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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Horse on the Boss.

The stenographer who couldn't spell
was called into the private office.
This is outrageous" exclaimed the
employer.
What's the matter?" asked the
stenographer.
Half Of these words are mis-spell.
ed said the employer.
But the stenographer was resource
full. Only day or so before she had
been reading an article on spelling
reform.
How do you know they are?" she
asked.
ANY dictionary will prove it" re-
piled the employer.
What's the use relying on diction-
aries?" asked the stenographer. I'VE
are in a period of great changes"
Thereupon she brought out six diff
ferent magazines that had articles on
the different methods of simplifying
English spelling and demonstrated to
him without trouble that authorities
could be produced for any old COM
bination of letters that she cared to
put together.-New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
THE LIMIT OF ALLlTERAT ON
No One Has Equaled These Lines,
Result of a CHALLENGE.

No One Has Equsled These Lines,
Result of a Challenge.
A literary Frenchman being in
company with DR.. Wallis, was boast
ing of the superiority Of the French
language in regard to euphony, and
challenged the doctor to produce any
thing in English equal to the follow
ing lines:
Q,~nd un Cordier, cordant, Veult
corder une corde,
Pour sa corde corder, trois cordons IL
accorde;
Mis- ST I'm des cordons de la cordo dis
corde
lie Gordon discordant fat disorder
la corde.
The doctor, with promptitude, i'm
mediately translated the very words
into English. only substituting for the
French word corde the English word
twist. The first four Of the following
lines exactly correspond with those
Of the Frenchman; the next four were
Z added by the doctor by way of com
pleting his triumph. The remaining
lines were not written till some time
after
DR.. johnson was so pleased with
the above anecdote that he gives the
whole twelve lines in his folio die
tionary. to show into how many twist
ings and bearings the words twist and
twister may be twisted:
When a twister a twisting will twist
him a twist,
For the twisting his twist he three
times doth entwist;
But if ore of the twists of the twist
doth untwist,
The Irvine that untwisteth, untwisteth
the twist.
Untwisting the Irvine that untwisteth
between,
He twines with his twister the two in
a Irvine;
The twist having twisted the twines
of the Irvine,
He twisteth the Irvine he had twisted
in twain.
The Irvine that in twisting before
in the Irvine,
AS twines were UNFINISHED, he now
doth untwine;
'Twixt the twain intertwisting a twine
more between,
He twisteth his twister. makes a twist
Of the twine
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
oId.st Harvard eraduate.

Ninety-hYe years old, the oldest liy-
ing graduate of Harvard university,
a grandson Of the revolution and q
son of the war Of 1912, is the proud
record of Rev. Joseph Warren Cross
OF Lawrence, Mass. In addition to al
this he can boast of frst-rate health
and clear memory that recalls sto
rfes Of the revolution he received first
handed. Rev. Mr.. Cross has figured
in the public line, having been mem
Der of the Massachusetts legislature
and a member Of the constitutional
convention that created the constitu
ton Of Massachusetts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
A KNOT FOR SOLOMON.
Legal Point Which Might Puzzle Even
That Wise kinu.

If the wise King Solomon could be
again inve~ted with his robes Of state
and be permitted to hear evidence
and render Judgment in certain vexR.
tious cases which puzzle modern
Solons from time to time, he, too,
might find his proverbial wisdom put
TO a ceyere test. The latest in the line
of freak cases is one reported from
Europe. A rich banker died in War
saw recently, and in his Will stipulated
that his fortune should go to the first
OF his three nieces who should marry.
Each one Of the blooming damsels
promptly set cut in quest of a hus-
band. Several days later each return
ed, and that is where the real trouble
began Tor the judges; for each had a
certificate from notary affirming that
she had been married at a certain
hour that morning. and all three cere-
monies were performed at the same
moment of time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Mistakes Of Two oueens.

