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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
RARE OLD PAINTINGS
IN DRESDEN GALLERY.

ly face, while the others gathered
around the manger are filled with
wonder as they look upon the Child.
Botticelli's beautiful picture of the
Madonna with the Christ Child, and
st. John. is also in the Royal Picture
Gallery, one of its choicest gems.
There was but one Raphael through
out the ages end one Andrea del Sarto.
This Florentine was perfect master
of color and form. and had he pos
sessed more inspiration no one can
tell what heights he might have
gained In Dresden there are only
two genuine works Of Andrea del Sar-
to; one is the betrothal of st. Cath.
crime and the other is the picture of
Abraham about to offer Isaac. AS the
father raises his knife to kill his ter
ror-stricken son he hears the voice
of an angel from on high telling of
reprieve.
The great picture in the Dresden
collection is Raphael's Madonna di
San Sisto," which was purchased by
the gallery in 1853, and until then had
adorned the high altar in the monastic
church of San Sisto at Piacenza. The
colors look as fresh as il they had
been put on the canvas but yesterday.
and the blending of tones Is beauti-
full. The robe of the madonna Is blue
and red. that of ST. Sextus is yellow
touched with red, and St. Barbarina's
gown is green trimmed with yellow
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
Insanity cured BIZ a EaII.

In London gentleman of high rank,
whose name has not been revealed,
recently became insane on the subject
of religion. He saw gods and god
desses in all sorts of inanimate things
and spent hours on his knees adoring
them.
Eminent physicians regarded his
case as hopeless, and he was placed
in the charge of two attendants, who
were instructed to take him to luna
tic asylum.
Just as they were about to start,
however, the unfortunate man jumped
from high window and fell with
crash on the pavement. He was Sc
verely bruised, but in few weeks
not only were his wounds healed, but
his religious mania also entirely dis
appeared.
The physicians say that his reason
was restored to him by the violent
shock, and they assert that such an
occurrence is unprecedented in the
annals of medicine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
Especial letter.

Especial Letter.)
HNON THE quiet city of Dresden
l%E l met something astonishing.
k<e%s4 For although our American
l9sgssJ women go through college and
practice law and medicine,
they are not in advance of their Ger
man sisters in all things. It is an
every6ly occurrence in all the large
cities of germany to see the women
as well as the men holding lighted
cigarette between their fingers.
Shortly after we arrived in Dresden
we were sitting on the terrace of our
hotel when man and his wife or
dered coffee and cigarettes apparently
unconcerned, but so many Americans
stared at them that the following even
ing the woman smoked her cigarette
before she came out on the terrace.
Surely there can be nothing. more
beautiful than the Elbe at night. When
the stars shine on the water the river
looks like belt of silver studded with
millions of brilliants. The water is
calm and would scarcely ever stir. ex-
cept in the wintertime. when it rises.
were 1t not for the immense log RATS
that are sent from Saxon Switzerland.
Some of these hon-bound logs are so
heavy that they require six men to
work them. They are not brought to
Dresden, but are mostly sent to Ham
burg. where the wood is utilized in.
the building of ships. Besides these
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
James speyer. j. M. lew.

1dHeS oPeySr. y. NJ. Levy.
1.-THE former is prominent in banking
circles. The latter is lawyer and
ex-congressman.1
be obtained at q low price. The
wealth of the three mounts well up
into the millions.
Banking has been the forte OF
William j. Seligman. James Speyer
and Henry Seligman, all New
Workers in the list of million
aires. Salomon's forefathers were
revolutionary soldiers. Solomon is so
years old and is the son of cotton
merchant. He himself is a writer as
well as financier. James Speyer is
also a New Yorker, who was educated
in finance in his fathers banks in
Frankfort, Paris. London and New
York and who now holds a responsible
position in the house in the latter city.
Henry Seligman is one of a family
who have furnished more than their
share of men distinguished in the
financial, commercial and literary
world. Since boyhood he has been as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

