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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-03-10
A Hopeful Sign.

For the past month we have been
closely scanning the Idaho weekly
newspapers, and in all that time,
except in n solitary instance, we
have not noticed an editor referring
to his esteemed contemporary as a
CRATER, idiot. liar, beer gnzzler and
so on. This is a hopeful sign, aud
it may mean that Idaho editors have
wakened TO a realization of the fact
that scandalizing each other is
mighty Improbable business. So
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-03-10

much Of it has already been done
that the public has come to look up
on all editors with q suspicious eye
and regard most of them with con-
tempt. What fools men are to
bring undeserved infamy upon them
selves.-Caldwell Tribune.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-03-10
AUTUMN COLT OR CALF.
II Hos a Decided Advantage yer One
Born In the Spring.

- hAh4S -
Born In the Spring.
In my opinion, the autumn colt or
calf has a decided advantage over n
born in the spring of the year.. says e.
e. lockwood in the Breeders Ga
zette. 1t is almost certain to excel in
size and thriftiness at six months, and
this for several reasons. The summer
is very trying to any young animal
unless it has more than ordinary care.
Pastures are often not of the best.
flies torment, and the heat is debilitat-
ing.
Take the case Of a colt foaled in the
fall. October is a good month for this.
The dam has finished her summers
work and can be kept in a loose stall
with Il small yard or paddock for ex-
ercise after winter sets in. Ii turned
on pasture with her spring foal, she
will not get as good nourishing food as
she will in winter, and without that In
abundance no foal will attain best
growth and development. Then, too.
the young things soon learn to eat grain
where the dam is regularly fed and
should haye their own ration of ground
OdtS us SOOH as tHeS are o'o SIiouSH
to nibble it.
"As wild as a hawk Is usually the
condition of the weanling colt IL 1t has
been at pasture all summer. When 1t
is in the barn and has Il chance to be-
come acquainted with the family. 1t
will be tame and easily handled from
the very first.
The advantages of the autumn calf
are not less evident. The average calf
pasture is n delusion-a place grown
up to burdocks and mayweed, often
with nothing to break the heat of the
sun, where the poor creatures are doom
ed to stay and fight flies all summer.
The winter calf escapes all this. In
a box stall, which need not be large.
it can eat clover hay or silage and
! have it's grain regularly. only a little,
to be sure. but just as essential to
growth and development as IL the guam
tity were measured by quarts instead
Of handfuls. 1t is not wearing itself
out fighting flies, and the chances are
that the milk it receives will be in bet
ter condition than it would be In sum-
mer.
To be sure, it means a little extra
work. The stables must be cleaned
and kept well Uttered with straw, but
there is usually plenty of time for this
in winter. 1t does n man good to get
acquainted with his stock, and the
greater the amount of care bestowed
on it the better the results. The way
those winter calves grow will be very
gratifying. and when the time m
to turn them on pasture they will be
} sleek and fat, far ahead of calves at
the same age dropped in the spring
and kept on grass. II only all farm
ers realized the Importance of keeping
young stock growing there would be
fewer stunted colts, calves and pigs.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-03-10
Some New Laws.

