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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
A CAT IN THE MAIL.
Journey That the Poor Creature Took
with the Mail Matter.

A curious adventure which befell a
pet cat belonging to the Petersburg
tTransvaaD postotfice is told in the
Diamond Fields Advertiser AS the
animal did not answer to the usual
summons to breakfast, inquiries were
made at the office. These showed that
it had not been seen since the previ-
Gus evening when it was seen play
ing around the johannesburg mail
bags, then in course of preparation for
dispatch down country.
1t occurred to one of the staff that
by some mischance the cat might have
been accidentally tied up and sealed
along with postal matter, slung on
to the contractors wagon to the sta
ton and sent away south on the night
train. A telegram was sent to the
johannesburg Office. and little later
the following reply was licked off :
Cat returning by $40 p. m. mail to-
night" The cat subsequently arrived
after its 210-mile journey none the
worse for the experience.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
NO SKIN LEFT ON BODY.
For Six Months Baby Was Expected
to Die with Eczema-Now Well
Doctor Said to Use Cuticura.

six months after birth my little girl
broke out with eczema and | had two
doctors in attendance There was not
particle of skin left on her body, the
blood oozed out just anywhere, and we
had TO wrap her in silk and carry her
on pillow for ten weeks. She was the
most terrible sight | ever saw, and for
six months | looked for her to die l
used every known remedy to allevi-
ate her suffering, for it was terrible
to witness. DR.. c. gave her up. DR..
B recommended the Cuticura
Remedies. She will soon be three
years old and has never had a sign
of the dread trouble since. We used
about eight cakes of Cuticura Soap
and three boxes of Cutieura Ointment
James j. Smith, Durmid, Va, Oct. IA
and %, 1906"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
TIMING THE WIND.
Simple Device That Will Tell You Its
Velocity.

How hard does the wind blow at
your home? Don't know, do you? You
can just guess at il. Well, here is a
little contrivance which any bright
boy can easily make. and which. while
not absolutely accurate, will give a
very good idea of the speed or force
of the wind 1t is called an an
emometer. and you can have lot of
fun with it beside keeping a valuable
record.
The illustration. taken from Good
Literature, shows the construction.
The ribs of a broken umbrella are
used for cross arms and vertical
spindle, and the halves of two baby's
ball rattles for the cups. These are
made of paper, celluloid. or rubber,
and can be bought at any toy store.
A size about four inches in diameter
should be selected. The distance from
the vertical axis to the center of the
cups should be 6A inches, and the
length of the verticle axis should be
about u inches.
The bottom of the shaft should
rest on a piece of glass, TO reduce
the friction. and a couple of small
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
inexpensive and Effectual.

are made from the batteries to the
bell in the usual manner. Two other
wires are then connected, one to the
binding-post of the bell that is not in
sulated from the frame and the other
to the adjusting screw on the make
and break contact of the bell as shown
in the sketch. The other ends of the
wires are connected each to a common
table knife. This will give quite a
good shock, says Popular Mechan
les, and much larger one can be had
by placing one knife in basin of wa.
ter and while holding the other knife
in one hand dipping the fingers of the
other hand in the water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
BiiChted Faith,

Edith's small friends were helping
her celebrate her sixth birthday, and
one embryo Prince Charming had
been so devoted that seven-year-old
Gladys slyly whispered to Edith's
mamma that Edith has got a beau"
Mamma, who wasn't so very aged her
self, felt that the role of chaperon was
being prematurely thrust upon her
and explained to Gladys that small
girls had little boy friends, not beaus.
Gladys was not to be daunted, how
ever
But have a beau" she announced
at least | had one, but he's mar
ried now. Just think, he promised
faithfully to wait for me, and then he
went off and married some one else
And now, with profound and tragic
conviction, "I'll never believe another
man as long as | live
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
One Of the Three.

wen, there were only three boys
m school to-day who could answer one
question that the teacher asked us, :
SAID a proud boy OF eight.
And hope my boy was one Of the
"ree. said the proud mother.
You bet was" answered Young
hopeful, and Sam Harris and Harry
stone were the other two
am very glad you proved yourself
~ sood a scholar, my son; it makes
your mother proud of you. What ques.
uoh dld the teacher ask, Johnnie?"
Who broke the glass in the back
Window"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

