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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

You Did,
It's good to wander back again
Among the old home folks,
1t rather satisfies a man
10 hear the same old jokes;
10 hear somebody say: Il knew
You when you were a kid"
But someone always tells you Of
Inc foolish things you did.
your heart beats lighter as it did
In long-forgotten days,
when at some well-remembered spot
Rehectively you gaze.
6ut II seems queer that all your good
And noble deeds are hid.
And people only call to mind
The foolish things you did.
they talk Of others who've gone out
Into some foreign land;
They tell of things these other folks
Have done-and they seem grand.
But when it comes to talk of you.
Their minds cannot be rid
OF the belief you'd like to hear
The foolish things you did.
You know you've done a thing or two
Which show you've got some sense,
But every time they talk Of you
They're certain to commence
With tales Of What a fool you were
When you lived here-a kid"
They have forgotten all except
The foolish things you did.
Baltimore American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
HIS Fortune Made.

4 think said the ingenious man,
that have an invention at last which
will make my fortune"
What is it,"
1t is camera for use in fshiag
camps. It exaggerates the size of the
fish, while taking the fisherman at his
normal size. '-Pitts5urg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

She-I hope you don't expect me to
believe that ancient sick friend" ex-
cuse.
He-Certainly not. But 1 thought it
would be more considerate than tell
ing you it was none of your business.
Indianapolis Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Miss Yassar-Don't you think Miss
Springtime is charming poetess?
Uncle Solomon-Oh. yes. a very
sweet poetess, and her cousin, Miss
Chalmers, is a charming paintress. and
her Aunt Lucree is an excellent sculp-
tress. and her mother used to be an
excellent Observation-Disclosures Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

He told me last week that he had
to economic. but I don't see that he
has been doing it"
''Oh. well. you wouldn't notice 1t,
anyway. You see, he economies by
cutting down his wife's expenses."-
Chicago Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

They had inquired of the latter the
location of his mothers instruments
and he had told them that he khe"
nothing about his mothers posses
sions. a.
Mrs. Bamberger declares that she Is
innocent. She asserts that the evidences
against her is false, and that II was ~
snired by motives of revenge
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Che Holds Him to IL

Downtrod-Never write letters, my
boy, that you'll regret in after life
Dewtell-You speak as from expe-
rience?
Downtrod-I do. In early CORE
spondence with her who is now my
wife 1 signed myself Your obedient
servant. ''-Tit-Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Exasperated Old Gentleman Ito lady
in front of HIM Excuse me. madam,
but my seat has cost me 10 shillings
and | want to see. Your hat
The Lady-'My hat has cost me 10
guineas and want it to be SEEM
London Punch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Put me OF at Beacon street" said
the fair passenger to the Boston troll
ley conductor.
i will notify you when Beacon
street is reached" replied the con-
ductor and be glad to assist you
to alight. but I couldn't entertain the
brutal thought of putting you on, my
dear lady. philadelphia North Amer
lean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Collector shall leave you now.
but will come again"
Poorpay-"I don't doubt it in the
least; you are the most punctual and
never-failing man in keeping appoiEt-
ments I ever saw columbus (Ohio)
State Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
The savage bachelor.

The Sweet Young Thing-But on
what do you base your idea that Ham
let was feeble-minded?
The Savage Bachelor-Mainly on the
fact that so many women want to play
the part-Indianapoli Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
30 Longer a Comnetitnr.

He-Don't you think that girl over
there is beautiful?
She (coldly criticaD-Oh. don't
know. Who is she?
He-Mrs. Nuter. Just been married.
She-Yes. I think she is-quite
beautiful.-Detroit Free Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Honesty is the best policy
after all
Bill-"How?"
Remember that dog stole?"
Yes"
We'll, l tried two hull days to sell
i'm an no one offered more'n a bob.
So l went an guy him to the lady
what owned i'm an she guy me 'aIf
a sovering. It'll
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Another Problem.

