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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
HEAVY TOLL TAKEN
BY USELESS WEEDS
OF Great Importance to Corn
Crop to Kill Noxious Plants
and Conserve Moisture.

Why do you cultivate corn? There
are number of reasons but, perhaps
paramount among all of them, is this
one-to kill weeds. And why kill
weeds? To conserve the moisture in
the soil which heavy crop of weeds
would normally remove-and thus in.
crease the corn yield. While it is of
recognized Importance to save mois-
ture by forming q dust mulch when
cultlvating, is equally as important
TO Kill the weeds, to hold the mois.
ture in the soil.
Inc heavy toll which weeds take
from the yield Of the corn crop has
Deen shown in experiments at the Uni.
versity of Illinois.
fiots at the university, that were
well prepared for corn, but in which
the weeds were allowed to grow. pro.
duced only 7.3 bushels per acre as an
eight-year average, while plots lust by
tne side with the ground prepared and
the corn planted in the same wav hut
the weeds kept down by scraping with
noe, produced 45.9 bushels. or nm
increase of 1856 bushels of corn per
acre. pe'
experiments further show that for
Tue dry seasons 1911, 1913 and 1914
the uncultivated plots (weeds kent
oo"h by scraping with hoe) produced
an average of Alb bushels, while the
cultivated ones produced 32.3 bushels
81 uiherence of nine bushels in
favor OF no cultivation. This chilli.
a sa.on was done with three-shoyel
eultiVator to depth of about three
.nches' or the usual depth with a cul.
hvator of this kind.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16

The wild, or native blackberry vine,
Is nor so plentiful as 1t once was. There
are fewer old fields. fewer brown-up
fence rows, fewer picturesque rail-
fences with corners to shelter them
from the pillow. With the passing or
the wild blackberry vine market Tor
the product of the bigger, sweeter ana
altogether better, dOmesticated black
berry Is opening.
Not many, even among the small
fruit growers, have paid great deal
of attention to the growing and mar
keting Of the blackberry. writes w. q.
Blosser of Indiana in Farm and Prog
ress. They are fairly hardy and bear
most seasons, but, like their wild cOus-
ms, they are badly injured by late
frosts. 1t is estimated that an acre
of blackberries will produce something
like 5000 worth of fruit in a year."
and there is always real sale for
them.
Good Market for Berries.
It is likely that there will be good
market for them for long while IN
the future. They ripen at time In
the summer when fruit Is comparative
ly scarce and therefore desirable.
There can be no question about their
popularity. Cafes, hotel dining rooms
and first-class restaurants everywhere
are glad to get blackberries Of good
quality. They are the raw materials
for just the sort Of pies liked by city
man and farmer alike. AS to their
preserving, canning and cordial max
ing qualities, those are too well known
to need comment.
In the last few years large num-
Der Of good varieties have been de-
veloped. One Of the few diseases that
cause any trouble in blackberry
planting is cane rust. This is hard to
overcome, but can be got rid Of by
cutting out all the diseased canes as
soon as the rust spots are seen.
Set Canes In Spring.
They should be set out in the spring
where the farmer or gardener decides
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
NOT AN UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE
Parents Have Gone Through Many Or.
deals Of This Kind Along About
1850 4. m.

He lay there still and motionless, his
eyes closed. his little limbs, once SO
alive with animation, now limp
and pathetic.
"Tve done my utmost" breathed the
man. And he mopped his forehead and
poked piteously at the silent, staring
woman by his side.
perhaps If we shake him again."
she suggested.
"rve shaken him and shaken him
and shaken him, and tried cold water
on his face and every other way I
could think Of" he replied hollowly.
The woman leaned over the still fig.
ure.
"Williel" she called. "Willie! vii.
lie! Willie!"
The figure did not stir by SO much
as the culver of an eyelid.
The man leaned over.
"Willie!" he called. "Williel Will
liel Williew
Utter silence was the only response.
They both leaned over. "Willie 7"
they called. "Williel Willie! Will
lie"
"Willie!" he cried. "Here's penny
for you!"
The boys eyes opened.
anybody call me? What time Is
it?" he muttered.
And the father and mother stood
guard until he had both stockings and
one shoe on and promised them not
to lie down again.-Detroit Free Press.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
WATCH HAY AND GRAIN CROPS
Few Farmers Realize How sma"
Per Cent Of Moisture Is Needeo
Cause Deterioration.

