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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Good Digestion Follows Right Food.

Indigestion and the attendant dis
comforts of mind and body are GER
tain to follow continued use of improp-
err food.
Those who are still young and
robust are likely to overlook the fact
that, as dropping water will wear a
stone away at last, so will the use of
heavy, greasy, rich food. finally cause
loss of appetite and indigestion.
Fortunately many are thoughtful
enough to study themselves and note
the principle of Cause and Effect in
their daily food. A n. Y. young WON
an writes her experience thus:
Sometime ago had lot of trouble
from Indigestion. caused by too rich
food. | got so | was unable TO di-
gest scarcely anything, and medicines
seemed useless.
"A friend advised me to tr- Grape
Nuts food, praising it highly, and as
last resort l tried it. ! am thankful
to say that Grape-Nuts not only re-
lieved me of my trouble, but built me
up and strengthened my digestive or
gans so that l can now eat anything
desire But / stick TO Grape-Nuts.'
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

toes through a rose tube on to a but
tered tin, brush with egg yolk and
delicately brown in hot oven.
Floating island with lady fingers is
delicate dessert that everyone likes.
It's flavor depends on the taste of the
Observation-Disclosures, orange or lem
on being equally popular. Soak one
ounce of gelatine and the thin yellow
rind of two lemons in one pint of cold
water for an hour. Take out the rind,
add one breakfast cupful of white
Stir over the fire until the sugar and
gelatine are thoroughly dissolved,
then pour the mixture into a bowl
and let it stand until it begins to get
firm. Beat the whites of two large
fresh eggs to a stiff snow, then add
them to the gelatine, beating the
whole until it is quite firm and
rocky" in appearance. Pile it I'M
evenly in the center of a glass dish,
put cOcoanut macaroons or fresh lady
fingers around the base. and pour
around it a cold rich yellow boiled
custard
Melt three tablespoonful of butter
in hot saucepan and cook it till it is
dark brown; break into it carefully
four eggs or more; do not let them
break; haste them with the butter as
they cook, and when done put in half
a teaspoonful of vinegar, salt and pep
per, and teaspoonful of chopped
parsley.
The big white onions are now in
the market. They are good stewed
baked or fried, and a novel way is to
stuff them. The Delineator recipe
says: Take two large onions and re-
move the outside skin carefully and
neatly; cut the root and the stalk end
even. Take all the center out of the
onions except three or four of the out
er coats, taking care not to make g
hole at the bottom; if hole is acct
| dentally made. it must be filled uT
with the bit that came out. Put foul
tablespoonful of chopped cooked
meat into bowl, add half cupful o.
grated bread, one teaspoonful of -four
two tablespoonfuls of milk and sal
and pepper to taste. Fill the two on
ions with this stuffing and put on the
lids. Place them in a small saucepan
| pour in a cupful of stock or water
and stew the onions gently for on,
hour. Serve on a hot dish, with thu
gravy poured round them"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
THE TIE THAT BINDS (SoME),
Affecting Reconciliation Between Two
Really Loving Hearte

There Is a certain couple who de-
cided to separate awhile ago. 1t
seemed that they were not affinities,
after all, and life together was unen-
durable, so the wife packed up her be-
longings and was preparing for a trip
home. At the time Of parting she
picked up their little pet dog and
tucked him under her arm, while her
other managed the suit case.
why, you're not going to take
Trixy!" exclaimed the husband.
"Of course ! am" she announced. II
couldn't live without him"
We'll, can't let the little fellow
co." he insisted.
And l simply won't leave him." she
declared.
So they argued for half an hour, al
the end OF which she decided to stay
and unpacked to cook dinner, at which
Trixy was the guest OF honor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION

The increased use of "Toris'' for
lame back and rheumatism Is causinn
considerable discussion among the
medical fraternity. 1t is an almost il
fallible cure when mixed wit,a Ger
tain other ingredients and taken Irop-
erly The following formula & e1ec-
tive: ITO one-half pint Of good
whiskey add one ounce Of Toris Com.
pound and one ounce Syrup Sarsapa,
rilla Compound. Take in tables poon,
full doses before each meal and b.
fore retiring"
Toris compound is product Of thu
laboratories of the Globe Pharmacies
teal Co., Chicago, but it as well as thu
other ingredients can be had from amp
good druggist
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Expert Pocket-Plckino.

