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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
Queer Money.

Here is an amusing account Of a
traveller who went many years ago
to Mexico, and found the natives using
a strange kind of currency. Says he:
I'm one of the small towns bought
some lines, and gave the girl one dol
lar in payment. By way of change she
returned me forty-nine pieces of soap
the size of a small biscuit. looked
at her in establishment, and she re-
turned my look with equal surprise,
when police officer, who had Wit
messed the incident, fastened to in
form me that for small sums soap
was legal tender in many portions of
the country.
Il examined my change and found
that each cake was stamped with the
name of a town, and of a manufac-
ture authorized by the government.
The cakes of soap were worth three
farthings each. Afterwards, in my
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11

The point at which you look at the
picture varies according to the posi-.
ton of the points and g, but it may
easily be found by trial
Instead Of drawing a head, you may
draw animals, or leaves, or flowers, or
any design you choose.
Another, and perhaps easier, way of
making anamorphoses, is to prick pin
holes in the picture or the design,
forming the outline and principal
marks. Now hold this pricked design
upright on a table before a candle
light, and place piece of paper before
it, so that the light, shining through
the tiny holes, will mark the design on
the paper in points of light.
Trace over this Illuminated design
with pencil. and afterward fill in the
detail The picture will be seen to be
a distorted one. If you now place it
exactly where it was on the table and
remove the original picture and the
candle AMI put your eye exactly where
the candle fame was you will see the
distorted picture as if drawn in the
proportions of the original in proper
shape.
BY following the illustrations you
will not make any mistakes, and your
success viii FA more than amusing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
Charitable SnarroMs.

The sparrow has never been noted
for its good works and kind deeds
hut the following little story throws
a new light on these despised little
scrappers.
Last spring young robin was
found founderiug around a gen,
tIeman's lawn. 1t was unable to fly
ond had evidently fallen from its nest.
Fearing Fa that the cats might devour r, it
n the night. this gentleman took the
ni.S 20 the rear of his yard and placed
=, I'm N an enclosure covered with wire
:, :. while dressing the next morn
, she he looked out of his window and
. ms ~ amazed at the action of a couple
W We" snarrows who were carrying worms
20 20 the the young robin in the enclosure .l,rs,
~ ~ Wv would fly away only to return
: re few moments later with worms
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
In johannesburg.

johannesburg as town surprises
"A disappoints," writes a South Az
san traveller. 1T has been put IN
= hurry and is mostly built OF cor
.ngated iron. There are finished
s,dldings, mostly of stucco, and innu.
"srable shanties. There are wide
-,reets. but they are all dusty. Com.
a,ssioner street is the main artery
s.r business. 1t is there that, In i'm.
nat,on OF America, sky-scrapers have
Saen built, which domineer over the
.own more than the old fort does. Sun.
sav ia Johannesburg is honored in
me breach and not in the observance.
1obannesburg is a young thing yet,
nj out Of its teens, but 1t apes the
tanners of centuries"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
The Paper Toys.

now ready to be partially dissolved in
he solution, and will then adhere
closely and form mass as solid as
wood.
Of course, you will use some kind
Of a mold on which to form your
article. Take, for instance, a thin
glass bottle. Pour a little of the solu-
ton into a fiat dish and partially dis
solve it into some of the discs until
they feel slippery. They are then
ready to be nodded over the bottle
After one layer has been done put on
another, constantly adding to the solu-
ton in the fiat dish little at time
from the bottle in which you keep it.
You may put on as many layers OF
the discs as you wish until the bottle
is of the desired thickness, when, by
a sudden blow. the glass inside will be
broken, and when the fragments are
removed you will have a wooden bot
tie. The paper will not be merely
stuck together, like pasteboard, but will
be solid. like wood. which may be
proved by boiling it in water after Il
is dry.
Rubber gloves, or rubber tips on the
fingers, should be worn in doing, the
work to protect the hands from the
strong ammonia.
When you have practiced little or
simple articles, say shells gathered al
the shore. or any ordinary and disuset
objects. you may try Other
articles. Wooden toys, for example
may be made by modelling over small
disused ones, enlarging them thus. o.
YOU may make bracket, forming your
model of pasteboard and covering il
with the discs Of paper, thus trans
forming the paper to wood.
Some Of the thin glass ornaments
made to hang on Christmas trees may
he covered in this way, the glass being
broken afterward as in the flask. Even
II the glass remains inside the article
n will not matter, for you will have
wooden toys that will last instead OF
fragile glass ones. China dolls may
also he used as molds, making wooden
dolls that will not break.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11

