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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

s oats raised last year. In Jury
icy !. az, he' time he visited the valley =, ne
a. s,d nt ind any snow even On -, ~
S S,o sd mountains. Previous . 70 . ms
NE, the thermometer had Twice ise
v snasd a. . temperature of 90 degrees. IN
onswsr to criticisms that nave pesn
an nSo Of the work of the Department len,
- Alaska, the secretary says; ne
l N which the department mas un-
ssart.keu to work out is TO determine
u 'nsther a sufficient agriculture and
Sor+ic,,lture can be developed In Alas-
~, nO' 70 form an important subsidiary
,naustry to aid in the permanent oe.
-.s1nmrnt of mining, fisheries ano
,"ubering which will undoubtedly De
.Sa leading industries of this region.
r. re- all the food supplies of the popuia-
.,on engaged in these industries must
he transported from the United States
md Canada, 1t is evident that the de-
velonment of Alaska will be much
slower and uncertain than IL con-
siderable portion of these supplies can
he produced in the territory.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16
TREES or THE
PHILIPPINES

The forestry bureau at Manila,
which is in charge of Capt. Ahern, U.
s. A., Is an inheritance from the
Spanish government, says Science. 1t
was established some 35 years ago and
through It's officers and employees
supervises the government forest prop
erty, which is estimated to comprise
between 10000, 900 and 100000 acres.
The Philippines are known to possess
over 400 species of trees, and a more
careful survey will bring the number
nearly to 500. OF these at least so
are valuable, the Yangylang tree be-
ing considered among the most i'm
portant This furnishes an oil which
forms the base of many renowned per-
fumes. On the island of Romblon a
mass of cocoa palms, the result OF
planting under a former governor, COW
ers the slopes from sea to mountain
top, and furnishes a yearly revenue of
from 81 to So per tree.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

IN your little room to the back OF my
bedroom when you amt out, and then
If should want anything I'll send for
you
well, Maria was agreed to this, and
we got along first class. Every onct
in awhile William or Matte I'D ask
me IL enjoyed my maid and | alias
said yes, for 1t wasn't no untruth, for
after Maria left me to my own devices
she was real comfort. Then one day
William and Matte saw my maid
traipsing around when they thought
she was on duty. They begun to make
inquiries and then the whole story
come out
do you know. Jest felt like had
been caught stealing? But wouldn't
let 'em blame Maria. for she'd jest
done exactly what told her to do. I
paid her 10 let me alone-and she done
it. But when William and Matte
caught me 1 acted jest that sheepish
Finally up and told them the whole
thing and how I had Jest kept maid
to please them.
"Then William laughed till was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

The Christian names OF the girls
registered at certain New England
academy in 1850 were Abigail, Albina,
Clarinda, Elizabeth. Esther, Louella,
Myrtilla. Parthenia. Ruth and So
phronia- The names of class of
girls now attending a western high
school are Fannie. Lulu, Margusrite,
Pearl. Silvia, Thyrsa and veea. Some
of those In the earlier list sound curl
ously old-fashioned-bu the people of
1860 may find occasion to wonder and
exclaim at names that are mere or less
popular In the year 1901. The one hap
by certainty is that our descendants
win be perfectly satisfied, as each sue
ceeding generation is, with the result
of their own efforts at christening chill
drenI
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16
WHERE WOMEN RE-
TAIN THEIR NAMES

Elizabeth Cady Stanton declares that
a woman should keep her family name
through life and not have it merged
in that of her husband. Mrs. Stanton
would be delighted with the custom
pertaining in the Channel Islands,
those remnants of England's French
empire lying off the coast of France
In the Channel Islands the woman
does not change her name on mar
riage; no matter how often she changes
partners, she carries her maiden name
with her to the grave.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

first day she most
set me plumb crazy
l jest couldn't
think of enough
things to keep her
goin'. Finally 1
says: Maria, I'll
make a bargain
with you. I'll let
you alone If you'll
let me alone. You
can have every aft
ernoon and evening
out If you'll let me
do up my own hair
and lace my own
shoes. You can set
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

