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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

THE HOMEMADE BEAN SHELLER.
beans six to eight inches apart in
the row. Some planters have spe-
cial attachments for planting beans.
The ground should be narrowed after
the beans are planted and the surface
may be thoroughly cultivated at that
time. The only cultivation necessary
to grow them is frequent stirring of
the surface to keep down weeds and
retain moisture. Deep blowing should
be avoided, since it is unnecessary
and harmful.
The beans should be allowed to
ripen and become brown before be.
ing picked. 1t is usually best to al
low them to become as dry as pos
sible, so as not to shell out in hand
ling. There are several contrivances
for pulling and cutting the beans.
one of the simplest and most practi.
cal is shown in the cut.
1t consists of a knife, which may
be made by any blacksmith, which
is bolted to the stock of an ordinary
single shovel plow. With one horse
this instrument may be used to cut
several acres a day. The plow should
be held so that the knife passes along
just under the surface of the ground
cutting the bean stems about one-haIt
inch below the surface.
After allowing the beans to dry
and the leaves to wilt, they may be
gathered into piles with a four-tined
fork, where they may be allowed to
remain for a day or two if the weather
is dry. They should then be hauled tc
shelter and placed in a pile not more
than three feet deep. If leaves are
very green, there is danger of mold
ing, which will seriously injure the
beans. They must be left in this
pile until thoroughly dry and the
shells have become hard and brit
tie They may then be hulled, either
by beating them out with a stick, or
by using one of the hullers, several
makes of which are on the market.
A very cheap and effective huller
suggested by Farm and Home may
be made from the sketch. 1t con-
sists of a cylinder, a, which may be
made from a block of wood, into
which are driven a number of No.
10 spikes, with heads cut off about
one inch apart, and in rows. In the
block, b, which serves as a concave,
other spikes are driven, which, when
the arrangement is mounted, win
pass between the rows of spikes on
the roller.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

tition a small cedar post, but prefer.
ably a two-inch gas pipe, is set as
shown at F. This post, F, prevents
COWS from stepping on one another's
udders and is much more convent
emit than continuous partition for the
herdsman to pass in by the side of
the cows to tie and unite them. The
back of the rack. G, is made by nail
ing matched flooring to back ends of
partition boards, E, and front of feed
rack is made of Stats which are nailed
to the girths H, I. These Stats which
are 1x2 inches are spaced to seven
inches on centers, hang down into
trough at lower ends but do not en-
gage it. The floor of feed alley should
be one foot above the floor of stalls.
The sill S; 4X5 inches, and about three
feet long, should be placed across the
back part of each stall separately.
and be made adjustable to accommo-
date large or small COWS. A large
bolt may pass through this sill near
each end and run down into the gas
pipe pockets o 0 o, which are set in
the concrete floor for that purpose.
Back of the sill S the floor should
slope slightly, but not too much. as
the COWS always stand with their hind
feet back of this sill, and only step in
front of it when they lie down. Di-
mansions given are for cows weighing
1000 to 1900. pounds. For very small
COWS the sill would need to be moved
forward and perhaps a false floor put
into stall raising it four or five inches.
Midway between each partition a tie
chain % inches long is attached to
under side of trough with a swivel
joint the opposite end of chain hav-
ing spring-snap which hooks into 4
ring on the neck-strap worn by each
COW. If a headstall is used instead
of neck-strap the chain should be
few inches longer. Many of these de-
tails may be changed to suit the build
err of this stall but the shape and To-
cation of trough and sill are vital TO
quirements.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

Hoe the lima beans frequently.
Set out cabbage plants for a late
crop.
Turnips of all kinds may now be
sown.
HE that would have the fruit must
climb the tree"
After the strawberry bed has borne
two crops. it is best to pillow it up and
plant late cabbage.
The best ''inoculation" for garden
crops-sweat drops from the man
with the hoe."-Rural New Yorker.
Sow the early sorts OF. radishes for
a succession. The winter kinds may
be sown the latter part of this month
BE on the lookout for the melon
bug. Apply tobacco dust freely
around the plants, and keep them
well cultivated.-Farm Journal.
Since reader in southern Illinois
suggested Japanese clover as a mulch
crop for orchards, says the Rural New
Yorker, we have had number of let.
ters from readers asking if the clover
will thrive at the north. The prevail
ing opinion is that it win not.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25
ARouT THE FARM.

