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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
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There are 1855 independent farmer
or rural telephone lines in the United
states
A Connecticut firm manufactures
sacred scarabeg for the Egyptian tour
Ist trade.
England i still far In the lead In the
number Of sea going ships: Il has 1850,
Germany coming next. with i.425
Tyrol now has $50 trained Alpine
guides. Last year AIS tours were
made. in which l4,865 persons partici-
pated.
Although American sewing machines
cost twice as much in Constautinople
a. the European. more than two-thirds
OF the 10000 sold there In 1903 were Of
American make.
In West Africa the natives hias when
they are astonished. In the New Heb
rides when they see anything beautt.
full. The Basutos applaud a popular
orator in the assemblies by kissing
| him
The number OF men employed In the
shops Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
| Altoona on June 1 was about $500.
two years ago II was 1900 The pay
rolls now aggregate $2'UOOO monthly
In 1902 the total was $4,000.
Surveys are being made for ditch.
which will cause the waters Of the
Grand river, in Colorado. to dow over
the Continental Divide into the Cache
In Poudre river. The canal will run
for 10000 feet up the mountain side
and is expected to divert 30OOOo feet
Of water daily. for irrigation purposes
The presence Of moisture In tobacco
il. the Lancet believes, Of some Impor
lance TO public health. since the com
bustion OF tobacco containing q larg'
proportion OF moisture IL lmpeded
while as the genera tion Of vapor Is In
crea sed, 80 are the chances OF the pol
sonous principle being carried into thi
mouth.
Iceland. cut OF from the rest Of tn
i. world save for slow malls, IL to b
linked 10 other countries by means o
wireless telegraphlc connection wit
the shetland islands. This IL to folloS
the action Of the Icelandic Parliament
at its last session. in voting year,
subsidy Of S9,3SO for twenty years 70
that purpose.
Undera new Pennsylvania law appli
cations have been made to State High
. way Commissioner Hunter from Mt
r two places for State aid In building II
miles Of improved highway. The 81
. pllcations come from all parts Of u
II state, and It Is doubtful II there wi
be money enough available for all II
I. demands Of the FIRST year.
, The public works committee Of hi
= minRham. England, in submitting
the City Council a proposition for q
J. construction Of an additional undC
, ground lavatory. etc. announces tn
N where small charges are made the
are proat possibilities in convenience
,. of this kind. The committee said tn
!, the four underground lavatories, ct
:. were paying the city a net profit OF s.
Al 433 a year.
r. An Englishman visiting the worit
fair recently wore in bis buttonhOie
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Valve Of Root crepa.

There has been much controversy ee
late years concerning the relative
values Of root crops and silago. This
seems TO be one OF the questions that
ought not to be discussed, inasmuch
as the two crops. In the writer's opin-
lon at least. are essential and one will
not take the place Of the other except
In the sense that either provides succu-
lent food for stock.
When we commence to compare the
cost of raising either crop we get into
interesting figures. Those who have
tried 1t know that 1t Is hard to SOW
the seeds Of root crops by hand. and
they also know that until the plants
are large enough to hold their own II
Is hard work keeping the weeds down.
As 10 the feeding values Of the two,
unQuestlonably the silage Is the most
valuable. and II called upon to decida
between the two l would select silags
every time.
II one has a good silo the root crops
will have their greatest value in fur
nishing a variety In the menu. but
IL is where the silo 10 unknown that
the root crops ought to be extensively
grown as furnishing a succulent food
and a digestive at comparatively small
cost, as well as a crop which may b
stored for winter use at small expense
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Earlr Plouinr tnr wh.n,.

