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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
HOW TRAINS ARE HELD UP"
Wild Animals and Insects, as Well as
Men, Do the Work.

The achievements of those robbers
and desperadoes who hold up" or
wreck railway trains are occasionally
paralleled by wild animals.
In Siberia, for instance, it has hap
pened on at least one occasion that a
bear has jumped on to the locomotive
of train and attacked the driver and
guard. In one case of this kind, bruin
met with so vigorous rebuff that he
fell back on to the line and was caught
by the wheels, with fatal results.
In Canada it has more than once
been found that the passage of train
has been disputed by a moose deer.
The moose always got the worst of
the encounter.
Ostriches often cause stoppage of
trains in South Africa They stick
their heads in the sand ballasting of
the tracks, and, as they are too valu-
able to kill, the train is stopped till
they are captured or driven back to
the farm from which they may have
escaped.
Even insects may bring trains to a
standstill The white ant, or termite.
accomplishes this feat by destroying
the sleepers on which the rails rest.
That fish should interfere with
trains would seem impossible, but
they do so in India by being sucked
into the apparatus for watering loco
motives at country stations. And once
a railway trolley car passing through
flooded country was stopped, large
fish becoming jammed in one of the
wheels.
Even weeds may hold up" train,
as in Ecuador, where the vegetation
along the track grows so rapidly that
III 1t were not regularly kept down
traffic would be impossible.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
CHICKEN NOTES.

with poultry. the farmer gets inter
est on both preferred and common
stock.
About the surest way to fail Is to
crowd too many hens into one pen. 1t
never paid; 1t never will
Keep the doors closed at night. This
is the time of the year when enemies
of the biddies prowl around.
The man that takes pride In his
chicken establishment is likely to
have profitable flock of poultry.
Kind of hard work to wash eggs,
but they look so much better when
you offer them for sale. that 1 always
like to do it.
Have the feed boxes high enough
from the floor so that you can sweep
under them. Sure to be lot of litter
there.-Farm Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
CARE OF employees
RAILROADS SPEND LARGE SUMS
FOR COMFORT OF MEN.
is Considered by Up-to-Date Officials
as Most Profitable Investment
Immense Clubhouse at
West Philadelphia.

To keep the men who run the rail-
roads up to che highest efficiency
mark, transportation officers now con-
slider that they can make no more
profitable investment than in rest
houses, pensions, insurance and relief
funds. Y. M c. AS, schools and libra
ries. The welfare of the men behind
the throttle is as carefully considered
as the man behind the gun of a bat
tleship. Welfare work among the rail-
roads began Systematically with the
establishment of Y. M. c. AS. Now
there are no less than 200 railway as
ISOLATION branches representing roads
which employ at least 5000 men.
In the largest railroad Y M c. A. in
the country, located at West Philadel-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14

amusements and restaurants are the
equipment of the resthouse. The big
gest of these is the Filbert street
haven, in Philadelphia, which cost
more than $4,000, and is used every
day by at least 1 1000 men.
Increase Efficiency
For men who are compelled to lay
over between runs the Y. M. C. A. or
the resthouse is a godsend. Like the
associations, the resthouses cost lot
of money; but nobody can estimate
how much they save by keeping train
men in good condition for work that
requires the clearest minds and the
soundest of bodies. Libraries and
reading-rooms have been made still
another avenue for the profitable in
vestment of railway funds. A regular
chain of libraries 100000 miles long.
either supported in whole or in part
by railroad funds, has been estab-
lished throughout the country and
maintained by 4S different roads.
Pensions and the savings fund ada
more millions to the railroad disburse-
ments directly benefiting their men.
AS corporations wake up to the neces-
sity for pension system they inves-
tigate the system adopted by the
Pennsylvania to provide for old en-
ployes. From the time the pension
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
ANGRY BULL bitches TRAIN.
Tossed from Track. Enraged Fighting
Bred Animal Returns to Attack.


