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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
The III-omened Raven.

Many birds seek the protection
which the presence of man affords
against furred and feathered foes
when the breeding season approaches
Not so the raven. Its distrust of us is
profound, and its nest is placed in
some wild spot far out of reach Of
our possible attack or succor. But
there are other enemies. l know Of a
pair that built on one side of pro
iecting crag high up on the cliffs of
Rathlin island. Some fierce peregrine
falcons occupied the other side of the
crag, and when one day their eggs
were taken by an adventurous collect
or, they sharing the popular opinion
of a ravens blackness, concluded that
their neighbors were the offenders
and wreaked their grief and vengeance
upon them. When, on their return
from foraging expedition, the falcons
found their nest despoiled they were
seen to hold a consultation and after
much elaboration, they suddenly
arose and both, with one accord flew
at the ravens nest and sacked it,
tearing 1t in their rage and indignation
until not one stick was left upon an
other-London Standard
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

49, ond oravish colors predomina,
!, oi :, Their language has great sinh
larity to the sanskrit Inc pVPu ,,S
poetry of both the Letls anu I'm,
peuinans is rich in both idyihc ana
1t Songs imbued with the tenderest
49, ond melancholy and a most po-
etical feeling for nature, ana az re-
variable for their absolute cnasuty'
Tha national character is fully ex'
nrassed in them-not warlike at all,
brt melancholy and sociable. 10 the
Lettish song there is an adoeu enar-
acteristic the hatred which the peo-
nile feel toward the German iandholu-
ers.
nespite the fact that the people are
either Iutherans or Roman or creek
Catholics the names of the old pagan
div,nities very numerous in their Tor
mer mythology, are continually men
toned in songs and also in common
speech. The forests OF Livonia ana
Kurland have played an important /.
mart in their history Their chlet
priest worshiped in the forests tne
neople brought their offerings to tneir
divinities at the foot of mighty oaks
and even during the fourteenth CEN
tury the "zincz," an inextinguishaole
fire. was maintained To this DAY
traces of the worship OF oak trees
may be seen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
The Vanishing Dime.

This is clever trick, and may be
done with good effect in the following
manner Previously stick a small
piece of white wax on the nail of your
middle finger lay dime on the palm
of your hand, and state to the com
pany that you will make it vanish at
the word of command, at the same
time observing Chat many persons per-
form the feat by letting the dime fall
into their sleeves, but to convince
them that you have not recourse to
any such deception, turn up your cuffs
Then close your hand, and by bring
ing the waxed nail in contact with the
dime it will firmly adhere to it. Then
blow upon your hand and cry "be,
gone" and suddenly opening it and
extending your palm you show that
the dime has vanished. Care must be
taken to remove the wax from the
dime before restoring it to the owner,
if it should have been borrowed from
some one in the company.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
Never Too eusv.


I've never been quite too busy
through the forest OF TRANSFORMATION,
In the Island Of Hullabaloo;
once there. I'm a horse to ride on
:, m booger-bear TO alright,
m the whole menagerie. all in one,
Contrived for babes delight.
I'm an "ellunt'' and ''hippossum.H
. And camel and zebra. too;
m sake" that twists and wriggles,
. And giggles and hollers Boot
m horse and my loose suspenders
:. Are lines you can drive me by;
m a tossing ship on the ocean.
where the waves dash mountain nigh.
I'm a ship on the tossing ocean.
And you are my captain bold;
And toss and / roll beneath you
But my ears they are strong to hold;
And you laugh as the breakers grumble,
And you fear no dire mishap
AS your laugh browns out the tempest.
And your glad voice calls ''Diddap!'
I'm glad l am not too busy
At any old time of day
TO get on the floor and tumble,
And grumble and growl and play;
To Just put aside my paper
ana fomp when you want me TO,
Through the forest of Transformation
TO the island Of Hullabaloo.
I'm glad ! am not too busy,
Nor tired. nor gum, you wis,
10 stoop when you steal beside me
With your lips held up to kiss
l am glad I am not too busy
To romp till your heart Is glad;
l am glad that the Lord picked me out,
Dear baby, to be your dad.
u M, Lewis in Houston Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
wHIsKy BOTTLE IN ARCHIVES

