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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-12-22
Farm for COnvicts.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. pa solu-
ton Of the ex-convict problem which
he declared sound, was proposed today
by Chaplain Day of San Quentin
prison He proposes that the legisla-
ture enact bill establishing state
farm to supply temporary employment
to dicharged prisoners.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-12-22
England May Follow Us.

LONDON, Dec 22.-Following the
lead of the American Jews, the British
Jews today instigated movement for
the abrogation of the British Russian
treaty under the terms of which Brit
ish Jews are excluded from Russia.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-12-22
Probe Means End.

LOS ANGELES, Dec 22.-The fed
eral grand jury which has been prob
ing into the alleged dynamite con-
spiracy adjourned this afternoon until
next Wednesday. 1t has only few
more witnesses to examine and then
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-12-22

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 22.-Attempt-
ing to bury alive Carl Bischoff, whom
he had struck on the head with a
hatchet during a drunken brawl, AL
fred Bloom was halted, while his wife
was digging a grave in the basement
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-12-22
Johnson Ready to Fight.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.--Jack Johnson,
the negro champion, is here from Eur
ope. He said he was willing to take
on the winner of the Langford-McVey
fight in Australia, Christmas day, pro-
vided a purse of $4,000 was guaran-
toed
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-12-22
Forty are Injured.

TEXARKANA, Tex, Dec. 22-Forty
people were injured today when a
passenger train of the Texas Pacific
collided head on with freight at
Kildare near this city. No one was
killed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-12-22
Confession Too Much For Woman Who
Shaved Over Tub To Educate
Sons.

the evidence will be transferred to
Indianapolis according to the present
plans.
One well dressed stranger who re-
fused to give his name testified be-
fore the grand jury before its adjourn
ment today.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
is YEARS OF SKIN DISEASE

For sixteen long years l have been
suffering with bad case Of skin dis.
ease. While a child there broke out
red sore on the legs just in back OF
my knees. 1t waxed from bad to worse
and at last l saw l had bad skin
disease. l tried many widely known
doctors in different cities but to nc
satisfactory result. The plague both.
cred me more in warm weather than
in winter and being on my leg joints
1t made 1t impossible for me to walk,
and was forced to stay indoors in the
warmest weather. My hopes OF recov'
cry were by this time spent. Sleepless
nights and restless days made life an
unbearable burden. At last l was
advised to try the Cuticura remedies
[Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills.
and did not need more than tria
to convince me that was on the road
OF success this time. l bought two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies ant
after these were gone l was differ
ent man entirely. l am now the hap
piest man that there Is at least on
true care for skin diseases. Leonard
A. Hawtof, II Nostrand Ave-, Brook
Ign, N r.. July 30 and Aug. 8. '09."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
YOUR STOMACH FEELS FINE.
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, sourness, Gas
and All Stomach Misery Ended
In Five Minutes.

This harmless preparation Will
promptly digest anything you eat ana
overcome a sick. sour, gassy or out-of'
order stomach within five minutes.
If your meals don't fit comfortably,
or what you eat lies like lump OF
lead in your stomach, or If you have
heartburn that is sign of Indigestion.
Get from any drug store here IN
town a 5O-cent case of Pape's Diapep-
sin and take a dose just as soon as
you can. There will be no sour rls
ings, no belching of undigested fooo
mixed with acid, no stomach gas OF
heartburn, fullness or heavy feeling
in the stomach, Nausea, Debilitatine
Headaches, Dizziness or lntestlna
gripping. This will all go, and, besides
there will be no sour food left ovel
in the stomach to poison your breatl
with nauseous odors.
Pape's Dinpepsin is a certain reguia
tor for out-of-order stomachs, and De
sides it takes hold of your food an'
digests 1t just the same as II you
stomach wasn't there.
These large 50-cent cases contain
more than sufficient to thorough
cure any case of Dyspepsia, lndlges
ton or any other stomach disorder
Remember, If your stomach feel
out of order and uncomfortable no"
you can get relief in five minutes D
taking a little Diapepsin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
Aduice to Aspirants

