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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

Along with dyspepsia eVni1 Dvbv2 Re-
v,esa and GENERAL ill-health. Nhy Do
canse A dlsOrdered stomach nOes ~ "a
init the food TO be properly d,EesS svstem
its products assimjlated Oy sno y ,,hicb
The blood Is charged with Polso..ls "" aod
,.,r,a trorn this disordered digestion, anu
In turn the nerves are not leo on soou,
rod hIood. and we see symptoms o. ~
ousnesa sJeeplessness and general " IN.
doun Tits not head work, nor over pny-
steal exertlon that does II, ont PY 9OlS 1' Az
ach work. With poor, thln ploou t,s IL
body is not protected against sn l.onsnmn-
of germs OF grip, bronchitis anu .,i.h ~
zion Fortify the body at once WIN ~.
Pieree's Golden Medical Discover
rare Combination of native meqlcIhaI
roots without particle OF aleohOi w
dangerous habit-forming drugs, ou,,-
A little book OF extracts, ir t3il asya,v
nent medical authorities e1tOliihk t 49,
ingredient contained IN NJ rnafIed
Coded Medical Discovery VIII pe m rostai
free 10 any address on request py Rose sa
card or letter. Address Dr. K. v. Plerce'
Many years Of active practice CONVINCED
DIR. Pierce of the value OF many hatito
roots as medicinal agents ana ne wel i.,, "
great expense, both In time ana I'D money,
to perfect his own peculiar processes f si
rendering them both efficient and saie LOT
tonic. Alternative and rebuilding agents;
The enormous popularity OF Golden
Medical Discovery is due both 70 its
scientific compounding and 70 the ac t1I,a
medicinal value OF It's ingredients. The
publication OF the names Of ne tl9red1ss-
ents on the wrapper Of every bottle soIq,
gives fnlI assurance of its non-alcoholic
Character and removes all objection TO
the use Of an unknown or secret remedy;
It is not a patent medicine nor secret
one either, This fact puts IL ~ ctuss
an b1J itself. bearing as II does upon every
bottle wrapper The Badge OF Honesty, IN
the full list OF its ingredients.
The uGoden Medical Discovery lures,
weak stomach. Indigestion, or dyspepsia,
torpid liver and biliousness, liberation OF
stomach and bowles and all catarrhal al
fections no matter what parts OF organs
may be affected with it. DR.. Pierces
Pleasant Pellets are the original Little
liver pills, first put up 40 years ago. They
regulate and invigorate, stomach, nVer
and bowels. Much initiated but never
equaled. Sugar-coated and easy to take
as candy. One to three dose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
HAVOC WROUGHT BY SILkwORn

were swollen and her face gave evil.
dence of long weeping, which was sup
ported by the persistent convulsive
heaving of her shoulders.
why, Mandy!" exclaimed her mis-
tress. I'm right glad to see you back.
Did the wedding go nicely?"
mo, ma'am," said Mandy, then
burst into storm of tears. mo
maam, it just didn't go at all. amt
been married"
mot married, Mandy? Why, that
is too bad! What was the matter?
Didn't Henderson Gomez"
"Ya-as'm, he done come. Everybody
done come The whole chu'ch was
plumb full Of people. reckon some
of 'em is there yit. Everybody was
there but me-"
Sobs again shook her and interfered
with speech.
'Well, what was the matter, then?"
finally inquired her mistress. Did you
change your mind?'
80, lawsy, no, Miss Sally. | wanted
to git there bald enough. But, Miss
Sally-Miss Sally" sobs again.
Miss Sally, one of dem plaguy
squnshy white wo'ms done-done-
coocoo-ed in my weddin' dress!"-
Youths Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
He poesn,t curse Now.

