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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
Cheap Excursion Rates via the Atchison,
Topeka g. Santa Fe Railway,

On June 10th, 11th, and 18th, the
following first-class passenger rates
will be effective via above route
from Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah,
to
Missouri River and return. 5000
st. Louis and return. 1880
Chicago and return. .44.5O
Final return limit September 9th, 1902.
For reduced rates to other points,
and information regarding excursions
on other dates than above, apply to
G. F. WARREN, Gen'l Agent A. t.
& S. F. Ry.
All Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Ut.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
Marriages of Convlcts.

Marriages between convicts continue
to be permitted in the Andaman Is
lands. Last year the superintendent
received sixty-eight applications for
such unions. OF these, four free and
thirty-two convicts were sanctioned
and the balance (thirty-two) were re-
fused.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
strike Against Beer sellers,

A curious strike is in progress "a
lockwood, near Ballarat, Victoria.
where, in consequence Of the refusal oi
the local publicans to reduce the price
OF beer from pence to pence per
pint, each resident has signed a pledge
to do without beer until Melbourna
prices are charged.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

Spain has been having bad time
with frost and snow this winter. The
snow has been thick on the streets
OF Madrid and six inches deep in the
Buen Retro Park. The orange trees
and sugar cane in the south have been
seriously damaged.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

Apparently the only reason why
there's anything left of Atlantic City
is because the wind happened to be
favorable to the saving of portion of
1t. A city that is built of wood ia a
great finder box that cannot be hid
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

In some of the Western prairies
trees are now being planted for shade
protection and beauty, in areas of var.
ious sizes up to hundreds of acres
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

DR.. William M. Thompson has Just
sailed from New York for London to
make a tour Of the principal hospi-
tails In the old country for the pur-
poste of studying the latest advances
In surgical methods.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

Pisos Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL
Ocean Grove. N j.. Feb IL, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

It was the brotherhood of man rather
than the sisterhood of the saints that
Christ revealed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

1h" S0hs"hno OF 1n0 Oeu@r uAfs
have been it was without doubt cosmo-
politan. Surely there was at least one
patriot for each flag on the walls.
When they had found chairs a man
in an evening suit that obviously was
used to working in night and day
shifts, darted through the throng
with agile and elaborate grace and
stood bowling before them
"They amt really got together yet"
he said, apologetically waving at the
same time to the men leaning against
the windows and the girls IN the
chairs. The men were smoking cigars
and the girls were for the most part
looking at their neighbours jewels.
"Youse wait till they gifts warmed up.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

Youth is fresh, but as 1t attains age
it is sailed with the tears of disap-
pointmen'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
A Gladstone Escanade.

1t is very hard for any of us to
realize that the worlds great men
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

PUTNAM FADELEsS DYES color
silk, wool or cotton perfectly at one boil
ing. Sold by druggists, 1oc. per package.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

The hand of officialdom cannot save
the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15

$40 A WEEK AND EXPENSE
70 men with rig to introduce our Poultry goods
oenostp. 9aYelle MIG. Co. Dept. d. Parsons X an.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
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way by seven-foot snake. sure-footed
as these animals are. Frequently men
and beats are killed instantly by the
force of the spring and the poison
forced into the body at the same time.
1t is yet to be recorded where this
venomous creature ever turned tail to
an enemy, except to the secretary bird,
and often it will go a long ways out
of its path to kill man or beast.
The secretary bird is noted for vo-
raciousness, fieetness, strength and
quick striking power. 1t has a tuft of
feathers back of its head which re-
sembles a pen stuck behind the ear.
From this it has been named after the
secretary. On account of its fondness
for killing and devouring snakes, it is
called the serpent eater. A seven
foot fer de lance makes a good meal
for the bird; nothing more. 1t is four
feet in length, has long legs and
Svily-feathered breast of blush
gray color, and has a long tail. Its
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
TIMBER IN CHINA.
Largely Denuded of Trees Though
Naturally Rich in Them.

