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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
crabappIe Trees.

The best culture methods for this
group of fruit is not unlike that re-
quired by our common varieties of
apple, says a report of the Virginia
station. They are not as vigorous in
growth, and will therefore need less
pruning, and may be planted much
closer together than the common APP
pie; 20 to % feet apart each way is a
good distance for the trees. Those
varieties which belong to the Siberian
group, such as Red Siberian and Lake
Yellow, are upright in habit, and are
slower growers than those of the n.y.
brid type, and therefore may be plant
ed even closer than above directed.
The crab-apple requires cultivation
and systematic spraying, the same as
other apples.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16

hot milk and coffee essence. When
the Capitalist paid the score he asked
the restaurant keeper the way to the
falls. He asked not hopefully, but as
one who does his duty under any cir
cumstances.
The man led him to the door. You
go down that street there and you
cross those railroad tracks and pass
under that arch and turn to the left
and then pass wood pile with cor
raj with cows in it and you reach a
mill-a -four mill. When you pass
the mill-behold the Falls of Juanacat-
LAM"
Strange that they hide the falls be-
hind a wood pile" the Strenuous
Tourist muttered "A noble approach
to a nations Niagara"
The Strenuous One led the way.
They struggled down the street.
crossed the tracks and passed beneath
the arch. Here a few homely but
friendly pigs joined the party. They
picked their way through bit of wet
clay and came to the wood pile. Go
ing around this they came upon the
COW stable and on their left beheld
the mill of the Bleeding Heart. They
heard low grumble as much like the
roar of Niagara as the purr of
house cat is like the roar of a lion.
They advanced to a wall of masonry
and looked to the right. At last they
saw the Falls of Juanacatlan.
Over a precipice of black rock, DOS
sible forty feet high, fell half a dozen
slender rivulets of yellow water that
came to be mere foam before they
reached the bed of the river. Above
the falls ran a dam of stoneNork and
by the side of the falls was a mill
race of masonry through which flowed
narrow violent stream-this was
the water diverted to furnish power
for the electric light plant of Guadala-
lara and the cotton mills. The water
that gathered in the pool at the foot
of the falls flowed timidly along its
rocky bed And this at the height of
the rainy season. Whatever may
have been the glory of the falls of
Juanacatlan it has departed forever.
Il understand now" said the Cant.
talist why they hide their Niagara
behind the wood pile"
Copyrighted by The Associated Pub
fishers CorpoN ton, Chicago. Illinois.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
Study the Soil.

Inc study of soil physics is receiv-
ang every year more attention. That
4t VIII pay us all to devote more
thought to this subject is obvious. 1t
Is remarkable fact that, though
chemistry is an old science, the edu-
Gated nations of the past have paid
AItle attention to their soils. but have
ruthlessly impoverished them. This
was doubtless due to the fact that
only few people understood the sci
ehces necessary to reveal the charac-
Lerlstlcs OF the soil, and the few that
dld were unable to obtain any en-
4arged audience among the scattered
tlllers of the ground. So the old
wasteful methods went on. But now
we nave fuller enlightenment and
every farmer can become to some ex-
tent a soil physicist. In fact, many of
our farmers are developing quite an
aptitude for the study of soils and
this is one of the very hopeful signs of
our day.
The old way was to follow one meth
'od of tillage on all soils. The modern
way is to adapt the process to the
SOL, and this manifestly requires great
variation.
Among the most important factors
OF the study of soil physics is soil
drainage. Whether it will be possible
to drain soil and obtain good results
will depend on the composition of the
soil and of the subsoil. Every farm
er should study his soils till he knows
the composition of his soils in every
part OF his farm. He should know the
relation of sand to clay in each lot.
Ihls is not a hard matter to under
stand, when we have recourse to the
books and appliances devoted to the
subject. Education is cheap in these
days. 1t is worth something for a man
TO know the absorptive quality of all
his soils and to understand Just how
rapidly the moisture is drawn up
through his ground. Such a man will
sometimes find out that he has GER
tain soils so heavy in clay that after
the top dries up the movement of wat
'er upward is stopped, as evaporation
is checked. When a man gets down
to the percentages of things he finds
that clay ground of a certain purity
in clay will produce absolutely moth
ing. That he can add some sand to
such soil and produce the grosser
feeding plants, such as cabbages, and
that he can add still more sand and
produce the more delicately feeding
plants, like potatoes.
little investigation may convince
him that the cause of his poor yields
OF grain are the heavy texture of his
soils and that it will pay him far bet
ter to attempt to grow cabbages and
the like than to try to grow grain.
Many man is trying to grow on his
soils plants totally untitled for those
soils. He thinks, perhaps. that the
soil lacks in fertility, when the only
trouble is that the mechanical con.
struction of his soil is at fault. Ma.
ture has created plants adapted to al
most every kind of SOIL barring too
pure clay and too pure sand.
Manure is frequently wasted in
large quantities on such land, in an
attempt to make it produce what it is
not mechanically fitted to produce
Some soil is porous to such a depth
that the teaching loss of fertility is
very great, and the best results can
be obtained only by growing deeply
roofing plants.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
MaIing Nrarnifleent Iibrarr.

