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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
A THRILLING FIRE STORY.
Tale of the Daring Rescue of a Wound
ed Fireman by Brave
Com.ade.

Parsons Magazine recently
had a thrilling fire story, by Mr..
John Austin Schetty. A dramatic
rescue is described as follows:
"There was a sudden tear and
crack! Williams, looking up, saw
that the heavy elevator tackle
had burned from its fastenings,
and was coming down with all the
impetus of it's 10 stories drop.
Penfield, unheeding, choked with
anger, leaned out farther.
"Look out, man. cried Williams.
The men with one impulse drew
back as the thing came down like
a whirlw.nd and fell, tangled
mass of cable and chain, far below.
Penfeld had disappeared! For a
second every one gazed at the
window in dismay.
"Did it take him down with it?"
asked Hickey, voicing the fears Of
the rest.
"Now cried Williams, in sudden
comprehension, "but it's knocked
him on the head into kingdom
come He's lying in that room, I'll
bet! And that fire will be at him
in minutew The others stood
appalled,. There was no way to
get across that yawning space. To
seek a way through the rooms
would take too much time.
keep your stream under that
window" commanded the captain,
suddenly. Here, give me one of
those laddersp Then they faith.
omed his purpose as he sought to
lay it from window to window. 1t
was to short. "The other, quickw
he cried. 1t just measured the dis
tance. Another moment and he
was on it, crawling on haze and
knees to the rescue of the man
who had reyiled him but a few
moments before. He got to the
window and stepped inside. His
foot touched something soft. 1t
was Penfield! The floor was hot
beneath him.
Here, Penfield, are you hurt? ?"
he asked, lifting the prone figure
to a half-sitting position. For an
swer the others head rolled list
lessly, while his smashed helmet
fell to the floor. The man was in.
sensible, with q vicious cut above
his eye from which the blood
flowed. But for the helmet he
would have had a broken skull,
Williams saw that he would have
to carry him, and promptly set
about it. Ry herculean effort, OF
which he was little conscious il
the excitement of the moment, he
got the wounded man on his back
with his arms about his neck
Then he slowly clambered on tC
the ladder. When the others saw
the two, they gasped. Williams
had to be very careful lest his bur
den, swinging to one side, woult
precipitate them both ten stories
below. 1t was only a space of ter
feet, but 1t seemed an infinite time
before it was nearly covered. Thu
rungs of the ladder cut into tn,
rescuer's knees as he slowl,
worked his way over, but he helC
ON like grim death until the others
reaching him, drew Penfield in t,
safety"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
CLEVER BIT OF MECHANISM.
The Iris Diaphragm Attachment for
Camera Lenses-Manner Of
It's Construction.