man or your footman you can get
very heavy penalties against him in
the courts.
You cannot be arrested except for
an indictable offense. For any onense
less serious you can, of course, Do
summoned to appear. But the police
man is not allowed to use IN your case
his usual efficient method OF making
sure that people do actually appear.
If the offense is serious, however, you
can be arrested in the ordinary way.
Then you can claim to be tried by
Jury of your fellow peers.
II society paper gossips about you
in a way you do not like, the proprle-
tors are guilty of the crime OF scan
dalum magnatum," and you should
find II easy to make them regret thai
ever they were born.
Lastly. you need not buy stamps FOL
your letters unless you like. Peers
are still entitled to use the old metno1
of 'franking' letters. But you
friends would not bless you when the!
received letters with only your pr
vate mark instead of a stamp. Tn
postman would probably camp out o.
the doorstep till he had that tw
/, pence. Though the privilege Q
Thanking" still exists, theoretical,
for peers, the business-like posto
, fee would probably refuse to recoi
nize it.-Stray Stories.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
N0T PAGE FROM A ROMANCE
Conversation, However, Reads
Whole Lot More Like a Scene
in Real Life.

"And so your father refuses to con.
.ent to our union?"
ale does, Rodolphus."
The sad youth swallowed a sob.
"Ts there nothing left for us, then.
inf an elopement?" said he.
Nothing"
"Do you think, Clementine, that you
could abandon this luxurious home
forget all the enjoyments Of great
wealth, Danish yourself forever from
vour devoted parents hearts, and &c
west with a poor young man to enter
home of lifelong poverty and self
denial?'
~ could, Rodolphus."
The sad youth rose YEARLY ant
reached for his hat.
"Then," said he, you are far from
being the practical girl l have al
along taken you to be-"
And with one last look around o.
the sumptuousness that some day h
had hoped to share, he sobbed an
said arewell.-Browning's Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
Care Of ChiIdren's Teeth.

The Lancet, In a strong plea for
better care Of the teeth of English chill
dren, which. it says. lis a matter OF
the first importance to the country,
declares that tooth brush drill is OF
little value when carried out during
school hours; to be Of value 1t must
be carried out at the proper times. the
most important Of all being the last
thing before going to rest" This med
ical authority thinks. also, that "a vel
organized crusade throughout the
country on the Importance OF the teetf
and the technique OF their proper care
would be followed In a generation by
an immense Improvement in the health
of the nation, and. from the point o
view of the combatant services, by al
enormous decrease In the percentage
OF recruits rejected for defective
teeth"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
An Optimist's Mishap.

II try to be optimistic, no matter
what happens"
Il suppose you would be optimistic
II you lost your job
Yes, l should try to keep remem-
bering that there we're other jobs 70
be had"
And you would no doubt keep
right on being optimistic IL you we're
to lose your wife?"
why not? l care a great deol for
my wife; but if she were taken from
me l should continue to be hopeful 1t
Is always possible for a man who has
lost his wife to ind anoth- confo1nd
the luck! Darn it all-Dash! Dash!
Dash! That's always the way.
When a fellow has to depend on his
last match a gust Of wind Il sure to
come along and blow it out"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

Be that as 1t may, the fact remains
that over certain centers-one on the
east of Hudson bay, the Labradorlan;
another on the west of it, the kee-
watin, and a third in the Canadian
rockies, the Cordilleran-snow, grad
ually changing into ice, accumulated
year after year in such immense tnlcK-
nesses that finally, impelled by its
own weight, motion began, and three
giant glaciers crept out over the ad-
iacent country. These finally joined
into a continental ice mass that at ita
greatest extent covered two-thlrds OF
North America-an area of about
100000 square miles.
While there may have been some
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

