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VALUE OF SUNFLOWER SEED,
A Profitable Crop for Poultry nrs.1-
erS and One Of the Best Egg
Producers known.

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Cd care OF ltself until harvesting tims.
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out all weeds, and it is therefore a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16

President Of Nurses Association, Watertown, MY
most distressing cases of Inflammation
and ulcerationoft the ovaries and womb.
| have known that doctors used Lydia
II. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound when everything else failed
with their patients. | have advised my
patients and friends to use it and have
yet to hear of its first failure to cure.
Four years ago | had falling of the
womb from straining in lifting a heavy
patient, and knowing of the value of
your Compound began to use it at
once, and in six weeks was well once
more, and have had no trouble since.
/ am most pleased to have had an oppor-
tunity to say a few words in praise of
your Vegetable Compound, and shall
take every occasion to recommend it, -
MISS VIRGINIA CRANES. 5000 forfeit II
above testimonial Is not genuine,
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has stood the test of
time, and has cured thousands.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16
ADatomicaIDetaIIs.

One Sunday afternoon some one was ten.
Ing a pitiful tale Of a canary that had it's
leg broken in such way that amputation
was necessary The ladies of the party
we're lamenting over the sad affair, when
one young woman, wishing to relieve the
pressure, remarked. 30, well, the little
thing can get along nicely on three legs,
A the other members Of the party started
to laugh, she said, hurredly; 20, sure
enough, II has only two legs was think
ing It was like chicken Toledo Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16
Weeds.

The majority Of weeds have fol
lowed in the footsteps Of man, and
have been imported 10 America
from other countries. Nature pro.
vides that The ground shall be COW
cred with vegetation Of some kind,
and where a man has taken the best
from the soil and left il depleted, has
pastured his field until weeds have
grown and made rubbish heaps, weeds
which are peculiarly adapted to grow
under these conditions take the
place Of grasses and plants. whence
they spread over the better fields Of
that and adjoining farms.
Where soapy water is thrown it
will be found the grass will die and
the plantain spring up and spread
rapidly A farRer who keeps his
fields well fed with manure, who
treats his pastures in the right way,
who burns his rubbish and who has
proper drains will find his warfare
against the weeds greatly lessened.
Yet with everything that can be done,
weeds will always exist to a greater
or less extent, and it is well to see
if some of them have not few re-
deeming traits, 1t will be found that
dock is a good remedy for the sting
of neetles. Pgweed will keep the
soil from washing in the fall in any
garden where it is common, Chick
weed, it is said, can be used as a
weather prophet, as it expands if it
is to be fine and closes before rain
occurs. Dandeloins shedding down
when there is little or no wind is also
il sign Of rain. Thistles and some
other weeds have flowers than con
tain very sweet nectar and are good
food for bees and butterflies. Every
cloud has a silver lining so it can
be seen weeds are not altogether an
unmitigated eyil.-H. E. Haydock, in
Epitomist.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16

Towne-He tells some of the wild.
est, hair-raising stories | ever heard
Browne-His own experiences?
"Oh, no; purely imaginary. He's
drumming up trade for a fake cure
for badness. "-Philadelphia Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16

"Gurr,r,l" Kissed the villain, you vii
become my bride or will hurl You over yol
precipice"
She, the heroine, looked in the direction
indicated by bis swarthy lorednger.
HUH that's only bluff she returned
for she was up in topography as well as somt
other things Philadelphia Press.
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CONGRESSMAN ALDRTCH
ENDORSES THE TONIC, PERUNA.
SAYS: "It VIII Build Up q
Depleted System
Rapidly"

Hon. W. F. Aldrich, Congressman
from Alabama, writes from Washing,
ton, d. G..
"ThiS Is TO certify that Peruus, man.
ufacfured BY The PeruHa Medicine Co.,
of Columbus, o.. has been used In my
family with success, Ills fine roHic
snd viii build up s depleted system
rapidly lean recommend Ii 20 those
who need a safe vegetable remedy for
debility. ".--W f. Aldrich.
f. S. Emory, Vice Chancellor and
Nasterot Arms, K. P 5, Of Omaha, Neb.,
writes from 2l3 North Sixteenth street.
the following words Of praise for Peruna
as tonic. He saws:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16
MISS VIRGINIA CRANES
Tells How Hospital Physicians
Use and Rely upon Lydia H.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.

