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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09

cry over a suggestion of so sage a
character, and all given with the best
intentions in the world. but that is
what she did. and he left her before
the storm subsidized. without bothering
TO say good-by.
Then he went to Ohio and reported
for duty at the large establishment
operated by his friend. In all his life
he had never e such m~agnifcentlv
appointed offices and he felt that he had
reached a place where the surround.
ings were in consonance with his am.
bition. He was beginning to feel al
home. The round-faced nan met him
with a bright smile and a glad hand
then took him a~ffectionately bv the
arm and led him into his private Of.
fee. There they chatted for a long
while. The big man was delighted
over the improved appearance of his
young protege. and in a short time
learned what he could do and assigned
him to an important position. The
salary was even up to the rather Cd
timistic view entertained by Eddie
himself. As he was leaving Mr. Trust.
well nudged his new employe slyly in
the side and said:
BY the way, where's our little girl
Nen?"
Darrell laughed lightly.
"Oh, didn't bring her along" he
said. I guess she's got another fellow
by this time"
DO you can to tell me sir. said
the old gentleman. his manner
changing with terrible rapidity. that
You have deserted that young WON.
an?"
Why, II, you know she's a..
we'll
Don't say it, sir. lest I strike YOU
down!" cried the big man. in white
heat. "A man might steal and reform.
But there's no hope for such as YOU,
There's the exit-go, You"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
ONE LESSON WHOLLY WASTED.
Little Surprise Planned BY BiIIiuer
McSSzt Not 4 Success.

@Lobelia. asked Mr.. Mcswst. Who
was rmmaging IN one Of the closets.
have you done anything With thar
old coat Of mine that used to hang On
the last hook in hereE
Yes" answered Mrs McSEzt 4
gave II TO the Volunteers.
You did, did yOu Wei. youn
be sOTy 70 learn. perhaps. that TIRE
was a hvedolzr bill in it which I
vas going 10 give you If 1 found that
coat u~ndisturbed at the beginning OF
March
%. I think not, B1liger- I searched
it thoroughly before I gave it away
You're q pretty smzu woman.
LObelia. but il didn't occur TO you TO
look inside the lining
%. yes. it did. and 1 found the Eve
dollar bill 1 spent it for the rubber
plant in the front parIor that you have
admired so much and wondered how
I managed 10 buy out OF NY allowance
You're a pretty smart nan. BlligeI.
but there are times when you don't
look the part
There being no further business be
fore the house Mr.. McSEzt adjourned
without form
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
When Like Cures Like

IF you want to be forever cured Of
smoking cigarettes" said the woman
who is, have a cigarette fend visit
You for a couple of weeks. I inherited
one recently. Now she is gone. 1
breathe again. She was like a little
chimney, smoking, smoking, day and
night. l would wake at the sound of
the scratching OF a match, then smell
the smoke. l shudder at the smell
OF the smoke. l used to come in out
OF the fresh air and find the fiat filled
with smoke and the smell OF it. l
would throw up every window. 1 felt
NE throwing her out of one of them.
sitting there with the fendish cigar
e'te between her teeth. smoking.
smoking, smoking. Not any more
cigarettes for me, l can tell you. /
am cured."-New York Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09

$50 for something that could take
In a veteran sport"
And so this particular winter Jack
a fixed up the slickest scheme Won
ever heard of. The clubs headQuar-
tiers were at q farmhouse about a
quarter OF 8 mile from the lake. and
We used TO go out there as som as
mere was a good snow on the ground
and AXE some beagles along and
snake the country up for rabbits.
Big Jack" who was q clever me-
chanic, and an electrician besides
went out there and built a little trolley
track in the orchard that ran m
and down hill and around among the
trees. and that worked as slick as one
OF these little tracks that they use TO
send cash back and forth on in he is
T Well, sir, he next shot a
rabbit and got it mounted al stretched
out, and then he fixes the rabbit on
the track and gets the wires and null
leys arranged so that he could keen
the rabbit on a steady swing around
this track, up and down. in and out
oy sitting under the kitchen and work.
ing the dingus from down there
Wen, say, now, Didn't that tame
some OF the real wise" bows. 7
guess yes, Every Saturday night when
we'd 90 out TO the lake we'd take
some hunter along. and after the bows
would get 10 playing "cinch in the
situng-room, some fellow would come
In sort Of excited and say: Where's
my gum and commence to tumble
around the gun rack The fellows who
were in the deal would say: What do
you want with your gum
Then the Nimrod would saw.
There's a rabbit out in the orchard
By q little smooth work we could
generally get the new arrival TO dig
into the night with the feIl intent
OF destroying the rabbit: and IL he
a real hunter, even he would usu.
ally take a couple of shots az the
trolley rabbit before he would catch
On TO the joke. But if he was a
green hand he would stand there and
bang away for a dozen shots The
boys always went along and fed shells
o him and encouraged him to shoot
after he had finally 'tumbled~ TO
he hoax. it was worth a supper next
week in town.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09

