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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

sat alone on the veranda.
by the merry withdra wing
4 young folk who were going
he gate with cushions. shawls
hts. There were six Of them
her tall. gorgeously colored
tepsisters had her beau. They
kund for the river where boats
hitting. Ruth. with long sigh.
hink of nothing nicer than TO
to spend an hour on the river
! light of the rising moon. &C
He'd by somebody who was
Atly happy just in the privilege
ng love to her.
|oung folks gay laughter came
her from the still street. She
against the pillar. folding ner
Ind trying to imagine what she
kver experienced. Behind her
e cheerful disorder OF a hasty
chairs out of their places,
kpers scattered, the rug kicked
be ought to put things in order,
was SO tired. No one would
ito see, and surely she had
the right to rest for little
I'D the trees came the silver
VI moonrise. She watched II
Really while she thought OF
Kthe day had brought forth
Berry preserving for one thing
1br tomorrow a basket OF early
rs waited. Besides. Edna s
& must be finished for the
Des musicale and something ex
Repaired for dessert. because ia
Mad asked a business friend Il
! after tomorrow there were 9th
Is just as busy. just as wearl
Fan endless succession who's
y must be faced with every bi
Sergy she could muster. Tn
Il were young and thoughtless
", eighteen. sixteen they wer
= In their bloom. She was eigh
u older. She felt eighty year
Sometimes.
had been twenty when he
Spther died. 1t was a sad house
u and her father was always S
Rss. He had turned to he
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

re had seemed nothing for her to
but pick up the fallen reins of do
tic government and handle them as
11 she could. 1t was appalling how
1Grepared she was. for she had
med little save music. She had
Int to teach 1t, but. alas. her teach
~ had begun and ended with the
lilly circle. AS for practicing, she
Yer had time for 1t now Staring
Fat the moon. she wandered If she
done all the duty required of her
Eleast she had done as we'll as she
Nd Her stepsisters. handsome.
with their red hair and glowing
bplexions. To see them was to ad-
e them.
he had always divided the money
came her way impartially among
three. 1t went such little way
r all. They were big and 1t took
much cloth to clothe them. Then,
they had such a love for adorn-
BIT. She was at her wits ends some
es to supply their demands IN
rs that would not distress her ia.
r. 1t was a good thing that she
IS small. for the best parts of the
Is discarded clothing made over
~ nicely for her. Only in 'footgear
8 she forced to be extravagant
e wore out SO many shoes walking
her house work.
The girls did not help her yer,
ch They hated housework. She
bid not blame them. She thought
hated 1t herself sometimes Ane
lilly 1t was as easy to do a task her
II as to coax somebody to do 1t TO-
5e The girls were young-just IL
midst of their girlhood and wiz
have all the good times they could
buth came but once in a lifetime
Louise said.
1t same to Ruth suddenly that sh
ID never had time to be young a
First she had worked so hard Il
der to become self-supporting; the
q had had to take charge OF tn
usehold. For eight years she ha'
Dyed the part OF self-denyin
)use mother. She had been to n
rites. had no smart frocks. AS 10
aus-why. she had had no, time q
st and lattsrly the girls had va
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

began using Doan's Kidney Pills after
various remedies had failed to help
me and was completely cured. l have
had no sign of kidney trouble since.
Remember the name-Doan's
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

dies have done Tor
me. For two years
I suffered. The doc
tors said I had tn
mors, and the only
remedy was the sur
geon's knife. Ny
mother bought mo
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege t BILE Com
pound, and today !
am a healthy wo
man. For months
/ suffered from In
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26
Tho Details Lacking.

