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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14
WONDERED WHY.
round the Answer Was "Cofsee."

Many pale, sickly persons wonder TO,
seais why they have to suffer SO, and
eventually discover that the drug-caf.
ieine-ln coffee is the main cause OF
the trouble.
was always very fond of coffee
ana drank 1t every day. | never had
niuch nesh and often wondered why I
"as Always SO pale, thin and weak.
ABOUT five years ago my health
oonpieteiy broke down and | was con.
uneu 10 my bed. My stomach was in
suon condition that could hardly take
sumcient nourishment to sustain life.
Turing this time | was drinking cot,
", Gun mink could do without 1t.
after awhile l came to the conclu.
s.on 'nat coffee was hurting me. and
e s, 10 give 1t up and try Postum.
4 uiuh ike the taste of 1t at FIRST hut
"nen 1t was made right-boiled until
uarA and rlch-I soon became fond ~
IN one week began to feel better
a,s, uu,u eat more and sleep better NV
1,,.A neauaches were less frequent. and
within hve months | looked and felt
IKE a new being, headache snaIs NV
tirely gone. 'pe''s en-
.os IVY nealth continued to improve and
n rouay am well and strong, weigh 14s
toanus, l attribute my present health
~ ,"e 'ne-giving qualities of Postum -
READ The Road to Wellyille." In
pnes. There's Reason"
| m. read the above letter.
on. ne appears from time to I'm. new
! lnteresa ne' true, and full OF h.msA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14
Copyright 1908 by The Bobbs-Mer Company
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine
Griswold stumble upon intrigue when the
governors of North and South Carolina
are reported to have quarreled. Grswold
allies himself with Barbara Osborne,
daughter Of the governor of South Caro-
lima, while Ardmore espouses the cause of
Jerry Dangerfield. daughter of the. gov
ernor of North Carolina. These two ladies'
are trying to fill the shoes of their ia
theirs, while the latter are missing. Both
states are in turmoil over one Apple
weight, an outlaw with great political in
fluence. Unaware OF each others posi-
ton. both Griswold and Ardmore set out
to make the other prosecute. Both have
forces scouting the border. Griswold cap
lures Appleweight, but Jerry finds him
and takes him to Ardsley. her own pris-
oner Grswold and Barbara. while in
vestIgating the outlaws disappearance
meet Ardmore and Jerry, the latter re-
veaIs the presence of Appleweight at
Ardsley Ardmore arrests a man on his
property who says he Is Gov. Osborne.
Meanwhile another man is arrested as
Appleweight by the South Carolina mil
tia
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14

morrow night. You can't have two
way without shaking up the universe,
and If federal troops come down here
to straighten things out it won't be
funny"
They had ridden about a mile, when
Cooke checked his horse with an ex-
clamation.
There's somebody coming like the
devil was after him. 1t must be Gill
ingwater."
They drew rein and waited, the
quick patter of hoofs ringing out
sharply in the still night. The moon
light gave them fair sweep of the
road, and they at once saw a horse
man galloping rapidly toward them.
''Lordy, the mans on fire." gasped
Ardmore.
"By George, you're right" mutter-
ed Collins, moving nervously in his
saddle. ITS a human sunburst."
Its only his gold braid" explained
the practical Cooke,
Seeing three men drawn across the
road, the horseman began to check
his fight.
'Men!" he shouted, as his horse
paved the air with its forefeet, sis
this the road to Ardsley?"
Right you are" yelled Cooke, and
they were aware of a flash, glitter
that startled and dazzied the eye, and
Col. Rutherford Gillingwater thunder
ed on.
They rode on and saw presently the
lights of camp-tires, and a little later
were tremendously halted at the road
side by an armed guard
1t had been arranged that Collins,
who had once been a second lieuten-
ant in the Georgia militia, should be
presented as an officer of the regular
army, detailed as special aide to Gov
Dangerfeld during the encampment,
and that in case Gillingwater failed to
return promptly he should take COM
mand of the North Carolina forces.
An open field had been seized for
the nights camp, and the tents al
ready shone white In the moonlight
The three men introduced themselves
to the militia officers, and Collins ex-
pressed their regret that they had
missed the adjutant general
Gov. Dangerfield wished you to
move your force on to Ardsley should
we fail to meet Col. Gillingwater; and
you had better strike your tents and
be in readiness to advance in case he
doesn't personally return with orders
Capt. Collins, as he had designated
himself, apologized for not being in
uniform
Il lost my baggage train" he laugh
ed, "and Gov. Dangerfeld is so anx
ious not to miss this opportunity tc
settle the Appleweight case that / hur
ried out to meet you with these gen
tlemen."
"Appleweight!" exclaimed the group
of officers in amazement
None other than the great Apple
weight" responded Collins. 1.-THE
governor has him in his own hands
at last, and is going to carry him
across the border and into a South
Carolina bastile, as little pleasantly
on the governor of South Carolina"
The militia officers gave the neces
sary orders for breaking the half
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14
The Modern Way.