An old lady was accosted in q Lon
don street by well-dressed and TO
fined-looking stranger. who effusively
claimed her as a friend. Il really
don't believe you remember mel" she
exclaimed, reproachfully. and the old
lady, never doubling that her memory
was at fault, confessed that she could
not quite recall the name "Ah, but
have changed it since you knew me-
said her interlocutor, gayly. and after
q few more lively speeches she passed
on, having possessed herself mean
while of the old lady's purse.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Ready with the Answer,

Miss Baxter, feeling the effects of a
torrid afternoon in June, was attempt
ing to arouse the interest OF her Lao
guild class by giving. as she supposed
an interesting talk on the obelisk
After speaking for half an hour she
found that her efforts were wasted
Feeling utterly provoked, she cried:
Every word that have said you have
let in at one ear and out of the other
r You"-pointing to girl whom she no
ticed had been particularly inattentive
throughout the entire lesson-"tell me
what is an obelisk?"
The pupil, grasping the teacher:
last words, rose and promptly an
swered:
AN obelisk is something that goe!
in one ear and out the other. Sue
cess Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

I'VE are not exactly happy on the
way, but we are not too mean 10
shout Amen when the rest of the
world cries 'Halleluia.'
Just how the editor knew We had
'possum for dinner last Tuesday is
more than We can tell, but he came
just in the nick Of time and dined
with US.
I'VE have much for which to be
thankful. We raise our own turkeys
but turkey for dinner is so common
in our settlement that we sometimes
forget to thank Providence for it.
There is no news to speak OF, ex
cept that we'll all build up this OLD
country il we keep the saw in the log
and keep the sawdust flying. AT
lanta Constitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Optimist and Pessimist.

Sydney Resented once wrote a COM
edy, entitled The Optimist." which
achieved success after the production,
but was a long time reaching the
stage Manager after manager refused
the manuscript, and one day Mr..
Resented, whose patience was ex-
hausted, blurted out TO his sole au-
ditor:
"Of course you don't appreciate the
play, You don't even know the
meaning OF its name."
Yes, l do" protested the i'm
presario.
Well" insisted Resented. whats
the difference between an optimist
and pessimist?"
The manager barely hesitated: "An
optimist is an eye doctor" he said;
"a pessimist Is . foot doctor."-Sun
day Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Shepherds Pie,

One quart OF small thin pieces of
cold boiled or roast beef Season with
salt and pepper, put into buttered
earthern dish and pour over it this
sauce, two scant tablespoons flour.
Stir together till brown. Add one
pint hot water, stir and boil three
minutes. Spread over the top the fol
lowing mixture: Eight good-sized po
tatoes, boiled and mashed, one cup
boiling milk. one tablespoon butter
salt and pepper to taste. Bake &c
minutes. l add chopped onion to the
meat. but some might not care for
that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
A Multiplicity Of Fathers.

Ardyce had been learning TO sing
America" at school and was tryino
to teach it to brother Wayne One
morning his father heard him shout
ing: Land where my papa died. land
where my papa died"
Ardyce interrupted: "Oh, no.
Wayne, not that way. Il 10 Land
where our fathers died..
Wayne's expression could not b
described as he tipped his head side
wise, and In q very surprised tone
gravely asked: Two Of 'em?-Do
lineato-.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

By some shutting Of the socid
cards the clergyman and the dog fan
cier were at the same afternoon tea
The wandering talk Unexpectedly 70
solved itself into the question. Whs
were the IL sons of Jacob? Even the
cleric with the reversed collar had
forgotten, but the doggy man reeled
OF the names without error, from
Reuben down to Benjamin.
The clergyman looked surprised
"Oh, I'm not great shakes on Scrip
ture," said the man with the fox ter
riers. but those are the names which
some chap gave to a dozen puppies
I'm willing to CELL"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
OF TWO EVILS, ETC.
Younester Evidently Had His Own
Idea as to the Choice.

