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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
A $4,000

One of the costliest entertainments
of the winter was given the other
night in a Fifth avenue restaurant,
which placed its largest room at the
disposal of the guests. The nan in
whose especial honor the affair took
place comes from Austria, and the
plan of decorations was to reproduce
a country scene in his own country.
Hills covered with real foliage left the
center of the a valley in which
the host received. Seats were placed
on the knobs and lambs grazed there
when they did not stroll curiously
among the guests. A complete illusion
of a country scene was reproduced,
with great labor on the part of the
caterers artists and an expenditure,
saws the New York Sun, of about $40.-
600 by the host.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
Cupid Defeated.

A half-repentant bachelor, with quite a
pile of rocks,
Dropped in one day. beside the way. and
bought a pair of socks.
Arrived at ho"me-romantic joyl-he won
d'ringly drew out
A note deep hidden in the hose-from
some fair hand. no doubt!
tim 90 years of age" it read, and
called a country belle,
With YOU I'd like to correspondent you
YOU will never tell.
My object matrimony is, and yours, I
hope. the same;
II you'll address me. I'll respond" And
then she wrote her name.
On fire with hope. the bachelor that very
evening wrote,
And folded his epistle with a kiss inside
the note.
sly Cupid had him in his mesh-no very
clever catch.
For. after all, quite foolish is a half-re-
pentant bach.
But. oh. how sheepish did he feel, when
from the fair unknown
This answer came, to quench the flame:
A old maid 1 have grownl
Alasi twas forty years ago / planned
that fond surprise,
Defeated by a heartless wretch who
wouldn't advertiser
Printers Ink.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
RACE WAS NOT OVER.
Sam Had No Idea of Settling Down
Permanently With Ghost.

Sam Had No Idea of Settling Down
Permanently With Ghost.
a well known local character is
Sam Wellington, a colored man,
known as the duke" The duke is a
fine cook, and often accompanies
camping parties.
Last fall a party of young men
Sam was with decided to scare him
with an apparition. Leaving the tent
in his charge n night, on a pre-
tense of going to the village, one of
the party quietly returned enveloped
from head to foot in a sDeet with face
well covered with flour. He took his
stand in the doorway. Suddenly Sam
looked up. and, emitting one horrible
yell, dove through the rear of the
tent and went down the road at a ter
rife pace. The ghost pursued.
After about a mile Of running the
duke was ready to drop, and sat down
on a log, perspiring freely. The ghost
came up and sat down on the same
log, putting and blowing.
Absolute quiet reigned for a minute,
and then the ghost remarked in a dig
nifed voice: I'VE went some, didn't
we?"
Sam, whose teeth wee chattering
ike castanets, replied: Yes, we did
go some, an you jess It till All
gets NAH breff an we'lI go some
more Boston Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
How Sea Urchins Travel.

Sea urchins. or sea eggs" have a
queer method of locomotion. They are
protected by sharp spines, but these
spines do not cover all the surface.
This is divided up into segments, like
a r~ough-rinded melon. The narrow
segments are pierced with holes.
Through these small holes the sea
eggs p%rotrude little tubes which act
as feet in the following curious way:
The animal initiates the tubes in the
water from little suckers at the back
and in this way it pushes itself for
ward. The tubular feet are fitted to
every side of the creature, which is
thus enabled to move in any direction
it pleases.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
WHERE EYE.sIeHr IS coon.
Best Where Distances Are Vast anc
Obstacles Are Few.

The best eyesight is possessed by
those people whose lands are vast and
barren, and where obstacles tending
to shorten the sight are few. Esqui-
maux will detect a white fox in the
snow at a great distance away, while
the Arabs Of the desert have such ex-
IRENE powers Of vision that on the
vast plains of the desert they will pick
out objects invisible to the ordinary
eye at ranges from one to ten miles
distant. Among civilized people the
N~orwegians have better eyesight than
most, if not all, others, as they more
generally fulfil the necessary condi
tions. The reason why defective eyes
are so much on the increase in Ameri
"a lies in too much study of books
in early life and in badly-lighteC
rooms.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

There is a little Joy in the
world in the reach of the
poorest.
First Chinese Patant.

