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from Hankow to Ieking, broken only by
the Yellow River. This will have to be
5bridgcd. and plans for the bridge have
been prepared. although theIactual york
of bridge construction has not yet been
commenced. The yellow River has often
been called .China1s Sorrow II is noted
;for5tts shifting sands and Its changing
course, and It will be difficult TO properly
bridge It. 1T Will be lone. however, and
we can then send cars from Hankow to-
any part OF Europe. * IN
An Anglo German Railroad.
LII have understood that another line Is
being built from north to south. nearer
the sea. q, 3 &; TAI
You refer. suppose was the reply
Ito the concession given ITO the Ar lo-E
German syndicate. That line has been
planned. but construction has not yet
begun 1t Will run from Tientsin down
through the western part Of the Shantung
province. along one of the old freight
routes, until 1t strikes the Grand Canal
and will sthcn 60 along the banks Of tina t.
canal to Chinkiang on the Yongtse River.
THAT project is a very important one, for
the road viii form one OF the great trunk
lines connecting the northern trade of
the empire with that of the Yangtsc, and
Its traffic will be eaualed only by that.
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tai OF the province of Hipeh Wuchangs
is situated directly opposite Hankows and
for that reason the line Is called the
Canton HankoW line or in Chinese the
Yuehhan 8linc.s This road runs through
three provinces, connecting three great
s,pItal cities ali centers Of official and
commercial life. Canton. for instance
has a population Of a million and hall
and Iii Is the busiest city ii China. It is
close 10 Hong Kong, the chief Br fish sea-
port Of that part of the world b and it Is
i 50 connected by wat erways that It can
send goods to a IL pa rts d Of the pr nee
OF Canton and by. the West River and Its
canals into lIwangi. In addition to the
Il ,..a7T ii curing and agricultural possibili-
ties OF this country, are the large mineral
deposits which are found along the line
81 The @Canton-II ankle ~ road ..ES The land
is rich IN coal. iron. opper and timony
Indeed. Bthe great ter pa ri of eBanti1nony
ofstlle world now comes from that local
sity. z SS sSs5 Y.
When Will this American road be COM
$pleted?'' ] asked Il: II, Z. III IA,
think the work will be steadily
pushed IN said Mr. Ferguson ss I. 4 bout for
3 ty miles OF trac OK have already. been built
snorthward from Canton. FURTHER con-
5structfon work is now being done. and #
this is carried on with viEorrIS the lts ~ line
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drinkers In a tea house hanging on ne aai
border OF amlnla turc lake. 55
z5$$ visltors to the Glass-wcavlnS Palace s sss
behold the weaving of 6 lass In to sataL Die
cloths, fancy embroider napkins, hand le IN
kerchiefs, eckties 90 VI y, as
Isl the title given "a dis
production Of the llage of 4 St. Louis
4 based on old prints and plans now III g
5stence. Tho dwell
relative positions in which they 81 TODD In
the Old days; Y relics OF the ploneer II DAY N
are found in the FURNISHINGS, paintings ~
about the streets arc layers in the COS ei8s
tunes Of the riod Indians, tr Y; PEI ~
etc. Another similar lion-olda P Z;
isshows the iis Of tIie mae
Rome IS represent ed by 9 stree
Augustine period filled With NE yplcaA
history Of fashion from the period of
the caryJ Roman colonies to the re gn.. Or
the modern, Paris gown Is shown. inal,hs#
Palais Costume series ls OF, Of
the respective ages PORTRAYED This en- % &
ttertainmcnt was one of the features 81 "a
the Paris Exposlt Ion. and the entire sMo nov
costumes shown In tho so d fferent scenes
are valued at over 500, 600. siL sis . BIZ
Flfty-one different tribes OF the Nortlis
assembly assembly Of savages shown an the ,yylld
West Indian Congress and Rough Riders J
#of tho World Including the cowboyssan
other rough riders tins a n e eIn-
Interest Is added to the display 4pyE tlls q
presence Of the famous. Apache chisf.
Gcronimo and band Ct ,nr ,aS NM
army inj the deserts ot Arizona Tne MIG MIC
West assembly Is led by Col. Eredarles Z
cpm IN one g tbs bySe nsns
n{chief. Near at hand, on tho pike isin u
Infant Incubator, where the tiny babies
are seen through slasS doors Ee re ,oos
trained Inc nurses nurses 4 Russian Village, with
native inhabitants, has among = itS fsa.
and d panorama of y trip on the Trans
I, siberianH Railway. In this same incloosure
gdcep-sea divers. arc shown q WORK ~ I.
rTs Streets e csirG; tie 4 % Y, I, ta nous
Chicago Fair rs rePiodn .s at s 81, Louis
ali attraction provided ny an assoessi -s
ton OF Chinese merchants Of 8Philadesl-
mia, 4 neighbor TO this display - u ne &
i HsklF% Far y Norf Msn lSs
dogs dog and IN Polar bears. The Magic Whiii-s8
POOL is methanical marvel 4, Which ases
Sa iGs s solid column Of Water V fset mo
the air, a faithful repress ION OF ms
life Of II lost race Is found In the VI gesI
duces accurii tie models of warsi,ips of AL (
classes IN an Immense basin of wat ter
The Vessels. operated By electric motors,
IN a ma tack unon shore batteries, s9
Nipdcrn ire-iighting In IS most speeta
Scular aspects. Is shown ~ AN e E,
ton. which won first prize at the 5InterDa-i
tional Firomen's Tournament In Paris ny
1900 IN copquerins the flames which ~, IRE
,rer, employ all the latest forms of ap-3
paratus. but as an adjunct to thiaad dis
play there is a museum containing speci,
nations and ages The hundreds OF
Boer veterans who were brought to this
country to part!cipats IN the iExpoasition
I General Viljoen, give reproductions OF
several OF the important battles OF the
Boer War. being assisted By Canadian
| soldiers under Msjo Ross.
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Ka,fenE-fn1the capita OF i onan prov vince. Ss
thousands Of students us ed \ he rat va y
from Hanko w3 II rthWard Il os si1ly yang. he y
then terminus OF I l,os5 line Ill SinyaliEs
they had 81 half Of II eir 1olirn We t5#t
make and tile orl cans travel wa
by mule cart hey found that the SCI
cond half 3of y their Journey would COS ~
item from tWellt ys to y thirty times more
than the first hal (, N and Ina t Instead q 81
having comfortable cars they IS hould lay
to ride III dirty carts through liz the ~ rain
over almost impnssab Bile road 81. As a res ts4s
five or SIX thousand Of lie vstuden its s'e-$
fused u undergo the lla I'D shi Fps Q th
rest ofSthe Journey and Wen Y back by ls
Those Students ten airs q go M 81 + la We
written essays ga Inst ral lroad In roduc-s3
ton as al piece Of forei gn To-
day they will he among the fnlost g rden
advocates OF our II Cd err, met nods7@ Of
transporta tion. 3sS N INK
conclud ed NJ ergisorl. 5s3
think the better class Of the Oh lneses are
3 now In8faYorl Of road deyclopmen
of5the empire. There vii a ways be m ore
Sor less opposition at the start from heaS
people owning property through n Ml1 lcll#s
the lines are 10 run. but$this IAN Incl
dent of&construction rather than liked
opposition to raj lroad tevelo ent 5s
(copyrght 1901, BY Fra As G; 'carpenter.)@
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upon wagons.
The lines planned to open up this rich
country. Mr.. Ferguson continued. "are
naturally laid out SO as to connect with
the trunk lines on the north OF the
,Yangtse One OF the chief oncs-.indeed,
say tho most important OF all--is the
concession of the American-china Devel-
opment Company to build a trunk line
from Hankow to Canton. thereby connect
Ing the chief Industrial and some of the
most fertile parts of south China With
the trunk line from Hankow Ia Picking.
/ of which I have already spoken. This
road will start from Wuchang, the capt.
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A.A2cENEfQNTKE
Improvement upon the.

