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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Winter Work ON Farms.

One of the greatest needs on the
average Southern farm nowadays is
more work In winter. Ever since l
could remember, 1t has seemed to me
that life on the common Georgia farm
is too much OF a happy go-lucky style
To get results in anything, one has to
keep everlRstingly at it so to speak,
For years 1 have heard staid old farm
ers discussing fall blowing and spring
blowing but have seen toe little Of
it in actual observation, writes J, G.
NJ, in the Southern CultIVator.
There used to be an idea, which IL
still prevalent, concerning results from
fall and winter blowing. Some ar
gued it was injurious to plow deep IN
the fall, others that 1t wis absurd TO
pillow In the Epringtime to any great
depth. The truth of the matter is that
good plOwIng ut any time when the
soil IL IN good condition is a good thing
to do. Usually in the spring the sub
soil Is too wet to pillow, and when Ii
Is turned up OF broken in tAls Oondi-
ton damaging results are likely 30 oc-
cur.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
BOY SUES A GOVERNOR.


Tex&s Lad May Compel States ED
ecutive to Pay 800.
Gov. T. P. Campbell, of Texas, han
been sued in a magistrates court by a
boy, who demands 500 for two dogs,
says the New York World.
After the Governor spoke at Meridian
On Oct. IL he held an impromptu recep-
ton, to the great satisfaction of the
throng in attendance. On the outskirts
Of the crowd was 16-year-old boy who
bad two hound puppies tied with rope
and he was trying to sell the dogs for
any price. They were of the NANCY,
foXhound variety, and nobody wanted
them. To get rid of the lad one man
told him to go to Gov. Campbell; that
he was buying dogs for the State, and
was paying big prices for them.
"Whatchureckon he'd give for my
dogs" asked the boy.
"Oh, any price," the man said. THE
State pays the money and the Govern
Or don't care; go see him."
Leading the two dogs, the boy pushed
his way in to where the Governor was
talking to a crowd Of his admirers and
asked him to buy the dogs. The Gov
ernor saw at once there was a joke on
and he humored it.
"All right, buddie; how much do you
ask for them?"
"I reckon they are worth 500 for
the pair" the boy said.
"All right" said the Governor, help
Ing along what he thought was bit
Of pleasantly; "ship them to me at
Austin and Will send you the money"
The boy left to make arrangements
to ship the two puppies and the Gov
ernor continued his talk with his
friends.
Now, one Of the dogs didn't belong to
the boy, but to a neighbours boy, and
the boy who sold them to the Governor
went to this boy and made a trade
with him, giving him SIS for his dog
S45 less than the Governor agreed to
pay.
The boy Grated the dogs and shipped
them C. o. D. from Meridian to Gov
Tom c. Campbell, Austin, Tex. Wher
the bill was presented to the Governor
1t was turned down and the dogs sen
back to the shipper at Meridian. WheI
told that the Governor refused to re
ceive the dogs or pay the 500 the DO!
got busy, had talk with his friends
and decided to act.
'T'll just make him pay me-" anC
without further delay he brought sui
In Justices court against Gov. Camp
bell for 500, the agreed price of tn
pair of hound puppies.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Rack for nehnrninr.

In the construction of this rack for
dehornlng, there are three sill pieces
4 feet long and in. in. These are
mortised 8 inches each side of the cen
ter for the posts. Four of these posts
are IT. in. long, and the two others
5 #. In long. Three cap pieces 8 in.
H., and 4 IT. 2 in. long, are NOR
tlsed to fit over the tops of the posts.
The stanchions in front are bolted at
the bottom between 2 In. in. piece,
and the sill, leaving a space up and
down in front five inches wide. Two
and a half feet from the bottom of the
stanchion cut a place for the animals
neck. The lever, which can be made of
wagon tire, is feet 6 in. long A ss-
inch hole is punched in the top of the
lever, a second hole 1871 Inches from
the top hole, and third hole II inches
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Ohinene Music.

