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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
Benedict Arnold in 1zz5.

The prestige Of Arnold at the be-
ginning of the revolution is thus re-
fieeted by Prof Justin H. Smiths de-
scription in the January Century Of
the heroic battle with the wilder
ness" in the march to Quebec, under
Arnold's command:
"The name Of the leader, too, excit-
ed enthusiasm. Dorothy Dudley and
the rest of the ladies in Cambridge
loved to gossip about a man whom
they described as 'daringly and desper-
ately brave, sanguinely hopeful, Of
restless activity, intelligent and enter
prising,' gay and gallant; and the SOL
der lads told one another admiringly
how he marched through the wicket
gate at old Ticonderoga shoulder to
shoulder with Ethan Allen! how he
threatened to break into the magazine
at New Haven unless the selectmen
would hand over the keys within five
minutes, when his company heard the
news of Lexington and wanted to set
out for Cambridge; and even how he
used to astonish the other boys, years
before, by seizing the great water
wheel and going around with 1t
through water and through sky"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
WAS THE GROWING WONDER.
Marvellous Piano Playing That
Pleased the Old Man.
That


Pleased the Old Man.
An old gentleman who has lived
most of happy life in small town
came to the metropolis recently for
the first time. He visited his niece,
one of the best known pianists in New
York.
He fairly reveled in the wonders
which she showed him. 1t took him
half an hour to look his fill at the
Flatiron building He crossed Broad
way forty-seven times just because
some one in the home town said that
he'd get run over sure if he did it.
He wandered into the niece's stu
dio about 8 o'clock so tired he could
hardly see
ITS been the greatest day of my
life, Kitty, the greatest day" he said,
"but I've saved up the best till the
last. We've been hearing for years
about the wonders of your pianer play
ing, an now l sort of calculate to see
for myself"
She played something of strenuous
finger movement, climbed all over the
keyboard and back again. Then she
turned to receive his verdict.
We'll, Kitty" he drawled, Il al
ways thought that pianer playin' was
pianer playin'. but gol darn me if I'd
have believed any frail woman could
play like that if it was all marked
down on them there keys in red, white
and blue New York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
LIVING UP TO Principles.
Quaker Of Course Could not Fight bus
He Gained His Point

Quaker Of Course Could not Flight, bus
He Gained His Point
During the Civil War the Friends.
because of their peaceful creed. en-
deavored to be released from the re-
quirements of the draft. They were
always reasonable and quiet In their
earnestness, and seldom failed to gain
their point. Major Townsend, In
Anecdotes of the Civil War" tells
this story of Isaac Newton, the Friend
who was commissioner of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture:
Speaking once of scruples about
fighting, | asked him If he believed it
necessary to carry out the exact let
ter of the Scripture, and under no cir
cumstances to resist.
"Oh, no" said he. There are other
ways of resisting besides fighting"
Then he told the story OF having
met man in a wagon at a narrow
part OF the road, who, seeing that he
was Friend, refused to turn out for
him, but stopped directly in the mid
die Of the road.
Isaac asked him kindly to turn out,
but the man grufly refused. Then
Isaac said, Friend, if thou wilt not
turn thy horse, | will turn him for
thee" So he took the horses head to
turn him. Then the man jumped out
and ran forward, as If to attack him.
On this, Isaac seized him by the
arms above the elbow, held him as If
in a wise, and quietly said, Friend.
II thou dost resist, / shall shake
thee!"
So he gave him a preliminary shake
as sample, and the man, seeing how
powerful and resolute he was, apol-
ogized, and turned his horse as far
out as he could
4 did not strike him." said Isaac
YOUTHS Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
A LEAD PENCIL TEST.
II Indicates Certain characteristics
Of the Owner,


