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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

A farmer, who wanted to furnish an
object-lesson to his son, took occasion
one morning at breakfast to take the
young mans plate, cup and saucer.
knife and fork and spoon and put them
away in cupboard for future use. At
dinner time these articles were
brought out and set at the young
mans place. When the youth came in
to his dinner he was astonished. then
Disguised at finding these soiled and
untidy dishes as the only ones from
which he was to eat his meal. When
he objected, his father said: "Well.
| don't see what difference it makes.
anyway. They are the same ones Won
ate from this morning." Eyes, but.
father, the coffee left in my cup has
turned sour. You see, the cream is
thick around the sides, and it smells
disagreeably. / cannot drink out of
such cup. | prefer to so without my
coffee"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
THE LETTERS WE WRITE
msake the Game of Correspondence an
InterenLlng Ono.


fnteresting One.
= The receipt of letter is no longer
the event it was In the old stagecoach
days; railways and the penny postage
have robbed it of all excitement. We
have forgotten how to write interest
ing letters as we have how to fold a
sheet of foolscap or sharpen a quill,
Yet at times on red-letter days, we
find one among the number which de-
mands epicurean perusal; it is not to
he ripped open and devoured in haste;
1t insists on privacy and attention,
This has a flavor which the salt Of
silence alone can bring out; a dash of
interruption destroys its exquisite
delicacy. More than this, it must be
answered while it is still fresh and
sparkling. Though the fire Of such a
letter need have neither the artificial
ity Of flirting nor the intensity of love,
yet it must both light and warm the
reader. 1t is not valuable for the news
1t brings, for If it be a work of art this
tldings it bears are not so important
as the telling of them. The commune
cation must be spelled in the cipher
of your friendship, to which you only
have the key 1t must be writ in the
native dialect of the heart. So one
has not the commonplace view Of
things, and escapes the obvious, 1t
matters little whether one uses the
telescope or the microscope. One may
deal with macrocosm, discuss philoso-
ply and systems, or gid homely little
common things till they shine and
twinkle with joy Indeed, the perfect
letter-writter must do both, and
change from the intensely subjective
to the intensely objective point Of
view. He must, as it WERE look you
in the eye and hold you by the hand
Gelett Burgess in Harper's Bazaar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

and for time such cups wsr0 IS.
drinking vessels we had WIN. 'Ae enll
island of Alphonso. e On III
At last We gained the summit.
mountain, and with mingled sot y. ~
ton and anxiety in our he. re 'iSisc'
the horizon with eager ewes - '"e9
Not sail was in sight!
Far as our eyesight could
around us in a mighty circle va OHO'
the waters of the Southern h,, .one'
almost tepid with heat. and naIa y
white, they seemed to palpitata vn Any
the rays of the unclouded snn 0'ue
AT our feet lay the wholo ii.
Alphonso and its two rock Armenia
with the encircling sea boiling - .S'
narrow chasms between them with ~
fury which was the result of eontra :,
currents, and which formed a sirr,',.
contrast to its calmness elsewhere
After brief rest We prepared :. >.
up the signal-post. " %
Tom took off his shirt and dro,
from his pocket a piece of snunn. =,
which seaman is seldom without +,
dashed his undergarment TO tbo ~
OF the studding-sail boom. and NV ~
aid OF the Ratchet and our hands "
scraped hole sufficiently deem
which to erect the spar, and then ian
med it hard and fast with stones
the shirt was blown out flag fasbio
upon the wind, we hoped it won
prove a sufficient indication to a vo'
sci approaching from any quarter tb'
there were people on the island /
want of succor.
For some hours we fingered on n
mountain-top, in the fond hone Of 60,
ing a sail, and then returned Slow
downward to the beach, where q,
shipmates awaited us at the wigwa,
which now formed our home on
which we jocularly designated the cal
ital city of Alphonso.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
( DICK RODNEY;
Or. The Adventures OF
An Eton Boy.
Rx JAMES GRANT.
E&eeeEEee EeE EE&EEe
Rx JAMES GRANT.

