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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-06-04
His card.

Mr. Newrich. the dust contractor.
having made fortune. part of which
he had invested in house property in
the east of London. wished to rise. like
n phenix. from his ashes into some
sort of society His golden key. APP
piled to the Golfers of an impecunious
aristocrat. opened the way.
His new friend. among other things.
advised him that visiting cards were
a necessity. and, as a guide to dra wing
one up ready for the printer. handed
him one Of his own. which read.
Harold De We're. Iona House. Ports
mouth Square. W."
Two days later. as De We're was sit
ting in his dressing room at breakfast,
servant brought in on salver a
visiting card bearing the following:
"Ephraim Newrich. Own % Houses,
London. E."-Philadelphia Ledger
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sIv Old Commodore.

when Commodore Vanderbilt was
alive" says Il New York Central off,
clal. 1.-The board of directors OF the
New York Central used to find their
work all cut out for them when they
met. All they had to do was to ratify
his plans aud adjourn. Yet they had
their uses. Occasionally a man would
come to him with some scheme which
he did not care to refuse outright.
My directors are a difficult body
Of men to handle he would say. III
submit 1t to EN-. but | warn you that
they are hard to manage
THE matter would be submitted to
the board when 1t assembled and
promptly rejected.
. There the commodore would say
when his visitor came to learn the re-
suit. i did the best | could, but |
told you in advance that my directors
were an obstinate lot 7"
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\ lion comes AZ It's enemy at full
speed. gnlloping low. and dashes a
man standing upright to the ground by
the full Impact Of its body. Major In
verarity states that -ihe claw and
teeth entering the flesh do not hurt as
much as you would think" but that
the squeeze given by the jaws on the
bone Is really painful. When knocked
over he was still keenly conscious and
felt none of the dreamy sensations ex-
pericnced by Livingstone.
Major Swaine. struck down by a
ioness going full gallon. was uncon-
scious for some minutes and did not
know what had happened till he found
himself standing up after the accident.
Il felt no pain" be writes. mot. ! be-
lieve. owing to any special interposi-
ton of Providence. but simply that the
shock aud loss of blood made me in
capable of feeling ii There was no
pain for few days till 1t was brought
on by the swelling of my arm on the
twelve days ride to the coast."--Lon-
don Spectator.
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The Commencement.

The word commencement enables
orators In frock coats TO tell beautiful
young ladies In white orga ndie that
the extinction of the academic era
marks the commencement OF their
real lives" Maybe you have heard
them and witnessed the thrill with
which the notion was received by
blusbing maidephood 1t is 4 stupen-
dous thought. bulgiuS with originality.
and J suppose 1t Is mean to NEEDLE
with 1t. even though one knows how
that use of the word commenced-or
began" If you prefer. In the old
days degrees or diplomas were not
granted IN June. They were granted
in September. and the senior. OF yes
teryear were forced to rein wade the
academic shades to acquire them at
the commencement OF the new term.
After awhile 1t davned upon our insti-
tutions OF learning that the arrange
meIit necessltated undue be her. so
they moved the commencement" ex-
ercises back across the vacation and
put them MT tie end of the year. How
ever. they neglected to rechristen them,
and oratory has gained much by that
inspired oversight Boston Transcript.
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A Fountain of Ants.

The house ! was occupying in India
was a bungalow. and. as IS the case
with many bungalows. the inner walls
were constructed of merely sun dried
bricks. and in the recesses of one wall
a colony of white ants had esta blshed
Il nest. 1t was evening. ! heard be-
hind me u buzzing sound. | turned.
and from u hole near the bottom of the
wall beheld fountain of young
white ants ascending. They reached
the ceiling. and then the descent COM
menced. They alighted by thousands
on the table and there shook or their
wings. In few minutes the cloth. the
plates. the glasses. even the lamp
shades. were covered with the little
white. feeble. rawIing creatures. The
fountain of ants continued to play for
at least ten minutes. When. next
morning the floor was swept the wings
that the ants had shaken Off filed a
large basket. What became Of the ants
themselves ] cannot .-"Eaunts and
Hobbies of all Indian Oficial."
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191Ds1ge9Ds1ae1D e9@le9Gel91ae1S
GANDERBONE'S JUNE FORECAST
Copyrighted by G. II. Rieih
Gy9E9ls9|E@E@E@

