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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

Fashion eve presented so MANY
contradictions.
Have a waist of Louisine or chif.
fon exactly matching your coat sniff
A new modishness is to cut the
cloth gown out, into a design showing
lace beneath.
The new angora cloth used for
oats looks much like angora fur.
For the little maid a frock Of nIs,a
material is always fashionable.
One of the picture hats has a real.
istic spiderweb embroidered on the
broad, upturned brim.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
Raths for School Children.

All new schools in Switzerland have
a portion of the ground floor appro-
priated for baths. Each class bathes
about once a fortnight, summer and
winter. Soap is used, and a warm
bath is followed by a cooler one Sick
children and those having skin dis
eases are excluded.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

made up in lawn
and edged with
embroidery. The
apron is in one
piece and slips
on over the head.
This means a
saving in the la
Dor of making,
for there are no
buttons and but
tonholes and no
pack opening. A
narrow belt is
worn with the
dress and if de-
sired, pockets
might be added.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

a dressing sack,
and both these
details were con-
sidered in design
ing the e
shown here, In
figured material
and having a
prettily shaped
collar and deep
cuff in plain col
ored material. 1t
takes no more
time to make up
q pretty dressing
sack, and the
material costs no
more, than to
make up a com
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
Pretty and serviceable.

The common custom Of using rush
mats under hot dishes as a protection
to the polished wood does not appeal
to a housewife as giving an air Of
daintiness to a prettily set dining ia
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

Silky broadcloth is used for separ-
ate waists.
Wood fiber lace in two tones trims
the rough fabrics.
Soft shades of gray and white have
won my lady's favor.
The plainest serge gown is wonder
fully touched up by collars and cuffs
of oriental embroidery.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
of the red flannel petticoats Of our
grandmothersi
New Fancy in Gloves.

Soft ~gauntlets that pull on and
shape to the arm are the newest fam
cies in gloves. They fit snugly wei
the wrist in the back and the little
fullness is gathered to the front with
an inside elastic band. If they are of
dark kid, they are lined with a deli
cate light gray or pink. An unusually
striking pair was of black lined with
soft yellow. Another pretty evening
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

mon looking garment-and how much
satisfaction there is in feeling
that you have a pretty, neat sack of
the latest design.
The design SHOWS a tucked yoke in
front, thus enabling one to make a
dainty. pretty design without the
large collar. The sack may be worn
with or without the belt. For a neat
little dressing sack that is nice
enough for afternoon wear as well as
for a morning sack this is a good
model to follow. Made up in figured
Japanese silk or challis, and using
white or plain colored material for
collar and cuffs, one fashions a most
charming design.
Cashmere, albatross, ~feecelined
material and silk are suitable to the
mode.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
walked MANY Thousand MlIe..

An English postman died ecently
leaving an authenticated record of hav.
ing walked 211 900 miles in>the forty.
two years he was employed in the
postofice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

trimming of the new Partisan lamb
braid in gray and white, and makes
part of a costume. The tucks give
the long lines that mean s~lenderness
and grace and the collarless neck is
peculiarly well adapted to wear with
a fur scarf or pelerine or with any
similar addition to the outfit. The
sleeves are both new and smart and
can be worn oyer those of the waist
without danger of rumpling. The guam
tity of material required is 3h yards
A or ~ yards 81 inches wide.-May
Manton in Chicago Record-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

dered with silk fringe. The neck is
finished by an application of ecru
lace.
Belt buckle of silver with colored
stones.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

a mat with an opening in the center,
Into which you can slip a piece OF as
bestos cut the shape of the linen, only
a trife smaller. When the mat needs
laundering, slip out the asbestos and
launder as doiIies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

glove is shaded from very light gray
in the hand up to quite dark in the
gauntlet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
a Handsome Coat.

Long tucked coats are much worn
both with skirts of the material and
as general wraps. This one is essen
TALLY smart and suits both purposes
equally well, but, as illustrated, is
made of soft gray b~roadcloth with
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
Pretty Dressing Sack.

Attractiveness is as important a
factor as comfort in the selection Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
Girls one.Piece Anron-

An exceedingly pretty apron is
shown here in an original design.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
Latest in Collars.

Cape collar of cream crepe de chine
bands, Joined by fagoting and bor-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
Would Take No Chance.

