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shattered Her Idea1s.

Miss Askit--Why is Miss Wunder so
pessimistic about Christmas?
Miss Tellit-She hung up Sl2 pair OF
silk hose last year, and some one stole
theln.--Baltimore American.
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Giving Him a Chance.

Harriet, you ought to give me my choice
OF a Christmas present once in awhile
well, Harry, I'm willing; do you want
a lamp-shade, sofa pillow or new lace
curtains? "-Chicago Record.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-12-12

THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
MANKIND DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND IT
UNTIL CHRIST WAS BORN.

NAY Hal Is tenuefeSt and best In
/Mx the heart of man is evoked when
I &-as2 \ the keys of memory are touched
t-zA ~ and the song of the Chrst-day
Why is sounded. 1t is the music of
the home and the loved, glad, if subdued,
melody recalling the earliest days of rec1l-
lection-an eager rush for well-tilled pend
ant stockings, for the laden Christmas tree,
with its gifts for all of the household. Aye,
and the eager rushing about the house
with merry shout and joyous greeting for
all. Then, the home coming of the absent
and the gathering Of all about the family
board.
Whether the corridors Of our memory
mansions be long or short-our lives be
many or few, the harmonies ring along them
just the same, telling of the presence in the
heart of that which is old as Immortality,
and which shall never die-loye. There,
then, this Christmas day, that Christmas
day, and every Christmas day, is present in
the heart this love for the home, with its
inmates, for friends and for humanity.
The Christ-day practice of opening the
heart to unselfsh influences is born of
the teachings of Him whose birth the day
commentaries. His the life beautiful, the
life rounded, the only completely perfect
life. He taught the lessons of love, gentle
ness, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, be-
nevolence, chastity and self-denial. What
is higher and best in humanity is of His
teaching, and from the latter has come the
Christian home, the best development of
unseliish affection and contentment to be
found among men.
The Christ-day is attuned to melody that
ever shall thrill the soul and cause it to
bring forth what is best in it, The herald
song of the angels to the shepherds on
the plain is fresher, stronger, closer, more
harmonious than ever, in the light of the
newer blessings which have come from the
Gospel of His peace. The lesson of real
humanity, refined, Divine altruism, and not
the coarser sort sometimes called by this
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-12-12
poInt Annlu,t NIoIIneux.

New York, Dec 7.-Judge Newburger
denied the motion to dismiss the in.
dictment against Roland Il. Molineux
for The murder VI Mrs. Katherine
Adams.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-12-12
Loss MIIl nrnvn r,v,..o,,o.

Des Moines, la, Dec. Z. - Revised
estimates place the loss sustained by
The fire that destroyed the National
starch works plant in this city at
.1ight at 100000
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Incredulous,

Mamma-Santa Claus only comes to good
boys.
Johnny-Huh! If he did he wouldn't
have TO hustle Lluch to get around.--Puek.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-12-12

The seasons come. the seasons GO
Christmas is here before we know IT,
When we must take our hard-earned cash
And indiseriminately blow II.
Puck
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ELISA ARMSTRONG BENGoUGH.


All trees man should love- but his life's
dearest joys
Should circle that tree which blooms
candles and toys.
Chicago Record.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-12-12
Wednesdays
reports Furnished by Special
Wire from Chicago.

The following summary of the Chi
cago and other markets is furnished
by Martin & Slack, room 1 Loring
Building, members of the Board of
Trade, who have a special wire SER
vice with Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. II, 1901.
Open. High. Low. Close
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Mr.. DAvTDSON's COAT.
A CHRISTMAS EPISODE WITH AN URES.-
PEcTEDLY DISMAL ENDING.

HRISTAfAS was great time in
L~sAx the Davidson family, an event
( s prepared for in secrecy for
months. 1t was the desire OF
N-L Mr. Davidson's heart to succeed
in surprising his wife IN the matter of his
selection of a Christmas gift for her, and
it was his wife's pride that in all the 20
years of their married life he had never
yet gained his wish
In consequence Of this, it was somewhat
exasperating that the clock had struck
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One Token barred.

