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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Had MIraculous Esoana.

A horses mad leap down a bank
thirty feet deep, and the miraculous
escape from serious injury of both
horse and rider, provided a short SEN
sation among the visitors at Scarbor-
ough the other day, says an English
exchange. A gentleman named
Churchill raj riding along the espla-
made, when the horse bolted, galloped
madly down the steep a~sphalted foot
path known as Birdcage Walk. and,
after jumping over a seat and iron.
ratings, leaped down the cliff and
landed on an asphalted walk. People
rushed to the spot. which is near to
the Cliff Bridge entrance, expecting
30 find both horse and rider killed.
Luckily, however, besides being
stunned and bruised, tie rider was I'M
hurt. He was placed in a cab, but by
the time he reached his hotel was
able to walk. The horse was little
the worse for his mad escapade.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Ham and Eqos.

To make a dish Of ham and eggs as
good as possible, cut the ham nearly
half an inch thick, boil it in plenty of
water till barely cooked through, pour
off the water and put the pan in a
place just hot enough to brown the fat
part of the ham slightly, but not hot
enough to make smoke, or to brown
the lean meat much. When this is
finished, remove the frying pan from
the fire, take up the ham, pour off the
fat into & cup, and wipe the pan till
it shines like a mirror, without a
single speck to mai the polish. Then
put in a spoonful of the clear part of
the fat, break in the eggs and set the
pan in a place scarcely hotter than
boiling water; cover it, and let the
eggs cook as slowly as possible for
four or five minutes, taking them up
as soon as they can be lifted out. Place
them around the ham, and do not pour
any Of the fat on the dish. Eat with
mashed potatoes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
NOVEL USE FOR euILLoTlNE.
Chickens Humanity Put to Death at
Gothenbur1, Sweden.

Who would have supposed during
the Reign of Terror that a day
would come when the g~uillotine would
be used for a laudable purpose? Yet
this has just happened in Sweden, for
a guillotine has been erected in the
market place at ~Gothenburg, where
it is used daily for the purpose of de-
CAPTIVATING chickens, ducks and other
domestic animals.
The local Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals is D
sible for this novel step. Animals,
it claims, may legitimately be used as
food, but there is no reason why
they should suffer while dying, and
the surest way to avoid such suffer.
ing is to employ a guillotine as an in.
strurlent of death.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
LIVES IN A TOME.
John Janson, Civil War Veteran, Has
Chosen Queer Abode.


John Janson, a veteran of the civil
war, lives in a tomb. The tomb is
bslSS in a rocky shelter in the old
Jones cemetery, near Reeds Corners,
N. Y. For half a century the tomb
has been the resting place of Janson's
wife. Since 1870 the old man has
lived In this place of silence.
II is fitted up in a neat manner, is
quite spacious and is divided into two
rooms. each 10x12 feet. Janson's wife
is buried In a space at the rear which
Is Dramatically sealed. He eats his
meals In the front room and sleeps In
the back. A skylight furnishes plenty
OF light for this strange home. At
night 1t is lighted by an oil lamp.
The old man has few callers and
spends his days tilling the soil of his
small farm nearby. The cemetery has
not had an lnterment in many years.
1t was laid out by the Hiram Jones
family a century ago, and the original
owners and their descendants are now
under the sod of the cemetery.
Janson claims sole ownership, al.
though he has no legal title to the
ground. He is alone in the world, ex-
cept a distant relative In Denver, who
Will carry out the eccentric wishes of
Janson when the latter dies. The old
soldier has requested that at his de-
mise his body be incased in a plain
pine box. Before the body is placed
In this receptacle the latter is to be
partly filled with soft cement. Then
q covering of cement goes over the
body, entirely covering 1t. Janson be-
heves that his body will be entirely
preserved and at the sound of Ga
briefs trumpet he will not have to
look around for scattered mortal parts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
chintz Draperies.

Among the seasons equipments for
country homes the English chintz as
a oom upholstery is in more favor
than eve In popular patterns pink
is the color most favored. The designs
show carnations in punches on a rich
cream white background, roses with
their long stems and green leaves,
pretty bouquets of wild flowers dotted
here and there in narrow and broad
stripes and rich pink peonies of brill
liant colorings, which form set figures
for draperies and hangings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
USE FOR HIS OLD CLOTHES.
Wife Exchanged Them for Useful Do
nestle Articles.

