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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
SEE "WITCH'S FOOT"
sUPERsTITIoUs PEOPLE BELIEVE
CURSE FULFILLED.
Woman Executed as Witch in Colonial
Days Threatened Her Judge and
Is Believed to Have Kept
Her Word.

Close by the road, on the outskirts
of the old seaport town of Bucksport
Me, on the Penobscot river, is
small family cemetery. Within its in
closure sleep the Bucks, the blue
blooded folk who first settled the town
and bequeathed 1t their name and
legend
The largest and most conspicuous
monument in the cemetery is a tall
granite shaft. On one side is the
inscription: Col. Jonathan Buck, the
founder of Bucksport, A. D. 1852 Born
in Haverhill, Mass, 171S. Died March
is, 1885"
On the other side is the single
word Buck" and also something not
wrought by the marble worker. On
the smooth surface of the pedestal is
a curious outline, which can be easily
imagined TO be a foot of normal size.
The people who say that it is a foot
believe in the legend which has oft
been told in Bucksport
The story is that Col. Jonathan
Buck was very harsh man and the
leading spirit in his day and genera
ton. He was an out-and-out Puritan,
and to him witchcraft was the incar
nation of blasphemy. Thus, so the
story goes, when certain woman was
accused of witchcraft, at the first
clamorings of the populace Col. Buck
ordered that she be imprisoned, and
later she was sentenced to be exc
cuted as a witch.
All was ready, ard the hangman
was about to perform his duty. when
the woman turned to Col. Buck, and
raising one hand toward heaven, she
said:
Jonathan Buck, listen to these
words, the last my tongue shall utter.
You will soon die, and over your grave
they will erect a stone, that all may
know the spot where your bones lay
and crumble to dust
Upon that stone the imprint of my
foot shall appear, and for all time,
after your accursed race has vanished
from the face of the earth, will the
people from far and near know that
you murdered a woman"
She then turned to her executioners,
and another act transpired to make
part of American colonial history.
The witch curse" had been almost
forgotten, until the monument was
erected to the founder of Buckport.
1t had been in position hardly a month
when a faint outline was discovered
on it. It grew more and more distinct,
until some person made the discov-
cry that it was the outline of a foot.
The old legend was revived.
They said that the "witch's curse"
had been fulfilled. An attempt was
made to remove the stain, but every
effort only tended to make it palmer.
The imprint of the foot is there to-
day, as plain as ever.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
What the Rod Was For.

Nose Fowler was observed by his
pastor with a long fishing rod in his
hand.
My goodness, Nose Fowler!" ex-
claimed the minister, is yo' goin' fish
in at yo' age?"
mo, 1 amt goin' ishin', suh," pro
tested Fowler. Il know it amt seem.
ly, sub, but yo' sermon las Sunday on
sparin' de rod made SIGH an impress
sion on me, sub, dat l done borrer dis
rod off Dick Perkins, an Use goin' t
stan nah whole thuteen chillen in a
row, sub, an jes' make one good job
outer it, SOS they won't Spite; an der
I kin return de rod wifi crar con
science, sub"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Iceberg Gardens.

We passed many icebergs coming
home from Europe" said a tourist.
and on one of them a garden
bloomed.
1t was a beautiful sight The great
berg shone like an enormous emerald
in the sun, and in one level recess.
fenced in by pale green peaks. a vel
low garden cleaned. The captain
said that iceberg gardens are not un
common. Moss, it seems. is brought
on to the bergs by animals feet. The
moss grows, it decays, it forms a soil
for the pollen of buttercups and dan
delions that is blown through the air
during the brief arctic summer. Soon
the incredible spectacle presents it.
self Of a great, cold berg adrift in the
salt sea with yellow flowers springiag
from the hard. cold ice"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
eAeYs ITCHING HUMoR.
Nothing Would Help Him-Mother A.
most in Despair-Owes Quick
Cure to Cuticura.

Several months ago, my little boy
began to break out with itching sores.
1 doctored him, but as soon as l got
them healed up in one place they
would break out in another. I was
almost in despair. l could not get
anything that would help him. Then
l began to use Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment, and after using them
three times, the sores commenced to
heal. He is now we'll and not a scar
is left on his body. They have never
returned nor left him with bad blood,
as one would think. Cuticura Rene
dies are the best l have ever tried,
and shall highly recommend them to
any one who is suffering likewise.
Mrs. William Geeding, 102 Washing
ton St., Attica, Ind. July p, 1907"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Went Willingly to Crocodile.

