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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20
ROYAL Glfts hal nnna

hSJai SHtS TO rope.
IN the Pope's treasure-house are two
crowns which are valued at So. 800. 600
One of them was the gift of Napoleon
to Plus VII, and contains the largest
emerald In the world. The other, the
gift of Queen Isabella of Spain, to Plus
TX, weighs three pounds and is worth
$1,000 900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20

Tell your friends if you
like it; if not, tell your
grocer.
Your grocer return. your money If you don's
Ake schilling's Best.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20

II a married man thinks he is the
head of the house that's all that is ne
uessary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20

Milwaukee, Wis.
"a short time ago l found INV
dffiOn very serious. I had heajacSnl
pains In the back, and freguenf Jj.st
spells which grew worse every 1,onti
4 tried two remedies before PERM.
and was discouraged when ! fooL ~,
first dose, but my courage soo1 ro
turned. In less than two n,onts.
my health was restored. MS ~
Brickner. "'
The reason of so many failures -
cure cases similar to the above il tbo
FEMALE TROUBLE tact that dis
NOT RECOGNIZED eases peculiar to
AS CATARRH. the female sex
ly recognized as being caused NV
catarrh. =
Catarrh of one organ is exactly the
same as catarrh of any other organ.
What will cure catarrh of the head will
also cure catarrh of the pelvic organs
Peruna cures these cases simply because
it cures the catarrh.
If you have catarrh write at once Ia
DIR. Hartman, giving a full statement
of your case, and he will be pleased 10
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President ot
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, REDUCES ~
0ammation, allays pain, cures wind cola EcaOos9~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20
EVERY WALK IN LEE.

A. A. Boyee, a farmer. living three
and a half
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20
TEA
TEA
Is strength all?
If money is plenty, no
Schilling's Best.
Good-enough.

The man who bears with such exem.
plary fortitude the affections of his
neighbors is the same fellow who
would squeal like a pig under a gate If
a wad of misfortune should come
along and hit him in the neck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20

fact that dis.
eases peculiar to
the female sex
are not Common
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-20

THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS.
AT DRUGGISTS OR BY MAIL S'0"'
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
When the Cow Chosie=.

a neighbor turned his cows into his
orchard with fallen apples. One COW
became badly cholled with al apple.
We took q piece OF rubber hose three
feet long, rather stiff; we creased this
with lard, held the cows head UP
and showed tie hose down her throat,
pushing the apple down in the stom-
ach. 4 piece of rubber about IL
inches in diameter is the proper size
Cow all right Another plan I have
tried with good success Soon as the
COW is choked lose no time in getting
her into the stanchion, draw the head
up with rope and fasten. Melt one
pint lard, put IN long-necked bottle;
while warm pour down throat. She
will struggle to throw lard cut; the
throat being we'll creased will cause
the apple or potato to slip out easily
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Capacity of Wells.

A ready rule for arriving approx
mately at the number Of gallons per
foot of water: From the square Of
the bottom diameter of the we'll, ia
Inches, cut Off one figure and divide
by three. Thus: If the we'll is sixty
inches in diameter, 60xG0 equals 3,GG0;
cut off one figure it leaves $50. This,
divided by three gives 100, which is
the number Of gallons for each foot Of
depth. If, therefore, the depth of wa
ter were found to be ten feet, the
available supply in the we'll would be
1900 gallons. AS the bottom diane
ter Of well is sometimes less than
the top diametef, care must be taken.
IN ascertaining the volume, as above.
to adopt, for the purpose Of calcula-
toin, the diameter Of the part where
the water IS: 4 lighted candle lower
ed down the we'll will serve to show
any breaks of diameter above water
level.-Anlerican Cultiyator.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
important Officials.

