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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11

nation was to go forward We rushed
madly on, slowing up only once, and that
was near a bridge spanning a ravine per-
haps 1000 feet deep. A man on the
other side waved white flag. ''This, -
said the engineer, "means all right. We
never cross this trestle until the trackman
gives us the signal. - 'And isn't the
other part of the track inspected p [
asked. "Bless you, yes; that is the great
est track walked line in the country, and
that is the reason we have so few accidents
Why, even in winter, when the snow piles
up everywhere, we are not often delayed.
The trackmen watch the snowslides, and
we watch where we are going And
such was the case, as | have never seen a
man who paid more attention to his busi-
ness than did the genial, blue coated engine
driver who had such perfect control over
the iron steed. We swung around curves
with marvellous ease, ran past prospectors'
cabins surrounded by leafess trees, and
placid lake 5000 feet above the level of
the sea-a never ending round of scenic Won
der. Cripple Creek came in sight with Bull
Hill in the foreground, showing number
less holes and sand heaps in which are
buried the blasted hopes of many gold
seekers. Here natures wonders are mar
velously blended with mans works.
Hundreds of mining shafts are on every
side, while in the distance peak after peak
rises one above the other, until the view is
lost in the magnificent grandeur of the
snow capped Sangre de Cristo Blood of
Christi range, so miles away. We came
down to the camp by another series of
curves and backed into the station. Some
what disheveled and with plentiful supply
of coal dust spread over my face, reluc-
family left the engine where had spent
two and half hours-the most thrilling
of my life. The memory of the ride
through this picturesque region will always
remain
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11
Corner Lounging.

When a young man becomes able to
make up his mind to indulge in ''corner
louuging' it is indicative that he has lost
a number of fine points which go to make
up character 1t may be said that there
is some excuse for corner lounging In our
cities and towns where there are no oppor-
tunities for social intercourse between
young men excepting on the street and
that it is not to be expected that they
should stop half way between blocks. The
corner is the most natural place for young
men to meet. la one sense there is no
harm in their meeting there. The harm
arises net so much in the meeting as in the
motives which lead them to select corner
as a place of meeting They do not come
for intellectual converse or social inter
course, but rather to observe, not members
of their own sex, but the other. 1t is
toboggan which leads to the development
of the habit of ungentlemanly and unman-
ly comment upon women, their dress, their
appearance and gratuitous observation as
to their character
Young men come to deem it an element
of smartness to be able to make critical OBJ
servations which have no foundation in fact
concerning or relating to passing women
and girls. There is nothing more unmanly
and ungenerous, excepting stealing or bur
glary. They burglarize girl character
by their remarks and think it smart.
They make comments about the sisters of
other men which if made about their own
sisters they would resent, if they had
spark of manhood in them The habit is
un-American, unchristian, ungentlemanly
and rowdyish, and no young man with a
sentiment Of respect for himself and his
sisters or his mother, would be guilty of
the habit of corner lounging, in the sense
that corner louuging is understood. No
gentlemanly man will ever permit pass
Ing lady to feel that she is the object of his
stare. The true gentleman, while he can
not but observe each and every passing
female will not permit his observation to
be so centered as to make his stare felt.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11
NOUNTRY STORE PROP 90
" ERTY FOR SALE. ~

2i Acres of Land, improved by ? story
frame store. brick dwelling house, { II rooms
barns and other outbuildings. Freight and
Express office; located on B. 4 FL. Division of
W. NJ. r. r.. For further information apply
to F. LEWIS SCHAEFER,
oc,2s-3t* Milers, Carroll county, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11
Good Clothes Important.


