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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-03

SUMMARY
Weather Conditions For January
Chronicled by Observer
n.f. Alps

Observer II. r. Alps of the local
weather bureau has issued for January
of this year the regular monthly met
geological summary for this city.
The atmospheric pressure shows the
highest to have been 30.51 on the 5th
and the 21st.
The highest temperature was SO on
the 3rd and the lowest II degrees on
the 18th. The greatest daily range was
10 degrees on the 3rd and the lowest
daily range was l degree on the goth.
A comparative statement of the mean
temperature for the past five years
| during January is as follows: 1901, 35
degrees: 1902. 80: 1908. SO: 1904. 81 and
1905. 81 degrees.
The total precipitation for the month
was .9S and the snowfall 03 The
greatest precipitation in "a hours was
.25 on the 22nd and 23rd. The total
five years was as follows: 1901, "a;
1902, SO; 1903, 1.O7: 1904. SO and 1905,
! 90.
! The prevailing direction of the wind
during the month was east. the total
movement being 1906 miles. The av-
erage hourly velocity was AZ and the
maximum velocity (for five minutes)
was 33 miles per hour from the north
| west on the 3rd.
There We're five clear days, seven
partly cloudy and nineteen cloudy days
| and on which 01 inch. or more. of pre-
| cipitation occurred, IL.
| No hail. sleet. fog or thunderstorms
are recorded during the month. neither
We're there any damaging frosts
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-03
IRRIGATION EXHIBIT
Working Models at Lewis and Clark
Centennial

PORTLAND Feb. because of the
large amount of land in the Pacific
northwest which has been reclaimed
by irrigation. and the larger amount
which is at present worthless on ac-
count of the lack of water supply, the
irrigation exhibit at the Lewis and
Clark exposition will prove unusually
interesting The exhibit will be COM
plete well arranged and instructive,
and will prove a marvel to eastern peo-
pie. who know little of the wonderful
results which an artificial water supply
has accomplished in many western
districts.
The exhibit will consist largely Of
working models of irrigation projects,
the largest being patterned after the
$4,000 900 plant now being built in
southern Arizona. The models will
show the manner of storing the water
by reservoirs, the method of carrying
it into the lowlands by. means of canals
and fumes. and it's final distribution to
the lands to be irrigated. There will
also be models of dams and reservoirs,
and an exhibit of instruments used in
determining the amount Of water
which may be utilized from any given
stream.
In addition to these displays. there
will be practical Illustration OF -irri-
cation methods on the grounds back Of
the government building. on the pen
insula in Guilds lake. where there will
be n small farm with crops growing On
land actually irrigated.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-03
Volcano Colima Active

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1.-The volcano
of Colima is again active. Streams of
dark smoke are issuing from the vol
cano daily, apparently from openings
considerably below the crater. Danger
lies in the formation of new crater
which would permit the discharge of
lava.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-03

In the strained relations that Russia
has at home and abroad something is
likely to break.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Practical Poultry Points.

Feed and kill off your cockerels
when about four months old.
Vinegar diluted in warm water is the
best liquid to clean stained eggs.
Replace one.third of your laying hens
every year, so as to keep your stock
young.
Fowls much improve the character
of the stubble land over which they
range.
Preserve your eggs in water glass
when the market price is less than
fifteen for a shilling.
Early spring and summer chickens
always command far better price
than the months later.
Feed your fowls upon clean ground,
not upon muddy yards and roadways,
where much is trodden under foot.
A broody hen spoils fertile egg for
table purposes by sitting on it for a
few hours only, so collect your eggs
regularly.
1t is early Matched chickens that
come on to lay during the following
autumn and winter, when eggs are
scarce and dear.
Feed up your chickens for a week
or ten days before marketing them;
skinny, half-fed fowls never fetch a
remunerative price.
Brown-shelled eggs are no richer
than white ones, but those who prefer
tinted shells should immerse their eggs
for an hour in strong tea water.
Don't forget the importance of dis
tributing your fowls over your land in
small flocks of 20 or thirty head,
rather than crowding too many to-
gether.
The egg yield from ten or twelve
hens ranging over an acre Of grass
land will far more than pay the rent of
it, and so leave the herbage rent free
to your daily stock.
Don't forget the Importance Of feed.
ing young chickens early, late, and
often; and dry food is far better than
moist, such as crushed grain, stale
bread, and coarse biscuit meal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Changes in Wheat Belt.

