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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
"BOO-HOO"
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor of
a well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Re
lgious Press of the Country and 9th
ers, including ourselves. Also regard
ing suits for libel brought by Golfers
against us for commenting upon its
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
The religious Press owes YOU a
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"YellOh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the boo
Hoo Baby as the "Yell-Oh Mans
successor"
"A contemporary remarks that Col.
hers has finally run against a solid
hickory Post" and been damaged in
its W estimation to the tune of
$3.50, 100000"
Here is a publication which has in
utmost disregard of the facts. spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and
has suffered those false statements 10
go uncontradicted until. not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press TOO
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, it makes the mistake of wander.
Ing into fresh field and butts its RAT.
tied head against this Post and all tbe
World laughs. Even Christians smile
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
IL back a dose of its W medicine"
1T is a mistake to says all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers, but it cries and boo hoos ito
a spanked baby and wants 7 oo0 m
70 soothe its tender, lacerated feel.
ings." @
Ihank Heaven it has at last struck
d man with back bone enough to call
a spade a spade" and who believes ~
telling the whole truth without fear.or
favor" ga Vi
Perhaps Golfers with its "utmost
disregard for the facts" NAV saw no
such letter exists. Nevertheless II is
on ME in our office and is only one of
a mass OF letters and other data news.
p comments, ETC., d~enouncing tbe
yellow methods of Golfers. This
volume is so large that a man could
not well so thru it under half a dav's
steady work. The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually a private controversy is NOT
interesting to the public, but this is !
public controversy. q
Golfers has been using the yellow"
methods to attract attention to ITSELF
put, jumping in the air, cracking heels
together and yelling Look al maS
%ouiant suffice, so it started u on a
Holler Than Thou" attack on the Re.
hslous Press and on medicine.
We leave it to the public now as we
oid when we first resented Golfers
attacks, to say whether, in a -cravins
Ior sensation and circulation. its az
tacks do not amount to a systematic
mercenary bounding. We likewise
Leave 1t to the public to saw wbetber
Colliers' by its own policy and meth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10

DDS, has not made itself more ridicu-
lous than any comment of ours could
make it.
Does Golfers expect to regain any
self-tnficted loss of prestige by de-
monstrating thru suits for damages.
that it can be more artful in evading
liability for libels than the humble
but ~resentful victims of it's defamation.
or does it hope for starting a campaign
OF libel suits to silence the popular in.
dignation, reproach and resentment
which 1t has aroused.
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. It
can not postpone the public Judgment
against 1t. That great jury, the Pub
nc VIII hardly blame us for not wait
ing until we get a petit jury in a court
room, before denouncing this prod
lgai d%etractor of institutions founded
ana tostered either by individuals or
by the public, itself.
NO announcements during our entire
business career were, ever made
claiming medicinal effects" for either
Fostum or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal eff.
iects are results obtained from the
use of medicines.
thousands of visitors 90 thru o,r
entlre works each month and see for
themselves that Grape-Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat harley
anu d little salt; Postum absolutely
nolnlng put wheat and about ten per-
oent OIL New Orleans Molasses. The
art Oh preparing these simple Ole,
ments In a scientific manner to Obtain
tne pest food value and flavor re-
qull9u some work and experience to
NOW, when any publication goes 20
enough out of its way to attach nc NJ
cause our advertising is medical . a.
simply offers a remarkable exhihition
OF ignorance or worsea
we do claim physiological or hod,1,,
iesulLs OF favorable character follow
ms Ine adoption of III suggestions re.
ssa auins n dlscontinuance of coffee
th nu toous winch may not be keeping
bav INDIVIDUAL in good health. we
baait 10 aoVlce to offer the perfectly
nealtniul person. His or her health
ls evidence in itself that the bever.
Uses and foods used exactly ft tbat
person Therefore, why changer
put 10 the man or m who 10
, rns' we nave something to saw as q
Il eHio Oh an unusually wide experience
ing. Vi proper feed
IN tne paipably ignorant attack on
US IN Golfers, appeared this stoto
n msIone widely circulated nara
SIaph labors to induce the imnresston
snat Grape-Nuts will obyiate tba mn
oivtssley | an operation in annepdj.
deadly lying" potentially
IN reply to this exhibition of-wau
says: ~ Ine Fostum Co.,
citis re ss ne understood that appendi-
tnrbano suiLs from long continued dis.
mariIv ~ II me intestines, caused pri.
~unulgested starchy food
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10

