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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

that she would notl'' he returned, al
most savagely.
Why, Thee. 1 cannot imagine what
has come over you just lately You
used TO be quite agreeable to the idea
Of my looking out for a wife for you. p
Well, I have changed my mind and
prefer to do the looking out myself
Forgive me. Cissie. / did not mean
10 be bear, but you must acknoWI
edge that the fact Of your having man
aged your own affairs 50 well does not
prove that your direction in mine
would be equally satisfactory. Money
and love do not always go together"
You used to say love did not mat.
ter" she pouted
And do you indorse that statement?
Would you be happy il you disliked
JACKIE"
"Oh, WE'LL couldn't do that, you
know. He is-Jack. But you vii
see her tomorrow night at the
Smiths dinner"
A desperate resolution had come "a
him. He must see the girl at Parker's
Accordingly. he wrote a note. trying
to express all he felt. Then he walked
into Norton, marched boldly into Par
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

Successful dairying means the APP
pHczhon OF careful thought and in
teIIgent effort All along. and the Bob
cock test IS an important adjunct OF
the business Il is the only reliable.
cheap. simple method Of determining
the value Of milk Of the COW, avail
able. 1t is the amount Of fat a COW
puts into her milk that gives her
value, snd the man who neglects %
md out about this as soon as the
COW comes into milk is greatly hSn6i.
capped in his sndezvor 70 make
money. for he is guessing He puts
a dollar into new COW machine and
doesn't know whether he viii sc.
more than that back. or less
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
TEACHING a GIRL TO RUN AN
AUTO.

Secure a good, easygoing machine
with an active and up-tO-date sparker,
and baying placed the girl firmly By
your side, where you can secure a
strong hold in cases Of emergency.
proceed to a lonely, unfreQuented
road where you viii be uninterrupted
II the girl display any signs OF
nervousness, do your best to sooths
her. There are number Of ways to
do this. Take her hand in yours and
pat It gently Speak 70 her In a low,
soft tone If absolutely necessary
place her head upon your shoulder
and count 100. II not effective. repeat
In one minute
Now she may take the wheel. ad-
vance the sparker and throw in the
clutch It viii then be your turn TO
grow nervous While the girl is
clutching the machine you clutch the
girl II viii then be time TO rest
This should not take any longer than
the rest OF the afternoon.
By the time you have got so you
can kiss the girl without getting
nervous. she ought 10 be able 70 run
the machine.-Tom Mason, in Define
ator
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
FoR DISTRIBUTING sILAeg
contrivsncs in siIo Which Facilitates
the Filling Operations

Many farmers sustain more or less
loss each year because Of the uneven
settling Of material IN the silo- This
IS due to the uneven Distribution OF
the silage as il falls from the blower
It results in an uneven packing and
consequently settling Either one Or
two extremes Is generally noted; the
silage Is either packed TOO hard IN the
center, and not enough about the
walls or vice versa The latter re-
suits in an uneven settling that Is
ruinous to a part Of the silzge. says
Montreal Herald No matter how hard
one man may work. OF how careful
he may try 70 BE- in spreading our
the cut stuff, there is always a posi-
bility that there VIII Be extremes OF
tight OF bose packed places Where
the blower is used. a device for even
II distributing the siIage over the sur
face OF the siIo is practical This
guard Of spreading board A in our
Illustration, is securely hinged direct
" over the center Of the siIO, in such
position that the eHsilage thrOEn by
the blower strikes Il In the center
when hanging vertically. as shown BY
C" and so that It nay strike only
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
FOR Distributing siIsge Evenly.

the lower edge when elevated 70 the
point shown By the dotted lines fndi-
eating the door At a light rope.
N" is attached TO the swinging door
b. eye bolts R passed over two
pulIeys. p, ard IS operated directly
BY the man working n the siIo- He
nay. If desired. keep the spreading
board almost constantly in motion.
thus securing very nearly perfect re-
suits IN the way OF even distribution
The board should be made Of extra
heavy planks. OF several thicEnessss
Of heavy boards. 50 that It wiz easily
resist the force Of the impact OF
enslzgs from the blower and mzintzia
its position By gravity
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
BUILDING GOOD ROADS.
Interest in the Movement Spreading
TO All Parts Of the Country.


