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

At recent after-dinner gathering
ne guests began to tell tales of bur
slary or attempted burglary. One
man described a remarkable night in
the little suburban town he lived in
near New York.
A very old lady once lived across
the street from us" said he. "She
occupied a fine old Colonial mansion.
No one ever knew quite how old she
was, She was reported to be very
wealthy, but she kept three women
servants in the house and never a
man Everyone knew that she kept a
TIN pan and stick to beat in case
she needed assistance in the night.
we often wanted to hear the alarm,
out the years went by and it didn't
come until we had got beyond look
ing for II.
One night, though, the unexpected
came. A maid servant, becoming con.
WINGED that there was burglar
around obtained permission to beat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
Buttons Boom Sunday Schq

At the suggestion of a successful
business man, the Sunday school of
the Salem Baptist church at New Ro-
chelle is underwriting more accessions
than any other institution in town.
Every pupil carries about him an adj
vertisement in the form of button.
Up-to-date business methods, with
push, are the watchwords of the
school, says the New York Herald,
and each member is an agent, who
urges upon all who are not already
placed in religious surroundings the
merits of an institution which is one
of the oldest and most reliable in
Westchester county. Those who at
tend it are assured of the best in
struction, the best singing and a paid
up policy which will carry them well
through the Christmas season. A
dividend is also declared in the sum
mer-excursion period.
This idea is that of John r. Hege-
man, the president of life insurance
society. Mr.. Hegeman lives at Mama
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
Romances of Savings BanI

A ragged little newsboy entered a
Pittsburg bank one day and boldly
invaded the private Office Of the presi-
dent says William S. Power. in Sue
cess Magazine.
Say, mister" said, can | put some
money in this bank?"
Certainly you can" the president
answered; how much do you want
to deposit?"
"A quarter" exclaimed the young
ster, pulling handful of pennies and
nickels out of his pocket. The bank
er took him over to the receiving tell
er and introduced him with all the
Difference that he would have shown
to a millionaire. The boy left the
city soon after opening the account,
but he kept adding to his deposit
from time to time, and as he was nat
urally bright and shrewd, everything
he undertook prospered. He is back
in Pittsburg now, the head of sue
cessful manufacturing concern, and
one of the banks most valued Gus
,omers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
CRY OF THE NEGLECTED.
Old Lady craved Human Companion
ship and Sympathy.

Old Lady craved Human Companion
ship and Sympathy.
Hezekiah ButterwOrth tells a path
etic story of an old aunt of his who
lived all alone on a lonesome old farm
close by the Merrimac river. Feeling
self-reproachful because they did not
visit the old lady oftener, he and his
wife tried to make amends one
Christmas, by sending her a number
of gifts which they knew she desired
greatly.
The old lady stood by in silence
while the expressman opened pack
age after package for her She lifted
the three pictures in gorgeous gilt
frames and set them carefully out Of
harms way; she helped the man carry
the big Morris chair into the best
room; she watched him as he set uu
the huge range in it's proper place
and momentary CLEAN of satisfaction
dawned in her eyes as he carried the
old one out into the woodshed.
But even this died quickly away
and the sorrowful old face grew sad,
der and sadder The expressman,
who (after the manner of expressmen
generality, had left the door open be
hind him, heard piteous sob. and
then a broken, pathetic voice crying:
"Oh, Lord, dear Lord! Can't they
see that it's folks, not things, l want?'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
Balloon a Cautious Amir

One of the farm boys drew our at
tention to what seemed little more
than a couple of dark specks on the
slope of the hills to the right, says a
writer in the Youths Companion, but
we could soon see that they were NOV
ing, and when they came within half
mile of us we could distinctly recog-
nize them as herd of balloons.
The boy said he was quite sure they
were on their way to the water, but
to our surprise they did not make any
advance. A quarter of an hour passed,
half an hour, still no sign of their APP
proach. All at once, as if they had
started from the earth by magic, at
the open end of the pond, not sixty
yards from our place of ambush, stood
two huge males.
When or how they got there no one
could tell. Probably they had come by
a circuitous way through the valley or
1t might be that they had crept
straight down through the grass. They
had certainly eluded our observation.
Being anxious to watch the move
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

