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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-07-16

Wz~@~a PECULIAR and unexpected, though easily
comprehensive. result Of the hard times
IA and business depression" is reported IN
" the shape OF a marked advance IN the eff
EfsE4e*x nciency OF the men who are stil employed
I&TfSf Now that Jobs are comparatively hard 70
- get, the man who has one docs his best,
or AT least his much better. to convince his employer
that he Is worth keeping. and his output Of labor and
amount OF production have both notably increased over
what they were IN the days when discharge was some
thing not at ali TO be feared and soldering was as
safe as Il was p-leasant-Dleasant TO all except the man
who paid the wages, that is
Roughly stated by one observer, the member Of a
big contracting nrm. sixty new men now do as much as
100 did formerly, with a corresponding reduction In the
cost Of the work done. This. IN many cases, has changed
what had seemed 10 be a losing contract into a pront-
able one, and has made possible the continuance OF
operations that otherwise would have had TO stop.
Looking deeper into the matter, one gets some new
light on the petty reasons 80 often given In the past as
justification OF the worker who did not exert himself 70
his fullest capacity. This. IL was said. was for altruistic
reasons-in order that there might be work enough TO go
round and none should be left without employment APP
parenty an even stronger argument along these lines
could now be made. bur. II the facts are as stated the
inclination 10 make II has departed and In its place has
come what. according to old-fashioned people, is the old
fashioned habit OF finding the highest seif-interest In
consideration Of the employers interest-New York
Times
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
TanqIed.
From the Ladies' Home Journal.

from the LADIES Home Journal
Frederick Of Prussia had a great
mania for enlisting gigantic soldiers
into the Royal Guards and paid an
enormous bounty to his recruiting off,
GERS for getting them. One day the re-
cruiting sergeants chanced to espy q
Hibernian who was at least seven feet
high; he accosted him in English and
proposed that he should enlist. The
idea Of military life and large bounty
so delighted Pat that he Immediately
consented.
But unless you can speak German
the king will not give you so much"
"Oh, be tabers," said the Irishman,
sure / don't know a word of German"
But" said the sergeant, you can
learn in a short time. The king knows
every man in the Guards. AS soon as
he sees you he will ride up and ask
you how old you are; you will say OF
in German; next, how long have YOU
been in the service: you must reply,
Three weeks finally, as to whether
you are provided with food and clothes,
you answer, Both"
Pat soon learned his German an
swers, but never dreamed of getting
familiar with the questions. In three
weeks he appeared before the king in
review. His majesty rode up to him.
Paddy stepped forward with present
arms"
How old are your" said the king.
Three weeks" said the Irishman.
How long have you been in the SER
vice?" asked his majesty.
"Twenty-seven years"
Am l a fool or are you?" roared the
king.
Both" rer!ied Patrick, who was i'm
mediately taken to the guard room, but
pardoned by the king when the latter
understood the facts in the case.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
ALFALFA IN CENTRAL IOWA.

S!las Igo, of Warren county, Iowa, in
giving his experience in alfalfa culture in
a recent issue of Wallace Farmer says:
My experience in starting a small field
of alfalfa may be helpful to some of your
readers. Last year ! determined to have
a field of alfalfa II it could be grown in
Warren county. had a small field that
sloped to the south and both east and
west from the center. 1t was we'll drained
and very rich; had been in corn the year
before and the corn cut for fodder. AS
early as possible in the spring l sowed
this field to barley and cut 1t July 6. II
was off the ground by July 25 and 10 loads
of manure to the acre were scattered over
the ground with a spreader, then the disk
harrow was run over it, letting 1t lap half,
and then plowed six inches deep. 1t was
quite cloddy, due l think to running the
spreader over 1t while heavily loaded, and
we had TO let 1t wait for rain. AS soon
as 1t rained l went over it with pulverizer
tapping half, and followed with the har-
row every few days until the ground w2s
in as fine condition as an onion bed. BY
this time II was the Sd of September. The
alfalfa seed was sown on that date,
using a press drill and seeding both ways
of the field. l aimed to SOW 10 pounds o.
seed each way, but only got about eight
making l6 pounds to the acre. In a few
days l could see the little plants COM
ing through, and got an excellent stand
1t came through the winter in fine shape,
The ground crusted some early this
spring and March % ] narrowed II to
break the crust. The 10th of May the
ground was nice and mellow, and the al
faba averaged eight inches high. 1t is a
splendid stand and l have every reason
to believe ! am going to be successful
with II in this county"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13

