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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

great abundance. Game was much
more plentiful than it is now. The
marshes supplied wild fowl-turkeys,
ducks and geese-and the woods, pig
cons, partridge, quail, squirrels, rab-
bits, hares and deer. But for its wine
cellar the City hotel was famous, and
when. after nearly century of exist
ence, the old hotel was discontinued
the remaining stock of MADEIRA, sher-
ry and port was eagerly bought up at
fabulous prices by connoisseurs.
Where now stands the Thalia thea
ter. on the Bowery below Canal street,
was the famous Bulls Head tavern,
built about 1860 This was an inn
much frequented by cattle traders. as
it was close to the cattle markets and
slaughter houses. Here Gen. Wash
ington and his STAFF rested after the
British troops had marched out on
Evacuation day. On the site Of the
tavern was built the Bowery tneater,
which was burned down four times,
and each time rebuilt. Since 1879 it
has been called the Thalia theater.
Here the elder Booth and Lester Wal
lack gained their greatest fame.
Famous also, in Revolutionary his
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
Clothes and the Man

why, old man. you look as if you
had gone through hard campaign in
China with that same blessed old
coat on that you used to wear back
at college" The red-faced. sleekly
dressed man clapped the little minis
ter on the back and roared his greet
ing heartily enough after three years
separation. The man of the cloth
looked down on the greeny-black coat.
tightly buttoned up to the throat, so
that the lack of a shirt underneath
would not be manifest; he tucked
back out of sight one frayed cuff that
had slipped down the bare wrist, then
he laughed a little uneasily.
mo. win not go up to your club,
Jim; | hardly look fit to-day"
why fit enoughl Come along"
The red-faced chap was not to be put
off. He was not a fellow TO be
thoughtful of little things. But,
say. Freddy" he continued. you must
be in love when you forget to keep
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

SOME FAMOUS OLD TAVERNS
LANDMARKS IN YORK

New York may now be called a city
OF sumptuous hotels, but IT Is a long
cry from the Wafdorf-Astoria TO the
first tavern where the burly Dutch
man drank their schnapps and smoked
their long-stemmed pipes while they
discussed municipal regulations-as,
for example. that hogs should have
rings in their noses; that trees must
not be feiled across the streets; or
that liquor must not be sold to the
Indians, or during church hours. or
after 8 O'Clock at night.
During the early days of the Dutch
"Directeurs General of the East In
dia Company in the city of New Am
sterdam, any chance travellers were
entertained by the citizens, and the
gracious hospitality of the governor
was extended to all visitors of degree.
In time, however. this duty of pSivate
entertainment grew so laborioug that
a public house was erected by Gov.
wilhelm Kieft at the company's ex-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

OF zO3 members, holding equal shares.
According to the articles of incorpora-
ton 1t was to be used and kept as a
coffee house. and for no other use and
purpose whatsoever until the number
OF corporators should be by death re-
duced to seven, at which period the
property was to be divided among
the survivors. This original agree
ment was not adhered to, however. for
the building was afterward altered
and leased for commercial purposes
and the rents divided among the sur
vfvors. This coffee house became very
popular in the early days of the last
century, and in it's dissemination of
political ideas was a counterpart of
the Fifth Avenue hotel or the Hoffman
house of to-day.
On the present site of the Tribune
building was Martling's tavern, the
home of Tammany hall from 1898
until the erection Of its permanent
home in 1911.
In the village Of New Dorp, s. l.. is
one OF the oldest taverns yet remain
ing within the limits of Greater New
YORK II is the old Black Horse tav-
ern. built about 1856. The present
proprietor is Patrick Curry, who
shows with pride the old beams and
timbers OF abe original building and
tne hanging wooden sign on which
the black horse" is now barely dis
cernlble. The sign is full of bullet
marks, showing that it was a favorits
target more than a century ago
ABOUT nfteen years ago this old sign
was taken down and stored away. for
the heavy iron rings by which it hung
were completely worn through by the
swinging backward and forward for
over zoo years.-New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

