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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Some adults, that had issued some
time after July 4, were still living in
the cage at the time of this observa-
ton. The average life of the fly is
probably from three to four days to
a week or ten days.
Young cultivated groves do not suf
fer SO much as older uncultivated ones.
The larvae fling themselves to the
ground when full grown and pupate
very near to the surface. The fragile
adult flies cannot make their way to
the surface. If blowing has buried the
immature stages under several inches
of earth. Flowing in late fall or early
spring will accomplish most, but cult
walton throughout the summer will
help.
Three or four pounds of kainit
scattered under tree over a circle ap-
proximating that of the spread of the
limbs will in all probability destroy
the larvae in the soil as well as stimu-
late the tree. Small trees will not
need more than half this amount 1t
may be applied in May to prevent the
first brood from issuing and if neces-
sary can be repeated in late June to
catch the large July Matching Stir
lightly into the soil with a garden
rake Sulphocarbonate of potash, ap-
piled at the rate of 80 kegs per acre
has been found effective against the
pear nudge in the soil by Dr. Marchal
of France.
If, in early spring. the leaves
grass and trash beneath the trees are
raked together from a wide circle
around the trunks and burned, and
| these cleared circles are then drenched
with kerosene emulsion diluted with
| eight to ten parts of water, the hiber-
stroyed.
While methods of planting probably
have little or no effect on the multiple
cation of the nudge, it seems to have
direct relation to correction or In
! juries caused by the nudge. If the
trees are planted not more than four
to eight feet apart each way, straight
skyward growth is forced and, al
though the young trees start OF with
crooked trunks due to successive
forkings, caused by terminal injury
after a few years the trunks will have
become quite straight After the trees
have attained an age OF five or six
years alternate trees can be cut out, il
necessary. and the trees may be
trusted after this age to grow fairly
straight
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
HOW TO PRESERVE EGGS.
For Keeping Eggs in Small Quantities
Water Glass Is Best.

Water glass is claimed to be the
best egg preservative of all, aside
from cold storage For the person
who desires to put up only a limited
number of eggs cold storage is imprac-
teal At various experiment stations
water glass has been successfully
used and it has been found to be
cheap, simple and successful. Water
glass (or sodium salicate) can be OBJ
tanned from nearly any druggist.
There are several kinds of water glass.
but for egg preserving purposes only
the best should be used and the cost
should not exceed SO cents a gallon. A
large stone jar is the best vessel in
which to put the preservative, and be-
fore using the jar it should be
thoroughly cleaned with hot water To
ten quarts of water that has been
boiled and cooled add one quart of
water glass and set the jar in q cool.
dark place, covering tightly to prevent
evaporation.
Each day as the eggs are gathered
drop them carefully into the solution.
To keep well the eggs must be strict
ly fresh-not over three days old
and comparatively clean. An egg
with badly soiled shell should not be
used, and under no circumstances
should the eggs be washed before plac-
ing in the solution, as the washing
process opens up the pores of the
shells, which is detrimental to the
keeping qualities of the eggs. Be sure
that there are fully two inches of the
solution covering the eggs at all times
that is, that as the jar is filed the
eggs do not come to within two inches
of the top of the solution. Eggs pre-
served by this method will keep nice
ly for from six months to year. and
will come out of the solution appar-
emily as fresh as when they were put
in.-H D. Hainey.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
JOANNY's HOME LESSONS.
Tells About His Work of Last Year
and Hopes for Improvement.

