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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

certainty that they were never en-
gagged; that he never asked her to
marry him. l know moreover"
"Ah,, you seem to be one of his
friends truly enough"
well, have a right to bel ought
to be, and l am. Listen: l happen
to know that all this talk about his
failure to escort her everywhere, to
be constantly at her side since his re-
turn from Cuba is because she had,
in a measure, tired of him, and he in
a measure had tired of her. Where
did you get all this wild information
about his playing dog in the manger
act. Somebody's been playing with
you. She never told you anything Of
the sort"
mo, but some of her friends have
been more communicative. By the
way am expecting her here to-mor-
row."
Now, that was something that set
Ewing's mind thinking rapidly
enough. Sure enough he had never
been engaged to Miss Sherman. but it
was tacitly understood that he wanted
to be and could be if he were to say
the right thing. And she coming
where he was and finding that he was
disappearing his name. Whew!
There was a dilemma.
II he was going to say anything to
MISS Dickinson, with whom he was
now really in love, now was the time;
and so he told her of the entire affair;
OF how in spirit of fun he had reg
istered under an assumed name; of
his love for her from the moment he
hrst saw her, and of his earnest de-
sire to make her his wife.
Well, | patched the coat tore with
my arrow See there" as she pointed
to the place." one can scarcely per-
ceive that it ever needed a darning
Maybe l can heal the broken heart
you have been talking about. At all
events am willing to try. l have
known by that intuition peculiarly
the gift of woman that you were in
love with me from the first time we
met, and it was good arrow that has
given light and love to both our
hearts, wasn't it, dear?"
And the next day, hand in hand
they went to the train to welcome
Miss Sherman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12
Filthy Yards.


We talk about cleanliness in the
dairy, but let us not forget about
cleanliness in the poultry establish
ment. Dirt and disease seem to go to-
gether in all places. Filth makes a
good medium for the development Of
disease microbes. If hen house and
yard are kept clean there is seldom
any visitation from diseases that
sweep away the fowls. cry often the
part OF the yard directly in front Of
the hen house door becomes very filthy.
This is especially so in the spring and
fall when the precipitation is con-
siderable. This occurs more with
large fiocks than with small ones. No
matter how large the run for the poul-
try, the birds spend a good deal of
their time near the poultry house.
They seem to have but little aversion
for splashing through soft mud. Some
times they will eat up every green
thing within a dozen feet of the hen
house door and leave the green sward
farther away. This is more so with
the large breeds than with the small
ones. The solution appears to be small
fiocks.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

A series of experiments in continu-
alton of those conducted in previous
years, was carried on this past year,
chiefly to determine the effects of diff
ferent pasteurizing temperatures, be-
tween 140 and 200 degrees, on the bac-
terlal content Of milk, and upon the
quality Of the butter. Briefly, the re-
suits indicate that a temperature of
$50 to 1856 degrees is very favorable in
reducing the bacterial content to
low point, and this temperature also
ADDS keeping quality to the butter. II
we wish to establish a good reputa-
ton for Canadian butter in the Brit
lsh markets, we shall nave to adopt
pasteurization; and if we wish our
butter to retain its fine flavor for
some time, we shall do we'll to pas
teurize at a temperature of 1870 to 1876
degrees. In our experiments, the
whole milk was pasteurized be-
fore separating and the skim-milk
was run over a water-cooler before it
was returned to the patrons. We
found that this plan enabled us to
send to the farmer good quality OF
skim-milk for feeding purposes.-Re-
port Ontario Experiment Station.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12
CannIbaIIsm Amosr nroodsr chI,ks.

N"hhAphbsm among BrOOu@r chic
"a. B. R.)-"Can you tell me how to
prevent cannibalism among brooder
chicks? / have a lot eight days old
that are doing nicely except that they
have already killed one of their num-
Der and mutilated three others. They
attack the victim around the vent and
keep picking it until 1t is dead. They
nave had an abundance of grit and
oyster she'll all the time. Thinking
the lack of animal food was the cause,
l have given two feeds of green bone,
but | don't see that 1t has done any
good. The trouble is not peculiar to
brooder chicks. / had some cases
with chicks with hens a number of
years ago. / am not sure that / am
right as to the way the trouble begins,
but think 1t is when a chick, because
OF Irritation at the vent, such as
might be caused by any bowel disor-
der, picks itself there until blood ap-
pears. If this then attracts the at
tentlon of some Of the others, and
they begin to pick and get taste of
blood, they keep it up. 1t is possible
that even when no blood has started
the chicks seeing one of their number
pecking itself, and evidently in dis
tress, join 1t and soon create serious
trouble; but / have seen little chicks,
only a few days old, literally tear
themselves to pieces without aid from
others.-Farm-P Poultry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12
PIERCED BY AN ARROW
Copyright, 1892, by Daily Story Publishing Co.
w. II. CROMIN.

