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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

cannot regard work as the high
est necessity Of man. The noble man
is he who is idle, who cherishes, nour-
ishes and develops himself; thus do
the gods live, and man is the god Of
creation. This is my heresy. have
confessed 1t. But in the chair of con.
fession there sits another being, and
he is really right when he says: Well,
my child, to do nothing, merely to be-
here-that would be the worthiest and
sublimest. Very fine! But as no
man can be here without another
working for him-come here, stand on
this point-then each must also work.
None is here merely for the sake of
being, nor others merely for the sake
of working.-Auerbach
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Needed a Change of Air.

John Talbot Smith says that on one
occasion a well known and esteemed
priest called upon Archbishop Ryan to.
ask for vacation on the ground that
his health required it. AS he was
noted for his frequent absence from
his parish, the archbishop could not
forego the opportunity of a good ma
tured dig:
THE physicians say that you need
a change of air, father?"
They do, your grace
How would it do to try the air Of
your parish for month or so for a
change ?"-Freeman' Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
a. N. SWEET, PubIIshsr.
ImprovIna the consular Service.

Improving the Consular Service.
Attention has been drawn to numer'
GUS transfers and promotions in the
United States consular service re-
Gently, and a careful review of facts
shows that the procedure is in CON
formity with the determination Of
President Rooseyelts administration
to put matters on a plane of higher eff
ficiency. A Washington dispatch, con.
sidering the subject at length, says:
1.-THE changes and promotions are the
first fruits of the system of consular
inspectors which was created two
years ago. Under this plan, introduced
I'm the consular reform bill then
passed, several travelling agents were
appointed to go from consulate to con
sulate and to make regular reports to
the department with reference to the
conditions found to exist at each
place" Much benefit to the country
has come from the action taken by
the administration, and more is like
ly to follow, declares the Troy IN. "
Times. Secretary of State Root, with
the hearty concurrence of President
Roosevelt, has shown lively personal
interest in the consular service and
has sought to make It instrumental in
fostering profitable and pleasant com.
mercial relations with foreign coun-
tries, and this policy is having excel
lent results.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Retributlon.

All infractions of love and equity in
our social relations are speedily pun.
ished They are punished by fear
Whilst I stand in simple relations to
my fellow-man, l have no displeasure
in meeting him. We meet as water
meets water, or as two currents of air
mix-with perfect diffusion and inter
probation of nature. But as soon as
there is any departure from sim
plicity, and attempt at halfness, or
good for me that is not good for him,
my neighbor feels the wrong; he
shrinks from me as far as l have
shrunk from him; his eyes no longer
seek mine; there is war between us;
there is hate in him, and fear In me.
Emerson.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
POINTERS FOR THE FARMER.

Shorten the row by grinding the
hoe.
A farmer is known by the crops he
reaps.
Open your heart to the sorrow of
every man who comes to talk to you
about his troubles.
Error is a great deal worse than
ignorance. 1t is better to know moth
ing than to know what isn't true.
A rainless harvest is a rare event in
all but the dry regions of this coun-
try, but farmers by the use of gump-
ton and foresight can usually secure
their crops uninjured by rains.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
oriainaI ARABIAN Nights"

The Arabian Nights" is an extern
sive collection of tales forming part
of the Arabic literature, and the ex.
act title of which is The Book of the
Thousand and One Nights" They
were first made known to Europe by
Antoine Galland, between 1904 and
1717. He was a French orientalist,
who succeeded, after much effort, in
obtaining a manuscript, which he sup
plemented by gathering tales from pro-
fessional story-tellers, whom he met
during his travels in the east.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

The match is little thing but It
plays a most important part in modern
life. Recently gathered information
shows that matchmaking in the United
States has attained the dimensions of
a big industry. AS It is estimated that
the total consumption of matches in
this country alone is 10000, 0O0, 900
annually, II must be apparent that
somebody must be busy to meet the
requirements. OF course matchmak-
Ing In the present perfection of the
business is done mainly by machinery.
And the friction match is considerably
less than three-quarters of a century
old The first one was made at Spring,
field, Mass, in 1886, There are many
ways of starting a fire and keeping
the blaze going, but probably 1t will be
many years before the handy little
friction match shall be wholly driven
from the house.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Sans Only Enjoyment.

