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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
How 10 Make a Lasso.

No cowboy or ranger of the west
ern plains is of any account without
a lasso, or rope" as it is generally
called. 1t is a much more useful
article than a revolver, and the cat
tie king prefers expert ropers to
crack shots any day.
Lassoes can be bought in any town
west of Kansas City, and a fair article
is manufactured for sale, but the ex-
pert roper makes his own rope. 1t
may come in handy some day to save
his life, and he wants to be sure that
it is made properly, This is the way
he makes it:
first, the rawhide is cut in thin
strips as long as possible and half
tanned with the hair on. Then these
strips are soaked and stretched over
a block. They are then braided into a
rope, care being taken, of course, to
pull the strands as tight as possible.
When the RATA (lasso) is made it
should be buried for a week, ten days,
or even a fortnight, in the sand. 1t
takes up moisture from the ground
without getting hard. Soaking in the
water won't do, nor VII anything else.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
LIQUID Fuel.


The oil regions discovered in Bor-
neo furnished during the last year
more than 100, 200 tons of petroleum
for export. The Dutch steamship
company uses this combustible on it's
vessels; the Hamburg-American line
has lately built four steamers using
liquid fuel; the North German Lloyd
has two steamers Of the kind; the
East Asiatic company of Copenhagen
has two; the China Mutual company
has three. The advantages of liquid
fuel are: Economy of work; there are
no ashes to be got rid of, no fires to
be raked, no considerable labor of
any kind, no dirt caused by SCOT and
cinders; no smoke, if the combustion
is properly regulated; no ash econ
omy of storage, as the fuel can be
kept in the double bottom of the
ship and in other spaces now useless;
no rust to be feared in these spaces;
weight for weight oil is more effective
than coal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
A New keY-seat Rule.

The old-fashioned method of laying
off a key seat in ashatt was to do it by
a tool called, in the expressive YER
nacular of the shop, a hog trough"
This was a little piece of steel, shaped
it is true, just like a hog trough, with
out ends. One can readily see that
this sort of a tool, laid upside down
on a shaft, would touch the shaft only
on its four outer edges, and that if
these were marked with a steel
needle, or 'scriber," to quote the shop
language again, that the lines so
marked would be parallel to the axis
Of the shaft; also that if a key way
were cut to those lines that it would
be theoretically correct, as will APP
pear from the accompanying line cut,
Figure l.
The simpler tool now in the market
is shown in Figue 2. Here the ordi-
nary inch scale is used. but is set in
two blocks and held in place by
thumb screws. 1t can readily be seen
that if the little blocks are of uniform
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
A Joker Amonu Birds.

The bluejay is the most persistent
practical joker in the feathered king
dom. He will conceal himself in a
clump of leaves near the spot where
small birds are accustomed to gather,
and when they are enjoying them
selves in their own fashion will sud-
denly brighten them almost to death
by screaming out like a hawk. OF
course they scatter in every direction,
and when they do so the mischievous
rascal gives vent to a cackle that
sounds very much like a laugh. If he
confined his pranks to such jokes as
this, however, he would not be such a
bad neighbor to birds smaller than
himself, but when he amuses himself
by breaking the eggs in their nests
and tearing the young to pieces with
his bill he becomes a pestilent nuis-
ance, and they often combine their
forces to drive him out Of the neigh
borhood. They do not always sue
coed, for he is as full of fight as Of
mischief, but a severe conflict teaches
him that they, too, have their rights,
and this induces him to mend his man
ners.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

the receiving vessel. There is also a
plug to fit in the spout of the kettle,
thus affording but n exit for the
steam-namely, through the pipe ard
into the pail. 1t is obvious that, in
passing through this pipe, the steam
will condense and form in drops on
the inner surface of the pipe and pail,
falling thence to the bottom of the lat
ter. To disengage the condenser from
the kettle it is only necessary to turn
the clamps and detach the connecting
rod, but the inventor states that the
connection between the vessels is
rigid enough to permit water to be
poured from the kettle without inter
fering with the receiver. The in
veitor of this apparatus is Emma Jest
er, of Pueblo, Colo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
The Kina.

He drew for a moment out OF the strife,
That man with the earnest face.
Ard dreamed anew a dream Of power,
As he paused in the market place;
And To- all those years before him
Grew luminous, and unrolled,
Till he built a mighty mansion,
And his vaults o'erran with gold.
He sat there alone in his chamber,
And unused thro' the evening dim,
A chosen mar from the people,
And a vision came to him;
And To- a million soldiers
Shook with their tread the world,
A nation rose in the wilderness,
A bright, new flag unfurled.
He read in his dim-lit study,
This scholar in his youth.
And, forth from the stored pages,
There flashed a CLEAN Of truth;
And 10! il touched the many,
AS a message fresh from God,
And the hearts of men grew lighter,
AS the centuries were trod.
So forth from the dream and vision,
Out from the dim ideal.
Are born all the ships and the cities,
Our darkened souls call real.
For back of each deed we worship.
Back of each plan we've wrought,
Silent, yet filled with power,
Stands the majesty of thought.
George r. Parrish.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Wide-swake Bows.

