The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-21

Silver-59a.
Lead-S4.2O.
Copper-$18.50.
Ed. O'Neal came over from
Pahsamaroi Saturday last.
Arbuckle's eight-hour law was
knocked out in the Idaho legis-
lature.
Born:-To the wife of Edgar
Huffman, on Friday last, fine
daughter.
Over $50 bills have been intro
duced in the Idaho legislature
up to the present time.
The grand march at the mas
querade will commence not later
than 9 o'clock, so it behooves
you to be on time.
The resignation of Col. Jones
has been accepted. Major Fig
gins will undoubtedly be ap-
pointed in his place.
Hon. P. A. Regan, an Idaho
pioneer. died in Boise on Thurs
day afternoon last. He was 46
years of age, and leaves a wife
and four children.
Silver Leaf Rebekah No. 27,
|. o. 0. F., of Challis, are MAX
ing arrangements to hold grand
ball in this place on April Goth
the 80th Anniversary of Odd
Fellowship.
Senator Hooper's joint resolu-
ton changing the terms of coun-
ty commissioners, was killed in
the House. No bill that is a
worthy one, it seems, can pass
that body of wise men; but one
that is of an unworthy nature is
sure to go through with awhoop.
This legislature, as well as the
one, is simply farce.
1t would seem to an outsider
that about the only object the
Idaho Legislature has in view is
to kill off the saloon business,
neglecting legislation that the
State is sorely in need of, there
by depriving the schools of their
main revenue. Not content with
passing an anti-gambling law
this moral set proposes to do
away with the liquor business
altogether. One fellow intro
duces prohibition amendment;
another local option bill; an
other to close on Sundays and at
10 O'Clock at night on week DAYS;
another to make it a misdemean-
or to treat in a saloon, and no
telling what kind of a bill will
be next introduced.
OF the 6,5OO,OOO voters who
cast their ballots for VIM. J.
Bryan, not one in hundred has
any direct interest in silver min
ing. But the most of them know
that whatever affects the money
of a country affects the value of
every piece of property, and con-
s9quentlp the welfare of every
human being living within its
borders. They demanded the
free coinage of silver because
they believed that it would inure
to the advantage of the entire
population of the republic, with
the exception, possibly, of half
a million of money lenders and
holders of practically fixed in
comes. While the interests of
the free silver miners were not
entirely ignored. those interests
were regarded as only an infnit-
esimal part of the question.
Mans life is full of crosses
and temptations. He comes into
the world without his consent,
goes out without his will, and
the trip between the two extrem-
tiles is exceedingly rocky. The
rule of contrariness is one of the
important features of the trip.
When he is little the big girls
kiss him; when he is big the lit
tie girls kiss him. If he raises
a big family he is a chump, but
if he raises a small check he is a
thief, a fraud, and is Stunned
like Chinaman with the seven
year itch. If he is poor he is
bad manager; if he's rich he's
dishonest; if he's in politics it's
for pie; if he's out of politics you
can't tell where to place him and
he is no good to his country; if
he gives to charity he is a hypo-
crite who has some Interior pur-
pose to serve; if he doesn't give
to charity he is a stingy cuss and
lives only for himself; if he dies
young there was great future
before him; if he lives to old age
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