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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
CARNEGIE TO BUILD PALACE.
Philanthropist Planning a Magnificent
House in London.

Philanthropist Planning a Magnificent
House in London.
Andrew Carnegie is to become one
of the nabobs of Park lane, the most
fashionable and high-priced street in
London. He has purchased from the
young Duke of Westminster a plot of
ground in South street, leading into
Park lane. just beyond the handsome
house of ]. P. Morgan, Jr. 1t is said
the house will be as much like Mr..
Carnegie's great mansion in Fifth
avenue, in New York, as it is possible
for London house to be, and that the
cost will be something like $4,000, 0G0.
Mr.. Carnegie will have for his imme-
date neighbors Lord Brassey, the
dawager Countess of Rosslyn, Lady
Henry Somerset, Alfred Belt, the rich
est man in England, and Mr. Eckstein
and j. B. Robinson, two other South
African millionaires.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Searched Loie FuIIer's praperIes.

SeaFched Lole FullerS DraperleS.
bled among them until Miss Fuller
became indignant and cut short the
inquisition.
Muzafer ed Din showed while IN
London that he has not lost the taste
for "ragtime" music, which he acquir-
ed while listening to American gra-
phophones in Berlin few weeks ago.
He has purchased several Of the
machines, which are primed to go off
on hair trigger whenever his maies-
ty hungers for Those Goo Goo Eyes"
One of these instruments is a null
tiplex grand, as high as Pullman
car and with the volume of church
organ. In its repertory was a GER
tain Wagner arrangement, which the
shah sternly tabooed in favor of an
unbroken succession of "ragtime"
tunes. AS he heard these tunes every
where in Europe. the graphophones
he takes back to Persia will long
serve to keep awake all the memories
of his visit he cares to preserve.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Patterino Feet.

Something's a-foot; beware. bewarel
Something is climbing the bedroom stair.
With here a stumble, and there a slip,
Into the passage-trip. trip. tripi
Tripping bright on the passage floor.
Up they come to your bedroom door:
Never was music half so sweet
As the pit-a-pat patter of tiny feet.
Dear little voice.. high and clear,
Ring like a bell in the sleeper's ear;,
Small hands pluck at his tousled head
''Daddy-oh. daddy. get out Of bedr'
Keeping the rules-it's all a game
Out they patter as in they came;
But somehow the song moves rather
slow
AS down the passage and of they go.
And it's oh. for the years that hav~
passed away,
And the feet that battered at break OF
day!
Now they are heavily feet.
And they tramp and stamp in the bust
street.
And some of them seemed to tire o.
So they wandered away tin they mea
the sun:
But he sends them sliding along hia
beams,
To patter again in your morning dreams.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Inndnn,s Newest Fad.

London is trying to butt Paris out of
the ring in the matter OF fads. Ac-
cording to a London dispatch to a
Chicago newspaper, the newest fad in
London is the carrying of lucky
boxes" made in the style worn by the
Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Each box
is made of ebony, and is about the
size of an ordinary draughtsman's
case. There is a trick opening inside,
which contains an Egyptian eye. The
wearers of these lucky boxes are sup
posed to be free from all disasters,
and to prosper in affairs of love and
business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Not the Place she Wanted.

The lady who had advertised for q
nurse had twins. When the girl
found 1t out she backed away.
But are you not an experienced
nurse?" asked the lady.
''Yis, num-" answered the girl, "but
I'm only retail nurse"
What do you mean by that?"
Il niver did a wholesale business,
and I'm not goin' to begin"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Almost as Bad.

Educated Egyptian-"Yo have no
wonderful hieroglyphics in your coun-
try, sir; no mysterious inscriptions,
no undecipherable times of an ancient
literature whose secrets the wise men
of the world have tried for ages to
discover, and of which they are still
as unenlightened concerning the
meaning as ever they WERE"
Iourist-"No; we haven't any of
those things; ut"-brightening up
we've got our railway time tables"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
a BOYS Ambition.

