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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21

The sheer black waist is a novelty
that is meeting with much approval
chiffons and acts we'll to the fore. The
vogue of the black wolfe suit makes
the demand for the thin black waist
the costume idea continuing to rule,
waist and skirt of the same color We
also see an increase in the number Of
simpler black blouses, liking for the
shirt-waist of black China silk and
even the golf shirt appearing in this
material and color.
Black and white effects, both in cot
ton and silk, meet with favor at the
present, the maybe combination again
in style. The combination is noticed
in stripes and checks and polka dots,
spots" feature of the day. Some ex-
ceedingly smart costumes in black and
white are seen, and some beautiful
hats. AS rule this conjunction of
colors is effective and becoming, white
has a softening tendency and a touch
of black generally refines and softens
harsh outline and uncertain com
piexion
White serge suits are trim and de-
cidedly chic these days, made with a
severe plainness that gives refresh
ing after the over elaboration so often
seen in summer, so much cheap ready
made inery then on display. And the
white linen suits are even more at
tractive. There are soft white wool
hats to wear with the white suits,
stSne with scarcely any trimming at
all In millinery now we find this
contrast, flowers piled on flowers, and
next door a hat with nothing on it
save a single rose. Some of the hats
are quite bare on one side, on the 9th
er there is massed a perfect tower OF
trimming. This gives in not few
cases a decided jauntiness that is
pleasing, but we must say it is only
the youthful, jaunty face that can
stand such headgear
With the present fashions one may
easily make up an evening costume out
of$pieces gathered from box and bag
Our illustration pictures a gown con-
structed of various materials and hav-
ing points that mark it modish. There
is a simulated jacket of lace, the
flounces are of shaded pink chiffon
although other material might be used
the lighter shade at the top. The
foundation is an old white silk dress
which has been well cleaned and fresh
ened. Little circlets of black velvet
ribbon give the touch or black sc
fashionable. In the corsage some
long-stemmed pink posies with plenty
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
WORDS IN oKLAHoMA's NAME
Belief That It Was Taken from Conn
anche Tongue Refuted by Stu
dent of Indian Lore

Oklahoma City, Ok.-The Rev. ]. s.
student of Indian lore and an au-
thority on such matters, routes the
statement made recently by the In
dian Leader that Oklahoma" is a
Comanche Indian word meaning
"land of the fair god'
He asserts that it is a Choctaw
word and means simply "red people,"
the Indian word 'okla," meaning
people, and "homma" meaning red.
In joining the two words. one m is
omitted. The name was given to
Wright, chief executive of the Choc-
taw Nation in 1866, when the United
States government negotiated with
all of the Five Tribes to effect a
treaty.
At that time the present boundary
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
was outlined, and it was proposed
to erect a regular territorial form
of government with view of finally
making it a state to be controlled
by the Indians. But the Indians
themselves did not consent to that
part of the proposition.
When the matter of a name for
new territory was mentioned by the
secretary of the interior to the as
sembled Indian governors, Mr..
Wright spoke instantly and said:
Call it Oklahoma" What does
that mean?" asked the secretary.
1T means red people," answered
Governor Wright, and the matter
was settled.
Later Indian Territory Yves sepa-
rated from the Oklahoma, and now
the original boundaries are to be
restored with the name as given by
Governor Wright of the Choctaws,
and the original state as contem-
plated will soon take its place in the
sisterhood, though in this new state
the Indians will not be the controll-
ing element, as they might have
been had they acted as the Govern
ment desired in 1866.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21

agency of dreams. The death angel
lowering near, seems especially liable
to cast its dream shadow over a
sleeper.
Real trouble assaulted Mrs. Joseph H
Pineau, Of Williamsport, Pa, a few
weeks ago when she missed her jewels
Believing that she had been robbed
during a spell of sickness, she had 8
servant arrested on suspicion.
That night Mrs. Pineau dreamed
that she saw her jewels at the bot
tom of basket containing china
ware. In the morning she fastened
to the closet where the basket was,
explored beneath the china and there
found her gems, just as she had seen
them in her sleep.
While hunting in the woods last
winter William Ward, of Freeland,
Pa, lost a watch. 1t was two weeks
before the dream in this case revealed
the spot where the watch lay, hut
when Mr.. Ward made a search there
he found 1t.
Warnings of disaster frequently
come to sleeping persons. While trav-
cling through Texas short time age
a woman living in Upper Sandusky
o., dreamed that her barn was burned
and two valuable horses lost with it
She related the dream to several per-
sons That day she received informa
tion that her barn had actually burned
and the details tailed with her Wis
ion.
Startled from sleep by vivid dream
that his best Attorney COW was chok.
ing to death in the stable, Robert Rick
ards, prominent farmer of Bridge
Vile, Del, hurried at dead of night
to his barnyard short time ago. He
found the COW was really choking and
IL died before he could effect relief.
Failing from the fifteenth story Of
the Chandler building, in course of
erection at Atlanta, Ga, Peter Nc.
Geary, an iron worker, was dashed to
death few days ago.
The strange part of the story is that
emily the morning Of the accident Fore
man Peck, who had charge of the iron
and steel workers, halted his men as
they were about to begin their labors
and warned them very earnestly to be
careful
II dreamed" he said, that one of
the men fell from the top of the build
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21