1t has been said that the Australian
blacks never commit suicide; that
self-destruction does not come within
their philosophy. The author of Con
fessions of a Beachcomber" mentions
a case of recent date which he thinks
might be regarded as in conflict with
that view: "A member of the Clump
Point tribe, painfully afflicted with a
vexatious skin disease, was fishing at
the mouth of a creek when his hook
fouled. To a companion he said he
would dive to get it clear. His friend
endeavored to dissuade him, remind
ing him of the crocodile which they
had seen but a short time before.
But the boy, worn with pain and
weary with never-ending irritation,
said If he was taken, No matter. Good
job, me finished then He dived and
there was a commotion in the water
The boy appeared on the surface,
making frantic appeals for help while
the crocodile worried him. He escaped
for a moment and his friend clutched
his hand and drew him to the bank,
only to have him torn from his
grasp"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
The Second Wife.

Little Dorothy could not have paid her
flasher higher compliment or better
expressed her love for him than when
she said: Papa, l would like to tell
you something if you won't tell mann.
ma"
Why don't you want mamma to
know it, daughter?"
We'll, you tell her things l say, and
she laughs at them, and l don't want
her to know this"
Let papa hear what you have to
say, anyhow"
We'll, | have often thought that if
mamma were to die would like to
marry you. "-Delineator.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
The Suffering Wit.

They are reviving the old anecdote
about w. R. Travers, the suffering
broker, concerning his discovery that
Henry Clews was proud of the fact
that he was a self-made man. Next
time he met the banker, Mr.. Travers
eyed him intently.
We'll" inquired Mr. Clews, impa-
tiently, what is the matter?"
is it t-true that you are a self-made
m-man?'
Certainly, replied Mr.. Clews.
"Wwell, while you were about IT,
w-why didn't you put more hair to
top of your head?"
Mr. Clews, who had been invited to
a famous fancy dress ball, met Mr.
Travers and asked for a suggestion
as to the character he could best rep
resent.
"S-say, Clews,' stammered his
friend. why DIDN'T you sugar coat
your head and go as a p-pill?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Deaths of Presidents.

Washington's death was due to
acute laryngitis; Adams, Madison and
Monroe, practically to old age; Jeffer.
son, chronic diarrhoea; John Quincy
Adams, paralysis Jackson. dropsy;
Van Buren,. catarrhal affections of the
throat and lungs; William Henry Har,
rison, pleurisy; Tyler, cause Of death
not given by biographers; Polk
cholera Taylor cholera morbus. com
bined with a severe cold; Fillmore
paralysis; Pierce. dropsy; Buchanan
rheumatic govt; Lincoln, Garfield and
Mckinley, assassinated; Johnson,
paralysis; Grant. cancer at the root
of the tongue; Hayes neuralgia of the
heart; Arthur, heart trouble. and Ben
iamin Harrison, pneumonia.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
As u. Saw Il.

Once upon a time there was a very
little boy who desired to go out for a
walk with his nurse, but it was rain
ing that day, so he couldn't. But he
was consoled when informed that he
might go the next day.
Alas! When the next day came rain
was still coming down without abate-
ment. The little boy looked discon-
solately at the heavens.
God is getting very careless" he
said.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
NOT UP TO THE RECORD.
Boy Had, at Least Once Seen Larger
Pedal Extremities.

A pupil of one Of the public schools
in Chicago sends this communication:
Dear Sir: In our school this morn
ing an amusing dialogue took place.
"A primary teacher of Chicago
wishing to impress on her pupils the
necessity of greater quiet, said:
am a great deal larger than any
OF you. yet don't make any noise
when 1 walk around the room
Perhaps. remarked little seven
year-old Kenneth, you don't wear
shoes
oh, yes, do quickly replied the
teacher; just look Did you ever see
any larger than mine?'
Kenneth surveyed them carefully.
Yes he replied, slowly, 'once-in
a show '--Waverly Magazine
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
One from London.

