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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
a BUFFALO "BuLLY" PUT OUT.
Show Bull of Golden Gate Park Re
ceives C~astfgation.

cefves Castfgatfon.
Somehow or other DULLES always
are 'come up WITH and when that
time arrives they find there's no sym
pathy for them. For months Ben had
bullied the other buffoloes in Golden
Gate park, San Francisco. He had
three companions, and while he wasn't
especially vicious-merely ripping
open a horse as he was being placed in
the paddock-he was a lover of trough
house." But one day Ben got off his
feed. He played no practical jokes.
His companions didn't know what to
make of it, and they still kept at q re-
spectful distance from him. AS the
days went by the keeper noticed that
Ben's coat was losing its gloss, tbot he
was getting thin and seemed shaky on
his feet. 1t was at the early morning
feeding one day that Ben stood at the
usual place. but he ate not. His COM
panions, being somewhat used by this
time to seeing him refuse his food,
cantered up to the breakfast place, al
most touching Ben. To their intense
surprise Ben didn't manifest any re-
sentiment. When he was well he
would have beloved and butted at
such familiarity. Just to see what
would happen, one young bull gave
Ben a shove, and Ben walked of a lit
tie way. With a snort of scorn the
three o~nce-bullied bulls went to feed
ing. After breakfast they began to
feel gay, and the same brash young
fellow trotted off, then turned and
faced Ben, sounded the charge and
charged. But the old fear got the bet
ter of him, and a few feet from Ben he
executed a quick right turn and faced
about. Ben, however, never stirred.
This satisfied the enemy, and he
made a second charge at Ben that
meant business. Ben went over in a
heap, yet rose pretty groggy but now
in the ring, for he lowered his head
and prepared to meet his jubilant an
~tagonist. They did meet, and it was a
knockout for Ben. Then the other two
bulls, seeing that nothing more was
to be feared from Ben became nightly
courageous, and the three took out
their ancient grudge until the hide and
head of Ben was scarcely fit for mu'
scum purposes. The bully had beer
come up with."-San Francisco Call
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
Way WOODEN GOODS sAo.


CareIessnsss In the Americas MamufnUs
turing Process Is tho Cause
Nearly all wooden goods. especially
those made in America, have the rep
utation of bagging at the point Of
greatest strain when made into gar
ments and in some cases tailors maka
IL a point to call their customers att
tention to the fact that they will NOT
guarantee American-made goods from
baggfng at the knees and elbows, al
the same time bringing forth a pieces
of goods that they claim to be i'm
ported, and which they will guarantees
against bagging for a limited time. In
some cases the goods are of foreign
manufacture, but as often they were
made in the United States, but by
claiming to have imported them a bet
ter price can be obtained and baggins
is the means used to induce the eus-
toner to pay the higher price In soms
instances the claim in just that certain
goods will become baggy when sub
jected to the strain of wearing, but IL
is unjust to claim that all American
woolens will bag There are various
reasons why American goods or any
other make viii bag, the principal ones
being improper mixing of stock, soft
twist and defects in weaving. In order
to cheaper the cost the goods Of wool
are mixed and il the operation is prop
erly performed the goods will not bag.
but II the various grades are not thor
oughly incorporated bagginess will re-
suit, for the cheaper grades have very
little felting properties, while the grade
that does possess felting properties Is
intended to close up the fibers during
fulling. so that all danger of bagging
will be removed. Thus il grade
lacks felting properties. the second is
medium and the third is good. the
stock must be uniformly mixed or
some part. OF the finished fabric will
be loose in texture, while other parts
will be well felted. On the cheaper
grades of fabrics there is no pretense
of claiming that they will not bag. ow-
ing not so much to errors in manufac-
turing as to the substitution of inferior
stock. With the high grade of good;
made for mems wear with a fair grade
of stock bagginess can be preventes
by careful attention to the van sous de
tails of manufacturing Chicag'
Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
Panama Canal for Sale TO Us.

