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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
A Manly Opponent.

In football match between the Car
Isle Indians and Harvard, says a
writer in Outing Magazine, one Of the
Indian players suddenly got away with
the ball and ran down the field. There
was only one of his opponents between
him and the goal posts.
If the runner succeeded In getting by
him, 1t meant athletic glory for him
self and perhaps victory for his small
college over this mighty institution of
learning, containing the flower of the
civilization which had swept his fore
fathers away from the lands they once
possessed.
The crowd in the stands had risen,
gasping in their excitement, as crowds
do at such moments.
But just as he had almost gained the
goal line, that one man, a famous
sprinter, brought the runner down with
a beautiful tackle. The stands rocked
with relief, and the usual "piling up
OF other players took place.
As the two lay there together, the
fair-haired representative of New Eng
land, while still clasping the dark.
skinned descendant of American saw.
agery, felt something fumbllng, and
presently became aware, at the bottom
of the heap there, that his right hand
was being shaken.
Good tackled" muttered the Indian.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
Comparative Food values.

An English journal, The Lancet, In
discussing the comparative food value
of roast beef and turkey, says that 1t
may be said that, weight for weight,
the flesh Of the turkey is more nourlsh-
Ing than that Of beef but the latter is,
generally speaking, cheaper than the
former. The moisture In beef, how
ever, exceeds the amount present in
the flesh of the turkey, and the latter
contains a better percentage Of proteid
or hesh-forming substance. In either
case the percentage of moisture is sell
dom less than 20 per cent.
In lean beef the amount of fat Is
much the same as In a not too well-fed
turkey, but 1t must be pointed out that
the flesh of poultry differs from that
Of beef and mutton in not having its
muscular fibers permeated by fat, and,
moreover, the fibers in the flesh of the
fowl are short and rarely yield to the
disintegratlng action Of the digestive
processes. A large amount of fat in
either case Is apt to interfere with the
digestibility Of the meat The fat of
beef is more digestible than the fat OF
the turkey. The fat of birds, In fact,
is harder, and owing to its tendency to
become rancid, is unsuitable for the
lyspeptic patient.
The Lancet believes that the most
important difference from a dIetetIC
point Of view between beef and turkey
Is that whereas beef contains a high
percentage of extractive matters, tur-
key contains hardly any at all. The ex.
tractive matters In beef account largely
for Its peculiar and marked flavor, and
owing to their absence in poultry gen
orally, and in the pheasant and part
ridge, the flavor of these meats is deli
cate. But there is no doubt that the
extractiyes Of beef, as well as mutton
are valuable, for not only are they
fiavoring agents, but they also act al
perhaps the most powerful stlmulant
to gastric digestion.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
surpri.e to tho ONCE BOY.

In a certain large and busy office
downtown there are FIVE telephone
booths, and it takes a good deal Of the
time Of one Office boy to answer the
many calls. During rush hours, indeed.
these calls are almost lncessant, and
when the duty Of attending to them
was assigned to a new boy the other
day he got into trouble right away.
BEFORE answering a call he learned that
the party at the other end was the
wife of one of the members of the
nrm. He called this member out of
his Office and told him his wife want.
ed to speak to him on the phone. The
member, approaching the booths, asked.
(which one?" ''I'm sure don't know
SIR" replied the boy. 81 didn't know
you had more than one."-Philadelpb,a
Record.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
Learned by Hard knocks.


SO long as the home market ls not
fully supplied there Is no gain IN ship
ping away.
As a rule the offspring Of immature
and pampered animals are predisposed
to disease.
A proper rotation AMI wise tillage
will do much to keep the soil supplied
With available fertility.
Better methods, better stock and bet.
ter tools have dou bed the productions
If more than one fnrnl.
Oats contain largely the mineral
properties requisite to form and grow
bone and the protein that makes mus
Gle and other tissues.
More hay and less grain makes the
farm easier to haad'A and In the end
gives 1t quite as much profit.
There is often more profit In grow
ing little things and In fine products, in
proportion than In the great staples.
without stock there can be no COM
plete utilization Of the furm products.
With stock there can be no waste pro-
ducts
Glover and grasses retain moisture
In the soil, render Z porous and fayoS
INTERPOLATION while hliing with Vegeta.
BILE matter.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
Important Correction.

