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and irreversible fact, I'VE cannot too forci-
bly, express our disapprovaI of the methods
By which, in disregard of the usages and
obligations of international law and treaty
obligations. the canal route has been ac-
quired. or too solemnIy record our hope
that this precedent Of defiant diplomacy
may never be used against US to our hui
n,Iliatio and injury
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Pensions.
Merchant Marine,

We denounce the ship subsidy bill re-
Gently passed by the United States Senate
as an ubiquitous appropriation of public
funds for private purposes and a wasteful
illogical and useless attempt to overcome
by subsidy the distractions raised by re-
publican legislation to the growth and de-
velopment of American commerce on the
sea.
we favor the upbuilding of a merchant
marine without new or additional burdens
upon the people and without bounties from
the public treasury.
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1--WE favor the reduction of the army and
of army expenditure to the point h1stori-
cally demonstrated to be safe and suffi-
cent.
1--WE favor the maintenance and liberal
annual increase of the navy as our best de-
Tense in our isolated continental conditions
against a foreign foe and a source of no
possible danger to our liberties as people.
1--WE favor the enactment and admins
tration of laws giving labor and capital I'M
partially their just rights. Capital and Ia
Dor ought not to be enemies. Each is
necessary to the other. Each has its rights,
but the rights of labor are certainly no less
vested no less sacred and no less In
alienable' than the rights of capital.
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service was established.
Condemnation Of Polygamy.
I'VE demand the determination of polyg-
amy within the jurisdiction of the United
States and the complete separation of
church and state in political affairs.
Arid Land Reclamation.
1--WE congratulate our western citizens
upon the passage of the measure known as
the Newlands irrigation act for the irriga-
ton and reclamation of the arid lands of
the west-a measure framed by democrat,
passed in the Senate by non-partfsan vote
and passed in the House against the oppo-
sition of almost all the republican leaders
by vote, the majority of which was dem
ocratic. We call attention to this great
democratic measure, broad and comprehen-
Sive az it is, working automatically through.
out all time without further action of con-
gress until the reclamation of all the lands
in the arid west capable Of reclamation is
accomplished, reserving the lands reclaimed
for home seekers in small tracts and rigidly
guarding against landmonopoly as an evil
dence of the policy OF domestic develop
ment contemplated by the democratic party
should it be placed In power.
Imperialism.
I'VE favor the preservation in so far as we
can OF an open door for the worlds COM
merce in the orient without unnecessary
ENHANCEMENT in oriental and European az
fairs, and without arbitrary, unlimited, ir-
responsible and absolute government any
where within our jurisdiction. We oppose,
as fervently as did George Washington
himself, an indefinite. irresponsible. discre-
tionary and vague absoiutism and a policy
| Of colonial exploitation. no matter where or
by whom invoked or exercised: we believe
with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams,
that no government has right to make
one set Of laws for those at home and an
other and a different set OF laws. absolute
in their character, for those In the col
onies' All men under the American nag
are entitled to the protection Of the insti-
tutions whose emblem the nag Is: IL they
are inherently unit for those institutions
then they are inherently unit to be menu
bers of the American body polite. Wherev-
or there may exist a people incapable of
being governed under American laws. in
consonance with the American Constitution,
the territory of that people ought not to be
part Of the American domain.
I'VE insist that we ought to do for the
Filipinos what we have already done for
the Cubans. And 1t is our intent, as soon
as it can be done wisely and safely for
the Fiipinos themselves. and after AMIGA
BILE arrangements with them concerning
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

