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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
L,ck,r, in the Old pavs

Seattle Times: Many persons, partic-
ularly those who have lived two score
or more years, will remember school
teachers who always had cane, a raw
hide or some other instrument of punish
ment at hand. Perhaps some of them
may recall the picture of teacher with a
pleasant smile on his face and a stick
under his arm walking about among the
pupils, bestowing a word of help here
or sharp blow there, as the several
cases seemed to demand. Boys did not
think very much of "a licking in those
days and 1t was usually administered in
a manner which left sting but no in
jury. A good, sound thrashing never yet
hurt boy who deserved it, and most of
us used to deserve all we got. But there
has been a change. Public chastisement
in school now is regarded as a very SER
ious matter. Familiarity with it in the old
days bred contempt. Now it is regarded
as a serious disgrace. The change is gen.
eral 1t is seen in England where the
rod used to be in its glory, and it is seen
in America. This change makes 1t neces-
sary that much greater care should be
exercised in the infection of corporal pun
ishment
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
Z LONG 1T PAYS TO FEED HOGS

st Be Finished. smooth and Even 70
Command Top Price.
L. Franklin Of Franklin county,
nois, writes to the Prairie Farmer:
ow long does 1t pay to feed hogs ?"
his can not be answered specifically
all circumstances ana conditions.
& price of food, the value of pork,
\ market prospects are governing
Tors that enter into such an extent
V the question would hardly be an
red twice alike. 1t Is well to con-
81 all these factors and bear in mind
" as hogs increase in size, gain in
G weight is made at greater cost Of
NJ. Other things being equal, profits
J greatest in feeding young hogs.
ia a good market any time between
md 300 pounds will do, provided the
b are finished. Preparing hogs for
|<ket Is not merely a matter Of a
5fn number of pounds of pork. Hogs
1uld always be well finished, smooth
q even, and of high quality, no matt
what the weight. A rough, uneven,
lied lot never sells for top price.
|Es of the right type will finish at
+ 300 or 400 pounds, as circumstances
N demand, though 1t is generally adj
IDLE to turn them early and take an
Ter young bunch.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
He TOLD 4 GOOD SNAKE sToa,
The Man From Loudoun County re :
tains the CrnWd af the nas,rs} -]

Inc Man From Loudoun County re u
tains the Crowd at the Depot
The gent with the Loudoun Con-
whiskers was waiting at the BaltimoJ
& Potomac station for a train to tal1I(
him home, when Washington star
man, housing around there for stray
bit Of news. happened on him.
Hello, there, young feller,' he said.
cheerily, do you know anything about
that Loudoun county snake. with a
pneumatic tire skin read Of In the
paper last week?''
Nothing whatever" was the replv.
well, do you know, i've got my opirl-
ion of snake stories," he continued. as
he made place on the truck for the
Star man to sit down. TT seems to me
that boss tradin and fishing ana
snakes and politics are all in the same
class, and man can't have anything
to do with any of them If he don't lie
some"
Il don't know about that"
You're old enough to-, said the Lou
doun man, with note of reproof In his
voice.
Just the same" argued the Star
man, Il know honest horse traders
and truthful fishermen and veracious
snake narrators and square politicians
and
Hold on interrupted the Loudoun
man. / amt talking about angels.
Keep on the ground
Very well, then take yourself. Now,
you've lived in Loudoun long enough
and have trampled over the Blue Ridge
mountains enough to have had some
experience with snakes. What"
"Loudoun's local option county"
grinned the man from there.
This is no joking matter" said the
Star man sternly. what I want to
know is, haven't you some kind of q
snake story to tell?''
The Loudoun man rubbed those Wits
kers for a minute or two.
WELL" he began, slowly, "I have run
across thing or two in that line. Just
about two weeks ago, as 1 was going
along the ridge between Smokers gap
and Ashby's I met up with a snake
about sixteen feet long"
How long?" put in the Star man,
with promptness.
About six feet long," replied the
story teller. without turning a hair,
and about fourteen inches in dame
| ter
How much?''
About four inches in diameter: and
he had a head onto him as big as my
| hat, and
How big did you say?'
AS big as that" and he laid three
fingers across the palm of his hand as
innocently as If he never had been CALI
ed down in his life. "And he was
stretched across the road like he was
| SI1nniO' hin1soIf
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
THE STRAWBERRY GUAvA
j ornamental and Productive Shrub
Notes About Fruits.

