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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29
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inquire at THE SAWMILL PHOENIX,
Spokane, Wash.
Fire Burned Bee Industry.

Claremont, Cal, Sept. 27.-A brush
fire that burned two days has de-
vastated the San Gabriel valley, de-
stroying all vegetation and doing $780,
900 damage. The main industry of the
valley, bee raising, has been ruined.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

The 1892 carat diamond found a few
months ago in South Africa has beer
named the "Cullinan."
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

A correspondent of Nature says he
had his portrait painted by two well
known artists, and calculated that In
each case about 10000 strokes Of the
brush were made.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

promotes light thinking and
light conversation. Tea time
is the time for light thought
and talk.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

German postofiice employees must OBJ
tain the special permission Of the
government before they may marry.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

rITo Permanently Cured. NO fits OF nervousness
lilo after first days use of Klines Great Nerve
Restorer Send for Free Sc trial bottle and treatise
DR.. II. H. Kline, Ltd, 931 Arch St, Philadelphia. Ia
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

For bronchial troubles try Piso's Cure
for Consumption. 1t is a good cough
medicine. At druggists, price Is cents.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow'h
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
for their children during teething period
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

In the Russian army nearly one half
of the soldiers are unable to read and
write. The percentage Of illiterates in
the German army is only 0.07.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29
NORWAY AND SWEDEN AGREE.
Delegates at karlstad Have Concluded
Convention.

Karlstad, Sept. 26.-After protracted
sessions extending over some weeks
the Norwegian and Swedish delegates
who met here to settle the terms Of
separation of the two countries, have
arrived at an agreement on all points.
The terms were not made public.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

Special rates on railroads to sea
ben Hur" at Spokane october to n
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

Many a revival born in the prayer
meeting has been killed in the parlor.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29
TEA

Don't touch it at less than
Goo Id; it isn't worth while.
We know the market.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

Chance Of lifetime-"Ben Hur". Play
all next week at Spokane.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29
TEA

The best cheap" tea is
hot water; d mt spoil good
water with trash tea.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29
E z q E EHaSS

afflicted with know SS%@S%SSi
byt
usually gradually
spreads followed by btrs sticky fluid
ing and burning almost body
liable to be attacked,
left limb the
parts OF thumb 1885 spread until
often large as my hand burning itching ana png
Eczema acid condi & % M % ga ~ %
ton the blood The cir secured the advs vonr phvn
culation becomes loaded s s ed S-'' -
with fiery, acid posons that Mayeta KAN
forced through the
the skin which set the flesh aam Since the
with
be removed effected s.
has equal a remedy for Eczema; 1t enters the
M& through natural
&S - - channels and builds the entire The skin
b. H. and the Eczema 10
~&~ ~ ~ that have persisenty refused to be
cured under the ordinary yield purifying cooling effect
blood Skin without
xHE SWIFT aPEcEFzc CO., ATLANTA. GAs
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29
TEA

We don't know, in this
country, how good tea is
the most Of us-some of us
do.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29
TEA
Collides With Engine.

Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. 26.-Eight
people were seriously injured Sunday
in collision between trolley car and
a switch engine. Two of the injured
may die.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

Your grocer returns ysus money 4 you don't like
6chiling's Best
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-29

Your grocer returns your money u you dsn't l1ss
sehiilings Best.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
A. EH.c+;v. Trouph Guard.