The large, collection of Bibles and
objects illustrating the Bible donated
by Mr.. S. Brainard Pratt to the Con-
gregational Library is still being in
creased by his efforts. The library is
steadily becoming enriched by books,
manuscripts and documents Of i'm
portance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
The Corn Kernel.

The corn kernel is naturally divided
into seven parts, each part being in
bulk about the following percentage
of the whole: Tip cap, 1.20; hull,
5.47 horny gluten, 1161; horny starch,
37.15; corn starch, 21,26; tip starch,
1871; germ, $50.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
The Versatile American
By If. c. Merwin

N EngisIman o. al-around mentaa activity
H only
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that and he doesn desire
anything s he of
building
4 tell that is beat" police
feel called
and good forthwith
would be impossible
repair his moving
shoe his horse doctor his
his pig shear his sheep skin
the fiddle
in town meeting and do hundred other things beside probably
not all England
a an-Ha rpersM
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16

The yards, sheds and barns in
which the young dairy stock are kept
should be so situated that the water
will readily drain away, that sunlight
will find an abundant entrance, and if
possible so that cold winds of the
north and northwest will not reach
them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16

Mangels require heterogeneous ma
nures.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
Love is the handspring
By the Rev. Lyman Abbott

Official selfinterest
Fl
Il
4 4 spring industry.
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al o
d n o working a
Z n
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asked he a unknown barris6T,
Children
father
children
children
a
preach
of
life what
hereaf ter--At
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16

Potatoes require potash manures.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
The Annual Waste
From Forest Fires
By H. M. suter

destroy a Ieastff
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estrucdo on of young
OF
liability
of
its
off
place
tourist hotel business which Maine the Adron-
s
of
time the middle of August
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-16
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Inc New Discipline
By Edith KingsmiII

!
EzE HE public has acquired
child, who in the old
ence and industry, is ubdued by his talking
sweety with him private
VI The boz is not
h slow detect what he calls
Long before he leaves he
of
child readily o appeals; such
children but
York City, Chicago other
He
the month he take his which
history This
The coming of the monthly important When
made feel he has which
,isacoyGOod Housekeeping.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
Two Disastrous Fires.

Minneapolis was visited by two aw-
full and destructive fires during the
week. The first one which occurred
Tuesday night, completely destroyed
the immense store and contents Of
Boutell Bros, furniture deaders, cor
ner of First avenue S. and Fifth street,
and several adjoining buildings, with
Il total loss aggregating $750,O00. In
addition, two brave firemen, John NJ.
Fellows and ]. Il. Miller, went down
to an awful death in the seethine
flames. 1t was the hottest conflagra-
ton in recent years.
On Thursday morning the Holy
Rosary church. at Eighteenth avenue
S. and Twenty-fourth street. the larg
est and finest Catholic church in tho
city, was completely Quilted by fire. on
ly the walls remaining The fire broke
out about 10 o'clock a. H., and in {;
few hours the massive edifice was il
ruins. The total loss to building an,
contents foots up about $G5,O00, OIL
which there is $4,000 insurance Tn
Dominican Fathers, always to the for
in church enterprise, will take immc
date steps to rebuild.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
FROM THE CAPITAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Pewters, of II Tilton
street, were agreeably surprised by a
party of friends on recent evening.
Miss Nellie Maloncy sang Ashore
with charming effect, as well as other
numbers. Other features Of the even
ing's entertainment We're comic songs
by Mr.. Michael Conroy and Thos.
Carey and J. ]. Haggerty. DR.. O'Con-
nor rendered instrumental selections.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Maloney, Nellie Maloney, Joseph Ma
loney and Master John Maloney, Mr.
and Mrs. j. J. Murphy, Ignatius Joe
and John Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]
Haggerty, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Quinlivan
Edward Mullaney, Capt. Thos. Carey
DR.. O'Connor, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A
Conroy, and the Misses NJ. Cullen, N
Cullen, II. Bambury, G. Duggan and
|. M. Bridgman.
Frank A. Day, publisher Of tho
Fairmont Sentinel. has incorporated {
new company to publish his paper Al
Fairmont. The new company !!
known as the Sentinel Publishing com
pany, and is capitalized at $4,000
Mr.. Day is president and Arthur NJ
Nelson tary-treasurer Of the com
| pany. The selection Of Mr.. Day a!
private secretary to the governor TO
the next two years and his enforced
absence from his home city, impellet
him to organize company to TAX
over his business. He is the larges
stakeholder in the enterprise.
Articles Of incorporation of the o.
Brien Mercantile company, of Brain
erd, were filed Wednesday with tn
secretary Of state. The company ha
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

