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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23

sure 1t was my brooch that involuntar-
lily put my hand up to my throat,
Sure enough, my jewels were gone.
demand that this officer do his duty!"
she concluded dramatically, glazing
stony defiance at Mr.. osgood. Despite
the fact that all the persons concerned
were some distance from the route tc
the exits, an interested crowd had
gathered and the AFFAIR was becoming
more embarrassing every moment. Mr..
Osgood was reused to action.
1T is perfect idiocy to accuse my
wife of theft" he said with dignity.
Your brooch probably came unfast-
ened and fell to the floor. Doubtless,
1t has already been found and turned
In at the box Office"
The dowager smiled, looking, in the
process, uncommonly like Japanese
pug dog.
THAT being true" continued Mr..
Osgood, land this scene being most
humiliating, you will oblige me, off,
Ger, by permitting us to pass"
The policeman wavered. There's
been lot of complaints this evening""
he objected Il don't know just what
to do"
This was so obvious that immediate
~ everybody began making sugges
lions. Mrs. Osgood, however, had come
to herself in the interval. Her pres
ence of mind returned.
With gesture of superb disdain. she
pulled the garment from her shoulders
and held 1t up for inspection. There
was chorus of gasps. Mrs. Osgood
glanced at the cloak and then fell back
against her husband. The chiffon in
terlining of the wrap was fairly ablaze
with gems. Not only was the missing
brooch visible, fastened securely near
the collar, but there were sunbursts
and crescents and Mercury-wings and
stsck-pins galore. Diamonds shone
along the hem, opals chung lovingly to
the lace rufles, and emeralds peeped
out from the folds.
Mr.. Osgood was the first OF the as
tonished group to recover his senses
and to realize that this latest develop
ment carried the incident beyond him.
1T seems" he observed, that Mrs. Os-
good has been made the scapegoat of a
thief. l think we had all better accom-
pany this officer to the station house
until some conclusion can be reached.
On the sidewalk, Mrs. Osgood felt
some one jostle her and turned to look
into the face of the thin. nervous wo-
man whose behavior had been SO in
tolerable during the performance.
Having secured her attention, that in
dividual leaned forward until her lips
almost touched Mrs. Osgood's ear.
you squealeri~ she whispered. "If
you didn't intend to get away with
them, why did you wear the ring?"
An instant later, when Mrs. Osgood,
comprehending at last, reached out for
her, she had disappeared into the
night.
Copyright, 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles)
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
THE WHITE RIVER COUNTRY.

