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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08

the roof, except the angle is not SO
great. On the outside of the studs are
nailed metal .laths, Over them Is a two
inch coat of cement. On the inside of
the studs is tackled heavy building pa
per, with generous laps; then two inch
Turing strips are nailed to the studs
and the metal laths put on. This gives a
double air space and assures dryness.
The ceiling construction consists OF
metal laths with one inch of cement.
The managers are built in the same
manner as the walls and can be used
for water as well as feed. The King
system Of ventilation is used The eye
bolts In the ceiling are for an, overhead
carrier system. There are two venti-
lators that go straight through to the
peak.
The cost is less than If the stable
were built all of wood. In the case OF
altering old barns the siding could be
taken down, the metal laths put on.
then the cement applied, and the re-
suit would meet all the requirements,
concludes a writer in Country Gentle
man.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
Corn and Hogs.

1t is pointed out that upward of three.
fourths of the corn of the 1907 crop
now being marketed grades No or
below and that this corn must sell at
about 10 cents bushel below quota
tons for No. 2, the standard of the
market. SO that hogs are paying for
their corn after all. The statement as
to quality and price Is true, but it does
not follow that the feeder is getting an
adequate return for his corn marketed
In the form Of pork, remarks National
Stockman. Inferior corn makes poorer
returns to the feeder In proportion to
its inferiorIty. Everywhere this year
feeders assert that they are not getting
the usual returns from the corn they
feed, and no doubt they are correct.
That feeding is the best way to use
this corn is probable, but hogs at 81
or less do not pay high prices for 1t,
or market prices either.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
For Hard Mixers.

Get teat bistoury and open the
teats of the hard milking cows SO that
the milk will flow to suit you, Is the
advice of Hoard's Dairyman.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
DANGEROUS Milk BottIinu.

In one milk bottlng plant owned by
a firm that runs number of wagons
the writer found a large truck loaded
with bottles ready to be filed. These
were not even washed clean. The
means of cleaning were an almost hair
less brush on a small turbine wheel.
The bottles were placed IN lukewarm
water, given a whirl on the baldheaded
brush and rinsed In an adjoining tank
without ever being put into water hot
enough to scald the hands of the work
men.-J. NJ. Trueman.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08

While in character the Holstein-
Friesians are essentially a dairy breed
and are so regarded In America. yet as
an all around dairy breed the matter of
beef and veal must not be lost sight Of,
and In Holland these are very impor-
tant points. There few cattle are al
lowed to pass their seventh year, but
before they pass out Of their prime
they are fattened and sold as beef.
The late Professor l. P. Roberts In
speaking of Holstein-Friesian beef said,
81 ate it for three weeks and the Eng
lish beef for two, and, while not so fat
as the Shorthorn, 1t was to my taste
superior" M. FL. Gardner.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08

GRADE sHoRTHoRN. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ord
ing the Shorthorn-H ostein led with an
average daily gain OF 2.1S; the Here
ford-Shorthorn came second with a
gain of little over two pounds, while
the Jersey was last with a gain of less
than Is pounds per day. The two
steers having dairy blood put on a
pound of gain for somewhat less than
those of the beef breeds. The slaugh-
ter test shows the -Shorthorn
to be the best killer, with per cent Of
good meat of 5S.3; the grade Shorthorn
was second, the grade Angus third, the
Jersey fourth and the Shorthorn-Hol-
stein last, with less than so per cent.
In quality of meat there was very
little to choose between the Hereford
Shorthorn and the grade Shorthorn.
The Hereford Shorthorn was some
what better, as he did not have the
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
GRADES AND
eros SBREDS.

