The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27

A sucker is born every minute.
Men and watches are judged
by their works; both have
wheels.
After man came woman-and
she's been after him ever since.
1t is a long head that knows no
turn when a pretty girl passes.
About the worst joke a woman
can play on a man is to marry
him.
Married men do not live long
er than single ones; it only seems
longer.
No girl is too good to be hug
ged. The bible tells US to hold
fast to a good thing.
The wearing of the green was
first introduced by Adam and
Eve-when they put on the fig
leaves.
Mr.. K. Mckenzie and family
moved into the e. P. Johnson
house last week, which is locat-
ed ou the north side of Garden
creek, Challis.
Senator Heitfeld has our thanks
for public documents. He seems
to attend to his constituents very
closely. Such men make good
senators. Do you see p? And
they always vote right, as in
this case.
If the country editor was to
snap at all the inducements held
out to him he would soon be a
millionaire. If he run a paper
according to the popular notion
he would be in the poor house.
If he published half the items
sent to him he would be in Jail
and in the hospital the other ha f.
The Indian girls of the Crow
agency boarding school in Mon
tara gave a soiree dansante the
other evening and the following
young ladies were present: Clara
Spotted Horse. Edith Long Ear,
Kittie Medicine Tail, Lena Old
Bear, Clara Bull l-Nose, Blanche
Little Star, Nellie Shell-on-the-
Neck, Mary Old-Jack- Rabbit,
Bertha FullMouth, Katy Dream
er, Fanny Plenty y-Butterhies,
Bessie Crooked-Arm. Martha
Long Neck, Isabel Lunch, Floy
Hairy Wolf, Alice Shoots as-She
Goes, Stella Wolf-House, Lucy
Hawks, Beatrice Beads-on- Ankle,
Susie Bears Lays-Down, Louisa
Three Wolves, Anna Medicine
Pipe. Maggie Broken-Ankle
Ruth Bear-in -the-Trail. Heller
Comes-out of Fog, Sarah Three
Irons, Ida WrinkIe-Face. Jessie
Flat Head Woman. Lottie Grand
mothers. Knife, Esther Knows
Her Gun, Minnie Nods-atBeai
and Daisy Young Heifer.
The old prospector, who ha
been holed up during the winte
or who has been holding dowl
n some uncongenial job, sees the
snow now disappearing and hi
!. blood begins to tingle again il
e anticipation of the time near a
at hand when he can again ge
his pack and saddle horses an,
his outfit of tools, grub ant
tobacco and start out to max
h new trails in the mountains
g There is something so facinatin
!, in this pursuit after hidde
wealth in the rugged mountai
Businesses that neither th
weight of years nor memories c
past failures can resist. 1t be
comes a pleasure for these hard
pioneers and fore-runners c
civilization to wander whereve
= dreams of hidden wealth ma
lead them. They have made tn
great mountain regions of til
west populous and prosperous
and the entire nation and eve
, civilization owes them debt c
= gratitude. Money is the lif'
blood of a nation and the trai
leading to the prospector's cam
and the light of his camp fire
night have led to where the pr
cious metals have been foun'
The strides which the world h;
made during the last half centul
o. received their greatest impul'
with the discovery of gold
California and Australia, and Il
hardy miner and adventuro'
prosrector have been more p
tent factories in the worlds pr
gress than have all the Beseme
.. and Edisons who have exist
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