Wife Exchanged Them for Useful Do
mestic Articles.
Some people are so d~eliciously frank
that they render plebeianism attrac-
tive. Admiring a Jagged lambrequin
on a friends mantelpiece, | was in
formed, That? Oh, yes; it represents
three suits of my old clothes" While
broiling a venison steak in a hand.
some chatting dish he remarked: This
is a nice dish; cost me two pairs of
pants That coffee pot was the price
of a coat and vest" 1t was impossible
to keep from laughing. He went on:
Zone day my wife got a housekeeping
streak on her and found 5000 worth OF
clothes hanging up in my wardrobe. |
had grown a little too stout for them,
and she proposed to sell them. She
got SIS for the lot-nearly all brand
new. | raised such a racket that she
now trades for culinary objects and
parlor decorations. It's all l can do to
keep an extra suit Of clothes in the
house."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

The odor of onions may be removed
from the hands by rubbing them with
celery.
Any green vegetable, like spinach,
Brussels sprouts, cabbage or peas, re-
tains its color much better if left un-
covered during the cooking process.
Never use soda for washing china
that has any gliding on it, for the soda
will in time surely remove it all. In
stead of soda use a little soap; that
has no bad effect.
Brass pans should be cleaned before
use Rub them with salt and vinegar,
then rinse thoroughly with water and
dry, with a soft cloth. Thus you may
be sure that the pans are free from
verdigris, which is a strong poison.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Taking AIhun,

me talking photograph is now
pronlfsed-that is, the ~photograOS
with a Photographic annex or a+tapn
mem as it were, to go on %twaddIins
as IN life, with only arbitrary and oc'
caslonal intermissions. 1t onans :.
wearlsome prospect for posteritv -
nave the family portrait album full ~
taiNlng pictures, all going on at tha
same time, with the united tedionsnoao
OF all the originals punched Nm hc'
getber. The old-style, n~onconve-ss-
tional' even as the oyster, is the hes,
klna % live with, and bids fair to boIS
It's place m popular esteem for awht,s
at any rate. "nlie,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Novel Sofa pillows.

There promises to be a revolution
in sofa pillows, brought about by a
new process in photography. There
has been put upon the market a SEN
sitized cloth upon which negatives
may be printed in sepia so indelibly
that soap and water and a hot iron
will not injure them. Kodak, as well
as larger prints, can be cat stitched
down on denim or coarse linen. The
pictures are printed for detail rather
than Tor depth. This will make them
peculiarly appropriate for the souvenir
pillows of summer girls.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
RAISED A UNISON WEED.
Mean Practical Joke Played on Lover
of Flowers.

of Flowers.
Practical joking f1ourishes to such
an extent in the vicinity of PooIes-
vile, Montgomery county, Md, that
residents of that section of the coun-
try on constantly on the lookout for
some joke to be played on them.
1t happened some time ago that a
number of the residents of Poolesville
became interested in what was said
to be the seed Of a new kind of plant.
Among those who received samples Of
the seed was a woman who was I'M
successful in its propagation.
Despite all her care, the seed failed
to come up. She was telling of her
bad luck to a mixed company, when
one of the jokers said he had met
with success in growing the seed and
would be pleased to give the lady one
of the plants he had raised. The lady
was delighted at the offer, and ex-
pressed her thanks accordingly.
In due time she received a small
plant, supposed to have sprouted from
the seed which she had tried in vain
to propagate. The plant was handled
by her very carefully, placed under
glass and treated as a pet.
1t grew and fiourished beyond her
fondest expectations, and when it had
reached it's maturity she found she
had nurtured 9, specimen of the James
town, or Unison, weed, which the joker
had palmed off on her.-Baltimore
Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
AUTUMN GOWNS FROM PARIS.

