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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-22
The Editor Of the Rural New yorker

Than whom there is no better Potato
Expert in the Country, says: "Salzer's
Earliest Potato is the earliest of 38 ear
lest sorts, tried by me, yielding 464 bu
per acre" Salzer's Early Wisconsin
yielded for the Rural New Yorker 1856
bu. per acre. Now Salzer has heavier
yielding varieties than above. See
Salzer's catalog
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and receive
lots of farm seed samples and their big
catalog, which is brim full of rare
things for the gardener and farmer.
easily worth $4,000 to every wide-
awake farmer.
1t describes Salzer's Teosinte. Yield
ing 100000 lbs. per acre. of rich green
fodder. Salzer's Victoria Rape, yielding
10000 lbs. of sheep and hog food per
acre, together with Salzer's New Ma
tional Oats, which has record of 300
blu. per acre in 80 states, so also full
description of Alfalfa Glover, Giant In
carnat Glover. Alsike, Timothy and
thousands of other fodder plants,
Grasses, Wheat, Speltz, Barleys, etc.
CIV. N. ID
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
costum. Of Korean Woman.

In his book on Korea Angus Hamil-
ton thus describes the costume Of
Korean women: The uppe. garment
consists Of an apology for q Houave
jacket In white or cream material.
which may be Of silk lawn. lawn or
calico. A few inches below this be-
gins . white petticoat. baEEy as . sail,
touching the ground upon all sides.
aud attached to . broad band. Be
tween the two there is nothing except
the bare skin, the breasts being fully
exposed II is not an agreeable spec
sacle. as the women seen abroad are
usually aged or infrm. At all
times. n II to emphasize their fading
charms. they wear the chang-ot. =
thin green silk cloak. almost peculiar
10 the capital md used by the women
TO veil their faces In passing through
the public streets. Upon the sight
Of man they clutch It beneath the
eyes. The neck OF the garment Is
pulled over the head OF the wearer
and the long. wide sleeves fall from
her ears. The effect Of the contrast
between the hidden face and the
naked breast is ludicrous.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
NOT A ren.woRp scoLp.
Angry Wife Needed More Than That

Angry Wife Needed More Than That
- to Co Subject Justice. .
There were little red streaks In her
.ace and blaze In her eye as she
came into the telegraph once and
/. said:'-, =
Il want to telegraph to my has-
band"
Yes. madam" responded the opef-
atnr. handing her some blanks.
How much will 1t be?" she iA-
Il don't know. madam" replied the
operator with keen politeness and
faint smile.
Don't know!" she exclaimed.
What are you here for?"
ITO send and receive messages.
madam"
Well. why don't you know how
much a telegram will COST"
Because. madam, don't know
where II Is to be sent"
We'll. you needn't be SO smart"
she snapped. ITS to go to Chicago"
Then 1t will cost 40 cents"
She made no further remarks. but
took the blanks and In the course OF
time returned with about SIX pages
CT rather closely written matter.
There " she said. laying four dimes
down with the message. send thai"
But. madam" explained the oper-
ator. 1T is 40 cents for ten words"
What" she calculated. you can
only send ten words for 40 cents?"
She looked him square In the face as
she tried to suppress her feelings.
Are you a married MANI" she asked.
Yes. madam"
well. you must be very stupid II
you don't know a woman can't give
her husband piece OF her mind 10
ten words" and without waiting to
hear anything more she glided out OF
the ofice. taking her message with
her
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
NOTHING TO WORK ON.
Good Reason Why Brother Did Net
Held Family PRAYER,

