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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
FIGHT WITH PYTHON.
NEST OF THEM AROUSED BY A
MILK BATH.
Big One Sets Upon the Keeper, Who
Separates Two Combatant serpents,
and Nearly BIT on His Hand Before
He Could Escape.

Mr.. Frank Kent, keeper of snakes
at the chutes at San Francisco, Cal,
thus describes an exciting adventure
that befell him a short time ago: /
entered the snakes den, as is my Gus
tom every evening, not in the least
expecting to be set upon by any of the
reptiles. Although l have had much
to do with snakes of various kinds,
every time | enter and commence to
handle the things | experience a
creepy, repulsive feeling, That after
noon / had given the pythons milk
bath, which consists in placing them
individually in gallon of lukewarm
milk and allowing them to remain
there fifteen or twenty minutes. The
reason for thus treating our pets is to
keep their skins soft and pliable. Now,
one effect of this bath is to arouse the
pythons from their usual dormant
state into a condition of activity. When
stepped inside the snake dwelling |
was somewhat surprised to see two of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
BASE BALL TOPICS
CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES
OF THE GAME.
American Youths Ambition-ETery n"S
Wants to BE the Pitcher OF His Team
Interesting Anecdotes foi" ny
Comlskey OF the Old Browns'
ST. louis Is Lucky.

Charles J. Hemphill, one OF the
pIayers the st. Louis club loaned 10
the Cleveland club for the season, has
shown I'D well during mis- short Nation
al league career. He was born at
Greenville, Mich, on April TO- 1871
His first professional engagement was
with the Saginaw club of the Interstate
league, in 1896. He signed with Day
ton for the following season, but III
ness kept him out of the game in the
spring, and when he recovered he con-
cluded to work at his trade for the rest
of the season. Hemphlll is a first-class
machinist. He joined the Grand Rap
ids club of the Interstate league last
spring and remained with that team
until the latter part of July, when the
St. Louis club purchased him, He In
jured his arm while sliding and was
out of the game for three weeks, at
the expiration of which time he was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13

Some have a prejudice against them.
saying that they promote an excess Of
urine; but this is not the case when
swine are of a good breed, and the
whole of the pumpkin is fed together.
If the seeds are cut out and given
alone to them they might prove injuri-
Gus. Being scant of grain one autumn,
but having an abundance Of pumhns.
/ fed a considerable number Of breed
ing Berkshires during the whole
months of October and November into
December entirely on pumpkins, and
they kept in as good condition as l
ever want to see lot Of breeders.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
Told by ComIskey,

Manager Comiskey, while in a some
what reminiscent mood, delivered him
self as follows: do you remember
Tom Mccarthy, who put in a season at
Oshkosh? heard in Chicago the other
day that Tom is in Boston, as fat as a
Tammany alderman, and making
money out of big bowling alley
Duffy owned an interest in it, but they
say Tom has bought him out. l had
Tom with me in st. Louis. And say.
st. Louis is the best town on earth for
a winner. They used to distribute
among the players every season
watches and rings and studs and pins
enough to stock jewelry store. There
was diamond medal offered one year
for the best base runner on the
Browns. Tom Mccarthy was quite a
boy to steal bases and after that medal
was offered he wouldn't run out his
hits. II he made two-bagger he
would stop at first, and if he slammed
the ball for a triple, he would man
age to bring up at second, so as to get
chance to steal a base. or course,
after bit, got on to him, and I
had to warn him that if he didn't
stretch those hits l would have to Law
MIN OFF altogether. That helped some
but he was always hanging back when
ne thought he could get away with it.
remember once that he had a chance
10 go down to second on a wild throw
10 nrst, and what does he do but toss
ms mead and drop off his cap so that
ne could stop and come back after II
and stick at first. He won that medal "
Happy Jack" Stivett was men,
toned, and "Commy" had sometime
OF interest to offer about the man who
was the hardest hitting pitcher in the
business in his day. Late one sea-
son when we were playing in Pbila-
uelphla Stivetts applied to me for .
trlal," said he. ut was on a Sunday
and we were to play across the river
from Philadelphia. Stivetts sbowod
up and while we were practicing had
MN pitch while to Milligan. When
we came in Milligan said the follow,
had all sorts of speed, and 7 watched
MIN while myself. He wanted sian
month. had the pennant won thor
and had three good pitchers-Fontz
Oarruthers and Nat Hudson-but 7
made up my mind to take Stivetts al
though i really didn't think nooaoa
him. Well, when the Philadelnhia ont
nj found out about it they started after
MIN, and before the game was ovor
they had run the salary un on mo 30 -
S275 month. But the higher ill., ~
went the more thought wanted hiu.
It was Sunday, and so I couldn't n sinn
nlm' and I was to go to New vonii
that night. But sent him over 70 ~ on, ~
hotei' with an order for $500 advance
money, and when I got his recent go toe
lhat' OF course, could hold him -
wasn't a bad investment, either " add
eu Comiskey, reflectively. "stivetts
showed up in St. Louis tbe 800 o'.9
spring and commenced to hammer ~
ball over the fence right from ON t the
Jump. And we refused an offer ~
$4,000 from Cincinnati for him .ho ot
season." MN mat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13