1t is reported from Washington that
President Hutin of the Panama Canal
company has made a formal tender of
the canal, with all rights and conces
sions, to this government unincum-
bered by any provisions for joint
ownership. Heretofore all PROPOSE
tions for the transfer of the Panama
canal contemplated making this gov
eminent a large stakeholder in the
enterprise without giving 1t actual
sovereignty Over the water way, which,
Of course, could not be seriously en-
tertained by Congress. 1t is now re-
ported, however, that the government
Of Colombia, through its minister at
Washington. has offered to permit the
Panama company to transfer its rights
to the United States, which leaves the
way open for a direct bona fide sale Of
all property and rights.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Prince Henry. consort of the Queen
of Holland. is extremely busy at the
present moment getting together a
perfect armory of sporting guns, most
ly OF English manufacture. in view
OF his approaching trip to the island OF
Java, and to the remainder OF the
Dutch East Indies. He sails early in
the month of June; that is to say, just
about the time the honeymoon may
reasonably be expected to have begun
to wane. and will remain absent until
the end of the year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

In many countries the heaviest bur
dens the people have to carry are borne
upon their heads. In Mexico boys are
early taught to carry heavy loads in
this manner, huge water jars being
balanced with wonderful skill. In
many Mexican localities months and
sometimes years go by without a drop
of rain, and all the water the people
use has to be drawn from wells and
often carried long distances. In the
picture is shown a Mexican boy water
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

During the summer many boys and
girls-and grown people. too-line up
before the soda fountains in our cities
and call for sarsaparilla without stop
ping to think, and perhaps without
knowing what that extract Is b a
gives a rich brown color to the bever-
age. ~Sarsaparilla is taken from b
root Of several species Of smilax, a
great vine that grows in South Amerf-
can forests. Jamaica, Mexico and Cen
trail America also export quantities OF
the smilax or the extract. One species
of smilax grows to prodigious size in
the great forests of the valley Of the
Amazon, and the Indians of that re-
gion sell large quantities of it to white
merchants. The Indians dig the root
of this smilax. which sometimes
reaches nine feet in length. growing
horizontally from the stem. 1t is then
dried and is usually shipped in that
state, the s~arsaparilla being extracted
by manufacturers. These Indians of
the Amazon, however, although far
down in the scale of civilization. place
great faith in the medicinal qualities of
the juice. and perhaps the nature Of
the region in which they abide is re-
sponsible for this. They show much
skill in extracting the sarsaparilla.
which is done through a process Of
boiling.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Scores of old barns in Ohio have
floors and managers OF black walnut.
put in fifty or seventy-ive years ago.
when the chief endeavor OF the pioneer
was to clear the dense forests for crops.
So popular is black walnut furniturs
abroad that English and French agents
buy even old barn timbers and fence
rails. One Of the few walnut groves
left in Ohio was sold last month for
export as lumber. The largest tree.
eight feet in diameter at the stump.
brought twelve hundred dollars.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
Loodon Financier tOffb Us.

Charles Rivers Wilson, president OF
the Grand Trunk Railroad, has just
come to the United States for a short
visit. Sir Charles last TRANSATLANTIC
voyage was made a few years ago for
the purpose of investigating the affairs
of the road of which he is the head.
That was the second time he visited
America. The occasion of his first
trip a year previously was as repre-
sentative of the European stockhold-
ers of the Central Pacific Road. The
total foreign interest, s52. O0O. 900, had
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

A remarkable contrast to the map
in precious stones which lately aston
ished Paris. is the railway map on
tiles, put up at York Station, in Eng
land, by the Northeastern company. 1t
is made of white tiles. the lines being
marked in black and burnt sienna
1t is about six feet square. and each
tile is eight inches square. The COM
pany intends to have similar maps at
all important stations on its own sys-
tenn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The death of Baron Satge de Tho
5ent at the age of 81 deprives the Le-
gion of Honor of its Oldest member.
The baron served for many a in
the French army and afterward made
his home in Ireland. where he mar
ried. One of his sons served in the
British army. The baron spent the lat
ter part of his life upon an estate in
the Eastern Pyrenees.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

M. Santon Dumont, who more nearly
than any other aeronaut has APP
preached a solution of the problem set
by the founder of the Deutsch prize Of
$4,000 for the most successful navi-
gable airship, has been awarded G160
by the Aero club in recognition of his
efforts during 1900 to fulfill the condi-
ton of the competition, writes a Paris
correspondent. The contest during the
coming summer promises to be espe-
cially interesting.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
Ancienf VILLAGE School.

