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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
QUALITY OF PATRIOTISM.

A New York paper tells a story of
a Japanese cook. When his mistress
spread a newspaper on the kitchen
floor, for cleanliness sake, he hastily
snatched it up and carefully busted it.
Upon being asked the reason he point.
ed to picture of the Mikado and
said, in a voice fearful with pride:
MY King" The paragraph closed
with the extremely witty remark:
Wouldn't that make you laugh ?"
The person who wrote this would
doubtless approve of a big placard
that may be seen on local billboards
depicting the American flag waving
over a bottle or a certain brand of
whisky, which is surrounded by typi-
cal veterans Of the Rebellion. We
might with advantage absorb a little
of this Japanese patriotism and rev.
erence for the national emblem.-I.os
Angeles Times
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE.

Russia has served notice on the
world that after she has whipped the
Japanese she will make peace in her
own way without interference by
other powers; and now announce
ment comes from Toxic that after
taking Port Arthur the Japanese will
hold it forever. to guarantee lasting
peace in the east.
These evidences of the unconuuer-
able will of the contending nations is
edifying, but we cannot help reflect
ing that the Russians are a long way
from having the Japanese beaten.
War has so many uncertainties
that no man can tell how the pres
ent struggle will end, but simple folk
who know nothing of it's workings, or
of the great game of diplomacy in
which the official manifestos men
toned appear to be a part, cannot
help recalling that in. war, as we'll as
In other things in life, it is the best
policy to catch your hare before cook
ing him.-Boston Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
OUR BAD COLLEGE SPELLING.

Much is said in the papers about
college English. The people within
and without college walls declare
that students write badly. But there
is a thing more fundamental than
their poor English style; it is the mat
ter Of their spelling. Many college
men, as proved by their essays, can
not spell. They frequently make the
mistake of Transforming writing into
writing, and of dining into Dining
an echo probably of the noise of a col
lege dining-room.
But poor spelling is not confined to
college students. College professors
are not free from the blame. A LET
ter lies before the writer in which the
distinguished head of a most import
ant department in an American col
lege declares that a certain candidate.
whom he has recommended as "com-
petant." A New England college pro-
lessor has recently said that in maxi
ing applications for a place in Eng
fish several candidates wrote of the
salery. OF course, also, a man NAV
lack culture and spell correctly. Spell
ing is more or less matter of an ar
bitrary bit of knowledge. But what
ever may be the psychological rela-
lions OF the art, the schools should
teach boys and girls to spell. BY in.
correct spelling the higher ranges of
learning are rendered less impressive.
-Leslie's Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

number of volumes that have been
collected since that time by the soci-
ety. The seal of the society naturally
occupies the central place, the pre-
dominating feature of the seal, how
ever, being the early seal of New
York state, showing the beaver on the
larger part of the shield, surmouHted
by the royal crown.
So far as is known, these two book
plates are the only ones designed for
and in actual use by the numerous
patriotic or hereditary societies that
have multiplied SO rapidly within re-
cent years. In view of the fact that
some of the larger societies, as the
Sons OF the Revolution and the Sons
Of the American Revolution, possess
comfortable Libraries, it is quite posi-
BILE that the desire to possess distinc-
tive book plates may result in several
additions to the list of book plates al.
ready extant, thereby enlarging the
field for the patient collector of these
library plate marks.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
caneeIed praft Came Back.

Last spring during high water e. A
Davis OF Bethel, VT, had a general
cleaning out at the bank and dumped
several barrels of old papers, among
them being batch of cancelled Bos
ton drafts, into the Connecticut river
In early April Frank Ladue went fish
ing In Lynn harbor. On his return he
noueed piece of paper near the
shore, He poked it with his oar and
saw the name of u, A. Davis ON IL
knowing Mr.. Davi, he was interest,
ca, ana examining the paper, found
tnat 1t was Boston draft. He sent
the paper back to Mr.. Davis, who
states positively that 1t was one 81
the cancelled drafts that he had
dumped in the river.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
cARLYLE's CONTEMPT OF MAN.