In the English system of numerar
ton. billion is million OF millions.
and trillion is a million OF billions
In the French system. which IS usual
ly followed in the United States. a
thousand million is called billion. .
thousand billion trillion. and so on
Situated as we are. British country
adjoining the United States. it is but
natural that both systems should be
in use here, and this of course, leads
to confusion. The English system Is
defended on the ground that It is at
least as convenient and agrees (which
the other does noD with the etymo-
logical formation of the words-the
billion. trillion. quadrillion, etc. be-
ing respectively the second. third.
fourth. etc. powers of a million In
both systems the million is the same
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

that button there sowed on. Back at
Dartmouth you were spotless itself.
You remember when we used to go
out to see that Hackett girl and T."
The little preacher, who had been
getting more and more red, inter
rupted with an appraised finger. Jim,
maybe | had best explain. always
used to like good clothes, / admit
maybe | was quite dandy at college.
But, Jim. old man. l am not getting
very much salary now, down at the
chapel-only s45 a month-and some
times that is not regular. And, be-
sides" the tired eyes Lit up with a
CLEAN near akin to triumph, I'VE have
a new altar in the chapel now and
and-I helped with its purchase a lit
tie bit"
Freely" said he of the slick tweed
and the figured vest and his voice was
sunk to note of awe, Freddy, you
are the best-dressed man in San Fran
cisco to-day. San Francisco Call.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

Where the Boreel building now
stands, at lis Broadway, the Holland
Society of New York have erected a
tablet to mark the site of the historic
De Lancey House. This was the
home Of Gov. De Lancey until 17eO,
when 1t became a hotel and was
h-own ~ various names-~The City
Hotel" The City Arms The Prov
ince Arms Burns Coffee House, /"
etc. II Is said that here the mer-
chants Of New York signed the fam
Gus non-importation agreement in OPP
position to the Stamp act, 1765. The
City hotel was plain four-story build
ing with its big square windows
stretching in long even lines across
the front. 1t depended for It's repu-
tation not on any richness of decora-
ton of either exterior or interior, but
on the menu, which in that hosiery
reached the highest point of perfec-
ton in colonial days. Meats and fish
were served in every style and in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
AUTHORS NOT OF KIN.
Sir Edwin and Matthew Arnold Had
Little N Common.

GiAAtC VI common.
John Denison Champlin tells an
amusing story Of Matthew Arnold and
the late Sir Edwin Arnold. Some
twenty years ago." he says, when
walking with Matthew Arnold on the
banks of the little River Test, near
Romsey abbey, conversation turned on
Sir Edwin Arnold and The Light OF
Asia published four or five years
previously. 1t IS not necessary to
enter into Mr.. Arnold's opinion of the
poem. During the conversation took
occasion to ask him If he were related
to Sir Edwin He paused a moment.
as if shocked at the suggestion. and
then said: No. we are not of kin.
Indeed. doubt If he had any right to
the name of Arnold. have been told
that he is of Jewish descent A few
weeks later | happened to meet Sir
Edwin at a dinner in London and.
prompted by, hope, a not unpardon-
able curiosity. propounded a similar
query to him. No. he replied quick
ly. with what seemed a shade of
asperity in his tone, 4 am not related
to Matthew Arnold. We are OF wholly
different families Then. his face
breaking into his peculiar smile. he
added: Matthew Arnold is an In
tellectual dyspeptic. His brain does
not digest properly"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
An Ant rsxt

AT Vassar the other day a visiting
clergyman was asked to preach to the
young lady students and the sugges-
tlon was dropped that it would be
better for him TO take a text which
ne would use before a general con-
gregatlon, instead Of selecting one
which he thought especially apple
able to the gentler sex. who constitnt.
cd his hearers on that day. There
was many a smile at the time. and
many since, when the text taken nv
him is considered, it being Follow
me and will make you fishers of
men. The students wondered IL
there was some special reason for the
ciergyman's choice of Scripture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
500 Reward. slOO.