The development of grade and cross
bred beef cattle has been matter OF
interest at the Virginia experiment sta
ton recently. and here are some OF the
conclusions from the work carried on
In this line that are Of value to farm
ers:
The development of beef bred ami
mails on skimmilk for the first three
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
cow STABLES.
Objection TO Cement MausoIeums--An
Improvement

Improvement.
A great deal of fault is found with
cement stables for COWS. or for pigs
for that matter, because they are apt to
be damp. They often are. Too many
cases of pneumonia have occurred
where cattle have been put in newly
made cement stables not to make their
resemblance to tombs suggestive. This
won't do. A board sieve is preferable
to cement mausoeum. However sue
cessful we may be in turning our cows
Into milking machines, we can't teach
them to thrive in a cellar
The illustration is from photograph
Of q COW stable to which this objection
can't be taken. The foundations are Of
concrete, The frame is of 6 by 8 inch
stuff, while the studs are 2 by 4 inches.
The rafters are of by inch ma
terial. The roof is peaked, and the
space between the ceiling and the peak
Is used as an air chamber The con-
struction of the ceiling is the same as
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08

1t is 4 very interesting statement Of
Fl. Strelinger, German writer, that
milk produced by the method Of Much
and Romer for the commercial produc-
ton and distribution Of perhydrase
milk will keep for months and that 1t
can then be freed Of its hydrogen per-
oxide and will be so little changed
that 1t tastes like fresh raw milk.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
GRADE ANGUS.

rolls of fat on the outside of his carcass
that were shown on the grade Short
horn. The Jersey and Holstein were
poorest In this respect.
The value Of live weight based on
the percentage killed out shows the
Hereford Shorthorn to be the most val
liable, with the grade Shorthorn sec
ond and the Jersey and the Shorthorn-
Holstein the least valuable.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08

While tankage is cheap and con-
tenient carrier of protein In feeding
hogs that follow cattle, It is believed
that other feeds, such as linseed oil
meal, soy beans, skimmlk, buttermik
or middlings, would greatly increase
the efficiency of the ''cattle hog" In
making economical gains Hogs fol-
lowing cattle are often not supplied
with the ration best suited for the pro-
duction of the greatest gains.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-08
THE FEEDER.

Some molasses feeds have been found
to contain large quantities of unground
weed seeds
These seeds pass through the animal
undigested and are distributed over the
field with the manure
The farmer not only pays at the rate
of 500 to $23 ton for material having
no feeding value, but he likewise is
obliged to spend his money and energy
In destroying the pests the following
season.. B. Lindsay.
Water One-half the Live Weight.
Peas are especially good feed for
lambs and are eaten with better appe-
tite than any other grain, but the mix
ture with corn makes better balanced
ration. There Is more digestible nutri-
ment In this mixture than in any other
combined grain foods. have also
found the pea straw to be very much
more agreeable feed for roughage than
any other kind of fodder.
But there are several other things to
be considered In feeding besides the
| feed alone. The lambs should be kept
In comfort and In an airy and warm
shed In which they may run out at will
and have supply of fresh pure water
from a well always In reach. Water Is
not as often thought of in this connec-
ton as 1t should be. AS 1t forms one
| half the live weight of lamb 1t fur
nishes considerable help In the feed
Ing not only directly, but as an induce
| ment to the lambs to eat heartily and
digest and assimllate the food more
completely. Plenty of water aids d.
gestion and helps to increase the
weight of flesh and fat made more
than many persons think. All feeding
animals, but especially sheep, should
have an abundant supply of good wa
ter, and well water Is preferable. as 1t
does not injure the lambs by chilling.
as ice cold water does.-H. s. In Coun-
try Gentleman.
Moiasses For Pigs.
If molasses Is used for nutrition Of
pigs 1t must be mixed with foods
reasonably rich in protein. If skim
milk is not available combination by
weight of two parts bran. one part
gluten feed, one part cornmeal and
one part molasses or one part tankage,
four parts cornmeal and one part mo-
lasses ought to prove satisfactory. The
writer sees no particular advantage un-
der ordinary conditions for the north
ern farmer to employ molasses for pig
feeding other than as an appetizer.-J.
B. Lindsay.
Hay In Finishing Steers.
The results Of a single experiment In
which but little more than half full
feed of corn was supplied two lots Of
fattening steers suggest the possibility
of making q larger use of hay In fin
ishing cattle for market than is ordina-
rily made and at less cost especially
where hay is relatively low and corn
high In prlce.-H. r, Smith, Nebraska.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-22

