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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
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Snrplna la1ralth
BY DIR. FELIX ADLER.

that to-day Some citizens worth than the Persian
king who was called ancient world the king of kings
There may fortunes cean don't know but the majority
the The faint of what teooans call the orig
mails sin is in them.
The spirit displays itself most naturally when free from
the restraints civilization The dngs of the rubber syndicate In the
Congo may instance The desire to hire child labor cheap
ia one Of the tans of original SIM
How hard is how insane-this commercial instinct
The men deliberately sit down and devise of cheating their
neighbors by auterang food to enrich themselves mis-
cradle creatures.
Yet how many fortunes built up in that way
OF the appear after great fortunes have been born the
corruption of politics. But that is inevitable
the form of government those clements of the
aion which have power the rulers You can't help it. Thu
facts government reflect the power In oigarchy of wealth th'
power the ogarchy although be devised to save
which democracy to bring
about equitable determination of wealth The distribution of power
actual shall be quite apart from the
To-day we have ogarch subject the power
| of tbs
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

ming down the stairs, stepped into the
automobile and drew a deep. glad
breath of London air.
'"Of all the rubbish"
Marjorie! don't you believe in it?"
my dear Isabel" l said GROSSLY,
please don't think I'm such an abso
lutte fool That sickly scent, the WON
ans ridiculous pose and voice, the
whole thing was an obvious fraud"
"Unbeliever," she said gnily, "go
yourself and see how soon you'll be
converted"
In the park we ran across Lady
Massingham.
Il saw you at Fanfare's," said Lady
Isabel, speaking very sweetly, lust as
you were coming out. Isn't she mar.
vel? She told me such wonderful,
wonderful things"
"She is very uncanny," said Lady
Massingham with a slight shudder;
but would rather not talk about her
please"
Lady Isabel deity changed the con
versation and soon afterwards we
drove away.
what did that fraud charge you,
Isabel?"
Charge me? Why, nothing at all,
of course"
when l say you, mean her eli
ents," l said. What does she charge
the silly women who go to her?"
Three guineas visit, believe"
Three guineas!" l echoed, aghast
why, l thought the very worst Of
them only charged guinea"
We'll" said Lady Isabel, you see,
she isn't real clairvoyant, so there's
my share too for her to pay"
"Your share" echoed; but where
do you come in?"
ooh! 1 don't come in" said Lady Is
abel, as she gracefully bowed to a
passing man, Il only give her The in
formation"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Wbat Compulsory
Hrbitraticf Would l11eafl
BY JAMES DUNCAN.
First Vice President. American Federation of Labor.

compes aqescence its decisions That true only in limited sense
Society ompes obedience law, but society does not pretend to
legislation many matters which recognized the sole
business of the individual society recognize certain naienabe
rights"
One rights formally announced the declaration Of indie
pendence bery Now compulsory arbitration would destroy the
right of the individual liberty dspog of his labor by voluntary
agreement chooses enter That Of course would
be slavery.
There yet anothinaienab right which is mentioned In the
declaration of Independence right e pursuit of happiness
Compulsory would destroy this right by compelling the nd
ydu his labor price and under conditions which he
might regard entirely improper Under these circumstances he could
very effectively engage in the pursuit of happiness
Government by injunction and compulsory arbitration would sue
coed crushing liberties The would be doomed c
which he has oed painfully and slowly through
long and bitter centuries.
talk about compulsory arbitration we need only ask; What
progress would labor have achieved to-
ward the realization of its admitted rights if -
had compulsory arbitration during ~x M,k@As
the years that organized labor has been
developing. ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Got His Revenge.