Vermont was once the granary of
New York City. 1t now produces only
one bushel of wheat to more than 200
in Minnesota, the banner State.
Rochester was once known as the
"four city" Now it is called the
"fower CITY," But New York still
raises as much wheat as Wisconsin,
Maryland produces more than either,
Texas nearly twice as much and Penn.
sylvania three times as much. Only
eight States surpass Pennsylvania in
wheat raising.
Kansas produces nearly rs much
wheat as both the Dakotas, which are
much more often mentioned as wheat
States.
Only trifle more than half of the
wheat crop grows west of the Missis.
sippi. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio still
produce SO,OOO,OOO bushels, which is
more than any far Western State, and
over one-eighth of the whole crop.
Little Delaware raises more wheat
than all New England. Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and
North Carolina raise 35,000,OOO bushels.
New York is the second flour-milling
centre in the United States, though
far behind Minneapolis, which can
grind $1,000 barrels a day to New
York's 14,0O0.-Chicago Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Usefulness of Corn.

The New Century Path reviews some
of the many ways in which Indian corn
is utilized corn bread and cakes are
by no means the only ones. Green
corn is used for fuel and in some cases
of coal shortage even the corn; glucose
syrup Is made from the corn and the
stalk; a gum that Is useful for confec-
tions and paste is also thus produced;
and an oil used as a salad dressing
and another that is used as lubricant
are likewise extracted.
A substitute for vulcanized rubber
can be made from corn, and the pith
of ripe stalks has proved to be Of some
value in the construction of warships.
1t is compressed tightly and placed
between the plates of the ship below
the water line. If shell penetrates
the hull this pith expands, filling the
aperture and keeping out the water.
Cornstalks are also used in making
paper, spirits and starch. The manu-
facture of such by-products from corn
has not reached a very practical stage
in all cases, but as in the case of the
development of cottonseed by-products,
the utilization of what was formerly
wasted is adding greatly to the value
Of the crop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
The Florists Business.

Possibly some of our readers may
think going into the florists business,
or some of the younger ones may be
considering the advisability of learning
that trade.
If any such there be the following
written by John Thorpe, an acknowl-
edged authority in floral matters, for
the Chicago Tribune, will be of inter-
est. The item we give is only an ey-
tract which we found in the Florists
Exchange:
"As business investment, floricul-
ture stands on equally as good basis
as do other we'll established occupa-
tions. 1t is business requiring strict
and constant attention, because the
subject dealt with is life, and that
brooks no slight without injury. 1t is
q business of detail and requires "a
hours attention each and every day.
The man or boy who selects the for
lists business for an occupation should
be sure that he will not only like it,
but love it. With that and due indus
try think there is no profession which
affords as much pleasure as does the
florists in its many and ever-changing
phases There is no set scale of
wages, but the wages average as good
or better than is to be had in any 9th
er trade of like caliber. Men with good
knowledge get s15 to S1S per week or
more; good foremen command s22, $25
to $50 per week, and, like every other
calling, there is always room at the
top. The work is of pleasantest kind
and is not laborious, though the hours
are sometimes long"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26

