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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

looted animals are in demand to make
The drawing of heavy loads in loose
iirt easier. Where levees are under
construction a still larger mule IS
psed. A construction" mule is 10
10 1915 hands high. A "levee mule
should not be under 16 hands They
are often hitched singly to two
wheeled carts and a big animal is re-
quired.
But the mule that brings the high
sst price is the advertiser" Size and
breeding both count here For ad'
vertisers" or wagon" mules. as they
are sometimes called. big, well-shaped
nicely matched animals. that make
the passer-by turn and look again-ir
short. a team that advertises the
ovner-are the kind that bring the
big prices. hey are gradually taking
the place of horses for heavy dellv
cry purposes. Many local firms us'
them. sometimes hitching them three
abreast.
milne" mules are a distinct type
they must be broad and chunky blu
not tall. The average height is L
hands. 'Pitters" for hauling ore il
underground tunnels should not b
over 1913 hands high An ideal phi
ter" is shaped like dachshund; n
mas a long body and short legs A
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

users of the hybrids, the southern
planter and contractor.
Mules are high in price now. a
good. big construction mule sells
for 1925 in Kansas City. A well
matched pair of advertisers" will
bring $500.
Why is there such a demand for the
mule2 The reason is not far to seek
The fool mule" OF the comic paper is
not such a fool after all. He takes
care of himself and the barn men OF
any big teaming company will tell
you a pair of mules will outlast two
or three pairs of horses at hard work
A mule could give an athlete points on
training. He will not overeat or over
drink. After hard work he will not
eat or drink until rested He seems
to know that he cost his owner no
small sum and will not allow a care
less driver to overwork him. He is
not of a nervous temperament and
loses no energy worrying. as a horse
does. To the diseases that attack
the horse in the south he is immune
Everything considered. the demand
for the mule is a just tribute to his
kusefulness. Missourians should have
proper pride in the Missouri mule
the ideal beast of draft and burden
for the south
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Vault Wuz Always Cool an Old
! ly Kept His Provisions in There.

Jest back O. the cemetery, an
on the ground. rolled up in a
nket. He wuz. ez | said before, a
lin good gardener. an he he'd
nber o. lots besides the Bealses
ook after, so that gave him enough
live on. and he spent all his time
the cemetery.
But ez he got older he grew stiff
his j'ints with rheumatic, so he
led fer permission to sleep in the
lhouse jest opposite the Bealses'
pit. He hadn't no fear O ghosts,
he that so long ez his old
ster's ook wuz a-prowlin' around
% the rest he wuz willin' to take
chances. He set up a bed in the
pthouse, but there wuzn't room fer
thln else, so he put his little cook
We up Jest outside the door. There
lot of little Christmas-trees
rowln at both sides o. the shanty;
oetwixt the vault in front and the
behind, an the trees to both sides,
oooyd notice the place. Very few
ew he wuz Twin there.
After little while, though. he got
sseii into trouble. You see, 'twuz
Is way: There wuz no room fer
cupboard in the Toulouse. so he
p MS provisions just across the
IN the receivin'-vault. Now, to
~ me truth, receivin' vault amt
ac'iy a necessity in a town ez small
'nls; but them Bealses had ev'ry
lug there wuy goin' themselves, an
icy mad to spend their surplus money
somethin'. Some folks run by ma
nc 70 steam yachts an automobiles
the Bealses wuz great on GENE
~ nxins. Old Simon built the re
WIN vault an presented it to tn,
metery, reservin' a permanent plac,
I" Ter himself an his wife-the,
ever mad no children. When the oil,
enueman died. he wuz laid in Their,
me noor ag'in the wall. accordin
instructions. leavin' a place besid
~ 'er Mis- Beals. Then the caske
70 walled up with marble slabs, an
:, aoove the top they built ston
line.
Dein underground, the vault WI
Ways cool, an old Billy kept hi
'o''sions in there right on top {
= neais. OF course, it looked quee
souen to see plates o. butter, dishe
.o'o cabbage, and slices O. bacon |
ua there on that marble slab. lik
e'in : TO heather goddess, but tn
"aslolk soon get used to it. Stranl
- laughed, but never done no kckiI
~u1nt none O. their funeral.
nut one day there wuz row abo,
lou see. there wuz jest ROOF
''usn on the shelf fer one casket {
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

