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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
THE PUZZLE FOR B0TAMlSTS
California Has Pine With Cones 20
Hard the Seeds Can't Be
Released.

Upper California Is the homo OF
tree that has puzzled botanists- 1t Is
pine which will grow only near tic
seacoast Its growth is slow and II
does not attain to great size.
The strange thing about 1t Is that
there are. to all appearances, irsur-
mountable difficulties in the way OF
the repetition Of the species Some
specimens OF 1t exist in Kew Gardens,
England. They have been carefully ex-
,mined by competent authorities and
all admit that the tree presents = prob
lem unlike anything elsefhere met
with.
This pine produces at regular inter
walls the usual cones containing seeds,
but. strange to say. the cones are so
thoroughly protected that the seeds
cannot be released The cones are hard
and tightly closed and have strong
overlapping scales
More extraordinary still Is the fact
that the pine. after producing its al.
most invulnerable cones, keeps them
hanging on its branches year after
year Unless through some peculiar
accident. the seeds would apparent
| ly remain attached tc the parent tree
| forever Many Of the cones on the
trees In Kew Gardens have been there
for years, as is shown by the size OF
| the branches and the formation Of the
bark.
1t has been found that the seed YES
sells which this tree 80 powerfully ~
tains are so well protected that It re-
quires q strong knife. with tho assist
ance OF 4 heavy hammer. to cut the
cone into sections. No ordinary condt-
tons Of temperature can make = cone
open
| The following is the only expaAnar
| ton yet offered that seems to have
any degree of FEASIBILITY. The spe-
cies may be perpetuAted by IRE. One
who has studied the tree asserts noth-
ing but the intense heat Of Z forest
IRE could compel the cones to release
| their seeds. 1t has been found thae
under the influence OF intense heat
they crack open and tie seeds fail out
uninjursd.-Harper's Weekly
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03

1-homas A. Edison was explaining
% reporter the part played by NJ
Branly. the new French academician.
IN the discovery Of wireless teleg-
raphy.
The poor reporter. a little Devil
A.red by ali the talk about Hertzian
waves. transmitters. volts. ohms and
az forth. ventured on a question that
made Mr.. Edison smile.
THAT question" he said. reminds
mn Of the city father who rose and
said:
mr.. Chairman. I'd like to know
for my constituents benefit. whether
this here proposed hydraulic pump Is
TO be run by steam or electricity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
IFY53EA 81 0zES3lID n9g:|,
(1N5UCJ2[1[5[D~ 0H10[I[5 s
WILLING to Tell 10


ne enecR which the comely youna
GERMAN woman handed 10 at the win
40" OF a Walnut street savings FUND
oanR the other day was made payab,,
10 Iretchen Fl. Schmidt. and she had
indorsed 1t simply Gretchen schm,d,
ne man at the receiving teller's win
90" called her back Just as she VA,
turning away to rectify the mistake
fou don't deposit this quite thi,
way ne explained. See. you nav,
forgotten the H."
ine young woman looked At he,
cneck and blushed a rosy red
Ach' so haf." she murmured. and
wrote hurriedly:
Age 90"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
A Student Of N ature.

The teacher had been reading to
the class about the great forests oil
America
And now. boys" she announced.
which one OF you can tell NE the
pine that has the longest and sharp
est needless
In went a hand in the front row.
We'll. Tommy
The porcupine "-Tit-Bits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Smoke.

Il notice that you have given up the
tight for a cleaner city You used to
be enc OF the leaders In the opposi
ton to the smoke nuisance"
Yes. I've come to the conclusion
that smoke cannot be abolished Its
useless to keep harping on the Ques
ton"
by the way. what business are you
in now?'
"Oh. I've quit working for salary
An uncle Of mine left me valuable
interest in one OF our biggest machine
shops"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Buffalo Grass.

Farmers are not using much feed.
hnt stock are doing well on buffalo
rrass. which cures up like hay. II
Soes not come up new each year like
other grass. but all the dry blades
become green again. Russian thistles
cured like hay are mostly fed here.
and what threatened to b = pest has
Mr. Messing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
In Time Of Need.

