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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
A FEW TIMELY DoN'Ts.
What the Farmer Should Remember
Not to Do.

Don't throw forks farelessly on the
floors of passageways in barns. That
is sort of carelessness that may al.
most be classed as criminal.
Don't neglect to keep all wheeled
vehicles well creased. A wheel that
cries out for lubricant is a good many
pounds added to the load of your
horse.
Don't throw forks carelessly on the
and other trimmings and refuse from
orchard, garden and truck patch, fol-
thereby you destroy many harmful
insects and seeds.
Don't invest any money In golo
mines, coffee plantations, copper
works and the like, thousands Of miles
from your home, and managed by
men you have never seen. BY taking
this advice you may possibly miss the
opportunity of getting enormously
rich, but it is altogether likely that by
needing it you will save money enough
to buy that piano your daughter has
been wanting or the new buggy NoL
promised your son if he would stick
10 the farm.
Don't allow any line fence squabble
or any family difference to come up to
spoil your Thanksgiving feast. 1t is
always wise rule to think twice be
fore you speak once; and if you will
take the precaution to think three
times, you are pretty sure to get
through life without uttering any
harsh words, and that means a serene
and sweet existence which is, after
all, the only thing worth while.
Don't speak in sharp, peremptory
tones to your children. You won't al
low the hired man to use such tones
to the horses lest it makes them ner
vous, nor to the cows lest it interfere
with their milk production. Your
sons and daughters are of more value
than many horses. or the cattle upon
thousand hills.-Farm Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
NO TIME TO LOSE.

Sir" said the young man, entering
the Office, Il sent you a communica-
ton, yesterday"
"Well?" asked the grim-faced man
of business.
well, Mr.. Prater, l thought per
haps you might give me a satisfac.
tory reply to my request, and"
wait a minute" said Mr.. Prater,
taking UP bundle of papers and look
ing through them. Are you the man
that sent this account for $50 for hats
to my daughter?"
NO, sir, +"
"Then you are the one that left
this bill for 500 for her dresses?"
mo, sir. My commu-''
"Then yours must be this note for
$40 for shoes, and"
mo, sir. My note was one asking
II I might have your daughters
hand"
You want to marry herr" Mr..
Prater gasped. Then, turning the pile
of bills over in his hands, he urged:
Take her, young man. don't know
your name, but take her quickly!
She's talking about doing some more
shopping. Chicago Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
HORSE TALK.
Some Points Worth Remembering
About Mans Best Friend.

The little colt should have a feed
twice a day of oats, bran and oil
Notwithstanding with a pint
and increasing to a quart.
A colt fed in this way, and given a
run in paddock every day, will never
have unsound feet and legs unless by
accident.
Weak food will make weak colt
weak legs and unsound joints.
AS soon as the grass is frost-bitten,
wean the colt if it is old enough. and
give it the grain ration and second
growth clover or alfalfa. If too young
give the mare plenty of nutritious
food, and give them a roomy box stall
at night.
Many colts are given ugly tempers
by cruel and careless currying.
To scratch and hurt colt or horse
will cause him to hate the operation
and the operator.
Many currycombs are knocked all
out of shape and some of the teeth
cut like knives.
Look at your currycomb. They are
often instruments of torture.
Teach the boys to use it gently and
keep it in order.
Be generous in the use of the
brushes but sparing in the use of the
comb.
Good grooming should be done
every day to keep the pores open, the
skin healthy, and the hair silky. Soft
hair is very warm and is a non-con-
ductor of heat.
Never leave a reeking mess of wet
straw and manure under the horses.
1t ruins the health and eyes, and is a
disgrace to any horse owner.-Farm
Journal
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

An engineer from Sunderland was
spending few days in London with a
friend, and after busy morning sight
seeing the Londoner chose large res.
taurant for luncheon, thinking it would
be a novel experience for the man
from the north. The visitor appeared
to enjoy his luncheon, but kept look
Ing In the direction of the door. What
are you watching?' asked his friend
rather annoyed. We'll" was the quiet
reply, AS keepin an eye on ma top
coat" "Oh, don't bother about that"
said the other, you don't see me
watching mine" NO" observed the
guileless engineer. thee has no call
to-it's ten minutes sin thine went"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
LIVESTOCK NOTES.

