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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
NursIna Shattered Her AealtA

Nursing Shattered Her heaf@
Mrs. lane NJ. Worrall, senior
president of the Massachusetts
nurse association, is one Of ls
tins which ill-health has eAH]
among the army nurses, having 4
for some time one of the "shuI4ns
When the war broke out MIS- "
rail- resided with her husband Sna
children in the southwestern p1'
Virginia. Owing to the feeling =
existed against northerners, NJ
Mrs. Worrall removed to Bos.on' :,
Business, however, called A. "
rail- back to Virginia, where y
taken prisoner. He succeeaeu :
ing his escape when he reIu 1a1 N
Boston and enlisted in the -''A
volunteer regiment.
In 1863 he re-enlisted, serving
four years and eight months, . q
time of his re-enlistment NM
rail- decided to enter the sei.
an army nurse, having peen wa
stoned by Miss Dix.
Mrs. Worrall's first asslsnns-' !,
in connection with the Columns.
pital, Washington, D. g. VIC
Immediately took charge Oh . w. MA
twenty-five cots. Just before sn y,
upon her duties Mrs. Worras ~ -
depressing experience that lsa I, !,
saw. "If / am to be of any use :. :
learn to control myself, | am ~ 4
cheer, not to sadden, the il'''
patients. ..o,utI
The bracing effect of this rs'g 4
was observed by the mala .,s.. n
hospital, who said to her NJ, b
rail-. OF all the nurses we ma ~.
you are the only one VINO ID.
Trained from crying wns Gu, h,
through the ward for the ms |
| know you will make a s''
nurse" wor
At Fortress Monroe MIC ME-, al
was given charge Of the wal nrfsdsi
as special nurse to the co oI,u,' !
Gen. Walker of South oai nahO \
to Capt. Small and Capt sfters1
of whom were union men. .,1aIns
she went to the West pu"r rensls
pital, Baltimore, where sn'
until the hospital closed :, me
Just before the closing "a "a ieyef
pital she contracted typnol,S lying h
its worst form, barely sur, neen
the attack. She has new !, me \
since. Mrs. Worrall was 1,a has Y
ice a year and a hall '
breveted major.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Some Enlisted Men.

81 remember" said the major, sew
eral men with histories who enlisted
in the first three months of the war
to carry muskets. There were full
hundred men in my company in the
three months service, but | didn't
know the antecedents of more than
twenty of them. All were well ap-
pearing men, and few seemed to me
rollicking dare-devils looking for trou-
BILE or adventure l noticed in the
first weeks drill in the mud of camp
one man who was disregardful of in
jury to a very fine pair of trousers,
which he wore every day. These
would be crusted with mud half way
to the knees some days and yet the
wearer was never disturbed.
Every garment that he wore was
of fine material, and he started in
every morning clean as to person and
apparel. However, he trotted around
with the most awkward of men, max
ing no remarks, until some visitors
identified him one day as the son of
an old army officer who had run away
from school and enlisted. For years
watched with interest his steady
promotion in the regular army. An
other man puzzled me not little. He
was a fair skinned, pink checked,
slender young fellow, very choice in
his speech, and gracious in manner.
One day there was a scrap in his
mess and he handled himself so well
that asked, Where did you learn to
use your fists?' Taken of his guard,
he said, AT Elton, sir and in few
weeks l learned that he was a young
Englishman who, travelling in this
country, had bolted his tutor and en-
listed. He served a year and was
sent home by the British minister.
''In one of the early drills l noticed
a man who seemed to regard the drill
officer with smiling wonder, but who
was stupidity or perversely awkward
in executing commands. One day
ordered him to the front and said
good humoredly, The awkward squad
Will give an exhibition drill for the
benefit of officers and men. Without
more ado put him through the
French zouave drill, and, much to the
amazement. Of the men, he executed
every movement with marvellous dis
patch and precision. | then put him
through our own manual, and he did
as well as in the zouave drill. He had
been having lots of fun, but the next
day took up without protest the work
Of drill master for several companies.
In few days he complained of a
darned Dutchman' in one Of the COM
panies, given, he thought, to deriding
his methods. | sent for the quiet
German and asked him what he had
to say for himself He said at once.
That Frenchman is not a man to drill
others for practical, work. He is too
much inclined to frills and SNOWY
movements when you are not watch
Ing him, and he has no character
whatever, but never meant to make
any complaint, because all this is
none of my business A few cues
lions brought out the fact that | had
In the company half dozen men who
had received military training in Eu.
rope, and most of them were service
able in a larger field later in the war"
chicago Inter Ocean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Grants Famous Let,.,

