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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-19
THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(orxanised 1ss2,
"Oldest and Best

PROMOTION: The act OF promoting; ad-
vancement; ENC0URAGENENT.- Century Die
tonary.
The California Promotion committee has for
it's object the PROMOTING of California a
whole
1t has nothing to sell.
Its energies are devoted 10 fostering all things
that have the ADVANCEMENT OF California as
their object.
Ii gives reliable information On every subject
connected with the industries OF California.
1t gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the establish
ment OF new industries and invites desirable
immigration.
1t is not an employment agency, although ii
gives information regarding labor conditions
1t presents tie opportunities ana needs in al
fields OF business Snd professional activity.
The committee IL supported by popular sub
scrfltion and makes charge for any service
rendered
Affiliated with the committee are $50 COM
rrercisl organizations OF the state, with a
membership OF over 10000
Meetings are held semiannually IN different
parts of California, where matters Of state in
terests are discussed.
Headquarters OF the committee are maintained
IN San Francisco in California building, Union
Square
CoRREsPoNDENCE INVITED
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BASEBALL TO-DAY AT 3:5OP.M.

Recreation Park. Valencia at bet. 14fh
& 18th. San Francisco Vs. Les Angeles
Reserved Seats at Grounds and II. HARRIS q
Co.. 1915 Fillmore street.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-19

The latest and most up to date form
OF government sick insurance is now
being considered by Holland The pro-
posed insurance is obligatory and ex-
tends TO all laborers employed regular
ly. Every laborer, I6 years old. who
receives less than $3.50 2 year, is
obliged TO insure himself and family
against the risk OF illness.
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Be Sure to Get What
You Ask For.

is Reason
Why the Good People Of Amer
lea buy Cascarets as Fast as the
II Clock Ticks.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-19

The bottle Gamers az its meeting
in the labor temple last night elected
W. Howe president, Charles Norris vice
president. A. Newman secretary and
Charles Norris delegate to the labor
council
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-19

At the last meeting of the brother
hood of teamsters. in K. of r. B. hall,
the members were assessed 81 each
a week for period of four months in
aid of the unions on strike. This will
produce $4,000 a month, as the team
sters' unions donation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
NOTES.

There is big labor economy in keep
ing the ak sharp and the saw in good
shape; besides there is pleasure in
working with sharp tools.
Winter leisure may probably be
employed in studying improved meth
DDS, reading horticultural matter, Wis
iting different growers, and attending
the meetings of the societies.
Some men tie string around the
bottoms of their overalls to keep them
snug in the rain or snow. 1 sometimes
use pair of ordinary bicycle trouser
guards for the same purpose. They
are easy to put on or off.
Some years ago bought spool of
No. "a copper wire, and ever since
then / have always had some around
1t has repaired almost everything
around the place. from hayfork to a
harness,-an about everything and
anything between.
Look at the hoops on the vinegar
barrel once in awhile. They are liable
to rust off and let the vinegar run out.
and that makes bad mess on the bot
tom of the cellar. II is a good plan
to paint the barrels, especially If they
are hooped with iron bands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

New Hampshire, Vermont and other
states are falling into line, and it is
only a question of a few years before
every state in the Union win have
Joined them
The general scheme Of road i'm
provement contemplates the construc-
ton of macadam or equally service
able roads between the chief points in
each county, so laid out that they viii
form a continuous network through
out the state. The less important
roads are to be improved by methods
not so costly. Macadam roads require
an outlay for construction of from
$4,000 to $4,000 mile. This heavy
initial outlay would be too great q
burden for the scattered population Of
the farming regions to bear unaided.
Outside help must be given, and mas
much as good roads increase the pros
perity of the entire state the principle
of state aid has been generally ac-
cepted as Just. 1t has been adopted in
various forms by all the states which
have seriously undertaken the inn
provement of their roads.
Even the portion of the expense
which falls upon the localities, is usu-
ally too great for them to meet by inn
mediate direct taxation, and here
again the state may come to their as
sistance by lending them its credit so
as to enable them to borrow money
at a smaller rate of interest than they
would otherwise be forced to pay
Naturally, where the state helps to
build the roads, their location, con
struction and maintenance must be
under state control through an official
or a state commission. This insures
the laying out of the roads so that
they will form comprehensive state
system, and their maintenance in s
condition of efficiency after they have
been built
Another important branch of the
| good roads movement is the introduc
ton of wide tires on wagons intended
to carry heavy loads. Narrow tires
are road destroyers, while wide tires
are road makers. The narrow tire
/ cuts the road into ruJS, the vide tlrt
serves the purpose of a roller in com
pacting and hardening it. Tests have
shown that the same force that is re
CURED to move 1000 pounds on mar
row tires will move on broad tire:
$500 pounds on macadam road, 2,
4S2 on a gravel road, $500 on a dir
road and 5000 ON wet clay road.
Various methods of road improve
ment have been tried with success il
! different parts of the country. In Cali
fornia more than $500 miles of sand,
highways have been made hard anC
smooth by sprinkling them with crud'
petroleum. which binds the loose part
cles of sand together. In Florida phos
phate clay has proved to be excellen
road material.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

