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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE
QUACK GRASS PEST
But One Effective Method
Smother It..

A Wright county Na) farmer writes
as follows:
The quarter section south OF me
is badly infested with quack grass
and on my 20 adjoining there are
some fifty patches, each averaging a
square rod in area. This / have seed
ed down and turned into pasture, but
there is a half acre of my land next
to the road which Is a solid mass of
quack grass, worse than anything my
neighbOr has. | want to get rid OF
this, first. to benefit my own land,
and second, as an object lesson to the
community. They say here it is i'm
possible to get rid of quack grass, and
| have been advised to pillow up this
half acre in the spring, being careful
not to take away any of the roots, and
seed it heavily to hemp. the idea be-
ing that the rank growth OF the hemp
would choke out the quack grass
What do you think of this idea?"
Another farmer in Minnesota with
similar trouble writes:
Il have bought a farm in southern
Minnesota on which there is more OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

before seeding time, We would sug
gest that possibly as good a way as
any would be either to plow it early,
cultivate it as thoroughly as possible,
remove as many of the roots as posi-
bic, and then SOW it to sorghum; or
SOW it any time to buckwheat after
cultivating as above directed, and then
in June turn the buckwheat under and
SOW it to buckwheat again, thus secur-
ing a rank growing crop during the
entire summer We have known this
last method to be tried with great sue
cess in Minnesota on badly infested
land, though not in sod
Bear in mind always that there is
but one method of killing quack grass,
that of strangulation or smothering it
out. If it appears in scattered spots
of small area, one of the best ways is
to cover it over in the spring with tar
paper, keeping the paper on all sea-
SON. Another method of strangulation
is to keep the plants hoed down, so as
to keep the leaves from having access
to the air Another method is that
suggested by our correspondent, keep
ing the land covered with a rank grow
ing crop, which is in effect strangu-
lation, or robbing the quack grass
shoots of air and sunshine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

should have been plowed up before
winter set in, and the burrows linked
as much as possible, thus giving them
the opportunity of drying out and
favoring early pulverization. AS it is
now, he can select one of two
methods: He can let the quack grass
grow until it is about ready to head
out, in other words, when ii is put
ting forth its supreme effort to pro-
duce seed, and then pillow it and SOW
it to buckwheat, or SOW it to some
rank growing crop such as sorghum,
which will completely occupy the
ground. Or he can pillow it up early
in the spring and SOW to a rank grow
ing crop. We do not know anything
about hemp except that it is a very
rank grower and occupies the ground
very fully, but if allowed to go 10 seed
it will seed the land and become a
weed; but not such a destructive weed
as quack grass.
1nasmuch as the land has not been
plowed this fall, and inasmuch as it
might not be possible to pillow it in
case of a dry season after the crop of
quack grass has been removed and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Then he smiled a characteristic smile
which transformed his long. serious
face Il think, after all, l like best to
have discovered YOU he said.
Il know l do" she answered with
decision Il shouldn't like to have
been thrown at your head, even by
Providence. And, though l suppose a
man does have to live in an adjoining
house to know some things, woman
doesn't l can reconstruct you and
your five sisters at any period Of your
life. A man has no intuitions, you
know" she added, dimpling with ami
liable arrogance of sex
And your intuitions told you l was
poor" he asked.
She nodded.
They saved me the embarrass-
ment," he said with a slow smile. He
was padding idly in the water. with
hesitation that seemed to her very
lovable She wanted to help him out
but she let him work through the diff
hculty for the good of his soul I've
been thinking ever since last Saturday
that l ought to talk to you"
Don't look so much in earnest,
she interrupted. I'm like David Cop
perfeld's Dora-'can't bear to be talk
ed to seriously
His embarrassed earnestness lifted
a little. Now, you've led me straight
to the point" he said You-you re
member Dora's housekeeping?
1t was her turn to flush now. Il
didn't say was like Dora in every
thing" she protested 'I'm-rm al
epitome of all the heroines in fiction
all the nice ones, that is. You needn'
be afraid" A spark of resantmen
was beginning to show through hel
distressful embarrassment.
Listen" he said. You misunder
stood me. Let me tell you in anothei
way. l have theory"
oh" she said, recovering herself
IF that's all, You're precisely tht
man I'd suspect of carrying concealed
theories, | haven't told you" she
said. looking up at him vindictively
that you're just precisely not the
kind of man | intended to marry. Yol
see, since I've been in college. I've me
so many-freaks- verify believe I've
been proposed to by a Greek Preposi
| ton. pursued by an Economic Theory
and all but captured by Daily Theme
that finally said one day to mother
Mother. do you mind If | marry 1
butcher-or Viking9 If could ONLY
find nice, CORY Viking. No intellec
tlal person need apply"
You're trying to distract my mind.
he said. with great sternness. Ok
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
A POINT TO LOOK TO.