1t was during a Christmas dinner.
Christmas dinners are but occasional
things. Many of the society folk Of
the city were seated around the great
table. They were happy and many
were the witty remarks passed.
At the end of the table a young
mans was engaging a lady in CONVEX
sation. Why shouldn't he engage her
in conversation? There was no rea-
son why he should not There was
no one else to talk to her.
He helped her plate He was do
ing this when he was interrupted.
The young lady broke the silence.
The young man was evidently giving
her too much.
"Why-why, my plate is not a
cart"
"Of-of course not" replied the
young man, and desisted.
So the dinner went on. Everyone
was merry. Why not? 1t was Christ.
mas. Jokes were passed, witticisms
were current. The man at the end
Of the table was as happy as anyone
there.
The lady in the course of time ate
all that the young man had given her
and still her appetite was not an.
peased.
John, will you help me to the tur
key?"
Sure" replied the faithful Joh~
back up your cart"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
The STAGE westerner a type.

Plays of western life have been in
fashion In New York during the last
year-an admirable fashion, promis-
ing much for the American drama.
for 1t is out of that vast. indefinite
west" that the big story is likely to
come The spirit of life there is
broader. freer. bigger: the people
are franker in their sins Of commits
sion. and not smugly conscious Of
their virtues; they have a keenep
comprehension OF the real things in
this headlong national development Of
ours. Their feet rest more firmly on
the honest soil; their heads are
nearer the stars. There have been
bad western dramas, painfully bad.
but even the worst have in them
something free and good, declares
Everybody's. 1t is true that the typi-
cal stage westerner. whom we know
as well as we know our pockets,
whether they are In trousers or hand
bag, never existed in the flesh. But
then l don't believe that anyone ever
saw ballot box that looks like an
hour glass cut In two, nor a working
man wearing a square paper cap:
these are mere symbols Just as is the
stage westerner of real things that
no one dreams OF questioning.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
divorce as ! Means Of eraee.

Divorce as a Means OF Grace.
That German philosopher who con-
cludes his estimate OF American wo-
men with the observation that they
are purer than Europes women be-
cause of our greater freedom of d.
vorce utters an assertion that will
dopbtless shock many minds. Divorce
is regarded by American sentiment
as an evil, which 1t undoubtedly in
most aspects is. What does Or. Fulda
mean by accounting divorce a moral
agent? What he means is that in
European countries a false value is
put upon enforced and arbitrary con-
tinuation of the marriage state when
the marriage VOW has been broken.
When couples are kept together as
the Marlboroughs are now, for social
OF political reasons, when all true
marriage relations have been cut off
and the home is ruined, that does
not protect the sanctity of the home
as American anti-divorce sentiment
seeks to protect 1t. The reason why
divorced persons are under a ban In
the United States is not so much be-
cause they are divorced as It is be-
cause of the previous misbehavior OF
which the divorce is merely the result
and the sign. When the Catholic
church works against divorce 1t earn
estly tries to reconcile the husband
and wife, to induce the man 10 stop
drinking or the woman to be a true
woman, and to save the home. There
is little II any moral quality in com
pelling an outraged wife 10 continue
to live with libertine because II she
asserts her rights It will scandalize
the nobility. A divorce is often the
only way In which a rich profigate
can be made TO reap the due harvest
of his sins or a loose woman can be
stigmatized in society as she de
serves. remarks the Indianapolis Star.
What DR. Fulda was thinking OF was
the loose morals Of European circles
where husband or wife, or both, fore
going divorce after inhdelity, con.
tinue TO eondone or even counte-
nance notorious irregular connection
ION the part OF the other. This does
not make for purity in man or woman
1t is worse than a divorce system
would be where divorce was granted
on scriptural grounds alone.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

branches. No two should be left to
grow which are directly opposite.
They make a weak top and are al
ways liable to split down. A good
rule says: Leave the branch that
joins the trunk, as the thumb does
the hand and never let one of two
which join like the fingers"
Top grating is used to convert
large trees bearing worthless fruit
into desirable trees, says Farmers
voice. The process is simple, but,
like root grating, requires expert
ence for complete success. To top
graft tree saw off limbs where
they are one inch or a little more in
diameter Carefully split the stock
with a strong knife by driving 1t
with mallet. Then drive a wedge
in the center to keep the cleft open
with scions of the desired variety,
which have been previously prepared.
are inserted (A), the wedge is then
removed and the wound and ends of
the scions covered with grating wax
to keep out the air (C).
Sclons used In top grating OBJ
are about two inches long, having one
or more buds and made wedge shaped
at the lower end. In inserting the
scion care must be taken that its
cambium layer comedies with that of
the stock or no growth will result.
Several limbs should be left ungraft-
ed the first year to insure a healthy
growth of the tree. They may be
grated the next year. In three years
all the old fruit bearing wood may be
removed, leaving only that Of the de-
sired variety, and If care is taken
shapely tree will result This style
OF grating is often resorted to to
improve the shape of the trees. 1t
is done in early spring before the
buds start.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Lady Isabel's Clairvoyant!
Copyright 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.
BY MRS. MESH