company to open their eyes.
The weather was fine Thursday night
and Notwithstanding the fact that this
very play had previously proved unsat-
isfactory, the house was filled, for some
very skillful advertising had been done
in the meantime.
The opening was good. though there
was not much for the minor actors TO
do. 1t was one of those dramas where
the star absorbs the soul OF the play,
and leaves nothing but husks for the
others.
There was a slight applause when
Madam Barcelona, so she was billed
upon the program, came upon the stage,
although there was nothing specially
remarkable about her. save her eyes,
which blazed like two stars.
Presently a hush stole over the house,
that hush one can feel when a multi
tude of people are silent, spellbound
strong personality.
A long drawn sigh closed the first act
there was no applause, only curious
stiffness, as If the people were afraid
| to break the spell.
In the middle of the second act the
people went wild and the manager was
| conscious of a sick feeling around his
heart, and a terrible longing that he
might sit here always and look into
! those flashing amber eyes and drink in
those words vital with the suppressed
| fire of lifetime. There was no thought
| in his mind of the commercial sue
! cess he was achieving, he was uncon-
| scous of his trade and calling. He was
not the manager any more, but a man
whose soul Is leaping and pulsing
with delight.
| The play was finished, the curtain
down. The audience exhausted with
emotion, could hardly drag itself away
The manager hurried behind the scenes
Nine. Barcelona had disappeared.
A week after this the manager hap
pened to cast his eyes over an item
marked special" from a suburban
town and occupying an inconspicuous
place in his daily paper.
THE community has been very much
exercised over the mysterious disap-
pearance of Miss Hannah Afford. After
her long and arduous life Of caring for
her invalid uncle, Caleb Wilson, for
she never had thought except for his
comfort. 1t seems that she might have
s"ent the remainder Of her days In
peace and quiet. But no one knows
what has become Of her. Caleb left a
thousand dollars life insurance, and
that, too. has disappeared. It is feared
that Miss Hannah has met with fou
play"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
Trufb and
Quality

appeal to the Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one Of many reasons
why it is the best Of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
How a Submarine Dives.

From Harper's Weekly.
All submarine vessels are brought to
a condition of readiness to submerge
by taking in water ballast in suitably
arranged and controlled tanks. This
causes more of the boat to sink below
the waters surface, and finally leaves
her with only small part OF Der con-
ming tour out Of water. The remain
ing part above water represents what
is called reserve buoyancy." This
buoyancy varies generally from 200 to
1000 pounds, depending upon the size
Of the craft; and IT is to overcome the
permanent tendency to rise represented
by this reserve that pressure Is brought
to bear upon the submerging rudders
or the hydroplanes in order to make the
boat sink after she Is once put in mo-
tion.
Now, the amount of water that must
be taken into a submarine vessel to
bring her body sufficiently below the
surface for readiness to dive consti-
tute one of the two prime distinctions
between the submarine and the sub
mersible. In the submarine only from
per cent to IL per cent of her total
submerged bulk lies above the surface
when she is IN her lightest condition
and, accordingly, nearly that percent
age Uf water ballast must be pumped
into her tanks to bring her down to the
required condition preparatory to run
ming submerged. In a submersible, or
the other hand, two, three and ever
four times this percentage of water
ballast must be pumped into her tanks
in order to reduce the vessels reserve
| of buoyancy so that she may be forci-
| bly, made to sink out of sight 1t is
the height out of water or reserve o1
buoyancy of the submersible which
| gives her her superior -keepinf
| qualities, which permits the vessel tC
be driven safely on the surface at high.
er rates of speed, and which contrib
utes in other ways to the efficiency, tn,
habitability, and the military value o
| the craft
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
The Geological Orchestra

