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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
WHERE CHILDREN ARE TAKEN.
Mrs. Gunbusta Found One of Few
Spots in New York.

Mrs, Cur busta left her pretty cot
tage in Brmhurst and took the earliest
train to the city, says the New York
Press. She was going there to find a
modern fiat for herself, her husband
and their four little children. They
had tired of the suburbs and decided
to move to the city.
Arriving in the metropolis, Mrs.
Gunbusta popped into the first real
estate Office that confronted her, and
going up to a ruddy-faced, chubby
man seated at polished desk, she
gaspeo:
Excuse me. sir-I'm Mrs. Gunbusta
OF Bumhurst--wer tired of the sub
urbs-we want to come to the city
that's why I've called--l'm looking for
a place where they'll take children
do you know of any sch place."
"Oh. yes there are few places left
in the city where they take children"
replied the man, wheeling about In his
chair; there is a fine place two
blocks down. right on the corner; take
look at 1t; you can't miss seeing it."
I'll so to see 1t Immediately" and
as Mrs. Gunbusta hurried out of the
place and walked In the direction indi.
Gated the ruddy-faced, chubby fellows
eyes twinkled merrily. Walking down
two blocks, what was Mrs. Gunbusta's
surprise to see on the corner an i'm.
mense granite building, on the front
OF which was a large gilt sign. read
ing:
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
The Pepper Family.

Five Little Peppers in the Little
Brown House." by Margaret Sidney
author of the famous Pepper books,
which have gladdened the hearts OF
many thousands of Juvenile readers,
has recently been issued from the
presses of the Lothrop, Lee & Shep.
ard Co., Boston. By the art of the
author, Margaret Sidney" in private
life Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, who lives
in Concord, Mass, in "The Wayside, !"
made famous as the residence of Ma
thaniel Hawthorne, the irrepressible
Pepper children with their many hu.
man and lovable qualities have be-
come familiar acquaintances, and the
presentation of situations Is 80 genu
inely humorous that all ages are en-.
tertained. The recent addition to the
Pepper family is equally as good az
its predecessors.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
ORIGIN OF CORN.
Plant Was First Grown Under Trop-
icaI or Sub-TropcaI Conditions.

AS to the origin of the corn plant
there Is a general agreement among
authorities that it developed among
| tropical or sub-tropical conditions. AS
to the hemisphere In which it orig.
mated, there has been considerable
discussion, but the consensus of
opinion among the botanists of to-day
is that 1t originated in America. The
eminent French botanist, De Candolle,
after considering the evidence rela-
tive to its origin, says; From all
these facts we conclude that maize is
not a native of the old world 1t be-
came rapidly diffused in it after the
discovery of America, and this very
rapidity completes the proof that, had
it existed anywhere in Asia or At
RIGA, 1t would have played an i'm
portant part in agriculture for thou
sands of years. He then goes on to
show the greater antiquity of corn in
America. He says that when Ameri-
ca was discovered it was a staple
crop from the La Plata to the United
States; had names in every native
language, and was found in the tombs
of the Mound Builders of North
America, the tombs of the Incas and
in catacombs of Peru. He further
mentions its connection with the re-
ligious ceremonies of the ancient
Mexicans and Peruvians and argues
from this a very great antiquity in
those regions for it to have become so
supremacy important. The fact that
there was number of varieties of
corn In America when the Europeans
came also points to long period of
previous to that time De
Candolle inclines to the belief that |
New Granada was the original home
of the corn plant
Since the discovery of America corn
has been carried to practically all
parts of the world where the condi-
tons are at all favorable to its
growth, and we may expect that, dur
Ing the present century, 1t will be
taken to many more.--G. A. Crosth-
wait.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23

tuously. What clever person he Isl"
And how unclever | ami" said the
clergyman, laughing Well at any
rate. | thank you for giving me the
opportunity to present his message"
She smiled, nodded and turned swift
ly toward the school The chaplain
looked after her for a few moments.
then walked soberly away toward the
lake, He was young fellow clean.
shaven and dark, and with a pair of
shoulders that gave me a twinge of
envy, | could not guess how great a
factor that vigorous figure was to be
In my own affairs. As swung down
from the wall and walked toward
Glenarm House, my thoughts we're not
with the athletic chaplain, but with
the girl, whose youth was. reflected.
marked by her short skirt, the uncon.
Germ with which her hands were thrust
into the pockets of her coat, and the
irresponsible tilt of the tam o'.shanter.
There Is something jaunty, sugges-
ton OF spirit and independence, In
tam-o'shanter, particularly a red one.
If tie red tam-o,-shanter expressed. so
to speak, the keynote of st. Agatha's.
the proximity of the school was not so
bad a thing after all.
In high good-humor and with a
sharp appetite went in to luncheon.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
GROUND PHOSPHATE ROCK.
1t Has a High Value When Mixed In
with Barnyard Manures.