On the Tampico branch of the Mexi-
can Central railway bull wrecked a
train, resulting in the death of two
trainmen and the injury of several
passengers, says the New York Herald
correspondent at San Antonio, Tex.
1t was a clear case of the bull but
ting the train off the track The train
was of freight cars, with a coach in
the rear. There were only seven cars
and all of them went into the ditch.
The bull, a large imported animal of
the black Spanish fighting breed, was
seen on the track ahead, and all the
whistling and alarms the engine driver
could give failed to cause him to move.
The train came almost to a stop and
gently pushed the animal off. But be-
fore the engine driver regained speed
the animal was again on the track,
braced, with head lowered and chal-
longing the train.
The engine driver gently jolted the
animal off second time, and the per-
Torrance was repeated.
This vexed the engine driver, and
the animal seeming to desire coils
ion, the train was backed up a quarter
of a mile and then with good run
ming start struck the bull.
Instead of being thrown off the track
the animal was carried under the pilot
| of the engine and the entire train
went into the ditch. The fireman and a
brakeman, both Mexicans, were killed.
1t is reported several of the pas
sengers were shaken up very much.
The bull was killed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
USE A HoPPERDozER.
Catching Grasshoppers to Feed to the
Poultry

That grasshoppers are good food
for poultry Is recognized. but In most
cases the poultry have to catch their
own grasshoppers. We do not COM
monty hear of anyone taking the
trouble to catch grasshoppers for the
poultry. The Colorado station this
summer tried the experiment success
fully. The fields were visited by in
Vulnerable multitudes of grasshoppers,
and the station men determined to
catch a few bushels of them for the
fowls. hopperdozer was used and
run behind moving machine at the
time the hay was being made. The
hopperdozer was mounted on wheels,
80 that IL would not catch in the hay.
Usually kerosene Is used in the hop
perdozer. thus killing the insects as
they fall into 1t. But this would make
the insects unfit for food. A little ex-
perimentnig showed that water would
hold the insects for some time or UNI
til they could be dipped out for the
use of the fowls. A hopperdozer was
1sed on a six-acre field of alfalfa and
IL succeeded in catching from nine
90 ten bushels of grasshoppers. esti-
mated at 5000 to the bushel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
WHAT GREEN BONE WILL DO.
Dc VIII Double the Egg Yield, 1t Is
Said.

Green bone doubles the egg yield
because 1t contains more than four
times the reproducing value of
grain. 1t makes eggs more fertile for
At tones up the entire system and fills
the head of the flock with vim and vi
taiity. That's why green bone makes
stronger. Iiveiier chicks at Matching.
for bone-fed hens lay eggs with life
and vitality In them. That's why green
bone develops earlier broilers and
earlier layers; 1t promotes growth and
the development of bone and muscle
by promoting abundant nourishment.
1t gives a good frame work to start
with and helps lay on heavy flesh.
thus making heavier market fowls.
says Farm and Home. Green bone
makes red combs. bright eyes and
glossy plumage. for 1t gives tone to
the entire system of the fowl that
aothing else will. 1t will double your
profits; 1t has done it for thousands
OF others.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14

fund was established appropriations
for it have amounted to something
more than $2,OO0,00O and the annual
disbursements average 100000 at the
present time.
Then, there is the savings fund con-
Quoted for the employees, to whom
three and one-half per cent interest
is guaranteed. Between Pittsburg
and Philadelphia there are 1000
agents who are designated savings
fund repositories, and at a place like
Altoona there are often from half a
dozen to 20 men in line to make de-
posits after working hours. Since this
savings fund was established it has
paid out $1,225,00 in interest.
Relief Funds
To all these "provident institutions"
the name under which they ere
grouped in railroad bookkeeping-ad
the relief fund. Nearly all the older
railroads have some such institution
as this, and on road like the Long
Island, with between 5000 and 5000
employees, the annual disbursements
exceed $4,000 a year. The Pennsyl-
vania fund has received $500, 900
from the company, and disburses
every year nearly $1,25O,000 in acct
dent, sick and death benefits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
SCIATIC TORTURE
n Locomotive Engineer Tells HoNw
He Mas Cured by Or. Williams
Pink Pills.