A travelling man who had been on a
business trip through northern Texas
while east Of Greenville had occasion
to hire a buggy to go across the coun-
try, and with the buggy there was
thrown in by the livery stable negro,
who, the travelling man says, was about
the color Of anthracite. The two
Travelled across the muddy roads for
miles upon miles, and all was going
we'll when suddenly the negro rose in
the buggy.
"Look a-dahv' he shouted.
The drummer looked barely in time
to see an ordinary cOttOntail rabbit
cross the road like a streak Of gray.
The negro prepared to get out.
"What are you doing?" demanded the
drummer, catching at the lines as they
fell. The negro got out. Then he care
fully turned every one Of his ragged
pockets inside out, backed up to the
place which the cottontail had crossed
and walked across the imaginary line
backward. Then he climbed into the
buggy again.
"Dah," he said. CAIN gwine let no
rabbit glib me no bad luck dis trip. No,
sah!'-Galveston Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
Doing Him Good.

A southern writer tells this story
Of a negro preachers version OF the
parable Of the Good Samaritan: Tnere
was a traveller on a lonely road, SAID
the preacher, who was set upon Dy
thieves, robbed, and left wounded ana
helpless by the wayside. AS he lay
there various persons passed him, but
none offered to assist him. Presently,
however, poor Samaritan came BY
and taking pity on the wounded mans
plight, helped him on his mule and
took him to an inn, where he ordered
food and drink and raiment for the
man, directing the innkeeper to SEND
the bill to him.
"And dis am true story, brethren, .
concluded the preacher; ''for de inn
am standin' dere yet, and in de do'Way
am standin' de SHELTON oh de innkeep-
er, waitin' fer de Good Samaritan to
come back an pay de bill."-Harper's
Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
Winning His Consent.

"Put yourself in my place, young
man. Would you want your only
daughter to marry a penniless youth? 2"
"Put yourself in my place, sir. Would
you want to remain a penniless youth
when there were rich mems daughters
to marryY
"You confess that you'd marry my
child simply for her fathers Wealth."
"And you confess that you withhold
her from me simply because Of my
poverty?"
"What other reason do 1 need"
"What other reason could influence
you?"
'gThis talk is quite useless"
"Quite."
1--WE have nothing to gain by it."
absolutely nothing"
"You take it philosophically.'
"Why shouldn't I? Your daughter
and l were quietly married month
ago"
"Good graciousw
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
Civilization.

With a certain quiet, well-bred ex-
ultation, the master showed us over
his great estate; the house, with its
rich treasures of art; the barn, with
it's beautiful horses; the laundry, the
lighting and heating plant, perfectly
appointed.
At last we stopped before a massive
structure, with a tall chimney at one
end, whence the black smoke pouring
bespoke the giant steam hard at work
within.
''The browning triumph of wealth
and discriminating luxury" said our
host, with smile. ga private digest
ing plant. There are fifty Of us, serv-
ants and all, and we are hearty feed
ers for the most part Is it not a great
thing to say that we digest our food
without going off the premises?"
1t was impossible not to envy him.
Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
Covering the Truth.

A certain man in Philadelphia who
goes fishing two or three times year
and brings home more stories than
fish, was talking to friend not long
after his last trip.
"And what did your wife say" in
quired the friend, when you told her
you had caught thirty-fve fish, none
less than pound weight?'
"That wife of mine is a queer wom-
an" was the reflective response. you
know the statue of Truth we had there
in the parlor without any clothes on?'
YES
"Well, do you know, when 1 told
her what | had caught, she didn't say
a word, but went right over to the
statue with tears in her eyes and
wrapped a rug around it. Now, what
do you suppose she meant by that?''
and his friend assured him it was en-
tirely beyond his explanation.-Ch
cago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
Old Letters.

There is but one thing to do with old
love letters-in fact, with all old let
ters, love or otherwise-and that is to
burn them.
Letters are personal. the thoughts,
the wishes Of the moment. Letters are
seldom of historical interest. If So it
is an easy matter to preserve those.
An old letter is seldom Of interest
while life is granted to the writer's, and
but a cause Of misery after death has
claimed either. Should both writer and
the one addressed be taken from the
world the old letters are either care
lessly paraded or left to mold in cor
ner Of the attic.
When a letter-the ordinary letter,
which is but an exchange Of personal
thought, hopes or dreams-is answered
it is time to burn it. 1t will then new
er be read by curious eyes nor will it
serve as bitter suggestion of hap
pier past.-Pittsburg Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
Willie's Sympathy.