When man swears himself into
matrimony, he is allowed to submit
any sort of testimony, and none of it
Is seriously impugned
But when he swears himself out, he
IS narrowly limited to the beggarly
facts, and moreover must endure the
merciless hammering of crafty law
yers bent on discrediting him.
Might 1t not effect saving of heart
aches to fortify our girls somewhat
with a techinicand av dane anb an
when they are wooed, they may the
quicker detect the incompetent, the
irrelevant and the immaterial Puck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

less quack grass. There lis only one
small patch on the farm | bought, con-
sisting of about fourth of an acre.
What is your opinion of quack grass.
and do you think it is impossible to
get rid of it? What do you think of
southern Minnesota as a corn coun-
try?"
This opens up the quack grass
question, which is becoming a burn
ing question not only in Minnesota
and Wisconsin, but in Iowa, espe-
cially in northern and central Iowa.
The quack grass problem is no prob
lem at all in the semi-arid section,
for the reason that it is one OF the
grasses which stand drouth; and hav-
ing very good feeding value, it be-
comes blessing instead of the curse
it is in the humid section.
1t would be WELL therefore, to ex-
anime pasture fields early in the
spring and ascertain the extent to
which they are infested with quack
grass. Quack grass comes in just as
it did in our correspondents field, in
spots, but speedily spreads over the
entire acreage.
Now, as to methods of dealing with
it, the Wallace's Farmer suggests that
the half acre of the Iowa farmer
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
A Modern lncompatiblity
BY CHARLOTTE WILSON


They had been engaged week. The
lagoon was blue-bluer than living
turquoise; and the long, sweeping lines
of the park sward seemed to them
considerably greener than emerald
They seemed quite satisfied where
they were, as the man, with long, lazy
strokes, brought the skin around the
point Of the wooded island. He looked
across at her under his tilted hat
brim, his long, brown hands clasped
behind his head, his legs crossed.
Sweetheart" he said, has 1t oc-
CURED to you that well be poor?"
Often" she said.
His unconscious look of relief alone
betrayed a latent anxiety in the ques-
ton. You see," he explained, with a
queer smile, Il don't know you so
very we'll"
Nor l YOU" she retorted. They
both seemed strangely undisturbed by
the announcement
Il mean he continued comfortably
the You that is the product Of heredi-
ty and environment. | think l know
the essential You very well. o,
know what you're going to say; you
know it does go a good way toward
explaining a person, to know just how
be has been brought up, and how he
1iffers from his brothers and sisters
what he inherits from his father, and
what he doesn't inherit that he ought
to from his mother Take me, for in
| stance; l don't think you can really
know me without having watched me
! grow up among my five sisters"
Il might as we'll give it up, mightn'1
~ she asked, padding in the water
with the frivolity of idle happiness. 81
don't see how it's to be done"
He smiled IF we had lived in ad
joining houses. now"
NO" she interrupted. Then you
would remember how | looked wheI
l had the measles"
Il don't know that l should care t
have you remember me in dresses" b.
conceded I'm afraid you might neve
have had the proper respect for me.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Maxine Butter in Siberia.-A Unit
ted States consular report states that
Danish enterprise has established
creameries in central Siberia, on or
near the Trans-Siberian railway IL
took some time to overcome the stol-
idity of the Russian peasant. but the
creameries and is adding to their
number as rapidly as new villages are
found where the peasants will agree
to deliver milk.
The railroad runs two fast freight
trains weekly. of 20 refrigerator cars
loaded with butter. From a small be-
ginning the business has grown to
over 100000 900. Milk is received from
70 900 peasants, who keep from four
to six cows each II takes five or six
Russian sows to furnish as much but
ter fat as one Danish COW. The
whole milk is delivered direct to the
creamery.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
lxKk&Aa h 81 yDzxA&,
GATHERED STILLS
SHE KNOWS ENOUGH.

