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The Holly chieftain., 1902-03-28
FREE
A NEW CURE FOR
kidney AND BLADDER
Diseases, Rheumatism, etc.

Disorders of the Kidneys and Bladder cause
Hrights Disease, Rheumatism, Gravel Pain in
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Hon. X Q. Wood. a prominent attorey Of Lowell
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The Holly chieftain., 1902-03-28
CHANGE OF LIFE.
Some Sensible Advice to We.
men by Mrs. e. 6ailer.

"DEAS Mrs. PINxHAM:-When I
passed through what II known -
schange Of life,' had two years@suf
fering, - sudden heat, and ~ quick
chills would pass over me my appetite
Was variable and never could tell Tor
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

One of the most deadly trees In the
world is to be found in Madagascar.
where 1t Is known as the tangen tree.
It's scientific name is tanghinia vene.
nifera, the latter word signifying
poisonous.
BY the natives 1t is regarded with a
sort OF horror, and for excellent rea.
sons. For centuries it was the Gus
tom to use the fruit of the tangen for
the purpose of ascertaining whether
criminals charged with grave ofrenses
were guilty or not.
In each case the prisoner was
brought into court, and the Judge
thereupon solemnly handed him a
fruit from tangen tree and told him
that If he ate 1t and 1t did him no
harm he would be considered limo
cent. but that If 1t killed him he
would be considered guilty. AS there
is great deal Of poison in the fruit
II can readily be seen that very few.
II indeed any, were able to pass
through this ordeal unscathed.
Il Is said that some criminals who
had great political influence or con-
siderable wealth managed to escape
through the connivance of the Judges
but. on the other hand, the criminal
records tell of many cases In which
prisoners died a horrible death very
soon after they had eaten the noxious
fruit
More civilized methods of jurisdic.
ton now prevail in Madagascar, but
though this barbarous custom is OBJ
solete, the tangen tree is regarded
with almost as much aversion as II
ever was. A proof of this may be
found in the fact that French natur.
alist recently tried to obtain some
branches and fruit of the trees, but
Enough he asked several natives to aid
Aim in the search. he was unable to
sbtain the slightest assistance from
by Of them
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Moorish Imagery.

The specimen below in the Moorish
epistolary style, which comes from
Mr.. Budget Meakin's recent book,
The Moors.' and is merely an invita-
ton to dinner, is calculated to make
the imaginative resources of our en-
tertainers, who write on a visiting.
card, Come and dine" look small
indeed
ITO my gracious master. my re-
spected lord;
This evening. please God, when
the king of the army of stars, the sun
Of the worlds, win turn toward the
realm of shades and place his foot in
the stirrup of speed, thou art besought
to tighten us with the dazzling rays o.
thy face, rivalled only by the sun. Thy
arrival, like a spring breeze, will dis
sipate the dark night Of solitude and
isolation"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Uses a Golden washboard.

A golden washboard with a golden
bar OF soap, is in possession of Mrs.
/. J. Horn. who has arrived at Seat.
tie, from Skagway, en- route to South.
ern California.
Mrs. Horn is wealthy now, but there
was time, and not so very long ago.
when gold was stranger to her purse
Now that it is all over she laughs at
her hardships, and washes her little
laces and finery on a golden board.
In 1896 she went to Skagway and by
washing clothes earned enough money
to grubstake her husband, who went
TO the klondike in the rush of that
year.
She followed him later to claim on
the Bonanza. which made him rich
after 1t had been developed. She had
a washboard made of their gold as a
symbol OF her struggles to help her
husband.-New York Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Spiders Set the stuls

Two centuries ago missionaries
taught the natives of Paraguay To
bake lace by hand. The art has been
landed down from generation to gen.
sration, and in some Of the towns lace
baking is the chief occupation. AL
host all the women and children and
many of the men are engaged in it
A singular fact about the Paraguayan
laces is that the designs are borrowed
from the curious webs spun by the
semi-tropical spiders which abound in
hat country. For this reason the lace
y called by the natives nanduti. an
indian word that means spider web. =
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
One Preparation for DEATH.

The subject of the accompanying
picture is surely unique. 1t represents
an old Lancashire man sitting in his
bedroom beside his own coffin.
The old gentleman is approaching
100 years of age. and has had his cot
fin In readiness for about fifteen years.
Moreover, he made 1t in its entirety
with his own hands, and is proud to
show 1t you as being a piece of his
own handiwork, of which he need not
be ashamed. He assured the writer
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30


we could not see the sunlight yesterday.
we were too fun of bitterness and pain.
AND l shall never see your face again.
For love has crept away
we could not hear the wren's glad voices
sing,
Our hearts were cold and deaf; we could
not see
me fairy bower made for you and me,
For grief dimmed everything.
We did not know the beauty OF that
place
Nor the soft gems upon the flowers. nor
know
The charm of that last hour for me and
you,
For tears were on your face.
o Love. dear Love, springs days grow
old and gray,
And shadows neck the woods-and we
must go
Lonely and desolate through wales OF
snow
Since Love has crept awayl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
MnkinIev,a Nleoe 4 FInanoinr.

