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Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23


selves in this connection. With the
rapid growth of the mail order bust
are being established. These large
firms are daily reaching out for new
sections OF trade. What will be the
result along this liner With the
growth Of the catalogue house comes
the death of the rural mercantile
trade. Let them once destroy tho
country merchant and the markets
OF the world will be In the hands of
few wealthy capitalists. Their branch
houses will appear in all the country
towns and the farmer will no longer
be independent. His friend, the coun-
try dealer, who through competition
was forced to pay the value of the
butter, eggs, etc, will be a thing of
the past, and in his place will appear
the fat. gloating face of the capitalist,
in whose benumbed conscience there
Is no thought of pity, whose breast
contains instead of heart a great
lump of cold stony gold, whose one
ambition is to bu.ld up a greater for
tune than the world has ever seen,
and who cares naught for the tears or
trials, woes or weeping of his victims
80 long as he can squeeze little more
of the coveted glittering treasure from
him.
Again, the dollar spent with the
local dealer stays in the community
where 1t blesses the spender over and
over again. The merchant pays it to
the butcher for meat, the butcher gets
his bread of the baker and therefore
drops the dollar into the bakers till.
the baker pays 1t to the miller for
-four, and the latter buys his grain
from the farmer, so the dollar once
more jingles merrily in the farmers
trousers pocket. But spend it with
the mail order house and 1t is gone
never to return. 1t goes to build up
the great commercial interests of New
York or Chicago. Does 1t pay the
farmer to send his money to help
! beautify and build up these great
cities? Has he not more interest in
identifying and building up his own
section of the country? If not, he
should. II place is good enough for
man to live In and to make his
money in. 1t Is good enough for him to
spend his money in. Who helps build
the churches. school houses. streets,
bridges, etc.? Does the mail order
| house help? VIII they give dollar
to educate the farmers children, OF
donate anything to support the farm
er's widow or orphans? Do they helI
to pay the taxes. or add anything &c
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Value Of the Newspaper.

Some Republican congressman were
discussing the presidents suggestion
to shut out from the mails such news
papers as have been printing indecent
details of the Thaw trial in New
York. Mr.. Littlefield of Maine in
dulged in a general review of the
press, it's powers, functions and priv
ileges. IF it were not for the vigiiant
press of this country, with its trained
corps of representatives in Washing
ton," he said, Il don't know whether
/ would care to serve in congress. My
experience here has taught me that
the newspapers perform service of
inestimable value to the country.
sometimes think that congress would
drift into many excuses if the press
gallery were not here to keep us in
bounds"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Keeps Dollar Home Where

bring comfort or necessary improve
ments in the country places? Then
why should the farmer patronize
them? BY actual test 1t has been
found that the same goods can be pro-
cured as cheaply, If not at more res-
sonable prices, at home. Trade with
your neighbor, whose interests are
your interests. whose hand is always
ready 60 assist you In time OF trouble.
Patronize those who patronize you.
Use the fiashy catalogue of the mail
order house to help kindle the kitchen
fire, and keen your money at home
where it will benefit you and your
neighbors over and over again. The
farmers dollar, earned by honest toll.
should not be added to the blood
money Of these great mail order cor
porations The farmer must Join the
local merchant and the country editor
in battling this great peril that is
creeping. creeping onward with great
rapidity, and unless these forces are
combined and their Efforts prove in
creasing. the day is not far distant
when the chance viii be gone forever
the power will be too great to con-
Quer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
AROUND THE CIRCLE
KEEP THE DOLLARS MOVING IN
YOUR OWN COMMUNITY.
1T MAKES WEALTH FOR ALL
Buy Of the Man Who viii Buy
Of You and Your Dollar
viii Come Back
Again.
Copyright by Alfred c ciarK.)


