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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

plated frill. The linen is finely tucked
each side where it joins the yoke, and
is arranged in one large box-plait in
the center, which is ornamented with
buttons.
The sleeves are tucked at the low
er part into deep pointed cuff of en-
broidery; this is finished with three
frills of hem-stitched cambria.
The hat is of fine white straw,
trimmed with pale blue spotted rib
bon.
Material required for the dress:
Twelve yards 80 inches wide, FIVE
eightbs yard piece embroidered "a
inches wide for yoke and cuffs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

We sometimes see huge ring OF
halo round the moon, occupying a
space in the heavens so large that
ninety moons breadths would but just
suffice to span it, yet the body of the
sun would fill all that space ere we
had approached within 100000 miles
of him. Once on his apparent sur
face were we permitted to travel there.
on and with the speed of an express
train 1t would require five whole years
of continuous journeying before we
could make the circuit of this orb.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

A Melbourne clerk has achieved a
great feat In penmanship. With &
steel pen, and without the use OF q
magnifying glass, he has inscribed on
post card 10,161 words. The writins
consists of selections from the words
OF Shakespeare and Dickens, chap
ter from Genesis, and the song, Home
Sweet Home" The work is SO beau
tifuily done that many people have
been able to read the writing with thu
naked eve.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

me summer resort keeper is now
puSiiy engaged in storing the wood.
sned with canned things to pa1r ~
On the tired city sucker who bss ,ts-
eenea 10 the advertisement of fresh
vegetables" and pure cream y w Itesn
ias sougnt solaee in the PASTORAL region
as sao. summer they actually fed ms on
a a,eSn Uried beef and fresh soda cract.
e ta That is they tried to. but a 6Cn
~, ,ur IN the party suddenly was +.I,on
~ we gave him vote of thaA,-.
ana returned home to get a snI,a =
meal Beware of that word "a. sguare
It has its limitations "eshi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

The interesting thing about China
town In San Francisco was Its genuine
character as an Oriental settlement
living of, for and by itself, as truly
eastern as any community in a re
mote part of China. Many of its in
habitants never went out of the pre-
cincts Of Chinatown from one end OF
the year to another.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04
A DARK Mach

There is nothing better than to bind
slices of raw cucumber on the neck AT
night; wash off in the morning with
warm water and little soap, ana
rinse; dry we'll and apply the cucumber
cold cream several times day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

To crafty the pride and stimulate
the ambition Of the soldiers of the reg
ular army the general stan has issued
an order requiring veterans OF the
Spanish war, the Philippine insurrec
tion and the Picking relief expedition
to wear bronze medals on dress pa,
rade and occasions of ceremony. This
will give the boys something to be
proud OF. The general stan also pro
vided a special badge to be worn by
soldiers Of the regular army who have
been awarded what is known as the
certificate of merit. It entities the
holder to 50 a month extra.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

One of the American visitors who
are swarming into Oxford for the
eighth week was surprised to learn
from porter on the station that he
had about another mile to cover before
he reached Magdalen. He asked-as
many have asked more mildly-why
the blazes the station had been built
so far from the colleges. The Oxford
porter replied. grayely: II dunno, sir;
but 'spect they thought It more
handy to have It down here by the
railway"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

She was large and majestic, and just
before the elevated train in which she
was riding approached the station che
arose and sailed down the @sle to be
at the door first. In an instant she
sensed rather than saw a man just be.
hind her. Taking a deep breath, she
widened her chest and stood firm. No
man should push by her. Turning
slightly, she said. with massive calm
and coldness, Kindly cease pushing;
] am getting of here" YES, know,
lady" came in meek tones, "but have
TO open the gate for you" It was the
guard.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Billy Bunker-we are sorry that
your aDle technical article on How to
serve Golf Ball" should have an
peared IN print as How to Curve a
Motn Ban" but your handwriting GER
fanny Is atrocious. 1t is true that the
cupvlng OF moth ball may sound
ridiculous but it can't be expected
.nal lne moth-ball editor would hang
around continuously in order to have
httle puzzles of this sort referred 10
hlm' Why not take advaatage of the
luli before the game opens and secnre
s. rev valuable lessons on the art of
serving typewriter? a. y
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04
Form of Introduction