Consul Miller writes from China that
he believes the future demand for Pa
cific coast timber in that country will
be both large and permanent All
who read books descriptive of China
are impressed with the fact that i'll
that country, where every acre that
will produce food is needed for that
purpose, most of the land has been
cleared of trees to make room for
more farms and gardens. East China
is nearly denuded. Consul Miller says
that more than 1000 miles up the
great valley of the Yangste there is
practically no timber in sight. Plains,
hills and mountains are absolutely
bare of forests, except where, here and
there, a few trees have been carefully
preserved. Some timber is found on
the Min river south of the Yankste,
but it is mostly of young growth Of
poor pine. North of the great river
there is very little timber The west
of China contains many forests, which
as vet have not been utilized to any
large extent.
A great majori y of the houses are
built of mud and brick while in south
China large amount of bamboo is
used. More wood is consumed for cof-
fins than in any other way. 1t is es-
timated that over S,0O0,O0O,0O0 feet of
lumber from four to ten inches thick
are annually made into collins. The
next largest use for lumber Is for
boats, for the vast coast line, the riv-
ers and canals TEEN with large and
small craft. which are said to number
some millions.
A considerable quantity of timber is
brought into China from Corea by Chi
nese junks, which sail along the coast
and up the rivers. Most of it consists
of fir and soft pine logs. Japan also
supplies China with large amount Of
timber.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
New Map of the World.

Consul General Williams of Singa-
pore writes to the Independent to pro
pose a reconstruction of the map of
the world. He would have us make
an exchange with England of our Phil
ippine possessions for Newfoundland
and the British West Indies and the
Bahamas, and incidentally he would
have England cede Honduras to Mex
leo, and have Great Britain, France
and Holland give up their claims to
Guiana which should be made sep
arate nation under our protection. He
thinks that it would be good riddance
for us if we should thus transfer the
Philippines to a power that wants
them, and that we should gain in
prestige and power by combining our
selves wholly to this side of the middle
OF the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
Talmaoe's Favorite Story.

The late DR.. Talmage used to tell
this as one of his favorite stories: 81
was riding in a Brooklyn horse car
one day when very large woman got
on. AS she went to sit down, the
space not being any too much, she
overlapped some, and heard a man
on one side mutter under his breath,
I didn't suppose they carried ele-
plants in these cars Immediately
the woman jumped up, and, gesticu-
lating wildly in the direction of the
rear platform, shouted: Conductor!
Conductor! There's an elephant and a
hog in this car, and the elephant
wants to get out. New York Times.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

The deadI.- fer de lance of Martinique.
beak is big and strong and it has long
and sharp claws, which cut like knives
on occasions. while its wings are long
and armed with blunt spurs at the
shoulder 1t stuns the serpent with
this spur and then finishes him with
beak and claws. Snakes three or four
feet long it will seize with the beak
and sail aloft, dropping the reptile
from height that kills him on strik-
ing the earth. OF his work on the
island of Martinique an authority
says:
THE secretary gets fat and lazy by
the plentltude of his victims in and
around st. Pierre. But his gluttony
does not stop him from killing a snake
which encroaches on his preserve. He
will not eat his victim then, but will
do so before he starts out for fresh
conquests among crawling creatures.
Before he was extirpated it was a
common sight hereabouts to see a
huge snake darting across a dusty
roadway with the secretary in pursuit.
When too closely pressed the snake
would turn and show fight. The con-
test lasted about two minutes and
ended in the snakes death. The lat
ter would eject its poison, the bird
would dodge it fairly well. and what
did land upon the soaring combatant
was on the wings or breast, which the
feathers protected. In the meantime
the bird would be dancing upon his
SnakeShiD with its sharp claws until IL
was exhausted. when the beak would
be driven through the Shiny body to
end its existence
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

that part of the field should be de-
serted for some days afterward.
The snake is hunted with a shotgun.
Any other weapon would be hazardous
to the man who attempted to dispute
the passage of the crawling monster.
He would have to get uncomfortably
near to use pole or slung shot or
hook and would be apt to get the
worst of the affray. Long distance
warfare is safer. The snake has great
strength and when attacking an OK
filings himself with such force against
the standing quadruped as to knock
him down as If he were built of straw
Even horses are knocked about this
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
Come From Abroad
SLIPPING INTO THE SEA.
Inverness is Going, But it May be
Quite Lonq Time Yet.

