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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
Breeding Sturdy Lettuce.

Through the process Of "forcing,"
owners Of greenhouses are able to
produce crops, weeks and months
before they could arrive at maturity
through natural courses In addition
the crop is made to develop far more
rapidly and to attain proportions
such as nature could not accomplish.
From $25OO,0OO to $3,0OO,00O worth
Of lettuce alone is forced" In the
United States each winter. Green
house gardeners in an endeavor to
"get rich quick" have failed to note
that this forcing was weakening
their stock until now the weak let.
tuce often becomes so diseased In the
dollhouse that it is by no means rare
for gardener to lose an entire cror
Of greenhouse lettuce by a disease to
which these overstrained plants are
particularly liable.
DR.. B. T. Galloway, chief Of the
Bureau Of Plant Industry, in order t.
correct this evil, has been working fo1
two seasons on this subject and hal
at last succeeded in obtaining croI
Of winter lettuce plants immune t.
the lettuce disease. At the same tint
the plants are Of large size and capa
Bile Of developing as early as the mos
specialized Of winter lettuce. Thi'
work has involved much time and thu
sarifice Of thousands Of plants. Seek
OF healthy winter lettuce was planted
and at the proper tint
the plants were crossed witt
| wild lettuce-a species free from
disease. Millions Of seeds Of these
cross-bred plants were sown in beds
q thousand in each-and out Of eacf
thousand two or three Of the larges
and best were taken, while the res
were destroyed. From these extrs
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
WHITE LOCO WEED.


department; the first, lasting several
months, Is q period Of hallucination
with defective eyesight, during which
the animal may cut all sorts Of capers.
Once acquiring taste for the loco
plant the stock refuse every other kind
Of food until the second stage Is ush-
cred in. This second stage Is a linger-
ing period Of emaciation characterized
by sunken eye-balls, lusterless hair and
feeble movements. The animal dies,
as II from starvation, in periods rang
ing from q few months to one or two
years.
Various States have attempted to
adopt measures for the eradication OF
the loco weed, but so far these at
tempts have not met with much sue
cess. Colorado, number OF years
ago. offered q reward Of SO much per
ton for quantities Of the loco weed
brought in for determination The
Mexican greasers, with great thrift,
started in to farm and raise loco
weeds. One of the prime reasons for
failure to eradicate this weed ty State
action has been the inability to prop
erly identity the loco plant In some
States it has been one weed which
has caused the poison, and in others
an entirely different species has re-
suited in live stock destruction.
Experiments in Poisoning.
However, the Department Of Agricul-
ture is now making experiments with
various poisonous plants OF the West,
injecting the subtle poisons into sheep,
cattle and guinea pigs, and studying
every symptom, until 1t is hoped that
some measures may be adopted by
stockmen to prevent loss through eat
ing Of the loco.
But it is not only the West that Is
complaining to the Department OF Agri.
culture on account of the presence OF
poisonous plants, for there Is no sec
ton of the country which does not
abound with some form OF plant lie
which is either Of an irritant or poison
GUS character. New Jersey recently
reported q few cases where children
were poisoned by water hemlock. Ore
gon loses cattle every year through ont
species of cicuta. Familiar to US al
is the action of poison ivy. While 1t II
irritable to human beings, 1t has NJ
apparent effect upon animals. horses
mules and goats eating its leaves will
impunity. A number Of people are I'm
mune to its action, but some lose thei
resistant power in middle life; other
have been known to attain immunit
only through considerable exposure t
the poison ivy.
Deadly Mushrooms.
The meadows and pastures of man
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19

