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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
The Southern California Liar.

When one wants to express an
opinion as to an untruth, he will
often say the party spoken of is a
prevaricator, then again he might say
stretching the TRUTH" but in the in
stance of the Los Angeles production
and circulated at the Vegas is an un'
adulterated, pusillanimous liar. 1t is
a liar doubly distilled, the essence
being of such proof and superiority
along that line that the per cent is
undistinguishable A polished liar
sometimes gains the confidence of its
readers, but one so brazenly untruth-
full as is the dodger spoken of it not
only brings down on it the ridicule
but the contempt as well of every
fair-minded person in the country
Caliente New Express.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Curing a Pampered Pet.

A very clever veterinary had sys-
TEN all his own. When he received an
overfed toy dog he would consign him
to a disused brick oven with crust
of bread, an onion and an old boot.
When the dog began to gnaw the
bread, the anxious mistress was in
formed that her darling was doing
nicely" When it commenced opera
tions on the onion, word was sent that
the pet was decidedly better" but
when the animal tackled the boot, my
lady was gratified to hear that her
precious pet was ready to be re-
moved. Woman's Home Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Long Fibre ct silkworm.

Authorities and popular works diff
fer greatly in their estimates of the
length of the fibre in the cocoon of the
domestic silkworm, Bombyx mort.
Published statements of the length of
this fibre could be cited which range
all the way from LOO feet to eleven
miles. Even so good an authority as
the Encyclopedias Britannica places
it at 800 yards. Recent measure
ments made in the division of ento-
mology show that with certain Milan
csc yellow cocoons raised in the Unit
ed States from eggs purchased from
France the fibre varies in length from
S88 to 1,195 yards.-Forest and
Stream
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Potato Chowder.

Pare and cut into blocks two quarts
of potatoes. Peel and chop two good.
sized onions, half cup of celery and
two tablespoonfuls of parsley. Put in
the bottom of kettle layer of pota-
toes, sprinkling of onion and parsley.
a busting of salt and pepper, and so on
until your ingredients are all used.
Add pint of water, cover tightly and
cook slowly until the potatoes are ten
der. Rub together one tablespoonful
of butter and two of -four add a pint
of milk and stir until boiling; add a
small teaspoonful of salt, then pour
over the chowder and serve.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
The Newsnnner MAKER.

The newspaper maker is in honor
hound to do good and sincere work.
The whole community is his client,
and Is entitled to respect. Whatever
may be advanced on his editorial page,
the right to color the news to suit
the purpose of any faction in the COM
munity is withheld. Otherwise the
subscriber is not being treated with
consideration or fairness. There must
be the combination of brains, incessant
energy, broas judgment and knowl-
edge. with devotion to a high purpose,
or the paper will fall short of achieve
ment. Philadelphia Ledger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Her Time All Taken.

The average woman thinks the sun
and stars would cease to shine sooner
than that she could interfere with the
regular routine of household duties.
A Sabetha woman was recently In
formed by her physician that she
would have to have an operation per-
formed. She said she didn't see how
she could-that Monday was washing
day, Tuesday ironing day, Wednesday
the missionary society met, Thursday
was the day to clean up, Friday to
bake, Saturday to give the children
their baths and mend. II he could get
it in Sunday after dinner and before
evening service perhaps she would
try it.-Sabetha Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Changed Conditions.

From Philadelphia, are your" said
the travelling acquaintance. 81 know
man in your town named Biggs; he's
an officeholder."
"ohl yes, Bill Biggs!" replied the
Philadelphian; "he's given up the Of
tce he held"
''You don't say? Why, he told me
his job was little sinecure."
Eyes, but after the recent election
1t became a little insecure"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Merit svstem Endorsed

Representative civil service reform
ers who met in Washington recently
to confer with the national civil ssrv-
ice commission paid their respects to
the president, and received from him
gratifying Endorsement of their work.
After considerable experience in al
most every kind Of governmental
work. said he, 81 have never yet
found any position or branch OF the
service as regards which the intru-
sion of political reasons in making
appointments does not do damage.
He said further that the service was
the least efficient in government Of
fees the heads of which tried TO cir
cumvent the merit system law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Washing Fluid.