BY the recent death of its in
ventor attention is directed to
convenient attachment sometimes
made to cameras and microscopes
called the Girls diaphragm" An
ordinary diaphragm, or stop, is a
thin metal plate with a round hole
in the center. Light is admitted
through the aperture, and, as it is
often desirable to vary the
amount of light, it has been Gus
tomary to equip cameras with sew
eral adjustable diaphragms, each
having hole of different size
from the other. To remove one
diaphragm and substitute anoth-
er is a bothersome task. In an iris
diaphragm the size of the hole
can be varied at the will of the Op-
orator, and without altering its
shape. This, whether large or
small, remains round, just as the
pupil of the eye does, whether
shrinking or dilating. The latter
is a hole in little membrane
called the iris, and is controlled
automatically. But diaphragm
is composed of metal, and its i'm.
itation of the action of the iris is
truly wonderful. The expansion
and contraction is very much more
extensive with this piece of mech
anism than in the eye. The hole
may be reduced to a diameter of a
sixteenth of an inch and enlarged
to a whole inch lin the stage of
MICROSCOPIC, and even to two inch
es in large cameras.
The precise manner in which
this mechanism is constructed
cannot be explained readily. 1t
may be said, however, that the
diaphragm does not consist of a
single plate, but something like
20. These overlapeach other and
can be moved simultaneously by
pressing a tiny lever or by the EN-
ployment of other means. Each
of the plates is pivoted out near
the circumference of the brass
tube in which they are mounted,
and the pivots on which they move
are placed at equal intervals all
the way around the circle. The
movement is either toward or
away from the center. No one who
has ever inspected the device has
failed to experience delight over
its smooth working and ingenuity.
The inventor was John Henry
Brown, an Englishman. He died
at Hove in December. A friend of
his, DR.. Hollis, writes to Nature as
follows:
"In the early 70's he took his
homemade model to Smith 4
Beck, the predecessors of the we'll
known firm of opticians in Lon
don. This model he showed me,
many years ago, and, although
roughly constructed, it differed in
no important detail from the type
of apparatus at present in the
market. AS he did not patent the
little contrivance he reaped no pc
cuniary reward for his ingenuity
Although frail in body and physic
ally somewhat infrm, Mr.. Brown
by indomitable energy made anc
retained for many years a Jorge
practice as a dental surgeon III,
was a fellow of the Royal Astro
nomical society and died at the
age of 81, much respected"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
County Commissioners of Custer county Idaho,
at their regular April, 1907 meeting, for the
construction of pier under he bridge span
ming Salmon River ten miles below the town CT
Challis, and commonly known o. Watson's
bridge.
Plans and specifications are to be found on
file with the Clerk OF said Board All bids
must he sealed ald marked Bid for Con-
struction of Pier" and hled with the Clerk OF
the Board on or before April S.h 1867.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids
by order of the Board of Co, Commissioners.
Q. NJ. HENDERSON, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
REDEMPTION FUND.


Issue Oct. 18th, 1905. Nos.
211 to 221, inclusive. Current
Expense issue.
Issue Jan. 18th, 1906. Nos.
222 to 254, inclusive. Current
Expense issue.
Interest .07 per cent from date
of registry to date of payment,
if presented within ten days af-
ter date of this advertisement.
Interest ceases 10 days after date
of this advertisement.
f. ]. CLYDE,
County Treasurer.
Challis, Idaho, Jan. %, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
Makes Eye Quick.

There is no athletic game thar
has so increased in popularity in
so short a space of time as hand
ball. Handball is a particularly
healthful and exhilarating sport.
1t gets into play all the big mus
cles of the body and imparts quick
ness to the eye,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
TREASURER'S NOTICE.

The following warrants againsf
Custer county will be paid with
interest to date, if presented
within go days from date OF this
notice
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND.
tissue of April 10th, 1906.)
Nos. SO to 60 inclusive.
Issue of July 23rd, 1869
Nos. 81 to ia inclusive.
tissue of August 9th, 1906)
No. lis.
Issue of Oct. 18th, 1906.)
Nos. 116 to 1862 inclusive.
tissue of Nov. 10th, 1906.)
Nos. 1863 to 222 inclusive.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-19
Australian Ahorieinss.

The most peculiar custom of the
Australian aborigines is the mu-
tilation of teeth. The boy who
wants TO be thought a man will
often break one of his front teeth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-14
For Crime, Not Politics.

Savannah Morning News.
 The Charleston News and Courier is ad- dicted to one of the habits that made 'Bilr' Chandler. of New Hampshire famous. It keeps a scrap-book, much to the annoyance from time to time of Senator Tillman. Re- ferring to it's scrap-book. The News and Courier finds that in April, 1894. Senator TilIman did the very thing for which he is now condemning the President-discharged troops without honor. without trial and without redress. The occasion was an in- cident in the Darlington war;" when dis- pensary constables Killed Frank Norment. Q leading citizep. on the streets. and when the exasperated people made the constar- bles take to the woods. Tillman. then Governor. ordered out troops to protect the cnstables, among the companies answering the call being the Newberry Rifles The Rifles were ordered to seize the two teIas graph offices in Columbia and hold up and read all messages offered for transmission and all messages received. The company performed the service one night and the next morning the officers and men tender ed their resignation. Governor Tillnan re- fused to receive the resignations but dis missed them from the service of the State as "men unworthy to wear it's uniforms" |" been a disinclination to spy upon private at- fairs of citizens. They hadn't "shot up" a town and committed murder. But Tillman discharged them without honor. for political expediency. Roosevelt discharged the Brownsville negroes for crime, not political expediency.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-14
lng paper bags hlled wl.h vege.ables