u ornamental and Productive Shrub
Notes About Fruits.
This fruit is one of the best of the
TuaVas and Is readily cultivated in
F1ofIda, Arizona, New Mexico and CAL
f0fpia, says the Farm and Home. The
rce or shrub attains maximum height
Il IS to 20 feet, is Of compact form,
<I<n dense, glossy, evergreen foliage,
<Hlch makes it very ornamental tree,
|zpecially when loaded with its rich
|ol0red fruit. Produces early, bearing
1hen a year old and an abundance
fhen two and three years. It is con-
l1efed hardy in England, but requires
in the northern United
5fofes, where 1t is gaining in favor as
"a ornamental greenhouse plant. The
'ruit Is of a dark red or purplish ruby
"a color In the common varieties, one
q <Vo inches in diameter, of firm tex
.urc. will stand transportation well and
sfHoys meets with ready sale as a
|feHh fruit or for jelly making.
I1e tree can be made to fruit the
- round. is naturally a heavy bear
N nd the fruit may be marketed six
I11<hs Of the year.
Heach trees are so short lived that an
.1c1ard is soon gone; therefore the wise
I1 win plant few trees every year
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
Madaaascar,s Gnnrdian sernent

Madagascar has sore need of her
guardian serpent now that the French
invader is in possession of her capital
According to Malagasy tradition huge
serpent lies dormant in a lake at Tama-
taye until danger threatens the country.
Then the great snakes come forth and
makes the tour of the island seven times,
drawing in it's coil closer each time till
it brushes the enemy in the folds. The
country saved, the founder of the Hova
dynasty, King Andrianponimonima
springs from it's jaws and promises the
Malagasy his perpetual protection.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15


or. She does not know that live. The
address is there
He turned and walked into the bed
room. 1 thought his nerves were only
unstrung on account Of the excitement.
In few minutes was awakened from
a half doze by pistol shot rushed
into the room and lying on the bed with
his PROSTATE form across the dead body
Oh Little Bess was my pardner Nc.
Brady dead. In one hand he still held
the smoking pistol and in the other,
tightly grasped. was little locket from
around Bessie's neck. In one side
was his picture showing him as hand
some young man. In the other the sweet
face of the trusting factory girl. 1t
told the tale. Little Bessie was his
daughter. The wrong had been atoned."
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
lis MONEY IN cool
Potatoes an Appetizer for Cows 'sinoo'n
Finished Hogs Are the MOST
Profitable.

u Good cattle will pay this winter, the
american Cultivator says. Food Is
cheap, and the farmer who can buy cat
tile now and turn the food into meat
I will make the most. Poor. scrubby
stock may not bring the returns that
every one will expect. but If decent cat
Stle are brought up to midwinter, and
.even carried over until spring in fine
condition. they will make profitable re-
Turns to their owners. The chances Tor
Ewintering good animals profitably were
never better than this fall, and one
Should not be too eager to send cattle
to market early in the year. There Is
always a wedding out Of stock in the
autumn, and there is often temper
airy depression in prices. No fine cat
.tle should be sold at present. The
outlook is too good to adopt such
short sighted policy.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
SIMPLE APPETIZER FOR COWS

