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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-14

saturday. October Ex-senator Hey
s.rn win address the people of Lew
iston.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-14

Monda;, october 1.-THE esupreme
..rrt q the state Of Idaho will con-
..re ia this city ct q. m.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-14

Monday, October 17.-The fifth an.
.ral Lewiston Interstate Fair &
pacing association will meet for one
GEEK ending october %.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-14

Monday night, October 17.-"Heart
Of Chicago" will be the bill at the Tenn
,,Ie theater. Also Tuesday night
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-14

wednesday night. October 10
y,alpt stuart in by Right of Sword"
w,,l come to the Temple theater. Also
Thursday night.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

whether the old basement, enlarged
and strengthened. will be able to sus-
tain the weight of the new colossus.
Sansovino's gem of dainty architec.
tpre, the Loggetta, once the rendez
yous of the Venetian mobiles, and later
the waiting room of the guards, which
was swept away by the falling giant
was a veritable storehouse of sculp.
tured masterpieces. Sansovinos won.
derful bronze figures of Apollo, Mer
curry, Pallas and Peace are to be re
cast from the carefully collected frag.
ments by the Chevalier Minoretti. The
same sculptor-architect' terra Gotta
Madonna, which has been shattered
into about 1000 fragments, was hand
ed over to Commentators Pietro lei,
who with incredible patience and skill
has united the countless pieces so
that the statue is ready to be replaced
in its niche as soon as the building is
completed Cats bronze gate, one Of
the proudest possessions of the Vene,
tians, was found under the ruins,
twisted, but only with one of the ton
lions broken, so that it can easily be
repaired.
The Palace of the Doges; on which
so many succeeding generations of
architects have expended the best Of
their efforts, has long been in a tot
tering condition, and ever and anon
new parts are found that require
Strengthening and repairing. At the
present moment the corner fronting
the Ponte della Paglia and Rio del
Sospiri is being radically overhauled
Even the pictorial decoration of the
Doges' palace has to be saved from
the ravages of time. Tintorettos
wonderful Paradise" a picture near
ly eighty feet in length, had to be
taken from the wall of the Great Coun-
ell hall, task the accomplishment of
which offered enormous difficulties
and now Prof Giovanni zennaro is
busily backing this gigantic work with
fresh canvas. The commission for this
picture was originally given to Paolo
Veronese, who, however, died before
he had completed even his sketches.
Tintoretto was then the only Venetian
painter who was considered capable
of undertaking so great a task. But
his old age prevented him from seal
ing the ladders to give the last touches
after the picture had been placed in
position, so that he had to employ his
son, while he stood below and superin-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
NNETHANS
RESTORING
MASTERPIECES
6aA9zzL O00EGpQNl2ZIgZD

When last year the famous silhou-
cite of Venice-beloved of all paint
ers, from Carpaccio to the hordes Of
artists and amateurs who to this day
invade the lagoon city at every sea
son Of the year-was robbed of its
most prominent and Characteristic
feature by the collapse of the Campo
nile, that bold structure which was the
very symbol Of the greatness of the
old republic, the indolent, happy-go-
mcky inhabitants of the town which
70 invites to day dreams and dolce
far niente" were rudely awakened
from their dream of security and re-
lance on the stability of the legacy
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