"DEAR Mrs. PrNKHAM:- Twelve
years continuous service at the SICK
bed in some Of our prominent hoSpl-
tails, as well as at private homes, mas
given me varied experiences with the
diseases of women. l have nursed some
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16

He Rang 0f-"Hello, Centralo called
the man at the phone, give me the gas
office . Yes sir replied the operator,
but | must warn you in advance that we
cannot tolerate any swearing over the
wire p Philadelphia Press.
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Chicago journal. 49, ) w. ! "ii'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16

Iaeze s probably nothing more pointed
; .sa '1e anger Q. ,cora,-Cacag5 Daily
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Al
Observation-Disclosures cure CSC
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
THE RIVER ORE.
different Names for Parts OF a stream
in England.

ph"oNehS Names Tor Parts or a Stream
in England.
Few rivers in England have so many
names, or such strange adventures, as
the Suffolk Ore, which, after flowing
for sixteen miles imprisoned by the
pebble bank of Oxford beach, joins the
sea at last in Hollesley bay. It be-
gins life somewhere in mid-Saffolk as
the Ore" Above Aldeburgh it widens
into broad lakes bounded by hills. and
Is called on the map the River Aide"
but by those who live on it or by it
the "Iken river" At Aldeburgh it
ought, by all the rules of river be-
havior, to fall into the sea, but the
broad and swelling flood turns at right
angles to its course and flows south
and still south, refusing the sea, in
closing a vast area of level and fertile
marshes, and barred from uniting with
the waves by the ever-growing shingle
bank which the tides have built up CEN
fury after century between it and the
main ocean. From the lofty summit
OF Oxford keep, which Bartholomew de
Granville held for Henry II. to guard
this side entrance to his kingdom, the
visitor may see today, as the Norman
soldier did when he watched the Flem-
ish army sail up the stream to attack
the impregnable walls eight centuries
ago, the whole plan of this long-drawn
labyrinth of river, marsh and sea. No
one who has climbed to the fortress top
and looked over the land it guarded
will descend without an increased re-
spect for the stern and practical SOL
diers who built the tower, and a desire
to sail the broad waters which glitter
beneath its walls.-London Spectator.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
STEEL TRAP FOR TIGERS.

New Method Pursued by sumatrans TO
Capture Big Cats.
Capturing tigers by a novel method
is now being adopted in Sumatra and
is proving almost invariably success
ful. As soon as a tigers lair has been
found natives are employed to con
struct a wooden fence nine feet long
and four feet wide a short distance
away from it and in this Enclosure is
then placed as a bait a dog, which is
tied to one of the fence posts. A mar
row entrance leads into the enclosure,
and there deity concealed under earth.
leaves and boughs of trees, is placed a
strong steel trap, which is so designed
that any animal that places its foot on
1t Is certain to be held captive. This
trap is of recent invention and consists
Of strong steel plates and equally
strong springs. When it is set the
plates form a sort of platform and as
soon as the tiger which has been lured
thither by the dog sets his foot thereon
the springs are released and the cruel
steel grips the leg and holds it fast.
Powerful as the tiger is, he cannot free
himself from such bondage, and as
those who have set the trap are never
far away he is in a short time either
killed or securely Gagged. At the same
time the dog is released and, indeed,
he could not be removed from the in
closure as long as the trap was set.
since this instrument, strong as it is,
nevertheless is so delicate that the
pressure wen of a dogs foot would
release the springs and cause the ami
mails leg to be crushed in a twinkling.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
TALKS ON

The best way to advertise is Just to
advertise. Get at it with a view to hav-
ing the people know what you most
desire to sell, and incidentally letting
them know that the specified items do
not represent your full stock. Say in
teresting things about interesting goods
and have the goods to talk.
Men talk Of the secret Of successful
advertising, but it is all very plain. The
essentials are to offer what people
want, at fair prices, and to offer it in
a way that will make readers know
they want it.. The art in writing an
advertisement is to speak as the inter-
ested and well-informed merchant
would speak to a prospective customer.
The mere appearance of a business
mans name and address in every issue
of a leading newspaper will do work to
increase his trade. Every business man,
however, is able to give facts about his
establishment which will
people to deal with him. To state such
facts clearly in a newspaper is the prin-
cipal secret of successful advertising.
The idea that it takes a number of
Impressions to make the average ad-
yertisement effective is not new. Forty
wears ago an English advertiser said
to the publisher of the Cornhill Maya
zine: I'VE don't consider that an ad-
yertisemAlt seen for the first time by
a reader is worth much. The second
tim it counts for something. The third
time the readers attention is arrested;
the fourth time he reads it through and
thinks about it; the fifth makes a pur-
chaser of him. 1t takes time to soak
in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
ST. PAUL ROAD GETS BIG ENGINES
largest Ones Ever Built to Be Used in Fas,
Passenger Runs.
Larger Trains and Quick Schedules Are
Expected to Be the Ultimate
Result.

