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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

The rise of steam naS;sat1.
STOW STOW, Like most things new, il had @ on'
position. In the sixteenth centp IT op !,
unsuccessful ,,,l. Italian genius tried 70 o az
Ply steam to navigation. n roe % "p'
nrlelsn patent was taken ont soo
steamboat, 1t was 1907 that Wiz ,or
driven on s n,i l up the Hudson in a boar
o Orosens Dy steam. In 1888 stepms him,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

The new Austrian parliament con-
tains no less than twenty-six parties,
with membership ranging from two up
to sixty-four. No party has major
ity. In elections the Anti-Semites and
she Clerical parties suffered heavily.
many OF their seats being captured by
Socialists or Nationalists. The Ger
man members outnumber the Poles
or Czecks, by thirty. 1t is not believed
that any government can long con.
tinue to hold office.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16
yellow spot of the retina. But why
the blurs in the other positions where
the white bands cross?
WHAT ABOUT THE pAssENorR ,

The public is indebted to the Daily
Mail of London for introducing.
through its Geneva correspondent, an
engineer. who is credited with an in
vention of mechanical brake"
which stops a train that is running at
fifty miles an hour within a distance
of twenty yards. Good But what
about the passengers? A train run
ming at the rate of fifty miles an
hour covers seventy-three and one
third feet a second: and to stop a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

A young woman teacher of st. Louis
tried to discourage hardness by kiss.
ing the first pupil to arrive at school
In the morning. On the day the sys.
tenn went into effect two boys of is only
two years younger than the teacher,
arrived several hours before school
opened. and every boy in the school
was on hand an hour ahead of time.
The two big boys each got kiss, but
the system was abandoned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

Fishermen will be interested in
the announcement that 10000 900
whitefsh will be distributed in the
Great Lakes from the Michigan hatch.
cries during the coming season. In adj
aition to these. the same hatcheries
will distribute In the larger streams
OF Michigan 100000 brook trout
5000, 900 lake trout, 100000 black
bass and 10o,00o,O00 wall-eyed pike.
The work of planting fish is as inter
esting and about as important as any
in the line of preserving an industry
which is paid for out Of public funds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

The great dam across the Nile at
Assoua, which has just been oomplet-
ed, is designed to hold back the floods
and provide for system of regular
irrigation. 1t is expected that some
$4,000 acres of arid land will be made
productive. The dam cost about ST.
100000 and has required two years for
construction-a comparatively short
time, when the magnitude OF the work
Is considered
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

According to lne statements of a
former resident in the Klondike, the
inhabitants Of that region suffer much
from snow blindness. Dark glasses
seem to be OF no value In the way OF
prophylaxis That which afforded the
most protection was wooden goggles
the patterns for which were taken from
those worn by the Indians. These
were Whitfield out of piece of wood
fitting closely around the eyes. and
with no glasses at all; but in the place
OF glasses were very small openings
to see through. the inside being col
ored black. A projection like the
visor OF a cap extended over them.
which was also colored black on the
under side to shade the eyes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

In the Georgia Legislature a bill has
been introduced to empower the State
Commissioner of Agriculture to in
spect proprietary medicines to see II
they are wholesome or injurious
When the testers. or "tasters," are in
specting medicines of an alcoholic ma
ture, 1t is likely that well-developed
iags will result ere the inspectors will
be qualified to report
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16
AN oPrICAL pRopLrny.

The simple illustration herewith
raises question, namely, why in
looking at the sixteen black squares,
a shadow is seen where four corners
meet-except at the place where the
eye directly gazes. This exception is,
of course, explained by the fact that
Just there, in the direct line of vision,
the image falls on the highly sensitive
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

In South Carolina there was hanged
last week negro convicted OF assault
ing white woman. This is the firsI
execution under the law making this
onense a capital one. Now that the
law is on the statute book. 1t is hoped
that 1t will have tendency to pre-
vent lynching.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

The German government is grant,
ting a subsidy of $500. 900 per annum
to call companies, and, in conjunction
with Dutch undertakings. cables are
to be laid between Batavia, Saigon
Palembang, Makassar, Amborna, the
Carolines and New Guinea.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