The calf and its mother remain to-
gether for about nine months. the
mother, Of course, providing food and
shelter for the younger animal. But
after that length Of time has elapsed
she will try to get away. In order to
do this she will often travel miles up
stream. so as to leave no scent, and,
as a rule, she succeeds In accomplish
ing her purpose.
The bulls have q peculiar grunting
sound by which they call to the cows.
A man can initiate the call after long
practice, but not SO perfectly as to de-
ceive them. The only way in which this
ruse can be successfully carried out
is to make your call at the same time
that the moose make their noise. IN
this manner I have called them under
the branches of the tree in which !
have been sitting from distances as
great as mile or more.
The males also have an odd habit OF
striking their antlers against trees
making a sound that rings clear as
bell. after which they below long and
loud. On q quiet night they can be
heard miles away. This appears to be
their mode of expressing defiance and
challenging rival to contest.
Antlers No Handicap.
It is astonishing to see them go
through the woods while bearing their
immense branching antlers. They cal
culate the distance between two trees
to nicely and hardly ever strike a
branch. But perhaps the strangest
part Of this performance is that this
does not seem to retard their speed
in the slightest.
In the summer they seek the water,
where they will not be pestered by
flies, and stay there during most Of the
warm weather. AS they are not built
to reach the grass with their jaws. be.
ing very high in the forequarters, they
feed on lily pads, roots, watercress and
moose maple during the summer. The
watercress grows chiefly in deep
water, and to reach 1t the moose dive
| in water from ten to fifteen feet in
depth, leaving only their heels visible.
They stay under from minute to 9
minute and half, and usually do their
diving at night. When they have filled
their large jaws they proceed to sort
out such parts as they want and cal
them leisurely.
j When autumn approaches they take
] to the rocks and high places, where
they live on yellow birch and white
willow tops. They stand on their hind
legs to reach the top Of birch tree
fifteen feet above the ground, snap Il
of, and then pull of the young shoots
In the winter they sustain themselves
on hchens, ground hemlock and Whit
cedar.
When the snow becomes deep ant
the temperature is far below zero, the,
, herd together in some dense ceda
swamp and trample down the snow
Il Often a. many as sixty gather ct on
time In this way.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
e T'o-Heep kgg Records.

The Maine Experiment Station has
published description Of nest box
which is claimed to be simple and in
expensive, and certain in its action,
for use where it is desired to keep a
record of how hens are laying, in order
to weed out the poor ones of the flock.
The station has used these nests in ex.
periments undertaken to establish
breeds of hens that shall excel as egg
producers. A description of this box
and how to make it can be found In
farmers bulletin No. ia, of the De
partment of Agriculture.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
TROPICAL Fruits.

There is something fascinating In the
development of tropical fruits, those
things which we can not grow In the
emperate and colder climates, where
Jack Frost is sure to reap his annual
harvest. There is the mango, for In
stance, which the Department OF AZ
riculture is growing in Porto Rico, and
the alligator pear, a most delicious
tropical vegetable fruit, the pepinO, and
score Of others which will stand little
or no frost. To most persons there Is
a glamor and a fascination about the
tropics and it's products. We have in
the United States no tropical section.
FrOsts or chills of atmosphere are
likely to visit us at all points. In
Porto Rico and the Philippines, how
ever, are found the genuine tropical
conditions where nothing worse occurs
than the hurricane which sweeps away
every vestige of vegetation, house and
occupants; but there is no frost.
While we have taken control Of
Porto Rico and the Philippines, never
theless, it is the constant endeavor Of
the home government to cross and n.y.
bridize tropical with hardy fruits so
that they will stand the cold and
frost of northern climes. The artifi-
cial evolution Of the hardy orange is
an example Of this.
By selection and cross breeding,
plants can become wonderfully well
acclimated and as a result the northern
varieties and species are gradually in
vading the southern fields, while the
northern orchards are constantly being
augmented by new species hitherto
exclusively southern in temperament.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19

Farmers from time to time send IN
complaints to the Department OF Agri.
culture that not only their stock, put
even farm hands, have been sickenea
and killed through the presence
Of some poisonous plant on their farms.
So frequently have these complaints
arrived at the department that ON
Gals Of the Bureau Of Plant Industry,
under the direction Of Mr.. Frederick '.
Coyille, the chief botan1st are now
making extensive experiments TO as
certain the exact elements causing TINS
damage.
In order to aid farmers In the detec.
ton OF the most common plants found
on their farms, the department has 49,
sued q farmers bulletin, No. 86, en-
titled 'Thirty Poisonous Plants OF the
United States" This gives In detail
full descriptions Of the plants, the
symptoms Of the poisoning, and IN
many cases antidotes for the RELIEF OF
men or animals taking in the poison.
Il would be we'll for all agrtculturists
to keep copy Of this pamphlet among
their ready reference books. The ON
Gals Of the Bureau Of Plant Industry
are only too glad to furnish this most
valuable farmers bulletin to all who
may apply.
Destructive to Live Stock.
Probably the most destructive pois.
onous weed in the United States Is the
loco; the damage is SO extensive that
during the period between 1881 and
1885 the state of Colorado paid out
over 100000 in an endeavor to exter-
inmate the weed.
The foliage Of the loco weed is not
the agent which imparts the poison to
live stock grazing upon land impreg.
mated with It. 1t is the roots and stalk
which contain the poison. Animals
under the influence Of the stimulant 90
through antics as though they were In
toxicated, their eyes become CLASSY,
they sprawl around in maudlin fashion
until, with sheer exhaustion, they ran
to the ground in a stupor. The eject
Of the poison is not acute, but IN Its
slow progress Stimulates diseases
caused by bacteria, worms or other
parasites. The stages Of locoed anil
NAL are recognized by officials or the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
Secretary Bonaparte, Farmer.

