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Holbrook argus., 1902-08-02

FOR SALE-Blacksmith and wheelwright shop, stock and tools, four houses and six lots, all for $2,0O0.
 Call on, or address,
 WM. ARMBRUSTER, 80 Holbrook, Ariz.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-02

IMPAIRMENT OF THE IN-
 DTERIOR, U. $. Indian Ser vice, Fort Defiance, Ariz., July 19, 1902. Sealed proposals, en-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18
A TRADE ouIn Pro QUO.

According to Washington dispatches
Great Britain has made generous con-
cessions in the matter of the isthmian
canal and manifested complaint dis
position as to the Alaskan boundary.
This generosity, however" says the
dispatches, may not be entirely un-
selfish, for Ambassador Choate has in
timated that there is to be quid pro
quo" in the shape of reciprocity be-
tween the United States and Canada.
If Ambassador Choate has intimated
this he has intimated something which
is not creditable to the intelligence of
those who manage our diplomacy and
shape our national policy.
The implication is that we are to
make some great concession in the
matter of trade with Canada in return
for British generosity in letting us out
of the obligations of the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty.
1t is not to be supposed for moment
that Mr.. Choate has assumed the re-
sponsibility of saying to the represen-
tatives of the British government that
in negotiating a treaty of reciprocity
with Canada we are going to give the
Canadians any unfair advantage in
trade. 1t is to be assumemd that in
the matter of trade concessions" we
will exact as much as we give in re-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18
Leopold's Queen
May Also Come.

Now that King Leopold has az
nounced authoritatively that ne fs
coming to this country and ras told
his burgomaster to prepare for his de-
parture interest centers in the queen
of Belgium. VIII she come also?
There is something about visiting
monarch that is unsatisfactory at best.
Do what you will and entertain him
as you may, he lacks something Of
interest and certainly of grandeur UNI
less he can show by his side his queen
with her coronet upon her brow.
The tiara worn by the duchess of
Cornwall and York at her receptions
in Canada is so brilliant that 1t makes
the eyes of the women blind with tears
of envy, while the duke himself is
quite commonplace in long coat and
white waistcoat So will Belgium's
king lack luster unless he can bring
with him the queen.
Queen Marie Henriette is one of the
handsomest monarchs of Europe. BY
no means a young woman, she retains
her figure and some degree of youth
in her face. Like Queen Alexandra,
she has defied the ravages of time and
comes forth now on public occasions
in much beauty. Her health is unfor-
tunately poor and as she is bad
sailor, it is highly probable that she
will beg off from accompanying her
husband on his trip.
The queen was once an Austrian
princess, living in the atmosphere that
is so different from that of Belgium.
For many years she longed for her ma
tive land and was quite uncomfortable
among the Belgians. But after time
this wore away and she is now well
beloved and loving.
1t is not in her own land alone that
the queen of Belgium is known. She
has figured prominently before the
public as the mother of Stephanie
who married Rudolph of Austria
When Rudolph died Stephanie lived
alone with her daughter Elizabeth, but
emerged from her retirement to wee
the Count Lonyoi. Stephanie was
known as the loveliest royal woman
the image of her mother, when the lat,
ter was married to the king of Bel
GUM.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18
Ii Hung Cbane's Distinguished Successor :


of our enormous annual fire waste are
clearly set forth by Arthur E. Harrell
in the current Leslie's Weekly. They
show condition of ignorance and neg
ligence which certainly speaks i'll for
the intelligence and prudence of the
American people.
Defective flues, overheated stoves,
faulty machinery, and similar products
of ignorance caused 2313 per cent of
the fires. Careless handling of matches,
lamps, cigars, hot ashes, ETC., caused
23.S5 per cent more. Crime and mis-
chief are known to have caused $50
per cent. They are conservatively es-
timated to have caused at least one
half the fires of unknown" origin,
which resulted in 21.15 per cent of the
total loss. Spontaneous combustion"
caused 425 per cent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

