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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
Ask Your NeIohbors.

Gelatt, Pa, Nov. 9Th CspeciaIl-
Mrs. H W. Stems, q well respected
resident of Gelatt, tells in convincing
words, what Doddis Kidney Pills have
done for her. She says:
Il was a great sufferer from Rheu-
matism, caused through my Kidneys
being out OF order | was subject TO
it for years. 1t would take me with
out warning, and while the attack
lasted was so lame could not get
around So l had to send for Dodd's
Kidney Pills / took them for three
days, but didn't feel much benefit. but
on the fourth day | noticed a great
change. the lameness in my back was
gone, and the pains I used TO suffer
were leGs- kept on with Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and now am glad to say
have no Iameness nor pain OF any
kind I feel as if I didn't know what
rheumatism was. I shall never be
without Dodd's Kidney Pills in the
house. and bless the day first heard
Of them
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
Broke Up aHappx Family

A baby pig objected to being Rugged
by a monkey at a wild animal show at
Coney Island few days ago, and bit
the monkeys tail of The two be
longed to the happy family" at the
show. All season there have been
three monkeys, hairless dog and a
pig in one cage. All have seemed to
be on the most friendly terms. but the
pig usually has been the butt Of all
the jokes which Skip, mischievous
monkey, could invent Skip's particu-
lar fancy was the curled stump of
piggy's tail. and he had habit of
stealing up and giving it a sudden
jerk. But the pig didn't mind; he
seemed to look on it as q friendly
sign. The other day, however. Skip
rufied the natural dignity of the pig
by putting his arms around its neck.
Quick as a flash the pig snapped
Skip's tail. and that broke up the
happy family"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
Washinaton's sianature.

In writing his signature Washington
put his pen to the paper five times.
First he wrote the G. w. in one con-
nected line: second he raised his hand
and made the small o between the up
per part of the G. and w and the two
dots; third, his hand and arm were
placed in a position to write ASKING.
these six letters occupying a breadth
of almost exactly one and three-quar-
tiers inches. This is about as much of
the arc of circle (of which the center
is the elbow pivoted on the table, as
one with forearm of average length
can cause to coincide with the tan
gent, or the straight line across the
paper which the lower part of the let
tiers follow, unless unusual effort is
made, and a great deal more move
ment be given to the fingers. The g
ends in a curved flourish, of which the
convex side is turned upward below
the right center of the name. Fourth
he wrote the final ton; fifth, he added
the very peculiar flourish above the
right center of the name, with the OBJ
ject of dotting the and crossing the
at the same stroke.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
Phantom Doves.

A man who had been at work in a
shoe factory in Maine set hen one
day. He was told that he eggs were
"bantams," and he always was fond of
bantams. at don't take scarcely moth
ing to feed EN-" said he, land I'm
much obliged to you" And the young
fellows in the same room in the shoe
factory, who gave him the eggs, smiled
among themselves. The eggs Matched
and then the devoted bantam raiser
hung over the "chicks" in rapture.
They were the most awful specimens
of bantams, though. that he ever saw.
They were the lankest and most in
significant and nakedest and fuzziest
birds he ever met in all his existence.
Seems to me-" proffered he, the next
day, as he stood at his work, that
thems mighty queer bantams. 1 kind
of think they're some new breed
something sort of original. you know.
Such things does happen" The boys
in the shop agreed. without much urg
ing, to come up and see them. They
came in ones and twos and threes and
SQUADS, and filled the hen house and
fiocked his premises, and after they
had all got there they gave the her
fancier the bottom of the plot. They
had given him a setting of doves
eggs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
IF YOU ARE A WOMAN
What Mira. Ford Says Concerning Dr.
Williams Pink Pills will Surely
gn4mre@x You

