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w ork Of
Construction.

Work Of Culebra cut must be
Construction. made, anyhow; but
of course changes as
to the dams. or at least as to the locks
adjacent to the dams, may still occur.
The La Boca dams offer no particular
problem. the bottom material being so
good that there is a practical certainty,
not merely as to what can be achieved,
but as to the time of achievement. The
Gatun dam offers the most serious prob
this problem is certain of solution along
the lines proposed; although, of course,
II nscessitates great toll energy. and
course, there will be some little risk in
connection with the work. If the huge
earth dam now contemplated is thrown
will have what Is practically a low,
broad, mountain ridge behind which will
rise the inland lake. This artificial noun
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malice. they are trying to interfere with.
ana hamper the execution of, the great
est work OF the kind ever attempted. and
are seeking to bring to naught the ef-
forts of their countrymen to put to the
credit OF America one of the giant featS
of the ages The outrageous accusations
of these slanderers constitute a gross
wins. for trained intelligence. expert
ability, high character and devotion to
duty. have never been excelled any
where. There is not a man among those
directing the work on the isthmus who
has obtained his position on any other
basis than merit alone, and not one who
has used his position in any way for
his own personal @r p~ecuniary advantage.
After most careful consideration we
have decided to let out most of the work
by contract, il we can come to salts
factory terms with the contractors. The
whole work is OF a
Plan TO Build by tind suited to the pc
culiar genius OF our
Contract people; and our peo-
ole have developed
the type of contractor best fitted to Crap
pie with II. 1t is of course much better
TO do the work In large part by contract
than to do il all by the government. pro-
vided ii is possible on the one han 10
secure to the contractor a sufficient re-
muneration To make il worth while fer
responsible contractors of the best kline
to undertake the work; and provided on
the other hand IL can be done on terms
which Will not give an excessive proht TO
the contractor at the expense of the gov
eminent. After much consideration the
plan already promulgated by the secre-
tary of war was adopted. This plan in
its essential features was drafted, after
careful and thorough study and consld-
vens. who. while in the employment of
Mr.. Hill, the president of the Great
Northern railroad, had personal expert
ence OF this very type of contract.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Nsp EcrNe srEA SHOVEL NEA ENTRANCE TO uLEsR CUT

tain will probably show less seepage,
that is. will have greater restraining
capacity, than the average natural noun
tain range. The exact locality of the
locks at this dam-as at the other dams,
is now being determined. In April next
Secretary Taft, with three of the ablest
engineers of the country-Messrs. Noble,
Stearns, and Ripley-will visit the 18TH
mus, and the three engineers will make
the final and conclusive examinations as
to the exact site for each lock. Mean
while the work is going ahead without a
break.
The Culebra cut does not offer such
great risks; that is, the damage liable to
occur from occasional land slips will not
represent what may De called major dis
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STATE CORN SHOW IS ON.
The Event Opens Auspiciousiy at
Mitchell.

The first state corn show ever held
In South Dakota was held at Mitchell
with an attendance OF several hundred
farmers and town land owners inter
ested In the development of the corn
industry. Mayor Branson gave the ad-
dress of welcome, which vas respond
ed to by Secretary Warner in the alb
Of President Chamberlain, who
got In on a late train. There was
about It's exhibitors at the show, and
the corn on exhibition has brought the
highest praise from Prof. Hume of the
Illinois State Agricultural college.
The corn Is on display in the city hall
conducted by Prof. Hume.
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Various HOw-Are-YOu's.