very deep, the chemisette is ornament
ed back as well as fore, for so MAN
frocks to-day are cut low or with
back and front.
A neat little embroidered collar. one
of the high turndowns, has a couple
of bows of ribbon as finish. these
made-affairs easily slipped in place
and with no clumsy band to be ad.
justed or make the collar bulge.
Green silk gloves give touch of vsr-
dency to the streets, are accountant.
ments of not few costumes USUALLY
they are of silk, and always match
some trimming Of the costume girdle
or foliage-adorned hat Thew are
rather fetching, look cool and nrettv
with light summer gowns. Some green
parasols are abroad, considerable green
is used for trimming. Pongee and
tussah coaching parasols remain IN
favor, and they are so smart one does
not wonder they hold their own SO
well. Speaking of green gloves If NAV
be they are worn because notbino olse
Is TO be had-long gloves have become
SO expensive, in such demand the
dealers say to the manufacturers.
Send anything, anything Everv.
body wears short sleeves everybody
wants long gloves.
Suede belts the color of tbo dro.s
lead for street wear. YESTERDAY VIC M.
ticed neat brown costume oro,
in Paris brown, though rather a warm
uull color for summer, is the thing
the belt a shaped suede that seemed .
very part of skirt and blouse The
skirt was a light weight wool a.S
ntted the girlish form perfectly hit
without accentuation Of the Azure
d dhe blouse was brown poppee made
run pack and front and with Full
sleeves coming Just to the elbow TSs
nat was one of those couuettish tnr.
bans that this season i lS'.rsn tI,
isr 1t was all black, the glo o9pon Blu
Olack' the low shoes a dull bIacI, We"
ELLEN OSMONDE.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
Women and Business.


Thousands OF girls are sent out into
the world with what is called finished
educations, who cannot even give q
proper recipe for money, to say moth
Ing Of drawing promissory note, a
draft or a bill, or understanding the
significance and Importance of bust
ness contracts. Such a woman, writes
Q s. Marden, in Success Magazine,
presented a check for payment +" the
paying teller of her bank. He passed
It back to her with the request that
she be kind enough to indorse 1t. The
lady wrote on the back of the check,
Il have done bushes with this bank
for many years, and / believe 1t to be
all right. Mrs. James b. Brown" An
other society woman in New York
presented check for payment at the
bank, and the teller told her that 1t
was not signed "oh, do they have to
be signea?" she responded. What an
awful lot of red tape there Is about
the banking business" | know of a
lady whose husband made deposit
for her in a bank and gave her a
check book so that she could pay her
bills without annoying him. One day
she received a notice from the bank
that her account was overdrawn. She
went to the bank and told the teller
that there must be a mistake about it,
because she still had a lot Of checks
left in her book. She knew so little
ebout business that she thought that
she could keep drawing any amount
Until the checks were all gone. This
sounds ridiculous and almost incredi-
BILE, yet the very girl who laughs at 1t
may make even more absurd blunders,
Many an accomplished woman, when
given pen and asked to sign an inn
portant document drawn up by an at
torney or a long-headed business man,
Will sign 1t without reading 1t or even
asking to be informed of its contents,
only to learn afterwards by disastrous
results that she has signed away her
property and turned herself out of
home. Only a short time ago / read
Of lady who had won suit involving
about $4,000 New evidence, however,
was brought forward, which caused the
court Immediately to reverse its decis-
ion. 1t was proved that the lady had
sworn falsely She was perfectly limo
cent of any such intention, but she had
sworn that she had never signed her
name TO a certain document. The doc
ument was produced, and, to her utter
astonishment, she saw her signature
affixed to 1t. She acknowledged at
once that the signature was hers. al
though she had just sworn that she
had never signed the paper in ques-
ton. 1t appeared that, during her hus-
bands lifetime, whenever papers were
signed, he told her where to write her
name, and she did as she was told,
without having the slightest idea OF
me contents OF the papers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
Some DOCS ave Luckn.

