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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

1861 and 1872. The eruption in 1851
killed about 1000 persons, and in 1872
about sixty persisted.
In recent years the eruption on
April rs, 1872, was the most remark
able in many ways. 1t was also the
first to be photographed, an instan-
taneous exposure having been made
OF the picturesque burning mountain.
This eruption was above the average
in violence and attracted the attention
OF students of vulcanology in every
part of the world. After small lava
streams had been running out of the
cone for days at time, but without
much eruptive violence, there came a
thunderous outbreak.
Torrents of small stones and smoke
were thrown upward, and assures
formed in the sides of the cone from
wpich poured forth more voluminous
streams of lava than had been seen
previously. One fissure was 1900 feet
long. Some of these rivers of lava
pushed down the slope for two or
three miles. A branch from one
stream advanced 1000 feet in three
hours. The villages of Massa and ST
Sebastiano were partially overwhelm.
ed. A number of cultivated fields ON
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
SOCIETY AND LIFE.

What we call society is very mar
row. But life Is very broad. It in
cludes "the whole world of Gods
cheerful. fallible men and women. 1t
is not only the famous people and the
well-dressed people who are worth
meeting. Il Is every one who has
something to communicate. The
scholar has something to say to me II,
he be alive. But would hear also the
traveller, the manufacturer, the sol
der, the good workman. the quiet OBJ
server, the unspoiled child the skillful
housewife. knew an old German wo-
man. living in tenement who said,
my heart is little garden, and God
Is planting flowers there"
I'll faut cultiver son jardin"-yes,
but not only that. One should learn
also to enjoy the neighbours garden,
however small; the roses struggling
over the fence, the scent of lilacs
drifting across the road.
The real simplicity is not outward
but inward. 1t consists in singleness
OF aim, clearness of vision, oirectness
of purpose, openness of mind, cheer.
fulness of spirit, sincerity of taste and
affection, gentle candor of speech and
loyalty to the best that we know. |
have seen 1t in hut. have seen II
In palace 1t is the bright ornament
and badge of the best scholars in the
school of llfe.-Henry Van Dyke, in
Harper's Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
THE coNsTANcY OF BIRDS.


The well-lSnown reluctance OF birds
to appear In public at the moulting
season lends humorous side to the
situation. Individuals which in other
days are fearless and confidlng, even.
inviting acquaintance, now scamper to
cover as If urged by sense Of common
decorum. A pair of song sparrows es-
cape from my observation as fast as
their legs can carry them. with that
peculiar sidewise trot of theirs, as If
conscious of possible arrest by the
police If caught att.red in so scanty
garments. | respect these sparrows
and towhees by reason of their con-
jugal fealty, not one of them having
appeared In the divorce courts of Cali
fornia. They mate for life. and re-
main constant through thick and thin
CT vesture, through the better and the
worse of the years changes. So far
as know, neither leaves the other to
look after household affairs alone.
Neither takes pleasure trip to the
shore or the mountains or back east;
no, nor does either frequent the soc al
clubs of such gregarious birds as the
waxwings and the robins and the
mountain Elizabeth Grinnell
In Sunset Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
PLEA Fer EQUAL JUSTICE.

A few weeks ago young Ontario
girl committed suicide in Montreal as
the final result of her deception by
a man who had disappeared. A few
days ago, another young woman was
arrested for causing the death of her
infant child, but no mention was made
of the father. Surely 1t is time that
our civilization outgrew the monstrous
doctrine; "Stone the woman and let
the man go free. The doctrine of An
other who dispersed the male accus-
ers OF woman by inviting him who
was without sin to least the first
stone," is more just In such cases,
especially in the latter of the two
mentioned above, our machinery of
justice should track down the male
criminal as relentlessly as any other
ccwardly scoundrel, and he should at
least stand in the dock beside the girl
who is very apt to have been his vic
tim. A man who sends girl out
penniless into the world, encountered
with an infant child, is certainly an
accessory before any act of violence
she may commit. This poor girl said
tina. she got rid of her infant because
ut kept her back" in trying to get
work. Under such circumstances, 1t is
impossible for the man who should
have supported both her and the in
FAINT to escape blood outlines; and
the law should recognize this fact
Montreal Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
PRIVATE AUTO RACE TRACKS.