The first patent rel granted by the
Chinese government was recently is
sued to a citizen of Marking for an
electric incandescent lamp. It is said
TO be a decided improvement upon the
foreign bulbs now in use in Shanghai
and elsewhere. The inventor calls it
"the clear moonlight electric lamp"
Chang took his invention to the taotaa,
or mayor, who became interested in it,
and forwarded a sample with a me-
mortal to the viceroy, asking that the
inventor be protected from interior.
ence and competition in it's manufac-
ture and sale.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
A Family Trust.

The other day, while a 7-year-old
Lowell miss was having her hair
combed, she said: Mamma, what
makes my hair crack 500"
Her mother explained that this
cracking was caused by the electric
ity in her hair, w%hereupon the young
lady assumed an attitude Of deep
thought.
Presently, when everybody had for
gotten the incident, she caused a tit
ter among the whole family by ex-
claiming. Mamma, amt it funny!
I'VE got electricity in my hair and
grandpa's got gas in his stomach!"-
BOSTON Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
Same old STORY.

Time repeats itself In a little vol
ume entitled "a Journal of Pleasant
Days-London, 1885," we find the fol
lowing entry:
Went fishing with friend Aber-
crombie, yesterday. Don't
know just how it happened, but, when
we returned, somewhat late in the
evening, his good wife laid him out
with a broomhandle and, calling atten.
ton to his wavering condition, &C
cused me with having led him to his
staggering state. Whereupon l basti-
ly withdrew."-Atlanta Constitution
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

MANY women long for a child to bless
Asir homes, but because of some de-
nifty or displacement of the female
mcans they are barren.
Preparation for healthy maternity is
vcomplished by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound more successfully
nan by any other medicine, because it
dves tone and strength to the entire
smale organism, curing all displace-
neuts, liberation and inflammation.
A woman who is in good physical
ambition transmits to her children the
vessings of a good constitution. Is
not that an incentive to prepare for a
healthy maternity
II ~expectant mothers would fortifv
hsmselves with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which for thirty
YEARS has sustained thousands of
vomen in this condition, there would
ha great decrease in miscarriages, in
nfering, and in disappointments at
birth.
The following letters to Mrs. Pink
ham demonstrate the power of Lydia
Z Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in
such cases.
Mrs. L. G. Glover, ce-President of
Milwaukee Business Woman's Associa-
don, Of GA Grove Street, Milwaukee,
Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
~ was married for several years and no
children blessed our home. The doctor said
had a complication of female troubles and
! could not have any children unless | could
hcured. For months / took his medicines,
Tying in vain for a cure, but at last my hus-
band became disguised and suggested that /
zaHy Women Nave Been Benefited BY
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

cry Lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable cou
pound; TINS did, and l improved steadiIv IN
health, and in less than two years a hoaut -
child came to bless our home. Nov NC bnud
something to live for, and all the credit 10
n noen 70 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Mrs Mae P. wharry, Secretary Of
The North Shore O~ratorical Society
Inc Norman, Milwaukee, Wis, writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham;-
was married for five years and oavs
DrIh 70 Two premature children. LYDIA "a
flnkham's Vegetable Compound was recom.
inended TO me, and / am so glad L took II for
IL changed me from a weak, nervous woman
20 a strong, happy and healthy one within
seven months. Within two wears a lovely
little girl was born, which is the nride and
Joy OF our household. Every day / pless
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Componnd for
tne nght, health and happiness it brought to
our home.n
II any woman thinks she is sterile.
or doubts about her ability to carry
a chlId TO a mature birth let her write
10 Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, whose
ADVICE is free to all expectant or
would-be mothers. She has helped
thousands of women through this any
ious period.
Women suffering with irregular or
painful menstruation, leucorrhea. dis
placement, liberation or inflammation
OF the womb, that bearing down feel
ing or ovarian trouble, backache, bloat-
ing or nervous pro~stration, should re-
member that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vepe-
table Compound holds the record for
the greatest number of actual cures
OF woman's ills, and accept no substi.
tute.
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice and Medicine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
IDEAS IN MATCHING SHADES.
some People Pick Them Out So az
to Avoid Them.

