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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14

In and one of them inquired of him
the road to Soda Springs. Noticing
that the horses bore Wyoming
brands, Mr.. Gee surmised that they
were stolen. He Immediately called
up Sheriff James of Evanston and
told him what he had seen. AL
though he had not been apprised of
any horse stealing, Sheriff James
agreed with Mr. Gee that this case
looked suspicious. He stated that
he would be through here the next
morning, Tnesdey, on No and ask
ed that Sheriff Dalrymple accom-
pany HIM from here. The two of
ficers left the train at Bancroft, and
securing a rig drove back this way.
They had come only about five miles,
when they met the man with the
horses. They immediately placed
him under arrest on the charge of
having stolen the horses. He 'fess.
ed up like little man, and said his
name was Kid Greogery, the prize
tighter, from Rock Springs.
Sheriff James returned through
here with his prisoner Tuesday on
No 2, iand Sheriff Dalrymple came
In Wednesday with the horses. He
Will hold them here until he receives
instructions from Sheriff James what
TO do with them.
A description of the womae was
sent to the officers at POcatello and
she was arrested "Wednesday and
taken to Evanston.
Tuesday on No Mr.. Brennan
received from Pocatello, the "a he
had loaned her and enough more to
pay for sending the ring to her.
Tuesday Fred Evans oil Thomas
Fork was in town and from him it
it was learned that the parties came
TO his place at an early hour Mon
day morning, turned the horses into
his corral, then awoke him and ask
ed if they could leave the ho, ses
there for awhile as they had rode
all night and wanted sleep for an
hour or two before continuing their
journey.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14
IDAHO AT PORTLAND.
State Has CommodiouS Building
and Excellent ExhibitS--Inter-
esting Display of Orss.

Idaho people have cause to be
proud Of the showing which their
state has made at the Lewis & Clark
Exposition. The Idaho buildings
located in the eastern part of the
grounds, on slope leading down to
the waters of Guilds Lake, the Ex-
POSITIONS surprising water feature,
has one Of the choicest state sites,
and is a popular resting place OH
warm afternoons. People who come
to sit on it's broad porch and take in
the magnificent view of river and
mountain scenery are always at
tracted to the wonderful array Of
exhibits housed within the structure.
The Idaho building is constructed
of wood, and painted for the most
part cool, CHEEKY green. its slop-
ing red roof projects over the broad
veranda, which extends across the
entire front of the structure. The
veranda is paved with brick, and Is
surrounded by bank of Towering
plants and furnished with comfort
able chairs and settees. Within the
! building there are reception rooms
at each side of the hallway, and Of
fees for the commissioners, and be-
! yond these one large hall in which
the exhibits are installed.
! The mineral display has perhaps
proved the most interesting. This
is located to the right as one enters
the exhibits hall, and is ,comprehen
sive and interesting. A pyramid of
lead ores, weighing thirty tons, is
the mcst striking feature. Sur
mounting the pyramid is placard
which declares that Idaho produces
forty per cent of the lead mined in
the United States and twenty-seven
per cent of the worlds supply. A
single chunk of nearly pure lead ore
which weighs 10000 pounds forms
part of the pyramid. This comes
from mine which produced, dur.
ing he year ending May 81, 1905,
nearly S., 900, 900 worth of lead and
silver.
A great variety of ores, repre-
senting nearly every mine in the
state is shown. OF the silver and
gold ores, a silver nugget worth
$40 and small piece of quartz
containing 1925 in gold are the
most striking. The ores are ar
ranged on tables and shelves and
have attracted a great deal of ad-
miration, especially from eastern
people, who have been surprised to
find that Idaho is so rich i'm
minerals.
i The handiwork of Idaho women,
Judging from the examples of it on
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14

