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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28

ed the earth after his first he fell upon
the pan of the trap, and the jaws
closed around both forelegs.
Tiger Breaks the Chain.
The trap was secured by a chain
stout enough to draw a sawlog. but
caught as he was the beast soon broke
the chain and went off into the Jungle
with the trap. 1t was while he was
being followed that the body of Sir
Edward was found. 1t seems hardly
credible, but that tiger gave Reed and
his native assistants a two days hunt
He dragged the monster trap through
thickets and up hillsides and across
ground where a man could hardly
make his way, and when finally come
up with and killed he had Travelled a
distance of eighteen miles and had
bitten one of his legs off in hopes to
get clear of the trap. Not only that,
but an hour before he was come up
with and finished off, the beast, fet-
tered as he was, and covered with his
own blood, hobbled into a small vii
lage and tried to seize a small child
in it's teeth.
1t was Reeds first experience with
his Yankee idea for thinning out the
dangerous beasts of India and making
a few dollars at the same time, and he
found that it worked very we'll.
Though much abused afterward for
his scrub way of downing the royal
Bengal, he was made hero of in this
case, and friends of the lamented Sir
EDWARD presented him with a purse
of $500.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
THE CURING OF CURLY.


There were plenty of ifs that
could be used to explain Curlys condi-
ton. If he had been born in any other
family, if his father had lived, and if
his mother had not SO steadily spoiled
him, his selfshness would have been
cut off with his curls at the age of five.
But as it was, both the curIs and the
selfish streak in his nature grew
longer every day of his eight-year-old
life
In the winter he dragged off his
sled, without a thought of the paths
he might have shoveled, or the wood
he could have carried in to help his
mother and Julia. In summer he was
always too busy sailing chip boats and
chasing butterflies to run errands or
pick berries.
ct isn't boys work." he whimpered,
when Sister Julia limited that she
would like his help with the dishes.
That's mans work." he complained,
when his mother asked him gently to
split a little wood
You're doing girls work." he said,
scornfully, tipping up his nose at
Tommy Zane, in the next yard help
ing his mother hang out the washing.
What are you but girl, with your
long shaving curls! 1t isn't girls
work, or you'd be doing it, Sissy
Curly-Locks!" Tommy shouted back.
But Tommy's jeers, Sister Julia's
seedlings and his mothers sad looks
could not make him change the way OF
his life, although they did make him
uncomfortable One day Curly's uncle
came to stay with them for week
Uncle Saul, who was Curly's god
father, and after whom he had been
named. 1t was true that he had called
| Curly "triding," but he had also talk
| ed of taking him back to visit the
/ old hill farmhouse The little lazy
bones was very happy; his uncle had
shot deer and bears in the mountains
| beyond; now he himself was going to
do this same glorious thing He watch
ed his mother with such happiness
while she packed his trunk that it was
just as well he had gone to bed before
| Uncle Saul said: Martha, you just
lend him to me for a month. and will
set him out on the right road"
At sunset of the next day Uncle
Saul jumped Curly down from the
wagon and told him to run in the
wood shed and fill the chip basket.
Curly's mouth was ready to complain,
1T isn't my place!" but his uncle cut
into the opening note: 1T is your
work. sonny. We all work. There
are no women here, but if there were
you should learn to be useful"
After that Curly found that work he
must, for Uncle Saul couldn't be made
to see the Importance of a playtime
that lasted all day long. Even if the
little woods that patched the tallest
hills had been full of game, Curly
wouldn't have had time to hunt it.
He had to carry so many pals of
water that he grew to hate the stream
| that never bore the boats he was too
busy to sail. So one day Curly ran
away home, sadder but wiser for the
lesson that duty must fill a part of
every ones life.
His mother and Julia were surpris-
ed to find him, tightly curled little
bunch, in the entry one morning, but
they were even more astonished when
Curly said, after breakfast, "Sister Ju,
I'd just as soon wipe the dishes, and
mamma, don't call me Curly any
| more. I want to he Saul. Alice Van
Leer Carrick.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
BOSTON GIRLS LUCK.