Quite a Long Time Yet.
Inverness, the capital of the High
lands, is threatened with a terrible
calamity, according to DR.. Davidson
of Birmingham, an authority in seis-
mology. 1t is known of geologists
that Inverness occupies a most inter
esting position at the outlet of the
great crack, or crevasse, in the geo
logical formation of the northern part
of the island, which, as the Caledo-
nian canal, cuts the country in two,
says Pearson's Weekly.
DR.. Davidson warns the inhabitants
of Inverness to be prepared for earth
quakes periodically. The earth's crust
in the Inverness district is gradually
slipping seaward and Loeb Ness tone
of the chain of lakes which form the
canaD in a few hundreds of thou
sands of years" will be part of the
sea.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
Few Bachelors in Congress.

There are 356 sitting members of
the naL.onal house of representatives.
OF this number all but twenty-Lnree
are, or have been, married. In other
words, the bachelors in the popular
branch of congress constitute but
slightly more than 6 per cent of the
whole membership. In thirty-four of
the forty-nve delegations in the house
tt ere is not one unmarried man
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
All Sorts of Expansion.

This country is expanding in every
direction. Statistics show that during
the year 1901, four-fifths of the freight
traffic on the North Atlantic came
from this country, that three-fourths
of the first-class passengers on the
steamships between this country and
Europe were Americans, and that half
the passage money for immigrants
from Europe to this country was sent
to them by relatives and friends here.
Uncle Sam is expanding in every di-
recuon.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
HER MIND STILL cLoUDED.
American Beauty Suffers Under |
situations of London Artist.

Miss Helen Vanderbilt -Wackerman
the young and beautiful American
model whose mind gave way last No
vember under excitement and distress
caused by the allegations of the artist,
Herbert Won Herkomer, has arrived at
New York from London.
81 want to paint the pictures of the
most beautiful woman l have ever
seen in my life" Herkomer is report
ed as saying after he first met Miss
Wackerman.
The young beauty was persuaded to
sit for a picture. For this she visited
awhile the artists home. Then fol-
lowed the abrupt request by Herko
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Hon. T. Y. Fitzpatrick, Congressman
from Kentucky, writes from the Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, d. c., as fol-
lows:
"Af the solicitation of friend used
your Peruna and cGn cheerfuLiy rec0m-
mend your remedy TO anyone suffering
with cafarrh or who needs n good
tonic. "---T. Y. FITZPATRICK.
A Good Tonic.
Pe-ru-na is natural and efficient
nerve tonic. 1t strengthens and re-
stores the activity of every nerve in the
body.
Through the use of Pe-ru-na the
weakened or overworked nerves resume
their natural strength and the blood
vessels begin at once to regulate the
flow of blood according to natures laws
Congestions Immediately disappear.
Catarrh Cured.
All phases of catarrh, acute or chronic,
are promptly and permanently cured.
1t is through it's operation upon the
nervous system that Pe-ru-na has at
tanned such worldwide reputation as a
sure and reliable remedy for all phases
of catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice free.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21


four months, when my husband became
impatient because grew worse instead
of better. and in speaking to the drug
gist he advised him to get Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Sanative Wash. How l wish 1
had taken that at first it would have
saved me weeks of suffering. 1t took
three long months to restore me, but
it is happy relief, and we are both
most grateful to you. Your Compound
has brought joy to our home and
health to me. - Mrs. PAULINE JUDsoN,
AZ Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
$4,000 forfeit II abOOs testimonial 10 not genuine
1t would seem by this state
ment that women would save
time and much sickness if they
would get Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and also write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for special ad-
vice. It is free and always helps.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

