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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
WOMEN GOLD BY AUCTION.
How Damsel5 of Babylon Were Once
Disposed of.

How Damsei5 of Babylon Were Once
Disposed of.
An auction of unmarried ladies used
to take place annually in Babylon. In
every district they assembled on a
certain day of every year all the vir.
gins of manageable age. The most
remarkable was first put up, and the
man who bid the largest sum of
money gained possession of her.
The second in personal appearance fol.
lowed, and the bidders gratified them
selves with handsome wives accord.
ing to the depth of their purses. But
alas! 1t seems that there were in
Babylon some ladies for whom no
money was likely to be offered, yet
these also were disposed of so provi.
dent were the Babylonians. When all
the beautiful virgins were sold, the
crier ordered the most deformed who
would marry her with a small sum,
she was at length adjudged to the
man who would be satisfied with the
least, and in this manner the money
arising from the sale of the handsome
served as portion to those who were
either of disagreeable looks, or that
had any other imperfection. This GUS
tom prevailed about 500 years before
Christ.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
Sold By DRUGGISTS, dc,
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
Looking at cock at Night Sign Of Aa

Looking at Clock at Night Sign Of Age.
Do you wake up in the night and
wonder what time it is, and get up
and make a light to see? That is a
sign of age. What difference does 1t
make what time 1t is? None what
ever, but as you get older this insane
desire to know what time it is at
tacks you every few hours The light
Pickering in a house after night is
usually carried by some barefooted
old man who is on his way to peer
into the face Of the clock. The old
women are not so wakeful, having a
good deal of sleep to make up which
they lost when their children were
little.-Atchiscn Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
THIN DIET.
No Nourlshment in It.

It's not easy to keep up when cof-
fee has so ruined the stomach that
food won't digest.
Mo. woman says: 81 had been
an invalid for two years from stomach
trouble caused by coffee, got SO bad
couldn't digest food and for quite a
while | lived on milk and lime water
nothing but that-a glass of milk
and lime water six times day. In
this way | managed to live, but of
course did not gain.
1T was about months ago l be-
gan using Postum Food Coffee; l did
not need the milk and lime water
after that, for gained rapidly and
can now eat a good meal and drink
from l to 8 cups of Postum each meal
and feel fine.
Il would not go back to coffee for
any reasonable pay. like Postum
better than coffee now and make Pos
tum by directions on box and 1t is
just fine; never found better way to
make it than on box. Now this is all
true and you can easily prove it."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
Postum is brew from field grains
with all the nourishment left in. 1t
makes red blood and rebuilds partic-
ularly well where coffee has done
damage as it does to nearly all who
drink it.
A 10 days trial of Postum in place
of coffee works wonders. There's a
reason.
Get the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellville" In each pkg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
WHAT ALL MUST SUFFER.
Crudgery the Common Lot of Every
Grade of Society.

49, OSh'ibNh -Oh VI GNCty
Grade of Society.
"Oh. it is such drudgery! said a
housekeper the other day. "It is the
same old thing, over and over. from
morning till night. from day to day,
week to week, until months roll into
years. and no nope of an end of 1t
until the grave yawns."
"Oh, it is such drudgery," says the
carpenter, as he takes up his tools for
another day of hard work.
Such drudgery!" exclaims the mer-
chant, as he plods down to business
day after day.
Such drudgery!" signs the lawyer,
as no turns over Blackstone; the end
less wearing of these courts"
"Such drudgery!" cries the preach
er; zone theme year after year, with
never change"
Such drudgery!" yells the editor
with a groan, as he slumps down upon
his stool of torture and grasps his
old stump. What in the name of
-! Oh. what! what! what! -!
Death always skips the editor"
Such drudgery!" Mrs. Marabout
cries, as she rings for her maid to
change for the fourth time her costly
dress. ooh, tie drudgery Of the eter-
nal round of fashion,"
And so the cry goes up and down
the scale of human life. Drudgery at
the bottom, drudgery at the top-all is
drudgery that we must do, whether 1t
be the task of earning our daily bread.
or toiling in the endless, weary round
of society.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
Circular Barns.