From the New York sun.
i would recommend, said the man of
fallen fortunes, ''that every man keep
where he can see it photograph of himself
as he looked at his best, in good clothes,
as an incentive to keep up appearances.
Next to stout heart nothing helps
man 50 much in the world as good appear
ance, and it often happens that unless
man present trim and slightly exterior he
can even get past the barriers that hedge
in the strong man he wants to reach, the
man of intelligence, as well as of power and
authority, who is able to judge a man indie
peudently of his clothes And then good
clothes promote their wearer confidence in
his own strength, and so are an aid to him.
The fact is that, while we may lack
initiative, the most of us discover strength
if we are put to it, and good clothes give
man confidence in himself and so help
him to develop his own strength. They
help to make him feel that he is as good
as anybody, which is a great help. They
help to make him not afraid, and they also
tend, in every healthy minded man, to
make him feel that he must keep his end
up among his fellows, that he must make
good, Just as shabby clothes make man
shy of his fellows, aud shy or slothful in
the exercise of his own abilities, and con-
tent with the path which, with his clothes,
he naturally travels, which is outside the
fence.
"All Of which is brought to me by the
finding of picture Of myself taken twenty
years ago when wore good clothes, trim
garments aud faultleSs linen and perfectly
kept shoes IIomely details these, but
the picture, come upon suddenly, brought
to me for the first time strikingly the diff
ference IN myself between that time aud
this; now not unkempt, perhaps not untidy,
but still approaching to shabbineSs, wearing
abroad now garments in which | then
would never have dreamed of appearing and
eontent-and here is the dreadful trouble
content to appear in them.
For we do not realize the graduations
by which We descend; We don't realize
what we have come to look like; we are
satisfied with ourselves as We are. And
We may have constant friends upon whom,
as upon ourselves, the change in US has
come gradually who may give little thought
to it, But even they do insensibly realize
it, and it has its effect upon them, you may
be sure; while upon the stranger- highly
important is it for you to get this firmly
fixed in your mind-upon the stranger the
the impression you produce is of what you
are today. He doesn't know what you
once were-how could he ?-he assesses
YOU for what you appear to be to him.
Aud he wouldn't be far wrong.
lit is good business TO wear good clothes.
As old man Polonius said to his son
Laertes
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy;
For the apparel oft proclaims the man."
''It is true, and think I'll have to get
some new clothes myself and buck up. .
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11

As the face is more exposed to dirt and
dust than any other part of the body, more
care should be taken in cleansingit it, Soften
the skin with cloths wruug out Of warm
water, then apply thoroughly good cold
cream, after which a thorough scrubbing
with camel 5 hair brush will leave few
impurities in the pores Rose water, s
ounces; one-half ounce of borax and two
ounces of strained lemon juice make lotion
excellent for removing tan and sunburn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11

One of the best remedies for a chapped
face is glycerine and rose water. Bathe
the face night and morning in warm water
and rub the skin well with the lotion. 1t
may also be used once or twice during the
day, but the face should always be bathed
before an application.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-11-11

Water is great absorbent Of noxious
gases, and is one of the best disinfectants
in the sick room. \ basin of fresh water
that has stood open in the bedroom soon
gathers impurities and is unfit TO drink.
A wide ,msuthed vessel of pure water will
often do more to bring refreshing sleep to
a nervous patient than will an opiate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
The one.roncued Ennland.

What strikes tie American constant
ly in England, writes w. D. Howells
in Harper's Magazine, is the homogen-
eousness of the people. We have the
foreigner so much with us that we
miss him when we come to England.
When l take my walks in Central
park l am likely to hear any other
tongue oftener than English-to hear
Yiddish, or Russian, or Polish, or N n
wegian, or French, or Italian, or Span
ish; but when take my walks on the
cas- at FolFestone, scarcely mere
than an hour from the polyglot CONT
nent of Europe, hear all but nothing
but English. Twice, indeed, | heard
a few French people speaking togeth-
er; once l heard a German Jew tell.
ing a story of a dog, which he fourd
so funny that he almost burst with
laughter; and once again, in tie lower
town, there came to me from the open
door of an eating house the sound of
Italian. But rearly everywhere else
was English, and the signs of lei on
parle frar Gals were almost as infre-
quent in the shops.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
coffee Known for centurles.

