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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-07-27
EDUCATION
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| We believe that the Patriotic Slogan
Of the Whole People Of this Nation
should be "Every Child in Garden
Every Mother in a Homecroft--and In.
dividual Industrial Independence fol-
Every Worker in Home Of his Own
on the Land" and that until he owns
such a Home, the concentrated purpose
and chief inspiration to labor in the life
Of every wage worker should be his
determination to Get an Acre and
Live on It."
We believe that the Slums and
Tenements and Congested Centers OF
population In the Cities are a savagely
deteriorating social, moral and polit-
ical influence, and that great public
movement should be organized, and
the whole power Of the nation and
the states exerted for the betterment
Of all the conditions Of Rural Life, and
to create and upbuild Centers of So
cial and Civic Life in Country and
Suburban Towns and Villages, where
Trade and Industry can be SO firmly
anchored that they cannot be drawn
into the Commercial Maelstrom that
is now steadily sucking Industry and
Humanity into the Vortex Of the
Great Cities.
We believe that every Citizen in
this Country has an inherent and
Fundamental Right to an Education
which will train him to Earn a Liv-
ing, and, IL need be, to get his living
straight from Mother Earth; and that
he has the same right to the Opportun-
ity to have the Work to Do which will
afford him that living, and to earn not
only G cor Portable livelihood, but
enough more to enable him to be q
Homecrofter and to have a Home Of
his Own, with ground around it
sufficient to yield him and his family
a Living from the Land as the reward
for his own labor.
We believe that the Public Domain
is the most precious heritage Of the
people, and the surest safeguard the
nation has against Social Unrest, Dis
turbance or Upheaval, and that the
Cause Of Humanity and the Preserva.
lion Of Social Stability and Of our Free
Institutions demand that the absorp-
lion Of the public lands into specula-
i've private ownership, without settle.
nent, be forthwith stopped; and that
he nation should create opportunities
or Homecrofters by building irriga-
ion and drainage works to reclaim
and as fast as 1t Is needed to give
very man who wants Home on the
and 9 chance to get It.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

latter, knowing his patient to be per-
fectly we'll, prescribes the dread pill. I"
But, probably, the most opportune OF
all times for the use of the bread
pill" is when the man of science makes
a visit to a particularly i'll patient, but
whose symptoms are Of such a nature
that he is perplexed as to the charac-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

duplicated on other farms, but 1t de.
ponds on the soil and the man who has
the management of it. 1t cannot be
done by one who is not student A
similar system may be developed on
any dairy farm that disposes Of pas.
lures. Where land is cheaper and the
dairyman can afford pastures, the sys-
tenn would be radically different in
summer but not in winter. Probably
the most important single feature of
this Pennsylvania farm aside from the
systematic manner in which it is con-
Quoted is the one of handling the ma
nure. The fact that the stock is
stabbed the year round makes it pos
sible to save all the manure both
liquid and solid ""d apply it to the
land, Being applied daily as pro-
duced, any teaching by rains, carries
the leached materials into the soil
where it Is needed The remarkable
yields Of every portion of this farm
seem to indicate that this method of
handling manure is highly satisfac-
tory.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09
A BIG EDITORIAL OFFICE.
The Department of Agriculture Pub
fishes Over Four Booklets for
Every Day in the Year.

One of the biggest editorial Offices
in the Government and probably in
the country is in the Department Of
Agriculture where the Division of
Publications edits, revises, and in
some cases returns to the authors
for rewriting an average Of four bull
letins or books for every day in the
year. During the last fiscal year l.
463 new publications passed through
the editors hands, nearly 400 Of
these, however, being issued by the
Weather Bureau, which is under the
Department of Agriculture. The to-
tai number of copies of the remain
ing 1000 odd publications printed DUR
ing the year was 12,000,475. Many
Of these are generously illustrated,
and beside the great number of orig.
inal photographs used, the artists of
the Department make something over
1000 drawings year for illustrating.
The head of this Division, or the
Editor of the Department as he is
known, is Mr.. George William Hill,
an old-time editor of an agricultural
paper, but he has held his present
PSoaIASA hOi many dllOno.
There have been very many rad
ical changes said Mr.. Hill, Sin the
publications of the Department with.
in the last ten years. At one time,
the Agricultural Reports and other
pamphlets and bulletins issued were
more or less technical, having the rep
utation generally throughout the coun-
try, of being written in about as dry
and uninteresting manner as pos
sible. The present Secretary has con-
tinually impressed upon his Chiefs Of
Divisions the desirability of short, crisp
articles and bulletins, especially in
the annual Year Books, written in a
practical and simple style, with the
result that the Publications of the
Department have come into very gen.
eral favor with the farmers and are
eagerly sought after. which is evil
dent by the enormous number of re-
quests for them"
The Farmers Bulletins, descriptive
Of all sorts of farm work, stock-rais-
ing, fruit-growing, ETC., and of which
nearly $50 have been published, are
by all odds the most popular of the
Departments of Publications. They
are brief, written in simple style and
discuss subjects near to the heart Of
the agriculturist. Many of them have
been condensed and rewritten from
the longer and more technical bulle-
tins, setting forth the results of ex-
haustive experiments More than g.
100000 copies Of these popular bnlle.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09
A MODEL FARM
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