"Dearie, what do you want me to give
You for Christnasy"
We'll, precious, I've got II framed pho
tographs OF you now Detroit Free Press.
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Wall from the old Roy

Don't offer costly gifts with which
That Christmas tree is hung;
Just give ms back the appetite
| had when was young.
--ChiClnn RannrE-
The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-12-12

III ONEsTY is the best policy"
IN sighed Florence, Especially when
( - Christmas is near" she added.
\ G (Which means% queried her
w. L Ann..r-t E-:nr.l ....-...l..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

Tsungli Yamen would not allow you to
entertain the foreigners on New Years
day as you wished?' / said. No he
replied, but this thing will not con
tinue. The world is rapidly slippiEs
or. from under these old mems feet
There are o any strong men among
the young Conservatives. They are
simply hangers-on. and when these
few old Conservatives die, China ca
easily be reformed The wife OF Mr.
Yu is a Eurasian woman His swc
daughters dress in European clothing
when they go calling in Picking. The
converse freely in Japanese, Chinese
French and English, as do also his
SOM On one occasion some IL tho
old Conservatives went to the Empress.
Dowager and said to her: DO you
know that the mar whom you have
had as minister to Japan, and whom
you are about to appoint as minista-
to France has a foreign wife?' Ha5
he any children the old Do@agsT
asked in return. Yes, indeed, he has
grown sons and daughters Then 4.
is late in the day to report him to me
Why did you not report him befc.e7
We cannot separate a man from his
wife and family even though she is a
foreign DEVIL 1t could not add
much interest to the readers Of this
paper to describe in detail the other
leaders of the Conservative party
They are Prince Tuan, Ii Ping Heng
and Tung Publishing. Prince Tuan Is
the son of the fifth prince-that is
the son Of the fifth brother of the hus-
band Of the Empress Dowager. This
husband was never heard of until his
son was selected to be the successor tC
the son Of the Empress Dowager in
stead Of Kuang Hsu. His greatest vir-
tue is his conservatism, which is a vice
Also his ability as a warrior has beer
greatly over-estimated."-L. T. Head
land in Ainslee's.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
Ex-Empress
Eugene

In a little village in Surrey, Eng, as
remote from the great world as a
desert island, the ex-Empress Euge-e,
widow of the third Napoleon, is spend
ing the evening of her days. Her
home, Marlborough Hill, is SO closely
hidden by trees that at no point a
the all-pervading tourist gain a
glimpse of the quiet gabled house. The
empress, a sad, white-haired woman,
almost crippled with rheumatism,
spends her time chiefly in prayer.
Close to her home she has built the
pure white ~mausoleum, with its dome
and many spires, that can be seen
from all points of the country for
miles around. There black-robed
Benedictines pray constantly for the
good estate of the souls of Napoleon
III. and the prince imperial. The
empress is too infirm now to sit, as
she used to, in the sanctuary of the
great white church; mass is said, gen.
orally by the prior, at her own house.
Under the church, in the crypt. are
two great s%arcophagi in red granite,
covered with wreathes of immorteIles
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

Samuel Weldon Of Fifty-sixth street
Brooklyn. bet Miss Louise Davidson
a neighbor. a box Of fine kid gloves
against three kisses that Mckinley
would be elected. The kisses were tc
be delivered in Miss Davidson's home
in the presence of a number of friends
Sunday night the young woman kept
her agreement. At first she appeared
somewhat bashful, and Wilson offered
to cancel the wager. Miss Davidson
would not consent, however, and after
some hesitation gave the kisses. while
her fiends cheered.-New York World,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
OF sARk.
Chefs PIaids Is a House of Hereditary
Legislator.

