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

.,,..o,na draped the windows Lew
tho could drive magniiicently with one
hand swelled into town on green
20 con drawn by two big roans-which
belonged to Jacob Inglehart the oanA
ooooupt was kept in Lewis name. Lew
Ioirod the church, and sat well up IN
front holding his head high. JACOB
and liza dropped shyly beside him.
onoleotic and work-worn. But lie"
never ceased to look melancholy
He was still pitied as he walka
al out the fields at his wife's heels'
holding his hoe in his hand.
Lew Fenning has executive apii-
ity " decided the neighbors, seeing how
he prospered. He's brought himselt
and the Ingleharts right up IN the
world Just think what he might nave
made of himself if he'd only had rair
ehance!"
But Pa Fenning and all the brothers
Fenning roared with great roars OF
laughter.
"Lew knew what he was about when
he lost his arm" they would say II
was a perennial joke, of which they
never tired. What if Lew had mao
two hands! He'd have been OF nc
more account than the rest OF US
Now-why, now, they talk OF running
him for pathmaster!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

,rou,d have been employed even Dy
man with the full equipment put sn,'
Yves forgotten by Lewis sympatni4ol9 .
Tbev saw only the pathos OF MS Gun
dition. .,ta hove
"There goes man that would nav
made something of himself tne iS' =
ers would say nights as Lew lett tn gu
TO trudge down the sandy ROAD " "a
home. 'if only he could have nau ="
fair show" -. poon
Az home the great bare liylng-roolH
was thronged with smoking meh
Tenning smoked where he lay IN peu,
and all his stalwart sons smoked anu
The women chewed gum. Tney "ero
not n ouarrelsome family. On 'n9
contrary, they INDUCED in a'goou uea'
Of horse play and laughter. Inc con ,
sequence was that passers-by near u
riotous outlaws proceeding from the
renning house, and remarked dlsap-
knowingly that some folks didn't worry
If they did go hungry. Lewis down"aiu
droon of the corners of his eyes, MS
nensive expression, and air OIL settieu
sadness as he walked down the roau
were a great argument for him. ms
role met with the approval Oh niS
netghbors and they were entirely taN'
en- in by the perfection of his actlns
They never dreamed that the louues'
of the laughter that proceeded IRON
the walls of the cluttered house belong
ed to the man whom they imagined y
be wrapt in sorrow.
Now the whole truth of the matter
was that Lew was an astute ereature
and it occurred to him that ne Woui'
have to make some strenuous enor
or he would lose his reputation for IN
dustry. This effort he did not wish U
be commonplace. Lew was not con
monplace. He was histrionic-thougi
he didn't know the word, perhaps. bu
he confessed that he liked to hav
folks talking about him. He knew n
enjoyed the pity and the kindly Halter
that the neighbors bestowed upon him
Wandering over a strip of barren
that lay to the south, Lew had Ire
quently stopped to talk with Jacob an
Liza Inglehart. They were brothe
and sister, and were little dark, silen
creatures, shy and Woodworking, VIII
were making a good farm in the mids
of the charred pine trunks. Withou
funds they were forging livelihoo
for themselves from ground that othe
men considered to be mere waste. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
wear. a nIanket aaa PraotIoe. Law.

Wears blanket and Practices Law
Down in Indian Territory lives prob
ably the only Indian who speaks
French and German and who has been
the guest of the czar of Russia and
other European royalties. In addi-
ton to these claims to distinction,
Chief Storm Cloud. who is a full
blooded Comanche, is said to be an
able lawyer, though he still wears his
blanket and in other respects conforms
to the customs of his tribe. When
Storm Cloud was a boy he happened
to form a friendship with Arsayne
Beaujen, a French-Indlan trader who
had made much money in dealing with
the Indians. The old Frenchman was
about to return to France and offered
to take the young chief along as his
guest The invitation was accepted
and Storm Cloud spent more than four
years in Europe. During his long abb
sence he learned to speak French and
German, called on the car of Russia,
who was greatly interested in him, and
attended lectures in law and oratory
at the University OF Oxford. He has
now settled down to the practice of
law and has often defeated prominent
white lawyers in the courts of the ter
ritory. His latest plan is to unite all
the surviving Indian tribes into one
great state. for which he win then APP
ply for admission into the union.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
HE FOLLOWED HER AROUND.
and they assiduously hired them-even
anatpef tbaf,. will

