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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
The Surgeons Patient.

1t happened that bulldog saw its
masters broken arm often dressed by
a surgeon. One day the same surgeon
was surprised by a paving and
scratching at his door. When the
door was opened he beheld two dogs
his friends bulldog and another.
The latter held up one of its forelegs
10 the surgeon, who saw that it was
broken. He set the broken limb in
splints and in due course the bones
reunited and the leg became whole.
On another occasion this very same
surgeon was summoned to his door
by the persistent yelping of dog
standing on three legs. The doctor
examined the fourth limb and found
a pin sticking in it, which prevented
the animal from using it without
great pain. The pin was extracted
and the dog went away in ease.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

Ineombustible Celluloid.
Incombustible eelluloid is a French
invention.
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Ships That Behaved Just
Like Their Namesakes

swell millinery store, and then she learned
shorthand and got to be private secretary
or something to a stock broker. She was
a good locker, and a great talker. and the
stock broker he got 80 fond OF her that when
his wife died he married her. Now she
lives in great style, wears the best of clothes
and is way up generally.
We'll look at the two vessels. The Ann
Eliza she has been Juggling lumber from
Bangor to Boston right along, doing hard
work and getting little for it, and it's worn
her out SOS she isn't pretty to look at any
more. She's dull sailor, but she gets
there finally, and she's just common old
coaster that's all.
1.-THE Henrietta. built on the same lines,
in the same yard made only two trips
coasting, when she was bought by the Gov
eminent Fish Commission and fitted up
in great style. She goes to Southern waters
all winter, and sometimes, summers, she
comes down this way, looking like yacht
with her brass work, and her spars all
scraped clean and her sails whites the
day they left the loft
"She never did any hard work, and she
never made any money; but she had the
luck to fall into rich hands and to-day she
don I look Gay oiuer thah "heh she ieit
these waters. Same way with the girls
tho schooners was named after. One a
hard worker. looking old before her time.
t'other trim and smart as a new pilot boat,
"The old schooner Gen. Grant was just
like her namesake, too. She had a hard
time, did the schooner, but she always
came out a winner. The old Napoleon
was the same way She had all kinds Of
hard luck, but they couldn't seem to lose
her. When steamers crowded her out
of the packet business, she was sold to a
summer hotel man on one OF the islands,
where they hauled her up and used her as a
| wharf
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Fight With . Big wildcat.

Siomund correspondence Philadelphia Record.
Farmer John Hillegas this morning dis
ed that a dozen Of his chick ems had
been killed during the night. and set out
with a hound to seek the marauder. The
hound soon ran down wildcat, and after
furious battle went home with his tail between
his legs.
Hilleeas returned to the scene Of the dog q
defeat, and found the cat perched In tree.
He fred at it. and the cat leaped on his Shout
flesh. He shook 1t of and tried to strike 1t
with the gun, but only eucceeded in break
Ing the rife in two, and the cat promptly
on with his arm. he finally succeeded In strk-
ing II with the barrel OF the rife and breaking
its back Ascend blow beat out the animals
brains. The cat weighed twelve pounds.
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BANGOR, Me, Oct. 2e-Maine ship owners
and masters are among the most level
headed men in the world, but they still
cling to certain queer beliefs, One Of their
pet notions is that a vessel takes after a
the person for whom she is named.
There's the old Hannah -" said a
Bangor ship owner. Now she was named
after New York woman who was great
sport-a woman who followed the races
and ret lots OF money on horses and all
kinds of sporting events.
First this woman would be on top, finan-
cially,, winning every time she risked a
wad OF money. Then she would have
losing streak, and would get 80 much run
Iown that she would have to pawn her
diamonds and even some of her clothes.
Its Just that way with the schooner
named after her. and always has BEEN
First she will make lot Of good trips, one
after another, and pile up money for the
owners. Then she will have streak Of
the cussei lest luck that ever fell TO vessel
an: there'l be assessments on the owners
to pay her bills. don't know what became
of the New York sporting lady, but I'll
bet hundred that the sohoonerll wind up
the same way.
Then there's the William -, used to
hail from Calais. She was named after
an old fellow who made lot of money and
had some more left to him. He had only
one fault. and that was he crooked his elbow
900 often. Oh, he'd get awful drunk about
once every three months, and once a year,
regular, he'd go on spree that would lay
him up
Now Just look at the way the vessel
named after him has been doing She
will make one trip month from here to the
Sound and back, and two trips running
she will make money. The third "Trip abe
will lose few sails, just enough 20 take
tho profit of, and come back looking kinder
used up.
Then, once year, regular as Christmas
comes, she will have a bowling old time
strike somewhere, or get run into, or some
thing, and she'll come home a wreck and
have to be fixed up. Same way as the
old fellow she was named after. / believe
he died in a hospital and guess that will
be the finish OF the schooner.
Il remember that old John Varnum built
two schooners, sister ships, and named
them after his tvo daughters Eliza
and Henrietta. Now, Ann Eliza Varnum
was ono OF these steady, sensible girls, TAX
ing after her father, and she was a great
cook and could do anything around the
house first rate. She never put on no
style, and when she got married she picked
out a slow going, good natured sort OF chap
named Henry Gray, who could make a
fair living by hard work, and that's all.
Now, Henrietta she was a different sort
Of girl altogether. She either couldn' {
sG wouldn't do any Homework and she
turned up her nose at the fellows around
home. Said they were country pumpkins.
and wouldn't have nothing to do with
them. o. r
'she went to- so.t9n spd 30. Job in a
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HUMOROUS SIDE OF LIFE.
Clerical stories.

