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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28

Some folks think they are resting
in their faith because they always fall
asleep in church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28
DON'T Be q .Rohhar.

o"t 90 q ,Roober.
F'at neglects his work robs his
since he Is fed and paid as
|'u MS best; and he that is not
IN the absence as In the pres
MS master. cannot be a true
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28

Undertake deliberately, but having
begun, persevere.-Wren.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28

He-A woman is peculiar in one
way.
She-What's that?
He-She won't tear up a love let
ter, even after she's forgotten who
wrote 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28

forcurng diarrhea and dy sentery ic ~ usnl
Pninkiller Perry DuvisD. This medicine has sus
tanned the reputation for 20 Sc and 10
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28

We are generally too low in our
aims, more anxious for safety than
sanctity, for place than purity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28
A LONG WAY BACK.
MISUNDERSTANDING
- AsXsA

George-There's Miss Passay. She
claims she's never been kissed.
Harry-W'hy, I've kissed her myself,
years ago. She means not since she
can remember.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28

He's stingy man who will not give
you . smile.
The Washington times., 1909-12-30
NEW GRAND VIZIER
NAMED FOR TURKEY
Haiku Bey, Not of Young
Turk Party, Agrees to
Organize New Cabinet.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. Ca dis
patch from Rome today says that Hak-
hi Bey. Turkish ambassador to Italy,
has accepted the offer of the grand
viz iership 20 succeed Hilmi Pasha ana
viii return 20 Constantinople shortly
to organize "A new cabinet the compost
tion Of which. fl is believed. viii not
he largely different from the present
cabinet.
Haiku Bey is not allied with the
Young Turks party and his selection in
dicates that neither faction OF the
Young Turks is willing to trust rep
.resentatlve OF the other as grand
vizier.
Chefket Fa~ha. # develops today, was
urged by Sultan Nchmed V TO accept
the premiership. bat refused, adherins
to his former policy Of not mixing i'm
Turkeys political struggles.
Political leaders are still spprehensive
over the present situation and many of
them are not appearing i'm public eX-
cppt with a bodyEuard. The new grand
vizier. who is a diplomat Of unusual
brilliance, is expected TO clear up the
trouble.
The Washington times., 1909-12-30
DRIVEN FROM HOME
IN ZERO WEATHER
Dozen Persons Seriously In
jured in Escaping From
New York Fire.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3O.-With the mer-
curry about the zero mark. a dozen fam
lilies we've driven from their homes in
the East New York section of Brook
lyn by fire early today. a number OF
persons had TO jump from windows to
escape the flames. and twenty persons
were sent 90 hospitals. Of whom a dozen
are seriously injured. Deep snow and
Ice inteIfered with the work Of the FIRE
men. but after a four-hour fight they
had the fire under control.
The most seriously injured are Harry
Goldberg. his wife Fannie, their chill
dren. Louis. Samuel and Annie: Mrs.
Lena Cooper, Emanuel, Jessie. Annie,
and EnS Cooper, Samuel Siegel, Harry
Refs. and Mrs. Louis Escher
The fire started I'm the airshaft Of a
dCuble-deCted tenement on BranfOri
avenue and spread thruogh the house SO
"a pidly that the tenants had no chance
10 reach the fire escapes, excepting in
3 few instances.
The Washington times., 1909-12-30

eTt Koch, OF Baden Baden. The bill
was sent 10 Mr. Dravton, who at the
time was i'm England He repudiated it
and denounced SiIverS5rg as a swiudler
SilverberE got away, how ever, IN time
to escape arrest. In December of the
same year he registered At tie Hotel
Cecil, in London, as !. C0lemau Dray-
ron, and began to order clothes from
several Of tine London tailOrS and out
filters. Mr. Koch, of Baden Baden, was
notified, and Silverberg was arrested by
Scotland Yard detectives. He was ex-
tradited to Germany and Sentetced to
two years and a half. but served only
one year because Of sickness. When
SilVerberE was released hC was ordered
TO leave Germany and never to return
He came back TO America, and in No
Vember, 1897, married Clara Barlow at
San Antonio, Texas, Under the name Of
j. Coleman DTaytOn. Later the young
woman divorced him
Silverserg continued TO pose as a.
nephew Of air. DraEtOu, and IN 1899 he
obtained credit I'm Chicago on the
strength Of his representation Of rcla-
tsOEEhip, and succeeded n Eetsug awav
with a large amount or clothing and
ieWelry. In the spring of 1901 Silver
berg went 10 Montana, stil posing as
DTaytOn, and succeeded I'm ingratfatina,
himself with several financiegs there. He
was put I'm charge Of newspaper AT
Great Falls. but did not stay long I'm
1902 he was arrested In Portland. ore.
rs a suspicious person. and few
months later HaS again arrested for
swindlinC Mrs. N. Mediation, OF New
York. out Of $1,000. At that time hs
was living under the name of J. ].
Craig.
After this SiIverberg went IN Wash
/ inEton. -. c.. whore he Tosel as John
G. Carlisle. He was arrested there on
a warrant from Minneapolis where he
was sent 10 answer swindlinE charge.
The Washington times., 1909-12-30
RAILWAY PROJECT
ENDED SUDDENLY
Promoter of 100000
Company in London De-
parts From England.