Inc IolloWlng snort story from the |
Woman's Journal is very timely in the
warning given against trailing skirts:
Only little dust, almost impercep-
tible dust, caught on the rug on the
floor of the handsome hall.
IL was a Turkish rug, lying on the
perfectly waxed, hardwood floor, in a
hall where neatness seemed to reign
along with all the appointments of
wealth.
But there was that almost imper-
ceptible dust. How did it come there?
If you had ears that could hear its
voices it would tell you. 1t would
say that it had clutched fold on the
beautiful lady's gown and come in
from the street.
1t was a beautiful gown as well as
beautiful lady-a tailor-made gown,
and its fashionable bias fiounce trailed
stylishly on the ground.
Everything was stylish about the
lady, from her fair face, with
rather deep circles below the eyes, to
her slender and handsome walking
shoes. She walked trailing her gown
properly, dust or no dust. Indeed, she
ignored the dust of the street; but will
the dust ignore her?
Let us listen, If she will not, for
this almost imperceptible dust moves
and acts with fearful force, and if we
listen possibly we may understand its
language.
Soon after coming in on the beauti-
ful lady's gown, other steps followed
and other gowns helped to move the
dust along farther into the house; but
1t had a fancy for the beautiful lady.
Her frailness attracted it and it fol-
lowed her to the bed chamber. Her
feet had never trod the loathsome
precincts whence it came, but it came
to her on her gown.
Soon there came to the chamber a
little child. a sweet, rosy cherub. In
its romping it stirred the dust about.
Then the dust began to be sepa-
rated, being formed of many particles,
and these talked among themselves.
AS they talked they danced back and
forth, Waiting, swirling, capering,
with every motion of the child and its
mamma, the beautiful lady.
A scientist could have understood
them if he had caught some of them
under his microscope. He would have
called them germs" With what
alarm he would have recognized the
dphtheritic, and with what dismay
would he have seen the tuberculous
germ approaching the frail lady.
Back and forth, dancing, capering
Waiting, the germs kept time while
baby, in its mothers arms, said, as
thousands of other little ones were
saying
Now 1 lay me down to sleep,
l pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If should die before 1 wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take"
This baby was saying it for the last
| time.
When night came again, thousands
/ of little voices sent up the baby pray
ers, but this one was gasping out its
little life on mammals bosom-de
stroyed by a germ.
A yellow card at the front dool
warned all Corners against diphtheria
The beautiful lady vainly sought
health for a year or more, then found
rest beyond the sorrow and the part
| ing"
Broken hearted" it was said
Found death in the dust of the
street." said the microscope. A vic
tim of the long skirt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11

travel, I frequently received similar
change. Many Ut the cakes showed
signs of having been in the washtub,
but that | discovered was not at all
uncommon. Provided the stamp was
not obliterated, the soap did not lose
any value as currency. Occasionally
a man would borrow a cake of a
friend, wash his hands and return it
with thanks. l made use of my pieces
more than once in my bath, and subse-
quently spent them"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
Lullaby.

NJ. =, Lullaby.
~. a." the evening shadows fall
On the messy garden wall
Siaa, ',e pirdles' soft and wee,
sleep within the cherry tree.
E 6ut the bee is busy yet
where the leaves are dewv wet
IN the honeysuckle vine.
BABY darling baby mine.
Gnu the west is fun OF dreams,
Rosy CLOVIS and golden beams
n. lor slumbers. calm and deem.
10y the lovely Lady Sleep.
WIN the woody lamb to hold
ana the bedtime story told.
SIeep' Tor rosy dreams are near,
waiting for my baby dear.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11

winch they dropped through the
screen into the upturned mouth of the
captive. They kept up this charitable
feedlng until the robin was liberated,
and even then they lowered around
Ike self-appointed guardians.-Wash-
ington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11

surface Of all solids a layer of gas.
vapor and fine dust gathers. When
you polish the object, the layer is re-
moved, or it is altered by the contact
of other solids. If the object is
breathed upon the breath condenses
more easily on some parts than it does
on others, according to the condition
or state of this layer, and therefore
any marks made on it will become Wis
ible
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
Country for the Rich.

