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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
TIMELY CALLING.
How the PASTOR Saved . Llfe.

How the Pastor Saved a ne
A man near Fort Gay, ". Va, made
an entire failure in getting strength
from the kind of food he ate and not
knowing that the trouble was with
the food kept on losing health until
the doctors gave him up to die.
1t was supposed to. be consumption
because he was wasting away stead
lily and slowly dying. His minister
called from time to time and one day
brought along a package of Grape
Nuts, thinking from what he knew
of the famous food that perhaps II
might help him. The sick man took
to it at once and from that day began
to get well. In writing he says:
Il walked to town to-day 3 miles,
Have gained over 40 pounds in about
2 months and my neighbors don't
know what 10 say. / frequently an
told it was as if l am raised from
the dead. Everybody here knows Of
my case, you can tell people to write
to the Postmaster or Rev. L. d. Bryan
| will make a sworn statement that
Grape-Nuts saved my life" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich.
This is another illustration tina
where all other food fails one Cal
be brought back to health ant
strength on Grape-Nuts. There's
reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, THE Road to MELVILLE"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
Sketches Of Saints.

The stone sarcophagus recently dis
covered under the floor of st. Marks
church, Venice, measures seven feet
by six. A cross is cut on the lid
and a Roman album carved on the
front, where there was an inscrip
ton, which is now effaced. The sar
cophagus was solemnly opened in the
presence of Marchese Cassis, the pre-
feet; the architect, Signor Manfredi;
the royal procurator, the director OF
the academy, Commentators C~antala
MESA and Commentators Barrozzi. II
was found to contain four skeletons
probably those of some saints. l,
bears marks of fire, as it was in the
eighth century church which was
burned down In the time of the Doge
Pietro Candiano.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
STOVE IN THE POCKET.
Chinese Ward OF Winters Rlsors by
Carrying Hand Furnaces.

I'm 49,
The contented smile OF the "heathen
Chinee" may be partially accounted
for by their indifference to the colo
ness Of the winter months. For
the north OF China they care Iva
whether they be indoors or out; they
always have a stove with them In tns
shape of a hand furnace. Instead OF
the fire being placed in the house II
is carried about the person, oeneaUn
the thickly padded cotton garments
or in the hand; at times it is placed
beneath the chair on which the Celes-
tial is seated. The discovery OF TINS
unique method of avoiding winter
rigors was made by a traveller in Fu-
ken province, whose attention was az
tracted to the universal and peculiar
deformities of its inhabitants. Strahse
swellings projected in the most unac-
countable places on the anatomy Oh
the villagers, Speculations were SET
at rest by an old gentleman. who re-
moved his coat and disclosed a smal
D D furnace secured around his
waist with a band and neatly covered
with basket work. This arti1ciai
mode of warming the body is only re-
sorted to in time of extreme cold as
on ordinary occasions the people deem
their thick clothing a sufficient pro-
lection during winter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
Ten Minutes.

Here | have a sixth Of an hour
while waiting in a friends office for
him to get ready to go out with me.
What a l do while waiting?
To-day | have been thinking about
mental self-effort as a personal bless.
ing in comparison with a whitewash-
ing process or an i~ntoxication with
an exciting story.
There are times when q few people
may need an intoxicating story, but
there are a good many times when a
good many people do not need ex-
element, do not need an opiate.
Whitewashing helps have their place
in the educational world, but | am
sure that they are occupying more
space than they should.
The mental self-effort is the source
Of the genuine ~persevering kind OF
growth. Ask people questions until
you find a useful subject that inter.
ests you, then spend a few minutes q
day or a few minutes a week think.
ing, reading, asking questions and OBJ.
serving in a systematic effort to get
daylight ideas on the subject. In time
you will see the personal helpfulness
of such a mental self-effort. It may
not increase your salary, but 1t will
increase your ability to use your in.
come. 1t will not increase your height
very much nor lower it, but it will
surely help o have greater self-con'
troll and a closer discrimination. And
1t is a wholesome plan of study in
the interest of genuine intelligence
which is always with you and always
ready to aid you in being more skill
full every day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
BLOOD IN THE BEARINGS.
Hindoo Thieves Would Not Steal the
oil in American Machinery.