ing paper bags filled with vegetables.
 ''Eloise!'
 She jumped at the sound Of her name and mans step on the balcony. anu pressed back against the wall of the house staring with wild eyes at the man before her.
 What are you doing nere,'' be de- manded. 'fWhy. you have never been out like this! What doss it meanT l She gathered her forces suddenly for detaliation.
 What if haven't?" sne said. some what breathlessly. T am old enough to do as choose--and-- is not in the least your affair what do
 She pushed past him into the in- cense-laden interior to have the con- ductor present her with package os joss sticks and slip of paper covered with Chinese characters.
 "A fortune" he said, Sa1lantly. Ask your Chinese laundryman to cad it for you"
 T haven't Chinese iaundrynaaa,' a, p she exclaimed passionately. And T never will have one."
 She ran almost blindIy down the stairs and into the street trusting to her instinct for locality to guide her to the nearest subway station. The Orientais fell back in wild astonish- ment at sight of her fleeing figure, and ~ e@OW A0N 9AA ACAAOWS cdtu ble things to her which caused a roar of laughter.
 Her cheeks were burning, her breath was coming in gasps as-she came into the little square marking the timc wickedest place in New York. All at once she felt that she was being fol lowed. Quick, light footballs were coming behind her, were keeping pace with hers and terror clutshed her heart. A few drunken men sprawled on the park benches. To return was impossible. She could never find tho "rubberneck' party. There was notr~ ing to do but keep on as best she could
 She emerged iron, the mark ready to drop with exhaustion and Twas oblig- ed to slow down to get her breath. To her relief she found the steps had stopped and no one was in sight. She went on and on through the better streets of the wholesale district and at last saw the twinkling lights of surface cars ahead. She reached for her purse. It was gonel
 She stopped stock still on :. corner. frozen with horror. Alone at eleven o'clock at night on a deserted street The ills of her guarded, pampered life showed uppeFmost in this dilemma. A less favored girl would have known what to do. She stood there dazed, helpless, till the sound of rapidly app preaching footsteps startled her into action. She sprang forward.
 'Eloisei" A mans voice echoed her name commandingly among the sky scrapers.
 She collapsed all in heap on the curbstone.
 "You-you--lovable girl" he said. looking down at her limp person struggling for breath.
 "Oh! George" she panted, T didn't know it was you"
 He sat down on the euro beside her.
 T thought you did," he said.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-14
LETTERS FROM A GREEN MEMBER


Editors Note--The following Is the
 first of . series of weekly letters, writ
 ten by Representative John Hawkins. the coastwise member from Cremloosa county, relating his experiences at his
 initial legislature. to his friend and constituent. Bill Jones. Esq:
 1 Dear Old BilF--Here I am, return ed to the Capitol again, the Cradle of the Confectionery they call it. and it in- fdubitably is rocky enough to be that. found good berth just off the Capi- tol, and am in pretty safe anchorage except for the undulatory character of the earth's surface just at this part of our glorious State. Going up one of those bills is like beating against a head tide, and when you start down
 one, you feel as if you were wing and
 wing before a hurricane. My legs just
 aren't used to work like this. and they
 distress me greatly
 was as lonely as a marooner until the lobsters-they Holsters bill tArough the. Senate or out of the House Or some
 thing-discovered my ider sityj since which said time I haves mad about az much company as az valetut1fnarian. like me can endure yShey took me in tow the first dask0f the sessfon, and we were getting on the finest kind url- der easy saH. until about the end of the second doR watch when they clapped on all lght3 sails. and we scudded thfough gea of champagne. After that the gar-l, as the poet says.ss
 But. my dear William, I wish you could perceive some of the places they inducted me into. A man Tn dispen- sary county has no Idea how the other half lives. They were just looking glasses, looking glasses without end; and the first time I lay along side, to provision ship saw myself so many times felt like dozen twins all swal- lowing at once. Those Holsters treated me fine though; you might have thought they were running for office and I was the only, voter in the beat. But I wouldn't choose any more of the champagne. It caresseth like the coo Ing dove; again it biteth like serpent and stingeth like an adder.
 What are we doing? Well, we have had no trouble in the House, but over on the starboard side, where the Sem ate stays sometimes, there has been considerable unpleasantness. One Thomas, very doubtful If not doubting, was elected President pro tenn, which ident until they could do better. MT. appoint the Senate committees and said so. Nearly, every one else said he must appoint them. But when they made sail for the voting, 1t fell dead calm and the L.eutenant-Governor will ap- point.
 I can not see much difference. but
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-14