President Diaz of Mexico is to be the
guest of the French nation during HE
visit TO France. and will be escorted
from Vera Cruz to Marseilles by feet
of French war vessels.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16
livers; 1876 per cent had various forrna
of intestinal disorders.

vi luleSLludl ul5OIucIS.
One of the great losses was caused
by heredity and shows that the par
ents of our broods must be carefully
selected. A part of the report on the
above investigation says: "Q) Com
genital or constitutional weakness, re-
sulting (a) in liability to sickness, or
in cases, (b) In actual malformationsl
e. g. the records show unusual NOR
tally in the lot No. 7B, made up Ut
chicks from breeding pens, NO. 9, 9
and 5. The results from hatch Of eggs
from pen No. 5, were remarkably poor.
OF fifty eggs from pen No. 5, only
twenty-seven proved to be fertile, but
nineteen chicks Matched, and of these
twelve died within ten days after
Matching. Six were tuberculous, all
twelve had enlarged gall bladders.
The tuberculosis was apparently con-
tracted after Matching through an in
fected brooder, three cases of tuber-
culosis having appeared among previ-
GUS occupants Of the brooder. Not one
OF the lot reached maturity. The cause
OF the later deaths was the same as
indicated above. This case Of ex-
cessive mortality seems directly at
tributable to congential weakness, in,
herited from the parents, and not to-
conditions during incubation or to i'm
proper feeding, since chicks from
other parents unaer exactly similar
conditions did we'll" 1t is somewhat;
of surprise to find tuberculosis cut
ting so much of figure in the case
though it is known that in Germany
about one-tenth of all the fowls that
die, succumb to tuberculosis. We have
not hitherto been on guard against
this dreaded disease among our poul-
try.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

sliding steel door is provided on the
side toward the building which can
be closed tightly when passing
through flames. With this apparatus
it is also possible to elevate lines OF
hose to the tops of high buildings for
putting out the fire.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16
Poultry Briefs.

The pheasants are coming into favor
and we may expect to see before many
years some such interest manifested
in them as is now shown in the Bel
gian hares. At the poultry shows they
are now given good deal of atten-
ton, and are being exhibited In their
most pleasing aspects. Among those
that are said to be best suited to
aviaries we might mention Silver
Pheasants, and Golden Pheasants. The
Silver Pheasants are the commonest
of those kept in confinement.
The Rhode Island Experiment sta
ton two years ago began an investi-
cation as to the causes of mortality
among incubator chicks. During the
spring and summer of 1899, S26 dead
chicks were examined. or these sS7
were males and 439 were females
showing that during the time the
chicks were in the brooder a larger
proportion of females died than males
About one-third of all the chicks died
as the result of abnormalities produced
by bad conditions during incubation.
These bad conditions" were alternate
heat and cold in too great degrees.
About 10 per cent of the dead chicks
were killed by tuberculous. I'M
proper feeding caused the greatest
losses, by disarranging the gall blad-
der, liver or intestines OF the chicks
examines. 1871 per cent had abnormal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

The worker wasps. like the worker
bees, are smaller than the queens or
males.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

Col. B. w. Wren, traffic manager OF
the Plant system, says that the ship
ment of oranges this year from Flor
ida is beyond all comparison with for
meryears. This year the shipments will
reach 1,250,00 boxes. He says: This
is the best yield OF oranges Florida
has made since the freeze of 1895, when,
everybody thought the death knell OF
orange growing had been sounded
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

1t is generally admitted that cow
will give more and richer milk If al
ways MIXED by the same person. But
as it is manifestly sometimes inconve-
nient, and at others impracticable tn
comply with this rule, it is believed bv
good dairymen that it is better to
train COW to be occasionally MIXED
by different person. A cows be-
havior is largely matter of habit, and
neither inconvenient nor had habits
should be encouraged.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16