A remarkable novelty in barn-buiid-
ing is reported from Lapel, Indiana
The walls, or rather wall, of the
barn are rs feet. high and 65 feet In
diameter, tie roof running to a cone.
There is no such thing as post on
pillar in the barn. In order to pre-
vent the weight of the roof from
spreading, three heavy steel hoops
encircle the building. The barn Ia
cyclone proof. for wind has no chancs
to get held on the structure. The
stalls for horses and cattle are ar.
ranged in circle. there is big
feeding room in the center and siIs
extends from the ground to the roof'a
cone. The storage capacity is stated
to be far greater than would be the
case in a building of the ordinary
type.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
The First Who TOiled

And God Himself blew hard In his eyes:
Let them burn till they shoulder
down."
And '"rherer' said Hack. and "Therer"
thought Hew,
'We'll rest, for our toll Is done"
But, Nay" the Master Workman said.
For your toll is just begun.
"And We who serve me of old as God
Shall serve me anew as man,
Till / compass the dream that is In my
heart
And perfect the vaster plan"
And still the craftsman over his craft,
In the vague white light of dawn,
With Gods calm will for his burning will,
While the mounting day comes on.
Yearning, wind-swift, indolent, wild.
Tolls with those shadowy two
The falterlng, restless hand of Hack,
And the tireless hand of Hew.
Bliss Carman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
Training of the Sight

So much of the happiness and sue
cess of life depends upon the seeing
capacity that 1t is both wonder and
a pity that more attention is not paid
by parents in the home and by in
structors in the schools to the perfect
ing of this gift.
The trouble is that the great major.
ity of people regard the capacity of
the eyes as something fixed at birth.
and not to be interferred with. If
they would think little they would
recognize that 1t is, after all, largely
matter of exercise and practice.
They know that the power OF the
muscles is capable of almost indefi-
mite training, but they fail to apply
the principle to the eyes. All forms
OF exercise are called upon to in
crease and strengthen the muscular
system of growing children, and the
wisdom of this, always granting rea-
sonable moderation, is never cues.
toned, but the child with the weak.
undeveloped visual faculty, with the
unframed color sense, with the carry
ing capacity of the sight limited to
a rev feet, is called stupid, and his
best hope is that he may be fitted
with glasses before he is rallied and
scolded into real stupidity.
The sight can be educated and ex-
ercised just as truly as the hear
ing, the sense of touch, or even the
leg and arm muscles can; and the
work, which can be easily converted
play, should be begun very early
fe. Much so-called color-blind-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
co Blu. STacaronl wheat Per A.

Introduced by the u. S. Dept. of Agr.
1t is a tremendous cropper, yielding in
good land 80 Blu. per acre, and on dry,
arid lands, such as are found in Mont.
Idaho, the Dakotas, Colo, etc, 1t will
yield from 40 to so blu. This Wheat and
Speltz and Hanna Barley and Bromus
Inermis and Billion Dollar Grass,
makes 1t possible to grow and fatten
hogs and cattle wherever soil is found.
JUST SEND 10c AND THIS NOTICE
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis. and they will send you
free sample of this Wheat and other
farm seeds, together with their great
catalog, alone worth $4,000 to any
wide-awake farmer. CIV. N. ID
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
Ranch Baron Is Passing

The cattle baron of the western
plains Is rapidly becoming extinct.
Like the Indian, he is disappearing be.
fore the onward march of settlers upon
the public domain. There are no
longer vast tracts of territory he can
appropriate to his own uses, for the
land is being sold to farmers from
the east and from Europe. The
rancher is either going out of business
or preparing to go.
The cause for this impending
change is the contraction of the range
and the invasion of the small cattle
man. The farmers have taken up
the land along the streams where the
water is found, and while there are
thousands of acres of dry range land
which afford good grazing for part of
the year, they are removed from
water and the sources of supply are
cut off by the small farmer, who is
utilizing It, This is by no means an
unmixed evil or even the forerunner
of the impending decline of the cat
tle-raising industry. It simply signi-
fies that the cattle barons are slowly
finding themselves short of territory
on which to range their stock. Their
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
SCATTERING OF A ROMANCE
Girls Answer Ended Loves Young
and Rosy Dream.