ing with wonderful brillianee at the
verge of the watery horizon.
The novelty OF our situation Kept me
long awake, and with my head pillow
ed on bundle of dry seaweed, with
the sail of the long boat spread over
us as an impromptu tent and for pro-
lection from the dew, l lay in medita-
ton and full of melancholy thoughts
ere sleep came upon me, and with 1t
confused dreams of the burning ship,
of my secluded home, and of
the schoolboy spot,
We long remember, though there long
forgot"
Again l was at Elton! Again l saw
che smooth green playing-fields alive
with ardent schoolboys in the merry
summer sunshine, and again 1 heard
the clamor of their young voices and
the balls rafting on bat and wickets;
again l heard the pleasant green leaves
rustic in the old woods OF the Tudor
times or again 1 was in the shady
uuadrangles where the monotonous
hum of many classes porting over their
studies stole through the mullioned
windows on the ambient air; and in
my dreaming ear that "drowsy hum"
seemed strangely to mingle with the
chatting of the surge upon 9TH unnum-
bered pebbles" Of the lonely shore
close by.
At last, overcome by WEAKNESS, by
lassitude and toll, slept soundly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Col. Count Georges de villebois
Mareuil is the brains OF the Boer army.
He recently received the thanks of the
Transvaal government, in its official
paper, for the victory at Colenso. The
count who is Gen. Joubert's chief OF
staff, served in the French army,
through the Franco-Prussian war. ris.
ing to the command of regiment In
the foreign legion. and was afterward
with the French forces In Tunis, Tom
quin and the western Sudan. Two
years ago he threw up his commission
because he was not promoted to the
rank of general From. DR.. Leyds he
procured the rang of lieutenant general
In the Boer army. He had said that
the poer country Offered every ad-
vantage for campaign of surprises
and war Of ambuscades."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
WIDOW WAS oLurroNous.
Devoured Twelve Ears of Corn for
Dinner Every Day

Devoured Twelve Ears of Corn for
Dinner Every Day.
All men and women eat. If thew
don't they won't last long, and no one
need worry as to whether they count
for much or not. But good eaters are
usually very depend-on-able. BY good
eaters | do not mean large eaters or
greedy eaters, though I may include
some of both; but mean the men and
women who enjoy what they eat and
show no disposition, either from dys-
pepsia or other form of Indigestion TO
quarrel with their food, says John Gill
mer Speed. Gluttons, however. are not
very lovely. l sat at table once with
a woman at summer resort who.
every day for dinner, ate twelve ears
OF corn from the cob. That is more
than the regulation midday feed for a
horse And in the operation she
creased her hands and her cheeks. and
every now and again her nose was
decorated with the well-buttered
grains. She was sight, and at the
end of the table she bred a famine
that it took walters to relieve. And
she was in repose not by any means
a pad-looking woman; but in action
IN action at the table she was a kind
OF human cyclone, leaving desolation
In her path. She had had three hus-
bands and is widow again. What
became of the poor men 1 never knew
Maybe she ate them.-Criterio
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
Hiccough.


Hiccough is spasmodic affection of
the diaphragm. Generally trivial and
transient inconvenience, its occurrence
in the last stages of acute disease is a
grave, often fatal, symptom, indica-
tive of giving way of the nervous sys-
tenn generally. Continued and obstinate
hiccough sometimes occurs in persons.
more especially in young females of a
bysterical tendency, and may continue
for weeks without cessation, except
during the hours of sleep, in spite of
all kinds of treatment. The causes of
ordinary hiccough are generally fast
ing, or some sudden stimulant taken
into the stomach, such as highly sea-
soned soup; and the affection generally
subsidies of its own accord. When in
convenient nothing is so likely to re-
move 1t as some active emotion of the
mind suddenly excited. The continued
slipping and swallowing of cold water.
or sucking of ice, are frequent domestic
remedies; or anti-spasmodics such as
sal volatile, may be useful.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

