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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
EATING TIME on CAT FARM.
Dietary Table of an Up-io-Dats Feline
BOARDING House.

Dietary Table of an Up-to-Dats Feline
Boarding House.
The care of cats of absent mis-
tresses and of those which are raised
for sale has become a matter com
handing great attention. and in it's
upto-date features is sufficiently
amusing. The dietary time table and
daily routine on one of these modern
cat farms is described as follows:
At $3.50 the cats have saucerfuls OF
food, prepared as for a baby and
gwen while warm at the consistency
Of cream. At 1890 they dine either
on a well-boiled sleeps head, cut up
very fine, or by way of change they
have a fish dinner. At o'clock a
drink of warm milk is provided. At
p. m. they have fish and rice, or
biscuits soaked in milk. Clean boiled
they are emphatic about the boil
ing-water is always kept on hand,
as cats suffer from thirst more than
Is GENERALLY realizvl.
A whi;e cat should lie cleaned ex-
actly as you would clean the fashion
able white neck fur The hand OF the
cleaner should be dampened, not wet.
In some water in which few drops
OF ammonia have been poured. The
cat should then be stroked. 1t should
then be sprinkled generously with
flour, which must be rubbed we'll into
the fur. This must then be thorough
ly brushed out, and the coat polished
with a silk handkerchief. This cere-
mony should be rarely INDUCED in,
as healthy cat will keep itself clean
In clean surroundings. The cats at
the farm in question realize prices
which frequently run into three fig
ures, so the care bestowed on them
is not altogether unreasonable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

large and influential delegation is
desirable, as other cities are putting
forth claims for the honor of having
the reunion of the society for 1908
held at their several localitie,L, so we
urge your cooperation in this matter,
not only in our own interests, but in
the interest of the state of Massachu-
sets, under whose official tupervis-
ion the dedication will occur, and also
in the interest of the city OF Boston,
which has eagerly welcomed our old
comrades in arms to its patr otto soil
on all occasions. The committee will
carry with them communications
from Gov. Crane and Mayor Collins
for presentation to the busine SIS meet
ing of the society.
This trip to Gettysburg VIII be of
unusual interest, owing to tn, dedica-
ton of the equestrian statue of Gen.
Slocum by the state of New York,
and the presence of the famous Sew
enth regiment, National G lards of
New York. Many of the noted sur
viving leaders of our gallant Army of
the Potomac are to be present, as
well as the governors of New Jersey
and Pennsylvania"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
THE ENGINEER.
A Souvenir of War Times.

give it place in your columns and
let the rising generation see it:
Representing nothing on Gods earth now
And nothing in the waters below it;
AS pledge of nation that's dead and
gone
Keep it, dear captain, and show it.
Too poor to possess the precious ore;
AND too much stranger to borrow;
We issue to-day our promise to pay,
And hope to redeem on the morrow.
Days rolled by and weeks became years.
But our Golfers were empty still;
Coin was so scarce that the treasury
If a dollar should drop in the till.
But the faith that was in us was strong
indeed,
And our poverty we'll we discerned;
And these little checks represented the
That our suffering veterans earned.
We know it had hardly the value of gold.
Yet as gold our soldiers received it;
1t gazed in our eyes with a premise to
And each patriot soldier believed it.
But our boys thought little of price or
Or bills that were overdue.
They knew if it brought them their bread
to-day
Twas the best their poor country could
do.
Then keep it--it tells our history Ger.
From the birth of the dream to its last;
Glorious and born of the angel Hope,
Like our hope of success it passed.
JOSEPH MONK,
U. S. Grant %, Department of
Illinois.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Gen. Grants Readiness

The amount of information which
may be drawn by an Office of quick
apprehension from trifiing indica-
lions is shown by the following anec-
dote of the civil war: During the bat
ties of the Wilderness a rebel shell
dropped within a few feet of Grant
and Meade, making furrow in the
ground and bursting some distance
beyond. Grant, without word, drew
from his pocket small compass VITA
which he calculated the course of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
PlIIsbury as a Chess PLAYER