While all wheat growers recognize
the necessity for late sowing Of wheat
TO avoid, as far as possible. the raw
ages Of the hessian fly. all do not see
the necessity for early preparation OF
the soil. 1t Is generally believed that
much OF the loss from winter freez-
ing might be avoided by the early
blowing Of the ground for winter
wheat
Early preparation OF the seed bed
is easier than late blowing; It gives
one a chance 10 get rid OF the weeds
more effectively, the seed bed may
have one or more extra borrowings OF
rOllings and, altogether. put in much
better condition than when the pillow
ing Is done late. Then, too, should
the ground be not In the best eondi-
ton at seeding time, the thorough prep
aratiOn previous will count for &
great deal. enabling one to catch the
ground for the nnAl narrowing and
rolling whenever Il chances to DO rtght
for such working.
The question Of varieties should alsC
receive mere consideration than II doe'
and an excellent way Is to look up tbs
best wheat fields in your county OF
similar soil and ascertain what varis
ties are grown. In addition to thi
every wheat grower. large or small
should have a test ground for new
sorts. II will pay for its cost In Civ
ing one accurate knowledge Of sort
on their own grounds.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

Of which have permanent wheels, and
when harvest In over the wheels of the
horse rake are attached to the remain
ing two. The gate rests on the wheel,
whether closed or open. the revolving
wheel carrying the gate around
whether opening or closing. The gate
rests at the back end on a block OF
wood. In which there Is q socket, and
in this a gudgeon at the foot OF the
gate head rests and turns. Mr.. Scott
says his S-ysar-old boy can open an
1S-foOt gate OF this sort with ease.
The garden gate shown at Fig. 2
swings across the open end Of a hxed
V-shaped enclosure. To pass through
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Sio an Ear for Corn.

Some Of the Illinois corn shown at
the worlds fair has been sold to q
South American farmer for $40 an ear.
He bought ten ears, selecting the IN
est from the entire exhibit. This 10
pedIgreed corn OF the finest quality
ever raised in this country and was
produced By a young farmer near De-
catur. He does not claim to be an
expert, but has simply learned the
best agricultural information he could
get IN the newspapers, and applied
practical common sense to his every.
day work. The Illinois corn exhibit
at 81. Louis comprises specimens from
nearly 5000 farmers boys in the State.
who raised It from Seed sent out by the
agricultural college.-DroverS Jour.
nal.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
MhnhIaIn Elr.t.

do not ask that lie should b
A bsd Of ease
am not ike the child. Who saaa
Each toy be s-ss.
And yet 'sis hard, I ghink. soastm#a
To ace aud know.
Whaa life seems fall 81 bitter ihla6s.
The way 'tia 90.
"Tia hard to watch the ouea re love
Grow sick aud die.
To lay them 10 the grave and maks
No moan Of cry.
Yet hose he lovss God ehastsusth,
So we are told:
And each iu SONS Way d0th belisvs
The story oil
That In this world what u is best.
Although We see
A thousand ways IN which We think
-Twould better be
To have what We have ioaKed for. but
-Tis all In vain
Each one mast learn through care and
grief.
| Sorrow and pain.
/ That God sons trials sends 20 each
! That one and all
May come 10 Him for sympathy.
/ May heed bis call.
Come sii ys weary ones to me,
/ For here Il rest
And 70 ws all would fain believe
What IL Ia beat.
Thus. though Ike others, should like
At peace 20 be.
| only ask that he. In time.
win give to me
A faith 20 sure, a love 10 great,
So strong and true.
That may look TO him for help
i In all do.
Content to know. ~ last for me
VIII come sweet rest:
When lifs's hard lesson has been learned
What IL is best.
-BoHtou Globe
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

Don't yield to the blues" Shake
on the attack IN a hearty laugh. which
is good for body and mind one way
to dispense our own clouds Is by get
ting from under them In the effort to
dlspgrse other peoples. Try II. When
the brain IL fuddled with too much
care and work. drive out such cobwebs
with jokes and stories: u will pay.
Guinness is not pisty; nor are sour
looks a passport to heaven: the best
should not only be. but appear to be
the happiest. When depressed seek
the companlonship Of the man with a
cheerful heart and sunny face. We
all need the sunshine Of life: let u,
bask In II when we may. Some peopl,
sesm afraid TO laugh. or to confess
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