have to tell. still see her-no, it IL
all dark STILL" the low voice muir
INJURED thrillingly. "Ah! Yes-you
question-your husband. see him
now--she is with him, this fair girl
her name-her name; it is Mona
be careful-watch him-Be more ami
able to him, more loving-more gen.
tie, or he will leave you and go with
her-it all lies in your hands-your fu-
ture life"
With an only half-suppressed scream
of rage Lady Massingham sprang to
her feet, and Lady Isabel drew me
quickly back to the little ante-room
again.
Well, she's doing poor old Massing-
ham a good turn, anyway; but she'll
never make that cat amiable, in spite
Of"
She broke off suddenly as Lady Mas
singham came sweeping out of the
room, looking very flushed and very
angry, and, without even seeing us,
passed down the stairs.
Now, Marjorie, it's your turn, ="
said Lady Isabel. But for once / ig-
nored the compelling hand and, run.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
Purple Raspberrles-

Purple raspberries are intermediate
In character between red raspberries
and black raspberries. They are sum
posed to be hybrids between these two
species. They show all gradations in
habit between the two parent types
some being propagated by suckers
others by tips, and still others by eth.
er tips or suckers. The color of the
truit is usually light or dark purple.
or the varieties described, SAYS Farm
journal, only two. Columbian and
shaffer, at the present time appear 10
have any commercial value.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

The results reached by commit
tee that has long been at work pre-
pairing q new charter for the city of
Buffalo. N. r.. are worth recording.
Capitalization of power is the pre-
vaiiing characteristic of the new
charter. A single legislative body is
provided for, and besides the alder
men from the various wards there
win be only three elective Offices. the
mayor. controller, and the president
of the board of aldermen. These
three win constitute a board of ap.
pointment and elect all the heads of
departments. save those specially ap-
pointed by the mayor. The mayor ia
given greater authority. and by so
much Ia his responsibility increased.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
How Poor Grade Of Fruit Trees Can
Be Greatly Improved.

Upon the style of pruning In the
nursery row depends largely the fu-
ture shape of the tree. The present
tendency is to head apples low and
to open up the center of the trees as
much as possible. Low heading
brings the fruit nearer the ground,
making it much more convenient to
spray and harvest, while the open CEN
ter admits sunlight, which gives
color to the fruit and assists In con-
trolling diseases. To prune for this
shape, start the head about two feet
from the ground, allowing four or five
branches to grow, and prune so as to
throw them away from the center
rather than toward 1t, by cutting out
most of the shoots which lead toward
the center. The main feature of
nursery pruning is to select the right
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
MuLcHINe THE ORCHARD.
A Task Which viii Reap the Reward
in More Fruit.

Trees need food in order to do their
best, for a tree is simply big plant
and so needs more food than thousands
OF little plants. A tree that will pro-
duce 40 bushels of apples during a
good apple year, and say an average
OF 20 bushels every year, is certainly
taking more from the soil than 1t can
return. Yet so many farmers persist
not only In giving such a tree no food
but in cutting and hauling away all
the material that grows near IL. No
wonder the tree ceases to Weld re-
munerative crops.
Let him give such trees a nauIch of
stable manure during the winter
months. Scatter 1t thickly and in a
circle reaching somewhat beyond the
limbs. If the orchard is to be cult
vated' Orange Judd Farmer suggests
that 1t be plowed under the next
spring. II not, let it lie as a mulch.
AT any rate, do not attempt to grow
another crop in large orchard unless
IL is to be left on the ground. A few
years fertilizing, with pruning and
spraying, will render the old orchards
the most remunerative lot on the farm
II the orchard is young and the ground
rlch the mulch would better he of
straw or coarse manure, and applied
more for protection and to hold moist
ure than for fertilizer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23


