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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17


The products OF combustion rising from
the chimney furnish a pathway which
the lightning often prefers to the most
carefully prepared system OF vertical con
ductors. Or. Hopkins plan OF a metal
lie spider over the chimney top pre-
vents such an occurrence.
ways accompanies combustion of
fuel, there is likelihood that in some
thunderstorm a swift discharge from
above may send an alternating cur
rent of incredible swift vibration
down the long bore of the shaft.
Many a valuable stack. supposed to
be protected from the electrical haz-
ard by a system of exterior rods, has
been badly damaged through the fail
ure of its builder to appreciate thar
a gaseous conductor reaches much
higher, and is often a better conduct
OF than the rods, and may therefore
serve as the chief channel along which
the opposing electricities of sky and
earth rush TO meet each other. On
the model in the George Washington
university. if the feet Of the spider
are firmly attached to the ends OF
the vertical conductors. the descend
ing discharge when il reaches the COP
per network will be sent harmlessly
10 earth outside the stack.
Testing this and other schemes of
protection, DR.. y. Monroe Hopkins. as
sistant professor of chemistry in the
university and electrical engineers. OF
the United States navy. is able at
any time to produce a miniature thun.
derstorm. one offering Just such condi-
lions as those in the midst of which
the tall stacks of Uncle Sans navy
yards in many cities need to be pro
tected from the assaults of Jupiter
Pluvius.
With the electric discharges zig
tagging across two or three feet of air
space, taking now one copper point
and now another. while a dull glow
about the extremities of the othe,
rods which the lightning has not
taken indicates that the surface OF
the shaft is draining properly and
that therefore the brickwork is safe
from disintegration. the experimenteI
has solved at least few of the prob.
lens OF the lightning conductor to his
satisfaction, so that they may be ap-
piled practically to the protection of
the governments valuable property.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17

leap that would land me either in
wealth and power or In the bottom
less abyss.
Instead of continuing TO sell tex
tiles. | covered as far as / conld
and | bought so eagerly and so heav.
lily that, more than Langdon's corps
of rocketers, was responsible for the
stocks rally and start upward. When
/ say eagerly" and heavily / do not
mean that | acted openly or without
regard to common sense. mean sim
ply that / made no attempt to back
up my followers in the selling cam
paign / had urged them into: on the
contrary, | bought as they sold. That
does not sound well, and it is no bet
ter than it sounds. / shall nos dis.
pute any one who finds this action of
mine betrayal OF my clients to save
myself. All / shall say is that II
was business. that in such extreme
and dire compulsion as was mine, it
was-and is-right under the code
the private and real Wall street code
You can imagine the confused mass
of transactions in which | was in
volyed before the stock exchange had
been open long. There was the stock
We had been able to buy OF get op
tons on at various prices. between
the closing of the exchange the pre-
yious day and that mornings opening
stock from all parts Of vs. country
and in England. There was the stock
had been buying since the exchange
oDened-buying at figures ranging
from one-eighth above last nights
closing price. TO fourteen points above
it. And, on the debit side, there were
over a period of nearly two months
settings" OF blocks large and small
at hundred different prices.
An inextricable tangIe, you will say
one it would be impossible for a mar
TO unravel quickly and in the franti,
chaos Of a wild stock exchange day
Yet the influence OF the mysterious
state of my nerves, which have de
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17

Hold ont your hand" said TO the
boy, and he did ! laid the five hun
dred dollar bill in it. Now. shut your
fingers tight over that" said l. and
don't open them till you get home
Then tell your mother TO do what she
likes with it," And we left them
gaping after us, speeches. before this
fairy story come true
You must be looking hard for luck
today" said Joe, who understood
this transaction where another might
have thought it a snowy and not very
wise charity. They'll stop in at the
church and Lray for you, and burn a
candle"
Il hope So said /. FOR God knows
l need it,"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
Wiring Diagram for Wireless Tele-
phone.

then hold the receiver to your ear.
Any wireless telegraph message with
in a radius Of one mile viii cause the
transmitter to act as a coherer. thus
making the message sudible in the re-
ceiver.
BY using an ordinary telephone
transmitter and receiver and a half
inch jump spark coil. complete
wireless telegraph station can be
made, which viii sent or receive mes
sages for a radius OF one mile. The
accompanying wiring diagram shows
how TO make the connections. BY
putting in an ezra switch three OF
the sending batteries may be switch
ed ia when receiving. thus obviating
the necessity of an extra set OF bat
tsries.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
ELECTRIC PoLIsHER.
Machine Which Will Do Rapid and
Very Fine Work.