A big touring car rolled up to the
entrance OF roadside hotel" over in
Jersey one day lately with two men
en- the front seat and two women and
beautiful cocker spaniel in the ton
neau. One of the men ordered some
drinks for the party, and as they sat
refreshing themselves, relates the New
York Press. the spaniel made 1t known
that he also was thirsty. He wants
a drink" cooed one of the women.
"Well, how about it?" remarked the
man who was driving the machine to
the German waiter. Wait a minute, 4"
replied that functionary. and he dis
appeared behind the swinging doors
leading to the barroom, Presently he
emerged carrying a tin drink shaker
niled with water. The cocker barked
his appreciation and scrambled up on
the seat nearest TO the point where
the waiter was holding the tin vessel.
When the dog had finished drinking
one Of the women opened her purse
and handed the waiter a half dollar.
He made more out OF that order than
his employer had for the other drinks.
Not so bad to be waiter sometimes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
Why MIR. Grub Worm
Goes on His Back D
By ANNE VIRGINIA cULBERSToN
copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.J

One day the children had gone down
to the little cabin of Aunt 'Phro ~,
and ON this occasion she chose to tell
them about certain happenings in the
affairs of Mis- Postum and Mr.. Grub
worm.
"Dey was both of 'em mighty fat
folks" she began, IAN, like lots er fat
folks, dey wuz right lazy. Dey ain go
nowhere's dey ain halter go; jest
mosey round iii to git der witt es,
an stay home de rest err de time, vile
other creeturs dey all time trapesin'
an trollopin' up an down de l1yountry
to see wat dey kin see, an hear wat
dey kin hear, an do wat dey kin do.
Mis- 'Possum she stay in boiler tree
an snooge de time erway, an Mister
Grubwaam he snuggle down jes' be-
neat de top er de groun' an dream
bout de time he gwine turn into a
beetle an live on top err de groun'."
"Oh, Aunt 'Phrony, do grubworms
turn into beetles asked one of the
children incredulously.
Eyes, sir! dat dey does! Dish yer
one wat | tell bout he lie low un-
derneath de earth until May er June,
an den come out an turn inter one
deze yer pooty green an brown beetles
what dey calls June beetles de kline
chillen ketches an sets ter iunin'."
or course the children wanted to
know what "juning was.
"Lawd! Lawd!" she said, 81 done
'spose all chillen knowed how ter ] ne
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21

a bug. wy, you ies' takes de beetle
an ties a string to i'm, an holes onter
de end of it an lets i'm fly, an den
he huns an he buzzes an he ICONS,
an OATS wat dey calls junin'.
Now, den, femme start again.
done tole you dat Mister Grub-wu'm
an Mis- 'Possum was both of 'em fat
an lazy, an like ter stay home. But
dey'z mighty fond err KNOWN wat
gwine on in de worI, an wen other
creeturs go ter de kyouncil ter tend
ter de fairs er de kyountry, deze yer
stay-at-homes ain gin em no peace
Wen dey git back, pesterin' 'em wild
queschins bout wat went on at de
kyouncil.
"One time some er de creeturs wuz
gwine by fun de meetin', an Mis-
Postum she stan in her do an hail
'em, an AK 'em fer ter come in an
set a vile. Dey SEE. "Scuse veal,
ma'am, we bleeged fer ter be gittin'
on an dey SEE ter one another be-
him der hans: Lawd! Lawd! les we
make haste an git outen dis, er dat
woman nab us an nail us ter de
cheers all night
mis- 'Possum she say, SEE she,
'Gemmen, ain gwine take no fer a
ornser. You-all mus be plumb fragile
out wild yo' walk. You mus come in
an take off yo' shoes an res yo' hoofs
an den femme gin you plate err Sim
mons an a glass er buttermilk. Now
you year me, ain gwine let you off.
de vittles fetched 'em, like dey
alluz do wild men-folks, an in dey
canned. Mis- Postum she axed 'em
queschins bout who wuz dar, an
wat dey do, an wat dey wear, an
wat dey have ter eat, an wat laws
been pass, until dey wuz fair vile.
Dey git so wo' out an aggervex
dat wen she go outen de room fer
ter fetch de simmons an de butter
milk dey go to collogin' togeer an
fix up a iii joke on her Wen she
come back she sot down de plates an
de glasses, an patti her hans on her
hips, an stood watchin' 'em eat, talk
in at 'em all de time.
'Dellaws,' she say, 'y'all ain gin
me no news Wul tdAhln uOuI- 10 ual
all you kin member er de doins?'
Den one un EN- he wink at de res
an he say, he do, Law bless yo' soul,
Mis- 'Possum, | nigh mos fergit ter
tell you dat de kyouncil done pass a
law dat all animals mus pervide
derse'fs wild pouch so's's dey kin
kyar' der chillen roun' wild EN-
"'Fer de lan's sakel SEE she, how
gwine git me any pouch ter kya
roun' wild me.
'Nuver you mine, dey SEE, we
bring you de hide, an all you gottel
do be ter make de pouch
80 OATS wat dey do, an Mis- Pos
sum she 'uz strukken wild de notion
dat hit save her de trouble er kyar'yln
de bag on her arm eff she jes' take an
sew hit on her body instid, so, sho'E
yo' bawn, she tuck an sewed hit or
her own hide, right in front, an dal
whar she been kyar'yin' it ever sence
"The other creeturs raise a big hoo
wen dey see her gwine roun' like dat
de only one 'mongs EN- all wat kyai
der young-uns dat-a-way. Mis- Pos
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
Populnr a a. r. chnrm-

