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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
How MarcOni Received His First
Transatlantic Message.

One cold December day in 1901 Gu
glielmo Marconi sat still in a room in
the government building at Signal hill,
st. Johns, n. IT,, with telephone re-
ceiver at his ear and his eye on the
clock that licked loudly near by. Over
head flew his kite bearing his receiv-
ing wire. 1t was 1890 o'clock on the
American side OF the ocean. and Mar
conf had ordered his operator in faroff
Poldhu, 1000 watery miles away, to
begin signaling the letter S-three dots
OF the Morse code, three flashes of the
blush sparks-at that corresponding
hour. For six years he had been look
ing forward to and working for that
moment. the final test of all his eff
fort and the beginning of new tri-
umph. He sat waiting to hear three
small sounds. the br-br-br Of the Morse
code 5, hunnilg Oh the diaphragm of
his receiver. the signature Of the ether
waves that had travelled 1000 miles to
his listening ear. AS the hands of the
clock, whose ticking alone broke the
stiffness Of the room, reached thirty
minutes past II the receiver at the
inventors ear began to hum, br-br-br,
as distinctly as the sharp rap of pen
Gil Oh 4 table. The unmistakable note
of the ether vibrations sounded in the
telephone receiver. The telephone re-
ceiver was used instead of the usual
recorder on account of it's superior sen
sitiveness.
Transatlantic wireless telegraphy was
an accomplished fact-From 'Stories
Of Inventors, by Russell Doubleday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29
The Folly of BettinS.

Lord Brampton, better known as Sir
Henry Hawkins, the great English
criminal lawyer, Judge and sportsman,
in his "reminiscences. in telling of what
cured him of betting. relates that Harry
Hill, one Of the ''characters' of latter
sails, gave him this piece of advice as
youth:
Mr.. Hawkins, I see you come here
pretty regularly on Sunday afternoons,
but l advise you not to speculate
among us, for if you do we shall beat
you. We know our business better
than you do, and you'll get nothing out
of us any more than we should get out
Of you if we were able to dabble in
your law, for you know that business
better than we do
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29
Improved Modes of Travel.

Did you ever think how much the
improved modes of travel are doing
for the health and happiness of the
average man and woman? Every new
step like the New York Subway means
the freeing of millions from fatigue
and illness. It enables thousands to
live in suburbs instead of rooms or
dark, unhealthful fats and brings
health and happiness to each of them,
just as golden grain belt beer means
increased vitality, health and happi-
ness to those who, realizing it's value,
use it regularly. Purity, strength
and delicacy of flavor are its most
noticeable characteristics. Order of
your nearest dealer or be supplied by
Henry Veidt. Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29
King Georges Fat Pocletbooks.

George Nv. from the time he was q
young man constantly carried a peck
etbook. into which he thrust bank
notes, letters. trinkets and keepsakes.
AS soon as the pocketbook became full
he used to put it away and substitute
for it new one. This when filed was
laid aside and replaced in like manner.
When the king died it deyolved on the
Duke Of Wellington to examine the
monarch's effects, and he discovered
nm entire chest of drawers filled with
rat pocketbooks. which contained not
less than $4,000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29
Eczema-No Cure, No Pay.

Your druggist will refund your
money if Boro-Carbol salve fails to
cure ringworm, letter, old ulcers and
sores, itching humors, blind, itching
or bleeding piles and all skin dis
eases, no matter how long standing.
Price Is cents. For sale by C.A.Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29
The Limit.

Hell don't think your brother John
likes me. She-Oh. I'm sure he does
Why. he told me today you were reg
ular brick; he went further, in fact,
and said YOU We're a regular gold brick.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29

