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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
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Thanksgiving, though commonly re-
garded as being from its earliest be-
ginning a distinctively New England
FESTIVAL and Puritan holiday, was
originally neither. The first New Eng
and Thanksgiving was observed by
the Popham eolonists at Monhegan,
IN the Thanksgiving service of the
Church OF England, Giving God
thanks for safe arrival and man
other liberal blessings, says Mrs. Earle
In her Customs of Old New England"
Days set apart for thanksgiving
were known in Europe before the Ref
ormation, and were in frequent use
by Protestants afterward. But the
hrst New England Thanksgiving was
not a day of religious observance, but
a DAY OF recreation. Edward Winslow
writing December II, 1921, to a friend
IN England, says: Our harvest be-
ing gotten in, our governor sent four
men out fowling so that we might,
altef a spe tal nan r, rejo ce together
aiter we had gathered the fruits of
our labors. The four killed as much
FOWL as with a little help beside,
served the company about a week. At
winch times among u r%ecreations
We exercised our arms, many Of the
Indians coming amongst us, and
among the rest their greatest king.
Massasoyt, with some ninety men.
Whom for three days we entertained
and feasted, and they went out and
killed five deer which they brought
and bestowed on our governor, and
upon the captains and others" AS
Governor Bradford recorded that dur
ing that autumn beside water fowle
Their was great store of wild turkies,"
the Pilgrims Jared better at their
Thanksgiving than their English GUS
ms, for turkeys were not plentiful in
England at that date. The Indian
visitors Joined in the games. These
~recreations were doubtless competi-
lions in running, leaping, jumping and
perhaps stool-box. Probably the Wom-
en- of the colony had little time to
join in the ~recreations as the four
women, with the help of one servant,
and a few young maids, had to pre-
pare and cook food for 40 hungry
men. There is no record Of any spec
ial religious service during this week
of feasting. On February %, in 1880,
the first public thanksgiving was he'd
in Boston by the Bay State colony in
gratitude for the safe arrival of ships
bearing food and friends. On Novem-
Der 4, 1881, Thanksgiving day was
kept again in Boston. From that time
till 1854 there were at least % public
thanksgiving days appointed in Mas
sachusetts. Rhode Island and Con-
necticut. People do not seem to have
celebrated Thanksgiving in the early
days. In Connecticut the festival was
not regularly observed until 1716.
Thanksgiving was not always appoint
ed in early days for the same token
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

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ss Jacobs OIL for Chest-Colds, Bron-
ehitIs, Group and PIsurisy.
An outward application for bron-
ebial difficulties is many times far
mora effective than syrups, cough mix
ture, cod liver oil, &C., simply because
It penetrates through to the direct
cause, which is, as a rule, an accumu-
Iatlon of matter or growth tightly ad-
hsred to the bronchial tubes.
st. jacobs Oil, possessing as It does
those wonderful penetrating powers.
enables 1t to loosen these adhesions
and to induce free expectoration. Gases
have been known where approximations
have been examined after st. Jacobs
OIL has been applied, and the exact
formation was clearly shown, where
the adhesions had been removed or
pulled off the bronchial tubes. All IT.
ritation of the delicate mucous mem
bTane of the broncha is quickly re-
moved by the healing and soothing
properties of st. Jacobs Oil. In cases
Of croop and w%hooping cough In chill
dTeh st. Jacobs Oil will be found SUI
perior to any other remedy.
st. Jacobs Oil is for sale throughout
the world. 1t is clean to use-not at
all greasy or oily, as its nam might
imply. For rheumatism, govt, sciatica,
neuralgia, cramp, pleurisy, lumbago,
sore throat. bronchitis, soreness stiff
ness, bruises. toothache, headache,
backache, feetache, pains in the chest,
pains In the back, pains in the shout
ders, pains in the limbs, and all bodily
aches and pains it has no equal. It
acts like magic. Safe. sure, and never
sailing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