Hindoo Thieves Would Not Steal the
oil in American Machinery.
The prejudice against blood that is
a part of the religion of the Hindooa
has been made to serve a useful pur.
pose. When the American engineers
were building an electric power sta.
ton in the Mysore territory in south
ern India they found that something
was wrong with the fabrication of the
machinery. The oil disappeared. They
discovered that a Hindoo must, by his
religion, take a periodical bath In oil.
To him oil is OIL. The workmen had
drained the bearings for bathing pur
poses.
How to stop the thieving was Q
puzzling problem until someone solved
1t. The Hindoo does not eat meat
and he will not touch anything that
has blood Il. it. Two or three animals
were killed, therefore, and blood was
dripped into the bearings. There was
no more stealing of oil, however many
other things we're stolen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05

There Is in Galloway. Scotland. an
ancient ruin known as Sweetheart alb
hey. Within its ivy-colored, storm
battered walls lies buried the affec.
tionste and devoted Dergorvill. with
the heart of her husband. John Ba.
aioi. embalmed upon her breast. Love-
~ In their lives. in death they are not
divided. The crumbling masonry is
still and must ever be a a in
Its symbols of death and decay, tell
ing every day. as 1t has for 500 years.
M thrilling story OF a woman's ten
der love and devotion
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
SHARKS IN TORPEDO WORK.
Suggestion That the Great Fish Be
Utilized in the Naval Service.

af@N ~ ~ ' NSAA S9
Utilized in the Naval Service.
All sorts of queer devices are Of
fered the army board of ordnance and
Notifications as engines of destruc-
ton. One of the strangest sugges-
tons of this kind yet presented to the
consideration OF the board contem-
plates the use of large fish, prefer
ably sharks, for the propulsion of sub
marine torpedoes. According to the
plan proposed a shark is to be i'm
prisoned in a tube at the real end Of
the projectile. and is to be controlled
in its movements by the active appli-
cation of wireless telegraphy.
In case the shark became restless
and attempted to swim away on his
W account 1t was to be given an
electric shock, and in that way kept
on its course until the torpedo had
reached its target. Another remark
ably ingenious proposition emanated
from the same fertile brain, and con-
templated the employment of war
balloons in any desired direction. In
this case also the birds, h~arnessed
to the aerial vehicles, were to be con-
trolled in their movements by a sys-
TEN of wireless telegraphy. These
balloons were to be provided with
~torpedoes, or bombs, which could be
dropped at any desired point by the
use of wireless telegraphy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
10000 Plants for Ice.

This is a remarkable offer the John
A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
makes. They will send you their big
plant and seed catalog, together with
enough seed to grow
400 fine, solid Cabbages.
1000 delicious Carrots.
1000 blanching, nutty Celery.
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce.
1000 splendid Onions.
1000 rare, luscious Radishes.
1000 g~loriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer is made in order to
induce you to try their warranted seeds
for when you once plant them you
Will grow no others, and
ALL o U Ice POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice.
and If you will send them zoe In post
age, they will add to the above a pack
age of the famous Berliner Cauliaower.
CIV. N. ID
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
First Strike by unlonlsts.

The English tailors have the credit
for being the first to offer organized
resistance to industrial oppression,
and hence we're the pioneers of mod
ern trade unionism. AS early as 1921,
in the days of the handicrafts, there
was a union Of tailors in London num-
bering 10000, and they went ON strike
for better conditions of employment,
Notwithstanding the acts of parliament
that outlawed such combinations,
made strikes a criminal act and limit
ed wages by law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
TO DEVELOP LEG MUSCLES.
Simple Exercise, Without Apparatus,
viii Produce the Result.