Various How-Are-You's.
How are your In German is "Wie
befinden SO sicht?" CHOW do o find
yourself?'') 1t Is also "Wie gents"
The Dutch say Hoo vaart gij?" CHOW
do you fare?') The Italians ask Come
slater" CHOW do o stand?") The
French, Comment YOU portez-vous?'
GLOW do you carry yourselfrD
The Greeks ask what you are doing;
the Chinese want to know II you enjoy
your rice; and the Russians inquire
how you are living.
The Arabs, a devout people, say God
grant his favors to your The Turks,
no less devout. say b under Gods
carat"-Ex.
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Game to the Last.
Adrian Iselin. at the Newport Casino.
was talking about a young Bostonian who
with smiling gallantry had rescued a
young girl from drowning.
II was very brave said Mr.. Iselin.
Though his own life was in danger. /
saw him laughing in the water. His pluck
reminded me of the story of the death of
the great Lord Chesterfield.
you know that story. Chesterfield,
during his last illness. was driving. A
lady overlook him.
".How glad I am said she. to see o
driving out
Q smile. Il am not driving out am SIM
ply ~rehsarsing my funeral "-Ex.
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asters. The work will merely call for
intelligence, perseverance and executive
capacity. 1t Is, however, the work upon
which most labor will nave to be spent.
The dams will be composed of the earth
taken out Of the cut and very possibly
the building of the locks and Jams will
take even longer than the cutting In
Culebra itself.
Tie main work Is now being done In
the CuisbTa cut. IL was striking and
impressive. to see the huge steam shovels
In full play, the dumping trains carrying
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NEW PROFESSOR AT eRookINos.
superintendent's Assignments for the
New Year.

DR.. Homer M. Derr has accepted the
professorship of civil engineering In
the Agricultural college. He received
the degree of bachelor of arts from
Leland Stanford university; master OF
arts from Columbia university, and
doctor OF philosophy from the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania. For a time he
was in Colombia, Central America, as
superintendent Of mines and in charge
of the construction of a dam for q
mining company.
Beginning Jan. 2 and continuing for
two weeks there will be held at the
agricultural college a corn and poultry
school. Prof. M. l.. Wilson Of Iowa
will have charge Of the work in the
corr school. and Arthur A. Brigham OF
Maryland will give ten lectures on
poultry.
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Upon instructions from the popa.
Archbishop Farley formally made Dr..
Thomas A. Hmmet Of New York .
knight commander Of the order u 81
Gregory the eEeat.
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In Culebra Cut.

away tno rock ana
In c,I.hr, r,,t earth they dislodged.
wv The implements OF
French eNcavating
machinery. which often stand a little way
from the line of work, though of excel
lent construction. look like the veriest
toys when compared with these new
steam shovels, just as the French dump
ing ears seem like toy cars when COM
pared with the long trains of huge cars,
dumped by steam plows, which are now
vance that has been made in machinery
during the past quarter of a century.
No doubt a quarter of a century hence
this new machinery, of which We are now
but ii is certainly serving It's purpose
well now. The old French cars had TO be
entirely discarded.
As soon as the type of canal was de-
cided this work began in good earnest.
The rainy season Will shortly be over and
then there will be an immense increase
In the amount taken
New Records for out; but even dur
ing the last three
EXCAVATION months. in the rainy
season, steady prog
ress is shown by the figures: In Au
gust, 242.Oo0 cubic yards; in September.
2ol 900 cubic yards, and in October, $4,000
cubic yards. In October new records
vidual shovels as well as for the tonnage
haul Of individual locomotives. i hope to
see the growth of a healthy spirit OF
emulation between the different shovel,
as has grown on our battle ships between
the different CUR crews in matters of
craftsmanship. Passing through the cut
the amount of new work can be seen al
a glance. In one place the entire side of
a hill had been taken out recently by
twenty-Seven tons OF dynamite, which
were exploded at one blast. At another
place / was given a presidential salute OF
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The Madness of HamIe,.

