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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
...- THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST week
A RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

Reports OF serious damage to the
wheat crop OF Argentina by locusts
caused a sharp bulge in wheat prices
at Chicago.
Right Rev. William George McClos.
- bishop of Louisville, KY. and the
O. est living prelate in the United
States, died. aged eighty.five years.
The 26.000 ton battleship to be built
by the New York Shipbuilding COM
pany will be known as the Arkansas.
and that by William Cramps Sons &
Company as the Wyoming. The con-
tracts for these ships were let several
days ago.
Attempting the part of peacemaker
between w. o. Terry and John Shan
non at Tyrone. N. NJ, a Grant county
mining camp. Thomas Burch received
two bullets and died soon after. Terry.
who fired the fatal shots. is in jail At
Silver City.
Four men were drowned at Cordova.
Alaska, when a small boat. containing
= party of five descending from the
river. was swamped. The only one to
escape drowning was Hamelin Andrus.
son Of Congressman John e. Andrus
Of Yonkers. N. Y. The lost men were
James Hinto. Robert Furst. Benja-
min Mullendorf and David Piper.
The Standard Oil Company has a
deal pending which Is recognized by
financial inte~ssts as the beginning Of
a movement to gain control Of the en-.
tire country's production Of natural
gas. This deal. which will go through
within q short time. will give to the
Standard Oil Company entire owner
ship Of the Reserve Gas Company.
which controls the gas output OF West
Virginia.
The biggest gold stampede In Alaska
since the Tanana rush In 1908. Ia now
In full swing to the creeks Of the Idit.
aI.od. q tributary OF the Innoko river.
u miles from Fairbanks. Thousands
Of persons have gone to the Iditarod
during the summer. Nowhere are the
new gold fields deeper than twenty
feet. and every man has a chance to
make q stake. there being q wide ex-
tent OF gold bearing country.
General SORROW Is felt In railroad
circles at the news that Frank D..
Brown. local treasurer Of the Union
Pacific Railway Company. at Omaha.
had died Monday night from an attack
OF pneumonia. Mr.. Brown was well
known among railroad men. and also
among a great many other people OF
social and financial prominence. He
had been an employe Of the Union Pa
cific for the past forty years and made
frequent visits to this territory.
Important changes are impending in
the method OF handling the advisory
rating bureaus in the various western
states. Considerable dissatisfaction
developed under the arrangement now
in force and recently the Continental
issued notices that 1t would at once
retire from any state rating bureau
which completed the proposed leases.
Several prominent union companies
had also declared themselves as ready
to refuse cooperation. fearing that the
plan might be attacked by some OF the
states, and 1t has been decided to
abandon it
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24

The board Of agriculture. industry
and commerce has been granted leave
t, establish a factory to manufacture
authentic weights and measures for
uniform use throughout the empire of
Chm.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
Down on the Farm.

New Arrival--What time do the
summer boarders begin to thin out
down here?
Farmer Ryetop-Wall. neighhor.
they get thinner and thinner every
week until about the last Of Scptam-
ber they are SO thin they cut tho
hammocks through and then we ship
them back to town.-Chicago News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
ONE OF HARRIMAN'S AIDS

julius Kruttschnitt Is one OF the late e. II. Har-
riman's chief assistants in the management of
the many railroads which he controlled Krutt-
schnitt was born In New Orleans in 1854 and is
graduate of an engineering school and Washing
ton and Lee university. He entered the railroad
service in 1873 as resident engineer In charge OF
construction Of Morsan's Louisiana & Texas
railroad. After Its completion he became road
master and later general roadmaster and chief
engineer. He became assistant general manager
Of the Southern Pacific Company's Atlantic eys-
TEN dimes east of FL Paso. Texas) In 1859. He
promoted to general manager In 1889 and In
1895 was made general manager OF all lines of
at San ErancIsco. He later became fourth vice
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24

Mr.. Rockefeller advises young men
to read the Life of Amos Lawrence
and does not add parenthetically. IF
Doctor Eliot includes it in his shelf OF
books"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
ALEADING EDUCATOR