The increasing demand for high
grade floor polishing has resulted in
the Introduction of an electric ma
chine which is very efficient for use
on large surfaces Of tile, mosaic. and
other floors of similar construction
A six-wheel electric floor surfacer.
all Of the driving parts of which are
completely enclosed and protected
from grit and water is now manufac-
tured The electric motor is Of seven
and a half horsepower capacity. The
machine. explains Technical World
Magazine, is designed TO be self-pro-
polling in either direction. Its rate
Of speed is Is feet per minute It
is operated from a seat at the front
The six grinding heads are 13 inches
in diameter and run at a speed of 200
revolutions per minute. The electri-
cally driven grinders are so arranged
as TO cover a track Of SO inches in
width and the wheels are fitted with
rubber tires TO prevent marring or
scratching the floor. The weight Of
the machine complete with its equip
ment of switching apparatus. steer
ing gear and reversing handles to-
gether with the necessary starting
rheostatss and other electrical appar-
atus for controlling the electric mech
anism, is about one ton
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
'PHoNINe THROUGH THE AIR
How to Receive Wireless Telegraph
Messages with a Telephone

Any telephone having carbon, n the
transmitter (all ordinary telephones
have carbon transmitters) can be
used to receive wireless messages.
by simply making a few changes in
the connections and providing a suit
able antenna. says A. E. Joerin. wire
less telegraph demonstration in Popu-
lar Mechanics. Connect the transmit
ter and receiver in series with three
dry cells and run one wire from the
transmitter to the antenna- Connect
the other transmitter wire 10 a water
or gas pipe in order to ground it, and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
XIX.
A BREATHING SPELL.

Langdon, after several years of eff
fort, had got recognition for textile
in London. but that was about all. HE
hadn't succeeded in unloading any
great amount of it on the English. So
it was rather because l neglected
nothing than because was hopeful OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17
A TELESCOPE LINE.
Observation of Scenes at Distant
Points Made Possible.

A simple system Of observing OBJ
jects and places concealed at a dis
lance is being demonstrated in Mas
sachusetts. By this means IL is ex-
pected that a manager. for instance.
can sit in his ONCE and actually see
what Is going on in any department
OF large works II the plan suc-
ceeds it will be possible for a central
office to watch the interior of all
banks in city
The system consists Of tubes or
pipes with branch tubes proceeding
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-17

from the main tubes at angles, and
mirrors for rejecting the rays Of light
from one tube to the other.
At the observing end pair Of field
glasses magnifies the reflected image
where the distance requires it. The
pipes can be laid underground, and
through walls. or wherever necessary
to secure the desired connections.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
.DtPOSITORS' MONEY
Went FOR SECURITIES
The Cause of Failure of the Oregon
Trust and Savings Bank Of Portland.

Portland. ore. Aug. 21.-The oregon
Trust and Savings Bank of this city
did not open for business today. A
notice was posted by order of the board
of directors announcing the inability
OF the bank to realize on its securities.
Another was posted stating that the
bank was closed by order of the circuit
court of the state Of Oregon for Null
tnomah county. Thos. c. Devlin, for
merly county auditor. was appointed
receiver.
The oregon Trust and Savings Bank
was capitalized for 100000. Its depos-
its ten days ago amounted to about
100000. on May 9Th the bank is
sued a statement that its deposits
amounted to s2.46i.420. Its liabilities
are s2.s3S.420. That the directors Of
the institution of which w. II. Moore
is president. and T f. Lyttle vice
president, knew of the impending crash
several days ago. leaked out by an an
nouncement at a meeting of the
bankers of the city called last night TO
consider the situation. The other
banks were called upon to support the
oregon Trust and Savings Bank. but
they did not respond to the appeal. The
conference adjourned at o'clock this
morning.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22