Marie Antoinette, escaping from the
Tuilleries, turned to the right instead
of to the left after passing the inner
arch. She lost hey way. lost time.
and by this means lost her own head
and the head of Louis vi. So the
story of Carlyle runs.
Queen Draga of Servia, according
to the cable news of the hour. meant
to leave Belgrade, but waited for a
going-away gown. being anxious that
as a fugitive, she should appear in
becoming attire. The queen and Alex
ander fell in the palace, victims of
nothing to wear"
There are many gaps in the hedge
which the divinity of tradition
spreads about royalty. And spiteful
small circumstances slips easily
through with fateful large results. Be
sides which it appears that he must
be a wise king who can forereckon
with the false step or folly of his
queen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
DIGNITY of House of Lords.

a stranger admitted below the bar
OF the British house of lords was re-
CURED to deposit his umbrella with
one Of the attendants. The umbrella
was not to be found afterward and
the owner brought an action in court
TO recover its value. He was success
full and was awarded IS. But this
was a violation of sanctuary which
the lord chancellor would not tolerate.
Summoning the plaintiff and his attor-
ney to the bar of the house, he only
refrained from committing them both
to prison on their making a humble
apology and refunding the amount
they had gained.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
BARBER SHOP WITHOUT TALK.
Only Deaf mutes Employed In New
York Establishment.

Only Deaf Mutes Employed In New
York Establishment.
There is one barber shop in fbe
city where persons who have a pre-
objection against laxative wielders of
the razor and scissors can 20 without
being bored, says the New York Tele-
gram. 1t is tonsorial parlor where
all the operatives, including the
boss" are deaf and dumb.
1t has not beer opened verv long
and at first two Of the four journey
men employed in the place could talk.
They made up in this respect for the
, silence OF the others to such an ex-
tent that the boss, not being able to
hear what they were saying and be-
ing suspicious that they were taking
advantage Of their associates afflic.
ton to say mean things about them.
let them go.
In their places are two graduates
OF deaf mutes' training school. the
proprietor himself being one.
The BARRIERS seem to have no diff
Guilty in understanding the wants of
their patrons, and they can also make
the patrons understand them by pan
tomime But in case any difficulty
should arise in this respect a small
slate and pencil hangs by the side of
each chair.
One advantage the operatives have
over their fellows is that they can
make comments about their patrons
in the sign language without the lat
ter knowing it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
500 REWARD 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 70 learn
that there is az least one dreaded disease that
science has been able 70 cure in all its stages and
that IS Catarrn- Halls CzrsrTh Cure IS the ouly
positive cure now known 70 the medical fraternity.
CataTrn being constitutional disease. requires z
constitutional treatment Halls CatarTh Cure Is
taken internally acting directly upon The blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying
the foundation Cf the disease and giving the
patient strength By building up the constitution
and assisting nature IN doing its work. The pr
prietors have much faith IN ITS curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that II fails TO cure Send for list Of Testimonials
Adde'S F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold BY druggists. sc.
Halls Family Pits are the best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
An Earnest prlnker.

Talking about moderate drinking
said Father Lawler after he had ad
dressed the delegates at the meeting
of the Total Abstinence union, and
walked down the street toward the
parochial residence, 4 know a physi
clan in this town who ordered pa.
tient to take glass of wine four times
each day. This patient is a well.
known man in St Paul, noted for be
ing a strict abstainer and a temper.
ance worker. One day the physician
called, and. seeing little change. asked
the wife of this patient; Does your
husband take four glasses of wine
regularity "Oh, yes, doctor, he is
very strict about it. Indeed, he is four
weeks ahead. so earnest is he over
it st. Paul Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Perfumes Sad for SINGERS.

Great singers never wear bouton,
nieres." says a stage manager. = once
offered a white rose to Jean de Reszke
He turned down my offer. Why he
said, I wouldn't wear that rose for $50
1t might make me hoarse, and I'm go
ing to sing tonight Then he ex.
planned that all singers know that
the inhalation of the perfume of flow.
ers has a bad effect on the vocal
chords. All flowers of perceptible odor
are Stunned on this account by pro
fessional singers. The violet, is es-
pecially avoided. for its effect is the
worst of all"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
stranne Freak of Fortune.