From Chdmberss Journal
A Scotch minister who was In need OF funds
thus conveyed his Intentions TO his conf
greaation: -weel, friends. the kirk Is ur.'
gently In need of siller, and we have failed
to get money honestly, we will have to see
what bazaar can do for US.
II happened In Cornwall, according TO re-
port. that pastor complained that hi6 oon-
greg alton had the habit OF looking round at
late Corners. and, while he thought 1t natural
enough. he saw that II disturbed their re-
ligious duties. and 90 determined 10 announce
by name those persons who came In late
Accordingly he several times paused during
the prayers and said: MIR. g.. with his wife
and daughter" then again. mir. G. and
William D." This went on for while. and the
congregation kept their eyes hIed on their
books, but when 1t was given out Mrs. NJ.
in q new bonnet every feminine head in the
church was turned
1t was . curate who read In the lesson for
the dayi
He spoke the word. and cathoppers came
and CT asst pillars innumerable.'
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Job in the shops of the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad under the Gould management.
He wasn't conten. with repairing engines
He found new ways Of doing the repairs,
and suggested improvements In the engines
themselves
A young man OF that kind gets talked
about When he left the Manhattan ele-
waited shops, after five years, i was to be-
Elevated Railroad He held that job for
more than three years.
Then he went to Chicago as superinten-
dent of motive power and transportation of
the new Lake Street Elevated Railroad:
He started the operation OF that road and
when the Northwestern Elevated Rail
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and Nashville stood him in such good stead
that when the railroads formed the Terminal
Railroad Association Of ST. Louis to build
the great Union Station there he was chosen
to be general manager and director of the
job. He built the station. and the execu-
tive ability he displa yed in doing it pointed
him out as the man for still bigger job
working force for the subway had to be
undertaken. He was called to New York,
and did the work.
He is under SO. He started with nothing
but brains and a capacity for work. and
he is now executive head OF the greatest
railroad system in the metropolis.
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THREE THOUSAND EAST
SIDE WO M E N OR M
A SOClALISTIC LEAGUE
AND TAKE UP POLITICS

