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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Summer treatment for the San Jose
scale should begin as early us the 18th
Of June and be continued until Sep
TENDER 10 at least, with intervals of
not more than ten days between spray
ings. This will destroy a very large
percentage of the young and thus Dre-
vent its spreading. Two different rlix-
lures can be used, viz: 1. Whale oil
soap, used at the rate of one-fourth
pound to one gallon of water. This
mixture will not injure the foliage o.
tree fruits. 2. A mechanical mixture
OF kerosene and water, in the ptcpor-
ton of one gallon of kerosene to ten
Of water, or what is called a 10 per
cent solution. 1t can be used with
safety on all tree fruits except tho
peach.
For winter treatment, which means
While the leaves are off, a stronger So
luton Of whale oil soap and wafer can
be used-two pounds of the former to
one gallon of the latter. Kerosene
from 20 to 100 per cent has been used
with widely different results. The
why has not been determined as yet.
Consensus of opinion is that it should
be used on sunshiny day-the higher
the temperature the better.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
NORWOOD hi GIRsoN

y.
developed into one of the fastest pitch
crs in the west. and stands high
among western college twirlers. Glib
son has shown his greatest speed this
season. and his curves rave proved a
puzzle to most of the teams against
which Notre Dame has played. He
has not lost a game for his college,
and has never allowed any opposing
team more than four hits. His field
ing average is LOCO and his batting
average .272. Two years ago Gibson
received an offer from Pat Tebeau to
go with Cleveland, and since that time
several of the National league tearas
have endeavored to secure him. 1t is
understood that Boston will try to
sign him next season
Gibson, however, will likely go
wherever Powers, now catching for In
dianapolis. goes. Powers was captain
and catcher on the Notre Dame team
in 1896 and 81. and is the only man
Notre Dame ever had who could hold
Gibson. 1t is due to Powers that Glib
son has been secured by Indianapolis.
Gibson is twenty years old, and
is the son of N. R. Gibson, of Peoria,
Ill He will pitch his last game for
his alma mater toporrow. against the
South Bend Green's Thursday morn
ing he will receive his degree, and
leave Immediately for Chicago. where
he will join the Indianapolis team, and
pitch his first game against Comiskey's
White Stockings on Saturday or Sun
day next.
Gibson is one of the most popular
students at Notre Dame, and his abb
sence will be felt on the baseball team
next year
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Because he has not stolen as many
bases in the past season as he did in
previous years, and through his fail
ure to beat out as many hunts as of
yore, Billy Hamilton, at one time ac-
counted to be the fastest man on
bases in the business, is accused of be-
ing slow and having lost his old-time
speed. Hamilton takes exception to
this accusation and says that while
he is as fast as ever. the game has got
ten faster. players are getting wiser
right along" said Hamilton, stating
his side of the case to Charlie Zuber;
they are playing more base bali than
they formerly did, and when it comes
to matching a well and properly de-
veloped brain against a pair of legs
the legs are carrying a handicap.
When a man gets reputation for be-
ing fast and doing unexpected turns
on the bases, the opposing players are
on the alert all the time, and are
studying season after season how to
counterfeit the advantage the runner
has in the matter of fast-hying legs.
AS improvements follow these studies
and a runner can not improve his
speed, the handicap on the runner
gets greater every year And that is
my fix exactly"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
GOAS AN ECCEWORIC
-Spenf 100000 a Comk
and $4,000 for -|broua ~

At Wilmington, Mass, the other day,
Mrs. Frances Hitler. one of the most
remarkable women OF the time in
which she lived, died and wss placed
in the famous casket which she had
carved for herself - years ago. Be-
fore her first husbands death similar
casket had been made to receive his
remains. The expenditures OF the
couple in preparation for death are
said to have been far greater than
the vast amounts expended By them
In living. They were wealthy. Doctor
Hitler having made a fortune out of a
medical institute in Boston First Of
all, Doctor Hitler and his wife had
constructed a mausoleum. Then they
had a wood carver, MacGregor, carve
the two caskets which were exhibited
in Boston IL years ago. The artist
who made them was paid s35 a week
and 1t took him five years to complete
the work. The story has long gone
the rounds that the caskets cost $50, 900
and that the world was searched for
rare woods from which they might be
cut. 1t is said that California red
wood lumber which cost $1,000 was
discarded after being purchased as I'M
fit for the purpose. A statement has
been published that the last resting
places of the two, with the sarcophagt
cost 100000. The tomb is supposed
to be the strongest and most enduring
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
Ratified Pitchers.

