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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
FIRST In AMERICA.
ANNAMITE WOMAN RECENTLY
LANDED IN NEW YORK.
Nurse Girl In Family Of OFFICER Corn.
handing French Native Troops
In Cochin China Excited
Much Interest.


Whether an Annamite is a Chinese
is the puzzle that the Chinese inspec-
tors were asked to crack when Mai.
Edouard Sauvalle, of the Garde Inde.
genes, Cochin China, arrived here
with his American wife, three chill
dren and decided novelty in the
nurse girl line, says the New York
Herald. The maid, who trailed after
the Sauvalles, appeared to the casual
onlooker like a Chinese, and was so
taken by the immigration inspectors
who passed upon the credentials of
Maj. Sauvalle and his family. But
Maj. Sauvalle declared that the maid
was no Chinese, but an Annamite-
the very first of her race ever to set
foot in America-and as proof of this
he displayed the warrant of the Amer
lean consul at AMMAN, who said that
the Sauvalle maid was a French sub
1ect in AMMAN.
The girls name is as picturesque as
her appearance. 1t is Ha The Than,
and the first of her three names is
the one by which she is called by
her mistress. Ha is the wife of one
Of the native soldiers in Maj. Sau-
valle's regiment in Cochin China
Every time some one laughed loudly
on the way over from the far east the
little oriental FASTENED to answer to
the cha, hal"
One would think that Ha was a
man instead of demure little woman.
very coy and tremendously shy. She
speaks nothing but patois of French
and Chinese, In which Mai. Sauvalle,
his wife and children are also well
versed, and she is as devotedly at
tached to the youngsters as they are
TO their Annamite nurse.
After SO hours of elaboration the
Chinese inspectors, to whom the case
of the AMMAN maid was presented,
decided that she was eligible to enter
the country So Ha The Than ae-
companied M. and Nine. Sauvalle to
their American home in South Orange,
where the Savalles are to live for the
next FIVE months. Nine. Sauvalle is
a native of New Jersey, and it was to
allow her to be with her family every
now and then that Maj Sauvalle
bought the South Orange home, occu-
plying it whenever he comes to Amer
ica. This is the first time that the
family has visited these shores in
three years and Nine. Savalle was
happy when she reached the Oranges
Maj. Sauvalle said that ever Since
the Japanese-Russian war the natives
~
Chinese race, have been restless and
fretful, but that they are still tracta-
BILE, although not nearly so much as
when the Japanese had not yet made
their victory over the Russians com.
plete Today the major said, the
yellow men believe that the yellow
race is invincible. He does not fear
a yellow peril. however.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

of Growth are illustrated; shows the
beetle; b, the egg; C, newly Matched
larva; d, full grown larva; and 9, pupa-
All are very much enlarged.
In treating to exterminate the pest
dust the young plants when wet with
dew. with plaster of Paris mixed with
some arsenical poison. During hot
weather frequently all that is neces-
sary is to simply brush the larvae from
the plants. It is a good thing ordinar-
fly TO allow fowls to run In the aspara-
gus beds. 1t is generally advised when
cutting the asparagus to leave a few
shoots, for beetles will deposit their
eggs on these and they may then be
cut down and destroyed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
coIored Mash Goods

Pink is the most fashionable color
this season, but it is always a great
question how much pink linen, mus.
lin or other wash goods will fade after
laundering. To keep the color, instead
of using bluing in the last water ge.
a piece of clean red calico, enough to
color the water. Wash it out until the
water is tinted; pass your pink dress
through it and the color will be as
bright as when new. Lavender ma
terial is benefited by using bluing with
the red stained water until the violet
tint appears.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Why He Did Not ResIan.