the study of Japanese also. Chen
Ichiro Yoshioka of Toxic was chosen
as instructor. He is a cultured Jap
anese and speaks several languages
fiuently. The advancement of Japan
among the commercial nations of the
world led the faculty to introduce the
study of the language, and it is ex-
pected that the new department will
almost Immediately spring into popu-
larity.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Jakey was walking along the street
looking for work when he saw a sign
boy Wanted" He rushed up to the
sign, pulled it down and hurried into
the store. "Why did you bring in that
sign?' said the proprietor. why do
you want to keep it out any longer"
said Jakey. I'm going to take the
job?'
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
WHERE DOCTORS FAIL
To Cure Woman's Ills, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Succeeds. Mrs. Pauline
JudsOn Writes:

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: Soon after
my marriage two years ago / found
myself in constant pain. The doctor
said my womb was turned, and this
caused the pain with considerable in
fammation. He prescribed for me for
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
COMES TO TEACH JAPANESE.
Eminent Scholar to Occupy Chair at
Chicago University.

Shortly after the announcement
that it would add the study of Rus
sian to its curriculum, the University
of Chicago followed it with the state
ment that it had decided to admit
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Cassidy-Man, ye're drunk. Casey
'Tis a lie ye're speakin', Cassidy. Ye'd
not dare to say that to me iv Oi was
sober. Cassidy-Iv ye wuz sober ye'd
hov sinse enough to know ye wuz
drunk
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
In the Children's Home in New York. Cures
Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Dis
orders, move and regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. Over $1,000 testimonials.
At all druggists, Csc. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, n. Y.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Defiance Starch is put up 16 ounces
in a package, 10 cents. Onethird more
starch for same money.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Don't you know that Defiance Starch
besides being absolutely superior to
any other, is put up 16 ounces in pack
age and sells at same prices as 12-ounce
packages of other kinds?
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

The funniest thing that we have seen
lately is-no, it isn't, we find we had
started to quote patent medicine
lad"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

If 1t is true as reported that the wall
paper trust has gone to the wall, we
may begin to put the paper there.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Ministers should bear in mind that
short sermons are the most popular in
summer-as well as in spring, autumn
and winter.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

The carpenter goes to the BARRIERS to
have his hair shingled, and the BARRIERS
boy goes to the carpenter shop for
shavings. Funny, amt it?
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

mer that Miss Wackerman leave his
home He refused explanation.
Miss Wackerman was stunned by
the artists insinuations. Immediately
afterward she apprised her friends in
London of the treatment accorded her.
Letters were sent to Herkomer de-
manding explanation and vindication
of the young woman's character, but
all were accorded the same treatment
they were ignored.
A special trip was finally made by
Mrs. Wackerman to her home in Buff
falo, with a view of securing funds
from her husband, John Vanderbilt
Wackerman, with which to prosecute
a suit, but the matter was later drop
ped. Miss Wackerman's mind has new
or fully recovered
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

Mininn Machinery, also secondhand machinery
Hitiiiiy ofall kinds, engines boilers, etc SIS Ma
chinery Co.. 1923 Lawrence St. Denver. Send for list
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21

The BOstWick agn aSEgsTn and Sporting Goods Co.
Everything in Fishing Tackle. Write for Price List.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-10-17
THE TALK OF ALIENS.
Amusing Attempts of Foreigners to
Express Themselves in Our
Language.

