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draws out the numbers. The registered
person who has the first number gets first
choice Of the land, and 10 on until all the
available homestead sites nave been given
away.
II Is estimated that the first choice on any
one Of the three reservations to be opened
this year will be worth anywhere from
10000 to 10000, and n Of the numbers in
the first few hundreds will be worth nearly
as much. The lottery is under direction Of
Government officials.
In order TO keep the element Of specula-
ton out Of these affairs the Government
has decreed that no transfers Of number
shall be made.
The homesteads are divided into tracts of
forty. eighty or $50 acres, according to
their location for irrigation purposes.
Irrigated lane requires such care that not
so much Of it can be farmed as land that is
watered by nature. In return, however,
a well irrigated tract Of forty acres will
yield far more than a farm of four times
that area in the rain belt, and there will be
absolutely no chance for crop failure.
The rules are practically the same as
those which have always applied to home
Stealing. The settler can prove up on his
claim in five years. thus getting his ranch
for nothing il he has made his residence
there for that length Of time; or he can COM
mute or buy the property at the end of
fourteen months residence for $l.25 an
acre. Exception is made OF the land under
Government irrigation systems, each settler
paying his pro rata Of the actual expense Of
building the canals, dams, &c.
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I DFSyTR MAY 10 Tho last indian lands
~ great Importance and value will be-
thrown open a. white settlement this
summer IncIe Sam IL going 10 give away
something more than 7.OO go acres N
Lind belong ing ~ the Grow shoahonc
and tlathe1d tribes Whom the-e rich
lands nave been dist rihutei among the
lucky winners 81 the gigantic land lotteries
the gIorics ~ the indians a. extensive
land owners will have departed. for there
will hr little more property in their hands
worth the white mans trouble 10 ap-
propriate
About 1850. 600 acres will lie thrown
open In the Crow reservation In southern
Montana and the same amount In the
Shoshone. or Wind River, rescr walton IN
Wyoming; several hundred thousand acres
will be opened In the Flathead reaer walton,
near Missoula, Mon. II ia estimated that
from one-half to two-thirds OF this acreage
will offer opportunities for irrigation and
the rest will he available for grazing
purposes.
On the estimate OF / 200 900 acres Of arabic
land. divide into homesteads II forty
acres. the new reservations will provide
for 300 900 heads Of families and will be
capable OF supporting a farming population
OF 100 900 people, on the estimate OF five
persons TO each family. OF course irriga-
ton works will have To he constructed,
but all three reservations are we'll watered,
and the Government has begun extensive
irrigation projects which will reclaim
a large portion of the land not irrigable
at the present time.
The largest Of these Government prof.
ects on the reservations is at Huntley,
on the coded strip in the Crow reservation.
Here the Government has been at work
for a year or more, and thousands of acres
Of the lands to be thrown orcn will be con-
verified into productive ra inches within a
few months from the time OF the opening.
The land that is reclaimed by the Govern
ment will nave the actual cost of the rec
work added to the amount paid
by each homesteader. This charge will be
comparatively small; the homesteader gets .
his land practically free and pays a nominal
sum for a perpetual water ri light on a Govern
ment canal.
The Shoshone reservation will doubtless
be the first to I've opened. 1t was to nave
been thrown open for settlement on June
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cause he is the son OF his father and some
day will rule Germany.
Usually there are soldiers about to see
that the anarchists don't get Williams
oldest son and to keep order along the
roads. Game beaters make it eesy for
him II big game is afoot, and it is doubtful
IL he gets a thrill a year out Of it,
The Germans are proud Of the young
mans prowess as a hunter and tell many
stories Of his gameness m courage. He
il said to be fond Of big game shooting and
to have an ambition to shoot tigers.
This picture shows the Crown Prince.
the Crown Princess, who is standing in
front Of him and a little to his left, and the
members Of their suite after they have
rsturned from a hunt near a shooting lodge
the Crown Prince has in East Prussia.
The Crown Princess is something Of a sports
woman herself and often accompanies her
husband on his hunting trips.
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Crown Prince Frederick William OF Ger
many is one Of the most enthusiastic OF
Europe's royal gunners. His father, the
Kaiser, is a hunter of reputation nearly as
great as that OF President Roosevelt, and
the Crown Prince has often accompanied
His father on long and arduous shooting
expeditions.
What the young man would do II he
were thrust suddenly into the Colorado
mountains with nothing but a gun and a
belt Of cartridges and told to shift for him
self would be hard to say. Probably he
would make good and come home with a
bearskin across his shoulders.
His august papa under the same circum-
stances certainly would make good, and
the Hohenzollerns are a pretty sturdy lot,
able to stand a little wind and weather and
a hard jolt or two now and. then. The
Crown Prince goes hunting in state. be-
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William IT,, Emperor Of Germany, takes
his hunting as he does everything else,
seriously and very thoroughly. He is said
to have killed more than 1000 red stays,
100 fallow deer, 1000 wild bears, 10000
pheasants. 10000 hares and innumerable
small animals.
The Kaiser's way Of hunting is not to be
compared to that Of such sturdy huntsmen
as the Emperor Macmillan or Charles v,
who faced 200 pound bears with short
handled spears, or killed a chamois with a
crossbow whilp ore foot was slipping
toward a thousand foot preoipice, six inches
away. Sitting comfortably on n mountain
runway. while the chamois is driven down
from below, is a very different thing.
The Kaiser, however. is personally very
courageous, and has taken chances with
dangerous. game that made his followers
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shudder for his safety, He is also a crack
shot.
Ore Of his ~favorite resorts for shooting
big game is at Castle Rominten, near Theer-
Dude, in East Prussia. Here the Emperor
delights TO hunt as his ancestors hunted in
the days when Hohenzollern first became n
royal name. At Rominten the chase gives
him opportunity to display both horseman-
ship and craftsmanship, al both of which
he is adept despite his crippled arm.
The Emperor takes part occasionally in
the dandiied hunts at Potsdam. from ore q
which he is represented 10 re returning in
this picture. At. Postdam the natty young
lieutenants and high society bellies ride
safely over hill and dale in pursuit Of half
tanned boars, or roam the fields after pleas
ants and small birds nearly as domestic as
ohickenf. He would rather, his chroniclers
say, be in the wild East Prussia country,
whore hunting is hunting.
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The Most Deadly snakes.
From the CornhiN Magazine