most any color will do for mine
mule except white. At the mine en-
trance a white mule gets dirty and
looks unkempt Down In the tunnels
he remains just white enough to
Brighten his mates. To the little pit
ter" mule in the Pickering light OF the
tunnels there Is something so I'M
canny about his white brother that
one white mule Il a mine will create
panic.
Then there are sugar" mules and
rice" mules, used on sugar and rice
plantations. The sugar" mule Is
big, fancy priced animal, but the
rice" mule need only be rugged
Mules used in the lumber camps are
called "loggers." The principal re
quirement again is not style but rug
gedness. When the call comes from
the Central America lumber camps
the mule men call the animals ma
hogany" mules.
The government buys mules de
scribed in their specifications Al
wheel" mules, swing" mules, lead
mules, riding or saddle" mules, ant
pack" mules. Government mules
must be sound and from four u
eight years old The size varies.
Almost any kind of mule will d.
for a farm worker, although the farm
er will often outbid the representative
of a big firm for a pair of "advertls
ers." Strangely enough, the farmer
the great producer of mules, owns
very small per cent. Of them Mos
of them are in the hands OF the grea
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
MULES HAVE HELPED MAKE
MISSOURI FAMOUS


Kansas City Is the worlds great
est market for mules, those useful an
imals that have helped make Missouri
famous, yet few persons other than
dealers know anything about the YER
satile beasts. To the average person
mule is mule" and that's all. But
the dealers will tell you very different.
Inc mule man will talk of cotton"
mules, mine" mules "pitters," "1evee"
mules. sugar" mules, rice" mules
ana even mahogany" mules. He will
taik about mules Conformation"
estimate his height to half an mich and
classify him the minute he looks at
the animal.
Over half the mules sold on the
market are cotton" mules Most OF
them are bought from December / to
March l by the southern planters. OF
the dealers who supply them. A
cotton" mule must be a good mule
although an extra large one is not
demanded. The height varies from IA
to l5ia hands and the weight is from
49, to LOO pounds. Trim, smooth
haired mules that show breeding
the Missouri variety-are the kin(
sought for by the southern dealers
and called cotton" mules in trad
yernacular.
Next in Importance is the "con
struction" mule. With the opening VI
Of work after the financial furry thi
class was in demand. The railroa
construction camps want big, rugge
animals Style is no object Bi
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
The Water Bite.

He was six years old and hao never
gazed into the mystical lens Oh a l.l'.
croscope. Several slides eoh'ain'us
animalculae had been displayed y
his astonished vision. He was 'oo
amazed 10 make any comment UNI,
he came to one slide that seeinee
more wriggly than any c. the o'ne'S
II was merely drop OF water
The little fellow gazed at l. -, .' -
time with all its nimble particles y
animal life, and finally eSelaiineu y
his mother: ,,, 4
"Oh. mamma. now | kno" "na
is that bites you when you III III
soda wateri'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Billy Coles Refrigerator


kourist turned his steps towards
betery. The idlest curiosity
20 the humber part OF the
where sand was flying by
f. from a partially dug grave
bore hole" announced Briggs.
ye.djgger, smiling Hospitality
(.ned on his shovel to rest, is
4 old Billy Cole. He's lived
(ere in the cemetery for II
{Ie WIZ a character, Billy wuz;
WANT of much use In any
lonacitv OF late years. We're
81 miss him, though, around
Who vas. without suspectin2
[self something of a character
ld with renewed energy to con
s emotion.
: no continued, BILLY worked
|mon Beals, the banker. Ole
Reals wuz jest daft about rais
kers and he used to think no
(could grow things like Billy
Il he wuz jest about right, too
Simon died, Widow Beal'
back east, where she com
hromisin' to pay Billy a hundred
a year fer takin' care OF he
kou can see 1t over there-th
\ an the finest in the hull GENE
mr. Billy wuz ez black ez the &C
bs an he he'd a squint IN on
Lat sort O. spilled any good look
hight otherwise hev he'd. Tn
folks Twin near the plac
Inf give him houseroom- II
khanty wuz too far away, SO.
! he sets up a little "A tent in
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

Cream serge costumes are always
so nice, and this would be smart
style in which to make one The skirt
is made with seam up the LEFT side
of front, it is wrapped and stitched
twice. and has silk-covered buttons
sewn on the inside The seml-htuns
coat fastens on the bust with buttons
and cords, braid to match is put twice
round the entire coat. and also edges
the sleeves
Hat OF white straw, trimmed with {
wreath of flowers
Materials required: Six and one-hal
Yards serge As inches wide, sever
yards braid. two dozen buttons, 81:
yards coaF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