Compulsory arbitra-
ton would not be arbi-
tration at all. There is
no arbitration u n d e r
compulsion.
1t may be said that so7
eiety arbitrates the dis
putes Of its members in
matters affecting every
man interest, and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

Behanzin. king of Dahomey. has
presented his sword to the French
minister for the colonies. The weapon
was purchased years ago at theatri-
cal costumer's by an explorer. who
afterward gave 1t to Behanzin. The
king ordered the court armorer to
make sheath Cor 1t out of empty sar-
dine tins. and wore 1t until quite re-
Gently.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

The man who wishes to live out his
allotted span of life. with ten or TWEEN.
ty years to spare. should never retire
from business That Is the opinion
of DR.. ScoHeld. an eminent physician
of London. He says there is a great
danger in any sudden change of en-.
vironment after certain age.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
@s~4@.~44..

BY surplus wealth is
meant in excess of the
needs and deserts of d
man. History records
that Alexander found an
increditable tire a + 9
something like $75,OOO,-
600 belonging to a Per-
sian king.
Some of us smile at
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

i Rubber in Canada is selling at a
higher price than it has sold for the
past AZ years. Better plant a few
rubber bands in your garden next
spring
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23
3nHuranrr fur ttr l11agr- Earttrr
Shnnln Or Ohltpatnru
BY PROF. CHARLES R. HENDERSON.

HE necessity for providing industrial insurance has become
vTT AS matter of fact Of the business world forced
by the absurd employers liability laws followed policy
g; =: :: :: !: =.
R9ST of conceament by universal instinct OF oupaiona
EAT accidents suggestive gmp but Of the of dis
IYH and premature age and death industries have in
HGASH this country little information either from government
ST@ insurance companies.
been popular proverb 1t that the logic has been for
gotten when railroad asks from the half the land
along its right of and large cash bonus to reward its enterprise and
make dividends secure when city council has special privileges
barter The leaders return to the inherited theory when
be regulated workmen be protected lives citizens be
guarded.
The state whose ndes take best of its will swiftly and
surely attract hold Che best workmn The assumption Of
captains Of industry that Intervention Of government necessarily
eviune they happen be council asking franchise
lobby asking for protective tariff for infant industry
When is shown that obligatory insurance does not absolute
Of employers but of effort in which both sides fairly
resented local management that the interest in collective bargaining
remains untouched that voluntary organizations recognized and made
by suitable state supervision and control and that taxpayers far
being asked burdens will be substantially relieved from
many charitable demands likely that Indifference and antagonim
will change to approval
The aim of social insurance not only to keep the wolf from the
but keep him far away that he destroy sleep with his
bowls 1t for the majority Of those who live small wages
salaries and who struggle live deny and educate their children
have difficulty in making ends meet.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
MIscARRIED JUSTICE.

Justice In Ely is getting to be the
Laughing stock of the town, SO far
as the petty criminals are concerned.
Jack Donnell, better known as Over
coat Kid" was sentenced yesterday to
90 days by Justice Cartwright for as
sault. This is the maximum for that
crime.
This morning everyone was thun-
derstruck to learn that the kid"
had been released. with the under
standing that he was to leave town
aand not return for a certain period.
three months. as We get the informa-
ton. What the good people of Ely
would like to know is who authorized
his release and where in the statutes
OF this or any other state or cOmmu-
nifty they find authority or precedent
for their action.
The Kid Is a well known disrep-
utable character, who should have
been run out OF town long before he
committed the crime for which he
was sentenced. but II II Is not ira
vesty on justice to impose the SEN
tence, give the prisoner the maximum
punishment on account of the exaspe.
rating circumstances surrounding the
case. and then oallow him to 60 SEQ,
free. we do not know the meaning OF
that term.
We do not know who is responsible
for all of thase escapes" and re
leases" but 1t is about time the mat
ter was looked into by our municipa
authorities.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
CUBAN CITY RETAINS
18TH CENTURY CUSTOMS