When Gen. Grant was a boy his
mother one morning found herself
without butter for breakfast, and sent
him to borrow some from a neighbor.
Going, without knocking, into the
house of a neighbor, whose son was
then at West Point, young Grant over
heard a letter read from the son stat.
ing that he had failed in examination.
and was coming home. He got the
butter, took it home, and, without
waiting for breakfast, ran down to the
Office of the congressman from that
district.
"Mr. Hamar," he said, will you
appoint me to West Point?"
mo. So-and-So is there, and has
three years to serve"
But suppose he should fail, will
you send me?"
Mr.. Hamar laughed. 'If he doesn't
go through, no use for you to try"
Promise you'll give me a chance,
Mr.. Hamar, anyhow"
Mr.. Hamar promised. The next day
the defeated lad came home, and the
congressman laughed at Uly's sharp.
ness and gave him the appointment.
Now" said Grant, "it vas my
mothers being out of butter that
made me general and president"
But it was his own shrewdness to
see the chance, and promptness tc
seize it, that urged him upwards
Christian Advocate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Shadow Portrait scrap-book.

What fun it is to have a shadow
portrait scrap-book Of our school
mates! You will never know unless
you get to work and make one You
can make two kinds by cutting out the
inside of the shadow and pasting on
to black lining, or you can cut out the
outline and paste on to a square of
black cloth. l prefer the former.
Arrange your light so as to give
the very best shadow, and hang on
the wall a square piece of light brown
paper. Trace very carefully, slowly
and accurately, and use the same care
when cutting it out. 1t is great fun
when you have a number of portraits
pasted in your scrap-book to have
some friend look through the book
and try to guess who is who"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Deaths by Liqhtninu.

From 1890 to 1900 the United States
Weather Bureau printed statistics of
losses of life by lightning. The work
is now discontinued. During the year
1900, 71S persons were killed by light
ming; of this number 291 persons were
killed in the open. 1853 in houses, 81
under trees and so in barns. The cir.
cumstances of 151 death are not
known. During the same year 973
persons were more or less injured by
lightning strokes. On the average, it
is probable that from 700 to 500 lives
are annually lost through injuries
from lightning in the United States.
The greatest number of injuries &C.
cur in the Middle Atlantic States, the
fewest in the Pacific states.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Improved FIywheeIs.

The Importance of designing fly
wheels so as to offer the least posi-
resistance to the air has been lately
shown. In tests at a Nuernburg cleo
trio station, a fywheel driven at nine
ty-fve revolutions per minute by en-
gines of $50 horsepower was found
to require about fifteen horsepower
to keep it in motion, and this was re-
duced about 81 horsepower by cover
ing the channeled arms with s ct
iron. The saving of 1.2 per cent of
the power of the engines "a equiva-
lent to about 1870 a year. In another
test the result was even more sur
prising, and a $50 horsepower engine
showed a saving of thirty horsepower
or 4.S per cent of the total, when a
suitable iywheel covering was used to
lessen the friction.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
See II You Can.

You can't stand for five minutes
without moving, if you are blindfold-
ed.
You can't crush an egg when placed
lengthwise between your hands; that
is, if the egg is sound and has the
ordinary shell of a hens egg.
You can't get out of a chair without
bending your body forward, or putting
your feet under it; that is, if you are
sitting squarely on the chair, and not
on the edge of it.
You can't break a match If the
match is laid across the nail of the
middle finger of either hand and press
ed upon by the first and third fingers
Of that hand, despite it's seeming SO
easy at first sight.-Health.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
czl ID 9(lIKD

so the old ropers say, except bury'ns
it. When the RATA is dug up it shorld
again be left for a time stretched over
a block, with a weight to hold it taut.
Then the hair should be s~andpapered
off the outside, and when the RATA is
creased with mutton tallow and prop
erly noosed is ready for use.
Every roper who pretends to take
care of his apparatus will bury his
RATA and stretch it every SIX or eight
months. With these precautions a
a lasso is practically everlasting. 1t
can't wear out, and a herd of cattls
could hardly break it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Household Distillinq Apparatus.

Here is the invention of a Colorado
woman for furnishing distilled water
for household use, a c~ommendable
purpose, owing to the conditions Of
the water furnished in many of the
cities and towns of this country. The
apparatus is intended for use in CON
nection with a common tea kettle and
t pail, and is not. therefore. in it.
Ish rery expensive, comprising only a
-@eCon of tubing, with connecting de-
vices at either end to fit the kettle
and pail. The collar on n end OF
Lne pipe is provided with clamps to
engage the edges of the opening in the
kettle, and the opposite end has a
fiat collar, which rests on the edge OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Animals and Music.