My neighbor, writes correspondent,
has four young sons. whom he and his
wife duly lead to church every Sun
day. Just as the sermon was about
to begin last Sunday one OF the boys
was observed to look very uncomfort-
able, and, having explained the nature
Of his sufferings, was sent home. His
younger brother, in an urgent whis-
per, demanded of his mother: Where's
Tom gomez"
He's gone home"
What for?"
THE mother whispered. low: Hes
got tOothache."
And the lad, as he sat up to listen tc
the preacher, muttered, in a stage
whisper: Lucky dog."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Sniffles and Nerves.

Keep to yourself during warm.
nerve-irritating weather. 1t is related
that an Atchison man and wife dearly
love each other. She is a perfect lady,
and apologies when she says
"shucks' But one night, when they
we're sitting on the porch, presum-
ably enjoying the tender twilight. she
suddenly picked up stool and threw
II at his head. Il am not insane she
said, calmly, when he turned a fright
ened gaze on her; Il am simply worn
out by the manner in which you SHINE
1t the end of every sentence!'-At-
Gibson Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
TO CURE A COUGH
Or Break a Cold in ~ Hours

Mix two ounces of Glycerine and a
half ounce Of Virgin Oil Of Pine COM
pound pure with half pint Of Straight
Whisky. Shake well and take 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, 1909-02-02
ENGLISH kUMOR,
Kicks.

Harry Payne Whitney the day MS
own and other noted horsemens
racers were shipped from London on
the Minnehaha, said Of the death OF
racing in New York:
"A good many jockeys have been
hard hit. A jockey told me last week
q very sad tale of misfortune. l lis
tened sympathetically.'
"'Ah. joe said l, when a man is
down. few hands are extended to him.
"The jockey as he chewed a straw,
smiled bitterly.
Few hands-yes-that's right he
said. but think of the feet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
PIGEON Pie.

Short crust, light and f1aky. Butter
a pudding dish, place crust around
sides and edge. Place a tender piece
of steak, seasoned with salt and pep
per, at bottom of dish. Place birds
feet up. with butter. salt and pepper
inside each. Sprinkle over them their
chopped livers and parsley. Small
pieces of ham on each bird; add half
pint good gravy and add gizzards: COW
err with crust cutting holes in center
for feet. Brush over with egg or lard.
Bake one and half hours.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

We are not sent into this world TO
do anything into which We cannot put
our hearts. We have certain work to
do for our bread and that is to be
done strenuously; other work to do
for our delight and that is to be done
heartily; neither is to be done by
halves or shifts, but with will; and
what is not worth this effort is not
to be done at all.-John Ruskin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Potato Balls.

Mash some floury potatoes quite
smooth. season with pepper and salt,
add fresh butter until sufficiently
moist. but not too much so; make into
balls, roll them in vermicelli crumbled
or bread crumbs; in the latter case
they may be brushed with the yolk
of egg; fry them a nice brown. Serve
them on a napkin or round a dish
of mashed potatoes which has not
been nodded
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
SouasE, Pie.

Two cups of boiled. drained and
mashed squash. put through potato
ricer is best; two beaten eggs, one
cup OF milk, one cup of sugar. Stir
together until blended. Put in plate
covered with crust, CRATE nutmeg on
ton. bake on floor of moderate oven
until firm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Rewards Constantly Paid,

The rewards Of great living are not
external things, withheld until the
browning hour Of success arrives;
they come by the way-in the con-
seriousness of growing power and
worth, OF duties nobly met, and work
thoroughly done. Joy and peace are
by the way.-Mabie.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Baked Veal Outlet.