away oown the green valley. until re-
called by Burrows voice: Shall we
60 down. now?" 80,
She gave him her hand, In rising
and allowed him to retain II, as tney
started downward.
"You see Mrs Talbot is happy and
contented here" he remarked tenta-
lively as though in answer to some
subtitle thought transference.
She looked up at him with misty
ewes although her lips were smiling;
81 may have to reconsider the case
on tbe weight of her expert testi'
mony," she said shyly.
He understood, and she was prompt
" given the opportunity to reverse
ner decision.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

and gloves; modified sombrero hat,
riding astride on the big western sad
die and managing her spirited pony
with the ease and skill of long ex-
perience.
DO you want our picture?" she
called merrily, as Olive reached for
her camera, to catch a snap shot.
Shall we pose for your" Then, in
accordance with few direction from
Olive, she took the desired position,
with ready good nature.
BILLY Boy and l get accustomed to
beng photographed" she laughed, as
she swung herself off the pony, after
greeting Burrows and acknowledging
the introduction of his companion.
How delightful it must be to ride
as you can" said Olive almost en-
viously.
Don't you rider" inquired the new.
conner.
mo. l never learned; l don't sup
pose that could"
Learn! You don't have to learn"
laughed the other. "All you have to
do is to get on the pony and let him
go,--if he isn't bucker"
"But, you see, I'm not used to
horses at ALL"
Neither was l till came out here.
was never on horses back unit.
after l was married; now | go where
ever | choose. l wouldn't exchange
my pony for en- automobile" and she
ssnk down on the grass, laughing up
into olives face. Olive looked down
at her with frank admiration: DO
you live near here?"
ION my husbands ranch, Just be-
yond this spur, These" with a wave
toward the valley, ARE my nearest
neighbors. suppose that seems
dreadful to you" smiling up into
olives serious eyes, "but l assure
you, / never realized in the east how
much pleasure and satisfaction could
be gotten out of life, when lived free
and unhampered. Please don't think
me rude, but really, understand
your views of life. You are an east.
ell. teacher,-or Journalistic was
fNhhS anu NhOh6hNt llhS u Cullu
ing step ladder that | was mount.
ing to fellowship with the stars. Then
my health failed and came out here
to recuperate, as / presume you have
done. | found, not only health, but a
husband, and so remained. My friends
in the east prophesied all sorts Of
miseries, and deprivations, and re-
grets; but | have been here fifteen
years, and have yet to find occasion
for repentance. | do more work and
enjoy life more fully, than once
dreamed was possible"
There was brief silence. then she
rose. 81 must go on, now" she said
holding olives hand moment, at
parting. Learn to ride and come
over and see me and will convince
you that am sincere convert you to
true, ideal living. free from conven.
tionality and sham" Then she rode
on down the trail; and Olive watched
her until she disappeared around a
~ . gaze dreamily
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

A year ago a proud yorr,
out in Michigan sent s25 IN -
account for his first born i,
less than a week old. aTbo
need 1t some Of these dsy,'
wrote. and we may as Wei
to save for him right on Sir n,
later q tear-dimmed letter CAM
ing to withdraw the money to n
little fellows funeral expense.
A working woman in a liuls
in New York sent a dollar bin \
name of her daughter. 6 ys,l
age. She'll be marrying BY spi
she said, "and ought to have
thing to start life on" Tkst|
nearly two years ago, and \
every week since a dollar IA
been added to this account ii
be a snug little marriage pot1|
the young lady some day, Il d
happens.
Not long a woman living in ID
sent five dollars with explicit d
tons not to let her "old man (
about it, as he'd be after ID
every cent Of it for drink"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
Through Lies Grim Path

MANS inhumanity 10 man
Makes countless thousands MOURN
his love Of self has been his ban
Which he has always borne
Thro' an his generations back,
Since first he had his birth,
Iis selhshness has left us track,
It's impress on the earth.
"Ah, | my brothers Keeper Yes
You surely are. o man!
IT'S yours TO aid him In distress,
And help him all you cam
,ro reach 10 him helping hand,
While yet he journeys here,
And seldom him to reprimand,
But often him TO cheer
For life's a rough and thorny road
And has its rainy days;
And heavy often Is the load
We bear In many ways;
TITS burdened with a thousand cares,
Which leave their mark ana trace,
And thickly set with many snares
That trip us in it's race.
And as we tread this trembling sphere
one fact we surely know
That when our journeys ended mere
IT'S last of us below;
For certain It's Wen ne'er retrace
The path we trOd before
Nor run again another race,
Nor Time know any more.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
WAITING FOR THE END.