Pillsbury, the American chess ex-
pert, is entitled to be called the great
est second" chess match player in
the world. He has the habit of gen.
orally finishing second in a match.
If Lasker is entered, Pillsbury will
be second to him, but If Lasker is not
entered, Pillsbury, who, barring Lask-
er, ought to be first, will continue to
end second to some player of the sec
ond class. He has thus been second
In more chess matches than any other
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Catarrh Cannot he Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order to
cure it youmust take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine.
II was prescribed by one Of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is regular pre-
scription. 1t Is composed Of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
p j. CHENEY Co, Props. Toledo, O
Sold by druggists, price 75c,
Halls Family Pills are II hest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

would never see Sprigville again.
Yes, madam" he said, arising to
greet the lady who had made her in
spection What can | do for you?"
do you think we are going to
have clear weather." she asked. "And
do you think it will be dry and pleas
ant? | shouldn't want to stay, you
know, unless we could be out in the
air great deal, and fear your house
might be damp in rainy weather"
in rainy weather." he echoed.
Madam. 1t has rained so much this
summer that l don't believe there's
another drop between here and heav-
en-"
Maybe not" she said; "but it's
begun to sprinkle now. Could you
loan me an umbrella?"
do I understand you to say that
you and your friends will take the
rooms?"
mot unless the weather clears"
she replied. IF it does, we will re-
turn the umbrella when we come"
He got it for her, and as she disap-
peared down the road he turned to
the shivering man, and said: "And
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Shiloh, made medicine of Senow
dock and some other roots, which
they sold to the natives as a cure-all
for ague, malaria, fever, headache,
backache and what they were fond of
calling general debility. They sent
home for bottles, and they sold gal.
Ions of this medicine before tile boys
learned what they were doing. Then
they dubbed them DOCTORS and that
name chung to them, not only in the
army, but after they came home, and
the last that knew of the1a they
were Doctor Payne and Doctor
Bechtel."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
A Curious Banquet.

one OF the most remarkable han.
quets on record was recently held AZ
the leading hotel in Grand.serre
France. 1t was given by LAWYER IN
nonor OF his SOth birthday anniyer.
sary, and his guests were his twelve
oldest clients. Not one of them was
less than so years old, and the ayes
Oh the thirteen amounted to the ro
spectacle total of 1851 years. A few
OF the guests, it is said, were at f,rst
reluctant to accept the invitation when
they learned that there would be tbir.
teen at table, but the old lawyer would
take no excuse, and so the thirteen
Toasted to their hearts content
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

shell. In five minutes afterward he
had piece or two of artillery posi- ed
near by and opening fire soon silent ed
the rebel battery, whose location ad
been betrayed by the course of the
projectile. AS soon as this had been
done he asked the elevation OF The
guns which had done such good work
On being told, he soon established
by calculation known to every artil.
lerist, the important fact of the ex.
act distance of the enemys line from
his own.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
stops the cough and
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c.
Hint for Hand Shakers.

The woman who is suing man for
$1,000 because he crushed her hand in
shaking it has presumably a good
ground for action. The strong man
WHO is always giving his friend1 a
demonstration of his power of grip
is an unmitigated nuisance. He Is
worse than the ass who pounds his
acquaintances on the pack A grip Of
steel and bad breeding have at times
caused amputation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
oxford coIIene Is Ahaorhed.

st. Mary's Hall, at Oxford, popularity
known as Skimmery, has been absorb
ed by Oriel after an existence of near
ly 600 years. The number of students
had dwindled down to four. The ar
rangements for the transfer were
made years ago, but the change was
made to depend on the life of the prin.
cipal of the hall, who has just died
after tenure of forty-fYe years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

and asked him where | was COM
ing out at 81 week. He said
that was none of his concern.
We had promised to board him
for 81 a week. and he needed the
steak to save his life. l suggested
that he go back and board with his
doctor. But it didn't do any good
He wanted the steak Then we took
another tack. We gave him pork and
potatoes, and when he kicked | told
him that we were boarding him for
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

man wrapped In an
overcoat in the
middle of August,
and said he thought
there would be
clear weather be-
fore the week was
out.
When she asked
you If you kept
boarders. you said
you tried to-" re-
marked the man
between his shiv-
ers. What did you
mean?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