The Madness of Hamlet.
Richard Mansfield. at a dinner party In
New York. contributed an anecdote to
the old question of the sanity OF Hamlet.
zone morning in the West" he said.
1T met a young friend Of mine, and ask
ed him where he had been the night BE-
fore.
"I went my young friend replied. to
see So-and Sos Hamlet
".Aha. did your said I. Now tell me
do you think Hamlet was mad?'
"'I certainty do said he. There wasn't
q hundred dollars In the mouse
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che United States flag, but as to which
the United States government, through
it's agents, exercises control for certain
I chose the month of November for my
visit partly because 1t Is the ~rainiest
the work goes forward at the greatest
disadvantage, and one Of the two months
which the medical department. OF the
french canal commissioncmfw ulS wstiiso
French Canal company found most I'M
healthy.
At the outset 1 wish to pay a tribute
60 the amount of work done by the
cult circumstances. Many of the build
tngs they put up were excellent and are
still in use. though, naturally, the houses
are now getting out Of repair and are
houses can be built, n much of the
work they did In the Culebra cut. and
some of the work they did in digging
has been of direct and real benefit. This
country has never made a better in
yestment than the $40, 900 which 1t
paid to the French company for work
and betterments, including especially the
Panama railroad.
An inspection on the ground at the
height Of the rainy season served to con
vince me of the wisdom of congress in
refusing to adopt either a high-level or
a sea-level canal. There seems to be a
universal agreement among all people
competent to Judge that the Panama
route the one actually ny cn Ngce Is maca
Darien routes.
Our people found on the isthmus a GER
tain amount of old French material and
equipment which could be used. Some OF
1T. in addition. could be sold as scrap
iron. Some could be used for furnishing
the foundation for filing in. For much
no possible use could be devised that
would not cost more than 1t would bring
In.
The work is now going on with a
yigor and efficiency pleasant to witness.
The three big problems Of the canal are
the La Boca DAMS. the Gatun dam. and
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Although Mr.. Hobbs was X at his
face value by his son and heir, there
were times When the youthful Williams
admiring tributes embarrassed his parent
Ia the family group.
al had quite an encounter as I came
home tonight aid the v~alorous Mr..
Hobbs announced at the tea table. Two
men, slightly intoxicated, were having a
quarrel on the corner. AS usual. there
An a fair way to knock each others brains
cut when / stepped between and separat-
I'd them"
Mrs. Hobbs. In q quivering voice.
ssNo, indeed. why should l be?" inquired
NJ. Hobbs, initiating his chest.
~ guess there isn't anybody could
NSck any brains out Of my father!' said
y. 2roudiy.-Youth's Companion.
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The fact that your creed fits you
like a coat does not warrant you In
making Il q uniform for all men.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
nrnAnh IA pairrina-

The growth of dsirying in all the
civilized nations OF the world during
he past IS years has been very great
The increase of population in the IA
tons has made II desirable to produce
concentrated foods that viii keep for
a long time. Dairy products in some
OF their forms can be kept for q long
time, and mp to a certain limit the
keeping improves their digestiSflfty.
The development of dairying has been
largely in the countries having a tenn
perate climate. but the industry IL
gradually working toward the torrid
regions. In the latter localities the
problems connected with the keeping
of milk are greater thar In the colder
localities. but the problems of feeding
are fewer. The south viii yet engags
largely In dairying-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04

Then y.sd are the Count Won
Loen?" said the princess. Il seem to
have heard that name somewhere.
Tell me, are you the Count Won
Loen?"
Il am certainly the heir { that
title" said the secretary, griIling with
in and wishing himself a thousand
miles away.
Il must go directly and tell my
brother. He will be back from he
cathedral by this time. I am sure he
did not know. And the estates-are
they h your sole rightz"
THE estates are extensive. They
are not encountered. so far as I know.
They are all in my own right" ex-
planned the newly styled count with
perfect truth.
A new thought seemed to strike the
princess as he was speaking.
But SO young. so handsome" she
murmured, 80 apt a pupil at Ioyel"
Then aloud, she said, You are not de
ceiving me? You are not already
betrothed2"
Not to any womanl" said the de
ceitfuI count, picking his words with
exactness.
The a. laugh of the princess rang
out prompt as an echo.
Il did not expect you to be engag-
ed to a mani" she cried. But now
conduct me to the entrance Of my
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
skIMMINes

American farmers should feed more
bran
The hand separator IS nov verx pop
uizr and profitable
Alfalfa viii greatly change the cost
Of milk production
II q man would have = hrtclass
herd Of cows he should raise them
himself
The pioneer always finds the COW
q great help in obtaining food in an
unsettled country
A cow should not always be Judged
By what she Is doing but by what
she might do if given q proper chance
The average Of cur COWS is too low
in quality. We can improve il by
continually disposing Of the poorest
Many a calf that would make \
valuable COW is seat TO the butcher
because the owner could sell his mIlk
az 8 good price.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
STILL ROOM ron IMPROVEMENT
American Farmer Learning 20 DC
Profitable D~alryina.