Hon. James Yadkin Joyner state superin-
tcndent OF public instruction in North Carolina.
who is the president of the National Educa.
tional association. is doing grand n work in
aiding to bring the blessings Of education to the
poor whites Of the south Booker T. Washing
ton is among the blacks.
After graduating from the University OF North
Carolina in 1881, Mr.. Joyner Immediately entered
upon the profession OF teaching and for several
years was superintendent OF La Grange academy
and superintendent Of schools in Lcnoir county.
in which capacity he first showed the ability to
uplft the standard Of the white schools OF the
south that has since brought him fame.
For one year after this he practiced law in
Goldsboro. n. C.. but gave It up TO return to
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24

vessels
until October
Islands, the
Manila where they
the vessels the
Yokohama and steam for home They will another visit Hawaii from
hVe days before the admiral will retire under the rule
squadron will
service
academy
being
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II
Krutschnit
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
Fall SONG.

Farewell, NAH honey, de summeh am
gwine,
De peach trees bahc ,.nd DE- melon
vine dyin',
En- de III folks am toddlin' back to
school.
Down in de woods de dry lebes scat
teh,
En- de Jay buhd soun's his mouhnful
call;
But. cheeh up. man. Br'er Possum's
gittin' fatteh.
En- it's hurrah, NAH honey, foh de fall.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
ON MISSION OF PEACE

There sailed from San Francisco harbor the
other day a squadron of Uncle Sans machines
of war sent on an errand of peace. Eight Of the
strongest and fastest armored cruisers in the SER
vice are plowing their way across the Pacific into
oriental waters. carrying to the peoples Of Japan
and China messages Of good will and friendship
from the citizens of this co-intry.
The second peace fleet is not powerful
nor imposing the first, but nevertheless made
up of vessels representing the very acme Of naval
construction in their type
The squadron consists of the cruisers Tennes-
see, California, South Dakota, Washington. West
Virginia. Colorado. Maryland and Pennsylvania
all 22-knot ships. ranging from $4,000 to $4,000
tons in displacement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24


md been through
a aldermen Godsboro n missionary
a politics
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MISSED IT.

Aunt-Well. Johnny. / suppose you
had n nice sojourn In the country?'
Johnny-Um. well. I had lots of nice
apples an peaches an watermelons an
things, but guess them sojourn
things wasn't ripe yet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24

at
mper a
in
ances ~ It
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
NEW STRENGTH FOR WoMEN's
BACKS.
How to Make a Bad Back Better.

Women who suffer with backache,
bearing down pains, dizzy spells and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24

This is the season of the year when
fond mammas dress their children in
the flimsiest of dresses and let them
20 out and make bonfires.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-24
BUSINESS AND SHORTHAND

Cniies-, Estsblishe i>Hi. Twenty eight ycsrs OF
e~>s. We have prepared thousands OF -oo-essfnl
young men and women. Spend yOur winter montla
With US and We will pr-pare you for success. Write
for frr~ ratalng. u. J. Waare. q. r. A.. Principal.
is<I 6l~narm Place. Denver. Colo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

Spikes or panicles of oats-Wiid
Chinese oat on Ieft-American cult
waited oat on right. In center new
breed containing II grains per spike,
produced by crossing the wild and cul-
tivated types together.
some standard variety for comparison.
At the beginning of the ripening pc
Rod the season of maturing of the diff
ferent rows must be observed to de-
termine their relative earliness or late
ness. and when fully ripe the rows
should be compared with each other
and with the rows of standard varl
cites. Only those rows apparently
ranking high in yield, free from or
least affected by disease, such as rust
Or smut, showing no tendency to lodg
ing or SCATTERING, and those indicating
the greatest hardness should be Sc
lected for further propagation. After
the supsSior rows have been chosen
each row must be examined for uni
formity of type and all plants not con
forming to the general type pulled ou
and discarded The grain or seed O.
each row is harvested and kept sep
arately and given the number of the
individual plant first selected. Th'
record of yield, earliness, hardness
etc., of each number must be care
fully preserved.
The seed secured from these frs
generation selections is used for tn
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
AS TO SHEEP
AND FERTILITY
BY E. E. Hozen.