A few years ago when Car Alexan.
der III. was alive. and his family in.
cluded three sons, it almost seemed
beyond a doubt that the succession to
the throne was secured to his descend.
ants, and that it could hardly pass to
his brother or nephew. However, the
eldest son, now reigning as Nicholas
H., though married, is the father Of
daughters only; the second son is
dead, and the third son, now twenty
five years of age, is unmarried and
apparently content to remain SO.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
CHANGE
Quit Coffee and Get Wen.

A woman's coffee experience is in
teresting. For two weeks at a time
have taken no food but skim milk.
for solid food would ferment and
cause such pressure of gas and such
distress that could hardly breathe at
times, also excruciating pain and
heart palpitation and all the time /
was so nervous and restless.
From childhood up l had been a
coffee and tea drinker and for the
past 20 years 1 have been trying dir
ferent physicians but could get only
temporary relief. Then I read an ar
ticle telling how some one had been
cured by leaving on coffee and drink
ing Postum, 'and it seemed so pleasant
just to read about good health l de-
cided to try Postum in place of coffee.
Il made the change from coffee to
Postum and such change there is in
me that don't feel like the same per
son. We all found Postum delicious
and like it better than coffee. My
health now is wonderfully good.
AS soon as l made the shift from
coffee to Postum got better and now
AL of my troubles are gone. am
feshy, my food assimilates, the pres
sure in the chest and palpitation are
all gone, my bowels are regular, have
no more stomach trouble and my
headaches are some. Remember I did
not use medicines at ADJUST left on
coffee and drank Postum steadily"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Send to the Co. for particulars by
mail Of extension Of time on the
$500 cooks contest for 7S5 money
Nrizes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
DANGER IN HOME SHAMPOO.
Improper Method of Drying the Hal
Causes Earache.

zone reason why women are trou.
bled with earache more generally than
men is their method Of drying the
hair after home shampoo" said a
doctor. They dry it with a fan, which
is quite proper, but the way they use
the fan is entirely improper. Instead
Of welding that 80 as to send the wind
through the strands of hair they
manipulate It in such fashion that
they blow regular gale right into the
ear, and the consequence is that for
several days after the shampoo the
cleansed locks clothe a head that is
the seat Of a mighty assortment OF
aches and pains. If, instead of the
ears. the hair itself were made the
center of the artificial cyclone, the dry
ing process would be effected more
quickly and a severe attack of earache
aYerted."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
SUGAR A TIMBER PREsERvER.
Preloased Experiments Show Value
of the Process.

VI AuE TFOGGSSs
Among new uses to which sugar has
recently been put is in the preserya-
ton of timber Much interest has
been aroused by the announcement
as the result Of a prolonged series of
experiments, Of a method Of so treat
ing timber as TO secure even from
soft wood a largely increased tough
ness and hardness. The treatment
to which the timber is subjected is.
roughly speaking. that of saturation
at boiling point with a solution of
sugar. the water being afterward
eYaporated at a high temperature.
The result is to leave the pores and
interstices Of the wood filed in with
solid matter and the timber vulcan
lied, preserved and seasoned. The ma
ture Of moderately soft wood. it is
claimed, is in this way changed to q
tough and hard substance, without
brittleness. and also without any ten,
dency TO split or crack.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
-e Bromo Quinine Tablets. Prica.
ADVICE TO woULDsE BELLIES.
Two Important Points Which Should
Never Be Forgotten.

