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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
GOTHAM DONATES PEARL ROACH.
Central Park Aquarium Sends Lot OF
200 TO Washington.

New York.-Car No. of the United
States fisheries bureau, on its way
from Bangor. Me. to Washington,
halted at Jersey City at four O'Clock
one morning recently, long enough for
men from the New York aquarium to
put aboard of it cans containing 200
pearl roach.
The pearl roach. handsome little
fish with pearly sides and red fins,
familiar to visitors to the aquarium,
is the rudd of European fresh waters.
1t is not indigenous to this country
1t was first found existing here, in this
city, in the waters of Central park
by fisherman from the aquarium sein.
ing those waters for specimens of the
fishes known to be contained in them.
How the first of the pearl roach
here found their way to Central park
is not known, but it is thought not
improbable that they were captive
fishes liberated in its waters by some
one who could not longer care for
them. 1t is not uncommon for people
to bring captive fishes to the park for
this purpose.
The aquarium people have stocked
the waters of Prospect park and OF
Bronx park with pearl roach from
Central park. In the lake in Prospect
park, particularly, the pearl roach has
thrived greatly. Specimens OF these
fish have been taken from the waters
of Prospect park measuring foot il
length, while the largest ever taker
in Central park measured only abou
eight inches.
The pearl roach were a gift from
the New York aquarium to the United
States fisheries bureau. which viii
breed them in it's ponds at Washing
ton, with view to the wider distri
button of the species.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
Wonder Of PIant Memory.

Plant memory is problem for the
inquisitive botanist, says the Dundee
Advertiser. In 1901 a plant allied to
the squash and pumpkin was taken to
New York from the desert of Sonora,
in Mexico, and since then it has been
kept-without watering-in strange
climate 5000 miles from home. Dur
ing the six weeks Of rain in the des-
t the plant grows its leaves and
flowers and perfects its seed. Then
II dries up and leaves only a water
filed gourd, which thick, hard shell
seals against animals and evaporation.
The transplanted specimen still re
members the rainy season of six
weeks. It wakes, sends out rootlets,
stems and leaves, and then dries up
again until the following year,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
conneetIeut,s Bad Record.

Connecticut is usually regarded as
a safe and pleasant place to live in,
and yet it had 40 murders in 1906,
where Maine had only two. To be
sure, Connecticut has more people
than Maine, but not so very many
more; it has fewer than 100000,
while Maine has 725.0O0. 1t Is fair
to state that it was an unusually bad
year for the old Nutmeg state in this
respect, as its 4S murders are more
than 1t ever had before in single
year, and II more than the annual av-
erage for the last decade.-Kennebec
Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
AIabamans Were PrlvIIsusd.

Gov.Elect Conner of Alabama visited
we house Of representatives in Wash
.asson a few days ago and was re-
so.ved SO cordially that the resulting
noise disturbed Speaker Cannon. On
,earning who the stranger was Uncle
sOe waited until he had departed and
- en reminded Clerk Hines that under
.ue rules govemors-elect should not be
~ while the house is in session.
au' then" he added. those boys
som Alabama don't know much about
!, ~ rules and wouldn't believe in them
asy did know"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
STILL MORE PROOF
That Or. Williams Pink pills Rave
Cured Even the Most Stubborn
Cases of rheumatism.