Peck of Fresh Cut Raw Potatoes Suf.
f1cient for Meal.
Potatoes are cheap and plentiful and
re an excellent food for cows that go
q their feed, says the American Dairy
an. Where winter dairying is carried
cows will occasionally weary of the
rain ration, and at such times a COW
Ill be as dainty about eating as if
he were maiden with her first plate
Ice cream. On occasions like these
ere is nothing that COW with grain
ted appetite will relish more than a
w feeds of potatoes. The murphys
St as an appetite corrective and
9uple of days feeding of them gives
3ws renewed desire for the grain
Qrtion of their rations. About a peck
fresh cut raw potatoes is sufficient
81 a meal for COW, and when fed the
ain ration should be withdrawn. A
~ days at most of this sort of feeding
~ work wonders in restoring a cows
QIlity to consume her grain ration. The
nportant thing about this prescription
TO have on hand a sufficiency of po-
ztoes to meet the probable demand for
1eir use in this way.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
GOOD TINE TO RAISE HORSES


No Av>nue Offers Surer Returns or
More Permanent success.
On the principle that a good thing
will bear repetition, the Western Rural
quotes the following, which is what we
have been advocating for some time:
There is no better property on the farm
koday than good colt and there never
vas more opportune time to go into
horse raising in earnest. Not in the
Did way, but with higher standard of
Excellence. Let excellence be the sine
qua non and let it begin in the brood
mare. 1t Is we'll that the class of brood
Mares in use a few years since have
oeen discarded. In starting anew let
he man who wants to make money in
aorses endeavor not to produce horses
rheaply, but to raise the best horse his
Surroundings will permit. 1t will be
oetter to get one good pair of mares
md breed only these than to raise a
1ozen common colts. What change
could be wrought in the horse stock
of the United States by 1900 If as the
1orse business revives every well to do
{armer would get even one pair of SUI
perior pure bred mares Of some partic-
0iar breed and breed to sires of the
highest excellence. There is no avenue
q agriculture that offers surer returns
or more permanent success.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
Knew Her Ankles were pre,,v.

A little tot, whose mother is a well
known dancer and who can do a turn in
parlor quite as gracefully as her mother
can on the stage, came In the other even
ing in a new dress. Those present COM
plimented her on her appearance but she
showed her dissatisfaction.
II don't like it bit" she said. giving the
new dress a skirt dancers swirl.
why not?" we all inquired.
'"Cause it doesn't show my pretty an
kles," she replied.-New York Herald.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
ARE REcLAlMlNe koorENAY LANDS

An Important Enterprise Near the In.
,ernaiional boundary.
GA. Keefer, engineer in charge OF the
work of the Alberta & British Column
bia Exploration Company OF London,
England, who are now engaged in re-
claiming land on the Kootenai river,
north of international boundary is in
the city When asked by Spokesman
Review reporter regarding the work
he said:
I'VE are engaged in retaining the
land on the Kootenai river from the
boundary line to the head of Kootenai
lake, and $4,000 acres will be thus made
available by dyking. This fall we have
completed the first section of 5000 This
wark has been going on for the past
three years, and that which has been
reclaimed will be put on the market in
the spring. A few hundred acres have
been set aside for an experimental
station, which will be known as the
home farm !. A farm house, barns, ETC.,
have been built. Experiments were
made this season with the most graft
flying results. Although put in late, all
the crops exceeded our expectations.
The root crops were particularly fine.
The work will go on from year to year
until completed, and we shall have
some of the finest farm lands in British
Columbia. In east and west Kootenni
there are no tracts of land of any cx-
tent suitable for farming, and on this
reclaimed land crops sufficient to sup
ply the demands of the mineral sec
lions mentioned can be raised"
Mr.. Keefer recently made an examin-
alton of the Kaslo-Slocan railroad for
the government, and pronounces 1t
first class piece of work, and that there
has been no disposition on the part of
the contractors to slight the work.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
The Genuine Article.