He who commits injustice is ever
made more wretched than he who suf-
ters it-Plato.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-12-29

but beyond this it is dangerous to pred
icate. The relatively warm water
may be in very abnormal position for
the period Of the year owing to natural
causes, and a fall of 25 degrees Fahren-
heit is sometimes experienced in
short ships length OH the mingling
places of the warm gulf stream and
cold Labrador current on a beautifully
clear day without the slightest sign of
ice Of any kind above the boundary line
of sea and sky. Many a sailing ship,
after vainly trying to reach New York,
has got badly iced up and run to the
warmer waters of the gulf stream to
thaw out both her crew and her gear,
but neither the longitude nor the pres
ence Of ice can be rightly determined
solely by the aid Of sea surface TEN
peratures. Nevertheless the use of the
sea surface thermometer is not to be
despised, because it is undoubtedly of
approximate assistance in defining a
ships geographical position. The line
OF separation of the two currents the
cool Labrador and the warm gulf
stream, is often noticeable either by
the vivid blue of the salter gulf stream
III close proximity to the green color
of the fresher Labrador current or by
the ripple on the margin 1t is SAID
that a blockade runner from Whining
ton. n. c., when chased by Federal
cruiser, managed to escape by the OBJ
servation of this friendly ripple. The
blockade runner edged into the cur
rent more favorable for her. while the
cruiser kept in the adverse current and
lost the prize American syren ard
Shipping.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
What Cured Lazy Man

The LATEST man / ever know?
Well" said Mr.. Stoggleby, Il am in
clined to think that that was a man
l knew once named Rif1eton-Jackson
Rifheton-who was considerable of a
player on the cornet, but who didn't
very often play one because he was
too dunn lazy to blow it
"But finally he hit on a plan that
let him play all he wanted 70 without
taking the trouble to blow; all he
had to do was to manipulate the keys.
HE had a tank built that he used
to pump full of compressed air, and
which had a pipe leading from it up
back of his head and around in front
of it with an opening that fitted into
the mouthpiece of his cornet, which
he was thus enabled to hold In the
usual position for playing and to play
upon without blowing himself
HE had a valve in the tank which
he used 20 operate with his foot, and
so supply the needed air. And when
he'd filed up his tank he'd sit there
and play, till his air gave out, with
the greatest enjoyment, except when
he was too lazy to press the valve
with his foot
Eyes, think that Jackson Rifleton
was the LATEST man ever knew. But
he didn't always remain so.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Hands on the Wall

moved to make room for hands
Two or three packs Of cards are
used each evening, and now instead
of being thrown away the big hands
are outlined in court cards, while the
gaps in between are filed in with
spots. The entire wall is filed in,
and notable hands, carefully labeled.
are now posted on the ceiling. Not
square inch of the wall plastering
is now visible, and it makes q singu-
larry appropriate decoration.
The cards are so placed as to shed
the dust as much as possible, but
they cannot be fastened down firmly,
and the problem OF cleaning the place
was the despair of the caretaker until
the owner OF the fat rugged up large
bicycle air pump, with line of fiex-
ible rubber tubing such as is used to
extend the shutter radius on cameras.
Now the air is forced under the cards
and by creating draught through the
window, the dust is taken up.-New
York Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Use Few Island Words

A letter making inquiry of Colonel
Edwards, chief of the bureau Of in
sular affairs, war department, as to
words grated into the English Ian
guage on account Of the American
occupation of the Philippines was
turned over to Captain Taylor. who is
an excellent Spanish scholar and is
getting up the history of the Philip
pines from the public documents cap
tured from the Filipinos. He made a
reply which indicated that not so
many words come over from the Phil
ippines, although thousands of United
States soldiers have spent years in
the islands. Probably the Tagalog
language and the language of the
different tribes do not impress the
Americans who go to the Philippines.
Spanish is the chief language Of
the Philippines, and by the acquisi-
ton of Florida, New Mexico, Texas
and California the United States &C
quired about all of the Spanish terms
needed in the English language to
convey the meaning of various places
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