canal none is so bewitching in its
glitter of white marble in roseate
light, none so imposing under its no
BILE cupola, as Santa Maria della Sa-
lutte, whatever objections may be
raised against Longhena the archi-
tect's sins against purity of style. On
the roof of this church a crack has
been discovered, and the rain filter.
ing through it was injuring a paint.
Ing by Salviat. Repairs were at once
commenced by order Of the architec-
tural committee.
The campanile of the fourteenth
century church of st. Stefano with its
elegant brick facade, which threat.
ened to follow the example of its elder
and statelier brother, has been COM
pletely surrounded by wooden tow
er in preparation for the extensive re-
pairs. 1t is to be strengthened, but
the old form will be retained. The
tower of S. Giorgio del Greet, built
after 1888 by Santo Lombardo and
Chiona, has been leaning for centur.
les, but lately attention has been
drawn to its threatening condition. 1t
will probably undergo a thorough ex-
animation.
Another church. about the safety of
which serious apprehensions have
been aroused is San francesca della
Vigna, so called from vineyard in
which the powerful Ziani family had
chapel erected in honor of st. Mark
The legend has II that the Evangelist
on his journey from Aquileja to Rome
was surprised by a storm, and stopped
In this swamp, where an angel greet.
ed him with the words pax tlbi
Marco Evangeliste Meus," which
words figured subsequently on the
escutcheon of the republic. It was
ascertained that the right side of the
church was in danger and 500 glass
standard-marks were applied in differ
ent positions on the walls. Three of
these were found broken in four DAYS.
Supports have now been placed in
position and the church has been
closed to the public pending repairs.
San Giovanni Paolo the Frari and
other churches are likewise in the
hands OF the restorers.
AS regards the Campanile itself. the
work of rebuilding will probably have
to be suspended during the winter
months Piles have been sunk within
the perimeter OF the old foundations.
In few weeks the work will be COM
pleted on one of the four sides. and
then the commission will decide
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

lessness and without sleeplessness the
body must go to rest fully nourished.
and a good meal some three or four
hours before retiring is a great help
to assure good sleep at night"
1t is interesting to note that the
writer does not condemn the old-fash.
Toned "nightcap" of whisky or brandy
and water, and states that two table
spoonfuls of either in two-thirds of a
tumbler of soda or plain water are a
great help toward a reposeful night
especially as age advances. People
should not, lie considers, ignore the
Importance of rest before their meals
and If one is feeling over-tired before
lunch or dinner it is most desirable tn
sit down quietly for ten minutes
while a small glass of half milk and
half water with spoonful of brandy
In 1t will stimulate the system and
prepare the digestive organs for the
task they will be called upon to ful.
dll.-London Telegraph.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Word for the Nightcap

1t is laid down by a recognized au-
thority on dyspepsia and its treatment
that supper or dinner should not be
taken later than or in the even
ing, when he advises a comparatively
simple meal. He is emphatic on the
Importance of eating slowly and allow
ing time between each course, to the
extent indeed of insisting that the SER
want shall entirely clear and remove
each from the dining-room before the
next one is brought from the kitchen.
Digestion, as he points out, will occupy
at least four hours, and while it is
not desirable to go to bed on an empty
stomach, the process is retarded dur
ing sleep. To quote from a recent
manual on the subject:
Time should be allowed between
the meal and retiring to bed for diges-
ton to be well on its way to being
completed. But remember that to
pass comfortable night without rest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

IL am not what you would call a
religious man, but can testify that it
is Individually true that behind the
body is a something's it intellect,
spirit, or soul, just as you please
that has a power over the body that is
practically unlimited; at least should
hesitate to place any limitation upon
it. And when man lives in his in
tellect soul or spirit, his body is not
only subjected to a minimum need of
repair, but it can be used up to the
maximum of its capacity.
'Mommsen lived entirely for his
work, and his intellect was so highly
trained that it probably worked almost
automatically. All his physical forces
were enlisted in the service of his
intellect, and as he followed the same
daily routine for years its power was
enhanced by the wonderful force of
habit. 1t is little wonder, then. that
he thrived on only three hours sleep
a day."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Mans Need Of Rest

