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Richmond. Va. June II, 1907.
This is 20 certify that / have re-
ceived from John Mitchell. Jr.,
Grand Worthy Counsellor of the
Grand Court of Virginia, I. o. of Ca
lanthe. ($1O0.O0) One Hundred Dol
lars in payment of the death-claim
of Anna Robinson. who was a mem
Der of Blooming Lily Court, No. I42
of Richmond, Va.
Signed-George +. Booker,
Guardian OF Sam1. & Marie Rob
inson, benefciaries.
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10000 Endowment Paid.

S1Oo.OO Endowment Paid.
Lynchburg. Va, June :. 1907.
This is 10 certify that I have re-
ceived from John Mitchell. Jr.,
Grand Worthy Counsellor OF the
Grand Court OF Virginia. I. o. OF Ca
lanthe. (S10O.0O) One Hundred Dol
lars i'm payment OF the death-claim
OF Emaline Ellis. who was a member
of Meridian Court, No. 81 of Lynch-
burg, Va.
her
Signed-Matilda Y Gillian
mark
EyecutriX.
Witnesses;
Mrs. VIM. p. Allen.
W. ]. Wells. ID. ID.
Mrs. Sarah Norvell.
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Nelson's Hair Dressing can be
bought at Jennings and Brown Drug
Store, Pittsburg, Pa.
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Athens, Ca. June s. 1907.
This Is 10 certify that / have re-
ceived from John Mitchell, Jr..
Grand Chancellor % the Grand
Lodge of Virginia. Knights OF Pyth-
las. y. A., 5. A.. E. A.. a. and A.
(S15O.O0) One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars in payment OF the death
claim OF Samuel Hiram, who was
member of Planet Lodge, No. % Of
Richmond. Va.
Signed-L {. Hiram.
Beneficiary.
Witness;
r.. H. Jefferson.
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BAPTIST CHURCH.

n ~ 17'FIIt NAF IIsl NHNNNh.
Friendship Baptist Church, 4I7 North
Third Street. Services:
Sunday School. 9 O'Clock a. IN.
Services; II o'clock, a: n.
Night Services: 500 o clock p. IN.
Friends invited.
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Richmond, Va, June Il. 1907.
This Is 10 certify that I have re-
ceived from John Mitchell. Jr.,
Grand Worthy Counsellor of the
Grand Court OF Virginia. l. o. OF Ca
lanthe. ($10O.0O) One Hundred Dol
lars in payment of the death-claim
OF Julia A. Crump. who was mem
Der of Rising Mt. Zion Court, No.
55 OF Richmond. Va.
Signed-Joseph T. Crump,
per NJ. 5. B
Beneficiary.
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NEGRO ENTERPRISES AND RESI-
DENCES.

Send y cents in stamps TO d. A. Fer
guson and Company, 6o9 y. I'd, St,
Richmond, Va, and receive a copy of
Souvenir Views" Of Negro Enterprises
and Residences in Richmond.
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SACRED CONCERT.

There will be a Sacred Concert at the
First Presbyterian Church Sunday, June
23rd, at Sis p. NJ The following pro-
gramme will be rendered;
l. Violin Solo Alteration
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no NEW EVIDENCE.

