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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
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BY REV. DIR. OLIVER HUCKEL.
Milwaukee.

and the sscrenes of the situation There fine of together
which people must consciously unconscous are certain
rules of conduct perfectly definite reasonable be
observed if the home is to be happy.
The true basis of happy home love- patience humor
of God Love the first of welded happiness Not selfish
love- too often exang and jealous love- seeks to give
and to make the other happy that moo the friction that
endureth all things and forgiveh all things and fah
unhh love- there must be mutual forbearnce Pa
hnce patience patience is the word Every home has inevitable
problems There different dispositions and looking things
especially if there is decided character both Sides
Mutual courtesy after marriage also as before
marriage DEAFNESS and familiarity do away with
the happy of courtesy and poeness love-
though them day The goodby kiss of the hand
from the window long distance toward keeping warm and
loving all day long.
Humor necessary factor in the hppiest life Do not take
life too seriously Take mishap with spice 1t will
housekeeping much good laugh tense situation
will often relieve the strain and the day. husbands part in the
making of happy home that he arbitrary authority and
refer to the word oey in the marriage acknowledge
equality and the sovereignty of mutually He
probation He must have except
mutual friends to both He be honest just her in money
matters They equal i'm life tyranny or
subterfuges
spoiled many home.
The we part the making happy home is to love her husband
next to God and make him feel it. She discreet in talk to out
sders about home affairs She must great with
He enjoys being managed it be wisely cevery must also
remember that her just and foremost duty societies. char
tiles outside things but to her home children She must be
good homemaker She ought also to do just much please
her husband after marriage as before marriage.
Religion has real place every home It makes its sweetest
and dvnest atmosphere The problems many and too
serious in rearing and training immortal the problems
without prayer to God for guidance and help The belongs
God ordained of God and helps keynote is loving
reverence and reverent love- 1t glimpse of heaven.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
Marriage Laws.

NoiiiN6C Laws
There could hardly be a more prof.
liable undertaking for a young man
and young woman who contemplate
matrimony than a study OF marriage
as historic institution. 1t would
show them better than almost any
thing else could do their relations to
society and to the state, and would
give them a personal understanding
OF what the minister means when, in
the beginning of the ceremony, he
says, mot by any to be entered into
unadvisedly or lightly" The laws of
marriage in all Christian countries,
says the Youths Companion, are de-
rived from the canon law, that is, the
law established by the Christian
church In the middle ages. This law
was based upon the Roman civil law,
influenced to a considerable degree
by Teutonic Ideas. Marriage laws are
also Influenced, and In some countries
controlled, in respect Of marriage
within certain degrees Of relationship
or affinity, by the laws of Moses, con
tanned in the book of Leviticus Grad
ually some of these prohibitions have
been relaxed. In the recent case of
the deceased wife's sister act of Eng
land II was a matter of controversy
whether the Mosaic law forbids such
marriages. The purpose Of all statute
law, as applied to marriage, is now
land has always been primarily the
protection Of the state, and secondar-
lily the safeguarding of the rights of
the contracting parties. The Roman
Catholic church regards marriage as
sacrament. The Protestant churches
OF western Europe reject this theory,
and In order to lessen or prevent
isecret marriages demand that the
consent of parents be obtained. Even
I'm Roman Catholic countries to-day
marriage is governed by civil legisla-
ltion. The civil marriage has been
said, indeed, to be the great innova.
ition of the nineteenth century. In
most Catholic countries two services
are performed. The religious cere-
mony complies with the theory that
marriage is sacrament, the civil
ceremony with the theory that 1t is a
contract. In these countries the civil
ceremony alone makes the marriage
valid. The church ceremony alone
does not.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

When science through the medium
of Darwin and his co-laborers made
monkeys of us in retrospect we were
startled That discovery, however,
revolutionary though It was, cannot
be classified as any more wonderful
than are other discoveries now being
made or announced in a low tone of
voice by the discoverer at some meet
ing Of scientists. Usually he mentions
what he has found out in a casual
way as If he didn't think much of 1t
but wanted to get 1t off his mind so
that he might return to his laboratory
and put in eight hours or so a day
making more discoveries. If this sort
of thing keeps on we shall soon know
as much about our internal machinery
and the workings thereof as we now
know about the stars. In fact, we
shall be as familiar with the alimen.
tary canal as with the canals of Mars.
When man gets sick he will drag
himself to the repair shop and the
machinist and the electrician win
make him over as If he were an old
boiler. 1t will be great day about
January next when the inventors
all get together and relate the results
OF their experiments for the year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
A Young Brides Experience
By CATHERINE SLOVENIAN LONG
(copyrlght.)