S'S'S VoHiiIy .FTd1eT.
II was at certain church meeting.
and the good Bishop was calling for
reports. He had rather stern. sharp
manner which sometimes Jared lit
tie TN the nerves OF the mere timid.
BY and by .e came to Brother B.. a
lay delegate.
Brother B. what is the spiritual
condition Of your churchr demanded
the Bishop briskly.
y consider It good" said the broth
ef.
What makes you think 1t is good? ?"
went on the Bishop.
We'll, the people are religious.
That's what makes me think So"
What do you call religious? Do
they have family prayer?"
Some OF them do and some do
not"
DO you mean to say that man
may be Christian and not hold fam.
lily prayer?"
Yes. sir; I think So"
DO you hold family prayer?"
Yes. sir" returned the brother
quietly.
And yet you think q man may be q
Christian ard not hold family prayer" Z"
Il have brother who Is better
man than am who does not hold lam
lily prayer"
What makes you think he is bet.
ter man than you are?"
Everybody says SO. and I know he
is."
: why does not your brother. II he
ID such a good man. hold family pray.
err" Numbered the Bishop.
He has no family" meekly answer.
ed the brother.-Harper's Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
Family coovers.e,en.

Make sure. In partaking OF hospital.
ity. that 700 nrc able to discharge the
obligations II imposes. Hunt out con-
versational coin from the crannies Of
your brain. suggests . writer in the
Pittsburg Gazette. Be. ready to give
out something when the conductor
gifhces your way.
I know . family In which. from
the youngest child to the son in col
lcse. each member 10 required to con.
tribute something to general convcr-
sa,ion at meal time. They have never
been allowed TO regard this ~ . mere
stop for stoking the physical engine.
70 be made ~ brief As possible Each
treasures mp some. incident OF tho
day: no one forgets that he has met
an old friend. or even watched the
trail OF the Ore patrol apd the excite
ment Il aroused. They have become
more observant. their sense OF humor
10 sharpened IN little street comedies.
because OF the applause of tho fam
lily circle. They are always sure OF 4
friendly interest In their individual
adventures and misAdvcnturcs. They
all Keep In touch with each others
pursuits. Meal times are not dull In
that family. The mind. as well a.
the body. is refreshed.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
DEATHS FOLLOW oco,s Howl.
Tom Sawyer's Theory vindicatsd by
Strange Occurrences in Maine.

strange Occurrences in Maine.
A black dog whose owner Is un-
known has been bowling for tive
weeks around Ein, street, Saco. lie
sits In front OF house with his head
turned skyward ard kegps MP a con
tinual unearthly howl. which can be
heard within Z radius of a quarter OF
a mile.
There have been an unusual NUN
ber of deaths in this neiyhborhood
reeently. and it is claimed that thi.
dog has ho1led in advance in front
Of every house in which death has
occurred. The superstition has held
good in six instances. and Saturday
the dog was dividing his time between
two houses in which there is sickness
bowling for a while before one OF
them and then taking his station be
fore the other. Some people In the
neighborhocd are a good deal worked
up about it.
Nobody las been able 20 get near
er orgh TO the deg to get shot at
him. and when driven of he soon
returns. The superstition is as Old a
the hills. It is claimed that within
radius of 200 yards from centro
point In that neighbcrhood twe!v
deaths have occurred within less tha
that number of months.-Bansc
News.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
Auohss' Latest ,eks,

Bryan Hughes, the practical Joker
and friend were walking down
Br,adway one day when Hughes said.
'T1l bet dollar that can 80 up. be
hind that actor and shake him with.
out his resenting II"
''You know him." said his friend.
Never saw him before In my life.
said Hughes.
The bet was arranged. Hughes ad-
vanced from behind. caught the man
BY the shoulders and shook him vio-
lently. The actor turned Indignantly.
u beg your pardon" said Hughes:
II thought you were my friend Mans
GcId."
The compliment was toosteliing.
My dear ss... ssid the actor. "you
are much too kind."-New York Her.
aid.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
JOKE OF -RuBY sos's."
PusilIst's Odd Reason for Making
PreRent to Friend