and subsist on herbs and such game as
they can take. For taking game they
use bows and arrows, the latter poi
soned with the juice of a tree prepared
in accordance with a formula known
only to themselves. A wound from
one of these arrows is Immediately ia
tai, the effect being similar to strych-
MIA poisoning. Their dialect consists
of only few words. They run softly,
with the speed of deer, and climb
trees with great agility, placing the
sCles of the feet against the tree, they
ascend by leaps and bounds, as does
the monkey. In appearance the Negrito
resembles the African negro; color
black, hair thick and kinky, nose fiat,
liTs thick and prominent. Though oc-
casionally one is to be found in the set
Elements on the coast, the Spaniards
found it impossible to civilize them.
Many centuries ago the invaders
came to the island, but when or who
were the first is unknown, but it is
told among the Tagals, the now domin-
ant race, that for a long time their
ancestors paid tribute to the Negritos,
D., failing, the little people would in
overwhelming numbers attack the re.
bellious village, and after killing the
inhabitants with poisoned arrows,
carry off all portable property. In the
course of time the tribes of larger
men, many of whom came from the
Malay archipelago, overran the island
and drove the little people back to
those parts that were saIe because of
their inaccessibility. The invaders
consisted of those now known as the
Christian tribes, the Tagals, the 10
canos, the Pampangas, the Maccabee-
hes and the more or less savage tribes
OF Igorrotes, Gaddanes, Itavis and Tin
guanes. The Igorrotes and Tinguanes
are the head hunters. The Gaddanes.
the most savage tribe in the island.
take only scalps.
Among the Igorrotes is recited le-
gend very similar to that of Tokong.
rajah of the Shops, ana father of all
the Kyans. 1t is to the effect that
Tokong was ruling his people happily,
but had much trouble placating the
evil spirit. At that time they took
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

IT, inmates, and all were killed. To-
kong saved three heads, which they
carried back with them. When they
arrived at the river they found that
their boats had already been launched
and were ready for departure. All
through the journey to their home diff
ficulties were removed as by unseen
hands The three heads were given
pace of honor in the house, and be-
cause of them many difficulties and
troubles departed. Since that time
the Kyans have always been prosper
Gus and happy because they have
brought home the heads of their enc
mics slain in battle. While the le-
send of the origin of beheading given
me by an old Igorrote is not so clear
az the above, there is such a strong
similarity as to convince me that hun
dreds of years ago they were the same.
The government of the Igorrotes is
patriarchal. They live in rancherias
OF from fifty to one hundred inhabit-
ants, and are governed by a chief and
tie old men. They have no tribal re.
latlons, and regard all outside their
rancheria as enemies. Their houses
are rudely constructed of bamboo and
matched with leaves of the nipa palm.
They are monogynists, and are affec.
tionate to their children. They sub.
sist on roots and herbs, the fruits of
the chase, the product of small fields
of rice and camotes (sweet potatoes),
and such plnnder as they can pillage
from their neighbors. Among them
dogs are considered a great delicacy,
and many of these animals are raised
for food. Their weapons are primi-
tive, and consist of bow and arrow.
spears and knives and bolos of various
sizes and shapes. For clothing the
men wear only band of narrow cloth
about the loins, and the women a
garment that reaches from the waist
tc the knee.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
A CHEERING Word.

It ought to be cheering to the
fathers of many unsuccessful crea-
tons that the names they revere so
much were unheard of while their
owners lived. Take Gainsborough's
case. He had during his lifetime only
limited market for his portraits. But
those same pictures are worth fabu.
lous sums to-day. One which he paint
ed for carrier who had obliged him
was sold lately for 100000. More en-
couraging still, Trith lived to see his
Dinner Party at Boswell's Lodgings"
change hands for $22,S35, and Rey-
nolds was asked to place a value on
one Of his own early works which he
failed to recognize. Millais, when a
young man, accepted a task which all
his brother artists had refused-the
painting of a lady who fancied herself
refused admission to heaven because
her earthly work was unfinished. He
did not have to wait long before all
the town was asking to see the pic
tvre.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