Green Policeman's Naive Explanation
to His Chief.
There was appointed to the ponce
force of Pawtucket about dozen
years ago a well-known German resi-
dent. At that time there was no pa
troll signal or telephone system, ana
officers on their beats were Obliged
to communicate with police headquar-
ters by telephone at the nearest drug
store.
Bright and early one Monday morn
ing the new German policeman report
ed for duty and was assigned to the
Pleasant View district. He had hard
ly mastered the English language, and
when he got excited the language was
broken into small pieces.
Along toward noon the officer was
called to a house on his beat where a
man had committed suicide by hang-
ing. He viewed the suspended body,
and was as much frightened as any OF
those who had gathered. One OF the
woman neighbors expressed the belief
that the man was probably not dead
and it would be a good idea to cut
him down." as she expressed it.
The new police officer, by this time
thoroughly ratified, ran from the house
and sought the nearest drug store,
where he got into communication by
telephone with the police station. The
chief answered the call, and after
learning what the officer had seen, in
quired, Have you cut the man down, )"
mo, he amt dead yet" answered
the excited voice at the other end of
the line.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

here. No society; no recreation; the
nearest store or shop, and railroad,
ten or twenty miles away Look at
your sister down there. She does not
see a womans face, outside her mir
ror, often for two weeks at a stretch"
She had fallen far short of saying
what she felt, what such an existence
meant to her; but her arguments
were silencing if not convincing.
The pat, pat of horses hoofs on the
trail above, drew their attention to a
woman on pony, coming down to-
ward them. She was dressed in the
regulation western riding costume, for
her, sex: divided skirt; stout shoes
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
COMPENSATION.


Better to mourn our dead
Than never to know how sweat
The lisping words of child
Or the patter of little feet.
Better to mourn. / say
Than never to know the care
OF the tender, trusting souls
That God himself sent there.
Better TO mourn our dead
| say 1t through scalding tears
Than not to know the charm
They trailed through our faIter,,,.
years, ieilerlng
f9r a heart from which love has fled
Is nearer the great unknown
And perhaps is bound by n gnIda,, a.,
10 the Masters plying throne, 'iieau
Better TO mourn our dead
y you who hear my voice
pray You smile through your blira,..
tears, 'ui plnulng
=. And though sad is your heart reio,oo,
r9G we who weep for our own know ,vI0 1,et,
But, ali! at what bitter cost N''o" Well
HOW dfeary must he the hearts n, -,
VINO nave never loved and lost men
Boston Transcript st'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Can marble. urn an sr essay.
hSanimate this robe n, Y ~,
When crumbled intn LAY
Nan flattcry In phrasss uslf
Restore the vital hres ismo0th
Or Honor, Wealth or cah'
me slumber deep OF b9 esu,sallr Dot.
so while We're here Ie,,s
Upon the waters' IA esst our i,s
ana nowrs In rich proh,,,.
AZ on thro' life we el,d daion aDfssd
Let's scatter them Will
Ere. yet our day is 49, We nay
ana Dear rejoicing on o,,r
Good will 10 ev'fyoneV VT way
Then for the living let ne H.
The right 10 do or I'VE
Our benedictiuns freel,
IN Eacil othef burdens Bear,
i'e. y nave tear for those ~
A sigh for those who 'y yno,, sno sss
A charity that's broad ana TiSgu ~,
a care for the forlorn' ' 'eep'
Then when the silver cord 1.
The golden bowl is rem, % OOfks,
The cistern wheel has CO.,
Iheg tOunt, It's waters an ~ q
Oh! then the pilgrim III ~ spsnl-
wiz h.,eIe ease, from. all Us strife 'a'A
WI WI nan WIN JOY the thrilling a..
Oi everlasting life. Hs plli
- w. Teagley in Pittsburg n,..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
Economical Succession