We are more than ever convinced
| of the great value to every farmer of
using ground phosphate rock in his
| stables and in his manure heaps. The
natural phosphate has been worked
out of a large proportion of our soils
Farmers notice growing uncertainty
in their grain crop. They lay it to
the seasons, but the real difficulty is
that the soil has lost some of its
original elements. The soil is like
the animal body in its demand for
food The three things, nitrogen.
phosphorus and potash, that the body
requires in food, the land REQUIRES.
All this summer long, just as in pre-
vious summers, every farmer has
been piling up manure from his
horses and some from his cattle In
the barnyard and it has been rained
upon and the hot sun has shone on 1t
and very large part of it's value has
gone into the air.
How easy 1t would have been to
have provided ones self with phos-
plate rock and sprinkled the manure
heaps each week with a sufficient
amount to absorb and hold the am
monia, which is nitrogen. Then.
when the farmer hauls out that
manure In the fall to the meadow
land that he is to plant with corn
next spring, he not only has saved
a great waste of nitrogen but he has
added the very phosphorus the soil
needs. AS farmers, says a writer in
Hoard's Dairyman. we must begin to
organize our knowledge and thought
more in the line of getting back to
the original fertility of our land. Sea.
sons have their effect. but they do not
play as great part as we think,
Somehow 1t will be noticed that good,
rich, well-drained land gives fair crop
In almost any kind of a season. The
arst thought OF good farmer should
DC the keeping up of the fertility of
bis land. 1t is almost a crime to
handle manure so as to waste the
most valuable part OF It.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
How to Invest Your SAVINGS.

There is perhaps no more universal
desire than that to acquire money,
and for this reason peculiar interest
attaches to How to Invest Your Saw
ings," by Isaac F. Marcosson, which
has just been published by the Henry
Altemus company, of Philadelphia,
This book has many qualities which
make it distinct among books of it's
kind. Mr. Marcosson's book is writ.
ten in the interest of the average man
or woman with savings or funds to in.
vest, and its sole purpose is to furnish
accurate facts and knowledge essen.
tial to safe and conservative invest
ment.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23

very tough, sir. A piece of wood few
up and struck me-"
Too bad" | said with sympathy
You'd better rest a bit this after
Hoon."
Thank you, sir; but it's onl, d
small matter,-only, you might think
the cut trifle disfiguring."
He struck a match for my cigarette
and | left without looking at him
again But as | crossed the threshold
Of the library | formulated this note:
Bates is a liar for one thing, and a
person with active enemies for an.
other; watch him. -
All things considered the day was
passing well enough. picked up a
book, threw myself on a comfortable
divan to smoke and reflect before con.
tinuing my explorations As | lay
there, Bates brought me telegram, a
reply to my message to Pickering. 1t
read:
Yours announcing arrival received
and filed"
1t was certainly a queer business
my errand to Glenarm. / lay for
couple of hours dreaming, and counted
the candles in the great crystal chan,
delier until my eyes ached. Then
took my cap and was soon tramping
toward the lake.
There were several small boats and
a naphtha launch in the boat-house.
dropped canoe into the water and
padded off toward the summer colony,
whose gables and red roofs were plain.
ly visible from the boat-house.
landed and roamed idly over leaf,
strewn walks past nearly a hundred
cottages, to whose windows and
verandas the winter blinds gave a
dreary and inhospitable air. There
was, at one point, casino, whose
broad yeranda hung over the edge of
he lake, while beneath, on the water
side, was a boat-house.
| walked back to the wharf, where
lad left my canoe, and was about to
step into 1t when | saw, rocking at a
similar landing place nearby, another
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23