Here is a recipe for a good washing
fluid: One box potash, one ounce salts
tartar, one ounce pulverized ammonia
one ounce pulverized borax, two quarts
boiling water After dissolved add
four quarts cold water. Use one cur
to boiler of clothes. Keep in jugs OF
glass jars where 1t will not freeze and
out of the way of children; also keer
the children out of the room where ii
is being made.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

me. The passages of the kidney
secretlons we're irregular and painful,
and there was considerable sediment
and odor. l don't know what would
have done but for Doan's Kidney Pills.
could see an improvement from the
first box, and five boxes brought a
final cure"
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
We Make Travel Easy.

Five trains daily via the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe. Colorado to Kan.
sas City, st. Joe, Chicago, Galveston,
FL Paso, City OF Mexico. Ask me
about reduced rates. C. F. Warren,
G. A., A. t. & S. F. Ry., AL Dooly
Block, Salt Lake City. Utah.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

Win kinney dis
ease that for a
long time / could
not do my work
a n d W as five
weeks in bed.
There was con-
tinual bearing
down pain, ter
rible backaches.
headaches and at
times dizzy spells
when everything,
was a blur before
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

Mother Johnny, why are you hop
ping around on one foot?" Johnny
Were playing horse, and I'm the one
papa bet on"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
TERRIBLE TO RECALL.
rive Weeks in Bed with Intensely
Painful Kidney Trouble.

Mrs. Mary Wagner, of 1867 Kossuth
Ave, Bridgeport, Conn, says: II was
SO weakened and generally run down
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

A dispatch says the Milwaukee Press
club while crossing Lake Michigan
found a peculiarly shaped bottle. In.
vestigation showed it to contain only
a copy of the Mars Daily Graphic
Gee, what a disappointment!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

1.-THE Spur" is the title of a new
book by G. B. Lancaster. From the
name the book might be story of the
money mad times, "the spur" being a
society loving wife. am told the book
isn't at all like this, but the title sug-
gests a social novel. Therefore l re-
mark thusly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

'Tis said the "red hot" vendors OF
the city would like ito shoot this here
Uptown ST. Clair on the spot" and
don't believe they would be particular
what spot, either. He has ruined their
business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

ly still in the air. He sits on nothing.
as it were. without Tapping his wings
or flirting his tail. The more gaze at
him, the more respect him. If could
go out and sit on the air like that
could make money by it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces I'm
Illumination, allays pain cures wind collie CSC bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

There has been added to the literary
crop this year goodly number of
stories and poems written while the
authors were in Jail. 1t is not explicit
ly stated as to whether or no the crime
for which they were incarcerated had
its embodiment in like contributions
written before they were found guilty,
but from a perusal of some of the
aforesaid stories and poems, it is pre-
sumed that such is the case.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

If you want to kiss the Barney
stone, you must go to Blarney Castle
If you want to kiss beautiful girl
with soulful brown eyes, rosebud lips
and ticklish ringlets, you must go to
the ice-cream parlor first and blarney
her afterwards.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

"The best hearts are ever the Draw
est" said Sterne.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

What bothers me these perfect morn
lngs as l wander along Lake Michigan
on my early constitutional, is the ease
with which the sea gull hangs perfect
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

A COW ate the ear off New York
dude who was spending a day in a
hammock in Kansas. Those Kansas
cows always did have an abnormal ap.
petite for green stuff.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18
Tag.

A too Justify growing cock frequently
is served to the boarders. Moral.-Do
not crow too early.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

In mentioning the June bride so fire.
quently, dilating upon what she wore.
how pretty she was and the list of
presents, l have entirely overlooked
the June bridegroom. Suffice it to say,
at this late date, that for every bride
there has been bridegroom-but from
now on he doesn't count. All he has
to do is to earn the living and save
few thousand every year with which to
educate their progeny.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-18

A small but tenacious fox terrier can
get more joy and noise out of freeing
a squirrel at five a. m. than a brass
band playing Down Where the Wurtz-
burger Flows" all evening. | know,
because there is one of these joyful lit
tie cusses in my neighborhood and I
haven't had any beauty sleep in six
weeks. That accounts for the plain"
look in my likeness at the head of this
column.
Ra.eMaeeee
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14
You ought to be s1ad," She

