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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10

little body in a great fieecy robe and
hood which he found on a hook be.
hind the door, and, still with the air
of one without will, he turned of the
light and went out.
Jack Caruther's walked steadily
along in the dusk of the summers
evening. holding closely his precious
bundle, until he reached the residence
of Murieps uncle. Muriel herself stood
at the gate.
IL was expecting Ted" she said
by way of explanation. do you know
he thinks the world of little tom and
Tommy just worships him."
"Muriel! Muriel!" said Caruthers.
thickly.
He thrust the crmpled note into her
rand and she read it by the waning
light.
She stood for a moment. with
averted face, irresolute, the evening
breeze tossing the lace scarf at her
throat, her white gown drifting about
her
Jack" she said jerkily, using the
parlance of her college boy brother.
"you-you-you got what was coming
to you'll"
She turned swiftly, making to go in
to the house, but stopped as suddenly.
The floating ends of her scarf had
caught on something and checked her
flight. She put up her hand to loosen
the obstruction and touched some.
thing warm and sofia tiny baby fist.
clutching tightly the filmy meshes of
lace. A pair of blue eyes-Annabel's
eyes. little rounder, scarcely more
infantile in expression-gazed nm.
winkingly into her own. The tiny fin.
gers chung persistenly to her scarf
She stretched out her arms sud.
denly, peremptorily.
Give her to me-" she cried in a
voice that was still sob.-Chicago
Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
HE REVIEWED THE SERMON.
Sporting Reporter Takes the Place of
the Theological Expert.

Sporting Reporter Takes the Place of
the Theological Expert.
The theological reporter being out
of the city, the sporting editor was
sent to church, with instructions to
carefully review the sermon that was
to be preached by an eminent visit
ing divine. The sporting editor was
up against hard proposition, but he
proceeded to make good as follows:
The weather was perfect, and the
grandstand and bleachers were
packed. The Rev. DR.. Blanketyblank
was in the box for the Unitarians,
and he certainly had everything in
the book. When he tackled the New
Jerusalem he used the slow ball artis-
tically, but when he warmed up on
hades he had speed to burn and
whipped them over like a shot. He
had swell control, and never lost sight
OF the plate for minute, especially
after it had been passed around.
THE choir did good deal of root
ing from the players bench, and oc-
casionally voice from the bleachers
yelled 'Amen! Although it was an
extra inning game, he never let up
for minute. and had the visitors
properly hooked up throughout, put
ting some of them to sleep. If he
can only keep up the pace the big
league for him next season.! Mill
waukee Sentinel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
ABOUT COMPILATIONS.


Food Makes Them Good or Bad.
Saturate the human body with
strong coffee and 1t will in time show
in the complexion Of the coffee
drinker.
This is caused by the action of
coffee on the liver, thus throwing part
OF the bile into the blood. Coffee
compilations are sallow and muddy
and will stay that way until coffee Ia
given up entirely.
The sure way to recover rosy cheeks
and red lips is to quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee which makes red
blood. Il had been for more than 20
years an inveterate coffee drinker
and 1t is absolutely true that l had
80 completely saturated myself with
this drug that my complexion toward
the last became perfectly yellow and
every nerve and fibre in me was
afrected by the drugs in coffee.
For days at a time l had been
compelled to keep to my bed on &C.
count of nervous headache and stom,
ache trouble and medicines did not
give me any relief had never con.
suited a physician in regard to INV
headaches and terrible complexion
and l only found out the cause Of
them after commenced the use OF
Postum which became known to ma
through Grape-Nuts. We all liked the
food Grape-Nuts and it helped US 80
we thought Postum must certainly
have merit and we concluded to try
It, We found it so delicious that we
continued the use altogether although
never expected it to help my health.
After a few months my headaches
were all gone and my complexion had
cleared wonderfully then l knew that
my troubles had been caused by cot.
fee and had been cured when / left
on coffee and drank Postum in its
place" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Postum will change the blood of
any coffee drinker and rosy cheeks
and health take the place Of a yellow
skin and disease
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
Young Old People of Today.

