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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
STEAM SHOVEL AT WORK.
Graveling on the o. r. & n. Begin,
for the Season.

This morning the steam shovel of
the o. r. 6. N. graveling crew began
work at the gravel pit near North
Powder and for the next four months
work trains will be busy graveling the
track from La Grande to Huntington.
Peter Grant, division roadmaster,
for the district from Bingham Springs
to Huntington, will have charge of
the work and will push the improve
ments as rapidly as possible. The
quality of gravel is very good and an
excellent roadbed can be built.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

Mrs. William Moore, of Boise City,
is in the city for few days visiting
her friend, Mrs. f. F. Waffle, who
she has not seen for a number of
years She expects to remain in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
FoIt SALE.

Property of tlic Geological Survey at
Public Auction Tuesday.
The following property of the L. $.
geological survey:
one bay mare, weight 1000.
one white horse, weight $50.
one sorrel horse, weight $50.
Three saddles, three brides.
Sale to take place tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at city pound
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
Suit for Divorce.

Action for divorce has been COM
menced by Nellie The-Pikes against
Henry The-Pikes, desertion being
given as the cause. The complaint
states that the two were married in
1903 and have one child, the custody
of which is asked for by the mother.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

George Pickle, who has been
working for Seth Richardson for the
past 10 months, has resigned and
will leave in the morning for his old
home at Kilburn, Wis He came West
to locate, but is dissatisfied and will
return to Wisconsin to reside per-
manently.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

Pendleton for a week and is delight
ed with the city. While Boise is
much larger, yet she says the bust
ness activity here is much more no
ticeable. and the, signs of life more
plentiful.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
Drug Stores Close.

Beginning Monday night, April 8,
we will close our stores at 8 o'clock,
excepting Saturday nights, 10 o'clock.
TALLMAN & CO.,
A. C. KOEPPEN BROS,
BROCK & M'COMAS CO.,
f. ]. DONALDSON.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
Fishing at Walla WalIn.

Passengers who came over from
Walla Walla yesterday, report that
hundreds of people We're fishing in
the Walla Walla river and other
streams there during the day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03
SUNPTER-BoURNE ROAD.
Sufficient Capital Subscribed TO In.
sure the Project.

In less than 20 minutes over $4,000
was subscribed in Sumpter Friday
night toward raising $4,000 neces-
say to building the Sumpter- Bourne
railway.
A mass meeting of citizens enthusi-
astically indorsed the project and it is
now thought the line will be built.
The length of the road will be
about seven miles and will give an
outlet to the ore from the Cracker
Creek, Bonanza and Golconda dis
tries. A committee of citizens will
urge the matter to a consummation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-03

Some people amt got anything t
say an spend n whole lot NV time say
in it, An some other people have
got things t say an say 'em without
takin' up any time
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

rier and two fine deer-hounds. This
happy family are allowed to spend part
of the day in the drawing room, pro-
vided they conform to certain rules
as to boundary lines and an amicable
agreement among themselves. The
h%earthrug is the favorite "coign of
vantage" with them all. Zuna, he
deerhound, sauntered in one morning
and found every approach to the fire
blocked by the s%lumbering forms of
her companions. She tried gently to
scratch a passage for herself, but was
repealed with growls. So, apparently
suffering from extreme lowness of
spirits, she retired to a distant corner
of the room; but not to sleep. For
ten minutes she crouched there, pom
dering silently. then, suddenly bound
ing up, flew to the window and barked
as If an invading army we're in sight.
or course every one, human and ca
nine, followed in mad haste. The
bearthrug was left unoccupied, and
zuna quietly trotted round, stretched
her huge form before the fire, and
in an instant was snoring heavily,
leaving us all staring out into acanc
-emphatically "sold!"-Land and Wa
ter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
vsaarles Of Cur Lanauaue.

