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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Brains Go With Bowlegs

bones. This deficiency renders the leg
bones soft and plant. Coupled there
with is the known fact that such chill
dren are precocious. They wish to
walk before they can stand alone
They are on their feet before the
bones are hard enough to sustain
them. and hence the curvature. This
physical restlessness is but an evil
dence Of mental vigor which will
not be denied. We hazard the opin-
ion that II the truth were known it
would be found that every bow-legged
child ever born has wanted to 20 to
sea. Otherwise he has wished to Join
circus or go west and fight Indians
Triflers will reply that this is true
Of all boys, but there Is no room for
trif1ing in grave question Of ethno-
logical tendencies. 1t would be easy,
moreover, to prove that it Is only an
uneducated eye which despises the
graceful curve Of the limbs rather
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05


ed to render tribute. the richest in loot
OF all kinds; and moreover, as a place
OF much trade. for a weight-measure,
used throughout Mesopotamia, was
known as the maneh OF Carchemish.
AS soon as Hittite history and an
tiquities began to attract attention,
scholars discussed the probable site
OF Carchemish. 1t was evidently on
the west bank of the Euphrates, not
SO very far from Aleppo, but south of
Taurus. A large riverside site had
been known a. q place called Jerablus
ever since the end Of the seventeenth
century; and when Hittite remains
were reported there in the early '70s
The British Museum organized ten
tative exploration of its great mounds.
This exploration was not very salts
factorily carried out, but 1t yielded re-
suits which went far to confirm the
Identification of the place with the
long-lost Carchemish, and enriched
the collection with some ten OF the
best Hittite reliefs and inscriptions
then known. For want of proper rec
ords, however, the excavation did not
equally enrich science.
Three years ago was sent to pros
pect the place, and when at last per-
mission to excavate was granted by
the Ottoman government, was COM
missioned to begin the campaign in
the early spring Of this year. l stayed
six weeks on the site, and then hand
ed over the direction to Mr. Campbell
Thompson. Digging has thus been
going on at Jerablus for some four
months. and already we know a great
deal more about tho southern capital
Of the Hittites than has been known
since 1t passed out Of history.
Jerablus is immense, as Syrian
sites go. both in area and bulk. The
space enclosed by walls, which for
most Of their circuit still stand over
twenty feet high, Is nearly two miles
In circumference, ana yet is. perhaps,
only the royal city, outside of which
the habitations of the commoner folk
spread themselves far over the plain
The Acropolis mound which Is at the
northwest of the circuit, right above
Euphrates, Is about quarter OF q
mile long and rises a hundred and
thirty feet above mean water-level
1t is magniflcently placed, just at the
head Of majestic curve of the river
which sweeps down In flood time
nearly a mile broad. Landward II
looks over broad, fertile plain, dot
ted with mounds and bounded by an
arc of hills, which shining reaches Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Forms Potash on Vegetables

One of the most puzzling poln's 4
the use Of fertilizers is the en- c.D,,
the various forms of potash iva
vegetables and fruits seem " r,,y
best in muriate of potash. Otheis > .ul
better yields when treated WIN ,dss
plate of potash. Even the e-.f.r
vegetables seem to have thel' Aa
ence. according to recent tests az nm
Maine experiment station. n.' uA
barb gives a much heavier yie'' ..ah
muriate of potash, while onions aris
flower and asparagus give "s s.uI,s
crops with sulphate. Orchu' ,rhata
as a rule, seem to prefer the sup
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
The Call From JImviIle.

Il understand" began fflend en-
tering into conversation with clergy
man of our acquaintance, II under
stand that the people of Jimville are
anxious to have you take charge Of
the new church you have just built"
There has been some talk about
1t, l believe" answered the reverend
gentleman. but l don't think that
shall go there"
Don't you think that the Lord Is
calling you to this new field OF en-
deavor?"
mo, don't believe he is. II he
were, he would certainly put 1t into
their hearts to offer me much big
ger salary. I perceive no divine call,
and ] shall continue In my present
field. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Always the Mentally Vigorous Child
Who Wishes to Walk Before
He Should.