more than the other members of his
regiment. Still, he is not a bad fell
low" Having delivered himself of
this speech he felt easier. But he
was treading on dangerous ground
and he knew it. He wished the con-
versation might change.
"Ah, but what a flirt he is" was
Miss Dickinson's rejoinder. at think
him little better than a cad. Two
years ago he paid the most devoted
attention to Mollie Sherman. The
neighbors, her friends, all those.
who knew them both were sure they
were engaged, and that their marriage
was but little ways off. have never
seen the beast, but that is what I
hear. l am told that Mollie has sim
ply wept over his perfidy until her
reason is well nigh dethroned.
wish"
"Perfdy!" the man exclaimed.
you don't know what you are talk
ing about. I happen to know some
thing about that case. l know of a.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12
Protein.


The superiority of wheat over corn
for young stock evidently lies in the
extra amount of digestible protein
which it contains. AS seen above, each
100 pounds of wheat contains 1912
pounds of digestible protein while the
same quantity of corn has only 7.S
pounds. This shows the wheat to con-
tain 80 per cent or almost one-third
more protein than the corn. The
wheat also excels the corn. The
pounds per 100 in the digestible car
bohydrates (starches and sugars) it
contains. The excellence of corn for
fattening comes from it's extra per
cent of fats to the protein as COM
pared with wheat. the corn having
about 10 pounds of these two ingredi-
ents to each pound of protein, while
the wheat has only Z. The Maine sta
ton obtained better results from feed
ing ground wheat to dairy cows than
from corn meal. Both were fed in
connection with timothy hay. I am
convinced from number of years ex-
perience in feeding wheat to cows at
the Utah station that it is fully equal
TO corn, if not superior for that pur-
pose.-Luther Foster, Wyoming Sta
ton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

The old-fashioned way of making
butter is to churn it into a lump. but
by this means large quantity of but
ter-milk is gathered in the butter
contrary to the first requisite in but
ter-making, which is, that we should
have it as free as possible from casein
or cheesy matter.
Should the cream be thin and sweet,
it may be churned at higher tenn
perature than when thick and ripened.
Never feed dusty hay.
The best cows are always the heavy
feeders.
1t is not always the man with the
biggest herd of cows who clears the
most money from his dairy.
Feeding cows right lies at the base
of profitable dairying.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12
Poultry Points Plohad nn.

We have been asked if a cracked
egg can be used for Matching. That
will depend on several kinds of cir
cumstances. II the crack is not too
large, 1t may be mended by FASTING
over 1t strip of thin, tough paper
The hen, If large and heavy, may
break it even then. If the hen be
light, or If an incubator be in use. the
egg may come through all right and
produce a chick.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

A Kansas man has named his baby
daughter e. Pluribus Unum. He isn't
as crazy, however, as might at first be
supposed. She is his eleventh, and the
other ten are living.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

The decision of the American Alkali
company to reduce its capital stock
from s3O,OOO.OOO to 100000 seems to
be a sensible move. There are other
corporations whose capital should be
divided by ten.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Nicholas of Russia has bounced his
minister Of war and foreign affairs.
BE gives no explanation. That's one
nice thing about being a car. He
needn't give explanations if he doesn't
feel like doing so.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Herr Most caused a riot in New
York Sunday evening. AS a public
nuisance Herr Most has already brok-
en- all records, and there is no reason
to hope that he is anywhere near
through
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Sake Martin, though totally blind
since the age of 4, has been an active
and useful member u the fire depart
ment of Port Chester, N. Y. for seven
teen years, running with the ma
chine" to all fires.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

really knew who he was-that he was
sailing under false name. But he
did not permit his mental perturba-
ton to betray him.
why, certainly" he replied. 'T
know him quite we'll"
"They say he is handsome; that he
is bright, and that he made a gallant
officer in Cuba" was her reply.
To acknowledge possessing these
gifts and that afterwards he should
tell her he was Ewing would be an
act Of vaingloriousness that might
operate against him.
We'll, don't know so much about
his brightness. Neither would I swear
that he is handsome; and for his de-
pertinent in Cuba / think he tdid no
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Il love Americans" said Paderewski
as he sailed away with s125.OOO netted
during the past season. Kubelik says
au revoir in the same way. These mu-
sicians can agree on something after
all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

A Chicago man lost $4,000 playing
the races on tips" that he received
from spirits. It's a wise spirit that
knows just how the jockeying is to be
done.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Newspaper writer's are at last MAX
ing a concession to ordinary readers
and talk about Siderable balloons in
stead Of dirigible ones.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