The best medicine you can give a
sick hog is to stop feeding till he
shows some signs that he wants some
thing to eat.
The end in view in keeping sheen
is profit, and the question is how hest
to conduct the business to obtain a
profit from the growing of wool O,
mutton.
AS far as can be done, the flock
should be selected and culled SO that
there will be but one grade of WOOL
well-treated fleece-as no matter how
meritorious each may be, the best
prices, cannot be realized.
To know how to care for sheen so
as to make them grow the largest
and finest fleeces and the most vic
orous lambs is the most important
part of flock management.
Don't want your horses to have +bo
heaVes? No, of course not Then
stop feeding them dusty hay. If Won
must use it, sprinkle it well with
water, with little salt added now AN
then.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

shown in Fig. 1, which is almost per.
pendicular, will be able to pull heavy
load without injuring his shoulders
The collar will not work up and choke
him and his shoulders will stand up
well under heavy work. A horse with
shoulders like Fig. 2 will stand ordi
nary work and drive well, but horse
with very sloping shoulders like Fig
8 is suitable only for use as a saddle
horse. Such shoulder usually goes
with short coupling and well sprung
ribs, which are characteristic of a
good saddler, says Farm and Home.
A horse with very sloping shoulders
cannot be worked at heavy drafting
without specially designed collar or
it will work up on his neck and choke
him, if it doesn't make his shoulders
sore.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Hints for Farmers.

Sod Flowing in the fall will help kill
out the white grubs.
Aeration of the soil is one great
benefit from blowing.
Haul in a good supply of dry earth
for use in the stables.
Have you a good pile of fire wood
cut, split and piled where it is dry and
handy?
Farming demands mans best eff.
fort. No use to try to work any old
scheme and expect success.
Root up the old, unproductive fruit
trees and plant in their place young
vigorous trees from the nursery.
If not, attend to it now so the wom.
en- folks won't have to hunt in the
snow some morning for wood to ge;
breakfast
Colorado Experiment Station
Fo Collins, Col, has published Bull
letin No ZIG, entitled, The cottony
Maple Scale
THE Fruit-tree Leaf-roller" is the
name of Bulletin No. II, issued by the
Missouri Experiment Station, Colum
bia, Mo Write there for a copy.
1t is the last half-inch that locks
the barn door We can not round VI
the tip of the year unless we keer
stepping till the work is all done.
One agriculturist says that he would
rather have four inches of soil wei,
filled with humus and well titled thar
10 inches poorly filled with humus
and poorly TILED.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
WHY HE ROSE.

It was raining hard and the electric
car was full when Mrs. Blank en-
tered
The men sat farther back in their
seats and evinced a determination to
keep a position of sedentary comfort
Mrs. Blank ran her eye down the
car, and at the same time man in
the corner started to rise.
Don't" said the man next to him,
holding his arm. That's Mrs Bls"lk.
Don't you know her? She believes in
woman's rights, suffrage, equality of
sex, etc, you know"
The man in the corner smiled and
got M.
Come said the speaker, still more
importunate, you're not going to get
up, are you? If she thinks she's equal
to man then let her stand. Give
her dose of her own medicine"
But Mrs. Blank had taken the mans
seat, greatly to the discontinue of the
other, who wanted 10 see her stand.
Next day he met the stranger on
the street.
"Halloa!" he said. You're the man
that gave up your seat to Mrs. Blank
You missed a good chance to take her
down a peg. There wasn't another
man In the car who would have given
way. Wasn't impollte, you know. Just
q little joke. What made you get up
Did she hypnotic your"
"T saw" said tha man addressed 81
conclude you do not know me-"
Cant say that l do; who are your"
II am Mr. Blank"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
NOT AS YOU WOULD HAVE Elk.
PEcTED.

The story of Christopher Millsap, a
young bookkeeper in the employ of a
wholesale house, affords. a striking
Illustration of the way in which the
wind is often tempered to the shorn
lamb.
Not on account of any fault of his,
but because the business would not
Justify keeping him on the salary list
any longer, Christopher had lost his
situation.
Day after day he tried to secure an
other. but without success. One morn
ing, when he found himself reduced
to his last cent and was thinking
gloomily of suicide as the only way
out of his troubles, the postman hand
ed him a letter. 1t was from Ketch-
ham & Fleecem, attorneys at law.
Brattleboro. VT, and read as follows:
Dear Sir: Your uncle, Orville
Stinjay Millsap, died last week. AS
administrators of his estate we have
been looking over his papers, and we
find that you owe him $50 for money
borrowed February II, 1902, with In
terest at six per cent. from that date.
An early settlement will cblige."-
Chicago Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Market Grade Known as STAG.

