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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
SOAP FOR THE ORIENT.


1t is told by travellers that the homer
of the common people of China are sc
wanting In cleanliness that a Russian
dog would refuse to live in one OF
them. The peasantry are said to be
unacquainted entirely with the bene
fits of water except for irrigating ana
drinking purposes.
From the report Of the deputy con
sui general at Hongkong 1t appears
that a new order Of things Is begin
ming to interest the Chinese. Among
the inhabitants of southern China q
brisk demand has of late sprung W
for soap. In the year 1906 Great Brit
ain sold more than $500, 900 worth, and
in the same period soap to the value
of $4,000 has been imported from the
United States. The European bust
ness has almost doubled in q year, and
the Americans are doing better than
ever before. The deputy consul gen
eral says that the demand Is a grow.
ing one, the taste of the buyers run.
ming toward the highly scented grades
and those with attractive wrappings.
He thinks that American manufactur.
ers could do very well II they went
after the business, putting their prod
ucts up in cartons marked with
Chinese characters.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
MADE THE PATIENT WALK.
Physician's Successful Method Of Deal
Ing with Nervous Woman.

A trained nurse, who worked under
DR.. 8. Weir Mitchell for a number OF
years. tells the following story:
"A patient of whom once had
charge labOred under the delusiOn that
she could not walk. She was suffering
from some nervous trouble, and DR..
Mitchell told me I must take her to
walk In the open air. After numerous
unsuccessful attempts to get her out
OF doors, told DR.. Mitchell that it was
useless; the only way to get her out
would be to pick her up bodily and
put her In the street, and that could
not do.
After a moments thought DR..
Mitchell said:
You meet me tomorrow at the
corner of - and - streets at II
o'clock and I'll make her walk
THE following day at the appointed
hour l was at the street corner
named, and there was the doctor with
my charge in his carriage. AS l ap-
preached he turned to her and said:
There is your nurse; get out and
walk home with her.
my charge began to protest that
she couldn't, but DR.. Mitchell, insisting
that she must, helped her to the side
walk. then drove away, and-with
much weeping and protesting-my
charge walked home'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Pdvinu the Price,

rs 1t not some reproach upon the
economy OF Providence that such a
one, who Is mean, dirty fellow,
should have amassed wealth enough
to buy half nation?" Not the least.
He made himself mean, dirty fellow
for that very end. He has paid his
health, his conscience, his liberty for
1t; and will you envy him his bargain!
VIII you hang your head and blush in
his presence because he outshines you
in equipage and show? Lift up your
brow with noble confidence, and say
to yourself: l have not these things, II
Is true; but it Is because l have not
sought, because l have not desired
them; 1t is because | possess some
thing better. | have chosen my lot,
l am content and satisfied.-Anna
Letitia Barbauld.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Stevenson: Pitiful Is the case Of the
blind. who cannot read the face; piti-
full the case OF the deaf, who cannot
follow the changes OF the voice. And
there are others, also, to be pitied, for
there are some OF an inert and inelo-
quent nature who have been denied
all the symbols Of communication. who
have neither lively play Of facial ex-
preston, nor yet the gift Of frank, ex-
planatory speech; people truly made
of clay, people tied for life into q bag
which no one can undo. They are
poorer than the gypsy, for their heart
can speak no language under heaven.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
A Restrained Grief.

Back In the ridges of Tennessee two
mountaineers got into an argument.
Words led to blows, and In the fight
that followed one of the men was
killed. A neighbor rode on ahead to
the dead mans cabin to prepare his
wife. He found her seated at table
eating apple dumplings. He broke the
sad news to her as gently as he could
She listened quietly, with dumpline
poised in the air half way to her
mouth. When the neighbor paused she
stunned the dumping into her mouth
and said: you jest wait til | finish
this hyer dumplin an then you.all n
hear hollerin'. "-Harper's Monthly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