"T wish could help other women gee
rid Of certain physical troubles as COM
pletely as / have succeeded in getting
rid Of mine, +" said BIrs. B. b. Ford, of
Pushmataha, Miss, recently "You
know, " she continued, ''that woman's
health depends chiefly on the regu-
Iarity Of Just one function III she
fails to keep that properly regulated she
has no end Of physical misery snf-
fered from that one cause for two
wretched years, during one of which /
was Kept in bed all the time / tried
medicines enough to cure any Illness
but nothing gave me the slightest ben@
fit until 1 began using DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People They cured me
Why, was suffering ali the time prac-
tscaIlv from sickness of the stomach,
dizziness or swimming In my head and
pain In my back Now I am entirely
/ free from discomfort OF that sort an
not only able 70 keep on my feet, but 10
I do nv work as q teacher, aud to enjoy
/ the pleasures that come through the
I possession Of sound health
Within three weeks after beginning
4 the use Of Dr.. Williams Pink Pills / ex-
l perienced such relief that / knew they
L must be adapted TO the needs Of my case.
After using them for a short while longer
/ became and have since remained q
I well woman, and the reason why is SIM
NV that / took DR.. Williams Pink Pills
These pills make uterine action reg
/ Mar and painless, Danish headaches, Ian
/ guOr. nervousness. create appetite, pro-
mote digestion, pat color IA the COM
plexion, build up strength and health
Every woman should send 20 the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Scheuec-
tadv. ny. for a valuable booklet, en-.
titled s. Plain Talks 20 Women" 1t vii
be mailed free IN sealed envelope TO the
address Of any applicant Dr-WIIliams
Pink Pills are sold By al druggists.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
A Barometric Stone.

So far only one stone has been dis
covered in the world which actually
foretells changes in the weather, and
it was found in Finland many years
ago by an explorer. This stone, which
is known as the semakuir, is notified
with white spots, but just before an
approaching rainstorm it turns abb
solutely black. The semakuir is com
posed of clay. rock salt and nitre.
When the atmosphere is dry the salt
in the stone shows itself in spots of
white on the surface. but when rain
is expected TIE salt. absorbing the
moisture, turns black. and thus acts
as q barometer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
MINDS BRoADENED BY TRAVEL
Forming Of Intelligent Companion
ships One of the Chief Benefits

Forming Of Intelligent Companion
ships One of the Chief Benefits
Among the pleasures and profits Of
Intelligent travel are the companion
ships one forms. The welI-poiseG
traveller is never afraid to make new
friends. He soon learns TO read hu
man nature sufficiently 70 know whom
to trust, and one cannot travel. ever
to a very limited extent without meet
ing many people well worth knowing
The little home circle is delightful
and often helpful. but the viewpoints
and opportunities OF our fellow citi
zens are so nearly identical that ouI
uext-door neighboTs are not apt tc
furnish as profitable friendships as
persons we meet whose environments
are different, and who have. perhaps
mad q wider range Of opportunities
and seen more Of the things worth
while. which are The heritage Of the
traveller
When the man who is familiar with
the East meets the man who has learn
ed the great story OF the West. tbs
conversation is pretty apt TO be wortl
listening to.-Four-Track News
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
SEES onIx with Eyes cIosed.

MY strangest case" said the ocu-
list. lis a woman who can only see
with her eyes shut, Her eyes are
normal except in one respect-the
nerve that conveys the image to the
brain has become misplaced.
This woman's eyes are bright and
clear. They perform all their func-
tons properly. They dart about. re
garding the sunset. the sea, every.
thing, but on account of their mis-
placed nerve they see nothing-noth
ing whatever.
yet let the woman close her eyes
and the last object CARED upon is
clearly visible to her. She sees with
her eyes closed. She looks at yor
and everything is black. She seals NJ
her lids. and there you are. distinci
and bright before her"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26


Where nightingales sing all night long,
Let art, and poesy, and song
from crumbling crag and castle call
Romance to lift her glorious pail
Woven OF Wild and subtle CLEANS
Yet everywhere the magic seems
Built over dark and cruel deeps
Where feeling faints and fancy sleeps.
There. II chance shafts Of light fall down
And strike the jewel Of some crown,
Or touch to something half sublime
a hero greater than his time
Or gid the brow Of some white queen,
stu blacker sink the CULTS between.
Where. slippery with blood and tears,
The stair Of immemoTial years
once climbed from out and neither night
Till races staggered to the light!
O thou upon times topmost crest.
Thou virgin Spirit Of the West
How happy. set apart from these
By shielding storms and tumbling seas
The foaming. separating plain
Lies In the light thy dear domaini
Here. In the shadow Of the past.
! see thee looming fair and vast,
A fuller glory round thee thrown
Than all the waiting world has known.
What winged hopes about thee fleet.
What prayers. How beautiful thy feet
Upon the mountains. lightning shod.
Thou latest messenger OF Cod
Harriet Prescott Spofford in the Reader
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
Indian Children.

