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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

COLFAX- one Of the largest
wheat crops ia the history Of VII
Eheaf crops In the history Of Whit
man county Ia rtpeninE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

OLYMPfA-Gov Mead has roceiv-
Ell letter rom the Canadian min
lister Of fisheries. asking that an in
ternatlonal fisheries conference be
held ht Blaine
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

VANCOUVER. wash The Van
eouvsr city council Be- planning 10
build a city hall
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

NORTH YAKIAA-Josae H. Rose
promises 20 build 4 street railway
here ia the near future
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

feature OF the afternoons for chill
dren. Realizing that the vast night
crowds viii more than overflow the
carnival grounds. he will see that
nothing is overlooked 20 make the
afternoons exceptionally attractive
for tho little ones Each day will
mark some new "children's feature.
All in all
The Reiss shows can be summed
up a. Offering a rattlinE good show
from a street carnival viewpoint,
And the nnnnle like itl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

= PORTLAND. July 3.-Mayor =
= Lanes first order was issued 4
= today, directing the chief Of =
4 police 10 remove all saloon 4
\ and restaurant boxes. A
4
= tkttt tttt 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

SPOKANE Spokane l. Eoink
back to the slant sysiam Of writing
IN the public schools
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

appeared suddenly on June = has
returnel home. but refuses 90 dia-
euss hts absence
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

An inquiry has been received for
a chief clerk for the Alaska road
commission at Skagway. A man
familiar with government papers
aud methods Is desired. Particu-
lars can be learned by inquiry al
the United States engineer office.
sol Burke building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-04

former United States commissioners
Al Eugene.
investigation by President Roose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
Stamped Particular Date on Forehead

ing to attend to such important bust
ness. But when | met him at the
door OF his apartment l could see
quickly enough why he had no wish
to appear in public Across his fore
head, written in a brownish yellow.
was date-Jan 30.
Il couldn't help laughing, and he
looked at me in a puzzled way for a
second. and then he said. 20. l see.
You are wondering what this date on
my face is for
. Yes said !. Who wrote it
there?'
az did,
:" You did, cried. wondering If he
was insane.
I" Yes, he replied. You know what
great hand l am for flying here and
there and neglecting my work? Well
have hit on a scheme to fool myself
When have lot of work to do take
some iodine and write the date up
here 1t won't wash off, and man
can hardly so about much with it on
It wears off after several days. Mean
while, here / stay and write like
fury Youths Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
WIas Arc very Ancient.

The wig is older than civilization,
for the savage used one to make him
more formidable on the field of battle,
just as the judge does to-day to in
crease the terrors of the law, accord.
ing to the London Chronicle.
1t was the French revolution that
killed the wig. What the article cost
the Egyptian mummy and the Assyr-
ian notable is not known, but before
the guillotine fell in France the wig
which adorned the heads of its victims
cost 80 to 40 guineas The costly
decoration fingered a long time on
official heads in England; so recently
as 1858 Archbishop. Sumner found it
necessary to wear one at the marriage
of the Princess Royal. Nowadays
clerymen of all ranks are free of the
incumbrance, which is the dignified
burden of the Speaker. of the House Of
Commons and the gentlemen of the
law. Even the most glorious and sub
servient Of footmen need but powder
the hair of his own upraising.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
Novelist. Knowing His Weakness,
Has Great Scheme TO Keep
Himself at Work Puts Iodine
to Good Use.

Zone, of my clients" says lawyer,
lis well known novelist whose name,
of course, l can't give you He is a
curious character-not exactly lazy,
but always being diverted from his
work on the slightest excuse. His
trouble is that he is such capital
fellow he will take up with any sug-
gestion made to him to go anywhere
or to~do anything. He loves compan-
ionship, and is restless if he stays for
any length of time in the house.
We'll, one day some of his business
needed his immediate attention. and
! called him up on the telephone.
7 cant come down. he answered.
Sick?' l asked.
No. not sick, replied he. but I
can't go out-that's all. Better drop
in here with the papers you want me
to sign as you go up town
81 could not imagine why man who
was not i'll should not be able or will
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
Humorous Description of Modern
Woman Who Explores House
and Makes Some Interesting
Discoveries Therein.