end the sirens resolve themselves into
a group Of vigorous peasant women
eagerly clamoring to carry the travel
er's baggage which they balance on
their heads with the fine poise pecu-
liar to people who make a practice
OF carrying loads in this manner. And
such loadsl A large trunk seems to
them mere bagatelle. For wage
that in America would be deemed
scarcely sufficient for one hour. they
will trudge all day long up and down
the steep, stony path leading from the
landing place to the village nesting
on the side of the cliff, nearly five
hundred feet above the water, bearing
great baskets of lemons and oranges,
casks of wine, and even bales of hay,
chatting meanwhile to each other in
cheerful manner, and seldom is it that
one sees a careworn or disconnected
face. Their placid countenances and
strong, 1.-THE figures give to them an
especial charm; some possess real
beauty, suggestive of the ancient
Green type, heritage from their Hell
lenic ancestors. The little girls, de-
sirous of initiating their elders play
at carrying loads on the head. and
seemingly derive great pleasure in
walking about in a sedate manner with
several good-sized stones balanced on
their round little pates. These young
sters never need dolls, for the babies,
of which every family has continu-
! GUS supply, are left almost entirely to
their care, and the patience and good
nature they display in guarding their
small charges is highly creditable.
The picturesque effect of scenery
and brilliant color tones, so distinctive
of Capri. prove especially seductive
to artists of all nationalitles. Here
they come, many to remain for years,
end occasionally one marries a Capri
maiden who has served as his model.
Indeed, the artists have made such an
Impression on this susceptible people
that the Roman Catholic priests have
interviewed, and prohibited the girls
to pose for the painters, which on the
whole is wise measure, as the Cap
riotes are of jealous, suspicious ma
ture, and the maid who poses for the
foreigner will win no lover among her
countrymen.
Unfortunately but few American
travellers see Capri in the summer
time. kept away, probably, by the ac-
counts one hears of the excessive heat
If Southern Italy. The writer re-
NAMED here from May to October, and
only on the occasional days when the
I a..
decidedly unpleasant. They sky was
never obscured by cloud or fog, and
though at times the suns rays beat
down somewhat too fiercely. the air
was generally famed by sea breeze.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
Especial Correspondence

their purpose well. The working wom-
en- usually battle after dark, and sell
dom venture out into deep water, but
remain huddled together close to the
shore, muttering in unison prayers to
the Virgin to preserve them from the
perils of the deep.
The religious festivals chiefly cele-
brated on the Island occur in the sum-
mer months, and are days of general
rejoicing. On the evening of these
glorni di festa," the Piazza, or paved
square, is brilliantly Illuminated, fes-
toons OF flowers and colored lights are
hung around. a gorgeous display OF
fireworks and deafening discharges of
giant hrecrackers are interspersed
with music of the band; gayly dressed
people throng the terraces and bal
comics. and the cafes entertain crowds
at their little tables; altogether the eff
feet is most spectacular.
The amount of money spent in fire.
works and gunpowder by this pleasure
loving people would add materially to
their comfort although, owing to the
prosperity brought them by tourists
and resident foreigners, they are much
Letter conditioned than most of the
peasantry of Italy, and one is not pain.
ed by the importunate and miserable
beggars that infest other parts of that
country.
In the early autumn the islanders
are all occupied with the vintage most
Important of all the industries here.
When one is told that the juice is ex-
tracted from the grapes by the maid
ems treading them with their bare feet,
one imagines that this must be very
beautiful sight, suggesting the ancient
pictures of the festivals in praise of
Bacchus. But, alas The reality Is
far from attractive To see a lot of
untidy girls, their skirts spattered and
feet streaming with purple juice, mash.
ing down a mass of grapes in huge
shallow watts, and to notice that they
frequently jump out of the watts and
run down the dusty path for a drink
from the water jar, returning to the
grape treading with the dust and gray.
ell sticking to their feet, does not in.
crease ones desire to drink the wine,
which, however, is excellent, in spite of
the primitive method of production.
At this season of the year large
fiocks of quail pass over the island on
their long flight to their winter home
10 Africa, and the manner in which
they are caught is most cruel and un.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

The rocky islands of Capri and
Ischia seem like giant portals placed
10 guard entrance to the charming
Bay of Naples. 1t is claimed that
Capri is the ancient island of the ST.
rens, being the first land that Ulysses
would have passed after leaving Gree
at Ischia on his voyage to Sicily. On
its southern shore the white lime
stone rocks, still called lie Sirene,"
represent the human bones that
whiten all the ground" of the poor
sailors who were lured to destruction
by the song of the sirens.
To-day the song one hears on APP
preaching the island is less alluring,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
Foolish RotIner.

