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The Imperial press., 1904-06-04
DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, United States Land
 Ohcc. Los Angeles. Cal, May 10th. lpOi.
 Notice is hereby gwen that JOHN w. COR WIN of Highlands, Cal, assignee of John F. Walton has filed notice of intention 10 make proof on his dc~ert-aud claim No. 1851. for the SE |. of SE |. Sec. .. Twp l5 =, K. l3 F., S. F.. Nj . before the United States Commissioner al his office in Imperial. Cal. on Thursday. the
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llrd dat nfInne. Iya.

l3rd day 0f June. IyDg. Hr names the following witnesses Co prove thr complete irrigation and reclamation of said land.
 Arthur Edgar. Moses P. Grove. 4. H. Carrier, ]. B. Parazcttc, ail pf lmpetial, Cal.
 4. ]. CROOKSHANK. Register. May R-Jnnc is.
The Imperial press., 1904-06-04

ANDRE.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Which EYe Is stronoerY

Here is little test for your eyes
that Sfill soon show you which CT
them is The stronger. Place an object
about two inches in diameter on a
level with youT eyes and move lack
from it lboct ten feet. Then point
to It and take sight along the top Of
your poinliig finger until the object
ami the TIP OF YOUR finger are exactly
II. line with the eye from which you
are sighting. Next open the other eye
and see if the object seems to have
moved from the straight line. L it
has not moved to one side, apparent
", the eye with which you first looked
is the stronger, as the addition OF
the others vision does not change the
focus. If the object seems to nave
moved it proves that the other eye
is tie stronger, the difference being
measured by the distance that the OBJ
iect appears to have moved.
Try sighting with both eyes open
first. Then look with first enc eye
and then the other and see how fan
out Of line each makes the cbjee. ap
pear. The one that is farthest our OF
line Is the weather eye.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Novel Fishermen.

The boys who live near a body Of
water containing perch, bullheads or
catfish can make large catches by
means of simple devices.
An old jug. well stoppered, makes
an excellent assistant. After empty
ing the jug, and corking it securely.
take it to the place where you want
to fish. and, making line fast, bait
your hook and carefully lower the
jug in the water.
A tempting worm on a hook below
a jug is liable to result in a bite, and
then the jug commences to bob about
In an amazing manner. If the fish is
large it may tow the jug around the
water for awhile, but a heavy jug
will soon tire out even big fish, and
then you can haul in the captive.
If jugs are not obtainable, large
bottles are effective, although they dc
not offer the resistance the heavy jug
does, and, unless dark-colored, are
hard to see on the water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
STONY Of the Wood roId,

A boy was sitting near the stove
watching the fire burn. All at once
he fancied that he heard a voice
speak to him and he thought 1t was
a piece of wood. The wood said:
Once upon a time was seed that
had fallen of a tree. lay on the
ground for a week. Then some clouds
spread over the sky and it began to
snow. The snow covered me and
lay on the ground all winter in the
warm snow. When spring came be
gan to grow. l grew until l was fif-
teen years old. One day woodcutter
came along and cut me down. He
put me into a wagon and rode down
to the woodward. lay in the wood
yard about a month and then your
father came and carried me to your
house" This was all the piece Of
wood said.-Ed. Simonson.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

go out, but would burn down to the
very end Of its wick instead, wouldn't
everybody laugh at you?
Get candle; drive very small
nail into the bottom end. The candle
should be about three inches long
Fill glass with water; light the can
die and stick it into the glass. The
candle floats and the nail weighs
down the end. which results In the
candle floating perpendicularly, as
shown in the illustration.
But what is to prevent 1t from burn
ing down to the surface OF the water
and going out?
That is the secret of the trick, and
not one person in a hundred would
think of the true cause, which Is very
simple and natural.
The candle loses its weight as II
burns; the remaining portion, growing
lighter, keeps rising to the top, pull
ing the nail up with IT.; the water
maintains the same distance from the
wick it had In the beginning Of the ex
pertinent. and the candle burns mer
Tily away until it reaches the end Of
Its wick, when there will still be
enough tallow left to support the mai
If 1t is small enough-and then II
ID your turn to laugh.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
NlzZ7Y III
NEy SW4K1EZD
RYCII4RLES CR4n2Z1aO