Sir William Wightman held office
in the old court of, queens bench far
beyond the prescribed time, and at
last on the eve of the long vacation, .
he too'1 a sort of farewell of his
brother judges. However. when "the
morrow of All Souls came around
he turned up smiling at Westminster
hall. why, Brother Wightman," said
Sir Alexander Cockburn, you told
us that you intended to send in your
resignation to the lord chancellor be
fore the end of August" so I did,
said Sir William, "and when / went
home and told my wife she said;
why, William, what on earth do you
think that we can do with you mess
ing about the house all dayT So you
see. l was obliged to come down to
court again"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
AGING TREES BEFORE PLANTING
Can Be Done by the Farmer to Advan-
tage If He Economies on Space.

In my orchard l started to test a
plan that am working out much more
extensively on my own farm, that of
growing the orchard before ] plant it
out, says A. Sulley, of Connecticut.
This is, instead of planting three or
four-year-old trees in the orchard, put
them in nursery row about two feet
apart and trim about the same as if
planted in the orchard. Grow them
two years, pun up, trim again, and
again plant them, giving them morc
space, and at the end of two more
years take to the orchard. have
taken this experiment far enough to
feel sure that can grow 1000 trees
on quarter of an acre at less ex-
pense than in the field and have the
latter clear to improve or crop in full.
DO not confound this work with the
ola Idea of bearing age trees. They
must be handled on or near the farm
where they are to be used, as the
nuik will prevent shipping them. It
is exactly the same process as is used
oy many ornamental stock growers,
anu Tor the same purpose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Liqht as a Curative.

The value of light as an agent in
curing diseases is becoming increas-
ingly recognized. The latest devel
opment of the idea is the assertion of
a medical man that the clothes worn
by consumptives should be of color
which will allow the light to penetrate
the body. White materials, it is
found, are the best for this purpose,
and consumptives are consequently
advised to clothe themselves in snowy
raiment, either of linen, velvet, cot
ton or cloth Silk. however, is barred.
Next in curative value comes blue,
but it is far inferior to white. Ma
terials of black, red, yellow or green
are said to be useless, as they pre-
vent the passage of the germicidal
rays. N
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Genius In ExpIetives.

The editor Of The Interior has
been criticised for his use of exple-
tives. but he asserts his independ-
ence in the following choice sentence:
eve are going to insist upon our
copyright, and we warn whomsoever
It may concern to let our expletive
property alone We will give sam
pie of it so as to scare everybody:
"Oh. you old boldachinol you satyr-
eyed gargoylel you windy balcony!
YOU crooked corbell For cent we
would knock you into the middle of
next week with the butt end of a yes
tibule!'"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
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7HrW UNCLE BIZ


Once ebbed sapphire sea by vagrant
breezes stirred,
Now stubble bristIes drear where reap
ers' blades have whirred.
The ripened, sun-kissed fields have yield
ed up their gold:
The yeomen in their bins the garnered
bushels hold
The seasons wealth is in: the scales have
made their test
The harvest sun, Of red. has settled in the
West!
The harvest year is done! What Treasure
didst thou gain?
What said the scales in pounds when
weighing out thy grain?
How planted thee? And what? And how
beneath the sun
Didst thou thy daily vigils keep with
work begun?
Didst toll a faithful day Ger healthy
planted seed
Or didst thou careless. tarry whilst the
grass and weed
Crept in and left their suckers on thy
harvest field?
For by that record did thy garn@ed harry
est yield!
Ali by thy daily tending shalt Lies
A-scant of bushels or bursting sight to
see!
The harvest field of Life yields what thy
self hath sown,
And what thou garnereth is all thy very
owni
Then on the field of Life it pays with care
to tend
Thy daily duty to the harvests golden
end.
Sow only wholesome wheat in kernels
sound and strong
Pluck out the sitting growth-the weeds
and tares of wrongl
Once ebbed sapphire sea by vagrant
breezes stirred,
Now stubble bristles drear where reapers'
blades have whirred-
What gleanest thou? A harvest from a
laden field
Or shrunken grain? What is the record
of thy yield?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
RIlaht on strawherrles.