the east. A remarkable bed set.
made by Mrs. A. Bunzell Of Silver
City, which is valued at $500, is
perhaps the most remarkable piece
of work shown. The work done by
the pupils Of Mrs. G. J. Johnson's
school in Pocatello is also worthy
of notice, and there is beautiful
display of lace work, from Mountain
Home, embracing hats, fans, par
asois and other articles.
The display of grains and grasses
occupies about half of the exhibits
hall, extending the whole width Of
the building. The grasses are dis
played in an oriental design, the
centerplece Of which is Gothic
arch, elaborately and tastefuIly
ornamented. Pillars decorated with
grains and grasses flank the arch
and support roof, the ceiling being
likewise attractively decked with
Idaho agricultural products. Along
the rear wall there are more than
200 varieties of grains grown in
Idaho, displayed in glass boxes.
each labeled, and each supplemented
by head of the grain, showing
how the grams look III the sheaf.
Two large pictures, done entirely
in Idaho agricultural products by
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Vessels Of
kendrick, are stnklngly interesting
features of ldaho's display. One Of
these shows in striking contrast
Chief Twisted Hair, who supplied
Lewis d Clark with a canoe, when
the expedition reached the head
waters of the Clearwater River. and
Governor Gooding. In making the
Indian picture, twenty-three differ
ent seeds were employed to get the
proper coloring, and beans of differ
ent colors were used for the bead
decorations. The hair is of corn
silk. IN the portrait of Governor
Gooding, the clothes are depicted
by carrot seed and the background
by turnip seeds, the face being of
corn husks. In one end of the
building seeds have been used ef.
fectively in making the legend.
"While you watch Your neighbors
grow,
Keep your eye on Idaho.''
Sacajawea, the Indian heroine. il
done ~ seeds and corn husks most
effectively
| Of the strange and unusual things
shown in Idaho's bnilding, two have
attracted great deal of attention.
One Of these is the stump Of the
first apple tree grown in Idaho.
which was raised from seed plant
ed by the Rev. Mr.. Spaulding. am
early missionary, sixty-nine years
ago. The other oddity is a section
of a tree into which are imbedded
the horns and skull of a mountain
sheep which was caught, 1t is pre-
} sumed, in storm, when the tree
was sapling. The tree is now las
years old, and it is believed that
the mountain sheep was 100 wears
old when he came tn h;c
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-07-14
CAUGHT TWO HORSE THIEVES.
Man and Woman Arrested with a
Bunch Of Stolen Horses--The
Man ConfeSSeS.

Last Monday afternoon a person,
who, from the manner attire, was
supposed to be a man, entered Bren-
nan & Davis store and walked
through into the back yard. to where
Clarence Birch was and asked him
if they kept ladies' wrappers for
sale. Clarence replied in the af-
firmative ard told the party to go
into the store and one of the lady
clerks would show them. The party
insisted on dealing with Clarence
who went into the store, the party
following him to the back room,
where Clarence was requested to
bring the wrappers, after selecting
one that suited, the party then asked
to be shown some petticoats. A
selection IN that article of apparel
was made and then came request
for a pair of slippers. Clarence
took back several pairs, and the
stranger soon made a selection, and
stated that no further purchases
were desired. Then came sur
prise for Clarence and one which is
said to have caused him to almost
faint, for when he asked If he should
do the articles up the stranger re-
piled, 'SNo, wish to put them on,
Pam a woman" AS soon as Clar-
ence recovered from the shock suf
ficlently to permit of further conver-
satlon, the woman asked if there
was some place near by where she
could wash and change her male at
tire for the clothes just purchased
Clarence hustled her some water and
escorted her to the grain house, where
he left her TO arrange her toilet.
Upon re-appearlng she said that she
had ridden horse back SO miles that
day and was going to Pocatello in
response to message that her son
was quite sick. She said her name
was Gregory. Not having money
enough left, after paying for the ar
ticles, to buy ticket to the Gate
City, she asked Mr.. Brennan to loan
her the necessary amount and offered
fine gold ring as security. Think
ing that he was doing kindly act
in assisting her to reach the bedside
of her sick hoy, Mr.. Brennan gave
her the money and took the ring
She left OH No /, which was several
hours late that day.
When she entered the store. she
wore cowboy hat, black satine
shirt, pair of dark trousers, with
oyeralls over them and boots.
The woman came into town Mon
day afternoon with man and the
two were driving IL head of horses.
Chief of Police Gee happened to
meet them uptown when they came
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-19
. Fest Of Soil Adaptibiiity.

