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Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
A War on Insects.

Massachusetts scientists nave evolved
a plan for the destruction of the gypsy
and nrown-tailed moths. They have
locked with dismay on the ra'agcs of
these moths in the foliage and hav"
Manned what. In military science
would be a fine bit of strategy. I'm
able by any direct assault to destroy
the moths the scientists have enlisted
tie aiL Of an army of moth parasites
iittlc insects that tasten Themselves oil
tne rIoths. feed upon and finally de-
stroy them. Eight hundred thousand
of these parasites have been secured
and at the right moment Will be SET
upon the nemy. A singular fact Is that
the moths do not recognize the para
sites as enemies, but seem to nnd their
presence grateful. They give OF their
I'm, 70 support the parasites, ard III
+iuatelv. fall a victim TO their own
generosity. How similar this relation
shin to that which too often obtain"
among human beings! So striking
IS that similarity and 50 many unpleas-
ant tpirgs does 1t recall tat we almost
fool nitv for the destructive moths ana
resentment against the ungrateful para
sites whose services have been invoked
Rut a look at the devastation wrough'
~ the moths gives poise and resolution
and we welcome the scientists stra'eE'
and wish for II success.
Rut what of the parasitesf Wna'
,,sch,af II any. will they work IN the
Srairs of man when they have de
20 his enemies, the mothsi VIII
T, no necessary to employ another ARM
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

State supervision of all bridges erect
ed is proposed by State Engineer Fred
erlck Skene of New York. That gen.
tleman has drawn up a proposed law
covering the matter. He would require
his approval, as well as the approval
of the county engineer, Of the plans
and Specifications Of every bridge ex-
ceeding $500 in cost to be built by
town. He also recommends that con-
tracts for such bridges be required to
be awarded to the lowest bidder, after
the work has been properly advertised,
and, finally, that the approval of the
State engineer be required before pay
ment for completed bridge is made.
There is law In that State providing
that the assistance of the State engi-
neer may be invoked to superintend
such constructions but it has been ig-
nored by the counties and towns, and
contracts have been irregularly award
ed. with the result that there are many
inferior structures. Such law as
that proposed would be the means of
correcting the evils Of the existing sys.
fem
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

There Is popular belief that certain
trees are less likely than others to be
struck by lightning, and that during
thunderstorm 1t is quite safe to stand
mfaer beech, for example, while tile
danger under a resinous tree or an oak
is, respectively, fifteen or twenty times
greater. This is disputed in a recent
writing by DR.. A. W. Bothwick In bis
Notes of the Royal Botanical Garden
Of Edinburgh" The doctor says that
no tree is immune, and the beech is
struck quite as frequently as any other
species. Apparently the taller trees in
ncighborhood are the ones most like
ly to be struck. Contrary to what is
believed by some people, the cells are
not "ruptured or torn by the formation
of steam, as might happen If the heat
ing by the electric current was very
great. The cells collapse and shrinl,
up, but are never torn" The root sys-
tenn does not seem to be ever damaged
by lightning
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
Concrete Water Tank.

The diagram shows a sectional out
fine of concrete water tank with the
bottom and top finished, and a portion
in the middle of the walls in course
Of construction. The bottom is shown
In position, but as a matter of fact,
he walls are built first, and the bot
ON put in afterwards. A quantity Of
IL inch by inch nnplaned board,
sufficient to make large box Of the
ength and breadth the finished tank
is to be, and two feet deep, will be
required. The sides and ends Of this
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
IDLE IN LONDON SUFFER.
English Ministry Plans Relief in Win
ter Months.