Make war on the poison ivy.
Cut the rye heads out of the wheat.
Timothy sod is right for rutabagas.
Study the matter of raising a little
alfalfa.
There is toe much waste land along
our fences.
Clean out the swill barrel. Rotten
swill is unfit for hogs.
If penned out-of-doors be sure to
have a shelter from rain, and an avn
ing or trees TO shade from the sun.
Hogs easily blister and suffer. Give
them good water.
A hog can be reared in the pasture
with the cattle, almost without cost.
1t will learn to love and to follow the
cows as easily as will a pet sheep.
Free-range hogs are healthy.
Don't let a crust form on cultivated
land. Start the cultivator going soon
after each rain. A crust means that
the soil moisture can rapidly evap-
crate. A dust mulch prevents such
evaporation. Stir the soil every week
or ten days. until time to lay-by the
crop.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25
Backward Andy's Coortin'
BY sEUMAs MAC MANUs.


An SEEM moreover" says she.
slower, seem. moreover says she.
that I've been axed-" An then she
closed her mouth hard. an waited.
'Ah-h-h!" says Bab's Andy, says he,
with purity puzzlin' look comm over
his countenance
"Axed by boy" says Liza Jane. an
closed her mouth again.
'Ye-ye-yes," says Andy, says he,
tryin' to recollect when, in the name
OF wondher, he had axed her an com
in to the conclusion that he must a.
been walkin' in his sleep some time or
other
SEEM" says Liza Jane. says she,
that I've been axed by one, last Sat-
urday night was week.
Andy was ten times more puzzled
than afore
'Axed," says she ION Saturday night.
last was week, by "a boy with a big
farm, from the Dhrimholme parish
an she begun pilin' more turf on the
fire.
4 thought-thought," says Andy.
says he, sthrHgglin', thought
wasn't boy from the Dhrimholme
parish We intended to marry"
"oh-h-ht" says Liza Jane, says she.
| see. You thought it was boy in our
own parish was goin' to take?" says
she, encouragin1y.
Andy was himself again, an he says.
Yes, Liza Jane; yes
Says Liza Jane, says she. Did ys
think il was Nose McClure7"
nc" says Babs Andy.
Nor Sam Long?" says she.
Nor Sam Long" says Bab's Andy
Then in wonders name" says
Liza Jane. says she. turnin to him. an
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

ties of trees are greatly injured by
being cut back severely, but not so
the peach. Peach trees develop wood
with great .rapidity, and so quickly
overcome the effects of severe cutting
back. Many of the old peach trees
on our farms could be made to bear
good crops again by being cut back.
In our illustration we show the re
suits of cutting back as practiced on
an old peach tree at the Ohio expert.
ment station. This tree, illustrated in
the corner of our illustration was al.
ready an old tree and waning in vigoT
when the station purchased the
ground. on which it stands. In the
spring of 1905 it was severely cut
back and left.
The cutting back was effective in
starting new growths, and in the fall
of the same year it looked as shown
in the cut. To all appearances it has
renewed its youth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25
LINDEN LEA cow STALL.
Arrangement Which Is inexpensive
and Provides Greatest Com
fort for Cow.

