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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-06
on re and keep in laying co,dselnn
though confined in a small yard.

on re and keep in a laying cosdselon
though confined in a small yard.
The North Carolina Experiment Sta
ton mas just published bulletin on
some Of its experiments with fowls.
It has taken up the work In earnest
and has gone into the subject deeply
The experiments included the produe-
ton OF eggs. and cost OF producing
the same. There we're three pens OF
Mediterranean fowls. seven of the
American class and six of the Asiatic
class. The period was for six months
We presume that the other six months
will be reported on later. This work
is Hound to have its effect on the agri-
culture CT the South, a locality that
is particularly adapted to the produe-
ton of eggs, on account of its mild
winter climate and cheap lands. There
seems no good reason why large areas
of land in the South should not be
devoted to poultry farms with large
ranges for fowls. The transportation,
question is probably the only one that
viii have to be solved. outside OF the
details of poultry management.
The Grout Bill
Dairymen and all friends OF the
Grout bill were much encouraged by
the action of the House of Representa-
tives last week in adopting a resolu-
ton calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury to furnish information
concerning the kinds and amounts
of ingredients used in the man
ufacture of oleomargarine. This
resolution was opposed by the majority
of the Ways and Means Committee.
who contended that the information
had been furnished the government
under a promise Of secrecy. But the
house refused to table it, and the res
olution was passed by a vote Of 1856 to
/ 80. We assume that readers OF The
4 Farmers Review understand what the
Grout bill is. since it has been thor
oughIy explained in the columns OF our
Dairy Department, but we will risk a
brief capitulation, viz, that the bill
would impose a ten cent tax on every
pound Of oleomargarine colored in iml-
tation of butter. and would give 10
every state police power over all oleo-
margarine brought into the state in
original packages, thus removing from
oIeomargarine the protection Of the in
terstate commerce laws
The friendly spirit shown by the
vote on the resolution above mentione1
should not deceive the advocates Of
the Grout bill concerning the opposi-
ton to the measure, which is so strong
that it may be kept in the hands oil
the agricultural committee and never
come before the House. Now is the
critical time, and every man interested
in the bill should write his repre-
sentative at Washington urging hin
to stand by it and demand that i
be taken from committee of agricul
ture and brought to an issue befoT'
the House. Nothing but the strong
, pressure of public sentiment viii Sc
! cure its passage and dairymen, as vel
! as all friends of pure food, should d.
their part and not shirk their response
/ bilities, as they frequently do, com
, planning loudly the while about thu
, Indifference of congressman to tn
! vital interests Of their agriculture
constituents.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-06
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.

scientific Diseussion of the Indians
Art n Respect to Charming serpents
Some Useful observation-disclosures
discoveries.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-06

Space for Hens.-An of our readers
are familiar with the advice not 10
crowd hens into space only large
enough for half their number On the
other hand it Is sometimes dertiment
too give them too much space, when
that means giving them access to all
the grain bins and corn cribs. True,
at this time Of year. the fowls win be
more eager to get grass and insects
than grain, but little later on they
are likely TO fall back on the grain
bins as a base of supplies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-06

In Raising Chickens. Cleanliness is
the first requisite for successful chick
en- raising. They should have vari-
ETY. of grain. like wheat oats and
ground corn, with ground bone and
plenty Of grit, especially for winter
layers. The housing should be COM
Portable Under this kind Of feed poul,
try give good returns. If properly
cared for. The Plymouth Rocks ara
my favorites for all purposes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-06

General rules are usually faulty and
unreliable at some point A writer
says that exercise is the great requi-
site if eggs are required. The exer-
else question. like some other ques-
lions, is given too much prominence.
The hen may be healthy and not exer-
else and she may lay eggs without ex-
ercising. just as the cow will give milk
through whole winter without ex-
ercising. This is not an argument
against exercise. Exercise is good for
the hen, and for the eorn-fed hen it is
a necessity, or else she viii get too
fat to be of any value as an egg pro-
Queer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-06

Every fowl must be dealt with ac-
cording to the circumstances in which
she is placed. These circumstances in
clude kinds of feed, amount of range
in yard, amount of green stuff in yard.
manner of feeding, age of fowls. and
breed of fowls. There are hundreds
OF combinations that can be made in
the feeding ration. A ration may be
SO compounded that hen may be fed
The sun., 1900-11-23
EXPRESS HELD UP.
Bold Train Robbery Effected Near an
Arkansas Town.

