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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
NOT so BAD.

Gwendolyn de Courtenay, the manu-
some society favorite, was nerVously
agitated. Even a blind-ba9gage car
could see that She passed up anu
down in front of the large cheyal glass
in her room. Evidently she was great
ly aggrieved over something. Finally
her high-strung nerves got churned up
to such a pitch that she lost control
over herself and began to clutch ana
tear wildly at her hair, pulling 1t out
in large handiuls.
Your sympathetic nature is aroused
and you cry. The poor woman Is
temporarily insane. Why doesn't some
one stop her before she does herself
bodily injury? She must be in terri
BILE mental agony to stand the pain OF
pulling her hair out by the roots.
But hist! Be not too lavish with
your sympathy, friend Up to now
Gwendolyn has only pulled off IA
pounds of puffs, three miles Of inter
locking switches, and few detach-
able curls She has some distance to
go yet before she touches the real,
s-your-heart hair. Gwendolyn is
merely distracted because her maid
cannot get her floating, hirsute equip
ment on in becoming array She is
simply getting ready for fresh start!
Puck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

obstacle was placed in the way Of Y
election.
Finally 1t was pointed out that
law required the state superintendd
to auction off certain tracts of gova
ment lands to prospective lessees, I
that this could not be done by n
an. Miss Reel said that was 81
matter and that she was equal to
She was elected to the Office fnt
and later proved her ability as an y
uoneer by successfully carrying
this part of the state superintendef
duty.
Miss Reel speaks none Of the
guages of the Indians over whom
has control, but has been signally
cessful In her ADMINISTRATION. She
2i9 schools, aggregating an attendan
OF 25,634 pupils. In addition to thd
students there are 2,423 employees
Oh whom are Indians, under mana
ment. This branch of its service cc1
the government more than s3,000,OW
year, and Miss Reel is the adminstn
TOR OF the appropriation.
She Is an experienced horsewoma
ana IN the course of the year is cn
PEELED to ride hundreds of miles
horseback and in stage coach to
various reservations, many of them ;
ing great distances from the railr'
and only accessible in this way. MI
Keel Is a skilled politician, and
participated actively in several prss|
dental campaigns. She is d
speaker, and has not only appear
many times on the stump, but has cs'
ner vote at the polls out in WyomlN
where women have that privilege
Ihere is fair field at Washinge.
ior women to assert their ability y
independence In the world of ACHE"
ment, and Miss Reels case is BY !
means the only one where WON
mas proved her claim to recognluo
11er work among the Indians is reneo
ca IN the accomplishments Of .
clever Indian girl who is not In .
employ of the Indian government y
VINO ilves In Washington, hundreds
n'ies away from her peoples hon
out on the plains.
sophia Pritchlyn Is the daughter
Choctaw chief and is princess
nei trloe. but she lives here in mo
es' NIUE home at 11O4 Sixth sue'
northwest, the back yard of which D
oeen converted into poultry far
and she has more than three hundr
piiAe winning single-comb brown u
nolns which have won blue ribbons
naolson Square garden, Boston, Bsi
more, Hagerstown and practical
every other city In the east wns
'argt poultry exhibits are held.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

reason the best COW in the lot might
make the poorest showing under such
conditions as she would meet with on
the state fair grounds A few years
ago sold a registered Jersey COW to
mercant in neighboring village.
under these conditions l delivered
the cow and told his me.n how to
feed her and at the end Of a week
was to come back and either take
the COW away or get my pay for her.
as the buyer should decide as to her
value. Well, at the end of the week
went back and the man paid me for
the COW. But after he paid me for
her he told me that II had come
back in the middle of the week he
should have told me to take the COW
away. The first day she gave a good
flow of rich milk, but the next she
began to go OF. both in quantity and
quality, and she gave only a very
small mess of very poor milk. Then
she began to get back to a normal
condition, SO that by the end of the
week she had won her way back into
the good graces of the family. So
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
PRIZE WINNER FOR
"BEST DAIRY cow
Good Qualities That Go Far Toward Making the Most
profitable MILK Producer-Importance of
Shape.-By j. Grant Morse.