1t Is a fact, gravely asserts the Bal
timore News, that the physical confor-
nation usually described as handy
legged, is but the outward and visible
sign OF an energy and mental activity
which always reflect luster upon the
possessor. In the mellow maturity Of
achievement when his legs have
ceased to excite wonder and only his
genius Is regarded, his fellcw-towns-
men point with pride to his name In
blue books and red books or carved
on cornerstones.
Lest the Philistine rejoice. 1t should
b explained that this crescent shape
of the lower limbs is due to the fact
that nature has not compounded the
child with the usual amount of what
ara known as earthly salts" In the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Would Teach Parenthood.

Mrs. Frederick Schoff, president OF
rhe National Congress OF Mothers. is
working to get national endowment
tor a school and university extension
plan for the education OF Americans in
nar"nthood 1t Is proposed to have
branches In each state in the Union
Mira Schoff has been at the head OF
many movements for the uplifting OF
he child having compiled laws for
very state In the Union governing
dependent and delinquent children
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
How Potash Affects Hay UT

In the use of potash as iel 81.
for grass the Maine experime"',. AZ
ton finds that the greater resu MI
seen In the second cutting Nv, II
ash shows only moderate e"sss
the first crop, but greatly n.y. ~. ~
the growth of clover. so tha' e,a>dn
ond cutting or aftermath Is ose ~
heavier than when no potash 70 VI"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

A Philadelphia who has thus far
succeeded in keeping out of the hands
Of guardian has had his pet cat bur
led In a silk-lined mahogany casket
Not all Of Pennsylvania silly rich
people reside In Pittsburgh
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

than the severe perpendicularity held
Improperly garmented, to be sure
as the beau IDEAL The navy, which
turns down coldly applicants who own
to curvature Of the shank bones, could
DO no better than man a squadron
with recruits whose sea legs were
born with them. 1t is the false rea-
soning, and not the handy legs, which
should be set straight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

SHALL the baby be rocked to
sleep3' II the question that il agitat
ing Boston. In Newport and on Fifth
avenue the paramount question Is:
"How often shall Fido be mani
curedf"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

A Chicago detective. after being re-
Quired to open a bottle and taste Its
contents in court. told the Judge that
he was satisfied that the bottle con-
tanned beer. The Judge seemed to
think that he was good authority.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Favorlte Fiction,

Portland Cement"
Plaster of Paris"
Loud and Long Continued Cheer.
ing"
-Four Bottles Of Your Remedy
Cured Ne of Chronic Indigestion"
Ladies and Gentlemen. Little Miss
Daisy 'Muggleton VIII Favor Yo,
with Pleasing Recitation Entitled
'Shun the Flowing Bowl!'"
Hereditary Nobility"
Waiter. I'm in Hurry; I've Go,
to Catch Train"
your Order WIN Be Ready in
Moment, Sir"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

III u CoS PllCu q
huge brick erec-
ton of their own.
Brick stamps
show that the
conqueror in TIT
B. c., Sargon III
took a hand In
this erection. His
project seems to
have had success
sors down to the
dawn of the Per-
sian epoch; but
t h e r e after was
d 9 s o | a ton, till
ucc e 5 s ors OF
A1ov n dor 0r
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Taurus to stay.
Thereafter all north
eastern Syria came
to be known as
HAITI Land, and so
the cuneiform texts
call It from the first
expansion OF the
Ninevites westward
to Euphrates, under
Tiglath Pileser l..
about HOO B. c.,
down to the days of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. In
this HAITI Land.
Carchemish always
appears as the chief
city, the first at
f0ckod or s,,n,mon.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Our idea Of nothing to look at 10
an aviator two and quarter miles
up In the air He closely resembles
IN a.tenuated bacillus as 1t appears
when one hunts for 1t without micro
scope
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

skis poultry yard was damaged BY
IRE, but as long as his flowing locks
remain unframed he will be able to
IKE out an existence.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Up to Date.