.uow well the architect employed
a.. h,,t,d this house has initiated an
old.tashioned kitchen!"
"Architect. Initiated? Why, you
ro mistaken. This is real old.
fashioned kitchen. 1t dates back to
"Yes, 1t looks well enough, but you
con,t fool me. Where are the COCK
roaches?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26
Spray for Cabt ace Worm,

A good remedy for the cabbage
worm which infests cauliflower and
cabbages is an ounce of saltpeter dis
solved in three gallons OF water. The
heads should be thoroughly sprinkled
and II this is done one application
will be generally found sufficient
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

peace. The urine re-
scmbled blood and
left a red stain when
1t touched the linen.
When passed, fire
could not have burned
more. l had awful
headaches and dizzy
spells and my back
ached constantly. l
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

All that Shakespeare required for
nerfect beauty was a skin like alabas-
Tor smooth and white Read his works.
and you will notice that all his hero
,p.a have this CHARACTERISTIC.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

hammat1On, and your Sanatlve " ASH To
leved me. Your Liver Pills have no
equal as cathartic. Any one wishing
proof of what your medicines have
done for me can get it from any drug
gist or by writing to me. You can use
my testimonial in any way you wish.
and Twill be glad to answer 1etters."-
Hrs. CHRISTINA REED. 1O5 Mound St.,
Peoria. Ill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26
SUFFERED AGONY.

eackache, Headache and Dizziness
Caused Untold Misery.
Henry ]. White, 416 No. Bird St., Fl
Smith, Ark, says: Il suffered every
thing but death from terrible kidney
trouble. did not have a moments
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

eEosee eAxeR4
Mrs. Justwed-There's nothing In
the house fit to eat. I'm going home
to my mother.
Mr. Justwed (broke)-Wait till get
my hat, and I'll go with you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26
SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
By Lydia e. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound

Peoria, Ill.-'1 wish to let every ono
know what Lydia Z. Pinkham's reno
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26

A womans idea of good figure de-
ponds on whether she is thick or thin
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26
IMPROVEMENT MADE IN MODERN
TYPE OF BABY BEEF ANIMAL

Predicted VIII IN Popularity In Ihos'
Districts Where Farmers Do Not Wish to Dairy
Vast Range Areas In West Have Been
Up In Small Farms
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-09-26
Another Operation Avoided.

New Orleans, La.-"For years l SUI
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally was confined to my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces-
sary. 1 gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound a trial first, and
was saved from an operation. MN
LILY PEYRoUx, iii Kerlerec St, New
Orleans, La.
The great volume Of unsolicited tes-
timony constantly pouring in proves
conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is remarkable
remedy for those distressing feminine
ills from which so many women suffer-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
Platonic MARRIAGE.

Omitting sentimental pyrotechnics,
and getting right down to practical.
day in and day out, three meals and
millinery existence, marriage is not
an unselfish relationship, says Erman
]. Ridgway in the Delineator. man
may protest, and he may believe. IL
he is very young and ardent, that he
is taking this woman" to work for
and cherish and make happy; but
way down among his instincts, IL he
troubles to look, be will find a con-
viction that this particular woman
will make a good home for him, and
honor him among his fellows; that she
will cater to his patriarchal aspira-
tions in providing a family; and that
in her he will continue to find through
the years sweet satisfaction for his
soul and body hunger.
The conviction may be unconscious.
but it is there. If when lover wooes
his lady-love she were to answer:
Yes, I'll marry you, If you will agree
to platonic marriage; no children, no
love-making; rooms in a hotel; and
an allowance" an old dodo might &C
cept the terms, but any real man out
of the wheel-chair stage would prompt
ly take to his heels.
There are probably a few things
which, if a woman knew she was go
ing to miss them in the marriage re-
lationship, would send her flying
from 1t.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
Tree Gives Back Watch.

A pickpocket was discovered in the
woods near Riverhead, Long Island,
recently, but was not arrested. II
was a twig.
In December. 1908, L. NJ. Raynor,
of Riverhead was in the woods and
unknown to him at the time twig
picked his pocket, neatly extracting
his watch, relates the New York
World. He did not know of his loss
until he reached home and he did not
know what had become of the watch.
Walking in the woods the other day
Raynor saw his watch depending from
twig about the level of his head.
He believed he must have bent the
branch down while passing and that
his pocket was picked at that time.
The watch suffered no harm by its
wear and half exposure, but started
ticking when he wound it up.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
WORD FOR THE FRIVOLOUS
No Situation Is lntolerable IL One Is
Able to See the Fun
In Ii,

