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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
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cabin table. This small bottle must
have upset had the ship fallen in with
any sea The personal effects of Off
GERS, crew and several passengers
were u~ndisturbed. The log and slate
were in their proper places, as were
the chronometer and yawl.
Thirty years have left the mystery
as profound as ever. Every foot of the.
vessel was inspected in vain. On the
evidence of dents discovered on the
topgallant rail and several gashes in
both bows it was at first concluded
that there had been mutiny and muir
der. Phis supposition was found af-
terward to be erroneous, for when a
sword, on which blotches as of blood
appeared, was subjected to a chemical
analysis it was ascertained that the
alleged blotches Of blood were imagi-
nary and the dents and cuts were ac-
cidental. Her papers showed that the
brig was bound from New York to
Genoa with a cargo of alcohol in bar
rels. Her skipper and part owner
was aboard with his wife and child.
On. Dec. 4, 1875, the Marie Celeste
was spoken by the Highlander and
reported all we'll. The vessels saluted
and parted company. Ten days later
everybody on board had vanished.
The English bark Siddartha was an
example of a derelict getting too cock
sure and being caught mapping. She
sailed from Jacksonville and was aban-
doned when nearly a month out. Then
the Quixotic bark began cavorting in
the lane of travel, much as the White
one place and then a hundred miles
away in the most surprising manner.
She was reported no fewer than fifty
times, but managed to circumvent
every government vessel sent out to
dynamite her. Finally, getting saucy
to the point of foolhardiness, so to say,
she went sailing merrily up the Irish
coast one day, and it proved tt be her
finish; for a British man-of-war went
out and towed her into port, where
she was broken up.
OF other famous derelicts, the Fan
ME e.. Woolston, abandoned Oct. IA,
1901, and dynamited by Capt. Bell last
February, drifted 1925 miles; the
schooner Manantico drifted 1900
miles in 206 days; the David Hunt A.
500 miles in 347 days, and the aban-
doned schooner Twenty-One Friends
1926 miles in eight months and ten
days, when she was last reported head
ing toward the North Carolina coast
New York Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
HHANNG TIE e
0ICEAGHQSESS-':

Within the last month ninety-seven
derelicts have been seen and reported
to the government photographic Of
fees in New York and Washington.
This is nearly a score more than have
ever been recorded during the same
period in the history of the office, and
Uncle Sam in preparing a remedy for
the situation is stepping pretty lively.
The remedy is, of course, submersive
dynamite.
The government wrecking ship Nina
is starting on one of the most remark
able cruises ever undertaken by a YES
sci sailing from these waters. Her
mission will be to run down and de-
stroy every piece of dangerous wreck
age afloat within two hundred miles
of h Atlantic seaboard. She will be
provisioned for a three months cruise,
n will carry in her magazine twenty
thousand pounds of gun cotton, or
enough high power explosive, under
certain conditions, to sink a navy. If
within three months the east coast
of the United States is not swept clear
OF derelicts the Nina will be restocked
with provisions and explosives pre-
paratory to resuming her rowing com
mission. Once Uncle Sam makes up
his mind to do a thing he is given to
doing it thoroughly, and he is going
vigorously about the present under
taking.
One particular danger of the situa-
ton is the number of derelicts drift
ing in or lear the lanes of trans
oceanic travel, and the rowing fleet,
hover like Sc many vultures in the
pathway of commerce.
Our reports show more rough
weather on the ocean highways than
has been recorded for this season in
nearly twelve years." said the govern
ment photographer. Even the big
gest of the new ocean liners has been
none too big to withstand some of the
immense combers reported. Add to
this the unusual number of merged
and submerged derelicts in the inn
mediate traffic lanes, and the result is
an exceptionally ugly state of affairs.
Suppose, for instance, a liner like the
Campania has about all she can do in
a gale blowing sixty to seventy miles
an hour. All around her are mount
ing seas, and she has all she can do
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

