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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
EVIL OF sWEATsHoP SYSTEM
Wretchediy Paid Workse ray ~"
Vanity Of DweIlers In the
Great Cities.

Anpeal to heart and conscience alike
must have been powerfully MADE ~
the many women and fewer men VIM
were beguiled by social curiosity u
led by philanthropic interest 10 exam,
inc the collection Of garments ana VI
photographs made by the Consumers
league and exhibited at the Norman
college in New York. inc pho.o
graphs showed tenement rooms on 'ne
East side with men, women ana h'''0
children working on the garments
that hung close by with piacaruS
fastened to them telling the few pen
MES an hour and garment that these
same toilers had received. A larse
part of the exhibit was the work VI
the child victims of the swea'shop
system. And it was by no means
clothing of the cheaper grades tha1
was most conspicuous, but articles
made to meet the wishes or the weir
TODD and even the fastidious, such as
are sold in the city's most elaboralely
furnished stores. For dainty feather-
SJ1IcnluS Ou d UdDy . ui>o", -
herself hardly more than a baby IS
paid perhaps four cents. Twelve
punches of artificial roses are maze
for penny. If the worker is speedy
she can earn 60 cents day. Artif1clal
violets are cheaper. A mother ana
four children, of ages from IL to o.
earn together 60 cents day. Thelr
work may be seen at the exhibit. II
is beautiful; but the system that pro-
duces 1t at this cost of young lie IS
an abomination. Hand-sewn men S
neckties intended to be sold at from
SO cents to 81 each, pay the maker 90
cents a dozen. The ultrarespectable
black stock collar for elderly women
retailing for so cents cost the vender
for making less than w cents apiece.
Is 1t nothing to those who buy such
things that child life is stitched into
their seams New York Churchman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
Her Overdreft,

A prominent Philadelphia banke,
was talking the other day of the fol-
bles of some of his feminine depos
,itors.
Women are queer creatures when
1t comes to business" he said. Fol
one thing, no woman can understand
why we won't send her unlimited
amounts of money if she asks for II
over the telephone.
But the funniest incident I've
known happened the other day. We
sent word to one of our woman depos
itors that her account was overdrawn
We expected her to be angry. They
usually are. But she wasn't.
mo, indeed. She sat down and
wrote us gracious and lovely little
letter on crested paper, thanking us
for letting her know that her account
was overdrawn.
81 am so glad to oblige you by
remedying the defect at once she
wrote
And she inclosed a check for s75p
drawn on our own bank"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

The working of the oriental mind
was delightfully."- illustrated In a story
which Prof. Turner told the Mathe-
NAUTICAL association the other day. He
had been spending the Christmas va.
cation in Egypt to supervise the cree
ton Of telescope at Helouan. Cant.
Lyons. who was in charge of the in
strument. said that he had found that
at noon every day gun was fired and
was anxious to know how the system
worked.
Accordingly he interviewed the gun.
ner and asked how he knew when to
give the signal. "Oh, look at nv
watch" said the official. And how
do you correct your watch?" asked the
captain. Il take 1t to the maker in
Cairo and he tells me the error -
Forthwith Capt. Lyons interviewed
the matchmaker and asked him how
he checked the error of the watch. n
set the correct time from the gun. t"
said that simple craftsman. And thus
time was told In Egypt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
NOT WHAT TOMMY DESIRED
Incident That Caused Youngster to
Have Grave Doubts of the
Efficacy of Prayer.