Simple Exercise, Without Apparatus,
viii Produce the Result.
1t is very necessary to possess SUN.
cient development of the muscles of
the legs. One of the best exercises
looking to this end is accomplished
az follows: Stand erect, with the
feet spread apart and arms hanging
Imply at the sides. Bend downward
to a squatting position, allowing the
hands to touch the floor If possible.
The squatting position should be one
in which the student as nearly as
possible sits upon the heels, but head
and trunk should be erect or nearly
so. When this position has been TAX
IN bring the arms up horizontally
forward, clasping the hands for a mo
ment only. Next throw the arms as
far backward as possible and as near.
ly horizontal as you can, performing
this last movement slowly. Now
slowly resume the hand-clasp and,
keeping tho hands In this position
return gradually to a standing posi-
ton. Three of these exercises are
enough for the beginner, and in ia
pan the veteran of j~iujitsu rarely
performs more than ten of them.-St
Nicholas.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
SCHOOL ESSAY ON DUCKS.
Boys Writing Showed He Had Deeply
Studied the Subject.

A schoolboy in Jewei City, Kan,
was assigned to prepare an essay on
the subject of Ducks" and this is
what he wrote: "The duck is a low.
~heavy-set girl, composed mostly Of
meat and feathers. He is a mighty
poor singer, having a hoarse voice
caused by getting two many frogs in
his neck. He likes the water and
carries a toy balloon in his stomach
to keep him from sinking. The duck
has only two legs and they are set
so far back on his running gears by
nature that she came purity lear miss
ing his body. Some ducks when they
get big have curls on their tails and
are called brakes. brakes don't have
to set or hatch, but just loaf. &C
swimming and eat. If | was a ducB
I'd rather be a drake every time"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
How Much sleep is Necessary

A proper amount of sleep is, of
course, absolutely essential to con-
tinued good health, but, IL dietetic
habits are correct, 1t is a matter
which will regulate itself. If a rule is
needed, one will follow naturally
from the fact hat almost everyone
feels lnnguid on waking and is dis
posed to take another nap, no matter
how long he has been sleeping. This
Is a morbid sensation which it would
take too long to explain here. 1t is
enough to say that lack of sleep
should be made up, If possible, at the
beginning and not at the end. The
best general rule Is to rise at a CIV
en- hour every morning, whether tired
or not, and go to bed when sleepy
Century.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
All Inside Of a Minute.

We do a good many things ia a min
ute; for instance, we are whirled on
the outside of the earth justs thirteen
miles and have gone around the sun
1883 miles; a ray of light has trav-
eled II, 100000 miles; the lowest sound
your a can catch has made $50 vi
brstions. the loudest tone, 2,z2S O0O
vibrations; "a barrels of beer have
gone down 1906 throats; 6,67S cigars
have been made; 800 tons Of coal
have been mined and $66 worth OF
gold has been extracted from Mother
Earth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
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LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK \. CHENEY makes oath that he is senior
partner OF the firm OF +. J. CHENKY q Co., doing
business in the City Of Toledo. County and State
kforuealdt and that said nrm will pay the sum OF
ssse Of CArARRH that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALL'a CATARRH CURE,
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed ia my pres
snce. tails 9th day Of December, A. D. 1885.
l A. w. GLEASON,
@ NOTARY PUBLIC.
Hat's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly On the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
aystoHa. Send for testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
B0ad BY all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hsifs Family Pills for constipation
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
Theory ReaardIna E~IeetrIeI.y

The theory is gaining ground stead
lily that electricity Is i%ndissolubly
connected with the component parts
of an atom of matter. or, that atoms
are composed of electricity or are
disturbances of ether corresponding
to minute electric charges
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
WHEN CLOUDS ARE WELCOME
Baseball Players Have No Use for
Clear skies.

SAkaf ~
The professional baseball player
does not let a day 90 by without an
anxious look toward the sky as the
time draws near for the days game.
to see whether there any any angels"
lowering overhead. II there is any
thing in nature which the b~allplayer
dislikes more than another II is a
cloudless sky. An absolutely clear
sky is to the ballplayer a high" sky,
and on such days It is more dificult
to Judge a fly ball than under any
other conditions. The glare or SHIN
mer in the air when looking ct a bright
blue, cloudless sky has its effect on
the eye and in a Sense disturbs vision
and accuracy in judging the course
of the descending ball. At least that's
what all ballplayers say, and they
ought to know. So the clear sky, or
high sky, is their pet aversion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
In Winter Use ALIENS Eoot.Ease.