Do not store damp grain or M! %,
less you have adequate facliiies .,s
frequent turning" otherwise tne' M,
likely to go out of condition ..ot
farmers realize how small a per VA
or moisture will cause otherwise
grain or hay to heat ard deterlo'a''
Never bale damp hay. 40
II your grain contains larry n
cent Of foreign material, clean It,
keeps better.
Feed low grades and screenlhs'
the farm.
do not mix varieties. In most To-
IL Gun be avoided. It nearly a'" "'.e
causes the commodity you sre se"
to grade low.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
DEMAND FOR DOMESTICATED BlACkRrDs.

to tso try Them A., Most any soil wifi
them' but like the wild ya, %,,, d'i
always manage to get into ,e'les
Leaf mold or other good soil. pa ss's
varieties will do much bette, ~ !,
are given fairly moist en,
fertile place to grow. Moist"u ray
necessary or the berries will \.
hard and tasteless. In n,a, oe saa
blackberries. did you ever r".
the finest, biggest, sweetest suss
est ones always grew in tba s ~ OLD
woods and in a low, moist n, aass
Put out the blackberry cn..,N
rows just as soon as the fra. saaH
of the ground. Leave plenty =,
between the rows for a full,rro ra my Y
takes up an amazing amour. ~. w
Put the canes not closer tb, :, -" 20
feet apart in the row. In little u %,s
after the vines get a good ..a e Sas
Will mat together in such a w.. =
you can't get through them unlss. 10y
have been given plenty Of room s' ae
the start. n ifas|
Garden Crop Between Row,
II the spring is wet the berria. :.
get along all right, but If tbo,a y
long dry period within a few ~
after they are put out It will Nv.
to water them q little from fin.
time. The first two or three Years !.
they are put out some sort of o,.s
crop should be grown between a
rows, as this will loosen the soil -,
help the blackberry canes.
1t Is a good plan to continue tbo =,
tivation indefinitely, as the vines N
choke each other out by CROWN, !.
tween the rows If they are left md.
turbed. Little canes will start mn /,
summer long unless they are t..
down by cultivation. If left IN tbor
selves they will quickly take nm n
the space between the rows Of o,a-
canes.
Cutting back should be steadily m.
ticed. Do this pruning in the vi,
ter. taking out the old and dying stan,
and making room for the new ones
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
The
Plunderers
~
By O.. 3. M.ddaz.


Copyright. 1917. BY w. g. Chapman1
1t was at police station in the heart
of great city to which the Rev. Alger
TrescOm was a visitor, that the young
clergyman in question had his first ex-
perience of the ways Of the unfortu-
nate and criminal.
A turnkey had just shown him
through the cells. His sensitive spirit
had awakened with sympathy and sor-
row at what he witnessed. Two pris-
oners, arrested for robbing man Of
Sal, had particularly attracted his at
tenti0n. They were boyish, ingenious
and bright-faced. When he came up
into the courtroom, swayed by an i'm
pulse he could not resist, Mr.. TrescOm
had sought out the man who had been
robbed. His little store Of money
amounted to less than fifty dollars. 1t
was hard earned and badly needed, but
he had vision of "giving the boys
a new start" The victim of the rob-
berry agreed to drop the case If his
money were returned.
mo prosecution - prisoners dis
charged" announced the Judge few
minutes later and the surprised crimi-
nails fastened to leave the court room.
Trescom followed them. He was anx-
iOus to have an opportunity to show
them the evil of their ways and try to
influence them to mend the same. AS
he came outside he saw them cOnvers-
ing with their victim. The latter
pointed out Trescom to them and the
culprits went up to him.
The older of the twain looked at
Trescom in q quizzical, strangely in
terested way.
"Are you the guy who settled with
the bloke who had us pinched?" he in
Quired.
IF you mean that I have tried to
rescue you from your troubles in the
hope of seeing you do BETTER" replied
Trescom gravely, 'yes." 81
"YOu come with us and have a
drink" Darby Dan, taking the arm of
TrescOm.
II never drink, thank you," observed
Trescom stiffly. "Boys, for you seem
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
"worse Than That!" Observed Red.