This letter from President u,,J
S. Grant is one of the most lpts,.,
ing in the collection of the Brock
museum. 1t is as follows:
Headquarters in the FieN
Feb. ls, lla
Gen. s. B. Buckner:
Sir-Yours Of this date proOu,
an armistice and the appointment
commissioners to settle on the a
of capitulation is just received
No terms except unconditional !
render can be accepted.
l propose TO move immedas
against your works.
/ am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
U. S, Graz.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

connected herself with ~
greatly against the wishes !, I'D
lily, they being much oDnos.i aei
acting as nurse to northern !, y
She herself evidently dId =.
her task. for after eight IT. u. aa "
such service she was mIsse s'su
was not known what becsm,, aa
DR.. l. l. Hayes, the Arctic '' =. = :
was the surgeon in cbars. '' '.
Satterlee hospital. This y
which was built to acoo. uD'Vil
5000 patients, was opened ~
1862. AsI
There were few of the bo...
war that the nurses who NV
toned there were not made y I
lie. The corps was lnsufBciss, !
the demand. and they had 49,.
time to eat, sleep or rest M "
iltcn suffered greatly with M
feet, but her labors were up,s~s'
During the battles of go 4, !
ga the satterlee hospital wa, n.
filled with sick and wounded I
After the battle of Gettysbu,,
wards were overcrowded tent' !.
erected on the grounds to acson.
date 1000 soldiers. the grests, :
of whom were colored trooDs
weather being warm, the coDaa
of the wounds became most :.
sive, the hospital presenting , !
picture of the horrors Of war
But Mrs. Hamilton SAYS tb,,
has always been grateful thai
could give three of the best ys,u
her life to her country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

First cabin rates to Europe are to
be made $40 higher. That, however,
will not be serious, The important
thing is to have money enough to get
back after one has reached Europe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

The explosion of that Galesburg
woman's false teeth marks the advent
of new terror. To their well known
falsity such teeth have begun to add
treachery.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Representative Henry proposes a
bill to prevent rural free delivery car
riers from carrying packages more
than six feet in length" The package
should not be more than six fingers
deep, either.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

The world isn't informed exactly
what progress Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is
making in his noble effort to save the
disgrace of dying rich, but his gift of
$1,000,000 to st. Louis for a library
will help some.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

New York has an employer in court
charged with working children SO
hours in a six-day week, paying them
SO for the week. and docking them 10
cents for talking and 2 cents for be-
ing Eve minutes late. Is there any
shame left in New York?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

A Cincinnati man is mourning the
loss of sample case of Bibles which
was stolen from a saloon. So far no
reports have been received of any
body stealing case of whisky from
a church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

George Meredith says America has
not produced one great man of letters.
Evidently he hasn't heard of the Ohio
sign painter who recently was victor
ious In a pugilistic contest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

DIR. Spitzka now announces that Lom-
broso has given to the world only a
"hodgepodge of generallties." And
1912 sensational Sunday stories, doc
tor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

However, the London Lancet's
learned opinion to the effect that tur.
key is superior food was unneces.
sary. In his own unscientific fashion
the average American had CROPPED his
way to the same great truth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