"No important item of new evil
deuce has been brought forward a
ton Ninety percent OF what the
citizens have testified about had re-
lation to matters over which there
was no controversy. For instance.
everybody comedies that the town
was shot up; that somebody did it;
that these people who did it passed
through the streets and alleys where
the shooting was done. and that they
had guns or revolvers or firearms of
some sort, and that one man was
killed and another wounded. The
only dispute is as TO whether the
raiders were identified as soldiers or
of the garrison.
There are two kinds of evidence
relied upon to show that the soldiers
did it. One consists of the shells
and bullets that were secured from
the streets and houses of Brownsville
The results OF microscopic inspection
interpreted in the light of the 9TH
er testimony of the case, completely
disposed of this part OF the case.
TOO DARK FOR IDENTIFICATION.
"The only other testimony is that
Of the people who claim to have
been eyewitnesses to the shooting
This consists of statements by various
people, that when they heard the
firing they looked out OF their win
dows and houses and down dark al
leys, where there were no lights, at
distances varying all the way from
so feet up to $50 feet, and recog-
nized the men who were doing the
firing as Negroes. wearing the uni
form of United States soldiers. The
officers of the battalion have testified
generally and specifically as TO the
darkness of the night. BY specifi-
cally, / mean have given specific in
cidents coming within their per
sonal experiences that illustrated
how dark the night was. Accord
ing TO this testimony, in the Ian
guage of Maj. Penrose, the night
was so dark that he could not dis
tinguish one of his officers, who were
all white men, from one of the en-
listed men, who were all colored, at a
distance of ten feet, nor could he at that
distance tell any thing about how a man
was dressed.
''All these officers have testified tkat
the claims of the citizens who testified
that they saw the raiders and recognized
them as soldiers at the distances ard un-
der the circumstances stated by trem are
utterly impossible These officers are
intelligent, high minded, honorable men,
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$4,000 Endowment Paid.

Richmond, Va, June II, 1907.
This is 20 certify that I have re-
ceived from John Mitchell, Jr.,
Grand Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia, knights of Pyth-
las, n. A, S. A.. e, A, A, and A.
($15O.00) One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars in payment OF the DEATH
claim Of j. c. Stanard, Jr.. who was
a member Of White Rose Lodge. No.
81 of Richmond, Va.
Signed-Adelaide Stanard. Moses
Stanard, William Stanard, Matte
Stanard, Mary A. Stanard.
per NJ. s. B.
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He said he had served with as many
regiments as any man in the Unit
ed States army. and with no troops
of higher character than the Twen-
ty-fifth. or course, there were some
bad men in the organization, he
said, as in every organization: that
he did not mean that all of the men
were angels" with wings sprouting
but they were very near it,"
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WV
A. IL. :. Fovtune,
2. Paper Mrs. {. X. Foreman
3 Reading Miss Gertrude Bacchus
!. Solo Miss NJ. T.. CLAY
s. Reading Miss Alice Smith
Q. soprano Solo, Miss Margaret Tinsley
!. Reading Prof. q. {. Buck
s. Quartette.
All are invited.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26

water transportation, particularly on
the inland lakes and the rivers of the
country.
The bureau started out with less
than half dozen employees. but there
are now 100 persons engaged in this
division of the public service. There
is a greater percentage of college grad
yates among the rank and file than
can be found in any other branch of
the government, and not a man over
SO is on the roster, while most of the
workers are under 40.
Many a government office is bur
dened with clumsy, cumbersome bust
ness methods and handicapped by
superfuous red tape" but the young
men who are at the head of things in
the bureau of corporations disregarded
precedent, and evolved a business sys-
tenn planned on the lines of those in
vogue in the offices of the country's
most progressive railroads.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
"WItch,s Rrldle.n

An interesting but most cruel object
OF punishment may be found in The
council chamber of the town hall At
Forfar. which is generally known as
the "Witch's Bride" This is a kind
OF cage made of fiat iron bars, into
which the head OF the unhappy sorcer'
ess was thrust. a lock at the back Sc
curing and keeping 1t in position. The
mouthpiece in this instance is made
OF iron plate, studded with SHARP
spikes, which caused great SUFFERING
TO the woman II she tried to speak Al
soon as the victim had been condemn
ed to death for witchcraft this bridls
was placed over the face and she was
led through the town by short chain
to be Knocked and made the butt OF all
VINO saw her, after which she would
De publicly strangled and burned. Ths
latest record of an execution OF
supposed witch at Forfar, in Scotland
was in the wear 1862.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
HERBERT KNOX SMITH DOING
IMPORTANT WORK.
Commissioner of Corporations a Ma.
tive of Massachusetts and Only
SO Years old-t1is Assist
ants All Under so.