a pamphlet published by an Arab
shtik In 1896 sheds light upcn the or,
gin and early use of coffee This
arab sheik asserted that coffee was
introduced into Arabia from Abvs.
Sinia about the opening of the IF,
teenth century and that 1t had been
Known as a beverage in the latter
country from the most remote reriod.
Its peculiar properties were taken ad.
vantage of by the Mol ammedans in
connection with their prolonged relig.
ions ceremonies, but it's use as a de.
yotioral antisoporifc stirred up the
hercest opposition on the part of the
orthodox element of the priests. Cot.
fee was declared to be an intoxicant
ana was accordingly prohibited in the
Koran. but i'll spite of this the coffee.
drinking habit spread rapidly. For
TWO centuries the worlds surply of
coffee was obtained from the nroy.
lnce CT Yemen in southern Arabia
Were TIE wellknown Mocha is still
cultivated.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Pnilanthropy.

1t is announced by authority that
Gen. McFudge has made another
princely donation to McFudge univer-
sity.
Gold floors will be laid in all the
buildings of the institution; an equa-
torial telescope, with an aperature of
AZ feet, will De mounted; the muse
ums will be enlarged until they cover
eighty acres and 100,000,00O volumes
will be added to the library.
The determination is 20 make Nc
Fudge the equal of any school in the
United States.
No professor is raid less than 81 900
a week at NcFudge, and this broad
policy is attracting the best scholar
ship of the age. = til an especial en-
dowmert of billion dollars, the in
come of which is devoted in perpetuity
to bribing students to attend, it is felt
that the future of the university is
assured.
The alumni of the school have Just
dorated magnificent altar piece for
the chapel. 1t represents Gen. Nc
Fudge being crowned by the Muses.
Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Tco Numerous.

At the Hol!enden they have fudge
colored little page who IS hardly big
CROUCH to be seen behind the bic
brass buttons on his uniform. It is
his duty to roam about over tie hotel
calling out the names OF persons for
whom kilograms come or who are
wanted for any reason. He is some
thing of pet with every one obout
the place, yet he sometimes runs
against things that shake his dignity.
The otter morning a man handed
him an envelope bearing a name.
Find this man." we're the instruc.
tions.
So the boy went through the lobby
shouting:
General R. E. Morse! General r.
E. Morse!"
There we're so many Of the General
about that the boy couldn't tell who
should get TIE rote and he didn't de
liver it.-Cleveland Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
No Is UNIQUE.

sit seems odd that the English
alphabet out of which can be con
structed several thousands of words,
contains just one word formed by the
letters in their present order" re-
marked the observant young man.
That word is No
You can look the alphabet over,
and you won't find another combina-
ton of vowel and consonant charac-
tiers that will form a word.
1.-THE nearest approach is Alb, which
by straining a PORT might be consid-
cred an abbreviation of Abraham, or
HI which might answer as short for
Hiram But No. one of the short
est words in the language, is the
only bonaflde word formed in the
arrangement of the alphabets twenty
six characters "-Philadelphia Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
QUEER OLD FUNERAL CUSTOM.
ceremony In County Wexford, ireland
ls Centuries Old.

IN the district known as the baronv
Ui FORTH In County Wexford Ire.
Iand' is to be found a race of hard.
working, industrious peasants. living
IN matched cottages with clean white
washed walls, which by their perfect
whlteness at once arrest the attention
Oh the visitor. These people differ in
mary respects from the inhabitants Of
ire other parts of the same county and
nave habits and customs peculiar ia
themselves. They are strong belicv.
ers In the efficacy of prayers for the
dead. When funeral takes place two
wooden crosses are provided. On the
way 10 the cemetery a halt Is made At
certain spot by the side of the rocd
mere prayers are said for the deceased
aller which one cross is deposited in
hawthorn bush or under II. The
procession then goes on its ray. and
after the irterment the other cross is
nEed at the head Of the grave. This
strange custom dates from time i'm.
memorial. as the great pile of crosses
ny the roadside indicate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Ancient EayptIan Herbarlun.

Cairo can boast of the possession CT
the Oldest herbarium in the world. 1t
is in the museum. and consists of a
collection of dried plants or portions
Of plants taken from the vE-aths and
garlands found in mummy Eases and
from The edible plants which were set
in earihenware vessels ON the floor of
the seuulchre. Many OF these floral
remains are so well preserved that.
after being treated with warm water.
they can be handled as if they were
modern specimens. while their colors
ore also ~o-1 o-'-o'-i-- ---~1I r,raearyad
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Wasted Ii, es.