ture which closed last Saturday two
hundred and thirty-nine bills, nine
JOINT resolutions and -four house
memorials were introduced. Of this
number one hundred and tifty-three
bills and three or four joint resOlu-
tons were sent up 20 the governor
for his approval OF rejectlon. So
far the governor has not vetoed a
measure. Up TO Yesterday
he had signed about half of the bills
presented to him, and he has until
next Monday to pass upon those
still before him.
Among the important measures
passed and signed by the governor
are The state depository bill;
creating office Of bank examiner;
re-organizing state land board; anti
polygamy and adultery bill; dividing
Kootenal county and creating the
counties of Lewis and Clark; provid-
ing for capitol commission and
erection Of new capitol building;
admitting Idaho veterans of Spanish
wal TO Soldiers Home; creating
seventh judicial district; requiring
separate ballots for col stitutional
amendments; increasing the power
Of district judges sitting in cham
bers; Sunday closing of saloons in
unlncorporated villages; regulating
the practice of pharmacy; compel
ling witnesses to testify IN bribery
cases; county depository bill; pro
ylding for wagon road commission:
appropriation bills; $50, 900 bond
Issue for penitentlary improvements:
providing for brands to be used oil
live stock and recording the same
IN state brand book; the pure foOd
bill; creating Office of state veterin.
airy surgeon; fish andIgame bill; in.
creasing voting population of pre-
cincts from 400 10 600; authorizing
village clerks to act as justices wher
there is no justice residing in the
village; providing for care of female
convicts outside of the state; Wagon
road commission; requiring biennia
registration for general elections
repeating the coyote bounty Jaw
giving police judges a salary in
stead of fees; making assessors col
lect special city taxes.
A Hopeful Sign.
For the past month we have bee
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-03-10

Salmon supply Lessened by the War.
when housekeepers begin to look
around for their spring supply of can
ned salmon" said an uptown grocer IN
New York with a large trade. they
are going to find out one way In which
the war between Russia and japan
affects their breakfast table. The Rus
slams have already taken about $4,000
cases of red Alaska salmon out Of the
market. mostly purchased ut San Fran
cisco. There Is no telling how much
more they will get. We are informed
by shippers on the Pacific coast that
they have a very small stock In hand
with which to fill the usual spring or
ders from the east."-New York Press.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-03-10
Paris .Pickups.

The district school is still closed on
account of SO much sickness among the
children.
Principal J.. P. Sorenson returned
from a visit at Logan, Tuesday. lie
says the farmers have begun seeding
III that section.
Messrs. KimDall and Cranney of
Logan, were in Paris Thursday looking
after the interests of the Mexican India
Rubber Co.
Mrs. Hezekiah Duffin died Tuesday,
March I from dropsy and complications
following that disease. Deceased was
66 years of age. For many years she
had been a devoted and faithful worker
in theA. D. S. church. The funeral
was held Thursday from the first Ward
meeting house. Her husband and a
number of grown stepchildren survive
her.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-03-10

Senator Rich and Representatives
Gray and Richards returned Sunday
morning from Boise.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11
Not The Country God Forgot.

In southwestern Arizona and south
eastern California is the Yuma project
where no, 900 acres of rich bottom
lands are to be reclaimed by water
from the Colorado river, at an expense
OF So, 900, 900. The climate is hot but
the soils are rich and the corps luxur-
liant almont beyond belief. Called the
Nile Of America, the Colorado bears
striking resemblance to that great river
OF Egypt. 1t rises in the far-distant
mountains of Wyoming and Colorado
aud empties through great tidal flats
into an inland sea, its valleys and eli
mate all bearing out the likeness.
The peculiar feature of this great
stream is TIE tremendous quantities Of
OF silt or debris which it bears to the
sea, scourIngs Of 225, 900 square miles
of drainage basin carried thousand Of
miles, building great flats in the val.
leys and bars in the stream. In
ancient times the Gulf of California
extended many miles to the northwest
to about the location of Indio on the
line OF the Southern Pacific railway.
The Colorado deposited its great load
of mud in the gulf until 1t made a bar
all the way across and left a great
inland sea which evaporated, leaving
the imperial valley, where now several
thousand people live and farm below
the level Of the sea, the 10 vest point OF
this valley being two hundred and
eighty-seven feet below sea level.
How great is the load of silt carried
by the Colorado you may conceive
when you know that by measurement
l,506, 900 tons of sediment have been
carried past Yuma, Arizona, in twenty.
four hours. But there IS some
recompense as the material deposited
can be readily handled and great
bitches dug by dredges, the cheapest
method OF handling material.-E. T.
Perkins in Sunset Magazine for
November.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11
PRESSING TIE INSURANCE FIGHT.