| think that the managers of the
New York state fair are Cup against"
rather hard proposition il they wish
TO give premiums to the best grade
COWS. In the first place, if rules for
entering in this class are not Of the
strlctest kind the premiums are very
apt to go to pure bred cattle mas
querad1ng as grades, writes j. Grant
Moran in Rural New Yorker 1t Is a
great deal easier to show pure-bred
as grade than 1t is to show a grade
as a pure-bred, and II there Is any
thing In breeding the grades would
stand a poor chance by the side of
pure-breds especially fitted by pro-
fessional Snowman. At first one
would say that 1t will be very easy
to pick out the best COWS by simply
milking them and weighing and test
Ing the milk, but in my opinion this
would not be fair way at all, for the
best dairy COWS are of very high
nervous temperament and for this
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

| by which we may determine the pos
session of the high nervous tempera-
ment necessary in the best dairy cow
If | were going out after good dairy
cows l should have in mind one with
a long, deep barrel with well-sprung
ribs. The shoulders would be thin,
but she would be deep and wide
through the chest. Her hips should
be long and very wide, but her thighs
should be thin and devoid of much
flesh. She should have a good, shape
ly neck and nice, intelligent head,
devoid of much flesh. If she were
fresh l should expect a good, big I'D
der with large teats placed far apart,
and her milk veins should be large
and elastic and should extend we'll
up toward her front legs and termi-
nate in large milk wells" With this
conformation l should want to find
the COW with a bright, healthy-looking
eye and a general alert appearance,
then II her coat looked thrifty and her
skin had soft, nice feeling, should
think l had found good milking
machine in excellent working order.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

you see that this COW would nave
made a very poor showing in pub
lie milk test.
| think that the only practical way
to judge these COWS is by looking at
them and the man who does the judg
ing should be one Of wide experience
with dairy cattle. He should not only
understand cows as mixers, but he
ought to be acquainted with the diff
ferent kinds of purebreds from which
they are graded.
These cows should be judged by
score Of points, but not the score card
of any one breed For instance, the
Jersey score card calls for COW with
"dished face, wide between the eyes
and narrow between the horns" while
these characteristics are lacking in
some other breeds. The shape OF
cows head doesn't have anything to
do with her milking capacity in some
peoples opinion, but l think that the
head is the most characteristic part
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
SoothinQ.

Il think my wife has mesmeric
powers. Whenever / an unable to
through my hair, and she never fails
to make me feel drowsy in a little
while"
My wife can put me to sleep in an
easier way than that. l just permit
her to go on talking and she soon
gets so deeply interested in her sub
Ject that she doesn't exepect me to
answer"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

All in Fight Against tuberculosis.
Prevention of tuberculosis versus
dividends is the proposition which
some OF our largest insurance COM
panies are now trying to establish
The Metropolitan Life recently ap-
Piled for permission to erect sana-
forum for its policy holders and en-
ployes afflicted with tuberculosis, but
the application was refused on grounds
OF illegality by New York State Super
intendent Of Insurance Hotchkiss. The
company is, however, conducting an
active educational campaign by dis
'tributing 100000 pamphlets among
Its policy holders. The Provident
Savings Life Assurance society has
also established health bureau,
where its policy holders may receiv,
free medical advice Several fraternal
orders, notably the Modern Woodmen,
Knights of Pythias, Royal League,
Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Cir
Gle, have already established or are
contemplating the erection of sana-
toria for their tuberculous members.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Sit Up.

Much rot has recently been writ,
and ways have rent their brains asun-
der, In trying to make food for wit
this dreadnaught lid the girls hide un-
der What need have men to knock it
so? They do not have to sweat be-
meath 1t. Is 1t because the fellows
know the landscape has been robbed
to wreathe 1t? We are no Judge of
ladies' lids, and care not what your
choice or vote is: it's not what's on
but In girls heads that makes us sit
up and take notice.-Bard OF Benzie
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
LIVE STOCK NOTES

II Is not always wise to feed tho
same amount of grain to both horses
IN one team. One may need more
than the other 70 keep 1t in good
health and working condition.
1T may be stated as general r,,e
that when sheep gets sick and vo,,
don't know how to doctor It. It 10 .
good plan to allow nature to take its
course. Proper care. light feeding and
protection against exposure viii work
wonders.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
GOOD
BEEF CATTLE
Feed Grown On the Farm Prop
orly Prepared and Fed Makes
the Most PROFIT to the
Breeder.

