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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Improving tie eArmer.s LIE.

In the earlier years of agricultural
colleges some very intelligent farm
ers held their teaching in slight es-
.eem. They were theoretical" sci
entiiic' and could bring to practical
farming but little aid Demonstra-
tons, experimental farms conducted
by college instructors. the results OBJ
tanned By the FIRST few graduates who
applied their collego-acquired knowl-
edge to farm work changed the views
Of the farmers, who hen more gener-
ally sent their Sons to agricultural col
leees. Even then for a time many Of
the farmers sons after finishing their
studies went as before to the towns
to seek careers instead Of returning
TO the farm Now. however not only
do the farmers sons return from the
agricultural college to the farm, but
town boys influenced by the spread OF
information as 10 the attractive profits
of agriculture earned by those who
farm scientifically go to the farms
from college instead of returning to
the town
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
NOT MATTER or IMPORTANCE
Substitution Considered of Little NO
nent by Sculptor

A story of the great French sculp-
tor Rodin and woman client is go
ing the rounds in Paris.
A wealthy American woman who
wished to transmit her form to pos
terity called on the artist and com
missioned him to execute a life size
statue OF herself The lady pos
sessed well turned figure, and for
hours. draped in Greek robes, she
posed before the sculptor
After a dozen visits RoGsn told her
thar further sitfings were unnecessary
and that he would finish the statue at
his leisure But when the fair Amer
lean returned some time later to take
possession Of her portrait she was
astonished to observe that the head
Of the statue bore no resemblance to
her own. She was naturally very in
dignant and complained bitterly of
the lack Of resemblance
Yes you are quite right replied the
veteran sculptor, in a dreamy, far
away voice. The fact is that your
head was entirely lacking in inspira-
ton, and at first | thought of leaving
the statue without head But after
reflection and in order that you might
suffer no prejudice | preferred to
replace your head by that Of Nine.
de ~. which she once ordered from
me and has never paid for Besides,
you will lose nothing by the change"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
THE DEVILS CORRAL.
8eins Made Into Park Stocked
With Mid Animals.

Among the scenic womltls x the
>nnke River Canyon i the Deyifs
Corral located fey miles above enc
Ssest shoshonc falls ga TIE north
side II TIE river which hrings i within
ihe limits y lincoln county This bit
81 property comprising shout quarter
ilg il ARA was purehas,d by Alpha
'Hsey. - Shoshoae alsai yeaf ago
~ hefs making 3 liafa e Z AMI -'aeS
af Niih Wild aniaia's Severe
aslling springa poar thsifioffeats INTO
llttif lake abaNl three e'ehina 81
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epth ard tht iste 3 ssPNe'p WIN
faai ~hifh efs kfrf sftsfF u Nife
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SEE tNf'se ifsi aga A'is p1sh pi''fe g .
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hafe efsf faH f'pF thf iF'is
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Journal Cartoons Talked of.

Postmaster Brown IS receiving many
congratulations on the cartoons he has
been drawing for the Journal. They
have been commented on very widely
all over the state and outside Of the
state too. He is showing some ability
that some day may put him IN the Dav-
export class with plntocratie income
and an independence that a Rockefeller
might envy More Of his excellent
work will appear IN the Journal from
time to time.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
As We All Know Him.

A line from G.. g Novinger who is
spending the winter at Colorado Springs
shows that he is very much alive and
that he has lost none Of his sense of
humor since former days. The many
friends Of Mr.. Novinger are watching
with intense interest the result of his
treatment by the specialist at Colorado
Springs, and longing for the return Of
one who was a leader in business circles.
and for the return of Mrs. Novinger
who was one Of the bright social lights
OF the city.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
A Prosperous Business.

Purdum & Purdum have been adding
to their livery and feed stable until they
now have stable accommodations for
almost 100 head of horses, besides cor
raj room for many others. Their latest
addition contains stall room for % ami
mails. They report that their business
has been growing so rapidly that they
can hardly keep up with the demands.
They have IS horses of their own con-
stantly in use, besides their custom
trade. Last week they bought fine
matched team of brown three-year-olds
from w. l.. Miller of jerome, who
brought them from st. Anthony. 1t
promises to make one of the most styl-
ish teams in this section.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
THE N. P, NOT YET.
individuals Buy N. P. Land Script
for Filing Purposes.