A correspondent from the Malay
peninsula states that the projected
railway from Hongkong will be likely
to traverse the rich mineral regions
of Siamese Malaga. Lang Suan has a
tin supply that cannot be exhausted
in a hundred years to come. while the
same may be said OF Renang. There
are 20 mines in the region OF Lang
Suan. most of which are worked by
natives. but the European concessions
in the latter place. as well as in Re.
nang, are exceptionally encouraging
and already are giving excellent re.
turns. There is no lack of capital
even the natives making themselves
better acquainted with modern ma.
chlnery and bringing II into use.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10

such as white bread, potatoes, rice,
partly cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food is not digested in tho
upper stomach but passes on into tho
duodenum, OF lower stomach and ID
testines, where, in a healthy indiVt
ual, the transformation of the Starch
into a form of sugar is completed and
then the food absorbed by the blood.
But If the powers of digestion are
weakened, a part of the starchy food
VIII lie in the warmth and moisture Of
the body and decay, generating gases
and Irritating the mucous surfaces un
til under such conditions the whOs
lower part of the alimentary cana, ID
Guiding the colon and the appendix
becomes involved. Disease sets up
and at times takes the form known as
appendicitis.
When the symptoms of the trouOie
make their appearance. would 1t mol
be good, practical, common sense, 70
discontinue the starchy food which Is
causing the trouble and take a iOO
In which the starch has been trans
formed into a form of sugar in tne
process of manufacture?
Ih1s is identically the same form O
sugar found in the human body lhef
starch has been perfectly digested
NOW, human food is made up yel
largely of starch and is required y
the body for energy and warmih
Naturally, therefore, its use should y
continued, If possible, and for the Tes
sons given above it is made posslOl'
In the manufacture of Grape-Nuts
In connection with this change VI
1000 to bring relief from physical es,
turbances, we have suggested wasnis
out the intestines to get rid Of the ~
mediate cause of the disturbance
naturally, there are cases where y.
uisease has lain dormant and ~
u continued too long, until ~
parently only the knife will avail ~ \.
IL is a well-established fact among ~
pest physicians who are %acquail.ss
with the details above %recited, wg
preventative measures are far a'
away the best.
Are we to be condemned for sugges
ing a way to prevent disease by l~
lowing natural methods and for "a
1ectlng a food that contains no ny
cine" and produces no ''mediclnal Il,
iects" but which has guided lltelaao
thousands of persons from sickness m
health? We have received during
years past upwards of $4,000 les ussr
from people who have been el'1 ~
heiped or. made entirely well Dy ara
lowing u suggestions, and the! -
simple. :,
If coffee disagrees and causes ~.
OF the ailments common to some an
lee users quit it and take on PoS' anj
II white bread, potatoes, rice Sat
other starch foods make trouble, II,
and use Grape-Nuts food whlcn
largely predigested and will ILL.,
nourish and strengthen. when ou ~,
forms of food do o It's just p"
old common sense. and
There's a Reason for Postum -
Grape-Nuts. ~
Postum Cereal co, bO
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
HAVE CRAZE FOR FORMULA.
Smokers Follow Fashions in the Use
of Tobacco.

Make me up a package of tobacco
according to the formula used by Ed
win Booth" said the man with a
southern accent. That is the third
man who has asked for that kind of
tobacco to-day" said the dealer. at
Is strange that people from remote
parts of the country as well as New
Workers make a fad of buying the
same brand of tobacco that Booth
smoked. And it isn't always the Booth
mixture that they want. | have filed
away the formulas for mixing the
favorite tobacco of many famous per-
sons. Smokers the country over have
heard of this collection of recipes and
n feature of every mans trip to
New York is to try a pipeful of some
big mans favorite tobacco. In most
cases this special mixture is so
strong that the nerves of the average
smoker cannot stand it. He has to
give up after a few pipefuls n go
back to a popular mixture, but he has
the satisfaction of having had the ex-
p%erience THE New York Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
a pefnItlon Of sucoe..

How have the hypothetical so,..
lists and the opponents of nnho''.
benefited themselves or human,,v
large by sowing the seeds Of a.. "
broadcast in the world? The rAa, ~
entists do not fall in this cateporv
they are believers in the real sens
the word; they know too much ~
have een too many mysterious mo-,
festations of the Divine creative ~
er. Now, those who have disposad :,
the Bible and all evidences of insn,..
ton. have written a great MANY hoo.'
and some of them have won what A.
world at large lightly calls fame A.
cording to the ordinary measures ~.
are applied in such cases. they No.
been extremely successful, but ~,
means the benefit of hums.
ity in some form or other. II no suos
benefits can be shown as the resnlt !,
their labors, their success Is not eon,,
to that achieved by the direst poye,,.
and the deepest ignorance. Ie,
Chandler. in Uncle Remus' Magazi0.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
RelIlnn a Bat.