were dispatched to Bertelmann's place
and put on guard. It was a strenuous
time. One night when the guards
we're being changed every hour. so
that no sentry would have an oppor-
tunity of falling asleep, the officer in
charge is said to have sent for some
hot coffee. This would aid in keeping
the soldiers awake. The coffee came.
Also bottle of whisky was brought
along. The officers said the men
could drink coffee, but not whisky. IL
was suggested that whisky might be
put in the coffee. No. 1t might make
them drowsy. But it happened that
one of the soldiers drank some whis-
ky. He fell asleep half an hour after
ward and did not wake until the next
morning about daylight. He was
shaken several times during the night
but he was in a deep heavy slumber
and could not be awakened.
The bottle of whisky was kept In
the camp. The contents are, and prob
ably will remain untouched, for there
seems to be a general impression about
that the contents we're, and may be
still, "doped. Hololulu Commercial
Advertiser.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Russia's Baltic provinces are at the
present time busily engaged in max
ing history, so that the following facts
may be of interest. Esthonia, kur-
land and Livonia are the districts
principally involved. In all three the
aristocracy is German in language and
race, but composes only a small part
of the population. In Esthonia the vast
majority of the inhabitants are Esths,
Finnish people of Uralo-Altaic
stock. Livonia and Kurland are in
habited chiefly by the Let's, closely
allied to the Lithuanians. The Rus
SLAMS constitute but a small fraction
of the inhabitants of the district. In
the thirteenth century the heather
peoples dwelling on the shores OF the
Baltic were subjugated by the knights,
Sword-Bearers and Teutonic knights,
who introduced the German civiliza-
ton. With the Lithuanians the Let's
constitute a separate division of the
Aryan, or Indo-European family, The
old Prussians belonged to the Letto-
Lithuanian stock.
These Letto-Lithuanians are phys
ically well built. The face is mostly
elongated, the features fine. The
very fair hair, blue eyes and delicate
skin distinguish them from the Poles
and Russians. Their dress is usually
plain in comparison with that of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
How to Make Peanut Dole.

Very odd and funny and instructive
little dolls can be made from peanuts.
You may have an Indian chief, squaw,
and little papoose; John Chinaman, a
Japanese lady, Dutch woman, Norman
peasant woman with high white cap, a
witch in peaked hat and red cloak.
a wizard arrayed in star trimmed
cloak and high hat, a Hindoo Yogi
with white turbaned head, gypsy
and many other characters In this
jolly company.
The peanuts are threaded whole
upon coarse white Irvine, through the
length of the nuts. Very short nuts
are used for feet and hands and the
round single nuts for the heads. A
thick peanut forms the body, or. if
more bulk is required. use two. Long
slender nuts form the arms and legs.
Now for the wigs For the Orientals
use horsehair or the hair filling Of a
cushion; glue the locks in place and
then fasten on the head covering.
New rope, If combed out fine, will
make splendid fiaxen wig; by color
ing 1t you can have an auburn or
brown tint Fasten this wealth of hair
with jaunty bow. Outline the feat
ures with ink. The wigs of the wiz
ard" and the yogi" should be white:
use cotton picked out fluffy. and glue
in place so 1t will fall long over the
shoulders and make flowing boards.
Material for the dresses can be OF
tissnA or crepe paper in gay colors or
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

box and found in it half dozen Tar
snails. 1t was the same satiricaI own.
er who on another occasion presented
his jockey with sumptuous casket
which on being opened disclosed =
wooden spoon, and to third Jockey
who had failed to win an imDortsnt
race he handed a pair of crntcbes
bought from beggar on the course
When John Singleton, a clever iock-
ey of nearly two centuries ago f,rs,
won a race in Yorkshire the sarmar
whose horse he had ridden TO victorv
was so delighted with his achievement
that he made him present Of a ewe
whose offspring soon musterad =
round dozen, and really started tbo -,
shepherd lad on his career as a too,,
ey. Singleton was very proud ~ snd
grateful for his singular fee.
In this respect he furnished n .ro..
contrast to well-known Jockey n.y. ~
when check for 81, 500 was b,ra"s
to him by the owner of horse ~ ~
which he had won a race, cr,,mn,ea a. a.
up contemptuously with the rema-, ~
that he had often received NOR -. \
riding a 2-year-old." 'o'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