A Boston girl Of 10 years has been
engaged by the management of the
Berlin Royal Opera House to sing the
trying role of Marguerite in Faust.
says the Boston Journal. And what is
more she has been engaged for a per-
iod of three years, and will be allowed
to present the part in Italian, some
thing absolutely unprecedented upon
the official German stage. Six months
Of each year this slip of a girl, not yet,
even, woman grown, may have for her
own sweet self to travel where she
wills it, to sing whenever she wishes.
Geraldine Farrar has been engaged
at an almost unbelievable price, price
so large, in fact, that her own parents
will not yet let their friends on this
side of the water know the exact
amount. At least it is $4,000 year,
for that is what Maurice Grau offered
two years ago-and he did not succeed
in booking her. Probably the salary
is nearer $4,000 annually! Think
of it. Truly a prospect so alluring as
to invite the envy of some of the fore
most operatic singers in the world to-
day.
Takes Berlin by Storm
Miss Farrar has taken Berlin quite
by storm. There, where dwell some
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28

the leading female roles in the grand
opera repertory of the Castle Square
Opera Company, winning other espec-
fa1 successes as Aida, Elsa, Media and
Musetta. Her first New York appear
snca was made at the Broadway thea
ter the other day as Musetta in La
Boheme."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28

OF the finest musicians in the world;
where criticism is most acute; where
encouragement of foreign talent is the
great exception, not the rule; where
hundreds of ''prodigies" fall each year
by the musical wayside-there, Miss
Jerry" only daughter of a Yankee
base ball player, whose name was
upon the ups of every sporting man a
dozen years ago. has made, within two
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
.PAPA,s BARY. ,

An original musical farce comedy, in
three acts, had its first production at
New Bedford, Mass, recently, entitled
"Papa's Baby" 1t was written by
Harry Watson and c. Herbert Kerr.
The scene of the first act is at Rhine
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

An Illinois Mans Tribute to His Faith
full Dog-A Story of the Reasoning
of Two Robins - Indian Lad and
Pony.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
(Snecial I.etterl

kDp6Cldl LeLJeF.D
There are no inns along the high
ways of India, as the average reader
has probably been told before, but the
traveller seeking rest and refreshment
turns into one of the free bungalows
provided by the government. He
finds cooking utensils, dishes and
bunk, and there is generally native
caretaker. The rule of the road is
that no traveller stops longer than over
night except in case of sickness or ac-
cident. Few OF the bungalows have
doors or windows, and unless in the
height of the rainy season no blankets
are hung up at the openings.
1t was in a bungalow on the high
way between the towns of Rampore
and Bagrah, in the province of Bengal,
that Sir Edward Potter, an English
tourist doing India, met tragic fate.
A party of six had arrived at the bum
galow an hour before dark. When
supper had been prepared and eaten,
the gentlemen smoked and chatted
for a couple of hours and then lay
down on the veranda to sleep-that is,
I'VE Of them did, while Sir Edward
had a bed made up for him in the
large room. The nearest jungle was
a mile away, and as the grounds had
been beaten over for serpents no one
felt any fears as he made ready for
sleep. 1t was a starlight night, with
everything quiet, and all the party fell
into sound sleep. They were awak-
ened at midnight or little later by a
shrek for help, and as they got to
their feet they beheld an enormous
tiger trotting off with Sir Edward in
his grip.
Tiger Prepares for Attack.
The tiger had stolen out of the near
est cover and taken a thorough survey
OF the bungalow before selling the
victim. Any one of the five sleepers
offered him an easy victim, but he
passed them by. He made his way
between two of them and entered the
room by a window and seized Sir Ed
ward by the shoulder. The shouts of
the others did not rattle the beast in
the least With twist of his head he
threw the man over on his back and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
Uncle Eph'm.

