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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

Does a man ever marry his ideal
girl? can't quite remember the date
when my ideal girl first began to stand
out distinctly in my mind, but l think
it was when was %. She was a hero
inc of a book l had read, or, rather.
a girl made up of the virtues and
graces of a dozen heroines. She was
the most adorable creature that ever
was pictured. Her hair was a golden
bronze fine, silky, glossy and long.
No hair but this kind ever appealed to
me. At first her eyes were gray, but
l changed them to a sky-blue because
I discovered that that sort is the most
innocent and girlish. She was very
tiny, just a little armful that l could
pick up. Her hands were small, slen-
der and very pink, and her feet were
just big enough for baby shoes.
In other ways she was a very Won
derful creature. She could be child
like and pleading, tender and woman
u. cheerful and industrious, self
reliant and strong, Joan of Arc. and
baby by turns. l imagined her in
times of plenty sitting at my feet like
a child wife, in times of hunger turn
ing out a huge beefsteak pudding; in
the springtime, securing the house
from top to bottom; a ministering
angel in sickness. the fairest of the
fair at dance; timid when I felt
strong, brawny when my confidence
was low
That's the sweetheart l chose, and,
having thus set her up--a creature of
beauty, wit and work-the next thing
was to find her and marry her.
1 met a girl with golden-bronze hair,
but she was tall; so, without consid-
ering her further, tried again. Soon
/ | was introduced to one with just the
slight figure and appealing blue eyes
OF my ideal Unfortunately her hair
was a rusty red, and when I imagin-
ed her at my hearth I closed the ac-
/ Quaintance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
Now. tnen, growll"

Now, men, growl!"
l didn't know he thought IT, Ger
tainly there was no murmur from his
lips, as the dentist turned away from
my chair. But, however that may be,
the complaint was stayed on mine, and
looked curiously at the man as he
stood there where the sunlight shone
full upon him, gently brushing a slen-
der, delicate film of steel with a piece
of soft chamois skin.
Then he paused and turned toward
me. In my eyes he surprised a ques-
ton. There was something of en-
barrassment in his, like a man accus-
toned to certain amenities which he
had overstepped for the moment. /
put it into the word:
"Well?"
Eyes, l almost said it aloud"
The dentist laughed. | joined him.
There was no denying 1.-THE had
thought it.
"Try to look at it from my stand
point" he said 81 know it is pain
full to you, but think of the sacrifices
l make"
said would try-go ahead. The
tooth had ceased asking for further
recognition.
81 can't make friends" the dentist
resumed, like the lawyer or the doc
tor who relieves pain instead of Great
ing it, nor like the merchant who
sells you goods you really don want,
or the-but why enumerate? The den
fist stands alone"
But" I interjected, you charge
So"
"Tut, tut" he said. "The price is
reasonable compared with other skill
ed effort. But l want to tell you my
side of it. You look Ike a good fel
low. Sit there and listen"
Flattered-and as the tooth had
! ceased hurting-I was quite willing
The dentist resumed:
"All day I labor for the good o.
humanity, without thanks. Do yor
ever-any of you-think of the sacri
fees l am required to make? If
want cocktail must refrain; if
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
christ and His Work

ing of grain, the making of bread, the
mending of clothes, the washing of
dishes. are used by Him as illustra-
tions. He knows the ways of the
banker and the money lender. of
judges, lawyers, policemen, criminals
and physicians. He quotes the current
prices of articles of trade. He has
observed children at play and the
professedly devout at prayer. He
knows the details of feasts and we'd
dings even to the order of the guests
at table and the proper kind of gar
ments But the references to these
things are rather those of an observer
from the outside than of an expert
from the inside.
Even if He did make plows and
yoies, as Justin Martyr says, it would
seem to have been as a part of farm
work rather than as a carpenter That
a preacher and teacher should have
neglected to draw illustrations from
his own trade which He had seen His
father practice when He was boy.
is incredible. The only conclusion
seems to be that the passage in st.
Marks Gospel is based on a misun
Outstanding OF the fact stated in st.
Matthew's that Joseph had ceased to
ply his trade before Jesus was old
enough to be interested in it, and
that Jesus himself was not a carpen-
ter, but a shepherd and farmer.-Chi-
cago Tnter Ocean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