Met such dear child in the park.
So delighted with her that could not
keep myself from rushing up and kiss
ing her.
On asking nurse whose child it was,
found-most curious thing-it was my
own. Asked the woman if had any
more like it and was informed there
were two others equally charming
Really delighted to think one has
such nice children. Shall certainly
call in at the nursery suppose we
have a nursery-and see the others. I
might take them some toys-I believe
children like toys-only / don't know
what these particular ones have al
ready Perhaps it would be safer to
take chocolates.
BY the way, the disagreeable person
I met in the hall few mornings ago
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

Little Miss Peters toiled up the
three flights of steps to her tiny hall
bedroom. She threw her bag on the
bed and walked deliberately to the
mirror, only stopping to throw open
the blind for more light. She sat
down deliberately before the hideous
little glass and began to take another
inventory of her good looks.
Not even one who loved her-she
smiled bitterly at that thought--could
call her pretty. She was homely. Not
with that piquant sort of plainness
that is almost as attractive as beauty,
but with sort of ugliness.
The forehead bulged, the eyes were
dull and sunken, the cheeks presented
no contours to speak of, and the whole
expression was owlishly pathetic.
She examined each feature as cal
lously as II 1t were a statue she were
appraising. The face was the same.
AS hateful to her as ever. She closed
her eyes YEARLY She was plain, un-
attractive-ugly. And if one ever
wants good looks it is when she is
twenty. Miss Peters was barely that,
but she looked almost any age, up to
forty.
She slipped the pins out of the tight
little knot at the back of her neck
an shook her hair down over her
shoulders. 1t was not pretty hair 1t
was thin and scraggly and mouse col
ored. In the hand mirror she raised
to get glimpse of her profile she
could see her bent little shoulders
reflected. A bookkeeper who bends
over her work from eight in the morn
ing until six at night rarely has pref
ty shoulders.
And seventy-fve dollars is not much
to pay girl who does the work of
two men. Miss Peters sent fifty dol
lars of this amount home every month
After her board was paid, little was
left to waste on feminine finery.
Il wouldn't care" (she had fallen
into the habit of talking to HERSELF
Il wouldn't care if were ugly and
poor If any of them liked me-" She
buried her face in the pillows and be-
gan to cry. Il never have any fun. .
She lay staring at the ceiling, thinking
hard. And her thoughts were even
more pathetic than her face. One by
one she took the girls in the boarding
house. and studied their faces from
memory-and their friends. There
was only one of them who had ever
manifested the slightest friendliness
for her and that was Miss Mathis.
She did not wonder that people loved
Miss Mathis and thought her beauti-
ful--she was. She reminded Miss Pet
ers always of queen who had stray
ed somehow into cheap boarding
house incognito, that she might learn
to know and love the least of her sub
jects. Miss Mathis. with her gorgeous
hair and eyes was so beautiful and
magnetic no one could keep from low
ing her But it was the others she
wondered about-the dozens of stem
ographers, book keepers and school
teachers. Very few of them were real
ly pretty, yet they had friends. The
landlady's daughter was no beauty,
but all the men liked her.
Il know" exclaimed Miss Peters,
with sudden energy. its only the gay
girls that are popular / will make
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
What Situation Was Worth

70 lose that office. for it represented
bis ambition and was in line with his
acbievements. But | do not know
wbat YOU are driving at" this officer
continued
Then the officer was told that while.
If course, it was impossible TO take
se,iously the question, What money
are YOU willing to take to hold the
once" nevertheless there was price
which he would have to pay and that
nrice was this: He must give up
osfent-tious living, he must be es-
necialS careful to observe local ordin-
ances not driving recklessly with his
automobile, he must be careful to keep
All the appearances of propriety he
must do all things that sober-minded.
eelf.respecting citizen should do. and
If his disposition led him to genteel
destination, riotous living or to osten-
tation then the giving up of those
things was the price he would have to
nav if he desired to keep his Office.
And the reason why that price was
exacted was that as officer of cor.
poration in which the public has in
vested heavily he must necessarily
heed public opinion even in the CON
duct of his private life.-New York
Letter in Philadelphia Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
The Importance of Proper Breathing

