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The Sons OF Martha.

II l. theirearc In all the age- to take the
buffet and cushion the shock.
Il IL thelrcare that the gear engages; il is
their care that the switches lock:
II is their care that the wheei- run truly. it
l. theircare TO embark and entrain.
Tally, transport and deliver duly the son- OF
Mary by land and main.
They dngrr Death at their glove'- end when
They fsirre and rvpieee the living wirr--.
He rear- against the gate- they tend; they
feed him hungry behind their fires.
Early at dawn err men see clear they STUN
bile into his terrible stall.
And hale him forth like haifered -teer and
goad and turn him tilievenfan.
They do not preach that theirGod will rouse
them little before the nut- work loose:
They do not teach that His Pity allows them
TO leave their work whenever they choose.
A. In the throng-d and lighted ways. so In
the dark and the desert they stand.
wary and wRtehful all their days. that their
brethern's days may he long In the land.
And the Sons of Mary smile and arr blessed
they know the angels are on their side.
They know in them l. the grace confessed. and
for them are the mercie- multiplied
They -it qt the Feet and they hear the Word
they know how truly the Promise runs
They have cast their burden dpon the Lord.
and-tbe Lord he lays IL on Martha's Sons
The newspaper., 1907-08-16
Regarding Rates.

In ITS last issue the Booster
makes announcement of its ad-
vertising rates. We are clad to
see the rates mentioned as being
establishe by that paper. They
conform very losely to those
which have ob'arned in this office
from the dav sent out its first
issue There * fair price for ad
veriising as there - for everything
else. T. establish a far price. to
adhere TO it and give everybody a
tair deal i the heighth OF good
business principle 1t places a very
serious handic'p on "a business
man TO be compelled to paw twice
what his competitors pay tor the
same amount OF publicity. yet such
has been the condition here in
some instances and we are glad
TO see the last vestiee OF di>crim-
ination vanish Because the
Boosters rates so nearly compare
with those OF this paper we are
led TO copy them in their entirety.
This change works slight low
er'ng at our prices on some
spaces. and on others raises them
a trifie. All told it makes no
change in our prices except an
equalization. We adopt these
rates and put the same at the
head of our columns.
The newspaper., 1907-08-16
concern is that traffic may not be

concern is that traffic may not be
impaired for single day.
These strikes. railroad, teleg-
rapher, coal miner, metaliferous
miners. all classes. grades and
kinds are the spasmodic convul-
sions of those whom we are
pleased to denominate "hewers OF
wood and drawers of water"
Sometimes putting dose in
water makes it more palatable.
Castor oil passes down more
smoothly when foated on a glass
of sherry. Rudyard Kipling has
in his own inimitable way put all
these thoughts in pleasing verse.
We quote that you may imbibe
without discomfort truths that
must be recognized and sympa-
thized with. even If socialism.
your nightmare. must be the We
hicle that bears them 10 your un-
willing minds:
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Sports for Farmers institute Picnic.
J. NJ. UNDERwoop,
Cooperative Observer.

The following sports are Sc
lected for the amusement OF the
crowd who will attend the picnic
on August Goth:
During the noon hour are
Race tor BOYS under sixteen:
lst prize. Hat. PaonIa Mere. Co
I'd. Bal, Welborn Drug Store.
Race tor Girls under sixteen:
lst prize. Mdse., Paonia Drug
Store. I'd. Perfume. Welborn
Drug Store.
Women's race:-lst prize, Bread
Mixer. Curtis Hdw. Co. I'd.
Pair Shoes. Stockham Bros.
Mems race:-1st prize, Knife.
Miller Mere. Co. I'd. Necktie.
Emry Shoe and Clothing Co.
Potato race:-1st prize, Pair
shoes. Mr.. Spencer. End, Hand
Bag. Welborn Drug Store,
Sports after speaking are
Creased Pig and a Ball game.
3 to . innings between two picked
teams.
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easy time He sports no black
eyes. his lines are laid in pleasant
places, every body is his friend
except the poor devil who is
wronged and he s usually help
less TO make uncomfortable those
who dcspoi him.
But in the face of all we observe.
grandma's communication and
that little sheney's ihankfulne IS
for being relieved OF his torment
ors have served as an incentive
for leading US 10 make several
other pretty fair scraps. even if
the good old woman is dead and
gone. and others are a trifle ne
glectful of the treatment for
wounds incurred in the battle.
Ii has become almost axio
matte in latter day life. to prey
upon the weak. to administer
blows to those whom we may
safely assault and 10 cringe and
bend before those who are strong.
In other words It IS profitable to
be coward and tn rosgh bumps
in the path OF life may be avoided
by cultivaiing those who have
favors to bestow. But We imag
inc the very smoothness of the
road grows wearisome. We I'M
agine that ennui attends such a
lite and becomes well nigh un-
bearable. To our mind case Is
not that unmixcd pleasure that
some consider It. Ii takes a
moderate amount Of trouble to
make a man appreciate his joys.
so We will continue humping in
and seeking enough trouble to
make US enjoy a rest when 1t hap
pens to come our way
The shouts OF JOY that sprung
from seven thousand throats on
18th street in Denver Sunday
evening. August 4th. as horny
handed roilcrs welcomed home
their kidnapped chief. go far to
take the sting out OF the blows
of the Delta Independent, Den
yer Republican and their class of
papers. They fatten on bending
the pregnant hinges OF the knee
that thrift may follow tawning."
but they never feel the JOY OF a
victory for they never win one.
When their cause is won they
know they have lost. Not once
have we caught them advocating
anything that made for the up
building OF society as a whole.
Your mind runs to a condition
that shall make satisfactory the
surroundings of the idle rich. SO
the trains run regularly you care
little whether the brakeman gets
living wage or not. To you it
matters not what his risk may be.
whether his children are well
clad and housed. Your entire
The newspaper., 1907-08-16
Finance And Poverty--A Suggestive Comparison

