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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
Pours iulce over the roast.

preparing the meal is apt to be over
looked, resulting in dry roast instead
of a Juicy one. The inventor is of the
opinion that this work of basting the
meat should be done automatically,
any way, so he has designed drip
ping pan with an apparatus attached
to pour the juice continuously over
the meat. AS shown in the picture,
the piece of meat is suspended by
hooks between two rotary shafts, one
of which is revolved by a spring mo-
tor. Projecting at right angles from
this shaft is an arm which carries
sort of bowl or spoon, while directly
over the meat is a perforated pipe.
To set this automatic basting machine
to work it is only necessary to wind
the motor and place the pan in the
oven. Each revolution of the shaft
the spoon enters the trough in the
dripping pan, takes up a quantity OF
the juice, elevates it to head OF the
perforated pipe and discharges. The
gravy flows through the perforations
and falls on the revolving roast, while
the spoon resumes its journey to the
bottom of the pan once more.
Lambert H. Edgar of Philadelphia
Pa, is tie inventor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17

than truth. A chief part of their con-
versation is fiattery, and the higher
the rank of man the more extrava-
giant are the compliments paid him.
Blackmail is also a recognized insti-
tuition in Persia. Despite the avowed
hostility of the present ruler to the
ancient "mudakhil" or "pickings," this
species of extortion or graft" is still
as essential business principle in Per
STA. Before Muzaffer-ed-Din came to
the throne in 1896, on the assassina-
ton of his father, graft" was not only
the basic principle of commerce, but
of government as well, and such it had
been since time immemorial For ex-
ample, the shah sold his appointments
of the provincial goyernorships to the
highest bidder. The governors sold
the privilege of farming. the taxes for
a certain sum to the 'kalantar" or
tax collector, who exacts certain
percentage or "mudakhil" from his
underlings.
The taxpayer, too, has his revenge
in obtaining "mudakhil' from those
below him. If he is a merchant he
adds 10 per cent to his prices for re-
endorsement If a broker he puts into
his bill to his client the simple item
"mudakhil," and the item cannot be
stricken out. The judges of the courts
take their "mudakhil' from the &C
cused, and should it be large enough
the prisoner goes free. The police
have their "mudakhil," to wink at
evil, and to fail to arrest Servants
also have their "mudakhil." AS it is
an indication of low birth for Per
sian to buy anything in market him
self he is compelled to trust his pur
chases to his servants. The cook, who
buys his provisions. adds 10 per cent
as her "mudakhil." The groom, who
buys for the stable, pockets his 10 pei
cent. Even the laundress has her
graft" and buys soap with q IA
"mudakhil" lathered on the bill.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
THIS ACCURACY REVIEW
EPART NJ T. n T

u for cooperation IN Information TO reduce
mufuatgv cnpsBsige mistakes. 10 IS for meoilal'-
Gcdl. commercial and professional people; Ne
e,aplover, eRpioye and customer; and consists
Of extracts taken oy permission from ne COPY
r0htea letters ne lectures note books and libraries
Of Dr. Earl N. Prdtt WheR you secure on any
subject an idea personally usefW TO you. and
you 4oish 10 0tpe u to him. address him IN care
or the John Crerdr Library, MarshGH fseId
building, Chicago He is hunting Tho s0h0te worId
ovr for ssVormattoH ol e07y day vse 20 yos,
and he reqTsts his Inability personally to reply
20 contributors. SO far as possible he Wishes 70
hags IN tais space the very ideas you sooutd IKE
10 apd here. You are at liberty TO send rim
amv suggestion you may care 70. Hs ArcGds
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sotkh systematic plans extending TO 1858. Year
short story of some erdnPte Of JorefhoWga@ 90
POSTED IN the Arcade Tader collection may prose 70
BE- wosr best monument.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
IN the sclentiflc wnrId