A Yukon mail-carrier writes to the
general superintendent at San Francis
co, telling how he has had to sacrifice
celebrity" one Of the requirements OF
the star" postal service. to safety
in some recent experiences. On his
arrival from the trip up Forty Mile
river, he found the Yukon jammed
with huge cakes of ice, which It was
unsafe to cross because of the great
holes through which a man or mall
pouch might easily fall. Whenever
any mail has gone to the bottom in an
ice-jam, he says. every man therea-
bouts feels certain that at least a dozen
OF his letters were in that particular
pouch. So this carrier waited favor
able opportunity, which came on Nov.
6, when his party started forth at day
light. They made ten miles before sun
down, having two sleds loaded with
800 pounds each drawn by dogs. The
ice was piled so high in some places
that they had to chop passage
through it rather than attempt to &c
over. These are some of the ditHcul-
ties that Uncle Sans servants in the
pos.al service have to surmount.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Originally the turnip came from Eu-
rope, but has spread almost all over the
world. 1t grows luxuriantly in Sibe-
ria, and is known all over Asia. The
turnip in its wild state is found in
many parts of North America, but is a
small and inferior article compared
with those with which we are familiar.
AS food for cattle, turnips, especially
the yellow sorts, are excellent; but
they should never be fed to cows that
are giving milk, as they impart an ex-
tremely unpleasant flavor and odor to
the milk, and, for some reason or other
that dairymen do not understand, the
milk from turnip-fed cows has very lit
tie cream.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

The Samoan treaty was ratified by
the senate with scarcely any opposl.
tion.-with none, in fact, which in.
VOWED principle. So this country has
become possessed of one large island
and several small ones. five Thousand
or more miles distant from the CONT
nent of North America, the very names
OF which few Of us know how to pro.
nolnce. 1t shows what an excursion
into the world we have made in the
last three years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

the American workman Is declared
10 be more alert in action and quicker
is perception than his foreign com
pet'tor. The writer asserts, as "a
weli known fact" that in a given
amount Of work to be accomplished in
given time, by an equal number of
foreign and American workmen, with
equal appliances and facilities, the
American will excel his foreign rival
in the proportion of almost two to
one. Qualities so essential in the
struggle for mercantile supremacy
should not be overlooked, he thinks,
in estimating the causes which are
'contributory to this result.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Moody's death brings to mind the
tact that he and his collaboration, Mr..
SaaEey. exerted the most beneficial in
hueNco upon the organ trade for many
years When they were at the height
OF their success people all wished to
be able to sing their hymns at home,
and an ,rgan seemed to produce the
best effect 80 that their tour was al
ways sure to be followed by substantial
orders for small organs suitable for the
household. Thousands were sold in
consequence
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
To Paint California TIOweF'.

New York Tribune: PAU ue lar
pre-. the well known flower pSin Nav
after spending seven years IN . m
York. is transporting both MS Sy vast
and his entire establishment from Wa Ne
End avenue to Los Angeles, Wne. lars
proposes to spend the next thres y =, ot
devoting himself to the poru~ aovn
the beautiful and relatively sn .scts
fora of the Pacific coast. He sAp''
to start next week
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

The famous Ross case, by which the
Supreme court of the United States
hsh that conductor OF a freight
traSu is vice-principal OF the rail-
road company in his relation to other
trainn.en, is overruled in the recent
case OF New England Railroad COM
pany vs. Conroy, Advance Sheets U. s.,
.. 80, which holds that the conductor
10 a fellow-servant of the engineer
and brakeman, unless special and un-
usual powers have been conferred upon
him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Similar natural advantages to those
offered in California for homes can
be found in many parts of Mexico, to-
gether with the far-reaching argument
that an American dollar goes as far
as two of Mexico. For all expenses
connected with housekeeping, says
Modern Mexico, and all the little incl
dentals in the rural districts this will
be found true.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
Although charges Of wanton cru,

Although charges of wanton cruelty
have been made by Boer against
Briton and by Briton against Boer, the
contest thus far has been marked ~
chivalrous humanity on both sides
when the fury of battle has left its
stricken victims to be succored by their
foes. In Boer operating camps and
hospitals, as in the British, no dis
elimination was shown between friend
and foe. Common suffering has ap-
pealed to common humanity, enmities
have been forgotten, and the same
plying kindness and tender care ex-
tended to one as to the other.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Count Boni Castellane's reiterated
expressions as to the generosity and
hospitality of the United States indi-
cate that he held New York up for
more than is generally suspected.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Between Madagascar and the coast Of
India there are about 10000 islands,
only 600 of which are inhabited, but
most of which are capable of support
ing a population.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19
want Engilsh-speaklng Miners ONLY,

British Columbia has decided to
amend the coal miners act so as to
prohibit the employment of anyone I'M
der ground who cannot read and write
English.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Last November the United STAGES
bought s91,412 worth of Mexican or
anses,the shipments for that month be-
Ing nearly as heavy as for the entire
year 1898
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-19

Possibly. .nf
"If that isn't just like m.
Here two fellows fought ovs sro-.ssps
and she married the loser -s,v
that Wa condition Of the hsh"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
st. Mary's Fair.

