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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
SEASON TO STORE M0IaTURe
Rainfall Below Average and Wise
Farmer viii Conserve Supply for
Use Of Crops Later On.

This Is the season Of the year when
moisture IL usually stored in the soil
by copious rainfall for use Of plant
life during July and August when rain.
fall Is usually deficient.
The rainfall Is remarkably below
the average this season and the wise
farmer will use every means avail.
able to conserve the supply for use
Of his crops later on.
When soil has been loosened to
good depth 1t forms a reservoir. the
water from a rain slowly moves down
ward through 1t until absorbed, and
each minute grain OF earth becomes
covered with an invisible Aim Of mois.
ture. After a rain the sun and the
wind dry out the surface soil and
carry away the moisture contained In
1t. Then the water from the damper
soil below moves upward to wet the
surface grains and Is in turn evap.
Grated. This movement continues In
land not cultivated and extends to
depth Of several feet, often, In a dry
time, taking out of the soil in a week
moisture equal to more than an inch
Of rainfall.
When the surface soil II stirred
after a rain the tiny grains are sep
arated 80 that the water does not
easily pass from one to another. The
movement of the moisture Is checked
and evaporation IL greatly reduced.
Such shallow cultivation Is called an
earth mulch. because It has the effect
OF holding the moisture in the soil.
as that effected by mulch of straw
or q covering Of boards.
The farmers supply Of moisture for
maturing a crop of corn during July
and August often depends upon his
skill and judgment in maintaining an
earth mulch over his cultivated fields.
He should study the principles gov
erning the absorption and movement
of water in the soil, until he thorough
ly understands and appreciates them.
Then he can intelligently conduct the
operations for maintaining the earth
mulch
Many farmers In various parts Of
the country have tried the experiment
Of dragging an old planter wheel
through the corn rows after the last
cultivation with a view of pulverizing
the soil and filling the cracks in the
ground, thus preventing the escape Of
moisture and adding several bushels
per acre to the yield OF the crop,
While these experiments have proven
successful In a large degree, it was
found that the planter wheel often in
jured the brace roots Of the corn, be-
sides often becoming clogged with
clods or trash that prevented thor
ough work
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
Grapes for liable.

Most home grounds could supply all
the grapes needed for the family table.
Concord Is best adapted to a wide
range OF conditions. Moore's early
should be relied upon at high attitudes
and where the season is too short for
later varieties. Niagara is the stand.
ard white grape. There are a great
many varieties OF grapes. 1t is inter.
esting to plant quite a list Of grapes
when the object Is to produce fruit
for home use
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
CLOSED
A Wool Box.

There are several kinds OF wool
boxes used by growers in tying up
fleece woods, but the following shows
cheap. practical box that can be cas-
lily made by any farmer who can use
saw. square and screwdriver, writes
Roscoe Wood in the Breeders Ca
zette.
Take three Inch boards two feet
long AMI one foot wide, clear pine, or,
what Is better, oak or walnut; they
should be planed and smoothed so
that they are about seven-eighths inch
thick and II inches wide. Sa w one
of these boarde into three pieces, one,
d, 121a inches long, the other two, C
and E, II inches long. Fasten each
OF the shorter pieces to each end of
the piece D with strong iron hinges,
which Should be set into the board so
that when opened the boards lie close
together. Then on the sides of the
piece D fasten the 3-foot pieces, A and
B, one on each side, in like manner,
placing these hinges so that these
four boards will raise and form a box.
open on the top. Here one can tie
the fleece, with the piece D forming
the bottom and the others the sides.
Notches can be cut in the outside
edges OF these boards to hold the
strings.
Put on the fleece the shorn side on
the open box, raise the sides A and B
and hold together with pieces P, P,
/ by inches, about II inches long,
not hed on each end so as to hold
these sides, at width equal to that
Of the end pieces c and e. Then raise
tbs end pieces c and E to an upright
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Brides are falling on hard times and
stern advisers. One matrimonial er.
pert denounces their tendency to keen
their husbands love by making them
selves beautiful, and another declares
that to make their homes happy thew
must learn to cook. But 1t Is doubt.
full II the up-to-date brides will heed
such advice. They are beginning to
believe that women ought to have
some Of the fun which IL going on on
the earth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
Method Of Pruning Peach Trees.

