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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
In Safety and Danger

The Scientific American recently
called attention TO the odd fact that
the man who rides a few score feet
in a New York city elevator runs a
greater risk Of injury than the man
who travels from New York to Chi
cago and back on the fastest trains.
No fewer than thirty persons were
killed, and many more hurt, in New
York elevator accidents in the first
nine months of this year. No such
proportion of those who travelled on
the fast passenger trains between the
two cities were even hurt
Yet the average man buys an acct
dent insurance ticket whenever he
starts on a railway journey of any
length. and never thinks of such pre-
cautions before entering the car that
lifts him to his Office. Whenever a
notable railway accident occurs he
talks for days about the great loss of
life. But he never thinks of the pro-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

pOrtiOnateIy greater loss of life every
day from accidents that befan men at
home in their own houses The re-
turned missionary who publicly com
planned the other day that, after living
entirely unhUrt for four years among
the widest savages of Africa, he had
no sooner returned to civilization than
he met with a railway accident that
kept him in hospital for six months
curiOusly illustrated the habit OF the
human mind to dwell upon remote
dangers and ignore those near. Yet
the fact is fndisputable-the accident
insurance companies have proved il to
their financial loss and gain-that one
Of the most dangerous places a man
can be is in his own home. whereas one
of the safest is in a frst-class railway
train at full speed. while the very
safest place on earth is aboard q first
class steamship in the middle of the
Atlantic.-Chicago Inter Ocean
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

Twenty-Five years ago there was not
a single school in Central Africa. To
day there are nearly 10 in the Liy-
ingstonia mission alone. Twenty-Five
years ago no one in Central Africa
knew a letter of the alphabet. says
the Southern Workman. To-day there
are more than 10000 pupils in the
schools Twenty-Five years ago there
was no Christian in all the country.
To-day 800 native teachers preach
Christ in the villages every Sabbath
day. Twenty years ago there was only
one inquirer after Christ Last year
there were more than 5000 catechu-
mems in the baptism classes, and in
a single day at one of the stations
more than 500 adults were received
by baptism into the church OF God.
Up TO 1890 slave caravans were as
numerous as ever.
To-day a strong British protectorate
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
Light in Darkest Africa

has made slave rsiding impossible,
and this much is certain that if Chris
tianity had not entered Nysalzland
there would be no British administers
ton there to-day. and Central Africa
would still be q land Of darkness, OF
spoliatiOn and of blood
Each week volunteer evangehsts
go out two by two from the mission.
No pay ss given them. but few beads
are usually furnished to enable them
to buy food at the distant stations. To
reach these the evangeIists have
to leave on Saturday afternoon. de-
scend some $500 feet to the lake shore
and walk five to ten miles along
rough broken paths to their destins-
tions. They return on Monday in
time for afternoon to descend some
1900 feet to the lake less than forty
four village services are held in a
day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

! Where Tom O'Brien Died /
sf...-~r-.s- 4r~.e5

When Tom" oBrien, ex-Chicagoan
and "gold-brick" king, died in New
Caledonia he was a very long way
from home. New Caledonia is in the
tropics, far down in the Pacific. The
nearest land OF size is Australia,
which is 900 miles distant. New Cal
edonia is known throughout the world
as great penal colony. France has
used it for storage purposes Of this
kind since 1864 and especially since
the fall of the Paris commune, after
which it was made the place of exile
OF thousands of Frenchmen who were
involved in the storms Of that time.
Since then this Melanasian land has
become the Jail of thousands Of others
condemned by the laws of their coun-
try. The greater part Of the white in
habitants therefore are interesting,
but not socially select The island
itself is described by George Griffith,
an English traveller, as a paradise.
The climate is delightful, the noun
famous scenery most beautiful
New Caledonia's soil is fertile and
its mountains full of treasures. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Grifith, when nature
made New Caledonia she set herself
to dump down as many ores and min
erals in as small space as possible.
There is hardly mineral known to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
Moral in Giving Aims