ton is most frequently seen in seden-
tary men and infants. The opposite
style of breathing, known as costal
breathing, is seen in women who ha-
bitually wear waistconstricting gar
ments. The principal movement is
at the top of the chest.
Neither costal nor abdominal res
piration is capable of bringing the
lungs fully into action. Only such por-
lions of the lungs act as lie in con-
tact with portion of the chest wall
which moves during the respiratory
effort, and in those parts which lie in
contact with portions of the chest
we'll which remain idle the air stag
mates. Carbonic acid gas and other
poisonous matters accumulate The
living cells are thereby poisoned and
paralyzed. Pneumonia germs and
other disease-producing microbes and
especially the germs of tuberculosis
are likely to find Judgment in these
idle parts The paralyzed cells are
easily overcome. by the invading
germs and so an acute inflammation
may be set up, or, still worse, that
dreadful disease. pulmonary tubercu-
losis, or consumption, obtains foot
hold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
&c Is,p she admitted.

ing, she ran lightly down to the din.
ing room. She did not see, fortunate
ly, the elevated brows behind her
back, or hear any of the whispered
comments on her appearance. 1t was
pity she did not know that one man.
Mr.. Hughes, the kindly-faced new
boarder, was disappointed in her Be
fore this he had felt a certain shy
friendliness for the modest little book
keeper, who reminded him somehow
OF fragrant clover blossom in a
bunch of artificial flowers And so,
he was thinking, as he watched her
fiippant and painted. that she was like
the others, after ALL He felt a mild
sort of pity that he could not have ex-
planned to himself, but all the time
he knew that the others were making
fun of Miss Peters behind her back.
But the little bookkeeper, with an
almost fierce gaiety, was chattering
away to commercial student who sat
next to her. After dinner she followed
the others in the parlor, still deter
mined to be one of them. Her com
panion at dinner was at her heels, en-
couraging her. Later she went to sit
on the steps to the side gallery with
him while he smoked cigarette.
Have one% he invited, companion.
ably. Daisy smoked one with me
last night" For an instant Miss Pc
ters' face went white under the paint
with anger Then she remembered
she must be like the others if she
wanted to be popular. No one could be
popular and be prig.
She reached ont for the cigarette,
and the young man offered her a light
from the one he was smoking-an
moved up nearer. Two whiffs of the
cigarette turned her deathly faint
Il think I'll go up to my room" she
faltered, throwing it aside with lit
tie forced laugh.
Don't go" he begged "Ain't you
game enough to finish it? Must be
your first one"
1T is" she admitted, fighting back
her disgust for her companion. Good
night"
Aren't you going to kiss me good
n.ght?" he whispered, rising. Daisy
always"
How dare" But Miss Peters
did not finish. She stumbled blindly
through the dining room and on up
the three flights of stairs to her own
room. She slammed the door and
dropped on her knees beside the tiny
white bed.
20 God" she sobbed what have /
done? Why did you let me do II?
What did 1t matter if were
uglyl That had no friends. Nothing
matters any morel | have lost every.
thing now. My self respect is go-one
forever"
Aud she was on her knees, still sob
bling and praying in the dark when the
last boarder came in for Tie night
and passed whistling to his room at !
o'clock.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
London Punch Drifts Into Sarcasm

turns out to be my husband. / had
quite forgotten about him. He was
pointed out to me at the play last
night
Visited children this afternoon.
Quite an adventure. Wandered about
a lot at first. No idea had such a big
house, and at last found myself in
kitchen. Discovered most obliging
person who offered to show me where
nursery was situated.
children rather shy at first. but
soon came up to me to make friends.
wanted to know where / lived and
what was my name. One of them
seemed to remember meeting me in
me house long time ago-must have
thing.
Couldn't stay long. as they don't
seem used to cigarettes in the nurs-
cry, and was due at the club for
bridge Shall certainly call again
Tnen | am less busy. Quite decent
children. London Punch
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

other girls. She would even make up
like Daisy, the landlady's daughter
To do this she had to improvise cos
metics. A rose petal from her best
hat put color into her cheeks and lips
She darkened her brows and lashes
She almost fancied that she saw in the
face reflected likeness to Mrs. Live.
ly, the wife of drummer further
down the hall. Then she began to
comb her hair. Not in the usual knot
but in an elaborate and much tangled
pompadour.
BY the time she had her dress but
toned, the dinner bell rang and, with,
out taking time to consider her dar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
Propriety of Keeping Up Appear
ances Impressed on Officer
Holding Important Corpora
ton Position.

