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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-22
GIBSON GOES
TO OREGON

Mr.. A. w. Gipson entertained
number of young men Wednesday ev-
ening, as Mrs. Gipson was away.
Cards were played until half past IL
when substantial lunch was served.
All present had a most enjoyable
evening. Mr.. Gipson has accepted
the position of cashier of the First
National Bank of Vale, Oregon. He
has acted as cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Caldwell for number
of years. He is young man of ability.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
epson will be sorry to see them leave
Caldwell. All join in wishing them
success.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-22

been mentioned in connection with
that of Captain Joseph r. De La Mar,
reports of their matrimonial engage
ment having often been circulated
by the yellow journals.-Owyhee
Nugget.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-02-22
COMMERCIAL
CLUB Meeting

The meeting of the Commercial
Club last week opened with Vice
President ]. H. Lowell in the chair
and a good attendance of members.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
Sow Plenty Of Wheat.

The high prices at which hour Is
now selling should stimulate our farm
ers to put in a good crop OF wheat
whenever their lands are adapted 10
this crop. Thorough preparation ana
good seed are necessary to good
crop of wheat; but it is now too late
to plow and break land for wheat II
to be sown in stalk land, cut the land
we'll with a disc harrow until nne
seed-bed is made, then SOW the wheat.
To those who have been sowing from
three pecks to one bushel per acre.
we suggest that they add another
neck per acre and see if they do not
get more wheat. The writer has sowed
one and a half bushels per acre with
good results. If the wheat follows
clover or pea fallow, use fertilizer
composed principally of acid phos
phate, il on red land, and II on gray
land. add some potash so as to nave
it analyze about 10 per cent pnos
phoric acid and per cent to 4 pei
cent potash. Use from zoo 70 So'
pounds per acre.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
Value of speItz.

Speltz is a species of wheat, and
more correctly known as emmer. IL
is grown more largely in Minnesota
and the Dakotas. 1t is an arid region
dry-weather plant. but experiments on
low land at the South Dakota station
have shown a yield of 63 bushels per
acre. AS an element in feeding or
fattening ration it is in high favor.
In nutritive value it is hardly equal
to corn, but the economy OF its use
depends upon its availability and cost
of production. A good many steers
were marketed at South Omaha last
spring that gave a good account OF
themselves from the use OF speltz In
the feeding ration.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
HOW ABOUT RESTING LANDs
Should II Be Allowed to Lie Out o.
Should It Be Fed Up?

Messrs. Editors: l was talking 10
some farmers recently who safd tna'
they had some land that needed
resting" and they expected to let l.
lie out for a year or so. Is this the
correct practice?
Land does not need resting II
does not get tired; 1t simply gets
starved. The so-called practice OF rest
ing land is little better in some re-
spec.s than annual clean culture, but
about all a man makes from such
praictice is a crop of weeds and grass,
and a harvest of seeds to give trouble
in future crops. This does much to
offset the protection from the sun and
the little vegetable matter afforded by
the wild growth.
The true way to rest land is to fat
ten it by growing crops that will add
to the soil and enable it to produce
larger crops.
The true use of commercial ferti'
lizers is to give heavy growth OF
recuperative crops, crops between oui
sale crops, to enable US 10 leea s'och
and raise more homemade manure
and to store up nitrogen in the sol
for other crops. Herein consists the
difference between the true farmer
and the mere planter. The first uses
fertilizers to enable him to make
store of fertility in his soil and q
draw thence dividends In the shape
of constantly increasing crops, wnii'
the mere planter draws on the orig
inal deposit in his soil until his draft'
are dishonored, and then CANDLES II
fertilizers, taking the chances OF sea
sons as to whether they will pay Mn
or not, his account with the soil oeinl
continually overdrawn until the BAN
bursts.-Carl B. Riddle, in Progress
sive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
Dry Land For Sheep.

1t is generally well known that
sheep require a reasonably dry eli
mate and land that is well drained
but it often happens that farmers un-
dertake to raise sheep pn bottom
land and on land that is too wet 10
plow for crop. If sheep are kept on
such land for any length of time trou-
BILE is absolutely certain to follow.
Sheep can not stand wet feet, and
they must have dry ground to sleep
on at night. Sheep lie down great
deal when eliminating. Unless the
ground is dry and warm they are sure
to suffer. Besides foot rot, internal
parasites that affect sheep are worse
on wet land. The hoof of the sheep is
golden only when the hoof Is dry.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
More Colts in the Country.