One of the oldest card rooms in the
city is in a bachelor fat up town It
is the resort OF half a dozen poker
players, who gather about the green
covered table almost every evening
and play a five-cent ante game.
Originally the walls were decorated
with a few cheap sporting prints Of
the old English style and a set of
poker pictures. One night a royal
flush came out and the five cards
were tackled upon the wall to COM
memorate the event. A few weeks
later a seven-dollar pot went to a man
with pair of deuces and the nerve
to bluff, and for contrast and as q
warning the pair of two spots was
placed alongside the royal hand. From
time to time other hands were SINH
larry posted until they began to en-.
croach upon the prints. One night
when three players each held four of
a kind, print was taken down to
make room for the hands, and the
next evening all the prints were re-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

and objects. The English language
does not apparently acquire many
words from savagery. 1t would be
pretty hard to name any words in
the English language that were &C
quired from the Indians of North
America save the names of places.
No one knows how many dialects
and different languages are spoken in
the Philippine islands. General An
drew Burt, who spent several years in
the Philippines and served in impor-
tant positions, said that oftentimes he
occupied one point with troops where
one language was spoken, while three
miles away a totally different Ian
guage was spoken, differing apparent
ly more than the languages of differ
ent Indian tribes in this country. The
acquisition of any of these tribal Ian
guages outside of the Tagalog was
almost impossible and useless. It is
apparent that whatever else the Phil
ippines contribute they win not en-
rich or enlarge the American Ian
guage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
roo HAsTY A pIAeNossa.
Victims Glass Eye Nearly Condemn
ed Him to Death.

VICTIMS Glass Eye Nearly Condemn
ed Him to Death.
Stories of railroad accidents were
being told at Tuxedo. Spencer Trask,
banker and author, Of New York, said /:
"In certain railway collision one
of the victims lay for a long time on
his back across the ties. Finally two
men picked him up and carried him
to the station and placed him on the
floor.
He'll lie easier here they said.
till the doctor comes
1.-THE doctor came a little later.
The poor chap is done for. I'm
afraid he said, glancing at the pros
trate victim.
Then he knelt down, lifted one OF
the mans closed eyeIids, and peered
into a dull, blank, unseeing, lifcless
eye.
Yes, he's dead all right Take
him away said the doctor.
But the pale lips Of the injured
man moved slightly, and a feeble
voice murmured:
THAT was my glass eye, you
fool New York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
SAID CABLE WOULDN'T SINK.
Many Persons Thought Water Was
Too Dense.

Many Persons Thought Water Was
Too Dense.
When 1t was first proposed to lay a
marine cable many intelligent people
said 1t would not sink to the bottom,
but would remain suspended at a GER
tain depth because of the density OF
the water due to pressure from above.
OF course the pressure increases with
the depth on all sides of the cable in
its descent through the sea, but as
practically everything on earth is
more compressible than water It
is obvious that the iron wire,
yarn, gutta-percha and copper con-
ductor forming the cable must be
more compressed as they descend.
Thus the cable constantly increases
in density, OF specific gravity, In go
ing down, while the equal bulk OF wa.
ter surrounding 1t continues to have,
practically speaking, very nearly the
same specific gravity as at the sur
face. Without this valuable property
of water the hydraulic press would
not exist.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

That tank blew up one day when
Jackson had put a double charge into
it to save himself the trouble of charg-
ing it so often, and blew Mr.. Rifaeton
across his room and through the door
out into the hall and broke his left
arm and damaged him otherwise. and
laid him up for quite a long time;
and when he got out again he was
quite another man.
Whether in that long enforced idle
ness he had stored up enough energy
to give him a start, or what, I don't
know; but certain it is that after his
arm healed and he got out again he
was another man, as go-ahead and en-
ergetic as he had been lazy before;
and so he has ever since continued.
for he's still living; and to see him
now you wouldn't think he had ever
had a lazy bone in his body.
Now that was a queer case. wasn't
it? It surely was. have heard Of a
good many simple things and Of a
good many odd things, serving finally
to spur some apparently hopelessly
lazy man on to endeavor, but Jackson
Rif1eton's is the only case / ever
heard of in which a man was thus
transformed my the explosion of q
compressed air tank built to help {
lazy man play the cornet"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
DOOR OF VARIOUS RACES.
Marked Difference Between the 90
cldentaI and Oriental.