non FOSfuOn-
Some months ago an officer holding
an important executive post in one OF
the greater corporations received a
kindly, almost neighborly, call from
one of his fellow directors. This OIL
ficer had returned from brief yaca-
ton trip. The fellow director said
to him that in view of t5sir long
friendship and their respect and al
miration each for the ability ana
achievements of the other, he was go
ing to speak somewhat plainly to that
officer. Then he put this question
bluntly to him:
what will you be willing to pay TO
keep your placer"
It seemed strange question. me
executive officer did not know at first
what to make of it. He saw, Of course
that there was some kindly, although
hidden, purpose in the question ant SO
he answered in the spirit in which The
inquiry was put. He said that OF
course, if it were necessary and was
the proper thing to do he would
rather pay large sum of money than
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
Disease Germs Find Judgement
in Unused Portions of the
Lungs Frequent Cause OF
Dread tuberculosis.

Dread Tuberculosis.
Air is made to enter the chest by
enlarging the chest cavity, or thorax.
This is accomplished by a downward
movement of the diaphragm and an
outward movement in all directions of
the lateral chest walls. This is large
ly accomplished by the muscles which
lift the ribs and pull them outward
from the center of the body The
lungs are emptied by the natural re-
turn of the parts to passive state,
when the muscles cease their pulling
upon the chest walls. In ordinary
deep respiration, when the breathing
movements are not interfered with,
the movement consists chiefly of an
enlargement of the trunk in the re-
gion of the waist. There is at the
same time a marked bullying forward
of the abdominal wall. This style of
breathing is sometimes, though in.
correctly, termed abdominal respira-
ton. In abdominal respiration proper
there is forward movement of the
abdomen, but without marked enlarg-
ing of the waist. Abdominal respira-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
plants maj Mimic stonea.

In South Africa plant of the
genus Observation-Disclosures, growing
on stony ground, SO closely resembles
a pebble that it has been picked up in
mistake for stone. Another species
bf the same plant growing on the
hills around the Karru produces two
leaves about as large as ducks eggs,
having surface resembling wealth.
cred stone of brownish gray color,
tinged with green These plants look
like stones, but for short time they
put forth bright yellow flowers Still
another species of the same plant re-
sembles the quartz pebbles among
which it grows,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
The Pathway to Life Everlasting

No % God | shall ask Won tb,s.
~ my amid joys that live
vi passlon so fugitive?
Is tb mllen there's naught so sweet.
Sod If ever We meet Aiss
Hod' I shall ask YOU this:
30 youth with the heart NJ Are
Thin nothing that cid has said.
BE elad iess tnan, the buds Of spring,
Io, H,orlow grows ever higher.
So W. va,, 70 Gay too soon is dead.
Heed 'l WITH the heart Of Are.
o'''ins mat cid has said
is Is earth earth and the fulIness thereof.
M us the wherefore and vsbv
Fn ne knowledge we have 10 die:
Aoui irresponsible love
,rhan ne that forever endures
~ sarth and the fillness thereof
~ yours o youth. is YOURS.
London Outlook.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
For To-Day Too Soon Is Dead
So Youth with the Heart Of
Fire Heed Nothing That ED
Has Said"

Why does it hurt so much
TO see young people in lover
His little endearing ways.
Her fond triumphant gaze
Her furtive affectionate touch
His care OF her trumpery glover
Why does II hurt so much
To see young people in love?
Because we were once the same.
And now we are growing old
Because what began with thrill
And ought to be thrilling still
Has sunk to the friendly ana 10
The once rich heats are cold
Because we were once the same
ana now we are growing old.
o God, II ever we meet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07
JOURNEY OF SILVER QUEEN
Great Courage and Endurance Shown
by Carrier Pigeon.


