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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
HE KNEW FEMININE NATURE.
Amateur Theatrical Director Hit on
just the Right Thing.

Now" said the director of the anna
teur theatrical company to the girl
who had the stellar role, "in this
scene you must show the greatest anx-
iety and concern. You must be
worried and nervous, and on the
verge, apparently, of prostration. Act
as though your lover were possibly
lost at sea-that is the situation we
portray in this scene"
She acts as near that way as she
can, but the director is not satisfied.
mo, no." he says, stopping her.
TRY to imagine how you would feel
il some one near and dear to you were
lost"
She tried the act that way, but with
no better success. The director is
about to give up and let her go
through the scene in her own way,
when an inspiration strikes him.
"Here' he exclaims. Act as you
would if your Easter bonnet were not
going to be delivered in time for you
to wear 1t to church."
When the play was produced, 1t was
said that the heroine's rendition of
this scene was one of the finest bits
of acting ever witnessed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
STORY LACKS USUAL ENDING.
thoughtful Mans Visltant May Have
Been Ghost, and Then Again

Ghosts" said the skeptic, con-
temptuously. Pooh! no sensible man
believes in such nonsense nowadays"
We'll" said the thoughtful man,
slowly, Il don't know Curious things
do happen occasionally. There was
man who lived beside me who used
to scoff at me because | professed a
slight interest in visitations from the
other world. He told me one day
that II he happened to die before me
and found that there was anything
In the ghost theory he would come
back and notify me. Brown was his
name, sort of general disbelieyer In
everything save his own Importance.
"A couple OF months ago." continued
the thoughtful man. 81 was sitting IT.
my study reading 1t was about IL
o'clock at night and everyone had
gone to bed except myself was sud
denly aroused by a loud clankins
noise accompanied by dismal wall
ing After awhile 1t was repeated
got my gun and started to inyesti'
gate. | made a thorough search, but
could find nothing. The Waterman
happened to be passing by and called
him, but everything seemed quiet.
None of the folk in bed had been
aroused, so at last | gave it up and
went to bed, feeling, l confess lit
tie uneasy.
Next morning when we were at
breakfast Markham called in and told
me Brown had died suddenly in the
night"
"Oh!" exclaimed the skeptic, his
ghost had remembered his promise
and come round to wall out his re-
pentance at his former unbelief.'
WELL" said the thoughtful man,
that might have been so, only 1t
turned out later that our cat had
broken its leg and got tangled up in
the hot water pipes in such a way
that she was strangled."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
HOG NEARLY BURNED CITY
Set Ablazs by Falling Lamp, Animal
Unconsciously GetS Even with
Man That Threw II.

The entire east Sids of town mar
rowly escaped being burned at night
and nothing but prompt action upon
the part of those present averted it,
says dispatch from Dresden, Tenn.
Fate Perry, a clerk at Tucks res
taurant, went to his room upstairs
over the restaurant about IL o'clock
to retire. He lit lamp, which caught
fire within, and Perry promptly threw
1t into the street The lamp struck
town hog fairly In the middle OF
the back and exploded, covering the
hog with burning oil The squeals Of
his hogship could have been heard
half a mile away an he awoke to the
situation and tried TO get away.
The hog took turn around a part
of the public square and returned to
under the restaurant from which the
lamp was thrown to get release from
the flames. The blaze by this time
had just begun to make extra good
Roadway and soon set the floor and
rubbish under the building afire. The
alarm was raised and the entire fire
force called out. but for some time
they could neither get the hog out or
reach the fire. Finally the floor was
torn up and water poured through
upon the hog, who took the relief Of
fered him without grunt and the
fire was finally put out. All losses,
Except the hogs, were covered by in
surance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
STORY rIckLgD W. J. BRYAN.
Best Told During Campaign of 1895
He Considers.