You have probably read Or heard
that the best way to rid a house of
rats is to catch n and fasten a bell
about its neck. A boy in Delaware
tried the experiment two months ago.
He was badly bitten in making the
bell fast, but he turned the rat loose
and expected the tinkling of that bell
would have great results. 1t did have.
In the first place, the rat who wore 1t
was constantly on the move all night,
and the tinkling bell kept the family
awake, and in the next the sounds
brought scores of new rats to the
house. Instead of being afraid of the
bell, they were charmed with the mu-
sic. Had the boy tied a harmonica
to another rats tail. the rodents would
have had a dance every night.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
She Was Willing.

"Yes," says the husband, 81 have
consented to accept the nomination
81 am so glad the party is begin
ming to recognize your merit" beams
the wife.
Now my DEAR" the husband con
tinues, you know hat political af.
fairs are not love feasts. by any
means. You must expect to see me
vili1ed and attacked in a scandalous
manner No doubt the opposition will
try to dig up sensational rumors about
me, and all that sort of thing, but you
must not"
We'll" she interrupts, 81 am really
glad of it. You have always been
strangely silent about whether or not
you ever were engaged to anyone be-
fore you met me-"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
WHEN A 4HuNcH" HELD coon
Chinese Laundry Ticket SUGGESTED =,
Bet on wing Ting"

Kay Spence, a well-known horsema,
Of Mexico, Mo-, won $1,000 al n,
Louisville. KY. race meeting ashor
time ago as the result of a "huncbs
Mr.. Spence has a large breedIn,
stable of runners" near Mexico and
attends all the big racing events in
the country. Not long since he wa,
in Louisville and entered the betting
ring to see what odds we're being Of
fered on the various entries. Hs
found that Joaquin was the fayorils
at even money. and pulled his wallet
from his pocket, intending to bet on
that horse. His attention was at.
tracted by something that fell from
his wallet to the ground, and he stoop-
ed and picked it up. II was a Chi
nese laundry ticket. He looked at
the books again and found that there
was an entry with a Chinese name
Wing Ting. at ten to one. That SET
tied it. for he considered he had re-
ceived a "hunch" that could not b
overlooked. Wing Ting won handy
Needless to say, those who backed the
f%avorite considered Spence the sew
enth son of the seventh son.-Kansas
City Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
Ancient "PubIlo penanee.v

One OF a number Of ancient manu-
scripts which have just come TO light
At Taunton, in England. bearing tho
date 1924. refers to orders of public
penance," imposed on persons behav-
ing badly In church, calling each other
names, and other osS2nses. The offend
er had to stand In the middle aisle of
h church during the whole service
and sermon, generally wearing a white
sheet and holding a white wand. After
the sermon a full confession had to be
made and pardon asked before the
whole congregation. One instance OF
this form of punishment occurred at
Skiilgate in 1903, when Jane Weber
made a confession Of quarreling and
nghting with another woman In
church during service.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
Held un.

STOP" shouted the man on the
country road, holding up a warning
hand. Muttering something about
rural cops, the automobilist obeyed.
'Turn around and come back to
town with me-" said the stranger.
You were going at least S5 miles an
hour"
You're a constable, l suppose" said
the automobilist, with a covert sheer,
when they had reached the village.
"7de?" replied the passenger. No,
I'm a farmer and had to come into
town when all the teams was busy.
Nice growing weather? Thanks. Good
by"
Ensuing comment is purposely omit
ted.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
The Love Note in Fiction

There is something Irritating and
at the same time fascinating In the
dominance OF the note OF love in west
ern novels. Few have not felt at some
time In their lives the responsive echo
in their own natures even to the
crudest love story; passion In some de-
gree Is universal; we are all involved
and there is no escape; hence the
novel, no matter of what materials 1t
Is built up, pays tribute to the primary
law OF mans nature by giving prece-
dence In inality to love.-Parsi. Bonn
bay.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
III. nMnnnn civ"

st. Louis reioices in the sobriquet
of Mound City from the fact hat the
original settlers found there many
elevations which it is supposed were
relics of that strange people VINO
dwelt in the Ohio and Mississippi a
leys and are known to modern times
only as the Mound Builders. No d
auate explanation has yet been found
of their strange mode of leaving
memorials of their existence. The
limestone bluffs on which a part OF
st. Louis stands furnish a solid foun-
dation for the business buildings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
No CONFUSING Environment.