"When was a boy Of sixteen" says
Mr.. Otto H. Rose, retired grocer, OF
1926 Lexington Avenue, Indianapolis,
Ind. II met with serious accluent
which injured the bone OF my head
over the right eye. / recovered rom
tho accident to all appearances, but
not many years after began to nave
intense pains in the injured bone,
,,bicb came on every year and woulu
last from a few days to several weeks.
~ consulted the doctors who tolo
mo that I was suffering from neural
Ella. The sight of my right eye was
: Toctad so that at times ! could
scarcely see out of it, while both eyes
catered constantly. During these at
tocts was often dizzy from the ter
rible pains. The pains came on every very
morning and passed away IN tne al.el'
noon. never suffered from the pain
.T fried without, success to get re-
lief until friend told me TO tTy ~;
Milliams' Pink Pills. When NAG
1e,,an a few boxes / felt the pam
.an aU1,nS less intense and in mucn
! Si,orter time than had hoped ior
s,rs entirely cured. ! have recon-
anded the pills to several persons
a.Sn have used them with good results
"My wife uses DR.. Williams ms en Is
pills for nervous headaches ana mus a1ra,
them the best medicine she mas ~, oth
u rue as they give relief where al oen
ers fail" NJ. pills are sold
~ al druggists or sent, postpaid s o.
r ~ Of price so cents per box Me sIs
r royes $3.50, by the Dr. Williams 5 Meui
o osne company. schenectady n. !,
cine Oo Inpstrnotiye booklet. entitle1
An nlsorders," will be sent rre'
- Ne, rs SuT 10 anyone Interested
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
Hobby Of secretarx straus.

Secretary Straus is one of the recog-
aised connoisseurs in the United
states of pottery and porcelains. For
many years he has studied this fine
oao art, now so generally fallen into
oisuse' He has collected some of the
nnest specimens extant and many OF
.nese he will soon install In his Wash.
'nston residence. Mrs. Straus is
eQualiy addicted to the fad, and 1t is
sa'd that one of the rarest pleasures
sney have in common is the purchas
'ag OF old pottery and porcelains.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
FOR over Two Years-Patent MedI.
elnes, ouack Cures, and Doctors
Fail-cuticura Succeeds.

i was very badly afflicted with &C.
xema for more than two years. The
parts affected were my limbs below
the knees. tried all the physicians
IN the town and some in the surround
ing towns, and also tried all the pat
emit remedies that heard of, besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks, and found no relief what
ever until commenced using the Gu
ticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. In the Cuticura
Remedies l found immediate relief,
and was soon sound and well. c. ".
Beltz, Tippecanoe, Ind, Nov. Is, '05."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
Strenuous Treatment.

Grandpa had the lumbago the other
day"
Indeed! What did they do for
himi"
"oh, they used the old-fashioned
remedies. They soaked his feet in a
tub and put ten homemade piasters
and poultices on him. Then they
dosed him with herb teas until he was
red as a beet After the lumbago was
gone they put him in bed and sent for
the doctor"
Gracious, what did they need the
doctor for?'
why. to cure him Of the effects OF
the old-fashioned remedies"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
Hostess, Trade Union.

What is wanted is hostess trade
union, a powerful combination of so
riety women pledged to maintain their
own self-respect, and to extinguish
socially any man guilty Of the slight
est lapse Of the courtesy which every
woman has every right to expect. The
drawback to the formation of such
society lies in the fact that unfortu-
uately being respected neither by men
nor by each other most women do not
respect themselves either-Ladies'
Field.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
EnnLIsh Tonoue.Twlstera.

The English language has it's own
peculiar terrors. Who would not pity
the foreigner attempting to under
stand such sentences as 1T was put
in case in case it should rain" "The
first one won one sovereign" Il will
come by-and-by and buy bicycle?"
And how could you expect German
to get at the real meaning of the
metaphors in the following sentence
Being endorsed he logged his man
and soon had him cowed?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
sl0O Reward. sfOO.

The readers of this paper viii be pleased 10 learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able 70 in all It's stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure IL the only positive
cure now known 10 the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease requires conEtitu-
tfonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
Ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
much faith In lie curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that # fails 70
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address r. j. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists 75c.
Take Halrs Family Pile for constipation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
AII N the Point Of View.

Col. Barnsdale, a prominent citizen
OF Pittsburg, was travelling through
indian territory. While strolling
around Muskogee he met an old
colored woman who seemed to be an
interesting character and asked:
Aunty, how many people are there
IN this city?" The negress consid'
cred gravely for a few moments and
hen said: well. boss. l reckon
tnere's about $4,000, including the
white folks" Col. Barnsdale says he
tnereupon saw a first illustration OF
now much depends upon the view
point
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
cxeIlst Amuses suItsn.