Dewey is perhaps the peS' 'a,ss
swordsman among the senior w. - M
of tRas9avy; indeed, the pe'' tIsat.
servfus, excepting possibly xso,
Commander Lucien Young ,hrse
skill with the colichemarde' :, ,,,or d
cornered dueling sword, is niA ct,pd.
note all through the service houe
ing about five feet nine ana aat.lIn
ten inches, 1.-the, and with d SSnird
quickness, the American as ,agOp-
would be a mighty dangerous am n BIZ
list with the glittering BLADE 10 IL lbs
hand-if he meant business 50. Ossb
a liking for the sword. 1T IA, b,
the weapon par excellence e. a = thou.
knight and the gentleman for 'r,s,ne d
sand years." he once said Va "a nNlb
the arms blanche to a comlau so IT'S
it kings bestowed the accolau, vesr
the knightliest and noblesl ,a,ry ths
ons. With its record of enlsa as6 tS
white arm comes down tni '"aa dac
ages, the last legacy of the AVE- tssr.
of romance and beauty TO '
tieth century,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13

ster. as a general thlnr r,
has no desire to disconr.. 'ae NfAv
history OF the great natlon. Upon d,
this country. but to point a saas
serious accident that hapnsuo oia n,
young amateur player in ' tha to
summer Is one OF tboso ~. ,ue east Ian
come around with mora Ehla
than there is any occasion r.. 'saIarp
er' In delivering the bali ~ w., a plA
man, breaks his arm above tS hue /. s'a
1t does not make anv ' a'r elbow
whether the break was aho,. uuelsHa
the elbow. There is no ss Sen q S'''
son for the catastrophe. Tha Ia
with most young men who ~ - uoab.
career of athletic sports ''sV uDa
do not get the advice AT sua lAg
which they ought to have nue. rue SAT-
reason why the physical daa na' oas
of the Y. NJ. C. A. have DOM Da''n'aa
good during the last few va = ll'l
competent official Is secured . u.
the physical powers Of the pu ruo ls'i
he knows just what they can p', y. uAl
this way the youngster shows ~, w. Il
physical being Is fitted for 'ud9 Ai
tieular branch of sport, and ba :. pa
rally takes to it as a ducl, "a a.. aaa
water. A uOes b
Unfortunately, there is NJ
school for young ball players srs sS
depend largely upon themselyoa "S y ,aJ
must learn their physical noT.. Jug
practice alone. One boy will sbon ' y
short time that he is fitted 70, '"
tain position in team and 49, ~
physical requirements totally rns F. ~
for playing some other ,ositlon -
become successful pitcher q ~ :"
ster must possess a certain dss ,s.-s |,
muscular power in the arms and sS..'
ders not absolutely necessary II !.
in or out fielder. There must bs nl..,
OF bone and sinew in the fa r.,
which Is going to do the pitchir. !
the novice expects to become rs,p,
clever in that line. The trouble vIs
the average ball player Is that ,S,',
nlnety-nine out of every hundred j.
ambitious to shine as twirlers and Vim
not give up and accept some other M
sition upon the nine until It has bss,
conclusively proved to them M,
twirling Is not their forte. The, b
the player Is sensible young man /.
shines in a position upon the grss,
field where nature intended that 4,
should shine.
A boy who is weak physically shmp
never attempt to become a pitebs. h
Is all nonsense to say that pitching
will build him up physically for h
won't. 1t is more likely to ruin hin
Pitching, as pitching is done TO-DAY d
considerably more of a strain upo,
the twirler than it was ten or dozen
years ago. More speed is required
while the proper manipulation d
curves has become science. You
might as we'll try to make good
pitcher out OF boy who is physically
weak as to put him in a college FOOT
ball team or rowing crew. am al.
most a believer in the old saw that
pitchers are born, not made 0hseHs
the pitchers of the country and you
will see that they differ materially
in physical conformation compars
with the other players of a team
George Stackhouse.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13

