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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
PoIlee Gathered in Ereaks

Atlantic City, N. 1.-The police who
conducted the second raid of the sea.
son on the board walk amusements
obtained a fine assortment of freaks
among which were half a score of
barkers, ticket sellers, and lecturers "
Within few moments after the ar
rival of the outfit, which turned the
jail Into "A. good replica Of a dime
museum, the wild man became de-
Gently tanned, the mule legged man
changed his legs for his regular cork
extremities, the snake eater decided
he would rather have a sandwich. the
tattooed lady washed off her lin.
delible marks" and the bearded woman
changed her" skirts for trousers
The crowd was gathered in bv a
squad of police under orders from
Chief Woodruff. WHO had warned all
sorts of Bowery shows that they must
not run on Sunday Several thousand
visitors were present when the ar
rests were made, and appeared to- en-,
joy the sights of the freaks being
rushed to the patrol wagon.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
Bishop SAYS to XIII Flies.

Milwaukee, Wis.--'The house fly is
to us what the wild beasts are to the
residents of Africa and India de-
clares Charles c. Grafton. Episconal
bishop of Fond du Lac.
"As God put man into the world IN
subdue it, it is part of his duty to mt
out of existence those who are his
enemies in the propagation of dis.
ease" he said Il have known some
persons who objected to killing flies
because of their natural kindness tn
animals. but the true character of the
fly has only lately been known.
The housewives of the country
should enter into crusade. against
flies" ''-'.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
lie Cot His channn.

~. One of.the many surprises for east
ern visitors at the Democratic conven
tion in Denver was the general use OF
iron dollars"-that is, silver--to the
exclusion of paper money. 1t, is re-
lated that a, ''wen-heeled" Tammany
man passed a $1,000 bill over the bar
Of g leading hotel and waited for his
change. Tom" said the bartender,
turning to the colored porter, take IS
cents out of that and hand the gentle
man his change" The negro never
turned halrs He took the bill, walked
around to the stockroom and in 40
seconds came trundHng in a wheelbar-
row. load, touched his hat and said:
sYo' change, sab" There was the
ehange-999 silver dollars and a 20
cent piece!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE OYSTER,
James Russell Lowell Was Prepared
to Add Few "Facts,"

One of the most profound remarks
ever made by that profound philoso.
pher, Thackeray, was when he passed
two tubs of oysters side by side and
he saw one was labeled as a dozen"
and the other rs Sd a dozen" He ex.
claimed: How those oysters must
hate each other"
Well, even an oyster NAV he
crossed in love-" and William Dean
Howells has another tale to tell anent
the psychology of the oyster. At one
OF the little suppers that the poet
Lonstellow gave to the brilliant Cam.
bridge critic James Russell Lowell
paused with the pepper box poised
above his plate of oysters to saw
whimsically; It's astonishing how
these fellows love pepper"
Dear me! You don't say SOL" eiacu.
lated a nice, prosy old gentleman
VINO used to sleep through the sun
pers. The temptation was too strong
10 be resisted, and Lowell was fairly
launched into an account of how a red
pepper accidentally dropped into a
basket of oysters, had been drawn ont
with half dozen of the bivalyes cling.
ing to 1t, when the ever gentle Long.
Fellow interposed to save his matter-of.
TACT old frtend.-Woman's Home Com.
panion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
USE ANIMALS TO TEST DRUGS.
How Chemists Ascertain the Purity
...... Of Ingredients. 81

A lot Of sorry looking chickens, dogs
and cats loafed in the black, i'll smell.
ing yard of the great chemical plant. :
We use these animals to test our
drugs on" said the chemist. "They
come in very handy. They more than
earn their board. /:
"Ergotine is drug we test on chick.
ems. 1t is a simple test. If dose Of
.ergotine fails to turn chickens; comb
black we know that the drug is. for
some reason or another, worthless.
"I1asheesh we test on dogs. Ha-
sheesh is made of female hemp buds:
male hemp buds have no medicinal
value, yet some dishonest dealers PIT
male buds on the market, and since
they resemble female buds precisely,
1t 10 impossible to detect them save by
actual test Dogs given hasheesh get
drunk and happy if the stuff is good.
'Digitalis, the heart stimulant, is
tested on frogs. We inject a drop of
1t into frogs stomach, and in the
kymograph, or heart-recording ma
chine, we study the changes that take
place in the frogs heart action. Thus
we get very accurate knowledge of
wkat our digitalis can do.
DO we ever test drugs on ourselves2
Oh, yes, indeed; often. Chemists have
lost their lives, chemists have gone in.
curably insane, through too rash
bravery in testing drugs on their own
persons. Los Angeles Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
HooDoo FOLLOWS THIS FAMILY.
Seven Have Accidents in One Dav-
All in Hospital

