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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
More Than One Ananlas.

The Hon. Ananias Baker, member
of the state legislature of Indiana, is
in the city. To-day he called on Sen.
ator Beverage, also of Indiana.
The senator introduced the Hon.
Ananias to several friends. Everybody
snickered when the name was given.
Finally, n man, franker than the
rest, said:
That is an odd front name of yours,
Mr.. Baker. Nothing personal in it,
hope?"
I've been a good many years ex-
planning about that name" Mr.. Baker
replied, "and | guess / can make a
few more explanations for the benefit
OF people like you who live in Wash
ington. My name is Ananias all
right, but | am not named after the
Ananias you are thinking of. The
man who was struck dead for lying
did not furnish me with my name.
There is another Ananias in the Bible.
He is the holy man who baptized Saul.
| was named in his honor. / trust
you have not only learned some Bible
history by this explanation, but some
manners as well."-Washington Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
pescrIptIon a work Of Art.

The puzzle department Of London
Truth recently called for a competi-
ton in accounts of a round of golf con-
tanning no letter "a" or gu" Here is
a good specimen from the many re-
plies received: II know nothing of
golf. Some people do, or pretend to.
However, l visit the links, for / like
to look on. Slow work, yet good for
the liver. They hit some kind Of
sphere into holes on the green, then
seek for 1t. Some find 1t in them,
some do not. Men who win grin. Men
who lose bless everybody, soto voce,
being too polite to do so before peo-
pie. Women who lose despise the she
winners. Their verdict is, Ill dressed
objects 'wizened things mo chicken
Men do differently, for at the finish
they do a drink or two together in
good fellowship, then mizzle-to dine,
not repine."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
ON TIGER CREEK
When Pink-Eye Simpson Took Water.

belt fer bawlin',' says he a few min
utes later, gnawin' the ends OF his
mustash.
Next day Mr.. Wallis jumped Dan
ny Cassidy's claim an began develop
ment work. Danny went up with "a
Winchester ter run him off an comes
back thankful that Mr.. Wallis had let
him keep the gum. Then he diverted
the water the thaw had started from
G~illicuddy's fumes,
1.-The time he made Pink-Eye Simp-
son take water wus when Pink-Eye
started out on his spring saturation.
Mr.. Wallis was in Grosenbeck's select
in his weekly grub supply when Pink,
not seem him on account of him bein'
hid behind a length a stovepipe, cali
ed everybody to the bar. ANY son-of-
a-gun who hangs back II be made too
leaky to hold licker,' he yells.
"Mr. Wallis heard him an emerged
from behind the %stovepIpe an strutted
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

ut was away back in the sos when
they were still working placer dirt on
Tiger crick an weighing out gold dust
for plug terbacker in G~rosenbeck's
store that | saw Pink-Eye Simpson
take water said the old prospector.
"He wasn't addicted to them potations
an | don't know that anybody v
give him a subsequent invite to the
same without qualifyin' fer the central
igger in a coroner's inquest. Still
Pink-Eye took water oncet.
"A Teller blew in with a sloppy CHI
nook along one December. The boys
wus ~congregated In Grosenbeck's-in
the front part. He KEEP his bar in
front an his store in the rear, SOS ter
ketch EN- goin an comm. When the
Teller fust come in we all took him fer
a kid. He was all bundled up in a
little buffola coat an had a fur cap
pulled down over his ears. don't
reckon he was much more'n four foot
high an when he got that coat shuck-
ed an his cap pulled off there wasn't
Q great deal left of him. But he wus
y mdh-d mighty W~SdLcuSut oOuI-
faced, red-nosed, %red-eyed, hump-back-
ed runt, but he had got his growth. He
looked around him as fierce as an en-
ragged c%hipmunk an then walked up to
the bar an called fer a drink.
"Grosenbeck grinned as he set the
bottle out. l reckon we all smiled
some, he looked so sorter redickerlous.
What's amusin' your squeaks the lit
tie man. Maybe you find my pers'nal
appearance a subjec' o. mirth?'
at wuz smilin' because / wus hap
py,' says ~Grosenbeck, quite meek.
"'You've prob1y skinned somebody
good an plenty, then says the little
man, pourin' out a bath an lowerin' it
scientific. That's the r%ottenest imita-
ton o. Ticker ever l run acrost- Any
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