About IS miles from Baltimore Is
the farm Of Secretary Charles J. Bona
parte of the Navy. Before he became
the head Of the Navy Departments Sec
retary Bonaparte used to spend SIX
months of the year on his farm. He
arose daily at $50 and always TOOK q
look over the place before breakfast.
After breakfast he would drive lnto
the city, arriving usually about the
time people were getting out OF bed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
10 Shorten MOulting.

The various state experiment sta
lions have been devoting considerable
time and attention to one feature OF
poultry raising, which has been
stumbling block in the way OF obtain
ing. the greatest amount of profit out
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
Came as q Shock.

Flossie-"Mamma, were you at home
when I was bornT
Mamma-"No, dear, I was at grand
mas, in the country"
Flossie- you awfully sur.
prised when you heard about it?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19

my ancestors came over In the
Mayfower," boosted Blueblood, "but
It isn't generally known"
'.That's all right old man." said his
friend. I'll never tell. You can't help
what your ancestors didr'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19

large early and fine heads another
crop was raised, and 1t Is from tnese
that seed will be furnished to tne
greenhousemen Of the great cities. II
is believed that through this WORK
will be saved from ruin the winter
lettuce industry, which for the last
three years has been threatened with
extinction.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19
WkESAE& POISONOUS PLANTS OF ZNRXH@
ECN<Sgk& THE UNITED STATES. SsN&f83
MITCHELL
THE UNITED STAT
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

homesteads TEEN with mushroom
growths. some of them edible and 9th
ers deadly poison. Among the latter
class the farmer has to contend with
two species. the fly amanita, or, as
some call 1t, the fly killer. and the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19

Why is ragged boy like minister
near the end Of his sermon? Hes
tore'd his close.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-19

HON. CHARLES j. BONAPAETE,
Secretary Of the Navy.
Secretary Bonaparte has never ex.
pected to make q fortune out OF MS
farm, but simply supports 1t 40
means Of recreation.
Smile, a sign Of happiness; miss, the
cause Of much happiness. Hence the
expression, a miss is as good as smile.
The temperature in the Sahara Dos
ert often rises to $50 degrees in the
daytime and sinks below freezing
point at night. -
"A little learning is q dangerous
thing.
Drink deep, or taste not Of the Pierian
Spring.
"And he that does .ona fault at FIRST
And lies to hide, makes two"
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S I 10 S
Pine, Fir, Cypress and Yellow Pine.
i. Write for Catalogue.
Eagls Tank Co., 2sl n. Green st.,
Chicago, Ill.
PENSIONS.

Over one Million Dollars
allowed our clients during the last
six years.
Over one r h on . q n d
claims allowed through us dur
ing the last six months. Dis.
ability, Age and In.
crea Sc pensions obtained
in the shortest possible time.
Widows claims a speciality.
Usually granted within 90
days if placed with us immedi-
ately on soldiers death. Fees
fixed b. law and payable out Of
allowed pension. A successful
experience Of rs years and benefit
of daily calls at Pension Bureau
are at your service. Highest ref
erences furnished. Local Magis-
trates pecun MIA ri1y
benefited by sending us
claims.
a~rD xv,vvvrnx a., IN
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
HER INGRATITUDE.

