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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03

A FTER Michael's departure she waited.
~ chuckling now and again, till she saw
Thady far down the road his head bowed,
his very walk showing Sullen irritation. He
was upon her before he looked up. and he
had much ado to change his scowl into a
WY smile.
"Cheerfu1 as ever, avic," she said. A
body always knows where to find You.
Faith, | wish | could say as much for other
people, Here's Michael Monaghan that's
promised to Maggie Casey flying into the
divils own temper, swearing she'll have to
sell her share of the property, for he won't
go back to America.
do YOU tell me 500" said Thady with
touch of interest. He sat beside his aunt
and added. "Maggie's temper of her own
What good will it do her once he's mar
ried her? Won't he be able to make her sell2
Or he can sell his share, anyway. Poor
gurrl. poor gurrl. If only she'd a brother
now to stand up for her, that would go out
there wild her and look afther her rights"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

sachusetts man. The primary advan-
take of the new type of grip is that
1t can be attached at any time and
by any person, whereas the old style
take-up needed to be attached before
the lamp was on. The device shown
in the illustration is spindle with
two spring gripping members on the
ends. AS will be seen, the method of
manipulation is simple in the extreme
If the electric light cord is too long
all that needs to be done is to take
up whatever slack there is over the
desired length and clip on the grip
at either side of the slack. Even a
child could regulate the length of the
cord by this type of take-up. 1t is un-
derstood, of course. that the use of
this device refers most particularly to
pendant electric lights, hanging over
desks or table, the height of which
the user may wish to change from
time to time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

under the charge of Mr.. Walter
Granger. went to the Wind River
basin, in Wyoming, where its most i'm
portant find was a skull of the cory
phodon, creature which somewhat
resembles the hippototamus of the
present day. This expedition also
found some five hundred smaller speci-
mems which are Of great value in
filling in connecting links in the chain
of evolution.
The expedition of Mr.. Brown, which
went to the Lamarie formation, re-
suited in the unearthing of the fossil
skeletons of new reptile of the cera-
topsia variety, and of one Of the pre-
dentata family hitherto unknown to
scientists.
The ceratopsian specimen, whose
classic name translated means horn
face" is a dinosaur. and is closely al
lied to the triceratops. of which there
is complete skeleton in the museum
The body measured % feet In length
and seven in height, while i was full
ly four and half feet across the
back. The skull was missing, and
some other expedition will have to gel
him head. The frame of the reptile
is lighter than that of the triceratops
The accession from the credentials
race is a lizard which walked about
like kangaroo. Three skeletons were
found. but no head, and it is now fol
another expedition to see that he doei
not remain acephalus.
The new reptile measures sever
feet from tip to tip, and when he stood
up he was probably five feet high
The preparation of the specimen.
which have been gathered by these
two expeditions will require year.
work and research.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
PRESIDENTS NEW OFFICES
Taft Will Handle Affairs Of State
over Spot Where Roosevelt
Played Tennis.

Naturalization Taft's first
love. the Philippines, has ousted for
mer President Roosevelt's hobby. ten
mis-. and where once the strenuous
president battled with the opponents
in his tennis cabinet Mr.. Taft will
sit at his desk in a new room which
will constantly remind him of the
Philippine archipelago.
The new executive offices have
been finished and they are works OF
art, pronounced in Washington as
the most sumptuOusly furnished of
any of the host of magnificent Offices
in the capital. Mrs. Taft has inspect
ed the new offices and she is well
pleased with the decorative scheme
Two large Offices in the rear will
be devoted to President Taft and Sec.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Old LONDON STONE
VISITORS Attracted to Relic Of
Homer's Days.
-sseno Around Piece Of Masonry saya
BRUSH Capital Will Last a.
Long as Rock 10
Preserved.