body that'd accuse you o. sellin' whis-
ky would be a liar. Don't look ross
eyed at me, you fat-faced hippopota-
mus. Charge that ter Mr.. Wallis.
That's my name, an I'm goin' ter take
up my residence in this yer camp
NOW, Grosenbeck wasn't no SLOUGH
when it came ter r~esentin' an insult
an he ginerally took a preliminary
request fer credit as an insult-for bar
goods. I've see him make a mighty
rapid showing with a gun an conduc'
himself creditably in a free-fer-all
rough-an'-tumble. But he didn't make
no hostile plays that time, whatsoever.
He jest looked at the little sawed-off
wisp fer a moment an then he says:
Your credits good, MI. Wallis. Glad
ter be favored with yer custom. Have
another with me-
"T1l wait till I'm better acquainted
with you afore l drink with YOU says
Mr.. Wallis.
He went out. We watched him lead
his mule back along the hill to Billy
Thorsen's cabin, which Billy wus off
On a prospectin' trip in the Crazy Loon
range. Derned If he didn't kick in
the door an carry in his plumber.
"Grosenbeck had been swallerin'
hard, which was his way when ager-
tated. What is a man goin' ter do
with a venermous peanut-built rack o.
skin an bones like that?" he says. Il
could squeeze the breath o. life out of
him with my finger an thumb.
Like hittin' a six-months kid a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Coz

his arms-be that as it may, Chump-
sky was intoxicated with a divine in
%toxication. And from the fullness of
his heart his lips spoke. Heavenly SEN
sation! He felt her shoulder press
closer { o his, and her fingers tighten
their clasp.
Even when the music stopped, and
/ they promenaded the long hall or sat
in the shelter of fern and palm.
Chumpsky dwelt in a state Of semi
heavenly rapture. With each breath
he drank in the rich, heavy perfume
of roses and his eyes feasted on every
graceful movement and posture. He
felt that he would have given his
right hand just for one glimpse at the
face so well concealed by a mask
which not only hid her features but
even her hair, and prevented her voice
from reaching him except in the low
est, sweetest murmur Chumpsky had
ever heard.
The evening passed. Couple by cou-
pie the dancers deserted the floor. II
was with a feeling of barbaric rage
that Chumpsky saw the tall cheval.
Ter, her first partner, coming toward
them.
when shall l see you again2'
Chumpsky painted in his eagerness to
finish before the man arrived.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Tomorrow" So well did the mask
hlde even the voice he could Just
catch the word.
How shall l know your"
she caught up a fold Of her skirt
n swayed 1t gently. Again the rich
heavy perfume of roses billowed nm
to his nostrils.
But where? When? At what
placer" Chumpsky gasped.
Before she could answer the man
was at her side. With a low bow he
onered his arm. And when Chump-
SKY dazed, stumbled to HIS feet, It was
70 feel Blackwell's hand upon his
shoulder n to hear that gentleman
saying In his suavest accents:
Been looking for you everywhere
OLD boy" Then as he caught Chumn'
skys eye on the couple disappearing
from the hall. "Quite swell, old fei,
iow. Saw you with her all evening ="
ohumpsky murmured something
mat sounded like an invitation for
blackwell to descend to the regions ~
darkness, Then he followed sutl,,Iv
into the cloak room.
All the way to Blackwell's room
ohumpsky's mind ran on the woman
IN the black domino, and the "night
cap he took there only made II wbirl
and dance the faster.
Wnen he reached his own house all
was dark except for a light burniny IN
the hall. This Chumpsky turned on.
ana, lighting a match, climbed sostIv
up tne stairs. He opened the bedroor,
door and stepped in. To his crodut
ret II be said that Chumpsky s-tapgsrad
BACK only two PAGES. The air jn az
Of roses. perfume
is that you, dear?" came NJ.
Cnumpsky's voice sweetly from mn
pillow. Arom me
ohumpsky weakly acknow,aa-s
enat II was. Then he sat down in :
chalr' as If exhausted. a
Ihis perfume, Agnes" he stor,u
ca 1t-smells like roses-wbarn
where did it come from? It's 90 -
pressive-and IL rather ovar,.SI
myselt at the lodge-lodge e%lec,to" u
pertume' dear2 Why, yes; ISM 4,
delicious? Cousin George hron ,sn !.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