The good roads problem is occupy
ing the attention OF the people as il
never did before, and On every side
are heard discussions Of ways and
means to provide better highways
In Missouri Gov. Folk has suggested
that the money obtained from dran-
shop licenses be used in building
roads. and the next legislature viii
be asked TO pass a law TO that effect
In some states the revenue derived
from automobile licenses viii be used
for building roads. The utilization OF
convict labor seems 70 be the simplest
and best method Of improving the
roads quickly and at the least ex-
pense, and when this method is adopt
ed the roads will rapidly become bet
ter.
In the southern states 1t is a CON-
mon sight. says the Motor Way. 70
see the convicts working on the
roads. and wherever this work is be
ing done the county or district is
benefited and the improved roadway
means higher value for The ada
cent farm land. Better highways viii
bring the country resident closer 10
the city and enable him to enjoy
many OF the privileges Of city life
heretofore denied him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
Needless Alarm.

Wait 4 minute tin get my clothes
on came shrill voice from the
back end OF the cable car.
All the strap-holdsrs turned their
heads as one man.
It was small boy striving to drag
OF the hamper containing his moth.
sr'S washing.-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

The High-Priesd Animal Is Generally
the More Profitable


IN increasing a herd 50 in replzc-
ing those that have been cuIe5 out
the average prOductivezess is often
kept down BIZ our strong Inclination 70
buy cheap COWS instead 81 good ones
For example a COW that VIII give On
an average. a gallon of milk the year
round vii cost. we VII say. $50. one
that VII give one and a half gallons
viii cost $50. and one that win give
two gallons viii cost s100- We know
that The expense Of keeping each Of
these three COWS is practically the
same. and for the purpose Of iIIustrat-
ing this point We viii say that IL costs
s4I-z0 10 keep each 4 year We md.
therefore. that If the milk tests IS
per cent butterfzt. The onegallOa COW
viii produce about 1S4S pounds o.
butter. which at g cents per pound
viii bring s41-a0 The oneallon COW.
therefore, PAYS expenses exactly. but
not one cent interest on the invest
ment. The one and a half gallon
COW. which cost $50 10 begin with.
makes a profit OF s7oso a year. while
the $40 COW, giving TWO gallons per
day. makes a profit Of s4l-z0 a rear.
Therefore. which would you prefer 70
do Invest 500 in one Gov thar VII
produce profit Of s4l-Se s year. or
invest $50 in three COWS. all Of which
viii not produce one cent profit n the
year1 This IS an illustration Of the
exact condition that exists in many
Of our herds to-day. and until We dis
pose Of those $50 bOarders We ear
never make the dairy pay no matter
ow We feed them
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

I hear the woman midget IS going
70 marry the india-rhbber man, said
the living skeleton I wonder what
she sees in him.
-Oh, replied the obese lady. she
probably realized that it was a spIen-
did opportunity 10 get a husband she
could twist around her fnger---Chi-
czgo Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

Keep the cream cans in cold Wa
ter winter and summer
With brush and washing powder
wash the cream separator after rs
ing.
A necessary thing IS not 70 over
look rinsing with clean hot water,
You cannot make good butter from
old. stale cream
Cream viii absorb any odOr near
il. SD don't put it in the cellar where
there are vegetables and other esa
odors
Fresh cream should be cooked 70
the temperature Of the cream 70
which il is 70 be added. Do1t mix
cold and warm cream
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

BOOkkeeper Ito porterl-Tske zwet
cloth Antoine. and clean up the boss
private Office It looks as If he had
to write 10 his mother-in-law again In
viting her to make him 3 Tisit.-FEe-
gende Blaetter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
A True Patrint-

The Gent-WhE don't you go to
E5rk7
The HObO-Why should T.
The Gent-Don't you know that a
laborer is a kfng3
The HObo-Dat's IL We're Twin in
a free country. an I scorns ter be a
tyrant--CleTeIand Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

