The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-11-12

Lie is great bundle OF little
things.
DR.. H. E. Burnett is up from
Salmon.
Kind hearts are more than
coronets.
John W. Mackay with his pri-
vate car was at Mackay last week.
Daily train service will be es-
tablished on the Mackay branch
Nov. 18th.
Be noble, and the nobleness
which lies in other men, sleep
ing, but never dead, will rise in
its majesty to meet your own.
Mr.. A. P. Challis is down from
Stanley for the winter. He is
in good health and made better
cleanup from his placers this
year than ever.
The world itself is a volume
larger than all the libraries in it.
Learning is sacred deposit from
the experience of ages; but it has
not all future experience on the
shelf.
Ed. Nickerson returned from
Nome, Alaska, last Saturday
evening. He hopes to return
next spring. We are glad to see
him back to old Custer county.
The artist forms an ideal por-
trait which is not a copy of your
exact look at any one time or to
any particular person. Every
good picture, therefore, must be
considered wanting in resemb-
lance by many persons.
Custer county is on the eve of
a great revival of her industries.
The mines and all her products
are in the best of shape, and it
needs but the whistle of the iron
horse up and down Salmon river
to show what we produce up
here. Look out for next year
The signs are are good.
The talent of success is moth
ing more than doing what you
can do well; and doing we'll
whatever you do-without
thought of fame. If it comes at
all, it will come because it is de-
served, not because it is sought
after. And moreover, there will
be no misgivings, no disappoint-
ment, no hasty, feverish, ex-
hausting excitement.
Evangelistic meetings will be
held at the church in Challis this
week, as follows Monday eve
ming, Nov. 18th. Testimony meet
ing-"How l Became Chris
tiau." Tuesday evening, Nov.
18th, Questions and Answer
meeting Written questions
about the Gospel answered.
Wednesday evening, Nov. 18th,
Excuses. Song service and
sermon. Thursday evening, Nov
14th, Bible reading-"Drifting. )"
Young Peoples evening. Fri
day evening. Nov. 18th, "God
So Loved, Song service and
sermon. Sunday evening, Nov.
18th, 1.-The Gospel That Saves. :"
Everybody welcome.
Martin H. Jacobs, State Mine
Inspector, returned to Challis
last Friday evening from a tour
of mine inspecting in the up riv-
er camps. He visited all the
mines that were working any
number of men. He says that
while he always knew that Gus
ter county was rich in its miner
al resources, since visit. he said
that he was surprised at the
wonderful mineral resources that
the county has. The vast ton
mage, Mr.. Jacobs said. is simply
wonderful, was the way that he
expressed it. He visited the
following mines: Ramshorn and
Skylark at Bayhorse; the Ella
and Redbird, at Clayton; the
Lucky Boy, Yankee Fork, Mon
tana and Montreal group at or
near Custer.
Frank H. Plaisted, Travelling
Freight and Passenger Agent of
the Oregon Short Line railroad,
returned from a trip to Bayhorse,
Clayton, Custer and Bonanza,
last Friday evening where had
been in the interest of the Short
Line company, getting figures
as to the amount of tonnage that
could be furnished if the railroad
was extended from Mackay to
Salmon river. He informed us
that he was simply surprised
with the vast tonnage that Sal
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