To Tennyson truth was a simple
thing; 1t was simply to be exact. In
this light should be read an amusing
story found in Bran Stoker's Personal
"reminiscences of Henry Irving" Irv-
ing had heard story that Tennyson
not long before had been lunching with
friends in his own neighborhood not
far from Haslemere. His hostess said
to him as they went into the dining
room:
II have made a dish specially for
you myself. l hope you will try 1t
and tell me exactly what you think Of
it."
"Of course SHALL" replied Tenny-
son.
After lunch she asked him what he
thought Of 1t.
"If you really wish to know" said
he, II thought it was like an old shoe. +"
When they met, Irving asked Ten.
nyson II the story were true.
NO." he said, at once. 81 didn't
say that. l. said something; but 1t
wasn't that it was like an old shoe !"
what did you sayf" persisted Irv-
ing.
II said 1t was like an old boot"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22

The Maine law regulating the sale OF
agricultural seeds requires that grass
seed shall be sold under guarantee as
to purity. Bulletin 1873 OF the Maine
agricultural experiment station, which,
doubtless, many Of your readers have
received, gives analysis Of the seeds
which were collected by the inspector
and those sent to the experiment sta
ton by correspondence in 1906 The
dealers are very generally conforming
to the law and the purity Of most seeds
is now guaranteed The question nat
urally arises in the mind OF a farmer,
should seed be strictly pure, and, II
not, how nearly pure should 1t be?
The purity Of seeds varies great,
with their kind. It is possible to grow
timothy seed SO clean that 1t shall car
~ practically no foreign weed seeds.
1t Is not as easy to grow any Of the
other grasses or clovers SO clean. There
Is no need for the sower to ever buy
timothy seed that Is much less than
99.5 per cent pure, Samples have been
examined by The station the present
year which contained not a single for
elgn harmful seed.
The best red clover seed viii IRE.
quently carry as much as per cent
of foreign matter, although these I'M
purities are usually comparatively
harmless. 1t is, however, poor policy
for the sower to buy a red-ciover seed
that is less than 90 per cent pure, The
best grades of alsike clover viii run
about $50 per cent pure on the average
1t is doubtful If the purchases should
buy an alsilxe whose purity Is less than
97.5 per cent
Redtop Is the most difficult seed OF
all. 1t will, Of course, contain more
or less chair. 1t is difEicult to grow red
top free from timothy, and the seed
cleaners find 1t difficult to separate tim
othy seed from redtop after It has once
been introduced. Samples Of redtop
carrying as high as - or even 10 per
cent OF timothy are not unusual. X
one could be sure that the Impurities
were harmless like char and timothy
1t might be safe to buy redtop even
as low as S5 per cent pure. Unless enc
is assured OF the character Of the I'M
purlties, 1t is unwise to buy fedt0f
less than 95 per cent pure.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22

The profitable line Of production is to
maintain good health with early ma
turIty.
More than half a million emigrants
from Russia have passed into Siberia
the past year to engage in wheat rails
ing.
A farmer near McEwan, Tenn, is dis
playing an ear Of corn twelve inches
long, Weighing three pounds and con-
tanning 1886 grains
grain farm at Murray, Iowa, ship
ped twenty-seven carloads of timothy
seed last fall, for which the farmers
received from $1.50 to $1.75 bushel.
A Kansas man claims to have invent
ed fence-weaving machine, run by a
two-horse power gasoline engine, which
will weave and SET a mile of fence a
| day.
The United States produced 14,OOO..
600 bushels of rice last year on a half
million acres, The culture Of rice Is
gradually creeping north and some very
good grain is reported in Arkansas.
Holland has set engineers to work to
pump the water out of the famous
Zuyder Zee and turn 1t into dry lanG.
! When this work is accomplished there
will rise where 1900 fishermen now
sink their nets farms and homes for
$4,000 Hollanders.
Washington dispatch says a genius
has invented a dope which when used
as paint for farm machinery will pre-
vent rust and decay. This might 10
good news for those farmers who use
the fence corners as storehouses for
their farm machinery. but the proba-
bility is they are too lazy to apply the
dope.
r. W. Grouse, a graduate Of Iowa
agricultural college, has been appointed
State lecturer on animal husbandry for
Virginia. Another Iowa boy has gone
to the Massachusetts, agricultural col
lege as assistant in animal husbandrv.
The demand for college graduates IN
the high class agricultural lines at sal.
aries ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 q
year is larger than the supply.
Charles W Trock Of Ridgeway, Ohio
a 7-year-old lad, while wandering in
the fields sat down on little hummociS
which contained a bumblebee's nest
Within moment he was so badly stuns
that his body swelled to twice its size
and death soon followed.
Enterprising men will make an en-,
pertinent of raising thornless cactus
on a commercial scale in Riverside
county, California. This cactus Is the
kind that has had its thorns bred OF
by Luther Burbank and is said to b.
extremely valuable - stock food
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
THE RULE AND THE TEST.
Few REGULATIONS Can BE RigidIy Adj
hered to ON All Occasions.