Several Of what are claimed to be
tne largest locomotives ever construct
ed We're received by the Chicago, Mil
Waukee and st. Paul road yesterday.
IN these days Of large engines each
iresh consignment received by a rail-
ROAD during the past year or two has
mao the distinction of being the larg-
est While these monster locomotives
nave In a way ceased to excite sur
PRISE those just received by the st.
al road are remarkable in their d.
mensions. For example, the diameter
OF the driving wheels is eighty-four
and one-fourth inches, or one-fourth
OF an inch over seven feet.
Following is a technical description
OF the new giants:
Diameter Of driving wheels, S4A
inches.
Diameter of compound cylinders, rs
and Is inches.
Stroke of cylinders, 20 inches.
Total length of engine, So feet IL
inches.
Steam capacity of boiler, 200 pounds.
Fire bcx, 8 feet 8 inches by 5 feet 5
inches.
Number of flues in boiler, $50.
Heating surface, 3,215 square feet.
Capacity of tender. $4,000 pounds of
coal and 1000 gallons of water.
Thinks Fast Time Possible.
General Passenger Agent Miller of
the st. Paul is enthusiastic over the
new engines, alleging that they will
tend to re%volutionize schedules and
power. He says they will be capable
Of hauling fourteen or fifteen heavily
loaded coaches or sleepers sixty miles
an hour. Grades will be little or no
obstruction to the leviathans.
The locomotives will be put in SER
vice on the limited trains between
Chicago and Milwaukee and between
Chicago and Omaha.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
English Capital in Russia.

English companies are taking a very
important part in the management OF
Russian industries. According to a
late Russian publication forty-five diff
aren't British corporations are thus en-
gagged. mainly in southern Russia. OF
these sixteen operate in the petroleum
industry, eight in coal, iron and steel
production, twelve are developing
mines yielding metals and precious
stones and the remaining nine are en-
gagged in textile industries, bicycle ma"
king and general construction WORK.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
m1oo Reward a1oo.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh- Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send for list Of
Testimonials
Address f, j. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo. O
Sold by druggists T5c.
Hail S Family Pills are the best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

What is probably the oldest stove in
existence has been on exhibition in the
hardware store of H. S. Cleveland.
Minneapolis. The stove is owned by
the Michigan Stove company and was
made in 1867. 1t is in the form Of
an old-fashioned box stove, standing
pom legs, or end branches similar
to those of a sewing machine, only
that they are about half as high as
the latter and are of much heavier
casting. The total weight of the stove
is 500 pounds, and the iron from
which it is made is seven eighths of
an inch thick in all parts. 1t is three.
feet long, thirty-four inches high, and
n foot wide, with a hearth extend
ing in front. The only opening on top
is a small hole for the pipe. 1t was
evidently used for heating and cook
ing, although without lids. The oven
would hardly accommodate a turkey
even of modest dimensions. 1t meas
ures fourteen and one-half inches in
length, twelve inches in width and six
in height. The floor of the oven is
removable, thus making greater heat
ing capacity. The outside has scroll
designs and own in relief, much
after the fashion of stoves of today,
and on both sides cast with the metal
are the words; Hereford Furnace.
Thomas Mayburn. mfr, 1861" The
stove is well preserved in spite of its
almost $50 years of age. The whole
surface might be described as pebbled,
top as well as sides.-Chicago Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

Bologna's two square leaning towers,
the Garisenda and the Asinelli, which
are more startling than the tower of
Pisa, are safe. A rumor was started
that they showed signs of weakening.
but a commission Of engineers pro-
ounee them as solid as ever. The
Asinelli tower is S15 feet high and was
built in 1903. The @~srisenda was built
a year later, and was originally taller,
but is now only 153 feet high. Its in
clination, however, is greater than that
of the other tower.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
euIIa In London Parks.

As the winter advances the gulls
come up the Thames In great numbers
in search Of food. They have already
invaded the parks, much to the alarm
OF the ducks, who find to their cost
that these hungry lntruders rob them
numerically. In st. James Park there
are hundreds Of these waits. From the
bridge which crosses the lake they may
be seen floating on the water or cir
cling overhead, uttering p~laintive
screams as they Tart about in search
of football Mall Gazette.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
Squirrels Nesting n church cs,,,n.v.

Squirrels Nesting in Church CkIxsney.
Sexton Davis of the Congregational
church, at Winter Park, Fla, met with
an unexpected difficulty when he made
the first fire of the seasca il the
church a few days ago.. The chimney
would not draw" and the cause was
found to be a large squirrels nest, or
a series of nests, in the top Of the
structure. The opening was found
completely closed with squirrel-nest
material to the depth Of four feet from
the top.-Florida Times-Union and
Citizen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
the popular whlte skirt.

