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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
IDAHO


From London comes a story of the
good old-fashioned stamp, a real life
romance, in which two workhOuse
foundlings have been translated to
mansion of wealth and made heirs OF
a rich West End couple. 1t seems al
most too good to be true, yet the
Marylebone board OF guardians have
given 1t publicity. About Ave weeks
ago q letter was received by the work
house committee. 1t was evident the
writer was q cultured and wealthy
woman. I'VE have no children" said
the writer, and we are anxious to
adopt baby boy and girl. Have you
any foundlings In your workhouse?"
In reply TO letter the writer called.
She was a handsome and fashionably
dressed woman. They took her to the
children's ward and showed her two
little foundlings, babies about fifteen
months old. They were plump, we'll
nourished, extremely pretty and
healthy children. How sweet they
are!" exclaimed the woman, fondling
the babies. What are their names?"
william Seymour and Mary Oxford"
was the answer, but the explanation
OF these aristocratic names was the
little ones had been found abandoned
in Seymour and Oxford streets. I'VE
shall have to change them." said the
woman. and she was prepared to take
them away then and there until 1t was
pointed out to her that certain legal
formalities must be complied with. A
member Of the board of guardians
then paid visit to Kent, where is the
country seat Of the couple who wished
to adopt the children. Both made a
stipulation that their name should not
be divulged. They offered to enter a
$500 bond for the care and mainte-
nance and education Of the children.
The children shall be a. our own
children" they said. The deed has
been drGwn up and the babies adopt
i've mother and father have signed the
papers by which two little waits ulti-
mately will become inheritors Of a
large fortune. Such Is destiny!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

The District Of Columbia Is once
moro asitating for an appropriation by
congress to pay the expenses OF the
inauguration on the fourth of March
next Probably many persons Imagine
that the nation does pay for this
pageant. but 1t does not give q penny.
The entire expense is assumed by the
residents Of the District OF Columbia.
and 1t IL \ big sum for a community
that has little commerce. All the
money for the parades, etc.. IL fur
nished by the citizens through sub
scriptions, save what can be secured
by selling seats on grandstands and
tickets to the so-called inaugural
ball" OF course, the states which send
military organizations to participate
pay their way. but at the same time
tho District committee has to do some
thing toward entertaining them. The
cost has become . burden and really
1t ought to be made q national affair,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer. The
District needs no advertising. and it
gets mighty little business out OF the
affair. 1t IL . national function and
congress ought to be willing to stand
for the necessary expenses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

hinges after the proper bend has been
given to the tire. Holes are bored at
suitable distances. 1t will be found,
says Prairie Farmer. that the fact that
the hinge and connecting brace are all
one piece of iron will aid materially
In preventing the gate from sagging
Such combination is perhaps little
more expensive than the ordinary
hinge. but 1t will be found that the
extra cost will often be returned in
added durability.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

Three groups Of men in modern life
challenge attention and admiration for
their ubiQuity and their audacity. says
the Boston Herald. They are the ex-
plorer. tho pioneer trader and advance
agent OF commerce. and the religious
propagandist. Science. commerce and
religion are fundamental facts In con-
temporary life. a. the the motives of
truth-seeking, gain-getting and altru-
Ism. which are back of them. or the
three great missionary faiths of the
world. Buddhism, Mahommedanism
and Christianity, the Christian reli-
,gion has planted it, outpost on the
most continents and has developed the
most effective propaganda machine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
Prevent
Great
Fire
Waste
By PRANK n. BATTlLANA.
Chairman Executive Cemmiltes New
Eaeland Insurance. Exchaa1e.

octou of what becomes of the lighted match cigarette
times resy thrown aside unmndfu of the havoc
might
We should better construction and building laws; the
of fire Districts improved fire departments with better supplies and
larger mains Every community should have restricted
which frame construction for business should not be allowed
Many communities feel absolutely with their present fire protec
tion when it we'll known to those informed the subject that they
have outgrown their present equipment.
The Underwriters have expended and expanding large
through inspection bureaus and exchanges matter of self
stockholders would their capital
be
talmen this direction would be unfortunate merchants of
the large unable get all the they
should insist this work of fire for the
public good and safety.
Much has been and will be written this subject but if results
be obtained there be education Our
papers great direction
Consideration of this subject before the saisfac
regrets last but
and do tend downward but with
losses continually the 0&~@
grade they only result in %EHZ~~~O
increased COST -.---~--xu...-.-.u1.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
HOMEMADE FARM SLED.
viii Prove Handy During the Winter
Months.

