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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Beauty of Won1en,s Feet
Some Pointers on That Mast La,portsot
Part OF the Human Form Divine Shape
Illness of the Most importance.

A great writer once said, 1.-THE van
ity of woman dies hard"
Foolish man! 1t never dies at all,
and of all the prides there is none so
hard to subdue as that a woman takes
in her little feet and trim ankles.
Little feet, however, are a deform-
ity, or rather feet too small to har-
monte with the figure are. Better
that the foot be too large, If shapely,
than too small.
Think of Juno who stands feet z
inches and tips the scales at $50
pounds lettering to and fro on num-
Der one or number two feet! She
should have number four foot at the
very least, and a number six would
not be out of proportion.
To judge by the ideas of the Greeks
and Romans, beautiful feet are those
which are large enough to carry the
body most gracefully. The ancients
admired stately carriage. Latin
poets speak of the gait of their beau
ties, rather thar of their feet.
Shall l be tried in this manner?"
says Juno, Il, who walk the queen of
the gods?"
In the ''Iliad," Homer paid homage
to Thetis, the silver-footed queen; and
Paris, when making choice among the
many beautiful maidens brought be-
fore him, did not forget the attrac-
lions of their feet.
Their gait he marked. as gracefully they
moved,
And round their feet his eye sagacious
roVed
Poets and romancers have ever
raved over the beauties of the human
foot divine" How beautiful are thy
feet with sandals, Princes daugh-
ter was the greeting of the bride in
Solomon's song; and in spite of the
rich adornments of Judith's dress, her
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
FOUGHT WAY TO GREATNESS

Adventurous Career of Present
French Minister of Finance.
M Rouvier, the present French
minister of finance and far and away
the most powerful individuality of the
present cabinet at Paris, with the ex-
ception of M. Delcase, commenced
life as book agent and as drummer
for book dealer who sold on the in
stallment plan voluminous works of
the kind given as prizes to lads in
the lycee schools. Subsequently he
entered the service of a Greek mer-
chant named Zaiopoulo established
at Marseilles, and while in his en-
ploy took charge in turn of the va
rious branches of the business at Con-
stantinople, Alexandria, Odessa and
Smyrna, acquiring in that way an
amount of . knowledge of the condi-
tions of the levant and of the Med
iterranean which is possessed by no
other French statesman of the pres
ent day. He is a past master in the
art of finance, and although, like all
men of strong character, he has many
enemies, yet it is pretty generally ac-
knowledged alike by friend and by
foe, that he is prominently the ex-
pert needed at the present moment at
the head of the treausry of France.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
The size He Wanted

Speaking recently of queer college
fads, Prof. Henry A. Beers of Yale
said that in his undergraduate days
mourning hat bands became SO POM.
lar as to grow from mark of bereave-
ment almost to a feature of natty
dress.
One day he went into a store with
friend who, after buying hat. said he
would like to look at some mourning
bands.
These widest bands" explained tha
srorekeeper, displaying his assortment
ARE worn for immediate members ~
the family. From that thew narrov
flown according to the RELATIONSHIP
Which width do you need. sir?D he
asked.
The student made a moments in.
spection. "oh, give me about au Mn.
Gle, he replied
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Early History of Japan,
Lite IN the Lands of the Lotus as II Used
TO BE Undef the Rule of the Shoeuns-
One of Her First Statesmen

