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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Houses Built In Rock.

There are some curious houses in
the rocks" near Blake's hall, Kidder-
minister, Eng. These cave-dwellings
are hewn out Of the red sandstone rock
so abundant in this district, and are
still inhabited.
They have four rooms, all on the
same fioor-enormous thick walls,
properly glazed windows, wooden
doors and tiled floors. There is no
suspicion of bodybuilding" about
them, of course, and they are far more
attractive than many cottages.
Close at hand are many older rock
dwellings long since deserted and sew.
eral composite" caves, partly built
up in the ordinary way and partly ex-
cavated.-Wide World Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
FIND SNAKES IN STORE.
Moecasins Find Agreeable Abode In
Rolls of Wall Paper.

Moccasins Find Agreeable Abode In
Rolls of Wall Paper.
As result of the recent Turkey
creek flood, the durg store and paint
and paper house owned by B. F.
Shouse at 9021-3O25 Southwest boule-
ward, is inhabited by snakes driven
there by the water, says a Kansas City
dispatch. A water moccasin. whose
bite is said to be as deadly as that of
a rattlesnake was found hidden in
some wall paper and it was only a
chance that nobody was bitten before
the snake was killed.
Miss Ray Hintges, a young woman
employed in the store, was working
among the rolls of wall paper, when
another water moccasin stuck its head
from the paper almost in her face. She
called for assistance and the snake
was killed. Mr.. Shouse is overhauling
his stock since that time in search
OF snakes. He says that the snakes
entered the store when it was flooded
and appeared to find an agreeable
abode in the rolls of wall paper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
MEET AFTER ct YEARS.
kong Lost Brothers Come Together
in Town Where Neither Lives-

w OWn WHCTS tNciLUGF ElNeo@
On the chance of finding an oppor.
tunity to use some Of his surplus mon.
ey, Frederick Clayton came to Wauke-
sha from his home at Ellsworth, Neb,
and Unexpectedly met a brother whom
he had not seen in twenty-seven years,
The two met on the street.
Frederick came to this country IN
search Of farming lands, thinking to
invest in a large tract. He arrived
over the electric line from Milwaukee,
and, after stepping from the car to the
sidewalk stopped for moment to in
Quire the direction to a hotel.
While thus meditating an elderly
man approached. Frederick noted him
and as he was about to pass at the
same time the other turned.
"Henry!" exclaimed one.
Frederick" exclaimed the other.
Henry B. and Frederick F. Clayton
were born at Marshalltown, Ia, and
are AZ and So years of age, respective
ly. Owing to some family quarrel the
eldest left home and struck out for
himself, and at present is living I'M
married at Ellsworth, Neb.
Henry is married and lives at Bella
Vista, Cal. The two brothers left for
North Prairie to visit a cousin.-New
York World
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Buddhist superstitIens.

Japanese Buddhists have a word,
"nazoraeru," which is translated by
the dictionaries as ito initiate" but II
has the esoteric meaning of ito sub
stitute in imagination one object OF
action for another, so as to bring
about some magical or miraculous re-
suit" An example of this is laying
pebble before the image of Buddha to
show that you would like to build a
temple in his honor if you were rich
enough, and making a bookcase re-
volve which contains the GIL vol
umes of the Buddhist canon, and ear
nestly wishing that you had time to
read them, by which you acquire the
same merit in the eyes Of heaven as
if you did read them. The bookcase is
fitted with a kind of capstan for the
purpose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
BUNCH TOGETHER
Coffee Has Curious Way of Finally
Attacking Some Organ.

Ais that come from coffee are
cumulative, that is, unless the coffee
is taken away new troubles are con-
tinually appearing and the old ones
get worse.
To begin with" says Kansan, 81
was a slave to coffee Just as thou
sands of others to-day; thought 1
could not live without drinking strong
coffee every morning for breakfast
and had sick headaches that kent
me in bed several days every month.
Could hardly keep my food on my
stomach but would vomit as long as
| could throw anything up and when
could get hot coffee to stay on my
stomach | thought / was better.
well, two years ago this spring
was that sick with rheumatism I
could not use my right arm to do any.
thing, had heart trouble, was nerv-
Gus. My nerves were all unstrung
and my finger nails and tips were
blue as if / had a chill all the time
and my face and hands yellow as a
pumpkin. My doctor said it was heart
disease and rheumatism and my
neighbors said had Brights disease
and was going to die.
We'll, did not know what on
earth was the matter and every morn
Ding would drag myself out of bed and
go to breakfast, not to eat anything.
but to force down some more coffee.
Then in little while / would be so
nervous, my heart would beat like
everything.
Finally one morning told my hus-
band / believed coffee was the cause
OF this trouble and that l thought I
would try Postum which 1 had, seen
advertised. He said All right so we
got Postum and although | did not
like 1t at first l got right down to
business and made it according to
directions, then it was fine and the
whole family got to using It and I
tell you it has worked wonders for
me. Thanks to Postum in place of the
poison coffee, l now enjoy good !
health, have not been in bed with sick |
headache for two years although had |
it for 80 years before 1 began Postum
and my nerves are now strong and
have no trouble from my heart or
from the rheumatism.
Il consider Postum a necessary ar
ticle of food on my table. My friends
who come here and taste my Postum
say 1t is delicious" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the book, "The Road to Wen.
vile" in each pkg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

