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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

Now a wise man, clever thinker, tells US
we are doomed to perish.
And in some three million years well
disappear
That we have no chance to linger. that
extinction is our portion,
Not one hope of STAYING of the fate
that seems so drear.
And, he says, when we have faded, van
ished off Of all creation,
Intellectual birds viii fill our vacant
place
Flying marvels, winged Inc brainy, Will
~supplant the varied peoples
Who for a centuries past have
formed the human race!
Still, this shouldn't much surprise US.
Many of US are in training.
Learning to become real lively birds.
If you think his statement curious; hark
to any pair of lovers.
Note with care and close attention all
their words:
"Ducky, darling" Little Birdie Pre-
cious lovey dovey," too
They are calling bird names sweetly by
the score.
Doubtless some day they'll develop wings
and bills from so much cooling.
And they'll be the birds to take our
place when were no more!
Cincinnati CONGRATULATIONS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Mail car Used as Rarber shop.

A trolley mail car was put to an un-
usual use early yesterday morning,
having been temporarily turned into a
barber shop while standing on a
switch on Market street in front of
the postofice.
The hair and beard Of one of the
conductors needed trimming. so a col
ored employee who knows something
Of the barber trade was called upon,
a stool was procured and in full view
of late pedestrians the act was done.
When his hair and beard had been
trimmed the barber" vigorously
welded a whisk. and once more the
car became a mail car insaead of a
barber shop.-Philadelphia Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Recited Greed as surgeons operatec

Recited Greed as Surgeons Operated.
While expert surgeons slowly cut a
large portion of flesh from a vital
part of his body, Charles Welle of
Santa Barbara, Cal, watched their
work and recited in Latin the Nj
Gene creed of the ancient church.
Mr.. Welle, who is 60 years old,
faced almost certain death for a year.
Finally nothing remained but an
operation, almost always fatal, but
never before performed in Santa Bar
bara.
Knowing its dangerous character,
Mr.. Welle preferred to die in full
possession Of his faculties and re
fused to take ether. Drugs to allay
pain were administered and while the
surgeons removed the flesh the pa
tient watched every movement. AS
the effect of the anodyne wore on the
pain of the operation was felt in its
full force, but for a moment
did Mr.. Welle lose s%elf-control. There
was a total absence of shock in the
case, and to this, the surgeons say,
is due the recovery of their patient,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Fortune came Too Late.

The loss yesterday of the Grimsby
trawler Satyrion. with her crew of
eleven hands, revealed 4 remarkable
instance of the irony of fate.
Ten weeks ago the vessel sailed for
the Icelandic fishing grounds. Shortly
after the vessel sailed a message came
for John Rutten, the chief engineer.
telling him not to go to sea as the
death of an uncle left him the pos
SCISSOR of eS,000-London Daily Mail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Growers Sci small Pereentaue.

William Soule of South Livermore,
Me-, recently undertook the shipment
Of a lot of apples to England through
commission merchants in Liverpool.
While packing the apples, Mrs. Lillian
Bassett placed a note in one of the
barrels asking the buyer to send her
a card stating the price which he paid
for the fruit. The answer was received
the other day, stating that the barrel
in question sold for $2.4S. Soule got
IS cents per barrel. A little arithme-
tic, therefore. brings out the fact that,
while the grower got the trivial sum
of 6S cents, the transportation COM
panies and English apple dealers got
$3.50.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
china's overestimated Population.

w. w. Rockhill, the newly appoint
ed American minister to China and a
w%ell-known eastern traveller and
author, says that the present populs
ton of China. instead of being, as it is
usually given, nearly 450, 900, 900, is
probably not much over $50 GOO, 900
The census of 1741. which MI. Rock
hill considers more trustworthy than
any other, shows $4,000, 900. Con-
sidering the numerous devastating
famines and wars of the succeeding
$50 years, the natural annual increase
would be small. Far from being over
populated, many portions of China
could support a greatly increased
population,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Bio Rhubarb Farm.