JENNY, no wonder that me and
your mother have bin havin' cold feet
fur the last three days and huntin'
up verses for our tombstonesI III
have one more talk with you when
we go up to dinner, and il you can't
be made to listen to reason then III
be through with you"
Dick had nothing TO say in reply.
He was as much astonished as his
father at his sudden outbreak, but it
had given him confidence.
The pair worked along for the next
two hours without a word. and when
the dinner horn blew they started for
the house. The father led by good
fifteen rods.
His head was down. and he was
thinking up new arguments to ad-
vance. when strange, buzzing noise
suddenly reached his ears and made
him halt.
He was passing close to one Of the
beehives, and the bees were swarm
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

ing. They put out by the thousand.
flying around and around, like a cork
screw, and as farmer Scott hesitat-
ed which way to run. the whole cloud
began settling down on him
His straw hat was covered in an in
slant, and then the little workers
roasted on his shoulders. chung TO his
shirtsleeves and covered him down
to the knees. He reached out his
right hand and grasped young
peach tree to support himself. but
that was all he could do.
Dick came swinging along about
the time the last bee had settled
down. and he stopped short with
look of amazement- Then the look
changed to grin, and he sat down on
the frame of the grindstone. crossed
his legs and said:
Dad, l wouldn't be in your place
for three of the best cows in Hills
dale county,"
Dick. I'm a dead mani! replied
! the father in hoarse whisper.
You surely ere. You amt goin' to
die of a broken heart because marry
/ the wilder Lapham. but because
about 1000, 600 bees are goin' to jab
their singers into you at the same
time. You'll feel wuss'n that peddler
did-fur wuss-"
Dick" continued the father. you
must git one o. them new hives and
put soRe fresh honey around it and
try to coax them bees on. They may
begin to sting me any mint
Yes. dad. they may, and They'll
hear your yells clear down to Schem
erhorn's as the first fifty singers 81
in. I'll see about the hive bineby
want TO talk with you first. How
old do you think the wilder Laphan
is?"
For heavens sake, but what ha:
the wilder Lapham got to do with
them bees? Get that hivel"
after we've had our talk. How
old did you say she was?"
"A leetle over so. guess. but I'm
nigh dead of fright"
"You keep still and you'll be al
right. How big are the wilder.
feet?"
~Durn you. Dick. viii you see -oul
own father perish this way?'
You're not perishin, How big ar,
her feet?"
Same as your fathers. or small
err Now git the hive"
Purity soon. dad. How about tn
wilder settin' rlantrapsg"
Dick Scotti" exclaimed the fathe
in as loud tones as he dared use
'them COMPOUNDED bees are crawlir
down my back and into my ears,"
yes, they are naturally GURUS {
know who you are. Do you recko
the wilder set mantrap for me. dad?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

must look after you" And she so,d.
Yes. Alexander, you are a man AT
last' but he only weighed ninety
pounds, after all.
Pretty soon that little dried.up sick.
~ man said he wanted to 20 10 con.
gress, where nearly all the great men
OF the country used to 20. sooner or
later, in those days. why. sonny >,
SAID one Of Alexander's friends. how
can you all 20 to congress? You
amt much bigger nor a iackdaw!"
Why don't you send Kane Free.
mans big hog if you want size? He
weighs 400 pounds!" said the little
dried-up man.
Ihen everybody laughed. Then they
stopped to think. And ever after that
Alexander kept people laughing or
thinking. He went to congress and
became the greatest man in his state
He served in congress years and
years, and was governor Of Georgia
when he died. His full name wa,
Alexander H. Stephens, and he was :
wonderful orator.
Don't give up because you are littl,
or ugly or dull or weak, because vo,
never can tell-you never can tel
what will happen when you do you
best.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
TONNAGE" AT INLAND PORT
Deputy Collector Evidently Had New
er Been sezfaring Man.