Nov, would any one present like
the prayers OF the congregation"
y would be glad to have them"
Are you about to start on a hazard
Gus Journey"
Not exactly. but I have Just remem.
bered that forgot to mall a letter my
wife gave me, and | know she has
found 1t 10 my other clothes before
pow"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Not Boycotted.

l'abeiIO-Have you seen the walk
Ing delegates bridef
Carder-Yes.
labellOr--ls she pretty?
Carder-Noi Even he'd have to ad
mlt she's In the unfair list.--Puck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Quest of Tranquility,

Sometimes. said Flooding Pete.
I'm tempted 10 map ont route tnat IL
take me to them there ar'tic regions
The climates no good" ventured
Meandering Mike
No, but your nerves get rest
None o. them Eskimos Is iookin tuf
farm hands
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Snobs and Others,

IL is something to rub elbows with
inc nobility IN London during corona
ton week"
VI course II IL something. but
whether something worth while or not
depends altogether on your point Of
view"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03

Mrs Bfnks-My husband says you
we're with him last night What did
your wife say when you came home SO
late!
MI Winks-I really don't know. /
can Just remember that | woke up
three times. and she was still talking
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Deduction.

Deduction.
1T is no wonder the police fail to
&c: knowledge OF fights"
Why SOP"
Well, a mill IL a cent. isn't itT
Yes, but what of that?"
Doesn't 1t take ten mills to make
one scentr'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Suspicious.

Bank President-What's the mat
ter?
Bank vice-President-I was Just
thinking. eat next to our cashier in
church yesterday and don't quite
like the way he sings Will they miss
me when I'm goneT-Puck-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
\ Neiohhortv Scheme,

Tommy. you ought to play funny
TIERS ike tho katxenjammer kids.
can't think o4 nuthin' funny. Mr.
terdore."
You might break up your fathers
sarh orhcpe with N axe"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Unworthy Of Sympathy.

II see that somebody has paid $50.
900 for a Bible"
Yes. Some people don't seem te
have any appreciation of money. II
the fellow had paid $4,000 for a race
horse OF lost it buying things on mar
gins there might be some reason for
sympathizing with him."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
What Did She Meant

M quite near neighbor OF yours
now, said Mr.. Bore: I'm living just
scross the bay"
indeed" replied Miss Smart. 81
nope you'n drop In some day."-The
Housekeeper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Appropriate Contribution.

And after that eloquent appeal Of
me missionary to arrest the heather
on the downward path. all you put in
me box was a cent
Well, ! thought IL they wanted to
arrest the heather. the best thing to
send ip that direction was a copper :"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
GROWING Berries,

One OF the difficulties presented IN
particularly grapes Is to keep up the
supply of humus and available plant
food
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Natural Consequence.

81 hear the department store mace
a good profit on the orooms they 40
yertised as bargains
Yes. they made quite . sweeping
reduction so the women came oo~n
With the dust
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Notable Excsotioo to the Rule

Notable Exception to the Rule.
knicker-lt Is said that you can
keep a donkey from braying by at
tachlng weight to its tail
acknowledgements! The Democratic
donkey has had Bryan tied to it for
IL years and brays as loud as ever
Judges Library.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Doino Uncle Sam.

Husband-My dear. do your duty to
your country
Wife-lf ] can, dear. but those Gus
toms inspectors are 80 sharp
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Johnny Did Il,

Indignant Master-What on earth
have you been doing to my rug,
Housemaid--l dion't do it. 1t was
Johnny He's been running the lawn
mower all over it--L0ndon Sketch
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
He Agreed.

sh.-I consider. John. that sheep
~. the stupidest creatures living
II. Observation-Disclosures. ~
lamb.-Sketch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Early Maturity.

