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removed. While this is not a true cri.
| terion. 1t can be said that there are few
edible fungi that peel so we'll as these
two tricholomas. No matter. therefore
how things adhere to the surface Of the
plants. they can be readily removed with
the skin. leaving the flesh perfectly clean.
This would only do for home consumption,
as plants SO injured would not be pre-
sentable in any market. Should such a
time ever come when these tricholomas
so highly commended find public apprecia-
ton, only such specimens should be or
fered for sale that are found under
ground-are neat, clean and fragant.
1t Is proper to further considei the 1act
that mushrooms growing in cold weather.
when the insect world has retired to its
winter sleep are not contaminated by
stings or deposits of eggs. nor soiled by
impurities of any kind but those coming
from pines. This Is a reason that these
species can be SO we'll preserved In dried
condition. It is therefore argued that
mushroom that has such good and pre-
servable qualities should be utilized not
only as food at home. but as an article
suitable for sale in the markets.
These Species" says Prof. Braendle.
ARE certainly as good and better looking
than the Chinese don-ghOo. and why
should we not try to investigate whether
we have actually q fungus In Maryland
and Virginia that could successfully COM
pete with the Chinese species? Ours are
growing spontaneously on the ground. re-
quire little attention, are clean and neat,
and II with our intelligence we can still
improve the species they will prove
worthy Of the markets II the world"
-
Every fall of the year. or soon after the
first cold rains and the light frosts OF
autumn, about November 1. and there
after until the end of December these
tricholomas may be found In local pine
woods Their abundance. wholesomeness
and many characteristics make them spe-
cially worthy Of attention. Quantities OF
a most desirable food In the District are
constantly going to waste. There Ia no
reason why the mushroom should be- an
expensive dainty for gourmet; with
might be secured an abundant food for
all ciasses-a free gift to the poor.
Enthusiasts wonder why mushroom lore
is not taught in the schools 80 as to be-
come common property. but the fact Is
few teachers. whether botanists or cook
ing teachers. know anything about them.
In the old days hunters went to the
woods for their Thanksgiving turkey.
That cannot be done very widely by the
Nimrods of Washington today, but there
Is no reason why the fowls purchased in
local markets should not be stuffed for a
royal feast with the tricholomas the
woods still have to offer.
Neither sickle scythe.
Neither spade nor share
With their growth Will interfere"
The crop of lolden and silvery "trich-
sizes" as one gatherer calls them. has not
failed once in the fifteen years that he
has been hunting for them.
q irn ~ crrir 10
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Prof. Braendle in warning amateur
mushroom gathererS of the deadly
amanita says:
avoid all mushrooms that have stem
three inches long edible or not edible)
and all mushrooms whose stem has at
its base a cup bag or sack, or scaly
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AS
-VMS

cryptic line to every guest, entreating
nm To tell Eer, II he can, las meaning.
Lut the guests are d. ways 100 polIIu
to tell ner. Inuy pretend lney do 40,
know. And hence, year alter year, "
every Visitor mat comes the poor .dnu-
lady win Ter a,Uum gives herself away.
r. I. P.
Walter Christie. The automobiiist short
ly after his recent accident SAID:
Il intend to keep Oh racing. 1t is a las
cinatilS business, Tough IL may XIII Inc In
The emu. Ii 1t does XIII me he sad tell
them To carve on my tomb K. l. P.-lsests
la lcGcS.
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stopped the eIght-d clock by touching
the pendulum with his paw
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Nevermore.