State Insurance Commissioner W,
D, Vandiver has executed his threat
to revoke the license of the New York
Life Insurance Company TO do bust
ness in Missouri. This action will
prove a blow to the credit of the New
York institution but will not appre-
Gladly affect the policy holders of
that company In this state. 1t in no
way invalidates policy contracts al
ready written, but is expected to
prevent the w%ritIngTot new business
In the state unless the courts decide
that Mr.. Vandiver has acted without
authority.
1t appears that Indifference and
inaction upon the part Of insurance
departments In the several states
would serve more than anything else
to cripple the investigation now going
on and bring it to a futile end. The
mere publication of insurance scandals
would injure the public 1and the in.
surance business Without bringing
any reforms In the business. 1t
would doubtless prove salualory to the
public interest and business morality
If the states generally would exclude
all the insurance companies which
have been shown to be guilty Of cor
rupt, extra VACANT, or otherwise
s~caDdalous practises. Such a course
Of action would bring on a crisis that
could result only in final good. But
it does not appear that Mr.. Vandiver
has any more reason for adopting this
course toward the New York Life
Insurance Company than toward the
other companies which have been
investigated. In his letter to Presi-
dent Mccall be demanded that the
policy holders money which was con.
tributed to political campaign funds
be refunded and that Mccall resign
his office. The Equitable and the
Mutual have been shown to be guilty
and their officers have confessed to
the same practices, The Equitable,
it is true has been reorganized and is
making loudEprofessions Of its inten-
lions to bring forth fruits meet for
repentance. But the Mutual has not
been reorganized. President McCurdy
says that he has no thought Of re
signing, and no offer to refund cam.
paign contributions has keen made
Why should Mr.. Vandiver overlook
the Mutual? Perhaps MI. Vandiver
has a good reason for singing out
the New York Life but it fails to
appear 10 the manifestoes he has
issued.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11
To Tax Payers.

l have completed the current Tax
Receipts for this year; also Merchants.
Railroad and Telephone, and will be
gladt TO serve you any way l can in the
collection Of your taxes at any time.
Will take the liberty Of suggesting
to you in ordering your tax through
your local bank please give section,
townships and range Of your lands aud
lot and block Of town or city, If
personal tax IS wanted, please give
township, as there is more than one
person of the same name. BY so
doing you will save your banks a good
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

One might think from reading TIE
daily papers that the election of
Pattison in Ohio was brought about
by a revolt against the city bosses,
especially boss Cox of Cincinnati.
But the first election news was brought
from cities Of the state which hardly
indicated Pattison's election. When
the returns began to come in from
back country districts Pattison's
plurality began to pile up and 1t has
continued to grow ever since. In the
country districts the local option
question was the issue.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

The railroads are conducting a very
active campaign against rate leglsla.
tion and are sending out tons Of
printed matter containing a vast
amount Of information of more or less
interest to the public, If the statistics
can be relied on. For instance it is
shown that of the gross earnings Of
the railroads Of the country Al per
cent is spent for labor; s per cent for
fuel and oil; 144 per cent for interest
on debts; 8 per cent for dividends; 81
per cent for locomotives; 2 per cent
for permanent improvements; 3 per
cent for taxes and the rest for twenty
minor items,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11
q To Piano Buyers.

