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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
TOO WEALTHY TO WORK.
Mystery Of coIored Porter's Dissp.
pearance Cleared Up.

Mystery of coIored Porter's Dissp.
pearance Cleared Up.
It was my misfortune, several years
ago, to learn somewhat of the ques-
ton that is giving the South so much
concern even unto the present day.
] stood talking with the night clerk
OF hotel in Atlanta, while waiting
for the midnight train going to Savan-
nah. The conversation interested me
so much that / lost all thought of
time, until bell somewhere in the vi
cinity began striking IL.
Here, Toni" the clerk suddenly
called to big, strong negro porter.
carry this satchel to the Savannah
train. Run, or you'll miss it."
Tom snatched up my large satchef
and hurried across the street to the
train shed, reaching there just in time
to throw the satcheI upon the rear
platform Of the train, which had al
ready started.
AS | ran behind him l dug into my
trousers pocket for a silver quarter to
give to him, and as he flung the satch-
ell on the platform / clapped the coin
into his hand and leaped aboard.
When the conductor came for my
fare said to myself, Here's where /
get rid Of that $40 gold piece before /
spend it for a quarter" But / was
mistaken. had already spent it for
a quarter, and now remembered that
the coin | had given Tom did feel
strangely heavy.
Two weeks later l was in Atlanta
again.
Where's that porter, Tom?" was
the first question put to the night
clerk at the hotel
Yes, that's the question" said he
did you take him away with your"
NO" l answered, "but 1 gave him
$40 gold piece"
THAT accounts for it, then" said
the clerk. He hasn't been seen here
since, and he probably won't be until
the last cent of it is Willis
Brooks in Brooklyn Eagle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Mysterious crxntonram.

The British Admiralty has obtained
the exclusive use of a new apparatus
which is to be employed in connec-
ton with wireless telegraphy. Pre-
cisely what the invention comprises
is not known, as it is a jealousy
guarded secret. 1t is called a cryptic
gram, and is the invention of a Swiss
mechanic. Its purpose is to prevent
the interception of wireless messages,
except by person or station provid-
ed with the same device. The appa-
ratus is stated by the English naval
authorities to be perfect in operation,
since when five of these instruments
were submitted by them to a series of
exacting tests they proved so success
full that the device was procured by
them outright.-Scientific American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
FIeet.Mlnned Birds

aueFe are certain species of ducks
~ are given the credit by natural
u Vi being the fleetest of winged
.a'ures' Recently, however, it has
~ ascertained that the learned
were in error and the storlI is
Rgo 70 lar outstrip all denizens of
air IN speed. After an exhaustive
ny OIL the field it is now declared
~ no living thing, not even a scared
[sisn INV rabbit, can travel with the speed
M p'ayed by such birds as the stork
I'M. the Northern bluethroat. Not
#n.! 40 these birds fly with a speed
&Aas can hardly be conceived, but
IIoc0 keep up their rapid flight for
n, Vt z'OOO miles at a stretch with
apparently firing. Evidence has
H.. collected recently which shows
Az ne bmethroat flies from central
se a 70 the shores of the North sea,
seance of 1000 miles, in less than
me-. y and a night, and making it,
n'oYer, in one uninterrupted fight.
H. storks which spend their sum-
|sS,. IN Austria-Hungary and their
H. s In India and Central Africa
|n,L. also + marvellous travellers and
|@SS e tneir journeys twice a year in
|BOs.OAen flight each time. From
|bdis pest' in Hungary, to Lahore. in
ABOUT 2.40O miles in an air
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Affection of an Alliuator.