In a recent conversation with the
writer, Prof. Fraser said that the
American farmer has not learned how
20 make the most out Of his land and
has not yet acquired the ability TO
make as much out Of his COWS az some
Of the European dairymen do. He
declares that It is easily possible for
the American COW owner TO make
twice as much milk and cream out OF
il az the average COW makes This
is a fOurfCId increase Of the
from IN acre Of land
There is no couDt that the pro-
fessoT fs right and that we can accom-
pIish four times as much az we are
doing now and with the same gen
eTsI expenditure This IS 2 remark-
able statement but II IL one easy 70
prove The average COW IS a poor
specimen Of the bovine race. making
less than 10 pounds OF butter IN a
year II is not a great stretch OF the
imagination TO see every coz giving
milk enough to produce at least goo
pounds Of butter per year. or All COWS
giving enough 70 bring the average
UP t o that point
On the other hand, il Is not an ex-
trayagant thing TO believe that the
time is coming when the average acre
OF land viii produce twice as much
forage as At the present time In
this country We have had such a
superabundsnce Of land that We have
fallen into the habit OF using IL waste
fully Some Of the pastures are IN
the condition in which they were
when the timber was cut on The
soil has never been turned. and tho
wild grasses are the only ones TO be
found It takes a good many acres OF
such land to support a cow. especially
in q dry summer such As this has
been In some sections devoted TO
dairy1ng
It VIII require many a Jet to
awake our COW owners 10 the real
conditions as they exist and 10 COM
pare them with the conditions that
may exist Could We drop some of
these COW owners down into the fields
OF Holland or Denmark. the impress
sion might be sooner made To do
profitable dairying requires q wedding
out process IN our methods The
method that has been followed for
two centuries Of pasturing COWS on
any kind of pasture nature may give
Us should be abandoned The old
natural pasture does not produce
enough feed even when it II is not
o-verstocked. and it is frequently so
badly overstOcked that II viii not
produce as much as it might
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
Rural Love.

The Kansas papers. discussing rural
love. relate a homely idyl, such as
TheOcritus never sang. about a love
affair Oklahoma Dave" Payne once
had. Payne lived on a farm when q
10y. and his raiment consisted OF a
lirsey sack with holes for his head
end arms He was deeply in love with
a neighbor farm girl. One evening he
went over and spanked the girl while
she was milking the COW. She sat
on side of the COW and he squat
ted on the other, so he could look
her in the eye while she milked. Dave
felt his low for the girl growing rap
idly. 1t affected the boy in a peculiar
way Something warm would chase
itself up n down his spinal column.
Ii was a new sensation and in his in
experience he was sure it was love.
just when the sensation was the
greatest the girl remarked: Dave.
the calf is chewing the back OF your
sack.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04

A prominent southern statesman
says that last sunmer he was max
ing a horseback trip through the
northern part Of Alabama when he
came upon a negro cabin, the sounds
issuing from which gave evidence Of
an extraordinary commotiOn within
Shouts and yeIIs Of terror succeeded
each other so rapidly that the traveller
FASTENED to ascertain the Of
the trouble.
As the rider drew rein before the
door half q dozen ragged pickaninnies
ran out All but one Of them were
screaming and crying at the tops Of
their voices, while the odd one as
merry as the others were sad, began
tumbling cartBheels and standing on
his head AT this moment q man.
evidently the head Of the household,
appeared in the doorway. In answer
to the travellers inquiries the darEy
vouchsafed the following expl3nstion
Of the MYSTERY
"Yo' see. sab. dis IS Moseses birf-
day" Indicating the p-Ickaninny whose
joyful antics have been referred TO-
Now. Use powerful hard up jes' ar
present, an amt got no money 70
celebrate An It jes bruk ne al up
to see de res habin' jes' as much fun
on Moseses bfrfday as Moses was
habin' hisselL- Times bein' hard de
only thing 1 could see was 10 give all
de res a Ickin'. an dat kinder raises
Moses up over de others.-N. Y.
Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
Great Is an Education.