LONDON. Dec. 3o-Tha exploitation
a. a Si0O00.0ue railway project was cut
short IN the fun bloom Of success when
a. became known today that its pro-
noter. known as James Jehrey VIII
Jams. had left England for parts UNI
known following the allegation that he
was identical with Harry Slverberg, "A
well-knowu crook, whose picture i'm tie
New York RoEues Gallery is No.
T,5S7. Apparently the Chilean concession
was a valid one. and its transfer TO the
company organized by SilverberE was
in proper form
SIverbcrE served a term of imprison-
ment I'm Germany several years ago Cor
obtaining goods under the pretensc
that he was j. Coleman Drayton. and
has been arrested repeatedly in America
on similar charges.
Two years ago Silvcrbers, turned up
5n Chile where he represented himself
as the correspondent Of New York
newspaper. lie inErstiatCd himself with
the President of Chile. from whom he
secured the concession TO build the rail-
way, armed with which he came TO Lon
don.
Leading Financiers Enlisted.
He enlisted the financial support of a
number Of well-known EngIish1nen, in
Guiding Lord Grintborpe. Lord Howard
de Walden. and some well-known bank
ers. and a company was formed with a
capital Of S40000.OOo TO finance the
scheme. Silverberg was made manag-
ing director with a bonus Of $4,000
Former Judge r. J. Ccyne of New
York was counsel for the company,
and. his suspicious of Silverberg being
aroused by an American here who had
seen the mans picture in the RoEues'
Gallery. he set about investigating with
tho result that Silverberg's record was
speedily established. The matter was
put before tho persons chiefly interested
and SilverbeT left England Yesterday
Under the name of Williams Silver
berg has been much in evidence in the
west end of London. He lived I'm good
honorary member Of the Cocoa Tree
Club, which erased his name from its
lists today.
The Washington times., 1909-12-30

MADRID. Dec. So-It was officially
announced today that the Moroccan
coast natives had resumed hOstilities
against the Spanish forces under Ger
cral Marina, and had attacked the town
Of Alhucemas. where there is a military
fortress. The engagement is said 70
have been slight, with but few casual
tics.
The deepest depression prevails here
over the renewal OF the Moroccan war.
Proof OF the falsity. of the government s
claim that the Moroccan war was over
has again stirred up bitter anti-gOv-
eminent feeling.
General Marina sends word that he
viii need no re-enforcements TO put a
final end TO the Moroccan uprising.
The Washington times., 1909-12-30
STATEHOOD BILL
SAID TO BE SAFE
Delegate Cameron Declares Meas
ure Is Assured of Going
Through

Ralph Cameron. delegate in Congress
from Arizona and a busy man in his
Territorv's fight for Statehood. has made
q poll OF the House to ascertain what
will be the fate Of the Statehood bill.
He finds. he SAYS today, that the Com
mittee on Territories is for Statehood
and that there will be more than a
comfortable margin Of votes for the
meas sure on the floor OF the House.
Nr Cameron said us would make a.
similar poll OF the Senate in the near
future. He has been promised the &C
tive support of the Administration for
the Statehood bill. and, although the
vote will be closer In the Senate than in
the House. ne Is confident that the mea-
sure will pass the upper as well as the
lower house
The Washington times., 1909-12-30

Net and Lawn JabOtS. lace trim
Net Stocks. silk lace trimmed.
Collar and Cuff Sets. Box RuCh-
ing and Head SCaTfs. Values
up TO Sl-OO- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Stocks. JabOtS. Box RuChing, (
and Cuff Sets aud Silk Four
INLAND Ties. 25c 20 SOC
values
Head SoarfS. plain, floral
and Persian. 81 so
The Washington times., 1909-12-30
TWO NEW CLINICS
HAVE BEEN OPENED
Seven Now Operated in Capital to
Aid in tuberculosis
Fight.