Clark Standiford, a former well
known grocer of this city, is preparing
to engage in the cultivation of rhu-
barb on an extensive scale at his
ranch near Chino Mills, Butte county.
Five tons Of roots have been shipped
to him. and they will form the basis
for his enterprise.-Marysville corre-
spondence Sacramento Bee.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

that is apparently more artistic for
much less than that, but this bit Of
pottery has the distinction of rarity
and represents the highest achieve
ment of the potter's art at a period
when it was in its historical ~fullness.
Many of the best bits Of pottery in
the world are in the hands of public
institutions, such as the South Ken
sington museum, in England; the
Louvre, in France, and the Metropoi-
itan museum, in America. The Roth
schilds have also been holders for a
long time. Very few of these pieces,
however, r likely to tempt buyers,
because of a prohibitive price and be
they do not make the same ap-
peal to the general modern taste as
some of the superbly painted prod.
ucts of Sevres and of Dresden.-New
York Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

gone to his superiors and exposed all;
lac was young, he had made himself a
strong candidate for promotion; 1t
would be discovered sooner or later
at any rate, as the Justification was
a very clumsy attempt, to say the
least. Yet. dearer to him than his
ambition was his love for Mildred
give up her husband he could not.
He passed a sleepless night and
morning found him at the bank before
the doors were open. His face was
pale and drawn, but his step was firm
and steady. During a lull in the busy
day, he quietly slipped from his desk
and walked to the presidents office.
Just as he stepped inside, Mildred
Stayton, coming from the street, cross
ed to her husbands window. and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
TALKING CROW IS DEAD.
Prof. Wood Always Held That Jack
Could Reason, Too.

Could Reason, Too.
Jack, the pet crow, which Prof.
Wood of the Smithsonian institution
has had for a constant roommate for
the last eight years. is dead, says a
Washington special to the Kansas
City Star. Prof. Wood has always
averred, that Jack could reason as well
as talk. Wood bought the crow eight
years ago when ~a-ledgling. For weeks
the young crow did nothing but cav"
At last Wood, in desperation, scolded
him and the bird, to his amazement,
called out, Come on, come on, Jack"
He had heard this said to him innum-
cradle times as his master left the
room.
1t was several weeks before the
bird spoke again and then it broke
out with an imitation Of his master,
We'll, well, well, we'll" The crow
learned to initiate other birds and ami
mails. The bird nearly always repeat
ed Prof. Woods remarks four or five
times and then would stop, as If
studying their effect on his auditors.
He could initiate the hello call
over the telephone so well that it de-
ceived those who we're in the room
and did not know there was a talking
crow there. Prof. Wood thinks the
bird died of old age, not subscribing
to the common idea that crows live to
be centenarians.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

hurst upon him; the books a peen
tamnered with and Enthusiastically the
Ssnres were stayton's. He buried MS
face in bis hands. o.,od
"Poor Mildred! Poor chilo' ne ''
to himself. -. oves met
when he looked Up his eyes me'
those Of Jack seated at a nearby ue ths
Int the mask had been torn from o rhv
handsome face and Daggett saw oras
tbe weak chin, the blue encircled eyes a,
ong incl tbe lines about the mouth to him
nnu wss = the face of a criminal thiel,
y ~ couid see that the mar was pale
ne ' nervous and that only by t SS
ana .ast self repression he kept MS
mind on his work would have
On first impulse Harry ""
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

oldest is an ecclesiastical emblem
made of pearls which was washed
ashore on the coast of West Australia.
There are nine good-sized gems in this
natural curiosity. These have been
joined together to form a perfect
Latin cross Seven pearls of equal
size comprise the upright, and two
more form the transverse piece. The
Joining has been the work of nature.
The odd prize, discovered in a pearl
oyster, is said to be worth at least
$500 1t is called the Great South
ern Cross pearl.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Do You Want the Earth7

I Earth tells Of opportunities for
EN' stock-raisers. fruit-growers,
Ilants, and professional men in
Geat southwest.
sAcrlbes climate, soil, crops, in
ss, and social life. 1t contains
aatlon that cannot be obtained
any other source.
uOes not deal in theory and
y, and its facts are in all cases
4mely obtained and correct.
IhE EARTH is FREE.
copy write c. f. Warren, A.
Sf. Ry. Co, Salt Lake City,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Doc Esoaped Luckily.