The turkey piled the drumsticks, while
The puppy took the bones;
The bullfrog played an instrument
That gave the lowest tones.
The elephant could trumpet, and
The fiddler was a crab
The Katy-did song and dance
Upon a graveyard slab.
The inch-worm counted measures, while
The woodwind turned the leaves;
The quail, he had to whistle, for
Those mocking-birdS are thieves.
The yellow Jackets organ point
Was rather sharp and thin;
The kitten brought an article
To string the violin.
The COW tossed off a solo, for
No one could low so WELL
Her horn was blew and tipped with brass
She also rang the bell.
the bee could play upon the comb;
They wished he hadn't come,
For all the music that he knew
Was Hum, Sweet Hum"
Harvey Worthington Loomis in Success
Magazine"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
BUILT UP.
Right Food Gives Strength and
Brain Power.

Right Food Gives Strength and
Brain Power.
The natural elements of wheat and
barley, including the phosphate Of pot
ash, arc found in Grape Nuts, and that
is why persons who are run down from
improper food pick up rapidly on
Grape Nuts.
my system was run down by ex-
cessive night work." writes a N. Y.
man, "in spite of liberal supply Of
ordinary food.
after using Grape-Nuts I noticed
improvement at once, in strength, and
nerve and brain power.
This food seemed to lift me up and
stay with me for better exertion, with
less fatigue. My weight increased 20
lbs. with vigor and comfort In proper
tion.
when travelling I always carry the
food with me to insure having It."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 'The Road to Well
ville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time 10 time.
They are genuine, true, and full Of
human interest
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
ECZEMA COVERED BABY.

Worst Case Doctors Ever Saw-suf-
fered Untold Misery-Perfect Cure
by Cuticura Remedies.
"My son. who is now twenty-five
years Of age, when four months old be-
gan to have eczema on his face, spread
ing quite rapidly until he was nearly
covered. The eczema was something
terrible, and the doctors said It was the
worst case they ever saw. At times his
whole body and face were covered, all
but his feet. used many kinds Of pat
ent medicines, to no avail. A friend
teased me to try Cuticura: At last I
decided to try Cuticura when my boy
was three years and four months old,
having had eczema all that time and
suffering untold misery. began to use
all three Of the Cuticura Remedies. He
was better in two months; In six
months he was well. Mrs r. L. Ris-
ley, Piermont N. H., Oct. "A, 1905"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
HIGH PRICED MEAT.

That high priced meat is going to
be out of fashion this summer is al
ready evident. Industrial conditions
will not admit of extravagant values
and the public has put the stamp Of
disapproval on the butchers tax. High
priced steers necessarily mean high
priced beef on the block, for packers
are not likely to continue business for
their health. AS long as they pay $500
@7.40 for finished steers first class beef
will be out of reach of many people.
The fact that thousands are out of en-
ployment will not help the demand any,
and the slackness of business in many
lines Is bound to give the public an
economic streak. 1t is already being
felt, and not before in many years
have packers experienced so much trou-
BILE in getting rid of their meat sup
plies. Mays receipts of cattle were the
smallest in many years, yet there was
more beef offered than could be sold
readily. Mutton was also on the black
list, and 1t was with the greatest diff
Guilty that it could be moved at very
much reduced rates. Possibly after
all it is a good thing that the supply of
cattle In the country is small
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
STOCKING THROUGH HOGS.