and crew has only been conjectured.
The facts as gathered by Consul Ho-
ratio !. Sprague Of Gibraltar have
been preserved in the archives of the
photographic office. Thirty years ago
the Marie Celeste was sighted for the
first time as IN abandoned wreck in
latitude 38 deg. 20 min. north and
longitude II deg. 80 min. west. The
ghostly craft was s%cudding westward
on the s~tarboard tack. Several sails
were set, and the vessel, apparently
spick and span, gently careened be-
fore the brisk wind and pursued her
course in the direction of her port
of destination. The sighting vessel
was run close under the lee of the
abandoned brig and she was Justify
hailed, but no response was awakened.
There was not a soul aboard when an
investigation was made. Yet the board
ing party found everything shipshape,
the cargo well slowed and in good
condition and the vessel perfectly sea-
worthy. The decks appeared to have
been recently flushed and no sign of
disorder appeared in the cabin.
Evidently the strange ship had not
encountered heavy weather, for a
phial of medicine stood upright on a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
Especial Correspondence

nanorama of lovely vistas among the
po1n,s and sandstone mountain
ranges glowing with colors whlch no
ar+ist would have the audacity to
transfer to canvas, we come 10 nom
ombos whose beautiful ruined tenn
nile deserves more than a passing no
tice. and then on to Assouah anu the
First Cataract of the Nile. AT Assou-
an it has never rained WITHIN the
memor Of man, and the fellah of
Upper Egypt regards with apsoiute
~incredulity all tales OF the, 10 MIN,
seemingly impossible phenomenon OF
water falling from the SKY.
Across the Desert. :,
Leaving the Kahireh at anchor be-
low the town we sail around the MS
toric island of E%lephantine in a feluc-
"a the wild Nubian boatmen singing
their weird native songs as they row..
On camel back we journey across the
Nubian desert southwark in the direc-
ton of Philae, passing on our way
through a camp of the savage Bis
charines, Ethiopian Arabs black as
night, who distinguish themselves
from all other Arab tribes by their
disgusting habit of soaking their long,
woolly hair in mutton tallow and cas-
tor oil. Near by are the world-famed
quarries of Assouan or ancient Syene,
from which all the obelisks and colos-
sal statues of ancient Egypt we're
taken. One mighty monolith still re-
mains in the quarry, half cut from its
rocky bed, just as the workmen left
it thirty centuries ago. From the
quarries we travel on for miles
through wastes of drifting sand. pass
ing through a lonely Arab graveyard
in the desert, and, at last, at the
Nubian village of Shellal, we come
again to the living shores of Father
Nile. A felucca ferries us across its
gently ripping waters to that green
spot of loneliness which was in the
ancient times, and still is, the crown
ing glory of the Land of Khem, the
sacred Island of Philae, where the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
Almost snhllma.

yes" said Pa Nuritch, as he reread
his sons letter. Il believe Jonathan
is goin' to be a real poet, blame me
II / don't. Um-wants another hun
bred, too. Broke, he says, because
he has had to help some of the other
boys who are tryin' to work their
way through. It seems to me more'n
half the fellers at that college must
be workin' their way through, accord
in to the amount Of help Jonathan has
to give EN-. oh, well, I'm glad he's
doin' it. l was a poor boy myself
once"
Blu what makes you think he's go
in to be a poet, pa?" asked Joanthan's
eager mother.
why, he says here, right at the be-
ginnin' of his letter: 'Yestere'en l
did possess a buck" but, ah, t has
went, and ere / send you this | cen
must scare up one more cent By
George, ma. that's comm pretty close
to bein' sublime"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
acashu eodette,a Red Sian.