Many game of base ball is lost be-
cause pitcher gets worked up when
the first batter reaches the bases, says
the Brooklyn Eagle. This has been
the cause Of many a rally and conse-
quent victory when the game seems
to be safe. Take for instance the game
at PittsbuFg in which Kennedy had
the Pittsburgs A to when last half
of the ninth began. The first man up
got his base and Roaring Bill.
forgetting that IL the man got
around it meant only one run,
kept close eye on him instead
Of working the batter. The conse-
quence was that the second man up
also got to first and then the trouble
began in earnest The proper caper
is to let the man on the bases go in
such cases and try to dispose of the
batter. This will prevent a rally in
nine cases out of ten.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

A correspondent of the Farmers Re
view is having trouble with the morn
ing glory in his corn field. AS his
corn is drilled he cannot work the field
both ways. The corn at time of report
was some five or six inches high, but
doing well and promising a good stand
Some have suggested that the owner
of the field pillow it up and put it into
millet. 1t would seem that the pest
must be unusually bad to even cause
the suggestion, of blowing up the field
1t appears to the writer that the ordi-
nary cultivation that the corn should
receive would keep down the weeds
sufficiently to enable the cora to get
the upper hand. But we would be
pleased to hear from our readers that
have had experience with this particu-
lar weed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Norwood X. Gibson. Notre Dame
University's star pitcher. who has
Just signed with Indianapolis for the
rest of the present season. was grad
uated from Notre Dame recently. re-
ceiving degree in the advanced
course in pharmacy. Gibson entered
the preparatory department OF the uni
rersity in September. 1890. at the age
OF fourteen, and has been student
Of that institution ever since For
three years he followed the electric
engineering course. but finally decided
upon the study OF pharmacy During
his stay at the university he has also
done special work in the sciences and
mathematics. and has always stood
high in his classes.
His baseball career began in 1895,
when he succeeded in getting on the
varsity team. Before that time be
had pitched for the second team, and
on several OF the hall mines and had
shown great speed. Since 1896 he has
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Now that we have been INDUCING in
heat waves of our own. il is cheering
to know that in February Of this year
Buenos Ayres struggled through one
of the hottest periods that that city
has known since the white man went
there. There were about 1900 cases
of heat prostration and sunstToke, and
of these more than 200 proved fatal.
Many persons supposed that this sun
sickness was caused by plague or mis-
chievous ccntagion, and committee
of doctor was appointed to find the
true reason for so many fatalities.
They arrived at the only conclusion
possible, and that was that it was all
due to the effects of excessive and
humid heat. They pointed ont that
the important factors in the virulent
development of the sickness were the
unhealthful conditions of life in parts
of the city and the bad quality Of
stimulants consumed by the poorer
classes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

The surplus players disposed of by
the Brooklyn club during the spring
are scattered throughout the country
and are all doing we'll McGraw, Rob
inson and Keister are among the
strongest players in the st. Louis out
fit, Robby leading the team in batting.
while Keister is playing a star game
at second. 1t is unnecessary to speak
Of McGraw's work Casey, Holmes.
and Yeager are doing good work for
Detroit. Fultz and Anderson are the
mainstays of the Milwaukee team,
Fultz playing nearly every position
and being figured as a sure National
league start next year Lachance is
doing well for Cleveland and Brodie
is hitting in good style for the Chicago
White Stockings. Steelman is catch
ing great ball for Hartford while Dom
ovan is pitching in good form. Pitts
burg has farmed out Catcher Latimer
to Syracuse
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Interstate league. He was severely
injured about the middle of the year
and was obliged to retire for the sea-
SON. The Dayton club secured his serv-
ices in 1897 and he stood at the head
of the batteries in the Interstate
league that year with a percentage OF
1856. He went to the Philadelphia
team in 1898 and soon proved his
ability to remain in fast company. He
filled the place of the veteran Sam
Thompson els regular outfelder OF
the team His great work this year
has had much to do with keeping the
Quaker City nine at the head of the
National league.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
Ruberti, Educated for the
Priesthood, Took to
SwindIing His
Countrymen

