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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08
TORPEDO BOATS TO THE CARIBBEAN.

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Norfolk, Va, Dec Admiral Harrington. COM
mandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard. has received
instructions send the second torpedo boat fotila
to the Caribbean presumably to participate in the
winter manoauvres with the other fleets. The sup
ply ship Glacier, which ordered out of COM
mission has been ordered In commission again, and
will also be sent to the Caribbean.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08
SENDING BACK CANAL TREATY.
Document on Board the City of Washington,
Which Leaves Colon To-Day

Colon, Dec. THE canal treaty reached Colon
from Panama at about 11:3O a. m. in care OF
Consul General Gudger, who delivered it to the
purser of the City of Washington which sails
tomorrow at for the United States The
keys to the separate boxes. in the inner one of
which is the treaty, will go to the United States
in custody of Dr. Guy L. Edie L. s. A, who has
been here for a fortnight looking into sanitation
matters Rear Admiral Walker Will not sail on
the steamer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08
SOME COMFORT FOR CANADA.
= 7Sitklan and Kannaghunut Islands Said Not
to Command Port Simpson.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Toronto Dec Surveyors Of the projected
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad report that the two
asislands sitklan and Kannaghunut, awarded to the
Lifted States by the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal.
twenty miles from Port Simpson, instead OF
TWO and do not, therefore command the new
Pacific port and make useless fortihcations there.
The error in The distance Is said TO have been
traced mistake in printing. the words twenty
and thirty mics having been copied two and
three miles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08

SIBERIAN Squirrel Coats. plain or trimmed
with various furs, in stock or to order without
extra charge. c. c. SHAYNE, Manufactures.
41st and 42d SITS, between Broadway and 9Th
Ave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08

Washington. Dec. THE action of Russia in rec
ognizing the Republic of Panama leaves Great Brit
tain the only great power which has not yet ex-
tended recognition signifed intention of do
ing so. The British government desires to obtain
pledges from the provisional government Of Pan
anna that provision will be made for the settlement
of a part of the foreign debt of Colombia held by
British subjects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08
RUSSIAN RECOGNITION GIVEN.
Britain the Only Great Power Which Has
Not Honored New Republic.

St Petersburg Dec. THE United States Am
bassador. Mr.. Mccormick, has been officially in
formed of Russias recognition of the Republic of
Panama. The signing of the decree of the
first acts of the Gar after his return here from
Skerniewice. Russian Poland. Saturday.
Copenhagen Dec. THE Ministry has recon-
mended that King Christian recognize the Republic
of Panama.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
Had money to Burn. %

Money to burn" is a phrase thai
one is likely to regard as belonging tc
modern slang, and of recent origin
but it was used more than fifty years
ago, with a slightly different mean
Ing, by farmer living in western New
Hampshire.
This man-who may be called
Smith, as that happened to be his
name-was sued for debt which he
declared that he did not owe, and he
contested the charge holly, but never
theless judgment was found against
him. Smith said the evidence was
false, and vowed he would never pay
the amount. AS the law at that time
allowed imprisonment for debt, he
moved over the line into Vermont to
escape arrest.
Now, Mr.. Smith had always prided
himself upon being an honest, law
abiding citizen, who paid his taxes
and owed no man a penny, and the
injustice of the action against him
ranked in his soul. He wished to
show his utter contempt for the de-
cree and the court that had made such
a travesty of justice, and to outwit its
officers in their effort to take him
into custody. So every Sunday old
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

smith crossed over the Connection
river from Vermont and paid a visit
TO his old neighbor, Abner Grain. He
made no secret of his coming, secure
In the knowledge that the law could
not reach him on Sunday, and he
took good care to get back before
the hour which ushered in the legal
weekdays.
After dinner Mr.. Grain and he used
to take a stroll about the place to
look at the crops, and then settle
themselves comfortably in chairs on
the shady porch and take out their
pipes for quiet smoke. This was
Smiths happiest moment. Reaching
down into his trousers pocket. he
would pull out a big roll of bank.
notes and peel one off the bunch.
Leisusely folding the note lengthwise
into spill, he would then reach over
and light 1t at the pipe Mr. Grain was
already putting, and, as he applied
the burning paper to his own. he
would remark in complacent tones
between the puffs:
I've got money to burn, neighbor.
money to burn; but I'll never pay that
Judgment with it, never! I'll burn
it all first!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

