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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Adventure Of a ships Cat.

Tae ships cat of the mail steamer
Ortcna had remarkable experience
on the last homeward voyage of that
vesAel.
Soon after the Ortona left Austria
liza the cat was missing, and it was
thought that it had been left behind; ;
but when the vessel was thirty-two
days out from Sydney one of the en-
gineers heard a faint mewing in the
refrigerating chamber This cham
Der, which had not been opened since
the vessel started, was promptly ex-
amined and the unfortunate cat was
found lying upon box of butter in a
very emaciated condition.
One of its ears and portion of it's
nose had been bitten off by the cold,
but it's fur had grown to a great
length during its Imprisonment. The
cat has since recovered Melbourne
Argus.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
utIIlzlne the Straw Stack.

The farm upon which / now live is
one devoted to the growing of grain
very largely, though it is not without
some live stock. Before came upon
1t the straw had been allowed to
weather in the fields, and 1t was not
unusual to see the remains of stacks
that had occupied certain spots for
years. A few of these spots were in
the fields, and the former owner
worked around them each season.
asked him why he didn't haul the
straw to the barnyard and have it
worked up into manure. He replied
that the labor of doing that was of
more account than the extra manure
ne would get out of it. That may be
the correct way of looking at it, but
II Is not the method that | have prac-
tlced since came ON the farm.
hauled all the stuff to the barnyard
and carpeted the whole yard with it
TO depth of foot or more when it
was tramped hard. The stock trampled
1t all the fall last year and as soon as
the moisture began to appear in It
hauled in more. There was some sat
isfaction in always having a fairly
clean barnyard
1t was surprising how much straw
worked up this way. It seemed to go
to pieces very rapidly as soon as it
was covered so that it could not dry
ouh Last spring | had fine lot of
manure to use on the kitchen garden,
and in other places that needed it on
the farm l am following the same
practice this year, as the old straw
stacks are not yet all gone. BY next
spring there will be no more obstacles
OF this kind in the hay meadow. One
man said to me that he knew quick
er way to get rid of the stacks than
that. | asked him what it was and he
replied, Burn them" That is what
is the matter with the soil in some sec
lions of the country that have been
largely devoted to grain raising-the
straw has been burned from year to
year. l do not believe that it pays to
iced very much straw to stock. as
there is very large proportion of in
digestible fiber in the straw. 1t pays
better to get rid of the straw by COM
posting it in some manner.-Warren
T1bbitts, Monroe Co., Ohio, in Farm
ers' Review.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
"Then Followed Lively Bit of
Spoonine."

outside of Newark just about half
way between Jersey City and the for
mer town, on the Plankroad, is the
winter rendezvous for everything that
belong to the "400" in animaldom.
With the first signs of warm weather
the happy families are parted, soms
to go on the road with circuses, some
to go to summer inland electric
parks" others to go to miniature
ZOOS" by the seaside, and still 9TH
ers to make the rounds of the coun-
ty fairs. The reassembling of the
forces when the summer season is
over is one of the interesting studies
in animal life, and Mr., Healey, as
dean of the animal studying industry,
takes full advantage of his opportuni-
ties. The questioning glance that
the lady monkey throws toward her
liege lord is just as plain as the
glance that the girl gives her fiance
as he returns from a weeks outing in
the woods.
The rlng-tail Number One did not
get down from her perch until there
had been a due amount of chatter
from the other side of the cage When
both were apparently satisfied, they
came together and there was the live
Hest bit of "spooning" in that cage
that Mr.. Healey had ever witnessed.
Over in the kangaroo Enclosure
things did not move so smoothly.
Mrs. Kangaroo had, or believed she
had, cause for serious complaint
against har lord who hod t,oo. ~
sent some months and had not written
daily letters telling her what he was
doing or with whom he was flirting.
1t seemed that bad blood had existed
in the kangaroo family before the
parting came in the spring and the
feud was not forgotten by Mrs. Kan
goroo any more than Mrs. John Smith
forgets her grievance against Mr.
John Smith even though a summer
passes over the ripple in the domes-
tic circle. Mrs. Kangaroo had been
over in Electric Park in Baltimore
for the summer, while Mr.. Kangaroo
had been the free attraction at the
entrance of the big iron pier at At
lantic City. Mrs. Kangaroo had
blood in her eye" from the moment
she spied the familiar surroundings
in the Plankroad hostelry They evil
IDENTIFY brought back domestic mem
cries in which Mr.. Kangaroo had fig
ured unpleasantly during the long
months of last winter At any rate,
hardly had Mr.. Healey escorted Papa
Kangaroo into his old home when
Mrs Kangaroo went, literally speak
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Bio Bear Killed BY Engine,