The gown at the left is of black
cloth trimmed with blue velvet and
black silk galloon. The skirt is made
with a hip-yoke forming a sharp point
in front extending almost to the bot
tom of the skirt, which is encircled
with the trimming. To this yoke the
skirt is plated, the plaits opening out
below the hips.
The bolero, with heightened shout
ders, is deliberately trimmed with the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
ruIIe in Table Decoration.

The ONE of Canada have q
unique way of decorating their lunch
and dinner tables. Around the center
piece of flowers or ferns they fluff a
lot of tulle. They use pink, green,
yellow or white to match the flowers,
but usually white for dinner or for a
bridal feast. The tulle is pulled out
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

cloth. The bolero, with heightened
shoulders, is trimmed with applica-
lions of the cloth embroidered with
cord, forming a sort of network, and
with little rings of passementerie.
This trimming forms a sort of collar,
and also motifs at the corners The
waistcoat is of white cloth or silk, and
is turned back to form revers. The
blouse is of white silk with collar of
the embroidery, in which is run an
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Birds Wonderful Ellaht,

The most wonderful bird fight not
ed is the migratory achievement of
the Virginia plover, which leaves its
northern haunts In North America and
taking a course down the Atlantic
usually from 400 to 500 miles east of
the Bermudas, reaches the coast of
Brazil in one unbroken flight of if-
teen hours, covering a distance of
5000 miles at the rate of four miles
a minute.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
AdvIoe Of . RAILROAD c0nduotOr.

Advice Of a Railroad Conductor.
A conductor in Kansas has prepared
The following advice for his passen-
gers: Have no money transactions
with strangers. Give your trunk checks
to a baggageman, and nobody else.
You haven't lost any freight bills. A
gold brick Isn't worth bringing home
Don't get off the cars while they arc
in motion. When a suspicious looking
man asks you if you have lost your
pocketbook tell him you never carry
one. Don't feel for it while he is look
Ang Have your ticket ready when
the conductor comes along"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

i hereby challenge any man in
town for a clam-eating contest to de-
eide which is the fastest clam-eater in
town. | win make a side bet that
can eat fifty clans quicker than any
man In that line Of sport. Saturday
night ate two dozen clans in one
minute. Challenges to George Kohl
mans, 729 Second street"-Baltimore
Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
IMMENSE OUTPUT OF LUMBER.
Pacific Coast Forests viii Soon Be Elk.
hausted.

= oS'iS NOaSt ToTeStS VIII soon Be EN-
hausted.
Unofficial estimates put the annual
cut OF lumber and shingles of the
three Pacific states at 1900, OOO, 900
feet. of which California supplies 500.
100000 feet, Oregon TAO, 0OO, 900 feet.
and Washington 1890, OOO, 900 feet. At
this rate it is calculated that the for.
ests of the Pacific coast will be *.
hausted in forty years. Shipments
by water alone at Seattle were 564.
472,S01 feet Of lumber in 1902. and
506,S64,T49 feet in 1901. In 1902 rail
shipments to the interior amounted tn
562, 175, 900 feet, and in 1901 to 1854 $50.
600 leet. Portland, Ore, shows a traf.
nc coward the interior by rail ranking
next to Seattle in Importance. In the
calendar year 1900 1886 cars of lum.
Der were shipped from that port. 49,.
SIT in 1901 and Is S76 cars in 1902.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
The unklnd searchllnht.

An amusing incident happened re-
Gently one night while a ~battleship
was trying her electric ~searchlight in
a Maine harbor. A citizen was about
going to bed when the %searchlight
CHANGED to be thrown upon his win
dow Just as he, in his nightrobe, was
taking his nightcap from a long
necked vial.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
EASILY CROSSED THE cHANI,gL

Faliocnist's Successful Trip From.
France to England.
Though Count De la Vaulx's balloon
trip from Paris to Hull was the first
made from the French capital to in
terior England 1t was the seventh sue
cessful attempt to cross the English
Channel from the Continent to Eng
land, though Col. Fred Burnaby is the
only person who has crossed by bal
loon from England to France.
DE la Vaulx's test was specially
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
CAUGHT lnmsnas Turtle.

A turtle, which IS declared to be the
biggest of its kinds " seen, was
caught some time ago on the New
Jersey coast. IT'S weight is 1887
pounds. The length of its shell is 10
feet 8 inches, while its width is 6
fest z inches. A dozen men can
! staS d on Its back with comfort.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
For the Toilet.