Little Henry had been very naughty
and was shut up in closet until he
should express proper penitence for
his misdeeds. Near by sat his moth
or, ready to extend pardon to the
small offender at the first sign OF
sorrow. At last faint sigh caught
her ear. Creeping silently to the
door, she discovered the child seated
on the floor in a disconsolate attitude.
Poor mel" he muttered, with an
other sigh. why can't | get out ?
Use done sorried all | can sorry,"-
Delineator
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

screweyes fastened in a wooden up
right NAV serve as bearings. A
counter may be made out of two
wooden disks and nine small wire
nails as indicated in the sketch. II
the instrument is properly construct
ed the number of revolutions of the
larger disk in a minute will CORE
snond unfortunately TO the number
of miles per hour that the wind is
blowing. About $40 revolutions OF
the cup will measure a mile OF wind.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
An INTELLIGENT Child,

A small boy was playing with the
scissors, and his kindly old grand
mother chided him.
You mustn't play with the scissors
dear. l know a little boy like you who
was playing with a pair of scissors
just like that pair, and he put them in
his eye and put his eye out. and he
could never see anything after that.
The child listened patiently, and
said, when she got through the mar
rative:
What was the matter with his
other eye?"-Bystander
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
TO CURE A COUGH


Mix two ounces of Glycerine and a
pound pure with half pint of Straight
Whisky. Shake we'll and take a tea
spoonful every four hours.
The genuine Virgin Oil OF Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only by The
Leach Chemical Co.. Cincinnati, Ohio,
and is put up only in half-ounce walls,
each vial securely sealed in a round
wooden case to insure its freshness
and purity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Better Than Refriuerator.

1t is well known that food can be
preserved without undergoing de-
composition for a much longer period
in container, from which the air
has been nearly exhausted, than in
the customary refrigerator In a
nearly absolute vacuum milk, fish and
meat have been preserved for months
unchanged without further expense
than that Of withdrawing the air
originally present in the receptacle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Easy Enough.

There are two sides to everything.
if one will only take the trouble to
find them. A little boy. whose in
genuity is cited by writer in the Chi
cago Daily News, had the faculty of
discovering the unexpected aspect of
affairs. 1t was warm day, and GER
tain signs made him sure that he
would find company in the swimming
hole.
Papa" he said. may | go swim
ming, please?'
why, Willard" said his parent.
only an hour ago you complained of a
pain in your stomach.
That's all right, papa. | can swim
on my back"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
A Terror to His Kind.

certain congressman is the father
of a bright lad of ten, who persists, de-
spite the parental objection and de-
cree, in reading literature of the half
dime" variety.
That's a nice way to be spending
your time said the father on one &C.
casion. What's your ambition, any
how?"
Dad" responded the youngster,
with a smile, I'D like to have people
tremble like aspen leaves at the mere
mention of my name. '-Lippincott's
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

Of Doan's Kidney Pills and began u.s.
ling them. One box made me stronger
and freer from pain. l kept on using
them and in three months was able to
get out on crutches, and the kidneys
were acting better. / improved rap
idly, discarded the crutches and to
the wonder of my friends was soon
completely cured
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Panorama Headaches.

caused by constant shifting OF the
eaze, as by moving picture shows, trav-
enng In rapidly moving conveyances.
snu 'he like may be greatly relieved by
external application to the eyes of DR..
~. mi'chells Eye Salve. 1t strengthens
.ne eyes and takes away that burning
e.nsallon. Automobiles use Mitchell's
eye Salve. For sale everywhere. Csc.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Gave No Warninu.

On entering the stable suddenly the
head of the house found the hostler
and his own young son deeply en-
gagged with the broken tail of a
kite.
How is it, Williams he began. Sc
verely. that never find you at work
when | come out here?"
Il know" volunteered his son; its
on account of those rubber heels
you're wearing now"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO,
ITCAS COUNTY S.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is senior
partner OF the firm of +. J. CHENEY & Co.. doing
business in the City OF Toledo. County and State
Aforesaid. and that said firm Will pay the Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case OF CATARRH that cannot be cured by the of
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
SwoQ to before and subscribed in my presence.
this 81 day of December. A. D.. 1856.
! SEAL A. w No GLnA s's, :,
-'StHNh eDA-ae.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

should be stained to match it as neal
as possible. A curtain may be hung
from rod fastened just inside of the
door lambs, or, if the recess be shall
low, from a rod fastened across the
outside of the door recess, as shown
in Fig. /.
a closed door also makes a fine re
cess in which to place a painting, sug
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
NOW II Can Be Transformed Into :
Bookcase.

a doorway unused for some reason
Vi o'her' and the door kept locked
can be utilized by converting it's re-
cess into a bookcase. This can he
Tone by setting up two vertical
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Realism.

