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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
FINDS 1T IS NOT POISON.
Darby Explains His Intellectual Efforts
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to Commit Suicide.
There was a man in Atlanta who
once suspected a colored man in his
employ of tampering with the contents
of his wine cellar, especially with a
certain brand of fine whisky. The
employer decided to adopt measures
TO verify his suspicious. He allowed
the demijohn holding his private
stock" to become empty; then, In
stead of reflling 1t, he placed his pet
brand in bottles, labelling each one
poison"
One evening, on returning home I'M
expectedly, he caught his servant in
"fagrante delicto." Selling the bottle
from the darky's hand the Atlanta
man exclaimed. in a tone of horror,
Great heavens, Saml do you know
what you have been doing? This bot
tie is marked 'poison!'"
The negro took the bottle and sur
veyed 1t closely Then he shifted at
1t. A melancholy smile fitted over
his dusky countenance. "'Tain't pizen,
sah," he said, dejectedly. Else been
fooled ag'in."
Fooled again?" repeated the mas
ter, Indignantly. What do you
mean?"
well, sab" continued the darky, in
the same tone of depression, "it am dis
way. knowed from de fust, from de
way you acted bout dat demijohn, dat
you had yo' suspishuns OBJ me; an dat
sho' made me feel pretty blue. | got
distressed, an didn't care. Why, sab.
TO mos two weeks now Ise been tryin'
to commit suicide outer dat bottle. -
Woman's Home Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
Charming.

While Prof. Henry Drummond was
calling on a friend ON his last visit
here he was introduced to a party of
American girls.
How very formal you are here
when you are introduced" he said
"Now, in England we always shake
hands. What do you do here when von
say good-by?"
"Oh' we kiss said the youngest of
the party, a charming girl of 16,
"Ah, that's charming" responded
Prof. Drummond: Suppose we saw
goodrby right now"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
Desiqn for TaiIor,s st.t,on.,,,

A gentleman called last week at a
large stationer's to order some note.
paper with heading. On being shown
various designs, monograms. etc
mo" he said, 81 want something sim
pler-just flower, forget-me-not"
"But, sir, that would surely be more
suitable for young lady
Il know what want" was the
prompt reply; Il am a tailor, and the
paper is for my customers"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
IS YEARS OF TORTURE.
ltohinn and Painful Sores Covered
Head and 5ody-cured in Week
BY Cuticura.

For fifteen years my scalp and
forehead was one mass of seabs, and
my body was covered with sores.
Words cannot express how suffered
from the itching and pain. had Civ
en- up hope when friend told me to
get Cuticura. After bathing with
Cuticura Soap and applying Curti-
cura Ointment for three days, my
head was as clear as ever, and to my
surprise and joy, one cake of soap and
one box of ointment made complete
cure in one week. (signed) H. b.
Franklin. TIT Washington St.. Allie
ghenY. Pa
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
MAKING Money.

The art OF polite conversation seems
to have degenerated among men to
discussion of the ways and means of
making money. Every second man in
the larger centers has a scheme-and
too often 1t is scheme to get money
from the public without giving honest
value in return.-Canadian Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

The longest-liyed trees In northern
Europe are the pines of Norway and
Sweden. btu $40 years is their great
lest period. Germany's Oldest oaks
live only little more than 800 years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
Sun and Moon Fight.
Astronomical drawing from Mexi-
can illustrated manuscript represent.
ing the sun and the moon quarreling.
rraIna field un hv Mooae.

A big moose held up a passenger
train near Blanchard. Me-, on day re-
Gently, and the obliging engineer
brought 1t to a complete stop rather
than kill the proud monarch of the
forest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
Abandon Bicycle Insurance.

The stealing of bicycles has become
so prevalent in Birmingham, England,
that the local offices os the leading in.
surance companies have abandoned
cycle insurance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
American Watches in Favor,

American watches have held their
old renown. They are frequently
asked for lately for Dutch India. where
they give entire satisfaction, even In
workmanship.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
California ORANGES and cold.

The orange production of California
amounts to about $1S,0O0,O0O in value
and the gold production about ST.
900 900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
Authority on Gem Minerals.

NWtHUTENy OF NcFFE HIHCTdIHs
DR.. George Frederick Kunz, the well
known American authority on gem
minerals. has Joined the editorial con.
sulting stan of a prominent magazine
In London, England.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

You can spoil good tea by
boiling, you can't make bad
tea good.
In every package OF schiling's Best Tea is a
booklets How to Make Good Tea
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
Wonderfml Pooket knIfe.