Never Be Forgotten.
Yes, my dear, one could lay down
rules for the charming of the other
sex" said an old but very successful
belle to a debutante who in spite Of q
beautiful face is. it must be admitted,
a failure as far as popularity goes.
tArdent adOrers she has, but of TEN.
perste admirers and men friends she
has none-) "One could lay down rules,
one hundred and three OF them. all
good rules, too. But there are two
that I'd remember if I were you, and
you can afford TO let the others take
care of themselves. The first is when
talking to man never run down an
other woman The secondhand even
if you forget the first, please remem-
Der the seconds never praise anoth-
er mani"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20

Mary Proctor. who writes of Five
Hundred Little Worlds" in the August
st. Nicholas, is a daughter of the great
Proctor, the astronomer, and is living
at present in New York City. She is
a small woman, exceedingly quiet, al
most shy in manner. but has proved
a successful lecturer and writer in
the field where her father won dis
tinctiOn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Local Technicality.

A Chelsea (England) hospital Is
mourning the loss of a bequest Of
$4,000 through legal informality. The
testator signed his will in his bed
room, and the witnesses thoughtlessly
carried it into another room before
signing it, thus making the document
invalid.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Kinq,s Preferenee in TIes.

King Edward perhaps wears as many
different types of necktie as any liv-
ing man. His prediction, however, is
toward ties that have been made from
some spotted material, preferably dark
with spots of a light gray or white
upon it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
IRRIGATED LANDS.
Homes for Thousands in ldabo-

The American Falls Canal & Power
Company's beautiful tract of irrigated
land, located between Blackfoot and
American Falls. in Idaho, is now open
to settlers and investors for selection.
The climate is fine. the soil rich and
deep, water abundant, price low.
terms easy. For full information write
Evans, Curtis G. Sweet Co, d. F.
Walker block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
LATTER-DAY s Amt S
UNIVER SITY=



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nal. KincerEzrten, Domestic Arts Mech&nas
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strong faculty Of forty teachers, l<7l stu9ents
central location, modern methods thsrsosk
work technical training hy Aetuzl prae.ies-
Write for circulars Includes two coEpless
business colleges that are OPEN all year. Fan
term begins September <
J. a PAUL. Pa D.. PHEsIBEzT.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY

E-mGs TIJUANA
ore Nile Weat Of Metre Dame Uzfvezxftv
Aost beautifully ard hezlthfuFlY located C01dzeted
oy tne Sisters q TIE holy Cross Chartered 1s In
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Pupils 1oI regular, special or collegiate c1oursee
knTHiez4 I2borzto-y vel equipped
he Co1serTxtory Of MUSE Is Conducted on plzns
OF the best ConservatoTfes- The AT Depe-tnezt .
modelled AFTER le2ding An SCHOOL, Ninim Depart
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Normal School Of P ysiczi Trzfning
he best uo1erz educational sdTznfzges for nG1tnx
yoanE women fo- lives o. usefulness The constant
growth Of the AczdsmT has szaFu neces=ftstes fhe
erection Of additional hue buildings with Latest
HYGIENE equipments Moderate cast Nsw school
year begins Sc ptember 6th- Mention thfs paper
Z OF catalogue and special tzforInstfo apply %
The Directress Of ST. MARTsS ACADEMY.
kotre Dame. Indiana.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20

The visitor who has been charmed
with the glamor Of Warwick Castle
viii be glad to know that the beautiful
and brilliant countess owner is soon
to furnish history Of that picturesque
and venerable pile.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
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THE UNIVERSITY or NOTRE DAME,


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Rooms Free 70 all students Who have eo,-
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Woman carries Bio POLICY.

