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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Snakes Tall.

~ Ass Snakes Taii.,e zs-.sv4s 4
|fa Snaka's Tail is a game played by
|fany nltIaber Of persons, one of whom
|als sefetted as catcher, and the Others
/ form in' Single file to represent a
|asnake. the last player being called.
|Atne snakes tail. Each player in the
lnb places his hands on the shoulders
pf the one, in front of him. At the
opening of the game the catcher
stands about 20 feet from the head
|@f thu file, facing him, j ana lat the
signal tries to catch the tail without
SipushlnK any one. in the. row. The
snake defends its tail by moving
|nlhboutf any way. Kbut II the row
|shsqaks (tself ia lis "a fouls and the tan
fafctq(idersd las caught when / the
hts){ n caught be becomes catcher In
khs Nd the catcher takes this place
Eat the head.
Is Another way Of playing the game is
|Sto allow the catcher to name any one
l IN the row az the one he intendSstoN
L catch. If haeafches' thcs enc 'narnadA
They change POSITIONS. Tire player ii
the head ofstheslins may stretch -unt.
his hands to impede the catcher's
\ prasTpas. but is not allowed to push
y -. MIF 4
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

mast firmly into the hole in the deck,
and your boat Is almost complete.
Now comes the novel feature OF
your boat. Get one of these toy bal
looms which are so often sold by
street vendors. You can get scent
one at any toy, store. Fasten a light
cord about four feet long to the bal
loon, and tie the other end OF the cord,
to the screweye In the bow of your
boat, and you are ready TO launch
her. N2t - 1890 ass
The balloon will fly at the end of
the cord, high above your boat, which
win skim over the water like q swal-
low. AS soon as the wind changes
the balloon will yank around the bow
of the boat. and she will head on a
new tack. Then the square sail will
fill and she will be away at q surpri--
ing speed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Candle Trick

How would You arrange, with a room
full Of people, to place candle in
such position that all but one would
see it. and that person must not be
blndfoldedft 4sf
place the candle upon the head of
the person who is net to see it.
Should there be mirror in the room,
and this one person should make use
of 1t. herdoes mot see the candle. but
only its reflection.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
al Mldnluht LuIIabY.
noon Of summer, little girl, little

Il IN 49, .ioos. u SuAihiSi' AeeiS b. 1900
!, .etgrne lead Won to Dreamland Dune,
! ! i here the Nelson's blow and the ten
ro n the wake Of the haunting June;
80 Ar June is Spirit now, little girl,
e ind her footprints are on the ground-
,t,~e primrose bold on the moonlit hill,
's'H % marigoids on the shadowy TIL,
a 10 md the dalsies all around.
iosese are the spirits. little girl. little
i !. I'd thsy dance on the Greenland
the8 crickets song and the tendril
busn the smile of the wide white moon;
Il ~ the moon is a spirit, too, little girl.
d And has 1pined the spirit band
0ulNFn stars Or gold In the milky SKY,
b n. "a the daisies bold that peep and spy.
4 little stars of the moonlt land.
ae.' the noon Of siumber, little girl, little
Af girl.
'trh ct me lead you to Dreamland Dune.
ilsl OF pearl
he On tbs lasbes of the faery June; 4
finn, iia on her ankles, too, little girl,
NY ~ san dances Ger the ground
tlSad ths daisies spring from beneath her
i I'd evdfything that is fair and sweet,
y rLp the starlit. moonlit land.
'nca the noon Of your life. little girl. little
~ y viii yon think of the Dreamland Dune.
!, 1Nna remember . then, when your hearts
-, The promise of the long lost June?
uulehen your heart is lightsome. too. lit
q will you Shed your light around?
Erwin your smile unfold as you bear it
!. Ike q marigold in the salnted sky.
iaOr star on the fiOwer-lit land2
-~AiOySius Coll in HOuSeKpauar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Parlor Trick With a Cana.

Balance a cane on the back of
chair, so that the slightest touch sets
1t to wevering. Then tell your friends
that you can make it fall from the
chair without touching it in any way
or even blowing at IT.
Although no one will believe you,
1t is very simple thing to do. Get
a postal card and rub It very briskIy
on WOODEN cloth till it is thoroughly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
some conundrurs.