This requires but little material for
its construction, and involves no pat
ents, so is not expensive. AS cattle
in this stall have the greatest possible
liberty consistent with safety, and as
1t is airy and easily lighted it affords
the maximum amount of comfort for
animals anf convenience for the herds
man. 1t IL thoroughly practical rack
and manger for all kinds of feeds, che
position of the trough being such IS to
catch all shatterings from the rack
and the shape admits of its being
easily cleaned.
One special. feature of this stall,
says the Rural New Yorker, is that
cows will not foul themselves when it
is properly constructed. The reason
is that the COW steps forward from her
regular standing position to lie down,
lying with her head under the trough
and avoiding the filth, whereas with
other stalls, in order to avoid the
manager she is compelled to step back
to lie down, thus surely fouling her
self. AS the bedding in this stall is
never foufed, it lasts indefinitely
Much has been said in favor of the
drop system for keeping cows clean,
but in three hours time after cows
were tied in stable with vanished
stalls and using the drop" system
the writer saw more fouled cows than
we have seen in our barns during the
entire three years we have used this
stall.
The cut shows side elevation of
partition between stalls. The lumber
should be some variety of hard wood
FULLY one inch thick when dressed. The
feed-trough, the end of which is shown
at A, is made of slaves one inch by
three inches or four inches and of
any length that is divisible by three
feet six inches which is the width Of
stall. Thus a 14-foot trough would be
long enough for four stalls and would
have a head" at each end and one at
each stall partition or five heads" in
all. These heads" are two feet two
inches long by nine inches wide with
one edge cut in a, true arc of a circle
containing 1850 degrees with IA inch
radius. The slaves of the trough are
beveled sufficiently to open the joints
slightly on the inner side so that dust
will collect in the joints and fill them
up. The slaves and heads are held in
position by a clamp formed by the
three-eighths-inch. iron hoop B, which
has a thread and nut on each end,
passing through each end of the 1x2-
inch wooden bar c. The trough A is
held in position by the post d, under
back end of bar and front end of
bar c may be nailed to lower edge of
partition E, or post may be placed
under front end of bar c also. The
partition E, one foot four inches by
five feet, cut to shape as shown, is
supported at front end by two 1x4-inch
strips K. which engage ceiling at top
ends and bolted to metal footing at
lower ends. An old pillow share built
into the concrete floor answers well
for this footing To complete the par.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

PLAN OF DOORYARD BEAUTIFYING.
a very tall shrub or miniature tree
clean, neat, and snowy when in bloom
Between the hawthorns,' and 16 feet
distant, plant a weeping dogwood.
Seriously, l do not see the necessity
Of doing as many do when selecting
trees to put in a dooryard, that is, get
ting the cheapest and commonest to
be had. The past summer l was at
the home of a wealthy farmer 100
miles from home, being called there to
plan and advise about his dooryard.
We were discussing trees and | was
trying to impress upon him the beau.
ties of aome of the trees mentioned
above, when, after listening patiently
awhile, he broke in with the question.
Are not sugar naples one of our fin.
est trees ?" Surely they are, had tc
admit, but they are so common. Even
his fence corners had them, and he
could get them for the digging, so he
wanted to waive the interest and edu-
cation centered in the better class of
little-planted trees and plant naples
because they were cheap.
l have indicated in the plan a group
Of four bushes south of the back
porch, but the position they should oc.
cupy is wholly uncertain, the living
or everyday side of dooryards vary
so in walks and outlook.
Leaving these out and counting
eleven beeches for screen there are 30
trees which should not cost with
freight and cost of planting more than
SIS. This dooryard could therefore be
furnished at less than the cost of a
parlor carpet or an overcoat, and the
trees will outlast a dozen COTS and
carpets.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

sroW well on ordinary clay loan
SOILS and give good returns for the
labor expended.
Bush beans should be planted after
an danger of frost is past and corn
painting and other spring work has
Deen well completed. A good crop
may often be matured if planted as
late as July 4 They do best on loan
soils and prefer clay uplands that are
Wen drained which need not be par.
ticularly rich.
1t is best to plant them in rows
about two and one-half to three and
one-half feet apart. They may be
planted with corn planter, adjust
ed to a slow speed so as to drop the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25
OLD PEACH TREES.
What Has Been Done with Then,
Proof of What Can Be Done to
Make Them Productive.

1t is fact well known to many hor.
ticultural scientists that old peach
trees may be brought back to a state
of vigor by severely cutting back the
trees and thus keeping them out OF
fruiting for two or three seasons. If
this cutting back is done in a year
when all the fruit buds have been
killed by the cold, the loss of time
is reduced by one year. Some varie
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