BOSTON, President Roosevelt has a
happy faculty of putting into import
ant posts men with as great capacity
Tor work as himself
He has gone outside political ruts
Tor his aids, and has sought capacity
first, wherever II was to be found. He
mas favored young men, new to public
life, and several of the best workers
In the great government mill at Wash
.ngton he has chosen from New Eng
land
One OF his busiest assistants in the
crusade against trusts, which at pres.
ent overshadows all other activities OF
the administration, is Herbert Knox
Smith, native Of Chester, Mass, who
holds the responsible post of commits
sioner of corporations
Mr. Smith is the son of a Congrega.
tional minister, and a graduate Of
Yale, class OF 1891, and of Yale law
school. 1895. His early education was
obtained at Pennington, Conn, and
Lawrenceville.
He entered public life at Hartford,
Conn. where he was member of the
common council in 1900. Then he be-
came representative in the Connecti-
cut legislature from Hartford for two
terms He was appointed deputy com
missioner of corporations by President
Roosevelt August Is, 1903, under
James r. Garfield, and when Mr.. Gar
field was appointed secretary of the
interior in March 5, 1907, Mr.. Smith
was promoted to be commissioners of
corporations in the department of
commerce and labor at salary of
$4,000 per year.
The corporations bureau of which
the commissioner is the head, is little
more than four years old, having been
created simultaneously with the or
ganization of the department of com
merce and labor, of which it is most
important branch.
The law gives the commissioner of
corporations power and authority to
make diligent investigation into the
organization conduct and management
of the business of any corporation,
joint stock company or corporate com
bination engaged in commerce among
the several states, and with foreign
nations. excepting the railroads and
such common carriers as come under
the Jurisdiction of the interstate com
merce commission.
The work of the corporations bu-
reau is not only intricate and far
reaching, but also delicate, since it
must of necessity make extensive in
vestigations into the private affairs Of
citizens
When 1t was first established many
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
LEADS WAR ON TRUSTS

men of affairs resented its curiosity
emphatically, but most of them have
by this time concluded that the situa.
ton is not as bad as they feared, or
else have submitted to the inevitable.
The bureau has never been more
crowded with work than at present.
One of its conspicuous products is
the recently issued reports on the
Standard OIL company
The bureau is also investigating the
steel trust, the lumber trust and the
tobacco trust, and It is expected that
the disclosures regarding these giants
of the industrial world will prove well
nigh as sensational as the inside in
formation bearing upon. the oil mo-
nopoly
The bureau is also turning its
searchlight upon the conditions of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26

American Bar association at its an
nual convention at Portland, Me. Mr..
Dickinson served several terms on
the supreme bench Of Tennessee, and
he was conspicuous in 1908 as eoun-
sci for the United States before the
tribunal that settled the Alaskan
boundary question
He was born at Columbus, Miss, in
1851, and 20 years later was gradu-
ated from the University of Nashville.
After studying law in Columbus uni
versity, the University OF Leipsic, and
in Paris he was admitted to the bar
in 1874. He rose rapidly in his pro.
fession. After retiring from the su.
preme bench of Tennessee he was
from 1895 to 1897 assistant attorney
general of the United States. At the
end of President Cleveland's term he
resigned and he then was made dis.
trict attorney for the Louisville &
Nashville railroad.
In 1899 he was appointed general
solicitor of the Illinois Central rail
road and in 1901 he was made gen
eral counsel, both offices then being
consolidated.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
SEALED WATER FOR SULTAN.
Ruler of Turkey in Constant Dread Of
Dying by Poison.

Constantlnople.-The sultan of Tur-
key is in such fear of being assassinat-
ed that he will not drink water from
the public pipes. He has recently
taken greater pains to safeguard him
self from poison. Every day trusted
men can be seen carrying barrels upon
their backs to the sultan's quarters.
These barrels contain spring water,
which has been tested by trusted Of
fetal and sealed by him. The seals
are broken in the palace in the pres.
ence of more trusted men. The sui
tan of Turkey dimes alone, except
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26

Good Stories from the Ladies
Home Journal" published by Henri
Altemus company, Philadelphia, as The
title indicates, is a selection of anus
ing stories, jokes and anecdotes from
that popular periodical that are WORT
preserving. One of the most yexatious
experiences of the average man is his
inability to remember a good story or
joke which he, has heard, and which
ie would like to pass on to his neigh.
oor. To such this interesting volume
should prove a storehouse of refer
ence, and it should be found in the
home of every lover of the bright and
witty things of lle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
THE WAY 1T DIDN'T HAPPEN.