The wild onion has become such a
troublesome weed here that, on some
farms, it has become almost impossible
to make good butter or use the milk,
especially in the spring, says an
Orange county, N. Y, contributor to
Rural New Yorker To pillow and har-
row as in ordinary farm work scatters
merous. was told of very effectual
way to exterminate them by an old
English gardener, the way they do it
in England. He said, put on gas
lime, and that will kill them outright.
Having a piece badly infested with
them, | had, about Sept. Is, one load
OF gas lime put on as an experiment.
To my surprise, it killed them entirely.
That was about eight or nine years
ago; 1t also made the grass grow much
better and for years could see just how
far the gas lime extended. l believe
about the middle Of September is the
proper time to use it, as the heat of
the summer is about over, and the wild
onions are in weak state about that
time. Another experiment with gas
lime was on my garden, but here it
appeared to do an injury, and do
not want any more on the garden. Gas
lime can be had for nothing, except the
carriage; gas makers are glad to get it
drawn away. In using the lime, that
which has been exposed to the weather
long enough to expel the smell of gas,
and is bleached white, is best; new
lime may kill the grass.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
Pumpkins for swine.

You need not have any fear in regard
TO the feeding of pumpkins, either to
your shoats or to your old hogs IL they
ere fed judiclously. says writer in an
exchange. l have fed them each sea-
son for the last thirty years with the
best results, but of late years l have
been feeding squash instead. We feed
them after this manner: If we are
feeding fifty hogs. we throw them
twenty-five pumpkins or squashes on
fheir feeding floor. These are broken
into three or four parts with a spade
and are given them twice day They
are also fed corn. We find that the
pumpkins keep our hogs in healthy
and thrifty condition, and that we
make more live weight gain out of our
corn. But they must be fed ju-
ticiously.
! II is surprising that pumpkins are
aot more grown for feeding swine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
American Youths Amn,.,o..

The history of the SPORTING NJ,
lar as America goes, shows tba ap,'u' as
l9 =, baseball Is part of the inheritaDoo
OF the American youth. The Ame e,dnc :
youngster begins to have twitoh No u u
~ ms myers to get hold of a basah ,n :
and fling" 1t around about .p SaSeoail
o oaas m. ms fond mother decides to dis
, earo ms skirts and to put the INN , int
knickerbockers. II he does NOT ho, ,nso :
70 some baseball team by the t,m .'h h $
IS IA OF 10 years old, then tharo ne a.,
something the matter with that vonra =
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13

fore the courts. She was IA years Ole
on March 10 last. On July ~ sne ni"i
ried Giralamo Giannosa and went 70
keep house with him at VA Eas,
Thirty-frst street. She says ne me'
a girl named Mamie Lyons at TINS
house in the month Of their money
moon. and she left him on Aug. IL
and returned to her father. She mas
obtained an order from Justice Scott
OF the Supreme court appointing her
father guardian, so she may sue MN
for absolute divorce.-New York sun
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
St. Louis. second naseman.