On the night of Dec. 6, as the At
lantic Coast Line through freight, en-
route to Jacksonville, arrived within
ten miles of Ocala, the engineer no
ticed a big black object walk on the
track and then jump off When the
train came within few feet of the
spot the object again jumped on the
track. The engineer could not ac-
count for the object and did not stop
to investigate.
The next morning the northbound
passenger train picked up 400-pound
black bear. This bear was turned
over to the engineer Of the freight
train, who has had the skin cured
and is keeping it. The citizens of st.
Petersburg, where the engineer re-
sides, Toasted on bear meat the next
Jacksonville Times-Union.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
VEGETABLE THAT KEEPS TIME
Plant of Borneo Has Remarkable
Popularity.

There is a venerable old riddle, so
venerable that it may have gone round
the cycle and become young again,
which asks; when do you get a
vegetable timepiece?" The smart man
who knows it all or was expected to
answer: When | get a turnip"-tur-
nip being at one time facetious for a
watch that wouldn't. go. The correct
answer is: When l get up at 8
O'clock" Say that aloud and you will
recognize a pun that would blush to
blazon into print.
Now it appears that in Borneo there
is a plant which is known as the
clock-plant, and which in rough sort
of way registers the time of day. Il
has leaves of two sizes, one of which
acts in the capacity of minute hand
which keeps moving until 4 O'Clock
p. m. and the other keeps going until
morning. The larger leaves act all
the hour hand. Starting in a position
when all the leaves lie close to the
stem, with the points hanging down
they rise gradually until they turn
toward the top. and then they drop to
their former position. 1t takes the
smaller leaves about one minute to
go through this performance, and the
longer leaves just about one hour
The Sunday Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
ProteotIon Tor EeedIna cattIe.


While it is doubtless true that fewer
cattle will be fattened off this winter
upon corn than heretofore has been
the rule in most farming districts,
many are in the business and cannot
get out of 1t, as their animals are too
old to carry over to green grass and
must be finished as quickly as pos
sible to bring profit. II is the more
necessary, therefore, that these cattle
should have improved shelter and be
protected against every untoward cir
cumstance and condition, else the dear
corn will be partially wasted, as 1t
always has been to a certain degree,
by the average feeder, who for years
mas had plenty of corn to spare and
has accounted it cheap food.
But corn at forty cents bushel and
up is not cheap food, and, in addition
to the modern high price is sure to
become dearer if fed to unsuitable
animals. This phase of the subject
has been touched upon recently, but
we want to impress upon our readers
the necessity and advantage of pro-
tecting cattle, so that discomfort does
not cause waste of food. To the man
who has an exposed, wet and slushy
or muddy yard we would say better
not attempt to feed old steers dear
corn. Better sell off the cattle at once
and save the dear corn for feed later.
in the season. Buy younger cattle,
feeders or stockers, and keep them on
roughage until the cold season temp
ers Somewhat, then feed them OF
quickly during the early spring. &
But 1t will not pay to feed late in
the season if the yards are very wet
and muddy. The discomfort eats the
profit. This has been shown by sew
eral experimenters and it indicates
the necessity of draining and filing
in yards so that they will be dry un-
derfoot. Many yards are dry enough
but too much exposed, and these.
should be sheltered by wind breaks
and provided with sheds that the stock
may be kept dry during stormy
weather
Corn fodder makes a temporary
wind break of considerable value If
built into long stacks at the most ex-
posed parts of the yard In fact, we
would not be surprised to have It
shown by some scientific feeder that
corn stalks used in this way where
the location is bitterly cold and ex-
posed to winter winds, are more profit
able than they would be to feed, while
the same thing would prove true OF
straw. This, too. applies to sheep.
They should be out doors as much
as possible, but they must be sheltered
and protected against rain. damp and
cold winds il they are to thrive we'll
in winter, and coarse fodder and hay
would better be used to form shelter
for them than as the meager portion
of their winters ration.-A. s. Alex
ander in Farmers Review.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Draining Large Areas.

