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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10

De Foe when imprisoned in Newgate
for political pamphlet began his Re-
view, a periodical paper, which was
extended to nine thick volumes in
quarto and it has been supposed that
this work served as the model Of the
celebrated papers Of Steele. There De
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10
A Sure-enough Knocker.

J. G. Goodwin, of Reidsville, N. c.,
says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve is a
sure-enough knocker for ulcers. A bad
one come on my leg last summer, but
that wonderful salve knocked it out in
few rounds. Not even scar remained"
Guaranteed for piles, sores, burns, ETC.
25c. at L. P. Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10

Men always love to see girl
With dandy clear complexion.
Rocky Mountain Teas the stuff
That gives it to perfection.
w. G. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10

"Do you know, my husband had a
terrible habit of sleeping in church, but
he broke himself Of it" ''How"
"Gave up goingv'-Sketchy Bits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10

Stops earache in two minutes tooth
ache or pain of burn or scald in five
minutes: hoarseness, one hour, muscle
ache, two hours; sore throat, twelve
hours-Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil
monarch over pain.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-10

pardon me, sir, but isn't there an
other artist in this building" Artist
Well, that is matter of opinion. There
is another fellow who paints.-Model.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
Fla. Reconstruction of Core.

Inch thick, make a mark three-Quarters
of an Inch from the bottom. Place
this beside a wide board of same thick
ness on your workbench, and after
setting your compass at seven inches,
draw a quarter circle from one of the
3-quarter-inch marks to the other;
this will describe just one-fourth of
circle IA inches in diameter. The
board is cut along the circular mark
just drawn.
Now on the bottom edge make
mark at each end of this board just
three-quarters of an inch from the end
:along the bottom edge; draw a line
from this mark to the end of the cir
rcular cut just made and saw off this
little three-cornered piece, which
miters the board at an angle of 80 de-
grees, and so allows the four segments
of circle to fit together to form the
completed circle. Use the board you
have just cut as a pattern and cut Is
more exactly like it.
Now take one-inch strips which are
seven, eight or ten feet long, whatever
length you desire to culvert, and nail
to these circular pieces, as shown in
Fig. 1. Place one of each of the quar-
ter segments of circle at each end and
two. at equal distance apart in center,
and when you have nailed the strips
:as illustrated one-fourth of it is fin
-ished. Two of these sections are
joined together with strap hinges, as
shown in Fig. 1, hinge being placed
in each of the four corners where the
sections are joined together, and which
allows them to fold down together.
Now for the folding brace to hold
the sections upright while making
"culvert, use eight pieces of board one
inch square and five inches long; at
sone end of each one cut a long,
:slanting inter, as illustrated in Fig.
1, to allow them to fold nearly to-
sgether. Join two of each together
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
A TEN-YEAR RECORD.
Valuable Points for the Dairy Farmer
Suggested by Nebraska Station.

In October, 1896, the dairy herd Of
the Nebraska experiment station was
established for the purpose of supply
ing milk and cream to the class room
and also to furnish animals which
could be used in various practical eX
perimentS. The herd was started with
ten animals and increased to 81. Dur
ing the ten years, 160 complete yearly
records were recorded. The breads of
the herd were principally Jerseys and
Holsteins, with some Shorthorns and
a few grades of various breeds. All
records were carefully kept from day
to day during the ten years and all the
records were compiled. The 160 rec
ords show an average Of 6.513.2 pounds
of milk, and 1926 pounds of butter
per cow per year This average made
by number of different breeds cover
ing a period of ten years gives reli-
able basis for figuring.
The conclusions deducted from the
data are as follows:
AS a rule, short lactation periods
result in high per cent, of fat, while
long periods give a lower per cent.
of fat.
A large flow of milk is generally as
ISOLATED with a low per cent. of fat,
while small flow gives higher test.
1t was found. however, that the amount
of butter fat did not vary as much as
the milk flow or the per cent of fat.
In most cases heifers, with their
first calf did not show as high a test
as they did at more mature age.
The per cent. of butter fat did not
seem to be changed by the food ration
given.
In order to know the value of a
dairy herd and it's members, it is
necessary to keep a milk and butter
fat record of each cow from year to
year. Such record will show varia-
ton in the value of the animals and
will serve as guide in building up
the herd.
The COWS varied from year to year
in their butter fat production. The
good COWS were inclined to give large
yields year after year, while the poor
ones were in nearly all cases low
1t was found that, as rule, the
variation in milk flow in individual
COWS from year to year was due to
length of lactation and rest before
freshening. A long lactation period
favors larger milk production; also,
long period of rest before freshening
brings the same result.
The years 1905 and 1906 were used
to found the data of this experiment,
and special care was taken to record
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
DAIRY NOTES.