Our besetting sin is TO be too seri~
Jus and set too high value upon
sobriety," says Margaret Z. Sangster
in the Woman's Home Companion. Il
hold brief for pure fun. Laughter
is wholesome mirth does more good
than medicine Not merely when we
are on a holiday but in mid-current OF
the daily round we are the better for
an interlude of amusement The per-
son who was born without sense or
humor is greatly to be pitied, No
situation is intolerable if one can see
the fun in ii. When | hear or see
condemnation of girls gaiety, am
forced to the conviction that the
grave censor never had girlhood
worth the name or else was born I'M
der a baleful star Immoderate gig
Cling belongs to a transient phase and
should not be reproved when children
are in their early teens; rather 1t
look back in tender wistfulness on
their own days OF such thoughtless
delight Be as frivolous as you please,
dear maiden and matron, in the sum-
mer days and be assured that in its
place frivolity is the sunshine that
dances on the wave. Some of the
most portentious people one meets.
people solemn and severe, and given
to frowning. are fools underneath
their masks. Some of the lightest-
hearted, gayest and most winsome in
their capacity for seeing fun and ma
king 1t are among the great and wise.
If one has no native sense of humor,
one should endeavor by every legiti-
mate means to acquire it. An evening
spent at a play which from the first
act to the last scintillates with jests
and irresistibly provokes mirth is
boon to tired folk; so, too, is an hour
with a novel in which the serious I'M
DERIVING purpose is illuminated by
flashes Of fun on summer day or a
winter afternoon"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
Righteousness of Rluht.

It is extremely important for
German to step from his bed with the
right foot. The man or woman that
does not will have no luck all day
long. The explanation is, of course.
that right Is lucky.
Hail. gentle bird and fly on my
right hand" says Goethe in "Reynard
the Fox" The righteousness of right
IS a superstition as old as Rome. The
Roman Augur marked out the space
Of the heavens to be the field OF oh.
servation with his wand, dividing the
space in two. II the birds appeared
on the left side OF the division the
augury was unlucky, and vice versa.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
Copyright 1908 by Bobbs-Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Capt. Nathaniel Plum of the sloop Ty-
phoon,, lands secretly on Beaver island
stronghold CT the Mormons. Obadiah
Price, Mormon councillor, confronts him.
tells him he is expected, and bargains for
the ammunition aboard the sloop. He
package to Franklin Pierce, president Of
the United States. Near Prices cabin
Nat sees the frightened face of a young
woman who disappears in the darkness
leaving an odor of lilacs. It develops that
Mats visit to the island is to demand set
Ing OF his sloop by Mormons. Price shows
Nat the kings palace and through
window he sees the lady of the lilacs
who Price says is the kings seventh wife
oy young woman that his life is In dan
ger. Strang processes indignation when
ne hears Mats grievance and promises to
punish the guilty. Nat rescues Neil, who
Is being publicly whipped, and the king
orders the sheriff, Arbor Croche, to pur-
that Marion, the girl Of the lilacs. is
NeiPs sister. The two men plan to escape
on Mats sloop and take Marion and
Winnsome. daughter of Arbor Croche.
and sweetheart Of Neil. Nat discovers
that the sloOp is gone. Marion tells him
that his ship has been seized by the Nor
mons. She begs him to leave the island.
telling him that nothing can save her
from Strang, whom she Is doomed to mar
ry Plum finds Price raving mad. RecOv-
ering, he tells Nat that Strang is doomed,
mat armed men are descending on the
Island. Nat learns that Marion has been
summoned to the castle by Strang. Nat
kills ArbOr Croche. and after a desperate
fight with the king. leaves him for dead.
The avenging host from the mainland de-
a part in the battle and the latter is
wounded
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
The young fellows hand grfpped his

