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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
COULDN'T "sHow OFF" THEN.
Student Not Allowed Chance to Prove
Himself a Hero.

This story is told about "Joe" Whit
tlesey of the New Haven Golf club.
strenuous chap even now and once.
famous as an oarsman and tennis
player Mr.. Whittlesey discovered a.
boy trespassing on the links the other
morning, despite the posted notices.
and told him to get off. The boy re-
fused. In order to thoroughly fright
en- the lad and make him a living,
warning to other boys, Whittlesey
seized him by the collar and rolled
him over on the grass. Just then a
Yale student with a girl on his arm
happened along. Seeing a grown man
apparently pummeling child, the
student called:
Here, youl What are you doingr
You let that boy alone"
you go way from here. Young
mani" returned Joe. This is mona
of your business, Sir; none of your
business! Just because you've got
girl along, do you think I'm going.
to allow you to become a hero?',~
New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
The Midnlqht Hour

The world is sleeping, but waking lie
And watch the moonbeams creep across.
the floor;
I hear the clock proclaim. mo more
more
VIII time return when once IL passes a., %.
Yet l impatient wait the tagging day
And plan to fill each hour with bnsrv
care. S'
Too slow the moments pass too slow
the fair az"
Faint light of dawn is moving on IT, way.
Yet in some coming night how far. how
l cannot tell-it surely waits for me-
Those lingering moments 1 should Ara
more dear
Ihan ram to mariners adrift at sea,
day, ins
knowing that I. with night. shall pass
away.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Having survived the attacks of Ig-
natius Donnelly. the probability is that
the shade Of Mr.. William Shakespeare
will not be perceptibly disturbed by
the air from the Chicago stockyards
blown at it through the medium Of
DR.. Watt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

her after fierce mental struggle,
and she is very proud of the invention
She calls it ''cat hoist" Unfortu-
nately, she neglected to patent the de-
vice, and the idea is now being util-
lied by a group of back-hall roomers
on the north side of the Chicago river.
Their object differs somewhat from
the laudable purpose of Miss Cone,
inasmuch as they use the scheme for
smuggling beer into the house without
the knowledge of the over-particular
landlady. They term their labor and
trouble-saver courage raiser" Aney
are also proud of the idea, and never
tire of working it for casual visitors.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Henrietta Cone of
35 West Twenty
second street, New
York, makes it pos
sible for her pet
cat, "Raggles," to
take her daily
promenade de luxe.
Miss Cone is very
fond of Raggles,
whom she found on
a Long Branch
steamer, and she
was much worried
over the opportun-
ity offered for ex-
erciso in a sixrn-
floor flat.
the little idea
demonst r a t e d in
the picture came to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

shape of the mushroom rock, which
stands about 100 feet high, and looks
as If a push would topple it down. No
doubt this curious stone marks high
er level of the ground in some former
epoch. Wind and water have worn
away the old land, and left the mush-
room rock to tell the tale. The harder
monolith at the top has kept the pill
lar below from decay.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

John Bulls recent merger of 100000
square miles in northern Nigeria was
accomplished with smoothness and
celebrity that must have made Mr.. Nor
gan almost envious
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

the conduct of the The Sacred Stone.
two brothers who originated the tribe,
sent to them a stone of very peculiar
pattern. They were told that this was
their altar, and that they should hold
their feasts and councils around it.
That it would, unassisted, follow them
forever, and that from it they would
derive their name. According to the
beautiful legend that is how they came
to be called "The People of the Up
right Stone"
At the time of the advent of the
"pale-face,' the sacred altar rested in
a grove of butternut trees overlook
ing the Stockbridge valley. When the
tribal relations were dissolved, the last
plea of the chief heard, and the camp
fire extinguished, it still occupied its
silent and almost unnoticed site.
Shortly after, however, the proph-
ecy that it would follow the tribe in
all its wanderings was fulfilled. When
Uncle Sam removed the survivors of
the nation to Green Bay the stone was
raised with Indian ceremony and
pomp and deposited in Forest Hill Gem
etery, Utica, in 1S49. Now, the only
existing memorial of once mighty
nation, whose origin no human
tongue can boast" 1t must remain
there under a compact for all time.
The one-time altar is said to be an
immense granite boulder, weighing
nearly four tons. The Four Track
News prints a pleasing article in CON
nection with this standing monument
to the Oneidas.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
The chinese and Stone Eloo,.