For several minutes the young man
did not speak. His heart was too full.
1t was enough for him to know that
this glorious creature loved him; that
she had promised to share his fate.
With new ard delighted sense OF
ownership he Toasted his eyes once
more upon her eatuy. and as he re-
allied that henceforth it would be his
privilege to provide for her welfare
and happiness, he could have almost
wept with JOY His good fortune
seemed incredible Finally he whis-
pered, tenderly:
How did it ever happen, darling.
that such bright, shining angel as
yourself fell in love with dull, stupid
fellow like m,?"
Goodness knows!" she murmured,
absently; Il must have a screw loose
somewhere"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
Who Wrote Mother enns.a

Many people are under the impress.
sion that Mother Goose's" stories and
nursery rhymes were written by some
old housewife. This is mistake. Tho
real author was scholar of learning
and renown, Charles Perrault, one of
the first members of the French acad-
envy. He died in 1903, and though II
is over two hundred years ago his
tales still live. May the fairies eye-
protect his name.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
A statemanls Queer Amhitlnn.

The great Lord Grey had an ambi-
ton far above politics. He had passed
the reform bill. but that did not sat
isfy his soul. There was talk of Tag
lioni, and Grey said quite earnestly.
What would l give to dance as we'll
as her!" The statesman who had
been Prime Minister and had left an
indelible mark on the history Of his
country was envious of an opera.
dancer!-London Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19


Can't be restored to health until the
kidneys are cured. Read how one
woman was restored by using Doan's
Kidney Pills:
MRS. III. A. Var Sickle. Gil 9Th Ave-.
q. w. Roanoke, Va, says: Kidney
trouble was hereditary In our family
and had been SO continually AFFLICTED
with the disease that Legan to Ges.
pair of even temporary relief. Some
times suffered so severely that | was
oonfind TO my bed. the aching In my
back was intenae and the kidney dis
order caused an excess of uric acid
In my blood which impaired my dlges.
tl9n. was compelled to deny nyself
OF many of the little delicacies Of diet.
The doctors diagnosed my case as
congestion of the kidneys. had
about giyon up hope when l began
using Doan'G Kidney Pills. but : took
only few doses when their curative
powers were proven TO my satlsfac-
ton. have never been without them
In the house since"
Doan's Kidney PILLS are sold by all
dealers: price 80 cents; Or mailed on
receipt of price by Foster Milburn
Co. Buffalo. N, Y. Write for Tee
trial.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19

places, however, will be taken by the
farmer and stock,nan of limited
means, who is content with develop
ing his energies to raising small herds
of cattle.
The passing of the cattle baron in
the northwest marks the transition
era from low-gra6e to higher-grade
live stock that is destined to evolu-
tionize and revolutionize the cattle
raising industry. The displacement of
the cattle baron, with vast area of
land devoted solely to the grazing and
breeding of low-grade cattle, will give
way to diversified farming that will
insure sheltered cattle feeding In the
winter seasons, fewer losses of live
stock and better quality of cattle for
the stock market. The impending
change does not augur disaster to the
state. On the contrary, it will be
harbinger of more substantial pros
perity.
The subdivision CT the great cattle
ranges into stock farms will be fol-
lowed by a marked increase In sub
stantial wealth and population. which
will grow from year to year and can
not fail to give the highest develop
ment to the resources of the state.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19