est town on 'arth. Waal, l allus cal.
c'late ter git my daughter a honest fe.
male FIN Yarrup t. do her hair an slch
like. There amt nobody honest In
Chicago outside ourselves, you kin reck-
onon thet, an"
"Yes," interrupted Sabina, "and Wen
give you eighty pounds a year"
"Yaas," Ebenezer went on, "she'll
give y eighty pounds a year. Money
amt no object. reckin l kin put my
name to bout ten million dollars, Be-
linda, an thar amt more'n about a
few on us livin' kin do thet."
Arabella stood stupefied, without
speech, or the means of speech.
Ebenezer proceeded:
"Mebbe " don't think eighty pounds
adekate. I'll make it ninety pounds II
y'll come an be as honest as " can,
an do my daughters hair, an slch.
There's enough jewelry left round our
house in Chicago to tempt tn honestest
female breathin'. FIR all l knaw, If
y come y will find my gold chronom.
eter in tn washin'. Now, if"
"But, sir" faltered Arabella, Il was
going to be married"
"To who?" demanded Ebenezer.
"To policeman, sir, when can af.
ford it." said Arabella.
"All right. l reckin tibet p'liceman'll
keep. We're arter somebody honest
Tn jew'lry that gets lost in our house
amounts to fortune. Say, Sabina,
kin we afford one hundred pounds ?
Tell y what, Amarillo, VII give y
one hundred pounds"
"Ill come" said Arabella.
"Thet's right" exclaimed Ebenezer
"You'll enj'y it. Shaker
One day while out shopping Arabela
met Ebenezer.
"Guess I'll walk aside of you," he
said.
II was just going some errands for
Miss Morgan, sir" she remarked.
"All right; you kin do them arter
l happened ter wander across a pars'n
yesterday" he went on, "an' he give
me tickit, an l said to him thet when
L war passin' his church some day this
week I'd give him call, an y may as
well come in, kase, you see, amt no
hand at"
Arabella understood and went in.
A fortnight later a member of the
Metropolitan Police Force received this
letter:
"Dere Sir-You will be surprised to
here from me so soon. My name is
Mrs. Ebenezer Morgan, and you can
get married to somebody else if you
want to. l relees you from your en-.
gajement. Enclosed plese find order
for two-and-six as a smole token of my
esteme. Yours trudly,
MRS. EBENEZER MORGAN"
New York Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Iizer Containing plenty Of potash.

lizer containing plenty OF potash. II
does not pay to buy cheap" mix
ture; get high-grade potato manure
manufactured by reliable firm
Stable manure Is good to loosen up
clay soils, and, ON some farms, no
other fertilizer i5 used. But, where
the potato scab is prevalent, the con.
slant use of large quantities of stable
manure Is believed to increase this
fungous trouble.
The time to plant depends so much
on the season, the soil, the latitude and
the variety, that it is impracticable
to lay down any set rules for the coun.
try as whole.
An important point is, to have the
soil in perfect condition before plant.
ing. Use the harrow thoroughly
Rows, for horse cultivation, should be
about two and one-half feet apart
Cover about four inches deep. Some
farmers, in some parts of the country
prefer to plant potatoes in check-rows
or separate hills, like corn, SO as to
permit of cultivating both ways. u
There are several good machine pota-
to-planters now on the market, but
except on very large areas it is quite
customary to open and close the fur
rows with plow or horse hoe, and
drop the seed by hand
Some growers drop the seed by hand
in every other furrow at the time OF
plowing, and thus the potatoes are
planted and covered at one operation
as the plow proceeds.
Cultivation should begin soon after
the seed is planted. Go diagonally
over the field with weeder or light,
peg-tooth harrow, to break up the soil
crust and to kill any weeds which may
start. Go over the field again within
a week, the other way, diagonally.
These early harrowings greatly lessen
the after-work of keeping the field
clean. When the potatoes are several
inches high, a cultivator should be
used between rows, ahl run deeply,
every week or SO. If the ground Is
we'll drained, hilling-up is unnecessary;
although a little soil may be thrown
toward the rows at the last cultivation,
if preferred. One hand-hoeing during
the season may be desirable.
Every few weeks the vines should
be sprayed with mixture Of Bordeaux
and Paris green. This is an effective
remedy against bugs, leafblight, mil
dew, etc. Spraying should begin
when the plants are about five inches
high.-Farm Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Enjoy the Cold Weather.

Caretakers at Mount Washington
cemetery have found active employ.
ment recently in attempts to force at.
tention upon the swans and Chinese
geese that so gracefully rippled the
waters of the lake last summer. All
attempts to confine them in protected
quarters have failed, and the birds are
spending the winter in the open, re-
gardless of the weather
When freezing weather came they
were rounded up" in homes. AS soon
as the caretakers were gone they es
capped and returned to the water. All
efforts to reconcile them to dwelling
indoors have since failed. Except in
the severest weather they kept the
water open by swimming about and
disturbing the surface, day and night
When the mercury sank below zero
they were no longer able to prevent
their playground freezing, and to avoid
becoming fast were compelled to
scramble to the ice during the night,
an open spot about twenty feet in
diameter being broken out for them
each day.
Both geese and swans protect them
selves from the cold by burying theii
feet in their feathers and hiding their
heads under their wings. Rolled into
a ball. they lie on the ice apparently
lifeless throughout the night, but are
none the worse for the exposure when
morning dawns, clamoring for theii
breakfast of corn and stale bread
Kansas City Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Glass Bee Hivec