AS on the western prairies In
pioneer days, the trapper's camp fire,
kindled TO prepare his frugal meal or
to warm him from the biting wind,
famed into renewed vigor, spread,
first on the tiny blade OF grass to
neighborlng blades, and thence to the
tangled masses all around until the
broad plains were one vast sea OF
seathing flame destroying all before
It. so the mail order business, started
In the eastern cities on small scale,
famed by the breeze of judicious ad-
vertislng, has spread until It now COW
ers the length and breadth OF our land
and threatens disaster to the smaller
dealers everywhere. The note OF
warning has been sounded, the light
Is visible In the sky, and yet. appar-
emily oblivlous to 1t all, the ones
whose safety is being endangered,
heed not the alarm nor the signal OF
disaster. The country merchant and
the farmer. whose combined efforts
can stem the tide of destruction that
threatens to engulf them. are alone
unconscious of the approaching devas-
tation, that, like great sea of con-
suming fame, is threatening to engulf
them.
The country merchant and the farm
er--the simple. honest jewellers in the
rural districts. are the victims this
gigantic peril is reaching out for to
all Its rapacious nav. Each year Its
grasp becomes firmer, its power
greater. Only few short years ago
the catalogue house was a thing un-
heard OF. to-day 1t stands as one OF
| Americas greatest institutions. And
with great fortune comes great pow
or, so now the mail order business
may we'll be classed among the powers
of the nation. It's efforts are already
being felt at the national capital
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

where cur laws are made, and unless
a check Is administered the passage
OF the parcels post bill will mark one
OF its greatest triumphs.
But let us look at few of the
simple reasons why the farmer should
patronize the home dealer In the
first place their interests are cen
tered In each other. Every season OF
plenty on the farm means prosper
GUS year to the country merchant. So
In the prosperity of the farmer does
the country merchant expect to gain.
The farmer finds, therefore, In the
country dealer, staunch and loyal
friend and a defender OF his rights.
They pay taxes together. live side by
side. their children play and so to
school together. When the crops are
poor or misfortune comes, to whom
does the farmer look? Not to the
mail order magnate. but to his neigh
Dor, the country merchant. How
often does the mail order concern
take any interest in the political ques-
tions or legal measures beneficial to
the farmerg Yet with their bright
hued catalogue of pictured bargain"
they reach out an open hand for the
farmers hard earned dollar. And
does he get value receivedf Not
often. The first order he may. but
that Is only bait The business is
not founded on principles. II Is not
builded on honorable methods. its
mighty walls are erected on graft.
The goods are shop-worn or shoddy,
or perhaps many kinds Of goods have
defects so cunningly concealed that
the naked eye can scarcely see a diff
ference between these articles and
those OF q much higher grade. You
are expected to send cash with the
order or have 1t ready when the
goods arrive with the big c. o. d.
mark on the package. Your crop fail
ure. or shortage of money doesn't In
terest the mail order house. your
credit with them is good only so long
as your pocket book is filled. Your
order Is made out and you pay for
goods you never saw, put up and Sc
lected by men you do not know. II
these goods do not prove to be worth
the money, II the shoes do not weai
well. or the suit Is shoddy goods. viii
the nail order firm make them good
Not often. Yet the local dealer vii
do this. He knows his honesty Is hi
best drawing card. So much for the
advantage of dealing with honest mel
and not with grstters.
sim other issues present them
ness sub-statlons or branch house
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
AWFUL NEURALGIA
Pain Turned This Woman's Hair
White but She Was Cured by
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

DO not seek relief from suffering
simply, hut free your system from the
disease which is the cause OF your
suffering. That Is the message which
a former victim of neuralgia sends to
those who are still In It's grasp. Hot
applications, powders that deadeI the
senses and others tnat reduce the
heart action may cause temporary re-
lief but the pain Is sure 30 return with
greater intensity
Mrs. Evelyn Creusere, who has
beautiful home at Sill Boulevard
West Detroit, Mich. suffered for
years with neuralgia until she tried
this tonic treatment. She says;
my trouble began about six years
ago and | did not rest as | should
have. but kept up about my many
duties. After time l became so
weak / could not do any work at all.
had severe backaches ana such
dreadful headaches In the back part
and top OF my head. My eyes were
easily tired and at times | saw black
spots before them. I consulted sew
eral doctors but without the slightest
benefit. The pains were so Intense
that my hair turned white.
II lost continually In weight and
strength and was almost in despair
when a friend recommended Or. Will
iiams' Pink Pills. l tried them &C
cording to directions and soon began
TO feel relief At the end of three
months had gained ten pounds In
weight and had no more trouble vita
my nerves, have been in perfect
health ever since and can heartily
commend Or. Williams Pink Pills"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists. or sent postpaid. on re
ceipt of price. so cents per box. six
boxes for s2.50. by the DR. Williams
Medicine Co. Schenectady, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
The Motor Voice.