The runners for the sled shown in
the accompanying illustration should
be made from pieces of any good
tough light wood three inches thick,
eight inches wide and ten feet long.
A strip four inches wide should be
ripped from the upper side to within
one foot Of the front end with which
to make holsters which are thus 3x4
and cut four feet in length. These
holsters are raised from the runners
by placing two-inch blocks under them
and the front and back ones are
braced with pieces Of old wagon tire.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

ALFALFA EXPERIENCE.
Judge Humphrey Tells Of His Success
with Crop.

Among the successful growers of al
falfa In Illinois Is Judge J. Otis Hum
phrey of Sangamon county Speaking
of his experience with the crop at the
Tazewell county farmers institute re-
Gently, he said:
Il tried for three years to grow al
falfa and 1t died out every time, but
don't say that crop can't be grown
simply because l failed in producing
It, The scientist is among us, and he
Is the only man who actually knows.
and he has finally taught us how to
make alfalfa grow.
Then | agreed to follow the exact
advice of DIR. Cyril G. Hopkins of the
Illinois agricultural experiment sta
ton, got soil from an old alfalfa field
(sOil from a sweet clover patch will
do the same) to inoculate the ground
with bacteria. The land was rich as
cream and thoroughly tiled. I put on
bone meal, lime and manure and
plowed 1t under
After working the ground into the
Dest order | ever saw field, had 1t
worked just as much more. 1t was
narrowed until there was not a clOd
In it. And l have not had particle
of trouble since in growing alfalfa
You may SOW alfalfa any time from
May to August, and If you will do it
right and follow the right you can grow
alfalfa anywhere in the corn belt, and
the crop Is worth $50 an acre. l SOW
one bushel to five acres; that is ~
| pounds to the acre.
| l have never had a complete stand
at first. II had ten per cent. of al
falfa on the ground, l would go on
and make stand Of 1t. disk all the
bare places in the field and wherever
the stand does not satisfy me, setting
disks almost straight. l never killed
my alfalfa by disking it. l disk, resow
and harrow these bare places. l have
done this the first week in June, the
middle Of July. the last week in Au-
gust and the first of October, and al
ways with good results.
now have five fields Of alfalfa, and
for the last six years have cut about
four tons per acre Of this marvellous
crop.
In my Judgment, alfalfa Is the most
marvellous food and forage plant, con-
tanning the most Of the elements that
sustain life of any in existence.
Corn, wheat and oats have no power
to get nitrogen from the air, but al
falfa is the greatest nitrogen-fixing
plant on earth. 1t secures from the
air four times as much nitrogen as
red clover But it will also make you
money while it is storing nitrogen for
you. believe that alfalfa, one year
with another, is better money-maker
even than corn.
All animals on the farm from chick
ems up will eat alfalfa; the pigs thrive
on it; sows will go through winter
on it; it Is good for the mares; wean
ling colts fed alfalfa and shelled oats
come out fat in the spring and shed
of in March 1t supplies more green
feed for the hogs than anything else
and this Is great prevention Of hog
disease have tried it, and l think
l know about 1t. l would not give 6
ton of alfalfa for two Of timothy. Yol
cannot feed a horse anything in the
world he likes so we'll as alfalfa. Pu
corn, shelled oats, bran mash and al
falfa in his manger, and you will SEE
that he eats the alfalfa first. l don
know any animal that will not leave
every other food to get alfalfa.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
Treatment Of Corn Ground.