Some men," said Uncle Eph'm, els
like fish. Dey don never come to de
top ontell dey die."-Chicago Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28

BOTH STOOD STILL AND STARED.
went off at leisurely pace, and he
was neither fired on nor pursued. No
one dared shoot for fear of killing the
man, and to have pursued the tiger
into the jungle would have been fool
ishness. AS none of the party was a
tiger hunter, there was nothing to do
but resume their journey and give no
tice at the next post of what had oc-
Cured. They had scarcely left the
bungalow when man named Reed
arrived there. He was an American
and what the English call a "cute
Yankee" He had gone out to India
from New York after tiger skins. In
stead of taking rifles and cartridges
he had taken beartraps. Landing in
Calcutta with no less than two dozen
monster steel traps, he was making
his way up to the tiger country to do
business. He wasn't blowing his horn
very much as he knew that every Eng
lishman in India would look upon him
with contempt, but as there was no
law against trapping tigers he meant
to send home a shipload of skins if
he could.
American Bats His Trap.
Reed had no sooner heard of the
tragedy of the night before than he
baited his trap for his first tiger. He
traced the beast into the jungle for
200 yards and then set one of his
traps on a path and baited it by tying
a kid to stake just in the rear of it,
This was done early in the morning,
but with no hope that the tiger would
leave his lair until late in the evening.
He did leave it, however, much earlier
than that Strangely enough, he con-
tented himself with sinking his fangs
into Sir Edward and killing him, but
did not mutilate the body in the Slight
est. The bleating of the kid called
him from his lair about 8 o'clock in
the afternoon, and at the same hour
the beartrap man went forth to see if
his trap was all right. AS he was adj
vancing along the path in one direc-
ton the tiger was coming up from an
other, and the result was that as Reed
halted within five feet OF the bleating
and frightened kid the tiger looked
him in the eyes from distance of
about forty feet. Both stood still and
stared for a minute. Reed had rifle
but he was poor shot and dared not
take the risk of firing. The tiger was
no doubt astonished and puzzled, and
perhaps a yell would have frightened
him off, but as no yell came he began
to work up his temper. For two or
three minutes he switched his tail and
growled and then of sudden rose in
the air like a bird He had divided
the forty feet into two leaps. but the
second was uever '~"An Ne he touch
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
TRAPPING A TIGER.
HOW A YANKEE WITH A YANKEE
IDEA SOLVED A PROBLEM

And Incidentally Earned Purse Of
$500 and Name as Hero-How
the Tiger Prepares for an Attack
Carried on the Trap.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-01-28
Takes Berlin by storm

Miss Farrar has taken Berlin quite
by storm. There, where dwell some
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22
NIobiIizinc the Workmen.

An army of 10000 men is being or
who has been acting in the capacity
of employment agent for the farmers
for number of years. is the chief re-
cruiting officer. Mr.. Blaine has es-
tablished agencies at Kansas City,
Topeka and Wichita, where the men
will be modified about June l. This
great army will be required to handle
the wheat crop of the Sunfiower state
this year. Although more than a
million acres were plowed up for corn
il is estimated that there are still
1000. 900 acres, which will yield some
thing like 100000, 900 bushels Of wheat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22
THE GRAND OLD ARMY.

Fading away, like the mists of the
morning.
Kissed by the rays of the warm
summer sun
Fading away, the thin ranks sad
warning,
Soon ah! too soon. the long march
will he done.
Living. they point to an era when
glory.
Won on the field. was an honor to
wear.
Dying. they leave to their children
the story
Of a nation redeemed. for all ma
tions tn share.
Fading away. Each spring time. re-
turning,
Bringing sweet blossoms, sweet
fragrance and flowers.
Finds but the loved ones of comrades.
whose yearning
Mingles with thoughts of these
comrades of ours.
Living, they spake as no tongue
could express it:
Each faded garment of blue was n
prayer
Reaching above. and beseeching TO
bless it.
This nation redeemed. for all ma
tions to share.
Fading away. the once grand column
marching.
Thrilled by the music inspired by
love.
Fearing no foe meath the blue heav-
ems arching,
Trusting but one-He who rules
from above.
Living. they proved To the world their
DEVOTION
Loyal devotion-all eager To swear
by the old flag. today, that from
ocean To ocean
Crowns the nation redeemed that
all others may share.
Fading away: but. all. note the
proud bearing.
See the eyes glisten and watch the
firm tread
OF the boys who are here, still the
faded blue wearing.
Though the white frost of years is
fast browning their heads.
God bless the old comrades. May
time. gently dealing
With each one, touch lightly the
years that remain.
md when summoned away. may the
nation. revealing
This truth. say: They fought and
tbaX- Iie1 lint tbpV died not i'm
vain
{. +. HASSLER.
Bloomington. I'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22
Robbed of His Purse.