Guest-Do you keep champagne?
Landlord-Yes, the genuine article at
four marks a bottle.
Guest-Why, that can't be genuine?
Landlord-Besides, we have some still
more genuine at six marks, and, lastly,
some super-genuine, such as you won't
get in the province of Champagne itself.
We sell that at ten marks bottle. Which
will you observation-disclosures Blaetter.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
behind the Times.

did yez rade about Mexico celebratin'
her indipindence day jist racently?" said
Mr. Dolan.
'.oi did," replied Mrs. Dolan. "Phwat
av it?"
"Oh. nothin' much. Only Ofm glad I
don't live there. Think av a country so
much behoind hand that the Fourth of
July comes in Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
Smokers win Understand This.

They sat in deep thought for half an
hour after lunch. Finally one of them
could stand it no longer. Sc he took a
cigar from his pocket, and lighted it,
with the remark: Sorry 1 havnt got
another cigar" "Just what should have
said to you in five minutes MORE" replied
the other, also taking out a cigar, "if
you hadn't got the start of men."-Boston
Transcript.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
THERE WE'RE NINE BABY SNAKES
Mr.. and Mrs. Ground RATHER Have the
Largest Family on Record.

An interesting event in the snake world
was the advent of nine children into the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. Ground Rattle.
snake in the Philadelphia Zoo on Sunday
last, says the Press of that city. This
is thought to be the largest number of
snakes of this species ever born at one
time. Last year, when the same snakes
had six children, the fact was commented
upon by scientists as being unprecedented.
The latest addition, however, beats all
records. They are very cute little speci-
mems, about the size Of a penholder. They
are as lively as kittens and keep squirming
about the cage in which they live with
a vfvacity that is wonderful.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
Give Little Tommy a Diploma.

Mother-Tommy, how are coming on al
school?
Tommy-First rate. ma.
Mention the names of some Of the do
nestle animals"
'"The horse. the dog, the pig"
what animal is that which lives most
ly in the house, but often makes a dread
full noise so that people cannot sleep?"
"Four-legged animalT'
yes"
Don't let people sleep?"
"Yes."
Tommy (triumphantly)-Pi
Days.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
ENCOURAGING.

Rrown-You ask me to lend you five
dollars. Why don't you go across the
street to the bank and ask them to lend
1t to you? Lending money is their bust
ness.
Jones-But they don't know me.
Brown-Al the more chance Of your
getting II then.-Texas Strings.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
GRAIN CROP IN GREAT BRITAIN
A Big Falling OFF in Wheat as Compared
With Last \ car.

4 Big Falling Off In Wheat as COMPARED
With Last car.
The London Times publishes a special
report on the results of threshing of the
1895 crops in Great Britain: 1.-THE average
of wheat for England proves to be "a to rs
bushels, and for Great Britain not above
rs bushels, against 3O.71 bushels last year
and 1881 bushels in 1893 Barley works out
at 80 bushels per acre, against S4.60 bushels
last year and 2S bushels in 1893, while for
oats the average for England is about 81
bushels, against AGO bushels last year
and So bushels in 1893 If this estimate for
wheat proves correct the total yield will
not have exceeded 100000 quarters,
against 100000 quarters last year. The
barley crop in Great Britain, according
to this estimate, would come out at s, 125 900
quarters, against 100000 quarters last
year, and oats at 15,2500OO quarters,
against IS, 1885, 900 quarters last year"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
A Good Deal Like If.

IT don't believe there ever was such a
thing as suicide club" she said.
81 don't know" replied the lady from
Philadelphia. you know the papers
really say that 1t has gotten to be fad
for parties to charter trolley cars ard ride
In them by the hour."-Washington Star.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
Hurry and Worry.

"I felt so nervous, mamma" said a little
girl the other day, referring to an accident
which had happened.
what do you mean by being nervous
my dear?"
"Why, mamma, it's just like being in a
hurry all over."-Cleveland World
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
stoekmen up I'M Arms.

okanogan Outlook: The stockmen are
''up in arms" SO to speak, and will not
rest until they put a stop to the wholesale
cattle thieving which has been going on
in the northwest part Of the county for
years.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
Readily Believed.