Three veterans, hale and hearty de-
spite their thin hair and their white
boards. we're lunching together DC
you see this?" said the first, and ha
held his watch charm-a ball of dull
metal set in square OF gold. DO you
know what that is? This is the bullet
they took from my left arm at Bun
Run" The second veteran displayed
his charm-a metal ball set in a gold
cross. This" said he, is the bullet
they took out Of my leg at Gettysburg"
He sighed. The bullet they took out, p
he said. but not the limp" The third
veterans charm was a bullet set in a
ring of brilliants. "out of my head, .
said he.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21

ing and was killed have been un4
able to get the terrible impression of
my mind and l request that each OF
you exercise more than usual caution
I'M your work"
Dominic Carmono, of Mount Wash
ington, Pa, dreamed that his nephew,
Giuseppe Samazzi was dead When
he read in the newspapers that an un.
known man had been killed by falling
from a car on the Smithfield street
bridge, Pittsburg, he felt convinced
that the unfortunate was his nephew
Calling at the morgue he made the
Identification.
II guess you will not laugh at my
dreams again." remarked Mrs. Gun
derson to her husband.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
TOLD IN VISIONS
COMEDIES AND TRAGEDIES
THAT BESET DREAMER.
Mystery That Has Always Had ne
markable Fascination for Man
kind = Authentic and
Strange Gases.

From the time of Joseph's interpre
iations in Egypt-and long before NJ
doubt-the mystery Of dreams has had
a remarkable fascination for mankind.
Passing strange are their prophecies
and warnings, and stranger still when
these come true, as is often the case
BY what mystic power are dreams
enabled to project the visual sense
through space. to lift the curtain that
wells the future?
Quite often dreams foretell disaster
or deal with some trouble that besets
the dreamer. Still, dreams have their
comedies as well as tragedies and not
infrequently essay the role of assist
ant to Master Cupid.
Missing persons and lost property
are sometimes found through the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
Neckwear and Other Accessories Of Dress

The French women do not take to
mannish styles in dress as do the Eng
lish and Americans. Whenever they
adopt anything that borders on man
nishness they are sure to modify it
with little femiaine touches. And the
combined effect Of severity and CO.
quetry is, we must say, both Frenchy
and attractive.
For instance, take the linen collar
as she is worn by French woman
With the high turn down collar the
Partisan adds dainty tie of lawn, and
both collar and tie are hand embroid-
cred On this side the water we ap-
prove her taste, and we, too, go in for
handmade lawn tie with embroidered
collar. The lingerie tie is much smart
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21

little summer gown that surely cost
plenty of money, but undoubtedly
would have appealed to a mere man
as such charming, inexpensive little
dress" It was a light ecru batiste Of
all-over embroidery, the skirt short
affair gathered into the belt. The
waist was a round girlish blouse with
sleeves just a puff above the elbow,
very like those seen in the oid-fash-
toned pictures of Empire ladies'; the
girdle a green messaline, having queer
gold figures scattered over it. The
color scheme was lovely. the dress
made by an artist.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
Mourning in England