there Navv yo-,
' thit famous gambling ton
an over the land that
'he relief OF the money market which Mon
ague TO write the following -
Panica
mar has n
~ many IA hunted
offal
ditstor eofgoIdfs
oserVe the need of hegod
On
spend d,andHtle
htenemen tsdarkan
athauntt
ana look Does Ar Its gItt
ohth stream of life
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Entertainment.

There will be a Socialist Con
cert and Entertainment given at
Hotchkiss. Monday August 10,
and at Paonia, Monday Angus,
20. at S p. IN. Speeches by the
Stalwarts. Music by the Masters,
Songs. Readings. Recitstions and
Orations. An evenings Enter
tainment ht for the loveliest ladies
and the manifest men. Serious
and sunny and "awfully" funny,
by Prof. r. 4. Ashburn.
Biggest Talking Machine on
earth. Pay your money and take
your choice. Which one is it?
Come to Bruce Hall on Monday
evening, Aug. 20. and find out,
Admission free. Everybody
invited.
The newspaper., 1907-08-16

TEMPERATURES
The newspaper., 1907-08-16
Delta County Exhibit at the State Fair

To the Citizens of Delta County:
The Colorado State FAIR will be
held in Pueblo, September 9th to
18th inclusive. Nothing adver-
tised Delta County more than the
record we made against the world
at the St LOUIS Exposition in
1904. and the State Fair held in
Pueblo IN 1906. We took over
two hundred prizes at the Fair IN
1906 against the keenest competi-
ton ever seen in this or any other
State FAIR. We captured both
first and second prizes on the ten
leading commercial varieties OF
apples. We are proud OF this re-
cord but we will not stop mere.
Delta County excels. not in fruit
alone. but in every product of the
soil that we grow. 1t you have
anything that is good. send a sam
pie of it to the State Fair. II you
canot reach a representative in
your district. kindly send it TO the
undersigned. The following gen.
tlemen represent their respective
districts as collectors and those
desiring to aid in this great work
will confer favor by leaving the
exhibit with the nearest collector,
or notify him that ne may make
steps to get 1t.
Now. alt gether PULL For rHF
FAIR"
]. b. RArEKIN. Eckert,
L. d. GRIFFIN. Paonia,
X. O. WILMor. Hotchkiss,
J.P. CALDWELL, Cedaredge.
Yours very truly, w. p. DALE.
Subscribe for THE NEwSpApvp
The newspaper., 1907-08-16
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS.

