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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
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tie. The committee asked him all
sorts Of questions, but the answers
were always cautious and hard-head
ed. In particular they tried 20 find
out what the capacity of the train
was to be in the way of speed and the
handling of freight.
1t will travel fast enough and pull
freight enough answered Stephen
son, to pay the interest ON the money
invested
That was all they got out of him,
but the charter was granted. Work
was begun on the road at once, but
there were ten miles that were a beg,
and gravel and dirt had to be hauled
in, so that it was four years before
the rails could be laid.
When the track was completed
and Stephenson was ready to enter
the competition he was without
fireman. He applied to the Duke of
Bridgewater and was sent by the lat
ter to his machine shops. Here Ste
phenson repeated his request to the
foreman OF the shop. The latter re-
pied:
I haven't man to send, but that
lad will serve your purpose, if You
care to take him. and get an order
from the steward
"The order from the steward was
not long in coming. and Edward Emf
wistle, then machinist's apprentice
went on the Rocket.
Stephenson took Entwistle out the
following Sunday to let him try his
hand at the throttle. They ran the
engine Gown to the bog, a distance Of
fifteen miles, and return. Stephenson
was more than Pleased. The next dav
was the cay for the competition. Emf.
wistle, speaking of the trip, said:
l don't remember much about the
weather All the days in England are
pretty much the same, and along the
sracoast there is always more or less
OF fog. The thrty-one miles were
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
No Excuse.

no Excuse.
DR.. Yamei Yin. tie talented ch,.
woman row travelling in Arer H,,ies )
opposed to capital punishment GO !
war. enl and tc
10 reporter the other dav mr. W.
mel Yin talked about the reforn w. a., a .,
she favors. She talked earn H si,a'
Then sic smiled. earnestly
4 smile" said the Chinese rbr.,
cian, because l am reminded p ny /
story 1t is the story of i Chm, " .
criminal a graduate of Oxford.
This man killed another ;.
garry and brutally as any cooIie WI vTi,
nave dore. He was tried, founI w mUula
and condemned to death Thu guilty ;'
said to him: Tue Judge
= PRISONER, the sentence of the corr,
is that you be beheaded to one court
morning. Have you anything ~
Tor yourself. Are you able 70 ~ say
any reason why this sentence 'c ahoI.e9
not De pronounced on your o'N
My lord, said the prisoner e.
member of society Tor the Ga, am
ton of capital punishment 2" "Ooil
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Tex st for Sailors Nerve,

Admiral Togo, commander in chief
of the japanese navy, whose prowess
as fighting man has won worldwide
praise of late. comes from an old
school of Nippon warriors. His naval
education is of the best, and he has
been trained in every way to be a
fearless, calm and tireless fighter.
In his youth he and his fellow SIN.
dents at the japanese naval academy
were accustomed to attend an annua,
banquet. They sat at a circular table
around a slowly revolving canron
loaded with a ball and trained to The
level of their heads. TIE trigger was
SO arranged that it could be touched
from hidden source outside of the
banquet hall. That at some time dur.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

| what might be called level country.
Where the beg had been filled in, of
course, was level. 1t was slightly
down hill between Manchester and
Liverpool. The country was not rough.
don't remember the time we
made on the trip, but it didn't mean
much, as the trip was marred by a
fatal accident. We were about half
way down when a stop was made.
Inc Duke of Wellington was talking
to Mr.. Huskisson, and they were
standing on the second track. SIND.
denly construction engine came
around the corner and bore down ON
them. The Duke of Wellington iump-
ed and escaped safely, but Mr.. HIS.
kisson was struck down and the
wheels passed over his legs above the
knees. He was taken to Iiverpool
where he lived about ten hours.
Strange as it may seem. this ac.
cident did not prejudice the people
against the railroad. They understood
mat 1t was an accident and did NOT
blame the road.
The Rocket pulled on that +rir
hVe coaches. They were small affairs
and looked much like stage coaches
on wheels. Each coach contained
three seats, each accommodating
three people, making nine to a coach
People rode on the tors. however
and hung on the sides of the coaches
SO that in all seventy-fve perscns
rode that day. Thousands of persons
were lined up along the railrood
track en- both sides to witness tho
strange Performance"
After operating the Rocket thirty
months young Entwistle found him.
SELF almost a nervous wreck and 70
fused to serve any longer.
When | was eighteen-that wac -
1881 left England and came 70 tb;a
country. Fifty years ago I came wast
and built fouse right on this vor"
York Herald. ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
A Trimmer.

