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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
RECIPROCITY.

''Get-even" spirit rules the worio'
The brick of retribution's hurried
With prompt sure aim throughout ''o
land,
Held back by no forgiving hand.
Get back at him." is working ruie
In modern life's hard business Schulz
And each one has the warning pat,
you strike my dog, I'll hit your cat
The principle is right enough,
And yet 1t makes the walking rough
For how much better it would De
II we could rights OF others see
AS clearly as we do our wrongs 80
And sometimes answer taunts VII"
songs
And now and then be glad we lach
Ungenerous chance of getting PACK
And what a difference 1t would mahe
II all as eager We're to take
The chance OF paying favors so,
And pass them on wher'er we co.
II well as foe. we paid our friend
And rules and maXims would amehu'
So this read first upon life's log; .,
You stroke my cat, III pat your uos'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
GOOD Jokes
LORD BEREsFORD'S WIT.

The Emerald isle Is proud OF
Charlie Beresford, and Charile IL
proud of his native land and country
men. "Irshmen may have theli
faults" he says. but give me an irish
mantle best fellow that ever was
Could anybody tell more stories than
the Irish?'
One of the best stories he ever
heard was about a fellow VINO was
very fond of shooting He said: ne
first bird | ever shot was a squirrel
and the first time | hit him | missed
him altogether, and the next time
hit him | hit him in the same place
and after that | took stone and
dropped him from the tree, and ne
fell into the water and was shot, and
that was the first bird ! ever shot.
And Lord Charles is never tired oil
quoting the story of the Irish member
of the house of commons who com
pared certain whisky to torch
light procession trickling down his
throat. '-Tit-Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
CHILDREN SHOWED IT
Erect Of Their Warm Drink
Morning.

A year ago / was a wreck
coHee drinking and was on the
OF giving up my position in the y
room because of nervousness
i was telling a friend about
she said, We drink nothing al
time but Postum, and it is suu
comfort to have something We
enjoy drinking with the children
i was astonished that she
allow The children to drink any u
conee, but she said Postum WIZ
most healthful drink in the woi"
children as well as for older ones
mat the condition of both the cn'S
ana adults showed that to be l's.
My first trial was failure j
COOK boiled it four or five MINUTES
IL tasted so fiat that / was IN oe''1
put determined to give it one y
trlal. This time we followed the ~
ions and boiled it fifteen minute.
er the boiling began. 1t was a ossl
success and | was completely wv
i.s rich delicious favour. In
.ime l noticed a decided impro'eI
IN my condition and kept CROWNS
Ter month after month, until no" :.
perfectly healthy, and do my y.
III the school room with ease ana r..
ure. l would not return to the W.,
destroying regular coffee io'
money" :.
Read the famous little "Heal'n y
SIC, The Road to MELVILLE, III ="
there's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. n
o.e appears from time TO time -
kenuine, true, and full OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
How the
ArInadillO
Happened
to Come
Here
By COL. ". v. PUTNAM

the old Mexican legend the armao answer to the
prayers OF the devou people who long resided
which badly infested with snakes The inhabitants 80
oeseeched the Almighty for relief that suddenly serpens seemed
10 nave vanished from the earth In going region once
pad plagued the natives could find posum instead an
animal that seemed be except back was she'll This
was his armor which brought immunity bite of snake and
ence1orh the armado began make uneng warfare on all
onous reptiles tie still true to his reputation wherever found is
on the job OF snaklng ago in Old Mexico
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30


even the little children being quarrelsome. The staple
article of diet here is some intoxicant
just one block away members of these same fami-
lles-brothers sisters and daughters-live in peace
and quiet in block having good drainage and fair
plumbing. 1t certainly would seem that mody wall
paper and moldy morals go hand in hand and
that an undermined house foundation sooner or later
ersults in an undermined home foundation
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Last Niuht He Called.

