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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Science In Tree setting.

From the Farmers Review: My ar
ticle in the December IL issue Of the
Farmers Review should have read, on
the matter of setting trees in Febru-
airy, Gin the line of the sun in Febru-
airy at one o'clock" or it might have
been better to have said ito set our
apple trees on the line of the suns
shadow, north and south, at one
o'clock in February" My reasons for
this are these: If tree is set up per-
pendicular and it is barked or injured
injured on the side facing half-past
one o'clock. This never varies, not
even as much as our time pieces vary.
We find these dead spots on the sunny
side of many of our trees that face the
sun at all hours from eight a. m. to five
D. m. If a tree leans from any point of
the compass from the sun from eight
to five it will be injured where it leans
from the sun the most direct, and no
injury will be found where the tree is
leaning to the sun. For this reason
you will see the great Importance of
the admonition l have so often repeat
ed in my articles relative to setting
and training a tree to grow to and not
from the sun here in the northwest.
East of Chicago this precaution is
not necessary, but north and west of
Chicago it is an imperative necessity.
have seen trees seriously injured in
Michigan from sun scald, but never
in the middle or in the New England
states. But here in the northwest 1t Is
thought by many of our best observing
orchardists to have been the cause of
more injury to our bearing trees than
all other causes. 1t does not injure
our trees under seven years old as
much as it does those from seven to
twenty. After fifteen or twenty they
are either ready to die or else have
been so grown as to protect themselves
and protect one another.-Edson Gay
lord, Floyd County, Iowa.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

drain it have proved dismal failures
Within two miles of my home are sew
eral tracts of two to ten acres, which
have been ditched with great expense.
and have produced few crops of po-
tatoes, cabbages, onions and celery,
but the cost of keeping the bitches in
working order was too great, and some
wet season has "swamped" them, so
that now, their last condition is worse
than the first; they are covered with
boys and the coarsest, most worthless
grass.
The third kind of soil is found in
our marshes" which are generally
cut for hay. Many efforts to pillow
these and seed to tame grasses have
been made, but with poor success.
Timothy and red-top soon run out, and
the tendency is for poorer, coarser
quality of grass to take their place.
believe the best way to use this land
is to SOW at times seed of tame grasses
and harrow the sod over, so that a
better quality of hay can be cut on
these natural meadows; but l think
the original sod should not be de-
stroyed by the pillow. | prize the hay
from this land very much for some
uses, as | have written you before. All
my attempts to reclaim the springy
land first mentioned, have been fail
ures. / am we'll acquainted with the
celery lands of Kalamazoo and other
places which are of a similar char
acter, but these are only kept in use
by an extensive system of open
bitches, which control the outflow Of
the springs and fit the land for these
special crops. For this class Of land
the best way is to get 1t and keep it
in grass. For this purpose it is very
valuable, especially during our dry
summers. Stock will feed on these
spots day after day, while upland is
dry and barren in the hot months.
would summarize by saying that
in general way for farmers the best
use to make of all springy and swamp
land as distinct from marsh meadows
is to use them for pasture, and for pas
ture only, never disturbing the orig
inal sod, but introducing tame grasses
as fast as possible. If l had adopted
this principle twenty-five years agc
it would have saved me great expense
and isappointment.-S. w. Gibson
Eaton County, Michigan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Restoring Lost Fertility.

From Farmers Review: A question
has been asked as to the quickest
method of restoring fertility to an
exhausted soil. The answer will de-
pend on the kind of soil and what 1t
lacks. Most exhausted soils are such
because they lack humus more than
anything else. This exhaustion of hui
mus has been caused by long and
improper cropping. What is the best
method depends on circumstances.
Barnyard manure, being a complete
fertilizer and furnishing a large
amount of mature vegetable matter,
will give humus after it is decayed.
It is therefore a good thing to apply,
the only drawback being that it some
times cannot be procured in necessary
quantities.
The sowing of COW peas is a good
and cheap method for some soils, if
the soils are in localities where COW
peas will grow. Bone meal, phosphate
and nitrate of soda are also good
fertilizers on some soils for some crops
Each particular case must be treated
in a manner peculiar to itself, depend
ing on location, kind of soil, how 1t
has been cropped in the past and what
is intended to be grown on it in the
future.-E. A. Riehl, Madison county,
Illinois.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

From the Farmers Review: When,
more than fifty years ago, my father
went from Western New York. to look
over Southern and Central Michigan,
he returned saying that about one
third of the country was waste land,
owing to the many marshes, large and
small. Now for about thirty years l
have been having active experience in
handling this land, and have now
more than one hundred acres of differ
emit kinds of marsh and swamp land.
In this time | have paid not less than
five hundred dollars tax for township
bitches, and have spent as much more
in retaining some of this land. AS
a result, have dried out good many
small "cat holes" as we call them
here and am now in full use for crop
ping purposes of a few tracts con-
tanning one to three acres, once Doggy,
worthless swamp land.
It should be said that in this coun-
trv we have three distinct kinds of
muck land: One kind is springy and
IS always soft and miry, summer and
winter. This land is productive when
once dried out, but most efforts 10
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Easy Enough for Anyone.