(speclal Correspondence.l

Writers on Japan tell us that old
Japan Is entirely disappearing. A
few glimpses of the time when the
country was almost a hermit nation,
with only Oriental ideas and not a
single interest to connect 1t with the
world at large. may still be obtained
Ia out-of-the-way hooks and corners ;
but the invasion of railroads, the
planting of modern schools all over
the empire, and the awakening OF the
twentieth century spirit of commerce
and industrial enterprise destroying
every vestige of the deeper things Of
life that made old Japan what it
was.
Under these circumstances, Just as
the old civilization is forever passing
away, 1t is gratifying to say that
rich contribution to the literature of
old Japan has been brought to light
and translated into English. 1t is a
manuscript that was written strictly
for the family of the author; 1t was
never published till few years ago,
and appeared in English only last
month.
1t was written by Arai Hakuseka, a
scholar poet historian, economist,
moralist and statesman, who wrote
many books and left many unpub-
lished manuscripts in his desk. It is
an account of his life, and gives a
fairly complete story of his family,
youth, education, early struggles, and
his later successes in labors in the
court of the Shoguns.
The Shoguns were the generals-in-
chief of the Japanese army, who, as
10 well known, for several centuries
practically superseded the Mikados
OF Japan in ruling the country and
continued to hold this supremacy in
the government until 1868.
Arais story has it's value as giving
US perhaps the most vivid picture of
old japan obtainable--a picture of
the real Japan, and not the fancied
land of travellers and poet and for
esgners.
Arabs description of his school life
Ia interesting. When the boy was 6
ysars old Chinese poem was taught
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
OUR BRIDGET IN BAVARIA.
Where Government Has Control Of
Servant Girl

Where Government Has Control Of
Servant Girl.
She had a bag full of testimonials
and a record sealed by the police of
Bavaria for period antedating the
war of 1866. l had to sign contract
in which she represented one-third
intereet, myself another third, and
the King of Bavaria the remainder.
By this instrument | became respon-
sible not merely for her wages, which
she fixed at SIS a month, and her one
bucket of beer a day-also her wash
ing-but on me was laid, furthermore.
the responsibility of watching over
her morale. She was not to be allow
ed to frofic at unseemly hours or to
tIeuquent public resorts-I was to see
that she kept up her religious obsery-
ances. In return for this l secured a
thrifty but very angular housekeeper.
who watched jealousy over every
penny of expenditure, and particu-
larly over everything in petticoats
that ventured past her door. This
cid woman was Poultney
Bigelow, in The National Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
How Morgan Gets Rid of Bores.


Rather a determined looking man
appeared in Pierpont Morgan's New
York office not long ago and said he
wished to see the great financier.
Mr. Morgan is busy just now" said
an attendant. well I'll wait. for |
must see him if it takes a year" In
a few minutes Mr.. Morgan appeared
and said: 81 cannot see you. It's
out of the question" But I have a
letter from Gen. Blank of st. Louis
a letter of introduction, said the Wis.
itor Eyes. know" answered Mr..
Morgan in matter of fact tones. 1.-THE
general informs me by wire that he
gave you the letter to get rid of you.
Good morning" And the financier
disappeared into his private office.
Exit the ST. Louis party in a slightly
dazed condition.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
The verae 81 PesglmIsm.


I amt a-goin' to kick about the way this
world is run:
I amt a-goin' to kick about the way I'm
gettin' DONE
I'm tall5in' bout the sunshine an the
butterflies an bees
An the singin' of the brooklet an the
murmurin of the breeze.
Instid O tellin how the cow 1 bought
two weeks ago
Jes' nachelly quit givin' milk-which
surely goes to show
That human nature in a trade amt what
it ought to be;
But then, amt a-goin' to kick about it:
no Stree!
The times that I've been swindled, well
they'd nearly fill a book
But you'll never hear me hintin' that
my fellerman's crook;
the only proper way to tell my senti-
ments would be
10 nnd some language which was growed
inside of Mount Pee-lee
An turn it loose like lava fur to burn the
land nearby
An send up streaks O. lightnin' to illumi-
nate the sky
l amt a kickin'; jes let my difficulties
slide
know I couldn't do the subject Justice
if 1 tried
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

sandals 'ravished the eye" Of Holo-
fernes, their buckles being studded
with precious gems, a fashion which
later was forbidden to the Roman
matron.
Petrarch admires in his Laura her
walk above all else. He counts it
chief of her four principal charms.
Dryden, too, is not proof against
the charms of the female foot and
walk
In length of train descends her sweeping
gown,
And by her graceful walk the Queen of
Love is known.
The mention of the foot in poetry
has often been used purposely to ex-
press reverence. as when Ben Jonson
declared that his love for his mistress
was so great that he would adore
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