gram and saw half circle in the mid
die in the bottom of the wood
For the shelves get three pieces of
board two feet long and nine and a
half inches wide and half inch thick.
For a top piece get a board two feet
long, two and half inches wide and
a half inch thick, and saw with scroll
saw as shown in diagram. For the
bottom get a piece of board of same
dimensions as for the top piece and
saw in curves on bottom edge.
When all this has been completed
nail the shelves to the sides, The first
one two and half inches from the
bottom, the second nine and three
quarters inches above the first and
the third nine and three-quarters
inches above the second. Then nah
the bottom piece in, to the front be-
low the first shelf Then nail the
top piece in, to the back above the
third shelf
Now if this is given coat of var
nish or paint you will have a service
able bookrack with little labor or ex-
pense.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

said the Cat, in louder tone, at the
same time scratching the Rooster on
the comb, to awaken him.
"Hoot! Hootl Hoot!" came the call
of the little owls
THE evil one is abroad in these
woods" groaned the Rooster, now
awake to his danger.
Again came the call of the owls, and
the Cat started down the tree.
Where are YOU going?" asked the
Rooster
Home" called back the Cat, and
the Rooster flew down and started
too.
1t was very late when two animals
could have been seen crossing a lady's
front yard on their way to friendly
barn and coop. Both were footsore
and weary Both staggered as they
walked. But their trials were not yet
ended. The barn door was closed, and
the coop was locked
Poor old runaway Rooster. Poor old
runaway Cat. Until daybreak they sat
on the fence, in the once much-abused
back yard, and shivered-shivered
with cold, and whispered to each other
about the awful sounds they heard in
the woods.
But that was long, long time ago
and now there is no happier Rooster
or Cat in all the wide world, than the
pair who once became angry at a Lady
who said "shoo" to the Rooster, and
scat" to the Cat.
MORAL
After all, there's no place like ones
own back yard
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

from the scrap bag The garb of the
Chinaman will be silk; cut the two
garments from paper patterns the
shoulders are naturally very narrow.
Gilt paper will be very useful to
help decorate the gypsy and yogi
dresses.
It is only half the fun to make
and dress tho curious little figures.
They can be made to act on minia-
ture stage. like little puppets.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

were in another world from that in
which they had lived all their lives.
The ROSTERS head soon began to bob,
and then he was fast asleep, with only
the Cat on watch.
Away off to the right came a weird
screech. To the left was another and
from the front and rear came other
screeches. Unbeknown to the Rooster
and the Cat, they had selected the
nightly gathering place of flock of
boot owls.
Il hear something awful" whispered
the Cat.
The Rooster drew down his head
closer, but did not reply
II hear something awful, awful 20
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
THE OLD LOVED TUNES

A boy we had belongin us, an och. but
he was gay,
An we d sooner hear him singin than
we d hear the birds in May;
For a bullhnch was fool to him, an all
We had to do,
Only name the song We wanted annie d
sing 1t for ye through
Wild his up now theren an his Look
about an thry for It,"
Faith. he had the quarest songs OF any
We could find
Peoples in the Corn" too. an "Mollie.
never cry for, it!'
1.-THE pretty girl / courted." an
There's trouble in the wind"
Music is deludherin'. We II hear the peo-
pie say,
The more they be deludhered then the
better is their case;
/ would sooner miss my dhrink than
never hear fiddle play
And since Hughie up an left us this
has been another place.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Arrah, Come back. lad am,
you when you sing for us love
be NC come s9 se too la 9elder an yen may
sing Girl Dear!" an "Tbe pa.
the Ling" for us pees among
Still I'D shake a foot To be.r .,,,
con on the Gate near The Pig
come on him a change out there
He should ha' STAYED M -
an, never grow a man: ne was
seen the shadow on his faes 49,.
time to range, oefore his
An l knew he sung ~,
winter robin can ~ sorrow as a
eu' mas hsss, not n the wayl-oh. ia fee, -.
Hughie, II I'd hear Won ~ a.
ant Summer RAIN ~ the Pleas
w all Ts come eup ris6, sure SSe, my wrong uo
Listenin' for an hour IA 80.
feel o. pain. ~ forget the
--Moira o'Neill in the January Mcc,,,.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Twenty-Five coal dealers in Cincin-
natl have been indicted for conspir-
acy to raise prices What would
their sentence be. in case of convic-
ton, IL it we're left to popular vote?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Mrs. Leslie Carter has with her on
her tour this winter an automobile,
chauffeur. man servant. footman, a.
Chinese chef and three maids, Also
her press agent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Prof O'Brien lost his pocketbook
and diamond stud to Philadelphia
pickpocket. This may soften just a
trine the bitterness of Prof Fitzsim-
mons melancholy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