tuberculosis clinics have been cstab-
Ilshed at the Freedman and Children s
Hospitals through the efforts Of the
local Association for the Prevention Of
Tuberculosis. DR.. n. II. Hazen viii
have charge Of the clinic at Freed
mans and DR.. s. ID. Grasty at the
ChildrCuS Hospital
This makes seven affiliated tubercu-
lOsis clinics now regularly esta blished
I'm this city. including those conducted
at the headquarters OF the assOcia ton
Two tuberculosis nurses, supported
Jointly by the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society and the tuberculosis
Association. work i'm connection with
these clinics. and efforts are now be
ing made 20 secure a third nurse.
The Washington times., 1909-12-30
Had MANY Aliases.

NEW YORK. Dec. So.-The unmasSinE
in London OF Harry SilverberE, a man
Of many aliases and with an inter
national reputation as a swindler. Of
exceptional daring and cleverness, &C
casioned much pleasure TO Inspector
McCaferty, head Of the detective bu-
Tcau. for SilverberE is Wen known here,
and IL was with great chagrin that the
New York police had to let him go
shout four years ago, after he had been
arrested for imperscnating J. Coleman
Drayton I'm this country and abroad.
Inspector McCahertv had been won
derinc where Silverberg would turn IN
ucxt, for when he was set az liberty
here i'm 1919. Silvcrberg was told that he
bad better get out Of the United States.
IS he was too Vell known here
Charged With Many Crimes.
silverberg hailed originally from
Ohio. and he has a brother. Aaron Sill
vcrberg. now living I'm Columbus. Ohio,
where nc conducts a clothing store
SilverbcrE's mother and sisters live at
Fort Smith. Ark They have conSid-
cred him The black sheep Of the family
FOR many years. SlIvcrberC first came
20 The attention Of the police I'm 1895.
when ne was arrested under the name
Of Jackson Cummings Davis on the
charge or passing a worthless draft for
500 ON the American Exchange Ma
tional Bank. of this city A few
months later he was charged with
sViudliuC W. A. BurEe. Of Fort Scott
out Of SO. ON that occasion Silyerbere
was using the name J. L. william
Less than month later ne was ar
rested in Kansas city under the name
or Henry Goldstein for attempting to
pass bad check FOR Sf5.
After that SiIVeTbcrE went abroad A
year later ne was heard from iu MI-
Mich, Germany. where ne poseo as J.
coleman Drayfon. a nephew of J. Cole
man DraytOn. % New y DIRK. on the
strength Of his supposed relationship 10
tho real J. Coleman Drayton. Silverberg
bought $500 worth Of jewels from Rob
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
MRS. W. A. o. JONES DEAD.
Prominent Woman of .Ltvjagxt0n Passes
 Away SuGdemHy.

Away Suddenly.
 Livingston, Jan. 12.-(Speeial. )---Mrs. Jones. wife of Capt. W. A. c. Jones. died very suddenly, this morning at 7:s0 o'clock at her home here.
 Mrs. Jones had lived to see her sev- enty.ninth birthday come and pass away. She was member, of the Pres byterian church, and has been flor years Her works { in life prove her sweet Christian life. and her memory of the church and friends was there with her.. She leaves 8 sson, his wife, two daughters and an affectionate huE- band, to mourn her death.
 Mir. B. W. Winstett spent two days in Meridian this week j attending the horse sale. .',
 c. H. Allen. Jr.. of. Mobile, who is representing the Irby-Gllland whole sale house spent two days here with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Allen.
 w. w Patton, Esq., has just return ed from a business trip. to Montgomery
 Presiding Elder Dannelly, of the Greensboro district. preached line sermon here at the Methodist church Sunday. A large number of the, peO- pie were present
 Mrs. W. W. McAlpine, son Robert Mir. and Mrs. J. w. McAipine and Mir Andrew McAIpine, of Boiigie, spent Sunday in Livingston, the guests oi Mrs. !. W. McAlpine'sa parents. Mir. and Mrs. c. H. Allen.
 Mr. and Mrs James Mogford. oi Chattanooga. are. spending a week 1T Livingston
 MT. Fromhold,5 of New Decatur, wht has been visiting her son and his wife has returned to Birmingham accom- panied by her daughter-in-law. Mrs. J J. Fromhold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
REVIVAL CLOSES.