Among the prosperous Canadians in
Nashua, N. H., is one j. B. Godette.
who is known as Cash Godette. And
the name in which this sobriquet
came to him is this: Some twenty
years ago, after having worked for
several years in n Of the cotton
mills and having saved some money,
he took unto himself a wife and
started a small grocery store on the
Acre" and in order to lure custom
ers painted a large sign in red which
he hung over the door. The sign
read: we Buy for Cash and Sell
for Cheap" And from that time he
has been known as Cash" Godette.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

to tow her to port, so the officers of
the cruiser San Francisco, who dag
nosed the case, decided on the torpedo
treatment. Three torpedoes, each con-
tanning t~hirty-six pounds of guncot-
ton, were accordingly fastened to the
heel of the derelict and exploded.
They nearly accomplished their mis-
sion, but a considerable portion of the
bulk remained intact. Five more tor
pedoes were hen exploded before the
back of the wreck was broken. Then
the cruiser rammed the dereIlcr amid
ships. The cargo began sliding and
the two parts slowly settled. AS they
sank the cruiser fired several shells
into them as a finishing touch.
What is the common origin of the
derelict? Frequently it is shrouded
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

in mystery. For instance, more than
three hundred vessels have strangely
disappeared on the Atlantic since 1876.
Several of them are still believed to
be floating about, but are so deeply
submerged that it has been impossi-
BILE to identify them.
One of the strangest of all ocean
mysteries, and one that probably will
never be unraveled until the sea gives
up its dead, envelops the American
brig Marie Celeste. Absurd accounts,
full of fantastic inaccuracies, have ap-
peared from time to time protesting
to give the story of this i'll starred
vessel, but the true story is extraordi-
nary enough without fanciful embel-
lishment.
The Marie Celeste was a combina-
ton freight and passenger boat, but
what became of officers, passengers
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
TEIS HALT SUBMCRGED STEAMER
DRITTEp 200 NILEN

to get over and through them com
fortably. Suppose. as was recently
the case, the vessel is caught in a
pocket and swept by a five thousand
ton wave.
Then suppose, under cover of dark
ness, she crashes into a substantial
derelict. The best result would be a
panic on board, while the worst might
be tragic in the extreme. Hence the
Importance of taking immediate ac-
ton in clearing the North Atlantic Of
at least the most menacing pieces of
floating w%reckage. While nearly a
hundred derelicts are now reported to
be in or near the traffic lanes, twice
that many are known to be moving up
and down the Atlantic piloted by wind
and wave only"
A full sized ship floating about on
the open sea frequently having turned
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

turtle, is a pretty hard nut to crack.
Being of substantial construction, such
a derelict frequently requires two or
three torpedoes before it is rendered
harmless. If the vessel has turned
turtle the problem Is still more knot
ty, necessitating cutting into the hull
in order to place the charges.
This very frequently results in sim
ply making two pieces of wreckage
where there was only one, as was the
case not long ago with the steamer
Drisko, which was waterlogged and
deeply submerged. 1t was impossible
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
The Tragedy Of Ex.Presldents.

nc Ta9euy OF E<-PreSldentS.
This story was told by Corporal
Tanner, who has seen many presi-
dents and knows much about them:
"On the 9th of March, 1885, called
on ex-President Arthur, who had not
yet quit Washington and was staying
at the house of his Secretary of State,
Mr.. Frelinghuysen. To my intense
surprise Mr.. Arthur, when he learned
that my visit IA only a personal and
friendly one, was so affected that
tears came in his eyes.
Tanner he said, I never before
knew the tragedy of the ex-President.
Until noon of the 4th of March men
were crowding each other for the
privilege of speaking to me. l was
treated with profound Difference and
sought by everybody. Since that hour
have been alone and neglected. Tan
ner, you are the first man who has
called upon me since noon of the 4th
OF March. New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
HerrInas by the MllLlon.