Hack and Hew were the sons of God,
In the earlier earth than now;
One at his right hand. one at his left,
To obey as he taught them how.
And Hack was blind, and Hew was dumb,
But both had the wild, wild heart;
And Gods calm VIII was their burning
Will.
And the gist of their toll was art
They made the moon and the belted stars,
They set the sun to ride.
They loosed the girdle and veil of the
sea.
The wind and the purple tide
Both, flower and beast beneath their
hands
To beauty and speed outgrew-
The furious, fumbllng hand of Hack,
And the glorying hand of Hew
Then. fire and clay, they fashioned a man
And painted him rosy brown: .
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion II the ear. There Is only enc way "a
cure Deafness aud that by constitutional remedes
Deafness - caused by an Unnamed condition n the
mucous lining If the Eustaehian Tube, When thIg
tube is infamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm.
perfect hearing and when II ia entirely closed Deaf
ness Ia the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken and this tube restored to It's normal ndI
tim, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine case.
ouS tf ten are caused by atarrh, which 10 notbiha
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness tcaused by catarrhl that cannot Be cureS
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists I5c
Take HalltA Family pills for contamination
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
German Wines,

According to the Moniteur Vinicole.
Germany holds the eighth place in the
list of wine-producing nations. 1t is
claimed, however. by wine connois.
seurs that German wines, as far as
favor andi bouquet are concerned, are
surpassed only by those of France.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
evtton SEWING Machlne.

The sewing Of buttons on shoes and
on garments is no longer done by
hand In modern factories. There Is
machine that sews $500 buttons on
garments IN nine hours-or more
than eight expert sewers could pos
sihly do In the same time. This ma
chine requires no expert operator. "A
boy or girl runs il.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
RESTORED TO HEALTH.

Many weak. SUI.
fering women do
not know that their
kidneys are sick.
Backache tells of
sick kidneys, and
so do urinary disor-
ders. Sick kid
neys mako bad
blood. and bad
blood makes bad
digestion, b Q art
palpltation, dizzy
headaches, nervous
ness, sleeplessness,
sclatica, rheumatic
pains and constant
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19

Electricity In Egypt.
Nearly every city in the interior OF
Egypt Is now liphtaa nv electricity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19

lam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. ROBBINS,
kaple Street, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums reduces I'm
nammation, alays pain cures wind collie 25c bottle
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07

conviction Deputy Attorney General
Prosser will oppose.
The case of the Territory VS. F. J..
Tesla, libel, comes up today. The case
of stephen Mahaulu is set for October
IL, his attorney, w. T. Rawlins, being
a member of the Registration Board.
Araki assault and battery. is for like
reason set for the same date.
Chez Leo, larceny, forfeited his bail.
Chang Chung, malicious injury, Octo-
Der 3. Hayashidi murder first degree,
September II. Kansioro. murder first
degree, passed for present. Dengiro,
same charge, October 5. Franco, liquor
selling without license, September -.
Trouble was had in court in the case
of Chang Hung, charged with bur-
glary, in securing an interpreter c. L.
Hopkins, the only official Scion, was
not up in Chinese and Joseph Goo Kim
was secured after much delay. Chang
Hung pleaded not guilty.
PROPERTY PARTIONED.
A decision in a suit for partition
brought by Mrs. Francis Heating en-
the division of property belonging TO
her deceased husband was yesterday
handed down by Judge De Bolt. I'm
der his ruling three fourths of the
property go to the plaintiff and one
fourth to Francis Heating. NJ. D. Mon
sarrat is appointed by the court as
administrator to see the courts deci-
sion carried out. The property in par
tition lies in Nuuanu Valley.
SEATTLE EVIDENCE.
An order was yesterday issued in the
Parker Ranch case for a commission
to issue for the examination of Mrs. T.
w Carter, now in Seattle. Attorney
E. Ward Kemp is to take the evidence
which will bear on the alleged indo-
lence and addiction to strong liquors
of her husband.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
A. CLIFTON KELWAY
LEAVES FOR MAINLAND

