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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
SEEKS PLACE IN CABINET.

John L. Wilson, who represented the
state of Washington in the house Of
representatives and afterward in the
senate, aspires to place in the new
cabinet of President Mckinley, says a
Washington dispatch. The secretary
ship of the interior is the post on
which his eye is fixed He says he is.
thoroughly familiar with conditions in
the west, and has had sufficient ex-
perience in public life and in the de-
partments at Washington 10 make an
acceptable official if appointed. He
believes that the political conditions
make his appointment desirable for
the administration, as he says some
thing should be done to hold the new
ly-acquired states in the northwest to
the Republican standard, and says that
If cabinet place is given to Wash
ington this will be done.
If the ex-senator should be ap-
pointed, his former colleagues in con-
gress say the interior department
building would not be dull place. as
he distinguished himself during one
of the sessions of congress in engag-
ing in two fistic encounters on the floor
OF the house. He is also known to have
mixed it up" with one of the clerks
in one of the corridors in the interior
department building on another
occasion. His chances of appointment
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
English Women in India.

Mrs. Flora Anna Steel, the novelist.
recently declared at meeting in Eng
land that apart from the missionar-
les little or no charitable work is done
by English women in India, who are
mainly responsible for almost every
serious trouble the English have
there" Mrs. Steel lived for years in
India and knows what she is talking
about. Her charges have created con-
siderable Indignation. but contribu-
tor to the Times of India asserts that
the presence of English women in In
dia initiates against the efficiency
both of the civil and military admins
trations and of commercial work also.
The ceaseiess junketings of Simla and
the minor hill stations interfere with
good work, and for this the English
women are to blame. He further
charges them with responsibility for
the ultra-frivolous spirit which char
acterizes life in India At the same
time he admits that their conduct dur
ing famine and plague shows that
they can be as noble and as brave in
time of trial as their predecessors
were in the mutiny A lively contro-
versy seems to be beginning A.
Boyd in Chicago Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
LIVE IN BLISS.
Mistresses and Maids in Perfect Accor,
I'm Ouaennland

Mistresses and Maids in Perfect Accord
In Queensland.
Queensland has the distinction OF
being the only spot on earth where
mistresses and maids never quarrel,
and the domestic life there is de-
scribed by Mrs. Douglas Campbell of
England, who has just returned from
visit to that country, as an ideal one.
In that country, she says, the do
nestle servant betters herself in every
way. She has higher wages, more
leisure, more liberty and she is cared
for better than in any other country
The mistress assists her to establish
home of her own, and her success
is all the easier because she can afford
to dress herself becomingly No
Queensland mistress ever refuses her
maid permission to attend balls or to
go to concerts or theaters, and very
often the mistress does the work in or
der that her servant may have a share
in the good things of this life Wom-
en- who are willing to go into the bush
and work on station are treated with
even more consideration. There is
scarcely any difference between her
and the family in which she lives. She
has horse to ride, drives with the
family to church, is asked out and
taught music. Mrs. Campbell adds
that Queensland is no place for lazy
or pretentious girls. They must be
prepared to use their brains and think
q -
I'm England" she concludes, 1.-The SER
want is part of system. In Australia
she is a member of the household. and
the mistress holds herself responsible
for her comfort and happiness"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
RICH IN ART AND
ROYAL REMlN-
ESCENCE " "


to seat 1000 guests, but Is rarely called
upon to do so. The large grotto, or
shell-room, is most unique and, as no
other palace has this feature, original.
The room is round and low, and the
walls are covered with marble and pol
ished stones, while shells are employed
to outline the forms of the fishes OF
the sea. A frost-lihe substance is used
which gives glittcring and realistic
effect to the whole. The subterranean
aspect prevails so strongly one can
readily imagine himselfin a grotto with
the finny tribe. At holiday time thin
Is made resplcldent In honor of good
st. Nick Nine Christmas trees ara
placed in position and each is filed
with presents for the members of tn!
royal family. With hundreds of can.
dies burning the walls glisten until it
looks like fairyland.
The Emperor is opposed to modern
illumination in the palace. Conse.
quently his apartments rely on GAMBLER
for artificial light. Even in his gor.
geous dining-room and ballroom elec.
tricity and gas have no part in the
lighting.
Opposite the palace is building JUST
as mammoth and just as handsome az
the abode of the sovereign. You ara
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
How Fans Were Invented.