Philadelphia.-It was hoodoo dav fol
the Bodenstein family of Hope and
Palmer streets. By eight o'clock in
the evening the father mother and
five children had been treated al: ST.
Marys hospital for some cause or
other.
The hoodoo started at breakfast
when the father, John, Bodeastein.
while attempting to carve the meat
carved his wrist instead. Two hours
later his wife, Mary, tripped over a
foot scraper and broke her right leg.
About this time James. aged eight
in attempting to catch a high balI
muffed it and suffered broken'pose
Minnie, aged Is. fell from a hammock
and, suffered decorations of the scalp.
Then George, ten years old. stepped
on a rusty nail
At supper time Harry. aged two
while playing with shoe button. cot
it fastened up his nose. Then. To can
it all, Lilly aged six while going
down the cellar stairs. tripped and
tell, breaking an arm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
power Of Sacred Song.

The power of song to sway the feel
ings OF man was illustrated the other
night amid the garish surrounding
Of a Summit street barroom. About
II o'clock about a dozen Of Uncle
Sans tars from the Wolverine en-
tered the bar. Fully a hundred men
we're seated at the tables drinking
One of the sailors stepped over to The
piano. A whispered word to The
pianist, and the prelude to the Holy
City" was played AS the sailor be.
gan singing a man near the center Of
the room rose to his feet and barred
his head, and in an instant every man
in the room had followed.-Toledo
Bl2dn
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20

sparkling Moselle I may as well state
right here that we neither heard on,
national anthem nor drank the vintage
You will soon learn why. / can laugh
how, can treat the whole affair with
becoming leyity. but at the time ]
gained several extra gray hairs.
III the princess hadn't turned around
and If Max hadn't wanted that box OF
Havanas
When | arrived at Muller's | found
my boys in merry mood. They were
singing softly from robin Hood" with
fine college harmony, and as entered
they swarmed about me like so many
young dogs. Truth to tell, none of
them was under 20. and two or three
were older than myself. But to them
| represented official protection for
whatever they might do. assumed
all rhe dignity 1 dared / had kept
ScfArfensthinss name bacl as a sur
sEtli&-fof @fSm | had the passports
Eimnie9ately STRUCK me as being so
nearly like Max that they might easily
nave been brothers. Ellis was slight
err; that was all the difference. l gave
him his papers~ahd examined his tick
cts. All was well; barring accidents,
he would be.in Dresden the next day.
You go through Doppelkinn, then?"
said /.
Yes. l have friends in Dresden
whom wish to see before going
home" ..t....s. 80
Wen, good luck to you" Il.
Then | announced that Max Schar-
arnold college comrade, would
join MS presently This was greeted
with hurrahs. At that time there.
wasn'tnan American student who did
not recollect Max's great run from the
-en-yard line. (But where the deuce
was Mako / took a little flag from
my pocket and stuck 1t into the vase
Of peoples, and the boys clapped their
hands. You never realize how beauti-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20

ne had been sprintins up back streets.
ne boys crowded around him. and
there was much ado over the laggard.
Unfortunately the waiter had forgot.
ten to bring a chair foe his plate. With
a genial1smile on his face, Max limo.
Gently stepped over to the officers
table and plucked forth the vacant
chair. For wonder the officers ap-
peared TO give this action no heed,
and was secretly g;atified 1t was
something to be consul, after all
But counted my chickens. too early.
Where are the cigars?" asked as
Max sat down complacently
"CigarsR"-blankly. Hang me. I've
clean forgotten them!" tAnd then, OBJ
liyious of the probable STORM that was
at that moment gathering. for a down
pour oyer his luckless head, he told us
the reason ofshis delay. : 3 q
e There was.a crowd AROUND tie pal.
ace" he began.s5 1T Seems that the
Princess ildegarde has run away. and
they believe that she has ridden to.
ward the Pass In closed carriage.
The polioes are at thfsA vefy moment
scouring;ths countsysIn that objection.
She has :eleped. z" X =
"Eloped?s we afi&crfed being more
or less familiar with the. state of af
fairs at the palace.
"Good.by to Doppefiihnis frau!" (:
Good girl" & - - r
I, She bes been missing. since seven
O'Clock when she drove away on the
pretense; of visiting. her fathers ole
steward who is i'll, went on Max, feea
ing Che Importance of his news. "They
traced her there. From the stewards
the carriage was driven south, and
that's the last seen of her. There
won't besany wedding at the cathedral
next Tuesday, "-laughing.
Queries and answers were going
crisscross over the table, when | OBJ.
served with dread that Lieut.. Won
Storer had risen and was coming our
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20