London.-Alarmed by the outbreaks
of the vast army of unemployed in all
of the large cities in the united king
dom, particularly in Glasgow, the min
istry is holding a series of informal
conferences on plans to minimize the
suffering during the coming winter.
So grave is the situation that the
government refuses to admit publicly
that it notices it, fearing that this
would attract attention to conditions
for which it is hard to find a remedy.
Throughout England, Scotland and
Wales it is estimated that 100000
workmen are idle and with their fami-
lies a total of 100000 persons are at
the point of starvation. OF this num-
Der considerable proportion is ac-
tually shelterless, as well as starving
and nearly naked. All over the island
entire families are tramping aimlessly
from town TO town, sleeping in straw
stacks and hedges and living Oh
handouts from tarmhouses.
Dozens of deaths are reported daily
from all over the kingdom, in bitches
fields and outhouses, where disease
stricken Migrants have sought par
tial shelter when too weak to stagge
further through the mire and incessan
storms.
The warehouses; and hospitals every
where are so full that the admission
of other applicants is impossible.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

BLINDS THE aOKSE. lue HudCulhc
coming, let him hear it, let it pass him
slowly at the other side of the road
the effect is likely to be the same. He
SHES, he rears, breaks his harness and
throws the occupants, the carriage
and himself into the ditch. The horse
cannot see in front of him-only to the
right or left. A California man thinks
the safest plan is to let him see moth
ing at all. He suggests enclosing the
eyes in the novel bride blind shown
here, which he recently patented. A
pair of blinds are attached to the bri-
die. Normally these blinds remain
open. When the driver sees an APP
preaching automobile he pulls on a
strap which extends to the drivers
seat and the blinds are folded over the
horses eyes, completely obscuring his
vision. The danger of the horse be-
coming frightened and running away
Is thus reduced to minimum and the
occupants assured of safety.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
Ground Wire Fencas.

In the summer season many farmers
sustain considerable loss Of live stock
from lightning striking wire fences and
killing animals standing near. This loss
can be avoided If the fence is grounded
that is, connection made between
the wires and the damp soil beneath.
This can be done by stapling a No. 8
wire along the post from top to bottom
and burying the end in the ground deep
enough to reach damp earth. These
ground wires should be fastened to
about every third post. When the light
ming strikes a fence thus fixed the cur
rent Is conducted into the ground in
stead Of being detected into the body
VI some animal.
When a storm comes up stock in a
field will naturally drift toward the
fence for protection, especially if there
are no trees in the field. The barbs on
wires attract the lightning which has
been known to travel several miles on
fence before it was discharged into
the ground. Lightning takes the path
of least resistance, and If the body Of
an animal is standing near the fence
it makes a good conductor and the
charge is detected, with the result of
. dead horse or COW.
The cost and time needed to ground
wire fence Is small and need not en-
ter into the question, but when valu.
able animal is killed, or~maybe a whole
herd, as has often happened, the cost
is then very considerable. While you
may never have had any losses Of this
kind, 1t will not pay to put this matter
off, for the next storm that comes II
may be as disastrous to you as 1t hai
been to some Of your neighbors. Avoi(
1t by grounding your wire fences II
time.-Goodall's Farmer.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

Miss Amy Bernardy, instructor in
Italian at Smith college and for the
last three months special investigator
for the Italian government, sailed for
Naples few days ago to make a re-
port on the condition of Italian women
and children in the North Atlanic di-
vision of the United States for the
board of immigration of the foreign
office of the Italian government at
Rome.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
Animals md Files.

To protect animals from the annoy
once of flies the following preparation
is recommended Two-thirds linseed oil.
one-third crude carbolic acid. Apply
with a swab to the tips of the hair, es-
Decially about the horns and the animal
will not be bothered with flies of any
kind for a week. The preparation. 1t is
asserted, is excellent for horses, an
swering the same purpose. The llnseed
oil prevents the hair from coming out,
and also retains the carbolic acid.
Another remedy is to take two or
three small handfuls Of walnut leaves
or pennyroyal, on which pour two or
three quarts of cold water. Let 1t in
fuse over night, pour the whole next
morning into a kettle and boil for fif-
zen minutes. When cold it is fit for
use Moisten a sponge with II, and be-
fore the horse goes out of the stable
ct those parts which are most irrita-
de be smeared with the liquid
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

"I'm afraid" said the minister
who was evidently fishing for word of
commentator. "that my sermon this
morning was rather long"
ooh, WELL" rejoined the good dea-
con, "don't let that worry you. Even
if it was a trife long, it wasn't very
deep, so it averaged up all right
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

box are made as separate shutters, the
boards being nailed to cross-pieces OF
? inches by inches batten. put about
four feet apart. The end shutters are
made to 90 inside the side shutters
and two of the cross-pleces. In this
,ase, are hxed right at the cid of the
boards
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

