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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

insomnia, would be the feet Lying
on the right side, with the knees to
gether, and considerably fiexed, the
victim of insomnia should begin to
pedal both his feet slowly up and
down, with the movement entirely in
the ankles. The pedaling should keep
time with the natural rhythm of res
piration and be continued until it is
followed by deep and spontaneous
breathing Several people who have
tried this remedy report that invol-
untary deep breathing invariably be-
gins before they have pedaled up and
down a dozen times In obstinate
cases of insomnia the patient may
need to keep up the pedaling two or
three minutes, or even more, with in
termissions. if necessary The treat
ment may also be varied by moving
the feet alternately, instead OF stimuli
taneously. though the latter method
has proved the more speedily efica-
cious in the cases known to the
writer. The explanation of the result
obtained is probably simple The
blood is pumped from the head, and
with the removal of brain tension, a
general relaxation follows, with a se-
quent deep respiration and its result
ing sleep.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
DEVICE FOR wooING SLEEP

Most of the mental devices for
wooing sleep have failed because they
have nearly always tried to resort to
local treatment" in other words.
they have made a homeopathic at
tempt to stop thinking by thinking
about something elsa process
which might also be called "elimina-
ton by substitution" But all think
ing, spontaneous or forced. draws
more or less blood to the brain. pre-
vents deep inhalations and bars the
gate to the kingdom Of dreams. ANY
device, on the other hand, which will
make one take deep, long breaths
spontaneously (the invariable fore
runner of Sleep may be counted upon
as genuine remedy for insomnia.
Even deep breathing which is forced
is better than any purely mental at
tempt to win sleep, says Good House
keeping. But if the deep breathing
can be produced involuntarily one is
sure of passport to Nodland. After
several nights of experiments to this
end the present writer decided to ap-
ply the principal adopted by the mas
seurs, who begin their manipulation
at the point farthest from the seat
of difficulty" which. in the case of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

non-capabillty, a tax must be paid IN
its stead. If this tax remains unpaid,
the "Wirtshausverbot," or, literally,
saloon ban as the law is designated,
is called into force and the name of
the delinquent is published in the Off
cial paper mentioned above, while a
penalty is imposed upon an innkeeper
who Willingly caters to such a person.
The government believes that if a man
has money to spend for beer and liQ-
uors, he must certainly be in a posi-.
ton to adjust his small dues to the
state. and in consequence of publicity
this loss of the privilege of hobnob-
bling with ones friends in a favorite
resort is felt greatly by the erring
\ ones, who realize keenly the humilia-
ton caused by the prohibition, and
pay at their earliest opportunity.
Even though such law can be but
partially enforced, it appears to serve
its purpose
Another peculiar law In certain of
the cantons is that which compeIs a
man to vote at local elections, whether
he so desires or not A fine of a small
sum is exacted from those who do not
go to the polls, and the only excuse
is absence, death in the family, or a
condition Of health that renders it
necessary for the citizen to remain at
home This enforced voting may tend
to bring out respectable percentage
of electors, yet the proverb, you may
lead horse to water, but you cannot
make him drink" in this case might
well be varied so that one could say,
You may lead a voter to the poll
ing place, but you cannos prevent his
casting blank or mutilated ballot"
The more money one deposits in a
bank, the less interest is paid. A large
sign posted next to the teller's win
dow in the Swiss Peoples bank states
the amount of interest TIN bank pays
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
TO SEARCH FOR TREASURE

If the sea were drained, says the
Family Herald, what treasures we
could find upon the old ocean floor
galleons loaden with gold beyond the
dreams of avaricel Lesser waters
than the sea, however, hold treasure
which can be found. Almost stimuli
taneously come reports of two scien-
tifc quests for wealth hidden under
the face of the waters. The Tiber of
old Rome is to be searched, and a
lake in the Republic of Colombia is to
be drained for the gold and jewels.
votive offerings, that were thrown into
il by the natives long ago.
For century there have been
plans to turn the Tiber aside tenn
porarily to search its dirty bottom
Now the authorities have given Prot
Nispilandi permission to make a sys-
tematic hunt. The ancients used to
throw treasures to Father Tibsr as
offerings to the gods, and the current
of the river has swept away the arms
and armor of thousands of warriors
who fought on the banks. Much of
this wealth has no doubt been de-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