One time we got word from "Jsck-
that he had a fresh victim in TOW
who would be on hand the next Sat.
urday night ar the depot. and for us
all 10 be slrs 10 come down and meet
Wilbur. Tbs Wilbur was simply sag
ging In his side-pOckefs With non
and II was figured that he would do
the handsome thing b. the BOYS when
we gave him an Interview with our
rabbit
All the wy out We a in the
smoker, = this Wilbur won about
a dollar ard 50 cents playing cfpcb"
with three Of Is. He wzs green
enough hunting. but he seemed TO
know how to play -cinch" all rfght
We talked a lot about the rabbit shoot.
ing around the lake, but We didn't tin
on our game By any remarks about
rabbits in the orchard. Then pie
Jack says: Wen make up a purse Of
I'VE dollars for the fellow that gets
the first rabbit, and everyone agreed
to # and Clipped in 50 cents apiece.
When we got TO the station Old Ma
Carmody met US. and when we asked
him about rabbits the old man savs.
-Slathers Of EN- I see en- ulsy1n,
round the yard on moonlight nights
and they're gnavin' at the old cab
bages left in the garden an chasiu'
each other in the orchard. Your
have fine sport tomorrow: there
hasn't been a gun fired at EN- yet
Well, Of cOurse this was a grand
steer" for Wilbur. and gave him an
idea that there were rabbits BY the
million in the country. and he wanted
to get his gun out Of the case and
stick ina couple Of shells IN case we
saw any rabbits on the way over. But
Old Man Carmody put a stopper on
that by declaring that the team
wouldn't stand for shooting from the
wagon, and so We coaxed Wilbur 10
keep his artillery under cover until
later.
We arrived at the house and wilbur
was introduced all around and we had
an elegant supper waiting for Us. We
showed our prospective member the
.gun-racks. the mounted ducks. lack
snipe. wOOdcOck, ruled grouse. prairie
chickens and other specimens in the
front room. which was our show
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
THE MIGRATE
Copyright by Daily Story PUB Coz
By EDGAR WHITE

MS discharge and walked out into the
sunlight. He had gained flesh while
In the pe~nitentiary and looked more
K a man. He was in the very prime
OF lie clear-eyed and strong. Being
Weildressed and Of fine appearance he
was keenly aware Of the favorable
Impression he created. In his old
nome toYn-the town where he had
made his misstep-the glad hand was
extended on every side. He was in
Yited TO social functions, attended his
Old church and was smilingly received
by the young women. The prodigaI
mad returned and all, in the goodness
OF their hearts, were bent on forget,
ting the mistake and encouraging him
IN MS Efforts to retrieve his reputa,
ton.
The e~x-conyict began to feel that he
hadn't been so bad after all, and when
the subject of his term in the pen was
referred TO he spoke bitterly of the
excessive punishment given him.
But that was past now and he in
tended to buckle down and show the
old father and mother and his many
friends that he was worthy of their
confidence. He would begin by cut
ting out all his evil associates and
practices and start in fresh.
Nell resigned her job and returned
10 Stanheld. Then she waited with a
Woman's confidence for the compile
uon oil the omance the paper had
talked about. But there wasn't anv
romance. With the offer of employ.
ment by a wealthy and highly reputa-
bic old gentleman it would be folly
to approach him with a Magdalen as
his bride. Anybody with both eyes
shut could see that So he told her
gently but firmly that matters between
them were yer and piously advised
her to seek some honest employment
and try TO be good. 1t was a little
odd that she should break down and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09