The Anti-Saloon League willing,
the 2lst will be the LONGEST day oil
the year. Upon that date the sun
will reach the Tropic of Cancer
in the northiy declination, aud will
start south again. On the same
day the month " II pass cut OF the
influence of Gemini, the Twins, and
persons born after the 21st need not
be afraid. They will not have
any. Upon the contrary the stork
will fill only single orders under
the zodiacal sign of Cancer the
Crab. Chi dren born under this
sign will crawl backward and cry
for craDapple jelly.
The smiling heavens will inspire
The skylark aud the linnet,
And the busy busy parsons will
turn out
A new bride ever minute
A few friends will throw shoes
and rice,
And taste the wedding cake,
And then make bets an ong them
selves
On whether it will take.
MI Bryan will complete his wall
al ound Denver about the the Both
and Will set a dcadfall at the gate
for Governor Johnson. In the
course of the month, all Democrats
who have fol ght iistfights on the
floor of Congress-, or in any other
way disting uished themselves, Will
be houorably mentioned for vice
president.
The boys will seek the swimming
hole
In quite excited packs,
And paddle in it till the sun
Puts blisters on their backs;
And when the disobcdicnts
They'll get a few more blisters
little lower down.
Commandments will come in
again an, knowing we'll this bcl e
the willy parent will take up seat
quite near the door; and when his
own child has detained and shown
its skill and pluck, he'll lead the
plaudits for time and impolitely
| duck
The hungry boy will stow a few
green apples in his tum, and his
ma Will lay him belly up out in the
blazing sun: and after while the
| pain will cease, the agony and
grippe, because, by virtue OF the
sun, the once green fruit is ripe.
And then the Fourth will come
again,
With death and lockjaw from it.,
AMI Pixies Peak in the puolic
eye,
With Bryan on the summit.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

Notice is HEREBY given that at
10 a. m. on the sth day of July,
1908 at Boise, county of Ada, state
of Idaho before State Engineer
proof will be submitted of the
completion of works tor the diver
sion of IA cubic feet per second of
tn waters of Smith creek in ac-
cordance with the terms and condi-
tions of certain permit heretofore
issued by the State Enginee of
the State of Idaho.
/. The name of the persons hold
ing said permit are Hugh c. and
Lou 4. Bates.
2. The postoffice address of
such persons is Trinity county Ell
more, State of Idaho.
3. The number of such permit
is 1902 and the day set for the
completion of su h work is July 8,
1908.
4. Said water to be used for ir-
rigation and domestic purposes.
S. Said works of diversion will
be fully completed OH the date set
for such completion, and the
amount of water VIII oh said works
are capable of conducting to the
place of intended use, in accord
ance with the plans accompanying
the application for such permit, is
~ cubic feet per second.
6. The amount of lands for
which said water is available is
800 acres, particularly described as
follows: Sc or, Sc or, sec. ~;
SW or, SWqr, sec. %; NV or,
NV q sec. 20; NE or, NE or,
sec. ~; SW or, NV or and SW
or, sec 35, tip. 2, N. r. 7E., B.
M.
JAS. STEPHENSON IT,.
State Engine
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A Woman Governor.

Queens have ruled many nations. but
Pennsylvania is the only one of the
United States that ever had woman
for governor A passage unearthed
from Armors Governors of Pennsyl-
vania." page 1926. says:
ION the 30th of July. IT'S. William
Penn died. at the age of seventy-four.
BY his Will his wife. Hannah. was
made his sole executrix and assumed
the management of colonial affairs, ex-
ecuting this difficult task with rare
tact and business capacity. She be-
came says Watson. in effect our gov
ernor. ruling us by her deputies or
lieutenant governors during all the
term of her chlldren's minority"
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate OF Benjamin l.. Davidson,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the IN
dersigned administrators of the es-
tate of Benjamin L. Davidson, de-
ceased. to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers, with
in 10 months after the first publ
cation of this notice, to the said
administrator, county of Elmore,
state of Idaho.
Dated May 18th, 1908.
r. D. GORBY,
Administrators # the estate of
Benjamin L. Davidson, deceased.
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Pepys' Kiss.