The colored people of the seacoast
of the Carolinas, like all superstitious
classes, take fearsome and hyster.
ical pleasure in funeral, and regard
it as enjoyable affair. They are often
heard, when about to attend funeral,
to wish each other a pleasant time.
The gardener of a family in the
town of C once went to Charleston
on visit of week Upon his retusn
home the lady for whom he worked
said: Sam, did you have a pleasant
time in Charleston"
NO. ma'am," replied Sam, "a very
poor one. And if one of my friends
had not died while was there l would
not have enjoyed myself at ALL"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

The great choice lies between epicu-
reanism and Christianity. These are the
two PHILOSOPHERS which are to-day contend
ing with one another in close and not un-
equal strife.
Much there is for the moment that ia
vors the epicurean. The great extension of
the fields of human happiness; the positive
benefits to the community derived from the
exercise of commercial self-interest; the
downfall of certain beliefs which until few
years ago were deemed essential parts of
Christianity-all these tend to give philos-
opy of calculated selfshness an advantage
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
A Home lndex.

we experienced great difficulty in
keeping track of bills, receipts and
o.her important household papers, I'M
I'll we got an indexed letter file, such
as is used in offices. Now, when ques-
uon arises concerning a bill, it is
quickly settled by producing the file.
lhese are inexpensive and occupy
very little room.-Harper's Bazaar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Useful Friends.

People are loved not for their good
ness, their beauty, their wit or their
wisdom, but for their utility. Can he
OF she be of any use to me?" is the
question which arises in the minds of
many men and women when intro.
duced, and if the answer is In the
negative there is no continuance OF
the cquaintanceship.- Gentlewoman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Think on This.

When you sell $1,000 worth of
wheat. you send $24O worth of fertility
of the farm; in beef, $S5 worth; pork,
$50; horses, $50; milk, $11O, while
$1,000 worth of butter sends away only
$1.25 worth of fertility. Isn't this a
powerful argument against selling
milk and in favor of butter dairying?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

BY Che affairs Of borough as other people are BY
those of nation. They only think about those
things of which they know something.
And this is the infexibe rule. Hence the only
possible way to- enlarge the sphere of mans thoughts
is to force higher, useful, and more valuable
class of experience upon him. In other words, the
circumstances which to produce his opinions must
be carefully selected, and dictated by those who are
interested in having him entertain correct and use
full opinions.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Why
Women
Seem
Frivolous
By DR.. LESTER FRANK WARD.

and handled culinary utensils china verware an
idea of them In the absence of other ideas she will Them
talk about them have her whole mind absorbed with The mind
must act, and this all the material has to upon.
1t the of dress Her engrossed dress since is her
most important object of experience If wish make
must her something else think an interest
great subjects and she will abandon small knew as
much about the great of history her
her nghbors she would to talk about the latter the
former Teach her philosophy law politics. you do much
to put an end to gossip, SANDER, and fashion worship
Apply the principle communities Their depth
of ideas will correspond their Take
from all communication with the outside world away railroads or
telegraph lines deprived of schools manufactures and other live
prthe members will be found correspondence circumscrbed
ideas Their town will appear them the whole world will be
much interested the construction of bridge of us are
in that OF tansconnenta railroad They will be profoundly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
The ONLY News.

The only news have to tell you.
wrote the Billville citizen, "is-the
river has riz an drownded all yer cat.
tie, an yer uncle has broke Jail an his
right leg; also lightnin' killed yer two
mules ten minutes fore the sheriff
came to levy on emil"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
EARLY DAYS of RalIroadIna.

When the first passenger train in
England took it's trial spin along the
tracks of the Stockton & Darlington
railway in 1925, a horseman, bearing
a red danger flag, galloped along just
ahead of the engine to warn the
crowds of spectators, and to act as
part of what was intended as a rail-
way pageant
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

II high living is driving us all to an.
pendicitis, as the Chicago surgeon
says, and If We shall all be forced 10
the operating table to have our lives
saved. why. If the knife is a sure
cure, as the surgeon also declares
should he be raising such an objec.
ton to high living? 1t is money in
his pocket.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

The Cubans like the American army
SO well that they want our bows in
blue and khaki to stay indefinitely.
That is out of the question, of course
as American troops win be withdrawn
when American occupation of the is.
land ceases But II is feather In the
American cap that the Cubans have
been won by kindness and fair
treatment
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

The International Congress on Tu,
berculosis will be held in Washing.
ton next September. A great exhibit
ton illustrative of what is being done
the world around in the fight against
the disease will be held in connection
with the congress, and the two will
continue from September 21 to DC.
tober 10
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

One of the puzzles of the day is to
find the automobiles which started on
the race from New York to Paris.
When last heard Of the remaining con.
testants were somewhere in the wilds
OF Siberia. This was several days ago.
and no tidings as to whereabouts have
since been received. So anxious are
those directly concerned that the Rus.
sian committee which is looking after
the race In that quarter has been an
pealed to and has been asked to insti-
tute search for the missing men and
machines. II is to be hoped that
nothing tragic has occurred, yet it
would not be surprising If the venture
some men have met with disaster.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Look Out for the Bull

This is the season of the year that
we hear of attacks from perfectly
quiet" bulls. If it is thought desirable
to let the bull have run in pasture
lot, see to it that he is given no op-
portunity to injure ANYBODY.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Improving on Nature

by Norwegian process, sap is
forced out of green tree trunks and
dye is injected in its place. This is
claimed to give colored wood for fur
niture and finish that will not warp
and is much more durable than ordin-
airy wood.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
A Narrow Escape.