Stays are hogs that at one time
were boars beyond the pig stage and
have been subsequently castrated
They sell with dockage of so nonnda
If they are of good quality and con.
dition and do not show too mpcb
stagginess, they go in with the vari.
GUS grades of packing hogs. When
they are coarse and STACEY in appear.
ance they are sold in the same class
with boars. The intermediary grades ,
sell for prices ranging between these
extremes, dependent upon their free.
dom from stagginess and their ouaI.
ly and condition.--Illinois Expert
ment Station. =
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
An Odd Cure.
IDAHO

Are you a sufferer from Indigestion?
Here is a curious remedy. Rev. John
Spencer of Duluth has brought back
with him from Ceylon one of the most
curious presents in the world. Riding
on an elephant" he said the other day,
behind a native prince on a hunting
expedition, the conversation CHANGED
to turn on indigestion, to which said
l was subject The prince at once
pulled out black leather button kind
of thing, which he was wearing on a
string round his neck, under his
clothes. What's that? said l. "A by.
ena's snout was the startling reply.
What for?' TO cure indigestion How
can It do this?' 1T is very simple. A
hyena gets its living by digging up and
crunching old bones. Now, 1t pos.
sesses in its snout this peculiar virtue,
that when its nose approaches any
thing hard, such as bones, those tough
substances instantly grow soft, and
enable the animal to eat them with
comfort and benefit So you will find
IL you keep this charm hanging round
your neck the proximity of the hyena's
nose, though dried up and lifeless, will
soften your food, however indigestible,
to such an extent that you will never
again suffer from Indigestion
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

Bill Wright is country storekeeper
in Pennsylvania and went to Philadel,
phia to purchase stock of goods. The
goods were shipped Immediately and
reached home before he did. When
the boxes of goods were delivered at
his store by the drayman his wife hap
pened to look at the largest; she ut.
tered loud cry and called for a ham.
mer. A neighbor, hearing her screams,
rushed to her assistance, asking the
cause of the trouble The wife. pale
and faint, pointed to an inscription on
the box which read as follows: .'Biu
inside"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

Gertrude and Agnes Lynch, twins
and telegraphers at Omaha, are a great
puzzle to all with whom they come in
contact in connection with the bust
ness of the Western Union Telegraph
company, by which both are employed.
One of them tells that their mother
one day lost her distinguishing mark,
adding: She puzzled over it for long
time and finally shut her eyes and
grabbed up the first one she touched
and tied the pink ribbon on. So you
see really do not know whether am
Agnes or Gertrude"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

An ambassador of a well-known Eu-
ropean monarch was riding in the
streets of Constantinople when one of
the sultan's carriages rolled by. See
ing 1t was guarded, his curiosity got
the better of him, and when the car
riage reached him he was daring
enough to peep in at the passenger.
He was surprised and panied to re-
ceive a blow in the face from an at
tendant in charge Mad with rage, he
demanded audience of the sultan. The
sultan listened attentively, and for
a moment appeared lost in thought.
AT last he spoke: my dear -, /
have gone carefully into the case, and
see exactly how it stands. You are,
of course, a gentleman, therefore you
would never have committed such a
breach of good manners as you allege
to have taken place. Therefore no
attendant could possibly have struck
you. The whole affair seems to be a
product of your fancy. Let us dis
miss It,"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
SPRAYING AND DIPPING CATTLE
Latter Process the Only Method Whers
Many Cattle Have to be Treated.

"dHy SdlLlC TldNc TO DC tTGdIGQs
In South Africa is a disease very
similar to Texas fever but the result
of a different germ. 1t is, however
spread in the same manner as is
Texas fever by means of the tick The
stockmen, therefore, are fighting the
ticks, and various methods are being
used in this warfare. One of these
is the dipping of the cattle. as in this
country, and another method is the
spraying of the cattle In this spray.
ing, kerosene is used and to it is
sometimes added arsenic, to make the
effect of the spraying more pro-
nounced. Kerosene mixed with water
is said to be harmless to the skin of
the cattle and to cost only about four
cents per head. The cost of dipping
is not much more, but the cost of the
dipping plant is considerable. This
is the claim of the men that practice
the spraying and believe in it. The
men that hold to the dipping as the
most effective means state their side
of fthe argument thus:
Spraying requires five times as
much time as does dipping On
small farm spraying may be the
cheaper, but on large ranch where a
thousand cattle must be treated. the
matter of time is great one. It re-
quires as long to spray 200 cattle as
it would require to dip a thousand
Dipping destroys the ticks much more
effectively than does spraying. For
this reason the dipping arrangement
has displaced the spraying apparatus
on nearly all cattle ranches that carry
large numbers of cattle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
pon,t Led Sheen Catch cnld

Catarrh is often contracted in the
fall of the year through exposure to
storms. After the sheep take cold
several times the affection becomes
chronic and catarrh sets in. Colds
are often brought on by strong, cold
drafts in damp quarters, often the re.
suit of improper ventilation. Remove
the cause, If possible, and guard
against it in the future Smear the
nose OF the affected animal with Jar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
TOBACCO BREEDING.
Scientific Method of Obtaining Uni
formity of Strain.