Tell us a joke, Mr. Fogg," said the
pretty American girl
with pleasure, drawied the tall
Englishman, as he Strengthened up his
mustache "One cold. dawmp day, as
l was stroling through the London
zoo. you know. one of the hares es-
capped and after chasing it two miles |
caught the little animal and returned
it to its cage. For this service his ma
jesty awarded me a medal of honor -
DO tell, And what was on the med
al?"
Awarded to James Fogg for Serv-
ices as a Hare Restorer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

There Catarrh in this section Of the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years supposed TO be ineurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced it local disease and
prescribed local remedies. and by constantly failing
70 cure with local treatment pronounced IL ncurable
Science has proven Catarrh TO be constitutional dis
and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
c., Toledo. Ohio is the only Constitutional cure on
the market. 1t is taken internally in doses from Il
drops 10 teaspoonful II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer ons
hundred dollars for any case il fails to cure. SEND
for circulars and testimonials
Address: F. J. CHENEY Il CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Nature connuera Man.

Man can get along without his citieu
and his clothes and his complicated
tools and treasures; but all his
Wanted wisdom and skill are set ut
terly at naught by the simple failure
of the clouds to drop rain. The only
actual necessities of life are those be
stowals of nature which were necesst
ties to aboriginal man.-Philadelphi
Bulletin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Little Rrlaht Eyes AGAIN.

Not the Spirit Medium this time, but
q medium of far greater wonder, one
that brings back the brightness and
vigor to poor sore inflamed eyes with
but few external applications. Who
is so ignorant not to know of DR..
Mitchell's famous eye salve? Sold
everywhere. Price 25 cents.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

seek advancement ALWAYS.

Endeavor always to be content in
that state of life in which your lot has
fallen, and think it a great fault not
to employ your time for the improve
ment of your understanding, health, OF
estate.-Lady Fanshawe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Exposed.

A physician, upon opening the door
of his consultation room, asked; Who
has been waiting longest?" Il have"
spoke up the tailor Il delivered your
clothes three weeks ago" kansas
City Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
It Looked uneseapable.

The barber paused in his fretwork
operations. win you have a close
shave. sir?" he asked.
1T looks like it, returned the vic
tim, moodily AT present the odds
against my getting out Of this chair
alive seem very heavy indeed. Lon
don Globe
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
little whaIebons Now raken.

The amount of whalebone taken an
nually does not now much exceed 25,,
600 pounds. The largest part of this
is taken by the whales sailing out OF
ports on the Pacific coast. A few
years ago the amount taken was as
much as 100000 pounds annually
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Rnal Meanlnn Of nAftermath."

Aftermath" is a persistently i'll
used word. Early July is the time OF
the "math;" that is, the first moving
of the meadows. The short grass
with a suficiency of rain-will grow
again, and later will come the second
NOV" or aftermath"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
What He'd Seen.

NO, said the eminent scientist. Il
have never seen a Plymouth rock hen
lay a cornerstone, but l have fire.
quently seen a pineapple layer cake"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

Every time the owner Of a pocket
knife sees a grindstone he THINKS II
IA up to him to get busy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

Doc Ahem-You seem to cough
with considerable difficulty this morn
ing.
Patient-That's very strange. I've
been practicing all night!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Pettit's Eve salve Restores.

No matter how badly the eyes may be
diseased or injured. All druggists or How.
ard Bros, Buffalo, y. y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

Il costs more to get out of trouble
than il does to keep out.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

IT Your Feet Ache or Burn
get a 25C package Of Aliens FOOt-Ease. II gtveA
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

There isn't much meat on the bone
Of contentioI
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

Hon R. S. Tharin, Attorney at Law
and counsel for Antitrust League,
writes from Pennsylvania Ave, n. W..
Washington, d. c., as follows:
Having used PeruHa for catarrhal
disorders, / am able to testify to its
great remedial excellence and do not
hesitate to give it my emphatic endorse
ment and earnest recommendation to
all persons affected by that disorder. 1t
is also tonic of great usefulness.
Mr.. T. Barnecott, West Aylmer
Ontario, Can, writes: Last winter ]
was i'll with pneumonia after having la
grippe. | took Peruna for two months,
when | became quite well. / also in
duced a young lady, who was all run
down and confined to the house, to take
Peruna, and after taking Peruna for
three months she is able to follow her
trade of tailoring. ! can recommend
Peruna for all such who are i'll and re-
quire tonic'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

Mrs. WInslow's Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teethng sOftens the gums, reduces In
esmmstion, allays pain cures wind cole 25c bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
TEA

Is there a better way to
keep the family longer at
table, to keep it together2
Your grocer returns your money # you don't
Ike Schillng's Best; we pay him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
Pe-ru-na Tablets.