When H. G.. Wells, the English novel
list. was in Boston, he praised Poe at
a dinner.
Il think hardly of your New England
WRITER'S" he said, for their contempt
of Poe. l shall never he able to forget
that Emerson called him that jingle
man. Today thousand read Poe when
one reads Emerson. and not to know
Poe's work is rather a disgrace. There
Is a little inn
Mr.. Wells smiled
1T IS rather poorly conducted little
Inn" he said. but the landlady gets every
visitor to write something about 1t in ii
kind of autograph album that she keeps
on h.r drawing-room table.
lone visitor wrote in the album many
years ago:
Quoth the raven
The landlady did not understand that
quotation. She was not as wei up IN
her Poe as she should have been. And
ever since that time she has shown the
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The crop of Golden and silvery "trich-
sizes" as one gatherer calls them. has not
failed once in the fifteen years that he
has been hunting for them.
From the very first opening of spring
mushrooms start growing. The tiny.
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chap argued about the matter the other
night at club.
land do you believe said I. that
moral suasion is better than corporal
punishment for big. lusty boys like
yours?'
Yes said my friend.
&" And do you mean to say that you
have never whipped your boys?' 1 ask
ed.
AS true as I sit here my friend de-
cared earnestly, L have never struck
one of my children except In self-de-
Tense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

z YHAT II Washington, with the
II ambitions that are making
NNk the city a leader in so many
lines Of endeavor should take
adm 90 Of hithertn LII
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16
DurtrtttP nf
StrP&tunmH Gtfp
By ELLERY II. CLARK,
Former Champion All-Around Amateur Athlete.

In this country the life has found among
number of the people and intense degree than other
period growth This notably which
There has been pronounced and wholesome development of in
e physical pastmes and reqreations within comparatively short
time The interest athletics indeed shared by about every class of
the American people,
1t natural that the ambitious spirit of youthful America should
the physical which athletic
excited to the of physical superiority
Undoubtedly this competition has aided greatly the development
interest and participation athletics but has frequently reached
the doctrine of the life
a too life has been followed.
strenuous athletics thing course
of the life
mentioned One the disposition specialize athletics develop
tain muscles powers enormously the expense other muscles pow
Another the disposition the spirit of contest
every competitive exhibition fight attended by the expression
the part the spectators of the btteres partnshp
presented win This may lead trckery
and and certainly not calculated to promote the most
portant of principles, namely, that of "fair play"
need the spirit which expresses itself purpose
do things and do them well laudable pc
be limited by of honorable obligation
rules of the game take advantage and to refrain from
exhibition for vangory which
only humanity conceit ehagrn and
resentment. 2&[&&@ ~A&%~%@A>7&
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The Picture and the story.


F. r. Whiteside, sorrowing over the
painters lack of proper appreciation
in the Bookman, asks why the painter
should be expected to paint a story,
saying that although the painter de-
ponds upon the writer for his widest
publicity, the writer discusses the
idea, the meaning of the picture, to
the exclusion of the qualities that to
the painter are reason for its exist
ence When the painter writes about
a picture says Mr.. Whiteside, he
speaks of the qualities he sees in it.
qualities of selection, fern, color and
composition, but has little to say about
the subject. The average layman
frankly admits that he knows nothing
about pictures; but he generally quail
fies his remark with, i know what
like And usually that Is some picture
that he has read about, or that appeals
to him through its storytelling quail
ties. If his interest goes deeper--in-
stead of securing his knowledge at
first hand from pictures themselves,
he gets book on How to Study Pic
lures, written by man unframed in
the painters art, unfamiliar with his
aims, and out of sympathy with his
point of view. A writer would be
amply justified In vigorously object
ing to painter as a reviewer of his
books: a musician would naturally
protest against sculptor as musical
critic. The position of the painter is
identical"
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The Swarm Catcher.

been carried to the hive two or three
times. We recently got the thought
that little spraying would overcome
this difficulty We have tried it on
a few swarms with good results.
While the cluster is yet hanging on
the tree take small spray pump, or
syringe, and wet the cluster of bees
with one or two quarts of cold water.
then take your swarm catcher shown
in the cut and turn it up under the
cluster and get them into it. They
will cling together while you carry
them to the hive, and when dumped
in front of it they will not readily
take wing again, but will run into it.
Swarms that have been hiyed few
hours and seem restless, or cluster
mostly on the outside of their hive,
can also be made more tractable by
little spraying. Bees need a great
quantityof water during summer, and
the beekeeper can supply their needs
in few minutes where it would re-
quire hours for the bees to gather it
themselves.
Put the new hive containing the
swarm on the old stand. exactly
where the old hive stood and place
the old hive close beside the new one
The next morning as the bees go
forth from this hive to work, they
will nearly all return to the old place
and enter the other hive, making that
colony very strong. and in condition
to store great crop. The other col
ony will be SO reduced in numbers
that the bees will not be moved TO
swarm again and will fall in with the
first queen that matches and probably
give much surplus. 1t will make a
good. strong colony by the close of
the season.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16
CARE FOR THE NEST.
Ways in Which You Can Encourage
the Hens to Lay.

