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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
THE HAUNTED COLLEGE.
BY WILL S. GIDLEY.
Copyrighted 1903 By Tho authors Publishing CoDpany

This is the tale told me by Hal
Burton, soldier, Bohemian, globe-trot-
ter, and good fellow generally, one
gloomy winter night when we sat,
snug and warm by the blazing hearth
OF a roadside inn, slipping our ale,
putting our pipes and listening to the
bowling of the fierce blasts without
1T was during the Franco Prussian
war thirty years ago." began Burton,
that the strange adventure which l
am about to relate took place.
when that memorable struggle be.
gan the United States was in a state
OF profound peace, both at home and
abroad. After the campaigns we had
| passed through, life in the army was
| insufferably dull. firing of enforced
| 1dleness, and some half dozen others
of the younger officers threw up our
commissions and set out together for
Europe in search of adventure.
we offered our services to the
French. They were Immediately &C.
copied and we were sent to Join the
army at the front.
we were encamped in lonely
spot in Alsace. Within our lines, near
the camp, was situated large build
ing, formerly used as a medical col
lege. AT the opening of the war the
services of the students had been
brought into requisition, either as sol
diers or surgeons, and the forsaken
building had been left to care for it.
self.
Being so near the French camp. it
seemed strange that the chief officers
did not use the deserted college for
their headquarters. But the place had
a gloomy, TO bidding look, and pre-
sumo none of them cared to occupy
it.
Il belonged to the skeptical ma
jority. One night when it was rain
ing and the ground was soaking wet,
proposed to my terminate, young
American officer like myself, that we
should move into the college for the
night to shelter ourselves from the
storm.
No, thank you,' he replied; I'D
rather sleep on the wet ground under
q lealNy tent than in a building ten
Rnted by ghosts
Ghosts? Fiddlesticks! ex-
claimed DO you mean to say you be-
lieve that nonsense?'
Why shouldn't ~ he demanded
quickly. I have heard say that all
the medical students who have been
killed in the war come back there
at midnight to hold high revel, and
l fully believe it. Why, came past
there late the other night and the
building fairly shook with their ghost |
ly carousals.'
Shook with the wind, more like
ly'
"'All right; I've told you what l
heard; if you think you can sleep
there, go ahead. prefer the tent
$50 saying, he rolled over on the
damp ground and was soon snoring
like one of the tabled Seven Sleep
ers.
THE rain was streaming into the
tent and was standing in pools on the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
HIS CENT CAME BACK;
Coss Him So TO Regain His Pocket Piece
After Six Years. Absence.

|
Take an ordinary copper cent piece,
stamp it with a private mark, put it
into circulation and what are the
Chances that you will ever see it again?
There is one man who says that he
tried the trick and succeeded at it. He
is a business man, who refuses to allow
his name to be used in print about the
story, but he tells the tale to many of
his friends, and he vouches for its,
truth.
In 1894, he says, he found a cent
piece dated 1893, in the restaurant of
the Lafayette Hotel. He pocketed IT.
for luck, and as a memento of a Jolly
little dinner scratched his initials on i'll
just over the feathered head, while ON
the cheek he added those of the hotel
Until 1896 he treasured the coin, them
drew 1t out of his pocket with hand
full Of other change, and, before he real
1zed 1t, the cent piece had gone the
mysterious way of all money.
! A year ago he CHANGED. being of a.
curious turn of mind, to fall into con-
Wersation one evening with a protest.
sional beggar at Broad and Chestnut
streets. He upbraided the man for get
ting so much money for nothing. Il
j "oh," said the beggar, 81 don't get so
much. That's all I've got in the last
hour" and he held up cent piece.
At that moment the electric light fell
upon the coin, and the business man, to-
his amazement, caught sight of the let
tiers III. L." on the cheek Of the face.
He took the coin and examined it more
closely. Sure enough, there were his
own initials just above the feathers
where he had placed them a half dozen,
years before. \
At once his prejudice against begging |
vanished.
I'll give you dollar for that coinv'
he cried.
The beggar grew wary at his eager
ness and demanded So. Needless to-
say he got it, and also, of course, the
cent piece has never since left the bust
ness mans watch chain.-Philadelph
Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22

