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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
WAS Ratified BY PROMOTION.
Young Actors LzughsbIe '-5uIIR IN His
First Speaking Part

First Speaking Part
Charles FrOhmsn. the theatrical
manager. tells Of an amusing and
ludicrOus mistake made By a young
actor in play once produced By Mr..
Frohman-
The young actor had, up to this
time employed his talents in enact
ing such roles as called for no speech
on his part But in this play he was
intrusted with the following lire. the
only words 10 be spoken by him dur
ing the entire play
The King is deads Long live the
King"
The critical time ARR ing. 1t was OBJ
served By other players lat the young
man who was 10 acclaim the new mon
arch in the words just quoted was suf-
fering from a dreadful attack OF stage
fright His cue came. but no words
could he speak, so frightened was he.
Finally, however. he pulled himself
together and. in desperation, shouted
ar the top Of his voice.
Long live the King; he's deadl"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
A POOR INVESTMENT
By HABRIET MAE WEEK
bI IsIlALA ldaAE v ELh5-
Copyrighted. 1875. b. ne Autlort P.siasisg Company

ening out that Walters deposit mat
ter
Miss Ramsey went back to her
room and was soon busily TRANSCRIPT
ing. Out in the bank, Mr. Bedding
was giving some final directions,
looking in as he finished. to say TO
Annette. Take your time and 20
home early Then he went out and
for the rest Of the morning. work
claimed the undivided attention OF
the entire force.
Noon came quickly. and the half
hour luncheon at downtown cafe
was over all too soon for the pair sit
ting AT a corner table drinking their
coffee in quiet contentmeuL as they
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Upon the Threshold.

Once more We stand with hzIf-relucsant
Upon the threshold q another year,
That line where Past and Present seem
In stronger contrast than they do else
where
Look hack a moment Does tbs prospect
Or does the weary heart but sigh re-
can Recollection smile. or. III at ease
With what IS past wish only to fOrgetf
Say. sssnst thou smile whsn Menorys
Once more recalls the dying year to
woul5sf t6og live Ger again those chang
or bid them ssds forever into nights
A solemn question. and the f2ltsrinE
Scarce dare say Yes" yet win not
For 10y and sadness both have played
In making up the tas II long ago.
Here Memory sees the golden sunlight
Aeress ne path Of life and shine
And row the picture changes ike a
And sorrow dins the eyes and knas
the smile
Soft has gone-where all has gune BE-
fore.
The moaning wind has sung the dead
years dirgs
Times waves roll on against the cruu-
bling shore
And sinks the WORKOUT bark beneath
the surge.
Here ends the checkered Page Of prose
and verse.
OF shapely words and lines writ all
GWry.
There they must stand for better or fer
worse.
So shut the book and bid the year
good-byi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS.
Of Interest to Young Folks Who Study
Physics.

OF Interest to Young Folks Who Study
Physics.
Heat is one of the most curious
things in this world.
Why do you pull your cap dt.wn over
your ears and button your overeoat so
tightly on a frosty morning?
ITO keep out the cold" you say at
first thought. Oh, no, to keep in the
heat of your body, to prevent ii flying
off, to conserve it. This elementary
fact is, of course. pretty well under
stood by boys and girls, but it is less
easy to remember all about heat in its
relationship to substance. There are
conductors and nonconduetors of it.
Wooden materials belong y the latter
class, and so keep you warmer than
cotton, which conducts tie heat and
gives it off.
Air and Water
Here is an interesting experiment:
Put your hand into a bowl of w-ter
which has been allowed to stand in
the room some hours. Dces it feel as
warm as the air? "Oh, 10" you an
swer; colder" Now. we ,vill test the
matter with a thermome ter Watch
the mercury closely. Wh. how odd!
Air and water number the same de-
grees.
Here is piece of marble. Touch
it. You shiver, do you nos? Marble
is always uncomfortably c,ld. And.
by the way, the writer remem 1ers once
seeing a dear little white Eskimo dog
which could only be pulled Il rough 8
Philadelphia summer by giving it the
use OF a marble topped table Here
it spent all its leisure hours aad kept
cool.
Marble VS.. Wood.
To return to our experiment. Placing
your hand on marble you would certain.
ly aver that it is colder than the wood
right alongside of it? But. as a matter
of fact, it isn't,
The difference between these two
substances is simply that the marble.
being better conductor of heat than
the wood, 1t absorbs more OF the
warmth from your hand, and so gives
you a greater sensation of chilliness.
The reverse is true of charcoal. You
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Miss Ramsey sat by the low radiator.
after office hours last summer. She
could see yet the oomprehending grin
OF the ragged newsboy as he moved
away from a certain bench in order
to leave Cupid a clearer field.
Musing in this happy fashion. An
nette finished her task and answered
with alacrity the call from the presi-
dents sanctum, His pleasant Good
morning" harmoniZed perfectly with
her genial mood and the days quota
of correspondence ran smoothly on
under his friendly supervision. You
may leave the letters on my desk for
signature. Miss Annette" he said, as
the dictation ended; 4 shall be away
the greater part Of the day straight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