Forty years ago John Dunfree of
Syracuse, N. Y, was a ragged boot
black.
One day he sat down on the steps
of the Pike block in that city to eat
his lunch.
The janitor emptied pail of dirty
water on him from an upper window.
'I'll own this block some day" said
the lad, "and III fire you"
The other day John Dunfree, the
millionaire contractor, bought the
Pike block. paying therefor SIPS. 900.
1t is in the center of the business
district and has been a landmark in
Syracuse for many years.
Unfortunately the Objectionable
ianitor is dead and the millionaire
cannot fire" him.
be taken seriously, but John Dunfree's
made good.
"Fn be governor of Indiana some
day" said young Wright when his
companion hodcarriers working on
Indiana's state house made fun of him
because he carried book in his peck
ct.
And he was.
Blessed is the boy who has high,
definite aim.
He may not climb as high as he in
tended. but his mental and moral
fiber will grow strong in the climbing.
Never laugh at a boys ideal il it
is honorable. 1t is the divinity that
stirs within him! It differentiates
him from the crowd which has no
ideals worth having.
Besides, if the boy is Of the Dun
free or Wright type and you poke fun
at his ambition he is likely to make
you out q false prophet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Of interest to boys of to-day. When
he came to be an old man he told
about his devices in the following
words:
Il made two oval pallets" Frank
lin said, each about ten inches long
and six broad, with hole for the
thumb, in order to retain it fast in
the palm of my hand. They much
resembled painters pallets. In
swimming pushed the edges of these
forward, and l struck the water with
their fat surfaces as 1 drew them
back. remember / swan faster by
means of these pallets, but they ia
dgued my wrists. / also fitted to the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Game Rooster Rides AIoft.

The resources of the milliner seem
to be inexhaustible. The game rooster
hat is the latest thing to make it's
appearance on the street. 1t is a safe
guess (for no man would dare to in
quire into these things) that the
rooster hat comes from Paris. The
head of the bird, looking exceedingly
saucy and very much alive, protrudes
from sort of turban dingus. the
whole creating the impression of
live rooster jammed into a fancy we'd
ding cake.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Loie Fuller, the dancer, had the
distinguished honor Of being summon
Ell to drive ennui from the presence
OF Muzafer ed Din. She performed
thu serpentine dance, in which rather
extraordinary effects are produced
with the aid of electric bulbs Gun.
ningly concealed in her draperies.
The shah was not satisfied with the
artistic result alone. With childish
curiosity he insisted on investigating
the mechanism that produced the
radiance.
He questioned the dancer closely
and still unsatisfied, took folds of heI
skirts in his hands and boldly fun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
BENJAMIN FrankIin's Bovhocd.


When Benjamin Franklin was boy
he, like most boys, took to warer as
naturally as Newfoundland dog.
BENJAMIN Franklin, you remember,
was one of the greatest journalists,
statesmen and philosophers in our
country at the time of the Revolution.
Even as boy he was always patch
ing up some invention, trying all the
time to improve upon and make
things more handy This habit last
ed him all his life. But as boy
swimmer he devised two methods of
increasing swimming speed which are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Butterfly Trick.

Get a bottle with a wide opening
and close in with cork in which
a glass funnel is inserted. Close all
crevices with shellac. Fill the bottle
half way with water, in which you
drop the two powders belonging to a
Seidlitz powder. Inc carbonic gas
generated tries to escape through the
funnel. But by placing two or three
small balls, made of cork, in the fun
mel, the gas can escape only little at
a time, as one or the other of the lit
tie balls will keep the opening of the
funnel closed, until the pressure Of
the gas becomes strong enough to
force the ball up. In such way q
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
What is Necessary.

"You never can make that kind of
dog fashionable" said the expert.
why not?" asked the novice in
canine affairs.
Because" replied the expert, che
isn't small enough to be useless, stu
pid enough to be utterly worthless or
ugly enough to be interesting"
This man, it may be said, had made
a study of the pets of fashion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Make Most of Gifts.