Deputy Collector Evidently Had New.
er Been sezfaring Man.
Appraiser whitehead in discussing
the other day some Of the peculiari-
ties Of the tariff law, told the follow
ing story Of a newly appointed deputy
collector at a SUPPORT on the Cana
dian border. The port was in the
woods, and hundreds Of miles from
the coast
The customs officials are furnished
with blanks on which 10 make their
reports, and in cases ike the one in
point there are many items on the
blanks which 1t is never necessary to
I'LL The new deputy collectors re-
port contained the information that
he had collected 81 for tonnage,
dues on vessels.
The treasury department had Wis
IONS of tidal wave which had chang
ed the face Of the map on the north
ern frontier and made the little port
IN the woods a veritable seaport An
agent was dispatched to the scene to
investigate. He found no change in
the physical characteristics of the re-
gion. and the first question which he
asked the new official was how he had
managed to collect 81 for tonnage
Il collected duty on two tons Of hay
at 81 ton" he replied, land If that
isn't what you mean by tonnage on
your old blank III be id If know
what it is"--New York Times
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
GAVE HIS FLOCK WARNING.
Jealous Old Minister Certainly Made
Lesson Impressive.

Lesson Impressive
The little town Of Bethlehem. Pa,
once contained a half-crazy minister
known as -Ranting" Ranker, who had
been educated beyond his Intelligence,
and was at times Historically fanatic.
His strange doings were as numerous
as they were well known, but probably
the widest freak was during the last
year Of his eventful life.
The quiet little village was deep in
slumber one night when it was arous-
ed by peal after peal from the bell In
the Moravian church. Men and wom-
en- rushed from every side to put out
the supposed fire and the local hrs
brigade sailed forth with all its para
pnernalia. The crowd assembled
shout the church, but the bell never
ceased its frantic summons. At last a
delegation was sent up to see who the
ringer was. 'sRanting' Ranker stood
there, half naked. pulling the bell rope
with ali his strength.
What is it? Where's the fre?r
was their excited query.
Fire in hell! Fire in hell." shout
ed the jealous old preacher. -and II
you don't look out you'll all be burned
up in it"
How many souls were converted
that night has never been known
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Wild Flowers.

scarce known by name they dot the
Win motley colors, starry forms.
.. them the sunset skies are found
nrbat follow after storms;
And blurs OF crimson, blue and gold,
TSheir graceful chalices unfold,
While mid the dead leaves pile and
HuRbiy they live and die content.
uuqe oaks above them lift their heads
And drop the acorn, shed the lear
The harvest field far round them sheds
plenty in many a sheaf,
And they. half fragrant, brighten earth,
Low in the shadows where there
dearth
OF pain or pleasure. love or life.
Far from the worlds mad. ceaseless
strife.
They speak no message, act no part,
They have no works TO show;
Deep hidden here they touch no heart,
And do not ask TO know:
yet II one meet the eye OF man
II all unfolds the master plan
The power that painted this fair
bloom,
For man can have no futile doom.
Charles w. Stevenson, In New YORK
Observer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
moo. Great lands. how surer.1

moo. Great lands. how l surer,7
The case is just like this. dad
The wilder is at least ten years older
than me, but we love each other md
wart to git married You married TO
please yourself, and ! shall do the
same thing. You and ma have had
heap to say about It. and you've said
some purity hard things. BUT guess
you're willln' to take them all back
now and keep shet. Do ! understand
It that way, dad2"
Never. Dick-neveri"
Then you stand quiet and III go
in to dinner. If | hear you yell I
shant come, as it viii be too late.
Do you want a big funeral, dad2"
Dick, have got to chaw my
words?" pleadirgly queried the father.
cor else let the bees chaw you"
Then, Dick-then git that hive up
here in less'n a mint and begin
to gently scrape them internal in
seeks of. fur I'm right on the pint
Of faintin' away"
And the wilder. dad-the Wild
der7'
Marry the wilder. and be burned
TO youl"-Charles Crawford in Bos-
ton Globe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
The civ o. silence.


Ancient Greece, hundreds of years
ago, was divided into several indie
pendent states. One of these was
Sparta and the men of Sparta were
wonderfully strong and brave, and 50
Tarlike that all the neighboring cities
and states were much in fear of these
fierce men, who fought for the love of
eghting.
Now, about twenty miles south of
Sparta there was another city, called
Amyclae, which was still free, al
though constantly In dread of being
captured by its northern neighbors.
There were constant reports that the
Spartans were coming, and the peo-
pie were In such an excitement every
time these false reports were spread
that at last the leading Amyclaeans
passed law forbidding any one to
mention Sparta by name on pain OF
death.
But at last the Spartans did come,
and, although some of the Amyclae-
ans heard of their approach, they
were afraid to give warning to their
friends, for fear of the punishment
threatened.
So the .Spartans attacked the CITY,
which was, of course, not in state
Oh defense, and 1t was taken and the
people made captives to their enc
mics.
That was a time when stsict obedi'
ence to a law caused dire results
was 1t not?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Trick With a TumbIer.