A news item was recently going the
rounds Of the press to the effect that
the Northern Pacific railway company
had fled on the Thousand Springs in the
southwestern part Of Lincoln county
and the Inference was drawn that the
company intended 70 build line into
the county 1t developes that mis-
take was made in the name Of the
company who made the fling It was
not the Northern Pacific at all bat the
Thousand Springs Land & Transpor a.
ton Company who made the fling.
This company has headquarters in Boise
and Guy c. Barnum. formerly Of Sho-
shone is one Of the officers and j. +.
Lane who is now locating in this city is.
a stockholder Mr. Lane gives the in
formation that shows how the mistake
was made connecting the Northern Pa
cifc with the transaction. In order to
secure immediate title 10 the land COM
prising the Thousand Springs, this com
pany bought Northern Pacific land
script and applied it on this land. In do
ing so they posted notices on the land
stating the fact as required by law.
The Thousand Springs are located at
the head of Hagerman valley about
seven miles south east Of the village Of
Hagerman and is so called because of
the multitude Of springs gushing out
Of the lava rock forming the north or
right hand wall of the Snake River
Canyon. Engineers have estimated
possible development from these springs Z
Of II, 600 horse power as they have
fall Of 1856 feet. In fact one spring has .
a possible development Of 5000 horse
power, one half Of the total BY cut
ng channel in the rim rock, just below
he springs the flow of five hundred Of
hem have been collected in single
.urrent which will develop several
thousand horse power. Besides laying
he Northern Pacific land script the
% npany bought out the Durfee claims
which had probably been. changed to
leeded land previous to this transaction.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
sIectro.Maanets Lift Glass.

electromagnetic are used for lifting
and handling large ranes of glass. As
glass is non-magnetic material, q
piece of sheet iron is placed under it
and one or more magnets applied on
the upper face. The magnets attract
the sheet iron and therefore hold the
glass suspended while moving
Popular Mechanics
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18

One of the dangers of the age is
that of speaking too much. Judging
from the frequency with which a few
people give the world the benefit Of
their views on every possible subject.
it might be thought that they were
qualifying for the post of lecturer to
the human race.-Child's Guardian.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18

fhem ihfer men Farmer B8rder
epllsa ip question fhema our
farm hands
hnt estfd The elig sirl sheros
abe lhe unet
Wat other one
WHY there's slUafs . qnsftet o.
'hem O. slue the Old Osken Bucket
er't llefe fbe Catholic standard
trd fines
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18
Christmas Holiday Rates.

Reduced rates Cor Christmas holidays
via Oregon Short Line. Tickets on sale
Decembes 18th. 18th, oath, 25th and
3lst and January LIST, 1909, limit Janu-
airy 4th. See agents for further par
ticulars.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-18

Hillsdale now has a postohice and as
the electric railroad will be built thru
the town in the spring there should be
built up very thriving town to accom-
modate the settlers of the Miner tract
who haye been making Miner their
trading point for the present season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
CLEVER WIFE.
Knew How to Keep Peace in Family

Knew How to Keep Peace in Family.
1t is quite significant, the number of
persons who get we'll of alarming heart
trouble when they let up on coffee and
use Postum as the beverage at meals.
There is nothing surprising about it
however, because the harmful alkaloid
in Postum, which is made CT clean,
nard wheat.
1.-TWO years ago l was having so
much trouble with my heart" Whites a
lady in Washington, that at times 1
felt quite alarmed. My husband took
me to a specialist to have my heart
examined.
THE doctor said he could find no
organic trouble but said my heart was
irritable from some food | had been
accustomed to eat, and asked me to
try and remember what disagreed with
me.
81 remembered that coffee always
| soured on my stomach and caused me
| trouble from palpitation of tile heart
! So | stopped coffee and began to use
Postum. have had no further trouble
since.
| "a neighbor of ours, an old man
was so irritable from drinking coffee
| that his wife wanted him to drink
Postum. This made him very angry
but his wife secured some Postum and
made is carefully according 10 direc
lions.
'He drank the Postum and did not
know the difference, and is still using
it to his lasting benefit. He tells his
wife that the coffee is better than il
used to be, SO she smiles with hin
and keeps peace in the family by serv
ing Postum instead OF coffee" There.
q Reason
Name given by Postum Co.. Battl,
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Read t,
Wellville,' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter A new
one appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28