During a recent storm at Stokeo
Trent, Eng, a young woman had
narrow escape. Her spectacles were
struck by lightning. The frames
we're split, the glasses broken. She
escaped injury.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
One Comfort for Johnny.

yes" said Mrs. Lapsling; Johnny
tries my patience sometimes, but I
never spank him. l don't believe in
sorpulent punishment"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Heavens
Attachments OF This
Life Fit for Life
Beyond

aAVEN is an eternity Of activities, not of repose.
When it comes to the question of theology about which
we know so little Christ had little say This in striking
contrast to the heoogans of the present day The latter tell
us almost everything They have achieved SYSTEM laid bare
the qualities Of divine life established boundary lines and
solved the profound mysteries of life In their mind heaven
merely home to be won and reached all stress Of
spiritual effort is at an end
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

alike the efficiency of individual citizens, the sta
bliy of institutions and the power of resistance
of country to dangers and calamtes, and that the
fate of the American people-nay, the fate of the
whole civilized worlds bound up with the
possibility of maintaining amid all these diff
cultes essentially Christian philosophy of
life
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Hiccouuh.

A newspaper quotation claims that
relief from hiccough can be obtained
by holding the arms straight above
the head, and keeping up inspiration
as long as possible so as to retain the
air in the lungs for long time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

IL is often remarked that women as a
rule are more frivolous and trihing than
men. Being the truth, it may as well be
spoken, and the explanation will prove a
vindication of the sex; for it will be found
that their ideas are exactly as much less i'm
portant than those of men as their expert
ences are less useful. Where the only OBJ
jects with which woman comes in contact are
those of the kitchen, the nursery, the draw
ing room, and the wardrobe, how shall she
be expected to have broad ideas of life, the
world, and the universe? Her ideas are
perfectly natural and legitimate. She has
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Can You Understand

How a man who invariably watches
his hat in a restaurant can turn round
and lose several hundred dollars in a
bank failure?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

The new law offices of State Repre-.
sentative Harry ]. Robinson are in
rooms 102-103 Mercantile Block, Salt
Lake City, Utah, to whom all who
are in need of legal advice are re.
ferred
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Takinu Advantsoe

An Atchison man with a few drinks.
to the bad went into store the other
day and tried to show Off A lady
clerk didn't do thing to him but be.
extra nice and sell him stuff he had
no use for characterization Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
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1NPRfIO'Y3ENfEVfS
CHINA CLOSET.
Convenient Article of Furniture That
Can Be Made at Home.

The Homestead gives a description
OF homemade china closet The base
shelf, or table part, is 80 inches high
and should be from 80 to go inches
long, depending on the size of the
room in which it will be placed when
finished. The width of the table top
should be from 20 to "a inches, and
the cabinet, or top part, is ~ inches
wide and from 48 to so inches high.
The back of the cabinet is of three
eighths beaded ceiling, and, with the
exception of the crown mold and the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

The colony of Barbary apes, on the
Rock of Gibraltar, is the only one of
its kind in existence, and is being pro
Itected by the British government.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

but the thought OF Christ heaven such place The goal
wo only set beyond and me this clearly outlined
quoted Heaven to be world of activities and this parable teaches alb
soute continuity of life and absolute identity
revelation OF the future and alters the entire aspect of things With
stroke Christ ideas substitutes
repo lie does with the talk about golden Streets peary gates
The great practical thinking world does visionary
theorists To most life
the exercise OF our faculties the apng Of the harvest of toll struggle
The last state that placed in would be
where there n call his energies
The theory that all this earthly struggle after knowledge ability
wasted when death calls is monsrou proposition. Working
human capacity cannot be developed away No
who has stood by the of truly great
greatness genius and knowledge that had
gone ouwa extinct with DEATH Such runous of knowledge
and power would nadae universe CAPACITY sur
wives death, and that is what Christ tells
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

COUNTY Clerks, write to Pembroke
stationery Co., Salt Lake, about the
new loose leaf County Record Book.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-03

Congressman Lilley's reply to the Boutell committee was given to the people of the country yesterday, and, although there is nothing very startling in il, a simple denial of any intent to do wrong or smirch the character of any member of the house. and with the sole aim in view of protecting the people when he asked for the Electric Boat com pany investigation. yet he says few things about his friend, Boutell, which should now bring forth a word of explanation from that in- dividual. Although the Lilley letter was dated May, for some reason or other il was held until June 2. just three days after congress adjourned. Perhaps the congressman thought the members of congress were busy enough in the closing hours of the session wrestling with the currency bill. without being obliged to read and discuss his reply.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-03
WEARS THE LARGEST HAT.
Wisconsin Farmer Has One of S%
 Size Made to Order.