During the American Bar assccia-
tion's convention in st. outs Presi.
dent James Hagerman talked one
afternoon about trimmers.
TIE trimmer" he said, would be
all right, perhaps. did he not always
trim too much. have never seen a
trimmer yet who did not remind me
greatly of old John Thompson of
Clairmont.
Thompson of Clairmont, had trim
med so excessively all his life long
that he had never accomplished any
thing. He had never dared to do a
positive and downright deed. Finally
he came to die, and the minister call.
ed on him.
''The minister and Thompson talked
together a long time. At the end the
minister said:
" Now, John, do you renounce the
devil and all his works?'
"'Oh, sir said Thompson. weakly
don't ask me that. am going into a
strange country and l don't want to
make myself enemies"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

sets of fangs, one set in lts ~. .r
and ore set in its forefeet' Inc "
that it inflicts with its forelee.
dangerous one. 1t scratches wv
and then irjects poison INV M
wound. The bite received "S'
the mouth fangs. MI
THE tarantula will jump al n
or a COW, as well as at man
bite anything when it is via o. a
tanned. | have studied Them y IA
am not afraid to pick up any
tula with my hands. ,rE
THE tarantula has more n
gence than any other insect ,.t,-
easily taught after you una' 10
its habits. The tarantula th"' ,.ver
have has not eaten lot - ID
weeks. They eat only once e.e'ii o
or five weeks hillicothe INV
cial In New York World.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
EnSlish" by a Frenchman

Here is a sample of English as size
is wrote" sometimes, in Montreal.
says the New York Times. The mis-.
siYe was sent by firm OF lawyers
ana It's purpose is obvious, although
Its wording is somewhat mixed:
Dear Mister: l have the honor to
tole you that the Reverend Messieurs
OF the Grande Seminary have ordained
me with instructions to poursuivre
you Tor the scandelous nuisance that
was cause to the vicinity by the par.
rocuet which you have on your resi-.
dence which make such abominahla
tracas. The Reverend Mess.eurs are
interfered with when they make their
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

ing the banquet the cannon would
fired every one at the table Ensr
but just VIXEN. or in what directs
it would be pointing was mysts1
Of course there was a possibility tA
the ball might crash harmlessy Z
tween the heads of two banQueisY
but it was equally probable that
might carry off the lead Of SOM
student. Yet no one fiinched ~
chances were equal to all.
The picturesque object Of destNS
ton revolving during Tie jovial hola
of the banquet, pointing from studa
to student, and ready at given "
inert to blow any one OF then Y
pieces, was considered N Japan y
mirable training to steady the nen7
of a fighting man.-Success.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
" orld Hers by RICH

She may name what terms she pleases
and We'll gladly grant them all,
If her eyes are soft and dreamy and her
waist and feet are small:
She may claim whatever homage she's
inclined to have us pay,
If she chances to be witty or has dim
pies to display;
Who would b1orlshly deny her if she's
beautiful and bright!
Let her name her own conditions, for
the world is hers by right.
Though the monarch's heart is heavy
till he has a son and heir.
Would his breast be filed with gladness
as he stands and gaZes there
At the sleeping little princellng swaddled
up in costly things
If he knew that no more daughters were
to Yer come to kings
If his son might never worship any
princess fair or sweet
And propose to lay his scepter and his
kingdom at her feet?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Borax Close to Surfac,