She sketched and painted, up and down
the river
/ rowed the boat
Where willows dip, and deepening
shadows culver.
And lilies hoat
Cliff, cottage, sail. and bridge, and sea
sands yellow
Her studies were
And, o, thought myself a lucky fell
low
Adrift-with her:
Long hours. with oars at rest, I sat
and waited.
She painted on.
With now and then a smile-absorbed.
Till, daylight gone.
Shed raise her eyes reluctantly, and
muTmUr,
"Oh, must we go?"
And I'D only plant my feet the firmer
and start to row.
Last night we met. OF art, she prattled
sweetly
OF what she'd done
IN way OF summer work, accomplished
neatly.
OF praises won;
But, when 1 shyly dared my part to
mention
As oarsman true,
She smiled. and said with inattention-
20. was il your
-Nadeiina RridDaz- in Smart Sat,
The Washington times., 1906-07-06

challenged by those who insist that
his election TO the Presidency would
be a menace to the country. He
is unwilling TO sit on a stool and
look pretty for two years" d" and he
is not afraid to say so in plain and
colloquial language. He prefers to
be ''in position to say what think
ought to be said. write what think
ought to be written, and do what
I think ought to be done"
1t may be that such a declaration
will not suit everybody, but it viii
suit those who elect Presidents.
Mr.. Bryan serves formal notice on
friends and foes that for two years
he will be his own boss. Meanwhile,
under such conditions, the people
viii have a chance to decide for
themselves concerning his merits
and his development. What Bel
mont thinks. on the one hand. or
what "Gumshoe Bin' Stone thinks,
ON the other, viii make little differ
eBce to the average citizen. He is
doing his own thinking nowadays
to a larger extent than ever before.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
AUTO CRUSHED GIRL,
LEFT HER IN STREET
Chauffeur Afterward Explains by Tele-
phone That He Couldn't Stop on
Account Of Rain.

NEW YORK. July 6-Speedingi his
auto To protect the friends with thXm
from = wetting in a heavy shower T.
Rex Gordon. chauffeur, left the woma'p
he had knocked down and possibly
fatally injured crushed and helpless in
the roadway.
The accident occurred at Warren and
Halsey streets, Newark, Immediately
after the Saengerfest, Miss Emma
Trempfel, the victim. was returning
from the concert 70 her home when in
crossing the street the machine struck
her and hurled her several feet Sae
was unconscious when picked az anu
at the City Hospital the surgeons
found that her chest had been crushed.
Some time later a telephone message
was received at police headquarters
from Q man who said he was The chauf-
feur OF the car He gave hls name as
J.. Rex G0FdOu, OF South orange. ana
offered as excuse for not stopping the
necessity for getting his comuani0us out
of the rain
Great indignation is felt ami the police
have begun a rigid Investigation.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
Mr.. Bryan'S Statement.

Mr.. Bryan's formal statement in
London, for publication in this
country, is that OF a man who has
grown, whose sense Of humor is
positively and healthiIy developed,
and whose head is not unduly large.
He makes it plain that he will not
be placed in a corner by unwise
friends or astute enemies. and it
ought 10 be fairly clear to al that
he will continue 20 be his own cam
paign manager up to-the time when
it shall become necessary for a for
NAL transfer of that duty. He leaves
the way open for retirement, if he
sees fit, and he does so in a man
ner that should give no offense to
Mr.. Hearst or others who may be
adjusting their lightning rods.
Mr. Bryan's position at the pres
ent time will hardly be criticised
by any who believe in him and his
candidacy, and it cannot be fairly
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

DT. FridUof hansen, the Arctic ex-
plorer. is a firm believer in woman
rights.
Mark Twain is fond of collecting odd
obituary poetry, and has a scrap book,
which he is extremely proud OF, contain
ing 5000 specimens.
J. Willie Pope, prominently connected
with the commercial growth OF Atlanta,
Ga, Is slated for the presidency OF th9
proposed exposition of 1910.
When at Eton, IL is said, the Duke OF
Westminster was known as Jack Shep-
pard. He was at that time small,
thin boy with a sharp figure and face
Andrew Lang once wrote 10 Israel
Zangwin TO ask him TO take part IN an
authors reading for the benefit OF
charity, and received the following re-
ll0lH; IL LsnS WILL. ZsRzWill"
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR MRS. TANNER
Large ASSemblage Pays a
Last TributeOf
Love.