Carlyles opinion of Herbert Spen-
Ger as the most amending ass in
Christendom" must, of course, be
read in conjunction with Carlyle's de-
rision for mankind in general. Most
ly FOOLS" he cheerfully thought of us
all. Darwin, we know, he would not
have at any price-not a word Of him.
Cardinal Newman, he estimated, had
the brain of medium-sized RABBI"
Ruskin was a bottle of soda-water.
"A bad young man" was his sum-up
of another eminent writer, whom we
need not name, for he is still living.
But these hostile phrases we're sub
jeet to considerable modification If
the man against whom they were
aimed came near enough to Carlyle
to do him a personal favor, even to
pay him a personal compliment. Dis
raeli, whom he had described as a
mountebank dancing upon John
Bulls stomach, offered Carlyle
baronetcy, and elected from him, to-
gether with a refusal of the title,
many tributes to his magnanimity
He said very little about Disraeli
henceforth in print, and in private he
spoke of him only as "a very tragical
comical ow."-London Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
NOT so MUCH OF A SUCCESS.

You will hear Of the fortune that IL
paid annually to George Odom. the
best American jockey for his services
In the saddle. The figures win startle
you and at first you will be much In.
cined to wonder. Then, as you look
at his attenuated figure and the old
otd face, and note the heaviness Of
MS speech and the sometimes pathos
Oh his voice, then it is thrust in upon
you that, after all, at 81, it ia hardly
worth while, and that George Odom
Jockey, earning more each year than
directors of great human eyenta is
underpaid. There is brilliancy ar.
cain, praise in extravaganza. syco-
paantic following-all of that for the
little old man-boy who rides. But he
mas lost so much.-Everybody's Maya.
zine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
DO WE EAT TOO MUcHG


Psychologists say that the Japa-
nese present the most perfect ply
sique of any race in the world. Most
of the diseases common to the Occi-
dent are unknown among the sub
jects of the Milado, and this happy
condition they themselves attribute
to the fact that they eat sparingly
and only of plain, nourishing food. A
Japanese visiting in this country is
appalled, at the quantity of food con-
sumed by his host in one day. Especi-
ally is he impressed with the extrava-
gance Of our poorer people. In Japan
meat once a day is luxury even
among the well-to-do.-Robert Web
ster Jones in the June Housekeeper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS.

Every war brings to the front new
questions of an international charac-
ter to be passed upon by the different
governments and to add new chap
tiers to international law. Already
two such questions have been
brought out by the war between Rus
STA and Japan. One of these involves
the treatment of the wireless system
of telegraphy, the other the use of
floating mines at sea. These are two
of the new problems which the pres
ent war has brought to the front.
There may be others. In any event,
there will be something for the in
ternational lawyers of the foreign de-
partments to busy themselves about
after hostilities have been concluded,
If not before.-Atlanta Constitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
CURLING LAWYERS vERsosIrY.

The supreme court of Pennsyl.
vania, in an opinion just sent to
Schuylkill county, notifies the law.
yers that they can profitably edit
their too verbose arguments. The
court warns attorneys that the
courts Judgment of the Importance of
q case Is not at all influenced by the
enormous size of the paper books
submitted to it. Tis a warning per.
tinent wherever law is practiced. The
innnitude of words which the law
sanctions. If 1t does not REQUIRE MS
lawyers so often insist, is a source of
Infinite WEAKNESS to laymen. To
them this broad hint given by the
supreme court of Pennsylvania seems
wen worthy of being passed along
down the line of states, IL Is mot 81
impossible to make compact, clear
yet comprehensive statement az
some Of the lawyers train themselves
into believing Springfield. Mass
Republican.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
BEST FRIENDS OF HEALTH.

The sea and the soil are so far from
the office Of the professional man or
the counting room of the man of bust
ness that it requires time to reach
them, but the experience of those who
have tried these friends Of health,
these soothers of the nerves, is that
they not only prolong life, but main
tain strength and health. There are
vitality and healing in the waters and
winds Of the sea and in close contact
with the soil rich with all growing
things. The closer men of any. age
get to nature the more contented and
the more humble they are likely to be,
and, says Shapesreare, content is
rich."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
LIFE ON FARM EASIER.