Personality has done wonders with
both heredity and environment It
has made moderate gifts accomplish
marvellous things. Men with moder-
ate gifts, by patient and persistent APP
plication, have put % shame the
splendidly equipped, who have indo-
lently frittered away their patrimony.
Out of the most untoward surround
ings men have found their way to the
grandest achievements. The boy
from the log cabin has outstripped
the boy from the palace. The bare
foot boy has outstripped the boy of
pampered indulgence. The plodder
has outstripped the genius. The tor
toise has passed the hare. Whether
a man be richly endowed or moderate
ly endowed. his success win depend
on the use he makes of what God
has given him.-Independen
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Oracle in the Handkerchief.

Kindly write a question upon this
strip of paper. We will see if the
spirits viii favor US with an answer.
l place the slip with the question
upon it on the handkerchief and roll
itsup, hiding the slip in the inside,
until small margin of the rim is
left. roll it back again, and SEE
we have the answer to our question,
written by a spiritual hand Here,
you can read IT!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
A Corner in Eggs.

THAT old hen just seems to
be bursting with PRIDE" remarked
the farmers dog.
pride? Nothing Of the sort It's
eggs" replied the Leghorn rooster.
"She thinks she's a fnancier, and
she's trying to stop laying until
there's a rise in price"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Hobson-"How did you enjoy your
summer trip. Bagley?"
Bagley-"Had a delightful time.
Gained one hundred and thirty
pounds"
Hobson-"One hundred and thirty
poundsl | don't believe It,"
Bagley-'Dont youf Well, here It
comes down ne street Just wait q
moment and I'll introduce you"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Earn.d His Gratitude.

"Ah, WELL" said sour-natured spin
ster to the wife of the only man VINO
had ever wooed her, and whom she
had thrown over, your husband only
proposed to you out of revenge be-
cause rejected himl"
"Guite sol" the other retorted. But
he always says revenge has proved so
sweet that he can never feel anything
but gratitude to you'll"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Shah Not Ideal Guest
DeePoic Ruler of Persia Shocks lis Entertainers
IN London.

~ HE recent visit of the Shah
4 OF Persia to London was not
I9r5zISSD entirely an unmixed pleasure
S%%==@y to his entertainers.
Although Muzafer ed Din is a
man of considerable education. his
views regarding Western civilization
are In some respects almost as primi-
tive as those with which his father
SO shocked London. He was not
present at the reception in his honor
given by Lord and Lady Lansdowne
and by Mrs. Darcy. but upon another
social occasion he permitted his eyes
TO rest admiringly on the beautiful
wlte OF certain peer, whom he drew
into the corner and astonished by
an extraordinary proposition.
The story, which is only whispered
here, Is that the Shah intimated his
desire to increase the size of his
harem In honor of this lady, and if
the peer was agreeable his Grand
Vizier would call around with a pc
cuniary consideration-said to amount
to $4,000. The peer, with humor
equal to his diplomacy, is said to have
regretted that he could not honestly
make the deal, as the lady was af-
fiicted with homicidal maniai
When this story got abroad London
society was quite willing to be re-
lieved of the responsibility of enter
tanning Muzafer ed Din. Prince Ar
thur of Connaught, to whom he was
thereafter intrusted, Immediately "cut
out" the remaining programme of
serious sightseeing, and headed the
Snah for the circus.
Probably no English child ever
more enjoyed his visit to the Hippo
drome than did this royal lady killer.
He welcomed the lark, taking off most
OF the sS,500,000 worth of jewels with
which he had dazzled che eyes of so
ciety, and exhibiting an almost demo
cratic plainness of attire. With bulg-
ing eyes he watched the great spec.
tacle Of the programme. At the crit.
cal moment, when a coach and four
and party Of bandits are crossing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
In the Same Boat.

Lady Visiting asylum) AND these
poor creatures, how came they to be
like that?"
Doctor-"Ah, very sad, but they are
quite harmless. One was Tilted by a
lady and lost his reason as a conse-
Quence. The other lost his reason
through marrying the same lady"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
The Shah of Persia.

the bridge, the dynamite goes off with
a terrific crash, and the bridge with
ell it's occupants topples into the
seething torrent. Muzafer ed Din ap-
Idauded like schoolboy. He told
the Prince that such spectacle as
this must convince any one that Eng
land is a great country.
Taking his cue from the success of
this effort toamuse the Persian guest,
Prince Arthur next took him to Max
inns gun establishment. Muzafer ed
Din was nearly scared to death at
first by the rafting crash of the ma
chine guns fired for mis- amusement.
But before he left he swung his royal
person into the saddle and fired a
round of twelve cartridges with his
own hands. His eyes sparkled and
his hands trembied with excitement.
Ordinarily he is rather a solemn
old chap, but with any one who de-
sires to make his eyes twinkle with
amusement has only to provide tricks
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
IIninle Ella to library.