The new clergyman was invited to
dine with the family the other Sun
day, and S-year-old Willie Of course,
made himself conspicuous during his
stay. He seemed to be deeply i'm
pressed with the minister, and never
let his eyes stray from him. He man.
ifested as much interest as his elders
in what was said, but regarded the
minister with a somewhat sOrrOwful
expression, which was altogether un-
called for, as he was of jovial dis
position and greatly amused his hear
ers. AS the minister was about to
leave Willie meekly approached him
and sadly asked:
"Why-why-how does it feel to be
poor?"
"What do you mean, Willie?"
"Why, heard papa say to mamma
that you was mighty poor preacher"
was Willie's startling declaration
LippincOtt's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24

And the worst of it was i coJldn'
catch even the suspicion of laugh In
her voice. She was serious as judge
prOnouncing a death sentence, and. by
Jove, that's just about how it sounded
to me.
"Why," 1 gasped, did you hear what
he said? He called us spOons-'yOu
two spoons mind your
"Well," shifted Phyllis, hes only re-
peating what every one else at the ho-
tel has been saying for the last week.
All the difference is that he's not afraid
to say it to our faces"
Phyllis looked straight ahead of her
and held her chin very high-the dear
est, straightest, squarest little chin.
There's no nonsense about Phyllis
chin. It's the most honest chin on
earth, l think.
"But, DEAR" I protested, 81 don't
want people to say that"
The second word slipped out without
either of us noticing it. But Phyllis
did not seem to be satisfied She turned
her head the other way. Hang it all.
anyway; handling a boat handicaps q
fellow.
II don't care about myself, you know,
Phyllis, but / don't want them to say
that about you. You see, a mans diff.
ferent. You're girl, and it cuts more
Odds"
Phyllis turned her head ever Sc
slightly.
"And BESIDES" went on, 1--WE never
did, anyway"
Merely lack of proper encourage
ment, doubtless" said Phyllis Jelly.
"Not altogether" l objected. "Some-
times a fellow
Doesn't want to-" she finished for
me. II see."
There was no help for it, 1 simply
had to. l turned the bow up into the
wind and let the sail flap whichever
way it wanted. Sitting behind her,
reached around and took her hands.
"Phyllis," / whispered soberly, 'it
isn't that. You know as we'll as do 1t
isn't that"
Phyllis didn't answer. l thought
detected a sob, but I couldn't see her
face. She kept it the other way. When
I got her head back on my shoulder
her eyelashes were bit wet.
"The hair had the nerve" said l.
"The hair was not bred gentle
man."
breeding has it's disadvantages"
returned gloomily.
Encouragement is intended to offset
them
EYES," said l, "but have had none"
Phyllis lips, luscious as the ripest
cherry, hung temptingly near. I hest
tated and lost. Phyllis buried her face
on my coat, and somehow her arm half
crept across my shoulder. l thought
heard her whisper something.
"What is it?' I interrupted, bending
over to catch the answer.
And then she repeated it.
IT said there were different kinds,
Jack" murmured the little rogue.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
A Matter of
encouragement
By Hubert Mclean Johnston
Copyright, 1901, on Z. C. Mcclure

I pulled the sail in a bit and headed
her more up into the wind. The
breeze had freshened in the last ten
minutes. Detestable, isn't it, how the
wind comes around to keep a fellow
busy just when he's reaching an inter-
esting stage? had my nerve up. and
I'm sure if it had kept off another five
minutes I'd have had the whole mat
ter arranged. And the worst Of it is
1 don't think Phyllis minded a bit.
Really, believe that girl cares more
for good sailing than for-well, for
what most girls do. l guess that's
why like her.
"Confound itv' I said it under my
breath, but my mouth must have
moved.
Phyllis laughed. / really believe the
little vixen knew what was thinking
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
w II Y :?

send away for CUT FLOWERS
when you can obtain them at
home! Flowers for all purposes
can be obtained, floral designs can
be supplied at Taylor's Green
house, City. When you want
flowers, either loose or in made
up pieces, bring, phone or write
your order to Taylor's.
Taylor's Cut Asters (any color,
any quantity are the best. Order
a sample dozen; see what you
think of them.
TRY TAYLOR'S--JUST ONCE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24