II Tow Lawson is patronizing clip
ping bureau there Is prospect that
he may be driven into bankruptcy
when confronted by the necessity for
paying the bill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Edmund Russell has a series of
rules ON How to Get Rid of a Lover"
We select the most cogent: Never
laugh when he laughs" That is
enough for any girl to work on.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

There be two individuals who cannot
be reasoned with-a girl in love and
man who is determined to run for an
office.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

1t is just beginning to be understood
by some people that 1t will be impos-
sible to dig the Panama canal and
have 1t full of water inside of two or
three months.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

The clergyman who recently bought
more than $4,OOO.0OO worth of New
York real estate appears to have a
shrewd suspicion that 1t is not SO diff
ficult for camel to go through the
eye of needle as it is cracked up to
be.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Cincinnati has citizen ITO years
old who walks three blocks every day
to saloon. He must be fond of ex-
ercise. There is no place in the city
whore he would have to go so far If
he didn't want to.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

The United States has thirteen bat
tleships In commissions very I'M
lucky number for any nation that is
rash enough to run up against them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

The average woman thinks it's just
horrid If her husband is jealous of
her, and just horrid If he isn't, so
there you are.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

John Barrett says shirts cost $13
apiece in Panama, Still, for most Pan
amans shirt constitutes approx
mately suit of clothes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

No doubt poor old Franz Joseph of
Austria sympathizes with the czar in
the latter's resolve not to add a parlia-
ment to his troubles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

A man who thinks he understands
women is just as likely as rot to in.
vest his money in a perpetual mo
tion invention.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Flattery sometimes acts like too
many Jumps of sugar in cup of cot
fee.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

1t is found to be much harder to ex-
terminate the German carp than II was
to terminate 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

A New York Judge decided against
a man suing for dog bite. Every dog
has his day in court
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

II any motion is needed, we move
that the Chadwick matter be laid on
the table for a few days.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Young Kingdom Gould should be ear
nestly advised not to shoot as long as
he can run.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

A Jersey hen that had lost her
cackle has developed a crow. There is
hope for Patti.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Much may be forgiven the inventor
Of that thinking machine IL he doesn't
develop it into a talking machine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
Topics Of the Times


Mason City raised $500 for charity
and $4,000 to pay Billy Sunday for a
five weeks revival. In other words,
$500 week for Billy and a carpent-
er's wages for charity. AS Christ is
said to have been carpenter perhaps
the division is to be approved.
Attention is being attracted from the
spots on the sun to the spots on the
senate.
While republican and democratic
newspapers in most parts of Iowa
are getting together in favor of rate
legislation, it is astonishing how
Blythely the Burlington Hawkeye, re-
publican and the Burlington Gazette,
democrat. agree against placing any
unusual and unwarranted power in
the hands of the interstate commerce
commission
Five pensioners are on the roll on
account of the revolution. 1,116 on ac-
count of the war of 1912, 4,374 on ac-
count of the Indian wars and 1854
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
mARYLAND's ROAD LAW.

Last year the legislature of Maryland
enacted a road law affording state aid
to the construction of permanent roads.
The constitutionality of the law was
questioned and litigation begun. A
case lately decided by the court of
appeals, however, upholds the law and
renders 100000 available annually to
such counties as elect to levy taxes
equal in amount to the aid asked from
the state. This sum if drawn upon to
it's full extent it is estimated will build
fifty miles Of hard road at the average
cost of $4,000 per mile, and the county
tax as much more or 100 miles yearly
and 1000 miles in ten years. AS the
total highway mileage of Maryland is
only about $1,000 miles and not over
one fifth of this. or 5000 miles. suffi
GENTLY used to require macadam. it is
a part of the estimate that Maryland
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
The SOUTH AND ROOSEVELT.