Rivers (slowly evolving an article
on aviation)-Brooks, give me a mod
ern synonym for nip ana tuck"
Brooks (struggling with Black
Hand assignment)- and Giant.
you lunkhead Don't bother me!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

There Is always q silver lining. The
report comes from Pennsylvania
that the fool who rocked the boat
was drowned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

It Is said that the people Of Chi
cago consume 40.000.000 pigs feet
every year Perhaps that accounts for
. whole lot Of Chicago's peculiarities
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

A 17-foot shark caught OF the Della
ware breakwater 10 reported as hav-
ing an umbrella In its stomach. though
whether folded or spread the vera
cious reporter neglects to say.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Paris people who decree fashions
are turning out winter Jackets in three
lengths instead Of one. This will al
low woman to be even more OF an
lndividualist than she was before.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Fall PIowino B.s+

Fail blowing will mako
snr,ua compact COMPACT seed bed than viii
ting plow'ng' and crops grow
rom drought. ~ injury
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Knew 1kenhlaf

Titephist-While in Paris no,a
20 LOT tips alone. Waiter (assistips
MIN with coat)-You must have livee
there a good many years. sir.-Boston
Transcript
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

ne corn field that has been hon.
eu ~ iron, , weeds this summer will
Suner Tess from the drought and no
most easily handled when If 60 u oe
10 cutting for the silo ''nies
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

It Is only once in a while that
actors can secure a. much advertising
out Of getting married a. they can out
OF being divorced.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

A citizen Of Kansas advertises for
. wife who can furnish music, but he
does not mention whether he prefers
the instrumental or the chin variety,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Georgia clergymen want the width
Of women's hats limited to two feet,
but most husbands are more inter
ested in the price than in the size.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
NAzRE NL1lyH4nXEZZAR AhDWlHO
ar EGX,oT /OZUIH|

key to the Hittite script. Thus far
no such bilingual has appeared.
though Jerablus, site Of capital on
the frontiers of the two scripts,
should produce one if one there ever
was. Several fragments of cunei-
form monuments have, indeed, come
to light already to encourage hope
Upon the Hittites descended in due
time the Assyrians. They first wreck
ed and then repaired the great stair
way and palace, and over the Hittite
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Boston has discovered . variety Of
mosquito that sings and does not bite.
but we stu insist that the best mos
quito IL dead mosquito.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

An Omaha society woman was blown
over by an ocean breeze and lost her
false teeth. Now we know what Is
reant by the teeth of gale.'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

A Danish novelist says that the
American husband Is not appreciated
AT last we've found somebody who
feels sorry for u.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

The peaches and corn having sur
vived. here comes = new joy-killer
With the announcement that the cram
berry crop will be = failure.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

When permanent world wide peace
comes We recommend that the armor
plate be beaten into plowshares. tho
swords being kept for cheese knives.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Marriage licenses were issued In
Milwaukee to three couples where the
brides were near so. All things come
70 him. or her. who waits.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
Old Beyond Hla va,r.

What's the little boy crv,ns
about?" ''ns
Dat other kid swiped his candy"
But you have the candy?"
Yes. I'm de little kid's Iawv,.
Puck.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

The season approached wherein
Ahe nimrods go forth into the forest
glades to puncture the anatomy Of the
elusive guide.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

''s'1' 1nteToSteu TT Gas.
In addition to 1855 gas undertakings
IN England. there were last year 20
British companies owning gas works
on the European continent and in
other parts of the world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Bathing ear" Is the latest summer
resort disease. Physicians say 1t can
be avoided by giving the water a wide
berth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

II = man cannot afford to buy an
automobile he can tell his friends
that he Is waiting until the airships
become just 4 little safer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Christmas comes only late In De
cember, but ones friends insist upon
getting married every little while.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Just after ones vacation the year
ahead looks even longer than the big
fsh one failed to land.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

The California wild man Is not hall
90 wild as some other Californians be
come when their climate is criticised
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Because OF the katydid's miscalcula
tion persons who sleep outdoors have
not yet begun to boast of It.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

fore the Hittites established them
selves there; for, as we have lately
learned indisputably from the Boghaz
Keui tablets, 1t was not till the early
part Of the 14th century B. G. that
the Cappadocian HAITI poured over
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