A powder. Your feet feel uncomfort-
able, nervous and often cold and damp.
If you have sweating. sore feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens Foot-Ease. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores, Is cents.
Sample sent free. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
MANY school chIIdren Are slekIv.

Mother Gray's Sweet powders for Children.
used by Mother Gray. a nurse in Children's
Home. New York. break up Colds in24 hours,
cure Feverishness. Headache, Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists Csc. Sample mailed
tree. Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
Glasses for Soldiers

British soldiers with defective eve.
sight are now required by the war de.
partment to wear glasses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
American Wealth In kores

Americans have between fifteen and
twenty million dollars invested in
Korea. Five millions are in very rich
gold mines.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections OF the throat and lungs.-WAL
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen. Ind, Feb. 10, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
All Nations ADOPT "HeIIoln

The American i%nteriection. hello"
has been added to all the languages
in which the telephone is used.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
South African AboricIr..

The three distinct aboriginal peouls
Of South Africa ayc the Bushmen. Hot
tentots and Kafirs
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children %teething, softenB the gums, reduces In
nammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. CSC bottle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05
:. . s5'5' s1s. use use ThOmpsOn's Eye Watq

When Answering Advertisement.
N'"0'y Mention This Paper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-05

UTAh JUNK CO.. Pays highest price 70,
rubber copper. brass, etc. salt Iaks' re GeeITsE
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
SiIken Gown Supreme.

The silken gown reignS supreme for
almost all occasions; but for the for
NAL gown-fOr visiting, dinner and
reception purposes-there is absolute
ly nothing which can take it's place.
And the way in which the real laces,
those of bold and well-raised designs,
are used to supplement the richness
of the silk, is not by any means the
least of their attractions. A recent
gown shows the new radium satin
meSsaline-a white shot with faint
yellow, pale pink and hint of mauve
in different lights-combined with a
heavy mesh pointe Arabe in the new
yellOwiSh tint which blends so softly
with white. The corsage, which fas-
tens in the back, is of the lace with
an overlaid yoke of the radium satin,
this likewise furnishing the very full
puff sleeve, which is met at the elbow
by lace cuff. The present fancy for
panel effects is seen in the front de-
sign of lace, where the panel is split
to admit the tiny yoke of satin. The
fit over the hips is attained with dart
shaped tucks, and the bouffantry at
the foot is cleverly maintained with a
group of lingerie and silk ruff1es
sewed inside the skirt at the foot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
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Milk kept in shallow basin. will
remain sweet for a longer time than
IL Kept in deep jug.
Ii tablespoonful of parafin be
added to the pail of hot water used
for washing tiles il will both cleanse
and brighten them.
A fine waterproof blacking for
shoes is made by mixing by heat one
half pound of tallow. one-eighth pound
OF beeswax, one gill of neatsfoot oil.
with one-quarter of an ounce of lamp
black.
Ii button is sewed over a pin laid
crosswise over the holes there will
be less strain on the material and
the button will stay on longer, espe-
cially if the garment is laundered fire.
Quently.
For quick hot application remove
the chimney from a lighted lamp, slip
into an old stocking and apply to the
pain. If steam is required wrap a
damp warm piece of flannel about the
chimney.
To wash a corset remove the steels.
then lay the corset on a table or
board and scrub with a stiff brush.
using a lather made of white soap.
Rinse beneath a tap with cold water.
pull straight, and allow to drv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
Guard Against Forest Fires.