The peach tree should be pruned to
make 1t as perfect In shape as pos
sible. leaving on enough Of the strong
twigs to bear fruit and supply twigs
for the next years fruit, as well as to
insure good. but not excessive
growth of wood. Then thin and thin
intelligently; there is no class OF
work that pays as we'll as 1t does to
happy medium that enables US to
raise the largest crop OF first-class
fruit and still keep our trees in good
healthy condition.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
Disproportlouate.

I'VE must expect to suffer pain II
the same degree that we inflict 1t OF
Others said the man who believes II
retribution.
Maybe So answered TIE suffering
'rieno. but am convinced that my
dentist has found way fof beating
the game"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
LEARN TO DANCE BY MALL
Write PROF. WOODWARD.
12O Main Street, salt Lake CITY. Utah
Sorties.

Mrs. Willis Cat the Ladies' Aid 60
ciety )-"Now, what can we do for ths
poor boys at the front7"
Mrs. Gillis-'I was reading TO-DAY
where the soldiers are always making
sorties. Now, why can't we get the
recipes for those things and make
them ourselves and send them to The
boys PUCK.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
Modern lncubators.

Modern types of incubators have
come into use during the past twenty
years. and their use has greatly In
creased. 1t is doubtful, however, If
any decided improvement has been
made in their construction during the
past ten years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

The poultry experts Of the Kansas
State Agricultural College feed the
newly Matched chick crumbly food for
the first three weeks. then nothing is
used but dry feed, consisting Of fine
seeds. cracked grain, and corn
bread" baked crisp and then crushed
f1ne
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

II Is estimated that Americans win
pay $4,000 900 for seats from which to
view the coronation procession Eng
land must have boosted the cost Of
viewing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
PRUNING Fruit Trees,

Until apple trees begin to bear the
foundation branches should be cut
back annually to make them short
and strong to support heavy loads of
fruit without breaking down. After
fruiting begins not much pruning is
necessary, except to thin out surplus
growth and to keep the tree symme-
trical. Always prune from the top
down. and not from the bottom up.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

The simplified spoilers are still
working to reform the nations smell.
Ing As an example Of cheerful per.
sistence in the face Of insuperable Oh
s.acles, they are. at least. doing the
nation some good.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

When WI Tin Fang comes back for
the third time he will no doubt have a
new set Of questions In his throat
ready to spring on an unoffending peo-
pie.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

A Chicago prophet declares the pop
ulation Of that city will be 10000. 900
nfty years hence. But why should we
worry over troubles 20 far In the
future?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Chicago is now trying to solve the
hired help problem by letting the
hcusework by contract The maid has
professional hours. Also her prices
are professional
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
Precaution.

Mr. Boggs-I expect to leave fcf
ST. Petersburg tomorrow"
MRS. Boggs-'A Aren't you afraid o.
being blown up there?"
MT. Boggs-"No, I'm going to leave
you at home"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Was your lecture a success!"
In way" replied the new states
nan. 1T served as a pretext for >
cry lengthy and carefully prepared
'ndress by the local celebrity who II
reduced me-"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

A woman in Passaic. N. j.. who ap-
parently has tasted for rs days. says
that angels feed her. Which tends to
confirm the suspicion that she IL act
ing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

New York shipped 100000 in
worn out currency to Washington.
there to be destroyed. New York Is
an awful place to wear out ones
money.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

"Seventy-five per cent OF the ma.
TONS coal Is sold without proflt" avers
4 commercial journal 1t will be hard
to make the ultimate consumer believe
anything like that.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Young society women Of Washing
ton are ambitious to be aviators In
other words. those up-to-date In the
styles will be literal high-hyers
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