Heredity does not determine courage,
or its opposite, but the constitutional
tendency may be clearly marked
through generations. A recent rescue
Of shipwrecked persons of Grand
Manan ia the subject OF a report from
car consul at st. John, New Bruins
wick. During period of more than
ssventy-five years. grandfather, father
and sons of certain family have re-
peatedly saved life or piloted vessels
out OF danger. 1t Is said that the
Canadian government is to give the
rescuers suitable testimonials. The
whole world is debtor to Its heroes
Of peace. To strengthen the courageous
purpose Of others by brave doing or
enduring is to fulfil one purpose OF
living.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

with diamonds and pearls and her tiny
feet are hidden In satin slippers of
the softest kid Her rooms, look
ing out over park, are like dreams
come true. They are furnished in pale,
sweet colors and the rose bowls are
crowded with flowers the year around
When she goes to air she has dark
brougham, with her own monogram
on the panels, and coacbman and
horses warranted to be perfectly re-
liable and not afraid of the cars. writes
"The Girl Philosopher" in the Chicago
Daily News.
She herself sometimes declares that
all this luxury seems like passing
dream. In her heart she believes that
1t Is awesomely extravagant to wear
silk gowns for everyday, and she
thinks that tatting is quite as good
a finish for neck and sleeves as this
real lace that can never be washed
with honest yellow soap and water.
But I've got to live up to my son Will
iam's idees." she says with comical
sigh. Though sometimes I do jest
NSAAS Aoi q oAnuSI VI CO1u6Q Uoc1 anu
cabbage instead of one of these here
course things where 1 get hungry
while they're changin' plates"
Then for little while she is silent.
Perhaps she is thinking of the time
when those little knotted hands were
red and hard from toll and those lit
tie feet were always a-weary from con-
slant trudging ON the farm Then she
bursts into another peal of laughter.
But the most ridiculous thing Will
lam and Matte has tried yet was to
say | must have maid all to myself
not a hired girl, but real maid to
fuss around and do up my hair and
lace my shoes and all them kind OF
things.
$50 they got me one. She was a
gay piece, with one of those pesky
noses that I never could abide, still
guess she meant all right. But the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

The condition OF general business ia
pretty accurately reflected by activity
Of apathy in the New York stock ex-
change. so 1t need cause no surprise
that during December the record"
yrice was paid for a seat In that body
$50, 900, exclusive of the initiation fee
of $1,000. Membership in the exchange
carries with 1t life insurance for $10,-
600. SO there is a limit below which
the price can hardly fall. But since
the very seat that has Just sold for
$4,000 less than two years ago, no one
would dare to predict how high the
boom" may take 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

afraid he might bust blood vessel
and Matte was pretty near as bad.
When he come to enough to talk he
said that / shouldn't have no maid
any more IL didn't want one. He said
he wanted me to do jest what I pleased.
Jest had notion to say that could
dispense with a good many Of these
chicken fixin's, but didn't, for onct
l heard him say to Matte: The things
can do for my mother is the most
comfort I get out of my money Will
Jams as good son as ever was on this
earth, so Jest try to please him by
goin' round all logged up and Twin
up to his idees as well as I can. But
I would relish some corn beef and
cabbage. billed up together!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

intend to mind me or not?" she in
CURED, with ominous calm.
Adaline's bullet eyes opened In gem
uine surprise. why. can't you hear?"
she asked. 81 said didn't want to.
And when don't want to do thing
am never made to. 1t would be bad
for my high spirits, mamma says"
The battle light in Mrs. Graham's
eyes doubled in intensity Come here,
Ada1'ne." she said, and Alkaline. still
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

A lively spree was enjoyed a short
time ago by some hogs and geese at
the cider mills of William Smith. at
Bloomfield Center. Mich. A mass of
cherries which had been used to flavor
brandy. had been thrown where the
hogs could get IL. Geese as wen as
hogs stuffed themselves with the cher
ries, and soon they were staggering
and sQuealing. squawlking and "honk-
ing in high state of excitement. all
comically fuddled.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