Tbs readers Of this paper win be pleased % lean
that there Is at least dreaded disease that scence
has been able TO cure in ala It's stages and that ts
Catarrh Hairs Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
cure now known 70 the medical fraternity. C4tRrrh
being constitutional disease. requires q constttu-
uonal treatment Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternaly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength BY building up the constitution and assist
ing nature IN doing its work. The proprfetors have
go much faith IN rs curative powers that they oes
One hundred Dollars for any case that ft fails t.
cure. send for list Of testimonials,
Address Z. J, CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold BY all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

pense. This was situated on Pearl
street and Coenties Slip, facing the
East river. Toe building was of rough
hewn stone, four stories and attic,
with the high-pitched roof common to
all Dutch buildings of that period.
The gable ends of the roof were ar
ranged in steps, as are many of the
old French buildings which still re-
main in the Province of Quebec.
This Stadts Herbergh or City Inn
was completed in 1912 and was used
for public service till 1854, when it
became the Stadt Hugs or City Hail.
and for almost fifty years continued
to be the meeting place for the coun-
ell OF burgonasters and schepens. In
1t was the courtroom and the jail, and
In front a cafe and whipping post In
1899 it was sold for go shillings and
taken to pieces.
Opposite Bowling Green was the
tavern of Martin Krieger or Kings
Arms" as it was called later The
garden of this tavern was a favorite
place of resort for the Knickerbocker
citizens, who in Krieger's day rested
their bodies on the benches and sol
EMMY smoked while they watched the
sun set behind the trees. In its lat
ter days it was called the Atlantic
Garden and continued to be a fav-
orite place of resort for entertainment
and recreation.
At liz William street stood Golden
Hill Inn, built of Holland brick, one of
the oldest taverns in Manhattan. 1t
was used as meeting place by the
Liberty Boys" and just back of the
inn, in an open field, occurred the first
fight with the British regulars in the
war of the Revolution, Jan. Is, 1870.
This open skirmish of the war was
called the Battle of Golden Hill, and is
concentrated by a tablet on
building at the corner of John and
William streets.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

tory was Labon's inn, situated on
Flatbush avenue In Brooklyn. This
famous old hostelry, with its two great
trees shading the veranda, was oc-
cupied by the Hessians after the
American army has abandoned Brook
lyn- The permanent British camp was
located at Bedford Corners, on the
farm OF Barent Lefferts.
In the early days of the nineteenth
century the actors, poets, and writer's
were wont to resort to the Shake
speare tavern, at the corner of Mas
sau and Fulton streets. This was a
low, old-fashioned building of straw
colored bricks, with dormer windows
in the roofs. The proprietor was
Thomas Hodgkinson, himself an actor
OF local repute.
Merchants congregated In the Ton
tine coffee house, on the northwest
corner Of Wall and Water streets.
This building was erected in 1890 by
the Tontine society. an organization
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
Ancient WhlstIlno Lars.

Among the ruined cities of Peru
nearly fifty different kinds Of musical
instruments have been found. Unique
among these are many double
whistling jars or musical water bot
ties. Near the top of the first or
front jar, which is usually surmount-
ed by human or animal figure, is
the opening of the whistle. When the
jars have been partly filed and are
swung backward and forward, num-
Der OF whistling sounds are produced.
AS the vessel swings forward and up
ward, the water is lowered In the
first jar and rises in the other. In
the backward motion 1t rushes back
into the first. forcing the air out
through the whistle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
Excellent Opportunity to Arrange for
Your Reception at St. Louis, During
the Fair, Free.