We Americans should know a great
deal about Indians, for we occupy their
land Boys like Indian stories well
enough, and girls like to look at In
dian pictures; but how many of you
know that an Indian baby's first year
is spent strapped up in tight little
cradle? After the little boy Indian is
a year old he soon learns to walk. and
he no sooner walks than he mounts a
stick or branch of tree and pretends
he is riding horseback.
A little Indian girl is scarcely out of
her cradle before she begins carrying
a dolly on her back just as her mamma
used to carry her. She plays keeping
house, and constructs cute little wig
wan. while her little brother plays at
fishing and hunting. Besides playing,
these Indian children learn all sorts OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

side. In these huts, which are between
ten and thirty feet in diameter, s big
fire is built on the earth floor, and
sometimes nearly forty people sleep
around it. The only advantage of such
a home is that it can be built ir a
day. No one need bother with archi-
tects or fear builders strikes.
AS you can imagine. the children of
such homes suffer many harships;
but. since they know nothing better,
they are merry and happy and have
many games. A favorite amusement
is to build small huts. just as in Amer
lea girls have doll houses and boys
tents. They also mold toys out of
wood and mud. Both boys and girls
Jump rope necessarily, weaving the
jumping ropes themselves.
The young Kaffir is very fond of
taking SNUFF. Even the babies sneeze
their poor little heads nearly OFF from
1t. Girls as well as boys are terrible
lighters, and when they quarrel. act
much like little wild beasts, though
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
OLD FASHIONED FARE
Hot Biscuits, eriddIe-cakes. Pies and
Puddin1s-

The food that made the fathers
strong is sometimes unfit for the chill
dren under the new conditions that
our changing civilization is constantly
bringing in One of Mr.. Bryan's neigh
bors in the great state of Nebraska
writes:
4 was raised in the South. where
hot biscuits, griddle-cakes. pies and
puddings are eaten at almost every
meal, and by the time located in
Nebraska l found myself 8 sufferer
from indigestion and its attendant
ills-distress and pains after meals,
an almost constant headache, dull.
heavy sIeepiness by day and sleep
lessness at night. loss Of flesh. impair
ed memory. etc, etc
I was rapidly becoming incapSci-
tated for business, when 3 valued
friend suggested change in my diet,
the abandonment Of heavy. rich stun
and the use of GrapeNuts food. | fol-
lowed the good advice and shah al
ways be thankful that I did so.
Whatever may be the experience
of others. the beneficial effects Of the
change we're apparent in my case al
most Immediately. My stomach.
which had rejected other food for SO
long. took 10 Grape-Nuts most kindly:
In a day or two my headache was
gone, I began TO sleep healthfully and
before q week was out the scales
showed that my lost weight was COM
ing back Ny memory was restored
with the renewed vigor that | felt in
body and mind. For three years now
| Grape-Nuts food has kept me In prime
condition. and propose it shall for
/ the rest of my days
And by the way. my 21S year old
baby is as fond of Grape-Nuts as am,
always insists on having it. It keeps
her as healthy and hearty as they
make them" Name given by Postum
/ Co. Battle Greek. Mich. There's q
i reason.
Read the little book The Road to
Wellville" in pkgs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

Vegetables are great features in
French households. and neither pota-
toes, beans. peas nor czuIihowers are
ever served plainly boiled CauIihower
cut into small pieces and served with
a rich bechamel sauce is q faEorite
dish, and potatoes and carrots cut in
rounds are often cooked IN the same
way. while beans and peas are great
II improved By the addition OF = little
butter. salt and pepper. They stew
pears to perfection. whole. in syrup.
peeled and with the stalks left On
After they are thoroughly cooked they
are put On a sieve to dry and cool. and
the syrup IS cooked a little more. .
little red wine being added and some
times lemon peel 10 favor it
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
NEW THEORY OF THE CREATION
According 10 This, Adam Was De-
signed as a FiIterer.