Lear blight, or rust, of the straw
perry Is familiar to everyone. The
ulsease occurs throughout the entire
coontry' making its appearance in
early spring in the form of whitish or
purpnsh spots on the leaves. Event
ualiy the entire leaf dries up into
., brown mass. 1t is controlled by the
talniiiar mentioned formula. If attack
nas oeen pronounced the preceding
year the spraying needs to be done
carry. After fruit is off clean up beds,
ourn leaves and cultivate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
wELL-FED TREES.
They Come Into Bearing Later, But
Last Longer Than Those Underfed.

1t is a matter of common observa,
ton that fruit trees on thin soils come
into bearing early, exhibit a strong
tendency toward fruitfulness, for a
comparatively short time, and die, and
that trees on good, strong land come
into bearing as a rule somewhat later,
grow to much greater size, and live
for very much greater number Of
years, says H. ]. Waters, director of
the Wisconsin experiment station. 1t
is safe to say that well fed trees may
have more than double the number of
productive years than those which are
underfed usually have
The fact is strikingly shown by the
results of an experiment conducted by
the New Jersey experiment station
with peaches, in which it was OBJ
served that on the unmanured land
the crops secured at the end of eight
years were so small as to very mate
rally reduce the average for the
whole productive period, while in the
case of the MANFRED land the average
for the entire period was not only not
reduced but very materially increased.
Thus, the crops secured from the ma
nured trees, after those receiving no
manure had practically ceased to bear,
were greater proportionately than
those secured previous to that time.
That is to say, that the properly fed
trees we're at their very height of pro-
ductiYeness at the time when the un-
manured trees had practically ceased
to bear
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Rehuke Was Missed.

Little five-year-old Annie, who was
suffering from bad cold, went to pay
a visit to her auntie. During the day
she related various successes at school
and ended by declaring that she coult
read great deal better than Sabids.
who was eight years old. We'll" said
auntie, wouldn't it sound better If
some one else said it?" Yes" an
swered Annie, with serious counte-
nance. Il think 1t would. have such
a bad cold cant say it very well"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Green Salads.

1t is very important that all green
salads, such as lettuce, cabbage, eel.
cry, chicory or cress, should be thor.
oughly cleansed and looked over care
fully. If the stems and under the
curled-up leaves small bugs are FIRE.
quently found. Watercress especial
ly should have great care, for in the
leaves small sRails are hidden.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Need Cultivation.

me old as well as the newly set
yaspoerry plantation needs cultivation.
TOT the reds which are given to send
us out new canes, we like to pillow
mem with that almost discarded bar
pow throwing the dirt from them
s s, afterwards working down the mi
die with cultivator.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

The night sent down a dewdrup
To where a red rose slept;
The red rose opened wide it's armm.
And in the dewdrop crept-
The sun came softly stealing
Above the hiIltop's crest.
And made the dewdrop sparkle
Upon the roses breast
The south wind came and kissed 10,
And made it dip and nod
Its flaming petals, falling.
Made rainbows on the sod
Milwaukee Sentinel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
10 clean Porcelain.

Common house ammonia is much
better for cleaning porcelain than
sandsoaps. Many of the stains on
porcelain tubs, washbasins and sinks
are caused by allowing them to be in.
iured. When new porcelain is smooth
and is rubbed with sandsoaps it be
comes rough and it is quite impossible
to remove the discoloration.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
1T IS so HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WOMAN.

Cad. you cant understand won.
an" he said. disgustedly ats no
use trying"
What's happened now?"
i met that pretty Miss Swift in
dark hallway and kissed her. didn't
think she'd mind, eyou know"
And she did mind?"
We'll she pretended to be very an
CRY, SO I thought I'd smooth things
down by telling her that It was all a
mistake-that l thought she was
somebody else"
And them"
why, then she really was very an
gry."-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

"Of course. she said, 'yca've seen
the cake walk, professor '
~The-er-the cake. madam? No. p
returned the professor. But I--un-
der a strong lens. you understand
have seen tbs cheese mobilize"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Settling.