Timothy A. Flood, the St. Louis
clubs new second baseman. was bon
in Montgomery City, Mo, on MarchB
1877. He learned to play ball in St
Louis, to which city his family mOVa
before he was in his teens. His e.
cellent work with local teams gained
him a reputation which secured 'f
him an engagement with the Csdn
Rapids club Of the Western assocf
ton in 1897. He remained with nA
club until the disbandment Of the a.
ISOLATION in 1898. when he Joined us
Fort Wayne club of the lnteTsila
league. He played the outfeld in lSl,
and, when Manager Hill was illa y,
in 1898, covered third base in splenas
style. He played the outaeld in NV
in Fort Wayne, but was mace w.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
TOBACCO Growing.

A contributor to National Stockmar
gives the following brief instructions
for tobacco growing: Preparation OF
the soil should be thorough, the disk
or cutaway is probably the favorlte
instrument, and the soil is worked until
1t Is in perfect condition. Some soils
loose and "mealy" in nature, are better
IL compacting with drag and roller, but
IN general the soil can be properly fit
ted with disk and spike harrow
Manuring We'll rotled stable man
nre is the ideal fertilizer for the tobac-
co grower, but fresh manure, while 1t
stimulates the plant into quick, Wig
orous growth, does not make good
quality Of leaf, and II used should in
all cases be spread on the land and
plowed under Rotted manure may be
spread on top with liberal hand, or
may even be used In the hill, the latter
not being the usual practice, although
the manure can be made go great deal
further by 1t.
Fertilizers.-ln nearly all extensive
producing sections the supply OF stable
manure is far short Of the needs Of
our crop, and plant food in bag" is
used quite extensively. Generally
speaking, these goods are bought with
out proper knowledge of the needs OF
abe crop, and usually the sale is made
by the agent with the slickest tongue.
III the land has had from six to ten
good loads of stable manure plowed
nnder fertilizer carrying or per
gent ammonia. 5 to 10 per cent phos-
phoric acid and or 5 per cent actual
potash, used in the hill at the rate Of
Zoo to 400 pounds per acre, will produce
a good crop of tobacco, but let me re-
peat what l wrote some years ago.
few farmers really need to purchase
ammoniated fertilizers for tobacco
Distance OF Planting. For cigar leaf.
where fine wrapper is desired, the
crop is often planted as close as IL by
81 inches. and the distance varies from
this-very close planting to the
Miami valley plan of 16 or IS by Sc
inches for cigar leaf. For White Bur-
Hey the usual distance Is 2S or 80 by
~ inches, excepting on hillsidcs, where
1t is planted S2 by As inches. The hills
are made the same as for cabbage or
tomatoes. and most planters like to
have their hills made a few days in
advance of season as the plants live
Better in hills several days old. Es-
pecially If fertilizers have been used.
Setting Out-In some sections horse
kransplanting machines are used but
it is safe to say that 80 per cent of the
crop is set by hand, no special direc-
lions are necessary. the same care be-
Sng used as in setting cabbage, tomato
or other vegetable plants. In pulling
plants great care must be used to avoid
hnjury to the remaining plants, by
mussing" them up, as dirty plants
do not grow at all well. Children do
fhe dropping. and it is well to keep
them close to the settlers, as the wind
and sun damage the roots Of tobac-
GO plant in very little time "Cui-
aviation" about June Is.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
INDIAN SUGGESTIONS.
How an Alaskan Mother Willingly Sac
rIfoed Her child.

An Indian mother sacrificing her
child to appease the wrath of evil
spirits is one of the incidents of the
recent earthquake in Alaska, accord
ing to the New York Herald. Dr.
Grosvenor Lowry, a prominent New
Yorker, who has been in Alaska fol
the last six months, arrived in Ia
coma recently. 1.-THE most remark
able thing that occurred in connection
with the earthquake" he said, was
the sacrificing of an Indian baby by
the Yakutats in order to stop the dread
visitation of the powers of evil. The
shock was more severe in Yakutat Bay,
believe, than on any other part oil
the coast. The Yakutats, notwithstand-
ing the efforts of the missionaries sta
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
Wire Fences and Vines.