The ground for corn should be
plowed in the fall, for 1t is easier to
work in the spring. In the spring
work 1t up with disk. A disk pillow
pulls easier than the moldboard pillow.
The corn should not be planted until
the ground Is warmed up. 1t should
not be planted too deeply. The corn
crop should be cultivated three time
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

ton has been
used to an advan-
tage on our farm,
being both simple
and durable. The
combined hinge
and brace is made
from an old wagon
tire, the ends be-
ing worked into
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
Sky aiana

Whether clear or cloudy a rosv
sunset presages fine weather. A sick
Unlocking, greenish hue, wind and
rain. A dark or Indian red. rain. A,
red sky IN the morning bad weather
or much rain. A gray sky In the
morning, fine weather. A high dow
wind; low dawn, fair weather. Re.
markable clearness of atmosphere
near the horizon, distant objects such
as hills, unusually visible or raised
by refraction. and what is called a
good hearing day." may be men.
toned among signs Of wet. IL not
wind.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
Nations
All Have
Their Origin
in Money
BY GUGLIELMO FERRERO,
Italian Historian, Now in America.

Every problem to-day has its origin in money.
We must have other conflicts, other crises, other
intellectual and moral martyrs in order to project
in future centuries the glories of civilization.
There be no doubt that the America of
Washington and Franklin which forciby i'm
pressed all Europe with its marvellous simplicity and
strength, no longer exists to-day.
You have created an extreme concentration Of
wealth. and on the other hand extreme of poverty
certainly the simple life, the Spartan life, of Amer
is thing of the past.
There something inspiring in the original
American idea. There is something depressing in the
extremes of poverty and wealth existing in America
to-day
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

The subject should interest every citi-
zen, if reduction in the great waste of our
national wealth is to be accomplished. We
are all interested in the work of conserving
our natural resources and in the promotion
of the national health, but aside from a
little furry at the time of great fires scant
consideration is given by the public to fire
prevention with property, real or personal.
The question is asked: 'sWhat can we
do?" and l believe great help would be
greater care, for the lack of it accounts in
a great measure for this fire waste Pre-
vent the accumulation of rubbish: be al
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
.z4@z=;5

Reading in bed at night is, speaking
generally at all events, an unhealthy prac-
tice, and there is fortunately tolerably
universal consensus of opinion among
the public that the habit is better avoided.
Probably the fear of its being the cause
of conaagration of the bed curtains and
perhaps of the whole house. has had some
thing to do with the feeling against it in
the past
The chief danger is to the eyes, partly
because the light used is frequently INSULT
cient and SO placed as to dazzle them, and
partly because it is difficult to hold the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

The employees of the British ship
building nrm. the president of which
offered to take them into the business
on pFodt-sharing basis II they would
agree not to strike. have accepted the
oRer, and will try the arrangement for
= year. They evidently did not think
that the labor leaders who advised
thsm to reject the proposition were
6afe guides.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
Don't
Read
In
Bed
By DR.. FEILCuENFELD,

book eyes, This is
particularly the when the reader lying side Again.
generally hold the book and
itself tends induce Especially this result
whose fully
should be strictly
suffering
asgmatsm and liable to increase the trouble
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23

Russia wants to buy the Wright air
ships- Russia would like to go up for
onco without being blown up.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-02-23
GATE HINGE AND BRACE.


The combined gate hinge and brace
shown in the accompanying illustra-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-25

Every rIgnJ-tnInKlng man dreams OF
some day owning a home Of his own.
The great trouble with many Is that
they keep on dreaming too long. We
can help make it come true. With our
years of experience in seashore cottage
building we are prepared to carry out
your ideas to a state of perfection.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-25
7 nARGARET MAYO