[ if you had heard the long words about the interpretation of the Constitution and the usurpation of senatorial pre- rogative and administrative effrontery you would have thought the old Ship of State herself had been lfbelled. I understand that some of the prospec- tive committee clerks and the pages took 1t very much to heart.
 In thesHouse we are bowling along in ten knot breeze. though I confess feel like was sailing under sealed orders. What port we are bound for, I can't say, but we're on our way. We have already proposed more laws than the people in the jails can obey in forty years. We have child labor law for every kid In the State. and if they don't get a pugilistic chest ex- 'pansion and cheeks as rosy as the dawn. 1t is no fault of ours; and the railroads will have to be regulated again.
 The common schools are become pos itively vulgar. They are Haunted in every other bill, and the barefoot boy of Alabama is bound to be shod this session: it is only a question of wheth- CT he will wear patent feathers at the University or red tops at home. But we are going to have the royal road to learning come by the Capitol. and the lads have got to tote some of us back into the Legislature. even If they have to take of their shoes again. "
 Don't you fear. Biil we are going to take care of you old soldiers. I. have already heard of a dozen bills in your behalf and we are going to pass them alt. You and the barefoot boy have made orators of us all, and in- gratitude is not in us. Every speech commences with something like this:
 T stand for the barefoot boy of Ala bama; let us educate him out of pedal nudeness into efficient, cultured and refined citizenship. Let us cherish our old soldiers. remnants of the brave band of '61, In peace and comfort for the rest of their waning days. there- fore propose. Mir. Speaker. bill en- titled an act to amend an act entitled an act to make 1t penal offense to alter the mark of an unmarked hog. ! Tomorrow Conner Is going In. They do say that the parade will be par ticipated In by some strange political you remember what the circus man said. The street parade will assem- b1a together a most remarkable va- riety of animals, gathered from oppo- site climes and from atmospheres as far removed as the poles.'
 We'll must stop now, as I have an engagement to meet one of those lob sters at the hotel.
 Yours as ever.
 P. S.-The lobster says he likes me because remind him of an uncle who died when he was three years old.
 J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-14
FORECAST OF NEWS
WORK OF THE CONGRESS IN WASH
 INGTON.s
Presidemt Roosevelt Is Expected Next Wednesday, to Addresa a Convention For Extension of Foreign
 COunmeRCe.