That Jesus of Nazareth was car
penter by trade before He began His
ministry is generally assumed. Paint
ers and poets have represented Him
as working beside Joseph at the car
penter's bench. The assumption rests,
however, upon a single sentence in st.
Marks Gospel In the parallel pass
age in st. Matthew He is spoken
OF, not as carpenter, but as the
carpenters son." There is no other
mention in the Gospels elsewhere in
the New Testament.
That Jesus was a woodworker OF
some kind was a tradition early cur
rent, and yet evidently received with
some doubt. Justin Martyr, one of the
earliest Christians after the apostles
whose writings have come down to us,
saws that Jesus was deemed car
penter, for He was in the habit of
making plows and yokes." As will be
shown later, this probably means only
that Jesus had enough knowledge of
woodworking to make certain agricul-
tural implements. In fact, the re-
corded sayings Of Jesus according to
the careful analysis of them in the
current Craftsman tend to show that
His regular earthly vocation was
quite other than the carpenters.
Jesus in his sayings shows familiar
ity with domestic, commercial, profess
Rional and agricultural life. The grind
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
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[ The Dentists Side dH ]

like onions with my steak l only dare
to look at them; if enjoy a cigar
cannot take Whit of it, nor cigar.
ette-until the day is done"
He began rolling cigarette with
manifest pleasure.
"All day must attend to the woes
of others-eye teeth, wisdom teeth,
molars-p pains, aches, tears, bowls
and unkind feelings when it is all
past"
He blew thick clouds of smoke from
his nose with great satisfaction.
But it is pretty hard to feel friend
ly toward you when you cause us pain
every time we come to see you"
suggested.
That's it. You only take a cursory
view of the case. Don't / relieve the
pain finally? The dentist is looked up
on by his patrons as a skilled instru-
ment of torture-a sort of refined af-
Fiction come to curse humanity. You
lcok at it yourself, as it appears to
me every day, and think how you
would like it. | don't have the salts
faction of the barber, who may gag his
customer and tell him the neighbor-
hood news, or give him the freedom of
speech to which every citizen is en-
titled and engage him in a political
discussion while he operates on him"
But that wouldn't be fair when
you charge by the hour" l could not
help interposing
"oh, pshaw! That isn't it. The
patients nerves are in no condition
to enjoy interesting conversation-and
there is another sacrifice we are re-
quired to make. No odorous foods, no
drinks, no tobacco. and stand on your
feet all day for the benefit of human
ity, and then humanity gets grievous-
ly sore after it is all done. We are
only permitted to express our feel
ings silently, and sometimes we are
caught in the act at that"
The dentist drew another dense
volume of smoke in for a delicious
visit with the air cells. and accepted
the sympathy of the thirteenth anc
last patient of the day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

The mild aud immediate effect of DR..
Kilmers Swamp-Root, the great kidney
and bladder remedy. is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. Swamp
Root will set your whole system right
and the best proof of this is a trial
I4EAsr 12oth ST. New YORK CRY.
DEAR SIR: OCT. 18th 1902.
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l advertisement Of yours in a New York
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Four members of my family have been using
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with the same good results"
With many thanks 10 you, | remain,
VERY truly yours,
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
Preparing Bulgarian Bridegroom for
Wedding Ceremony.

The shaving Of the bridegroom on
his wedding day is a Bulgarian Gus
tom which, handed down from pre-
Christian days, is still observed with
due formality, especially in country
districts. While the barber is at his
task dancing crowd Of young folks
surrounds him and the bridegroom.
AS the latter's hair is cut the snip
pings ere carefuAy collected by some
OF the girls for preservation in one of
the brides chests. The barber, when
his work is done. receives a small
white linen cloth as a present, and
also a trifling sum of money from
each person there. Then the bride
groom kisses the hands of all the
girls, washes his face and dons his
wedding dress, which must first be
carefully weighed three times by one
Of the boys.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

EDITORIAL notice. YOU
have the slightest symptoms of kidney or
bladder trouble. or if there is a trace of it
in your family history, send at once to DR..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. n Y, who will
gladly send you by mail, Immediately. with
out cost to you. a sample bottle of Swamp
Root and book containing many of the
thousands upon thousands of testimonial
letters received from men and women cured.
In writing be sure to say that you read
this generous offer in this paper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
LEGEND OF THE SEA
ehostly Bell That Warns seam.o ,


Imminent Danger
There is a delightful legend among
the people Of Point Prim to the effect
that when the English attacked the
french fort at that place, a chain-ban
from one Of the attacking vessels cut
me steeple from the old church 10.
Gated on the very point. In falling. il
toppied over the promotory and car.
RED the bell which 1t contained into
the sea. Dwellers along the point at.
hrm that, from time to time. the
sound Of that bell comes over the wat.
ers at eYentide; and that its phantom
tone Is ever warning of fierce
storm or some imminent danger to
those who make their living by the
spolls OF the ocean.-Donahoe's
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
To Prove what SwampROOt, the Great Kidney Remedy,
Will Do for You. Every Reader of this paper May
Have Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail.