connie of young men on the Mar
ket street viaduct the other evening
offered a new version of an old saw.
After they had passed a couple OF au.
burn-haired damsels one of the young
men took his stand at the curb and
gazed I'D and down the bridge.
What are you looking for?' In
uuired his companion.
Pointing to the red-headed girls. the
young man answered: I'm trying to
see a white automobile. youngstown
Telegram.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14

sufficiently warm they should be out
of doors as much as possible, es-
pecially when the sun shines. Plenty
of sunshine is the greatest disinfectant
and invigorator known.
Some years ago | had couple OF
filters come early in the winter. me
weather was very cold and for want
OF better place to keep them than
the one in which they were narrowed,
l penned up a little corner of the COW
stable in which were kept at night
80 head of cattle. The building was
35 by so feet, and when closed at
night with the cattle In 1t was quite
comfortable. This proved to be al
most an ideal place for the pigs.
They were given fresh bedding
every night and fresh supply Of bed
ding put in every day. Those pigs
grew exceedingly fast.
Under ordinary farm conditions 1t Is
doubtful proposition to attempt to
raise many winter pigs with good re-
suits, but under special conditions q
| few filters may be made profitable
The greatest obstacle Is to provide
enough warm space for the pigs to run
about freely without beComing chilled
for lack of sufficient sunshine
Scours and thumps often cause very
serious losses among young pigs. The
former is caused usually by over-feed
ing, by providing badly spoiled feed
by an abrupt change Of ration or by
a change in feed that affects the milk
Of the dam. The latter is generally
brought about by overlooking and
| lack of exercise.
An illustration Is shown herewith Of
a Poland-China SOW, with her litter o.
pigs. This breed put on fat rapidly
are docile and easily handled.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14

wakened the sleeping driver on the
wagon with a roar, and himself leaped
upon the box and began turning the
horses.
What do you think he's doing?"
asked Cooke.
Hes in a hurry to get back to
mothers cooking" replied Ardmore
Hes seen Miss Dangerfield and
learned that war is at hand, and he's
going to get his clothes out of danger
Lordy! Listen to him slashing the
mules!"
But you don't think"
The wagon had swung round, and
already was in rapid flight. Collins
howled in glee.
Come on! We can't miss a show
like this!"
Leave the horses then! There's a
hill there that will break his neck
We'd better stop him if we cant"
cried Cooke, dismounting.
They threw their reins to the driver
of the wagon, who had been brushed
from his seat by the impatient adju-
tant general. and was chanting weird
ly to himself at the roadside.
The wagon, piled high with trunks
and boxes, was dashing forward, Gill
lingwater belaboring the mules furi-
ously, and, hearing the shouts of
strange pursuers, yelling at the team
in voice shrill with fear.
Come on, boys," shouted Ardmore,
thoroughly aroused catch the spy
and traitor!"
The road dipped down into the shad-
dow of a deep cut, where the moons
rays but feebly penetrated and where
the flow of springs had softened the
surface; but the pursuers were led on
! by the rumble of the wagon, which
swung from side to side perilOusly,
the boxes swinging about noisily and
topping threateningly at the apex.
Down the sharp declivity the wagon
plunged like a ship bound for the bot
tom of the sea.
The pursuers bent gamely to their
task in the rough road, with Cooke
slightly in the lead. Suddenly he
shouted warningly to the Others as
something rose darkly above them
like black cloud, and trunk fell
with mighty crash only few feet
ahead Of them. The top had been
shaken off in the fall, and into it head
first plunged Ardmore.
There's another coming!" yelled
Collins, and much larger trunk
struck and split upon a rock at the
roadside. Clothing of many kinds
strewed the highway. A pair of trou-
sers, flung fiercely into the air. caught
on the limb of tree, shook free like
a banner, and hung there somberly
etched against the stars.
Ardmore crawled out of the trunk
screaming with delight The fra
GRANGE of toilet water broke freshly
upon the air.
It's his ammunition" bawled Ard
more, rubbing his head where he had
struck the edge of tray. His scent
bottles are smashed, and it's only by
the grace Of Providence that haven't
cut myself on broken glass"
They went down the road, STUN
bling now and then over bit of
debris from the vanished wagon.
It's like walking on carpet" OBJ
served Cooke, picking up feathered
chapeau. 81 didn't know there were
| so many clothes in all the world"
They abandoned the idea of farther
pursuit on reaching trunk standing
on end, from which a uniform dress
coat dropped sadly.
This is not our trouble; it's his
trouble. l guess he's struck a smooth
er road down there. We'd better go
back" said Cooke
In a moment they had climbed the
| hill and were in hot pursuit of the ad-
jutant generals abandoned army.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14
9 aooK FOR sPORTsMEN.