Some funny things happen in the
schoolroom. A Brooklyn teacher called
upon small boy to define multitude. -
GA multitude" said the boy, els
what we get when we multiply"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
"WHIZ"
A New ParlOr Card Came
r E

Go to your Dealer and buy pound pack
age of 100 Mule Team BORAX. Cut OF
the top panel from package and mail t.
Pacific Coast Borax Co., Oakland, Cal, with
4c in stamps and the WIFI game will be
promptly sent you prepaid
WIFI, the New Parlor Gard game If
composed of A handsomely printed cards
inclosed in a flap case with full and com
plete rules for playing. Entertaining, IN
structive, and be played by all the
family.
Similar games cost SOC in the shops.
You can get it FREE.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

automobiles
In fact, the
horse has de-
V ped a
n e w prank,
called "auto-
p h o b 1 a J"
making him
unsafe espe-
cially for la
dies to drive.
Let him see
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

poar Admiral Robley D. Evans at
ended a meeting in the Lake Mohonk
,ene IN the interest of Hampton insti-
~ If Virginia, and made speech,
.u.u indorsing the work of the in
stitute.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

Kind-Hearted Old Gent to Beggar-
What did you do, my poor friend, be-
fore you were blind?"
Beggar-What did 1 do? Well, sir,
before being blind was deaf and
dumb
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
VACANT GOVERNMENT LANDS.

county showing all vacant government land,
$3.50. Township blue prints of Stevens,
Ferry, Okanogan, Douglas and Chelan coun-
ties, 81 per township. Frank X. Corbaley,
SO. 8 Washington street. Spokane. Wash.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslows Sooth
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for thei
children during the teething period.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

Tito st. Vitus Dance and Nervous Dis
Ill eases permanently cured by DR..
iIIuKline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send
for FREE 50 trial bottle and treatise. DIR.
R. II. Kline, Ltd, 9S1 Arch ST. Phila., Pa
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

Do you know that your chickens
come over into my garden?"
Il thought they must be doing that"
"Why?"
Because they never came back"
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

The homlier man is the more he
has to say about how the women run
after him. ..........
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

One sort of fool is the man who be
lieves he can get ten cent cigar fol
five.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

Every man derends cowardice IN his
own case as discretion.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18
Prevents Runaway.

After being trained to pass locomo
tives, bicycles. etc, without shying,
the horse must now be broken in to
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

There is some leather made from frog
.klns in this country and American
,ovelties made Of this leather include
uocketbooks. card cases and similar
fhipgs In France some children'f
shoes are made Of this leather
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-09-18

A sissy boy is one who takes towels
with him when he goes swimming.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01

The greatest of all newspapers is
the daily Globe-Democrat, of St. Lou
is. 1t has no equal or rival in all
the west and ought to be in the hands
of every reader of any daily paper. II
costs by mail, postage prepaid, daily,
including Sunday, one year, $500;
months, $500; 8 months, $3.50;
daily without Sunday, one year, $500;
6 months, $500; 3 months, $100. Sun
day edition-a big newspaper and
magazine combined, 4S to 76 pages
every Sunday, one year, 5000; 6
months, 81. A subscription for the
Globe-Democrat, at these prices, Is
the best possible newspaper invest
ment. Send your order today or write
for Free sample copy to Globe Print
ing company, st. Louis, Mo. See spe-
cial Tong time" campaign offer of the
Twice~a-Week issue of the Globe
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01
The Clubs, Social and Otherwise.