~ .'attoNuSSItH ~ -'''F'
Some Of the entertainments in this
hod ge-pouge OF pastimes In the city on
the mississippi have been presented at
other 8CXpositions, but never on such a
sculo as,they a re now shown Most OF
them, however. are entirely new and for
tile most part enter fields which have
not heretofore been explored by. anluse-
ment@ pul,veyors, This living color page
OF tie world Is Instructive. as we'll as,
Sentertaining, and best OF all !. It Is high
class, Indeed, the directors Of the ST,
d LOUIS Fair have esta nl shed a. precedent
+ In granting permits only to such shows
stis are of high order, and the discree-'
ton exercised by them has resulted in
the exclusion Of the oriental attractions
such as the Egyptiani dancers and muscle
workers and b other exhibitions which
have attained !unenylable notoriety at
other worlds fairs, i4lis
H7iOf, course, I the reader will understand
that Il spea raj o admission fee is charged.
Z for emf rance to each ono Of these Pike
attractions over and above the first cost
Of, Admission to the lIxposi Ion grounds,
sand a y:s.tdr may spend aHslnall fortune
onfitilis amazing highway 81 f he Is SO.
minded hut the wonder Is that such
!, n,aryels could have been projented even
with the prospect of large monetary res
5turns.|,The Pile In the aggregate rep+
resents an Investment OF more than $o.-
100000 Six thousand performers and arti-.
sans are engag ed In reproducing the life
five al ffetent peoples and 1500
animals arc required to lend reality "
tho scenes. Two shows IN the list OF ao
represent an ous!ay " al,tVNQo0i ~ OF
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of tho trim. l5 :.
H Within the walls OF Mysterious A ia"
is n mammoth representation OF life In
India. Burmall. Persia and Ceylon., por-
ftraying the graceful architecture Of this
quarter OF the Orient and introduclnIg
girls and other pisturesaue features.
AT One OF the most pretentlons features
on the Pike, and one which IS receiving
OF the war In the Far. East Is tina known
as J" Fair Japan, or the Iapaness, !, Vllia ,,
dred native stores crowded with porcelain
ipottery workers. silk rug weayers, Ivory
sccaryers. jewelers.. painters, fan makers
Arabs are constantly giving performances
In the narrow highways; jnrikishaws
run about pnpele,5 by ha,lSss N hsss
strange music; And 10 Gesha girls.
brought from. thy Flbwery Kingdom, as
pecially for this exhibit, entertain tea
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should be finished within four or five
years. II ought to be very profitable.
They Belong to the British.
"But there are important lines further
cast, are there not"
Yes" said Mr.. Ferguson There arc
number of@railroads either building, sur.
veying or In prospect one trunk line will
10 southwark from the Yangtsc, connect
Ing with the Anglo-Gcrman syndicate
line. II will be constructed from Nam
king TO Shanghai. 1t is to be built by a
British corporation and that soon. In
deed, the line is now being surveyed pre-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
powER From WATER TAP.
VIII Furnish Motion for Many Expert
mental Purposes.