run through four holes and knotted
(A).
Then is holes should be bored on
each side of the frame and scrip of
hide run through the hole, knottSo. run
through the opposite hole. drawn
tight and secured. This should be
done through the SO holes. uStil there
are is small thongs and two large ones
running across the shoe
Then weave network CD, knot.
ting the hide wherever the thongs
cross, and the shoe is done.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

The frame of the snowshoe should
be of ash or some other strong elastic
wood. They should be steamed so as
to enable them to be bent, as In the
diagram.
They should then be bound WITH
strips of rawhide for about six inches
along the ends. This forms what il
called the tail OBJ.
Next procure two wide fiat pieces OF
rswhide split at the ends (C). These
are placed in position in the frame,
near the end and the four splits are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

may take piece in your hand, light
one end Of it and hold it by the other
without any unpleasant sensation. It
VIII not conduct the heat to your
hand.
II you were to lay your hand on a
piece OF iron outdoors during very
severe weather it would probably
freeze fast on the instant, producing
a slight but painful injury That is
because iron IS a fine conductor Of
heat; so, indeed, are all metals.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Russian State scepter.

The Russian state scepter Is OF
solid gold, three feet long. and con-
taIns among its ornaments 26S dia-
monds, $50 rubies and fifteen emer~
aids.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Where Marriage Is in Favor.

Modern HindoOs honor marriage so
highly that no bachelor is ever con-
suited on any important affair, and the
man who cannot be induced to marry
is looked upon as beyond the pale OF
nature"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
A Pulling Domino Trick.

A good trick with dominoes is per-
formed as follows: Arrange II Of
them in a circle, as shown in the ac-
companying picture and tell one Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

enough and of equal length. Tooth
picks or any other little sticks of uni
form length and thickness, may be
used instead of matches.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
An Ode to Little You.

NJ Ouc 70 LILLIe Oh.
On' your laughing eyes are blue
As the sea, Little You:
AND as fresh and clear as dew
On the lea. Little You
you are wise and you are witty,
You are fair and you are pretty
IS can be. Little You. as can be.
Eut for me, Little You, as for me.
MOI your wisdom. nor your face Is
What has charmed me- nor your graces
nor your dainty ways and taking,
NOT your laughter. havoc making
All or these. Little You, they may
please:
But what charms me. gives me bliss
And despair and hopes but this:
Little You, Little You. Little You.
-Egnomet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

The Trans Siberian Railroad has ter mlnal at Moscow and one at Irkutsk, ST. beria. had heard so much of the lux urious train service that I was unpre- pared for any delay in starting. SoI was glad to take the first train that left. The Russians always speak with enthusi- asm of the special trains which leave Moscow only once a week. Their libra ries. their salons. baths, gymnaslums 0or those who never indulgeD make many a tale with which the casual traveller must be contented and take what he can get. l thought 1t the part of prudence to choose we'll my place in the train. This was a coach where a pell-mell like the interior of moving van was presented. It contained a whole kitchen outfit. a samovar. of course. and enough coal for the entire eleven days. besides provisions for a month. A cage contained fowl. an1 above. dangerously suspended, was a large basket holding eggs.
 Many stops delay the journey, but there are no changes of train over the great white plains, where even the names of places cause a sensation of harshness, of severity. The imagination can hardly do justice to this terrible journey The end less steel rails shine like ribbons. And I, accustomed to a more or less privileged existence. was carried through country where life is rude, the weather indictment
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57 feet, and with engines capable of developing 3,750 horse power 1t is capable of doing F 1-2 knots an hour. The boat is equipped with three sets of sails and Is capable of carrying twenty-five heavily loaded cars. The Russians have already expended SsO0O,O0O on this ferry service. with its terminals.
 The Russians do not excel ia railroad building. Even considering the enorm- GUS difficulties encountered. the road. ac- cording to American standards, Is very faulty. The road has been built with cheap, unskilled labor. It has been equipped, for instance, with rails which weigh but fifty pounds to the yard, whereas the standard rail in America weighs eighty-five pounds The bridges along the route are perhaps the weakest links in this great chain. Many of them are of great length and nearly all are built of wood. Should an attack be made on any of these by an enemy, the entire system might be rsadily crippled.
 Faults of Construction.
 Add to this the fact that the switches are faulty. the grading bad and the curves impossible for fast trains and the fDadeqsacy of the lines becomes obvious. In some places the ballasting of the road has been practically neglected, the rails teing laid down for long distances on bundles of sticks. The locomotives are of obsoletes types The gauge of the road is peculiar to Russia and will not permit of the use Of engines or cars of any other roads. s
 As might be expected, the speed of trains on the Siberian road. both of pas senger and freight trains. is ridiculous. Judged by American standards. The av- craze speed of the regular passenger schedule is but thirteen and one-hsif miles an hour for express trains. The famous train de luxe leaves Moscow once a week for Port Arthur. The run to Vladivostok of $500 miles Is accomp- hshed in eighteen days. This is the schedule but the train is rarely on time. The subsequent run to Port Arthur of H) miles requires two or three days more The so-called slow or accommo- dation trains take a month or so to do the entire distance. It Is but necessary to mention in contrast that the run from New York to San Francisco is done in four days and ten hours.
 The freight trsins at hest average but eight miles an hour. The actual work accomplished by the system Is of course approximately small. According to the official statistics of the Russian Govern ment the line last year carried 100000 tons of freight, and in all 1320.O00 pas sengers. A single American road of about the same mileage carried last year SOO0O0,OO0 tons of freight and l25,OOO,0OO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
THE GUARANTEED CATARRH CURE.
E. G. Fowler Will Return Money If
 HyOmsi Fails. No stomach Dos