The Clubs, Social and Otherwise.
Ladies' Sunlight Social meets every
Wednesday at the residences of its
members, discusses art, culinary, and
home circle questions.
ST. Paul Sewing Circle meets every
Thursday at Lecture room of ST. Paul
church, discusses all important home
circle questions.
Mothers Literary, meets every
month, auxiliary to st. Paul Sewing
Circle.
The Woman's Club, meets every
week, is the oldest club-has been and
is rescue club for the fallen, .
philanthropic agency, this club has
social and juvenile section, Mrs. G.
H. Morgan is president, Mrs. Higgin-
botham is chairman, of the social Sec
ton; Miss Clara Blackwell is press
reporter for this club.
The NoneSuch, is social club
among the younger society folk
meets every Thursday.
The Don't Worry, is club composed
of the elderly married ladies-meets
weekly.
Lodges and their meeting nights
and place of meeting will be carried
for Csc the month. We have all man
ner of lodges here.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01
CONSOLIDATED STREET CAR
ROUTE.
Points of Interest
Snrin pfield's Attractions and HOW to
ROUTE.
Points of Interest

Springfield's Attractions and How to
Reach Them.
Lincoln home-Corner Eighth and
Jackson streets-take South Eighth
car.
Lincoln Monument, Oak Ridge Gem
etery-take North Fifth street cars at
Fifth and Monroe streets.
Parks and Pleasure Resorts.
Washington Park, southwest of city
take South Second or Lawrence ave
nue. cars. Reservoir Park, northeast
of city-take North Seventh cars.
Camp Lincoln. The permanent
camp grounds of the Illinois National
Guards. Take Rutledge or Camp
Lincoln cars. State Fair grounds,
north of city. Take North Seventh
cars. White City Park east of the
city. Take East Capitol avenue cars
at Fifth and Monroe.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01

Lawrence Johnson of Gallo.
Missouri, spent few days in
the city last week.
The lagrldpe is epidrmic.
Almost to zero this week,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01

"Oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed BE-
yond the shore,
But still thy voice is ringing Ger the
gale
Thou'st taught thy race how high her
hope may soar,
And bid them seek the heights, ner
faint nor fall"
Paul Laurence Dunbar on FreS
Douglass.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01
For the Benefit Of
Tuskegee Institute
Speeches Made by Gov. Hughes,
Col. Henri Watterson Of Louis.
vile, ky.-Hon. Seth Low,
Chairman.
FROM The Courier /ou,nal.)

CIV. Hughes began by declaring
that from a proper point of view"
the work done for "our fellow citi
zens of the black race it lis for our
own benefit as wel1' and essential
to the interests Of the people as a
whole<"
Continuing he said in part:
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Write him at once 10 sd Street
Chicago, Ill.
The Forums staff.

E. L. Rogers, Editor-inCh and
Business Mgr.
Will H. Barbour, Asst. Editor.
Proof Reader and Stenographer.
v, Office Clerk, Book
keeper and Collector.
Springfield.
Mrs. E. L. White, Contributor.
Miss Mamie Davis, Petersburg.
II. A. Donegon, Lincoln.
MISS BLANCHE HCaGLAND,
Bloomington Agent and Correspondent
MISS JESSIE M. WATKINS,
Villa Ridge.
Address matter for the paper to The
Forum, 3051s So. Sixth st.
Matters of business or information
to E. l.. Rogers, Mgr.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01
THE NEGRO's FUTURE.
Watterson spoke as follows:


by reflection one OF the most serious
problems for the States of the North
to consider and help to solve-is
knownsas the Negro Question. AS it
stands it is the embodiment of
century OF misleading and error
Fash side of the controversy has had
its share in both the misleading and
the error. Not until Heaven raised
up in the prescribed race Mana
Leader of Men though Negro
who is with us here to nght-dd
single ray Of truth penetrate the
surrounding darkness. Almost des-
pairing, / had ceased to theorize,
throwing myself back On simple,
childike faith in God, when Booker
T Washington appeared upon the
scene to tighten the gloom and point
the way. 1t rejoices me to stand by
his side, to hold up his hands. No.
body can go to Tuskegee and see
what | saw there. and come away
without being impressed. Ever
since | went there, now many years
ago. l have been filled with hope. for
though the institution OF African
slavery be dead. and thank the Lord
of Hosts for that, the Negro is here:
lie IS here in ever-increasing num-
bers, and he is here to stay. All
schemes for getting rid of him are
fantastic, and, if attempted, would
prove abortive. He must be devel-
oped on new lines, educated to an
anomalous situation, and resolved
into the body of society, not as an
lrrltant, but as a natural. If diSpen-
sable component para. That's the
problem.
BOTH SECTIONS RESPONSIBLE.
The two sections of the American
Union were in the beginning. as you
know, jointly responsible for African
slavery Originally the slave trad o
existed both North and South. The
African was brought here in North
ern ships. When the North found
slave labor unprofi table it sold it's
slaves to the South, which mistaken
ly thought it profitable. / have
never heard that the North failed to
put the money it got for it's slaves
In us pocket. 1t is to The glory of
our common manhood that, when
virginia coded an Empire to the
FEDERAL Government it was stipulat-
ed that human bondage should never
cross its border. At last the inst itu-
ton Of African Slavery precipitated
the South into d ruinous war. and.
after this war it was discovered that
slave labor had been found no more
profitable in the South than in the
North.
THE NEGROES CROWN OF GLORY
during century of angry cOnten-
ton among the whites about the
blacks, surfing with the suppression
IF the African Slave trade to culmi-
nate with the Proclamation of
Emancipation, it was the black peo-
pie, not the white people, who con
Quoted themselves like Christian men
and women, and If Gabriel should
suddenly blow his horn and the
world should come to end this bles-
SEQ instant, many white man
might be found holding up black
man betwixt himself and the fire. to
plead his Gaze before the Recording
Angel. The black people ought to
be very proud Of this. 1t should
constitute their point of departure
In that SOul-iOurneY from urace IL
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01

that from a proper point of view"
the work done for "our fellow citi
zens of the black race it lis for our
own benefit as we'll" and essential
to the interests Of the people as
wholex" =.
Continuing he said in part:
FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL
We can never afford to lose sight
of the fundamental objects alike of
enlightened selfnterest, of philan-
thropy and of patriotism. These are,
first, to give opportunity and stimu
lus SO that each man make the most
of himself; further, to stimulate that
wholesome interest in the welfare of
our fellows who will make usefulness
and service The standards Of our ac-
Invites and without which talent
and trained skill are proStituted to
ignoble and corrupt purposes; and
still further. to see that our laws
and our administration OF laws shall
secure equality Of civil rights, shall
protect the gains of honest effort
and shall make the field of our la
boris a fair one in which talent and
industry shall have chance on
their merits, free from all prevent
able oppression. .e
These aims he declared to be not
sectional, nor concerning exclusively
any race or section-''lhey are the
aims of free people
We want neither slaves nor serfs.
nor any body Of citizens permanent
ly below the standards which must
be maintained for The preservation
Of the republic. We cannot main
tain our Democratic ideals as to one
set of our people and ignore them as
to others.
The governor pointed to the in
creasng inter est in training for agri-
cultural as well as for technical
occupation, aud said That in the
provision for necessary instruction to
enable men to make the most of
themselves in every field of activity
the hegro must have generous
share"
Gov Hughes paid tribute to the
work of Tu>kegee and to Booker r.
Washington. and wished God speed
to the work of this and all similar
institutions.
MIR WATEERSON S SPEECH
Mr.. Henry Watterson said that
though the white man seemed to
have gotten along faster than his
co'ored neighbor, all were creatures
of evolution and educa ion, and add
ed:
I'VE have lad no race war or SER
ious race conflict in Kentucky. The
feudsts of the mountains, the night
riders OF the tobacco belt. are all
whit, S. not blacks Reasonable white
people and reasonable black people
find it easy to get Il ong much as if
there existed no color line. Each is
inspired by sense Of duty to the
other, under which the benign in.
fluence Of religion and humanity
may yet blossom into the old domes
tic relations of confidence and effcc
tioh, the man.ownership succeeded
by manhood clause, at ohce self
re'pec5in aud reciprocally re- pect
ed
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-02-01
See Him

Go and see the Wonderful
Clairvoyant and mind reader
and Fortune Teller; is able to
tell you anything you want to
know. Gives you good luck
in any respect, takes OIL
spells caused by any evil in
6uence which has been cauS-
eddy witchery or hoodoo.