A simple method of s~oftening hard
water for the toilet is to throw orange
peel into the bath or jug. Not only
will the peel have a good influence on
the skin, but it will perfume the water
deliciously.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Cheap Passenger Rates Via "santa
Fe Route"

To Boston, Baltimore, Minneapolis.
Detroit, Atlanta and other points. For
particulars address G. F. Warren.
General Agent, A. T. & S. F. Ry., All
Dolly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Hls Great Mistaka

The feelings of the automobilist who
ran down his host and then told the
waiting family that he had torn a
wheel from the buggy of a drunken
farmer a be better imagined than
described.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

The blues and prune shades SO well
received this summer promise to keep
their place in the autumn suitings.
Ruchings r fairly ubiquitous ON
the sheer summer frocks, and by their
aid one of the charming thin materials
may be made up with practically no
other trimming and at slight expense.
Pinked ruches and pinked fiounces
are another step toward our grand
mothers day.
Pepper red is a new Partisan shade.
While not generally becoming, 1t is
effective and modish.
Jet fringes, Jet collars and jetted
trimmings of all sorts have increasing
prestige, but chiefly In connection with
sheer fabrics.
Bright red satin-finish rain coats and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
ASK You DRUGGIST for ALIENS Foot.Fasa.

81 tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recently.
and have just bought another supply. re
has cured my corns, and The hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable, and l would not be with
u it now.-Mrs. w. j. Walker Camden.
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, CSC.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

velvet and galloon and opens over q
blouse front of white silk. The sleeves
are plated at the top and finished in
a triple effect at the bottom, the edges
bordered with galloon or passemen-
terie motifs. The outside of the
sleeves is loose and the inside is
drawn in to form a cuff finished with
a turnover of the velvet and galloon.
The girdie is of black satin or velvet.
The other gown is Of light brown
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

waterproof red silk parasols with club
handles are swell, and yet practical
for coaching in dubious weather.
The cambria or batiste collar. elab-
orately hand-embroidered, is newer
and more modish than the collar of
lace, and such a collar will give dis
tinction to the simplest tub frock.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

its full width, then crushed at inter
walls, upon which flowers are nestled.
sometimes a bit of so~ft-colored silk
Is laid underneath the tulle to inten.
sify the color scheme. Upon one oc-
casion American beauty roses formed
the central decoration, while under
meath pale pink tulle was scattered
SILK tissue roses and in the center of
each rose vas a tiny i~ncandescent
light. Lilies of the valley and green
ferns formed the end pieces, as it
was an oblong table, and roses and
lilies of the valley were at each cover,
the roses for the ladies and the lilies
for boutonnieres.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
LARGE Yield From one seed.

The harvest from one single quash
seed which William j. Bodwell of
Augusta, Me-, planted last spring ag-
gregated 81 pounds weight. There
we're seven in number, ranging in
weight fror eight to seventeen pounds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

d little cravat of black velvet. The
full sleeves, plated at the top, have
little s~calloped sleeve caps of the ma
terial, and are finished with cuffs
trimmed with the cord embroidery. At
the wrists are frills of lace.
The skirt is gathered at the top and
encircled below with scalloped bands
of the cloth and applique motifs of the
embroidered cloth. The girale IL OF
brown satin.-Chic Parisien.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

The electric roads of the United
States carried last year, three times
the population of the earth. They
also maintained 1853 rural parks, near
ly one for eve day in the year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

H. IF. Faneuf of White River juno
ton, VT, recently exhibited a potato
which resembled a human hand with
a thumb and three fingers. the latter
being closed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
History Of New York cltx.

A firm has been engaged &c compile
and print the old English records re
ferring to the history Of the city OF
New York under British rule. The
cost win be Sd GIL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Dogs Follow Hearse.

