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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

Man
Who Is
Entitled to
Be So CIaSSed
By PHILIP DAVIS,
Associate Director Civic Service House. Boston.

- CLASS in citizenship consisting of adult immigrants, all
"A breadwinners who are graphing with the practical prob
lens of "A liberal education, recently undertook to anayze
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ANgDdWn the question, "What constitutes an educated man?' The
HSYVaH first suggestion was that the question could best be an
HK&Gs8E swered by leaving out the word educated" the fundamen-
1NdTSM tai problem, it was urged, being, after all, "What con-
ES n shtutes a man?
This latter question the class undertook to answer by
the combined methods of analysis and synthesis. Each
member was to choose a distinguished personality, historic or con-em-
poraneous, an educated man of course, but above all a man. By a process
Of analysis he was first to arrive at the standard of manhood typifed by
the chosen personality; and finally by a process of synthesis arrive at the
standard of education which men modelling after them should aim at.
All members but two chose foreign types, among them Moses and
Mlazzlnl. Two chose Lincoln Is the ideal type. One mentioned Marx,
GorEy, Debs and Haywood in one breath. 1t is remarkable that all the
mentioned types from Moses down have been identified with historic, revo-
luhonary o reconstruction periods. The active, reformatye principle
in life obviously was their common test of manhood.
1t was a delicate as well Is a difficult process, trying to eliminate
all foreign types, in order to concentrate attention upon the problem of
American manhood after the type of Washington, the Adamses and Lin
devoted" "disnteresed," "magnanimous," fearless
and "reverent"-who, it was unanimously agreed, best answered to the
question "What constitutes a man? -
The class finally proceeded to discuss the word educated" as APP
piled to such men. Again, by the combined methods of deduction and in
duction, the following educational periods were worked out individually
and subsequently unanimously subscribed to:
First stage-A healthy boy growing up in a healthy environment
and taught chiefly by nature herself.
Second stage-A strong young man increasingly selfreiant and self
taught, at the same time keenly alive to the teachings of all sorts and con-
dtions of men, high and low, historic and contemporaneous.
Third stage-A strong man with a grip on nature and human nature,
living, as Browning puts it, in the "active voice" indicative mood"
present tense"-a singular but not a "sngle" man, the guardian angel
of his family, the ready servant of the human family after the manner
of Washington, the Adamses and Lincoln. ~
Such a man constitutes a educated man.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

Oxygen has become the almost uni
versal remedy in cases of poisoning by
gas. such as coal gas, ac~etylene, foul
air from sewers, after-damp of mines,
etc, but its application is sometimes
a difficult matter for the inexperienced
bystander. A new apparatus by DR..
Brat, made in Westphalia, is designed
to clear the lungs and act more or less
automatically in giving artificial res
piration. The portable form consists
OF a fair-slzed oxygen cylinder, a chest
containing a small air-pump, levers
and other parts, and the usual face
mask for the patient. When able to
do so, the patient breathes the oxygen
without help. II necessary, the attend
ant gives a rhythmical motion to the
pump valve and the liberated y &
actuates the pump, withdrawing air
from the lungs. Respiration is thus
re-started or supported.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

TO mean frivolity and ~hippancy, or looking upon life
as one long day of pleasure and merrymaking. 1t
must not be taken in the sense of not looking upon life
with the seriousness it demands.
Cheerfulness is not inconsistent with religion.
In truth, religion should be all cheer-our comfort
for time and our hope for eternity. Long faces, sad
faces, sour faces, are but poor trademarks to attract;
they rather repel from the fold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12
Mission
for.
the
Wealthy
BY REV. WIN. @. Z
Chicago.

may stagnate and breed miasma, but given to good use it may generate
health and happiness. No man can really enjoy his prosperity unless he
divides his leisure and wealth with others. He is only rich who has the
most glowing sympathies.
1t is hard to be a saint in a golden niche, but some such men exist
even In our strenuous twentieth century. George Peabody, Peter Cooper
George W. Chnds, P. D. Armour and such Americans have proven their
worth, not s much in the requirement of their power as in the use
thereof.
The gold that selfish men wiring from the suffering may be molten
and poured on their heads in wrath. The gold set in circulation may be
a stream bringing knowledge and happiness wherever it flows. Ten thou
sand men who consecrate their culture and gold to the good of their fell
lows may make America the land of God.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