The Green Bag, an English legal
journal, tells the following story: On
one occasion a junior counsel on their
lorships giving judgment against his
client, exclaimed that he was surprised
at their decision. This was construed
into a contempt of court and the young
barrister was ordered to attend at the
bar next morning. Fearful of the con-
sequences, he consulted his friend
John Scott (afterward Lord Eldon),
who told him to be perfectly at ease,
for he would apologize for him in a
way that would avert any unpleasant
result. Accordingly, when the name OF
the delinquent was called, Scott rose
and coolly addressed the judges: 81
am very sorry, my lords" he said.
that my young friend has so far for
gotten himself as to treat your lord
ships with disrespect; he is extremely
penitent, and you will kindly ascribe
his unintentional insult to his ignor-
ance. You must see at once that it did
originate in that. He said he was sur
prised at the decision of your lordships.
Now, if he had not been ignorant OF
what takes place in this court every
day-had he known you but half so
long as l have done-he would not be
surprised at anything you did"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
Reverence for school reacher..

Lift your hat reverently when You
pass the teacher of a primary school"
says old Pap" Eckert. "She takes
the little bantling free from the home
nest and full of his pouts and pas
sions, an ungovernable little wretch.
whose own mother admits that she
sends him to school to get rid of him.
h young woman, who knows her
business, takes a whole carload OF
these youngsters. half Of whom, sin
gle-handed and alone, are more than a
match for their parents and puts them
In the way of being useful and upright
citizens. And at what expense of toll
and WEAKNESS. Here is the most re-
sponsible position in the whole school.
and if her salary were double she
would receive less than she earns."-A
Kansas Note from Kansas City Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Of Gods beneicence, nor was it al
ways set upon Thursday or for any
special season, but the frequent ap-
pointment in gratitude for bountiful
harvests finally made the autumn the
customary time. When the festival Of
Thanks became annual it assumed
many features of the old English
Christmas. In the year 1877 the first
regular Thanksgiving proclamation
was printed. Neither chinaware no
e~arthenware was plentiful in early
days, although ~earthenware is men.
toned in early inventories. The table
furnishings consisted largely Of wood
en- trenchers. The time when America
was settled was the era when pewter
ware and a set Of "garnish" of pew
ter was a source Of great pride to
every colonial h~ousekeeper. A uni
Versal table furnishing was the por-
ringer, which was usually Of pewter.
When not in use these were hung by
their handles on the edge of the dress
er shelf.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
Ingenious Garden Gate.

In the village Of Hirzbaeh, near Ans
bach, Germany, there is a peculiar
garden gate. In the year 1920 Ludwig.
Marenbach, a farmer, planted at the
entrance Of his garden two beech trees,
winch he united in one arch. Over
this arch the cultivator made several
more small arches with all kinds Of
nsures With some small branches. To-
oay the whole in its blooming green
dress seems like a living triumphal
arch. Tas many years 1t has existed
makes 1t look more like a work of ma
ture thar the work Of a human hand.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
SIGNS ON WAGON ROOFS.
Wrinkle That Has Come in with the
Building of Flats.

Wrinkle That Has Come in with the
Building of Flats.
When flats began tt multiply" said
a man who lives in one and so, natur-
ally, takes notice of things associated
with them. "the owners of delivery
wagons and so on began having signs
painted on the roofs of their wagons.
to catch the eye of those who dwelt
in homes above the street level. They
painted these signs first with the name
one letter under the othe-, like a SPINE.
straight down the middle Of the wag-
on top from end to end. Sometimes
they painted the name in the same
location, but with the letters arranged
in the ordinary way, this making a
sign that could be easily read from
one side of the street only. Then
they took to painting the name on the
wagon roof in two places along either
side of the top near the edge. Thus
painted, one or the other, of course.
could be easily read from either side
Of the street. In wagon roof lettering
the latest thing I have seen was on
the top of a moving van, whose entire
roof was covered with lettering. in
lines placed crosswise to the top and
beginning at the forward end and
running, line under line, clean back to
the rear end. so that the vans extern
sive roof, as you looked down upon it,
was lettered like a great poster. And
of course this was not done idly, for
the van is a vehicle that may stand
backed up an hour or two in front Of
a house and the poster on its roof
is then brought where it can be easily
read by anybody in the air along that
side of the street way.-New York
Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
SAW M,kiNLEY ANGRY.
one Occasion When the Late President
Was RighteousIy Indignant.