The other day 1 attended the open.
ing Of the, as yet, unreformsd Parlia-
ment of Sark, says a writer in tho
London Daily Mail. There is bat on9
house, and it is called the Chefs Plaids.
So far so good, for believe every 4
political reformer agrees that the mod
Ell state should have one legislative
body only. But alas, this single house
is exclusively a house of landlords, ex-
clusively a house Of hereditary legis-
lators. The people of the island arc
not allowed to elect their representa-
tives. Land alone is represented; not
wealth, nor intellect, nor the thing
masses, nor the submerged tenth. And
the land is represented in a peculiar
way. When the island, then uninhab-
tied, was granted in 1865 by Queen
Elizabeth to Heller de Carteret, Lord
of St Ouen in Jersey, it was stipulated
that he should colonize it and should
grant parts of it to 40 of his retain
ers or followers - copyholders or GUS
tomary tenants under him. It was also
stipulated that these tenants, though
tASJ mtSul dlleueLS l0elT HO-uluSS
upon payment to the lord of a thir-
teenth Of the value. might on no ac-
count subdivide them. Thus there are
still in the island the original 40 es-
tates, and the holder Of each estate oc-
cupies with regard t the seigneur, or
lord, almost exactly the same posi-
ton as a "leude" or a baron occupied
in the old feudal days of Normandy
with regard to the sovereign. The ex-
listing Parliament Of Sark IS, in effect,
the assemble des leudes ct baronsg
of the island. The law OF strict primo
g%eniture obtains. and there would be
today 40 hereditary members of the
Chefs Plaids but for two circum-
stances. One is that if a tenant hap
pens to be a woman she does not sit,
though she may vote in the house by
proxy. The other is that, in the course
of years, certain of the members. by
inheritance or purchase, have acquired
more than n estate. There are now,
therefore. not more than about 30 &C
tual sitting members of the Chefs
Plaids. They representa- they can
be said to representa- population CT
some $40 souls and an extent of about
1875 acres.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
II REMTN-
DER OF H
OF THE
FRENCH EMPIRE

and cards signed by many royal hands.
The empress who, even at the height
of her glory as a sovereign and a
beautiful woman, was renowned for
her charity, is now a benefactress to
the poor roundabout Marlborough. She
often drives in the very plainest OF
black b%roughams with servants in
deep mourning, and when she was in
better health it was no uncommon
sight to see it drawn up at n or
other Of the humber cottages in the
neighborhood. She entirely supports
and has endowed the monastery It
tached to the church. There is a
private way from Marlborough Hill to
the mausoleum. A small wooden gate
with a peculiar catch used to connect
the two properties, but the empress is
hardly ever able to use it now. The
anniversary of the prince imperiaIs
death is Z day of great anguish to the
empress. Hers is one Of he sad6est
faces it can fall to ones lot to know.
and compared with the radiant FOR
trait of her by Winterhalter, for in
stance. its pathos is tenfold increased.
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treated, and through her the tribe was
soon afterward persuaded to move
back to the reserve.


The most dreadful aeronautic posi-
ton, perhaps. which it is possible to
conceive is that described in Memoirs
Of Sir Claude de Crespigny." Burnaby,
a noted aeronaut, was making an as
cent from Cremorne with two French
men, one of whom was the inventor
OF the balloon in use. When they
were about a mile and a half high. the
appalling discovery was made that the
neck of the ~aerostat, which should
have been left open to allow the gas to
escape. was still tied UP with a silk
handkerchief. The balloon vas now
quite full. and the atmospheric pres
sure was rapidly decreasing as tho
aeronauts assembled. while the gas.
having no exit. continued to expand.
1t was impossible to get at the neck
and loosen the fatal handkerchief. and
to make disaster doubly sure, the
valve-line was cut of reach. The only
thing the men could do was to sit still
and await the bursting Of the balloon
and the fatal dash to earth. Within a
few minutes the balloon burst. and
instantly began TO rush earthward
with increasing velocity. But by q
piece of wonderful good fortune. the
balloon in its downward course met
the resistance of the air in such q
way as to form a huge parachute, and
the happy aeronauts landed unhprt in
q field just outside the city.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
WHAT A DOLL DID.

PIaythIng Had Soothing Influence Upon
warIIke Apsches.
A strange story is tod of how a
child's plaything once had a soothing
influence upon a warlike Apache tribe
ana was the means of avoiding a seri-
Gus war. 1t happened that Mr.. Bourke
was in Arizona with Gen. Crook. The
general was trying to put a band or
Apaches back on the reserve. but could
not catch them without killing them,
and that he did not want to do. One
day his men captured a little Indian
girl and took her to the fort. She was
quiet all day, saying not a word. but
her black beads OF eyes watched every
thing. When night came. howeyer,she
broke down and sobbed just as n
white child would have done. They
tried in vain to comfort her, and then
Mr.. Bourke had an idea From the
adiutant's wife he borrowed a pretty
doll that belonged to her little daugh-
ter. and when the young Apache was
made to understand that it was hers
to keep her sobs ceased, and she fell
asleep. When morning came the doll
was still clasped in her arms. She
played with 1t all day and apparently
all thought of ever getting back to her
tribe had left her. Several days passed
aad as MO overtures about the return
of the papoose had been made by the
tribe, they sent her, with the doll still
in her possession. back to her people.
Mr.. Bourke had no idea OF the effect
his benevolent act would have upon
the Indians. When the child reached
them. with the pretty doll in its club
~ hands, 1t made a great sensation
among them, and later on its mother
came back to the post with it. She
was kindly received and Hospitality
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
LIPToN.s LUCK.
Spectators Not Aware of the Scheme
Until Too Late.