Vacation is over. and l must return
to school again. l think OF this with
the greatest pleasure. l shall fall In
love with my teacher, and the walk
between my home and the schoolhouse
will be romantic.
Last term | had photography. writ
ing. history, grammar. mathematics,
drawing. current events and about IA
other things. This term hope l shall
have about so studies.
Last term l had to study all day
and until ten o'clock at night, and
then get up at six in the morning and
go at it again. This term | hope l
shall have to study all night and all
day Sundays.
Nothing does a growing boy so
much good as to work his head so
much that he has no appetite, and goes
about wishing he was dead. He
ought to be made to take up at least
40 studies that will be OF no use to
him whatever as a man.
Last term, in order to be perfect
in nv studies from day to day, l had
to have the help of my father, my
mother. my brother, my sister and my
uncle jim. My father and Uncle Jim
did the swearing for the whole crowd
of us
This term they will all help me
again. and l shall have the aid OF
grandpa and grandma besides. think
we shall get through the work every
night by midnight.
''Tha-e are boys going to private
schools who don't have more than sts
studies. and who have time for recrea'
ton and sleep, but | don't envy them.
1t is su~s boys that grow up to be-
come ps.- in the end. The way
20 make a good man OF boy is to
send him to public school and cram
him so full OF knowledge that he will
go around with his eyes half shut and
his mouth wide open. Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Hes not my boy, sir" renlied NJ
Brown, through his clenched teeth
Well. you'd better come Nm and
see him. said the other. Are vor
sure he isn't, SAM"
fou near what your father saw -"
SAID the skipper-('Hold your tongu.
SAM Where's your mother, boy?"
Dead. sir" whined Master Jones
I've on'y got i'm now"
The skipper was kindhearted man
and he looked pityingly at the forlorn
little ngure by his side. And Sam was
.he good man OF the ship and leading
light at Dimport.
Row would you like to come to sea
with your father" he inquired.
The grin OF delight with which
Master Jones received this proposaI
was sufficient reply.
Al SIX In the morning they got under
way, the boy going nearly frantic with
dellght as sail after sail was set and
the ketch, with a stiff breeze ranidlv
left London behind her Mr.. Brown
studiously ignored him.
can't have somersaults by that on
this ere ship, Sam" he remarked
shaking his head; 1T amt the place
for EN-"
wonder at you teaching i'm such
Things. said the mate, in grave dis
appreciation.
Me?' said the hapless Sam, trem
bling with passion
He must ave seen you do it," said
the mate. letting his eye rove casually
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

the ground Fig. l shows a sectional
view of a free-feeding. non-wasting
hopper. Fowls feed through Stats PA
inches apart across the front; C;
these in connection with the horizon
tai lip. E, to prevent all waste D is
a board SO placed as to throw the
grain forward within reach of the
fowls This hopper may be construct
ed from any convenient box by remov-
ing the top and one side, saving OF
the upper corners of ends to give
slant to cover A strip Hx3 is set in
the upper part of front (see Al to give
firm piece to nail stats, c. to. The
front board, B, is nailed to cleats
placed on inside of ends
A very satisfactory hopper may be
made cheaply from a berry crate. as
in Fig. 2, by lining the bottom and
sides 81 inches up with thin boards.
and mailing horizontal lip all around
top of lining boards, inside of Stats. to
prevent waste.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

over Sans ample proportions. You
must ha' been leading a double life
altogether, Sam
By the following afternoon Sam was
in such state of collapse that, when
they put in at the small port of
Withersea to discharge portion of
their cargo, he obtained permission to
stay below in his bunk. Work pro-
ceeded without him, and at nine
O'Clock in the evening they sailed
again. and it was not until they. were
a couple of miles on their way to
Dimport that Mr.. Legge rushed aft
with the announcement that he was
missing.
Don't talk nonsense" said the skip
per, as he came up from below in, re-
Spouse to hail from the mate.
IT'S a fact, sir said Legge, shak-
ing his head.
Whats to be done with the boy?''
demanded the mate, blankly.
SANS a unsteady. unreliable, tricky
old man." exclaimed the skipper, hot
"; the idea of going and leaving a
boy on our hands like that. I'm sur
prised at him. I'm disappointed in
Sam-desertingi
What are you going to do. Billy!
inquired the cook.
81 dunno" said the boy, miserably.
They came in sight of 0import. Mr..
Legge. who had a considerable respect
for the brain hidden in that small
head. pointed it out to him.
Boys worried" said the skipper,
aside. to the mate; cheer up, sonny.
Billy looked up and smiled, and the
cloud which had sat on his brow wheh
he thought of the cold-blooded deser-
ton OF Mr.. Brown gave way to an ex'
preston of serene content.
At the quay the skipper locked VI
the cabin, and then calling on one oi
the shore hands to keep an eye Oh
the forecastle. left it open for the con
venience of the small passenger
Harry. Charlie, and the cook stepped
ashore. The skipper and mate fol
lowed. and the latter, looking bach
from some distance. called his atten
ton to the desolate little figure sitting
on the hatch.
Father" cried small voice,
"He-he's adopted you now SAT-
the skipper. huskily
"Or YOU" said the mate. 1 neVe'
took much notice of him.
ITS you he's after, | tell you, sa u.
the mate. "Who do you want Billy
81 want my father" cried the youth
and, to prevent any mistake, inoica'e'
the raging skipper with his finger.
"Who do you want?" beloved th'
latter in frightful voice.
want you, father" chirrupe'
Master JsAes. ,.u
whats the matter?' inquired MRS
Hunt, cycling the crowd in amazemen
as 1t grouped itself in ANTICIPATION ..
Nothing" said her husband OH
handedly.
who's that boy" cried the inho
cent woman.
ITS a poor little mad boy oesa'
the skipper; "he came aboard
I'm not mad, father" interrupt
Master Jones.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