Do you know that you can train a.
chen to be poor layer?
Do you know that she can and will
keep her eggs when ready to lay for,
a whole day?
II this condition is allowed to CON
tinue she may and probably will lay
fewer and fewer eggs, finally becoming
an indifferent layer, hence the neces-
sity of having plenty of clean, com.
Portable nests.
Did you ever notice how shyly the
young pnllet will go about looking for
a secret place where she may stealth.
lily deposit her precious eggs?
How very particular she is about II,
II there is an insufficient number of
nests. or If they are unclean. or too
much exposed she is likely. after
some delay, to lay the egg on the floor
and among the other hens. which mar
lead to egg eating.
Comfort is one of the essentials of
egg productions. and what is more
necessary than handy. clean and COM
Portable nests?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16

Considerable attention has lately
been attracted to what is called the
madmans will" The testator. des-
cribed as Charles Lounsbury, an In
sane pauper In an Illinois hospital"
gives to boys Jointly, all the useful
idle fields and commons where ball
may be played, and all snow-clad hills
where one may coast, and all streams
and ponds where one may skate, to
have and to hold the same for the
period of their boyhood; and all
meadows with the clover blooms, and
the butterflies thereof; and all woods
with their appurtenances of squirrels
and whirring birds and all echoes and
strange noises. and so on for several
more items The will was written
as literary amusement by a young
army officer, since changed into
lawyer, and was published as such in
Harper's Weekly for September 3,
1898. But Notwithstanding this, every
boy, when he attains years OF appreci-
alton. enters into the enjoyment OF
the requests.
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keepina COLONY Reenrd-

The star colony in a bee-keeper,s
apiary is the one that gives the most
surplus honey and keeps it up the
longest. BY this test every one of
us must test our colonies and try to
bring all the rest up to it's standard.
or at least as nearly so as possible.
A record should be kept of all colo
MES, each hive having a number.
says Bee Culture. In Offering an ami
airy of over 20 colonies of bees recent.
ly. the owner wrote: Il have every
queen clipped, and every queen and
colony numbered. and keep a record
or them. and know OF what strain
each queen is, and what is the record
OF each colony" But how many bee
Keepers think this worth while and
do IL?
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conareas Of RootbIacks.

A German magazine, the Sud
deutschen Monatsheften, has just
printed delightful special account"
of the meeting of the first information
al congress of bootblacks, which it
gravely represents as having occurred
with delegates from all over the world.
We have not space to reproduce the
speech of the minister of public
works, who opened the congress, in
place of the suddenly indisposed presi.
dent of France, beyond reporting that
he described the modern boot as the
basis upon which all civilized peoples
took their stand. He was followed by
M. Grenier of Paris, who, in speech
lasting only three hours, laid down the
demands which the bootblack fraterni.
ty Is prepared to make to the nations OF
the world, ga feffwhich he asked the
approval eof the congress. They are
las foN0ws: Cd Going barefoot in rent
ed apartments and in rooms not Who'll
~ e CLOSED must be vigorously forbid
den (2) wooden shoes are to be per-
mi ed between the hours of seven a.
m! % seven p. m. only in cities of s.
00q or more inhabitants; CD walking
abe ht in very dirty shoes in larger
citTs is forbidden under very heavy
penalties. and (4) household servants
are forbidden to clean shoes under
any circumstances, this work being
restricted to regularly examined pub
lie bootblacks.
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THEIR MANAGER
BY Elizabeth Robbins
Copyright. by Joseph b. BowIes.)