! When introducing a man to your sis
ter you may say to her: Mary, | want
to introduce Mr.. JONES'" or it would
be allowable to say, informally. 'Mr.
Zones, | want you to know my sister"
1t is not correct nor is it necessary to
mention the family name as he knows
it, and it is against all propriety to
speak of ones sister as Miss Brown %
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

An old family remedy believed to be
sfficacious in cases of threatened pneu-
monia. was a pan of onions set under
The bed. According to the archives,
he onions frequently drove out the
pneumonia, and haven't a doubt that
IN some cases they did likewise to ths
patient.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04
A SMART LINEN DRESS.
Made with Tucking and Trimmed
with Embroidery.

A pIetty shade OF forget-me-not blue
linen makes up smartly in this style.
The skirt has a narrow front breadth
continued into the shaped piece that
forms the lower part of spirit; this is
laid over the upper part OF skirt and is
stityhed.
The bodice has yoke of open-work
embroidery which forms a point in the
center front; 1t is edged with a narrow
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

We have all heard of hobos, tramps,
etc, becoming car riders, but 1t re.
manned for the s. A. L. passenger train
going to Tampa the other day 10 ex.
lhibit the first rooster tramp ever seen
in Florida AS the train arrived at tina
depot a half grown rooster was seen
flying from the middle car coup
ling to a pond. take drink, scratch
around at a great rate for a grub
stake" and just as the conductor cried
l"All aboard" the rooster few to his
perch, and no amount OF ooaxing or
ishooing would cause him to leave his
saat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

An Ohio girl broke her engagement
because the man had grown too fat.
the rejected sutton took the turn
down so grieyously that he became
thin, whereat she married him This
woman will learn later in life that the
easiest man for woman to handle
is rat man. He-is almost invariably
good natured and jolly, takes the
world philosophieally and Lives han
ply ever afterward." Girls, don't &c
pack on the fat men; marry 'em. I'm
fat myself.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Perhaps there should be less dispo
@ition to sheer at the railroad clerks
who got coal stock without paying any
thing for It. Were those who didn't
take 1t the persons who were not pre-.
sented with opportunities? 1t is not
regarded as In good taste to "looB
q gift horse In the mouth"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Princeton took baseball series
from Yale the other day. Old Ell
was just beginning to think that he
was about to regain his old position OF
well-nigh unquestioned supremacy In
the intercollegiate baseball world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Miss Maggie Barefoot and Mr.. Ras-
his Boots were recently married in
New Mexico. In the transaction she
gets her Boots and will no longer be
Barefoot, but it is a cinch she will
put her foot in the small of his back
instead.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

A Pittsburg lady on Summing tour
was 80 shocked that the board of safe
ty has ordered that all Pittsburg PEG
pie shall eat in their houses and that
the mothers shall see that their chill
dren wear plenty of clothes, no matter
what the state of the weather. Here
is a field OF reform and exposure thai
has been left open.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

That Philadelphia burglar who hab
itually carried a Bible in his pocket
would have had much more sympathy
with the jury If he hadn't also car.
ried choice selection of jimmies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Thomas Nelson Page, just home
from the other side of the pond, says
that Europeans look on Americans
as a nation of grafters." Also, as vic,
aims to guides, hotels and about every
thing else.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

the Nebraska experiment station farm
The corners of the rack stand between
seven and eight feet high, with
plank-sided bottom. The width is
about four feet, and length can be
whatever may be desired. The general
plan of the work is brought out in the
accompanying illustration.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

We offer all necessary apologies to
the persons concerned, Of whom in
last issue we are made to say 'fumi
gates his garments, when we at
tempted to say Eliminates his argu-
ments." We are disposed to blame the
printer, of course. - Presbyterian
Standard.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Most of us don't know how much we
have to be thankful for until we really
do have some trouble. AS a rule, the
most indifferent people are those who
have always had an easy road to
travel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