The general tendency of modern
poultry farming is away from the nat
ural methods. 1t is a part of the di-
vine plan that man should improve
upon Nature and Natures methods,
but success cannot be attained by ig-
norlng the lessons which Nature
teaches.
Modern methods on the poultry farm
are the results of mans efforts to meet
the imperative demand for increased
food supply resulting from an in
creased and ever increasing popula-
ton. Centuries ago mans brain en-
erg1es began to be directed towards
this problem. The result has been
that the Jungle Fowl (Gallus bankiya.
and various allied species from India.
the Malay Peninsula and Archlpelago)
have been chosen and modified by Sc
lectlve breeding to conform to certain
demands, chief among which are
adaptability to climate, somewhat ar
bitrary standards of coloring. in
creased size, and, most conspicuous of
all, increased reproductive capacity.
The immediate results are seen in the
ever increasing number of new breeds
and varities, each especially adapted to
special conditions, to meet particular
needs.
But the process of Nature in poultry
raising is too slow to meet the de-
mands of hungering population. The
rate of multiplication must be in
creased; the process of growth must
be stimulated. Science Il. e.. common
sense) is the agent which has been
invoked, and not in vain. Scientific
poultry raising is already at work. and
is accomplishing wonders. Pause for
a moment to consider what would he
the price of poultry meat and eggs If
we were still obliged to depend upon
wild poultry for these staples! Note
how considerably the cost of living
has been reduced by those practical
students, who by judicious experiment
tatlon have succeeded in growing sew
eral pounds of poultry meat where blt
one grew before. Compare the we ~
OF a good Brahma, Plymouth Rock or
OF other improved breeds with the two
or three pound Jungle cock )-Rhode
Island Experiment Station Bulletin
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13

EDITORS
Business Men Arrange
for Reception.
All Respond HEARTILY Sep
tember 10 and 20. the
Probable Dates.

The Business Mems Association held
a special meeting last evening to ar
range for the reception of the Upper
Des Moines Editorial Association
which is to hold its annual summer
meeting in this city. The date fixed,
but not absolutely determined upon is
Sept. l9 and 80 The meeting last
night was called to order by Hon. j. p
Conner and the object of the meeting
was briefly stated by f. w. Meyers.
The newspaper men were much pleased
at what followed, the businessmen
were unanimously of the opinion that
the best that Denison could do was
none to good for the editors of Iowa
and within five minutes after the sub
scription list was opened to pay the
necessary expense, $3.50 was freely
given. 1t is expected that Denison
will expend between $500 and S400, for
the entertainment of it's guests, and it
is also expected that this sum will be
raised within the next twenty-four
hours. We have heard that in some
towns difficulty has been experienced
in securing the aid of the citizens at
large in these great meetings of the
press, but we wish to assure our breth-
ren that Denison will be greatly disap-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
The Grand Medicine Man.

The ceremony of the Grand Medicine
is an elaborate ritual, covering several
days, the endless number of gods and
spirits being called upon to minister to
the sick man and to lengthen his life.
The several degrees of the Grand Med
icine teach the use of incantations, of
medicines and poisons, aud the require
ments necessary to constitute brave.
When a young man seeks admission
to the Grand Medicine lodge, he first
fasts until he sees in his dream some
animal, the mink, beaver, otter and
fisher being most common, which he
hunts and kills. The skin is then
ornamented with beads or porcupine
quilts, and the spirit of the animal be-
comes the friend and companion of the
man.
tied knowledge Of herbs, but they are
expert in dressing wounds, and the art
OF extracting barbed arrows from the
flesh can be learned from them.
In olden times yes, to within the
memory of living Ojibways-the med,
dclne man at the funeral ceremony thus
addressed the departed: "Dear friend,
you will not feel lonely while pursuing
your Journey toward the setting sun.
! have killed for you Sioux, [hated
enfmy of the Ojibwaysl, and have
scblped him. He will accompany you
s'rd provide for you, hunting your food
lyou need it. The scalp have taken
Il tSe il for yOTr mOcca sins n-Onon
i furt.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
To Purify Water

To avoid infection from typhoid fever
germs in drinking. water during sum-
mer journeys or In country hotels or
boarding houses Mrs. Ellen H.. Rich
ards of the domestic science depart
ment of the Boston Institute Of Tech
nology advises her pupils to carry with
them small vials Of crystals of perman-
ganate of potash. This. she says, should
be added in small quantities to the
glass of drinking water in hotels, on
railroads, at the spring. well, etc. The
water. after the germicide has done its
work, will be Of q pinkish color.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
The New Crnxe.