For more than two centuries the body
Of Katherine of France. Henry VS.
queen. uncovered in the building of
Henry Wis chapel. was one of the
sideshows seen by every visitor to the
abbey. Pepys. Indeed. records that on
Shrove Tuesday. 1869. he had the
upper part of her body in my hands
and did kiss her mouth. rejecting upon
1t that / did kiss queen."-P. P.'s
London Weekly
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ANTI-saITTINa CRUSADE

Everybody should help stop the
public splitting habit, by sending "a
two cent stamp today for our at
tractive, unique hanger card which
warns against splitting nuisances
People will take notice of this
card and once seen, never forgot
ten. Address Dcminocards Co.,
1907 Chouteau, St. Louis, Mo.
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is respect
fully solicited. We have just
received from the factory a
lTge consignment of new
and highly artistic designs in
the most popular COloringS
They comprise papers for the
Parlor, Hall, or Reception
Room. for Drawing-ko
Dlning-Room or Library, and
a somewhat lower grade for
Bedrooms or Bath Rooms.
These papers are flawless in
the roll and are warranted
fast colOrS.
L. L. SPRING
Phone 1874. Opposite Post Office.
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His Merjt Gard.

Mother tsurprised) Why, Johnny.
how did you happen to get the merit
card for good behavior at school this
week? Small Johnny-It was like this,
mamma. Harry Jones won 1t. and l
told him u he didn't give 1t to me I'd
punch Hebrew Standard.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-06-04
A LitrIe Matter Amono Friend..

Two boys were In lighting atti-
tude. like bantams. Another and a
smaller one stood watching them. wip-
Ing his eyes. sobbing the while.
What did yer hit him for?" said
one.
s'Tain't none Of your business"
"Yes. 1t is. He's my friend"
''Well. he's my friend too" New
York Globe.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-06-04
Tho Chance.

Reddy quitting down gold piece)-
Ticket for Del Monte. Ticket Clerk
Change at Castroville II you take this
train. Reddy-Tll wait. then. for
want my change right here, uncle
Monterey Gossip.
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Apples For Health.

A correspondent writes to ask us
what he should do when his doctor
pays him more visits than are neces-
sary. We would remind our CORE
spondent OF the old saying:
An apple day
Keeps the doctor away.
But the apple must. of course, be
well aimed.--Punch
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55sDE@g@g@gHSgl

"Alabsmap' cried the clerk,
And some there were went daft
When U. S. Marshal showed
his head
Out in the seething mass and said:
Count % for aftt''
The Cannon men turned pale as
ghosts,
And the Hughes men gasped tor
breath
The men for Fairbanks chung to
posts
AS colorless as death.
Arkansas the clerk exclaimed,
And the hall shook fore and aft
When spry postmaster, white of
hair,
Hoped to the main deck OF his
chair,
And crieo Eighteen for Taft -
The Fairbanks men exuded
groans,
And the Cannon men shed tears
And the Hughes men uttered
none but means
That once had uttered cheers.
California; doomed the clerk,
AND the WnOlc convention
laughed,
When a revenue collector rose
And whistled shrilly through his
nose,
Count 20 more for Taft
The Hughes men looked at tie
Cannon men,
And they crawlcd out CT their
And the Fairbanks fellows joined
them when
They pulled their Teddy Bears.
And they all rushed up on the
center stage
AS men who had made ready
And when the din aud the tu-
multi died,
side,
The candidate was Teddy.
And when Bill Taft discovers
what mean trick they have played
him, h-'ll shes his coat and go to
find the man who has BETRAYED
him. He'll lumber u the White
House steps, with each jump grow
ing warmer, and Ted will hear him
coming in, and slip into h ar
tnour. They'll spar around the
room bit, and Ted will cry. 'See
here, Bill l know the whole fair
must look all thunderativn queer
Bill; but listen: You'll be named
for vice, and wnen we're both
elected, why I'll resign. You'll
get il, Bill--fact is, that | sus-
pected Bryan would defeat you.
+, Bill, which made it necessary for
me to head the ticket, Bali, lest
everything miscarry.
And Bill will sink into a chair
aware that he has MESSED it! BY
Jove, | should have GUESSED IL o,
most ungrateful wretch am I, to
think that you who made me--my
bcnefactor and nay friend had
shamlessly betrayed mer'
Whereat they will embrace and
hug
AS lovers reuni Ell,
And Ted will rest on William S
breast
And softly say Delighted. "
June gets its nsuie from Juno,
the Roman goddess of marriage
Juno was supposed % see everv-
body happily married. She was
highly qualified to do this, for she
herself had married Jupiter, who
was worse runabout than Boni
oould. When the &c estial chorus
was playing Parnassus, Jupiter
hung around the stage door like
a Pittsburger. He stirred up more
scandal than Tom Plat and was as
bold as Gilmanaire Corey. Juno
finally avenged herscif upon her
rivals by turning them iuto COWS,
which made Jupiter cattle king.
The college graduate will hear
The Macedonian cry
OF Kansas farmers who must ee,
he wheat cut by July.
They'll rustic out while yet the
lark
Is chiruping his mstin,
And chase the bindec round the
field
Exading Greek and Latin
The dinner bell wilt bring tn,
sage, scholar and the cynic. ane
dinner will become a sort OF scien
tific clinic. Astronomers will tall
OF Mars. of Saturn and of Venus
and Lasmisss recall a few romance
OF Silcrus. The Junobug will b,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-27
Effects of Rural Delivery