the call" of some mate-seeking cow
To master the "call' one must have an
ear for music, some knowledge OF
mimicry and considerable experience
in woodcraft. The call" Is reproduced
through megaphone-like horn OF
birch bark
To be successful one must under.
stand not only how to initiate the diff.
ferent kinds of calls, such as the plain
low. the whine; but also where and at
what time of day to call and how to
vary the call as the bull approaches OF
when he is near. but hesitates to come
out into the open, where he may be
shot. Nothing is easier than to start
distant bull, as he Is at this season
on the qui vive for some hint from a
lovesick COW, and he will generally
start toward any unusual sound. The
nearer he comes the harder 1t is to
fool him, and II he at last boldly
marches out to his death the caller
may be sure than he is a master play.
er on the bark call.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

ever will be graded one The great
bulk of practice is practically charity
that is, 1t represents small fees or
no fees. This is true alike in the re-
mote country districts and in the
great metropolitan centers. There is
one difference, however, which should
be distinctly remembered, and that is
that, rural charity is generally de-
served. whereas urban charity is often
misplaced. 1t is stated that practical
ly 80 per cent. of the entire practice
OF New York city is charity, and that
In a third of such cases the doctor Is
imposed upOn.-NOrth American Re-
view
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Remarkable Cure at Lourdes.

The case of the cure of Leonie LIE
vogue at the shrine of Lourdes has
been published in Italy with the sworn
medical certificates Mile Leveque is
a school teacher and, according to the
announcement, had suffered from an
liberation for Is months, growing
weaker after each surgical treatment,
She was finally taken to Lourdes, when
too weak for further medical expert
menting, and, when alone in her room
at the hotel, was suddenly cured.
Mile. Leveque has returned to her
school teaching.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

has become so prevalent that the gov
eminent is determined to suppress
the practice. II possible, and thus put
a stop to form of speculation which,
II not In itself criminal, is held to be
conducive to criminality The London
board of trade has also taken up the
matter and will bring all the pressure
possible to bear in aid of the efforts
of the authorities. AS first step, it
has invited conference of shipown.
ers, underwriters and others to con-
slider the matter and to take such &C.
ton as may be feasible
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
BIG GAME IN MAINE

the spurious call of the cow and
asks: How many Of these hunters
have heard the call of a COW moose to
give them authority to decide how per-
fectly the birch bark horn In the
hands Of their guide initiated the
cows CALI"
But probably innumerable reputable
moose hunters In Maine and Canada
have listened to the genuine call of
the COW moose, not once, but time and
time again, at various distances and
under different atmospheric condi
tions
The first step in learning to "calr" q
moose is mastery of the real call-of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

while a turbulent Rocky mountain
stream brawled below him. If the
cable had broken. or II he had fallen
from the tiny box In which he sat,
he young man undoubtedly would
nave been drowned. for even the
strongest swimmer could not hope to
live In such = swift stream, lashing
Itself into foam against countless
boulders. But the man in the box
did not look at all discomposed. and
soon gave the signal to a companion
ON the bank. who drew him to safety
A few hours later the same young
fellow was wading breast-deep In the
cold inlet Of 4 lake, several miles dis
tant- Another telephone-like appa-
ratus was at his ear, and he was
watching the whirling fans of float
ing recording instrument that swan
on the surface. He was one of the
AeA workers In the photographic
branch of the geological survey and,
"a common with thousands OF other
young chaps, who arc daily risklng
their lives in the service Of Uncle
Sam In the various departments OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Trouble Ahead.

1ewitt-You look worried.
levitt am worried I left nv
handbook on street car
ie~i.'-Cheer up; it may be found.
'ewitt-That's what's worrvir. nv
ana 10y oe round and left at my house
balance is. A"' NY oank
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
His First Tho,,oh%

Mother-Come here, Clarence Tbi.
~ your little cousin. Polly Granger
from the country, Of whom hava
spoken so often. nave
small Clarence-Hello, Polly! Do
you want cracker?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Undue Exposure

Adoiphus-l say. deah boy, they tell
me Cholly caught quite a cold don't.
cherknow.
Augustus-Yes. he went without his
chrysanthemum one day last weoL
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Appearances.

Harold" said Mrs. Bliggins, II
think there is burglar in the housed"
Il suppose you want me to go down
stairs and shoot at him."
mo. Speak to him kindly. We shall
want something said about the matter
in the newspapers. Ask him, In the
event of his being so careless as to get
captured somewhere else, to please be
kind enough to say nothing about our
silverware being plated"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Insurance GAMBLING.