Why IL a little man like good
! cok because he is often looked
yer. & so
Why Ia a pig in parlor like
ouse ON fre?-Because the sooner
= % is put out the better "a g
What Is the difference between
colder and bomb.shell?-Oneg goes
- wars and the other goes to pieces.
Why are birds sad In the morning?
because their little bills are all over
,ew. Sass ~ s-e9
1 Why Is love always represented as
n cti1d7-Because he never reached
Che age OF discretion.
II Why did Eve never fear che
Measles. - Because she'd Adam.
" Who had the greatest appetite ever
INeard Of The man who bolted O
Hoor. threw up window, and then
Int down and swallowed a whole
,ltory.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Tho Paper Duel.

Two boys are placed back to back
with balls made of soft paper in their
hands. Two other boys ars their sec.
onds, to pick up. their balls. They
walk away from each other about
eight feet, turn round and throw their
balls at each other until one is hit
The seconds pick up the balls. when
ever they fall and replace the duel
lists,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27


The presence Of an unusual number
of seed balls on potatoes indicates
that the season has favored the set
ting Of the true fruit or seed of the
potato. We have been growing the
potato from tuber cuttings so long
that we now look upon the tuber as
the seeds whereas it is really a spe-
cies of stem cutting 1t is very likely
that this method of propagation has
discouraged the development of flow
ers and seeds. AS a rule, our pota-
toes flower freely, but rarely do they
set much seed. This potato ball. then,
is the product of fertility blossom
If enc wishes to secure new varieties
of potatoes, the thing to do is to plant
the seed found in these balls. Each
seed viii produce a new kind differing
slightly or greatly from every other
sort. 3
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
How Whales &c, Food.

K ~ obtain food the whale swirns
Through the water with its mouth
,op6n. The water pours In the aper-
,ture. and carries with 1t hundreds OF
small nsh and marine animals. r.. R.-
The water escapes through the
sides OF the mouth. but the fish are
caught and held by row of stiff
bonelAe objects along the side of the
Jaws. These are whalebones, SO use
kui h commerce These and the oil
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

found In the glands of the throat
make the whale very valuable.
There are several varieties OF
. whales but, the sperm whale, though
the smallest, is the most valuable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Attracting ths Card.

magnetized. Then hold IT near one
end of the cane, which will slowly
turn toward it. BY holding the card
below this end of the cane you will
attract 1t downward until it oyerbal-
ances and falls to the floor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
The Patriarch editor.

Old Patriarch Time must feel some
thing of rage and remorse at his ac-
cumulated failures to take from the
sere and whitened brow of the coun-
try editor his crown
The rural editor, strangely unlike
many business men, grows ripper and
keener as the frosts gather boar and
immaculate upon his head. The aver
age merchant OF professional man, re-
firing. breaks the ingram habit OF
years but to idle and fret, going to
the sunset land restless and unhappy.
Have you noticed with what a Sc
rene and philosophical mein the coun-
try editor nears eternity? Gentleness,
sweetness. forgiveness and forbear-
ance mark the columns of his paper
where once he was prone to rip and
roar and twist the eaudal appendage
of those who loved him not?
What is it to grow old7" asks one.
With the editor it is more than to lose
the glory Of the form, the luster of
the eye, the plumpness of the cheek!
1t is to lose, also, from out the CULVER
~
aloe. the jayelin of wormwood. the
shafts of venom-and to gain upon
the pencil tip pure and pleasing gem
tleness that scatters calm and serenity
in every home. Old wood is best:
likewise old wine. old friends and an
old editors writings.
There is in the ageing. pastoral
scribe none of that frigidity of years,
that piping childishness that frets at
shutdown, no futile walling at Time to
fly backward, no beIated and pitiful
patching up of the body against the
gravel
There is in him mature mellow
ness, a reserve of wisdom from which
he may draw at viii, a relish as OF
salt, hint that he is seeing by aged
night a million stars he could not see
by youthful day-and all this draws
about him countless friends who love
and cherish him. -....
His b0ys,or his younger partner
take from hts s. ouldeTs the -bruising
cares. he may not tell regularly as
OF old remaining at home for an hour
with that graz sbaby. or to let old
Bobhins nip a bit of grass beside the
road but ere the day is much begun
he shuaaes OF toward his favorite
chair befora The desk where work has
blessed him 10. these many yearsl
And thus perhaps. tits there they
and him some evening when the paper
has gone 20 press. his arms upon his
desk, his head upon his arms, asleep
foreveri sN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

have had no personal experience
In the use of lime as preventive of
the sprouting habit of potatoes. There
are two ways in which it might infiu-
ence the development of sprouts; one
is by drying up the surface so that
srrout growth would be checked; the
other is by influencing the tempera-
ture of the potato by the small insula-
ton Afforded by the coat of lime. This
effect, | imagine, would not be worth
considering. On the whole. therefore,
I do not anticipate that the method
would be at all effective-J. c.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