A curious letter from Mindanao, in
the Philippines, has been received at
the war department from Washington.
1t is written In characters not unlike
the notes OF musical score, and Is an
acknowledgment of gift by Wato
Mama Datoh Baqui, one of the native
chiefs. His conduct had been so exem-
plary at the time when other inhabi-
tants Of the Philippine Isles were
giving much trouble to the United
States that General Macarthur, after
a tour through that part of the archi-
pelago, decided to send Datoh cane
He accordingly had one beautifully
headed and engraved, at an expense of
about $50, and forwarded it to the
loyal chief with his compliments. The
acknowledgment, translated into Eng
lish, is as follows: "This letter from
your brother Wato Mama Datoh Baqul
to his brother the captain general OF
the Philippines concerning the appro-
PIRATE present-a cane-which / have
received from his excellency through
the commanding officer at Malabang. I
wish to express my great gratitude to
him for his thoughtful remembrance.
My pleasure at receiving 1t reaches the
skies"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

Yuan Shi Kai, who succeeds Lii Hung
Chang, as viceroy of Chee-Lee, is the
best appointment that could have been
made from all China, according to Mr..
Rockhill, the special commissioner of
the United States to Pekin. He was
minister to Corea.
AS governor of Shan-Tung he show
ed surprising ability in tranquilizing
that dangerous province, while his gift
for diplomacy was exercised fully in
preventing friction between the turbu-
lent population of the peninsula and
the Germans when the latter were
steadily encroaching from their origi-
nal holding at Kiao-Chow on the
north coast.
Wang Wen Shao, who is made depu-
ty viceroy of Chee-Lee. is also man
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

fession of interest as revealing the ad-
miration which this countrys CONNER
cial career has excited in Europe. APP
parently all the strongest of Europe's
commercial powers are coming to
school in this country. The visit of
English railroad men to study the eff
ficient operation of American railways
is a nice tribute. A representative
commercial agent of Germany, who
does not stand for his government but
is in close touch with it, is now in the
country to make study of industrial
and reciprocal tariff relations.
Now the French come with an adj
mission that engineering students can
find better field of research than in
Germany, England, or Belgium, where
they have been sent hitherto. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

The supreme court of appeal In
Austria has decided that If wife
saves money from the amount allowed
to her by her husband for household
expenses and appropriates the savings
for herself this proceeding amounts
to theft. Mr.. and Mrs. Daun of Wen
ma, after being married for thirty
years, were divorced, and Mrs. Daun
took with her the sum, amounting TO
about $625. which she had saved from
her weekly allowance made to her for
household expenses. Mr.. Daun
brought an action against her to re-
cover this amount, and judgment was
given in his favor. Mrs. Daun has
to refund the whole sum.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

The members of the church board of
the African Baptist church, of Frank
fort, KY, have been arrested by the
city marshal for violating the building
ordinance of the city requiring a per-
NIT from the council to erect a building
In the city limits. The negroes recent
ly bought ground just opposite the ex-
ecutive mansion and the governor and
adjacent property owners raised objec-
ton to the building Of church upon
1t. The city council refused to grant
permit. The church board, ignoring
the action, let the contract and the
contractor had begun work on the
church. The matter has been in con,
troversy several months, and Gov.
Beckham threatens to recommend the
removal of the capital If the church is
built.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

In more than three thousand schools
in Great Britain the boys are studying
text book on Canada which set forth
her history, explain her system of gov
eminent and lay stress upon her nat
ural resources. These books are sup
piled free by the Dominion, and Lord
Strathcona, Canada's high commission
er to the mother country, will give
valuable medals next spring to the
scholars who pass the best examina-
tions on them. The laudable aim Of
Strathcona and his countrymen is to
impress British youth with the advan-
tages of the Dominion as a field for
emigration. 1t should be easy. Geo
graphically speaking, and in other
ways, too, Canada is the next best
place to the United States.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

