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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Simple Experiments.

A very interesting branch of study
is vibration.
A vibration you know, is defined as
an impulse, but if a series or num-
Der of impulses are produced singly
and at irregular intervals, very little
effect upon anything can be produced.
If the reverse is true, however, results
often astounding will be noticed.
And that, by the way, teaches an i'm
portant lesson. You cannot do any
thing of any account by means of a
single effort. You must keep at it."
regularly and constantly.
Did you ever, with a playmate, cross
a stream walking over a plank, keep
ing step the while?
What happened? Why, the plank be-
gan to jump and bounce until you
both came near falling into the water.
Your regular footballs set up vibra.
ton, and the plank was obedient to
its law.
Probably you know that as a rule
soldiers are obliged to break step
when crossing bridge. II they con-
tinued marching such vibration would
be set up that the bridge would prob
ably fall. In going over a great
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
A TaneIe Party.

A tangle party is jolly idea for
parents. Lengths of ribbon or colored
twine are twisted all over the house
and the children are told that If they
can find the end of the thread they
can have whatever they will find at
the end of 1t. The ribbons begin in
one room and end in another. They
are passed through keyholes, twisted
around balusters, and perhaps one end
is in the garnet or in the kitchen.
If presents cannot be bought for all
the children two handsome prizes can
be purchased instead, one for a
girl and one for a boy. and secured TO
the end of blue ribbon and red rib
bon, respectively But a little present
each is more pleasing. on the whole.
as children like to carry home some
little souvenir of a party, If it is only
a tiny toy or pretty red notebook
or a nice little box of sweets.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Floating TrlanaIe-A Trick.

Here is an interesting experiment,
boys and girls:
Take a wet lead pencil point and
draw on thick paper a triangle
(Which need not be mathematically
perfect.
Take a basin of water and lay this
paper on the surface of the water,
with the drawing up. Very carefully
fill the space inside the lines with
water. (The water will not flow be-
yond the lines which you drew with
your wet lead pencil point.
Next take a needle or pin, dip the
point of it into the wet triangle near
one of the angles. But don't let il
touch the paper.
Now an odd thing will happen; the
paper will be sure to move on the
water until the center of area comes
directly under the point
You should previously have found
where the center of area is by draw
ing lines from any two angles to the
centers of the opposite Sides (See
the picture) The point where the.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Mystlfxlnu Card Trick.

A simple and mystifying card trick
is the will power trick. You let any
one shuttle the cards, then take them
into your own hand and ask another
person to cut them. Now throw them
on a table, but as you do so get a
glimpse of the bottom card, which Is,
we will say, the nine of hearts. Scat
ter the cards little, but carefully
note the position of the nine Of
hearts.
Now say that you have the power
to will that person shall, unknown
to himself, select the card you want.
You can call for the nine of hearts.
Some one hands you card without
looking at it's face. Thank you" YOU
say. Quite right-nine of hearts"
Really, however, it is the Jack of
spades; so you now ask for the jack
OF spades, and get, let us say, seven
OF diamonds. You then say that you
will pick a card from the table your
self-the seven of diamonds. You
take the card, however, which you
know to be the nine of hearts. You
then show the three cards, which are.
of course, the three you named. so
that 1t appears that you actually have
made your spectators pick out the
cards you wanted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
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of Mount St Jean is reached. This
formed the center of the allied forces,
and a mile beyond marked some OF
the fiercest fighting Of the day. The
farm of La Haye Sainte was close by,
and that was the only position occu-
pied by the allied troops that Napo-
leon captured little less than a
mile beyond the village are two monu-
ments, one to the memory of Col. Cor
don and the other in honor Of the
Hannoverian officers of the German
Legion.
A few yards beyond this spot and
towering over everything else on the
battlefield is the Mound of the Belgian
Lion. The mound rises 200 feet above
the surface, and so much earth was
taken for its erection that the orig
inal level of the ground for nearly
mile around has been lowered several
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Fudne REGIME.