one evenin', said he'd be everlastingly
hornswoggled if he'd stand it any long
er. See here, Mr.. Wallis he says,
Pm through with you. l make no In
kind erlusions ter your MISFORTUNE
contoor and proportions; were they
otherwise o wouldn't have lasted
five minutes after you struck this
camp. I'm not a-goin' ter jump on you
an grind yer inter the floor an I'm
not a-goin' ter break yer in two, me
bein' a full-size man, but I'm goin' ter
take you acrost my knee an spank
you, like a young one. In this 1
have the full approval of the camp"
With that he reached out for Mr..
Wallis. But Mr.. Wallis wasn't there.
He was %extractin' a pick handle from
a barrel an the mex mint that pick
handle come inter contac' with Gro
senbeck's Uranium, a n laid him out.
You all approve, do your yells Mr..
Wallis, an here he come at us with
the pick handle. He got four Of us.
The rest of us all left abrupt.
I'VE come to our senses in about
five minutes-all but Grosenbeck-
an with the re~erlization that the pore
remnant of humanity wus able ter
take his W part in a game O. physi-
cal Whence he made a rush fer Billy
Thorsen's cabin ter git him. He wusn't
in. When Tom Gillicuddy went ter
feed his horse next mornin'-the only
good horse in camp-the horse wusn't
in, either. That wus the last we ever
saw o. Mr.. Wallis. Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
HE KNEW THE LADY
Why Col. 5iIlups' compsnIo, .,
Unduly lnteres,.d W

WY So' n'''ups Companion W. !
unduIy interested
Happening to have a fer
to himself Col. John BlIlnn,
iona decided to take a stree,
and see the various beautIs,
capital, says a dispatch tro~
ington.
He entered a car, took a a.,
devoted himself to looking !,
places of historical interest h
Coming to an uninteresting s,ss
looked around the car and dI,,,.
a very beautiful woman sit,,. /
seat with an ill-favored man ~
behind the woman sat ano,h., !.
looking intently out Of the vi,sa-
Col. Billups was attracted Z
beautiful woman Just as n &
gentleman is attracted by a AZ,
ture or a fine horse. He lookss y
- " ~
in open mouthed admiration !,
the tribute the real Southern {,
man pays to beautiful women !,
ever found.
Suddenly, to the great sns,,.
Of Col. Billups, the lady tune
winked roguishly at the man J,
her. 1t was a ~full-sized, entcins !
The man looked out of the u,
without noticing. Col. n
watched. Three times the LADY b
and winked at the stolid eitlla
hind her, and three times the M
fused to notice the advance.
This was too much for Col Bl
He moved across to the seat '
the man was sitting. They ns.
a square, and the lady turned /
and winked.
Sir" said Col. Billups to tie
looking out the window, ii isa
tiful winters day"
1T is" he replied, still gs1hg
on the street.
Sir" said Col. Billups, 'hsTs
remarked that extremely bal
lady who sits in the seat drst
front of us?"
She's good looking enOEt.
piled the stolid one, still lOOknl
of the window.
"Sir, said Col. John Billups !
a Southern man and an admirs
that is beautiful in nature. Is
you that that lady is fair game
man with her is not her husbu
Il know it," replied the persl
was gazing out of the windoE
am"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Valued "erannx,su LOVE-

Mrs. Gilbert, the veteran actress,
mad many pets among the little chill
dren of her intimate friends.
Not long ago she wrote to one of
these friends, whose boy, a beautiful
child OF three with yellow curls, ia one
of her especial pets.
Buddy" said the mother to the
boy who was playing on the floor, 81
nav a letter from Granny Gilbert.
She sends her love to YOU"
n boy sprang up and ran to her,
holding, out his hands.
Where is 1t, mamma?" he demand.
ed. Give it to me quick. I want it"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
u, Tn. ErIaId Fist

In a recent effort OF a - ha
novelist, whose books are y s,rs
in the possession of factory silcsl
their way to work, or IN ua ID
regions, but seldom above su. .nTsi,s
discovered the following exu
SMILES: .ns d
The hands Of .he heroine " ,Sos,
tional moment, burned like ~ 4
a volcano; the villains on a. n.
trary, were "cold and clamm'
OF a serpent" .s.asn
Fortunately the class Oh nat 8
whom these novels appear a. I
ical and do not stop TO seps
phenomena of volcanoes anu
endowed with hands
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Immortality.