Mason-Poor Dilby looks tired out
Hills-Yes; spent three months, night
and day, over Coins Financial School"
Mason-But read it in an hour.
Hill-So did he; but he's been reading
all the answers to it.-New York World.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15

les and grape Vines and cut
out all black knot on plum trees and
burn.
A spineless gooseberry is one Of the
latest additions among recent horticul-
tural improvements. The buds are
grated ON Ribes aureum, but scions
soon become free.
Strawberry runners made during Oc-
tober and November should be nipped
on; then cover the beds with a mulch
of leaves. hay or cheap refuse.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15

Manager-Yes. we advertised for night
Waterman.
Applicant-Then I'm just the one for the
place. The slightest noise will wake me
up.-Life.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15

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lat fire o''.ssl
lee stores n
re burned
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
orleans.

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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
TENNESSEE
One Repor

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between .
at Franklin
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killed.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
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and geodsb
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river.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-15
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
Stop, Thief

1t falls to the lot Of few men to be ar
rested for stealing their own property.
This happened few days ago ON the
Duke street division. The proprietor of
boot shop was informed that man
had snatched pair of shoes from the
doorway ard was making off up the
street. Being bit fleet of foot, the
shopkeeper bounded after the runaway.
Finding there was every chance of being
captured, the thief dropped the shoes
and bolted down side street. The own
er picked them up and continued the
chase. The crowd called out, "Stop,
thief" and policeman appearing On
the scene instantly caught hold of the
man with the shoes in his possession. II
was useless declaring that he was the
owner. The policeman had heard that
before, and nothing less than marching
his captive back to the shop, to be given
into custody, would suffice. The intel.
ligent officer looked slightly disconcert
ed on finding that he had caught the
proprietor of the establishment and lei
the thief go.-Birmingham ENGLAND,
Mail,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
TT. Hal. end n North Carolina cu.re

Tho late Rev. Mr.. Charles H. Hall,
rector Of Holy Trinity church, Brooklyn,
was fond Of getting into the mountains
of North Carolina, far from railroads,
whenever he could take a vacation. He
loved To come in contact with the hardy,
unlottered mountaincer. He esteemed a
man ms u man. lie never tired Of telling
Of an incident that first gave him q
knowledge Of the inbred hatred Of the
revenue officer. Going up the mountains
with a guide, thoy came to n deep ra-
vino in thickly wooded part of the
mountains.
"Man killed over there last week, -
said the guide.
"What had he done?" asked DR.. Hall.
"Revonuc officer" replied tho guide.
But" persisted DIR. Hall, "wbat
crime had the officer committed?'
''Iio was the revenue officer" again
said tho guide.
1t was long time before DIR. Hall
could be- convinced that the fact that the
man was revenue officer. charged with
breaking up moonshine stills, was crime
enough in the eyes Of his guide for the
severcst punishment Raleigh News
and Courier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
In "IIouac That Jack Built" style.

witnessed an incident or a series Of
incidents on Congress street which will
remind lawyers Of the famous "Squib
case" A driver Of package delivery
dropped somewhat stable bundle
upon the sidewalk. Falling with a thud
Of very considerable size it startled a
dog. which in jumping to avoid the
bundle ran against woman, who, in
her efforts to prevent herself from fall
ing. nearly overthrow another woman
with whom she collidcd. This latter wo-
mans parasol came in contact with a
passing man, vino lodged his head with
sufficient force to shake off his eyeglasses,
which, falling upon the ground, were
stepped upon and ruined by young wo-
man who was walking up street with q
young man for n companion. The whole
train did not take n moment, but by the
time the man had picked up the now
useless frame of his former eyeglasses
the bundle droppcr was some distance
down street unconscious Of the mischief
his carelessness had wrought. while the
poor dog, rs il certain he had done
wrong, was rapidly sneaking up street.
Portland Express.