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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Wheat In the Far No1h

The report of the standing commit.
tee OF the commons on agriculture and
colonization presented to parliament
notes that G. f. Young, superintendent
OF railway lands of the department OF
the Interior. pointed out that wheat IA
successfully raised at Fort Simnson
900 miles north OF the international
boundary and 500 miles north Of I'd.
monitor. DIR. Thompson, member for
the Yukon. presented to the committee
sample OF white oats grown on a
farm 63 degrees north latitude. This
sample, analysed by Seed Commits.
sioner Clark, was found to run 4s
pounds to the bushel and to be an ex.
ceptionally fine sample of white oats
OF superior milling quality.-Ottava
Correspondent st. John Sun.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
PeonIes as a Medicine.

Feonies were originally esteemed
less for beauty of bloom than for value
as a medicine. In recognition of its
curative virtues. the peony was named
after Pason, the physician Of the
gods. An old writer says: About an
infants neck hang peonie. 1t cures
Alcydes crusll maladie." Nor did the
use OF the plant stop there, for peony
water was esteemed and drank In by,
gone times, though whether as medi
cine or merely as a refreshing TEN
perance beverage is more than modern
writer's can say.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

FIRST ye shuleu geten 'sn with
ouIen great desire, by good Leisure
sohngly, and not over hastily fo- /.
man mat Is too desiring to get riches
Hoanaoneth him first to theft and ~
al ocner evils; and, therefore. satin
solomon He that hasteth him too
ousliy TO wax rich. he shall be non
innocent; he saith also thst az
rlohes that cometh hastily to a man
soon and lightly goeth and passeth
'rom man, but that riches thu,
cometh little and little, waxeth alwav
and multpfeth.-Chaucsr.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

.-. ... Lac. ....~...
Cor Coming aalga cap.
young mother sat under am apple
tree while the blossoms feu about her.
listening 10 the glad tVlueduE OF
couple OF song sparrows who were
building their uest 10 the lilac bush
which grew beside the fence She
was fashioning a tiny cap OF softes,
lawn and lace, and smiling TO herself
while she sewed. after the manner OF
her kind She was wondering what
the little face would be Ike that would
look out from the dainty cap Of rurles
and frills- IL was almost done except
for one little piece OF lace, which she
could not tnd 70 finish A. She had
to give up her search for a.. though
she knew zoe had had IL when she
put her work basket ON the grass be
side her and had gone into The house
to get some forgotten thing.
In the fullness Of time her mother
heart was satisfied for her child lay
in her arms and slept upon her breast.
| She carried the babe out and sat arain
under the apple tree now laden with
/ fruit She glanced into the lilac bush.
es where the birds had builded their
nest in the spring and found thar the
/ birdlings had taken wing aud IL was
deserted, but cunnlngly woven into Il
around the top was the lost biz OF lace
for which when making the baby car
she had searched so long in vain.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Object to Church Snapshots.

Wears of London churches where
fashionable weddings are solemnized
are protesting against photographers
taking snap shots Of the bride and
groom at the altar. The entsrprising
operators arrive early at the churches
and when opportunity offers proceed
to try for their pictures. At a recent
wedding people wondered why q near
relative of the bridegroom stood up
persistently during the latter part OF
the service. 1t transpirsd that he had
seen the anxiety of a photographer TO
snapshot the newly-wsdded pair and
had said to himself, being right in the
line of vision: only through my
body shall you achieve your aim"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Wallace and Mrs. Hem.ns.
Psychology OF Dress.

DR.. Thomas Claye shaw Of London.
speaking on the subject of the special
psychology Of women. says that there
10 a psychology in clothes. II is use
less to say that they dress as they do
to please other women or please men.
They dress simply because they have
to in their own way and to their own
satisfaction. The psychology of dress
is that 1t appears to make you be what
you profess to be.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
A Nomaalo piece Of Innd.