Speaker Cannon is a great lover -
green corn. He boards at the Arlinsto,,
and one day took one of his nlino,a
farmer constituent to dinner Win h'.D
cannon made his dinner ON green
corn eating seven ears. The farn, en
asked him how much he maid te :,
board at the Arlington and Cannon ~
piled; six dollars a day" "wal, e. ;,
said the farmer constituent " .I
sor I you think it would be cheaner
LOT Won tf board at livery stahIs,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

roneck and nearly every Suna
drives over to New Rochelle to
services in Salem church. BE
nized the needs of the SUNDAY
and advised that the pupils q
interest themselves in the Sl
inducing others to attend. BE
ingly designed a button, Ehl
about the size Of 25-cent PED
ground is a light blue and il n
on the face a picture Of the 4
Above the steeple is the Legend
a member of the Salem BaFH1
day School" and under the az
is inscribed: Won't you join :
1t is against the rule for Z
solicitors to take any one fTol
companies of believers Ihoj
have made arrangements VIII
Sunday schools are not appFo
on the subject at all.
NO proselyting" is one
"don'ts. Applicants for me-
in the mutual plan in vogue
quired to tell if they have
Sunday school connections
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06
Burglar Alarm That W0f

the nan. No one said ' y
hut She did without asking \.
a Comanche war whoop -. 4
and such a din as sns s, we
nan no Indian could nav l,',,
EVERY Eve man for blocks anu n
his trousers and was ,s %
with his gun inside Of al nj
investigation sh h, ~ &,
had been about ior had
randa were found nd ID
time tim the sensible Oa ll.s. a
away. no doubt. He s, S 4
wears later on ano .Ss ID
then he described ma
blood-curdling yel'' me "A
of the pan. 1t was lid.
time in his life, he s''"
been frightened ii n
"After that we .'s,nsp,
housebolds with uus (
for emergencies ana
the custom today
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Mr.. N. o. Nelson of st. Louis, "a
millionaire against his will" said
lately in an offhand manner: "You
know and krow that the hardest
job man can have is living up to a
a big income" No, Mr.. Nelson, we
don't know. but we are willing to
learn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Following to its logical conclusion
the customs officials great theory
that frogs legs are not turkey we ar.
rive at the equally thrilling and pro-
found deduction that turkey is not
frogs legs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Eugene Ware thinks that the songs
OF the common people are the bull
wark of the state" Excuse us-we
don't care to be bulwarked by any
such doubtful arrangement as lila
watha and Bedelia.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

! Edward Atkinson. the Boston statis-
tician, says a woman can clothe her
self on sos a year Would 1t not be
well to give Edward a chair in some
women's college so that he might
teach future wives ard mothers how.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

1t is noted that Donald G. Mitchell,
better known as ak Marvel" lives,
at the age of S3, ION a quiet and
peaceful farm near New Haven" It's
great thing to be able to live on a
quiet and peaceful farm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Another evidence that the world is
rot yet as good as it ought to be is
that the advertisements of things lost
are very much more numerous than
those of things found.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Get-rich-quick concerns Offering an
annual profit of 4S per cent have clos,
ed down in Philadelphia. The invest
ors were so unreasonable as to want
results.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

ness passed. She drew her hand
away. 81 can't. Curt" she said stead
lily. 81 won't try to deny that | like
you, for do and you know it; but l
can't stay. ! must go back to my
work"
"Why?" he persisted. "If you love
ne, why don't you stay with me?"
She pointed at the valley below.
THAT is why" she said, almost tragi-
cally.
He looked and saw the little group
o. ranch buildings, the trail leading
away beyond. Plainly he did not un.
derstand.
Il mean the way the women live
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Chicago woman recently swore
that she had worn the same hat if
teen years. The name of this treas.
ure does not, unfortunately, accom-.
pany the incredible statement in ques.
ton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Doubtless the woman who testified
On court that she had worn the same
hat fifteen years felt that if that did
not arouse judge and jury to compass.
sion nothing could.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