HE genius for money-malliBg
is one of the well-known char
- acteristics of the Hebrew
I9EgE&I race. and 1t ought to surprise
no one to find that there are
lis millionaires among this people
in the United States. The Jewish
World has taken pains to verify the
result of its Investigations along this
line and prints list of the men of
lsraelitic descent who have amassed
fortunes in excess OF $1,000.000. The
i Hebrews comprise one-eightieth of the
population of the United States; their
millionaires are one-thirty-thiIH Of
the entire number of Americans who
quote their riches in seven figures. A
striking thing is the comparatively
large number of occupations in which
the Jewish millionares have managed
to earn their millions. Banking, pork
packing, realty, dry goods, distilling
and cotton growing are among the
various industries and trades in which
they have been fortunate.
The millionaires of the race are
found chiefly in large cities, like New
York, where there are 80; Philadel-
phia, where they number 5; San Fran
cisco, which has TO- Baltimore, where
may be found 8 of the race;
Cincinnati which has 6, and Chicago.
where the number reaches 10. Other
cities represented in the list are Mo.
bile, Denver, Atlanta. Peoria, ILL.,, Wav.
erly Ia, Paducah, KY, Louisville,
Boston with solitary one), Detroit,
Marquette, Mich, ST. Paul, Meridian,
Miss, st. Louis, Morristown. N. j.,
Paterson, N. j., Brooklyn, Portland,
Ore, Pittsburg. Salt Lake City,
Seattle and Wheeling.
The gentlemen whose pictures ac-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Dean Wright of Yales Academic de-
partment, before whom offending stu
dents stand trial, tells the following
story as containing the highest devel-
opment of the evasive answer The
pointer of the sun-dial that adorns the
campus had been stolen as a trophy,
and the Dean was questioning a stu
dent believed to have had share In
Its removal.
"Mr. ," said the Dean, ''who
stole the pointer from the sun-dial?'
'Procrastination Is the thief OF
time, sir" was the immediate and
non-committal reply.-,New York
Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

and blue. The subject is wonderfully
well conceived; the green curtains
have been drawn aside, and Mary,
sweet and gentle, though self-pos-
sessed, has descended to earth to give
the Christ child to the world; though
only babe, He wears the intelligence
of grown man. She does not hold
the infant to her breast, but rather as
if she desired to present Him to hu.
mainly, saying: He is your King,
receive him" Pope Sextus II. and st.
Barbara are on either side of the ma
donna, waiting to accept the Child.
Peering through a veil that divides
heaven and earth are thousands of an
gel heads, while two angels are rest
ing on the earth, with eyes on the
Christ child.
Day after day we went back to this
wonderful picture, and it ever bespoke
the same sweetness and loneliness.
With feeling of regret we left the
painting that has been a source of in
SEPARATION to thousands of painters:
with greater regret we left the gallery
that had disclosed to us some of the
greatest Dutch. Flemish, German and
Italian masters; but with deepest re-
greet we bade farewell to lovely ORES.
den. made beautiful by its silver
stream. its fair gardens. splendid mar
bles and rare paintings; the city that
is a source of inspiration to the paint
er, the musician and the poet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
A BIT OF PATHos.
But the Heart of the Beautiful Cir
Was Not involved.

"a0 WI itNoINtu.
Her shoulders heaved conyulsiveIy
and a perfect storm of sobs shook
her beautiful figure. AS for the man
in the case, he paced restlessly twice
across the room, then stopped and,
with folded arms, gazed moodily down
at the picture of abject misery before
him.
We'll" grudiy. "have you made up
your mind?"
"oh!" cried she, gazing at him
through her anguished eyes, and
wringing her beautiful hands, II can
not-I can not give it up!"
Something which sounded SUSPECT
ously like curse escaped the mans
nps, and he again took up his pacing
to and fro. Suddenly he stopped be.
side her and spoke again, this time
dccusingly:
"Of course. | sympathize with you,"
said he, coldly, but my sympathy can
not help you. This is something which
you took upon yourself with your eyes
open, and from the very first moment
that this attachment was formed you
knew that this parting was newt
able"
"Oh, l know it; know it," cried
she in a gust of weeping, and with
shudder of almost more than mortal
agony. But, oh, is there no other
way?"
mo other way!" repeated he, and
his accents cut like whiplash, mo
other way"
'Well-then-" Her voice was lost
in paroxysm of weeping.
Let us leave them here, dear reader,
for the pen has not yet been made
that can depict a lovely woman's
agony when she is being separated
from a porous plaster.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
DID NOT SAVE MUCH.
cIose-Fisted Old Gentleman Had Met
His Match.