II don't Observation-Disclosures,
he stammered uncertainty, but Wen
be back here a-showin' next month"
Don't look at me now" Polly an
swered as the doglike eyes searched
her face. because l have to say some
thing that is going to hurt you. jim"
You're comm, amt you, Poll?"
The big face was wrinkled and care
worn with trouble.
mo, Jim." she replied in a tone so
low that he could scarcely hear her.
"You mean that you amt never
comm back?" He tried to realize
what such a decision might mean to
him.
mo, Jim" she answered tenderly,
for she dreaded the pain that she must
cause the great good hearted fellow.
you mustn't care like that" she
pleaded, seeing the blank desolation
that had come into his face. "It isn't
because l don't love you Just the same,
and 1t was good of Barker to keep my
place for me, but l can't &C back"
He turned away. She chung TO the
rough brown sleeve. why, Jim, when
l lie In my little room up there at
night"-she glanced toward the win
dow above them-"and everything Is
peaceful and still I think how it used
to be in the old days, the awful noise
and the rush OF 1t all, the cheerless
wagons, the mob in the tent. the ring
with its blazing lights, the whirling
round and round on Bingo and the
hoops, always the hoops, till my head
got dizzy and my eyes all dim, and
then the hurry after the show, and the
heat and the dust or the mud and the
rain, and the rumble OF the wheels
in the plains at night, and the shrieks
of the animals. and then the parade,
the awful, awful parade, and 1 riding
through the streets In tights, Jim
tightsl' She covered her face to
shut out the memory. 81 couldn't go
back to 1t, Jiml l just couldn't!~ She
turned away, her face still hidden IN
Ter hands He looked at her a long
while In silence.
81 didn't know how you'd come to
feel about it." he said doggedly.
you aren't angry, Jim?- She
turned to him a~nxiously, her Eyes
pleading for his forgiveness.
"AngryT~ he echoed. almost bitterly.
II guess 1t couldn't ever come to that
atween you an me. III be all right"
He shrugged his great shoulders. Its
just kinder sudden, that's all. ;,
q
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-25

could not peal for him to think her SO
ungrateful. She remembered his great
kindness, the. many thoughtful acts
that had made the past year SO pre-
cious to her.
you've been awfully good to me,
Mr.. John" She tried to choke back a
sob. ''I'l never forget it-never! I'll
always feel the same toward you. But
you mustn't ask me to stay. | want to
get back to them that knew me first
to my own. Circus folks aren't cut out
for parsons homes, and l vas born in
the circus. l love it'll love It'll" She
felt her strength going and cried out
wildly: II want Bingo! l want to go
round and round the ring! l want the
lights and the music and the hoops! l
want the shrieks of the animals and
the rumble of the wheels in the plains
at night l want to ride in the big pa
radel l want to live and die-just die
las circus folks die! l want to go
backl l want to go back!
She put out n trembling hand to
Jim and rushed quickly through the
gate, laughing and sobbing Historically
and calling to him to follow.
Continued next week
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-25

rough sometimes. but he's been a 9ooi
enough minister. | amt forgettir
that"
"Oh. thank you. Mr.. Strong. THANH
you. I'll get my things. 1t won't take
a minute" She was running up the
steps when a sudden thought stopped
her. She returned quickly to Strong.
WED better o let him know just
yet. You can tell him afterward. Tell
him that ! ran away. Tell him that
She was interrupted by Douglas. who
came from the house. Hello, Strong!
Back againf" he asked. in some sur
prise. Polly remained with her eyes
fixed upon the deacon, searching for
some way of escape. The pastor ap-
preached. She burst into nervous
laughter. whats the joker" Douglas
asked.
ITS only a little surprise that the
deacon and are planning" She tried
to control the catch in her voice.
you'll know about 1t soon, won't he,
deacon? Good afternoon. Mr.. Strongr'
She few into the house, laughing hys-
tericaliy.
Douglas followed her to the steps
with a puzzled frown. 1t was unlike
Polly to give way t. her moods before
others. Have you gentlemen changed
your minds about the little girl stay
Ing ont" he asked uneasily.
"Its all right now" said Strong.
seating himself with a complacent air.
"All rightf How SOP questioned
Douglas, more and more puzzled by
the deacon's evident satisfaction.
Because" said Strong, rising and
facing the pastor-"because your cir
u ridin' gal is goin' to leave you Of
her OWL accord"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-25

