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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
The MatrlmonIal Gross.

Woman often makes her own matri-
monial cross. And note how cheerful
ly she goes about 1t. She cannot drive
the nails fast enough some times. The
vast sea Of incompatibillty that SO
often surrounds the state matrimonial,
q sea fed by woman's futile and willing
tears, would come to gradually melt
away and disappear IL women would
dry their eyes and look squarely in the
face the reason OF her weeping. An eff
fort spent to cultivate the gentle art Of
being agreeable as against time wasted
An disagreelng Is one way to clear sum
dry matrimonial skies of many do
nestle clouds. This hint to the men
as well-it is not a bad habit to con-
tract, this habit of first being agree
able in your family. The habit once
formed is found to be the best pro-
moter OF smooth matrimonial running
known. And now why does the woman
who has a nervous and irritable spouse
take time to cultivate a manner and
way OF speaking that she is clever
enough In the first years OF marriage
10 discover disconcerts him and fans
the fame of his irritation? Thus CIV
fng up willfully a happiness she Graves.
Or why does the woman with a selfish
husband cater to that ~selfshness, until
she finds herself entirely out of the
scheme of such a husbands life and her
happiness as ashes in her mouth? Why
does the oman whose husband is easy
going and t%houghtless Of her wishes
get into a state of constant faultfind-
tng, approving Of nothing that he does,
becoming an irritant to his existence,
until she drives him-and her happiness
In consequence-from her? Again, why
does the woman with a Jealous hus-
band-that affront to womanhood-in
untold cases seem needless of his
shortcomings or put up with the misery
that Is the outcome Of his suspicious
nature? A thorough understanding be-
tween such a husband and his wife
cannot come too soon, says a writer
IN the Detroit Free Press. And why
does the wife who hos a shiftless and
lazy husband, in nine cases out of ten,
put a willing shoulder 10 the wage
earning wheel and hope in this way to
hold together the foundations of her
home? To find that she has the rather
wrecked 1t by taking upon herself the
wrong part Of the domestic partner
ship, Need | cite more? Let us look
over the field and pick our way intelli-
gently among the many stumbling
blocks which have the appearance of
sound timber; spend less time SQUAD
bling around for nails, give up cross
building. Love is all too vital a mat
ter to be trified with. and time Is all
too short to be wasted in such employ
ment.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
RUFUS FLEMING,
U. s. Consul at Edinburgh

Scarcity of straw has for a wear or
so forced me to use saw shavings IN
be animals, says a writer in Farm AMI
Fireside. I confess that for a long
time I have been prejudiced against
sawdust and shaving manure. AT
present Am very glad that I had to
make the trial, for l can say that 7
am taking more comfort in the sta h,es
than when l used nothing but straw
Horses and cattle, and hogs, too. while
bedded on shavings are always clean
in the morning, and that iS more tbon
l could say of them when thew ware
bedded on straw. In short. 7 have
learned to like this material for tba
purpose, and shall continue to use tbo
shaVings as long as l can have tboro
at a reasonable price. In the wintor
l a get them loose most of the t,noa
for the hauling. Now l am paving *
cents a bale for them. Shayines orc
clean and tend to cleanliness. Thot
much is settled in my mind for yood
1t means a good deal, too, SO far as
the COWS and milk and butter are CON
cerned. We want these things as cIaor
as we possibly can The only Question
about which there could be a possible
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
aow to Remove a rlrht Ring.

w AhtAhONa ~ AAlthN NinRs
Most girls who have had baby rings
have had trouble in removing them
from their fingers.
'There is really no necessity for all
this ado about removing a tight ring"
said a downtown jeweler. "In that as
In everything else, the secret of sue
cess lies In knowing how to do 1t. Here
is a recipe that l have found unfailing
for removing a tight ring, and there is
no painful surgical operation in
volved, either. Thread a needle fat in
the eye, using thread that is strong
but not too coarse. Then pass the head
OF the needle under the ring. Care, of
course, must be used in this, and 1t
would be best to soap the needle be-
fore beginning. The needle having
been passed through, pull the thread
through a few inches toward the hand
so" BY this time the jeweler had
passed the needle and thread under the
ring on his own finger, and was pre-
pared to Illustrate the little lecture.
Wrap the long end Of the thread tight
ly and regularly around the finger to-
ward the nail in this manner. Then
take hold of the short end and unwind
it-so. The thread, thus pressing
against the ring. will gradually remove
IL, however tight or swollen the I'm
ger"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