Early maturity II 4 good thinG. hu1
II may be carried too far. Cali beei
should not Be called champion 6eej
Until We have . new definition -
ooof excellence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
SUPERIOR FIVE
HORSE EVENER
Animals Work Two Against One
and Three Against Twos
Which Is Better Than
Four Against One.

The illustration given herewith
shows an excellent fve-horse evener.
As will be seen the horses are work
Ing two against one and three against
two, which is much better than four
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
Ala AGGREGATION.

,r. york horse who blue RIBBON soS
Almost for~ot his dinner
"a ali Who near him came 800" ~"e"
" ,... .whinny" winner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03
A Strenuous Trip,

vacation time he HES away
HIS heart beats lady IN his breast:
But when he's had his holiday
lie totters home In search Of rest
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03

against one. In the latter case the
single aorse has snap unless IT Is
locked several inches. This evener
works well on sulky.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03

But why do you want to marry
herr"
Because I'm In love with her
My dear fellow. that's an excuse
not Q reason"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-03

Can't Get Away.
When days are hot
And nights are. too,
The poor mans lot
Il one OF rue.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

Because President Grant Nj. Bigelow
of the Chickasaw Qa.) County Fair as
ISOLATION ordered all the job printing
to be used in advertising the coming
fair from Mason City printers, the
Chickasaw County Editorial association
has resolved not to accept advertising
for the coming exhibit, and also have
declared that they will not mention
the dates of the fair in any manner.
Advertisements were sent to every one
OF the county papers by President
Bigelow, but not line was printed in
any of them relative to the coming
fair.
This is new and somewhat radical
method of showing local organizations
and business men who are in the habit
of patronizing out of town printing
concerns that the home printer, who
is expected to do all the free boosting,
should be given such work. The sue
cess of the editorial boycott will be
looked forward to with interest by
newspaper publishers everywhere.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

There is one very noticeable feature
about boys that has been gained by OBJ
Servation, and in nine cases out of ten,
these observations prove correct.
Every town school has its 'bad boys, "
generally not many. After their first
two years, or they have passed the
primary age, this troublesome DISPOSE
ton begins to crop out and they soon
become the chief annoyance, and
though there are but one or two, they
keep things in an uproar and almost
ruin every good intent Of the school,
And thus they go on severely taxing
teachers as to know what course to
pursue. They forbear with them much
persuade not little and try all means
and methods to win them to course
of right, but it seems all in vain. Thus
these boys put in a few years of school
life and then away but their course in
the world is no better than when In
school. These few "bad boys" become
the annoyance of the town, and now
the authorities are put to their wits
end'' to know what to do with them.
Parents, perhaps, highly respectable,
honorable and among the best, for
their sakes much is foreborne-mu
overlooked; but these boys go right on
despite pleadings or warnings and next
day they are before our courts-and
next be behind the bars.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

What is needed is, that at home and
at school, our girls are taught that to
shine in social circles or to roll in
wealth is not the highest aim of WON
anhood But let them be taught to
make home joyful and happy, and yet
be prepared, If necessary, for life's bit
terest struggles. Let them understand
thoroughly the details of everyday life,
the value of all kinds of commodities
used daily, how to make check, draft,
note and receipt Let them be told
the truth about themselves and about
the world. They should know some
thing about the snares and pitfalls that
beset them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