Serena and Lloyd Bertram had just
returned from their honeymoon. At
the breakfast table Lloyd had pro-
posed the matinee that afternoon to
which Serena eagerly assented, and
it was arranged that she should call
for him at his office after luncheon, as
she had considerable shopping to do
in the morning.
The morning passed all too quickly
Never had stores seemed so attrac-
tive, never were goods so temptingly
set forth, but at last she had reached
the end of her list, and sat in the tea
room in solitary state at luncheon.
Dear mel" she said, as she nibbled
a salad sandwich and looked thought
fully at the neighboring chair filled
with bundles. 81 wonder how in the
world l ever came to carry all those
parcels instead of having them sent.
1 don't want to take them all to the
matinee"
The more Serena considered it, the
more veXed she became at her own
want of forethought Suddenly very
bright idea occurred to Serena.
Blessed be jackets with large
sleeves and blouse effects in 'front.'"
she exclaimed. 81 wonder why didn't
think of that before"
A visit to the ladies' waiting-room
resulted in the emergence of a re-
constructed young woman, put in nat
ty matinee order, and without a sus-
picion of bundle about her, save that
one sleeve bulged a little at the ell
bow. She glanced approvingly at her
self in the mirror of the elevator, and
smiled as the pressure of the pas
sengers against her arms reminded
her of something.
She was somewhat late, but on her
way out of the store she stopped to
purchase pair of scissors. She quick
ly tore the wrapping paper from them,
and as she fastened down the aisles,
thrust them slyly into her jacket
front. AS she did so a man who had
followed quickly along behind her,
laid OBTAINING hand upon her arm.
Pardon me-" he said, but wait
moment, please?"
What is it?" said Serena, turning,
and expecting to find that she had
dropped something.
Pardon me-" repeated the usher,
who had bald head and a suave
smile combined with colossal dig
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

nifty acquired by much stately prom.
enading up and down the aisles of
large department store, but step this
way?"
He opened door into a small room
led her in, then retired, closing it after
him. Serena stood gazing after him,
speechless with establishment.
Presently the door opened, and the
usher returned accompanied by a
woman. She was tall and large with
most incorporating expression of
countenance.
is this the person, Miss Ryan" said
the usher, who stole the holt of
lace from your counter last Thurs.
day?"
Serena gave Mortified shrek and
sank into chair. The woman stood
regarding her scrutinizingly from head
to foot, quite deaf to her frantic pro
testations.
TITS the same" said Miss Ryan at
last conclusively. "I'd know her anv.
where by her red hair" she explained
But couldn't possibly have done
such a thing" walled poor Mrs. Ber.
tram. Il was in Washington last
Thursday on my wedding trim. We
only arrived here yesterday and 7
never was in the city but once before
in my life a year ago."
The sales-lady smiled superciliors
ly. My, but amt she bold onel" She
said with certain admiration. and
her up to the same tricks TODAY Iu
bet, Mr.. Cramer."
Il think you'd better search berp
suggested that gentleman, with no
diminution of impressiveness.
Miss Ryan, nothing loath, seized tbo
resisting arm of the little bride wb,
turned pale and then guilty rcd
Just as I thought" she said feeIino
up and down Serena's sleeve. "sba,s
got things on her now"
She ripped open the Jacket hutton,
and out fell pair of gloves. some am
broidery silks, lace collar, a stoctina
darner, a package of tin teasnoons
and several spools of thread Tben
she reached down thu sleeves ans
drew from one a ~s1rr gravv.sn Gnu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