Shea mathematician has figured
it out that man 60 years old has
spent three years Of his life buttoning
his collar.
He's that so, I wonder how many
years of her life a woman OF IS has
wasted in putting her hat on straight
Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Aunt Mriar-Hiram, hev We got
Johns letter?
Hiram Otecake-Naw; wuzn't nuth-
in important in it, but Their envelope
SEE, Return in five days" so I done it.
New York World
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

What did you smash i'm foh?"
He insulted a frien' er mine"
GO wayl Whut did he say?'
He said dat mex ter me. my frlen'
wah de mos ignu'nt pusson in dis
community. Washington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Buying
Racehorses.

England Buying Racehorses.-
Pinkey Potter. a racehorse whose I'M
certainty made him more famous than
his speed did. has been sold by his
owner, ]. H. Smith. better known as
Texas" Smith, to the English gov
eminent, and is now on his way to
South Africa, where he viii be used
in the war against the Beers. ]. d.
Bryan, one of Great Britain's agents.
bought Pinkey Potter and a dozen or
more horses at Harlem. All of them
had outlived their usefulness as purse
winners, but should be valuable to
cavalrymen. Mr.. Bryan went from
Harlem to ST. Louis, where he ex-
poets to find at least twenty-five race
horses that will be of service in thc
war. Some of the horses were sold for
as low as SIS. 1t is said Pinkey Potter
brought s200.-Ex.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
,v,., p,d she Means

From the Chicago News: Slowooy-
am going TO kiss you tonight when
7 60 Miss willing-Don you 'niHA
a. time you were going!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Irrigation Lands AIkaIizsd.

Maurice Watel, writing from Paris,
France, to Bradstreet's, says:
read in your journal that the west
ern irrigated lands become aIkalized
by over-irrigation. Really all lands
become alkalized by irrigation wher-
ever rain is scarce. IN Egypt the same
thing occurs as in the western United
States. and people are obliged, from
time to time, to wash the soil. Dur
ing those years the fields TO be washed
are not cultivated, and they are wa
tered very heavily. The water used
for washing is carried away toward
the Nile by drainage mean the wa
ter which has penetrated the vege-
table layer and exhausted the alkali
in the same. In one word, in a coun-
try of deserts the system OF irrigation
always has as a counterpart system
of drainage
This system Of drainage has the fol-
lowing object:
First-To permit the washing of the
soil when it is necessary. (Remedy).
Second-To carry away the water Of
irrigation, which after it peneuates
the vegetable layer, can take from the
subsoil the salts contained therein and
bring them to the surface by capillar-
ity. preventive measure.)
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

The time is coming when every farm
will be an experiment station. We
will then not have to depend on the
data gathered in a few situations in
each state, but will have thousands of
scientific experiments upon which to
base conclusions The work of max
ing the farms experiment stations is
going on with ever increasing rapidity.
The number of students in our agri-
cultural colleges is increasing from
year to year and the future must see
a very much larger proportion going
back to the farms than in the past.
The application of science to our farms
means the saving of our farms. for it
will stop the exhaustion of the soils
and will turn the tide in the other di-
rection. The farms will be smaller.
and the farm population larger. We
have seen for many years a great
movement of the rural populations to-
wards the cities. The re-establishment
of the fertility of our farms and in
creased opportunities on them will at
least stop the tide that has been NOV
ing towards our cities. This will be
done in a very natural manner. The
profits of farming will be increased.
and thus more men viii be glad to oc-
cupy farms and Will be able TO make
a living on smaller areas
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Rutts-I see BY de papers dat day
had big hay crop in Kentucky.
Wraggs-Dat's good l allus wuz
used ter plenty Of bed clothes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

To know how to wait is the great
secret OF success.-De Maistre.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

variety of oaips. Gibes aud IronIes,
TO Cause Smile Flotsam and
1etsam from the Tide OF Humor-
Witty Sayings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
| FIENDISHC
CRIMINAL RECORD OF
Il. FEMALE BUTCHER.