I n e i + dlSappolnt-
ments. And old st.
Swithin held . on.
and made us keep
up the fires. Do
you blame them
boarders for leav-
ing? We tried to
keep EN-, but it
was no go. They
went, and said IL
the good Lord
would forgive them
for that time they
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

The October ST. Nicholas presents
"Slushy The Roustabout," by Howard
E. Ames, as the long story. 1t is the
fascinating record of real boy who
served in the United States Navy. In
this same number appear couple of
capital articles on home amuse ments
and an unusually long list of good
stories and pictures.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

yet you ask me If
we try to keep
boarders? ?"
Well" said the
m a n, solemnly,
you have my sym
pathy."
Il don't want sym
pathy-I want 81 a
week. But it's my
last time. Remem-
Der, it's my last
time. Next year
I'm going to wait
for st. Swithin's
Day, and then I'm
going to shut up
fiShip Knnpfnn
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Family Exnensee

A statistician has discovered that
f1fty-three per cent of the income of !
normal family goes for food. In alb.
normal, or wealthy. families automo.
biles. European trips and steam yachts
absorb more than half the annual out.
lay.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Only Chinese Washervomsn

me only Chinese washerwoman in
New York is Ida Bing Ding, who does
a nourishing business, having several
men In her employ. When she dresses
up and goes abroad she is the envy of
Mott street, for her clothing is not
only gaudy but rich in texture and he.
comingly worn. 1t is said she aspires
to become the wife of free-born
American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Old John Brown.

This striking portrait of the great
liberator represents him as he was
a few years before his martyrdom.
and is copied from his biography, by
John Newton, just published by Mr..
T. Fisher Unwin. In his last years
he wore a beard.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

doctor ordered sir
loin steak for him
twice a day. We
tried It for two
days. and all the
rest of 'em began
to call for sirloin
steak. And way up
here sirloin steak
costs 40 cents a
pound. l put the
case before him
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

expert. Only once did he take first
place, and that was in the first inter
national contest In the recent match
at Hanover, Pillsburys failure was
chiefly due to very poor start.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

"The younger the girl the more
ready her speech" says the philoso.
pher This, if true. should boost the
spinster above par in the matrimonial
market.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Just what | said We've been try
ing to since the middle of May On
the 10th two came. They said they
wanted to see the mountains take on
their summer verdure, wanted to be
mere before the crowd, to revel in ma
ture. They reveled all right. Nature
began business within twenty-four
hours. 1t rained, and then it rained
some more. Then it turned cold, and
the house was like an icebox. Every
time they'd see me they would ask,
DO you think Wen have sunshine?' /
always said yes, but never told them
when. Well, they staid a week.
caught colds got the rheumatism, and
lost their religion.
Then for a whole week the only
visitor we mad was young fellow who
wanted to sell us gold-edged book
telling about the lives of saints. We
finally got it for two days board, and
the rest of the month put in reading
about the saints, l wanted to see IL
any of EN- kept a mountain boarding
house in frosty summer.
we did heap of writing about the
first Of July and got in a few. and
things looked little better. But one
OF these fools who are always seek
ing health and distributing their COM
plants around to everybody who will
listen knocked us out. He said his
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

me proprietor of the Sprig-
vile House stood with hat in hand
and gazed at her without the sugges-
ton OF smile. On his face was a
look Of patience and resignation.
We try to-" he replied, solemnly.
I'D like to see your rooms" she
said.
He pulled bell cord, and when a
small boy came Sinking around the
corner he told him to find his mother,
as lady wanted to see about board.
She appeared in few minutes wip-
ing her hands on her apron, and con-
Quoted the angular lady inside.
The proprietor looked at the lone
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