A Frenchman came to America to
learn English, and came across the
following sentence:
THE rough cough and hicccugh
plough me through"
A friend told him that the first
word was pronounced ruff" and he
then read the sentence this way.
THE ruff cuff and hiccuff pluff me
thruff."
mo, no." the friend hastily cor.
rected, that second word is pro-
nounced 'kof.'"
"oh, see," said the Frenchman.
"The RON coff and hiccoff plon me
throff."
THAT third word is pronounced 'hic-
cup" corrected the friend, now be-
ginning to enjoy the others perplex-
ity.
The rup cup and hiccup plup me
thrup,"
mo, that fourth word is pronounced
'plow.'"
1.-THE row COW and hiccow plow me
throw them"
mo, that last word is pronounced
'throo.'"
The roo o and hiccoo ploo me
throo,'" said the poor foreigner try,
ing once more, and when he found he
was still wrong he gave up in despair
and went back to France.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Proved BY a Candle.

A simple but interesting expert.
ment may be made with a lighted
candle by one who holds it near the
door connecting two rooms. n warn
and the other cold.
The windows in both rooms should
be shut. so that there will be NO
draught, and the door between them
should be kept closed until the mo.
ment of the experiment.
When the candle has been lighted,
open the door ever so little. so that
there may be only a narrow crack for
the air to pass through. Now, IL you
hold the candle at the upper part Of
the door, the fame will be blown in
the direction of the cooler room. but
To- 1t down the crack to the bot
tom of the door and the fame will be
blown toward the warmer room.
Move the candle slowly up from the
bottom and a place will be found
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Useful FINGER Nails.

Did you ever stop to think how USE
full your finger nails are to you2 In
the first place, if it were not for the
nails your nicely tapering fingers
could not keep their pretty shape, but
would be fattened and mashed out of
shape. until they looked like big
recked marbles at the ends. If you
did not have them you could not pick
up and hold small objects, such as
pins; you could not open a penknife,
nor do any other thing where a firm
grip of a small body is needed. Just
notice to-day how many times your
finger nails come in handy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
The First Position.

and show them to the company by
turninging your hand and arm to- the
right, keeping the knuckles upward.
Then o your hand to the left
without moving your thumb and still
keeping your knuckles up and the
company will see the two five-spots.
Again, turn your hand to right and
the two spots will be seen as before,
but turn your wrist so as to bring the
palm of your hand upward, at the
same time making movement No. 1,
and instead of the five spots, two
tours will be brought into view.
Finally, again reverse your wrist,
making movement No. 2, and the two
spots will be shown.
A little practice in this trick will
enable you to perform it quickly and
deftly so as to keep the spectators
puzzled as to how you make the
changes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Some Games for the Season.

A good game. just suitable for this
season. is the game of the "Whalers
of New Bedford" Some particular
spot of the playground is selected to
represent the harbor of New Bedford.
All the players, except two, scatter
and pretend to be whales. The two
who remain must join hands and put
to sea" from New Bedford to go
a-whaling. They must select a par
ticular whale" and go after him. but
under no circumstances must they let
go of each other in doing it.
The whale" must be carried sue
cessfully into port, and he may resist
his captors all he pleases. with the ex-
ception. Of course, of punching or
otherwise making a rough fight. Nat
urally the whalers try to catch the
smallest whale" first.
Arrived In port, the whale" be-
m a whaler, and takes his urn
at going out. ha~nd-in-hand, with one
of the first whalers, to catch another
whale and so on till the sea is
fished out.
The Master of the Drawbridge" is
another game that requires little prep
aration.
With a sharp stick. a strip of
ground about nine feet wide and
about twenty feet long is marked on.
This represents the drawbridge of the
castle Of Sir Montgomery of Skye.
One of the players is the Warder OF
the Castle Gate. He stands on the
bridge. At the other end of 1t stand
the players. who represent foemen de-
string to enter the castle.
They can only go on the bridge one
by one. The foemen wheel their Inn
aginary steeds and gallop up and
down, making feints at charging to be.
wilder the Warder, till suddenly one
of them spurts and races up the
bridge. Once he Is there. he must
not u off the bridge again, but he
may dodge the Warder In any way he
pleases, so long as he stays on the
bridge. He may run zig-zag or retreat
or duck, OIL do anything else that may
enable him to slip past the guardian
of the castle.
The Warder must touch the foeman
three times before he can claim that
he has made q capture. II he does it,
the captured foe becomes Warder and
the old Warder joins the b~esiegers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
An Trick.