left grinder we found food which ths
animal had been chewing. Evidently
It died before 1t could swallow this
last mouthful
The greatest amount Of hair was
found on the left forefoot 1t Is
short. extremely thick woolly hair, un-
derneath, and a stiff upper coat OF
yellowish brown hair about seven
inches long, a fur coat such as few
other animals carry.
In the territory where the nam
moth was found mighty masses of
earth topple into the rivers each
spring, and it was through such a
landslide that the first sign Of the
buried monster appeared. It was a
tusk which a wandering Lamute
found while searching for fossil
ivory, of which there is enough In
this region to make profitable bus
mess for the nomads of Siberia
He sold the tusk in the nearest
town and told of the mammoth whose
body he had seen protruding from
the frozen earth. The police In
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
Cash Clay's Black Look.

The following story is related OF
Gen. Clay's power as an orator:
A man was once being tried for
murder, and his case looked hopeless
indeed. He had, without any seeming
provocation, murdered one of his
neighbors in cold blood. Not a law
yer in the county would touch the
case. 1t looked bad enough to ruin
the reputation of any barrister.
The man, as last extremity. ap-
pealed to Mr.. Clay to take the case
fof him. Every one thought that Clay
would certainly refuse. But when
the celebrated lawyer looked into the
matter his fighting blood was reused,
and, to the great surprise of all, he
accepted.
Then came trial the like of which
has seldom been seen. Clay slowly
carried on the case, and it looked
more and more hopeless. The only
ground of defense the prisoner had
was that the murdered man had
looked at him with such fierce, muir
derous look that out of self-defense he
had struck first. ripple passed
through the jury at this evidence.
The time came for Clay to make his
defense. It was settled in the minds
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
STRANGER FROM THE soUrH.
starts to Explore the Wonders OF
Broadway and Gets In Trouble.

starts to Explore the Wondero O,
broadway and Gets In Trouble.
IL was evident that a dignifed
stranger from the South had come n
town for the first time and was ex.
pioring Broadway. He stole a glance
at the flower girl on the corner and
damned his left shoulder into a Wall
street banker. Both grunted. AS he
turned to apologize to the banker a
biow In his side whirled him around
bringing him face to face with a Young
woman who seemed in a dreadful
hurry. He sprang lightly aside to let
her pass and came down on the toe of
portly Vesey street merchant who
scowled yiciously, paid no attention Ia
ms 4 beg youah pahdon. sir and
hastened on. A long beam on tho
mead OF an Italian swung round tak.
ing the strangers silk hat off. His
quick stoop to rescue it suddenly
checked the rapid progress of a mem
Der OF congress. who swore softly
me impact sent Sir Dingley down
toward the pavement SO fast that no
put one hand through the crown of his
nat. Gathering in tae wreck he start.
ga TO straighten up, when tie back Of
ris mead caught the chin of the garter
i1an OF the Park bank, putting that
"orthys jaw out of business.
kind-hearted policeman took
charge OF the old gentleman and gave
MIN some useful advice. which he thus
Jotted down In his memorandum hook. |
40 see Broadway. Push right along |
as II you are trying to catch a train,
LOOK neither to the righs nor left
Oon see ANYBODY. Don't try to get
out OF anybody's way. Never stop to
apologize even though you knock a
nan IN the gutter. Walk straight
shead and he will think 1t was his cwp
ault' Don't lose your temper."-New
FORK Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

Srdne Kolymsk sent message to the
governor of Irkutzk, and he notified
the society.
When we reached the spot 1t was
winter and everything was frozen SO
hard that it was quite impossible to
do anything in the open air. So we
built a hut over the body and kept 1t
heated day and night. Thus we gue-
ceeded in cutting it up.
AS each piece was cut of 1t was
wrapped In grass, bandaged and then
stitched into hides.
AS we had to make our way for
many hundreds of miles through
trackless tundras to get back to a
settlement of any kind, we could not
think of transporting pieces greater
in weight than 200 pounds or so,
and even as it was we had immense
difficulty in carrying the invaluable
find safely over the thousands of
miles of waste to Russian territory.
We had to go by water and land,
on foot. with horses and with rein
deer In various stages of the journey,
and it was with vast relief that we
finally delivered the remnants intact
to the civilized world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