In the Argentine Republic are vast
fields CT borax, which are sometimes
spoken of as borax mines" They
are not mines, however, as the proc
ess of securing the borax is closer
akin to agriculture than mining. The
vast, fiat, earthly surfaces of the borax
fields" says a writer in describing
the scene, "lost themselves in ex-
IRENE distance or mirage, and to all
appearance any one square yard was
similar to any other part. Wherever
the crust of the salinas in the locality
CT Tres Morros or Moreno had been
dug into twelve or fourteen inches
deep, there lay masses of soft, white.
round potatoes of borax, packed
closely together to a depth of about
eighteen inches.
Digging borax was just like dig
glng potatoes, and the borax potatoes
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

A model of the famous Rocket, the
first engine to draw passenger train,
stands in the Transportation building
Of the st. Louis exposition, and Edwin
Entwistle, the man who acted as fire.
man on the epoch-marking day sew
enty-three years ago, when the first
passenger train in the world left Man
chester fer LIVERPOOL, lives in an hum
BILE cottage in East Des Moines; and
when he thinks of his inability to
visit the exposition and see the Rock
ct model, tears come to his eyes and
course down his cheeks.
I'D give anything l possess just
to see and handle it again" the aged
man said recently, as he told the
story of that memorable trip. But
I'm old now and feeble. I'm net the
lad | was when George Stephenson
gave me a word of cheer and l climb
cd into the Rocket and we started on
our trip"
Edwin Entwistle was a lad of 16
when the trip was made. He was
recommended TO Stephenson by the
Duke of Bridg cwater, whose steward
ieclared that Entwistle was the best
mechanic In his shops.
It was in September, 1881, that the
Rocket made its trip. Stephenson
had triumphed over many difficulties
and the test was to be made. He had
completed his plans, obtained a char
ter for the railroad between Liver
rool and Manchester, and laid his
track.
Stephenson had one strong friend,
the Duke of Newcastle. When he
heard that Stephenson was to appear
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

! devotions and when the band o. y
Grande Seminary of NJ NJ Pup' !.
gin for play and your parroqus' ", y.
begin for screech it is dreadful ~ =.
one CT the neigi bors on the laI
street with yourself was very III =.
He can't sleep on the afternoon =.
when he go for play the piano - l.,
bird yell and spoil his imprO'D N
Altogether you must Tut away NJ
bird. Please give me that unas~ ~
ing without delay, otherwise 4,
institute the procedure. Rece"vy IN
assurance of my consideration g
obedient servant, X. Y. D., LIZ d. :
A. B. c."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The horses attached to New York
wedding party's coach got scared at
the rice and old shoes a day or two
ago and ran away. This gives the
automobile a much-desired opportun-
Sty 70 claim that it's the only safe and
sane conveyance on the road.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

telegram from New York says
John L. Sullivan has signed the pledge
again. But this has ceased to be a
matter of public interest. John l..
broke the pledge-s,gning record long,
long ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The statue which was discovered in
Babylonia recently looks like Chaun,
cey Depew. But It also looks like tie
late Adam Forepaugh. The identity
OF the original as an ancestor is still
In doubt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The Cossacks may perhaps be Dedt
described as war caste living IN
&c .ni.trlbal organization, says David
r. MacGowan, in the Century. They
are. however, in no sense a tribe or
tribes. but are mainly of Russian OIL
gin with an intermiXture OF Mongol-
ian. Tartar anu Circassian blood by
marriage CT adoption. The once ram
ms Little Russians or Zaporogian
Cossacks of the Ukraine are now
represented largely in the kuban
army, with which their remnant was
Incorporated late in the eighteenth
century. In all other armies Great
Russian blood predominates. Among
the non-Russian elements are Budd-
histic Karmucks and Buriats, Tun-
guses, Tartars, BashLirs and Kirghiz.
The ragan element is IL PER cent. OF
the Ural army, Is of the Transbaikal,
8 of the Orenburg and of the Semi
ryetchensk. The Cossack
was a fisherman before he was Ccs-
sack, and he remains a fisherman to
this day. Besides fishing, hunting,
cattle raising and cattle lifting, rob-
berry, piracy and war were formerly
considered the only occupations
worthy of him. Celibate life prevailed
extensively among all the Cossacks.
The Dons regarded agriculture as the
mortal enemy of their freedom. pro-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