A dog belonging to John Smedick
fell into the quarry hole. a distance
of forty-hve feet. at Portland. Conn.
The animal landed in the water, which
broke her fall, and when one Of the
men went down the ladder and
brought her up she was apparently
none the worse for the mishap. ex-
cept that she had knocked out three
teeth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

F-0fNNN ~
fOV, interest has been man
FneIs Government investiga.
tne ross into the mode OF
10 plGJSess by the large pack
g Chicago and elsewhere.
bed written upon the al
. been and improper modes OF
sssal connected with the
proc s,pv. but it seems that SO
ldas'i cbarge of any kind has
ehnlle and no proof OF Illegal
salneu methods has been dis.
disOiv ,nblic. While a wave OF
LnC Of this great INDUS
shileiI "a now passing over the
tsfsSI be well to remember
4 misn have had as yet no
pa'a y make specific denial
1lg .osnits charges OF wrong,
ll, In never been Formulated rlS ed
ssai6cgOrical answer oouio DC
nj report Of Commissioner
rcen, embodied the results
WIZ Investigation undertaken
osnartment Of Commerce
p psEs United states, was a vn.
iae western packers, but
p q .aving been unexpected at
SDl nsny quarters to discredit 1t
E'ce, the situation as it now
~ attention may proper
sSs 10 a few facts that owing
alsu .1smor are now being ap-
l.srIooked. Fair treatment
.o1atry has heretofore been ae-
y ali citizens whose analrs as,
.insnce in the public eye and
|, ~ facts that bear upon the
Z the packers to the COM
~ country may at this time
alluded to. 1t would be
!, ssHmate the benefits gained
s,mers Of the country result.
ne energetic enterprise OF
l..s for whatever is OF benefit
amer is a gain to the entire
n the country. And con
an their continuous agrees
III no feature perhaps has been
n.ortant than their efforts In
srtlets all over the world for
Ems PRODUCTS Of the farmer.
sir syports Of agricultural prod
v. gained but little in the past
/. ears. and leaving out corn,
I'M If all other farm products
\, las in 1903 than in 1891. But
M house products there was
|.'-,Sle gain during this period,
II an organized and powerful
~ been behind them seeking
IN broader markets.
IT, the benefits reaped by fagm.
|. account Of the enterprise and
4 srercised by the packers in at.
commercial results by foreign
he great development in the
E1ure Of packing house by-prod.
nd added enormously to the
|I all live stock raised in the
\ States. The waste material oil
4 Years ago, then an expense tC
E.ker. is now converted into ar
| d great value, and, as an eco
| fact, this must correspondence
Is the value to the farmer o.
| head OF cattle marketed at the
Eas stockyards of the country
Else facts be remembered while
Ii Is so popular TO regard th'
packing industry as deserving o
|rnation. At least it must be ad
\ that. so far, there is no ade
| reason for the almost unani
howl that may be heard every
/ n the face of the Garfield re
|hoYe alluded TO which practical
|nerates the packers from the oh
and Indefinite charges that hav
br some time past made the sub
d popular comment. - Ameriodt
|Hhdd.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
me Moons avoIcanoea.u

A Scotchman has come out with the
theory that there were no volcanoes
on the noon for the simple reason
that the moon was never hot enough
to make>one. He says that the things
that look like volcanoes from here are
dents made by meteors that have hit
the moon when it was not looking.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Would Pawn a Baby.