stroyed by ages of rust and rot. but
there must be a great deal not yet
found by occasional seekers.
The quest for gold and jewels at
the bottom of the Lake of Guatavita
in Colombia is at once more romantic
and surer to be profitable The lake
lies ten thousand feet above the sea.
and was held sacred by the tribes OF
natives that lived near it when the
Spaniards came. Every year the saw
ages. headed by their king, visited
the lake. The king, covered with gold
dust, plunged into the waters, and his
subjects threw after him gold and
silver and emeralds. When Quesada
and his Spaniards made their way up
the Andes to the lake, the natives
threw their treasures TO the god of
the lake for safekeeping Enough
riches have been found in the lake to
warrant several attempts to cut a
depression in the side of It, All such
attempts have lowered the water only
few feet. Now an English company
is to drain the lake BY means Of a
tunnel. and rake the bottom.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

er would he tolerate any appearance
of heaviness in his followers. He
rebuked brother to whom a defect
ed manner had become habitual. say
ing; My brother. repeat thy sins in
private and do not appear before the
community thus downcast."
We are inclined to think that those
who make their living provided it is
fairly good one-in the sweat of their
brow have lighter hearts than those
who make it in the sweat of their
brain. The high spirits which seem
to be enjoyed by domestic servants
to judge by the sounds which come
upstairs-are a case in point Dust
ing, scrubbing and plate cleaning
seem to weigh on the heart far less
than doctoring. journalism or the
study of law or theology. Too often
spirits are broken by overwork or by
disappointment in the wild struggle
TO succeed which goes on among pro-
fessional people Certainly in the lit
erary world light hearts are general
ly lost early. yet the light-hearted
man of letters. though he is rare, is
the most attractive of all light-heart-
ed men.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
LIGHT HEARTS AND HEAVY

There have always been men like
Thoreau and st. Francis who be-
lieved, says the London Spectator,
that property brought with it heavy
heart, and who have refused, as did
the American philosopher, to be "har-
messed to his possessions" ST. Fran
els cast aside every weight" that he
might free himself from idle sor-
row." He and his first disciples
loved nothing earthly; they were Sc
cure in all places, troubled by no
fears, distracted by no cares; they
lived without trouble of mind. wait
ing without solicitude for the COM
ing day"
St Francis in the Businesses of the
Italian hills singing French hymns
among the highway robbers in his
whimsical lightness of heart makes a
strange picture. He knew French
badly. but it seemed to him the Ian
guage of gayety. The founder of the
Franciscans, though we are told that
he possessed what was quantity
called the gift of tears when perform
ing his devotions in his call was new
er seen abroad without smile, Meth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
TALE OF RUTTERBY's KID

old man Butterfly hated Bob,
And Bob. he equally hated him,
And as each was onto his shooting
job,
1t seemed that some ones show was
slim
For from Butterby's ranch to Bob's
home place
Was mile or so. and that was all;
So the boys ali said, as they viewed
the case:
Il reckon the Coronergl git CALL
Well. Bob and Butterfly met one day
Twas a thing, of course, they were
bound to do
And each of them put a tree in his
way.
And then, you bet, the bullets few.
Bob's arm stuck out and he got a
ball
Right where its passage was bound
to hurt,
And old man Butterfly had call
From bullet that injured the side
of his shirt.
But they stuck to their trees as If
they were glued,
And they hurled some names that
that are not in the books.
Come Quit" said Bob, and his tone
was rude,
You dissent" said Butterfly; "dern
your looksi"
And the air was fun of bullets and
filings,
And adjectives dire of a red-hot
brand,
And they knew that Death on his
misty wings
Was waiting about to take hand.
Come out" cried Bob. you COW
ardly. curl"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