PuoilIst's Odd Reason for Making
Present to Friend.
Robert Fitzsimmons is not a habit
ual wit. but he has the faculty Of
arousing laughter with a quip once
In six months. There is no one het-
ter known in the collegiate and anna
teur athletic circles of Philadelphia
than George Brooke. 49,
He is squash champion-which.
Homer Davenport to the contrary not
withstanding, does not mean q cham
picn Judge Of squashes.
He made tSe acquaintance of Rob
ert Fitzsimnons, and Freckle Faced
Bob highly approved of him.
So much so that he gazed at him
long and earnestly. and said:
Squash champion. are you? Right?
Oh. well. Mr.. Brooke. 'ere's . little
present I'm a-going to give you.
Il got two howls over to Benson
hurst, and I'm goin' to give you one. /"
'one what?"
"One howl A bloomin' tat bird
that sleeps all day
oh" said Mr.. Brooke. an owl
yes."
You shall ave 1t tomorrow"
But look here. Mr.. Fitzsimmons.
why the deuce are you going to give
me an oxI?"
Bob's little eyes glinted and his thin
lips compressed.
so you can smack i'm ON the eye
with you bioomin' squash bat an ear
the 1eggar oot!"-Boston Post
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
roaPEDoEs ARE NOT NEW.
Chinese Used the Explosive Mors
Six Hundred Years Ago.


The torpedo is not a modern insen.
tion. as the majority OF people sup
pose. II, like many other devices of
which civilized rations boast, is hoary
with age. The invention of gunpow.
der by the Chirese seven centuries
ago. commonly attributed to the Con.
fucians. has been disputed. and the
credit for the discovery has been Civ.
en- by various authorities to the
Greeks or Romans.
Combustibles like naphtha. to which
class Greek fire belongs. we're in use
in the armies Of the Calls. and were
confounded with explosives. Marcus
Graecus seems to have had q recipe
for making gunpowder from saltpeter.
coal and sulphur. and his career has
been placed as early as the ninth cen.
tury: but II would be more correct
to place his life In the middle Of the
thirteenth. A critical sitting of the
whole evidence leads to the conclu.
zion that saltpeter was nrst known In
China. but not before the middle OF
the twelfth century.
m tho successful defense Of the Chi.
nese city Piauking against the Mon.
gols. explosives. blasting bodies and
rockets were employed against the
enemy. and some diagrams exist
which show the form In which these
explosives were used.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
How the storv orev,.

Have you ever heard Brown tell
about the time he got half way up
Mont Blanc with one OF his little
nephews and no guide!" asked one
man OF another.
How long ago did he tell you about
IT." was the evasive reply.
Last October. when he'd just got
home" said the nrst man.
WELL" said the other. I'm the nve
months since then he has climbed the
rest Of the way. succored = faintins
guide and sustained q STOW storm on
the summit. accumulated two. be.
number strangers on the way down.
and guided the entire party To the
foot. where . group OF frantic rela.
tiyes were waiting.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
Mus. De Natural AFFINITY.

A curious correlation between the
ages OF husband and wife appears to
have been established In the course
of the recent investigation Of the In.
heritance Of physical qualities by
Prof. Karl Pearson. Pref Pcarson's
results. published In Biometrika, may
be hrisay summarized: These data
have shown that there is very den
mite correlation between the degrees
OF longevity Of husband and wife.
Things take place ~ II men destined
TO live to old age. while short,lived
men sencraily marry shortlived wom-
en-. There has been an unconscious
selection from the point Of view Of
general vitality. This follows clearly
from the study OF the age OF dccease
Of . great number OF couples. taken
from graveyard inscriptions" The In.
fuence Of grief upon the longevity Of
the surviving partner IL not taken
into account.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
No Doubt Ne Would.

The German professor At Smith col.
lege tried in vain to explain q dim
cult construction to one of the girls of
his class. Finally he decided to de-
vote no more OF the recitation hour
to this one point. but. wishing to clear
1t up for the young woman later. he
said:
Wen let this go now. Miss NJ.
and would like to hold you for few
minutes after class.'
Then he blushed to his temples at
the torrent Of giggles which the girls
were unable to restrain.-Nsw York
Timea.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
JUST LIKE HATEFUL MAN.