The Sunday school lesson had been
on the efficacy of prayer, and the
teacher had done her best to instill
into the youthful mind the belief that
our prayers are answered. There was
one doubling Thomas, however, who
insisted that he knew better
why, Tommy, am surprised to hear
you say you don't believe our prayers
are answered." expostulated the
teacher.
II know they amt" persisted Tom
my, doggedly.
What makes you think SOP" asked
the teacher.
Il don't think it; I know It," re
piled Tommy you know the angels
brought new baby to our house last
week"
Eyes, l heard about that" said the
teacher. Nov, surely, that was an
answer to prayer. wasn't it?"
1T was, nit" replied Tommy dis
gustedly. Why, for six months I've
been prayin' for a goat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Quaker Oats is the best OF all foods;
II is also the cheapest. When such
men as Prof. Fisher of Yale University
and Sir James Crichton Browne,
LID. FRS. of London spend the
best part of their lives In studying
the great question of the nourishlns
and strengthening qualities of differ
ent foods. it is certain that their ad'
vice is absolutely safe to follow.
Professor Fisher found in his ex'
periments for testing the strength and
endurance of athletes that the meat
eaters we're exhausted long before the
men who we're fed on suct feJd as
Quaker Oats. The powers of endur-
ance of the non-meat eaters were
about eight times those OF the meat
eaters.
Sir James Crichton Browne says
eat more oatmeal, eat plenty of it and
eat it frequently. 81
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

sorrow In business matters-all these
things came before her as she sat In
the lonely brown house.
Dorinda never had admitted to her.
self that she still loved Dan Fuller;
she simply ignored the fact that he
had ever existed in her life and out
wardly went on In her calm, unruffled
way. living alone In her girlhood's
home.
For the flIst time In is years she
had barricaded herself against Hal
lowe'en merrymakers. The recurring
anniversary of her wedding day al
ways Jared upon her sensibilities, but
she had fought down the desire to
hide herself behind closed doors while
the youthful countryside played pranks.
She was glad to be alone with the
newspaper paragraph about Dan
Fuller's marriage! Who could 1t be
that he had chosen from among Elm
wood girls-the fairest daughters Of
the village-so the Bugle had an
nounced? Perhaps ono of the pretty
Lansing twins
There were guarded footsteps on the
front porch and then the bell gave
forth q stined peal. The boys were at
their usual mischief. Again the bell
pealed and the steps died away from
the porch and presently cracked on
the hard gravel of the path AROUND the
windows.
Someone raped smartly on the
closed shutters and from = distance
came suppressed laughter. Then all
sounds ceased and silence fell upon
the house.
An hour later the boil pealed once
more and again the closed shutters
we're ratified. but Dortnda did not move
from her chair.
TIE tall clock In the hall chimed
the quarter hour before IL when she
1t last arose. and. standing on tiptoe,
lifted from the wall = small. round
looking glass. She hastily blew out the
light and felt her way to the side door
and presently stood on the porch In
the pale moonlight. looking like = little
ghost herself with her white face and
wide startled eyes.
Il used to do it-bsfore I met him"
said Dorinda to herself; there must
be some fate for me. tool can't 20
on forever Just thinking and think
ingl"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
A Consolation

young woman who had been in
'he hablt of spending her summers in
nil village of Connecticut recently
encountered rural neighbor in a city
INV your wife, Mr.. Green?" in
au .r tne young woman graciously.
why, don't you know" said Mr.
', cen l lost her three months ago?'
On said the shocked young won.
an, i didn't know. | beg vonr nor
u ,o Mr. Green. for being SO thought
well said the disconsolate wild.
ower soothlngly, ''it amt as bad as il
n''sht nave been. I've got good holm +"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
Aiming Natives with Dum-pums.

One OF the worst features of the
arms traffic on the Arabian sea coast
OF Baluchistan and in the Persian gu,f
Is that the ammunition from Europe
consists of expanding bullets. The
British government has forbidden the
use OF dum-dums, but no prohibition
exists IN the tribal country. British
troops VIII thus be handicapped in
future frontier operations. Tens NJ
thousands of magazine rifles have
reached Afghanistan and the trina,
hinterland. but the danger will he
aggravated If dum-dums become com.
mon. Traders undertake 20 give ~
least 100 cartridges with each rife
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?
simple Prescription Said to Work
Wonders for pL.A.

simple Prescription Said to Work
Wonders for Rheumatism.
lnis mas been we'll known to the best
doctors FOR years and is now given to
Tue pubic. Get one ounce of syrup Of
1arsaparllla compound and one ounce
lorls compound. Then get half a mint
~ eooo wnlskey and put the other two
lnsreolents into it. Take tablespoon
lul OF this mixture before each mea,
anu az oed time. Shake the bottle
uelole using" Good effects are felt
.no nrst day' Many of the worst cases
sere nave been cured by this. Any
druggist has these ingredients on hand
vi VIII quickly get them from his
Wholesale house. '''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
What Would Happen?

