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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
Enjoys nsimnIe Llfe.n

A Bowdoin college student took a
notion the other day that he would
practice the simple life for a change.
He sold all his fine furniture, removed
his pictures and photographs from
the wall, carpets from the floor and
draperies from the windows. Even
the electric light fixtures went down
in the crusade against luxury. He
now sits in a straight-back chair in q
room lighted at night by candles and
retires early. He says that he never
fully enjoyed life before.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
STAMPS AS WALL PAPER.
Philadelphia Girl Has Unique Deeora'
tlnn for "Den."

Philadelphia Girl Has Unique Deeora-
tlon for "pen." .
For more than fourteen years, or, TO
be exact, since March &c, 1891, Miss
Sadie Disston of keystone street has
arduously collected cancelled postage
stamps, with the purpose of covering
the walls of her den" At last the
task has been completed and the room
presents an appearance resembling
the mosaic tapestry of olden times.
The is 10x15 feet. The paper
was made into panels % ina hes wide,
OF white linen. which were then
placed together by a narrow walnut
molding. The stamps were accumu-
lated so quickly that by the end of the
first year two panels were finished,
the first containing 1904 stamps. The
ground OF the panel design is made up
Of English penny stamps. BY July,
1894, seven panels were completed.
Almost every country is represented.
In the center Of one panel is a blue
triangular Cape of Good Hope, and OF
another a white Royal Mint, London.
After Miss Disston found that there
would not be any difficulty in getting
the required number Of stamps, hav
ing one week received through the
mail $4,000, little care was taken In
the number stuck on eacn panel, unit
the total reached SO, 998.-Philadelphis
Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

"Parson Granger will be passin'
through the settlement tomorrow"
the face above him, while he still held
the woman's hand.
"'Twouldn't hardly be Christian,
Joe, l reckon, jes' to stop eatin' that
way, of yer own free will"
mo, reckon not, Marg'et. But, some
how"
Margaret had touched the child's
brow with her free hand, then she
turned to gently withdraw the other
from Kent's grasp.
Don't take it away yet, Marg'et,
he pleaded, still clinging to the hand
Tit feels like Marth's-jes' like
Martins We know, gal-an'-an'-l
want to hold it jes' a minute longer"
Margaret sat down upon the edge
of the bed; and Joe closed his eyes, as
one going to sleep. and, carrying the
hand to his cheek, for a moment held
it pressed there.
But presently Margaret leaned for
ward and said gently: "Let go now,
Joe. Somethin' must be done for the
child quick"
Kent started up.
"Gettin' wuss. Marg'et? God, it's
hard!"
ct may be a turn for the better, If
we work fast, Joe."
work fast? How do We mean, Mar
g'et?"
"The mustard, Joe. Marth had a
box o. mustard somewhere. a yellow
box it was, with a lion an some other
varmint on it"
eyes, I've seed that box" and Joe
arose to get it.
Margaret set the kettle Oh some
Goals that she raked from the fire.
Mace. and a few moments later was
mixing a plaster of mustard. This she
spread upon three cloths, while Joe
looked on a~nxiously.
"Now, Joe," she said, yell have to
life the child's head, an let mi git one
o. these on the back Of her neck as
quick as you can"
Kent lifted the little hot head from
The pillow, and Margaret adjusted the
,laster to the back of the child's neck.
Then she wrapped two others about
he little ones wrists. The bleared
ewes of the tiny sufferer regarded
Kent and Margaret wonderingly. The
red spots in the cheeks %deepened, and
| the breath was ftful.
"Poor thing" murmured Margaret,
and she quickly buried her face in the
inflow beside the child's head to con
ceal her tears from Joe.
Kent fell to his knees by the bed.
side and again dropped his chin into
his hands and stared wide-eyed and
motionless. Once more, there was nc
sound in the cabin. eve the fire in
the chimney cracked no more; but
the patter OF the rain on the roof kept
nm a aull monotone as the minutes
passed. It seemed hours to Kent be
fore there was a movement on the
mart of either of those before him
But at last Margaret lifted her head
and looked into ire child's face. Then
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

propelled with a tiny locomotive, ca
BILE Or electric motor. AS the train
advances the unique car is caused to
rotate, undulate and undergo all those
diabolical movements that the patrons
finds so exhilarating and mirth pro-
voking. The safety of this device is
a recommendation shared by but fen
of the modern pleasure railways, and
the large amount of ground necessary
for its enjoyable operation precludea
its use outside of the spacious amuse-
ment park.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
hEYEO'A
By GMNZG G2nTAZD
Copyright, 1905. by Daily Story Pub. CO.