u Indicates Certain Characteristics
Of the Owner.
Judge a mans character by lead
pencils?" repeated a drummer in an
uptown hotel this morning; that's
new standard Go on"
by lead pencils, continued an
elderly gentleman, with a benevolent
countenance and evidently plethoric
bank account.
Il am the head Of one of the largest
retail houses in Chicago" he resumed.
Il was formerly manager of the con-
Germ and hired all Of its employees.
soon became used to sizing up men,
young and old, for what l say does not
apply to women, because they don't
carry pencils.
Human nature, / soon found, runs
In regular channels, and the man
who catches on to the courses of these
channels is not going to be so very
much fooled by his fellow men, even
though the latter may conceal their
characteristics artfully or innocently
Zone day while an applicant for a
place stood before me asked him to
lend me his pencil He produced one
SO neatly sharpened at both ends that
| gave him a second glance and saw
that his appearance, though his cloth
ing was not new, accorded with the
exactness shown in the neat, sharp
pencil points. | engaged him, and
to-day he is the assistant manager of
our store.
That gave me new idea. / would
ask applicants to lend me a pencil.
Men who carried scrappy bits of pen
ell, dull and unsharpened or bitten off
at the ends, as a rule / found to show
other external evidences of possessing
characteristics which negatived their
engagement. | found that men who
kept about them well-sharpened pen
ellis were, as rule. good mathemati-
clans, were handy with their pen,
wrote a good hand, were neat in their
habits and were otherwise superior to
the other fellows
81 won't say that the lead pencil
test of mans nature proves anything
definite as regards his honesty, but it
will show good line on his character
istics, and this class of men are
usually more honest and certainly
more scrupulous and exact than the
chaps who carry pencils that can't be
used till you go through the tiresome
process of getting out your own knife
and putting point yourself upon the
lead. Washington Star
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

II time should lag and pleasure pail
And life seem dull and incomplete,
With open eyes and ears and heart,
Just stroll along some city street,
A thousand interests. you'n find
Are lying at your very feet;
LIES comedies and tragedies
Enacted on the crowded street.
In drama, with smile or tear
OF ready sympathy, you greet
The very scenes that every day
Are passed unheeded in the stree
And characters which. true to life,
Afford In books the greatest treat,
Are but the prototype of those
Who pass you hourly on the street.
All human joys and sorrows touch,
All races, sects, and classes meet
And mingle in a common world,
On that great middle ground, II
street.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
Ia Coolest Of FakIra.

Describing the Simsbury Connect.
cut) fair, the Hartford Courant says
the fakirs were many, and their de-
vices to catch the unwary were varied,
but one fellow outdid the rest. and
did the crowd handsomely. His only
apparatus was an unblushing cheek
and nimble tongle His style was
much like this: Now, who will give
me a dollar? What! No one will give
me dollar? All, thank you. have
one Now, who win give me the next
dollar?" and so it went on for a few
minutes, the crowd which gathered
being anxious to see what new scheme
he had up his sleeve. After he had
gathered in twenty-seven dollars. and
the crowd began to look pretty well
squeezed, he said: well, now. gen
tlemen, you deliberately give me this
money to do what I please with it? I
can buy present for my wife or
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
The Ploua MOSQUITO.

II was in the dear old summer time
The mosquito that did business just
over the line. but who was duly in.
corporated under the laws of New
Jersey, as are all other pestiferous
things, was trying for touch down on
the skating rink of man who FREE
quents front rows.
A vigorous slap sent him away.
Taking the full count before rising.
he decided he would get out of the
vicinity.
Then a thought struck him.
"Ah," said he, Il must do all can
to prove the truth of the Scriptures.
All our tribe is bred on the water =
So he promptly returned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

A family once left Swanley, Kent,
and went to Dedham, near Col.
chester, Essex, taking with them two
cats. A few days after their arrival
at Dedham one of the cats disappeared
and it was not seen again for six days,
when it turned up at the old home at
Swanley. The distance from Dedham
to Swanley is ebout eighty miles. How
the cat crossed the Thames is a matter
still to be explained. Pussy" be-
yond being a good deal thinner, was
none the worse for its long journey
London Answers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
rii~SiMMONS, THE YNPERJURED.
BIZ VIM. II. o.
o 5fSoRNE.
fCopvrtoht -, -
- my l5os, by DaAg story Pub. COZ

Did you take it?" asked the law.
w Fitzsimmons sprang to his feet
as fast as his unwilling and enfeebled
legs would let him.
Take it, nothin," he returned !:
what dye t'ink | am? But they've
nailed me all right I've got to go
an say | saw him drunk because
saw him, an it's the truth, it is. got
to tell the truth. An he was drunk
Lord, ! never see a man so drunk as
he was on that there twenty-seventh-
seyenteenth--o' June. been drunk
myself"
mo, no, don't say that" exclaimed
the lawyer.
YES, have" insisted Fitz. 81 been
drunk myself-but never like that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
Indian Headsman.