fC0Vytps"
# VS. getting late In the afternoon
Mater Jones, In somewhat
,am,shed condition, strolled up Aid
a.,e With a keen eye on the gutter,
:" se.rch of anything that would serve
him for bis tea. Too late, he wished
,hot he had saved some OF the stale
bread and damaged fruit which had
constituted his dinner.
Aldeate proving barren, he turned
nm into the queter Minories. skilfully
lodging the mechanical cuff OF the
constable at the corner as he passed.
He saw stranger adopt a mOngrel.
a'Es all right" said the orphan.
wistfully; mo coppers to chivvy i'm
about. and as much grub as he wants.
wish I'd been dog
thought struck him just as a
stout, kindly-looking seaman passed
with a couple OF shipmates. 1t was "a
sood.natured face, and the figure was
that of a man who lived we'll. A mo-
ments hesitation and Master Jones,
with a courage born of despair, ran
after him and tugged him by the
sleeve.
"Halea!" said Mr.. Samuel Brown,
looking round. What do you want? p
Want you. father" said Master
Jones'
Look here, my lad" exclaimed Mr.
! Brown, goaded into action by inter
&cepting a smile with which Mr.
SCharles Legge had favored Mr.. Harry
;3Green, you run OF home"
I Where do you live now" inquired
4 Billy, anxiously.
3 Nj. Green, disdaining concealment
8 slapped Mr.. Legge on the back, and
i Laughing uproariously. regarded Master
EJones with much kindness.
You mustn't follow me-" said Sam
severely; dye hear?"
4 "All right, father" said the boy
dutifully.
And don't call me father" vocifer
lated Mr. Brown.
a Why n0t?' inquired the youth, art
y lessy.
III you don't run away" said Mr.
4 Brown, harshly, as he turned to the
boy, 4 shall give you a hiding"
Where am to run to-" whimperet
Master Jones. lodging OF and on.
Run ONE" said Sam.
That's where I'm going" sait
Master Jones, following.
Better try and give i'm the slip
SAM said Mr.. Legge, in confidential
whisper; thought it seems an unnat
ural thing to do"
"Wot's your nance"
Billy was the reply.
Billy wot?"
Billy Jones'
Mr. Green's face cleared, and h,
turned to his friends with a smile O
joyous triumph. Sans face refiecte,
MS own, but Charlie Legge's was still
overcast.
IT amt likely" he said, impress
slvely; 1t amt likely as Sam woul
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
POULTRY NOTES.

When feeding ground grains use a
proportionate part Of bran.
After hens are two years old they
will not lay enough eggs in the winter
to pay for their extra keep.
AS geese live on pasture every farm
er should raise them Ducks can also
be prof1tably grown on the average
farm.
Every farmer could easily raise
good flock Of turkeys. The prices paid
during holiday seasons will be salts
factory and amply repay all trouble.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

was kept spread out. the depth being
not more than one-half inch, and it
was moistened As often az necessary.
In early July adult midges appeared
in the cage, thus proving that the
pupal stage Is ordinarily passed in the
ground. These midges were confined
on catalpa slips taken from trees
never shown signs of infestation. July
Is, three or four larvae we're found
on the leaves of one of these slips. No
eggs or larvae could be found In the
bud of this slip. A different slip, that
was put into a jar containing midges
that Matched from buds on July L.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
DESTRUCTIVE WORK OF
THE CATALPA MIDCE
Causing
Irregular Growth-By H. A.. Gossard, NJ s.,
Entomolo2ist Ohio.

