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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Confidence

A certain family in Tennessee is
about to lose the best cook that ever
baked salt rising" or turned a hoe
cake. Aunt Sallie" is her name. and
she measures about four yards around.
She is going to marry a strange
darkey, who is said to have been mar
ried several times before. Her mis-
tress undertook to demonstrate. saw
ing that no n could tell anything
about the prospective bridegroom
that he might have a living wife for
all they knew, and might be a very
undesirable partner, indeed. Her ad
monitions were not unmixed with a
tinge of self-interest. and she made
quite an eloquent plea.
Aunt Sallie" listened with respect
full attention, and replied with cheer
full philosophy;
Well, Mis- Mary, you know how it
is wild desc here men-we kin but try
'em!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
FOR THE GUEST CHAMBER.
Here Is an inexpensive and Amusing
Form of Entertainment.

Here Is an inexpensive and AMUSING
Form of Entertainment.
The home-maker who is refurnish-
ing her guest chamber in connection
with the fall house cleaning can in
stall an inexpensive feature which will
afford much pleasure and amusement
for the girls who may visit her during
the winter.
Let her buy four of the memoran-
dunn tablets with celluloid leaves
mounted on oxidized silver or alumni
mum cases, which sell as low as nine
teen cents each. They are small
enough to be attached to a chatelaine.
but for this purpose they should be
attached, one each, to the four bed
posts in the guest chamber by rib
bons which match the color scheme of
the apartment.
At the other end of the ribbon hangs
a tiny pencil. On each of the four
tablets every young girl who occupies
the room on the initial night of her
visit In the house will write the name
OF a man. In her half-conscious. walk
ing moments her glance will alight
on n of the bedposts, and the name
inscribed on that tablet is presumably
the name of the man she is to wed.
The celluloid a be washed off and
no lead pencil inscription remains to
tell the tale of a young girls SUPER
stition.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Bisque or Oysters.

Scald a pint Of oysters in their own
juice, strain them through a fine sieve
and save the liquor. Press the oyster
through a PURGE sieve into a saucepan
pour their liquor Owe them, stand
them over the fire, add. a little at a
time, half a pint of hot milk, stir gent.
ly to keep the mixture from curdling.
and when 1t has boiled one minute.
strain into another saucepan through a
fine sieve. Blend to a cream in a sauce
pan two tablespoonful of butter and
a heaping tablespoonful of -four and
add half a pint of milk slightly heated.
stirring it till perfectly smooth. Stand
this over a slow fire and very gradual
ly add the oyster mixture from the
other saucepan, stirring the whole on
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Electric Boz for curly locks.

In the newest New York theaters
electrical appliances are put in the
dressing rooms to assist actors in
their makeup, as well as to insure
protection from fire by disseminating
the use of gas. From time immemo-
riral actors have warmed up their
grease paints and heated their curling
irons over gas jets. The flame was
surrounded by a small wire screen,
to prevent wigs from catching fire.
In the Lyceum theater, for instance,
there is no gas in the dressing rooms.
Just above the dressing table is a
nickelplated oox, shaped like a fiat
cigar box turned on end. At the bot
tom are racks for holding and heat
ing curling irons, and on top indented
pans for melting grease paint and
cosmetics. A little key at the side
turns the current on and OF.
>"Alcohol lamps are not much pref
cradle to gas in days when absolute
safety In theaters is demanded" said
the stage manager. CAS- soon as a
demand for these electric makeup
boxes was made known a Harlem
man who formerly repaired tele-
phones for a living invented one. He
is not repairing telephones any long
err"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
New cnlnrs

Shore resorts give many hints Of
new styles. One notes that bleu passe
lold oiue) is n of the coming colors
which will be worn in late autumn and
IN the winter of 19O4-05. B~roadcloth
SHOWS 1t well, but it is displayed to
perfection in the new velvets and in
~SoIt-hnished cashmeres and the rich
looking Irish poplins. Other so-called
new colors to be worn chiefly in even
ing gowns or in velvet or satin en-
piecements to tailor frocks are almond
green the exact shade Of the pale nut
Color seen in nougat, n the flushed
yellow called moidore, after the old
time gold pieces and the burnt orange
(cog de roche).
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
parish Fashion Notes.