Weak unhealthy kidneys responsible
suffering disease, therefore,
trouble
continue, o follow
need attentiOnbu kidneys
because they do need attention first
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great kidney remedy
kidneys better they will all
other organs health will convince anyone
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
Feminine Mind superlor.

Archeologists have come to the CON.
clusion that the feminine mind is par.
ticularly quick at deciphering the an.
cient hieroglyphics and other inscrip.
tons. A number Of women, both in
Europe and America, are therefore, be
ing instructed in that art.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

your water frequently night and day
smarting or irritation in passing brick
dust OF sediment in the urine. headache.
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ness. nervousness. heart disturbance due
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bloating, irritability WORKOUT feeling. lack
of ambition. loss of flesh, sallow COM
plexion. or Bright disease.
If your water, when allowed to remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle for
twenty-four hours. forms sediment or
settling or he's cloudy appearance. it is
evidence that your kidneys and bladder
need immediate attention.
Swamp-Root is the great discovery OF
DR.. Kilmer. the eminent kidney and blad-
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derful success in both slight and severe
cases. Doctors recommend it to their
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because they recognize in Swami Root
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray. nurse
in the Children's Home in New York. cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Ieething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80. 0q0 tes-
timonials. At all Druggists. 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. 5. Olmsted. Leroy, n. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
CAPSICUM VASELINE

fPUr Up ~ CoLLAPsIBLE TUBRs)
substitute for and superiorto mustard or any
other plaster. and will not blister the most
delicate skin. The pain-allaying and curative
stop the toothache at once. and relieve head
ache and sciatica. WereCommend itas the best
and safest external counterirritant known, ais o
as an external remedy for pains in the chest
and stomach and an rheumatic, neuralgia and
equity complaints. A trial viii prove what we
claim for il, and it will be found 70 be invalu-
able in the household. Many people say tits
the best Of all your preparations" Price 10
cents. at an druggists or other dealers. or by
sending this amount 10 US in postage stamps we
will send you tube by mail No article should
be accepted by the public unless the same
carries our label as otherwise it is not genuine.
CHESEBROUdH MFG. Co..,
II State Street, NEW YoRk Cry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMAN.

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
YOU with kindness. Her advice
is free, and the address is Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

Average Journey of Freight.
The average journey of a ton of
freight is 12S miles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

When Answering Advertisements
Kindly Mention This Paper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

THE GREAT ATTRACTIONS
Good Crops. delightful climate, splendid
school system, perfect social conditions,
exceptional railway advantages, and wealth
and afIluence acquired easily.
The population Of Western Canada increased
12&000 by immigration during the past year. over
$1,000 being Americans.
Write to nearest authorized Canadian Government
Agent for Canadian Atlas and other information
Tor address Supt of Imulig ration. Ottawa Canada
BENZ. DAVIES, ROOM o. DUNN BLOCK. CEN
TRIAL AVENUE. GREAT FALLS. MONTANA.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

W. N.U.. SAT- Lake-No. 3. 1904.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

II . sl' ssss T ass ThOmpsOn's Eye Wafer
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

Utah link co Pays highest price for
Otiul COlfN w. hides, pelts, heeswax
ru der. copper. brass, etc. Salt Lake CITY, Utah
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

"DEAB Mrs. PINKHAM: Il suffered
with stomach complaint for years. 1
cot SO bad that / could not carry my
Children but five months, then would
have A miscarriage. The last time 1
became pregnant, my husband got me
10 take Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. After taking the
first bottle l was relieved of the sick
ness of stomach, and began to feel bet
ter in every way. 1 continued its use
and was enabled to carry my baby to
maturity. 1 now have a nice baby
pirl. and can work better than ever
Could before. l am like new woman"
-MRs. FRANK BEYER, 20 S. Second St,
Meriden, Conn. - $4,000 forfeit II original Of
obous letter proving genuneHess cnhot be produced
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01
Are the STAR ATTRACTIONS for 1904.

Millions of acres of magnificent Grain and Graz
ne lands to be had as a free gift or by purchase
rom Railway Companies Land Corporations etc
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-01

MASQUERADE 4 4Ss1 Is5 zoa sssr cos .'.
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SALT LAKE CoSTUMING HOUSE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-25
CHILDREN PLEASED
WITH BIRD EXHIBIT
Collection Is Arranged for Little Ones
at Public Library.