{ 1t may not be IS generally known that it is the CUSTOM OF
manufacturers once each year to change the case style of
their pianos and get out a catalogue to conform to the new
case design. These changes in the case design are, to tell
the truth, are usually very slight, a little more or less carving
on the case, the rounding of a truss or the squaring of a
plaster, the change ola panel is sufficient to make a new
style out of a late one and in no wise have anything to do
with the interior of the piano. 1t was Mr.. Taylors good
fortune (Which we will share with the public to secure
several car loads Of the late or this year styles of new pianos,
some at one-third less than wholesale factory cost. some at
ore-half less than factory cost, and others at varying heavy
discounts. We take it that the average piano buyer is more
interested in the interior Of a piano, the price and terms
rather than the design. However, we believe that 1906
catalogue will not show any pretter styles than these we
will clear out at this sale at one-third to one-half regular
retail price.
Beginning November 9 we inaugurate the greatest,
grandest cut price sale in good pianos ever offered in Lexing-
ton or vicinity. We offer for next Thursday four new upright
pianos, superior tone and action, plain cases, former prices
$25o-$275-$3oo, sale price $I48-$I7S-$I98, terms $40 to $50
cash, 81 to So per month buys them. four Semi Grand
upright pianos in handsome walnut and mahogany and oak
cases, former retail price $~325-$35o, sale price $228-$24S,
terms SIS to SIS cash, So to $40 per month. On sale :
large grand upright pianos, the cream of piano makers art in
make, tone and action in all the fancy matured woods.
former prices $500, sale price $2oS, terms $50 to $25 cash,
balance $40 per month, All pianos marked in plain figures
This great sale lasts but two weeks. Open evenings until
$3.50 o'clock. Old instruments taken in exchange. S2z
Main Street.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11
An Ordeal of the Commune.

The stirring days of the French
Commune are used by Basil King as
the vehicle Of a powerful story in the
November McClure's. "The Last
Love-ieast" belongs with the big
stories that are few and far between.
It focuses in one brief, terrible,
dramatic moment the fiercest human
passions. and lays bare the scared souls
Of Two big leaders Of men. One has
betrayed a woman to save bis cause,
and the other has redeemed her by
treason to his comrades. 1t raises an
unanswerable question of the relative
ness of guilt, and drives home the
lesson that the end never justitics the
means.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

Thomas w. Lawson has rented a
printing Office, hired seventy nine
assistants and spend one hundred
thousand dollars in trying to collect
proxies to vote in the elections Of
some Of the life insurance companies
Up to this time, says the Boston
Journal, he has received sixteen
thousand proxies Nobody seems tc
know what Lawson is going to do OF
what is the motive which inspires his
activity.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

While the adoption Of some sort of
constitutional amendment in Mary
land aimed at restriction of the
sutTage was very desirable, it is some
consolation to reflect that the defeat
of Germans pet measure is to an
extent a reputation OF the man who
more than any other ruined the
Wilson tariff bill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

John T. Heard says that F. NJ.
Cockrell viii be the next democratic
nominee for the governorship. This
suggestion has been made several
times but has not been received with
a great deal OF enthusiasm so far.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

deal OF trouble and will greatly assist
me in quick, short, correct work which
we al want. feel assured that the
tax payers are Weakening up to this
thing Of paying so much state and
county interest IN allowing their taxes
to 60 delinquent as for example one
Of my friends came Only a day or so
ago in the person of Thos. Pollard and
tried 70 break into the Office in order
that he might get The amount of his
tax before he left town.
Wishing you all a prosperous next
year and no wind storm as we had this,
am respectfully,
GEO B. GORDON, Collector.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

The INTELLIGENCER is iD receipt
Of a little book Of one hundred and
four pages, by Rev. John shackleford
Of Sweet Springs, ENTITLED Ecce
Agnus Del" In this book the author
sets forth with much care and
completeness his views On the
Atonement. 1t is evident that the
writer has given a great deal Of
thought to this subject; aud he was
induced, he says, to publish the
results Of his study by the estimation
in which these views we're held by
his friend, the late Senator Vest.
The book was printed by the publish.
ing house Of the M. E. Church,
South, Of Nashville, Tennessee.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

The answer of the state railroad
commissioners to the bill of complaints
made by the railroads in the
controversy regarding the enforce
ment Of the Speer.D Dickinson NAHUM
Freight Rate bill was filed in the
federal court Of Kansas City Monday.
The answer is of great length and
covers every detail Of the complaint,
1t is said. If The federal court should
render a decision against the railroads,
which is not generally expected, the
eonstitutlonality Of this bill would
then be attacked before the state
supreme court. 1t is amazing how
public interest has declined IN regard
TO this, the most important measure
passed by the legislature since the
war between the states.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

Whether from want Of the proper
amount Of attention or because of
rainy fall weather the public roads Of
the county are in a worse condition
at the opening Of winter than they
have been at this season for many
wears.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11
NEURALGIA PAINS.

