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Strengthening the Nervec

The nerves ar strcng hened. first
by being regular in al things. esna.
cially in systematic change between
work and recreation.
Second. by providing enough rest
and sleep, which not alone strenpth.
ems the nervous system, but also ra.
freshens the entire body.
Third, to eat and drink moderately
also leave these socalled friends 9
whose only pleasure in life consists in
late hours, and who are themse,va.
physical wrecks.
Last of all and most important =,
Ill Is the will power. which Is tho
chief aid in restoring health.
Whoever wishes to lose his man.
hood and become 4 nervous wreck
need only to continue with life's IN.
Aerving pleasure, and he will sail
along with time and be wrecked with
those who refused to heed the call q,
aaturs.-The NatWopath.
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Woman's Rights in Persia.

Speaking of trip which he and his
wife recently made to the interior OF
Persia, the Rev. F. NJ. Stead, a Pres
byterian missionary, tells OF a remark
able Persian woman in a little village
called GiZil Ali.
The woman manages her own house.
hold and large estates personally, gov.
erns her villages and acts the part OF
Judge for all her serfs. She deals with
outsiders herself and carries on a
large correspondence. She has hus.
band whose little property she bought
up long ago and to whom she now
pays a monthly salary. He stands in
practically the same relation to ker
as one of her hired servants.
She sat ard talked with Mr.. Stead
with veil drawn aside, which is most
unusual when Persian customs are
considered.
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4 Funeral Prima Donna,

A certain woman in a Connecticut
own has quite q reputation as a sing
r at funerals. Last year she sang at
.67 Of these lugubrious functions. Not
Inly her own town. but villages and
:ities for miles around, bespoke her
'ervices on such occasions. Early
his season the woman foreswore fu-
aerals for while and went away for
vacation. The day after her return
she met a neighbor, who was 40. thin
Ind plain spoken.
Good morning. Martha" said the
'uneral prima donna. How is your
mother this morning."
MAS dead" drawled Martha.
"Oh, am so sorry" cried the sing
.r. "Can l be of any assistance?"
mo, l guess not" said Martha.
The singer was surprised at that.
when is your mother to be bur.
ed?" she asked.
"She is buried" said Martha, who.
in her turn. showed astonishment.
What" exclaimed the singer.
why. it is strange didn't hear any
thing about it. When did she die?"
about six months ago."
The singers bewilderment in
creased. Il must have been away at
the time" she said. ''but it Is funny
that none Of my family told me any
thing about it,"
Il guess" said Martha, "they didn't
think it worth while to tel you. seem
s you was here and sang at the fu-
York Press.
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Trick Of Vinyardists.

Vine growers in France market fresh
outdoor grapes all winter by a new
md curious method. Bunches OF
grapes when ripe are cut so that q
'iece of the vine five or six inches long
'emains attached. A large number OF
xhite-necxed bottles filled with water
ire placed in horizontal rows in racks
n a cellar. and the stem OF the grapes
S placed IN the mouth Of the bottle,
while the grapes hang outside. The
grapes do not touch the water, but are
tuDplied with water through the stem.
Tho low uniform temperature of the
sellar 10 favorable to the preservation
II the fruit and water Is supplied
laily to the bottles to make up for the
.vaporatien.-COuntry Life In Amer.
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High Finance.

BunAlo man stopped a newsbey IN
New York. saying: See here. son, |
want T. And the Blank national bank
III give you half dollar il you direc:
No to IT,"
With q grin the boy replied IAN
right. come along" And he led the
Bunalo man to q building half a block
away.
The maa duly paid the promised fee
remarking: That was half dollar
easily earned, SEN
Safs!" responded the lad. but you
mustn't fergft that bank directors is paid
high In Noo-Yawk. ."-Americsu Spec,
IA tor.
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WHERE THREE'S COMPANY.

The wind howls 'ronn3 - rouse;
We hac- it swell and die.
-t three. shut in together.
Fearing nor wind nor weather,
Just yon .1d Love and 1.
H.ffes otter storms assail.
The winds OF Fate blow free,
We closer draw together
And there's nor wind nor weather
For you and Love and me.
Pauline Parker Carroll, in the Ahieii'"n
Magazine
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1ryinu to Please

Mrs. Towne-You say you are learn
ing the Swedish language. May | ash
why?
Mrs misunderstanding. Our cool
doesn't like the English language
Puck.
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AUTO VS.. HORSE,
A Comparison Of the Actual Cost of
Keeping Each.