'1'Worse Than That!" Observed Red.
suc1rto me, my heart has bled for you.
/ have given nearly all of my little
store Of savings to redeem you. Sure
ly the sincerity Of my interest in your
behalf should entitle me to your conf
dence."
"Give him his chance, Dam" re-
marked the other Of the two criminals,
known as Red Lowry.
They listened respectfully enough,
as almost with tears in his eyes the
earnest young minister attempted to
show them the folly Of their ways. He
told them his name and the address
Of sister in the city whom he was
visiting for the week. He asked them
to come and see him there and he
would try to find them honest work.
'YOu're good sport" announced
Derby Dan effusively, when the lecture
had concluded. 'It's a waste of time
maybe, for you do not understand our
ways, but you've gone down into your
pocket for strangers, you are the right
sort and soon as we hit another Job
well send you back the coin with in
terest."
"Surely you do not contemplate an
other crime!" gasped the Mortified
good man.
there's only one trade we under
stand, boss" said Red Lowry. TITS
cost us a lot Of money to learn 1t and
it's got to produce something. see?
You're fine sort and IL ever we can
help you out Wen be on hand"
The Rev. Alger Trescom went on his
way feeling that he had come across
a proposition beyond his mastery, and
the two young men waved him an airy
farewell with grinning. amused faces.
They did not appear at his sisters
house, as Tresc0m had hoped, and the
latter was little grewsOme as he re-
hected that about all the money he had
in the world had gone into an unsuc-
cessful experiment.
A week later Trescom was back at
Earlville, where he had held the pas
torate of small village church for
over year. It was a poor charge, the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
FURs ARE EVERYWHERE

thing, with fastenings along the under
arm and shoulder. At the front and
back of the belt embroidery finds a
place in the sun Of approval, and row
Of misleading buttons down the front
of the bodice have no duty other than
to make d pretty finish for 1t.
1t is the collar in this frock that be-
speaks much thought on the part Of
Its maker. 1t Is of colored satin over
laid with white satin with little satin
covered buttons set in row at each
side. and Is altogether independent of
the high neck which finishes the
bodice. The plain sleeves have small
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
Oysters Grip Of Death.

Some interesting and curious stories
are told Of the way in which the oys-
ter Is capable Of gripping and holding
anything 1t gets between its shells.
One writer says that on one occasion
dish Of oysters was placed in the cell
lar Of an inn at Ashburton, England.
One Of the oysters soon opened it's
shell, and it was pounced upon by three
mice who were at once crushed to
death by the shell closing upon them.
At another time fox thrust his mouth
into a very large mussel which closed
upon him and held him fast until he
was drowned by the rising tide.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16
INCUBATION NEEDED
FOR LEGUME CROPS
" M \. Are Found on Roots Of
Nearly Every Plant Opera.
ton Is Unnecessary.

ra'se Impressions have led monv
people to believe that lepumes n',,.,
De ,hoculated every time the cron ia
seeded. Fortunately. such a nract,n 10
IS not necessary, but one should Ino,,
T Then incubation should be practiced
mere is no simple test by which on.
e"n tell whether incubation is nec.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-16

several OF the French designers are
turning to Japan for much of their
inspiration this autumn. This nroho-
Oily means that we shall see Janonasa
motifs In embroidery, as much as We
saw them last year. en- the new f-ocrs
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07
NEWS ITEMS FROM
SPRINGWLTE RT. |

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sullivan
visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Allen has been spending
several days with her daughter,
Mrs. Hettie Clendenen and sis.
ter, Mrs. Laura Boden.
Misses Pearl and Ella Miller
and Vester Wimberly spent Sun
day with Miss Tia Gibbons.
Messrs, Charley Wimberly and
Will Miller have purchased new
wagons.
Mr.. Will Clymer and wife
spent Monday eve at Will Coles.
Mrs. Alice Wimberly and
daughter, Lurl enc, attended
quarterly meeting at Elkhorn
Saturday.
Jerry Provo and family visited
relatives in the old 18th Satur-
day night and Sunday.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07
BUSINESS AND
THE GREAT WAR"
Subject of Great Lecture at Com
ing Chautauqua.
WHAT OF BUSINESS FUTURE7
Vital Discussion by Frank MulhoI.
land, Magnetic, RapId-Fire Speak
er, Past President International
Rotary Clubs OF the World.