An observing physician of New York
who has recently travelled about the
country a good deal says he finds
the farmers are standing and walking
straighter now than they were twen-
ty-fve or thirty years ago. He at
tributes this to the use of modern an
paratus on the farms. THE Man with
the Hoe" is getting the stoop out of
his shoulder by reason of the fact
that he doesn't use hoe any more.
but cultivator, on the top of which
ne rides under an umbrella.-Sayan-
nah, Ca, News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
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EURoPE's MILITARY BURDEN

Consumption as it is now practiced
in Europe is a modern development
of the Roman military system, and
while it has been adopted in one or
another form by all, it has reached its
most drastic shape in France and
Germany. 1t was the terrible power
of CONSUMPTION that enabled Napo-
leon to carry on the gigantic wars
which placed all Europe at his feet.
Prussia's ingenuity in evading the
hard conditions imposed upon her In
the treaty of Tilsit, by adopting the
short term and reserve system"
was the foundation of the practice by
which entire populations pass under
military training, and by which Eu-
rope has been turned into IAN armed
camp. Philadelphia Ledger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
Japan,s Great Cotton CITY

Osaka is the great cotton manufac-
turing city of Japan. There are sew
enteen cotton mills in Osaka, with
4SS,6OO spindles. In all Japan there
are seventy-four cotton mills and l..
zSl,oOO spindles. The workmen and
boys, taken on an average, receive
hfteen cents day, the foreman forty
eight cents day, and the women ten
cents day. They work eleven hours,
with two Intervals quarter of an
hour for smoking and half an hour for
luncheon OF dinner. The mills work
twenty-five hours day in two shifts.
No restriction is put on age, and
many OF the children employed are
not more than or years old.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
SUGAR IN soUP-THEN LIES.
Quick Wit Enables Man to Crawl Out
of Dilemma.

Quick Wit Enables Man to Crawl Out
of Dilemma.
There had been a glorious game of
golf, followed by jolly dinner at the
clubhouse.
Sometimes 1t is not the correct
thing to tell even truthful story with
real names, hence it happens that it
was the Joneses who gave the spread
and the person that happened in was
Smith.
Smith is really a man of parts,
wealthy, intelligent and genial, and
usually knows what's what" but he
is not given to swell affairs and is
not dressy, withal.
A business call had taken Smith to
the clubhouse and Jones, seeing him,
called him to the table after the others
had begun. Soon as he was seated,
being preoccupied by salutations from
other persons at the table that he
knew, he was absently sweetening the
cup at his elbow, when Mrs. Jones,
hoping to make the matter quite plain
to this plain man, said shrinkingly:
"Ah-Mr. Smith-er-that is the
SOUP"
eyes, thank you" Smith nonchalant-
ly replied, "Yes'm, understand. But
l always sweeten by bouillon," with
the slightest emphasis on "bouillon."
But Smith was at that moment a pre-
varicator, to put it mildly. He really
thought the cup was tea and probably
never tasted sweetened bouillon in his
life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
PURE RLooD-eooD HEALTH.
No Disease Exists Where There Is
Good Blood.

NO disease Exists Where There ls
Good Blood.
Keep your vitality above the mega
tive condition, and you will never
know disease of any kind. No disease
can exist where there is an abundance
of pure blood. To get the necessary
amount eat nutritious food; to circu-
late it perfectly take proper exercise;
to purify it get fresh air and sunlight.
If perfectly healthy condition of the
skin exists and an even temperature
of the surface of the body is main
tanned it is impossible to catch cold.
Cold water baths taken every day will
do much toward producing the for
mer; proper food and exercise the
latter. Nature gives you an alarm
in the first chilly feeling. Heed it
at once or pay the penalty. Take a
brisk walk or run, breathe deeply and
keep the mouth closed.
If you are so situated that you can
do neither, as in church, lecture
room or street car, breathe deeply,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
cHlLD's LOVE FOR FATHE
Typical Expression of An Affect
Daughter.