It seems that if you only begin
early enough it is possible to tame
even the fercest of animals. A baby
alligator, caught in swamp, was
taken to the home of its captor in
New York, and in course of time it
would follow him about like dog.
What was even more curious was
that it and the cat became great
chums. When pussy slept before the
fire the alligator used to lay its head
on the cat and go to sleep too. The
only creature that excited the ALI
gator was a fox chained in yard.
1t did not try to bite the fox, but
dashed it with its tail, Once, had the
chain not broken, poor Reynard
would have been beaten to death.
The alligator was fed on raw flesh
and milk. of which it was very fond,
When the weather was cold it was
kent in a box with wool in it. One
frosty night the wool had been for
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
"The Vesper Rite.n


Take half a dozen large potatoes
and cut them in half. Shape each
half into candlestick by scoopipg
out round hole in the small end
making it large enough to hold a can
die.
Place a half-candle in each of the
potato candlesticks and pin around
each candle strip of paper on which
is written one word indicating a trait
Of character, such as "modesty.' .
"bashfulness," vanity" etc.
Then form a magic ring with the
candles in the center of a dimly light.
ed room. The ring should be about
three feet in diameter.
Blindfold one of the players and
have the center party join hands and
run three times around the lighted
candles.
Then, leaving the blindfolded player
standing two feet from and facing the
ring. let the others fall back while a
chair is placed before her, and fan
is handed to her, and she is told to
make three trials at tanning out the
candles over the back of the chair.
After the third trial she must re.
move the bandage from her eyes and
examine the papers on the candles
that are left burning, reading aloud
the words which reveal her character.
II care is taken that no one ap-
proaches the candles after they are
lighted except the person managing
the game and the one whose charac-
ter is being tested, there will be no
danger of skirts catching fire.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
apush-pon,t Knock. /"

,be door | saw a sign;
4 oahid "a mottoi And It's mine!"
/ Iiissr thing / never saw
uedlan or Persian law
.sid he more rigidly enforced
~ ,his. from verbiage divorced
Ainagic's firm as any rock
II %PiIsh-don't knock"
r.s simply meant to guide the hand
I, noe Who wished to sit or stand
z,,hjn the unassuming door
I ~ Weight OF ceremony that bore.
go ever meant 10 teach or preach,
I y, inst 10 place In easy reach
sar OF him who dealt in stock
"Push-don't knock"
:, ubat a guide for life was that
z.rong philosophical, and pat:
EaE safe a chart for you and me
I'm cruisin' Ger life's restless sea:
s,sb always push. with goal In view;
S.nf knock-ayoid the hammer crew
XII rule will save you many a shock;
aPush-dOn't knock.
.rssn nm that door / see the sign.
sy "Great motto. you are mine"
l. sironger sermon ever fell
srom human lips; no sage could tell
~ hotbead youth more nearly how
r. nojnf Away his vessels prov:
fssre are no wiser words In stock:
"Push-don't knock.
baltimore American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

piled by large oil lamp hung from
the roof. 1t may be imagined that the
interior atmosphere is almost suffo-
eating to a newcomer, especially as
the floor is usually in a filthy condi-
ton, remnants of food, animals, ETC.,
lying about A bench or ledge at
one side serves as the common sofa
and sleeping-place. Skins line the
walls. and fat stones make a COM
paratively level floor. The condition
of the interior is now sometimes nit
igated by having an opening in the
roof. The illustration shows a house
in summer weather, with the roof.
made of turf spread over driftwood.
partially removed in order to air and
clean the unsavory abode.-People's
Home Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

W local applications, they cannot reach the dis.
sssed portion Of the ear. There Il only way co
deafness and that Is by e0nsrirutionAl remedies
Deafness "a caused by an irH&med condition Of the
mucous lining Of the EustachtAn Tube When thlE
tube IL tnn4med you have arumbling sound or I'm
perfect hearing and when Il is entirely closed Deaf
IL the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken cut and this tube restored TO Its normal eon
to1, hearing VIII be destroyed forever nine cases
out Of ten are caused BY CatArrh- which 5 nothing
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness caused BY cztxrrhi that cannot be cured
By Halls C&tArrh Cure send for circulars, free
T. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sold BY Druggists, sc
Take HalI.s Family Pfls for eonstlnattuu.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Polite to the End.