When sheep begin to eat corn heart
lily they should be carefully watched
as to stomach and intestinal troubles
Lambs, especially, eat ravenously.
They should be given plenty of salt
and water, and induced to eat as
much green or dry roughage as pos
sible. This will prevent their eating
too heavily of corn.
Sheep intended for the feed lot in a
short time should be brought gradual
ly to concentrated feed. while on the
green stuff not more than a small
handful of oats should be given each
animal per day, and at least foul
weeks should be occupied in gettins
them on full feed. Sheep that have
not been used to grain should gair
we'll if so fed. When on fattenins
feed they will finish on nicely ant
may be marketed by New Years
Since they can be finished by tina
time there is no reason why the,
should be pushed hard. and possibl,
at loss.
The greatest trouble an ambition
| feeder has is to feed lightly enough a
first. to take enough care in gettin
the sheep on full feed without ovel
feeding or causing them to scour al
normally. Patience and care in tn
work are the chief essentials.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
CHARACTER REVEALED BY HAT
The Observant Can Tell at \ Glance
What Manner Of Person 10
Wearing It

That there is any character to b
displayed in the choice and manner
of wearing a hat will doubtless be =
revelation to many girls But a girl
who is at all observing can tell from
the hat another woman wears what
manner of person it is with whom she
is dealing.
There is a little round black hat.
with scarcely any attempt at trim
ming. except fat, black bow This
hat is sure to be worn by a little old
maid, one who is sweetened rather
than soured by her single lot She is
one who is absorbed in other people,
children
A simple little toque worn with =
mon sense Nothing especially star
ting or original about her. Just q
good sort
The girl who chooses a hat with
abrupt angles, who always has wings
or stiff, conventional trimming on her
hats, and who never wears flowers, is
another kind altogether. You may al
ways know her to be determined, in
| dependent, and If given half chance
she will be domineering-
There is a sort of soft, elusive
| feathery kind of creation that is wOrr
by some women A man would say
she was distinctly feminine, womanl,
in all she did But she is more thar
this-she is subtle, elusive and charm
ing. She is the girl all men thinl
they would like to marry, but Their
are not enough of this sort to g
round
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Blue Tweed Suit.

A tweed suit for the autumn is of
dark blue with suggestion of pur-
pie and sspia in the pattern 1t has
long coat, not fastened with the
ubiquitous three buttons above the
knee. but with loose dropping belt
resting Oh the hips and falling lower
in front like a small boys French
suit. T>ais belt and the facinGs Of
the coat are of purple kid or fine
leather.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

time, an when julius Rogers died
there wuz some hitch about pettin' tho
lot they wanted, SO they lowed IN
Keep him in the vault fer several DAYS.
julius wuz the tallest man in town
an his coffin filled that shelf length
wise frcn end to cid. 1t wuz Aug
ust. an the weather wuz pretty warm.
Old Billy had Jest laid in his weeks
supply o provisions, an he hated like
thunder to move out to accommodate
the corpse, but he done it with
pretty good grace.
But ez | said, it wuz pretty hot.
Billy hated to waste all them good
provisions, an when night come he
couldn't stand it no longer. He set
MS butter an pound O. pork saus-
ages in there, right on top o the coffin
among the flowers, intendin'. Of
course, to take EN- out again first
thing in the mornin'. But ez luck
would have it, the widow had a gar
den jest chuck full O. sweet peas. She
riz at daybreak, picked a basketful
an drove to the cemetery with EN-
,, before common folks wuz stirrin.
When she saw them sausages she
wuz red-headed. OF Billy would "a
ben turned out O. the cemetery ther
an there if it hadn't "a ben fer oil
Mis- Beals, who happened to be il
: town fer a visit. Mis- Beals wuz
: lively oil lady, her tongue wuz prett,
: sharp. an she owned a good bit G
property, so the Park Commissioner
wuzn't willin' to go ag'in' her. Sh
-. said that Billy wuz to hev charge o
her lot, sausages er no sausages, jes
ez long ez he could crawl; an sh
guessed if Billy an Mr. Beals didn
= object to the butter, nobody else ha
u any call to. If Mr.. Beals had an
II objections, there wuz no way in findil
Il it out, so Billy stayed.
4 However, the scandalized tow
thought it best, after that, to buy hi
zinc-lined refrigerator. 'Twuz
Y fine. big one. painted bright yellow
II an that there ice-box wuz the gau
4, lest thing in the hull cemetery,
III settin' there ag'in the side o the toe
III house; 1t fairly made the geranium
at two dollars dozen, look pale; a
Mis- Beals left orders fer the ice-ms
a to keep Billy supplied with ice, FRI
I of expense; but even so, Billy mai
tanned to his dyin' day that that the
Il store refrigerator wuzn't no patch
il the vault fer GOODNESS"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