Friend-Look here, old man ~
stuck on a girl, and she likes poetry
Now don't know how to write tba
SUM- and | thought you could hoI,,
me out little 1t would be great.
Poet-l know-I know. But listo, g.
Two years ago fellow came to me
with the same story and fell for -
And the girl found him out! -
Friend-And spurned him?
Poet-Worse-she married me, No.,
If you like me, don't nut mo Wv
against that horrible thing again,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
What the Chinese Say About wo"''

The Chinese have many lii'e W.
ings about women, among WlioH
the following: III.
Never trust a vain women, III CIV
is first in her own eyes. IA
Listen to the voice OF al w.
woman, for sorrow hath given NV
wisdom. -,oen
Many women, like leaderless SN'''
come together for talk. :. nor
Pearls come from the NOUN "a,
who thinketh long before openins
lips.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Invention keeps pace with the ne
cessities Of the age. An iron cyclone
cellar is described at length in the
current number Of technical journal.
OF course the continuance is designed
for use in Kansas and other windy
localities: The striking feature about
1t is that It is equipped with seats.
shelves and other conveniences. Evil
IDENTIFY 1t is arranged to provide all the
comforts of home for families caught
out In big blow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury

and cnmn.v VIII surely destroy the sense q, ANAL
snta~, .uo"petey derange the whole srse., " snon
ertros s u through the mucous surfaces Sneh
tons fro nnoulu never be used except on n, Surn
rive ~ o zen fold TO the good YOU can nnss tney
by F. J. cb %fn Halls Catarrh Cure manufacturer
curry and ia taken 70; Toledo. o. contains NO mer.
buying H, ana mucous surfaces Of the system upon
genuine. Il !. .atarrh Cure be sure YOU ret the
sod x ~ r Cheney Co. TestmonnaIlss i ~ Aoeoo
Take Hail. ,u Esr',s: Price, 75c. per bottle,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
Culture.

"Mushingham may have made Oh
money in a hurry, but he hasn't neg
lected to take on supply OF cul'us
Just the same"
Il know it. Do you know wna' Nv
has had done in that theater ~
bought the other day? He's nau VI,
word 'Exeunt instead OF hA'
painted over every door"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Amy graduated from tho cooktns
school. didn't shsr"
Yes, but she's going to take a post.
graduate course"
Is she getting more enthusiasticf"
No-less so. She's going to marry
on @18 . week"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
What He Wanted.

Here's an elegant stop walcn 'A''
can let you have at bargain
"I've got stop watch now. "A' s
| want is a watch that doesn ''0r
Chicago Examiner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
Critical Moment for HUBBY

Mrs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. ,,rocers
are some grocers called green
and some nOt?" oan 20
Mr.. Newbride.-"Er-tne eor,eucsd
GERS. darling, are the ineSps saat"-
who start in by selling Oil
Boston Transcript.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
Nh Charity in That

Wife-"I say, do you h'io" -,oro at
in the fat above us won praoyg
the charity bazaar lottery yes ccott!
Husband-"A piano? Grea' oSsrjty
And that's what they can
baZaar!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
Human Intelligence.

