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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
SIDE LIGHTS ON MYTHOLOGY.

SISTER" asked Mepomene, why
art thou so gloomy?"
Because said Calliope, who, In
her capacity as the muse that pre-
sided over eloquence and epic poetry,
had done hard days work at her
desk, reading manuscripts and firing
them into the waste basket, Il am OPP
pressed by foreboding that all my
labors have gone for naught. shall
die utterly unknown, and my name
will perish from the earth!'
Little did she think that the most
diabolical and soul destroying instru-
ment ever devised for the purpose of
torturing the ears of mankind would
send her name screaming and toot-
Ing down the ages!-Chicago Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
EIeetrIc Cars for a Euneral-

A wealthy Burmese lady having
died in Rangoon, her relatives decided
to have her body conveyed to the
cemetery by electric tram. Six cars
were hired, and with band playing
The British Grenadiers" the party
merrily bowled along at 10 miles an
hour, flowers were scattered by the
funeral party as they proceeded ran
idly on their way, to the great delight
of the children en- route. A Burman
never makes melancholy party at
a funeral. but this is the first time in
the history of Rangoon that electric
cars have been hired for funeral
procession.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24

and admired each other very much in
secret while openly they were always
quarreling.
III wager dollar" ventured
tall heayy-looking boy, "she doesn't
stay week where Tom Fields is"
We want to see 1t first, Tody,p
said the hooking voice in the tree.
Tod Miller flushed angrily, as he
pulled bill from his pocket.
See it?' he said. Now wouldn't
you like to have it to pay for the win.
dow sou broker
A probable quarrel was here pre-.
vented by the approach OF Miss Lane.
the new teacher AS she stood talk
ing to the children, she was very ia.
vorably impressed by their bright
looks. until she recalled the warning
she had received concerning certain
bad boy named Tom Fields. Turning
to the good-lookng lad at her side
who was introducing the others in
turn, she inquired:
I've heard of one boy, Tom Fields;
isn't he here?"
"Yesm" was the reply; that's my
name"
Miss Lane did not show her aston.
ishment She had come prepared to
meet young rowdy, such were the
Wild stories in circulation about Tom.
who was in reality only very mis-
chieyous boy. When she saw her
mistake she determined to make him
help instead Of a hindrance in her
work.
Though Il was the first day of the
new term, everything was carried on
m perfect order. Toms good deport-
ment caused some silent wonder
among the other scholars, but he was
too busy to heed them. When not
helping Miss Lane, he was bending
over his books In earnest study. One
person alone understood his strange
conduct Peggy smiled as she studied,
for 1t was all as plain to her as If Tom
had said: so, you expect me to be
bad; well, won't then. I'll be good"
Unoonsciously Tom grew to like his
new teacher so well that, by way of
expressing his feelings, he cleaned all
the blackboards after school. Later
he walked home with her. AS he was
about to go on after a few minutes
chat, Miss Lane suddenly exclaimed:
"Oh, Tom, forgot my fountain pen.
Would you mind running back for II"
"Of course not" said the boy. 'TH
get IT," and taking the key she hand
ed him he was OF ON a rush to the
school.
He found the pen, and at the same
time espied Tod Miller's knife lying
in the aisle He picked 1t up and
threw 1t carelessly into his desk. not
noticing that as he did so a dollar bill
fell to the floor Then he locked the
door and ran back to where Miss Lane
was waiting
The next morning Tom started ont
to hunt early violets for his new
teacher. When he arrived at the
schoolhouse he found that the pupils
had already assembled. AS he hung
his cap on a peg in the entry. he
heard somebody say inside:
How many saw this boy show
Tom Fields dollar bill?"
1t was the superintendent's voice.
and Tom was never more puzzled in
his life. With determined step he
walked into the room and took his
seat. He noticed that every one looked
at him in surprise
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
INFORMATION.