There is vcritable network OF rural
routes out Of nearly all of the towns Ia
his section Of the State, and seldom
does one find a farmer who is not
placed IN Il position TO take advantage
of one. With present conditions exist
ing, the man on the farm has the op-
portunity to take his daily paper as the
one III town, and gets his mail some
times earlier than many OF the resi-
dents Of the cities. There are rural
mail carriers and rural mail carriers -
each one has his striking charActeris
tie The majority are favorites in
their particular field, and rs rule
the patrons of his route would not
trade him for any other man on an
other. The carrier and the farmer
learn 10 know each other, and the COun-
Try visitor Oh hearing them greet each
other would say they were both good
fellows" The man that carries the
mail should have II whole lot of credit
He is obliged to make the trip in all
kinds of weather and the best of pro
tectlons will not make the job an en-
joyahlc one Some time when he Is not
busy let the reader talk a few min
utes t. a rural mail carrier and he
will find that he is In touch with cv-
ervone on the route. - Bloomington
NlIJ Paragraph.
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BORAX IN THE DAIRY.
A Matter of Profitable Interest to
the Farmer and Dairyman.

The problem of keeping sweet all the
utensils used in connection with milk
and cream selling, and butter making.
has been a serious one with the farmer.
He has come to realize fully that the
slightest faint or hint of Staleness left
in can, tin or churn may ruin whole
output; that the faint which is left is
in the form Of bacteria which grow and
multiply in milk or butter. producing
disastrous results.
The farmer has learned that hot
water won't rinse away the greasy resi-
due in dairy utensils.
He has learned that soap leaves a
residue Of its own which is. IL any
thing, worse than the milk or cream
residue. and it is little wonder that
there has been constant clamor for a
dairy cleanser and sweetcner that will
meet modern requirement
few Of the largest creamery estab-
lishmcnts have called experts into con-
sultation on this problcn and have
with this scientific aid hit upon a pro.
duct of nature which exactly fills the
bill-bOray
Scientists have long known borax as
cleanser, a sweetener and an anti
septic destroyer OF bacteria and germ
srowths. Destroys all that is harmful
and promotes and preserves freshness,
sweetness and purity, relieving the
dairyman and dairy housewife OF
drudsery and of needles work ana
worry
Its cheapneSs and vaIUe should give
it first place in the necesy ues OF every
dairy.
The cows uddcr is kept in a clean,
healthy and smooth condition by wash
Ing it with borax and water. table
spoonful of borax to two quarts Of
water.
This prevents roushncss and sore
ness or cracking teats. which make
milking time a dread to the COW and a
worry to the mixer.
The modern cleanser Of all dairy
uNtilNANS CouSlSlS Ol--OHt AdUltSpOOul III
Of boraX to every quart OF water need
ed. Remember--a tablespoonful equals
four teaspoonfuls.
BE sure that you eet pure borax.
TO be sure, you must get 30 Mule
Team Borax"
All dealers. A dainty book In colors.
r,lIaj "JipoIe Rook" cont fyee RI
any Mother sending name and
address Of her baby. and tops from
two pound cartons OF 20 Mule
Team" Package Boraa. with SC. In
stamps.
Address Pacific Coast Borax Co,
Chiclro III
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FRIENDLY TIP.
Restored Hope and Confidence.