The difficulty in this instance ap-
pears to be caused by the great length
of one-half-inch pipe. The correspon-
dent does not give particulars enough
He should mention approximately the
amount Of fall that there is and also
how much he requires. As it is, /
can only calculate roughly the amount
OF fall and guess at the amount OF
water he requires From my under
standing Of the question, have zeal
culated the total fall to be about thir-.
ty-six feet, although In making that
calculation had to assume certain
things-for instance, the character of
the pipe used-whether smooth or
rough. At any rate If an inch pipe
is substituted for the one-half-inch
pipe in the first seven hundred feet.
the amount of flow would be three
gallons or more per minute instead OF,
threeQuarters as at present The cor
respondent states that an ordinary
pail is filed in four minutes with the
present srrangement.-J. B. r.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
cosT LITTLE TO BUILD.
Comfortable Dwelling Put Up Com
plete for S24O.

The accompanying illustrations
show plans Of the dwelling of Mr. AL
bert Parker, who went to White Fish
Valley. New Ontario, four years ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
White Hairs Growing From woun,

White Hairs Growing From Wound.
Recently saw a question asked:
How to keep white hairs from COM
ing from a sore on a horse" I send
you recipe whichsI have used since
boy. and | am now eighty years
old: Burn the leather sole of boot
to cinder. grind 1t fine and mix with
lard to form an ointment. Rub this
daily on healing wound on a horse
and the hair will some IN the natural
color.-S. E
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

under G and in front of A and B.
Press gently against A and B, when
c will slip down, hook under the
joined matches. and the trick is &C.
complished. Ar e7@
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

The execrable condition OF the
sport OF fishing is driving many a
natural snortsman to the penny-snte
tahIa-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Llmina Potatoes.

L A. G.-will the sprinkling of po-
tatoes with lime while stored In the
cellar prevent their sprouting in the
spring?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
UPPER FLOOR PLAN.

material In the house could have been
prepared at the sawmiH In his COM
munity for one-third less.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

A dabbler in life's serious work
lends little more Importance to prog
ress~ than a child making mud pies
In the street. Whatever you do, do
It earnestly and not specifically.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Three with one.

Fit one match into slot cut at
the top of another and balance against
a third. To lift all three together
with another match. pass the latter
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
potato seee, BALLS

]. C. R-Kindly explain the pres
ence OF a large number of seed balls
growing on our potato vines this
year. What is their function?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

p MI have laid 1.4O0 feet of pipe
to convey water to my house. Half
OF this pipe is halfInch and the other
half is inch pipe. The water runs so
slowly that four minutes are required
to I'LL common water pail What Is
probably the cause of the slow deliv-
cry?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
GROUND FLOOR PLAN.

His house is 20 by 2e feet and one
and one-half stories high. He paid
out s240 for material. all Of which
was shipped from Port Arthur. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

The city man longs for the dais
and the dingle:7 the country man
yearns' for the noise and the hustle
and both. when permitted to visit
the scenes of their long.ngs. are dis
appointed The picture is always
most beautifully blended from dis
lance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

We asked a friend of ours what
kind of a flower Narcissus was. and
he said he couldn't tell us exactly.
but he had eaten some breakfast rolls
made of It while attending the St
Louis exposition and it was fair to
middiing. It's funny how some men
know everythingi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

~ = A@haels Aun IN your fingers SIS well
nn work. Study the diagram and teach
them = trick or two. 'z1s.tz I.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

we went to sleep in the hammock
the other evening and grandaddy
long,legs trailed over our. proboscis
and made us sneeze. Man does not
stand much OF show to relax tness
parlous times, s. 4sF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

ike marigold in the sainted sky.
n Or star on the fower-lit land?
n. --Aloysius Coll in Housekeeper
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-07
DERBY