OF the spectators that the man was
guilty of murder in the first degree
Clay calmly proceeded, and laid all
the proof before them in a mastery
way. Then, just as he was about to
conclude, he played his last and mas.
ter card.
Gentlemen of the jury" he said. as.
Stunning the fiercest blacklist look, and
carrying the most undying hatred in
It ever gentlemen, if a man
should look at you like this. what
would you do?"
That was all he said, but that was
enough. The jury was startled and
some even quailed in their seats. The
judge moved uneasily On his bench.
After some fifteen minutes the Jury
filed slowly back with ''Not guilty.
your Honor" The victory was com.
plete.
When Clay was congratulated on his
easy victory he said:
1T was not so easy as YOU think
| spent days and days in my room
before the mirror practicing that look.
1t took more hard work to give that
look than to investigate the most oh.
truse case. louisville Courier,Jour.
nal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

Writing in the New York Press
Otto Herr, leader Of the Russian mann
moth expedition, says:
The expedition sent out by the I'm
perial Academy of Sciences in St
petersburg to dig out and carry home
the frozen cadaver of a prehistoric
mammoth discovered on the shores
OF the little Beresowka river, in
Northeastern Siberia, managed to Sc
cure the remains in excellent condi-
ton. The mammoth has now been
set up in the geological museum of
the society, reconstructed exactly, as
was made possible by the large
amount of material.
The preservation of the remains is
best shown by the fact that the skin
saved by us weighed 800 pounds alone.
Only part of the skin over the back
OF the skull and the trunk were miss
ing. These had been destroyed most
ly by wild animals The skin over
the skull was easy to reproduce, as
we knew exactly what 1t had been
like. But the trunk has not been re-
constructed entirely, because we are
still in the dark as to the true ap-
pearance of its extremity.
AS there was great deal of hair
left on the parts of the mighty body,
we have been able to mount the beast
so as to show how heavily this ele-
plant was .furred. 1t was easy to I'M
derstand how the creature managed
to survive even extreme cold weather
and to bear it in comfort.
This mammoth, which has been ly-
ing frozen in the earth for 10000
years, according to the estimate of
our biologists, has been stuffed in the
exact position in which we found it
IN the place of it's death. Even the
surroundings have been reproduced
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
Manic coreIII,a Nloknam.

AT meeting of society OF women
writer's in London Mrs. Kate DOUGLAS
Wiggin-Riggs told of the number of
children in various kindergarten es-
Adjustments that had been named af-
ter her. That's nothing" said an
Englishwoman. MY friend Marie Co
Fall had race horse named after her
and the Jockeys persisted in calling
= the Merry Gorilla, so she has n
suffer that nickname from the know.
Ing. New York Times
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

infinitely, so that the behoIder can see
Just how the excavations were made
10 prlng the creature to the light of
DAY. The expedition carried back
with 1t large quantities of earth. in
order to make the whole exhibit an
exact picture.
The skeleton has been mounted
separately and in a standing posture.
Only few ribs and the right tusk are
missing. The tail proves to be de.
cidedly shorter than that of the aIe.
phant OF to-day. 1t has only twenty
two vertebrae, whereas the ele-
phant's tail contains thirty and more
Inc hair of the tail was well pre-
served by the ice and almost twenty
inches long, very bushy and coal
black in color.
The appearance of the bodv led
us to conclude that the beast had been
killed suddenly through fall from
the heights above its grave. a number
OF fractures in the bones pointing
TO the same conclusion. Whatever il
was that happened, the colossus GER
tainly made one last effort to arise
Its left forefoot still was bent and
raised, evidently reaching for higher
ground, while the right one was
braced against the earth. The hind
legs were bent under the body
Earth evidently hurtled down from
above the dying beast, and probably
buried it almost completely. The
dead body must have frozen imme.
diately, for a great part of the meat
was preserved perfectly. 1t had a
dark, red, blood color, but the ex.
posure caused it to send out such an
odor that none of us had the nerve |
to taste it.
The fat was well preserved and
easy to cut. It felt spongy to the
touch and was as thick as three
inches in places, proving that the
mammoth had plenty of food in its
cold home.
The stomach was complete and con.
Latned a great mass of food that re-
NAMED undigested. This food has not
Jeen examined scientifically as yet,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
Anary Bees clear ; 49,