There is a farm in southeastern
ennsylvania which the Department
! Agriculture considers a model twen-
eth century farm. 1t consists of if
zen acres, thirteen of which are in
lltivation, the remaining two acres
sing occupied by buildings, yard, etc.
his land came into the possession of
he present owner-a minister of the
ospel-ip 1881 with a mortgage of
1900 upon it.
Improving the Soil.
The soil Of the farm is reddish
mewhat gravelly clay. So run down
as it in 1881 that it did not support
le two cows and one horse kept upon
Last year 1t raised all the rough
&c for thirty head Of stock, seventeen
+, which are cows in milk. 1t has
zen brought up to its present remark
Die state of fertility solely by the use
stable manure applied directly from
lie barn. The system of handling this
!anure is such that none is lost, either
guild or solid. No commercial fertil-
ers have ever been used and no ma
IRE has been hauled from the city.
his is practice greatly differing
ON that in vogue on the majority of
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09
A N0N-P4TENTABLE MEDICINE.
Universally Used by the Medical Pro-
feSSion.

What is the most important remedy
known to the medical profession? A
guessing contest might be established
upon this question which would doubt
less bring to the fore great variety
of remedies, yet as stated by very
successful practitioner, there is one
medicine given to patients which ply
sicians find more important than any
other. Strange to say, this is the quite
universal and ineffective bread pill"
which; after all, is not bread, but only
so-called on account of its harmless
nature. The bread pill is sometimes
nothing more than plain sugar pei
let, at others, where liquid prescrip-
ton is given, weak solution of sugar
and water, or mixture Of powdered
licorice or gentian, both harmless
drugs when given in the weak proper
tions prescribed by the doctor.
Of course the principle use of the
dread pill'' Is in the case of pa
tient, who, imagining himself ILL.,
calls in his family physician, and the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09
KING ALFONSO'S SHOPPING.
A Paris Millinery Shop Startled by
Visit From the Spanish King.

An amusing anecdote is related in
connection with King Alfonso's recent
visit to Paris In his leisure moments
he was fond of taking turn in the Rue
de la Paix, which is noted for its ele-
giant shops, and making few pur-
chases His majesty's appearance nat
urally created good deal of futter,
especially among the demoiselles de
magasin, who rushed to doors and win
dows to see him go by, so when three
gentlemen stepped into a certain estab-
lishment one morning and the most
youthful of the party asked to see some
hats they were politely requested, as
the most natural thing in the world, to
wait moment, as the king was in the
street, and the girls were all watching
for him. The knowing smiles which
thereupon pervaded the features of the
little party had the effect of promptly
putting the guick-witted shop girls on
the scent After announcing the great
news exeitedly to the proprietor of the
establishment they clustered in a ring
round King Alfonso and his compan-
ions.
This was a thousand times better
than peep into the street, and then,
what an honor! Only to think of the
Spanish sovereign walking in such
simple fashion into their shop. And
what followed delighted them even
more. The mistress of the place had
advanced, and, courtesying low, had ut
tered one of those pretty compliments
which our French friends have so
glibly at tn tip of their tongues, when
his majesty smilingly replied 81 wish
to see some hats. | want three; one
for my mother, in rather quiet style;
one for my sister, and one for my aunt,
and please put them all up together in
the same box" The masterpieces of
the shop were presented and inspected.
The selection of the three hats took
some time, as the young king is not &C
customed to that sort of work, and in
his dilemma he exclaimed "Well, /
was never SO puzzled in my lifep
Finally the choice was made, and with
the request that the hats should be
sent at once to the hotel, King Alfonso
took his departure, leaving the mistress
of the establishment and her young
women charmed with their experience.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

ter Of the disease or where they have
not developed sufficiently for him to
determine the true nature of the case.
In this event he does not wish to dis
play his ignorance or what in reality
may be but an apparent lack of knowl-
edge, since at some stages it is i'm
possible to accurately diagnose case;
but a frank admission Of this kind
would destroy the patients confidence
in his physician. And so at this juno
ture the "bread pill" steps in, is given
to the sick person, with no apprehen-
sion of any harm resulting therefrom.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