the apartment had been used as a dis
secting room by the medical students.
"All this discerned by the lurid
flashes of lightning, which occasion
ally lighted up the room from over.
head.
After a hasty survey, l wrapped
myself in my blankets, keeping on
my uniform and sword, and, lying
down on the floor, was soon in the
land of dreams.
81 had looked at my watch Just
before lying down. 1t was then exact
ly eleven o'clock. How long | slept
| know not. l suddenly awoke with
a strange feeling of dread. MY heart
was humping violently, and | could
feel my hair standing on end from
fright.
Raising myself on my elbow,
glanced searchingly around the room
The air was filled with a peculiar,
phosphorescent light, by which was
enabled to clearly discern even the
smallest objects
Presently, at the further end of
the apartment, door which | had
not before seen, swung open, and
four uniformed men entered, CARRYING
a nude body on stretcher, followed
by a procession of about thirty.
Three times they marched sol.
EMMY and slowly, around the room.
As they passed me l perceived that
the corpse was stained and bloody.
as If recently slain in battle. also
discovered, to my horror, that the
forms which at first l had mistaken
for men, were skeletons. They were
dressed in the regular French uni.
form; but beneath each visor, instead
of the bronzed face of a soldier, there
was a grinning skull
After the third circle of the room
had been completed they deposited
their CHASTITY burden on the table pre-
viously mentioned.
"Then one of the ghostly throng nm.
rolled a uniform which was strapped
to his knapsack, and, with the as.
sistance of his companions. dressed
the body in it.
When this operation was compIet.
ed, the leader of the spectral crew
stepped to the table, and, bending over
1t, he made number of mystic signs.
then, whirling slowly around three
times, he stamped his right foot and
turned away. Immediately the form
arose from the table, gravely saIuted
his leader, then passed slowly down
the line OF his comrades, and took a
place at the foot of the ranks.
The shadowy throng took I'D the
line of march toward the open door
by which they had entered the room
AT the threshold the leader paused
and turned his eyeless sockets in INV
direction, and from them seemed TO |
emanate a baleful CLEAN that froze
my very. marrow. Silently he motioned |
to his followers, and in obedience 10
tne signal they turned and faced me.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
HIS SECOND BAD "RREAK."
Departing Visitor Meant Well, But
Was Unfortunate.

Departing Visitor Meant Well, But
Was Unfortunate.
De Jinks always wanted to say the
right thing, but somehow he never
could. He had been spending a couple
OF weeks in Wisconsin town, and on
the evening set for his departure met
Miss De Vercy, very pretty young
lady, to whom he had been introduced
when first he arrived in the place
And are you going tonight, Mr.. De
Jinks?" she said. I'm so sorry we
haven't seen more of you during your
stay"
Pray, don't mention it," he re-
turned with an excess of gallantry.
Indeed it has been all my fault, Miss
De Vercy"
A few moments later he saw his
mistake, but could find no chance to
atone for it, until, as he was about
to leave for the depot, one of his
friends suggested:
You haven't said Goodbye to
Miss De Vercy, have you?
Here was chance that was not to
be lost. Turning to the fair damsel.
with the sweetest and most gracious
smile, he said:
Indeed, have, old boy. had the
pleasure of saying Goodbye to Miss
De Vercy trst of ALL"
And then he went his way. beliey-
ing he had dome himself proud. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22

an open doorway, found myself in a
large, oblong-shaped room, with an
unusually high ceiling, fitted with sew
eral large skylights, evidently intend
ed to supplement the light afforded
by the somewhat narrow windows, To-
Gated at regular intervals along two
sides of the room.
"In the center of the room stood
long table, with a marble slab for a
top, and ranged about it were a num-
Der of STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs and
benches, from which l judged that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
The Power of
Prompt Decision.

II !. !. !: ! :
HE who makes and in
hnely better chance Who lis ALWAYS
% lowering the brink
temptation be Gu off i'm
mediatey for be weak o be
n shon of strength
One OF the most dangerous n can in
that
up his mind, and baanc and
OF clear Judgment
OF mental power and the who allows himself
Is to '
young man who starts firmly
o become ndecon
@ rather than be forever digging matters
not to hastily of in
Dut his judgment
hesitation reconsideration
all his might If he
couaged he has had prove the
the
prompt unwayerng decision will
successful would
and changed his mind
Many people of ability
weakness of their decision
tell what to do about the simplest thing
they think 1t over the consultations are
ey to reach conclusion SO they
robbed OF their strength deprived of the their
ABILITY because of this
to decide ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
he Survival of the Best.
BY Frederick Breithut.