Itsttle Rock, Nov 22-The north bound
Iron Mountain cannon ball passenger
train was held up 1T Clifford, five miles
this side Of Malvern. The train was in
charge or Conductor John Whitcsides
and Engineer Egglcston.
The robbers had covered the track with
ties and bnilt huge fire in the center of
the pile. The engineer, suspicious of an
attempted robbery, tried to pull through,
but the tips caught in the pilot and stop
ped the wheels. Instantly three masked
men told the engineer and firemen to
come down. Another of the robbers went
on the side Of the train and called to the
conductor 10 stay inside. Each order was
obcyed.
While the four robbers were standing
guard and occasionally firing shot 10
frightcn the passengers the two remain
ing bandits entered the express car and
ordered the messenger Samuel w. Avery
of st. Louis, to step aside or get to the
other corner. The large safe was charged
five times with dynamite, each explosion
making a terrific noise and tearing some
portions of the top and sides of the car
off. A large hole was bored into the door
Of the safe, but an entrance could not be
effected.
The robbers finally announced that they
were out Of dynamite and gave up the
task of forcing the door. They then pick
I'd up the local box and several packages
and ran to their horses, hitched near by,
and rode rapidly off. No attempt was
made to disturb or molcst passengers cx-
cept an occasional shot mt Il passenger
who happened to be pecring out of Il car
window.
The sheriff Of Hot Springs county or
ganized posse and started for the rob
hers. The train crew say the robbers
were amateurs. as they went at thei.
work in n bungling manner. They were
white men and Wore heavy masks. The
trainmcn say the small boX carried off by
he robbers contained about 5000. II is
positively known that the robbers secured
4 sack of silver containing $50
The sun., 1900-11-23
ADJUSTMENTS,
Go Won Go Mohawk.

Go Won Go Mohawk, the famous In
dian actress, and indeed the only one of
her race to score success, will be seen
Lincoln j. Carter'e special production
1.-THE Flaming Arrow" at the Grand
Opera House next Monday and Tuesday
nights. Miss Mohawk is one of the most
unique notables of the day, full blooded
Indian.
She has become skilled in the white
mans ways, and has even reached dis
tinction in many WAYS far beyond that
possessed by her white conten poraries
in the same field of endeavors. She
speaks several different languages; is a
painter of rare skill; she is marvellous
shot and an expert horsewoman. She is
distinctly Of the Indian type, but in her
the h8rsh features of the aboriginal are
greatly softened and refined.
Lincoln j.. Carter her manager, and
who also conducts long list of notables
in theatrical enterprises, is the author of
her newest play. He has spared no ex-
pense in the mounting of the play. An
attractive feature is the daily street par
ade, headed by brass band of Indians,
which will parade through the principal
streets on the day of the performance.
The sun., 1900-11-23
Academy of Music.

A crowded house greeted Waldron and
Bryant's 81 rocadero" Burlesquers at the
Academy of Music last night and the
performance presented scored most en-
phatic hit. The company is large, ii is
made up Of capable people and the seem
cry and costumes are rich and ele-
giant.
The performance opens with musical
interlude entitled "a Fifth Avenue Re-
ception," in which the full strength of
the company is introduced. Then comes
big olio, the featur es of which we're
Nelson, Glemenetei and Deninio in q
sensational acrobatic act; magnificent
representation of living pictures, Blanche
Washburn and Jack Crawford and Lacy
Smith and Mamie Chamgiye in
sketches Lew Palmer ia limitations;
Tillle Cohen and Florence Gardner in
Duets; and Minnie Belle in musical
speciality.
The entertainment concluded with the
burlesque Of "a Night at the Paris Ex-
position" the feature of which was a
chorus OF twenty young and handsome
women. The same bill will be given
again this afternoon and evening.
The sun., 1900-11-23
An old church CeIebrntcs.

Southport, Conn, Nov. %. Trinity
parish lEpiscopnll Of Southport observed
the one hundred and seventy-tifth ami
vcrsary Of the dedication of its first
house Of worship and the one hundred
and ninety-ninth Of the founding in Lon
don of the Venerable Society For the
Propagation of the Gospel In Foreign
Parts. to which the parish was largely
indebted in its first half century of life.
Bishop Doane of Albany. Professor Sam
uel Hart, u. d., of Berkeley Divinity
school. and the bishops Of Delaware,
Ohio and Connecticut took part in the
services.
The sun., 1900-11-23
THE B0ERS BEATEN.
London Hears That They Lost Heav-
lily In Recent Engagement.

