davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
GOOSE Is DECORATIVE.
Carries in Her Breast a Piece of Pol
ished Ivory,


ished Ivory.
Not long since wild goose was
killed in one of the lakes of northern
California The hunter was out hunt
ing and came suddenly on three very
large wild geese that instantly took
the hunter picked up the big honker,
which weighed nearly twenty pounds,
he was surprised to see piece of
ivory sticking out from the breast of
the bird just below one of it's wings.
With some difficulty he succeeded in
pulling out this polished stick of
ivory The flesh had grown tightly
around the piece and the wound that
had once been inflicted was entirely
healed On pulling out the object the
hunter discovered that it was an ar
row point about eight inches long,
very sharp at one end, and about the
size of an ordinary pencil. There were
some queer, peculiar, delicate cary
ings on the stem, where it had been
attached to the wooden arrow. These
quaint cravings were quite visible.
On a careful inspection they were
pronounced to be of Eskimo origin.
The bird had been shot away up
toward the arctic regions, but had not
been fatally wounded. With the piece
of polished walrus tooth in it's breast,
the honker had winged its way for
thousands of miles. The Eskimo
hunter had failed to get his goose, but
it fell the victim to the white hunter.
The wooden shaft had doubtless been
broken off in the long flight.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Iron Frame for a Gate.

G. Tn framing gate with one
inch pipe, would 1t be satisfactory to
use elbows in the corners instead of
bending them? Are the tubes usually
filled with sand?
In making the frame of a gate with
iron pipe, bend the pipe to shape de.
sired, and use unions where pipes
join. By filling pipe with sand there
is less danger of kinking the pipe
when bending it. If stay braces are
used band of iron clamp with rivets
through the pipe is used.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
RESTORED HIS HAIR
Scalp Humor Cured by Cutcura Soap
and Ointment-After All Else
Had Failed.

Il was troubled with a severe scalp
humor and loss of hair that gave me a
great deal of annoyance and inconven-
fence. After unsuccessful efforts with
many remedies and so-caled hair
tonics, a friend induced me to try
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The
humor was cured in short time, my
hair was restored as healthy as ever,
and | can gladly say have since been
entirely free from any further annoy
ance. | shall always use Cuticura
Soap, and l keep the Ointment on
hand to use as dressing for the hair
and scalp. (Signed) Fred'k Busche,
213 East 57th ST., New York City"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31

A-Horse stall, it. wide, with it
passage behind. BOOK stall or feed
room, 10x12 IT. Cow stable. stalls 5
It. long, gutter 10 in. wide, passage. A
TT. 10 in. D-Sheep pen. 13x26 it. E.
Feed passage, 5 IT. wide.
ground, with Hanged tin collars on
each post to prevent rats climbing up
to the crib. An inverted tin pan laid
on each post beneath the sill will an
swer well. A plank floor would an
swer all requirements. A concrete
floor would hold water from snow
that would drift in.
3. A plan of a suitable barn to ac-
commodate the stock in question is
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton.
4. Water pipes should put down
below the frost line, whatever depth
this may be in your district.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Plan to Study Birds.

For the purpose of studying the
habits of birds of passage a "vogel'
warte" has been established at Ros.
siten, in eastern Prussia, where birds
are to be caught and liberated again
after small rings have been attached
to their feet The directors request
that the feet of such ringed birds
killed anywhere be sent to them.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
THOUSANDS OF LIVES SAVED
BY Mothers Medicine Chest" and
Patent Prescriptions.

Commenting on attacks made by
certain eastern publications on some
Of the best known and most valuable
of the worlds proprietary medicines,
the Committee on Legislation of the
Proprietary Association says:
"All through the country districts,
in every state of the union, you will
find in the farm houses the old family
remedies, sometimes called patent
medicines many of which have been
In use in the same household for gen
erations. Among such people the old
fashioned proprietary medicine, al
ways at hand with full printed in
structions for use, is one of the neces-
stiles of life
ITO families in the country many
miles from doctor such remedies are
invaluable. Mothers medicine chest
has saved many life and met many
a threatening sickness at the TIRES
hold and turned it out of doors. So
far from constituting selfprescription,
as is often pretended, acquaintance
with patent medicine often obvi-
ates the necessity of such step; for
here is prescription already made
up, the effect of which is we'll known.
One of the greatest advantages Of
such medicine is that its constant for
mula gives it the character of single
drug, SO far as uniformity of result is
concerned, and the people who use it
know from experience just what they
can count on--which is more than can
be said of many physicians prescrip-
lions frequently obtained at far
greater cost and trouble"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Flea Is AGILE.