Daughter. I'll
Hand-in-hand they wandered n
the posies of a New England gards
father and his little girl, and theI
bath peace was over all.
The father was a clergyman d
old school, and that morning he
preached to the quiet country fol
the wrath of God, and the torturl
hell, and the fearful punishment
retribution which a Just and a
God sends upon the children Of
The little girl had listened tho
fully as he preached long and ear
ly of the wrath Of God and the
ments of the damned.
The clergyman returned to his
and walked with his little girl al
the flowers in his garden. He
her very dearly, and he plucket
sweetest flowers and gave them t
and kissed her, and led her foot
with the gentleness and tenderne
fatherhood.
Suddenly the little one locke
into his face. Dear papa" she
wistfully, Il wish God was as go
you arel"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

very big fat able of an inferior ordsi
who was never received on terms
equality save on New Years oN
This man called to wish Nine. de DIV
the compliments OF the season, gu
sat down on a folding chair that sn'
had the goodness to offer him. D
fancied on sitting down that he fell
slight resisting movement, and, rec
ing with his hand, found he had y
down upon little dog. Being certS
that the mischief was already dos
he determined that his wisest pole
was to make an end of II, and, pres
Ing down firmly with all the weight
his heavy person, he effectually kilie
the little animal. The tail was sue
ing out, so he twisted It up, an
cautiously wriggiing about, he grs
ually got the body into one of his D
pockets and carried it of. Nine.
Blot never knew what was her dos
fate"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
Hawk Knocks Out Old M..

Freeman Lane of sayville, L. l.. 80
years old, was attacked by a hawk IN
me woods on his farm. The bird
swooped down upon him and strnck
MIN squarely in the face, knockine
aim into gully. The hawk continued
striking him with its wings until the
oiu man exhausted, could not move
ana then the bird, with screech OF
victory, scared to its young.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
DlsINFEcTED UNlFoRu,
Japanese Surgeon Recomm.,.
of Clean Fiuhtino n..l

Japanese Surgeon Reeommen.
of Clean Fighting earb
DR.. Wada, staff surgeon in 4
anese navy, who was in charys
provisional field hospital in Oh.
to which the seriously wound.
sian sailors were taken, alre,
drawn one medical lesson IN
war. He attended a number
sian sailors wounded on the
and says:
"The experience has emf
one thing, which l am going /
to my government about. IN
cases the fragments of shells h
ried with them pieces of 9
which often caused suppuratior
wounds before they could be Ell
To avoid that, as far as DOS
am going to propose that it b
a rule in our navy that eyel
when a fight is expected sha
his body well washed and his
disinfected.
Happily it is a rule with OIL
in the army as well as in tn
always to go to battle in their
and cleanest uniforms. This
for any sanitary consideration
works the right way all the san
Japanese used to say that as
ways fight like gentlemen, '
die like gentlemen, and dress
gentlemen"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
A GRACIOUS ACT.

Remembering the graves of the
Spanish prisoners in Portsmouth har-
Dor was most gracious Memorial
day act on the part Of the Grand
Army post at Kittery, aided by the
marines from the navy yard. While
strewing with flowers the last resting
places of Cervera's sailors who died
in our captivity six years ago the
band played Spanish airs and a priest
conducted religious services.
The men who invented this occa-
sion placed all generous minds in
debt to them.-Boston Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
Joseph's Well

At Dothan, in upper Palestine, is a
pool which has refreshed the traveller
for centuries. It is the well of Joseph.
Its environs form a dreary enough
prospect-above it low, insignificant
hill, upon whose summit cluster few
miserable mud huts, and at the base
is the sordid anachronism of putting
steam mill, while away from it
stretches in all directions the faint
toned, almost hueless, expanse of the
Syrian landscape, long reaches of pal
est blue and gray and yellow, with only
an occasional blotch of brilliant color
In the foreground. Dreary and waste,
and sad, indeed is the scene to the
Dyes of the fiahs but, to the eyes of
the spirit, that hat, bald hill becomes
veritable lfdHht of visions-visions
thousand times more real and vivid
than the spectacle of mud huts, and
steam mill, and rocky wastes.-N. w.
Woodrow, in the Metropolitan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