If trials of speed between automo-
biles are to be neld in the future, as
undoubtedly they will be, one radical
change should be made in the pro-
vision for them. They should be per-
mitted only on a private track. If
none of the courses already dedicated
to horse races can be utilized suit
able grounds should be secured else
where and carefully inclosed. Per-
haps it might be deemed expedient
to erect grand stand for spectators
and exact admission fees, but that is
a minor consideration. It cannot be
recognized too soon that public senti.
ment will not and should not sanction
the continued use of public highways
for this purpose when speed exceed
ing the legal limit is intended.-New
York Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
VALUE OF ROUTINE WORK.

Routine is blessed thing when
something happens to reduce the
moral driving power which keeps us
going-the courage, purpose and good
cheer that give life present joy as
well as meaning. 1t is good in mo-
ments of depression or WEAKNESS that
there is path marked out ahead
each day which men follow because it
is there; that there is time which Gus
tom has set for them to get up, to
eat, to work, to rest, to read, go to
bed again. They move along the
grooves of habit and get all the bene-
At Of their inheritance and their ex-
perience. The general may quit the
field for time If he chooses; the
army has Its marching plan and
knows what is expected of it.-New
York Mail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
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MYTH THE NODLD'S A
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Gl ~s>E Nzzz&aazG@e< Ga
MAKE HOME LESS ARTIFICIAL.

Not one but will be the better for an
outing, yet the one settled conviction
that seems growing on the American
people is that our homes are too arti-
fetal and conventional-tha they neeu
not be so far from nature as they are.
We fee to the woods Ior part of the
time because we are naturally barba.
rians. Civilization that Is not an i'm.
proved barbarism Is burden and
will be got rid of. Our homes are too
complex; our cities too far from the
groves; our lives too far from sim
plicity. Half our social life is artful
ard soulless. 1t naturally and easily
props into intemperance and false
hood. The part of good citizenship
is to help toward clear-visioned and
clearer-hearted home. Who shall
dream the ideal? Who shall dare to
live the real?-The Independent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
To Avoid Pain

Two men of different nationa,,t,o.
lay side by side in the ward for rh ,s~
mauc patients in a downtown bosn,
tai, One of them, an Irishman. was
WHITING the other on the lack =, ye ~s
titude in bearing pain. iOi
After time an attendant came =
ana began to massage the patier.a
When It came the Irishman's 49,
ne grunted and swore softly 10 h,m r =
self Then he turned on his s,de n,,.s
q twinkle in his eyes. to watt WIN ..h
other man. To his surprise the otbas
seemed rather to enjoy the oners osne'
1t was too much for the Irishma Un'
curiosity. nan
How In thunder did You stara ..
SO wellf" he demanded. u "
You don't think that was ,oo,
enough TO give him the sick loo =.
work on do your" was the answer =
New York Sun. '"er'-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
PHYSICIANS AND THEIR FEES.

Following on very important case
In this state all Paris is worked up
over question that has been arous-
ed by a legal suit to determine not
only the actual but the relative worth
OF the services of a physician. AS a
matter of fact, physicians as rule,
charge according to the ability of the
patient to pay, and in many cases this
means nothing. Life seems very Joy
GUS to us all especially when 1t seems
to be fading from our signt. We may
be seeking better land and believe
in its approach, but most of us are
willing to try this for awhile. 1t
seems, on the whole, that beyond the
customary average of the fees charg-
ed by physicians there ought to be
some arrangement In writing, so
that those who have not preserved
life may not set up it's claim which is
based on shadowy conditions.-Lnila-
delphia Inquirer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