&AEftE9 &@ q Fhh%f[fs
Many reasons have been assigned
for the creation of man, and many the
uses TO which he has been put; but it
was reserved for a woman 10 discover
that our first parent was designed as
1lterer.
The Sunday school in the parish Of
St ". was called to order by the gen
tie, genial pastor The lesson was
from Genesis, which the busy, busting
wife Of the parson expounded to q
class Of sixteen-year-old girls in the
following manner.
You see, girls, by closely studying
the text, that by every natural and d.
vine law woman Is mans superior. In
the beginning the Almighty made man
out Of black dirt, there being no better
material lying round After the divine
essence was breathed into man. the
/ Creator found substance good enough
for the creation Of woman Eve was
strained through Adam, the latter be
/ ing used as a flterer, so 70 speak
When woman Is wicked it is an fndf
cation that some Of the gritty blacl
particles Of the original old Adam
have escaped in the process Of fltra
ton. For woman in comparison with
man is as the purest- whitest dizmonG
| dust to the blacklist dirt"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
STOCKINGS LAST a LIFETIME
Made Of Human Hair and imported
from China.

Made Of Human Hair and Imported
from China.
They were black stockings, thick,
stiff, lustrous. and the price mark on
them was SIS.
From China" said the dealer.
From Northern China Every family
has a few pairs Of human hair stock
ings there They are worn over the
cotton stocdngs-they are too prickly
to be worn next the skin-and, prop
erly treated, they last lifetime.
THE Chinese explorer who sold me
these stockings said that when q
chiId's hair is shaved in Northern
China the hair is preserved in special
hair-box of lacquer. AS soon as the
box is full enough the hair is taken
from it and a pair Of stockings is wo-
ven Such stockings have 2 senti-
mental, almost religious value. and
they are rarely parted with It would
be safe to bet that there are not sfz
other pairs of hair stockings on sale
in America
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

At some time you may want a
mouse trap in a hurry and find that
you have none about the house, or at
least none that will work. OF course
you can go out and buy one, but you
can make one just as easily. and per
haps by so doing earn bit of pocket
money from your parents,
All you need is an old bottle with
a mouth or opening in the neck about
one and one-half inches in diameter.
Place this in the position shown in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

useful things. They are taught 10 be
polite, handy and good. Perhaps these
red children could teach us lessons in
politeness, for they are taught never
to talk to older persons while the
elders are engaged in conversation.
Do you know why an Indian is 50
attractive 10 children? Not because Of
his dark skin and black hair, out On
account Of the paint marks on his face
and his gaily bedecked head and body
Every paint mark Of an Indians face
is sign with definite meaning which
other Indians may read. When an In
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
ARABS CURIOSITY WAS FATAL
Killed While Examining Shell ouIes-
cent Since ondurman.

cent since Omournans
News OF a singular fatality reminis-
cent of the sanguinary reconquest Of
the Sudan is to hand from Khartoum.
A party Of Sudanese, natives of ON
durham, after bathing in the Nile
swere resting on the desert sands to
dry. A few yards away they observed
black object half emerging from the
sand. Instantly all Of them ran up to
unearth the mystery. It was then
seen to be a bombshell. Not content
with this discovery, one Of the Arabs
proceeded to break open the proiec-
tile, which thereupon exploded with
terrific force, causing instant death TO
two Of the Arabs, who are described
as having been shattered into frag
ments. Another was gravely wound
ed. The superstition regarding the
shell Is that 1t was one fired from
Kitchener's guns at the battle Of ON
durham, lying quiescent from that day
to the moment Of its tragic explosion
only the other day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
pon,ts for BOYS and eIrIs.