Ruberti, who served an execution for
debt on him. levied on 46 barrels of
flour, and under the guise of legal
warrant took ISL from his cash
drawer. The execution was issued by
Civil Justice Roesch OF Second avenue
and Third street Spina called on the
justice and assured him that be had
never seen RuDerti in his life until he
reached his place and served the exc
cution. He claimed further that he
did not owe dollar to any man. The
justice concluded that the service and
summons presented to him by Ruberi
were forged. Detective Petroscina was
assigned to the case. He unearthed
Ruberti's record and arrested him. The
police say that by the same method
Ruberti secured $500 from Phil Milone,
$500 from Joseph Ira and $50 from
Orsini REM.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

husband, who at the time of the death
of her late husband was their coach
man, who could neither read nor write.
and changed his name, upon marrying
the widow, to Hitler The will gives
$4,000 in trust for maintenance of the
family lot in the Winchester ceme-
terry. and $4,000 each to the Massa-
chusetts Homeopathic hospital and
Boston City hospital One-half of the
net income of Mrs. Hitler is left to be
divided between Yale university and
the Hospital Cottages for Children at
Baldwinsville, Mass. Upon the death
of Mr.. Hitler the entire principal OF
the trust fund will be divided between
these institutions. The grave clothes
in which Mrs. Hitler was buried cost
$500
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
Root Aphis of Asters.

Another summers use has still fur
ther demonstrated the value of kero-
sene emulsion for the root aphis of
asters, says l. McRoss in Vick's. This
year the bed prepared for the asters
was thoroughly soaked with diluted
emulsion; it was then left to dry ont
sufficiently to allow the ground to be
worked over, then the asters were
transplanted. AS soon as they were
growing well, another application was
made, and another when they com
menced to bud. These applications. it
must be noted, We're thorough, the
ground was soaked until the roots of
the plants We're reached.
1t would, perhaps. seem a great deal
of trouble to make and apply the
emulsion so many times, but the re-
suit he's more than paid for the
trouble, which in reality has been
slight.
Many speak of the emulsion "a
toPhlesome to make; l find IL very
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
B. AND MRS. HILLER. THEIR RESIDENCE AND cAsKETs

OF its kind ever constructed in recent
times, and when the body of Doctor
Hitler was laid away a Waterman at
once began to guard it from vandals
in order to make assurance doubly
sure the mausoleum was buried deep
under load after load of earth and
gravel till nothing but a rounded hill
lock, sort of monster anthill marked
where it was. A plan was made show
ing tho location of the door of the
tomb, and from these directions the
diggers made the opening to the door
Mrs. Hitler is quoted in an interview
given some time ago as saying that she
has borne 20 children, IA of whom
were twins, all now dead, although
this is denied by some of the woman
relatives. Her maiden name was
Elizabeth Ayers. and she is said to
have changed her name to Frances be-
cause it suited her better She was
married three times. The funeral was
as ostentatious and unique as was
that of DR.. Henry Hitler, although the
program was simplified and much of
the pomp and splendor which the dead
woman had planned was rubbed off. A
special funeral car was made by
Boston firm for the purpose of con-
veying her remains to the grave. 1t
was about IA feet in length and six in
width and was covered almost entire
ly with heavy black broadcloth, fes-
TONED and reaching to within IS
inches of the ground. Four horses
drew the car. and at the head of each
animal a man waixad. AS the caskel
weighed about 1,100 pounds. the serv-
ices of eight or ten men were required
to lift it over the balcony of the house,
the windows being too narrow. In
Mrs. Killers will, which was fled after
her death, she gives one-half of the
income of the estate to her surviving
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