Business and the War" will be the
subject on the second night of the
Redpath Chautauqua here of the great
lecture of Frank Mulholland, known
everywhere as magnetic, rapid-fre,
eloquent speaker before business
mems organizations, and past presi-
dent of the International Association
of Rotary Clubs of the World.
Wonderfully qualified as a speaker
on business, Mr.. Mulholland possesses
the advantage of an intimate acquaint-
ance with war conditions both In this
country and in Europe. His subject,
Business and the War;" is vital one
and his message deeply concerns thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of
Americans today.
Only just before the opening of the
present Chautauqua season Mr.. Null
holland returned from visit to France
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07
Brevities

Charles Parten, age Is, who
resides on Route 3, is slowly re-
covering from injuries received
ten days ago when his foot was
painfully cut on glass in a swim
ming pool.
John L. Pickett has resigned
his position as fireman at the
City Water and Light Plant to
accept a position with the South
ern Ice Co., at Nashville. He
is succeeded as fireman by E.
Gregory of Mckenzie, who has
been here one month. The lat
ter has been succeeded by Mr..
Davis of near Paris.
5. E. Hedges, for five years
foreman at the Troy laundry, re-
signed his position on Monday
and is now associated with the
National Toilet Co., where he
will learn the manufacturing and
shipping system of this splendid
company. He succeeds w. C.
johnson, Jr., who recently went
to Camp Pike. Mr.. Hedges po-
sition at the laundry has not
been filled at this time.
1t is the wish of County DEM
onstration Agent D. M. Glenn
ents and Mrs. Pear Keller,
Home Demonstration Agent, that
the boys corn and pig club, and
the girls canning club of Cot
tage Grove meet with them at
the school building in Cottage
Grove at three O'Clock on Satur-
day afternoon. Don't forget
this.
Completion of the City Filter
alton plant now seems to be in
sight. The cement floor was
finished in the last day or so and
the building of the walls is
started. This will take until
August l. After seasoning a
month the new tank will be
ready for use, according to Su-
perintendent w. j. Holman, I'M
der whose able management the
work is being done.
DR.. G. l.. Powers, president
of the Tennessee Dental Associ-
alton, will go to Nashville Tues
day to meet the other five men,
bers of the Board, for the pur-
pose of examining applicants for
practice in this state. About rs
applications are on file.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07

and England, where he thoroughly in.
yestigated conditions as well as visit
ed the soldiers in the front-line
trenches.
Mr.. Mulholland's first visit to Europe
was made when he was nineteen years
old.N Al that time he went ON bicycle
trip through Ireland, England, Scot
land, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Aus
tria, Montenegro, Greece, Italy and
France.
He occupied a prominent place
among those concerned in arranging
for holding the Olympic games in
Athens, Greece, in 1896, and he had
considerable to do with the erection of
the great stadium in Athens at that
time.
Mr.. Mulholland is resident of To-
ledo, o., having lived there for the past
twenty years. He is past president of
the Commerce club Of Toledo, with
membership of 1000. He has been a
member of the board of directors of
that club for six years. He is also
past president Of the Toledo Rotary
club.
An attorney by profession, Mr.. Null
holland has appeared in numerous inn
portant cases, including cases carried
to the Supreme court of the United
States, and has won reputation as an
eloquent pleader.
Mr.. Mulholland is one Of the most
magnetic and eloquent speakers ever
heard on the Chautauqua platform. His
whirl-wind delivery, gatling-gun verbal
speed, and wonderful personality make
him master of his audience.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07
Says Il Acted Like a Charm.

Coughs or colds which persist at this
season usually are of an obstinate ma
ture. All the more reason for using a
reliable remedy. Mrs. Margaret Smale
Bishop, Calf, writes: "Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound is grand remedy.
Suffered from cold last week, used
the medicine and it acted like a
charm. - Cooper Drug Co.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Rainey Of
Chickasaw announce the birth of
a daughter May 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Pledger,
who reside on Blythe street an
nounce the birth of a daugher
June 1.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07

This is one of the new Hart Schafner
& Marx Varsity Fifty Five suits for Spring.
the slanting pockets are the right thing
Your satisfaction is guaranteed; you cant
make mistake at this store.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07
The right way to save

The way to save ON clothes is to Zig
ure the cost by the month not by the
price OF suit.
Ii you come here you get Hart
Schaffner & Marx clothes; all wool
fabrics, smart style, best tailoring.
You wont need to buy SO often. That
saves labor, wool and money; import
ant savings.
Splendid Assortment oil Hats---Soft
Hats, Straw or Panama: Shirts, Hos
iery, Underwear, Nisht-shirts Belts,
Suspenders, Handkerchief, Neckwear,
Florsheim, Walkover
Shoes and OxfOrds
Holeproof Hosiery, silk Isle or cotton
Humphreys Bros. & Foster
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-06-07

THE STORK.