and, hugging the wall close, ran
toward the lake. Instantly the pursue,
broke into view. 1t was Bates, evi
IDENTIFY much excited and with an ugly
cut across his forehead. He carried
heavy club, and, after listening for
moment for sounds of the enemy, he
hurried after the caretaker.
1t was not my row, though | must
say 1t wakened my curiosity. |
Strengthened myself out, threw my
legs over the school side of the wall
and lighted cigar feeling Gne cred
by the opportunity the stone barricade
offered for observing the world
AS | looked off toward the little
church | found two other actors ap-
pearing on the scene. A girl stood in
a little opening of the wood, talking
to man Her hands were thrust into
the pockets OF her covert coat; she
wore red tam-o shanter, that made
a bright bit Of color in the wood They
were not more than a dozen yards
away, but a wild growth of young
naples lay between us. Their profiles
were toward me- and the tones Of the
girls voice reached me clearly as she
addressed her companion. He wore
clergyman's high waistcoat, and | as
sumed that he was the chaplain whom
Bates had mentioned. | am not by
nature an eaYesdropper. but the girl
was clearly making a plea of some
kind and the chaplain's stalwart fig
IRE awake in me an antagonism that
held me to the wall.
If he comes here | shall go away,
so you may as well understand 1t and
tell him | shan't see him under any
circumstances, and I'm not going to
Florida or California or anywhere else
IN private car, no matter who chap
erones it,
Certainly not, unless you want to
certainly not" said the chaplain.
You understand that I'm only giving
'ou his message. He thought 1t
pest"
Not to write to me or to Sister
Theresa" broke In the girl contemp- |
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
MoLDY CORN
II Should Not Be Put in Crib with tins
Other Corn.

There Is variety of expressioni
about the moldy corn, says writer II
the Bloomington QllD Pantograph
Most farmers think there Is not SC
much as last year.
One man who said he thought he
did not have so much noldy corn, was
surprised when the first load came in
to find quite large amount of it
and said that none of it should go into
the crib; that he thought if the
weather got damp and warm it would
help to spoil other corn in the crib.
Another farmer who usually looks
| pretty closely TO his corn, said that
he got two ears from the field about a
month ago, before the corn was very
hard; one of them was of the type he
selected for seed and the other one
was partly affected with the dry mold,
so prevalent last year. Without think
ing of what might happen, he tied the
two ears together and hung them on
the north side of building, where
they had remained. On taking them
down recently, the seed ear was found
to be moldy on the side next to the
other ear, for space of five or six
rows wide.
Not few farmers are of the opin.
ion that the mold lives in the soil or
in the rubbish of the field especially
II the moldy ears are thrown down
when found or are left in the field, and
thus is carried over from year to year.
Perhaps the mold is not so apparent
this season as usual because of a lack
of just the kind of weather to propa.
gate it,
One of the best corn experts in the
state, H. A. Winter, of Wenona, said
last year he believed that this dry rot
may have been the cause of SO much
poor seed corn. 1t frequently happens
that an otherwise good looking ear has
trace of mold around the tips of the
grains just next the cob, perhaps only
on one side or one end, and so is over.
looked, when the seed selection is
made.
1t seems as if 1t would be a good
time to stamp out the mold when
there Is small amount of it, by de-
every ear that can be found
From what is known of this disease
1t certainly would be a safe and prac-
tical thing to take special pains to pre-
vent any of the moldy ears from re-
naming in the field or the corn crib
to contaminate sound corn.
Instead of dropping a moldy ear to
the ground or letting it remain in the
nusk on the stalk, when discovered,
every such ear should be snapped and
thrown into a box attached to the |
side of the wagon.
When unloading at the crib. every |
ear at all affected with the mold |
should be separated from the other
,orn throwing it into a box or parrel
provided for the purpose. There is
very little feeding value, even for
Digs and chickens in corn so dam.
ICED, and it would better be destroyed
" burning.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
Entertains and lnstructs the BOYS.

Rob the Ranger" and "On the
Trail of the Arabs" two books by
Herbert Strong, the celebrated En-
glish writer, recently published by
the Bobbs-Merrill company, of Indian
apolis, Ind, are two stories of ad.
venture that are bound to prove fas-
cinating and instructive to the aver
age boy, the kind of clean, whole
some youth who has a longing for
adventures of all kinds Mr.. Strang
is a writer whose stories have at
tracted the attention of thousands of
persons interested in providing boys
with reading that is at once whole
some and entertaining, and whose in
formation is accurate and whose En-
lglish is above reproaeh While both
stories are entertaining enough to tie
the most fidgety little fellow to the
hearth-side during its perusal, each
has an instructive and educational
turn that is truly delightful and com.
mendable.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
CHAPTER VI.
The Girl and the Canoe.

