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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
AN OLD TIMER.
Has Had Experiences.

a woman who has used Postum
ROOD Coffee since it came upon the
market eight years ago knows from
experience the necessity OF using Pos
tufn In place of coffee if one values
Iealth and steady brain.
She says: AT the time Postum was
nrst put on the market | was suffer-
ing from nervous dyspepsia and my
physician had repeatedly told me not
" use tea or coffee. Finally | de-
ciueu TO take his advice and try Pos
Jun ana got sample and had it care
lully prepared. finding it delicious to
'ne taste. So l continued its use and
very soon its beneficial effects con-
ssnced me OF its value, for l got we'll
u my nervousness and dyspepsia.
wy husband had been drinking cof-
Zee all his life until it had affected
ms nerves terribly. l persuaded him
70 snilt to Postum and it was easy to
set MIN to make the change for the
, ostum is SO delicious. 1t certainly
worked wonders for him.
we soon learned that Postum does
eHhilarate or depress and does
10 ~ stimulate, but steadily and hon
o sty strengthens the nerves and the
o orOniacn. TO make long story short
o . entire family have now used Pos
sum LOT eight years with completely
ssa'islylng results as shown in our
uo condition of health, and we have
"O'iceu a rather unexpected imnrove-
Me- "a brain and nerve power"
Cue Cue given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
~. Increased brain and nerve power al
rs 49, follow the use of Postum in
N '.,o., OF coffee, sometimes in a very
~ .o S N each package for a copy of
w WE ,al1ogs little book, THE Road to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
vAsELlNE.

Everybody knows the great value OF this
remedy in the household, but everybody
does not know that the limitations of it,.
which some second class druggists dishon-
orably palm OFF on their customers, have
little or no value. What should be under
stood by tho public is, that it is not a mere
question Of comparative value between
"Vaseline" and the limitations, but that the
limitations do not effect the wonderful heal
ing results of the world renowned ''Vase-
line, and that they are not the same thing
nor made in the same way. Besides this,
many of the limitations are harmful, irri-
tant and not safe to use, while true Vase
line is perfectly harmless.
Perfect safety therefore lies In buying
only original bottles and other packages put
up by the Chesebrough Manufacturing Co.
Attention is called to their Capsicum Vase.
line advertised in another column.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

An experienced houselleeper says
that a fork is superior to knife for
cutting steamed pudding or hot
cake. It separates without making
heavy.
Potatoes should be peeled and allow
to lie in cold water for couple of
hours before they are boiled, for thus
greater whiteness is insured.
To keep cheese from molding rub
the cut part with butter and cover
with white paper. Keep the cheese in
a cool, dry place.
Kerosene is an excellent insecti-
eide. Applied literally about the
kitchen pipes and sink it will keep
down the reaches that often make
life a misery to the dweller in the
city apartment house.
To keep cheese from becoming
moldy wrap it in a cloth dipped in vim
egar and wrung nearly dry. Cover
the cloth with a wrapping of paper
and keep in cool place.
Do not turn griddle cakes more
than once or they will be heavy. For
the same reason serve with the same
side up as when removing them from
the griddle.
Griddle cakes are much lighter
when the eggs are separated, the
yollIs being beaten to thick cream
and the whites, which must be added
the last thing, to stiff froth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

only seams in the coat, so one can
readily see how easily and quickly
1t can be put together. The cape col
lar also sews in the neck edge, thus
saving a lot of time in the finishing.
The sleeve is of bishop shaping and
is ornamented by bands of braid. II
economy is necessary the braid might
be supplanted by stitched bands of
would be a pretty button for the cape
and almost every one has one or two
odd ones around.
With such a simple model any
mother who can use a needle can
make a pretty coat, and so much
cheaper than the ready-made ones.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

shaping, and the deep plaits give not
only pretty effect, but add fullness
to the skirt. The design is appropri-
ate for wash goods, silk or wooden,
and will make charming little school
frock when made up of dark blue
serge, trimmed with large buttons, or
shaped bands of contrasting material
might be used over the shoulder and
on the skirt in place of buttons.
With such little Gress one might
wear leather belt and the result
would be most gratifying.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
Day Of the MusouIar Man