Kent sat with his chin in his hands
and stared at the little colorless face
On the pillow. A small lever clock on
the mantel shelf licked softly, and be-
yond this there was no sound in the
room. save the occasional hushed
cracking of the embers in the fire.
Mace, from which a faint uncertain
glow spread away through the cabin,
revealing itfully the rude logs of the
walls, the puncheon stools, the bare
ioists overhead-and the face of the
child on the bed. Kent had removed
his shoes and set them at one corner
of the hearth, in order that his foot
steps might be noiseless, should he
chance to move about the floor. Oc-
casionally, the sound of rain ~pattering
upon the roof reached the mans ears;
and when he thought of the darkness
outside he shuddered. Up on the side
Of the hill was a new-made mound
heaped above the mother of the child;
and Kent wondered if "Marth' could
feel the cold raindrops that beat upon
her grave. They fell upon his heart
distinctly enough and chilled his
frame. The little girl was i'll when
Marth died, and she had grown gradu-
ally worse, until now she seemed
scarcely to breathe. Kent's fingers
clawed into his cheeks, and his eyes
stood bleared. He could not under
stand how it should all happen thus.
Rebellion, as against unseen and in
comprehensible forces, rose in his
breast, but the impotence of human
effort appalled, him. He had resorted
to every home remedy of which he
knew, and all without %appreciable eff
feet. And now he was waiting, Just
waiting for-he knew not what.
A gust of wind swept through the
cat hole under the cabin door and
stirred the embers in the fireplace
viciously. A flame leaped up and for
a moment lighted the interior brightly.
The child's eyes opened and the blue
orbs stared for a moment into the
face Of the man. Then a small hand
was extended weakly from under the
covering. Kent slipped from the stool
to his knees and caught the little
wasted hand to his lips, while two big
tears splotched the bed clothing. Was
1t a sign for the better, or was it to
be the one bright moment before the
last Just as Marth had had? But the
eyes of the child still stared, though
now at the joists overhead, and a faint
red glow had appeared in either cheek.
AT this moment the latch string at
the door was gently pulled from the
outside, and the door was opened. 1t
was a woman, a young woman with a
beautiful face and sad eyes who stood
In the opening. For a moment she
stared at Kent and the child, then she
closed the door softly behind her and
came slowly forward to where the
man knelt at the bedside. He had not
turned his head, though he had been
conscious of the entrance of someone,
tor the draft from the doorway had
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
81. Has Coat He Wore at 4.

Calvin Wells of Saratoga Springs.
N. Y, 81 years old, is still vigorous
for his age. He has a coat which he
wore when he was four years old, and
which is in perfect condition.
1t was made by a tailor in North
ampton, and was of most correct mode
for those days, being double-breasted
and swallow-tailed. The dimensions
are: Waist, 16 inches; length of front.
6 inches; back, Z inches; sleeve. s
inches.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
New french Gun.

A new rapid fire gun has recently
been invented by an ingenious Dane
by the name of Rexer. The gun has
been called for it's originator. The
Rexer is in reality a sort of large mus
ket. In size it is rather small for 1
: gun, as the illustration shows. 1t can
be strapped to the saddle of an artil-
lery horse, and in service each gun
ner is provided with a second horse,
which is loaded with eight thousand
cartridges.
The movement of the Rexer is auto
matte. 1t is believed to be a perfect
firearm of its kind. and the heads of
artillery look to it to dethrone guns
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
The independent Son.