A swarm of bees collided with -
electric car at Fort Wavne ~ an
lew days ago and became nan,s
stricken and scattered. The windon's
OF the motorman's apartment S Sos
open and the bees flew into Tho " "a
causing CONSERVATION amona ar
passengers, several of whom me one
stung. The bees took possas.,. were
the street and when bicycle r,aoe u
and wagon drivers suddenly sO,Hs
themselves stung by angry bonN
there were many strenuous fiivbt eees'
safety. enIs 10
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

ing We're probably built about 11oO
by st. Simon de st. Liz, Earl of North
ampton. No extensive change waa
made In the church for a eantnrn
but between 1875 and 14oo yrest
works were undertaken. The nnnor
portion of the Round was taken down
and regretted as it now appears Tba
massive tower and spire were briIt
at the west of the Round. and arc ~
hne proportions. The south aisle tha
old east end, and the soutb nosns
We're erected at the same nar,od
From the Reformation until 1S51 az
church grew more and more di,an,
dated, until it became a disgrace -
the town. In that year, however
strong committee was formed fnnaa
We're collected and the work Of re a,.rS
ration was begun in 1860. ArothN-
bay was added to the nave n 500.
aisle on the north, new choir w,.S
a chapel on each side, vestry and ansa
at the east end. N apse
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES.

BRUSH statesmen Rewarded by Their
Constituencies.
IN former times members of tbe
Erltlsn parliament, who serve now en-
tlreiy without pay, were rewarded for
thelr services by the constituencies
Whlch they represented. However
the member took his reward more
oIten In goods than in specie a NOT
surprising matter, seeing that money
was not the common possession -
ol,ose from whom he levied tribute.
Inc last payment freely made of
Wnlch there is record was that which
andrew MARVEL received. It was .
Darrel or behring's. In 1877 narlia.
ment formally discontinued pavment
OF itself, but the practice had been
gradually lapsing for some time for
ten years earlier Samuel Pepvs had
lamented the disappearance Of the
palu member, $50 the parliament ia
become company of men unable to
give account for the interest of the
piace they serve for" The old maid
member was very much the servant of
the mouse. lie dared be absent only
by permission of the speaker, on pen
ally OF fine equal to about $3.50. in
ADDITION to the stoppage of his wages.
WINE Imprisonment was at times sub
sututed. Further, the members who
appeared at the house later than 8 a
m.' and SO missed prayers, were pen.
alized, not even the speaker being ex-
empt from the order as to attendance
or payment of penalty in case of re-
missness.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
The soapbox Garden.

I
There are gardens filled with flowers tha
are worth their weight In gold.
Inere are gardens where the daint,
blossoms bend, and nod, and blow
IN such glorious profusion that vo,
never need be told
Inat good sized fortune has beer
spent upon each brilliant row
aet Know a little garden that is bette,
tnan them all
Hidden in the city, where llfe,a GROSS
mas not a crown
AND the joy 1t brings its owner IA a
49, thing that's good to see:
1he httie soapbox garden here in townI
Al an unp pre- courtyard 1t is grow
row OF boxes, filled with earth. and
placed against the WALL
anu the white cords that lead I'm from
them seem cheerily to say
TO the struggling flowers, 1--WE are
here-climb up, you can not fallv'
aheres white faced little cripple who
watches Ger the plants,
And waters them. and sings 10 tbar
ana pats the soft earth down.
WINE ms eyes glow with delight whom
each new leaf shows itself
In his little soapbox garden here In
town. "a
IT boasts no priceless blossoms n,ct,
those we often see
Displayed in rich surroundings IN tha
florists window gay; s-'
but those straggly little flowers are as
dear as they can he
10 one who lives his life apart ana
plays with them all day.
And though the buds he gathers NAV y.
small and overhaul 20
Eaeh one I'm sure, win straighten OUT
the deepest kind OF frown.
FOR the little cripple proudly picks and
gives his flowers away
From his little soapbox pardar Ia. 4.
town. :"
Cincinnati COMMERCIAL Tribune
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