In commenting on the well-authenti-
Gated statement that Theodore Momm-
sen, the famous German historian.
slept only about three hours day
during the last twenty years of his life
and yet attained to the ripe old age
of sc, specialist in nervous diseases
said that this remarkable record could
undoubtedly be attributed to Momm-
sens extraordinary intellectual devel-
opment and intense absorption in his
work
Contrary to the popular notion. :"
the physician continued, "the more
highly developed is a mans intellect
the less sleep he will require. The
reason is that when all of life's forces
are conferred in the intellect there is
much less wear and tear on the body
than is the case when a more animal
life is led. When the body is used
merely as a means to a higher end,
and not INDUCED for its own sake, it
will respond in an astonishing manner
to the tasks that are placed upon it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
MANY LIBRARIES IN CHINA.
ceIestias AbundantIy Provided With
Reading Matter.

celestlals AbundantIy Provided With
Reading Matter.
China is essentially a reading coun-
try. Circulating libraries have been
in existence all over the Middle king
dom for ages and nowadays they are
wheeled about from door to door, so
you see that the "Booklovers' library"
is not new or original idea. In fact,
the life and history of the Chinese
make one realize those. words found in
Ecclesiastes: THAT which hath been
done is that which shall be done; and
there is no new thing under the sur"
Books are cheap in China Anyone
can have twenty-One volumes octave
of the standard Chinese dictionary
and all the thirteen classics as well
for the modest sum of $3.50 of our
money. There are all over the empire
famous Chinese libraries. The Chi
nese have always illustrated their
books in black and white.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
81 oi7sotisfied
=sY& (r1ckQt
BY r. x rfUNKITTRIcK

Once upon time a cricket was sit
ting on a hearth chirping away at a
great rate, when it happened for the
first time to hear the ticking of clock
that had been put on the mantel over
head day or two before. Then, brim-
ming with curiosity, the cricket man.
aged after great difficulty to reach the
mantelpiece, where it leaned against
the timepiece and listened very atten-
lively.
Whatever kind Of an insect it may
be-" observed the cricket, cit ticks
much louder and faster than |. and
still 1t never seems to pause for
breath"
T While the cricket gazed vacantly
into space with mystifed air, the
clock struck ten.
Gracious mel" said the startled
cricket in establishment that savored
of envy of the greenest kind. what a
beautiful bang it has, to be sure. If |
had so resonant a bang as that l
should be the proudest and happiest
creature in the meadow, and also at
the fireside. Perhaps if l go inside,
the banging proprietor will be good
enough to teach me the method of his
beautiful bang"
So the cricket, full of the joys of
anticipation, skipped bllthely around
to the front of the clock, and, seeing
the keyholes and the hands, concluded
that they were the banging occupants
eyes and two of his legs, which he
fancied were many. The cricket MOTTO
ed also that the glass door of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Waters of Varied I'm.

In the valley of Aosta, near St
Marcel, Italy, a series of springs has
oeen found in each of which the water
mas different color, ard all are of the
most beautiful tints. Prof. Vaccari Of
the Tivoli institute made an examina-
ton and discovered that the water is
pure, but that minerals deposited on
the bottom of the springs lend to the
water the varying tints. Carbonate OF
copper is responsible for the azure
Unit OF one spring, hydrate of iron for
the yellow, and mixture of both for
the green.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

left to them by the masters of yore.
Is not the prosperity, nay, the very
existence of this fairyland of marble
and brick vested in this heritage?
In their sudden alarm the authori-
ties have not only commenced the re-
construction of the Campanile and
the repair of the damage done to 9TH
err edifices by its fall, but have over
hauled practically all the old churches
and palazzi, and the result of their in
vestigation shows that the great dis
aster was really a blessing in dis
guise, for many are the towers and
buildings that would have met with a
similar fate had not the fall of the
Campanile directed attention to their
threatening condition.
OF all the buildings on the Grand
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Clogs of the Fifteenth Century.
thong, the shoe being, as 1t were, a
kind of bag. Sometimes Sits were
cut downwards from the instep to al
low the spread of the toes across the
tread. The Egyptian, and Roman,
and Greeian sandals were cut on the
same principle, more of the leather,
however, being cut away. till but a
few straps served to attach the sole
to the foot.
The National museum at Munich ex-
hibits carved and pierced wooden
shoes, with red heels, the latter paint
ed deliberately and gilded, while the
other partakes of the nature OF
clog, having a pad or wedge of wood
of extra thickness beneath the loot
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