A Nebraska minister who enjoys
the confidence of Hon. w. j. Bryan
asked the presidential candidate of
1896, just before he was leaving the
country on his present tour, what was
the best story told about him when
he was before the country as the OPP
ponent of Maj. Mckinley.
THE one / most enjoyed" he re
piled, was told by commercial trav-
eler who put up at a village tavern
In Arkansas. The accommodations
were very scant. The traveller slept
On the floor. He had no water to
wash his hands and face. When he
went to breakfast he was out of sorts.
He told the landlord that his house
ought to be swept away by hurri-
cane. The landlord made no reply,
but invited the traveller to eat. The
food was on par with the travellers
room. He said it wasn't fit for hog.
The landlord was silent and passed
up another dish. The traveller threw
1t on the floor
"The landlord picked up the rem
nants and pitched them into bucket,
and said nothing. Just then woman
whose appearance indicated poverty
and poor health passed through the
dining-room. The traveller made re-
mark about her that was decidedly
uncomplimentary, saying that he
didn't wonder the grub was not fit
to eat If she prepared it. The land
lord never uttered a word of protest
The traveller left the table and asked
for his bill. AS the landlord scraped
up the bottom of his till to make
change the traveller asked him: How
do you stand on this 16 to craze,
anyhow Then the landlords wrath
asserted itself and he hit his guest
between the eyes. American Spec
tator
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Convenient Enollsh.

I'VE become accustomed to g
phrase" observed an educator at a
teachers convention, but when we
introduce a new one along exactly
the same lines. 1t startles the nearer,
"A number of ladies we're seated in
a hotel parlor, and one of them, com
menting on woman who was stand
Ing in the hallway, said;
Mrs Lorraine seems unusually hap
by this morning
Yes, answered companion,
knowingly. the ladies of Newark gave
a tea in her honor yesterday But
doesn't her husband look gloomy and
detected?
THAT is true admitted the first
speaker. I presume the gentlemen
of Newark gave beer in his honor
last night"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
EoreIan Born Men Of Fame.

or the 100000 Canadians engaged
In business or following professional
pursuits in the United States many
hold prominent posts. Who's Who
in America" mentions 245 Canadians.
Allowing one-eighth of those born in
Great Britain but brought up in and
therefore rightly to be credited to
Canada, the number of Canadians be
comes 276, or 2.3 for every 10000
Canadians in the United States. With
this may be compared the British rate
per 10000 of 90, that of 81 for the
Dutch. that of 8 for Swedes. and
that of g for native Americans (black
and white), or 1.9 for native white
Americans
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
BIG NEW SHOE BUILDING.
1t Is Dedicated by the w. L. Douglas
Co. at Brockton.

The dedication short time ago of
the new administration and jobbing
house building erected by the w. L.
Douglas Shoe Co. as part of its NAM
moth manufacturing plant at Montello
was marked by the thoroughness and
attention to detail characteristic of the
firm in all its undertakings.
The dedicatory program included
open house from IL a. m. to p. m.
with concert by the Mace Gay orches-
ira and the presence of Boston
caterer to attend to the wishes of all.
The building itself afforded feast
for the eye, especially the offices,
which are marvels in many ways.
Fifteen thousand invitations were sent
out, including over 1000 to the re-
tail dealers in the United States who
handle the w. L. Douglas Co. shoes,
the others going to shoe manufacture
ers and all allied industries in Brock
ton and vicinity. Mr.. Douglas will be
glad to have anybody who is interest
ed call and inspect the new plant, and
says "the latch string is always out"
All departments of the plant were
open for inspection, the three factories
as well as the new building, and Wis
itors were received and escorted
through the industrial maze by ex-
Gov Douglas, assisted by the heads
of the various departments.
Under the present system all shoes
are manufactured to order, and Gus
toners sometimes lose sales waiting
for shoes to arrive. With the new
jobbing house they will be enabled to
have their hurry orders shipped the
same day they are received.
The new building is 260 feet long
and so feet wide and two stories in
height. The jobbing department will
occupy the entire lower floor, while the
offices will occupy the second floor
The jobbing department will carry a
complete stock of mems, boys, youths,
misses and children's shoes, slippers,
rubbers and findings equal to any job
bling house in the country. Buyers are
especially invited to come here to
trade, and every effort possible will be
made to suit their convenience. There
will be finely appointed sample room
on the second floor, with an office in
which both telephone and telegraph
will be installed, with operators, both
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
wires to be used. There will also be
arrangements for the receipt and des-
patch of mail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Her ouest.

