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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

Newspaper men are not the only
people to be occasionally stung by an
innocent looking advertising propo-
sition. Secretary Cosgrove last
week brought the wrath of lot of
country exhibitors down upon him
for allowing an advertisement to be
printed on the back Of the official
exhibit cards, stating that lands can
be had in adjoining states at SIS per
acre and upward The secretary
explained that the offending adyer-
tiser offered to print 10000 of the
offending cards for the privilege of
putting his advertisement on the
back. and the secretary accepted the
offer without examing the cards.
The complaint is not logical anyway.
The average land buyer is not look
ing for low-priced lands but for
lands of known value that will pro-
duce crops and sell readily at ad-
vanced prices.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15
vanced prices.

The death of Edward H. Harri-
man last Thursday, at his New York
summer home, disposed of the ru-
mors of his approaching death which
have appeared in the papers, only to
be freely contradicted. The remark
able career of this man as a railroad
organizer is almost without a paral-
lei, and could have been possible on
Iy in the United States. Hartman
was the son of an Episcopal rector
who ministered for years to New
Jersey parish on an annual salary of
5000 year, part of which went un-
paid. The extreme poverty of Har-
riman's youth may have had some
thing to do with his later ambitions
to acquire wealth, but it is hardly
likely that his widest youthful
dreams ever projected a future when
he should control the destinies of
$4,000 miles of railroad transporta-
ton and a larger mileage of steam
ship transportation. His personality
was strong enough to affect the
price of corporation stocks to a
great degree, while the reports of
his dying condition were rife. Har-
riman never posed as philanthro-
pist and his business code was prob
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

The newspaper fraternity appear
to be pretty solid in the advocacy of
S. Y. Gordon of the Inter-Lake
Tribune for lieutenant governor.
With that kind of man presiding
over the state senate there would be
no crookedness about committee ap-
pointments nor lack of backbone in
standing by his decisions. Lieut..
Gordon looks good in print and will
make good, in our opinion, if placed
in nomination next summer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

ably as selfish as that Of the average
multi-millionaire. 1t is to be said to
his credit that he has made repu-
tation for spending millions Of mon
ey freely for the improvement of
the roadbed and equipment of the
lines Of road over which he had con-
troll. Harriman's death at the age
of 81 adds another to the list of vic
tins of the pace that kills.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15
An Appreciation.

Editor Apologize of the Cannon
Falls Beacon recently sustained the
loss of little son less than three
years old and the following tribute
to his memory will find an echo in
many family circles that have been
broken in the same way:
ANY tribute that can be paid to
the memory Of little John but feebly
and quite inadequately expresses the
tender love and appreciation in
which he Was held in his home, by
his playmates and by the grown
folks whose life had been touched
by his joyous life. His little griefs
were few indeed compared with his
bubbling joys. which were in num-
Der as the sands upon the seashore.
There was no room in his baby heart
for anger or resentment, no time in
his busy little life for tears or for
the nursing of wrong; he won his
little battles by love and strength
of his little personality. The soul
of truth was John, and his little ma
ture was strange mixture of for
wardness and timidity, of fearless
ness and prudence. He loved the
sunshine, the trees, the grass, but
most of all he loved other little men
and women. He was generous, true
and brave. A splendid mind in a
strong body, was his, with a voice
marvellous in its power and scope.
He had quite extraordinary beauty
OF form and feature and his every
movement was grace. He was such
a baby boy as one might easily antic-
ipate would grow into manhood of
great strength and of power for
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

Exchange: An old negro came in
to town the other day and saw an
electric fan for the first time in
his life. The whirling object at
once attracted attention and after
intently gazing at it for several
minutes with the greatest curiosity
he turned to the proprietor of the
shop and said: Say boss, dat SUIT
tenly is lively squirrel you got
in dis yeah cage, but he's going to
bus his liz heart if he keeps on
maxim dem resolutions so fas' -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

Droughty Kansas is making re-
cord for lightning changes this season.
In Topeka, where the writer toiled
as printer for ten years, rain
storm last July made a record of sew
en- inches within "a hours, and
a dispatch of Sept. 7th states that
this record has been passed with
eight inches rainfall the day pre-
Kansas has voted out everything
but water and appears to be getting
plenty of that.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15
Don't Be MisIed.

