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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27
Essential.
Music is to the mind as is air to the
body.-Plato.
Made Costly Bonfire,

Mrs. Christian Kabb of Hartland
Hollow, Conn.,, farming village, told
her children to take their fathers old
felt boots outdoors and burn them up.
She was doing her spring house clean
Ing, and could not bear the sight OF
them. The children did as directed
and the high wind blew spark from
the bonfire into a dry meadow near
by, igniting the grass. A calf grazing
in the lot caught fire, ran into the
barn and set some hay ablaze. In a
jiffy the building was in flames. The
barn, with six head of stock, was de-
stroyed. also tobacco warehouse.
The fire spread to woodland and
burned over so acres before villagers
conquered It.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27


Girls in a fashionable ss"s
a hundred miles from TO-
animation papers, recently
a new batch OF delightful ~
1t Is evident from their ana
several of them, while tho. /
be trained thinkers, have NM;
logical processes OF though
fined red tape" as the ,r.J
any one holding a political no''
do anything necessary witboS,
ORDERS" showing she had y
Little Dorrit" to advantay.
nothing of BLEAK House
girl, asked why does a shin j.:
right way up" replied, "Bec.s
did not the people In it womb
out" One ingenious girl ~.
"foxlet" as a noun for vos'
which certainly is more snac,,
puppies. And a young ner,,
IDENTIFY determined not to let
be humbugged, said "B-Sc"
Bad science. "-Phliadelpbi. ,
Telegraph.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27
Words Meaning Modernlzed.

Literally the word "rajah" means
king; and "maharajah," the great
king" or ruler over several kings;
but, generally speaking, the titles "ra-
Jah," "maharajah" and "nawab" have
no greater significance than the words
"feudal lords" as used in medieval
times in Europe. Many of them have
been made by the will of the reigning
chief; many bestowed for meritious
acts and deeds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

things. and a. longas they are wholly comfortable
tnere 70 wisdom In their reluctance to part with
tne OLD things and their clustering memories
The very Inn at which you eat your dinner
housed men and women who saw the revolution
and the passing rule OF Britain-a passing that
some OF the conservative ones of the town
viewed with regret This INN Is on Prince George
street-the revolution did not change the name
OF the o'd Annapolis thoroughfare Within its
Walls Richard Carvel courted Dorothy Manners
and the host Of the inn seems to be prouder
OF the ancient fact than he Is of his modern
prosperity.
There 10 trap for him who Is attracted nv
the bait OF things ancient at every turn of the
Annapolis way The old elm on Boston Com.
mon. now gone the way Of all things perishable
was OF no earlier seed sprouting than was the
old poplar that still stands sturdy and green
ON the campus OF St. Johns college
Annapolis people call the poplar the liberty
free." and 1t has right to the name Under
this tree the patriots of the colony met and made
their pronouncements for freedom
Charles Carroll Of Carrollton, who signed the
declaration, spoke to the people in its shade and
~ them to their duty to liberty as against
rank y" Lafayette was entertained under It. and
Nrsnas been the central point Of independence
~<day celebrations unnumbered. The records said
ito he authentic. have It that In 1862 the coonists
sand the Susquehannock Indians agreed under
tine 9reAt poplar to have period OF peace
Annapolis people believe that their liberty tree
WRs growing when Columbus landed Its trunk il
only = shell to-day, but II is huge shell, and
the branches thereof put forth leaves in the
spring In thrifty multtudes
There are three houses standing in Annapolis
IN wellpreserved old age that served as the
dwelling places of three colonial governors One
OF these residences erected as street
passer informs one 'the Lord knows when"
Certain 1t is though, that the house was standing
and In use In 1892. for 1t was occupied then by
Gov Francis Nicholson. When the statehouse
ssnrned IN l7O4 the residence used for the
sstfangs OF the colonial assembly and it IL sturdy
enough to-day In appearance to war against
time for centuries to come.
fhsre 10 King George street as well a.
Prince George street. in Annapolis, and not many
squares removed Is the Duke of Gloucester
street Williamsburg, in Virginia, has a street
named for the duke or, rather, for his title. and
sthere was q tendency all through the south ia
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