Glass hivesforthe conservation of bees
at work have been in use for many
years, and recently ants nests have
been on view at the Crystal Palace,
London; now, a firm in London has
actually put on sale contrivance
called "The Lubbock Formicarium,
which is really portable ants nest,
which can be moved anywhere without
trouble or inconvenience, and which,
1t is claimed, will last for upward Of
six years with ordinary care The spe-
cies selected is the small yellow ant.
Formica flava, and the nest is in
closed in a frame ten inches square,
resembling picture frame, except that
it must, of course, be laid fiat, and
the cover must be kept over it, except
when the ants are under observation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
QUITE A SPELL.

There once was certain fair youth
VINO had a sharp pain In his touth;
SO hard did 1t ache,
That II kept him awache
And he hardly could tell you the trouth.
A friend sent fine large bouquet
VI nowers that were fragrant and guet;
Said the youth: "Now ! guess
] shall soon cOnvaluess !"
And he forthwith Improved from that duet.
Said frlsky and frollcsome lamb.
10 IN ancient and learned old ramb.
find that | squlnt
Every time | smell munt.
Ana m sorry to be what | amb ~
maiden once bought her n toque,
Ana the bill for the same was no joque
ITS n dream !" said the girl
AS she tossed each fair Girl
said her father; "Im sorry you vogue"
said mule to horse, "If you neigh,
There's only one thing | can segh
You'll never be heard
For more than n weard.
When, IN earnest, | set out to breigh."
a poet once fashioned n rhyme
In praise Of the season and chyme;
Said he, "If they buy
. The price VIII come huy :"
But the editor sent him n dhymei
The Orthoepist IN T0pn Topics
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
How to Grow Potatoes.

The first point to consider, is, suit
able seed. The best is none too good
The planting of little potatoes" is not
apt to be a paying operation as gen.
eral thing.
Tubers of medium size are most de-
sirable for seed purposes. Remember
that giants are as abnormal as dwarfs
A happy medium is best.
Before cutting or planting the seed,
1t is wise to soak it for two hours in
scab-destroying solution made by
mixing eight ounces Of 40 percent for
main in Is gallons of water.
Cellar-sprouted tubers are not so
good for seed as those which are un-
sprouted. Tubers sprouted little in
sunlight just previous to planting, are
desirable when extra early crops are
wanted. Just how to cut the seed is
disputed point, but those who cut so as
to leave at least two strong eyes on
each seed piece, will make no mistake.
Some people discard the seed end of
each tuber, but many good authorities
insist that "all parts of the potato are
equally valuable for planting"
Potatoes do best in a loose. we'll
drained sandy-loam, we'll provided with
humus.' A clover sod, plowed under in
the fall, makes an ideal field. Owing
to scab and other potato peculiarities,
the potato grower needs to practice
systematic rotation of crops.
The ground should be rich. Many
growers secure excellent results by an
nually broad-casting 1000 pounds per
acre of good. complete. chemical ferti-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Ex-Secretary Daniel s. Lamont has
Just bought a $4,000 automobile.
Frank H. Hitchcock has been ap-
pointed First Assistant Postmaster
General
The centenary of Hans Christian An
dersen was celebrated all over Den
mark.
The new First Lord of the British
Admiralty, Earl Cawdor, has been
railroad man for over ten years.
1t is now asserted that John D.
Rockefeller draws hut $4,000 a yan
as salary from the Standard Oil Co
pany.
The King of Siam has authorized
loan of S5,OO0,000, chiefly to be
for the construction of new railw
ports, etc.
Henry Tollemache, who has b
member of the British Parliamefl
twenty-four years, during that
period has never made a speech.
Secretary Taft at present is
great deal of energy and thou
the problem of reducing his W
which is somewhere above 800 pour
Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
recently sent a check of $4,000 tol -
Mozart Association to be added to theirv
fund for the erection cf a Mozart build
Ing in Salzburg.
In the great wave of popular feel
Ing for Norwegian independence which
Is agitating Norway, the hero of the
hour is DR.. Fridtiof Nansen, the ex-
plorer. and it is freely prophesied than
he will be his country's next Primo
Minister. if not her President. should
the union with Sweden be broken.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
About st. Patrick.