To the next corner. turned it, and vas
What should dor Let the poor singer
Unhelpsd because Of this misdeedz Not
Such a conclusion even could not brook
A coin Of the same worth again took.
Wrapped il again in paper, and again
Tossed il down TO the sfnger-nOt in vain.
This time. She saw It coming through
AEe b9ard 4 fzn upon the ground. and
While She stEH sang. curtseyed her thanks
Untn / turned away and left her free
And ! was ven content. and glad at
For having doubIy done a noble part7
was not sure Had it been heavens
That / should twice give the sum had
To give but Ouees Perehznee. unknown
Both women were in equal misery.
Though not Of equal merit Then had
a twofoid blessing BY what had done7
These things are mysteries. but my
Seems one with which No one can justly
If there IS suffering that yOu would re-
Give twice the sum at once you meant
And do not wait for wrong TO come y0ur
And force your unwilling hand. fol
though It may
Again. ii may not and. for your owl
The chance is such as you ought not Il
w D. HoNeEls in Harpers Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

The woman sang her ballad to the sky
OF the keen night. fiinging on high
The notes that futtered to my window
pane
Like birds. and beat against the glass in
Untn / opened. and from out the gloom
Let them flock into my room. 1reliI room
There was no more Of meaning in the
That came than in the jargoning Of birds.
But In the voice. and in the plaintive
There was an intimation Of despair
From killing sorroT, and the appealing
Or sorest need. which no man might deny
And cover from himself his own dis
grace
So. thoughtfuIly, as one does in such a
From among several coins in hand
chose
That q the smallest worth. and wrapped
In paper. SO that it might not be lost.
Striking the frozen ground below, and
Ny gift down from the window at the
OF the poor singer in the wintry street.
But she, as If she neither saw nor heard.
Rapt in her song, sang on, and never
While one, that opportuneIy stroIled
The corner nearest her. both heard and
STOPPED. and put out a predatory claw.
And clqtc3ed the paper; felt and reeog-
The coin ~ithin chat somehow suddenly
sized
For all my frantic shouts and signs kept
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
SPREADING THE
NEWS BROADCAST.

That Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his
Diabetes. After long suffering MR.
G. CIeghorn found permanent re-
lief in the Great American Kidney
Remedy.
Port Huron, Mich, Jan 50th--( Spe-
cial) with Diabetes and
Bladder Disease from which he could
apparently get no relief, Mr.. G. C1eg-
horn. a bricklayer, living at 11s But
tier St. this city. has found a com
plete and permanent cure in Dodd's
Kidney Pills and in his gratitude he
Ia spreading the news broadcast
-Dodd's Kidney Pills made a man Of
me" Mr.. Cleghorn says Il was a
sufferer from Diabetes and Bladder
Disease. was so bad l could do no
work and the pain was something
terrible could not get anything to
help me till tried Dodd's Kidney
Pills They helped me right from the
first and now am completely cured.
/ have recommended Dodd's Kidney
Pills TO all my friends and they have
found them all that is claimed for
them"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Ills from B2ckzche to Brights Dis
ease. They never fail to cure Rheu-
mztism.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

science that is not represented in
greater or less quantities in that
island. A mining expert once went
oy~s iron Australia to make a survey
for the International Copper com
pany and afterward he made his re-
port in person TO the board In London
He knew as much about mining as
anybody in the southern hemisphere.
but his language was that Of the bush
A noble lord asked him Of he could
give any estimate Of the amount Of
copper, nickel. cobalt. iron, silver,
gold and so on that might be found
in the central chain Of mountains
This was his answer: My lord. II
you were to take out all the - min
erals of these mountains the -
island would well fall to pieces.
The report was taken as satisfactory. I"
Until 1853 New Caledonia was a
sort Of no-man's land. Then both
England and France decided TO annex
ii and orders came 10 two warships 70
proceed thither at once. They started
the same day. The English captain
had heard of the reefs that surround
the island and he was cautious The
Frenchman went ahead without re
gard for the reefs. When the British
captain arrived he saw the tricoloT
flying from hill and he was invited
to come in and lunch On French soil
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

p,shon Peck of the Methodist Epi s
nlSnS hnrcn was a large man, weigh
oop" so Sl three hundred and MY
and four hundred pounds w. of
tom tour and stopping at the resi res. Sssbo !,
: s0u presiding elder, the good ID, o aSt,pp
,nrpsd over in his bed, and the lei, en'' te
turned '.a. 90 collapsed, dropping him 10
tSs soor with tremendous t i.lo,,,rs
The presiding elder rus ..ar bishop?
calling whats the MATE e.. IONS"
s. T there anything can do for sS y0a,
Is . Mott is the matter answe tse
the , soT breakfast tell your wife t 70 lSox
can r los n the cellar.@-The SUNDAY
Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
FIRsr SLAVES IN AMERICA.
Documents Prove Year 1901 to Be
Date Of Importation.