The German government is encour-
aging higher speed upon its railways.
and, to attain 1t, has proposed com
petition between electric and steam
locomotives. Builders of both types
have been asked to submit plans for
motors which will attain velocities of
100 miles per hour, but under what
-coSditions of load and permanent
way has not been stated. The capac-
ity of our largest and most powerful
locomotives, with 200 pounds of
steam pressure per square inch and
a very moderate load behind the ten
der, is limited to an average speed
of from sixty to sixty-five miles per
hour under favorable conditions; 1t
remains to be shown what kind of a
steam driven engine can be produced
which will raise the speed thirty-five
to forty miles more per hour.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

The common house spider is harm
less and renders positive service to
mankind by killing flies and other in
sects.
Prof. Molisch of Prague has been
able to photograph the colonies of a
phosphorescent micrococcus by
means of its own light.
The missing link from Fashoda to
Ujiji in the telegraph line from Cape
Town to Cairo win be supplied by
Marconi wireless instruments.
For the manufacturing year 1901-'o2
our factories produced about 1s6, 900
tons of beet sugar. So recently as
1888 the years manufacture was less
than 1000 tons.
The atom of hydrogen is the small
est of the ultimate atoms" of the
chemists, but it is 1870 times as large
as large as the corpuscles which have
recently been demonstrated as the
elements of the atoms
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
RODZZZ 40
OLZEN[Z

ership. The nine cities, in order of
their size in 1900. are: San Francis.
co, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Den
yer, New Haven, Paterson, st. Jo-
seph, Omaha and Scranton. Two of
these, New Orleans and Omaha, are
already committed to municipal own
ership, and for years there has been
strong movement in that direction
at San Francisco Agitation to the
same end was also very much in evil
dence at Indianapolis and Denver a
few years ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Disappearing Awnings for stores.

Disappearing Awnings for stores.
If there is any one feature of
store which detracts from it's appear
ance more than another it is the dec
Grafton of the front with dilapidated
and faded awning. This may answer
all purposes as far as keeping of the
sun and rail, but its condition is sure
to prove detriment to the store. In
some measure this has been inn
proved upon by the permanent metal
awnings; yet these must render the
interior of the store dark and gloomy,
and necessitate the use of artificial
light on cloudy days. Now, a COM
promise between the two ideas has
made its appearance, nothing less
than metallic awning, which can be
projected over the pavement or with
drawn at will. In the illustration is
presented a sectional view of store
front, with the awning partly pro-
jected over the pavement, showing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

the manner in which it is operated by
the crank and gearing. A horizontal
shaft extends across the face of the
building, with gear wheels at either
end, meshing with racks on the avn
ing supports. The latter pass through
openings in the front of the building
between the first and second stories,
with guides on the inner sides of the
walls to slide the supports into the
space provided for them. The guides
also serve to carry the weight of the
awning when it is projected, this be-
ing accomplished by simply turning
the crank, as is done in manipulating
the cloth awnings now in use.
Frederick Thoms. of San Francis
CO, Cal, is the inventor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

For his shoulder burned and Ais
thoughts were hot
A laugh rang out where the bushes
were,
And into the open there strayed a
tot
A wee little tot with curly hair,
And eyes with dreams in their
blue depths hid
The fairest thing on the mountain
there.
And her laughter was sweet-it was
Butterbys kid
Her eyes met Bob's. and she laughed
again
AS she toddled straight to the tree
where he stood.
I've lost my dolly" she said, ~but,
zen,
I dess at DON find it; pose 'at
90 could"
Bob kissed the babe. and he left the
tree,
Shoot if you please" he cried.
"dern youi
There's job right here that is calm
me-"
Said Butterfly then: I'm damned
If | do"
There is peace to-day on Butterby's
hill,
There is peace in the home and the
heart of Bob,
And the sounds of strife are hushed
and still,
And the Coroner yet is minus job,
/ don't go much on cussing and such,
But hope the angel the record hid
Of Butterby's oath. or. with gentle
touch,
Wrote only: Forgiven because Of
the kid
Alfred J.. Warehouse in New York
Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03