Six hundred and ten million her
rings have been landed at Yarmouth
and Lowestoft this season by the local
fishing boats, aided by 1000 boats
from Scotland, The catch comprises
10000 900 more behring's than were
taken last year, and the total value is
above 100000, 900. The 1000 Scotch
boats were manned by 1000 men, and
ashore 5000 Scotch women we're en-
ployed in preparing and packing the
fish.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

our staunch little Nile boat, "El Ka-
hira", breasts the current of the his
toric stream; passing, day after day,
an ever-changing panorama of strange
oriental life, set amid such a luxuriant
tropical vegetation, and such stupen-
dous ruins of a bygone age that we
are lost in wonder and delight. This
voyage of $50 miles from Cairo to the
First Cataract has perhaps no equal
in all the world. The river is like a
ribbon of FURNISHED silver set in a
valley of loveliest green and encom-
passed by boundless deserts of gold
en- sands. Above us a sky of infinite
beauty glows with the glorious blue
of this rainless region. Far in the
distance the silver tide of the mys-
FERROUS river is dotted with sails
which flash in the sunlight, while
groves of stately palms nod their
feathery plumes over the mud huts of
the fellahin, and the distant mountain
ranges glow with wondrous huesi of
red and purple. 1t is a picture of
radiant loneliness, growing upon us
day by day as we gradually succumb
to the full witchery of this ~wondrous
valley.
The great Metropolis of Memphis,
the sc%ulptured tombs of Benihasan.
and the gray old temples of Abydos
and Denderele, have each in turn
amazed us by their ponderous immen-
sity, and marvellous workmanship;
and at last we come to Thebes, the
ancient "city of a hundred gates"
where the Kahireh anchors almost
beneath the shadows C that colossal
colonnade which is the chief glory of
the Temple of Luxor; and here we
spend one supremacy delightful week,
living in utmost comfort upon the
dahabeyah and rambling with our
dragoman day after day among the
most stupendous ruins in the worlds
richest treasure-land of ancient his
tory. Day after day we revel in the
i~nexhaustible glories of Karnak and
Luxor and penetrate to the farthest
confines of the great Metropolis of
Thebes.
On to Esneh.
From Thebes, the silent city of the
dead, we voyage on to Esneh, where
the mud huts of the modern town are
built upon the very roof of the splen-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

The Nile voyage is one of those
supreme experiences of a lifetime by
which all subsequent experiences are
destined to be measured. The days
dawn in splendor and go down to the
unset hour with every minute full
Of wonderful happenings. Then the
swift darkness of the tropics en-
shrouds us with it's mantle and the
silent nights under the Egyptian
skies are filled with unutterable de-
lights.
Ever southwark toward the South
ern Cross and the magic Isle of Isis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

The bishop OF Newcastle, N. S. w.
declared at the recent synod at Sgd
ney hat divorce has increased appall-
ingly In Australia. He quoted the
following figures. showing the num-
Der of divorces per 10000 of the popu-
lation: United Kingdom IL, Canada
4, New South Wales 26s. Victoria 125,
Queensland 80, South Australia 2s.
Western Australia Al, Tasmania Al.
New Zealand J1S
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
Recognized His Step.

Gen. Horace Porter was talking
about a French artist.
The man is talented, and a good
conversationalist," he said, "but he is
too gushing. He is oversympathetic.
In his desire to be agreeable he goes
too far.
Perhaps | can best explain what l
mean by a little story-the story of a
young girl.
This young girls sweetheart said
to her one evening:
Were you aware that l passed
your house last night?'
"'of course, l was she said. DO
you think l would not know your
step?'
But he, at this, grew grave and
distract. for he had passed in a cab"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
Serious Reflection

John S. Wise is responsible g.
story OF a banquet of humoristS
which n man refused so much at
offered. were
Why don't you laugh, mangp
the party demonstrated. que OF
How a laugh when | remom
that every time l breathe sommoer
passes into the great beyondq" one
Inc numorist looked at the gloon.
one a moment, then remarked. Omy
DID you ever try CLOVES o.
York Tribune. New
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

VIII the coming man marry? asks
a New York minister. Bernard Shaw
would say that that will depend en-
tirely on the coming women. II she
should want the coming man there
would be no escape.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

It Is said that a letter may be sent
from New York to San Francisco and
an answer received. all within seven
days. OF course, the man who gets
the letter has to be more prompt than
most of us.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