His Match.
A close-fsted old gentleman lost
his dog, and let it be known that he
might give dollar for the return
of the same"
A few days later the dog was
brought back to the owner, who pre-.
scented the finder with a quarter.
Here! Wot's this?" demanded the
man. "You promised me dollar if !
found the dog"
Nay. friend" said the Quaker,
what said was that l might give
thee a dollar. Now Pm thinking that
a quarter is sufficient. What dost
thou think?"
What the man thought he didn't say
just then. Within a week, however,
the careful Quaker had lost his dog
again.
Having a shrewd suspicion where
the animal was, the owner hunted up
the original finder and asked him il
he had seen anything of it. The reply
was distinctly non-committal.
I'm thinking" grinned the man,
that thou hast soon lost thy dog
again, friend. What dost thou Think"
Ultimately the old gentleman re-
covered his dog again, but it cost him
S. in all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
JEWS OF PROMINENCE
IN FINANCIAL WORLD

print dramatic paper, which sukse-
quently became the now famous
Chronicle. San Francisco has no
more prominent citizen than Mr. De
Young, who. outside of journa ism.
takes an interest in finance and com
merce. He has often represented his
State in national conventions III the
Republican party and is always con.
suited by the leaders with reference
to party politics. His name has often
been mentioned for the vice presiden-
tial nomination.
Jefferson M. Levy of New York
stands high in pemocratic circles. He.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

RATS pleasure boats ply on the river
to Schandau and to Meissen; and
small boats thar look like gondolas
and are propelled the same way take
passengers 10 the opposite bank,
where private and public lighthouses
are stationed
AT Dresden several attractions are
near the old bridge on the left bank
of the river On the left as you ap-
proach from the neustaot is the Bruehl
terrace, and opposite are the Roman
Catholic church and the palace.
But the great feature o. interest in
Dresden is the Royal Picture Gallery.
1t possesses many excellent works of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Aff0NNACSAah@y
Rembrandt, Van Dyke and Rubens.
Ruben's most Interesting picture is
THE Last Judgment" which is a
sketch of the large picture in the
Pinakothek at Munish; 1t is excellent
on account of the treatment rather
than for form and color; the express
sion of pain and suffering from the
condemned is strikingY natural.
Titan is represented by some lovely
women, and the color of their hair is
all that the name of the artist sug-
gests. We were delighted with the
celebrated "Dolci Cecilia" The ex.
preston on the musicians face and
the position of her hands are such that
l almost heard strains from the organ
as ! gazed upon the picture.
Still, these are but a few of the
riches OF the Italian masters that this
great gallery owns; 1t prizes among
its rs~est possessions Correggio's
much-copied Holy Night" In this
picture Mary is bending over the little
One. and the light reflected from the
Child Eliminates her sweet and love
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
speelmen Of eeorula Ml.

recent earthquakes in the west re-
call the fact that on the night Of the
seismic disturbances Of 1856 in Geor.
gia the Macon city council WINS T.
session. The city hall was shaken
from basement TO attic and the coun-
cilmen ran for their lives. Later the
w,ag who kept the minutes of the meet.
ing closed his report in this way: ION
motion OF the city hall the council ad-
journed."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
Impressed by American soenerv

Paul Lindau declares in recent
magazine article that the deepest Inn
preston he had ever received on his
travels in the New or Old World was
given by the Grand Canyon of the Col.
orado river, in Arizona.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