A change in southern sentiment to-
ward President Roosevelt has of late
been noticeable III the southern press.
From condemnation it has worked
round to something like approval. In
recent issue of the South Atlantic
Quarterly, published at Durham, North
Carolina, Professor Edwin Minis, of
Trinity college, analyses the presi-
dents position very favorably from
the southern point of view. Referring
to social recognition of negroes and
to appointment of southern negroes
to southern Offices Professor Minis
says:
We shall save ourselves a great deal
of excitement if, in the future, we
make up our minds to let northern men
act on that question as it seems best
to them, reserving the inalienable right
to act as we think best. Nor should
We resent President Roosevelts honest
attempt to appoint, instead of an in
number of negroes, a Sc
lect few whom he considers worthy.
His whole policy of breaking the re-
publican machines in the south, of APP
good southern men to office.
and of actually cutting down the num-
Der of negro appointees is a distinct
advance on the record of any republic
can president since the war; He is as
much opposed to negro domination as
any southerner. He has simply main
tanned that he cannot, as president of
the whole country, take the position
that 1.-The door of hope-the door of OPP
to be shut upon any man,
no matter how worthy, purely upon the
ground of race or COLOR Is it any
thing but natural that man with the
training and personality of Mr.. Roose-
welt, should take this position?
The south has a right to insist, in
turn, that he shall not repeat the In
dianola incident-provokng as the cir
Were-that he shall use
the utmost endeavor to understand the
delicate situation that confronts the
southern people, that his appointments
shall be made as rule, from the bet
ter class of whites, and only under ex-
Lraordinary circumstances from the
uper fraction of the negro population
With this mutual understanding, and
better appreciation each of the others
point of view, there is no reason why
Mr.. Rooseyelt's administration should
not mean to the south all that he and
his friends have prophesied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
yes- rnh1as snarspaluu,s gmma, February Is 1905

may have all her principal highways
covered with macadam within thirty
years.
Maryland newspapers say that wher
favored the passage of the state aid
law did not entertain any great eN-
pectation of results. Some of the most
learned members of the bar had doubts
of its constitutionality Others We're
convinced that it was void. 1t was be-
licved generally that, even with the law
We'll established on the statute books,
it would be imperative. In Pennsyl-
vania n similar law had been enacted
but under 1t for some years not mile
of road was built because the local
authorities, While anxious to use the
money from the state treasury, were
unwilling to supplement it with an
equal amount raised by local taxation,
as the law required The Maryland
law also requires this, and it was fear
ed that the counties would be slow
to levy taxes to pay for even a half
of the cost of the road. the share of
the county being anywhere from $1,500
to $500 mile. To the surprise ana
qualification of philosophical citizens,
eleven counties applied for the benefit
of the act before it became operative,
and others are preparing to follow
ton be made by q county for the bene-
fit of the fund before March l in eacn
year, that county will forfeit it's al
lotment for that year. and the alot-
ment so forfeited may be taken up by
the more enterprising counties. This
would result in compelling one county
to pay taxes for the improvement of
roads in some other county, and this
the counties will dislike to do. Bati-
more city will be compelled to pay
more than 100000 year for this sum
for the benefit of the counties. But
counties are not, however, and in order
to get their share of the fund it is not
that road Improvement will be
general thruout the state
To raise 100000 by direct tax re-
quires levy of about 8 cents on 500.
An example given is Frederick county,
which will be required to pay about
$4,000 year to this fund, and it is ar
gued that the people of that beautiful
county will prefer to have some benefit
from the payment. Therefore, it is
likely that more of the counties will
join the Improvement procession. AL
ready application has been made in
eleven counties for the construction of
1853 miles of road, far more than can be
paid for with one years appropriations
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
Fraud Exposed.