Show me the road TO Lazyvllle-
1t can't be far away
Where shadows linger cool and still
And Idle sunbeams play
Where rustling leaves are whispering
soft,
And skies are mild and blue.
And placid cloud-banks drift aloft.
With nothing else to do.
oh, Lazyvile's dear old place;
It's over Dreamland way;
The routes not difficult to trace
Upon a summer day
The nodding rose that blooms In state,
The wild flowers on the hill.
All generously indicate
The way to Lazyvile
Washington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Discouraqina News.

feast-Dimizulu, the Zulu chief,
has graphophone with which he en-.
tertains his guests, and also an organ
OF English build on which he him.
self performs.
Crimsonbeak-No wonder mission.
aries are getting more scarce.-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
It Makes a Difference

Who is that large, fat, overdressed
pudgy woman in the box?" asked the
stranger at the theater
That? Why, that is Mrs. Gottalot.
You know she is worth about so mil.
lions, and"
But the stranger had turned to the
friend he had brought along and was.
whispering:
DO you see that plump lady
IN the box-the one with the beautiful
clothes and the diamonds? That is
the famous Mrs. Gottalot. Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
One lndioation

DO you think that Edith ia mnch
in love with Bob?" hucA
him. SnAp ior
why not?"
saw her eating young onions to.
day.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
He Knew.

The pretty teacher was trying to
explain the difference between good
conduct and bad, relates the Youths
Companion. Good actions" she ex.
planned. ARE the lovely flowers. Bad
ones are the weeds. Now, can any
little boy or girl tell me the difference
between flowers and weeds? What are
weeds?"
Weeds" said Walter, who had been
struggling with the sorrei in his
mothers garden, "are the plants that
want to grow, and flowers are the
ones that don't"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
DISCOURAGED.

What's the matter with Bards.
leigh? He looks discouraged"
He worked for three years on
what he thought was going to be a
luminous poem. The critics are pub.
fishing their reviews of it under the
head of Light verse. Chicago Rec.
ord-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Ancient Writers on poisons.

robson lore. "poison-lehre," as II
was long called, was considered for.
oldden subject for many ages. Gaten'
IN MS work "on Antidotes." remarks
tnat the only authors who dared 20
write OF poisons were Orpheus, Theo'
LOCUS, Morus, Mendesius the younger
Heiiodorus, of Athens, and few oth'
ers. Unfortunately, none of thel'
treatises is in existence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24

Aunt Lucindy was in deep distress
over the loss of her son Jim, and
neighbor sought to console her. say
ing:
Don't grieve for him, Aunt Lucindy.
He has gone to land flowing with
milk and honey"
With a dismal countenance. the old
darby replied:
Jim never did like milk, an honey
always made him sick."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
LII AT willie scHooL:
It Did Not Prove to Be the worst
Boy" In the Room, However.

The dozen or more children who at,
tended the Willis school were gath.
cred in the little front yard awaiting
the arrival Of the new teacher.
Wonder what she looks like said
Peggy Hopkins, for the hundredth
time.
mot like you. hope" came in a
haunting voice from the apple tree
nearby To which Peggy, not at all
abashed. shouted back.
You'd better come out of that tree,
Tom Fields. unless you want her to
leave right off Seems a shame that
we cant have a teacher any time, just
because you act so.
"oh, don't stop now, Peg said
Tom, goodnaturedly 81 just love to
hear you talk"
For answer the girl turned her back
on him. She and Tom were the
brightest pupils in the little school.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
clty street Wan Rana,im,,s.asIs%.l

Liberty street, in New York c,
mas been so known since the daysj
the revolution. Before that a ,
Crown street, which savored enpE
too much of royalty to suit tbs )
triots' so the name had 10 90 I'd
kingly rule. " 50
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Told sy the Fac.

Mrs. Church, met that little boy
who lives next to you, yesterday. /
could tell he was good little boy. by
his face.
Mrs. Flatbush-Oh, suppose yes.
terday was one of the days he'd
washed his face!-Yonkers States.
man.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24

Lady giving out tracts)-I must
confess that l cannot imagine boU,
you 70, can appear in public in costume
lhe tnat. Whatever would people
mink If | came out like that?
think! au u
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Made MAJ bv cnnfln.n....