bands, and only distinguishing each
other by their voices; one lamenting
mis- own fate, another that of his fam
lily; some wishing to die from the
very fear of dying; some lifting their
hands to the gods; but the greater
part imagining that the last and eter-
nal night was come which was to
destroy the gods and the world to.
gether.
AT length glimmering light an.
peared' which we imagined to be
rather the forerunner of an approach.
ing burst of flames, as in truth it was !:
then the return of day. However, the
nre fell at a distance from us. Then
again we were immersed in thick
darkness and heavy shower of ashes
rained upon us, which we were oblig.
ca every now and then to shake of,
o'herwise we would have been crush.
cd and buried in the heap. At las,
this dreadful darkness was Iissipated
oy degrees, like cloud of smoke: the
reai day returned, and even the sur
appeared, though very family and rs
"hen an eclipse is coming on"
Although Pompeil, whose ruins have
oeen more extensively explored than
any In the vicinity, had probably a
population of about 10000, there +
every reason to believe from the nun
per OF bodies found in the buried city
mat the number of persons who per.
ished there, while great, was not SO
large as has generally been believed
about 1000 appear to have been lost
Inc nelief has been expressed IN. I
sne skeletons and bodies founc in the
buried city are those of the inf,rm
the SICK and the irresolute, VINO could
lot or would not leave. SOi"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
VESUVIUS AT PLAY
AWE-INsPlRlNe SIGHT DURING
PROGRESS OF ERUPTION
Fertile Fields on the Mountain slope
Buried Under the Flood Of Lava
PIlny's Graphic Description OF the
Destruction of Pompeii.
ispeclal Correspondence.)

AODGIldt 1OAl0opCANNA~~~-
vesuvius the picturesque, the $40
ried mountain and the most famous Oh
volcanoes, is at play again. once
more have tourists hurried from all
parts of southern Europe to witness
the grand natural spectacle, to choke
In its fumes, to be blinded by dusty
showers that they may witness the
sublime moments when its cone gloWs
in incandescence and when giant
fires shoot up to the heavens amid
puffs of curling white smoke.
To see Vesuvius at play Is an awe
inspiring sight. The occasional trem-
bling of the earth, the occasional inky
darkness, make the entranced specta'
tor realize that it is Nature herself
who is supplying the exhibition. YET
no tourist who is within hundred
miles of the spot would dare return
without going to Naples and watch
ing the sight.
The fertility of the soil in the vicin-
ity of Vesuvius has caused it, not
withstanding the mountains terrible
record Tor destruction, TO pc thlckly
populated. Even now, as 1000 years
before the volcano was considered ac-
tive, there are immense vineyards and
| farms laid out on the mountain slopes,
and as many as four crops a year are
gathered-which accounts for the ten
acity with which the farmers there
court destruction. Since the OBJ
servatory was built on that part of
Vesuvius named Mount Contaroni in
1871, the natives are usually given
fair warning of approaching eruptions,
and can consequently retire in safety.
Vesuvius has peen more or less con.
stantly grumbling since 1866. For
several centuries after the outburst
In 1906 1t became dormant. The prin.
cipal eruptions have been as follows;
A. d. 70, 203, 472, 512, 6S5, 993, 1896
1049, 1888, 1906, 1881, 1873, 1898. 1922
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
THOUGHT He WAS RAvlNo.
Good Wife Doubted the Story Of Her
Husbands Promotion.

Soo0 wire Doubted the story OF Her
Husbands Promotion.
Archbishop Thompson was greatly
surprised when he was given the arch.
diocese of York. He had been suffer.
ing acutely from toothache, and upon
medical advice had resorted to mar.
cotics. After particularly bad night
he set out for his doctor. though his
wife had besought him not to submit
Co further narcotics. as after them
he was mot himself" for some hours.
On the way he met the postman, who
handed him letter announcing his
preferment from Gloucester to York.
Me rushed back and burst excitedly
into the house. the toothache all for.
gotten. zoe. Zoe!" he cried, what
do you think has happened. | am
archbishop of York;" There. what
did / tell you." rejoined his wife.
you've been taking that horrid mar
,cotic again. and are quite out OF your
head"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
CARING FoR coNvALEscENTs.

In looking out for the healing of
patients authorities have been too apt
to spend money and use the most sci
entifc appliances on the buildings
without consulting the needs OF con-
valescents. Modern medicine takes
into account not only the body but
also the soul and the intimate connec-
tion between these. Cheerfulness is
a part of the treatment of to-day and
recovery from ailments is not assured
when patients can leave their cots.
Treatment of convalescents is part
OF the physicians scheme. u is recog-
1ized that views from window of a
hospital looking on blank walls or on
dispirlting surroundings affect recov-
cry. Hopefulness is repressed; gloom
10 ouraged.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
AstroIoaers Were Wrong.