Some of the time of the Senate and most of the time of the House during the present week will be devoted to the discussion of appropriation bills. The Senate will conclude it's consideration of the legislative executive and judi cial appropriation bill and may reach the Indian bill.
 The House will finish its work on the Qualifications bill and will in turn, take up the bill making appropriations for the District of Columbia and diplo- matic and consular service.
 Before proceeding with appropriation bills the House will devote day to miscellaneous bills In the interest of the District of Columbia and Monday has been set aside for that purpose. II Is also possible that the appropriation bill before the Senate will be temporari- ly displaced Monday by the Foraker resolution providing for an investiga- tion of the Brownsville riot.
 Senator Cullom, who has charge or the appropriation bill announces his purpose not to yield the floor again un- til this measure is disposed of and If he persists in his determination con sideration of the Brownsville matter will necessarily be deferred. The pros pect of receiving Assistant Attorney General Purdy's report on that subject on Monday adds to what already holds a keen interest and a large attendance may be expected in the Senate when calle1 under consideration.
 Speeches are yet to be made by Sem ator Spooner, Carmack and Stone and it is not expected that Senator For aker will permit the closing of the de- bate without further remarks The present prospect is for the virtually unanimous adopting of compromise resolution simply directing an investt- gation into the occurrence at Browns vile and remaining silent on the legal phases of the question.
 In the Senate there will be an effort to Incorporate a provision in the legis- lative appropriation bill increasing the salaries of senators and representa- tives from $5.OO0 to $7,6Oo and unless this proposition arouses debate. the legislative bill will probably be passed with but little discussion. There will also be an attempt to restore the House provision for an increase of the sala- rfes of the president. the speaker of the House and the members of the cabinet.
 Some of the members of the House committee on appropriations will try to secure the incorporation in the fortifi- cations bill of an amendment looking to the creation of an island for the purpose of defense at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay and appropriating for that purpose about three million dol lars when the bill comes up in the House.
 The House is looking forward with great expectancy to the decision of tho committee on merchant marine on the subject of the ship subsidy bill. The committee will meet on Tuesday and members say that the question will be finally decided on that day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-14
BATTERY fARKsMEN WIN.
Defeat 0pponents From Local Compa.
 ufes in Hine Match.

nfen In Hine Match.
 Teams representing the four Mont gomery militia companies held rife shoot at the range at Electric Park yesterday afternoon, the ten men wear ing the uniform of Battery B winning out with score of 314. Lieutenant George H. Todd was range officer and R. c. Benjamin official scorer.
 Some good individual scores were made by the militlamen. Captain Roswald.' of Battery B, leading his team and also all the marksmen with score of S9 out of possible 50. Private Rocks of the True Blues. came well up. with score of s7. Sergeant West and Private Bernardi. of the Montgomery Greys, tied at 36 for the first place in their team, and Private Pope led the team from Troop A with a score of 37. Other marksmen mak- ing an individual score of 36 or over were rivate Pope of the True Blues. and Private Patrick of Battery B.
 The shoot was held at 200 yards dis tance. and the weather was clear. per- hitting the shooting to be done under favorable conditions.
 There were ten men on each team, each being given an opportunity during the afternoon for fifty shots. The scores follow:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-14

Representative Watson of Indiana, who has consistently opposed the Sem ate bill now anounces his willingness to accept a compromise measure pro- vidinE for both Atlantic and Pacific mail subsidies to South American ports and for an increase of the subsidy to the Australian line in existence as we'll as for assistance to new line from the Pacific coast to China and Japan.
 The Senate will probably return to the discussion of the Shoot case on Friday. when Senators Sutherland and Dillingham; will speak in opposition to the unseating resolution. Later, MT. Shoot will address the Senate in his own behalf and the discussion will be closed by Senator Foraker.
 An important national convention for the extension of foreign commerce will be held in Washington this week. Pres ident Roosevelt is expected to address the convention on Wednesday evening and Secretary Root also will probably take part in the proceedings. The opening session will be at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning, and there will be meetings for several days thereafter. The movement is under the direction of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, which sent invitations to the Governors of the various States and various commercial bodies through out the country.
 Secretary Root will leave Washing ton January IT for Ottawa. Canada, where he will be the guest of Gov ernor-General Grey.
 What may prove to be an usually sensational murder trial is scheduled to begin in New York next Thursday. when Louise De Massey is called to an- swer for the murder of Gustave Simon, shirt waist manufacturer, by whom she had been employed as designer
 The sessions of the American Tariff Commissioners with the representatives of the German Government. which, for month hast have been held almost daily in Berlin with the obpect of ind ing a basis for a reciprocity treaty to go into effect on the expiration of the existing provision on that agreement between two powers next June, will end January IT.
 / A plenary council of the French bish- ops to discuss the situation of the church in France has been summoned to meet January 15 at the Chateau de la Musette in Paris. It is expected that the bishops will simply register the Pope's decision as expressed in the encyclical issued by His Holiness Janu- ary II. which seemingly put an end to the hopes of the Moderates that the church would eventually accommodate itself to the new conditions in France.