= bacon-l see a Henry S. Brice of
Patten' Me-, claims to have found
frog in a century-old bedpost which he
recently cut up.
hgDert-l suppose, when released
'he frog appeared to be hopping mad /?
-Yonkers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Self Committee

Mrs. Cutetly-You never take ma
anywhere. while your friend simpkins
is always taking his wife to the tha
alter.
Mr.. Cutely (absently)-I dare saw.
I wouldn't mind taking her mvso,s
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Ready to Go the Limit.

Il have here" said the long-haired
visitor "a little poem on spring"
"All right" said the editor, leave
1t. I'll publish it. Nothing we can
do to spring will be too cruel, after
the experience we've had this year"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24

Miss Bobbs-Is your washerwoman
particular? "n
MIS- sncbbs-Particular! Why. sbs
won wash for anybody but the best
tamilies!-Detrolt Free Press ''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Amona Nemanan.r 49,.

wrisht-Tm working on the Buple
now. Dusie
Penman-rhat paper is no good. |
was on it once.
oh, well, it improved after Won left
IT you knowl"-Yonkers statesman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24

r,o LONDON experimenters find ihai
motoring enriches the blood ~, ,rss
soou sleep ,sep The tests were appasd 70
set' In front of the motor "'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
The Advantaoe

The optimist-Surely it is worth
something to a man to i've In a conn.
try where he dare call his souI bia
own.
The Pessimist-Well, yes, | suppose
he can get more for it. when he comes
TO sell it.-Puck
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
scorn.

so your husband lost his money on
a race horse?"
No" answered young Mrs. Torkins
He lost it on an animal he Thought
was a race horse"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Smell ~

Where is your automobile depart.
ment? asked the man entering the
big department store.
Follow your nose," replied the
clerk near the door.-Yonkers States
man.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
She dldn,t Car.

May call you Mabel?" he asked
at their second meeting. pretend,nS
to be badly smitten.
IF you wish to; but my name 10
Gertrude. "-chicago Record, Herald
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
His Status.

Does your friend l Just met follow
any calling?"
No; he calls following. He's the
megaphone man at the theater =
Baltimore American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Sure

Whats become of the living pic
lures we used to see in vaudeville
shows?"
Dead. "-Cleveland Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24
Your Watch is Worth More
Suffrage in Japan.

In Japan every male over 25 yean
OF age and paying direct tax of ten
yen (S5) is entitled to vote.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-24

Il never do have any luck. Now
a raging toothache has begun just at
the moment that was going to take
my life, and the nearest dentist lives
at least three leagues from here"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
MRS. SADIE ABBOTT

Women for the most part spend
their lives at home, and it is these
women who are willing and ambitious
that their homes shall be kept neat
and pretty, their children we'll dressed
and tidy, who do their own cooking,
sweeping, busting and often washing,
ironing and sewing for the entire
family, who call for our sympathy.
Truly the work of such a woman
is never done" and is it any wonder
that she breaks down at the end of
few years, the back begins to ache,
there is a displacement, Inflammation
or liberation of the abdominal organs.
a female weakness is brought on, and
the struggle of that wife and mother
to continue her duties is pitiful.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, made from native roots
and herbs, is the exact medicine a
woman needs whose strength is over
taxed. 1t keeps the feminine organs
in strong and healthy condition.
In preparing for childbirth and re-
cuperating therefrom it is most eff
cient. 1t carries q woman safely
through the change of life and in
making her strong and well assists
her to be good wife and mother.
Mrs, Sadie Abbott, of Jeannette,
Pa, writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham-
II suffered severely with pain every
month and also pain in my left side. My
doctor prescribed for me but did me no
good; friend advised Lydia f. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound and | wrote you in
regard to my condition. followed your
advice and am perfectly well woman. The
pains have all disappeared and | cannot
recommend your medicine too highly"
Lydia E. piakha1i's Vegetable Con
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
Let Il Be Known.