level with the face of the operator.
When the machine is running the fan
revolves with tremendous rapidity and
cools the fevered brow of the seam
stress. AS an assistant it's value could
hardly be overrated, as any one who
has had hard days work on a ma
chine could testify. A lever arrange
ment allows the fan to be thrown out
OF gear when desired, so that it does
not necessarily run all the time if its
services are not wanted. A commend
able feature of the attachment is that
1t does not impose additional work on
the seamstress, and no extra energy
has to be put forth to run the machine
on it's account.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Worship Of the Successful.

While the world is generally con-
WINGED that it is only the already sue
cessfui person who can be of any use,
it must put up with having a very con-
siderable amount of sham success
foisted on it. why ever did you trust
the defendant with all these goods?''
a Judge asked plaintiff. You should
have seen how he was dressed, and
the jewelry he wore, your honor!" re-
piled the too-coniding merchant.
THAT was the very reason why he
should not be able to pay you-if he
had spent his money in those things, "
remarked the judge severely. But the
world will not see it in that way"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
SOUGHT Death hut Eonnd llf.

A soldier who served under Gen
Wolfe in the campaign resulting in the
fall of Quebec was dying of an abscesa
in one of his lungs. We'll" said he.
"as l am to die, viii die in battle"
and he insisted on joining the firing
line. Very soon he got bullet through
the lungs. The bullet pierced the alb.
scess at the psychological moment
and drained it. The surgeons were
able easily to cure the bullet wound
and the soldier lived for many ysas
Rfterward.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
CURSE THAT WAS EFFECTIVE.
Lafeadio Hearn Tells Story Of Japa-
nese Superstition.

G@HSdoio Tearn lellS story OF Japa-
nese Superstition.
In one of his recent stories Lafcadio
Hearn deals with singular supersti-
ton in Japan. A woman had, accord.
ing to a very common custom in ia
pan, given her mirror to go into the
melting pot to make a bell for a Bud
dhist temple. After she had given
it she remembered that it had been
her mothers and her grandmother
and that it must have reflected a good
many happy smiles. So she regretted
giving it. She longed for the chance
of stealing it back, but it never came
AS the mirror was given grudgingly
1t would not melt. She was sure that
everybody must know who had done
such dreadful thing as to grudge a
gift to a temple, so she drowned her
self, leaving a farewell letter contain
ing these words: When am dead,
it will not be difficult to melt the mir
ror and to cast the bell. But, to the
person who breaks that bell by ring
ing it, great wealth will be taken by
the ghost of me-" This was a magni-
ficently effective curse, because every
body tried to ring the bell till it should
break. The priests were driven to
the verge of madness by the ringing
and threw it into a swamp, so that
nobody could ring it any more.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Black Snake a MANS Allxr

"Rattlesnake John" of Lower Mil.
ford, was in town with a souvenir of
eight rattles, taken from snake that
had been killed by a blacksnake
which had caught it at a great disad-
vantage.
John saw the big rattler lying at full
length on one of the Colerain noun
tains, with a toad in its mouth. A big
blacksnake saw the same spectacle at
the same time and made dash for
the RATHER. The latter could not spit
out the toad in time to make fight
and had to tamely submit to being
crushed to death in the coils of the
blacksnale. Then John cut off the
rattles.-Allpentown, Pa, dispatch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
BAD TRAITS OF AFRICANS,
Hunter Makes Sweeping Indictment OF
Native Tribe.