The sultan of Turkey occasionally
finds amusement in watching the per-
Torrance of Mustafa, the court ey-
clist, who is said to be the only per
son who has ever made his majesty
laugh. Mustafa accompanies his gy-
rations with frequent bursts of mono
logue, showing himself to be almost
ss good a wit as he is a cyclist.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09

For a time, take Natures medicine,
Garfield Tea; it cleanses the system, pur-
ifes the blood and insures a normal action
of liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Made of Herbs
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
MRS. EVA BARBER EDWARDS

There are three critical stages in a
woman's life which leave their mark
in her career. The first of these stages
is womanhood, or the change from q
care free girl to budding womanhood,
The second is motherhood, and the
third is Change of Life.
Perils surround each of these stages,
and most of the misery that comes
to women through i'll health dates
from one or another of these inn
portant crises.
Women should remember that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made from native roots and herbs has
carried thousands of young girls over
the critical period of puberty, has
prepared mothers for childbirth, and
in later years carried them safely
through the change of life more sue
cessfully than any other remedy in
the world. Thousands of testimonials
from grateful persons, two of which
are here published, substantiate this
feet beyond contradiction.
Mrs. George Walters of Woodlawn,
III. writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
al feel it my duty to tell you of the good
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has done me in preparing for childbirth.
After suffering and losing my children a
friend advised me to try your valuable me
dicine, and the result was that had very
little inconvenience, quick recovery and
During its long record of mo
actual cures, entities Lydia Il. Pi
the respect and confidence of eve
wss Il 1sms.M So W. 80 s~gn a.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09

PUTNAM FADTI ESS DYES color
more gooda, per package, than others, and
the eolors are brighter and faster.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09

Sometimes a woman's face overdoes
II in the uatter of telling her age.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
A SURE INVESTMENT
LOTS IN EAST GARFIELD

suburb of Salt Lake City where
400 steam railroads runs by and the
svshnrrinnan Electric Franchise through
~ ~ town. Only 80 minutes ride to the
snnter OF Salt Lake City.
VTEeN MILLION DOLLARS are now be-
49,. expended in works by the Garfield
s smseiters which will give employment
s ~ and as East Garfield Is the only
Town Town IN easy, walking distance the lots
are rapidly being sold. Ten business
sne present prices will advance soon.
~ buy now while they are cheap. Size
~ lois 25x121 feet, corners 35 feet.
pr;ces $40 to $3.50 each Terms, one
s5cnrth cash, bals>Ace In ak equal
sronthly payments. Liberal discount
f0T For ran maps and other information ad-
dress at once.
BastRooklidse Investment Co.
Hooper Bldg, salt Lake City, Utah.
reference, Walker Bros Bank.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09

Be courteous in business. Manners
are as necessary to business as pol
ish is TO q parquet floor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09

To GURF A COLD IN ON II DAK
Take LAXATIVE BROhO QuinlDe Tablets. Drag
usts refund money IL IL fails 70 cure. E- W
GROVES signature is on each box. &C.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-09
MRS. GEORGE WALTERS

ashealthy child as can befound anywhere.
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is blessing to ell expectant mothers"
Mrs, Elva Barber Edwards of
Cathlamet, WASH, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
ssI want to tell you how Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound carried me
through the critical period of the Change of
Life without any trouble whatever, also
cured me OF very severe female weakness,
cannot say enough in praise of what your
medicine has done for me-"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Walters and
Mrs. Edwards it will do for other wo-
men in their condition. Every suf-
fering woman in the United States
is asked to accept the following in
vitation. 1t is free, will bring you
health and may save your life,
Mrs. Pinkham's Invitation to Women.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given, the trouble may be
located and the quickest and surest
way of recovery advised. Out of her
vast volume of experience IN treating
female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will
help your case. Her advice is free
and helpful.
Q than thirty years its long list of
akham's Vegetable Compound to
y fair minded person
lmnound Makes Sick Women Wei.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
A CRUEL ENDING
The Lonely Death and Desecrated
Grave of Laurence Sterne.