Although the flea holds the record
for agility of movement among the in
sects and is capable of speed of near
ly ten miles an hour, could it con.
tinue jumping without cessation and
without firing, 1t has little the better
of the jumping mouse found In the
African deserts, which clears ten feet
al jump at the rate of eight hundred
feet second.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31

inches wide. The bottom plank is of
the same dimensions, except that it is
foot and half shorter The hopper
is easily constructed, and the hooks
secured at any hardware store, or pos
sibly improvised at home from bent
nails. The base of the hopper is
wedged from the perpendicular plank
so that the bags may wrap all the way.
around
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31

The kidney secretions were too copi
GUS and frequent, and very bad in ap,
pearance. 1t was in 1903 that Doan's
Kidney Pills helped me so quickly and
cured me of these troubles and I've
been well ever since"
FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
For sale by all druggists Price, SO
cents per box
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Yerba Buena.

The Spanish words yerba buena
once the name Of what is now San
Francisco, mean good herb. 1t Is the
name of an aromatic vine plentiful
in California and was considered by
the old Californians as possessed of
great medicinal virtues.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
OnIv for Her.

"Ah," said Mrs. Oldcastle, as the
hostess poured her cup of tea, my
Fidus Achates!"
Eyes, knew it was. | always keep
a little of it in the house specially for
you, although Josiah wants his strong
enough to burn a hole in blanket"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Do 1t Now.

II you are about to make trip any.
where, let me know. Pleased to givA
you full information as to low rates
plenty Of 'em this summer-train ser.
vice, etc. The Santa Fe" trade mark
is the sign of safety, speed and ease.
G. F. WARREN,
Genl. Agt., A. T. & S. F. Ry., Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Planets and Satellites,

Recent discoveries seem to show
that each of the larger planets is &C.
comparied by bands of satellites ella.
lively smaller than the minor planets.
as the primaries are smaller than the
sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
The Manageable Age.

Women have been steadily growing
younger. The elderly woman has al
most entirely ceased to exist. IL we
are all going to live to be hundred OF
more, fifty or sixty will presently be
regarded as the manageable age for
maidens.- World.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Particulars Needed,

Dear Madam" wrote Distressed
Correspondent" to the beauty editor,
do you know of anything that will
cure warts?"
THAT depends" wrote the beauty
editor in response, What ails your
warts?"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31

of Bright's Dis.
e a s e, t h a t ]
know. | had eye
trouble, b a C k.
a C b e, catches
when lying abed
or wb en- bend.
ing over, was
languid and oft.
en- d liz y and
had sick head.
aches and bear.
ing-dOwn pains.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
First Known Use of Church Bells

The earliest mention of bells, as ap.
piled for purposes of Christian wor.
ship, is by Polydore Vergil, who states
that Paulinus, bishop of Nola, a city
of Campania, in Italy, first adapted
them to his church in the year 400.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Wood for Pencils.

The amount of wood which is used
every year for the manufacture oil
pencils is almost incredible Nearly
1000 acres of cedar trees are cut down
annually for this purpose alone and
of these 1000 acres are in Florida
In Bavaria alone there are some forty
pencil factories.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
A BAD Holder.

Think of the labor that would be
saved by the use of the simple con-
trivance shown in the Illustration. The
upright plank is an inch thick, three
inches and a half long, and Rfteen
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
T FA

There's a time to remem-
Der, a time to forget: it is tea
time; remember your joys
and forget your sorrows.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
The Lying Camera.

It has been said that the camera
never lies. 1t is the peculiar quality
of that mechanism that 1t never tells
the truth. Nothing comes between
the object and the image except the
sun, and the distorting power of the
sun, which cannot select, makes the
image monstrous and inhuman. Ev-
erything Is twisted out of proportion.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
G~1Ness--~'1Ness--~|1fess-~1r~9
s Farm and Home !
Observation-Disclosures



F. Tt. What kind of walls and
floor would prevent water coming into
a cellar in low land? 2. What size
should corn crib be to hold 900 bush
els of corn? How should it be built?
3. Please publish plan of barn to
hold four horses, five cattle and thirty
sheep. 4. How deep should water
pipes be put down so that they will
not freeze up?
/. Use cement mortar for building
stone walls and point up both inside
and outside of the walls with the &C.
ment mortar.
2. The corn crib would require to be
30 feet long, 6 feet wide and 8 feet
high. 1t would be we'll to have the
width feet at the bottom and feet
at the top in order to keep out moist,
ure. Have cross ties at the plate 5 or
feet apart to prevent the crib spread
ing. The crib should rest on posts
two and half or three feet aboHe the
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Bats Close School,

Thousands of bats took possession
of schoolhouse in Nedding, Cal, and
the school had to be closed till the
intruders could be ousted by means
of burning sulphur, etc.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
London's Water Supply.

