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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
To the Pole by Bear Power.
IDAHO

Capt Roald Amundsen, the eXplo:.
er of the northwest passage, is the
latest aspirant for the honor of discov-
ering the north pole. Capt. Amund-
sen has a new scheme. He is not
going to take any chances with air
ships, motor sleds or any other artif-
cial achievements of modern ingenui-
ty. His motto is: Back to nature"
He proposes to use things that are at
home in arctic conditions. His motive
power will be polar bears. The nor
NAL polar bear as he is found at large
would have some disadvantages in the
role of domestic animal. His temper
is not amiable, and it would be hard
to keep him in proper state of dis
cipline, even with a club The only
effective argument with him is gun,
preferably at long range. But Capt.
Amundsen purposes to employ bears
that have never heard of the call of
the wild He is having them trained
as cubs, so that by the time they grow
up they ought to be as docile as
AOl5SS WHSn lie IdhSS IH6uu HOILA a
trip to the pole will be mere pleas
ure jaunt for them. The colder and
meaner the weather the better they
will like it. If they come to a break
in the ice, such as the one that stopped
Peary, they will enjoy swimming
across. With sea flesh for their food
they can live on the country. Accord
ing to Capt. Amundsen bear is ten
times as strong as horse and can
haul as much as hundred dogs. With
six bears, therefore, he will have co.
horse power, or 600-dog power. More
over, when tanned, polar bears are
'tractable, reliable and affectionate. -
Even if they should eat their master
in moment of forgetfulness, remarks
Golfers, no doubt they would regret
it afterward
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
SEEKS PIRATE GOLD

treasure lies, 80 feet below, buried in
quicksand.
AS the story goes, the pirate La
trobe on the night before his execu-
ton at Kingston, Jamaica, placed in
the hands of a boy who had been
forced into service on his ship a pack
ct of papers, and these it seems he
kept until as an old man he died on
board ship in the Pacific ocean. Into
the hands of young DIR. Davidson,
who attended him in hiN LIST ~ az
this old sailor placed the packet of
papers. Thirty years afterward, in
1888, DR.. Davidson fitted out an ex-
petition and visited the spot where
the gold is supposed to be buried. but
it was found that the quieksands
baffled their efforts and DR.. Davidson
and his crew We're forced to return
home empty handed.
Eight years elapsed. Cornelius
Healy had been with the expedition.
and he tried to get up another one in
1906, but he couldn't raise the money.
And so nothing was done until w II.
Small, a Lancashire man who has
spent most of his life in the United
States, got hold of the packet
He wasn't well-to-do, but he man
aged to get enough together to buy
the 45-foot yawl Catherine two years
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
HINTS FOR THE FARMER.

Every man ought to have pride
enough to keep the road past his farm
in good repair.
In the fall preparations must be
made for many of the spring crops.
either blowing the land or manuring
it,
Keep the land as rich as possible
AngleWorms work more in rich land
than in poor land, and they constantly
improve the soil.
In yielding their harvests the fields
have been feeding you. Now in return
you should feed the fields by spread.
ing the manure.
Jot down few of the unusual or
interesting points about the season
work and the harvests. They will be
good reading another year.
Make the boy your partner If he
learns to say and mean I'VE" instead
of 'P' or the boss" the chances are
he will not want to leave you.
The old idea that well rotted manure
was the best thing under all cireum-
stances is an exploded one. Much Of
the value of manure is lost by having
it rot outside of the soil.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

thread is treated. The thread is wound
round spinning-wheel with mano-
meter, which is put into motion by 4
handle. The skeins are at last twist
ed and thrown into baskets. After be-
ing carefully weighed they are sent to
the weaving-mills. All these operations
are for the finest silk, used only for
expensive materials. The coarser silk.
which is used to make cravats, shawls,
bed-covers, and sometimes ladies'
blouses-blouses that in appearance
are of the finest quality but are done
for after fortnight's wear-is treat
ed somewhat differently. And what
becomes of the Industrious little worm,
the patient, untiring creature that for
many days has worked hard to CON
struct it's golden prison? Even after
death, after being cooked and re-
cooked in boiling water, the worm is
worth something; it makes an excel
lent manure for hemp and fax plan.
tations.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