Suppose you become an Enghsn
peer and are naturally anxious 10 nno
out exactly what personal r1gnts anu
privileges your new station gives, you
will have to give your secretary
month or so to hunt through rows Vi
dust-covered volumes. And even tnen
YOU will not know One-half OF tnen'
Lots of them are obsolete lnoeeo-
They have not been repealed, how
ever. and. II you wish to take advan-
taee of every privilege that your new
rank gives you you will find plenty OF
opportunities.
If Won are unfortunate enough to be
condemned to death, for instance, you
can demand a moose of silk. III you
are bald and shy of displaying your
inflrmity. YOU are at liberty to keep
on your hat when in court OF JUS
uce, a privilege that not even the
prime minister enjoys-except, Oh
course when he happens to be peer
Every time parliament reopens you
are allowed by royal charter, If your
way to the house leads through one OF
the royal deer parks, to kill and, II
: YOU wish it, carry away one or two
: deer. When returning home you may
| do the same again. There is only one
: condition. You must, when entering
the park, give the royal foresters no
: tice of your intention by sounding
}. your hunting horn.
: II a commoner so far forgets him
4 self. for reasons Of his own, as u
8 punch your head, you have the PRIV
y leee of hailing him before the Grim
y inal courts as one guilty of the crime
of showing contempt for the who'll
t. house of parliament And before n
T. leaves the Old Bailey he will be very
d very sorry. If, on the other hand.
10 is YOU who so far forget yourself
d. to punch the commoner's head. he ca
Is summons YOU, just as he would an,
O. one else, at the police court. But
e, when you are there. you breathe on
As threatenings and slaughter agains
r. him, and tell him exactly what 20
will do to him when you get him GU
M side. YOU can do so for as long as 70
y, please.
at The magistrate has no power
I'd bind you over to keep the peace.
ts commit you for contempt of court, or
Mt of which things he would certainly {
It. II your name did not appear on II
ed register of the house of lords.
But these are not the only adva
a. tages your rank gives you IN II
a courts. II you are concerned IN
ed chancery case and have to appear
of the witness box, your word would,
m you wished 1t, De taken as equi'"ie
It to another mans oath. II anyo'
uses personal violence to your coa<
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

oashlng wave may rock it to and fro,
writes G. N. Collins In the National
Geographic Magazine.
Examine one of these powders
more closely and you will find sew
eral things to distinguish it from
others that you may have noticed in
other parts Of the country. Should
the rock on which the bowlder lies be
bare Of soil, it will often be found to
be OF a different kind than that of
which the bowlder is composed. Thus
the bowlder itself may be of granite
and rest on surface Of limestone,
shale or sandstone.
You will also often find this bare
rock polished to remarkable degree
or marred by scratches, and even deep
grooves running in a more or less
parallel direction, known as glacial
striae.
To understand how a block of gran
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
Timellness.

All measures of reformation are eff
fective in exact proportion to theii
timeliness; partial decay may be cut
away and cleansed: incipient errol
corrected: but there is a point a
which corruption can no more b
stayed. nor wandering recalled. l
has been the manner of modern phil
anthropy to remain passive until tina
precise period, and to leave the sicl
to perish, and the foolish to stray
while 1t spent itself In frantic exel
tons to raise the dead. and reform tn
dust-Ruskin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

difference in time at which the varl-
Gus ice centers reached their greatest
DEVELOPMENT, we will be very nearly
the truth in saying that from the
southern limit, shown on the map
northward the Ice lay in one unbroken
expanse. with the exception OF the So
called driftless area and possibly one
of the highest mountain peaks In the
east. 1t is calculated that Its thick
ness at the two eastern centers must
have been something like 5000 to TO-
900 feet
On its way from the north the Ice
mass gathered to itself immense guam
titles OF soil and loose rock wnlcn
were carried along with It. Occasion
ally huge blocks Of rock from noun
tain slopes and stream bottoms were
clutched in the firm grip OF the ice
and carted for hundreds OF miles. Ere
ouently the ice would lift great bowl
ders from the bottom OF valley "
the top of a mountain
Presently the ice began to retrea
before a more congenial climate l
was not at first, however, a steady re
treat, as not less than four times tn
ice again advanced after having a
most vanished, and each time 1t wa
followed by animals and plants adap
ed to the semifrigid climate at II
edge. During one of these interglacl<
epochs man appeared upon the seem
But as the ice melted and disal
peared the earth and rocks which
carried were dumped, sometimes
an even mantle, but more often
, hills and ridges.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