Mrs. VIM. Wilsey, who has been very III
Is improving.
Ben Heath is clerking In the store durins
the absence Of George Burton.
The Ladies' Aii society meeting at Mrs
A. 7. Dailey's was largely attended.
The foundation is being laid for new
house north of Edgar Silver's residence.
Mr.. John Taylor entertained a party ot
young people last Tuesday evening.
The D. A. students held two socisIs Ios.
week, one on Halloween and one on Fri
day night.
Rev. ]. q. Cone has sent in his resfgns-
ton as pastor OF the Cong. church. to take
effect Jan. l.
Mr.. Levi Kelley has sold his farm in HoI-
land and is moving into the Spear house,
purchased by him year ago.
Capt. and Mrs. Rolbrook are at their
home here for short time before going to
California, where they will spend the win
ter.
The ninth grade students of Derby grad.
ed school will give social promenade at
the,t town hail, Friday evening, Nov. II.
Moulton's orchestra in attendance. Come
and bring your friends.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-07

Mrs. Fred TempIeton of CraftsbUry, Is
working for G. P. Fisher.
Walter Lewis shot large loon on
Bakers pond lastWednesday.
Roy Styles has finished his work for c.
7. Cutler, and gone to Connecticut.
Eugene Anderson, Fred and Frank
Chase started Monday for st. Louis.
Miss Flora Humphrey has been spend
Ing few days with her friend, Pearl
Vance.
Noble Clark has bought Mrs. Edna
Clark's farm, stock, farming tools, etc.,
for 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miles commenced
their work for n. c. Stevens, the first OF
November.
Those, who went to Black hill deer hunt
ing broke camp last Monday and came
home without any deer.
Mrs. L. L. Hastings has been at Ed.
Tichurst's for the past two weeks, helping
to care for Mrs. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miles have adopted
the baby boy they have been caring for.
His name is now Percy Fred Miles.
About seventy of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Anderson met at their home
the Monday evening after their marriage,
and gave them reception. Cake and fruit
were served. a very pleasant evening was
spent. a mirror, clock, and several rugs
were left as souvenirs of the occasion.
Mrs. William Mitchell died Nov. End,
aged S. years and II months. Having had
poor health she has been shut in her home
for many years. She was a member of the
Presbyterian church, firm in her principles
for right, generous and kind. Many an
unfortunate one found warm welcome in
her home. A woman loved best by those
who knew her best. She was born in
Scotland and came to this country when
Is years of age, and was married to William
Mitchell, March 18th, 1847. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Tichurst, who has
tenderly cared for her many years. two
grandsons, and a brother in Greens boro,
William Barclay, 50 years of age. The
friends have the sympathy of all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-07
EVANSVILLE.

School closed here last Tuesday.
Frank Marshall is going to Trssl
work in a sawmiu.
l. a DroWn and wife have g
"ooosVlile' n. H, to visit their Sc
Drown.
E. A. Gallup has sold his share
cider mill to Albert Grant. Mr.. CIR
still continue the business.
The Pike Co. is building a large
ing for extra storage for their
stones. George Virgins & Son AZ,
the work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-07
Mrs. Carrie Daniels and Mr..
Bar Der attended the Ladies' Aid
in Stanwood, November 3
DEFERRED LOCALS

DEFERRED LOCALS.
Two OF the children of A.E /
are sick with chicken pox.
Mrs. Daggett's sister, who has
iting her, has returned to Moo-s :
The youngest son of Myron sr
ce ntly shot buck which weighed
three hundred pounds.
About forty friends and relstiv
2. Nallencourts, in response 70 an
ton OF Mrs. Vallencourt, gathered
home Thursday evening to celab-
Naiiencourt's thirty first birthday.
were played, refreshments servad
friends departed to their homes =
pleasant time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-07