From the COrHhiN Mage zine.
The most dangerous snake Is. it seems. TIE
African mamba. one of the largest of the
cobras, 1t flies at everybody and every
thing 1t goes out of its way to quarrel; 1t Mil
even come down from a tree to solicit an
interview.
over in India there is the great king cobra,
or hamadryad. a size larger. quite AS fierce
it has been known to chase a man on horse
back he had TO ride for his life but its poison
Il n degree less virulent, The difference,
however. may be considered negligible and
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Pennsylvania snake Hunt.

Ff0N Wf FOFCsF H~CpU6Ncdn.
Henry larncll, who lives over in Har-
mony township. not far from Stewart Run,
went with n party on a snake hunt last Sum
day and their catch netted seventeen rat
tiers and one blacksnake or blue racer.
The smallest Of the ~rattlers was a trihe
over three feet in length, and each one sup
ported n fine string of %rattles. The den was
located at n ledge of rocks about n mile from
Stewards Run. and the snakes were out
summing themselves and apparently getting
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Matter

even the little birds do not cheep obediently
and fly up to be knocked over. For an
American. or even a titled Englishman, the
mass of etiquette surrounding a royal hunt
ing trip would be intolerable, but the King;
being everybody's servant, must go shoot
ing with a suite.
In this picture the King is represented as
shooting pheasants on a gams preserve he
has near Turin. The suite, il will be OBJ
served, is following the course OF the bird;
maybe betting mentally on the birds chance
of getting away, certainly ready to raise a
chorus of enthusiastic approval il the shot
goes 10 the mark; certainly sure TO offer n
dozen excuses as TO the course Of the wind;
the fault Of the powder or the general GUS
sedness Of game IL the bird hirts its tail
and skiddooe.
King Humbert was a notable sportsman,
a righty hunter. and his son ts said to be
equally ardent IN the chase. -
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have any dread OF a third experience, but
TO this day, whenever ] encounter one by
accident, say in a circus or in a ZOO. the mere
sight OF II occasions me a feeling that is almost
indescribable-a sensation OF acute pain
throughout my entire being and q shock to my
nerves that remains with me a long while.
No sort Of bride could get me to voluntarily
look at n snake"
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Victor Emmanuel H., King Of Italy, is an
ardent sportsman and is credited with being
a good shot-as kings go-but very proba-
bly, he doesn't have half so much fun since
he has been King as when he was a Prince
and could slip out incognito and unattended
and bag a few birds for the royal family's
supper.
King Victor must 60 shooting with a
score of attendants-so many to carry the
royal guns, 50 many to carry the royal game
bag, 20 many to carry the royal ammunl-
ton and so many to carry tho royal this and
the royal that. Soldiers arc posted. as
much out of the range of the royal birdshot
as possible, to zee that unlimited guests
come not 10 the hunt or to do harm to the
King,
Everything 10 formal, according TO the
court Hoyle. and IL is difficult to seeswhy
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caught in the can trying to get the snake
and was bitten by the reptile. which caused
its head to swell badly. The cat was nearly
cSha listed when rescued, but is still alive.
The snake esca ped. Mrs. Wise. daughter of
Mrs. Funk. was so shocked by the snake that
she has since been i'll in bed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20
Honeymoon on n Schooner