gentleman was engaging a gen.
eral man and telling him what ne
wanted him to do. you will have 10
clean the windows and the boots and
the knives and go messages, chop
wood, cut short grass, mind the morse
and pony, look after the garden anu
keep the house supplied with Vege-
tables aud do any odd job that is re-
Quired and II suitable you Will get
ten shillings a week"
rs there any clay in the garden?
asked the man.
What makes you ask that? asked
the gentleman.
Il was thinking | could make bricks
In my spare time" said the man.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

tie as large as a small cabin could be
lodged on top of a mountain when
here is no similar rock within hun
ired miles or more, we must trace It's
history back to a time at least 100000
rears ago, when the geologic period
called the tertiary was drawing to Its
close
The first fact to attract our atten-
ion. could we have taken birdseye
view Of the northern part of our con-
.inent at that time, would be its great
or extent than at present. Looking
eastward we would see the shorellne
extending In places hundred miles
beyond the shoreline Of today, and IN
vain would we scan for the lslanos'
bays and reaches that now lend sucn
snchantment to our picturesque coast.
Northward the land probably stretch
ed unbroken over the present arcuc
archipelago, and connected on tne
oost nv way of Greenland, Iceland ana
the Scandinavian peninsula Win Eur
rome and on the west by closing oi
Bering strait with Asia.
This circumstance had very impor-
tont hearing on the fauna OF that oay'
os u enabled the animals from the one
continent to cross to the otner. MIG
King a closer inspection OF the iano-
.oono beneath US, we would be sur
nr,sed at the total absence OF the
smaller lakes that now are It's mos'
characteristic feature. Even the grea'
,o,.s were missing, with the possible
execution of Lake Superior WINE
tho valleys in which these latter no"
IT. flowed rivers belonging TO ohs
or more systems.
The mountain groups of today W.
,,,d recognize at once, notwithstano
, ing their somewhat more rugged ou'
, line and the same would be True Il
, Tho case of the rivers. WINE
,,-o,,,d see a number OF them
. strange courses, the master stream
!, we would know at first glance
,,,,,ions of years these had peen Gu
.i,,r their channels undisturbed, UNI
of the close of the tertiary d new =.
:, retns was impaired to them' o"ihe
- Tho recent rise of land ana the eve
- Increasing humidity OF the cilnia'
Co we would probably see them u
Il hu,ent and swollen and the SUES
y ,h,,r water courses often preclpl'o'
s. 80 Jagged overhung In places
great lodges and loose oiochs ie'0'
10 d,slodged by the least force
- Tho climate over the whole con
y ont was semitropical. or at least 'e'
nsrate and such plants as the Dig al
r~aot red woods of California gre"
18th as Greenland and lcelan
IL And through the almost endless woo
ie Of the north roamed herds OF mas
10 don and other herbivore OF great si'
Id .oaather with such beasts OF prey
op ne now extinct saber-toothed tie
Sc Rut we find no trace OF man.
10 ov.r this strange and magnifce
y world tho ice swept down So suuue =.
e as geologic time is reckonea' u
ct most Of the then existing amman
.,on+ forms. pushed south before
aavance. had not time enough TO ADJ
themselves to their new envlronhne
Cd nd therefore became greatly alter
or exterminated.
NJ As vet there has been no gooo
son assigned for change that ~
comparatively short time transform
Do me semitropical climate into that
crasn,and of today. Probably CT
n,nation of circumstances brought
bout.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
She Went to Bed.

We're e years old)-"What DOES
transatlantic mean. mother?
Mother-"Across the Atlantic. OF
course, but you mustn't bother me-
Vera-"Does trans always mean
across?"
Mother-"I suppose 1t does. Now, II
you don't stop bothering me vito your
questions / shall send you right to
bed"
Vera latter a few minutes silence)
Then does transparent mean .
cross parent?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
Gets Them Running.

will the business men OF this com
munity substitute Marathon meet?
How will a Marathon help the
business men?"
in many ways. The telegraph com
pany ought to be interested. Look
how 1t will stimulate the messenger
boys
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
His Reason.

Lady-Are you glad school begins In
Just a few more days?
Boy-Yes'm-
Lady-You want to get back 70
work again, don't you?
Boy--No'm-
Lady-Then why are you glad?
Boy-'Cause they moved me 10 an
odder district an l want to see II
can't lick de new kids.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
What He Calls Himself.