Cape Cod itself is sand, and like
everything OF a desert nature rs mo-
made. Like the Arab. Il is always
silently stealing away. so that the APP
pearance Of the peninsula constantly
changes, The prevailing winds in The
winter being from the north. the sand
is blown south: In summer Il IL
blown tother way, but the winter
winds being stronger. the land Is
gradually working south. Monomoy
at the lower end used TO be an island
its extremity being called Cape Maia
bar, a name not used now. Why.
cannot say This island Of Monomoy
is rapidly growing toward Nantucket
il having advanced some Ave miles IL
the last so years Outing Magazine.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Descendant. Of Massa,oI,

Two princesses. Representatives OF
the only real American royalty, de-
scendants of that Nassasoit whose
word was law TO 80 villages and 80, 900
red men, are living In poverty on the
shores of Lake Assawampsett. Massa-
chusetts. They are Tsweeleema and
WoOtonekanuske. An effort Is being
made to secure for these last Of the
royal blood OF the Wampanoags a
meterial recognition OF their rights
and of the services which their an ces-
tor. the mighty sachem Massasoit. per
formed for the pioneers OF New Eng.
land. For without Massasoits friend.
ship and protection the struggling
colonists would have been swept from
the land.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
.1gogzN RIGHT VOCATION
Mans Future in the Legal Pro
fsss.5n Assured.

v,,-z lawyer had waited many
clients and still they did not
uis bills were mounting high
higher. and, sad TO say, some
credltcrs were becoming impa-
At this very minute his tailor.
he owed for his last winters
oat was sitting beside his desk
10 all sorts OF dire threats.
nav you when l can" he said.
IN that don satisfy me" retort
tailor What would happen, do
Tbjnk if / were to take this mat
q the courts and sue you?"
Sou'd &c Judgment, of course"
4 the young lawyer.
|Fben in yoIr own opinion you have
leg left TO stand o." insisted
tailor.
|Eot a leg" returned the briefess
IL.
E,ry well. then, l shall proceed at
!" said the tailor, rising.
certainly advise you to-" said the
yer. with a CLEAN In his eye.
4 shall most certainly accept your
Ties," retorted the tailor, sacrastic-
/.
Good, said the lawyer. What is
amount OF your bill?"
Si1ty-eight dollars and fifty cents"
q the tailor.
All right" said the lawyer. Hand
II six nifty. please"
Six ffty?" said the tailor. What
?"
You have just consulted me in the
tier OF suit at law and have stated
/ you accept my advice. My charge
that is $75, and the six fifty is the
erence between your bill and
TO-" said the lawyer. IF l don't
r from you by noon tomorrow 1
Il put the matter in the hands Of
attorneys. Good morning, sir"
nd the tailor went out marveling
Cd that so ingenious a young gem
nan should be a member of the
1t army of the unemployed.-Har.
5 Weekly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Chicken Has Red Ewes.

George Ladenburger has a sure
enough curiosity in the possession of
a red-eyed chicken. 1t is not the eve
lids that are red, as might be inferred
out the eyes themselves. The eysballs
are not bloodshot or infiamed, but are
OF a brilliant crystal red, while the
sights are also red, but of a darker
nue. So transparent are the eyes that
when the head Of the chicken is held
between your vision and the sun II
appears as If the sun were shining
through from one eye to the other and
the head lighted up inside. The chick
is as healthy and can see as perfectly
as any in the brood.-Dover DEL
News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Good Authority.

A Cincinnati paper, having spoken
Of people as "summering" at watering
place. one of its residents asks ironi-
cAlly: Would 1t be correct to say
that a man is falling In New York, or
'springing in the mountains" I'm
luckily language does not run by logic.
As for summer as a verb, is not Isaiah
good enough authority? OF the noun
tains he says: The fowls shall sum.
mer upon them, and all the beasts of
the earth shall winter upon them"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Chicken Has Red Eyes.

George Ladenburger has sure
enough curiosity in the possession of
red-eyed chicken. 1t is not the eve
lids that are red. as might be inferred
but the eyes themselves. The eyeballs
are not bloodshot or inhamed, but are
OF brilliant crystal red. while the
sights are also red, but Of a darker
hue. So transparent are the eyes that
when the head OF the chicken is held
between your vision and the sun II
appears as If the sun were shining
through from one eye to the other and
the head lighted up inside. The chick
Is as healthy and can see as perfectly
as any in the brood.--Dover DELI
News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Names Of Flowers.