They had been sitting in the hghteo
parlor with the chaperon when ne
leaned over and whispered:
Darling"
yves. dear"
IL"
Go on, dear"
I'm going to propose"
"Gracious This is so sudden.
Going to propose that we go out
on the dark porch and see If we can
sight Mars. You know that planet
is interesting these days"
And right there and then she In
simulated that he could get his hat
and cane.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Not long ago | was travelling in the
southwest and was greatly attracted by Ed
wards county, in that wild and remote
region OF western Texas, not far from the
Mexican border.
1T IS a slngularly beautiful table land.
s'ooo feet above sea level and very sparsely
inhabited. The rich prairie lands are still
the open pastures of thousands of cattle
horses and sheep, for the man with the hoe
has hardly begun to invade that section.
was at ranch where saw 1000 goats in
one hock, and it was very pretty sight
The climate is delightful. for whila thx
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

| don't suppose that there are many
OF them left, but in the old days, when !
lived in western Texas, the armadillo was
one of the commonest animals of the
plains. Civilization, no doubt, has caused
his disappearance, just as it has extin-
gulshed many a species that used to be like
the sands of the seashore.
The armadillo is funny-looking little
creature that looks for all the world like.
an opossum with shell on his back. How
did he come by that shell, which is also a
shield or piece of protective armor? In
the nrettiest Uau I'M oin hlo
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

It Is somewhat surprising that in q
country OF such thrifty persons az
France lotteries should flourish to the
extent they do The man who saves
money on small earnings seldom takes
the gamblers chance on which all
lotteries depend. but 1t is fact that
France abounds in these institutions
30 pronounced is the evil that the
government has taken up the matter
having just submitted to the Chamber
OF Deputies a proposition looking to
the adjustment Of lotteries.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Rather Personal.

Iney were casting for trout in the
mountain rapids and he was awkward.
ION you know he drawled, ,ryina
TO dlslodge snagged hook. there
are some wonderfully queer fish in
the Atlantic ocean. Did you ever see
a goOsefsh?"
And the pretty girl smiled
fes' indeed, Freddy" she chirped
i am watching goose fish now"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

The large plant to be erected a,
Wells, Mich, for the extraction o,
fannie acid from hemlock bark. rem
resents an improvement in the pro
cess OF tanning which has established
economies In the manufacture Of
leather and enabled tanners to sell
their product at lower figures. For
merly the tan bark was shipped in
sail and steam vessels to the various
tanneries, where 1t was ground up
and subjected to treatment for the
extraction of the fannie acid while
the process of tanning was at the
same time in progress.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
On the Tropicat lsIe

ROBINSON Cruso mopped his brow
and grumbled about the torrid sun.
what's the matter, old cham
asked a sympathetic parrot "You
have Friday"
YES growled Robinson, with a
iro"n' but in this hot place Id
rather have sundae."
For in such an oven as that ica
treat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
A Work Of Supereroqation.

Henry dislikes being batha
argues with his mother over 8
square inch of his four-year-old :
omy.
One night, when his patience
especially tried by what he a
cred wholly unnecessary wofh
exclaimed:
oh, mamma. couldn't you SIP
stomach? Nobody ever sees my :
ach!"-Judge's Library.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Would Find Use for Il


After day and a night spent
swering telephone calls from 4
who wanted the latest news
Peary and DR.. Cook, the secret
one of the arctic clubs had 4
for a well-earned rest. when The
sistent phone bell rang again. AZ
at the other end said:
DO you want the ambulance
right over?"
What ambulance" roared the
secretary.
Why, the one you sent for
i sent for no ambulance"
you lie!"
The secretary gasped, the
screamed into the phone.
Send 1t as soon as possible
you come over, too, and I'll sen
back in it,"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Only Partly True.

