The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12

(, II, 1903. NO. 43.
A peculiar epidemic of dumb
ness has attacked Traverse City,
Mich. The doctors are puzzled
over the disease, many victims
having been stricken speechless.
A number of persons have been
afflicted in this manner of late,
many of whom have lost their
vocal powers for weeks. 1t is a
remarkable fact thus no women
have been afflicted with this
epidemic.
Last Tuesday and Saturday
mornings the Mackay stage
brought no outside mail. 1t is
the fault, we are told, on branch
line train rot arriving at Mackay
in time to make connections with
the stage. The people in this
part of Custer county have a just
"kick" coming, for three times
aweek mail service is bad enough
without having our mails day
late twice a week.
An ice cream and cake festival
was held at the church in Chal-
lis last Friday night, and in con-
nection the following short pro-
gram was given
Song ). Mrs. E. G. Dodge
Recitation. ........-. Flora Falls
Song Mrs. f. A. Reed
Recitation Mrs. VIM. Waters
Song .Maude Ebberts
Recitation -. Ruth Cameron
Song F. A. Reed
Recitation. 49,. Lizzie Thompson
Song Mrs. J. A. Howell
The latest postal laws are that
the publisher can arrest anyone
for fraud who takes a paper and
refuses to pay for it. Under the
law the man who lets his subs
cription run along for some time
unpaid and then orders it discon-
tinued leaves himself liable to
arrest and fine the same as for
theft. 1t will be seen that many
disputed points are disposed OF
by these decisions which are Ger
tainly only just. If a subscriber
does not want to renew his sub
scription, let him notify the pub
Usher. The second decision given
here will be a surprise to some
publishers who believe they
must stop a delinquent subscrib
er if ordered to. The delinquent
must pay if he wishes to discon
tinue his subscription. Other
wise he is held responsible for i
as long as the paper is being SEN
to him, whether he takes it from
the postofice or not.
Stop at any public place il
town in the evening and listen t
the talk of the average kid from
IA to 20 years of age. In speak
ing of their mother, it is usually
the 'old woman" of the father
the "old man." We would ad
monish such unthoughtful youth
| in this strain Ichabod. me
thought we heard you speak 0
your sire this morning as ''ol
man." You are sixteen years o
age are you not Just so. tina
. is the age when callow youth ha
his first attack of big head. Yo
imagine at this moment that yo
know it all. We observe by tn
cut of your trousers, the angle {
. your hat, the flavor of you
! breath, the style of your shoe
and the swagger of your wal
that you are badly gone on your
self. This is an error we ca
. overlook, but it is disgusting t
hear you speak in terms of di;
respect of one whom you shoul
never mention save by the sacre
name of father. He may not b
: up to your style in modern art {
making a fool of himself. but te
to one he forgets more in a wee
than you will ever know. II
may not enjoy smoking quite
snipes, chopped fine and wraI
, ped in delicate tissue paper, bu
he has borne a good many har
knocks for your sake and is Ell
titled to all the respect you
!, shallow brains can master. B
and by, after you are throug
knowing it all and begin to lear
something. you will be ashame
L to look in the glass, and wonde
r where the fool-killer kept hin
!, self when you were ripe for th
: sacrifice, and then when the "ol
5 man" grows tired of his journe
e and stops to rest and you fol
Y his hands across his bosom an
: take a last look at his face ths
has grown beautiful in death 70
t will feel sting of regret tn;
r you ever spoke of him in s