Thomas r.. Reeds wit and wisdom
would All a large volume. and a larger
volume could be made Of things he did
not say but which have been credited
to him. In one volume or the other
belongs a story which comes from Calf.
fornia, and which has probably not
been printed before.
When MFR. Reed was In California he
visited the Lick Observatory on Mount
Hamilton. II was a wonderful Novem-
Der day, full Of gold and the bloom
Of flowers. Mr. Rsed looked down AT
the gorgeous landscape four thousand
feet below. and. turning to one Of his
hosts. said:
Colonel. this looks too much like q
special display got up In honor Of the
occasion. Tell me what a typical win
ter day in California is really like"
The Californian thought at once Of
q day in February. - warm that after
morning bath he had lain In a ham
mock outdoors. smelled the roses OF
the trellis. and listened 10 the trill o
the meadow-lark among the aImon,
| blooms.
He began TO describe It elegantly
Thirteen years ago. on February I'D
/ took q bath"
He paused to arrange HIS account 0
the roses and the meadow-lark. MI
Reed broke the pause.
"well, colonel" he said. In admira
ton, you do know something Of clear
liness out here, don't your
Some men are too intellectual to b
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

In some sections Of the country the
division OF fields by fences IL some
thing no longer done, but the majority
Of farmers still feel that they should
divide their fields. The work involved
in fence-building Is so great that one
does not care to do Il very often. hence
II will pay TO go to some trouble to
preserve the posts. these being the
parts OF the fence which need renew
ing firsf
While there are many personalities
recommended. all Of them doubtless
more or less valuable. the old plan Of
smearing the end Of the post with gas
tar IL about a. good as any. OF late
years q strong solution Of copper sul
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
cotton-seed Meal for Cows.

Dalrymen lind it difficult to carry
the cows along properly during the
droughty days OF summer on pasture
alone, and all proper grains have been
tried wi. varying results. One OF
the best summer grains is cotton-sesd
meal. for while feeding Il will not ma
terially increase the milk Cow II will
keep IT nearly 10 the standard and will
keep up its quality. which Is quite a.
important The feeding OF It also
makes better butter at all times, and
particularly during the summer. Willis
the quantity fed varies according to
circumstances, from two to four
pounds per COW daily is about a fail
ration and will give results which viii
warrant the expense at any ssasoa-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
1150Vy)eV'S.OOtVsgS


~e~n~rs--e~r~sNf
How 70 Re a Successful ssepmOShsFs
Few women who become the second
wife Of a man with q family realize
the great responsibility which they are
taking upon themselves; aud II - mann
" on this account that 80 many step
mothers fail In their duty 70 NIL the
place OF the one whose position they
lake In the household. There are great
difficulties In the way OF fulhlllng the
position OF second wife to man ana
second mother TO his children, Whien
require more than an ordinafay
amount Of common sense, tact ana pa,
tience 10 overcome, and any iaeA q
these virtues is liable TO Gauss uluen
dlssension in home.
The position Of stepmother u py
no means an enviabls one. one OF
the greatest tasks which she must SCI
herself 70 accomplish 10 10 win the
love and respect Of another woman >
children, and In many cases THIS y -
extremely difieult matter, But, unless
she does this. stepmother y pouha
to DO unpopular in 4 home. ana pf"o'
ably be the cause Of much uuhAppl-
ness. Il is not Sufficient that step,
mother should rely upon her husband
to secure that respect from ais hF''
wife'A children which Il due 10 her
She must show them that she has
their best interests al heart aud -
DESTROYS OF winning theiE love IL thsy
will allow her TO do -. There is a.
ways a certain feeling of resentment
on the part Of children against the one
who comes TO take their mother pool
tlon. To a certain extsnt y Is ohly
natural that there should Be, ana X !"
q stepmotheF's duty to try aud remove
that resentment BY proving how haeh
she wishes to become second mothSs
10 them In every sense % the term
No action ean be more mean Ga The
part % a stepmorher than 20 iaviah
all her love and care on her own W.
tie ones while treating her stepehildreh
with a cold Indifference which creates
dislike toward her aud makes their
lives miserable. Childrcu are pariir
ularly sensitive regarding such uaAt
ter. and ntepuiotheFa would BE- ta'
more popular II they would only fry
TO treat the chtldren OF theig husband :
arAt wife as they would their own
Il Il, OF course. almost impossibls
for a woman TO love tho children %
! another woman IN the same way that
/ ahe would love hsr own. Bat tbs step
{ mother who values the happiness Of
! her home will conceal. - Tar a. pos
. Aible. eli difference In hsr feelings 'o
Z ward tho children Of her husband Hns
eudeavor 10 make them feel ihai al
E IL real mother % thsm ell
by 90 doing she will also win s,li
. greater love from her husband Aanl
+ widowsra do not marry a second tim
. Tor lore. but simply sog the ssas o
D their children. who need womau
), care. IL Il. m0re often than not.
! marriage OF cOuvsnicurs. the ma
4 choosing the woman whom ~ cOg
I aidrrn will best fll the place ~ mothr
=. to his chlldsvu. Offer be !s Erisvousi
= disappointed. But when be- discover
4 that his second wife Il aaHloua to d
all IN her power To win the love an
= respect Of her atrpchlldrvn. aud max
:. their lives as happy "a possible. hl
i respect Tor her turns 90 true aud slI
. cers love New York News
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