The tennis elbow. the bicycle foot,
the clergyman's sore throat and all
manner of disabilities that come from
modern conveniences are familiar to
us. The motor-omnibus voice was dis
covered by a young woman who was
riding outside a mOtor-omnibus, and
trying las is her habit to talk. And
the horrible truth suddenly flashed on
her mind, and from her lips. .
II c-c-can't keep-pip-pip my voice sut
tut-till. The Reader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
THIS IS WORTH SAVING.
Valuable Advice and Recipe by Well
Known Authority.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to relieve any form of
Rheumatism or bachache, also cleanse
and strengthen the Kidneys and Blad-
der, overcoming all urinary disorders,
IL taken before the stage of Bright's
disease: Fluid Extract Dandelion,
one-half ounce; Compound Kargon,
one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsa-
parilla, three ounces. Mix by shaking
well in bottle and take in teaspoon
full doses after meals and at bedtime.
A well-known authority states that
these ingredients are mainly of vege-
table extraction, and harmless to use,
and can be obtained at small cost
from any good prescription pharmacy.
Those who think they have kidney
trouble or suffer with lame back or
weak bladder or Rheumatism, should
give this prescription a trial, as no
harm can possibly follow it's use, and
it is said to do wonders for some peo-
ple
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
SOME POINTS ABOUT NEEDLES.
-Ss Evolved Product Of Centuries Of
invention.

The point of a needle is a very i'm
portant part of that useful little in
strument, and there are many points
about needles calculated to interest
the general public. The daily con-
sumption of needles all over the world
IL something like 100000, while
every year the women OF the United
States break, lose and use some 300,-
100000 OF those tiny tools. Few peo-
pie while threading a needle have
ever given a thought to the various
processes through which the wire
must pass before it comes out
needle. Yet the manufacture of
needles includes some 81 different
processes from cutting the wire and
threading the double needles by the
eyes to separating the two needles on
the one length of wire, heading, hard
ening in oil, cleaning out the sides of
the eye, point-setting, and final pol
ishing. For wrapping purple paper is
used, since 1t prevents rusting. There
are many sorts of needles, for sur
geons', cooks, glovemakers'. weavers',
sailmakers', broommakers milliners'
and dressmakers' use. The needle is
the evolved product of centuries OF
invention. In it's primitive form it
was made Of bone, ivory, or wood.
Point by point its manufacture has
improved. until this little but not in
significant instrument is now one Of
the highly-inished products of TWEEN
tieth century machinery and SKILL
lions Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
A FRIENDS TIP.
7o-YearoId Man Not too Old to Accept
a Food Pointer.


For the last 30 years." writes a
Maine man, I've been troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way of results
until took up the food question.
"A friend recommended Grape-Nuts
food, after i had taken all sorts Of
medicines with only occasional, tenn
porary relief.
This was about nine months ago.
and began the Grape-Nuts for break
fast with cream and a little sugar.
Since then 1 have had the food for at
least one meal day, usually for
breakfast
Words fail to express the benefit
received from the use of Grape-Nuts.
Ny stomach Is almost entirely free
from pain and my liver complaint is
about cured, have gained flesh, sleep
well can eat nearly any kind of food
except greasy, starchy things and am
strong and healthy at the age of 20
years.
IF can be the means OF helping
any poor mortal who has been trou-
bled with dyspepsia as l have been,
am willing to answer any letter enclos-
ing stamp" Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Greek. Mich. Read the lit
tie book, 'The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Pruning Fruit Trees.