the London paper, and as some Of the
magazines containing it are in the
hands of correspondents and diplomats
the thing is liable to bob up at any
time. 1t is now stated that third
indiscretion has come to light in the
form of letter written by the kaiser
to Queen Wilhelmina of Holland dur
ing the Russo-Japanese war in which
rather ominous threats were made if
Holland di not fortify her ports
against England. How many more of
these imperial letters ard interviews
will bob u in the various chancel-
leries and newspaper offices of the
world is the thing that is now interest
esting Germany
1t must be said on Williams behalf
that he talks rather freely to newspa-
per men and others, but ON the pledge
of secrecy. The president of the Unit
ed States, to whom the German en-
peror has been likened, does the same
thing If anybody dares to quote Mr.
Roosevelt after having been told not
to do so, he is promptly called a short
err and uglier name. William might do
the same but for the fact that both he
|. and his ministers approved the Lon
don Telegraph interview before it
went out. Under the circumstances
he can hardly get out by enlarging
the Ananias club.
A New York newspaper years ago
| printed n list of the kaiser's indiscre-
tions, and they occupied nearly an en-
tire page. Now they are occupying
the whole of Europe. There Is nothing
that will grow like the indiscretion
habit If assiduously cultivated.
Pulled Bismarck's Mustache.
| The first of Williams breaks occur.
red when he was five years old. II
was then he grabbed Bismarck's mus
tache and held on till his grandfather
had to pry him loose. His second
blunder is now a chestnut 1t occur
red but little after the Bismarck cpl
sode. A governess one day had t.
punish William severely and after Il
was all over said tearfully:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28

also acted as arbiter of art, poetry,
the drama, religion, besides running
an empire and making suggestions to
practically all the other rulers on
earth, the pervasive and ubiquitous
nature Of his activities can be some
what realized Yet even this state
ment gives but faint notion of the
multifarious manner in which he gets
his finger into all the pies that are
baked on this small earth He writes
poems and dramas, composes opera:
takes part in theological discussions,
looks after the commercial expansion
of his empire, attends to the duties of
his various ministers until they are
little more than clerks, drills his ar
mics, runs yachts, looks after the
navy, lives in forty nine different resi-
dences, suggests his wife's dresses,
handles the domestic life of his sons,
makes of his court the most gorgeous
and spectacular in Europe, goes over
the heads of his cabinet and handles
foreign affairs for himself, claims to
have suggested the plan by which
Lord Roberts finally whipped til
Beers, travels extensively and makes:
speeches in other countries, writes let
tiers 10 cabinet members In foreign
countries and gives interviews to for,
eign publications and generally looks
after all affairs, public and private,
domestic and foreign, artistic and In
dustrial, ecclesiastical and political
even to mixing in party politics, unit;
he has been accused of trying to usurt,
the functions of Providence and of be-
ing the general regulator of all things
human and divine. Nor is, this the
worst charge a%a.nst him. In the re-
cent reichst@g debate 1t was suggested
that he not only talked TOO much, but
did not know what he was talking
about; that the experts of the different
fields he invaded laughed at him In
their sleeves. This is the most un
kindest cut of all, according to the
double superlative of Shakespeare-ol
was it Bacon? And II there were any
more superlatives they should be add
ed also. To accuse the emperor Of moi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
BY JAMES A. EDGERTON.