The kaiser moved his seat from one
box to another, to be nearer the stage.
when Geraldine Farrar was singing
"Tannhaeuser" In Berlin. King Ed.
ward would have gone behind the
scenes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Those brewery workers in Cincin-
natl who preferred nine-hour day
with free beer to an eight-hour day
without probably figure to use the ex-
ira hour up getting their beer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Nine. Nordica bravely stopped a
fire on the stage by putting her foot
on 1t, but the question whether she
would have stopped a mouse in the
same way is undecided
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

1t is announced that 1000 new biog-
raphies win be added to the next edi-
ton of who's Who in America" The
important people of the United States
are being rapidly discovered.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

A Philadelphia man committed sui
eide because the girl he fell in love
with could not prove that she had
long line of iIustrlous ancestors.
Philadelphia has reformed politically,
bet refuses to give up the grandfather
idea.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

A Minnesota woodchopper found
pearls in an abandoned birds nest,
This is probably the only case on rec
ord where last years birds nest
ever PANIED out anything.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

AS Santo Domingo always keeps a
large surplus supply of presidents on
hand the disappearance of one now
and then cannot make much differ
ence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

The Chicago man whose wife beat
him over the head with a poker and
pushed him out OF doors because he
didn't bring her home a Christmas
present ought to know what to do
next time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

The superintendent of Bellevue hos
pital backs up DIR. Osler's statement
about the rarity of deathbed visions.
and adds that women are vastly more
courageous in meeting death than
men. SO they are in most Of the emes
gercies Of lis-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Old 1905 must have been glad to
go. He had aged fearfully from men
tai worry over strikes. revolutions,
and insurance scandals.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

1t has been nearly century since a
Russian car said TO an English dip
lomat, There is a sick man in Eu-
rope" and Turkey is still alive
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

One of Mr. Carnegie's Christmas
gifts was $3.50 to a Methodist church
In Catawissa. Penn, for a new organ.
That beats Russell Sage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

In many respects Santo Domingo is
delightful country It's only serious
defect is the quality of it's inhabi-
tants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

The battleship New Jersey is to be
launched in the spring. OF course
everybody knows what she'll Dc
"christened" with.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

May Yohe wants q divorce from
Putty Strong. In other words, May
finds it impossible to stay Put
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

In st. Paul It has been decided that
a kiss is not a caress but an assault
1t shows what bracing winter eli
mate will do.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

President Eliot complains that the
average barber makes as much as the
average school teacher Yes, but
think what mine of information he
is.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

The emergencies that never turn
up are the ones we always feel able
to cope with.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

After this the United States Steel
corporation should insist that its pres
ident's pay envelope be sent straight
home to his wife
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Mr. Hartman says he is not phil
anthropist, and yet no one seems dis
posed to take issue with him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

1t would be quite joke on Prof.
o'Brien should Prof, Jeffries recon
slider.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

A New York dentist who shot his
father-in-law has been held for muir
der 1t does not pay the dentist to
use lead for filing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Jacob H schiff. the New York
banker gave his cook, Lena, $4,000
for Christmas present. Mr. schiffs
cook will stay.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Before marriage girl talks about
how often her betrothed writes.
Afterward she talks about woman's
rights
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
Lac American Jack lar.