A controversy has been started in
England over the statement in a death
notice that Mrs. Sturgeon entered
heaven at $3.50 this morning" The
vicar of Milton took exceptions to the.
declaration and in the course of a
sermon said it was absurd to suppose
that the spirit enters heaven at the
moment of death on earth. This has
brought out letters from many people
who side with the preacher or oppose
his view of the case. No wonder Mr.
Chamberlain is alarmed How can a
country whose inhabitants become ex-
cited over the mere experiences of the
soul after quitting this world expect
TO retain its commercial supremacy?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
Women to catch smunnIsra.

Uncle Sam has seven women in.
spectors at the port of New York to
make things disagreeable for women
who would smuggle. Whenever a pas
senger ship arrives there is woman
inspector at the gangplank. If the yes.
sci is one of the big. popular Zines
there are two or three. The women
inspectors do their work as quietly as
possible. Sometimes tearfully, but
oftener in state of indignation, the
woman who is suspected of trying to
smuggle follows the inspector up the
gangplank to the steamer that has just
arrived and into stateroom, where
the thorough search of her clothing
usually brings to light valuable
articles that are dutiable. 1t is usual
y found that the women smugglers
are connected in some way with whole.
sale milliners and fancy goods dealers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
BRAIN CHILDREN TRAVEL FAR.
Writings Of Bliss carman That Have
Seen thz World.

seen IN WOii0s
bliss Carman, the poet, at the be-
ginning Of his literary career had
the usual difficulty with homing manu-
scripts. He chalked up nil desperan-
dun on his desk and kept at work.
One belief which never failed him
was that everything he wrote must
of necessity meet a welcome some
where. a conviction which always
caused a rejected manuscript to take
another journey. Some came back so
many times that he became deeply in
terested in them, and gave them
names quite apart from their titles,
such as THE Flying Dutchman," THE
Wandering jew" Ulysses" and so
forth. He was rummaging through
some pigeonholes not long ago when
he exclaimed to a friend who hap
pened to be present:
"Why, hello; here's old Captain
Cook. Really, l had forgotten the
dear old Captain" and he held up
faded sheet of copy
why do you call it Captain
Cook?" asked the friend, noticing
that the title was widely different
"Oh, because it circumnavigated the
globe" answered the poet. II sent
it to an Australian periodical. 1t
went by the way of San Francisco,
and came back via the Suez canal and
London. | believe I'll send it to the
So-and-So," he added. mentioning the
name of prominently monthly; they
asked me for something the other day.
OF course, they rejected it before it
went to the Antipodes, but perhaps
they'll think it has improved with
age"
Captain Cook" was printed a month
or two ago, and was much admired
Philadelphia Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
Be Moderate.

There was Man once who Had q
Bulldog with a forged restraint at
tached to Him, and one Day this Man
went out to the Bulldogs lowly Resi-
dence and said:
III | were to Unchain you, would
you Appreciate the Favor?"
Why" said the Bulldog, 81 would
fairly eat you Up with JOY"
Your Gratitude is Trifle overex-
pressed" said the Man, as he Walked
away and Ordered an Extra Chain to
be hitched to the Dog.
The moral of this is: Don't Waste,
Your Superlatives; You May Be Mis-
Observation-Disclosures News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
&E41H( ? 7 Tx
\ ~ = Of I UNCN
Especial Correspondence