An Iowa subscriber writes Wallace's
Farmer that he has a large number OF
spring pigs and quite a number OF last
years pigs left on account OF the poor
yield of corn, has plenty Of blue grass
and prairie sod, and.100 acres in clover,
which he would like to save for hay.
He wishes to know what has been our
experience in carrying through hogs on
grass.
We would not advise carrying hogs
through exclusively on grass for the
simple reason that they can not pos
sibly hold enough of II to give them
much over a maintenance ration. Grass
is from so 20 80 per cent water. Hogs
have been carried through on our North
Platte farms exclusively on alfalfa, but
the rate of growth is very slow. Glover
should be Of about the same general
character as alfalfa, but not quite so
good.
Hence we would advise our corre-
| spohdent to take part of his clover
meadow for a hog pasture, If possible,
| and feed them some corn at the same
| time AS early as the frost was out
| Of the ground he should have sown
| some rape, which by this time would
have been high enough to turn in on.
BY the time oats are harvesed or even
in the dough stage he can feed them
oats, and he should have some of the
earliest variety of corn possible in order
to carry them through.
| In short, no matter what the price of
corn, we would feed some corn to young
hogs until corn of this years growing
is obtainable. 1t is only a question of
| about 80 days or 60 If oats are fed, and
a pound or two of corn per head a
day will not amount to very much, even
at high price.
We called the attention OF our read
ers this spring to the possibility Of their
being short Of grain during the sum-
mer season, and urged them to prepare
for II by sowing rape and patch OF
early corn and utilize clover pasture.
The Missouri experiment station con-
Quoted an experiment recently to which
we have made previous reference; but
the facts ELECTED may have some bear
ing on this problem. They fed diff
ferent lost Of hogs as follows: Corn
meal and middlings, corn meal and al.
falfa, corn meal and clover, corn meal
and blue grass, corn meal and skim
milk. With corn meal and middlings
IT required SIS pounds of grain to make
one pound of gain; with corn meal ant
alfalfa, 4.01 pounds; with corn mea
and clover, 4.35 pounds; with corn mea
and blue grass, 5.S1 pounds of grain tC
make pound of gain.
These figures show the vast superior
ity of alfalfa and clover pasture in con
nection with corn as a feed for hogs
They show also that alfalfa is Superior
to clover, but not so much so as ont
might expect. The hogs on corn mea
and middlings cost $4.C7 for every 10
pounds of gain when corn was wortl
40 cents a bushel and shipstuff SIS
ton; on corn meal and alfalfa, $500
on corn meal and clover, 1925; on corr
meal and blue grass, 1886; and OF
corn meal and skimmilk, S2.S3. If tn
farmer can secure 100 pounds of gail
with corn meal and clover for $3.2
when corn is worth 40 cents a bushe
II will be seen that he can afford L
pay even the present price of corn an,
still make pork at profit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
The Text Took Effect.

FTom Everybody 8 MagAZlne.
Little Johnny, aged 6, had been to
church and had displayed more than
usual interest in the sermon, in which
the origin of Eve had been dwelt on
at some length. On his return from
the services, there being company to
dinner, he had also displayed a good
deal of interest in the eatables, espe-
cially the mince pie and cakes. Some
time afterward, being missed, he was
found sitting quietly in a corner with
his hands pressed tightly over his ribs
and an expression Of awful anxiety on
his face.
why, what on earth is the matter?"
asked his mother in alarm.
Mamma, I'm afraid I'm going to
have q wife"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
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The manager of New York's greatest
theater sat In his private office. He
wore frown on his brow and gave an
occasional impatient pat with his foot.
Things had not gone well with him
lately. The new play had fallen fat,
and to crown his misfortunes this sick
ness of Mile. Marie!
The Office door swung open and the
call boy came timidly in He knew that
the clouds were thick that morning,
but he was wary accordingly.
With an impatient hitch of his shoul-
ders the manager took the note the
boy handed him. His air of impatience
gave way to one OF. surprise as he read
It, and presently, With sharp glance
at the boy, he said:
Where is the person who gave you
this?'
"She is in the waiting room, sir"
"Show her up and he fell again to
reading the note.
The call boy airlly swung himself out
of the room, and his expression of
amazement was comical. 1T do beat
my time" he said, "the Lord High
Mogul is again to see her when there s
been 20 better looking ones here in the
last two days that he wouldn't so much
as turn his eyelids for"
This way, ma'am," he said to the
shabby, middle-aged woman who sat
clasping and unclaspinGher hands, evil
IDENTIFY restless and Ill at ease.
She arose without a word and fol-
lowed the boy, her feet making a heavy
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
Too Much for "UncIe joe"