Whether the officers mentioned by
Mr.. Whinton in his History Of An
trim" (New Hampshire regarded thei,
posinon seriously and lived up to their
official dignity is not told. 1t is Ger,
tain that the small boys would have
hailed the opportunity of exercising
such functions with glee, and would
have discharged their duties with vigor
and alacrity.
In 1893 the town Of Antrim officially
appointed three responsible persons to
I'll the position Of dog PETERS" It
was their duty to sit near the meeting
house door and to ''Delt," drive away
or cane any dogs that dared to enter
the sacred edifice. In the official rec
ords of the town are found notes Of
subsequent years, continuing the voca-
ton Of the dog-pelters.
One might question which would
make the most disturbance in the
church, the chance dog, or the ''pelt-
ers' in the exercise Of their official
duties?
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Could Get No Rest,

Freeborn, Mimi, Sept 1S.-(Speciaii
Mr.. r. E. Coward. well-knOwn man
here, is rejoicing in the relief from
suffering be has obtained through u.s.
ing Dodd's Kidney Pills. His expert
ence is we'll worth repeating, as Ii
should point the road to health ia
many another in a similar condition.
Il had an aggrayating case Of Kid
ney Trouble says Mr.. Coward, that
gave me no rest day or night, but using
d few boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills
put new life in me and | feel like q
new man.
Il am happy to state have receiv-
ed great and wonderful benefit from
Dodd's Kidney Pills. l would heartily
recommend all sufferers from Kidney
Trouble to give Dodd's Kidney Pills a
fair trial, as / have every reason to
believe it would never be regretted"
DOdd's Kidney Pills make you feel
like a new man or woman because they
cure the kidneys. Cured kidneys mean
pure blood and pure blood means
bounding health and energy is every
part Of the body.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Good, Simple Hay Stacker

An Iowa farmer writes that in his
part Of the country, where a large
amount Of hay is raised, but few farm
ers have barn room enough to
hold it, so are compelled to stack it.
In stacking hay out Of doors some
loss is unavoidable, but an effort
should be made to reduce this loss to
the minimum. One Of the greatest
mistakes is making the stack too
small. The smaller the stack IS, the
larger the proportion Of hay is spoil
ed by being on the top, bottom or
sides. In making large stack, q
stacker Of some kind IS a necessity,
and the one illustrated here seems to
be best all-around device for the pur-
pose. The device stands straddlc OF
the stack and is held il place by brace
ropes. The hay rope runs through i
pulley in the cross-piece. Drive the
load Of hay up to one end Of the stack
to unload. After you have tried this
method, says the farmer correspond
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Reasoninp Power OF Ora bs.

Eugene Blackford, the eI-fsh COM
missioner, was standing in the door OF
his office in Fulton Market one day last
week when literary woman came up
to him and said: Mr.. Blackford, l
am gathering material for an article ON
crabs. Do you think those little crus-
taceans have the faculty of reasoningW
well, madam" replied Mr.. Black
ford, according to the New York Times,
Il have never given the subject o
thought, but 1 have known crabs to do
some remarkable things. Last summer
l was fishing for founders in Jamaica
Bay The water was shallow and I
could easily see the bottom. y crab
sided up to my bait, picked up the
hook with one claw, took off the bait
with the other, ate it and then climbed
up the line hand over hand, tumbled
into the boat and went nOsing around
looking for the bait box. If that isn't
reason it certainly is a very high degree
of instinct"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21

expedition. In the wreck he lost all
he had; was penniless. The people
Of Capez took fancy to him, gave
him a home and encouraged him to re-
main, and he did remain. He married
the daughter Of the presidente Of the
city which he became presidente Of
later on.
Early one morning he woke :.
handed me small box, and said:
Keep it, my boy; keep it al
ways" and while | was examining
the contents of the box he placed a
revolver to his temple and dropped
dead at my feet.
This is what he gave me. l shah
always keep it.
The lieutenant took it in his hand
and exclaimed: My God. man. this
is my fathers badge"
Then, taking from a pocket oyel
his heart package, he said: AND
this is your fathers badge" j. a
Watrous, in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
ETHICS OF JAPANESE SAILORS.
HTSVGWS>%aG V1WN<
SNNN0O0"~