John w. Glasscock vigorously de-
mics that he tempered with any of the
players of the FIT. Wayne team after
the severance of his connection with
that club or that he induced any of its
members to make the round OF sa-
looms at Dayton. to such an extent
that they were unfit to play" as stated
in the last issue of The Sporting News.
In confirmation he forwards signed
statement from IL of the players of
the FIT, Wayne club in which they al
lege that the article in question is an
unmerited reflection upon Glasscock
and themselves. and does all the par
ties referred to marked injustice One
of the paragraphs in Glasscock's COM
munication reads: Il do not know
whether / will ever again engage in
active service as ball player, but
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Johnson and Alberta Biggs. All went
well until Rev. Mr. Bowman came to
baptiEe Alberta Biggs. He is feet
inches in height and weighs less than
40 pounds. Alberta Biggs is only four
teen years old, but she weighs PIG
pounds. The water was cold and the
wind blew fiercely. Miss Biggs shiver-
ed as she entered the water. Mr. Bow
man attempted, it seemed to the crowd.
to immerse her and she resisted. Four
times he tried in vair, they thought, to
force Miss Biggs' head beneath the
water Then he tried to persuade her
by words. Both minister and girl were
then shivering with cold and the
crowd was highly amused. The minis
ter finally gave up the struggle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

The question of American meats in
Germany is coming to be almost an
international one. Not only are the
meat producers of the United States
directly affected, but the producers of
meat in the other countries in Europe
see in the German legislation menace
to their own interests. At present the
Americans are sending to Germany
large quantities of meat in various
forms The Austrians are also sending
TO the same country considerable sup
plies of meat. The Austrians argue
that the law that is to prohibit Ameri-
can meats will also prohibit Austrian
meats. In addition, they say, the
Americans will throw their supplies OF
meat into the Austrian market and
compete with the Austrian producers
on their own ground. The result will
be that prices for meat in Austria
must fall. This alarms the producers
Of meat animals in Austria, who be-
lieve they are now producing meat at
as low a price as they can afford. To
the stockmen of the United States the
question comes home with a good deal
of force. If we cannot sell a good part
of our meat supply in Europe it must
be consumed in this country. This
surplus thrown on our own markets
must result for a time in low prices
for meat This might not be an I'M
mixed blessing, as a lowering of the
price would stimulate consumption.
Rut If would r,roha hlv rnaan a lsS.-
sened profit to the growers of meat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
TeachIng Meme 1nsneotion.

We are glad to note that some Of
veterinary colleges are teaching meat
inspection as part of their regular
courses. This kind of service for the
public is as yet in its infancy, at least
In this country. Hitherto most of the
men that have graduated from all OF
our colleges have been poorly fitted or
not fitted at all to determine the
healthfuiness of meat. The education
OF students in such branches is sure
to have good effect on the public ap-
probation of such work. All great re-
forms and great movements must be
established in the favorable opinions
OF the people before being really ef-
tectlve. The effect of thousands of
young men going out into the midst OF
the people will be to create opinions
favorable to proper inspection. AT
the present time people know little as
to how meat from diseased animals
should look. They are utterly unable
to tell when there is trichina in
pork. Many a trichina-iniested hog
has been butchered, and the meat used
In a neighborhood, the using being fol-
lowed by disease and death. 1t was
only a few years ago that several
deaths occurred in a family near Mil
waukee, Wis. caused by trichipa in
pork from hog that had been raised
on the place. We need more education
along such lines. and the veterinary
colleges are in the best position to
give if
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
LEAouE.s GREATEST sLuooER.

The batting of Elmer Harrison
Flick. the right fielder of the Philadel-
phia club. is one of the surprises OF
the season thus far Flick has been
hitting the ball even harder than the
great twin sluggers of the Philadel-
phias, Lajoie and Delehanty. his av-
erage being over the 400 mark. Flick
was born in Bedford. o.. "a years ago.
Four years ago he secured an engage
ment with the Youngstown club of the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

The Iowa Experiment Station has
been conducting a most interesting ex-
pertinent to determine the amount of
moisture in corn and its gradual dis
appearance. A corn crib was built on
a wagon-scale and the weighing of the
corn in the crib. which amounted to
about 5000 pounds, was constant. The
trial was continued for year, in which
time the amount of corn in the crib
lost more than a ton of moisture.
Sometimes the weight increased tenn.
porarily owing to moist condition of
the weather at that particular time.
Other tests are to follow it and it is
hoped that much valuable data will be
obtained.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