That petrified ship beyond the Yu-
kon may be the ark. or may simply
show that attempts to lift what is now
the Americas cup have been made
ever since the stone age.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Experiments at the University of
Chicago have found that mosquitoes
have a strong preference for dark red
and blue. They still seem to be able
Ito find the white spots now and then.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

There were 1903 British war vessels
at Spithead, ostensibly for naval
review. The real reason is they got
together to protect themselves and
other British shipping from Mr.. J..
Pjerpont Morgan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Persons should be careful about
experimenting with queer medicines.
The Pennsylvania farmer who tried
the bee sting cure for rheumatism is
now an object of interest to the near.
est undertaken
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

With the present outlook in the
coal market, now is the time for in
yentors to bring forward their pro-
cesses for storing and utilizing the
heat rays of the sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
w. j. Solomon.

w. J. Solomon. Henry SeIiomsn.
Hebrew millionaires who are prom
ineD. in banking circles.1
soc',.ted with banking houses in New
York and San Francisco. These three
men are conspicuous in society and
have done much philanthropic work.
OF the Hebrews who have been sue.
cessful and prominent in politics, as
well as in business, NJ. II. De Young.
Jefferson M. Levy and Julius Fleisch.
man are notable examples. The first.
named is the well-known San Francis.
publisher wh1. at II, began to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The main trouble with Mr.. Carne-
gie's plan for dying poor is that as
fast as he gives away one big fortune
he goes to work and accumulates an
other.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

A Cleveland, o.. paper sneers at
the American recipients of Prince
Henry's souvenirs as a Job lot of
citizens. anyway" The trouble seems
to be that there wasn't Cleveland
man in the whole bunch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

On the government experimental
track between Berlin and Zossen, Ger
many. trolley was recently run at
the rate of 40 miles an hour. See
what we are coming to.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The veracious story from Bay City,
Mich, that a girl there is supposed
to be turning to marble, should be a
warning to girls who are developing a
marble heart.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

A New York man was detained as
an insane person because he threw
away his money in London. Surely
there must have been some other evil
dence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Manifold are the uses of the injunc.
ton. Now prosecuted Chicago
bachelor applies for one against a
woman who persists in trying to mar
~ him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The Alaska earthquake was not an
event of much Importance. inasmuch
as it did not shake any gold nuggets
out Of the ground
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

King Edwards head is not SO uneasy
as it. was before the coronation. A
tactful woman saved him the annoy
anee OF getting his crown on crooked.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

A skeleton with an eight.inch jaw
has been found in Texas. Lots of
good senatorial timber was wasted in
the past.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
panaers In Eox tiuntInn.

Accidents due to the increasing use
of wire fences have done much to
cause a decline In the popularity of
fox hunting In England.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

At a recent family reunion In In
diana there was one man present who
had seen six generations of kinsmen-
and still had IS in his pocket that
hadn't been borrowed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Prince Chen has proved that he has
Me constitution of diplomat by sur.
Niving a fifty-course dinner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The cruiser Chicago has arrived at
Cronstadt, Russia We shall soon
know If vodka is all it is cracked up to
be as an intoxicant.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The Earl Of Dudley, who has Just
been appointed lord lieutenant of ire
land, may already count on having
several million enemies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Venezuela seems to be suffering
from an overdose of Castroria.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The man who hints that he dies
for his family's sake" generally has
some coward or crazy reason of his
own.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

II Minister Liang Cheng Tung
makes any mistakes they will be
mere slips of the Tung.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Senator Clark's new 100000 man.
sion is temporarily obscuring that
other Montana product, Mary Mac.
Lane.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

More oil in Texas. That once inim-
ical state is in danger of floating off.
some morning, on a wave Of petroleum
and prosperity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The Missouri river win have to keep
its snags or employ some other dent.
ist. Uncle Sam gives up the job.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Let it be said for Polar Explorer
baldwin that he got back without a
relief expedition. anyway.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

King Edward has been "coronated,"
but Mrs. MaybriclS has not been iber-
ated yet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

The man in Venice who doesn't
want to go to church now has rat
Ting good excuse.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Naturally Europeans are curious to
see three real soldiers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

After all. can Cuba be blamed for
wanting $S5,OOO,OO0? Who doesn't?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10

Now If Hobson would get married
perhaps the girls would let him alone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-27
PROBERs TO BEGIN SOON.
New York City Postofice Will BE
Investigated.