yet arrived. and Lady Isabel took me
round and let me into several little
secrets of the curio trade.
81 lls box is Battersea enamel" she
said; you know, Marjorie, enameled
on copper-at least, it ought to be-"
Il know" said, 'it's lost art.
isn't it?"
We'll, it's not quite as lost as yoL
think" she answered thoughtfully
This. for instance, she took up lit
tie box as she spoke-"this is what
call a 'Balenslxi-Battersea' box; but
this one is genuine-I mean, it isn't
mended yet"
And this" I said, taking up an
other.
"Oh, that has just come back from
Paris. 1t has had a new lid. Isn't II
a pretty one?-of course, it has nc
more intrinsic value than an enameled
saucepan; but then, all values are only
relative, aren't they dearest?"
What pretty pictured" said.
turning away to print that was lying
on small Chippendale table.
She lifted it and handed it to me
YES" she said, isn't it? 1t is an old
one-at least, it will be old by the time
| sell it to Mrs. Barrington-Brown.''
She dropped a little historical label
in the box as she spoke. You'll see
how well we're going to make it pay
Marjorie" she said with gaiety.
do you think it is quite fair"
asked, feeling as l said it, that 1 was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
An Adventure in the Hog Pasture.

The domestic hog, grunting iasif-
about his pen, is as harmless a
creature in appearance as can be
imagined. In their wild state, accord
ing to the reports of travellers. hogs
are fierce and cruel, unrelenting in
their fury, and will attack men when
reused. Circumstances occasionally
arise which show that this wild strain
has not been wholly lost, even in the
raost obese porker.
Mark and Carl Perkins, two Chica-
go boys, aged II and IA, while spend
ing their vacation last summer on
their Grandfather Triggs farm in
central Wisconsin, had an experience
with hogs which they will not soon
forget.
Among the many delights which the
farm afforded, the one which gave the
boys the most pleasure. during the
early part of the summer, was pick
ing wild strawberries in a pasture a
half-mile from the house. The most
convenient route to this field was
across the hog pasture. a ten-acre lot
which lay between the strawberry
pasture" and the house.
On these berrying trips they were
often accompanied by Mack, farm
peared on the scene with his rife.
One afternoon, the week after theiI
arrival, they started for strawberries
carrying with them two tin pals and
lunch which their grandmother had
put up for them.
Boys" their grandfather called
after them, ''see if there are any
gophers in those traps set on ths
hill, The little pests are going to xii
all the grass if l don't manage to ge
rid of them somehow"
The boys went to the place indi
Gated, and found the traps, nicely hid
den, but no gophers.
Il guess it's too early. The!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
MARKETING APPLES.
A Lesson Which the FARMERS Have
Learned This Year.