An electric automobile recently came
to the rescue of church in Stratford,
Conn. Something went wrong with the
lighting facilities and the church was
left in total darkness. Kerosene lamps
had been proposed when up came an
automobilist member of the congrega-
ton, connected the feed wire with his
storage battery, and in a minute had
the church brilliantly lighted. After
ward he unhitched the automobile and
took his family home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

According to London newspaper
champagne drinkers will learn with re-
greet, on the authority of no less an
expert than M. Charles Heidsieck Of
Reims, that this years vintage is far
from satisfactory, and that 1t will not
rank with any Of the great years" To
those who have the money to keep
their cellars well stocked the announce
ment is not of 30 much moment, but
10 average persons II means that the
price of champagne at hotels and res
taufants or purchased at the moment
for home consumption in small guam.
titles will be seriously enhanced.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

A pack of ivory playing cards, said
to have been carried by Prince Eugene,
the colleague of the Duke of Marlbor-
ough in the campaign against the
French under Marshal Villars, has just
been purchased by Queen Christina of
Spain. The court" figures are all
hand-painted, but of no particular
merit The pack was at one time in
the possession of the Duke of Sake
Coburg Gotha. father Of the Prince
Consort, and grandfather of King Ed
ward VII. The cards were given by
the duke some sixty years ago to a
Spanish nobleman, who visited his
court in a diplomatic capacity, and a
grandson of the latter is in such re-
duced circumstances that he was glad
to dispose of the pack to the queen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

The announcement that a technical
institute will be established In this
country, probably in Chicago, under
the direction of the Minister of Com
merce of France, to give French stu
dents an opportunity to study Amerl-
can Industrial methods, is another con-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

AS to the saving of seed corn, bull
letin of the Department of Agriculture
says: The best plan for saving corn
for seed is to go through the field be-
fore the crop is harvested and gather
the best ears from the best stalks. The
largest yields of grain are usually made
from varieties producing two ears on
each stalk, and if such a variety Is
desired then seed should be saved only
from stalks bearing two ears. If a
variety bearing only one ear to each
stalk is preferred the ears selected for
seed should be the largest which can
be found, of nearly equal diameter
throughout, and we'll filed at each end.
1t is as important to take seed from
the best stalks as from the best ears,
and whatever variety may be preferred,
every ear which is selected for seed
should be taken from stalk which in
size, habit of growth and number Of
ears approaches closely to what is the
desired form for that variety. In Sc
lecting seed from the crib, as is often
done, nothing can be known of the
character of the stalks upon which
the ears were grown, and little or no
improvement can be made in variety
by such a selection, while careful and
judicious selection in the field will
work constant and gradual improve
ment in the crop and will make it more
nearly uniform with each succeeding
year. No one item in the growing of
corn is Of greater Importance than the
selection of seed. After the seed has
been selected it should be thoroughly
dried, treated with bisulphid of carbon
to destroy insects, and then stored
where it will be kept dry and secare
from rats and mice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

"a removing ,ns vxhiDiuon buildings
In Paris the foundations were found of
the palace that Napoleon |. began TO
build near the Trocadero for the King
of Rome. Plans were drawn for a
larger and more magnificent Kremlin,
with the Bots de Boulogne for its park
and the foundations were begun. Atty
the fall of Napoleon they were built
over and forgotten.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18
horticultural observations.

Ut Tue az INCNASWsJ
The Dried Fruit Association of Cal
ifornia is said to be making efforts
to reach the consumers more directly
than has been the case previous to
this time. 1t is apparently trying to
eliminate all the middle men but one.
The consumers will be interested in
knowing II 1t means better service.
From some of the canneries come re-
ports to the effect that the market is
constantly demanding better quality in
the canned goods AS result the by
products of the orchard are not so
much sought after as the main prod
s--first-elass fruit Probably the
demand has not as yet greatly affected
che quality that goes into the cans, but
that 1t will In the future seems GER
tain. The raisers of fruit will then
be compelled to settle all over again
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