They tell an interesting story about
the search for the anonymous donor of
Hamilton hall to Columbia university.
A reporter telephoned the father e ".
F. ]. Piel, a Columbia senior, who was
supposed to be the giver.
Perhaps you can tell me something
about whether your son was the one
who gave 100000 to Columbia" said
the reporter.
81 don't know" said the elder Piel,
slowly. "T1l ask William when he
comes home"
It's a wise father nowadays, who
knows what his son is doing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

Seemed to me Marth was whisper
In that ye needed some'un here to-
night, so | come" she added.
Kent caught her hand in both his
and stroked. His lips moved, but no
sound issued from his throat for some
seconds. But presently he said:
"Ye're good, Marg'et, ye're an angel.
| jes' been settin' an waitin', wonder
in what I'd do if the little 'un there
went after Marth. Reckoned I'd go
too, somehow, Marg'et. Wouldn't feel
like eatin' no more, gal-an' it would
MT take long that way, would it, Mar
g'et?"
He turned a beseeching look toward
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
Articles Prohibited in China.

China has recently issued an edict
prohibiting, except in the treaty ports,
the sale of metalrimmed spectacles.
Tan shoes are also tabooed. and any
one dealing in them renders himself
liable to decapitation. This latter
drastic regulation is due to the fact
that yellow is there the imperial color,
to be worn by none save members Of
the royal family.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
Noted Piece Of Wood CARVING.

The elaborate piece of work here
shown was carved from a solid piece
of lockwood with the aid of an ordinary
pen knife and is valued at $4,000. 1t
is said to have been the cause of a
wager in London as to whether it was
one piece of wood or no. To prove
that it was solid it was placed in a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
Cure for Socialism.

A German journalist, who has been
studying the colonies in South Amert
ca. notes the amusing fact that the
immigrants who come as rabid so
cialists invariably drop all ideas about
division Of property as soon as they
acnuire some.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
GETTING rid Of soreech owl.

Screaming of a screech owl three
nights in succession in or about the
front yard is a sign that some one In
the house is in danger of death. To
cause the owl to leave stick the shovel
In the fire.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
FEEDING at 4 London club.

The Constitutional club has 5,345
members. Last year it provided up
wards of 10000 luncheons, over 22.-
900 breakfasts and about $1,000 din
ners. 1t paid nearly e12.0OO in sal
aries, and gave a Christmas box Of
a1.526 to the servants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
cockroaches Destroy plants.

A new and unwelcome visitor has
been recognized in England. He is the
Surinam cockroach, and is destruc-
tive to greenhouse plants. The in
sects are believed to have been intro
duced in a consignment of orchids.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
PROVIDES A NEW THRILL.

Novelty for the DeIectation Of Amuss-
ment Seekers.
The miniature railway and the undu-
lating merry-go-round have palled up
on the public amusement seeker, who
is so tickle in his taste that he is eve
craving novelties. without much
merit other than its novelty a st.
Louis inventor proposes to combine
the miniature railway with the merry
g%o-round or flying horses in n de-
vice, affording this blase amusement
OF a new kind. The ~carousal feature
is mounted upon a truck, running
upon tracks of some suitable type, and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

A well known physician has OBJ
served that the best thing that can
happen to a man with diabetes is not
to find it out, and the same might be
said with some justice Of a number Of
diseases.=The Hospital.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
EnqIish statesman's Opinion.

Some are inclined to look upon the
philanthropic employer as a distinct
advantage to the community; but ii
occurs to me that the workers wives
could spend the money to greater adj
vantage.-Win Crooks. M. P.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

tanned his cheek. The woman laid her
nand upon Kent's shoulder tenderly,
and spoke.
How is the child, Joe?" she had
pent forward and was looking inta the
nttIe girls face as she asked the aues-
ton.
Kent looked up. The voice was lik >
Marths, the face that he gazed into
was like Martins, the tenderness that
oeamed from the Eyes was like that
which had beamed from the eyes of
Eth.
IN, it's you, Marg'et?" said Kent.
Yves, me, Joe. l couldn't sleep think
III bout you an the child"
Margaret was Msrtha's twin sister.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
Increase weiqht OF Leather.