Michael Gleason; vice president, T. F.
Darcy; recording secretary, j. j.
Woods; financial secretary, ]. j. Dug
gan; insurance secretary, ]. ]. Mortar
ty; treasurer, j. 7. Delaney.
Division No. 6. Minneapolis Presi-
dent, NJ. f. Crahen; vice president, J..
d. Williams; recording secretary,
James j. NIcNamee; financial secre-
tary, Dennis Bow: insurance secretary,
NJ. p. McInerny; treasurer, ]. ]. Nc
earthly: physician, DR.. ]. p. Barber.
Division No. Z, Minneapolis Presi-
dent, P. NJ. NIaloney; vice president,
Leo Casey; recording secretary, Ed.
Cullinane; financial and insurance sec
rotary, Thos. Jordan; treasurer, -
Williams; physician, DR.. j. A. Nc.
Laughlin.
OF the Auxiliary divisions, No. 2
Minneapolis, elected Miss Susie Col
Inns president, Miss Crowley vice pres
! ident, Mrs. P. L. Collins recording sec
rotary, Mrs. G. J. Turner financial anG
insurance secretary, Mrs. Hill treasur
, or
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
A. O, H, Elections

Throughout the state the annual
election of officers Of the various divi-
sions of the A. o. H. and Auxiliary is
being held. In Hennepin county,
which includes eight divisions in Min
neapols. one in Cahill and one in St.
Louis Park, the Hibernians have chos-
en- the following officers for 1905, as
far as heard from:
Division No. 1, Minneapolis. Presi-
dent. w. NJ. Archer; vice president,
M. w. Mogan; recording secretary,
Thos. O'Neill; financial secretary, P. j.
O'Donnell; insurance secretary, Den
mis- McHugh; treasurer, w. P. Casey;
physician, DR.. James Hynes.
Division No. 3, Minneapolis. Presi-
dent, Duncan Hadley; vice president,
A. L. Lennon; recording secretary, F.
]. Mulcahy; financial and insurance
secretary, Daniel O'Connell; treasurer,
P. L. Collins; physician, DR.. R. P. o.
Brien.
Division No. s, Cahill. President
II:
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
WITH THE DEAD.

Peter McDonough. Il haglnan en-
ployed by the Great Northern road and
living at 113 Nineteenth avenue S.,
was run down and killed about G:3O
Wednesday night at the east end of
the Tenth avenue bridge. He had
been employed by the company for IL
number Of years, but only recently
was transferred to his new post. Ii
is believed he became confused by the
number of trains and in attempting to
avoid one stepped on the tracks and
was struck by the engine Of another
train. He sustained a fractured skull
and broken arm and died before he
reached the city hospital. He was a
member of Division No. 2, "A. o. H.,
of this city, and leaves widow and
one child. His age was about AZ years
The remains were taken from the hos
pital to Gill's undertaking rooms and
prepared for BURIAL The funeral will
be held this morning from ST. Charles
church.
Michael O'Donnell, a witlowcr G7
years of age died at st. Mary's hos,
pital, where he had made his home for
the past few years, on Tuesday last
His funeral occurred Thursday morn
ing from st. Charles church, with in
terment ut st. Marys cemetery.
Mrs. Ellen Hafner died Wednesday
night at her home, 2GO9 Eighteenth
avenue S. The deceased was a wild
ow, aged 50 years, and she leaves {:
family Of five children. Her funcrn
occurred yesterday. Interment was a
st. Mary's cemetery.
On Sunday last Mrs. NIargare
Frankman, wife of John Frankmall
died at st. Mary's hospital, aged 4:
years. The deceased lady was wei
known in this city and had grca
many friends. Her maiden name wa
Margaret Egan, and she leaves, be
sides her husband, family of eigh
children. Her funeral occurred Wed
nesday morning from her late home
1884 e. Twenty-second street. Re
QUEEN mass was celebrated at Hol
Rosary church, after which the intel
ment was in st. Mary's cemetery.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