A bellboy Of the Waldorf-Astoria 10
to we'd an heiress. Surely. he Is I'M
PEELED thereto by ne financial neces'
sity.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

A Connecticut pastor has adopted
thu practice Of serving refreshments
to induce his flock to attend church.
Feeding his flock. as It were.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Now that woman has become the
owner Of q big league baseball fran
chise, w4ll she institute 4 weekly gen
tlemen's day?"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

A Wisconsin farmer uses phono-
graph to call his cows from the fields.
Thus science and agriculture are 60
ing along hand In hand.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

A Hartford motorman IL in court
charged with committing an assault
with trolley car What's tho use Of
passing laws against carrying con.
coaled weapons?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Now, II our pitchers and the wealth
or man only hold out. the pennant 10
merely Z matter Of = few weeks.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Tho government Is talking Of coin
Ing Z two-and-a -half-cent piece. You
can Just smell the cigar that would 60
with It
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Tho head waiter who has advised
the public not to tip under certain
conditions should watch his soup keen
II for paris green.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Clicked hosiery Is said to be the
latest thing in women's apparel. but
Why clicked with the harem skirt to
hide It?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

New York Is suffering from . lob
ster famine Of the crustacean variety
Human Holsters are still - plentiful
- usual
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

A Chicago policeman recently out
ran the fastest burglar in the city. But
Why was the burglar chasing him!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

This IL the appointed time to eat
up what remains OF the canned fruit
left from last winter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

E. A coltish Californian OF ninety-two
years elopes with a blushing maid OF
seventy, That's q wonderful climate!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
AZ a leader OF society Col. John
Jacob Aston 10 wearing . harem shirt

New hairdressing styles reveal that
woman's browning glory IL amenable
to sudden shifts.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

The campaign cigar Is barred. Poll
ticians will have to devise some new
means Of puflng candidates.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

An expert has found three distinct
kind Of germs on = cats whiskerA
Shave your cat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
what IL better than good flshins'

FOR that blue feeling try the sunny
side Of the street.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

The illustration shows a barn ar
'anged for two rows of cows facing
each other. The fresh air flues are
extended from both sides and made to
discharge over the feed alley, says
lnsrd's Dairyman. The Illustration
leo shows how the ventilator should
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25

Cats should be shaved. for their
whiskers are full OF microbes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
Talking Back.

Talking back Is not impudence when
the land replies to seeding and .u,,,
eating with bumper crop
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-25
PRACTICAL WOOL RECEPTACLE
ATTRACTIVE IN APPEARANCE

Construction Inexpensive Box
Packing Fleece So That None Of Black Ends VIII
Keep It Regular and Compact
Farmer Can Make One.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13

which vest in the states a large con
troll over their organized national
guard In the opinion of army eX-
perts, this divided control operates
against military efficiency.
In theory, the army situation in the
United States, as we'll as in England,
is now the same as that of Prussia;
that is. all eligible citizens have been
impressed in a body into the sevice
OF the war department. The same
purpose has been served in the three
countries, that. in case of war; the mil
itary would not be compelled to de
pend upon volunteers.
The difference is in the manner IN
which the various war departments eX-
ercise their power. In Germany, com
pulsory service means that every citi-
zen fit TO bear arms belongs for seven
years to the regular army, for five
more to the Landwehr corresponding
to our national guard, and then, until
his thirty-ninth year, to a second levy
OF the I.andwehr. In this time from
two TO three years must be spent in
actual service under the colors with
out interruption"
I'm England it has been taken for
granted that ministry which attempt
ed to enforce compulsory military
service in time of peace would col
lapse. There is no doubt that still more
formidable results would follow any
attempts to Prussianize the United
States in actual fact.
According to the terms of the law
adopted by congress in 1903 and
amended in 1908 and 1910, "the militia
shall consist of every able-bodied male
citizen and every able-bodied male of
foreign birth who has declared his in
tention of becoming a citizen"
The service began theoretically from
the passage of the act. There are no
exemptions save federal officeholders
and those who may be especially eX-
cepted by state laws. Peace advocates
may escape if they can prove that they
belong to "anti-war religious sects,
churches or organizations well recog'
nized at the time of the passage of this
act" They cannot organize emergen-
cy peace and good will'' societies in
order to evade military duty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
RURAL CARRIERS BENFiTED.
Increase OF Pay to Mary by Congress.
slonaI Appropriation.