The Worlds Work in an article on
Automobiles for Everybody" shows
the difference between the cost OF
maintaining a horse and keeping an
automobile. The case of the physi.
cian-cites as typical Of other classes
of people. The doctors driving
equipment is presented as follows:
Standard doctors buggy ....... 5000
| Cut-under carriage ........:... 400
Single harness, handmade ..... so
Double harness, handmade go. 10
Two horses at $3.50 apiece ..... 300
$1,150
To this sum should be added the
cost OF coachman's uniform, the
cost Of heat and light, veterinarians
services, shoeing. repairs, depreciation
and interest on investment; but these
will be omitted as there are similar
expenses, amounting to as much, in
maintaining an automobile. An auto
mobile would probably cost more for
repairs than the carriages. The ex-
pense Of maintenance of the carriages
would be about as follows:
Stable rent per year ......... 500
Oats, hay and straw for horses 240
Shoeing 2 horses .......... 48
Hire of man at $40 a month. 30. 24O
Harness repairs, painting Of car
lIdSc 5U
Sundries, brushes, blankets, etc. 25
$7O3
Assuming that it is possible to
drive 90 miles a day with his equip
me-. r"rnvimately 1000 miles
a II 500 for mainten-
anC ,le would be ten
cents.
To mate. the work of two horses,
physician desiring an automobile
would need a powerful and sturdy
runabout costing from $1,000 to $1,000
of at least ten horsepower, and with
an engine of two cylinders at least.
For all-year use, embracing winter
logical. The car must be fitted with |
driving, an aircooled machine is most |
top and storm apron and curtains, |
and as far as possible it must be SIM
pie of control and have easily acces-
sible parts. The approximate cost for |
Z 900 miles Of use Of such an equip |
ment might be estimated as follows: |
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terf1ieS.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
TERRIBLE scALY ECZEMA.
Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and
Face and Neck Were All Broken
Out-Cured by cuticura.

ct had an eruption appear on my
chest and body and extend upwards
and downwards, so that my neck and
face were all broken out; also my
arms and the lower limbs as far as
the knees. / at first thought it was
prickly heat. But soon scales or
crusts formed where the breaking out
was. Instead of going to physician /
purchased a complete treatment of the
Cuticura Remedies, in which / had
great faith, and all was satisfactory.
A year or two later the eruption APP
peared again, only little lower; but
before it had time to spread l pro-
cured another supply of the Cuticura
Remedies, and continued their use I'M
til the cure was complete. 1t is now
five years since the last attack, and
have not seen any signs of a return.
1 have more faith in Cuticura Rene
dies for skin diseases than anything
know of. Emma e. Wilson, Lis
comb, Iowa Oct. /, 1905"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

The Death Chamber.
BY Stephen Crane.
YTTvVyYVYyYYYNYygYYH NATURALIZATION

sergeant, a corporal and IA men OF
the Twelfth regiment of the line had
been sent out to occupy house on the
main highway. They would be at
least half OF a mile in advance OF any
other picket of their own people.
Sergeant Morton was deeply angry
at being sent on this duty. He said
hat he was overworked. There were
at least two sergeants, he claimed flu
riously, whose turn 1t should have
been to go on this arduous mission.
He was treated unfairly; he was abused
by his superiors; why did any fool ever
join the army; as for him he would
set out OF 1t as soon as possible; he
was sick of 1t; the life of a dog All
this he said to the corporal, who lis
tened attentively, giving grunts OF re-
spectful assent.
On the way to this post two prlvates
took occasion to drop casually TO the
rear and pilfer in the orchard of de-
serted plantation. When the sergeant
discovered this absence, he grew black
with a rage which was an accumula-
ton of all his irritations.
Run, you!" he howled. Bring them
here! I'll show them" A private
ran swiftly to the rear. The remainder
Of the squad began to shout nervously
at the two delinquents, whose figures
they could see in the deep shade OF the
orchard, hurriedly picking fruit from
the ground and examining it within
their shirts, next to their skins. The
beseeching cries of their comrades
stirred the criminals more than did the
barking OF the sergeant. They ran to
rejoin the squad, while holding their
loaded bosoms and with their mouths
open with aggrieved explanations.
A moment later the squad moved on
toward its station. Behind the SER
geant's back Jones and Patterson were
slyly passing apples and pears to their
friends, while the sergeant expounded
eloquently to the corporal. you see
what kind of men are in the army
now! Why, when joined the regiment
1t was a very different thing, can tel
you. Then, sergeant had some au.
thority, snd IL man disobeyed orders
he had very small chance of escaping
something extremely serious. But
now! Good God! II report these men
the captain will look over a lot Of
beastly order sheets and say" (her'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
STORY OF LUCKY BALDWIN.
How RE Got His Start in the Early
Days. of California.