Washington, Kans., Dec. 25 (Speo
ial)--Jesse e. Mitchell is a telephone
lineman, and also a well known resi-
dent here. Everybody acquainted
with Mr.. Mitchell knows that he was
man who held very positive views
about Patent Medicine. Hear what he
says now
II used to curse all kinds of Patent
Medicines, for they never did me any
good, but Dodd's Kidney Pills have
caused me to change my mind For
twelve years | suffered from Kidney
Trouble There was hurting across
my back that made 1t positive agony
to stoop, and as | am In STOPPING
position nearly all day, you can mag
inc how suffered. After days work
that any man would think nothing Of
would be tired and worn out. In
fact, was always tired. began us
ing Dodd's Kidney Pills and after
taking four boxes | feel like new
man, am as fresh at night as when
l begin work in the morning. have
no pain in my back now, and / am
stronger than ever"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

gazed at him for three or four seconds
in utter amazement and then as
passed up the staircase he disap-
peared. The impression left on my
mind was so vivid that fully in
tended waking a friend who occupied
the same room as myself, but remenn-
bering that l should only be laughed
at as romantic and imaginative re
Trained from doing So"
Arguing from analogy, It was held
by those advancing the telepathic by
pothesis that the mind of dying per-
son in reverting to distant friend
conveyed to the friends mind a dis
tinct impression which took the form
of a vivid visual hallucination. To
the reply that the apparitions were by
no means uniformly coincident with
the moment of death and not infre-
quently occurred only after lapse
of several hours it was deemed suf-
ficient to point to such cases as that
of Rev Mr. Godfrey as illustrative Of
similar dcferment of experimental
hallucinations. In the Godfrey case
the willing begun at 10:45 p. m. on
the night of Nov. Is, and lasted only
eight minutes, after which Mr.. God
frey fell asleep; whereas, it was not
until $3.50 a. m. of the following morn
ing that the hallucinatory vision ap-
peared to the 'percipient. Public
Opinion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

OF native church services Mrs. Rob-
erta Montgomery Mckinney writes
from mission in western China:
"The men sit on one side and the
women on the other 1t is almost nm
possible to keep the place really
quiet. In the first place the Chinese
are not used to keeping quiet; It is
entirely foreign to their training.
Their temples are about as noisy as
place could be, their ideas of worship
being associated with noise rather
than quiet The man who can make
the most noise is evidently consider
ed the greatest success as worshiper
witness the din just now in process
down. the temple, which may be a
great benefit to the soul Of the pill
grim and to his ancestors, but 1t is a
decided hindrance to me when | am
trying to write letter
Another feature which adds to the
noise and the restlessness of the ser
vice is the fact that half the women
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

A thrifty woman of Augusta began
experimenting some time ago to learn
what effect the Georgia climate would
have upon imported silkworms. A
room in her house was given up to
their use and mulberry leaves in
abundance were supplied to them.
Later, when they began to increase
In numbers and to escape to other
parts Of the house, whatever spot they
CHANGED upon became sacred to them.
No one was allowed to interfere with
a silkworm In its pursuit of happiness,
no matter where it might have estab-
lished its cocoon This was strongly
impressed upon the servants.
All the while the worms were grow
ing. Mandy, the colored cook, was
making preparations for her wedding.
In order to take advantage of every
minute she could spare, she brought
the materials for her wedding dress
to the kitchen, and there constructed
a thing OF beauty with which to be-
deck herself. At last her day of hap
piness arrived, and her mistress con-
scented to allow a substitute to cook
dinner while Mandy was away for a
day to celebrate the event
That evening, however, Mandy ap-
peared in the kitchen as usual, and
set about getting supper. Her eyes
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

and along the marshes of the Great
Lakes. 1t is said that there is more
trouble and less money about frog
farm than there is about any other
business.
The better class of frog farmer has
from two to six ponds where he
breeds and raises his frogs. In this
way he can keep the frogs of different
ages in different ponds.
Frog eggs are about the size of pin
heads, and are laid in a Shiny, jelly
like substance that partially protects
them. From 400 to 800 eggs are the
spawn of single female. The eggs
hatch the tadpole or poIlywog. This
in turn becomes baby frog. Between
the time of change from tadpole to
frog about year elapses, and it
takes the frog about two and half
or three years to grow large enough
for market. They are better around
the age of five years than at any other
time; after that they become tough.
1t Is very hard matter to separate
the frogs at different ages for they
must have mud in the bottom of their
pools or they win not hatch, so no
floor can be placed there, and they
easily dig under any wall that can be
built.
: After he is big enough to market
the frog is caught with bulls eye
lantern. This is flashed in his eyes
at night, binding him long enough to
be captured. In the daytime the ami
NAL is shy and will not allow person
to approach, but when he is once
scared from a place it is safe to say
he will return there as soon as the
person has gone. When caught and
worried or leased he will cry almost
like baby.
In a hard. season when Smell fish
and insects are scarce, the frog eats
his own families, it being a case of
the biggest frog getting the most to
eat. 1t is no uncommon thing to
catch a bullfrog that has another in
its stomach half it's own size that ii
has devoured in a hungry moment
They can stay under water from
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