A Michigan boy went out to Los
Angeles and became a hero. A street
car on which he was motorman ran
away, down a great incline. 1t was
loaded with frightened, screaming pas
sengers. The motorman stuck to his
post while buildings few past like
spokes on roulette wheel. They
landed at the bottom in heap, but NO
one was killed. 1t is hard to scare
Michigan man with speed after a boy
hood spent coasting on those Michigan
hills.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04
Trick in Lendinp Horse

When leading several horses to and
from the pasture IL one lags behind |
HE him quite close to another. often
tie them in pairs and teach them to
go without leading.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

"Joe," said Senator Blackburn to
Senator Bailey, of Texas, Il want TO
tell you something Once when l first
came to Washington a newspaper man
jumped on me and I slapped his face.
He slapped back, but that's what 1
did" ''Well?" asked Bailey. 'Oh,
nothing, only 500 newspaper men
jumped on me within the next year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

AS soon as man gets the notion
that his employer can't get along with
out him he is getting ready to loose
his Job.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Il is to be hoped congress won't
sit forever, like the douma proposes to
do.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04
OUTDOOR RoUoHACE RACK
One Devised by Nebraska Experiment
Station Which Will Give Good
Service.

In the accompanying illustration is
shown a roughage feeding rack that is
used with considerable success upon
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04

Tho T,eviI viii come in his white cravat
And dig up the Knockers clay!
For that's what they want IN the req
~ burhl I'm a thinkin'. Say?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-04
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p,,.,, ,he l,nocEer VINO VIII not boost,
G.cT Sown. where the land Is cheap.
Oh. bury him there where the Duii-hroS
disturb not his llfeless sleep.
=, No one be sad. nor tear be shed
Hark not to the dolefui Den! 49,
rhe Enocker is dead 4e is dead' rs dead
And gone TO the kpockef s-"el'
Oh. why should the knocker not go to-
lie knocks all the llvelong day.
u. peter don't want him IN HeaVenA
The ,g beviI. think, does! Hey?
- b,,rv fre knocker down In the swamp,
Down there where the bull-frogs croak!
Down there in the scum and the slime
well lust let the knocker soak!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
GREAT COMBINATION
OF PACKING HOUSES
Reported That New Trust With
Capital of $500, ,ooo, 900 Will
Control Trade.

CHICAGO. I'LL. october 20.-TAe Eve-
ming Post to-day prints story to tine
effect that gigantic combination OF
packing industries iu this country is
under WAY No person connected in any
official capacity with any of the large
Chicago packing houses could be found
to-day WHO would confirm the story Tie
story printed iu the Post is 10 the effect
that the combination is 90 have an ag-
gregatc capital of S5e0.000 600. and is TO
bo controlled from England. where the
majority Of Tho money for the conson-
datiou Is said to bc coming from
IL is declared that the Armour interests
are 90 dominate the consolidation. and
that it VIII include the following concerns
in this city Armour Packing COMPANY.
Swift < CO.. Nelson Morris x Co. Ma
tional Packing Company. Schwarzschild
& Sulzeberger. and the Cudahy Packing
Company.
According to the Post. the prolonged
stay of Sir Thomas Upton in this couu-
Try is connected with the alleged consolf-
dation. When asked tonight regarding
the amalgamaton OF j. ogden Armour
and Louis Swift. Of Swift l. Co. hath
einphatieally denied the report
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
Underwood Claim.

Nessrs Battle & Marshall have locke
after the interests of the Memorial Assoc
.taton through this legal Controvcrs,. Both
members OF the firm are Of special intcrc~
bore NIr Battle married q daughter CO
Mrs Parke e.. RaRby. of this cltv. and
Mr. Marshall is a son OF Colonel Charles
Marshall who was one Of the most dis
tinguished members ~ General Lees
staff.
The suit brought by Mr Shaughnessy
was the outgrowth OF claim made by
General John O. Underwood FOR comm--
sions for the collection Of Che contrib1-
ton made TO the Battle Abbey by ,hc
late Charles Broadway Rouss. Genolal
Underwood was secretary OF tine asSocia-
tion az tile time and was paid commls-
sions ON contributions solicited and col-
lccted He claims that he was entitled 20
a commission ON the Rouss gift. while The
association insisted that he was not
ON the original trial iu New York. at
which General White. of West Virgin a.
and Mr Ellyson were the principal wit
ncsses for the association. Shaughucssy
recovered Judgment for some $4,000 An
appeal was taken tO the Circuit Court Of
Appeals. which some months ago dis
missed the suit Application was then
made for a rehearing and reargumcnt aid
this mas just been denied which ends tnc
matter unless am appeal shall joe takcl
10 The supreme Court
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
Claims Richmond As Home and
Says She Has Wealthy
Relatives Here.
DOUBLE LIFE IN ATLANTA
Sought Aims in Daytime-Moved
in Fashionable Circle at
Night.