Septimus-"How is your HUE o.
Mrs. Smith," :. ante
Mrs. Smith-"My little boy 10
we'll, thank you rner
Septimus-"Oh, it's pos -ootlyu
it was one or the other. -D'''
O..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

so the bride and groom espec,au,
requested their friends not - .AnS
rice after them? 'ow
Yes. They asked US to hand ~.
rice over in package so that - IN. INC
De used when they 60 to housekssn a
Ing" 'Aeep-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

The man in Cincinnati who laughed
90 hard at a joke that he sprained
his jaw now entertains pesslmistic
views of the effects of the gospel Of
cheerfulness.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Traces Of sodium have been discov-
cred In that tramp comet. Evidently
We must take our comets with a grain
Of salt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
Once Enough.

she-"History repeats itseA'
know" r0r heard
He-"Not always. You orce ~
Of a man clipping more than
you?"-Yonkers Statesman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Chicago possesses highway lady
who flits from holdup to holdup in a
taxicab. Perhaps It was the taxicab
habit that suggested and. indeed.
obliged her to extend the plundering
to the public at large.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

An Atlantic City. N. j., man has in
vented boat that will run on either
land or water. There ought to be a
good sale for such craft in the Ohio
river basin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Russian spies are tracking spies
who treacherously spy upon the spies
Of the revolutionaries, who spy upon
ohlcial spies, the Russian police. Sure
ly complications enough.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

In Denmark every egg that is sold
must bear stamp showing just when
1t was laid. People have time to watch
the nests over there.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

There is M hing in the constitution
compelling the president to live up to
the mind-reading predictions of tho
Washington correspondents.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

The new comet has 100000 miles
OF tail. This is all gas If you catch
q comet you can dispose of your
meter
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Japan and Russia are discovered
Jointly opposed to the naturalization
of the Manchurian railroads. Well,
Uncle Sam at least smoked them out
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Speaking Of boycotting high-priced
necessities of life. the barefoot dan
GERS hav not put the shoe trust out of
business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

In face Of the determined fight
against high prices. 1t Is in order for
the meat trust to apply for an injunc-
ton restraining the people from stop
ping eating meat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Theatrical managers aver that 1909
was a miserable dramatic year; and
probably some theatergoers will agree
with them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Maybe women are happier in their
second marriages because the hus.
bands all the time are trying to live
up to the glowing descriptions of their
predecessors.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Although the ground hog has bro
ken winters back, the weather bureau
will continue to record the symptoms
In ofilcial and technical language
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Bursting pipes flooded Wall street
the other evening, but then water is
nothing new for Wall street.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Diamonds are to increase in price
This is direct increase in the cost
Of living for chorus girls.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Also. 1t is especially aggravating to
come across these learned articles on
the nutritive nature of the tough cuts
Of meat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

In 20 years of the electric chair. all
OF New York's III murderers have
been foreign born.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

According to diamond dealer all
classes Of people are buying diamonds.
However. some few are buying beef
steaks instead.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Now the royal duke of Connaught Is
to 90 on hunting trip to Africa. We
lead: they follow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

New York has child wonder who
plays the piano in his sleep. The only
escape for the neighbOrs is to move.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

1t will soon be possible to bring on
the early and imprudent robin with
out exciting whoops of derision.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

For a small and select organization
We suggest the Society of Those Who
Saw Comet A 1910.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Let's move to Denmark Our Da.
nish minister, Dr. Egan, says there are
NO trusts. high prices. or stale eggs
there
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

At least let us hope that as com
pensation we may have an early
nprinK.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Food prices began to fall even be-
fore most of us had got out Of the
habit Of eating.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
q @---]]IE- - ~
The Mirror of Fate
By CLARISSA MACKIE

Dortnda Mills carefully muffled the
front door bell and removed the gate
from it's hinges to a safe place IN the
woodshed. Then she closed aud fas-
tened the old-fashioned wooden shut
ters that no mischievous boy might
construct nerve-irritating 'ticktack"
against the window pane.
II guess those boys'll find mighty lit
tie to play the mischief with this Hal
lowe'en." remarked Dorinda as she
complacently opened the weekly news
paper.
Outside the little house, the October
wind blew crisply through the dead
leaves and shrilled defiantly down the
wide-mouthed chimney. Indoors the
q blazing IRE on the hearth and the
CHEEKY light from the green shaded
lamp falling on Miss Dorinda's brown
hair and pretty blue dress.
Suddenly, out of the commonplace
paragraphs of the village happenings.
few lines sprang out as If writ in
letters OF Ere:
DANIEL FULLER OF NEW
YORK CITY. HAS BEEN SPEND
ING A FEW DAYS WITH HIS FA-
THEIR AT THE OLD HOME :
STEAD. 1T IS UNDERSTOOD /:
THAT MIR. FULLER WILL RE-
TURN AT CHRISTMAS AND :
CLAIM BRIDE CHOSEN FROM
AMONG ELMWOODS FAIREST
DAUGHTERS.
The paper ratified to the floor while
Dorinda stared unseeingly at the leap
ing flames in the fireplace. where
bright pictures took shape and faded
to give place to others more somber
and lonely.
Her first response to Dan Fuller's
tender wooing and their engagement:
the preparations for their wedding on
Halloween; their bitter quarrel a week
before the date and the broken en-
gagement that followed; Dams depart
ure for the city. where he buried his
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17
WERE NO TROLLEY CARS THEN.