1t has always b en- a source of
grief TO us that editorially we
could not please all our brethren
of the press. Last weeks Delta
Independent accuses US of being
half socialist because we are not
sorry that Haywood escaped the
fate that the Mine Owners Asso-
citation had mapped out for him.
To be sure, it is good republican
ethics to wish for the judicial
murder OF those who oppose US
politically. For years it has been
the republican idea OF govern
ment TO destroy the opposition
no matter what means were re-
CURED. Blu, that is just where
we democrats differ with the re-
publican idea. When we are
whipped politically we continue
TO take an interest IN government.
TO make suggestions and Incl
dentally hold up the hands OF the
occasionally honest republican
official and this irritates our OPP
ponent most as bad as If we were
in office instead of one OF the
elect. When batch OF conspir-
ators strive to take the life OF
some man who has aggrieved
them we voice protest and this
We suppose puts US in the class
with which the intended victim IS
identified. Thus will il ever be.
We see no escape from this d.
lemma. because VIC do not pro
pose at any time to be diverted
from saying what we please re-
garding anything that IS going on
around us. IL has cost better
men than us their lives to enjoy
this privilege. but we have fol-
lowed the path so long that we
cannot retraoc our steps. The
first dandy good fight we ever
had was in defending a little Jew
named Benny Bolan. in St. Joe.
Mo, from a batch OF nice CHRIS
tian boys who were mauling him
tor being Christ killer. We
made good in that scrap and it
spoiled us for brilliant future OF
following the gang and taking
our share OF the loot.
Father gave us licking that
night for having INDUCED in
fighting. He caught on through
our having accumulated a black
eye in the difficulty. but grandma
took the black out of our eye
with hunk of bcefstcak and the
hurt out of our feelings by telling
us that she thought we were
about right in taking the Jews
part.
Observation has made il clear
to us that the fellow who drops in
line without a protest has the
The newspaper., 1907-08-16
Petit Jurors.

The following is the list OF
Petit Jurors for the coming term
ot District Court to be held in
September. l907:-A. T. Brook
bank, {. II. Chapman. p. Cald
we'll. Will Dukr. c. c. Hawkins.
J +. Hillman. c. /. Hall. S.
huntington. Welland Jeffers. John
letters. Frank Lsmbertson. 5. T.
Lambert. q c. Lucas. T. H..
Mower. J. q. McCommons. Paul
Osborn. Thomas Pierce, NJ. H..
Payne, J.. E. Porter, Wil;ism
Shaver. A. E. Sherman. A. H..
Sto khan. F. B. Short. Walter
Singleton, A J. Vorce. 5. A Wade.
J. J. Win,on. Dan Wagner, w. ID
Wheeler. and John Young.
The newspaper., 1907-08-16
U. s Department Of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU

Voluntary Observers Meteorological Record
For the week ending Aug. Is, 1907
and corresponding week of 1906.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-27

SeouFa In Calves,

Professor shaw OF the Michigan
Agricultural college says concerning
the treatment Of SCOUTS In calves:
One OF the best things we have
used and are using almost altogether
with which 10 suppress outbreaks Of
calf scours Is Il mixture OF tincturo
Of rhubarb. camphor and opiate. equal
parts In hot water. about a teaspoon
ful. One OF the NEST interesting re
cOveries I have ever seen was In the
case Of a calf that secured and was
% near death that the feet were
stretched out cold and stifi, and there
was every symptom Of death The
calf was treated Ia that way twice.
then was fed with raw eggs and milk
occasionally. and he recovered. lie
was the sickest calf ever saw. 80
sick his hair all came OF after a week
or ten days. but be II one Of the BEST
feeders we have In the bunch today.
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HINTS FOR FARMERS
Floer For the L4oa tiouss.