at night or not at all. There is not one
woman OF leisure in the Working Circle.
The organizer herself who lives in tall
tenement at 4lS Grand street. not only
cooks, washes and irons for large family,
but she also helps her husband, who ia a
dealer in leather remnants, in his shop,
which occupies q small basement in a
crowded thoroughfare around the corner.
In fact. she has neighbors who say that
Mrs Mike Is q better business man than
her husband
There is no race suicide in the Ghetto,
consequently the leading members OF the
Working Circle have each many youngsters
to look after Even then some OF these
women are often obliged to work out by
the day.
Unmarried members OF the society, and
there are many OF them, work, with few
exceptions. in the factories and shops every
working day the year around.
Visitors, men as well az women, said
Mrs. Mike, ARE welcome to attend every
alternate meeting. which is always addressed
by some prominent speaker engaged for
the occasion, like DR.. Helen Miller or DR..
Katherine Yewezroff, who often lecture for
us. The other meetings are for members
only, and no outsiders are admitted.
Occasionally we hold big mass meeting
in which some Of the other branches join
Like most Of the East Side women's polit
cal organizations, the Working Circle makes
feature OF philanthropy, Of helping the
sick, no matter what their creed, color or
politics. By this means many recruit
has been brought into the fold. That
eventually in such cases the man will be
won over Mrs. Mike has little doubt.
House to house canvassing for votes and
stump speaking are not included in the
Working Circles tactics.
-Our AIM" said Mrs. Mike, els to in
fl,Ience those in our own homes and our near
neighbors and chance acquaintance, and
always to help as many as we can OF the
sick and poor we meet. Last winter we
bought tent for poor sick man who was
going to Colorado.
-Yes, most Of US are poor ourselves, but
in cases like that every member is taxed
five cents, and there is always some money
in the treasury from the dues, which are
81 IS every six months.
AT the business meetings we report
what has been done since we last met
plan our work for the next two weeks and
appoint a committee to get speaker or
speakers for the next public meeting
Mrs Wechselman acts as chairwoman
generally and Mrs. Takasky is our secre-
tary. / am the treasurer. The other
branches Of the society do just about what
we do, for they always look to us for advice. /"
And do you think Mr.. Debs has any
chance Of being elected?' Mrs. Mike was
asked.
Her good natured face in it's frame Of
iron gray hair grew serious and she called
an interpreter to help her out with an
answer.
Il don't believe, she said slowly, that
many of us hope to elect our nominee this
year or four years from now; but we
keep on working and mean to keep on, just
to show that we are protesting against the
existing order Of things. We feel that it is
not so much a question Of electing Social
ist candidate as 1t is to stand up for Social
istic political doctrines
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Nobody helped General Manager Frank
Hedley OF the Interborou Oh to climb to his
present place. He started his career as a
daily wage Garner right here in New York,
and step by step won his promotion to the
second ighest place in the Interborough
Offices. He has charge not only OF the sub.
way, but of the elevated lines as well, and
II Is under his regime that the extensive inn
provements in the elevated service In the
last year or so have been made.
He came from England a young me
chanic without friends, but with untiring
mechanical family, for II was his grand
uncle who designed and built the first loco
motive But Eobody knew that when he
cane here.
He got Job IN the Erie rsilroad ,shcr'
i. Jersey Cry. After while lie rctab ter
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road was begun he was appointed consult
ing engineer Of that in addition to his Lake
street railroad duties.
And naturally the men in the Manhattan
elevated management here remembered
him when the marlborough began TO plan
out it's subway traffic and to gather In the
New York again in very different place
frcm the work bench at which he sat when
he came, unknown, to the city twenty years
before.
For three years these two men have
been planning the system OF operation In
tho subway which they have now put into
n ct. 1t is the browning work OF two
notable careers in the days when 1t is often
said that the poor young man isn't getting
any show at all compared with what he
4 & to have
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'Why should woman think lust like her
husbandi' said. in reply TO question, Mrs.
Pauline Mike, resident OF New fork's
Ghett o, an ardent Socialist and he originator
ofthe Working Circle, a socialistic organlza-
ton of women nearly 1900 strong.
Just now the Working Circle is rallying
10 the support OF Eugene V. Debs, Social
Democrat candidate for President.
AT one time" continued Mrs. Mike in
hating English, "a poor womans place
was always in the kitchen. She busted her
self with nothing hut housework. and all she
knew about politics was what her husband
told her.
Now she ia independent: she thinks and
acts for herself"-a statement which shows
that Mrs Ike is quite American in her
ideas, even though she was born in Russia
and has lived in this country only about
twelve years
mo, ! could not talk that way in Russia.
In that country it is better never even to
think socialism"
Mrs Mikes remark on womans indie
penderics OF thought was called out by
the question whether Mr.. Mike and his
adult son, who Is violinist, intended to
vote for Debs.
Il don't know" was her reply. mo,
they are not members OF any socialistic
order. They share my views, think; but
how they will vote can't say"
Then it was not your husbands ex-
ample which made you go ahead and organ
ize the Working Circlep'
"No. / think it was because I heard
some prominent speakers on the subject Of
socialism. After that felt that 1 wanted
10 help along the cause, that wanted to do
some good, and so I went to see some Of
my friends and asked them to join with me
in starting a woman's society.
"A few of them felt just as did, and
we went ahead and started the society,
holding the meetings at first In a small
parlor.' OF course we allow no one to join
who is not Socialist. Hebrew is generally
spoken at the meetings, although some
times we have a lecture in English
II any one organization Of women was
needed to prove that the poorest, as we'll
as the richest members Of their sex are
showing lively desire to dabble in politics,
the Working Circle would fill the bill. AL
most without exception the members are
poor, hard working Hebrews who live in
the most crowded districts Of New York,
and a large proportion of whom can speak
little or no English.
Some of the foreign born can nc ither read
nor write. And yet, according to their
leader, there is not woman OF them all
but is thoroughly informed as to the aims
OF the society and the political platform
OF the Socialists, and there are few who
ever miss a chance to mike convert or
bring in recruits.
That is why from a beginning OF seven
or eight members. four years ago, the
society has grown to its present size, and
now has about a dozen branches, which
are scattered over Greater New York.
The largest OF these is under the personal
direction OF Mrs. Mike. and its meetings
are held semi-nonthly on Tuesday evenings
In the hall at 4l4 Grand street.
The days of most Of the members are
crammed too full of hard work to allow
OF their taking their politics along with
afternoon tea. Therefore they must meet
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Not the Same Person.
From the Detroit Tribune.