There are two characteristics o.,
| Japanese naval officers which theI
share almost to man with the sailor
under them, and which quickly impress
the foreign visitor, says the author OF
The Imperial japanese Navy" These
| are dignity and courtesy. Seldom, in
deed, circumstances oyerturn the ont
or induce them to violate the other.
Underneath their politeness they are
a very sensitive people, so that evel
quite unwittingly one is apt to tread
upon a "touchy" spot-especially by
some infraction of the laws of Ell.
quette, which they themselves observe
most punctiliously. An officer will
often mispronounce the names Of the
SHIPS OF his own navy when foreign
err with whom he is speaking has al,
ready done so, rather than subject tina
guest to the slightest suspicion Of ridi
cu!e by pronouncing them correctly,
and his brother officers will pass bv
the INSTRUMENTATION without a smile
IN perfect understanding SO it Is thai
to see themselves represented as speak
ing in broken English. as they often
are in Occidental papers, gives them
the greatest offense
Among the sailors IS among the Of
fcers the rendering of a service seems
to give pleasure, and to offer payment
for it. especially if it is in the line of
the sailors duty, IS an Insult. No Japa,
nese sailor will accept 4 tip for show
ing visitors round his ship, or for
ferrying him to or from the shore.
Should a man do so his shiDmates
would render his life on board the YES
sci almost unbearable.
A visiting English lieutenant wha
had kept Japanese boats crew wait,
ing long time on a bitterly cold day.
and who wished to compensate them
for their trouble and kindness, ran
afoul of this characteristic. It was a
long row to the ship against a strong
tide. in which the men We're soon wet
through. Arrived at the ship, the En-
Slishnlan at once attempted to tip the
cOaXswain. The latter shook his head.
Thinking he misunderstood him. the
repeated the attempt.
NO, no. Go away said the cox
swain, in most indignant tone, and
bis expression was that Of a man on
whom had been put c deadly insult
Theft is almost unknown among the
sailors. One guilty of it becomes q
outcast. Not only is he sent
to Coventry on his own ship, but the
story Of his crime IS passed on If he is
sent to another ship.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
H II 5:3 f e: 81 Ell EsI En- e. E En- z e. 81
A Mysterious Disappearance
a az saz5

(6O HEY were Damon ard Pythias
in their frlendship-were Nate
Morgan and Tom Deliver. OF
the old company"
The boys" said their old captain.
were born in the same neighborhooa
grew Up there, went to the same
school, were in the same classes. and
when they were young men chose for
sweethearts a pair OF sisters, so that
they might be in close touch with one
another
They were twenty when the big
war came and promptly enlisted in the
same company.
They lived in the same tent ana
ete with the same mess.
When one WAS ordered on picket,
the ether volunteered to so for some
one else, lest they separate.
IF there was a game Of cards, they
were always partners; if one was
given a pass, the other sought one.
Il never saw two better friends.
'In 1864, after we had been through
all sorts Of hardships and some Of the
greatest battles Of the war, including
Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettys-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Lice OF, Cattle CT EnCs.

Prof Thomas Shaw, Of St Paul
recommends the following preparation
for disposing Of lice on cattle CT hogs
Take one-half pound Of soft soap
Or common soap If the soft cannot be
obtained, put this in one gallon Of wa
ter and boil slowly until the soap is
dissolved; then remove from the stove
and add two gallons of coal oil, then
heat until the soapy water and oil are
thoroughly mixed, stirring It gently
In the meanwhile.
When you wish to apply it, take
what is necessary from this stock and
add from eight to ten times its bIlk
Of water and apply with cloth or
brush Make q second application
when the nits hatch out, usually about
ten days after, to destroy this second
crop.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
The BARNARD.

There is nothing so repulsive as a
wet and filthy barnyard, in which the
deep in filth. Such condition is not
necessary, and can be prevented if
the barnyarl rs kept we'll supplied
with absorbent material. Throwing
whole cornstalks into the barnyard Is
the old method, but cornstalks do not
absorb until they are trampled to
pieces, and IN the meantime much Of
the liquids az carried Off by the
rains. 1t will pay to shred the corn
stalks or cut the straw for bedding,
while leaves and dry earth may also
be used in the barnyard with advant-
age.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Good-Mornins and Good-By.
HONEST PHYSICIAN
Works with Himself First.