II Is said that several of the Euro
pean general stats are studying the
feasibility OF organizing special corps
something after the Boer model. The
principal difficulty lies In the limited
supply OF horses at the command OF
the various governments, with the ex-
ception OF Russia. The last equine CEN
sus In that country is stated to have
shown considerably more than 10000
600 horses fit for war purposes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

Queer advertisements occasionally
ind their way into the Irish papers
A recent issue of Limerick newspaper
announces that Michael Ryan begs to
inform the public that he has large
stock of cars. wagonettes, brakes,
hearses and other pleasure vehicles for
sale or hire" This is the same paper
which, In glowing desert zion OF a
funeral, declared that Mrs. b. of c.
sent a magnificent wreath of artificial
flowers in the form of cross"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

De cor win blow FUN cas- ter wes'
En- make me shake en- shiver;
Dey heah me pray
BY night en- day:
''Lawd. sen de oil man kiver!''
Come down. en- please deliveri
70 col win make me shiver;
BY night en- day
Dis prar / pray:
sMo kiver. Lawd-mo' kiver"
De sparrow hidin' in he mes
You notice en- deliver.
Hit des can't be
He mo dan me7
Lawd, SEN de OIL man kiver!
Come down, en- please deliver!
Yo' col win make me shiver;
Dis prar pray
BY night en- day:
Mo- kiver. Lawd. mo- kiver!'
Atlanta Constitution.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

The Agricultural Resources of Alaska.
In his report of work done by agents
of the Department in Alaska. the Sec
rotary of Agriculture, states that head
quarters have been established in a
building erected for the purpose in
Sitka. A station has been located
at Kenai, Cooks Inlet, and reser-
vations of land for experimental
work, have been made on the
Yukon. The experiments thus far
made have consisted largely In grow
ing different varieties of cereals, for
age plants, fax, and vegetables. Ex-
periments in making and storing silage
and in making hay from native grasses
have been tried to q limited extent.
The correction of the acidity of new
land with lime has been successfully
tried. Sufficient evidence has been oh
tanned to show definitely that q con-
siderable variety of vegetables can be-
successfully grown in different parts
of Alaska. 1t has also been shown
that In southeastern Alaska and In
Cooks Inlet oats, barley, buekwheat
and spring wheat will mature with
careful culture and that the failure of
many attempts to grow crops In Alas
ka has been due to the natural acidity
of the soil and the lack of drainage
When these difficulties are removed by
proper treatment the land is fertile and
productive. Prof. Georgeson, who has
investigated the Yukon valley, is very
favorably impressed with It's agrfcui-
tural possibilities. He found large
areas of excellent agricultural land ana
In the Dawson Chamber of Commerce
he found fine specimens OF wheat, bar
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

The British government encourages
inventors and scientists by extending
financial assistance to those whose
work is considered of sufficient value
to warrant such development The
grants are made through the British
royal society. and range In value from
$50 to $4,000. according to the nature
of the invention to be exploited. At
the present time the society has in
hand $4,000 ready for distribution
within the month of January.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

put away your dolls
and their clothes
you left scattered
all about the IL
brary ?"
"Of course" Ada
line answered, very
leisurely. But !
don't want to. I'd
rather look out OF
the window"
Before Alkaline
doomed her grand
mother. who turned
the young person
about with no gen.
tie hand. "Do you
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

Portugal, being in strained relations
with Holland, energies from obscurity
long enough to get mentioned in for
eign dispatches. A plucky little king
doml With a home population smaller
than that of Pennsylvania and an area
less than Kentucky's. she bears rule
over African and Asiatic dependencies
which contain more than nine million
people and cover nearly a million
square miles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

The cattlemen are planning a move
ment to hold an annual cattle show al
Kansas City, Kan. to be called the
American Royal" -Four breeds OF
beef cattle. also hogs, sheep and An.
CORA goats. will be included. 1t 10
thought that the show will win recog.
milton Tor Kansas City as the cattls
center OF the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

An electrically lighted clock is new
and useful device for home use. It 10
placed within sight OF a sleeper's bed
and when he wishes to learn the time
he touches a button at the bedside
and In an instant the clock is so IL
Illuminated that he can plainly see the
dial. A little storage battery supplies
sufficient electricity to last several
months.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

While engaged in fishing off Low
stoft recently fisherman landed in
his net unique piece of amber. It re-
sembled huge pebble. was oblong In
shape, weighing eleven pounds four
teen ounces. and is the finest specimen
of amber that has been discovered on
the English coast for several years. II
realized s13750.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16
Wool CrIs,s In Frnnns.