When l was grass. perhaps may I
wept -,
As every year the grass blades plk'
Or shrieked in anguish impOtent ~
The smooth, impartial cropping o 2
teeth
1 don't remember much what az
When / was grass.
When / was monkey. I'm afraid ut :
Weren't always Ravens OF contentA I
Things killed us. and we never o-A
why;
No doubt we blamed the earth Or q
sky
1 have forgotten my rebellion's shi's
When 1 was ape.
Now / have reached the comforaes
This stage of living is envelopea =
And hold the spirit Of my mlshn (.
Self-conscious prisoner under ons
I'm awfully afraid I'm going to ds
Now / am i.
So 1 have planned a hypotheue , Hs
To pay me somehow for my W.
strife.
Blessed or damned, l some sS
contrive
That / eternally be kept alive >,
In this an endless bound!ess OilS
Eternal me!
When / was man, no DOUBT usgs
About the little things tha' nAHF
there. M
And fret to see the years goins Il
And nations, families and persons I
l didn't much appreciate hIes
When / was a man cu-
Charlotte Perkins uA1
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

all the way from Franz,
you hadn't been so impse.-s =
to that old lodge. Won
met him. You had scs,,'
house when he came.
has grown into such a bsnSl
SO tall. He wanted me :
with him to look on al =. 2 |
querade ball. Said Il Wonr, ri
geous sight. But Of CON-" = d
go unless you went. you ~. %
Chumpsky thought tbs, Nv
litter somewhere In tbs y =
like a wise man, he kent ~ ~
to himself, and went n aa
asking any more imper,,s
tons. And 1t was the aIovs !
net" that Mr.. Chumpskv
paid for the next day. s''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
seemed Banned from Everwh'N

0CCnCo OdIECh NV" .l
Look here" said Senator D'.
Massachusetts to Senator hn~
Pennsylvania. Let's go anu :
something to eat" -,
They are new members ana Wv
cided to flock together. Ins! !
to the Senate restaurant. las
waiter. usually quick on the u'
to new senators, did not
them, and gave them seats /,
room given over to the commNA :
pie. ,.,A
Knox and Crane sat down E
through the doors they saw l,.,s
their colleagues feasting IN s' \
the inner room. They tried ~ !
waiter, but none came al Wv. ,
Finally a newspaper ePoi"
knew them both came by =,
SAY" he said, "you 90 y"
here" a..,t
Great Scott" said Knox :
get anything to eat anywhere
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

It is a pleasure to learn that all the
soldiers in the vicinity of Mukden now
have shoes. There are a great many
things funnier than going barefoot In
q country where snow and Ice conspire
to hide the green grass under about
two feet of chilliness.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

A visiting English earl finds an
American murder trial very interest
Ing. II is good to find earls interest
ed in other things in America thar the
bank account of a manageable young
woman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Dona Maria Francisco oRerly de
Camara, Countess of Buena Vista, is
suing to o the hereditary Hav-
ana monopoly of Strengthening cattle.
"A name like hers would make a great
sign W. q slaughter house.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

A German court has decided that
poker is not a game OF chance. II
certainly isn't when an innocent
stranger sits down to take a hand Gin
q friendly little game" operated by
gentlemen who depend on it for a liy,
ing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Down at Salem, Mass. a woman has
sued for divorce because her husband
kicked her with his wooden leg. He
will no doubt set up the plea that he
couldn't stand on his wooden leg and
kick her with the other.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

A pretty girl kissed Senator Cullom
the other day for saving her lover
from going to the Philippines. Does
anybody wonder that a senatorship is
considered such a desirable berth?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

A town named Hohokus in New Jer-
sey has produced another Mrs. Chad
wick. The village should petition the
legislature for authority to change its
name to Hocus Pocus.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

The Japanese art of jiu-jitsu. it ap-
pears. is difficult OF requirement. IL
cannot be learned in a few easy les
sons or from a correspondence school,
as cooking or the French language
can.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

A nude man on the top of a heap OF
snow and armed with nothing but a
crow-bar kept a dozen New York po-
hcemen at bay for half an hour. He
must have been a cool one.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Names official game record shows
that AN deer, moose and bears were
shot during the past season. The rest
of the sport was furnished by six men
who were mistaken for deer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

It is not true that Arthur F. Duffey,
the Splinter, is going to Australia to
get points from the festive kangaroo.
He is going to show the mo fear" fell
lows how to travel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Arthur Sawtelle of Oakland, Me-, is
20 years old and has just been shot
accidentally for the fifth time. One
might think he would be gun-shy by
this time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

waist, one Of his hands clasping houu
warm and soft.
1t was true that Chumpsky was
born susceptible to feminine charms
but even If his blood had been colder
than the coolest. it would have tbsw.
ed into warm living wine when he fe,t
the glow from her shoulder, pressinw
against his breast, steal SLOWLY vat
irresistibly, over his whole being.
May be 1t was the wine no hoa
drunk before leaving Blackweu,s
room, may be It was the spirit of the
occasion, may be it was the rich
heavy odor Of roses that waited mn -
his nostrils every time the long black
domino swing and clasped ITSELF
around the superb creature he held IN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