The horse traders say that there
are more colts in the country now
than ever before. The enormous price
of horses and mules have set many
farmers to work to raise their own
stock. The price of western stock mas
scue so high that it is out of the ques-
ton for this section to buy 1t profit-
ably from now on, no matter what the
price of cotton is" said a dealer the
other day. you go west now ne
continued, ito buy bunch of mules
and find that they will average away
up towards two hundred dollars for
big ones and little ones, to which must
be added the freight, the feed bills
the trip expenses and many other
things, and they are away up yonder
before any profit can be thought OF
We will simply have to go to making
them at home, as the day for cheap
stock in the west is over."-Monroe
Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
Hurry In Your oats and veteh.

Fall oats that have not yet been put
In should be planted at the earliest
possible moment. But be sure the land
has been well fitted for the crop be-
fore they are sowed. If vetch seed are
to be sown with the oats-and we
advise this when the crop is intended
to be used for forage, provided the
land will grow vetch-sow twenty
pounds of vetch and one and q halr
bushels oats per acre, and SOW with
them from 200 to 300 pounds fertilizer
per acre. If they follow pea CROP
use a fertilizer containing phosphoric
acid and potash only-from s to IL
per cent phosphoric acid and to 3
per cent potash, according to the SOL
If the oats do not follow a pea crop
it may be well for the fertilizer &c
contain from to Q per cent ammonia
With the prevailing high prices fol
hay a farmer can not afford to omit
planting oats.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
Breeding and Feeding.

While inbreeding is the surest and
quickest means to fix type, the prac-
tice weakens vitality unless very care
fully followed. For this reason, closely
inbred hogs are more susceptible to
cholera than those whose constitu-
tions have not been impaired by the
system. The straight corn diet which
many hoge receive from one years
end to the other also lessons Vitality,
and the researchers of the Wisconsin
experiment station have shown thas
this is probably brought about by
actually retarding the development OF
the vital organs. A minimum OF In
breeding and a varied diet, including
ample range, will therefore better en-
able the herd to resist the attacks OF
disease.-Dr. Alexander.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
DICK AND JACK
Bv FRANCES {. SCHNEIDER
(Copyright.)

tried to make him stay, because We
knew you'd want to see him; put ne
was In an awful hurry and wouldn't
stop a moment"
Mabel here and Jack gone; this was
perfectly satisfactory to me. l loved
Mabel Cleveland, and meant to tell nef
so soon, and l disliked Jack; though
in my heart / knew there was no cause
for jealousy where he was concerned.
We had a merry evening. Marian
Mabel and myself drove Mabel nome
by moonlight, pleasure which was
more than sufficient to banish from
my mind the miserable occurrences Oh
the day.
had arranged to take a holiday
next day and, according to previous
agreement. Marian and were to drive
out to Mabels home and, taking mel
I'D. go on to Silver lake, a favoritt
haunt and picnic ground OF ours
where we meant to lunch and spene
the day.
Early the next morning the dogcar'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
FARMER AND
PLANTER
LIVE STOCK IN WINTER.
Good Shelter Will Pay Good D'v'-
dends.


Nv actual experiment it has been
demonstrated that the saving, OF 1000
nv means of good shelter is equal 10
the cost of the shelter in snort time-
pigs. when provided with good shelter
and warm quarters, were fattened on
much less food than was formerly re-
ouired to simply keep the unprotected
animals alive. The comparison Is an
jmportant one In the first place, AMI
mails that were not properly provided
with suitable accommodations and not
gaining in weight at all, really de-
stroyed or wasted all that had been
proyided them, for the food was con-
yerted into heat in order to give the
animals protection that should have
been furnished with boards and shin
giles.
In one case it might be asked whetn
or feeding an animal on the products
of the farm, which require labor II
order to produce, is cheaper than the
shelter. which, when once erected
lasts for a number of years and does
service for succ ssive seasons. Inc
use of the shelter is as important al
the quality of the feed. A pig fed a
| irregular intervals on mass OF bulk!
provender, containing but little nutri
ton, certainly is not expected to a.
as well as one that receives a plentiful
supply of all that is needed to pro
mote growth, health and thrifty condl
ton and neither should it be expecte'
that a shelter which allows the coll
to enter, or the water to leak in, Cal
properly protect the animal agains
the rigors of winter and the moisture
of early spring.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
A MODERN KNIGHT.
The Brave Struggle Of Little Jack and
How He Won Out.