New York has made the alarming
discovery that when school boys and
girls are packed together in a bus
they hug each other. Where in the
world did they learn how?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Lightning, it seems, struck one of
the Egyptian pyramids a few days
ago. The achievements of electricity
in this age Of the world, however,
have ceased to excite surprise.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

That fashion authority who an
nounces that the hustle sis coming
back" is respectfully reminded that it
always did go pretty well back any
how.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Green is now the fashionable color
for mems garments, but we see no
reason to modify the standing warn
ing against the purchase of green
goods.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

A Boston authoress declares that
men are far more beautiful than wom-
en-. We knew that If we kept still long
enough some one would say it for
y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

A Pennsylvania humorist was killed
the other day for getting off, joke.
Astonishing how fellows like Eli Per-
kins succeed in getting off.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Every poor little fish that is caught
has the satisfaction of knowing that
he will go down in local history as
the largest and gamest of his species
ever landed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

1t might help some if President Cas-
tro would pay visit to this country
and see the gravity of the physical
proposition he proposes to bump up
against.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

A Pennsylvania genius has just dis
covered that the world will last but
three years longer. Well, "our"
health is poor, anyhow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

We cannot ALL like Mile. de Tiers,
make the dip of death, but the season
is at hand when anybody can rock
the boat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

II the book Mrs. Chadwick is going
to sell is as negotiable as some of
her Ohio writings, she ought to do
well as an author.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

October 16 is the date now fixed
for the reassembling of congress.
Well. the base ball championship will
be settled then
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Some men are born great, others
achieve greatness, ard others never
amount to anything, anyhow
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Dr. Patton says that Language is
thoughts pottery" It is used very
largely in the manufacture of family
Jars.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

But this practice of restoring dead
rats to life must not be INDUCED IN
% excess, even in the sacred name of
science.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

Wen bet the inventor of the see,,.
less apple can't solve the homeless
shad problem.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

In Paraguay there are seven women
to one man. Still If we had to move
we would prefer Massachusetts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

ments of the animals and 70
whether they belonged 10
playing under the mimosas' !
from firing and determines |,
what would follow next B0l !,
sprang toward the water au = !,
down, they drank until lH'!
isied. Then, having gra'eg
themselves, they solenln Y.
away on all tours in the , ~
the herd. There was ~
therefore. that they Oslons .a'1
herd and had been sent lO,'
connoiter. for as soon =
back the entire herd put III
ton toward the pond ,,,l
There were mothers iaAls
their little ones; there N
grown animals, the boys vs., - ],
the company. At first only =
at a time came to the vi
and, having taken us ui' tss
the rest, but when aoo ..,
ventured separately they lss,ir
come in small groups lsI n
ers rolling and lump'ns
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-06

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-13
Ell GAMING DE LA GLORIA
2OT

do Paris con su famila, ocupa5a ell segundo
pso de aouea suntuosa morada Ell programa de exiso
tenca trazado por mperosa Susana Sc habia cumpd-
sin oue sufriese ateraci6n ell compostor co-
mo 81 hubiese sdo principillo aeman elevado la
cateeors de marido de la reina halaba bien en- me-
do del luo esplendor que tan necesaro como ei
are para estos mllonarios.
En- TN extreme de aquella suntuosa casa Sc habia
arreplado TN rinconco para poder rabajar tranqua-
mente.
Tenfa alf las partturas de los grandes maesros su
piano, su mesa de trabajo papel de m1sica
Pero precise ecir que, 81 bien Sc encerraoa odos
los dias en- s gabr etc. haca de provecho
Un api, sofa lie invaba continuamente la pereza,
ALI Sc tenda con Ell cgarrio los abos para descan-
sar de las noches que pasaba socedad acompaando
q su mujer.
Durante Ia travesfa del "Arel. que habfa prolon-
qado por espaco de dos meses Dersta haba alberto
Ia parturs de ola Venecana' pero cambo, bajo su
vgilancia siguendo consejos Harry habfa ermna-
do la artitura de opera Atala les amigos, que ha-
bfan ofdo fragmentos esaban de acuerdo rmar que
era una obra muy notable
Para montar la obra, ell nrevo director Fromageot, e.
que era ell tercero en- ao aque teatro desdchado