way. He stopped at Max's side. Max
looked up to receive Won Storer's
glove full on the cheek 1t was no gen.
Tie stroke. Won Storer at once re
turned to his table and sat down.
For a moment we were all absolute
ly without power of motion or of
speech, MaX's face grew as white as
the tablercloth, and the print of the
glove glowed red against the white. Il
was Mortified. for l knew his tremen.
dous strength. If he showed fight, Won
Storer would calmly saber him. 1t
was the custom. But Max surprised
me. He was the. coolest among us.
but of that quality of GOODNESS which
diu not reassure me. He took up his
story where he had left off and finished
1t. For his remarkable control | could
nave taken him in my arms and Rugged
him
The officers scowled, while Won
Storer bit his mustaohe nervously
The American had ignored his insult
Presently he rose again and an.
preached. He thrust card under
Max's nose.
Can you understand that?" he
asked contemptuously.
Max took the card, ripped 1t into
quarters and dropped these to the
floor, Then, to my terror and the ter.
ror of those with me, he TRANQUILITY
pulled out murderous looking Colt
and laid 1t beside his plate. He went
on talking, but none of us heard a
word he said. We were fearfully wait.
ing to see him kill some one or be
killed.
No one was killed. The officers hur
rfedly took down their sabers and
made a Decline for the door of which
have spoken.
Max returned the revolver to his
hip-pocket and gave vent to an HON.
eric laugh.
You tow-headed Dutchman,"
cried, when l found voice for my
words, what have you done?"
Done? Why, it looks as if we had
all the downs this half" he replied
smartly. "oh, the gun isn't loaded. =
confideRtially
Ellis fumbledt in his pocket and pro.
duced his passports and tickets. These
he showed over. to Max.
CTo BE, CoNTINuEDl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20

tul your flag is till you see 1t in a for
eign land: / apologized for Max's alb
sence, explaining the cause, and or
dered dinner to be served We hadn't
much time, as Ellis train departed at
ten' 1t was now quarter of nine.
We had come to the relishes, when
party of four officers took the table
nearest us. They hung up their sabers
on the wall-pegs, and sat down, order
ing a bottle of light wine. Usually
there were five chairs to the table, but
even If only two were being used no
one had the right to withdraw one of
the vacant chairs without the most
elaborate apologies. This is the law of
courtesy in Barscheit. In America it
is different; If you see anything you
want take it.
Presently one of the ofiicers-I knew
none of them save by sight-rose and
approached. He touched the flag in
solently and inquired what right it had
in public restaurant in Barscheit
Ordinarily his question would not have
been put without some Justification
But he knew very well who was and
what my rights were in this instance.
Herr Lieutenant" said l coldly,
though my cheeks were warm enough,
Il represent that flag in this country,
and am accredited with certain priv
ileges, as doubtless you are aware.
You will do me the courtesy Of return
ing to your own table," bowed.
He glared at me for a brief period,
then turned on his heel This was the
first act in the play. At the fellows
table sat Lieut.. Won Storer Doppel-
kinns nephew and heir-presumptlve
He was, to speak plainly, rake,
spendthrift and wholly Enthusiastically.
He was not Unlocking, however.
My spirits fioated between anger
and. the fear that the officers might
ruin the dinner-which they eventual.
ly did.
Things went on smoothly for time.
The orchestra was pom-pomming the
popular airs from Faust" Where
the deuce was that tow-headed Dutch
man9 Laughter rose and fell; the
clinkle of glass was heard; voices
called, And then Max came In, look
ing as cool as you please, though 1
| conld read by his heaying. chest that
-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20

The world was never so uuth-telling
as it is to-day. Nothing like it ever eE
listed in the past. The commerce.
life Of the world compels truth as
nothing has nothing else can, for f
is on it's credit and truthfulness thai
the fabric of our great commerc
rests. You may rest assured lnat then
never was SO much truth in the worli
as there is to-day, and there never wa
such a real care for truths as there ID
to-day.--Rey. N. J.. Savage. ....-.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
(coDyright, 1906, DobDs-Mer1iD Cos
SYNOPSIS.