A source of power lies in the town
and city water service which can tur-
nish motion for a multitude of expert
mental purposes. The impulse wheel
here describes developed 0.2S brake
horsepower, and 1000 revolutions on
a pressure Of fifty pounds. But little
water is consumed, since the Jet IS OF
only 3-16inch diameter. The cost OF
materials IS $1.05.
Cut a fat sheet OF l 16-inch brass
into a circle 10 inches diameter. and
in the center bore a 1A-inch hole for
the shaft. With a hacksaw cut In
the circumference 16 radial Sits u
inch deep. Take sixteen pieces OF
brass IL inches by 21a inches, and on
the thickness Of the hack saw, each
making one cup. Shaping the cups is
easy. A piece Of broom-stick, with
the tip rounded, serves for half the
die, while a piece of iron pipo OF /
inch inside diameter serves as the
other half Lay one end OF brass
strip on the pipe and hammer the
rounded end Of the stick into 1t (see
drawing), whereuron the cup Is
formed Trim to shape indicated in
the drawings. and hammer out any
Irregularities by fitting again upon the
broom-stick. Solder the CUPS in the
radial Sits. best done over a Bunsen
burner. The bowls of the cups must
come tight against the wheel, and also
.t,p In ooOd ALIGNMENT
The wheel is attached to the shaft
by clamping between pulley collars.
Get the size for a Y inch shaft. by
special order If necessary. Let the
shaft be 1a-inch in diameter and 10
inches long. Polish with emery
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
~sELLED" RAT DOES coon.
Brother Rodents Scared from Build.
ing He Frequents.

A rat with two tiny bells around its
neck is performing a mission in one
of Wirchester's business blocks. This
building for a long time had been in.
tested with rodents, and goods stored
in supposedly secure places were fro
quently ruined by the sharp teeth of
the little gray creatures.
Many experiments were tried and
all proved Intellectual, until the jani-
tor sat up all one night to devise
something novel as an exterminator.
His vigil bore fruit. A rat was caught
and etherized. Its tail was then chop
ped off close to the body, and a wire
on which the bells had been strung
was firmly fastened around the ro-
dents neck.
The rat was liberated and disappear
ed. Since that time the bells have Tre-
quently been heard in the building,
but not rat has been seen. nor has
any Of the stock been molested.-Bos-
ton Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
&Q~R
X a''~~ "a ~.ua.s Y
-
Section Of the Water whs.l-