silence Is not absolutely necessary
for the safety OF Wild animals. SAYS a
naturalist who recently spent some
time In African forests. wild animals
are not 50 noisy and ''talkative" a.
are those Of domestic llfe; but. then.
the wilder tribes OF mankind are more
taciturn than the civilized races. This
y mainly due IN both cases to the lack
q social Intimacy and nomadic habits.
Tbs earnivorous animals. the only nat
ufal cause Of fear the other creatures
have. depend mainly upon their sense
q smell They also hunt by Rirht.
SELLING their prey while asleep.
The chlmpan1ee frequently breaks
the forests silence by answering the
cries u other animals. The gorilla also
win on occasion break out into nood
Of speech. while other monkeys are
persistent chatterers and at almost any
hour too.
AZ nlght the trumpeting Of the ele-
plant and the below o. the hIppOpo-
Janus are common. The antelopes
aiao "ery" at night when the leonard
hunts them.
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Tha Llahtar aIda.

Adaptability counts In the big and
little Affairs Of life. Elder j. w. Cook
recalls In his book. "Forty-fiye Years a
Minister" an incident which occurred
Ia Adair county. Miss.
! arrived at my appointment Just al
night. II was raining. but the people
turned out just the same. The school
house was Of logs, and inside II was as
dark as dark night could make II.
"Wlll some one please light the can
dlei" brother said.
hut there was no candle to light. no
grease. no oil Of any kind The little
cabin was crowded and the rain just
pouring down. II was a good half mile
10 the nearest house whore a candle
might be procured, But resourceful
brother relieved the situation.
1--WE must have q meeting" be said;
that's sartln The boys travelled way
over here to preach for rs. and he's
goln TO do IL. Now Wen tear on some
planks from the platform and light 'em
and take turns about holdln' 'em SOS
he can see bis Bible, ! got matches"
THAT meeting under the fllckerlng
splinter light was an astonishing sue
cess" comments Elder Cook IN conclu-
sion
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plsraslrs Only Smile.

Dlsraell II Is said, laughed only once
In the house Of commons. MIR. Glad
stone had made an impassloned speech
IN 1avor of the union OF Wallachla and
Moldavla. Mr. Dlsraeli. speaking In
opposition, pointed out that the result
would be the extinction of the indie
pendence Of these people and the only
thing left would be the remorse
which would be painted with admira.
BILE eloquence by the rhetoriclan of the
day"
In reply Mr.. Gladstone said that he
would not be guilty of the affected
modesty Of pretending TO be ignorant
that that designation 1.-THE rhetorician
OF the day" was intended for him.
self Mr.. Dlsraeli interrupted with the
remark, Il beg your pardon; really
did not mean that" Dlsraell sat down
with satisfied smile that told Of his
enjoyment.
AIR. Gladstone's face expressed amaze
ment and indignation. His opponent
had placed him IN the mortifying posi-.
ton Of applying remark to himself
which had no such personal reference.
therefore Gladstone's wrath and Dis.
raelis smile. The Liberal leader pro.
eeetied with his speech and condemned
the ''sesqulpedalian words and inflated
language Of the leader OF the Con.
servatlyes
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THE LAND OF GRAVES.
Ancient Egyptians Believed In Con.
slant Reminders of Death.