Many life has been cut short by a cough
that was not believed to be serious. Many
a backache and sideache follows a coughing
spell. Many night is passed in restlessness
caused by coughing. Many cough cure
that never cures is tried. Do not be misled.
If you cough, take the old reliable Kemp's
Balsam, the best cough cure. AT druggists
and dealers, 25 cts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

Minnesota has 910,58 cows, more
or less industriously engaged in sup
plying milk, cream. cheese and
butter to the consumers Of the
state and to eastern markets. To-
tails have been made by the state tax
commission force.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

good, and this was the abiding faith
Of those whose love. devotion and
self-sacrifice he repaid in love and
sunshine thousand fold"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-15

Mich COW, fresh soon
80 Plymouth Rock chickens
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
CONTROVERSY OVER
NORTH POLE EXPLOIT

The associated press dispatches
contain statements alleged to have
been made by Commander Peary,
denouncing DR. Cook as an i'm
poster. Immediately upon hear
ing of DR.. Cooks claim OF having
reached the North pole April IL,
1908, Peary replied by telegram
from Indian Harbor, Labrador,
questioning the veracity OF Cooks
narrative. Cook, when told OF
Peary's opinion, replied with an
air of quiet confidence that he had
the proofs of his narrative and
would submit them to the scientific
tribunals of the world. 81 am
right" he asserted at Copenhagen
''and right must prevail" He
said he believed Peary also reached
the pole, and declined to enter into
any controversy. Dispatches from
Denmark state that DR.. Cook:
attitude is that of strong, sincere
truthful man.
Professor William H. Brewer o
Yale, honorary president for life 0
the Arctic Club OF America, O
which both Peary and Cook arr
members, says: 81 believe boil
Cook and Peary have reached tn
pole"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
The Genesis Of the Crevat.

Cravats date from the incurslon
of the Croats into French territory
during the Thirty Years war. The
French termed these invaders era
Yates" and freak of fashion made
their somewhat clumsy neckgear
popular about 1896. The fancy must
have spread very rapidly, for we
find lace cravats with broad ends
hanging in front replacing the wide
collars of the cavaliers during the
earlier stages of the civil war in
England. Charles II. made white
cravats a part of the uniform OF his
life and Dragon guards. The palmy
period of the cravat was early in the
eighteenth century, when these ar
ticles we're made of the very finest
lace and we're so expensive that even
the richest of fashionable young
men could not afford to have more
than two of them in their ward
robes.-London Standard.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
To Remove Stains.

Blood.-If fresh or recently DRIED.
soak in cold or tepid water and rub;
when stain is brown and nearly gone
use soap and warm water. IL very
dry, soak and wash out; use javelle
water or peroxide OF hydrogen. kero-
sene In water will remove obstinate
stains.
Brass. Rub with rancid lard or olive
oil before washing. Warm white wine
vinegar is a solvent for brass or cop
Der. but must not be used on colored
clothes.
Cocoa.-Wash IN cold water first.
then rinse and run boiling water
through it. If resistant. try a bleach
agent.
Coffee. Pour boiling water through
It from a height BOrax or ammonia,
II placed on the dampened spot. will
bleach the blemish.
Fruit Alcohol softens and dissolves
fruit stains. II the alcohol Is warmed
over hot water. 1t will be more ETH
Gent: later use boiling water poured
from height. II resistant. try sui
phur fumes. dilute muriatic acid OF
! javelle water.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Buvino Tablecloths.

Before buying iablecloths know Ell
actly the width and length Of the din
ing table.
Scotland furnishes most of the un-
bleached medium priced linen. 1t
wears we'll. and many people purchase
It and bleach II on the grass. as 1t Is
moderate In price.
German linen has hard twisted
thread. This makes 1t look rather
coarse. but for common purposes 1t
does well. A good rule In buying linen
is TO go by the tirmness OF the weave
rather than by the weight or the pat
tern.
The snowdrop and the check will be
found the most satisfactory for pat
terms. Large designs require longer
thread. which wear out sooner than
the smaller patterns.
A good dan,ask should be Of fair
weight. not too tiIls. not too sti1. but
with a soft. piiable appearance.
II has been calculated that a table
two yards square will seat four per
SONS aud that every additional person
will take half yard of space or one
more table leaf.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10

As was to have been expected
by all who have watched the re.
cent elections on local option,
the prohibition forces failed to
carry Ada county. The simple
reason for this is that the city
Of Boise constitutes the greater
part of Ada county and, as in
all the other cities, the element
in Boise which opposes local
option for alleged business OF
commercial reasons is very
strong. Shoshone county may
be expected to remain "wet'
territory for the same reason
and it is very probable that
Cnur d'Alene, the strong saloon
town OF kootenai, will give the
local option workers a hard
fight when the time comes.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Americas Greatest Weekly
THE
Toledo Blade
TOLEDO, Ohio.
THE BEST KNOWN NEMSPA-
PER IN THE UNITED STATES.
Circulation 100000