A., COSTS money to live in South
,s.S ca' A woman resident in Johan.
ana DsO sa pays $50 a month for her cook
h ssO a month to Hindoo servant.
4 uia she would have to pay only
month for the Hindoo's services.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11

formed, but if you look at it from
point near the paper. above the point
+, you will see it in its original form.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11

Rs n 'nlnss to Him Who HustIes.
,}00aVs dissatisfied with your job is
dsh, way to show that your pay
Herald. ~ fa'sed'-Chieago RECORD
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
TEA
Inc best cheap" tea is
'O' water; don't spoil good
wafer with tyash tea.

~ s0Ainlngs Rest. your none you 0'A
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
FIG. )

SQUARES into which you divide the orig
inal square, the easier will this be to
do.
You now have your picture trans
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-07-11
DEATH IN TRAILING SKIRT
Danger That Turks in Present Day Obediencs
TO Fashions Whim

every woman should wear sensible
skirts entirely clearing the ground.
This viii entirely eliminate this great
avenue Of tuberculosis invasion.
A Vegetarian Dinner.
Soup
Vegetable
Entree
Roast Imperial
Vegetables
9csaILloped Potatoes; Chopped Cabbage.
Aaearont with Tomato Sauce
Stewed Vegetable Oysters.
Breads
Graham Bread. Cream Crisps
L - Dessert
| Steamed Fig Pudding with Lemon Sauce.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14
"AcIep LIKE ONE OF US."
A Missouri JaiIbird's Well Meant Compliment Which the Preach
 CT Understood.

4 young clergyman Of St. Louis. who has aG considerable experience in stun work there. was the guest of q friend here on sunday. says a Macon tMo.1 10rres spondent of he New York Sun. He visited the 5ail u the morning and was cordially received by Jack Pack ham. ore-yeaf mai Tor forgery. Jack mounted the card table in the main corridor and called the boys around.
 "Fellers said Jack. "rhis is Elder Failing of St. Louis. who wants 10 shOot some sood into yo1f The Lord knows you nede l. Gather around the bench now. and I5ll introduce you. Elder this dago here .s Antonio Tommase Tobasco. or something like that. who shoi his wife while on q drunken spree He won't understand all you say. but you can cheer him some hy making signs Of where hell go | he don't repent.
 That eflunlag nisger over there in the corner is Frogeye Davis. waiting his medicine fer stealing chickens il the nigh time The talL good looking gen t1emaI fcaulile rair Of kings is Hyna- no A. sHsFici8Hed ef stopping the pay boss cut a the mines. but who assures as oI his solemn word Of honor hal he
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14
CAPTURED WRONG WOMAN.
An Ardent Italian Lover Whose Plan Did Not Work as He Expected
 It Would

young countryman of Bitonto. Fran ceseo Capaldo. was much in love with 9 pretty girl. Elisa Fano. and. although the girl herself was not averse to his suit. her mamma did not see Francesca with @goodeye.@ as they say in Rome. and SO the course of true love did not run smooth. Rendered desperate, the young man decided on heroic measures and concocted plot with some friends The mother and daughter were in the habit of going frequently to some rel atiyes in the evening" so one dark night ihe conspirators hid in a narrow street and as the women passed sprang out up- on them.
 In the confusion which ensued heightened by the intentional maneu- yers of the young men. the gallant Fran ceseo threw shawl over the head of one of the frightened women. and in spite of her struggles. bore her off to his house sI am Francesca, he repeated al intervals. thing 10 calm the terror of his lady love. only. however to be an- swered by muffled tones from the shawl, struggles and kicks of such strength as to rouse his wonder and somthing of resentment that Elisa should treat him
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14

was hundred miles away al the tlme
 This fellow behind me we cai Quo NaGis. because neither him nor any body else could tell where hes going for the last 2o years. Hes in fer yasraney ana on general principles
 The one-year man went on describing his colony and modestly took his stand behind the variegated group. The preacher mounted the table and started his ralk He was earnest and knew how To reach men There was 20 talk of punishment. no threats. no criminG- tloHs, what Was done was done and could ECt be helped. the thing IoW Was to resolve 10 do better and become eeod and respected citizens
 The preacher finished his kindly dis course b9 volunteering 10 do anything he could for the bows and told ,hem Eot to le backward n telling him about anything If which they stood in neeQ Paekham followed bim to the sratIBg aE6 remarked lurre siTeiy:
 Eide this E bully of you. and al he hcSs thlnk YeIfe he real jG.ae Ioa daAe em Word of geod ,.
 The yC-ne Eans lace Hshfened al1 he bowed acknoN iedemert This eL- eoQtaeea he oueyeas man 10 hold a4t Ais prize compliment
 .sEou SIG. you 9tHf put on ajrs lze some Ge= Ee sad Yuu act saH.ez i you wa> cue of as
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14
He Was Cool.