How He Kept His Seat In . Crowded
Street. Car.
Three women stood before him In
the crowded Chestnut street car and
giared Indignantly n the newspaper
which he kept spread before his face.
This continued from Sixteenth street
tn Twelfth. Then he put down the
paper and half arose.
Take this seat. madam" he polite
ly said.
The three exchanged uncertaia
giances.
Il mean the elderly lady he stili
politely exclaimed.
Immediately all three Of the women
turned their eyes abstractedly toward
tho advertising cards and became i0-
a.ensely interested In The lexenda
written there. u e.-s
Then the man slipped back Into his
scat and quietly resumed the reading
q his asuspapsr.-PhiIaAelphia Press
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
HAD TO ATTEND CHURCH.
Old English Laws compeIisd People
to Hear Services.

~ SpS9f oSFWs~Cbs
In the reign of Edward VI. Tn act
was passed which provided that every
one shall diligently and faithfully
having no lawful or reasonable excuse
to be absent, endeavor themselves tc
their parish church or chapel accus-
toned. or. upon reasonable let, to
some usual place where common
prayer shall be used-on Sundays and.
holidaSa-upon penalty or forfeiting
for every nonattendance IL pence,
to be levied by the church wardens
to the use of the poor" AS the years
rolled on, however. the penalties for
nonattendance became more and more
severe. until in Elizabeth's reign such
harsh legislation as the following was
passed. "Ail persons who do not go
to church or chapel or other places
where common prayer is said accord
ing to the act of uniformity shall for
felt EGO per montn to the queen, be-
Ing thereof lawfully convict, and suf
fer imprisonment until paid
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
THE MOVEMENT OF opoRs.
Proof That They Diffuse Through the
Air ike Gaaes

Proof That They piffuse Through the
Air Like Gases.
That odors move with the air. or
dihuse through 1t like gases and do
not pass through it in waves, as
sounds do, or In swiftly moving par
ticles like the radium emanations,
seems to be conclusively shown by
recent experiments on the propagation
Of scents through small tubes. In
suck tubes there can be no general
motion Of the air. and the rate OF
travel Of an odor is extremely slow.
That of ammonia took over two hours
to get through tube yard and
half long. The presence of the am
moria could be detected chemically at
about the same time that its smell
was noticed. 1t seemed to make lit
tie difference in the speed whether
the tube was held horizontally or yer.
tically. or whether the odor moved up
or down.-Success.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
IGNITION OF PILES OF Goa.
How Danger Of Spontaneous combus.
tion Nav Be Reduced to Minimum.

How Danger Of Spontaneous Combus-
ton May Be Reduced to Minimum.
The tendency to spontaneous conf
bustion of coal when stored in bulk
in masses of. say. 1000 tons or there
abouts-may appear to be a sonie-
what unusual point to make in favor
of the gas engine as a large-size pow
er unit fer central station work. 1t
was, however, made as such recently
by central station engineer. whose
Contention was that the nearly al
ways present danger of spontane ous
Ignition in the large reserve stock Of
coal eNpedient for a power STATEN Of
any considerable size to carry. to tide
over possible temporary Interruptions
In the supply. from strikes or other
causes. was entirely eliminated by
the use Of gas engines which took
their gas from central gas plants.
Curiously, however. the fact ap-
pears here to have been overlooked
that with the large gas engine plant
will come, as an almost inseparable
adjunct. the gas producer. taking the
pldce of the steam boiler now ac-
cessory to the steam engine installa-
ton, so that the large coal pile will
remain in evidence. as before. and
the spontaneous ignition troubles as
well. even with certain precautions
against them, In the way of selecting
and storing the coal. Experience in
some cases has dictated the safe
height to which coal of certain sui
phur percentage may be banked. but
this height will vary with some 9TH
er governing conditions easily enough
Imagined. The gas engine. therefore.
will, after all. have to depend for
favorable consideration upon its sew
eral ether well-known good points
rather than upon the one mentioned
In the opening lines OF this para
graph.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
oveesorsssd.