How often we see this startling
headline in our daily papers, and how
much we sympathize with the unfOr-
tunate victim, rich or poor, but there
are hundreds of other cases, of peo-
pie who have been robbed of far
greater treasure than wealth that
we never hear of. We refer to those
who have been robbed of their good
health by rebellious stomach. There
is one medicine, however, that will
conquer a Tebellious stomach and
make it perform its duties properly,
and that is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. 1t is specific remedy for the
stomach, and will cure belching, fiat
ulency, sick headache, Indigestion.
constipation and biliOusness. Try it
and see. Our private die stamp is
over the neck of the bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

The interstate commerce commits
sion does not seem TO be in the slight
est doubt as to the existence of the
beef trust. The chairman says that
the commission not only learned of
its existence, but also learned that it
was getting rebates from the rail
roads that amounted to millions of
dollars a year. These rebates are
contrary to law. hut there is no pen
atty in the law that is enforcible by
the interstate commerce commission.
This defect has been called to the at
tention of congress repeatedly, but
has never been corrected. There is
bill pending for its correction now,
but it is quite probable that the in
fiuence of the railroads and the big
trust will be strong enough to pre-
vent its passage. Until il is passed
the war against the trusts is hopeless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22
DemOcracy's Opportunities in IIII-
nOfa.

Republican leaders in Illinois have
made manifest the undeniabIe fact
that they do not champion the state
and the interests of the people of
the state. They have made manifest
that they are at the head of the re-
publican party for pull. prestige and
pollution. The state which has Civ
en- itself into the care of the republic
can party for many years now
turns to other hands for proper pro-
lection.
The situation, says the Springfield
Register, is therefore summed up in
the two words. Democratic Oppor-
tunity." Democracy can and will
defend and protect the state. Pro-
tracted republican domination has
bred pollution. The longer the rule
the greater the ruin. Therefore is
the present democratic opportunity
in this state one which must be taken
seriously into account by the voters
of every party. The machine made"
ticket of the republican state con-
vention is obnoxious TO democrats
and republicans. Chris Manner and
others of his type are men the peo-
pie cannot. will not and must not
support. Bad records, bad politics
and bad purposes constitute the re-
publican ticket and platform in IL
linois.
The st. Louis Republic, impressed
with the Importance of democratic |
in Illinois, says:
Democrats in Illinois are mani !
Testing a notable degree of common
sense in getting together for the |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22
Don't start Wrong.

Don't start the summer with lin
gering cough or cold. We all know
what a summer cold'' is. It's the
hardest kind to cure. Often it
hangs on" through the entire sea-
son. Take it in hand right now. a
few doses of One Minute Cough Cure
will set you right. Sure cure for
coughs, colds, Group, grip, bronchitis,
all throat and lung troubles Abb
solutely safe. Acts at once. Chill
dren like it. Zone Minute Cough
Cure is the best cough medicine
ever used" says J. H. Bowles, Grove
ton, n. H. 81 never found anything
else that acted SO safely and quick
ly." All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