Parson Prater (at dinner
season there is no teach,J
Scriptures that is more ~
the sentiment: The Iord
cheerful giver.'" The Par
gy-"Please pass me anotb~
pie, pop."-Boston Courier
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27
M adstone,

The maidstone is stone popularity
supposed to cure hydrophobia Such
stones, usually of the size and shape
OF an egg, are superstitiously pre-.
served In parts of the United States.
because they are believed to absorb
venom. The maidstone Is q light, por-
Gus stone of greenish color. They are
quite rare. being only occasionally
found in the south
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

had sped over the water. Modern Amerf.
cans know Annapolis as the home of the
naval academy. The school of the sail
or has an interest that has proved over
shadowing to the American at dis
lance When he gets here he finds that
the old sea town has an allurement of
wnlcn ne knew nothing. Little by little
the residents OF the Maryland city have
come to realize the Importance to their
town OF the great government institution.
Inc time was when all roads led to the
state house or to the Carvel mansion.
but to-day they run without the shadow
OF turning-as the townspeople view
ito the gateway of the academy
grounds.
The naval academy of to-day ia a
stranger to the naval academy of yester-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

the cost of $10,000.000, the institution
will be so transformed that the shades
of the old salts who in life knew it
will not know it save by the abiding
of the spirit of things sailorlike,
which must ever remain If the Ameri-
can seaman is to keep true to tradi-
ton.
Within the grounds of the naval
academy the old is giving way rapidly
to the new. This holds true, happily
enough, however. only in regard to
the buildings. The broad parade
ground in it's green beauty and the
great trees that sheltered the stu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27
Askino Too Much.

Jensk bringing up the theater
the wrong number)-"Can you let
have a box for four to-night?' b
(the undertaker)-'Tm afraid not
I only make EN- to hold one
Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27
The Reason

"One-half of the world j
know how the other h.s
We'll. 1t is gratifying to r,
one-half Of the world atts,s
own business" Puck
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

Popularity About Hot Springs.
The distribution of hot springs in
the United States comedies very close
ly with that of the mountain uplifts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

AS game preserves, it Is d
that the northern regions and
of Canada furnish the finest IN
ing animals in the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27
The secret is out.

The reason you can get a spst
design made In jeweIry and dime
repairs done on fine pieces in
shop is-we know how to do II. ski]
QoIdsmiths, modern facilities and
perience. A small order from I
will have the Same particular cam
q large one.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

C7z4|EZ 4TT4pCZHS
ditous and than this the hazng
dismissal
Hazing
alt n Annapolis
school built
pareny a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

hundreds follow In their train.
The modern part Of Annapolis is
the naval academy. The rest of the
town 10 ancient and-with the sail.
.ors' school-honorable. The residents
sof Annapolis are loath to change
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24

and made me feel like new person, and it shall always have my praise: Mrs. W. P. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln Avenue, Camden, N. J.
 Gardiner, Me. - 'I was a great suf- ferer from a female disease. The doc tor said I would have to go to the hospital for an operation, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound com p1etely cured me in three months. "- MRS. s. A. WILLIAMS, R. E. D. No. IA, Box 39, Gardiner Me.
 Because your case is difficult one, doctors having done you no good, do not continue to suffer without giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial It surely has cured many cases of female ills, such as in fammation, alteration, displacements, fbroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing down feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner- vous prostration. It costs but a trif1e to try it, and the result is worth mil lions to many suffering women.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24
All Must Go==Everythin9 in Our Stock Everything that is Returned from Rental, Etc. Not One
 Piano is to Remain.

We are absolutely compel led to sell every piano. Our lease expires June first and we have not as yet been able to find another suitable store
 We are going to sell every piano we possess before June first. It is necessary that we do so as it is possible that June first will find us
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24
A NoVeliZatiOp of the Play of the Same Name
Copyright. 1909. by American
 Press Association
(Continued.l