seI,et and velveteens, plain and in
H. fancy checks, will be among the
IN fashionable fabrics worn in Par
Eor street and visiting gowns this
inc fall and winter.
SalI hats, too, will be made entirely
velvet Tor trimmed lavishly with
N 90 with the velvet gowns.
s,pey gallons will be a fayorite
Inning for both velyets and cloths.
ming makers have never before
III so many nor such exquisitely
In STYLES in gallons and braids.
. Of color twinkle in and out be-
sen the heavy. coarse meshes of
] braid in a way that adds wonder
n TO the charm of the gown.
Flowers and plumes, in every tint
below, on down through burnt or
Il and cog de roche. to terra Gotta
4 rich wine color, are being shown
all sorts of stunning hats. White
lion and white null hats. with deli
Il touches of silver are among the
ptiest of the evening hats.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
FORCES FAMOUS OLD BINDINGS
Shrewd Individual Makes Good
Money at the Business.


Money at the Business.
Book forging is my business said
an elderly man, on a roof garden. He
had beer drinking. and this made him
more communicative than wise.
Eyes, sir, l am a book forger," he
continued. Il make good money at it,
too. Last year l made $500"
What, may l ask, is book forgery?"
said the mans companion.
"Ill tell you. 1t is the binding of
old books in such a way hat people
think old masters bound them. l can
take an old book worth, say, So, and
1 can put on it a Grolier binding that
will make it worth 5000. That will
only be about two days work-$1s5
earned in two days.
Il used to bind books legitimately
at a bindery and my salary was $S5 a
week. 1 couldn't live on that, you
know, with my expensive tastes.
well, one day a rich patron
brought a Grolier to the shop to be
repaired, and l, just for fun, copied the
binding. Then l got hold of an old
HISuCn anu L CONSISu IL win
the forged Grolier binding l had made.
Afterward 1 took the volume to a
dealer in old books and he bought it
like a shot for sos.
why he said, this is a genuine
G~rolier.'
THAT started me in the business.
I made a study of the finest old bind
ings that exist. These are the bind
ings that were made for the Valois
kings. Grolier and Maioli were the
great artists of the time, and their
bindings, in the libraries of Francis l,
Henry II and Charles TX were the
most splendid that the world has ever
seen.
1.-THE simpler examples of Grolier
and Maioli are the ones 1 forge. 1
sell my forgeries to millionaires. In
sever years I haven't had a COM
plaint."-Exchange.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

IL ulders, giving the broad effect, is
specially noteworthy feature and is
n uliariy attractive while the cuffs
n monize with it to a nicely.
ghe coat is made with fronts, that
N cut in two portions each, back,
idebacks and under-arm cores, the
allts being separate and applied over
h seams, while the yoke is arranged
all. The sleeves are in one piece
Nj and are laid in box plaits which
stitched for a portion CT their
Mgth, their fullness forming puffs
Nov, and are gathered into bands
No which the cuffs are arranged.
n belt is slipped under the plaits
closed at the center front.
he quantity of material required
n the medium size is 6h yards 81
wide, 4 yards "A inches wide or
\ Yards 50 inches wide.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
TEA
There is scarcely anything
less substantial ; and almost
nothing more substantial
Childish IDEAS Of Life

A curious and amusing mixture of
early piety and worldliness came to
light in a city schoolroom one day
when the teacher had asked the chill
dren to write on their pads of paper
something about the profession or oc-
~cupation in which they would like TO
engage when they became men and
women. One little girl wrote briefly
but effectively: Il would desire to be
a lady rider at a circus if it was the
Lords will" Another little girl with
equally mixed ideas wrote: Mis-
sionary, but if not that, millinery or
clerk in candy store. "-Lippincott's.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

