Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-06-18

crops which may bc grown thereon.
II the orchard Is doing business-fill-
Ing baskets and barrels mt harvest time
lit should he fertilized Just us should
the corn and oat field or potato patch.
While horse trader may he honest.
there Is presnmp;ive evidence that If
he Is consistently so he cannot stay in
the business any great length OF time.
In one district IN the state of Wash
ington straw has been used very eff
fcctively on the highways in overcom-
ing the difficulty encountered with mud
and dust
Perhaps caves properly adjusted on
the yard side OF the big red barn will
prevent the place from becoming
nasty mire during the rainy months of
the spring.
The granger who will sell filthy
cream to the creamery or added eggs
to the groceryman has no kick coming
If he should find wafer and sand In the
sugar or worms IN the prunes.
1t Is a good idea to wage an effective
rat and mouse campaign up to the LIST
Of May and then give the birds full
sway by shipping the old tabby and
her multlcolored litter over into the
next township.
Much butter we eat and like because
it is juicy contains from ~ to l6 per
cent OF plain water. If II contains a
larger per cent than this the govern
ment calls it aduterated and proceeds
against the manufacturers accordingly.
He Is very inconsistent school pa
tron who buys ten dollar ROSTERS for
his flock OF poultry n 5000 sire for his
herd of cattle and yet who kicks on
paying $40 n month for the services OF
competent teacher for the district
school
Any farmer is justified In setting his
dog on the lightning rod agent. the
average fruit tree peddler. the book
agent and the small boy from town
with the gun. 1t Is a debatable ques-
ton perhaps whose calves out of the
bunch ought to be chewed the harder.
For the novice in the horticultural
business II Is well to remember that
It is more satisfactory all around as
well as more profitable to set one or
two varieties of apple trees of recog-
| ni-ed hardness and merit as'to quality
of fruit than to dabble In ten or fifteen
varieties. which are quite likely to be
we'll described by saying that they are
good, bad and Indifferent.
1t is fair to assume that the man or
woman who makes much of his or her
religious profession and yet whose the
cries are not put into practice in the
home life and relations has but q
shoddy. veneer kind of religion after
all We once knew an old codger of
this type who was piety personified In
the prayer meeting. but. who was that
tight and mean that he treated his own
kin in a more ungracious manner than
he would the cur that licked his boots
heavily all such counterfeit stun as
this.
One western municipality that the
writer knows of has settled the tramp
problem In very effective yet simple
manner The aldermen of the town
have passed an ordinance levying a
fine on any person who feeds tramp
Coupled with this. strict orders have
been given to the residents requesting
them to ring for patrol wagon al
once when a tramp stops and asks for
food II he Is there on the arrival OF
the patrol be IS taken to police head
quarters. where he is given food and
clothing. II necessary. but where he ID
made to work his board and lodging
out on a city wood or stone pile Sc
well does this plan work that tramps
shun the town as they would pesti
lence.
In view OF the stress which the fed
eral government and many states ar,
now laying on the matter OF a preser
walton Of the forests of the country
Arbor day should take on an added
meaning with its interesting and pa
triotic observances. Not only shoul,
the thought of the day be put into ae
, tual practice by planting trees In tn,
school yards to furnish shade an,
make them more attractive. but Their
should be instilled into the hearts o
the pupils at an early date the impor
tant services which these trees rende
TO man and the duty that rests upol
all or so protecting trees and forest
| already growing and setting new tree
| that IN future years the lumber an,