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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

The curfew ordinance has received a
good deal of newspaper ridlcule, yet
its practical workings have been very
salutary In alluding to the willing
ness of some of the daily papers to
poke fun" at Elmira, N. Y, where
the ordinance is In force, the Adver-
tiser of that city declares that the re-
suit of the enforcement of the simple
law has been beneficial, and observes,
truly enough: III large numbers OF
the young can be kept from temptation
and evil courses by so simple a device,
II is far wiser to try 1t than to jeer
at II. 1t is not laughing matter, but
one of grave moment to the welfare
of our towns and cities"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06
Plants for Our Aria p,

Sooner or later scleps.
cur great semi-arli plaIs, 4.
control OF the farmer and t,'l
The system of reservoir. H.
ready being planned will 4, I
enect this, but we belley.
more will be accompllsbss !
plants that will grow vitbm
or a great amount Of water e
Perhaps. too, valuable ss~
developed from useless rl,,4
nave on the plains. such 4, :.
Already we are hearing Of ~
have no thorns, and that r,v
liable Tor the feeling Of ~
government is searching ths
plants that will add to th.y
those we already have. A-
That have been obtained 3
might mention the Ais.a
bush. which promises mu,t 4
that is giving the best reas
Atriplex Semibaccata Il
drouth resisting power. ans
on very alkaline soil. ltbs
it will keep green all sum
rapidly, and that the root Z
in the ground to start IL 4
year. 1t is said that stock &
thrive on it. These claims 9
extrayagant, and it is vel
little before we praise too II
remember that sacaline zs
country with about as graz
had so many bad qualits; q
wants anything to do viii
the salt bush does half th1
for it, it will be a great bozl
tiers west OF the Missouri M
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

Gen. Miles, discussing the use OF
the automobile in war, has said:
las to the automobile becoming an
available appliance in time of war. ii
can be assumed that the invention will
be utilized when its practicability has
been demonstrated. improvements are
being made so rapidly that one hest
tates to say which is the best adapted
to the purposes of the field in time OF
war. No definite opinion could be ex-
pressed until the commercial world
furnishes the most efficient and avail
able method of automobile transporta-
ton. The automobile Will be useful in
war in many respects. It can carry
men rapidly from one point to an
other. 1t can be used for the transpor
tation of light artillery, such as ma
chine guns. 1t can transport rapidly
telegraph and telephone machinery. 1t
can be utilized for the transportation Of
equipment. ammunition and supplies.
for taking the wounded to the rear.
and in general for most of the pur-
poses to which the power OF mules and
horses are now applied"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

Naval officers say that the new bat
tleship Kearsarge can make sixteen
knots an hour, rate Of speed which is
wholly satisfactory and up to contract
figures. 1t is not always safe to trust
the contract speed of an American
warship. Cervera's plans went awry
at Santiago because the Oregon
steamed several knots faster than her
contract speed and overhauled his fly
ing squadron.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

Mamma-"Why, Wnliel What do
you say when Uncle skinhnt gives You
a cent? "Geel I'm too s'prlsed 70
say anythingl"-Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

1t isn't so much the fact that Emile
lola is writing letters that worries the
French military as the fact that every
body reads them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

When you see mans ears stuffed
with cotton it's a question whether he
has earache or scolding wife.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

A bride must feel rather cheap when
q relative gives her away.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

Chickasaw legislators propose to
charge 1000 for marriage licenses.
Now. If they follow that up by tax on
bachelors they will have things fixed
up to pay expenses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

A New York woman whose husband
deserted her says he must be insane
which is really the charitable view to
take in the matter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

I 1t is a pity the average man can't
borrow money as easily as he can bor-
row trouble.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

Gen. John w. Foster is said to be az
filiated with the Alaskan modus vi
vendi. He has the sympathy of the
entire country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