When 1t comes to building up the
fertility of soil they put the dairy COW
to shame. | can show you fields that
before the sheep came we're said to be
too poor to even raise another good
cron. vet in the fall of 1907 the best
crop of corn ever raised on the land
was taken from these fields. From one
flock of 1875 western ewes, nearly
1000 in lambs and wool was realized
the first year. The second year the
flock was reduced to 100 ewes. Ninety
If them raised 142 lambs. The 14z
lambs and the wool from the ewes
brought 1914 per head for the "
ewes. This year with what the owner
called poor luck and large percentage
of the lambs coming late, the first lot
went at weight Of 70 pounds, and
sold at 1925, top price; the next lo'
went after the western run, weighing
70 hounds and selling at $6.4O, TOT
nrice And each year the market re
norter made special comment on tn
quality of these lambs.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANT
BREEDING ON THE FARM
Practical Method by Which the Quality
Can Be

Unlike the corn plant, wheat is nor
mally self-fertilized, almost no cross
ing occurring naturally, and for this
reason the individuals or plats grown
need not be isolated as in corn breed
ing. DR.. II. j. Weber of Cornell uni
versity considers it possible that with
out resorting to the generally COM
pick methods of hybridization and Sc
lection farmers may produce valuable
varieties and also improve the yield
of their own crop. The methods by
which this may be accomplished are:
% The selection of chance variations
or sports and the propagation from
them of improved varieties; ca the
systematic selection of the best yield
ing plants from wellknown race to
secure better yielding strains; and 60
the selection of large heads for seed.
The search for promising plants
should be begun as soon as the crop
shows mature size of heads and when
such plants are located they should be
marked SO that the seed may be
secured when ripe. The seed from
each selected plant should be kept sep
arate and weighed II the facilities are
at hand, in order that comparisons
may be made later on. Each one OF
these plants, which are the first gen
Grafton selections, should be given q
number and briefly described.
1t Is recommended that the seed Of
each plant be planted separately in {
piece OF ground. These rows may BIZ
placed one foot apart and about every
twentieth row should be planted will
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
LIES AND UNTRUTHS.

With very few exceptions, all asser-
tons may be divided into two classes:
Lies and untruths. Lies are those as
sertions which the person making
"hem knows to be not so and untruths
are those assertions which the person
making them does not know to be so.
Lies help to smooth over the rough
places of life Indeed, if it were not
for lies, life would be almost unbear-
able. 1t would be unsociable to say
the least. II we had to cOnfine our
selves strictly to the truth, converse
ton would be limited to such platl-
tudes as two and two are four" the
square of the hypothenuse is equal to
the sum of the squares OF the other
two Sides" "the earth is round, tine
sun is on time to-day" and the like.
Whereas truth is limited, minutely
and painfully exclusive, one has not to
be at all particular about lies. They
may take any form and disport in any
garb.
A lie never has to be verified. Never
theless, it is just as we'll to bear In
mind that the art of lying requires
certain degree Of consistency, for lies
well-told and vigorously insisted upor
! have been known to pass current az
! truth for centuries, often to the annoy
ance and headlessness of those wht
tried to set things right.
The lie is human, to tell the trutf
mpossible-Ellis o. Jones, In Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

yard and tall iron fence around 1t and
no one lives there now, for the spirit
of the miser haunts it. He has been
seen walking through the grounds by
night and no one dares go near it.
Some American soldiers killed him
and took the money. They cut his
throat with a saber. AS he was lying
on the floor, dying, they filled sacks
with the pesos. He cursed them as he
whoever should have a peso of his
would be haunted You will bring
these pesos back here he told them,
and throw them into my yard by
night. l will haunt you until you do
it and then will strangle you in your
beds as you sleep. And any man who
shall have one of these pesos and use
it for his benefit in any way will have
my curse, and unless he comes and
throws the pesos into my yard, l will
haunt him as long as he lives, and will
strangle him and his wife and chill
dren. These pesos shall be known by
spot of my blood over the eagle
Sometimes it will not be there and
sometimes it will be seen. When that
spot Of blood comes over the eagle on
the peso, it is a warning, and unless il
is thrown into my yard b. night
will kill the man who keeps it or gives
it in trade for goods for his household
or food or drink for himself and chill
dren. This curse l put upon all wht
shall handle my pesos and then h
died, splitting blood at the robbers
which fell on the silver coins.
Last week." continued Felipe, q
found two pesos in my pocket with tn
spot Of blood on them. 1t was nc
there when l got the money, but tn
blood spots came out while 1t was l
my pocket knew 1t was the miser'
curse and warning, SO that night
went to Pace and threw them int
the yard of the house where the mise
lived. They are there now, and VIII
ever wants them may get them, unles
the ghost Of the miser has taken thel
away. l knew better than to use tn
money! want no bony fingers at m
throat in the night want to wal
up in the morning. So you may sa,
your lives and the lives of your wive
and children If you heed my counse
II you find some day that you have
haunted peso, l would advise you
throw it back to the miser.
The robbers were all killed. Tt
three of them were found dead, OF
after the other, and on their throa
we're the red marks where the fnge
of the miser's ghost had strange
/. them, and their tongues were hangir
out and their faces were blue and the
eyes staring. as If they could see II
!. spirit of the man they robbed. 1t 9
came to pass as he said 1t would.
vxhnine was found last week In Z TOW
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