In the ocean of life how many
there are who are drifting to an I'M
known destination-that undistin-
guished multitude. who are only ton.
ing to live. and living only to die
who drag on through a weary life.
with their eyes half open; lacking
principle. moral. independence, stir.
ring decision, generous resolves, or
even the slightest ambition; whose
lives are purposeless, aimless, defense
less; and who live more from mere in.
dolence than from observation-disclosures
Ellis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
MAGIC IN THE zuNl TRIBE.
Priest Apparently Lifted a jug of
Water with a Feather.

WdtcF WIKI retainer.
"The most startling feat ever saw &"
said a guest at the Diller last night,
who has made study Of Indians in
various parts Of the United States for
his own edifcation. twas performed
by the priests of the Zuni tribe in Ari.
zona, or, as they we're called, The
Ancients of Creation They seat them
selves in circle on the clay floor,
around jar that will hold perhaps a
gallon. an ancient ard sacred earthen
vessel, which is filed with water.
The chief priest carries in his hand
two ordinary eagle feathers, which are
tied together at the quill ends so that
they make a fork. Behind he circle
of the priests are other members CT
the tribe and the musicians with their
drums and gourds. who Join in the
chants with emotion.
"The ircantatior continue for sew
eral hours and when the participants
and spectators are brought UP to a
proper pitch Of excitement the priest
dips the feather tips into the water,
lifts the Jar with them and holds II
suspended for a minute or two at a
height level with his face or breast.
Then he lowers it slowly to the grourd.
This feat is repeated several times
during the performance. Apparently
there is nothing in the hand of the
priest but the feathers and they ap-
pear to be inserted into he mouth of
the jar only two or three inches. OF
course, there is some trick about Il,
but was never able to discover it,
Seattle Post-Tnfelligencer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
TALL STORIES OF THE KAw,
One Of the Most AItitudlnous Denied
by a Man From the West.

James A. Cameron, a cattle breed
er of near Topeka, Kan, is at the Rem
merit. His place is on the Iiaw river.
TIE Kaw ambles serenely-some-
times-through Kansas City, Kan. and
Mo. They tell a few stories about the
Kaw.
"And NEST of them are true" said
Mr., Cameron, especially the one
about the steamboat that got caught
in the Kaw one dry season and had
to be pushed out by an excavation. l
have never known the Kaw to be real
downright muddy, but sometimes /
wonder why people want to travel to
Vesuyius to look at sluggish lava
bed when they can get about the same
effect on the banks of the Kaw. Now
and then log or omething will get
stuck in the water and stop the cur
rent. Then they have to pillow it loose
and turn it over to get the liquid side
on top. l had a horse that tried to
cross the river once, but every time
he took a foot out of the water the
shoe was pulled off. He finally ac-
complished it comfortably by lying
down on his back and rolling over
But there is one SANDER about the
kaw that ought to be nailed"
"Whct's that?"
why, the one about the cattle
grazing on the banks of the Kaw hav-
ing their mouths fitted up with filtra.
ton plants"
"It isn't true?"
ut most positively is not" said Mr..
Cameron, solemnly.-Baltimore News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Imnortant to Mothers.
UrcompIlmentary PhYsIeIan,

Dr.. Garth, witty physician of n e
court of Queen Anne. had prescribed
q nauseous dose for the great warrior
tie Duke of Marlborough When the
duke objected to following the direc-
tons the sharptongued Duchess
Sarah broke in by saying: III be
hanged if it. does not cure YOU"
There, my lord" interposed Garth,
you had better swallow it; you will
gain either way"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Excellent Opportunity TO Arrange for
Your Reception at st. Louis, During
the Fair, Free,