TOfOLAN In Evenly STATE.
The seventy-fourth year of It's exist
ence finds the Toledo Blade more
popular than at any period Of its re.
markable career. 1t is now read each
week by more than a million people.
Its field is not circumscribed by State
boundaries, but involves the length
and breadth of the United States,
giving 1t an unquestionable right of
claiming to be the greatest national
weekly newspaper ia the country.
The Weekly Blade is distinctly
family newspaper. The one object of
Its publishers has always been to
make it 1T for the American home,
for the Preside, and of interest to
every member Of the family. To
fulfill this purpose it is kept clean
and wholesome. The news of the
world is handled IN comprehensive
manner, and the various departments
OF The Blade are edited with pains.
taking care. The Household page is
delight to the women and children:
current affairs are treated edito.ia
without prejudice; the serial stories
are selected with the idea of pleasing
the greatest number Of fiction lovers:
The Question Bureau is a scrap book
OF informatiOn; the Farnstead COL
umns are conducted with the purpose
Of giving the patrons medium for
the exchange of ideas and informa.
tion on farm topics. No department
is neglected. but every feature is
taken care of with the idea of max.
ing The Blade worth many times the
price Of subscr ptiOn-one dollar a
year.
Sample copies mailed free. Address,
The BLADE
TOLEDO. OHIO.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
THERE seems to have arisen 8

THERE seems to have arisen a
controversy about. the wheat
yield of the northwest. The big
grain buyers and warehousemen
are accused Of trying to spread
reports that the yield is very
large, with the motive, it is said,
OF reducing the price SO that
they can buy it cheap from the
farmers and double their money
on the investment. On the other
hand it is limited that the
farmers are industriously Great
ing the impression that the
grain crop is small in order to
keep up the price. No matter
which is right, the price OF flour
will probably remain high.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Scotch Craft.

A drunken man was once lodged
in the cell of Scotch country po-
lice station, when he made ire
mendous noise by kicking the cell
door with his heavy hobnailed
boots.
The constable who had charge of
the police station, going to the cell
door, opened it a little and said:
"Man. We MIGHT pit off yer butts,
and I'll gle them a bit rub, so that
yell be respectable like when we
come up afore the bailie the morn.
The prisoner, hattered at the re-
quest, at once complied and saw his
mistake only when the constable
shut the door upon him, saying
coolly:
"ie can kick ava moo, my man
as lang as ye like"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
p,x..v Mavme'. Social Plans.

Daysey Wayne Appleton will en-
tertain out of town company for
the next two weeks and has issued
the following cards and sent them
to her friends: 81 will have two
girl guests from out Of town for the
next two weeks. What are you
willing to do for them? | gave a
(bIank filled out by dinner,
dance. party, tea, luncheon, etc.)
when you had company" "Unless
they come up to the scratch says
Daysey Mayme as she licked the
stamps, 81 shall have to announce
to my guests that | am in mourning
and can't do anything for them be-
yond taking them for walks and to
prayer meeting. "-Atchison Globe.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
from Hull and Plymouth town,

from Hull and Plymouth town,
rangy Frenchnen, stately Span
iards, like the last victim OF the
beach. and many a goodly' YANKEE
crew have listened to the thunder
of the breakers and seen the white
sand through the spray. stretching
for miles beyond their ken, bare OF
human soul. But that was in the
days before the establishment OF
the life saving service.
Many storied ship has met her
fate on Fire island beach. Mer-
chairman and privateer, frigate
and SLAYER, coaster, fishing schoon-
er, yacht AID liner have pounded
themselves apart on the treacher-
Gus bar that scarcely shows be-
meath the gentle swell on a pleasant
day. A rapacious destroyer, Fire
island.-New York Post.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10

There is more Catarrh In this sec.
tion of the country thao all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be 10.
durable. For a great many years doc.
tors pronounced II a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment. pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manu- 'actured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Tol. do, Ohio.
Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops TO a teaspoonful
II acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
II fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address:
F.. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Washing Made Easy.

Shave a bar of good laundry soap
into pan and add two tablespoonful
washing powder. Cover with water.
let boil until dissolved. after which stir
into 1t two-thirds cupful Of gasoline.
stirring constantly until thoroughly in
corporated. There is then no danger
Of explosion. Sort clothes and for each
lot have vessel filled with cold water.
Add soap to water and place clothes
in vessels. being sure clothes are well
covered. Let come to boil and remain
In hot water overnight In the morn
ing place In tub. rubbing soiled spots
slightly, rinse in two waters, starch
and hang out
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10

IT is a somewhat notable fact
that, after scores OF years OF
effort by many daring explorers,
the North pole has been reached
by two Americans within a year
OF each other and without each
others knowledge and that the
news OF both events reached the
civilized world within five days
of each other.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Skies Wav,