Arthur Warrington. American consul
70 Barschet, tells how ~reigning Grand
Duke attempts to force his Baice Pr.n,
cess Hlldegarde, to marry Prince Dopple-
kim, an old 'widower Warrington does
not know the princess even by sight
While riding horseback In the country
night oyertgkes him and.he seeks accom-
modations In a dilapidated castle. Here
ne hnds two women and an old man
servant, One woman Is Princess Hide
garde Hnd the other a frendy Hon Betty
Moore. OF England, They detain him to
witness a mock marriage between the
princess ana disgraced urnfy officer,
Steinhock, done for tlie purpose of foiiing
the grand duke, Steinhock attempts. 20
KISS thet PRINCESS Amt she ia rescued by
Warrington Stefnbofls .fdisappeafs for
good. Max Schnrfenstein, an old Ameri-
can friend of Warrington's reaches Bar
schett. Warrington tells him of the prin-
cess. ScharfensteiH shows Warrington
n locket with picture of a woman in
side. IT. was on hissneck when he. as
boy, was, picked up and adopted by his
FOSTER father, whose name he was given.
He believes itsto be a pictures Of his
mother The grand duke Announces to
the princess that She Is to marry Dopple-
kim the following week. During a morn
ing'a ride she plans to escape She meets
Schnrtenstein He finds q purse she has
dty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
Best Way TO lie shoe.Laces.

A way TO keep shoelaces tied is to
make bow in the ordinary way, then
insert a buttonhook underneath the
center Of the bow and draw one loop
and one end through (underneath),
thus turning the bow practically up
side down. Or draw one loop through
the other and pull the answering
end, so that the loops are knotted. -
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20

The new law Offices of State Repre-
sentative Harry J. Robinson are il
rooms 1O2-1O3 Mercantile Block, SAT-
Lake City, Utah, to whom all wis
are in need of legal advice are re
ferrcd
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
peoIlns,of Nations.

If the big scientist who ascribes the
downfall of Greece and Rome to ma.
laria turns ont to be correct, what in
the world will the commencement ora
tor of the. future have to fall back on?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
c.ttIro Back at Her.

Mr. Cute (who has been refused) :
Won't you sing us something, Mis-
Brown?
Miss Brown-What shall | sing?
Mr.. Cute-Sing He is gone, but
shall miss him. Half Holiday.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
Time Hard to Kin.

Thine" observes the Philosopher q
Folly, has more lives than cat. Tw
killed it more than a million times M
self, and eternity doesn't seem a bs
closer"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
Quest of the ACE.

+ We have lost our power to becoms
satisfied with the essentials of life
Rich and poor alike, we seek wealu
as the greatest promoter to. huma
happiness, the greatest blessing Oh
tainable.-The Queen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
In Germvllfe.

Banknote Germ-There he goeI
File thinks he is the sweetest thing o.
earth.
Doorknob Germ-Who is he2
Banknote Germ-Why, he Is a ks,
microbe.--Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
Life.

Is -. Life.
I flLife rs COCKTAIL, made up for the
NEST part of sweet things, and tinged
with dash of bitters. We must
drain it to the dregs to get at the
cherry, just as we must live full
and rounded life to know all its pleas
ures.--Detroit Free Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
The Eternal Feminine

The best women in the world an
extrayagant in at least two particu
lars; dry goods and preserves.-Atcb
ison Globe
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20

PRINTED BLANK FORMS fq
Banks and all Business men. Write o
PEMBROKE STATIONERY co., Salt Lake cib
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-10-20
Ever Noticed This

However, it is to be noted that tha
man man VINO thinks he knows it all, only
thinks it. He doesn't know II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
CROSS AND MCFARLAND.
Matched for a Fight in Gotham on
Afternoon of October FL