A Sheffield (England) firm has on
view in its window a pocket knife pos
sessing seventy-five blades. Each
blade has local scene engraved upon
it. The firm offers $4,000 to any per-
son who can shut all the blades with.
out cutting his fingers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
TEA

The knowledge Book is a
great book for a little one;
answers many troublesome
questions.
Your grocer returns your money II you don't
like schilllng's Best.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

New York is too far from
Japan; San Francisco is
nearer.
Vour grocer returns your money ii you don't
take schilling's Best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
TEA

There's only one white
pepper mill in the world, Of
the sort that grinds Schil-
ling's Best.
There's pepper enough.
Your grocer returns your money If you don't Ike &c
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

ssDr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
cared of Brghts Disease and Gravel Able phy
e@aisd" Mrs K. p. Mixner. Burghil o. sLoA bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Increasing Among WOmeas Bot
Sufferers Need Not Despair
THE BEST ADVICE IS FREE

OF all the diseases known. with which
the female organism Is afflicted, Kidney
disease Is the most fatal, and statistics
show that this disease Is ON the increase
among women.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

The simple stripping of the red and
yellow in the flag Of Spain was sug-
gested by the arms of Aragan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

A woman never objects to her hus.
band kissing the cook-if she is the
cook.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

ASK Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease.
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Swol-
len, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating
Feet and Ingrowing Nails. At all Drug
gists and Shoe stores, rs cents. Accept
NO substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, A s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

Herewith is reproduced a photo
graph of curiosity in the shape of a
horned rooster. The strange fowl was
reared in Port Lemon, Costa RIGA,
where 1t was regarded with awe by
the natives, who looked upon it as
something supernatural 1t was
brought to this country by a sea cap
tain. The horns seem to be of the
same material as the ordinary ROSTERS
spurs.-New York Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
lmportant 70 Mothers.
wire Used In stone-sawInq.


Stone-sawing is now carried on sue
cessfully by means of wire in place
of a saw. An endless wire works
over pulleys. as in the bandsaw. 1t
is driven at uniform speed, and
the cutting is done by sand mixed
with water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
COLOR of Spanish EIan.

Your grocer returns your money if you don't
like sehllllng's Best.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

Pisos Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N w. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. IA. 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

Must Swear to Sanity.
Under the new California marriage
certificate law the young couple must
swear that they are not insane.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

= Many a man is given soft answer
because he is known to be hard hit
ter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
Here i Relief for Womsn.

HeFe IS NbIIBT TOT Wom6ns
Mother Gray, nurse in New York,
discovered pleasant herb remedy for
women's ills, called AUSTRALIANS
LEAF Cures female weaknesses, Back
ache, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
troubles. At all Druggists or by mail
SOC. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

PED Gross Ball Blue. Large ZOE package
Vents. The Russ Company, South Bend, ina
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

German Women In Factories.
One German woman in about every
twenty-seven works in factory.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
TEA

There is wholesome tea
and bad; there is bad in a
dozen ways.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

income OF British Public.
The total income of the British pub
lie, as admitted to the income tax
collectors, now amounts to about
e $50 100000 per annum.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In.
nAmmation aays pain, cures wind colo. 26c bottle,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
TEA
There's plenty of humbug
in tea; not one ounce in a
ton Schilling's Best.

YOU grocer returns your money II you don't like It
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05
TEA

You think one tea as good
as another?
Why don't you buy at the
lowest price you see in the
window?
Your grocer your money II you don't
like schilling's Best
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

You can defy all the pillars of So
ciety IL you only won't talk about it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

Y0ur grocer returns your money 4 you ont INC e
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-05

Design of Turkish Emblem.
The crescent, moon and stars were
adopted by the Turks as their device
on the capture of Constantinople by
Mohammed III. in 1853
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08
oARy's LONG RECORD.
Chicago Jurist 10 Oldest Superior Court
Judge In the World.

Chicago Jurist IL Oldest Superior Court
Judge In the World.
Judge Joseph E. Gary os Chicago IL
the Oldest continuous Superior Court
Judge in the world, having served con-
tinuously since 1863, a period Of forty
two years. Among the prominent citi-
Gems Of Chicago, noted for their rise
from q humble station to the topmost
round Of the ladder Of mercantile or
professional life, no one person offers
more inspiring figure for emulation
than does Judge Gary.
The record of occupying the position
Of Judge Of the Superior Court for tho
longest consecutive time of any Judge
III the world Is distinguished honor
in itself, but to be universally CON-
mended for having never swerved
from the path Of duty through all
those years. to be respected for his
learning and loved for wholesome
and genial nature that always has dis.
covered the brighter side Of things and
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08

picked up on the premises which ~
one could account for. II had apper-
emily been used for . pipelight and
only the name and part Of the address
could be deciphered. The police, how
ever, found out the addressee and ar
rested him. Hut for the fact that b.
was able to prove an undoubted alibl
he would probably have been convict
ed. for his past was not quite spot
less. How the real thief obtained the
envelope remains q myster:
Zone OF the smartest faxed clews I
remember came to light In certain
provincial district, which. since the
criminal was never caught, will not
name. Three burglaries were success
fully accomplished and from the traces
left al three were apparently the
work Of man with wooden leg. II
was only when a smart detective
pointed out that in the first two cases
the wooden leg was the left one. while
In the third 1t was the right, that the
local police gave up searching for .
one-legged burglar. The idea was not
a bad one. for strapped below the knee
the peg would be no encumbrAnce.
and detached would have proved for.
midable weapon In case Of need. But
for the change Of legs the trick would
never have been suspected"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08