In this column we illustrate a locust
saw-iy. A report of the United states
chronological commission says: Eat
ing the leaves of the black locust Is
found a small, soft, green worm, two
ffths of an inch long, with twenty
legs and a brownish head. 1t appears
in Washington, D. c., late in August
and remains until october. 1t trans
forms into a dark-brown oval cocoon,
and two or three weeks later issues as
a saw-fy nearly one-quarter of an inch
long, of a dirty-yellow color, with a
~squarish black patch on the top OF the
head. The sides and front OF the
thorax are black, and there is a trans
verse band on top of each abdominal
segment.
This saw-fy inserts its i~rregularly
semi-ellipsoid eggs in a crescent
shaped cut made in the under surface
of the leaf by the saw. In a few days
the larva matches. Professor Comstock
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
American Meat in scotland.

The public health act of 1897 applic-
able to Scotland contains provisions
in regard to meat inspection which are
more severe than the provisions of the
public health act of 1875 applicable to
England. The Scottish law not only
gives the local sanitary officer full con-
troll over slaughterhouses, but also en-
powers inspectors to enter premises
within the district of the local author
ity at any time, search any cart or We
hicle or any barrow, basket, bag, or
parcel, and examine any animal. alive
or dead, or article intended for human
food. If it appears to him % be unfit
for human food, he may take it away
to have it dealt with by a justice. The
Justice may condemn it and order it
to be destroyed, and impose Q, penalty
on the person to whom the condemned
article belonged or in whose p possession
or on whose premises it was found.
The department of sanitary and mar
ket inspection in Edinburgh was CON
stituted on its present basis, under the
public health act Of 1897, in May, 1898.
during the past year, not only have
the slaughterhouses been under careful
supervision, but inspectors have paid
more than 5000 visits to the butchers
and other shops. The quantity of meat
seized or given up as unfit for human
food was 149,163 pounds. One Canad-
ian carcass was seized. Not a pound of
American meat was condemned. In
asmuch as the butchers ii Edinburgh
handle a large amount of American
chilled meat-the quantity of Ameri-
can chilled beef alone consumed in
Edinburgh (not including Leith) aver
ages 1880 pounds per week.-Mrs. evil
dence of its wholesomeness is note
worthy.
RUFUS FLEMING,
U. S. Consul at Edinburgh.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
For Health and nenntr.

Sir Thomas Sawyer, an English lee
turer and writer, gives the following
rules for long life: /. Sleep eight
hours in each t~wenty-four. 2. Sleep
on your right side. with the window
open. 3. Place the bed away from the
wall. 4. Take a bath the temperature
of the body daily. 8. Take exercise
before breakfast. 6. Eat but little
meat. well cooked. Z. Do not drink
milk (for adults). s. Eat much grain
food. O.. Avoid intoxicants. 10. Live
as much as possible in the country. IL.
Vary your occupations. ~. Limit YOU
ambitions. No rules can be given that
will apply to every one. Experience
and knowledge of ones self must be
the guide in applying these rules.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30


water, then lay a soft cloth in the bot
tom of another pan to lay the peaches
on to drain after washing. Peel them
with a reasonably sharp knife, SO as
not to bruise them. Cut in halves and
remove the pit. Place the fruit in the
cans with the open side down and put
in as many as you can without mash
ing the fruit. Now make a syrup of
one-half cupful of sugar to each quart
Of fruit and pour over the fruit while
1t is warm, and fill the cam full. Put
some pieces of thin boards or lath in
the bottom of a wash boiler and set
the cans upon them; then put warm
water enough in the boiler to come up
a couple of inches on the cans, put the
covers loosely on the cans and cover
the boiler tight and boil one hour, then
remove the cans from the boiler, put
on the rubber and screw the top on
tightly. Tip the a down on the side
and turn it around, to be sure that it
is perfectly tight. If tie least bit of
syrup oozes from beneath the cover it
is not tight enough. If you cannot
turn the cover any tighter take some
hard substance, such as a knife handle,
and press the edge Of the cover down
firmly onto the rubber and try it again
and again until not n drop Of syrup
run out. If the work is done thor
oughly on the start you will not have
the least trouble to keep fruit any
length of time until 1t is wanted for
use. Set the fruit away in a box or
cupboard in a reasonably cool place.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
To Can Grapes.