Street names spelled out in bright
colors or figures and imbedded in ce-
ment walks are one of the most re-
cent innovations in American city
architecture. The plan has been tried
In Kansas City on all the large boule-
wards. the main idea being not to dis.
figure the street and houses by the
usual printed signs that are placed on
the walls of corner houses or fastened
to the lamp posts at the intersections
of the streets. The name OF each
boulevard is spelled out in letters
from six to eight inches high, formed
with stones about one-half inch
square laid in the cement sidewalk,
similar to the tile or ceramic Mosaic
work which is now so frequently seen
in the vestibules of buildings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
WILD HORSEBACK
RACE FOR BRIDE
TWO MONTANA RANcHMEN MAJ.
HuNDRED-MILE RIDE
FOR LICENSE.
EACH IGNORANT OF THE oTHFp
Arrive at Destination at Sam.
ment' Learn of Girls DupIlelty,
and Decide Neither
Wants Her.

Sioux City, Ia.-How would Won M
to ride at break-neck speed on bor.0
back for 100 miles and arrive a. ~
license clerks Office Just as anotta
fellow was taking out license for A.
girl you intended to marry? And .n a'
pose the other fellow had done ~
same long-distance ride, a nrou,-'
made by the young woman who has
been wooed by both and who how S
promised to wed both? l
This was the situation tbat
fronted ]. j. Jackson and 8
Bretherton, ranchers near pms
Mont. They were coming to sIo".
City to marry Miss May Florence prt
terrified, aged 20, pretty, and the niece
Of the late State Senator ButtersolS
of South Dakota.
Miss Butterfeld, who also lvo.
near Butte, was loved by both tba
young ranchers. Their wooing w.s
ardent and continuous. The winsomo
young woman could not decide which
of the westerners she admired bost
And finally, when she left home for
tour of the east, she had half war
promised to become the bride of both
On her return some she stepped IN
at Sioux City for a visit. Then she
felt that she wanted to see her i'm.
petuous lovers. And she sent each
telegram saying she would marry the
one that came to her at once.
Out in Butte two young men board.
ed the same train together. They
climbed into the same coach. took
the same seat. But as such things
go neither discussed the matter
closest his heart. And they both rode
on into the night, blissfully ignorant
of the others intentions.
At Vermillion, S. D., they had to
wait for connections, and here both
young men were handed kilograms.
They read: Come at once. Called
home. Father ILL.," Both seemed i'm
bued with the same idea. There
would be no train for five hours The
trusty saddle was the only thing.
Horses were speedily secured and the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

vent Of Leap who wishes
cannot be said be lacking of joke
and there often little humor in after the fatal knot ed
perhaps she entitled all the fun she out before The que
ton is much complicated than sounds 1t usually this
simple There instances where young apparently
shy to declare his love- and the should be at liberty relieve his
shynes by asking him her Now it, when goes ACQUIRING
her beaudea always accepts the situation would be humorous
but is impossible to imagine comica sight than trying
mo nicely fair sutoress And what Of her feelings after the
refusal? Would not any worthy the prefer
with her passion undaed than subject
of humly 1t not courage that wanted time
of rule 1t humiliation for
haps this should whole code the
decy of womans position for the shy
propose and the misguided
the wageearn it would alter the entire position
that by principle although she too often fact therefore pride
must always be wounded when she support
so politely refuses.
Real however, required when there necessity
eusa-tha is why shines in this capay-and
who would not finch before the of hundred would
be capable of murmurng eyes" in faint baritone
should ask him to her That exactly the spirit
they should feel incapable of refusing anything
and the only security for happiness to train the masculine mind
that point of view If the contrary the custom proposals
obtains the poor will be married right
at first have the courage say o but affairs will
not last long Man cannot with impuny given liberty
rapidly develops strength of character which akin obna
give him chance exercise his will in the
world will be of old maids At
the NATTER although he thinks he does it ALL
whom she determines make her and without
posing which at best must be trying function She
quers-and makes him propose to her. Nothing easier
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
~ Want a License to Wedl"