The jack tar of all countries is a
1ovial, happy-go-lucky fellow, over
ready for game or for sports of any
kind and the American man-o wars
man lis no exception to the rule A
favorite amusement among the
United States sailors is, of all things, a
pie-eating contest With hands behind
their backs, the contestants kneel
around table, and pie on tin
dish is placed before each man. The
pie" consists of two layers of pastry
on round tin platter, with apples,
rhubarb, peaches, mince meat or what
NOT between them, and as it is baked
on the platter the lower layer sticks
tightly. 1t is most comical to watch
the mems faces as they wrestle with
the sticky crust or endeavor to swal-
low a terrifcally hot fragment of
fruit. The man who first disposes of
his pie is, of course. decided the win
ner, and it is considered a distinction
TO be declared pie-eating champion.
The Wide World Magazine.
A Simple Bookrack.
This is handy piece of work that
can be made by any boy who has
tools, some wood and follows direc-
tons. It can when finished be hung
upon the wall of room and serves
Just as well as one bought at a store.
First get two pieces of board two
feet two inches long, nine and a half
inches wide and one-half an inch thick.
These are for the sides of the book
case. Two and half inches from
the top draw light line ana with
scroll saw saw as shown in the dia-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

Cat walked with noiseless tread. Over
head they saw the limb of tree Let
us go up there!" suggested the Roos.
ter, land stay all night" and Tapping
his wings. up he went, the Cat scaling
the tree after him.
All about the tree in which the
Rooster and the Cat had taken refuge
1t grew dark and still. 1t seemed they
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-20
HANOVER.

Miss Agnes Cook is entertaining
friends from New York City.
Mrs. Edward Brown and son OF
Newark we're guests Of Miss Clara
Ball last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. DeForest and
Miss Cora Kitchell attended the State
Sunday School convention at SOmer.
vile last week.
Warner w. Westervelt, Jr., OF
Woodclitf visited his sister, Mrs.
Thomas j Ward recently.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Ward were
in town last week.
The tenth of the month was a lively
day for rabbits and Sportsmen in this
vicinity. One party including Thomas
Ward, John Eckhardt and others
brought home forty-one rabbits, seven
squirrel and five wOodcock.
A very quiet wedding took place in
the Hanover church last Wednesday
at high noon when Charles Beach Of
Harrison and Miss Mary Elizabeth
SilvertOn of Liberty Corner were mar.
ried By the Rev. James A. Ferguson
d. d. Mrs. Caleb Perry OF this place
an aunt of the groom, gave a dinner
and small reception at her home tx
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach Immediately aftel
the ceremony, and The young couple
lleft alittle latter for Newark wher,
they Will make their home.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-20
NEWS FROM
OTHER TOWNS
NEW VERNON.

invitations have been issued for the
marriage of John VanHorn, of this
place, to Miss Lena Elizabeth. only
daughter of Eugene G. Blair, of Bask-
ing Ridge. The wedding is to occur
on w edneSday evening, November 2lst,
at the home OF the brides parents.
Daniel Palmer was married at Mend.
ham on November LIST to Elizabeth Be-
dell, of BrO0kSide, and after spending
few days here with his parents, they
went to Bernardsville to reside.
Robert Williams and M. Dodd, Of
Newark, were visitors at this place
last Saturday hunting. Augustus Oil
yer and Frederick Tunis, of Demands
vile. and Raymond Oliver, of Mont
clair, were also here hunting
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walling went on
a pleasure trip to Newark last Satur-
day.
Mr.. Roy Is clearing up the ground
across the road in ftOnt of his door to
make a pond ard beautify the grounds.
On Tuesday afternoon between two
and three O'clock the large farm house
on the William Bedell estate was burn
ed TO the ground. The house was oc-
cupied by Benjamin Emery and family
who rented the farm and Mr. and Mrs.
William Oliver. Mr.. Emery left home
early in the morning and did not re-
turn until night. The rest Of the peo-
pie were in the house and Mr.. Oliver
on stepping QUO of the coor discovered
the roof on fire. Some OF their house,
hold goods we're saved by the help Of
the neighbOrs, who rushed to the place
to assist The wind was blowing very
strong at the time and showing a little
when the fire was seen.
A heavily loaded wagon from the
stone cruSher ran over James Kinne-
brooks foot and injured it quite badly
so that he cannot drive the team now,
but has returned to the home of his
employer.