Every one Interested in hunting
sbould write for copy Of 1910 Game
Laws which contains 100 pages telling
where the various kinds of game
abound, when the seasons open and
close, and what laws govern the hunt
ing and game In each state. This book
can he had free by writing to M. H.
Hartley Co., 299 Broadway, New York
merely by mentioning the name Of thh
paper
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14
Oolinq Out knowledge.

Mrs. hugwater-Josiah, what is the
origin of the name Milwaukee and
what does 1t mean?
MT. Chugwater--It comes from the
Latin word mile, meaning a thousand,
and Wau Kee, Chinaman; Milwau-
kee' Thousand Cinnamon. Think you
can remember that?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-02-14

Yes, Henry, I've Travelled into ev.
cry corner Of the globe"
The globe is a spherical body,
uncle. Therefore it has no corners!"
Chips.
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FABLES IN SLANG
SQrie5of 19ll~R% GEORGE ABE
Fable of the Heir, Heiress and FIeirs-to-Be.

Books written by Josephus and others.
ance, Bertrand looked about in a
startled Manner and then bought him
self a Plush Hat and began to culti-
vate Pimples.
\ few Days later he might have been
seen riding in a Demonstrating Car
with a Salesman who wore Goggl =
and who told him that all the Swell
Guys were putting in orders for the
$1,000 Type with the jeweled Mud
ton observed that Father, by turning
over i'm the Grave. had somewhat
loosencd the fresh Earth.
Bertrand had Modern Plumbing put
into the Old House and built a Porte
Cochere on the Side and moved a lot
of Red Velvet Furniture into the Par
lor Some said that the Moaning
Sound heard at Night was only the
Wind in the Everereens. but others
of the Loan Agent checking over the
Expenses.
Isabel stopped wearing Things thu.
scratched her and began ordering from
= Catalogue. because the Local Deal
ors didn't carry anything but Common
Stuff. Also she began to Entertain.
and the first time she served Hot
House Asparagus in January the
House rocked on its Foundations.
Bertrand soon knew the Difference
between Hickey and Sour and was
trying to pretend to let on to be fond
OF the Smoky Taste in that Imported
Article which has done so much to
mitigate the Horrors of Golf.
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progress a hundred yards or So In no
instance has seal been seen to go di-
rectly out to sea to feed or directly to
return. Day after day seals were seen
to enter the water; day after day they
were seen to come out of it; but in each
case the individual was lost in or imerg-
ed from the mass of seals sporting along
the margin of the rookery
The fact that the fur seal acts by in
stinct and not by reason makes it pos
sible for man to use the herd to his own
advantage. and to treat it much as he
would a herd of cattle, with the advanta-
geous exception that he is neither obig,
ed TO feed. water nor look after it's well
fare.
Among the strongest Of these instincts
Is the homing instinct, which yearly
leads the seals back to the rookeries and
directs them to the feeding grounds, and
so strong has this instinct become by
long cultivation that. as with the great
aux. nothing short of determination will
drive the seals from their rookeries.
The. seals return to the rookery grounds
of the Pribilof Islands, not because they
have the least idea they will there find
protection. but because their homing in
stinct leads them to do so. They have
returned just as regularly and persistent
ly to Robben Island and to their anarctic
SIouItuS, where every seal, Dig ana little
is, ruth1essly slain. Their bump of
locality is greater than their reasoning
power. Conversely, the female SEALS
which are never disturbed, are just as
much afraid of man as are the bachelors
whose ranks are thinned by annual
slaughter. The experience of more than
a score Of years has not taught them that
so far man is concerned they are quite
safe on shore
Just this instinct of locality, coupled
with gregarionSnesS, brings the seals re-
leased from a killing back to the hauling
grounds, when more intelligent or dis
trustful creature would forsake the place
entirely, the same causes, plus the in
Stlnctive desire to get somewhere near
the rookeres, bring the bachelors to the