An eminent violinist, Herr Baker,
has recently tested the sensitiveness
to music of each of the animals in the
geological gardens of Germany. The
influence of the violin was greatest
on the puma, whose moods changed
rapidly as the nature of the music
changed, becoming very much excited
and nervous when quicksteps were
played. Wolves showed an apprecia.
tive interest; lions and hyenas we're
terrified; leopards were u-nconcerned
and monkeys curious.-Good Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Land of the Free.

Shiny Patches say, Phil, what is
all this talk about the need Of free
art in the United States?
Ragged Philosopher-That's all
right, Shiny, and it is n Of the
things that we want to push along.
The harder we push the sooner our
turn will ONE You see, this is the
land Of the free, and the idea is to
be made practical in alphabetical or
der. They are going to start in with
art, and, as soon as that is out of
the way they will take up B." which
means beer. There's where our inter
est comes in.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
The Renorter Score.

Senator Treacle-Did you tell that
reporter l had nothing to say?
Servant-Yes, sir.
Senator TreacleI suppose he was
very much disappointed.
Servant hardly know, sir. He
said he was aware of the fact that
you eve said anything but was un-
der the impression that you neVer
missed an opportunity to talk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Another Step Forward.

1.-The manager of our bureau has
thought out a splendid scheme for
the children's supplement"
"Eh! What is it?"
He has had one of the artists draw
a full page picture of Mont Pelee in
action, and then, right at the summit
he has rubbed a lot of explosive
chemicals. When a match is touched
to the stuff the eruption c The
child under five years whose photo
graph shows the smallest amount of
hair and eyebrows after the explosion
gets the first prize. Great idea, isn't
it?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
This Should Be Read Quickly.

All. B. "" writes to remind US Of
the creature called the woodchuck and
proceeds to supply us with the follow
ing riddle: How much wood would a
w~oodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could
chuck wood?" The answer Of course
is: "As much wood as a woodchuck
would chuck if a woodchuck could
chuck wood" One must read it quic4
ly to appreciate the humor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
M Earth,s AvalIabIe Coal.

The available coal yet stored in the
earth in Germany is estimated by
professor Ferdinand Fischer of Got
at 100, 900, 100000 tons; in
England, only $1,000, OOO, 900 tons;
in Belgium, Austria-Hungary and
france, about 1900, 900, 900 tons
each. The store of Russia is but i'm
nerfectly known, North America can
produce 6S4,OOO. 100000 tons and
Baron Won Richthofen has stated that
china has a supply nearly as great.
Japan, Borneo and New South Wales
have considerable coal; Africa an
unknown quantity. Germany's coal
should last another thousand years,
but England's supply will begin to
show signs of exhaustion within nsty
wears. In the United States the pro
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
His Conclusion.

81 understand that you have made
a life study of volcanoes said the
interviewer.
Il have" answered the scientist.
What do you regard as the most
important conclusion to be deduced
from your researches"
Simply this. If you live near a
crater that starts to smoke take
steamship passage for somewhere
else.''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

Book, Tray or Embroidery Holder.
The invention shown in the con
panying drawing has other uses be-
sides that for which it is being utiliz-
ed by the young lady, being provided,
in addition to the embroidery hoops,
with a tray bookholder and writing
outfit. The object is to produce a de-
vice which can be attached to a chair,
table or bed rail, with an adjusting
clamp to support the frame in a con-
yenient position for e~mbroidering,
reading, writing or for any work for
which a tray may be used. In the
picture, the embroidery frame, con-
sisting of the two usual i%nterlocking
hoops, may be tilted at any desired
angle or rotated to bring any portion
of the pattern nearer the operator.
The tray provided has a f1ange on one
edge to support a book, which can be
elevated until in a convenient position
for the eyes, and is attached to the
fixed ring by three spring clips tri-
angularly mounted on the tray. For
kitchen use this invention can be
made to support a strainer or dish,
and will be especially useful when
looking over berries to hold an extra
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
AhnndantIu oocnnIed.

what does the society which you
have just Joined find to do" asked
Mrs. Bizzie's husband.
"A great DEAL" was the answer.
after we get our organization estab-
lished the question of other peoples
eligibility to membership gives US all
the work we can possibly attend to-"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
RECOGNITION at Last.

"You are the most hateful, destable,
abominable villain l have eve met!"
exclaimed the indignant
you fill me with gratitude, mad
am replied the gloomy traveller,
whose d~isagreeable had Of
Tended her. Il have been a stage vii
lain for twenty years and yours is the
first kind word l have ever had"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
How He Won Her.