Fl. Arlington Bruce describes the
attempt of an English clergyman
named Clarence Godfrey to 81 'iect
himself into the presence of a end
at distance The attempt was made
on the night of Nov. 10, 1886.
The result Of his attempt, as de-
scribed in the account written out at
his request by the "percipient," who
it should perhaps be added, had had
no intimation of the experiment, was
as follows: Yesterday-viz., the
morning of Nov is, 1SS6-about half
past o'clock woke up with a start
and an idea that someone had come
into the room | heard a curious
sound, but fancied 1t might be the
birds in the ivy outside. Next / ex4
perienced a strange, restless longing
to leave the room and go downstairs.
This feeling became so overpowering
that at last / arose and lit candle
and went down, thinking that If could
get some soda water 1t might have
a quieting effect.
"On returning to my room saw
Mr.. Godfrey standing under the large
window on the staircase. He was
dressed in his usual style and with
an expression on his fact that | have
noticed when he has been looking
very earnestly at anything He stood
there and l held up the candle and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

twenty to thirty minutes, when they
come to the surface for air. Their
worst enemy is the large fish. In
ponds where fish are also raised the
fish live entirely on the frogs
Another popularity of the frog is
that it will seldom touch dead car
cass. The beetle or other insects
must move before the frog will touch
it.
There is one species of the eat
able frog that is known as the spring
frog. 1t grows in the springs on farms
and ranches and is considered to be
more palatable than the bull frog, but
is smaller. Farmers who have these
frogs in their springs refuse to allow
them to be killed. claiming that they
purify the water. This makes them
harder to get and they are more -ex-
pensive than the other variety
The tree, or marsh frog, it noted as
being one of the best weather proph-
cts that lives. He always cries be-
fore a rain. He is about three inches
in length, but is not fit for food.
Some are sold as weather prophets,
but the demand does not pay one to
raise them.
The land frog, or toad, is a we'll
known species and is good for nothing
that is known of. 1t served its pur.
pose when it inspired Mark Twain to
write "The Jumping Frog" There
are many superstitions about it,
though. One is that if you step on
one you are sure to stump your toe
later. Another is that if one is touch
ed with the hand wart win grow
where the human and frog skin come
in contact. They build what is known
as the devils umbrella" 1t looks
like a mushroom, but is poisonous.
In certain sections of the country it
has been known to rain frogs.
The last of the common species is
the horned frog. 1t lives in the South
west on the dry, arid regions of Ari-
iona, Utah and New Mexico, and lives
on desert mice and insects. They
have never been known to drink water
and like the toad. Is good for nothing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
AutomobIIe Rates At ronopah.

"Tonopah is the place where money
circulates," remarked R. E. Mulcahey,
stock broker. Il was over there the
other day with several friends, and at
o'clock in the afternoon we engaged
an automobile to take us to Bullfrog.
We could have taken a train as far
as Goldfield the next morning, but we
didn't want to wait. 1t is a twelve
hour trip by automobile from Tono-
pah to Bullfrog, and we decided we
would be able to stand the strain.
So we summoned the automobile.
What's the tariff l asked the
chauffeur as we were about to start.
"'Three hundred dollars, he said.
cha, ha! Pretty good joke, said.
Now, seriously, what the charger
"'Three hundred dollars, he re-
peated.
And I'll be baked for lobster If
that wasn't the charge. 1t was the
regular tariff, and he wouldn't come
down nickel And as we had to be
in Bullfrog the next morning we paid
the $300."-San Francisco Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
Paul Revere a nentlst2