,.,. lnnocents by the Score to
o,ner Deeds of Lesser Ev -
-. Hamburger of st. Louis Be-
!. 20 BE Monstrosity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

One way to preserve waten Is u
hang it up.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

tive, rhe Norwegian ekheund, Afghan grey
hound, African sand dog, Thibet sheep dog,
asuuimau, Chow. dinso, Chinese crested dog,
Lapiand siedge dog and Dogue de Bordeaux are
thus brought to our attention, Mr. Lanes sym
pathies are not exhausted even here and he is
prepared to say of the dingoes even In the face
of most adverse reports from his brother and
three nephews In Australia. that "es they get
more used 60 civilized life they may develop
more interesting qualities than they have yet
been credited with"
At the end Mr., Lane indulges in some cheer
fui "reminiscences of his experiences as judge In
many bench shows, though he has no partiou-
larly striking anecdotes to tell. He closes with
series Of dog stories that he has collected from
various sources that show remarkable intelli-
gence on the part of his canine friends, and
offers some advice about the management Of
dogs and the treatment OF their maladies. All
in all, his book conforms to his view of 1t. that
It is somewhat out OF the usual run of doggy
books" It has q value and charm Of its own.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

Maid Marion This might be In memory OF I.
real Robin; as Robin Hool was a name com
mon enough 70 be chosen at a venture. The sx-
plOlts OF Robin in the ballads. again, may be a
mere reflection cast back from the exploits OF
the high handed collectors Of money in the Nav
games. Thus the rather violent collecting of
money may be the cause Of the whole legend OF
Robin So genial marauder. People found the
custom OF such collections or quotes, asked
themselves why they existed, and answered by
the myth OF the Sherwood outlaw.
This theory. I own. needs better support than
I can give. II is based on act Of the Scots
Parliament Of 1905. 1T Is statute and ordained
that in all the time coming no manner OF per
son be chosen Robert Hude nor Little I0hn
Abbot OF UnreasOn. Queens OF May. nor other
wise Provosts. bailies and town councils
must not elect Robert Hude & Co Those per
sonages. male and female, made perturbation
OF the lieges by asking for money. and that IA
why they were put down One needs more
evidence. beyond the common custom OF de-
manding money such occasions. for the
prevalence Of the usage in the case OF Robin
Hood games There great Robin Hood
riot in Edinburgh on June 21. 1861. One James
GillOun mad been condemned to death for play
ing Robin Hood, and his gallOws was erected.
but "the prentices all" rose smashed the gfbbst
besieged the provost, and rescued GfllOUn with
a pardon. Knox and the preachers then ex-
communicated the whole mob CF2Obfn Hood IN
this case had been robbing right and lefr
Queen Mary paTdoned them all when she en-
tered Edinburgh on her arrival from France
Perhaps some one show that the Robin
Hoods Of the English May games were also
rather predatory.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

THE ANGLo-sAxoN- REVIEW. a Quarterly NH.css-
Vol V. June. 300 Imperial svo. DD- PAS GOha
Lane)
Kennard 16no. pp 32s- a. B Lppincott CoraPanyl
ALL ABOUT @ DOGS. Book :2E Doggy Ps0gis ?,
9f o the s qs % sf9rass = % shaR0T sT6 @ & S Sr y55 $ & %
WoRLD-CRIsIS IN CHINA. 1900 BY Allen 3 WI
16mo. pp 1ss John Murphy Company
8URKEs ESSAY ON THE SUBLIME AND THs
tCassen s Coz
iS@o p SP 4s5 90 % Ba5s5sT R9hs aas g tvsa9 @ ~
CRITICAL 5SII CFITIC!SER GIzITICIsEB; OR ESsss-
Pamphlet pp. 1S5 st Aibans. vs.
''RESTRAINT OF TRADE" Pros and Cons OF Trusts n
P@Pne5 a pp 86s essn say ga ss HSassn a6as d %
aaarSo psRphist sl6isA ,ooa. %1aS + Sa Ia 9t R@a
HOW TO DO IT. TO WHICH Is ADDED HOW TO
edition Of the works Of Or. Hale Crown sv0 pR
ADDRESSES AND ESSAYS on SUBJECTS OF his
ward Everett Hale vol WIN LI6ra-y ssioa 81 tss
works Of Dr. Hale Crown SvO. pp- Z 42l- G4'IA
BABY GOOSE: HIS ADVENTURES. BY Fannie 4
Ostrander Oblons quarto, laird & LAs)
AN AFRICAN TREASURE BY J. Maclarsn Coeosa-
A MANS FOES. BY e H. Strain limo. pp 467 New
Amsterdam Book CompanyJ
KINGS IN EXILE. By Apho3se D9gdet. Translassa p
Katharine Prescott Wormeley. l2mo pp- 81 CL4-
tie. Brown & Col
SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES OF WILLIAM NrKIS-
pp sss. Dou5leiay { Mcclure ccapSay5
REVEALS AND MISSIONS. BY J Wilbur
Chapman. 16mO pP. 30. U-eutlhcn = CoA
HISTORY OF NETWORK STATE FOR TIE USE oE
HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACNDENl 3 AND Eus
SUPPLEMENTARY READING Is, William Reed
Prentice l2mo. pp SIS. Syracuse; , W Bardeehl
A FAIRY NIGHTS DREAM OR. THE HORN Os
OBERO\- BY Katharine Elise Chapman Illustrates
by Gwynne Price. Quavto, pp- 9S Uart & Lea
SIDE LIGHTS ON THE REIGN OF TERROR Being ths
Memoirs ~ MacemoiSelle des EchcfOles trans-a.s-
from the French by Marie Clothilde Ballour Nta
three photographers. SVo pp. NN. SS8 John Laael
TYPES OF BRITISH ANIMALS. BY +. G. Afalo. ILL., nlas-
trated BY e Caldwell l6lno. pP 30 (E ? patl'1
& C0O
SEVEN GARDENS AND A PALACE BY e; Y >
With Illustrations by F. I. z Grisgs and Ar0i~
f2uo. pp. 29S- (John
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