An interesting experiment is being
made on a small unproductive piece OF
land on the Epitomist farm which APP
parently possesses the natural elements
of fertility, but is practically barren.
The plot has been diveded into sections,
each of which will be subjected tc
different treatment and different crops
planted in each. The soil has been an
alyzed, its productive qualities and pc
culiarities definitely ascertained. and
the test is expected to demonstrate
by comparison the kind of crop it will
best produce by common methods OF
cultivation and the application OF dif-
ferent fertilizers. Reports of the prog
ress of this test will be made each
month for the benefit Of our readers.
and when the crops mature. full sum-
mary of progress from the planting OF
the seed to the ascertainment OF the
yield will be published, together with q
diagram of the field, showing the diff
fercnt kinds of crops planted, how cul-
tivated and the kind and quantities Of
fertilizers applied.-Epitomist.
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THE CASE OF TOOLS.
One of the Great Sources ofWaste Oh
the Farm IL the Neglect
of Tools.

Farmers make a great mistake II
they fail to provide a place where the
tools can be stored carefully and kept
from the weather. So many farmers
allow their hired help to be careless
with the tools when they are through
with them. to throw them down in the
field where they must take the sun and
the rain; or il carried to the tool house
at all. are left with dirt on them, so
that they will rust and ruin. This
ought not to be so. Every tool, as soon
as it has served its purpose, should be
cleaned and put in the tool house In its
place. It can then be readily found
when needed, and will be fit for use.
Carelessness with tools means loss OF
time and money. A pillow costs eight
dollars: the hired man leaves it in the
field; It rusts and the consequence is 1t
requires n half day to clean it, for 1t
refuses to turn dirt when rusty. The
plow is injured. whereas, five minutes
would have suficed to clean it and put
IL away. thus keeping the pillow unin-
jured and saving the wages of the hired
man while there should have been a
lot of work done with the pillow. All
the tools should be kept in order
Nothing should be laid away out OF re-
pair. 1t is sure to be needed when you
are too busy to stop and put it in good
condition. 1t will save your temper
as we'll as your cash. If rule is adopt
ed to care for the tools properly and
keep them always ready for use. Al
soon as you are done with mower
binder or harrow, put it under shelter
The small tools should be kept in
tool chest; they are then all togethe
and ready for use. These are seeming
ly insignificant matters; but the.
count for much in the aggregate. Los
of time means loss Of money and tool
cost too much to be neglected in thi
way.-Mrs. Lou ]. Duncan, in Epitom
isf
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-19
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

The income of Oxford university Is
slightly under 10000 a year.
Swedish school children under the
guidance of their teachers annually
plant about 100000 trees.
Prof. Molisch, of Prague, says that
photographs can be taken by the light
emitted by raw potatoes and hard
boiled eggs.
DR.. William Royal Stokes and DIR.
John 8. Fulton, Of the Maryland
board of health, insist that they have
discovered q curative serum for ty-
phoid fever. after q four-years' search.
Prof. Giuseppe Levi, Of Milan, Will
soon visit Paris to demonstrate before
the Academy of Medicine his new cure
for tuberculosis by means OF iodine in
jections, the composition OF which Is a
secret. He claims that 40 to so in1ec-
tons will bring about q complete cure
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-19
AND INTERESTING.

In a fittsburg Office building a sys-
tenn of washing the air and removing
all dust has been introduced.
Peter Henry Chevantier, who made
q fortune in toy balloons, is said to be
in poverty, and has joined a street
cleaning gang in New Jersey.
Spain las a lawsuit that has been
before the courts since 1917. 1t is the
most conspicuous legal example of
"manafia' in the history Of the world.
Two historic names appear In curl
Gus proximity in Spring street, near
Macdougal, New York. Over a restaur-
ant window is a sign bearing the name
Aaron Burr; almost directly appears
the inscription, Alexander Hamilton,
carpenter and builder"
It is claimed by Henry Decker OF
Rome. O., that a single beehive, used
as an incubator as well as for the or
binary purpose of producing honey, car
be made to do the work of eight hen'
in Matching chickens. while at the same
time it yields 100 pounds of honey an
nually.
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TOLD OF THOSE WHO WRITE.