The Ave mastcd schooner Gov. Ames left
Mystic wharf to-day for Newport News with
Der colors flying in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. j.
the vessel.
Mrs. parry In the daughter Of Capt. C. A,
DAVIS OF Somerset, the owner Of the schooner
She was married a few days ago, and she and
her husband decided TO make their bridal
tour on the Gov. Ames.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20
Blte OF the Rattlesnake.
From the Washington Post.

TTOW NC " dHNINpfOn TORT.
Twice in my life. said f, p. orion. OF
New orleans. Il had the misfortune of being
bite by a rattlesnake. The first experience
was when | was a child and the bite Of the
reptile came near killing me. The second
time | suffered intense pain, but owing to the
prompt application OF remedies my life was
not endangered.
Now. as have had more than my fair
quota Of contact with snakes. | no longer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20
Woman Kills big Rather.

Nerton correspondence Topcka Ca p;ioL.
Mrs. II. VI. Taylor. wife Of the Waterman
In the Santa Fe yards. killed an immense
rattlesnake. The serpent was in the ward
OF the Taylor home and was discovered BY
children, who notified Mrs. Taylor.
Armed With a hoe she bravely attacked the
snake and quickly dispatched It. A count
was made Of the rattles and seventeen were
found in additi on to the button. The snake
was an unusually large one.
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Cat, snake and Tin Can.

From The Springfield Republican.
Mrs. Peter Funk of Canaan a few days ago
discovered a cat near her hennery. with its
head imprisoned in a tin can. The tin was
filed away from the cats heud and when the
can dropped to the ground n good sized snake
emerged.
II is supposed that the cat got its head
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SNAKES AND SNAKE HUNTERS.
Shot a Mig Green snake.

Dayton Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
A corpulent snake bet ween Ave and six
feet long was shot this afternoon by Albert
Lipp at the rear exit of his fathers shoe store
on Second street. near Jefferson. after its ap-
pearance had terrorizad the neighborhood.
No one could be found 10 give the species Of
the anake. which was Of a Rreenish hue.
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ready for their summer pilRrimages among
the huckleberry bushes and other favorire
resorts. Henry says several of the snakes
escaped by crawling under the rocks before
they could be despatched. And It wasn't
an extra good day for snakes. either.
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ceases TO interest the patient after a few
minutes,
Among the Australian cobras the pit
vipers of America and the great West African
vipers thore are species with evil regulations,
and the most alarming feature is that the
aggressive snakes are all desperately poison
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1AgSs maAss Rssssvsaasas 70 as Thsows 0psa 10 WHITE Settlers
IN sSsmmsv-WIl NaVh EMa n ne Mama 90 0 Gssai Laad Owner
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-26
DISEASE DEFINED BY DOOR
Sense of Smell Relied Upon by Ex-
perts to Determine Nature
OF Ailments.