Mother" said little Willie Jones,
IF there's no work to do.
I'd like to join the other boys
And go in swimming, too"
There's not bit of work to day."
Said Willies mother kind:
TITS useful to know how to swim,
So go-I do not mind"
Father said Willie to his pa
When he had older grown:
I'D like to smoke and wish that
A briar pipe might own"
And so you SHALL" said Willie's pa,
Proud of his manly son:
And to the store he went to buy
real expensive one.
Dear folks" said Willie to them all
When he was twenty-three,
II love Marie. and we're engaged
And married soon will be-
1--WE love her sol" she's just the girl!
THE only girl for you we'd choose!
Which goes to prove these lines are fals'
And writ but to amuse.
Clifford Trembly in Puck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Sealed Barrel of Water for Sultan.
when he entertains foreign ambassa-
doris and other high officials.
The Parsons Joke.

"Parson," asked flippant youth.
did they have baseball in ancient
times?"
ITO be sure. Jericho had a strong
team and SO did Nineveh. But there
was one tribe that nobody could beat. !"
who were they?"
THE Hittites. You should have
known that much. young man"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Mrs. Hobson,s Choice,

Mrs. Hobson-I wish | had some
thing to read. Did you get only one
Sunday paper?
Mr.. Housewives, my dear, but it is
in two parts.
We'll, let me have one while you
are reading the other"
Certainly, my love. Which half
would you prefer, the political half
or the sporting half?"-N. Y. Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Caused by KISSING.

Eva-Do you consider kissing dele.
FERROUS to the health?
Jack-I don't know l kissed girl
one time and black spots came before
my eyes.
Eva-Gracious! Was it heart dis
ease?
Jack-No; she wore a veil.-Chi-
cago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
GRADES OF RANK IN JAPAN
Society There Is Divided Into MAJ.
Separate Glasses.

A traveller just returned from Jana,
tells some things which perhaps an
the world does not know. Says bs'
"Of rank there are eight classes an,
the mikado and the Ziogoon, namey
~ the princes; az the mobiles WIN
owe feudal service to the prince :,
the empire; CD the priests; "a M
soldiers. These four form the highs,
orders and enjoy the privilege a,
wearing two swords and pettlcoa,
trousers; 80 inferior officials and doc.
tors. called respectable, allowed ia
wear one sword. with the trousers
co. merchants and tradesmen, whoss
legs may not pollute the Trousers
though by entering as domestics to
man of rank they may enjoy the priv
lege of wearing one sword; these ara
the only people by whom wealth can
be accumulated; 90 artists, artisan,
and petty shop-keepers; 49, day labor.
ers and peasants Tradesmen who
work on leather tanners, etc, are er.
eluded from classification. They arc
defiled, and may not even live with
other men; they live in villages Of
their own.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
The RuIIno Passion.

At the age of SO Miss Mary Waited
long married.
A year after she and her husband
quarreled.
Il could have married dozen bet.
ter men than you'll" she exclaimed
with fine fury, which goes to show
after all that women are alike.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
After the Honeymoon.

"Do you remember the first time
you ever saw me?"
Very we'll"
What did you think?"
Il thought it was a pity you had no
friend who was kind enough to tell
you how unbecoming your hat was. -
Chicago Record-H Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Cor Perfeot IdentlfloatIon.

DIR. Paul Prayer, an army surgeon y
Vienna, suggests that molds OF u.
mouths OF prisoners would be muus
better than finger prints for identiu
cation purposes, as the palate remalu'
absolutely unchanged throughout ilio
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Food for Thouoht.

Parishioner-That was an able SER
of yours, doctor, l have no doubt, but
it was little too deep for me. |
found it hard to digest.
The Rev. DR.. Fourthly-It ought to
have been easy for you, brother. 1
had predigested it.-Chicago Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Missed.