In an interview today. vice-Presi-
dent f. f. Lyttle placed the RESPONSE
bility for the failure upon the shoulders
of W. Cooper Morris. cashier of the
concern. Lyttle asserts that without
authority of the board of directors.
Cashier Morris bought securities for
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
sold securities for large sums; that
last Thursday. also without the au-
thority of the directors. Cashier Nor
ris took bonds of the Home Telephone
Co. amounting to $1,000, 900. He Went
to New York TO dispose Of them. evi-
IDENTIFY with the idea OF obtaining funds
to place the bank on a better finan-
cial basis.
Lyttle was severe in his condemna-
tion of the business methods of Cash
Ter Morris. His friends however. say
that he acted within his rights and had
the bank been allowed to do business
few DAYS more, il would have been
placed upon its feet. II is known that
the bank owned valuable real estate
and other securities. A large number
of the depositors are of the poorer and
middle class.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
THE "NEXI FRIENDS"
QUIT Tilt CONTEST
They Say That the Game of Getting
the Money is Not Worth the Candle.

Concord. N H, Aug. 2l.-The suit
by the next friends" for an account
ing of the estate of Mrs. Eddy was
Withdrawn today. Counsel for the
next friends" announced that the suit
has been withdrawn for many reasons
but principally on account of its ''un-
profitableness Of any immediate result
of a decision in our favor upon the ex-
issue as now framed. compared with
the burdens and disadvantages to be
endured by US both before and after
such decision"
Mr. Streeter the defendants counsel.
Immediately moved that the master
proceed with the hearing upon the
question OF Mrs. Eddy's competency.
He characterized the suit as primarily
an assault by the great newspapers.
Not word of testimony is introduced
to how that a dollar of her money was
ever misappropriated. The charges OF
her incompetency have completely col
lapsed. 1t is now stated that they will
contest her will. Mrs Eddy has a
legal right to the finding of her COM
potency as the case now stands" The
order OF the court is waited upon the
point of further procedure.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
FOUR WERE DROWNED
IN The SACRAMENTO
An Expert Swimmer Pulled Down by
Those He Was Trying to Save.

Sacramento. Aug. 21.-Mrs. Charles
White, her cousin a girl about is years
of age and the girls brother. Charles
Palm and Manuel Greggs, this after
noon was drowned in the Sacramento
river at point about one block north
of Rockyport on the Yolo side. Greggs
who was an expert swimmer lost his
life in attempting To rescue his friends.
At the time of the accident the party
in a duckboat was irving to reach a
house boat in which Mrs. White lived.
The duck boat capsized. Greggs wit
messed the accident from the shore. He
hastily pulled off his coat and plunged
into the water in an endeavor to reach
Mrs White and her relatives. He
reached them in few strokes but was
grabbed around the neck b. the three
drowning persons and dragged under
the water.
The struggling people came to the
surface o-ce or twice with Greggs
fighting madly to beat off Mrs. White
and her companions who soon hsap-
pcared from sight. Greggs' efforts to
beat off Mrs. White was of little avail
and he soon disappeared under the wa
ter Mrs. White and her relations were
residents of Washington. Greggs was
an expert swimmer and had his vaca-
ton on the river many years. The
bodies have been recovered.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
Tilt MW POLICE BOARD
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
The Old One Says il Will Not Give
Place to il Without Struggle.

San Francisco, Aug. 21. - Mayor
Taylor this morning appointed as
police commissioners. Joseph \. Leg
sett, attorney and single tax advocate,
Charles \. Swigert, attorney. and
Hugo ID. keil. a retired merchant to
ill the vacancies created yesterday by
the removal of Commissioners Thomas
T. Finn, A. NJ. Wellen and John l..
Moore on charges of misconduct in
neglecting and refusing to remove
chief of Police Dinan for great incom-
petency in office. The three apRointees
were Immediately sworn in.
4. D. Cutler. vice president of the
Metropolitan Trust Co. will be ap-
POINTED to the fourth vacancy as soon
as William II. Hegerty can be remov-
ID. SO far. he has evaded service of
uotification and custer. 1t is reported
hat he left for the east today. Finn,
Wallen and Moore declare that they
and Dinan will resist with force any
effort to dislOdge them.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22