Radium, when brought near dia.
mond in the dark will make e
sparkle. Paste diamonds are not so
effected.
The expenditure incident to the
building of the aeroplane which prot
Langley of the Smithsonian institu.
ton tested on the Potomac has haan
$4,000 appropriated by congress- s2E-
900 by the army board of ordinances
and as much more from private con.
tributions.
The production of nitric acid bx
electro-chemical methods is q ,aw
process that promises extans,va
changes In our agriculture. A. Me-
ara experiments have been cordnoted
successfully in producing commerc,oI
nitric acid by using high tens I,,,,
current in an air chamber nv wb,o,,
a yield of one pound of nitric ao,d e.
obtained for every seven horse noua -
hours. po"e'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17

Should a man of station visit q
friend he is supposed to tip the ser
want, and should he forget to do so he
will receive a pointed reminder. An
American who had visited wealthy
man in Persia gave on his departure
$50 kerans, or about $50, to the head
servant to distribute among the half
hundred other employees of the estab-
lishment. Though the amount was
far in excess of the ordinary tip the
head servant scowled, as if offended,
in the hope of still more. AS the Amer
lean was driving out of the gate
donkey boy suddenly ran up and
grabbed the bride.
where is my PRESENT." he demand
ed. giving several vicious jerks at the
bit. In his establishment the Ameri-
can said he had given the head ser
want sum to be distributed. and that
the boy would get something. The lad
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
Compact Book Advancement.

Cases for books, files, libraries, etc,
have generally the drawback of not
utilizing to greatest advantage the
space occupied. Until the stack sys-
tenn was devised, shelf room was
practically limited to the amount of
available wall space. In file rooms
particularly, the advantage of having
all the cases adequately protected
from dust and abrasion is of para
mount interest. A recent German in
vention is designed to economic
storage space, and while affording pro-
lection, at same time it enables the
inspection of single book, or file,
without exposing the whole contents
of the case. For this purpose the case
is divided into vertical section, each
of which is mounted on rollers and
provided with handles, and SO being
made perfectly Independent OF each
other. The cases may thus be made
much deeper than is usual with ID
brary shelves, and, as shown, the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17

of a small boat under these or similar
circumstances. Fastened to the gun
wales of the craft on either side is a
collapsing pocket. held normally in
close relationship with the sides OF
the craft but in case of the boat be-
ing rocked violently, either by acca-
dent or design, these things act OF
their own accord to prevent the cap
sizing of the boat. AS the position
of the craft is disturbed from the
proper one, the weight attachment GA
the pocket on the lower side causes
it to expand and I'LL with air, and an
soon as this pocket touches the water
the further progress of the boat te
destruction is arrested and the boat
prevented from filling.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
Automatic Meat saster.

Probably not many of the large num-
Der of people who enjoy eating good
roast of beef realize the processes 1t
passes through on its way from the
slaughter house to the table, but any
one who has had any experience in
the art of cooking knows that one
secret which adds in no small degree
to its palatability and sweetness lies
in basting the meat frequently with
the gravy in the dripping pan. Now,
if the cook is in a hurry, this seem
ingly small portion of the labor OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17

The rays of radium are Of three
kinds. Those of one class are but
feebly penetrating. Another class are
negatively charged electrons, moving
at high velocity, like those discov-
cred in Crooke's tube, and third
class are not DETECTED by magnet
and are highly penetrating, like those
of Roentgen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
Dead Stock
Possibilities