N N1 80 BdAG
II cashmere, stitched with corticeIli
Y and trimmed with fancy silk
sele into banding but all the mate
suited to negligees of the sort
be used.
ne kimona is made with fronts.
II and sleeves. The fronts are
to yoke depth and allowed to
y lree below that point while the
IN are tucked to give a box plated
and stitched for a portion Of
length, being pressed into place
Nv The sleeves are wide and
,rered at the upper edges where
are sewed to the sacque beneath
shoulder straps. The band at the
anu neck is cut in two portions.
H. are Joined at the center back.
\ arranged over the kimono on
acated lines.
quantity of material reouired
+. Tue medium size is Az wards 81
j ~ wide, Az yards "a inches
VI rs yards Al inches wide, with
'afus Il inches wide for banding.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
How Mebster cot Euen-

Daniel Webster wrote after contin-
ued p%rovocation to the editor of a
newspaper which had referred to his
private affairs and especially to his
not paying his debts. He said: 1T
is true that l have net always paid
my debts p%unctually, and that l owe
money. The of this is that |
have not pressed those who owe me,
for payment. AS an instance of this
1 enclose your fathers note, made to
me thirty years ago. for money lent
him 60 educate his boys.%@Retoboth
Sunday Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

stahtly. Let cook two minutes. then
well With salt, a little red pen
per- a level tablespoonful of powdered
mace and the same of cloves Put J
.apiespoontul Of finely chopped parsley
IN a soup t%ureen, pour the bisque over
II and serve. This is one of the most
uellclous and nutritious of soups. but
.ne utmost pains must be taken in
ling. 0uiu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
|oN
PASSING
S FAECQEST =
E2453o + =

poIisbin~ WIN a few drops of oil. and
plisnIns II on with a soft buster
nvetS oil plate glass, the exact sizo
~ me tops, are often seen fitted 30 ~
nishIy polished mahogany tablea
prevent scratching. 70
40 Keep insects from birdcage,
great care in the matter of cleanIinesa
- needed but, to make assurance
uouDly sure, it is well, in n case ~
ae q ittle sulphur in a silken bag
and to suspend it in the cage. ."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Novelties in EVENING GLOVES.

Two novelties in white kid evening
gloves contest for favor. Each is
pretty enough to win patronage. In
one the vogue of shirring is shown.
The whole top of the gloves. for a
distance of five or six inches, is gath
cred into wide shirring. In the other
the novelty consists in lacing up the
side seam with a silk ribbon, ending
in tassels at the top.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

desired for rum
about suits and
jackets. This one
is adapted to bot
purposes and ,
all s%easonable ma
terials. AS illus
trated it is made
of wood brown
cheviot stitched
with corticeili silk
and trimmed with
pearl buttons. The
shaped yoke that
extends over the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Aneient Water Clocks.

Plato introduced the clepsydra into
Greece. 1t was used by the Romans
also. The king of Persia is said to
have presented ~Charlemagne with a
water clock of bronze. inlaid with gold.
Water clocks were used up 10 the
seventeenth century. Even with the
introduction of the pendulum. water
served "as the motor and the pendu-
lum as q regulator"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Bees Remove Their Dead After !. cir.

Bees Remove Their Dead After a Fire.
Over 100000 honey bees were killed
during the fire at the Eureka Paper
Mills here the other day. AS soon
as the smoke had rolled away and the
charred remnants of their homes had
cooled, the little insects, humanlike.
set to work cleaning up.
Apparently, an ambulance corps
was formed, numbering several nun
dred bees. These began getting out
OF the way their dead comrades, many
OF them killed by stung firemen. and
the way they worked suggested the
work that must be going on daily on
the Russo-Jap battleields. Each bee
tackled a dead one and struggled
away with it. and as the field was
strewn with thousands they have been
employed the past few days.-Bridge-
port correspondence Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

simple one and is made with a blouse
waist and full skirt which are Joined
beneath a pointed belt. The wide col
lar gives the breadth that always is
becoming to growing girls and the.
closing is made at the back. The
quantity of material required for a
girl Of ten years of age is 5h yards
81 or S% yards A inches wide, with
81 wards for collar and cuffs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
TEA
We don't know how good
it can be. nor how bad it is
some of us.
Christening Ships With Wine.

