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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
Was an Attendant.

AS the new minister was on his way
to evening service in the village he
met a young man whom he was anx-
ious to have become an active member
of the congregation.
Good evening, my young friend"
he said, solemnly. do you ever at.
tend place of Worship"
Eyes, indeed, sir; regularly every
Sunday night" replied the young man,
with smile. 'Tm on my way to see
her now"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10

herited kidney trou-
BILE grew steadily
worse with me until
so nervous l could
not sleep at night. l
was dizzy and spots
foated before my
eyes. My back and
hips ached and every
cold settled on my
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
The starflsh Analvzed-

The starfish, one Of the lowest forms
of life, has on its back about $4,000
jaws or hands arranged in rings and
bands. BY the aid of these it cap
lures many animals for food, even
quick, active fish of considerable size.
Prof. Jennings of Johns Hopkins has
photographed the starfish at dinner,
and has discovered that even this low
form of animal life has habits"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
A Warm Allusion.

do you see that man across the
street,"
yes; who is he?"
1.-THE greatest fellow for giving you
hot air you ever came across"
ooh, buffer"
mot at all. He is at the head Of a
big heating company"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10

kidneys and made me worse. l have
used many different medicines and
was discouraged when l began with
OoaRs Kidney Pills, but now the
symptoms that alarmed me are gone"
Sold by all dealers, so cents box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
A Sore Puzzle.

GLOW did that secret ever get out?"
81 can't imagine. She only told
about a dozen of her acquaintances in
strict confidence"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
SYMPATHY.

He-Yaas! Several years ago I
fell in love with girl, but she re-
iected me-made a regular fool of
me, in fact.
She-How sad! And you've never
got over it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
Many Professional Men.

clergymen, teachers and singers use
Browns Bronchial Troches for curing
hoarseness and coughs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
Practical.

What did she say when she heard
he was dead in love with herr"
"She wanted to know If he carried
any life insurance"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10

We are not in this world to do what
we wish, but to be willing to do that
which it is our duty to do.-Gounod.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
REASON FoR woMrN's DNERVEs"
In Very Many Cases 1t Is Weakened
Kidneys.

Mrs. Frank Roseboom, 512 s. Wash
ington St, Moscow, Idaho, says: IN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10

An ounce of help is better than a
ton of hot air on the subject.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces In
Illumination, sllays PAIN cures wind collie Csc BOTTLE
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10

Calamity is mans true toucnstone.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-10
PLIES CuRFD I'M 8 no IA DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrudng Piles in
6 to IA days or money refunded. Soc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22
GuORIEs OF THE FALL.

The autumn time ought to be as
 full of hope and inspiration as any
 season of the year and 1t will be when we come to understand the true
 philosophy of life. Then we shali
 appreciate the more the beauty Of
 New England's seashore and country
 side that are unmatched in all the
 world. Then we shall understand as
 never before that Massachusetts has
 the finest bay under any skies, girdled
 by joyous chorus of mountain and
 hillsides, beneath whose green slopes
 and purple peaks stretch a yeritable garland of cities, towns and villages, dwelling places of elegance and com fortable luxury whose rose embow- cred homes of beauty rise from ter races wreathed with leaves of lilies. Then, too, we shall come to know that over all Is a sky which, whether swathed in the mystery of mist or re- vealed in the splendor of moon'it nights is ever balmy, beautiful and divine.
 A tribute, then, to the best vaca- ton ground in all the world and tho
 autumn days that are best of all the year. A tribute to the people of a commonwealth who earn the right to play by the sweat of their brows and the cunning of their good right hands and who come back to the sign
 post again with renewed courage and vigor, determined to take the princi- ples and teachings of the old con,- monwealth into every center of ac- tivity and stamp her ideas and influ-
 ences as deep in every community as
 her reputation for the splendor and glory of her seashore and her hills Haverhill Gazette.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22
Chapter 4

INSIDE the study mean
 while the bishop was greeting Harry Sander. son. He had officiated
 at his ordination and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22
ITO Be Continued.]
PAsTIMEs OF MADMEN
Some of Them Are Inventors of Real
 Worth.