Take good fresh grapes, pick them
from the stems, being careful not to
break the skin, and fill your cans full
and shake them down and add more
IL there is without MASKING.
Make a syrup the same as for the
peaches, and be sure you fill the cans
full Of syrup, then proceed the same
as with the peaches. Grapes canned
in this way keep their shape perfectly
and are luscious for the table. The
juice from this fruit when the IAN are
opened is the most perfect sweet wine
that can be found for invalids or con-
valescents, or as a most delicious sum-
mer drink when water and ice are
added.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
Going to Bed Hungry.

1t is a mistake to suppose that 1t is
nsver good to eat before sleeping. Many
an hour Of sleeplessness may be avoid
ed by nibbling a biscuit at bedtime. All
animals, except man, eat before sleep
Ing, and there is no reason why man
should form an exception to the rule.
Fasting between the long interval be-
tween supper and breakfast, and es-
peciaily complete emptiness OF the
stomach during sleep, add greatly to
the amount of e%maciation sleeplessness
and general weakness SO often met
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
Canned Peas.

Open can peas one hour before cook
ing them and turn into a bowl. When
ready for them put on in a farina ket-
tle-or n saucepan within another
of hot water. If dry add cold water
to cover them. and stew about 25 min
utes. Drain; stir in a generous lump
Of butter. pepper and salt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
Nranroes.

Take small muskmelons and cut an
oval piece out of one side; take out the
seeds with teaspoon, and fill this space
with stufang of chopped onion, scraped
horseradish, mustard seed, cloves and
whole pepper; sew in the piece. Put
in Jar. pour boiling vinegar, with lit
tie salt in it, over them. Do this three
times; then put in fresh vinegar;
cover close.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

How did the family come out in
the matter Of settling the estate?" was
asked Of one Of the brothers.
might have been worse, but we fin
ally succeeded in effecting a compro
mise with our lawyer by which he
agreed to let us have half."-Detroit
Free Prev
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
THE PRESSMEN PLEl
The Transcontinental Trip !,


The Transcontinental Trip !,
prise to Then.
The following telegram ID
ceived by Mr.. D. McNirl
general manager Of the Cul
ci1c Railway, from Mr.. VS.,
president of the CANADIAN
citation:
Vancouver, Aug
Zone hundred members d
dian Press Association !
grateful to the Canadian I
way Company for the unTsH
tesy and hospitality whli
their trip across the cOntla
interesting and pleasant Y
outings. Though conScAlI
sterling work accomplH
spanning of a continent
part remote from settleHs'
the opening up of a terrific
some empires, the actual O|
on the journey has impla
cursionists more forcihE
can represent. The deVs'
along the route, in citiesS
agricultural and grazing >
surprised us, and is mos
to lovers of solid progress
prosperity. The ease anuu
which the trip from ocean
attended in the cars ana
hotels, through a servl1
anywhere, is a triumph
skill and enterprise secOD.
financial and engineerln!
tanned in the building o
scenic azd developing lln
wv. S. DIN
President Canadian h'I
ton"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

thinks there are two and possibly
three broods in a season, and that the
insect may hibernate both in the adult
and pupa stages. The head Of the
worm is amber-colored rather than
brownish. The scientific name of this
fly is Nematus similaris.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

a,snute is whether sawdust or shaving
n,anure Is as good for the land as
manure from animals bedded with
straw.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Amateur Actress-nIasa
part well? Her Friend H..
When you left the ,t ta~
dience said 1t was the H., .
ever did.-Tit Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Rose Leaves.
l..
4 see her again as she vas that night,
When l thought her pure as the driven
snow;
Her arms and her neck were lily white
In her hair a single Jacqueminot.
III.
af l were a woman / might cry,
But ! am a man and must remain dumb.
~ l we're a coward | might die,
And who In the world would care a
crumb?
Red rose petals, crimson hued, color of
love
Love-the name l know not any more.
Pity me. help me. thou God above,
A helpless soul Is at thy door.
".
Rosesl ! hate the namo they bear,
Lowell Love played me false and she
Bid me forget. Cod she was fair,
Can l forgeti Where can l flee?
V.
10, the cold look. The laughter false,
The blood-red rose, the ~mignonette,
The rhythm OF music, the madcap waltz.
Can ! forget! God! Can | forgetl
j. G. w.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
Dip the Sheep.