The high respect and esteem in which
Mrs Nero L. Tanner. the wife OF James
Tanner. commander-ln-chlef. G. 4. r..
was held by all who knew her was
evidenced by the great assemblage OF
persons who attended her funeral serv-
ices yesterday afternoon at the Church
OF Our Father
Long before the hour appointed for
the services the church was filed by
those who had come 10 pay a last trIb-
ute 10 the memory Of a good woman
whom all who knew her loved so well
for her many excellent traits Of charac-
ter. Besides the many intimate friends
and acquaintance Of the family there
were present in bodies the members OF
the many patriotic and civic societies OF
which Mrs. Tanner was an active a ID
hOnored member during her life time
There were also present the officers Of
the general stan Of Commander-ln-chief
Tanner. the employees Of the office of
the Register of Wills. OF which Mr.
Tanner is now the head. and many
men and women prominent in social life
in Washington.
The funeral services. which were be-
gun al the home OF Mr. Tanner, l4l6 y
street northwest. were concluded at the
Church Of Our Father and were con
Quoted by the Rev John Van SchaicK,
pastor OF the church. During the sery-
ices Lead, Kindly Light and Abide
with Me. were sung with great feeling
by Mrs. NJ. D. Lewis.
After the services at the church the
body was removed TO Arlington National
Cemetery, where IL was inferred after
a brief burial service conducted by the
patriotic societies OF which Mrs Tan
ner was 4 member
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GETS HUSBAND IN JAIL
THEN EL0PES WITH WIFE

ALTOONA. Pa. July 6-While he was
in the Altoona lookup on what appears
10 have been a trumped-up charge, 10
get him temporarily out of the way.
John Mitchell a miner, employed at
Bakers mine a small settlement six
miles west of here. was robbed of his
hoard. consisting of s320. by his wife.
who took her two children and de-
camped with a b0arder.
Mitchell was arrested several days
ago upon information given by Joseph
Chickilka. an Italian. the boarder men
toned Mitchell was held under $500
bail. and could not secure a bondsman.
When Mitchell appeared for hearing
last night it was proven by witnesses
that Chickilka and Mrs. Mitchell had
left the day the womans husband was
arrested and started East. with the in
tention of departing for Europe.
When Mitchell learned the facts he
wept and Alderman DeByne promptly
discharged him in order that he could
begin a search for his family and cash.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
NETCALF ORGANIZES
NEW DEPARTMENT
Creates Naturalization Di-
vision in immigration Bu-
reau-Change of Title.

Secretary Metcalf Of the Department
Of Commerce and Labor today issued a
statement aneuL the naturalization Gct
which passed both houses OF Congress
during the closing hours OF the session
The Secretary says the recent act es-
tablished a uniform rule Of uaturaliza-
ton and also provided for a change Of
title Of the Bureau Of Immigration 10
the Bureau Of Immigration and Natur-
alizauon. Under the act the Secretary
has established a division OF the bureau
called the division OF naturaIiza ton. and
has appointed chief OF the division, un-
der COmmissioner General Sargent.
Richard K Campbell. OF Virginia. who
has been a most efficient officer Of the
Bureau OF Immigration for years.
Other appointments in the new divi-
sion are Jerome Q. Shear heretofore
Chinese inspector. and Merton A.
Sturges. who has been in charge Of rla
files OF the bureau which relate TO tie
enforcement Of the Chinese exclusion
law. They have been appointed stenos-
TapheT and typewriter and clerk, respst-
lively. Both are from Michigan.
The new division viii have rooms on
the eighth floor in the building now oc-
cupied by the Department OF Commerce
and Labor
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
THIS CAT PROTECTS HEN;
TWO ARE FAST FRIENDS

WOMELsDORF. Pa. July 6.-Former
Director OF the Poor John Klein, of Mill
creek. 10 the proud owner Of cat and
a chicken which are such fast friends
that they are inseparabIe. They night
ly occupy the roost In the Klein hennery.
The strange attachment began when
the cat was very young and the hen
had number of chicks. which, after
they found they could take care of
tbs lsselves, deserted the mother which
projected them. Not so with the cat
which stands ready to fight for the pro-
lection of its foster mother
The cat and chicken stroll about the
baTnyard all day long, and sel@on are
away from each other.
The Washington times., 1906-07-06
NICARAGUA IS EASY.

According 10 Consul Ryder, the Presi-
dent Of Nicaragua has just given a re-
marlEable concession Tor ten years at
SI60 (gOld per year The Concession
aire is privileged 10 have a collector
In the custom house az Biaenflds har-
bor through whose hands all Shipments
of rubber must pass. and he is allowed
to tax it 10 cents a pound over and
above the government tax OF . cents
a pound.
1t is estimate that the annual ship
O00 pounds, giving the concessionaire a
revenue of $4,000 a year, Or s500. 600 Tor
the period of his contract although IL
Is not TO cost him more than 81 800 for
the ten years.