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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
A PuzzIer.

Pop, you know everything. don't
your" said little Joe.
Some very few things In the uni
verse might have escaped me-" an
swered the parent, modestly. but
they are hardly worth mentioning
What do you want to know"
Il want to know" replied little Joe,
what relation an august king is To
= May Queen?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
A Useful Remedy.

Little four-year-old Billy was WIS.,
iting his neighbor. Jerry. Billy
showed every evidence OF a bad cold.
Ierry's mother asked with grave SO.
licitude: Don't your mother give
you anything for your cold, Billy"
Whereupon Billy answered. feeling
In all his pockets at once; Yes.
ma'am, she gives me a clean hand.
kerchief. "-Lippincott's
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Man," said the new cook. II should
like to ask you something It's about
jenkins, the butcher. He says shall
have five per cent. on all orders give
him. What does that mean?"
The lady Of the house looked
thoughtful. These technicalities,
Jane" she said. ARE hard to explain
exactly. Broadly. it means that we
shall get our meat from Jones in fu.
ture."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
HIS FIRST CAVlARE.

Poor Uncle Henry embarrassed us
all when we dined in the ultra-fash-
iOnable restaurant"
In what way?"
why, the waiter brought the dear
old man a caviare sandwich. and
guess what he said?"
What. my dear?"
why, he said he didn't care about
blackberry preserves smeared on his
bread for dinner"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
UNCHANGED.

DO you act toward your wife as
you did before you married herr"
Exactly. l remember just how
l used to act when l first fell In love
with her; l used to hang over the
fence in front of her house and gaze
at her shadow on the curtain, afraid
to go in. And | act just tie same
now when get home late"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

/, The Montana bride who had never
spoken to her prospective husband UNI
III . few minutes before the marriage
ceremony will probably make up for
her lack Of loQuacity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

A peaceful citizen who was held up
and robbed by two Chicago crooks
wants to thank them because they
didn't kill him. All Of which consti
tutes our notion 81 the uttermost limit
Of optimism.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Modestv.

Lady (standing on window ledge
Of burning building about to cave in,
to firemen below)-You Gather tell
those naughty men down there to shut
their eyes. or I'll jump head first
Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

A New York Judge has decided that
wife, even though she be childless, Ia
Z mans family" to the extent Of shar.
ing In his money. Even the law these
dAy3 Of women's rights Is deferring to
the lady.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Accomplishments Demanded.

do you think a diplomat should
know the language of the country to
which he is assigned"
Certainly. He should have such
perfect command of 1t that 1t will be
as hard to grasp his exact meaning as
If he were unfamiliar with it,"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Profound Eootjsno

Twiggs aspires to be looked on as
strong-minded man."
why do you think so?"
Hes going around telling every.
body that he hasn't made a single Nsw
Year resolution"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
A Stern Chase.

What Is that old man tearing down
the road In that fashion for. do you
suppose?"
In pursuit Of happiness"
You don't expect me to believe
that racing himself half to death
makes him happy?"
"Of course not. He Is In pursuit
Of his daughter and her lover VINO are
eloping."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

A rich coal operator OF West Vir-
g1nia wants divorce because his wife
insisted on putting on boxing gloves
with him and whipping him every
night. Before deciding to break up
his happy home he should have tried
putting on catcher's mask and an
umpire's pad.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

The party who referred to the
Smithsonian institution as trash
heap" evidently labors under the i'm
preston that the specimens slaugh.
tered by Col. Roosevelt are already
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
hla Excuae.

Wat was your father doing In the
back yard so early this morning?"
Looking for his pipe He threw II
away on New Years day. but last
night he and ma had a spat and now
he's going to smoke again just for
Spite"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

In Germany there II dog that can
speak seven words. No woman IL
likely to have much respect for dog
that can't make use Of more exten.
sivo vocabulary than that.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Merely Wished to Know.

Mother, did father have to ask you
more than once to be his wife?'
why, dearest, what makes you ask
such a question:"
Il just wanted to know whether
you always answered no before you
thought, the same as you do to me
now"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Back From Abroad.