Mr.. Chas. Kolanczyk of Newton has
departed for Trego, Washburn county,
where he will teach school the coming
year.
Miss M. Christensen returned Satur-
day from Menominee, Mich, where
she had been attending the summer
school.
Miss Minnie Morris from Los Angeles,
who is spending the summer here with
relatives, returned Tuesday from few
weeks visit at Chicago.
Mr.. Edward Usher of Madison, priv
ate secretary to Justice John Barnes,
was visiting for few days with his
sister, Mrs. E. l.. Kelley.
FOR SALE-A registered Guernsey
bull calf two months old. Comes from
well bred stock. Inquire of Otis l..
Berge, Section 8, Town of Liberty.
p. o. address, Valders, r. r. 2, Wis
consin. If
In long past ages it was customary
for a bridal couple to drink diluted
honey until the moon under which they
were married had filed out it's cycle.
Our phrase honeymoon" is supposed
| to be an echo of this custom.
The worst of it is that the aviators
who are killed are SO often useful men.
OF course, the country can spare the
average speed maniac who tries to butt
an express train off grade crossing
with a touring car, and is shunted into
the adjacent field
The ancient Greeks, believing that
the mighty star Sirius was responsible
for the coming of hot weather upon
the earth, were wont to sacrifice a
| brown dog to appease its wrath when
the star was in the ascendent. And so
in our time the summer seasons of ex-
cessive heat are called ''dog days"
The following from this city attend
ed the funeral of Michael O'Dea at
| Maple Grove Saturday: Messrs. A. j.
Clark, Robert Bubolz, Tim Kelley,
Patrick Kelley, John Haloran, VIM.
Willinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meany,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. McCulley, Mrs.
Thomas Gleason and Miss Nellie Coon
ey.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

NO PATENTS INFRINGED UPON.
ga great many letters have been re-
ceived at the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin at Mad
ison recently concerning the patents
upon round silos. 1t seems that some
of the silo agents have been misin-
formed as to these patents and are
telling the farmers that they can't
build a round silo of any kind without
infringing upon patent right. In Or
der to clear this matter up Professor
G. A. Ocock of the agricultural en-
gineering department states the fol-
lowing:
81 quote from the official Patent Re-
cords of June 1899, page 1888, speciiica-
ton No. 627, 1872, concerning the Har-
der patent and what Mr.. Harder has
to say relative to the patent and his
claims.
The vertical opening in this silo is
made from top to bottom and practical
ly continuous, and the opening is clos
ed by succession of boards or sections
of doors inserted and removable from
the top downward like the opening and
sectional closing of an ice house. do
not herein claim, therefore, the verti-
cal opening from top to bottom nor the
p1nn1 ~ tho ta,,ly IN g.;
nor the means for closing formed in
sections and inserted so as to he remov-
able from the Top downward and ar
ranged to be pressed against the wall
or any part of the wall in an outward
direction, as am aware that these de-
vices and elements are very old in the
same or analogous structures My in
vention relates particularly to special
form of brace or stay piece for holding
the edges of the opening at the Jper
distt nee from each other TO prevent
coll.pse and, further in the special
means for holding the sections of the
door firmly in place
AS will be seen from reading this
portion of Mr.. Harder's claim, it has
to do with certain kind of door frame
with certain reinforcing strips for the
door sections as cited in his claims, all
of which has never been questioned in
the courts.
1t is, therefore, needless to say that
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

There is demand for good boys.
The boy who is honest, earnest and in
dustrious, will not be long out of job.
There are lots of prosperous business
men, merchants and mechanics, who
are constantly on the outlook for good
boys. They do not look for them on
the streets, however, but in some sort
of employment. They have no use for
an idle boy. He is too apt to make an
idle man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