race for girl began, each still ignoF'
ant of the others intentions,
Two roads lead out of Vermillion lot
the Missouri river. Both are straight
and hard, but they diverge until they
come to point again at McCooK' D.
D., just across the Iowa line from
here. No one knows how fast inc
men rode, but both arrived in inc
courtyard few minutes apart. Ihep
ponies were dripping foam, yet u,0
ranchmen hardly noticed the animals
as they leaped from their backs anu
ran for the courthouse.
Il want a license to wed, Saiu
Jackson to Clerk Frank Trip
Il want a license TO we'd ecnOeu
Bretherton to Deputy Clerk hSii'
Synder.
Both officials started to comply W.
when the name of the young WU~"
was asked Clerk Trip glanced sna a,r,
ly at the other man and asked niD'
to repeat it. He did so.
This is strange" said Trip. Az a,o
you gentlemen sure this is no. wv
same woman you wish to marry
In an instant both men began
planning. 49,,
Besides" said Clerk Trip, sSs
must bring the girl here WIN "
nesses."
A fight between the two youns a,t.
was narrowly averted, as botn ssI 10
ed out to hunt the elusive brlde'w
But when they left they were
talking earnestly together. 80
When jackson and Bretherton Wi ri.
seen several hours later they nav .ome
IDENTIFY made up their minds u me
great decision, for both seelneu
best of friends. and
I'VE discussed the matter pr We
con-" said young Jackson an ,SouId
concluded that neither OF US
marry the girl. ,..or Of
81 didn't intend to marry e'l putter.
them, anyway" declared MISS p p her
field with a toss of her head D uniyer
eyes were red and there was
in her voice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

Why are there so many
failures in marriage, SO
many disappointed lives,
so many blighted homes,
SO much of discord, scam
dial and divorce? Largely
because of unreasonable
ness and foolish expecta-
tions or a failure to
grasp the common sense
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

Anna Gould will yet be obliged to
hire special secretary to deny mar.
rage rumors about her. She might
arrange with the newspapers to have
the rumor Of her union with the
prince issued on Tuesdays and Fri
days, with her stereotyped denial, and
on Thursdays and Saturdays the ru.
NOR of cancellation with her former
husband. That would leave her three
days to herself. which is little enough
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

Frank Vanderbilt declares that New
York is the nerve center of the United
States. However, he will have to adj
init that in response to demand few
not unimportant ganglia have devel.
oped in other portions of the United
States. particularly in the west.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31

A New York cat saved the lives of
two people by caterwauling and thus
waking them in time to escape from a
burning building. 1t will be the rank
est ingratitude for them to ever throw
things at yowling cats after this.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-31
mhrn 1lfnntatt GnRa a-A1nntttg
On Un1 RRnarRt
BY LENA GUILBERT FORD.

ER TIME has ushered in the year which is supposed to
great boon to his daughters 1t would be interesting to
know how many of the fair contemplating making
of the privilege Leap Year. brings with it. Probably few
really to propose and certainly fewer would adj
NIT their intention of doing 1t is only another of the
unattanabe being desired it is attanedfor compared
with the number of who protest against the injustice
of the fact that man proposes very small percentage avail
themselves Of the opportunity periodically afforded by the adj
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-25
Tho Huntsman's Mass.

''Once every year, on st. Hubert's
day, one may see hundreds of dogs In
the Cathedral Of Notre Dame at Brus-
sells AT the huntsman's mass on that
day the owners Of hunting dogs take
the animals to church with them,
and for q short time the sacred edifice
becomes a dog show place." says a
writer in Berlin paper. To heighten
the effect all the worshipers attend In
hunting costume and the bugle plays
an important part in the musical serv-
Ice. When the last celebration took
place stranger in the city, who was
staying at one Of the large hotels near
the place, strolled toward the cathedral
and took with him pet spaniel. 'Ev-
cry dog has his day." he said, "and
this is It," At the church entrance
two pointers growled at the little dog
and did 1t so fiercely that the little fell
low turned and ran. He was coaxed
back, but again driven away by anoth-
er large dog. 1.-THE owner took the
hint" says the writer, and returned
to the hotsl with his little pet, con-
WINGED that the big dogs looked upon
the spaniel as an intruder, that he had
no part in the St Hubert's mass and
that the day was not every dogs"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-25
A Doq Story