Nowhere is to be found a more pom.
pous or more awe-inspiring person
than the headsman, who plays in India
the role which the Official hangsman
plays in European city. His deadly
work he performs with great skill, and
in his bearing there is certain dig
nifty which is never seen in Euro
spean hangman. Moreover, while in
Europe, the populace regards a hang.
man with a feeling which is partly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

TO the counsel on both sides, and mad9
his exit. Ten minutes later he was
RECALLING himself at the expense of ono
OF his five-dollar bills.
Steve, he explained to that worthy
gentleman, they can stretch me less
al right all right, but I'll be hang I'd
Il til let EN- stretch me conscience"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
4 TraveIIna Colonial secretarY.

Mr. Chamberlains visit to South
Africa has suggested the expediency
of periodical trips of the same kind
by the Colonial Secretary, and, since a
cabinet minister could not generally
be so spared, the idea has brought
forth a proposal to establish the office
of travelling secretary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
Knew Where the whip Came From

Knew Where the Whip Came From.
Signor Marconi, of wireless" fame,
is fond of dogs, and used to own a
cocker spaniel of unusual intelligence.
The young inventor says that one
day he took this dog to a saddler's
with him and bought there a whip.
That afternoon the animal was disobe-
dent and he punished it with the
whip he had just purchased. But in
the evening, when he came to look for
the weapon again, it was nowhere to
be found
Just then there was ring at the
bell. It was the saddler, the whip in
hand. Your dog. sir" he said.
Drought this to the shop In his
mouth this afternoon. and laid 1t On
the floor ard rar akly"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
waltInn.

WailtIl9s
From his couch of sapphire
Leapt the gold-haired Sun;
Seized the star hosts torches.
Quenched them one by one.
Drew the silvery mist wells
From the young Dawn's face,
Kissed her lips like rose leaves.
Wooed her. for a space.
And my heart sang softly.
Half in hope-half fear
with the midday splendor.
VIII the King appear?'
Ger a sea Of azure
Sailed the viking Sun,
TIL the port of Noontids
Gloriously was won.
An the garden closes
Flashed with myriad dyes:
As had slipped a rainbow
From the arching skies.
And my heart sang softly.
Striving to gain cheer
with the longed-for tomorrow.
VIII the King appearT'
Through a field of ashes
Creeps the pallid Sun:
Worn with toll aid pleasure,
Glad the day is done.
In the west horizon
Not one CLEAN of gold,
Only ebon storm clouds
Rising fold on fold.
But my heart sings softly,
To the King come near
Sweet is even waiting.
For-I love you, dear"
Frances Bartlett in Boston Transcript
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

but very difficult, and sometimes i'm
possible, to tell it during the night,
and for this reason a suggestion which
has been made in a foreign scientific
journal is Of interest The first of the
two accompanying pictures show
clock as it appears at night and the
second picture shows the clock as it
should appear. In the first picture the
figures showing the hours are very
faint and the two hands are quite in
distinct In the second picture no
figures are visible, and there is only
one hand, but, as will be seen, the
claim is made that dial of this kind
will indicate the time correctly and
clearly, even on the darkest night
Many public clocks are now illuminate
ed, but experience shows that such
illumination does not tend to make
them as clearly visible as they should
be, partly owing to the shadow of the
heavy framework. A French scientist
suggests as an Improvement, first,
that the dial shall be darkened at
night; second, that the hour hand
shall be brilliantly lighted with white
or green light, and, third, that each
hour shall be marked by a luminous
red point, instead of by the hour hand.
He also says that the present vertical
position of public clocks is utterly
erroneous, and that they ought to be
inclined downward, as they could then
be seen much more easily. Finally,
he points out that only few changes
are necessary to bring about this i'm
provement, and that it is ridiculous in
our age to have in our cities costly
clocks which the of very little use ex-
cept during the hours of the day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
PAYS Hlah Price for Beauty.

A well-known English woman pays
$4,000 a year to be made beautiful.
Her treatment lasts from six to seven
hours every day. She is kept in
bath for one hour, and dark room
for four, and for the remainder is
bandaged from head to foot in chemi-
ca1 T1rnnara films
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
oueer Method III suiclde.