They cover every practical subject
and would make an exceedingly val
liable farm library. Bound together
they would form several large vol
umes prepared by the best agricul-
tural experts in the country and the
result of the widest and most exten.
sive scientific farm experiments ever
made"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

lie farms of this country, where the
Sner seeing dollar in sight for a
ad of manure readily sells it to a
eighbor rather than apply it to his
Kn soil, where it's value might be
Tree or four times as great. On the
odel farm in Pennsylvania most Of
le crops are fed to the stock and thus
rgely return to the land in manure.
Upon assuming management of the
I'm the owner with no previous ex-
'rience in farming began to read
hat agricultural literature was avail
lie. One of the first books secured by
m was Quincy's little treatise on the
Hing of cattle, written in 1859. Soil
g consists in cutting and giving
cen feed in summer instead of allow
G the animals to run on pasture.
MS system adopted by the farm
vner did not prove satisfactory the
) st year because no other feed was
ted and the cows did not do well. In
ldition the manure was difficult to
indie and it was not easy to keep the
IN clean. Before the next season,
wever, the new farmer had procured
ewart's book on feeding animals and
ON it learned his first lesson in
alanced rations." He also learned
feed some dry hay with the soiling
ops, thus giving the manure proper
nsistency. Thenceforward the man.
cement of the constantly growinA
nd of cows was simple matter and
farm began not only to pay a profit
It to increase in fertility, so that
thin seven years the entire mort
ge was paid off.
The farm is strictly a dairy farm,
only products regularly sold being
ilk and a few head of young cattle
oh year. The cows are all registered
Tseys except one or two picked up at
,ighboring sales. They are not Uni i;'
ire bred but well bred. Male calves.
worthy Of it, are reared for breeding
Irposes, but none is ever Vealed. If
male calf is not fit to raise for a
eeder it Is killed at birth. at
,esn't pay to Ecu Ecu SIS worth of meai
a. cair that will sell for 81 said the
vner. The young cattle sold from
ia farm bring on an average SUI
,iece, and about five are disposed Of
oh year.
The milk is all sold at 25 cents a gal
the year round to a State instltu
Oh located two miles distant. TIT
ilk tests high, is perfectly clean an(
ee from adulteration. There is neve
~ complaint from the buyers; on thu
her hand, this farmer is considered
public benefactor. AS soon as tn
ilk is drawn it is placed in perfect,
can cans standing in cold water som
stance from the barn and stirre'
eouently to aerate it and aid tn
,oling. The milk vessels are neve
lowed to stand around unclaimed, bu
e washed as soon as the milk is r.
owed, first with cold water, then wit
bling and finally again with col
alter. The amount of milk produce
ON the seventeen cows is nearly tn
rme at all seasons and averages abou
venty-six gallons a day. While thi
.eld of approximately 4,S00 pounds
EAR for each of the seventeen COW
spt is not enormous, by any mean
is good. The income from the mil
reduced is about $4,000 a year. tn
ltlay for concentrated feeding stuff
$685. annually.
Economy In Farm Labor.
we man and boy do the labor
\farm except in hay harvest an
hg the cutting of silage. So sy
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

Of Agriculture
tins were published and distributed
last year. An active factor in the
enormous work of editing the Agri'
cultural Publications is the assistant
chief and editor of the Division, Mr.
Joseph A. Arnold, whose knowledge
of the practical side Of Agricultural
Publications Is something amazing.
The storage and distribution of this
printed matter constitutes large
and important part Of the Publication
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

work Of the Department. II cannot
believe that the farmers Of the coun-
try as whole appreciate what a
splendid mine Of agricultural infor.
nation exists in these farm bulletins,
which they can have for the asking.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