Visitors to the United States depart
ment of agriculture station in Con.
Recticut last season were struck with
the marvellous results obtained in
breeding for uniformity of strains
The work is to be further carried on
The above illustrates choice plant
with the seed pod bagged. Seed saved
under bag in this manner is larger
heavier and less susceptible to disease
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Evidently in Earnest,

Gotham Dame-Do you think Mr..
Nicefellow is in earnest?
Daughter guess so. He asked me
last evening which one of your daugh.
tiers was your pet. and l told him
thought if all three were married
you would rather live with Clara or
Dora than men. Y. Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Good Sheep Rack.

used. Grain and feed are both put
in from top. The bottom is as wide
as the top. There is none lost, as the
bottom has a two-inch side piece
nailed to it. The Stats passing BY
center piece alternately leave nc
place for anything to clog.-Charles
Edminster Lewis County, Mo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

than when saved in the ordinary man
ner The main value of the process is
to prevent accidental cross fertiliza
ton between poor and good plants
through the agency of bees and other
insects. Results are so far notable
New England Homestead.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Perfectlv CLEAR

His Professor. why is it
hat the moon allus shows the same
face?
The Professor-That is due to the
circumstances that its revolution upon
its axis is coincident with the revolu-
ton it makes in its orbit.
The Coachman-Thankee. l thort
1t was somethin like that-Chicago
Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
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POINTS ON BUYING A HORSE.
What to Have in Mind When Select
ing a New Animal.

Too many people buy horses with
out considering the purpose for which
they are to be used. They think q
horse is a horse the world round and
that there is but little difference eX
cept in size an dweight. Experience
and observation has taught me that
the slope of the shoulder has more
to do with the horses ability than
disposition or other points.
The horse with the shoulder such az
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Matter of Choice

Women" growled old Baldwin,
have long hair because they are not
yet civilized"
Well" rejoined Mrs. Baldwin, 'if
you call that head of yours, which
reminds me of quinine capsule, a
product of civilization, prefer to re-
main savage. Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
AS to soil.

There must be certain amounts of
potash, nitrogen and phosphoric acid
in soil before it can yield a fair
crop. Less of this plant food will be
required when there is large proper
ton of lime i'm the sol
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

Mr.. Rounder-Does your Cousin
George take as much interest in horse
racing as he used to?
Mrs. Rounder-Yes, indeed, George
can always tell tbs day before race
which horse ought to win, and the day
after why he didp't-Rochester Dem
ocrat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Educating Newsboys.

Boston has an association of news
boys which has begun to establish 3
fund for educating at Harvard one or
more among them, and has raised al
ready $4,000 toward the necessary
amount This lively association, says
Golfers Weekly, has already been adj
dressed by President Eliot more than
once. and its latest step shows how
full of high ambition these boys are.
There could be, we gratefully believe,
no more sterling proof of opportunity
and of character in America than
these self-supporting youths now give.
In what other nation would boy born
in poverty, earning each day his food
and bed, set out cheerfuly to pass the
examinations of great seat of learn
ing, and, once In, to master to the full
its manifold weapons for adding to the
conquests Of his life? Criticise 1t how
we will, and should, we may well glow
always for our land of the free. Now,
as ever, since the pioneers ak fought
its battle with the wilderness, is it the
home of Opportunity and of her 1augh-
ter, Hope.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Jaggs-Why, | live there.


Look here, waiter, where are those
soft boiled eggs l ordered?"
de cook boiled 'em so hard, sab, so
he had to boil 'em over again. NH.
waukee Sentinel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
That's Rlqht.

Better get you new suit OF
clothes"
Il haven't any money"
Il know it; that's the reason you
can't afford to dress as if you hadn't"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Changed Now.

Bacon-Is that popular song your
daughter is playing?
Egbert-It was before she began
playing it.-Yonkers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
GOOD Jokes
Corrected.

Yeast-Do you go fishing in a Loaf?
msonbeak-Never.
But ! saw you yesterday, fishing in
a boat"
mo, you didn't. | was sitting in the
boat, but | was fishing in the river"
-Yonkers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
RACK FOR HAY AND GRAIN.
How serviceable One Can Be Made
of Pine.

A sheep trough should be made OF
pine. The one shown makes the most
complete rack and trough l have eve,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Not Convinced.

Mrs. Naggs-So you have moved to
Blank street. Is the neighborhood re-
spectacle?
Mrs. Jaggs-Why, live there.
Mrs. Naggs-oh. well. you needn't
answer my question If you don't want
to.-Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05

THE FALL OF THE YEAR.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-08

Misses Elovine and Bessie Burruss
delightfully."- entertained a number of
their friends at bridge whist on Thurs
day evening, at their home On south
Third street. Among those present
We're Misses Margaret and Lucy Bird
gers, Agnes seabreeze. Lily Gilchrist.
Mary Calder, Anabel Patteson, of
Petersburg, Isabel Rountree Anna