Put three candies, peanuts or any
small article that is eatable, each un.
der a hat, and then show your audi
ence that you have nothing hidden in
your hands or about your person.
Next have one in the audience, If
he wishes, mark the articles in order
to identify them.
Then lift the hat from each one and
slowly eat the article that is under
each, and then tell the audience that
you will bring the three articles under
any hat they may select.
How is it done? Simply by placing
the hat selected on u head.-Ex.
change.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Potter of Farnworth, although only
of the tender age of nine years, has
it, and was by al of 1t able to
save a little child from almost certain
death, says an English paper. The
wee t~hree-year-old BARN was toddling
across the street, while an electric
tram was running at the top of its
speed. The shouts of the driver
caught the ear of Ruth, who, at the
risk of her own life, sprang at the tiny
tot and just dragged her clear Of the
lines as the car rolled past. The
brave lassie was presented with a gui-
nea and a framed certificate, but valor
is its own reward. Still, 1t is pleasant
to know that Ruth's pluck and pres
ence of mind were appreciated.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Nature study.

Nature study is not a study of
leaves, bugs and birds nests. Nature
study is a study of nature-a study of
the fairy worlds of astronomy, geol-
ogy, physics, chemistry, botany, zool-
ogy, and sociology, including their his
tory. And to-day, with the magic key
OF evolution, we are able to unlock
secrets in these wonderful realms that
were never dreamed of in the past. If
boys and girls all along through the
primary and grammar grades could be
stirred by occasional glimpses into
the marvellous miracles of nature
going on everywhere around them,
there would be far fewer of them give
out before arriving at the high school.
journal of Education.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

The Way, the Truth, the Life.
Amid lies wild commotion.
Where nought the heart can cheer,
Who points beyond its ocean
70 yonder brighter sphere?
Our feeble footsteps guiding.
When from the path we stray,
Who leads to bliss abiding?
Christ is our only WAY.
When doubts and fears distress us,
And all around Is gloom.
And shame and fear orpiess us,
Who can our souls illume2
Heavens rays are iound us cleaning,
And making all things bright,
The sun of TRUTH is beaming
In glory on our sight.
Who fills our heart with gladness
That none can take away?
Who shows us. midst our sadness.
The distant realms Of day?
Mid fears of death assailinR.
Who stills the hearts Wild strife?
IT'S Christ our friend unfailing.
The WAY, the TRUTH. the LIFE.
Karl Julius Asschenfeld.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Every child loves a doll house and
mothers should teach them how to
make the things that furnish it. Really
half the pleasure Of this toy is the
planning for and making of T..
Just as good furniture can be made
of cardboard as of anything else. Try
this simple little dresser. Cut out this
pattern and paste 1t on some thin
piece of cardboard or stout paper.
Then trim off the card neatly. Where
the dotted lines are scored or rather
half cut, bend backward. If you do
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

about midway between the top and
the bottom of the door where the
flames will be almost stationary.
This seems like a very simple thing
but 1t illustrates the scientific prin,
ciple that warm air. being light. rises
and flows through the top Of the door
into the cooler room. while cold air
being heavier. stays near the floor
and seeks its entrance into the warm
room at the bottom of the door.
Hence the blowing of the flame in
different directions at the top and the
bottom of the same door.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Keep TooI Chest shlpahape.