Saturday morning | had 10 a. m.
appointment with Chicago man and
he had telephoned that he would be
an hour late. After debating in my
mind and waiting twenty minutes |
decided to borrow paper and find a
desk and start this subject. After
writing few words a man came in
and laid package on the desk and be-
gan talking with a man at nearby
desk. Thinking he used the desk |
was at left 1t and again sat down
on the callers couch by the elevator
door and before | had written
minute there, my 10 a. m. man
walked / n at 1925. Now, had
reasoned that as he had been de-
tanned beyond 10 a. m. he might be
released before III a. M, and he was
When he came In he politely explained
and as he had man with him he said
he would see me in moment. Soon
he came out and invited me into his
ONCE, saying that he could give me a
half hour. 1t took us about fifteen
minutes to advance our subject
step and make another appointment
for 10 q. m. Monday.
| got there seven minutes late that
morning. and he was much later, but
/ got at this letter again. Now po-
likeness pays. Had / been Indifferent
to the man who put the bundle on the
desk Saturday morning / would not
have seen my man when he came in.
Inquiry pays also, because just now
by more thorough inquiry than made
on coming in, find my man is sick
at his home and not likely to be down
this a. m. Waiting time is dead
stock time and 1t pays to be able to
invest It by thinking or writing. The
skillful handling of irritating things
produces pearls-even an oyster
knows that. A foundry salesman on
the road told me If he had to wait two
or three days to see his man he got
so ratified that he seldom sold any
thing In that town that trip. If he had
studied how to use his time Alright
while he waited he might have made
an extra good sale. While speaking
to some men at the Ravenswood asso
citation asked the secretary IL he haC
any cards which were printed on onl.
one side and which he intended L
throw away. He said yes, and got
bundle for me. passed them out {
the men, explaining that the card
were known as dead stock" in tn
stock room and that we could brini
them to life, and as talked to then
wanted them to write some though
or question on the back of the card
for my work. Then | collected tn
cards and secured some informatio
personally useful to me- | have res
cued strong catalogue from tn
waste basket and turned it into So
scrap-book. All of us see. hear. rea
and think of things every day whic
are worth saving and exchanging wit
other people. There is such thing 8
dead stock" ideas, latent or idle
your head, note book, or in bundle
of papers and magazines which yc
frequently throw away and it is 9
occasional rescue of such one yC
are invited to make for your continue
growth, the benefit of others and Il
success of The Arcade Index Will
liz an index to indices-a continual
growing, unpublished guide to t
most reliable sources of up-to-da
information on any personal, mechs
icaI, industrial, commercial and d
fessional subject.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17

Men talk to men by means OF stgns,
manners. voice, speaking tubes, tele-
phones, telegraph, letters and nesss't-
GERS. A good rule is to haze the ntct'-
ners YOU qcould q0ish you had had # yoa
mere to meet them at banquet 80 an
hour or if You acre to aVGnt some fGVor
of them. Some of the smGrteSt men ~
the zoorld haze defeated each Others
best life cork by foolish and mach re-
GREETED strife oyer little things. II does
not pay to fight sOhsn diplomacy can ann.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
AN UNTRUTHFUL RACE
@PEo,AL ooR@EsPon oENcg

Lying is in Persia social accom-
plishment, and the Persians have for
centuries been known as a nation OF
liars. Whatever may be the fair prom"
Uses which a Persian may make to
one power, there is no telling what
he may be whispering to another. 1t
thus seems to be the instinct of the
descendants of Cyrus to exaggerate
wherever fiction is more picturesque
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17

grew only the more importunate. and
said the head servant was thief, and
always took everything himself. He
even threatened throwing rocks at the
departing guest unless something was
coming to assuage his injured dignity.
The American, however, finally struck
the insolent servant a smart blow
with his whip and drove on.
The Persian, unlike the Moor, does
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
ROK2ZLZ AZ |
SLZEzV[E \

found seven feet from the surface.
There are some asbestos mines IN the
ITrals in european Russia, but the
larger mart of the asbestos used tOC
insulators in Russia is importeu, JUG
ing from the samples, the siberian
asbestos excels even the Alpian' ana
is in no way inferior to the Canad'aa
product.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
slherIan Aahestos MInIna.

A prominent Moscow firm, N. p.
A. Korzenetzof, has been granted per-
mission by the Irkutsk Department of
Mining to work asbestos mines not
far from the Kutai, an affluent Of the
Angara. The asbestos layers are
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
a safety skiff.

The man who rocks the boat Is to
be found in all communities ana iu aa'
ages, and his pranks will continue to
figure in current history until boats
are fitted with some means OF prevent
ing his dastardly work. The cut here
with produced shows device OF au-
tomato action to prevent the sinking
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17

for the milk. This procured, he and
his companion will fill their goat
skin, which they lace up the sides, un-
til it looks an inflated football. This
they proceed to toss back and forth
to each other with slow. even move
ment, until the milk begins to curdle.
Then seating themselves one takes
hold of each end of this peculiar
churn and they seesaw back and
forth until the liquid has become
kneadable mass.
The churners then unite their skins
and refresh themselves with a
draught of the buttermilk. The
creamy mass, which would not be
very palatable to any but Persian,
is shaped into pats of aoout one
pound each. These are placed back
in the skin to keep cool and sold to
all who wish to buy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
Ioe HsavIer rhan Water.