nesses of tissue paper, serving milf.
mately to give little play between
the bearing surfaces, then run II
through the holes, centering II care.
FULLY. The shaft is held in place and
the holes are covered to permit cast.
ing. by mounting the pulley collars
and showing them tight against the
wood on the inside. and by snugly AZ.
ting cardboard to the shaft and tack.
ing 1t on the outside. The metal "a
poured through the A.inch hole in
one steady stream until it oyerfows
when the shaft is withdrawn and the
calds and tissue paper removed an
excellent bearing will be found. From
the top bore out B-inch oil holes
Mount the wheel, and oil the bearings
when, II the shaft is true, It will RIM
easily and smoothly.
In the end of the box bore a bo,e
win It's center az inches from the
lower edge. and 21a inches from each
sioe' The diameter of this hole should
DC such as just to permit the iet n
De hammered in. The stream of water
VIII thus hit the upper quarter of ths
lowest cup. when directly beneath the
smart and the center of the cpp nov,
loilowing' As the Jet is apt not to he
absolutely true, slight adjustment car
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
a Roman Relic.

Wonder who got the missing col.
umn from the round Temple of Hercu.
les at Rome? 1t originally was a beau
tirul piece Of granite, as one may
Judge frcm the nineteen remaining
ones. each of them thirty two feet high.
This structure was probably erected
by Pompey, and is remarkable for
adroit handling of stone. The walls
within the portico are of white mar
BILE, much Of which still stands. The
pieces of it were so deftly put togeth.
er as to have the appearance Of one
mass. Builders of today may do work
as well. but It Is doubtful whether the
modern arrangement would wear
through the ages like that of this
Roman ruin. The circumference of
the temple is 156 feet and the inner
circumference 26 feet. There were
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
Fox Killed hx a Rooster.

When once an animals temper has
become thoroughly aroused, 1t is
strange how utterly regardless 1t be-
comes of the strength and ability Of
the object of It's anger.
At Compton Pauncefote, in Somer-
setshire, England, fox was killed in
poultry yard by an Infatuated cock.
1t appears that the fox made a raid on
the young chicks, and after killing sew
eral belonging to certain hens, turned
its attention to the brood of another.
This conduct, however, the plucky
cock would not permit without strug-
gle, and, rushing at the fox, it was for
tunate enough to pierce it in the eye
with its spur with such force that the
spur penetrated right into the fox's
brain, becoming so securely fixed that
the victor could not remove 1t without
the assistance of farm laborer. who
had been an interested spectator of
the contest between the ill-assorted
pair.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
Home.Made Mater Motor.


Cloth. Slip 1t through the wheel and
mount collar on each side, pressing
them tight together, and fastening
with the set-screws in the collars. A
pulley can be mounted on either end
of the shaft.
In making the Jet, fill a piece Of H.
inch galvanized pipe, 31s inches long,
with Babbitt metal. When cold, bore
a 3-16-inch hole through the center
lergthwise. Make this hole conical,
tapering from 3-16.inch to the full n.
inch.
The box is made in two parts. The
lower carries the wheel, the bearings
and the Jet, the upper serves to pro-
tcct against spray. Use seasoned "a
inch stuff. The outside dimensions
are II inches long, IL inches high, S
inches wide. Screw securely and
brace with cast-iron angles. The box
has no top nor bottom.
Midway on each side, with its cen.
ter 8 inches from the top. bore a IL.
inch hole for the Babbitt box, and
from the upper edge of the box bore
with a A-inch bit down through the
larger holes well into the wood below.
To prepare for casting the bearings,
first wrap the shaft with two thick.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
Social Life In Malay Peninsula.


The Malay is allowed four wives
but he is too wise to take the limit
simultar eously or to be on with the
new before he is off with the old; and
though he may divorce and replace
without very much difficulty, the wom-
en- also have privileges, which, in the
better classes, mean settlements, divis-
ion of property and the children pro-
vided for by law.
Families are small. The girls mar
ry young. and marriage in the PENN
sula apparently is success. for nttle
is heard of drunken husbands or mis-
chief-r king women. 1t is true that
the Malay is sometimes a law unto
himself, that when he wants a thing
1t is difficult for him, in the jungle.
to recognize other tenets than the
one that might makes right; yet he
is amenable at the distributing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27

A Lowell golf enthusiast has cit ur.
on a novel plan for saving himself
much time and exertion in finding the
spheres that he loses. He was seized
with the idea few days ago while he
was watching his children play with
a small bull terrier that he owns. II
struck him that he could train the
dog to chase golf balls, and show
where they were. He had great deal
of trouble teaching the dog to stand
near the ball and not pick 1t up. but
finally succeeded.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
GOOD HELMET FOR FIREMAN.
Contains Within Itself Sufficient Ar
70 Last an Hour.