Was Paul Revere dentist? The
following advertisement, published in
the Boston Gazette and Country Jour
nal of Reveres time, is believed to
prove that he was: Whereas, many
persons are so unfortunate as to lose
their Fore-teeth by Accident and
otherways, to their great Detriment,
not only in Looks. but speaking both
in Public and Private:-This is to In
form all such that they may have
them replaced with artificial ones, that
looks as we'll as the Natural & an
swers the end of Speaking to ali In
tents. by Paul Revere, Goldsmith. near
the head of DR.. Clarke's Wharf, Bos-
ton. All Persons who have had false
Teeth fixt by Mr.. John Baker, Surgeon
Dentist. and they have got loose Gas
they will In time), may have them
fastened by the above who learnt the
Method of fixing them from Mr. Baker.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

garden, and nowhere he is. Get
your rocks, boys, and let fyi"
Cyrus who was known in the army
as the rifle stone thrower, threw his
piece of granite like a bullet. 1t
struck the gamecock square in the
head. Down he fell, and down leaped
the trio, bent on finishing the bust
ness. They hammered the ROSTERS
head into the earth with the edge of
thick board, to make his death
double sure. Then the author threw
him over the fence into the Doctors
garden, saying: I'm no niggard; the
doctor can have him for his dinner"
The twins again ensconced them
selves in their brothers study.
A half-hour had elapsed, when Syl-
vanus' voice was heard under the win
dow:
Boys" he called, in tone of awe.
They looked out of the window.
See there!" he explained, pointing
down the garden.
There was the veritable gamecock
strutting about as lively as ever.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
MOUSE TOTES" IT'S OWN FOOD.


FoT MS purpose.
The pocket mouse, one of the com
mon rodents of the desert, has gen.
uine fur-llned pocket" on the outside
of its cheek. When 1t is hungry it
takes food from this pocket with its
paw, just as a man would pull ham
sandwich from his pocket. One of
these mice has been kept for three
years with no other food than the
mixed bird seed of commerce. Dur
ing this period 1t had not a taste of
either water or green food. Other ex-
perimenters have found, in fact, that
these mice in captivity refuse
such treats, not seeming to know that
water is good to drink. The bird seed
put before this mouse contained not
more than 10 per cent, of moisture,
which is less than is necessary for
digestion. Stuff so dry as this cannot
even be swallowed until it is moisten-
ed by saliva Yet this remarkable
mouse gave nothing but his time to
the interests of science. He suffered
nothing in health or spirits during his
captivity
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
LION AFRAID OF THE OSTRICH
King of Beasts inferior to Bird in
Fighting Qualities.

Fighting Qualities.
There is only one thing Of which the
lion is afraid. according to Schillings,
the young German African traveller.
and that is the ostrich. The bird is
more feet than the quadruped, and 1t
can deliver its terrible kick with the
precision and impact of a pugilist's
blow and spring away till 1t gets an
other opening. Such tactics naturally
disgust the superior being The lion
has weakness, however, for ostrich
eggs and will make a meal of them
whenever the vigilance of the parent
birds Is relaxed. Schillings saw a lion
once with the tempting pile OF eggs
before him, and he was about to re
gale himself when the owners Of the
property appeared and the beast skunk
off like a whipped cur Schillings con
siders 1t is an open question whether
the hunting of the lion, leopard. buffa-
10, elephant or rhinoceros is the most
dangerous. On the whole, however,
ne thinks that IL he were hunting
without supporting rifles In the hands
of really great hunters he would
rather take his chance with any OF
them than with the rhinoceros. This
animal is remarkably feet, consider
ing its bulk. and when it makes a
charge 1t is next to impossible to get
away from It. Then is the time when
comrade with good gun and steady
nerve is needed to distract the anil
mails attention.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20

Tell me not. In your doleful way that
the world grows ever worse;
THAT we cannot escape from the drear,
old sway of the drear, old primal
curse;
Tell me not that there is no hope except
In the grace OF God.
For, though It be true, He sets that grace
In the veriest human clod
The world is sweeter than e'er 1t was; l
read not far or deep
nm know that out of the slough OF sin
the multitudes upward creep.
Our sight may be dim while we walk our
time on this misty earthly shore,
Put we clearer see what the right must
be than ever man saw before.
The world is better, aye. better far, than
II was in the days of cid.
When they might take who had the pow
er and they might keep who held;
When the belted knights rode to and fro,
their cruel Will to do,
And the king was lord OF his subject
Drawn, and cen of his spirit, too;
When a woman's name was thing to
toast and her virtue a thing to own;
When a serf and bondsman bore the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
THE WORLD CROWS BETTER

mark Of the tyrant upon the
throne
All, sigh il you win for 1.-THE good old
days. the fabulous days NJ yore
But we clearer see what the right must
be than ever man saw be ore.
l know that the problems thai vex us
now are sore to our errant view,
But we've gained the sight, as we've
gained the might that our grand
sires never knew;
We have swung from the day when might
was right to the day when Right
reveals
Some part of her face, divineIy fair, to
the veriest clod who feels
Through the long, slow aeons we've up
ward pressed, as ever our God hath
willed,
And here has the Right been crowned our
king, or there has the Wrong been
stilled.
There is much TO do, there IS much to
win, for the ages have taught their
lore,
But we clearer see what the right must
be than ever man saw before.
"A. j. Waterhouse.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
Same Hat.
Have a surplus Of venIson.