1t would perhaps be extravagant to
say that there never was a time since
the days of King Arthur's round table
when physical strength and health
were SO highly regarded as now. But
nevertheless it is a fact not success.
FULLY to be denied that physical cul-
ture during recent years has been
given more than ordinary attention.
ana many men who are healthful and
strong have been remarkably success
Iul in the various vocations of active
NE, The days OF the fop, the dude, the
iackadaisical dandy are past. The
popular society man nowadays must
De a huntsman, golfer horseman
OF FAMED for some particular athletic
quallty.-Kansas City Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

lines, is pictured
here, made up in
fl e e C g b a c k e d
pique. Plaits are
arranged in front
and back, and Ia
per toward the
waist, which is
Slightly bloused in
the front. The
closing is under
the plaits at the
\left side of the
front, and the use
sof the fitted lining
is optional. The
collar is pointed,
as is also the cuff,
which finishes the
bishop sleeve. The
skirt is circular in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

tinction to the coat, and need not cost
much, so that one viii be able to have
a very pretty coat and at slight ex-
pense.
For fall wear nothing could be
neater or prettier than this style.
There are no intricacies in the pat
tern, in fact, any one possessing or
binary skill can make a most comfort
able, serviceable garment and at
much less cost than the ready-made
garments. Tussore, tweed, broad
cloth, serge, cheviot or peau de sole
are materials used for such purposes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
READING AS A SCIENCE.
The Acquisition Of Knowledge Proper
erIy Portioned Out.

Edith Wharton writes: THE me-
chanical reader. as he always reads
consciously, knows exactly how much
he reads, and will tell you so with the
pride of the careful housekeeper who
has calculated to within half an ounce
the daily consumption of food in her
household. AS the housekeeper is apt
to go to market every day at a certain
hour, so the mechanical reader has
often a fixed time for laying in his
intellectual stores; and not infrequent.
~ ne reads for just so many hours
aay. The statement in one of Hamer-
IONS youthful diaries, I shall now com
mence a course of poetical reading. b.
ginning with fifty hours Of Chaucer
ana gave him one and one-half hours
last night it leaves me exactly forty
eight and one-half.' is a good example
OF this kind of readineD
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
AMERICAS OYSTERS THE BEST.
United States Leads Easily In the Mat.
ter Of Sea Foods.

United States leacS EASILY In the Mat.
ter Of Sea Foods.
In the part Of Australia in which I
live we get oysters as big as a saucer"
said Mr.. Thomas Lewis OF Adelaide. to
the Washington Post. They are twice
the size Of any I have seen in the
United States. but in quality there is
nothing to recommend them. for they
have no flavor, and are so tough that
it takes a pretty sharp knife to make
any impression on them. Still, there
are people who manage to eat them
after they have been stewsd sufficient
ly long. In other parts of our coun-
try we have a better grade, approach
ing nearly to your American oyster
but hardly its equal. In fact, after nv
acquaintance with the Chesapeake bay
products, l am firmly of the opinion
that in the matter of sea food the
United States leads all nations, an as.
sertion that will be backed up by any
man of wide travel"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

cape line idea are
seen daily, but
none are prettier
than the one
shown here in the
charmingly youth
full coat of red
lady's cloth and
black braid. The
coat is made with
front and back,
good round full
ness in the skirt
and shaped by
shoulder and I'M
der-arm seams. In
fact, these are the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

In sixty years the annual per capita
consumption Of whisky has gradually
decreased from two and half to one
and fourth gallons. In forty years
the consumption of beer has increased
from less than two TO more than sew
enteen gallons per capita.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
Red SIN Handhana-

Handbags in geranium and red lon
ls1ne are considered smart. They may
be unlined or lined with white or red
china silk. Below two-inch heading
a casing is run to hold the broad
geranium taffeta ribbons that are tied
together and slipped over the arm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

the circular capes.
In the design
shown here, the
back is quite full,
and the front is
the e & ula I'll o n
shape. The sleeve
may be in flowing
or bishop style.
The collar is held
in position by the
use of a stole fac
ing, thereby, af-
fording a place for
a bit of decoration
in trimming, which
may be of passe-
menteric, crochet
rings, tassels or
buttons. This will
give an nir of dis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

The Review of Reviews is keeping
up its reputation as the best interpre-
ter Of the news of the day among our
monthly journals. The November
number deals with the postal investi-
cation, the fall elections, the recent
exposures of high finance in trust
organization, the Panama canal situa-
ton, the award of the Alaska tribunal,
the protectionist movement in Eng
land, and the issue in the far east be-
tween Russia and Japan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
To Wax New Elnnr.

To wax new floor use first a good
wood filler" which must be thor
oughly rubbed off before it becomes
too hard, and then 2 prepared wax. It
is better to purchase this wax unless
you have had great deal of expert
ence in mixing it Apply the prepared
wax with thin wooden rag and polish
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

band of fagoting
in the middle of
each plat. The
little sleeve caps
and the plastron
are made of cross
wise plaits, each
fagoted in the
same way.
The collar and
cravat ends are
of lace, the latter
fastened at the
top with buttons.
The cuffs are
ornamented with
buttons, and fin
ished with frills
Wfanar Nbfo
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

1t in with heavy brush or brick, rub
bling the floor across the grain first
and with the grain afterward. The
wax must be applied in very thin
coat and thoroughly rubbed into the
floor. After the floor has been filled
and dried two coats of wax are neces.
sary to finish It,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