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-30
value of 100 Pound. of MIX.

From 100 pounds Of skim milk aftecn
pounds Of cottage cheese may be made
win a protein value equa! 10 225
pounds Of pork. In other words ,
quart OF skim milk makes more than
a third OF Il pound Of cottage cheese
When Il hundred pounds OF skim milk
IS led 10 a pig the SKIM is converted
mo about IS pounds Of dressed pork
when combined with other feeds to the
best advantage For every hundred
pounds Of skim milk fed to pigs in
stead Of used for human food in the
form Of cottage cheese, there is a food
loss equivalent TO the protein in III
pounds Of meat. That is not all. after
the Manufacture OF cottage cheese, the
whey remains and is available for
stock feed From 100 pounds OF skim
milk made into cottage cheese there
Is residue Of about eighty pounds
OF whey. which Is regarded az having
a FEEDING value Of about half that Of
skin! milk, and on that basis. when
properly combined with other feeds.
VIII produce 3 pounds OF porE So
by making cottage cheese and feeding
me whey 20 pigs, the human food pro-
duced from 90 pounds Of SKIM milk has
me same protein value as 2t4 pounds
OF meat or 1876 pounds more than
when all tho skim milk is fed TO pigs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-30

! which they yearn. In open weather,
even water is at hand. but in a
trcczc-up" they suffer II long deprived
thereof. They can be trusted to decide
Tor themselves when .roosting in the
open is safe.
The stitch In time that spares one
much trouble Is housing the new flock
In the home in. elded for their lay
ing. AS winter =. crosses, nests should
be arranged il Jmy boxes or made
with boards on the ground. and filled
with pine fallinGs. The hens arc very
apt indeed to use these nests in early
spring. when nests outside are not so
Inviting. being damp and cold. Thus
many a wcarisomc search is saved.
When Madame Turkeys intentions to
sit are manifest. tho nest is ready at
hand. The elusive turkey laying
abroad must be followed and the egg
daily brought in, lest the embryo cud-
died within be destroyed.
Does it seem fnical to expend so
ruch thought on the assembling of
the flock? Yet, one might paraphrasc
by saying that tritics make success, and
siccess is no triflc. Surely. il Hoover
ing we're in grim earnest. ii is in these
DAYS of mcatless and whentlcss meals.
How much our turkey crop may re-
eve the tension. who may say? At
least lot our slogan be, "a turkey for
every overseas soldier, and plenty for
those at home"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-30
CALL UP EXEMPTED MEN
Examining boards In Porto Rico Take
Action because of
('ritICfSm,
Try ASSOCIATED rrcss.

SAN JUAN. Il. H.. September GO
Men exempted from military service
alter examination by the local boards
are being called for REORGANIZATION IN
san Juan and in many other munich
palitfeS in the islands
In san Juan those being rc-examined
include chiefly those called for the
second draft OF I5,ooo who probably
VIII be called for active service II,
october. In other towns il is said
boards arc generally gong over their
lists and calling men previously cS-
empted for REORGANIZATION.
This action by the examining boards
is said to be voluntary on their part,
but comes in response 10 general critt-
cism that throughout the island men
difficult 10 find grounds on which to
obtain exemption.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-30
snrc Labor DIV seed-corn selectlon.

Saving seed corn saves labor This
is ono Of the main reasons for careful
ssecd-corn selection. says the. United
which points on, that just as much
abor is often employed in producing
nubbins as would be required to grow
full cars. The more bushels OF corn
10 the acre. as the result of good seed,
the less the labor required to grow
each bushcl.
To save labor during the prepare
ton OF the ground. and the planting.
cultivation. and harvesting Of tho crop
in relation 10 tho quantity of corn
grown: the wise farmer will now devote
special attention to selecting a two
years seed supply. lie will not make
seed gathering a merely incidental
operation. connected with harvesting
or shocking, but will devote his whole
attention to the selection of the best
ears as they grow in the field. under
the conditions the crop has TO contend
with. by thus using his time this fall
he Will save the labor OF many men
all next season.
In other words says the department.
the stalk of corn that prod1ccd well
under ordinary field conditions, in
competition with other stalks. is likely
its seed. Where field seed selection
results in doubling the acre yield, the
result is practically equivalent to cut
ting down by one-half the labor re-
quired 10 produce the crop.