The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-08

for some weeks past.
"By their works ye shall know
them" said the matchmaker.
One never knows how empty
some men really are until they
get full.
Michael Donnelly returned
last Saturday evening from a
visit in Indiana.
Some men, like some fences,
don't amount to much until they
get gait on them.
Half a loaf's better than no
bread, but half the truth is often
worse than a whole lie.
Dick West was an arrival on
last Saturdays evening stage
from Baker City, Oregon.
What has become of the Boise
Capital ? We have not received
q copy of the Capital for over d
month.
The stranger supposed to be
Pat Grove, overhauled in cabin
near the Pine Ridge agency,
proved to be an innocent collec-
tor of curios named Dennis.
t. Shelley Sutton. of Boise,
was united in marriage to Miss
lone Robbins, of Moscow, at
Boise City. ON Jan. 1st. We ex-
tend our congratulations.
Some of our Republican ex-
changes appear to be worried
that Governor Hunt will suspend
martial law in the CHur d'Alen-
es. Why shouldn't he? 1t has
been in force long enough since
peace has been restored in that
region.
If Great Britain declines to ac-
cept the Hay Pauncefore treaty,
as she is practically urged to do
by Mr.. Hay, it is to be hoped
that she will do so at once. Then
Congress can abrogate the Clay
n-Bulwer convention by reso-
luton and end this intolerable
situation.
The following elective and ap-
pointed officers were installed in
Custer Lodge No. 21,L. o. o. F.,
at Challis last Saturday night:
N. &C. 1. Lane
V. G.-Geo. Sewell.
Secretary-J. G. F'innell.
Treasurer-A. G. Bomar.
VIM. Howell.
Conductor-M. M. Sweet.
o. G.-J. L. Ebberts.
l. G.-Jas. Marker.
r. S. N. G.-Robt. Morrison.
L. S. N. G.-J. G. Fox.
r. S. v. G.-J. G. Dougherty.
L. S. V. G.-Chas. Pfeiffer.
R. S. S.-Albert Howell.
L. S. S.-Geo. E. Keyes.
Chaplain. @. Adams.
! Trustees. G. Fox, Geo. E.
Keyes, T. J. Paul.
The supreme court of Iowa re-
Gently passed upon point of
law which is of almost universal
interest, since it affects two of
the most cherished institutions
of civilization, hugging and kiss
ing. A young lady of that state
sued young man, charging that
he Ibid repeatedly hug and kiss
her" without her consent. The
jury awarded damages of 1875,
and the supreme court sustained
the verdict. Salt Lake Herald.
This looks like a rather dang
erous precedent to establish.
Every man who has arrived at
years of discretion knows that
if he waits to get a girls consent
to hug anu kiss her he will never
do any hugging and kissing. He
also knows that if he never does
any hugging and kissing he will
soon be, in the vernacular of the
modern drawing room, "a dead
one," as far as the modern girls
are concerned.
} The superstitious are again
; finding omens around the White
House. Just before the presi-
: dents mother died, several years
) ago, shadow was seen by them
| every morning when the sun
shone on the portico of the
: White House, which they declar-
ed represented the bent form of
t an old woman. After Mrs. Nc
/ Kinley's death it was seen no
more. Lately, every fair day,
about IL o'clock in the morning.
! the same persons have seen and
pointed out a shadow on one of
] the big pillars at the east of the
= rOrtico in the form of a forearm