The annual fair of st Mary'J par
ish opened Monday evening at Co
lumbia hall. Each evening of this
week one of the societies of the parish
will present a play, in which only the
members of that particular society
will participate, as follows:
Tuesday, Young Ladies-''No Cure,
No Pay"
Wednesday, St. Anthony's Mems
society-"G etheiltes Leid ist halbes
Leid."
Thursday, Column ia club Editors
Troubles.
Friday, Christian Mothers-Con-
cert. vocal and instrumental, and a
special number by Dan Normoyle,
"Yacob Vaghenhuserangbelt's Setting
of the Hen
Saturday, St. Johns society, w. G..
U.-"The Assessor"
Besides the plays there will be
special music each evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
Rink Reopened.

The Rock Island roller skating rink
was reopened last night under the
management of ii. X. Collins, who
contem .lates several changes in the
manner of conducting this popular
place of amusement. Instead of hav-
ing skating during the entire week,
Manager Collins proposes to have the
rink open only three nights each week,
making the dates permanent and cul-
tivating the attendance of the best
class of people of the three cities.
Music is furnished for the skating 10y
BlGucr'S band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20

the Rock Island firemen were called
upon 10 assist in conquering the
flames. The celebration will occur
Feb. % and will include banquet, at
which the veterans and their ladies
will be present.
Tickets are going at a lively rate
for the first annHal ball of the Rock
Island fire department at Industrial
home hall March 9. The dance is to
be made an annual affair. 1t is the
idea of Chief Charles Hastings and is
for the purpose OF establishing a sick
relief fund for the mem bers of the de-
partment-a commendable undertake
ing and one which the public will do
its part in making a success by gen.
erously patronizing the dance.
Moline, after Davenport had re-
ceived an offer from Andrew Carnegie
to build public library, thought she
would get in on good thing, and adj
dressed a letter to the millionaire
steel manufacturer telling him a do
nation for a library building would
be very much appreciated by the citi-
zens OF Moline. Mr.. Carr egie replied
he could not favor Moline this time.
So the library board of the town has
appointed a committee to have plans
for building drawn. 1t will proba-
bly, be paid for by special taxation.
When the library is completed, Mo
line will be better satisfied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
AT MCCABE'S.

An eastern lamp factory shipped
single line of lamps to their travelling
statesmen here, too late for his use.
He left them with us to sell for the
factory, and that means little cost
for very handsome lamps.
You'll find them on the front table,
crockerv department, no two alike,
an assortment we'll worth attention if
sold at regular prices; but as they
are priced now, they ought to 20
quick. The lot is not very large
better be prompt.
Priced this way:
50 ParloS lamp and globe for. So. rs
$3.50 Parlor lamp and globe
for. -. 49,. 80. -. $50
81 Parlor lamp and globe
for. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
$3.50 Parlor lamp and globe
for................. 90. 5.25
$3.50 Parlor lamp and globe
Observation-Disclosures. 3.z5
s. Parlor lamp and globe
Tor. 800
L. s. McCA6E d co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
nctectI,e sue. for iii. Wages.

Sioux City. la. Feb. 20.-Henry L.
Brant. detective here. has com
menced suit for 1904 against the eS-
tate of John Collins on the ground that
the deceased hired him tn watch Mrs.
Collins. a young and pretty woman.
lest she fell in love with a younger
man. BTant says he performed his
duty faithfully for l.2O6 hours IL an
agreed price of ~ cents an hour and
adds that he X confident il was his
vigilance which prevented any one
from alternating the wife'S affections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
ObituarY.

Mary, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Larson, of 315 Second street .
died last night OF spinal meningitis,
aged year and months.
DR.. F. ID. Paul received telegram
last night stating that his mother had
died suddenly at her home at Scion,
Me. She was IS wears of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20

Ernest HARRISON, the cOlored man
who was convicted of assault at the
last term of court, but was released
under nd, to be sentenced at the
March term, was taken into custody
by Sheriff Cralle today upon notice
from his bOndsmen, Barnes and Col
den. who feared that he was about To
leave the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
Red 10, From the Gun.