In the year 1900 79,249 reported fires
in the United States burned 10000
pieces of property and caused - loss
of si60.929,s05. These and other facts
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

technical schools OF France itself are
no mean places. For an architect to
have had q thorough course of study in
Paris is high recommendation. In
the high-grade technical schools of
this country the courses are rigorous.
but graduates are almost morally GER
tain to find excellent opportunities not
only open but waiting eagerly for them
on their completion of the school
work,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18
the question Of what to do with small
and unstable fruit.

the question of what to do with small
and unstable fruit.
Luther Burbank, tho man that has
made himself world-famous by the
many hybrid plants he has produced,
is reported now to have produced a
seedless prune. The result was OBJ
tanned by crossing a French prune
with a plum; what variety we do not
know. The new product has a seed,
but it is small and edible. This will
make 1t possible to dry prunes with
out extracting the stones. A few
years ago such a result would have
been regarded as impossible, but since
the production of the seedless orange,
the seedless grape and a few other
seedless fruits now known CONNER
cially, no one wonders at the reports
of the same thing being done with
plums and prunes.
1t may be that Australia and New
Zealand will become strong shippers
of fruit to the European markets. 1t
is largely question of how long fruit
can be kept sound, and the Australians
are constantly hunting for new meth
DDS of preserving fruits for transit.
If they can find some method that will
keep fruit perfect for seven weeks
they have a good chance Of getting
strong hold on the markets desired.
They can then ship fruit in the latter
part of our winter and have it reach
market in early spring This would
give a supply of fruit to England and
the Continental countries after their
own fruit had disappeared. That the
Australians are likely to succeed is
evidenced by some experiments carried
! on recently by the government OF VIC
toria. Pears and peaches were boxed
| for shipment and then exposed for a
! certain time to the effects of hydro
cyanic acid gas. After that they were
! put away and kept seven weeks to
represent shipment. When taken out
of their boxes at the end of that time
both the peaches and pears were found
to be in perfect state of preservation.
We do not know the details Of the ex-
pertinent or what the effect was on
the eating quality of the fruit So far
as we are able to learn the trial was
successful and we are likely to hear
more of it at some future time. How
ever, If it does prove a success we are
not forgetful of the fact that hydro
cyanic acid gas can be used by other
people than the Australians.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

The use of commercial fertilizers
was unknown before the year 1910, ex-
cept perhaps by individual expert
mentors whose observations were
never reported to the public. In that
year the famous German chemist
Baron Won Liebig, published his book
on agricultural chemistry. Four cardi-
nal principles were set forth by him:
l. A soil is fertile only when it con-
tains all the materials necessary for
the nutrition of plants, and those ma
terials must be in proper quantity and
in an available form. 2. All crops re-
move some of this fertility, part of
which is replaced by nature, and
part must be replaced by man, if re-
placed at all. s. The fertility of land
can be retained only by returning to
the land all the fertility that is re-
moved from it. 4. The amount of fer
tility restored to the farm by ordinary
husbandry is not sufficient to keep up
the fertility. When Liebig wrote
there were many soil problems un-
solved that are now understood, but
in the main his propositions hold good.
The removal of nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash impoverishes soils,
and by bad systems of farming and no
attention to scientific rotations this
process is accelerated. The farming
has been so badly conducted on much
of our lands that there is no posi-
bility of bringing them back to their
original condition in a reasonable time
except by resort to what are termed
commercial fertilizers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

Barnes-Yes, guess it is true that
II is the little things that count.
Howes-So you have come to that con-
clusion, have you? Barnes-Yes, You
see, / was walking with Tedworth and
he said IL ne should find a million dol
lars he'd give me half, Presently he
picked up dine, and when l asked
him to share 1t with me he abused me
like a pickpocket.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

Ships are bringing 1910 tons of cur
rants from Greece.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18
PER CAPITA CIRCULATION.