There are so many deer around
Phillips, Me, dead and alive, that
several families have been trying very
hard to find out what to do with their
venison. One lady has been trying
to turn a whole deer into mincemeat.
When last heard from she had a wash
tub full Of material for mince pies,
and having decided that she wants to
eat an apple pie or two next year, she
has given up in despair and decided
to corn down the rest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
uNsleHTLY BALD SPOT.
Caused by Sores on Neck-MercIless
itching for Two Years Made
Him WiId-Another Cure
by cutlcura.

For two years my neck was COW
cred with sores. the humor spreading
to my hair, which fell out, leaving an
unsightly bald spot, and the soreness,
Inflammation and merciless itching
made me wild. Friends advised Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment, and after a
few applications the torment subsidized,
to my great Joy. The sores soon dis
appeared. and my hair grew again.
as thick and healthy as ever. l shall
always recommend Cuticura (Signed)
Fl. ]. Spalding, 104 w. 1O4th St., New
York City"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
Pointer for Business Men.

Don't talk about your business with
those who are not genuinely and sym
pathetically interested. You will gain
nothing by talking to the casual &C
quaintance; on the contrary, some
part of your pet scheme win be given
to the world, some part OF your
strength will be expended without
profit II you have firm purpose in
life, conviction or an ambition. don't
talk about ir to every new conner.
The idea or the purpose loses strength
by doing this. Watch out for those
who are really interested.-W Weekly
Scotsman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
THE EARTH's AREA.

One of the best authorities esti-
mates the area Of the earth's surface
at 96,791,9s4 square miles, of which
about 100000 square miles is land,
the rest water. Throughout most of
this 100000 square miles Pills
bury's vitos has made its way be-
cause it's so good. 1t is the ideal
breakfast food. and may be had at
any up-to-dste grocery.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
Native Modestu.

Scotsmen indeed are generally anx.
ious to make you believe that things
are going badly with them. and that
trade is not iourishing They would
rather be thought to possess less
than have their wealth exaggeratedS
British Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
FROGS OF COMMERCE
RAISING THEM FOR MARKET A
W PROFITABLE PURSUIT.
When From Two and Half TO Three
Years old They Are At Their Best
AS a Dellcacy-one Species Useful
As a Weather Prophet.

People who have made the study Of
animals, especially water animals, a
life work, know that the frog possesses
almost as many peculiar Characters
tics as a human being.
The bull frog, the eatable species,
comes from the lakes and low lands
of Pennsylvania, Maryland. Louisiana
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
ROOSTER WOULDN'T STAY DEAD.

Like the Celebrated Cat the Gamecock
"Came Back"
At the time that Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.,
was writing 1.-THE Gunmaker of Mos
COW" for the New York Ledger, his
twin brothers Cyrus and Darius, paid
him visit in Norway, Me. One day
the brothers we're in Sylvanus' study,
when they heard him call for them
to come down into the garden.
Boys" said the author, there's a
shot for you'll" He pointed to a Span
ish gamecock some ten rods away, at
the foot of the garden.
I've told DIR. D. about a hundred
times to keep that rooster out of my
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
Ask Your DRUGGIST fOr Aliens root.Eass,

81 tried ALIENS FOoT-EASE recent
ly and have just bought another supply. 1t
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation In my feet which was
almost unbearable, and would not be with
out 1t now"--Mrs. w. ]. Walker, Camden,
N. ~ Sold by all Druggists $50.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
Man and wife are enc.

In discharging man and wife
charged with "conspiring'' to defraud
an insurance company London mag
istrate said that In law man and
his wife were one person. and one
person could not conspire.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-02-20
submarIne Boat Ern.rl.-

The greatest depth to which ! s,h
marine boat is known to have ~
scended, under full control and viii
out injury, is 1873 feet. That record
was made in experiments in Eurons
by a vessel designed by the Amer,'
can inventor, Simon Lake