Three distinct forms Of injury are
chargeable to the larvae of the catalpa
nudge:
/. To the leaves, causing a form Of
leaf spot.
2. To the terminal buds and ends of
the branches.
3. To the seeds in the pods.
The adult flies must first appear in
DAY, since the spots on the leaves
appear in that month or early in June
On June %, 1908, larvae could be
found in abundance on the leaves and
also in the terminal buds. Adults
could be seen here and there on the
leaves and could be captured in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

a net. Egg-masses, freshly laid, could
be found in the terminal buds. Cut
tings Of catalpa, containing hundreds
of larvae. were sunk into moist sand
and placed in breeding cages. Adult
flies appeared in these cages July 4,
and for several days thereafter. 1t
was difficult to find mass of eggs,
part of which had not Matched at the
time of discovery, thus evidencing the
shortness of the incubation period AS
nearly as we could determine from
eggs laid by midges in our cages, the
young larvae begin to emerge within
"a hours or less after the eggs are
laid. AS nearly as could be judged
from our breeding work, the life of a
complete generation in midsummer is
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

na aau ,I get married twice in the same
you'd rou :" Put it to yourself. AIRY
Int ne unfortunate Sam said nothing
insa ss'1oe haunted man down Nirht.
and DIS, SO lane "a .s into Mapping High street,
was ly,N ~ Inc k-tch Nancy Bell, which
steppe s'n q at shrimpett's wharf He
only vAo o. board without word, and
forecasts Susn y, he turned to descend the
a mom ss,s ladder did his gaze rest for for
of humanitvv n tn small, forlorn piece
cried a' ,S boy what do ' Won ~ mari, .,
him. pper, catching sixht of
pl,eS %s ant my father, s,r-s.n . 20.
open. VINO had kept his ears
and eyed him s0' up from his seat
said the , ,I,. boy. asking after you. "
SKIPPER trimming msdly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Feeder. never go to rOOst
without sufficient food In their crops,
and the timid and weak hens have an
opportunity to feed at the hopper,
whereas, at a trough mob they for
merly had little or no show at all
The fowls do not like the dry hopper
feed well enough to overeat and crowd
out their weaker neighbors.
The hoppers here shown, taken from
the Orange Judd Farmer, are designed
to prevent any waste of the mixture
caused by the fowls scattering it on
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

"A poor little mad boy" continued
.he skipper. hastily, who came aboard
IA London and said poor old Sam
brown was his father"
No-you, father" cried the boy.
shrilly. wy
ne calls everybody his father"
SAID the skipper, with a smile Of
anguish; that's the form his madness
taxes lie called Jem here his father"
NO. he didn't" said the mate.
bluntly.
And then he thought Charlie was
his father"
No. sir" said Mr.. Legge. with re-
spectful firmness.
i see" said Mrs. Hunt with a hit
Ter smile, and these men have all
come up prepared to swear that the
ooy SAID Sam was his father Haven't
you?"
Yes, num- chorused the crew. de-
hghted at being understood so easily.
mere was an uncomfortable silence
during which the crew. standing for
,he most part on one leg in sympathy
with their chiefs embarrassment
hudged each other to say something
10 Clear the character OF man whom
all esteemed.
You ungrateful little devil" burst
out Mr.. Legge, at length; after the
KIND way the skipper treated you, too"
Did he treat him kindly?" inquired
the captains wife, in conversational
tones.
Like fa-like uncle, num-" said
the thoughtless Mr.. Legge. Gave i'm
passage on the ship and fairly spoilt
I'm. We was all surprised at the fuss
e made of i'm; wasn't we, Harry"
Look here, Polly" he began
Don't talk to me-" was the reply.
4 wonder you can look me in the
face.
Il thought there was something Sc
cret going on said Mrs. Hunt. I've
often looked at you when you've been
sitting in that chair, with a worried
look on your face, and wondered what
it was. But | never thought it was sc
bad as this. I'll do you the credit to
say that l never thought of such a
thing as this.-What did you say
WHAT"
Il said damn" said the skipper
explosively.
Even as he spoke the handle turned
and the door opening a few inches
disclosed the anxious face of Maste.
Jones.
Mother" he said, softly.
Mrs. Hunt stiffened in her chair and
her arms fell by her side as she gazed
in speechless amazement
Mother. can | come in?" said the
boy.
"Oh, Polly" sighed the skipper
Mrs. Hunt strove to regain the utter
ance of which establishment had. de
prived her
"I-what-Joe-don't be fool"
Yes, I've no doubt" said the skip
per, Electrically. "Oh, Polly. Polly
Polly"
What do you mean by calling M
'mother?'" she demanded. I'm no
your mother
Yes, you are" said Master Jones.
| Mrs Hunt eyed him in bewilder
: ment. and then, reused to a sense o
her position by a renewed gurglinl
from the shippers chair, set to worl
! TO try and thump that misguided NAL
f into a more serious frame of mind
( Failing in this, she sat down, and
} after a futile struggle. began to laugl
r herself. and that so heartily tina
, Master Jones, smiling sympathetically
] closed the door, and came boldly int
? the room.
, The statement. generally believed
t that Capt. Hunt and his wife adopte
S him, is incorrect, the skipper az
counting for his continued presence i
= the house by the simple explanatio
: that he had adopted them. An e1
PLANTATION which Mr.. Samuel Brown
: for one, finds quite easy of acceptance
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16
ADULT fEMHLE MD4E
Stages in Development Of Midge-
Much Enlarged Adult Nudge, Being
About One-Sixteenth Of an Inch
Iono