A crisis in the wool market ia re.
ported from France, where mere than
a dozen firms that were big buyers of
wool have suspended payment. During
the last two years there has been great
fiuctuation in the price of wool. and
during the last year the price has
been steadily declining. This has had
the effect Of leaving the big handlers
stranded. The losses through the fall
of prices is reported to be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, 600.
In the beginning of 1898 eombed
wool on time was quoted at n cents
per kilogram. This price rose steadily
until there was an increase OF II cents
IN Twelve months. The year 1899
opened with strong, rising market
and in December, 1899, the highest
price (s1.20) was reached. These two
years were prosperous ones to all wool
merchants, but 1900 opened with fan
ing market, and during the last eight
months wool has fallen in price mora
than 81 cents per kilogram. On Aug-
ust 80 there were no purchases at s7
cents per kilogram.
The constant rise In the price OF
high-grade woods has been accounted
Tor by the dearth of merino sheen In
Australia and Buenos Ayres, where tha
cross breeds seem to be driving bigh.
grade wool out of the market. Psss,-
mistic accounts OF the drought in Ans-
tralia and the mortality among tbs
sheep were circulated in France. ana
merchants. fearing lack of raw ma
teriai, bought large quantities az e~.
ceedingly high rates The market he.
came overstocked, and, the strikes ana
high price OF coal Diminishing AZ
manufacture, merchants were left with
tneir stocks on hand and falling MAJ
ket. Ana&-
Another factor to be cons,daroa :.
the immense competition Of cotton
Several mills recently have chsnsas
their machinery to that for the manw
facture of cotton. AaAa-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

She is the quaint
est little old body
in the world. Her
glistening W b | t e
hair is always done
in little sausage
curls and she wears
crisp gowns OF black
silk with real lace
about the throat
and wrists. Her lit
tie shriveled, knot
ted hands are laden
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST to
AoRICULTuRISTs.

Some. Up-to-Dase Hints About 0"
tion of the Soil and Yields ahers"'
HORTICULTURE, yitioulturs and si"r''"A-
tur@.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

The first law against Sunday labor
in Indiana was passed in 1917.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16
nsr.loultural observations.

The question of what crops to grow
in the orchard is constantly being dis-
cussed. but the tendency OF the dis
cussions is to recommend that no ak
haustiye crop be grown there. Blue
grass and other sod grasses should Do
avoided, as they deprive the roots OF
the trees not only of food, but of neo-
essary moisture. This is great factor
in a dry season. We believe that the
trend of public opinion is in the right
direction.
The farmers that did not clean up
their orchards in the fall before the
snow came should see to 1t that the
work is not neglected in the spring.
It should be begun as soon as the snow
is off the ground. All the dead leaves
and old twigs and other burnable rub
Dish should be raked up and burned.
The clumps of grass in the fence cor
ners should be disposed OF In the same
manner. This is for the sake of de-
stroying not only the eggs of insects
but also the spores OF destructive
fungi, which live over on the fallen
leaves and twigs. The latest investi-
cations show that many of our worst
fungous pests are carried over from
year to year on the rubbish under the
trees. This to some degree accounts
for the non-success of spraying some
times reported. With a thorough
cleaning up of the orchard the spray
ing is generally effective. We say
generally" for the best medicines
will sometimes fail to accomplish the
end sought.
The raising Of long keeping varie-
ties of apples is one Of the surest ways
of making money out OF fruit. We
have watched the course OF the apple
industry for many years and have OBJ
served that the supply Of winter ap-
pies is never too large. During many
years the call for this kind of fruit
| has been great at all of the great fruit
distributing centers. The foreign
trade will pay more for long keeping
varieties of winter apples, even IL OF
poor quality (such IS the Ben Dayisl
than they will pay for the very finest
quality Of summer and fall apples. The
reason is that If the summer and fall
varieties are shipped abroad at all
they must compete with the summer
and fall varieties grown in those coun.
tries, while the later keepers, being
sent abroad after the first of January
have the market to themselves. AS {
safe investment the orchard of wintel
apples should commend itself to ever,
apple orchardist.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