The draining of large areas of land
calls for expert advice and superin-
tendenee. The man that owns a small
piece Of land and has an outlet for
his surplus water will find little trou-
Bile perhaps in getting a drainage sys-
tenn to work; but it is far otherwise
with a large area, whether that area
consist of level plain or of hills. It
is very easy to construct a drainage
system that will not work well on the
hills and that will not work at all on
the level land. Expert advice and SUI
perintendence cost money, but they
are worth money. A drainage sys-
tenn should be built to last; but II IL
is built unscientifcally it may have to
be partly torn out before it has been
in the ground many years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
DOGS Lona Journey Homo.

An instance of the homing instinct
in dogs is reported from Buckingham
shire Constable Atkinson, having
been transferred recently from Wrays-
bury to Long Crendon, took his re-
triever dog with him while on night
duty. He missed the dog, and on the
following morning it was found in it's
old home.
By the most direct route the jour
ney is over fifty miles, and had been
accomplished in little more than sew
en- hours.-London Daily Mail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Live Stock Association.

Most of the live stok associations
are small in numbers, but mighty in
influence. The special work of these
associations is to improve the quality
of the stock; and in the places where
these associations have their largest
membership there is much more in.
terest in live stock matters than else
where. Also, the live stock is of high
est quality in the countries where the.
live stock associations are most mn
merous and powerful Every farmer
can afford to join some one OF these.
associations and help the good worI,
along. Each association is a source
of instruction that goes out to the
people in a multitude of WAYS.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Caring for Poultry in winter

In the handling of poultry in winter
have not yet been able to perfect
ideal arrangements for feeding and
watering. | have never been able to
keep water from freezing, which is
desirable in the watering of poultry.
as they must have great deal of wa
ter to assist in the digestion of their
food. Corn never forms more than
one-third of the ration for poultry.
and II can get 1t I feed corn in the
ear to mature birds. feed wheat
and good wheat at that l do not feed
screenings. For this reason am Cd.
posed to most of the prepared poultry
feeds, which am convinced are COM
passed mostly of screenings and cockel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

The stub-nosed ring-tailed monkey
sat in the corner of the big cage and
gazed askance at another stub-nosed
ring-tailed monkey at the other end
of the barred enclosure. cts four
months since we have seen one an
other" began Number One, "and you
do not seem bit glad to see me-"
You give me an account of your
self first" chartered Number Two,
"and then we shall see If you deserve
to have one glad to see you again"
OF course, it didn't go just like that.
II was all in monkey-talk, but it was
plain to Mr.. Healey, who understands
the language. In the little park"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Advance in Dairyino.

Gradually dairying is becoming a
very important factor in our agricul-
ture. This is especially true of the
rougher states, where general farm
ing is carried on at disadvantage.
The hoof of the COW is made for walk
ing on hillsides, and she finds the hill
side pastures entirely to her liking.
We see by a recent report that more
than half of the Vermont farms de-
rive their chief income by the selling
OF dairy products. Taking the six New
England states and the state of New
York together, from % to SO per cent
of all the farms find dairying their
mainstay. In New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania and Wisconsin. from is to II
per cent of all the farms find their
chief revenues in dairy products.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Played Music 70 Dead wife.