ETTS&rTA the ii best?
fC1 hf No, 1t
EUt "a IUt survival o. the yeryw
III OF the are relative terms
OQQQQQJ What is the another
= ' UNI
In answering very interesting question therefore we
what "httest" by
by
en Perhaps would do
TO the advancement race.
Let us take few the survival
or the htest sometimes to under
of
man wins out Though he
not the best competitor who hav
sometimes the aduteates a
the selling succeed
the honest dealer out of business
nut not indicate
The man who cotton in with
cheaper and by misrepresentation sell
sell the manufacturer of the article he
Judging ordinary
Ihee are far Of
of nature
ntes generally does the survival Of
ton such we live In with its
OF wealth. social position and
ferent e 80 ~
Our
the few necessities and he organized and there
lowe ype
Another false notion which prevalent that the survival Of
the a - 49, ~ W
Though the establishment principle the survival of the attes
may appear something which purely
applications w
'front.' -
One is that our aim in all legislative
make conditions such that the majority test =
second to
aest who survive the to socNeN
~"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
Wise shoemakers.

me shoemakers at Madrid recently
combined to encourage dancing, with
the object of wearing out as much
snoe ieather as possible. They hired
several dancing halls and charged six
pence admission. Each admission
lioheI pears coupon, twenty of which
ehtitle the owner to a new pair of
snoes tree OF charge at the union
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22

An interviewer speaks Of an author
whom he found writing in his shirt
sleeves and slippers" This is sadI
When it gets so that an author can't
afford blank paper for writing it is
time for him to abandon the business
and join the rail-splitting brigade.-At-
lanta Constitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22

ground, and l was bent on finding
dryer and more comfortable couch, if
possible. gathered up my blankets.
wrapping them closely around me to
keep out the driving rain, and set out
for the old building, determined to
pass the rest of the night there.
Cropping my way carefully in the
darkness, came to a stairway, as
eending which and passing through
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22

When girl refuses to marry a duke
1t is because he refuses to ask her.
New York Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22

erce
competitive struggle where shaveb spent
None Of our contemporary certainly to ultimate
ndnnsm
Things Study the faces the the
row. them
straightforward of
These
set But many
untouched by meditation have power at the cost
nober qualities the things
who think feel surely the needs od
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
Motives of Settlement"
BY Ellen Burns sherman. Workers.
BY Ellen Burns Sherman.

HlMsIoL wonder is tempted to figure those
Quantities the X of motives that lie
NAA womans election of college
n wy certain cent-a wholly
4 of the
- remaining cent, the conception?
nayey
partly to show how the other half
- wanted study type" partly
nlent work sounds better than Giving at
undoubtedly settlement
missionary
people sitting
Blu
@ worlds work lies at peoples elbows
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
Men Who Do Things.

JADHD millionaire trying to get pleasure of long
erred holiday in Europe is of the depressing
Mces FOR twenty or thirty he has been amassng
fortune with the pluck and energy which admire And
mere he Is set down in Paris Dresden Florence
Oh the language the history the architecture of the
country He is good fellow. homesck listless in
different he is taking his holiday Curiosity
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ANOTHER SCANDAL.

Washington, d. c.. Oct 29.-Sec-
retary Hitchcock today received a tel
egram from Potland, Oregon, an.
nouncing the indictment of threee
more persons in connection with the
public lad frauds of that state. The
Secretary said that there had been
seven indictments within the past
week. and that there would be many
more He considered that the work
of investigation had been most sue
cessful up to the present time and
that the investigations had been
thoroughly conducted. 1t appears
that the frauds extend eastward
Montana and Nevada. There is ev-
idence that carloads of people have
been brought from the east to make
entries under the timber and stone
acts. and many fragrant violations
have been discovered in this connec-
tion.
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WILL DISCUSS MISSIONS.
National Convention Of Women's For.
eisn Missionary Society.