OF course q woman Is young a
lthirty-flve, but not disgustingly young
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Wyoming reports four feet Of hail
which Is apparently nothing to boast
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
NHERE NEBUC uADNEZZAR7 (
c1AND NECNO FOUGHT &ee"'sAF1 1s.E

T 10 written twice In the
Old Testament that there
was q strong city, Carche-
mish. on Euphrates, when
Pharaoh Necho fought with
Nebuchadnezzar of Baby
Ion; but In records OF much
earlier times we read OF the
place as q stronghold OF
the HAITI or Hlttites. The
Egyptians reached Carche-
mish, on a march to the
far north las the north
uonr,nd to thov,,N ounr ho.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

When the summer has waned people
will stop rocking the boat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Summarizing these results, Prof. l..
A. Merrill, in recent bulletin, report
Ing seven years investigations in dry
farming methods, says: The writer's
opinion Is that on deep, heavy clay
SOILS blowing to depth of ten inches
will insure as good and possibly better
results than blowing to a greater
depth, but that on lighter soils an oc-
casional blowing to a depth of fifteen
to eighteen inches Is advisable"
While the results above mentioned
are not applicable to all sections, and
we would not, Of course, recommend
blowing the land to a depth of ten
inches regardless of local conditions,
we believe they are of value in call
Ing the attention of our readers to the
fact that the average farmer is not
blowing his land deep enough. Those
VINO are piowing their stubble lands
this fall in anticipation of droughty
conditions next year should pillow their
land from one to two inches deener
than they have been doing In the past.
Inose who have been blowing six or
seven inches deep will undoubtedly
Improve the producing power of their
land by blowing seven or eight inches
this fall, while those who have been in
the habit of blowing only four or five
inches in depth may well plow two
inches deeper. This, of course. is only
general statement, and each person
must determine for himself what he
may reasonably expect from deener
blowing. However, as a genera, nrono.
sltlon there Is no question but thar
we nave reached the stage when wo
must work our land deeper and give #
more surface cultivation.
II deeper blowing conservas uoro
moisture In the arid belt, there is no
reason why it should not also do tho
same In the humid belt. No one knows
Oh course, whether next year will he .
ury one or not, but even If We sbor,s
nave normal rainfall our soils viii
sun De short Of moisture. We nave,
nave what Is ordinarily called we,
year Following dry year. Let ne nre
pare Tor a shortage of moisture nov,
year II Will be money in our noe, etc
| to do so poe--e's
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

The French detectives are unlike
Mona Lisa Their smile has come on
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

Flying could almost DO classed q
II hazardous occupation
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05
DEPTH FOR FLOWING
Mathods Of TiIIage May Be Look
ed Into With Profit.
some Of Western Experiment Stations
Reached Conclusion That e*cesr
sIveIy Deep Flowing NOT
Always Profitable.

In these dry years farmers M 'ao
humid belt may with pront loon nv
.ha methods of soil tillage OF the ory
sorrora There was time wheh 'he
drv farmer talked about shallow pio"
TO and surface cultivation, claiming
that stirring the soil deeply ie,' ~
loose and open and resulted III ios'
- ,noisture. This was before sup-sui-
toca hackers and other dry farming
,,,oobinerv came into use. When the
big traction engines came INTO USE anu
n1ows discs, and other tillage naciiin-
erv could be hauled by means OF mt
chanical power experimenting IN deep
nlowing subsoiling, subsequent dlscihs
and sub-surface packing became coin-
mon and before long deep plowihs oe-
came the rule. 1t is not uncommon
for dry farmers to pillow to de pun VI
* inches. and eight to ten inches Is
now the usual depth, says the Farmer
and Breeder. They are plo"lhe "
that depth with horses, usually using
from five to six on gang plow.
Naturally some Of the western eA-
neriment stations have been studying
soil tillage questions under arid condi-
tons and they have come to the con-
clusion that excessively deep plowlng
Is not profitable, but that depth OIL
eipht to ten inches, as rule, gives
the most remunerative results. FOR
period of five years, on four different
fields. the Utah experiment station
has obtained the following average re-
suits with wheat:
Weld per acre
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-12-05