Of a wistarfa, honeysuckle and elem
ats panicuiata, in the few places
about the house not already occupied
by vines, took the rest Of the week.
And now said Chauncey, Il want
to do your farm planting for you"
Would you let us pay you for it?'
Rosetta demanded.
''0h, yes, / suppose sd, he answer
ed, with a wry face, IF you must be
SO everlastingly independent. "
After some hesitation the girls
agreed to let him do the planting.
"Oh, there's one thing I'm kind of
fussy about ] forgot to mention it. l
want to do the work alone. If there's
anything / dislike, it's to have people
bothering around when I'm doing any
farming job. 1t makes me nervous.
The girls. did not understand Chaun-
cey's object in this remark. They
might have wondered had they seen
him planting the potatoes, onions. >
peas" and other vegetables"
They watched with anxious eyes,
and at length, in some Of the rows,
the tiny green sprouts began to show.
But they were not young onions. In
fact, when all the seeds in all the
rows had come up, not an onion was
there among them Instead, there
were gladioli, asters, marguerites
Drummond's phlox, china pinks, bal
sans, ageratums, verbenas, candytuft
bachelors buttons, mignonette, cos
mos. sweet alyssum infants breath
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16

1t is estimated that the total regis.
tration in the Philippines will not ex.
coed $4,000, or one voter to every lao
Inhabitants. In Manila only 1900
have registered, 500 of whom arr
Americans These figures do not In
dictate an over-eager desire TO exer
else the voting privilege, and have
greatly disappointed those who ex.
pected that the Filipinos would regard
it as precious boon. They also show
with tolerable conclusiveness that our
indulgent treatment has made no
strong impression on the bulk of the
islanders, and that they would be as
glad to be rid of US as many Ameri-
cans would be to get rid of them.
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Trl1r Rpltgtntt
3a Sympathetic
BY REV. SELDOM p. DELANEY.
Milwaukee.

conduct a
The charity into which there spirit humanity
knowledge of the necessity of the betermen
which regards charity merely dsagbe necessity duty
wealth implies but which the has little sympahy charity
this does not satisfy the worthy They interest in
their suengs and pran the sympathy misforun
deserve.
The true spirit and purpose of religion keep pure and un
defed free from the lust and covetounes
OF the world Shielded from without and
safe from the temptations everywhere assai ma
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Look for Head Lice

Watch the little chicks for head
lice. This is the time OF the year when
that pest thrives. When the bird Il
moping around and dragging its
wings. 1t should not be doctored for
cholera till the attendant is sure that
there are no large lice ON 1t. Three
lice can suck more vitality from the
ply.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16

It is not only in Amer
lea that the doctrine Of
the strenuous life has
found favor ; it has been
generally accepted by the
great nations Of the earth.
The world is a more
strenuous world to-day
perhaps than ever before
in human history.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16

People think too much
of what their neighbors
think Of their religion, as
if that was what deter
mines its value. 1t is,
perhaps, natural that
such should be the case.
as we can learn easily
what the world thinks Of
us, while Gods views of
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HluINe a SWARM.
Methods Followed by succ 7ssful Bee
Keeper.

When bees get to hanging out on
the hive. l raise it from the bottom
board one inch, and then If they dc
not stop raise them higher, explains
a bee keeper in Farm and Home.
think that raising them is very good
preventative of swarming. certain
percentage of colonies will swarm in
spite of anything that may be done
1t takes but little to induce swarming,
during a good honey harvest. Bees.
left to themselves will generally send
out one swarm in a season, often
second swarm, sometimes third.
In hiving swarms it frequently hap
pens that the bees take wing when
dumped in front of their new hive in
stead of crawling into it. We have
had a few swarms go back and clus-
ter on the same limb after they had
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16