It seems to have been reserved for
the Russian revolutionists OF 1906 to
verify Benjamin Franklin's remark,
when he signed the Declaration OF In
dependence: Now. gentlemen, we
must all hang together OF we shall
hang separately"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Several generals were killed in a
battle In Santo Domingo the other
day. One army is reported to have
lost a toe. while the other lost a part
of his left ear.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

The New York Sun has been carry
ing on an important discussion as to
which leg a man should put into his
trousers first while dressing. and the
outcome seems to be that he ought
to put in the left leg first and the leg
left next.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Dynamite has been found under the
snow on the Neva river. where the
czar was going to bless the waters.
and 1t is believed that ne win conse-
q%uently Neva go there any more.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Apropos OF Ben Franklin, it may
be recalled that that practical one
onced advised his pious father to
say grace over the whole barrel of
herrings and save time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

A Chicago couple have been mar
ried three times since last November.
What makes the case remarkable is
that they were married every time to
each other.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Two hundred years ago Ben Frank
lin was born and since then more has
been done with electricity than he
ever dreamed Of when he was flying
his kite.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

"A wife is a luxury" said Judge
Gary. but he didn't pretend to give an
exhaustive definition. That would re-
quires several g of the diction-
airy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

did Temple of Hathor. Just at twi-
light our d%ahabeyah ties to the banks
and we walk up through the pictur.
esque Coptic village and the shadowy
bazaars Of Esneh to the ancient tenn.
pie Of the Egyptian Venus. The dark
ness of the African night has fallen
so suddenly upon us that our drago-
mar sends for torches with which to
explore the temple, and, as we des-
cend into the splendid pillared hall
of this ancient sanctuary, the effect
of the flaming torches and pickering
shadows among the gigantic lotus
columns is fantastic and impressive
III the highest degree. So large a
part of this mighty temple lies buried
beneath the modern Coptic town that
in order to ~excavate it half of Esneh
would necessarily be destroyed.
Regretfully leaving behiax us the
%splendors OF Edfou and passing on
either shore a constantly changing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

A rubber trust, capitalized at $780,
100000, has been organized in New
Jersey. Here's your elastic currency.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Mrs. Chadwick is helping to do the
laundry work in the Ohio peniten-
tiary. Useful employment for her
hands has been found at last.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

The West Virginia man who has
just been enjoined from making love
to his wife undoubtedly wants to
more than ever now.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Take care of the baby when he be-
gins to cut his teeth" says an expert
advising mothers. Why not take care
of the baby all the time?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Sir Thomas Upton feels sure of
winning the cup ext yea But
Mother Shipton was equally sure the
end of the world would come in 1881.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

AT last reports Mr.. FitzsiES mona
and Mrs. Ftzsimmons were still low
ing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

The marriage of Princess Ena OF
Battenberg and King Alfonso is set
down for June by the society journals,
which certainly ought to know.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

One of the railroads in Russia is
called the Novorossiysk Rostoff. The
Lord only knows what the stations
are called.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Yachting shares with football one
great advantage-in the off season
there are the rules to fight over.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

This nation has a sweet tooth.
There was an average of sixty-ive
pounds of sugar consumed in this
country last year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Mr.. Schwab is still delayed in get
ting into his new mansion in New
York. 1t takes time to spend $6,O00.-
900 on a private residence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Geronimo, the Apache warrior, at
the age OF "a has just married his
eighth wife. The wise man learns
wisdom by experience.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Looking around the horizon of South
American republics, manufacturers of
ammunition car see no reason to fear
a break in the present wave of pros
perity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Any man who can fasten his sus-
pender to a brass button is a general
in Santo Domingo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

You could never make a woman
VINO owns a pearl necklace believe
she could catch a sore throat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

The Rev. Madison c. Peters says.
Money is not success Still, nothing
seems to succeed like It.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

The czar needs s24O, 600, 900. SO do
we, but you don't heal us making any
fuss about 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

An English poet sings: my soul
is like some quiet pool" Strange to
say, the composltor set 1t up pool"
too.