of q couple Of old wagon wheels Of
the same height, which are wedged
onto the ends Of a short stick about
thirty inches long which leaves the
wheels about eighteen inches apart.
Then nail five or six cross-pieces be-
tween the spokes. close to the hub:
cross-pieces form the frame upon
which the wire is reeled- Axle; B
wheels; C-crosspiece.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

phats has been used for thls puEposA
with considerable nuecea& Il takes
time and trouble TO prepare the fence
posts with either preservative, put On
as ie should be. but II pays TO do n
for the posts win last double the num-
Der % yearR.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Handy Wire Rsei.

Here is shown a very good wire reel
which can be used to move an old
wire fence. This device is very handy
for moving the wire on. as well as
Keeling and unreeling Il II Is made
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

cobwigger-Ho do you rate apo
rank your society women In Chicnsof
Lakeside By the amount OF alinony
they are receiving.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
HnndY Farrn 0atea.

VIM Scott. a Manitoba farmer. con-
tributes to the Montreal Herald and
Star illustrations Of two forms Of gates
which are used with satisfaction on his
farm. The gate represented In Fig. !
10 used over the farm. while Fig. 2
represents the small garden gate. Mr..
Scott has ave OF the larger gates. three
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

one steps into the enclosure, draws
the gate past himself and passes out
on the other side. Mr.. Scott remarks
that whenever this gate IL opened it
shuts In the same operation
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

Some men are too Intellectual to be
IntsIligent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
The Potato Ruo

One Of the great obstacles to the
raising or potatoes has been the po-
tato bug; yet this insect is easily con-
trolled, if the farmer will resort to
the use OF the arsenical poisons. A
good many farmers, however, are
afraid to have poison around, knowing
that now and then very serious acct
dents happen as result of it's pres
ence. Such farmers are forced to re-
sort to the old methods of hand pick
ing. Indeed, such a potato grower as
1. b. Terry hand-picks his potato
Bugs. The most popular course, how
ever, is to use paris green either as
dust or as part of liquid solution
III the bugs are taken as soon as
they appear, it will seldom be neces-
sary to treat the entire field. The
bugs being killed on the part of the
field where they appear, will have no
opportunity to extend their labors to
other parts. There are many comb.
nations used, but one pound of pure
paris green to $50 gallons of water
is enough. When dust is used one
pound Of the paris green may be
mixed with so pounds of air slaked
lime and the resulting powder ap-
piled by being sifted over the plants
with some kind of a box in which are
small holes. A good sized pepper
box is found serviceable In such a
case 1t is better to apply the dust
while the dew Is on the vines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
%CQESrT
NY NNElTlQN
Emergency street-car Brake

sSSuSy 90CCt-SdT DTdNC.
On nearly every railway the passen.
ger cars are provided with an emer-
gency brake which can be operated
by any of the passengers or trainmen
the instant AN accident occurs, often
serving to bring the train to a stand.
still before the engineer is aware
that there has been an accident Thus.
in case an axle breaks on a rear car,
the train can be brought to d stop by
any one in the car long before the
engineer could be notified and have
time to reverse the engine and apply
the brakes. 1t is now proposed to APP
ply practically the same idea to the
street car. though in this case the
motorman, being the one most likely
to discover an emergency requiring
prompt action. is given control of the
brake. This mechanism may consist
of pneumatic pressure system or an
electromagnetic. arrangement, as de-
utilities an electro circuit. The
switch by which the circuit is closed
and the mechanism put in operation
is located directly beneath the motor
mans arm, being attached to. his body
by shoulder and waist straps. The
instant he sees the necessity of stop
ping the car to avoid collision or
running over some one he has only
to drop his arm and close the circuit,
when the automatic brake is applied,
bringing the car to standstill before
he could have made the first move
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Seeds Of Forest Trees.