room. and then we got together in
4 siut1ng-roOm for another session OF
cineh Well, sir. this here Wilbur
was a lucky devil at 'cfnch." Seems
as II he got the cards. and he knew
how TO play en- He kept winning
steady, and by and BY after he was
about three dollars ahead Buck
SWear1ngen went out doors and after
padding around in the light snow that
lay on the ground. he comes in kind OF
sly and says; ~Where'd I put nv
gum"
This Wilbur fellow he'd Just Won a
game, and Big Jack was shufsinz
the cards, and JACK speaks I'D and
SAYS; What's up; is that old owl cut
there, BuckT~
No" says Buck. but I saw q
rabbit running around in the orchard.
and thought I'd run in and nail hin.
l win the five IL I get him. don't ~
oh no." says Big Jack: that's
tor a fair start in the morning. every
fellow in the timber and the oz
loose. Go ahead and get him. though.
Hold on, though. saws Jack" as
thought seemed 70 strike him. what's
the matter with our new member tax.
ing first crack 1t him..
An right. says Buck. ven both
so" So Buck and this Wilbur boz
they snakes their breech-loaders ont
Of the cases and out they put
for the rabbit Big Jack ducks out
Of the side door and in under the
kitchen and away goes the rabbit
There he goes" whispers Buck
as the rabbit sails away as slick as a
cash basket, and goes down the hill
Give it to him. soak him"
So this Wilbur fellow ups with his
gun and aims for the rabbit. ane
then he drops his sun and takes a
peek. and then he raises his gun. sne
still he don't shoot
shoot shoot" says Buck; hen
get clear away If you don't hurry.
What ye waitin' for2 says Buck"
I'm waitin' for some one to turn
he power on. says this here Wilbur
4 amt shootin' any mechan-
cal rabbits unless l get a crack at
EN- setun'."
And Big Jack" paid for that supper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
SHOOTING 4 Bird

In one of the marble quarries OF
Italy, where dynamite is used for
blasting, a boy Is ears old. who got
hold of an old pistol, took aim ami
fired at a bird sitting on the roof of a
shanty. Within the shanty was stored
a large quantity of the explosive men
toned, and the boy missed the bird
and caused an explosion that killed
five men and crippled seven. He him
self was nearer the shanty than any
n else, and yet he received nc in
jury. He didn't mean to do it, of
course, but he will probably be locked
up all the rest of his life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
LOST $500
Buying Medicine When Right Feed
Was Nee6sd.

Money spent for TONES and hrsc-
ers to relieve Indigestion While the
poor old stomach Is loaded with pas-
try and pork. is worse than losing a
~pOcketbook containing the money.
II the money only is lost its bad
enough. but with lost health from
wrong eating. II IS hard 70 make tire
money hack
A Mich young lady lost money on
drugs but is thankful she found 4
way 10 get hack her health by proper
food, she writes;
I had been q victim Of nervous dys-
pepsia for six years and spent three
hundred dOuars for treatment in the
attempt 10 get well None Of it did
me any good.
Finally I tried GrapANuts food.
and the results were such that, Il Il
cost a dollar a package. I would not
be without it. Ny trouble had been
caused BY eating rich food such as
pastry and pork
The most wonderful thing that
ever happened TO me. 1 am sure, vas
the change in my condition after I
began TO eat Grape-Nuts ! began to
improve at once and the first week
four pounds.
4 feel that 1 cannot express my
self in terms that are worthy OF the
benefit Grape-Nuts has brought 10
me. and you are perfectly free TO
this letter If it viii send some
sufferer relief. such a has come
to me-"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read. The Road to Well
7iIle,- in pkgs. There's a Reason
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
High Price for Rare stamp.

One of the rarest stamps in ex.
'ehce' the 20 centimes or is centimes
ltaiy' issued in April, 1865, has just
Zen sold for sS6 at a London auc.
uon' The specimen is known as the
VARIETY with dots and ~surcharge in.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
Cider Drinking in ENGLAND.