A boon to travellers. DR.. FouIsr,, n
tract of Wild Strawberry. Curas dvsa1-
Terry, seaSckness, nausea. Pleasant to tale.
Acts promptly. W 'eAAe'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains
stings Instant relief. DIR. Thomas, Fclac,
trio Oil. At any drug store.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25
Thunderstorms and Ruok,vh.,,

FNNN' SeSiHio anu DuCkWnedt.
A thunderstorm will blacken a field
OF buckwheat, the oxygen around the
point of the flowers being turned to
ozone.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

According to her opportunities.
woman is better advertiser of fact
and fiction than a newspaper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

II0u'O "Hu 30 HsHIHB' heeplng
boarders, is it? Not any more for
your uncle Samuel, thank you," and
he left the man with the chill to get
as much comfort out of life as he
could find.-Chester Peake, in New
York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

HE captured Harper's Ferry with his
nineteen men SO true
And he frightened old Virginia till she
trembled through and through
They hung him for a traitor. themselves
the traitor crew.
But his souls marching on"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25

o YOU keep boarders?" asked
a tired, angular woman, who
came up on the porch and
sank dejectedly into a chair.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

The annual report of Binger Herman,
commissioner of the General Land Office,
shows that the public land disposed OF
by the Government during the year ag-
greeated 19,4SS, 535 acres, an increase OF
1925, 730 acres over the ~previousyear.
The loss of life and property by the
eruption Of Santa Maria in Guatemala is
said to be greater than that caused by
Pelee when st. Pierre wat destroyed.
Santa Maria is still pouring forth streams
of lava, mud and pumice and the extent
of devastation is beyond conjecture.
The biggest railroad deal in the history
of the county was executed in New York
on November IA, when Edward H.. Harri-
man, heading the Union Pacific pool,
routed the Southern Pacific pool led by
James R. Keene. By the purchase Of $12,-
OOO, 900 worth of stock Hartman has Sc
cured control of the Southern Pacific
system.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-22
CAUSE FOR APPENDIUITIs.

DR.. Fl. @. Howard of Champaign,
ILL.,, asserts that the quality of flour
used now is the cause of so much appen-
dicitis. He claims to be able to prove
that up to the time when the demand
for fine breadstuffs made the change in
grinding flour a necessity. the disease
was unknown. When people ate the
coarser flour and an abundance Of corn
meal, appendicitis was never heard of.
He says that a period Of twenty-five
years will more than cover the reign of
terror produced by this dreadful mall
ady, and that the new milling process
went into effect about that time. If
this theory is correct let everybody
discard the delicious fine bread and re-
turn 10 the whole wheat and corn bread
of their ancestors.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-22
LANDER's CLOSE ELECTION.
RecOunts and Contests GaIOre-Lttt
CATION the Order OF the Day.

RecOunts and Contests GaIore-Liti.
CATION the Order Of the Day.
At Austin this week three applications
for election recounts were filed with the
Board of Commissioners of Lander county.
The result showed no difference in the re.
count of the votes of Driscoll and Mae
stretsi for District Attorney. and Drisooll
still has . majority of four votes.
The recount of the votes by Judge Jones
for the Long Term Commissionership be-
tween Walsh and Lenaire showed Q gain of
two votes for Walsh. This put Walsh three
votes in the lead. H. R. Lamaire has since
stated that be would contest the election of
P. Walsh for the Commissionership.
Az the recount between Easton and Watt
for the Assessorship still remained a tie, the
Commissioner ordered that a special cleo
tion be held for that Office. William Easton
has since filed o suit in the District Court
oontesting the election of George Watt for
the Office of Assessor.
Judge Jones has. now ordered that all
preparations for holding q new election be
stayed until otherw wise directed by the
Court. The trial Of the election contest
case Of Easton Va. Watt has been set for
November "a.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-22
NEWS ITEMS FROM TONOPAH.