The acuteness of the sense of smell
Is far greater in many of the lower an.
!mals, dogs, for example, than in man.
and they employ it in guiding them
% their food, in warning them of APP
preaching danger and for other pur
poses, says the Spatula. The sphere
Of the susceptibility to various odors
Is more Uniform and extended in man
and the sense of smell is capable OF
great cultivation. Like the other spe.
cial Senses it may be cultivated by
attention and practice. Experts car
discriT, mate qualities of wines, liquors
drugs, etc. Diseases have their char
acteristic odors.
Persons who have visited many diff
terent asylums for the insane recog
nize the same familiar odor of the in
sane. 1t is not insane asylums alone
but prisons, jails, warehouses;, armies
IL camp, churches, schools and nearly
every household, that have character
lctic odors. 1t is when the insane, the
prisoners and the soldier are aggre
gated in large groups or battalions
that their characteristic odor is recog
nized. Most diseases have their char
acteristic odors and by the exercise OIL
the sense of smell they could be utilized
In different diagnosis.
For example, fever has mousy odor,
rheumatism has a copious sour-smell'
ing acid sweat. A person afflicted
with pyaemia has a sweet nauseatine
breath The rank. unbearable odor
Of pus from the middle ear tells the
tale of the decay of osseous tissue. In
scurvy the odor is putrid, in chronic
peritonitis musky, in scrofula like
stale beer, in intermittent fever like
fresh baked brown bread, in fever am
monlacal, in hysteria like violets OF
pineapple. Measles, diphtheria, typhoid
fever, epilepsy, phthisis, etc., have
Characteristic odors.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-26
JEWELRY MATCHES.
mony in Pins, Links and
Buttons.

The harmony of color and blending
of designs in the repertory of mems
belongings is not only seen in scarf,
shirt, handkerchief anu hose, but also,
says Mems Wear, in such minor ar
ticles as his jewelry, for the scarfpin,
cuff links, studs and waistcoat buttons
now match, and should be worn in
colors that blend with the tone of
those other dress accessories common
ly known as furnishings" 1t is con
sidered good taste to have the scarf
in close harmony with the ground of
the shirt, and cravat pin, links, studs
and vest buttons set with stones as
near the same tone as it is possible
to obtain. For example, green, in
every variation of the shade imagin-
able, is the color of the season, and
a jade stone outfit in jewelry is the
newest of fads in springs color elab-
grafton. Other colored stones brought
into vogue by the matching scheme
now so prevalent are the toraz, ap-
propriate with the corn colored ground
of the shirt, an old gold or canary
yellow scarf; amethyst, with scarf in
like tone as we'll as with purple. hello
trope and lavender; tourmaline. alex
andrite, malachite, for the various reds
and greens, and moonstone for even
ing dress.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-26
ENGLISH WoMAN's JOKE
Package She Called Valuable Sur
prised Lawyers and Bankers
When Opened.

There is such thing as carrying a
joke too far. Six years ago an Eng.
lish woman who was travelling in
Canada deposited in the vaults of q
Toronto trust company a parcel care
fully bound and secured with mum
Der of imposing seals. 1t was under
stood that the parcel contained Jewels
of great value. aad therefore it was
guarded with jealous care, says the
Rochester Post-Express.
A few weeks ago the English wo
man died, and clause In her will
made mention OF the deposit in trust
in Toronto. After due process of law
1t was ordered that the seals be
broken in the Canadian city. Heirs
in the old land and one in far dis.
tant point in Canada sent their re
spective lawyers to be present at the
opening of the valuable package. On
the day appointed the lawyers assem-
bled in private Office of the trust
company. Here is a correspondents
description of the scene that fol
lowed:
RED seals on the outside of the
bundle were first broken, then an ar
ray of green colored seals were en-
countered. After this wrapping came
fold after fold of paper. Then the
lawyers saw an oblong pasteboard
box, also carefully sealed. The ex
citement was almost intense. Beads
of perspiration stood out on the
learned brows of the privileged few
present. With the unfolding of each
successive wrapping around the boz
they expected to see the glitter o.
gold and the luster of diamonds. Al
last, with nervous fingers, it was
opened; the treasure seemed near a
hand Two more folds of paper were
undone, and several pairs of rega
eyes saw an innocent and faded pail
of corsets.n
Nothing is known Of the motive TO
leaving the faded pair of corsets in |
trust deposit vault, We may ASSUME
that the English woman was eccentric
and wished to play prank on her rel
atives. If so the joke was success
although she may not be able to al
| preeiate It, There is material for
novel in this incident. Willxie Collin
or. Charles Reade would have base
an exciting three decker" on it, an
had Conan Doyle foolishly decided nc
to write more Sherlock Holmes storie
he could expand the episode into
! most battling detective problem.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-26
LIMB WASTED WITH ECZEMA
Suffered Untold Agonies - Doctor
Said 1t Was the Worst Case-won-
derful Cure by Cuticura.