The polite Englishmap VIII -,
~ !, criticised Americans for % o,t feeo nv
ing s, content as mourners 10 w Uaaen me De
black band encircling tho y wear Iost only
save gave another illustration Of ' e,s arm n
I irg His inclination for ~, r,o UUn
T Ing garments is hereditary w T., .hi
ENGLAND Eng. of the early seyeuieont IN IN,
Jury, no sooner had a deoth n'a zen cen
place &c. than black clothing u was tai taken
ari gut by the bereavedS S Sa%, sent a,
U waiy 70 relatives, but to i SriaIS no,
%ell, Everything surron rpiends as a
en- onleI s, mourner was put iU Oupa ,Sa the
VS. ~a,,s blackjack hangipaS 'n ne deer ,gs
F E%rls, black coverings on tb on s0 IN.
a auys, SO expensive. IN ,a IN tn nos
=, D9d tar, was loaned around Upi froa, ,l
T y family. About isss # from = miami FAM
$500 SS S on ,s expended n record ,S
al OF her lord.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21


sum dom care She say: 'Gemmen, de
Jokes on me dis time. But shoI faint
bodder me. You done me a mighty
good turn; dis heap better dan gwins
roun totin' my chillen with my mouf,
de way some er you-all halter do
wen you wanster tote yo'n.'
AN ter dis day she take her chillen
eve'ywhar she go, even wen she go
out ter rob a hen-roos'. Sometimes she
lays down on de groun' in de sun, an
dey walks outer de pockit an climbs
all over her, an squats down, an
hangs on by curlin' der long tails
roun de hya'r on her body | done
seed a dozen un 'em ia onct jes' set
tim all over der nanny, hangin' on
by der tails.
After de creeturs lef' Mis- 'Possum,
dey g'long iii ways an meet up wild
Mister Grub-wu'm, an he turnt to an
gun ter pussecoot 'em jas' like she
been dom. Dey git natchelly wo' out
wild i'm, so dey go off piece an con-
fabulate tegeer. Now ain dis jes'
zoo muchl' dey SEE. wy mt dis man
go ter de kyouncil an use his own
eyes an years? Misable lazybonesP
One un 'em say ter the others: 'Jes'
leave dis man ter me-
Den he go back, an he say ter
Mister Grub-wu'm, 'Brer Grub, VEAL
done fergit ter tell you de kyouncil
done pass a law dat all animals
mus crawl on der backs. Dey say we
bin gwine roun' wild ow' eyes on de
groun' long huff, an now we mus
turn over an look up In de worP.'
"'Umph!' SEE de Grub-wu'm, sezee,
dat suit me to er gnat's bristle, kase
don't reckon folks gwine spec me
ter git 'roun' fas' eff I halter to travel
on my back 1 kin take hit easy den,
sho'-nuff. Stan outen de way, you-all;
yer gees!' An wild dat he roll over
on de groun' an try ter crawl. Mighty
hard wuk! He wrassel an he tussel
an he tug, but he ain make no head
ways. 'Whew! dish yer make me
tired, sho''nuffl' sezee. 4 gwine turn
me over an do de ole way; dat good
huff fer me- Mighty easy ter set up
in de high seats an gin orders. 1
wish all de folks what send orders
halter try EN- on themselves TO- dey
kin pass inter laws
"He try ter turn back on his Stun
mick, but bless yo' soul, dar want no
turn to i'm. He huff an he puff, an
he fuss an he cuss, but 'twan't no use.
De creeturs dey stood by an snickered,
an aigged i'm on, an let on ter try
an hep. Las dey KANT stan hit
no longer, an dey bus out laughin' an
SEE, 'Heyo, Mister Grub, we done got
you fix dis time Reckon you won't
go pesterin' we-all no mo- wild ques-
chins bout de kyouncil. You halter
travel all de way dar on yo' back at
ter dis eff you wanter know wat
gwine on; you KANT pend on VEAL
no mo-. So long, ole man.
''Sence den ole Grub-wu'm been dom
all his wall1in' on he back, an he been
at it so long now dat he done got
right spry. Sometimes after a haivy
rain he comes up through de top er de
groun', and you kin see i'm jes' mon
scootin' roun' on he back
Nov, OATS all de tales you gwine
git outen me dis day. is plumb wo'
out, same z de creeturs wuz, wild
queschins;" and the old woman folded
her hands and closed her eyes and pre-
tended to be fast asleep, seeing which
her little auditors stole softly away on
tip-toe for fear of waking her.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
BY ELLEN oSNOND

Of green leaves might be pIaceu' als
add tbe finishing note to a costume
copied from a French imporlali importation
NJ course one would have to employ
skillful fingers to get the right mes
hut the whole may be built up az com
naratively small cost. Lit'le i"ee
bridge coats and holeros are the helgh'
Of fashion; the tall person may IN
5ulee in the former, the one OF 10"
stature must keep to the latter
One sees the incest morning frocks.
tub dresses to use the phraseoiogy
Of the day-made W all in one piece
Sometimes the waist and skirt are
Joined by a girdle of Insertion some
times the joining is very ineonspic-
nous. lust belt of self material Inc
most successful frocks al least look
simple. no matter how much laoorlous
work has been spent upon them. The
otl~r day we saw an apparently simple