T1mkins-I get up at four o'clock
every morning.
Slmpkins-You evidently believe in
the ancient proverb, Early to bed
and early to rise, make a man healthy.
wealthy and wise"
Tlpkins-Not altogether. I'm healthy
enough, but my wisdom hasn't enabled
me to pile up fortune"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Hubby, do you love mo
you did when we were Arc, much as
"Of course" '' inarried?'
. seen seems to me you don't tell mo
res | do. Seems to mo vo.
harder to convince" "e you're
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Lieut.. Shackleton OF the -Britisb
forces. who came within an ace OF dis
covering the south pole, will lecture
In this country to make up the amoun,
OF his expenses In this important ex
petition. OF course. England will take
the glory Of his discoveries. but, up tc
date. he is left to pay the cost, which
shows how much superior present
gratitude ia to posthumous glory and
pOst-mOrtem monuments.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Feminine Ionic

But, said the skeptical husband
! dont see how that new store car
aa 10 sell you everything at less
on, that's easily explained -
so'neo the knowing wife. They sen
sucn enormous quantities of everv.
thing" every
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Hasn't she a willowy figure9 Co
slender and sheathy."
Yes, she's suffragette and inst
out OF Hollowell JAIL Tried to starve
herself. you know"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
CatIINo fhA Tu,

Baseball remarked the movable
IS gett,ng to be almost as bad as
prize lighting and horse racing"
How much did you lose on to-dav.s
gamer" queried the demoralizor
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
A Question to the Point

This idea which l have embodied
IN my invention" said the genius
Will be an epochmaker."
Perhaps" rejoined Mr.. Dost,n
Stax, thougbtfully. But will ~ ho
mOney-maker?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Their Natural Place

Did you see where a newly wedaos
couple were going to spend their
honeymoon in balloon trip?"
That's nothing. Honeymooners
are generally in the clouds. anvuo,, ;,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

When Prince Miguel renowned the
throne OF Portugal, which he had nc
cnance OF ever getting, 1t must have
oeen almost az grave a step as swear.
ing OF smoking.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

A San Francisco man is to marry
tne richest, Of the young east Indian
Processes. 1t Is time we were get
ting back some matrimonial millions
into this country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Her One Raor>%

Inc Bride-Oh, darling, our honey.
moon was Just the loveliest ever.
Inc Groom-It certainly was, dear.
est
Inc Bride-And have only one re-.
greet may never have the pleasure
of going through another
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

There is only one more pole to dis
cover. Nations which may feel piqued
1t American success In one direction
are at liberty to get busy in the other
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Where
The
Cow Man
Is King
By PROF. J. L. MONROE

sun beats down with summer ontbs
dry that there is little suffering and the nights always cool The
county seat small place named Rock Springs is so miles from m
anu 'ne stage brings IN lncle Sans mail to couple hundred
awart COW men who live in true frontier style Lands arc l vow
TO 20 an acbut they too fertile productive to STAY
at that figure long. soy
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

The baby emperor of China has
been formally proclaimed commander
OF the army and navy It ia to be
hoped that those two important
branches OF the public service are
not infant industries.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

The homeward rush of sightseers
las set In from Europe. We wonde,
Aow many OF them have ever gone
through Yellowstone Park, have gazed
upon the wonders of the Grand Ca
yon OF the Colorado, or camped in the
redwoOds of California?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

A man In New Jersey Is going tc
uain lion to guard his chickens. He
might do better with a trained mos
quito squad.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

A professional walker Is confident
Ne can walk from San Francisco tc
new York In hundred days. But
Why should anyone waste SO much
time when trains are handler?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

The French have discovered thai
wniskered kisses leave on the lady's
HIPS bacilli of tuberculosis, diphtheria
ana pneumonia, besides unclassified
microbes. And yet it's doubtful II the
whtskered kiss will go.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

London has been having a nava,
procession of $50 warship. This dem
onstration ought to scare OF that
phantom German invasion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

young man in New York commit
tea suicide because two girls had re
Sected him within 40 minutes, one fol
mo nftieth time. He ought to have
been immune after such an expert
snce from the deadly love germ.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
A Sure EIioht

What did the rivals Of that aero
naut DO when they heard he few ten
miles in an aeroplane?"
They flew in rage"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Aviation is the craze of the hour
Luckily, it is not a craze which can
become as general as some Others
have been. and while some foolhardy
ones will pay the usual price for
reckless temerity. the experiments In
the main will be confined to those who
look upon the question Of air travel
~ something more than a passing fad
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Appropriate Rate.