Don't do anything halfway Work
that is worthy your attention is
worthy your best efforts.
Don't fail to make the most Of your
possibilities. God helps him who helps
himself.
Don't be ungrateful for kindness re
ceiyed from others. Only an migrate
is capable of such meanness.
Don't shirk your duty, no matter
how heavy the task. but perform it
readily and with willingness.
Don't be ignorant of the usages of
good society.
Don't slight your own position in
the world to waste time envying those
who may be more favored than your
self. success will come to the boy or
girl who strives earnestly with high
purpose n view.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

one might think their great love OF SUI
gar would sweeten their dispositions.
II Kafir child can get sugar in no
other way he will steal it. In one
thing. though. the Kaffir boy sets a
good example to Polly Evans boys
he is very thrifty and early in life be-
gins to save. AS there are no Kaffir
dime savings banks, a boy buries his
wealth in the jungle till he has enough
to buy COW. When he buys from six
to a dozen cows he can marry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
THE SIMPLEST MOUSE TRAP.
The Homemade Mouse Trap Ready for the Quarry

the Illustration. inclined by means of
bricks or blocks of wood Leading up
to the mouth of the bottle place a
board or piece of cardboard. and on
the cardboard lay a train Of crumbs of
cheese. Drop some larger bits in the
mouth of the bottle and the trap is
set.
The mouse will enter the bottle to
get the bait and will find that it can
not climb out again. as the slippery
glass will afford no hold for its claws.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
nc ereat MaII Of CHM.


China abounds in great walls" re-
cent letter to Our Dumb Animals;
walled country, walled cities, walled
villages, walled palaces and temples
wall after wall and wall within wall.
But the greatest of all is the great wall
of China, built 213 years before our
era. of great slabs Of well-hewn stone
laid in regular courses some twenty
feet high. and then topped out with
large, hand-burned brick. the ramparts
high and thick and castellated for use
of arms. 1t was built to keep the war
like Tartars out-twenty-five feet high
by forty feet thick. 200 miles long.
with room on top for six horses to be
ridden abreast For 400 years it
kept those hordes at bay. in the main.
and is just as good and firm and
strong as when put in place. How
one feels while standing on this vast
work scrutinizing its old masonry, its
queer old cannon and ambitious sweep
along the mountain crest In speech
less awe we strolled or sat and gazed
in silent wonder. Twelve hundred
miles of this gigantic work, built on
the rugged, craggy mountain tops,
vaulting over gorges, spanning wild
| streams, netting the river archways
with huge, hard bars of copper; with
double gates and swinging doors and
bars set thick with iron armor-a
wonder in the world. before which
the old-time classic seven wonders
all gone now, save the great pyramids
were toys.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
cow VISITED THE PosToFFIcE
Animal Probably Wanted TO See Some
thing of the World.

The postmaster of Northampton
Eng. had an unexpected visitor the
other day, when COW being driven to
market entered and climbed a long
fight Of stairs to the first floor. which
is devoted to the telegraph depart
ment. There she poked her head
through the window and gazed Curl
ously at the crowd for twenty minutes
before she was persuaded" to leave
the premises. it is feared. by main
force.
The attendant expected to receive a
telegram for immediate dispatch, but
could elicit nothing further from his
unexpected visitor than a bovine bel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26
lucid ard Sane.

Papa asked the small boy. who
vas reading the magazine. what does
it mean by severfng home ties9 My
son. one meaning replied the pater-
fsmilizs from behind his newspaper.
SIS q term used 10 describe mans
feelings in regard 70 tearing apars
certain articles Of male neckweaT
usually presented to him by = wife
with a fondness for bargain sales -
Boston Evening Transcript
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

Jones, Who had recently married
Smiths widow, hastily opened q note
which lay on the breakfast table with
out looking at the address To his
discontinue he found a circular from
a firm OF monumental mssOns. enelOs
ing a drawing of tombstone with the
inscription: To the memory Of my
beloved husband. whom / can never
replace
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

low which alarmed everybody. Every
bit of crimson was forthwith hidden
from the intruder's gaze. including all
the sealing-wax on hand and the feath-
ers in the headgear of the young Ia
dies, the sight of which it is conjec-
tured may have suggested the visit;
whilst others accounted for it by sug-
costing that fresh fields and pastures
new" were greatly in request by an
uneommonly intelligent COW which
badly needed change
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-12-26

A diamond is the most lusuOus OF
all known substances because il re-
fleets all light which falls on its
poster or surface at an angle of Incl
dence of more than "a degrees It is
so hard that its power Of refraction
is immense. and the cutting is de
mass of prisms. which sparkle the
white light into the colors Of which
II is COMPOSED