Marked Difference Between the 90
cldentaI and Oriental.
Able Hue tells in his account OF his
travels in China that when he had so
completely mastered the Chinese Ian
guage, and so transformed his per
sonaI appearance that he passed for a
native of the country, he could not de-
ceive the dogs, which detected him
by their sense Of smell and invariably
barked at him as he passed by. He
further states that the musky odor
which may be observed in articles i'm
ported from China pervades the whole
country and Is one Of the distinctive
marks Of the Chinese race. A Jap
anese doctor Of medicine returns the
compliment on the behalf Of the orr
entail by declaring that the occidental
races have an odor which is not agree
able to the Asistics. though in pro
cess OF time they get so accustomed
to it that they do not notice it
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
BACK LICK
Settled the Case with Her.

Settled the Case With Her.
Many great discoveries have beez
made by accident and things bettes
than gold mines have been found In
this way, for example when even the
accidental discovery that coffee is the
real cause Of ones sickness proves Of
most tremendous value because it 10
Gates the cause and the person has
then a chance to get well.
For over 25 years" says a Missouri
woman, Il suffered untold agonies In
my stomach and even the best ply
sicians disagreed as to the cause with
out giving me any permanent help
different ones saying it was gsstritiS
indigestion. neuralgia. etc, so
dragged along from year to year. al
ways half sick, until finally gave w
all hopes OF ever being wen again
When taking dinner with q friend
one day she said she had a new drink
which turned out to be Postum and
liked it so well told her thought
l would stop coffee for awhile and uss
It, which I did.
$50 for three months We had Pos
tum in place of coffee without eya
having one of my old spells but was
always healthy and vigorous.
Husband kept saying he was con.
WINGED it was coffee that caused those
spells. but even then wouldn't BE-
lieve it until one day we got out OF
Postum and as we lived two miles
from town I thought to use the coffes
we had in the house
The result Of weeks use OF cos
fee again was that had another ter
rible spell OF agony and distress. prov
ing that 1t was the coffee and nothing
else. That settled it and l said good
bye to Coffee forever and since thea
Postum alone has been our hot meal
time drink.
MY friends all say l am looking
worlds better and my complexion h
much improved. All the other mem
bers OF our family have been benefit
sd, too, by Postum in place OF the ole
drink. coffee" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Greek, Mich.
Ten days trial OF Postum in place of
coffee or tea is The wise thing for
every coffee drinker. Such a trial
tells the exact truth often where COD
fee is not suspected.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book. The Road to wsnYlia'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

tinuous pain in the small Of the back
My ankles. feet, hands and almost my
whole body were blOated- ! was Ian
guild and the kidney secretions were
profuse. Physicians told me l had
diabetes in its worst form. and fear
ed would never recover. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me in 1896. and have
been well ever since"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs. Dau-
scher will be mailed to any part Of the
United States. Address Foster-AIiI-
burn Co, Buffalo, N. Y Sold by all
dealers. price so cents per box
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

Come back!
My little lads, come back!
My little maids, with stsrched frocks:
My lads. my maids, come back
The poplar trees are black
Against the keen. lone. throbbing sky;
The tang of the old box
Fills the clear dusk from wall TO wall
And the dews fall
Come back!
I watch. / cry,
Leave the rude wharf. the mart:
Come backi
Else I shall break my heart
Am forgot;
My days as they were notg-
The warm. sweet. Grooming tunes;
The Sunday afternoons,
Wrought but for you.
The larkspurs growing tall.
You wreathed in pink and blue.
Within your prayer books small:
The cupboards carved both in and out.
With curious, prickly vine.
And smelling far and fine;
The pictures In a row.
OF folk you did not know:
The toys. the games. the shrill gay rout;
The lanterns. that at hour for bed.
A charmed but homely red.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
By Earl N. Pratt. Oak Park. Illinois.

The purpose Of the Forethought
Note Book library is to collect useful
ideas and send them around the world
in various ways and directions.
From Idaho comes the following let
ter: "In paper printed on one side
only at this place ! find your request
for helpful information on different
subjects. l viii endeayor to answer
few Of your queries from my ex-
perience. That part of early life
which has proven most useful was
from the age Of sixteen to twenty.
three years. A useful hint on chill
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Lake peaIt pestruetlon.