In China the dining rooms are usu-
ally foored with tiles or stone slabs
This is because the household animals
dogs and cats, are allowed to remain
in the room at meal time to receive
whatever food the diners do not wish.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

A college professor says that "a
flower pot and a little grass would
prevent many divorce" Perhaps he
was afraid to add that, in some cases,
these articles should be the top dress
ing of six feet of sod.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

A million is to be paid for patent
which will make 1t impossible to refill
the bottle to which the patent is ap-
piled. There would be short shrift for
the inventor in Kentucky.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

The Federation of Musicians. in
session at Indianapolis, voted to abol-
fsh the color line. Now If they
would only abolish the trombone solo
list all woulo be forgiven.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Americans will decline to believe
that Citizen George Francis Train
is going TO let little thing like
smallpox interfere with his psychic
machinery very long.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

What is the main object Of life?"
asks Rev. Thomas B. Gregory, and
then he adds: The answer is close at
hand. The main object Of life is to
love the good and to serve it forever. /"
We move to amend by changing cit"
to "her."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Baron de Rothschild has been sen.
fenced to one day in jail for fast auto
MODELLING. The novelty OF the thing
will probably be really enjoyable to
him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Foxhall Keene was not hurt in that
French automobile race because he
was unable to start. Mr.. Keene miss
ed glorious chance to have his col
larbone broken in the interests Of
gentlemanly sport.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

1he dropping Of Greek at Yale as q
required study will make that univer-
sity an easier proposition for the young
man who wants the Yale label on
social rather than educational
grounds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Persons who send whisky by ex-
press ought to have more regard for
the express agents than to inject ar
senic into the bottles
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Thirteen hundred slot machines
were burned by the police authorities
I'm Philadelphia the other evening.
No insurance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

II you could pick the winners of
horse races, or knew just which
stocks were going up and which were
going down, wouldn't you keep the
information and get rich quick your
self?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

The women who have to wear old
Z hats are quite willing to heed the
ministerial request to take them off
In church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Housewives who have only an even
dozen silver spoons are always super
stitious about having thirteen at
table.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

A man found pocketbook and re-
turned it to the owner. who accused
him of taking $500 out of it. This in
cident teaches that virtue is its own
reward.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

The chambermaid who secured noto-
riety by refusing to make up DR..
Washington's bed has been robbed.
Evidently this young woman is pre-
pairing to go on the stage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

The man who talks in his sleep has
at least the happiness of knowing that
he does not hear all the foolishness he
utters.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

A yacht race without breeze is
like kiss without mustache, which
is proyerbially like an egg without
salt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
HAS KING CHARLES WATCH.
Timepiece of Unfortunate Monarch
Owned in Philadelphia.

After his victory over Charles II.
Oliver Cromwell wrote exultantly to
England's parliament telling how the
enemy was beaten from hedge to
hedge till he was finally driven into
Worcester. There were 1000 prison
ers among the spells of that fight. The
royal carriage in which the king had
been carried was there, too, and in that
handsome carriage was a royal car
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

The vegetarians are going to found
a colony in Arkansas. How can such
a colony expect to make ends meat?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Evidently the Russian censors have
not yet succeeded in corking up Count
Tolstoi and Maxim Gorky.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Sir Thomas Upton has temporarily
postponed consideration as to where
he will keep that cup.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

The Humberts are now paying for
the cake they ate several years ago
with such gusto.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

Does the possession of great wealth
predispose its possessor to appended
tbs?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

In tho war Oh the mosquito benevo-
lent assimilation is not good enough.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

In the case of the high-speed auto
mobile race prejudice is for once com
mendable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

No girl should be satisfied now un.
less she is assured by her young man
she is worth her weight in radium.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

quois confederacy,
has been handed
down from genera
ton to generation,
and from campfire
to hut, and tells of
the Great Spirit;
who, pleased with
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
A Queer Roek.

Near Fobane Mex, on the border of
the Orange River Colony, in Basuto-
land, there is natural wonder in the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01

The "Please Smut the Door, sign
can now be laid away to gather dust
till fall.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
ELEVATOR FOR PET CAT.

New York Woman Who Thought Out
a Clever Scheme.
The accompanying illustration shows
an ingenious device by whica Miss
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
COMPACT.

There aren't many things more com
pact than golf ball. The picture
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
SACRED ALTAR OF INDIANS.
Peculiar Memorial Now in Cemetery
at Utica.

A legend of the Oneida Indians, the
noblest of the nations forming the Iro-
The sun., 1903-12-27

all day Friday and was in consequence
bit exhausted, Sam cashed in his chips
and left the house just sl5 poorer than when
he entered.
The Butte mining man, who was in attan-
dance upon the United States court in oon-
nection with contempt proceeding, visited
the same house shortly after dinner one
evening last week and decided to take a
flyer at roulette, He began playing half
dollars on the numbers that appealed to
his fancy, Losing steadily for an hour
or more, he wrote out a check for $500 and
began playing silver dollars on the numbers
He was apparently out of luck, however.
as he seldom picked winning number
and soon grew desperate and began betting
as high as s. and $40 on favorite selections
One of the latter won, which recouped
his fortune to the extent of $3.50, and then
began the high rolling.
Not unlike Swede Sam, he was at times
loser by several thousand dollars, and
would with streak of luck run his capital
up to nearly the original amount at times.
only to drop back again. At the end Of
about twelve hours play he became winner
for the first time, and fearing that he would
again encounter II bad run, decided to cash
in his chips. This he did quitting the game
about $3.50 to the good.
The sun., 1903-12-27
WHY VINE FIRST TO HOST.
In America Mere Formality. in italy q
Real Necessity.
Prom he Phiiadeiphin Record.