Inc following Chinese legend ar
counts for the invention of the fan
in rather ingenious fashion. The
s beautiful kan-Si, daughter of power
tul mandarin, was assisting At tbo
least OF lanterns, when she became
oVer-powered by the heat and was
compelled to take off her mask AS IL
was against all rule and custom !, - a. -
pose ner face, she held her mask he
lore It and gently fluttered it to cool
nerseI. The court ladies present me-
tleed the movement, and in an instant
loo OF them were waving their mash
From this incident, it is said came e'4 A. =
pirth OF the fan, and today it takes tho
place OF the mask in that country
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
Taking the Time at Noon.

Just before IL o'clock each day all
business must be taken off the wires
controlled by the Western Union com
pany, and that means the absolute ces-
sation of business along the main lines
of electric communication in the prin-
cipa cities of America. Three minutes
before noon wire chiefs in each Of the
principal cities and towns and cities
leading to and from their large sisters
cease sending or receiving messages,
no matter how important they may be
and devote themselves to switching On
wires in such a way as to make an
unbroken circuit of communication
from Washington around the utter
most boundaries of the United States
This is called an ''unbroken national
circuit" Thus a smooth track is made
along which the electric message may
flash encompassing the union and an
nouncing the time of day. Ten sec
onds before the time bell strikes comes
another silence, and then a mighty
throb, a titanic heartbeat from the
foremost factor in modern commerce,
and an electrical current pulsates from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
Gotham to the Golden Gate, announc-
ing the fact that the sun has passed
over the seventy-fifth meridian and it
is noon at Washington.-Pear S
Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

On account of considerable misun-
derstanding having arisen concerning
the law recently passed to regulate
the practice of horseshoeing in Mich
igan, Secretary Walter Beckwith has
made an explanation. He says: Sec
ton says that no person shall prac-
tice horseshoeing as master journey
man horseshoer in any city of this
state of 10000 or upwards. unless he
Is duly registered and has been granted
a certificate by the examiners. Now,
that doesn't say anything about little
towns and country places. so it should
be very clear that such places don't
require certificates. This act took eff
feet September 22d. and any person
who can furnish satisfactory proof to
the board within six months of that
date that he was practicing horseshoe.
ing In this state at the time shall.
upon payment Of q fee OF SO TO the
board, be given a certificate as master
or journeyman horseshoer If he fails
to do so before that time he will have
to take an examination before the
board of examiners. This examina-
ton is very rigid and Is made so to
protect the horseshoers of the state
against those coming from Canada
and other states. All horseshoers in
cities referred to in this law who have
not attended to this matter should do
so at once, as there are only a few
days Left in which thew can act
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12