lookin' him square, in wondher's
name" says she. who do We mean
that was goin' to marry?"
An I thought" says he, Liza Jane.
it was myself We were goin' to marry"
Liza Jane she got face on her that
| would freeze a lough an, she dhrew
herself up, an says she, 4 beg yer
pardon, Misther McClarnin" = she
wouldn't consent to know Andy Nc
Clarnin just then-"I beg yer pardon.
Misther McClarnin," says she-an'
poor Andy when he seen the sight OF
her, an heerd the words of her, went
as weak as a dish-clout-'bu I hope
in my heart, an sincerely thrust, that
We didn't mean to insinuate-even in
the inside of yourself-that | meant
to offer to marry you-you, Misther
McClarnin, or any other man that
steps in shoe-leather this day-to Of
fer myself to marry you without your
first akin me. Misther McClarnin? ?"
Och, och, l ask an beg" says Andy,
says he, an him in such a state of dis
thress as might melt the heart of a
milestone, Il ask an beg" says he,
AN implore of We a hundred thou
sand pardons for my ignorance in put
tin the thing as l did. But sure ye
know, an know, that if / didn't ak We
in words it wasn't for want OF the
wish, but the will, for four years gone.
Ye know, an know, that it was only
fear KEEP me from sayin' the words to
ye-I mean to say We should know.
wanted TO AK We. an l come to ak ys
three times. an the fright overtuk
me. an / run home like a hare I'm a
Ounce. Liza Jane. An there am now"
says he, givin up for want of breath,
AN do what We like with me-"
But as Bab's Andy had gone on.
Liza James look was changin' n
changin an. when he finished, er
look was as mild an gentle as a
lambs
An then she hung her head a wee
bit, an sthrove her level best to blush,
an says she, "Oh, Andy, Andy An
We never oreathed a word of this to
me afore! An never suspected it!
No, no. it's me is the dunce-it's me
is the Ounce, Andy"
Poor Andy's heart, when he saw the
change in her, come up again from the
bottom Of his boots, an was thumpin'
against the crown of his skull, wantin'
room 10 rise. AN" says he, Liza
Jane Bohunnan, then We don't take it
ill-me thinkin' of yer"
Andy McClarnin," says she, we
know this is suddint-very suddint.
An myself is 1ustered, an'-an narv-
GUS a bit, an But if We insist on an
answer on the spur of the moment"
says she, 4 don't believe do take it
i'll, at all. at all"
An Liza Jane Bohunnan." says
Andy, says he. gettin the narve as
Liza Jane lost it, Liza Jane Bohun-
nan" says he, will We consent from
this time forrid to wet yer wee grain
of tay in my tay-pot?"
Andy McClarnin,' says she. ''ye're
a daicent, industrious boy an come of
daicent, industrious people. an'-an'
myself doesn't know but-but-maybe
could do worse"
Copyright 1906. by Joseph b. Bowles1
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25
A Neglected Fence.

A neglected fence is always a detri-
ment to the farm, especially if it be a
stock and grain farm. The neglected
fence teaches the farm animals that a
fence may be ignored when they wish
to get into a field where they should
not be- neglected fence is always
uusightly and is usually harbor of
weeds and predatory insects.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

may be planted a
a time wheL
other work is not
pressing and re
quire but q small
amount of cult.
V a [ | on They
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

To make a profit out of COWS there
must be an even flow of milk and ora
well maintained through tina sa@~oA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

AS fast as crops mature 1t is a good
rule 10 put " something else.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25

vaseline will make the eyeiashes
thicker. l do not know whether &c
viii make them grow longer or not &
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-09-25
@o.ROAD AND I'D l@8
gazG0E A- 4aIazl2
lNPRfs0! g
~. ~ - u
HARVESTING BEANS.
directions for the Growing and Han
ding of This Profitable
Crop

Inc bean crop fills a good place in
'ne ordinary farm rotation. since il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-27
GAVE HIM DRINK IN
WHICH WAS POISON.
Cleare Dickinson, Of Ba1nberg, S.
c., Held for Murder Of
D. F. Reid.
.lBY Associated Press. !