Christening ships with wine is a
surViVal of barbarism. In the olden
days, when sacrifices were offered to
propitiate the gods of a nation. it
was the practice to select some per-
son., and to spill his blood over the
PROV of a new vessel. In course of
time wine was substituted for blood,
and the custom holds good in nearly
every maritime nation to-day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

ern women and is
ever taking on
new forms. This
one is a with
a slightly open
square neck, while
the shoulders are
nj e d with
straps which give
t h fashionable
broad line. The
m |aterial. from
which the model
WoC made 4. -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Trout SWALLOWED water AT.

In the River Wey, England. a fish
erman recently landed a fine trout
weighing two pounds and six unces
and measuring sixteen inches in
length. He found the tail of a rat
%protruding from its mouth and could
e the hind legs at the far end of
Its mouth Upon opening the fish he
found a large water rat measuring ten
inches.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
f6uIfs1 Troy THE OLD Brock

ton papers, they showed him where
to make his mark in the circle.
Johnson had just finished the die
tionary.
But" we asked, how did you man
age to think of so many words?"
That was easy" he replied. Il sim
ply jotted down a few remarks my
wife made when l came home late"
The matter thus e%lucidated, we
pressed him no further.
We used to crown the hero
With laurel and with bay;
But now to use the long green"
Would seem the modern way.
Visitor-Is the campaign hot out
here?
Uncle SHOT? Why my hens lay
odds instead of eggs.
Damocles sat under the sword sus-
pended by a hair.
NO" he remarked, I'm not scared;
l e the hair is the same color as
Mrs. DIS"
Knowing no complications could en-
sue, he continued the meal in peace
Suppose the world was run upon
A little different plan;
Suppose the horse reversed affairs
And bet upon the man.
When he had picked the wrong one
out,
Things would not look so black,
At least he then would have four
legs
On which to HE him back.
Jonah surveyed his quarters.
This whale hotel may be all right"
he mourned, "but I'd rather have a
lobster palace"
And with tender recollections his
thoughts few back to dear old Broad
way.
This campaigning
Breaks your trust.
Preacher tells US
Man is dust.
Runs for office;
Chances hurt
If he doesn't
Prove pay dirt.
Gets a licking,
Feels a thud,
Then discovers
Man is mud.
-McLandburgh Wilson, in New York
Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

same time that
they are hygienic
appear to gain ad-
herents week by
week and month
by month, until 1t
is fair to say that
no other sort is
quite correct for
the costumes -
general wear. This
very
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

great relief by lessening the pain and
correcting the action of the kidney
secretions."
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price, so cents. Foster-Mil-
burn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

Deep rich red is always f~ashionaple
for cool weather and possesses a Ger
tain inherent charm when woln ~
young girls. This very
Trock shows the color in a light
weight novelty wool material n is
trimmed with fancy banding, In when
are threads Of gold, combined win
collar and cuffs of plain red Inc
dress Is on attractive yet eminentiS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

orders which kept me
in the house for days
at a time, unable to
do anything. What |
suffered can hardly
be told. Complica-
tons set in, the par
ticulars of which
will be pleased to
give in a personal in
terview to any one
who requires infor-
nation. This | can
conscientiously say:
Doan's Kidney Pills
caused a general i'm
provement in my
health. They brought
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Japanese Alpine Club.

The Japanese Alpine club, which is
the Oldest in the world, is also a re-
ligious society, and the ascents accom-
plished by its members are preluded
by a prayer which runs: May our
hearts be pure, and may the weather
on the honorable peak be fine"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
latest Skirt n.sinn

II s newest skirt is a very
n. % That famous designer
" nave discarded the balloon
tu,slng yards and yards of ma
teooDu eu around the waist, which
I'iy delighted in. This newer
a seam down the front, one
aun hip and one in the back.
snS assures about seven yards
'Fno the bottom.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

sbir. should always be a part of
b kaan wslst box or box couch.
a t~easnn NIX sweet for several days
II Of spoonful of fine salt to each
IbleIred Of rubber sheeting, or
", ollcloth under the linen
ID. deserves the top of a wash.
hed hs trays may easily be
rubbing ther, with a cloth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

A remarkable story is told of j
clergyman abiding in a southwestern
suburb of London, who, concluding 3
sermon. said: Yes, my brethren.
there is a hell" and then. drawing
put his watch. added, but we will no
go into that just now"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
knocklnn.