An Effective Trough Guard.
One of the greatest troubles WIN
the hog is that he is so irrepresslOiy
hoggish. When you feed him, ne ap-
parently feels it his inherent duty "
crowd every other hog as far anu
forcefully away from the feed as pos
sible. When fed grain on the open
floor he takes it upon himself TO cover
as much as he can, to keep nosins anu
pushing his fellows, often to MS own
loss Of food, since more or less IS
wasted by his rude table manners
When fed slop in the trough. the Dig
gest hog will invariably work MS way
through or over the jam. and get MS
carcass into the trough, where ne COM
placently stands lengthwise, and II not
satisfied with that, lays himself down.
gulping in his own and the smaller
ones share until too full even to grunt,
when he will stretch out for a snooze
if the trough is big enough.
To avoid the waste Of feed, and TO
give all an equal chance to secure
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their share, | have number OF
schemes and devices, but l consider
the one shown in the Illustration to be
as good as, if not better than, any
Then, too, it is 80 simple that any
farmer with a hammer and saw. and
such loose pieces as may be found in
almost any scrap pile, can build a sub
stantial affair that will suit.
The first requisite is a good-sized,
well-constructed trough. built prefer
ably in V-shape, as shown by "a" The
width of the side boards will depend
upon the size of the hogs to be fed. A
small trough, with six-inch side
boards, may be used for the wee pigs,
and twelve or sixteen-inch stuff for the
large shotes and breeding sows. The
size Of pieces &c" and ID should de-
pend upon the weight of the animals
and the strain likely to come on the
frame. For hogs of ordinary weight
piece two by four inches should be
used for the ridge-pole, &C." and pieces
one by three or two by two inches for
the guard bars I'd" These should be
securely nailed to the side of the
trough, and if a permanent trough in
the hog house, spiked to the floor to
prevent breaking off. The upright,
"e," firmly spiked to 3D. should be
amply stout to secure endwise rigid
ity.
For delivering slop to the trough, q
spout or small trough should be ar
ranged to enter at the end of the feed
trough. With this arrangement, when
the distance between the bars has been
properly adjusted to the size Of the
animal, only one can get to the trough
between each space, and all sidewise
crowding is effectually prevented
Exchange.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Barley as Feed for Horses.

Except on the Pacific coast barley
is not extensively used as feed in the
United States, doubtless owing to the
fact that it is in such demand for
brewing purposes that it is high in
price. Wherever it is grown, however,
it is frequently possible to secure at a
low cost grain which is off color owing
to rain or fog during harvest and
which for this or some other reason is
unfit for brewing. but valuable as feed.
The barley grown on the Pacific coast
is extensively used in the feeding Of
horses. Its use for this purpose is old
in other countries. The Arabs fed their
horses unground barley, and it is used
successfully by the Berbers Of north
Africa. In Europe it's value is gener-
ally recognized. Barley may be fed
whole to horses having good teeth and
not required to do severe work. Since
ground barley, like wheat, forms a
pasty mass when mixed with saliva, 1t
is regarded as more satisfactory to
crush than to grind it If for any rea-
son it is considered undesirable to feed
the grain whole.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
HAIR COMBING IN PUBLIC.

Foreigners Cannot Understand the
American Girl.
1T is the most extra ordinary thing
the way you women over here comb
your hair at the theaters." exclaimed
foreigner. I've just been watching
that girl over there.
'She has taken every comb out of
her hair, run it up the back of her
head several times and then replaced
it. Now she is patting her hair to see
that it is all as she wishes it to be.
i've seen lots of girls o, er here go
through the performance. Rather
shocking, when you come to think Of
it. Look at this one-she's going to
do the same thingv'
1t was a very fuzzy blonde head
that was being combed this time. A
good many sweeps of the big side
combs were needed to bring together
the little frowsy curls that had sprung
their confines and were hanging down
from the pompadour.
The girls gestures in arranging her
hair were not in the least furtive.
They were as deliberate as though she
were standing before her bureau at
home.
Cant see exactly how it ever start
ed" murmured the American whose
attention had been called to her coun-
trywoman's action. II never do it my
self, but I'm afraid that l have seen
so many girls do it that l have be-
come hardened to the sight
Il remember an American woman's
look of disgust when she saw
Frenchman comb his mustache In pub
lie. That's pretty bad, too; but this is
in my eyes the more awful, for one
expects daintiness and charm from
women, and this energetic combing
and arrangement of hair in public
places is extremely vulgar New
York Sun.
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PUPILS Are Murdered.

