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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Music MASTERS CLEVER RusE.
Made Practice Seem Too Hard Tor on'
promising pupil.

A very rich lady offered Garcia any
nrice If he would only teach her
.Sauebter. He refused. knowing wen
he could never obtain serious WORK
from her, but, as the mother persist
ed he hit upon a compromise. ne
asked the ladies to be present during
a lesson, and he undertook II the girl
stin wished to learn singing aIIer
hearing it taught, to teach her Inc
lesson began. The pupil, who seemed
IN the listeners an already hnisheu
singer. had to repeat passage attei
massage of the most difficult exercises
before the master was satisfied. he
insisted upon the minutest attention
10 every detail of execution. Mother
and daughter exchanged HORNED
chances and looked on pityingly' me
lesson finished, the master bowed the
ladies' out, and in passing the pupil
he Young girl whispered to her. II
would kill mel" Senior Garcia, return
ing from the door, said c~ontentedly;
"Tbey will not come again; thank
YOU, mon %enfant, you sang we'll
London Mail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
He Wasn't Worried.

The Great Ice Age came sweeping
over the prehistoric world, waiting it's
icy warning from the line of glaciers
that were %crunching their way over
the paleozoic rocks and driving herds
of hairy mammoths, g%lyptodons and
other affrighted creatures before
them.
Just then the prehistoric Paul Re
we're came bounding along, mounted
on the back of his faithful dinosaur
and shouting cultural warnings to the
Cave men.
"Fly!" he cried. 1.-THE glaciers are
coming! Run for your lives or you
will surely perish!"
Tut, tut!" said Abou, the Cave
man, emerging from his cavern and
calmly munching the thigh bone of a
mylodon.
Man, are you mad?" cried the hero,
rather nettled. Don't you know that
now approaches the Age of Ice?"
well, so long as it's not the age of
Plumbing, the Age Of Coal, or the
Age of Graft, l care mott"
Whereat the prehistoric philosopher
retired calmly to his cave and dressed
himself in his glad raiment, so that
his fossil remains would make a good
appearance upon their debut in an
American museum a million years
later.-New York Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
NO MORE HEADACHE
GENERAL WEAKNESS AND ppvrn
DISAPPEAR TOO. 'hA
How a Woman Was Freed from Tron,,
That Had Made Life wretched sou
Many Years.

The immediate causes OF bo.,
vary, but most of them come from
or poisoned blood. In anamia tbo poor poor
is scanty or thin the nerves arc ; D'oou
fectly nourished and pain is the uaI
which they express their weaknos. ~
colds the blood absorbs poison fro,, a. ~
mucous surfaces, and the poison ;rr;. ,Ho
the nerves and produces pain. In rIoe
matism, malaria and the grin. the no;ao'
in the blood produces like discomfort "
indigestion the gases from the ;n,rn-l
matter kept in the system affect tLe
blood in the same way.
The ordinary headache-curos o.
give only temporary relief. They deadom
the pain but do not drive the p93ison on.
of the blood. DIR. Williams Pink DIN
on the contrary thoroughly renew tba
blood and the pain disappears norr,a
nently. Women in particular have fonnd
these pills an unfailing relief in head.
aches caused by anemia.
Miss Stella Blocker recently said. an,
Williams Pink Pills did me a great doai
of good. 1 had headache nearly all tha
time. After l had taken three boyes ~
these pills / became entirely welln
"How long had you suffered p" sba
was asked.
For several years. 1 can't tell tbs
exact date when my illness began for II
came on by slow degrees. l had been
going down hill for many years"
Ibid you have any other ailments?"
"Iwas very weak and sometimes Ibad
fever. My liver and kidneys were Al.
fected as well as my head"
"How did You come to take the rem.
edy that cured you?"
II saw in a southern newspaper a
statement of some person who was cured
of a like trouble by DIR. Williams Pink
Pills. My physician hadn't done me any
good, so 1 bought a box of these pills.
After 1 had taken one box l felt so much
better that l kept on until l became en-.
tirely we'll"
Miss Blocker's home is at Leander.
Louisiana. DIR. Williams Pink Pills ara
sold by all druggists. Besides headache
they cure neuralgia, sciatica, nervous
prostration, partial paralysis and rheu.
natism.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
CURING BRAIN BY PROXY.
How Balance of Seat of Reason Can
Be Restored,

~ 0NaN ~ ANNG1Nh 49,
Be Restored.
With the surroundings OF the brain
proper there have been remarkable
surgical achievements; some of them
in operations performed half a body's
length from the disturbed organ. Be
tween the brain proper and its lining
IS a shallow sea of fluid which extends
all the way down the hollow inside
of the spine, around the spinal cord.
If this fluid becomes deranged or COM
pressed the brain is affected. Now,
in n part of the head this liquid
substance constitutes a little spirit
level, like a carpenters level, which
serves to keep the human machine
properly balanced. Sometimes the
fluid in this level increases beyond the
normal capacity. Then the patient is
annoyed by constant ringing in the
ears and presently becomes subject to
severe and dangerous vertigo. This
Is because the unconscious sense of
balance is disturbed. A few years
ago the medical faculty were at a
loss for a cure. Now they know that
the brain fluids may be controlled
from the spine. So they tap the vic.
tim of the deranged spirit level near
the base of the spine, draw off the sur
plus fluid and send him on his way,
relieved, balanced and rejoicing. This
lumbar tapping is of inestimable value
in the diagnosing of meningitis, all
scesses and other cerebral diseases;
the examination of the fluid drawn
from the spine, in fact, atfording dag
nosis for all brain diseases other than
the purely nervous affections.-Mc-
Clure's Magazine,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
No Weather There.

81 lived among the people of Japan
for four years." said the Cincinnati
man, "and | pledge you my word that
not once in all that time did 1 hear
one single person make any reference
to the weather. You can judge what
a relief it was. Here and elsewhere
the weather is a constant topic.
was nothing said when it was hot
or cold or stormy?" was asked.
mot a word-not the slightest hint.
No matter whether it was pouring rain
or the sun was shining, nobody spoke
of it. The nearest l ever heard any
Japanese trench On the weather was
when my valet one day asked me for
half a day off. When l hesitated over
it he said:
"'Your excellency, l have a -
corn on my -- toe and want to get
the -- thing fixed before next winter
sets in and freezes the - thing off
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Old EnuIlsh Labor Customs.

In his History of Coal Mining" R.
w. Galloway points out that what APP
pear to be traces of a primitive state
OF servitude existed in Staffordshire,
where the laborers employed In the
haulage of coal continued to be known
as "bondsmen"-a name probably
coming down from a remote period; a
supposition which receives support
from a peculiar service required Of
them, known as "buildases." This
consisted in working at times in the
morning without receiving any pay
ment beyond a drink of ale. This Gus
tom of exacting labor without pay is
supposed to represent some ancient
service required from their tenants
by the monks of the Abbey Of Build.
was, in Shropshire. whence the name
was derived.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Cannot Reduce a Rate.

1t is stated in Washington, that
under the Townsend rate bill, If a
rate is fixed by the Commission it
cannot be lowered by a railroad.
Should an emergency arise calling for
a decreased rate, the railroads or
shippers would have to appeal again
TO the Commission, there being no
latitude allowed, whatever the cir
cumstances. Hitherto a maximum
rate has been the rule, but nc such
concession is made under the pro-
posed legislation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
COFFEE HEART


N'N W OOiHC TCOptCs
A great many people go on suffer
Ing from annoying ailments for a long
time before they can get their own
consent to give up the indulgence
from which their trouble arises.
A gentleman in Brooklyn describes
his experience as fellows:
i became satisfied some months
ago that | owed the palpitation of the
heart, from which l suffered almost
daily, to the use of coffee q had been
a coffee drinker for 80 years., but l
found it very hard to give up the bev-
erage.
i realized that l must give up the
harmful indulgence in coffee but |
1elt the necessity for a hot table
drink, and as tea is not to my liking. 1
was at a loss for awhile what to do.
"one day l ran across a very sen.
slble and straightforward ~presenta.
ZION OF the claims of Postum Food
Coffee, and was so impressed thereby
thai concluded to give it a trial. MY
experience with it was unsatisfactory
III learned how it ought to be pre-
pared-by thorough boiling for not
less than 10 or 20 minutes. After /
learned that lesson there was no
trouble. Postum Food Coffee proved
to be a most palatable and satisfac.
tory hot beverage, and l have used It
ever since.
The effect on my health has been
most salutary. 1t has completely
cured the heart palpitation from which
| used to suffer so much, particularly
after breakfast, and l never have a re-.
turn OF 1t except when / dine or lunch
away from home and am COMPELLED
70 drink the old kind of coffee because
Fostum is not served. l find that Pos.
tum Food Coffee cheers and inyigor.
ates while it produces no harmfu,
stimulation" Name given by Postum
90, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Zen days trial proves an eve open.
er to many.
read the little book, "The Road tc
MELVILLE" in every pkg
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
CAPT. eRAHAM's CURE.
Sores on Face and Rack-Tried Many
Doctors Without Success
Gives Thanks to
: C~uticura.

Captain w. S. Graham, 1921 Eof
st, Wheeling, w, va. writing under
date of June IA, '04, says: 81 am so
grateful l want to thank God that a
friend recommended Cuticura Soap
and Ointment to me, l suffered for a
long time with sores on my face and
back. Some doctors said l had blood
poison. and others that l had BARRIERS
itch. None of them did me any good,
but they all took my money. My
friends tell me my skin now looks as
clear as a baby's, and l tell them all
that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura ONT
ment did it,"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Conclusive.

eyes, ma'am," said the man with
the old valise; 81 acknowledge that /
used to go trampin' around this neigh
borhood, begin for cold y%ictuals, but
l don't do that any more. I've re-
formed"
"What evidence have l Of that?''
asked the woman of the house, still
cycling him with suspicion.
"Well, ma'am," he said, opening the
valise, "the fact that I'm sellin' soar
now ought to be enough to convince
ANYBODY. Oughtn't it?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Knew His own Yacht.

Truman H. Newberry, the rich
young Detroiter who is going to sue
coed Assistant Secretary Darling, was
a member OF the Michigan naval mill
tia at the time of the war with Spain.
His fine yacht was rendered to the
government and was used, and Mr..
Newberry himself served as a com
mon sailor on the Yosemite. When
President Roosevelt was last in De-
troit he made a speech in which he
said:
II cannot say that the story is
true, but they do say that during the
Spanish war a common sailor while
scrubbing the decks was asked what
yacht that was in the distance.
"It's the Dawn" replied the sailor.
GLOW do you know?' was the
query.
"I know said the common sailor,
because / own her."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
But Etiquette Hardly Applied.


A. H. Hummel, the well known law
yer of New York, was talking, be-
tween the acts of a drama, about the
leading woman.
Though her salary is large" said
Mr.. Hummel, "she is always hard up,
always in debt, they say.
"The other day l heard a story
about her. A female bill collector
called on her to try to get her to set.
tie a bill for a sable coat.
81 am sorry she said to the col.
lector, but l can't settle this bill at
present.
Very well, madame. When shall
l call AGAIN. the collector asked.
well, said the actress, it would
hardly be etiquette for you to call
again until 1 have returned the pres.
ent CALL"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
MODERN METHODS OF SPELLING
Exchange Tells of Hardships 'ney
Caused One Unfortunate.

EXCHANGE Tells of Hardshlps '"S'
Caused One Unfortunate.
"Imagine the case of a person VIM
at different periods Of his life was
obliged to learn to spell all over
again" said the professor. i knew VI
such a man, not originally a pool
speller. who was compelled thrice "
take up the study Of orthography' !"
happened in this way:
''This friend of mine was reareu III
the country, attended the schooi'
and acquired therein the necessary
proficiency under the rules OF the ola
time teacher. AS a matter OF lact ne
learned to spell while standing II
was a curious fact that for many
years that man could not spell soHe
of the simplest words unless he stoou
up. On his feet, he was the Dest
speller in the class, and acquired
many a prize in the spelling bees
There was not a pupil in those days
who could turn him down. when II
came to an exercise in upright ortho'
graphy.
Then, years afterward, he a to
learn to spell with a pencil. All MS
spelling talent went into his pencil
His tongue had lost its cunning ano
whether standing or sitting he would
miss the easiest words, unless he USED
his pencil.
FINALLY, with the advent OF the
typewriter, he was obliged again tc
learn how to spell, this time with the
machine. Queer thing, isn't it? I'm
less the word is a simple one, my
friends tongue refuses its aid, his
pencil declines to afford it's old-time
help, and he is compelled to refer tc
the writing machine. And yet he's
good speller.-The Sunday Magazine
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Lazy.