That the Ioot has an arch, under
which an apple could be rolled, is
said of one well-known beauty of the
present day.
She is so proud of her lovely feet
that she has them photographed in
every possible way-in twentieth CEN
fury slippers, in sabots, skates, Louis
Quinze slippers, Japanese and Rus
sian shoes. She has also any number
of plaster casts showing every grace
full curve and dimple.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
Birds in London Streets

The increase in bird life in the
metropolis is not one of the least
striking of the many changes which
have come about of late years within
sound of Westminster bells. Scarce
ly less noticeable than the Eruption
of wild species. though as yet little
commented on, is the enormous in
crease in the numbers of the tame
pigeons haunting our London streets.
The Field.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

intolerable severity of the last
Shotgun, who had unjustly imprisoned
tens of thousands, and said that re-
lief could be found only by a great
pardohing throughout the empire.
The result was that thousands were
released from prison, no such pardon.
ing having been known since the be-.
ginning of the regime of the Shoguns.
AT the same time, many strict rules
We're adopted regulating the conduct
OF citizens. Some of these rules in
our day would be regarded as very
tyrannical
Gambling, the extortions of firemen
who bled the people for saving prop.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

erty, street walking, and private pros
titution were prohibited; actors were
forbidden to wear swords or to asso.
ciate with other folks; the wearing of
silk crepe and the cutting of the hair
of beggars, as well as the visiting of
temples by women going together in
considerable numbers, were prohib-
tied. These are only a few of the
regulations adopted during the six
years of Arais official service.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

what he wanted OF the girls, but they
refused to let them be servants in an
inn. However. as they could not go
home past the barrier, they all went to
Shinagawa together.
Doiu sold the girls to brothel and
poeketed a large profit. The facts
. came to light and Arai decreed the
death penalty for the innkeeper whose
offense came under the law INJECTING
death upon those who buy and sell
men.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Another Frenchman has been
scratched in duel. The French duel
may yet become deadly. There is
always the possibility of blood poi
soning.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

A New York man who was out hunt.
Ing the other day mistook his brother
for deer and shot and killed him. Ii
is wonderful how many different things
the human form looks like to man
with gun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30
LARGEST American land Ho,d.,

John S. Billy of Mitman, Mo, Is
said to be the largest individual land
holder in the United States. He owns
about 10000 acres, located in seven
states. Amcr% other valuable hold.
ings he has $4,000 acres in Missouri
and $4,000 acres in Arkansas.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

The Baron Muenchhausen. who went
into the marriage syndicate with o
view to capturing $7.5OO.OO0 Ameri.
can widow, appears to have got a new
way of spelling his name.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

The spectacle of an automobilist
doing term of six months in Jail VIII
doubtless be a welcome one to II Q
farmers of New York who have been
lodging these vehicles all summer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Auto Runs into a Ditch-Auto
Strikes Elevated Post-Auto Turns a
somersault. Judging by these heat
lines from one column of a New York
paper, the life of the rich is not en-
tirely without excitement.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Mascagni declares that he despises
this country. The man is rash. Has
he never heard of that beautiful
axiom. IF at first you don't succeed.
try, try again?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

1t 10 reported that King Leopold is
going to get married again The name
OF the lucky music hall artist is not
given.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

hidden and her exquisite hands and
arms were well displayed.
She was coquette to the last, keep
ing up her platonic fiirtations till the
day of her death and she lived to be
very old woman.
A woman's foot, when perfect. is
followed out well, both inside and out
with a high instep, short heel and
long, straight toes slightly spatulate
at the ends.
This is the type of the most beau.
tiful foot. 1t is on the whole a foot
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Morocco should have sense enough
to keep quiet. If she makes noise
enough to attract the attention of the
European powers one of them is likely
to gobble her
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