Ss N' @SWASS " AAAf 4SSh hhAA AA' AAQAlEY sA4
 HyOmei Fails. No stomach Dos
 ing.
 Hyomei has made so many cures of the most chronic and deep-seated cases of catarrh. that E. G. Fowler, Druggist, con sders 1t specific in this disease.
 He extends an invitation to all catarrh sufferers to call at his store and purchase a Hyomei outfit with the distinct under standing that 1t will be absolutely free unless 1t effects cure
 The chief reason for the unusual sue cess of Hyonei in the treatment of catar- rhal troubles and other diseases of the air passages. is the fact that 1t cures by. a new principle. impregnating the afr you breathe with healing and germ-killing balsams. On this account 1t reaches the seat of the disease in way impossible 10 pills, drugs or other stomach dosing. l
 Many of Mir. Fowler's customers who have suffered with eatarrh since childhood have been cured completely by this scien- tific remedy.
 The complete Hyomei outfits costs a, and consists of an inhaler that can be carried In the purse or pocket, a medicine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. Extra bottles can be obtained for 50c., making 1t a most economical remedy for the cure of catarrh.
 Do not suffer longer with catarrhal dis orders but get a Hyomei outfit from E. C. Fowler. Druggist, under his guarantee to return the money if 1t fails, You run no risk whatever. If 1t cures, the treatment ia not expensive, while if 1t fails. Mir. Fowler will refund your money and 1t costs you absolutely nothing.
 5-tu-thu-su.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

passengers. A comparison of the train loads of the Siberian line and of the av- craze American road will serve to make this clearer. The average train load in the United States is about i,5O0 tons some run as high as 2.50O, tons. Tn Russia the average falls to 800 tons. while on the Siberian line the average is but 800 tons. The Russian makes 1t his boast that he Is never in hurry. The management of the Siberian Railway would seem to bear out this reputation. With . road me- chanically so poorly equipped accidents, often of a serious nature, are matters of almost daily occurrence. The trains in crossing the great plains, or deserts, are practically isolated In the case of a breakdown. and must help themselves as best they can out of their dilemma One Of the commonest accidents. for instance is for train to break the rails iTi pass ing over them. A delay of twelve hours is considered comparatively unimportant It has frequently happened that ono train will overtAke another which has started twenty-four hours ahead.
 In such a case the passengers of. the second train are treated on the "car ahead" principle. and the first train! car rying both loads completes the Journey alone. Under the most favorabIe scondi- tions the road Is Incapable of handling more than half dozen trains a day. In the winter season. when the road Is Ike ly to be blocked by snow and ice or from oreakdowns of one sort and another, even this traffic is out of the question: But at all times the people who make up the passenger traffic are most interesting From the first the travelling con1pan- Ions establish themselves as if in their own houses. They change their clothing, range their shoes under the seats pass sausages from hand to hand. and with the touching confraternity of the Rus sian character they drink from the same cup containing hot and pale calored drink, their national tea.
 Social Life Aboard.
 This little band of passengers, beeorn- ing very well acquainted, advances az A nucleus of civilization over the desert .aand. Nothing could be more striIVins . than the group of animated, living. eui- tivated persons. carried on and on through the cold moonlight nights and the cola white daylights over the terrible solitude of the great wlntry steppes After the town of Tomsk Is passed the traveIlera become even more united, quite like a large family.
 In their promenades during the stbpA. of the leisurely train they chat with one an other. making inquiries and commebts ts or trivial matters. for many ind themseive, with old acquaintanees of their freu,,eni journeyings over the Hue The oficials
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refer to their acquaintances among these ladies by the color of the costume or oth- CT personal appearance. as: You know the blue gown who went to Moscow last montir2' and then follow details of per- sonal interest as to "blue gown" where she is now, when she returns. what she Is doing or any other bit of gossip imag- inably interesting to young and worldly persons whose lives are at times so in- tenseiy isolated and changing,
 At Omsk the physiognofny of the train becomes more characteristic. Engineers, officials w7th braided caps. install them selves as in conquered country. Tho queStious: ''Where are you fromT' Where are you going?' What are you doing now7" are heard on every side as they roll on over this hyperborean desert. The conductor. an amiable young man. whose features are of the undecided and
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An Absolute Necessity.
So Thinks at Least One Travelling Man.