There we're three Of them and they
were all little, Barbara, Jack and TED.
THE big, big baby, the middling
sized baby, and the wee. wee BABY
papa used to call them.
Barbara was five, and having been for
tunate enough to be the first baby, ana
the only one for two years, she had
contracted the baby habit, and at the
advanced age of FIVE shamelessly de-
manded cuddling on the grounds OF
habit and because she was girl.
Jack started in by being a charming
baby, but he was always a bit deiiD'
crate, and before he had decided that
he was really the baby along came
baby Ted, and the opportunity was
gone.
Ted, the wee, wee baby. assumed
quite awful airs, even Barbara stood
aghast at them; as for patient little
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
Millions In Il.

Bacteria is now known to be the
life of soil. The number of these min
ute organisms which may develop In
soil richly fortified is enormous,
amounting to hundreds OF millions
per gram of earth; and there are over
100000 grams in pound of earth.
The degree of heterogeneous decompo-
sition, i. e., the making available as
plant food of locked-up nitrogen in
the soil, depends upon the number OF
bacteria inhabiting 1t. Sandy soils sus-
tain the least number Of bacteria and
heavy marshes the greatest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04

and will stick, as though glued. to-
your face or to your clothes, without
your being able to shake it of.
Now electrify sheet of thicker pa
per, or postal card, and you will per-
ceive, as in the case Of sealing wax,
glass, sulphur, or resin, that 1t will
attract light bodies, such as scraps
of cork, or little balls of elder pith- 4
Balance a walking stick on the back
of a chair, and you may safely lay .
wager that you will cause 1t to fall
of without touching it. or even blow
ing on 1t, and without interfering with
the chair.
First dry your cardboard well be-
fore an open fire, then rub 1t energet-
ically on your sleeve, and present 1t
to one of the. extremities of the cane.
The walking stick will follow the cara
as though the latter were magnet,
until it's equilibrium is upset, and IL
will straightway tumble of the chair.
as you prophesied.
Instead OF a walking cane, you may
balance fishing rod on the back OF .
chair. or one Of those long bamboos
! that are occasionally used as handles
for feather busters. Both will follow
the electrified card, and the latter,
especially, makes an effective expert
ment that is clearly visible to every
body present. Magical Experiments
Il
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04

Jack, he gave in without struggle
an outward struggle, mean.
He was the bravest little chap you
ever saw. With his great serious
brown eyes he took in the situation
and accepted it in the funniest, wisest
way. He even tried to pet and pacify
Barbara and wondered that she should
expect papa to carry her upstairs, -
should ask mamma to rock her to
sleep. He loved daddy and mommy
too well to bother them, and Ted TOOK
a great deal of their time.
Now. because Jack was such a little
gentleman, he had good many hard
things to bear. He was oftener asked
| to give up." He never made a fuss,
as Barbara did, SO it was easier to ask
him to be unselfish. His turn for
goodies" came last, because, you
know, Barbara was girl and Ted
baby" Jack smiled down his personal
inclinations, took what came his way,
and was loved by every one for his
beautiful disposition. People loved
him. but they did not tell him so half
often enough. so how could he know?
Now when he was three terrible
calamity befell him. His mother was
taken i'll, and it was decided that one
of the children should be sent away
to visit Aunt Maragret!
Barbara stamped her feet and
howled SO dismally at the mere idea
that she should go, that Teddy joined
in and for an hour there was scene.
Jack stood looking on, silent and fear
full. 1t ended as he knew 1t would
end: he, the little middle one, had
to take what the others would not
have and go to Aunt Margaret.
Away he went, away from the moth
er he adored, and the home that was
so sweetly familiar to his loyal child
ish heart.
Aunt Margaret saw the struggle on
| the brave little face beside her. She
, had no children, and so perhaps had
, time to notice more the children Of
other mothers. She was too wise te
pretend to buy Jacks smile with can
DIV or toys, but all the way on the
. train she told him splendid stories
of heroes who we're great because
they were unselfish and true-hearted
And by the time they reached thei
journeys end Jack forgot much o
his suffering and began to wonder
Q IL he tried very hard, il he, too, coul'
0 be hero some day? A knight of Iii
g tie things?
Aunt Margaret's home was yer
a beautiful, and stood among fine trees
surrounded by velvety lawns. Hi
:. own city home was quite plain in con
8 harrison. but Jack stood sturdily up 70
n his own possessions. 1t amused Uncl
o Tom immensely, and he joked an
frolicked with Jack every evenin
when he came home, trying to max
lt him say that something in the ne
q home was superior to what Jack hel
n sacred. This was great trial to tn
= small. heartsick visitor, but he wa
J. TOO polite to say SO.
h One night when Aunt Margaret wa
!. putting him in bed she said:
v See, what great fine bed for or
~ little boy to lie I'M"
= Jack gulped, remembering his ow
ID tiny crib.
!, "Did-did you ever notice my-n
!, mothers bedg he whispered. IT
!. most a mile big. 1t can hold dadd
mommy. Barbara, Ted and me NOR
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
ms. that mommy feels well!.