To the Egyptian death was but the
beginning of a career of adventures
and experiences compared with which
the most vivid emotions of this life
were tame. He lived with the fear of
death before his eyes. Everything
around him reminded him of that
dreadful initiation into the mysteries
of the tremendous after life for which
his present existence was but a prep
aration. His cemeteries were not hid
den away in remote suburbs; his dead
were not covered with mere grassy
mounds or a slab of stone. The whole
land was his graveyard; its whole art
was Of the mortuary. Are there no
graves in Egypt that thou hast brought
US into the wilderness to die?'i asked
the Israelltes in derision, and we may
believe that Moses WINGED at the sar-
casm.
Egypt is the land of graves, and the
whole energy of the people that could
be spared from keeping life together
was devoted to death. The mightiest
tombs In the world-the pyramids
were raised upon the deaths of multi
tudes Of toiling slaves. The hills were
honeycombed passages and galleries.
chambers, pits. all painfully excavated
in honor of the illustrious dead and
sculptured and painted with elaborate
skill to make them fit habItations for
his ghost.
Wherever he looked the Egyptian be-
held PREPARATIONS for the great turning
point Of existence. The mason was
squaring blocks for the tomb chamber:
the potter nodded images of the gods
or bowls and jars to be placed In the
grave for the protection or refreshment
of the Ka, exhausted with the ordeals
Of the underworld; the sculptor and
painter We're at work upon the walls
of the funeral chamber. Illustrating the
scenes through which the ghost was to
pass or depicting the industrious life
of the departed.
The very temples which cluster along
the levels beside the Nile were in a
scnse but vestibules to the tombs in
the hills behind. The sacred lake. now
the weedy picturesque haunt of water
fowl, was then the scene of solemn
fetryiags of the dead The temple
walls We're covered with the terrors of
the Judgment to come. The houses of
the living. indeed. were built of per-
ishing MID. but the homes of the dead
and the shrines where suppllcation was
race to the gods who ruled their fate
were mace to last forever On these
all the strength. the science and the
artistic sl.ill of the ancient Egyptians
were cheerfully layIshed.-London Sat.
nrlay Review.
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The following curious letter was ~
gently received hy house renting
agency m Loadon
lave xeu reputed haunted house
On JOUR hooksf | am DOT afraid Of
ghosts. \ 10 aas a. matter u course
believe Ii their existence. and am
willing to live IN n house for long or
short term hy arrangement. u course
rent tree, should there be no ghost.
then. If yeu wish Il. | shall be willing
to testify on oath 10 the fact But
should ! see IN apparition | WIN keep
the matter secret aud only acQualnt
yau with TIE circumstances. will
pledge myself not 10 pander to local
go@slp | have small income on
which ! can snhsizt Ay sole object IN
thus applying 10 you Is 20 De allowed
- I've u a place n which I DO not
need 60 pay any rent
The inquiries was Informed that the
arn bad no haunted houses on is Iisf.
ous woold lnfuFn hlm when Il had.
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A BAR OF SOAP.
What II Did Fer the Missionaries In
Madagascar.

Madagascar.
The introduction Of Christianity into
heather countries has been more or
less closely connected vita trade and
the arts Of civilization. The govern
ment has often been keeniy alive to
the advantage Of science. but hostile
to religious reaching Such was the
case IN Madagascar IN the middle Of
the last century. as Is told In the pages
Of Rev. w. n. Cousins book, MAZDA.
gascar Of Today"
Queen Ranavalona was beginning to
feel uneasy about the growing infiu-
ence Of foreign ideas and wished 10
get rid Of the missionaries. She sent
some officers to carry her message
The missionaries were gathered to-
gether TO meet the queens messengers
and were told that they had been a
long time In the country and had
taught much, but that 1t was now time
for them to think OF returning to their
native land.
The missionaries, alarmed at this
message. answered that they had only
begun TO teach some Of the elements
Of knowledge and that much remained
to be impaired. They mentioned sun
dry branches Of education, among
which were the Greek and Hebrew
languages. which had already been
partially taught to some.
The messengers returned to the queen
and soon came back with this answer:
'@rhe queen does not care much for
Greek and Hebrew. Can you teach
something more nsefulf Can you, for
example. teach how to make soapT'
This was an awkward question to
address to theologians, but after a mo-
ment's pause Mr.. Grifiths turned to
Mr.. Cameron and asked him whether
he could answer It.
Give me week." said Mr., Cam.
eron, and the week was given. At its
close the queens messengers again met
the missionaries, and Mr.. Cameron was
able to present to them bar OF toler-
ably good white soap made entirely
from materials found In the country.
This was an eminently satisfactory
answer. and the manufacture of soap
was forthwith introduced and is still
continued to the present day, although
no one would now venture to call the
soap white"
As n result Of making this bar OF
soap the mission gained u respite Of
about i've years. during which time
the queen stlll tolerated the presence
and teaching Of the missionaries for
the sake Of the material advantages
derived from the work OF the artisans,
and It was during these years that the
hrst churches were formed and the
Christian religion began 10 take deep
root among the people
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one Boz, q aaraaln.

