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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
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BY PAUL LEAKE.

apparently upon
Modern business with its immense responsibilities uptoate Industrial
ism with its aboayng machinery and attendant danger human life
the whnwnd time made by trains and fast eght the
humiliation made possible by the introduction Of the turbine
gnes the oceangong palaces all call for high
has become necessary this of keen competition have
with clear heads to transact business The time has when
recognized that if mans brain beudded with liquor in business
hours his rival will take advantage of the occasion gain ground 1t has
therefore imperative for business generals be sober and alert
They demand the qualities in their
So it with the railroads They realize their responsibility No
under the influence of liquor with the oor of it his
breath allowed take engine the house When
engineer does back down his passenger ran he finds his
absolutely sober he will refuse pull the throttle nc and he upheld
by the railroad They want suit for damages do they wish
the reputation for allowing the lives of passengers be endangered
sacrificed This also the with the moon and conductors
street railway lines and nerurban systems In these days of rapid
sit the handling the controllers have to have heads steady
the with telegraph operators either in the service of the
railroads commercial message business The list could
" heightened, but these illustrations suffice
The day has by when ntoxcation in the Office factory MILL
railroad steamboat street line other of business M
will be tolerated This alone because liquor drinking led
morality crime codooded business saving dollars
the business world That made citizenship
and happier homes cheering result but the fundamental
the change pure business.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

Not only their duty give the poor and help em but
equally their duty to do these things with discretion and foresight
This age great disparity between the rich and the poor is
time Of much discomfort the attedontent that undoub
ustab they have not received their gu share of the pros
perity Of the country
Consequently when the time for dispensing large fortunes the
bulk of them should go to the poor
Instead of this hearing continually Of large of
being given for purposes that of little interest if little benefit
the poor and which mainly crafty the vanity of the rich and
the selfshness of the wel-to-do.
There the class of rich folks who while knowing their responsibility
and admitting their willingness do their duty do not appear have
correct idea of how their work of relief Tor shall say resuon)
should be carried
They first yield who advocates the education of the public in
the ideals Of "higher music"
Next they give literally the advocate of Cart bnefacor for
the
Then they solicited by the champion Of "hgher education
And finally they give freely to the of saving the heaen
These people who allow tell them the best
thing to do with their surplus wealth. much taken with the pictures
painted by he city beautiful" enthusiasts They street
auar artistic bridges extensive bouevrds but overlook the necessity
for clean and comfortable homes the district and we'll
paved Streets clean back yards and alleys where the poorer classes live
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

solve. The only thing was to go over
at once, acknowledge his eavesdrop-
ping. and offer help. But with what
right? His dilemma might still exist!
And what was he to them-her? Yet
might he not serve as friend? But,
no. he would not go now.
And then Mr.. Mellin, mortal like,
contradicted his own decision by act
ing quite the contrary. His face grew
pale even in the sight of Miss Hope
Cummings who admitted him. Man
like, he did not know what explana-
ton TO offer and his heart beat like
trip-hammer
1t was she who had to smooth the
awkward meeting.
"Be seated" she said, land let me
thank you for coming. Tonight l
feel / need a friend"
And then Mr. Mellin blundered into
his confession.
81 heard" he said. And indeed
I want to be a friend Nothing will
make me happier than to be of serv-
ice to you, and trust you will feel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

The report of S. l. Kimball, gen
eral superintendent of the life saving
service, shows the continued efficiency
of that branch of public works Dur
ing the last fiscal year there were 1913
disasters of which the service had
cognizance. In which SIS vessels were
lost. Property imperiled was valued at
$S,S32,5S5, of which $7,432,9S5 worth
was saved The total number of per-
sons to whom aid was given was SO7
and GIL vessels with cargoes valued
at 1861, 2S5 were saved under cir
cumstances involving serious or total
loss but for the service thus rem
dered. The life savers are hardy
and heroic body, and none do their
appointed work with more modesty
and effectiveness or less noise.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
HelpfuInsss Infectious.
M. nj SWEET, PubIIshs

FlCtpi0iUGSS IHfCCNlOucs
Rev. Edward Everett Hale's theory
that helpfulness is infectious is illus
trated by this little Boston story;
For some years a pleasant-faced, little
old man stood on fremont street sell
ing ironholders, which he explained
to his customers were made by his
wife in their home. Then he died,
and later a Boston paper published
an item to the effect that his widow
would be glad to earn little money
by the sale of balsam pillows. Orders
came in so fast to the woman in her
village home that she was obliged to
enlist the services of several boys
The youngsters gathered the balsam
and worked in the evenings, stripping
1t from the stems, but with the stipu-
lation that they were not to be paid
Then neighbors became interested and
did their part by carrying the pillows
to the station and by helping the
widow with her work. helping
hand association heard of the mat
ter and sent lot of books toys, etc,
to the widow for the boys who had
aided her, and she forthwith prepared
a Christmas tree for their surprise
and reward So there you are, with
a sort OF endless chain when good
works begin!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
NURSERY TREES.
Proven That They Do Not Exhaust
the Land of Its Fertility

