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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Roads Like = Mlraole.

Moravis. N. Y, Dec. 12th.-(Spe-
ciaD-Bordering on the miraculous is
che case OF Mrs. BENZ. Wilson Of this
place. Suffering from Sugar Diabetes,
she wasted away till from weighing
200 lbs. she barely tipped the scales
@t 100 lbs. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured
her. Speaking of her cure her hus-
band says:-
"My wife suffered everything from
Sugar Diabetes. She was sick four
years and doctored with two doctors,
but received no benefit. She had so
much pain all over her that she could
not rest day or right. The doctor said
that she could not live.
"Thel an advertisement led me to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills and they help
cd her right from the first. Five
boxes OF them cured her. Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills were God-Sert remedy to
us and we recommend them to all suf-
fering from Kidney Disease"
Dodds Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Diseases including Bright's Disease,
and all kidney aches, including Rheu-
matism.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

ut happen one day when you gone
Off for whole week. / work In kitch-
en- at window. see one white silk
puss cat come creepy, creepy in The
yard. no see his collar, his neck so
fluff, but l hear one little bell go tim
kle, tinkle, tinkle. Pret-soon a missy
come round the corner all creepy,
creepy, too, with chopbone in her
hand, and she call so soft, Come, puss-
cat, puss-cat, puss-cat.' But puss-cat
he no care for dead chop when he can
catchy grasshoppers.
Then quick before think, whoop!
scat! the dogs go scooty cross the
grass, and puss-cat he all stick out and
spit, and then he shin up tree like
hell. And Brindle-Boy, he rush at
missy all mad, and grab her skirts and
stockings, and pulling, pulling, and
growl and bite like he eat her all up"
THE beast!" exclaimed Barry.
What did you do?'
The little Japanese man crew him
self up with pride till he almost reach
ed his masters shoulder. I grab big
broom and rush to save"
What did she do?" Barry persisted,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Alice RooseveIt,a Ersneh-

In spite of the exodus from Newport
there were enough people left for
Mrs. Nicely" Vanderbilt to give some
very chic dinners and lunches for
Miss Alice Roosevelt, who ran UP to
visit her last week. 1t was the second
visit this season Miss Roosevelt has
paid Mrs. Nicely" ard the two seem
to be getting very chummy.
Alice Roosevelt has met the two
princes, Louis D'Orleans and Antoine
D'Orleans, and has had a chance to
air her French. But 1t cannot be said
of the presidents daughter that she
can chatter in the Gallo tongue like
her friend, Marguerite Cassini. Miss
Roosevelt's French has a decided
American twang, and she doesn't speak
1t any oftener than she can help. AS
she has not been abroad, It was
learned in the schools here or picked
up in the diplomatic set since she has
been in Washington, but, as said, IL
Is not the expressive ''parlez,vous" of
the real foreigner. However, Alice got
on famously with the two young
princes. for Mrs. Nicely" did most OF
tho talking.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
P eriury in the Courts

An interesting contribution to the
proof of the prevalence of perjury in
court proceedings is furnished by a
recent story of the restitution of $3.50
to street railway company of this
city by the priest of Polish church
in Manhattan, acting en- behalf of
woman who confessed to him that she
had obtained it as her share of YER
dict in her suit fer damages against
the company by false testimony.
According to the story she testified
falsely by the advice of her lawyer,
who told her that if she presented
nothing but the truth In court she
could recover nothing. So she per-
jured herself OF course the priest
could not be bound to reveal her iden-
tity and he did not, holding that he
had done his full duty to both the
woman and the company in securing
the restitution of the money fraudu-
lently obtained.
The story exemplifies the difficulties
so often met with by the railroad COM
panies in answers to the frequent
damage suits. and justifes, as far as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Helnlesa.