One Of the most famous criminals
the old Tombs has held in many
years has just been placed In his
cell. The delinquent in this case has
always been friendly with the news
paper men. and when he was arrest
ed several of the reporters who had
known him FASTENED to the Tombs,
confident of obtaining an interview.
He refused to be seen. and his mes
sage to them. which is tradition OF
the Tombs, was eminently character.
istic: "Teu them. he said to the
warden, that I am not in"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
n stndv criminaIs

The American Bar Association has
passed a resolution in favor of estab-
fishing in the Department of Justice,
Washington, laboratory for the study
Of the criminal. pauper and defective
classes. In the Bureau of Education,
Washington, Mr.. Macdonald has for
several years been carrying on work
Of this kind under many difficulties,
and it is mainly owing to his initiative
that the foregoing resolution was
framed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Easy Road 10 Beauty.

A celebrated and charming actress,
whose age it would be rude to chroni-
Gle, but who still looks quite young.
although she is a grandmother, gives
the following prescription for the
preservation OF youth and beauty:
You must work till you are tired.
sleep till you are rested. have plenty
Of fresh air. live in cool rooms. take a
daily sponge bath and eat the SIM
plest food"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
ANDREW sAcksoNs BIG ESTATE.
How He Gained $1,000 Acres as Fees
In Law Cases He Tried.

In Law Cases He Tried.
There are two ways Of reaching
the Hermitage from Nashville-either
by carriage the entire distance, or by
train to the little station called Her
mitage. thence by conveyance or foot
the remaining three miles. In either
case, says a writer in Four-Track
News, the way leads among the rug.
ged hills Of sunny Tennessee,"
through native forests which we may
easily imagine look Just as they did in
the latter part Of the eighteenth cen
fury, when Andrew Jackson, a young
man who had just completed brief
and very unsystematic course Of
reading law" placed all his worldly
goods and himself on the back Of his
one horse and turned his face from
the Carolinas to the then wilderness
Of eastern Tennessee to make his for
tune
The land records of 1794-7 show
that it was during those years that
Jackson laid the foundation for the
large estate he afterward owned. He
was the only lawyer in that region In
the early days-days when money
was scarce and land was cheap and
lawyers fee for conducting a case
Of no very great importance might
easily be a $40" a square mile OF
land. In few years he was the own
er Of over $4,000 acres, which he &C
quired while cheap and held till it ad-
Vanced in value, when he sold part OF
It to enable him to cultivate and i'm.
prove the remainder.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
It RaIned.

This is how the junior reporter
does it in some Of the country news
papers. He was asked to write q
paragraph mentioning the fact that IL
had recently rained, and this is what
he let loose: After many days of
arid desiccatfon, the Vapory captains.
marshaled their laundering hosts and
poured out upon scorching humanity.
and the thoroughly incinerate vegets-
rian few inches of aqua pluVialis."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Had Long Distance to Go.

It was at the terminus Of one Of the
trunk lines in Ireland. The manage
ment had been making an effort to in
crease the speed Of its trains, and one
Of them, which had previously been
slow local, was about to start out on
its maiden trip as through express to
Cork. The porter walked up and
down the platform shouting: This
train does not stop anywhere"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

sible for the whole trouble. 1t seemed
to settle in my kidneys. Doan's Kid
ney Pills rooted It out It is several
months since used them, and up to
date there has been no recurrence OF
the trouble"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price 50 cents per box Fosi
ter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
chIIdren,s working Hours.

Important physiological expert
ments have been made In Russia 70
test the endurance Of school children
The results prove that in the lower
four classes study may be continued
for a period not exceeding twenty
two or twenty-seyen hours per week.
but that excessive fatigue results
from longer continuance Of brain
work. This time for teaching Theses
classes has been fixed by the latest
order of the ministry Of public in
struction- 1t is urged. however, that
this should be the outside limit. and
that no lessons should be studied al
home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

To make the Flying Dutchman you
will need a clothespin, a piece OF
broom handle an inch long and an
old tin can. Aooo
Drive a nail into a piece OF broom broom
handle latter it has been Whittieu
AVN IN look like Figure No. 81 so
that II can move easily. Then drive
. mo small nails about one-quarter OF
an inch apart in the top, as in NO O.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Esnuimaux Houses.