There used to be curious lake on
the top Of the Volcano de Aqua, in
Guatemala. $4,000 feet above the level
Of the sea. It was not fed by springs
nor by rivers. but was caused By 40
cumulations Of snow and rain-in fact
was an immense reservoir. 1t lasted
for centuries Then one day the sides
of the lake gave way and down the
water rolled. dealing death and de-
struction and digging a great bar
ranea. or ravire. in the mountain sic ..
which ia still visible
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Cry of Old House

, Went pickering from shed to shed;
The fagots crumbling. spicy, good.
Brought in from the great wood:
The dark that held you all about
The wind that would not gol-
Come back. my women and my men.
And take them all again!
Come backi
Come up the stin. accustomed. wtstful
lands.
The poplar-haunted lands
You need not call.
For / shall know
And light the candles tall.
Set wine and loaf arrow.
Come hack,
Unlateh the door,
And fall upon my heart once more.
For shall comfort YOU oh lad:
oh. daughter. / shall make you wholly
glad.
The wreck. the wrong
The unavailing throng
The sting. the smart.
Shall be as they were not.
Forgot, forgot!
Come back.
And fan upon my heart,
--Lizette Woodwork Reese. In the At
lantic.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

The Hagenbeck Animal Paradise and Trained
Animal Circus on the Pike at St. Louis attracts
great crowds every day. There are wild beasts,
lions, leopards, pumas, hyenas, bears and tigers
roaming in their native jungle together With
domestieated animals in perfect harmony Tbs
Hagenback trainers present the most thrilling
performances Of perfect animal training daily
in the steel cage OF the huge arena You should
not fail TO see IL. It is the greatest attraction
at the World Fair,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

dren's clothing Is to always have It
comfortable. On how to keep children
quiet in church, l would leave them
out Of church If they attend Sunday
school. About the diet of a peculiar
child, let the child choose what it
likes best If it agrees with it To
teach little girl to love her younger
brother, let her believe she is loved
as much as he"
II a stranger should ask you to
hold baby moment and then not
return for it, what you'd you do?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Great Britain Invites Attack.

Capt C. Ross says in the United
Service Magazine: 1T is undoubtedly
the case that Great Britain. the corner
stone of the British empire, by reason
Of lack Of efficient leadership, nation
al organization and national discipline
is not in fit state to enter upon a
struggle with any Of the other nations
OF the first rank; and for that rea-
son alone she invites attack"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
catarrh CANNOT Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot remea
the II the disease Czrarrh Is blood or eonsfk
tuTtous disease. and IN order u you taks
Internal remedies Halls Cztxrrh Cure Il taken IN
ternslly, and scss directly the blood and uueazf
Eurfaces- Halls Cstarrh Cure Il not eaack me6t
cine Itwas prescribed BY of the best phyxicAaf
IN this country for Tearz and Il regular
Il Is posed Of The best tonics known CON bf1ex
with the best blood purifier acting directly on TIE
mucous surface The perfect e0ubinzria1 q Ia
two Ingredients IL what produees such wonderful re-
suite "a curing eztzrTh- Send for testimozals frea
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props ToIsd0, o
Sod py Druggists, price &c
Take HAIRS Family Pills for constipation
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

To protect the Liber-y bell from
fire while at the worlds fair. tbs
Pennsylvania commission has erected
trackways from the rotunda Of the
Pennsylvania building to the roadway
below, SO that the ben may be taken
from the building In short order.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

throbs In change
a bic weather.
Urinary troubles
add TO your mis-
cry. No rest. no
comfort, until the
kid rs are
we'll Cure them
with Doan's Kid
ney Pills.
Mrs. w. NJ. Dau
scher, Of 25 Wa
ter St, Bradford.
Pa, says: 4 had
an almost con
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
THE WEAK SPOT.

A weak, aching back tells Of sick
kidneys. It aches when you work
Il aches when you try 70 rest Il
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Assaysr and
RE B. C. NORRIS FLORAL co.

Beat Floral Designs For AZ Occasions.
Prompt and Careful Attention Given to Mail Orders.
PHONES ioii-ass SALT LAKE OlTT
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
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