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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
WHEN THE BLIND SEE.
First Sensations Rather Those Of
Fear Than Joy.

First Sensations Rather Those Of
Fear Than Joy.
Prof. Latta of Glasgow tells of a
man who, having suffered from cata-
ract from his birth, recovered his
sight at the age of 30. The patient
before the operation was unable to
distinguish objects, though he could
tell daytime from night and could To-
cate a light. For about ten days
after the operation the patient APP
peared dazed and could not realize
that he was seeing" says Prof. Latta.
THE size of everything In the ward
seemed very much exaggerated, and
on that account he had very great diff.
dculty in interpreting what he saw.
The first thing he actually per-
ceiVed was the face of the house sur
geon. At first he did not know what
1t was. but when the doctor asked him
to iook down the sense of hearing
guided his eye straight to the point
whence the sound came, and thence.
recalling what he knew from having
felt his W face, he realized that this
must be a mouth and that he must
be looking at a face" He was entire
ly Ignorant of color, but learned to
distinguish hues very quickly.
AS he looked out of a high n
ne felt as If he could touch the ground
with a stick. He did not retain his
faculty of moving easily about in the
DARK. Before, he could guide himself
tearlessly through a ward, but now.
says the physician, he has lost all that
ieeling OF confidence, and when his
eyes are shut he is afraid to move.
and is impelled to open them to ascer.
tain where he is going :,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
A Doctors Troubles

Captain John Rost, the phvs,cian
VINO mas proved that common salt is
an excellent remedy for cancer. has
a orusque, unexpected sort of wit ),
said a surgeon of New York.
captain Rest was for a time I'm nri.
sste practice. He did well; he eff.
lected some remarkable cures: but be
Ead no patience with the imaginary
ailments OF a certain type of rich per.
SOL and, to escape treating peonle
VINO We're not really sick, he turned 70
original research.
"A matron of wealth was ono 90
captain Rost's early patients. She
was never i'll, but ~eternallv she
feared that some dreadful disease
was about to attack her.
one afternoon she sent for Ros+
post'haste. He found her in ,rst.rota
neaitn' she was only afraid that. ON
account of the dampness. it migbt ba
uhWise for her to go to The tbea+er
that evening. 'nea'er
90 by all means. It won't hurt
you said DR.. Rost.
Ihen ne took his leave. But as
he was putting on his gloves in the
van d servant called him back Tba
woman wanted to see him again
On DOCTOR she said on his re-
urn ! wanted to ask you if / might
es' some oysters after the theater5
res. madam he answered grave
lY' Shells and all.'p siaNe
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
WIPED THE BISHOPS MOUTH
inexperienced Servant Nearly H.,
Host Heart Disease.

inexperienced Servant Nearly Cav
Host Heart Disease.
Marcel Provost, the French povou..
is a favorite in the American eolo,'
Of Paris. ~
Whenever l see an English h,s
op," said M. Provost, at an Americ,,
dinner party, 81 laugh a little to INV
self, for the good mans stately nrs.
ence reminds me of a terrible misb,,
that once befell me.
4 entertained a certain bisbon LAD
year at dinner. My butler, an elderr
man, had brought in from a friend,
mouse an inexperienced lad to he'll,
MIN In the dining room, and 1t seem,
that this lad, during the laying OF ts
cloth, annoyed the butler beyond en-
durance with questions as to his du
ties.
How shall l hold the platesr
DO serve the dishes on the righl
or on the left side of the g%uestsY
Must the bishop be served first
OF second?'
SO he continued interminably, and
at last the impatient butler said:
All you will need to do viii be 10
stand behind the bishops. chair, and
whenever his lordship puts down bis
glass, you must reach over and wipe
his mouth with a napkin
That, as the butler expected, 81
lerced his assistant. But the young
man actually took the buffers ironica
remark for a serious order. AS soon
as dinner began he stationed himself
.pehind the bishop, waited till his lord
snip had drunk and put down bis
glass; and then, as deliberately as bis
nervousness would permit, he Opened
ouf a large napkin and wiped the dig
LINED old gentleman's mouth.
Imagine my horror"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
Work on slmpIon runn.l