~ ERMANY is in trouble, and it Is
all because the kaiser talks too
much. Members of the reichs-
tag have taken 1t upon them
selves to criticise this imperial garru-
lily in the most public and unprece-
denied manner. One speaker went so
far as to assert that if any one less
than the ruler had been guilty of such
an indiscretion as the London Tele-
graph interview he would have been
arrested and tried for treason. An
other wanted some assurance that
there would be no more breaks in fu-
ture. While the reichstag refused to
adopt any official resolutions on the
subject, members of all parties plainly
showed their disgust with the latest
turn of the emperor's universal activ-
ity and received Chancellor Won Bu-
lows explanation of the affair in the
cold silence of disapproval. Mean
time. while the empire was seething,
the kaiser was himself hunting foxes
or was 1t stays? Anyway, he was hunt
ing. The kaiser is the most famous
royal huntsman in Europe 1t is es-
timated that he has shot no less than
$4,000 pieces of game in his life, which
is going some for one as irrepressible
as William H.
When 1t is considered that at the
same time he has been doing all this
slaughteriIg of dumb creatures he has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers,

Gertrude l.. Hance to Lininger &
Meyer, No. 40, lot 4, w. E. Bailey's
9th addition Rock Island. 81.
John Tobin to Will f. Evans, lot 10,
block 3, " NJ. Blanding's addition,
Rock Island. 1925.
Frank Seeger to Dora Thorne, west
10 feet, lot 81. 81.
Albert G. Cramer to Mary L.
Cramer, part lot 6, northwest quarter
southwest quarter northwest quarter
section 11-17-2w. 81.
Blanche B. Eldridge to Mary z
Cramer, part lot 6, northwest quarter
southwest quarter northwest quarter
section 11-lT-2w. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
SHE BROUGHT 1T, ALI RIGHT.

SHE ALL II.
In Davenport last week the Eagles
had a fair, and thereby hangs a tale.
papers wrote up the fair extensively
in advance, printing cuts of the officers
of the local aerie. The members them
selves undertook to furnish the pho
tographs, from which the cuts were
made, to one of the newspapers, and
did so, with one exception Mrs.
Blank, wife of one of the leading Off
GERS, had been telephoned to, and
promised to bring her husbands pho
tograph. When the newspaper came
out, however, Mr.. Blanks likeness was
conspicuous by its absence So the
Eagles scurried about to find out why
he had been sighted. Mrs Blank, on
being questioned, insisted that she had
done her part. She said she had car
ried her husbands ''phonograph" up
to the office with her own hands and
left it with one of the employees. She
had, in fact, done this very thing, hav.
ing gotten the words monograph
and photograph confused over the
=; phone. A member of the editorial
/ force went down into the business of
! flee of the newspaper and found that
the photograph had been lying around
there for several days and nobody
knew to whom it belonged or where il
had come from.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
CHILD'S CHOICE.

young man was discussing an i'm
portant engagement which he had
made with a young lady friend and
which the latter had broken A SYM
pathetic sister tried her best to con-
sole the young man and remarked that
maybe the girl had good reason for
being unable to fill the engagement,
to which the young man replied angri-
,ly that ''her only reason is that they
are going to have a minister for din
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
THE BOY WAS READY.

The guests had all assembled in the
church for large wedding re-
Gently and sat expectantly waiting for
the bridal party to enter, painful 81
lence taking hold of all. At last the
bridal party was in the vestibuie, the
organist had taken her place, and the
officiating clergyman was standing at
the pulpit entrance waiting for the
first note of the, wedding march. The
tension was at the highest and necks
were craned for a first view of the
bride, when a little 4-year-old boy, in
an outburst of exuberant delight and
novelty of the situation, called
out: let her go!" The remark was
audible in every part of the church,
and for a moment the bride was for
gotten in a burst of laughter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
How to Treat a Sprain.

Sprains, swellings and lameness are
promptly relieved by Chamberlain's
Liniment. This liniment reduces in
fammation and soreness so that a
sprain may be cured in about one
third the time required by the usual
treatment. % and so cent sizes for
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
TALES TOLD ABOUT TOWN

ner." The baby of the family, who
was thinking of her own delicious
Thanksgiving dinner, heard the last
part of the speech, and asked in horri-
fed tones, Cant they get a turkey,
mamma? / should think that would
be much better than minister"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
Licensed to Wed.
Mind Your Business.