All experience proves that crop Oh
nursery trees does not exhaust 'ne
land of its fertility, says 7. r. Peytoa'
Cooper county, Missouri. In fact, II =
generally considered that land rom
which trees have been moved is IN inc
Fery best condition for crop oil wheo'
or potatoes.
The best nursery lands are tnoSs
which contain a basis of clay anu
these are the ones which soonest SUI
fer under unwise treatment. the @hu
is kept under high culture, ana -
therefore, deeply pulverized' lne ~
is practically no heritage on inc ~"
to protect 1t during the winter -,
The soil, deeply broken and IouDs ~
Of its humus, runs together anu ~
ments itself, and it then reQunoa
rest" in clover or other heritage o'St
to bring it back to its righttui cOn''
ton.
This resting period allows NATURE -
replace the fiber in the soil anu
make it once more so porous anu Ito ,al
low that plants can i'd a cons0H'~
root-hold in 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
DEMAND FOR CHERRY STOCK.
Chance for Some Enterprlslns Amer
lean Horticulturist to Grow Trees

w. F. Heikes of Huntsville, Ala.
states there are imported into the
United States from France annually
100000 to 100000 cherry stocks
Fairly trustworthy figures show that
from this number of stocks the output
of merchantable trees at two years
old, of all sizes, is not more than one.
third of the number of stocks planted.
and of these not more than onethird
will grade flve-eighths and up. The
first difficulty encountered in cherry
growing is in getting a stand. So
much depends on the condition Of the
plants on their arrival from France
There are various causes of injury
from the time the plants leave the
grower in France to the time Of their
arrival at destination. There is more
or less danger from freezing or heat
ing on the way. Sometimes the plants
are dug too early, and suffer from be-
ing heeled in, or they are dug when
the ground is too wet and packed in
pOACS bSlOiC bhSy are oSpdl dtou HVA
the mud and properly dried. In this
condition they start to grow in the
boxes, and however carefully they
may be handled, there is sure to be
q heavy loss in planting In some IN
stances the plants are grown on land
unsuited for their growth, when they
suffer in health, quality and appear
ance. Such plants are abnormally
branched, and usually present
blackish appearance of the roots
There is room for some enterprising
horticultural here who will collect
Mazzard cherry seeds and grow some
of the seedlings required by nursery
men for budding and grating pur'
roses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

A few days ago mention was made
in the dispatches of the stealing of
Van Dyck's masterpiece, "The Erec.
ton of the Cross from the Church of
Notre Dame at Central, and now the
theft of five valuable paintings by ia.
nous masters from a museum at
Amiens is announced. The wonder
over such an occurrence is not as to
the daring of such thieves, for it is
probably not a difficult matter to en-
ter churches and museums and cut
canvases from their frames, but as to
the disposal of the plumber Every
dealer qualified for his business can
identify such pictures and, familiar
as they are to the travelling public,
they are likely to be recognized
wherever they are seen. SO that their
sale and purchase is risky matter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

There is an element of pathos in
the worry of French statesmen over
the lack of increase in French popula-
ton. The births hardly exceed the
deaths, while in neighboring and rival
countries they are much more numer-
GUS in proportion. In country where
preparation for war is one of the chief
ends of life this is a serious draw
back. 1t means less food for swords
and bullets, and less men to kill
those of other nations. This is one
respect in which an isolated nation
has cause for thankfulness. 1t does
not have the fear of war constantly
before it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