county, "a.
Bucks county. 1t was the home of Gov.
ernor Keith from 1922 to 1927, and
was the house which Washington
found so comfortable during his en-.
campment near Whitemarsh, that he
virtually made it his headquarters. 1t
has just gone under the hammer, and
probably will meet the fate of many
another historical landmark which has
been raZed.
The Keith mansion is a handsome
stone edifce, three miles northwest of
Hatboro and nineteen miles from Phil.
adelphia. 1t has been known for nearly
one and three-fourth centuries as the
governors house for it was built and
occupied by Sir William Keith, lieu
tenant governor of Pennsylvania and
his wife, Lady Anne Keith, both fam
GUS figures in colonial history.
Sir William and Lady Anne came
from England in 1717 and soon dis.
covered the beauties of the White.
marsh valley, where the lieutenant
governor decided to build a home. He
selected the SITE work was begun in
1921, and the mansion was completed
the following year. With it's thick
walls, high ceilings, huge fireplaces,
carved mantels and oaken balustrades
the mansion was handsome exam e
of the architecture of the period The
Keith coat-of-arms, with the motto
Remember Thy End" was spread
literally about and still remains to re-
mind all beholders of the original
owner.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
MoLDY CORN.
II Should Not Be Put in Crib with the
Other Corn.

There is a variety of expressions
about the moldy corn, says writer in
the Bloomington CID Pantograph.
Most farmers think there is not so
much as last year.
One man who said he thought he
did not have SO much nloldy corn, was
surprised when the first load came in
to find quite large amount of it,
aud said that none of it should go into
the crib; that he thought if the
weather got damp and warm it would
help to spoil other corn in the crib.
Another farmer who usually looks
pretty closely to his corn, said that
he got two ears from the field about a
month ago, before the corn was very
hard; one of them was of the type he
selected for seed and the other one
was partly affected with the dry mold,
so prevalent last year. Without think
ing of what might happen, he tied the
two ears together and hung them on
the north side of a building, where
they had remained. On taking them
down recently, the seed ear was found
to be moldy on the side next to the
other ear, for a space of five or six
rows wide.
Not few farmers are of the opin-
| Ion that the mold lives in the soil or
in the rubbish of the field, especially
| if the moldy ears are thrown down
when found or are left in the field. and
thus is carried over from year to year.
Perhaps the mold is not SO apparent
this season as usual because of lack
of just the kind of weather to propa-
gate it.
One of the best corn experts in the
state, H. A. Winter of Wenona, said
last year he believed that this dry rot
may have been the cause of so much
poor seed corn. 1t frequently happens
that an otherwise good looking ear has
trace Of mold around the tips of the
grains just next the cob, perhaps only
on one side or one end and so is over.
looked, when the seed selection is
made.
1t seems as If it would be a good
time to stamp out the mold when
there is small amount Of 1t, by de-
stroying every ear that can be found
From what is known of this disease
it certainly would be safe and prac
tical thing to take special pains to pre-
vent any of the moldy ears from re
naming in the field or the corn crit
to contaminate sound corn.
Instead of dropping moldy ear tc
the ground or letting it remain in the
husk on the stalk, when discovered
every such ear should be snapped an6
thrown into box attached to the
side of the wagon.
When unloading at the crib, every
!, ear at all affected with the molC
should be separated from the Other
corn, throwing it into box or parre
provided for the purpose. There is
, , very little feeding value, even fol
l pigs and chickens in corn so dam
aged, and it would better be destroyed
by burning.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