Hawcastle. with some of his finer feelings aroused, picked up his sister in-law with his eyes, much as a clever hostess picks up her feminine guests at dinner. and arose, turning to Ethel.
 This shall make no difference to us, my child," he said and. turning sharp ly, took Lady Creech by the arm and left the terrace. Pike looked at Hor- ace pityingly.
 Don't you understand" he said. "I'm her guardianv'
 For feeting instant Horace stared at him and then dropped his chin and walked away.
 '1 shall never hold up my head again." he said.
 The sudden horror of the revelation that Horace had drawn forth bore down upon ,EthePs mind with a crush ing weight.
 To her artifcialized understanding the disgrace was more than she could ever hope to bear, and Horace's eS- pressed thought that he should never be able to hold up his head again was but a vivification of her own.
 Surely it would have been bad enough, she told herself, if this fearful thing had come upon them privately. but to have it appear in the full light of day and in the very hearing of the family of the man she was about to marry was too cruel.
 And with an inward groan she leaned for moment against the terrace wall where the countess had left her. When the first astonishment had passed and she had time to realize what had oc- cured, events that had seemed but f1eeting impressions rose up before her in all their vivid nakedness. Mime. de Champigny had looked at her with astute contempt, she was sure. and she dimly remembered seeing the look of mortified amazement upon the patrician features of the Earl of Hawcastle.
 Then. with an awakened resentment the fighting blood of the sturdy plebe- ian Simpson stock. the stock that had upheld its end in the battle against oppression in several wars, came back to her with a rush, and she decided to see this awful man and give him to understand that he must go away at once and never insult her again by his uncouth and vulgar presence. Such business as had to be transacted could be done through an Intermediary.
 With a bracing of her spirit she stepped forward resolutely and came up close behind Pike as he stood with dropping jaw gazing in perplexity after the retreating Horace. Ethel cast look of loathing upon the straight back of the guardian of her peace and ground her little boot heel into the stone Tagging. She glanced up and saw that the common German was looking at Pike with grave sympathy and even understanding, and instantly she hated him for it. Then she saw him take his cap from the obsequious Mariana and turn away. When he had gone she said in low voice:
 ''I am Miss Granger-Simpson."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24

puzzled.
 "Yes, if you choose to put it that | way.'
 You mean you want to put aside something of your own to buy a lot and start housekeeping"- "No" she fiared. II mean settle | ment upon Mir. St. Aubyn directly" You mean you want to give it to him?''
 l 'If that's the only way to make you | understand-yes" she flashed. How much do you want to give | him?" asked Pike thoughtfully. "A hundred and fifty thousand pounds" said Ethel desperately. | Pike whistled. "Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollarsH
 Precisely that" said Ethel. "WeI, he Ras made you care for him." said Daniel. q guess he must | be the prince of the world! He must | be a great man. I expect you're right | about me not meeting him. I probably | wouldn't stack up very high alongside l man that's big enough for you to think so much of as you do him. Why, l I'd have to squeeze every bit of prop | erty your pa left you.' "IS 1t your property! she dared al | him.
 i've worked pretty hard to take care of it for you," he answered gen. | tly, and instantly she regretted the sharp speech. Forgive me-" she pleaded. "It was | unworthy of me-unworthy of the | higher and nobler things that life calls | me to live up to-that I shall live up | to. The money means nothing to me | I'm not thinking of that. It is neces- | sary form | Pike looked at her keenly. Have you talked with MT. St. Au- l byn about this settlement-this present you want to make to him ?" he asked. 'Not with him."
 'I thought not" he went on amused | ly. You'll see. He wouldn't take ii | if I'd let you give it to him. A fine | man like that wants to make his own
 way. Mighty few men like to have | fun poked at them about living on
 their wives money
 "Oh. I can't make you understandr
 cried Ethel despairingly. "A settle I ment isn't a gift I ''Then how'd you happen to decide
 that just a hundred and fifty thousand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24
CHAPTER x.
THE HUMILIATION.