London.-Visitors to the worlds me.
,ropols usually take great interest
VI curious piece of stone, let into the
que OF a wall in Cannon street, lust
around the corner from the Bank Of
england. 1t is an unpretentious NOR
sci, and above 1t is the brief legend
London Stone" The two words s,q.
my great deal. In the first place.
'nls is the oldest piece of famous ma
sonry in England, If not in Europe.
AS Tor its ancient history, 1t is said
70 nave figured in the Trojan war. for
the exact date Of which kindly refer
10 MIR. Homer, who has written exten.
slvely on the subject.
Carefully screened behind an iron
grating fixed to the south wall of st.
Swithin's church is the blackened and
crumbling old relic, which is not only
supposed to date back to the very
foundation of London, but to act as its
palladium, or safeguard.
Tradition declares that the stone
was brought from Troy by Brutus, and
laid by his own hand as the altar
stone OF the Temple to Diana.
so long as the stone of Brutus is
safe, SO long will London flourish. y
says the legend.
Possibly it has been largely owing
to this superstitious belief that the
stone has been SO jealousy guarded
through the centuries.
Many and various have been the
suppositions put forward as to the
origin and use Of this landmark, but
the one now most generally accepted
is that it was the old Roman mil
larium," or milestone, from which, like
the one in the Forum at Rome, all dis
tances were measured.
Waiting street, of which Cannon
street is continuation, is supposed
to have been the principal street o
Roman London, and, according to Matt
land, the historian, the stone wa
placed at the conjunction of the mill
tary roads.
Stow, the ancient London historian
states that in his day the stone wa
On the south side of the street II
was fixed in the ground very deep
fastened with bars of iron, and other
wise so strongly set that if carts d.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

fetary Carpenter The presidents is
large room, oval in shape and deco
rated in green and white. The walls
are to be coated with burlap. The
furniture will consist Of new chairs
and settees covered with a Philippine
product, carabao or water buffalo
leather. The floors will be parquet of
callae wood and other lumber import
ed from the Philippines. Mr. Taft
will use the desk of mahogany which
was turned over to him by MIR. Roose-
velt. Presidents Secretary Carpen-
ters room will be smaller in size, but
furnished similarly. Philippine woods
also furnishing the flooring.
A new feature of the executive Of
fees will be congressional waiting
room. Heretofore representatives
used the same rooms as the senators
to wait on the president. This room
was also used as cabinet room. The
new scheme provides cabinet room
in which the senators will wait, a
congressional waiting room and the
same old room. renovated and re-
painted, for the general run of Wis
itors at the White House. The press
room has been fixed up. to look like
new and more commodious and com.
Portable quarters for the assistant
secretaries, clerks, messengers and
telegraphers have been provided.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Electric Railways In Tokyo.

The Tokyo electric railway carried
S3,655,000 passengers during the first
half of 1909, the receipts from which
we're $1.490,0OO, and on which a divi-
dend of 5.4 per cent. was declared,
against per cent for the second half
Of 1908 The present regular fare.
which the authorities refused to allow
to be increased, is cents, plus the
government transit tax of one-half
cent, but return-trip tickets. season
tickets, transfers. workmen's tickets,
and concessions to soldiers, sailors,
ETC., reduce the receipts materially.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
14fc m
&K0RID&
ELECTRICAL NOTES.

Electric devices now are success
fully employed in branding cigar
boxes.
German railroads are experimenting
extensively with cars operated by
electric storage batteries.
American apparatus will be used al
most exclusively in the reconstruc-
ton Of Peking's telephone system.
By using barriers Of wire. heavily
charged with electricity. the Japanese
are driving the savages Of Formosa
back into the mountains.
Electric street cars. built in Phila-
delphia. have been introduced by q
private company In the Turkish city
Of Salonika.
The erection Of the latest electric
furnace for the production of steel
brought the total number In service
In the United States and Europe up
to IS.
In the Tilieres ydro-electric works.
the largest In France, which are near
ing completion, nine 2.700 horse-pow-
er turbines will produce $4,000 cleo
trio horsepower
More than 7.600.000.000 telephone
messages were sent in the United
States last year, the number of instru-
ments in service having grown to ex.
coed the 100000 mark.
One Of the largest car building com.
panies in the country has decided to
abandon steam as a motive power and
has begun the erection of q mammoth
electric plant.
The top Of the Philadelphia city hall
tower. which Is over 500 feet above
the street. probably will be utilized Al
wireless telegraph station. to BIZ
controlled by the municipality.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
KIN Rats by Electricity.