"Good Old Teddy" is The title Of a
song that is berg sung in the London
music halls. It refers to the king
and, whatever Re may Rave been once
1t must be admitted that he is gettins
good and old now.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

A Chicago man was fined 5000 for
carrying a concealed weapon. He had
prepared himself for possible hold.
up but the eAtert of the holdup must
have astonished him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

A New York telephone girl has mar.
ried a millionaire. Remember this.
Central dear, every time "sone nor.
rid man" rings in. There's no know.
ing where the lightning may strike
next time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

There would be a fortune in the 1y.
lng machine that could go up as cas-
lily and as gracefully and on such
slight provocation as can the price OF
coal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

A physician says music is a great
curative agent. AS a remedy for de-
llrinm tremens we imagine that "Be.
della" and "Hiawatha" would produce
wonderful results.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Much might be done to save the fast
vanishing alligator of Florida IL the
Audubon society could be persuaded
to throw its protecting mantle over
that unattractive but interesting ami.
NAL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The dean of Westminster expresses
the opinion that the serpent didn't
say a word to Eve. but he must at
least have wiggled his tail suggestive.
iy toward the apple tree.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Mr., Rockefeller says the poorest
man is the one who has nothing but
money. Perhaps so, from the philo,
sophie viewpoint; but as rule il is
precisely such man who feels ana
acts as If he owned the earth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The Memphis Commercial.Appeal
nxes the responsibility. big sleeves
will be worn this winter" 1t says, lin
order to require the purchase of new
cloaks."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Rudyard Kipling is in a position to
look complacently upon his critics
with 10000 copies Of his new book
sold before the sheets are off the
printing press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Wall street has been affected by the
quarrel between Russia and England.
Is there anything left that Wall street
has not been affected by?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The police arrested a man in Balti.
more because he said it would take
100000 horses, 10000 derricks and
500 miles of ropes and chains to move
the world. No doubt the police re.
garded this as libelous reflection on
the spellbinders.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

There will be 70 disputes next sea.
son between the new manager OF the
Clevelands and the second baseman
when Napoleon Lajoie is on the field.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Russell Sage has placed the seal OF
his approval ON the New York subway.
This is rather strange, inasmuch as 1t
cost so many millions.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

King Peter Of Servia has been wear
ing bis thirty pound crown for several
weeks now and he isn't one of the
soreheads yet. Good Tor Pete!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The United States has granted $500
patents to women, but as yet there is
no device for keeping a hat on
straight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Since West Point beat Yale at foot.
ball the Ya'e professors are unalter.
ably opposed to anything that savors
of militarism.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

A University Of Pennsylvania pro.
fessor has discovered the germ Of iazl.
ness, which appears to be about the
busiest of the lot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

However, this sour milk elixir OF
life would probably be more popular
II you could rub it on instead of drink
ing 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Traits Of the CossacL,

hibiting the use of the plov
OF death. Conditions La On y,
changed radically, and tho nav" ~ u
little in their mode Of llfe b = DC
Russian peasants. The ~ 'Ss
however, do not enjoy . OOSsacS
for industry, and many Of ~ S.pl'ata
bly, the Dons, have shared Aoa
general impOyerlshmept os 10 D
population. This has dlmjni. tus M
military efficiency, as thew :, % lAa
quired to supply themseivoa e
horses, uniforms and entira oo, viz
and armament excepting 1 SrIa
The most serious feature i, Aeaial
neglect of horse raising. T n "a !, y
csc form an exception. Tbeir e. ny
les are the source of substanti.,p Sls
perity, and they not only raiso p'a
horses for themselves. but erns sroaa
regular cavalry and artiler y
some of their best animals ~ w
ernment's ability to mo,iIi,o '- ,s 81
Cossacks in war time, or from 3 1's
to 100000 in case Of extreme ''o'
sity, is dependent uron Their =. aS''
sion of an adequ te number ., ivy
iceable horses. The military ami.
ties of Russia, however, admit y
none of the armies eycert tbe IT,,
meets this requirement. In fart
has much more than enough bo,,'.
mount their quota of the COOro
sacks serving in time of peace
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

