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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22

Bert Wilson left Friday morn
ing for Grants Pass, Oregon.
Hon. N. H. Clark of Boise is
reported to be very sick again.
There will be an Odd Fellows
lodge organized at May, Idaho,
soon.
Chas. Small and Mrs. Hays
were down from Clayton last
week.
Clyde Wilkinson arrived home
Tuesday evening from Bellevue,
Idaho.
G. M. Henderson and family
returned Tuesday evening last
from Boise.
Messrs. Prose and Bell came
down from Custer last Friday
evening.
County Attorney Lamme re-
turned from Boise Saturday eve
ming last.
Mrs. M. M. Sweet departed on
Friday morning last for Salt
Lake City.
All guesses on the jar of beans
at Mrs. Busters should be in be-
fore Z o'clock p. M, Dec. oath.
Bert Williams came out from
Custer Tuesday evening, and on
the following morning departed
for Nevada.
James H. VanCamp is men
toned in the Boise papers as an
applicant for the position of
State Game Warden.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Thompson
of Stanley departed on Friday
morning on a two months visit
with relatives at Fredericksburg,
Iowa.
Miss Eva Roberts, Miss Mil
dred Gayle and Will Trealor of
the State Academy at Pocatello,
and Arthur Gayle of Dubois ar
rived in Challis Saturday eve,
ming to spend the holidays.
Miss Julia Falls while skating
at Clayton last week fell on the
ice and sustained a bad injury tc
her left knee, breaking some o.
the ligiments, but no bones were
broken. During her sickness
County Supt. Kelleher is teach
ing her school at Clayton.
Senator Macbeth came out
from Custer Tuesday evening
and the next morning departed
for Boise. The Senator will
spend one day at Boise, then &c
to st. Louis. He will return t.
Boise in January when the Tenth
legislature convenes.
Earl Lemon of Petersburg, InC
who married Miss Sadie Shire
man on Nov. 25th, last, was seri
ously kicked in the side by g
horse. Two ribs were broker
and he was injured internally
and from last reports received
here the doctors did not thinl
that he could live.
The constitutional amendmen
abolishing the district and pro
bate courts and creating a coun
ty court in each county to trar
sact the judicial business no7
done by the district courts, wa
adopted by a light vote. Bu
the attorney general and othe
legsl authorities hold that tn
amendment was not properl
ratified, because not presente
in proper shape for the voter
to pass upon. The provision re
quiring the governor to call
special election to fill the vacar
cies resulting from the adoptio
of the amendment is nugatory a
: there are no vacancies now an
could be none under the amenG
ment until January, 1911, an
there will be a general electie
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-12-22
NOTICE.

Scaled bids will be received by the
Board of County Commissioners of
Custer county, Idaho, at their regular
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25

a on The Horse" thus: The
"A horse is the most useful an
imal in the world: so is the
y COW" The boy is the most
II interesting subject to write
about; so is the girl. AS a mem
ber OF the genus man he has
his defects; as a specimen of the
species boy, he has the merits Of
his defects. He may be white or
black or red or yellow or brown, but
he is seldom green and not often blue.
He travels light Life's task has no
terror to him. He does not know
where he is going to fetch up, and
does not always care whore he fetches
up, and sometimes does not care
whether he fetches up at all. His
task is to take the fairest vision that
can be made to unroll itself before the
imagination, transfer it to the interior
of his soul and reduce it to character
At ten, he is outlining a program for
middle life and at l6 deciding what he
is to be at 60.
AL the world looks on and some peo-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25