After two farewell tours and a "a
mali farewell Actor Mansfield SAYS he
will leave the stage and devote him
self to writing plays. What will some
of our critics do when he is no longer
behind the footlights?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

BE virtuous and you will be veal
thy" says the venerable Russell Sage,
enjoying retrospect of his own
speckless career.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Baseball rules should be revised in
such way as to permit each captain
to give his legal counsel chair near
the umpire.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr., has bought
the fastest automobile in the world.
Get out the bandages and keep the
surgical instruments handy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

AS summer advances there is the
usual revival Of interest in the prob
lem OF getting into closer touch with
the north pole.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Prince Henry seems to have carried
home with him from this country the
reprehensible practice Of riding his
bicycle on the sidewalk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Paderewsd wept when he started
for Europe last week. Perhaps he
was afraid that before he could come
back again Morgan would have it all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Paderewsld, the prince of pianists,
cleared $125.0OO in three months. AL
most good days work for ]. Pierpont
Morgan.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12
Horses in Argentina.

With a population of 4,7SG, 900 the
Argentine Republic possesses 5.OS1. 900
horses. 1t is the only couf.try in the
world that has horse f1r every in
habitant.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

1t is understood that the hobo COM
bine will not make any effort to op-
pose the formation of the soap trust.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

AS the sultan of Turkey gets only
sS0,OO0,000 year it is no wonder that
he cannot pay his personal debts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Now 1t is Worcester man that is
at work on flying machine. The
aerial bacillus is getting in its work
all abound the country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

The name of the Austrian cruiser
szigetvar and that of Capt Praprotnik
are almost equally formidable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Why not let William Waldorf Aston
step into the peerage? No man ever
paid dearer for a whistle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

A new sleeping car is provided with
bath for each passenger, but the
use of it is not compulsory.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Baltimore has mobbed an umpire
already Who says interest in the
game is waning?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

A New York doctor argues that in
digestion is at the bottom of the lying
habit. If pepsin tablets may be pre-
scribed as a cure for prevarication.
the manufactures may be justified in
announcing Considerable rise In
prices.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12
some Feed values.

The following table shows the di-
gestible protein and carbohydrates in
a number of our most common feeds:
Carbohy-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Evidently the Russian peasants do
not consider it good fun to sit still and
starve to death
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

One cow in the trust is worth two
ON the farm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

The following table shows the num-
Der of pounds of digestible nutrients
In 100 pounds of both corn and wheat:
Carho-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

The crew of the Chicago evidently
mean to live up to the name of their
ship.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Honor bright, wouldn't you be J.
Plerpont Morgan if you could?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Indications are that If Paris were
France it would be cold day for the
latter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Keep your secret from your friends
and your enemies will never get next
to it,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Poultry manure is very concen-
trated fertilizer, and this should be
borne in mind when ii is being APP
piled to the land. 1t should be saved
with care, as carelessness in that re-
spect may render it of little value
Mixing it with dry dust will destroy
its value unless certain amount of
moisture be present. When kept in
barrels it is we'll to keep it a little
moist, but not wet. When too dry
mischief is wrought by chemical ac-
ton, and when too wet, by bacterial
action.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Another dividendlhas been declared
by the sta2daSa Ct Company which
shows PIG per cent on its
~ r the past six
own Standard
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

1t is a superstition that salt is moi
sonous to hens, lady saw the wri-
ter sailing the warm mash for the
poultry and said, with surprise: WHY
do you put salt in their food? 7
thought salt always killed hens I"
When salt is thrown out in the form
of rock crystals, fowls sometimes eat
tkem for grit and are killed thereby
A man would be killed by salt also
If he ate it in proportlonate quanti-
ties. The danger to hens from the
presence of salt crystals should re-
mind us that there are many other
substances that if left around NAV
prove injurious. But poison. must not
be left where fowls can find It. BITS
Of mire, tacks and even nails NAV
prove deadly. The writer once had a
fowl suddenly 60 lame and killed her
The lameness was found to be caused
by pieces Of wire exceeding an inch
in length. These had worked from
the gizzard into the flesh of The fowl
and one piece was in proc Of work.
ing out between the body and leg.
Near Scarborough, England. therd is
a farm for raising butterflies Ind
moths. The output is 10000 a seakoR.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-09
On Churchill Downs.