Few REGULATIONS Can BE RiEidIy Adj
hered to ON All Occasions.
Twenty years ago." Miss Harriet
observed, 1 made rule from which
l have never devlated since. 1t is
largely to the observance of that rule
that attribute my freedom from wrin
kles and worry"
Miss Harriet's hearers looked inter
ested; one was very apt to look inter
ested when Miss Vinton was talking.
WAS 1t an Emersonlan ruler" Con-
stance asked. slyly.
1T was" Miss Harriet returned,
calmly. 81 had to go through great
deal of unnecessary suffering before I
arrived at my decision; mankind-and
especially spends a great
deal of life in undergoing unnecessary
suffering, and l was no exception. But
one day my eyes were opened. Since
then l have sternly refused to accept
any gift except flowers from any friend
| possess"
Constance and Katharine exchanged
involuntary glances; each face, al
though amused, revealed a trifle Of en-
barrassment
"Of course" Miss Harriet pursued,
Il don't expect you to take my advice
1--we given up expecting anybody to
take advice-that's another emancipa-
tion; l am merely saying that 1t is q
pity to have such pretty room as this
spoiled by that atrocious vase and the
paper-doll lady in the very extensive
frame"
Would you mind telling us" Kath
arine inquired, respectfully, chow you
managed your emancipation without
hurting peopleT"
Il didn't manage it without hurting
people. 1t did hurt peoples foolish
feelings at first-mine most Of all
But it's easy now. As soon as l fint
am making a new friend l lead the
conversation to the subject Of gifts
and express my sentiments clearly anG
Enthusiastically, and after a gasp of sur
prise, people take 1t sensibly and real
lie the comfort of It"
Constance sighed wistfully. ut doel
sound comfortable" she said. "But
know l never could"
Two days later, as the girls wer,
coming In from a concert, they me-
little Katie Barry just leaving. Katl,
was cripple, and Miss Harriet, In hel
usual breezy fashion, found many
things to do for her, and was repaid
By an adoring devotion. To-day Katiet
thin little face was fairly radiant.
II brought Miss Harriet present,
she confded to them. "She liked it ,
lot"
With one Impulse the girls few t
the library. 1t was even better thar
they expected. Miss Harriet wa
gazing with an expression Of grim dis
may at an Imitation bronze vase will
a huge pink bow.
WELL" she greeted them, "say It
Now's your chance"
But the girls, to their honor, salt
nothing-then. Only to each othe
they acknowledged a certain comfor
In the situation.-Youth's Companion
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22