Inc city niece was telling about
her European trip.
ana brussels.' she related with
mucn enthusiasm. "Ah, Brussels was
such charming city"
10 tell" exclaimed the rural aunt.
AND which did you enjoy the most,
uearle' Brussels carpets OF Brussels
sprouts 2"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Three thousand girls are taking
commercial course In the Boston high
schools. Perhaps this IL one Of the
reasons Why schoolboys are being
taught t. sew and darn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
That Moved Him

Etaylate-Has your father any OBJ.
jections to ny paying you visits. -4iss
Brightly?
Miss B tglancing at the clock)-I
think he would prefer that you raid
lbsm In installments. Mr.. Staylate
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Possibly the Chicago thieves who
were betrayed by the singing Of q
canary have como to the conclusion
that bird on the dump II worth two
IN the nat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

East st. Louis wants eggs to be
stamped with the date on which they
were mlnted. Cannot Wizard Burbank
or Wizard Edison invent hen SUM
clently intelligent to use q time clock
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
A Protest.

please ask the orchestra not to
play 'Ogling Eyes," said the cranky
patron to Che head waiter.
BEG pardon, sir. but that piece Is
being played by special request"
Il don't care a rap about that Pm
trying to eat spaghetti and can't do
t to syncopated time"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

American football may be frowned
upon BY European educators. but we
can point with pride to the fact that
our universities have not accepted
anarchy - popular sport.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Two COMPARISONS.

Mrs. Sage-Look how different tho
fate of these two sisters. Emily mar.
ried and became a miserable wife.
Miss Giggle-How hard to bear!
Mrs. Sage-Her sister Jane took
warning by her fate and remained an
old maid.
Miss Giggle-How unbearabl,!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

New York city 10 about to legislate
against hatpins. Being strung on one
does not improve the temper Of the
tired citizen who must ride home
packed In 4 subway train.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

One Of the scientists predicts that
the women Of the future will be bald.
headed. Pshaw! He Is dreaming. II
women were bald-headed. how could
they use hatpins3
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

"A Philadelphia woman wants Z
divorce because her husband allowed
her only rs cents = day. Evidently
she isn't satisfied with her quarters.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

The enterprising journalist will see
to It that the Hope diamond keeps
true to its traditions In the matter
Of worrying its owners.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Maybe the woman who received coal
when she thought she was buying
eggs IL in luck that 1t was not dia-
monds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Oh, Sugar!

Sweet little feet" is not poetic.
At least not altogether.
Since we have learned the trusts are put
Ting glucose into. leather.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Russia 10 going to build a SIS. 00o,-
900 feet for the Black sea. Evidently
Russia isn't taking much stock in
this universal peace business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Fresh air advocates will not be sur
prised I'd learn that a hermit who had
remained indoors for forty years died
Of pneumonia.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Aviator Latham has gone duck
hunting in a monoplane. The innova-
ton adds to the undesirability of be-
ing Z duck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Funny the lightning picked out the
Missouri statshouse ~ IT. objective.
whom big. tall. glittering rods are up
IN New Jersey, Ohio. Massachusetts,
and New York.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Five generals of the Haitian revolu
tionary army have been captured and
shot. Presumably the private got
away.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Paris wants new law to discourage
dueling. the idea being to shed ora
tory instead Of blood when some one
has = grievance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

A German woman advocates COM
pulsory domestic service for all girls.
She must live In the suburbs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

It is better for ones aeroplane to go
wrong ten miles from land horizon.
tally than vertically.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

A yet. the aeroplane has not begun
seriously to worry the automobile
business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

II II not surprising that the r.
nains Of dtnosaur should be found
IN New York city. Dead ones are
plnnt1ful in tho vicinity Of Broadway
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

American heiresses when caught
very young may be more easily
trained by their titled husbands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

metal. II 1t was In a oruder and less
romantic form you wouldn't work so
hard, and that is why-today-there
ia a gold mine" not SO very far on
from every hustling. brainy. ambitious
young man in the United States"
These were the words of John D.
Rockefeller, recently spoken on the
subject Of Opportunities" And he
finished with. THE times Of our great
est gold and silver discoveries. of our
Yukons and our CALIFORNIA;. are gone,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
The Essential Scrap.