You must miss your husband so
Mrs. Widderly." ~
Yes, specially at meals. He could
ask the shortest blessing of anyone
ever knew."-Chicago Record.Her.
aid.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Takes No Part.

He seems to be a good man, but
he cheats in horse trade. How can
he reconcile that with his con.
science?"
MY dear sir, when man trades
horses his conscience always goes to
sleep. Chicago Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26

Bill Shark-Why didn't you swim
for that dude who fell off the yacht?
Jim Shark-Oh, you see, he is one
of those candy kids" and DIR. Lobster
forbade me to eat any sweets.-Chi
cago Daily News
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26

1t is a sure guess that the resur
rection hour will be a stag party
Every woman will stop for last
Marcel and lose her seat-Chicaso
Record Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Wore sackoIoth weddlno press.

In order not to lose legacy OF '90'
600 left to her by an eccentric aunt
a young lady was. in France SOM
time ago, married wearing weddins
dress which. though of fashionable CUT
was made of sackcloth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
The Secret Out

Nelghbors-I have no secrets from
my wife. l tell her everything
Nextdoor-Yes, know Won do
NelsnDors-How do you know ito
Nextdoor-oh, your wife tells wbo+
you tell her TO my wife and she tems
me'-Chicago Daily News 'e''S
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
No Reason to Be sad.

Full many a rose is born to blush unseen.
Full many a gem will never CLEAN be-
fore us;
But let us not neglect to be serene,
The pretty girls keep getting in the
chorus.
Chicago Record Herald
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Provided For.

Now back to town to buckle down
Will come the winter hoarders;
But winter will be kind to those
Who took in, summer boarders
Houston Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Winaed.

you used to say | made you think
of angels"
Yes, but now you buzz and stab
more like mosquito Houston
Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Warmlnn In

"spouter is a man who gets very
heated in a debate"
Il don't wonder at that His
speeches are always so fun of hot air
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
HEADS eAR ASSOCIATION.
J. M. Dickinson, Of Chicago, Is Hon
ored by Lawyers.

Chicago.-Jacob NJ Dickinson, gen
eral counsel for the Illinois Central
railroad, was elected president of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Divorce In Ianan

In Japan the divorce question has
been simplifed so that man can d.
vorce his wife for one of seven rea-
sons-the first of which is that he Is
no longer satisfied with her.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Throwing Away What He pav. =.

by george, l don't believe this mar.
azine is worth the price they cbargo
for it,"
mo wonder you feel that way You
always tear the advertising pages ont
the first thing. "-Chicago Record.Har.
aid.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26

Bill-Where in the world have you
kept yourself so long?
Gill-Under cover, old pal.
Bill-Not bigamy, ! hope?
Gill-Nope; coal mining.-N.- Y
Telegram.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
Not Too simple

John Simple, IA years old, Of Dads
den, Ala, is not as simple as YOU
might think from his name. He saw
fellow hanging around the barn and
acting in a suspicious manner. and
set big bear trap where he thought
1t would do the most good; and then
got up next morning to find that he had
bagged his game. The man had en-.
tered the barn to steal one Of the
horses. but put his foot into II instead
He turned out to be a noted thief, for
whom a reward of $500 had been Of.
fered, and John Simple is going to get
the money. It's not what a boy Is
named. but what he does. that counts
The Bachelors Guide. to Matr
mony," by Reginald Wright Kaufman
is an essay into the field of humor in
which this popular novelist, with bis
aphorisms on Irritation courtship and
marriage, may be truly said to have
taken rank with foremost of Amer
can humorists. 1t is. in fact, the
cleverest book of its kind we have
read for some time. Mr.. Kaufman
declares that the Woman Question is.
after all, nothing but Man" yet there
no phase of the problem that he does
not illuminate with the startling
searchlight of his wit. Henry Alte
mus Company, Philadelphia, are the
publishers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
nonlY Dreaming"

wish that l might have ship,
The kind that sails the air,
I'd give my creditors the slip
l would, l do declare.
Milwaukee Sentinel.