An Irshman was standing IN d ueps'
s,otipg when a woman came anu
sitting down beside him. rene" 1a nv, vo,;
sir. if you were genueins" "
would not smoke here. ,a5x
Mum" ne said; II ye "u-
we'd sit farther away ,s, ont
Pretty soon the WOMAN Jus
again; .ra I'd give
you poison" -, tho Irish
mon as he pulled away at ms pipe
IF you wuz me wiie
kansas City Independent
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Mark children's Clothes.

Buy a fivecent bolt Of white linen
tape; cut in small pieces and write
a child's name or each piece. Paste
their names written in black ink on
white pieces, inside each overshoe
gloves. mitten and cap, and a. re
suit the children's garments never
get mixed up or lost At school OF
church.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Some Fat Ones.

s,sn in fattening is to turn the sheep
aftsrmath rape. gleanings IN the
VI sa,5s etc. thus making good use
of such feed and at the same tune
u Sar;ns the animals for their sub
=. grains. This is all prepara-
20 their actual fattening and lit
~. W. ,rouh,e has been experienced from
ue ,sss nossible scours-caused by
~. ~. Green feed, says the Rural Home
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
FIRST STEP
IN FATTENlNG
Turn Sheep on Aftermath Na
Cleaninss In Cornheios'
Preparing For Grams

More or less difficulty Will De met
hx. those who are feeding sheep lot
the first time. and more with lamos
than with older sheep, because the
6rst are more delicate. The nrs'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

patch OF cane sown broad Is q
splendid place for the fattening hogs
to run in during the late summer and
autumn. Also. the same may be said
of rape.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30

For channg OF prickly heat, brown
f,our in the skillet and sift twice untQ
fine. For ordinary use preparation
of one-third boric acid to two-thiraD
cornstarch is sufficient
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-30
Libel.

q, 900 that royal blood has been u q
80 IN an old American family
'o ..non,t believe 1t. Some gossip -
always making slam az ou' o odssr
dies "-phiIadelphia Public Aeuss''
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-04-24
Al Az ANCE
WHY HI >TorrED THE GAZETTE

The southern Harm GaIcttc: In
closed pleas" find payment of my
back subscription. Please aCknoWl-
rdgc receipt and stop sending me the
paper. my reason being that | am "A
minister and not farmer. and your
paper j. - interesting spend too
much tIm, reading II. j. ". l..
I.atr~N lie, Mis-
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25

President Taft has taken occasion 10 reiterate. and with added emphasis, his determination to be drawn into no controversy over specific sched, ules of the tariff bill. It seems that his chance expressions. to give force to argument for or against particular duties. in conversation with members of congress and others, have beer made unwarranted use of and the president does not hesitate to reiter ate that no weight should be attached to these assertions. Unquestionably Mir Taft is in favor of a genuine re vision and will veto any measure which, in his judgment, does not car ry out the pledge of the republican national platform. But beyond the broad proposition that revenue should be derived from the taxation of lux uries and not necessities he declines to %.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
seal Tr-nn Is Lis Canine.

Aberdeen, g. D.-A new kind of hobo has put in an appearanse in this part of the state. It is 8 dog that has all the habits az instincts ofthe west crn tramp
 The dog manss trips over the Mil waukee extension, using freight trains at viii. for it has made friends with all the train crews.
 The dog has been named Boomer, and frequently visits a town. makes friends. and eats few meals. but 1t refuses tc remain When the Eext freight comes along the dog jumps aboard the caboose. wags his tail and bar.Is a farewell
 Wherever it goes it $ weil-treated. Boomer seems to know all about the trains. when they are due and the di- rocticn they are going. and he seldom Is carried back immediately toward he place he has just left.
 Boomer resembles a shepherd dog wifl. nronounced retriever habits.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
KIBsEY AS JUDGE.