The best authorities agree that the
Negritos are the primitive race of the
island of Luzon. With the lapse of
centuries these little people, the tallest
of whom rarely attain a height of four
ard half feet, have been driven back
to the mountains and into the almost
impenetrable depths of the forests.
They are the lowest order of the hui
man family, dispense with clothing,
have no fixed place of abode. roam
in droves through the deep woodland,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

spirit as long as the head was kept.
as the head was the home of the spirit.
To illustrate. he drew his parans and
cut off the head of one of his attend
ants. Tokong was not convinced, but
Iaany of his old men were, and argued
the matter as they went along. Finally
Tokong. not DESTROYS of crossing the
elders, agreed to take few heads
Soon afterward they arrived at the
house of the thieves. and set it on
fire. The smoke and flame drove out
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
1t Sometimes Happens.

of course" says the shoe dealer.
there are times when it is necessary
to stretch the truth a trifle."
Yes, sir" answered the head sales
man. and often a fellow has to-
stretch lie."
81 don't see how"
We'll, when a woman with a No. g.
loot declares that a No. shoe is just
her size and asks you to put it on the
shoe stretcher overnight, Just to-
make the instep a little higher. ?
That's one of the times"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

srortsmanlike. In the first place, a
few are shared, and their sight de-
stroyed by soaring their eyes with a
red-hot wire. They are then put in
cages placed under large nets,
stretched between trees, where, be-
cause of their blindness, they keep
constantly giving their call, which at
tracts the other quail, who become en-
tangled in the meshes of the net, and
are killed in great numbers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

II am sick at heart over the women"
said Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix in a re-
cent sermon. If DIR. Dix thinks he is
the only man who is or ever was af-
fiicted in that way we would re-
spectfully advise him to take course
in the study of human nature.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

Here's Mr.. Carnegie extoTling the
blessings of poverty again. And Job
Hedges says the laird of Skibo might
have been enjoying these blessings
new IL he had taken common stock In
stead of bonds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

That $4,000 which has been placed
in 6 Spanish bank for the first Span
ish general who shall invade the
United States and avenge the loss of
the Philippines is just the same as
present to the bank.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

Nordica's husband is Frustrated by
the shock of learning that his wife
wants a divorce. Were American hus-
bands so delicately constituted, what
"a wholesale sanitarium Newport would
become!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

Walter Wellman says he'll unfold a
plan for reaching the north pole II
some one will advance him 800 900.
We would do considerable unfolding
ourselves at that price.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

Prof Manley of Harvard says slang
is beautiful poetic, effective and alto
gether bully. Chicago university
ought to get hump on herself and
give him job.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

Sometimes a girl grows so fast that
she has to admit. much against her
will. that the skates bought for her
year ago are now too small for
her.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

: Or. Hills says women will know
more than men In fifty years. And
they won't be so provokingly close
about telling what they know as men
are. either.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

Nowadays the dogs of war do a
great deal of barking before they bite,
otherwise the situation in some parts
OF the world might be considered
alarming,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

only the scalps Of their enemies slain
in battle, using the hair for decorat-
ing their weapons. Once Tokong was
on the way down the river with his
warriors to punish some house thieves
who had stolen his harvest of rice
They camped on the bank of the river.
and while resting there were accosted
by Kop the frog, who told Tokong that
he tTokong) did not know how to
rlscate the evil spirit, or preserve the
trophies of battle. Instead of saving
a little skin and hair, he should save
the whole head; then the soul of his
enemy would be his slave aud good
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

That London school for the over
coming of shyness may have it's uses,
but what the world really needs is a
school for the scientific treatment of
indurated nerve
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
Had His Coffin Ready.

When Christian Petrie, farmer liv.
ing near Floral, KY, returned to his
home after visit to town the other
day he carried with him in his wagon
TIE coffin he expects to use this win.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
Diamonds in United States

The United States uses more than
five-eighths of the diamond output of
the world. In two years the total
advance on small stones has been 90
per cent, and on large stones S per
cent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

Il is rumored that King Alfonso,
while out hunting, killed a gamekeep-
er by mistake and he was not hunt
ing deer. either.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23

II is remarkable how long an oper.
attic singer win continue to labor in
the cause of art when she needs the
money.