The Lonely Death and Desecrated
Grave Of Laurence sterne.
Laurence Sterne. the great writer.
was left alone In his rooms on Bond
street, London. In those last bitter
days, with Il servant Of the lodging
house for his only attendant. AS he
lay dying q knock was heard ut the
door and a footman entered, come
from a house near by to inquire as to
his health.
The footman waited till the end. saw
the thin arm raised as II to ward of
q blow and heard the almost inarticu-
late murmur from white lips, NOW 1t
Is Gomez
Then he went back to the house,
where large party was gathered, and
told the news to the feasters, most of
whom were Sterne's friends. For the
space Of half an hour they lamented
him, and then the talk turned on other
things-so soon are we forgotten in
this workaday world.
ALAS, poor Yorick" His publisher
and a single friend followed him to
the tomb, while ghouls watched out
side and marked the spot where be
was laid. Two nights afterward the
body was stolen. shipped to Cambridge
and placed. strangely enough. upon the
dissectng table ut his own university.
A friend recognized bis features and
tainted away when 1t was too late to
stop the Observation-Disclosures Reed in
Book News Monthly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
WALT WHITMAN.
Ways of the Poet Who Was Loved ~
All Who Knew Him.

Ways of the Poet Who Was Loved ~
All Who Knew Him.
This Is the Walt Whitman who was
known and loved by those who met
him daily:
after some conversation Whitman
proposed a walk across to Philadelphia.
Putting on his gray SLOUGH hat, he sal
lied forth with evident leisure and. TAX
ing my arm as support. walked slow
~ the best part of IL mile TO the ferry.
Crossing the ferry was always great
pleasure to him. The life Of the street
and Of the people was SO near, SO dear.
The men on the ferry steamer We're
evidently old friends. and when we
landed on the Philadelphia side we
were before long quite besieged-the
man or woman selling fish ut the cor
ner Of the street, the tramway con-
ductor, the loafers on the pavement-a
word Of recognition from Walt or as
often from the other first; presently
q CHEEKY shout from the top Of dray.
and before we had gone many yards
farther the driver was down and stand
Ing in front of u. his horses given to
the care Of some iystander. He was
an old Broadway stager,' had not seen
Walt for three or four years, and tears
were In his eyes as he held his hand.
We were now brought to a standstill.
and others gathered round. George
was Ill, and Walt must 60 and see him.
There was a message for the children,
and in his pocket the poet discovered
one or two packets for absent little
ones. But for the most part his words
were few. 1t was the others who
spoke and apparently without reserve"
whitman as Carpenter Saw Him"
in Craftsman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
CONDOLENCES.
Some Of the Queerest Recorded In
the History Of the World.

Some Of the Queerest Recorded In
the History Of the World.
The late well known Archaeological,
Albert Way. crossing Pail Mall. can
noned against IN old gentleman. After
mutual apologies cards were exchang-
ed On each card was printed, MI.
Albert Way" The older gentleman,
dying, left his fortune to the other A.
bert Way.
The planet Neptune, which had for
countless ages revolved In the heavens
unseen by any one on earth, was dis
covered simultaneously and independ-
emily in 1876 by Professor Adams and
NJ. Leverrier. the two most brilliant
astronomers Of the day.
Some years ago a shepherd boy
placed sleeper on the railway line be-
tween Brighton and Palmer, with the
result that train was thrown of the
rails. One year later to day, almost
to a minute, that same youth was
struck by lightning and instantaneous
ly killed within a couple Of miles Of tho
spot at which the accident occurred.
The four King Georges Of England
all died on the same day Of the week.
In 1890, a few weeks before the CEN
sus taker began the enumeration Of the
people Of Elm Grove, Va, the town aus
thorities counted their own population
preparatory to filing articles Of incor-
poration. The following was the no
markable result: Number Of males over
twenty-one years of age. 148: number
Of males under twenty-one years Of
age. 14S; number Of females over six
teen years of age. 148; number Of f.
males under sixteen years Of age, 14S.
Some years ago In Teheran an Eng
lish sailor was caught In the act Of car
rying Oh some precious stones from
the shah's palace. The thief was
brought before the liking Of kings"
who swore that the next time the sailor
crossed his path he would at once be
put to death. 1t is curious fact that
this very sailor was crossing the street
when the shah was driving In Berlin
some time after and was knocked
down and instantaneously killed. -
Pearson's Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