Was the ball that hit G. B. Stead
man, of Newark, Mich, in the civil
war. 1t caused horrible ulcens that
no treatment helped for 20 years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
him. Cures cuts, bruises, burns, boils,
felons, corns, skin eruptions. Best
pile cure ON earth. rs cents n box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by Rartz &
Ullemsyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
Found Guilty of Train wrcckinE.

Dttumwa- la. Feb :o.-CharleS ES
sex. who on Nov. - last attempted
wrcckinG the Burlington fast mail by
placin. ties on the track. was found
guilty at Charlton. Essex is Il farmer
hoy living at Russell. He will proba-
bly, get ten wears.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
Inccn,Iinry Fire Mt AIbiL

Ottumwa. la. Feb. 2O.-An inCen-
diary fire at Abba yesterday destroyed
the lumber yards OF the w. Il. Ballew
Lumber company. Loss, $4,000; in.
surance. $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
To Stop a Cold.

After exposure, or when you feel a
cold coming on, take dose of Foley 5
Honey and Tar. 1t never fails TO stop
a cold if taken in time. Take moth
ing else. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20

Accidents come with distressing
frequency on the farm. Cuts, bruises,
stiDgs. sprains- DIR. Thomas Eclectric
Oil relieves the pain instantly Never
safe without it. For sale by Mar
shall & Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
The weather We May Have.

Rain or sno : tonight and Wednes-
day.
Temperature-At q. n, p above
At 3:30 p. N, 80 ABOVE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
Town Left in Darkness.

Raraboo. VIZ. Feb. 2u.-The de-
strucIion ny nrc of the Prairie du Sac
electric light plant left that place in
darkness. The plant was owned by
John MiSer. The loss il 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-20
Frost Bites and ChIbIains

quickly cured by Banner Salve, the
most healing remedy in the world.
All druggists.
The true northerner., 1900-11-23
NATIONAL CROP REPORT
Average Yield Per Acre Of 8uckwheat,
Corn, Potatoes, hay and Cotton.

Washington, Nov. 16.-The prelimi-
nary estimate of the average yielding
per acre of corn in 1900, as published
in the forthcoming monthly report Of
the statistician of the department of
agriculture, is 25.3 bushels, as com
pared with an average yield of 25.&1
bushels in 1899, of 24.76 bushels in
1898 and a 10 year average of 2f.1
bushels. The indicated yield per acre
in Ohio is 81 bushels in Indiana and
Iowa, 3S; in Illinois, 81; in Missouri,
2S; in Kansas, 49, and in Nebraska, 26
bushels. The average as 20 quality is
S5.5 per cent, as compared with S7i
per cent last year and S2.7 per cent
in 1898. 1t is estimated that A per
cent of the corn crop of 1899 VAS still
in the hands of farmers on Nov. L. 1900
as compared with So per cent of that
of 1897 on hand Nov. 1, 1898.
The preliminary estimate of the av-
erage yield per acre Of buckwheat is
Is bushels, against an average yield
of 1856 bushels in 1899; 1928 bushels
in 1898 and a 10 year average OF 16S
bushels. The average for New York
and Pennsylvania, the two states of
principal production. is IA bushels. The
average as to quality is 902 per cent.
against SS4 per cent in Nov. last, and
S5.2 per cent in Nov, 1898
The preliminary estimate Of the av-
erage yield per acre of potatoes is sos
bushels, against an average yield of
SS.63 bushels in 1899, 1913 bushels in
1898. and a 10 year average of 76.6
bushels. The average as to quality is
SS1 per cent, against 81 4 per cent in
November last and S4.7 per cent in No
vember. 1898.
The preliminary estimate of the av-
erage yield per acre of nay is I.2S
tons, against an average yield OF 25
tons in 1899. 155 tons IN 1898. and a
10 year average of LIS tons. The av-
erage as to quality is H97 per cent.
against 93S per cent in No ,ember last
and 95.3 per cent in November. 1898
A preliminary estimate OF the cotton
crop, based on reports from the de.
partment's regular correspondents.
from ginners, and from individual
planters, supplemented by the investi.
cations of special agents, will be is.
sued early in December.
An estimate IF the wheat crop will
be issued as soon as the individual
farm returns are available for COM
parison with the reports of the depart.
ment's regular correspondents. This
will be not later than Dec. 10.