London Hears That They Lost Heav-
lily In Recent Engagement.
London. NOV. 22.-A dispatch from
BIoemfontcin says:
",rle Boers, under Brand, were defoat-
cd Nov. $ at Baderspan with heavy
losses. the lancers charging through the
hying Boer line. doing deadly damage, as
a number Of ridcrIess horses demonstrate
cd. Brand himself was wounded. The
British casualties were not serious.o
The following dispatch has been receiy-
cd at the war office from Lord Roberts,
dated johannesburg:
My horse fell with me Sunday and
bruised me somewhat. Am doing well.
Hope to be about in a few days"
A Maseru tBasutoland) dispatch says:
Natives report that former Hresident
Steyn and General De Wet, with thou
sand men. trayersed the British lines be-
tween Alexandria and Warringham's
Store and attacked a British post. But,
it is added, the Beers subsequently re-
tired and took the road to Dewetsdorp, in
the Orange River Colony"
The sun., 1900-11-23
The News From China.

Paris, Nov 22.-Thc admiral in COM
mand of the French fleet in Chinese wa
tcrs cables that he has divided his vcs-
sclS into three squadrons, iii accordance
with instructions to make the hest show
ing Of the French flag. The first squad
ron will be stationed iii the gulf Of pc-
chilli, which will he the base Of opera
lions. with vessel ut NaSnsali and an
other ut Clefli. The second squadron
will b. stationed ii Shanghai. its duty
hcing the surveillance Of the Yang-tse-
king and its contiguous islands and the
coast is far as t'uchau. The third squad
fon will cover the coast from Fuchau 10
the Toilnin frontier.
The sun., 1900-11-23
General Accuses Broker.

New York Nov - j Fletcher Shera.
the stockhrokcr Of 6 Wall street, who
failed last week, was arrested in front of
66 Broadway hy Central Office Detective
Barrett on charge Of grand larceny.
.tbont the same time Central Office Do
tcctive McConville arrested IHmuel w.
Baxter, Shcra's bookkepcr, AT the Twen-
ty-third regiment arlnory, in Brooklyn.
Shera is n member OF the New York
Stock Exchange. Both men We're arrest
ed on warrants issued by Magistrate Eel
Ter at the instance Of General Daniel II.
Sickles, who accuses the prisoners of OBJ
tanning $4,000 Of his money by false
nrntnnans
The sun., 1900-11-23
National Grange AdJourn..

Washington, Nov. 22-The national
grange, which has been in session in this
city for several days. has adjourned sine
die. The meeting was enlivencd some
what by an animated discussion Of a res
olution introduced by Mr.. Naudain of
Maine recommending the establishment
of department of commerce, with rep
resentation in the presidents cabinet.
The prevailing opinion seemed to be that
the first interest Of the grange is i'll the
department of agriculture, and the rcso-
lution was referred TO the committee on
legislation without recommendation.
The sun., 1900-11-23
PEr0RT 3Y WESTON.
Acting Comnissars- General Tells of
Subsistence Departments Work.

Acting COmmissars General Tells of
Subsistence Departments work.
Washington, Nov. 22.-The report of
Acting ComEnisaary General John Il.
Weston, made public by the war depart
mett covers the operations of the sub
slstence department UP to June 30 Of the
present year. 1t shows that the task of
feeding the United States army Of 100,-
900 men has been reduced to a system
and is now proceeding satisfactorily
throughout the worldwide area over
which the American troops are scattered.
Australian frozen beef and mutton are
now used 10 supply the troops in the
Philippines with fresh meat. These keep
sufficiently well To be furnished to prac-
tically all Of the posts in the islands of
Luzon, Cebu, Iloilo and Jolo. Since the
completion of the present report a great
cold storage plant has been constructed
ut Manila, and arrangements have been
made for shipping the fresh meat, still
frozen in cars constructed BY the quar-
termaster's department, all along the line
Of the Manila-Dagupan railway and to
the islands south of I4uzOn. A very ia
vorable impression was made upon for
eign officers by the eificien. system of
fresh meat preservation and distribution.
A chapter is devoted to experiments
with regular army and emergency IA
tions, but final action has not yet been
taken&,y the department.
The question of canned roast beef,
which caused so much discussion during
the Spanish war, has been satisfactorily
settled, it is thought, by the preparation
of a combined beef and vegetable stew.
which is both wholesome and paatable
and will take the place of fresh beef or
mutton when the latter is not obtainable.
A recommendation of Importance is the
enlistment with some extra compensation
of competent men as bakers and the in
stitution of a field bakery column model
I'd upon those now authorized in all for
piSn armies
The sun., 1900-11-23
TORNADO IN COLORADO.
Heavy Windstorm Does Much DAM
age at Colorado Springs.