A forthcoming book Of short stories announced
by the Scribners is the work OF Charles Warren,
and In entitled THE Girl and the Governor"
Another book the list OF the same firm is
Mr.. Alexander Blacks novel. THE Girl and the
Guardsman."
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

merely mend their pace. trying to get level with
the personal conductor. They nothing. learn
nothing. know nothing. enjoy nothing; but they
can say that they have been there"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

Among the fall publications of Thomas Whit
taker Will be a work Of interesting artistic
character. It is entitled THE Four Evange-
lists Illustrated in Classic Art" and will con-
tain over hundred Illustrations Rachel A
La Fontaine is editing this Publication
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.

Although the rise of the troubles In China
and other less tangible causes have dirninishsd
public interest In books about the Boer war. Il
Is not to be supposed that khaki literature's
is altogether at discount. There Ia always
something to give a FLIP to curiosity, as wit
ness the case of General De Wet His skill In
eluding one British column after another has
provoked talk about him everywhere. "The
Beers in War" by Mr.. Hillegas which the
Appletons are bringing out. ought to be sure
of readers If for but one reason that 1t con-
tains an elaborate character sketch of De Wet
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

Henry Holt 8 Co. at last announce the title
of the new book which they have in press by
Mrs. Dudeney, author Of those two admirable
novels, THE Maternity of Harriet wicken" and
Folly Corner" The forthcoming volume is to
be called Men of Marlowes." and it consists
Of a set OF stories about men living in one OF
the English INNS" such as the Temple It is
said that the different narratives are more or
less related to another. and that there is
more humor in them than In either OF Mrs
Dudeney's other books
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25
ALEXANDER |.
A VOLUME OFF HERO WORSHIP.

EIsToEIcsL sngNo@JEs @ & OF T6TFe THE FngERET2aR nP RTas
SiI. ny Madame Ia Contesse de Choiseul
eourner Translated from the Qrttginsl ts French
an INTRODUCTION and Notes. isuo' pp. S2L CHI
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

Herbert S. Stone & Co. VIII publish Benjamin
Swift's new novel, Nude Souls" about the
middle Of next month
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

scrapbook. said to be compiled by Abraham
Lincoln for use in the political campaign of
1898, is to be published by Mcclure. Phillips &
Co. It contains the substance of all Lincoln
had said up to that time on the subject of
negro equality" with explanatory notes and
long letter in his handwriting. II is stated
that he gave the book to Captain Brown,
of his supporters, and that Captain Brown left
it to his sons, who have permitted it's pubIca-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

It is said that the new book of sketches, Paris
of the Parisians" announced by the ]. B. Lip
pincott Company, is made up Of contributions
to THE Saturday Review" If this is so the
author Mr. John F. Macdonald is certain OF
his audience at the start. His pages in The
Saturday" have been among the cleverest ever
written for that periodical.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

Judge Grants excellent novel. "Unleavened
Bread" has found such favor in England that
it's sales are reported to be only just below those
Of the book of the moment across the sea. Mrs.
Craioia's ''F2Obert Orange"
The Globe-republican., 1900-01-04
FREE TRADE BOSH.