From the Bonanza OF November Is.
Felix Raphel Of Eureka, Nevada, is
now employed as a clerk at the Frisco
Cash Store in this city.
The snowfall Of Monday couldn't be
sized up more than three inches, but it
has made the roads solid.
Men hunting for work should stay
away from Tonopah. There are quite a
few idle men here at present.
The management Of the Tonopah COM
pany has issued an order effecting a
general change in the working system,
and has decided to employ but two shifts
of men during each twenty-four hours,
the day men working nine hours, while
the night shift labor but eight, as hereto
fore. This arrangement is already pro-
vided for by a rule of the Miners Union.
Philadelphia Profits states that "The
Weepah Mining Company of Nevada has
acquired several more claims adjoining
its property, and they expect to meet
with good results" This reads some-
what funny here, where it is known that
the company failed to make good its origi-
nal contract to purchase the Weepah
mine itself, alleging inability to secure
clear title.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-22
A NEWS ITEMS.

Peter Sarmont, an old resident of Lam
der county, died at Austin November 10,
aged 70.
The school at Ely has been closed on
account of an epidemic Of sore throats at
that town.
Hon. T. J. Bell, holdover Senator from
Nye county, is q candidate for President
pro TEN of the Nevada State Senate.
An effort is being made to get the
Gardnerville Vulcan smelter in legal
shape to make a run and show what it
can do.
Three young men Of good family dis
graced themselves by burglarizing Hatch
Bros. store at Virginia City on the night
of November IA.
The Wells Herald rejoices with the Re-
publicans in the defeat of George Ernst,
who was a Fusion candidate for State
Senator from Churchill county.
Hector Grey, a former Virginia City
young man, died in Hawthorne Monday
of pneumonia. He wat taken ill at Tono.
pah and removed to Hawthorne.
Senator-elect Wilson Brougher, Re-
publican, of Ormsby county, announces
that he is opposed to Stewards reelection
to the United States Senate two years
from now.
Gus Porter, a young man we'll known
in Elko, forged checks OF several parties
last week to the amount of over 81 1000,
but his father reimbursed the victims
and criminal proceedings we're dropped.
Carson News: Some months ago q
Mr.. Kayser of Elko, supposed to be, con.
nected with oil projects out there, made
his appearance in this city. He has dis
appeared, and friends who loaned him
money are fearing that they will see
him no more.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-22
A UTOPIaN MINING EDITOR.

The editor of the Lovelock Tribune has
paid a visit to the mining works at Steam.
boat Springs, Storey county, says the
Wadsworth Dispatch. Evidently he
was impressed, from the following which
appears in his paper OF last issue:
"They bored to a depth Of seventy
nine feet, passing through t%hirty-one
feet of yellow sulphurets. The lowest
assay was $685. in gold. and the highest
$4,575. They went 153 feet west and
started the shaft. They also bored some
600 or 700 feet and 900 feet further north,
and found the same ore body. The for
nation in which the sulphurets were
found is deposited by hot alkaline waters,
and is a mile and a quarter long and 1 800
feet wide. The possibilities OF this mine
are beyond estimate"
Anew years ago the editor of the Love-
lock Tribune, while conducting the Gold
Creek News, wrote many glowing &C.
counts of the immense gold deposits Of
Gold Creek District, in the northern
part of Elko county. The editor insisted
that the gold was there, but somehow
the prospectors were never lucky
enough to find it, and gave up trying.
The Mckinley Mining Company of
White Pine county should secure the
services of this editor, have him examine
their mines and write another prospectus
on the great possibilities of the property.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-11-22

Dunn's Review, a publication which,
although favorable to trusts, publishes
facts in relation to trade and prices,
gives a table of prices of the necessa-
ries of life for different years. The
totals show that the cost of living was
81 per cent greater in 1900 than in 1897,
and Al per CEN greater in 1902 than in
1897. The trusts admit that through
combination they produce cheaper,
and the only excuse they offer for for
nation of trusts is the cheapening of
production. Instead of lowering prices
to they have added Al per
cent since 1897.