Judge-Can't you and your husband
live happily without fighting?
Mrs. Casey-No, yer amer: not hap
PLY.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09

Among other things. the automobile
has taken = load OF the Humane 70
clety.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
Another Version.

Mother. may 1 go out to skater"
You may, my little Myrt.
But you must stay close by tho stove
And wear your hobble skirt"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
FATHERS PATENT.

Johnnie-Why do you have three
pairs of glasses, father?
Father use one to read with. one
to see at a distance. and the third to
find the other two.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-05-09
JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD

F there was a gold mine
In your back yard or on
your farm you'd hustle
to work 1t. wouldn't you?
You wouldn't eat. or
sleep, or drink until your
spade had begun to toss
up earth. You'd work
like ten men. and you'd
dream of the work nights.
And why? Because you're
after 1Old-tha vo11Ow
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04

Durango, is now marching with 1000
men to the city to make it his mill.
tary headquarters.
In the neighborhood of Torreon the
federals are again in control of the
situation. Dissensin in the ranks of
the rebels who took Lerdo and Gomez
Palacio resulted in the evacuation OF
these towns after short resistance.
The rebels have retired to the hills
and for the moment Torreon feels
safe from attack.
The announcement last week by the
rebel general, Figueroa, of general
plan involving a march upon the cap
ital has been followed by rumors that
the city is in imminent danger. This
is not the case, but wide area Cx-
tending almost to the city is infested
with rebel bands whose number ie
probably not less than 5000.
These forces do not appear to he
working under any one head, and /. is
considered improbable that 4 move
ment on the city will be made, al
though one afternoon paper appeared
in the streets today with the startling
headlines announcing that 10000 reb
els were pi eparing to attack the CAPT.
tel
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.
State Engineers office,

State Engineers office.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. IA. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Olo
Some, whose post office address IS
Logan, Utah, has made application in
al cordance with the requirements of
the compiled Laws of Utah, 1907, as
amended by the Session Laws OF
Utah, 1909, to appropriate twelve (12)
cub feet per second of water from
Three Mile Creek. Cache county,
Utah. Said water will be diverted at
a point which lies 2,145 feet south and
1920 feet west of the northeast corner
OF section 80, township ~ north, range
l west, Salt Lake base and meridian,
from where it will be conveyed by
means of a canal for a distance of
1,4S5 feet and there used during the
period from June to September Is,
inclusive, of each year, to irrigate
l20 acres of land embraced in sec
tions 2S and 30, township 10 north,
Range | west, Salt Lake base ard me.
ridian. This application is designated
in the State Engineers office as No.
$500.
All protests against the granting of
said application. stating the reasons
therefor, must be made by affidavi,
in duplicate and filed in this office
within thirty 800 days after the com
pletion of the publication of this no
tice. CALEB TANNER.
State Engineer.
Date of first publication April 70,
1911. Date of completion of publica.
ton May 70, 1911. my12
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE co.
ENDS ITS BUSINESS CAREER