clock was tightly closed, so it walked
underneath the clock and squeaked up
the crevice in which the pendulum
was tirelessly swinging.
MAY / came in?" asked the anxious
minstrel of the meadow and ingle
nook.
There being no reply, the cricket be-
came satisfied that the huge marble
insect to which it addressed itself was
too busy in ticking and locking to hear
anything. Suddenly the clock stopped
and the cricket crawled up the pendu-
lum and began looking around and up
and down among the silent, motionless
wheels both dazed and amazed.
81 believe l am on the inside of the
insect" said the cricket, "and that the
whole thing" meaning the clock, lis
the creature with the coveted bang. AS
the outside of it gives no clue as re-
CARDS the method, perhaps | can learn
something from these intestinal disci"
Just then the owner of the clock be-
gan to wind it, and the startled crick-
ct, sitting akimbo on one Of the
wheels, lost his balance and tumblei
into the whirling machinery and was
soon crushed into a pulp.
The moral of this little fable teaches
us that we should be content to blow
and make ourselves heard on the horn
with which the wise, benefcent moth
er, Nature, supplied us, and not seek
to strike when we are only equipped to
tick, lest we suddenly come to grief,
as did the poor, weak, dissatisfied
cricket-New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Jungles, crossed rivers and oceans,
rode through tunnels under high
mountains and got home safe, only to
Iall downstairs the night after he got
back and receive fatal injuries. II that
wasn't fate what would you call it?"
Well, don't know. Are you sure
all the PARTICULARS were enumeratedT
IL might have been one drink too
many"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
Salt in Unlimited Quantities,

An unlimited deposit OF salt has
been discovered on Cote Blanche
island, st. Mary's parish, La. The
SAT- is SO per cent pure and lies only
100 feet from the surface and is from
1000 to $500 feet thick, underlying
practically the entire island. Salt had
been discovered previously at Patel
Anse island and Belle isle, and this
new discovery is supposed to be part
Of the same bed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

A Jersey City man named
Schmidt has made teapot about the
size Of pea, with capacity of two
drops of water and an alcohol lamp
small enough to go under the pot. All
the tea that he drinks out of it won't
hurt him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
1T MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

One Glass Too Much, Not Fate. That
Caused Disaster.
Here is a story about a man who,
went into the wilds of Africa for the
purpose of hunting big game He had
thrilling adventures with lions and ele-
plants, but came home without a
scratch. He crossed the desert, trav-
eled hundreds Of miles through
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Considering that warships are as
sembling and getting ready to dis
charge their murderous projectiles
only about 10000 miles away, Boston
is showing cool and courageous calm
that compels admiration.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

The fashion editor says all the new
pocketbooks for women have leather
handles. Chilled steel chain and pad.
locks would be safer, in view of the
way most women carry their pocket.
books.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

that the whole city of Venice, the
loveliest city of the world. is threat.
ened, a new effort should be made to
assist the Italian government in a
task which will require an enormous
outlay of capital. The Queen of the
Adriatic, an Italian town geograph-
ically and politically, belongs to the
world, to everyone whose mind is to
be impressed by art and beauty. Many
are the travellers who have spent hap
by hours on the canals and squares
of Venice, and whoever has been
there cannot but retain a tender mem.
ory of his visit; he will not fail to
contribute his mite toward the pres
ervation of so much loneliness.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

The old year certainly ought to be
ashamed of the position in which it
left japan and Russia. What a Job
for a new and inexperienced year to
tackle!-Houston Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

moment he realized as never before
the vast difference, the unspeakable
Gulf between the things of heaven and
ne things of earth, and his heart
5welled with love for his fellow.men
Beside him sat his bride of a montt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