President Eliot of Harvard univer-
sity opens the November Atlantic
with an important article on the
school, its characteristics, what it's
aims should be, and into what it
should develop In fiction the number
contains THE Story of the Queen, ="
the opening of a novelette, by Harriet
Prescott Spofford "A Woman's
Fancy" an attractive story, by Alice
Maude Ewell and 1.-THE Boy Who
Lived at the Bottom of a Well" by
Edwin Biorkman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

All those who have read It believe
that Jack London's new story, "The
Call Of the Wild" will prove one of
the half dozen memorable books Of
1908, This story takes hold of the
universal things in human and animal
nature; it is one Of those strong.
thrilling, brilliant things which are
better worth reading the second time
than the first Entertaining stores we
have in plenty; but this is something
more-it is a piece of literature. At
the same time, it is an unforgetable
picture of the whole wild. thrilling
desperate, vigorous, primeval life of
the Klondike region in the years
after the gold fever set in. 1t ranks
beside the best things of its kind in
English literature The tale it.
self has for it's hero SUI
perb dog named Buck. cross be-
tween a St. Bernard ard a Scotch
shepherd. In none of his previous
stories has Mr. London achieved so
strong grip on his theme. In none
of them has he allowed his theme so
strongly to grip him.-The Macmillan
Co., New York.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

Darrell of the Blessed Isles" by
Irving Bachelor, author of "Eben Hol-
den," "D'ri and t. is-the latest by this
most popular author. Darrell Of
the blessed isles" is at once
the latest and the best of Mr..
Bachelors stories. 1t is an idyl Of
love and the story of a great happi-
ness that came through self-sacrifice
and expiation. Mr. Bachelor has
clothed life's simplicities with endur-
Ing charm and beauty, and made
honor and self-sacrfice truth and
love, seem the only things that are
really worth while" 1t is such writ
ers as Mr.. Bachelor and such books
as Darrell of the Blessed Isles" that
improve the standard of our present
day literature. The Lothrop Publish
Ing Co. of Boston are now issuing the
y0th thousand of this book. which at
bsts its exceeding popularity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

The culinary pages of The Delin-
Gator for November breathe the spirit
of the Thanksgiving feast, but they
are not filled with the trite recipes
that it is customary in many publica-
tons to resuscitate at this season.
The title Of the paper in the "Carlot-
ia and l" series, An Old-fashioned
Thanksgiving. might suggest the CON
trary but the dishes therein ex-
planned are of such an age that they
are disregarded in this day, to the
great loss of modern gourmands, and
well merit retelling. The December
number of this excellent magazine has
just come to our table and it is re-
plete with all the good things of the
season. Doubtless it is the most at
tractive issue the .Delineator people
ever published.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

Among the more recent publica.
IONS of the Baker C Taylor Co, New
York, is "The Strife of the Sea-" by
I. Jenkins Hams. Animal stories have
become quite common, but it re-
mained for Mr.. Hains to take up with
ihe denizens of the sea and no one
could be better fitted for such a work.
Tales of sea folk, the albatross, the
shark, the whale, the penguin, the pei
lean, the sea dog, the loggerhead, the
albacore, and others. They are stories
told from the point of view of one
king Of the race with a sympathy and
vividness which make the reader live
with the giants of the sea. The pic.
ture Of the struggle for existence in
the waters where parent turns on
child, brother eats brother, binds the
book closely together. Mr.. Hams has
followed the sea as a business and for
pleasure many years. Born to. the
sea, he has lived and worked and
played In 1t throughout his life. He
knows the deep as few men know It,
and he possesses a power in his writ
ing which few men can surpass.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
Cape and Coat Effect.

Cape and coat effects continue their
reign and new applications Of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

The Century for 1904 promises a
We nth Of reading and pictures that
surpass even the high standard
achieved during 1908. Perhaps most
notable of all the strong features of
the volume win be Dr. S Weir Mitch
ellis THE Youth of Washington, told
in the form Of an autobiography. It
win be daring and unique piece Of
historical work, written as if it we're
doae by General Washington himself,
sitting down in Mt Vernon in his old
age and recording, solely tor his own
eye the story OF his youthful life. The
Century is truly "one Of the worlds
greatest magazines
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
Model for Fall Coat.

One of the newest models for Fall
is the rather long, loose coat to
which additional charm is given by
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

Don't forget that whatever maya
zine you may select for yourself for
the coming year, ST. Nicholas For
Young Folks belongs somewhere in
your family. No home with children
is complete without it. 1t is the best
magazine of its kind in the world. No
better magazine can be published.
Send to the Century Co., Union
Square, New York, for a free speci-
men number and see if you are not
convinced that it is a necessity in
your family.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
ajax eIbson Dress.