On a wager a man at lola, Kan, is
attempting to eat one quail a day for
thirty days. 1t is inexphcable how the
old delusion that man cannot eat one
quail day for thirty days holds its
own Any man can eat one quail day
for thirty days. At Lawrence sons
years ago viii Upton ate two quails
day for more than thirty days. For the
first week or two he starved himself
with the idea that he must keep up an
appetite. After that he sometimes ate
three or four of the birds in day.
Another old fraud on the public is the
belief that horse cannot pull sack
of sand at the end of a 200foot rope.
Any COW pony in Kansas will go off
on a lope with such a sack.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
AduI,erstion of srrups.

The Farmers Review learns from a
reliable source that the so-called cane
syrups are almost universally adul-
terated. An agent of a glucose COM
pany declared to a representative of
this paper that it is impossible to get
a gallon of unadulterated cane syrup,
at least on the Northern market. If a
man has friend in New Orleans he
may, as personal favor, obtain keg
or barrel of pure syrup. Pure cane
syrups are worth from 40 to so cents
per gallon. Sorghum syrup is worth
20 cents a gallon. The large whole
salers of syrups in Chicago and other
cities mix sorghum syrup with cane
syrup in the proportions of from 20 to
80 per cent of each. That is, one syrup
will consist of 20 per cent sorghum and
so per cent cane; that is high-priced
syrup. Another will consist of so per
cent of each; that is a medium-priced
syrup. Another one will consist of so
per cent sorghum and 20 per cent cane.
This is a cheap syrup. Between
those limits there are all kinds of
blends. Meanwhile, all of these blends
are sold for pure cane syrups.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

to the probability of King Edward Wis
.ting the French Riviera this season.
1t is stated on excellent authority that
there can be no doubt the king will do
so. Parliament meets on Jan. 16, and
the king will stay in London from Jan.
IA to the end of February or the first
three or four days of March, when he
proposes to go to Cannes for fort
night.
Many reports are arriving from Cal
cutta concerning the splendid success
in affairs of state OF Lord and Lady
Curzon, the latter a beautiful Ameri-
can woman and formerly Miss Letter.
The Calcutta drawing are held
in the evening, and after the presenta-
lions have been made, the function de-
velops into an informal party, with
stand-up supper to conclude the pro-
ceedings Lady Curzon is distinguished
and elegant, and is famous for her
taste in chiffons. She is both beautiful
and graceful, and her appearance al
together is reminiscent of Du Maurier's
celebrated illustrations of the duchess
OF Towers.
She has two pretty little daughters,
Irene and Cynthia, who find life in In
dia delightful, and for them Lady Cur
zon gives frequent children's parties
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
SALISBURY A ToILER.
British Premier's Health Affected by
UnremItting Labors.

British Premiers Health Affected by
Unremitting Labors.
Lord Salisbury's condition of health
is subject of the closest interest in
every chancellerie of Europe. For
many years his devotion to work and
neglect of exercise tended to accumu-
late physical troubles which are diff
cult to shake off in the evening of life.
A visitor at Hatfield, when Lord Sal
isbury was still foreign secretary, de-
scribes the life led by his host as one
of continued and unrestricted toll, re-
lieved only by conversation with his
guests and his family during meals.
After a hard mornings work, Lord
Salisbury would come to luncheon,
which would occupy about three-quar-
tiers of an hour. He would leave the
table and return Immediately to his
desk, and with the interval of few
minutes would work straight on till
dinner time. At dinner he would de-
light the company with the brilliancy
of his conversation, but Immediately
after dinner he would return to his
desk and work on till IL or 1850. Few
business men or lawyers have toiled
ut the desk with more persistency or
concentration of purpose than the pres
emit premier.
His only fault as an administrator
Aas been the inability to delegate to
others the most triaing duties. He has
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
How 1t Works.


There" he said, you have your
new hat at last"
YES" she replied, "and now want
a new gown"
But it was when you got your last
new gown that you began to insist
upon hat to go with ii" he protested.
True" she admitted, ''but the gown
has got shabby while l was waiting for
the hat You should have let me got
them both together"
What would have been the result?"
he asked
Here she hesitated, for she was a
truthful woman.
well" she said, 81 suppose they
would both have been so shabby by this
time that would want new hat and
new gown"
He gave sigh of relief.
''In that case" he said, Il have lost
nothing by failing to get them both to-
gether, and we will try the see-saw
method awhile longer. Chicago Post,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Notss on Iowa Erperlmenta.