Speaking of Irish bulls" remarked
Clerk Brownell my wife had fun
ny introduction to one last evening.
She was standing on our front door
step, when woman with shawl
pulled over her head came hesitating-
ly along the sidewalk. Seeing my
wife, the woman paused and said:
Pardon me, but are you acquaint-
ed in this neighborhood?
81 am What can do for your
replied Mrs. Brownell.
"'Can you tell me where Mr. Nc
Cloud lives? l understand he just
died, poor fellow. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Old Spanish Money in China.

The farmers of Wuhu, China, insist
on cash payments, and, further, espe-
cially in that part of the province
lying north of the river where most
of the rice is grown, will only accept
in payment Spanish dollars dating
back to the last decade of the eight
zenith and the opening years of the
nineteenth centuries. These, although
in purity no better than, and in
weight not equal to the modern Mex
lean dollar, are at a considerable
premium, which fluctuates almost
daily.
1t is computed that there are all
told about 100000 of these coins in
the province, of which not more than
100000 are in circulation, the bal
ance being boarded by the peasantry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
MOON LIGHTED DOCTORS HOME.
Medical Society Had Sound Reason
for Their Date of Holding Meeting


Up in a New England town there
is medical society which is of 60
years standing, and has the custom
of meeting on the Thursday before
the full of the moon. Recently some
of the younger members tried to
change the time of meeting to tho
third Wednesday of every month.
Three of the older members rose
up and protested They gave the
reason for the peculiar arrangement.
when this association was
formed" said one of them, there
were no electric lights and good roads
the way there are now. The society
took in the whole county, and it was
often a difficult matter for the doc
tors who lived in the country to drive
home after nightfall.
$50 we called the moon to our aid
and set the date for the Thursday be-
fore the full of the moon. 1t is bright
moonlight at seasonable hour then
and the doctors could see their way
home.
81 know there is no necessity for
such an arrangement now, but this
will seem like a new society, if we
do not meet the Thursday before the
'ull of the moon"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
An Editorial.

The landlord of the Surf house hav-
ing withdrawn his advertisement
from the local dailies noticed for
bidding change in their treatment of
himself and his hotel.
Tearing down Ocean street, he
burst like a westerly gale the other
morning into the Office of the Morn
ing Spray.
did this paper say my place was
on the BUMP" he roared.
NO.. said the editor.
did it call me a theft"
"Of course not"
He frowned in perplexity.
well, some paper did" he growled.
Perhaps" hazarded the editor, cit
was our contemporary, the Wave. We
never print stale news ourselves"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Deep Question.

The man with the deep set eyes
heayes a sigh, increases his legs, re-
crosses them the other way and again
buries his chin in his hand.
What are you studying about?'
asks the man with the opal scarfpin
and the trusting face.
'I can't decide it," replies the other
"I've been trying to figure out which
is the most embarrassing: To meet
some one you have forgotten and tC
pretend that you remember him, or tC
meet some one you remember and try
to pretend that you have forgotten
him"
'In such a case" replies the mar
with the opal scarfpin, 81 should g
across the street"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
MouIdn,t PreIudIoe Hla case.