Cut an orange into halves and from
one half remove the pulp, leaving the
peel entire in the form of hollow
hemisphere or cup. With a renknife
or a toothpick bore two holes in the
bottom of this cup and put it into a
tumbler, forcing it down about half
way.
The tumbler should be a little
smaller than the orange used, so that
Won will have to squeeze the peel
cun a little in order to get it in.
Then it will press firmly against
no glass and stay where you put 1t
,nstes5 of dropping to the bottom
rut the cup in right side up that Is
With the yellow peel below ard pour
red wine into it, The wine VIII run
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Made Name as Astronomer.

One of the most noted OF Russian
astronomers died in the person OF
Theodore Bredikhine. He had been d.
rector of the ohservatories in Mos
COW ard ST. Petersburg. 1t was his
unpleasant duty in the latter place to
GUST the Germans and Swedes who
had made it famous. His own spe-
cialty was comets tails. regarding the
formation of which he had an electric
theory, which occupied his attention
to the time of his death
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
A Social Tragedy.

She first put on a dark blue dress.
Then changed il for q purple one:
Then changed again. In her distress.
To one 'twixt chestnut-bay and dun:
And vet once more she made a change
And put a pale pink rigging on:
Her husband growled things strong and
strange
His patience was completely gone.
They went TO call upon some friends
That she was anxious TO impress
lis ever thus when woman spends
a lot Of time upon her dress
This time her plan succeeded not
In stunning folks. for o. alas.
Her hostess said. ITS quite too hot
20 think OF turning up the gas
S. W. Gillian in Baltimore American
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

through the holes, and you must keep
on pouring until the level Of the wine
in the glass just touches the bottom
Of the cup. Now fill the rest of the
glass above the orange cup with
water, and await results.
Soon you win see a thin red Jet
of wine rising like fountain through
the water from one Of the holes. At
the same time. though you cannot see
&c so well, a colorless sIream of water
flows downward through the other
hole.
The two liquids do not mix much,
but merely exchange places, so that
in few minutes the lower part OF
the glass. below the cup. will contain
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
FNE.MlNuTE sAlLRoAT.

firmly into the hole in the deck, and
your boat is almost complete.
Now comes the novel feature Of
your boat. Get one of these toy bal.
looms which are so often sold by street
vendors. You can get five-cent one
at any toy store. Fasten a light cord
about four feet long to the balloon,
and tie the other end of the cord to
the screweye in the bow of your boat
and you are ready to launch her.
The balloon will fly at the end of
the cord, high above your boat, which
will skim over the water like swal.
low. AS soon as the wind changes
the balloon will yank around the bow
of the boat, and she viii head on a
new tack. Then the square sail win
NIL and she will be away at q surprls-
ing spesd.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Position of the ORANGE.

the water, and the upper part viii be
filled with water.
This is as it should be, because
water is heavier than wine and nat
urally goes to the bottom. The Curl
Gus thing is that the wine and water
do not mix, but each selects one hole
for itself. 1t is like the trick with the
candle burning in a lamp chimney
with a partition at the top, so that
cold fresh air goes down on one side.
while the hot air and smoke escape on
the other.
Oil may be substituted for the wine,
or you may I'LL the bottom OF the
glass with water, and then pour in
milk or some thin-colored syrup.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Tiny Man Whose Pluck won,

Everybody cannot be big and strong
and handsome. or even smart, but al
most anybody can try to get ahead In
some way, even If he is homely and
neckled and awkward. Once there
vas a S-tle bit of dried-up boy who
lived down southeast somewhere, IN
Georgia, | think, and everybody but his
mother said he never would be OF any
account. His folks were very poor,
and so If he had not been too sickly
and too little to earn anything out at
work he might never have got a
chance to go to school. But he went
TO school and kept getting older
though his head was about all OF him
tnat got any larger. Finally he nm
ished school and graduated from col
iege and the day he was 81 he said TO
mis- mother; Pm a man now and !
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

uere Is a way to make in FIVE min,
NJ root which will outsail almost
aUy Of the crack fancy boats your lit lit,
r ,uas .rss topsails. balloon ii6s, center
ooaTe n,,, an NOT be exactly beautiful but
!, Uo osrtainly will be able to sail!
It S GeG'''' thin piece of board n rea and
.nornen one end to a point 70 Te la,o
sharper sn,at tSs f bow. Now bore a small hole ole
se1 ,,,t ta' forward of the center and
a h..ie = sereweye in the bow Just
5 "a 3he point, and your deck is COM
niete. Easy isn't III ,,ocs Of
p'Y Now for the sail. Get a ., piece the be
heavy paper, and through lit it t1 nosito o
shown in the diagram ..,. we or mast
Soltom Of the upright stick OF ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