A hunter OF big game in Africa
gives description Of a tribe OF ma.
tives," he says. live in the swamps.
their staple article Of diet being fish
and -four made from the seed of the
water lily, although during the rains
they grow patches Of cassava root and
sweet potatoes at the edge of the
swamp. They smear their bodies with
mud to protect them from mosquitoes
and are extremely dirty and evil
smelling in consequence. They are
very low down in the scale Of hui,
mainly and have a bad reputation
among tribes living on the high
ground, which reputation they upheld
during our visit. We engaged several
Watwa natives as carriers, but they
only came to see what they could
steal. One day / shot reed buck
in sight of the camp and left two
Watwa to carry it in while 1 went
after a hartbeest, but | never saw
either men or buck again. 1t was no
use following them into the swamps.
as they knew every inch of the ground
and water. They had small canoes
hidden everywhere, and Immediately
they crossed a stream they sunk the
canoe again where they alone knew
where to find it. Our boys were
afraid to follow them, as they used
poisoned arrows, and sometimes sci
poisoned stakes in the tracks leading
to their haunts0
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
IN THE MIkADo's EMPIRE.
Travelling Is Not Altogether an I'm
Mixed DELIGHT.

MIXED Deli9nr.
A lady travelling in Japan gives the
following sketch Of an inn at which
she stopped: THE landlord and his
wife and the servants all come to talk
to you and when you inform the com
pany that you are sleepy and want
your bed laid. everybody says at once.
Honorable bed augustly is ft?' but no
body does anything. and when at last
you have achieved your desire you
have to force apart, in defiance Of 20
lice regulations, the wooden shutters
which hermetically seal the house, in
order to avoid being smothered with
the fumes of charcoal and humans. As
soon as things are quiet CROUCH rats
chase over the rooms and generally
over you as well, and sometimes bite
you. One o'clock in the morning, in
the old Japanese reckoning. was called
the hour of the rat doubtless for this
reason. And all. night long the watch
man sounds his rattle to show that be
is attending to his duties. You have
to be up with the cock to get the first
go at the bath, which is only filled
once, and the wash hand basin, which
is only as large as a cake tin, is al
ways kept in the veranda."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Poor Reward for Honesty.

Herr Tippelt, an Austrian mining
millionaire, decided that honesty is
not the best policy. Recently he dis
covered that his income during the
last few years had exceeded the fig
ure at which he had returned it, and
in fit of remorse he sent $6.50O to the
Exchequer. The result was that he
received a demand for another 3,750.
being interest on the arrears, and
eighteen times the amount of the in
terest charged, as penalty for not
having declared his full income. Herr
Tippelt appealed against the demand
to the court, but the judge decided
against him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Lightning Bolt Did Much DAMAGE.

The house of George Gardner at Lee
was struck by lightning in a storm.
1t entered at the 81" gable, tearing
out window, passing along the raft
ers, then turned and entered the milk
room, taking clapboards off. One of
the pans was twisted into oblong
shape, yet the milk was not spilled.
1t went on, taking off more boards, and
struck the penstock and ran out of tho
house on the pipe. stopping the flow
of water
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
s1OO Reward. s1OO.

The readers Of this paper win be pleased 30 isarn
that there IS at least dreaded disease that science
has been able 70 in all IT'S stages and that fs
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure fs the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires a cunstitu-
uonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure f. 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 prOprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails 70
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address 7. J CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for consultation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Imnortant 10 Mothers.
AT THE AGE OF IS.
Interesting Relic Of Musician List
Discovered in Paris.

Discovered in Paris.
An interesting relic of List has
been recovered at Paris. At the age
of 10 he composed Don Sanche," the
libretto of which was written by The
aulon, who, in the course of his career,
was the author of $50 pieces for the
stage. and by De Rance, who is not
known to have made any other effort
in dramatic literature. After four per
formances Don Sanche" retired into
the obscurity which befalls the major
ity of literary and musical efforts. The
MS, was believed to have been de-
stroyed in the fire at the Rue Lepel-
letter, but M. Jean Chantavoine has
found the score in the Bibliotheque de
POpera. 1t fills two volumes and con,
tains in all S37 pages. Apparently
Don Sanche" is not a very original
production. The music even Of List
at the age of 10 could hardly be more
than an echo. Nor does the libretto
exhibit any great amount of novelty,
for the theme is taken from a tale by
Florian who calls it Portuguese.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Eaas Sneak up SOCIAL.