Some of Them Are Inventors of Real
 Worth.
 Some of the inventions of the in- sane are of scientific value. A pa tient at Villejuif invented 'pani- fication machine" by combining a bottle, plank, and small metallic tubes, to which he had fitted faucets. Having set up his machine, he pro- duced loayes of bread the size of a mans head. The bread was good so good that it was decided to make the machine known. One day when it was in action the doctor suggested taking photograph of it. The in ventor watched him as if petrified for moment; then he fell upon the machine, wrenched it apart, and trampled it under foot, The inven- tion-an exceedingly useful one was lost, because no one had seen him make it, and no one dares speak of it to him. To allude to it is to bring on furious attack. Most lunatics, no matter how contented they may be, generally cherish fur tive longing to escape. They collect wax from the polished floors, take the impressions of locks, and make keys from empty sardine boxes, spoon handles, or anything to be found. Dr Marie's museum includes a collection of knives of strange and unheard of shapes. Some of them have blades made from pieces of glass or slate and set in handles of corset steels Objects harmless in themselves become dangerous wea- pons through the ingenuity of mad men.
 Insane sculptors are as common as insane painters. The insane sculp- tor hews out coarse statuettes, fam tastic animals. ferocious little horned and grimacing devils. An ex-mechan- ic carves all his soup bones. That his old trade is still in his memory is
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22

liked him. His eyes took in the simple order of the room. lingering with light tinge of disap- proval upon the violin case in the cor. ner and with deeper shade of ques- tion upon the jewel on the others fin ger. pigeon blood ruby in setting curiously twisted of the two initial let ters of his name. There came to his mInd Tor an instant whisper of early prod!galities and witnesses which he had heard. ..
 "l looked in to tell you a bit of news." said the bishop. i've just come from David Stires. He has Q letter from Van Lennap, the great eye sur geon of Vienna, He disagrees with the rest of them. Thinks Jessica's case may not be hopeless"
 The cloud that Hugh's call had left on Hdrry's ccuntenance lifted.
 'Thank God" he said. "Will she 90 b himT
 The bishop looked at him curiously, for the exclamation seemed to hold more than a conventional relief.
 "He iS to be in America next month. He will come here then to examine and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22

brow was livid pallor. His eyes lift ed to Harry's for an instant, then re- turned in a kind of fascination to a slip of paper on the desk. on which his fathers forefnger rested, like a nail transfixing an animate infamy.
 "Sanderson." said the old man In a low, hoarse. unnatural voice. "come in and shut the door, God forgive us! We have married Jessica to a common thief. Hugh. my son. my only child, whom I have forgiven beyond all reck- oning. has forged my name to draft for $5,G00,'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22


 bGndl"
 long? And can see, Hugh! can really see! Let it stay of, just for one little moment more!'
 He held her hands by force. "Jes- sica, wait." he said in broken whis- per. You must not take it of again, not now"
 An incredible confusion enveloped him. His tongue cleaved to the roof of his mouth. Not only had the pain full contretemps nonplused and dis mayed him; not only had it heightened and mortified the realization of what she must presently be told-it had laid a careless hand upon his own secret, touching it with an almost vul- gar mockery. It had overthrown in an instant the barricades he had been pill ing. The pressure of those lips on his had sent coursing to the farthest re- cesses of his nature great wave which dikes TOT locks might ever again forbid. What dear goose you are" she said. ''The light didn't hurt them-in- deed, indeed! Only to think. Hugh! Your wife will have her sight! Do go and tell your father. He will be wait ing to knoww
 Harry made some incoherent reply. He was desperately anxious to get away. His thought was snarl of tat ters threaded by one lucid purpose-to spare her coming self abasement this sardonic humiliation.
 He almost ran from the room and down the stair.
 ~esMNs7N
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22

was deadly pale, and his fierce eyes blazed Ike fire in finder. And what a Hugh! Not the indolently gay prodigal Harry had known in the past nor the flushed brid e. groom of a half hour ago. Itwas a cringing. a hangdog Hugh, with a sinking dread In the face. a trembling of the hands, a tense expecta- ton in the pos ture. The thin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22

shown by the little screws that he makes out of the smaller pieces of bone. He works all day at his sense less and ridiculous task. Another lunatic, who believes he is the in- carnation of the soul of Beelzebub, passes his time carving toy men out of wood. Each pair of his creations are joined together. now at the necks, now at the shoulders.-Helen E. Meyer in Harpers Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22

DEMOCRAT SELLS roR e CEHTs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
NIcE POINTS or LAW.