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

A simple homeiwedding, with many pref
ty features, was consummsted at O'Clock
this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Monira
j. Foss, 20 Storer street, Saco, Me, when
her daughter, Emily Cleaves Foss, was
united in marriage to George Erwin Davis
OF Santa Lucretia, Vera Cruze, Mexico. The
welding was quiet one, being attended
by about thirty invited guests, relatives
and friends.
DEFERRED LOCALS.
Mrs. Almia Sawyer is on the sick list.
A. W. Cutting is home from New York.
Mary Badger has gone to Newport to
work.
j. F. Kendrick visited in Walden, last
week.
Dana Kinnie visited his parents here,
recently.
Will Reed spent part of last week in
Bradford.
John Foster has moved into Mrs. James
Dudley's house.
Porter Lyon has gone to South Dakota
to spend the winter.
George Calkins has moved into the ten
ement vacated by John Foster.
Mrs. D. W. Allen has gone to Waitsfeld,
where she will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Leonard visited his
grandmother, Mrs. George, last week.
Mrs. Peter Pickel is home from Sweets
burg, P. O., where she has been on & visit.
Charles Counter and Bernie Wilson have
spent part of last week hunting, bringing
in a nice deer as trophy, which was en-
joyed by their friends.
News has been received that Mrs. Ma
thaniel Piper has had a shock, at the
home Of daughter in Barre, where she
recently went on d visit.
The W. R. Z. viii! give a box social in
the town hall, Nov. II. Ladies please
bring food for two, and your name in an
envelope. The envelope will be sold to
the highest bidder. Ladies not bringing
box will be charged 10 cents admittance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-07

Is years of age, and was married to William
| daughter, Mrs. Margaret Tichurst, who has
tenderly cared for her many years. two
| grandsons, and a brother in Greensboro,
| William Barclay, 50 years of age. The
friends have the sympathy of all.
GREENSBORO.
John Garvin is repairing his house.
L. A. Jackson was in Westford last week
Florence Hudson is a guest at j. 81.
Clark's.
George Hursey and wife are In Canada,
visiting.
W. s. Ingalls, arrived home Wednesday
evening.
c. "A. Goodrich recently had telephone
installed.
D. c. Melvin is having furnace put in
his house.
Sumner Hill and wife visited in Barton,
last week.
Lewis Mayo OF Stowe has bought Henry
Aliens farm.
John Garvin is putting new piazza on
to his house.
Joseph Ranger has finished work for ].
W. Campbell.
Abner Hill has had new furnace put
into his house.
Matte Kirby has finished work for Mrs.
J. w. Campbell.
Norwood Drown is putting new water
wheel into his mill.
Miss Ockerblade and Ruth Ross were in
Hardwick, Saturday.
Miss Flora Simpson is in Manchester,
n. H., for few weeks.
Louis Ladou of Burlington, is stopping
at the Caspian Lake House.
Mrs. r. J. Barton returned home from
Salisbury, Thursday evening.
Mrs. B. P. Vallencourt's cousin from
Enosburg has returned home.
Miss Emma Lindsay left last week for
California to be gone few months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards from Hardwick
is stopping with Mrs: George Stevens.
house, and is newly shingling the hotel. "A
Frank Allen has sold his farm to Lewis
Mayo of Stowe. Possession given at once.
The Ladies' Aid society meeting at Mrs.
W. B. Simpsons, Wednesday, was well at
tended. -..-
Ray Bailey has engaged to work for his
uncle, DR.. Bailey, through the fall and
winter 49,.
Messrs. Fletcher & Briggs, VIII, have
been working on the. church, have gone to |
the Adirondacks, where they have a lob |
for the winter on large hotel.
Mr.. Healey broke camp the first of the I
week and returned to his home in Massa-
chusetts, Tuesday. His sister, who has |
been at the Caspian Lake House for sew
eral months, accompanied him.
Fifteen coon hunters from St. Johns
bury. came over to the Caspian Lake House
Wednesday, for turkey dinner and after
the repast, the party went hunting for
their favorite game and came in about
midnight, with three fat coons, returning
to st. Johnsbury on the mail train Thurs
day forenoon.
GREENSBORO BEND.
Mrs. Polly Cole has returned home.
Mrs. Myrtle Sawtell is at Bert Piper's.
l.. s. Collins was in Cabot, November 2.
n. A. Ross was in Hard wick, Thursday.
Mr. Abner Keith visited at A. J. Daniels
this week:
Aggie King is in Hardwick caring for
the sick.
Clark's nay press is in Cabot working
his week.
E. c. Judd has returned and ia again in
he station.
Grace Barber visited her uncle, c. A.
Barber, last week.
Mrs. L. L. and e. r. Collins were in
Hardwick, recently.
Eugene Carmody of Boston was In town
IN bus mess. recently. +,
Mrs. Abbie Snow from st. Johnsbury
Tlsited at Frank Amsden's, Friday.
Mrs. George Chamberlin of St. Johns
Jury is visiting relatives in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Christy trom Glover
pent Thursday with her mother. Mrs
sophia Smith.