From the Detroit Tribune.
DR. William NJ. Berkeley OF the Porto Rican
health board sat in a Pullman car. on his
way to St Louis.
Through the car boy in a blue uniform
passed. He held pile Of books bound in
brilliant colors before him and. advancing.
he ratified on in II nasal voice the names Of
the books and their prices.
Stop" said Dr. Berkeley. Let me see
what you've got. boy
The boy stopped and DIR. Berkeley ran his
eye over one popular novel after another.
He took in his hand a volume more soberly
bound than the rest-a volume of Balzac.
That's just out" said the boy. -'Pere
Goriot by II. de Balzao. lis his latest and
best novel.
DR.. Berkeley smiled.
Just out?" he said. why. don't you
know that Balzac has been dead for years.
The boy frowned, impatiently.
"Oh. this amt the old man. he said. This
is his SON."
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Japanese Humor.
From the Chicano Nsns.

From the Chicdno Nfrs.
Here Is a typical Japanese humorous story:
A auack doctor had prescribed the wrong
medicine for the only son Of certain fam
lily. with the result that the boy had died. The
parents determined TO have revenge. So they
sued the doctor In court OF law.
The affair was eventually patched up. the
quack giving the bereaved parents his own
son in return for the one he had killed. Not
long after this the doctor heard a loud knock
ing at his door one night. On going to the
door he WAS informed that the wife Of one of
his neiehbors was dangerously Ill and that
his presence was required at once. Turning
to his wife, he said This requires considera-
ton, my dear. There Is no knowing but that
1t may end In their taking you from me-"
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From the Leriston journal.

From the Leriston journal.
A Fort Fairfield lady living In the country
says that short time ago she was awakened
at about o clock in the morning by furious
ring of the telephone in her house
Feeling from the wildness OF the ring that
somebody's house must be on fire or that
somebody was bleeding to death, she scamp
cred downstairs and nervously seized the
receiver only to hear a shrill soprano voice
shrek: Got your washin done yet? Had
mine out half an hour ago"
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Story OF Gan,mede's Birth.