Pocahontas, Ill, the other day cele-
brated a semi-centennial celebration
commemorative of the erection in
1851 of the village school house, still
standing and in excellent condition
for a frame building half a century
old. The structure was built before
the days of public schools in that Sec
ton of the country, and was conse-
auently a private enterprise at the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

button OF the va
porize d liquid
about the o
for cooling purpos-
es by means of the
fan blades. The
globe at the top of
the apparatus is
used as a storage
reservoir for the
liquid, and may be
filled through a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The novel motor for driving a ven
tilating fan shown below has recently
been designed by Oscar Patric Oster-
gren. The inventor states that the OBJ
jects of the invention are the utiliza-
ton of liquid air as a motive fluid for
operating a rotary fan and the distri-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The legislature of Alabama has
passed the much discussed White
House" bill, carrying an appropriation
for the purchase and maintenance Of
the old Jefferson Davis house IN Mont
gomery. This relic Of the days Of the
C~onfederacy will now be given its
proper place and made an interesting
feature Of the capital city Of Alabama.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The toy-making industry Of Ger
many has enjoyed great prosperity
during the past few years Cape Col
ony, British East India, Eastern Asia.
North and South America and Austria
liza buy German toys, and the demand
seems to be increasing from year to
year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Members Of congress returning from
Cuba are relating all sorts Of stories
concerning the situation down there.
All Of which but goes to show that a
man can find out almost anything he
prefers to believe If he will but be
persistent
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25
Old Painter sill ar Work.

Thomas Sidney Cooper is said to bs
the oldest painter actively engaged In
the pursuit of his art He is now IS
years old and as early as 1890 was
making his living as a theatrical
scene painter. Since then he has ex-
hibited $50 pictures at the English
Royal Academy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The population Of the Indian empire.
according to the census just taken, is
294 millions. The returns show an in
crease in British territory Of ten mil
lions, and a decrease in native states
of three millions.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

A detective was recently employed BY
one of London's West End clubs 10 dis
cover a certain pilferer. who had
caused much annoyance to the mem
bers by helping himself to cigars and
other articles from their overcoat
pockets. The disciple OF Sherlock
Homes smeared a number Of cigars
with aniline dyes. placed them in the
pockets of several overcoats. and next
morning carefully ~scrutinizing the
mouths of the club servants. with the
result that the culprit was found and
persuaded to confess
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

For the first time since the Grand
Army of the Republic was organized
the mortality in the order last year
went beyond 10000. Within four or
five years one-half of the 400, 900 mem
beers in 1890 will have passed from the
rolls of the living.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The New Jersey Judge who proposes
TO squeeze the water out of the trust
stock will not be looked upon as q
prosperity promoter in certain quar-
tiers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Municipal ownership has seized the
people of Fulton, Mo, and they have
voted to purchase a cemetery. This
comes very near running municipal
ownership into the ground.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

The newest skirts from Paris are
very fat on the hips, and are made
with and without very narrow folds,
disappearing to nothing at the back.
s~elf-denial is one of the most salts
factory pleasures.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

Every now and her a mans mind
is stretched by a new idea of sensation,
and never shrinks back to its former
dimensions.
Laziness begins with cobwebs and
ends in chains.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-25

MEXICAN BOY WATER CARRIER.
carrier. You can see how easily he
carries the great vessel, the only
means for balancing the jar being a
single rope.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
The Real Issue.