If you intend going to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. st. Louis, Mis-.
souri,, opened by President Roosevelt
April sOth, 1904, it will be very much
to your advantage to correspond with
Mr.. F. H. Worsley, No. All Dooley
block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr.. Worsley has arranged to have all
his parties met at the St. Louis depot
and escorted to their lodgings, which
will be reserved in advance.
Information relative to passenger
rates, stop-overs, ticket limits, hotel
rates and all other necessary informa-
ton asked for will be cheerfully given
free of charge. This will especially
be of benefit TO those desiring to travel
with Utah parties or in parties of four
or five. School teachers will also
hear something to their interests by
writing above party.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
ouick-witted Candidate.

A candidate for parliament in a rur.
AZ district Of England was young and
ms engagement to a popular and
pretty local girl was well known She
was sitting prominently on his plat.
form one night while he was in tbe
hands of the hecklers. when are We
g1ttin' marit?" shouted a heartIess
voter. The candidate. though obyi.
oasiy nonplused, had plenty of grit
and he bluntly retorted in confidential
tones; Look here, gentlemen. it de-
pends on this contest. Some one in
the vicinity has promised to let me
NIX the day if am elected. The
meeting cheered and he was elected
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
Some VIrtues Of LouIa XIV.

One need not overlook the enor-
nous shortcomings of Louis XIV as
a man and as king to admit that in
some important respects he tried to
DO his duty" says Longman's Maya
zine. He was hardworking sover-
eign. both in the sphere of admins
tration and in that social sphere
which was, to his mind, no less i'm
portant. So courteous that he never
passed the poorest woman about the
palace without lifting his hat, he car
ried polite consideration to the level
of a fine art
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

The Joy.
The JOY is IN the doing.
Not the deed that's done.
The swift and glad pursuin1
Not the goal that's won.
The joy is in the seeing.
Not In what we see:
The ecstasy of vision.
Far and clear and freei
The joy is In the singing
Whether heard or no.
Inc poets wild, sweet rapture.
And songs divinest fowl
The Joy Is In the being
Joy OF life and breath.
Joy or soul triumphant.
Conqueror OF DEATH
Is there a flaw in the marblsY
sculptor. do your best:
The joy is IN the endeavor-
Leave to God the restl
-Sulia c. r. Dorr. in May Smart sst
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
SAVED sY CLEVER Rusg.


How LunatIc Asylum Doctor Escaped
Threatened Duckinq.
The doctor of lunatic asylum was
in the bathroom one day watching
a number Of his patients battle, when
one Of then called out suddenly,
Let's duck the doctor" The cry
was taken up at once, Let's duck
the doctcrl"
Seeing his danger, the doctor, with
great promptitude, said
"All right. boys; but suppose. now,
you give the doctor a cheer before
ducking him."
This reasonable proposition was at
once acceded to, and ringing cheer
resounded through the building,
which at once brought the keepers,
as the doctor expected, and he was
saved
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
FRENCH LOVE OF SHOW.
Well illustrated by Incident of tn.
early Republic.

Well illustrated by Incident of ths
Early Republic.
Albert vandam. a French writer.
tells this story Of the early days Of
the French republic, which followed
the downfall OF Louis Napoleon: ~Ons
day there came to Tours a hundred
volunteers from the south, wearing
enormously PREDETERMINED felt hats
and dressed in sable garments all
over. They looked like funeral mutes.
and they were evidently determined
to act MP to their appearance, for.
wondrous to relate, they marched
through the principal streets without
opening their lips-a proceeding some
what different from that of the rest.
AS a matter of course. the CROWD
was tragically impressed. The impress
sion, however, did not last long. The
volunteers felt thirsty. and their chief.
who wore a still more enormous has
than his men, signaled to them IN ths
middle of the Rue Royale to halt fo1
refreshment That spoilt the whols
tragic part of the business, for when
NACoS eOuAAChnCA5 Adu OPCAC0 NAEA
mouths there was a difficulty Of clos
ing them again. The moment drink
was in speech was out. They In
formed their admirers that they had
come from the department Of Gers
and that they had made a terrible
pact. A hundred and one. including
their leader. they had started from
Il 4 II
would return. II one Of them was
killed the whole would perish in theiI
efforts to avenge him"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
Holiday Of Russian Servants.