Washington, July 12.-The 10000
odd rural free delivery carriers in
the United States are to receive sal
airy increases as a result of de-
cision reached Sunday by Postmaster
General Hitchcock. The order Will
provide for the disbursement during
the current fiscal year of si,00O,OOO
which will mean an increase of 800
over the present salary of 5000 for all
carriers on standard routes.
Congress provided last session for
the expenditure of this extra $4,000
600 but left it to the discretion Of
the postmaster general as to how
much of It should he expended. Mr..
Hitchcock decided Sunday to author
ize the expenditure of the full amount.
His desire 20 compensate the car
riers for any additional burden which
may be placed on them if thep arcel
post system he has recommended Tor
rural routes is approved by congress-
was the important consideration, Mr..
Hitchcock declared today. which led
him to make the authorization.
In the current year, the rural SER
vice will cost the government about
s4l 600. .O0O the estimared loss being
about $25,OOO,OOO The postmaster
general expressed the belief that the
parcels post system, under proper
management. would insure the main
tenance and extension of the rural
free delivery service as a self-sus-
tanning branch of the postal service,
The rural delivery system was
started fifteen years ago with SO car
riers. who were paid only 5000 a
year. On July there were 4l,562
carriers. their aggregate salaries be
ing S3j, ,793.COO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
WE ALL ARE SOLDIERS NOW.
Every Man Between 18 and as Belongs
to the Federal Reserve.

When President Taft ordered the
unprecedented mobilization of the
United States regular army along the
Mexican frontier, there We're many
who cried "Militarism." Perhaps they
did not know that, under an unobtru-
sve enactment of congress, every able
bodied citizen between is and 45 years
of age is enrolled as a soldier of the
United States. under compulsion to
serve if called upon in time of war.
BY the new system, copied partly
from Prussia and partly from Great
Britain, there are now approximately
16 million men liable for field duty un-
der control of the war department
These are divided by law into three
lines" The first COMPRISES about
seventy-eight thousand regulars a..
80 in 1870, who may be increased
b. enlistment to one hundred thou
sand. The second is the national
guard, known under the acts of last
year, 1908 and 1908 as the organized
militia. and now numbering 121.5SO,
with no limit on its increase. The
third. created by act of congress, is
the reserve militia. including every cit
izen capable of bearing arms. and esti-
mated at 15.490,0O0 men. Most Of
these. probably, are unaware that they
are officially troops in a legally con
stituted division of the United States
army
The vast body of reserve militia
men is not regarded by the war depart
ment as part OF the militia of the
states. but a. federal citizen sol
diery." a supplement of the regular
army. This view is taken to escape
the provisions of the constitution
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
ARDMORE. OKLAHOMA THURSDAY EVENING JULY 3 1911

died here late Wednesday as the re
suit of injuries received several weeks
ago in a fall at the home of o. A
Smith. a relative with whom she was
visiting
She was Cherokee Indian by
blood, a native of Webbers Falls, in
old Indian Territory, and had achieved
fame as an author and artist Her
principal book was IA history of the
Cherokee Indians. while her paintings
have won her great fame in Washing
ton and other eastern cities.
One other son also survives her,
Major William owen, a retired sur
geon of the United States army, who
has been with his mother during her
recent illness. The body will be sent
Thursday to Lynchburg. Va, for in
terment beside her husband, who was
a prominent Virginia planter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
GOVERNMENT PLANS SWEEPING
INVESTIGATION INTO THE LuM.
Der BUSINESS.
HINES TO Be INVESTIGATED
Former President of National Lum.
Der Manufacturers Association,
Will Be One of the First Officials
Under investigation.