ings that mommy feels we'll"
lyon darling!" cried Aunt Margaret
what wouldn't give to have you
for my own to keep forever?
The thought made Jack half sickt
He law awake for full hour, cold
with fear that Aunt Margaret might
insist upon keeping him away from
the scenes for which he was yearns
ing.
The next morning he was in the
stable with Uncle Tom.
Il say, Jack" said his uncle. come,
own up now, you haven't anything
home as fine as this big live horse
have your
Maybe not so fine to look at, =
smiled Jack, but It'd rather have
my Jack Nag rocking horse that my
mommy gave me-"
Uncle Tom looked sharply at the
boy, and there was an expression on
the stern little face that touched the
ceased teasing.
81 tell you what" he said in new
voice, when you are ten years old
you shall have pony of your own. 1t
will not be as nice as Jack Nag;
: nothing ever will be, my boy, but you
will enjoy it by that time"
Thank you," smiled Jack in his
!, old wise way, and he began to love
Uncle Tom as he had never expected
to. do before.
Spring came early that year while
Jack was visiting, and for the first
time in his life he saw q lovely robin
redbreast. It was hopping on the
green lawn and making vivid pic
Q ture. Jack was taken quite out OF
himself Look, auntie!" he cried
There's a birdie with red shirt
! on! 1 never saw such pretty bird"
1T is a robin, darling" answered
I Aunt Margaret. You do not have
many in the city"
Jack gave a start. Had he wronged
his home by the admission? His small
j face grew troubled. We've have
sparrows!" he flashed out suddenly.
"and you know. Aunt Margaret, that
it was sparrow who killed the robin
4 in the story guess robins must be
\ bad, even IL they are pretty, for I'm
sure the sparrows would not kill them
j for nothing"
Aunt Margaret just Rugged him
then, and said that she would always
like sparrows better because Jack was
their friend. A week later a letter
| came saying that Jack must come
| home. They could do without him nc
longer.
II Oh! how he thrilled and dimpled
| His aunt and uncle hated to give him
! up, but they smiled at his Joy.
Have been good boy?" he asked
the night before he went.
More than good" said his uncle;
you're a perfect little gentleman
and-and a trump"
on "You haven't seen me cry, hav'
US your" he asked his aunt anxiously.
on mo, you dear child" she said
st nesting him closer. You are
ny brave knight"
I'D WELL" with a relieved sigh, II an
- glad of 1t. 1t would have been SO i'm
to polite-Pve had dust in my eyes
ny good many times, and sometimes
ok was 'fraid you might think I wa
crying!"
tie Uncle Tom rose at this and cam
'rd over to the little night-robed figure.
ed Shake hands, old mani" he criet
SIS, You're the kind that make heroe
4sk of. There's bright new dollar, an
for when you go home hope they'll a
'ou be as proud as we are of the litt'
q middle onetn-Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04

According to figures just given OUT
by government statisticians, there are
approximately 100000 pounds OF
milk produced in this country every
year from the something over 2l,OOo.-
600 cows. which is enough to give each
man, woman and child seven-eightns
of a pound per day. OF these seventy
billion pounds of milk somewhat over
one-half is made into butter, one
billion pounds are condensed. while
three billion go into the making OF
cheese, the remaining thirty-two bill
lion pounds and over being sold in III
natural state.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
push Your Porkers Hard.