A few counterfeiters have lately been
making and trying to sell limitations of
DR.. Kings New Dicovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs, Colds. and other
medicines, thereby defrauding the pub
lie. This is to warn you to beware
of such people who seek to profit thru
stealing the reputation of remedies
which have been successfully curing
diseases for over thirty-tlve years. A
sure protection, to you. is our name
on the wrapper. Look for it, on all
DIR. Kings or Bucklen's remedies, as all
others are mere limitations. H. T.
BUCKL-lN & CO, Chicago, ILL.,, and
Windsor, Canada. Mcdonald & Ma
hood Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
YELLOW CRITICISM OR YELLOW CORN?

YELLOW CRITICISM OR YELLOW CORN?
Professor Holden is about to start
on his campaign for better seed and
more corn i'm Iowa. Five hundred adj
dresses at the rate of twelve daily is
the schedule to which he hopes to be
able TO adapt himself. His plan and
purposes and the matter of his adj
dresses deserve and should be given
the fullest publicity. 1t is a good thing
for Iowa. Push it along.
From time to time one county
newspaper or another feels called up
on to criticise Holden as defence of
the farmers knowledge and ability to
attend to his own business. The far
mers of Iowa, it is asserted, ARE not
so green" as some people imagine.
They know more about corn and crops
than all the professors in Christen-
DOM" These critics seem to fancy that
to argue newer and better methods of
saving and selecting seed corn is to
exploit WnOl6Sdle ignorance Oh llle
part of those who raise it.
This is a senseless sort of criticism
and one in which few farmers will
coincide. The green" farmer is the
one who refuses to listen and read
and make use of such ideas and pro-
cesses as he finds readily adaptable
to his needs. The very fact that Hol-
denis audiences grow, that farmers
institutes thrive and that the demand
for agricultural bulletins issued by ex-
pertinent stations is becoming strong
er every day, is sufficient proof that
the Iowa farmer is not green" but
and judgmatical. No one
knows it all, not even Professor Hol-
den. but there are few farmers who
may not benefit greatly by a session
with the apostle Of seed corn.
Let us have more corn and less criti-
cism of the yellow variety and let us
all profit by the labor and research
of each other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
MIR. ROCKEFELLER AND KANSAS. O

Results of the Industrial battle be-
tween the Standard Oil Trust on the
one hand and the state of Kansas on
the other will be watched with intense
interest. AS matters stand the stan
dard company has practically placed
that is certain if continued to coss
them dear. This action is taken be-
cause the senate of Kansas recently
passed a bill providing for a state oil
refinery which is more than likely to
find favor with the house and is in
line with the policy and pledges of the
present state administration. If Kan
sas is to build an oil refinery and be-
come in way the competitor of the
Standard Oil Company, Mr. Rockefel-
Ter proposes to take the protective and
punitive measure of boycotting KAN
sas oil wells. AS his are practically
the only refneries, Kansas Oil produce
ers may look forward to a protracted
period of thumb sucking.
Heretofore the crude oil production
of Kansas. about six million barrels.
has been bought and refined by the
Standard. The price paid for crude
oil has been about one cent per gall
Ion. The cost of refining it is stated
amounts to about a cent more. The
Kansas producers have been anxious
to secure for themselves part of the
profits which accumulate between the
refinery and the consumer. They have
attempted to influence private capital
to erect refineries for their product,
but private capital has been shy of
with the giant trust. Fail
ing in this the producers secured pre-
election pledges of state assistance
from the candidates for executive and
legislative offices. The senate bill
which provides 100000 for a refinery
is the result.
1t is now a battle between a trust |
and state, between the trust of all |
trusts most intolerant and state
most inclined to rebel against extor
ton. Kansas as whole will gladly
stand back of the producers. 1t is the
temper of the state. What the own
ars and operators of oil wells will do
when the boycott denies them a mar
let and while the state refinery is in
process of building, and after the cree
lion Of plant equal to handling only
,bout one-fifth of the output of the
state, is another question. What the
Standard will do is no secret. 1t will
Use every and any means to crush
Kansas oil producers into submission.
Kansas has bitten off a big mouthful.
The process of mastcation is still to
.on,a