Every other Sunday the servants
tn a Russian household are entirely
free. Their work stops Saturday
night after supper, when the serv-
ants leave the house, not TO return
until the next Monday morning. The
employers never ask where or how
the free time is spent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

Beads and Pebbles.

In Africa the sorcerer carries a
small bag Of pebbles as an essential
part Of his equipment Modern cylin-
drical glass beads are descended from
the beryl and quartz crystal Baby
lonian cylinders, Egyptian scarabs and
Myeenaean gems are not. as has been
generally supposed. primarily signetsl
but amuIets.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

Milk, wine. OK blood, eau de Co
logne. strawberries. violets and rose
leaves are among the things used by
well-known European actresses to
indicate ard nerfume their baths.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
AsphaIt h south Afrio.

A deposit of asphalt. estimated to
contain about 100000 tons, has been
discovered on Table mountain. near
Cape Town, South Africa.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

DO not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN r
BoYER, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. Is, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
sor children teething, softens the gums reduces IN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
THE DAISY FLY KILLER destroy. 50, a.

= - = " = y ~
IN and places where
flies are trouble.
some. Clean, neat
and will not soilor
lnJure anything.
Try them once and
you will never be
Without hem.Ifnot
keptby dealers.sena
prepaid for zoe.
HAROLD SOaERS.
l4g Dekalb Ayenne,
BrOsklya, n. I.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-02
new PENSION LAWS S sRsE

Apply TO NATHAN BICKFoRD. eI4 n ST..
Washington, ID. q.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-02-13
Sl,l45 5,2;6 46
A Way to Help Baltimore.

Baltimore has shown splendid
pluck in declining outside aid and
IN tho determination to master,
herself, her own great misfortune;
and the statement in yesterday
mornings dispatches that her
business m9n are "aroused in an
extraordinary degree to the in.
portance of doing everything pos
sible 70 keep their trade advau-
tases from slipping away" must
have been read with friendly in
terest. Now here is direction
in which Southern merchants can
help without extending charity.
Business is not governed by senti
ment nor should it be; but IN
consideration of the South's deep
obligation to Baltimore which is
IN fact Southern city-Southern
merchants who have heretofore
done their buying there might
well be patient until the city is
ready to do business again, or, if
they must buy elsewhere, in the
meantime, hold themselves free
from permanent alliances in other
places; and those who have not
heretofore bought there, might
well try that market when it il
rehabilitated, TO learn If it does
not offer them advantages equal
to those of other cities. BaIti-
more is 10 be rebuilt, and that
speedily-buiIt better, it is hoped,
than it was before. Our people,
who are so filled with sympathy
for it and would so gladly con-
tribute now to it's relief, can best
help it to its feet again by helping
it to "kesp it's trade advantages
from slipping away" and help-
ing it augment the volume of its
business when they can do so
without prejudice to their own in,
terests. Charlotte Observer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-02-13
Let the People be Free.

A bill has been introduced in
the legislature looking to giving
towns the right to do away with
local dispensaries by popular vote.
The bill is good one. If the
dispensary is temperance meas
ure as Senator TllIman declared
it was, then whom the dispensary
people get ready to dispense with
the dispensary they should he
permitted TO do so.
The recent conduct of tho dis
psnsary authorities in forcing the
people Of two communities to put
up with dispensaries when their
people wished TO rid themselves
of the curse of tho whiskey busi-
ness, Is most deserving of con
demnation. No town should have
its good fortune and it's moral
conduct placed in the bands of q
wkiskey board. Emancipate the
towns which wish to be free.
That ought to be the position Of
every senator and representative
who truly loves his State and
labors for hor upbuiIding. Gin
ton Chronicle.