H. G. Barnabee, the veteran singer,
lay, disabled from fall. and listened
to the condolences of a friend.
"For years and years." the writer
said, you haven't missed a perform
ance. Now here you lie, helpless as
a corpse"
"As helpless as corpse" said Mr..
Barnabee, "or as helpless as two in.
ebriates of whom heard the other
day.
These two men had dined together
and after dinner had sat too long over
their coffee, their liqueur, their
brandy, and so ON. When it came
time for. them to go home they were
in very bad way. Helpless, In fact.
They leaned on one another, going
with linked arms, but each, as a reed
to lean on, was rotten.
Finally they fell, and with a loud
splash they rolled into full gutter
A police officer appeared and
grabbed the upper man by the collar
to lift him out, but the inebriate cried
In loud. heroic voice:
"'No. no. Save my friend. Never
mind me. ! can SWIM"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Pussy and the Bulldogs

kicking angrily at the chair. Did she
scream bloody murder?"
The little mans pompous bravery
seemed to suddenly wither away.
What she do? She just put back her
head and laugh all teeth and cry out
Isn't he just too sweet for anything?
all silly like that, and as | lift up
broom to club that dogs head she
throw him lamb chop quick, and ne
stop bitey her feet, and she sit right
down on grass and cry, cry, all Whitley.
And Brindle Boy, when he finish that
cnop he come lick her hands so nice.
and missy she kind of tuck up her cry
and run home. But white silk puss-
cat he no come down out of that tree
for two days, and bulldogs they go
round so sad and cough up white fun
fur all time"
did they eat her cat?" Barry In.
quired as a matter of natural polite
ness. He hated cats.
The Japanese man resumed his
fatuous smile. "They try hard" he
acknowledged. "They bitey deep and
often, but they no hurt white silk
puss-cat, he live so far inside. "-Elea.
nor A. Hallowell in Lippincott's.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

it gees. their complaints of the way
In which many Of them are worked
up; complaint that is often made by
many lawyers. who say that perjuri.
oGs testimony is increasingly encoun.
tered in the trial Of cases and paIticu.
larly those in which the foreign ele-
ment is concerned.
This state of things is encouraged
by the success which, as in the case
cited, is secured by perjured testi.
mcny in the suits brought. but not by
that alone. 1t receives its chief en-.
couragement from the immunity from
prosecution and punishment given to
perjurers and suborners Of perjury
through the neglect of the authorities
to follow up the evidence and the
clews that would often lead to the con.
viction Of the guilty. This prevalence
CT perjury is, indeed, matter OF such
consequence to the community-even
more harmful, perhaps, than murder
that 1t deserves the most vigorous and
rigorous attention of those who have
the power to effect general reforma.
tion in it.-Brooklyn Citizen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

but that as we do we'll or i'll in thls
life, 1t will be well or Ill for us in
the sum Of things. What question can
ne more practical Even taking It ON
the lowest ground, what would our so.
cial state be If vice and wickedness
mad only to blk human law? Would
not self-sacrifice be folly and martyr.
dom insanity?
That physical science has nothing to
say to this matter is true. But is phys.
ical science our only sure source of
knowledge? Are our mortal instincts
less trustworthy than our physical
senseT AS l have already said. | as.
nrm nothing; but l call attention Ia
the apparent fact that there is in man
something of which the materials.
stiii owes MS an account. All may be,
and In a sense no doubt is. the ont.
come OF physical evolution. That
does not seem to me to close the In.
quiry.-New York Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Future State Of Man

Philosophic dalllance with the prob
lem Of future state may be more
congenial to Dives than to Lazarus. II
there is nothing beyond this life, what
spectacle is the state of Lazarus in
the slums of New York! What spec
tacle is the life of the unfortunate
generality! What spectacle is his
tory! Schopenhauer said, not that this
was the worst Of all conceivable, but
that 1t was the worst of all possible
world, and could not bear another
grain of evil. There has been and is
a terribly large proportion of the hu-
man race which might think that the
pessimist told the truth.
Immortality" is inconceivable. We
must discard the term. The question
is whether our hopes and responsible.
tiles extend beyond this world and life.
Conscience says that they do Con.
science tells US that this world, its
awards and its judgments are not all,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
just a SUGGESTION.

There is a gardener. or rather q
helper, In the employ of Senator De.
pew on his estate on the Hudson who
owes his position, It is said, to a
clever retort- The man hac been EN-
ployod in a mental position. One day
he approached the senator and asked
for recommendation. Mr.. Depew
good naturedly consented. had note
prepared and signed 1t. The man took
the letter and read 1t without a word.
Don't you think, 1t favorable
enough?" asked his employer.
"Oh, 1t couldn't be better than you
made IT," said the man, "bu."--
''But what7' said Mr.. Depew, sur
prised at the mans audacity.
''well. sir" said the man, in a dep
recating tone, at seems so good, sir
that thought you might want to give
me something bette, to do on the
strength of recommendation like
that"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