Butter baking pan, and pour into it
a cupful of cold water. Lay in this
thick slice of veal outlet. Spread over
this dressing made of two cupfus OF
bread crumbs, a chopped onion, beat
en- egg, and salt, pepper and melted
butter. Cover the baking pan, bake for
80 minutes and then remove the cover
and brown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Good ThinQ to Know.

Those who traverse the alkali plains
of the west and inhabit the sand blown
regions of Texas, find daily need for a
reliable eye salve. They never drug the
eye, but simply appl.' externally, the
staple, DR.. Mitchell's Eye Salve. 1t is
we'll to know that Mitchell's Eye Salve
i, on sale here also. Price 25 cents.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
An Opinion Confirmed.

That's the toughest piece OF steak
I ever struck" said the man in the
restaurant
81 guess you're right, sir" replied
the waiter; the man who had it be-
fore said the same thing"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
HOW'S This?

We offer One Hundred DoliAn Reward for any
case OF CAtarrh that cannot be cured By HAnr
CAtArrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned. have known F. j. Che0Ay
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly hon
crabie in all business transactions and financially
able 70 cArry out any obligations made by hb nrm-
WAIDIN6 kISSAN d AARvIS.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O.
Halls CatarYh Cure taken internally. Acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF tb>
system Testimonials sent free Price IS cents pel
bottle Sold by all Druggists
Take Hals Family Pulls for constipation
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
money.
PITY She Couldn't

81 cannot sing the old songs now, !"
she warbled at the piano.
= Then shut up" muttered the old
fashioned curmudgeon in the corner.
for the new ones are something
fierce."-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
No Qeception.

Il bought some boom lots in a coast
town. Teller wrote me the land might
all be gone in a week if l didn't buy
quick"
That's an old dodge"
But he told the exact truth The
ocean is carrying it OF in chunks. =
S. Louis Republic.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

lame, weak, run
down to a mere
skeleton. Ny back
was SO bad ! could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
tons much disor-
dered. A week after
I b e g an usi in g
Doan's Kidney Pills
l could walk with
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

usual garnishes
of parsley and
lemon are very
well, and one may
buy little tin
horns to make or
namental borders
of potatoes and
rose tubes. Press
hot seasoned DOta.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
WHAT WOULD HE HAVE sAIDi

Get up, Jack. You mustn't cry
like baby! You're quite man now.
You know II l fell down l shouldn't
cry. 1 should merely say"
Eyes. know, pa; but them go to
Sunday school-and you don't"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

out cane, and as continued my
health gradually returned. l was SO
grateful l made public statement OF
my case, and now seven years have
passed, l am still perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. SOC box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Noble Gentleman, This.

NO, l do not believe in indiscrim-
mate charity-giving. Whenever beg
gar tells me he is starving l put him
to the test before believing him.
tell him to come back in two days"
"Well?"
well, il he comes back it's clear
that he told lie, so l refuse him. II
1t was the truth, he'd be dead"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
Pie Crust.

II little baking powder is sifted
with the -four of which pie crust is
made it will be more healthful and
REQUIRE less shortening.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

An aim in life is the only fortune
worth the finding; and ii is not TO
be found in foreign lands. but in the
heart itself-R. l.. Stevenson.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

Truth Is violated by falsehood
and II may be equally outraged by
silence.-Ammiau.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

One Thing That Will Live Forever.
PETTITS EYE SALNE. first box sold in
1907. 100 years ago, sales increase yearly.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo. n. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
THE QUARREL,

Her-Why on earth did you every
marry me?
Him-Oh, don't be so bromide!
That's what everybody asks.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

If Your Feet Ache or Burn
get sc package of Aliens Fooi-Es l: givet
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear Of Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon, Ia, says: 81
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

A four-foot coal seam yields 5000
tons an acre.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gurus, reduces M
dAmmssiou allsys pain, cures wind colo. sc bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

To feign a virtue is to have its Of
posite vice.-Hawthorne
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
omnortant to Mothers,

CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
AMONGST THE BULL-RUsHEs,

Lazy Larry-Woof! Just to think,
with all this wasted effort, l could
have won the Marathon race,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02
IDEAS FOR CARNISH
TASTEFUL TRIMMING OF PLAT
rERS IMPORTANT.
Some New Ideas That Have Met with
Popular MISUNDERSTANDING L.
land a Delicate Dessert and
Universally Liked.