Senator Henry Heitfeld OF Idaho
tells many a good story of the DAYS
when he was a cow puncher" on tba
plains OF Kansas. One day he met q
woman, who, in summing up her mis-.
fortunes, said: Eyes. Mr.. Heitfeld n
has been black year with us. First
we lost our baby, and then Martha
died on us; then the old man himself
died, and then the COW died, too. poor
huzzy! But her hide brought me se.-
Washington Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
Told by mother" Jones.

Mother" Jones. her small band of
strikers about her, sat sewing in a
lodging house in Jersey city. She
was mending the clothes of the men
and boys of her army.
Il am used to roughing it," said
Mother" Jones. 81 am an American
OF the old style. date back to the
times when everybody dined at noon,
and pie was our only dessert"
Tell us about those times" said a
reporter.
WELL" said Mother" Jones, 'Tm
tell you about the Lake Superior
steamers of the old days. / rode ON
one of those steamers In my girlhood.
Everything was primitive.
Il remember how the captain of
this steamer on a Sunday mornilg.
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

gathered the passengers about him
held up his hand for silence, and be.
gan:
II want to let you know that a
meetin' will commence at oncet in the
aft cabin. Good singin' and all well
come. | would also state that I have
got up, in accordance with the wishes
of several passengers. an Indian foot
race on shore for a barrel of -four.
Select your own amusement, friends. ;
T." said Mother" Jones, Selected
the meeting, and so did all the other
women passengers. II was well for
us, too, that we did; for we learned
afterward that, though the footrace
was great nuccess, one of the In.
dams entered 1t with nothing on but a
calico shirt and ended minus even
that"
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miles in 21 hours and 16 minutes WITH
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
labor on Persian n,,a.

the best rugs of Persia renro,..
patience taste and prolonged , eSen'
On each square foot of snrfoa .aoor'
weaver works about twent,, ~
days. A rug 12x12 feet Womb -. .,nree
fore | require the labor'of one MAJ .le re
1872 days, or over ten wears n IoI
counting Sundays. eNfs' not
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

A Philadelphia claims to have dis.
covered the secret of making gold
from baser metals. We knew Phila.
delphia was considered a sleepy town.
but we didn't know they had dreams
like that there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24
CHURCH MANY CENTURIES OLD.
One of Few Ancient EdIfoes Remain

One of Few Ancient Edifices Remain
ing in England.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
is one of the four round churches still
remaining in England, the others be-
ing the Temple Church, London; the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Cam
bridge; and the Church of St John
OF Jerusalem, Little Maplestead. The
earliest portions of the present build
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

The stowaway on the Cedric who
had only biscuit and flask of rum
and four onions to sustain life with
on the way across the ocean couldn't
had had a sweet-smelling breath when
he reached New York, but he was
lucky TO have any breath at all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

A former Columbia instructor has
Just written book in forty days while
tasting. Men have written books be-
TORE and men have tasted forty days.
put MIR. Wellington Putnam holds the
'oeit" for combining these feats.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

A woman In Washington has re-
ceived license to run an engine, but as
II is stationary engine there seems
10 be no danger of her running over
anybody.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

An automobile has wrecked a loco.
motive In Switzerland Thus is the
British parliament justified in its
classification of the horseless ma
chine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

The discovery of counterfeit Of
the 81 silver certificate will interest a
great many more people than the re.
cent announcement of the counter
feiting of SIS bill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

A young clergyman OF New York
state, who happened to be a good
checker player. won bride and freed
mis- church from debt by defeating the
local champion after the latter had de-
feated his father-in.Iaw.