The Berlin newspapers are publish
ing a call for an association Of pa.
rents to stop the felonious assaults by
teachers on little children" The Prus
sian law gives the teacher the right to
punish a child, male or female. and II
he kills a pupil he gets the benefit Of
the doubt.
Carl Wolfram. teacher in Huttung
struck a crippled child 50 times with
ruler. Then he jumped upon the poor
victim and threw him to the ground,
striking him with his fist, crying all
the time: "Confounded cripple, | am
going to make you cold
Though these awful circumstances
were fully authenticated and though
the boy died two days later, the judge
fined Wolfram only $50 and did not
take away his certificate as teacher.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
CHAPTER x.

Deafened by the rush OF steam, whist
ling engines, the shouting of men, jos
tied and knocked hither and thither by
eager passengers seeking their luggage,
and by heavily laden porters, | was quite
confused. At length | inquired OF a
quiet-looking policeman the way to
Rackstraw's buildings.
There may be hundred Rackstraw' s
buildings, for what | know" he said,
with laugh. What part Of the city
Is it?"
Camden Town Is the rest Of the direc-
ton" answered.
"Oh that is miles away from here.
The best way for you to get to Camden
Town Is to get into bus that you'll see
pass those iron gates below"
L thanked him for his Information
and managed to get into the right bus.
! felt very sick and weary when l
emerged once more Into the streets.
went into a pastry cooks to eat a bun,
and inquire for Rackstraw's buildings,
and they directed me. Small houses,
one story high; town-looking in their dir
ty bricks: country-looking IN their little
gardens that lay in front. l knocked
mt No. 3. and the door was answered by
Martha herself.
What! Msater Silas," exclaimed she,
with surprise, lis that you? Oh, what a
turn you've given ME! Do come in,
dear: How poorly and tired you do
lookr'
calculating establishment and kindly
welcome, she led me into the little front
room, and forced me to sit down i'll an
old armchair.
Now sit down there and rest while l
get you a nice cup Of tea; I'm sure you
must want it. Dear me!-the idea of
seeing you! How long have you been
here, and what's brought you up; some
thing wrong down there? But there!
don't answer any OF my questions till
you've had something, for I'm sure you
look half dead"
Busting about all the time she was
talking. putting the cups and saucers,
ard preparing the meal. Then she call
ed in her mother from the back to see
Master Silas, whom she had talked about
so much. Her mother was very stout,
kindly looking woman, who came in wip-
Ing the soap suds off her arms. and who
welcomed me as sincerely as her daugh-
ter did.
After hearty tea l felt better. then
proceeded to satisfy Martha's curiosity,
which was all on edge; and while | was
about it made clean breast of every
circumstance, from the time that I over
heard the first conversation between the
Rev. Mr.. Porter and his daughter, until
the day OF my marriage. Passing over
the month, upon the events of which
told her my lips were sealed. / related
the particulars of my fight. This long
narrative, of course. was not given with.
out repeated Interruptions on her part.
There! l always said you was be-
witched. She ought to be burnt. The
wicked old hypocrite. he ought to have
six months! That's the reason they gave
me notice, because l shouldn't see too
much; but, you know, marriage can't
stand good that's brought about by
witchcraft She can't be your lawful
wife,"
"She Is no more my wife than Won
are, Martha" l answered; but, the next
moment, for various reasons, | was sor.
~ that | spoke SO openly.
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Stable Scraper and Fork.