and they assiduously hired them-even
against their will.
Lew Fenning alone escaped the stig-
ma of confirmed laziness. But this was
not because Lew did anything. Not
at all. He did less than the rest.
But he was possessed of only one arm,
having lost the other in thrashing
machine. The fact that he lost it in
that manner was great triumph for
the Jennings, as a family of deserters
would feel itself indicated by victim
Of the battle front, so the lazy Fen
nings plumed themselves upon this dis
aster, incurred in the days work Nay,
more, they secretly regarded it as a
sort of warning. They opined that it
was indeed a dull man who failed to
recognize the penalties attached to in
dustry.
The Jennings. as has been said, were
all of good stature. but Lew was larger
than the average and when he leaned
against a fence rail, or squatted upon
the ground. watching other men at
their toll, his face wore melancholy
expression.
I'D like to help you out if | could,
Bixby," he would say to one of his
prosperous neighbors. Nothing would
give me more pleasure than to help you
in with them potatoes"
Il know it. Lew" Farmer Bixby
would reply, feelingly. Il know Just
how you feel, and l sympathize with
you"
Not infrequently Lew took job OF
hoeing potatoes. or raking up leaves
or pruning trees, or pulling weeds. For
some OF these tasks only one hand
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

In the advance sheets of the consul
lar reports for Oct. 81 is an interest
ing paper on a steel railroad in Spain,
the contribution of our consul at Val
encia, Horace Lee Washington. The
two miles of road between Valencia
and Grao sustain an average daily
traffic OF 1920 vehicles. Up to 1892
this roadway was constructed of flint
stone and cost about $500 annually
to keep up. The authorities in that
year determined to construct this steel
roadway to relieve the heavy traffic
on the central zone of the road, and
so successful was the scheme that the
repairs have cost only $3.50 a year
since. During the seven years that
the rails have been in position they
have shown wear and tear amount
ing only to one decimal of a mill
metre yearly, and have not required
repairing. AS the first cost of the
construction of the steel roadway was
only $4,000, it can be readily seen
what tremendous saving there has
been already since it's construction.
| There are many roads in this country
where this scheme could be adopted
with the probability of equally good
results.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Distinct ohristm.s Intinsnc..

The SAVIOR and favor Of Tiny Tins'
turkey would have been far less subty
delicious had 1t been set upon tn
fusion of the novelist, nor fancy Of til.
ahurchman. that there are influences at
work at Christianmastde which make
ordinary things extraordinary, and
common things precious, and lta
things great. That leayen which has
changed the face of the world, and
moved the heart of man, and mais
peace where there was no peace, is in
every Christmas present, thought and
happy gathering.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

worked like pillow horses early and late
and they went nowhere, spent no
money except for necessaries. and
spoke to few.
Lew saw his chance for a dramatic
and prudential stroke. He made violent
love to the amazed Liza, won her CON
sent to a marriage, and was installed in
the forbidding shack occupie, nv tbe
lngleharts 'A'
What dark. wretched little tbina
Liza Is all of Lewis sisters made
paint, as they sat around handsome
ana dlsheveled in their rags. BUT liza
wore no rags. She made herself gav
ilttle calico frocks, in which She looT.
cd uglier than in more somber par
ments. She shaved and did not mind
'ne shaving. And Lew followed her
ABOUT with hoe in his hand and look
Gu rowing and melancholy.
Inc comedy ended merrilv Tho Uo,
ninss at the parental home continued
70 lose caste. Their laziness became .
oy"ord and a scoffing, and at last thew
were suspected of assimulatino the
chlckens from their neighbor's vards
but as they continued to laugh as lond
as ever 1t must be inferred that tbov
uiq not suffer the pangs of remorso
Dut uoWn at the Inglehart farm, -
the parrens all went we'll Low -
taste and he made suggestions ana 4 ta
tmo nttie earth worms, dark and donr
ms wlle and her brother. followed
.nese suggestions faithfully. He was
sor' OF necromancer whom thew evil
worms Of the soil, were under obliga1
lions to obey Paint annearod 'a,'a-
| the snack. vines clamored up its sides
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
SHE KNEW A GOOD SHINE.
And She Insisted on the FerryboaSa
Artist Doing 1t Right.