An egg thrower caused a little com.
motion at church social held at Lit.
tie Silver, a village near Red Bank.
N. ]. Everything was going along
nicely when two ancient eggs came
sailing into the room. One of them
hit guest squarely in the mouth ami
the other grazed the pastors head.
The social broke up in confusion
and the men present hurried out and
hunted in vain fer the egg thrower.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
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 30th, 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 depoi
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 cheerfulIy 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, 1904-09-13
OUTFIT OF TIegTAN DANDY.
Resembles Pouter Pigeon in a Short
Skirt

skirt
The Tibetan young man of fashion
years his pigtail like the Chinese,
and would be lost without his native
girdle. This is a complete multum in
parvo, at once his arsenal, his pipe
rack, and his treasury. In it he car
ries all that is really dear to his soul.
The smart tailor of the locality makes
his great coat with huge bulging
breasts, which he stuffs out with wool,
balls of barley dough, and other odds
and ends that are necessary to half
nomad existence. AS he walks he
Looks like a pouter pigeon in a short
skirt. He is an Industrious person in
a way, for he always carries a distaff
in his belt with his other weapons,
and as he goes he spins upon it like a
perambulating wooden mill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Cherokee Chiefs Portraits.

Arranged upon the walls in the ex.
ecutive offices in the capitol building
in Tahlequah, are the portraits of near.
ly all the Cherokee chiefs who have
ruled since the time of John Ross,
who was principal chief for forty con.
secutive years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
TO AID The sEAMsrREss.
Simple Continuance Of Much VaIus In
Hot Weather.

Why has not some one thought of
this excellent idea before? A fan at
tachment for the sewing machine that
will aid the seamstress to do her work
in more comfort than it is otherwise
possible for her to do It. True there
have been suggestions along this Ane,
but they failed for the lack of some
very necessary features which were
not Incorporated in them.
The new fan is fitted to the top of
the arm of the machine and about on
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
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the Outermost circles of all is formed
by ten apple trees.
Now, the landlord wished to keep
the apple trees for himself, and to give
each tenant a pear tree. A little
thought enabled him to construct a
hedge which successfully inelosed his
own house and the apple trees, and
separated the other houses so that
each had pear tree, How did he do
1t?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Water in Grass

The amount of water given of by
an acre of grass is estimated at thir-
ty hogsheads a day. About 800 parts.
by weight. of water pass through a
plant to one part fixed and assimilat-
ed in its tissues.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

nce-l Miss Nellie Holmes, treasmrers
De Of the Young WOman's Temper.
b,, lnce AssociatiOnOf Buffalo, N.Y.,
e oitstr0ngly advises all suffering
to rely, as she did, up
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y. ~ could goto sleep again. dreaded the
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e III II am glad that l followed her adj
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
"ouick as Thouqht."

"Quick as thought" is not very
quick. While a light wave would
travel around the equator in a second
a nerve wave makes but about 100
feet a second.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THos. RoBBINs
Maple Street. Norwich. N. Y. Feb. ". 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
Eccentric Grave DIGGER.

An eccentric Shropshire, England
sexton, who has just died at an ad.
vanced age, had been for over sixty
one years connected with Wellington
parish church as gravedigger and sex
ton. The man had never ridden in a
train or any other kind of vehicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13
The Clever Farmer.

In the center of this picture stands
the landlords house. Around it are
eight pear trees. Outside these trees
stand eight houses let to tenants. and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-13

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
II children teething, softens the gums, reduces tn
mma1ion, slays pain, cures wind colic sc bottle
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
OPERATIONS A FAD
Public Gradually Awakens to the
 Fact,

The latest fad in operations has been the appendicitis fad; before that the fad for rectal operations (piles, etc) he'd sway. Hundreds of patients were fright ened and hurried into hospitals, operated upon and robbed of their last dollar, when the trouble was a simple case of hemor- rhOids or piles only, easily cured at home with simple remedy costing but fifty cents a box.
 "I procured one fifty cent box of Pyra- mid Pile Cure of my druggist, with the intention of buying a larger box later. but was happily surprised when l found that was cured, and still have six pyramids lefs out of the first and only box I have not had the least sign of piles since 1 used this one box, which has been about two months; previous to using Pyramid Pile Cure 1 had the worst kind of bleed ing and protruding piles for over thirty one years, and no one knows except those who have had piles, the pain and misery T suffered.
 II am poor man. but have often said I would give a fortune. if had it. to be cured of the piles and now I have been cured for fifty cents. I should be very ungrateful If I did not thank you and give you every privilege to use my name and this letter. when I know there are so many who suffer as I did" J. A. Weismiller, 100 Bladensburg Road. Wash ington, D. c.
 The Pyramid Drug Co.,. Marshall. Mich, publish little book on the causes and | cure of piles, which they will be glad to mail free to any applicant. and we ad- vise all sufferers from this painful dis ease to write to them for It D.