mitted and accepted by the council;
and, although Mr.. Jones declines to in
dictate when his aldermanic with
drawal may be expected, officials have
reason to believe that it will be acted
upon on December 81. This is the &C.
casion Of the last meeting of the pres
ent council. If the vacancy occurs
upon December 81 the required fifteen
days notice by the city clerk will be
followed by the election upon the Goth
of the month. Clerk Lydiard esti-
mates the special election will cost
between $1,000 and $500. To partial
ly meet this expense $1,000 now in the
election fund will be used, in all prob
ability. AS a matter CT fact. the sum
of $1,000 remaining in the election
fund becomes on December 81 part
of the general fund. a process for its
conversion into warrant along about
December 81 and second conversion
into a special election fund about JAN
nary 10 is being sought by officials.
This accomplished, the problem as to
the remainder will be easy. If the
feat cannot be done special appro-
priation must be made by the council.
i Ed Jones, who is believed to be
from Tomah, Wis, was found dead III
his room at the Rhine hotel, 325 Wash
ington avenue S., in Minneapolis, Mon
day morning. He went to the hote
Sunday morning and registered as
"John Smith, and was assigned Il
room. He spent the day about thu
city and about 5 O'clock returned tt
his room and locked the door. Mon
day morning several efforts were
made to arouse him and the hotel pro
prietor forced the door of the room
Jones was found lying on the be;
fully dressed. One hand clutched ;
part of a cigar and the other held hi
cap. The hotel man shook the appal
emily sleeping man and was horritie;
to find he was dead. The coroner wa
summoned and the mans body wa
taken to the morgue. An autopsy wa
held Monday afternoon and the opil
ion of the surgeons is that the ma
died from morphine poisoning. evi
IDENTIFY taken with suicidal intent.
is believed that the man took til
deadly drug shortly after he went t
his room and then lighted a cigar an
awaited for death. He was apparen
ly about thirty-fve years of age an
a laborer. In his pocket was foun
a letter from Mrs. 2. ]. Johnson, {
Tomah, Wis, and from the tenor {
!, the missive it is believed she is a si
ter of the dead man. The authorize
;, have communicated with the Toma
: officials in an attempt to establish til
= identity of the dead man.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17
Leave Fortune to Beuefactor.

John C. Nelson, proprietor of the
Dewey hotel Oh First street, was re-
warded for his many acts Of kindness
toward Charles Madden in his declin-
ing years. On Thursday night of last
week Mr.. Madden, in his S4th year,
passed away at Nelson's hotel, where
he had lived for long time. He had
enjoyed fairly good health, but was
afflicted with kidney disease which
made him burden to humanity. Mr..
Nelson, however, during long period
gave his personal attention towards
making things as comfortable as pos
sible for the old man. When death
was approaching, Madden sent for a
priest and Father Moran of the In
maculate Conception church heard his
confession and gave him holy COM
munion. He then sent for Attorney
II. e. Day and had his will made. To
st. A1ary's cemetery he bequeathed
SIS for a lot and $500 more was set
aside for a monument. When asked
about the remainder he replied, 'Give
what is left to John Nelson who has
always been my good friend" After
the funeral was over it was discovered
that Madden had a cash balance of
$4,000 in the bank which goes to Mel
son. Mr.. Madden was a well-lknowr
resident of this city, where he had
lived for over 40 years. He leaves nc
known relatives. In early days he
purchased 81 acres of land near st
Louis Park, which he afterwards sole
at $500 per acre. Although he lived
a somewhat secluded life, he was {
practical Catholic and was able tt
make the recent jubilee. Mr.. Nelson
the beneficiary under the terms of thu
will, is a good citizen and deserving
man. A few years ago he was receiv
ed into the Catholic faith as convert
and has since affiliated with tin
church of the Immaculate Conception
About a year ago his wife died, leav
ing, besides her husband, one child,
daughter, who is now a young lady
able to take her mothers place in til
modest but always strictly respectabl
hotel which her father has for year
conducted. She received a good edit
cation at Holy Angels academy. Th
many friends of the Nelson family II
joice with them in their good fortune
After paying the funeral expenses an
other requests, there will be quite
sum left.
The Irish standard., 1904-12-17