G. Chavanka. a Cleveland iceman,
has recently demonstrated most re-
markable strength, at least for work
ingman. to the wonderment Of all who
have seen him on his daily routine.
Himself but 100 pounds in weight, he
lifts and carries upon his left Shout
der with ease 4CO-pound cake Of
ice. In the large iron works and in
warehouse demonstrations of great
lifting and carrying strength are fire.
quently seen among the long expert
enced employees, but seldom one to
equal that of the iceman In the Forest
City. Also. while in iron works and
warehouses great weights are usually
carried on level and in the straight
est possible line. Chavanka often car
ries his great loads up several flights
Of stairs. While he has never carried
400 pounds up three flights, 1t Is not
unusual for him to shoulder go to
900 pounds when furnishing his custo-
mers on the upper floors of some Of
the tenements.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08
I OLD
cEavorites


London Bridge.
Proud and lowly. beggar and lord,
Over the bridge they 60:
Rags and velvet, fetter and sword,
Poverty. pomp and woe.
Laughing, weeping. hurrying ever,
Hour by hour they crowd along,
While. below, the mighty river
Sings them all q mocking cong.
Hurry along.
Sorrow and song,
All is vanity meath the sum-
Velvet and rags,
So the world wags,
Until the river no more shall run.
Dainty, painted, powdered and gay
Rolleth my lady by;
Rage and tatters over the way
Carries q heart a. high.
Flowers and dreams from country mea-
dows.
Dust and din through city skies,
Old men creeping with their shadows,
Children with their sunny syss-
Hurry along.
Sorrow and song.
All 10 vanity meath the sun;
Velvet and rags.
SO the world wags,
Until the river no more shall run.
Storm and sunshine, peace and strife,
Over the bridge they 60:
Floating on In the tide OF life
Whittier no man shall know.
Who will miss them there tomorrow,
Waits that drift to the shade Or sun
Gone away with their songs and sorrow;
Only the river still lows on.
Hurry along,
Sorrow and song,
All 10 vanity meath the sun;
Velvet and rags,
SO the world wags,
Until the river no more shall run.
Frederic ID. Weatherly.
Stay At Hons, Ny Heart.
Stay, stay at home. my heart, and
rest;
Home keeping hearts are happisst.
For those that wander they know not
where
Are full Of trouble and full Of care
To stay at home 10 best.
Weary and homesick and distressed.
They wander east, they wander west.
And are bafiied and beaten and blown
about
BY the winds Of the wilderness Of doubt.
To stay ut home ID best.
Then stay at home, my heart. and rest
The bird II safest In it, nest.
Ger all that nutter their wings and ~
A hawk IL lowering In the sky. -,
To stay at homo 10 best ~
H. W. Longfellow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08
olo.rlMe SPELLING.

A Opseimsu Of Martha Washingtonss
Orthography ResurrsctsA.
But II George did not grievously err
IN the matter Of spelling, ~ much can
not b said for Martha, whose words
and sentences were fearfuly and won
derfully made. One illustration will
be sufacient. The letter was written
while the good Martha was with her
husband at the seat Of government In
Philadelphia, and was addressed 70
her sister at Mount Vernon. After r.
GREETING the illness Of the little ones at
Mount Vernon. who were suffering
from an ailment common among chill
dren and puppies, Martha went on %
say:
Indeed. my dear Fanny, never
saw children stuffed a. yours was
when was down and reather wonder
Cd that they were able to b tolarabls
with such lodes a. they used to put
into their little stomacks--I am surs
thars II nothing 20 psrnisious a. over
charging the stomach Of child-wlth
every kind OF food that they win take
--Expsarance will convince you Of the
improperly II nothing else will
800 The President win bring two
white men with him--one Of them
may sleep in Writings room. the other
in the Garret-Let thare be . bed put
in the Carrot room-and one for the
other man a. they may be ready
President talks of leving this on Tues
day morn--and I suppose he will make
all the dispatch he can a. he does not
expect to b long from hear. - II
will be well for you to send one Of
your old shoes when the President re-
turn, and then you will be scertain
that your shoes will fitt--The Trades
people suffered very much in the Yal-
low fever. 80
dear Fanny your most ahsctionats
M. WARRINGTON.
--Roswsll Field. in the Chicago Jour
nal 1sat
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08