One of the latest ideas for killing
rats is a trap into which the animal
walks, attracted by an electric light
and display Of food. Once in he can
not get out, and an electric current
kills him In so or so seconds. The ap-
paratus can be SO arranged that the
electrocuted animal itself signals its
fate to any desired place, advising the
Waterman by an electric bell or the
lighting Of an electric lamp that there
is dead rat to be removed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
ELECTRIC CLOCK is UNIQUE
Chicago = Has 5,4o6 Colored
Globes and Mile Of Wire.

An electric clock without hands -
exhibited in Chicago. Its pendulum
weighs more than 5000 pounds. Il
contains 5,4S5 colored bulbs and over
mile of wire. The minutes are indt
Gated by go series Of lights, each 50
ries containing 80 globe covered bulbs
radiating from an ornamental center
piece to the outer edge of the dial
Shorter rows of different colored lights
indicate the hour, and these change
their position IL times during each 60
minutes, or once every five minutes.
The seconds are shown by 60 lights
placed at equal distances around the
extreme outer edge of the face The
hour figures are three feet high, out
lined in colored lights. Each second
the illumination in the outer circle Of
light moves forward one bulb, and
when the dial has been entirely cir
cled, the lights indicating the minuts
also advance, and the hour hand.
formed by lights, makes its slow jour
ney at five-minute intervals.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
.2l 81 @ES]@xAE|
0El0[l[ S
THEM.

After the striving and straininp
Aiter the many defeats:
AFTER much useless Complaining
A1ter heart-breaking retreats:
AIter the hoping and signing
cheated and hated of men
Alter the hard self-denying.
inc smile Of Success-and what than,
AFTER the planning and scbeminp
AFTER the strife and the strair
AFTER the fretting and dreaming
AFTER the ache and the pain.
After the doubling and daring
FITTED or hated Of men.
After too often despairing
Inc JOY Of success-and what them
A1ter the proftless cropping.
Down where the deep shadows lie;
AFTER the praiseworthy hoping.
After the sob and the sigh:
After all this. the great glory
VI Joining the prominent men
And the struggle-to finish the storv-
with New York society then.
IS. E. Kiser. in Chicago Record uars,a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Iondon's Curious Landmark.

run against it through negligence. the
wheels are broken and the stone itself
mistaken"
Some of the public uses to which il
was put were as follows: Cd A mark
in the middle of the city within the
wall: (2) a place for the payment by
debtors to their creditors at appointed
DAYS and times afterwards made at
the font in st. Paul's and then at the
ROYAL Exchange); (3) testimony to
the city's devotion to Christ, the
stone typifying its divine foundation
If was likely that upon this stone
all public proclamations were made to
the neople: in support of which Stow
quotes the fact that the rebel JACK
Cade who said he was Mortimer, earl
Of March rode up to London Stone,
mon which he struck his sword, say
ING. "Now is Mortimer lord of this
city"
This was probably in accordance
with the tradition that the old Brit
;sh kings took their oaths OF accession
unon London Stone, and until they did
co we're only kings presumptive.
BEFORE the fire of London the stone
was much worn away, and, as 1t were,
hut a stump remaining" 1t was then
oosed over by Sir Christopher Wren
builder of st. Paul's cathedral, with
new stone, handsomely wrought
ond followed so as to contain the an
cient relic.
In 1742 the stone was removed to
tbe north side near the curb. on &C
count of its proving an obstruction IN
tic old position. Fifty-six years later
.,bon Ct Swithin's church was about
% no repaired, the old landmark was
doomed to destruction, but happily
owing to the Intervention OF Thomas
Maiden. a printer of Sherbourne lane
tbe narish officers consented TO place
~ AGAINST the south wall OF the church
An inscription let in the wall re
cords that "for more careful protectioi
and transmission to future ages IL was
tier secured by the church wardens
in the year 1869"
: The harmful effects of the London
..mosnhere greatly increased in re
aont wears. have left their mark upor
.ha old stone; but there is still enough
- loft to insure London for many
Uaars from entering on the downward
,atb which is predicted to be its rate
n r the stone of Brutus shall dis
appear
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
ANALYSIS.