The Chinese have eight instruments
tor making their ritual music-the bell,
the flute, the drum, the sonorous stone
the fife. the plume, the shield and tina
az. The last three make no music, but
are used as decoration or emblem In
the musical ceremonies and are emu
merated as musical instruments. In
every ceremony there are always two
instruments Of each kind, sometimes as
many as four or six. never an odd mum.
Der. In order to emphasize the duality
Of the Chinese people. For instance,
one drum announces the beginning Of
the music, and its mate strikes the last
note; one bell calls. and its counter.
part answers.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
FEIGNING DEATH.

Crick ResOrted to by Beasts to shun
Their Enemies.
The felgning of death by certain
animals for the purpose of deceiving
their enemies, and thus securing i'm
munity, is one of the greatest of the
many evidences of their Intelligent
ratiocination. This stimulation Is not
confined to any particular family, order
Or species of animal, but exists in
many, from the very lowest to the
highest. 1t is found even in the vege-
table kingdom, the well-known sensi-
tive plant being an interesting exam
pie. The action of this plant is pure
ly reflex, as can be proved by obser-
walton and experiment, and is, not,
therefore, a process Of intelligence.
An experimenter, writing in Wissen
fur Allie, says that he has seen the
feigning of death in some Of the low
est animals known to science. Some
time ago, while examining the inhabit-
ants of a drop of pond water under a
hlgh-power lens, he noticed several
rhizopods husily feeding on the minute
buds of an alga. These rhizopods sud.
denly drew In their hairlike faria and
sank to the bottom, to all appearances
dead. The cause was found to be the
presence of a WAREHOUSE, an animal
which feeds on these animalcul@. It
likewise sank to the bottom, and, after
looking at the rhlzopods, swan away,
evidently regarding them as dead and
unfit for food.
This was not an accidental occur
renee, for the observer has seen the
same wonderful performance twice
since Through the agency of what
sense, he asks, did these little creatures
discover the approach OF their enemyi
Ii it possible that they and other mi
eroscopic animals have eyes and ears
% exceedingly small that lenses Of the
very highest power cannot make them
visible, or are they pOssessors of senses
utterly unknown 10 and incapable Of
being appreciated by mani Science can
noither affirm nor deny either Of these
suggestions.
Most animals are slain for food By
other animals. Most of the carnivora
and insectvora prefer freshly killed
foOd to carbon They will not touch
tainted meat when they can procure
frOaA. Hence, when they come upon
their prey apparently dead they will
leave 1t alone and 80 in search of other
quarry, unless they are very hungry,
Talnted substances are dangerous to
Fst into the stomach. Certain ptO
nA1nes render it sometimes very poi,
sOnOuA LOnE years Of experience have
taught this fact TO animals and, there
sore, most Of them let dead or seem
INDY dead creatures alone.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
seIf-Closing Doors.

The inner doors of the barn should
me so arranged that they will close Of
themselves this is particularly neces
sary If they open into the granary or
other room, where the animals ought
not to enter. A simple contrivance is
to fasten a weight to the door, so that
1T viii close readily of itself. Hard
ware stores sell spring hinges which
answer the desired purpose for heavy
doors, but the weight and pulley is to
be preferred for lighter doors. A sim
pie arrangement is to have the black
smith make holes at intervals in fat
strip Of iron, so that it may be screwed
to the door near the top. Hook chain
In the hole in the end of this strip, run
1t through pulley (obtainable at a
hardware store for few cents) fasten-
ed to the frame Of the door or the jamb,
as 1t is popularity known, and on the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Seattle Revenue Headquarters

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2O.-Seattle has
been designated by the commissioner
OF internal revenue as headquarters for
a new district agency comprising the
three collection districts of Oregon,
Washington and Alaska and Idaho.
John A. McCabe of Denver, has been
appointed as agent in charge and ar
rived in Seattle today to take up his
duties. He will have five assistants
Heretofore the new district was part
of the California division.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
new to XIII - FIG.