Now and then hear an old soldier dragging how cool he was in his first fight. said the one-armed man. and l always have a dim suspicion that his case was l.ae my own.
 T had determined to be cool at ev- cry cost and so far as l could tell l fired away 40 rounds, killed at least 'en of the enemy and had every reason 10 believe myself a hero had begun .a ofag little after ths thing was all over. when the captain Of my company showed me that had loaded my mus EeJ len times and not fired once and n fatherly way observed to me:
 Abe, can forgive you this once fer running away and hiding under the taasaGe wagon. but if you play the trick again shall have 10 take official notice of it,' Chicago News.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14
The Original interviewer.

Yes, sir, said the oldish man. whom everybody had spotted of long before as a literary character. T may say that was the first newspaper man To intro duee the interview as you find it now Of course. il has been greatly enlarged upon since that time"
 Who was your first subject?" was asked
 A murderer awaiting execution.
 And how long was your interview O.
 Only few seconds, sir. simply en- tered his cell and remarked that ii had
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14
BRITAIN.

been a mighty hard winter and he re. piled that il had. and there the inter view closed. don't say it was much of a feat. but il opened the way so that the modern interviewer can now walk by prison and go on and write q five column article OF the condemned and publish his picture and full confession On top of all else. Chicago News.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14

50. Meanwhile the otaer woman had ted, shriekng. 10 cover. followed by the men 10 conceal ;he doings of Francesca.
 The bold lover carefully removed the shawl. dropped on his knees and raised his eyes to those of-Elisa's mother.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14
A Stolv TeNer-

Mrs Rorer. The New York cooking eacher. invariably prefaces her class essaas with a story, even iii is some ines aeaia. herself.
The Forrest City times., 1905-07-14
Cutie Trne

Necessity is the wheelbarrow tha, you have 10 push. Pleasure is cn auto- mobile that runs itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
pound at Petersen's. 1914 Third ave

pound at Petersen's, 1914 Third ave
nue..
Leaf lard and pork tenderloins at
II. Tremann' s Sons.
If you want pure leaf lard order at
II. Tremann's Sons.
Florida russell oranges Is cents per
dozen at Passig Bros.
Read Hess Bros special on page 6
today. 1t will pay you.
Fancy Strawberries. the first of the
season, at Passig Bros.
Read every item in Finnes ad on
this page. 1t will pay you.
Dunlap hat spring opening Saturday,
Feb. IS. 1905. The London
Passig Bros. will have a nice display
of fresh vegetables tomorrow.
Empress" shoes for women $2.95 at
the Big Boston store. Davenport
Don't miss the bargains at Finne's
sale beginning tomorrow. See ad.
Empress shoes represent the lead
ing styles. All widths. all sizes, al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
Licensed to Wed.

Charles Drennen . Cordova
Mrs. Sarah A. Hunt ........ Cordoya
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17

Christian church, preceding the ser
vices. Rev. Lockharts subject this
evening will be The New Birth"
The insurance companies have set
tied their losses on McCabe's damaged
goods. Now they go to first corners.
with all the discounts taken off, and in
many cases much more. Discriminat.
ing buyers will act promptly.
Greater values than even. Suits
worth SIS to $50. all this winters
styles, single and double breasted
broken lots. Window full of them
Your style is in the lot. You save big
money by buying one of these suits.
You know us. The London.
A second postpOnement of the meet
ing of the Andalusia Memorial associa-
ton Wednesday evening. at which
Judge F. f. Parmenter, of this city.
and Rev. Henry Brink, of Taylor Ridge
were TO have read papers. was taken
on account of bad weather and the con
dition of country roads. Another date
will be set.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the First NJ. r. church, will
hold its annual thank offering service
Sunday evening. Feb. 10 Miss Mar
ion Newton, who for many years has
been teacher in the Isabella Tho
burn college at Lucknow. India. will
give the address. There will be spe-
cial music. and the public generally
is invited to be present and enjoy the
occasion which promises to be of unus-
ual interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17