A sight that has the charm of nov.
city for strangers is the up-todate
young woman who gets a shine at the
bootblack stand. The custom has not
become general enough to pass unno-
ticed, even among those who live here,
and on the ferryboats the woman who
gets shine is the target for many
eyes. Such one was seen on a Staten
island ferryboat on a recent afternoon.
She was jaunty girl, rosy checked
and beaming with good health, and
she carried half dozen golf sticks
with the ease of professional caddy.
She took her stand on the deck, and
when the Italian who Shines EN- up"
appeared, summoned him with short
whistle. Then she took her stand
against the railing, and the polishing
process was begun. In about five min
utes she was the observed of all OBJ
servers. A man who happened to be
standing outside made a sudden dive
for the women's cabin, and a moment
later appeared with his better half a
woman of the old school, who shook
her head, and was heard to remark
that 1T do beat all things what these
here girls is a'comin' to" The young
woman did not seem to mind the at
tention that she attracted. When the
job was finished, according to the
Italians idea, it failed to elicit her an
prevail, and she insisted upon a salts
factory polish to the back of her boots
before she paid the man.-New York
Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

In a jaunting trip through the east
ern counties of England, Mr.. Hlssey
noted some of the curious signs which
show how modern life differs from life
In the past What, / wonder, would
our ancestors make of the following
notice appended to the sign of an old
inn on the way, which we deemed
worthy of being copied? Good ac-
commodation and stabling for cyclists
and motorists" The following notice,
affixed to the porch of a country
church, plainly tells story of changed
times and of changed ways; Cyclists
welcomed in cycling dress" On the
road from Crowland to Spalding, by
the wayside. we saw a large notice
board bearing this legend zone
thousand miles in one thousand hours,
by Henry Glrdlestone, at the ago of Sc,
in the year 1874"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Deafneaa Cannot Ba Cnrod

by local applications, as they cannot reach m.
disea, ed portion OF the ear There Is ony e Ss
way TO cure deafness, and that IS by coDS Ny
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused br !,
inflamed condition of the mucous lining Of m
Eustachian Tube When this tube Is inianJ
you have a rum bling sound or imperfect bear.
ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness /,
the result and unless the inflammation eants
taken out and this tube restored 70 It's normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases ont of ten are caused BY catarrh
which is nothing but an infiamed condition a
the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars foranyca
of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that came,
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, zoe
Halls Family Pills are the best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
GIVEN OVER TO DRUNKENNESS
Erercbmen Consume More Ardent
spirits Than Amy Other People.

Frencbmen Consume More Ardent
Spirits Than Any other People.
From the New York Press: Among
the many signs of decadence in France
is the fact that the nation whose peo-
ple used to be held up to all others
as an example of abstemiousness-
and still is by the uninformed-is the
drunkenest on earth, or, at least, OF
record. Mr.. Bloch, in investigating
the fitness of the various European
powers for future war, collated the
figures and found that while thirty-siX
Austrians, forty Germans, forty-six
Englishmen, forty-seven Italians and
fifty Russians to the million die from
the effects of drink, the number oil
Frenchmen was ninety-fve, or almost
twice that of any other nationality.
The only approach to the alcoholic ex-
cess of the Gaul was that Of his broth
er the Belgian, whom drink kills at
the rate of seyenty-siX to the million.
Moreover, in the consumption of splr-
its these closely related nations were
Il
the only ones to show an increase in
the consumption in period of twenty
years Mr.. Bloch found that 100 Rus
SLAMS drank thirty-fve vedra, each
vedra equaling 2.70 gallons, of spirits
in 1868 and twenty-nine in 1888, every
100 Austrians thirty-two in 1868 and
twenty-nine in 1888, every 100 Ger
mans thirty-four and thirty-three in
the respective years and every 100
Englishmen twenty-four and twenty
two But the France which was still
abstemious in the last days of the en-
pire fairly took to besotting itself UNI
der the republic Its consumption rose
from twenty vedra a 100, the lowest in
Europe, to thirty-one, almost the high
est. simultaneously the Belgian con-
sumption rose from the moderate rate
of twenty-five to thirty-eight, the very
| highest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Prosperity FOR Loon