If you don't, nobody will. 1t is your
business to keep out of all the trouble
you can, and you can and will keep out
of liver and bowel trouble if you take
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. They keep
Diliousness, malaria and jaundice out
of your system. 25 cents, at all drug
gistS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
Indiscreet Interview.


Indiscreet Interview.
The London Telegraph interview.
over which the recent turmoil has
broken out, was written by u retired
diplomat and represented talk he
had had with the kaiser. The object
of the talk was to reassure England of
Williams friendship. The features of
1t most criticised are that it was an
unwarranted interference of the en-
peror in politics without consulting
his government, that it stated ma
jority of the German people are hostile
to Great Britain. that it gave the pur-
pose of Germany's Increase of her
navy as intended to participate in the
Pacific situation, thus offending Japan.
and that in 1t the emperor had told
Queen Victoria how to whip the Beers
The interview contained other indiS-
cretions, but these are more than
enough to set the worlds diplomats
and the German reichStag by the ears,
all of which they very promptly did.
Then it developed that these are not
the only interviews given out by VIII
liam. One appeared In the Century
Magazine and was suppressed only
after many copies of the edition had
gone out. This interview is said to
be even more sensational than that in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
THEY DRANK TT. JUST THE SAME.

Moline has a crop of blossoming
young sports who pride themselves on
knowing the ways of the world Gen
orally they get away with the bluff
But when the bouillon was served at
banquet in honor of a we'll known
young married couple some weeks ago,
sugar and cream in it. Having done
so, however, they manfully drank the
mixture. and, had it not been for an
observing lady who CHANGED to be pres
ent, the slight mistake might never
themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
MATERIAL EVIDENCE.

A Rock Island lady was recently
paid visit by her nephew, wan
derer The young man in the course
of his travels had accumulated good
supply of hose that needed mending.
His aunt, without saying anything to
him about it, carefully mended each
one, and the reason for the holes be-
ing apparent, she placed little card
in the foot of each of the socks, bear
ing the advice, Cut your toe nails
The young mans visit ended, and he
went east. Two weeks later his aunt
received an attractive box, similar to
those used for jewelry. On opening
the box the lady found, between two
layers of cotton, a card on which was
written, Here it is, aunt" And, sure
enough, there it was-proof positive
that the young man had obeyed his
aunt's orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
BEAT THE UNDERTAKEN DOWN.

The man who, in buying his wifes
coffin, beat the undertaken down in his
price, has often been read about but
generally suspected of being crea-
ture of the Imagination. However,
such an individual did actually exist in
this county, and that within a few
weeks He lived in nearby village.
His wife was taken ill with an affec-
ton of the liver, the doctor said. The
husband Immediately told the neigh
bors that she could never get well,
though he was careful to keep his
opinion from her. Having made up
his mind to this effect, he set about
preparing for the end.
He began disposing of his property
SO as to remove from the village as
soon as he became a widower. He
picked out a lot in the cemetery and
engaged neighbor to go for a coffin
A week or more before dissolution
! finally took place, he dismissed the
! physician.
Meantime the woman was making {
determined fight for existence, having
the utmost faith in her final recovery
and even urging her husband to bu!
her new clothing so that she nigh
have something to wear when she re
covered. But the old man, in the cool
est, most matter Of fact way, continued
his arrangements for the funeral TIVE
days before her death he took hamme
and saw and fashioned a cooling board
Finally the woman succumbed to tn,
inevitable. The old man, accompanie,
by q neighbor, drove II miles for
coffin. He picked out a $50 casket ant
actually haggled over the price till tn
undertaken let him have it for S35.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28
The Many
Sided Kaiser
Eccentricities and Indiscre-
tons Of Emperor William Of
Germany. Who Has Been
Charged by the Reichstag
With Talking Too Much

knowing about anything whatsoever is
not only leZe majesty, but borders close
ly on treason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-28

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