A Paris dispatch says sympathy is
turning to Russia. But it isn't likely
that sympathy will win the coming
conflict any more than it did in the
Boer war.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

tended the work. The Paradise" is
considered Tintoretto's supreme mas
terpiece, and its destruction would in
deed have been an irreparable loss.
In Venice, among those who know
the opinion prevails that funds should
be more literally provided by the gov
eminent to maintain artistic treas
ures which are unique and form the
patrimony of the world; and that, con-
sidering the special conditions of the
Venice subsoil, man of really emf
nent technical capacity should be
placed at the head of the architectur.
al government and municipal offices
When a subscription list was made
to raise funds for the rebuilding of
the Campanile, the appeal was readily
responded to- Now that IT appears
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

The Chicago Business Women's club
has decided against dances in which
1t Is necessary for the gentlemen to
put his arm around the lady. II that
luRd of dancing is to be barred the
dancing teachers may as well look
around for new jobs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

A scientist now tells us that there
is fungus in sugar; another, that there
Is a good deal of arsenic in every egg.
And yet the only thing that keeps us
from eating eggs is the price.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

So ex-Mayor Ames of Minneapolis,
now serving six years sentence in
the state prison, is writing a book
dealing with municipal graft. It ought
to be the leading authority on the sub
ject.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Russell Sage, at the age of eighty.
seven is gradually Withdrawing from
Wall street, but it is still easy for out.
siders to lose their money there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

A Russian ruble is about as much
larger than yen as a Russian is larg-
or than a Japanese. This is not i'm.
portant. but it is as interesting as
the other war news.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

If Montana thinks it can keep out
the Chinese by building a barb wire
fence along the Canadian border N 4.
tana is entitled to several more
guesses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

DR.. Parkhurst said that after Jan. 1
New York would be hell with the lid
on. and other New Workers. say now
that the city seems about the same as
ever Maybe both are right.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

A prominent citizen of Tacoma,
Wash, drank seventeen beers and fell
dead. What kind of beer do they have
out in Tacoma?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

For saying damn" a man has been
sentenced at Jamaica. L. l., to FIVE
days in jail. Well, he probably de-
served it-unless he said It because
he hit his thumb with hammer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Servant girls of Orange. N. j., want
an eight-hour day. Breakfast will no
longer be permitted on the short-order
plan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Pussy people are beginning to worry
because the automobiles will in less
than three months from now be ex.
ceeding the speed limit.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Alfred Austin is going to write for
an English magazine series of pa
pers entitled "A Poets Diary" It will,
of course. be purely work of fiction.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

A bride who doesn enjoy church
wedding is as rare as bridegroom
who does.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Joan of Arc Is to be canonized. It
is with saints good deal as it is with
poets. Their honors come after they
get past the point where they might
enjoy them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Poet Laureate Austin continues to
demonstrate that en- author with suf.
ficient influence can manage to get on
without respiration.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

Conjectures upon why Alfred Austin
wrote that New Years poem may be
set at rest The London cables say
it was a challenge to the car
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

John L. Sullivan. who philosophers
entertainingly on current topics, has
some hard words for the automobile.
The water wagon is good enough for
John.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

All the world loves lover. But
when he's converted into a benedict,
CAD, how quickly its affection wanesl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29
SHOES OF A PAST AGE.
Wooden Monstrosltles Worn In che
Fifteenth Century.

Fifteenth CENTURY.
From the hide or wooden shoes OF
semi-civilized races. through the gra-
dations in shape Of round, pointed, or
Gouare toes. high of heel or lacking
heel altogether, forms as interesting
a story as any connected with the de-
tails of dress. The archaic shoes OF
undressed leather. the hair worn in
side, survived in the brogan Of Ire
land and Scotland as late as the
twelfth century. No sole Of extra
thickness was added beneath the
tread: the leather was simply drawn
ND round the ankle by means of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-29

A German newspaper thinks Ger
vera was the real hero of the Spanish
war. How about the Matanzas mule;