campaign. DiSpdtcneS from opring-
field and Chicago tell of the appoint
ment of an advisory committee which
will bring the Cook county and the
country democracy into closer and
more harmonious fellowship. This
is development in Illinois politics
which should result in the defeat of
the machine-made republican ticket
this fall.
The fractional fight inside the re-
publican organization of Illinois has
been prolific of information regard
ing the real condition of affairs in
that party. The proceedings of the
state convention could have been fore
told with absolute certainty by Gov.
Yates. BY exercising the cloture,
free expression of opinion by the dele
gates was made impossible.
Voters have been interested and
Disguised onlookers at these tactics.
Republicans of the better sort-men
who have not been cowed by the
bulldozing of the chief executive and
his friends-are ready to put an end
to the present state of affairs. They
are tired of continuing men in office
who prepare cut-and-dried programs
for the voters to indorse.
THAT the democrats are prepared
To seize the opportunity is evident.
The material resources of the party
may not consist of patronage. but
there is determination to use IL far
better capital-a capital consisting
for the most part of political integ-
rity and Il platform which must APP
peal to the better mature of every
voter.
ITO this end it * announced that
men who command the respect of the
business community will he nominal
ted. The state committeeman. or at
least a part of them. will resign in
order TO put the management of the
campaign i'm the hands of men who
are in touch with the latest senti-
ment of the party In all things there
will be an eXemplification of the bet
ter sort of politics.
Nothing could be more gratifying
to the democracy at large than the
determination of the Illinois demo-
Gratis. An Illinois man. Ben Gable.
has been made head of the democratic
congressional executive committee.
There is every indication that the
republicans will lose control of the
house this fall. Illinois must help in
this work by defeating some of the
tools of the monopolies and the eX-
ponents of Imperialism. The way to
accomplish this fact has been marked.
\ strict adherence to the outlined
program will bring ultimate success"
And so it will. The democratic
party cannot but win Il great victory
in Illinois if it but moves on the cor
rupt and INSCRIPTIONS machine CO.
horts with harmony and determine
ton. Democracy must win. Democ-
racy will win. But il must win and
will win as democracy. and not as
party Incorporating in cast-off
clothes of republican 'mugwumpry."
and by bending its knees to the money
power of Wall street. 1t must win
and will win by holding fast to the
principles of the party as declared
in its national platforms. and not
by repudiating itself and the gallant
leaders who have borne the brunt of
the battle with plutocracy and i'm
perialism and trustism during the
past decade. Altogether for demo-
cratic victory,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

nasnngnu process or photography. lie
was convicted. and all of his patents |
were transferred to Fairchild, who is
now enormously wealthy.
CYRIL E. FOLLIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

On June next. the anniversary of
Jefferson Davis birth. collections will
be made in every town in Mississippi
in aid of the fund for the purchase of
Davis Beauvoir house. near Biloxi,
Miss. for an eX-cOnfederate home.
More than one half of the required
amount, $4,000. has already been
raised
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

The undersigned. a lifelong democrat, at
the request OF many friends. wishes 10 an
nounce himself 4 candidate Tor minority
representative in the legislature, subject TO
the decision of the democratic convention.
and solicits the support OF all friends to Sc
cure said nomination.
6. r. MNABNEY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22
&C. c. c." on Every Tablet.

Every tablet of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous c. c. c.
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
All druggists, Ioc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

The undersigned, lite long democrat. at
the request of many friends. wishes to an
nounce himself a candidate for county
treasurer. subject TO the decision OF the
democratic convention. and sOlicits the sup
port of all friends 10 secure said nominal
ton JOHN :. COINS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

The tax on hides should be repeal
ed. says the Philadelphia Record, as
well as the tax ON beef. The labor
ing man could carry his untaxed din
ner pail with freer gait if he should
walk on untaXed sole leather.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

y temperance organization in
Maine has adopted a resolution To the
effect that il is sinful To ride in an
automobile propelled by alcohol.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

Bell Rock, with its adjoining lands.
at Maiden. Mass, where stood the
first meeting house erected in Maiden.
1919. is To he taken by that city for n
public park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

4 woman who has had experience
with this disease. tells how to pre-
vent any dangerous consequence
from it. She says: Our three chill
dren took whOoping cough last sum-
mer, our baby boy being only three
months old. and owing to our giving
them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
they lost none of their plumpness
and came out in much better health
than other children whose parents
did not use this remedy. Our oldest
little girl would call Justify for cough
syrup between whoops.-Jessie Pink
ey Hall. Springville. Ala" This rem
edy is for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

The Salina. Kas.. Republican says
that the liquor dispensed AT Abilene.
Kas.. is called Telegraph whisky"
After the third drink one sees moving
pictures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-22

Alfonso takes his job with an aver
age of two bull fights and one assassi-
nation plot per day. Mr.. Roosevelt's
Great and Good Friend" is going TO
have a strenuous administration.