BY proper management of the feed
an even flow of milk can be secured
from most cows.
England is in the market for large
quantities of American butter, and this
demand may result in higher prices.
Cows know almost to the minute
when feeding time comes round and
they should not be kept waiting long
No matter what the market is the
maker of good. reliable butter can al
ways find ready sale at better than
quotations.
Have you ever tried a winter rye
pasture for the cows? 1t is well worth
while to do so. Then you viii need
velY little butter color preparation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
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CONCRETE cuLvERTs.
Easily and CheapIy BuiIt-Sonhe De-
tails of the Work.

The greatest trouble heretofore in
making concrete culverts, drains, etc.,
has been to remove the core, which
lis very easily remedied by building
the core, as illustrated, in four sec
lions, two sections being joined to-
:gether, SO that when removing from
the completed culvert it folds together
and is removed in a moments time.
Again, by having the core circular in
form you gain greatly in the strength
,of the completed work, as the arch will
withstand a greater pressure than the
usual square form used for this pur
pose.
This simple. machine can be built
by anyone, declares A. A. Houghton, in
Orange Judd Farmer, and is made as
follows: At both ends of board ten
inches long, "a inches wide and one
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05

365 Days.
accurately all data concerning the
amount of feed consumed by the cows.
The principal feeds given were as fol.
lows: For roughage, alfalfa hay, corn
silage and pasture; for concentrates,
corn, bran, oats and Hnseed-meal. The
prices charged for the foods were
based on the average market price
during the time they were fed. The
butter fat produced was credited to
the cows at the market value, based
on prices paid by the creameries OF
the state.
The conclusions from this test are
as follows:
The amount of milk and butter fat
produced depends upon the dairy ca.
pacity of the animal and the amount
and quality of the ration used.
Cows vary in their cost of keep, also
in their ability to use economically the
food consumed.
Cows of a decided dairy type will re-
turn the greatest profit when fed to
their full capacity.
The average cost of feeding dairy
COW, as shown by these records, is
about $50 per year, and the total
value of butter fat is about $40, leav'
ing an average of about $40 for labor
and profit, in addition to the value OF
the skin-miik and the value of the
calf
1t is fair to state that the calf, Skim.
milk and manure will balance the
labor required TO care for the cow, and
the net earnings per COW would there
fore be $40 Ter year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05

with hinges in center as completed
brace, and at each end, as illustrated
in Fig. L; the two hinges at ends Of
completed braces are fastened to Sec
tons, as illustrated, and hold them up
right or allow them to fold down as re-
Quired.
The core is now complete and will
mold an opening in culvert Is. inches
in diameter. When a larger or small
er opening is desired you can simply
change measurements in cutting the
material to make the size desired.
In operation, boards are set at each
end of the culvert, also at sides; the
bottom is filled with concrete mixture
TO the depth of two inches; then the
semi circular forms are set in place,
with edges together, and the concrete
mixture filled in around them and on
top to the depth of three, four or six
inches. according to the pressure that
is to be placed on the culvert. For
ordinary usage a four-inch depth on
top is sufficient
When finished the concrete is al
lowed to set or harden for several
days, when the side boards are re-
moved and the braces on center forms
: or core pushed back, folding the
forms together, SO that they can be
easily removed, as illustrated in Fig. 2
With this simple machine a neater,
stronger and more satisfactory cul-
vert can be nodded, with less labor
and more certain results than with
any square form.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
FARM GlEANINGS.