Bates did not refer to his encounter
with the caretaker, and | resolved ia
keep my knowledge of 1t to myself |
always prefer to let rascal hang him.
SELF and here was a case, reasoned.
where, II Bates was disloyal to the
duties Pickering had imposed upon
him, the fact OF his perfdy was bound
to disclose itself eventually. CHANGING
around at him when he was off guard
| surprised look of utter detection
upon his face as he stood with folded
arms behind my chair.
He flushed and started, then put his
hand to his forehead, where a strip of
plaster covered his wound.
Il met with a slight accident this
morning, Mr., Glenarm. The hicIory's
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23

and three feet long of good two-inch
hardwood. Bolt to them securely a
pair of old pillow handles. To the bot
tom bolt an old cross-cut saw blade
which will make sharp edge. Let
these project about an inch at the
bottom. Attach two singletree hooks
near each end of the lower board and
your scraper Is ready to use. With
this scraper and two men cut ditch
one-fourth mile long and as deep as it
could be plowed with turning pillow
in two days time. 1t Is also very use.
full In filling holes in the highway.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
Flowers as a Cult.

One of the most practical plans for
intoxicating among the masses taste
for plants and flowers has been hit
upon by the city fathers of the little
Hessian town of Alley, where each
girl In the public elementary schools
receives every spring two plants to
care for. Inspectors at the end of the
season make their report, which Is
Invariably good.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
TO Have No Trouble

One way to avoid trouble Is to
make 1t impossible before 1t appears.
On the day Of the. Sunday school pic
mic the trolley car stopped to take q
bright-eyed, middle-aged woman with
six hatless boys. Eyes, we're going
to the picnic" she chirped. in response
to the conductors query, "but you
won't have to stop to pick up any lost
headgear. I'm perfectly willing to
take care of six boys; but there isn't
money enough to tempt me to look
after six boys and SIX hats"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23

slight craft of the same type as my
own, but painted dark maroon. was
sure the canoe had not been there
when | landed, Possibly it belonged
to Morgan, the caretaker! walked
over and examined it. | even lifted it
slightly to test its weight The pad.
die lay on the dock beside me and 1T,
too, weighed critically, deciding that
1t was a trifle light for my own taste
"Please-if you don't mind"
ITO BE CONTINUED1
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
RerfecfIN nNlAlu

The most consoling pleasure of old
age, looking out of the windows of
hope, is the sweet sense of the heart
and soul that you have spread the
flowers o. life about the rugged road
OF humanity instead of the netties of
contention. Baltimore American
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
sFnFTM PLANTS, SEEDS Best ON EARTH
9MHEN Free catalog. InternI Nurseries,
.-~ Ienver, Colo, Agents Wanted.
For the Cosy Corner.

An elderly man from the country.
intent on purchasing some furniture,
proceeded to the city to put his skill
for bargaining to the test. On enter
ing an "old curiosity shop he found
himself confronted by the proprietor.
After turning over the stock the old
man purchased chair. A few days
later the purchaser returned to the
shop again with the chair in about
half a dozen pieces. The proprietor
looked at them very gravely and ex.
amined them all over, then suddenly
exclaimed; "Ah, my friend, see
what is the matter somebody has
been sitting on it!'-Tit-B Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
Manure Handled Rioht.

We saw barn the other day which
had never been stained up from the
accumulation of manure along the
sides. In fact, no manure was ever
thrown out, Every day it was thrown
into a spreader, and when 1t was full
the manure went onto the meadows
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23

for teeth, says the correspondent of
Missouri Valley Farmer, and allow
them to protrude through board three
or four inches, using 100 in all This
will be found perfect success for
ground for small grain.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
Short Feedinq,

A short feed and right feed is the
way most cattle will be handled this
winter This is no time for the novice
to tackle the business for he is liable
to feed up his entire corn crop with
loss.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
Revive Ammonia Victim

When person is overcome by am
monia fumes a good stiff drink a
vinegar Will help to counteract the 40
tion OF the ammonia, revive the I'm
conscious. and in many cases save lif~
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
aaKOADs a AZ @
A.szganlEA-R t'''-N
llfpRo PROVERBS,
A GOOD LEVELER.
Can Be Used in Preparing Ground for
Small Grain.