she does not know who Caesar was,
Nor when Columbus sailed the seas.
"Ie may, for all she says or does,
rink Bottcelli is a cheese.
Now gentle reader. don't commence
10 say you think it is a pity
10 I'VE in ignorance so dense
fou see, she's pretty.
Sne VIII not wrinkle up her brow
10 call to mind a verse of Keats;
ASK her II Shakespeares writing now.
one II say she likes the parquet seats
vi current topics she may speak
ana show transformation simple
hu, IN the rose-pink of her cheek
mere Is dimpe
shell tell you socialism's cute
Because a friend who's rather plain
is iecturing from here to Butte
ana mas so many in in her train;
one cannot tell you what is meant
ny the philosophy of Ibsen.
hu' hers Is beauty that is blent-
ffsher-Gibson.
'Of diiferential calculus
She may discourse in language clear
Until 1t comes to us
She means some automobile gear;
The fact that Raphael is dead
Leads not to talk on pictures olden-
iier ups are cherryripely-red.
Her hair is golden.
So. what is history to her?
what are reformers and their ill<?
she has the latest word on fur
And wears the newest shades in silk.
sign not that she must live alone,
For her unlearnedness quench your
pity:
She knows all that needs to be known
You see, she's pretty,
Wilbur d. Nesbit. in Life.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Poor Mangers.-f horses could
speak there would be a general out
cry against the managers in use. Most
of them are set too high and are too
deep, besides being tight on the bot
tom instead of Slated to let the dust
and hayseed through. Dust is one OF
the horses worst enemies, declares
Farm Journal, and often Injuries his
breathing apparatus, causing him mis-
'ery for life. Every manger should
have a hay rack in front of ii and this
should have a Slated bottom. The
horse that gets his hay in this man
ner, pulling it through rack level
with the manger. will not breathe
dust and will not have dust in his
STALL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
The CAPTAINS instructions.

The wireless telegraph operator had
just sent out his frantic calls for help.
Did you ask for assistance?" in
CURED the anxious captain.
Il did, replied the operator. 81 just
flashed out c. Q. D.
&C. @. d. What's that" demanded
the captain.
That's a signal that we need help.
Great Scott, man. We're sinking
Make it stronger than that. Wire
them P. d. Q. This case Is urgent -
Detroit Free Press
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
Whv She Remained.

Leading LADY, had a quarrel with
the manager this morning and threat
ened to leave the company.
Heavy Comedian-Wasn't there any
one to take your part?
Leading Lady-Yes, my understudy.
That is why | didn't leave.-Chicago
Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
IA True pauahter of Eve.

IL have been in every civilized coun-
try on EARTH" said the globe trotter,
and would you believe it, have met
only two really intelligent women
Two" echoed the beautiful widow
in surprise. why, who was the 9th
er?"-Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

THAT. my dear" said the husband.
who had been supping not wisely
but too well, was a real soul kiss
$50 | judge" said the wife, with
drawing coldly from his embrace,
from the amount of spirit | notice In
it,"-Baltimore American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
In Trouble.