The La Crosse hat works has just turned out the largest sized hat ever manufactured for a human being, and it will be worn by La Crosse county farmer whose name is with held upon request of the nat works. The hat is a fedora in shape and 8az in size. It was made to order and is an exact fit for the man who will wear it. .,-
 This is two sizes bigger than the largest hat ever heard of in thirty years experience in this business" " said Mir Wenzel While employed in hat factory at Danbury, Conn.,, which town boasts of thirty-fonr factories of this kind, I saw an SM hat made for an eastern man. This was record breaker, but La Crosse county has a man whose head is just two sizes larger. p. ''Our scale of measurement shows that this mans head is 27h inches in circumference. The. normal head measures 23 inches. A peculiar co- incidence in connection with the filling of this record breaking order is that at the same time we were making the smallest mans hat we ever heard of, the size being 6A This maO's head has a circumference of only 19h inches. Milwaukee Sentinel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-03
eumed that the margins have been pulled out of the fire long since.

eumed that the margins have been pulled out of the fire long since.
 Putting Them Out.
 The act, when 1t goes into effect July 1, will. it Is estimated, close out the business of fifty or sixty known bucket shop proprietora. and how many branch offices this will affect is matter of calculation. Certainly there are several times as many small shops as there are main offices or proprietors' offices. In Indiana, 1t is said, no loop holes have been found in the law which allow of continuation of the business after the law went into effect. The penalties imposed for a violation of It's pro- visions are fine of not less than $500 or more than $1 1,000, and im- prisonment in the county jail until such fine is paid, provided the inn prisonment may not last more than one year. Any person gull ty of second offense shall be imprisoned for not less than sixty days nor more than one year, in ad- dition to the penalty for the first of fense. Corporations. guilty of sec ond offense, forfeit their charter. An accessory to the operations of bucket-shop is subject to the same penalties as the operator.
 In Different Way.
 Hartford has had number of bucket-shops for several years. and many of them have done thriving business, particularly in times of ac- tivity in the markets. It is said that many of the local proprietors will se- cure agencies from Consolidated ex- change houses in New York, minor trading exchange, membership. which costs almost nothing in com parison with the from S60,000 to $S5,- OOO needed for securing a seat on the New York Stock exchange. By making this connection with d regularly constituted and well-gov- erned exchange the local bucket-shop men, no doubt, will continue in busi- ness, but. of course, on a different basis. At least one of the more prom inent bucket-shop proprietors, it is reported, has already made Consolidated exchange connection and will continue in business at the old stand
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-03
HEARD IN PASSING.

The sworn statement that District Attorney Jerome shook dice for a dol lar a throw with soUs of Thomas F. Ryan inevitably prompts acute pub 1s,. interest to want to know if he won.-Providcnce Journal
 \ Chicago woman of forty is the mother of fifteen bouncing children and rejects all prohers Cf sympathy. Sh. says she is tho happirst woman In the world and wants all of her sex tn do likewise. l. seems tO To % Cn'si thing for tho men that Roosevelt has rrfuso,i renominat.on - Merideh Journal.
 It is perfectly natural and lnzirsi tn speak of tllp diminishing forces nf inc Grand Army snsl vet tbere seems fn be an almost universal error as -s- cards the aEe of cla men AN0TyiinE 10 tha last sfatistfn= there arc now shour e2ndfsb survivors and their av- craze age is nHiv siXrv-threey--Mrrf- den Record
 Governor HuEles. in vstaiug q hiIl which would pgeTeuT tlp hIi.dfnz 0f church or a srho1lE1uza within Gs1 Frns of a salon frcr1 dep-fvinZ ti4p dealer of hts Heense- expressed an o1-ni0n that the ehurChss and seho1is orzht to take FTeceie1ce ovpr sa- ra.-gz That saunis r-asorsb'a.-Nz- London Dsv.
 At the various dzuorrztic meet fuzs ia the District of Cola-tiz. AIarzrErfz and the Arlington dis t-fe1. the delegates are al izs;ruc-sd to vcts for Bran ErE-s last and all