Sounds of music coming from the
cemetery in the middle of the night
have terrified the inhabitants OF the
Swiss village of Bregenz, near the
Austrian frontier. Two gendarmes
lid themselves one night behind a
tombstone in order to investigate.
They saw young tradesman climb
over the cemetery wall, pull violin
from under his coat. and standing over
newly-made grave, began to play the
Bohemian Girl" They listened to the
end, and then went up to the man,
who said he had been playing over the
tomb of his bride. who had died the
week before. 1T was the piece she
liked BEST" he said to the gendarmes,
who led him away.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Ground together. When l can gef
him milk / feed It twice a week. gen
orally as a drink, but sometimes mir
II with their mash. aim to Keep
oats before the fowls all the time, as
a scratch feed. Usually when ! can
buy cabbages at reasonable price |
give them SO the fowls can have some
thing 10 work on. have never fed
turnips, but do feed sugar Dee's'
feed these raw. as the fowls seem to
like them, and picking at the sugar
beets furnishes employment Tor them.
Whatever feeds give, ! try to Keep
the fowls busy, as this is one OF the
surest ways Of keeping the fowls
healthy and making them lay.-John
S. Nichols, Walworth Co. Wis, in Far
mers' Review
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

outranked in fame New Hampshire's
Old Man of the Mountain, whose rag
red lines need distance to lend en-
chantment to the view, and they
leave much to the imagination.
The photograph is from an unre-
touched negative of natural rock for
nation, or rather of the colossal
Egyptian monument nature, and un.
aided by mortal hands, h modelled
in the hard granite gneiss by the pro-
cesses of erosion and cleavage.
1t is ten feet from the forehead to
the point of the beard. The profile is
almost perfect in proportions, and I'M
like other more famous rocks" it
shows the facial characteristics in
varying forms from many points of
view. At the point from which this
picture was taken the contour of the
firm mouth and strong lower jaw give
tense sternness to the features, and
there is just the suggestion of stark
fixedness in the stony stare turned to-
ward the north.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Disposition of Cows.

Cows differ as much in their a..
positions as human beings. Anv farm
er that has handled large number
OF COWS will have run across the sinh.
born COW, the affectionate COW the
motherly COW, and even the bossy COW
Some of these qualities are good and
some are bad. A man should try 10.
eliminate the bad qualities and en-.
courage the development of the gooa
ones in the selection of the cows for
the continuation of his herd.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
HUMAN FACE FORMED IN ROCK

Remarkable Natural Curiosity In
County Of Massachusetts.
Unknown to thousands living with
In radius of ten miles from its talus,
the aboYe sphinx-like rock overhangs
from a bold cliff more than 100 feet
above the level of the rails near the
little railroad station at Assonet, Bris
toll county, Mass.
Considering the fidelity of it's por-
traiture of the human face it seems
incredible that it had not long ago
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
Money In Turkey RAISING.

Mrs. Phoebe Collette of Hinesburg,
VT, last spring set 200 turkey eggs,
from which she Matched 1862 turkeys,
out of which they saved LOG which,
when sold. brought them about $3.50
dollars. They also set 500 hens eggs,
from which they obtained 400 chick
ems, out of which 275 lived and were
sold.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

ing, "up into the air" A moment
later Mr.. Kangaroo went into the air
also, and, as all of the little kan
garoos kept very close to their moth
er, the entire Kangaroo family may be
truthfuliy said to have been up in the
air at one and the same time during
the heated family discussion. 1t re-
CURED the Interference of Mr.. Healey
and several of his assistants to re-
store peace in the kangaroo house
hold, and even then 1t was an armed
peace for several days until the
younger Kangaroos reunited the
parents and the family war was at an
end Brooklyn Eagle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