Stella says she has remained sin
gle from choice
4 don't doubt it. But she doesn't
say whose choice it was -Milwzukee
Sentinel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

ker's shop and through the curtains.
as If he might be intending to order
millinery for his sister.
To his disappointment, only the cid
er milliner was there and, with some
difficulty, he made her understand
that ne wished the epistIe delivered
to the girl he had seen on his former
visit
The good woman was fairly non
plussed at first, then after a moments
thought said she would deliver the
missive.
When her days work was at an
end she walked to the other end OF
town. went up a long drive leading &c
fine old country house, at the door
Of which she asked to see Miss Hilda
The young lady received her very
kindly. but blushed a good deal on
hearing what she had TO say.
And who is the gentleman" she
asked.
a Mr.. Wilding-brother-in- tc
Mr.. Bertram, who has just rented the
/ BOnner's home for the summer" an
swered the milliner.
Really, Theo. 1 shall have to leave
/ you at home if you are so absent
minded" demonstrated Mrs. Bertram
on the following evening.
I wish you would" he made an
swer, gIoomily. Jack is quite able
to take care of you without me"
Certainly. But you were expressIy
invited. and unmarried men are more
welcome than Benedicts. as a rule"
They were the first arrivals at Mrs
/ Smiths, and in quick succession after
them came sundry dowagers with
heavy husbands, sporting sons and
countrified daughters.
The Eyersley's are late" remarked
| Mrs. Smith. But Just then the door
opened and they were announced.
Theodore looked up with an air OF
vexed inquiry. What would this girl
/ be like whom his sister was trying tc
force down his throat?
He saw an exquisite dress. a fault
less figure and-the face of his little
milliner!
Though he had not the happiness
of taking Miss Hilda Eversley in &c
/ dinner, he sat next to her and. under
/ cover of other peoples conversation
managed to say:
rs it really you or is it your dou-
ble?@
Here or in Parker's shop?" was the
| saucy reply.
Then you are one ana the same.
cannot understand"
4 am not surprised at that. / will
/ explain some time"
Then he summoned up courage to
say:
did you receive my letter."
Her eyes dropped and she answered
Yes"
Are you onendede l could not
help it,
why should be if you really could
not help it?~
"And your reply?" he was embold
ened 10 ask.
i thought it would be better TO de-
/ liver IL in person"
I 1t was an odd place for proposal
/ Ia noisy dinner table-but two hearts
were as happy as if they had had the
whole universe to themselves. and il
never even struck Theodore TO re
member that. after all, he would be
making wealthy marriage
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
Not Ia the smart So.

Julia has never been progressive
enough to be socially prominent"
Why, always thought she was
very smart
smart, And married to one man
for 20 years, Mercy what are you
thinking ofs''-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

Diggs-Did you hear about MIS-.
Weeds9
Biggs-No; what OF herr
Diggs-Why, she married her form
er husbands brother last week
Biggs-YOu don't say
Diggs-Yes; and now she refers 70
the late lsmented as her deceased
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
Il Is

While fishing at Seabrook the
other day man caught = fvepound
catfish that had q beautifully en-
graved solitaire engagement ring in
its stomach
That's a most original place to
wear an engagement ring. isn't ar
Houston Post
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
A Solemn Question.

He worries about what would BE-
come OF his family If he died"
He'd better worry about what
would become OF himself. Cleveland
Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
one -.

~Grouehe is said 10 be s gentleman
in every respect.
Yes, except in the respect Of thos&
who know him Intimately. -Jsdg@
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

as Bunkerton much Of golf play
err
-Oh, he puts up q fair game. but he
still has an idea that his locker was
made merely 70 hang his clothes IN"
Chicago Record-HerzId.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
BY Deduction.

Wisemsn-Primitive men plowed
the earth with a shsrpened stick
Slocombe-You don't mean to say
golf dated so far hSck9-CssseIrs
Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
anROAD. A a. %
es.s,.sFAREi ~
,laPRFyO'Y.EMfE{@f
A HANDY BAG HOLDER.
How the Filling Of Bags with Grain
or Vegetables Is Made Easy.

or Vegetables Is Made Easy.
Those who have occasion to bag
grain or vegetables viii appreciate
the simple bag holder here described,
says writer in the Homestead. Fas-
ten an inch board to the side Of the
barn near the grain bin in a con-
yenient place TO fill the bags. Then
set a post Of six by six material, and
spike It against the board. The post
should Dc just high enough to permit
the bottom Of the bag to rest on the
door while it IS being filed. This IS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

Tel WILI0uE 0aE-
HOtelkeeper-NOt very wen.
Customer-Why not7
observation-disclosures nobody vol
unteers TO tel me how to run It ex-
eept intoxicated individuals.-Chicag
Daily News
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
Philosophy.