1t is mistake to assume that ply
siclans are always skeptical as to the
curative properties Of anything else
than drugs.
Indeed, the best doctors are those
who seek to heal with as little use of
drugs as possible and by the use Of
correct food and drink. 4 physician
writes from California to tell how ha
made well man Of himself with Ma.
lures remedy:
Before l came from Europe, where
l was born" he says, 1T was my
custom to take coffee with milk (cafe
au laiD with my nSsrning meal.
small cup (cafe noir) after my dinner
and two or three additional cups at my
club during the evening.
In time nervous symptoms deveE
oped, with pains in the cardiac region,
and accompanied by great depression
Of spirits, despondency-in brief, the
blues" l at first tried medicines, but
got no relief and at last realized that
all my troubles were caused by coffee.
shutting English Breakfast Tea
The tea seemed to help me at first.
but in time the old distressing symp-
toms returned, and l quit it also, and
tried to use milk for my table beyer-
age. This l was compelled. however,
to abandon speedily, for while it re-
lieved the nervousness somewhat, 10
brought on constipation Then by
happy inspiration l was led to try the
Postum Food Coffee This was some
months ago and l still use it. I am
no longer nervous, nor DO l suffer from
the pains about the heart. while my
blues have left NE and life is bright
to me once more. l know that leaving
on coffee and using Postum healed ne
and l make it a rule to advise my pa
tents to use it" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
jim.

Yes, stranger, that's Jim. He was only tramp
Just a rovin' an roamin an worthless scamp
An that tn slabs all that's left o. him,
An all that they know Is, his Dame was Jim
But kinder suspect the other shore
They've recorded his name an hull lot more.
ut seems that tn Teller stealth ride
On Number Fours cowcatcher, there outside
When tn engineer IN tn dusty whir,
Tn stoopin form Of q tiny girl
Who was pickin' UP coal with might an main,
Her mind on her work an her back t. tn train.
God help me-. he cried as he threw his weight
L reverse tn leVer-but all too late
For form WAS struck, an feeble cry
Reached tn engineer as tn train went by,
I've killed III gar-an his eyes were dim
With tears. tn train went back f'r-Jiu
I'll tramp was Twin, bEt good as dead
I saved tn gll-I'In-iimr he said;
I pushed her away firm tn track an say,
I must a s,iDDe'G-aN' lie passed away;
An that on III s,aD's all that's left O. him
lie was only Il tramp-just a tramD-ca!ied Jim"
e News
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21

burg, our company re-enlisted for
three years more, the Siamese twins
being among the first to put down their
names.
ut may be remembered that they
gave us boys furlough Of a months
duration when we re-enllsted for three
years more, or during the war
Il need not tell you that our lads
had nice time at home that month.
81 think about half Of the boys were
engaged when they went back to the
army. Morgan and Dolliver were of
the number. They had captured the
two sisters.
'On the way back to Virginia we got
into terrible railway accident We
were making a curve on the Pennsyl-
vania where the Juniata river was on
on one side and high mountain posnt-
cd with rocks on the other. Our
twelve cars flew the track. Some Of
them upset, one stood on end and one
started fer the Juniata river. It was
headed off by prortuding rock. Three
men were killed, and among the in
1ured was Nate Morgan. He received
e blow on the head that stunned him,
but when he recovered he thought that
he was not sufficiently harmed to STAY
back with the more seriously wounded,
and went on with the regiment. Bot
he was never the same Nate Morgan.
His lifetime partner was ever trying
to cheer him up, but he grew more and
more gloomy, said but little, and
seemed to have lost all interest in the
world and everybody in Il.
''Ihe night we left Culpepper, Va,
to enter upon the campaign that was
not to end until Appomattox, Morgan
disappeared. Twenty minutes after he
left the tent Dolllver went in search
and did not give up until the signal
was given for the regiment to fall in.
"When we went into camp near the
Wilderness that night the disconsolate
soldier resumed his search for his
friend, this time among other troops.
Then came the great battles Of the
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Ann,
Cold Harbor, and the siege Of Peters
burg.
mo tidings ever came to the regl-
ment from or about poor Nate Nor
gan. We came to believe that he had
wandered away and died.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21