A system of gambling in ships by
persons who take out policies of in
surance on British vessels in which
they have not the slightest ownership
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Perhaps.

Perhaps wife's tenderness with q
worthless husband is governed nv Tho
same instinct which makes her proud
OF anything she gets at bargain conn
ter.-Atchison Globe
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Get a Patent.

Your invention may be valuable and
should be patented. Send for free in
formation and advice to H. ]. ROBIN
SON, Patent Attorney. P. o. Box 544
Salt Lake City.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
The Medical Fee,

The American Medical association,
our highest medical authority, has
ical fee. In point of fact, the fee
evolves itself and ever has been and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
RetracinQ Our Stems.

Dat Darwinian theory" said Uncle
Eben, wouldn't worry me mona 4,
could be good an sure dat some NJ u,
weren't doublin' on de trail"-Wash.
ington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Advice.

.ne man who comes to you for ad
" vice VIII be almost sure to take II II
-, agrees with what he has made I'M
his mind to do. ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
UNCLE SANS SURVEYORS BUSY
MEASURING STREAMS.
The Work Often compels Them to
Take Great Risks In Securing
Facta Needed In Conservation
Movement.

Suspended In swaying box under
= steel cable that looked no larger
than = spiders web. young fellow
held . telephone-like apparatus to his
ear and occasionally wrote few notes
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
Secure In Her Poaition

wien woman wears a becoming
gown 1t Is easy enough for her to be-
iieve that she doesn't care much about
clothes,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
A Sim

when man gets sick of a town II
Is a sign that the town got sick of
him first.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
The Question

,.,s 'ninS you can only believe about
half you hear" "''u'
90 DO |. But the question 4.
which half?" S"'''''" H.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Poor Things.
'Oliver-She is blamed pretty
woman.
Olivia-Most pretty women are
Puck
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16


Richard Higgins rs old who
Mr. Higgins born in Kansas City Kan
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
KILLED BY CHINESE:
HIDDEN IN TRUNK
Granddaughter of General Franz
SigeI Victim of Awful
Murder in New York

NEW YORK, June 1S.-Elizabeth
Sigel, daughter of Paul Sigel of this
city and granddaughter of the illustri-
Gus Franz Sigel, the German warrior,
who served with the union army dur
ing the civil war. is the victim Of one
tory of New York.
Taken from trunk in the room of
a Chinese above chop suey restaurant
in the tenderloin, her body, in state
of decomposition, is in the morgue,
while detectives are investigating a
tangled story involving the girl and
her associations with Chinese An en-
velope addressed to the girl found in
the room where the body lay, a locket
bearing her initials, her disappearance
room signed Elsie all indicated that
Franz Sigel's granddaughter was muir
dered.
Sigel had not Identified the body at a
late hour tonight. but Mrs. Sigel iden-
titled the torn clothing as that worn
by her daughter
Sun Leong. proprietor of the res
taurant. who conducted the rooming
house above, disappeared shortly after
the discovery of the murder, adding
further to the mystery. The case has
many unusual features, notable among
which is the fact that a Chinese has
been known to call at the Sigel home,
presumably with the sanction OF the
parents. Elsie was 20 years of age and
was greatly interested in work among
Chinese. It is understood that .she be-
came acquainted with one Chinese, who
may be able to throw some light on
the case, several years ago, when he
conducted a cane rack at an amuse-
ment park at Fort George
The Sigel home in Wadsworth ave-
nue., the Bronx, is not far from that
resort
Three Chinese were arrested as ma
terial witnesses. They gave the names
of Yeo Kim, manager of Sun Leongs
restaurant; Gong Wing, salesman for
chop suey supply house, and Chin
Sum, a cook who lived in the rear Of
the restaurant The man most wanted.
however, is the former occupant Of the
room where the body was found, evil
IDENTIFY an English speaking celestial
Judging from the letters this indiyid-
ual Is Leong Loo Linz, known among
his English friends, as William H Lion
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
June Van Buskirk, Former
Popular Actress, Put to
Agony and Adventure
Thrilling Story of Desperate
Struggle to Keep and Then
Regain Custody of Child
Intense Drama in Real Life in
Which the Heart ThrOb
Pulses Strong