Bulletin Arizona Experiment Sta
jtion; The task of selecting a dairy
lherd Is one that should be entered upon
with great deal of thought and care
IThe animal that Is to be fed for beef
is chosen for Its supposed ability to
make meat and at the end of COM
lparatively short feeding period he goes
10 market; whether he has made
money for his feeder or not, he goes to
jthe block Just the same. The dairy
cow Is selected for long term of
service and, IL good COW, should go
on making milk and money for her
owner Ter years. AS there is a wide
loinerence In the capabilities OF steers
10 make beef. so is there a still wider
ldinerence In the capabilities OF cows
20 make butter. The intelligent dairy
man. the business farmer. puts him
lseiI In a position to know which of his
COWS are being kept at a profit and
winch are not. The only way to do
ltnis is to determine and keep a record
Tor the amount of milk and butter fat
given during the year by each individ-
iual COW In the herd. The amount of
ioutter fat given during the year is the
nrst test OF the value of dairy COW.
l'Ihe scales and the Babcock test must
Fpe used to determine this.
inc books of the creameries of Salt
lhiver valley show that there are many
GARY cows that, during the last four
months at least. have not given their
owners profit; sixteen patrons of
one creamery, milking 40 cows, have
received but little over q dollar and
haif per month per COW. Every
creamery patron should at the end of
Inc month divide the amount of his
creamery check by the number of cows
IN milk, thus getting the gross re-
ceipts per COW for the month then
compare this with the amount he
could have gotten by renting his pas
ture, and conclude whether or not the
uinerence has paid him the interest
On his money invested In cows, the
pasturage of his dry cows, and for the
work of milking and delivering his
mix to the factory. If the difference
happens to be In favor of renting pas
sure, possibly the growth of calves that
are being fed ON the skim milk from
the factory will restore the balance to
she right side OF the account. IT, even
shen, the difference In favor of the
dairy COWS is too small, let the man
who wants to know the truth compare
mis- profits with those of his neighbors
before he concludes that dairying does
not pay. He will find that some of
mis- fellow patrons are getting hand
some returns. The question is, Why
the difference? The answer is, The
cows.
AS truly as there is typical beef
animal, broad, low and blocky, Just as
truly Is there typical dairy animal,
out OF different type. Sometimes we
IND profitable combination of beef
and butter in the same animal, but it
lis the exception rather than the rule
While the scales and the Babcock test
should be depended upon for evidence
TO decide In the final Judgment of a
dairy COW, the eye should be trained
as well to see those points of con-
formation that indicate high pro-
ductive capacity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

1t is now possible to go from New
York via Berlin, Moscow and IrkutslS
to Vladivostok on the Pacific in TWEEN
ty-tive days. A railway which shall
almost connect ASIA and America at
the Behring Straits may be predicted
as of the future. There is, engineers
say, no obstacle in the way except the
terrific cold of winter and the immense
fields of tundra through which q path
must be cut. A railway line through
such country as northeastern Siberia
will not be so diaicult to construct
as was the line of the White pass and
Yukon route.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

The idea of erecting a roof garden
upon a church originated in the mind
OF Rev. Eli Burdette Widger of Co
lumbus, Ind. In speaking on the sub
ject Mr.. Widger thus expresses him
self in an interview:
THE idea of roof garden was sug-
gested entirely by myself, as the days
being so oppressively warm, attend
ance at churches necessarily fell away.
The church being situated in thinly
populated and built-up portion of the
city of Columbus, Ind, and being also
on a slight elevation, gave us the adj
vantage Of cooling breezes from all
four points of the compass" The roo;
garden is So feet wide and rs feet long
having capacity to seat 1000 persons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
good many men are afraid of pub



Hamburgs are in the front ranks OF
egg producers and are in general APP
pearance much like Leghorns. There
are six varieties of Hamburgs-the
Golden spangled, Silver spangled,
Golden-penclled, Silver-penciled, Black
and White. They are all very pretty
birds and seldom fail to prove attrac-
tive and profitable to the average
breeder and fancier. Hamburgs are
economical fowls to keep; besides be.
Ing light eaters and great foragers,
they are prolific layers and non-sitters.
The only thing against them is the
smallness OF their eggs. They lay a
pretty, white-shelled egg. but smaller
In size than those of the Leghorn.
There are some which lay larger eggs
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

sILVER-SPANGLED HAMBURG HEN.
than others, and by careful selection
from year to year of the birds which
lay the largest eggs this defect may be
remedied and the size of the eggs i'm
proved.
The Silver-spaugled Hamburg is,
perhaps, the most beautiful as we'll as
the most popular variety of the Ham
burgs. Their proud carriage, royal
decoration and graceful and SYMMETRY
cal iorms command attention when
ser seen. Breeders OF Hamburgs uni
fcrsally adopt the following as a
standard for the breed: Comb square
at front, tapering nicely into long
spike, full OF points by no means plain,
firmly and evenly set on the head;
face red; earlobes moderate size, round
as possible and clear white; legs leaden
blue; carriage graceful; plumage very
profuse. Color-Cocks, Silver-spangled:
Clear, silvery white ground, every
feather tipped or spangled, the breast
as bold as possible. but showing the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