WASHINGTON Oct. ga special inves-
tigation of the New York city postoffice
will begin in a few days by inspectors
working under the direction of Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General Bristow. There
will be a thorough oyerhauling OF. all the
affairs of that Office, every department of
which will be thoroughly Investigated. The
inquiry is supplemental to the general
postal inquiry recently concluded. and is
likely to occupy at least a month, and
probably longer.
1t is stated that no charges are on file
regarding the New York Office, but there
have been many reports of laxity Of adj
ministration and of extravaganza, and all
these will be looked into, but the work of
the inspectors will not be limited in any
way to allegations already made, orders
being in substance to investigate every
thing in connection with the Office. The
President has taken an interest in the New
York postoffice situation, and ii is under
stood has talked over the matter with
Postmaster General Payne. The subject
may be brought up at the Cabinet meet
ing tomorrow.
Postmaster General Payne tonight said
that the investigation of the New York
office has been contemplated for a long
time and that the only reason it has not
taken place before now was the inability to
spare inspectors. He suggested thai other
large offices likewise would be investigated.
Mr.. Bristow declined to discuss the mat
ter in any way. The inspectors probably
will begin work within a week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-27
Edenhnrter's Work.

1t is always a pleasure to commend good
work on the part of a public officer, and
the Journal takes particular delight in
pointing to the work of DR.. George +.
Edenharter, superintendent of the Central
Hospital for the Insane, so fully described
in last Sundays issue, from the fact that
time was when 1t found it necessary to
offer some resistance to efforts made to
hamper his work because he had been or
iginally appointed as a Democrat. But he
had made fine record for efficiency as
superintendent of the City Hospital, and
this paper had an abiding faith that he
would do equally as well in his larger
sphere. How well he has justified this
faith is known to all men interested in the
sane, for his work has made the institu-
ton famous the country over.
DR.. Edenharter is a man that talks little
ard does much. He went into the City
Hospital without any previous talk about
reform or any theories to exploit, so far
as the public knew; but he evidently held
the very important theory that the hos
pital was intended to give the best pos
sible care to the patients brought there, at
the least expense to the city within reason.
he set dDOuI carrying Out lllS tHtOTy ny
setting up a standard of efficiency that ad-
mitted of no excuses or pulls" If the staff
and employees were able to measure up to
this standard, well and good if they were
not, they had to give way to others that
could. For the rest, personal surveillance,
good judgment and patient hard work on
the part of the superintendent sufficed. The
application of these simple principles OF
plain duty and good sense worked wonders
in the City Hospital.
And so it was that he came to be pro-
NOTED to the greater responsibility of TAX
ing charge of one of the largest insane hos
pitfalls in the country. He had nothing to
say about what he was going to do, but
went ahead with the work. The great hos
pital was no longer a resting place for in
competents with political or personal in
fuence to sustain them. They had to either
do their work well or get out. He selected
the employees himself, and knew his men.
Order and efficiency soon came out of con-
fusion and incompetence, and economy of
the intelligent sort characterized the man.
agement His demands on the Legislature
were modest and backed by the right kind
| of demonstration of the needs of the in
stitution-and the best argument he had
was the fact that he was conducting the
| institution so economically and so Efficient
| ly. After the first two or three years his
recommendations were questioned little or
| not at all in the Legislature, and he has
| been permitted to build up an institution
! of which the people of Indiana may well
| be proud, for in its field there is none bet
i ter.