breast. The boys of No. 4 are Hi
bernians first and ofticc-seekers last
II one aspires for an Office and isn't
elected. he accepts the decision us a
true IIibcrnian should. The next
meeting will be repetition of tho
last. \ smoke social will be held
Brother John Meaghcr promised to pay
for the cigars, right after Christmas
too. 1t is hoped all the brothers will
come and smoke at Johns expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-01
CITIZENS FILE PROTEST.
Objections to Proposed Playground for
Small Children.

+ The proposition to establish public play
ground for small children on the vacant
lots adjoining premises 800 Mclean ave.
nue. southwest, has met with a vigorous
protest from owners of property and resi-
dents on Mclean avenue and N street, more
than sixty of whom have presented a pc
ution to the Commissioners opposing the
setting aside of the vacant lot for the use
Of children as a place for recreation and
play during the hot summer months.
The petitioners state that they oppose the
establishment of children's playground
on this vacant lot 'tas the same will be a
nuisance to the people living nearby. many
Of whom have to work at night and sleep
In the day time, and the noise of the
children would be very annoying" The OPP
ponents of the proposition to provide a
place for the children of that section to
play during the summer months further
state that the street Is very narrow and
the lots small and the congregating of
children at the point mentioned would in
terfere with the passing of pedestrians.
The Commissioners have taken no action
on the matter as yet, and the persons in
terested in providing a recreation ground
for the tots whose Fairgrounds are limited
to small backwards are awaiting the de-
cision OF the District authorities with con-
siderable interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-01
THE MANASSAS MANEuvERs.
It is Expected That Nearly $4,000
Troops Will Take Part

Major General Corbin. commanding the
Atlantic division, is particularly gratifksd
at the favorable response from the organ
lied militia Of the various states to his in
vitatfon to the governors for the state
troops to participate in the extensive mill
tary maneuvers to be held next September
IN the region Of the famous Manassas bat
tlefield.
There will be from Maine two regiments:
from Vermont, one regiment; from Con-
necttcut, an entire brigade, made I'D of in
fantry, cavalry. field artillery, machine
guns. signal corps and hospital corps. and
from Massachusetts, brigade from Vfr-
ginta, West Virginia and North Carolina
one regiment each, and from New York
one regiment from each brigade and one or
two troops of cavalry New York VIII send
about $500 troops altogether. There will
probably be from Georgia, Texas, New Jer-
sey. Delaware, Maryland South Carolina
Tennessee, Florida and Alabama represen-
tations ranging from 800 to 1900 or more:
but the troops to be selected by the vari-
GUS states, with the exception Of New
York Connecticut and Massachusetts, have
not yet been designated by their respective
governors.
The total force to be assembled will be
about $1,000, made up of 1900 militia and
5000 regular troops, including engineers,
signal corps. cavalry, infantry and field ar
tillery. The intention is to have the troops
In two camps Of about equal size and ten
or twelve miles apart. representing hostile
forces in contact, each camp being required
to protect itself and It's communications
from attack One camp will be named
Camp Thoroughfare and the other Camp
Manassas, the corps commander occupying
small camp with his guard somewhere
about midway between the two main
camps. Flags, remnants, etc, pertaining to
the corps are being prepared to give the
entire organization the same appearance as
If in actual campaign
General Corbin, accompanied by Captain
Moss and a small party, will leave Gov
ernor's Island on the 4th instant to visit
the st. Louis exposition. and upon his re-
turn will attend the graduating exercises
at West Point. Immediately thereafter he
will send officers to Manassas to execute
the leases with the farmers who own the
land in the area over which the maneuyers
are to take place.