and three feet long of good two-inch
hardwood Bolt to them securely a
pair of old pillow handles. To the bot
tom bolt an old cross-cut saw blade
which will make sharp edge. Let
these project about an inch at the
bottom Attach 1.-TWO singletree hooks
near each end of the lower board and
your scraper is ready to use. With
this scraper and two men l cut a ditch
one-fourth mile long and as deep as it
could be plowed with a turning pillow
in two days time. 1t is also very use.
full in filling holes in the highway.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
THE SILK OF ITALY

and cooking" the cocoons are put
in "batteuses" for brushing" When
this operation is accomplished, the
cocoons, with their silk threads form
ing a kind of skein, are placed in other
basins, and the weaving work begins.
AS in all the other operations, these
basins contain hot water, and there
is workwoman attending to each
one of them After this last bath the
silk thread is completely detached
from the cocoon, and, accurately guild
ed by the workwoman, is wound round
spinning-wheel forming a skein
When the skeins are ready they are
taken into another room, where they
are carefully looked over and got
ready for weaving. Lastly the skeins
are taken into the room where the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
ORIGIN OF CORN.
Plant Was First Grown Under Trop-
ical or Sub-Tropical Conditions.

AS to the origin of the corn plant,
authorities that it developed among
tropical or sub-tropical conditions. AS
to the hemisphere in which it orig
mated, there has been considerable
discussion, but the consensus of
opinion among the botanists of to-day
is that it originated in America. The
eminent French botanist, De Candolle,
after considering the evidence rela-
tive to its origin, says: From all
these facts we conclude that maize is
not native of the old world. 1t be-
came rapidly diffused in it after the
discovery of America, and this very
rapidity completes the proof that, had
it existed anywhere in Asia or AT
RIGA, it would have played an i'm
portant part in agriculture for thou
sands of years" He then goes on to
show the greater antiquity of corn in
America. He says that when Ameri-
ca was discovered it was a staple
crop from the La Plata to the United
States; had names in every native
language, and was found in the tombs
of the Mound Builders of North
America, the tombs of the Incas and
in catacombs of Peru. He further
mentions it's connection with the re-
ligious ceremonies of the ancient
Mexicans and Peruvians and argues
from this a very great antiquity in
those regions for it to have become SC
supremacy important. The fact that
there was a number of varieties oil
corn in America when the Europeans
came also points to a long period oil
cultivation previous to that time. De
Candolle inclines to the belief that
New Granada was the original home
of the corn plant.
Since the discovery of America corn
has been carried to practically al
parts of the world where the condi
lions are at all favorable to its
growth, and we may expect that, dur
ing the present century, it will be
taken to many more.-G A. Crosth
wait.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

to find at the end of his long
cruise to the coast of Honduras? He
expects it will be the latter and is
hopeful of loading his little vessel
down with the $6,000,00O and sailing
back home to enjoy his easily gotten
wealth. Bill Small is master, mate
and owner of the likely yawl Gather
Inc, moored. at foot of Twenty-third
street, South Brooklyn. 1t won't be the
fault of his seamanship, skill, persist
ence or pluck if he doesn't finally
come upon the $6,000,000 in Spanish
gold buried century ago by BLACK
beard" Latrobe, on a tiny, uninhab-
tied island off the coast of Honduras.
1t has taken him eight years to get
the ship and the money to make the
try, and now he's ready. If he sue
ceeds, it will be where others have
failed. Many have already tried for
the treasure buried by that throat-cut-
ting, ship=sinking buccaneer, Latrobe,
once the terror of the seas, until JUS
tice put rope around his neck and
swung him off into eternity.
Think of it-$6,000,0O0 in Spanish
do looms, jewels and solid gold altar
ornaments waiting for the man who
can find themi
And Small, of Lancashire, England,
knows that spot. He says he has the
longitude and latitude of the island
and chart with the triangle Of ma
hogany trees. These located, he can
go straight to the ACE where the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
OLD HOUSE WITH A HISTORY.
Built by Colonial Governor Nearly 2oo
Years Ago.