H. V. Tellor, in his Diseases of
Live Stock" says: These disgusting
parasites abound on 1ll-fed and half
sick hogs. Indeed, their presence may
almost be said to be a sign that the
animal is out of condition. 1t is not
sufficient therefore to destroy the lice
with an insecticide; if the cure is ex-
peeted to De permanent. the animal
must be kept clean, well-fed, and sup
ported with tones, such as sulphate OF
iron, if occasion demand it. AS safe
and efficient ointment to kill lice we
may use scotch snuff, rubbed up with
lard, or the following; Stavesacre
seeds 4 o., white hellebore l o.,
water 1 gallon. Boil to two quarts,
and apply with a brush where lice are
SEEN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

cles there are the better. as the greater
will be the amount of free nitrogen
fixed by them and made serviceable to
the plants. In the case of the roots
shown in the illustration, the ground
chad been inoculated with germs of the
aubercles. Where none of these germs
exist the plants lack vigor of growth
and size of leaf. Generally, however
there is no lack of tubercles in the
soil, especially where other legumes
have been grown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
TOO HEAVY FOR BAPTISM.
Clergyman Gave Up Attempt to Imme-ss
Big Girl

Last Sunday about $500 people went
from Bridgeport, Conn, to Burns
Point. on Long Island Sound. near Mil
ford, to see baptism of the First Bap-
fist church of Bridgeport, says an ex-
change. Four applicants for member
ed in the open sound by Rev. James A.
Bowman. The applicants were Viola
Holmes. Belle Herbert, Frederick
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
Now that Taylor has paid his $500

Now that Taylor has paid his $500
and can once more race under the
auspices of the Cyclers' Union. one
more is added to the list of star wheel
men. The "Majah" expects to get into
shape TO follow the circuit and win
make Cooper. Eaton, Stevens. Kramer.
Mcfarland and the other fast ones
look we'll to their laurels
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRyCULTURfSTS.

Some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tivation of the Soil and Yields
Thereof--H orticuIture. vitlcuIturs and
FIoriculture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

About 700 Iceianders are coming.
this spring, to take up farming in
British America in the neighborhood
of the Doukhobor settlements.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
Tuberculo.ls ON Soy Bean Roots.

On this page we illustrate clump
of soy-bean roots, showing tubercles
These tubercles are similar to those
on clover roots, though they may not
be identical. The more of these tuber-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

sstzr lay long and faithful career on
eSs diamond, do not want such foul
SANDER as this to go uncontradicted
and registered against me-"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-03-03
NUMBER 2s0

as 3 O'Clock before the twelve jury.
men were empanelled and sworn.
The Indictment was read by the
District Attorney to the jury and
the trial proceeded. Great interest
in everything that took place, was
exhibited by everyone in the court
room. AT $3.50 p. m., the trial not
being finished the court adjourned
until $50, Wednesday morning,
Nov. Sth, when the case was again
taken up and proceeded with, and
late in the evening, counsel ad-
dressed the jury and Immediately
after, Judge VOORHEES, charged
them in his usual clear manner.
A verdict was arrived at about
GAO p. H., by which, ''HippOlite
Brown, Charles Brown and John
Green were found guilty as
charged
The court then adjourned until
Thursday morning, November 9th,
when it re-convened to hear the
case against Ruben Cately. The
same having been called, jury
was empanelled, this work having
taken until 4:30 p. IN. The trial
against Cately took short time
only, and the jury after a brief
deliberation returned into court
with a verdict of "Guilty as
charged" against Ruben Cately.
The following day a motion for
a new trial was filed Gy Counsel
Oh behalf of Charles BrOwE and
John Green, OH the ground that
the verdict of the jury was con-
trary to the law and the evidence.
The motion was argued by Counsel
Foster, Todd, Dulaney and Cam
mack at length, who very elOqueut-
ly pressed their case. After hear
ing the arguments, His Honor
Judge VOORHEES, refused the appli.
cation and overruled the motion
for new trial.
An appeal was made to the
supreme court, but to no end.