Mr.. A. Clifton Kelway, of London,
who sails for San Francisco on the s.
S. Alameda today, bears with him
many pleasant recollections of a visit
to these islands which has proved all
too short. Arriving on the Sierra a
fortnight ago, he subsequently, spent a
week in the famous Volcano district,
and since his return to Honolulu he has
gained an acquaintance with many
points of interest, both secular and ee-
clesiastical, which will enable him to
make known the charms and fascina-
tons Of Honolulu with voice and pen
on his return to England. Mr.. KEEL
way, on Saturday, visited the Pail as
the guest of the local branch Of the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew, and has
been much interested in the church
work which finds a center at St. An
drew's Cathedral, notably in the Priory
school, He is returning to America IN
order to attend the trienniaI Conven-
ton of the church in Boston which be-
gins on October 5, and he will sub
sequently proceed to London. there to
resume literary and lecturing work
during the ensuing winter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
WOULDN'T THIS JAR
A REPUBLICAN VOTER2

Mr.. j. L. Carter. president of the Re-
publican Club. recently formed within
the last few days by the Eleventh Pre-
cinct of the Fifth district, one of the
two new precincts recently created by
the Governor, is at issue with McCants
Stewart over the Central Committee
decision that new clubs in these dis
tricts shall be formed under the i'm
mediate organization OF the Central
Committee.
81 helped to start the club" said Mr..
Garter, as any American citizen and
good Republican has a right TO do. To
my astonishment Mr.. Stewart informed
me that he had introduced the reso-
luton to ignore our clubs, and that
moreover he was the Oldest citizen in
the new district and was consequently
insulted at our procedure. called to
ask Mr.. McCants Stewart to join our
club and he Immediately opened upon
me his walls of vituperation and in
formed me had no right to form such
a club, that there was in fact no such
club and that he would see to the
matter.
HE evidently has seen to it and ap-
parently has sufficient pull with the
Central Committee to bring this reso-
luton ignoring us. Now this seems a
poor policy to me at the present mo-
ment and the only result will be to
divide the precinct as there will cer-
tainly be two clubs. Our already form
ed organization, got together in good
faith, will stand together. 1t seems a
poor piece of political tact to allow the
spleen of Mr.. McCants Stewart. who is
about to leave and could not hold the
position in the district club he evil
IDENTIFY covets, to offset the earnest eff
fort of good citizens to help the cause,
especially at this stage of the game"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-07
SEPTEMBER
TERM OPENS
Disqualification Leaves
Too Few Jurors
to Charge.

The case of the Territory VS.. Z.
Vivian Richar sson, charged with en-
bezz1enent of funds of the Water
Works department, has, by consent OF
counsel. been continued until next
January's term Of court.
The trial of E. S. Boyd, charged with
embezzlement of the funds OF the
Land Commission, is set for Friday,
September 80.
Besides these defendants others In
court when Judge Gear opened the
September term of the Circuit Court
Yesterday morning, were Stephen Ma
haulu, chief clerk for E. S. Boyd,
former Land Commissioner, charged
with the same offence as his superior;
Enoch johnson, alleged gross cheat; F.
]. Tesla, charged with libel; Solomon
Meheula, former clerk of the House of
Representatives, alleged gross cheat;
Daniel Kamai Kahili, manslaughter;;
Kansioro Hayashida and Liu Lock,
cases in all constituted the criminal
calendar and the court room was
crowded with attorneys, officials, jury
men, spectators and prisoners.
After disqualification and excuse
only eleven of the twenty-seven on the
panel remained for the grand jury with
nine on the petit jury. Enough names
to raise the original number to fifty
were placed in the jury box by order of
the judge, eleven being drawn to serve
with the original eleven. These will re-
port this morning and it is thought the
grand jurors will be charged. Among
those excused yesterday was William
Prestige, stage carpenter at the Or
pheum, who claims to be British
subject but is a National Guardsman,
and may be asked to account for the
Inconsistency which the Attorney Cen
eral thinks exists. Several were ex-
cused for lack of familiarity with the
English language.
The case of the, Territory VS.. P. O'Sul-
Ivan. liquor selling on Sunday, comes
up this morning at ten o'clock.
T. After the calling OF the criminal
calendar Judge Gear proceeded with
the jury trials. That of Solomon Niche
ula has been set for Monday the 26th
inst. The case against Enoch Johnson
has been passed for the present, argu-
ment is to come upon a motion of At
torney Ashford to withdraw his clients
plea of not guilty and plead a former