Indications point to great prosperity 4,
the coming year This is sign ofahss,M,
nature. The success of country as r.a
as of an individual, depends upon hs,,s
If you have any stomach trouble t,v H..
letters Stomach Bittels which cure. dv'
pepsia, indigestion and oiliousness
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

w 10 i T III = . I1NW IAlNIJINI'
races at the Paris exposition and
through Europe next year..
I'm the first place" said McDuffee,
I've been in the game nine years and
desire change, and secondly | am
offered position with an automobile
concern in New York for the winter
and am likely to settle in some such
business. Again, l am having trouble
in training down to the proper weight
for good riding and think | am enti-
tied to a rest"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
General Passenger Aga

The dining car service OF the Dou'ol !
Rio Grande Railroad is proving CIV.
convenience to the travelling puohc ~
CANT dining cars are attached 10 al ',a ...
leaving Denver on this popularroaa' Wn', -
meals are served in Il manner pleaSinSg m.
all travellers, and at moderate prices AN 49,
enjoyment of a trip through OoiOia. -,
wonderful scenery that alounds aiOns "A
road is enhanced by the dining car ~ ~
other conveniences that have been auOp :,
For information, time cards raSe'' ~,
address S. X. Hooper, Genera raS' ca,h.
and Ticket Agent, Denver, or H. !uo T Was,
ing, Travelling PASSENGER Agent, ~.
Second South Street, Salt Lake Guy
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
In wlnter use AIlen,s root. Ease

A powder. Your feet feel uucOu-
Portable, nervous, and often cold and
damp. If you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Eaa
.tSold by all druggists and shoe stores,
70 cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Holiday Ascrepa,,cy.

De holidays is steppin' long,
Dah's worry in my cup,
Wifi Christmas hurryin' 50 strorr
Dat payday KANT keteh I'd.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

"Your son is devoted to art, isn'tA bel
asked Reynolds.
81 suppose So" replied Easel meg
continually drawing on me. "-PhhadelplA
North American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
NOTES OF THE WHEEL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.

The Battle of the Gears-McDnffee ries
His Mile In 1871 aud Rides "a Third
an :s7 a-5-TayIor's Quarter in $40
A Runaway Tandem.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
T,me and Distance Annlhllatod'

In keeping with its past unapproaVr-r rss,
record, Union Pacific Il. H. 'n0 ,5tb
Overland Route, will, on OctoOel ..,ctlf
place in service an e0tirely new s W. n,
frst-class limited train to be known = Rim.
old familiar name of "The Overlanu ar
tied" This in addition TO the pr0s. ,inusd
cellent schedule which will DC uUr, will
The NEW OVERLAND LlMllr m,
leave Salt Lake City daily at IL m.
Ogden l lis p. m, arrive Denver u,
Omaha 7:15 p. M, and Chicago S'0O ,,..,s
In ample time for all eastern conn'.' md
New York, Boston, Washlngt" sna fsst
be the most handsomely eopfd'ou .oopls
est train ever given TO : Nes'oiy oars 10
AS usual there wiz - no chanseV '. .,v one
Denver, Omahs md Chicago, an' T,rthsf
change to principal eastern cities ook
psrticulars at company's omoo' c,ty,
stand" 9ol Main street, salt Lake 0''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