Smith was met one evening with
q box Of chocolates under one arm,
and . big parcel Of beefsteak under
the other.
Hello. Smith" said Brown: going
In for housekeeping. didn't know
you were married"
Il am not-yet"
What are you doing with that
chocolate and meatf-
Going to see my girl"
DO you have to furnish the family
with meat already?"
-oh. no: the chocolate is a present
for the girl. and the meat is for the
dog l have to square myself with
both Of them. Stories.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08

To Mend sreksn Glass.

II you happen to break q glass or
valuable glass ornament II can be eff
fectualiy and easily mended in the fol.
lowing way: Melt little isir glass In
spirits Of wine. add q small quantity
of water; warm the mixture gently
over a moderate IRE. When mixed
by thoroughly melting It VIII form
perfectly transparent glue. which will!
unite glass so nicely and firmly that
the joint viii be scarcely noticed by
the most critical eye.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
Fr.reh st.s..man Avsrs. . pomI

Frswsh atatssnAaR Avsrss % pomp.
Camille Psllseau. the French ninis-
ter d marine. ID noted - . typical DO.
hemiaa. He has spent . good part Of
HE life IA the Latin quarter, and even
now. though compelled to live IN the
magnlAosnt place q marine. he fre.
Qusntly sntertaina bis Bohemian
ortsa1p. Another noted boAenian IL
ne FreaeH sovernlAsnt Y Tissler,
prseieent' a. The cabinet. relB<an
and FISHER Wess chums q coIaere
~ ~ eloss eisasa ~.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
oIik stoekinos,

It Is said that Henry II. OF Franco
was tho arst who wore silk stockings.
and this was ON the occasion OF his
sisters wedding to the duke Of Savoy.
In 1909.
Howell. In his History Of the World, :"
says that In 1850 Queen Elizabeth of
England was presented With 4 pair OF
silk stockings by her silk woman.
Mrs. Montague. and that she never
wore cloth ones afterward.
He also adds that Henry VIII. or
dinarily wore cloth hose unless there
came from Spain BY great chance q
pair Of silk ones. From this Il would
seem that silk stockings came origin.
ally from Spain.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
MUST STAY IN SERVICE.
English pomesties Can Not Leave
When They Please.

when They Please.
Recently domestic servant applied
to . London Judge for help in get'ine
her trunk from an employer. She
said that she found the house when
she nrst went to work there very diff
ferent from what she expected. Sc
wanted to leave, but her employer
would net allow her to SO. At last
she managed to get away. but aor en-
ployer would not give up her belong
ings. The judge thus explained the
English law Of domestic service:
"The law as regards domestic ser
wants is complicated. In the country
4 servant can leave at the end Of the
month after giving fortnight's no
tice. but In London the practice is that
. servant must serve the first month
out and then she may give q fort
nights notice You know You can't
walk out Of place like that without
regarding any one else's convenience.
II you want your goods you must take
action In . civil court shan't help
vst,
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
The initiated.


All that lov'd before you came.
pslisht and laush.er, .onE and nams;
The seasonr ripsHin9 hour 81 hour;
Exquisite night aad rose-Iush'd morn.
The ahimwering sold OF waving corn;
Shadow and shown. or summers blus,
Are dsarer now because Of you.
Painted In scatlet. gold and green,
And tauds the lovelfness Of line
And oSlor blend In its deaieN;
look'd on all the show o. thinEs,
Before the aptrtto sccret springs
Were touch'd BY that which makes VI
with Natures heart-wish ssars and sun,
An. now sweet .sprlnstims'. Messengers
Shail md my tips a. warm a. hersi
/, too. am thriii'd with that sans strife
And you shah garner In the wCrdS
softly speak, thore pongs Of birds.
And winds, and watcrs. mover dumb.
TSst spaks OF yeu ere you. were come.
The Pafi Mall oassSts.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
RoyaI 1jnepiecea.