I prune as many OF the trees dur
ing February and March as time and
weather will permit. This makes a
third to a half of the total number
each year Cutting with hand saws,
close and parallel to remaining limb,
thinning outer ends of limbs with pole
primers, and leaving as many fruit
spurs, especially on main limbs, as
possible. We plan to have all the
brush removed and burned so blowing
can be commenced as early as the
soil is in condition to work, as all the
moisture is needed in decomposing the
heavy coating of manure drawn and
spread each winter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Limit in the Dairy stahse.

There are few stables so con-
structed that light cannot be given
In larger quantities than at present.
Many OF our stables are dark holes.
and that means also that they are
dirty. The dark stable that is clean
is an exception. First give light, and
then 1t will be easier TO get the
cleanliness. Some Of these dark
stables are so flthy that person
cannot stay in them for five min
utes without having the clothes be
come so scented that 1t viii take
hours of aerating to get rid of the OBJ
iectionable smell. This should not
be. The light stable is a healthy
place, but the dark stable Is not.
Light should be let in from at least
three sides. the east, south and west.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
II. S. DISPENSATORY
Describes the Principal ingredients
Contained in Pe-ru-na.

Describes the Principal ingredients
Contained in Pe-ru-na.
Are we claiming too much for Peruna
when we claim 1t to be an effective
remedy for chronic catarrh7 Have we
abundant proof that Peruna is In real
lty such catarrh remedy7 Let us see
what the United States Dispensatory
says Of the principal ingredients Of
Perune.
Take, for instance, the ingredient
hydrastis canadensis, or golden seal.
The United States Dispensatory says
of this herbal remedy, that It is largely
employed In the treatment Of depraved
mucous membranes, chronic rhinitis
lnasal catarrh), atomic dyspepsia lea
tarrh Of the shomsch), chronic intesti-
nal catarrh, catarrhal jaundice, (ca-
tarrh of the liver and in diseased
mucous membranes Of the pelvic organs.
IL Is also recommended for the treat
ment Of various forms of diseases pc
culiar 70 women.
Another ingredient of Peruna, cory
daiis formosa, is classed in the United
States Dispensatory as tonic. 60 also
10 cubebs classed as a stomachic and as
tonic for the mucous membranes.
cedron seeds 10 another ingredient of
Peruna, an excellent drug that has
been very largely overlooked by the
medical profession for the past fifty
years. The seeds are TO be found In
very few drug stores. The United
States Dispensatory says Of the action
Of cedron that 1t is used as bitter
tonic and in the treatment Of dysentery,
and In intermittent diseases as a sub
stitute for quinine.
oil Of copaiba, another ingredient OF
Peruna, is classed by the United States
Dispensatory as a mild stimulant and
diuretic. II acts on the stomach and
intestinal tract. 1t acts as stimu-
liant on the genito-urinary membranes.
Useful In chronic cystitis, chronic dys-
entery and diarrhea, and some chronic
diseases of the liver and kidneys.
Send 10 us for free book of testimo-
malls of what the people think of Pc
runa as a eatarrh remedy The best
evidence 10 the testimony of those whC
have tried It.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
plaease PuErlea DOCTOR.

A mysterious disease is troubling
the Dutch medical profession. 1t has
broken out in the district of ouddorp,
not far from Utrecht, and Prof
Spronok, OF Utrecht, after all the best
efforts he can devise, has had to con
TESS himself perplexsd The disease
Ia contagious affection of the heart.
and the patients Invariably develop
high fever. There have been more
than 100 cases, Prof. Spronck has
made careful anlysls OF blood taken
from patients, but has utterly failed
to and cause or an origin for the
epidemic.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
IvER H. SMITH.
Snakes Reared for Their Skins.