The question whether an income of
thousand year is enough to war
rant matrimony is disputed. but most
people win agree that when young
man has $1,000 income it is safe for
) him to begin to think of getting mar
ried.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

There is a Kalogeropoulos in the
new Greek cabinet. Probably he is a
cousin, several syIlables removed, of
the celebrated James ]. Pappatheo-
dorokummountourge of Chi
cago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Morales may solace himself with
the reflection that he is the only Of
fetal on record who ever had troops
sent after him when he tried to quit
his Job.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Charles M Sehwab has moved into
his new s5,0oo,oo0 home. which is
said to be the finest private mansion
in the world But he can't sleep in
more than one bed or eat more than
one meal at time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Set thousand rules for the Final
goodnight" hug of lovers. If you
wish; but they will be shattered
straightway by a last final and sew
eral more finals.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

A baseball umpire has been elected
mayor OF Meriden, Conn. If he has
ever umpired in Meriden. the people
of that town have beaten the record
for charity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

One of the best varieties OF sorrauv,
for silage purposes is Red Head Tcnis
is stout variety and does NOT nrou,
quite SO tall as some others, but
stands up well. Eight pounds will
plant an acre. The crop win mnt.rs
In about 11S days.-Tennesse stas76r
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Radio-thorium has been discovered,
but as its only claim to attention is
the fact that it has been discovered, we
shan't buy any. Besides. it is rarer
than radium.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

A seat on the New York stock ex-
change was. sold the other day for
$4,000. Why are the ticket specula-
tors overlooking such good thing?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Senator Clark, informed that he is
again a grandfather, promptly an
nounces that he will give the new
baby s1000.000 to start life with
That's what every grandfather would
like TO do.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13
A Memory Bell.

In Japan it is custom for lovers
to present their sweethearts with a
curious toy constructed of strips of
glass delicately adjusted, which are
commonly known as memory bells.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Nothing" writes sentimentalist,
lis quite as bad as 1t might be IL
there are children in the house, No,
indeed. the children could figure out
a way to make things much worse,
il they weren't afraid of being
spanked.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Admiral Togo never has been cele-
brated as an orator, but he can make
speech that is a masterpiece when
done into English.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

An astronomer says that the inhabi-
tants of Mars are much more highly
developed than the people of this
planet. Probably they got rid OF their
vermiform appendices ages ago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

The vanity of woman caused her
death. She was dyeing her hair Men
would die oftener from the same cause
II some of them had hair to dye
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Being poor young man has its adj
vantages, after all. We are not In
any danger of going to jail for violat-
ing the banking laws.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

And no doubt there was, as usual,
quite a number of them who, like
Sam Weller didn't bother about, the
Formally of being under the mistle-
toe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

The throne of the Caesars has been
found in the Roman Forum. But the
Caesars continue to stop holes to keer
the wind away:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

France seems to be bound to have
president with chin whiskers.l Per
haps this is Frances roundabout way
of endeavoring to pattern after Uncle
Sam.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

OF a newspaper man who has just
passed away in New York it is said
that he died of the infrmities of old
age which doesn't often happen
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Paying $4,000 for carnation beats
the Dutch. whose leading tulip en-.
thusiast paid 10000 forms for single
bulb
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

A man was taken to an asylum be-
rause he wanted the moon. How
about the large number of people who
want the earth?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Champion O'Brien is unable to see
any reason why prize fighters should
have those superstitious fears con
corning the thirteenth round,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

The divorced wife of a Philadelphia
millionaire knocked him down with
her fist. And these are the creatures
we call our angelsl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Limit your hugs, girls. as the New
York sister advises, but remember
that the limit can be raised by mutual
consent
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

There is divorce suit in New York.
He whipped her dog and she left him,
hence the divorce All about q dog.
&C transit.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

There win be no Gordon Bennett
cup race in 1905. Can you bear up
under it?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-13

Does an Irishman ever say be
dad'?" asks the Newouryport Herald.
Yes, sometimes, when he has cold.