The average daily supply of water
to London is 218, $4,000 gallons, which
is supplied to 995,S90 houses occu-
pied by 6,592,S01 people, making the
average amount per head S3.1 gallons
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
EA

Schilling's Best is a Chal-
lenge:: almost nobody takes
the money, almost nobody
takes the money.
Your grocer returns your money II you don't like
Sching's Rest.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
lie A

Tea is tea sometimes and
at some houses; at other
times and at other houses,
what do you think it is?
In every package OF Schilling's Best Tea Is a
booklet How to Make Good Tea.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
REMARKABLE DOG.

Answers in Dog Language Responses
Coming in Banks.
Berlin seems to be the center at
present of animal prodigies. First
Consul" the man-imitating ape, was
late reigning sensation. Hans, the
educated horse, performed marvellous
feats of intelligence. But Nora, the
beautiful canine whose picture Is
shown, surpasses either of these.
Nora's owner is the noted painter,
Emilio Rendich, who first called at
tention to Hans.
Nora's strong point is mathematics.
Arithmetical sums stated in words or
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
T EA

There is such a thing in the
world as tea-toper, slave Of
the cup; one can hardly
imagine it.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31

am sure Pisos Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRS. THos ROBBINS
Maple Street Norwich. N. Y. Feb. II. 1900
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Only To-day Is Ours.

To-day is a small space-only
lightning flash in the dark. But OF
all the unchartered ocean Of eternity
it is all that is really s-Exchange
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
DEATH SEEMED NEAR.

How a Chicago Woman Found Help
When Hope Was Fast Fading Away.
Mrs. E. T. Gould, GA w. Lake ST,
Chicago, ILL.,, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills are all that saved me from death
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31

written on blackboard are worked
out with unvarying precision. The
problem is stated as follows:
Now, Nora, pay attention to me.
Multiply four by three, add one, and
deduct seven. Now give me the an
swer."
Nora promptly responds with six
quick barks and stops after the sixth
round without any visible sign from
Herr Rendich. Nora solves all sorts
of arithmetical problems in the same
prompt and correct way.
The curious part of the performance
is that Nora has been known to work
with the same precision and accuracy
with strangers, in the absence of Herr
Rendich. Many observers of the dog
have declared these achievements are
inexplicable unless it be conceded
that the dog possesses intelligence
identical with that of human beings.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
Use THE FAMOTIs

Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2-oZ package
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-10-31
TIE

Good tea is better than
poor coffee, and costs less
money.
Go by the book.
Write for our knowledge Book A. schilng 81
Company, San Francisco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21

oughly modern and elegantly finished
IL built OF brick or manufacturer
stone and finished I'm the same way
will cost something over $4,000. The
part that makes IL cost the third more
however. is the fact that so much o.
the finishing woods are used on tn.
interior. To build just an ordinar,
pain brick house IL would cost yer,
little more than the frame louise.
The time has been at no very great
distance In the past when il cost s
great deal more TO build a brick house
than il did a frame structure. TIL,
brick cost about the same as IL does
now. but the lumber cost a great dea
less than at present. While the prices
for brick and manufactured stone
houses has not increased much the
price of frame houses has been stead
lily going up.
What IL means in the % or 50 year
that II will take to- exhaust pine for
ests contractors and lumber men dc
not ike to say. They say that nc
one can offer an opinion thai will bf
accurate for some other form of build
ing material or some other wood that
is not considered disable now may he
brought into use. That lumber 70,
building purposes. as il Is now used
however. will gradually become i'm
practicable. is admitted by all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21
COST OF BUILDING BRICK HOUSE
LITTLE MORE THAN ONE OF WOOD

A slow and steady exhaustion of the
forests that supply the lumber for the
thousands Of frame houses that are be.
ing built In the United States and tae
consequent slow and steady rise in
the price Of lumber until II gets SO
high that other materials will prob,
ably be used instead 10 what men who
are in a place to know say the future
has in store.
The shortening of the supply OF pine
means that all Of the woods that are
used for building purposes will be-
come scarce. Oak and some other
woods that are used extensively in the
interior work Of a house. have incrcas-
ed in price enormously during the past
few years. and this supply will prob
ably run out even before the pine. The
fact that stains have been invented by
which pine or the cheaper woods can
be made To look like the more expep-
sive ones. will be a great help as the
prices go up.
A well known contractor said that
I'm building house of brick or manu-
featured stone at present. for the same
size and kind of a house, the price Is
only one-third more and as the price
of wood goes up the ratio will be les
sened.
For instance. a house that will cost
$1,000 built of wood and made thor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21
Complain of Lack of Room
in State CapitOl Building