distributed happiness with generous
and disnterested hand Is something
more than honor. 1t is the record OF
man.
Judge Gary Is In his eighty fifth
year. but hale and hearty, with mind
active and sympathetic. keen wit,
delightful humor AMI as lively an ill.,
terest in the affairs OF the world as
though he were but just brushing the
dews Of morning from the path Of life.
instead OF following 1t into the sunset
shadows. Like the majority Of Amcri-
cans who have climbed high, Judge
Gary started as a country boy.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08
CLEVER TRICKS OF CRIMINALS
Detectives Bafnsd By False Clews Pre-
pared for Then.

Detectives Bansd By False Clsws Pre-.
pared for Thsn.
eve have to be very chary now
adays in placing reliance upon the
popular clew, for certain crimes
housebreaking. for example--havs be-
come such a science that clews are
frequently actually manufactured BY
the criminals for the express purpose
of misleading the police" remarked q
prominent detective to a representa-
tive Of London rt-Bits 80 clsvsrly
IL this managed sometimes that It y
by no means easy to discover whether
1t II q real or false clew until one
has wasted considerable amount Of
time in following 1t up.
Among the burglar fraternity this
practice II becoming quite common
What more easy, for instance, than
for the midnight visitor to wear boots
many sizes too large for him, taking
care to leave footprints which will
give an entirely wrong idea Of his
build1 Where footprints are not DOS.
sible the boots are left behind, drop
ped a. though their owner left In too
great 4 hurry to take them with him.
In such cases the footsear usually
bears the makers name, but II would
be waste Of time to look for tho thief
In that locality, since they have been
purposely bought In 4 strange neigh
borhood. When this device 10 prac-
ticed q pair OF rubber shoes are worn
inside the boots, % that the loss Of
the latter occasions the thief no In
convenience.
Hats have been made to serve the
same purpose. One left behind At 4
provincial jewelers. shop which had
been rined had the name Of an east
end tradesman in II, and the crime
was at first attributed to q London
gang. 1t eventually transpired to b.
the work Of local practitioner, who,
though his head was several sises
smaller than the hat, evidently had
his share of brains. But for the trsach.
cry Of 4 pal he would probably have
escaped detection, for the police were
looking for 4 much bigger man, ana
in the wrong place. too.
Occasionally the faxed clsw con-
sists Of tool distinctive Of q parttcu-
lar trads--a shosmaker's knife, for n.
stance. The articles thus left behind.
I may remark. are never new; they
are usually well worn, but still service
able. An slaboratsly prepared clsw
was q handkerchief, apparently taken
from the wsarers throat In order 10
tie together several articles, which
were nsverthsless left behind. On e.
animation Il proved 70 b. covsssd with
short gray haifs, such - would Con-
vsy the impression that the weassr
was an oldish man who had recsntiy
had his hair cut Tho real burglar was
. young fellow Of lsss than y.
"A few years ego one % thsss falss
CLOVIS was vsry nearly the means Of
an innocent man being sent b prison.
A burglary was committed nsar Len
dan and IN a1drssssd snvslsDs vas
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08

Timson-I never tainted away but
once and that was just a few days
ago.
simson-- What was the cause.
Tlmson-My wife told me that she
had trained herself 10 she could walk
through store full Of bargain-counter
sales with her purse full Of money and
never buy a thing.--Detroit Free
Press.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08
An Optimist.

The story Of the LATEST man yet
discovered comes from the Atlantis
Constitution.
YES. sir, he was the LATEST man
on record. What do you reckon he did
when his house was on nreT'
Dunno"
Warmed his hands at the blaze, and
said be was thankful he didn't havs
to split the wood for itv'
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08

Gray-Hello, Smith, old boy! And "a
you are married, sh7
Smith-That's what the parson told
me.
Gray-And, Of course, you are hap.
py?
Smith-Well, don't know about
that. To tell the plain, unvarnished
truth, I'm Just little bit disappointed.
Gray-rm sorry to hear that what's
the trouble7
smith-Well. you ses, during the
courtship stunt she used to tell ma
how strenuously she loved me, but we
had no sooner got spliced than she
gave up her SO week Job 40 type
writer thumper. That goes to show
how much you can bank on q woman's
love.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-08
what's the Use.

Miss Passay--I don't see why any
woman should try to conceal her age
Now. I'm willing all the time 10 let
people know I'm rs.
Miss Pepprey-But does 1t do any
goods You know, Lincoln said: you
can't fool all the people all the time"
PHILADELPHIA Press.