Il discovered new one concerning
bargains the other day" said a Har.
lemlte OF thrifty turn. ION the ele-
waited station I found pawn ticket
made out Tor loan OF 81 on an um.
brella. presented 1t at the pawnshop,
paid Si,0a, including interest, aud ne.
eeiyed an umbrella which later, Il APP
peared. could be duplicated at tirst
hand Tor less than 81. was stlll pom.
derlag the point when encountered q
friend who had recently had similar
experience With q similar umbrella at
the same pawnshop. Had the pawn.
aker been fooled into lending more
.a0 che article was worth when the
ralo il 10 lend not more than one-thlrdf
No As I figured Il out. be had col.
leeted a stock Of cheap umbrellas that
he felt he mist gct rid Of, made out
some bogus tickets and dropped them
whore he knew they would be found
Great scheme though | fancy he's al,
most alone In his class. - New York
Globe
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WILL ENTENn ELEeTRiC LINZ
tcontInued from page ohe.)


on the sduaw hay terminals aud the
land became involved Ia litigation
which has never been settled. The
Spokane Rapid Transit company won
In the lower courts aud the matter
is now before the supreme court OF
Idaho.
However. the Graves interests now
claim TO have secured even better
terminals than are offered at sauaw
bay. u Il said that the road win
be bailt to develop the agricultural
and timber Interests about the lake.
rather than the Idea Of establishing
= resort and for this reason the
Graves Interests DO not reEard good
bathing beach a. or prime Import.
ancc, The proposed extension viii
run 20 ldlewlld. which Is about ave
miles from the location Of the Acme
Cement company property. and tina,
company proposes 10 hund q spur 10
the electric line.
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MoRMoN ANNrvERsARY
Celebrate DcVinc Revelation Of Isoca-
ton Of Golden Tablets.

ton Of Golden Tablets.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Sept. 22.
To-day is a notable anniversary In
the history Of the Church Of Jesus
Christ Of Latter Day Saints. or Nor
mons. On September 20, eighty
i've years ago. Joseph. the youthful
prophet who founded the sect. for
the first time beheld the plates up.
on which the book OF Mormon was
engraved
According 10 Mormon history, all
night between the 2tst and 22nd oi
September, 1923. the prophet com.
municated with heavenly messenger
who appeared 10 him three times.
II Is one Of the most remarkable
visits OF being from the other
world. on record After a period oi
prayer and duplication. previous to
retiring the prophet became aware
Of the cover OF light by which the
angel was surrounded And then he
saw the heavenly visitor himself
Ills appearance Is described. even
20 his clothing, and his name Ii
given.
Three times the angel appeared
that night, each time with a special
message IN addition to that already
delivered The first time the mes
nenger made known TO the prophet
that sacred records were deposited
IN a nearby mound. The message
was accompanied by quotations from
the Scriptures, proving that the new
epoch In the history OF the world
now about 10 be Inaugnrated was
predicted By the ancient prophets.
The second time the visitor appeared
he told the prophet OF great iudg-
ments that were to come upon the
earth In the form OF famine, sword
and peatilenee. The third time the
messenger came and warned the
prophet that the sacred treasures
about 70 be entrusted TO his care
were not 10 be- used for the graft
fcation of greed. but for the glorI.
flcation OF God
The visions occupied the entire
night. and In the morning the
prophet related his experiences to
his father, who felt Impressed that
tho visit was from God. and advised
HIS son 70 do as the angel had
directed him Accordingly he went
10 tho HIN cumorah aud found the
sacred tFeasurers deposited as he
had seen IN the vision. Here. too
Moroni appeared and instructed him
regarding the future work he was
called upon TO do,
Thus was born the church which
after years o. persecution. has So
cured temporal a. we'll al spiritual
control % one state and Ii rapidly
extending lta propaganda through.
out the world,