A Columbus man who likes to hunt
quail, who is handy with the gun and
has fine bird dog whose work as a
retriever is remarkable loaned him to
q friend who was only an amateur at
the business. About the middle of the
forenoon of the first day the dog re-
turned to his masters home. The lat
ter, not knowing what had happened,
took his gun In the afternoon to try
the dog. He worked all right, and a
number of birds were secured The
next day he met. the friend who had
borrowed the dog. What Is the mat
ter with that dogY' he asked. I'VE
got up covey Of quail and shot at
them, but missed. We afterward got
up a number Of the scattered birds
and took a dozen shots or more, but
got nothing, and the dog put his tail
between his legs and struck across the
fields In the direction Of his home"
It Is evident that the dog. disguised
at the poor shooting, decided that the
men with the guns were not In his
class and decided to cut 1t out--Co-
lumbus CO., Dispatch
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-25
Waltz IL Not Modern.

Many people labor under the I'm
preston that the waltz is Of modern
origin, owing to the fact that>i 1t was
comparatively unknown IN America or
In England until the early part Of the
nineteenth century. But it was brought
originally from Provence to the court
Of Henry II. Of France, at Fontaine-
bleau, by the Connie de 6aulte. Mary,
queen Of Scots, imported it into Scot
land, for history records her as hav-
ing incurred the bitter wrath and fierce
denunciation Of John Knox and Of 9TH
er d1vines of the land Of cakes" for
dancing It on one memorable occasion
at the palace OF Holyrood. Toward
the end OF the seventeenth century it
was danced throughout southern Ger
many and Austria, the celebrated waltz
tune and popular song, 20, Du Lieber
Augustin," dating from 1870. But as
already stated, it was not until the first
two decades of the nineteenth century
that it made its first appearance In
England and the United States, when
It was alternately denounced and laud-
ed by the poets OF the epoch
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-25
WorId,. Finest Fruits.

An interesting discussion in the Brit
ish Royal Horticultural society a few
years ago as to what was the finest
fruit in the world ended by giving the
palm to certain yellow neetarine
raised from peach by the late Fran
els Rivers. Next to this perhaps comes
a properly ripened greengage, one Of
the best varieties Of the plum. The
greengage came into Europe by way
Of Italy and from Italy was brought
to France early in the sixteenth cen
fury by the wife Of Francis l., in
whose honor it received the name of
Refine Claude, by which 1t is still wide
ly known. Soon afterward it was in
troduced into England from Italy I'M
der the old Italian name Verdoch and
about the same time from France.
The latter importation, however, came
with lost labels to family Of promi.
nent English amateur horticulturists
Of that day named Gage, from whom
the fruit received Its present name.-A
London Chronicle.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-25
Another Glass.

The seventeenth century puritan
preachers talked for two hours or more
not "by the clock" but by the hour
glass. At least one Of them turned
the glass to humorous account. He
found himself no further than the mid
die Of the sermon when the sands had
run OUT Drunkenness was his sub
tect, and, reversing the horologe, Lets
have another glass;" said he. Sir
Roger L'Estrange tells Of parish
clerk who sat patiently until the
preacher was three-quarters through
his second glass and the majority Of
his hearers had quietly left the church.
Rising at a convenient pause, he ask
ed the minister to close the church
door when he had done, land push the
key under 1t, as he and the few that
remained were about to retire"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-25
Gaml,Iina.

The supreme objection to gambling
In all It's forms, whether In sport or
In speculative business, is that 1t works
harm and loss to society. AS soon as
any practice or conduct is found to be
socially hurtful it thereby becomes
wrong, whatever men may have
thought of it before Does not all NOR
atty rise to consciousness through the
fact of social advantage or injurys
Now the long and costly experience of
mankind bears uniform testimony
against gambling till at last the YER
dict Of civilization has become as near
ly unanimous as human judgment can
be that 1t is an intolerable nuisance.
1t Is dangerous or unsocial form of
excitement. 1t hurts character, demon
Allies industry, breeds quarrels, tempts
men to self destruction, and 1t works
special injustice to women and chill
dren. We may not know precisely why
morphine preys upon the nervous sys-
tenn and has to be labeled poisonous"
The fact Is the main consideration.
So with the stimulus or excitation Of
gambling. Grant that I profess my
self willing to pay for my fun. The
fun is degrading, like the prize fight
or bear baiting-Charles b. Dole In
Atlantic.