Chauncel Purcell came home, after
an extended trip, the first of October.
He walked slowly past the Bartlett
farm up to the house.
The sisters were at dinner. There
was some stiffness in their manner as
they arose to shake hands with him.
We'll, girls" he said. II must say
that the planting l did for you seems
to have turned out remarkably WE'LL"
There was no resisting the twinkle
in his eyes. Rosetta held out the long
est. but even she at last Joined in the
laugh.
Seriously, how have you made it ?"
Chauncey asked, when the laugh had
subsidized.
IT'S been perfectly wonderful" Luz
cetta answered enthusiastically. 81
never even dreamed there could be SO
many people who would buy flowers
They come miles to get them
We've made more money in the
last three months than we have before
in three years" Marinda said.
We have taken ever SO many or
ders for dahlias and gladiolus bulbs.
to be delivered in the spring." said
Lucetta.
And you have enjoyed it," he
asked. looking around at them
We never had so much fun in our
lives" Marinda answered.
Then you will concede that all you
needed was a manager, and that am
success?"
We concede everything said Ros
ella, and you must admit that manag
ers don't manage for nothing. How
much do we owe you, Mr. Purcell? ~
u didn't go into 1t for pay don't
know but / did, though" he interrupt
ed himself. You see, it was this
way: A certain young person told
me, year or two ago, that she would
never marry me or even We engaged
to me, until the time came when her
sisters no longer needed her on the
farm. That time did not seem to he
approaching as rapidly as / could
wish. 50 / thought I'd take a hand in
fastening it-and incidentally show At
the same time that / was not one ia
take a dare.
This. STRENGTHENING to him the
blushing Rosella-'is the young won.
an who has promised to let me he IN
Tue near future, ner own exclusive
manager"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-08-16

One hears SO seldom from the once
famous actress Lolita that it is quite
surprising to learn that with her bro
ther Jack crabtree, she owns one of
the best strings of horses in training
this season. II she is as successful in
the races as she was on the stage she
viii win big money.
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0naltf1rattnta nf thr Eft1rtrttt
puhltr Srtrnnl Tpartrrr
E.. G. COOLEY,
Superntendent


CHOARSIP and habits of study factors that must be
considered in estimating the efficiency teacher No teacher
who a long really efficient If a
teacher wishes of knowledge she must
mE only nave appropriated herself but she must have be-
MY ASN yond and around it, She its relation to other
M4k facts and truths She must know what originated and
Us what it is intended to lead The teacher should study eduea
tona processes and educational philosophy and methods Her
study with entering life
long She retain sympathy with the learner only continuing to be
learner herself By this depressing
good students of books poor teachers and that something
qulre of teacher than ability absorb book knowledge laboratory
knowledge Still the chances extremely large that who student
will be better guide for other students than the empir
Teachers should not be encouraged into the system and then let
the clock work. Advancement based length of only does do
justice the teacher who has the real professional spirit The suggestion
that keep people up the by of dismissal made
those who familiar with history Everybody should
realize how extremely difficult is rid of inefficient teacher
admitted that this exceptional
natural ability the of the born teacher but of teachers
not born but made and compelled frame schemes fit
the needs and capacities the plain ordinary teacher who has learn
business.
Our cities have found necessary establish Normal schools
for the preparation of their teachers 1t will legitimate
Of the work of the Normal school forward the training
teachers after they enter the service take them from the high
The
head of the school system
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Lieut.. shackleton's dash for the
south pole does not seem 90 absurd.
considering the way things are heat
ing ND
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and nasturtiums. To cap the climax,
the peas turned out to be sweet peas.
oh, oh, OH" Rosetta suddenly ex-
claimed one evening In early summer,
as she was scanning the pages of the
Riverboro Weekly Gazette. IF this
isn't the browning presumption! Lis
ten, girls;
/" FLOWERS! FLOWERS! FLOWERS
Come and See them! Come and Buy
At the Bartlett Sisters Farm, on the
State Road 4"
oh! If l could see that boy for
only FIVE minutes Wouldn't / give
him a piece of my mind?"