Strange and complicated are the questions which come before courts of Justice for adjudication. and some times the decisions arrived at are equally so. Courts and judges are not infaliible; consequently 1t 1t idle to ex. pect that their decisions will at all times be correct and equitable. some- times. too, questions will come up which would worry Solomon himself.
 We have been led to these reflections by reading in a contemporary an &C., count of a case recently tried and set- tied up in Illinois. and which involved two points. The first point was with regard to the rights of dealer who only had license to sell beer or li- quor at wholesale. It seems that he sold customer five gallons of beer, which he had legal right to do if 1t had all been in one keg or demijohn, but it was in case or box containing twenty-eight bottles. Then the dealer gave the customer--who had paid for the five gallons. bear in mind--a tick ct good for twenty-eight bottles. and each time the dealer handed out a bottle he punched the ticket according iy. The man was indicted for retail ing and the court held that selling Ave gallons of beer at once. when put up in bottles, was retailing under the law and the man was convicted of viola ton Of the revenue law.
 But that was not all. for there was another point involved. The foam on the beer came in for notice before the learned court in an unexpected way, for that tribunal held that a portion of the contents of each bottle was foam, and a test showed that when the bottles were tested and all the foam removed there was found to be consid- erably less than the five gallons for which the customer had paid. It was. therefore, held and decided that even if the dealer had not been guilty of violating the license law, he was gull. ty of selling short measure, so the court fined him for that oftense; so it had him by the heels anyhow.
 Now, that last finding of the learned legal tribunal brings up question that will give the hair-splitters fine op- portunity to show their skill. The aues- tion would be, Is foam beer2 If not. what is it? If it is beer, how much? :? When you go Into a saloon--you some- times do, do you not3-you ordey a glass of cool beer, and the man on the other side hands you one with at least one-hfth of 1t foam, has he sold you a glass of beer or note Suppose 1t were possible to fill the glass entirely with foam, would you admit that you had received A glass of beer7 If glass one fifth full of foam is a glass of beer what is it if it is all foam? Maybe an expert chemist can tell us what foam is, and whether or not it is beer. but this Illinois court was determined not to take any chances, and stuck it to the man because his bottles were partly filled with foam. That tribun- al settled the point, but was it settled correctlv7 /
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
WEDNESDAY, JUNE "A, 1908.

The Indianapolis Star asserts that Taft is his own man. and ridicules the Idea that he is. has been. or will be. dominated by any one. "The next sd- ministration will be wholly Taft ad- ministration." 1t asserts with the cock sureness of one who knows. Taft may be. but no one can be sure of it. not even The Star. It is not by any means an assured thing that the next admin istratlon will be a Republican one. It may be, and then 1t may not, and if The Star wants to gamble it had better bet its money on a game of baseball. And if the Republicans win out we shall need to be shown before admit ting that Taft will not be under the in- fiuence of Roosevelt. Better wait and see what happens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
Two Cities that Furnished Senators.
Allowed Wife 5 Cents a Day.

New 1ork American
 Certainly the meanest man in wflliams- burg. if not in the whole five boroughs. according to judicial decree. is Jacob Schwartz whose new address is the Ray mond street jail. Brooklyn.
 It was schwartz's custom. until com mitted yesterday by Judge Furlong, of the Lee Avenue Court. williamsburg. to allow his wife cents day. with which to sup port herself and baby. Furthermore, Schwartz. who works as a tailor's assistant when he works at all reserved the only bed in his small flat for himself while his wife. so she says. occupied the fire escape,
 When Magistrate Furlong heard of schwartz's treatment of his wife he fairly gasped with indignation.
 50 you're a scent husband. are you?" he asked well you certainly are the meanest man have had to deal with in a long time You ought to be sent away for a year at hard labor. One thousand dollars bail for the Sessions"
 In courts Nschwartz declared that cents a day was enough for any woman to live on His wife testified that sometimes he made SIT a week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
SOME MORE HARMONY.