You may know that you have the
best assorted stock in town, but the
public will not know.it unless you tell
them about it; they are not clairvoy-
ants. First use the newspapers liber-
ally, then circulars, personal letters,
talk to. them when you can catch them
in your store, at their 'homes-any-
where. The first and last thing to
bear in mind about advertising is that
it is as wide as human nature in its
appeal.
Advertising is the mighty engine of
success, and without it the business
world would be. minus its dynamo of
energy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
WHAT IT IS TO BE BALD.
A Sign of intelligence and Badge Of
Distinction.

DIR. D. L. Parker, writing in the
Medical Record, tells us that bald
headedness can be cured by deep
breathing. We hope, however, that
this is not true, for we would hate TO
see an easy way of growing hair on
bald pates introduced. The human
race would lose much of It's venerable
dignity if bald heads are to be abol-
ished.
We never fail to have a carefully
selected bald-headed editor on our
staff, says the Pathfinder; we keep
him in the sanctum sanctorum to
show to visitors as the" editor, and
no one who sees his beautiful polish
ed poll could fail to be suitably i'm
pressed with him, for he looks as if
he really knew everything an editor
is expected to know. When congress
is in session we send him to the capi-
tOl with instructions to sit constantly
in the press gallery with his hat off,
to look as wise as possible, and on no
account to give himself away by ex-
afar by the thousands ask their sena-
tors and members who that distin-
guished-looking gentlemaE" is, and
when they are told that he is the
editor of the Pathfinder" they go
home convinced that this is the paper
they have been looking for and they
subscribe without delay.
In the same way we see to it that
our bald-headed editor is always in
evidence at White House receptions
and other important gatherings, and
we even send him to educational con-
| Ventions and the like where he never
| fails to do good work just by exhibit
ing himself and keeping silent. Now,
what better advertising could you
| think of? How inconsequential beside
our editor do the measley little whip
| per-snapper college-bred writer's with
football shocks employed by our rivals
| look!
We attribute large part of the sue
cess of the Pathfinder to this policy
of being represented by man so i'm
pressive. And what would our editor
be if it were not for his baldhead?
From time to time, after reading the
seductive -bald-heads" adver-
tisements that are so common, he gets
a notion that he would like to grow a
little hair. Once we even caught him
rubbing some sort of fertilizer on his
scalp, but we threw the bottle out of
the window and gave him to under
stand that if he ever dared so much
as even cast shy glance at hair
restorer ad. his job would be gone.
He now realizes where his bread is
buttered and seems reconciled to his
situation. He ought to be highly con.
tented, for he has no work to do and
he draws the highest salary of the es.
tablishment. There is no doubt that
he owes his good berth to his bald
head; he ought never to forget this,
but nevertheless we shall take good
care that no temptations in the way OF
announcements of new cures for hair.
lessness are placed in his way.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
BLACK, ITCHING SPOTS ON FACE.
Physician Called 1t Eczema in Worst
Form-Patient Despaired of Cure
Cuticura Remedies Cured Her.

about four years ago l was afflict-
ed with black splotches all over my
face and a few covering my body,
which produced a severe itching irri-
tation, and which caused me a great
deal of suffering, to such an extent
that l was forced to call in two of the
Leading physicians of -. After a
thorough examination of the dreaded
complaint they announced it to be
skin eczema in the worst form. Their
treatment did me no good. Finally
became respondent and decided to dis
continue their services. My husband
purchased a single set of the Cuticura
Remedies, which entirely stopped the
breaking out. l continued the use Of
the Cuticura Remedies for six months,
and after that every splotch was en-
tirely gone. have not felt a symptom
of the eczema since, which was three
years ago. Mrs. Lizzie E. Sledge, $40
Jones Ave-, Selma, Ala, Oct. %, 1906"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
His Idea of a Good Time.