A daughter was born Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Reichert, South 10Th
street.
Mrs. Patrick Kelley and daughter
Miss Julia were visiting at Green Bay
Monday.
George and Mark Waldo returned to
Chicago Friday after visit in this
city.
Fred Rudolph and daughter Miss
Elsie are visiting with relatives in
Chicago.
A daughter was born Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bach, Twentieth
street.
Henry Higgins and wife of Centralia,
H., were visiting relatives in the city
this week.
Walter Staudt has returned to Min
neapolis after visit with relatives in
this city.
Miss Anna Rank has returned to
Milwaukee to resume work in the
school room.
Miss Della Reininger, compositor
on the PILOT, is enjoying her vacation
this week.
Kenneth Kelley returned to Green
Bay Tuesday after few days visit at
his home here.
Miss Louise Markham has gone to
Oshkosh where she will attend the
normal school.
Mrs. Gustave Torrison returned Sat
urday from visit at Stoughton, her
former home.
Mrs. Anna Burke of Washington, d.
c., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Anton,
North 9th street.
Adolph Stupecky and family have
returned to Racine after visit with
friends in this city
DR.. J. p. Council and family of Fond
du Lac spent Monday with relatives
and friends in this city.
Mrs. George Larson and children
have returned to Chicago after visit
with friends in this CITY,
Miss Clara Day from Marinette ar
rived here Saturday for weeks visit
with relatives and friends.
Hugh Carberry has removed with
his family to Topaz, Michigan, where
he will engage in farming.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Meany and daugh-
ter of Sullivan, Mo-, are visiting rela-
tives in this city aud Cato.
Waiting to buy it right? Then con-
suit the advertisements in the PILOT
with care.
I Misses Viola Jirikowic and Clara
Cerrull have returned from vacation
trip to Detroit and Chicago.
Mr.. John Plumb and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Plumb and children took an
auto trip to Elkhart Lake Sunday.
1t costs more for dull merchant to
brush the dust off his goods than it
would to advertise and sell them.
Mrs. McCraley and Mrs. Proell have
returned from visit with relatives
and friends at Grand Rapids, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Zander entertain
ed last Thursday evening in honor of
their guest, Miss Hahn of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reiss, Mrs. Vol
rath and Miss Gutsch of Sheboygan
were visiting in this city Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Kapitan and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. Johnson were visiting
friends at Neenah the first of the week.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

What beautiful and tender associa-
tions cluster thick around the word
memory" The thought of it is a very
shield; the name of it has spell to call
back the wanderer from the path of
vice, and far away where the myrtle
blooms and the palm trees wave, and
the ocean sleeps upon coral strands, to
the exile's fancy it clothes the naked
rock, or stormy shore, or barren moor,
or wild height and mountain with
charms he weeps to think of and longs
once more to see.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

To guard our sons and daughters
from evil, or at least to maintain at the
very core of their being an ally against
all contemplating touch and harmful
counsel let us win their confidence
when they are little, cultivate it as
they grow up and preserve it always.
There is no talisman more magical, no
better means Of overcoming the difficult
ties of education that arise from the
changing age of our children. AS time
goes on, authority is modified perforce.
If you desire to educate your children
in freedom, your authority must be
felt less and less, and at last eiface it.
self altogether. Confidence on the con-
trary, must persist. How many parents
do not comprehend this, Excellent at
educating musings and guiding child
hood they continue to treat their chill
dren the same at all ages; they steal
away their power of initiative, stine
their aspirations, and by the very act
of clinging to passing authority, let
perish a confidence which might have
been constant. Nor is it enough to be
resigned to seeing the will and person
al force of our children establish them
selves, we should welcome with JOY all
the signs of budding character and as
far as it can possibly be WISE give free
play TO the spirit of independence and
enterprise. DO not hinder the mans
being formed in the child.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

Why is il that we so easily forget
that the little things in life are what
make it easy or hardY A few pleasant
words, n warm hand clasp, cordial
letter, are simple things, but they are
mighty in their influence on the lives
OF those about us, adding ray of hope
to many disconsoate hearts, giving u
bit of courage to disappointed, weary
ones and helping TO make our own
lives sweeter at the same time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07

any such door frame and strips would
he superhuous in masonry silo of any
material. and the doors of stave silos
have been held in place for % or 80
years by saving out a bevel for the
reception of the doors.
From the above it is evident that
farmers may go ahead building round
silos without interference unless they
should infringe upon this special door
way"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07
HOME CIRCLE COLUMN.

A good washing machine costs from
five to eight dollars, but dashboard
can be bought for twenty-five cents.
This kind OF economy gives good
many men a chance to look for a second
wife.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-07
Excursion Rates, La Crosse Interstate
Fair La Crosse.
Via the Northwestern Line.

Daily, Sept. 25th to Goth; return limit
Oct. End. Grand demonstration of the
Agricultural, Live Stock, Industrial
and Educational Interests of the State.
Apply to ticket agents The North
Western Line.
Pub. Aug. 81, Sept. Z, IA.