Browns in awful trouble"
What's the matter? Has he killed
q man."
NO, worse than that. He stole a
postage stamp and there doesn't
seem to be any possible way of keep
ing him out of prison. Free
Press.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
PUTTING Him Riqht.

Sometimes" said the press humor-
list, Il think my jokes are rotten.
spose that's my modesty.'
NO" explained a friend, that's
your common sense"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
Nothing DOING.

Scuse ME. boss said the unlaun-
dered hobo who had drifted into the
private office. but dey IL tree NV us.
fer nights lodgin'?"
Get out of here." yelled the man
behind the desk. do you mean to in
sinuate that look like 30 cents? Fade
away,''-Chicago Daily News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Il actually had the last word with
woman to-day"
Amazing, How'd you manage it,"
1T was in the subway said
Madam, have my seat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Practical Test.
BILL see a left-handed high school
girl out in the state of Washington
has won in a contest by throwing a
baseball 1872 feet and 6 inches.
Jill-Why didn't they have a prac
teal test of her skill?
"How's that?"
Let her throw rolling pin."-
YOnkers Statesman.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

In the accompanying plan two gal
vanized iron tanks two feet by flve
feet are connected by pipe (c) so
that tank (b) is supplied with water
from tank (a), which in turn is sup
piled from the hydrant as shown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Mrs. FrOnt-There is only one little
hotel in this town, George. Will we
have to put up there2
Mr.. Front (former hotel clerk)-
Yes. dear; just about three times as
much as if there we're two hotels
Chicago News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

IT'S false,' she cried, in angry tones
The man looked on in blank despair
He's sorry now he CHANGED to note
The other womans pretty hair.
Ind
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Give Them Dust Bath.-Dry soil or
road dusts help the hens to keep clear
from lice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20

Tank (b) is connected with a sewer by
a waste pipe Id. The plug (e) con-
sists of a piece of gas pipe threaded
into the end of the waste pipe and
therefore answers the purposes of plug
and overflow.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-20
your comm

New Tenant-Can you tell me to
whom to apply for more heatf Our
rooms are very cold.
Imposing Parsonage have no
idea I'm the janitor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
Farmers Institute Should
Be Attended

The farmers of the county should
be out at the Institute on Nov. 9th
in force with their wives. Several
good papers are promised and the
discussions will be instructive and
entertaining.
Then the Institute should be bet
ter organized, and good program
provided for meeting later in the
season at which we can have some
of the Institute workers connected
with Agricultural College at Man-
haitian, present to demonstrate diff
ferelt scientific lines of experiment
which they have been working on at
the college grounds. If there is not
a good and profitable meeting it
will be the fault of the men for whom
the benefit of such meetings are de-
signed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
Fire At Dodge City

Monday evening while business
was yet being transacted in the Fitz-
gerald store, the errand boy was
sent into the basement to clear up
and burn some trash which had ac-
cumuIated. From some source not
known gas seems to have accumulat-
ed,in the building which took fire,
enveloping the whole interior in
flames almost instantly. Several OF
the clerks were burned more or less
and Mr.. Fitzgerald escaped through
a window. The entire building with
it contents, is a loss. The amount
of insurance we could not learn.
This building is one which stood on
the m st prominent corner of the
city and held large and valuable
stocks of goods. 1t extended from
street to street with entrances on
both. 1t goes without saying that
it will be rebuilt at once, for that is
the way Dodge City does things.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
Water Works Construction

The reservoir has been excavated
to a depth OF about 18 feet, when
water coming in too fast, making the
work dangerous, the workmen were
taken out. AS soon as material ar
rives to build a shoe cutting the
water eff, work will be resumed.
This Wednesday morning the work:
men are all digging on the trench for
the main and will nearly reach Will
sons barn today. The foundation
for the power house is complete
ready for the wall. The second
well is down TO the second strata OF
water bearing sand, 234 feet. The
sand has not been cleared out yel
sufficient for flow. The work
seems not only to be going on well
but with due care that it shall be oi
the best.
w. w. Cockins left Thursday fol
Texas to bring up large herd OF
cattle for the Crooked L.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
Methodist Notes