According to the astrologen d
world was to have come to an end
Sept. 16. 1886. They had Obseua
with awe that at sunrise on that d
there would be a conjunction Of 1
the planets in Libra and no toubt |,
argument was that such a collects
would be altogether too much FOR d
balance of the universe. When L |
rived, Sept. 16 proved to be 4 I'd
ordinary twelfth-century day. ID d
astrology plucked up courage to
again. This time there was to vi
universal deluge, on the strength
the meeting of three planets Ia 1
sign of Pisces, and a private Nod
ark was actually built for the ID
sion by a deyout believer at Toulous
The year 1924 proved to be rd'
CT drought.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

the mountain side were covered with
lava. A peculiar phenomenon exb,h.
tied in the great eruption in 1879 wa.
the vivid display of lightning accom-
panied by thunder.
Vesuvius has always had its legend
In the Dark Ages it was believed ~
be what Avernus was in ancient timeS
the mouth of hell. Virgil only men,
lions the mountain once, and then
only TO commend the fertility Of the
soil on the slopes of the mountain
In B. c. $40 the great battle between
.he Romans and Latins In which ia.
cius met his death was fought on We.
suvius, and on the same mountain
Spartacus the gladiator. with his army
of insurgent slaves and gladiators
sought refuge.
For moderns, especially those whose
imaginations have been nursed unon
the descriptions In Bulwer's EAST
Days OF Pompeii," the history of yesu.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

the crowd that followed us. We had
scarce stepped out of the path when
darkness overspread us, not like that
of a cloudy night or when there Is
no moon, but of room when it Is
shut up and all the lights extinct.
Nothing then was to be heard but
the shrieks of women, the screams of
children and the cries Of men; some
calling for their children, others for
their parents, others for their hus-
us thick smoke, which came rolling
after us like a torrent. proposed,
while we had yet any light, to turn
out of the high road, lest we should
be pressed to death in the dark by
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

v,us begins with the destruction OF
the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum
and stabiae in the year 49, when the
FIRST recorded eruption took place.
A detailed description OF the erup-
tion ON Oct. "a. in the year 49, when
Pompeil and two other towns were
DESTROYED. has been given in the
Younger Pliny's letter to Tacitus' in
which he tells of the heroic death OF
his uncle Pliny, the naturalist VINO
found death in attempting to rescue
some friends. His picture is very gra-
phic. especially the following:
"The ashes now began to fall upon
MS. though in no great quantity.
turned my head and observed behind
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
ooIf il world Cams.

At Bagdad there has been a go'r
club for nearly ten years. The elgLt.
een-hole course, which is laid out in
the desert some three miles from the
city, is said to be of "a decidedly sport
ing haracter'-which means. accord
ing to some that one loses an immcd-
crate number of balls there. Golf
may be played at Zanzibar. Benin
("the city of blood" 1t will be re-
membered), Crete. Bangkok. Honolulu,
Perak and also at Wei-Hai- Weldon
don Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
indian Girls Marry Young.

The custom OF marrying girls when
they are mere children of nine or ten
years ia increasing rather than de-
lcreasing In Bengal and other parts of
India. The resulting racial degenera-
Aion Ia becoming SO obvious that laws
have been passed in several regions
eorbidding the marriage of girls under
fourteen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

When a woman has won the love
of q man, however devoted he may ap.
pear, 1t is usually necessary for her
TO take some pains to hold fast to
his love IL she wishes to keep IL.
There are exceptions. but most mems
dove Is a fire. which easily dies for
lack of fuel.-Exchange
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Improvement in Japan's Lava
Japan's laws have been greatly
proved during the last fifteen ysi
Decapitation and torture have y
abolished and hanging remains
sole method of inilicting the "a
penalty. Instead of the 25O Gn
calling for the full penalty Of the
under the old system, capital punA
ment is now threatened for only .
crimes. Penal servitude, iuFs
ment with or without hard labor, D
and police supervision are the TuHi
ments inflicted for the minor GRIN
Corporal punishment is no Longer
mitted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