ATLANTA. GA. October 2o.-I-nkuoUn
TO her wealthy relatives in Richmond. q
woman who claims to DE Mrs VIII
liam Wellington Wallace created a
scene ON Whitehall Street tonight
when taken in hand bv officers
OF the associated Charities After
detention at tie police station She
was released upon decla~ng her purpose
ID leave Atlanta before midnight Oper-
atiug under the alias OF Mrs Harrison.
The woman. who speaks perfect English.
has been imposing upon the charitably-
disposed people OF Atlanta for several
weeks As a wendicant on the streets.
she has disguised herself BY wearing
heavy goggles under "a cIosely-dravu hood
os black. She always carried violin
and handled tho instrument like a mas
tor dispensing popular classical music
go Will
Recently thc woman rented apartments
u a fashionable district OF Atlanta. Civ
ing the names OF alleged Richmond rela-
uyes as references. In speech and be
havior she gave signs OF perfect breeding.
and no question was ever raised Her
conversation showed a wide scope OF read
irg. and she was an accomplished rnusi-
ican. Nothing unusual was noticed in
Continued on Second Pase)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
MANY DROWNED.
Hundreds Believed to Have Lost
Lives in Water.

JA'hSONNILI.E FLA. October "a
special TO the Metropolis from Miami
ia. SAYS tho Miami steamer St Tucfe.
Was crushed by the high waves in Thurs
days hurricane and ont OF one hundred
persons on board thirty-hve were lost
The steamer Peerless also lost about the
same number. they being blown of th.
vessel The launch Elmora was capsizea
and is thought 70 be total loss. The
launch Nanny was badly damaged
Work barges Nos. and 2 and dretlee
40. T. OF the East Coast road. broks
away and drifted 70 sea. but ARC now
safe on the other side OF Biscayne Hav.
Ilo Pcuinsular and Occidental st.4
vas ,dably damaged Tho housohoat
Theta. north ~ Jupiter. was turned oror.
"a Few persons We're hurt. but nome s.tl-
ou-.v. Two lighters were set mIrir. It
Jewish. and two water barge. broke
loose ln Blackwater Tho tide WAS tar..
feet higher in Barnes Sound than Ba.h-
water. Knight Kcy dock AID crow .r.
safe. About fifty men nave just are
rived q Miami from Long Key Inel
report about twenty-five MON ana tte
quarter boat ar Long Key safr. ALSO two
hatges remain at Ions f<ol hut OH. r--
mdindcr Of tho m.n lu3 plant looatel
there are gone.
Il is estimated that -o utcs wcte lost
on dredSes a. loNer Matecumoo. The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
GREAT DAMAGE ON THE COAST
Path of Hurricane.

WASHINGTON, October 2o-The western edge of the
tropical hurricane that passed nOreasward through Florida
straits Thursday last struck the at o'clock
this afternoon The barometer Charleston, c. sank to
29I6 inches with maximum wind velocity sxty-four miles
hour from the North
No serious damage has reported The appears
TO be developing southwestern rate of
extremely slow The probabilities at present are
that will remain about present position for the next
trtysx hours although the hitherto
pursued makes it difficult approximate path
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
Good Ground Apparently for Be
lief That the MarlborouCh-
VIII Separate.
WIFE'S OOWRY IS TOO SMALL