In the opinion of one who has tray.
eled much and observed closely, the
most truly and rightfully contented
people in the United States today are
the small landowners in what is
known as the Upper White River Coun-
try, anywhere from Newport, Ark. to
Carthage, Mo. They are contented be-
cause their surroundings are ideal and.
until recently, the great, uneasy, dis
quieting world, with its artificial needs
and inadequate compensations, has
been to them but little more tangible
than dream. Here, still existent,
and by reason of their very rarity at
this day and t,-lo nero Golecta's,-
than in the past, are she conditions
which have ever APP called with IRE.
sistible force to the indcpendantsplr
tied Anglo-Saxcn Every man Is the
supreme ruler CT his own little pria.
cipality; acknowledging no master
save the law--aad POSSIBLY his fem
mime helpmeet; crnglng to no EN-
pioyer; asking no favors from tn.
world, save those that his nelghboi,
freely extend and expect as freely lu
return. He lives In latitude where
the extremes of heat or cold are never
known, and at an altitude that insures
perfect health The richest bounty
OF Nature has been showered upon
MIN with, unsparing hand. but It is a
question whether he more than dimly
realizes the fact. He accepts as a mat
ter OF course the fertile soil which
produces in abundance every Guilty.
able growth common to the north
temperate zone. the surrounding for
ests of valuable woods and the under
lying stratas of precious minerals, the
springs and streams of translucent
purity on every hand, the wealth of
fish and game at his very door, such as
less favored mortals annually travel
hundreds of miles to find. He is con.
tented, but small credit is his for that,
for how could he well be otherwise
than content? 1t is sad that such
idealistic conditions may not con-
tinue, but 1t is written that the pres
emit possessors of this favored land
must soon give place to others more
appreciative of its incompatible fea-
lures. A railroad has recently cut its
way through the best of this region.
and the unaccustomed rustic of bank
notes and chink of coin will eventually
tempt the hlll-dweller to part with his
birthright. So it has always been In
the worlds history-the good things
that are ours without price invariably
pass from our hands before we come
to understand their value. The White
River country will shortly be discov-
cred anew by class of immigrants
better capable of Judging its POSSIBLE
ities-the men who seek modest |
homes where the LAY of the land"
will effectually prevent crowding by |
too close neighbors, where their cat |
tie can fatten on free range, where
the wealth of forest and mine awaits |
development by intelligent workers,
and where the game and fish offer en-.
1oyable recreation to all who have |
leisure and inclination for sport.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.
No Medicine so Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes If hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take tones and stimu.
lants" under such circumstances ia
like setting the house on fire TO see
if you can put it out.
The right kind of food promotes re-
freshing sleep at night and wide
awake individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way of
eating. to Grape-Nuts, and saws.
For about three years / had baan
a great sufferer from Indigestion
After trying several kinds of madi.
cine, the doctor would ask me to dron
on potatoes, then meat, and so on.
but in few days that craving. gnaw.
ing feeling would start IN and T
would vomit everything ate and
drank. anu
When started on Grana-Nrts
vomiting stopped, and the bloat,ny
feeling which was so distressing dis.
appeared entirely.
MY mother was very mucb ho+h
cred with diarrhea before comraana
ing the Grape-Nuts, because her etn-o.
ach was so weak she could NOT digest
her food. Since using Grape.Nuts she
is well, and says she don't tb,nI sho
could live without 1t. Se
1t Is a great brain restorer and
nerve builder, for can sleen as so,,n anu
and undisturbed after snnner r ot
Grape-Nuts as in the old DAYS WHOM
| could not realize what thew meet
by a bad stomach" There is1 ~
medicine SO beneficial to nerves onS
brain as good nights sleen go anu
Nuts" Nrape-
Creek, Mich. DaeIie
There's reason"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
Embroidered Linen Belts:

Embroidered linen belts are cheap
enough, still there cannot be the indi-
viduality about them as may be seen
in a belt made at home from a single
motif of handsome embroidery set on
at the center back to strip of white
linen closing in the front with buckle
of ones own choosing, while, perhaps,
the buckle will be the only part of the
belt that has had to be purchased.
Now that the three little bows are
worn at the throat much money may
be saved by making these at bone,
the smallest scraps of silk being avail
able for the purpose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh Tn.
less Hands Were Tled--"Would
Have Died But for Cuticura."

my little son, when about year
and half old. began to have sores
come out on his face. had a physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come on
his arms, then on other parts of his
body, and then one came on his chest,
worse than the others. Then | called
another physician. Still he grew
worse. AT the end of about year
and half Of suffering he grew SO bad
had to tie his hands in cloths at
night to keep him from scratching the
sores and tearing the flesh. He got to
be mere skeleton. and was hardly
able to walk. My aunt advised me to
try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. l
sent to the drug store and got cake
of the Soap and box of the Oint-
ment. and at the end of about two
months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores of any kind
since. He is now strong and healthy,
and can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon, r. F. ID. No. 1, Woodville.
Conn. April %, 1905"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
Disease and the House Cat.

The scientists make out good case
against the house cat, who, with all
her charming and lovable qualities, is
shown to be an agent of disease and a
wholesale destroyer of bird life. DR..
Caroline A. Osborne. who has been
conducting experiments at Clark uni
versity, has found that cats have diph
iberia, whooping cough, tuberculosis,
eczema and ringworm. Even when
cats do not actually contract these
maladies, they may carry the CON
tagion about with them. AS nimrods
they are responsible for the death of
about so birds year, according to e.
H. Forbush, state ornithologist for
Massachusetts, not including the suf-
fering they infiict by their mangling
of birds, squirrels and rabbits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
Schools spreadIna In china.