The announcement just made that Taft and Foraker will work together in the interest of the National Repub- lican ticket is what was to be expected. and should surprise no one. Before the convention met. MT. Foraker was burn- ing the air in all directions in the eff fort to prevent Taft's nomination. The aninus of his opposition was because of the alleged unfair and unjust treat ment of the colored troops in the Brownsville affair. Foraker wanted to work up for himself the support of the negroes and their white allies through out the Union, especially in the South, in the hope of getting the nomination for himself, and If he failed in that. he wanted to down the administration by defeating Taft It was game which never had much prospect of success, but he worked 1t for all there was In it.
 But times change and mon change with thom, we are told. Taft Is now the leader of the party and may be the next President. The big Secretary ana the fire-dispensing Senator have mu- tual and vital interest in the result. It may be that the negro vote will decide the election. and it is supposed that Foraker can control that vote; hence. Tatt and the party want Foraker's sup- port and influence. On the other hand. it is possible that Taft may become President and thus become the Great Dispenser of party favors. and the Sem ator is a dear lover of pie, and doesn't propose to be left on the outside when the time comes to distribute favors. So it comes about that the tomahawk has been deeply buried, the scalping knife sheathed. and the two who were se lately thirsting for blood will now march side by side towards the coveted White House---and the ofices. Let us have peace. is the watchword now wits the c. 0. P. They may find 1t essen t1al.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24

4 careful reading of the injunction plank of the Republican platform. and comparison with existing laws will speedily convince the most skeptical that there was no honesty back of it's insertion in the platform. Putting it there was a shameful exhibition of false pretenses, for 1t is not in any es- sential particulars different from exc isting laws. It Is evident from what MT. Bryan has already said that he will insist upon the Democrats making a much stronger declaration. The fear Is that under his insistence demands will be made. which existing conditions do not justify.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
THE POLITICAL a0vATIoN.r

Apparently an Exxeiting Affair, but
 Carefully Prepared in Advance. New York Sun.
 In the newspaper accounts of ''ova- tions" for candidates or party fayorites in political conventions these demon- strations seem highly exciting affairs, For minute after minute cheers rhyth- mic cries, and shouts fill the build- ing. men stand on thelr chairs, divest Themselves of their coats and scream. Yet 1t will be noticed that the dele- gates take small part in such ''masni- ncent outbursts" ana their actual ef-
 As a matter of fact such scenes as that for which Senator Lodge gave the signal on Wednesday are exceedingly tiresome and mechanical to witness They are carefully planned in advance. Leaders are seated in various parts Of the hall whose business it is to keep the noise going. The bandmaster is i'll in the periods of silence. Always there are incidentals, such as small boys or girls with banners, or catch
 The good old vaudeville trick of wav- ing national flag is never neglected Except in rare cases, there is nothing of the abandon that makes men forget thrill of an instlnctiye impulse that gives body and meaning to popular ap- plause; The led cheering on the side
 o1s ns at sSss tsss IS fss thunders in. the galleries at a conven- ton.
 The hollowness of this kind of tout break of enthusiasm" Is shown most plainly by the fact that it is consid- cred necessary to make each demon stration cover a longer period of time than the preceding one Not only must the display of enthusiasm be deafen- ing--it must last longer than any other display of enthusiasm ever lasted.
 The records are hard to keep, but Wednesdays carefully prepared excite ment holds the first place by common consent Thursdays hand" for Taft did not equal 1t. It will be in order for Mir. Bryan's friends to exceed 1t. With the aid of the same devices that have been made familiar by frequent use. undoubtedly they will be able to to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
This Date in History
June 24.