The young fellows hand gripped his
arm in sudden fierce clutch.
You've been dreaming" he ex-
claimed in threatening voice. Shut
up" He spoke the words loudly
Then quickly dronping his voice to a
whisper he added: For Gods sake
don't betray her! They saw her with
us-eyerybody knows that it was the
kings wife with you!"
The kings wife! Nathaniel was
too weak to analyze the words beyond
the fact that they carried the dread
truth of his fears deep into his soul.
Who would have come to him but
Marion? Who else would have kissed
him? 1t was her voice that had
whispered in his ear-the thrill of her
hand that had passed over his face
And this man had said that she was
the wife of the king He heard the
voices Of other men near him but did
not understand what they were say.
ing. He knew that after a moment
there was a man on each side of him
holding him by the arms, and me-
chanically he moved his legs, knowing
that they wanted him to walk. They
did not guess how weak he was-how
he struggled to keep from becoming
too great a weight on their hands
Once or twice they stopped in their
agonizing climb up the hill. On its
top the cool sea air swept into Ma
thanieps face and it was like water to
parched throat
After a time-it seemed a day of
terrible work and pain to him-they
came to the streets of the town, and
in a half conscious sort of way he
cursed at the rabble trailing at their
heels. They passed close to the tenn
pie, dirt and blood and a burning tor
ment shutting the vision of it from his
eyes, and beyond this there was an
other crowd An aisle opened for
them, as it had opened for others
ahead of them. In front of the jail
they stopped. Nathaniers head hung
heavily upon his breast and he made
no effort to raise it. All ambition and
desire had left him, all desire but one,
and that was to drop upon the ground
and lie there for endless, restful years.
What consciousness was left in him
was ebbing swiftly; he saw black,
fathomless night about him and the
earth seemed slipping from under his
feet.
A voice dragged him back into life
"a voice that doomed in his ears like
rolling thunder and set every fiber
in him quivering with emotion. He
drew himself erect with the involun-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
CHAPTER <.
Winnsome's Verdict of Death.

Winnsome's Verdict OF Death.
The voice-the condemning words
followed Nathaniel as he staggered
on between his two guards; it haunted
him still as the cold chill of the rot
ting dungeon walls struck in his face;
it remained with him as he stood
swaying in the thick gloom-the voice
rumbling in his ears, the words beat
ing against his brain until the shock
of them sickened him, until he stretch
ed out his arms and there fell from
him such a cry as had never tor
tured his lips before.
Strang was alive! He had left the
spark of life in him, and the woman
who loved him had famed it back into
full flame.
Strang was alive! And Marion
Marion was his wife!
The voice of the king tainted him
from the black chaos that hid the
dungeon walls. The words struck at
him. filling his head with shooting
pain. and he tottered back and sank
to the ground to get away from them.
They followed, and that vengeful leer
of the king was behind them, urging
them on. until they beat his face into
the sticky earth, and smothered him
into what he thought was death.
There came rest after that, long
silent rest When Nathaniel slowly
climbed up out of the ebon shadows
again the first consciousness that
came to him was that the word-demons
had stopped their beating against his
brain and that he no longer heard
the voice of the king. His relief was
so great that he breathed a restful
sigh. Something touched him then.
Great God! were they coming back?
Were they still there-waiting-
ing
It was a wonderfully familiar voice
that spoke TO him.
Hello there, Nat! Want drink"
He gulped eagerly at the cool liquid
that touched his lips.
Neil" he whispered.
It's me, Nat They chucked me in
with you. Hell's hole, isn't it,"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
Eiremen Recover Pet

The pet cat belon ging to the Kings-
land fremen has been found and re-
stored to its owners. The animal had
been in the habit OF going out to fires
on the escapes and vas lost at Stoke
Newington a fortnight ago. Recently
It was seen at Highbury. and being
recognized by It's collar studded with
firemen's buttons. Vas taken to the
nearest fire station and thence sent on
TO Kingsland They have a similarly
intelligent cat at thu general post of
Ace, Paris. He gets .nto the mail cart
and accompanies the bags 70 the sta
ton and takes frequent long Journeys
in the mail van. Recently. however.
he was sealed up in a mail bag and
got as far as Marseilles.-Londou
Globe.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03

OUR boy a librarian?
Well, suppose it does re-
quire a lot Of literary
knowledge which, before
one can get very far up
tbo 1o11ar means tho
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
EnqIish Policeman Ever the Same.