His baptismal name is said to have
been Sucat.
Little is known of him.
He was born in Nemthur.
Nemthur, Scotland, is now Dunbar
ton.
He was born in 396 and died in 469.
His father was the deacon Calpur.
MUS.
In All Patrick was captured bya the
Picts and sold into Ireland as slave.
After six years he escaped this slav.
cry and devoted himself to the conver.
sion Of Ireland.
Then he prepared for the priesthood,
entering upon his mission about 425.
1t was in the year AL that he was
consecrated Bishop.
OF his writings there were his con.
fessions and an epistle.
One prominent authority says that
the only thing actually known Of him
is that he existed.
And not word as to his greatest
deed of effectually fixing matters so
the sons of the Emerald Isle cannot
see snakes!-Philadelph Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
ssGiEE1AlKNH i
FlELRaaNpGARpEN
The Cows Stable.

The cows stables should have light,
ventilation, cleansing, drainage, no of
fensive matter allowed about the
stable, sufficient supply Of pure water
and wholesome food for the cows. No
dairyman should be so negligent as to
be responsible for the transmission Of
disease through the sale of milk for
the want of cleanliness. Our best au-
thorities claim that the danger from
COW tuberculosis is small compared
with the danger which may occur from
uncleanliness and improper sanitary
col ditions about the dairy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Courtships in shakespeare,s England.

In Shakespeare's England courtship
was not the prolonged and romantic
affair it is now. The young folks did
not make and unmake engagements az
they pleased without consulting their
parents. The etiquette of betrothal
was almost as formal and as rigid as
that of marriage is to-day. 1t consisted
Of three observances-the joining OF
hands, kiss, and interchange Of rings,
all in the presence of witnesses, and
usually in church. The man had to
promise under oath to take this won
an whose name is N. to wife within
forty days" 1t is needless to say that
under such circumstances-enga
ments never lasting as much as sS
weeks, partners usually chosen by the
parents, marriages at the age of four.
teen and honeymoon trips unknown
there was much less opportunity than
there is now for the development OF
romantic love.-Henry 7. Finck, In
Harper's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Good Appetites.

Eva-Yes, he is a real poet. But don't
you think it rather odd that he should
say his heart was hungry for me?
Helen-Not at all. Poets are always
hungry one way or the other.-Chicago
News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
PRAYER FOR THE NATION.

We pray not for our lands increase;
Nor ask to WELD the tyrant's rod;
We pray that wickedness shall cease;
We pray for righteousness, o God!
Keep Thou our hands from all taint free;
Keep Thou our hearts sincere and pure;
Keep Thou our eyes upraised to Thee;
Keep Thou our feet steadfast and sure.
Our nations God, enthroned above,
Hear Thou the prayer we raise to Thee;
Keep Thou our land in Thy great love
Through all the days that are to be.
Thomas Curtis Clark.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26

Our nations God, enthroned above.
- Hear Thou the PRAYER we raise to Thee;
Keep thou our land in Thy great love
Through all the days that are to be.
we fear no foes from foreign shore; iF
mo battleship can bring affrght
we, care not for the cannon's roar;
The breath of war shall leave no blight
Our foes Are with us; goddess greed
mn Ihe style for gain, for soulless gold;
Inc p1qe of power, that fatal creed
That brought to death great Rome of old
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
SIMPLE PROBLEM IN sUBTRAc-

TION.
Knicker-The President wants to
collect statistics on divorce.
Bocker-That's easy; one minuSu
one equals two.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26

apples Dbl ................. 251
Potatoes-Fancy white per bu.... 45
Cabbage-per ton. ................. 16 90
Onions-per arrel.............. 40
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26

PITTsBURG.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Dairy Products.

Butter-Elgin creamery. ..........S
Ohio creamery. y...............
Fancy country roll.
Cheese-Ohfo, new.
New York. new.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-26
Poultry, Etc.
Fruits and Vegetables.

Hens-per b.................-.. II
Chickens-dressed.. ed............. ia
Eo1a-pa and Ohto Trash IS