ferred From directors report.
1t was reported that the company
owed interest on outstanding oonds
which was due and unpaid April 30.
1911, in the sum of S722,624,17, and
interest on other indebtedness to the
amount of $3l,7S513, and that more
than three.fifths of the outstanding
bonds of the company were held by
the Registrar 4 Transfer company Of
New York. which had demanded o. tho
Utah Savings a Trust company IS
trustee, that it require the telephone
company TO pay all interest due. This
demand, the report continues, was an.
swered to the effect that the con,uany
is unable to make such payment
wherewith the trust company demand.
ed the payment of s2,4O1, 200, the prn.
N'P"' VI "'i OUTSTANDING DOHuS,
1t was pointed out that the condi
tons of the company constantly be.
came worse and that as the interest
and principal of the bonds was Guc
to the bondholder, the best course for
the company to follow would be TO
sell its property as promptly as nos.
Sible after the giving of due notice in
such way as to realize the largest
sum at the least expense.
1t was the judgment of the Jirsc
tors that by advertising the property
for sale it would bring as large a |
sum as by foreclosure SUIT who, |
would be more expensive than to sell
The resolution was then Unanimous
y carried, authorizing the presidor,
and secretary O. the company {, ol !
'ertise the property Of the compapy
"lthout including the secondary fran
chises' or if larger sum couId 10
by selling the property with
Tue secondary franchises, then This
method would be pursued.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
CITY OF MEXICO is
NOW THREATENED
Wide Area in Vicinity Of City Of Mex.
leo Infested With Horde Of
Rebel Soldiery.

city of Mexico, May l.-Unconfiro.
ed reports that Durango, the capital OF
the state of that name, had fallen in
to the hands of the rebels, and rum.
ors that attacks were to be made
soon on Cuernavaca and Pueblo, TWO
other state capitals, south of Mexico
City, Lave served to increase the fee /.
ing of apprehension here.
Last night the bridge at San Juan
del Rio, south of Queretaro on the
line of the Mexican Central railroad,
was blown out, and destruction of sew
eral small wooden bridges on the line
of the National railroad north of San
Luis Potosi has interrupted traffic on
the Laredo route.
The news that Durango was taken
by the rebels last week was contained
in letter from Torreon, which ar.
rived here today. The writer saws
news has reached Torreon that Luis
Moya, the rebel leader in the state Of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
A STEADY DRAIN
Sick Kidneys Weaken the Whole
Body-Make You ~, languld
and Depressed.

Sick kidneys weaken the body
through the continual drainage OF life
giving albumen from the blood into
the urine, and the substitution of pois-
onous uric acid that goes broadcast
through the system, sowing the seeds
of disease. Loss of albumen causes
weakness, languor, depression. Uric
poisoning causes rheumatic pain, ner-
vousness, nausea, cricks in the back,
gravel and kidney stones. The proper
treatment is kidney treatment, and
the best remedy is Doans Kidney
Pills. Great Logan cures prove it.
Mrs. Anna L. Cowley, 40 N. West
Fifth street, Logan, Utah, says: 1.-TWO
years ago I was suddenly taken with
a bad attack of kidney complaint and
| had all the pains and aches that &C
company the trouble. My back be-
came weak and lame and my health
was run down. Nothing did me the
least good until began the use OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. They proved of
such benefit that l have no hesitation
whatever in advising their use to 9th.
er kidney sufferers"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
Japanese Wedding Ceremony.

A Japanese wedding is quaint cere-
mony. The bride. dressed in a white
silk kimono and white veil, sits on the
floor facing her affianced husband.
Near them are two tables, upon one Of
which are two cups. bottle Of sake
and a kettle with two spouts. On the
other are miniature plum tree, typi-
flying the beauty Of the bride: a minia-
ture tr tree. representing the strength
OF the bridegroom. and stork stand
ing on tortoise, signifying long life
and felicity. The bride and bride.
groom drink alternately from the two
spouted kettle In token that they will
henceforth share each others joys and
sorrows. After the wedding the brides
veil is laid away. to be used as ner
shroud when she dies
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
10 Star and to Starxn.

Charles Mathews, the English actor.
once went to perform at Wakefield.
where, owing TO the depressed state
OF trade, the drama received no sup
port He was afterward asked how
much money he had made at Wake.
field and replied, Not shilling" Not
shilling" repeated his questoner
why, | thought you went there to
star" so | did" replied Mathews.
But they spell It with a We in Wake
field"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.