Rheumatism, lumbago and sciatic
pains yield to the penetrating influence
of Billiards. Snow Liniment.
1t penetrates to the nerves and bone
and being absorbed into the blood, its
healing properties are conveyed to
every part of the body, and effect some
wonderful cures. 25C, soc, and 81. 90.
Sold by Orenshaw & Young. 11.4m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

Hearst has secured an order Of
court to take the ballot boxes OF New
York out Of the hands Of the police
and TO deposit them with the bureau
OF elections. Hearst expects to fight
for a new count and processes to
believe that he Will be declared mayor
Of the city.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

District attorney Jerome is warmly
supporting Hearst in his programme
to contest the election of Geo. B..
McClelland as mayor Of New York.
He has ordered the returns Of two
suspected districts to be carefully
guarded.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

Zach Drummond Of Cottle County,
Texas, was in this city Tuesday VISIT
ing relatives and friends. Mr.. Drum
mond was reared ln this county but
has lived In Texas for nearly thirty
five years.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

Bob White in the Mexico Ledger
suggests f. W. Stephens as a
democratic candidate for governor.
1t would be hard to make a better
suggestion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-11

Mrs. Carrie Oowie returned from
Kansas City Tuesday night.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-02-01
Read by II. L. Blanchard at
State Ddirymen's Meeting

able to plant growth; then, too, there
are the soils physical condition.
weather conditions, and so on.
The farmer should know how to
proceed to counteract the natural re-
suits following such unfortunate con-
ditions, and should apply the remedy
as against their repetition. There an
pears to be no common remedy for
these occurrences. The one we de-
eide to apply will either be the result
OF a guess, or knowledge. 1t is the
farmers duty to himself that he take
advantage of tne helps offered by the
state in the solution of these various
problems, and resort to guess work
as rarely as possible
We are taught that the first six
teen inches of the fine particles of
surface soil, on an average, contain.
7,122 pounds of nitrogen, 6035 pounds
of phosphoric acid and 23,16O pounds
of potash per acre. Whereas, the
average crop of wheat only removes
from the soil 1913 pounds of nitrogen,
9.49 pounds of phosphoric acid and
1853 pounds of potash. Thus we find
that the average soils contain nitro.
gen in it's potential form, sufficient
for 240 average crops of wheat; phos-
phoric acid for 635 such crops of
wheat. with a potash supply for more
than 1900 years for like crops of
wheat. There are but few crops that
are thought to tax the productive
powers of land so greatly as wheat,
while there are other crops, such as
the clovers, that are generally con-
ceded to add to the productive power
of the soil by improving it's physical
condition through it's root system, as
also through it's power to gather nj
trogen from the atmosphere and de-
posit the same in the soil.
1t will be observed that even the
average soil contains large quantities
Of plant food. AS a matter of fact,
however, but very small part of
this plant food is available to plant
growth, and good farming consists in
liberating and making the same avail
able to the growth of the plant, as
the needs of the farmer shall require.
This can only be done through intelli-
gent tillage and thorough cultivation.
Hence the Importance of well pre-
pared seed bed.
With a knowledge of the possibil-
tiles of the soil, and the Importance
of its proper tillage and cultivation,
relative to it's bearing upon plant
growth, the crops best suited to the
needs of the dairyman farmer be-
come an important question, from
the fact that certain plants when fed
tO tha dairy cow have nv DracticaI