Wealth properly gained and distributed
is one of Gods greatest gifts. There is a
duty OF being rich. 1t is not per Sc a sin
to be rich. If we are so gifted it is as truly
our ministry to be wealthy as to preach the
gospel to the African. Gentleness, SYM
pathy and generosity are not incompatible
with leisure and prosperity. The gold and
fine attire may be the millinery covering
a heart of love for brother man. The ac-
quirement of wealth may develop industry,
economy, respect for others rights.
Money must be used to have power.
Wealth not used for the good of the pnblic
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

The man who asked for work and
that the proceeds be applied to the
support of some poor widow, because
he had saved enough to tide himself
over, is a man with whom one would
feel ita privilege to shake hands. I'm
selfishness like that is not often found.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

The retirement of John Mitchell
from the presidency of the United
Mine Workers of America. because Of
Ill health. will be a matter of regret to
many persons besides the members of
the organization which he has SO ably
represented for the past nine years. In
his combined flrmness and tact. his
courage and his courtesy. he has been
a. model leader of men. His services
to the people OF the United States dur
ing the coal strike of a few years ago
will not be forgotten. The country
wishes him well.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12
HIVE NUMBERS.
Tin Tags and How They Are Fs,,...
to the Hives.

1t is well to have each hive v,,s
It's number SO a record can be KEN y,
1t. Many ways of applying such bas'
been tried, but nothing has given -
more satisfaction than the one nio'
tured herewith. They are made
heavy tin, painted on both sides. ~
the front is the number, while tba
back is used for keeping records .,
the colony with a lead pencil. so tbss
a be easily erased when neceqsar9
and the surface used over again
this side is protected against tbs
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

The Panama canal locks will be
safe from being shelled by warships.
AS to shells from balloons-well,
there won't be n need Of a canal
when the airship game gets that
good.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

Persons of a sunny disposition distill
a warmth around them and irradiate a gen.
iality and pleasantness which affect all with
in their influence, causing them to feel that
spirit of peace and contentment which not
alone gives happiness, but is conducive to
bodily health as well.
Fun-loving has an universally all its
own. Everywhere it manifests its import
ance as a factor in Frightening life. 1t adds
to the sun total of human advantage.
1t can be cultivated. Like mathemat.
les or language, it is a faculty which is the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

are to be pihed rather than condemned. The absence of the funIoving,
mirth-lnspiring5 genial, heahthful spirit from their natures is not their
fault, but their misfortune, and they re constrained to go through life
travelling the way of gloom. They never zee the bright side of lifes pic
ture, and have their gaze always on that which is somber.
How different the world appears to those who are blessed with merri-
ment! They extract honey from NORWOOD and by the alchemy of their
own fun and cheerfulness transmute sorrow into JOY.
Life is not taken as a sad and bad and dreary waste to be passed
through with pain and toll. 1t stretches out before them a goodly land
hAfhed in snnshine owe Il fun 1nnst not hn tnken
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-05-12

nut six months later. when Bettina
Bosworth received a certain inant'
placidly. Snieu
give a good deal to know
%nether she dropped that handker.
enleI on purpose" she said To Hoh
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
.H|NCHENBROOk |S
 ID HAVE A LIGHT
Government Board Finally Gets Busy And Will Let
 Contract Shortly

Washington, Dec. 22--Aftcr long period of somnolence the light house board has at last signified it's inten- ton of taking immediate action with regard to the erection of light house on Cape Hinchinbrook, Alt ska. It is probable that the contract for the lighthouse will he let this week, and it is announced that tho work of con struction will be begun immediately.
 United States Senator Piles of Washington is the person who has galvanized the light house board into activity. This morning he went before the board and made strong plea that something be done to re. lieve conditions on the southwestern coast of Alaska, in this connection calling attention to the fact that the appropriation for the light on EIinch- inbrook was made long time ago.
 The lighthouse board will urge con- gross to make appropriation for erect ing light houses along what is known as the inside passage, also in Alaska waters.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
Notice of Dissolution