The time of year is approaching
when the horticultural conventions
nth no in session. We wish to exhort
every reader of these columns 10 at
tend wherever 1t is possible. Ihese
associations are not for scientists ex-
clusiyely, but any person that has an
interest in growing fruits, flowers oi
vegetables will be welcomed. The cost
of belonging to almost any OF THESE
societies is but 81 per year, ana tne
benefits received are far beyond inc
EXPENSE of attendance. Many man
would escape making some expensive
mistakes If he would avail himseil Oh
these agencies that come almost 10 his
door.
Preparations should be made this
fall to cover all tender plants Win
straw or dirt as a protection against
the winter. The men that covered
their strawberries, raspberrles anu
blackberries last winter got good har-
vests this year and 1t was due entire
ly to their covering of the plahts'
Some of the most advanced horticul-
turists in the West affirm that IL Is
of little use to attempt to grow GER
tain varieties of raspberries and black
berries. even as far south as North
ern Illinois, without covering them
with some kind of material that VIII
keep out the sun on the warm days
in winter. If we could depend on haV-
ing heavy blanket of snow TO 90 the
covering no artificial covering would
be necessary. But the experience oil
last winter was that during the period
of greatest cold the ground over a
wide portion of the country was en-
tirely bare.
AS the end of the fruiting season in
the orchard approaches is the time to
look over the orchard and see what
trees can be removed with advantage
to the looks and health and future
fruitfulness of the orchard. THIS
should be done before the leaves fall,
for it will be more difficult to do the
work after the limbs are bare. 1t Will
] lutn NC nlltNulL III mani NeeNc ~
the thrifty tree from the unthrifty one.
Many an cid tree is allowed to stand
in the orchard till its usefulness has
been passed by many years. 1t be-
comes harbor for insects and fungoid
diseases, and nest from which to
spread the pests to other parts of the
orchard. These old trees should be
cut out and even the roots dug up. A
new tree should not be put in place
of the old one, as the old rotten roots
in the ground may make it easier for
diseases and insects to attack the
roots of the new tree. The old dead
limbs and limbs showing little oil
thrift on the other trees should like
wise be cut out, but this need be done
only after the tree has stopped activ-
ity in the fall The limbs can, how
ever, be marked at this time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

There is entirely too much contro-
versy about things that are not worth
talking about.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

Hair dye deceives people who use 1t
into thinking they are deceiying some
people.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

The end man in minstrel show can
eell joke as well as the next man.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

A man finds himself in the hands of
a hard creditor when lie borrows trou-
BILE.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

where Walking sticks Come From
The Congo region exports ahor,
three million walking sticks a year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

It is a conservative conclusion that
trust or any other business combina-
ton is harmful when 1t insures the
greatest greed of the smallest num-
Der The largest good for the most
people is still a worthy end OF living.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURiSTs.

Some up-to-Date Hints About cut
,,vat,on OF the Soil and Yields
Thereof Nitiouitur" ana
Horticulture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

There is something wrong with the
man who does not secretly love praise.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

A mans best friend and his next
door neighbor are seldom synonymous.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

The watermelon isn't always as
green as II looks.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

Everything comes to those who walt.
IL is now the autumn leaves turn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06
one View OF Hog ca


Nebraska Farmer says p last
chief safety valve to the 4
business, after all, is iogli !,
popularity known as hog
which we mean to inelus They
that die from any disszs
That men should have az e Es
overcome and wipe out Of q trodl
diseases that hogs are hsf King
a good thing to contempn aDefl
we. could wish them ati1 Ma'c
coed in so doing, while q away
ditlons remain substantA .'o'
. lio' - - ~ In q Anne
Of our progress with discs 49, - =
and that is, in no part G 90 $500,
where hogs are raised il =,
and fed on grass and q smo. ~
are they free from rala syeni
hog cholera. Inc iOSs ways
hogs is certainly a se'ai II wa
owner, but when these NS of thl
and are distributed over ! aacco
of country the effect q mar
other than a salutary or ,nd q
making in general. IhA' foncel
ing hogs in adequate nua soout
everv demand of the ag 40 C
too, in the face OF ana . I've q
continued prevalence ',.sok'
makes us wonder WA A,eal
result If we were depIO' ~, ~ =
bility of its presence co',.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

The British house Of commons has
been invaded by the ladies'. Thirty
two thousand teas were served by the
refreshment department on tn terrace
last session. Was this a cunning
scheme Of Joe" Chamberlain's 10
amuse the house while he worked his
wicked will with Paul Kruger?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

The Tripod OF A.. rias !,
presence of nitrogen, po' -pi,, !
phoric acid is what give
value to fertilizer OF
only manurial materials !,
can afford to buy at p, \. /. a. :
for fertilizers are these \ an.on
essary. most precious X h, !, os,ul
Exhausted elements o. las
my ',it ~ Michigan Agl iQuire
lege says. In the aoss Z "a ~
these three mateFlals, = a.
grow to perfection auu 'ne
them is below the nssT ~ wy
plant, that deticieG lSs,.r ,' .us
proportionately, hu NV. ~, 1u
all the other elenlsu I" ~
nothing will MAKE .,s ~ 81 ISL
any one OF these 'n
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-06

stock X Killed lllss%deDmSOe cred y the pas pas
soda soda is not so benches M !. Oien
II rsr Is ep' eth either throns n meant
earsleaSp or Sacks vhlea antenan
il accessible sill, re' 70 sai / met ct :
from common salt. " + perfect !.
as as a ca rSs~ OF p p,o'isonias ia
i il, the me ond aaicona he l pr',
o 81 is rocom'''- ton has
ment veterinarians ich the
,,.,i ght in
tive Soi as a mulch than wash
spoiled o nSda may ny a limited ,s ats, e 9,
ture Of fruits s,, any SSropc led on
@ nol1 moist and loose r vas
store fertility
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01
COMMERCE is KING