A successful swine breeder gives the
following account of the floor he put
into his hog house
The floor is made of hard brick laid
fiat In sand. the sand resting oRGravel
II Is not safe 10 use dirt for bottom.
as II settles and causes the floor to
sink lrregularly FIJI in. say, six
inches with cInders and gravel. then
a layer Of sand and then the brick
When laying the brick don't put them
too close together
After you have them laid put plenty
Of water on them. 80 as 20 soak them
and then mix sand and cement IN the
proportion Of three parts Of sand 10
one Of cement and use enough water
so that II will pour freely Pour this
over the floor and sweep IL In with a
broom until the cracks are full The
hogs Will not slip on this floor, and
It is cheaper than a plank ioor.--Farm
Progress
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sBut you can, and you're going to
That's where you need = EAOsAAr; thatS
where a mothers plans come In. II
had five daughters I'll bet I'd marry the
last one of 'em off in two years. Now,
Emeline Williams, stop twiddling your
thumbs and blushlng and hitching
around and listen to me-"
And inside of ten minutes she had
developed her plan and guaranteed It's
successful working. There were OBJ
jections, but she overruled them.
There were protestatlons. but she ST.
fenced them. Half an hour after the
girl had run back home with her tea
the plan had been communicated to
Bert, Mrs. Strong's brother, and en-
tered upon in the heartiest manner. he
had been introduced to the Williams
household, and, following out the plan.
he crossed the road and spent four
hours talking to Emellne on the We
rGndR. ZebedIah saw them from the
coruheld. During the first hour he
was easy In his mind. During the
second he wondered a BIT. Before the
gnawing pangs. He came up to sup
per sullen and morose, and now and
then during the evening he flung out
something about that squirt from
Illinois"
Bert came the next day and the next
He also came In the evening. He al
most ignored Zeb. while he made every
Ia
aroused her father from his wonted
lethargy. Zeb wanted to do some
kicking, but fear OF the law restrained
him. He wanted to talk TO the girl and
tell her what was what, but pride
forbade. He was mad and jealous, but
there seemed nothing for him to do.
He lay In his bed one night thinking
things over and gritting his teeth and
wondering why girls made fools Of
themselves. when Farmer Strong
reused him up and told him he'd bet
ter 20 to the barn and see II the horses
were all right. Farmer Strong thought
he had seen some one prowiing around.
A trip to the barn showed that the
gray horse and top buggy were miss
AA&AA4Nl~AA@NN
was alarmed, the discovery was made
that Miss Emeline was not In her
room. Her wardrobe had been over.
hauled. and she had evidently fed.
The discovery was not a minute old
when Mrs Strong came over 70 report
that Der brother was missing.
by gum. but It's an elOpementr'
exclaimed Zebediah as be made for
the barn ITS an elopement, and I'm
kill that squirt from Illinois II / have
to follow him 20 African
There was another horse In the barn.
and, waiting only long enough TO slip
on a bride, Zeb mounted and was OF
for the nearest village. As he went
gathering through the midnight dark
ness be saw red In his heart he WAS
a murderer ten times over. He did not
have TO go to the village. Three miles
from home ne met a boy driving the
cd gray mare hOmeward. He had
BEEN paid half a dollar by the squirt"
% do 20 after the young man had
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some day, but that day was indefinite
Farmer williams came to know of the
engagement, but he had no opinion to
express. He went on with his blowing
and eating boiled dinners and left mat
tiers to fate.
1t was this state of affairs that had
provoked the Indignation of Mrs.
Strong. She didn't think 1t right on
the part of Zebediah to keep Emeline
ION the hooks" as she expressed IL
While all other young men were driv
en- away by knowledge of the engage
ment, Zebediah continued to poke
around" as IL he had fifty years to get
married In. On one or two occasions,
when he had come over to borrow a
hoe or sit on the veranda and discuss
crops with her husband, she had spOk-
en- her mind pretty plainly. She had
limited that she knew of farmers sons
who were looking about for wives and
that there were more windmill and
wire fence men coming along than
she could shake a stick at but Zebe
dlah was unmoved She had made
Emeline own up to the engagement,
and she had advised her not to make a
long engagement Of 1t, but when the
girl blushingly asked her what she
could do Mrs. Strong had no plan at
hand and didn't know where she was
TO get one.
Fortune favors the conspirator as
well as the brave. Two or three days
after her talk with her husband ON the
vsranda Mrs. Strongs brother came on
a visit from Illinois. He was a jovial,
hustling young man. II he hadn't had
a sweetheart back home he would
have fallen in love with Emellne VIII
nams. 1t was while he was pralsing
her that Mrs. Strong got her plan. II
was as simple as sliding down a cellar
door. She crowed and giggled over II
for half an hour and was still Growing
and glggling when the girl from across
the road came over to borrow a draw
Ing Of tea. Mrs. Strong brought out
the tea and then motiOned her pretty
neighbOr TO take a chair and began:
"Emeline Williams. you have no
mother"
'sNoT'
''Your mother asked me to be
mother to you after she was gone"
81 know It, and you've been awful
good to me-"
''Emeline. It's a dreadful thing for
a girl to be in love and have no moth
er and an old poke of a father. and
can't stand it any longer. I've got to
be your mother and advise with you"
But father Is kind and good, and
Zeb isis
''Zeb is what9 Been engaged for a
year and a half. and he hain't asked
you to set the day yet He may go
another year and a half. He may go
Eve years. You can't tell nothing
about such a critter. He'll keep poking
along TIL he's bit by a rattlesnake or
falls OF the roof Of a barn. I'm going
to tank to you Jest as II you were my
daughter. Something's got to be done"
I'll can't do anything" stammered
the girl as she turned her face away
30 hids the color.
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"Jabez Strong, I'm not going to stand
this thing another dayr'
''Shoo, ma, how you talkr
"And you've got to help me-"
The cows had been MIXED, the hogs
fed, and Jabez Strong, farmer, had
taken his seat beside his wife on the
yeranda. He didn't ask what it was
she would not stand, for the matter
had been the subject of numerous con-
versations before. He had always as
sumed a neutral position and argued
that things would come out all right
Il left alone, hut now he realized that
a crisis had arrived.
IF she had a mother it would be
different" continued the good wife as
she famed away the mosquitoes with
a folded paper, but she hasn't one.
She's only got a father, and he's the
biggest old poke in six counties. Jest
the last thing Mevlna Williams said to
me ON her dying bed was to be a moth
er to EmeliAe, and now I'm going to
be or know the reason why. I'm going
10 call her over here tomorrow for a
talk, and I'm going to have talk with
Zebediah 1t hain't right, and you
=, can't make 1t right"
at allus makes things wuss to mia
h." answered her husband after a
minute.
TT might If Emeline had a mother,
but she hain't got I've let it go on
and on. thinking mebbe l hadn't better
say nothing. but shan't let it go an
other day l may want you to help
me. If do, you've got to pitch right
In"
Across the highway from Farmer
EuOng's was the farmhouse Of Farmer
Williams. The two families had been
neighbors for fifteen years. Farmer
Williams was a good man, but it was
also true that he was a poke That
Is. he worked from morning till night.
and then after reading his county pa
per for half an hour he wound up the
clock and went to bed When his wife
had died, she left q daughter Emeline.
eighteen years old. That was two
years before the opening Of this story.
Just about that time Zebediah Hender-
son had been taken on as a hired man.
zeb was twenty three years old and
well thought of, but he was slow and
conservative by nature.
Some hired men would have fallen
In love with EneIine inside OF 4 week,
for she was a bright. attractive cOun-
try maiden, but Zeb waited three
months 1t came to be q case OF love
On both sides, and three months later
he proposed and was accepted Il
stopped short at that. 50 far as Zeb
was concerned. He meant % mauy
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falling the Health Of Fo.ul..