Selling on the trees is an expensive
way OF selling fruit, for one has to sell
at a discount The buyer must protect
himself and he must have a guarantee
against loss from windstorms and the
like. This year the growers of apples
in Illinois found It difficult to get into
touch with the sellers. Senator Henry
NJ. Dunlap believes that the Illinois
fruit growers have learned a lesson
this year they will long remember.
For few years past the buyers have
had to come to them. and the fruit
growers have insisted that the buyers
should provide packages. But this year
the tables have turned, says Farmers
Review. The growers have had to
hunt the buyers. and they we're hard
to find. This year the buyers were
scattered all over the United States
looking for apples, while in recent
years many have been found in Illinois
and neighboring states. The large
supplies Of apples in other states this
year drew away the buyers and the
growers had to hasten to get buyers
for their stuff
Some of the buyers that generally
look after Illinois apples we're this
year in New York There they watched
the crop and tried to buy it, hoping
to get it at from rs cents to s1.25 per
barrel, or at most $1.50 per barrel
The New York growers refused to
sell at that figure and sat down and
waited. At every large apple center
in New York were found buyers wait
ing for the farmers to come TO their
senses" But the farmers did not
come to their senses, and the buyers
had to give in. They finally paid from
$3.50 to s2-25 for their apples. But in
the West the apples sold for a very
low price where the growers we're not
in a position to pack their own APP
pies. The buyers prefer that the farm
ers pack their own apples when they
do it right The only reason that the
buyers want to pack the apples they
buy is because the farmers do not
generally pack the apples as the buy
ers want them packed Other things
being equal, the buyers prefer to have
the growers do the packing, as that
relieves the buyers of the necessity
of packing the fruit The growers can
| pack the fruit much more cheaply
than the buyers, as the growers can
generally get some help from their
families, and they also have hired
men that are working by the month
The buyer has to go out and hire day
labor at high price, and he has to
spend his own time in supervision
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

tracted pig began to run about him.
winding his legs in the chain and
threatening to overthrow him. Carl
was becoming terror-stricken, frantic
He struck hog which was disputing
his way, and saw his stick fly to
pieces. He looked up and cried aloud
in terror. The fence was so near, yet
he could not reach it.
He could see Mark running about
excitedly on the other side of the
fence and-whistling Yes whistling.
He was calling Mack.
Carl turned eagerly toward the
house and his heart gave a great
bound Help was comingl Up the
long slope that led from the house
Mack was coming like an arrow sped
from bow. Would he be in time?
Carl turned and began to kick
savagely at the hogs. The frightened
pig ran between his legs, and whirled
about, wrapping him hopelessly
in the chain. He struggled to
keep his footing, but fell under
the rush of the hogs. For a
brief moment they ran over him, and
he covered his face with his hands,
expecting with each breath to feel
their teeth. Then to his amazement
they left him, and he was lying alone
in the sunshine, unmolested. Even
the pig had escaped by freeing itself
from the trap.
The explanation for this came from
an uproar at one side. In the midst
of the drove Mack was spinning like
top, swapping right and left, a
bleeding snout here and an ear there
showing that these leaps were not
futile. At last the dog made a lunge
at a particularly large hog. and
fastened so securely that his hold
could not be broken. The squeals of
his victim sent the entire drove fee
ing in terror down the hill.
Carl got up slowly. crossed the
fence, and sat down. The world
seemed to be travelling round in a
circle. Mark, the clouds, the trees
and the twa pals of berries all seemed
part of a huge merry go-round.
I'm glad you didn't spill Them" he
said, thickly. Grandma" Then 1t
suddenly became dark.
When he opened his eyes again 90
was in the cool north bedroom, ado
his Grandmother was rubbing his
forehead with arnica.-J. s. Ellis in
Youths lCompanion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

to Mark. Run and climb over the
fence"
shall 1 take the berriesy9 asked
Mark.
While Carl hesitatsd, snout struck
the back of his leg, and he heard his
trousers rip.
Run quickl" he cried, and the next
instant was knocked down.
A babel Of hoarse grunts and the
swapping of tusks surrounded him,
above which rose the shrill squeals of
the pig. Carl had chung to the stick.
and, half-rising, he laid about vigor-
ously, and soon had circle cleared,
round which the hogs stood with snap
ping. foaming jaws.
In this moment of relief he saw
that Mark had reached the fence. He
sprang toward the hogs that stood be
tween this and him, and beat them
over the head. They gave way, and
he started to run, when he was jerked
back by something that tugged at his
hand.
In the excitement he had slipped a
finger through the ring in the end Of
the chain and could not withdraw it
He was chained to the pig The dan
ger of the situation really came to the
boy for the first time. He struggled
madly to release his finger, but the
ring had slipped above the knuckle
and his struggles only served tC
blacken and discolor the finger.
If he was to escape he would have
to fight his way through. He could
not run. The pain in his finger from
the continual Juggling of the pig was
becoming excruciating. Slowly ht
moved toward the fence. now about {
hundred yards distant. dragging tbs
pig. The drove of hogs moved will
him in solid and constantly narrow
ing circle.
To increase his difficulties. the dis
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
RgsroRArIoN OF HleAwAYs.
r. n. Fuller Tells How Good Roads
Benefit farmers and Others.

There has been an effort to induce
congress to resume road building
where it left off rs years ago. 1t is
argued in favor of this plan that the
rural districts receive a disproportion-
ately small share of the receipts from
federal taxation, and the appropria-
tons made for the Improvement Of
rivers and harbors are cited by way
Of precedent for good road appropria-
tons. 1t does not seem probable,
however, that the national govern
ment will relieve the states of the
duty of providing good roads, at least
In the near future; and meantime the
states are showing themselves quite
capable of solving the problem New
Jersey, Massachusetts,, Connecticut
and New York are the pioneers in the
work of good road construction on a
comprehensive scale. Pennsylvania,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

is furnished in the accompanying illus
tration. The buildings is six feet wide.
ten feet long, surrounded by two walls
with foot space between them The
measurements given are for the in
side.
Five rafters are placed on the inner
wall. These rafters are covered by
good slabs with sawdust on top. IL
desired, earth may be used instead OF
sawdust, or both may be combined
The whole of the building other than
what is occupied by door, is covered
with a solid wall of sawdust. have
no doubt dirt can be used instead Of
sawdust if it is not convenient.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
Alfalfa Ground.

The alfalfa ground should be put in
good condition. Many pillow their
ground early in April, narrowing thor
oughly to make fine seed-bed. then
SOW the alfalfa seed with broadcast
seeder. Sow plenty Of seed, is to 20
pounds per acre. A thin stand gives
weeds too good a show while the
young alfalfa plants are becoming
established.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

metaphorically speaking, running my
head against wall of brick
''Fair!" she echoed; my dear girl
of course it's fair-I am only telling
you some secrets. All trades have
secrets-grocers and butchers, and
artists, and-and every one"
This dictum followed me as turned
from greeting the newly-arrived Mrs.
Barrington-Br Brown to speak to Lady
Isabers protege.
We'll how are you getting on, Miss
Staunton?"
"Oh, very well indeed, thank YOU
she answered, and added hurriedly.
you know we never give a guarantee
with anything that isn't right, and
Lady Isabel only sends rich and ignor
ant people here who can well afford te
buy out things, and she is very kind; ;
she often almost gives away a thing te
woman who really is hard up. and
She"
Il know" l interposed, her dis
tinctions of honesty are wholly inim.
table"
"Shes awfully clever, too" said
Laura Staunton, glancing half apollo
getically at Lady Isabel, who was
showing Mrs. Barrington-Brown her
'victime de la Revolution" land !
shall miss her awfully while she is
abroad She has been so very, very
kind to me-"
"She has" 1 assented, "and she
seems to be taking an especially great
amount of trouble just now to make
your fortune"
MY fortune" echoed Laura Staun
ton, staring at me in amazement; cit
doesn't affect me, only get my sal
ary."
"Your salary!" l gasped, for even
was taken aback by this assertion
do you mean to say that Lady Isabel
pays you salary?"
Miss Staunton nodded. "of course,
she said gratefully, "and jolly good
one, too"
but why?" l asked; why should
she pay you anything?"
Laura Staunton looked at me in
fresh establishment. Didn't you
known" she stammered; 81 thought, Of
course. you knew"
Knew what?"
why" she explained, Il thought, Of
course, you knew the shop was Lady
Isabels!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