In the District court, Cache County
Utah
Hyrum b. Anderson, plaintiff, VS.
May II. Edwards, Jennings Edwards
Faris Edwards, Robert Edwards, Paul
Edwards, J. w. Anderson, administra
/ tor Of the estate of Samuel Anderson,
deceased, and James II. Nielsen, de.
PENDANTS.
To he sold at sheriffs sale on the
18th day of April, 1911, at 1900
O'Clock noon of said day, at the front
door of the court house in Logan City,
Utah.
All that portion OF lot 4, block 49,
plat "a" Hyrum City survey, de
scribed as follows Beginning at point
3 rods west of the southeast corner of
said lot, and running west on Main
street &C feet thence north rods
thence east &C feet; thence south s
rods to place of beginning.
Also Joint interest, with others in
and to the use Of ~ feet of land in
width, extending along and adjoining
the north end of the above described
land, and continuing in westerly di.
rection to the street line on First
West street, as a right of way for
wagon road.
N. w. CROOKSTON,
Sheriff Cache Count, Utah.
]. C. Walters, attorney
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
FLY PESTS
SPREAD TYPHOID
CONTINUED from Page ~

cilli of typhoid. and those from the
vault, baccili closely resembling ty.
phoid.
The second place of collection was
in Aberdeen street, where one large.
filthy vault was not connected with the
sewer. Six flies were taken from the
fence and walls OF the house. Three
tubes from these contained the ty.
phoid bacillus. She concludes the cpl
demic was due to imperfectly drained
cesspools, leaking closets and infect
ed earth.
The courts have passed upon the
question of damages for sufferer
from typhoid who could trace his ILL.,
ness to flies feeding upon the filth
of sewage. few years ago man
living in Germantown, Philadelphia, re
covered heavy damages from the city
for his illness. which he proved was
caused by a stream flowing through
his yard which had been polluted by
sewage from house tenanted by a
typhoid patient. The defense relied
upon proof that the plaintiff had
neither drunk from nor bathed in the
stream, but an entomologist convinced
the jury that he had contracted the
disease through the medium of flies
which had carried the infection from
the stream to the food exposed to
their visits in his house.
Danger is not over with ending of
warm weather, which usually brings
about subsistence Of typhoid epi.
demic. Winter does not suffice to kill
the germs, for they may live for 315
days in sewage polluted soil, though
in non-polluted soil they soon disap.
pear.
1t should be clearly understood that
typhoid infection may be carried in
other ways than through the medium
of flies, but the filthy habits of the
fly are certainly such as to make IL
most dangerous insect. The hairi.
ness of its body readily accounts for
us carrying enormous numbers OF
germs OF various kinds-6, 500, 900 bac.
terra have been found on a single fly
and certainly prove that typhoid
germs are often among those carried
is not wanting.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-04
Insolvency OF Company Declared .
Meeting OF Directors, Who Win
Sell Holdings at Auction.

Salt Lake CITY May AFTER an
eight.year struggle, the Utah lrde-
pendent Telephone company WINS de
clared to he insolvent and the com
panl 5 l.old' ngs were ordered to be
sold at public auction, at a meeting
of the directors of the corporation yes
terday afternoon.
The company's total liabilities
amount to 1924, 96S,2S. Its assets are
less than $l.00O,OO0.
Waldemar Van Colt, president and
managing director said last night that
not one person in Utah had dollar
invested in the stock or bonds of the
company and that George A. Berger
a banker of Jersey City, n. j.. held the
majority of the stock
According to directors the reasons
for insolvency are:
No man with any great stock OF
experience in the telephone business
directed the affairs of the company
in the first years of its life.
The company's bonds were sold
for 80 cents on the dollar and interest
was paid on the dollar.
The company was obliged to give
rates which were ruinous and was
Obliged to accept franchises from va.
rions city governments which dictated
rates which are inadequate to pay the
interest on the bonded Indebtedness.
The financial condition OF the com.
pany constantly becomes worse and
It Is impossible for it to pay even a
small part of the interest, let alone
paying any part of the principal-cop.
uition of the company becomes finap.
eiaiy worse the longer the sale is do.