to Avoid Them.
Before trying to match the sample
OF silk the clerk asked:
is this a piece Of somethin. you
want, or something you don't want?"
something | want, of course" re-
plled the customer with asperity
You don't suppose, do you, that
would go to all this trouble for a
thing can't user"
Some folks do" sale the clerk.
I've met a number Of them. The
nrst woman | ever saw with that kind
Oh a bee in her bonnet had a square
men OF blue silk that she wanted me
TO match. The scrap of silk was so
small that it was hard to make com
parsons, but after hauling down half
the blue bolts on the shelves and
running to the door several times to
test the color in broad daylight,
found the exact shade.
How many yards 70 you want,
MADAME" I asked.
"'Oh,' said the woman, 4 don't
want any. Almost any other piece
VIII do. That particular shade is
very unbecoming. 1 just wanted to
make sure that l don't get 1t, that's
all"
The customer laughed What did
you say?" she asked.
I'D rather moi tell" said the clerk.
Anyhow, since then l have been eau.
tious. Before matching a sample now
1 inquire as politely as possible into
a customers intentions. If it's a case
OF Don't want 1 don't hurt myself
matching the shade"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
Bio sisters Bow.

A little fo~ur-year-old girl while call.
ing on a neighbor was asked: "Is Mr..
Hutchingson your sisters beau?" She
did moi make any reply, but on arriv'
ing home she ran to her sister, and
eagerly inquired, Eva, is Mr.. Hutch.
ingson your ribbon?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
A Fairy CITY.

Northern icebergs are neither so
large nor so numerous as those seer
in the southern waters. but they are
usually loftier and more beautiful,
with spires and domes, and, when the
sun shines on them, they look like a
fairy city.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
No. NeoessarIIy InoIudIna You.

when two girls spend the night to-
gether and tell you the next day that
thew didn't talk about anything in par
ticular. you may be sure that they
talked about everything in general
Somerville Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
In a Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT.EAsE.

Apowder. 1t cures painful, smarting. nerv-
Gus feet and ingrowing nails. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Makes new shoes easy. A certain cure for
sweating feet. Sold by all druggists, 25c.
Trial package FREE. Address A. S.
Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

pain. The kidney secretions were
very irregular, dark colored and full
of sediment. The Pills cleared it all
up and have not had an ache in my
back since taking the last dose. My
health generally is improved a great
deal"
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo, N.
Y. For sale by all dealers, price so
cents per box.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
An Inquiry.

Chicagoan-It's grossly exaggerated
There hasn't been a mar sandbagged
in Chicago in two months.
Friend-You don't say How do
they knock 'em out now?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

Their Only Excuse for Existing.
1t is pretty hard to make some peo-
pie understand why there should be
old bachelor uncles in this world Ii
they don't know enough to get rich.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
The unappreeIatIve WretehI

Contemporary asks. rs a woman's
kiss worth s%5O,OOO?" Not with lamb
chops at rs cents a pound.-New York
Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
TEA

If you have a good grocer,
stick to him; if not, don't
you know one?
schflling's Best is a good ~footruls to measurs
him with.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills
proved a very
efficient RENE
dy in my case.
| used them for
d~isordered kid
neys and back
a C h e, fro m
which l had ex-
~perienced a
great deal of
tro Bile and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
PE-RU-hA CURED HIM.
Cold Affected Head and Throat
Attack Was Severe.

Chas. W. Bowman, LIST Lieut.. and
Adjt. 4th NJ. S. M. Cav. Vols, writes
from Lanham, Nd, as follows:
Though somewhat averse to patent
medicines, and still more averse to be-
coming a professional affidavit man, it
seems only a plain duty in the present
instance to add my experience to the
columns already written concerning
the curative powers of Peruna-
~ have been particularly benefited
by its S for colds in the head and
throat. 4 have been able TO fully cure
myself of a most severe attack In
fOrty-eighf hours by its use according
to directions. IuSe 1t as a preventive
whenever threatened Wffk an attack.
Members of my family also use il
for like ailments. We are recommend
ing it to our friends. &C. w. Bowman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

cdr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
saved my lifel l had dyspepsia and kidney disease
Ex-senator Albert Merritt, Park Place, n. Y. els bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

Profit in Ostrich Farming.
Ostrich farming in South Africa con-
tinues a most profitable business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
"HeIIoIy

Japanese "Heliol"
The Japanese Hello" at the tele
phone is "Moshi moshi," or "Ano me-"
with the accent on the may"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
USE THE

USE THE FAMOUS
Red Gross Ball Blue. Large POI. package [
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcoties.