The idea that snakes are useless
creatures and should be exterminated
wherever found. will have to pass
away, says the Shoe Trade Journal,
as in Australia they are now being
Systematically reared for the sake OF
their skins, which have consldera-
BILE commercial value in London.
Paris and New York. Snakeskin is
the fashionable material for slippers,
belts. bags. purses, jewel boxes. card
cases, dressing-table accessories, etc.
Rabbit trappers supplement their
means considerably by catching young
snakes and extracting their poinson-
GUS fangs. The blacks are also ex-
pert snake catchers. To them the
snake is an agreeable article of diet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Patsrnal Nav Zealand.

1t is said that nobody is ever out
of job in New Zealand. There is an
elaborate government department,
which keeps a record of all who lose
employment and helps them to posi-
lions, advancing railway fare to take
them to places where help is desired.
seeking out merchants or manufac-
turers who want men, and as last
resort giving the unemployed some
occupation on government operations.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
The Fortune Tempted.

A wsll known British nobleman was
actually engaged to Miss Coutts. but
on her challenging him one day wheth-
er it was her personality or her great
fortune which appealed to him he
frankly acknowledged that although
he was much attached to her, her vast
property had been his special induce
ment IN betrothing himself.
Her reply was Characteristic: Let
rs then remain the best OF friends In
stead OF being the poorest OF lovsrs.-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Electrically RIpened Bananas.

An English electrical expert has
discovered a means OF ripening ba-
nanas to order. The punches are
hung in an air-tight glass case in
which are number OF electric lights.
The artificial light and heat hasten
the ripening process in proportion to
the number of lights turned on. Rec
ords have been made which enable
the operators to make delivery OF any
desired quantities at any agreed time.
Popular Mechanics.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
The Witness Of Ans-

God has arranged series OF tests
along ones path which brings out
to view the principles which really
govern us. BY the time we reach old
age, if not before, these many cru
cibles through which our spirits are
called to pass have removed all doubt
as to whose we are and whom we love.
Sherlock Bristol.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
The cat.Meat Man.

There is man in New York city
whom every cat on the street runs to
meet. Each day he calls to leave
meat for the cats that are kept In
warehouses on the water front as a
protection against river rats. On Sat,
urday mornings this cat caterer is al
ways later, and the cats will not stir
from home until he comes. The man
thinks that the cats must read the
calendars in the Offices to find out
when Saturday comes; il not how do
they know?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
improved eutta.Percha.

Green gutta-percha is now obtained
from the leaves of the caoutchouc
tree, and is said to be more durable
than that procured by cutting into the
stem of the tree. Unlike the ordinary
product, it does not require an expen-
sive process OF publication. so that
its cost is cheapened. In France
green gutta-percha is now being en-
ployed in the construction of sub
marine cables
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Weather and Suicides.

Suicide travels in waves like various
kinds Of crime, and lin large cities
they come in rapid succession. Dull
November has been called the suicide
month, but August shows a Iarges
number the past year. and it is believ.
ed that the great heat has a very great
deal to do with suicides. In extreme
cold weather there are few suicides
in this or any other country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
A castronomic Joy.

You can talk about your sx-roasts,
clambakes, sDiketall banquets, cham
payne suppers and midnight lunches.
but after all the jolliest, merriest. sat
isfactoryest affair OF all is a turkey
supper with the church people down
in the basement OF the sanctuary.
There is where one gets more happy
hearts and good things for his money
than anywhere else.-Ohio' State
Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
copner.Plated Aluminium.

A process OF plating aluminium with
copper by welding methods has been
invented in Germany by Herr Wach-
nitz. This is regarded as important
because one of the obstacles to q
wider use of aluminium has been its
comparative lack OF resistance to the
action of many fluids and its failure
to hold paint. These objections are re-
moved when it is covered with thin
plating OF copper, while its weight Ia
not materially increased.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
One vleu, of arsatnss..

Tennyson used to have great salts
faction telling his later admirers of a
man in the Isle of Wight who. on be-
ing asked il he was acquainted with
the great man that wrote the Elm
Memoriam," replied: "E a great
man! wy, e only keeps one man
servant-an' E don't sleep in tn
'ouse