II used the Cuticura Remedies for
eczema. The doctor said 1t was the
worst case he ever saw. 1t was on
both limbs, from the knees to the
ankles. We tried everything the doc
tors knew of. but the Cuticura Rem
edies did the most good. was
obliged to lie with my limbs higher
than my head, for the pain was so
terrible ! could not walk. suffered
untold agonies. One limb wasted
away a great deal smaller than the
other, there was so much discharge
from 1t. / found the Cuticura Rene
dies very soothing, and | still keep
them In the house. l am very thank
full TO say that | am cured. found
the Cuticura Remedies all that you
say they are. hope that you may
be spared many years to make the
Cuticura Remedies for the benefit Of
persons suffering from the torture OF
skin diseases. such as I had Mrs
Golding Box 8. Ayr, Ontario, Canada,
June 6, 1906"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-26
WORTH INVESTIGATING.

The use of hand cream sep
arators is very rapidly grow
ing among farmers who milk
cows for profit. Dairy men
prefer to purchase the cream
and be relieved of the work OF
separating, and it is much more
profitable for the farmer to do
his own separating, for he
saves the skim milk on which
he can raise his calves, in addl-
ton to which he saves the haul
ing Of his milk, which alone
amounts in many cases to the
monthly payments required to
buy a cream separator. The
best time to separate the cream
from the milk is while it is
fresh and warm. The cream
separates easier and a greater
percentage is obtained, and the
skim milk is left sweet and
fresh to be fed to the calves.
The U. S. Cream Separator,
sold by the Consolidated Wag-
on & Machine Company, has
geatest capacity, skins the
cleanest, works the easiest, and
lasts the longest. Agents
everywhere.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-26
COMMERCIAL cULLINas.

The quantity of frozen meat exported
from Argentina last year was 1926, 124
carcasses OF sheep and lambs. and L.
922.757 quarters of beef
The mineral production of France
consists of lead, zinc. copper, coal and
lignite, iron. anthony arsenic and
salt An immense quantity OF building
stone and slate is quarried The ce-
ment and phosphate production is
large. aggregating sums far up in the
millions of dollars. Coal is the chief
mineral product.
In the year 1890 Germany sent about
$40, 10000 in silks to the United States
and Japan sent $l.19O.OO0 worth, Ir
19O4-5 Germany sent about $4,99S,0 600 o.
silk goods to the United States. while
Japan sent s5,593,OO worth. Japanese
exports Of silk goods have tripled With.
in ten years, increasing from $7,47OO0t
in 1896 to s22,410.000 In i904-5. and the
ascending m vement continues.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-06-26
PUSHED BUTTON III VAIN.
Hotel Guest Overlooked the Tele-
phones and clicked"
to the Clerk.

He walked heavily down the hall, a
scowl on his face, his hat pulled down
over his eyes and his teeth closed tight
" in rage.
Down" he shouted to the elevator
boy loud enough to disturb the other
guests of the hotel Rotten service,
rotten hotel, beats anything l ever
went against in my life"
Then he boarded the elevator car and
descended to the office floor. He was
full of wrath and indignation when he
stood behind the desk.
What kind of hotel is this?" he
asked, nearly out Of breath "I've been
in hotels before, but l never got such
poor service in my life. The service in
this joint is the limit"
The clerk smiled pleasantly, yet with
a look of uneasiness on his face, and
asked:
Have some of our bell boys been
uncivil, sir?"
BELL boys?" replied the guest at the
top of his voice. That's it. | have
been trying to get one for an hour and
haven't even seen one. | stood there
in my room for half an hour pushing
the button and ringing for a bell boy.
What did get? Nothing. Talk about
service. | never" Now 1t was the
clerks turn. He said:
81 guess you're from the kerosene
circuit, aren't your" The guest did not
understand.
What do you mean?" he demanded.
"Why, those buttons have been out
Of service for two years, said the
clerk. "This is a modern hotel; we
don't use the old antiquated system of
so many rings for this and so many
rings for that. Use the telephone when
you want to communicate with the Of
fee"
The guest became meek and walked
back to the elevator without making a
! response