From ho Phiidieiphi1 Record.
The wine was opened dexterously by the
walter. who wrapped n napkin about the
bottle. and, before serving the guests poured
a few drops into the host d glass
why did this waiter give you little wine
before helping the rest of us?" said man Of
curious mind
"Oh. said the host. "thnt's always done
Il know it. always done. That does not
answer my question, though, Here. waiter, /"
the man persisted, you tell me. won't you.
why, when you open bottle Of wine, you
pour few drops into the host s glass before
serving the Ruests?"
The waiter smiled and answered;
1T IL n matter Of form, sir-an old custom
that after the removal OF the cork there might
be left in the neck OF the bottle little dus :
or few specks of cork The first drops
poured out would. In that event. contain the
dust or the cork. and thus the guest. were he
served first. might get this refuse Hence
the host Is given the first drops He is de-
tcrmned that. II there is any dirt In the neck
of the bottle. he and not one OF his guests,
will take 1t,
"As a matter of fact. if you know how to
open wine, you have no difficulty In keeping
the bottles neck clean The custom, there
fore. is a fornaty in America In Italy.
though II Is a real necessity. for it seems
that over there they pour a little oil In the
necks of their bottles of native wine before
corking on the ground that this makes the
wine airtisht No doubt It does, but II also
the bottle a decidedly oily. flavor Therefore
the first glass the host gallantly takes
The sun., 1903-12-27

The total expenditure on the entire edifice
up to the end of October was just over a
million dollars. That figure is exclusive
of the work on the side chapels which are
the gifts Of private donors.
The great west front has a noble entrance
arch. which is four feet wider in its span
than the arch of St Marks at Venice, The
arch is built in receding orders each richly
decorated. and supported on columns
The three great doors-the great central
one is the archiepiscopal entrance, the
side ones are for the laity-.are executed
in teak, and it is hoped that at some time
, they may be covered with bronze plates
like che famous doors Of st. Marks Venice
The weight Of the material Of each of the
three domes of the nave is about seven
, hundred tons They stand like huge
inverted bowls. with terraces and roof
| levels 80 arranged that any one can easily
and safely walk round and study every
! phase of the outer building.
Spaciousness and dignity are everywhere
in the interior of the Cathedral. So well
| proportioned is the entire design that one
! can scarcely believe that the dimensions are
as great as the figures tell.
! The nave is higher and much wider than
| any other nave IN England. On each side
are twelve lower arches supporting the
| tribunes or galleries Passing under the
arches one comes TO the private chapels.
! There are eight of them, and two, at least.
are as large as many private churches.
| The marble columns of the arches came
from ancient classical qunrries In Thes-
sally and Eubea two historic quarries
were specially reopened'
The antique green monoliths have known
the romance of modern wnr. When the
Turks in their easy defeat Of the Greeks
seven years ago overran Thessaly num-
ber Of marble monoliths intended for the
Westminster Cathedral were among the
prizes of the victors. Not till after the
war, when the Turks finally withdrew
across the borders, did the columns cease to
be prisoners OF war
Besides these old deep green marbles
from Thessaly there are others of more
The sun., 1903-12-27
VAR RECORD OF A DOG.
Once Belonged TO Gen. B0tha and Had Fol.
lowed Irish Troops Through BOcr War.
From the London Daily Telegraph.

Unusual interest centred in case heard
In the Dublin police court yesterday. In which
the leading figure was bulldog that for
merly belonged to Gen. Philip Botha and
went through good portion of the South
African war Ernest Warmineham. canteen
manager for the contractors. was summoned
for cruelty to the animal. which has been
stationed for some time past with the Royal
Irish Rifles at Richmond Barracks
The bulldog, which now belo ngs to Color
Sergeant Edwards. Royal Irish Rifles. was
accommodated with seat In the witness box.
from which point he seemed to take lanRuid
interest in the proceedings He was dressed
in a coat with green facings. and wore several
South African medals with clasps The ami
mails record is an eventful one During the
Boer war he was captured by the Second
Royal Irish Rifles. Mounted Infantry. from
Conmandant Philip Bothns farm in the Doorn-
berg. in September 1900 From that time
until the end OF the war he trekkcd with the
Rifles mounted force from Griqualand in
the west to Basutoland In the east. and he
still bears the scar Of wound received in
action Later he was with Gen Frenchs
column in Cape Colony For his service the
bulldog now wears the Queen = South African
medal with three clasps. and the Kings south
African medal with two clasps, Mr.. Drury
remarked, when the case waa Culled, that this
was the most distinguished dog In the country
as he had medals
The sun., 1903-12-27