Fattening hogs should be pushed
with all rapidity.: Let them have the
run of the pea fields and potato
patches, giving them at the same time
small feeds of corn. The food con-
sumed before winter weather sets in
will make cheaper pork than that fed
to them after cold freezing weather.
"a dollar saved is dollar made" Is
good logic, and il we can save 1t In
feeding hogs it is worth as much to
US as If saved in any other way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04

Advertise your poultry. 1t it is worth
ANYTHING at all it is worth advertising.
People will not know you have good
poultry unless you tell them. Answer
your inquiries promptly. convince the
prospective buyer that your stock has
the merit you claim for it. make your
price reasonable. consistent with Its
quality. and you will make a sale.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04

was at the door. / had just helped
Marian in, and was about to follow
when Dick appeared.
WELL" 1 laughed, Il suppose you
want to be asked to join us. Come on,
old, fellow, plenty of room"
Arrived at Cleveland's, we found
that Mabel had walked on half an
hour before, leaving word that we
should find her at the lake.
Il wonder If Jack went with herr"
said Marian, as we drove away.
Il shouldn't be surprised" an
swered. You and Dick go and find
Mabel: / will follow when l have un
harnessed Dolly"
Dolly was in a frisky and unman
ageable mood that morning; even oui
long fast drive had not Gained her,
and had considerable difficulty in get
ting her quieted down; so that IT was
much longer than l expected before ]
set out after Dick and Marian.
| / had scarcely turned into the little
path which they had taken when Mari
an came rushing toward me, pale
breathless and agonized.
Roger, Roger" she gasped, come
quick-Dick--"
What in heavens name is the mat
ter. Marian?" asked, and took her BY
the arm to steady her. -
dick is wounded-perhaps dead
and oh, Roger, he has killed Jack"
Are you mad, Marian!" exclaimed
KILLED jack"
YES" she replied, "but hurry, hur
ry'-we were already running alonl
the narrow path-"we met Mabel" sh,
went on rapidly. Jack was with her
/ spoke to him just as l always do
but something seemed to annoy Dick
and he only growled greeting
Roger, / am afraid he was--was jea
Gus. OF course Mabel and / did wha
we could to smooth things over, an
presently they fell behind. We wer
: talking and had almost forgotten ther
when suddenly we heard a dreadfr
cry-we hurried back as quickly a
we could, ard came upon-oh, Roge
! I can't tell it-Dick and Jack-the
we're struggling on the ground. Die
had Jack by the throat and was chol
2 ing him-choking hinl-to-death: an
: there was terrible wound in Dick
!, throat. We tried to separate then
q but IL was too late-Jack fell back
dead-and Dick staggered toward IN
! and then"
A. this moment we reached III
scene of the tragedy. Mabel knelt b
|. side the body of Jack. her face burie
|, in her hands. At little distance Ia
Dick. apparently lifeless.
J. Then Mabel raised white, grie
h stricken face and, pointing to Die
r said. in a strange, dull tone:
HE has killed his brother
e His brother!" exclaimed, with 9
/; awful dread creeping into my hear
t, as l glanced from Dick to Jack ar
from Jack to Dick and noted the e
It traordinary likeness. How do "
n know they were brothers?"
Because" she answered, "haviI
[ suspected the relationship for son
n time. made point yesterday, WHIT
D. / happened to meet him. of questio
FL ing X, the deg fancier from whom thu
were both bought, and he told me pc
y itively that they were brothers al
that he had raised them himself I
r said there we're not two such fox Il
e riers in the state as D!ek and Jack /"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04
THE ELECTRIFIED ENVELOPE.
Il will Cause the Balanced Walking
Stick to Move.

Have care that you try this ex.
pertinent in dry weather. Take q
sheet of thin paper, and rub 1t with
a brush In, one hand; In little while
Il will become charged with electricity
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04

Shoes should not be left on
horse longer than six or eight weeks
without being reset. Many loot is
raised by not attending to this In
time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-04

The streets Of Athens are being
paved with asphalt and tracks are be
ing prepared for electric trolleys.