A COW in st. Paul tried to get into
a theater to see show. A stock com
pany must have been playing there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Those Thaw children act very much
as II their father had been a great
man.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

The oren season for the man who
rocks the boat is over but the prac
teal joker we always have with us
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

1t isn't the coat that makes the
man. OF course, but the oyercoat helps
somewhat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

before the committee the duke babe
him be careful Of his answers. lest
the committee refuse the charter.
George heeded well the instruc,
tions of the duke" said Mr.. Entwis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Who would care for fame or for1s
who would bodily go to fight
Who would toll and who would sgl
II her praise brought no delghi
For her eyes he patient sculptor =,
to give the statue grace.
For her signs the soulful poet gals
sp'erdors out OF space.
For her love the artists canvas fills b
hearts of men with awe.
For her whim we turn from custom ID
we set aside the law.
All we ask IS that her features and Z
figure shall be good,
That she have the luscious glory gYa
but to maidcnhOOd
That her laugh she'll have the power
Intoxicating still.
That the sof touch Of her fingers ~
i0rrort the p'e7siUg thrill
Let her have the grace that charms )
end he beautiful end bright
And we'll strew hor path with roses Z
the world is rers by right
Chicago RecOTd-HeraA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

were staked in rows on the y,o,.,
just as freshly dug potatoes on = -
are laid in rows. The Jumps O, H.
however, are probably five n, !.
times as numerous as real rot,,,s
would be in the same area, The h.,
CT borax varied from the siza n |
hens egg to pieces of one and +,
cubic feet in size. They Law s,,
below the surface, and when hal,
were soft looking, like moist srov
After lying in rows in the air Il
ject to the intensely drying winds 4,
swept over the plains, the wet an,
color became white, like rure n
snow. the Jumps become hard Id
the weight diminished mere than M
by reason of the evaporation Of h
water. The borax then coDtsta
about As per cent of pure boracic NJ
In some places borax lay in unbrols|
seams fifteen to twenty inches bIa'!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-03
GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE
Suspicious Circumstances Surround
Students Death.

Mount Vernon, O., Nov. 3.-Buried
beneath culveft 200 feet from the
spot where Stuart Pierson, the Kenyon
college student, was ground TO death
by train, the authorities have found
three lengths OF blood stained rope
and a wad of absorbent cotton, also
saturated with blood.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-03
senator Greene Gives Bail.

Washington, Nov. 3.-State Senator
George a. Greene Of Binghampton, N.
T., indicted with George w. Beavers
in connection with postal frauds, ap-
peared in the criminal court here and
gave $4,000 bail for his appearance
for trial. No date has been set for the
trial.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-03
BECOMING ACQUAINTED.
American and British Naval officers
EXCHANGE Visits.

Annapolis, Md, Nov. S.-American
and British officers are quickly becom-
ing acquainted and all the forenoon
there was an informal exchange OF vis-
its between officers of the two navies
The arrival of Admiral Brownson's
division has swelled the number OF
American fighting ships off Annapolis
to twelve.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-03
sEcRETARY TAFT AT COLON.
Arrives on Isthmus After Pleasant
Voyage.

Colon, Nov. 3.-Secretary Taft land
Cd at $3.50 a. m. and received salute
of seventeen guns.
The secretary said he was in good
health and that all on board the Co
lumbia were WELL They had pleas
ant voyage. Shortly after landing the
secretary and his party started for
Panama by special train to pay their
respects to President Amador. Secre-
tary Taft expects to sail from Colon
Nov. Z, the Columbia stopping at Guam
tanamo, Cuba, to coal and arriving at
Hampton Roads on Nov. "a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-03
DENIED BY SUPREME COURT.
Application to Place Jerome's Name
on Republican Ballot.

New York, Nov. 3.-The appellate
division of the New York state SUI
preme court has handed down a de-.
cision refusing to grant an application
for mandamus to compel the New
York city board of elections to place
the name of William T. Jerome on the
official ballot as nominee OF the Re
publican party for district attorney.