Spectators Not Aware of the Scheme
Until Too Late.
Sir Thomas Upton is reported to
have cleared s35O,O00 by a pork deal
in Chicago. 1t has also been said that
Upton had SO firm a hold on Chicago
pork that he might have doubled his
winnings had he been so minded. The
Chicago pork spectators are puzzled
to know how the thing was done.
They had supposed themselves to know
a thing or two about the pork mar
ket, and yet they let this stranger beat
them out of sS5O,O0O. This stranger
made a corner in October pork, which
raised the price from s11 to $50 a bar
rel While this operation was going
on there was plenty of pork in the
country. The pork spectators whose
business it was to know where and at
what figure pork was held did not sus-
pect what was going on until they
were called upon to fill their contracts
at Mr.. Lipton's own price. This pork
operation may inspire a doubt in the
minds of yachtsmen if Mr.. Lipton's
expressed determination to carry the
Americas cup back with him, il he
can do so by fair means. may mean
more than it was supposed to mean
when the warning note was uttered
San Francisco Bulletin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

In a letter to DR.. Hartman concern
ing the merits of Pe-ru-na. Mrs. Brew
sr writes, among other things:
Westerly, r. I.
Dear DR.. Hartmann find Pe-ru-n2
q sure cure for all catarrhal affections
so common in this part Of the country.
1t cures a cold at once. There is no
cough medicine that can at all equal
Pe-ru-na- AS for Ia grippe. there is
no other remedy that can at all COM
pare with Pe-ru-na.
Il am among the sick a great deal
in our city and have supplied many
invalids with Pe-ru-na, simply be-
cause I an enthusiastic in ny faith
as to its results. / have never known
it to fail to quickly ard permanently
remove that demoralized state of the
human system which follows la grippe.
In all cases of extreme weakness
/ use Pe-ru-na with perfect confidence
of a good result In cases of weak
ness peculiar to my sex l am sure that
NO other remedy can approach in good
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
YOUNG REFORMERS.
GHiNA'S HOPE LIES IN NEW
GENERATION,
reform Must C~ome-such Men as WI
Wing Fang Can Bring About New
State OF Affairs in the Ancient En-
pire. a


Some have a tendency to say that
the present troubles in China arose
out OF the missionary question. This
Is an extremely narrow view. and IT
indicates that the one who holds it
knows nothing back of what has oc-
CURED during the past year. The
present troubles are the last efforts
Oh the old Conservatives to preserve
the conditions which have existed in
CHINA for four thousand years. | Save
a number of friends among the young
scholars, first, second, third and fourth
graduates. They are young men who
nave studied English, and who have
started English schools. Their
schools have been destroyed by the
conservatives, and for the past w
years they have been out of employ
ment. All of them, so far as / know.
are still pursuing the same line Of
study, confident that conservatism is
a thing OF the past, that reform must
come, and when it does come they will
De ready for it. Such men are of the
class Of Minister WI Ting-fang, Lo
Feng-lo and Mr.. Yu, minister to
France, who called upon me a few days
before he sailed for France. During
OF conversation / alluded to the at
tempt he had made to entertain some
foreigners on New Years day, and to
serve them with tea. coffee, wine and
cakes. The Conservatives OF the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
Sew no.hot Of Inan.t-r.

An insurance against strikes is the
latest idea in Austria A number OF
manufacturers have adopted the plan
of paying a certain percentage upon
heir respective pay rolls into a com.
mon fund. In the event Of a strike oc-
curing in the works Of one Of them an
investigation is made by a committee
representing the association and II It
s decided the strike was declared un-
justly the idle factory is Unidentified
from the fund. On the other hand. IL
the committee finds the cause Of tne
strikers just there is no indemnity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
RuSSia'S Corner
ON Sugar * *