Wilie-Father, a man Is always .
bachelor before he gets married, isn't
he?
Father-Yes, my SON.
Willie-And what does he call him
self afterwards?
Father|I wouldn't like to tell you.
nv son.-Brooklyn Life
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
Hadn't Come His Way.

1T is reported that there are more
bank notes in circulation now than
ever before in the history OF the coun-
try"
Have you found out where they are
circulating?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
The Ancient Egyptian.

For a long time the visitor to the
great museum stood gazing at the
Egyptian mummy swathed In BAND
ages.
Tell me one thing he ventured.
What is it, sir?" asked the guide.
ssV1as it automobile or aeroplane
accident Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

Wife-"My dear. the hens have
scratched up all that egg plant seed
you sowed."
Professionally, jealousy"
(And he wrote a 20-page article on
the Development of Envy in the
Minds of the Lower Grade of Bipeds.")
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
WHENCE CAME TIE BIG -
BOULDERS

tENEVER your vacation
rambles have taken you to
one of the northern states
Of the country, you have
no doubt often been struck
by the sight of some I'M
usually large powders
perched on the top of a
mountain, or resting, may
be, In such a nicely bal
anced position by the very
edge of the sea that a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
The Difference.

Griggs-After all the difference be-
tween man and woman is one of wear
and tear.
Briggs-What do you mean?
Griggs-Man spends his money fool
ishly on tear and woman on wear.
Boston Transcript.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

Prompt Response to Bold Move OF
President Vail-"Accuracy" Reduc-
ed Western Unions Surplus $13r
900, OOO-"Publicity" Restored Con-
fidence and Its Stock Went Up.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
A Matter of Conscience

Bessie wonder why several of the
men at the wedding the other night
didn't congratulate the bridegroom?
james, suppose 1t was because
they were all married themselves
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
Han No Imagination.

Mistress-"What kind of time did
you have?"
Maid (rapturously)-"A drame of
tonne"
Mistress (surprised)-"A dream,
thought it was wake
American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
Certain Evidence.
Food for Thought.

HAS the Outlook come this week!
IL haven't heard 1t yet Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31
A Gentle Hint.

Helm afraid you are cold Shall
l take OF my coat and put It around
you?
She-You may put your coat around
me. but why take it on?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

The coldblooded are hotheaoeo
when You hit their pride.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-31

Shrinking from suffering may be
ueeing from strength.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-10-19
GIVEN REDUCTION
Homesteads on Forests Are Open to
Entry Without Cost of
Plating.

Settlers national under the June H. 1906 will
longer have for survey they have had the past
surveyed lands when the claim goes patent This relieves many
tiers under the commonly known the forest homestead law from
burdensome Relief from this burden has been brought
about by between the secretary of the and the
secretary of agriculture where by made by employees of the
forest will be under the supervision of the general
that they can be accepted by the general land office final
Hitherto has been to make two Under the
terms of the forest homestead law national forest land cannot be
opened settlement unless the secretary agriculture recommended
the secretary of the that be listed for settlement and list
ing possible until survey has been made The secretary of
agriculture has authority to list land unless examination has
shown that the land suitable for agriculture than for forest
purposes So when land applied for employees the department of
agriculture sent ascertain it's character and at the time make
survey of it by and bounds survey necessary
This survey however could be accepted by the land depart
basis patent because only surveys under the supervision
the surveyor general under the law be accepted basis for
passing title In consequence under the procedure provided for when
patent sought unsurveyed lands the settler land within
ona forest has had for second survey This has been felt
to be especially hard because has subjected settlers national for
expense which settlers surveyed public lands do have
to bear SINCE merely duplicated the work the first survey there
seemed why this first survey might not both for list
ing the land and for paenting it.
The listing made by officers always been with
expense to the prospective homcscadr Under the
the field expenses of the survey will continue be paid by the de-
partmen of agriculture that the applicant will merely be called
the of checking and plating the by the
general This will move of the greatest objections to the working
the forest homestead law. The officials of both the department
agriculture and the department the interior pleased that The
has been found through cooperation the surveys to simplify t
procedure duplication Of work. and lessen the of settling
upon agricultural lands within national forests.