that you can open your heart to me-"
Il am in difficulties" explained
Miss Cummings, gently, lin which
have no one to advise me-" and then,
impulsively as it seemed, she entered
almost eagerly into full details.
Mr.. Mellin listened, dazed and di.
vided in mind. At last he asked,
hesitatingly: But your sister, Miss
Desire? Surely this affects herr"
The light from the candelabrum plain.
ly showed a change in Miss Hopes
face. There was thrill, too, in her
voice, almost of supplication, as she
said:
Il still have an explanation to offer.
a confession which l owe to you be.
fore l can accept the least of your
good offices, Mr.. Mellin. | have no
sister. live alone and have done SC
ever since my brother Duncan died,
IL years ago. Desire is but a creature
of my own imagining, into whom
would gladly have breathed the breath
of life. My brother and | were left
alone, and he, poor soul, was very
deaf. There had never been much In
common between us, and with his af.
fliction-you understand. Then came
his decline in health, and my heart
smote me. He would have no helm
for his ears, so l knew l must have
1T for my overweak voice. | tried
every known system for strengthening
the vocal organs. Constantly, by my.
self, / talked to keep in practice. 1t
was help, and know the reading
and my music helped poor Duncan
through those last three years" Miss
Hope paused a moment as though to
control a reminiscent agitation, then
continued:
4 think / hardly could have en-.
dured my solitude afterwards but for
that other self to whom | had talked
SO long. l have kept up the habit. and
Desire has been the greatest comfort
to me-sister, friend, and almost
mother.
And now you have my story. Mr.
Mellin," she concluded. Forgive me
II have seemed to play double part
feel that l have no right to your
friendship, you who are so good and
noble, when have deceived Won as 7
nave, but really had no such inten.
ton in the beginning; it was merely
the carrying out of the happy delusion
with which had consoled myself for
so long"
But Mr.. Mellen's usually ruddy face
had paled with something that was
not anger. Had he not been admitted
INTO the penetralia of most sacred as-
soclations while listening to the I'm.
folding of the simple domestic mvs.
terry? Now he trembled almost vic.
IDLY as he leaned forward to take tbe
white hand held out.
I thank you, thank you" he said
lor the confidence you have piven
me. Let me be your friend untilNn
and then he stopped.
But it was not long before Lob,
Mellin was able to finish that ser
tence, saying, proudly: Until now
tnat nave this assurance that nv
nope and my Desire are one"
For Miss Cummings, too. had fourd
sire Unureamed de-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
Planting Temporary Trees

We note that horticultural WIN, y.
advises to plant temporary trees .a,s.
tween the trees meant to be pe' sod
aent, for ade purposes. IL Is . .be
plan. The owner does not nave -
nerve to dig out the trees mean .,,d
be temporary as soon as ne share are
and in the meantime these trees az aSs
taking light and plant food from : - =
other trees. The matter oil hsh' lbs. :,
very great one, far greater than Nv, = If
people suspect. Any shutting ~
the light from a growing tree i ,,1nes
In the malformation of It's ou. anr,e.
The beautifully shaped trees we so,I of
times see grow with an abunuA"
light on all sides Of them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

A Chicago clergyman says that the
big majority of those who go wrong,
becoming embezzlers, libertines and
disclaimers of moral obligations gener-
ally, are middle-aged men. There are
more of the elders that go the pace
than there used to be, for they first
make their money and then turn to the
indulgences which 1t renders possible
Possibly the younger men are getting
the sinews of war for like campaign.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
CIR GaltHp 1T
Ortntp N1aurH
BY EDMUND p. CREEPY,
Chief St. Louis Police Department.

hearted stripe than there Increasing population naturally
brings about increasing But the who kills
victim of accident at other times the victim of passions
entirely alien causes and again he might have slain his feowman
the act of seense We should hold up horror be-
long there people and long there Emergencies
opinions and long there conditions and
not be foreeen foresta there bound
not poportonaey much crime in ST. Louis
because New York seaport city, cosmopolitan and hence there
greater variety of for trouble Lesser
crease IN proportion There arrests and appears that
might be crime but is really the law Tightening upon pie
the result of reform crusad ETC. We have
rigid enforcement does the work of conditions
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

der to hold the axle, B, which erto,,.
entirely through the machine And !
turned by a crank, E. The frsns
made is four inches lower at the Oman
ing end of the cylinder so that ha
potatoes will run through freely
At the crank end is a homer =
into which the potatoes are ponrea
The cylinder is rs feet long and tb,aa
feet in diameter. 1t will not brnl,s
the potatoes and the dirt and small
ones run through on the floor or CRATE
and the marketable ones run out at
the open end of the cylinder into an.
other crate. With one man to turn tbe
crank and another to fill the homer
700 to 500 bushels can be sorted in
day.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24


The only way to ac-
count for crime waves is
to figure up conditions.
There is a specific cause
for every crime. A man
who kills is not always a
murderer. 1t is my be-
lief that, despite all fig
ures, there are fewer
murderers of the black
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

The Los Angeles man who lived on
spineless cactus for IA days says his
strength continued unimpaired by his
experimental diet and he gained half
pound in weight. Nebuchadnezzar
of old perhaps found his vegetarian
diet more satisfying than is common
ly supposed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

There seems to be another epidemic
sweeping the country of young wom-
en- condemned to death and executed
by young men for the crime of offend
ing the jealousy or self-love OF the
latter. If the law has remedy In the
way of stopping this epidemic, it
should be applied with promptness
and dispatch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24


While the religiously
inclined point to the
great moral regeneration
promised by the onward
sweep of prohibition in
the United States, and
the lovers Of law and or
der are glad to see its
manifestations, there is
a phase of the question
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

A Pittsburg minister has resigned
because one of his parishioners asked
him to have glass of beer. Presum-
ably he thought that If he had not
trained his flock to the point of of
fering him something better than that
the work of saving them was hopeless.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