Each year the Russian minister of
finance fixes the amount of sugar
which shall be produced in the empire
and sets the price at which it shall be
sold. The average domestic consump-
ton is about 1000, 0OO, 600 pounds. This
is announced as the legal limit of pro-
duction which shall be put upon the
market during the year. In addition
to this, it is allowed to manufacture
$50, O00, 900 pounds more. which is
placed in storage. The 1000, OOO. 900
pounds. as it is sold, pays an excise
tax of q cents a pound. If at n
time through increased demand sugar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
HERMIT's NIoHT-cAPs.
Reading Woman Bequeath. of These
Dainty Garments-

Reading Woman Bequeaths of These
Dainty Garments
Reading (Pa.) special Philadelphia
North American: Miss Catharine
Bashore "a hermit, aged IS years, was
recently found dead in her little home
in Bethel township. She left a will,
in which she bequeathed her personal
property to her four nieces-Mrs. ]. F.
Natzinger, Mrs. Elias Binner. Mrs.
Isaac Lengle and Mrs. Daniel Hollen-
bach. The executors investigated today
and found that the old woman had
converted her savings into wearing ap-
parel. The larger portion had been
made by her own hands. representing
the work Of years. The property con-
sisted of Ill frilled night caps. "a cal
leo s~unbonnets. 2 silk bonnets. % pairs
of shoes,5 3 calico and gingham aprons,
q homespun chemises, % muslin
chemises, Sc calico handzerchiefs, IA
white han%dkerchiefs, is colored hand
kerchiefs, 16 calico shoulder capes, IL
colored and black silk shoulder shawls,
beautifully figured, 81 pettieoats, 3
heavy black shawls, 1 heavy cloak,
with velvet collar. 80 calico sacks,
pairs of stockings. 20 calico dresses,
and . other dresses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

results the action OF Pe-ru-na. II
meets all the bad symptoms to which
females are subject The Irregular
ties and nervousness, the debility and
miseries which af1icr more OF less tho
women from girlhood to change Of
life, are one and all met and over
come by this excellent remedy 1 wish
every young lady in our city could
read your book
Mrs. Lizzie NJ Brewer"
Pe-ru-na viii cure the worst casei
Of catarrh. La grippe is acute epi-
denic catarrh, for which Pe-ru-na Il
a specific.
Mrs J.sW. Reynolds, New Lisbon.
Ohio, suffered for many years with
chronic catarrh of the lungs. head and
threat; continuous cough; many
physicians failed to cure. Permanent
~ cured by Pe-ru-na. Thousands a
testimonials ca 1ld be produced A
valuable treatise On catarrh sent frec
by The Pe-ru-na Medicine Company.
Columbus. O.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
The Government Fixes
the Amount to be
Produced. Also the
Price.

becomes worth more than the price
fixed by the government. the $50. 600 600
pounds in reserve are allowed to reach
the market free of excise duty. If this
does not supply the market at the le-
gal price the government itself will
buy from foreign countries enough
sugar to supply the need for a bear in
luence upon the price. This has been
zone in Russia twice during the past
ten years. This system, of course, pre-
cludes any export business in ugar.
but the Russian government does not
believe that the exporting of sugar
from Russia can be made profitable or
advisable, so it does not encourage it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

II ia said at the war department that
notwithstanding the inquiry which
the house has directed to be made into
the ease OF Cadet Booz, through its
.necial committee, the department will
prosecute its W Investigation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

The special excursion rates now be-
ing quoted apply via the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad. '']'he Scenic Route Of
the World" Two lines of railway be-
tween Grand Junction and Denver.
Passengers have their choice at no ad.
ditional cost. Four daily fast express
trains. New and elegant dining cars.
Pullman and ordinary sleeping cars
through to Chicago without change.
Do not miss The grand scenery on tho
Denver & Rio Grande. Ask your agent
for particulars and tickets via the d.
e. X. G. r. l..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
winner Of Unique Electlon Ret.

Tom Williams, president of the Cal
ifornia Jockey club. is the winner OF
a unique election bet He will dis
tribute among the various orphan asy-
lums Of San Francisco a car load of
sweet potatoes. which VIII l. Ashe
lost to him on a wager that his broth
er, R. Porter Ashe. would defeat Ju-
Illus Kahn in the race for congress.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19
Our nations Wealth.

The material wealth and strength 1T
our nation is in iron, the most useful of
ali metals. just as the wealth Of a
human being lies in a useful stomach.
II you have oyerworked yours, try Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. IL will relieve
the clogged bowels, improve the appe-
title and cure constipation, dyspepsia
and biliOusuess.