Instead of raising weeds in the gar
den grow some late crops. After the
early vegetables are out of the way
raise something else that will mature
late in the fall.
Use the split-log drag On the earth
roads. 1t has proven to be successful
and if there is any one thing needed
in the country it is better roads.
Whether It's better 10 feed or to sell
is the question agitating the corn rails
ers.
Cement pits filled daily with fres'
water makes good clean wallow fu
the hogs particularly when III.
weather 10 warm.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
AGAINST THIS WINTERS COLD.
How You Can Keep the Water Tank
Free from Ice.

If builders of cement tanks would
make the inner edge of the top which
S six inches wide, about one inch low
sr than the outer edge, and in freez-
.ng weather sprinkle salt on the top,
says Prairie Farmer, they would find
hat 1t will work it's way down on the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
Poultry Products

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
places the value of poultry products
produced in the United States las
year at s60O.O00,OOO, which is 100000
900 more than the value CT the whea
CROP
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
Notice Contractors

Bids wanted for the new Catholic
church. Call for plans and specifi-
cations at J. Wehrle's Dry Goods
store. Committee reserves the rigl t
to accept or reject the same
+. WAR, Sec'y.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05

inner edge Of the tank and loosen the
zee from the same so that it can read
;ly be removed, thus obviating the ne
cessity of a tank heater.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1908-11-05
Use of Leather BeItipr

In putting up leather bel ing exp:
eaced machin:sts make it pom
place the hair inside as i. has Il
G,ency TO stick 10 the whe an.l :.
ESsr longer.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04
"A New Cassie Chadwick.
Woman Found Poisoned In New York Apartment Had Many Names
and Posed Friend of Great PersonageS
Who Say They Knew Her Not

Facing the prospect of imprisonment
for contempt of court. process servers
and angry bill collectors crowding In
upon her from every direction. bereft
of her liveried servants and literally
at the end of her rope. beautiful wo-
man who called herself Mrs. John
Van Ness Roberts and Mrs. Catharine
Stuyvesant Roberts. but who is said
to have been none other than Louise
Vermeule. alleged shoplifter. died of
poisoning In her elegant apartments at
227 Riverside drive. New York,
For several months she had been
behind in her rent, 1t is said. and to-
ward the last she was afraid to ven
ture out ON account of duns and proc
ess servers.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
circumstances Of the woman's death
She had been i'll for some time of a
weak heart and had been attended by
DR.. Edward Peterson of 81 West Six
ty-eighth street. who had been pre-
scribing strychnine tablets. Belle Ken
needy, the maid. the only one of the
woman's retinue of servants left in her
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04
Notice for Publication.

Timber Land Act, June 8, 1878.
United States Land, Office, Lewiston,
Idaho. February 3, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that in
compliance with the provisions of
the act of congress of June 3, 1873,
entitled "An act for the sale of tim
Der lands in the States of California.
Oregon, Nevada and Washington
Territory" as extended to all the
public land states by act of August
4, 1892, Henri Lesmayoux Of Guide
sac, county of Nez Perez, state OF
Idaho, has this day filed in this Of
fee his sworn statement No. 2939,
for the purchase of the Sc n NE "
section 10; S Y NV u and NE u
NV II of section No. 20, in town
ship No. 32 N, range No. 2 W., B.
NJ, and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for
its timber or stone than for agricul-
tural purposes, and to establish his
claim to said land before register
and receiver at Lewiston, Idaho, on
Monday, the 9Th day of April, 1908.
He names as witnesses, Jules Ma
lige of Lapwai, Ida; Victoria Ma
lige Of Lapwai, Ida; John Lesma-
youx Of Culdesac, Ida; Louis Delsol
of Lewiston, Ida,
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
Office on or before the 9Th day OF
April, 1908.
T. H. BARTLETT. Register.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04

directory Of Harvard graduates failed
to discover any one Of that name. Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish says she never knew
the woman who posed as her friend.
1t was also said that while acting in
business capacity for the Mutual
Life Insurance company she so i'm
pressed the officers of the concern with
the story that she could greatly in
crease its business through her wide ac-
workmanship with prominent mem
bers of society that she secured ad-
vances on her commissions to the
amount of $500. For eight months
she drew $50 week as her salary and
in that time never earned a commits
sion. Her clever tongue won the con-
fidence Of the hard headed business
men who were officers of the insurance
company. In getting her position as
insurance solicitor she said that she
was related to the Stuyvesant family,
that she was cousin of Stuyvesant
Fish. that she had gone to school with
the two daughters of the late Senator
Fair, now Mrs. William K Vanderbilt.
Jr.. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, and
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04
amounted to s51s.45.