II is probably always best to pur-
chase forest trees from nursery men
that make a business of producing
them from seed. But sometimes this
is not convenient or advisable. both
by reason of the number required and
OF the distance of the nursery from
which the same might be obtainable,
For instance there are some farmers
that have bare hill tops that they wish
to cover with trees for the protection
OF the land. They know that the tree,
that is to be good for lumber must be
one that grows largely without
branches and that therefore q large
number of trees must be started per
acre, most of which viii be killed OF
by the shade of their neighbors. No
man likes to pay for trees and go to
the work of planting them and then
have most OF them die natural deaths.
So the only way when large planta'
tfon is to be put in Is to buy the
seeds by the pound II they can be OBJ
tainad or gather the seeds from the
woods. In thousands Of instances the
latter will be the plan that will APP
peal most to the farmer Such seeds
should be gathered as soon as ripe.
IL they are left till they fall to the
ground II will be difficult to get the
desired quantities, and often, too, the
over-ripe seeds will not grow at all.
The seeds that fall are also eaten
to great extent by various small ami.
mails, such as mice and squirrels. The
seeds are also more easily gathered
from the trees than from the ground,
II they are left on the latter place for
some weeks, and the difficulty of pick.
Ing them up as soon as they fall nat.
turally is that they do not fall at one
time, but frequently take a period of
weeks to mature fully enough to de-
tach themselves from the woody
stems.
The seeds that mature in the early
part OF the summer should be sown
as soon as gathered, as that is the
way that nature does 1t. II such seeds
are left till the next spring they will
not grow at all. The keeping of
such seeds is one of the mistakes fire.
quently made by amateurs. For the
late-maturing seeds the keeping till
spring before planting is the natural
and proper thing to do. Seeds with
soft shells should be carefully stored,
but those with hard shells may be
planted at once or put in box buried
In the ground, so they may be af-
fected by the frosts of winter, which
are necessary to break the shells.
When seeds are planted they should
be covered with at least three inches
of soil, especially if they are planted
? in the fall.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
The Queen Crab.

This is choice variety, says bull
letin of the Virginia Station: Tree
fairly vigorous; limbs scraggly in
growth; head open, roundish but IT.
regular. Trunk averages % inches In
circumference at base and 1914 inches
at head. Generally free from disease
First bloom and first fruit in 1892.
Trees were loaded with fruit in 1895.
Full crop In 1897. Two trees bore
twelve bushels Of fruit in 1899 and
thirteen bushels in 1901. Fruit medi-
um size-same size as Blushing Maid;
color straw yellow ground washed
with bright red; very snowy on the
trees. Flesh white, firm and crisp;
flavor mild acid and free from astrin-
gency. Quality good, but not as rich
as Blushing Maid or Transcendant.
The productiveness and beauty of this
variety commend it for general plant
ing. 1t is quite ornamental.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07
Floor Paint.


The mixing of paints is somewhat
troublesome process, and as the ready
mixed paints can now be purchased so
cheap, they are used almost exclusive
ly, especially by amateurs. If, how
ever, you want to mix your own paint,
you might try the following recipe,
which is highly recommended: Soah
two ounces of good glue for twelve
hours in cold water, and then melt it
in thick milk of lime( prepared from
one pound of caustic lime) heated to
boiling point. To the boiling glue
stir in linseed oil until it ceases to
mix. About 81 fluid ounces of oil is
sufficient for the above proportions.
Too much oil is corrected by the ad.
dition of lime paste. Mix this with
any color not affected by lime, and
dilute with water if needed. For vel.
low-brown or brown-red colors, boil in
the ground color a quarter of it's vol.
ume of shellac and borax, making an
excellent paint for wooden floors.
This mixture is easily applied, covers
well, and is great deal cheaper than
the ordinary paint. .