One reaso why Peruna has found
permanent use in so man homes is that
it contains no narcotic of any kind. 1t
can be used any length of time without
acquiring a drug habit.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman ~Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio, for free medical advice. All cor
respondence held strictly confidential.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27

Crystal Palace Largest Building.
The Crystal palace accommodates
more people than any other building
in the world. 1t will hold 100, 600
neople.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
TEA

is an insubstantial thing but
a most substantial comfort.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-27
QUICK REsULTa

w. J. Hill. Of Con-
AN cord, N. c., Justice Of
IN the Peace,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
FLYERS HEADED
FOR HAMLINE
Fast Horses to Contest for Rich
Purses at State Fair
Events.

As the racing season develops 1t begins 10
be more and more certain that the events at the
Minnesota state fair will be among the finest
of the year. Some time ago the president OF
the American Trotting association said the entry
list for Minnesota was OF grand circuit quality
and as the horses appear from time to time 1t
becomes evident that he knew what he was
talking about. Of the prospects the western
editor of the Horse Review of Chicago has this
to say:
'sAs the time draws nearer for the big Min
nesota state fair $500 2:21 trot, scheduled for
Sept. 3, number of horses entered In that
event are beginning to show considerable quality.
Enough of them are showing ability to rot
around 2:1O and PIP so that now g great race
is assured. The same be said concerning
the big pacing event, which takes place over
the same track Friday, Sept. 9. 1t Is rea-
sonably certain that there will be six or seven
PAGERS in that race that will be capable or
pacing around 2:06 2:0S.
when mention was made a few weeks ago in
these columns of a number OF the crack PAGERS
entered, only a few trotters entered In the big
trot had shown much publicity. Since this
several have shown remarkably well, notably at
last weeks Davenport, Iowa, meeting. Watson,
2:12A, was looked to have the best chance two
somewhat unsteady. About the best showing
that has been made by any of them is that OF
Dixon, who won two heats at Davenport. The
splendid four-year FLY, Alice Edgar, in Chand-
ler's stable also raced well at Davenport. The
Terre Haute, Ind, gelding, William j., now in
John Hussey's stable, won good race at
Davenport and while he did not trot faster
than PHI, looks to be a coming trotter. The
East St. Louis mare, Grace A., that beat Orc
at Streator, ILL.,, week before last and trotted
the half-mile track there in 2:121a, will bear
| watching and at this time looks to have as good
q chance as any entered in the rich event.
''While few substitutions may have been
| made on Aug. 10, which is permissible under the
conditions governing these events 1t is not like
| ly that very many, If any, better performers
than the original nominations have been sub.
stituted -.....-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01

President O'Brien has suspended the
rule forbidding the loaning Of players
from one club to another, and Louisville
will finish the season with a composite
nine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
. PARALLEL SURVEY
Milwaukee Threatens Line to Cut Into
Captain Reeds Road.

Special to The Journal. ...- 49, u.s.
Albert Lea, MINI, Sept. 1.-The sur
veyors of the Milwaukee road are at
work running a line from this city
northwest to Mankato, but they follow
the Southern Minnesota division of the
company's road as far as Armstrong,
and then go farther to the north and
reach Mankato, to which point the
company already has one line from this
city. The new route proposes to almost
parallel the Southern Minnesota divi-
sion for several miles, but will be few
miles north.
The general opinion is that this sur,
vey is done to embarrass Captain Reed
in building and equipping the Duluth
St. Cloud. Glencoe & Mankato road that
has for its object a division Of the bust
ness out Of Mankat,o? with the Milwau.
kee and the other lines already there
However much this may be the inten
ton of the Milwaukee, the Reed road
is being pushed and the contractors are
offering men So day and 81 for man
and team. The grading Of the first
sixteen miles is well advanced, and it is
claimed the ties and iron are purchased
for most of the line to Mankato.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
LOUISVILLE TEAM
IN BAD SMASHUP
Wagonette Struck by Kansas City
streetcar and Players
Hurt.