deadly execution on the commerce of the enemy
were sent out from Gloucester. and many of tho
erizzlcd old salts, who attain most venerable
age in this healthy climate, can tell from tales
told them by parents or grandparents of rich
prizes taken by the Gloucester fishermen turned
fighters.
The great storms that sweep the New England
coast have found iavOrite vortex in the
vicinity Of Gloucester and many shipwrecks have
taken lives by. The large sunken rock
called "Norman's Woe" which is well known to
every visitor, made famous by Longfellow
with his poem, The Wreck of the Hesperns.
Gloucester has been incorporated city since
1873, but in many respects it is hard 10 think of
it anything but fishing resort, little village
by the ocean side.
For one thing the flavor of oden times clings
to it. Among the some 5000 men who do moth
ing but fish there are many who have passed the
10-year-od mark and some who have numbered
as many as so years. yet they still able to
bear their share of the work in going after the
cod and mackerel. This fishing is both arduous
and dangerous.
1t is done from soops and schooncrs which
go to the fishing grounds daily. On each
schooner is a nest, so to speak, of dores series
of small boats differing in size that can
be comfortably slowed in another, and therefore
not take up much room When the fishing ground
has been found the sailors spread around in the
dories to get their catch.
Often in the fog some Of the small boats get in
the path of the swift-moving ocean liners, for the
favorite fishing banks directly line with
a muchravcled route. Often not many details
obanablc of the tragedy which ensucs. Only
few lines in the newspapers tell of a small boat
number of small boats with their crews
lost at sea A hundred thrilling tales of narrow
escapes be picked up in the course of a day
spent with these hardy men of the sea- but the
experiences never seem to daunt them. They
ready for the days trip and its hopes
for reward of a iratload of the shining, squirm-
ing, painting fish.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
LEST HE FORGET.
No Roseate Postcard Without Its
Thorn Of Suggestion.

HarOld's mOther-well call him liar-
old-went abroad a month ago, l"av-
ing Harold under the somewhat un-
substantial control of his elder sisters.
In spite Of the itcmizcd directions
with which even unto the moment of
final lcavc-taking she had not ceased
to lombard him. Ilarold's mother was
far from sure that her efforts would
have any lasting effect.
Her voyage was more or less dis
turbed by these doubts, but before
she landed on the other side she had
determined on a course Of action. Like
all small boys, Harold is most GOV,
etous of picture postcards and had
looked forward to a harvest from his
mothers trip. He got it
Every day she sent at least one
card. And whatever else it bore in the
way of Inscription, there was not one
which failed of this Introduction:
Just as soon as YOU get this so and
brush your teeth"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25

40 weight Of age bears him down,
That barefoot boy with fingers brown;
There's nothing empty in his face,
80 burden of the human race
Is on his back; nor is he dead.
To JOY or sorrow, hope or dread:
or ne can Gricvc and he can hope,
Z an shrink with all his soul from-sOap
y" brother to tn" OK is he
lies second cousin to the bee
II" looscns and lets down his Jaw
ma brings it up his gum to "chaw."
lherc's naught but sweat upon his brow
us slantcd somewhat forward now.
ms eyes are bright with eager light,
lies working with an appetite.
Nh, mo- That boy is not afraid
To wi"ld with all his might the spade,
N"r has h" any spit" at fate
1t" $ digging anrl"wurmS for bait
no precautions disturb his plans an,
more than his toilet. His very imprs
0nment in his own impromptu pre-
cram is providential form of protec
non. The future has no chance to ne
gotlate to him large loans of trOubl
not yet. Cncrushed by the tragedy
untroubled by the riddle and unterrt
ned by the greatness of life. he AZ
proaches it hlandy and blindly, NOR
ready because of those facts
Copyright by JOSEPH! B BowlesD
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
SHE GOT HER MhN-HAPPY.
indian Woman Not Likely to Be Left
Far Behind in Olfe's Battle.

Writing of the famous Dean Kaye
of Topeka, in Suburban Life, palL A.
Lovcwell. says:
Dean Kaye has had Interesting OK
pcriences during his soujOurns in the
wilderness. Once an Indian woman
came to his cabin
"'You marry she asked.
"'Ycs.' said the dean, I can marry
folks. Have you got a man"
Again the woman grllnted, and de.
parted. About sundOwn she returned
dragging with her an apparently
abashed and reluctant brave
Got him. she remarked. laConical.
ly, producing her marriage license
The man knew no English. but thL
woman prompted him when it became
necessary for him to give his assent
to the deans questions. When ii was
over the suuaw paid the minister his
fee and led her husband away III 'rl-
umph."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
III |lNNOIA Bolts .lH7oOUNIN MN
hlV[4A[uAQ z6W E35 2SSy44AlNyp