Very wonderful are the sights that
can be seen through the bottom Oh .
bucket il the bottom is of glass ana
the sightser is looking over the SIDE
of a boat TITO the waters OF the Ba-
hamas. An observer writes: 10
des .sibe the coloring of the waters Oh
the Bahamas would be to throw dls-
credit upon the writer. Nor could the
indigoes, ultramarines, vivid emer'
aids, with intervals of amethyst hue,
according to depth and floor, be done
justice to save by an experience paint
err What, then, can be written OF
sights revealed through the bucketT
Even in this little garden patch grow
purple fans and yellow feathers In
clusters, gently waving to the ground
swell of crystal water, intermingled
with lace coral, brain coral and ringer
coral; corals rot as we usually see
them, dried and bleached, but living
specimens clothed by nature In soft
velvet, with other life of great variety
creeping and swimming among them
lOHB-SplHeu Seu ulCuluSt oSh NuS"AA
bers, huge gnarled star-fish and fishes
than which no butterfly was ever
more gorgeously arrayed; fishes blue
green, yellow, red and rainbow tried,
with elongated fms waited hither and
thither in harmony with their sur
roundings in the submarine kaleido-
scope.
let us up buckets and set sail east
ward among the islands OF coral. For
here all is coral, and not all nice coral
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
ACROSS LAKE ERIE IN ICE.
Death Almost Certain TO Traveller
Who Loses Direction.

No landmarks can be seen--there ia
nothing by which to direct a course
on frozen Lake Erie. A man may
easily be loEt and wander until over
come. Too often this has happened,
and hardly winter has passed with
out some such disaster.
A man so lost will often trust to
che instinct of the dogs to find way
home through the bewildering storm
and gloom. Sometimes, however.
even the animals have been at fault.
In a recent case fisherman with
three dogs was overtaken on the
homeward way by sudden tempest
or wind and snow. To see even a few
feet must have been impossible. and
even the dogs must have been over
come with fright or found that they
were unable to guide themselves in
the right direction. Still, though two
were loose. they did not desert the
man. When the searching parties
found him on the following day he
was dead, frozen to death, but the
dogs with him were alive. One dog,
which had not been embarrassed. was
mad, however, and had to be killed
at 0nce.--Harrer's Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Seas Of the B h a m a 8

o;ther. coral which you cannot even
sit down on, aud upon which a ran
would be narrowing to contemplate;
coral which tears the shoes on your
feet in two days and rasrs your ooal
~ srIinters in trying to land; treacA
erons. cruel and unbeautiful coral ID
what appears above the surface ralsea
in peaks and islands intersected oy
caves of great dimensions, supported
mon stalactite pillars and carpete!
with the old red cave dust High
Mains and fir trees adorn many
Islands others are bare; but all the
great beauty lies beneath the sea:
There are no tarpon here Most Oh
the fishes of the west coast OF Florida
are either absent or beautified out OF
recognition. -,
suddenly a flock of flying fish VIII
take the air and, contrary to all we are
told nv our naturallsts, will change
direction. right, left or upward, with 4
true fight, like a pack of sandpipers'
The great blue bee will test the nsh-
ernan's tackle to the extreme, while
good sport is ever at hand with the
evil.iawed baracouta. The terror OF
the sea appears to be a great serpent
like eel. called the moray. To quote
local authority, woe betide the man
who even permits the moray to sight
him. No use to run; equally futile to
climb the mast; nothing will daunt
the moray whose ire has once been
reused. He just drops that man into
the sea and tears him to shreds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
MACHINE WARNS OF DANGER.
Marvellous instrument Installed In HI,
toric Milan Building.

Marvellous instrument Installed In His.
toric Milan Building.
The fall of the Campanile OF Venice
aroused terror in the breasts of all
those who have the care of the old
buildings of Italy, and 1t was specially
felt in Milan. The authorities, to re-
assure the Milanese about the Duomo,
at once had an instrument fitted up
which registers the slightest move
ment. The mechanism is one of the
most delicate imaginable, and most
wonderful. 1t shows oscillations pro-
duced by the winds, and the most inn
perceptible inclinations In the PIN
nacles. 1t is hurg in the highest pin
nacle, and may be called the pendu-
lum register. In itself 1t Is of great
weight and very strong, thus obviat-
ing movements Of its own, and is near
ly sixty feet long, but at the same time
is, as indicated. very sensitive. At
once, when put in position, it showed
the periodical movement Of the whole
cathedral through the action of the
sun on the stone. Who would have
believed this were possible. but so it
is! While, strangely enough, such he
ing the fact, it is also shown that,
through the special way in which it is
constructed the chief pinnacle resists
the action of the wind better than an
ordinary tower.
Special care has been taken that
the point of suspension of the instru-
ment shall not vary with the years.
Thus Milan feels safe. Her great
church cannot fall without fair warn
ing.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Thelr Lot.
THE SAGE AND THE COCK.
Growing Not the Main Thing Carlyle
Objected To.