what Will you give me, SIR for
THIS article for your paper on no
relation of Mars to the solar svs
tenn" SyS'
II guess we can give Won
rates." 'p"oe
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

was much impressed, writes Maud
Howe, in Harpers Bazaar, by what the
mead OF large and prosperous bourgeois
French family said to an American friend
During the day we are all busy with our
various avocatlons. The evenings ar. de-
voted to more serious things-readng mn
SIC conversation society" This is surely
the normal point of view of civilized man
living IN civilized society.
In Italy, where social life, as in Fr,nce
is taken somewhat more seriously than
with us, it is usual for the women NOV;
nent IN society to rncoiro l.; Al
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

er like" Aind OF talN
81 aver nne,,' Why man. she's dum, !.
live" "a' the kind
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Even the accursed mosquito has its
uses. In New Jersey they get rid Of
ramps by hand-cufing and exposins
them to the mosquitoes. In a few
minutes the tramps are ready an6
eager to leave town. This is almost
- barbarous as capital punishment.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Another prince is reported to be
paying attention to an American heir.
ess. Now that even royalty is anx
tous tor the pretty American girl and
her millions, the chances of the young
American man ought to have been
considered in the tariff at high pro
tective rates on princes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

While the amateur aeronaut Is quite
likely to come to some untimely fate
ne Is less a menace to the public thar
the amateur chauffeur.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
The Vanity of M,.

&c IRA, wore a modest early straw
IN riis WIFE a bee hive brim.
iney walked together. vet ha -.
FOLKS turned to look at him thought
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

There cannot be too much light In
tne streets. The more light the less
opportunity for crime.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Normal
Point of
Civilized
Society

one evening week sometimes cases every
apart Tor receiving the friends habtue the bouso IN SCI
Sce more salzed where the social game better nav H.
community know two of the great bon 49, Se nan IN
on every evening of the week. ~ f"n 70 visitors
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
The ConnoiseeiIr

WINE pouting lips. observers say.
Ll1e's sweetest smiles are missing
Inc pouting kind-when caught that
way
Are best of all for kissing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Inc hrst dollar that most men
earned was given to them for birth
DAY present or something like that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

what eject will the discovery of the
north pole have on the price of ear.
muffs?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Cabbages 20 cents apiece. Not 40
uncomplimentary to call man a cab
baGe head.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Wise Petro.

Yes, 1t pays to have sunny dis
position" said the head barber. Now
there is Petro. AS soon as he smears
the lather on patron he starts to
whistle. Then he gets a tip right
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

oSe' pehS on lower level the ground
Three women here had spent three
tails and crippled by rheumatism be completely ncapacia
Tor work. The OF the block and the
lively healthy
In this same district the financial depression been severely felt
as all the work for the which
during normal but which has during
with the $4,000 out of work. all living proximity
another the inevitable result continual
panyng quarrels i'll feelings and empers But
that the families living the heafu wholesome
brave effort to weather the cheerfuns
In block containing families committed sui
eide within month These lived the
water Hooded the cellars and the walls moy
other block IN the district damp that paper cling
the walls and the plaster falls without warming destruction of
house, limbs and The inhabitants here state
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

"Ah, they tip him because they en-
Joy his merry whistler" Intercepted
the stranger.
oh, no, sir. They tip him to stop
II :"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

As killer the scorching automobile
b too miscellaneous.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

my friends what it has dom n
Mrs. f. HANSON, 3O4 Fast
Columbus, Ohio.
Another Woman r.
Graniteville, vt. -"I ~:
through the Change of Iife.1!
from nervousness and Other i
symptoms. Lydia f. Pinkh,sS
table Compound restored mvk.
strength. and proved worth ~
OF gold to me. For the raj.
suffering women | am Nm
should publish my Letter.
CHARLES BARCLAY, R,F.D p
vile, VT.
Women who are passing Tim
critical period or who an
from any Of those distresinsj
culiar to their sex should not =
of the fact that for thirty ysas)
E. Pinkham's Vegetable o.
which is made from roots ~
has been the standard rer,'
female ills. In almost ever =
nifty you will find women -
been restored to health byIj
Pinkham's Vegetable Compoc'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Sanitary
Plumbing
Its Effect
on Health
and Morals
BY 6. WELLESLEY BRAbBIT