Margaret Mckinley. niece of the
late president and daughter of Abner
Mckinley. is clerk in the national
bank at Oklahoma City and has made
a small fortune in real estate specu-
lation. Miss Mckinley has been in her
present position for several years.
She began her real estate operations
by buying city lots. for which she paid
about $125 apiece. The property was
located in what later became a prom
inent business section and the young
womans profits are said to have sx.
ceeded SAT- 1en
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg
Drops, as a blood purifier. strength
and health restorer, and a specific for
all stomach, liver, and kidney trou-
bles, leads all other similar medi-
cines in it's wonderful sales and mar
vellous confidence of the people.
especially our vast German population.
1t is not new and untried product,
but was made and sold more than
sixty years ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Monster Wine Vat.

Asst, Cal, boasts of the largest wine
vat in existence. This monster vat
recently built on the property of the
ltalian-Swiss Agricultural Colony, @
successful cooperative concern, is cat
in solid rock, being "a feet in length,
"a feet wide, and rs feet deep. It's
capacity is something over half mill
lion gallons of wine. being about three
times more capacious than any sinilas
vat known in the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY s. CO.. Props, Toledo. O.
we, the undersigned have known r. T.
cheney for the last 10 years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
- west q Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
o.; Walding, Kinnan s. Marvin Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Testimonials sent free Price
90 per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls amily Pills are the best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Fourth wife He eouuht Runs Awav

TouTtn wire ne Bought Runs Away.
James Bargera of Pittsburg has been
committed to jail on complaint of Gas.
par Scala.
about Sept. Bargera agreed to get
Scala wife for $125. Shortly after
ward he introduced a pretty Italian
girl by the name of Santa Bonsitti to
Scala and the two were welded amid
great festivities.
The bridegroom swore at the hear.
ing that he had paid Bargera the s125
agreed upon. Next day, however, Sea-
liza alleges Bargera persuaded the
bride to run away. Since that time he
has not seen his wife.
Scala has been unfortunate, for all
OF his three former wives left him
much in the same manner as the last
All his wives, it is said, were pur.
chased in the same way.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
A Remarkahla shnt.

A peculiar incident happened at the
Yarran. Victoria, rifle ranges. A man
was taking aim at 400 yards, and Just
as he fired several magpies flew in
front Of him, bout 200 yards distant.
The bullet struck one Of the magpies
and brought It to the ground, and q
bullseye was registered by the marker
for the shot. A bullseye and mag.
pie" were thus scored for one shot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
dz]@IIEgEII7EF7(. i
A Gentle Hint.

Mrs. Brightly daughter tells me
that you have become quite an adept
in palmistry.
Young Squeezem-Yes have stud
led 1t for some time.
Mrs. Bright-Well, have had a
plaster impression taken Of Made
lines hand, and il you wish to study
1t you can do so at your leisure. 1t
will save you the trouble of a per-
sonal examination. you know.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
The Importance Of Steel.

Steel, when made into a sword, was
the emblem of power Steel, in the
uses of peace and civilization, is Just
as important as it is or was in war.
me country which is pre-eminently
endowed with steel or. with coal and
iron, of which and by means Of which
1t is made, win stand at the head of
the civilized world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
A Useful Hint.

Mrs. Minnismith-Oh, Bertram, to-
day the baby said goo, goo, UNI, bah,
bah, boo"
Mr.. Minnismith-Pm awfully glad
10 hear that
Mrs Minnismith-How proud we
can feel!
Mr. Minnismith-Yes and 1t will
make good yell for our factory's
football team.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Bismarck and His Emnaror

The correspondence of Emperor
William and Prince Bismarck. which
Is coming into print shows that great
intimacy existed between the two
men. The most interesting letters are
those written during the Frances Ger
man war.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Mementoes Of sunflower statn.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Bristow is from Kansas, and the
Iact was evident during the recent
Grand Army encampment in Washing.
ton Friends from the sunfiower state
Drought him splendid specimens of
corn, apples, pears and potatoes-an
tne leading agricultural products
OF kansas-and these were hung or
strung artistically about his room in
the postoffice department.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Eoot Note Needed.