News from Phoenix Is to the effect that Governor Kibbey has been en- dorsed by Governor Sloan for judge of the fifth judicial district of An zona to be vacated by Sloan when he is inaugurated as chief executive
 Governor Kibbey would be no nov ice on the bench. as he served four years during the Harrison administra- tioa as judge of the old third district. including the counties of PinaI, Ora ham and Gila. At that time he was regarded as one of the ablest men oa tbs bench and rendered some promi- neot decisions. among others one which determined the question of rriority of water rights in the terri tory.
 Governor Kibbey. notwithstanding his elimination from the governors office by the organization" has many friends in Arizona who would
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25

wheat to dismal heights in the last few days. Trading in futures-that is, trading based on the future value of a commodity-ls a settled element in the commercial world. It is a com mon, everyday transaction based on the fundamental law of supply and demand. Moreover. to a certain ex- tent it is a perfectly legitimate trans action. It becomes reprehensible only when. as in the present case of wheat, it forces prices beyond all reasonable limits.
 There is no justification. consider ing supply and demand. for the soar ing prices of wheat and flour. The reported deficiency would warrant a reasonable increase. We see an ex- ample of this in the case of Canada At this time last year the visible sup. ply of Canadian wheat amounted to nearly 100000 bushels. whereas just now it amounts to only ..stie more .han S,oe0.0oe Tne comparative shortage has resulted. naturally sIough, in a rise of 10 cents per hun 4sed pounds in the price of flour which is sweet reasonabieness itself when entrusted with the upward flight of prices on this side of the line.
 But the question whether reason able treatment of the public can be assured by law in a case like this Is open to dispute. Those who have wheat or four to sell are generally determined to gather in all possible profit But as this is not an uncom mon determination or practice. the proposal to visit them with condigI punishment is far-fetched. There is a possibility that the traders who have ~cornered" wheat can be reached by law for alleged conspiracy in re straint of trade. Wheat being a pro duct subject to interstate commerce possibly the blood-suckers could bC caught and penalized under the sher man act.
 But. in any event. it looks as i the bread-eaters are in for a grueline time. Adams fate, after all. wa. comparatively tender He had tC earn his daily bread by the sweat oi his brow. His sons of today not only have to do that, but they have to pay tribute to men like Patten
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK FOR STATEHOOD.

The most encouraging bit of state hood news which has been received by the people of Arizona recently was the statement made by Governor Sloan on the occasion of his recent public reception in Prescott. Cover nor Sloan stated that he had assur- ance from the very highest adminis- tration authority in Washington that Arizona would be admitted as a state during the regular session of congress which will convene next December. It is true that such reports have reached Arizona through other sources regarding this favorable out look for statehood, but coming from those who declared last fall that they had the promise of the republican powers that Arizona's admission would be accomplished before the fourth day of last month, no particu- lar attention was paid to them. But such story, coming from the new governor. carries weight and will en- courage the hope that Arizona is soon to be permitted to emerge from the territorial wilderness and take her proud place in the galaxy of sovereign states. Governor Sloan, 1t Is known.
 was in close touch with the ruling powers in Washington on the ocea- son of his last vimt and it Is not to be supposed tha: he would make the statement he Cid regarding statehood unless he krew the matter of admis- sion had been finally determined.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-25
FACES DEATH INA MILE RIDE.
With Unconscious Girl in Arms, Con
 6Hetor clirss to Marrow Pereh.

Cedarville, Va.-A perilous ride of over a mile on the~narrow platform Of freight car. whica was trayelina
 at high speed. with an unconscious
 woman in his arms, wasl the expert eacc of Freight Conductor A. !.
 Frances of the Norfolk & Western railway. While Frances train was at Shenandoah Junction young woman,
 ln Ger haste 10 reach passenger train. attempted to climb over the freight, Gi5-ege-linz the protests of
 Frances.
 While she was midway between the ears the train s.arteG. throwing her c7 her feet. She would have bccl .rshed 10 death beneath the wheels s-< ret Frances sprung 10 the ra-cae s1d caught her in ihe act of falling. She promptly tainted in his arms and throughout 5ho run the train acccla- plishcd before stopping Frances ciu2g
 to his precarious position, holding Il : u.coE Escious girl.