. t1y Associated preSS.)
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May S.-One stake
and five well-tilled races proved an at
tractive programme at Churchill Downs
this afternoon. The talent Jared badly
on the day, but two favorites getting
brackets. Sheriff Bell at 80 to 1, won
the second race. Summarizes:
rlrst race-five and half f,,rlongs-Sky
Flyer Q6 to 81 first, Binehellov e to ~
second, Insolerce e to y third Time,
1909 IA.
Second race-four and a half furlongs-
Sheriff Bell $50 to y first, Captain Arnold
a to y second, LORNA T. to y lid.
Time, :55la.
Third race-siN furlongs, selnng-4ilyar
e to s. first, Masterful GO to y second,
Dissenter 6 to y third. Time, 1:15E.
Fourth race-Debutante stakes, two
year-old FLIES; net value to winner,
S1,735; four furlongs-Olefant al to 81
first, Henry Lavana 6 to p second, Eva
Russell g to y third. Time, AS 3-4.
Fifth race-fiTe and a ha-- furlongs,
selling-stuyve e to y first. Imp. Judi
cious g to p second, Aules Is to y third.
Time 1:osia.
Sixth race-six and half furlongs-
Toah 6 to y first, Jim Clark go. to y
second. Death &c to 81 bird. Time,
1:l9 3-4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-09
FIRE AT IVY DEPOT.
Residence Of Or. Baptist Burned to the
Ground.
Especial Dispatch to The Times

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
CHAIR VA, May s.
The residence Of DR.. Harry Lewis
Baptist, situated near st. Pauls Eps-
copal Church, Ivy Depot, was total
ly destroyed by fire between and 3
o'clock this morning. The flames had
gained considerable Roadway before they
were discovered, and only a small por-
ton Of the furniture could be saved. The
fire is supposed to have been caused by
ashes falling from the kitchen stove as
the rafters near the stove were badly
charred when DR.. Baptist was awakened
The building was recently erected at a
cost of two thousand dollars. Insurance
one thousand.
Dr.. Baptist was married two weeks ago
at :'Farmington,'' this county, to Miss
Margaret Esther Boyle. daughter of the
late Mrs. Agnes Boyle, of Fredericks-
burg.
The popular young physician and his
bride had just returned from their bridal
tour south, and taken possession of their
new residence. which had been hand
somely fitted up.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-09

4 = no
shown. and that the debate had taken a
sectional turn. He thought it would be
we'll for both sides first to learn the
truth about the order Of General Smith.
II the charges are proven he did not be-
lieve any Senator would defend him.
In the House.
tBy Associated Press,
WASHINGTON, May S.-The bill to
place three new stars In the American
flag had the right Of way again to-day
in the House. General debate, the fea-
ture Of which was an extended speech
by Mr.. Grosvenor, of Onio,s in opposi-
ton to the measure. was closed at 3
o'clock. and the bill was then read for
amendment under the five-minute rule.
An amendment offered by Mr.. McRae. to
consolidate the Territories of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, was defeated-57 to
1903. An amendment, offered by Mr.. Over
street, of Indiana, to consolidate Arizona
and New Mexico and admit them as the
State of Montezuma, was pending when
the House adjourned. The only amend
ment adopted was one providing that
nothing In the act should be construed to
legalize polygamy.
During the day resolution expressive
of the regret of the House over the death
of Rear-Admiral Sampson was adopted,
and committee OF seven members was
appointed to attend his funeral. Messrs.
Meyer. of Louisiana; Hooker, of Alissis-
sippi. and Martlett, of Georgia, were
made members of this committee.
Messrs Perkins, Gallinger. :Quarles.
Martin and Mallory were named as the
Senate committee to attend the Sampson
funeral.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-09
FRESH AIR CURE.
Was Dying With Consumption; Now a
Well Man.

STANTON, VA, May S.NMr. H.
B. Alexander. who is at present liv-
ing at Grottoes. this county, was in
Staunton yesterday. He returned some
weeks ago from Saranac Lake. New
York. where he went last fall to be
treated for galloping consumption. Mr.
Alexander is now in robust form and in
Vigorous health. and weighs 50 pounds
mere than he ever weighed.
He went TO Saranac last fall, and says
he practically spent the winter out
doors. Until the latter part of December
lie stayed in tent with both ENDS open
and no fire. and the thermometer regis
terins, as much as 25 degrees below zero
Ic slept under fourteen blankets and
two comforts, with a wool cap on, with
nothing but his face exposed. Every
morning when he got up he would break
the ice and take a sponge bath in the
ice-water. After he left the tent the
latter part of December he lived in q
house that had one whole side open. He
SAYS his appetite was immense. that he
ate three good meals every day, and a
dozen raw eggs.
He says that in Saranac the law or
expectorating is very rigid, and all con-
tents of spittoons burned. The physi-
clans were surprised when he told them
that it was customary in Stanton for
people to wash and empty their cuspidors
in the streets.
At his home in Grottoes Mr. Alexander
has taken all the windows out OF his
room. and he is exercising great care
and prudence until his lungs become
strong.