Many readers CT The Farmers Re
view have small wooded areas that
are of value. 1t has been shown that
the greatest injuries come to these
areas from fires, which not only kill
the standing trees, but, when they are
well fed by underbrush and loppings
OF trees cut down, SO destroy the soil
that little will grow on it for many
years. Too often these losses are oc-
casioned largely by the negligence of
the farmers themselves, who take no
precautions to keep the dried
branches away. The time of the year
is here when fires are annually re-
ported in large numbers The first
thing to do at this time is to collect
all the 1oppings of the trees and either
draw them to the house to be used for
klEdling and fire wood generally or
pile and burn them in places where a
con1agration will not result. This is
easy enough to do, but if they are
left uncared for the whole wood lot
is liable to suffer to the extent of
hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
We hear annually of a great many
fires, but we must remember that only
the largest fires get into print. The
little fires that destroy only few
hundred dollars worth of trees are
never reported outside of the local
press, as a little item of news. Thus
it seems likely that there are in the
country thousands of wood lots ruined
by fires every summer. Now is the
time to take precautionary measures
Farmers Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
A Delicious Dessert.

Whipped cream with a fig border
makes a delicious finishing touch to
luncheon or dinner. The only diff
ficult part is the making of the bor-
der. Here is the simplest method:
Put pound of figs, cut up very
small, into stewing pan with one
pint of water, six ounces of loaf
sugar and a little lemon rind. Cook
in the oven for two hours. Rub this
through sieve (removing the lemon
rind), and add to it half an ounce Of
gelatine. AS it begins to cool stir in
a quarter of a gill of cream. Have
ready a border mold, masked with
jelly and decorated with chopped
almonds and pistachios, fill it with
the fig puree, and place on ice to set.
Whip half a gill of cream and sweet
en- it to taste. Turn out the mold in
a cold dish and fill the center with
cream.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
eirIish Garments Are Worn.

All women want to look younger
this year, and here are a few little
frills of fashion which add to ones
youthful appearance. If you want to
look girlish around the belt you must
put on one of the girdles of crushed
satin. Let the girdle for afternoon or
evening be of pink. Let it be very
wide and very soft and very thin, but
decidedly luStrous. Do not furnish
it with sash ends, but let it be COM
pleted with two rosettes at the back.
These can be of medium size and
should be put on two inches apart to
make the waist look small and trim.
If far apart these rosettes have ten
1ency to IL AXE the belt lock too wide.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13

made with fronts and backs and
shaped by means of shoulder and un-
der-arm seams. The box plaits are
laid for its entire length and at each
under-arm seam are additional invert-
ed plaits in the skirt that provide the
necessary fulness. The neck is fin
ished with the collar and the shield
is attached beneath, the right side be-
ing stitched permanently, the left but
toned into place. The sleeves are
tucked to form box plaits to the ell
bows and form full puffs below and
are gathered into straight cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is years. is "
yards 81 inches wide, Az yards 80
inches wide or 8 yards A inches
wide, with q yard of contrasting
material 27 inches wide for collar,
cuffs and shield and Az yards of
braid to trim as illustrated.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-08-13
Patent AbSurdities.

II farmers would read more they
perhaps would be caught by the
sharpers less often than they are. 1t
seems of little use however to warn
farmers against being caught by the
various swindles that are being
worked; for the reason that the far
mers that are the dupes are the ones
that do not read agricultural papers.
We believe that very few of our read
ers are food for such sharks Some
time ago a farmer in Oklahoma was
worked by a man that was selling pa
tent rights for a preparation that he
claimed would, if put on trees, kill all
the borers and that if buried in the
ground of an orchard would cause all
the gophers there to leave He also
told the farmer that the experiment
station had offered $1,000 for a half in
terest in the patent. The farmer
wrote to the Oklahoma station asking
IL the thing was a fraud and received
reply that it was. The remarkable
thing about such games is that they
give enough revenue to keep the men
that work them in good condition.
This does not speak well for the
acumen of the farmers that are swim
died. The truth should be patent to
all that there is no "cure-a1l" for any
disease or insect. Gophers do not
care what is buried in the ground an
acre away and the borer does not
care what preparation is put on the
tree, SO long as it is kept out of his
hole.