The winter houses Of the Esqui-
maux are built half underground, of
earth and stones. The walls are
formed of alternate layers of stone
and sod, and are quite air-tight. The
windows are made Of seal mem
brane, but are practically useless dur
ing the long winter. The entrance to
these houses is by long, narrow
tunnel accessible only on all fours;
and formerly this tunnel afforded the
only ventilation to the house, while
warmth, light and cooking were sup
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

~ i,ns' ana the storks make the Journey
~ t"enty-four hours, thus travel,u,
a. me rate Of 100 miles an bour t,,s
s sre %n . distance. The storks which
orenu the summer in central Eurone
a ',,,., winter In central Africa travel
with the same rapiditv 'a'ei
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
sjonet Fad a Novel One.

new fad is the gathering of sig.
has. The outfit to begin needs only
II consist of a dozen sticks of seal
H. wax. Red, white, brown, gold,
||reen and black will be the range
X eolors. A light wooden box to
keep the equipment in. a white taper
lat into several pieces to permit its
Insertion into the box, box of
matches and a stock of unruled white
|sridng paper complete the outfit.
RThe paper should be cut into various
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

This win help you to figure out Just
how large Texas really is If you
have a star mathematician in your
family, tell him the number Of square
miles there are in the big state, then
tell him the population Of the globe;
then ask him if all the people in the
world were placed in Texas and its
soil divided out among them per
capita, how large would the mans
farm be who had a wife and two
children? When he gets through
figuring. then whisper in his ear:
More than half an acre. Tex
arkana (Tex-) Courier.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
TEA

There's only one white
pepper mill in the world, of
the sort that grinds Schil-
ling's Best.
There's pepper enough.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Then cut a piece of tin in the shape
of No. 4, with two holes one-quarter
of an inch apart. This piece is for
the wings. Then put the wings on
the body part CNo. 81 and wind a
piece of cord around the piece of
broom handle, next pulling it off rap
idly. While pulling it of lower the
hand and the wings will fly rapidly
through the air.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
ReIalum's Diamond ANNIVERSARY.

Belgium is making preparations to
celebrate next year its diamond jubi-
lee, the seventy-ffth anniversary of
its independence from the Neither
lands. Local committees are being
organized everywhere and the govern
ment is expected to make an appro-
priation of 100000.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

and Doan's Kidney
Pills relieve and
cure 1t.
H. B. McCarver,
of 201 Cherry St,
Portland. Ore. in
spector Of freight
for the Trans-Con-
tinental Co, says +:
Il used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for back
ache and other
symptoms Of kid
ney trouble which
had annoyed me
for months. / thinl
a cold was respon
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Rare Good Thing

Gam using ALIENS FoOT-EASE, and
can truly say would not have been without
it so long, had known the relief it would
give my aching feet. 1 think it a rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet
Mrs. Matilds Holtwert, Providence, r. L"
Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Ask today.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

"The microphone enables a person
to hear fly walk OF a bee sneeze. I"
remarked the Observer Of Events and
Things. ''but it won't tell which way
a lea is going to hop next"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
San Salvador stamps.

A postal curiosity is the fact that
one of the smallest countries in the
world, San Salvador. has issued the
enormous number of 405 different
postage stamps.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
british RAILWAY MIIeaoe-

According to figures recently COM
piled. the total track mileage and
siding of British railways amounts to
50.729 miles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

Back aches all the time. Spells
your appetite. wearies the body, wor-
ries the mind. Kidneys cause 1t all
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

There is wholesome tea
and bad; there is bad in a
dozen ways.
Ysur grocer returns your money If you dOu's
nks sehilltng's Best.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
dozen ways.
Pigeons Fly Fast and Ear.

Eight pigeons recently few from
Kimberley to Cape Town. South Afri-
ca. distance OF 512 miles. In four
teen hours.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

The knowledge Book is a
great book for a little one;
answers many troublesome
questions
Ike schiuIne's Best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

We sell both tea and cof-
fee; and don't care which
you buy. Oh yes: there's a
lot more money in coffee.
Your grOcsr returns your money If you aouts
Ike Schfiung's Best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
VIM. can She?