vicinity of the breeding grounds. Time
was when the rookeries were so large and
occupied the water front to such an eX-
tent that access to the territory at the
rear was restricted and vast numbers of
seals We're forced to haul elsewhere.
The gregarioHs nature of the seals is
extremely strong, not only leading them
to herd together, but, like sheep, to fol-
low one another blindly, regardless of
where they may be going. One morning
on Zoltoi bluffs seal, startled by the
approach Of party on the way to the
reef, plunged over the edge of the bluffs
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In one instance a p.p wars seen resting
on the shoulders of female while she
swan short distance.
When meeting, the sea lion family old
and young. frequently rub noses. and oc-
casionally the mother talks to the young
by sWaying her head up and down. at the
same time slightly from side to side Just
what this signifies is difficult to under
stand. but il evidently means something
to the pup. When alarmed the sea lions
cluster together, as they also do for
purposes of sport. for they are fond of
playing in the water, diving and lying
on one side. splashing with the exposed
hlpper, swimming back and forth survey
ing the ground and shifting the air fol.
the presence of suspected danger.
The great redeeming feature of the fur
seals character is its playfuness when
young, for few animals seem to enjoy
life so well as the rollicking pups and
young bachelors But here again it is
necessary to curb the Imagination, and to
remember that while the young seals I'M
doubtedly do derive Il certain amount of
enjoyment from their sport. very much
of what strikes as mere play is. in
reality, dawninG instinct. The sporting
of seal pups foreShadows the time when
their very lives may depend on the abil-
ity to capture food for themselves. and
they perpetually engage may be more
hints of future fierce battles among bulls
This acting by instinct is the keynote
of the seals character The mind like
the body has been nodded by natural
selection acting on the mass. SO that one
seal behaves like another and knows just
as much as another and no more. As it
has done in the past so il will do in the
future Its habits. being formed by the
slow process of natural selection can
change but slowly. hence the fur seal is
not likely to alter its habits or 10 adopt
itself to changes in surrounding condi-
tions. 1t may be eKterminated. but it will
not leave its breeding grounds. and the
last seal will probably come calmly on
shore to be knocked in the head as its
predecessors have done.
AT the time of the discovery of the
Pribilof Islands in 17s6 they We're unin-
nabited. In order to obtain laborers to
handle the seals natives We're brought
over from the Aleutian Islands. and the
first colony was established on st. George
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territory Even today-forty-fou years
since the government took over the ter
ritory-the question seems to be as far
from being settled as il was at the time
the treaty WAS signed between this coun-
try and Russia.
Investigations of the fur seal question
by commissions. special agents OF the
government and by private corporations
have followed one another regularly for
the past forty years. Several investiga-
tons We're made in past years by the
House of Representatives. and there is
still another being conducted by the
House at the present time. Experts for
and against certain policies regarding the
administration of the herd have appeared
before the House committee but as one
member expressed il, 1.-The committee are
UP in the air.. and settlement of the
question seems to he as far off today
il was forty years ago.
Because of the many conflicting state
ments by men who are considered author
tiles on the question. the matter has
finally become one of great importance
TO the nation. 1t involves the life or death
OF an industry worth millions of dollars
a year. In addition to the question of
dollars and cents, there is the ethical
side. which includes the honest admins
tration of the industry so that all may
be given square deal and the future
life of the herd assured.
The story of the life of the Alaskan fur
seal is intensely interesting. Most of us
know what a seal looks like from our