draw hot water from pipe connected
directly with the city water supply.
How this is accomplished can be seen
by little study of the drawing, which
shows the apparatus complete and
ready for use.
The valve stem is extended at the
rear and connects directly with the
switch which controls the electric cur
rent, SO that when the faucet is open
ed the switch is closed and vice versa
Beneath the faucet is attached cas-
ing, which resembles a filter, but
which is in reality a pair of cleo
trodes, between which the water must
pass before it can flow to the basin or
bowl beneath. When the current is
turned into these electrodes, they be-
come so hot as to heat the water
passing between them, provided the
flow is not too rapid. The illustration
shows a small heater for ordinary use
but there is no reason why the device
cannot be enlarged to heat water for
the bath or washday. Where the
house is already fitted with electric
lights 1t is small task to fit up the
faucets for the new water heater.
Harry M. Hill, of st. Louis, Mo-, is
the inventor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
DahIIa Tubers Replace Potatoes.

The dahlia is plant priced solely
for its bloom, yet were all the Irish
potatoes to be destroyed it is possible
that this plant would to some extent
replace them. Roasted, the dahlia
bulb is wholesome and toothsome and
makes not bad substitute for the po-
tato. When first introduced into Eu-
rope it was not for its flower, but as
vegetable that it was valued.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

ply of forbidding them to enter an inn,
placing as 1t were, ban upon convf-
val meetings for certain length OF
time. Each male citizen in Switzer-
land must serve in the Swiss army If
physically capable, and If he be ex-
empt from service upon grounds of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Electric Furnace Makes Steel.

After many laboratory experiments,
steel is now being produced in cleo
trical furnaces on commercial scale
at the Froges Works (Isere), France.
1t has been put on the market by
Messrs. Descours, Caband 6 Co., Ly-
ons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
cities win own Water Works.

Municipal ownership of waterworks
in practically all the large cities of
the United States bids fair to be the
rule few years hence. Memphis,
Tenn, has just acquired the plant
owned for some years past by the Ar
tesian Water Company. This reduces
to nine the cities of the United States
OF over 100000 population whose wa
terworks are still under private own
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
ODD SWISS CUSTOMS.
Pecuiares That Appeal to the Western Travee-Uncon-
scious Humor in the Columns of a Berne Newspaper
How Maynard CT liens Are Punished.
Especial correspondence.l

The tireless tourist. whose aim 1t is
to cover as much of the ground Of
Switzerland in as relatively short
time as possible, darting from Geneva
to the Overland, or from Lucerne to
the falls Of the Rhine and back again,
over one of the Alpine passes, with
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Paste Jar with Brush MoIstener.

If the bookkeeper of half century
ago could look into the modern office
and have explained to him all the num-
erous devices which relieve the Office
man of to-day of a large portion of
his work, the loose leaf ledger and
card systems would no doubt be
shown as the greatest improvement
since the old timer was in his prime;
but there are numerous minor inyen-
tions which also fill important places.
Among these must be ranked the
pastepot, which would much sooner
have taken its place could the paste
have been prevented from molding and
the brush from drying up as soon as
exposed to the atmosphere for short
time. Two or three inventors have
already produced paste receptacles
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Has Air Tight Cover and Water Com.
10 partment.

which answer this problem fairly well,
but the idea which we show seems to
have special advantages, in that a
water compartment is provided for
the immersion of the brush. and also
an air tight cover for the jar itself
To accomplish this latter end the open
ing through which the handle of the
brush projects is lined with rubber,
having a resilient edge to fit closely
over the wood. The fastener for the
cover of the jar is formed of two short
slots on the edge of the glass, and
when the handle is slipped through
the opening and the cover pressed
down only g short turn is necessary
to secure it tightly to the jar.
Charles B. Gordon, of Boston, Mass.
as the inventor
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

which read, For sale-Two canary
birds and a small cook stove, cheap"
Whether or not the stove was indis-
pensable in its connection with the
canary birds or whether the young
man found a person to partake of his
gratis refreshments. the nature of
which, by the way. was not given, will
have to be learned from private
sources.
In several of the cantons, notably
Berne and Vaud, and in few smaller
ones, punishment is inflicted upon
hayward citizens. which consists sim
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Electric Water HEATING Eauoet.

1t is an easy task to heat kettle
of water over the electric stove, but
the inventor 10 not satisfied with this,
and must needs go a step further, en-
abling any ore to open faucet and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03
Huntington Estate Divided.