Springfield papers declare there is
not room enough in Illinois big state
house to accommodate the once hold
ers. The News says:
The removal of the agricultural mus.
cum from the state house that its place
may be occupied by the attorney gen.
eral calls attention to the rapidly
growing needs Of the state government
for foom in which to transact all its
various businesses. Three depart.
ments Of the state government are
now housed in rented quarters up town
and other departments have been
moved in part to the arsenal and ar.
mory. The geological museum has
moved to the arsenal. Part of the ad-
jutant generals department is there
The game commissioner has moved to
the second floor Of the remodeled
Harris building on Fifth street. near
Monroe. where several large rooms
have been fitted up for the commits
sioner and his corps Of clerks. The
prison labor industries had to find a
location up town for it's ONCE and 1t
has located In the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
The state board Of health has been
compelled to establish its laboratory
for the study Of tuberculosis and con-
tagious diseases and water In an up
town building. The scattering of two
parts of one department and the scat
tering of governmental departments
and boards and officers over the city
Is not wise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21

There Is not a state officer or de
partment that has enough room. Sew
eral of them are badly cramped
Among these is the state board Of
charities. The secretary of state needs
more room. The general assembly
each two years adds something. The
departments and boards are charging
the scope of their work and branching
out Records and reports and CORE
spondence is increasing and must be
preserved. Considerable portions vi
the building are uninhabitable in the
winter because of the cold. though tho
new heating plant has reduced this
objection to a minimum.
The solution of the problem is in
the repairing Of the state house. when
certain unused and unavailable room
may be brought into use and in the
erection of a court building and Ii
brary in which to house the appellate
court. the supreme court and their of
ficers and Libraries and records. all the
state library and state historical Ii
brary- This would release a large
amount of space in the big building
which could be made use of by the
main departments. such. for instance
as those under elective state officers
Such a new building should be con
structed with the generations ahead In
view. 1t should be modern. fire proof
and attractive. and built in accordance
with the latest ideas in such construc
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21
Aeminf.trster'. Notice.

Estate of Jep Jorgenson. deceased.
the undersigned, having been APP
-nint@f administrator IF the estate OF
Jcp Jorgenson. late of the county OF
hcck lsiaIo, state of illinois. deceased,
hereby gives notice that IL will appear
before the county court of Rock Island
county. at the county court room. Ia
the city of Rock Island. at the April
term. on the first Monday I'm April next
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
auested to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to saId estate are requested to
make immediate payment TO the un-
dersigned
Dated goth day of January. A ID.
Administrator.
Sweeney & Walker. attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21

Publication Notice.


Publication Notice.
State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
In the County Court. to tie January
Petition to sell real estate to pay
Gilmore Hobert. administrator of the
titioner. VS.. Margaret Dunlap. sarah J.
Peter M1 HSSbeT 9ss E.aSesh wsa Ssst
Annie Myers H william, sn HSb esr 'JosssD I,
' %hin tSa s 81 sRe es9ate
of Flavel j. Whitney. deceased and A. j.
Miller, Defendants.
of a decree of sale made and entered In
said cause. on the 3rd day OF January.
a SGni OF of said estate viii on
Friday the he 10Th day Of Fe a.r,nuS. 1905,
and S o'clock p M. to-wit: At the hour
OF o'clock p. m. OF said day. at the east
Rock Island, in said county and state.
sell at public vendue tn the highest and
best bidder or bidders. the Following
To-wit: the southeast quarter ca of
the northwest au .n 81; Of section Ion
Der Sixteen u6) north of Range mum
Der Four 90 west Of the 18th r. ~. IN
Illinois. including the estate Of home
stead h and riEht OF dSwer OF snid saT ~
all judgment liens and rights OF said
defendants: or so much thereof as may
be necessary to pay the debts of said
deceased.
Terms OF sale;-One-half th) cash
at time of sale and the balance payable
in one year, with interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum. secured by note
and mortgage on the premises sold.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill. Jan. 9th.
GILMORE HOBERT. JR,
Administrator of the estate OF Gilmore
Hobert, deceased.
II. NJ McCaskrin, Solicitor for said Pc
titioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21
Administrators Notice.

Estate of John J: ketcham. deceased.
pointed admin}strator Of the estate Of
John J. Ketcham, late of the county of
Rock Island, state of Illinois, deceased.
hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the county court OF Rock Island
county, at the county court room, In the
city of Rock Island. at the March term.
on the first Monday In March next, at
which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
quested to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
signed.
Dated 2sth day of December, A. d.
1904 IRA KARI.
Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-21

Estate of Esther Kalc. deceased.
The undersigned. having been ap.
pointed administrator of the estate OF
Esther Kale. late of the county OF Rock
Island. state of Illinois. deceased here-
fore the county court of Rock Island
county. at the county court room. In
the city or Rock Island. at the March
term, on the first Monday In March
next. at which time all persons having
and reaaested to attend for the pmr rrmsS
of having the same adjusted. All per-
sons indebted to said estate ara re.
the undersigned 77l-7T z
Dated 27th day OF December, AID.
1904. WILLIAM KALE.
Administrators.