A recipe for fudge. the ever fascin.
ating candy which girls love to make,
is sent in as follows:
Two cups of white sugar, three ia
blespoonfuls of cocoa (mix welI,
about two-thirds cup of milk, a piece
of butter about the size Of small
egg. Cook until 1t gets stringy, or
else sugars around the edges. Just
before taking off the stove add one
half teaspoonful of fiavoring. When
taken off the stove beat 1t for a min
ute or two, or until it gets just hard
enough to turn into buttered pans
without hardening This is fine with
nuts in. When almost cool cut in
squares.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Starting from Brussels, there are
.hree ways Of reaching the battlefield
Of Waterloo-by rail, by steam tram
ear, or by coach. The trip by coach
is decidedly preferable, as one gets an
excellent opportunity to see the coun-
try and observe farm and village life
IN Belgium. The field of Waterloo is
about twelve miles from Brussels, and
the coach fare there and back is sure
ly reasonable enough, seven francs,
about $1.40, with an extra franc for
The driver
If the road to Waterloo, after leav-
ing the park, were only as comfortable
to the body as the beauties of Nature
are to the eye, the limit Of perfection
would be reached Every foot of the
road, except narrow strip on one
side, Is stones as to occasion such
prodigious amount of jolting that the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
LIVING PICTURES.

To make living pictures provide
yourself with sheet of stir white
cardboard and spool, one end of
which you cut off squarely. Stick the
spool on a piece of strong wire, and
bend the wire in such way that the
longer end serves as handle, while
the other end keeps the spool from
sliding OFF (see b. Now take your
compass and draw a circle seven
inches in diameter on the cardboard.
Cut the circle out carefully. Draw
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Thought Reading by a Watch.


A most puzzling trick is thought
reading by watch Place a watch
on a table, ask some one to think of
certain hour, and then to consider
that he has counted up to that num-
ber Tell him you will point at vari-
Gus hours on the watch, and that he
must add the number of times you
point to the number of the hour of
which he thought. Instruct him that
when he reaches No. 20 he must tell
you to stop pointing, and you will
then be pointing at the hour he Sc
lected.
For example: Say he thinks of Z
o'clock. When you have pointed 10
times he must stop you, because he
has then counted to 90. Now it does
not matter Of what hour he thought
at the Goth count you will have ar
rived at the correct hour if you re-
member always to let your eighth
pointing be to u o'clock. and from
there to follow the hours around
backward, l. e., from - to IL, and
so on till you are told to stop.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Holland Customs Unclaimed.

1Oidnu customs Onchanqed.
Almost every fishing village in Hol.
land has its special dress and its own
quaint customs. One can see from
old Dutch pictures that these have not
varied for the last 200 years. One
most interesting place is the island
OF Marken, tongue OF land on the
margin of the zuyder Zee, which can
well be inspected in a couple of hours.
It is so little above the sea level that
the clusters Of houses. or tiny villages
are built on mounds connected nv
bridges, and nearly every little house
has its own little moat and Its own
little boat-everything. except the
people. Is on a diminutive scale IN
moored near the door. so as
TO be handy in case of flood. The
houses, with the exception of the
church and the clergyman's house. are
built of wood on high piles. They are
none of them very old. as the place
has often been flooded and burnt: in
winter Marker is often under water
and the inhabitants use boats to PASS
from one village to another. The cot.
tages. which are painted blue, green
or black. with pointed gables. and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

fit over the end of the spool which is
cut off squarely.
Now to make the living pictures
We cut out circles six inches in di.
ameter and copy C and D as they ap.
pear in the drawing. Fig. E shows a
circle with design of living pictures
attached to the large circle with the
little windows.
d is a wheel with seven spokes.
We attach the circle to the large cir
Gle on the spool with the help of a
little wax and stand before a large
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Do II Nowl

When you've got job to do,
DO II nowi
II it's one you wish was through,
Do 1t nowl
IL you're sure the jobs your own.
DO It nowi
Don't put off bit of work,
DO It nowi
Do It nowi
II you want to fill a place
And be useful to the race,
Just get up and take a brace,
DO It nowl
DO it nowl
DO 1t nowi
II the other fellows wait.
Or postpone until it's late,
You hit up faster gait
Do it nowi
Frank harrington.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

second circle three-eighths of an
inch from the edge of the first circle
and divide It with a pen into eight
parts, which you connect with the
center of the circle by lines A third
circle which you draw is seven
eighths of an inch from the edge.
Between the two inside circles, at
each of the divisions. cut out square
windows, as shown in A. Cut out q
square at the center of the circle to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26
Home-Made Switch.