The pig should be thrown on its bach.
and held until stuck. One man should
stand astrtde the body, with his feet
close against Its sides and take hold
of the front legA In this way the hog
can be easily controlled Another per-
son should do the sticking. A narrow,
straiGht-bladed knife, eight inchSs
long. should Be inserted in tAs khgS
throat after making An fAetSL6R
through the skin, Just IN front Sf thS
breast bone. The point q tAS kHIfs
should Be dlSectsd toward the rSot Of
the tail ana held exactly in liAs wish
the backbone. when tAa kn4fl -
been run into tAs threat az ~ eight
inches, the depth AepGAAinE On tAs GARS
Of the h0E. K sASNiG - sivSA . GuBGk
turn to OHs alAs ana VstAa11~A NJ
arteries that are - ~ cut run Sess
together, Just inside. q the IbFeAsa NSAA
and WIN bstA b sGt VASa TIE kH3fS +
turned, provided Il h sharp q VA
sides ef the Dstnt- A Hie birtSAfa txls
way Will dis IA a very fSv nkEUts
ana win b1Ssa SGt tASToaShly.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Yale Wins Two; Loses One

New York.-Yale's hockey team won
the intercollegiate championship by
defeating Harvard on Saturday, 8 to
2.
Yale's basket ball team defeated Cor
nell, Is to 16.
The Navy fencers defeated Yale by
bouts to in their dual meets pre-
liminary to the intercollegiate tourna-
ment in New York in March.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

Fruit and shade trees may be set any
time during the winter If the soil is in
proper condition for the work, says a
report by the Oklahoma Station. Tn
condition of the soil at the time trees
are set has more to do with the success
or failure of the trees than does the
season of setting. If the land Is in
good condition in the fall, and the trees
can be obtained, 1t is better to set them
then than to wait and run the risk of
not having the soil in good condition
later on. The land should be in a thor
ough state of cultivation and should be
moist enough to work well when the
trees are set. If they are in good con-
dition there is no need of watering
them.
Trees set in the fall may be little
difficult to protect from rabbits, but
they are usually In better condition to
start growth In the spring than those
that have been heeled in all winter
There are not so many poor trees sold
in the fall as in the spring and for this
reason fall setting usually gives better
results than spring setting
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

With view to the raising of the
Inflated battleship Maine and the prop
er burial of its dead now lying with
the hulk of that vessel in the harbor
of Havana Cuba Mr.. Sulzer of New
York has Introduced a resolution call
ing upon the secretary of the navy for
papers and correspondence bearing on
the statutes of the question and the
rights of the government of the Unit.
ed States In the matter.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Points in butter making.


When butter will not gather the
difficulty can be traced usually to adj
Nanced lactation or too low a tempera-
ture OF cream. The milk from one
COW long In lactation Is sufficient to
spoil 9 whole churning. The viscosity
OF such milk renders separation of but
ter fats slow and imperfect. 1t often
happens during the winter months that
butter, or cream, rather, will break or
separate into small particles, which re-
fuse to adhere or gather, In spite of all
coaxing. The only remedy Is to raise
the temperature of the whole mass up
TO the proper degree. In this work the
dairy thermometer is almost indis-
pensable, as 1t will save much time
and worry. If the churn is a revolv-
ing one and the cream Just breaks into
minute particles, refusing to gather,
then add warm water to that used in
rinsing the butter until 1t reaches about
"a degrees. The butter particles will
generally adhere after few revolu-
tons of the churn. Trouble of this
kind can be avoided. Before attempt
ing to churn the cream should be test
ed until "a degrees is reached In win
ter, and should be smooth and velvety
and have the required degree of acid
ity. If this degree of warmth is not
impaired to cream by the temperature
Of the room in which 1t is kept, then 1t
can be raised to the right degree by
setting the cream jar or can in a
larger one containing warm water
Field and Farm
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Burton Is Renominated

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 16.-Congress-
man Theodore e. Burton has been
renominated for congress
by the republicans of the Twenty-first
Ohio district.
Congressman Burton and Judge L.
E. Taft were selected as district dele
gates to the national republican con-
vention. They were instructed to vote
for the nomination of Taft for presi-
dent
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Adds Much to Msdoe Forest

The president has signed a proclaim
alton creating additions amounting to
nearly 100000 acres to the Modoc ma
tional forest, in northeastern Califor-
mia. All the lands put within the for
est by this proclamation are in Modoc
county except a small area in the
northern part of Lassen county.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
MUST PREVENT THE PLAGUE
California Begins Great Campaign
to Exterminate Rodents.