" SAAN@@-AS at ASCaSL Ou0 VHAUnIfno O
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 1 would as soon think of startino o,,. without my mileage books and grip as to 'start out on trip without A hoy oT fStparIs Dyspepsia Tablets in my valise lsald traVeling man who represents a st Louis hardware house. Why? Re- cause nave to put up at all kinda oF hotels and boarding houses. have Ho to bat good, bad and indifferent food st .'iI H hours of the day and night and don't believe any mans stomach will sto-S fhat sort of thing without protest sn',- way 1 know mine won't It has to haze Eomething to break the fall and Stuart.s Dyspepsia Tablets Is the crutch l fan My friends often josh me about (. Bell me I'm an easy mark for patent fnAd- cine fakers, that advertised medlcines . "a humbugs, etc, but I notice that they are hearly always complaining of their aches md pains and poor digestion while T c,,n tand most any old kind of fare and feel kood and ready for my work when if heeds me, and I believe l owe my good igeStion and sound health to the daily. egular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Fear in and year out, and all the josh ng'' in the world will never convince me b the contrary.
 I used to have heartburn. about threa imes day and headache about three r four times week. and after standing or this for four or five years, I began b look around for as crntch and found it fhen my doctor told me the best invest bent I could make would De a fifty cent ox sof Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and lave invested about fifty ceRts a month pr them ever since, srld whentT stop to hink that thar is what I spepd every ay for cigars; [ feel like shal9bg hands ith myself for I can keep ynlf Ftomach nd digestion ir hrst7cIass crdef Sor fifty br life insurance.
 My, druggist tells me they are the most 1pular af all stomach medicines and that icy have maintafned their popularity and hccess because they do as advertised hey bring results, and results are what lltnS harbwire. wedfri-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
Whn Rita Ta

That very popular writer Mrs. Des~ mond Humphreys. better known to the world as Rita. is by birth a Scotchvgo- man. When a child she spent sSverai years in Australia, but Ireland. the birthplace of her husband. claims much of her affection. Mrs. Humphreys has travelled a great deal. and her views on people and manners are very decided. She has the courage of her opinions. too. a fact that is evidenced by her recent re- marks on the doings of the smart eet Mrs. Humphreys is fond of the theater. She Is wsFm hearted and a good conver- aationaIiet Her books are Of vivid iu- terest and very widely read.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20
SCIENCE PREVENTS BA1DNEss.
The Fatal Germ and Its Remedy Now
 Facts of Science

GaSt5 VI oClSucC-
 IL Is the rarest thing in the world for a man to be necessarily bald. No man whose hair Is not dead at the roots. need be bald if he will use NewbrO's Herpicide. the new scalp antiseptic. HerpIeide de- stroys the germ that cuts the hair off at the root; and cleans the scalp of dandruff anc leaves It in perfectly healthy con dition. MT. Mannett, in the Maryland Block, Butte, Mont. was entirely hald. Tn less than a month Herpicide had re- moved the enemies of hair growth. and nature did it's work by covering his head with thick hair an inch long, and fin six weeks he had a normal suit of hair. Sold by leading druggists, Send l0c in stamps for sample to The Herpiclde Co, Detroit, Mich. E. G. Fowler, Special Agent.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-20

You can't say we are behind che times. We handls ROLLER CHAM PToN. The -four the best cooks use. ''t' Farley & Dove
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