In the English cider countries all
the inns still display the old legend:
Drunk for a penny; dead drunk for
t~wopence." Cider plays a notable part
In the Christmas festivities.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
The Evlls Id pluorce.

Not a few of the matrimonial fail
ures are due to the fact that a good
many women get married merely TO
keep the public from supposing they
nav never been proposed to.-Chica.
so Record-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
Inheritance and Environment.

inheritance and environment are not
onIF realities, but are the most impor,
oaht elements of the everyday life.
me thought of yesterday fixes the
tendency of to-day. The conditions of
oo'aay are the background against
which every life is projected.-Albion
w. Tourgee.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
THAT OFFICE YARN.

Mrs Al think Offices are horrid.
Ny husband IS out all day and says
he is looking for an once.
Mrs. How funny, Mine IS out
late nights and says he is detained az
the Office
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09

A human act onee set in motion
flows on for eve to the great account
Our deathlessness is in what we do.
not in what We sre-GeOrge Mere
dith.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09

This woman says she was saved
from an operation by Lydia T..
acknowledged Compound.
LenaV. Henry, of Norristown Ga
writes to Mrs Pinkham:
4 suffered untold misery from fe-
male troubles Aydoctor said an
ton was the only chance / had. and I
dreaded it almost as much as death
Zone day / read how other women
had been cured By Lydia z Pfnkhamix
Vegetable Compound and / decided 70
try it Before / had taken the frst
bottle L was better, and now 1 am en-
tirely cured
Every woman suffering with any
female trouble should take Lvdia p
Plnkhamis Vegetable Comnonni
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-06-09
FOR SICK WoMEN.

For thirty years Lydia z Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female Ills.
andhasp positively cured thOusandsOf
women whOhave been tnO1bled with
dEplacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, f5rOid tumOrs, irregularities.
periodic pains, backache, that bear
mgdownfeeIng, hatulency, mdiges-
ton, dizziness ornerVOus p~rOStratiOn.
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.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29

FOR EXCHANGE
4o-acre peach orchard near Ontario; good
house. plenty water, etc. last years crop
sold for $685. price $4,000 WIN exchange
for good income property in city.
Main Ss07 FINSTER REALTY CO.,
Room L. 2i41z s. Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
DEATHS

BAxTER-P. Baxter, SO years. 712h East
First street; rough on rats poison (sui-
cide).
COLAvIN-Mrs Ginditta Colavin. SO years,
married. native of Italy. $500 PoydraE
street; pulmonary tuberculosis.
FAUST-Reinhardt W. Faust, SO years. sin
gle, native of Canada, 310T Emmet street;
tubercular nephritis.
FITZ-John Hy Fits As years. married, ma
tive Of Minnesota. 23o South Avenue Six
ty-six; chronic internal meningitis; Gre
nation.
FOURNIER-J. r. Fournier, II years. mar
ried native OF Illinois, county hospital
tabes dorsals.
GRANT--Mrs Margaret, e. Grant 46 years.
married, native OF Missouri. recently of
$40 Ceres avenue, county hospital; peri
tontis
HAAs-John Haas, a years, married. ma
tive OF New York. Adams and Figueroa
fracture Of skull, accidental.
HICtkS-Truman b. Hicks, SO years, mar
ried, native OF New York. 1908 West Sew
enth street: embolism in brain; burial at
Cheyenne.
JONES--Mrs. Doris, Jones' 81 years. mar
ried, native of Mississippi, 1851 Dana
street: uraema and intestinal hemor-
rhage: burial at Ell Paso.
RAMEDAS--Lasaro Ramedas. 1 year. ma
tive OF California. 1855 San Fernando
STREET
sANBoRN-Leslie A. sanborn, is years,
single. native Of Nebraska, 3065 Lanfranco
street: endocarditis.
ScHADE--George Schade. 10 years, native
OF California. Angelus hospital; cerebral
hyperaemia
sTEiNHovE-Mr Celia steinhove, Al
years married native of Austria, 1875
Rose street; cerebral tumor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES


HARvEY-EvELEATH- H. Harvey. aged
2S, native of Missouri. and Maggie NJ Eve
leath, aged rs, native of Pennsylvania; both
residents of Los Angeles.
PLUMENFELD HALFF - Max Bunenfeld,
aged s6. native Of Germany. and BELLA Half.
aged 27 native of Texas both residents of
Los Angeles.
POLLOCK HAN-Nicholas Pollock, aged
80, native Of California, and Edith Denham.
aged 10, native OF Minnesota; both residents
GoDwILT-J Johnson -oustaf Gadwilt. aged
"a. native of Germany, and Emma johnson,
aged ~. native of Minnesota; both residents
Fox-UHAY-John p. Fox, aged 80, native of
Ohio, and Mary e. Uhay, aged 80 native of
Msaissn both Eesaents Of Los Angels
aged 49, native of Texas. and Martha e. Rob-
inson. aged %, native Of Tennessee; both resi-
dents Of Los Angeles.
W1PPERN-H N-HERZBRUN-ch T. Wippern.
aged ~. native of New York, resident of
New York, and Kathryn Herzbrun. aged IS,
native Of Illinois, resident of Chicago.
CLARK-DE IoNDE-Raymond r. Clark.
aged 80. native OF Wisconsin, resident of
Reno. New. and Mamie +. De Londe. aged
Is, native Of Alabama, and resident of Dali
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c. Barthel. aged
&c. native of Missouri, resident Of Los Am
geles, and Letitia ID. Freed, aged %, native
OF Iowa, resident of Salt Lake.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kelly. aged 25, ma
tive OF New York. and Marie Josephine
Gosch aged a. native Of Mexico: both resi-
dents OF Los Angeles
MORRIsEY- Y-MURRAY-wiliam ]. Morrisey.
aged 22, native of Michigan. and Annie Muir
ray aged 20, native of California; both resi-
dents OF Los Angeles.
JEFFS-PATTERSON-Wi William X. Jeffs, aged
2e, native of Massachusetts,, and Florence j.
Patterson, aged 1856, native of California;
both residents OF Pasadena.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Allen. Stuts-
man. aged 81, native of Iowa, and Helen
Buchanan, aged 49, native of Pennsylvania,
resident OF Pittsburg.
N-HOLMES-Willam r. Scandlyn.
Of 0f
Francisco and Clara w. Holmes, aged 26,
native OF Ohio. resident Of Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-29

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ASTROLOGERS
What to DO, and
when tO do ID

If you knew these two things do you
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Astrology will tell you and will make no
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Will cast your Horoscope by the Planets
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person you should marry or form a part
nership with, your lucky days, VIII give
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No letters of inquiry answered unless
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If you are not satisfied.
Motel have correctly foretold without
a single failure. all the championship
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leading events of public interest, such as
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for the last twenty years
l challenge any Astrologer to equal the
accuracy of my predictions in any given
case for 800 to $1,000. I gave the result
of the yacht races six days before they
were sailed. the time of the winning race
within nfty-eight seconds for the San
Francisco Examiner, published over my
signature Sept RI, 1895. The result of
the Sullivan Corbett contest for tho Ex-
aminer. ! correctly foretold the COM
mencement Of the Spanish American War
two months in advance of the same, the
length of and result, correctly for the
Hartford Times, and it published
over my signature in Hartford Times
April 3, 1898.
can and do tell the sex of children
before BIRTH the natural law governing
the event teach competent pupils AS
trology I told Mrs. p. w. Pierce of 10
Bodwell street. Dorchester, Mass. week
would die and the disease, and told her
of the total loss of the steamer Port
land" Also Mrs Colonel woodruff of
1914 Broad street, Hartford. Conn., the
time of her husbands death two months
in advance. 7 foretold the sex of child
before birth to Charles G, Benton of 421
Market street, San Francisco. Cal. I fore
told the arrival of steamer bound to
Boston, overdue. to Mrs. E. e. Hender
son of 10 Day street North Cambridge.
Mass, to within one minute of the ar
rival, four days in advance.
will give 500 to any one that proves
these statements untrue. Hundreds of
testimonials are on file in my office. Ad-
dress all letters to
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HERALD WANT ADS. READ BY THE THOUSANDS "
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