NAAEh ~ ~ AEBHAuEnt
Was Righteously Indignant.
One remarkable characteristic Of
President Mckinley was that he very
seldom lost his temper. Very few of
his friends. ven those who were most
intimate with him, had seen him in
an angry mood, but he had shown his
temper in the presence of statesmen
once or twice in a way to surprise
them. Just before he was nominated
for President, Mckinley was cam
paigning in the West. He had a pri-
vate car, and Mrs. Mckinley and her
colored maid were with him. At Dan
vile, Ill, he made a speech, and while
the train stopped the maid went to
find a drug store and secure some
medicine for Mrs. Mckinley. After the
speech the car was attached to the
limited train, and. amid the wild ex-
cttement Of the enthusiastic thousands,
the train pulled out for Terre Haute
for an evening meeting. Soon after
the train started the co,ored maid was
missed and Mckinley requested the
committee to stop the train until she
could be found. They assured him
that the train could not be stopped,
as 1t was limited on it's run, and some
one remarked that such a train could
not wait anyway for only a colored
girl. That remark made Mckinley
mad. He seized the bell rope and
gave 1t a vigorous jerk, remarking
with emphasis that the train would
stop and that he would not leave Dan
vile until the girl was found. He
did not propose to leave a strange
colored girl there in a city filled with
excited crowds to possibly meet in
suit because Of her color. She was
undo his protection and he would not
go until she could be found. The
train came to a sudden stop and the
dlgnihed committeeman, now meek in
the presence Of their indignant leader,
turned out to institute a search for
the missing colored maid. She was
found, the train moved on, but it was
some time before McKinley's good
nature could relieve the embarrass-
ment Of the commit ee. They had seen
Mckinley mad, and it took them a
good while to get over the sensation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Electrical Effects of Thunder storms.
F. Larroque, in Comics Rendus,
states that being attracted by the pc
culiar effect thunder storms at a dis
lance of many miles often have upon
persons afflicted with certain nervous
diseases long before any instrument
now in use indicates any atmospheric
disturbance, it occurred to him that
Hertzian waves emitted by thunder
storms might possibly be transmitted
over enormous distances through the
middle and higher atmospher by some
means analogous to relays. In order
to test his idea he constructed a re-
ceiver made of a horizontal plate OF
zinc 40 en-. in diameter, earthed by a
thin copper. wire containing a spark
gap located in a dark cellar. With
this device, in June, 1901, he made sew
eral series of nocturnal observations.
In one of them the manifestations CO.
incided with the blizzard in the Gram
plans, and in another with the thun-
der storm which on the night of June
Is was visible over Corsica, the sky
being serene in both cases where the
observations were made. NJ. Larroque
points out the Importance of this char
acter of meteorological observation,
but ventures no explanation of the
cause of the transmission of Hertzian
waves owe such enormous distances.
Philadelphia Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

A novel condition in railroad enEt-
neering was presented recently by the
sinking Of the roadbed on the Monon
railway, in Lake county. Illinois. About
500 feet OF bed settled, and in a little
oVer two months the depression had
reached an estimated depth Of 100 feet.
Fol months the company has been ell
Ing the hole, over 1900 car loads of
rubble and timber having been dumped
| n It The bottom seems to have been
reached. Exhaustion Of natural gas is
said to have caused the phenomenon.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
Cats Are
Her Hobby