A great battle is said to be going
on In Venezuela. A couple of men
win sometimes get together and put
up stiff fight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Mark Twain says ioyfully that his
wife is getting better daily-and he
has often remarked that she was the
best wife In the world,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

A new Mexican volcano has begun
operations in the state of Tobasco.
AS II tobasco were not hot enough
without trimmings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

1t is the irony Of fate that after pin
ing so long for life of freedom Jim
Younger should so quickly find it in
tolerable when obtained.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

A Kentucky woman recently secur-
ed divorces from two different men
in one day. Let us hope that she now
feels free and equal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

About the only man in this world
who always gets just what's coming
to hira is the villain in the modern
melodrama.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

The decision to hold the Olympia,
games in st. Louis instead of in Chi
cago, which has talked so much abont
them. must be hard blow to the
Windy City.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Marie Corelli appears to be troubled
by an abnormal development of the
personal pronoun, first person singu
lar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

With crop Of more than $500, 900,
600 bushels, it ought to be impossible
this year for any one to corner corn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

A Chicago woman asks for $50, 900
damages for broken heart. 1t must
have been smashed into good many
pieces.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

The automobile owner who doesn't
believe In running over people finds
1t hard to be hero to his chauffeur.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Woman Charged With Repeating.
The first arrest made in Denver on
election day was that of a woman,
Jennie Sanderson, who was charged
with repeating.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

A young man in New York has woa
a wife by his good cooking. Now, i,
he Ia only first class sweeper ana
dustrr that will be a happy household.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

The fewer brains man has the
more mouth he has and the greater
his propensity for using 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Along comes the ak trust. 1t will
De followed by the hammer trust.
Then what will the knockers do?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Fooled again--a robber. And by the
usual Chicago girl.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

H~w long will II be before the PEG
pie win flock in droves to the great
comic opera hit. entitled THE Mad
Mullah?" This idea is copyrighted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

True, it costs more to live than it
used TO, but it is worth something
to be alive these days.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Fate couldn't conceal San Francis
cos labor mayor by naming him
Schmitz
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Marconi says that his experiments
are giving complete satisfaction.
Then why is he so reticent?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

MIR. Balfour wants to standardize
English education, but he is opposed
to standardizing his golf.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Is the prolongation of human life to
be in the hands of the salt trust here
after?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

IT'S better to be stingy and have
money in the bank than to be broke
and have to borrow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

Sir Thomas Upton is again after
the cup. He has the tea.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

The true life will be a passion rather
than a pastime.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

the foot, and if slipper was left he
would kiss it, too" Every one is fami-
liar with his highly poetical:
And where she went the flowers took
thickest root,
AS she had sowed them with her odor
Gus foot.
Or similar reference by Butler:
Where'er you tread. your foot shall set
The primrose and the violet
That fascinating combination of love
liness, arrant coquetry and rigid vir-
tue, Nine. Recamier, worshipped her
own beauty. 1t is on record that she
preferred dinners to any other form
OF entertainment, not for the sake of
the pleasures of the table, but because
her feet, which were not pretty, were
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
She was Persuaded TO Try ST. Jacobs
OIL, and A. Pain Disappeared
Ip,paediatety.

II is undoubtedly a fact beyond dis
pute that the strongest advertising
medium the proprletors have Is that OF
people who recommend others TO use
ST. Jacobs OH. People who have them
selves experienced a happy result
which Invariably follows the use OF
this great remedy, show their graft
tude by recommending It to those
whom they know are similarly AFFECT
cd. This Is the case OF Margaret Ice,
OF n Brlghtneld road, Lee Green, Wis.
Having suffered from muscular
rheumatism for years. and not recciy-
Ing any benefit from various remedies.
used st. Jacobs Oh. pain and sore
ness removed at once; no return OF
rheumatism" ST. Jacobs on is sold
I'm 90 cts. and 90 cts. slzos b. al drug
rists.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
As,ault, on EemnIn ohnraet,r.