A few years ago the foreign mis-
sionary schools were practically the
only institutions in Foochow Offering
facilities for the acquisition of west
ern learning. There are now at least
30 native schools fashioned after the
foreign model. Foochow is a city of
100000 inhabitants, and these schools
embrace about 1000 students. Post
ers placarded all over the city adver-
tise the opening of various modern
schools, which are springing up In
every nook and corner of the place.
Scarcely a week passes without the
announcement of the opening of q
new school,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23

whenever / stopped or IlIIeu. IHe
urine was badly disordered and for
long time. I had attacks OF gravel
After / began using Doan's kidney
Pills the gravel passed out, and my
banJr got vel | haven't had back
ache or bladder trouble since.
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
Keeping Thinas Cool.

A pint bottle filled with cracked ice
will keep a dish of salad or a larger
bottle of tea or coffee delieiousIy
fresh and cool if pushed into the cen
ter of the pail or jar containing the
salad or beverage. This is worth re-
membering in these days of picnics.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
AppIylna Lace SQUARES.

TIL new way of applying lace
squares is by laying them fat upon
the goods without cutting out the ma
terial underneath. These squares are
put on the goods, secured with stitch
ing and are trimmed with tiny little
frills of lace.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
Another TrIumph for X.Rays.

So successful has the application OF
the X-rays been in the tratment OF
children suffring from ringworm, that
the. Metropolitan Asylums Board, Lon
don, has been enabled to discontinue
the use of one of the two institutions
reserved for such cases.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23


ing the kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills.
7. A. Haywood, a
well known resident
of Lufkin, Tex,
says: 81 wrenched
NV back working in
a sawmill, was laid
up six weeks, and
from that time had
pain in nay back
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
Treasured Tickets Of Leave.

Among tho late Michael Dayitt's
most treasured possessions were two
gilt frames, each of which contained
a ticket OF leave which was granted
him after he had served a term of
penal servitude for his beloved coun-
try.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
rha. Elrst ouiIl Pens.

Quill pens came into use in SOB; the
first steel ones in 1920, when the first
gross of them sold for $36.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23

Life is never a burden to the wom-
an who carries her age well,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23

Economy is the road to wealth.
PUTNAM FADELESS, DYE Is the
road to, economy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
inmmation allays pain cures wind collie 25c bottle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23

The man who plays the favorite
doesn't always win by long shot'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
lmnortant TO Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle Of CASToRIA,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that 1t
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
BAckAcHE rs KIDNEYAcHE-
C.. at the cause-curs the Kidneys

Don't neglect backache. 1t warns
you of trouble in the kidneys. avert
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04
ROBBED BY NEW-FOUND FRIEND
Frank West of Burlington. Ia. short
ON cash and Long on Bat
tered Head.

Frank West of Burlington, Ia. walked
into the police station at 80 O'Clock this
morning with wounds about the face and
head and reported that he had been held
up. and robbed of $40 by a young man
who, under the pretense of befriending him,
lured him into a lonely spot near the
freight yards and there slugged him West
said that he had been employed near Free
mont, Neb., husking corn, until recently.
and that he only came to Omaha early
yesterday morning.
He admitted having visited several saloons
during the day. and last night played pool
with some newly made acquaintances in
Goldsmith's saloon. Ninth street and Capt.
tol Avenue. An alteration arose over the
payment for the games, the other man TAX
ing sides against West. After that matter
had been adjusted, "A young man came up
TO West and saying that he did not like to
see him jumped on by superior number.
offered to stand by him, and TO allow West
to go with him home for the night This
West said he decided to do, and II was
while he supposed they were on the way to
his friends room that the young man sud-
denly turned on him. knocked him down,
and took his savings. The police secured
a good description of the assailant and ex-
pect TO secure his arrest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04
OMAHA MEN BEAT UNCLE SAM
Private Parties May Have Circum-
vented Government In the
Little Buffalo basin.