UhlNG recent housing investigation in of the eastern
cities several facts brought to light that can be
shown by figures and tables The striking fact dscov
cred the dsgaceful condition of the plumbing and san
tary arrangements of the and houses surface drain
age being not at all unusual in the districts bordering
on business and fine residence sections The effect Of damp
and reeng houses the health temper and morals of the
inmates can never be over-emphasized
One small block found where end surface
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
THE DANGER sign

Yes, Freddy, I'm a sick m1I']
"Wot's der matter?"
Why, I'm gettin' that resud
wakeful, dat l can't sleep, d
night"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Easy!

VI gardening the city man
OFT little understands.
Yet never fails to raise a crop
Of blisters on his hands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
HER |
PHYSIC||
ADv|d
Taking Lydia E. pi.d
Vegetable Comnon.,
Columbus, Ohio. II
Lydia Il. Pinkham's W.. !

sBeN
pound h
.cchanged IN
doctor d
was good
taking f /
much bett'
can .doal1
again. 4
LIydiaEhl
VegetabA
pound ad1
for all 7
troubl@ }
.npVcp TOD
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-21
ASSAULT WITH
INTENT TO KILL
THIS is CHARGE AGAINST COL
ORED VAUDEVILLE ACTRESS
WHO FIGURED IN CITY COURT
sCRAPE BUT WAS PICKED UP
AND JAILED BY COUNTY.

Elsie Whitman, a coIored actress
engaged in a vaudeville show for ne
groes near the depot, was taken into
custody yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Nichols and jailed on a charge
of assault with intent to kill. Her
bond was fixed at 5000, and late in the
afternoon was signed by three white
men and she was released
The woman, who is very light in
complexion, figured in a court scrape
in the Monday session of the city
court 1t appears, from the investiga-
ton made by the county officers and
told last night, that a negro named
Walter Crenshaw was the other pTin-
Cipal in the fight. Cranshaw was fined
$50 and costs in the city court and
also given sixty days on the streets.
The Whitman woman. also arrested
for fighting, was discharged. The II
formation came to the county authOri-
ties that the negro, CTGnShaW, had
been beaten by the woman with q
fence picket and bottle, and had been
knocked insensible at the time. II
was claimd that the negro had made
an indecent proposition TO her. She
Tetaliated, it was asserted, with a
fence picket. In the recorders court
she was discharged from custody, but
the heavy penalty was placed on the
negro who was so badly hurt. Cren-
shaw has friends, too, and they placed
the matter before ,-.e county authoTi-
ties. Soon afterwaTd an affidavit
charging Elsie Whitman with assault
with intent 70 murder was signed and
she was arrested. The county author
tiles stated that the woman could
have called upon a nearby officer had
her feelings been hurt, but they re-
gard her act as morally right but very
legally wrong CTenshaw was so bad
" hurt that he had to get the atten-
tion of a physician after he had made
bond yesterday for his appearance for
trial
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-21

PLEASED WITH
BIG EDITION
MANY PRAISED THE BIG AND IN
TERESTING PAPER ISSUED BY
THE JOURNAL SUNDAY MORN
ING-ExTRA PAPERS IN LARGE
NUMBERS PURCHASED TO BE
SENT TO FRIENDS.

Praise and commentator for The
Journals pig edition of Sunday morn
ing was heard on every hand Sunday
and yesterday and The Journal force
was cOmplimented by many for the
manner in which the paper had been
handled, While the large number of
contributors, whose articles proved in
teTCsting as well as instructive, came
in for their share of praise.
The advertisers who so literally
patronized the Christmas edition were
all pleased. Their advertisements were
well displayed, and very attractive.
They formed an interesting part of
the paper, for at this season of the
year ladies, as well as men. scan the
papers IN search Of something appTO-
pirate for gifts, and they found every
thing to be desired in The Journal Of
Sunday
Large numbers Of extra papers were
sold yesterday, many desiring them to
send to friends in other cities, thus
giving Pensacola some good adveTtis-
ing.