seS1Aothin all my life Ddt Tohg.y
roads an nobody in 'em. But it's all
right now, an I'll just be gettin' along
to the wagon
But, Jim, you haven't e e Mr..
Douglas Polly protested, trying to
keep him with her until she could
think Of some way to comfort him.
'T'n look In on him comm back"
said Jim, anxious to be alone with his
disappointment He was out of the
gate before she could stop him.
Hurry back, won't you, jim? I'll be
waiting for you" She watched him
going quickly down the road, his fists
thrust into his brown coat pockets and
his hat pulled over his eyes. lie did
not look back, as he used to do, to wave
a parting farewell, and she turned to-
ward the house with a troubled heart.
She had reached the lower step when
Strong and Elverson approached her
from the direction Of the church.
"Was that Teller here to take you
back to the circusT' demanded Strong.
She opened her lips to reply, but be-
fore she could speak Strong assured
her that the congregation wouldn't do
anything to stop her If she wished to
go. He saw the blank look on her
face. 1--WE amt tryin' to pry into non
Of your private affairs" he explained,
"but my daughter saw you and that
there Teller a-makin' up to each other.
If you're calculatin' to run away with
him you'll save a heap of trouble for
the parson by dom it quick"
1.-THE parson!'
You can't blame the congregation
for not wantin' him to keep you here.
You got sense enough to see how 1t
looks. He'd see 1t, too, If he wasn't
Just plain bullheaded- Well, he'd bet
ter get over his stubbornness right
now. If he don't we'll get another min
lister; that's ALL"
Another minister You don'tmean"-
1t was clear enough now. She recalled
Douglas troubled look Of an hour ago.
She remembered how he had asked If
she couldn't go away. 1t was this that
he meant when he promised not to
give her up, no matter what happened.
Al III 1uSU11I buG was at Tue uedCOu .
side pleading and terrified. "You
wouldn't get another minister Oh,
please, Deacon Strong, listen to me,
listen! You were right about Jim He
did come to get me, and l am going
back to the cfrcus-only you won't
send Mr.. Douglas away, you won'tl
Say you won'tr' She was searching
his eyes for mercy. eft wasn't his
fault that l kept staying on. He didn't
know how to get rid Of me. He did
try. he tried only today"
$50 he's comm round" sneered
Strong.
eyes, yes, and you won't blame hin
any more, will your she hurried On
anxiousiy. You'll let him stay, no
matter what he does, II l promise to
go away and never. never come back
againi"
"I amt holdin' no grudge agin him."
Strong grumbled "He talks pretty
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-25

scious. A year & she would have
said you bett' He looked at her
awkwardly. She hurried on: "Hasty
told me you were showing in Wake
field. 1 knew you'd come to see me-.
How's Barker and all the boys?" She
stopped with a catch in her throat and
added more slowly, IL suppose every
things different now that Toby is
gone"
He'd IA liked to seen you afore he
cashed in" Jim answered, "but maybe
it was just as well he didn't. You'd
hardly "a knowed him toward the last.
he got so thin an peeked like. he
wasn't the same after we lost you
nobody was, not even Bingo."
slave you still got Bingo?- she ask
ed, through her ears.
"Yep, we got him." drawled Jim.
"but he amt much good no more.
None of the other riders can get used
to his gait like you was. There amt
nobody with the show what can touch
you ridin'; there eve will be. Say,
mebbe you think Barker won't let out
a yell when he ees you comm back
Jim was jubilant now, and he let out
a little yen Of his own at the mere
thought Of her return. He was too
excited to notice the look on Polly's
face. toby had a notion before he
died that you was never a-comin
back, but / told him I'd change all
that once I seen you, n when Bar
ker sent me over here today to look
arter the advertisin' he said he guess
ed you'd had all you wanted o. church
folks. ;Jes you bring her along to
Wakefield he said, an tell her that
her place is waitin' for her. an / viii
too. He turned upon Polly with sud
den decision. why. l feel jes' like
pickin' you up In my arms an carryin'
you right on now
wait, Jimg" She put one tiny hand
on his arm to restrain him.