ney secretions were very irregular.
dark colored and full of sediment
The pills cleared It all up and have
not had al ache in my back since
taking the last dose. My health gen.
orally is improved great deal"
FOSTER.MILBURN CO.. Buffalo.
NJ. Y For sale by all dealers, price 80
cents per box.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Linen FFoH "SS~
Fifty years ago practically ~
paper In use was made from ?"
preferably linen rags. TO-DAY !
of It is made from wood pulp w
the plans of certain experiments, l
carried out. the linen ITSELF Or ! !,
substitute for 1t. viii be maGs !, !,
wood pulp. Artificial silk mace !
pulp has for some time beeI y I.
market, and the demand is salu i \
coed the supply. A process u a,s,.
patented for spinning many G,l''
sorts of fabric from moist puiS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
BIanke Coffee Wins EveythIal

Blanke Coffee Wins Eyeythlas
st. Louis. Nov. S.-World's 4
gives c. F. Blanke Tea & Cones
hig est award, grand prize and .
medal. on coffee, also five addiics
highest awards on Grant gsbn 1
Quaker Ceylon Tea. China Tea 81
zuokaken Japan and Formosan I'd
making greatest number grand pfi
ever awarded one firm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

viz a IaNNf 30 p
"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved q
very efficient
remedy in my
case. | us e d
them for dlsor.
dered kidneys
and backache,
from which /
had experienced
a great deal of
tro u b | g q n d
pain, The kid
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
PROGRESS In cabul.

The progressive policy of the ameer
includes the appointment of women
doctors at Cabul and the use of cleo.
trio power in his gun factory.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
PILLsHuRY's nEsr

Takes Three Grand Prizes
at the 81. Louis Worlds Fair.
The Grand Prize for the highest
grade OF -four. Grand Prize Tor the
nnegt exhibit and Grand Prize for
giie best loaf of bread.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Schilling's Best is in pack
ages; never comes out of a
bin or canister.
In every package of schfiing's Best Tea Is a
Aeokieti How 70 Make Good Tea.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

FFNF IIIIN WI ~1E'EVs
Young man, beware of the girl who
ilets you do all the talking during
courtship; she's playing waiting
game.-Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
Walters Would suDnr.,. -,

.rha ns "ouio suppress TIPS.
me Paris restaurants and cafe w.,.
S,S neio meeting and passed a reso.
.ution demanding the suppression 80 =,
ups and a weekly day of rest -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

There is better tea than
you suspect; and yours is
probably worse than you sus-
pect.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Write MURINE EYE REMEDY Co., Chicago II
-FOUR eyes are sore or nhamed and get oculist's
advice and free sample MURINE. II cures ali eyeis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
london Kent We'll Washed.

Last year upward of 100000 gal.
ions of water we're used in washing
abe streets and courts In the city of
Random
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Cavalry Mounted on Oxen.
Cavalry OF the west coast of MAZDA.
@ascar ride oxen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
eoothall 10 Harden Soldiers.

All the soldiers in the army of Ar
xentina are forced to, play football. It
Is said to train them to bear the hard.
ships OF battle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Let it be neither weak nor
strong. at least good, If pos
sible fine, and brewed by one
who knows how.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.--JoHN T..
BOYER. Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. ID, 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Latest Fad In Furn :. +,ras1
The very latest thing III .o o
is to have the walls OF .,a ,c ID
cred with a coarse, deau
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Much Muslin In Iurps sss
A Turkish turban Of the la's IN
contains from ten to tWeu.s
the finest and softest mus''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Boatswaln Buried Cspn
Quite recently the boa's ssa ~
British man-o'-war buried Wv Ds,es
at sea, reading the burial SUI
self.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

Catarrh of the Bladder ana nsnSsdJ !,
absolutely cured by Dr. Des, "a yssrh -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
EA
tastes good and makes O
feel good besides.
Schilling's Best is the to
Linen From Wood Pulp

Your grocer returns your money R ~
think 80.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24

1T takes one out OF nlD
self and makes him l0lS
himself"
"What a comfort
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
QUICK RESULTS.

ere X w. j. Hill, OF Con.
va cord, N. c., Justice Of
Nko nAra.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-24
TEA

You don't read aoV'', 4
ments; why are you i'''
thisa i
Your grocer returns your NV"
like schi.ilng's Best