En9llSn POilCcman ever the same.
The first thing one notices on GO
ing ashore for a few hours at Port
Said, is an illustration Of the methods
of that British race, whose most nota-
BILE and admirable characteristic is
their ability in the governing of alien
peoples. An English policeman, in
the uniform OF the khedive, protects
me from the yelping boatmen, with
the same imperturbable good humor
with which | am so familiar in Pic.
cadilly or the Strand. His counte.
nance changes slightly under differ
ent circumstances. When he marches
alongside the ten thousand suffra.
gettes on their way to the Albert
Hall he wears the amused expression,
as Of one who feels that he imper-
sonates there and then an unanswera.
BILE reply to all their shrillness, both
physical and vocal. When he con-
veys thousands from the East End to
Hyde Park he Is more serious, but
here again he looks, in his steady,
patient manhood, an answer, even to
them. On the boat landing at Port
Said he seems more bored, as of
man tired of brushing aside flies. but
his behavior is ever the same.--Price
Collier in Scribners.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
CHAPTER discontinued.

He felt the dash of the water in his
face and it put new life into him.
Somebody had raised him to a sitting
posture and was supporting him there
while a second person bound cloth
about his head. He opened his eyes
and the light of day shot into them
like singing, burning charge of
needlepoints, and he closed them
again with a sharp cry of pain. That
seconds glance had shown him that
it was a woman who was binding his
head. He had not seen her face. Be
yond her he had caught half-formed
vision of many people and the glisten-
ing edge of the sea, and as he lay with
closed eyes the murmur Of voices
came to him. The support at his back
was taken away, slowly, as If the per-
son who held him feared that he
would fall Nathaniel stiffened him
self to show his returning strength
and opened his eyes again. This time
the pain was not so great. A few
yards away he saw a group of people
and among them were women; still
farther away, so far that his brain
grew dizzy as he locke l. there was a
black moving crowd. He was among
the wounded. The Mormon women
were here. Down there along the
shore-among the dead-had assem-
bled the population of st. James.
A strange sickness overpowered him
and he sank back against his sup
porter. A cool hand passed over his
face. 1t was a soothing, gentle touch
the hand of the woman. He felt
the sweep of soft hair against his
cheek-a breath whispering in his
ear.
You will be better soon"
His heart stood still.
You will be better"
Against his rough cheek there fell
the soft pressure of woman's lips.
Nathaniel pulled himself erect,
every drop of blood in him striving
for the mastery of his body, his vision,
his strength. He tried to turn, but
strong arms seized him from behind.
A mans voice spoke to him, mans
strength held him. In an agony OF APP
neal Marion's name burst from his
lips.
"Sh-h-!" warned the voice behind
him. Are you crazy?"
The arms relaxed their hold and
Nathaniel dragged himself to his
knees. The woman was gone. As far
as he could see there were people
scores of them, hundreds OF them
nultirlied into thousands and millions
as he looked. until there was only
black cloud about him. He staggered
70 his feet and strong hand kept him
from falling while his brain slowly
cleared. The millions and thousands
end hundreds of people dissolved
themselves into the day until only
handful was left where he had seen
multitudes. He turned mis- face weak
lv 10 the man beside him.
where did she go?" he asked.
T. was a boyish face into which his
n,eading eyes gazed. face white with
tho strain of battle, Redeemed little
-, one cheek with smear OF blood,
I'D there was a startled. frightened
Iook in il that did not come OF the
strife that had passed
..wbo9 What are you talking
,about?"
The woman" whispered Nathanie..
..rha woman-Marion- kissed
ne"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03

tary strength of one mastering the
last spasm of death and as they
dragged him through the door he saw
there within an arms reach of him
the great, living face of Strang, gloat-
ing at him as if from out of mist
red eyed, white fanged, filled with the
vengefulness of beast.
The great voice rumbled in his ears
again.
Take that man to the dungeon!"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
BRARiAN?

How your boy may learn a
valuable occupation and acquire
the equivalent of a college edu-
cation at the same time.-The
start of the younester who
wants to become librarian,
and the final monetary and in
teIIectual reWard.-The various
steps upwards generally de-
scribed.
BY c. w. JENNINGS.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
Superstition Dies Hard.

Asked the other day why theh
steamer was so late in reaching Glas.
gov. a number of seamen gave it as
their emphatic opinion that It was be.
cause two corpses were part OF the
freight conveyed by their vessel II
was useless to point out that other
steamers had also experienced bad
weather; the sailors stuck to their
opinion
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-02-03
How She Won Out.

How did you manage 70 catch the
man YOU wanted?" we asked Of the
bride.
by pretending to try to catch
man l didn't want" she confessed.