Baron Mikosch, the Hungarian
nobleman who became famous
throughout Europe by his endless
series of plumbers, was prouder, per-
haps, of his knowledge of English
than of any other accomplishment,
says the Philadelphia Times. That he
did not speak the language with alb
eur to him, any more than the fact that
unusual and unceremonious methods
of saying things might strike English
men and Americans as ridiculous.
This, perhaps, was not to be wondered
at, seeing that part of his knowledge,
at least, had been acquired from the
Theoretically spelled pages of Josh
Billings works, which an American
wag to whom he had appealed for
guidance in English literature had pre-
scented to him. Thereafter it was inn
possible to persuade the baron that
american" was not language dis
tinct from that spoken in the British
isles.
Although unwilling to admit the
possibility that his mastery of Eng
lish at the moment was not complete,
the baron most illogically was open to
ilattery on his progress in the Ian
guage.
"Oh, yes" he said on one occasion
when complimented on his linguistic
improvement, Il have made great for
ward steps. Last year l would have
said: 4 go by party but now must
say: I go at party"
On another occasion the baron was
the recipient of a favor from an Eng
fish lady, for which he expressed the
most profuse thanks.
'Oh, please don't mention it, baron!"
said the lady, overwhelmed by his
gratitude.
mo, madam, l WON'T" he replied in
a confidential whisper.
The most noteworthy manifestation,
however, of the baron's tendency to
interpret English in its most literal
sense was on the occasion of a formal
call which he paid an American girl in
Munich.
Goodnight, baron" said the young
lady as he was leaving. "Do come
soon again"
II shall, indeed" said the Hungarian,
and, having passed two hours in a
nearby restaurant, he then returned
to keep his promise.
As the possessor of a garden of con-
siderable extent in Vienna, the baron
found himself molested by trespass-
ers, and in order to check the evil he
prepared a. polyglot notice to the eff
feet that trespassing was forbidden.
The English portion of the notice read
as follows:
This ground is private. You will
please keep out immediately"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-10-17
FEMININE FINERY.
Notes of the Modes Cleaned from the
Authorities on the Latest
in Dress,

The high crush girdie is seen on
many of the Paris gowns, says Il
fashion authority.
The trimming for all gowns,
whether ginghams or cheviots, or
light cotton gowns, of any material
or stamp, is the band of silk
A beautiful dinner gown is of ecru
lace, embroidered in a raised rose de-
sign done in gold tissue, with
threads of dull gold running about
the design. There are also some
touches of red velvet.
Very French and gay is the gown
of red and white wolfe, with it's
strappings of white cloth. The
sleeves have broad, turned-back
cuffs, beneath which are big soft
puffs of mousseline. drawn into a
deep cuff of lace. The shallow
Observation-Disclosures is of lace.
Some charming effects are found
in the finely checked taffetas that
have returned to favor. A gown of
fine pink and white taffeta in checks
is made from the knees down in a
lot OF pinked ruffles, put on rather
fatty, although the skirt stands out
as well as the bottom. The skirt is
hung in small tucks from the waist
band. The bodice has a little Shout
der cape of ruffies and cravat of
opel-work embroidery and narrow
lines of black velvet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-10-17
Food for Nervous individuals.

AS rule, salt meat is not adapted
to the requirements of nervous peo-
pie, as nutritious juices go into the
brine to a great extent. Fish of all
kinds is good for them. Raw eggs,
contrary to common opinion, are not
as digestible as those that have been
we'll cooked. Good bread, sweet but
ter and lean meat are the best food
for the nerves. People troubled
with insomnia and nervous starting
from sleep, and by sensations of
falling, can often be cured by limit
ing themselves to diet of milk
alone for a time. An adult should
take pint at meal, and take four
meals daily. People with weakened
nerves require frequently a larger
quantity of water than those whose
nerves and brains are strong. 1t aids
the digestion of these by making it
soluble. and seems to have direct
tonic effect.-Science News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-10-17
The Worst Form.

Multitudes are singing the praises OF
Kodol, the new discovery which is max
ing so many sick people we'll and weak
people strong by digesting what they eat,
by cleansing and sweetening the stomach
and by transforming their food into the
kind of pure, rich, red hood that makes
you feel good all over. Mrs. Crau6ll, OF
Troy, l. T., writes: For number of years
was troubled with indigestion and dys-
pepsia which grew into the worst form
Finally ! was induced to use Kodol and
after using four bottles / am entirely
cured. heartily recommend Kodol to
all sufferers from indigestion and dyspep-
STA. Take dose after meals. 1t digests
what you eat. Eli 7. Reynolds.