II there be no law to prevent a mer.
CHESS public assault on the character
OF ones mother. wife. daughter. sister.
sweetheart. how Is the blighting blow
TO be legally neutrallzed? A woman's
reputation is not merchandise or
money. to be divided or adjusted in
some petty court 1t is not thing TO
be handled about, decided by a jury.
analysed by attorneys or rohabiiitated
In the press. Such attacks as provoked
the San Francisco tragedy should be
impossible. The trouble Is that they
are not, And so long as they continue
and husbands. fathers. brothers and
friends have red blood In their veins
there will he tragedies.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

try an ambassador whose wife is an
American woman. The successor OF
a. Jules Cambon IN tho diplomatic
service will be Jean Jules Jusserand.
who is IS years old and has spent
more than half OF his life In the dlplo.
matte service. lie has also occupied
a prominent place In literary circles,
was decorated with the cross OF tho
Legion OF Honor In 1888 and In 1894
became an officer OF the order. HIo Is
a volumlnous writer. having produced
not few works Of note. For a mum.
Dor OF years he was consul OF the en-
hnsgy In London. and since 1899 has
been minister to Denmark
His wife was Miss Richards OF Bos-
ton They met ana wed ten years
ago. and II was declared true love
anair, NJ Jusaerand speaks English
luently. is thoroughly Informed on
American history and in his public
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

AZ tho oceans bottom at the depth
Of two miles there Is absolute rest
not motion enough to destroy tho
most delicate organisms. not current
enough to mix with them a grain
OF tho finest sand-in the depths OF
the sea there are no abrading process
SEES al work. Prof Maury compares
these stlll and silent waters TO a
great cushion" to protect and de-
fond the bed OF tho ocean from a
continual wearing.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

Thomas A. Edison. the famous In
ventor. says Success has a Keen sense
OF humor. and never falls TO use II
when an occasion presents Itself
FOR instance Just before he went or
a recent trip to Florida. he called his
manager to his room and said:
II always notice that You look very
well when you work hard"
The manager looked up. wondering
what Mr.. Edison would say next.
Now. am going away TO For
Myer. hope you will enjoy good
health while I am gone"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

the statue TO Tom l.. Johnson, mayor
OF the city.
Kossuth visited Cleveland half
century ago. ana some persons In tho
city remember his visit distinctly.
one OF these Is George Vosburgh, who
has been employed at the Union do.
pot In Cleveland for many years. Mr..
yosburgh also participated in the
celebration.
Kossuth visited America In tho fall
Of 1859 TO solicit aid for the patriots
TO cary on their struggle for indo-
pondoucc. There were many Hun.
garians In this country at tho time.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
Has Learned American Methods.

Hoe Vow. Chinese consul at San
Francisco and chief consul OF his
country In this country, is Christian
and has learned Christian ways. For
instance, he has organized an iron and
steel company with a capital OF
100000 to do business In China
and will soon 80 there TO start II in
active operation. Most OF the capital
has been subscribed by Chinese mer.
chants In this country, Minister WI
is the only Chiuaman In this country
who outranks Mr., Hoe, the one being
Of the fourth and tho other OF the
nth rank.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17

a beautiful bronze statue was un.
yelled 10 the memory OF Louis Kos
suth at Cleveland. Ohio. Sept. rs.
Thousands OF visitors witnessed the
unwilling.
The statue IN the work OF Andras
10th. n Hungarian sculptor. II was
presented to the city OF Cleveland by
Hungarian societies.
The exercises began with a large
parade. which terminated az the mon.
ument. Louis Perczcl, president OF
the United Magyar Societies. opened
the ceremonies. America" was then
sung. President Porczel presented