People quit growing old at 40 half
a century ago. They quit it when
they ceased thinking themselves old
at 40, ceased dressing old at 40, not
to speak of drinking themselves old
at 49, The young man of so or so
now wears the natty sack tweeds or
serges that his son or grandson wears,
topped off with jaunty hat. He goes
to baseball, the races; he keeps up
with the procession and is all In for a
good time in moderation, healthfully.
The young woman with him in white
or colors, with the gay hat, who has
the manners Of a youthful, but self.
respecting girl of 20 in the last cen.
fury, is his wife, perhaps a grand.
mother, but none the less young and
happy yet. They feel young, they
dress young, they believe themselves
young-by the Great Horned Spoon,
they are young!-Louisville Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
ON TouoH1Na spooKs.

Haunted people experience various
sensations while touching ghosts. The
rough clothing of an invisible spook is
felt to brush against the skin Of one
young woman. Another spectre had an
icy hand when grasped by a terrified
woman. One woman ON going upstairs
at night saw tall man directly in
front of her. Recognizing him as a
dear friend she reached out to touch
him, but her hand simply penetrated
space. Later she received word from
India that this friend had died on the
very date of the experience. Another
woman, who seized q ghost in her
room, says that it felt ''soft, like fiimsv
drapery," and seemed to be dragged
from her by some invisible power as IT
sank into the floor by a wave of cold
air. which chills those who draw near
It; another is apparently warm. On
very hot nights he is seen to mon his
face with a handkerchief.
A spook which lay down by A friend
in bed placed its frozen lips" agains,
her cheek. That some phantoms have
appreciable weight is perhaps indicated
by the case of a certain woman visited
by the shades of two dead friends
They appeared behind her while she
was seated at her tea table, and, lean
Ing upon her shoulders, rendered her
immovable. She was unaware of what
had happened until her daughter.
across the table. cried out and gave The
names Of the intruders.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
.aVt~~~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~
fsV; Pluck and Adventure. xxx

knew her and none dreamed Of the
latent heroism which was enveloped in
a modest garb and still more modest
demeanor, Kate Shelly stepped uncon-
sciously into the glare of publicity and
heard her praises sounded on every
hand. She bore her honors modestly,
continuing the even tenor of her way.
meeting as they came llfe's pleasures
and burdens as she had done in the
one supreme moment
Such in brief is the story of the event
which gave to this place the name of
Kate Shelly's Curve.-Omaha Bee.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
EvestraIn of School Life.

Examinations of over 100000 pairs
of eyes and careful tabulation OF the
results in the Boston public schools
show that nearly all children enter tho
primary schools with normal eyes. In
the higher grades one-fourth of the
pupils are myopic, and in universities
this increases until from 60 to 20 per
cent of the students are myopic. In
other words, nearsightedness In
creases steadily from the lower
to the higher grades, and in exact pro.
portion to the length of time devoted
to the eyestrain of school life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
Caruthers' Ideal