Most Of the labor-saving tools about
farm buildings could be readily fash
toned at home if one is handy with
ideas into effect. One Of the best OF
the simple tools for the barn Is the
combination fork and scraper made in
the following manner: Select an inch
board five inches wide and seven or
eight inches longer than the width Of
the fork used In the stable.
Bevel the lower edge Of the board
for the scraper, then bore holes near
the lower edge, one for each tine of
the fork, so that after using the fork
to handle the coarse stuff 1t may be
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n
We had left the house by this time,
and were walking down the green lane
but in an opposite direction to that 10y
which we had come from the church!aro.
A little way down the lane depoocneu
into a high road. and there my KIM
friend stopped to take leave or me.
IF you find things turn out badly, ana
you are reduced to any great strait
write to me: but, mind. in that case you
must tell me all about yourself. There
must be no disguise and no deceit
must say you're rather a close customer
for one SO young-all the better for that'
perhaps. Here's my address, ana no"
good-by and a safe journey ana eooo
luck"
The next moment he was gone. no"
full OF gratitude was my heart for ms
kindness! | reached the railway STA
tion some minutes before the train was
due. Ignorant as | was of the com
monest transactions OF everyday ne
was obliged to the kind oinces OF
friendly porter to procure me tlcke'
and put me on the right platform. Inc
train came up and | took my seat.
The excitement Of steam travelling was
n strange one to me- and for time l
was lost in wonderment at the variety
of objects we few past, and at the rap
Idly changing landscape. Suddenly L
remembered the address that the old gen
tleman had given me. drew 1t cut.
curious to know his name. 1t was an oia
envelope. directed to Jonathan hoo-
well, Woodbine Cottage"
What bound my heart gave as l read
that name. Was it simply by strange
coincidence. or was he related to that
man who had so tragically influenced
my life? So astonished was l at this
discovery and so absorbed in specula-
tions, and train of thought which 1t
suggested, that | became quite uIcon-
scious of the progress of the train. or nay
fellow passengers, almost of where l
was. Ny thoughts went back to the
marriage day, and every incident passed
In review through my mind. When l
came to the incident of the locket, my
heart gave another leap; it was gone
left behind in the suit OF clothes! VI
course, it was quite safe. But L was
troubled that it had passed out of my
possession | priced it as the superstl-
tious would talisman.
Crowding quickly on the heels OF this
regret. came a startling revelation: that
portrait that had puzzled me at the old
gentleman's-it was her very image, ma
tured to womanhood! That was the re-
semblance that had so powerfully struck
me, and that | could not understand at
the time.
Projected into this new field OF
Thought. | was still wandering amidst its
mazes when | was warned that my
Journey had come to an end. And. step
ping out of the carriage, | found myself
on the bewildering, crowded platform
OF great city terminus.
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There are "a, 900 farmers in Texas,
the largest number of all the States
in the Union. Georgia comes next
with $4,000.
The animal heat must be provided
by feeding the stock literally, but the
greater the exposure, the greater the
loss of animal heat
In. the new farm mechanics depart
ment of the Iowa college, 125 young
men are learning how to build man
age and take care of farm machinery.
Tennessee farmers want the State
to appropriate $1,000 to develop the
live stock Investigations now in prog
ress, and to extend experiments in
breeding and feeding.
Some Western men claim to have
obtained good results from feeding the
common desert cactus to cattle. They
say when chopped up and boiled, or
soaked in water, the sharp and dam
gerous points become soft. The de-
partment of agriculture is investigat-
ing the matter.
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inserted into the holes in the board
and the combination used as a scraper
The artist has added another to the
combination, rake, which is made by
driving wire spikes into the top edge
of the board and filing off the heads.
This can be done or not as one wish
es, but combined fork and scraper is
certainly a most useful tool-Indian-
apOlis News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25

Closer Classification Needed.
Knippe-What kind of doctor
Johnson?
Tucque-He's a skin doctor
Knippe-You don't understand.
mean what is his specialty?-SyracuS'
On. " Herald.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-02-25
Cause and Effect.

The master of a board school has
received a pleading letter from the
mother Of one of the scholars, begging
him not to have her boy taught swim
ming, as II should not like him to b
drowned"
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Deep or Light Flowing.


a question Of soil and climate. If
soil is thin, then it is manifest that 1T
would be very foolish to dip the pillow
into the raw subsoil and bring it to the
top, though perhaps subsoiling would
improve matters by helping the drain
ing and allowing the roots to pene-
trate downward more easily. Again,
in the matter of climate; in dry dis
trict shallow blowing nearly always
gives the best results-with grain
crop, at least. Often the best wheat
has been grown where the surface
was disked to clean off the rubbish,
and the seed drilled in down to the
hard, unmoved soil. The reason Of
this is that in a dry district the plant
has to depend largely on the ground
moisture, which rises by capillary ac-
ton much better through firm soil than
through loose plowei land. Where
bare following is practiced on stiff
clays, then the shallow system is the
best, for it means ever so much less
soil to move per acre where there are
repeated plowings. civilizations, ETC..
to be done. On the whole, probably
shallow blowing, combined with an &C.
casiOnal stirring of the SubsOil with a
subsoiler attached to the pillow, is the
best.
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49,
WOOD SLED.