Nothing that a boy has comes han
der than a tool chest. 1t begins with
his fun as a boy and keeps its useful
ness when he is a man. He should
construct a cabinet to hang against
the wall. Two doors are better than
one. Cabinet hooks and pegs nay be
arranged against the back for saws,
squares and other fiat tools. On one
side of the floor of the cabinet make
boxes for nails and screws. Always
put away your tools and neither bcr,
row Q lend.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

not do this it is apt to bend in the
wrong place.
Figure l is the table; when you
have put that into shape then it is
easy to see where figure 2 belongs. It
is the lower shelf and should be glued
in place.
Figure 3 is the back, and a "pre-
tend" looking glass can be made by
FASTING on the cardboard a piece of
silver paper. To make the whole
table look very real 1t may be painted
any color OF whatever wood you wish
to represent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
CHANCES of NlmhIn dice.

Put two dice between the forefinger
and thumb of your right hand, holding
your hand before you with the knuck-
les up. Now move the thumb so that
the dice will turn over, bringing the
spots first exposed under your finger
and the spots that were against your
thumb into view. That is movement
No. 1. Now move the thumb back
to its first position, which will bring
the dice into their original position.
This is movement No 2.
Now the the trick. Put the dice so
that the two-spot ON each is exposed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
ENCOURAGES Travel.

authorities of the Congo Free
N are endeavoring to popularize
SaVei through their territory, and II
mas Just been oficially announced tba,
sne congo railway has reduced the
.ate Tor irst-class fares to ca for a
Journey OF $40 miles. This is a great
seauction on former fares. and is the
'owest rate in west Africa.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

In a bulletin devoted to spelt and
emmer. prepared by Mr.. c. E. Saun-
ders, experimentalist. at the Central
Experimental farm, the weights of
these grains are referred to as fol.
lows: THE weight of a measured
bushel of emmer or spelt depends
largely on the variety and on the way
in which 1t has been threshed; loose
kernels, II present, materially increase
the weight. Roughly speaking, one
may say that emmer generally weighs
from 80 to SS pounds and spelt from
~ to 80 pounds per measured bushel I"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

In the first place the iues of your
chimneys are too small, being only
4x12 inches. The lues being only four
inches wide the SCOT will collect in
the chimney and leave only a small
opening for the draught. BY rebuild
ing your chimneys and using fiue tiles
on inside Of the brick, the SCOT will
not collect so freely in chimney. For
an ordinary chimney tiles 8xS inches
are generally used.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

An experienced parrot raiser de-
cides that the bird in question was
frightened into silence by the treat
ment it received. 1t is not a difficult
matter to terrify a bird of any kind
into silence. The parrot will have to
be very kindly treated, petted and
humored until it has entirely regained
the confidence of it's attendants. II
should in this way be gradually re-
stored to it's former condition
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
A Doo's Ruse.

The other day | witnessed an anus
ing instance of canine sagacity
worthy of commemoration in print. 1t
was staying with friends who have a
varieds collection of dogs-a Blenheim
spaniel and her five puppies. a fox ter
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Poor Pawl

"Yes," said the teacher, Wv IN
always remember that all h mi
have their portion in the laA' m
burneth with fire and brimstou sac
little scholar looked thougntu ,.Hls
denly he exclaimed: "Ins' liza
paws hash; he goes fshin W."
weekl"-Atlanta Constitution
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
TEA

We don't grudge INC
money; we want you !"
have it, if you don't like YOU
tea; for we want you to Like
your tea.
Your grocer return. your money it''' Gov
like s~chillina's Best.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Parrot Lost Voice.

s.. R. IA parrot aged about six
years, lost it's voice about a year ago
through water being repeatedly
thrown over it to quiet it. A couple
of months ago it began to whistle
again and sometimes utters a mourn
full cry. 1t is seemingly in good
health and lively. Can you advise
treatment to induce it to talk again?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Chimney that Catches Fire.