All the labor Of handling the fish has been sys-
tcmatilcd. as II had to b" in business whor"
the bulk is so great There is no wasted effort
carrying the fish into town. nor is the dirty
work permitted to the beauty of III" city
proper. Everything is done righ, at the wharvcs
where there is ever al hand mtl"ss supply OF
water TO do the vItally important final labor OF
cleansing
When "A two-mastcd schooner, laden 10 the gun
wales with its cargo of fish. into tho
wharvcs the fish carried to great tubs Over
these stand company of experts, men who hav"
cleaned hundreds of thousands of fish, and VIII"
make the quick cuts, and do the scrapins
with incredible 81 oed. Running each tub is a
hose. and after the waste has been removed. an
instant under the high prcssur" of water from
the hose cleans out The fish completely and makes
it and ready for the next step in the opera.
ton. Goldfish is dried and sa'ted before being
sent to the market, and The work is also done on
the wharvcs Here are ranged hundreds of
tables, exposed to the bright sunlight Tn"
cleansed fish are piled ~ in such manner that
the TayS get most admirable chance at
them. This summer has been hot that tn"
fishermen have had great difficulty in drying ont
the cod. Instead Of taking the water ont in tn"
gradual normal manner, III" sun has been so
te: that it baked the fish, and in this manner
many of them cooked so hard tn" out
side as TO b" virtually worthless for the market
But this IH a rare occurrence. for under ordi
nary condiio the climate of New England is
ideal and h" sun does the work of drying in a
manner far more satisfactory than could any
agency of mans production.
From the open-air dryin" tables the fish are
shifted TO the boxing and packing establishments
which also located along the water front and
then they made ready to be shipped to all
partE of tn" world.
Gioucest"r regards its fishing industry with the
same traditional pride that Il native of BRUSSELS
might regard the lace industry.
From generation to generation the families OF
noted hshcimen stick to the business, and moth
ing is more familiar boast to some grizzled old
follower OF The sea than TO be able to say that
his son and grandson both fishermen, and
that ther" IS strong probability that a great
grandson Just beginning to master the fine points
of the business will be better than any of them.
The cod of course is the most admired Of all
Waltons, lhough the mackcrel is also regarded
with great respect.
The dccpSea fishermen look down upon the
clam dgg"rs, but the latter afford to ignore
this contempt, for there is plenty of money to be
made in the sale of the bivalvcs. They are tC
be found in plenty the sandy shores of the
neghboThood, and at all hours of the day, but
especially at low tide, the clam hunters, turning
up the beach with their rakcs, can be seen al
work. Clam shucking is expert feature of the
work, and many of the old hands make phenome
nal records in dssociating the luscious clam from
its protecting shell.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
The ALBANY'S
ITALIAN GARDEN
An Attractive Feature Recently Added
TO i-nver's Noted Hpstciry.

Denver IS noted for us hutoIs-
especially Tor tLa ALBANY, which is
50 plusg, s-iyo aud up-'U dat" in ITS
maUagcW, that new features are con.
stantIy being added to please its guests
and increase its facilities for caring
for Them. Despite its constant crowds.
there is lways an air OF spaciuusncss
and com:or about it.
The latest thing at IN" Albany, 10
which mine hosts" sam f. DUttou
and Nj Erus',in, take particular pride
is a reuut.lrd and rrohr.St,ncd diniug
room. TIE Italian Garden near thu
Seventeenth street entrance. just blrs
of the office.
Among tho attractions of this beau
tilul room are It's high ceilings. Us
walls covered with pToluscly blossomyd
English IambI"r rose vines and It's
wealth of ferns. palms and Shrubs IL
ornamental vases. Among its shrubs
are English hox trees, imported from
| Belgium. and rare species of eyer
green from northern Russia Large
columns are drapcd with vines and
ornamont"d with foliage plants. Hang
| ing baskets decorate the windows,
| In the center Of the Italian Garden
is Il brilliant electric fountain, sur
mounted hy beautiful femal" statue.
! In lis DaSin mountain trout disport
thcmaolv 5 as if in their native stream.
A DELIGHTFULLY."- airy effect is pro
4 duced by :, great number of song birds
suspended from the ceiling by Invisible
| threads aud swaying with every move
ment of he air as if in the act of fly
ing. The illusion is greatly increased
by several mechanical singing birds
who's" notes are very close to naiur"
The furniture of he room, its IA
blcS. chairs and ScttCcs. of rOsCwOpI
and mahogany, Is in keeping with hs
decorations. the tables along the walls
with scttacs for four being charmiugly
cosy.
The II llian Garden is lighted. day
the effect, when the tables are all set
with silver and cut glass. is lrXnrions
III the extreme.
In the'dininr rooms and halfs of the
Albany grape vines and rose vines
are used with the utmost profuSion.
making them all bowers of grconory,
but pc haps the Crownlng touch ls
given in thc Italian Garden, which
VicS in its attractions with the be
rooms in the country and is nowhere
surpassed in tn" originality, good taste
and effectiveness Of its decorations. It
is things like these that make the Az
bany one Of the most talkch-about no
tells in the country and cause its
guests to come and come again and
bring their friends.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
Very Temptirg.