1t takes love for the business, in
dustry and skill to grow beef cattle
profitably. AS the Drovers Journal
says, the feed grown on the farm prop
erly prepared and fed makes the best
profit in beef growing. Cattle must
not be forced by overlooking of grain
at the commencement of the fattening
process. Corn and oats, ground to-
gether with bran and linseed meal
make an excellent grain ration for
cattle at the beginning Of the feeding
process. After cattle are we'll started
more corn can be fed, as corn IL the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
W0MAN'S HIGH 4
Miss Reel Director of AIR.
ment Indian School, |
Is Best Paid EmpIoye Of h,
Rolls Of Uncle sam-p,uo..
Of choctaw Chief Raise,
Chickens.

Misunderstanding the nr..
of the big upheaval in the dan..
of the interior Secretary Ballin,.
out orders to practically eyey n
ment under his control that mo,s
and better work should be done
future. In issuing his orders -.
rotary of the interior did not o,s
the women employees of his A.
ment, and Miss Estelle Reel sm
tendent of Indian schools was ~
that she must spend more time /.
field.
The mention of Miss Reels nan.
the secretary of the interior bril-.
mind the fact that she is the ~
paid woman in the government 4
ice, drawing salary of $4,000 !
She was appointed to the governs
position in 1898 and is an authorn)
every tribe of Indians in North n
lea.
That women are equal to pm.'
ment positions of extraordinary n,
lance has been proved in the c,a
Miss Reel. Although she is NJ,
of Illinois, Miss Reel has spent
greater part of her life in Wyou,
She served as district, county and
superintendent of schools in Cbe,s
Wyo., but before she obtained The
position she was compelled to a
come enormous opposition. The ..
clans out in that part of the com
were not anxious to see a womu
the state superintendency and q
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

principal grain depended upon to fin
ish cattle for market
For roughage nothing excels alfalfa,
and some feeders believe that alfalfa
alone will fatten cattle as fast as
corn and timothy hay. Clover is admir-
able for roughage. Cattle should be
marketed when they are in prime con-
dition and not finished for show ami
mails Extreme finish is expensive
and often reduces the profits of feed
ing operations and should not be at
tempted In commercial fattening for
the general market.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
20 e = HQE2 % 81.
GEl1G[3[2[5[D> 0r1D[l[{ IS
THE SUBURBAN BREAKFAST

Coffee cup and roll in hand
And fifty seconds late,
Father breakfasts on the run
To eaten the 1903.
Nibbling at soft boiled egg
And hoofing might and man,
Mother breakfasts as she speeus
To catch the shoppers tram.
Carrying his bowl of mush
And double quickening far,
Tommy breakfasts as he mixes
To catch the high school car
Thus for suburbs it would SEEM
Though revenues are lax,
No breakfast tables will be found
On which to lay a tax.
-McLandburgh Wilson, In New 10TH
Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
IT WORKS
The laborer Eats Food That Would
Wreck an ONCE Man.

Men who are actively engaged at
hard work can sometimes eat food
that would wreck man who is more
closely confined.
This Is Illustrated In the following
story:
Il was for ~ years clerk In a store
working actively and drank coffee all
the time without much trouble until
after | entered the telegraph service.
There got very little exercise and
drinking strong coffee. my nerves
were unsteady and my stomach got
weak and was soon very sick man.
quit meat and tobacco and In fact
stopped eating everything which l
thought might affect me except coffee.
but still my condition grew worse. and
l was all but "A wreck.
Il finally quit coffee and com.
menced to use Postum a few years
ago. and / am speaking the truth
when say, my condition commenced
to improve Immediately and today I
am well and can eat anything want
without any bad effects. all due to
shifting from coffee to Postum.
Il told my wife today believed
could digest brick II had cup of
postum to go with It,
I'VE make 1t according to directions
boiling 1t full 20 minutes and use good
rich cream and it Is certainly deli
cious"
Look In pkgs. for copy OF the "a
NOUS little book. 1.-THE Road tn Wall.
ville."
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above lctterf A new
are Ecnutc true and full of hunan
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
A Premonitlon.