Especial Gable 10 The Times Dispatch
ana NelN York Mor-ll

and New York World
PARIS. October q Disasrecmcnte be-
tween tie Duke and Duchess of Mari
borough. which have been prolonged
over a. period ~ eighteen months or
more. Will English society is convinced.
result IN their separation unless the
earnest efforts now being made bv the
father ~ the Duchess and other relatives
result ln "a reconciliation
rs. *. Vanderbilt che father of tho
Duchess. arrived in London on Tuesday
tnd went directly to Blenhcim. where his
daughter is with Ner children. Tho Duke
ls NOT ut Bienhcim. and an negotiations
for a reconciliation have been conducted
through Nr Vanderbilt.
Iucompauhhty is tho only reason as
Continued on Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
TRAIN TURNED OVER:
NOBODY WAS KILLED

INftIEID. MO. October. IA
fast St Louis and san Francisco passcn-
ger train. bound from Bl-minclaru to
Kansas city. jumped tho track and t,rn-
cd over this afternoon near Brandsville
Mo. Twenty-Five persons were injured.
but no one was killed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21

lCoatinued on Ihlrd -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-11
GEORGIA STATE FAIR
THROWS OPEN GATES
Thousands Of Visitors Arrive
-, -. For the
GREAT HOMECOMING EXERCISES
Exhibits Are All In Place and Every
thing Points to the Most Success
full State Fair Ever Held-Hundreds
of Former Georeians Celebrate.

Atlanta, Oct 10.-With hundreds
Of former Georgians returned to cele-
brate the great home coming, count
less exhibits and many amusement at
fractions, the Georgia State fair was
opened Wednesday morning beneath
clear skies that promised to swell the
attendance during the 10 days OF the
| big meet
| The opening day was given over
almost entirely to the exercises at
tending the gathering of Georgians,
who now live In other states. An
elaborate program had been prepared
| in their honor and the guests were
welcomed by Mayor Woodward and
Governor Terrell to the state of their
nativity.
The following was the program:
Morning-Arrival and registration
of visitors at agricultural building and
in city. Badges and souvenirs will be
supplied at places of registration.
Noon-Address of welcome, agricul-
tural building, Governor Joseph M.
Terrell. Address of welcome, Mayor
James G. Woodward. Response, Con-
gressman Stanley sof Mississippi
Afternoon-Committee of so prom
inent Georgians representing each
congressional district took charge of
visitors, giving them information from
all sections of the state.
All of the late exhibits for the big
show had arrived Tuesday night and
were rapidly put in place, scores of
carpenters working until daylight.
Many of the belated amusement at
fractions came In on the late Tuesday
night trains and they were installed.
When the gates were opened wide
Wednesday morning all was in rea-
! diness and there were no delays in
opening any of the exhibits or shows.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-11
BUILDINGS ORDERED CLOSED.
All Unsafe Structures of Packing
Plant Condemned.

Fiant CONDEMNED.
Chicago. Oct Building Com.
missioner Bartsen Wednesday order.
ed the police to close all buildings al
the packing plant Of Nelson Morris &
Co. found to be in a dangerous con
dition.
Some days ago the commissioner
ordered that certain changes be made
In 2S buildings, connected with the
plant, in order to CONFORM to the
building ordinances. Early Wednes-
day he was informed that the changes
had not been made, and he directed
that force of inspectors and police
De at once sent to the stock yards
and If the changes had not been com
pleted by noon, to close all of the %
buildings in which violations of the
law had been discovered.
The first places visited by the build
Ing inspectors were the butterine fac
tory and the tin shop Policemen
were stationed at the doors Of both
buildings and ordered to refuse all
persons admission to the buildings
Employees inside the buildings were
not molested, but all of those who
had left at the lunch hour were turned
away when they tried to return to
their work. The policemen told all
employees that they would remain at
the doors until the fire escapes or
dered by the building commissioners
had been built.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-10-11

New York, Oct Among the
passengers on the steamer Moro
Castle, which arrived from Havana
Tuesday night were John O'Farril1,
who was secretary of state and JUS
tice to Palma's government, and ia
cob Sleeper, former secretary of the
American legation at Havana Mr.
Sleeper Is here on leave of absence,
after which he will go to Caracas as
first secretary of the legation He
will go to Washington to report to
the state department. Mr. Sleeper
said the Cuban people seemed to feel
the necessity of the, action SRken in
their affairs by the United States gov
ernment. and they were none the less
friendly toward the United States.