TIOH liie ouCStss MdSd1hiS'
BY the side of a certain Illinois sub
urban railway stands fertilizer fac
tory which gives out a particularly
offensive smell. A lady who frequently
has occasion to travel on this line al
ways carries with her a bottle of law
cnder smelling salts. One morning
Speaker Cannon took the seat beside
her. AS the train neared the factory,
the lady opened her bottle Of salts.
Soon the car was filled with the horrible
odor of the fertilizer. The Speaker
stood it as long as he could, then ad-
dressing himself to the lady, whom he
saw holding the bottle to her nose, he
said: Madam, would you mind put
ting the cork in that bottle?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
The Jackass and Debs.

CIOh ouCIC5b ndEdZiic.
Eugene " Debs, the socialist leader,
tells the following story on himself:
Il was to address a public meeting
and there was intense public prejudice
against me, SO the young man who had
TO introduce me thought he would try
10 disarm it.
"Debs is hated by some people, he
said, because he has been in strikes.
This is not right. 1t is the law of ma
ture to defend yourself. Why, even a
dog will growl If you try to deprive
him of the bone he is gnawing, goat
will butt If you get in his way, and
you all know what a jackass will do IL
you monkey with him. Ladies and
gentlemen, this is Debs, who will now
address you"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to sell our line Of
greeting post cards and novelties, big
money to active men. The Davenport
Mfg, Co., JOhnstown, Pa
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lRElI BRIAN RkATi Rf,enyfp

ten sheets and handed them to the
woman. She devoured the pages with
her eyes.
THE name Is not the same" she said.
Il changed that, as well as some
other things that needed changing" he
said.
She gave him just one contemptuous
glance from her strange eyes and he
felt his self-confidence collapse like a
toy balloon.
The manager unused. After all. this
strange woman might be the solution
of his difficulty. In a kinder voice he
| said to her: Perhaps we may accom-
plish what you wish, for this same play
is billed again for Thursday night, and
Mile. Marie has a bad case of sore
throat. Here. take this card and come
to the rehearsal tomorrow morning.
Present the card at the door. Are you
familiar with the words?" he added.
Il do not know them as you have
changed them" said the woman, nor
| will speak them So"
1T will not be much trouble to
change the play back to its original
wording. Most Of the alteration was
made in the leading role, anyhow"
The rehearsal on Tuesday morning
was decidedly unsatisfactory. There
| was much friction, and the new leading
| lady was so queer that the other actors
could hardly restrain their laughter. As
the rehearsal progressed, however, the
| woman forgot herself and acted with a
| passion which caused the rest of the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13
Warning to Letter Writers.

From the Wellington Kan) Star.
A young man who is very particular
about his washing recently wrote 8
note to his washerwoman and one tC
his sweetheart, and by a strange ia,
tality he put the wrong address on each
envelope and sent them off. The wash.
erwoman was sent the invitation tC
take a ride the next day, but when the
young lady read: IF you tumble VI
my shirt bosom any more. as you die
last time, I'll go somewhere else" she
cried all the evening, and declared she
would never speak to him again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13

The fisheries of Canada are the
most extensive of the world. The east
ern sea coast of the maratime prov
inces to from the Bay of Fundy to the
Straits of Belle Isle covers a distance
of $500 miles, more than double that
of Great Britain and Ireland and the
salt water inshore area, not consider
ing minor indentation nor the great
lakes OF the west, covers more than
1900 square miles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-06-13

were badly disOrdered. I was COM
pletely worn out and discouraged when
l began using Doan's Kidney Pills, but
they went right to the cause of the
trouble and did their work well. l
have been feeling well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.