President G. P. Euntin gton, of the
Southern Pacific, in an address at a
banquet in San Francisco the other
night, said some striking things about
the duty of the United States in the
Philippines. "In our treatment of tt g
Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands, ="
said be, 1--WE have the opportunity to
show to the people of all nations that
we are working for the worlds good.
We will not send Puritans TO them, for
the Puritans were men of uncOmpro-
missing dogmas, despite their many vir-
tues. Let US send them, rather, the
pilgrims OF progress, who will not seek
to turn them from their religion or
quarrel with them because their theo-
logy IL different from our own, or try
to convince them that our Christ is bet
ter than their Confucius, or their Bud
dhs, or their Mshomet, or any other
of the great lawRivers that the world
has known. Let US not dispute with
them about the land beyond the dark
river, or the things that no one knows
or ever can know; but give them the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

best of that which we have, seeing to
it always that the beam ia just on the
balance and that the measure is full, so
that each may have bis own"
It is commerce and the demands OF
productive industry for new markets
that will settle these colonial questions
of ours with satisfaction to the MAORI
ty. The religious and moral stand
points are good In their place. APP
peals to the declarations OF the fathers
and grandfathers are all right for
campaign speeches. A limited degree
of conservatism is always necessary to
keep things balanced, and even the
strict constructiobists of the constitu-
tion are good to sharpen ones wits on
But after all, the determining ques-
ton is, Will it pay? II necessary to
reconcile national policies to the de-
mands of commerce, this will be done.
Thus the republican party, which
stands for Industrial development
within and commercial expansion with
out, occupies an impregnable position.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

PRESIDENT GREEN. Of the Texas
Midland railr DAD has 81, 900, 900 invest
ed in Texas. When in Washington re.
Gently Mr.. Green declared, 81 consider
Texas as the best state in the union for
the investment of capital" His invest.
ments here are said to be yielding him
a revenue of IL per cent on the capital.
If he was in New York he would be
glad to get half that profit. A few
more men in Texas like Mr.. Green
would wheel the state to the very front
of the progressive states of the union.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

AMERICANS in Paris are wearing
the Stars and Stripes as their badge.
The feeling which now is bitter
against Englishmen, with whom Amer
loans are often COMPOUNDED, owing to
their language, does not exist toward
the latter when their nationality Is
established. This fact Is now becom-
ing recognized among the Americans,
many of whom have adopted the habit
of wearing a miniature flag. The
French newspapers have remarked
this and have called the attention OF
their readers to its significance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01
Cause And Effect.

Perhaps no industry has been NOR Q
discussed in connection. with the consid-
GRAFTON of the tariff than that of
wool growing and sheep raising. II is
unquestionably true that no industry
better illustrates the benefits of prosec-
trade. The farmers throughout the
country know whether they can better
their condition by raising sheep either
for mutton or wool. The official re-
ports of the United States government
upon the subject of sheep raising and
sheep values. teach a wonderful lesson.
From 1878 to 1882 inclusive the
morrill, tariff" (protectiop) was in
force, and the number of sheep
throug bout the country increased by
over eleven millions.
The tariff of 1888" was in force from
1883 to 1889 inclusive. The duties
imposed by this tariff upon raw wool
amounted to no more than a revenue
tariff on yarns and soma other goods
produced from wool; consequently the
result of this tariff as whole was not
protective. Under its operation the
number of sheep throughout the
United States decreased by about six
millions.
The mckinley tariff" passed in
1890, was scientific tariff applied TO
wool growing. with the result that TIA 9
number of sheep throughout the coun-
try increased ry nearly four millions
before the free-trade election of
1892.
The "Wilson tariff" with free trade
In wool, practically went into effect
when Mr.. Cleveland was elected, and
i'm medistely the iocks throughout the
cOuntr~ began to decrease, and from
1913 % '96 decreased by about nine mil
lions.
The "DipRly tariff reimpossd the
scientific schedules of the Mckinley
tariff, and with the promise Of pro-
lection through the election of William
Mckinley and republican congress-
the sheep industry Immediately began
to advance. From 1896 to and includ-
ing 1898 the number of sheep increased
oy a bout thirteen hundred thousand.
The effect of protection and free
trade IN regard to the mum Der of sheep
ownd throughout the country is not
more impressive than the effect as to
values. Under the morrill, tariff" the
lowest price per head was So. 90, and
the highest 81 So. Under the ''tarif
of 1888" the lowest price per head was
ST. 81, and the highest price was So 81.
Under the "McKiuley tariff the lowest
price WAS 81 40 and the highest price
S2.66. Under the "Dingley tariff the
highest price In the history of the
nation is recorded-namely, $2.75.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01
THE BOER WAR.