A drag harrow for leyeling and har-
rowing wheat ground can be made
from three pieces of 2x12, ten or II
feet long. l use 60-penny spike nails
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23

chased made of
steel, but a home
made one such as
shown in sketch
costs little and is
quite serviceable,
says the Farm
and Home. Take
two planks each
ten inches wide
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
A DITCHlNG SCRAPER.

There should be a ditching scraper
on every farm. They can be mr..
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-12
Local News

Finest chocolate creams at Steph-
enson's Drug store. 254 If
Misses Gertrude and Corine Wade
are in Mt. View visiting friends.
"Rexall" Remedies at stephenson's S
Drug store. 254 If
Miss Richard is a Lawton visitor
today.
Finest chocolate creams at Stephen
sons Drug store. 254 If
Misses Marion and Sylvia Franz
are spending Sunday with home folks.
You can buy that Christmas present
cheaper at the Bazaar. 269 4td ltw
Miss limo Foster is visiting in TT.
Cobb today.
Saturdays chocolate creams 20 cents
a pound at Stephenson's Drug store.
254 If
Mrs. Frank Stone of the Bryan
hotel is shopping in Chickasha, today.
Saturdays chocolate creams 20 cents
a pound at Stephenson's Drug store.
254 If
Leo Harvey who has been confined
to his bed for several days is i'm
proving.
A fresh line of those famous fruit
cakes made by the National Biscuit
Co., a Skaggs. Call up and leave
your order as we only have few Of
them left. 271 If
r. +. Bently and wife of Ft. Cobb
were the guests Of M. and Mrs. L.
NJ. West Friday.
The big doll in the window of the
No. 80 drug store will be given away
Christmas morning. A chance with
every 25 cent purchase. 27O If.
Mrs. w. S. Evans who has been
the guest of Mrs. Woolery returned
to her home in Ft. Cobb Friday.
MISS Il IIdllCtS IltIIOn Ol ldWlOn
arrived in the city Friday evening to
spend the holidays with her cousin,
Mrs. Carl Stratton.
Well, guess the people are finding
out where to get good pie. The Star
bakery is turning out over one hundred
pies a day and still going. 26S Ct
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Pickering of
st. Louis are expected to arrive this
afternoon on visit to the family of
Mrs. Pickering's father, Rev. j. P.
Brooks, on Oklahoma Avenue.
"Rexall" Remedies at Stephenson's s
Drug store. 254 If
Cough Cough! Cough! Stop it.
ReXall Cherry juice will do it af
Stephenson's drug store. 254 tt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-10
STATISTICS ON
MINERS SALARIES

Pitts5urs, Apftl 9.-Ffsaaes nave
been complied from the pay rolls Of
some Of the anthracite mining c0mpa-
MES. showing earnings OF capable
contract miners since the November
panic. These figures Indicate taat
The anthracite workers have Jared
better during the business depression
than almost all other labor classes.
At one Of the large collieries in the
middle field the net earnings Of GO
efficient miners were computed. The
table shows that each one OF the 60
earned. on the average. Sill for each
working day. SeveraI earned more
than $t0o month for the three
months considered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-04-10
FOREIGN POWERS
ARE JEALOUS

Wasaya7so4. A.. 9.-EugoQeaA ca
o,es indicate tina ea= authorities over
taete are somewaaz Jealous because Of
the remgHka5.4 achievements OF the
American 5arciesh feet in complies
Ing - 15.ooQ-nl..4 zip 10 Magdalena
,ly without m.sAap ana nov is
further to demonstrate its efficiency
D.. encireIing tne globe Foreign ma
val authorities az saying that the
ship, are bound 10 be disastfously
uiftc,e ID by suc4 & severe strain. and
tia. auen the finally reach the Atlan-
tic again theiH usetalnes, viii have
been greatly diminished. OWN. TO the
wear and tear or he machinery.
The German nayal authorities re-
Gard the benefits Of the iOn4 trip dis
mote than offse- D. the damages that
vii. result. and contrast this achieve
menr With the policy OF the Kaiser,
which IS to keep his ships al home in
order . save then.