ding, mother" she said gently, "she
ls to have them. II she Is sick she will
see the foolishness of greediness, and
not do 1t again. never interfere"
Mrs. Graham shut her lips tightly.
rTheres a bottle of painkiller In the
medicine chest" she remarked incon-
sequentially "And the hot water bag
Is hanging on the hook. dislike to
be disturbed after have once got to
sleep"
Alkaline looked at her grandmother
contemptuously. HIM." she said be-
tween spoonfuls, when / have aches
I boiler. ! make everyone come and
fit around me to wait on me. Mamma
says am not to be depressed. It
would interfere with my pro-prog-pro-
gression."
Mrs. Graham gasped and her hands
twitched. Her daughter was placid and
beaming. Dear Adaline," she said,
smoothly. understands so cleverly my
attempts at doing my duty by her 1t
is so comforting"
Mrs. Graham is delicate and prim
lady, so possibly she did not snort as
abe arose. but 1t sounded much that
way. And In her eye there was light
at which in years gone by Susan had
quaked. 1t was just as well she did
not see 1t now. The light fingered
steadily till the day came when Susan
went to visit an old schoolmate and
left Alkaline In her grandmother's
charge. then 1t glowed like an arc
light.
"Adaline." called Mrs. Graham, for
the third time, during the morning,
did you hear me tell you to come and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

BY two wings man e ,,,.
rom things earthly-name,v 49, up
Ia AAonas Kemp
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

And the haste with which Alkaline
minded the request would have star
tied her mother out of years growth.
1t is still mystery to Susan why her
child was so strangely meek, humble
and obedient during the rest of her
visit at her grandmother's. But Mrs.
Graham and Alkaline both Lept the Sc
cret.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16
INTERFERING
WITH A THEORY

Mrs. Graham Is a lady of the old
school. She obeyed her parents when
she was young and afterward success
fully brought up six children of her own
who came when they were called and
otherwise betrayed an active belief In
the theory that the maternal word was
law and the end OF all things.
Therefore, Mrs. Graham took 1t hard
when her third daughter, Susan, be-
came convert to the new theories
on the proper way of disciplining jul
veniles and developing their intellects.
Susans 9-year-old daughter, Alkaline,
was going to grow to maturity with
out the humiliation of corporal pun
ishment, without the breaking OF her
proud spirit, without the crushing of
her originality into conventional
molds. At least. that is how Susan
explained her theories to her mother
when Mrs. Graham demonstrated at
Adaline's elevating her muddy boots
to o resting place on new $50 Per-
sian sofa pillow adjoining her grand
mothers davenport Mrs. Graham had
suggested the old-fashioned application
OF the back of hairbrush as suitable
to the case, but Susan had cast up her
hands In horror.
81 never punish Alkaline. mother!"
she demonstrated. Whipping is bar
barous! l point out the error Of her
ways. recognizing she is human be-
ing with brain capable of being con-
WINGED. Then she does not repeat the
offense, neither does she lose her re-
spect for me nor for herself"
81 wouldn't interfere with Adaline's
Belf-respect for the world. Susan" said
her mother, crisply, 'but seeing you
are going to put those beliefs into prac-
tice during your visit hope you won't
mind IL l lay away my expensive cush-
Ions and dress the brocade furniture
In hollands"
At dinner that night Alkaline began
on her third helping of pudding before
her grandmother, who had beer
squirting, finally opened her mouth
fShell be SICK" she said to her daugh-
ter.
Susan looked mildly surprised. I'll
Alkaline wants dozen servings of pud-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-16

BY means of large kites with 49,.
wires New Jersey man has msas ,osa
.re attitude at which wild ducks fy
H Az many observations he has f,xss
sne average hight, at 1900 feet and tha
speed at forty-seven and ona-haI s
miles an hour. one-naif