In 1853, or more than half cen.
fury ago, little party of gold seek
ers with a meager outfit of horses and
wagons, started for California from
the village of Racine, Wis, says Out.
ing. In command of this adventurous
expedition was young man who took
with him his wife and infant daugh.
ter. His name was E. j. Baldwin and
ne made a wise choice in shaking
from his restless feet the dust of
tanner civilization. He needed a larger
theater of action for his pent-up and
surging activities. While trailing
through the mountains of Utah the
pioneers were attacked by Indians,
who were beaten off during six-hour
hight in which young Baldwin killed
their chief. After six months of hard.
ship, the party reached Hangtown
Cater called Placerville) in California.
Here Baldwin tarried and began
placer mining. He appears to have
been no more than an ordinary red
shirted argonaut, meeting the ups
and downs of mining luck, until the
discovery of the Comstock lode at
VII aliAo SlLys lullu6T lie uTlll0u anu
| discovered that his natural bent was
gambling with the mines that other
| men had opened. Amid a whirlwind
of speculation, he fought his way
with such success that he doomed
from, the smoke in a few months as
Lucky" Baldwin, the man who had
cleaned up $7,500,000 in the gigantic
deals in the stock of the Ophir mines.
San Francisco was the Mecca of
those lucky sons of fortune who were
rearing a great city by the Golden
Gate. AS stock and mining specula-
tor, Lucky" Baldwin shone resplend-
ent, but he was also a loyal son of San
francisco. He built hotels and the
aters and business blocks, even while
NE was amazing that far from consar-
vative community by madly freakish
extravagances.
In the very lucid interval he bought
all the Spanish grants he could find
near Los Angeles and there spent q
million in making this ranch of his
not only splendidly productive prop
erty, but also one of the most bNauti-
full estates ever laid out in this or
any other country. 1t was his hobby,
his pet and he planted miles of ave-
nues with noble shade trees and made
wonderful tropical gardens, so that to-
| day his home is surrounded by a
| paradise of vernal beauty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
Swords into a PIow.

During the centennial celebration In
Philadelphia in 1876 the members of
the Universal Peace union assembled
to celebrate the tenth anniversary of
the foundation of the order.
A number of officers and descend
ants of officers gave their swords to
be made into a pillow as symbol OF
peace. The weapons were afterward
fashioned into homely agricultural
implement, which, however, instead of
being pillow, took the shape of the
ordinary field cultivator.
This cultivator may now be seen in
the hall at Geneva, Switzerland. Over
it is an inscription giving the history
of the implement.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
WORK NECESSARY TO SUCCESS
Labor in Boyhood of Advantage il
Later Life.

Do you feel many days that you
have had a hard time? Your hours
are long. Your task is hard and wages
small. The contents of your weekly
pay envelope will scarcely carry you
over the week. Sometimes you must
wear patched trousers or a frayed
coat. Your employer expects a great
deal from you. Other fellows dress
well and always have money. They
have coddling fathers and mothers,
while you toll six days week to make
a living, says writer in the Valdosta
(Ga.) Times
Never mind, young man. You are
ahead of the boy who has every lux.
ury at home. You are getting expert
ence that he must get somehow later
on. Because, sooner or later, he must
fight the real battle of life himself.
And you have the advantage. While
life has been made easy for him, he
lacks drill and discipline which every
life-soldier must go through. You are
preparing yourself. He may go in
without preparation and fail
Work is a great blessing. You can
not see now, but some day you will
say that you were fortunate in your
boyhood days because you were com
PEELED to work. Because you cannot
get power to do things save by doing
them. Look over the successful men
you know. Get their history. NealNy
every one was compelled to work in
boyhood. They toughened their mus
cles by hard work, and sharpened
their brains by looking out for them,
selves.
Work makes men. Luck usually
fails. Pluck nearly always wins. To
succeed in anything one must over
come obstacles. Force and fiber are
built by hardships. Grit is as neces
sary in the making of man as gump
ton. Hardships are not always han
dicaps. Often they are helpers. You
will understand this better in 20 years
Meantime, permit one who has lived
that 30 years and more to advise you
in this.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
no.hlna succeeds Like "Eee-o.sEE.,