Great MSeting at Greenvflse BaRtist
 Church Cemes te Fad.
 Gresnville, Jan. 12.-fSpecfal )--One of the greatest meetings ever held in the Baptist Church at this place. clos ed last night.
 It was a season of deep and wide spread spiritual awakening in the community. Rev. W. T. Ray. who conducted the meeting, is a man of rare evangelistie gifts and power. His style is simple, his words pungent, his illustrations homely and striking, his zeal and earnestness deeply convinc- ing. His labors are of such nature as to produce abiding results. W. H. Carson of Birmingham con- ducted the singing. He Is young man of piety and consecration and stirred the souls of the people by his tender. soulful Gospel songs. MT. J. McParker, . Christian leyman of Ozark rendered valuable service as cornetist. IFerty-six have thus far been added to the church, others to follow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
INDIGESTION GOES.
D'Arsr:,s :9o..cn w5I. +.oT..,. Sgss YOU.
Merely Msttsr ef Gett1ng eear4ea en DisDepsin Wbsn A1l YeuR stsm-
 sch Treabue Wz1fN 10 Over [

. T saa 2
 Miserable indeed is the man or wo- man whose digestivs system -is un- strung--who goes to the table and can not eat or what little is eaten seems to flil them and lays like . lump of lead in the stomach, refusing to digest.
 If you, dear reader, suffer This way and will put on your wraps now and get from your Pharfnacist bo-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and eat one 22-grain Trianeuie after your next meal you would appreciate, i've min utes later, how long you suffered un- necessarily. s.s mo misery In the stomach---no sour risings or Belching of Gas. no Heart burn, Flatuiency or Eructatfonss Of un. digested food and acid or feeling of Nausea, Fullness, Headache or, other symptoms of weakened stomach.
 Stomach trouble and Indigestion vanish like snow. before tho blazing sun.
 when Diapepsin works your stom- ach rests-gets itself in order. Dia- pepsin purines and sweetens . sour stomach and freshens the intestines without the use of Laxatives, and what is more, 1t increases the gastric Juices. That Is what your stomach is begging for--more and better digestive juices This is what makes you hungry and want to eat. and. you can rest assureu what you eat then will be taken care of properly and not left to the stcm- ach to fermens @ and a' sarS 70 1,sn Sa, rsns. sno eous odors.
 Get a ,5o-cent case from your drug gist now--you ought to have Diapep-- sin about the house always. ShouId one of your family, eat something which does not agree with. him or her. or for a Sour Stomach or Excessive Gas, one trianguie will always give I'm. mediate relief. = is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
NEWS OF AUBURN.

Auburn. Jan. 12.-(Special. )-Mrs. John B. Mcdonald, wife of Major John B. Mcdonald. U. S. Army, was a most welcome visitor to her many friends last week. She was en route from Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. where they have been stationed. to the post at Fort Sheridan. where, they will be dur ing the winter. Their oldest son. Jos. McDonaid, is now a student at West Point.
 Tn the death of Miss BettIe O'EIara the community has lost one of its most estimable and highly esteemed resi- dents. For more than twenty five years she has lived here. and won the affection not only of the community but of a host of Auburn College men who have boarded with her. She was a consistent member of the Methodist Church. Services were conducted from the residence by the Rev. D. P. Slaughter, and a large concourse of friends was present. Her death was sudden, being caused by violent att tack of pneumonia, which proved fatal within a week.
 A large congregation greeted Rev. Bruce McGehes at the Methodist Church on Sabbath morning. This Is MT. Me-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
'W. M RICE SKILLED
sx0UN1 FAnMnR LosEs LITE IN 4 | CARD GAME.
Egnezt sisA, Barker ef scsttsbere, Did the sheetfng, But Made
 t HIin Eseape, anA e stlll %

Scotfsboro, Jan. 12.--(Specisl. )--In . himcuIty here last night. over . game of cards Egbert. Sisk. . barber. and a man of "a family. shot W. M. Rice. aSyoung farmer, also man of family.
 Rice lived until this morning and died. suffering greatly, having been shot in the bowels. Sisk escaped and has not yet been captured. !
 This is the second man that Sisk has killed over cards in the last year or two. It. is now claimed that Stsk did not intend to kill Rice. but was shooting at Buck Newell. another man in the game. r
 A marriage tinged with romance was solemnized at Bridgeport recently. The contracting parties being Miss ollie Hughes of Bridgeport and Mir. Carrel Fason of Olusta, Ok. Rev. Dr.. Lucas was the oficiating minister. Mfr. Fa- son was introduced by letter to Miss Hughes by mutual friends about . year ago. photographs were exchang- ed and after a short correspondence they were married.
 c. b. Bragg and Miss Fannie Hem son were married at 3:30 Sunday af- ternoon at the home of the brides par ents Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Henson. The ceremony was performed by c. W. Fennimore in, the presence of numer- ous friends and relatives. Mir. and Mrs. Bragg will reside at Bridgeport
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13