TUNE VAN BUSKIRKS i've years OF
separation from her year old son.
George Russell Wilson, may end
e Monday in Denver, Colo.
The success Of q continental pursuit
of her child. which ran its course from
New York TO Switzerland. back to New
York. Chicago. Colorado and recently
through Alameda and Oakland. looping
hack 20 Denver. hinges now on the ad-
judicszion of . writ Of hsbeas corpus.
The beautiful Van Buskirk. once a
popular actress, the wife Of George
Francis Wilson (Sedgwick. the actor.
who was father Of the child in contro-
versv. is now the wife OF Percy J.
Mitchell. a wealthy English engineer
and friend Of Rudyard Kipling. sat in
tears in her Denver hotel last evening
awaiting the outcome Of the pending
action.
At the sane time the home Of George
Russell and LINDA Wilson. grandparents
Of the child. 1922 Lafayette street, Ala
media. was troubled lest the Denver
court decide that the child. which the
grandparents have watched for years,
might be awarded 10 the custody OF his
mother
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
LOST IN YOSEMITE:
TOURIST MAY DIE
Cavalry Seeking San Francis.
can Who Braved Sentinel
Dome in Dense Fog

YOSEMITE. June 1S.-Despite all ef-
forts to locate him, F. P. Shepard of
2302 Clay street, San Francisco, who
was lost near Sentinel dome yesterday
owing to the fog, is still missing. Sol
diers from the troop of United States
cavalry in Yosemite park hunted for
the tourist all day. and large party
of men will thoroughly explore the
mountains and canyons tomorrow.
Grave fears for Shepard's safety are
entertained. Dense fogs still obscure
the uplands and it would be impossible
for a man unfamiliar with the coun-
try to find his way out. The missing
man is confronted with death from
hunger. exposure and EXHAUSTION, even
if he has not fallen over some pre-
cipitous cliff and been killed or seri-
ously injured.
Shepard came to the valley several
days ago with party of tourists. Yes
terday they started out to climb SEN
tinel dome, but the other members
turned back because of threatening
weather. Shepard pressed on alone and
has not been seen since.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
WAITED 4S YEARS
FOR BRIDAL TOUR
Sweethearts Separated by Civil
War Renew Vows After Los
ing Partners by Death

After wait of 4s years, love came
to its own again in the case Of E. w.
Coddington and his wife, a bridal
couple on board the steamship Mari
posa which arrived in San Francisco
from Tahiti yesterday. The wedding
trip. dreamed of in youthful days be-
fore the civil war, is now being made
And now the two are going back to
Greenwood, in Ell Dorado, where they
were boy and girl sweethearts, where
they parted and where they met again
after delay of nearly half a CEN
tury.
In that period both had married and
both had lost their partners by death
The romance dates back to 81. Miss
Mary Burner was the belle of the roll
licking, romantic mining camp of the
Sierras. Coddington was her sweet
heart. The little town awaited their
wedding. But the dreadful days Of
81 unroaled themselves into bloody
war and the sound OF arms rang
through the land. Coddington joined
the first regiment of California volun-
teers and Mary Burner was left alone
In the years of strife that followed
the two were gradually separated. Cor
respondence was difficult Mary Burner
knew not whether her sweetheart was
alive or dead and one day Coddington
learned that she had married another
man. Russell Davis of Greenwood.
Coddington moved away to other
spheres, and in time was married him
self. In the course of years Russell
Davis and Mrs. Coddington were
claimed by DEATH Recently. Codding-
ton, wishing to revisit the scenes of
his boyhood. left his business In New
York and went to Greenwood Then
he learned that Mrs. Davis was a
widow. He was a widower And so
love came to It's own, the two de-
Gliding that 1T was not too late to be-
gin life anew. They were married in
this city and went on a honeymoon
trip to the South seas, returning on
the Mariposa yesterday. They are at
the ST. Francis hotel and will remain
in San Francisco a few days before
going back to Greenwood, where they
hope to end their days
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
DICKERS FOR OIL WELLS
Men Represent Themselves as
Buyers in Kern Fields
Especial Dispatch to The CdL1