1t was learned day before yesterday
that the elooers had gone in that di-
rection with horse and buggy, and
Deputy Sheriff Adams started in pur-
suit. Though he has not yet been
heard from. he has probably reached
Buckeye b. this time.
On Tuesday the parties were at
Moore's place on the Aqua Fria. They
were without money and without food.
Vega pawned a gold ring for provis-
ions. The pair will probably be brought
in today.
There are three charges that might
have been made against Vega, child
stealing. rape and abducting a girl for
the purpose of prostitution. The first
named is the most serious one and ac-
cordingly warrant charging him with
that crime was sworn out.
II is said that the relations between
Vega and the girl had been scanda-
lous for some time and that they ran
away in order that they might escape
the reproaches of Vegas wife. They
made matters rather worse by steal
ing and carrying away all the woman's
clothing except what she was wearing
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
French and Spanish Hardly Holding Their
Own Before Casa Blanca
Multitudes of Tribesmen Pouring In off the De-
sert--General Drude Sends Request for Rein
tOrcements.

Casa Blanca. Aug. 21.-The arrival
today before the town of new columns
Of the warning tribesmen, who have
Joined the army OF fanatics besieging
Casa Blanca, has rendered more Sc
rious the problem undertaken by
France and Spain to restore order"
The new arrivals constitute an impos-
ing opposition to the French force now
wearied with their vigil. The soldiers
are convinced that their present de-
fensive strength is inadequate. Gen.
eral Drude had a conference with Vice
Admiral Philibert, who telegraphed to
Paris the belief OF the general that re-
Inducements are absolutely necessary
for the protection of the town.
When the men on board the cruis-
er Gloire sight groups of Arabs they
open on them with shell fire and DUR
ing the night there is a constant rat
tie Of rifle fire from the French sharp
shooters. directed against the Arabs,
who are trying to steal IN toward the
town under cover of darkness.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
THE THING is ABSURD.

Prescott. Ariz., Aug. 21.-Attornsy
General Clark, who was advised today
of the request of the Telegraph Com
panies that the President Would send
troops to Ash Fork. states that there
is no necessity for such action. He
is in touch with the situation and is
advised that the rioters are under ar
rest and that the town is quiet. Citi-
zens OF Ash Fork including the striking
operators denounce the attack on the
Postal office and have volunteered as
sistance to officers to preserve order
should there be a further outbreak
which is by no means expected.
None of the strikers or their friends
participated in the riot which was
started by a drunken cowboy Smoot
who was convicted of homicide in Flag
staff in 1888. MIR. Clark says the call
for troops is absurd.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
IN SPITE OF
THE CARMEN
The Frisco Strike Will Be
Declared Off
The Action is to Be Taken
by the General Strike
Committee.

San Francisco, Aug. 21.-The Even
ing Post says: The carmen's strike
will be declared off by the general
strike committee before many hours
have passed. The ways and means
committee of the general strike COM
mittee has made arrangements with
representatives OF the United Roads to
call off the strike. The carmen Will
return to work as individuals and
questions relative to the union will not
be asked. All differences pertaining to
hours and wages will be arbitrated by
the United Railroads platform men as
they agreed to in the submitted propo-
sition.
The declaring off of the strike by the
board will give $4,000 union men Of
the building trades council with their
families the right to ride on the cars
despite any action the carmen's union
may take. With the support of the
building trades council Withdrawn II
would be up to the hundred odd unions
affiliated with the labor council TO de-
eide for themselves whether or not
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
JUDGE OF THtFRONT RANK
FOR POULTRY EXHIBIT
r. II. ShelIsnbarssr an Expert Of Iowa
Has Been Secured.