from three to four weeks. While most
of the larvae descended into the sand
to pupate. some did not, but trans
formed wherever they happened to be.
Some midges were obtained in each
of three glass tubes, containing moth
ing but cuttings harboring the larvae.
The pupa, to casual observance,
seemed to differ but little from the
larvae, except that 1t had become
somewhat shorter. The larvae were
seen to disengage themselves from the
leaves by their Jerking habit and drop
to the ground. In the latter part of
June the upper layer of earth to the
depth of one-fourth to one-half inch
was removed from beneath an infested
catalpa tree and put into GLASGOW
cred case In the laboratory. This earth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Get Good Roosters.-If the ROSTERS
you have saved from your own flock
do not bid fair to be what you want,
let them go and buy some that are all
right. Do not think it money wasted
to pay a good price You win get II
all back In the better chicks and the
more<eggs your flock will bring you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

ductiOn OF the hop
per method This
old-fashiOned way
OF preparing and
mixing a wet mash
each day is now
well done away
with, on account
of its tediOusness
and needless ex-
pense of time and
labor. The hop
per Is filled with
a variety of ground
grains and placed
where 1t is acces-
sible to the fowls
at all times. With
this arrangement
the hens need
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

Aerial Screw for Motor-0o
A new motor-boat is propelled by
an aerial screw. Under favorable con
ditions high speed is attained.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-16

DRY FEEDING OF POULTRY.
How a Down-EAst Farmer Manages
the System.

Poultry feeding has been much inn
proved and simplified by the intro
Evening journal., 1909-02-27
HAS DEEDS FROM
REIGN OF GEORGE II

Henry Mitchell. of No. 221 Woodlawn
avenue. who up to last spring resided
in Mill Creek hundred, near Drum
mond's Hill. has nine very old deeds
which he prizes very highly. One of
the most curious is that conveying 100
acres # land in White Clay Creek
hundred from Charles Campbell 10
Charles Tennent. It was drawn up in
the thirteenth year of the reign of
King George II. which was 1888. viii
liam Shaw was recorder Of deeds for
New Castle county when this deed was
recorded. A deed conveying 100 acres
of land in this county to Charles
Campbell by Julyne, widow of John
Campbell. is dated 1928. Mr.. Mitchelrs
grandfather died in Mill Creek hun
dred but had removed there from Penn
sylvania. and most of the deeds are for
property located in Bucks county, that
State. A deed that conveyed land in
Bristol township of Bucks county t.
John Mitchell contains seven seals
which bear the imprint of a kings
head The deeds are for property
which had been owned by Mr.. Nit
chells ancestor. Some arc on very
heavy parchment and the writing is in
a neat hand.
Evening journal., 1909-02-27
PRICES
ON THE INCREASE

Flour has taken another rise in price
and now the Wilmington housekeepers
are paying three cents bag more for it
than they did last week. There is a pos
sibility that a further rise will follow. A
special from Chicago says: New high rec
ord marks for the season were established
to-day in the wheat pit, when the May
delivery sold at si17 s-4 per bushel and
the July at s1.O5 IL This price for the
May delivery is within four cents u the
best market reached during the memoir
able Gates campaign in 1905, when the
price touched Sl.21 1-2 The high prices pre-
vailing for the future deliveries are due TO
a large extent TO constantly advancing
tendency in the price OF cash grain, which
is being eagerly sought by millers at all
OF the leading grain centers in this coun-
try. Congestion I'm the May delivery.
brought about by manipulation by several
leading operators on the board here,
however, is responsible partly for the ad-
vances.