N...,n, suoeesds Like "EeG-o-SEE.r
The man who breaches the best
sermon: the man who tens the IF~
niest stories; the man VINO keeps tAs
hoet store. or the man who malA~s
tbe hest goods, soon finds that peoplo
come to him. Merit Is the pest ad'
vertisement in the world. People
speak well of things they know ara
good. They pass the good word
along. .,,oo
The hest breakfast food is "EGG-o.I
SEE. for it contains all the nIe-giV.I
ing properties of natures best food,
which is Wheat.
EGG.O.sEE is deeply in debt to-
the thousands of wives and mothersI
who use it in their homes Tor these
good women tell their neighbors about
this great food
Children and aged persons allKe
are friends of BGG-O-SEE.
Merit and common sense are things
that advertise EGG-o-SEB most.
EGG.o.SEE is cheap A 1O-cent pack
age contains ten liberal breakfasts.
EGG.O.SEE is sold everywhere.
Grocers must keep it ii they want
to keep their good customers, for good
customers insist on buying EGG-o-
SEE.
The fact that no preparation, no
cooking, is required, makes EGG-oI
SEE very popular Open the pack!
age; put in as much as you like in
a dish; pour on milk or cream and
eat. 1t is delicious. 1t is wholesome.
1t makes you strong.
A lot of interesting facts about
EGG-O-SEE have been published in
book form entitled, back to nature"
This book also has a course of phys
ical culture-fully illustrated. Any
one wishing this book will receive 1t
free by addressing EGG-o-SEE Com
pany, 10 First St., Quincy, Ill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
Edsty
Nervous
Chewing
of Food
the Cause of
Dyspepsia

If your teeth are fit, chew, chew,
chew, until the food is liquid and
insists on being swallowed.
If teeth are faulty, soften Grape
Nuts with hot milk or cream, or
allow to stand minute soaking in
cold cream.
There's a reason" as follows:
Grape-Nuts food is in the form
of hard and brittle granules,
intended to be ground up by the
teeth; that work not only preserves
the teeth but brings down the saliva
from the gums so necessary in the
primary work of digestion.
Many people say (and it is true)
that when they eat Grape-Nuts they
seem able to digest not only that
food but other kinds which formerly
made trouble when eaten without
Grape-Nuts.
Chewll
There's reason" for
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

the sergeant wrathfully initiated the
voice of his captain: "'Haw, eh, well,
Sergeant Morton, these men seem to
have very good records; very good rec
ords, indeed. / can't be too hard on
them; nc; not too hard" continued
the sergeant; 81 tell you, Flagler. the
army is no place for a decent man"
Flagler, the corporal, answered with
sincerity of appreciation which with
him had become science. Il think
you are right, sergeant" he answered.
Behind them the privates mumbled
discreetly. This sergeant OF ours. he
thinks we are made of wood. | don't
see any reason for all this strictness
when we are on active service. 1t isn't
like being at home in barracks. This
is very different. He hammers us now
worse than he did in barracks. There
is no great harm in a couple Of men
dropping out to raid an orchard OF the
enemy when all the world knows that
we haven't had decent meal in 20
days"
The Redeemed face of Sergeant Nor
ton suddenly showed to the rear. "A
little more marching and much less
talking" he said.
When he came to the house he had
been ordered to occupy, the sergeant
shifted with disdain. These people
must have lived like cattle!" he said,
angrily.
To be sure, the place was not allur-
ing. The ground-tioor had been used
for the housing of cattle, and 1t was
dark and terrible. A flight OF steps led
to the lofty first floor, which was de-
nuded, bus respectable. The sergeant's
visage lightened when he saw the
strong walls of stone and cement. I'm
less they turn guns on us, they will
never get us out of here" he SAID
cheerfully to the squad. The men
anxious to keep him in an amiable
mood, all hurriedly grinned ant
seemed very appreciative and pleased
"Ill make this into a Fortress" h,
announced. He sent Jones and Patter
son, the two orchard thieves, out OF
sentry duty He worked the others
then until he could think Of no NOR,
things to tell them to do. AfterwarC
he went forth, with a major general
serious scowl. and examined tine grount
In front of his position. In returning
be came to a sentry. Jones. munchinl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
Mot Vel. But Soon