l.. A. B.-The chimney ON my house
frequently catches fire. 1t is built in
the ordinary way of 2h by 1k bricks.
Is there any method of construction
which would be less liable to catch ON
fire?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Cement and Gravel for Wal

Enq.-Please inform me what oman.
tity of Portland cement would be 70.
quired to build a wall go feet long o
feet high and ~ inches thick; also
give amount of gravel required sor
same.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

A barrel of cement contains about
four cubic feet, there is $40 cubic feet
OF wall in your work. and II the con.
crete is made In the proportion of one
of cement to nine OF gravel, with STONE
as filters. 1t would take about fourteen
barrels of cement. 1t would require
20 yards of gravel. or about II wards
Of gravel and three wards OF stone.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
L0ok for chrIstmas nax Oman

Many English people believe nat :,
the sun shines bright at noon on
Christmas day, a plentiful crop OF an
pies may be expected the following
year.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
The U. S. Dept. Of Agriculture

gives to Salzer's Oats its heartiest en-
dorsement. Salzer's New National Oats
yielded in 1904 from $50 to 400 bu. per
acre in 80 different States. and Won Mr.
Farmer, can beat this in 1905, If YOU will.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
staas Duel in psr,.

Two stays fought a duel lasting
o than an hour in the Bois de
Boulogne, Paris, in full view of the
public. Neither of the combatants
was seriously injured.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Heroine Of Nine.

Presence Of mind is a great but
rather are gift, which one does not
expect children to possess. But Ruth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

The apple trees are evidently al
fected with green aphis. While the
trees are dormant, or at this time OF
the year they could be sprayed with
the l%ime-sulphur wash with good eff
feet and if the aphids are troublesome
when the trees begin to grow next
spring they should be sprayed with
kerosene emulsion or whale oil soap.
The aphids are seldom very trouble
some ON apple trees, except ON nursery
stock.
2. Burlap wrapping makes a safe
and fair protection against rabbits,
but is not nearly as effective as mesh
ed wire or wooden veneers wrapped
around the trees.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
TEA

1t is the way to do Oo''
ness, it is the way to niN''
money, it is the way to mar
friends, it is the wsyt to mS''
name and fame.
Your grocer return. your money if''
like schilling's Best.
Ram Of Modern WARSAW. IAN,
The ram OF a modern Os
weighs forty tons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
TEA

You will find no poor tea
In packages bearing our
name. If you find any such,
you know what to do.
like schilling's Best. ''u o0nS
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
plant Lice on Apple 'Trees.

F. S. B.-What is the best treatment
for FIVE year old apple trees that are
covered with a small green louise, ap-
parently the anne as the cabbage
louise? Would you advise spraying or
painting this time Of year? 2. Is a
burlap wrapping for the trees as a
protection against rabbits, safe? Or
is there a better plan for preventing
rabbits gnawing the bark.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

In the plan shown there is only one
chimney. which is between kitcheh
and living room. There are lolulne
doors between parlor and living room
and the parlor can be warmed rom
the stove in living room. The cnlih'
ney receives the pipe both from tne
kitchen and the living room inere 70
a veranda six feet wide along the front
and n five feet wide along the kitch'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14

Japanese Public Ovens
It is a curious fact that In neAu
every street of the cities Oh 1sp-
there is a public oven. where -, !
small fee, people may Lave tnei Wv
ners cooked.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Weight of spelt and Emmer.

W. M.-What is the standard weight
Of spelt and emmer?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
PLAN OF SMALL COTTAGE.

DESIGN lnsures Compact and Comfort
able Quarters.
C. C. W.-Please publish a plan OF a
small cottage having hall, parlor' Nv
ing room, two bedrooms and kitcheh'
7 should like a veranda at the ront'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-14
Puffs Of Locomotive.
A locomotive going at express sped
gives 1855 puffs to the mile.
TEA
Good tea is extremely
good; we don't believe i
ever did anyone harm

Your grocer returns yOur money II
ike schIIiing's Best.