INSTANTLY Pike turned with a
 1.-the twist of his 1ank body and
 half lifted his hand as if he ex-
 pected blow. Then his arm dropped again. and he stood looking at her in calm and interested fashion. AS he stared his expression changed to one of mingled tenderness and pride, and when he spoke there was a world of pathos in his voice.
 Why" he said in a low, astonished tone-"why. I knew your pa from the time I was a little boy till he died, and I looked up to him more'n I ever looked up to anybody in my life, but never thought he'd have a girl like you. He'd be mighty proud if he could see you now''
 She turned from him in a smothered rage and then faced him again with cold disapproval in her tone.
 Perhaps it will be as well if we avoid personal allusions," she said re sentfully. This man should have no opportunity for bringing up those vul- gar, half forgotten family reminis- cences if she could help it. He smiled a trifle wanly.
 "I don't just see how that's possi ble," he answered, and she waved hel hand indignantly.
 twill you please sit down?" she said and Pike made an awkward bow.
 "Yes, ma 'am,'' he replied meekly with the faintest accent on the las, word. and obediently took the chair that Horace had vacated so precipitous ly- She shuddered at the word he had used and glanced nervously at the hat he was holding in his hands.
 "Are-are you really my guardianF' F' she asked at last with a trace of heat ed unbelief in her tones. Pike smiled at her.
 Well" he said. Eve got the papers in my grip. I expect that
 ''Oh, I know it!'' she interrupted ex- plosively. Its only that we didn't fancy-we didn't expect''-
 She paused, and he went on:
 II expect you thought I'd be consid- erably older.'
 Not only that
 And I guess you thought I'd neg touch of remorse in his tone, and he looked idly at the hat he held. And it did look like it-never coming to see you-but I couldn't hardly manage tn time to get away. You see, being trus- tee of your share of the estate I don't hardly have a fair show at my law practice. But when I got your letter eleven days ago I says to myself: Here, Daniel Voorhees, Pike, you old shellhack, you've just got to take time. John Simpson trusted you with his propertys and he's done more-he's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24

"The police are c7,astng O bdtJy oo1arSct chap under the cIif." pounds vas what you wanted to give him?'' he demanded. "It was MT. St. Aubyn's father who fixed the amount" replied Ethel des- perately.
 His father! What's he got to do with it?"
 -tHe is the Earl of Hawcastle, the head of the ancient house."
 "And he asks you for your property asks you for it in so many words?' ''Yes, as a settlement
 And your young man knows it?"
 ''I tell you, Mir Pike, I have not dis cussed it with MT. St. Aubyn." Pike laughed.
 "I reckon not,'' he said amusedly. 'Well, sir. do you know what's the first thing Mir. St. Aubyn will do when he hears his father made such a prop osition? He'll take the old man out in the back lot and give him a thrash ing he won't forget to the day of his death,'' She was about to answer when from a distance came the roll of drums and then the sound of bugle. The sounds came from afar off, as if below the cliff
 They both stopped to listen. Then the servants came running, with Mari ano at their head. They rushed to the wall and leaned over, all excitement. Mariana turned to call to them over his shoulder: (To be Continued.1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24

(To be Continued.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24

this valuable medi-
 cine, Lydia E. Pink
 hams V e getab bl ( Compound. I suf- fered from terrible headaches, pain in my back and righ 1 side, was tired and nervous, and so weakIcould hardly s t a n d. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound re- stored me to health
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24
MORE
 PINKHAN CURES.
Added to the Long List dus to This Famous Remedy.

Camden, N.J.-ssIt is with p1easur, that I add my testimonial to you already long hst-hoping that it ma, induce others to avail themselves O.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-05-22
Humus Helpful to Soil.

Humus in the soil has seldom been
taken at it's full worth. The mission
which it fulflls is second in impor'
lance only to that which Is fulfilled
by the presence of plant food in the
soil. Humus is helpful in keeping soil
in proper mechanical balance, ic bind
ing soils that are much prone to blow.
in increasing the power of soils to ab'
sorb and hold moisture, and in max
ing more effective the action OF fer
t%ilizers, says the A%griculturist.
When the humus is exhausted in a
soil it's mechanical condition suffers.
1t becomes more impacted, less easily
aerated and less easily penetrated by
the roots of plans. Some soils so
light as to lift with the wind a be
kept from blowing, at least in a great
measure, by simply keeping them
stored with grass, roots or other vege'
table matter buried in the soil. The
increase in the power OF soils to hold
moisture is very great when vel
stored with humus. One instance Is
reported from Devils Lake, N. D., II
which timothy sod was broken up II
1908. Spring wheat was soWn on tn
same in the spring Of 1909. The dit
ference was IL bushels per acre In ia
vor of the timothy sod, as compared
with the other land. The season wa
: dry. and this, in a way, explains tn
difference in yield. On the timoth
sod it was 10 bushels per acre, an
on the other land it was seven bushels
When commercial fertilizers are SOW
on land they will fail to respond pro-
e erly unless the land is supplied VIII
humus.
S Such being the case, every emo
y should be made to store the land wit
S humus. 1t would be possible to hay
s an excess of humus, but in practi'
e. this seldom happens. Humus may
If put into the soil in the form OF Glow
q. roots and the grass roots. OF burl'
catch crops, barnyard manure.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-05-22
Work Of Horses Compared.