MEETEETSE, Wyo., Jan Especial. }
Omaha parties, it is Believed, have circum-
vented the reclamation service in the mat
ter Of the Little Buffalo basin irrigation
project, five miles east of here. A party OF
surveyors sent out from Worland are now
at work in Little Buffalo basin making sur
veys. but the man in charge refuses to say
in whose employ they are working 1t Is
believed here that private capital inter-
ested in the Hanover canal company at
Worland is behing the scheme.
The Little Buffalo basin project was
shown to Chairman Mondell of the national
irrigation committee during his recent visit
here and he promised to tax. it up with
the department at the earliest opportunity.
The project contemplates filling Little Buff
falo basin, a natural reservoir four by six
miles with water from either Wood or
Gray Bull rivers, az storage reservoir for
some 25GOoo acres in Big Buffalo basin, FIJI
teen-mile creek and the Gooseberry flats
This project would be next I'm size ITO the
two immense government projects NOW I'M
der way In this state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04
GRAIN MOVES FAST AS CAN
Trn nc Bsins Carried on ny railroads
~ Wei as Possible with
shortage.

Grain Is still moving from Omaha as
fast as the railroad companies are able to
supply cars FOR hauling II. and this In
spite OF the new rates which went into
effect January 1. The Milwaukee still has
its rate OF Is cents from Omaha to Balu-
more and is moving from seventy-tive to
100 cars per day. The Missouri Pacific still
has the rate Of IS cents from Omaha to the
gulf and Assistant General Freight Agent
Phillippi says that his road is moving all
the grain that cars can be provided for.
He said: This snow will be a great help
to the grain situation in Nebraska. as It
will stop the farmers from hauling corn
for few days and give the railroads time
to clean out the elevators to some extent
A Nebraska paper reported Wednesday
morning that all of the boat space for
grain from the gulf ports had been en-
gagged up TO March 1, but Assistant Gen
era Freight Agent Weitzel of the Illinois
Central said he had no advice that such
a state of affairs did not exist and that
his road was hauling plenty of grain to the
southern ports. He said:
II don't see how such conditions could
exist as most OF the grain Is hauled on
tramp steamers, and there is no limit to
the supply of these. as they float around
bic. The capacity of some of the regular
line boats may be engaged until the time
stated. but that seems impossible. as each
company has agents in London and New
York and could easily supply more boats"
A report OF a car blockade at Council
! Bluffs was reported Wednesday morning,
I but this could not be verified from this
| side. First Assistant Freight Agent Charles
/ j. Lane of the Union Pacific said:
mo report of anything of the kind has
| come to this office and l don't believe II
| is true. There are occasions when rates
/ change, when cars pile up on us. and
! have seen as many as 1,sC0 in the yards
! here and in Council Bluffs at once and
still there was no blockade as they could
| be moved around"
The complimentary banquet which was
to have been rendered to W. r. Kelly, the
retiring general solicitor of the Union Pa.
citic. by the officials of that road Thurs
day night at the Omaha club has beer
indefinitely postponed. as Mr.. Kelly wa.
called to Los Angeles by the Serious Ill
ness of his mother, who resides there NJ
word has been received from New York A.
| to the successor to Mr.. Kelly. The offic,
Is an elective one and probably will b,
filled at the first meeting of the Director
In New York. The executive committee o
the Union Pacific usually meets each week
but has not held a meeting for severa
weeks because of the holiday season
meeting is subject to call at any time
when the choice will be made
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04
NOT UNLESS COURTS SAY so
Broatch Asserts Police Board VIII Not
Voluntarily Close Protested
saloons During Hearing.