event, whether u saw is To lie used by
one or two men, it is an advantage,
says an Ohio Farmer writer, to hare
ene end of it furnished with a two
handed handle. Some small crossc7its
are made with suCn a handle at one
end Gig y, but, If not, the ordinary
handle can be removed from any
broad bIaded saw and q homemade
handle inserted Gig =. In use, the
sawyer viii, OF course, hold the main
stem with his left hand while with
his right he Will grasp the lower and
foTked part Of the handle. He will be
surprised at his Increased Command
over the working Of the implement.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
ENDyEw

The cut shows the plan Of a barn.
which combines capacity With cheap
ness. The upright supports may be
either Axe posts, or round poles, and
where large fat stones are not avail
able may be set in holes with concrete
In the bottom and all around the posts
we'll up. ana beveled at top, so as to
shed the water. The barn is ~ feet
wide by any desired length. the side
posts to be set s feet apart. On ac-
count Of the double angle Of the roof
purline posts are not required AS
there are no timbers in the center there
IS plenty Of room for hay.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Feeding Hens.

Hens like a variety Of food, and
they should be given as much in that
line as possible. On the off mornings
give a feed of equal parts corn and
oatmeal, wet with milk, or boiled tur-
nips or potatoes mixed with little
wheat bran. All scraps from the table
and refuge from the kitchen should
be mixed with the morning feed A
daily allowance of small quantity Of
meat. ground bone and oyster shells
should not be overlooked.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Dumas GenealOgiCal Tree.

A well-deserved, though severe, re-
tort was made by NJ. Dumas on one
occasion.
"Your father was quadroon, was
he notY' said an impertinent inquirer
to the novelist.
The latter replied in the affirmative;
on which the other continued:
"And your grandfather"
"a mulatto," was the response
And your great-grandfather?"
"A negro"
And your tgrandfather"
At this point Dumas fixed his
piercing eyes upon his interrogatcr.
and warmly replied:
AN ape! My pedigree begins where
yours terminates"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
One Man Crescent Saw.

Most croSScut saws are made with
two handles and are intended to be
used by two men,. but it is Frequently
desirable on the farm to have the saw
available for use by a single man.
Logs to be sawed may be too large
for the bucksaw, and sharp one
fully as fast as bucksaw and with
out the back breaking effect. In any
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21

a proper length which is about 6 or
/ inches, bond the ends up into hoops.
Taking two of these handles hoop
them in between the splits. under the
rim Of the basket, on opposite sides,
and quickly have two good handles for
carrying q basket filed with potatoes,
or any heavy article. The handles
can remain on the basket, OF be re-
moved at will.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Cows for the Deiry,

Before the dairyman can be success
full in either branch he must draw the
line between the breeds that excel in
Yield of milk and those that give milk
rich in cream. The first thing the
scientific dairyman does is to select
the breed for the purpose he may have
In view. The next will be to feed in
such a manner as to secure the larg-
est yield of either milk or butter in
proportion to the cost Of food, and the
cost Of the food depends upon its
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
Handles for Large Baskets,

To make handles for bushel baskets,
save the hand pieces Of all the worn
out water buckets, or else make others
like them, and passing a wire through,
bend It down at right angles to the
hand piece Clipping the wire off al
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-09-21
InOcu1atinR the Soil.

Any farmer can try the experiment
Of inoculating the soil with the nee
essary bacteria for promoting the
growth of a crop. Should the soil
seem unadapted to clover it will be
found of advantage to procure a few
bushels of earth from a field upon
which grew luxuriant crop Of clover,
broadcasting the earth over the field
and seeding to clover, the possibility
being that a good stand OF clover will
be obtained.