New York, Oct. S.-The Fairmont
Athletic club clinched the match be-
tween Packy Mcfarland and Leach
Cross at this office yesterday after
noon. Billy Gibson, manager of the
club, talked to Harry Gilmore over
the leased wire to Chicago and clinch-
ed the match within half an hour. The
boys have agreed to box at 1873 pounds
at o'clock on the afternoon of the
contest. The date has been set for
October 81.
Here is the fight that decides the
next best man to Battling Nelson. The
winner of this go will surely be en-
titled to edge up to the Dane and try
to mingle.
Cross is dead nutty to hook up with
the Dane if the latter will go twenty
or twenty-five rounds, but Mcfarland
would have the route shortened some,
thinking his chances of outpointing
the Hegewfsch gent much greater.
Paclky knows that, with his speed and
youth, he might lead Bat, but the lat
ter won't have anything unless it is
forty-five round thing or a finish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
ARKANSAS FREIGHr RATES
Intrastate Rates VIII Be Raised Be-
ginning October is,


An advance in interstate freight
rates ranging from 20 to 166 per cent
VIII go into effect throughout Arkan-
sas october IS, as the result of the re-
cent temporary Injunction granted the
trunk lines of the state against the
enforcement of rates ordered by the
Arkansas railroad commission.
Today prominent freight officials of
the five trunk lines notified the Ar
kansas commission of the new rate
schedule. They urged that the rise
was not confiscatory, that it was mere
ly return to reasonable rates such as
other states had and which existed in
Arkansas before the commission made
its sweeping reduction three years
ago. The railroads have done away
entirely with the. commodity rates in
less than carload lots and have placed
them all into classes.
By an oral decision of Judge Well
born in the United States district court
at Los Angeles the power of the fed
eral courts to try rebate cases that
heretofore have been regarded as
strictly state offenses was strongly
laid down. Upon demurrer to an in
dictment charging the Penn Fruit
company with accepting rebates from
the Southern Pacific company, II was
held that repayment to the fruit COM
pany for the expense of hauling its
oranges to the freight house was with
in the provisions of interstate COM
merce regulations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08

vailed for the first time since the play
ing commenced.
A. B. Cockerill of Nevada, Mo-, H. C.
Cockeriil. his son, and c. c. Cockerill,
his brother, together with Jack Can
non of the Kansas City Athletic club,
are the chief attractions. A ball was
given Monday night for the visiting
night. The semi-finals will be played
today and the finals Friday. The scores
Wednesday We're as follows:
Second round in singies;
NJ. Dresbaeh defeated B.. Wilson, Ga,
TO.
Fred Aldred defeated A. Roberts by
default.
Third round in singles:
J. K. shinn defeated M. Dresbach
Jack Cannon defeated F. Merkle 60,
81.
george Gordon defeated B, s. Hill
60, s-1.
Harry cockerin defeated S. S. Hale
Ga, 6-L
A. B. cockerill defeated F. Aired Ga,
AS, e.
Second round in doubles:
Cannon and steler defeated Turner
and Reed, 81, 6-S, GA.
Cockerill and Gordon defeated TRULY
and Mitchell Sd, 60.
Hale and Ashley defeated Shinn and
Aired 6-3. 2-6. 81.
Roberts and Walker defeated Chand-
Ter and Hare by default.
Third round in doubles:
Wiley and Merkle defeated Milton
and Hill 60, 6-2
Cannon and Steller defeated Elliott
and Dresbach 6-1, SIS,
Cockerill and Cockerill defeated Rob-
erts and Walker GIL, e-1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-08
Crept the Giants When They
Defeated Boston.
Won Handily From the Bean
eaters by 2 to 2 Score.
NO PLAYER INJURED.
Feature of Game McCormick's
Catch Off the Fence.
MattheWsOn Pleaded to Pitch
But Was Saved for Chicago.

New York, Oct. s.-The National
league pennant, fought for as probably
never before, belongs to today's winner
at the Polo grounds. Wednesday the
attendance at the Polo grounds was not
more than the average, the other
throngs Of the games followers being
confident, evidently, that the New
FORKS would not fail when so near the
goal. After the short fright in the
opening inning, which gave Boston two
runs and New York none, 1t was evil
dent that the home players have strong
control of themselves, and are in every
way fit and confident.
Ames pitched, despite Mathewson's
pleading with McGraw before the gama
that he be allowed to go into the box
both then and today. Mathewson VIII
undoubtedly be in the box today. The
only feature Of the game, which New
York won handily by the score of to
2, was McCormick's remarkable eaten
Of long fly, for which. he had to reach
far out over a bleacher fence. Score: