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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
GROWING RUTABAeAs.
what One Farmer in the Northwest
Has Been Able to Do.

Root growing has been successfully
practiced by Thomas A. May Of Lari-
more, n. d. In 1905 he grew six acres
OF rutabagas and harvested about {, 900
bushels, reports Prof. Thomas Shaw
In Orange Judd Farmer. His land is
loan, but has in it a little sand. He
grows millet before the root crop.
This aids in cleaning the land. Then
as soon as the crop is removed he
pioWs the land lightly. This is to bury
weeds Then he puts on 80 loads of
farm manure per acre. This is plowed
down In the spring as soon as the
grain Is sown. The ground is thor
oughly pulverized on the surface. l.
Is then made into raised drills by
using a double mold-board pillow and
marker. The rows are made about 33
inches apart. Late in May or early in
June the seed is sown in the raised
drills by using turnip drill drawn by
one horse, which sows two rows every
round. A little roller attached to the
drill covers the seed and firms the
ground. The crop is kept clean by
horse and hand cultivation. When
harvest time comes the tops are re-
moved with hoe and the turnips
pulled out of the ground by running
a harrow over them.
Mr.. May has succeeded in getting
great crops of wheat after turnips. In
1906 he grew nearly AZ bushels of
bluestem wheat per acre from six
acres. The average in the neighbor-
hood was Is bushels. OF course, this
may not follow on all soils, but on his
lands he gets his best wheat after
roots, the ground having been thus
MANFRED before the roots are sown.
He has fine herd of cattle and he
finds what everyone else has found
who raises roots, that they are a
grand food for calves and indeed, for
any class of cattle in the wintsr sea
son.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
The "House Beautiful

Fair Countess wish to get some
rugs-something artistic and aesthetic,
you know; but 1 can't afford to pay a
very high price.
Honest Dealer-Come this way.
Here, madam, are some antique Turk
ish rugs just in from the factory.
Take them home, smear EN- with
grease and tobacco juice, then wash
them little, dry them in an oven,
lay them for three days in the sun,
and they'll look as faded and antique
as the genuine imported article cost
ing ten times as much.-Royal Maya
zine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Value of Mulehinq Vines.

often squash, cucumber and melon
vines do not make rank, healthy
growth after the hot weather sets in.
Their roots are small and fibrous and
naturally grow near the surface, where
they are soon burned by the sun, I'M
less the plants have grown rank
enough to shade the ground well.
We find there is no trouble OF this
Eind when the ground is mulched with
hay. straw or litter before the vines
have begun to run. In the case of
cucumbers this is especially valua- We,
as the "cukes" are so clean, never
coming in contact with the soil
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
cnIfAr,s Ready Excuse.

It is notorious that golfers, like an
glers. have a reputation for either
drawing the long bow or making eX-
cuses. SAYS a writer in the London
Globe. I thought 1 knew every excuse
that could be made, from the man who
missed a short putt because lark
was singing just above his head to the
grumbler who complained that cad
die moved just as he was driying' but
this week l heard a new one. 1t was
apropos of the international balloon
race. One of the balloons eventually
landed on the Ashford Manor course
and the excuse advanced by one play
or was surely quite original
When he entered the club he re-
marked: Who the dickens could putt
with balloon lowering over your
head dropping sand on you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
GOOD Jokes
OVER THE PHONE.


Hello, hellol who is this, please2"
the man at the phone impatiently
hurled at the mouthpiece.
This is Whom do you want?"
came back a feminine voice.
Il called for number Confound it,
I've forgotten the number nowi Who
is this, anyway"
Sir, think you might be a little
more polite in your manner toward a
lady. You've doubtless got the wrong
number"
How can 1 tell whether I've got
the right or wrong number If yoG
won't tell me who you are? Some
women make me tiredl"
You're a gentleman"
you're LADY,"
You're positively insulting. +"
Back upl Who are you, anyway"
"Sir, I'll tell you who am. I'm the
wife Of the biggest stakeholder in this
telephone company. am Mrs. George
Banks, that's who I am, sir!"
Great Scott, Mary! I've been try
ing to get you. This is George, your
husband Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Bearing the Market.

First Colored Belle-Tse goin' ter
make myself a new hat.
Second Colored Belief amt no
han at trimmin' hats, but eff you'll do
me a favoh, kin get one cheap.
What favoh, honey?"
You copy the new hat Mrs. Forhun-
dred jes' got"
What foh?''
"'Cause wen she sees you wifi a hat
like hers, she'll frow hers away, an
den my sister Clotilda, what is wash
lady fob Mrs. Forhundred, kin git it
fob me New York Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Copyright. by shortstory Pub. Coz
BY F. F. TOM sLIN

out OF bed, hurrying on his crotbaa
with the rapidity of fireman
A dispatch to the next station
Drought the reply that the hobo" had
not passed there Evidently he was
SUN lingering in the neighborbood ~
the water bucket that had made bir,
homesick. With the aid of a track.
mana Clarkson located his man snor.
ing Justify under a switched freight
car. de was taken into the station
ana, after being securely bound was
told to go quietly to sleep. as worse
was to come.
me next morning Clarkson sent
MS answer to the superintendent dis.
patch. 1t ran:
Grounding Of wires necessary to can.
ture Bert Alvord and $4,000 award. Send
sherln; am holding prisoner.
CLARKsON.
with the sheriff came a number of
territorial, railroad and EXPRESS of
hcials. Bert Alvord, with his nal who
had been killed at the time. had six
months previously wrecked an ex.
press car, killed the messenger, shot
the governors nephew, and made off
with the treasure box. A standing re-.
ward aggregating $4,000 was offered
by the territory, the governor, the cit
liens, and the express and railroad
companies, for the outlaw, dead or
alive. And Clarkson, who had been
given his station chiefly because no
one else would have it, had captured
Alvord and the $4,000.
1T was this way, gentlemen" con.
tinued Clarkson, after the WATERFALL
joke had been explained to the of.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
A Reason for Not Marrying.

Pretty Teacher Severely - Did
your mother write this excuse?
Bad Boy-Yes'm.
Pretty Teacher-Humph. It looks
very much like one Of your scrawls.
Bay Boy-Mamma wrote it, but,
please nm, she had sister Jennie in
one arm crying with bumped head,
and brother Willie in the other with
a cut finger, and lot Of sewing on
her lap, and she was rocking the
cradle with her knees, and she had tc
write with her toes.
Pretty Teacher Tin the evening"
1 am very sorry, Mr.. Poorchap, but
have changed my mind; I shall never
marry.-Royal Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
A CONFESSION.

Perhaps it's just affinity,
Perhaps it's something higher,
But I for one am free to say
l dearly love a Liar.
I love the Liar who declares
He buys my books by dozens
And sends them OF as Xmas gifts
To all his country cousins.
love the Liar who remarks:
I'VE missed you at the meeting;
No voice like yours to give a toast
Or speak the speech of greeting"
love the Liar when he swears
He knows a pretty woman
Who wants to meet me very much,
My pictures look so human"
I love my food, love my drink,
love my open fire,
But more than all I dearly love
A dash hinged blooming LIARi
Herman Knickerbocker Viele, in Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Tether for Cow.

to two stakes which are driven in the
ground as shown The wire is put
through the ring on the end of the
cows chain, which will slip back and
forth.
A comparatively narrow space can
BE- utilized in this manner, says Prai-
RE Farmer, and yet the COW can Craze
over as large an area as IN the ordin-
airy way.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
GreatI

YES" remarked the japanese, 1--WE
regard ourselves as your friends, but
yet, in case of an emergency we could
throw half million men into America
within three months, and have them
in Chicago in two more months. What
do you think of that?"
Splendid" replied the citizen of
Chicago. THAT would make a mag
nificent addition to our population. -
Puck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Mo- Volce. Evehromsl

"Higher!" exclaimed the professor
to the endeavoring singer.
The singer tried to comply.
Higher, higher!" cried the profess
sor excitedly, while the students voice
quavered dangerously. The professor
leaned forward. Higher, higher!" he
shrieked Heavens, man! not your
voice-your eyebrows!"-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Eeelinn Her Wav.

Mr.. Verarich-Do not-do not an
swer hastily. I will give you time to
reflect, if you wish.
Miss Beauti-It won't take long.
How many clubs do you belong to?
Mr.. h-Well-er-five or six,
but
Miss Beauti-Then I will be your
wife. I probably shall not see you
often enough to matter.-Half-H Holiday.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
An Indncennent

as there anything can do" cried
an exasperated West side mother, ITO
induce you to go to bed?"
yep" responded the small boy,
promptly.
well, for goodness sake what is
it?"
'Lemme stay up hour longer
Cleveland Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Tact.

81 have been told" said the as
sertive woman, that you are singular
ly lacking in tact"
What is your idea of tact?" asked
Miss Cayenne.
Il don't know. What's yours?"
"Tact, as a rule, is the ability to con-
ceal ones surprise at foolish or
impertinent remarks Washing
STAR
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Screen the Stables.

1t is expensive work this feeding
flies, as every horse and dairy owner
learns from experience. Screened
stables and night pasturing in meas.
ure solve the difficulty. Spraying with
standard remedies is also efficacious.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Real Circus.

Mister, did you ever see a circus
train?" drawled the station master at
Bald Eagle junction.
Il should say So" laughed the soap
salesman. Il came down here on
train with IA honeymoon couples. Talk
about a circus train! Well, you
should have seen those couples when
we entered a tunnel. Chicago Daily
News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Would Conc Home AGAIN.

At Monte Carlo a gambler had won
the maximum at Rouge ct Noir"
three times in succession.
There is a fellow running of with
a splendid haul Of bank-notes," said a
sRectator.
oh carelessly interiected the
croupier. that makes no difference to
the bank. 1t is merely bit of money
sleeping out for the night."-Royal
Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

Green-That fellow who plays the
cornet is i'll.
Jones-Do you think he will re-
cover?
Green-I am afraid not The doctor
who is attending him lives next door.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Swan Saved Pigeon from Drowning g

Swan Saved Pigeon from Dro"n'ns'
while some children were recently
feeding the swans at the lake pigeon
aIighted quite close to them and one
Of the boys attempted to capture IT,
brt II few over the lake toward
swan and apparently was about TO set,
tie ON its back, instead OF which l.
closed its wings quite naturally ana
dropped into the water close in front
of the swan and commenced to strug-
gle. - -,
The swan went to assist 1t, put It's
head under the water and lifted the
drowning pigeon into the air. The
latter then made almost circuit Oh
the lake, eventually resting on tne
island.-The Field.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
Caution.

"That young man comes of fine Old
stock" said the suitor's friend.
rs his family in Burke's peerage"
asked Mr.. Cumrox.
mo"
well, we've about decided not to
do business with any stock that isn't
listed. "-Washington Star.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
COW TETHER.
Plan for Keeping Animal on a Narrow
Space.

When desiring to tether a COW out
on a narrow space Of ground the de-
vice shown in the accompanying illus
tration will be found serviceable.
A wire 40 or so feet long is fastened
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22
A Masculine plea.

"a woman suffers in silence;
Mans grumblings never cease"
And though we doubt the assertion.
We wisely hold our peace!
But If these suffering victims
OF vile mans tyranny
Would let us poor men do likewise,
How happy we should bet
Charles Vivian. in Royal Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

Club Bore-I have been horribly IN
suited! One OF the members offered
me a hundred pounds to resign my
membership of the club. What do you
advise me to do?
Funny Mau-wait bit! You'll get
better offeri
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-09-22

II you want to make sure your ad-
vice will be taken, have it engraved
on your umbrella handle. - Royal
Magazine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25

know that corsets were purely a
masculine blessing, and were stolen
by women along with many other
valuable properties belonging to
men? Not only was the corset n
mans attribute, but is was especial
ly the priced equipment of men OF
war. The warrior OF the real old
fighting days would as soon have
gone into battle without his AK as
without his corselet OF steel. The
protection of the corset and the
sense of security It conveyed to
dropping spirits turned the tide OF
battle more than once and made
towards bold. The map OF Europe
would not be what II 10 today II II
had not been for the quiet but ef-
fective support Of the corset.
Now that 90-mlle rides are TO
be undertaken by the swivel-chair
cavalry OF the army, II Is fitting that
corsets should be provided as a first
aid and comfort. II the corsets were
made of rigid steel plates. attached
20 the saddle. the officer immur u
within them would be certain to
stick on and complete the ride. But
even a modified corset would be of
great assistance in barrehng and
hopping the agitated spirits of the
unpractlced horsemen.
Surgeon-General o'Reilly is an of
icer of sympathetic temperament
and OF wide knowledge. Neither his
warm heart nor his professional ex-
perlonce can contemplate without
alarm the terrible danger incident to
cross-country riding on the part of
obese and elderly warriors. Any
thing that will alleviate suffering
and reduce mortality should be
adopted by the medical department
on the ground OF humanity. II pill
lows are barred, and If officers are
not to be permitted to take anaesthe-
ties, they should have the right to
wear eorsets as a matter of self-de-
Tense Nine Jacques is right
Washington Post,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25

We think Surgeon-General o.
Reilly is acting little hastily in
discouraging Nine. Jacques, the gift
ed woman who has invented corset
for men and is anxious to have II
adopted by the United States army.
According to service paper Nine.
Jacques believes that the mems cor
set sis especially valuable for officers
as they get on In years and become
obese, and urges that 1t would be
distinctly helpful for officers who
are Obliged to take practice rides, re-
ducing the discomfort OF such active
exercise and tending to prolong their
period Of active service" ,n
The corsets should be tested, by
all means. Is not Surgeon General
o'Reilly aware that men wore cor
sets before women did? Does he not
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25
DELAY
CASES

Omitted Press Leased WIre.l
San Francisco, May 25.-All graft
cases were continued today in the
superior courts for one or two weeks
owing to the absence in some cases
of the principals and in others of the
attornys for the defendants.
Judge Lawler, acting for Judge
Dunno, continued the cases of Ruef
In the Parkside matters for trial
June /. Attorney Murphy notified
the court that motion for the dis
qualification of Judge Dunno was to
be argued before actual trial.
The bribery case against Eugene
Il. Schmitz for trial, and Abraham
Ruef for arraignment were continued
20 June on the motion of Assistant
District Attorney Cook with the as
sent of the defendants attorneys.
In his own department Judge
Lawlor continued the cases against
Ruef, Patrick Calhoun and Tirey l..
Ford on a motion to set aside the last
indictments brought by the gran1
jury, to Monday next. Attorney
Mmrphy pleaded for a longer contin-
uation on the ground that Henry
Ach was going to New York and
would not return for II days. Judge
Lawlor Informed Murphy that he
could undertake the preliminary
work involving the examination Of
the oliver grand Jury men.
The cases against Schmitz, Ford,
Calhoun, Mutually and Abbott in the
United Railroads briberies were con-
tinued until June s. Attorney STAN
ley Moore on behalf of the defend
ant, Calhoun. declared that they
were ready in any and all cases for
trial and objected to continuance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25

it%y Developing Her Resources.
The minister OF public works Of
Italy recently introduced bill into
the parliament of that country which
contemplates an extensive program
of new railway construction. The
total length OF the lines to be built
will amount to some 1000 miles and
the expenditure involved to over
100000, 700. The most important
of the proposed lines are those from
Rome to Naples, from Bologna to
Florence. and from Genoa to Milan.
All three railways will be double
lines and will follow the shortest
routes. II Is said that electric pow
er will probably be used on all OF
them. and they are intended mainly
for fast passenger traffic. The bill
also contemplates better facilities
for tramway and motor car lines. In
the shape OF increased subsidies tu
private enterprise. A dispatch from
Rome states that the bill will be
passed by a great majority.
Another government project re-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25

a personal remonstrance aoo,r..
some of the indlgnitres to which ,bor
were subject, and discuss matters
pertaining to them. Nothing wa.
done abont the protection OF the ola
burial ground at that time.
Indian Agent McFatridge has con.
tinued to keep this ground under cuI.
tiyation, and even today, n strono
crop of wheat Is rearing Itself above
the plots where once mounds I'M.
evenly recorded the cohorts OF the
dead. What becomes of the revenuo
gained from the sale of this cron
Is not known, but It is supposed that
1t Is applied to the school funds.
No-Shirt Is now chief of the Wal
sla Walls and the acknowledged an.
thority OF the three tribes: Umaplne
Is the chief OF the Cayuses: while
Twoy Toy is the chief OF the Umatll-
las. In their official capacity. ns
leaders OF their people, these three
Indians are now making another et.
fort to save their paternal cemetery
from further desecration by having
1t set apart again and treated with
respect which all civilized and un.
civilized people show to the homes
OF those who are gone.
With this end in view, they have
written another protest to the com.
missioner of Indian affairs at WASH
ington, and sent II yesterday. It is
probable that the matter will not be
taken under consideration for sew
eral months.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25