Stage Manager wish we could
work in a few mora realistic touches
in this woodland scene. Now, how
would it be to have some one growl
like a bear?
Author-The very thing Well call
in the critics,-Harper' Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
A Cheerful Cucsser.

what does an actor mean by fat
patio"
uoh Know, but from the oleagin-
o o' sound should judge it means the
oio' Kansas City Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Sounded Right.

Naster-Who can tell me what use
ful article we get from the whale?
Johnnie Whalebone.
Naster-Right. Now, what little
bov or girl knows what we get from
the seal?
Tommy-Sealing wax.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

81 can run faster than you can. Hal,
Dragged Jimmie.
THAT'S all right returned Harry;
"hut I can stand faster than you can,
and when war breaks out they'll think
more of me than they do of you"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
No Chance to Grow

GLOW old are you, Cyrus?' asked the
visitor.
Pm five" said the little man, but
with very dignified air. Il would
have been six long ago. only my
mamma keeps me in dresses
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

boards on each side of the door jamb
and on these boards nall the cross
pieces on which the shelves are to
rest, or, better still, fasten them with
screws. The entire woodwork should
match that of the door and casing. If
this cannot be done, then the wood
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
A SHOCKING MACHINE.
Homemade Continuance That Will At
ford Lots of Fun.

An ordinary electric bell may be
connected up in such a way as to pro
duce the same results as an expensive
shocking machine The connections
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
As a Special Compliment.

.Ummie-My mas gone downtown to
pay some bills.
Tommie-Pooh. The man comes to
the house to collect ours'-Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
AND THE CAT LAUGHED.

aeed a change of climate.
Her Husband-All right, the wealth
sr man says it will be colder to-
mQrrOW
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

paralyzed me and
affected my kid
neys. My back hurt
me terribly. and
the uriLe was bad
ly disorderec. Doc
tors said my right
kidney was practi-
cally dead. They
said I could never
walk again. / read
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

Between being held up and blown
up, the average married man has a
strenuous time of it,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Pettit's Eve SaIve for 25c,

Relieves tired, congested, infamed and
sore eyes, quickly stops eye aches. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, n. Y
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

Anacharsis: Laws catch flies and
let hornets go free.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

gests Popular Mechanics. If the
painting is not long enough to fill the
space, stand can be placed in front
as shown in Fig. 2. Draperies may be
applied in this case should the par
ticular painting not be of sufficien'
width to fill the space.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

Feet Ache-Use Aliens Foot-Ease
Over 80 600 testimonials Refuse mutations Send for
free trial package A. 5. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
ONE KIDNEY GONE
But Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

Sylvanus o. Verrill, Milford, Me,
says: Five years ago a bad injury
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

How We dislike TO accept a favor
from a person we dislike,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19
Perfect Philosophy.

We read of a certain Roman en-
peror who built magnificent palace.
In digging the foundation the work
men discovered a golden sarcophagus
ornamented with three circlets. on
which were inscribed: Il have expend-
ed; | have given; | have kept; have
possessed; | do possess; l have lost:
! am punished. What l formerly ex-
pended | have; what | gave away,
have.'-From the Costa Romanorum.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24

official who has come from a distance to pay his respects. MT. Roosevelt had a habit of holding the line up quite frequently, and as a result his receptions were likely to be rather long drawn out If MT. Roosevelt ever had seen man before, no matter how many years back, nor in what kind of out-of-the-way place. he was sure to remember him. and as a result his acquaintance was very wide. He never liked to let man whom he had once known pass by with merely g prefunctory handshake.
 Receiving with the President and Mrs. Taft on New Years day are the vice-president's wife and women of the cabinet who range them selves to the right in order of the cabinet rank of their husbands. Mrs. Sherman has the first place and then comes Mrs. Knox, the wife of the secretary of state
 Then comes Mrs MacVeagh the wife of the secretary of the treasury, and so on in order of cabinet precedence, until the wife of MT. Nagel is reached who holds the last place in line as the wife of the head of the department most re- gently created by act of congress.
 A few other women in official life are invited by the presidents wife to assist her in her du- ties as hostess, and it is not at all unusual thing to invite some of the older residents of Washington whose families have no govern ment connection. The cabinet officers and their wives remain with the receiving party until the reception is about two-thirds ended, and then they go to their homes where they hold semi-public receptions of their own.
 The vlce-president and Mrs. Sherman receive on New Years day, and anyone who will may call. At the White House no refreshments are served because'it would be physical impossi- bility to care for the wants of the enormous crowds that are present At the houses of the vice-president and the cabinet officials how ever, great tables covered with good things to eat and in some houses, with good things to drink, are prepared for the visitors. The men of official life in Washington in the main, are just as good politicians their hus- bands. The humblest caller on New Years day is treated with all the consideration which is shown the most prominent people. The incon- spicuous one of to-day is likely to be the con- spcuous one of tomorrow and no one appre- ciates this better than the trained wives of of ficialdom.
 It is probably true in some measure at least, that more ambitions have been killed by the mistakes of the wives of persons newly ap pointed to high office than by the mistakes of the off themselves. Washington is full of stories of resentment caused by the failure of the wives of cabinet members to recog nize persons who supposed that all the world
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
The Tiger.