You Sught to be glad" sbo
rupted. sne htes.
We'll. I'm glad. then" J..
obllglngly, but what l started said,
was thai II Canada jim wac ~ say
would save us the trouble of Aere II
out to his cabin and seizin going
goods" "s his
The girl listened intentlv
was no sound from the outer sh .nefe
A shade of disappointment snanty,
over the little captains grizzlop 'ssed
You are quite sure It would lace
good to search here?" he askod ~ no
1T would do you no Doc 49,.
was here" WISH ne
Yes, it's too bad; quite a ai,.-
polntment," unused the captain
with hand on revolver he enteros ~
cabin and began looking around "s
Twenty men after one!" excla;~,
the girl, scornfully. ned
~ is rather unfortunate odds,
said the governments man still III
ing around, perfunctorily. but evidoa4
ly having learned what he deciros
know; now do you suppose if wou'o
make any difference if l were to sons
my men back to town and wait houl
for Jim by myself?"
A joyful look spread Over the vorn.
woman's face.
You wouldn't dare!" she cried
We'll, | have dared things in NV
time" said the cantain ct;11 -
ABOUT, though | guess Canada Jim
would be quite a proposition for one
man. But"-.he suddenly stopped in
the center Of the room and raised be
voice so that it easily reached the
hidden man--"in order to start a If.
tie excitement I believe I'll do it. II
you e Jim to-day you might tell him
for me that I'll meet him alone anv.
he says with hunting knives
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14

No man in the camp could get
quicker action on his shooting irons
than Canada Jim. No man was slow
er to wrath, or greater in time of
stress. Ever for the weak against
the strong, the right against the
wrong, according to his lights, the
man from Canada was accepted by
the miners and light-trigger gentle
men of Happy Land as a glittering
municipal success, and.a citizen of
parts.
The thing called law had not yet
reared it's depressing head in the re-
gion dominated by Canada Jim, but
1t was headed that way. News of
Jim's latest exploit had travelled
across the border, and the federal
authorities at that time being men of
narrow discernment and enlarged in
digestion, had classified the dynami-
ting of a tenderfoot's plant as a crime.
The fact that the ~tenderfoot went
skyward with the engine house was
an unforeseen accident, for he had no
business to be there in the night time,
and you couldn't expect Jim to hunt
all over creation for people who ought
to be in bed.
The United States sen out a little,
E1mlet-eyed s~washbuckler in command
OF the posse, a man Canada Jim
could have eat raw" to use his own
expressive v%ernacular. The marshal's
hunting knife was the only serious
looking thing about him, and it rath-
er reminded one of a patriotic young
ster trailing his grandfather's sword.
When Canada Jim was informed by
courier what was coming his way,
he moved out to the edge of the camn
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14
No Face Reader

Postal clerks have some odd expert
ences. One of the amusing incidents is
thus described: Apair of bushy whisk-
ers showed themselves into the money
oruer window and the voice behind the
whiskers said: elf me a money orter."
Inc clerk showed him out a blank an
plication. When it came back, flied
out, the clerk said: Here, this isn't
right. It's for Dresden, Germany, and
you've got it on a domestic blank. Yor
want a foreign blank" "vell." said
.he voice behind the whiskers, Wy
didn't you gif me a foreign blank?.
why didn't you ask for one?" Mem
goodness" said the voice behind the
w~hiskers, do look like | wanted a
domestic blank?"
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14
Our Forest Wealth.