Scranton. please. sir. your
daughter has eloped with the coach
man
Mr.. Highliver-Well. it might have
been worse. She might have run OF
with my French cook.-N. Y Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

He-It is reported around that yoE
and are engaged
She-Didn't ron deny it,
He-NO; was afraid to 60 so with
out first seeing you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01
THE GIRL AT THE MILLINER'S
By ISABEL HOWARD

lcopyright. -. by Joseph 3. BowIes.l
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-01

Come and dine with me tonight.
dear boys''
No. thanks, old ehappie. That
would mean 1 should have to wire to
my wife and 1t isn't worth lion
don Taller.
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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
Johnny wbtppen's new Watch.

johnny whtppen'h New Watch.
Johnny Whippen wanted watch on he
birthday and wanted everybody to kno"
he wanted 1t. For weeks IN advance az
breakfast, lunch and dinner he told bic
father, mother, sisters and brothers how
he yearned for the ~timepiece.
His persistent harping on the matter
finally became unbearable to the other
members of the family. When Johnny
mentioned tho word watch" they be-
came severely silent. But Johnny kept
right n
One evening he was sitting in the draw
ing room with his father and concluded 1t
was a good opportunity to do a little lob
bying for himself.
"Say, pa"
"Pa" laid down. his paper on the table
and looked sternly at the boy over his
spectacles.
"Now, Johnny, I am going to put my
foot down on any more Of this watch TX.
You are making life a burden for t rest
of us. So, If you were intending to a k
me about the watch, you had better not
say anything further. Don't let me hear
the word again"
Johnny was repulsed, but not defeated.
It was the custom In the Whippen family
for each member to quote q verse Of Scrip
ture at family worship each morning.
The day following MI. Whippen's ulti-
matum the family met for worship. 1t
was Johnny's turn to quote q verse. He
waited until no was sure all present were
attentive, and her he slowly repeated
with great emphasis the following verso:
What I soy unto you I say unto all,
Watch"
Johnny wears 1t in his top vest pocket.
Buffalo News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-06
A Hard Debt to Pay.

II owe a debt of gratitude that can
never be paid off," writes G.. S. Clark,
of Westfield, Iowa, "for my rescue
from death, by DR.. Kings New Dis
v Both lungs were so seriously
affected that death seemed imminent,
when 1 commenced taking New Dis
covery. The ominous dry, hacking
cough quit before the first bottle was
used, and two more bottles made a
complete cure" Nothing has ever
equaled New Discovery for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung COM
plants. Guaranteed by P. B. Speed,
druggist. SOC and $l.00. Trial bottle
free.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-11-06
A Strange Pet.

Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept bya
mar was q wasp which Sir John Lubbock
caught In the Pyrenees and resolved to
tame. he began by teaching it to take ita
meals on his hand, and in a very short
space of time it grew to expect to be fed In
that way. Sir John preserved this pet
with the greatest care. True, it stung him
once, but then It had every excuse for do
ing so. Sir John was examining 1t while
on q railway journey, and, the door being
opened by q ticket collector, he uncere-
moniously stuffed 1t into q bottle, and the
outraged Spaniard, not feeling quite at
home during the process, gave him a gen.
tie reminder as to the proper way to treat
Q guest.
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Letter to Judge Bill.
Abbeville, S. G.

Dear Sir: Josh Billings never said
anything truer than this: "Sucksess
duZ not konsist ov neve maxim blum.
ders, but in not making the same wun
twist"
n r Watkins, of Lott, Texas, had
his house painted some years ago, and
it took Is gallons of what he believed
to be paint ; be bought it for paint,
and it looked like. paint the painter
said it was paint.
He has had it painted again !; it took
Z gallons Deyoe.
1t cost SIS before; now $35.
He knows it is painted now. and
he's got that $50 in a safe place. He's
got his knowledge in q safe place too.
Yours truly
SO F w Devoe & Co
P. S. P. B. Speed sells our paint.
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The Snowflake Ball.