It has been found in VictoriA N. 8.
W., that inscriptions tanners there
have been increasing the weight of
their leather by the S of barium
chloride, a poisonous chemical.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

is deeper than coffee; takes
time to get at the full mean
ing of tea.
write for our KnOwledgs Book. A sehminss
Company, San Francisco.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

Norwalk, Ohio. boasts of a wild boy
who from choice lives in a hut, sleeps
In his clothes and never had his hair
cut or combed. That isn't a wild boy.
It's Just plain boy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

AK Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease.
A pc WIDER. 1t rests the feet Cures Swol-
len, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching Sweating
Feet and Ingrowing Nails At all Drug
gists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept
no Substitute. Sample mailed FREE
Address, A s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
Enqland,s aPoor Mans court.s

Nearly 100000 new cases were
brought before the county courts OF
England, the so-called poor mans
court" last year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
TEA

Bad tea is almost worse
than bad coffee; which is
superhous.
Which is superfous?
Both.
Your grocer returns your money IT you aOnr
like SehflliuRsa Rest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
TEA

Fine tea is a delicate
pleasure and a most real
comfort.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
TEA

shoveled out of a bin is a
child without parents; no
name, no fame. Schilling's
Best is in packages.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18
TEA

There are as many differ
ent sorts of tea as there are
of tea cooks.
In every package OF sehildng's Best Tea is e
booklet How TO Make Good Tea
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

There is no Schilling's
Best not in packages. ''air-
tight packages.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-18

Where Ignorance is Bliss.

. large 2-oz- package Red Cross Ball Blue, only
!, cents. Tn Russ Company. South Bend. Ind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
PICKS BAD BOY ABROAD
The Bad Boy Tells His Uncle About London Fosow They Ride First class from Liverpool to LondonA Visit to "BHI Astors Country
 Place. e--How Bills" FIunkey Sat Chestnut Burr
.Or of 'Peck's Bad BOy," Etc.I

arm of an American battleship.'
 Well, sir, have seen a good many
 bluffs in my time, but I never saw the
 equal of that, for the detective turned
 white, and apologized, and asked dad
 and l out to luncheon at the next sta
 tion, and we went and ate all there
 was, and when the time was up the
 detective disappeared and dad had to
 pay for the luncheon, but he kicked all
 the way to London. and the guard
 would not listen to his complaints, but
 told him If he tried to hold up the
 train he would be thrown out of the window and run over by the train We had the compartment to ourselves the rest of the way to London, except about an hour. when the guard showed in farmer who smelled like COWS and dad tried to get in a quarrel with him, about English roast beef coming from America, but the man didn't have his arguing clothes on. so dad began to find fault with me, and the man told dad to let up on the kid or he would punch Is bloody ed off. That settled 1t, when the man dropped his h. dad thought he was one of the nobility, and he got quite chummy with the Engllshman. and when we got to London, and dad had a quarrel about his baggage and after threaten ing to have lot of fights he got his trunk on the roof of a cab. and in about an hour we got to the hotel. and then the fog began an engagement. If the fog here ever froze stiff, the town would look like a piecA of ice with fish frozen in. Gee, but I would like to have 1t freeze In front of our hotel. so l could take an ak and go out and chop a frozen girl out. and thaw her till she came to.
 Say, old man, if anybody ever wants to treat you to a trip to Europe, don't come here. but go to some place where they don't think they can speak Eng fish. You can understand a Nitalian or a Frenchman, or a Dutchman, who can't speak English. and knows he can't. better than you can an English man who thinks he can speak Eng fish. and can't, don't you know Everything is don't you know If a servant gives you an evening paper, he says: 'Eres your paiper, don't you know and if a man should-I don't say they would. but if a man should give you a civil answer, when you asked him the name of street, he would look at you as though you were a cannibal. and say: Regent street. don't you know. and then he would act as though you had broken him of his rest. Dad asked more than a dozen men where Bill Aator lived.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

was thinking over the proposition. and
 dad had asked him if he was not
 afraid of dynamiters, when he shud-
 dered and said every day he expected
 to be blown sky high, and finally he
 smelled something burning and said
 the smell reminded him of an Ameri- can Fourth of July.
 You see, I had been sitting still on the step of the veranda SO long I got nervous, for something exciting. so I took a giant firecracker out of my pocket and lit the long tail. and showed 1t under the porch and looked inno- cent, and just then one of the fiunkfes with the tightest pants you ever saw came along and patted me on the head and said I was a nice boy. and that made me mad, and when he went tO sit down beside me on the step took my horse chestnut out of my pocket and put 1t on the step just where he sat down, and how 1t happened to come out so don't know, it must have been Providence. You see just as the fiunkey fiunked on the chestnut burr. the firecracker went off, and the man jumped up and said: "Elrs-fire. ham blowed,' and he had his hands on his pants, and tho air was full of smoke. and dad got on his knees and said: Now I lay me- and Mir. Astor faiht' ed all over a rocking chair and tipped beer bottles on the veranda and moro than forty servants came and told dad to come on, and we got outside
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