"A man once cut his throat with the
picture of his mother" is the comment
of Roland B. Molineux on the reason
for one of the regulations in the
death house" at Sing Sing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

contempt and partly horror, the peo-
pie of India respect and fear the pub
lie executioner, and never seem to
think that he has lowered himself in
the social scale by accepting the office
of headsman. On festive occasions,
and when arrayed in his robes of Of
fee, the executioner is decidedly a
picturesque figure, and altogether diff
ferent from the somber and grim
hangman Of Europe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

office.
''They're buyin' up witnesses on the
other side. What dye t'ink of that?"
Jenkinson's attorney leaned over
eagerly. How do you know" he
asked.
There's none knows better than
me- said Fitz, for they offered me
good twenty dollars to swear your
man was drunk, an throw you out Of
eoort-that's what they done"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
1lSR{aIll!zi gI tj5R8I1p

smoke 1t up? Yes?" and the crowd
nodded assent or remained silent
while the fakir jammed the twenty.
seven dollars into his pocket, saying:
Thank you, gentlemen; win be here
at nine o'clock in the morning" Per
haps he was.
Hand-to-Hand Fight with Bear.
The other day, while George Ander.
son was walking back to flag any
trains that might be following the one
he was with, on the South Fork branch
OF the Pennsylvania railroad near
Scalp Level Altoona, Pa, he heard
some one walking along behind him.
Thinking it was a tramp, who was
about to hold him up, ne turned sud.
denly to find himself confronted by q
black bear walking with its hind legs
and with its paws outstretched to grab
him. Desperate from fright, he
brought his brake pin into play, knock
ing bruin down. He then pounded the
PROSTATE brute into a state of coma,
after which he cut it's throat. Sum
moning the other members of the crew
he carried the carcass to the train
and took it to Altoona The bear
weighed $50 pounds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
Oldest version.

This is facsimile of passage
from the oldest known version of the
gospels.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
Streets Paved With Paper.

Zurich has its streets paved with
paper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24
clock vlslbIe Al Nlaht.

It is easy to tell the time on the
average public clock during the day,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-09
Fourth Campaign
0pened October =.
Operations with FuAly Completed eisnt--
DOots OF Dost Quality In Abundance.

started fourth
been made to the factory The
the Sehen For the
building steel and brick three stories high
resulting from the
Heretofore the mOasses has
which being adequate dispose OF
adds
making facilities Of the factory.
Of the number OF eyahzers
factory addition just completed This
machinery increase tho production OF sugar
invention which greatly 1pedes
ersher where Is
carried overhead BINS " which
. . dow directly n Of the furnace Doors
commenced tho
strips which tho initial operation OF
manufas o
daily which produe-
Of full unnde day
hundred pounds each But not DO expect
Cd that housw b 1000 ton day.
high which has
uneuihsd ormsr campaigns
that spite Of considerable acre
will DO about tho
ideal for tho penng s tho
Sugar Co and tho 1900 growers who
DIV wmaassa 70
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-09
COUNTY. COURTS
SEPTEMBER DolHcS.
Resort Of Al casss Disposed Of st the
Lsts Sessloa Of Judge Wsl.
as' Court.

R0D04S o. Al SoDo0 OS8Poo0o 0u ~ Ssso
Lsts Ssssloa Of Judge wsl.
as' Court.
The isrss case Of the City Of Rocky
Fosy ". L. J. Starks. for sslling liquor In
violation Of the city ordnance was dis
missed BY the plaintiff. The next case
against Ssasks was t1isd On the FL OF
SSptsmbsr and resulted In = hung jury.
and was subsequently, continued until The
nsxt term Of court The nsxt case against
Stark for the sams oRsnss was tried
and resulted h . verdict Of guilty and
dns Of 500 and costs.
There were three easss Of the City OF
Rocky Ford ~. Frank Thompson tried.
IN each Of which ths Jury brought In .
verdict q guilty with hns of 500 and
costs Of suit
Ths three easss Of The City Of Rocky
Ford ". Thos. Shsshan for ceiling LIQUOR
contrary 10 ordnance. were settled BY
dsfsndent eonfsssing judgmsat h one case
for 500. and paying The costs In each Of
the three casss.
Ths three cases Of the City Of Rocky
Ford W. S. r. Hssdman.two cases TOR sell
ing liquor contrary 70 ordnance and one
case for gambling. were ssttlsd BY dsssn-
dent eonisssing Judgment for 500 In ons
liouor case and for $40 In The gambling
case. and paying the costs In each OF the
three eAses.
The two cases Of the City Of Rocky
Ford ". Oscar Shinsman were tried To-
esshsr 10 the Jury and resulted In YER
dict Of not guilty 10 both cases.
The case Of ths City Of Rocky Ford vs.
| L. l. Rodsek was dismissed on motion oi
plaintiff.
City Of Rocky Ford ". Jacob Harris
gambling. Defendant plead guilty and
paid fine Of $40 and costs.
The case Of w. o. Wright Vs.. W. S
Mitchell and c. H. Baldwin resulted In .
verdict by the jury In favor Of the do
PENDANTS.
The case Of B. F. Richardson vs. kruss
Bros. was default case tired TO The
court with Judgement for plaintiff.
Five divorce suits were also tried Al
this term and resulted in verdict OF the
Jury in favor Of the plaintiff in each case
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-09
war on the Salooa Spreading to the
Ncighbosjng Towns.