At the burial of a South rora.~
man his six dogs, draped in b.ack
followed the corteg,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an i~nfaIl,n,a
med cine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMur1-
Ocean Grove, N. j.. Feb. II, 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

Rub out ink stain with milk.
Iodine stains will disappear If
dipped in liquid ammonia.
Rinse the mouth with soda water to
prevent decay between the teeth.
To clean zinc wash thoroughly with
hot soda water. and then rub it with
a flannel. dipped in %turpentine,
If SCOT falls on the carpet cover it
thickly with salt. 1t may then be
brushed up without fear of doing dam.
age.
Don't be afraid to use hot suds for
blueberry stains, they boil out. Pour
clear boiling water on peach, cherry,
tea and coffee stains.
To rub off paint spots from window
glass dip a penny or other coin In wat
er ana then. with its edge, r off
the paint from the glass. 1t is easily
done.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12

All creameries use butter color
ny not do as they do-use JUNE
TINT BUTTER COLOR.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Pope's Autograph.
Amx.


This is the authentic signature of
the recently chosen head of the Ro-
man Catholic church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12
Empire Coat.

Empire coat-for smart walking
IA The short bodice is double
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-16
SU M NIT

Signal, Dec. 9, 1904.
A. J. Hikok has accepted a position
with the creamery at Bowdle.
Lawyer Healy is up from Vermil
lion looking after his interests il
this vicinity. We understand tina
since arriving he has closed a dea
for the John Birch farm.
The Signal has heard it rumored
that another change of time is to &C
into effect soon in the Milwaukee pas
senger train service in and out o.
Aberdeen. 1t is said that the morn
ing eastbound passenger will leave
Aberdeen two hours earlier to con
meet with the Bristol-M adison train.
This would bring the train through
Summit at 7:2O.
w. d. Sloan has returned from
Kansas, where he was called two or
three weeks ago by the serious illness
of his father. Mr.. Sloan says his
father is entirely out of danger and
improving rapidly. Mrs. Sloan will
visit her parents in AtchisOn until
after the holidays.
The Signal received q letter from
Glen Walton this week stating that
he had finally closed his deal for the
Henry Independent and would issue
his first number this week.
Carl Burnstad shipped a couple
cars of stock from his Riverside ranch
last Saturday night. Carl told the
Signal that he expects to turn them
Off for q carload of choice Shorthorns
to bring back with him. Mr.. Burn.
stad is constantly aiming to improve
the grade of stock raised on his ranch
and is turning Off some pretty good
animals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-16

When you read your local pa
per and find items you think
should have appeared, missing,
remember the makers of the pa
per regret it more than you do.
If you hand in items occasional
ly your kindness will be recipro-
Gated. Newspaper people be-
lieve thoroughly in rewarding
their friends and letting the
other fellow hustle for himself.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-16
BIG STONE

Headlight, December Is, 1904.
The Ladies' Aid Society's bazaar
and supper at the church parlors last
Friday was a very pleasant affair.
The proceeds Melted the ladies about
$40.
Mrs. Park, of Sioux City, Iowa, is
visiting her father, Oliver Martelle.
Mr.. Martelle's condition remains much
the same except that he is gradually
growing weaker.
John Gold went to Minneapolis
Monday night to accompany S. II.
Cold to a warmer climate, if it is
thought desirable for him to 90
south. Late reports indicate inn
provement in his condition.
David Davis and wife we're called
to Britton last week by the death of
Mrs. Davis brother. Sheriff Fl. A.
Hinkley, of kidney trouble. Mr.. Hink-
ley had served one term as sheriff
and was. reelected last fall.
The Odd Fellows elected officers re-
Gently and the following are to be in
stalled about January 1st: n. g.,
Sec, G.. A. Yonker: treas, /. D. AL
drich: trustee, M. S. Fink
Last Thursday was Mrs. Edelman's
birthday and the ladies of the Won
ems Missionary society made use OF
the opportunity to testify their re-
gard for her by meeting at her house
and presenting her a beautiful book.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-16

Rheumatism depends upon an
excess Of uric acid in the blood,
The percentage of uric acid in
the various articles of diet are:
Fish, 8.15; mutton, So; veal,
s. IA; pork, s AS; beefsteak, 14.45;
liver, 1926; coffee 4,53; tea, 1922.
Milk and vegetables contain
none, except the potato, which
has a trace of uric acid.