DIR. Salmon Of the bureau Of animal
industry lays down this rule for telling
the health Of fowl by Its droppings:
The condition Of the dropplngs fur
nishes a good indication OF the hens
health. They should be OF sufficient
consistency 20 hold their shape. but
should not be- too solid. In color they
should be dark. tapering OF into a
Rrayish white II the droppings are
soft or pasty or Of yellowish or
brownish color II indicates too much
carbohydrates OF a lack OF meat. II.
on the other hand. the droppings are
wateFy and have dark red splashes Of
mucous in them II indicates too much
meat A Rreehish. watery diarrhea
usually indicates insanitary conditions
either in the surroundings. the feed or
the water.
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taken the train. The boy was positive
that there was no one with him. The
old mare was put on the gallop for
home, and the farmhouse was reached
to flnd the father and daughter at the
gate. Emeline had explained that ahe
had sat up late fixing over a dress and
had finally gone up TO the garnet to
hunt for some pieces of cloth. ElOpe
She had never even dreamed of II. In
love with the young man from the
west? She couldn't say she even liked
him.
At this point Mrs. Strong came into
the discussion TO say that her brother
was very erratic and sometimes did
strange things and that when he took
sudden resolves to go home he some
times borrowed even a horse and bug.
gy without consulting the owner. She
hadn't heard him say he was going
home, but he didn't always let her into
his confidence. Zeb heard her out and
then climbed into the buggy.
"Where are you golngr' asked the
farmer
after Jim Smith, the justice"
"What fur2'
''There's going TO be a wedding here
In less'n an hour"
And there was, and though the
groom was grouchy for awhile he
soon got over II and acknowledged that
he was glad OF it-that is. he was glad
he had married Ave or six years soon
er than he had intended to, but II the
squirt ever returned to that neigh
borhOod let him look out for a broken
neck
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When corn on the ear Is thrown to
yArCied fowls the cobs should not be
allowed to accumulate for any length
Of time. They. with the other litter,
should be raked up and burned. This
VIII prevent 10 n great extent tho de.
yelopment Of scaly leg Keeping the
chicken yards In good condition takes
little time and not only makes them
slightly. but adds to the health and
well being Of the fowls
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tered 600 horses on silage and straw
exclusively, with no grain. They
came through In nne shape. and the
brood mares all had ine. strong colts.
The Ohio experiment station tried
feeding horses on silage through the
winter and reported that they came
through until spring In the best con
dition W. G, Bradley Of Wisconsin
says that one year during spring work
he was out Of hay. and the only coarse
fodder his horses had during ell that
period OF hard work was silage. He
says that lbs horses never stood work
better. Spirit Of the West.