There is but one effectual cure for
sheep scab and that is the use of an
efficient dip, says an exchange. If the
farmer will not go to the trouble of
dipping his sheep twice at an inter-
val OF from six to twelve days and
put them on clean grounds where scab-
by sheep have new been in the in
terval and after the second dipping,
that man had better sell his sheep and
quit the business. The scab I'm be
thoroughly cured in two weeks time If
the owner will implicitly follow direc-
tions. 1t cannot be cured in a year or
any other length of time if he will not
do it. Therefore, it is simply a ques-
ton with a man who has scabby sheep
to dip or not. The mar who keeps
scabby sheep willfully and after shear
ing time should be regarded as a men
ace to good farming in his neighbor-
hood, and the public sentiment should
compel him either to dip or ship hn
flock to the slaughter and quit bust
ness. There are some diseases for
which no cure can be suggested.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Canning Emit.

To can peaches first select nice, ripe
fruit, but not that which has become
soft. Wash them in a pan of cold
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

The Worden Grape.-The worden to
my mind is the best grape for home
use. 1t is an enlarged Concord. which
1t closely resembles. More Juicy and
with less pulp. 1t ripens a few DAYS
before the Concord and is better fla
Vored. 1t is not so vigorous in its
growth as the Concord, but bears quite
young, and If properly trimmed the
punches are quite large. The skin is
not SO thick as the Concord, and CON
s~eQuently not a good shipper. Concord
is so well known that it needs no in
production. being indispensable-Ma-
jor Holsinger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
Time and Distance

In keeping with its past n
record, Union Pacific R.
Overland Route, will o. }
place in service an enilFeg F,
frst-class limited train % \
old familiar name Of "lhs \
ited.n This in addition ~ !,
cellent schedule which W. n
The NEW OVERLAP. 4
leave Salt Lake City daiI ~
Ogden i:i5 p. m, arrive S. ~
Omaha 7:15 p. m, and enc
In ample time for all eA, NM
New York, Boston, Wa'lg
be the most Handsomely
est train ever given to w u
AS usual there will be uY ,.aI
Denver, Omaha and oal a.s5
change to principal ens'r
particulars at comps MI
Stand - poi Main street
The dining car ser, /. n
Rio Grande Railroad IN. M
convenience to the tra, ,,D,,
CANT dining cars are a' ,'D
leaving Denver on tni' . u
meals are served in . dssp
all travellers, and OF mr. M
enjoyment Of a UP ~
wonderful scenery that ta ~
road is enhanced by w nd
other convenlences thai a.,
For time ccs
address S. X, Hooper, ,,r,s
and Ticket Agent p'
ing, Travelling Passe"s c.l,v
Second South Stree''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

A Cleveland woman WHO a |
for divorce has been ordss]
week alimony to her HUSBAND
decision of the court.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Recently travelled up the co,''
acted in an entirely different y
any other storm. somoea
acts in the same way. II rss'
to treatment which has eu,sa
Then Hostetter S Stomaeh y
be taken. 1t has cured 49,
for half a century.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
varieties of wheat.


The comparison of new and stand
ard varieties of wheat by the Pennsyl-
vania state College Agricultural Ex-
neriment Station has been continued
through the present season. The SIX
varieties giving the highest yield WERE
Blu.
Fortv- or Gold Corn......'''zo'oO
nawson's Golden Chat 'Zo.4o
carturv ..... 'AS'A
Rochester Red 49,
Reliable .,........
Twenty-two varieties were testea'
tho average yield being 22.02 bushels.
There was an average difference OF o'oS
bushels between the smooth and beard
ed varieties in favor of the smooth
About one-fourth of the grain was
winter killed, which accounts Tor u
small average yield, 1t being only ABOUT
two-thirds of u usual crop. Inc
average yield Of straw was z'4oo
pounds and the average weight per
bushel 62.O4 pounds. Turkish Red was
the poorest variety, yielding 1881
bushels of grain and 1880 pounds OF
straw. The yield of ten varieties thai
have been tested for nine and ten years
show no tendency to run out except a
slight decrease in the yield Of straw.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Though but few walk n, :,
they can never be alone IN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Animal Excreta.-The excreta, solid
and liquid, Of a horse in a year. aver
ages 10000 pounds Of an OK. 36 600
pounds; of a cow, 10000 pounds; of a
full grown hog, 5000 pounds; of a
sheep, 1000 pounds. A moderate value
OF these manures is 50 per thousand
pounds for the horse, $1.25 for the
OK or COW, $2.25 for the hog, if grain
fed, and 50 for the sheep. Total an
nual alu Horse, $40; OK. $45; COW,
SSf'SO; hog, $3.50; sheep, $3.50. OF
course, all these estimates are sub
1ect to variations, owing to different
conditions, such as food, size of ami
mails, etc.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Mrs. Winn Wouldn't y,
my new hat, john" Mr.. W.
yves" Mrs. W.-"So wsuRl
give me S14 and I'll show youc
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