Divisions work, the document section
occupying the entire space Of large
four story building. The total print
ing bill of the Division for the past
year amounted to S258,172.
Although we are sending out a
vast volume of farm bulletins" re-
marked Mr.. Arnold in speaking Of this
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-02-09

tematic is the work that the owner
may leave for week without notice
to the laborers, with no interruption
to the regular routine. The feeding
of the cows, the handling of the milk,
keeping the barn clean and disposing
the manure, are all worked out under
such system that they require little
supervision on the part of the proprie-
tor. There is no pasture on this farm
for pastures on such high-priced land
are out of the question. There is not
even barn lot. the thirty head of
cattle remaining in the stalls the year
round. We have been taught that this
is not good practice, for it has been
supposed that mich cows need GER
tain amount of exercise, yet it must
be considered that the Danish cows
stand in their stalls from November
to May and are staked out in the field
from May to November, and yet Den
mark ranks high in the dairy industry
and her cows are healthy.
Balanced Rations Necessity.
Notwithstanding this extraordinary
practice the bill for veterinary services
on this Pennsylvania farm during the
past six years has been but $1.50, and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
ABOUT READY TO OPEN
NEW CABLE TO CUBA
commercial Company Preparing to
Begin Active Competition in
Havana December 5.

HAVANA. Nov. S.-The new cable
or the Commercial Cable C-mpon,.
VIII soon be doing business I'm Havana
It's landing after six years of waitinr
Is assured.
The earliest caller this morninr IN
Major Greble was Carlos dc ZaIdn I'M
local attorney for the company, who
e"i'eu the matter up ana recited
.he eHorts IF the company to relieve
.ne people OF Cuba from the monopoly
enjoyed for forty years by the Inter.
national Ocean Telegraph COMPANY
anu referred to the request filed with
lne late Cuban government, that on
the expiration of December ) of th,.
existing concession the Commercial
cable Company be given the same
rlSht TO do Il cable business with the
United States.
This right hal been refused during
the last American occupation on the
ground that the Spanish concession.
constituting 4 monopoly in 1866 was
sacred.
Mr.. de Haldo pointed out that moth.
ing in the concession or the law. IRE.
vented the privilege being granted to
ancther company after the date of en-
piIatlon OF the present monopoly.
Ma1Cr Greble asked if it would not
DC good plan TO sell the right to
lhhd another cable To the highest bia.
der Senior dc Zaldo objected, on tn.
ground that the object of the new
company WIS 10 compete with the oil
corporation. AMI thus the public would
benefit by the lower rates which might
nor n,N nnSCihln IF In
doing business were increased by 4
large bonus exactcd by the govern
hicht. which In thc treasury would do
the public little good.
The rtpue! for the entry of ,hr
cable was referred to Governor Ma.
g2on. who took no action. but wac Il,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
Merchants & Miners
Transportation Go.
Steamship Lines for Boston, ProvI-
cence and Baltimore

Steamship Lines for Boston, Provi-
cence and Baltimore.
Leave Newport News. via Norfolk,
Tor Boston every Tuesday Wednes-
day, Friday and Sunday. Leaves for
frnvih"nre every Monday. Thursday
and Saturday. Steamers sail from
Norfolk nj 600 D. III.
leave Newport Newa for Baltimore
daily. except Tuesday and Wednesday,
at m. connecting for Washington.
Philadelphia and New York
Fare to Baltimore, one way. $500;
round trip, s5n Including stateroom
forth Accommodations and cuisine
nnequallcd.
Fre'pht and passengers taken for
AL points North and South Steamers
leave baltimore foot OF Long Dock,
daily, ut 6 p. IN.
only line running q Sunday steamer
between Newport News and I}alti.
more. For further Information apply
10 d. X. McNElLL. Agent,
New port News. va.
Gannral O,'icAa baltimore. Md.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
PRESS, NEWPORT NEWS, VA FRIDAY NOVEMBER g. 1906

encouraged Senior dc Zal,lo that he
had the deed drawn for the ground at
Ncdado, where the cable is to land,
ANA ii will be purchased tomorrow.
The only point ut doubt to the Gov
enor's mind is whether permission
should be given before December 3.
He. however is SO strongly In favor
OF another cable that he may act ut
once. thus allowing the Commercial
Cable Company to go ahead with it's
preparations and begin business as
soon after the date as possible. Its
Offices will he near the International
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
Baltimore Produce Market,

BALTIMORE. MD, Nov. S.-Flour
dull. unchanged.
Mheat-weak: spot contract. II l.2
n ID: do rcd No. . western. &c 1-2 a
"a; NO. 4, 73 l-2 a "a; southern 81
Corn-spot steady: futures easier;
spot Old. so l-2 a SIS: No. old. so a
b,s; new 40 Ia IL: southern
Oats-tirmer: No. . white. 30 10 n
40; No. white, IS a 80: No. . mixed,
IS -.
Rye-firm; No. western domestic
"a 10.
hutter-steady and unchanged; fan
cy imitation, 81 a %: do creamery ~
Is; store packed II n is.
Eggs-firm: 90 cents.
, 4, Gneese-active. unchanged: large
IL 5.S; medium 10 IS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
Tralns From Norfolk.