IL Is very gratifying to note that the
pld hedge-row is fast going on the APP
proach OF the wire fence, and l am in
clined to think that the later makes of
such fence are going to be much more
aasting than the first were, which often
present a sorry sight now-wlres
Broken and seldom repaired. The wild
grape is one of the plants that delight
I'm the change. and other plants will
Follow no doubt. From a decorative
Standpoint. this is more than welcome
ms there is never a more refreshing
sight in the landscape than big wild
grapevine. says John Chamberlain in
Country Gentleman. The Virginia
<reeper will also be in the new swim"
and also the nightshade (Solanum dull
camara), with its elegant purple flow
lers and red berries. If the wire will
bear them. there are many vines that
ought to be included; for instance, the
bittersweet, as well as many vines that
are now seen only about dwellings.
| / shall Of course be accused of inn
practical sentiment If l try to make a
point in favor OF loading wire fences
with something that may shorten their
dives and is at most merely decorative.
We'll, the birds will be with me at least,
and together we are a tolerable major
sty. There is general complaint the
country over that the birds are disap-
pearing. have never been much wor-
ried on this point. but If farmers really
want to cultivate birds as well as fields,
Hhey can do no better than to provide
them shelter in this way. What have
they TO say about it?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURISTS.

Some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
tivstion OF tho Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viticulture and
Horticulture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
Sues for Divorce at Fourteen.

Sadie Giannosa who lives with her
rather Antonio Boilino, at TAI Third
avenue, New York, is perhaps the
Youngest applicant for a divorce he
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
Immense Radishes.


Radishes three feet IL girth may be
considered rather large for breakfast
varieties; but they are nevertheless
raised and moreover are eaten cooked,
like turnips. The department of agri-
culture has secured from the secretary
OF the Japanese legation at Washing
ton some seed of very choice and
carefully selected winter radish. extern
sively used for food in Japan. This
variety known as the Dakon radish,
reaches perfection only in the extreme
southern part of the country; it may
accordingly be of use as a fall or
winter crop in the southern states. In
Japan many methods of cooking and
preserving are known, and IL the
vegetable is found to thrive in the
south large amount Of seed may be
imported for distribution. This kind
of radish grows in small volcanic
island named ''Sakurajima," or Island
of Cherry Blossoms" in Kagoshima
Bay. Kiusha. Japan. The climate there
is generally warm, and the soil much
like that of Florida and Georgia.
Roots three feet in circumference. ac-
cording to Mr.. Okohira, the secretary,
are frequently produced and the rad
ish is noted for its excellent flavor.
The Lean Cow.-Another COW may
be pouring nearly all her feed and part
OF herself into the milk pail. 1t Is
often said that a COW will first take
care of herself before she will make
milk out of her feed. She does not
always do it, There are cows that
seem intent ON making milk and moth
ing else. They utterly neglect to feed
their systems, and such cows will be-
come thinner and thinner. If we are
watching the individual and observe
q COW like that, we will increase the
ration and keep on increasing 1t as
long as we can get returns. 1t is a
little trouble-but Iot SO much after
all to vary the rations to suit diff
ferent COWS. The COW that is taking
on flesh should have very little, If any,
fat forming food. Eliminate the corn
meal, or other similar ingredient from
her ration. Feed her wholly or main
ly on heterogeneous foods. For the thin
COW increase the fat-forming elements.
Eek.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13

OF lO5 West seventy-seventh street
New York city, who has started end
less chains to raise dimes enough ia
Duy the admiral house in Washing.
ton. Miss Mcclellan will ask Gov
roosevelt y of New York and Miss Helen
could to be members of the committas
10 control the fund. She will ash tbs
assistance OF President Mckinley and
members of his cabinet, and will 90 n
washington, If necessary, to seek this
ala OF members of congress.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
CHARLES ]. HEMPHILL.

transferred to Cleveland. He is a good
outfielder and valuable tatsman, who
is rapidly developing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-13
PLUCKY YOUNG WOMAN.

Among the many thousands of warm
friends and supporters of Rear-Ad.
mlral Schley is Miss Edna Mcclellan
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-13
TO LET.
WANTED.

WANTED - FURNISHED or UNFINISHED
Wv ROOMS with or without board; suitable tor
two young men. Must be within one and one-hilf
miles from Post OfiCe. Address N. c., Box ore.