There is a paper in Oklsbo1
Supper Bell. May the editor I
what it is to depend JPN n,
route, says a contemporary
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Piso's Cure for ConsumuYs,
medicine for coughs and cda
Beltz, 439 9Th Ave, Denver. C%j
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
To U A COLD IN ON

Take Laxative Bromo Quinn, \
druggists refund the moneyiisr
25c. h. w. Groves signatafcea-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
SIOO Reward slN

The readers OF this paper viii N
learn that there is at hast oneds
that science has been able 10 4,
stages, and that is Catarrh b
Cure is the only positive cure nTa
medical fraternity. Catarrh beai
tional disease, requires a cOnsaH
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is iats.
acting directly upon the blood s1.
faces OF the system, thereby i
foundation Of the disease, andgin
strength by building up the oz1
assisting nature in doing It's vi
prietors have so much faith 4
powers that they offer One Hu1ixl
any case that it fails to cure. 81
Testimonials.
Address T.. j. CHENEY & co.,
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the bss
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
FORWOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

Costume of Fine Wool Suiting-Party
Frock of Corn Silk Chiffon The
Matrimonial Cross-woman Frequently
Makes 1t for Herself.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

""This theater." remarked
be a fine place to go nuttins r
peanuts in the gallery, pOllAA
in the front low, and chsaS 3
stage" 4
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30
Comparlso,

Nehemiah. compars
cold said a schoolm,.u' \
boy. Positive cola
cough, superlative conn .
ly responded Nehemiah w.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

tuNoU NItNI htVVdItu FaIIufNI r.
/ viii inform addicted TO Nor,s
Opium, Cocaine, OF neyerfsIlrF
cure. Mrs. NJ. IL. Baldwin. Boz nm
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-01-30

Shake into your Shoes =.
Ease, a powder for tba ~,
tight or New Shoes tsel '1 :. =
Corns, Bunions, swoIls1 q
Sweating Feet. AT ali h. 4
Shoe Stores, 25c. samnls v 4
Address Allen S. Olmstsd y
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-06-21

Ehe exhibits OF tho state OK NuW
FORK at the Worlds Columbian kx-
poaition in 1898. In the earnest dis
6hAfgc Of her duty, she displayed
marked ability, and reflected great
credit upon those whom she repro
sentod. Her report ia full OF valn.
able information and should be read
By all who desire to know some
thing of the Negro woman, who has
played a noble part in the progress
OF the nation.
This womanlg woman lie we'll
qualified to represent the Afro
American womanhood in any posi-
ton 10 which she may be called.
Miss Howard was bern 10 Bos.
ton, Massachusetts,. She frst at
tended tho Beaten grammar apd
high schools, graduating with high
honors. She then entered the
Girls High aud Normal School,
from which che graduated in the
year 1868. She was the fret color
ed graduate Of that institution.
She then went to New York City
and became teacher in Grammar
School No. /, aud was later APP
| pointed principal OF that school.
While performing the duties oil
principal and instructor, Miss How.
ard took a special course 10 the
| Normal College, and had conferred
upon her the degree of NJ. A. She
then took the three year course al
the University Of the City Of New
York School Of Pedagogy, aud re-
ceived the degree Of doctor of Ped
agogy.
| We are proud Of such noble char
aoters as Miss Howard, and tht
study of her life and work is an in
spiration to us. Her success ia ouI
success
OF the 350,003 ballots cast fol
Miss Howard, 3,175 represents thu
work OF the loyal, progress.lovint
friends Of her race in st. Mary
county, Md.
May every colorod American cit
izen learn well the importance o
by standing his own.
United we standi divided we fall"
Miss Howard sails for Paris, France
in July. While abroad she vii
visit places of interest in England
Germ any and Italy.
We wish her a safe and pleasan
voyage; and we will gladly welcom
her back to our hearts and on
homes when the leaves begin L
turn.
Il. NJ. Cole.