MIR Backlotz asked me-" said the
reporter to the Suburban Chronicle,
ito put in this notice: The engage
ment is announced of Miss Bridget
o'Callahan to Mr. Blugore Backlotz. .
Nonsense" exclaimed the editor
"Mr. Backlotz is already married."
you don't understand. He wants
everybody to know that he has en-
gagged a cook. Miss O'Callahan is II"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
The National Result.

Eyes, sir, we turned in and elected
that chap on reform ticket, and In
side of month he had every one of
our fellows put off the pay roll. 1t was q
regular boomerang of an election, by
George!" We'll, what else could you
expect of the Australian ballot?"7-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
The Time to Retire.

Ex-senator Jewett of st. Louis is
ninety-four years old. Someone asked
him not long ago how old he thought
a man should be before retiring from
business. The old gentleman grayely
responded: Il don't really think a
man should keep on after he has
reached the ago of ninety"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
For This Runaway s1n-

Chief of Police Austen of Birming-
ham, Ala, wrote to the police of New
York, offering reward of $40 for the
arrest of eventeen-year-old Charles
Verdell, runaway, whom he describ-
ed as "knock-kneed and having fiat
nose, bunny face and black dew scars
on the shin Of one leg"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Preclse.

I'VE have operators Lere If you wish
them to send a message for you," said
the manager of the telephone office;
"or we have booths if you wish to
telephone yourself"
mo, ! don't want to telephone my
SELF" said the lady. Il want to tele-
phone friend of mine"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
The Neat Housewife.

Mrs. Simpkins-'T see that our new
neighbor has bought handsome UNI.
brella stand for her hall" Mr.. Simp-
kins-"And now she makes her hus.
band come into the house through the
kitchen and leave his umbrella on
the sink"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
An Act Of Charity.

Mrs. Henpeque-"So you did an
act of charity to-day to commemorate
the tenth anniversary of our we'd
ding?"
Mr. Henpeque-"Yes; one Of my
clerks wanted rise of salary so that
he could get married, and / refused
him"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Wood outIasts iron

The relative durability of wood and
iron is given strange Illustration by an
old cannon which has stood since 1850
on the high grounds of Point Bonita,
at the entrance Of San Francisco bay.
The gun has rusted away, while the
wood supports are in state of per-
feet preservation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
THE ST. PAUL CALENDAR
FOR 1909

six sheets 10x15 inches, of beautiful
reproductions, in colors, OF pastel
drawings by Bryson, is now ready for
distribution and will be mailed on re-
ceipt of twenty-five (25) cents-coin
OF stamps. Address F. A. Miller, Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

me attention of ourreaoers is called
70 the advertisement of Ores and Met
ais In another column. 1nis is not a
eecnnlcai journal but a mining news
paper Those who wish to keep posted
on the mining development of the
hocAy Mountain country cannot find a
more valuable publication han this.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
HIs Mean Retort.

You married me for my money"
she exclaimed. angrily.
AS for him he refused to lose his
temper.
you must have been looking at
yourself in the glass, was all he said.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
In Winter Use Aliens Foot.Ease.

A powder. Your feet feel uncom-
Portable, nervous and often cold and
damp. If you have sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
20 cents. Sample sent free. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Proper Definitions.

Papa, what is answering consis-
tency?"
answering consistency, my son. is
another name for loaylty to our par.
ty."
But when it is the other sides un.
swerving consistency"
Then, my child, it is pig-headed
and malignant obstinacy."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
ouiet rlp.

Pohtician-There goes a man Won
should know. He carries the state az
Illinois in his pocket.
Candidate Indeed? Who is he?
Politician-A map peddler.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
p2lalI'zII'Z gNIzlR

united by piece Of skin, and OF the
remaining four toes there are parallel
with each other and the fourth is
turned OF at an angle. With the ex-
ception of this last one all the toes
are movable. and the x-rays show
that all except the fifth and eleventh
have each three distinct bones.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Pointer.

The beggar had notice up, Deaf
and Dumb and the passing philan-
thropist stopped in front of him.
I'D like to give this man some
thing" he said to his companion, but
how am to know that he is deaf and
dumb?"
Read the notice, SIR" whispered
the beggar, cautiously-Chum
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
When the Trouble Started.

Let us talk this over calmly as be-
tween man and man." said the fellow
who wanted to make up.
ut is good deal of concession
for me to make" began the other.
but"
At this point actual hostilities de-
veloped.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
The FinIshinn Touch.

Miss Dorothy-She tries to make
herself look just like a man-collar,
jacket, hat, stride. everything.
Mr.. Billzins-Idiot.
Miss Dorothy-Yes, forgot to men
ton that. And the imitation is really
perfect.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
In the Rinn.