BY experiments of greater accuracy
Prof. Babcoek of the Wisconsin uni
versity has shown that half ton Of
ice weighs more than the water OBJ
tanned from melting that quantity of
ice. Therefore the weight of body
increases as its temperature falls.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-17
Compact bookcase.

books are placed in them edgewise, so
that when section is drawn out for
inspection the books are readily Access
sible. A cupboard base may be pro.
vided to serve for the storage of large
books, maps, or the like. Indexes are
placed on the front of each section. or
compartment, so that any particular
classification can be readily located.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-05-02
MARVEL OF AMERICAN FARMS.
They Produce Nearly One-Thfrd OF
the FoOd-Stuhs of the En-
tire, World.

The story of American agricul-
ture has been the story of our
growth in population and of the ex-
tension of our national domain-a
record without a parallel in the his
tory of the world. A Chicago man
once said that he had lied great
many times about the growth of his
city, but Providence had always
quickly come to his relief. 1t would
take gifted liar to overstate the
growth of our agriculture or exag-
gerate the marvel Of it's present pro-
portions The difficulty is to prod
ina aginat tion to any appreciation of
the simple facts.
Uncle Sam already occupies the
first rank among the farmers of the
world in the magnitude and value OF
his crops Although his family con-
stitutes only one-twentieth of the
human race, he produces nearly one
third of the worlds food supply,
while Russia, which comes next as a
food producer, has one-twelfth of
the worlds population and supplies
less than one-fifth of its food. Com
pare our wheat crop for 1900 with
that of the other leading wheat
countries of the world:
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-05-02

sometimes simple round circlets, other
times the silver is triangular, but the
most common shape is fat band, on
cravings are made. These bracelets
are made SO that they can be slipped
sideways over the wrist. These and
all the other articles mentioned are
worn equally by women as men.
The finger rings are often adorned
with wide setting of turquoise or
garnet. TIE former is found in various
parts of New Mexico, and on their
reservation they dig garnets, spinel
rubies, jacinths, peridots, opals.
smoky topaz and crystal spar in large
quantities. From the petrifed forest
they obtain jasper, carnelian, chalce-
dony, agate and amethyst. All these
objects are rudely polished and shaped
and used OH rings, ear pendants, or
necklaces.
Now as the tribe does not increase
in number, and the silversmiths have
been constantly at work for over 200
years the question is often asked:
What becomes of all the articles thus
made? A little knowledge of the GUS
toms of the Navahoes soon makes clear
where these valuable go. Unlike many
Indians of the southwest, (as the
Havasupais, Wallapais, Mohaves,
Yumas. etc. the Navahoes do not
cremate. They bury their dead. They
also firmly believe that whatever is
I. ! - ! loe :r;+ r ;,1,
accompanies the spirit of the dead per-
son to the world Of spirits. Every
thing animate or inanimate has a
spirit, and by burial this spirit is re-
leased, and to spirit is as real as the
object itself was upon the earth.
Hence they bury food, ornaments Of
every kind, clothing. musical instru-
ments, baskets and the like with their
dead. with the thought that as they
were all useful to the individual when
alive. they will be equally useful now
that he is dead. Great warriors all
ways had bow and arrows and hum
dreds of arrow-points buried with
them, or battle AK and hammer. The
Navahoes are now beginning to realize
that these buried properties are more
useful to the living than to the dead.
Consequently whenever they find a
grave that is unknown to them they
proceed to rifle it, and then bring the
contents to the nearest Indian trader.
AS result some fine specimens OF
ancient work are finding their way
into the market, and many battle
axes, arrow points, spear points, etc, +,
are being exhumed.
G. WHARTON JAMES.
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-05-02
NAVAJO SILVERWARE
Some of It Is Artistic, All If It Is of
Interest.
How the Things Are Made ard the
People Who Make Them-The
Present Craze for Indian
Trinkets.
Especial New Mexico Letter.l