Among the "fads" to which English
ladies of wealth, leisure and high So
cial distinction are addicted there are
few yielding the fair devotees more
genuine pleasure and satisfaction than
the business of breeding and rearing
cats. the speciality of Lady Marcus
Reresford. At her home at Bishams-
gate. near Egham, Lady Beresford has
established what she calls her cat
cries" a word which fits the case, per-
haps. as we'll as any other. The es-
adjustment is absolutely unique in
every feature. Here the happy and
fortunate pussies live, move, and have
their being amid surroundings fit for
queens and princes. One feature of
the "catery" is a ~vine-covered cottage
with the rooms decorated n supplied
with everything supposed 70 be need
ful for the comfort of the most fasti-
lions of felines. There is a small
kitchen for cooking food, racks to
hold the white enameled bowls and
mates used at feeding time, and a
large book wherein is inscribed the
family history of members of the es-
tablishment. BY many men cats are
regarded as a nuisance, if nothing
worse, but by a specially fortunate cir
cumstance Lord Beresford is deeply
interested in felines himself, and is
in thorough sympathy with his wife's
hobby. He is one of the presidents of
the London Cat Club, whose annual
exhibitions are a popular feature of
each recurring season. and some of the
prize-winning cats at these shows ev-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

The woman from New England buys
a table spread" while her sister from
the south buys a table cloth" The
woman from Nova Scotia orders he
servant to LAY the table" while with
most Of US natives Of the United States
the command is to set the table" In
the country the hostess say to her
guests, sit by" when it is time to eat;
In town 1t is, Please, sit down." in the
city among the swells there is no
further invitation than the announce
ment Of the servant that Dinner Ia
served"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
Seats of
MOnArchS

Great Britain has no distinctive and
exclusive throne. Instead, there are
four-the wooden chair, with the slab
of Scotch stone, in Westminster Alb
hey, which has served as the corona
ton seat of the monarchs of this realm
for seven centuries; the sumptuous
chair of state in the House of Lords;
the chair on which the late queen sat
when holding a drawing room in Buck
ingham palace, and the gilt arm chair
at Windsor, in which the sovereign sits
to receive letters Of credence or recall
from foreign ENJOYS, or accord audi
ence to dusky p~otentates.
The Gar of Russia is even more
adversely throned. Each of a dozen
chairs Of state are at various times
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25


"For fifteen years l have noted the
effect of your Vegetable Compound in
curing special diseases of women.
IL know of nothing superior for
ovarian trouble, barrenness, and ID
has prevented hundreds of dangerous
operations where physicians claimed
it was the only chance to get well
liberation and Inflammation Of the
womb has been cured in two or three
weeks through its use, and as l find Ii
purely an herbal remedy, 1 unhesitat-
ingly give it my highest endorsement
-Fraternally yours, DIR. P. VIRoQUA,
Lansing, Mich."-s5ooo forfeit II abOus tss.
tiuonidi Is not genuine.
If you are i'll do not hesitate TO
get a bottle of Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at
once, and write to Mrs. Pink
ham at Lynn, Mass. for special
advice; it is entirely free.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
Davis Memorial Church.

A memorial church has lately been
erected and dedicated on the site of
Jefferson Davis birthplace in Fairview,
Ky. A slab of Tennessee marble set
IN the wall bears this inscription:
Jefferson Davis Of Mississippi was
born June Sd, 1903, on the site OF this
church. de made a gift of the lot
March 10, 1886, to Bethel Baptist
church as a thank Offering to God"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

In the latest grist of amusing an
Ewers to examination questions are
the following: Every sentence and
name of God must begin with a cater
pillar" A young gentleman's disser-
tation on the author of certain stand
ard works in English literature is de-
lightful: Samson Augusta was one
of Chaucer's principal works, as it
contained his name, giving a full ac-
count Of it. He also wrote something
about Paradise"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

II wonders said Brother Dickey,
"ef Mister Roosevelt is gwine ter give
de culled rae any mo- riekernition
dan what dey been a'havin'? Dey sho'
needs it. WY, I.well erquainted wild a
member er my race what voted de
'publikin' ticket six times in one cleo
ton, en- dat man amt even got one
office ter his name! Now, eff OATS
what dey calls r%ickernition hits mo-
dan I kin see!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
sweden sens steel ana nur. Tools.