The seedy-looking stranger APP
preached the Questions and Answers
editor.
May I have your assistance" he
asked. 'in settling a wager?"
Certainly. sir"
You're sure itn be no 1sOuble to
your"
None at all. I'm perfectly willing
to help you"
Let me have $40. then. I lost
Cleveland Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

She said that she thought it was perfect
bliss
To so out for a row on a day like this;
But her arms were bare. and I see with
sorrow,
That bliss to-day will mean bnsters to-
morrowl
Cleveland Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Dearl

Alicia-Oh. that poem of yours il
just the dearest thing
Alphonso-I should say it is. I've
spent $50 worth of stamps sending 1t
to magazine Cleveland Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Father said the small boy. what
is SCIENTIST"
"A scientist, my son. is q man who
can tell you things you already know
in such unfamiliar language that you
regard it as something brand new
Washington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
In the Cellar.

It is a good plan to have some chlor
ide of lime constantly in the cellar. II
is awonderful atmospheric purifier and
mice will run away from it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
HORTICULTURE !. I! |! !! !:
q MSsska
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apo4rEp ASPARAGUS BEETLE.
In.eex Which Does Much Damage to
80 PIants-How to Fight It.

ou~of the pests that affect the as
para,:ns plants in the middle west Is
the weive.spotted Asparagus beetle.
TING ineect is red with IL black spots.
THE oggs are laid on the asparagus
aar1xs4n the spring and after Matching
Dr. 4 3reat deal of damage to the young
mama In the accompanying cut after
Chitfenden. of the department of agri-
.cu1ture some of the important stages
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Knew What He Wanted,

Young Gent-Um-er-do you ever
take back goods and-return the
money!
Jeweler-No, sir; but if you have an
engagement ring, I'll melt it up for
you and pay for the gold.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
HaIrv persifIaoe.

Barber-Hair cut or shave, sir?
Customer-Eh? Oh, merely cut.
thank you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
hal the Wee Hour.

What was that noise in the parlor
last night?"
Why, Bender came home from the
club and started to make that cleo
trical experiment.
What electrical experiment."
Why, rubbing a black cat on the
back to see if he could see any
sparks"
And did he see any sparks?"
No; but he saw myriad of stars.
The cat clawed him, and he fell over
the piano. Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Bacon-she says she is % years
old
Egbert-Well, she looks as if she
would say she was about that Old
Yonkers Statesman
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Aim high You'll hit the mark of fame
As man. men you know did;
But there's no use in taking aim
Unless your gun is loaded
Life
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

A man with a boil on his neck finds
no joy III 1S-story buildings.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
That Was All.

Efhe-Jack and fished for f'our
hours yesterday.
Elsie-Catch anything?
Efie (coyly)-Only Jack.-RoS al
Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
The cad Old stnrv

He couldn't read his title clear
To mansions in the skies,
In fact. he had none anywhere
He didn't advertise.
Chicago Record-Herald-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Any fool can ask questions, but it
takes wise man to stop him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

The older we get the more we real
lie the limits of our abilities.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

He who does his level best seldom
finds it necessary to do other people
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Thoughts in MY Den.

Nature abhors the old, who love her
most.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Gussie-Yes; while was talking to
Miss Rose she had far-away, pleased
look in her eyes.
Miss Sharp-Perhaps she was
thinking that you were far away
Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Glory.

CiCFJs
want to be an ice man,
And with the ice man stand.
An auto at the sidewalk.
A bank book in my hand
-AIilwauIzee Sentinel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Absence makes the husbands heart
grow fonder after the dishes are all
dirty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16
Human Nature.

the path of duty leads, tits said.
To self-approval. But
A lot of people strive each day
To find a shorter cut
Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

1t takes seeds to raise flowers,
but some men can raise cain with
out half trying.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16