Miss Dennis, librarian Of the juve-
nile department Of the public library,
has arranged an interesting bird ex-
hfbft in her department and it is prov
ing very attractive to the children who
go to the department for books or to
read. The collection includes cOlored
pictures Of all the birds which are to
be seen in Minnesota, a number of
nests Of Minnesota birds and collec-
ton of birds eggs.
A demand for bird literature has
been created by the exhibit and both
Miss Dennis and her assistant, Miss
Rhodes, are kept busy supplying facts
concerning bird life. 1t is the desire
Of the librarian to have this depart
ment of the library reflect the passing
seasons and their special holidays. The
bird exhibit is the earliest spring one
and the interest it has aroused in the
youthful patrons proves its value as an
educatiVe factor. There is also eXhib-
tied in the children's department a
loan collection of drawings, photo
graphs, stories and verses made and
written by the children Of the st.
Nicholas league.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-25
WATCHING HUNTERS
Game Wardens viii Be Vloi.
liant This Spring.

came wardens will be especially vigil
ant this spring, and will sleep with one
eye open for hunters who shoot
game out of season. A report that
extensive duck shooting was going on
IN the vicinity of the Mississippi and
minnesota river bottoms near Fort Smell
ing will be investigated.
In speaking of game shooting out of
season d. w. Meeker of the state fish
and game commission, said yesterday to
h G l o b e:
Every duck shot at this time of the
year during its migratory tour north to
breed, means from eight to ten ducks
less to shoot in the fall. The birds fly as
far north as Manitoba to breed. but by
the time they get there there will be few
LETT If this shooting Of game out Of sea-
son is not stopped.
The commission is negotiating with
South and North Dakota to secure their
cooperation in the matter of duck and
geese shooting in the spring. The game
laws of the two Dakotas allow the shoot
ing of the birds in the spring which is
forbidden by the Minnesota laws 1t is
not of much use to prohibit the shoot
ing Of game in this state if, when they
reach the DakOtas, they are killed off
there, and for that reason we are striving
to have a law passed to prohibit the
shooting of game in the Dakotas.
Game birds are possessed of a great
instinct. Should the spring shootings in
the two before named states continue, 1
prophesy that within fewer years than
thought the birds will seek another route
to their breeding places. Then there will
be no longer the great game shooting for
which Minnesota and the DakOtas are
justly noted. The game will learn to
avoid the present route to their breed
ing places, along which turks danger and
death: They will select a route due east
to the great lakes and over them and
then down the coast, or else follow the
Missouri river.
Years ago Minnesota was noted for
it's wild pigeons. Where are they now?
GOne-eVery one of them. Killed off
partly, the remainder have chosen other
routes for their semi-annual migrations
north and south. Let the hunters beware
lest the ducks and geese come to a SINH
lar end"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-25

the 10000 Rebelahs had contributed
$1,000 to the cost of the Odd Fellows
home at Mortified, and had also sup
piled the furniture for that institution.
odd Fellowship disregards all So
cial distinctions" said Mr.. Powers, as
he was about to present Judge Edwin
A. Jaggard. Hence the judge, despite
his exalted position, had found time
to visit the Odd Fellow lodges.
Judge Jaggard Explains Three Links.
The three links of the Odd Fellows,
Judge Jaggard believed, typified three
stages of world histOry-first, the earth
was fitted for man; second, man learned
to supply his physical requirements;
third, the present stage, man began to
develop his mind and soul, an impor-
tant means of which development was
supplied by the fraternal orders.
In the treatment of this extensive
subject, Judge Jaggard, speaking at
some length, touched upon many points,
including the Pre-Adamites, the ancient
laws Of Russia, the war in the Orient,
the truth of Christianity, the medieval
renaissance, the wonders of the spec
troScope, the emancipation of woman,
the divine right Of kings, the Darwin
ian theory, some tenets Of the Mo-
hammedanS, and the personality of DIR.
Ohage.
EAceTptS from the Judges speech are:
'The carboniferous era which increased
the profits of that greasy genius, John
D. Rockefeller; I'VE should exchange
our thoughts, but TRANQUILITY; not as
our friends of the gentle sex do when
Daughters of the Revolution meet;
Originally, the scientists say, there
were no horses or cattle in America,
and the only asses that came over were
the white men,; you can test the
elements of a distant star more easily,
through the spectrOscope, than you can
match ribbons at a bargain counter;
The Mohammedans knew how to en-
courage the meek and lowly advocates
of abstinence; 1.-The Koran says that
hell is full of women
The Commercial Club quartette sang
and Rev. George S. Innis prayed.