Get piece of board 4x5x1a in thick
ness, piece of copper and some
screws and wire; now we are ready
to start.
The switch E is made of a piece of
copper 5s inch wide. 1t is pivoted at
F with a screw.
To the end of e is fastened a cop
per wire mo. 25) which leads to the
upper binding post.
This switch has six contact points.
These consist of brass screws and
copper or tin washers. Having T as
center. draw the arc of circle that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

AT public meeting in Toxic res.
olution was adopted to the effect that
the Russians are yellow men with
white faces. while the Japanese are
white men with yellow faces. Thus
Japan draws the color line.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26


The Duke slept in one OF the beds
previous to the battle, although not ON
tne eve OF the conflict, for he was AZ
the famous ball given by the Countess
OF Richmond in Brussels. Upon the
otner bed, Col, Sir Alexander Gordon
one OF Britains most popular officers
uieu few hours after being brought
morally wounded, to the house. Leav.
ing the unattractive village of Water
100 with It's dirty children, whose onlv
INVERSION seems to be to run after ne
coach and keep up an ineessant crv TO-
cenelmes, the Journey Is continued
aions me same road which was
.rappen ny thousands Of the allied
troops on their way to action. within
less than two miles, the little VILLAGE
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

mirror, turning the front of the cir.
Gle toward the glass. Now we give
the circle quick turn with the hand.
looking through the little windows at
the same time. The wheel will appear
to have all it's eight spokes instead
of seven and will turn in the opposite
direction from the circle we hold in
our hand. Fig. C will show the pen.
dulum Of clock in motion. Fig. IS
@ BAN fyins 'hroneh ring.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

The young lady who graduated from
Bates college last summer and who
during the winter and spring has AT.
ted for the stove sev,n cords of wood
besides doing Homework and chores.
should have no troutls at all in get.
ting married
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

has radius of inches. Place the
contact screws along this arc and
about " inch apart, center to center;
the last screw forms a part of binding
post A.
This switch can be also used as a
speed regulator for small motors or
dynamos.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Sir Hiram Maxim figures It out that
the Monte Carlo bank gets 80 per
cent of the money played on its tables.
sim there viii always be shoals OF
suckers hoping to win 100 per cent of
the banks money.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Actor Louis James has been award
ed $4,000 damages because Texas
hotel man accused him of purloining
pillowslips. Won't some well-to-do
Texan kindly accuse us of stealing
pillowslips!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Waiter" said the lady. taking
seat in restaurant after attending a
meeting OF the league for the anchor
alton of the condition OF deserted
summer cats. bring me broiled live
lobster, and be sure to select real
live one, please.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Mr. Rockefeller is just like other
magicians about explaining his tricks.
When he talked to his sons Bible
class on his success he stopped Just
where the true secret began.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

A New Jersey court has held that
one boy is worth as much as two
girls. The car OF Russia and the
king OF Italy will probably hold that
the New Jersey judges estimate on
boys is entirely too low.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Tolstois wife speaks French, Eng.
fish and German. besides her native
Russian. But. after all, a woman who
can speak in four languages is some
times not so much appreciated as tho
woman who can keep still in one.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Uncle Sam has paid Panama the
s1O000,OOO but he has wisely put it
in a New York bank. so that the
young republic cannot shake pennies
out for spending money.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Two mines from an insane asylum
Mayed matched game of ball. And
ne Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
asks: How would you like to be the
umpire?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

A Henderson (Ky.) woman eloped
from her watchful son and got mar
ried. A reconciliation, it is presumed,
ended with a Bless you, my pa
rentsl"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

The Rev. NJ. ]. Savage, in recent
sermon, undertakes to tell why more
people do not go to church" He
finds the principal reason to be that
they don't have to-"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

A Philadelphia preacher says wo-
mems extravaganza is the cause of
bachelorhood. How about the ex-
travagance of the bachelors?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Wellesley College girls now carry
revolvers to protect themselves
against male fiirts. OF course most
OF the Wellesley girls are compare.
lively young yet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

We can account for the action of
the countess of Ravensworth, who has
just married her coachman, only on
the theory that she was behind the
times and didn't have a chauffeur.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

ner orchard is still perforated with tba
same ioopholes through which the
British fire moved down the French
as tney came up to the very muzzles
OF the guns, some, indeed, leaping up.
on the wall only to meet instant death
me French never got inside the or.
cnard. Napoleon sacrificed thousands
Oh MS best troops in vain effort 10
capture this improvised fortress. IF
not the key to the British position II
was one of the most important points
tiao Napoleon been successful. II
would have enabled him to turn the
hank of the allied army. and instead
Oh st. Helena. a renewed residence Of
me Tulileries would undoubtedly have
awaited him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

A British scientist claims that the
earth is kept hot by radium, Perhaps
the great rush for radium was what
made last winter so cold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

D'Annunzio, the Italian dramatist
and author. declares that his newest
work is the result of an inspiration.
Perhaps that's as good way as any
to advertise it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

The woman suffrage movement is
gaining strength in Boston. If it keeps
on number of husbands may be able
to secure employment doing kitchen
work
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