Though there are many singular
specimens of humanity near at hand,
the Field museum is sending out an
anthropologist to go all over the
world looking for others. Some peo-
pie are hard to satisfy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
CLEANING POTATOES Ollie
Homemade Continuance Viii.
Also Sort the Tubers VIII

The sketch shows NV bo.
potato cleaner and sorter wh,as aas
have used at Fairview farm Vu |
number of years, writes a cor,a Vt 4
dent OF Farm and Home. II co S"pOa
OF number of hoops to which S'''a
fastened half-inch Stats so as 70 "a s's
holes III inches square. Two b naAs
pieces, A, are placed inside the r os1
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24
Thf Grrat Ohltgattnn If
thr Rtrh IN thr pnnr
By r.. T. CRANE.
Millionaire Iron Master.

prominently the duty Of every rich and every rich
this country to expend their surplus wealth largely
in improving conditions under which the poor and unforu
nate, the degraded and the criminal classes live.
Enlightened sefnterest would point to this course
where charity failed to do For if the poor left in
neglect if the criminals allowed to thrive there growing
up from below force that eventually will bring the selfish
and the houghtes rich to their with round turn
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-03-24

CCopyright.)
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-30
Ordinonce No. 42O.
First published Sept. 30, l9OS,)

First published Sept. 30, l9O8,)
An Ordinance approving the Engineer
final report on the cost of grading, paw
ing, curbing, euttering and otherwise
improving Canadian Avenue, illinoi;
Avenue and Wilson Street.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Vinita, Oklahoma:
Sec, l. That the report of the Engineer
for the City of Vinita, Oklahoma, on the
final cost of grading, paving, curbing; gut
tering and otherwise improving Canadian
avenue from the house track of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railway company
to the east side of the alley in Block 49,
one hundred fifty feet west of Wilson
street. Illinois avenue from the west line
Of Scraper street to the east line of Thomp-
son street. and Wilson street from the
south line of Canadian avenue to the North
line of Delaware avenue filed with the
clerk of the City of Vinita, Oklahoma, on
the 29th day of September, 1908, be and
the same is hereby ratified and approved.
Passed by the City Council of the City
of Vinita, Oklahoma, on the 29th day of
September, 1908.
]. c. STARR, President Of the Council.
Approved by the Mayor of the City of
Vinita, Oklahoma, on the 30th day of
September, 1908.
Attest. w
G. P FoGLE, City Clerk
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Queer Notions About Ress.

The idea that bees know their keep
er, says the Suburban Life, has led to
foolish custom which prevails in Ger.
tain parts of Europe When the keep
or dies some one goes out to the hives
and whispers in each entrance the
solemn fact in order to keep the bees
from leaving It; In some instances the
hives are even draped in black.
A certain beekeepsr died In Austria,
and, as the coffin that contained his
remains was carried from the house
to the hearse, his bees in large num-
bers clustered on 1t. Every one pres
ent was deeply touched by this mark
Of their grief, little realizing that 1t
was the fresh varnish on the coffin
that had attracted them, and not love
for their departed keeper.
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Closing out our shoes. The Fair.
Call "a for meats, City Market. est
Big Bottles of Ammonia l0c at Burns
| will pay one dollar for the best six
ears of corn deliverd to me by October
first. F. M. Lewis 1877 to Oct. I
We want to list fiftysfarms for sale. We
are selling farms almost every day.and as
we have new men coming in all-the time
can find quick sale for your farm. Chero-
kee Investment Co.
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Omar Strand Ellis Harland and Port
Newman, Of WEIGH are here on business
today.
Mrs. c. A. Rasback and son Melville
and two little neices are here from Par
sons for a visit with Mr. and Mrs J. W.
Sanders.
Mrs. W. B. Crawford will take limited
number of pupils in voice culture and
piano, after the first of October. Resi-
dencce, No. IA Wilson street. Phone 295.
14l-lmo
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State Of Oklahoma

State Of Oklahoma, County Of Craig, S.
IA L Churchill, Cashier Of the above-named
bank do salemnly swear that the above state.
ment is sfue to the best Of my knowledge and
belief. A. T. CHURCHILL, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th
dav of Sept. 1905 FRANK n. COLLINS.
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires Jan. 8, 1910
Corrset--Attest:
J, o. HALL,
OLIvER BAGBY.
W. n. HALsELL.
Directors.
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judge TheO. D. B. Frear is sick today

WANTED-To rent a house close in
Saddle Rock Restaurant. 147-3t
A. F. Morrison returned this morning
from business visit at Muskogee.
Frank Collins will 60 to Wagner to-
morrow, as a witness in the county court.
There will be no services at the Pres
byterian church tonight. Rev G. J.Donnell
being away, attending the presbytery al
Coweta.