California Begins Great Campaign
to Exterminate Rodents.
Steps to Immediately raise 100000
by popular subscription for fighting the
plague, and to be used as an emery
ency fund experimenting $1,000 a day
now being spent by the federal gov
eminent, were taken recently by the
citizens health committee and its S5
subcommittee, in San Francisco. The
meeting was held in the rooms of the
chamber of commerce.
The half million to be raised will
be turned over to DR.. rupert Blue and
the executive committee, to be ex-
pended in purchasing supplies for ex-
terminating rats, and such other sani-
tary measures as they may deem nee
essary.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

from the second hole. The upper hole
is for the attachment of two iron straps
one on each side, which are fastened to
the left hand Stanchion. From the
lower hole two pieces Of iron II inches
long 90 to the right hand stanchlon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Start to Build o. & w.

Orders to commence the construc-
ton of the Oregon & Washington rail-
road, the Puget sound extension of the
Union Pacific, were issued recently by
General Manager O'Brien of the Har-
riman lines, in this state.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Bio Meet in Portland

The biggest boxing and wrestling
tournament ever held in the northwest
is what Edgar Frank, athletic director
of the Multnomah Athletic club, ex-
poets the last week in April this spring,
when the annual P. N. A. contests are
held in the Multnomah gymnasium.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

He was an uatried sportsman, the
waahspGton Star declares, bat he en-
tered a tail0rrs shop and approached q
AsrH With an air Of . champion.
Il an q novel;" said he and want
b b mGLsursd for two pain Of Tow.
IuM tzeu0Fs-ths kind with thO slid
- 0aRtH"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
To Stop Opium Sales in Butte

Butte, Mont, Feb. 1.-THE city Of
ficials of Butte have begun a deter
mined campaign against the sale of
opium. Every Chinese merchant in
the city, to the number of IL, has been
arrested on the charge of trafic in the
drug.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

other end fasten a piece of iron of the
desired weight. Usually window
weights are used for this purpose, but
they should not be so heavy, for light
door, that they will cause the door to
close too quickly. The illustration
shows the idea plainly.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Noys, Washington Star, Ill

Washington, Feb. 17.-Information
has been received here of the serious
illness at Pasadena, Cal, of Crosby s.
Noyes, editor in chief of the Washing
ton Star.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Hitchcock Now Taft's Helper

Frank H. Hitchcock, first assistant
postmaster general, has discontinued
his service with the government. In
arshort time he will take up the work
of managing the Taft presidential cam
paign in earnest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Hold-up Shoots Police officer Mills

Elo'O-OP S'OONS WV 'NN' 'o
San Francisco, Feb. 17.-Policeman
Edward Mills was shot and severely
wounded at 10 o'clock tonight by a
highway robber who had just left a
victim lying unconscious on the street
While standing at the corner of Gold
en- Gate avenue and Taylor street a
young man approached the officer and
told him that holdup had just taken
place nearby. The officer saw a man
running and commanded him to halt.
Instead the fugitive turned and fired
two shots, one of which struck officer
Mills in the right shoulder. The Off
Ger fired two shots at the fleeing man
in return, but failed to stop him.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

"USzid yeu a@DlSt ma SiB7" said the
kogy1T 70 q scholarly locking citizen.
I'm IN ex-aTny man"
''D4scAarSOdT laEairod he citizen.
"oA, No, GtrJ EsOiiad the bAggar Wig
pUu6H Il (zA-HSvi1estfA
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

Hes a great reformer, isn't herr
~Oh, he's worse than reformer. His
IDEAS would upset the whole social and
business world. He said IL he had his
way he'd put in Iail everybody who
OuSht 10 be there. Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
AEistnIrenA

InQuaring Friend--I understand your
husband 10 afflicted With appendicitis,
MPA CumupY
MrU. C1mup-'Tain't nothin' OF the
kind. His sight Is Just as good as ever
it was. There's something wrong 'tfh
his innards.-Toledo Blade,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
weight of Lime Per BusheI.