Notwithstanding that relatives, mu
tuai friends, society, and the world
in general had selected Muriel Wynd
ham as the future Mrs. Jack Caru
theirs, no intimation of such a posi-.
biiity had ever come to notice on the
part OF the two persons most con.
cerned.
OF truth there was certain physi-
cai resemblance, which may have held
It's own occult explanation. Brown
hair. with glints OF red; hazel eyes
heavily dashed, except that the one
pair that looked into the other pair
had a deeper, darker light, the differ
ence of its own tenderer sex, or, per
maps. rarer nature.
But Muriel Wyndham-well, Harry
did not like her for one thing. Be-
sides there had been some one else.
MHriel had been widowed at 10.
When the sound of that terrific ex-
plosion in Havana harbor had rever-
berated through the hearts of men,
young Tom Wyndham was one of the
first to enroll with the volunteers.
There had been romantic flight to
the Gretna Green across the state
border.
They had "run away and got mar
led" had promptly confessed, and
were as promptly forgiven by over.
indulgent parents, as well as the
equally induIgent uncle with whom
Muriel and her younger brother had
always made their home. So when
Tom Wyndham steamed away on the
special with his regiment, he left be-
hind a wife instead of sweetheart
TO wait and watch for his return.
But that was long ago es youth
counts the years, and had it not been
FOR that extremely small person, "The
Pocket Edition of Tom Wyndham," as
Muriel's uncle called him, Jack might
nave been able to forget that other.
But forever that soldier1y figure.
which his mortal eyes had never be.
held. doomed up before his mental
vision whenever he thought of Muriel
end the gold mine of content that her
compaionship might mean to him-to
some other fellow.
Jack had never been able to ex-
claim this peculiar dislike for one so
utterly charming and universally well
liked as was Muriel Wyndham. In
deed, Harry himself had never ex-
pressed 1t in so many words. Only
when Muriel was the subject, a fit
ting, disagreeable expression of coun-
tenance, a bit of skillful innuendo.
and quick change of subject left the
Intangible impression. And Muriel,
boo. seemed to prefer to avoid Harry.
Once during the earlier days of his
business career. when one of the steps
from the foot of the ladder where he
hed begun to learn the business"
which had led to a junior partnership
In the firm of which his father was
president, Jack had to serve a certain
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
Read L bv the WANING Ilaht.


sight OF which always irritated him,
carrying as it did in its sturdy little
body the infinite presence of that
other one.
Caruthers could not understand for
the life of him what Muriel saw in that
boy to be SO fond of him.
He received Annabeps letter lust
before noon, and all the rest of the
day he kept the picture of her in his
mind as he had first seen her on the
shaded streets, with her tender be.
loved charges.
Far from the maddening crowds
ignoble strife" he quoted softly, as he
boarded the first train, and some
hours later found himself in the little
Kentucky hamlet where dwelt his
ideal. He brought her back with him,
his bride. Her picture face and in
genue manners won for her immediate
popularity among certain effete ones
OF his set. Sorry little IDEAL Unable
to gauge or properly weigh the unac-
customed attentions.
Coming home from his office one
evening Caruthers found note on his
dressing table, addressed to himself
In the wavering, childish handwriting
he knew as his wife's. 1t read:
Forgive me, Jackl never loved
you. You took me from the life |
hated I hated everything; l believe
even hated my father, but most of
all hated those children! Harry and
| expect to be happy together. Good.
by. Annabel."
Harry" he whispered; Harry
Wllliamsl"
Like a flash 1t came to him. The
import of Williams dislike for Muriel
Wyndham. Her avoidance of him. =
1T is all my fault" he said, crush.
ing the paper in his hand. 81 have be-
trayed my trust and my trust has
been betrayed, l insisted on Muriel's
receiving him. brought him-here!"
Suddenly queer ecstatic little
crow sort of gurgle of joy came
from the room beyond. He rushed
toward tho sound and a moment later
emerged with a bundle of something
in long, white skirts and topped by a
bald little head. 1t clutched tightly a
bottle half filed with milk.
He stopped mechanically and picked
up the crumpled note that had fallen
on the floor, and spread it out so
he could read 1t again. At the bot
tom there was scrawled a line he had
failed to see the first time:
II have taken Sarah, the maid with
me-"
Numbed, dazed, his mind refused to
grasp the situation. He raised his
eyes DULY. The small figure, still
hugging its source of sustenance,
dropped against his shoulder asleep.
His half conscious vision halted at
photograph which for some reason
Annabel had always kept standing ON
her desk-Muriel Wyndham.
In the old days Caruthers had al.
ways taken his hopes, his ambitions,
his -griefs, and laid them at the feet
of Muriel Wyndham. So, now, as by
mere force of habit-certainly there
was no illumination in that stricken
| face-hs carefully wrapped the limr
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
WORLDS GREAT FUR MARKET.
Russian Traders eath@ Annually al
trbit In Siberia.