Arabella Huntington, widow, and HI.
E. Huntington, nephew. divide the $780,
100000 estate of the late Coils p.
Huntington. Each gets half.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
DR.. AMES MOVES TO QUASH
His Attorneys Will Argue That In
dictments Were Not Legally
49, t4r,.2..- ia=-
~ ... Drawn. 49,. ,-...-

Without assistance and putting vigorous
ly at perfecto, Former Mayor a. A. Amss
sauntered through the Courthouse. corri
doris = yesterday = "a ftsrnoon; = and entered
Judge Pond's ShAmbeafa, hlm B{,iibste he was met
by his attorheys and the court. The doc
tor appeared to be in much better phys
ical condition than when arraigned last
week. - ...,s ~,Aa ~..
The object of the visit was made mani
fest when Henry S. Meade, one OF the doc
tors counsel, announced that the defendant
wished to withdraw his plea of not guilty
in each OF the seven indictments upon
which he was recently arraigned and
make a motion in each to quash. The
grounds for the motion as given are:
The Indictment is not found or in
dorsed nor presented as prescribed in, the
chapter relating to the grand jury, in this,
tO-Wit: &c..
"a-That the body Of men which found
! said indictments was not selected by the
proper officers and was not drawn as re-
| quired by law. b-That said body OF men
! that drew said indictments were not at the
| time said indictment was found, a grand
| Jury and were not authorized to find and
| present this indictment or any Indictment
! whatever ~ .. .
! The hearing of these motions is set for
April and will be taken up before Judge
Elliott. The defendant retains the right,
in case motions are denied, to enter de-
murrers to the several indictments.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
PAVING PRICES STIFFEN y
An Arbitrary Advance Made OF
Granite and Sandstone.

Minneapolis will pay about per cent
more for paving material this year than
last, an arbitrary advance having been
made in the cost of granite and sand
stone blocks. The contracts awarded by
the paving committee this week for gram
ite set the price at $1.S5, 10 cents more
than last year. Sandstone costs $l.5S.
as against $1.45 year ago. Cement and
crushed stone are about the same as last
year, 81 a. cubic yard. Brick costs about
the same as last year, but the city must
pay more for the cost of laying it. ~
In spite Of the advance in prices, more
paving will be done this year, $4,000
being available for the work, against
$207, 900 spent last year. Some of the old
pavements in the downtown districts will
be relaid, among them that on Second
avenue S, between Washington and Sew
enth street.
The asphalt pavements must be re-
placed with the same material, unless
| the concrete foundations are torn up and
| relaid. THE cutters are too shallow, and
| brick would bring the pavement almost
| level with the sidewalks.
The heavy contracts awarded by the
city for creosote block paving will re-
of plant for treating the wood. The
| consequent elimination of freight bills
| will enable the city to get this kind OF
| paving for S1.64 per square yard, against
s1.95 paid last year for similar material
The factory in Minneapolis will use Min
| nesota pine.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27
HISTORIC DAGUERROTYPE
To Be Given to Historical Society by
Dubuque Woman.

Mrs. Eunice Gibbs Allyn, a Dubuque ar
tist, will present the Minnesota State His
torical society adaguerreotypeo Of the noted
Indian chief ..Hole in -the-Day,'' taken
from life when he was young. The pic
ture was taken for Miss Harriet E. Bishop
who has been called the patron saint
of Minnesota. In 1910, when very young,
Miss Bishop went to St. Paul as a teach
er 1t is said she started the first Sunday
school in the state, and was also the
first day teacher in the state. She had
numerous Indian friends and some In
dian pupils and Hole in the Day was
very anxious to marry the beautiful young
white girl, who was also an authoress
of note. The island in the Mississippi
river near st. Paul was named Harriet
island, after Miss Bishop. Miss Bishop
was cousin OF Mrs. E. L. Gibbs, mother
of Mrs Allyn of Dubuque and was also
a cousin Of Mrs. Samuel Newbury of Du-
buque Miss Bishop gave the daguerreo-
type Of "IIole-in -the-Day" to Mrs Allyn
when the latter was a young girl.