$50 n. IN. Daily. Local for Suffolk.
Franklin, Emporln. Clarkville, Dan.
Vile. OXforI, Durham and interme-
diate stations. Close connections at
Danville with fast through trains to
all points South md West.
7:30 p. m. Daily. Fast express train
for AL points South and West, car.
rying through Pullman sleeping car
to Asheville.
Trains From Richmond.
700 n. m. Daily. Local for Charlotte.
Chase City, Clarkvj,'e and Buffalo
.-ithla Springs.
1890 p. M. Daily. Limited Buffet
Pullman to Atlan'a and BirminR.
ham, New Orleans. Memphis, Chat
tanoOga aud all the South. Through
coach for Chase City, Oxford. Dur.
ham and Raleigh.
$500 p. In. Except Sunday. Keysville
local.
1880 p. m. Daily. Limited. Pullman
ready. $3.50 p. m, for all the South.
York RIVer Limo.
4:30 y. m.-Except Sunday. No. 1g.-
Baltimore Limited.
2:15 p. m.-Except Sunday. No. TO-
Local to West Point
4:d6 II. m.-Exccpt Sunday. No. IA
Local TO West Point.
Fl. Il. SPENCER G. NJ, 8. II HARD
WICK:.P. 7. NJ, w. n. TAYLOE, e.
p. a, Washington. y G.
STANTON CURTIS. p. A.,
Norfolk. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
Office. in Cuba and Obispo streots.

Office. in Cuba and Obispo streets.
yellow fever is increasing again.
Three deaths have been reported since
Saturday. and three new eases. max.
Ing seven now in Havana and two at
PaioS. The case of Lieutenant Wiley.
U. 5. NJ. c.. which Is very light. has
been traced TO No. 67 Cuba street,
where there have only been cases
diagnosed as donguc fever. AS there
are many cases of fever reported as
denguc all over the city. this IL caus
ing the American health officers to ID
some thinking.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-09
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
Norfolk g. Washington
Steamboat ca.

Steamboat Co.
The new and powerful Iron Palace
steamers. Newport News, Washington
and Norfolk will leave daily as fol.
lows:
NORTHBoUND.
Leave Portsmouth, foot of
North street .......... 500 p III
Leave Norfolk, foot Of Wa
ter atrcet '............. 600 p III
Leave Old Point Comfort. 7:oOp IN
Arrive In Washington 80. 7:OOam
Arrive In Philadelphia,
Penn. r. r. ............' $40: 80 NJ
Arrive in Philadelphia, d.
Il .. X. II. .ss11:1 10 m
Arrive In New York, Penn.
r. r. Observation-Disclosures. s1:10 III
Arrive In New York. u. &
0. R. r. ............... $500 p m
soUTHEoUND.
Lv. New York. Penn. r. r.. 1890 D m
Lv. New York, B. & o. r. r. $500 p m
Lv. Philadelphia, Penn. RR. 2:55 p IN
Lv. Phila.. ID. &c y. r. r.. 2:OS D in
AR. Washington. Penn. r. II. G:I0pm
Ar. Wash, b. & o. II. r.. as 90 u nj
Lv. Washington ........... $3.50 p m
AR. Old Point Comfort 80. $500 III
Ar. Norfolk ............... $500 nj
Ar. Portsmouth ........... 'S:3U IN
DAILY. ''Daily except Sunday.
The trip down the historic Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay on the Gle.
CANT steamers OF this company Is un.
surpassed. The steamers are compar.
atively new, having been built In 1891.
and are fitted up In the most luxurIant
manner. with electric lights. call
bells and steam heat in each room.
The tables are supplied with every
delicacy OF the season from the mar.
kets Of Washington and Norfolk For
tickets. reservation OF statcroGms
and further information. apply to D J.
CALLAHAN. Agent. Norfolk. Va.