Gehse's birthplace. 4 graduate of the Southern University. and . student of the Theological Department of van- derbilt. he has been most pleasantly known to the college men as . frst- class athlete. being at present one of the ends of the Vanderbilt eleven. A large outpouring of students greeted him. Hts diycourse was in every way impression upoh the large cengresa- ton.
 College exercises have resumed and nearly the entire student body has re- turned--the largest percentage in the history of the eollege--and new stu dents are matricuiat daily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
NEWS OF RussELLvrLLE.
Isaac Cnrron Brought Back from Texas
 to Stand Trial.

to stand Trial.
 . Russellville, Jaa. f2.--(Speciai.)-- Mrs. Alice Gates, wife of W. H, Gates, prominent merchant of Frankfort. this county. died at her home after about ten days sickness. from pneu- monia. She was about 3i years old: e most excellent woman. Surviving her are her husband and six children. Ellis Hamilton. the negro who cut his wifes throat at Good Springs Fri day night, came in last night and gave up to Sheriff Lowery. and is now in jail. The victim is still living, but in . precarous condition as her throat was cut from ear to ear and she was stabbed in two or three places. The would be murderer is in bad way. as his arm was badly shot to pieces by Mir. King, the section foreman who tried to arrest him at the time of the cutting. Fear of being mobbed by the other negroes if they caught him brought him in.
 Isaac Canrreii, the man after whom MT. Ramsey. deputy sheriff. went to 0atesyille, Texas, few days since. reached here Saturday and is now in jail. Application for bail, it Is sup posed. will be made in a short time. Mir. Cantreil came back without wait ing for extFadition papers. He said he was coming back at any rate this fall as he wanted the matter settled and was confident of acquittai whenever he got to a jury. Henry CantrelL brother of Isaac, and who lives at r9atesvilis.ssT sTexas.scame with them, and is standing by his brother in his trou- Die. Henry was jointly indicted with Isaac for the killing of Parker. but elected to come in and give up and stand trial. He was acquitted. Isaac left the country, going west, where he has since been.
 Both men stand high in Texas, where they have lived for a good many years, and where Henry has accumu- lated a good deal of property. Both of the outlaw. in. their manner at all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-13
MAUNnE-sTINSnN
Union Springs Boy Weeds Columbia Girl
 fin Jacksonville.

fin Jacksonville.
 Union Springs, Jan. 12.-(Speci .)-- News has been received here of the marriage of Mir. Eugene Stinson to Miss Zela Maunde, which occurred in Jack sonville. Fla.
 MT. StnsOn is a son of our, recently resigned Circuit Clerk and graduated at the public school here last summer. He has only been in Jacksonville a few months and Miss Maunde, of Co., lumbia, went there for a visit with the above result. they having known each other here a few years ago, when Miss Maunde was a guest of her sis- ter, Mrs. John Cunningham.
 Miss Eva Pierce gave beautiful course dinner Saturday in honor of the senior class of the public school and in the afternoon Prof. w. R. Har- rison joined them and they had their pictures made to hang on the walls of the school. The class Is composed of Misses Eva Pierce, Cora Durr Strowd, Lila Redd. Ruth Blue. Mable Moore. Bertha McLaurine and Mr. Ken non Perry.
 Mir. Espey, a recent merchant of Abbeville who few days ago went to Mangum. Okla, to locate has returned here. where his wife Is visiting her brother MT. Will Thompson. and says he doesn't like the West as well as he does the South. He will locate al Thomasville, Ga. --
 Circuit Court will convene here Feb ruary l. A committee has been appointed by the Union Springs Library Association to secure plans and specifications for the new library building to be erect Ad on their lot by the Baptfst church For more than twelve years this or ganization has worked. looking toward the erection of a building. To them has been given by Mrs. Virginia FosteF one of the most beautiful lots in town and now with a pull from every one interested the dreams of this band of young women may be realized.
 The weather has been 10 warm