The retired contractor sighed as he
got into his dress suit and thought Of
the elaborate dinner and the opera
that were to come.
Some day." he said, I'll git real
desprit, an then do you know what
I'll do?"
Something terrible, no doubt" re-
piled his ambitious wife.
Il suppose it wouldn't look we'll in
print" he admitted, "but I can't help
that. What I'll do will be to throw
away these high-priced cigars, put on
some old clothes, go out an come in
by the back way an smoke a quarter
pound of cut-up chewin' tobacco in a
cob pipe while I'm talkin' things over
with the coachman in the barn."-The
Bohemian.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
Women as Lawmakers. i,

Nineteen women holding seats in
congress What do you think of it?
Not in any little congress of women's
clubs or anything of that sort, but in
the lawmaking body of nation.
Not one in ten thousand people in
this quarter of the globe know this is
a fact, although there is really no rea.
son why thoy should not know it.
These women have won congressional
honors and assumed the duties of law
makers in Finland. At the election
held in that country only couple of
weeks ago the socialists developed sur
prising strength, and consistent with
their pretensions, they nominated
number of women for congressional
seats. This forced the other parties
to do the same thing.
When the ballots were counted II
was found that 10 women had been
elected, nine of them socialists. They
have taken their seats and promise
to make good lawmakers To fully ap-
preciate the Importance of this it must
be borne in mind thht never before
have women or wo,nan been elected
to the national lawmaking body of any
country. Woman's National Daily.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
HE ALSO WAS A COLLECTOR.
Cleveland Artist Came Back with q
Counter Proposition.

A local newspaper artist got a let
ter one day from a man over in In
diana who said he was making a col
lection of sketches. says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. q have drawings from
well known newspaper artists in near
ly every state in the union, the In
diana man wrote, but I have none
from Ohio. have seen some Of your
work and I think it is good. II you
will send me some little sketch for my
collection | shall have it framed"
The artist noticed from the letter
head that the Indiana man was con-
nected with bank in one of the small
towns in the state of literature. That
gave him hunch, and he wrote back
as follows:
'I am making collection of ten
dollar bills. / haven't secured speci-
mems from every state in the union
but l have several tens and few
twenties, and l am particularly anx-
ious to have a ten dollar bill from
Indiana l notice that you are en-
ployed in place where ten dollar
bills are kept, and if you send me
one for my collection l shall be glad
to have it framed"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
That Man with the overalls.

When the man with the overalls
comes into your store don't turn
around and take your time to wait on
him. Don't snub the man with tie
overalls in order to wait upon soihe
elite of your town-that is, if the over
all man came into your store first.
Your overall man usually stands by
the home town. He works in the
shops, in the stock yards, in the fac
tories and in the mills. ills dollar is
just as good as the dollar given to
you by the man who tries to put On
all kinds of airs in your town. The
old American eagle on the silver dollar
given to you by the man attired in
overalls counts for just as much and
screams just as hard as the bird on
the dollar turned over by the man
who belongs to the upper tens" Be
sides, ii the man in the overalls wants
credit until Saturday night or until
the first of the month, you'll stand to
win to get the cash from him when
he says he'll pay you. Don't give him
the marble heart. You want his
trade. He needs dry goods and gro
ceries, and he will spend his money
with you if you treat him right
Business Sickness a Common Com
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
To Make a Razor strop.

Razor strops are prepared from
strips of linoleum of the usual length
and width, left for 20 hours in a one
eighth to one fourth per cent solu-
tion of hartshorn salt, to which IL
per cent of alum has previously been
added, at the ordinary temperature.
The strips are then dried at the nor
NAL temperature, rubbed with soap
and polished with pumice stone.
They are finally fastened in the u.s.
ual manner to wooden handles. Strops
made in this way will give smooth,
sharp edge to the razor.-Scientitic
merican.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-06-20
GOOD IDEA FOR MATCHES.
Double Enders Popular Among Smok.
ers in Mexico.

Mexico may be behind us in some
things, but she has us lashed to the
wheel when it comes to making
matches" said man just in from the
land of the Montezumas as he handed
out a wax lucifer with head on each
end.
81 saw nothing but double ended
matches while was away, and l can
tell you that they save ones record
with the Recording Angel. If you dig
down in your pocket and find one
match the chances are that you are
sure of light, because if one end
goes out the other is left. These old
time matches, just revived, that splut'
ter brilliant sparks may be all right
when it comes to pleasing the baby,
but the fellow who puts on the mar
ket a double ended match will find
ready demand"