Suppose we compare the work done
by farm horses abroad with the work
done by farm horses in Pennsylvania.
1t is generally admitted that a Penn.
sylvania farmer does not average
more than one ton Of marketing to
two horses, and he must send n man
with every two horses. Scotch and
English farmers generally put two
tons of marketing on a one-horse cart
and place two of those carts in charge
of one driver. The driver ties one
of these carts behind the other and
walks alongside the first one. Thus
we have an English farmer doing with
one man and two horses the work an
| American farmer takes four men and
eight horses to do.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-05-22
April Cold and Wet.

April's weather record in st. Louis
shows the month to have been colder
and wetter than the average. The
mean temperature for the last month
was 81 degrees. During April 6.le
inches of rain fell, the normal amount
for the month being 3.45 inches. Hall
of this amount fell in two heavy
storms, two inches April II and Lie
inches April 81. The hottest day OF
the month was IS degrees in as many
hours. Rain fell on II days, II were
clear and nine days were part
cloudy.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-05-22
Beginning with the Pigs.

I begin feeding the pigs as soon al
they will eat with soaked corn ano
middlings, says a writer in the Bal
timore American. 1t is well to deal
out the rations by weight or measure.
50 as to be on the safe side, and not
overfeed. AS soon as you have them
used to this give them plenty OF bone
and muscle forming food. Milk, mid
dlings, oil meal, tankage and some
corn, with a run on pasture, will give
you a 3OO-pound pig in eight or nine
months. Get a good growth first, ant
latter five months you can add plenty
of corn, provided you feed other things
with it. l like oil meal for this pur
pose. BY following this method yo'
can get your hogs onto the early mai
ket.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-05-22
START OF THE COTTON CROP.
Consensus Of Opinion Puts About Four
Per Cent. as the Reduction IN
Acreage.

The New York Journal Of Com
merce. in it's first monthly summary OF
the condition of cotton, says:
This report, the first of the sea-
son, and based on the replies OF over
1,5OO correspondents of an average
date of April %, is preliminary in char
acter. serving only to show present
tendencies. A reduction OF about four
per cent. is the consensus OF opinion,
but as planting is only 40 per cent.
completed, and the season nearly ten
days late, final estimates are likely TO
| change this figure when our June re-
port is issued.
AS a whole, ground has been we'll
prepared, but a slight reduction IN
the use of fertilizers is shown as COM
pared with last year, when much more
were used than usual. The high prices
of provisions and grains have been
the chief reason for many farmers to
provide acreageto small crops and corn
at the expense of cotton, but 1t Is too
late to accurately gauge this move
ment. The boil weevil has created
considerable alarm in Louisiana and
some parts of Mississippi, causing rad
ical contemplated reductions, espe
cially in Louisiana.
The season is Is days late in Texas
and the crop is 46 per cent. planted
All other states, with the exception o
: Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and MIS-
: surf, contemplate moderate reductions
The crop in North Carolina is thre
I days early and "a per cent. planted;
f South Carolina it is three days lat
t and SIS per cent. planted; In Georgl
a six days late and 40 per cent. planted
t in Florida five days early and Is pc
cent. planted; in Alabama nine day
h late and 80 per cent. planted; in Mi
It sissippi three days late and As p'
n cent. planted; in Louisiana seven da!
e late and 81 per cent. planted; in Tie
nessee four days late and 16 per Ger
planted; in Arkansas n day ear
". and IS per cent. planted; in Nilsson
b. seven days early and nine per Gel
,e planted, and in Oklahoma four ia
late and eight per cent. planted.