1t is easy enough for a man to take
a 2-cent pencil and a cents worth Of
writing paper and figure how he could
make s1.OOO.OOO by running a corner
on wheat.
That is the advantage of having s.
common school education. A man may
have gone through only two or three
grades in school. yet he should be
able to do this in a single evening
without biting more than We inches
OF the end of the lead pencil.
We should pity the poor, benighted
Russians. many of whom cannot read
or write. to say nothing of figuring.
1t would take them several days to
work the problem out in then heads
and by that time the glorious oppor-
tunity might AVE gone by.-Lllinois
State Journal.
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chambers" Chere she reached him
her hand. I like you she said
frankly, looking at him with unfinch-
ing eyes. 4 am of the house OF
CORTLAND. and we are accustomed 70
say what we think-the women es-
pecially. And before I carry out this
wretched contract and marry the
Prince Wasp, I viii run away and wed
q dog-whipper," But perhaps 1 may
do better than either," she said in
her heart. nodding determinedly, as
she looked at the handsome youth be
fore her. who now stood with his
downcast eyes upon the ground.
They were almost out of the yew-
tree walk. n the voice of the prin-
cess carried far, like that of most very
impulsiye persons. It reached the
ears OF q gay young fashionable, who
had just dismounted at the gate
which led from the rose garden into
the wing of the palace inhabited by
the Princess Margaret and her suite.
Now" said the princess, I will
show you how apt a pupil I make. Tell
me whether this is according to the
best traditions of Plassenburg," And
taking his face between her hands,
she kissed him rapidly upon either
cheek and then upon the lips.
"There," she said, Il wonder what
my noble brothers would say TO that!
I will show them that Margaret OF
CORTLAND can choose both whom she
will kiss and whom she viii marys-
And flashing away from him like q
strong-winged bird she fed upward
into her chambers. Then. somewhat
dazed by the rapid succession OF emo
tons. Johann the secretary stepped
out OF the green gloom of the yev
tree walk into the broad glare Of the
September sun and found himself
face to face with Prince Wasp
Ito be continued.l
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
HOW He KNEW.

Have you ever had any experience
in handling high grade potte<yT
asked the importer OF an applicant for
8 situation
mo. sir" replied the applicant. but
I can do the work all right"
Suppose said the merchant you
should accidentally break a valuable
vase; what would you dor
7 would put it together carefully,
replied the job seeker. and set it
where a wealthy customer would be
sure to knock il TO pieces again
Consider yourself engaged. said
the merchant And now tell me
where you got on 10 that trick OF the
trade"
"A few years ago. answered the
other, L was in the wealthy customer
class"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04

When the big. bronzed husband tim
idly dipped his spoon in a tiny sauce
Of breakfast food the little wife be
came alarmed
why, Henry. she said, uneAsily.
you told me that camping trip would
give you a good appetite"
Well. it did. my dear" assured
Henry.
~But-but you said you would have
an appetite Ike a horse, and here you
sit only eating a rec bit Of oatsi"
@WeI-er-that's the kind OF an ap-
petite a horse has. isn't it, dear2 Did
you eve hear OF a horse eating beef
steaks-
And the big bronzed man put On his
hat and grinned to himself al the way
down TO the ohce-Chicago Daily
News
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04

ping on each other with the half par
ution, bat such accidents occur in ex-
ceptionaI cases only. The standing
for the COW varies according I
the size Of the animal. SAYS Prairie
Farmer, but there should be sufficient
space SO that the COW VIII not be
Obliged to step back into the gutter.
and a. the same time have space linn
tied so that the droppings VIII read
lily fall into the gutter For medium
to large cows about I'VE and one-haR
feet from the standing space is rec
commended.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
Worst Ever.

Say" remarked the theatrical man
ager. your acting last night was GER
taInly the limit"
Why. sir. what do you meant de-
mznded the newly engaged star
We'll" answered the manager, here
are a dozen letters I received from
desdheads this morning. demanding
that their names be erased from the
free ist"-Chfcago Daily News
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-12-04
Not PartiouIar

These are hard lines" said the
tourist wearily. as he paused TO look
at the landscape Here I've climbed
to the top of this mountain and forgot
to bring my glasses with ne"
That's all right" a the guide
I'd just as soon drink from he bot
til ."-Milwaukee Sentinel.