Copyright. by shortstory Pub. Coz

Two thousand Filipinos were stand
ing in line before the window Of the
paymaster OF the army transport serv-
ice, waiting to get their wages for the
week, in bright new silver pesos.
Il hope" said Felipe Lopez, car
go checker, that none Of my pesos
will have the mark of blood ON them.
1t is bad enough to work six days in
the hot sun for 20 pesos, but after you
get them 1t is worse to havA the ghost
of a miser running through your house
trying to take them away from you,
and probably kill you in the bargain
Francisco Basa, laborer, who was
rolled a cigarette to steady his nerves
What is this about the haunted
pesos?" he asked.
What" exclaimed Felipe, have
you not heard? All the Filipinos know
the story. Have you not heard of the
American miser who saved his silver
pesos until he had a room full O
them in house in Pace? And how h
was robbed and killed, and cursed thu
robber with his dying breath, ant
swore that every peso would have
drop of blood on it and that he woul'
haunt every man who kept or used tn
money? Everybody knows the story.
The natives near Felipe drew up t
him with terror in their faces an
asked about this awful story of tn
| haunted nesOs for Ff1fDinOs are YER
superstitious and believe in ghosts an
bad omens and evil eyes and curses.
1T is a very simple tale" said FL
lipe, when they pressed him to te
them about the haunted pesos. "Ther
was an American who saved all tn
pesos he earned az a government el
gineer He had his house half full {
them out in Pace. 1t Is the hous
where Ledesma, the Filipino patrio
lived before the war with the Amer
cans, and you all know it. 1t has
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

hull and necessary to produce one oat
gran-female in center,
from each row weighed for compar-
lson with other rows as well as with
the standard varieties, and the results
recorded.
The third generation is grown in IT,
foot rows from the seed of all Of the
second generation rows selected, and
the results of this year should point out
the best yielding strains 1t Is advised
that of few Of the very best and
highest yielding strains somewhat
larger plants be grown this year to in
crease the seed for more extensive
planting in the fourth generation. A
few of the best yielding strains
should be saved from this years crop
for more extensive trials in the fifth
year.
For the fourth generation 17-foot
test rows are planted with the strains
retained from the third generation and
these are compared with some stand
ard variety. If possible, several test
be grown in different parts Of the test
plat. At maturity the grain OF each
test row is harvested and weighed sep
orately, as heretofore, and the yield
records carefully made and preserved.
By comparing the yields Of the test
rows and increase-plats of each strain
for the three years with each other
~.;4I ~ - c+o
rieties the highest yielding strains to
be retained for extensive trial may
readily be determined.
T. r. Carton of England says in
breeding of wheat that valuable breed,
ing plants have been found In
some of the indigenous or wild types
of Russian wheats, which while possess
ing some defects were likewise quite
superior in other points of merit. Fol-
instance, the tenacity OF chaff is sc
marked and the brittleness at the base
of the grain so great (speltz wheats
break off when bent that the grain
cannot be threshed out by any mechan
ical operation. On the other hand
they are extremely early. stiff in the
straw, and possess excellent glut1nous
properties. Consequently these types
have been used as parents in breeding
to embody more tenacity in the char
of cultivated wheats, thereby making
the new varieties more strongly storm
proof. Some of the progeny OF crosses
of the speltz wheats with ordinar!
, types have been left in the fields ST.
, weeks after ripening without loss o
grain. Another result is wheat sever
to ten days earlier than early Englisl
cultivated types, and possessing
higher percentage of gluten.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