One night, when Charlie" Thorne
was at the Boston theater, consider
able number of years ago, his brother
Ed, whose season" had not been
prosperous, had managed to reach
Boston, and being known to Con
Murphy succeeded in passing that
well-known watch dog" of the stage
door
Charles was standing in the wings
and Ed had approached to within two
or three feet of him, when super
passed between them, brushing
against Charles in so doing.
Charles turned, and, seeing his bro
Their standing there, asked: did you
touch me, Ed?"
mo" said Ed, ~ didn't. Charlie,
but I'm going to in few minutes"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

in attendance | thought surely |
would die. changed medicine and be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills when l
was still in bed. The relief l found
was so great that | kept on until ]
had taken about ten boxes. The kid.
ney secretions became natural and
after years of misery | was cured, !
have increased in weight, and show
no symptoms of my former trouble.
Sold by all dealers SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 2.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

"Cut out hot cream of tartar bis
cult" used to be a common, everyday
remark among physicians when dis
cussing items of diet for their pa
tents. But alum baking powder bis
cults are never mentioned in this re
spect. Why? Because it's the cream
of tartar that is Objectionable and in
furious, and yet there are some people
who to-day continue to use the old
cream of tartar baking powder, and
wonder why they are always ailing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
War ON LIQUOR and Tobacco.

The Kansas Anti-Liquor Society. has
traffic. It is mailing free a recipe for the
cure of the liquor habit. 1t can be given
secretly in coffee or food. Also one for
the tobacco habit that can be given Sc
cretly. The only request they make is
that you do not sell the recipes, but give
Room 10, Gray Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
Tact.

He had crossed her and she was
in a dangerous mood.
"See!" she Kissed, pointing her fin
ger at him, see how you have worked
up my feelings. Why, I am purple
with rage"
But the young man only smiled.
$50 becoming" he mused, softly.
"What is becoming, sir?"
"Why, the purple. 1t just matches
that purple waist you have on"
And the next moment she was all
smiles and telling her girl friends that
George was the cleverest chap in the
world
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
Seeking Only Bare Justice.

Creditor-So you've come around at
last to pay me what you owe me, have
you?
Debtor-Not at adjust the con-
trary. You made statement at the
club last night that I owed you 900
marks. AS matter of fact the ac-
counts show I only owe you $50. I've
come around to collect that balance of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
The City MANS Query.

Hi Squash-Yo'd died, Eb, eff ye'd
bin over'n watched one NV them city
fellers goin' over tn plact yestiddy.
Eb Jay-What'd do?
Hi Squash-He looked all over tn
place an when he got dto tn hogpen
he lowed he'd like t. see where we
bred tn pig iron. An l cd hardly
keep my boy from larfin right in shs
durn fnles face"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06
Anything but Friendly.

"You astonish me. Your engagement
with Miss Welloph is broken, is it?
Are the relations between you still
friend1y?'
Il should say not! The relations be-
tween us are her relations, and they're
my bitter enemies. Chicago Tri-
bune,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

year 5 4 . unCAGQ IL OAAA
kidney disease. The
third year my feet
and hands would
swell and remain
pulled up for days at
a time. l seemed
to have a constant
backache. Finally 1
got so bad that |
was laid up in bed
with several doctors
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

Lord Miner. the former high COM
missioner for South Africa, has re-
ceived through the duke of Somerset
an address expressing appreciation
of his services in South Africa signed
by 100000 persons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

Charged for Using French.
I For speaking French to him, land
lord of Dusseldorf hotel recently
charged a guest extra In ais bill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-06

We cannot expect the pleasure OF
friendship without the duty, the priv
ilege without the responsibility
Hugh Black, M. A.