Some people prefer to take tablets
rather than to take medicine in a fluid
form. Such people can obtain Peruna
tablets which represent the solid me-
tablet is equivalent to one average dose
of Peruna.
The evening world., 1908-10-22
The Victim Of Drink
Needs Onine Treatment Cure
Effected or Money Refunded.

n,,nk cunningly destroys the VIII power,
80 while the drunkard wants TO 90 W'a'
,.,,, tel him. he wants thousand times
"a The drink that he Graves. AedIcal
,r.atment is necessary 30 destroy the cFa'
tnx and this Orrine will do,
II destroys the desire for liquor, SO tha'
the drink will no, be missed. also cures
the deranged digestion. weakened nerves
and other VI effects OF excessive drinking
restoring the patient TO- perfect health. i
The remedy - ab.otateiy 90 hH nnifar,oI u y
. sanecesstu that i is solo Win rss.s.ersa
snarantee emitting you 70 refund OF
Your money IL Orrine falls 10 effect a
cure. Booklet on How 70 cure prunk-
snne.s" sent FREE on o,t TeaTss' II plain
sealed wrerPPer' The orr'He Co., Washing
'' Urine is in two forms No. !. which can
be given secretly without the patient n.
VINO VINO wish wish to he cured. The price Of either
is 81 mailed on receipt OF price In plain
sealed package. and both are sold hnder
i've Ruarantee. Orrine IL sold by
i'HnEf1's, 18th ave. & JAMES. 700 sth ave.
I'D 18th a 9th ave. B'way cor 18th
/ III vi Ss sR hS sss, hF RfkIRS STORES
HEGBMAN, 200 Bway r BuRKHARDT
and branches, Bway & Greene ave
KKiiksaHN issih "I 81 M Pk + : / o. IL, Il
ara an aye aSry Myrtle ave.
ATTY sMH ia n,yH a5 - J. h, REHFUSS, 1852
N1RiisHh. n5 4e :, s sumner :, 81 aye e. p,v.v
Madison: KNIFE 892 Grand.
BoHMFALK. 81 ave ERsEY CITY
- 20 20 HARTNETT.
FF}H IEN "a S f hSp5RfN R aMIE5
"a ave, a branches, observation-disclosures
The evening world., 1908-10-22
PRESCRIPTION IS
EASILY PREPARED
Splendid Home Made Mixture
for the Kidneys, Bladder
or Rheumatism.

The following prescription for the
cure OF rheumatism and kidney and
bladder troubles has no doubt been
filed millions of times, viz: Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce:
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla. three
ounces. These simple, harmless in
gradients can he obtained al any good
prescription pharmacy AZ little cost
ard are mixed by shaking well in a
bottle.
The dose for adults Is a teaspoon
"a after each meal and at bedtime,
drinking a full tumblerful water
after each dose. II is stated that
his prescription is a positive rem
edy for kidney trouble and lame
back. weak bladder and urinary diff
Rculties. especially of the elderly
people, and one of the best things 10
he used in rheumatic Affections, re
lieving the aches and pains and re-
ducing swellings.
A well-known authority states that
this mixture acts directly upon the
eliminative tissues OF the kidneys;
cleanses these spongelike organs and
gives them power 10 sift and strain
The poisonous waste water and uric
acid from the blood which Is the
cause of rheumatism
II your back or sides ache and You
su:pect kidney trouble, II would be
wise to try this for few days
The evening world., 1908-10-22
HAS PUT THIRTY
CROOKED BANKERS
IN PRISON CELLS
Moxey, Mathematical Wizard,
Has Perfect Score as an
Expert Witness.