IN the larger eastern cities much
interest is now being felt in
everything pertaining to the
North American Indian. The mu-
seums are enlarging their collections,
and many ladies are beginning to
wear various silver ornaments made
py the rude, aboriginal silversmith.
Already in New York alone one
Navajo silyersmith is kept working
as many hours as he is capable, and
thousands of dollars worth of silver
ornaments are being brought in from
the Navajo reservation in New Mex
leo. The fad is now at it's height.
Ladies are being photographed in
Indian costume, wearing necklaces,
bracelets, ear pendants and finger
rings of Navajo silverware. Gentle
men proudly show finger rings and
even bracelets which they brought
with them from a recent visit to the
far west.
Few people, however, know any
thing about how these things are
made, or of the people who make
them.
The Navahoes are large tribe,
semi-nomadic, occupying reserva-
ton in New Mexico and Northern
Arizona. Primitive peoples at an
early date felt the desire for per-
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-05-02

The expert (not Officially estimate
of our wheat crop for the last year
is 700. 100000 bushels and the same
authority places our corn crop at
the output of wheat for the entire
world in 1900.
We are told, by government au-
thority, that our crop of cereals for
a single year is 9o,ooo,ooo tons. Let
us try to get hold of these figures
so that they will mean something to
us, says Josiah Strong, in Success.
How long a train of corn would be
required to ship this crop, allowing
40 feet outside measurement to each
car, and ten tons of grain to each?
If we had a double track betting
the globe at the equator these cars
loaded with our grain crop for sin
ole wear would fill both tracks solid
and then enough would be side
tracked to reach from New York to
San Francisco six times!
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-05-02

a fuel, and the molten silver Is then
poured into moulds which they have
shaped out of sandstone or other
rock. They understand the art OF
uniting two pieces of metal together,
for many of their ornaments are
hollow and globular, originally made
in two parts and then joined. Scarce.
ly man or woman of any standing
in the tribe does not possess home
manufactured necklace of silver
beads or articles of some design, a
finger ring or two, one or more brace
let's, and sometimes pair of ear
pendants.
Above all they covet the belt with
large silver disks. Each of these
disks are made of two or more silver
dollars, melted and run into a fiat
mould. This thick sheet is then ham
mered out to the required size and
shape, which is either oval or circu-
lar, and chased with small tools. When
finished each disk has value of twice
its original cost in coin silver. Some
times belt will contain eight or nine
disks and buckle. which cannot be
bought for less than $50 to $40. This.
too, is actual cost price. If the Navajo
doesn't care to part with it an extra
S. or $40 or even more is required to
induce him to let it go. In addition
to these objects of personal adorn-
ment, many OF the more wealthy have
silver brides, The bride itself is
made of leather or woven horse-hair,
and then the silver strips and bars,
artistically chased and decorated, are
placed and fastened on the head stall.
Silver buttons of pretty and tasty
design are commonly used on CATERS
and moccasins. These are made from
beaten coins, 25 and so cent pieces, and
the diverse side is often found in its
original state as stamped in the United
States or Mexican mint.
The bracelets are of various designs,
St. Tammany farmer., 1903-05-02
WHAT SHE COULD DO.
.Hennie Knew All About How to DO
Things, hut She Never Put her
Hand to Work.

She had gawky girl with her when
she appeared in the editorial rooms
of a woman's magazine, writes Elliott
Flower, in Brooklyn Eagle.
my daughter Sennie,' she an
nounced by way OF introduction.
"a fine looking GIRL commented
the editor.
eyes. and want to tell you about
her" said the woman. "5he knows
more about how to do things than
any other girl living
.She does?'
ssWen, she thinks she does. She can
sit in the parlor and give me advice
better than any one / ever knew"
'Capable, is she?'
"With her tongue, she is. l don't
seem TO ever do anything just right
myself, so she tells me. She advises
me about cooking"