II IL interesting TO know how Ger.
tain towers got their names. Many
we're named after individuals. For
Instance. Fu hslas were s0-cAlled DO.
cause they were discovered by Leon.
ard Fuchs pahiias were named for
Andre Dahl. who brought them from
Peru. The camelia was 50 called for
missionary named kamel. who
brought some magnificent specimens
OF the flower 10 France from Japan.
He called it Tie rose Of Japan. but his
friends changed It 90 Camelia. Mag.
nollas were named in honor OF Prot
Magnet de Montpelier. who FIRST
brought the beautiful treo 10 France
from America and Asia Because they
trembled with the wind ~ the meaning
I OF Auemoues The Latin word "a
wash is lavare and lavender received
| ~ name because the Roman put the
/ flowers into the water. when they
| washed. to perfume their hands.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Most valuabls pspesIts.

Bishop Vincent says one great value
u the Memory Hymns Is 10 prevent
the decay Of the faculty of memory
that often follows the leaving OF
school. and the ceasius of tasking the
memory 70 greater achievement So
savings banks psy such dividends as
deposits "iullsd ia the countless
chambers OF the brain. western
Christian Advocate.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
VIII humorous intent.

The sense Of the comic is much
bluutsd by habits Of puuniug and OF
using humoriaic phrase. the 'fioE or
employing Johnsouian pg'ysy.lah.ss TO
treat OF the Infinitely little And n
really may be- humorous. of kind
yet "a will miss the paint By going roo
much round about it-GeorEr Mere
din. In An Essay on Comedy.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

While attending court In New
Hampshire on one occasion" says q
prominent member Of the Boston bar,
4 wea greatly amused by tho evidence
of a woman who was striving 10 prove
an alibi for a boy IN horse stealing
case.
A witness testified that he had seen
the boy at the village on that day:
whereupon the woman sprRng from
her chair and exclaimed:
lie want out. neitherl His pants
was ahangin' on the clothes line all
day illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Motive

Th0urh a good motive cann5t sane
ufy bad action. bad motive win
aIways y.tiatp % good action In com
mon and trivial matters we may act
without motive. but tn momontous
ones The most careful delibersuon Is
wisdom William Jay.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

Were Il not for the thousands Of
people who are slaves 10 imaginary
necessities We might have avoided the
panic of last October" says a writer
in Appleton's. 1t was these people
Indirectly who brought Il on. II was
these people who suffered most when
II came. The laws OF nature are iron
in their retribution. The man who Is
earning $50 week and spending SIS
does not fear panics Neither does
the man who is earning s50. 600 "a
year and spending S25 900 Sailors
who do not know how to reef their
sails would be at tbs mercy OF squalls.
People who do not know how 10 cut
down their expenses are at the mercy
OF panics, A certain rich New Yorker
who retired from the stock exchange
| recently. started business 40 years
ago with three friends. When times
were prosperous he could not aiford to
live as well as they did When times
were hard they had TO borrow money
OF him In order To live at all
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Naples Advantages.

In Naples We have no races like Eng
land, no casino like Monte Carlo. no
motor omnibuses. no motor races, no
nihiliats. no aunragettes, no dirsctoirs
gowns. no conversation. no nothing.
The curious thing Ia that IN Naples one
can be happier than anywhere else
n Mattino.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
A Nomadlc piece OF Land.

Cape Cod itself is sand. and like
everything OF desert nature is no
madie. Like the Arab, II is always
silently stealing away. so that the ap
pearaRce of the peninsula constantly
changes. The prevailing winds In the
winter being from the north, the sand
is blown south; in summer II is
blown tother way but the winter
winds being stronger. the land Is
gradually working south. Monomoy
at the lower end us-1 - be an island
its extremity being called Cape MAlA
bar, a name not used now. Why.
cannot say. This island of Monomoy
is rapidly growing toward Nantucket
It having advanced some Ave miles IL
the last so years. Outing Magazine.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Paris Gets Acquisition.

The American telephone girl has
h>en transplanted to Paris. and ae-
cording to reports she has lost none OF
the qualities which distinguish her in
this country but is quite as ready to
break In upon her own private con
versation to oblige a customer Of the
telephone at any time, and her re-
lilies to irste and disobliging people
asking for connections are Of the same
temperate and high-class English she
employs at home.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Likely Reason.