by Carrier Pigeon.
A very remarkable journey which
Illustrates the endurance and courage
of pigeon, was made some time ago
by bird called Silver Queen, belong
ing to member of the Homing Club
of South Pittsburg On Aug. Z. 1900,
this bird, with several others, was lib
Grated from the roof of the Brown Pal
ace hotel. Denver in the presence of
a large gathering of people interested.
The pigeons, when released, made sew
eral circles in the air. then all of them
flew eastward. They were first heard
OF four days later, when a letter dated
Aug. IL reached tie Pittsburg club
from Henry Homeyer, of Zieback
county, South Dakota, saying that a
carrier pigeon arrived at his place
that afternoon just after the last of
several terrific hailstorms had cleared
away. Mr.. Homeyer fed and watered
the bird, which, afterward identified
as Silver Queen, resumed its flight as
though quite refreshed.
Three weeks passed and as no
further news of any one of the five
birds was received they were given
up for lost. But on Sept Albert
Greb, of Pittsburg, the owner of Sill
yer Queen, while in his loft early in
the morning was astonished by seeing
his bird perch upon the windowsiIl.
She had thus accomplished fight of
1,7O0 miles within period of thirty
days, during which she passed through
many most severe storms of hail, rain
and wind, in magnificently success
full effort to reach her home and mate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

It is claimed by one of our modern
philosophers that no man can be hap
by while destroying his conscience.
Some people can do the destroying so
quickly that their unhappiness is Of
slight duration.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

A Philadelphia girl saved her faith
ers life by catching hot foul from
a baseball players bat Thus we
see that there was at least one person
in Philadelphia who wasn't asleep.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

A Cleveland woman has been held
on a charge of manslaughter because
she ran over and killed man with
her automobile. She. too, viii be like
~ to decide that the age OF chivalry
IS past
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

'.em like me, tool Her face had
emerged from the pillow. A new light
was in her eyes, the light of one who
determined to conquer. "A girl who
goes along, tending to her own bust
ness and living up to her ideas OF
what lady should be. What's com.
ing to her? Unconsciously she fell
into the slang Of the other girls.
She rose with fresh determination
and began to dress for dinner. She
pulled ont her best frock. the one kept
religiously for Sundays, and her good
slippers. She would dress up like the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

A Cincinnati Judge has decided that
bowleggedness is too common to be
depended upon as a mark Of identifca-
ton Its prevalence in Cincinnati is
caused, probably, by the constant
strain of walking up and down the
steep hills.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

Down in Arizona Judge is accused
of presiding over the court with his
feet on the desk. This compels attor-
neys to address themselves to the
soles of two shoes, and also further
deprives them Of a full-sized target in
the event of any disagreement with
the court.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

A contemporary prints the astound-
fng Information that internal ma
chimes of a deadly character" were
sent to New York millionaires.
Strange that the would-be assassins
did not send internal machines Of a
harmless character.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

Photographs of Baron Komura, the
principal Japanese envoy, show that
The wears pot hat" with a frock
coat This debars him from the
circleA OF high diplomacy and reduces
him to the ranks of mere rustlers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

An English burglar says thieves
who are always very superstitious.
will never rob house in which
cross-eyed servant is employed. Save
your cross-eyed servants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

Sultan Kirans proposal to Miss
Roosevelt It appears. was only mat
ter of form. When an oriental poten-
tate wishes to be especially polite to
lady he throws in a proposal just
as delicate courtesy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

The empress dowager of China has
expressed a wish to see Secretary
Taft. And there is no doubt the sec
rotary would measure up to her ex-
pectations.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

! One would judge by the headlines of
the papers that It is nearly as danger
GUS to run an automobile as 1t is to
keep an empty shotgun. about the
house.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-11-07

AS soon as this cruel war is over
the work of rebuilding navies and
otherwise preparing for the next big
struggle will be commenced.