Kansas City, Sept. Eight members Of the
Louisville baseball club were injured in col
lision yesterday between trolley car and
from the ball park to hotel.
The Injured.
Ed Kenna, pitcher, bones Of left arm frac-
tured and dislocated, slight conclusion Of brain
and eye injured; condition serious,
Mike Clay, centerfelder, confusion of thigh
and hip.
Roy brashear, second baseman, confusion on
thigh and hip. ~
Larry Quinlan, shortstop; arm cut and
spralned' ankle sprained and hands lacerated.
oulof sullivan, captain and third baseman:
TWO toes broken, hand sprained
Nathan Wilder, secretary of the club. hack
spta1n a, possible internal injuries
ni niy Haliman, right fielder; back sprained
iitcnei stecner, knee torn and bruised.
Car at High Speed.
IT The wagonette had reached Eighteenth and
sonye Streets one block from the ball grounds.
Wnen the accident occurred The trolley car
gong ~ at hlgh speed, struck the rear wheels of
dragging it several yards. pitcher Kanna. ,,,ho
was most seriously injured, was caught in the
lehuef OF the car, while Center Fielder CLAW
was unaer the car in front of the front trucks
"nsn tne car was stopped. ..-1S
Ihep driver thought he could clear tho +rooL
IN front OF the ear, but misjudged the sbeed
WIN winch the car approached. ~
New Team Needed,
Kenna was sent to local hospital and CLAW
ana brashear were SO badly injured that they
VIII De taken to: Louisville at once, as they will
De uhaoie TO play ball for some time -
Inc lne cluD lett for Toledo on late train last
night, where 1t is scheduled to play to-
Gay Gay, put the train will not reach Toledo IL
time Tor the game. Secretary Wilbur stated
tnat none OF the injured players would be able
10 pay LOT several days and that new bal
players have to be secured for the games /,
be played during the next week. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
NORTHWEST RACING

At Des Moines. Iowa-2-year-old pace, k-mile
lHamilton), Won; GRACE Martz: b + (Jonesl
sfson ~dy oq
Vasco br (Feecraft), fifth; Time. lis, i:17M.
2:2s trot: Revella. b m, by Gillilee Rex MIN
McClellan), second: Wilbur A. br g, by Beld-
5B ss1 foprth; time, 222A 227 2;2sN.
stake e for 600 AhSeye g. hy AScyone q:
Prince Kelley, blk g Carter, third; Winnie
Blake, blk m (Anderson), fourth; time, 2:15A
2:12A, 2:13A.. ~
At Appleton, WisI2;1a pace; Joe Gales; won;
Given Arthur, second; Taylor H.: third; Charles
simons. Envoy, Ella Ola, Irish Elder also
started best time, PIP. 2:30 trot purse: Grace
Hillwood, won; Audine Wilkes. second: Joe
Steiner. third; Alzetta, Prince Caid Frank NJ
Spydare also started; best time BPM.
At Chippewa Falls-2:1e trot: Woody R., won:
Old Shave, second; Charley Cotton, third; Mollie
s; and Exalted Spring. Valley. Stock Co.,
also started best time 2:171A. 2:16 pace Bob
Morey- Onward, Ada P, and St. Croix also
started; time taken. .-,..t-~.s.--. : -
Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. Rain interfere6
with the racing program at the state fair yes
terday. but weather permitting, all of the
scheduled races remaining will be pulled of
today and tomorrow. : = : ',
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
COMING AS GUESTS
Prominent Railroad Men to Spend Day
in Twin Cities, ~

" Distinguished railway men from the
east. will occupy bleaehers at a base.
ball game to be played Sept. s16 at Lex
ington park. The game will be played
between "a team from the new railway
transp ortation league Of st. Paul and a
team from the city passenger and
ticket agents of Chicago. Several Of
the. general passenger and assistant gen
eral passenger agents of the windy city
will come up the day before to play golf
at the Town and Country club. They
will take in the ball game the next day
and in the evening all the visitors will
be guests at an informal dinner and
smoker at which the st. Paul men will
play hosts. Minneapolis men will 90
over for the contest.
The New York Central lines are go
ing to have great lineup on hand for
the ball game. They are: G. F. DAILY,
passenger asan traffic raft manager; v. 3
general passenger agent Of the Lake
Shore; @. W. Ruggles, general passenger
agent of the Michigan Central; L. D.
Heusner, general western passenge,
agent of the Michigan Central.