There was once a young man who
was paying court to three different
beautiful damsels. Each was fair.
each was sweet, each was charming
so much of triplicate similarity did
they have that he did not know how
to choose between them So he went
to wise old man and laid his trou'
bles before him.
''Is there clock at each house?"
asked the wise old man.
There is"
And what does Esmeralda say
when the clock strikes 11?"
''She says the clock is slow"
And what does Eulalie say?'
'She says the clock is just right
"And what does Evangeline say?'
"She always says the clock is fast v
my son. there is no need fol
further evidence. Eyangeline is the
one that really loves you."-Judge
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
CAUSE FOR GRIEF

i. We ask the Respondent
Imam. lis troubling YOU!
|ret with a severe injury.
there is no trace OF 1t phy'
|,tbeIess," he replies. Il am all
|up."
|us about It,"
! isn't much to tell. MY Ia
In was contested and where
ed to get $4,000 l don't get a
| IA hard luck all right. out
hat can't be classed as q phy-
|iurv." we remark.
n can" he moaned. and II
Il me you'd know how much
IN fall out of an heirship.'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

This may be q pleasant diversion -
times. but then again one may be h =
hurry, and nothing dries more slowly
than the hair when one has no t1no
to waste.
An electric drier Is used to drive
current Of heated air through H.
hair. 1t consists Of q small inclooo0
handle in the lower end Of which -
q snapswitch for turning on and q
the electric current Al the fan ~
wolves 1t draws air in through ho3aa
in the casing and throws out poweRA
full blast from the nozzle-like openfn9.
The air before 1t leaves the casing =
also heated by q small heating coR-
on the order of the heating units -
electric fat irons.
A sketch Of one Of these fans -
shown. The blower case II made =
an aluminium casing-light and vegy
neat in appearance. The motor IL .
high grade machine adapted to opeEA
ate on either alternating or direct cur
rent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
FIND PREHISTORIC MONSTER
Member Of PredentatA Family
Discovered In Montana.

New York.-Two dinosaurs have
been discovered In the fossil beds Of
Montana by an expedition Of tho
American Museum Of Natural History
led by Barnum Brown Of the depS.t-
ment OF vertebrate paleontology. This
discovery gives to the museum the
distinction of naming two prehistoric
monsters the finding of which adds to
the already high scientific standing
OF the institution.
Two expeditions were sent out early
last summer under the direction of the
head Of the department. Prof. Henry
Fairfield Osborn. who Is also president
OF the museum. The first, which was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Extending the Wireless.

Consul Lester Maynard of Vladt
vostok. advises that the Russian gov
eminent has decided to send an OF.
fetal of the telegraph department to
the United States for the purpose Of
making arrangements with some
American wireless company 80 that
communication may be established be-
tween the United States and the wire
less station to be built at Kamschat-
ka, the Siberian peninsula extending
into the Bering So and opposite
Alaska
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
MOTION MACHINE IS NOVELTY
Perpetual Motion Machine Displayed
in Store Window Attracts Pub
lies Attention.

Thousands of people have watched
this presumed perpetual motion ma
chine whirl in store windows where
drawing attention. but none OF them
SO far have guessed what makes 1t 60
Nothing like wire. magnet or motor
can be found anywhere about it. yet
the glass balls keep revolving. cease
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
The Fitting Qualities.

my boy has wonderful amount OF
perseverance and persistency and an
optimism that nothing can daunt.
What occupation would you put him
to if you were in my ulace?'
IL should think he would make an
ideal book agent"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
About the Size Of u.