Philadelphia.-"M Millions of grafters
but nothing to promote patriotic sen.
timent," was the way a Pennsylvania
historian summed up, somewhat btt.
terly, the situation in the keystone
state, after trying for many years to
interest his commonwealth in the mr..
chase and preservation of number
of Revolutionary and colonial relics
and after another of these mementos
had just been sold at public auction
without a bid from the authorities al
Harrisburg.
The sale which inspired the remarl,
was that of the Keith homestead in
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK.
1t Has a High Value When Mixed in
with Barnyard Manures.

We are more than ever convinced
of the great value to every farmer of
using ground phosphate rock in his
stables and in his manure heaps The
natural phosphate has been worked
out of large proportion of our soils
Farmers notice a growing uncertainty
In their grain crop. They lay it to
the seasons, but the real difficulty is
that the soil has lost some of its
original elements. The soil is like
the animal body in it's demand for
food. The three things, nitrogen
phosphorus and potash that the body
requires in food, the land requires
All this summer long, just as in pre-
Vtous summers, every farmer has
been piling up manure from his
horses and some from his cattle in
the barnyard and it has been rained
upon and the hot sun has shone on it
and a very large part of its value has
gone into the air
How easy it would have been to
have provided ones self with phos-
phate rock and sprinkled the manure
heaps each week with a sufficient
amount to absorb and hold the am
monia, which is nitrogen. Then.
when the farmer hauls out that
manure IN the fall to the meadow
land that he is to plant with corn
next spring, he not only has saved
great waste of nitrogen but he has
added the very phosphorus the soil
needs. As farmers, says a writer in
Hoard's Dairyman, we must begin TO
organize our knowledge and thought
more in the line of getting back to
the original fertility of our land. Sea.
sons have their effect, but they do not
play as great part as we think.
Somehow It will be noticed that good
rich, well-drained land gives fair crop
in almost any kind of a season. The
first thought of good farmer should
be the keeping up Of the fertility of
his land. 1t is almost "a crime to
handle manure so as to waste the
most valuable part of it.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
Russian Church Architecture.

Nothing shows more clearly how
far from the main stream of Europe
the currents of Russian life have
flowed than the architecture of the
Russian churches. The new church
of the Redeemer, erected in memory
of the grandfather of the present car,
which was dedicated by the czar in St.
Petersburg few weeks ago, is a good
example of the prevailing Russian
style. 1t Is not Gothic, nor Greek, nor
Roman, nor yet Renaissance. The in
luences which have fixed the Russian
church architecture are Asiatic rather
than European, remarks the Youths
Companion. The predominating arches
are Indian rather than Roman, and
the domes, with their bullying sides,
come from Asia and the non-C Christian
races. Russia itself was in closer re-
lations with Asia than with Europe
till Peter the Great turned the face of
the empire westward and began the
recreating of a semi-savage nation into
European power by building his new
capital in close contact by sea with
the western world. But the choice of
the oriental type of architecture for SO
splendid church as that recently ded-
icated proves that the influence of
Asia is still strong.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

Because her husband in his will had
expressed the wish that his estate,
comprised of land and mortgages val
ued at $150,000. should be kept intact
until their five children had become of
age New Jersey widow took to the
washtub TO maintain the family, and
when her strength gave out was much
disturbed by the successful appeal
made by her friends to the court for
a comfortable allowance out of the
property To her the wishes of the
dear departed overweighed all other
interests. This incident teaches that
the patient Griselda is not unknown in
modern life.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

ago. She was in pretty bad condition,
having been laid UP for several years.
But Capt. Small got to work with his
own hands and finally he had her fit
to cross the Atlantic. He even at
tended the Liverpool Nautical college
to get further knowledge of naviga-
ton. Work and study took all of
eighteen months. Then he was ready
to start on his journey of 7,1S9 miles.
starting for the Honduras coast by
way of New York, in his little yawl,
with one man. Angus Horn, as crew,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
No Work, No Food for Indians.