If you intend going to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. st. Louis. Mis-
souri,. opened by President Roosevelt
April 3Otn. 1904, it win be very much
TO your advantage to correspond with
Mr. F. H. Worsley. No. All Dooley
block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
MIR. Worsley has arranged to have all
his parties met at the st. i.Cuis depot
and escorted to their lodgings. which
Will I've reserved in advance.
Information relative to passenger
rates, stop-overs. ticket limits. hotel
rates and all other necessary informa-
ton asked for will he cheerfully given
free of charge. This will especially
be of benefit 10 these desiring to travel
with Utah parties or in parties of four
or five. School teachers will also
hear something to their interests by
writing above marty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Dr. Waldo, city of London coroner,
said in lecture recently that a wea.
pom in the hand of a MAJ who had
been murdered is always tightly
grasped, so that the fingers sometimes
have to be severed before it can be
released. In the case of suicide there
is no grasp at all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
How's Thisp

We ofer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
CaIarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O
We, the undersigned, have known j Cheney
TOT ne last - year, and believe him perfectly
Orable In all business tTansactQ ms and financially
able 10 carry out any Obligatl ms made by hit firm
WALDING, KINNAN d. MARVIN
Whole ale Druggists, Toledo, o
Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of lie
fyslem Testimonials sent free Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for consultation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
cheese Ml.es a. .Iunrers

A cheese mite a quarter of an inch
long can jump out of a vessel six
inches dep. To equal this feat man
would have to jump out of a well 14I
feet deep.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
A steel Trust.

'TI try to steal her heart" quoth he,
"And win her sweetest smiles"
"Tn'try to steel my heart" said she,
Against Loves subtle wiles."
So both in steel began to deal,
And, as You may opine,
Love soon declared a dividend
And started combine.
Crane Brown in Smart Set
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Bats MuItIpIx Ranldlv.

In three years the progeny of a pair
of rats, under favorable conditions,
will number 1000.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Write MURINE EYE REMEDY Co.. Chicago. II
your eyes are sore niamed, and get nculistis
advice and free sample MURINE. teures All eye-la
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallibls
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL.
Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. II. 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

"Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy,
Rondout N " cured serious kidney troubIe gnfnsd
~ pounds" s. Mardei BuTnsviie ~ j. Botties Al od
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
GREE MEDICAL ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women would save time and
much sickness If they would
write to Mrs. Pinlham for advice
as soon as any distressing symp-
toms appear. 1t is free, and has
put thousands of women ON the
risht road to recovery.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Grind Vast Quantities of Grain.
One hundred million bushels Of
grain are sent every year to the mills
Of Duluth and Minneapolis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
How Many Legs Has a Wasp7

A London weekly offers a $50 prize
for the answer to the question: HAS
wasp eight legs?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
TEA

Three quarters of the tea
in this country is not very
good.
The fraction is not too
high.
Your grocer returns your money If you DONE
like Sehing's Best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

NINA Is known from the Atlantic
4 he Pacific. Letters of congrat-
.astion and commendation testify
] he merits of Peruna as a catarrh
Mare pouring in from every State
i Inion.
hartman is receiving hundreds
III letters daily. All classes write
htters, from the highest to the
4 outdoor laborer, the indoor arti-
tht clerk, the editor, the statesman,
zeacher-all agree that Peruna is
s0rrh remedy of the age.
b stage and rostrum, recognizing
* as their greatest enemy, are es-
li5 enthusiastic in their praise and
nony.
h han who wishes perfect health
De entirely free from catarrh.
NJ is well-nigh UNIVERSAL; almost
present.
ana is the only absolute safeguard
III A cold is the beginning of
ID To prevent colds, to cure colds,
fheat catarrh of its victims.
ianl nor only cures cafarrf, bun
e4fs H. Every household should
lpbIied with this great remedy for
b. colds and SO forth.
i Ex Governor of Oregon is an
1tbdmlrer of Peruna. lie keeps it
aunlly in the house.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03
Rar unvacclnsted Persons.

Thirteen British life insurance of.
fees decline proposals from unvac>
cinated persons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

What did they do for tea
two hundred and fifty years
ago!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-03

Women Garry Tyrol Mail.
Many Of the rural letter carriers in
the Tyrol are women.