Desoulin of Lille, aged Z, 10
s,s, Wv credit Of being the youngest
N France, His most recent
Il was stealing a neighbours new
IN : Offering 1t In a pawnshop.
h ~s clerk refused It he left the
n sAeo In a garden and coming
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Values in Food Material.

a rule the increased amount OF
pc or extractive matters in a
s in direct relation to it's diges-
" and nourishing value, not that
extraetive principles are in
Hselves nourishing, but because
are appetizing and promote the
Of digestive juices.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
md unclaspdng her hands. he ~as

and uncIaspdng her hands. be was
gone.
He had suffered a year of the living
ceath, when they found stayton in a
cheap hotel one morning, a revolver
clutched in his hand; there was one
chamber empty; he had looked in
vain for drink strong enough to kill
tie pangs of conscience. A closely
written sheet Of paper hutteredd from
the table to the floor, as they opened
the door.
Daggett had suffered, but-weIl, a
wcman's first love is not always her
best.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

ana by some unexplained affinity unit
ing. thus forming a dual organism, a
vegetable counterpart of the famous
Siamese twins.
This remarkable freak of nature is
to be seen in a pine forest in Eliot,
Me. 1t was lately photographed, as
here shown. by Harold Goodwin, 'OS,
Dover, N. H, high school. He says
that the trees are young pines. about
half grown. They stand approximate
ly one foot apart, and the living arm
that unites them is from five to seven
inches in diameter. A close examina-
ton shows that it consists of two
branches, one from each tree, that
have grown together.
The twin trees are Joined about
seven feet from the ground.-Boston
Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Value Of Thorouohr.s.

%Ousaness is the twin brother Of
E'y When an employee gets the
'Vn OF doing a thing not pretty
Out exactly right. 1t has more
4'e with his employer than brill
" talent.-success Magazine,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
TREEs JOIN THEIR LIVES.

Remarkable Combination Seen In
Maine Pine Forest.
This picture illustrates an exceed
ingly rare instance in arboreal life, Of
two trees standing side by side throw
ing out branches toward each other,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
JUG WORTH A FORTUNE.
Piece Of Pottery II Would Take A.
most $4,000 to BUY.

A man who works hard for a mod
crate salary will wonder what is the
secret Of the insane extravaganza
which impels men to pay a fortune for
a picture, a carving, a rug, or an APP
parently u~npretentious bit of pottery.
Here is shown a jug which is valued
at $19.950.
You could probably purchase one
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
ID AvoIdance Of WashInatOn.

EAs avoidance Of Washington.
tn Booth never acted in Wash
/ after the assassination of Pres
Lincoln by his brother, John
5 Booth. He acted in Baltimore,
arer nearer to Washington than
dtv
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Natural cross Of PearIs.

Some curious things have been
found in the briny deep, but n of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

now strange that so dain-
thing should possess
% a poWerl

SSinins's Best. "
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

are fewer nerves in
~tea-drinking countries.
imagine a nervous Dutch

|nani
y grocer returns your money II you dOnS
fAalngs Best.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-12-06
Physicians Prescribe Il.

Many broad minded physicians
prescribe Foley's Honey and Tar, as
they have never found so safe and re-
liable remedy for throat and lung
troubles as this great medicine. North
Yakima Drug store. A. d. Sloan,
Prop. Fill
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-12-06
ONLY GUARANTEED
cA1ARRH CURE
"Hyomei Costs You Nothing IL II
Fails" Says Fred l.. Janeck.

Among the many medicines upon
the market that claim to cure ca
tarrh, none but Hyomei has enough
faith in its own merit to offer to re-
fund the money II 1t does not cure.
This scientific remedy for catarrh
kills the microbes and germs Of the
disease, and from It's Introduction
has been sold under a positive guar
antee to return the money to all dis
sltisfied customers.
Hyomei Ia the only method OF
treatment that sends by direct inhala-
ton to the most remote parts Of the
air passages. a balsamic air that de-
stroys all catarrhal germs in the
breathing organs, enriches and puri-
fees the blood with additional ozone,
and makes permanent and complete
cures OF catarrh.
The complete outfit costs 800.
and comprises an inhaler. a bottle
Of Hyomsi and q dropper. The In
haler will last a lifetime, and add
tional bottles Of Hyomei can be OBJ
tanned for so cents.
King Haakon was crowned King oil
Norway today. He received, among
other congrAtulatory messages. one
from King Oscar which assured him
that every effort looking toward good
relations between Norway and swe.
den would b givea Q sympathetic re.
ception ct the latter court.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-12-06
GROWING SUBURBAN YAKIMA.
Addition Property Being Picked VI
for Home Building Purposes.