Heavy Windst0rm Does Much DAM
age at Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Nov. 22-Daylight
revealed Il tangled mass of wreckage III
the streets of this city. The gale reached
a velocity Of 81 miles an hour. In the
business section dozens of roofs lay i'll
the streets, hundreds of telegraph and tel
ephone poles protruded from the debris,
while thousands of wires We're hopelessly
tangled.
Not single fatality has been report
ed, but one person was seriously injured.
Edgar 4. Ensign, former state forestry
commissioner, was caught under Il falling
pole in TETON street. One leg was frac-
tured, and Mr.. Ensign sustained internal
injuries which probably will result in his
death.
1t is estimated that 100 frame dwell
ings were demolished in the outlying pol-
tiuns of the city. Thousands of shade
trees were uprooted. Plate glass win
dows all over the city We're, blown in, and
TO thousands of dollars.
LII the business section. the center oi
the city, where the streets lescnblcd lht
scenes Of the Partisan boulevard block
AIDES. dozens of buildings lost their roof.
and were badly damaged in other ways
Among them We're:
lIl Paso National bank. Mining EN
change, Durkce building, Gliding block
Colorado Springs Opera House, lIigl
school building. postotiiec. Antler's livery
Colorado Springs Transfer company,
building.
The sun., 1900-11-23
A DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR.
Wilmington Bicycle Club Cele-
brated Anniversary Last Night.

4
brated Anniversary Last Night.
In Pyle's Cycle Academy at Tenth
and Orange streets last night the Will
mington Bicycle GLIB celebrated it's
sixth anniversary. The occasion was
delightful affair in every way and about
800 members and their friends were
present.
The celebration was in charge Of the
following entertainment committee:
Harry E: Klund, chairman; George G.
Smith, William R. Spencer, Howard L.
Shuster, William L. Bowers and John
Mcknight.
Every one was furnished with pipe
and tobacco as they passed in the door
and during the evening refreshments
were also served.
The program rendered was as follows:
Selection by Browns orchestra; address
by w, w. Rice, president OF the club;
mandolin selection, buck dancing by
Miller and Flanagan; club swinging, by
Harry Belts; monologue, FL. E. Klund;
vocal solo, John Mcknight; comical
sketch, Jacobs and Heisler; vocal solo,
Frank Ayers. A number of persons now
playing at Dockstader's and the Academy
Of Music also arrived after ] | O'clock and
did several sketches
The Wilmington Bicycle Clnb's new
clubhouse Which is being built on Wash
ington street between Ninth and Tenth,
is nearing completion and will iprobably
be occupied by the first of the year.
The sun., 1900-11-23
NOTED COMPOSER DEAD
Sir Arthur Sullivan Expires Sudden
" From Heart Failure.
FAMOUS FOR LIGHT OPERAS.
Career OF the Man Who, with w. $.
Gilbert. Has Given the World
Ainny an Hour of Inno-
cent MePrinIcnt.

London, Nov. 22.--Sir Arthur Sullivan
famous the world over as u composer, is
dead.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's death was very
sudden. He was laughing and talking in
his house, but died Il few minutes later OF
heart failure.
Later it became known that Sir Arthur
Sullivan had been ailing since he return
ed from Switzerland i'll the middle OF
September. lie caught Il chill there, and
his chest and lungs became affected. lie
took TO his bed fortnight ago, but was
convalescing and sitting up in his bed
just before he expired.
The afternoon newspapers print long
eulogies of the deceased
In consequence Of his death no per-
formance was given at the Savoy theater
in the evening.
The comic opera of Patience written
by w. 5. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sulli-
van, was being performed at the Savoy.
His Career.
Sir Arthur Sullivan was born in Lon
don on May 13, 1912. Temperamentally,
inStinctiyely. one might almost say. a mr-
sician. the Influences that surrounded his
youth bore early fruit His mother came
of an old Italian family. His father,
Thomas Sullivan. an IriShman, for ten
years held the position nf bandmaster at
the military college mt Sandhurst.
Developing rapidly under a careful and
discriminating tuition, the boy, when only
The sun., 1900-11-23
Paul KRUGER HAS ARRIVED
IN THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
Continued From Page One.