Pain that seems almost unbearable
is a characteristics of sciatic rheuma-
tism- In some cases the pain is
knife-like, sharp or shooting; in 9TH
ers It is dull and aching Sciatica
is stubborn in resisting treatment and
the patient frequently suffers for
years. This was the case with Mr..
Herbert E. Spaulding, a locomotive
engineer on the Cincinnati, New Or
leans g. Texas Pacific Railway, whose
home is at Longview. Texas.
While running an engine some
years ago" he says, 81 fell off and
hurt my knee and spine and l have
always considered this to be the cause
OF my illness. The sciatica took hold
OF me from my heel to the back of
my head. The pain was the worst
1 ever suffered in my life and my leg
and back were twisted out of shape.
was under a physicians care for
several months and for six months
to Hot Springs but came back in a
worse condition than when 1 went.
'It was when I was down in bed
that 1 heard of the case of a Mr..
Allison, a much older man than my
self. who had been cured OF sciatica
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills. 1 began
taking the pills and soon was able to
get out of bed. When I had taken
six boxes I was able to work about
the house and yard. I kept right
on with the pills until I was cured
and / have never had any return OF
the trouble I have been running an
engine ever since"
DR.. williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent postpaid. on re
ceipt of price. so cents per box. six
| boxes for $3.50, by the DIR. Williams
| Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
To Be ReHIIed.

One of the suburbs of Chicago is the
site of a well-known school of theol-
ogy, from which go out each weekend
many members of the senior class to
try their voices as supplies"
A passenger on a Monday morning
train was surprised at the number of
them who got off at the station.
What are all these chaps getting
off here?" he asked the brakeman.
Them" asked the brakeman. 20,
they're returned empties, for the col
lege."-Youth's Companion
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Stood the Test.

Allcock's~ Plasters have successfully
stood the test of sixty years use by
the public; their virtues have never
been equaled by the inscriptions i'm
itators who have sought to trade upon
their reputation by making plasters
with holes in them, and claiming them
to be Just as good as Allcock's."
Allcock's plasters stand to-day in
dorsed by not only the highest medical
authorities, but by millions of grateful
patients who have proved their eff
cacy as household remedy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Trrump1, OF American Duchess.

Helen, duchess of Manchester in
now lady-in-watting to Queen Alexan-
dra, and the first American to receive
that honor. So much for marrying
the only son of the most popular
duchess at the court OF Edward VII.
Other American duchesses may shrug
and say they wouldn't be a lady in
waiting on any account: but don't you
believe them 1t is a royal distinction
tremendously valued by English mo-
bility, and the next step is the polit-
ical plum to be made mistress of the
robes.-Boston Herald
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
owl cauaht By LoeomotIve.

While an early morning express
from Glasgow to Aberdeen, Scotland.
was passing Alloa Junction about five
a. M, barn owl few across the
track and was caught by the locomo-
tive. Miles farther on, when the train
stopped, the bird was found clinging
in its death grip to the handrail of
the smoke-box The owl has been
stuffed and is now carried as a mas.
cot by the engine driver,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
gospel on Longest Railway.

The railway which crosses Siberia
Is by far the longest in the world
The tremendous distances travelled
and the religious character of the peo-
pie have given rise to the chapel rail
way carriages for divine service.
These are fitted up inside like a
church, and they serve not only for
travellers by rail. but for periodical
worship by the inhabitants of remote
villages on the great plains.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Tin used In United states.

The total consumption of tin in the
United States for 1906 was 42,800
tons, with 2,132 tons in stock at the
close OF the year. The shipments
from Bolivia show an increase of
5000 tons, from Cornwall an increase
of from 700 to 1000 tons and from
Australia an increase of 1000 tons,
making the total European and Amer
lean supply for the year about 1850
tons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
cItv,. peath Rate Reduoed.

The London death rate is now near
ly 30 per cent: lower than it was at
the coming into operation of the pub
lie health act in 1891 In that year
the death rate was Ill; In 1905 it was
ISL a thousand.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
oats-Heads 2 Foot Long.

The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, are bringing out new oats this
year with heads foot long! That's
wonder. Their catalog tells
Spetz- the greatest cereal hay food
America ever saw! Catalog tells!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
p0lllJaMt7ssaa5o5s,
.eG 4zdGx1 R1EE
M @S@b
scREEN TO COMBINE Bees.
Homemade Continuance That Will
Simplify Handling Them.