When the liberty bell was in Min.
neapolis the public schools were dis,
missed and the Rapid Transit COM
pany gave each OF the $4,000 children
free ride to view the bell and return.
That was better than any lesson In
history that the children may nave
missed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
Cannot Trap GRAY wolus.

The gray wolf is very destructive
TO cattle in Montana. and sometimes
overpowefs and devours the strongest
steers, No trap yet made has been
able to capture one; the animal seems
10 shun all traps instinctively.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Perhaps in the scientific assertion
that mans beard is the home and
haunt of countless harmful microbes
there is some comfort for the youth
who is trying desperately to raise a
small mustache and can't.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

The directors of the Yale library an.
nounce that they have fragment of a
lost tragedy by Eschylus or Sophocles
In a package of papyrus fragments
lately found in Egypt. More trouble
for the students.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

According to a London newspaper
nothing remains for Kuropatkin but
to stake his all upon one last wild fling
OF the iron dice" Previous to writing
this the author must have taken one
last wild fling at dope bottle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

An esteemed contemporary raises
the question of how to distinguish be-
tween poison Ivy and Virginia creep
er. One sure way is to rub the face
and hands thoroughly with the sus.
pect and note results.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

II the ministers of Cincinnati stick
70 their intention of telling the truth
about the deceased in all cases, a
good many of their fellow-citizens will
be afraid to die.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Two New York amusement manag.
ers have just signed contract with
Edouard de Reszke for a tour of sixty
concerts IN this country next season
Just as II they had never heard of
Patti.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Rear Admiral Sigsbee cabled from
San Domingo to the navy department
as follows: Revolution now ended
He carelessly neglected, however, to
mention which one.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

The Sultan of Turkey has received
another protest from the powers in re-
gard to the Armenian atrocities. Like
the other 41,l44 protests, 1t has been
placed on file.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Miss Carl's portrait of Tsi An makes
the dowager empress look quite young
and handsome. This shows how kind
hearted girl the young American
artist is.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Hereafter" says contemporary
the average man will examine the
lie RATS and life preservers before he
trusts himself on an excursion steam.
err Probably not. The careful man
may do so. but the average man will
continue to take things for granted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

According to the pure food authori-
ties, much of the raspberry jam of
commerce is composed of syrup of ap-
pie cores, aniline dye and hayseed.
It is almost as base deceiyer as
maple syrup.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

docs your lawn mower need sharp
eningY asks an advertiser, in big,
large type. OF course it does. All
lawn mowers always do.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

The newspaper correspondents In
the field with the Japanese army have
submitted a round-robin protest to
the staff, and in all probability the
stan knows precisely what to do with
IL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

We read with delight that Alfred
Austin anonymously sent a one-act
play to a London theater-manager a
while ago which the manager thought
was capital and which he has accent,
ca. It's such pleasure to learn that
Alfred can write something.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06
OId-TIme Stories.

Recently published reminiscel
left by Nine. de Crequy, who Ir
before and during the French rev
ton, give some queer pictures Of b
life in France in the eighteenth
fury. She tells, for example, the t
ic fate of a small dog belonging
the Comtesse de Blot: ATTACHED
the chapel of the Palais Royal wa
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

Mr.. Carnegie declares that he has
prospered because of his ability to
employ men cleverer than himself.
Such modesty seems too good to be
true.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

One Of the amiable professors of
Chicago university announces that
hell is not a fact, merely condition.
But when the condition is sizzling,
what's the odds about the fact?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-06

The pounding of the hammer and
the scrape Of the trowel and the clink
OF the riveter are the chief sounds
that now greet the ears of visitors to
Baltimore.