mat laundress was prophetic" ~
oeo the chauffeur's fair guest as
STOOD, with damaged anery and
p'oken arm, In the police station.
no" so?' asked the sympatheu
.a', who was trying to soothe ~
III the ambulance came.
Sne pressed this linen suit ! "
lung 70 wear on this Joy ride with
sad iron"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Decidedly Ratified.

or an lrishman. named Dogherty, a
speaker OF rare eloquence. the follow
ing amusing story Is told: After one
OF his speeches he asked Canning
what he thought of It, THE only fault
could find In IT," Canning answered
was that you called the speaker, Sir
too often MY dear friend" said
Dogherty. III you knew the state I
was In while speaking. you would not
wonder II | had called him 'Ma'am!' :"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
HAD AWFUL WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck Were Raw-Terribie
Itching, inflammation and Soreness
All Treatments Failed.
cutleura Proved a Great success.

Eczema began over the top OF my
ear. 1t cracked and then began to
spread. l had three different doctors
and tried several things, but they did
me no good. At last one side of my
race and my neck were raw. The
water ran out Of 1t 80 that had to
wear medicated cotton, and 1t was so
1nflamed and sore that had to put
q piece OF cloth over my pillow to keep
the water from 1t, and 1t would stain
the cloth sort OF yellow. The &C.
zemaitched so that 1t seemed as though
] could tear my face all to pieces.
Then / began to use the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, and 1t was not more
than three months before It was all
healed up. Miss Ann Pearsons, North
field, VT, Dec. 10. 1907"
Potter Drug Cham. Corp. Solo Propa. Boston.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Feed Box for Fast Eating Horse.

feeder can be made similar to a
poultry feed hopper. The box can be
made OF one-lnch boards large enough
to hold one feed The horse can get
the grain only in small quantities, so
he cannot eat more rapidly than he
should. The bottom must be made
with enough slant to insure all of the
feed coming out in the trough.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
emulation.

Wnen you come right down to II
woman can't stand temptation -
~ comes IN the form of new hat
IN store window marked down to
$l3.4S. A man succumbs to the
.empter when somebody whispers:
The bass are biting"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
PUTTING Him Wise,

Have you a play for next season.?
asked the low comedian.
NO." answered the manager.
Well continued the |. c., Il can
draw we'll"
What is it?" queried the manager.
"A mustard plaster" answered the
other, as he made hurried getaway.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
BY Inference

Bridge Teacher-Now, if your part.
ner is dealer and has a dreadful hand
what will she make it?
Mrs. Baker-No trumps.
Bridge Teacher-Why, you don't
know anything about bridge!
Mrs. Baker-Possibly not; but
know all about my partner.-Harners
Bazaar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Masculine VIe,un.,..

me Bachelor saw sonnet.
framed up this morning that was
oula'eu 10 make women false "'
Inc Widow-Indeed! What wv. :. i.
The Bachelor-A mirror was IT!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
The Rebound.

every time we were alone before
we were married you used to take
advantage OF the fact to tell me what
you thought of me-"
And now every time we are mt
alone you tell me what you think Of
me-" u
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Deadly,

winnie Wink-It is no use Of tar
ing, our hats take the masculine
this summer. e'e
Billie Bink-Er-yes; take hoth
eyes II a chap doesn't dodge quickly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
.SELF-FEED BOX
FOR THE HORSE
Sketch S h owing Arrangement
That Wall Prevent Animal
from Eating too Rapidly.

Some horses have a habit of eating
their feed too fast If it is placed
loosely in box This can be easily
remedied by making self-feeder on
the feed box, says Popular Mechanics.
The accompanying sketch shows how
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

has he proposed yet?r
Not in so many words"
como "t 10 10 answer. Proposals never
come IN words-they consist =.
signs hens, haws and gurrles Vi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Help for Smokers.