"wHY," GASPED, did YOU HEAR WHAT
HE SAID"
about. She brushed back a luxuriant
lock that had somehow strayed across
her mouth.
ut is a nasty wind, isn't it" said
she in mock sympathy.
"'An i'll wind % quoted, watching
"And the lucky one this time?" she
questioned.
'Your hair" l replied. eff had
as much nerve as that lock you've just
put back l stopped. Phyllis was
looking awfully stern. "Er-that is
you know
Phyllis tossed her head.
'If any one else ever ventured"- she
began. Then another golden ringlet
did the very same thing. Phyllis has
the most wonderful hair.
can answer to your challenger
cried eff it hadn't been for that I'd
have
Then we both laughed.
"You wouldn't have dared" said
Phyllis.
That's just like her. She never
throws down the gauntlet unless she's
positive can't pick it up. She knew
very we'll l couldn't leave the tiller.
Phyllis" 1 answered truthfully
enough, ''there are times when I'd dare
anything for just-for just what the
hair got. But a man can't take lib
critics without encouragement like a
bit Of hair can"
mo-" said Phyllis dryly. But she
wasn't angry. There was an odd little
softness about the corners of her
mouth.-the most adorable mouth that
ever was made-and somehow it SEEM
ed to me that her eyes were brighter
than usual. 1t may have been that
the fresh sea air was responsible for
the color Of her cheeks, but am in
clined to doubt it.
"What does a man call encourage
ment" she asked quizzically.
But l was not such a goose. 1 knew
very well what she would say about
girls who acted that way, so l didn't
tell her. Besides, she would have
wanted to know how l knew.
II can't just tell you," l replied.
"Most girls seem to know without be-
ing told"
Such a whimsical little smile as
Phyllis gave me!
I'm afraid I'm not one of the most
girls" she said. I'm sure if only
knew
"Hello, you two spoonsv' shouted a
rude, coarse voice right behind us.
Haven't you eyes for any one but
yourselves? Here we've been sailing
alongside you for the last five minutes
and never look out of either of YOU"
Darcy Graham can be the most vul-
gar man in the world when he likes,
and Grace Rawshaw is just as bad.
think that must be what attracts
them to one another.
Hello yourselves!' l grunted. 81
guess we could have seen you if we'd
wanted to very bad"
mice, amiable man, amt he?" QUE
ried the irrepressible Darcy solicitous-
ly. "How do you get along with him,
Phyllis? Now, if were you Grace
put her hand over his mouth, and 1
tackled. / really had no desire to hear
the rest Of it, and felt certain the mis-
guided chump would finish the SEN
tence if he got half a chance. don't
think Phyllis wanted to hear it either.
"Idiotic beastv' l commented. "I'm
glad there was no one around to hear
him."
Phyllis was looking very prim.
$50 that's the way you feel about
tt?' she said coldly.
thought she must be joking. Such
a change in front was inconceivable
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24

A Hungarian document notes a de-
cline in the manufacture of cOrsets.
Some factories have been closed, 9th
ers have reduced their working force.
1t attributes this result to the grow
ing custom of wearing reform cloth.
ing and to the denunciation of cor
sets by physicians.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24

Mrs. George Gould defes the old
saying that pearls typify tears, and
wears collection that outdoes royal
ty.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06
The Aanrrinn Dnnd.

1t Is a curious fact that in Assyria
the ruins speak 20 US only Of the ly-
ing, and that Of the dead there are no
traces whatever, says RAgosnl's STORY
Of Chaldea." One might think people
never died there at all. Yet Il Is well
known that all nations have bestowed
as much carr on the interment OF their
dead and the adOrnmcnt OF their last
resting place as on the construction OF
their dwelllngs-nay, some even more,
for instance, the Egyptians. To this
loving veneraton for the dead history
owes half its discoveries; indeed, we
should have almost no reliable infor.
nation ut all on the very oldest races,
who lived before the invention OF writ
ing, were It not for their tombs and
the things we find in them.
1t ls very strange, therefore. that
nothing Of the kind should be found
in Assyrla, a country which stood high
In culture. For the scpuichrcs which
are found In such numbers in some
mounds. down to a certain depth be-
long 70 later races, mostly even TO the
modern Turks and Arabs. This pc
culIarity Is 50 puZzlIng that scholars
almost incline to suppose that the As.
syrians either made away with their
dead In some mAnne unknown 70 us
or else took them somewhere to bury.
The latter conjecture. though not en-
tiroly devoid OF foundation. Is unsup-
ported by any positive facts. and there
fore was never seriously discussed.
The question Is simply left open until
something happens to shed light on It.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06
Furnishing Crime in Korea.

Korea must be a nice place to live
In. Here Is a list Of penalties for va
rlous crimes, according to Korean law:
Treason, man-Dccapitated. together
with male relatives to the nfth degree
Mother. wife and daughter poisoned
or reduced to slavery.
Treason, woman-Poisoned.
Murder, man-Decapitated. Wife
poisoned.
Murder, woman-strangled or poi
soEed.
Arson, man-strangled or poisoned.
Wife poisoned.
Arson, woman-PoisOned.
Theft. man-strangled, decapitated,
or banished. Wife reduced to slavery:
coniscation Of all property.
Dissertation OF grayes-Decapitated.
together with male relatives 20 the
nth degree. Mother, wife and daugh-
ter poisoned.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or de-
c%apitation. Wife poIsoned.-Liverpool
Post.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-10-06
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last january I read about DR.. VIII
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