ton of the British parcels post
system which the express com
panies have never permitted this
government to adopt.
Mail contract has been let on
Route No. 70,322, Robinson to
Stanley, to Frank Waughter. 1t
is the nearest and best route to
Stanley. From Robinson to
Stanley it is only 15 miles over a
good wagon road. yet some ad-,
vocated the Ketchum route a dis
tanee of 20 miles.
Notwithstanding the existence
of a large quantity of undigested
securities, seven railroads have
recently voted to increase their
capitalization by $3.50, 900, 900.
When the crash produced by
over capitalization comes it will
inevitable be charged to the
party in power, whichever party
it may be.
The nost serious shocks from
live wires come from putting
both hands in contact with the
wire. The resistance is small
and the current passes near the
heart. If the same current
which, passing from hand to
hand would kill, were to pass
from foot to foot only a slight
burn would result.
The MESSENGER does job work
and has stock and material to do
it with. We have just received
from the East the following paper
stock: Colored Blotting paper
200 sheets; Colored and white
cardboard $50 sheets; Book paper
200 sheets; colored poster paper
1000 sheets; Shipping tags (3I
sizes) 1000; Wedding cards and
envelopes 1000; Latest style
visiting cards 5000; Business
cards (all sizes) 10000; Envelop-