What's that noise?" That's
Gladys. She has a IS gold piece
bangle that was coined the a she
was born and she wants to YEA 1t
again" But that doesn't explain the
hammering.' "She's battering it so
the year won't show."-Houston Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
a VOICE FaoM LIE puLpIr.

Rev. Jacob d. Van Doren. of 81
Sixth street. Fond Du Lac, Wis.
Presbyterian clergyman, says: Il had
attacks of kidney dis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

DR. David Kennedy's FaVOrite Remedy L.
exeellent for the liver. Cured me after eight years OF
su6ering." s. Pepron, Albany, Y Y. World famous. Ell
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

IVY
1t isn't the cost of the dresses
That makes abig hole in the purse;
1t isn't the cost of the boarding,
Although that could hardly be worse.
Nay, this is what makes us a bank
rupt,
And leaves us of money bereft:
The gas bill they want us to pay for
The house that we shut up and left.
Boil weevil's in the cotton,
Black rust is in the wheat;
Pray, won't some kindly insect
The breakfast foodstuff eat?
Little Bopeep had lost her sheep
and didn't know where to find them.
eff they were only street car hogs"
she moaned, sd just know where to
look for them!"
Herein we a see the disadvantage
of being a shepherdess.
When childhood's gay frolicking
Paid with a bruise,
Brown paper and vinegar
Quick they would use.
And now when Society's
Bruises cutlery,
White paper and vinegar
Critics apply.
Clovis had just slain the warrior
for breaking the vase of Scissors.
I'm glad it happened" he unused.
otherwise, later on, l would have
been compelled to kill the cook for
breaking it."
Shuddering at the thought of such a
loss. he continued the review of his
troops.
Adam stepped on a banana peel in
the garden path and fell with a sick
ening thud.
Il don't understand this at all" he
muttered; 81 thought the job was to
be lone by an apple"
Hastily gathering himself together,
he trekked off to consult Eve.
Pocahontas ~interceded for John
Smith.
do 0 want to reduce the vote of
the ward?" she demanded.
Hastily giving him his n~aturaliza-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

Write MURINE Y Remedy Co.. Chicago, II
your eyes are sore OF inhamed, and get oeulist's
advice and free sample MURINE. Itcures all eyein&.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY. Vanburen, Ind, Feb 10, 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Klmona sacque.

lhe kimona in all it's variations has
'ome an established fact with West
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Norfolk Coat.

Iorfolk coats always possess a GER
4 smartness and are much to be
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06
Circular Skirt With Box Plated
Flounce.

Skirts that clear the ground and
render walking comfortable at the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

Nzrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children ~teethfng, softens the gurus, reduces in-
Examination, all2ys pain, cures wind colio. 2oc a bottle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

Boil weevil's in the cotton,
Black rust is in the wheat;
Pray, won't some kindly insect
The breakfast foodstuff eat?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

We used to crown the hero
With laurel and with bay;
But now to use the long green"
Would seem the modern way.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

Visitor-Is the campaign hot out
here?
Uncle SHOT? Why my hens lay
odds instead of eggs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

Pocahontas interceded for John
Smith.
do you want to reduce the vote of
the ward?" she demanded.
Hastily giving him his n~aturaliza-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-12-06

And leaves us of money bereft:
The a bill they want us to pay for
The house that we shut up and left.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-12-29
Taking Care Of the Pennies.

1t is often said that only the rich
take care Of the pennies, the poor are
too busy dreaming of the $1,000 bills.
That is one Of the reasons why some
people are always poor. The sub
stantial fortunes of the United States
have been made from pennies. A frac-
ton of cent on pound Of sugar. a
cent or two on every gallon Of Pc
troleum, a penny more pound for
nails, grow into the aggregate mil
lions Of profits which are the base for
the billions of stock capitalization. A
cent a pound is more than most ex-
IRENE fluctuation in the wholesale
price Of iron and steel, more than the
difference between riches and bank
ruptcy in a great industry. These
savings are as possible to the aver.
age man as to the trust magnates.-
New York World.