Not that time!" snorted the pugil.
ist, banteringly, as he lodged terrific
left hook for the jaw. "You don't
know mel"
i must confess" replied his oppo-
nent, politely, that although your
name is familiar your face escapes me
for the moment"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
surely.

First Chappie-I wonder now, Chol-
lie, how the donkey ever came 10 be-
used as the-er-emblem of stupidity?
Second Chappie with a yawn)-
Don't know, I'm sure, deah boy; must
have been before our day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
HIs Choice Jurv.

Lawyer Brief-I see that case of
yours is on. Jury drawn yet?
Lawyer Skinner-Yes, and it's a
splendid one.
Lawyer Brief-Above the average in
intelligence, Ell?
Lawyer Skinner-No; way below
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
DeIicateIv Put.

She was describing an exciting In
cident.
IL completely lost my head" she
said.
IF you are as careless Of yourself
as that" he returned, perhaps you
would be willing to spare your hand"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
NA9FA
Comparisons.

1t is a solemn thing" said the
young man, when woman trusts a
man with her affections"
1t amt as solemn" said the man
with the pink necktie, "as when she
won't trust him with his own wages"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

OF the daughters of poor family liy.
ing in the territory OF Ljublin. The
four outer toes are normally devel
oped, but in place of the ordinary big
toe is shortened and smaller one. 1t
is at this point that the deformity
begins. There are six superfiuous
toes. OF these two are well developed.
but instead of being free they are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
eood for Newspaner oHioes

Asbestos towels are amonc the curl
osities of the day. When dirty IL ia
only necessary to throw them into a
red-hot fire and after few minutes
draw them out fresh and clean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
A Good Suggestion.

The preacher had apparently almost
reached his peroration, but he had APP
parently almost reached it before, and
the congregation was suspicious.
What can l say more?" he asked
in impassioned tones.
Amen" answered man in back
seat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
From Boston. Perhans.

Don't you think she has a very
distinguished air?"
Yes, said the sad-looking young
man. Judging from the chill she
produces, should call it liquid air."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

A man may gush over woman, or
vice versa, but the gushing is seldom
mutual.
A girl doesn't mind her rival being
exasperatingly clever if she Ia also
consolingly ugly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Not a Faculty.

She-Have you noticed that l have
faculty of falling in love?
He-Faculty? No, ficklety.-Yale
Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
POpuIaoe Must Mo- Mhls.l.

any person caught whistling in the
streets OF Buenos Ayres is liable to
De arrested. The police alone have
the right to whistle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

breakfast the other morning. On
cracking the shell of what was ap-
parently an ordinary egg, he discov-
cred that an enterprising fowl had
presented him with double supply.
The double-yoked egg is by no means
uncommon, but in the above picture 1t
VIII be seen that the fowl has gone
one better. enclosing one complete egg
within another after the manner of the
Chinese box puzzle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
No Kids Wanted.

Tenant (of apartment house, to
Janitor) Quick! Send for doctor at
once! My wife
Janitor-Not on your lifel No
children allowed in this house.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
What Happens.

Church-What is the result when
mans temperature goes up as high
as it possibly can?
Gotham--Why, he gets hot-headed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
EGGS Within Eoos.

A reader sends to the Manchester
Dispatch this interesting photograph
of an egg curio served up to him at
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

To Cure a Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
iruggistsrefund moneyif tfsils to cure. 900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Piso's Cure cannot BIO too highly spoken of as
Acough cure.-J. w. o'BRTEN, 800 Third Ava,
N. Minneapolis Mimi. Jan. 6, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Mrs. WInsIow's Soothing SYRUP
For children teethng, sOftens the gums reduces In
Examination, aays pain, wind collie 25c bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
eolna Her ono Retter,

Cora-The idea! Jack couldn't get
me If he wanted me.
Lena-He couldn't get me even If
he didn't want me.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Eleven Toes ON a Foot

There is a woman in Russia with
eleven toes on one foot. She is one
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
What Did He Mean


Hewitt promised my wife I'd
meet her in heaven.
Jewett-It's mean to fool a woman.
The progressive farmer., 1902-06-24
LOOK soUARELY AT IT,

Tb. figures on the little red slip
.,.ted on this paper, or on the wrap
~ in which you receive it, contains
y, name of the subscriber, and the
date to which his subscription has been
o.id. If the label on your paper shows
.nv date that has passed then you owe
from that date to the present at the
,,te of 81 per year. As it takes cash
% run the paper, and we have no 9th
or means of securing it except from
,rr friends who patronize US, we most
respectfully ask you to examine your
label. and if it shows a date that has
nsssed. send US enough to bring it up
70 date. IF you can't send it all now,
send what you can, and more later
At any rate send some, and we will
change label and thank you accord
ingly.