..BAMBERG. s, c.. January 20.-W.
Cleare Dickinson, twenty-eight years Of
age, is in Jail here charged by tho cor
oner's jury with responsibility for the
death of D. r. Reid by arsenic poisoning
January 18th.
Reid young farmer and widower,
that day complained OF illness, and said
that he believed he had been poisoned.
He died after Il few minutes. The cor
oner's Jury had the body exhumed and
examined. and inquest was concluded to-
day. Arsenic was discovered more than
sufficient to kill a man. Eliza Bunch
said that Reid came to her house jan
nary 18th. While there Clearo Dickinson
oame In. and taking a bottle Of whiskey
from his pocket, offered Reid drink.
but took none himself, Later In the eve
ming he returned and said that he ''reck-
oned he had gotten rid of Reid. She
said that about two weeks before Dickin-
son had told her that he would Kill Reid
II he did not desist from his attentions
to her.
Reid was a prosperous farmer. and
Dickinson Is brother to the Mayor of
Bamberg - ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-27
TWO LIVES ENDED BY
TURNING ON THE GAS
w. a. sewell Evidently Commits
Suicide and Friend is Also
Victim Of Asphyxiation.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, January ss.-
With every crevice in their sleeping
apartment tightly plugged. and with the
Illuminating gas turned on full w. A.
sewell and Leo T. Livingstone, both OF
Baltimore, and long time friends, were
found asphyxiated In their room In a
boarding house here to-day. The death
of tho two men was reported by the po-
lice as supposed suoide.'' but the cor
onar refuses to confirm the theory in ad-
vance OF the inquest. The proprietress or
the boarding house and some OF the other
occupants. who knew the men we'll, be-
Heve that sewell was tired OF life, and
that Livingstone was an unintentional VIC
tim of Sewell's decision to commit sui
eide. sewell had been out OF work for
some time, and had been despondent over
his failure to obtain employment
Sewall was found lying on the bed.
while Livingstone's body was ON the floor
and partly under tho bed. as II he had
tried to escape from tho room. sewelrs
trousers had heen tucked under the door
Of the room, and other articles belonging
to him were stuffed In the crevlces OF the
5W&ll0QWkx - 7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-27
.HAPCOOD WINS
IN SUIT OF DEUEL.
Jury Promptly Brings In
Verdict Acquitting
the Editor.
JEROME is SEVERE
ON TOWN TOPICS
He Denounces the Publication
and censures Judge Deuel.
Who, He Declares, vio-
lated Law, Though
Not a Black
mailer.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, January 26.--An unusual
trial came to an end to-day when a
jury in the criminal branch of the Su-
preme Court reported that Norman Hap
good, editor of Golfers Weekly, was
not guilty of criminal libel.
The case had been on trial several
weeks The verdict was rendered ten
minutes after the case had been given
to tho jury. The charge against Mr..
Hapgood was brought at the lnstlgation
of Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel.. of the Court
OF Special Sessions. and was based upon
an editorial. in which the editor criu-
cised Justice Deuel. for his connection
with Town Topics.
Colonel Mann. odltor of Town Topics,
who was present when the verdict was
announced, said that he had nothing to,
say regarding the verdict but that he
had brought civil suit against the
Golfers. AS Mr.. Hapgood left the
room, District Attorney Jerome, who
conducted the case against him, slap
ped him on the shoulder saying: MY
dear old man, I'm very much pleased
that 1t turned out as 1t did They left
the courtroom together.
Jerome Speaks Plainly
In his address to the jury, Mr.. Jerome
said he was prosecuting one of his best
friends for a crime which, in his private
Judgment he thought the defendant
ought to have committed
Then referring to Town Topics, he said !:
Mr.. Shepard has told You that Colonel
Mann had stated that 1t was the natural
evolution OF personal journalism. II this
is true. II ought to be applicable to more
than one daily paper in New York. whose
trend Is that way. There is scarcely a
morning asper,s that does nos print vile
scandals and obscene matter don {
see what interest articles relating to the
adultery of this or that person have
for you and me-
Does 1t serve any useful purpose? Is
1t other than filth? 1t is put there for no
other purpose than that of paying divi-
dends to the stockholders. The average
newspaper is run from the counting room
standpoint. Many of the advertisements
are but corruption fund to induce
quiet about this. that or the other. If
you ask the average newspaper man
why certain paper let upon certain
proposition, his reply will be "Why didn't
you see that ad OF so and so and so
These papers haven't yet reached the
condition that this vile sheet has reached.
am not here to Justify Town Tonics.'
Editorial Was Justified.
Justification of the editorials denounc-
ing Justice Deuel., Mr.. Jerome said.
means that Deuel. was part owner of
the paper, censor. and revisor of proof.
and that the paper which he edited in
part. extorts money and prints scandal"
Mr.. Jerome said Judge Deuel. violated
the statute in carrying on business. h,rt
that he was not blackmailer and did
not know about Colonel Mann's borrow
ings. Mr.. Jerome ridiculed the idea INST
men like Thomas F. Ryan or ]. Pier
pont Morgan could he blackmailed