National Convention Of Women's For.
eien Missionary Society.
Baltimore, Md, Oct. 29.-The Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Methodist Episcopal church be-
gan it's national convention today in
Grace M. e. church. this city. In
addition to the regular delegates
there were present missionaries from
South America, Mexico, japan. Chi
ma, India and other fields when the
gathering was formally called TO or
der by Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss. Routine
business occupied the initial session.
The convention will last one week.
The morning sessions will be devot-
ed to business. the afternoon to ad-
dresses by missionaries and discus
sions, and in the evening there will
be addresses by prominent speakers
Among the speakers will be Bishop
Cyrus d. Foss, Bishop Thoburn, Eliz.
abeth r. Bender of japan and 9TH
ers
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burg was one of the witnesses on the
stand He was the officer temporari-
ly in charge of the camp. when the
disputed executive order was is
sued by Adjutant General Sherman
M. Bell. and subsequently counter
manded by General Chase, releas-
ing a striker from the military pris-
on. After repeated questioning by
Willis w. Elliott. the counsel for Gen.
Chase, he testified that he would
more likely use his own pleasure
about obeying an executive order
that did not come directly from the
The purpose of this tes-
timony was to show that there could
be no disobedience on the part of
General Chase in his failure to obey
orders issued by Adjutant General
Bell without direct command from
Governor Peabody. II is claimed by
the defense that General Bell issued
orders of his own in direct violation
Of the command of the executive.
Major McClelland repeated his test.
imony previously given.
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out the last ten days the nightly
crowds at the political rallies in
Carnegie Hall, Cooper Union, Tam
many Hall and other meeting places
have rivaled in size those that filed
Madison Square Garden to satisfy
their curiosity by seeing the self-ap-
pointed Elijah H. The Tammany
cohorts have centered much of their
effort on the Republican stronghold
of Brooklyn, while the Fusionists
on the other hand have been whoop-
in other down town sections where
Tammany Hall has ruled the roost
for years. 1t is believed that when
the ballots are counted the results
will contain many surprises as tend
ing to show that the political lines
are changing about. Districts here
tofore strongly Democratic are ex-
pected to show big gains for the Fu-
sionists, while in other districts the
reverse may be true.
Whether Low or Mcclellan be-
comes the next mayor the campaign
is certain to go down in history as
one of the hottest the metropolis has
ever known With every assembly
hall and other place of public meet
ing filled nightly both parties have
resorted to the holding of overflow
meetings. All along Broadway for
miles and in Eighth avenue. Ninth
avenue and other leading thorough
fares tons of red fire are burned ev-
cry night, while the typical political
orators of the street corner pour
forth their arguments in favor Of
their respective leaders and their de-
of the opposing candi-
dates, while the crowds are enter
tanned in the intervals between the
speeches with band music. vaude-
vile turns and exhibitions of sleight-
Of hand.
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BOLD ROBBERS.
Rob and Throw Companion From a
Moving Train.

moving Train.
Denver, Colo. Oct. 29.-Two men
who were stealing a ride on the I'm
ion Pacific freight today were rob-
bed and trown bodily from a moving
train by two of their companions
who later shot another man after
relieving him of his valuables in the
railroad yards near Thirty-eighth
street. The highwaymen were mask
ed and their first victim was fee
BILE old man who begged piteously
for mercy. He was pushed from the
door of the moving car and went
rolling down the embankment. His
companion who was later robbed,
was also forced through the door to
the ground. He was unhurt but was
unable to get any trace Of the other
victim. After alighting from the
train the desperate men noticed an
Italian jump from the train. They
hurried to him and held him up at
the point of a gun. They ordered
him to remain on the spot until they
were out of sight He did not obey
and they took a shot at him. the ball
searching for the men and number
of arrests have been made.
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STEEL RAIL RATES.
Central Freight Association Fixes
the Rates.

Central Freight Association Fixes
the Rates.
Buffalo. N. Y. Oct 29.-Much in
terest is manifested in traffic circles
in the meeting here today of the iron
and steel committee of the Central
Freight association. The committee
fixes the rate on steel rails both east
and west bound and the object of the
present meeting is an adjustment Of
inequalities that have become irk-
some under the establishment in
Buffalo of industries engaged in the
production of rails.
For instance. the rate from Johns
town. Pa. where the Pennsylvania
railroad is the principal owner of the
Cambria Steel Company's plant, to
New York is 26 cents lower than
from Buffalo. Pittsburg and Buffalo
have the same basis.
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MEETING OF LIBRARIANS.
Discussions will Cover a Wide Range
Of Topics.

Discussions will Cover a Wide Range
Of Topics.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 29.-The Mis-
souri, Library association is holding
it's fourth annual meeting here with
members present from cities through
out the state where public libraries
are established. The program, which
covers two days, provides for papers
and discussions covering a wide
range of topics connected with the
organization. maintenance and man.
agement of the public library. Spe-
cial attention will be given to the
public school library, the library and
the study club. and the organization
of the smaller library. The presid-
ing officer of convention is J. F.
Longton, assistant librarian of the
st. Louis public library.
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From Rev c. c. Young.

Douglas, Ariz, Oct. 23.-I write to
say through your paper that / am ha-
wing a great meeting in this faraway
town. Am preaching to men day
and night who have not for years
heard the gospel of Jehovah's Son.
Each day since l left there / have
appreciated Roswell more and more.
1t is the best town in all the west.
strength it is being wonderfully in
creased. If possible for me to leave
the work here l will be home by
November 1st to be in my pulpit.
Yours Most Cordially,
C. C. YOUNG.
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CANADIAN Y. w. c. A.

Reception Accorded Fraternal Dele
gates From United States.
Toronto, Ont, Oct. ga large
attendance and an extraordinary dis
play of enthusiasm marked the op-
ening day today of the Canadian gen.
eral convention of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association. Those in
attendance included prominent asso-
citation workers from many parts of
the Dominion. A rousing reception
was accorded Margaret E. Sangster
and the other fraternal delegates
from the United States