A mode that has long been popular,
because of its good style and graceful
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

Leslie's Weekly, the best of the
weekly publications that comes to our
notice, is becoming more and. more
popular in this western country, as it
takes up and discusses topics of pcal
interest The coming of Leslie's Week
ly is always looked forward to with a
degree of pleasure. A years subscrip-
ton to this magazine makes an ex-
cellent Christmas present.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
BLOUSE of Eorn sin

Tho blouse and sleeves arc made
with lengthwise box nlaits with a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
LITERARY NOTES.

TIE gospel of good cheer brightens
every page of the Youths Companion.
Although the paper is nearly seventy
seven years Of age. it does not look
back on the past as better period
than the present. The Companion be-
lieves that the time most full of prom.
ise is the time we are living in, and
every weekly issue reflects this spirit
Of looking forward and not back. To
more than half a million American
families 1t carries every week it's mes
sage of cheer. It's stories picture the
true characteristics of the young men
and women of America. It's articles
bring nearly three million readers in
touch with the best thought of the
most famous of living men and
women.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

Country Life, by Doubleday, Page &
Co., still leads the world in the ex-
cellency of it's illustrations. No mag
azine published ever attempts to re-
flute this. 1t is strictly a high class
publication, and occupies a field ex-
clusively its own. To home ties this
magazine appeals more strongly than
any of the periodicals. A years SUBJ
scription makes most excellent gift.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

The November Outing is Of especial
interest to the lovers of outdoor
sports, and glance at what is in
store for the readers of this best of
all magazines of its class in the De-
cember number makes it certain that
the sales of the Christmas issue will
exceed all others.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

That faithful old standby, The Cos
mopolitan, appeals more and more
strongly each month to the fiction
lovers. That the publishers are pur-
suing popular course is shown by
the enormous increase in sales during
1903. Every number seems a little
better than it's predecessor and we
are already looking forward to the
time when the Christmas number Ia
due. 1t promises to eclipse all previ-
GUS efforts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

The Nature of Man, by Ellie Metch,
nikoff, professor in the Pastuer insti.
tute in Paris. is one of the latest and
perhaps most valuable editions to
science. It is not often that a scien.
tiflc book may be read with ease, prof.
1t and pleasure by the general reader
so that Mr.. Metchnikoff's book comes
In the nature of a surprise. AS the
name implies the author is Russian
and the book is Enthusiastically so.
The scientific Importance of the work
Is so great that it is conceded to be
the most valuable production since
Darwin's Origin of Species" Thirty
years of careful and painstaking in.
vestigation and study have fitted the
author for this great work. The Eng.
hsh translation is by P. Chalmers
Mitchell and G. p Putnam's Sons,
New York and London, are the pub,
fishers. The work may be ordered
from A. r. Dirge. Salt Lake.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

',rhe Shadow of Victory lat
est work by the author Of Lavender
and Old Lace is a vigorous novel,
showing the development of character
amid the rough and stirring scenes
Of an early western trading post The
people of the book are real and attrac-
tive, and the heroine belongs to the
best type OF a strong fascinating
American womanhood. The story is
full Of Mrs Reads characteristic
breezy humor and has many touches
Of genuine sentiment Il viii appeal
strongly to the reader who has been
charmed by Mrs Reeds earlier works
and will meet with a warm reception
FROM all those who love an exciting
story well told A splendid Christmas
book T. P. Putnams Sons, New York,
are the publishers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

The brisk attack on snobbery that
was leading feature of the October
Everybody's has been followed up in
the November issue by a significant
article on Successful Men Who Are
Not Rich" Success without money
seems anomalous to the modern
American; yet, on reflection, the most
eager devotee of plutocracy cannot
deny that such men as Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts. President Eliot of
Harvard, DR.. Rainsford and General
Joe Wheeler are, in the, best sense of
the term, successful.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05
AMONG THE NEW BOOKS.

"The Sacrifice of the Shannom," by
w. Albert Hickman, IN a recent pub
LEGATION from the firm of Friedrich A.
Stokes Co., New York, a sufficient
guarantee of the merit of the book. 1t
is a novel having to do with the ice
brushes of the Northumberland
straits mingled with impressions
of the wonderful silence and the re-
sistless power of the ice of the north
are descriptions of the stirring deeds
of the men and women of this region
of pure air The heroine is one of
those intrepid yachtswomen, home
woman, ski-runner, canoeist
who laughs at danger She is a nov
city In fiction and the book is of thrill
ing interest throughout.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-05

The second edition of "a Duke and
His Double" tHenry Holt & Co., pub,
fishers, New York;, Van zile's latest
edition to humor, has Just been pub
lished. 1t is an amusing tale of New
York life of today that has most of
the qualities of a present day comedy.
The book is genuinely funny" some
thing rare among the books of the
present. 1t is clothed with an air OF
mystery, and is intensely amusing
and interesting It is diversion from
the commonplace.