Washington, D. c., July 13.-Follow-
ing cosely on the criminal action
against the Retail Lumber Dealers as
socation of the west, and the anti
trust action against the retailers of
the east. the government is now deter
mined upon thorough inquiry into
the methods of manufacturing and
wholesaling lumber
The National Lumber Manufaciur-
ers' association of which Edward
Hines of Chicago is past president
and director, will probably be one of
the first officials investigated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
FIRE THREATENED TULSA,
Residence District Endangered by
Flames-.Loss $25.ooo

Tulsa, Okla, July 12.-Fire which
for time threatened to destroy a
large portion of the residence dis
trict. started at an early hour this
morning in the Tulsa furniture fac
tory. After hours of desperate fight
ing the fire was under control and
instead of several blocks being swept
away only a half block was consum-
ed, the total damage not being in
excess Of $4,000.
The following buildings were de-
stroyed:
Tulsa Furniture Factory and its
warehouses. containing much furni-
ture.
The Colonial hotel, adjacent to the
furniture factory, is almost totally de
stroyed.
The fire in the hotel was much
more consequent than the fire in
the furniture factory as the blaze
in the latter endangered no lives.
Inmates of the hotel were given
practically no warning. Men, women
and children occupying the hotel
were forced to escape in semi-nude
condition, without their belongings.
Through the efforts of the fremer
part of the belongings of the inmates
were saved.
The fire after being practically un-
der control broke out again this
morning, destroying a confectionery
and the Hitchcock and Whitney
blacksmith shop. The blaze is again
under control.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
GOVERNOR DENEEN
WITNESS TODAY
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR SAID HIS
FIRST MEETING WITH lORiMER
WAS ON POLITICS.

Washington, d. c., July 13.-Gov-
ernor Deneen of Illinois took the
stand today before the Lorimer in
yeetigating committee. at the resump
ton OF its hearings. Deneen said his
first meeting with Lorimer was in
January, 1909, when they INDUCED
in general discussion of political
conditions" He said the conversation
was chiefly about his own political
chances. not about Lorimers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF NEW
YORK AND POLICE FORCE
START INVESTIGATION.
CHARGE RESTRAINT Of TRADE
Officials Charge That So-Called "lce
Trust" Withheld Ice From Inde-
pendent Dealers During Recent Pro-
onged Heat Wave.

New York, y. Y, July l3.--The dis
trict attorney and the city police to-
day began an investigator of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, by far
the largest ice company in New York
city.
1t is charged that the so called ice
trust" withheld ice from Independent
dealers during the recent prolonged
hot weather, in other words conduct
ed business in restraint of trade, ice
riots occurring in the tenement dis
tricts. where the poor found it almost
impossible to buy even the smallest
quantities of ice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
REPORT CENSURES
DOCTOR WILEY
GOVERNMENTS PURE FOOD EX-
PERT ABOUT TO LOSE HIS JOB
WITH DEPARTMENT.
TO PERMIT HIM TO RESIGN

Washington, D. c., July 13-Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley, the pure food eX-
pert and chief OF the bureau of chem
istry of the agricultural department,
is condemned by the committee on
personnel of the department of agri-
culture, with the recommendation to
President Taft that he be permitted 10
resign.
Attorney General Wickersham, in an
opinion he submitted to the president,
recommended the approval of the com
mittee's action.
1t is charged that Wiley permitted
payment to a specialist, hired by the
department, in excess of the amount
allowed by law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-13
GOVERNMENT MEN
UNDER INDICTMENT
TWO REVENUE OFFICERS AND
FORMER GOVERNMENT Of
FICIAL ACCEPTED BRIBE.

Chicago, ILL.,, July l3.-Two revenue
officers and a former government Of
fetal are charged with accepting
bribes in indictments returned by a
federal grand jury today.
The officers and employees OF the
Butterine Manufactures, are charged
with conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment OF butterine tax. The bribery
OF government officials, it is charged,
was a big part of the conspiracy.