Ernest Treeton, writer Of ser'I
stories, has lately told Of the young
woman amateur who CHANGED to get
an unfinished story accepted by
weekly paper for immediate publica-
ton. Months passed and the thing
went on A desperate editor wrote let
ter after letter imploring her to wind
up. The unhappy girl wrote despair
ingly that she couldn't stop 1t: the
elongating thing had wound roend her
as the sea serpent wound about Lao
coon. Finally the editor himself
ended It,
Miss Betham Edwards in her Home
Life in France" writes: THE best
contemporary French writers often use
English words not as yet naturalized,
without italics or quotation marks.
thus Cherbuliez wrote of the hall In
stead of lie vestibule' in one Of his
novels; Brizeux makes lady conju-
gate the verb luncher' in one Of his
plays. Flirt, croquet. garden party,
five O'Clock, and a variety Of similar
expressions are employed as IL be-
longing to the French tongue. Eng
fish names and pet names have an
especial attraction for French ears"
There is a pitiful story of Philip
Bourke Marston, the blind English
writer. One day particularly good
idea came to him and he sat down to
his typewriter with enthusiasm. He
wrote rapidly for hours and had near
Iy finished the story when a friend
came In. Read that" said Marston
proudly, land tell me what you think
of IT," The friend stared at the hap
by author and then at the blank sheets
of paper In his hand before he was
able to understand the little tragedy
The ribbon had been taken from the
typewriter and Marston's toll was fol
nothing. He never had the heart te
write that story again.
Hall Game thinks that the novel Of
the future will become more and NOR
the religious novel and that 1t vii
only be accepted, whether by the pillow
man or the philosopher. in the degre'
In which 1t unites with the simples
pictures of human life the deepes
problems of humanity. Il think !
will be realized" he says, that tn
capacity of the novel for any worl
whatsoever, whether Of simple enter
tainment or of deep teaching, Is en-
tirely without limit; that there is n
vehicle so capable of reaching wild
area, no medium so adaptable to tn
needs of man in all his stages OF In
tellectual development; in a wore
that there is no pulpit with soundin
beard that will send the human vote
20 far"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-19
MIGRATION OF THE docs"
The "Roesn Also Departing-Other
Names Of Later Note Taking
Their Places.

From Brooklyn borough courts 10 re-
ported large increase IN the number OF
s,Johp Does The excess of Does" in
Brooklyn, too, says a local authority, is
almost coincident with the disappearance
from the courts of Manhattan Of Does"
and "Roes." In the old English courts,
when the name of plaintiff was un-
known. the custom was to describe HIM
as John Doe" When the defendant
name was unknown he was described as
sRichard Roe" In the criminal courts
the name of an unidentified male prisoner
was entered as John Doe" and of fe.
male prisoner as Jane Roe" In evil
cases with women appearing as principals,
Jane Doe" was the name, in default OF
any other, for the female plaintiff, and
"Jane Roe" for the female defendant.
In Manhattan the colloquial use OF the
word dough" as a slang designation fol-
wealth is chargeable with the words
John Dough- describing q man Of
money. As John Dough has come for
ward. John Doe has receded, and the
name John Doe" has been giving place
in the criminal courts to walter Jones. :
AS Jane" and John Doe" have otter
been allied in legal papers in court, Jane
Doe" has been supersedct by Kate Best
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-08-19
MARKETING POTATO CROPS.
How the Railroads Mado It Possible
for the Growers to Get Fair
Prices.