Miss Edith Ito evening GALLERY
When write l have to be entirely
alone and have everything quiet. so
there will be nothing to disturb my
thoughts. | don't see how any one
can dictate to an amanuensis.
Mr.. Goodfellow-It's very easy.
dictate all my business letters.
you do? And don't your thoughts
often wander from the subject until
you find yourself unable to proceed?'
"oh, no. My typewriter is a man.
IN. Y. Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
A YOUNG

Rachel, aged 10, wrote an compo-
sition on wild flowers in which sac
praised the arbutus. the liverwort
the spring beauty. the blood root, and
all of the other blossoms of dell and
dale. But she wrote on bcth sides
of her sheet of paper, and when she
asked her father, who was an editor,
to publish her article, he called her
attention to that fact.
you've written on both sides OF
your paper. said he.
We'll" was the reply, "and don't
you print on both sides of yours?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
In the MARRIAGE Ceremony.

Somewhere before the benedlction
of the marriage ceremony might be
well inserted Amiel's beautifully ca
denced words to women facing their
great life work: Never to tire, never
to o. old; to be patient, sympa'
thetic, tender; to look for the budding
flower and the opening heart; to hope
always; like God, to love always-this
is duty."-Anna A. Rogers. In the At.
lantic Monthly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
dc VIZ of al. -.

A small boy who had rao...
passed his fifth birthday was ns,l
in a car with his mother. when lug
were asked the customary ouao, uey
How old is the boy?' After has'
told the correct age. which ara
require a fare, the conductor uoI
on to the next person. a
The boy sat quite still as if mona.
ing over some question. and NJ
concluding that full information NJ
not been given, called loudly 10 %
conductor. then at the other ena ~.
the car: And mothers 81" "
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
His Sentiment.

Eyes. l acknowledge that your ia.
ther did me a favor once which placed
me under a lasting obligation to him.
| cannot, therefore, refuse to lend you
the money. But come around to-mor'
row for 1t, won't your"
Certainly, If you haven't got ii
now"
"Oh, ! have it now, all right; only
/ hate on such notice to part forever
with what is near and dear to me-
Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10

"Ya-as," said the man from south
ern Kansas. Il reckon hat rear was
what you might call a banner year
with a bumper wheat crop. WY do
yu know that Sile Edwards-neigh-
Dor O. mine, Sile was-had SIGH a
stand O. wheat on a ten-acre field o.
his'n that he had t rent tn field next
t I'm t shock about half Of it-wasn't
room fer tn shocks on tn ground 1t
growed on."-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
canada,s chlef Industrx.

In Canada the largest number of
w~age-earners are engaged in log pro-
ducts. They total nearly $4,000, and
their wages in 1905 amounted to over
$21,0 00. 900. The total number OF
w~age-earners that yea was 391 ,4S7.
whose wages averaged 1882, an in
crease of 81 per cent since 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
Not Very Funny.

Il hear Mrs. Smith was very bad
with hat fever"
Yes, indeed. Last night she began
to say all sorts of funny things, and
the doctor told me she was hilarious
Baltimore American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
Faithful Beast.
Unappreciative Master.
often the Case.

Eva-That old saying, Marry in
haste, repent at leisure" is a good one,
isn't it?
Edna-Yes, but it was quite the re-
verse with Helen. She accepted a
chap who was not working and re-
GREETED it the next day. +.
Eva-Ah, I see. With her it was
Marry at leisure, repent in haste
Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
A Dissertation.

Teacher-Johnnie, can you describe
the spinal column?
Johnnie-Yes, ma'am. 1t is a long
bone extending up and down through
the body. Your head sets on one end
and you set on the other.-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10

"Hullo. old chap. you are looking
bad"
Yes, I've Just got over the inlu-
enza, and it's really left me too weak
to crawl"
What do you want to crawl for?
It's much better to walk"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10

Willie Beefenham (who has been
admitted a few moments to his moth
er's afternoon tea-Tve just thought
Of a splendid condundrum. Why is all
the silver here to-day like our new
servant?
The Guests-Oh. why, Willie?
Willie (triumphantly) Cause
they're both hired.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10

He-I see the number If people to
the square mile in this country is II,
while in England it is 4S0.
She-And yet | imagine there is
just as much squeezing lone over
here as there is in England.-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
Time for Chance.

Miss Ethel" he began. "or Ethel.
| mean. I've known you long enough
to drop the miss, haven't ~"
She fixed her lovely eyes upon him
with a meaning gaze, Yes, | think
you have" she said. what prefix do
you wish to substitute?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
strono part.

You say your big brother is with
an opera company now?"
yes, ma'am."
Has he a strong part?"
Yes, ma'am; why, he's one of the
fellers that hit the anvil in the anvil
chorus!"-Yonkers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
STAGE Fever.

The desire of many of our young
men and more especially of our young
women to "go on the stage almost
amounts to q mania.-London Era
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-12-10
Was Looking to Her Dad.

Old Got rox-But If my daughter
marries you will she have all the com
forts to which she has been accus-
toned?
Young De Broque-Well, it will be
your fault If she hasn't.