The army canteen question is likely
to be obscured by side issue, which,
il seems to me, it is desirable to avoid.
The question is not, Does the presence
of the "canteen" lessen the use Of
Hquors-decrease drunkenness and
the like? The hosts Of temperance
are not clubbing over that issue.
That is not the real point. All use of
of Intoxicating liquors is Injurious to
the service. It ought to be prohibited.
The army should be compelled to be
teetotalers. Every power of disci-
pline should be evoked to that end
No drunken man, no half intoxicated
man, no man short OF clear headed,
cool, temperate man should be in the
army Or among its officers. IF great
railroad corporations must have sober
men to do their bidding, why should
an army not be sober? Why should
army life be SO full of drunkenness
and RIGHTEOUSNESS that a mother, see
ing her son enlist, breads the sins Of
the army more, thousand times
more, than the bullets Of the enemy?
The experience OF other armies is that
drinking is Injurious to the fighting
qualities of the soldiers. IF that is SO,
does the government want to iniure
the best thing about an army to graf
fly a debased standard Of men and
mOrals?-H. w. B. in Christian AdUo-
cote.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
Rules for Picking.

There are few general rules to be
observed in pickle making. If posi-
bic, never use brass, copper or tin
utensils, the action Of the acid on
these metals often produces poison.
If brass or copper is used, and our
grandmothers had nothing else, the
most scrupulous cleanliness is neces-
sary; they ought to be polished so one
can see ones face in them. fit is nee
essary to purchase a vessel, choose
porcelain or granite ware, which are
easily cleaned and absolutely safe,
unless the enamel wears off; then the
iron is as dangerous as copper. Use
the best cider or white wine vinegar.
Never boil it more than from five to
seven minutes, or it's strength will be
reduced. Pack pickles away in glass
or stone jars that are perfectly clean.
See that pickles are always well COW
cred with vinegar. Watch their con-
dition closely for week or two and
if,they show symptoms of not keeping,
pour away the liquor about them,
then cover with fresh vinegar and
spices. When ground spices are used,
tie them in tiny muslin bags. Keep
pickles sealed as tightly as fruit, and
when a few have been used from
jar or can cover closely again. Put
bit of horse radish root into each jar;
this will aid much in the keeping of
pickles.-Good Housekeeping.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
OUR FARMERS.
THE CIRCUIT BILL.

DON'T lose sight of the Grout anti
oleomargarine bill. Remember that
the 110, 600, 900 pounds Of Oleomarga-
rine made yearly are cold as butter
and displace 10, 200, 600 pounds Of real
butter. equivalent to the displacement
Of 1, 10, 10000 quarts of milk year.
Figure out for yourself how many cows
are displaced thus. Remember too,
that the fraud grease costs but five to
seven cents pound to make while
butter costs twice or thrice as much,
and that every pound of the fraud
grease sold and eaten is bought at
butter prices and consumed as butter.
Furthermore, bear in mind that the
fraud grease, nding the
testimony Of hirelings or pseudo sci
entiste, Or OF ignoramuses labeled
"professors" is indigestible. It's main
constituent, stearin, calls for a heat of
40 or more degrees to melt 1t, while
the human stomach has n temperature
Of only So degrees. Unmelted, the
fraud grease cannot be digested. In
GlSSStSQ, INC 1lS STUN can US Only all
irritant and damage to the con-
sumer. Remember that not one
buyer knowingly buys oleomargarine.
Every buyer buys what he Or she sup
poses to be butter, and the fraud
greasists take pains to make their
poisonous ard indigestible ware look
like real butter. The Grout bill is de-
signed to protect the public against
this dangerous counterfeit to the ex-
tent at least OF making deception i'm
possible.
The bill does not abolish the making
of oleomargarine, but it aims to com
pei the fraud-grease to stand in the
market for just what it is. The Grout
measure would make it impossible to
sell the nasty, indigestible five cent
grease at butter prices. Keep this
poiDt in mind, and keep your senators
and representatives. in Washington
thoroughly Informed on the sentiment
of the farmers Oh this important
Question.-Ne2C York Farmer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
COLLEGE GIRLS AND MATRIMONY