Although he was not the first to de-
wise a machine for typewriting. John
Pratt won the distinction of inventing
the first working typewriter that &C.
cured a sale. He was born In Union
Vile, s. c.. on April II. 1881. and in
1854, with his wife. he went to Eng
land. Pratt devoting his time to the in
vention Of q mechanism which he des-
ignated the 'pterotype." the first prac-
tical typewriter. Provisional protection
to the invention was granted by the
British government In February. 1864.
and on Dec. /. 1866, letters patent No.
S163 were granted to Pratt. On re-
turning to the United States, in 1868.
he secured letters patent In THIS csun-
try. Mr.. Pratt was the first inventor
Of q machine In which type wheel
was moved by key levers, and he was
the FIRST man to make and sell type
writer's. having sold several In London
In 1867.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
Too Rapid Growth.

The minister's slx-year-old son Is Of
q very critical. literal turn Of mind,
and his fathers sermons sometimes
puzzle him sorely. He regards his ia
Their Ms the embodiment of truth and
wisdom, but he has difficulty In har-
monixing the dominie's pulpit utter
snces with the world as it really is.
His parents encourage him to express
his opinions and clear up his doubts rs
much as possible. So one Sunday at
dinner. after long period of thought,
they were not surprised when he said
gravely, Papa. you said one thing In
your sermon today that don't think IL
90 at all"
"Well. what's that my boy?" asked
the clergyman.
"why. papa. you said The boy of to-
day il the man Of tomorrow That's
too SOON"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
WASHINGTON STANDARD
NATURES POlSONS.
The Part They Have Performed In
Clvtlixinc the World


Poison" as a single word OF the
English language. carries with 1t more
instructive warning and repuGnaLce
than invest any other word In the
glossary of English speech. Whether
spoken or written the word at once
challenges the attention and the mag
nation 10 horror of evil. There are
only three poisonous SerpentS In the
geography of North America. yet be-
cause of these three varieties alone
the whole rcptillan family is condemn
ed to death at sight.
And yet, strangely anomalous as 1t
may appear. the existence of active
poisons In the animal, vegetable and
mineral Kingdoms OF nature has done
more for the development of modern
civilized man than have all the other
innocuous elemental things which abo-
riginal man found to his hand These
active polsons were mans FIRST slim
illus to thought. Even in the figura-
tive Eden there was one fruit of which
man might not eat. why not" was
his first question. and the only rational
answer was for him to eat and see.
Waving aside this literal Eden as
apOchryphal and metaphOrical. the
aboriginal man was confronted by the
same literal condition as to the things
which he should not eat or touch or
smell. His environment was that of
the torrid zone. Nakedness was his
condition. Exposure to the venoms
and animal, plant and mineral life was
a consequence against which only a
quickencd intelligence could insure i'm
munity. The fruit Of one plant he dis
covered to be life; the touch Of another
was death. He could avoid the giant
carnivOra Of the jungle which would
have searched him out with tooth and
claw, but lie had little resource against
the creeping. crawling things whose
fangs and stings meant convulsive suf-
fering, horrors and death to his kind.
He knew the sweet waters of the hills,
but must learn to guard against the
brackish. excoriating waters of the des-
erts. ''Why?" because In this manner
his first voiceless question and the
stimulus of the Interrogation were the
making of the civilized man.-Tech-
meal World.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
lne persiauH.

Socially 1 found the Persian people
a great improvement on the other orr
entails of the farther east whom had
met. They are Of happy disposition
and bright Imagination. doubtless pro-
duced by the dry, clear mir Of their
high table lands, which relieves from
dizziness and depression. They enjoy
a joke and laugh heartily. and they
are able to see that most things have
their amusing side. l was struck with
much among oil classes which showed
that their manners and ways had been
favorably touched and turned Ivy n
softening civilization Of ancient date
General GordOn's "a Varied Life"