Indian Commissioner Leupp at
tributes the little trouble among the
Utes to the fact that the Indians will
not work and thus gain the compen-
sation and the food which will support
them and their families Speaking of
the policy of the Indian office, Com
missioner Leupp says: This office be-
lieves in applying the same rule that
is applied to poor and ignorant men of
any race. We believe in finding work
for them and then in permitting them
to go hungry If they will not accept
the opportunity to make a living" He
adds that it Is the practice of his de-
partment Of the government to treat
the Indians kindly but to Insist that
they shall cease to be paupers when
there is work at which they can earn
good wages practically at their doors"
Can anyone point out anything unfair
or unreasonable in that principle?
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
Japan GETS Bulk of Lumbar Trade

During 1906, 100000 feet of Amer.
lean lumber was imported into New.
chwang, the value being $38,736 gold.
The total lumber imported amounted
to 17,497 ,S57 feet: value, 1892, 696 gold
The bulk of the trade during the year
was captured by the Japanese. who,
by their great activity and nearness
of supply, had things practically their
own way. Most of the Japanese lum.
Der imported came from Korey :
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
Manure Handle. Rlnht

We saw barn the other day which
had never been stained up from the
accumulation of manure along tho
sides. In fact, no manure was ever
thrown out. Every day it was thrown
into spreader, and when it was full
the manure went onto the meadows.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
Short FEEDING.

A short feed and right feed is the
way most cattle will be handled this
winter. This is no time for the novice
to tackle the business for he is liabla
to feed up his entire corn crop with
loss.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
AMERICAN SAILOR PREPARING
EXPEDITION TO HONDURAS.
Believes He Can Locate Place Where
100000 in Spanish Doub-
looms Were Buried Gen.
turtles Ago.

Is it case of seeking the pot of
gold at the end of the rainbow, or is it
real buried treasure which an Ameri-
can sailor named Bill Small is going
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

The industry of making rubber
from the guayule weed having made
a bouncing start at Marathon, some
hitherto unproductive regions of
southwest Texas may be said to have
started on the road to wealth with
springy stride.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
Homemade Drag Harrow.

for teeth, says the correspondent of
Missouri Valley Farmer and allow
them to protrude through board three
or four inches, using 100 in all. This
will be found a perfect success for
preparing ground for small grain.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

The fossil remains of the first bird
that ever lived on earth, the archaeop
teryx, have been discovered in Ger.
many. We would think bird with
name like that would get all twisted
uu in itaef when it tried to fiv
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

lady passenger, who had a baby and
some bundles in her arms, with the
query: Are you going ashore here?'
When the admiral said yes, she asked
him to carry her bundles. Certainly
madam, only too pleased to-" was the
quick reply. The admiral was in uni
form, and the lady took him for ont
81 the steamers officers or porters
Petty officers of the navy are fire.
quently asked to stop a trolley car, tc
prevent dog fight, or to say offhanC
just when the next train will leave fol
Oshkosh or some other way station
The story is also told of midship
man in Washington, who was asked
by an old lady to carry her baggage.
and offered him ten cents as a tip
These mistakes are due to the fact
that naval uniforms are so closely
copied in the dress of municipal, rail
road and other employees that 1t is
sometimes difficult to tell the real
from the imitation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
A GOOD LEvELER.
Can Be Used in Preparing Ground for
Small Grain.

A drag harrow for leveling and har-
rowing wheat ground can be made
from three pieces of 2X12, ten or II
feet long. / use 60-penny spike nails
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
MISTAKEN FOR PETTY OFFICER
When Rear Admiral Evans Did the
Work of Porter.

According to the Bluejacket, Rear
Admiral Evans, while travelling on a
steamer between Fort Monroe and the
exposition grounds. WAS aecosted by 6
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17

chased made of
steel, but a home
made one such as
shown m sketch
costs little and is
quite serviceable,
says the Farm
and Home. Take
two planks each
ten inches wide
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
A DlTcHlNe scRAPER.

There should be a ditching scraper
on every farm. They can be pur-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-01-17
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