The Moscow zemstvo has decided
to quit and go home. It's a wise
zemstvo that knows when there's no
use hanging around and running UP
board bills.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

When Chumpsky left home and Mrs.
lmpsky that evening, 1t was with
avowed intention of attending a
ige meeting"
Don't sit up for me, Agnes" he had
1T may be rather late when
i'm. We are to elect our officers
the coming year, you know"
s a matter of fact, Mrs. Chumpsky
not know, but, like a good wife,
promised obedience to her lord
master. So, with a feeling OF Sc
ty pulsing in his breast, (Agnes
usually a sound sleeper) Chump-
made his way, not to the lodge,
o the rooms of a certain Mr.. Black
from whence, a full hour later,
two of them issued, clad in green
inoes and masks. A carriage bore
rapidly to the hall where the
t masquerade ball was soon to
k forth in all it's gaiety and splen-
Nothing else helps a man like TAX
a night off occasionally" Chump-
explained, addressing his own
science as well as Mr.. Blackwell.
course, with women it is different.
are satisfied to stay at home.
They never feel any of that restless
ness, that desire for a little innocent
excitement without which man can
not exist"
To this Mr.. Blackwell murmured a
ready assent, and Chumpsky's con-
science chimed in.
The ball vas indeed a gorgeous at
fair. Conscious of the security Of their
DISCUSSES and carried away by the gay
spirit Of the occasion, formality was
thrown to the winds. Men and women
danced with whom they pleased.
For a while Chumpsky stood back
and watched the jewellers swing and
sway across the polished floor. In
their gay abandon there was some
thing fascinating. For a whole year,
ever since his marriage, home and
Mrs. Chumpsky had taken I'D his
every thought. But as far as the pen
dulum swings to the right so far will
~ ~ hAO ACAls SuuInUShY lGlI
himself swinging back. An uncon-
trollable desire to dance, to be one
of the mad throng, seized on him,
Just as he turned to cast his v e
about for a partner, a couple swayed
by. He could not help but notice
them, so gracefully they glided over
the floor. Every turn wrapped the
long domino around the woman's form.
fascinating Chumpsky's eyes. Three
times while he stood there gazing.
spellbound, she circled by. The fourth
time they stopped almost in front
OF him, scarcely two feet away. He
heard her murmur something about
an ice, and the nan bowed and glided
of. That was Chumpsky's opportun.
ity. He took advantage Of it. What
he said he w knew; but, divine
sensation, there he vas gliding across
the floor, n Of his arms about her
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Harvard may not win very often at
football or rowing, but when it comes
to chess, it is Harvard, Princeton, Co.
lumbia, Yale. Now for the ping-pong
championship.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Mr.. Morgan showed poor Judgment
in paying $4,000 for the oldest piano
In the world. He could have got one
every bit as bad for a great deal less
money.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Tom o'Brien. king of M gold trick
men, died the other day in a French
prison. The queen of the tribe is in
Jail at Cleveland.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

A war correspondent says many of
the Japanese private soldiers are nut
ty. All of them seem to be tough
nutty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

1t will be remembered that those
persons who tried to have fun with
young Gould's celebrated g%randparent
generally came to grief.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Countess Cassini, the daughter OF
the Russian ambassador, has been poi
soned by something she has eaten.
but q Japanese plot is not suspected.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Col Greene declares that he lost
s4,000,0O in less than a week. Who
got It?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Pepper is reported to be selling for
SO a pound in the Klondlke. The ma
tives are probably not doing any
sneezing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

An Ohio burglar remained conceal
ed under a piano while a girl played
for an hour. He was punished enough
and ought to be turned loose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

People in large towns live three and
a half years longer than people in the
country. But II they live so much
faster where is the advantage?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

H.. H. Rogers is in a position to
prove that it is a mistake to suppose
that a man who has SIS, 100000 can do
as he pleases.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Shall women run push carts?" asks
a New York paper. If must
operate push carts, perhaps they
should be limited to pushing them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Saxony's new king is very hard up.
He has only sSS7,500 a year, with six
young children to support.