Here lisa plan for combining bees
when stored which will interest read
era who keep bees. The general plan
ts brought out In the accompanying
sketch. Il consists of wire screen
fitted over the front of the hive so that
the bees can crawl out IL they desire,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Comfort and Profit.

Comfort is a very large factor in
the determination of profit and loss
of cattle. Stop up the cracks in the
COW shed or stable and don't keep the
stock out of doors too much these
cold dayH-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
11Sz&z
g. s. Sss


Our mammoth l48-page Seed and Tool
Catalog is mailed free to all intending
buyers, or send &c in stamps and receive
free samples of new Two Foot Long Oats
and other cereals and big catalog free.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box w, La
Crosse, Wis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Screen Fitted to Hive.

bat cannot fly away This plan.
aAvs Prairie Farmer, is particu-
aarly valuable in storing bees, as IL
allows the beekeeper to keep his bees
In almost any place suitable for them.
-Four Stats can be nailed to the front
OF the sides to attach the screen after
the manner illustrated.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
MRS. CHAS. A. LOCKWOOD

are constantly being received by
Mrs. PiDkham to prove our claims.
Mrs. Q. A. lockwood, teacher of
parliamentary Law, of So Free St.,
tredonia, N. Y, writes:
"For years suffered with female trouble.
IL was decided that an operation was neces-
sary, and although submitted to a serious
operation my sufferings continued, until
Lydla II. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
wasrecommended and it proved a marvellous
remedy, SO quickly did it restore my health,
1 !. cannot thank you sufficiently for the good
1t has done me-"
Miss Margaret Tierney, of No. 32s
w. 25th Street, New York, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
when only eighteen years of are our
physician decided that an operation was
necessary to permit of my womanly ORGANS
performing their natural functions. NV
mother objected and being urged by q
relative to try Lydia E. Pinkham's VeSet-
aole compound did so. 1 soon improved in
health, the proper conditions were establish
ed and L am well and strong, thanks to
Ayoia L. flnkham's Vegetable Compound"
No other remedy has such un-
qualified endorsement as Lydia e.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound, No
other remedy in the world has such
a record of cures of female ills.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Holly land RalIroad.

A small passenger steamer has
been launched on the Lake of Galilee
In connection with the railway in the
Holy Land.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Why should this be the case ?

Because they have neglected them
selves, as every one of these patients
in the hospital beds had plenty of
warning in those dragging sensations,
pains at left or right of abdomen,
backaches, nervous exhaustion, in
fiammation, liberation, dispIace-
ments, and other organic weaknesses.
All of these symptoms are indica-
tions of an unhealthy condition of the
female system and If not needed the
penalty has to be paid by a dangerous
operation. When these SYMPTOMS
manifest themselves, do not drag
along until you are obliged to 90 to
the hospital and submit to an opera
tion-but remember that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from native roots and herbs, has saved
hundreds of women from surgical
operations.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compounds has cured more cases of
feminine ills than any other one
remedy. Such letters as thefollowing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14
Mss MARGARET TleRNEY

A large proportion of the operations
performed in our hospitals are upon
women and girls for some organic
trouble.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-14

WTs PIHKnamS Standing Invitation 70 Won,er,
Women suffering from weakness are invited to
communicate with Mass Erovo
given the trouble Quickest and suresa %
OF
ns Mrs Pnkham probably enas
case her advice Is free and 10y P your
Ask MRS. Plnkham's Woman Best Unstaod ,y, ~.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-08
No Prospect of Agreement
on the New Law.
HOUSE and SENATE DIVIDED
THE AMEN NDMENT FOR EDUcA-
TioNAL TEST is OPPOSED BY
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE
OPPOSES AMENDMENT REoulR-
ING AMOUNT or MONEY.