BILL see a purchase in a German
tobacco shop entities you to one tela.
phone call
Jill hope that doesn't mean that
the telephone calls are all for amh,,
lances?-Yonkers Statesman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

Jack-There goes young Softly. He
took his flnacee out rowing last Sun
day, rocked the boat, and the poor
gil was drowned
Ruth--Lucky girl!
Jack-Why do you say that?
Ruth-Why, she might have lived
and married the idiot.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
SeminlscentIv Me-.

suoscriber-rhat new writer :,
your paper Is giving us hot stnr
Editor-Yes; he used tn 10 -
Weather bureau. :" IN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

4 thought you and Mrs Brow,
were the best OF friends"
we were, until we rented a sum-
mer cottage together" SUN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
No Use,
know it.

newspapers try to post the world.
AND keep 1t posted-do their best
ana yet some city youth each year
Essays to pick a hornet nest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Adapting Provern.

ne Observation-Disclosures sbov
which way the wind blows SUI"
one significantly = Well some
limes' IN a treating party, thew show
somebody is raising the wind Ao"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Gettjn EN- Out of the Wav.

Penman-A certain society has
made me an offer to buy all of my
poems.
Wright-It must be the Humane So
ciety.-YOnkers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Hard to Conn.~%

Moneys everything, isn't it?.
re'.y near. For instance. II !.
no use FOR man to have broad v,.-
with narrow means" e"S
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Coino Soma
Orville too

Orville took a fancy flight
Defying gravitation's laws
EI,, M.en II comes to swiftness h,s
fnsht was nothing like the sba,,.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

Sandy Pikes-Yes, mum, used to
be de star wire walker in de days
OF Barnum. Couldn't you loan me a
quarter to join de show in de next
town?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
caution,

III there is anything a trust hates
10 do' said Mr. Dustin Stax, at is to
break law"
understand" answered Senator
Sorghum, that is why you have SO
oiten tried to have the law made to
suit you In the first place."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

Love your neighbor as yourself I"
SAD the minister with great earnest,
ness. nes'
-, lhomas,' whispered the lady who
aver next door to pretty young w;d
o"' come away. This is M n,ooo
yor you" ~ pace
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Clever Willie,

On his baby sisters head
Willie broke a piece of tile,
Mamma only smiled and said.
THAT will hold her for a while"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Opposing Results.

mere is one paradoxical expert
ence, remarked the Home Philoso-
pher, which nearly every person
has y
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26
Housewife (suspiciously)-Where is

Sandy Pikes-Don't carry II anv
more, mum. I'm a wireless walker
now.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

Miss Oldgirl-Don't you think tia
great improperly to be engaged to
three men at once?
Miss De Flippe-Not If they don't
know it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-26

mat 1T strikes no ones sense of
numor to bit his funny bone"
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-01

that does not mean that her gowns
are not costly She affects simple Ian
guage. and she pretends to admire the
simple life.
OF course there is no telling how
long this will last. but at present it's
very much the thing.
Probably the woman who holds her
own socially is unaffected because the
one who doesn't is so full Of airs.
The latter, indeed, couldn't exist If
she were not posing in some way for
the purpose Of dazzling some one. She
would feel at the mercy of the whole
world if she acted naturally. She be-
lieves in finesse. as they say in bridge.
A straight game is unknown to her.
The pity of it is that she dazzles no
one but herself and deceives no one
else
People are amused to see her elabo-
rate plottings and plannings when the
truth is so perfectly obvious
But there is no one so obstinate as
a woman of this type. You could talk
to her fer a week without convincing
her that truth and common sense are
the best policies.
The woman who is frank and
straightforward is sure to have host
Of friends. People like to be with her.
she is such relief from the managing
polite lady.
A sweet smile wins always. There
is nothing more attractive.
All the supercfIious airs, all the
clever sallies and the artful glances
do not weigh in the balance against a
single glance of sympathy and kind
ness
The girl or woman who wants to be
sought after and loved need only smile
at the world right from her heart. and
the world will sure smile back at her
AMELIA WARREN.