A lady recently offered the New
York Public Library a remarkable
Gift. 1t consists of 1000 menus, each
from a different hotel or restaurant.
Some are from Hungary, China,
japan and Russia. The donor stipu-
lates that the menus are to be kept
sealed until 1850. as it is her desire
that the coming generations may see
what their ancestors ate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Everything on Earth.

81 have lost my wife," said the sad
looking man to the fioorwalker of a
mammoth modern department store.
ooh, see." replied the f1oorwalker;
'you wish to buy another; our marked
down sale of secondhand wives is
now going on up on the twenty-third
floor-elevator to your right"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
The Genuine Panama.

Marie, where is my new Panama."
New? Why, that yellow and bent
up hat didn't look as if it was new"
WE'LL, where is lit"
"why, it looked so old I cut holes
in each side and made a bonnet for
the mare"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
AS Applied to the Prize Ring.

Instantly the referee decided the
fight in favor of the pugilist with the
green trunks.
"How's that" demanded the other
pugilist. HE hasn't landed on me
once!"
81 can't help that" replied the ref
cree. You lowered your guard at
a critical moment. and he could have
caught you on the jaw. You are
constructiVely knocked out
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
rhe Annual peluue.

Cobwigger-Do you know, my boy.
why the minister's prayers for rain
have not been answered?
Freddy guess God is saving 1t
UP for the day when the Sunday
school gives the picnic.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
The Time Had Passed.

Mr.. Borem-Dear mel when I'm
enjoying myself l quite forget the
fight of time. Don't hesitate to tell
me when it's time to go.
Miss Tyre-Dout-It's too late now.
You should have asked me to do that
long ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
That Was Different.

Fond Parent-Why in the name Of
gumption is that kid Of Nexdore's
yelling around our yard?
Fond Parentess-Why, George? I'm
surprised at you! That is our own
little Gladys singing.
Fond Parent-Ohi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Gayboy-They never say in Ken
lucky that a man takes to anything
like a duck to water. They have a
better phrase.
Rounder-What is it?
Gayboy-Like a Colonel 20 corn
juice.-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
His Business.

81 hold" said the good feeder, that
no man has any business to work on
an empty stomach"
81 have to do it very frequently"
said the stranger.
Then I'll bet you've found it
doesn't pay"
Usually it pays as much as 800.
I'm a surgeon"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Not Their Fault.

Marriage is so often failure" said
Mrs. Caustique, that I don't blame
women a bit for being old maids"
Blame them?" said the crusty
bachelor. "Of course not. 1t isn't
their fault"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Getting into Trouble.

Mrs. Shape Tin the midst of her
reading)-'I see q man in Belfast has
got into trouble by marrying three
women"
Mr.. Shape (under his breath)-"I
know man good deal nearer home
who got into trouble by marrying one
woman"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

soles of my seet a kind of sandals
but I was not satisfied with them, be-
cause I observed that the stroke Ia
partly given by the inside of the feet
and ankles, and not entirely win the
soles of the feet"
The other device Franklin told of
in this fashion: 4 amused myself
one day in flying paper kite, and,
approaching the bank of a pond which
was nearly a mile broad, / tied the
strings to a stake. and tie kite as
cended to a very considerable height
above the pond while / was swim
ming. In little time, being desir-
GUS of amusing myself with my kite
and enjoy at the same time the pleas
ure of swimming, / returned, and,
loosing from the stake the string with
the little stick which was fastened
to it, went again into the water,
where | found that. lying on my
back and holding the stick in my
hands, was drawn along the sur
face of the water in a very agreeable
manner. Having then engaged an
other boy to carry my clothes around
the pond to a place which pointed
out to him on the other side, | began
to cross the pond with my kite. which
carried me quite over without the
least fatigue and with the greatest
pleasure imaginable. / was only
obliged occasionally to halt a little
in my course and resist its progress
when it appeared that by following too
quickly I lowered the kite too much,
by doing which occasionally / made
it rise again"
The other boys OF the neighborhood
soon copied Franklin's invention, and
it was not long before whole fleets OF
young fellows we're cruising about the
pond. However. Franklin exceIIed
them all, for he so manipulated his
kite as to get the full force of what
ever wind there was, much to the
chagrin and establishment of his play
mates, who could not see why they
never won the impromptu races which
took place almost daily.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Driven to II.