Close accounts should be kept in
the matter of dairy expenses, and
Where the farmer has a boy or a girl
In school 1t might be made a part of
The work OF that child to keep such
accounts. Now more than ever the
schools fit children for just that kind
OF work. A small sum in the way of
pay will prove stimulus and secure
close attention to business.
The production of oleo In the coun-
try last year increased 80 per cent, and
ft has doubled in five years. The
Grout bill Is to be brought up for con-
sideration at the coming session of
congress. and 1t is hoped that whether
modified or not 1t will be put through
I'm sucn form that 1t will forever pre-
vent the selling of cleo for butter
III oleomargarine Is lust as good as
butter" why should 1t not sell under
its own name?
At It's last meeting the California
Dairymen's Association passed reso-
iutions asking the State University to
40 Its utmost to secure the erection of
a building for dairy schol. The
movement In that state as well as in
many other states seems to lack force.
certainly IL there Is one practical
branch OF education that needs to be
encouraged among the farmers 1t is
that OF the making and handling of
good butter. Every state in the Union
should take action in this direction,
as there is nothing that would be of
greater value to the farm interests,
considering the amount of money ne
cessary to be expended.
contemporary tells of a creamery
manager that wanted to stimulate the
patrons of his creamery to produce
more and better milk. He called them
together and told them that IL they
desired 1t he would publish an annual
report giving the details OF the busi-
mess, showing just how much each
man had received for his milk, what
per cent OF fat 1t contained according
to the Babcock test, and just how
many cows each man had used in the
production of his milk. At the next
meeting the patrons voted not to have
the report. The good dairymen were
afraid the poor ones would learn how
they did 1t, and the poor ones we're
ashamed to have their records known.
Publicity is on < the surest ways
of getting better conditions, but a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

.ol nne auilan OF Turkey imaglnes him
sell sport Lately he has deveIon ,-,
a passion for playing cards for mon pra
ana the man who is unfcrtna .'sy'
enough TO win the Sultan's money 80 ~
ours his enduring dislike. phil, ~ ~
save their places. anu mus
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
HOSPITAL Linen I,nrnen.

A curious official regulation demands
that all the old linen of the Ceylon
hospital shall be burned every three
months. A government official comes
round on a periodic linen inspection
and condemns wornout sheets, towels.
etc, to a fiery fate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

A poultryman says that he breaks
hens from sitting by tying a red rag
to their tails by short string. AS
soon as the hen sees it she tries to get
away from 1t, and this keeps her busy
and gets her mind off the idea of sit
ting.
The time of the year is at hand when
farmers will permit their fowls to sub
sist on whole grain ration. This will
result in enlarged liver and bowel
disorders. 1t is better to provide a
partial ration of something else and
so prevent disease instead of having to
cure it later.
1t is asserted by writer on poul-
try subjects that a sitting hen keeps
her nest according to the heat in the
eggs. If the eggs are fertile the degree
of heat in them after the first week is
greater than on infertile eggs. The
hen on the fertile eggs comes off to let
them cool, while the hen on the infer
tile eggs sticks to them, as the heat is
not enough to make her uncomfort-
able. Is there any fact under this
theory?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

Ohio's cities and towns gained 1885,
021 in population during the last ten
years. or 792 more than the increase
in the rest of the entire state.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
CASTLE OF BABEIsRERa.