Mr.. Williamson ordered the men from
his store.
Jerome wanted to bet an even hun
dred that the ring would bring $40.
Williamson asked him to put up the
money. but all that Jerome could find
on him was a nickel. Then Mr.. Will
hanson drew billy club that he keeps
behind the counter for the purpose of
persuading toughs who infest his es-
adjustment with stolen articles that
they try to pawn off on him. King
took the bunch and walked out peace
ably. but Jerome wanted to continue
the argument.
When Mr.. Williamson walked out
behind the counter and displayed the
club. however. Jerome moved towards
the door, But when he reached the
WI, ii Is c1aiWed he made the threat
that he would put his heel through the
plate glass window. Chief Miller and
Capt. Cramer happened to be passing
ard they piioted the Moline citizens to
police headquarters. They were charY-
eG with disorderly conduct. and each
fined 81 and costs.
Causes Trouble In saloon.
a young man who said his name
was w. J. Mccarthy caused trouble
at the Free saloon on Fourth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
SELLS HIS MUSTARD FACTORY
c. F. Gaetjer Disposes of Business to
Washburn-HaIigan Company.

c. F, Gazetteer, of this city, has dis
posed OF his mustard mandatory to
the Observation-Disclosures Coffee COM
pany, of Davenport The plant will be
moved to Davenport and will be Oper-
ated in connection with the factory
that the company has been running
there for some years. The company
buys the machinery and recipes for
the preparation of both brands of mus
tard that Mr.. Gaetjer has been max
keting, the Imperial and Guesseldorf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
CLAIM OF A WIDOW
Mrs. Peter Waner Asks interest
in Husbands Es.
tate.
CONTRARY TO AN AGREEMENT
That She Signs, Several Years Ago,
After Receiving $3.50, Waving
Such Right.

Judge Parmenter in the county court
this morning was occupied with an
interesting question Of Jaw in connec-
tion with the right of a widow 10 claim
a dover when she has previously mad
contract waving all claims on the
estate.
Mrs. Peter Waner. Of Moline,
through her attorney. N. J. McEniry.
filed a petition in the case Of the estate
Of Mr.. Waner, asking that appraisers
be appointed TO fix the widows award.
The petition was objected TO by w. J.
Entrikin, the executor. and both sides
of the case were thoroughly argued.
Signed Agreement.
May Is. 1899. Mr.. and Mrs. Waner
signed contract. agreeing TO live sep
arately.
Mr.. Waner paid his wife $3.50. and
she agreed 10 reliquish all claims on
him for support, and ali claims against
the estate. She now claims her dow
or interest. which in this case amounts
TO about $3.50. The estate is valued at
about 81 coo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
Public is AROUSED.

The pubic is aroused to Il knowl-
edge of the curative merits of that
great medicinal tonic, Electric Bitters,
for sick stomach, liver and kidneys.
Mary II. Walters. of SAC st. Clair ave
nue., Columbus, o., writes: For sew
eral months, | was given up to die. |
had fever and ague, my nerves were
wrecked: l could not sleep, and my
stomach was so weak. from useless
doctors drugs. that | could not eat.
Soon after beginning to take Electric
Bitters, | obtained relief, and in a
short time I was entirely cured"
Guaranteed at HartZ & Ullemeyers
drug store; price 80 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-17
CITY CHIT.

Lage-WateTs for shoes.
Rabbits at Kuschmanns.
Call for Improved Zazaro.
LageWaters for good shoes.
Read Finne's al on this page
II. K. Walker, fire insurance.
Lage-Waters for fine footwear.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Insure with Goldsmith K Mckee.
For bus. baggage, express. call Robb's.
For good shoes. go to Lage-Waters'.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz.
For real estate and insurance. e. ].
Burns.
All kinds of pork at II. Tremann's
Sons
See the fine shoes Lage-Waters are
showing.
See the fine shoes Lage-Waters are
showing
Fresh Milwaukee sausases at Passig
Bros. Try them
Peanut candy and taffy 10 cents per