1t has been said that it is the trifes
nowadays which make or mar ones
make up, SO to speak, so to give girl a
present of some of the well nigh innu-
meraple odds and ends that are added
to the toilet either in the way of clasps,
belts. laces, necklets, hair ornaments
hatpins or what not is to be on the safe
side. But who would dream of pre-
senting walking stick? Yet it is just
this which at the present moment is
most acceptable to the smart girl. A
while later it will go, of course, but for
the time being there is a little craze for
green walking sticks with very fanciful
-jeweled, for choice. is goes without
saying heads.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13

pointed if this is not the largest meet.
ing IN the history of the association and
That the people here are prepared to
give the heartiest kind of welcome to
all who come. On account of the
limited hotel facilities many citizens
nave offered to open their homes to the
editors and canvass will be made of
the city so that all who desire NAV
help in this way 1t is proposed to
snow the visitors about the city and TO
furnish them with banquet at the
opera house, which will be an affair
long to be remembered.
The Upper Des Moines Editorial
Association is the strongest in Iowa
and includes within its membership the
editors of many of Iowa's best news
papers.
In order to further the work of pre-
pairing for the great meeting at which
not less than one hundred and fifty
newspaper men are expected to be
present, the following committees have
been appointed by Judge Conner.
On Flnance-Chas Tabor, p. E. G.
Lally, J B. Romans, Chas Bullock and
B Y. Nicholson
Entertainment-G L. Caswen, U.
G. Johnson, D. L. Boynton, r. A.
Romans and j. f Harthun.
Banqueta and Program-F. w Meyers,
Frank Faul, G. L. Caswell, C. r. Cassa-
day and j. FL. Mahoney.
Reception Sears McHenry, F. W.
Meyers, G, L. Caswell. N. L. Hunt,
Geo. Richardson, Carl F. Kuehnle and
A. d. Wilson.
Denison will make every effort to
make this meeting success and the
Invitation to attend is most pressing
and cordial one
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
copldn.t Find the corkscrev,

They live pretty well out, in a hand
some home, but not near enough to a
fire station to be "handy in case of ac-
cident.' AS the house is their own
and their all the husband had been
somewhat in terror of a blaze for some
time. So Ire laid in stock Of hand
grenades, those little glass bottles
which are supposed to put out any fire
that may start.
One day the blaze came The cook
started it in the kitchen. Then she
fed bowling to her room and began to
pack her trunk. The wife prides her.
self on her ability to keep her head, so
first she stepped to the telephone and
turned in the alarm, and then she went
for the hand grenades.
When the fire department did arrive,
the men found her standing over the
sideboard rummaging through the
drawers. Copious streams Of water
soon drowned the blaze and ruined the
lower floor, and the department left.
Still she rummaged. Her husband
came called by the phone girl. He saw
her there
"Why, my dear GIRL" he said, "why
didn't you use the hand grenades and
stop the fire as socn as it started?
Then the whole lower part of the house
wouldn't have been soaked"
John" she responded icily, ''if you
would just keep the corkscrew where
1T belongs, could use the horrid old
grenades. But it is gone, and how was
Il to open them" ?"-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
AGR[E ON F|NAL PROTOCOL
End ofLong Diplomatic Contro-
versy at Peking in Sight.
CORN AND FLOUR GO IN FREE.
Provision Will Be of Great Benefit to
the United States, Particularly to
Pacific coast-New Tariff Is to Be
Effective TWO Months from Signing.

Washington, Aug. 13:-The state de-
partmenG has received a cabiegra1n
from Mr.. Rockhill, at Peking, report
ing that the draft of the final protocol
has been agreed upon. A tariff of 5
per cent ad yalorem, effective, will be
put in force two months after the sign
ing of the final PROTOCOL excepting on
goods shipped within ten days after
signing, and will continue until the
conversion to specific rates has been
effected by the expert commission.
The Chinese free list includes rice, for
eign cereals and flour, gold and silver
bullion and corn. This inclusion Of
flour in the free list is of much i'm
portance, particularly to Pacific coast
shippers,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13

Funeral Train Starts for Potsdam.