Ardent Suitor-'I lay my fortune at
your feet"
Fair Lady-"Fortune! 1 did not
know you had money"
Ardent Suitor-I haven't much; but
it takes very little to cover those tiny
feet"
He got her.-New York Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Too Terrible.

What is your choice of w%eapons?"
asked the duelist.
Automobiles" replied our hero in
ringing tones.
But the challenger, prefering an
easy death, went into the back yard
and shot himself.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Easily Overlooked.

What do you think Of his nerve?~
exclaimed the young man who was no.
toriously tricky in business; "he call.
ed me a barefaced robber."
20, WELL" replied the man who
knew him, probably in his excite
ment he didn't notice your mustache."
Stray Stories.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
looks Eor Another planet.

The last discovered and most dist
ant of great planets, Neptune, extend
ed the solar system more than 1000
million miles. Prof. George Forbes is
seeking an even more distant planet,
so confidently that he has actually
named it Victoria, and he expects that
it will be found about 10000 million
miles from the sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
@tSAa~0%@
! The Humor OF Life
dnao, m.aanaamxaen~,as ntaemsaenaaa
A Gift.

A Gift.
my young friend said Senator
Sorghum, you have an exceptional
talent for speechmaking."
Yes" complacently replied the
statesman who gets a great deal Of
applause from the galleries. 81 feel
justified in saying that oratory is a
gift"
That's what it is. There are
mighty few people who can get paid
for it nowadays"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
The EASY Marx.

Markley-You're a nice friend to
have! WHY didn't you lend Borroughs
the IS he wanted?
Kraft-Why should 1?
Markley-To save me. You must
have realized that he knew if he didn't
get it from you he would from me.
You've practically robbed me of that
FLYER"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
ereat sprlnq Season.

This has been a delightful spring"
said the visiting stranger to the Bill
vile resident.
You bet it has" was the enthusiast
tic reply. "Billy's kilt forty-two rat
tlesnakes, an sold the rattles for fifty
cents apiecei"-Atlanta Constitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Plnn.Pona,s Deadly Work.

What was that awful row at the
club last night?"
Dreadful, wasn't it? They were dis
putting as to whether vellum ping-pong
rackets were better than wooden ones.
and some of them kept right on fight.
ing in the ambulance on their a. to
the hospital
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

"Do 0 ever expect to see Hamlet
properly played?" asked the friend.
mo" answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, gently; mot unless there is
something in this astral body theory
which would enable n to be in two
places at the same time"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
A Youthful Finaneier.

Dobbs-"Johnny, if l give you a
dime, can l trust you to convey this
note safely to your sister without any
one seeing it?"
Johnny-"Yes-er-but it would be
much safer for a quarter"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
One Of Those Pet phrases.

Did any of the inhabitants escape
with his life?" inquired the man who
wants the narrowing details.
Il didn't stop to ascertain" an
swered the man who is harrowingly
exact. at struck me that if anybody
escaped without his life there wasn't
much use in his escaping, anyhow"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Knew What Chaos Meant.

Lecturer ION French Revolution)-
1T is impossible to imagine the chaos
that reigned-confusion and anarchy
everywhere. In our more peaceful
conditions we cannot even imagine
such a state of things"
Man at the back of the hall-"Yes,
we can, mister. Come up to our
house; we're moving"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

dimensions, and if the distance from
the bottom of the block to the top Of
the little slot into which the inch
scale or rule fits to be the same that
the rule will perforce be parallel with
the axis of the shaft, and a line
"scribed" off from it will be a correct
line for a key way.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Infant Prodigy.

Visitor Ito little Freddy)-Let's see
what you have learned in your school.
Now, can you tell me the difference
between B and c?
Freddy-Thath's eathy. A bee it'll
a inthect, an a thea it'll full Of water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Error in Bookkeeping.

EYES," said the head of the Arm,
Miss Addie is a good bookkeeper, but
she makes queer mistakes
What, for instance?" asked the
silent partner.
We'll, she enters our messenger
boys wages under the head of run
ming expenses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
CeneraIlv.

Tommy-"Pa, what does the paper
mean when it says comment is I'M
necessary"
MI. Fight means that the writer
doesn't know what % say"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
More Necessary.

Lady lin registry ofice)-Have you
ever minded children before?
Nurse-No. mum, but I've made
many a child mind me.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Popular Science


$500, 900 tons and in 1891 to nearly
$4,000, 900 tons in 1901.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Am untutored Immersion.

islander, that the last Of the Caribs
have about disappeared, owing to
micro explosions in their vicin-
r.. -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

YES" answered the other. in
other words, the Caribs may now be
regarded as civilized"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
A condItlonaI plaanosls.

What is the matter with me, doc
tori"
81 fear you have a severe case Of
cephalalgy," was the reply.
Great guns, doctor, l can't afford
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

"ohl that's different. It's headache
same thing. You'll be all right"