haven't come out yet" said Carl
The boys went on to the straw
berry pasture. After their pals were
filled, they sat down to rest, and sud-
denly remembered that they were
hungry. They brought out their bread
and jam and cold chicken.
Lets go back by the traps" said
Carl, after they had finished their
lunch. There might be a gopher in
one now"
The traps were near the center of
the field. When they were near them
they hear a pig squeal. The squealing
grew louder well, that's queer"
said Carl. 1T must be hurt"
Maybe it's lost" suggested Mark.
They could hear hogs all over the
pasture granting in response to the
squeals of the pig.
Come on, Mark" cried Carl. 81
see it. It's in a trapl" He began to
run, holding the pals carefully so as
not to spill the berries. Take them"
he said. handing these to Mark.
while I get it out. Its leg may get
broken"
He stopped to bend the spring. but
the pig made such frantic efforts to
escape that it jerked up the stake
which held the chain and hobbled
away, with the trap clinging to its
foot.
carl. I'm afraid of the hogs!"
cried Mark.
They were indeed acting strangely.
They were running toward them from
all quarters of the pasture, Gttering a
noise that was more like roar than
a grunt.
"Hogs9" said Carl. seornfully. Hogs
won't hurt you. See, can drive them
away with this stick He picked up
stick and raped hog smart;y over
the back. The animal sunealed akd
ran to one side.
Mark was treasured. His conf
dence in his older brother was unlim-
tied. Together they set out after the
crippled pig, chasing it hither and
thither, in and out of the drove of
excited hogs. Finally Carl caught the
end of the chain and stopped its prog
ress, at which the pig squealed more
wildly than ever. The old hogs were
making deafening uproar round
them. Even Carl began to get nerv-
Gus.
YOU'D bettel get outl" he shouted
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
First Definition Of DEumber."

Lumber" according to the London
Chronicle, acquired new dignity
when 1t crossed the ocean and shook
OFF all association with the lumber
room. But the words earlier history
is still more curious, If the conjecture
is right that makes lumber room
older than lumber, its contents, and
explains the former as Lombard
room, the room in which the Lombard
banker and broker stored his miscel-
leneous pledges. Undoubtedly, in the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
a lumber house was a pawnshop. in
the lumber meant in pawn, and a
man in Jail was metaphorieally 1um-
bel ed or in Lombard street
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
WHY They Fall.

Many fall down on sheep raising be-
cause they do not give enough atten-
ton to the foundation stock. The
ewes must be strong enough and Wig
orous. These are usually good milk
ers and they bring strong lambs
Sheep are more financial than cattle
or hogs, and they need closer atten
ton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
DESTROY Winter Nests.

The most obvious means of control
ing the brown-tail moth. and the
easiest one. is the collection and de-
struction of the winter nests after the
leaves have fallen. says American Cnl-
tivator. Those webs are conspicuous
from October to April.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
OUTDOOR APPLE CELLAR.
How Safe Place to Keep Fruit May Be
Constructed.

1 have a plan of an outdoor apple
which l think may interest others.
writes a correspondent of Prairie
Farmer. The general idea of the plan
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21

The farm teams should now be ex.
ercised daily, and light work win
harden them up to the heavy work OF
late spring. See that the collars and
harness fit snugly. 1t does not take
very much now to chat the shoulders
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-21
What Is Needed.

Berry growing, like market garden.
ing, requires both experience and
brains.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-03
CAPT. MOORE RETURNS FROM
BIG SHOOT At CAMP PERRY
Newport News Man Secured Two
Medals as Individual Mark-Vir-
sinia Forty.eight.

Captain G. C. Moore returned to
this city Sunday night from Camp
Perry, Ohio. where he has been at
tending the national shooting match
during the past week. Captain Moore
captured tive medals in the shoot,
making an average of so percent. in
one match and 80 percent in the
other.
The Virginia team. composed of Of
ficers and men picked from the state
national guard, landed forty.ciehth
place in the shoot with n score or
1909. The navy tenn won the shoot
with total OF 3.42l. North Carolina
was Fopty-seventh with IL total OF
2.025
Captain Moore stated yesterday
that the shoot was one OF the most
successful ever held Mt Camp Perry.
all OF the teams doing excellent work.