One version had II that the Presl-
dent was coming here to help out the
candidacy of Secretary Taft. This
was given out as evidence that the
Taft boom was declining and unless
II got active help shortly would col
lapse.
The other was that the President
was afraid OF the movement TO nom-
lnate him, and was coming on to head
Il OFF.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25
PROTEST AGAINST f
CEMETERy's DISSERTATION
Indians Object to Turning Up Of
Burial Ground of Chiefs to Make
Wheat Field.
(Pendleton Trlbune.)


Aroused by the desecration of the
Indian burial ground, where beneath
the virgin sod we're tucked the
bodies of the chiefs of old, illustrious
warriors, and tho family fathers,
and where now wheat field scars
the little reserve consecrated to the
Great Spirit and the dead, prominent
Indians OF the reservation have filed
a protest with the commissioner of
Indian affairs at Washington.
Umapine, No-Shdrt. Poker Jlm
Charles Shaplis, and Amos Pond,
among the most influential residents
at the reservation, have subscribed
their names to the protest, which
also bears the signatures OF many
others who fee1 the insult that has
been done to them by converting
hurial ground into a wheat field.
When the reserve was first made
by the government, tract of ground
was set apart to be dedicated to but
three purposes, religion, education
and the dead. Here the first shallow
graves we're dug, and with the rude
ceremonies of aboriginal grief and
respect, the great men OF the tribes
were laid to rest. Chiefs whose
names are spoken with respect and
awe for their great deeds of prowess
in the tales OF past wars were sleep
ing under the prairie grass. All the
great and small of the Umatillas,
the Cayuses and the Walla Wallas
were buried In that Metropolis until
smaller cemeteries were established,
and the central burial ground In the
sad silence OF neglect came to be
used only as a spot about which
memories clustered.
Then Agene Edwards. blind to the
memories, and religion and righis
of the Indians, decided that the
spot where lay the tribal dead was
going to waste, and after enclosing
but two graves, of the many hun
dreds, Scared the ground and out
ragged decency and the dead by plow-
ing up grave yard and converting
II into wheat field. Upturned by
the plows glistening skeletons were
trampled and crushed at the next
round by Indian horses tugging az
plow. They were caught by the
harrows' teeth, and shattered. and
the clicking fragments OF the Indian
dead were piled in rows along the
edge OF the wheat field.
when this scene OF modern indus
try and progress transpired, the In
dlans recognized the deadly scoffing
insult, and with their dignity and
thoughts ranking under the wounds
the plowshares cut In their own
breasts. they sought recourse by
sending a protest to the commission
er OF Indians affairs. But 1t never
was delivered.
Two years ago Umapine and No
Shirt went to Washington to make
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25
Delegates for stayton-

The Salem board OF trade trustees
met today and named the following
delegates to attend the railroad pic
mic at Stayton Tuesday: G. NJ.
Bishop. Col. j. Olmstead, Seymoui
Skin, Geo. S. Downing, w. II. Dancy
II. s. Gle, T. X. Ford, j, T. Griffith
4. NJ. Barr, II. C. Epley and w. Y
Richardson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25
Reynolds Returns-

Thomas H. Reynolds returned this
morning from a month and a half
trip In the east. Mr.. Reynolds went
as a witness In the Hyde land fraud
trial at Washington. on his return
trip he visited at New York, Balti-
more. Chicago, st. Louis Denver, Salt
Lake. Kansas City and his old home
at Independence, Mo. He left there
55 years ago for California and this
was his first visit back While on this
trip Mr.. Reynolds saw a great deal
of the country. but says he saw none
which looked as good to him as Ore
gon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-25
ROOSEVELT
TO ATTEND J
CONVENTION
Omitted Press Leased wireo

Omitted Press Leased wire.)
Chicago, May 25--The story that
President Roosevelt can be expected
at next months Republican conven-
ton was revived today, among the
politicians now frequenting the Aud
itorium Annex. It was circulated BY
the Fairbanks aud Hughes boomers,
who just now have the Chicago fell
entirely to themselves, and found
many believers.