Marjorie Bowen, "the child novel;
ist," author of the wiper of Milan,"
which is enjoying a season of popular
ity in Great Britain and Europe, has a
second book ready for publication,
which will be called 1.-THE Leopard and
the Lily"
An Esperanto first reader is now In
press consisting of sixty-four pages and
designed to follow the instruction
books. 1t contains a story by Mile. DE
Beaufort, short story by DIR. Zamen-
hof, the inventor of the language, and
several extracts after the fashion of
the usual school reader.
Wilbur Nesbit, the author, received
recently list of questions from a WI
man who was arranging a symposium
for publication. Among the questions
was who, In your estimation, was OF
is the greatest woman in the worldT'
Mr.. Nesbit replied: 1.-THE unknown
woman who invented apple pie She
was and is and ever will be the woman
who has done more than any other to
gladden. the heart Of man."
Miss Alice Lounsberry, author OF
'The Wild Flower Book for Young Peo-
ple," 1.-THE Guide to the Trees" etc
(Stokes), and other popular nature
books, has gone abroad for relaxation.
Her interest has been aroused by &C
counts Of the great desert country, the
scene In 1.-THE Garden of Allah" and
she will spend some time In that re-
gion. 1t is not known whether or NOT
she will write any descriptions Of the
country she visits, but it is understood
that she is continuing work upon an.
other nature book for young people.
The London Athenaeum pays an I'm.
expected tribute to an American insti-
tuition in its review of the recently pub
lished Correspondents of William
Pitt" a work which was edited under
the auspices Of the Colonial Danes of
America. "The letters are from our
record Office" says the Athenaeum
critic; "and 1t shows admirable enter
prise on the part of the American la
dies, descended from the old colonial
families, that they should have revived
many great days Of American history
on the impartial and truly historical
method here adopted"
DR.. Luther H. Gulick's book, "The
Efficient Life" shows the way to live
In order to get the most physical salts
faction out Of life while doing a real
share Of the worlds work. The various
chapters will be as follows: Speed"
''Life That Is Worth While" Eff
cheney" meek Against Collar"
Fatigue" Sleep" "Paln-the Danger
Signal" "stimulants and Other Whips, -
"The Bath for Body and Soul" Estates
Of Mind and States of Body" vitality
the Armor Of Offense," Waste, ""Ex-
srcise-Its Use and Abuse" 'The Busi-
ness Of Digestion" "Meat," Drink"
and "The Table" DR.. GulIck's arti-
cles on these subjects in the Worlds
Work exhibited strong practical sense.
His ideas on hygiene deserve close con-
sideration. 1.-THE Efficient Life" will
have the following interesting dedica-
hon. ITO Theodore Roosevelt, who
sometimes leads the simple life, who
often leads the strenuous life, but who
always leads the efficient life."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
ancient Indian writinr..


A local newspaper man Mt Otanga,
o. T., made very lucky find the other
day by accidentally learning about an
old Indian history, says the Kansas
City Journal. The details are written
out on old parchment paper and proved
to be an accurate history of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indians. 1t gave
an account Of their religious rites and
beliefs along with the traditions Of
the tribes. 1t deals freely with the
tribal government for over 100 years
and is very extensive IN covering the
relation with the United States govern
ment.
Many important fights with troops
and description Of the burying ground
where some officers were inferred are
among the things. 1t was originally
written in Indian language and was
translated by George Bent, an old-time
Indian scout and plalnsman.
The affairs of several other Indian
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22

full name and titles: Her Grace the
Right Honorable Louise Frederick Au-
guste Dalton Cavendlsh, Duchess Of
Devonshire, Marchloness of Harting-
ton, Countess of Devonshife, Countess
of Burlington, Countess d'Anhalt of
Hanover, Lady Cavendish of Hard
wicke, Lady Cavendish of Keighiey,
Lady of Grace of st. John of Jerusalem
and seventh Duchess of Manchester.
The latter title has lapsed. 1t was in
the days of the Prince Consort that
the Countess Louise d'Anhalt went to
London. Her father, the Comte DIAL
ton of Hanover, was in the train of the
German princellng who married Vic
toria the Good. When she reached the
age Of II she was presented at court
and launched into society. She had
been brought up in the strict German
regime which also ruled the court of
the period, and the giddy whirl of so
ciety opened her eyes Within a year
she wed Lord Vaudeville, who three
wears later became His Grace of Man
chester. He was an inveterate gambler,
a and wasted practically all his patro-
mony at the card table. A son born Of
this union married Consuelo Yzanga,
an American, and their son, the present
Duke of Manchester, also married an
American, Miss Helena Zimmerman, of
Cincinnati. The other children Of the
Double Duchess have all married well.
Her Romance.
Early in her married life the "Dou-
HE Duchess" found herself deserted by
her husband. Manchester preferred the
gambling table to his wife. She found
consolation and companionshlp in so
cjety. where she met the Marquis of
Harrington who stood high In politics
as "a right-hand man of Gladstone and
a member of the cabinet. He was not
an orator but was a clever and fasci-
mating man and had the right of sue
cession to the dukedom of DevOnshire
An amazing friendship grew up between
the busy politician and the German
beauty. As the years went on and he
never married, but kept close to the
hem Of the duchess gown, society point
ed It out as the ideal platonic affec-
ton. IN 1890 the Duke of Manchester
died. The next year, by the death OF
the then duke, the Marquis of Harting-
ton became Duke of Devonshire and
the next year the widowed Duchess OF
MANCHESTER became Duchess Of DEon-
shire. She was 81 then, Nlshis was the
climax of a romapess watched by the
whole world
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22
Discipline Too Strong.