denis should place duplicate control
ang levers on the front handlebars,
which would also make 1t possible for
veteran steersmen like Waller and
Fourier 20 not only operate their own
motors. but steer the machines as well
in the absence of fully capable team
mate. On Friday Taylor went for and
broke McDuffee's half-mile record by
four-ffths of second, placing the fig
ures at Al. The colored boy stuck
within two inches of the rear tire OF
the tandem all the way around until
within few yards of the tape, Wien
he lost his pace and finished several
lengths behind the motor. His ma
chine is of the same make as that of
his rival. but he uses no wind shields
of any kind nor auxiliary tanks.
In Glass by ITSELF.
Monday McDuffee called on Fred
CerIach in his Chicago Office to ask
IL the l.. A. w. could not place the fig
ures in a class by themselves, as the
French union does with wind shield
records. The racing board chairman
stated that such plan met his APP
proval, Notwithstanding the racing
rules of the league make no provision
for wind shield records. and intimated
that he thought theS> could be no OBJ
scetion to accepting the nav mark as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
Where the Wind shows T.. G..

'he wind Shows Its SEX.
lua-Would you refer to the wind =,
feminine? Jack-I should think not
loa.But why not, Jack? JackNT If,
cant whistle.-Sray Stories.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

The B. & o. R. R. will have G. new
compound consolidated freight loco'
motives by the last Of January. flv
were ordered in September from la
Baldwin Locomotive Works ana 1ao ~
order has just been augmented by -
more. These locomotives, when com.
pleted, will represent the highest Vp'
of heavy freight power.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

To cure your Catarrh or Cold in heaa
use London Balm. All druggists relu"
money if it fails to relieve. 25c and 0s
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
HOLIDAY RATES.
Via Rio Grande western Railway

VIA RIO UIaIItiV FV7V'r''
On December 90, q, %, 81 and Januai! .
the Rio Crande Western ailway Wilappp
rate of one single fare for the rouhu Wy
between any two stations on us l ~.
Tickets limited to January 3. IL taxes W..
opportunity of Wishing all its pauvn'
merry Christmas and a happy new i''
Gro w. HEINTz
General Passenger Agen"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

Wine has drowned more than the
sea.-Publius Syrus.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
The Christmas D,D..-

Place the table for the i "a
dinner In the center Of o,su'l'lHa
under the chandelier il tb., ,a' r'oa
and then see that It is pertss s Is On,
and the leaves well fitted wS,.. wy ls'a
S. 7. Rorer in NE Ladies' H I,,se' Nm
nal. From the chandelier bao e l0U.
spray OF mistleto or holy = lsrh
scarlet ribbon. II there be nsa With
piece in the room, bank If D > Ianlsl.
and ferns. Arrange a brett, fun holy
blending all the greens used !, Vo'ne',
ating. Cover the table five. u Decor
heavy cotton flannel cloth ~, WIN i
over it the spotless linen , s4u paa
Place in the center Of the taS, p'scotA
of Christmas ferns, in the &c. nat
which stand a high fruit aleu- Isu's IT. Of
with polished red apples pra ra Alea
such other fruits as may he oS.s sat
Cover the base of the dish win ' soa
of holly; on each side Of th ~ 'pah
cut-glass or china dishes fila p pi''
bonbons, olives and sailed al4 wllA
The water bottles and a dish os
OF celery may occupy the Other :, N'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27
a Runawnr Tnndem.

While McDu1ee was following his
tandem in warming-up rue, the
steam -gauge blew off and the rider on
the rear seat jumped to prevent
scalding This left the controlling
valve set for less than two-mlnute
gait and no one to turn It off. as the
steersman could not remove one hand
from the bar and turn around to stop
the engine without risking his life and
ahe machine. Thus the few spectators
were treated to the most unusual sight
Of runaway tandem emitting clouds
of Kissing vapor and steered by
blanched-faced cycllst who did not
know how soon he might get scalded
and could OILS wait for tine boiler to
exhaust itself. which 1t did after three
OF four laps. TO prevent possible dis
nster resulting from a similar accident.
1t seems that builders of motor tam
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-27

The BEST Of Christmas Joy
Dear little girl and boy
That comes on that merrvmaL,.
Is the happiness Of giving w
To another ehild's that Ayiuy
Where Santa Claus has nevor
his way. 'uAa