When Columbus discovered Cuba
in 1892 he landed on the north coast
of what is now Puerto Principe, and
the historians assert that town
bearing the name of the province was
established there as early as 1915.
At that time pirates infested the sea.
and were also a terror to the inhabi-
tants along the coast. They so har-
assed the early settlers of the island
that the latter moved further into
the interior, and thus was founded
the town of Camaguey. Today 1t re-
tains more of the evidences and GUS
toms of the Sixteenth century that
any other city in Cuba. 1t has pop
ulation of $4,000 people. many of
whose ideas and modes of living are
as primitive as they were three CEN
turtles ago. The very quaintness of
the place is its chief attraction. Its
tiled fiuted roofs, it's narrow stone
pavements, and its crooked streets,
which are literally made up of curves,
all add to its interest as well as, In
dictate its antiquity. Tradition has 1t
that the streets were built after this
fashion to fool the pirates who pur-
sued the settlers even to the interior.
The architecture of old Spain pre-
dominates, and the houses have been
painted in every conceivable color.
One house, however, on the Carload,
the Prado of Camaguey, is travesty
on the harmony of colors-with bril-
liant red columns supported by base
of most vivid green.
No Camaguey child of the poorer
class is expected to wear clothes I'M
til IL is at least years of age, and
everywhere in the streets one en-
counters little brown skinned chill
dren, absolutely nude, playing in the
| sunshine. There were no street cars
to mar the quaint picture when ! saw
| it. but one was not obliged to walk,
| for Cuban cabs were numerous and
could be hired for a mere trifle. The
shopping section presented an ami
mated appearance, as here in particu-
lar the old Spanish custom of the
clerks eating and sleeping in the
stores is in vogue. One day as
passed down the Gale Republica
noticed crowd around man, and
coming nearer | saw that he was a
genuine American street faker, using
all the arts of his trade to induce the
people to purchase. He spoke Span
| ish, and was selling tiny alarm clocks
and jumping beans When he saw
me a broad smile overspread his face
and as we met he said in an under
tone:
Would you believe it, but there
are Just as many suckers here as
there are in the states. Mrs. r. c
i Miller in Leslie's Weekly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-07
THE PATH TO THE SPRING.

The stepping stones led out,
An ancient line well worn in years
of yore,
And winding onward from the old
yard door,
Each stone with grass about
Like a gray isle in silen seas of green,
Passed the quaint summer house, the
chosen scene
OF rest from romp and rout,
And old, slow-fiowing tales uncank-
cred yet by doubt.
Then came the swinging
gate,
Opening on meadows dim, horizon
wide
To our young eyes, where on the fur
Their side
Did hills more wondrous
wait
Than e'er kissed heaven in Already,
Alacki
The path turned there. and now no
other track
In these gray days and late
Finds the lost lands of old the sky
line of our fate.
A big blackberry spread
High DER the path. still to one loyal
mind
And memory, keen, lone monarch of
his kind;
And then, with creeping
dread
To childish hearts, the cavern in the
hill,
Lair of we know not what. gaped on
us still,
AS oft with hurrying tread
And fearful backward look along the
path we sped.
To tumble round the turn,
And 10! the spring. Then while Aunt
Lucy, bent
Above her wash tubs, scolding well
come lent,
Slim Chloe left her churn.
And smiling wide, to young lips
round the pool
The brown gourd tilted dripping,
pure, and COOL
Such draft not Hebe's urn
Could yield, nor dams thirst SO in
nocently burn.
But far, and far apart
We've journeyed since. Some walk
the streets of gold,
And some, still further from the
paths of old,
Plod on with patient heart;
All things they see in one vast circle
bound,
And life, mayhap, shall some time
circle round,
Somewhere some new dawn
dart
New day, new life, and they down
some new spring path start. |
William Hervey Woods in Youths
Companion.