Cronberg, Aug. 13.-The body of
Dowager Empress Frederick was re-
moved by torchight last night from
the church to the railway station with
a ceremony similar to that of Sunday.
The cortege was accompanied on
either side by torch bearers and troops
lined the whole route. The coffin was
deposited in car specially prepared
and draped for its reception. This
done the drums sounded mufIied roll
the troops presented arms and the fu-
neral train started for Potsdam at
$50 o. m.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
Killed by Robbers.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Aug. 13.-Adolph
Morey. "a years old. was shot in the
back of the head early this morning in
the saloon of ]. w. Ballard in South
St. Joseph by robbers, who attempted
to hold up the saloon. Morey died
three hours later. Morey, j. w. Bal
lard and his brother. Henry Ballard.
were playing pool when two masked
men entered the saloon. They told the
men to throw up their hands. At that
instant the robbers fred.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
CARSTE:NS {
| 0 BUILD
Two Story Brick to
Grace Broadway.
Will Also Put in a Sixteen
Foot Cement Walk Along
His Property.

Mr.. j. Ell. Carstens tells us that he
has already let the contract for fine
two story brick building On Broadway
next to Moeller's cigar factory The
building will be 70x24 and will cost
$4,000 without fnishings and furniture
Mr.. Frank Fee will have the supervis-
ion of the building as contractor and
the work will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. 1t is Mr. Carstens' present
intention to occupy the building with
his saloon business as he is anxious to
have the liquor business distinct and
separate from his hotel. He states,
however, tnat if he can secure suit
able tenant he will go out of the retail
liquor business entirely. Mr.. Carstens
has great faith in the future of Broad.
way and expects at some future time to
build solid row of brick buildings
through to the corner. Mr. Aug.
Moeller is also considering plans for
the erection of a two story building in
connection with Mr.. Carstens and it is
possible that they will build together
in which case the buildings would be
longer and the second story would be
used as a lodge hall. In the meantime
MIR. Carstens has Faus Bros. cement
gang 5usily engaged laying one hun
dred and twenty feet of sixteen foo
cement walk in front of his property
This will of itself be fine improve
ment and one which should befollowet
on all the business streets. We con
gratclate Mr. Carstens on his ci4tsf
prise and his faith in Denison
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
KITCHENER REPORTS PROGRESS
Recent Operations Against Beers Have
Been More Effective.

London, Aug. 1S.-In a long dispatch,
reporting the operations of various
columns, Lord Kitchener said: 81 am
glad to be able to send you the largest
return ] have yet had for one week.
Since Aug. S, the columns report 80
Beers killed, 20 wounded, including
Commandant Moll dangerously; 6S5
prisoners, including Wolmarins, late
chairman of the First volksraad; So
surrenders, including Commandant De-
Villiers, and the capture of "a, 400
rounds of ammunition, 754 wagons s.
$50 horses and large quantities Of
stock. Most of the captures were made
in Orange River Colony" In the
course of a description of the opera
tions, Lord Kitchener says that Gen
eral French, in Cape Colony, is grad
ually driving the enemy's scattered
bands northWard.''
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
Ohio State Senator Arrested.

Columbus, O., Aug. 13.-Application
for requisition from the governor of
Indiana was received at the office of
Governor Nash yesterday for State
Senator Frank d. Archer of Belmont
county, Ohio. 1t is claimed that he
misrepresented his financial standing
to two Belford, Ind, men, who went
on street improving bond as a result
and were compelled to stand good
for $4,000 An effort was made to
keep the matter secret here.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-08-13
DAWES VISITS AT CANTON.

Comptroller of Currency and Wife
Spend Few Days With President.
Canton, O., Aug. 13.-Comptroller of
the Currency and Mrs. Charles G..
Dawes reached Canton from Washing
ton for few days visit at the McKin-
ley home.
Mrs. Rixey, wife of DR.. Rixey.
reached Canton yesterday morning
and will remain with her husband
for time. Secretary of State G. L.
Laylin, ]. F. Lanning and Colonel E.
w. Colt of Norwalk were in the city
for a short time yesterday. They
called on President Mckinley and
then left for Cleveland.