"Maggie's neck is certain
ly beautiful, but I don't think she
ought to show so much of it, do your"
Fred cher cousin) dwell, you see,
she has neither face, figure, nor mon
ey; it's simply case of neck or moth
ing with her"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
rhe Averane AIl Riqht.

"Do they set a good table at your
clearinghouse"
We'll, the average is good"
What do you mean by that?"
why, the butter is strong and the
coffee is weak. but IL you consider
them both together the average is sat
isfactory."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Parental Advice.

Young Monkey-Dad, I'm going to
be the guest of honor at a dinner
given by some leaders of the -four
hundred" tonight.
Old Monkey-Well, for heavens
sake. try to control your feelings!
Don't look any more bored than you
can possibly help.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
In Trouble.

'Alas, alas" he cried, eff only my
three girls had been boys"
In truth. he was in sore trouble,
with three young men drumming
three banjos and singing three differ
ent love songs under three windows
at one time.
Il might as well be victim Of in
somnia," he walled.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Something Worse.

Roe Shelle-Why did jerks kill
his wife's parrot? Did it take to
swearing?
Newark Branch-Worsei 1t took to
initiating the lawn mower.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Fatal Error.

NO. admitted the girl with the
auburn hair; 81 don't know what ails
him. He hasn't called for two weeks"
Were you doing that topographic
landscape on the big piece of sheep
skin when he called last?" asked her
brother.
yes"
''Well, that's where you burnt out
your fuse"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

let the rim of the smaller half of the
handkerchief lay on the table, while
you roll the rim of the larger hair
back, until the hidden answer comes
forth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Not Necessary.

"Why," exclaimed her brother scorn-
fully, Il don't believe that beau Of
yours could lift $50 pounds"
''He doesn't have to-" she answered
triumphantly. Il only weigh rs"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
A Good Definition

Sammy" said the teacher, what
is meant by nutritious food?"
Something to eat that amt got no
taste to it," replied Sammy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

OF course the handkerchief has
been prepared before. The object,
which has to appear later, is placed
on the handkerchief. and the latter
folded as shown in / a, in such way
that the larger part ID overlays part
as shown in II.
At the performance the slip of pa
per containing the question is placed
on an l and the handkerchief is rolled
up, beginning at r. When rolled up
altogether, give it one more turn and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

His Wife's Dowry-Sammy's Re
markabIe Definition of Nutritious
Food-RemuneratiVe Work Done on
an Empty Stomach.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
oh, So Simple.

ct seems to me very easy" she re-
marked.
"What?" he asked
why. every rule has its exception.
hasn't it,"
Certainly"
"Well, all you have to do is to find
out what the exception is in order to
be right all the time"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
A Paradox.

you are so dreadfully ugly, dear,
that it must be that love you, or
1 would not think you so handsome"
-Jugend.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Nance-"Jack Morton proposes in
this letter. wonder if he really loves
me; he has only known me a week."
The Brether-"Oh, then, perhaps he
does~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
AVA Adenuate sunnIv.

"Henpeek has given up smoking,
Ell? That takes a good deal OF win
power"
Yes; his wife has it."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

part of the gas escapes. the pressure
is relieved, and another ball closes
up the funnel opening. This will keep
on until the gas is exhausted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
THE HUM0R OF LIFE

FEW ITEMS SHOWING THE
BRIGHTER SIDE OF THINGS.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

A safe fiagman must be unfagging
In his duty.
The same girl that calls corsets
stays speaks of her legs as if they
were on trees.