A man was brought before a tnstic"
of the peace charged with tho uftonH,
Of kissing a young woman by force
and violence, and against her Will
The young lady, who was very
handsome, gave her testimony in =
modest and straightforward manrcr.
after which his honor gave tho '"'low
ing decision:
"rhe court in this case Sympalhi2rs
with the defendant, and will therefor"
discharge him without fine, inprison-
mpnt or reprimand, because the court
while this case has been in progress,
has been obliged to hold on to botb
arms of his chair to keep from kissing
the complainant himself"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
THE MERITS OF HIS DEFECTS
BY J. S. KIRTLEY, DID,.
Author of "The Young Man and HIMSELF etc.

pie hold their breath. notably parents,
aunts and teachers. Fate and fortune
fight for his attention, while he-goes
swimming or skating. There may be
possibilities in him as vast as life and
as delicately uncertain as the Zephyrs,
but he keeps on swimming and skat-
ing and playing and hunting and fish.
ing. He may be making decisions that
send vibrations to the farthest shore
line of his oceanic future, but he ever
hears the imperative call of the field
and the forest and the stream. His
motto seems to be:
Gather yc the rosehuds while ye may;
Old time is still "A flying;
And this same flower that blooms to-day
Tomorrow may h" dying"
The meaning of this apparent blend
ing of stupidity and cOnceit and sew
eral other things is that W. has an in
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
AVOID RISK IN BUYING PAINT.

You take good deal of risk If You
buy white lead without having abso-
lutte assurance as TO lis purity aud
quality. You know white lead is often
adultcratod. often miSTcUrescnt"d.
But there's no need at all to tali"
any chances. The Dutch BOY Paint
err trade mark Of the National Lead
Company. the largest makers Of gen
uine white lead, on Il package of
White Lead, is positive guarantee
of purity and quality. It's as depend
able as the Dollar Sign. If you'll
write the National Lead Company.
Woodbridge Bldg. New York City,
they will send you a simple and cor,
tain outfit for testing white lead. and
a valuable book on paint. free.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25

side senSitiveness to things that are
really preparing him for ais future and
that he is actually making some Of his
momentous decisions, as sort of side
issue-"while you wait" and hold your
breath. He can do two or three things
at once-can play, eat and make a
noise; at the same time, decide affairs
CT destiny. His defects do not sci up
an agitation in his gray matter IIo
knows them not.
The burdens of the future are not
swaying down his back Edwin Mark
ham rose on the nation with that dark
poem on The Man with the Hoe" in
which he represents the labOrng man
as reduced to the level of the on and
some one has written a travcsty on
that roem entitled. The Boy with the
Spadd"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25

the town had earned a
vital place in the life of
the colonies. and many
of the ships that went
out to do battle with the
fighting craft Of England
were built and fitted out
in Gloucester. Il large
part of the money that
made them coming from
patriotic contributions
on the part of the own
crS of the big fish in
dus'ry. The town had TO
bear the brunt Of an at
tack by the British dur
in% the revolution. but
the ships of the enemy
were rcpulscd by the
hardy Scamcn.
During the war of
1872 a number OF priva-
tcorSmcn that wrought
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
Eixity Of Purpose,

The man who succeeds above his
clearly disccrns his object, and toward
that object habitually directs his pow
ers. Even genius itself is but fine OBJ
servation strengthened by hxity OF
purpose. Every man who observes Wig
Ilan,ly and resolves steadfastly grows
Lytton.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
OFT 70 THE7 FISHING GROZLnD

AVE you acclimated YETI in
quired a genial tourist of another
tourist of the same genus. as
they awaited train in the
depot at Gloucester, Mass.
"Acclimatcd? asked the G. T.
of the second part. ITO what?'
TO this Goldfish smell. OF
course" answered G. T. No. /.
Even the air is tiShN in GlOMCoS.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
AFRAID TO EAT.
Girl Starving on ill-SeIected Food.