Documents Prove Year 1901 to Be
Date Of Importation.
One Of the common, everyday err
rors which is taught in the schools in
America is that which relates TO the
introduction into the western hemf-
sphere Of African slavery" writes a
critic. The school histories which
the school girl and school boy study
say that It dates from 1870 or 1919,
when a Dutch sea captain sold the
English settlers the first African The
year 1901, however, Is the date Of the
earliest reference in American history
10 negroes coming from Spain TO
America-12z years before Albany, n.
Y was settled by the Dutch and 10s
years before jamestown. Va. was set
tied BY the English In 1905 King
Ferdinand Of Spain wrote to orlando.
then governor Of HfspanioIa: 7 win
send more negro slaves as you re-
quest In 1910 fifty negro slaves were
sent to work in the mines Of Hispan-
lola There Is a record Of King Fer
dinand's response to a request Of Las
Casass bishop Of La Conception. in
Hispaniola. that more negroes should
be imported He said. There are
already many negroes On the island
This was in the year 1914"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
GRATEFUL TO curIcuRA
For instant Relief and Speedy Cure Of
Raw and ScaIy Humour, itching
Day and Night-Sunered
Months.

4 wish you would publish this let
ter so that others suffering as 1 have
may be helped For months awful
sores covered NY face and neck. sczbs
forming itching terribly day and
night breaking open. and running
blood and matter l had tried many
remedies. but was growing worse.
when / started with Cuticurz The
first application gave me instant re-
lief. and when had used tEO cakes
Of Cuticurz Soap and three boxes OF
Caticura Ointment. was completely
cured (signedl Miss Nellie Wander
Wiele, Lakeside, n. Y"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
German War on Phthisis

Consular Clerk Murphy Of Frank
fort sends to the state department the
measures for preventing the spread
of consumption" recommended by the
city authorities.
Every consumptive and every per
SON who coughs should take care that
it is received in spittoons or similar
vessels containing water or, still bet
ter. chloride of lime or salt water.
Such liquids prevent freezing and
also the drinking of the water by ami
mails.
These cuspidors should be two
inches high and eight to ten inches
in diameter. They should have
smooth. slightly curved edges and
should be made of smooth glass,
porcelain. china OF enameled iron.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

Klone In the house the backache has
asn 80 bad that It brought tears to
1. ewes. The pain at times was so In.
.,se that was compelled to give W
r. household duties and lie down.
80 we're headaches, dizziness and
80 rushing to my head to cause
8iseding at the nose. The first box Of
$50 Kidney Pills benefited me SC
r.ueb that | continued the treatment.
IT, singing pain In the small Of my
80 the rushes Of blood to the head
Il "A other symptoms disappeared"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
kealers. 50 cents per box. Foster.
amburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

There was man recently who did
a tremendous business at French
fairs, selling q powder that was harm
less to men but deadly to rats He
would spread some OF the powder on
a slice OF bread and eat it; then put
a portion under a glass case. In which
was q rat, that died as soon as il alta
the bread Here is the explanation
of the trick The powder was ordi-
nary sugar. But the glass case was
connected with an electric battery,
and as soon as the rat touched the
bread the current was turned on. and
it was electrocutsd-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
Status of the Conductor.

A musical critic asserts that he over
heard the following conversation at a
recent concert, the speakers being two
men of somewhat rustic appearance
who held seats right behind him:
who is that fellow standing up
with stick in his hand?"
Don't you know? That's the con-
ductor."
Conductor? Ahem! What kind o.
horn does he blow!"
None at all; he doesn't play
That's funny. l thought they all
footed or fddled. Well, he's more'n
ornamental. l s'pose. What does he
do. anwhow?"
Just then the conductor brought
down his baton, the orchestra began
with a wagnerian crash. and the rest
~ the two strangers talk was lost to
the listener.-New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

There Is Csrx-rh In this secst1u q the enr.sr
snA7 al oEher diseases PAT together and Ezz the last
few years pPose1 60 Be tzcur4Ale- Fur great
Ez1y years doctors Pronounced u heal disease and
prescribed poc&l rsnsskes- and hF Constantly failing
% care WIKI local treatment pruu1znei II izeurzoe-
scae1ce has rruTe2 CAE4rr1 10 be ea1<sfru Eaal es
sd EAerS21Ee re51lrNz cgcsEEus11CAl treatment
Hairs CAEzrrh Care. U&rE t4cszre1 hy r. J. Cheney
& Co. ToEe1. Ohio. % the 01ly acsztszxtlzl cars %
the market IL Is taken internally IN 6lssz from y
d-gps te&zpcoufuL- II directly the hso01
and u1eS3az Surfaces Of the EFEseE- TheF c@er ocs
kzn1red 6oll8rs for any ease II fats care Send
FIR circulars and ksz-1Ea1i&lz-
Actress 2. J. CHENEY q Co, TaseSo. Ola
Sold By Druggists &c
Take HnII-s FzrzEly PfrIz fer c1rz-fp4<tcc
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
aEihiousr AlIiaasors.

Hugh o. Pentecost relates with
great glee a little incident which came
under his observation during a trip
in Florida. I'VE were driving up to
the hotel in stage" said he, when
we PASSED bayou on the bank of
which several slligators were visible.
one of the passengers. who was evil
IDENTIFY in pursuit of useful informa-
ton. said to the driver. Are those alli-
gators amphibiousg
eyes. sab. said the darkey; "hbious
as hell. sab. Whole shote at one
u,oufful. sah."-New York Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

They should contain water to a depth
of four-fifths of an inch.
AS the water evaporstes more
should be added. The cuspidors should
be cleansed daily with boiling water.
Consumptives should give especial
attention TO cleanliness. The sitting
rooms and bedrooms of consumptives
should have only such curtains. bed
coverings and the like as can be
easily washed. There should be no
carpets.
The entire floors of such rooms
should be washed daily. and even in
the winter the rooms should be prop
erly aired daily for at least one hour.
Uncooked milk may become a.
transmitter of consumption. The.
public is warned against its use.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
eAiu. That Passed at Sea.

samuel ]. Elder, the Boston lawyer
relates this story of q dialogue oe
tween the shippers Of two vessels
which met at sea: ~.
What ship is that! Toareu '.e
skipper of a little Gloucester soho0nel'
mailing a great full-rigged ship
reindeer, Calcutta to Boston! was
.be answer from the captain OF the
big ship. who are you? .,. =
SCHOONER Dart, from Gloucester,
..1,ared the schooner's skipper.
oHow long you out? u..s
zone hundred fourteen days, was
the answer. How long you , OUT,
AN night" returned the Glouc S. .,s
man. and he put his helm 70 pos. ~"
scnrr,ed of to meet the rising oa"h'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
Furnishes Catholic Leo.

Mr. Campbell, the Irish solicitor
Essneral, speaking upon decisions. told
story OF a north of Ireland Protes'
ant who was perfectly sane save on
IL point. This stanch Protestant
EaAroored the delusion that one OF his
- belonged to a Roman Catholic
8sad therefore when he went to bed
Bf1ery night he used to leave the Cath.
HPae leg outside the blanket by way
~ punishment.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
EA

If you find any tea with
our name on the package
not to your liking, take-back
your money.
write for our knowledge Book, A, sehllIns
Company, San Francisco.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
Why This DiHerence7

Il the temperature of the church be
! little low people will raise a big
suss. Yet many of those same people
pill sit in the open air. with practical
b no protection, for hours, in a chill
November day, watching a game Of
fOotball. and think nothing of it-nay.
pay dollar or two for the privilege.
The Crown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
TEA

We all drink tea; most all
poor tea; great market for
trash.
write for our knowledge Book, a. sehiIling
Company. San Francisco.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

ine speed Of the camel is greatly
,sserated by writer's. both of his
No.. ana fiction. The most accurate
saS Otnatlon shows the speed of the
S aus' to be about three miles an
:. The swiftest dromedaries dc
Os.. exceed ten miles an hour, but the
~,,s can be kept up for twenty hours
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
A Pessimlst at Sea.

ne was a pessimistic business man
d. his first trip to Europe. The third
E,y out. when he was filled with only
-l.ery and not much else, he remark,
IN as he leaned over the rail of the
IT.. "All going out and nothing
coming in"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

what / suf-
fered no one
Will ever
know. fused
about every
known RENE
dy that Is said
to be good for
kidney com.
plant, but
without de
irving perma
nent relief.
Often when
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
WorId's post.I EmnIoves.

Germany has 242,OOO postal en-
cOyes; the United States, $4,000;
useas Britain. $4,000. None of the
aer states in the postal union pos
- 100000 postal employees. France
!. ~ $1,000, Austria $4,000. Russia
1882 and Japan S7.se5.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
Keats, oplnlon Of AamIet.

The middle age Of Shakespeare was
n covered over; his days were not
more happy than Hamlet's. who Is.
perhaps. more like Shakespeare him
Issf in his common everyday life than
|sny other of his Characterization a
Keats Autograph Letter Sold in Lon
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

The book Of Job is believed to ha
the most ancient literary work In
existence 1t is known to hzvs
been written prior to the Pentateuch.
and prior to the PRONUNCIATION Of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
NeN pecorative stnne-

Gallslithe. or milestone. is being
much used for decorating. and prom
ises to take the place OF marble.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
TEA

Sell as your customer likes
to buy.
That's how to do business,
IN tea or anything else.
Tour grocer returns your money II you don't
uks schininR's Best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
A womAN's MISERY.

49, John LaRue, Of lis Paterson
IN ne paterson, N. J. says: Il was
sIad for about nine years, and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
gniflcant question.
Valuahln ounter-

=, An oyster containing pearls of the
ue Oh $3.50 was found by a fisher.
Au al Neumunster. Germany.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

hss,1SsU 5A1RANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
|trVsSi,, nnnd, bleeding or Prptrudlng Plies. l0ul
|hns ~ VIII refund money Il PAZO OINTMENT
cure you In 20 Ia days. SOC.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

I'VE don't celebrate the Glorious
Fourth to any very great extent down
in my neck o. the woods" remarks
Representative Johnson of South Car
DINA, but the fireworks put in full
time on Christmas. 1t may be heathen-
ish to celebrate Christmas with the
Blowing of tin horns and shooting of
fireworks, but we fellows down home
have been raised that way and Christ
mas is not Christmas without fire
crackers and such things.
Il want to get good square shout
der hitter at the goody good man who
saws there's no Santa Claus. Why, the
very happiest days of my life were
those before I knew that the old fell
low really didn't come down the chin
ney and dispense his gifts"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

Senator Clay is putting on strut
because the president has promised
him that he will be his guest when he
makes his trip to Georgia. says a
Representative from that state. Il
envy the senator and know the presi-
dent will have a good time. But this
reminds me, the senator lives in the
beautiful little city of Marietta, of
which place the long since deceased
Judge Underwood said that he had
rather die there than any place on
earth. The judge was asked his rea-
son for wishing to shuttle on this NOR
tai coil in Marietta, and his reply was
that he could leave it with less regret
than any place on earth. Strange to
say that the judges wish was carried
out. he having died at Marietta while
holding court there.
Marietta is not far from Roosevelt,
where the presidents mother was
born. and where there is large fac
tory. and where the people are CON
ted and prosperous"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
TIE

Poor tea. is the older
leaves, not the young ones.
There's too much of it.
Your grocer returns your money if you don't
he SehlllIng's Best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

Senator Bate of Tennessee says he
loves christmas times" The senator
will never be very old man. for his
heart is young, and he loves all that
is good and innocent. Said he:
christmas in the city is well
enough for those who don't know any
better. but if you want to get right
down TO genuine enjoyment just knock
tbe dust of the city of your feet and
GET out in the country-preteraoi!
the mountains of my state-and there
you'll find Christmas sure enough. II ;
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11
EA

Where did you get this
tea?"
Significant question.
M. '0Sr grocer returns your money II you dOn7
SS' seAillins's Beet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

Few Finger impressions Alike.
There are over 10000 finger impress.
sions at Scotland Yard. no two of
which are alike.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-04-11

Deaths Caused by Opium.
1t is estimated that every year
twenty million persons die in China
from the use OF opium.