The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-14

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of pants. Such pants do not
last. Pants are like molasses,
they are thinner in hot weather
and thicker in cold. The man in
the moon changes his pants dur
ing an eclipse. Men are often
in pants. Such mis-
takes makes breeches of promise.
There has been much discussion
as to whether pants are singular
or plural and when they don't
wear any it is singular. Men
get on a tear in their pants and
it's all right, but when the pants
get on a tear it's all wrong"
1t is estimated that 800, 900
worth of cattle have been ship
ped out OF Custer county this
year.
Our dealers are displaying a
fine assortment of Holiday goods.
A social hop was given at the
hall last Friday evening.
We see by reports that they
have been having 20-below-zero-
weather down in Utah already
this winter.
McKinley's message has ar
rived Tt reads as though Han
ma had a hand in it. But what
else could one expect.
A steam dredge will be intro
Guced in Boise Basin next year,
and gravel that cannot be reach
ed by ordinary methods made to
give up its golden contents. For
many years Boise Basin has sup
piled those who sought its sands
with bread money in abundance,
while not a few have taken out
fortunes.
Depaty Postmaster Meek, re-
Gently received box of apples
from G. F. Hartley, who lives
six miles below Boise, that are
something of a curiosity. They
are smooth, lightish yellow in
skin, rather oblong in shape and
below the medium in size bnt the
flesh is decidedly pinkish in
color. The apples appear quite
free from worms. and have a
pleasant sub-acid flavor. Mr..
Hartley does not know the name
and would be glad to have theil
identity fixed.-Caldwen Record
Several weeks ago in Lon
don," said an English tourist, ]
was standing beside an Ameri
can acquaintance, when | eX
pressed a wish to know which
point was the north. He pulled
out his watch, looked at it and a
once pointed iu the right direc
ton. asked him whether h'
had a compass attached to hi:
watch. '.All watches are com
passes, he replied. Then he
explained to me how it was
Point the hour hand to the sun
and the south is exactly hal
| way between the hour and figur
xii on the dial. For instanc
suppose it is four o'clock; poin
the hand indicating 4 to the sun
and IL on the watch is exactl,
south. Suppose. again. that
is s o'clock. Point the hand in
dicating 8 to the sun and the fig
ure X on the dial is due SOUTH
Elk.
John Hudson, prominent res
ervation farmer, made most II
markable discovery on his farr
in the Big Canyon a few day
ago. While building a fenc
near his house he was attracte
to large pile of rocks whic
had evidently been placed ther
with system, and upon invest
CATION found that they hid frol
, view novel treasure represen
ed in a 14-horse power engin
and a 2-stamp quartz mill. Th
engine and mill have never bee
used, and from their conditio
, when discovered they evidentl
, had been there many years ag'
|. Mr.. Hudson has made extensiv
) inquiry to find the owner br
without success. The discover
I however, has revived the stor
i of the celebrated adventure
/ Robinson, and his operations
! this section during the minin
excitement of early days, and
t is supposed the discovery mad
I. by Mr.. Hudson unfolds anoth'
/ chapter in connection with TIL
, affair. 1t is stated that the e
gine and mill were in transit
the Pierce City country to wsS
Y on Robinson's famous mine, al
L that the schemer S deception ws