The great fur market of the world
is held annually in Irbit in Siberia.
1t lies 1000 miles east of Moscow
and the Russian traders have to cross
the Ural mountains to get to it.
Every year the fur merchants have
adventures enough in trying to reach
Irbit in time to fill a whole library OF
romantic stories if they would only
tell them. But it has been their bust
ness all their lives, so they think
nothing of it, and they have no time
to spin yarns, for as soon as they
have bought their furs in Irbit they
must hasten back to Russia again to
prepare them for further sale and
then they usually hurry to LEIPZIG in
Germany, which, in addition to being
the great book-selling center of Eu.
rope, is also the biggest fur market
of the world west of Russia.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
HARD TO FIND AT HOME.
Why kansan Met None Of New York'a
Four Hundred.

Editor c. P. Townsley, who is visit
ing New York, writes to his paper in
Kansas as follows: I'VE had the Plea.
ure of calling on Mr.. Vanderbil$a few
days ago, but regretted to find him out
OF town, SO the distinguished looking
gentleman at the gate informed us.
thought he was a fresh duke just ar
rived, but on asking him his name he
said 1t was James Thompson, the man
who was in charge of the premises
during Mr.. Vanderbilt's absence. I
md 1t is almost impossible to catch
any Of the 400 at home at this season.
They are either at some summer re-
sort or in Europe. The next time I
come to New York shall try the win.
ter, SO as to find people at home."-
Great Bend Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10

desultory exchange of remarks about
the weather; had she read such and
such a novel? and papas health. I'm.
til one day a letter came-the old
colonel had responded to taps"
Jane was going back to her people. 81
am all alone in the world" she wrote.
1t had been a particularly trying
day with Caruthers. In the first
place he had met Muriel in the morn
ing, on his way to business, out walk.
ing with that pocket edition." the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10

Ethel-what do you think of youns
Softhead?
Mae-oh, he reminds me of blot
ting pad.
Ethel--Indeedl What's the answer?
Mae-He bears the impression Of
some good things but lacks the ability
to make use of them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
curloua Little AnImaIa.

A naturalist at Hanover. Cape Col
ony, describes many remarkable small
animals which abound there. Among
them is gecko, called by the Dutch
farmers "getje," whose tail comes
of with a slight touch, and remains
jumping about on the ground, attract.
ing the attention of an enemy, while
the animal itself sinks away and even.
tually grows a new tail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
The Largest Tree.

No tree has ever been found larger
than the Sicilian chestnut of a 100
horses" 1t is not less than SO4 feet
In circumference.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10

The "Pocket Edition Tom Wyndham."
length of time "on the road" And it
was on the road that Jack had met
Annabel Riley.
She lived with her blind father, the
old colonel, in q picturesque vineclad
cottage on the outskirts of small
town where Caruthers had one or two
customers" and to keep the pot
boiling" fer herself, her aged parent,
and Jane, the housekeeper, she taught
the village school.
Jack had sought and easily obtained
an introduction; had called and made
himself as agreeable as he could.
Shortly afterward, having served
his apprenticeship on that particular
round Of the ladder, he left ''the road"
10 become one of the company"
OF course they correspondent a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10
penrea for Women.

In future women will be allowed to
take degrees in the University of Dub
Liza
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01
STATE PROHIBITION GATHERINGS

South Dakota Prohibitionists held a
Conference and Banquet at Bookings on
meeting of the State Committee. Every
part of the state was represented. f. w.
Emerson. late candidate for Governor of
Kansas, and Sec. CalderWood Of Mime
sofa were the chief orators. Deep inter-
est was manifested. A snug sum Of mon
ey was raised for literature and arrange
sments made for much other practical
work.
Connecticut and New Jersey. New York
held Conference and Banquet Mary
land had four days Rally, closing with
a Conference and Banquet. Michigan
held Convention at which ticket was
nominated. The election takes place
next month.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01