The tasteful trimming of platters OF
meat gives style to a dinner. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

DYSPEPSIA Is often Caused by Catayyh
Of the .Homaeh-Peyuna Referees Ca
fd,rh offAe Stomach and Is Therefore a
Remedy for DYSPEPSIA.
f~s-ss-s-s-s- s-s-s-s-s-s-s~
! Hon. NJ. c. Butler, U. S. Senator I
! from South Carolina for two terms, !
in a letter from Washington, d. c., /
| writes to the Peruna Medicine Co., !
as follows: :
/ 81 can recommend Peruna for J
dyspepsia and stomach trouble. ~
have been using your medicine for
: a short period and feel very much J
I relieved. 1t Is Indeed a wonderful !
! medicine, besides a good tonic.
CATARRH of the stomach is the cor
~ rect name for most cases of dyspep-
STA. Only an internal catarrh rem
edy, such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna Tablets can now be procured.
Ask your Druggist for Free Peruna
Almanac for 1909.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-02

Not l in 1000 who buy
Schilling's Best wants the
money.
Your grocer returns your money If you don't
like Schilhng's Best; VIC pay him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12
The Story of Mussentouchjt,

BY the time baby was twelve months old
she had learned many things. She could
say kitty to the little soft ball of a
cat and "tove" and burn, for once she
had put her hand against the hot stove
and she had never forgot the pain of the
big blister that came on the delicate
fiesf-and she knew the moon and the
stars nd the trees.
About this time she heard a long queer
word many. many times day. The word
was Mussentoucht.
Body wondered what lMussentouchit
could be. The strange thing lived in the
bureau drawers. Baby knew that, for the
moment she got her busy little hands in
to mammals drawer. somebody would
say. 'Mussentouchit"
1T lived in the sewing machine. For the
moment baby set the wheel going. Mus
sentouchit' was screamed in her ear
II lived in the tall jar that stood on the
little round stand. Everybody in the
room shrieked "Mussentoucht" when ba-
by put up her hand to touch the jar
In the corner of the parlor there was Il
glass globe half filled with water. In the
globe lived three little goldfish. Baby
was very fond of climbing into chair to
see the tiny goldfish dart across the pref
gers into the globe to touch one of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12
An ADOPTED Mother.

Arthur Allen was very tender
hearted little boy, and there We're tears
in his eyes when he came into the
kitchen one morning carrying in his
arms big brown hen, which had been
run over by a hay-wagon and killed.
What will become of Brownies lit
tie chickens, mammal he asked
They are out under a currant-bush, al
peeping for their mother
Mrs. Allen went out in the garden
with Arthur to look at the poor little
chickens. There were thirteen of the
yellow, fluffy little things, and they
were only three days old.
They mustn't die" said Arthur. "Il
take care OF them myself"
He brought basket, and put all the
little chickens into it. Then ne carried
them Of to an empty oat-bln in the
barn. where there was plenty of room
for them to run about.
The next morning when Mrs. Aller
went out to the barn to tell Arthur t.
hurt for some eggs, she stopped at the
cat bin to look at the motherless chick
crs.
There in one corner of the bin hung
the big feather buster, and gathered
under it were all the little chickens.
II thought the duster could be {
mother to them mamma" said Arthur
ard the little chickens gathered under
it until they were old enough to roos
on a bar Youths Companion.