From LippincoHs Hdgozine.
A professor in Western college, while
giving an examination in mythology in
country school. called upon bright looking
girl and asked the following question: who
was Ganymede?"
Promptly came tho answer: "Ganymede
was the son of Olympus and an eagle.
The class teacher blushed for her pupil
and exclaimed. why. Elizabeth! Where did
you learn that"
Indeed, it says so in the book replied
the girl.
The professor then asked the girl to FIND
the place and read the paragraph aloud.
whereupon the class was both astonshed
and delighted to learn that Ganymede was
borne to Olympus by an eagle.
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How II Was Done.

From the Nashville Banner.
Last week i had a call from a coiored
WON an. an old woman who has loved me
all my life. and who now. at nearly 40. fights
a battle for me whenever the need arises
This time she brought me an old-fashioned
sweet potato pudding.
Aunt Crecy," said. as I dished up
plateful OF the rich. brown. delicious MIXTURE
what is In this pudding9"
Sweet potatoes. grated
What else?"
"A little sugar.
What else?"
Some butter
What else?"
"A few eggs
How do you mix it?-
Mix it! Now des lis'n at dat! Why,
] des gifts de things tergether en- mixes EN-.
OATS how"
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Black Chipmunk Rare.

J0hH HUTTUNUHb VI VuWHU'
have lived In a chipmunk region all my
life and have never seen q black one. yet
black onPs do occur. ] have Just received
photograph Of one seen in the Catskills
and a correspondent at Bath. n, Y, writes
me of one she has seen there for two seasons.
| have not yet heard OF a black red squirrel
though black gray ones are occasionally
seen Black woodohucks and black foxes
are probably the resalt Of the same law OF
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where He Could Sec Something Comic.
From Comic GUS

A waitress in a restaurant in a northern
town is known to the members OF the estab-
lishment for her ready wit. An occasional
customer went in the other day for dinner.
After receiving his order the waitress handed
him newspaper to while away the time
that would elapse before dinner was served.
He looked up after a few minutes and said:
Il say. miss. have you nothing comic to
look att"
Well. sir replied the waitress. without
a smile, there's lookn glass straight
in front OF you, sir.
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THE MEN VINO RIN TIE SUBWAY
Nobody Helped Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Hedley
to Climb to High Places.

The management OF the new subway
and with it the responsibility for the safety
Of the thousands who ride in it daily, de-
wolves upon two men, and they are both
sclf-made. Both began at the bottom
OF the ladder OF railroad life, and both
have climbed without other aid to the top.
Each was picked for the place he occupies
in the management Of the Interborough's
new road solely on the record Of the things
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from TW-Btts.
scene-Small wayside station. aain ap-
proaching--Sandy Ito his master)-Heres
yer train. sir.
Master (who has his own ideas about cor
rect speedy THAT'S not my train, but rather
the train 1 m going by.
But 1t happened to be special train and
didn't stop at the station. whereupon Sandy
exclaimed: We're bath wrang, for it's
neither your train nor the ane ye're gaun
by. but It's the one that's game by you.'
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he had done. Here is the record OF the rise

he had done. Here is the record OF the rise
Of both from the ranks;
vice-P President Edward Payson Bryan
began life in Ohio. Ohio is railroad State,
and before he was out OF school he had
settled In his own mind that he was to be
a railroad man.
He started as a telegraph operator on
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad at
Lebanon, KY, but that was only getting
his foot on the ladder. Soon he was the
railroads agent at Frankfort. and, after
showing what he could do there, he was
made superintendent OF terminals, first
at Louisville then at ST. Louis.
The record for ability and capacity for
bard work he made With the Louisville
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-06-15
A Continual Strain.

Many man and women are constantly subjected to what they commonly term "a continual strain" because of some financial OF family trouble. It wears and distresses them both mentally and physically, affecting their nerves Sadly and bringing on liver and kidney ail- ments, with the attendant evils of con stipation, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, low vitality and despondepcy. They cannot, as rule, get rid of this ''con- tinual strain,'' but they can remedy it's health-destroying effects by saking ire quent doses of Greens August Flower. It tones up the liver, stimulates the kidneys, insures healthy bodily fnnc- tlOns, gives vim and spirit to one's whole being, and eventually dispels the phys teal or mental distress caused by thas continual strain.' Trial bottle of August Flower, 25c: regular size, 75c. At De Fane & RobinsoA's drug store.