The church is nearly finished.
The new seats were in place for Sun
day. We expect to have carpets
down by another week. Everything
looks fresh, neat and up to date.
Come and see for yourself. We
have beautiful church, accomodat-
ing ushers, comfortable seals, good
singing and the preacher does the
best he can. Come and worship
with US if you do not GO elsewhere.
There were So at Sunday school
and the collection was S2.37. Mr..
Stevens class gave 80 cents.
Frank Benefits class did not meet
last week as announced but will meet
Friday night of this week at Mr..
Curl's to perfect the class organiz-
alton. All who are or have been
members of this class are invited to
attend.
We are having good prayer meet
ings. The average attendance sine e
conference is little over2o. Every
christian needs the mid week prayer
meeting. The time is 7:3o to- $3.50
p. m. All are welco ONE.
The League topic for next Sunday
evening is: In business on borrow
ed capital, Luke l9-II-27. Leader,
Warren Fletcher.
Next Sunday is Missionary Day in
the Sunday school. Let US observe
it with liberal collection.
We ought to have Junior League
to meet in the afternoon. Where
can we find a leader?
We expect an evangehstic CAM
paign soon. Pray for it.
"Let everyone that nameth the
name of the Lord depart from
unrighteousn SIS"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
Third districts. They shonld

Third districts. They shonld
have the support of every pro-
gressiye Republican in those dis
tricts. But in the Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth districts-the fight be-
tween Cannon and the people of
Kansas has not begun"
THE times demand men. If
this is to continue as represent
atlve government, men who repre-
sent the people, and not the in
terests robbing the people, must
be sent to Congress. The issue
is big and vital. Taxation with
out representation sent our faith
ers to war. We have tax. now
upon us-the Payne-A1drich tax
which was imposed upon Kans-
as because her Representatives
in the first six Kansas districts
represented the desire of Cannon
and did not rise insurgent and
rebellious for the people Of Kan :
as. whom these men were elected
to represent.
This issue will sweep Kansas 5
if unselfish men will get behind
it. 1t is the biggest thing in
American politics. The people
are united. All that is needed
is brave, wise, indomitable men.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-11-04
a Boof1eSeP Kun In

Some time Friday or Saturday
party giving the name of J. w. L.
ther drove into Plains. Short
after his arrival Dick Graham, dep :
ty sheriff aud city marshall of Plai..
discovered that some one was doiI
thriving business in wet goods.
little inspection of the trail discov.
cred that it led In the direction Il
the aforesaid wagon. To make su':
of the correctness of his diagnosis 4
the case Marshall Graham bought
pint of the red liquor from Mr..
Luther, and at once arrested him as
in the act Of committing a crime and
started up town with him. Mr.
Luther seemed to think that the
company of the marshall was not to
his liking, and made break for lih-
erty. Several shots from the mar
shall's gun failed to scare him stiff
Heged, and the pursuit was taken up
in a buggy. The horse out windcd
Mr.. Luther, and he was again taken
into custody. Marshall Graham
brought him over to Meade, and n:
now rests from his journey in the
care of jailor Fletcher.
County Attorney Wysong prepsr-
bed a warrant which was duly served
on. him, ard notices complying win
the law covering the seizure of intox-
icauing beverages, to be served on
him and posted at the place of seIz-
ure of his stock in trade, which con-
sisted of about gallons of booz
Just what sort Of a craze takes 4
man in Kansas that he attempts To
sell whiskey we do not understand
There is no difficulty in tracing the
sales to him, and his conviction IS
sure. A man who takes to the sale
in this state seems to be lacking in
common sense.