Lazy
When a feller's good and hungry,
Then he CANT work no mo-;
He's got to do some eatin'
To make the old wheels go;
An when he's ben to dinner
An slowed away a heap,
Then what's the use O. workin'?
A feller's got ter sleep.
oh, when's that good time comm
When we don't work no mo-?
I'd like to go a struttin'
To that there golden sho',
An loosen all my buttons
An eat a mighty heap
OF yalluh yams an possum
An sleep an eat an sleep.
I'd love to go a-fishin'
In tn e~verlastin' stream,
An hook the line ter my big toe
An perch up there an dreem;
I'd like ter ketch a catfish
An fry him in de pan
I'm a sleepin', eatin', sleepln',
A sleepin', eatin', man!
Houston Post
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
EAGER to Honor choate.

For the farewell banquet to Mr..
Choate, to be given at the mansion
house, London, on Friday, May S. one
of the most distinguished gatherings
will be present that ever assembled
to do honor to a foreign diplomat.
Among those who have accepted inyi-
tations are Mr.. Balfour, Sir Henry
CampbellBannerman, Lord Lans-
downe, Lord Rosebery, John Morley.
Sir Henry Fowler, Mr.. Bryce and the
a~rchbishops Of Canterbury and York.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Hamburo,a EIrst Rourse.

Hamburg's irst Bourse, established
in 1558-1560, was a shelterless, paved
meeting place, 112 feet long and AZ
feet wide, supported toward the wat
er front by means Of bulwarks, and
having its three other sides surround
ed by a low stone wall. In 1877 the
bourse was enlarged by adding a
cloth hall, supplied with a roof. The
present bourse also differs in many
respects considerably from American
and other foreign exchanges, No
membership exists here, but attend.
ance and admittance to all privileges
Of the floor free of charge is permit.
ted to every respectable male person.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Diamonds in Canada.

DR.. Ami, of the geological survey,
says an Ottawa dispatch, believes
that diamonds are hidden in that part
of Canada between the great lakes
and Hudson bay, and he warns sur
veying parties and explorers to be on
the lookout for anything that will
show traces of diamonds in that terri
tory.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

Charlie was being taken for a walk
through a cemetery. Suddenly he
asked: What does r.. l. p stand
for? Some of the gravestones have
a lot of reading on them, and then at
the bottom of the words there are
the big letters r. I. P.'"
what do you think they mean?"
asked his father.
Charlie paused for a moment. Il
think, father, they mean, Return If
Possible ."-Harper's Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
ModernIzed.

Here is one of the inns where
George Washington used to stop"
"You don't say! What has become
of the ancient sign, Accommodation
to Man and Beast?" :
They've taken it down and put up
a sign, Accommodation to Man and
Automobile
"And where is the hostler who used
to come out with a can of oats?"
ooh, he comes out now with a can
Of gasoline"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Manipulation of the Fan.

It is one thing to own a fan and
another to know hov to use it. The
smart girl has a fan for every house
frock, but only the clever young WON.
an understands the subtle art OF
handling it effectively. Spanish WON.
en- can make a fan talk. They un.
derstand the meaning of a long.
sweeping stroke, a delicate lutter and
a sharp click. They know how to
open a fan with a graceful firt and
to close 1t with a soft swish. In the
days OF our grandmothers young won.
en- studied very carefully the manipu.
lation of the fan. 1t was taught fin
every boarding school and under.
stood by every belle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
TEA
There is better tea than
you suspect; and yours is
probably worse than you sus-
meet
birds That Live Lona.