orally and loosely called the Basilca style.
as for instance, the new Church of Mont
martre in Paris; or the Romanesque style,
which is common enough in. Italy and Spain
The new Cathedral will. in style, be the same
as that In which st. Sophia at Constantino-
pie is built.
"The style is in no sense of the word
Italian. The nearest approach TO it in
Italy are the churches Of st. Marks, Venice.
and st. vitalis at Ravenna.
"The extreme length is 800 feet; width,
1853 feet; height of nave, III feet. These
figures are the external measurement The
internal are: length, from the main entrance
to the sanctuary, 2S2 feet; depth of the
sanctuary. 81 feet; and of the raised choir
beyond it, AZ feet. making the total internal
length S42 feet width Of the nave, 80 feet:
width across the nave and aisles. 0s feet.
and across the nave and aises and side
chapels i4s feet; height of the main arches
OF the nave, 90 feet; and of its three domes,
ll2 feet, The whole building covers an
area of about 81 900 square feet.
Next to the grand and lofty campanie,
the most imposing external feature Is the
cluster of four great domes over the nave
and the sanctuary. They are formed of
concrete composed of broken bricks in
four parts to one part of Portland cement
mixed carefully together with the least
quantity Of water, the broken bricks having
been well saturated before the cement was
added.
"The concrete was prepared on a stage
around each dome, and thrown fresh on the
boarded CENTRE previously sanded TO pre-
vent adhesion, in rings varying from three
to five feet Deep and screeded on the upper
surface TO q graduated thickness TO ensure
an absolute uniformity in longitudinal and
latitudinal sections From the observa-
lions taken, the architect decided not to
permit any cement TO be used until 1t had
been at least thirteen weeks on the site In
bins which should be periodically turned
over, and the temperature of which should
be taken regularly. In the construction
OF these domes no iron is used
Probably the phrase monger who said
The sun., 1903-12-27

ever seen in England, as the great campanile
Of red brick, banded with Portland stone-
standing 800 feet highland crowned with q
metal-covered dome. surmounted by q
| double Cross Of bronze, proclaims to every
| bodys eyes for miles around.
| When 1t was decided to carry through
the scheme lot after lot of building.ground
was bought until over three acres were
secured in the web-work OF mean streets
that formed the old slums OF Westminster.
BY good fortune this land when cleared
became very valuable.
The movement Of fashion has made
the handsome residential fats in Vest
minister the costliest In London; and the
committee Of Catholics who became security
| financially to the contractors, now find
themselves receiving a rental of about
10000 year from flats on part Of the site
purchased which is not required for the
Cathedral building The total subscription
before the laying Of the foundation stone
was over $3.50 900.
Since then there have been many large
individual benefactions, some of the chief
ones anonymous, and although It will
be some years before the beautiful ohapels
within the building are completed, with
their wonderful marble and mosaic work,
1t Is certain that the Cathedral will start
without the load of debt that is the usual
noccomitant Of church building, without
the need Of resorting to the system OF charity
bazaar finance that 80 reused John Ruskin's
wrath when he was asked to sign any Of
his works for rafting in such cause,
The financial consideration being well
secured, it came to be the choice Of arohi-
tect. John F. Bentley was the selection.
and he held the warm approval Of all oon-
cened throughout his work. He was
not destined to see it's completion, as he
died early last year. when a great deal Of
the upper building was untouched.
Cardinal Vaughan also. though he lived
for year mere. did not witness the fn-
shed work for which he was suoh an
enthusiast In the entire history Of the
project it was he who stood out most eagerly.
particularly in securing subscriptions from
wealthy Catholic families.
|! Cardinal Manning, though he blessed
the idea at the start, was 30 anxious that
the support Of his schools and parish work
should not be starved that he was very
loath to see any money that might have
flowed into these channels diverted to
ambitious building schemes. 1t was how
ever, the will Of the Catholic community
that there should he a cathedral, and. with
patience and energy. the money was made
safe.
Mr.. Bentley decided upon early Christian
Byzantine as his style. To those who de-
INJURED he explained that even IL 1t were
not desirable to avoid any appearance Of
rivalry to Westminster Abbey, the ques-
tion OF cost would weigh heavily against
a Gothic design, He added In an inter-
esting note:
1T WAS thought by the Cardinal lvaughanl