planted place them in different parts
OF the field in order to obtain a bet.
ter Judgment of the variation due to
SOIL. In planting the 17-foot rows at
least every twentieth row should again
be planted with standard variety for
comparison"
When the grain is ripe all inferior
rows are again discarded, the best
rows harvested separately, the grain
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

Remove It at Once.-Each cows
milk should be taken from tho barn
separately and not allowed to remain
!, the barn until the whole herd !.
,n,1ked. II milk is to be separated Oh
Tho farm 1t should be run through the
generator while warm. Cream should
~ cooled as soon as possible and
warm cream should not be mixed with
cream already cooled. Cover cans
with a light, cleen cloth, which will
admit air but keep out dirt. Keep the
ssnarator clean by the use OF plenty
~ water. Air all vessels after clean
mgr. B. Collin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
Her Hope.

my dear Mrs. Widgerton," said the
minister who had been delegated after
the accident to break the sad news to
the widow. of the victim, II secret to
have to inform you that your husband
is in the bosom of Abraham"
WELL" she replied, after thinking
the matter over for a moment. Il hope
you're sure it's Abraham and not some
woman."-ChicagO Record-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
Deem Sea Amenities.

The shark was reviling the skate.
You're such a cheap one!" said the
shark.
Worse than that" sighed the
skate. i've even been accused of be-
ing a distant relative of yours"
Which the listening Holsters, being
merely Holsters, considered fairly good
repartee for that locality.-Chicago
Tribune.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
Horrible 6iunder.

Fair Debutante-Prof. Werdigo
didn't seem to like 1t when l told him
I thought he was working too hard
and that he ought to try to get little
fresh air now and then.
Shocked Parent should say he
didn't! Child. you forget that he con-
ducts an orchestra at one of the first
class theaters.-ChicaEo Tribune
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
Ancestry.

my grandmOthers on both sides
were Daughters of the American Revo-
luton
81 don't know whether my grand
mothers belonged to anything or not,
but I've heard my father say that he
once belonged to the Sons of Temper
ance."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

Ethel am SO glad there was none
of that horrible horn and drum car
nival business last night.
George-Why not? It's all right.
Ethcl-Oh, George, it's not bit re-
fined. It's so loud.-Baltimore ANeri'
can.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
Cause Of Her Woe.

At the masquerade ball,
In a corner of the hall,
She sat in a state of detection.
Did the maiden forlorn.
All because her pet corn
Was in a state of instruction.
Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
He Beat It.

where did you steal that mat
FROM" demanded the policeman as he
seized the tramp.
Il didn't steal it," said the tramp
"a lady up the street gave it to me
and told me to beat it."-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
An Enterprisinq Journalist.

Country Editor-Jim, l understand
that old stone building at the cross
roads is to be torn down.
The Printer-Yep, they begin to-
morrow.
Country Editor-Well, just slip
around and put live toad IN the wall
We must have something to fill ur
with this week-New York Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
The Objection.

Tess-I thought you said you were
going to get some pajamas?
Bess-I was, but l couldn't find any
liked.
Tess-What was the matter?
Bess-I couldn't get them on over
nv head.-Cleveland Leader.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

Stage Manageable girl who plays
the Sleeping Beauty can't go on to-
night.
Manager-Great heavens! Why not ?
Stage Manager-She just ate a
Welsh rarebit and can't get to sleep.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24

Mistress-Why, Mary, this figure OF
Venus is covered with dust.
Maid-Yes'm.
Mistress-Didn't l tell you to brush
it off?
Maid-Yes'm.
Mistress-And why didn't you?
Maid (blushing) Because, mem,
thought it needed something on it
Bohemian.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-05-24
And Just as Good.

Don't ever get the notion, boy,
Whatever else you do,
That you're supreme; because there are
Ten thousand more like you.
Detroit Free Press.