Henry Berar. who judged the poultry
exhibit % the territorial fair year
ago, will rot be able to>sfficiate this
year. He had previously been secured
not only to judge the San Jose poultry
show which will take place at the same
time, but he has been given practic-
al direction of that show. Mr.. Berar
had discharged his duties in such an
able and impartial manner last year.
that the local fanciers learned with re-
gret that he could not be secured for
the coming show, but another judge
OF equal national reputation viii be
on hand, F. ii. Shellenbarger of West
Liberty. la. The business of judging
poultry is such delicate one that only
about ten men in the United States
have qualified for places in the front
rank of judges. Mr.. Shellenbarger is
one OF these.
In many respects the coming exhibit
is to surpass the one of last year.
There may be no more birds there than
were here a year ago. but they will be
Of a higher average grade. Arrange
ments are being made for the edifica-
ton of those who are not fanciers and
who are not expected to know much
about birds as the owners of them do.
The entry blanks will be so fixed that
the management will be able to issue
a booklet on Tuesday after the opening
of the fair. This booklet will con-
tain the numbers OF the coops, the
breed of birds in them. the character Of
the prizes they have won. the names of
the owners and in fact. all necessary
facts relating to the birds on exhibit
ton.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
FOOD
FACTS
Grape=Nuts
FOOD
A Body Balance

People hesitate at the statement that
the famous food. Grape-Nuts .ields as
mucb nourishment from one pound as
can he absorbed by the system from
ten hounds of meat. bread. wheat or
oats. Ten pounds of meat might con-
tain more nourishment than one pound
of Grape Nuts. but not in shape thaI
the system will absorb as large pro-
norton of. as the body can take up
from one pound of Grape-Nuts.
This food contains the selected parts
of wheat and barley which are pre-
pared and by natural means predigest-
ed. transformed into form OF sugar
readv for immediate assimilation. Peo-
pie in all parts of the worid tes,iiS u
the value Of Grape Nuts.
A Mo. man says: 81 have gained
ton nounds on Grape-Nuts food. l can
truIy recommend IL to thin people he
had been eating meat, bread, ETC.
right along. but there was no zen
pounds Of added flesh until Grape
Nuts food was used.
One curious feature regarding uue
health food is that its use VIII reduce
m. weight of a corpulent person with
unhealthy flesh. and will add 10 the
weight of A thin person not properly
nourisbed There IS abundance of evil
dence to prove this =,
Grape-Nuts balances the pody IN
condition of trus health. Scieh,Ii'e
selection of food clements makes
crane Nuts good and valuable its
delicious flavor and powerlui nou,
ishing properties have MADE friehos
thai in turn have made Grape-N uts
famous .sThere's Reason. feao
"-Tbe Road to wellville, in pkss-
Arizona republican., 1907-08-22
The Prosecution Drawing a Net About the
Alleged briber
The Testimony of the Secretary of the Telephone
Company In Effect That Glass Ordered lthe Checks
Drawn

on which 1t is alleged the bribe funds
were secured.
Eaton remembered that in February.
1906. with in a day or two Of paying
the alleged bribes of the supervisors
to Halsey, the orders for checks ag-
gregating $4,000 were sent the Wit
ness" from up stairs unaccompanied
by vouchers explaining their purpose-
He drew these checks and sent them
up stairs" but who ordered them
drawn and who subsequently signed
them he could not remember at all.
Eaton admitted that he had not re-
ported the ordering Of these checks to
any one officer of the company or the
was positive that he had been very
very careful to enter all checks by him
drawn he could not remember whethe-
he entered these particular checks
The books Of entry were destroyed in
the fire in the succeeding April.
Eaton testified that at the time tn.
checks drawn Glass was general man
ager of the company in the absence of
President Scott who had gone east and
WIS acting chief executive. He re-
membered i'm a rather hazy way that
Immediately before the departure of
Scott a luncheon was given to the ex-
ecutive officers of the company at the
ST. Francis Hotel by President Fish OF
the American Telephone Co. which
owns 81 per cent of the stock of the
Pacific corporation; that at the meet
ing Fish announced his selection OF
Scott as president of the Pacific Ttates
Telephone Company to succeed John
l. Sabin deceased. Announcement was
made Of scott's acceptance on the con-
dition that he be not required to as
sumo any of the duties OF president
until after his return from the east