Former Senator John M. Thurston,
of Nebraska, who was representing
the defense in a recent trial in one
of the local courts, arose the other
day to reply to argument of counsel
for the government on a point of law
In deliberate and impressive man
ner the attorney began a forceful
presentation to the court. Before he
had fairly launched his counter at
tack, however, he was interrupted by
the presiding justice, who said that
he was about to decide the question
in favor of Senator Thurston.
''In that case" remarked Mr. Thur
ston, resuming his seat at once, Il
will make no speech to the court for
fear of changing your honor's opin-
on. "-Washington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
chamoIa skin Of Commerce

Charles c. Druedling, of Philadel-
phia, has written an article for the
American Journal of Pharmacy on the
subject of channels skins. What is
known in the market as chamois skins,
he says, is really an obtained sheep
or lamb skin lining. The supply OF
skins from the chamois animal is very
limited-enough could not be obtained
in year to supply the United States
for more than a single day He made
special inquiry on recent visit to
Switzerland about the annual crop OF
the channels skin and ascertained that
from 5000 to 5000 skins would be
fair average yearly crop. This skin is
heavier than the skin of the sheep or
lamb, also much coarser. For strength
and durability the chamois skin is pre-
ferable, but for ordinary use and APP
pearance the obtained sheep skin
lining would, in most instances, be
preferred.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
SORES ON HANDS.
Suffered for a Long Time Without
ReIief-Doctor Was Afraid to
/ Touch Them-cured by
Cuticura.

For long time / suffered with
sores on the hands which were Itch
ing, painful and disagreeable. | had
three doctors, and derived no benefit
from any of them. One doctor said
he was afraid to touch my hands, so
you must know how bad they were;
another said never could be cured;
and the third said the sores were
caused by the dipping OF my hands
In the water in the dye-house where
work. saw in the papers about
the wonderful cures of the Cutlcura
Remedies and procured some of the
Cuticura Soap and Cutlcura Ointment
In three days after the application
of the Cuticura Ointment my hands
began to peel and we're better The
soreness disappeared, and they are
now smooth and clean, and / am still
working in the dye-house. Mrs. A. E..
Maurer, 234O State St., Chicago, ILL.,,
July l. 1906"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
DRAWING the Line.

We have followed the pillow, welded
the hoe, served time on the public
roads under an austere overseer,
swept the backyard, worked the gar
den, churned the butter, washed the
dishes, nursed the baby and performed
other various and sundry disagreeable
tasks in our times without murmur,
but when it comes to cleaning streets
under three lady bosses-excuse US,
please. Three women to boss you.
Great Caesars ghost! Just the
thoughts of such a catastrophe is
enough to give man the "buck-ague."
--Minden (La.) Signal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Veterans Rapidly PASSING Away.

Veterans of the civil war are dying
now at the rate of 100 day, accord
ing to records of the United States
pension office. The monthly reports
for several months past have shown
the death rate among the old soldiers
to be in the neighborhood of 5000 a
month. Pension Office officials who
have watched the figures closely and
know the tendency of the death rate
are of the opinion that the number of
civil war pensioners has reached the
maximum and that hereafter each
succeeding month will show de-
crease
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
A WINNING START.
q Perfectly Diaested Breakfast Makes
Nerve Force for the Day.

Everything goes wrong if the break
fast lies In your stomach like mud
pie. What you eat does harm If you
can't digest tit turns to poison.
A bright lady teacher found this TO
be true, even of an ordinary light
breakfast of eggs and toast, She
says:
Two years ago contracted very
annoying form of indigestion. My
stomach was in such condition that
a simple breakfast of fruit, toast and
egg gave me great distress.
Il was slow to believe that trouble
could come from such simple diet
but finally had to give it up, and
found great change upon Of
hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with
cream, for my morning meal. For
more than year have held to this
course and have not suffered except
when injudiciously varying my diet.
Il have been teacher for several
years and find that my easily digested
breakfast means a saving of nervous
force for the entire day. My gain of
ten pounds in weight also causes me
to want to testify to the value of
Grape-Nuts.
"Grape-Nuts holds first rank at our
table"
Name given by Postum. Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgSs
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

Gasser-I noticed your friend Knox
at my lecture last night.
Kandor-Yes, and he enjoyed him
self Immensely.
Gasser-Yes, l noticed he stayed
until the end; he didn't get tired at
ALL
Kandor-No, he told me he was in
a part of the hall where he couldn't
hear at all
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