"The question is often asked" says
the president of one Of the foremost
colleges for women = a woman to
whom the writer is indebted for many
OF his thoughts-"Whethe a college
education units a young woman for
matrimony." 1t has been debated
pro and con, and it is fact that col
lege graduates as a class do not marry
as young as other women, and many
do not marry at all. The best answer
that I can give to the question is that
a college education pnfts young wom-
en- for indiscriminate matrimony."
This assertion needs little comment.
The ideal American girl, as she
has often been pictured, does not
wear her heart on her sleeve, and
American college life tends to make
the AM erican girl more ideally Amer
lean
a college education does lot unfit
American women for the various du-
ties Of life. This is coming to be more
and more generally conceded. Those
who are closely connected with
female institutions Of learning, and
are best qualified to Judge, have long
held firmly to this ground. The subt-
Ter influences, or the other hand, of
college life, thought and association
90 lust as far toward making Ameri-
can women what we want them to be,
and this is less generally understood.
The lesson OF loyalty is learned among
young women as among young men.
The female collegian has the same alb
horrence for cant and hypocrisy as
her brother, and many other preiu-
dices and traditional preferences tend
to develop her character. She is TN
consciously led to think as others
with more experience and power
have thought, and without losing her
own individuality she becomes part
OF strong undergraduate body, and
receives all TIE benefit OF that
strength which lies in numbers. For
| when people live together and work
together along the same lines and for
similar ends, there is a constant mu-
tual stimulus of which young women
OF the collegian age stand greatly in
need; the force Of which will be felt
throughout a lifetime.-Good House
Keeping.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
Feeding Advanced Chicks.

After the chicks are we'll advanced
wheat or other grains may be given.
The best grain is wheat as oats ard
corn are not SO suitable, but buck
wheat will be found beneficial. When
the chickens reach the age of two
months they may be given anything
they will eat. Variety is one of the
secrets of success il feeding chickens.
If they are given the same foods day
after day they will tire of them, and
will not grow or thrive as well. They
must also be protected against lice.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
IN the Right Direction.

Lieutenant Tilley, Z. S. n, COVER
nor Of the province Of Tutuila, by ex-
Guiding intoxicants from the island,
has performed a service that will be
Of everlasting benefit to the natives.
Nothing else has so greatly dwarfed
the commercial and industrial growth
Of the South Pacific Islands as the
promiscuous Introduction Of spirit
uous liquors by irresponsible people.
These islands are wonderfully produc-
tive, and the natives would as readily
learn Of the advantages of tiiling the
soil as OF the horrify;ng effects of
drunkenness, if the foreigners would
make it their purpose to SO deal with
them. Lieutenant TiIley deserves the
thanks Of his countrymen, for taking
this important step III the develop
ment of those of the Samoan Islands
that belong to the United States, and
time will prove his wisdom in the
progress the natives will make when
freed from the demoralizing influence
CT rum,-S8ecess.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
HOUSEHOLD.
ALaugh in Church.

She sat on the sliding cushion,
The dear wee woman of four;
Her feet in their shiny slippers,
Hung dangling over the floor.
She meant to be good; she had pro missed,
And so with her big, brown eyes,
She stared at the meeting house windows
And counted the crawling flies.
She looked far up at the preacher,
But she thought of the honey-bees
Droning away at the blossoms
That whitened the cherry trees.
She thought of broken basket,
Where curled in dusky heap,
Three sleek, round puppies, with fringy
ears
Lay snuggled and fast asleep.
Such soft, warm bodies to cuddle,
Such queer little hearts to beat,
Such swift round tongues to kiss,
Such sprawling, cushiony feet;
She could feel in her clasping fingers
The touch of the satiny skin,
And cold wet nose exploring
The dimpIes under her chin.
Then sudden ripple of laughter
Ran over the parted lips
So quick that she could not catch it
With her rosy fnger-t1ps.
The people whispered, ''Bless the child, )"
AS each one walked from a nap,
But the dear wee woman hid her face
For shame in her mothers lap.
ErchGnQe.