are 8 feet long and 2x6 inches square
They are held with four braces Of
the same material, feet long and fas-
tened with spikes and bolts. Stakes
are set in the front and rear cross
pieces and draw chain hitched- to the
front cross piece. The runners go fat
side down and the ends are rounded to
prevent catching on the ice. The sled
can be used with the body or box Of a
wagon. 1t is good sled for heavy
work and short hauls. For long hauls,
the runners should be shod.-I. A.
Fiske, in Farm and Home.
A Corn School.
The corn school Of Indiana Is an in
teresting development In the line OF
farm education. It Is organized In
Hamilton County and comprises sew
enty-five boys all under sixteen years
Of age. Each boy recejEed four hun
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The more important man acts oVa
q secret, the smaller the secret.
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About the Horse.

About the Horse.
Draft horses are in demand far ex-
ceeding the supply.
Onion juice is recommended as a
cure for warts on horses.
When horses are to be fattened
something depends upon the breed. A
changed bill of fare will help to hasten
the matter.
A horse has no reasoning power. The
answers of the brightest of them are
dictated by some sign from the master
or trainer.
1t is wonderful what fancy prices
rich men are willing to pay for horses
that please their fancy. The highest
prices are paid for race stock, with
the hope that it will be won back
either by the horse itself or by it's Off
spring. Farmer.
Live Stock in the Far North.
Stock raising is being successfully
carried on In southern Alaska. espe-
cially on one or two OF the Aleutian
Islands. On Kadiak a Seattle COM
pany has established a cattle ranch
and sheep ranch. No shelter Is pro
vided for the animals In winter. but
they endure the cold season much bet
ter than the herds and hocks OF Mon
tana and the Dakotas. The company
has about ten thousand sheep and sew
eral hundred cattle on the island.
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! 81 Bound by a Spell Xl

"Only think Of that, now! What a
wicked, unnatural creature she must be-"
cried Martha. But what a mercy II is
that you're out of their clutches; I'm
sure my heart always felt for you. |
was in a way when | heard you was to
be married. l knew some awful vii
lainy was going on. But what pity
you didn't hear more about that grim
old woman that he followed from Gray $
Inn! You might have found out your
re'"t'cns, and-who knows?-they may
he rich people"
erich people wouldn't be likely to
own one of the Rev. Mr.. Porter's board
ers." | answered bitterly.
"Ah. poor lads. they're much to be
pitied," sighed Martha. and now, Mas
ter Silas, what do you mean to do?'
Il must get some employment" | an
swered. vaguely.
Martha frightened up. "Well, well,
but there's one thing I can tell you
you shan't want meals victuals while
I've one to share with you"
l pressed her hand warmly, assuring
her, however. that / could not think
of taking anything from her.
Nonsense, nonsense! if you say that
again, you'll seriously offend me. l shall
never miss whatever l give to you; and
who knows but what you may be rich
some day, and then think what profit
shall get out Of your gratitude! But
the first thing we must see about is your
dress; you can't 60 about like that. The
idea of dressing young man up that
fright! It's shameful"
1t was now night. and just as the can
dies were lit Martha's father came in.
He was porter at railway station: a
melancholy, wiry looking man, who sat
in a corner without speaking word.
The next consideration was where |
should sleep I'VE haven't an inch
Of room here; mothers got two dodgers.
who sleep in the second room upstairs
and I've to make a shift down here
After little discussion it was dis
covered that Mrs. Jackson, two doors
above, had spare bed, and thither l
went.
The lodging was neither particularly
comfortable nor particularly clean. but
was too worn out with fatigue to be
fastidious; and in spite of Its short
comings, l fell asleep almost the moment
| laid my weary head upon the pillow.
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A Cheap Wood Sled.
My wood sled gave out early in the
winter and l made a good substitute
of some pinch plank. The runners