Notice is hereby given that the CO. partnership heretofore existing be. tween A. G. Smith and c. l.. Hoyt, doing business under the firm name of the Gulkana Trading Company, conducting a business of road house and trading station and business i'm cidental thereto, at Gulkana, Alaska. has this day been dissolved by mutu- al consent of the co-partners. The said c. l.. Hoyt. having taken over the business of the co-partnership, will collect all accounts payable, due or to become due said co-partnership, and will pay and discharge all co-part- nership liabilities.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, tbis 21st day of October, 1908.
 c. l.. Hoyt.
 A. G. Smith.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
PRIZE |S OFFERED
 FOR BEST EXHIBIT
Member Of One Ladies Aux Hilary, And One School
 Teacher To Benefit

To one member of the Ladies' Aux diaries organized in Alaska, and to one teacher in the schools of Alaska there will this summer be given a month in Seattle, asa guest of the | Alaska bureau of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Details concern ing the opportunity are contained in communication sent to Mrs. Mary A. Hart, special agent of the Alaska bureau, by J. c. Mcbride, Alaska commissioner of the exposition, a copy of which has been sent to the Ladies' Auxiliary in this city. The letter follows:
 "l beg to advise you that the De- partment has approved of my recom- mendation that the Ladies' Auxiliary, as well as the white school, present. ing the best exhibits should each be allowed to name; in the case of the auxiliary, one of their number at the original organization, and in the case of the white schools one of the teach- CTS, who will go to the Exposition for the period of one month each during it's progress extyear, at the expense of the appropriation for the Alaskan Exhibit at the A. Y. P. Exposition, not to exceed the sum of $15O. .OO in each instance. The special juries which will be selected to pass upon the exhibits of both the auxiliaries and the schools will be absolutely inn partial, and their instructions will be to consider quality, rather than quan- tity, thus giving the smaller schools and towns an equal opportunity with the larger ones. Of course, complete ness will also be taken into consider atiOn.
 'Rules governing the selection of persons from the school and auxili- ary having the best exhibit will be hereafter promulgated. Of course it must be understood that the person so selected will go to Seattle and be in attendance on the exhibits of the schools and women's work, art, etc.. during the month or period of thirty days for which their services may be required.
 You will please notify ca ch aux Hilary and school which have been or ganiZed and which are hereafter or ganized for the purpose of getting up the exhibits, of this decision"
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
POACHERS DEMAND
 LIBERTY AT ONCE

Declaring that they are paupcrs twenty-scven Japanese members of the sealer Saikai Maru, through their lawyer, F. F. Ritchie, this afternoon made application for release under the provisions of section 1,OI2, revised statutes of the United States. This section provides that where person without money is sentenced to i'm prisonment, and fine. or to pay fine in lieu of mprisonment, he may af- ter serving thirty days in excess of the time imposed avoid serving out the remainder of the fine and may ob- tain his release by making oath that he is a pauper. The application was made before Commissioner Bccks, who set January II as the date of hearing.
 In the case of the applicants there is asserted to be no question as to their being paupers under the law. In passing sentence Judge Reid affixed a fine of $500 as penalty in the case of each defendant. The section of the statute under which the application is made is unequivocal, the only pro- visions being compliance with the specified form of procedure. The dis trict attorney can resist. bu; the only question at issue appears to be that of jurisdiction, there being some doubt as to whether or not commissioner in Alaska has all the authority that gees with the office in the states.
 Notice of the application has been served on District Attorney Crosslcy, in Fairbanks, and it is expected that Assistant District Attorney Martin will be in Valdez in time to be present at the hearing. The Japanese were sentenced November 21, the thirty days provided for by the section of the statute having been served out lastnight.
 The Japanese were arrested early on the morniug of July 22, the capture being made by the revenue cutter Bear, commanded by Capt. Bertholf The Saikai Maru, when captured, was well inside the three-mile limit off st. Paul island, and several of her small boats were in the water, and contain freshly killed seals.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
SAILOR DESERTS
 ID SEE HIS LOVE