Elder ducks are supposed to live
for 100 years and wild geese may ex-
coed that period, which, however, is
considerably below the time reached.
according to the German saw:
swans, which certainly live a long
time, under favorable conditions, are
stated to live sometimes 200 years,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

Clock ParaIyzed by Lightning.
A unique observation of the stop
ping of a clock by lightning has been
made by DR.. Ernst Hartwig, of the
Bambers observatory He was not
ing the intervals between lightning
flashes and thunder when the rod ON
the observatory fas struck twice, with
an interval Of 46 seconds. The clock
on a stone pillar in the basement
stopped "a seconds after the second
stroke. The clock was not injured.
but the pendulum seems to have been
momentar affected by a powerful
electric shock.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
No Ace limit for Soldiers.

Soldiers have become famous at
varying ages. Our own Gen. Winfield
Scott was 81 in the Mexican war, and
the famous Won Moltke, in the Fran
co-Prussian war, scored his greatest
triumphs when seventy. wellington
and Napoleon were only forty-fve at
Waterloo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Good Advice as to Borrowing.

The advice OF a great American
millionaire on the subject of borrow.
ing is to the point. He says: Never
borrow unless you can see your way
to make the principal, the interest,
and an excellent profit"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Painted picture In one pax.

! Sir Edwin Landseer had promised
ito send a picture In time for the
lspring exhibition of 1916 at the Brit
fish institution, and did not commence
Euntil the day previous to the opening,
GIN twenty-four hours he painted "Ths
Cavaliers Pets"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

When a girl is first engaged she
figures on a ten-room house in the
swell part of town, says the Atchison
Globe. AS time goes on the house
gradually decreases in size until it is
a four-room structure. Then all the
fancy trimmings are left off, and next
the house is located in a remote part
of the town. Finally when the wed,
ding comes off it is announced that
the couple will reside with the brides
father.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Hnw,s This2

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrn that cannot be cured by Halls
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known +. j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable in all business transactions and tnAnclaNT
able TO carry out any obligations MADE 6y MS arm'
WALDlNa KIENAN & AARviEt
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hairs Catarrh Cure 70 taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 20 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
e
Let it be neither weak nor
strong, at least good, if pos
sible fine, and brewed by one
who knows how.
HOW to JUDGE Olive Oil.

EIVW 70 UUuYC OTVG OIIs
The choicest olive oil is of a pale
green color. This appearance is said
to be due to the presence of tiny
particles of chlorophyll or the green
coloring matter associated with the
oil in the tissue of the fruit. Many
Of the pure olive oils range in color
from deep golden yellow to almost
colorless. An intense brown yellow
Or a deep green oil should be regard
ed with suspicion,-Good Housekeep-
ing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Rriuands Exact Toll.

The region between the Manchurian
cities Of Mukden and Sinmintin has
for centuries been notorious for brig
andage. The brigands, however, al
low any one to travel in safety after
paying a certain percentage on the
goods carried, in advance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Russian TelearaphIc code.

The Russian t%elegraphic code sew
ice is the most elaborate and htLr
cate in the world. 1t is MADE gu. "
dozens Of experts, each Of Who
works Independently Of the others, ~
that none Of them has the remo'0''
idea Of what the final code is Ike
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13

In England the sentence, imprlson'
ment for life" is Imprisonment tof
the term of the natural life OF tne
party so sentenced, but in many cases
after a party has served twenty years
in a penal institution efforts are mace
to secure a release.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
onnuInts, Iall Earnlnes.

Three-tenths of the earnings % an
Belgian convict are given to ni@ some
the expiration of his sentence in
prisoners thus save more moni "a
Jail than they have aver been aD"
save out of It
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
rIentrln Line Investment.

The capital invested in electric
lines of the United States, including
street railways, is $2,167,634,O0O.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
Nemesis.

I came to the window where years ago
She kept the watch-light burning
TIC safely guide by its patient glow
Her prodigal returning.
/ came to the window-'twas dark and
lone!
The years had with honors crowned me;
I would have given them all to atone
Could she have come back and found
mol
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-06-13
HonestY.

Make yourself an honest man, and
then you may be sure there is one
less rascal in the world.-Carlyle.