In recent years there has been much
agitation concerning the waste Of the
timber of the United States, and there
have been many promises that the
control of 1t should be handed over to
the federal and state authorities. The
division of forestry of the department
of agriculture has wrought much good
in this direction, but much remains to
be accomplished. The most distress
ing feature is that the waste is most.
ly due to selfishness and want of fore
thought. The lumbermen have been
working for years to lay waste the
forests, and in spite of this there are
thousands Of acres of woodland which
they have not thought worthy of their
attention that affords a rich field for
investigation. The trees which the
lumbermen have taken are mostly the
coniferous trees, the sugar pine and
the redwood. And so eager have they
been in demolishing these trees that
they have ruined superb specimens of
trees which were of far greater value
Tor cabinet purposes. One of these is
the laurel. 1t grows on the hillsides
Wherever there is an underground
stream of water sufficient to moisten
Its foliage. In the valleys it grows
still larger, and also along the banks
OF streams. This tree is without a
rival in furnishing a wood which has
great delicacy Of coloring, shading
from palest lemon to soft mauves and
grays The fine grain takes a high
polish. Then there is the native wal
nut Of California, which responds won
derfully to cultivation. In the valley
and bottom lands it reaches a great
g1rth n height in a surprisingly
short period. 1t surpasses both the
black and English walnut in the
beauty of its wood, which is perhaps
more beautiful in it's coloring and
marking than any other wood used for
CABINET purposes. The ycamo
which has been proved by recent in
designations in Egypt to be nearer to
lmperlshable than any other known
wood, grows everywhere in the can
yons and valleys of the state, but, like
the trees already mentioned, it has
been constantly cut down for fire.
wood. 1t is a sad fact that the same
tate has overtaken those giant oaks,
thousands of years old, which are the
staple frewood in every country town
throughout California.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14

rang MIN as quick as you want "
for all mel"
revolvers OR rifles, and the best map
wins"
"Just you?" said the girl eagerly
Just me. You can come and looF
on, if you like"
Send your men back to town,
Their
The captain went to the door.
Fall iii, boys" he said; Tight out
for Happy Land; nothing doing here
III meet you at sundown."
Maybe you WILL" murmured tho
mountain pink.
Captain Hobson bowed to her logic
and caresse1 the hilt of his hunting
knife. The girl stood in the DOORWAY
and watched the posse as it galopea
down the valley. Then she glanceu
into the shanty. All was silent "
that section, A shade OF Vexali0N
crossed her face.
They're cut of sight now" sne sa0
loudly.
They're gone" acquiesced the cap
tain.
Still no movement from he Doaiu'
overhead. Susie looked steadliy -
that direction and frowned. WIZ
eyes gazing out the window, tne
tie representative of the U. ). asheu
DO you think it likely Jimu ~
here to-day?"
BE here?" returned the GIRL NV
~; hes already here, hiding
there on them planks! You can
him easy if he amt dead o nae Mr
and hang him quick as you want
all mel"
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14

la be obliged. I'd tackle any three
yes, any five of 'em-but my powder
wouldn't hold out for fifty, you know
The girl a%nxiously followed his re-
marks, and eagerly acted on his sug.
gestion.
Right you are, Jtm," she said, look.
ing out of a pair Of dark brown eyes.
which made no attempt to shield the
affection she had for this brawny
giant of the West; 'Ill put you in a
place they'll e think of looking"
Canada Jim looked reluctantly
down the trail.
Damn me if I'll hide from 'em!"
he said, in a sudden burst of anger:
what right We them tin soldiers ter
come ter these diggin's an tell us
what's what! You go inside, grille,
an I'll learn 'em!"
Don't be foolish, Jim," said the
girl, as she took his arm and endeay.
pred to force him to accompany her.
they'd sure git you, and then what'd
become O. me? Come on, there's a
good boy"
The loye-light in her eyes pleaded
more eloquently than her words. The
big man put his arms around her and
kissed her. gf
: i guess o are right, Susie,v he
said, mOurnfully; but it makes me
not to think O. them gingerbread riders
making Canada Jim hunt his hole.
Put me where l can hear what goes
on, an if they says an onpolite word
to- We. I'll be among EN- fore they
knows the time O. day."
The tawny-haired maid of the noun
talns led the way to a rear addition
made of plank, and pointed to some
boards lying across near the roof. It
was SO dark that one could not be
seen up there unless a light were
carefully used in searching.
A company of horsemen apnroacbed
the cabin. Susie met them. scorn.
fully.
Beg pardon, miss" said the leader.
raising his hat, ~deferentially. "I'm
Captain Jack Hobson from the fort
across the line. We're LOOKING for
n Canada Jim. Might he be in these
parts"
ne might and he mightnt." said
the sri, saucily; "but if you're itcbin,
to know I'll say its lucky for Won ba
amt here"
The captain smiled and stroked hin
stub of a beard.
Yes?" he said interrogativelv.
"Yes!" she repeated, with fierce an.
ergy; IF canada Jim was hereabonts
he'd mix among you parlor soiers
until yer uniforms wouldn't look
smart any more"
l presume by that you mean Can
ada Jim is a bad MANI" suggested the
captain.
Bad! Well, l should hone 90,
Why, o wouldn't be enough to star
his appetite"
Inc captain smiled tantalizinglv as
dlsmounted. Then raising his voice
slightly he said:
or course Canada Jim amt bere
and o don't know where he is. Im
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14