Abel Stringham-I tell you, my boy,
Shakespeare could never have written
drama like yours.
Playwright-Yo are very cOmpli-
mentary.
Abel Stringham-Not at all Take,
for instance, that trolley car accident
in the third act
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

%. LOOK at that old man with the egg.
s'a AIN on his shirt front" 'ss'
fond Of such display" wv '"a' are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

City people may have to 30 out into
the country to see the comet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

How seldom we hear them spoken
q rs "horseless carriages" now.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Cold storage lends q musty flavor
eI1ke to eggs and apples.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

Some persistent people are still on
&Ae vegetable wagon.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-19

usually is spent, can be simplicity it.
self. The ceilings can be beamed
and the sides of the walls finished
with panels or with wainscoting and
vanished or stained.
AS for the exterior, the design is ad-
mirably adapted to being finished with
cement stucco. On the sheathing tar
paper should be nailed and over this
Turing strips nailed. Then either
expanded metal or wooden lath can
be used. Two coats will be required.
The first, or scratch coat, is a mix
ture of lime mortar containing plenty
of hair. Before this coat is dry it
should be scratched to make holding
surface for the cement mortar that is
to be the finish coat. This coat can be
applied to bring out any desired fin
ish The most popular finish in &C.
ment stucco is called the slap dash
finish. 1t is applied by being thrown
on with a trowel 1t makes a rough
finish most attractive.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-19

'Now six shilings ninepence at $4.885 to the
pound is $165 AS for the dishes themselves they
could not have been surpassed anywhere. For the
hors d'oeuvres | had dozen different dishes to
select from.
did you ever find hors d'oeuvres varies on the
bill of fare of a New York restaurant? Try 1T. OF
course you may get them at table dhote but
I mean on the carte du jour of restaurant where
you pay separately for each thing you eat.
"In Paris there is a restaurant in the Avenue
de POpera where you can have about twenty dill
ferent varieties of little fish and cold salads and
appetizers for about Is or 16 cents. 1t took me a
long time to find this in a frstclass house here
and then when l did so it in a restaurant
which is not usually considered among the most
expensive in the city Here hors doeuvres varies
masuueraded under the title of buffet russo. They
charged me so cents for it, as against the 10
charged in the London restaurant.
my pilaffe of sweetbreads tasted exactly like
that had in London and cost exactly the same, So
cents. / ordered some asparagus. On the Dill OF
fare they had asparagus with Hollandaise sauce
for 30 cents but I wanted 1t cold, with French
dressing They did not tell me it would be any
more but for it they charged me 70 cents For
the Neufchatel cheese they charged 20 cents and
for the coffee 49, The robbery came on the beer.
I'm London if you want little pitcher of beer
they serve you an excellent brew of Pilsener or
Wurzburger in a little sealed vessel holding a
pint for shilling | asked the waiter to bring me
a small pitcher of beer on draught, knowing they
did not serve the beer as in London. He brought
me pitcher and charged me 70 cents for it.
Now my bill came to S2G5, or exactly 81 more
than the food and drink had cost me IN Lon
DON | gave the New York waiter quarter and
he scarcely nodded. l gave the London waiter six
pence and he thanked me so that could hear him.