San Francisco, Dec. t7-Torn from the presence of his sweetheart, Will liam Mcdonald. paymaster of the battleship Missouri, was this morn ing arrested and isnow facing impris- onment for desertion. Desire to sec his sweetheart is directly responsible for the predicament in which McDon- ald finds himself, for he deserted the Missouri to come here.
 Mcdonald did not tell his sweet. heart that 1t was necessary for him to commit crime to bs near her, and she supposed that he was enjoy - ing leave of absence. This morning they were out for stroll, and Me Donald, for whom the navy depart. ment has been searching, was recog. nized and arrested then and thore.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
OSTRAC|SM LEADS
 TO HORROR DEED

Plano, Ill. Dec. 22-Unable longer to stand the ostracism which she has borne for years, Mrs. Georgia An Wong, the American wife of a Chi nese, this morning poisoned her four children and then committed suicide by hurling herself beneath the wheels
 a swiftly moving train. The last act was witnessed by number of persons, and it led to the discovery of the murder of the children. The woman left a letter explaining the motive for her deeds.
 Before her marriage to An Wong, the woman was q beautiful and popu- lar member of Plano society. She met the Chinese while he was a pupil in a mission school, and shortly be- came infatuated with him. Her par. ents and her friends did everything in their power to sever the unnatural at tachment, but in vain. Five years ago the couple were married, and since then the woman's relatives and her friends have refuse to recognize her.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
DAN 5. KAHN ACTS AS AN EVANGELIST

Dan 5. Kain, head of the Oregon Susitna Mining Company, which has some of the best property in the Val dez creek country, is arousing the Pa cific coast to the wealth of Alaska and is impressing upon the people the needs of this country and the ob- ligation they are under to support Alaskans in their demands for gov ernment aid. Road building is the theme of MT. Kain's elegy and never before has Alaska received the logi- cal exposition of her rights that she is receiving through the efforts of Mir. Kain.
 In the Portland Telegram of Mo- vember 20 MT. Kain is given some three columns of space under a dis play head, and he tells in convincing language of the wealth of Alaska and of the things that may be expected of the country if once given proper means of transportation. Mr. Kain says that Alaskans do not want ma cadamized driveways; that they will be satisfied with an ordinary wagon road such as will enable teams to haul freight summer and winter and will make it possible to prohtably op- crate ground that in any other part of the world would be considered rich, but which is here rendered of little value because of the excessive cost of getting in supplies.
 In the Post Intelligenoer of Decem- Der 13 Mir. Kain again makes known his desires for Alaska, and the read CTS of that publication are confronted with facts that admit of no contradic- tion. In both instances Mir. Kain speaks as q member of the Valdez Chamber of Commerce. He gives high praise to the Al aska road com mission and urges tliat the people of the Pacific coast urge upon their rep resentatiyes in congress the necessi- ty of providing the road commission with sufficient funds to keep up the good work 1t is doing.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
MRS. ANN|S TELLS
 HOW HUSBAND DIED
Widow Of Capt. Peter Hains Victim Testifies In Sensa-
 tionaI Murder Trial