Edward G. Mansfield, late first as
sistant postmaster of Boston and Sec
rotary Of the Republican State Commit
tee, tells this story illustrating one
phase of bis experience while secretary
Of the Soldiers Aid Society during the
Spanish war, says the Boston Herald.
A large relief fund had been collected
and the ever-lncreasing number of ap-
plicants for aid soon convinced Mr..
Mansfield that his chief duty would be
in finding really deserving ones among
the imposters.
One day a young artilleryman from
one Of the harbor forts visited the
office. He was a fine specimen of ply
steal manhood and despite the easily
apparent evidence of intoxication bis
uniform was splck and span. OF course
his appeal for aid was courteously re-
fused:
But the soldier was persistent, be-
coming a daily visitor. Finally Mr..
Mansfield resolved to get rid of him
Attention. I" he commanded.
The man stiffened up and saluted
"About facet"
forward. march,"
without a word the soldier, turned
marching out through the door and
down the stairway, never to return.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22

AGGeAAo RaEAAAhks
Although agricultural machinery
originated In the United States and the
American farmer used patent mowers,
reapers and threshing machines long
before their European contemporaries
In the same field of labor had put aside
scythe, rake and fail, the possibility
Of introducing electric power in farm
work was first recognized in the Old
World.
This has probably been due to the
fact that the farmers of America,
thrifty and far-seeing, recognizing the
economy and reliability of the small
oil engine, failed to perceive how any
saving could be effected by generating
electric current and distributing to Its
motors in outlying positions
When, however, the mains from some
large electric power company pass with
In reach Of farm or estate the condi-
tons are much more favorable, and
this state of things must already exist
In measure which will be largely ex-
tended In the future. Current German
newspapers contain an interesting ac-
count Of the application of electricity to
a group Of farms In Saxony. The cleo
trio current is brought from an ada
cent town by overhead wires carried
on wooden poles Two receiving sta
lions are arranged, from which the cleo
tricity is distributed to the farm build
ings and to convenient positions m the
fields for the purpose of driving thresh-
ing and other machinery.
Sixteen fixed electric motors are In
stalled for chaff and root cutting, oat
crushing. pumping and for operating
machinery used in the manufacture of
potato spirit. In addition to this pow
er equipment, six portable motors arc
provided, which may be used for driy-
Ing pumps, circular saws, threshing ma
ohinery, and so forth, at any point
where their services are required. The
houses and buildings on the farms are
all lit by electricity, ar: lamps and
about 1000 glow lamps being used for
the purpose.
1t must be pointed out, however, that
this example could only be followed In
the United States on very large estate
or a group of adjacent farms. and 1t Is
doubtful whether such scheme could
be made a commercial success for the
operation of farming machinery pure
and simple. 1t would appear that wood
saving, pumping and other operations
requiring power mus. be included IL
the results are to compare favoabiy
with those at present obtained by the
use Of oil or steam engines But the
Saxon experiment Is full of Interest
and displays CAUTIOUSLY progressive
spirit in country where 'arm fences
are almost unknown. and shepherds and
eowherds are still living amid plctur-
esque realities
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22

and worries over her losses, but she
played abroad and when she returned
to London 1t was the signal for some Of
the highest bridge play known in the
history of the game. Many ladies were
reported to have lost their jewels and
their fortunes Again were there
stories of the duchess prodigious loss
es. Not long ago William Waldorf AS
tor bought Devonshire House for ST.
100000. For some time there have
been no social functions under the Dew
onshlre auspices and if there are any
in the near future they will be paid for
by Lady Hamilton.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-22

HAS TWO EDGES. the one saw aa
shown In the illustration.
The smooth top edge always seen on
saws ls changed to cutting edge, SINH.
lar to the regular cutting edge, the
saw thus having teeth on the two longi-
tudinal opposite edges. The handle Is
hinged to the blade instead Of being
rigid and can be. reversed as It becomes
necessary to use either blade. This
saw is also an economical saw. as 1t
saves the expense Of purchasing two
saws