The III. w. Barker Medical Co., Sparta,
Wis, manufacture several valuable rem
edies They brag especially, however on
their Cough, Catarrh, Consumption Rem
edy, and are very anxious that it shall
be tried by all who are in need of such
remedy. We need hardly call attention
to their four column advertisement across
the bottom of one of our pages.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01
THE WIFE BEHIND THE WASH
BOARD

We have heard in song and story of "The
Man Behind the Cum
OF 1.-THE Man Behind the Shovel and
1.-THE Man Behind the Pick"
And we're growing very weary hearing
of what he has done,
Which is why we take occasion to pre-
sent healthy kick.
Now, 1.-The Man Behind is worthy of a
rightful need of praise
For his work behind the shovel, and the
gun and pick and hoe,
But there's still another worthy of the
poets tuneful lays
'Tis The Wife Behind the Washboard''
who deserves to have a show.
She is toiling late and early Ger the
steaming, Soapy Suds,
Rubbing, wringing, twisting, turning in
the murky atmosphere;
Making clean vast collection of bedrag-
gled dirty buds,
While the future lies before her desti-
tute of hope and cheer.
Husbands time engaged in saving from q
dread and awful fate
This beloved young republic, as he
blows away the foam
In the. grogshop on the corner till the hour
is growing late,
While 1.-The Wife Behind the Washtub'
earns the grub for those at home.
She keeps s, bacon co . on the table and small
And her labors keep the children from
appearing clothed in rags;
And her constant wearing toiling in the
hot and streaming suds
Never seems to faze her husband, who
is full of bluffs and brags
OF his leadership Of party, and his knowl-
edge of the ways
Which alone can be availing our great
ship of state to save.
So tbs time to lift our voices in wild
outburSt of praise
For THE Wife Behind the Washboard-
she's the bravest of the brave.
Omaha World-Herald
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01

paper. Address A. T.. Cook. Hyde Park,
N. Y.
Sample copies Of the Rams Horn have
recently been sent to 10000 Minnesotans,
many Of them Prohibitionists Good
stuff!
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01
To Friends Of Temperance

To Friends Of Temperance.
Why not get your seeds, etc., of Tenn
perance Scotsman "a G. T. and s. Of To-,
especially when you can get better meas
ure, better premiums, better discounts,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01

bigger packets, and
more extras" than Of
any other Scotsman in
existence? He issues
200, 900 Seed Catalogs
FULL OF BARGAINS,
and will send you one,
also two of his best
and most valuable
Novelties (worth Is
cts.), ALL for ONE
DIME, or IL cts. in
stamps. Anyone would
be sorry, indeed, to
miss them. He speaks
a word for temperance
in his Catalog, and
will not even sell to-
bacco seed. Write to-
day, and do not for
get to name this
IN I~N1r TT-I
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01
A TEMPERANCE SCOTSMAN.

A. T. Cook, whose announcement ap-
pears elsewhere, sprinkles attractive and
pungent temperance paragraphs through
his seed catalogue. His offer is a liberal
one.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01

Illinois held a splendid Prohibition Con-
ference last month. Ex-Governor st.
john dear to the heart of every Prohibi-
ZIONIST made a great speech at the Hale
Johnson memorial meeting. National
Chairman Stewart awakened enthusiasm
through his appeal for more campaigns
to-win. Alonzo e. Wilson was promoted
to the state craftsmanship.
Mr.. Wilson was born in Wisconsin in
1868. Most of his life has been spent in
Chicago. When eighteen years old he
was editor of the St. Paul Times and Sec
rotary of the Ramsey County Prohibition
Committee. Later he was Chairman OF
the Chicago City Committee, Secretary OF
three national conventions and several
times candidate on the state ticket He
has been connected with Chicago daily
was news editor of the Chicago Lever
and is now manager of the United Pro-
hibition Press. Mr.. Wilson will honor the
office so we'll filled by the lamented Hale
johnson.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-28
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, }

STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY. {"
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is senior partner of the firm of F. j.
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo. County and State afore-
said. and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of CATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use of HALL
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December.
A. d. 1885,.
A w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly. and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.