Other towns In this portion Of tho val
Icy. are following. TO some extent. Rocky
Ford's splendid fight against tho saloon.
Sugar City has boon wide open" town.
which means that the saloons and tho
devil had full sway. without a,temp, a,
restriction. Tho resulting personal do
moralization and damage 70 business has
caused . change Of sentiment Las.
week the council refused 70 grant license
To but two saloons and enacted ssrin-
gent ordinance regulating the running Of
tho reduced number. forbidding gambling.
The two saloon keepers who have been
refused license arc quit. ffs. grant Tho
Sugar City oaxssts says that tho action
Of the council meets public appreciation.
While Sugar City has fallen short Of do
ing its full duty. tho movement indicates
an advance In public sentiment
ordway has raised tho license foo to
$500. and at last reports tho two sa-
looms had quit business. It's well.
Manzanola has Just enacted strict or
dinanes prohibiting tho salc Of liquor.
Sugar City and ordway aro making
some progress In handling tho saloon and
another year ought TO cause thom to 500
the folly Of allowing ,hom to exist. They
should follow Rocky Ford's example and
cease To allow thoir communities to DO
f,ssesd by tho saloon. which Is ever and
always dstrimont.
With even Texas rapidly becoming
prohibition territory tho liquor interests
are In hard luck. But when thoy mourn
the people rojoies.
Now lot olnoy's citizens get after tho
disreputable join. which Is bringing dis
grace on that community.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-09
TIE One Los.soms Acqulttal.

The attention Of tho county court was
occupied last Friday with tho case OF the
city Of Rocky Ford vs.. Oscar Shineman,
accused Of selling liquor contrary to the
prohibition ordinance as made and pro-
vided in that very dry town-now so moro
than ever. A jury Of twelve men was So
lecssd to try the case. Attorneys Goblin
and Hess appearing for the defense and
Sabin and Bsall for the prosecution. The
principal witness for the prosecution was
Detective Ergenbright, while a number
Of witnesses testified to the good reputa-
ton Of the defendant as law-aoiding
citizen. The case went to tho jury late
in the afternoon. and after being about
four hours they returned verdict Of ae-
ouittal.-La Junta Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-10-09
Widespread Circulation Of q DAM
aging Falseh0od.

Tho cantaloupe. water melon. potato
and tomato crops in the Arkansas valley.
Colorado. was totally destroyed by frost.
last week. The loss to the farmers is
over quarter Of million.-Alamogardo
IN. NJ Advertiser.
Another good newspaper brother gone
wrong by reading the yellow journals OF
Denver. It is true we have had frost.
and it was much deplored by our farmers.
for while they realized that Il had to
come soon. they hoped that It might hold
off week or two longer. Tho canta-
loupe vines were killed. but SO far as
other crops are concerned they were not
affected by tho frost. The canning fac
tory has been running ever since the
frost to its full capacity. turning out
about 800 cases day and tho factories
at Manzanoia. Rocky Ford and La Junta
arc also running in full blast. and thoy OK
peet TO continue for tho next six weeks.
We arc informed by Manager Dorman Of
the factory at this place that tho toma-
toes being received now arc tho bost that
baye been brought IN during tho season.
While the cantaloupc vines fell victim
to tho frost. It Is a fact. nevertheless.
that tho farmers Of this locality realized
moro money from tho sale Of eantaloupes
than any previous year.
As to tho potatoes. II tho Denver pa
pers will take tho trouble and give. a lit
Ito study to tho state they SO ably mis-
represent they will find that tho farmers
Of tho Arkansas valley do not raise po-
,a;oas. practically all Of that commodity
being shipped in.-Fowlor Tribune.
Tho Tribunes article moods amendment
in ono particular. While but few Of our
farmers successfully grow Irish potatoes.
swoo. potatoes arc reliable and profit
ablo crop. And. lot Il DO remembered.
that this totally devastating frost" did
not iniuro tho swoos potato vines. which
arc among tho mos, tender Of vegs taton.