The Assertion That President NIcKin-
ley Leans Toward Cobdenism.
The New York Times seems to be
taxing its resources to save the Demo-
cratic party. It sees that Mr.. Bryan
and all that he stands for on silver,
trusts and expansion can only make
that party less popular with the people
1t has finally hit upon a scheme by
which the party can be reinstated and
the country saved from untold disaster,
namely, by abandoning it's position on
silver, trusts and the Philippines, and
standing for the simple issue of tariff
destruction. Let the party declare for
putting all trust products on the free
list and make "a determined assault
upon the So per cent Ding1ey tarin
and it's popularity with the people is
assured. 1t takes the recent remarks
by President Mckinley and Postmas-
ter-General Charles Emery Smith,
favOring foreign commerce., certain
evidence that the administration is
rapidly getting in line for free trade,
and warns the Democratic party that if
1t does not hurry up and get upon this
anti-tarim platform the Republicans
will be ahead of it, and then its
another generation Mr.. Bryan may
lack political insight in adhering to
the 16-to-1 proposition, but in his wild
est moments he has never exhibited
such mental chaos as is revealed in
the notion that President Mckinley
and his postmaster-genera1 have turned
their backs on protection, and that
free trade would be a popular issue
for 1900. Such a notion can only be
entertained on the assumption that the
American nation is composed of sew
enty-five millions of people mostly
FOOLS" Besides this deliverance MI.
Bryan's talk really sounds like states
manship.-Gunton'S Magazine, Deem
Der, 1899.
The Globe-republican., 1900-01-04
AN ALASKAN HOME.
Ehe Same Spirit Rules There ~ In the
Costly Mansion.

Ehe Same Spirit Rules There ~ In the
Costly Mansion.
An Alaskan hut is not the worst
place in the world-far from it Its
interior consists of a square floor of
Earth hanked on all sides by two wide
tedges rising one above the other like
a terrace. On the lower one rests the
cooking, weaving and fishing utensils,
the knives and needles, pots and pans
On the upper ledge, with mich display
pr wonderfully woven blankets, are the
beds In the center of the room CLOVIS
tR~5Ee, the smoke cropping its way out
of a hole in the roof After the days
work is done and the stomachs of both
people and dogs are full the family
gathers around the fire. Facing the
door sits the father. next to him the
mother; on one hand the sons, and on
the other the daughters; even to the
third and fourth generation, it may be-
Beyond these are the servants or
slaves- Each has his place. and takes
It as matter of course Without. in
the darkness, the dogs clutter about
the door and howl. The mysterious
ind implacable sea keeps up its thun-
der. The snow-c1ad mountains. with
their i1limitable glaciers, lie just be-
yond- The shafts of the northern lights
dart through the sky, like the harpoona
of a Titan. with Incredible celebrity. Is
It strange that, amid scenes SO wild
and fearful, superstitions. also wild
can one be surprised that in an un1et-
tered country the story-te1lers are OF
mighty power, and tell tales thai
alright the children till they scramble
to the safe shelter of the mothers
arms? When the family sings in
strange, broken, yet rhythmicaI meas
ures. the dogs howl louder than be-
fore, and the women sway their squat
bodies back and forth Increasingly.
keeping their hands occupied mean
while at their tasks of weaving or
braiding. The men carve their spoons
or cut curious figures from the black
slate The sutton for the hand of one
Of the daughters enters sly1y and takes
a seat with the sons. No protest is
made. The father and mother go on
with their little tasks, the young girls
giggle after the fashion of girls the
world over. The oldest among them
chants some old folk song, and the
father rises. 1t is the signal for good
nights The ashes are spread over the
fire, and by the light of few fishes
tails, dried for the lighting, the fam
fly goes to bed, forgetful of crashing
bergs, of the mysterious aurora, of tho
mountains where the snow lies for
ever and Away. So is home made
anywhere, where the spirit Of home
exists.