and all of the population of London don't believe anybody knows. except one newsboy. We rode half a day on top of a bus, through streets so crowd ed that the horses had to creep, and dad hung on for fear the bus would be tipped over, and finally we got out into the suburbs, where the rich peo- pie lived, and dad said we were right on the trail of King Edward, and we got off and loitered around, and dad saw a beautiful place. with a big iron fence. and gate as big as railroad bridge, and dad asked a newsboy who lived there, and the boy made up a face at dad and said: H'astor, you bloke,' and he put out his hand for a tip. It was the first civil answer dad had received in London. so he gave the boy a dollar. The boy fell over on the sidewalk dead, and dad started to go away for fear he would be arrested for murder, but I kicked she boy. and he got up and yelled some kind of murdered English, and more than dozen newsboys came on a gallop. and when the boy told them what mad happened they all wanted dad to ask them questions.
 T told the boys dad was Andrew Carnegie, and-that he was giving away millions of dollars, so when dad got to the gate of the beautiful H'astor place, the boys yelled Andrew Carne- gie and a fiunkey fiunked the gate open and dad and went in, and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
(Ex-GovernOr of wisconsin,

Come in, you young heathen," said the groceryman, as the Bad Boy looked through the front door. Its foggy morning"
 "Foggy?" said the Bad Boy. as he seated himself. Say, old man, you just ought to see London fog. IT a court sentenced me to live in that town. would appeal the case. and ask the judge to temper his, sentence with mercy, and hang me. The fog there is so thick you have to feel around like a blind goddess, and when you show up through the fog you look about IS feet high, and you are so wet you want to be run through a clothes wringer every little while. For two days we never left our hotel put looked out of the windows waiting for the fog to 20 by, and watching the people swim through it, without turn ing a hair. Dad was for going right to the lord mayor and lodging com plaint, and demanding that the fog be cleared off, so an American citizen could go about town and blow In nus money, but told him he could be ar rested for treason. He came mighty near being arrested on the cars from Liverpool to London.
 "When we got off the steamer and tried to find the widow who robbed dad of his roll of money, but never found her, we were about the last pas sengers to reach the train, and when we got ready to get on we found these English cars that open on the sides. and they put you into box stall with some other live stock, and lock you in, and once in a while a guard opens the door to see if you are dead from suffocation, or have been murdered by the other passengers. Dad kicked on going in one of the kennels the first thing, and said he wanted a parlor ear; but the guard took dad and gave him a shove. and tossed me in on top of dad, and two other passengers and a woman in the compartment snick- cred, and dad wanted to fight all of lem except the woman.
 ~When the door closed dad told the guard he would walk on his neck when the door opened, and that he was not an entry in a dog show, and he want ed a kennel all to himself and asked for dog buscuit. Gee, but that guard was mad, and ne gave dad look that started the train going. l whispered to dad to get out his revolver, because the other passengers looked like hold ID men, and he took his revolver out of his satchel and put it in his pistol pocket, and looked fierce, and the wo- man began to act faint while the pas aenmers seemed to be preparing to jump on dad when he got violent When
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

walked up to the house. Astor was on the veranda, smoking a Missouri corn cob pipe and drinking American beer and seemed to be wishing he was back home in America. Dad marched right up to the veranda, like a veteran sol dier. and Astor could see dad was an American by the dandruff on his coat collar. and Astor said:
 You are an American citizen and you are welcome. Once l was like you, and didn't care continental for any body. but in moment of passion l renounced my country. swore alleEi- anee to this blawsted country, and ev- erybody hates me here. and don't dare to go home to collect my rent for fear that will be quarantined at Fills