Several years ago | was actually
starving writes a Me girl, yet dared
not eat for fear of the consequences
Il had suffered from indigestion
from OvcrwOrk, irregular meals and
improper food, until at last my stom.
ach became so weak could eat
scarcely any food without great dis.
tress.
MANY kinds OF food were tried, all
with the same discouragng effects.
steadily lost health and strength until
l was but a wreck of my former self
Having heard of Grape-Nuts and
Its great merits, l purchased pack.
age. but with little hope that it would
help mel was so discouraged
Il found it not only appetiZing but
that could eat it as liked and that
1t satisfied the craving for food with.
out causing distress, and if | may
use the expression, it filled the bill.
For months GrapeNuts was my
principal article Of diet. | felt from
right way to health and happiness,
and my anticipations were fully re-
allied.
with its continued use l regained
my usual health and strength. To-day
am well and can eat anything like.
yet Grape Nuts food forms part of
my bill of fare" "Thcre'3 a Reason" ."
Name given by Postum Co. Baltic
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well.
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full Of human
interest.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
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ter, but nobody complains for it is the citys
way of earning livelihood. 1t is the smell
Of fish in the process of decay of salt fish. but
1t is the exhilarang of the Atlantic. for the
fish that you smell in Gloucester freshly
caught. Gloucester has really never known any
thing else. for since its beginning approaching
its chief industry, and to-day it is the greatest
fishing center of the United States. and, according
to the belief Of many, of the world.
Nothing more picturesque be imagined than
this quaint New England town, where from the
ocean the 10000 inhabitants get the greater part
Of their suStenance.
Gloucester is 81 miles from Boston, and it in
cludes the villages of Annisquam. Bay View, East
Gloucester, Freshwater Grove, Lanesll lille, Magno-
liza, Riverdae and West Gloucester.
The magnificent harbor, large and affording safe
water room for the largest ships of the world. has
had the effect of encouraging traffic in other things
besides fish Salt, coal and lumber largely i'm
ported There interests in granite Quarrying,
drop forging, brass founding, the manufacture of
fish glue, anchors machinery. oil cloth, nets, twine
sails, cigars and shoes. Moreover, Gloucester also
has shipbuding plants worthy the
But after all 1t Is the fishing that interests the
thousands of visitors, not only those who actually
spend the summer in the vicinity, but the thousands
who visit Gloucester while passing through Massa
chusetts in the course of the popular summer tour
of the New England states.
1t was not until the beginning of the eighteenth
century that Gloucester became especially prom
nent for its fisheries and its shpbuildng industries
but by the time of the outbreak of the revolution
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25

Mistress-5ridgct It always seems
to me that the crankicSt mistresScs
get the best cooks.
Cook-Ah, 20 on wild yer blarney.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-09-25
Had Something Coming.

That's the parson that married
me-" Shall soak him one for YOU"
Simplicissimus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-12
" ~ FaSlliz16;'tt)psg
U
tdShip- imposed upon then

fdShiP1 imposed upon the44
ThrT were compelled to week ii
night without additional remuneration
for their services. Fortuna. ely the
unions have taken up that matter
some OF them had homes in the coun-
try, but being obliged to remain on
duty at night, were unable to retufH
to their homes sometimes for two and
three days, which compelled them to
pay double for their living expenses.
Instead of inaugurating a new sys-
TEN of auditin@ it would be we'll to
appoint 4 committee under whose d.
rectiOn expenditures should be made.
especially as this is the only depart
ment where the official head has al
sOlute control over the appropriations.
sOlute control over the appropriations.
tention to the departments OF the COY
eminent at the national capital wha
enjoy a majority Of the appropria-
tons made for the expenses of the
government, and less to private corpo-
ratons and the management Of their
funds
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-12

There is a general indication 10
stamp out evils in all departments OF
governments. The Hon. James Bryce
English Ambassador, in q recent
speech said that there has never been
among the best citizens Of the United
States so active a public spirit. SO
warm and pervasive a desire to make
progress in removing all such evils
as legislation can touch. Never We're
the best men both in Legislature and
in the highest executive positions
more sure OF sympathy and Support
for the labors of the country's veal.
Mr.. Bryces appreciation of the enor-
nous increase in legislation and the
causes for it are masterful, and upon
the whole he thinks that the methods
followed in this country are prefer
able to those adopted in England, but
he suggests that more time should be
given to the consideration OF our laws
before their passage and that greater
caution should be used in the prepa-
ration of all bills which are to be-
come laws so that after their passage
they may be consistent and concise and
so expressed that they would not be
subject to different constructions
This could be done by the commit
tees to whom all bills are referred
His admission that in some points !
our methods Of legislation and the
execution Of the laws are admirable.
is quite refreshing when we consider |
the disposition on the part OF foreign
American