The Jungfrau boring, which ma,
Iairiy be said to rival the Simplon TIM.
mel, is approaching completion. n
TINS case however, the boring is nm
instead of through the mountain. a
height of S,1OO yards has already hean
reached, and there still remains about
tzO yards to bore. The aim is to gat
oy a %funicular line, to the Mer do
Glace' which offers one of the finest
panoramas Of scenery in the world
Inc boring which will be the highest
IN Europe, will be finished in time To-
the railway to be opened at the end
OF 1905. Contrary to medical anticina.
lions. the men enjoy splendid beaith
working at the present great eIsva-
tion. eieVa-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

mire of tie swamp that day he uad-
died over to resume his frogging. Ha
couldn't extricate himself, and there
he died.
The willow cutting had taken root
there, of course, and had grown with
the years, lifting Joshua along with Il.
and preserving his skin with the tan.
min in its sap Uncle ST had thought
the world Of Joshua while ans. and
so l always thought it was queer the
use he put the skin to after he took
il home. He sewed up the mouth and
used the skin for a feed bag for
years.
Wonderful, wonderful, how willoy
will take root and thrive! Simply
wonderful"
The Hon. LATE Gleason couldn't
deny 1t. and Gel. Ed Gilmore, seeing
there was a frog in Col. Jones's throat,
sent Sharkey, the proud waiter, with
q wireless message to Jimmy Gray at
the high ball refectory.-New York
Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Here is a summary of the salvat,or
army operations on the social SIDE.
There are $50 food shelter danot.
with accommodation for 1850 ana
no fewer than 4,57s,OOO beds hawa
bee provided during the last yeaN
Inere are seventeen prison.ga.a
homes, with accommodation for sae
and 1000 satisfactory cases have NV ooO'
passed through them during the 49,
We've months. There are ZIG rescus
homes accommodating 2,71s, n ( Soo
Satisfactory cases have been passed
through, while the eighteen land col.
onies contain 2s,252 acres, and sJUs
temporary employment to 81, o msr
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
The Leoion ~ Honor

There are only three women who
nave the Grand Gordon of the Legion
OF Honor, namely, the Queen of HOl
land; her mother, Queen Emma, and
queen Christina of Spain. The Ger
nan emperor. the King of Wurtem.
oerg and the present King of saxony
are the only European sovereigns who
nave not been decorated with the
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
Curiously enough. there is one of the
orleans princes, however, who pos
sesses the distinction, namely, Prince
daston OF Bourbon, Comte d'Eu, who
received the decoration when his faith
er-ln-law, the late Dom Pedro, was
sun Emperor of Brazil and his wife
was heir apparent to the throne
Baltimore American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

one bright woman whose g~aso,,uo
love broke down" al breakfast nro.
pared a palatable dinner in the f,r.
mace by roasting potatoes and onion
ior an hour on the ledge lust jnsjdo
me 1907. turning them several timeS
Inu oroiiing the steak over the coaIs
mere was no odor through the ho,,nn
rom either onions of steak. One wbo
a tried it writes that beans Sno
IN the base burner are deIic,on seu
ne crock being set in the III
Nnere the ash pan is. But the naim
surely Will be given to the womsp ~
{ ranch In California whose gaaonon
stove broke down and she prenarad
q Inner OF stewed chicken wiz
end dumplings over a small one -
sr officiating stove. 1t took six bo,,rs
nor tine dinner to cook, but there was
eatahle within twelve m,as
\ neighbour nearer to borrom
Sm' f
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
Lead All Ia m..I.h


with Z per cent of the worlds
.and area and s per. cent of its popa
iation, the United States has 25 per
cent OF the worlds wealth, says Les
nes weekly. The value of the United
states property, real and personal, ID
lsoo' was $94,O00,O00 900, as compared
with $4,000, 600, 900 for Great Brit
IN and Ireland, $4S, OOO, 100000 for
rance $4,000, DOC, 900 for Germany
Soz'ooO'OO 900 for Russia, $22,OOO,OG
Tor Austria-TTungary, SIS. 600, OOO,OO1
Q Italy and $4,000, 600, 900 for Spain
MoreVer, the United States lead Of
aIl inc other nations in wealth is in
'reaslng faster than is her p%reponder
: nee over them all (excer& Russia and
ohina) In population.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
The Woman ACROSS The Sea.

Q. her lips were red and her skin was
brown, W"
This woman across the sea:
And her hair a glistening, sable crown
This woman across the sea;
Ana she loved a man, aye, she loved a
man,
As only a true Mestiza can.
But the frown of fate was on her riar
This woman across the sea.
sweet, ~ ""a
This woman across the sea.
And she loved the dust at his very feat
h woman across the sea: 49,
Fol his skin was fair and his eyes vvara
gray, "Si~
And he laughed in his careless, soldier.y
And told her tales. as soldiers NAV
This woman across the sea.
No priest came there to bless her ,ova
This woman across the sea: "
she thought him true as the stars aho,.
rms woman across the sea;
But he went away and she waited Ionu
And crooned to his child a mother.soonnss
And worked and toiled and thought no
wrong, NV"sht NO
This woman across the sea;
Q, the man she loved forgot her nam.
RMS woman across the sea: "e'
f0rgot her face, forgot her shame
h woman across the sea o'
TOT ne mated with one of his fair-faceS
He's bound to her with ties that h,na
hind, W ne ieIt be-
This woman across the sea
-E'oDert " Carr, In st, Paul Dispatch
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
AZ1LE or Old GZZLAkW
~ O., Nh VOWS

frogs lived, and where no man cou,d
get, while Uncle 81 Just stood and
stared after him with bullying eyes
and open mouth.
Joshua's gone crazy!' said he.
me strain has been too much for
'osnua. and he's lost his mind!'
ana that's the way it looked, too,
out u wasn't SO, as Uncle 81 discov-
cred when 10 hua came sailing back
py n by, having In tow a frog al
most as big as himself with the fan
nel-oaited hook in its jaw!
Joshua had made up his mind that
nR'o mad about enough of the sass of
tnose frogs out in the swamp, and had
rugged himself up with a hook and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11
Time Not = r.otor

never at q loss for argument Of
repartee, Bishop Potter Of
lers another contribution to the ~
sure OF excuses for the delay 10
Ste construction of the Cathedral o.
Sc; John the Divine.
Bishop" exclaimed one of bis
nork, VINO is a generous donor to The
Dunuing fund, does 1t not distress
see time fly by and so little
zone on the Heights7"
Madame" was the grave response
wnen o bear in mind chat the ca
tneurai Is to prepare rs for eternity
-you see how little time has to do With
ilH-New York Mail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

stumping around the place first rate
line, swum out and flashed the flannel
under the noses of some of EN-,
hooked n and logged it home. He
brought In Twenty-Five that after
noon.
There were pickerel In that pond.
l think told you should say there
wasl
one day Joshua wal returning
from a ~frogging excursion to the
swamp, fetching in a prize. and when
II was half way home Uncle 81 saw a
Lig splash in the water in his wake
ana saw Joshua give a tremendous
hump 70 himself. He came right on.
though, and landed his catch; but his
lett leg was off at the knee.
One of those pickerel had fastened
on as much of Joshua as II could cot
into Its mouth and took it along.
Uncle 81 was a handy man. and as
soon as he saw what allied Joshua he
CUT a SUCK on Of a tree and fastened
" on to the frog as a wooden leg. The
wound healed up, the skin grew down
over the wooden leg, and in a few
rays Joshua was stumpirg around the
place first rate.
his swimming days were over.
tnough, n with them his usefulness
as a frog catcher was gone. although
unfortunately Joshua did not think
SO himself. and one day Uncle 81 al.
NnnA ELL 80
most Iell In a faint when he saw that
frog seated on a big slab and padding
owe toward the swamp. his froe
tackle with him, and his wooden leo
sucking out in front of him lika !
veteran of the wars"
'Somethin' will happen to tba, m.
compromisin' frog yit, sure a. sett,n.
mems! said Uncle 81, soon as he could
catch his breath.
He was right. Day after dav tor
week Uncle 81 gazed ont over az
pona toward the swamp, watching for
Joshua out Joshua never came hack
knowed them aggravatin' FROGS
over there was pison mean. said In.
Gle ST. at last. but who'd "a thunL
they'd a took advantage of a cripple
Years passed, There came a time
It was to the advantage of that
part OF old Steuben that Uncle si,s
pond should be drained, and It was
Ihe swamps boys became dry ana
ana were covered with a nice growth
OF timber. One day Uncle 81 was
Gamping through it, and he saw ]
rec with a funny-looking object near
the top. n
curious to know what II could he
chopped the tree down. words
can't express the establishment ~
81 when he discovered that the
strange object was the skin of a tra.
endou frog. n leg of which was
asst to n part of the top Of a branch
the tree.
uncie 81 was puzzled, but the min.
I've II came to him that the tree vas.
willow and that 1t had been 4 vii.
tree from which he cut the wood.
n leg Tor Joshua years before. all was
,lain. was
IT'S lost Joshua said he, 'and hi,
wooden leg!'
AND SO it was. The poor frog had
'oe stuck by his wooden leg in the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Once a boyhood friend visited RIOS.
coe Conkling when a law student.
Meeting a s~upercilious reception when
ne asked. Studying to De a lawyer.
RoscoeY" he retorted. you ought to
study to DO a supreme court justicei"
He meant it for a sneer, but that's the
way every law student ought to study.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

News that a citizen of Rochester
has died at the age OF 1O1 lacks com
pieteness. The public does not know
whether his length of years was due
to tobacco and alcohol or to absti-
nence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

No n can blame Europeans for
believing that all Americans are rich.
A Boston m left a quart of dia.
monds in a London hotel and wired
back to the proprietor to keep them
until come owe again next summer"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

head helper of Senate Clerk Whipplt
n dispenser In chief of Republican
spellbinders in New York, had In his
budget of Delaware county wonders
on his last visit to the Amen Corner
at the Fifth Avenue hotel nothing
that he thought so much of as the
news of the cutting down along the
headwaters of the Delaware some
where Of a willow tree eight feet in
diameter which had gone hollow at
the butt and stood as a menace to all
who might pass that way.
And the wonder of that tree was"
said he, that 1t had grown from a
stick a raftman cut sixty years &
from a willow tree fifty miles down
the river and used as a cane to aid
him on his homeward trip to Della
ware county on foot, and which on
his arrival there, he stuck In the rich,
soft soil on the margin of the river.
There, as 1t Is we'll known that
willow cuttings will do, It took root
and thrived and became the mammoth
tree now no more. Next to Billy Leary
the willow tree beats all for catching
on and thriving" added the Hon.
LATE.
Don't ! know it?" remarked Col.
Jim Jones. in mournful memory of
whom the fishes at the Aquarium
still keep the water salt with their
tears. Don't | know It? And the
tannin In willows! 1t would knock
hemlock out of the market for making
leather, II there was only enough will
lows. Let me tell o something
There were pickerel in a marshy
pond up in old Steuben and frogs!
My, myl what frogs.
But the biggest of these big frogs
lived In a collection of sloshy boys
where 1t was impossible for anyone to
get at them, much to the aggrayation
of all who went frogging in that pond.
and particularly to Uncle 81 Stevens.
a robust and honest citizen who lived
near n side Of the pond and loved
to gather frogs.
"One day he caught a pollywog OF
amazing size, which was Just putting
on the finishing touches to make II a
null frog, and somehow the idea struck
him to take 1t home and see what 1t
would develop into. He put 1t In his
spring, and as it grew he made a pet
Of 1t.
1T got SO 1t knew 81 as well as II
ne was a frog, too, and 81 found that
ne could teach it tricks. It under.
stood everything Uncle 81 said, and
used to go with him to the pond when
went frogging, hopping along at
side like a kangaroo.
Uncle 81 used in his frog-ishfng a
piece OF red flannel tied to a hook.
IND his pet frog would sit n watch
linn nit 1t under the noses of wild
rogs and split its mouth from shoul.
Ter to shoulder when 81 would haul
me in. Just as IL it was laughing at
he fun.
"one day the frogs out on those
wampy bogs had been more aggra.
'ating than ever, and Uncle 81 and his
'et frog had made things blue around
here. In the afternoon Joshua-Si
Iad named the frog Joshua-seemed
Q be keeping up an unusual lot Of
linking about something or other.
suddenly he made a break for the
'oodshed, where Uncle 81 ALWAYS
ept his lines and hooks with flannel !
n EN-. Joshua went. humping into {
shed, and pretty soon came hump
ig out again.
III had one of Sis lines wound !
round his body, just below his fore !
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

The birth of the cars son is expect.
ed to weaken the influence OF Pobyed-
onostsef. That will mean something
worth while II the boy never does any.
thing else OF importance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

An i%rreverent contemporary de-
'scribes society as moving along TO.
ward Saratoga" Those poker chips
and Saratoga chips" win soon be
moving along also.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

The young Russian Alexis has al.
ready been made an honorary colonel.
but this will naturally cause his royal
mother less anxiety about him than
IL he were serving In the navy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Croesus. the multi-millionaire OF an.
tiquity. Is said by scholars eve 10
have laughed. Probably made the PEG.
pie laugh out Of the other side OF
their mouths" though.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

The new Holland flying machine
costs but $40. Glad TO see these little
modern co~nveniences gradually get.
ting down to within 1898 OF their
actual value.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

A suit against Armour for $1,000.
900 is said to be a friendly action. The
average man would take Ii as un-
friendly, to say the least, to be sued
for a million.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

SQUADS have advanced to SIS a dozen
IN New York, but the old familiar
political squabble may still be had
upon most any terms.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Russia claims that flour Is contra.
'oand OF war. and win do all In her
power to discourage the hot-biscuit
habit within her borders.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

The temperance of the kissing bug
at the seaside resorts is taken to
mean that the sea serpent story is
not good form this year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

That Boston society leader who has
taken up the blacksmith's trade is GO
Ing to get on the black list If he isn't
careful.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

The cars edict abollshing whip
ping In his domains will interest the
heir apparent when he arrives at the
spanking age.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

A New York society man has been
nned for swearing. Still. the tailor
may have given him great provoca,
ton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

A western expert on alcoholism
claims that the reason so many men
fah to walk straight is that they can't
see straight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

II King Edward were to meet the
emperor OF the Hottentots would he
wear the uniform of a Hottentst ad.
'miral as a mark OF courtesy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

In Georgia the catfish have taken
TO swallowing rattlesnalses. The water
must be almost as bad up there as it
is In Kentucky.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Hollands new airship may cost but
$40. but II is likely to cost somebody
his life before we hear the last of II.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

In Philadelphia an actress killed
herself sooner than marry. Death lasts
a great deal longer, though, than the
average theatrical marriage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Marie Dressler, the actress, has
adopted n OF those Incubator ba-
bies;" and her press agent will now
have something substantial to work
on.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

A man drank nine quarts of whisky
and died. Even the temperance folks
must admit that rum has some value.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Love is the greatest thing in the
world. but It has It's drawbacks when
the loved one pawns your Jewels
without notifying you In advance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Viewed through the smoke of his
hookah, all battleships look much
alike to Sultan Abdul Hamid.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Content is something you think
other people have when they haven't.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Krupp's gun works are now working
overtime. and peace is still looking
In vain for the %proverbial balm"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Some men find It more dlhicult to
get divorced from their illusions than
from their wives.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

Georgia has a town called Shake
Rag, whose citizens, however, are said
10 be no great shakes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

A negro recently fell seventy feet In
New York and lost neither his life nor
his religion.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-24
PARKER'S MOTHER.

Esopus, N. ". Aug. Io.-A feature of the notification of Judge Alton B. Parker of his nomination tor the presidency was the presence with the son of the aged mother to whom the attachment IS so we'll known.
 Alter the speeches. which were reported in extenso by the report CTS there TOT the occasion. the party was introduced one by one to the old lady. who hoped that ''she aa,,ery so which he vas being sub iecsed would leave her boy still humble ia the slgh, of God and man.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-24
BURPEE BROUGHT BACK.

Dawson, Aug. 11.-Isaac Bur pee, who was brought from St. Louis, Mo-, on papers of extradi- ton and arrived here yesterday in charge of Detective w. H. Welsh, was before the police court this morning to answer the formal charge. Burpee pleaded not guilty and his case was remande! until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
 The charge against Burpee is that he failed to deliver to the Ames Mercantile Go. 5000 obtained on a check entrusted to him by Oscar Daterneau for the company, and that Burpee did convert the pro- ceeds of the check to his own use.
 While in St. Louis Burpee was confined in the famous prison of the Four Courts.
Yukon Valley news., 1904-08-24
WHAT CHEER BAR.

The What Cheer Bar boys sent in 70 ounces of golddust out of their first cleanup. Just what the W whole amount was we hove not been able to learn. but 1t was doubtless a good one.
 The new ditch from Pioneer was completed on Aug. 5. aud every thing is favorable for the taking out of a lot of money before the irsexeap.