amounted to $513.45.
The report of Police Judge Erb
showed the receipts of the depart
ment for January were $779.
Superintendent of Cemetery Gar
by reported expenses amounting to
SIS. The receipts of the department
aggregated $4S.
Water Superintendent Smith re-
ported the following expenses: Sal
aries, $34e; power account, 1924;
miscellaneous, 1851, total of
$96O.51.
City Engineer Guilland reported
the work of his department had
been confined to giving grades,
making maps and profiles. A COM
plete estimate of sewer extension
No. 1, with maps, was prepared dur.
ing the month.
Fire Chief Martenson reported
two fires during the month, with a
total loss of $500, covered by
$1,000 Insurance.
The report of the water rent col
lector showed the receipts for the
month were $1,66777, divided as
follows Domestic, $1,536.75; pen
altfes, $25; labor and material,
$106O2.
The report of Street Superintend-
ent Payne showed total expense OF
$309.4O. The department collected
$22.50 during the month.
City Treasurer Roos reported cash
on hand January i, $52,51O.25;
revenues during month, $10,S36.S3;
disbursements, $25,544.7S; balance
on hand, $37S02.25.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04
SHE AFRAID TO VENTURE OUT BECAUSE OF PROCESS
SERVERS.

employ. told the coroner she had seen
her mistress take as many as six of
the strychnine pellets at one time. The
attending physicians said this might
account for her death.
After funeral services at the Church
Of the Holy Name the dead woman's
body was taken to Long Island City.
The stories told by the woman's
friends and acquaintance reveal her
as worthy rival Of Cassie Chadwick.
Colonel Robert ]. HARE, who was
counsel for Louise Vermeule when she
was arrested. tried and acquitted on
account Of her extensive operations
among dry goods merchants In New
York city In 1897. said:
''Some time after the acquittal Of
the Vermeule woman met her on the
street, and she told me she was pass
Ing under the name of Mrs. John Van
Ness Roberts and Mrs. Catharine
Stuyvesant Roberts, Both names were
purely fictitious. nor had the woman,
so Far as ever knew. the slightest
relationship to the Stuyvesants. Her
maiden name was Mabel FINLEY. She
was born In Philadelphia and became
the wife OF Richard W. Roelofs. Her
son by Roelofs is now with his father
In Cripple Creek. Colo"
Mrs. Roberts appeared In the New
York City Social Register. the blue
book Of the elite. as Katherine Stuy-
yesant She was well known in ex-
elusive circles and was guest at the
famous ball on the flagship Of Prince
Louis of Battenberg. On that occa.
sion, 1t Is said. General James Grant
Wilson was her escort. She claimed
to be an intimate friend of the Grants
and on her table were found the visit
ing cards of General Frederick Dent
Grant and Lieutenant General Corbin
Photographs of General Grant. Prince
Cantacuzene. General Miles and Other
eminent men were '~und In her rooms
Mrs. Roberts often stated that Jacot
A. Rils. President Roosevelt's friend
was executor of her mothers will and
had treated her badly. Mr. Riis de
clares he never even heard of her.
One of the stories Mrs. Roberts Ii
credited with Is that she had at on
time acted as the secretary of Mrs
! Phoebe Hearst This has been denied
at the Hearst Offices In New York city
Neither General Grant nor his wife
can recall. they say. ever having en-
| tertained Mrs Roberts at any of The
functions on the island, and Mrs
Grant says that neither she nor the
| general ever visited the apartments II
Riverside drive. When search was
made in Yonkers for Mrs. Roberts
summer home. Cloud Rift. mentioned
In the Soclal Register. It proved to b,
as elusive as cloud. Residents o.
| Yonkers never heard of any sucl
[ place. they say. According to Mrs
Roberts friends. she told them he
| husband was John Van Ness Roberts
graduate OF Harvard gentleman o.
leisure. DIllgent search through ths
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04