Objected To.
George Edwin Burr ("Chesterfield')
the Brooklyn politician and raconteur,
tells the following anecdote of the inn
mortal Sage of Chelsea" The story
Is vouched for by Mr.. ]. ]. Carlyle
Scott, nephew of the great man, and
is undoubtedly true. A next door
neighbor of Carlyle's, a widow, hal
very noisy cock. AS is we'll known,
the great writer did most of his work
during the night and early morning
hours, and the growing of the COCK
at uncertain intervals during the long
hours caused great annoyance. The
owner of the cock was sent for.
Madam" said Carlyle, you raise
chickens. and among your brood is a
most vociferous cock" The widow adj
mitted the fact. Now" continued
the immortal Thomas, there is no
regularity about the growing of that
cock, and find myself listening for
his crow, and cannot go on with nv
work until Mr.. Cock sends forth his
summons. All this disturbs me great
ly and interferes with my work. Can
not you suppress the nuisanee?"
"The widow expressed deep regret
(for Carlyle was venerated by his
neighbors) that his labors, which
were so valuable to the world, should
be interfered with by her rooster, but
she said her brood would be of little
use without him. Besides, she added,
he certainly did not crow more than
two or three times during the night,
and that was as little as could be ex-
pected of any well regulated fowl.
"Oh," said Carlyle. st isn't the
growing I object to; it is the d
waiting for IT,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Lament OF Uncle Hiram

We've bin burned brave nashun,
We've ut lot of wars,
An jes' because we're lucky,
Our old eagle he still scars
And III keep on soarin' grandly
III some nashun wat kin shoot
Will put US out of bizness quick.
And swipe lot Of loot.
watts the use OF our manuvrtn'R
Watts the use of guns an driIlY
Wen the shootin' Of the nashun
Is so rank Il makes you III?
Wen the hull doggon'd caboodie-
'Cept some fellers on the teams.
C'udn't hit a great big barn door
Even In their widest dreams.
Wen we fit fur Independence.
Ev'ry man c'ud shoot a eun
An the pickin' off the redcoats
Was most amazin' fun.
An wen Dh Mt in 1872,
Wen rtnsJ was the game.
We duoblet up the British troop~
AND Some went home real tame.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
What BECOMES Of Plnsi

BY a series OF experiments ccnouS
ed in his garden. a gentleman has os
covered the answer to the conundru1'
what becomes of pins% he nn
found that pins are resolved into ous,
Hairpins, which he watched TOT ~
days. disappeared by rusting away :
the end of that time. Bright pins VOo.
nearly eighteen months to disappear;
polished steel needles nearly Two ~.
a half years; brass pins had but I'', !,
endurance; steel pens at the enu =
fifteen months had nearly gone Nns
their wooden holders were still in'''-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

Then In the war with MexIcv
Most all of us c'ud shoot
Inc man who c'udn't NH tha $685.
was called a darned gaIoof
BUT wen we had our fambIy awN.
- An lots Of blood vas ahedS nSns
Io XIII q man ~ suk about
Three hundred pound OF lead
since then we're CROWN v,,aam~
An IN that war with spaIn
WE Elm U,,@oin up that Joo-an Inn
FUR " the dagoes c'ud hev' .hn.
W ca bin put on the hum
An Mr. shafter by himself
Wud had to sail fur home.
Wsts the use OF ammunishpn,
wv ats the use of wind-gaTe u,.mm~
tne use OF long-range rifies7
wv avs the use of 'em-f,ir aghts4
we might just as well uaa nIs,s
TEL Ell Iot OF good big oars ''e~ iora&
AnSn per APPS wed lick the enmv
Ai&e the British iickt the Rsyr.
Amt I ritef H0ses-
Uncle Hirwsn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Catarrh Cannot Re cure.g

xfth LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach
me sos OF the disease. Catarrh is blood or constf
fntiona disease and In order IL You must take
Internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
scrnaiy, and acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaoes. Halls Cararrh Cure IL not quaok medi-
cine TWAS prescribed by OF the best physicians
10 this country for years and Il regular prescription
W 10 composed OF the best tonics known. combined
WITH the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
enucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
ewo ingredients IL what produces such wonderful re-.
aita ~ curing caarrh. Send for testimonials free
F.J. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo d
sold oy Druggists price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
81: s,,ts f6.IjIss IRON THE OLD / Brock