What gleanest thou? A harvest from a
Or shrunken grain? What is the record |
of thy yield?
Thoughts in My Den.
Nature abhors the old, who love her
most.
A man with boil on his neck finds
no joy III 1s-story buildings.
Any fool can ask questions, but it
takes wise man to stop him.
The older we get the more we real
lie the limits of our abilities.
He who does his level best seldom
finds it necessary to do other people
Absence makes the husbands heart
grow fonder after the dishes are all
dirty.
1t takes seeds to raise flowers,
but some men can raise cain with
out half trying.
No one knows what is in him un-
til he gets down to hard work and
mines the claim.
Too many men who have not the
ability to build a dog house try their
hand at erecting palaces.
Some men who think they are reg.
ular devils are merely innocent lambs
with abnormal imaginations.
It is almost worth being away
from home to find, upon returning,
how much she has missed you
The goose stands on one leg and
holds up the other-but for the life
of me never could tell why.
Some men abhor vice. but rent
their buildings to harlots. The love
of money covers a multitude of sins.
Some married couples are about as
lily mated as a dachshund and a grey
Homeland still they wonder why
they don't get on together.
There is no city so attractive to
the traveller as the little home back
yonder." We see not alone with our
eyes. but with our heart as well.
The bin collector always appears
sordid and grasping to the man who
has just returned from communing
with nature on his summer vacation.
what shall 1 do with all the days
and hours that must be counted ere
1 see thy face?" writes a Kansas man
| to his inamorata. How would it do
to suck cider through a straw or try
filling a straight from the top side?
st see thee in my dreams, sweet
heart, and yet l cannot reach thee."
writes a Chicago man on his vaca-
ton to his best girl. III bet that fell
low would hug a girl in the park
while labor day parade was pass
ing.
The ambitionless man is frequently
| happier than is he of restless ambi.
ton. Progress is built by men
scourging themselves to great deeds.
The contented man seldom builds
castles.
The revolution is on in Russia.
Despite his wishes, the horoscope
suggests that Car Nicholas must
soon say with Richard II:
IT give this heavy weight from on ms
| head
And this unwieldy sceptrn from my hand.
The pride of kingly sway from out my
heart"
\. M .,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Good Taste.
Its bite may lead to marriage
But can tell you this
That I don't blame a microbe
For lurking in a kiss.
Houston Post
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

No one knows what is in him un-
til he gets down to hard work and
mines the claim.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Too many men who have not the
ability to build a dog house try their
hand at erecting palaces.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

Some men who think they are reg
ular devils are merely innocent lambs
with abnormal imaginations.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

It is almost worth being away
from home to find, upon returning,
how much she has missed you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

The bin collector always appears
sordid and grasping to the man who
has just returned from communing
with nature on his summer vacation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

There is no city so attractive to
the traveller as the little home back
yonder." We see not alone with our
eyes, but with our heart as we'll.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-16

81 see thee in my dreams, sweet
heart, and yet l cannot reach thee!"
writes a Chicago man on his vaea-
ton to his best girl. I'll bet that fell
low would hug a girl in the park
while labor day parade was pass
ing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-05-18
LAKE STRIKE ENDED
LONGSHOREMEN WILL GO BACK
TO WORK ON BASIS OF LAST
SEASONS WAGES.

Cleveland, May >10.-Following con-
ferences between President Keefe of
the Longshoremen's union and allied
interests and representatives of the
dock managers, it was announced dur
ing the evening that the strike of the
longshoremen on the lakes has been
settled. The men will go back to work
on the basis of last seasons wages,
pending another conference.
The strike was inaugurated at mid
night, May /, by the .longshoremen for
recognition of the mates union. Tug
firemen, oilers and water tenders also
quit with the lo1gshoremen and as a
result lake carrying traffic has been
tied up except for boats which have
cleared with nonunion men. Dozens
of ships have been tied up in the har
bors here and at Detroit, Buffalo and
other ports, laden with grain and ore.
No effort was made to discharge the
cargoes and in consequence heavy
losses have resulted. It is generally
conceded that an increased charge for
freight transportation will follow tenn
porarily at the East.