The city man was jogging on toward
The summer boarding house In a rick
ysy rockaway. The driver was glum
and far from entertaining and the city
man felt rather lonely.
Fine field over there?" he ventured
after long silence.
Fine" grunted the driver.
who owns it?'
"Old man Bit"
"Old man Bit, Ell? Who are those
children stacking up hay?"
"Old man Bits boys"
And what is his idea in having
them out there in the field such a hot
day."
wal, reckon he thinks every little
Bit helps, stranger. Anything else
you want to know? Get up here,
bosses"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Uncle Jerry

what they call honor IS a m.Ehty
curious thing. observed Uncle Jerry
PEBBLES Il know q man who would
cheerfully staTye himself 70 pay a
gambling debt. and be still owes rhe
preacher that married him q years
ago"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Need Much Money for Docks.

So much money is required 20 bring
the London dock facilities up 20 date
that the three private corporations
controlling the existing dock system
have agreed to turn over their inter
ests to the board OF trade and 10 ac.
cept compensation I'm government
stock when the dock bin becomes a
law. Then general and comprshen-
sive plan OF Improvement costing
about $1,000 600 Is 20 be inaugurated
to meet the sharp rivalry Of certain
continental ports The bill now be
fore parliament contains SO clauses
and seven schedules. II provides for
the setting up OF a new body. TO be
known as the port OF London author
ity. consisting OF Il elected and ten
| appointed members.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

A cat belonging to Mrs Jo.es has
caused great annoyance to az small
boys OF The ncigbborhood by killing
some OF their pets go they decided 90
set trap FOR d. Dwight, little boy
Of seven. With very tender heart.
was afraid some innocent cat would
suffer so printed the following notice
ana pinned IL on the trap This Is
for Jones cat only.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Vast Increase in Wealth.

Vast lnSrease IN "eh'
The taxable valuation OF Guthrie
the CAPITAL Of Oklahoma. is $780, zee,
aS against tl,5e0. 900 last year.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Honesty No Bar to Fortune.

II is a mistake to think that vast
fortunes cannot be built up by honest
methods. They can and often are.
There are thousands OF men among
whose riches there does not mingle
one particle of the sweat OF unre-
Quilted toll, on whose crimson plush
there is not one drop of the hearts
blood Of the needlewoman, whose lofty
halls are the marble OF industry. not
the sinews and bone CT the toiling
masses.-Dr. Madison c. Peters.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Fish Chased Ashore by Whales.

serious menace to health Is
threatened at Nahant by the large
quantity Of fish which have been
thrown up on the beaches and rocks
following, 1t is believed, the appear
ance of porpoises and large FISH, sup
posed TO be whales.
Although the fishermen gather them
as fast as the tide recedes many are
overlooked II is the opiri"n OF the
natives that the fish. which include
mackerel, hake, pollock and herring,
all small in size. have been forced
ashore by the larger fish. which have
invaded the waters recently.-Boston
Transcript
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Noah's Excuse.

Capt. Pritchard OF the record break.
ing Mauritania, told group OF Amer
leans on recent voyage that a sailors
life was hard one.
1T is not so hard as It used 20 be
before the coming OF steam" he said.
but it is still fearfully hard, for all
that In fact. l never heard of blu; one
man who had a decent excuse for go
ing to sea-"
And who was he. captain" said a
ChicagoRn.
Noah" the captain answered. For
II the old fellow had remained on shore
he would have been drowned
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Esaaoerated Dress.

Surely this Is the day Of e1aggera-
ton. Every hing in the sartorial
world bears the stamp ultra. We must
be ultra-hattsd. ultra-gOwned. IN fact
ultra-smart Observation-Disclosures.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Installing Relies Of Logan.

Mrs. John A. Logan has begun the
work Of supervising the installation Of
the relics Of her husband Gen. Logan.
in the memorial hau prepared for
them in the state house al Springfield,
ILL., The collection consists In part OF
large number Of photographs taken
during the civil war. photographs Of
Gen. Logan from boyhood up. bronzes
and resolutions passed by organiza
tons all over the United States ~ the
time Of his death. and resolutions on
the death OF his son. Maj John A.
Logan, Jr.. Thirty-third United states
Volunteers. who was killed on Novom-
Der IL. 1885. while leading a charge
against Aguinaldo's intronehe1 army
In the Philippines.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
A Feat for Rlondln.

why don't you Republicans walk
On the straight and narrow path in
this tariff revision business?" asked
representative Champ Clark of
Speaker Cannon.
Champ" the speaker replied, that
question reminds me of story about
q man I knew in Chicago who stayed
very late at a dinner at the club.
when he came out he started to walk
h the middle Of the street.
Hey, John said a friend who met
him as he was making the best of his
way along the car tracks, why don't
you walk on the sidewalks
Walk on the sidewalks? snorted
John. DO you think I'm Blondin?
Saturday Evening Post.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
s9TH rHuEzH AND 5zlr--
Eminent EnsIiuHmaa One Of the Mas.
s'buious Of Men.