IDENTIFY wrote her memoirs with foun-
tain pen.
Samson had just slain the Philis
tines with the jawbone Of an ass.
But" questioned his critics. why
didn't You organize them into rival
football teams instead?"
Faltering a poor excuse, he was
compelled to acknowledge the supe
riority of tact over brute force.
PAS Advice.
My pa, he SEE, SEE Pa to me:
ITO win success-now, mind you
Jest set your face the way you pint
And never look behind you"
Now pa may know an awful lot,
But, jest on that one showing,
Say, how on earth do you suppose
That Ia would manage rowing?
A Preference.
] sing the man of common mold,
For oft I've noticed that
VIM MCdio Tic ldll6l Ch HIS, UIOW
Can't buy his wife hat;
Who sceks to elevate the race,
TO raise the rent should choose;
Whose footprints mark the sands OF
time
Is sometimes short of shoes.
Since all these things, and more be-
sizes,
Too frequently are so,
/ sing the man of common mold,
And let the genius 20.
Sir Walter Raleigh flung his cloak
in the puddle.
81 know the queen will like It," he
said; "she is getting it dirt cheap,
and only one to a customer"
Subsequent favors showered on him
confirmed the royal fondnoss for bar
gain.-M'Landburgh Wilson in New
York Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

Ask Your Druggist for Aliens FOot.tia
81 tried ALIENS FOOT EASE rood
" and have just bought another suppI
has cured my corns, and the not, bursiz
AID itching sensation in my feet which "
almost un oeara BILE, and would not Be vi'
out II now. Mrs. w. Walker Csnaa
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 30
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
THE PgRuNA ALMANAC
IN s.ooo. 900 HOMES.

The leruna Lucky Day Almanac
nae become q hxtIre In over eight
million homes. II can be obtained
from all druggists free. Be sure to
Enquire early. The 1905 Almanac Is
already published. and the supply will
soon be exhausted. Do not put 1t of.
Get one today.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
In Memory Of Nelson.

Every Oct. Fl the base Of Nelson'
monument, Trafalgar Square, LOudoi
is covered with memorial wreaths ih
always among them is enc to the mem
DRY Of "the gallant sailors OF Franc
and SPAIN" who fell in the battle q
Trafalgar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
canaI.aaat Ml.sIansrx.

A German missionary travels
through his native land holding re-
Gigious services In a canal-boat In or
der that he may carry the gospel to
those who can be reached In no othes
way.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

Some Melbourne undertakers re-
Gently formed ring and bought near.
ny all OF the vacant lots in the general
cemetery. When this was done they
raised the price OF funerals.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
Cause for PoIIteness.

The reason why London omnlbu
conductors are so polite and so cage
TO pick up passengers is that they az
discharged II their fares fall beloE !
certain sum.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
French RaIIroada.

The French provincial railroads are
among the poorest IA the world, Some
Of the cars are several decades old.
and ON one line. not long ago, the
eoor gave way and the car literally
Cell 20 pieces.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

A few years ago Mrs. Sadie SILVER
OF southern Georgia had 235 children,
grandchildren and great-grandchil.
dren, and seventy-hve more were
dead. The old lady lived to see $40
OF her descendants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

had taken Ave boxes. Doau', I vli
Pills act very effectively, verv n nla'1
ly. relieve the aching pains IVY ~
other annoying difficulties" S
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo y
For sale by all druggists D.. {"
cents per box. ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17
TEA

If we know anything, W.
know tea. Hold us respOD.
siblel
write for our knowledge Book, A. SeAnu,,.
Company, San Francisco.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

do not believe Piso's Cure for ccnsumpda
has an equal for coughs and eolds-JoHS !
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb is 1900
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-17

Women's Deeper Feelings
Women will weep on occasions AAa
many men laugh.