ing. It was not the first railway In Maine, as there was a stretch of track in Penobscot county, known as the Bangor & Oldtown, or Veazies railway, which was laid down in 1886, four years after the Baltimore 6 Ohio gave up horsepower for steam.
 The first railroad to be operated by steam in this country was the South Carolina, some time between 1S2S-'30, but trials with an experimental loco motive had been made before that time by the Baltimore & Ohio, who were reluctant, however, to relinquish the slow but sure horse power until the reliability of the steam locomotive had been proven. When Maine's first road was laid down in 1886, the pres ent town of Veazie was the seventh ward of Bangor, and Gen. Samuel Yea zie was conspicuous as a lumber op- orator and property owner in that part of the city. He owned largely in the railroad, and that's why the stretch of track from Bangor to Oldtown was called Veazie's.
 Freight on the Machiasport & Whit neville road was first pulled by an English-built locomotive sent to Maine by the old Boston locomotive builders, Hlnkley & Drury. It was to keep lum- Der on the move until the old Tiger, one of the two engines recently sent from Washington county to Portland was being built. The name of the Eng fish engine, the first to make steam noises along the way, was the Phenix. The Tiger was completed and sent by schooner to Machiasport in 1S42 The following year marked the arrival of the Lion from the same firm, and the Phenix having done duty while the American engines were being made, was returned to Boston.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Thought Much of Pet Dogs

Four metrical epitaphs reveal to us pleas, ing and unexpected side of the Roman charac ter. They are epitaphs on pet dogs One was a great white hunting dog named Margarito. who coursed through the trackless forests, as she tells us on her tombstone. Another never parked without reason. but now he is silent. Myria, the little Gallic dog, parked fiercely if she found rival lying in her mistress lap The stone of Patriots, Italian dog, at Sa- lernum contains this tribute from his mistress: My eyes were wet with tears, our dear lit. tie dog, when I bore thee (to the gravel, a service which should have rendered thee with less grief three lustrums ago. So, Patriots never again shalt thou give me a thousand kisses Never canst thou lie contentedly in my lap In sadness have I buried thee as thou deseryest in resting place of marble and have put thee for all time by the side ot my shade. In thy qualities, sagacious thou vert like human being. An, me! what a loved companion have we lost!"-From "So ciety and Politics in Ancient Rome"
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Insisted on Havinu the Riqht Girl.

Hey, there, stop it. That isn't the woman I want to marry at all. That's her sister. The other ones going to be my wife" So shouted Albert Dierick when Judge E. E. Hardin of the Whatcom county superior court at Bellingham, Wash, attempted to tie the nuptial knot with Dierick and Nora Soderbom as principals. The judge was so startled that his judicial dignity was smeared all over the land scape.
 Whats that? Whats that?" he de- manded. Her name is on the li- cense. She must be the one.''
 Don't care" said Derrick q won't marry her. That's fiat. You can't make me, either"
 The mistake happened when Die rick, Lucy Souerbom, the bride-to-be, and her sister, Nora, went to obtain the license The whole bridal party was considerably fused, and the dep- uty recorder had not little difficulty in separating principals and witnesses. He finally guessed wrong, and the judge, following the license, had the couple all but married when the groom protested hotly
 The mistake was rectified and the ceremony performed as originally planned.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Unkind Insinuation.

The Right Hon. George H. Reid, the Australian statesman, was de claiming against a proposed measure at public meeting. MT. Reid is an enormously fat man, weighing in the neighborhood of 300 pounds, says the Saturday Evening Post
 ''In 10 years" he said i've shall see the futility of this thing. In 10 years we shall know how vicious it is. In 10 years all men will understand what l am saying and I shall be proved right. In 10 years"
 "IIow about 30 years?" asked man in the audience,
 "Oh," snorted Reid, never mind about 30 years. We shall all be dead in that time."
 'sThen the fat will be in the fire, won't it, MT. Reid?" shouted the same man.