While the back separate skirt is
quite out of date, the white separate
skirt is just the thing worn with waists
of the faded pinks and blues, white and
biscuit colors now in vogue. The point
to be observed is the blending of the
one into the other. In this way it is
possible to have a variety of evening
effects with tut slight expense. Such
a costume can be worn on all dress oc-
casions where a very elaborate toilet
Is not necessary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

The years court mourning for the
late Queen Victoria will come to an
end on January %, 1902. If the open
ing of Parliament should take place, as
expected, on the following day, it will
be the first full state ceremonial func-
ton of the new reign. On the opening
day of the session the king will be ac-
companied by the queen and by all
the members of the royal family who
may be then in England.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

French poachers are making big
hauls Of partridges and other game
birds by using automobiles with nets
and a bright light. They run the auto
mobiles at a swift pace along the pub
lie roads, and the birds. attracted by
the lights, fly into the nets. There
seems to be no violation of existing
game laws in the practice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04


A Mrs. Golding, the wife of a store
keeper, residing near San B%ernardino.
Cal, recently had a thrilling expert
ence with an eagle. One afternoon as
she was sitting outside the house be-
side a cradle in which lay her
6-months-old infant, a dark shadow
swooped down and Mrs. Golding saw
a huge eagle rise up into the air
holding in its talons her infant. The
mother rushed to where a mule was
tethered, jumped OF its back and was
o on following after the huge bird.
which found flight difficult with its
heavy burden. 1t alighted on its
nest high up in the mountains. Mrs.
Golding climbed above where she had
seen the eagle alight, tied one end OF
the stake rope to a tree and let her.
self over the cliff to the nest. Seizins
a club, she killed the eagle. Before
she could escape the eagles mate ap.
peared and the mother drove the bird
away. Mrs. Golding reached home
late at night in a pitiable condition.
The infant escaped injury. The story
is vouched for by superintendent
Sparge Of the Gold Mountain Mining
company
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
A New York Joke.

Gunther X. Alderman is as bald as
a dishpan. notwithstanding the fact
that he is yet a comparatively youns
man. When asked a few days age as
to the cause of his premature badness
Secretary Alderman replied: when
| was on the Star, in John Kelly's time
the politicians who used to call at the
office were accustomed to spinning me
around on my head for drinks
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

Seventy Turks have been denounced
by spies as hostile to the present re-
gime. All of them have been arrested.
They include Mahmud Bey, son of Is
NAL Kemal Bey.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
DsIegate.s VIC Own. N.wspanar.

Mrs. Theresa Wilcox, wife of the del
egate to Congress from Hawaii, is pro-
prietor Of a newspaper, the first issue
of which was recently published in
Honolulu. The paper is semi-weekly,
and is printed partly in English and
partly in Hawaiian.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

During the past year 10000 shade
trees have been planted in Kansas City,
mostly at public expense. At a recent
meeting the public Improvements com
mittee of tine City Council authorized
the planting of $3.50 trees along the
various streets.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

The fashionable seelas to
find use for any number Of uncut gems.
It is one of the seasons fads to have
a buckle, a brooch, cuff buttons, pen
dant, and umbrella handle to match,
and for these, t%urquoises. sapphires,
amethysts and moonstones are en-
ployed-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
rue uANDsOMesT CALENDAR

of the season lin ten colors) six beau
tiful heads Ton six sheets, 10x12 inch
ESD. reproductions of paintings by
Moran. issued by General Passenger
recruitment, Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
paul Railway, will be sent on receipt
of twenty-five cents. Address F. A.
Miller. General Passenger Agent, Chi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

What is the OF employing some one
to do your dyeing for you. If you use
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES you can
do it just as well as a professional
Sold by druggists, 1Oc. per package.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04
vIrgin Forests IN rhnIppInes.

Captain Ahern Of the Forestry Blu
reau says he saw large tracts of virgin
forests in the Philippines with 10,
to 10000 cubic feet of magnificent lum-
Der per acre where the trees were
more than $50 feet high. with trunks
clear Of branches for so feet. Fifty
valuable hardwoods are now offered TO
the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

NJ. l. Pupin, professor of electrical
mechanics at Columbia university in
an interview, says that he fully be-
lieves that Marconi succeeded in sig
mailing between the coasts of New
Foundland and Cornwall, England, by
his system of wireless biography.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

Thomas Fleming of Rathdrum,
Idaho, has been found guilty of man
slaughter for killing John Keller dur
ing a spree. Fleming waylaid Keller
TO give him a beating, and during the
FIGHT Keller received a fatal stab.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-04

On the eastern side of the San Joa-
quin Valley, California, is a noun
tain Of rich iron ora containing above
the surface, according to experts, g.
SOC, 900 tons of iron ore, which lies in
broad veins 800 to 500 feet wide. 1t
is sS.S iron, almost as rich as the rich
est Lake Superior ores.