An experiment has recently peen
made in Paris with an ingenious appa,
ratus, inventeyd by Mr.. Guglielmlne't.i
and NJ. Draeger, by means Of which II
Is possible to remain without fear OF
asphyxia in places where it would otn-
erwise be impossible TO breathe. Inc
apparatus is automatic; that is, 1t mas
no connection with the air outside.
1t is composed of a tube containing
a provision Of oxygen sufficient to last
I man for breathing purposes .or more
than an hour, and a helmet of alumni
mum fitting the head exactly by means
of a pneumatic pad. The oxygen IS
supplied automatically to the mans
mouth and the air exhaled is received
in a compresslble bag.
1t passes through a Regeneration with
graduated caustIc potash, which abb
serbs all the carbonic acid. A 1re
man provided with this apparatus went
down into a cellar in which piles OF
damp straw had been lighted, and al
though there was suffocating smoke
from this he remained In 1t for nearly
three-quarters Of an hour without be-
ing at all Inconvenience by it.-Eng
lish Worlds Work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27

statue antedates by centuries the
rarest works In the worlds greatest
museums, and place its value far
above that of the best Greek master
pieces, worth many times their weight
in gold. Prof. Harper regards 1t is
one OF the most important scientific
finds of the age, ranking with the dis
covery by his expedition of Adab, men
toned In the Code of Hammurabi Dr.
Banks, the famous Assyriologist and
Psychologist, who is in charge of DR.
Harper's party Of excavators, in in
forming the head of the expedition of
the existence of the statue, says 1t was
discovered by superstitious Arab work
men, who, noting a white projection
In the bank OF the trench, fed from the
spot In terror. DR.. Banks later dug
the statue from the ground with bis
hands, only to find the head missing.
After three weeks the head was found
In another part of the ditch. An in
scription on the right arm of the
statue was translated as follows:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
s25 Olive Street. St LOui'
Kent Out Witches

In England, up to compafsU"
cent times. horseshoes veT'
lively used almost everywnsl' /
witch charms, and the cus'cn
even yet an extinct one. y
II used to be said, could sn,'' i
ing over the door Of wnlen
shoe-or. better still. n,'
shoes-had been affixeu'
downward.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
TEMPLE ESHAR
KING DADDU,
KING OF UDNUNKI (ADAB).

Information gathered later by DR..
Banks revealed the fact that King
Daddu lived centuries before the CITY
Of Naram-Sin, which fiourished IN
1850 B. G. He places its dates at 1000
B. G. "The statue is rs cent.
meters around the bottom of the
skirt" writes Dr. Banks. 1.-THE upper
part of the body is entirely naked and
the lower part is clothed in an EN-.
broidered skirt Of six folds, held up
by band and fastened behind. The
back and shoulders are gracefully
formed. The arms at the elbows are
tree from the body and the hands are
Dlasped at the waist; the eyes and eye
brows are now hollows, In which
ivory or precious stones were set.
This is by far the most perfect and
graceful statue yet found in BABY
tonia- New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
welaht Of Children at Birth.

Instances of children weighing at
birth as much as 10 pounds are Of ex
IRENE rarity. Among 1876 children
born in Chrobak's clinic in vienrs
only one weighed liz pounds; while
in seven years at the Clinic Baude
locque in Paris there were only si1
children who exceeded II pounds a.
birth, the largest weighing 1871
pounds. Dubois in 1897 collected q
cases in which the child weighed more
than IL pounds at birth and stated
that the heaviest children on record
weighed respectively "a pounds l
ounces, "a pounds 2 ounces, and 2;
pounds IL ounces.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
Doc cantures a Rurnlar.

Observing light in an unoccupied
house in Geneva, Switzerland, one
night recently, policeman entered
the window and left trained police
dog on guard outside.
Almost Immediately a man pushed
past him and dashed out of the house,
but was promptly seized by the dog,
which sprang at his throat.
A terrible struggle ensued, but the
animal although half stunned by
blows from a Jimmy" succeeded in
bringing the burglar. notorious Grim
inal, to the ground, where it held him
till its master came and secured the
captive.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27
sharks Worry Elshsrmsn.

Sharks cause no end of trouble for
the fishermen along the New England
coast, Several of the fishing boats
have had their trawl lines chewed of
by rapacious fish as they made for the
bait. Hundreds OF feet of good line
have been lost this summer. Not only
do they lose their lines and hooks,
but there is the loss of the bait and
the many fish which would have been
taken had the lines not been chewed
OFF.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-27

A small boy who acconurs
mother to church on a recent I,
grew pretty restless before b
man was over. He finally w
close to her and Whispered: III
mamma. feel sick" DO yuy
ed his mother, rather M,
why. where or low DO NJ
sick?" We'll" replied the 10,
II feel homesick."