According to the treasury statement
the amount of money in circulation in
the United States on Nov. / was $2,246.
300 ,542. On an estimated population Of
1921 900 this was equal to $2S.72 per
capita, which is the highest point the
circulation has ever reached.
This circulation consists of the fol-
lowing kinds of money, all as good as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

of marked ability. Fortunately he
always has been friendly to foreign
ideas and is not reactionist. He was
one of the grand secretaries of state
and is at present one Of the two minis
tiers appointed to form the new Chi
nese foreign office which will replace
the tsung-li-yamen
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-18

money in circulation Nov. /. 1901, was
s107, 119,1a0 greater than one year ago,
despite the fact that there was a re-
duction OF over $24,00O,0OO of treasury
notes of 1890 outstanding. The chief
increase was In gold and silver certifl-
Gates and national bank notes.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
York State Folks" comes TO the
Auditorium next Thursday eva
ming.
stricken with Paralysis.

Henderson Grimett. of this place,
was stricken with partial paralysis
and completely lost the use OF one
arm and side. After being treated
by an eminent physician for quite
a while without relief, my wife re-
commended Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, and after using two bottles
he Is almost entirely cured--Geo.
R. MCDONALD, Man, Logan county
w. Va. Several other very remark
able cures of partial paralysis have
been effected by The use Of this lin
iment. 1t Is most widely known,
however, as cure for rheumatism,
sprains and bruises. Sold by c. w.
Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
Canine For Colds.

Many people who use quinine for
the cure of colds say that the effect
of this drug is more disagreeable
than the disease. Krause's Cold
Cure is prepared In a convenient
capsule form, and will cure the
most deeply seated cold in "a hours
without any Interruption to bust
ness. They are pleasant to take
and give you a clear, fresh sensa-
tion while operating. Price 25c
.ol1 t1v G VI zrier
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
DEWEY ACCEPTED HONOR.
President of Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal Association.


mortal Association.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-The execu-
tive committee of the Thomas Jeffer-
son Memorial association called upon
Admiral Dewey yesterday morning
and formally notified him Of his cleo
ton to the presidency OF the associa,
ten. In accepting, the admiral ex-
pressed his appreciation Of the honor
and said he would do everything in
his power to carry the movement to
a successful end.
He was impressed with the fact
that the movement was strictly non
partisan and that the proposed me-
mortal to the author of the Declare
ton of Independence wo;.:1 be erect.
ed by contributions from the people
without congressional aid.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
"York State Folks. +"

""Course, I may be sort of biased
But allus h We commended,
That the,middle part of YorkState's
Where the Lord first intended
Plantin' Edin."
The title tells the story. Ills a
simple tale of the people of an
every day American village. Its
scene Is one of the most typical
cup state" towns of the Empire
State, and so it Is appropriately
called "York State Folks"
The play Is delightful depart
ure from the conventional rural
drama. There are 40 'hay-seeds'
or exhibits of farm machinery, and
there Is rot even a mortgage,
neither Is there villain nor a wo-
man with story of wrong. There
are no thrills save those that stir
the heart when love Is winning Its
wonted triumphs over less worthy
passions. There Is no horse play
or buff onery artiicially contrived
through caricature of rustic charac'
tiers. One laughs with these vii
layers rather than laughs at them
This absence of straining for theat-
rical effects Is one of the chief
charms of the play.
The real hero and good genius
of the piece Is an old musician and
organ builder, Mvron Cooper, who
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28
Look Out For Fever.

Billiousness and liver disorders
may be prevented By cleansing the
system with DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. These famous little pills
do not grippe. They move the
bowels gently, but copiously, and
give strength to the glands.
Opera House Drug Store.
Leased a Hotel.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-28

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2S.-On the AL
thority of extradition papers, issued
at Washington, Robert Thompson, q
convict in the Nebraska penitentiary
whose term expired yesterday, was
turned over to officials from the Do
minion of Canada. who started with
him last night for Toronto. Thomr
son, according to the Canadian Off
cial, is a desperate, and one Of Can
ada's worst criminals.