There are nearly $50 clocks at
Windsor castle, and about 40 in
Buckingham palace. One of the most
interesting Of those at Windsor is in
gilt metal case given by Henry III.
to Anne Boleyn on the morning Of
their wedding. 1t is ten inches high
and is engraved with the royal arms
Of England quartered with those of
France. The lead weights are en-
graved with true-lovers' knots and
H A.. Dieu ct Mon Droit." at the
base. This clock. which at one time
became the property OF Horace Wal
pole was bought by Queen Victoria
1t has survived four centuries. but
four years only marked the duration
Of the royal love OF Henry and Anne
Boleyn.
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
sur To 81 plsaoreeable,

"Hcilo. Gudser; I've been looking
for you . week. Couldn't nnd you
high or low. Met friend Of yours the
other day. He's been talking about
you and felt Il my duty to tell you
what he said"
\ "Ahi Well. I don't care to hear
what be said. know Il was sone-
thing dlsaEreeable."
How do you know thatf"
Because you are 10 anxious to tell
Il. Good morning"
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
.pusu on, VI dn pesoId

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Ia, 10 Sultxzsp NJ ,osgs NJ pous eAuu
'psuIQmoo oAa sul 10 'aqSll sp, pus
sslou sqL 'uisauvl sq, u,lA auoIy
~ punols sQ, SuIpaIsss pus fIIpve,s
lleq eVa SuI5un splsg sua sSIsA
pus saqslu 4lsp no ano sum, isIAoJ
sul 'punols su, no ausIl 70 Ava ,qsIiQ
asvo o. 1olosusl qua uis,usI
= pus ItsQ leuuIp 10 IIsqAoo y exit
llsQ s3lsl = 81 su,Ulsdds kIvsssosu
xluo sqL II 20 sssulsnQ sssm
edoinT 10 Qauos sua puv uTsdS 10
saussssd sua pus puSlSuT 20 saoil,slp
lsaai en- NJ u V,lA ssAlssmsu, ssnus
ssmpsmos ups Skoa seSplIalSd oa
sSisl moay 'punol1 ~, no ,sool uaIQA
splQ 70 MOS IIu 1ullusdSo 10 poqasm
eApooUs NJ puv puvt1uH n Aods
uommoo kllewaoy sSA ..1ulIlsQ
Aoi.. &C uAouS q o. pssa aSpM
siedo SsM6u1 pio
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
Trees rkas Exp,ess.

A grove Of aspsns In Manitoba
grows In . region Of intense frost.
The straight. tall trunks have frost
cracks In the bark near the ground.
where the sap In yet to be found In
the time OF severest cold. All who
have camped in the north during the
coidest weather will recall readily the
sharp explosions that arc heard dur
Ing the making OF these cracks-
The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
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ksuI ..Iss,s 40 pslisd JsAsu pluoo
mspi sIoA QUA ssou, ,sp, qons SEN
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xsu, IspusIIus OF 3uIsulsH ,IsAo,
W psSeIssQ svA usm O0o'os 10
kuiu essusdsr v '.kIsaIsL 10 ueus
sq, 10 seoIoy sq, kq kI,unoo su, 10
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The Delta independent., 1904-07-08
A Type.

As Natures perfect dny IL blessed.
Start thou life's way In eager qucRt
or what within thyself Ia best
and ns thy morn to eve is brought,
With such sweet grace ms thou hast
sought.
The fabric Of thy soul is wrought:
Thy feet are sure: no conflict mars,
No cloud obscures. nor lightning bars
The way unto thy roal. the stars.
Miriam Ormondc Smailwood.