In the second day of the trial OF
Charles w. Morse, the former Ice
King" and Alfred II. Curtis, In the
United States Court, there mounted the
witness stand a person VINO answered
to the slightly unusual but not partcu-
larry dashy name OF Edward p. Mickey.
Replying to the first question OF the
Federal prosecutor, this person said ne
hailed from Philadelphia and that he
was employed as a special examiner
in the Department of Justice at Wash
inston. Then he opened Russia leath-
er tome like the Doomsday BOOK ana
began to drone.
wonder is the word Mr.. Mickey is
one of those men who know more about
figures than the ancient Arabian VINO
designed them. He Is small and slender
and slightly stopped, as behts man
who spends his days-and probably
nights-looped up over desk. lie mas
gray side-whiskers, cool. gray eyes and
a cool, gray manner. He speaks In
short. choppy accents which suggest
GOODNESS and grayness.
And he has put thirty national bankers
in national penitentiaries. That is his
callinE-putting bankers who go wrong
where they'll have to do right
He has compiled the evidence against
thirty of them, using their own books
mainly as his ammunition pile and he
has convicted thirty of them. thus es-
tablishing fielding average OF 1000
When the Government particularly
wants to get some errins banker. 1t
sends MIR. Mickey cunning, and he al
ways brings home the pelt. At least lie
always has.
Little MIR. Mickey came to New York
straight from Chicago, where he pre-
pared the testimony which the United
States lawyers used to convict John r
Walsh. For five months now he has
been working under Receiver Hanna on
the accounts of the suspended National
Bank of North America.
The evening world., 1908-10-22
MISS CURTIS BEATEN
IN GOLF TOURNEY
Miss Harley Surprises Gallery
by Defeating the
Title Holder.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-There was
another chapter of surprises this after
noon at the finish of the third round of
match play in the women's National
Golf Championship at the Chevy Chase
club. Miss Marguerite Curtis, Boston,
title holder who was thought sure to be
a finalist, following the upsets of yes
terday, fell before Miss Kate Harley,
NJ Fall River, down and to 60. Miss
Curtis lost the first four noies in sue
cession. halved the next two. and then
won three straight, which left her one
down at the turn Each went out In IL
equalling the mems boyle. Then the
current began running the other way,
and Miss Curtis did not win another
hole, losing and halving l.
Another unexpected DEVELOPMENT was
the defeat of Miss Georgiana Bishop,
Metropolitan champion, down and ,
to go by Mrs. Caleb Fox, of PhiiadeI-
phia. Their match was squared FOR.
the third time on the eighth and Mrs
Fox was up at the turn and the same
on the twelfth or the remaining holes
she won and lost . Mrs. r II
Pc hemus. New York. beat Miss Car.
The evening world., 1908-10-22
SON OF KAISER
WEEDS DUCHESS
AMID SPLENDOR
Empress Crowns the Bride and
Nations Guns Tell Event
to the People.

BERLIN, Oct. 22.-Duchess Alexandra
Victoria of Schleswlg- Holstcin. dauSh-
ter of Prince Frederick, Duke of Schles-
wig Holstein, was married In the chapel
OF the imperial palace at o'clock this
afternoon to Prince August wilhelm of
Prussia. fourth son of Emperor William.
The ceremony was witnessed by the
members of the imperial family and
some fifty Princes and Princesses of
the minor German royal houses. The
Chancellor of the Empire. Prince Won
Buelow, as well as the other high state
1nnctionaries, the members of the dip
lomatic corps. including DIR. Hill. the
American Ambassador and the mem
bers of the embassy stan with their
wives, together about $40 guests, also
wore present.
Inc civil ceremony was held in the
private apartment of the Palace, after
which the Empress placed the Hohen-
zoilern crown upon the head OF the
young Princess. The royal party then
marched in procession to the Chapel.
The bride was clad in white SILK
dress trimmed with lace, and her train.
which was richly embroidered with
silver and thirteen feet long. was borne
by four pages. The simple ceremony
of the Lutheran State Church was per-
formed by DR.. Dryandcr. the court
preacher, assisted by several mtno.
ecclesiastics.
As the rings were exchanged the ar
tillery in the Palace Square began fir
ing a salute, and the crashing sounds
were interrupted by the melodious
Ginning OF the church bells. The En-
peror and the Empress kissed the bridal
couple.
After the ceremony the royal party
marched 10 the White Hall of the
palace and held a reception to some
1000 invited guests.
Prince August William is twenty one
years old and lieutenant OF the First
Regiment OF Foot Guards. His bride il
three months his junior