First Bunko Man-Do you believe
there is any turth in the old adage
that a sucker is born every minute?
Second Bunko Maxwell, don
know as to that, but they are born
often enough to keep US wise guys
from becoming honest!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
THE GRIND.

m A day, a column . day."
ker the song he sang;
| the clouds of misfortune may
for aye
|. bells of trouble clang.
n shines bright. or the rain comes
worlds pure gold. or . somber
|wn
heart Is sad or gay.
kls for wage and less renown.
DO a column a day.
Inn a day, a column a day."
[ver the moan he made
road of life seemed a weary way
! through sorrows glade.
: the morn when my minds q
hk.
Eould that l stood on Nepenthe's
q from these letters for aye;
(der I'm cross and considered a
Ink!
4 do a column a day!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
The Object

What is the object OF an autom'
obile endurance rum?
THE object is to see which one OF
the wives of the contestants can soon
est endure the sight of the burned ana
hlistered face of her hubby
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

One OF the first electric locomotives
was built by Stephen D. Field of
Stockbridge, Mass, and the motor is
still preserved in the cellar of the
Field house as a souvenir.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

An inexpensive electric massage
outfit may be made by connecting two
ordinary tablespoons with as many
battery cells as are desired. The op-
orator can be insulated BY wearing
kid or rubber gloves.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

=. "cessslty Of the Case.
=, 'nese sporting contests are
" as plucky affairs"
ec nurse. Necessarily. they are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Sure to Please.

70 Won want to please a woman
Thereu be no vain regret
II her birthdays you ns.t
And her age you will forget
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
A s,Ioht Difference.

How different are inc
those two women? One all cn"nn
Of sxpression-ths other a hxeu' w.
cant stare" o ., the
Eyes: 1t is the difference VI "
roh,,a and tho automobile face
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

"ne during the spat)-Oh. l
we're a man!
nasoand--l don't. II you we're
= outy bound to mop the floor
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
HAIR DRIED BY ELECTRICITY
Small Enclosed Fan, Held by Hands,
In End Of Which 10 switch to Reg
ulate Current.

And now we have the electric hAlR
drfer which is almost a blessing -
view of the ease and quickness WIN
which one-time tedious operat1aD
may be performed, says Popular HaD>
trtcity. No need now to sit in ~
sun for an hour combing and brushlne.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

A girl may be angry at a man
for trying to kiss her, but just the
same she admires his good taste.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
do q column a day!"


It's the weather forecast for to-
|ent atmospheric disturbances,
b by heavy rainfall"
!. there's not a cloud in the
Ives there Is. I'm going home
try to square myself with my
She's so mad she could hardly
|er the telephone"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Consolation.

Image Of me.
r. i Olo Uncle-Dcn't worry nv
Nv poor little creature may out
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
From Bad to Worse.

from Bad to Worse.
-None of my correspondents
Isao my writing. so l bought a
-And now they are unable to
your spelling, Ell?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
A New Invention.

a'prooi shield has been brought
=. can kiss through that:
nltary. but l fear
'Aste Is rather fiat,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Tho Modern Way.

Sor-I have a play here, sir,
| wish you would read.
h9er-Is 1t a modern play?
or-Oh, yes, sir. 1t is q play
no young man or woman would
carefully-brought parent to see.
ger-Does it end happily?
>W-Sure. The hero and hero
3 divorced in the last act and
hppy ever after.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
Not Too Gentle.

The gentle reader may be so,
But none the less
He gladly reads Of warlike deeds,
We must confess.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

nGSince met you I have
ee thought.
~, S1e-Well, that's one more
P'u mad when we met
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
GRIP FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT
Improvement on OId-Fashioned
Slack Take-Up-Cords.

A decided improvement over the old
style of slack take-up for electric
light cords is that designed by a Mas
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

lessly, day and night. To prove per
feet insulation from outside forces the
glass balls revolve on a glass axle
under glass bell, on glass plate.
supported by wine glasses. but the In
ventOr Is an electrician.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
No Need.

AZ. No Need.
~. writes a great deaf Of fur,.
wy. doesn't hep"
rs wonder why. for nobody
'suning after it,"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

! ,n, Drawing the Line.
n ~. wiling to wear 4 smile"
\ m s1.. $ the way to talk"
On me-" want tne
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15
y. me Probabilities.

son 60 With 9 fast
'"obile club" s -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-02-15

Lady-Do you know who | am,
|man?
-1ee! Don't yer know who yer