BAKERSFIELD, June 1s.-Two Ian.
anese. claiming to represent the Japa-
nese government, have been negotia tins
with the Mount DiabIo oil company
for an option to purchase all of sec
lions IS, 1929. subject to leases upon
200 acres of the land, stating that the
government was DESTROYS of obtaining
land and developing its own oil.
The deal apparently has fallen
through. the directors of the Mount
Diablo refusing to grant the Japanese
the indefinite option desired, which
was to extend until the emissaries
could return to Japan and. in their
own words, report to the govern
ment."
The price which. Briscoe, Cunning
ham and their associates asked for the
property was 81 GOO 900 The land is
patented, and the Mount Diablo prop
erty has one producing and one drill
ing well.
A quarter section is leased to the
Mascot and has a number of excel
lent producing wells. while another 20
acres belongs to the Bert Packard
estate.
One of the Japanese. a man of about
80, represented himself as graduate
of Leland STANFORD university, and
spoke excellent English. The other, a
much older man, had little to say.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
LAURA BIGGER BENNETT
WILL RETURN TO STAGE
Once Famous Theatrical Star
Wearies of Editors Job
TSpecial Dispaich 10 The Gail

IOPeCtdf DtSpdtCh 10 4 nc NoH
PITTSBURG, June 1s.-Mrs. Laura
Bigger Bennett, the former famous
theatrical star, has decided to resume
the stage Here today she said
81 am going on the stage again Any
act which I may put on now 1 presume
will be tame. the public has become
used to such as 'Salome' or The
Easiest Way My former The Gle
menceau Case would be simply a side
show to these, but I'm going back into
the business anyway I've had mine
as an edftress. Yes. I've had mine.
/ used to laugh at the stories about
the editor of the Arizona Tombstone.
but since 1 was an edftress In Albu-
querque, N. NJ, believe all that I ever
read.
You see, started in down there as
editress of q paper to boost Bull An
drews in congress at Washington and
succeeded in doing that. Then I would
20 out and solicit advertisements and
would get q whole lot of them. Ieay-
ing the ONCE devil to run the sheet.
Things would go fine until the COL
lector would go round to collect on
those advertisements / had obtained
and then the people would laugh and
say they never ordered any advertis-
ing.
ment in court today appearing as her
own counsel protesting against hold
ing up of the sale OF the Bijou theater
to Klaw & Erlanger- She was told
she must wait until Monday when the
case comes up for hearing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
RETURNS FROM QUEST
FOR DEPARTMENT HEAD
Professor DerIeth Will Make
Report to University Regents

BERKELEY. June 1s.-From trip
taken to Columbia university. the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and other leading educational institu-
tions of the east. in search of a man
who will be named as professor of the
newly created college of railroad en-
cheering. Prof. Charles Derleth Jr.,
head OF the department of civil engi-
neering, returned TO the campus yester-
day. He refused to discuss the result
Of his quest, but will render a report
TO the regents.
The creation of the office of a pro-
lessor of railroad engineering is said
to have been the business at a recent
meeting of the regents although no
formal announcement has been made.
Professor Derleth, one of the bright
est members of the faculty. was, how
ever. sent three weeks ago on the fac
ulty mission in search of a suitable
head for the new department and will
present a report of the results of the
Journey at the July meeting of the
board.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
SPECIAL AGENTS OF
RAILROADS ADJOURN
Los Angeles Selected as Place
for Next Years Meeting
r. ~. - TT r. IN
TSpcciql Dispatch 10 The Call

PEORIA, ILL.,. June 1s.-The twelfth
annual meeting of the Railway Special
Agents of the United States and Can
ada was concluded here this morning,
1t has been the most successful meet
ing in the history of the organization,
P. ]. Kindelon. chief agent of the
Southern Pacific company of San Fran
cisco, made strenuous efforts to have
the meeting next year held in that
city.
When he saw that he could not win
he switched to Los Angeles and sue
ceeded in carrying a motion to hold
the next meeting there by three votes.
as against Buffalo, N. Y, that had been
promised the convention at the meet
ing last year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19
Local Engraver

F. P. Shepard came to San Francisco
about four months ago and secured a
position as an engraver with Shreve
& Co. Except that he originally came
from England and was single man,
little is known of his private life He
resided at the Concord hotel, 1902 Clay
street. and left the city last Saturday
night for weeks trip to the Yosemite.
He is about 25 years of age