June 24.
 i7o6--Madrid entered by the English and Portugese.
 l741--Aliiance between George II. of England and Maria Theresa of Aus tria.
 l753--Gen. William Hull born in Con- necticut; died in Massachusetts Mo- vember 29, 1895.
 lSl3-Americans surrendered at Beavers Dams.
 lsSI--Retorm bill re-introduced in the British Parliament.
 1S56-President of the United States recognized the filibusIer General Walk CT as President of Nicaragua.
 lS59--RepuIse Of the French and Eng fish squadron on the Peiho.
 lS63-Japanese ports closed to Eu- ropean and American traders.
 lS7l--Corner stone for the New York State Capitol laid at Albaay.
 l900-Spain ceden the Caroline 1s- lands to Germany. -
 lsOi--President Roosevelt signed | treaty with Santo Domingo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
SEVENTY YEARS, AGO.
Political Clamorers Talked as They
 Do Today.

Political clamorers Talked as They
 Do Today.
 Some industrious patriot has ais covered that Daniel Webster, m q speech delivered in the United states Senate in 1888. paid his respects t9 the persons who constantly ciamoI,, and his discovery has been passed about the cloakrooms as being curi1us- ly pertinent to conditions today. Inis IS what Webster said seventy years ago. "They. complain of oppression speculation and the pernicious lnnu- ence of accumulated wealth. They cry out loudly against all banks ana COL COL porations, and all means by Wnicn small capitals become united in oroer to produce important and benenciai re- suits They carry on mad nost!lty against all established msJitutlons They would oh oke the fountain or in- dustry and dry all the streams n 2 country of unbounded liberty. they clanior against oppression. Tn move heaven and earth against privl- iege and monopoly. In country wnerr property is more evenly divided than anywhere else, they rend the air. shout ing agrarian doctrines. In country wh ere the wages of labor are high ne- yond parallel they would teach the laborer that he is but an oppresseo slave
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24

'The intolerance of the mob at the Coliseum" bitingly remarks The Pitts burg Sun. discussing the Chicago con vention, ''and it's utter lack of decor um or respectful consideration it show ed to men who were discharging most important functions of the assemblage is a menacing manifestation of a most unfortunate and growing tendency among the American people. The his sing and bowling down of men who had the floor privilege at the con- vention is not only unfair. but it shows a degrading unwillingness to be in- structed and a self-disappointing de- sire to be merely entertained. It Is not out Of such spirit that anything good or enduring can. be looked to proceed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
Some strnx Ballots.
Macon TeIegrapn.

William H. Taft is the third secre- tary of War. to become 2 Presidential nominee. and neither of the other two was successful They were William H Crawford of Georgia in 1924 and Lewis Cass of Michigan, in 1S4S. Gen. eral Grant was Secretary ot War, but only ad interim.
 Tn ffty-two years only one President and two candidates for the Presidency have held Cabinet positions. These were James Buchanan, secretary or State under President Polk: and James G. Blaine, Secretary of State under
 New York is determined to D., become the mother of Vice -Presidents; sne eorstS nas
 iintqn panisl !, F9g5res Tig5re wiiiam MnTs1n 4 whAelAr Chester A. Arthur. Levi Morton agd TbsodoTs sesl1sS R99ssxeia si. name vvitb four Ietters-James Polk. Among the defeated fOqrIeffsseoTceqH fsoc HenPv eanv Ciay in 1894, 1892. and ls44 MllIlam Inha Wirt In 1882 Lewis Cass m ls5seo sso 'onS onS P Hale in ls4s, John Bell m 4oO0' anu Clenaen Fisk in 1SbS,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-24
of wageworkers everywhsre.

condition of wageworkers sverywhsre. etc.
 It was on Thursday, June ls. that the beef trust, at time when the price of beef cattle on the hoof had declined in the markets in which 1t buys, emittei a new schedule of prices marking up dressed beef from 1 to 2 1-2 cents a pound. thereby compelling the wage workers whose condition has been "ameliorated" to pay from to cents a pound more for their cuts of beer, according to their preference.
 The beef trust Is one of the busted trusts. It's scalp hangs at the belt of the administration. Nevertheless. us promoters will be among the most en- thusiastic supporters of the Republican ticket They dearly love the square deal.