Mrs. Leland Stanford is said to car
~ larger amount Of insurance than
any other woman in the world. Hell
policies amount to more than a mil
lion dollars.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Cheap Passenger Rates Via Hsants
&c Routen

To Boston, Baltimore, Minneapolis,
Detroit, Atlanta and other points. For
particulars, address c. F. Warren,
General Agent, A T. & S. F. Ry., al
Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children teething, sOftenS the gums reduces IN
allays pain wind collie. 25c bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20

Health and beauty the gores of perfect
who suffer constantly with weakness
tain their beauty Preservation pretty rounded form
duty themselves. ~
When troubled with irregular suppressed or painful
menstruaon weakness eucorrhoa displacement liberation of the
womb that bearing down feeling inflammation the ovar back
ache boatng r fatuenc general debility indigestion
proso bese with such dizziness faintnes
lastude extaity irriabity nervousness seepssne
choy "al and ealone" feelings
essness they should remember there true remedy
Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound troubles
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
FOR BUSINESS TRAINING kTTEHD THE
SALT LAKE
Business College

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
Enrolment last year ST. Best Of waxx Ia
Cabinet Bookkeeping, Gregg Shorthand, Toueh
Typewrftfng, Business PsnmRnShip Ra pf
calculations. English Mathematics Law, ssa
Open all year. fall term begins September s,
illustrated catalogues free- Positions secured
for graduates.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF as
cough cure. W. o'BRIES. So Third Ave,
N. Minneapolis. MINI. Jan. 8 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20

resters Catholic
What left for the America reading
as publish but to believe Don't you who sick and miser
able feel wicked making life
yourself and friends when easily and inexpeney
obtaned Don't you think it would drop of old
ppeudices and "Iy f.
which better than all the
of hundreds of thousands of women the Compound has
should convince all
Follow the record of this medicine that these
OF thousands OF women whose letters constantly printed in this
not brought about by something e but
Womans Ills
Those who accept anything
hundred thousand times they what they Moral
stick to the medicine that you the Best Write to Mrs.
Pnkham for advice.
S5(l Ieod TSsR s f94 ] S @ letter and signature "
da L PinxhA Medic Co. LYNN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
Case of this Prominent Chicago Woman Should Give Everyone
Confidence in lydia E: Pnkhams Yegetab!e Comnound

DEAR MRs PINKHAM .: It affords great pleasure indie
to the number who today prasng
hams Vegetable Compound. Three years ago broke a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20

w. N. u. Salt Lake-No. So. 1905
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-06
double decker viii be four stories in
height. The law distinctly says

double decker will be four stories in
height. The law distinctly says.
1.-THE law be-
MIR. Tommy Randall did not say
what the law might be on account Of
ladies being present, but his abrupt
silence was no less expressive. He
himself broke it with coarse laugh.
young man, you must be very young
not to know that Tommy Randall is a
law for himself in Ward Is. If he
wants to put up tenement on the
whole lot, he does it, and the law amt
going to make any difference"
"You miserable''- John Gordon's
wrath flowed over, and he took a step
toward the boss. Miss Andrews placed
her fingers on his arm as gently and
as momentarily as he had placed his
on hers, and he stopped as if bar
of steel had been flung up in front Of
him. Luella, watching everything with
observant eyes, saw it all. So did Ar
chic Penrose. and his face expressed a
sneering sort Of pleasure. Tommy
Randall held his ground and began to
roll up his blue print.
"Well, must get along back to my
work." he said as he gave the whole
company a comprehensive look Of tri-
umph. "Tf you want to buy any lots,
why, you know where to come. un-
derstand you've got little money to
invest
"Look here!' Gordon stopped him.
''You say you don't care for the law,
but l give you warning that l will
bring to bear every process known in
this city to prevent your violation OF
these building ordinances"
"Go ahead, young man." said Tommy
good naturally. IL wish you success y
IF there is any such thing as justice
left in an American city. l will have II
served on you. will set the whole
machinery Of the law in motion against
you"
"Oh, you make me tired. young fellow
What is the law to me? Do you own
the courtsY
mo; do your
"Some Of EN-" The answer came
with absolute efrontery.
"How about Justice Chambers"
Mrs. Penrose asked the question in 6
sweet voice that startled everybody.
"Justice Chambers? l-l-don't re
call-ah, yes, the new justice In Dis
trict g." There was a note Of uneasi
ness in Tommy's voice that Gordon
was quick to detect.
"Mr. Chambers is cousin of mine
very brilliant, rising young lawyer