that she had two policies about to be
concluded for $4,000 and 100000
which she would take to the Mutual
At the Mutual Life Offices Mrs. Roberts
is remembered as a woman of mar
yelons personality" 1t was said there
that she possessed the ability to tell
the most convincing stories, but she
brought forward mythical seeker
after insurance. obtained $3.50 on a
note on the strength OF that and her
connection with the company ended.
Mrs. Roberts showed one OF her
friends a gold cigarette case which
she said q. H. Hartman had sent as
gift to her. She attended Prince
Henry's ball. where only handful Of
the elect were present. When she met
Prince Louis. according to a man who
was present on the flagship Drake, she
talked to him as II she knew him well.
and It was said at the time by the
prince, says this friend. that he had
met Mrs. Roberts" in London.
1t was also said that Mrs. Roberts
introduced one OF her friends as Colo
mel Morehead, son of former govern
or of Kentucky and friend of her
mother. Mrs. Stuyvesant" Mrs.
Roberts was also often seen at studio
receptions.
Richard Robots when seen at the
Cresson mine In Cripple Greek. Colo.
said:
"All this Is humiliating to me. but
| the incident Is now closed. don't
care so much for myself. but my heart
simply bleeds when l think of my little
son, who has been kept In ignorance
OF his mothers eccentric conduct for
years. | have done all that can when
sent money to provide decent fu-
neral for her. She was not In her
right mind for at least fourteen years.
| Roelofs went to Cripple Creek to
carve out his own fortune. He entered
the grocery business, and later his
wife went to Colorado and Joined him.
Mrs Roelofs had an inordlnate desire
for fine clothes and jewels, and when
her husband acknowledged his inabil-
| ity to supply her wants she adopted
| other means TO get them. She would
borrow money in her husbands name
pawn any articles she could not wear
j and finally began making friends
among wealthy mining men. These
| men were fascinated by the woman's
beauty and were willing to advance
her money as long as she smiled upon
| them.
In telegram to the New York au
thorities Mr.. Roelofs said he wanted
the body of his wife buried in Phila
del9hia by the side of that of hel
| mother. Mrs, FINLEY.
j The Union Trust company of Phila
delphia. the executor OF the estate OF
Mabel Tinley's mother, had recently
made the last payment of the income
of sthe estate to Mrs. Roberts. The
1 company sent one Of Its officers t.
New York city to arrange for thu
transfer Of the body to Philadelphia.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04

The movement taken by the Com
mercial club to secure grounds suit
able for a baseball park seems likely
to result in the lease of a block of
ground from c. Weisgerber in the
vicinity of the High school for that
purpose. The securing of ball park
will doubtless mean that one or more
of the ball teams of the Northwest
league will come to Lewiston for
their spring training.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04

County Treasurer Hinckly receiv-
ed from County Assessor Williams
Yesterday the sum of $214.169.90.
being the amount of the December
collections. This amount was i'm
mediately distributed to the several
funds. The state got SCI, 254.56,
and the special school funds We're
swelled in the amount of $22,266.19.
The county funds received $116,-
1855, the villages $5,401.93 and
the Shoshone redemption fund S.
9S5.37.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04

--anager Kroutinger of the Tenn
pie theater is distributing red feath-
ers today as the preliminary an
nouncement that the Red Feather
Opera company is billed to appear
at Lewiston February 90 This is
the company that was billed here
last year and kept from filling it's
dates by the high water 1t is one
of the star attractions of the season.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-02-04

To the Stockholders, Sacajawea Ex-
ploitation Company, Limited. and
All Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice that the principal
place of business of the above-nam-
ed company has been changed from
Lewiston, Nez Perez county, Idaho,
to Occur d'Alene, Kootenai county,
Idaho.
MARQUIS EATON. President,
M. H. HARE, Vice President.
1t-w-for-3w