The University of Notre Dame, it ap-
pears, has some features that can not be
duplicated in any other school. 1t is one
OF the old, well-established colleges, with
settled traditions reaching back sixty-four
years, with a distinguished staff of pro-
fessors and excellent library and labora-
tory equipment. It's discipline is of the
paternal kind-strong without being OPP
pressive; and as it embraces in its scope
the grammar school, high school and col
lege work, its appeal is as broad as it is
potent. Perhaps the most remarkable
feature of the famous Indiana University,
however, is the fact that it has arrived at
It's present marvellous development abso-
lutely without endowment An announce
ment of the courses provided at Notre
Dame appears on another page.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
The only Known WAY.

A person Of little tact once re.
marked to the octogenarian Auber:
What sad thing it is, this old age
businessl" YES" agreed the old mu
stefan, sit is sad. But" he added,
with witty philosophy, "up to the pres.
ent time no surer way has been dis.
covered to live long time"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Am oreaon catastrophe.

P. e. Colbern, Of this city, has a
refractory hen, and the other day
when he went to take egs from the
nest the hen actually rose up in wrath
and kicked him on the hand. The
hand became seriously swollen, and
the prompt attention of physician
prevented a case of blood poison
Athena Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Setting Him RIaht.

Borroughs (angrily) Mark
ley loaned me that ten dollars, think
] overheard you remark that you won.
dered when / would pay him back.
Kandor-No; you're mistaken.
Borroughs-Oh, 1 guess notl
Kandor-Yes, you are. didn't say
when" but IF"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
MaoaronI Made in America.

American macaroni most often
initiates the forms of the Genovese.
An expert in macaroni says that the
best in this country is made in Texas
from Nebraska winter wheat. There
the scores and perhaps hundreds of
small macaroni factories in the Italian
quarters Of American cities, and there
are besides few large factories where
macaroni is made commercially on a
large scale.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
We Make Travel Easy.

Five trains daily via the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, Colorado to Kan
sas City, st. Joe, Chicago, Galveston,
Ell Paso, City of Mexico. Ask me
about reduced rates. C. F. Warren,
g. A, A. T. & S. F. Ry., All Dooly
Block, Salt Lake City. Utah.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Prepares ManuscrIpt wien care,

DR.. S. Weir Mitchell. in writing,
trusts but little to dictation, writing
nearly all he has to say, then submit
ting the manuscript for a typewriter
copy. Four or five clean copies are
nothing unusual in the preparation Of
a manuscript.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
IntoxIeants In VeaetabIes.

Vegetables not only contain stimu-
lants but are capable of producing an
intoxicating influence on those who
depend on them exclusively for food,
according to an investigator. He cites
case in which some young people OF
his acquaintance suffered from par
tiaI intoxication as the result of a
purely vegetable meal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
planItY.

Notary = Sign your name here,
Uncle Rastus.
Rastus-Ah doesn't write ma name,
sub. All has no time fob dem triflin
details O. business. All allus dictates
neah xame. sub.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

Mexican Coffee Kalser's Favorlte.
The German emperor is very fond
of Mexican coffee. and now drinks
none other.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09
Laid out Like Checker Board.

The country in which the large
towns are most nearly equi-distant is
Holland. They are at an average dis
lance of 20 miles from one another.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

I All creameries use butter color. Why
not do as they do-use JUNE TINT
BUTTER COLOR.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

1 1t may be true that all men are
fools, but they are not reminded OF
Il 80 often II they remain single.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

AS a rule, a divorced woman acts as
though she had been born that way.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

Plays were suppressed by the
Puritans in 1888.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

For children teething softens the gums reduces IA.
nammaton allays pain. curas wind colo. Csc bottle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-09

Natural Japan, Young Hyson, English
Breakfast, Ceylon, 0olong. Sold only in
full weight, eight ounce, red and gold
cartons. Select the one you like best.