The great Person. Librarian and
Eleek scholar, would sit m drinkin-
Al hIGht without seeming To feel An,
oao enscts from IT, Horne Tookp tol5
samuel Rogers that he once asked
orSon TO dine with him in Richmond
buildings. and. as he knew that por
son mad not been in bed for the three
preceding nights. he expected To ge.
.lu OF MIN at a tolerably early hour
Forson, however. kept Tooke up ID.
mole night, and in the morning the
IS''er' In perfect despair, said. Nj
Iorson' l am engaged to meet a
.lisnd At breakfast al a coffee house
IN Leicester square" oh" renlied
rorson, i will go with you" and he
accordingly did so. Soon after they
naa reached the coffee house Tooke
cohtriVed TO alp out, and, running
nome. ordered his servant not to let
mr.. Porson In, even II he should at
tempt to batter down the door "A
mar, observed Tooke. who could sit
Up Tour nights successfully might have
sat up 40"
rookie used 10 say that Person
would drink ink rather than not drink
Al all. Indeed, he would drink any.
thing He was sitting with a geatle-
man after dinner in the chambers of
a mutual friend. a Templar. who was
then III and confined TO bed. A serV-
ant came into the room, sent thither
by his mastsr.s for a bottle OF embro.
cation, which was on the chimney
piece. i drank II an hour ago said
Fofson.-London's 7. P.'s Weekly.
Iron long Known In Japan.
The Japanese were acquainted with
iron from very early times. A sword
that was used by one Of the ances
tors Of the present emperor, about SOC
B. c., according to the Engineering
Magazine, is still in existence. Later
when the great civil war broke out In
the sixth century. swordsmiths AnC
armorsmiths came to occupy a promi
nent place. From this time on dowI
to about 900 years ago no noticeable
progress had been made, AT the be
ginning of the seventeenth centur!
all branches OF industry began to pros
per The demand for iron instrument
increased, and the scarcity of iron SUP
ply began to be felt.
Hatch Chickens by Electricity.
Chickens are now Matched by cleo
tricity. An exhibit Of an electric in
cubator IN operation was recent,
made in a window Of the ONCE Of tn,
Yonkers Electric Light and Powe
Company. The device Is simply tn
intelligent application Of electricity
by which heat Is generated, and tn
temperature is regulated by a thermc
stat, which as the temperature rise
expands and cuts OF the electric cul
rent. An incandesoent light within
glass dome which surmounts the d.
vice automatically goes out. thus r,
ducing the temperature to the necei
sary deSTse-New York Tribune
Wallace and Mrs. Hemans.
In connection with the movemel
for commemorating the birthplace
Sir William Wallace, ii is interestir
TO recall the fact that perhaps the be
poem on Scotland's hero was write
by an Englishwoman. In 1919 q pat
otto Scotsman offered a prize Of e
for the best poem on the subject
the illustrious patriot inviting Bru,
to the Scottish throne. The pri
was awarded to Felicia Heman
whose sta was then slowly rising
the f1rmament.-Glasgow News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

Dew does not fall" in the sense
mat rain does. It has been scientific
ally demonstrated that dew is
simply the moisture that is abstract
% from the air by the rapid cooling
0i the bodies with which that air
comes In contact; as, for example, the
moisture that is seen of a summer
Gay on the outside of a pitcher con.
nning Ice water. Dew Is not formed
On windy nights. because the drift
ihE air then brings its own tempera
'ufe to the radiating bodies. and pre-
vents them from getting cooled a.
speedily ~ they would otherwise.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
sardonle Humor In Will.

Jasper Msyne. who died in 1920.
must have been a person Of humor.
He left his servant an old valise. stat
ing that it contained something that
would enable him to drink. When the
Valise was opened it was found TO
contain only q red herring.