ilags ami pennantS. lncIuulnE lboor ndSs,
which were prominently displayed.
BY o'clock the city Wore Il holiday ar-
pearance, thousands tlocking 10 the La
Toilette dock, where the Gelderland' s
mooring was fixed.
The Gelderland was sighted several
miles out at O'Clock i'll the morning. and
DIR. I4eydS and Messrs. Fischer and WeS-
sells, an interpreter and DIR. Van Ham
mel Immediately proceeded to the Dutch
warShip in steam launch and soon aft
erward boarded her. A conference be-
tween the Boer leaders cnsued.
In the meanwhile the Gclderland was
slowed down behind the island of the
Chateau diff. made famous in Dumas
"Monte-C Christo.'' She remained there
until 10 o'clock, when she steamed into
the outer harbor, firing a salute of 21
guns to which a shore battery replied.
A flotilra of pleasure steamboats, and
rowboats buzzed around the Gelderland
Immediately after she came to her moor
ings, their occupants cheering for Mr..
Kruger and the Beers.
Tried to Delay Landing.
In the meanwhile Senator Pauliat, the
president of the reception committee, and
others previously referred to in these dis
patches, who We're waiting near the
dock, were beginning TO feel very cold.
They had been there since O'Clock and
after two hours of expectation We're still
ignorant Of the time Mr.. Kruger would
land. Eventually, however, boat from
the Gclderand landed DIR. Van Hammel,
who was the bearer of 4 message to the
reception committee saying Mr.. Kruger
could not land for another two hours.
He explained that the commander of
the Gpldcrand. before Mr.. Kruger lee
Dutch territory, otherwise the Dutch
warShip desired to render him the hon
ois due to a president of the South .Afri-
can Republic. and the commander also
wished The officers ami crew of the Gel
dcrland to take solemn farewell Of Mr..
Kruger. who would leave the ship with
Il guard of honor drawn up on her deck,
and the sailors would don their full dress
which would involve Il delay of II couple
of hours.
This message dumfoundcd the mem
herS of the committee, who were unable
to conceal their annoyance, as they rec
ugnZcd that such delay would dislocate
all the arrangements and lead TO the dis
persal of the immense concourse along
the route. The president of the Mar
settles committee tneftupon eAplllllcu tHe
situation 10 DR.. Van Iiammel and urged
him 10 persuade Mr.. Kruger TO land
without delay, as otherwise he feared
that the Alarseilles people. who had al
ready experienced disappointment, would
become dsgusted and the demonstration
would collapse. DIR. Van Hammel ieft
with this message, and there was great
relief whcn ii reply was soon received 10
the effect that Mr.. Kruger would land in
20 minutes.
4 dispatch from Paris says;
'.1llc programme of the welcome to b"
extended to President Kruger is held IN
allegiance for the scrutiny of the prcsi-
dent.
Extraordinary police precautions have
been taken about the Hotel Scribe, in tile
..icin;ty u which arc rar% EA@H. =
-ta.e@ vkieh- it is feared. the entbusi-
The sun., 1900-11-23
The Irrigation Congress.

s Chicago, Nov. 22-The national irriga-
tion congress has begun its ninth annual
sSAsion. President Elwood Mead of Wy
oning presided. Committees were ap-
pointed consisting Of one mcnlber from
each state and territory represented.
The committee on resolutions was in
structed TO draft memorial setting forth
the objects of the congress and showing
the Importance of the reclamation of the
arid lands in the United States and TO
report on Saturday.
The sun., 1900-11-23
A Hanging In pennsylvania.

Uniontown, Pa, Nov. -. ~ William
Simms. colored. who shot and killed his
wife, Lille Belle Simms, at Dunbar, Pa.
on Aug. 1G, 1890, was hanged in the
Fayette county Jail in the presence of
600 people. The execution passed off
quietly. Simms met his death untlinch-
ingly. He gave out letter claiming that
the crime was committed in anger, be
cause of in6delity.
The sun., 1900-11-23
The Charities Conference.

Albany, Nov. 22.-The afternoon ses-
sion Of the charities conference, the ses-
sion that closed its work, was devoted 10
discussion ON criminology. Thomas
Sturgiss OF New York city, chairman of
the board of managers Of Elmira re-
formatory, read II report on THE Treat
ment of the Criminal" Secretary Me
Laughin Of the state prison commission
read Il long paper On New York states
prison system.
The sun., 1900-11-23

asm Of the crowd might incite persons to
injure.
Tho Whole of thc second floor Of tlic
Hotel Serihe has been retained for the
use Of Mr.. Kruger and his stit.
1T has lcen decided that the municipal
council viii offer the former Boer presi-
dent d reception"
The sun., 1900-11-23
IN. scl,nnner l.nnncheI.

Camden. Me, Nov. - The big five
mastcd schooner Van Aliens Bronghton,
the sixty-siXth vessel built by III. NJ.
Bean, Camden's veteran shipbulder, was
launched at the Bean shipyard. The
Van Aliens Broughton is a substantially
built modern craft in every respect. Her
tonnage is >. 100 gross, and She has !; coal
CARRYING capacity Of about 1000 tons.