The Boer war has, 1t seems, come to
an end, after nearly eight months,
without having precipitated any of the
dreadful international conflicts th at
had been predicted. Nearly every
European power was supposed to side
with the Beers and to be prepared to
resist any extension of British terri
tory in Africa. Yet no Implications,
SO far as known, have arisen from the
annexation of the Orange Free State to
the British empire, and none Is likely
to happen on account of the Trans
vaal.
AS the HERALD held at the begin
ming of the war, the ultimate triumph
of the British was inevitable. Bril-
tsin's prestige was threatened, and
to defend that prestige, as a soldier
will his honor, called for the supreme
sacrifice.
The Beers showed themselves to be
among the hardest and widest soldiers
that the world has known. Their
strategy. One after another of the
favorites of the British army suffered
defeat at their hands. Though the
Beers had but q email army and q
small nation, they seem to have been
perfectly united during the war. The
sturdy burghers, strongly intrenched
On their own ground, again and again
forced the British to enter the battle
with the odds against them. But in
the end British men and British treas
ure won.
Relief that the war is over is coupled
with feeling Of lively sympathy with
the Beers In their defeat. To Amer
leans it must be clear that British rule
represents q higher order of civilizs-
ton than that of the Beers. The net
result of the terrible conflict is pro-
gress at the expense of q nation too
conservative. Yet it Is not to be ex-
pected that the Beers will 60 off and
Cry over their whipping. They may
have lost their republics. but not their
republication. There Is room for
them elsewhere, and rather than &C
ceps the sovereignty of the queen they
will probably seek another abiding
place.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

FREE ice water foun sains are fea-
ture in many of the great cities and
more Of them are erected every year.
In New York City the Woman's Auxi-
lisry of.the Church Temperance Socie-
ty supports twelve free fountains in
the tenement house districts. They
are in operation from May to October
], and many letters have been received
telling of the constant stream of chill
dren with pitchers, drsymen and 9TH
ers who have enjoyed them. The great
increase this season in the price of Ice
makes it prohibitory for the poor, and
therefore the fountains will prove even
more OF q blessing than heretofore. 1t
costs 5000 to erect one of these foun-
tains aud the society desires to extend
the system. An Ice water fountain
in the park in Ell Paso would be sppre-
ciated by the people who pass away
the summer days there.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01
1ss S1ist s sfAan,sn ELLISTON

Son of Electioneer, one of the highest bred
and handsomess horses in America, will
serve at Ballinger & Longwell's stables
(San Francisco St. during present season
on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays
of each week; and at A. Courchesne's
ranch on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days of each week. This horse has no
superior in breeding in this country. He
was purchased some time since by q Mis-.
souri, syndicate for $40, 900. He has q
record of PIT.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

IT Is generally believed that the ex-
traordinary demand for American
horsos grew wholly out of the South
African war. But such is not the
case. Consul Clifford writes from
Basel that for several years past,
American driving and saddle horses
have been imported in large numbers
into Switzerland. This spring the
business seems to be assuming unusual
activity, and one shipment of seventy
two American animals mas already ar
rived In Basel. They are offered to the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

THE commercial traveller is not only
expanding trade these days. Not long
ago, all the world knows, commercial
travellers were considered to be very
giddy. Wholesale dealers began to
observe that their largest
orders came through sober, moral men,
and a culling process began which has
cha eyed the whole personnel of the
class. Last summer three commercial
travellers, meeting in western hotel,
proposed to organize Christian band
among their fellows. Within six
months 300 embers were enrolled,
and SO warm has been the reception of
the idea that thousand members are
expected to join in celebrating she
first anniversary next July. Gideon 3
Band" promises to be powerful agent
for sobriety aud rightness in the bust
ness world. They have adopted a
camp and pitcher as device.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

ties are advocating the plan of sending
divinity students from that country
to the United States to be educated in
q North American atmosphere and in
North American ideas. Hitherto most
of the boys have had European edu.
cation. The fame of our universities
Is expanding with everything else
American.