WUYF NaII 0IINs
It is very difficult for man to be-
lieve that girl with golden hair and
blue eyes would ever tell hb.-Balti.
more American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14

gotten, and next morning the aIliga.
tor was dead
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
Imnortnnt 10 Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle OF CASTORIA,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that It
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-14
stu imperfect.

In Use For Over so Years.
The Kind You Hsve Always Bought
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09
EeIs IN Scotland.

Although eels abound in Scotch waters
and are caught in great quantities, they
are not considered tit food there. No
matter how plentiful and how very fne
and large they may be in any district
of Scotland, no native will eat one. The
objection to the eel is said to be based
on Its serpentlike appearance and the
fact that It is not Ovsrfsstidious AZ To
what it feeds on. ,. ~
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09

roeuiare interstate commerce in misbranded
and adulterated foods, drinks and drugs
such law would protect legitimate manufac-
ture and commerce, and would tend to Sc
,ro the health and welfare of the consum
ing public. Traffic in foodstuffs which have
heen debased or aduterated so as to injure
health or to deceive purchasers should be
forbidden.
National Parks.
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09

earnestly ask that Alaska be given an
elective delegate. Some nersOn should be
chosen who can speak with authority of the
should aid in the construction of railroad
from the Gulf of Alaska to the Yukon River,
in American territory. In my last two
messages I advocated certain additional ac-
tion on behalf of Alaska. I shall not now
repeat those recommendations but 1 shall
lay all my stress upon the one recommen-
dation Of giving to Alaska some one au-
thorized to speak for it. l should prefer that
the delegate was made elective. but II this
Is not deemed wise then make him ap-
pointive. At any rate, give Alaska some
person whose business it shall be to speak
with authority on her behalf to the Con-
gress. The natural resources Of Alaska are
great. Some of the chief needs of the pecul-
iarly energetic. self-reliant and typically
American white population of Alaska were
set forth in my last message I also ear
nestly ask your attention to the needs OF the
Alaskan Indians. All Indians who are com
petent should receive the full rights OF
| American citizenship. 1t Is, for instance q
gross and indefensible wrong to deny to sncn
hard working decent-livirg Indians as the
Metlakahtias the right to obtain licenses as
captains, pilots and engineers, the right 10
enter mining claims, and to pront py the
homestead law. These particular Indians
are civilized, and are competent ana en-
titled to be put on the same basis Win the
white men round about them
Admission to Statehood.
I recommend that Indian Territory and
Oklahoma be admitted as enc state and ths'
The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09

asa. aserotinn the tercentennial celebration. OF
fSe Settlement at jamestown Va ApDrefa1
Ing the dssrabt9y of att ths March $685.
the C9ngrg5S Cong in the year 1907, on and near the
tno[ars nactaZs Of Hampton Roads, in the State Of
Virginia international Ina naval a. at'ne tbs event.
mlhtSstS mltSo snthority vested in me by this act.
nave Ss eD made proclamation of said celebration
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-07-07
POETS CORNER.
THE MOUNTAIN ROAD.

Hotter long The mountain road.
To catch The sweetness fresh,
That's borne upon the gentle breeze
Prom graperine-tangied mesh.
Tho mouuiain road, with winding course
lead. r-und she hasky hius,
And points the way 20 log buts rude.
Past 6ells the farmer tils
Ta, mountain road DER cio,d-esppe.
heirbts.
The lotrer leads along
0n ,r,ad. the way The simple swain.
Tlc hsaithfui armer strong
Aaa ubcre ihe brock across the rosd
Faas so'er its STONY ways.
rar.pot i- ,ich iu fsiry song.
Ard eiating sunshine plays
raai ast beside he road.
Beam. o'er. as ifintert
0r csicnne shai Che pa.scrs-i,y
la,erhai speech give vent
NoHats tte cihn folk Of night.
$50 human eve can discern.
PISS 500. the road from hidden haunt.
Aui ht Che same RETURN.
Ana fhra would 90 Nature heart
.a nom m, vears load.
-o ta sacred soiituaes-
a.e lhe Mountain Road
tnnk Monroe Bcvcrfr