1t is said that some of the finest sar-
dimes in the world are caught off the
coast OF Japan, and the Japanese O
have begun to can them. Perhaps in
course OF time the factories on the
coast OF Maine will be putting the lit
tie behring's in boxes adorned with
japanese labels, instead of sardine-
a French, as now.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14

A New York woman was named as
receiver for a millinery store just at
Easter. What luck!
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14

assembled the hill a ways and met a
girl OF the mountains coming to the
spring with a bucket.
What's up, Jim?" she asked.
There's a little crowd coming over
from the FORT" he said, carelessly.
Il don't feel like runnin' from EN-.
but If o could stow me away some-
where's. Kate, for a half hour or 20
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1906-06-14
The One and THE OTHER

The one said no, when true love came,
And speaking gently, called her name,
THE world TO conquer l shall try"
Then Love was dumb. and passed on by.
So through the world one went her way:
Men bowed before her day by day,
Yet at the last, when she was old,
Her heart was empty, aching, cold.
The other answered. Yes, I'll come,
And strive with you to make a home"
Then hand in hand with Love she went,
And life was blessed with sweet content.
Within the walls of home she found
Rich joys which wrapped her being round.
And in the evening of her days
Her life was like a psalm of praise.
Edwin Garlic Litsey, In Housekeeper.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-03-13

Der nddiie Gag bot cine rlnterbre>
dung. Ger 9oltreiter bes Gtiftes
bra9te BON Ger Poititelle einen Srief
on ben. Saitisreferenten. Oas Papier
mar %iosenanntes Suffan;leiformat nit
Dem Oorpelaoler in Battle-Ground, aber
Sdrift uno nnteri9rift 10 unleierlid,
baB lestere abiOlut ni6t gu ent;iiiern
NOR.
Sber mas fiirtmerte oies BEN @arori.
Son einem ieiner pielen Sreunbe aus
Bra9 fam bas S9reiben ieoenfalls
bon meldem, bas mar gngeii6ts bes
beionoeren Snbaltes puroerbano sleids
siltis.
GS lautete:
~@liidsuila! Inter ftrensiter Dis
fretion tbeile ih Dir Die aus better
Quelle itammenoe Hadrift nit, ba6
in allernGdli 3eit Seine Majeltat
einen ieiner beliebten Snfognitoaus>
fliise in bic bortiae @eaeno-wabrs
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-03-13

CUR Intport fdbi9 mar uro iif rur
Iibergttidlid tief uerneiaie.2
Seim SlbeDOmahl iiibrte Der Sat
Die Saronelie 81 2ii6. Der Graf
Jing fiebensmiirois auf ollie Gewobu,
beiten oes Sauies Elm, ia ais er err
iubr, baB Ger SuItisratb abenos aerne
Elm Spielden made, nar er lofort
audi babel unb. entSiidte 9llle ourd)
feline Saune, ieiuen @is uuo eine
unge;wungene SeutIeligfeit. @immer
aber fano lid oils 6iiniter iiberfliiilig,
9ing leiie oaoon unb Iiemans bemerfte
feline Abmeleubeit.
Iu9 bel bieIem Spiele traf es iid,
bab Die ausseipielte Game brrf) einen
SOnia aus Der 2aille bes Galtes ges
1tOfen muroe.
.Gs geIdliebt nur i'm S~artenipiel
TO-" meinte er launig, rim mirtliden
%eben ltebt Der G0ni9 l9ie leber Menld)
unter Dem Sunne bes idOnen Ues
idledteS. Ger arme S0nig mebr ol6
NnOere: unO bod barf er nidlt einmal
lieben ME er mOllte, er muB iein SerS
Dem StaatsmOble unteroronen."
Gin SGimmer non 2raurisfeit iibers
,og leine .3ii9e, er marote langIum
iein @elibt ab, nobel elm turser be-
seifuenoer SliG ole SarOueiie l%treiite.