Washington. Feb. S.-There is yet
no prospect of an agreement on the
pending bin to amend the immigration
laws, and indications are that the bill
win fail with the close of the Fifty
ninth congress on March 4. The prin-
cipal points of difference between the
house and senate are the educational
test, provided by the senate amend
ment, and the house amendment by
Representative Littauer Of New York,
waiving the requirements as to the
amount Of money an immigrant must
have If the immigrant is fleeing from
religious persecution. The senate
opposes the latter amendment strenu-
ously on the ground that it would open
the doors wide for the undesired adj
mission for certain classes of immi-
grants. The educational test Is OPP
posed by the house conferees.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-08
Takes Up Period of Her Life Following Her Return
From Europe in 1905 When White Insisted That
She Must Help Get Thaw Out of New York and
Keep Him Away.

New York. Feb. S.--Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw continued on the witness
stand today at the trial of Harry K.
Thaw, her husband. carrying forward
the narrative of her life from the point
where she had left off yesterday after
noon. The story today began with the
period Immediately following her re-
turn from Europe in October, 1903,
and was brought down To the return of
the girl and her husband to New York
after their honeymoon trip in 1905,
when she said Stanford White had
called to her on the street and at
tempted to speak to her. Mrs. Thaw
was still on the stand when the lunch
con recess was taken and indications
then were that her direct examination
would occupy all the afternoon session.
In that case District Attorney Jer-
ONES cross-eXamination cannot be be-
gun before Monday morning, as the
court does not sit on Saturday.
She said that Stanford White had
tried to kiss her and had begged her
to come to, see him alone, but she
would not
He cried and said she was not a hu-
man being, but she told him she did
not wish to have anything more to do
with him. He had visited her after
her return from Europe on the pretext
that it was matter of life and death
and had to do with her family He
told her dreadful stories about Harry
and that to protect myself we must
get him out of New York He then
took me to Abraham Hummel and they
dictated lot of things to a stenogra-
pher about Harry that were not true
and when / started to interrupt, they
would not let me. and said must help
get Thaw out Of New York and keep
him out"
Mrs. Thaw said she signed nothing
at the time, but did sign a paper she
knew nothing about at Mr.. Whites of
flee in response to his repeated de-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-08
Create Office of a
State Fire, Marshal
With the Session Of the Legislature Half Over, Many
New and Important Bills Are introduced
in Both Branches.

Bismarck, Feb S.-The house recon
yened at 2 O'clock Thursday afternoon
pursuant to an adjournment taken a
week ago. Speaker TwicheIl called the
members to order eau Immediately
after the prayer by the chaplain, Mr.
Ueland moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that the house, proceed to
the ninth order of business. introduc-
tion Of bills and memorials, and the
motion was carried.
There was no roll call and if there
had been it would probably have shown
that there were two or three less than
a quorum.
Fifteen new bills were introduced,
four of them tending to somewhat ac-
celerate the enforcement of the prohi-
bition law.
An important measure was one cre-
ating the Office of state fire marshal.
The duties of the officer will be to ex-
anime into the causes, circumstances
and origin of all fires to which at
tention is called by local officials and
decide whether the fire was the result
of carelessness or the act OF an in
cendiary. The fire marshal system has
proven very effective in Massachusetts,
Ohio, Maryland, Washington and 9TH
er states. In Boston the state fire mar
shal has succeeded in reducing the
number of incendiary and unknown
fires from the regular average Of 35
per cent, prevailing for years before
the adoption of the system, to the new
normal average of less than per cent
and throughout the whole state it has
reduced the former average Of 33 per
cent to 15A per cent and 1t has re-
suited in the conviction OF one incen-
diary out of six, as. against the former
record of one conviction in sixty. 1t
has reduced the percentage Of insur-
ance defrauders, with previous rec
ord. from SO to less than 10 per cent.
1T Is eontended that, il a fire marshal
should succeed In being able to cause
the reduction Of the insurance rate
paid for fire insurance in this state
only one tenth Of ! per cent, that
would mean a saving to the taxpayers
and insuring public of more than $75,-
900 annually, or more than twelve
times the amount asked as an appro-
prlation to pay the expenses of fire
marshal Also, fire insurance protects
the individual owner of property, but
the reimbursement he received for the
loss comes from the pockets of other
individuals, so that in the end incen-
diarism and carelessness are crimes