A good many things had happened
before the bees swarmed back OF the
house on that June day.
Dick Scott, son of the hard-headed
and hard-hearted old Farmer Scott,
had fallen in love with the widow
Lapham months before. He was
barely q years of age. and working
for his father as a hired hand, while
she was go and owned the next farm
on the east.
1t was easy to get up an argument
on their respective ages, showing
that the disparity was too great and
on the wrong side. and the father
used it for all it was worth.
Farmer Scott had called upon the
widow and charged her with seeking
to trap his guileless son, and had
been promptly turned out doors. The
neighbors had mixed in after that,
and the affair was the leading subject
of conversation for five miles around
Dick Scott was no talker. but he
was a good hand to think He was
very much in love, and he was as de-
termined to marry that widow as he
was to live, but he couldn't stand up
against the arguments of his father
nor witness the tears of his mother,
SO he kept quiet and waited for an
earthquake, cyclone or some other
dispensation of Providence to help
him out
Whenever they were working in
| the fields together the father would
look at the sky with a squint, take 9
farewell glance around the farm, and
then solemnly remark:
Dick, it seems awful that I've got
to die in my prime and leave all this
especially before them young pear
trees begin to bear, but I'll have tc
do It'll have to do it
What's the use 90 dyin'?" Dicl
would ask, knowing that he must say
something.
Il don't want to, but I've got to
Can't live a week after you've wen
and married to the wilder Lapham
The idea that my only son has gone
and married his grandmother, and 1
women with feet like an elephant a
that, would break my heart and senC
me to my grave"
Didn't you marry who you want
ed to when you married MAJ"
That was different. In them day
women didn't set traps for youni
men, and widders wasn't schemin
day and night Dick. gol durn ye
what dye want to make a hyena o
yourself fur and send my gray hair
, down to the grave in sorrer?"
, Dick would change the subject o
refuse to talk back any further. and
, after muttering to himself for hal
an hour longer. the father would ge
, tired out
On this June day. however, whe
the two were repairing the rail fenc
! between the corn and the potat
: field. and all nature was reveling
|, the balmy sunshine. the usual discus
, sion opened with a different prelin
, mary and became red hot at once.
! A peddler came down into the 1el
!. to see if he couldn't make sale {
a pocket knife or a pair of suspeni
ers, and he had little joke to g
of about the widow Lapham wearin
the trousers after marriage.
He was still grinning when Die
D Knocked him into the thistle pate
and seemed sorry that there was n
= more Of him.
by thunder. Dick seott!" e
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Memorial to Great Scientist.

An appropriate memorial to the
great geologist and scientist. Joseph
lie Conte, has been erected in Yose-
mite valley by the Sierra club of
California. 1t is lodge. built strong
ly and simply. containing one large
room, 25xS6 feet. with a large stone
fireplace at one end. and a small
room on either side the entrance on
the opposite end. 1t is at the upper
end Of the valley.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
prlneess Has MANY codfathers.

Probably no person IN the world had
as many godfathers as did Princess
Irene of Prussia, wife of Prince Hen
ry. When she was born her father re-
uuested the members of the Hessian
regiments forming a portion Of his
cavalry brigade to be sponsors for the
habv. When she was christened.
about 1000 soldiers stood for her as,
sponsors
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18

claimed the father as the peddler
picked himself up and started off.
'but you appear to bring eternal dis
grace on this family. It wasn't 'nuff
that you must go and sit all tangled
up with a wilder as old as the hills.
but you haul Off and hit peddler
who'll have you in the county jail be-
toTe Saturday cisht,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-18
Secret Of a Water Light.

II you were to announce some evsn-
ing that you could stick a lighted
candle into a glass Of water until it
was submerged almost up to the
wick. and that the candle would not