In line with the classic case OF the
oyster shippers, cited by President
HadIey. of Yale University. in his book
on Railroad Transportation, is the case
of the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President Tuttle, OF the
Boston and Maine Railroad before the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce. Nothing could better show how
a railroad works for the interest OF
the localities which it serves.
A main dependence Of the farmers
Of the Aroostook region is the potato
crop, aggregating annually eight to
ten million bushels which find a mar
ket largely in Boston and the adjacent
thickly settled regions Of New Eng
land. The competition of cheap water
Transportation from Maine to all points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these potatoes
always at a very low level
Potatoes are also a considerable out
put Of the truck farms OF Michigan,
their normal market being obtained In
and through Detroit and Chicago and
other communities of that region.
Not many years ago favoring sun
and rains brought a tremendous yield
of potatoes from the Michigan fields
At normal rates and prices there would
have been a glut of the customary
markets and the potatoes would have
rotted on the farms. To help the po
tato growers, the railroads from
Michigan made unprecedentedly low
rates on potatoes to every reachablt
market, even carrying them in large
quantities to q place so remote as Bos
ton. The Aroostook growers had tt
reduce the price on their potatoes, ant
even then could not dispose OF then
unless the Boston and Maine railroad
reduced its already low rate, which !
did. BY means of these low rates
making possible low prices, the pota
to crops of both Michigan and Main
were finally marketed. Everybody eat
potatoes, and that year everybody ha'
all the potatoes he wanted.
While the Michigan railroads mad
rates that would have been ruinous 7
the railroads, had they been applied
the movement of all potetoes at ailtime'
to all places, they helped their patrons I
find markets then. The Boston and Main
Railroad suffered a decrease In its rev
enue from potatoes, but it enabled th
Aroostook farmers to market their Gro
and thereby to obtain money whic
) they spent for the varied supple
/. which the railroads brought to Their
!, II the making of rates were subject
! Governmental adjustment, such RAJ
$ ical and prompt action could new
: have been taken, because it is well e
: tablished that IL rate be once T
d duced by a railroad company. 1t ca
e not be restored through the red tai
Il of Governmental procedure. II Il
4 Michigan railroads and the Boston al
, Maine Railroad had been subjected
: Governmental limitation they wou
h have felt Obliged to keep up their rat'
). as do the railroads Of France and En-
i land and Germany under Government
II limitation, and let the potatoes rot
le Exchange.
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HERE AND THERE.

-Sawdust on the floor of the hen
house will keep the biddies' feet warm
in winter and induct egg production.
Get some on hand.
Glover serves as a useful purpose
as a catch crop during the autumn
months. when the ground would be
otherwise bare, retaining fertilizing
material brought down by the rain.
Stable manure is one-of the best
means of supplying humus and plant
food. 1t means, however, IN abun-
dance of live stock on the farm, and
this makes an ideal system of farming.
A writer in Michigan Farmer
thinks that a tax of two dollars per
lead on ours and mongrei dogs and ex-
emption from taxation for pure. regis
tered Collie dogs would meet the wants
of sheep breeders.
As shown conclusively by the par.
ticulars obtained by careful expert
ments over a number of years With the
more important farm crops. the plow-
ling of green clover has most marked
effect in increasing the soils produc-
| tiyenesA
Uniformity among the fowls on the
farm is quite as desirable as elsewhere
Nothing is so conducive to uniformit,
as the keeping Of only one breed, for I
more than one is kept. they become
mixed and rapidly lose their individu
atty and prize-winning.
The hen enjoys a dust bath tnes
days as much as she does at any othe
time of the year. and a barrel full o
dry dust is a good thing to keep in IN
noultry house. Provide box for then
70 take their bath in. and renew In
dust in the box every three or fou
days.
A new variety of sweet potato nav
ing great economic value has been ae
, climated in the experimental garden
|, of Bordeaux, France. Leaves OF IN
plant can be used as substitute 10
spinach, and the tubers, containing
: higher percentage of sugar than beet
| are fue favored and make exception
, ally good irod for lie stoeE.
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/. chopping block. two feet high and

. chopping block, two feet high and
about eighteen inches in diameter.
A pair of strong trestle benches two
feet high and four feet long completes
the furnishings of the shop excepting
for some tool racks on the wall, above
the bench in front of the workman.
The tools will depend upon your abii-
ity to use them. and may range from
81 framing kit" to full set of car
penter and metal workers tools. For
the general needs of the farmer. We
suggest, hand-saw. rip-saw, square,
hammer, two planes, drawknife. spoke
shave, four chisels. brace and six bits.
three augers and the usual lot of small
tools, avis, gimlets, gauge, compasses
and calipers.
TO be prepared to do all kinds OF
work you will need full set OF bits,
with four or five twist drills for bor-
ing either wood or metal, and also a
set of files, cold chisels, punches and
hammers. The purchase of a good,
heavy machinists' or blacksmiths'
hammer the first thing, will prevent
the breakage of many a carpenters
hammer and hatchet-tools that were
not made to do extra heavy work with.
You will also need small rivetine
hammer, a pair of pliers, a pair OF
nippers, and good pair OF black
smiths tongs. Other tools will sug.
gest themselves as they are needed OF
as you feel like buying them.-Farm
er's Voice.