Flushing, l.. l., Dec. 19-Frederick Storm and Mrs. William Annis, the latter the widow of Capt. Peter Hains' victim, were the main witnesses in today's session of Hains' trial. The testimony of Mrs. Annis was confined to describing the death of Annis, who while stepping from boat to float was shot by Hains. Mrs. Annis was with her husband at the time.
 Storm, who was a friend of Annis, and who is also well acquainted with the defendant and with the latter's brother who was with the defendant at the time of the killing, testified that to his personal knowledge the Hains brothers had plotted the death of Annis, and that they had been hunting the publisher with the avowed purpose of killing him. The testimony of Storm is very damaging to the de- fense, and the lawyers defending Hains subjected the witness to a searching cross examination, without, however altering the testimony.
 The Hains trial is causing much in- terest in the east, and it bids fair to become about as sensational as was the Thaw trial. The allegations that have been made since the trial in- volve in scandalous actions many men and women high in the social life of the United States Army. Inn moral orgies, drunkenness and other actions of similar nature are among the exposures threatened by Mrs. Hains, wife of the defendant.
 Hains advanced as the reason for his crime that Annis and Mrs. Hains had been unduly intimate.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
MIKAD0 DOES HONOR
 TO CAPT. M'GlLLIVRAY

Seattle, Dec. 23-Capt. Robert Me- Gillivray, master of the steamship Jearie, was by the Japanese govern ment yesterday afternoon presented with badge in commemoration of his bravery in saving the lives of five Japanese fishermen in Yakutat bay, q year or more ago. The men saved were fishermen attached to the Satsu- ma Maru, the wreck of which is even yet OH the beach at Yakutat.
 Capt. McGillivray was in command of the Alaska Coast Company steam ship that passed the scene of the wreck, while the Satsuma Maru was helpless, with her crew clinging to the rigging. In the face of great diff faculties Capt. McGillivray effected tho rescue.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
z|M MOORE TAXES
 UNGA DEPUTYSH|P

Capt. Zim Moore, one time master of the steamship Dora, on the west ward run, and more recently master of the Alaska Coast Company's steam ship Bertha, is to be deputy United States marshal for Unga precinct. Capt. Moore will shortly come north and take up the duties of his new po- sition.
 It has been known for some time that Capt. Moore has been consider ing taking the appointment, which he applied for tentatively several weeks ago. It was not until Com- missioner Driffield arrived in Seward that it was known definitely that Capt. Moore was to be the deputy, he wiring Driffield that he would accept.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
TAFT W|THDRAWS
 OFFER ID BURTON

New York, Dec. 18-President- Elect Taft has withdrawn his offer to make Congressman Burton of Ohio secretary of the treasury. Burton wants to become United States Sena- tor from Ohio and the offer of the cabinet position was, it is believed, made to get him out of the way of Charles P. Taft, who desires to be- come the senator from Ohio.
 Tafts action in withdrawing the cabinet position tender made Burton is by politicians believed to indicate that Charles Taft and the Foraker in- fuence have united and that the for mer believes that he can defeat Bur ton in the contest for the senator ship.
 Murder May Clear Up Mystery
 San Jose, Cal, Dec. 22-The mur- der of girl in New York may be the means of clearing up the mystery surrounding the disappearance last summer of the daughter of Mrs. Anna Rabello of this city. Mrs. Rabello believes from the newspaper descrip- tion of the murdered girl that it is her daughter and she has taken steps to prove or disprove the correctness of this belief.
Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-12-24
REYNOLDS CAUSES
 MUCH SPECULATION
Many vaIdezans Say q Told You So' In Discussing
 Insanity Findings

Residents of Valdez are finding much for speculation in the tclcgra- phic report that Henry D. Reynolds has been sdeclared insane and com mitted to an asylum. Many of those who have had dealings with Reynolds voice the "I told you so' opinion, while others are not surprised that he is ill an asylum but express the be- lief that he will soon be out.
 Men familiar with insanity cases are aware that there is form of mental disease known as delusions of grandeur, and instances in the life of Reynolds in Valdez are pointed to as evidence that such is the brand from which he is now suffering. Just how much the criminal charges against him has to do with the insanity of MT. Reynolds is another subject of speculation, and it has been remarked that while Reynolds may be crazy it is evident that he is not foolish, and that his attorneys are astutc in dividuals.
 Another phase of the situation in connection with finding Reynolds in sane is that having to do with his many transactions in Valdez. It is wondered whether or not his being declared insane will have retroac- tive effect, thus nullifying the bus- ness contracts he entered intO