visits to the Zoo, but there are not many
who have gone beyond that. The habits
and characteristics of the seal are un-
usual and differ from those of any other
animal on earth. How the seals return
year after year to the same breeding
grounds, the courtShip of the male and
tie female. the bachelor herd and the
rookerieS or real homes of the seal make
a story OF more than usual interest.
IN Boring sea there is a little group of
rocky islets known the Pribilof
Islands. These islands are isolated from
other land the nearest point being Tn
alaska Island. about Il. miles TO the
south. Cape Newenham on the mainland
of Alaska-a distance of 300 miles-is the
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Island, near Staraya Artel rookery-the
name meaning 'old guild or association.
Other villages were afterward established
al Lapandni and at Garden Cove.
In course of time men were carried in
similar manner to St Paul Island the
Aieutian settlements al InalasHa and
Atka being chiefly drawn upon. The first
settlement on st. Paul was established
at the foot of the large shallow Nishalke
lake at the northern end of the island
Later settlements were located at Polo
Nina and At Zapadn st Paul.
Then in 1879 the RussianAmerican
Company came into control of the islands,
the various settlements on st. Paul were
grouped into one at Polovina. AfterwarI
they were transferred TO the present loca-
ton of the village, in order to be near the
most advantageous landing places. In
like manner the villages at Garden Cove.
Zapadni and Staraya Artel We're grad
ually broken up and the inhabitants
grouped on the present site of the village
OF st. George. on the northern face of the
islands
The condition of the Aleuts in those
early days of Russian control may be
imagined from a description of govern
ment agent, who says: They We're mere
slaves. without the slightest redress from
any insolence or injuries their masters
might see fit, in petulance or brutal
orgies. to conflict upon them. Here they
lived and died, unnoticed and uncared for,
In large barracoons, half underground
and dirt rooted. cold and filthy This is
probably not an extreme picture of the
conditions of the natives in Russian
times. The Aleuts at the present time
look back to these their halcyon days
but 1T is said this feeling may exist as
the memory OF indulgenceS which they
are forbidden now. 1t is certain that but
little thought or care was bestowed upon
them by their Russian managers beyond
seeing that they did the required work.
nder American control matters chang
ed. The first comrany to whom the gov
eminent leased the privileges of the is
lands after they came under Uncle Sam
control, erected suitable frame cottages,
furnished with the substantial comforts
of life, which took the place of the cheer
less and insanitary sod saouses. or bar
rabaraS. a physician with the necessary
medical supplies is now stationed on each
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In the meantime. Isabel had got so
Feel whether the Goods were real or
only Mercerized. and each Setting San
saw new crimp in the Bank Ac-
count
All Statisticians agree that couple
OF Heirs can spend Much Money and
yet besides if they do not work at
anything else. Especially when every
Pearl in the Rope represents Il Chat
tel Mortgage and fancy Weskit is
stand-of for One Months Rent .uf
a good piece of Town Property.
Bertrand married tall Blonde who
knew that Columbus discovered Ameri-
ca and which kind of Massage Cream
TO buy. and let it so at that.
They went abroad and began TO
Ritz themselves. Every time Madam
walked into one of those places mark
ed English Spoken while you Watt
Zin9. The Letter of Credit resembled
piece of Apple Pie just after the
willing Farm Hand had taken a Hack
at it.
Isabel FASTENED to make an Alliance
with one of the oldest and toniest
FAMILIES west of Bueyrus and north of
Evansville. She succeeded in captur-
ing an awful Swell Boy who wore an
Outside Pocket on his Dress Coat and
made a grand Salad Dressing (merely
rubbing the Bowl with a Sprig of Gar
lic) and was otherwise qualified to
maintain Social Leadership all the way
from the Round House up to the Hub
and Spoke Factory on the Hill.
lsabels Husband built a House near
the Country Club SO as to get the Au-