In Korea widows are not permitted
to remarry. Homely widows needn't
feel that they ought to offer excuses
over there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Even the latest Of the big diction.
aries doesn't define trust as a small
body Of capital completely surrounded
by water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Having been on the stage for half
century, lacking two years, Henry
Irving has reason to congratulate him
self that he is not a woman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

King Alfonso is going to marry, but,
unfortunately for him, reasons of state
prevent him from taking an American
girl for a wife.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

many railroad bridges the speed Of 10
comotives must be slackened, because
the regular swing OF the pistons re.
suits in the same manner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Most torpedoes fail to hit anything
but those that do amply make up fol
the defect.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

An analysis Of the Yellow sea at
this juncture might show equal parts
salt water and explosive mines.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

Men who joir the New York Moth.
.ers' club will be expected to act like
perfect ladies'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

When the japanese meet with dis
aster they don't seem to try to keep
1t out Of the papers
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

rooted with red tiles. are all exactly
alike and possess only a ground door
built on high piles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-07-26

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Try this interesting experiment
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three letters? Nam.
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The Colfax chronicle., 1904-11-05
What WIN You Vote For?

One Of the amendments puts a
million dollars IN the school fund,
and you want to vote for that.
Two Of the amendments will add
materially to the development and
upbuilding OF the state, and you
want to vote for that.
Two OF the amendments increases
the usefulness OF our great educatiOn-
al institutions, and you want to
vote for that.
Six of the amendments restrict the
governors appointing power, and
you want to vote for that.
One amendment adds a district
Judge In district where the people
say they need one; another amend
ment pensions the old confederate
soldiers; two Of the amendments in
crease the salary Of two important
state officers, because heretofore the
pay has been SO poor 1t has been
found difficult to find men OF ability
to accept them; and the last amend
ment gives cities and towns the right
to create sewerage districts In their
limits. thus putting 1t in their power
to make necessary local improve
menta.
You ought to be willing to vote
for all Of these amendments. There
fore we say to all OF our friends to
Stamp the Rooster, because by so
doing we think they will make no
mistake. II you stamp the rooster
that will save you time and trouble.
One stamp on the rooster Is all that
In necessary. and your Democratic
vote will be complete. That is the
way to vote her straight.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-11-05
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The Colfax chronicle., 1904-11-05

In addition to the business trans
acted up to the hour OF going to
press last week. the following cases
were disposed Of. viz:
Dick Penny well, ct. ais. entering
In night, nolle pros entered.
Dick Pennywell and Mack Vandyke,
conspiracy, tried by court and ac-
quilted.
ID. A. Hawthorne. plead guilty to
assault and battery. fined $20 and
costs or 80 days In Jail. subject to
work on public road; nOlle pros en-
tered In case Of concealed weapons
against same party.
Allen Satcher. retailing liquor, tried
by court and acquitted.
w. r. Chellette. failure to work
road. tried by court and acquitted.
Geo. Greene. assault and battery.
tried by court and convicted, fined
SO and costs or 30 days in Jail, sub
ject to work on public road.
Tom Graves, violating labor con-
tract, tried by court and acquitted.
Van Mccain and Rogers McGinty,
malicious mischief, tried by court and
acquitted.
Geo. Mash. disturbing peace, tried
by cOnrt and acquitted. )
Abe Harris. concealed weapons,
tried by court and acquitted.
Aaron Harris, disturbing peace,
found guilty and fined $50 and costs
or 80 days In jail, subject to work on
public road.
Haywood Allen. violating labor
contract, nOlle pros entered.
d. H. Wallace vs. Addie Baxley,
absolute divorce granted.
Paul Hunter. assault and battery,
tried by court and acquitted.
Court then adjourned sine die.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-11-05
Letter to Prof. j. F. Welch,
COIfax. La.

Dear Sir: You are q teacher, here's
one for your boys:
II the painting costs two or three
times as much as the paint, and one
paint goes twice as far as another,
how much are those two paints
worth?
II Devoe is worth 81 so or 81 Is a
gallon, how much IL the other worth?
How much is q gallon OF paint
worth anyhow?
The answer is: Depends on the paint
The reason is: paint isn't always
paint. There are true and false paint
and short measure.
How much IL q shOrt-measure gal
Ion worth? How much is false paint
worth? How much is DcvOe worth?
There are millions q year in the
answer to this last one.
Yours truly, +. w. DEvOE 4 Co.
AZ New York.
P. S.-valley Drug Store sells our
paint