1t is a surprising fact that we shin
annually from the United States to
Sweden more than $1,000, 900 worth Of
steel machinery. including everything
from a typewriter or cash register to a
locomotive, and We take our pay in raw
material. The exports of iron and steel
just about balance the imports. Swe-
den sends us pig iron. steel ingots.
bars, rods and sheet iron. We make it
up into machinery and tools and send
1t back to her.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

A few years ago the cable system was
considered the best, but since the fnven-
ton of the trolley, the cable is being rap
Idly displaced. Experts now claim that
compressed air will eventually be the car
power Of the future. In all lines of in
dustry improvements are constantly be-
Ing made, but In medicine Hostetter's
Bitters still holds the lead. be-
cause 1t is impossible to make a better
medicine for indigestion. dyspepsia, belch-
ing or bIiousness. Be sure to try it
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
King Edward and Gar
Nicholas Have Several
Royal Chairs.

styled the Russian throne. The two
most remarkable are the chairs of
Ivan the Terrible n the one in
st. Georges Hall of the Winter Palace
at St. Petersburg. The former is OF
turquoises. In the back alone there
are 10000 of these gems. The other
chair is of costly woods, with ivory
and gold, richly jeweled, and embossed
with the imperial eagle. The seat is
of ermine, and the arms are ivory
tusks.
Further east, in Teheran, the Shah
displays himself on a white marble
throne, looted from Delhi in 1889. It
is of ivory, overlaid with gold, and
ablaze with gems, its value being es-
timated at over e1,0 0 900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J, CHENEY & co, Props, Toledo. o
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
lions made by their irm.
West & 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
d5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
UnexpIainahIe.

Hattie: 81 wish 1 knew some way
to make lots of money" Uncle George:
Easiest thing in the world, Hattie.
Go upon the stage, and when you re-
tire after twenty-five or thirty years
you can write your "reminiscences for
the next half century and get good
money for them. I don't know why; /
only know you wouId."-Boston Tran
script.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Would you be truly beautiful?
ThOreau says: 1--WE are all sculptors
and painters, and our material is our
own flesh and blood and bones. Any
nObleness begins at once to refine a
mans features, and any or
seDsuslity toemb rute them" So there
now, you sour-visaged, plain-faced
people, go along about your business
and grow INSTRUMENTATION Water
man in National Magazine for Novem-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Germany has shown far greater fore
sight than either England or the Unit
ed States in the matter Of training Of
ncers and men for the navy. Her
schools are filled with the brightest Of
the coming generation, being educated
In navigation and gunnery, and, in
stead Of limiting the graduates, as we
90 at Annapolis, to fifty or sixty a
year, she is turning out annually 400
OF QUO young sailors competent to COM
mand ships at sea.-Correspondence
Chicago Record-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

A correspondence OF the London Times
asserts that the mortality among Boer
children is always shockingly high. He
says the Beers frequently have families
of twenty, half of whom die young.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Men, as a class, eat too much meat.
and are prone to kidney troubles.
Women eat.too much starch and sweets,
bread and butter and preserves, pud-
dings, pies and cakes, which produce
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ladies Home
Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

A horse can live 25 days without
solid food, merely drinking water; IL
days without either eating or drink
Ing, and only five days when eating
solid food without drinking.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

The suggestion is made at Buffalo
that the city buy the Pan-American
electric tower and re-erec it on the
lake front, substituting brick for the
present staff. and painting it the pres
emit colors.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25
PRINCESS VIROQUA, M. D.
Endorses Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound After
Following Its Record For
Years.

"DEAR Mrs. PTNKHAM Health is
the greatest boon bestowed on human
ity and therefore anything that can
restore lost health is a blessing. I
consider Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound as a blessing to
State and Nation. 1t cures her moth
ers and daughters and makes them
well and strong.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-25

Every Cuban must have hiz helper"
says an army officer who has beer
serving in the island. you cannot
hire a carpenter for an hour unless You
provide him with a helper to hand his
hammer and nails and talk to him"