CASTLE OF BABELSBERG.
(Where Emperor William the First
Lived and Where He Counseled with
Bismarck)
gedy was enacted. The canopy bed
where the final struggle took place,
with the crucifix hanging at the head
is there; and his mother, Queen
Louise, is represented by a marble
bust in glass case which the son
priced beyond price.
The mausoleum where Emperor
Frederick, father of the present ruler,
is buried. adioins a memorial church
erected in his honor. The interior is
after the manner of Napoleon's tomb
in Paris. though much smaller and far
moro plain. In the center is the sar-
cophagus, and resting thereupon is the
marble figure of the Emperor in re-
cumbent position. Adjoining is a slab
where will be placed the remains of
his wife. Several of his children are
buried in this chapel. An altar and a
large crucifx are in the principal al
cove.
The New Palace.
The new palace OF Emperor William
Is the largest and grandest in Pots
Gam. The interior is finished in the
colors of royalty, white and gold, and
the state rooms are unusually large.
The banquet hall is capacious enough
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS

How Successful Farmers Operate This
| Department of the Farm - A Few
Hints SIS 60 the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12
MAUSOLEUM OF EMPEROR
FREDERICK.

who ruled Germany for three
months in 1889
taken back when you ascertain this Is
devoted to cooking and an arsenal.
The dishes for the Emperor's table are
prepared here, and there are under
ground palaces in which the food is
brought from one building to another.
1t is probably the largest kitchen in
the world if not the most expensive,
and it is used the nine months the i'm
perial family spend in Potsdam.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

SILvER-sPANGLED HAMBURG COCK
spangle; the bars of the wing regular
and bold; neck, back and saddle nicely
tipped; bow we'll marked (by no means
cloudy, brown or brassy); back as
green as possible.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

are slender, as Secretary Hitchcock is
pelieVeu 10 be willing to serve another
term. But Wilson's candidacy has
created a little stir in political cir
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-12

,.., Inoughtlessness is often selssbro,.
with only another name eSs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
ULTiMATUM TO SULTAN.
French Ambassador Notifies Him He
Will Leave if Demands Are
Not Met.

Constantinople, Aug. 26.--French Am
bassador C~onstans today sent a letter
to the Sultan, personally informing
him he and the entire staff OF the en-
bassy would leave Constantinople IL
matters In dispute were not settled m
mediately. The letter was In the ma
ture OF an ultimatum, according the
sultan the b~riefest delay within which
to comply with the demands.
Paris. Aug. 26.-While the officials OF
the French foreign office decline to con-
firm or deny the dispatch OF the Asso-
ciated Press from Constantinople an
nouncing that the French ambassadors
has sent the sultan q letter which Is IN
the nature OF an ultimatum, they ad-
NIT having received a telegram from Nj.
Constans which has been laid before
the council now sitting at the Eiysee
palace.
II Is learned that NJ. C%onstans has
beer given a free hand. Any step he
finds proper to take Will be fully IN
dorsed. The foreign minister. M. Del
casse. II he deems II necessary, VIII
withdraw the French embassy from
Constantinople. and Munir Boy, the
Turkish ambassador, who Is now In
0NltZcTlhIN, VII bt HOilliIN " W -
turn TO Paris, in which case Munir Bey
will probably move the legation To
Berne, as he is also accredited as min
lister 10 switzerland.
No naval demonstration Is yet con.
templated, but the sultan probably VIII
be seriously Inconvenience by the clos
ure OF the Turkish embassy here, which
is the center OF the espionage main
tained TO watch the numerous young
Turks and other disaffected Ottoman
subjects and voluntary exiles, who
make their headquarters In Paris and
who viii nave a free hand II diplomatic
relations between France and Turkey
are completely broken OFF.
The entire group OF Turkish Securi-
ties fell on the bourse yesterday, In
some cases going dow 10 to II francs.
Paris, Aug. 24-The newspapers here,
under the influence OF the overwhelm-
ing Joy at the cars approaching visit,
are paying scant attention to C%onstan-
tinople, and generally are taking the
view that the matter will soon be set
tied to Frances satisfaction.
The coming of the ear Is causing In
tense satisfaction throughout the coun-
try. All the council generals are Sit
ting. inc even those with n majority In
opposition to the government are pass
ing resolutions OF an enthusiastic ma
ture over the czar's coming visit, which
Is having n good effect.