hestOre0 hope ana 'ohnu~hre'
After several years of indigestion and
its attendant evil Influence on the mind,
ii is not very SURPRISE that one final
ly loses faith in thIu.~ generally
A y. Y. woman writes an interest
ing letter. She say
Three years ago uttered from an
attack Of peritonitis which left me in a
most miserable condition. For over two
years | suffered from nervousness,
weak heart, shortncss of breath, could
not sleep, etc.
My appetite was rayenous but !
felt starved all the time. ! had plenty
Of food but it did not nourish me
because of intestinal Indigestion. Med
ical treatment did not seem to help
got discouraged, stopped medicine
and did not care much whether lived
or died
"One day a friend asked me why
didn't try Grape Nuts stop drinking
coffee and use Postum. l had lost
faith in everythmg. but to please my
friends | began to use both and soon
became very fond OF them.
at wasn't long before | got some
strength, felt decided change in my
system, hope spranc up In my heart
and slowly but surely | got better.
could sleep very Well, the constant
craving for food ceased and have bet.
ter health now than before the attack
OF peritonitis.
"My husband and | are still using
Grape Nuts and Postum" There's a
REASON"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich Read, "a he Road to Well
VILE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time TO time
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
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A tWlrc string tied 10 an ordinary
heavy screw answers the same purpose
as the lost corkscrew
Gum arabic starch Is obtained by
pouring boiling water over the gum
arabic, then diIuting 1t to the right con
sistency, 1t is an excellent starch for
pieces that are starched to dry and must
not be lrOned.
melting the 1at end of the candle and
adjusting il In n tumbler or goblet. The
glass prevents wind from blowing out
the light then There Is less danger 81
carrying II this way.
Instead Of trying TO cream" sugar
and butter for Il cake with a tiresomo
spoon or knife blade, try using a wire
potato mashcr This chops the butter
finely and blends the two with little
trouble In comparatively short time
Before using new gas mAntlcs soak
them in vinegar and hang them up to
dry When quite dry put them on the
burners. In this way u brilliant white
light IL obtained, and the burners Will
last twice as long as usual, even in
drafty places.
Japanned trays should never be
touched with boiling water. for that
would cause the yarnish 60 crack and
feel Off. 70 clean these trays rub them
over with a little olive OH and then
polish with a piece Of hannel. which
will absorb the supcrlous oil
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I(5flalqz2!
To Make Poor Farm Rich.

10 Make POOF FArm hlcn.
The progressive farmer rotates his
crops He tile-drains his land. He
keeps dairy cows or mutton sheep or
both. He breeds draft horses and does
farm work with brood mares and grow
Ing colts. He improves the power OF
the soil by growing legumes.'
James Wilson, secretary Of agricul-
ture In the above words sums up the
vital principles of good farming. He
declares that the people of the United
States have wasted their inheritance of
land and wood, and the productiveness
Of the soil near the great centers of
population has steadily decreased. We
have been nation Of soil robbers. but
there is at last an awak ening- slow but
sure.
Farmers Of all sections are wanting
to know how to stop the leaks and in
crease the deposits Of their business and
The government is helping them IN many
ways. There are over 1900 persons
employed In the Department OF Agri-
culture and 1900 of these are scientists,
all working intclllgcntly toward help
ing the farmer solve the problems
which conflunts him. There are sixty
five land grant colleges with 10000 stu
dents in agriculture. These boys are
learning that rotation Of crops is neccs-
sary, that live stock must he raised TO
make manure, of which there Is never
enough.
They are finding out that young
grasses and legumes are natures per
feet ration for domestic animals. Milk
and meat and work are had more
'heaply from the pasture than from
other sources Pasture land increases
AS farm help becomes scarce. Mutton
sheep are suggested when labor is dea:.
Cultivated crops reduce organic matter
in the soil and render 1t unfit for profit
able growing, Pasturing replaces or
ganic matter When good crops of
grain or roots are wanted the pasture,
plowed and reduced in season. IS the
best place TO get them Western farm
ers IN the corn belt get their heavy
crops from pasture land.
With the help of improved machinery
the progressive individual farmer is
producing much more than the averac &c
farmer did generation ago ana men Of
this class are keeping up the productive
qualities of their farms.
The neglected lands Of the eastern
and middle states can be brought back
to their primitive fruitfulness through
the aid Of scientific farming Secrc-
tary Wilson says they are the cheapest
land in the country and people wanting
homes who have saved a little capital
from their earnings or young men Of
means and tastes for the Independent
life of the country will find rich oppOT
tunities in these lands for profit and
usefulness