1T the Iowa Agricultural College, To-
Gated at Ames, Iowa, there have been
carried on for a number of years in
teresting experiments with field crops.
One cannot help wondering what would
result If the common farmers of the
country went to work in as syste-
matte a manner as do the men at these
colleges. The volume of agricultural
products turned out would be immense
ly increased.
About 80 varieties of corn were tried
in 1898 and in 1899. In 1900 the nine
teen best varieties were selected for
field work. Five of the best varieties
yielded from 800 to 1903 bushels per
acre, while the poorest Of them yield
&c 52.5 bushels per acre. Yet this lat
ter yield is far ahead of the average
yield of corn in the United States or
In Iowa. 1t is interesting in this con-
nection to note the annual yields Of
corn in bushels in the state of Iowa.
They were as follows: 1891, 36.7; 1892,
28.3; 1893, 1873; 1894, 10; 1895, 35.1;
1896, 80; 1897, 20; 1898, 36; 1899, 81;
1900, 3S. Yet at the experiment sta
ton of that same state the lowest
yield was more than 10 bushels better
than the best average for the years
quoted. This shows what method will
do. 1t illustrates the truth that If a
man knows what he should know about
the cause and effect of cultivation, the
conservation OF fertility and the result
of methods of culture he can be rea-
sonably certain of having a good crop
almost any year.
The average results at the station
for two years gave 71.9 bushels per
acre with deep cultivation, and S2.4
with shallow cultivation. This bears
out the opinions expressed by so many
readers of the Farmers Review that
deep cultivation is harmful for corn
and that shallow cultivation is the
only kind that should be given it. The
difference of IL bushels per acre, as
shown here, is very marked.
Sorghum was sown under the best
of conditions and gave 29 tons of green
feed per acre, equal to IL tons of sor-
ghum hay. After the barley was har-
vested in July sorghum was sown and
by September 20 was we'll headed and
stood feet high. 1t yielded Il tons
to the acre and was cured into tons
of sorghum hay. This illustrates the
ease with which an added supply Of
winter forage may be obtained after
the grain crops are gathered.
Their experiences in growing rape
were no less striking. Rape sown MAY
"a and harvested September 10, gave
81 tons of green feed to the acre. Still
better results were obtained when sil
pecks of oats and one pound of rap'
seed were sown together in the spring
A 60-bushel oat crop was obtained anC
Is tons of rape. This was in 1899. Or
the following year the same combina
ton was again tried on upland anC
lowland. On the lowland the rape grew
so rank that the oats were entirel!
smothered out, but on the upland ;
good crop of each was harvested.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Not as He Knew Life.

81 say. is this here the novel you
advised me to read?" said the cabman
to the librarian.
YES" replied the librarian. That's
the one"
well" said the cabman, you can
just take it back. There's nine people
in the first four chapters who hired
cabs. and each of 'em when he got out
flung his purse to the driver Now,
when want that sort of literature III
go to Jules Verne and get it pure"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Never to BE Forgotten.

Mr.. and Mrs. Snob held an "at
home" at their house on the occasion
of their return from a winter tour on
the continent. They were very proud
of their trip, and Mrs. Snob was con.
tinually asking her husband about this,
that or the other glorious bit of seen
cry.
And, o, the gorge at Andermatt!"
she exclaimed. you haven't forgot
that lovely gorge, have you. Harry?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Katherine,s Query.

Little Katherine, a Columbus tot,
was presented with a very cunning
pair of white wool mittens not long
ago. which she delights to wear when
ever she goes out in the cold. Recent
ly her father entertained gentleman
who had very bald head. The guest
made much over Katherine, and before
he departed into the chilly night
begged kiss. As he lifted her up, she
saw for the first time his expanse OF
bald head and asked, archly:
why don't 90 wear mittens on oor
head?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
old Adare Prorsd rrue.

81 got my start in life by picking up
a pin. l had been refused employ
ment by merchant, and on my way
out l saw a pin and"
81 know; I've heard of that boy so
often! The merchant was impressed
with your carefulness and called you
back and made you head of the firm!"
mo. saw the pin and picked it
up, and sold it for $500. 1t was a
diamond pin"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Cause and Eject.