On one of the fields included In the
four fields referred to In the above
table, blowing to a depth Of 10 inches
gave the highest yield-23.4 bushels
per acre. On the other three fields
blowing over 10 inches in depth gave
the highest yields, yet the difference
was not sufficiently large to Offset the
extra cost of the deeper blowing and
subsoiling. On two other fields, during
1907 and 1908, the following average
yields were obtained from different
depths Of blowing:
Yield per acre
Soil Preparation Bus
Disced, but not plowed. 20.9
Plowed s inches deep....................19. 1871
PlOWed IL inches deep. III
Plowed and SUBSIDIZED 16 inches deep. .27.4
In 1909 this work was again repeat
ed on another farm with the following
results:
Yield per acre
Soil Treatment Bus.
Plowed 10 inches eep...................1 10
PlOwed and SUBSIDIZED 10 inches deep. 10
Plowed and SUBSIDIZED IS inches deep. IA
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-10-14

LATAH COUNTY PRODUCTS
BEAT EASTERN STATES

it is detrimental to him to have his
wealth increased to $4,000. But this
is getting off the track. We have a
letter received Friday morning by
the Chamber of Commerce that is
printed in full because it shows some
thing of the value of the work accom-
plished because Latah county was
creditably shown at the Spokane fair.
The letter follows:
Starbuck, Wn., Oct. II, 1911. Mos
COW Chamber of Commerce. Gentle
men: Please advice me in regard to
Latah county. | want to know about
the land in that section. Can l get
a small place? What terms can land
be bought on, say about fifty acres?
| was at the Spokane Interstate fair
and saw the display from Latah coun-
ty and will say that / have been at
the state fair at st. Louis, Missouri,
and at the fairs throughout Illinois,
but never saw anything like what |
saw from Latah county at Spokane.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-10-14
The Daily StarMirror carries the United Pres
Association Service.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1911.
CAN MOSCOW SUPPORT A DAILY?

Most of us think northern Idaho is
about the best country there is. We
would hate to acknowledge, fol
instance, that eastern Oregon is bet
ter, richer, or more progressive
Baker, in eastern Oregon, has a pop
ulation of about 5000. 1t supports
two daily papers. One, the Democrat
has been making money ever since il
was founded 25 years ago. The other
the Herald, has been a moneymake1
since it foundation, or for more than
10 years. La Grande, having less than
5000 people, has two daily papers, the
Observer and the Star. Both make
money. Pendleton, with about 5000
people, has two dailies, the East
Oregonian and the Tribune. Both are
financially prosperous in spite of
keen competition with Portland and
Spokane papers.
Boise and Portland papers get in
to Baker and La Grande as soon or
sooner than Lewiston or Spokane pa
pers reach Moscow.
The newspapers mentioned make
money for their owners, because they
make money for their advertisers.
They make money for their advertis-
ers because they work for and build
up their home towns; because they
give the home news which no outside
paper can do, or can afford to do and
papers, they use the United Press As
sociations news, and regularly scoop
all papers in the United States using
other news services upon the import
ant news events each day.
Who, then, that has faith in Mos
cow and Latah county, can doubt that
the progressive people of this town
will also support good live daily?
Who of us is ready to admit that
Moscow is so unprogressive and so
unmindful of modern ideas, as to in
sist that this community, with all its
wealth, is not able to support one live
daily when other towns our size are
supporting two? Who of us, alive to
the needs of progressive commun
ity, is ready to throw cold water on
the efforts of others to meet this need ?
What worthy citizen would deliberate
ly attempt to block the wheels of
progress? The man who does, uses
about as good judgment as the fool
who would spit in the face of fifty |
mile wind. Who of all the citizens of |
Moscow is content with such ancient |
stuff as local news seven days old |
when it is possible to get it delivered |
to the home fresh and crisp every |
evening?