Frost on the window stormy weather.
The winds and the truant leaves at play.
And, dancing across the day together,
The dainty snowfakes fit away.
Light they are as an elder feather,
White they are as an Easter lily
Elves escaped from a misty tether,
Romping away to a revel chilly.
Fiddle-de-dee! The gray trees fiddle
A woodland tune to a "a quadrille.
Across the sides and up the middle
The snow elves dance with a happy Win
Ohio, for the snow and wintry ~pleasurei
Bright is the sun in its robes Of grayl
Come, join in the snow elves dancing
measure
The romping tune of a stormy day!
Chicago Record.
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Anv Soul to Any BODY,

Any Soul to Any Body.
10 we must part, my body, you and ],
Who've spent so many pleasant years
together!
IT'S sorry work to lose your company.
Who Glove to me so close, whate'er the
weather,
From winter unto winter. wet or dry.
But sou have reached the limit Of your
tether,
And I must journey on my way alone
And leave you quietly beneath a stone.
They say that you are altogether bad!
(Forgive me; it's not my experience)
And think me very wicked to be sad
At leaving you, q clod, a prison, whence
To get quite free I should be very glad.
Perhaps I may be so some few days
hence.
But now, m~ethinks. 'twere 'graceless not
to spend
A tear or two on my departing friend.
Now our long partnership is near COM
pleted,
And I look back upon its history,
I greatly fear I have not always treated
You with the honesty you showed to
And I must own that you have oft &C.
feated
Unworthy schemes by your sincerity
And by q blush OF stammering tongue
have tried
70 make me think again before I Lied.
It's true you're not so handsome as you
were,
But that's not your fault, and Is partly
mine.
You might have lasted longer with more
And still looked something like your
first design.
And even now. with all your wear and
tear,
IT'S pitiful to think I must resign
You to the friendless grave, the patient
prey
OF all the hungry legions Of decay.
But you must stay, dear body, and I go,
| And I was once 80 very proud Of you'll
You made my mothers eyes to overflow
When first she saw you, wonderful and
new.
And now. with all your faults. 'twere
hard to find
A slave more willing or a friend more
true.
Aye, aver they who say tho worst about
o
Can scarcely tell what I shall do without
you.
-Cosmo Monkhouse.
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SeRbOard Schedule.
kneed's Locals.

The eir,s are specially fond Of Huyler's can.
dy. Do .ot risk sending them anything else.
Speeds drug store.
Wars may rage and storms may blow,
To III wart The worlds tnd-avor;
Fads piaS G. me end hobbies goes,
But Speeds cfnco cigars nev~er-Tennyson
II you want good fresh bird seed With cutie
bone aud hemp iced combined go TO Speeds
drug store.
We are displaying the prettiest line OF post
cards we've ever bad-.ocal views, comic ano
fancy cards. Speeds drug store.
Tom Dl1on's latest book THE Traitor"
and other new novels just received at Speeds
drug store.
The boys know a good Thing when they see
1t, and slick TO II after they hnd IT, Speed's
cinoo cigars.
If you want one Of the best paints on The
market. one with a genuine guarantee on IL
and one that will he carried out 10 the letter,
get D.voe's lead and ENC paint from Specie
drug store.
They are nice and sweet and you can enjoy
the true Aroma OF The tobacco when you buy
olnco cigars from s: eed, because. ihev are AL
Ways fresh, Just from te factory. He GELS
three th, usaud every ten days.
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He FOugh hit at Gettysburx.

David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y.
who lost q. foot at Gettysburg, writes
Electric Bitters have done me more
good than any medicine I ever took
For several years ] had stomach trou,
BILE, and paid out much money fol
medicine to little purpose, until I be.
gan taking Electric Bitters. I would
not take $500 for what they have done
for me-" Grand tonic for the aged and
for female weaknesses. Great altera.
tive and body builder best of all fol
lame back and weak kidneys. Guar.
anteed by P. B. Speed, druggist. SOC