The Board of Fire and Police Commits
sioners has no intention of closing the
saloons against which the civic Fedora
ton filed protests TO granting licenses
pending adjudication of the appeals to the
district court The. law says. the saloons
shall be closed until the questions over the
right to license are settled.
Commissioner w. J. Broatch who acts as
chairman Of the body, was asked whether
the board would order closed the 200
saloons protested by Elmer +. Thomas on
behalf OF the federation until the court
had passed decisions.
No such action has been taken and
none is contemplated so far as | know 4"
said MIR. BrOatch There is no necessity
for the board acting In the matter. OF
course, il the courts direct that the places
be closed during the litigation the board
will see that the order il carried out.
Otherwise there il no likelihood of the
saloons involved will be shut up"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04

County treasurer Plays ON the safe
side.

Referring to the action of Judge Holcomb
of the supreme court in the city treaury
matter. County Treasurer Fink said:
Il really know nothing about the cir
cumstances OF the granting of restrain
ing order by the supreme court. l was not
represented and had no personal interest
in the proceeding. Whatever I have done is
simply in the line of trying to comply with
what the law requires of me"
Mr. Fink. firing of having the school
board and the city council keeping him in
uncertainty about the consolidation and
the giving of bonds in connection Herewith
has had his bonds as city treasurer ex-
officio and as treasurer of the school dis
trlct, approved by Judges Day and Estelle
of the district court. The three bonds
which Mr.. Fink has given represent liabi-
ity of s1,GOOCO As city treasurer ex-officlo
the bond ne gives Is for $4,000, with "A
liability of $500 900; as county treasurer his
bond is $4,000. and as treasurer of the
school district he is bonded for $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04
LEAVES COATS ON SIDEWALK
Peculiar Action Of Man Who Had Been
Spending Evening in Bar
Room.

A strange man got up from chair I'm the
City hotel barroom, Tenth and Harvey
streets, at closing time last night, walked
out on to the sidewalk where he was seen
tn take off his overcoat and undercoat,
throw them on the walk, then walk east on
Harvey street in his shirtsleeves and disap-
pear around the corner: THE strange ac-
ton was noticed by the bartender, who
went out and picked up the clothing, in one
of the pockets of which he found a s. bill.
He could find no trace of the owner and as
the man failed to return he notified the
police.
The stranger had been sitting in the
saloon with another man, and when asked
To leave at midnight both went out and took
opposite directions. Neither appeared 20 be
intoxicated, and the mans strange action
in the freezing weather led the bartender "a
fear that he contemplated suicide.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04
FIGHTS WITH BURGLAR
says She HIT Robber over the Head
with Chair, Then Was
Knocked Down.

Mrs. j. Luyben of Sss1 Miami street had
thrilling brush with a burglar Tuesday
evening about II O'Clock. Mrs. Luyben
was at home with her children. when a
noise in the lower part OF the house at
tracted her attention. Entering tile parlor
she was met by man with her silver
ware I'm his arms. The woman grabbed a
chair and knocked the man over the head.
so she reported to the police Then the
man knocked her down, dropped the silver
ware and made his escape with s2l De-
teetives Maloney and Drummy are work
ing ON the case Mrs, Luyben was not the
worse for her adventure with the visitor
The man gained entrance by pushing out
a key and using a skeleton key.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-04
Philadelphia
JULES LUMBARD is LAID UP
veteran Singer Hurt by FAN. hut
Kneecap L. Not Broken as
Reported.

Jules Hubbard who broke the ligatures
of his left knee Tuesday when lie fell on
a snowy walk on Seventeenth street, be-
tween Farnam and Harvey streets, is rest
ing easily at his home, 2669 Douglas street,
though the attending surgeons believe it
will be a month, at least, before the vet
eran singer can venture out. While il il
not thought the accident will be attended
by any serious result, yet Mr.. Lumbard's
age and weight and the enforced confine-
ment are making the accident a trying
ordeal for the patient.
Jules Hubbard is "A years of age and
known throughout the country as a singer
OF ballads
The story flashed out yesterday that Mr..
Lumbard's knee cap was broken Is pro-
nounced u fake.