Maude-I met young Borem this
morning and he informed me that he
had called on you few evenings ago.
Clara-Yes. What did he'say about
me?
Maude-oh, nothing in particular.
He said you were nice girl, but lacked
repose.
Clara-Well, that isn't my fault If
he'd go home earlier when he calls I'd
get more repose
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
Y 20 WESTMINSTER ABBY

been IN the habit of answering with
his own hand letters of little impor-
lance written by people who have no
claim upon him. The consequence OF
this patriotic devotion to duty has been
premature old age. The actual bur-
den of letter-writing now resting upon
Lord Salisbury is lighter than at any
period during his previous tenure Of
Office.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Slender Individual-Did I understand
you to say, sir, that you get out at the
next station?
Stout Party-Yes. did, sir-and
what of it?
Slender Individual with great re-
lief)-Ah-h-h! the train'll be getting
on faster after that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
No Engagement.

Patience Then you say they are not
engaged, after all?
Patrice-No, it was all a mistake.
You see. he proposed while they were
out horseback riding.
Eyes, ! heard that"
well, he thought she was jumping
at his proposal, but she never can help
jumping when she's on a horse"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Salesman: So fortunate. lady!
There have been no less than twenty
ladies in to-day asking for this hat
They saw it yesterday before you
bought it, you know, and they are ain
of them just wild to get it.
Lucky Customer: Come to think OF
it, I'll take that hat home / don't
know whether to keep it or not. IN
think it over.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
bringing Her Down.

The Prospective Cook-What time do
yez how breakfast?
Mistress-We have it at seven.
No response.
Mistress-Or half-past seven, on
eight, or half-past eight.
The Prospective Cook-Thot's better.
Oi'II give yez a wakes thriaI.-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

There is no blind fate. There is a
heart at the center of things, and that
heart is the heart of the Father.-Rev.
C. c. Albertson, Presbyterian, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

The beQuest made to Dartmouth Col
lege some years ago by Tappan Went
worth, of Lowell, Mass, under the con-
dition that when the fund had reached
S500,O00 it should be paid over to the
college, subject to an annuity of &c.
900 a year to the widow-who died re-
cently-is now available.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

THE gorge at the Grand hotei?"
drawled Henry, YEARLY. by no
means. I'll remember that gorge to
my dying day. Why, bless me, 1T was
the only square meal l had In Swift
zerland."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

The country roads of the United
States do not compare favorably with
those of any nation in Europe. Dur
ing the spring season in many dis
tricts of the Western States the roads
are practically impossible
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25


selves to their subjects for the
latters approval before the attributes
of sovereignty are finally clinched by
the imposing ceremony in Westminster
hall
The addition of the Red Dragon
badge to the arms of the prince of
Wales is no doubt the kings answer
to the desire so freely expressed by
Welshmen that Wales should be rec
ognized in the royal arms of Eng
land by the incorporation of
the arms of Wales in one of
the. four shields. For various
reasons, heraldic and otherwise, it has
been deemed impracticable so to alter
the royal arms; and so the king, in
order to meet the wishes of his Welsh
subjects as far as possible, has ordered
the Red Dragon to be placed as badge
on the sinister side of the prince of
Wales crest.
Rumors and counter-rumors have
been rife within the last few weeks as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Through the knowledge of the physi-
cal we are to come to know the SOUL
Rev. T. B. Thames, Baptist, Danville,
Va
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Miss Wallflower is much more SEN
timental than / thought. She keeps
every letter that old lover of hers
writes her"
''That isn't sentimental, my dear; Ia
is good, hard, breach-of-promiss
sense"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

She likes to be made to realize that
she is good for something besides
mere household drudge and slave
Chicago Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

He-Don't you think month ia too
long for our wedding trip? She-Why,
no. I'll take care that you don't I'M
derstand me by that time.-Brooklyn
Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Us diplomat ever justified in using
prevarication?" asked his friend.
Well" said the diplomat, The is GER
tainly not justified in calling it by that
name Puck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

How ridiculous for you to fall in
love with that artist / don't believe
he ever sold a picture But, papa.
he says if he marries me he won't have
to. Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

We'll, thank Heaven. you've never
seen me run after people who have
money" mo; but I've seen people run
after you because you didn't have mon
ey.''-Stray Stories.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRI-
CULTURISTS.

Some Up-tO-Date Hints About Guilt
walton of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures yiticuIturs and
Horticulture.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Especial Letter.)
T is announced that the
procession of the king and
queen through London will
precede the day of their cor
onation. This is as it should
be, 1t is said, seeing that it
will be the occasion of their
majesties presenting them
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Thing. Are Not What They Seem.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-25

Clarence, what did Laura's
new Paris hat look like? Clarence
Well, it had one of these big black
hearse things on each corner, and one
in the middle.-Detroit Free Press.