~
In connection with a very thorough
study of the quality Of various kinds of
lime used for agricultural purposes in
New Jersey, L. A. Voorhees,, of the New
Jersey Station, made careful estimates
of the weight per bushel of the different
materials
His results show that the weight of
stone lime per bushel (heaped meas
ure), Is quite variable and without any
constant relation to the analysis Of the
samples. The average weight per
buShel Of the twelve magnetism lines
was ninety-seven pounds, and that OF
the six marble lines was 101 pounds.
The weight per bushel Of seven oyster
shell lines examined varied from
thlrU-nine to ssventy-fVe pounds, av-
eraglng ffty-one and a half pounds
The prepared or so-called "agrtcul-
tuFal'' lines examined were Still more
variable in weight
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

We oEesnInSer because the man who
ha~Neaflsd 70 always l0udsSt with good
aavAea> Az a mGtfsT Of faek what man
Il bSttsr qualified to give SOD aAvics1
--Dotrol3 Free Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

what became Of the young man TOT
used 10 60 wfthT
II dent know"
II heard 4 rumor that he died"
ne dId-"-HoustOn Post.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

an attack of acute
indigestion which
followed his dinner.
Mr.. Havemeyer
was go years of age
and was directly de-
scended from the
founder Of the COM
pany which 'eventu-
ally b cam Q the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
THE SUGAR KING.

AavomeyeR Victim OF Acute TndiRes-
ton Following Dinner.
Henry o. Havemeyer, the sugar king.
lied at his country home on long ISL
and, heart failure having resulted from
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

A new Italian express service
makes the trip from Genoa to Buenos
Ayres in 16 days.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Fes4 Tor B.osaIna AnimaIu.

II is important that breeding animals
have laxative feeds when they are put
upon dry feeds after being taken frOm
the pasture. Such articles as oil meal,
naxsSsd meal, etc, should enter large
~ into khs ration. When animals are
changed from pasture to dry feeding
there is a tendency to constipation, and
steps must be taken to have the bow
els nova freely. OF tAsrS b danger OF
serious trouble In case the above ar
ttches do not have the desired effect,
Epson salts or raw lnSOod oil must
be used
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

Gha1S the hand Of Ssmo men ana
~ SAahs q 0aerst oct q tASm
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21
Ls~.o@ In RsoIalaIAG W~.As Lana.

LSSsOa In RSsIalmiA1 W@SAs L.Aaas.
On King Island. formerly q barren
sand heap, rietng above the sea be-
tween Tasmania and Australia, acct.
ASnt las given q suggestive lesson In
the use Of certain grasses Aov reclaim
ing arid wastes A few wars ago q
ShipVrSck cast on, shore some mat
trssSeS stuffed With yellow lowered
ae~OF. A few seeds took root, caus,
Ing . large area 70 become covered
vita MIA vsrdHrA TIE pOvsR qf eAo-
vsO ahd OtA& lSedht1ODs plants 10 fer.
tltaus Peer HOiI tABOUgA tAsIE nitrogen
abwuAAR haSteE4a b well ha0wn.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-21

William Dean HoweIls Slightly III
Rome, Feb. 18.-William Dean How
ell, the American novelist, is suffering
from a slight attack of influenza.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-19
BIG FORK BITS.
paper

G. B. Bates is erecting a new dwelling on his place.
 Walter, the little 6-year-old son of F. z. Davis, is very sick.
 Born, to Mir. and Mrs. Y. D. Bates, baby girl. All doing nicely. J. w. Bates will move his sawmill to James Edwards place this week. Everybody should remember the school meeting next Saturday and be on hand and help push the school along.
 w. c. Fowler, Harvey Dilbeck and Joe Hooper, who have been picking cotton in Oklahoma, returned home last week.
 E. M. Puttman, Miss Verena Smith, o. J. Smith and Miss Nancy Puttman attended servlces Sunday at Sulphur Springs. Mr. Long, our sawmill man, made business trip to Mena Saturday and says the report in regard te the Widow Roberts and him ars true. Full particulars in next issue G. B. Bates has bought the Fuller place and has traded it to M. V Puttman for his place. Mr. Puttmai will move to his new property thi' week.
 The Old Man.