The people Of North Yakima are
often heard commenting upon the
rapidly with which the city is grow
ing, but nevertheless it is safe to say
that one-half the people do not begin
to realize the amount Of ground the
city covers. No part Of the city has
grown with such wonderful strides
as the west side, and of that portion
of the city no better showing is
made than by Modern Addition. This
addition was placed upon the mar
ket last February by Tenant 4
Miles, and has proven one of the
most popular pieces of property ever
plated. No doubt the secret Of Its
popularity is in it's fine location and
many natural advantages, including
city water and electric lights. The
North Coast Railway has its line sur
veyed along the northern boundary
of this addition There are in the ad-
dition 34S lots, and all but a very
few have been sold--in nearly every
instance to home builders. The prop
erty is very cheap and is sold on such
easy terms that 1t has encouraged
many to purchase and erect homes on
their lots. All of the property has
doubled in value, and some Of II
has trebled since last February
There are now over $50 new homes
in this addition, and many more
now in the course Of erection.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-12-06
COL. HOwLErr wTTHDRAws.
And z. Y. Coleman Leads in Race for
Land Once Registership.

1t is now generally conceded that
2. Y. Coleman will be appointed reg.
lister of the United States Land OF.
fee in this city to succeed the late
H. v. Hinman.
Mr.. Coleman has the endorsement
of some very influential Republi.
cans. and his chances seem very
good. Col. L. s. Hewlett has been a
candidate for the position. but he an
nounced last night after a confer.
ence that he had withdrawn in favor
Of Mr.. Hinman.
Captain Steinman Of Ellensburg
is fighting hard for the plum, and
some look upon the appointment as
rightfully belonging to Kittitas coun-
ty; but 1t Is said there Is strong op-
position to Captain Steinman among
the people Of his own town.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-12-06
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS 1EE TING
VIII Purchase New Horses for the
Fire Department-Other Bus.
mess Transacted.

At the meeting of the city council
last night the matter of purchasing
a new pair of horses for the fire de-
partment was taken up on motion
OF Councilman Linbarger, and a COM
mittee of three was appointed to
take charge. The city clerk was au-
thorized to advertise for horses to be
brought in for examination before
the next council meeting night. This
committee is Councilmen Bull, Lin.
barger and Sinclair.
The selection of locations for rs
electric street lights was discussed
and on motion the matter was laid
over two weeks.
The city sexton reported that II
burials had taken place during No.
vember, and that $3.50 in cash had
been collected. The marshal report.
ed that during November there were
70 arrests and 1872 meals served tt
prisoners; also that 81 days work
had been done on the streets. Fines
amounting to $435 were reported
collected during the month.
A committee composed of Council
menMarsh, Dudley and Thompson
was appointed to confer with the Sun
set Telephone Co., and see If tele
phones could not furnished the city
free.
A letter from the state treasurer
to City Treasurer Donovan, calling
for the payment of $2643.SO, dut
from liquor licenses was read and re
ferred to the finance committee.
A resolution was passed to adop
the city engineers plans to grad,
Reed avenue between west A stree
and the county road. The city at
torney was instructed to draw an or
dinance for the building of sidewalks
on the east side of South Wenas ant
the east side Of South First between
Spruce and Race streets.
An ordinance was passed appro
priating $500 to pay Christian Steir
and wife for right of way through
their property for the new sewer sys
TEN. The bond of the Yakima Ga
Co., for $4,000, was accepted by thu
council.
On motion Of Councilman Lane (
sidewalk was ordered constructed
across Yakima avenue on the cas-
side Of Ahtanum ave.
The meeting was closed by the re
ports Of Councilman Bull and Engi
neer McCulloh on the good road
meeting at Walla Walla, to which
they were delegates. The council re
quested the gentlemen, after thu