Fullcash (waking with start in
the middle of the night and hearing
sounds in his bedroom) - Who's
there? Speak! Who's there?
Hoarse whisper from the dark
ness: "For goodness sake, hush
There's a burglar just gone down
stairs. I'm a policeman, and if
you'll keep quiet and not strike a
light III nab him in two twos."
Fullcash obeys, and the whisper
er, whose name is Skies, ambles
downstairs and out of the back door
with his booty.-New York Jour
nal.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
ADA COUNTY AND
BOISE WENT WET

Ada county voted on local option
September 8, the "wet" forces
winning out by majority Of 1877.
The county precincts gave a ma
jority Of 800 for the "drys," but
this was more than offset by the
1887 majority which Boise city
gave for the "we1s."
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10

A RITzvILLE man who seems
anxious to know and tell the
truth about the wheat crop,
says, from what he has been able
to learn, the much talked OF Big
Bend country OF Washington
will produce an average OF not
over 10 bushels to the acre
Rathdrum prairie with it's II to
% bushels will not compare Sc
badly.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Homemade Small churn.

Many people living In small town
or IN the suburbs OF city own one
COW that supplies the family table with
milk and cream. Sometimes the crea M
will accumulate. but not in sufficient
large churn.
The accompanying cut shows how a
fruit Jar may be used as churn. The
device has driving wheel which is
turned with a crank and driven
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Tomato Calcium.

Wash ripe tomatoes. but do not peel
them: cut into thick slices and put
them In a preserving kettle with six
peeled and s.iced white opinions. Boil
until SO soft that they can be rubbed
through a colander. Strain through a
strainer and return to the hre with
three bay leaves. u tablespoonful each
Of powdered cloves, pepper. mace,
sugar. salt. a half teaspoonful of papri-
ka and one tablespoonful Of celery
seed tied into small cheesecloth bag.
Boil for nearly six hours. stirring
often. Take out the bag of celery seed
and stir in a pint of vinegar. Boil
up once more and remove from the
fire. When cold, bottle and seal.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10

THERE are probably a few peo-
pie in Idaho who would like to
know why the state is bonded SO
heavily and why it has made a
tax levy of nearly a million dol
lars when it has over one and a
quarter million of cash in tie
treasury.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
FIRE ISLAND.
About the Worst Section Of the AZ
lantic Coast For Wrecks.


iantic Coast For Wrecks.
No other section of the Atlantic
coast line, not even the shores of
Cape Cod, Nantucket and Block
island, can offer record of disas-
ter surprising the roll of shipwreck
and death which is inscribed on
the shifting sand dunes of Fire is
land.
For the last $50 years vessels
have been going ashore on the
beach, and every now and then you
come upon their bones, rearing up
gauntly out of the sand. OF course
the great majority of the wrecks
have gone the way of all things
earthly. But the sight of half a
dozen huge timbers projecting from
the face of a dune, making an ideal
shelter for a brief rest, suggests
"reminiscences Of tragedy Of the
past. Occasionally, too, the waves
wash up some odd relic that the
sands have been toying with for
generations, and the old inhab-
itants of the coast, standing at their
cabin doors, with shaded eyes, will
point up and down the dreary per-
spective to the places where ships
and steamers and any number of
other gallant craft came to grief on
the sands.
There are a peculiar charm and
attraction about Fire island beach
that are only to be accounted for by
its desolation and the grim events
connected with its history. This
does not apply to the settlement
clustered about the lighthouse and
the observation towers, but to the
long stretches, monotonous in their
apparent sameness, that run east
ward toward the sheltered waters of
Shinnecock bay. It is almost unbe-
lievable that such barren, print
tive landscape can be found within
fifty miles of New York city.
At certain seasons of the year
you can walk for hours and never
see human being. The only noises
that break in on the solitude are
the twittering calls of the sand.
pipers that fit overhead. At dis.
tant intervals family marked trails
lead up the lows and bluffs inshore
tending toward the huts of lionel,
baymen, tucked away in the shelter
of the dunes, scantily clad in dune
grass and undcrbrush; otherwise
save for the wreckage that clogs
the beach, YOU would not be awar,
that human beings existed any
where. The sand covers everything
obliterating footprints as fast a.
they are made.
All the flotsam and jetsam of thu
sea come to Fire island. Bits O
woodwork, parts of small boats
matches. .spars, balks of timber, wa
ter casks and chicken coops. bits O
all sizes, from a matchbox to
derelict's shattered hull, are washed
over the outer bar. If the ghosts
OF all the ships whose bones hay,
been bleached on Fire island sand
could be mustered they would tel
the country's maritime history il
chronological order.
Bluff nosed Dutchmen out O
Amsterdam, stout English Ship
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10

wheel attached to an axle having a
crank on the inner end. This crank Is
connected TO u swinging cradle with a
wire pitinan of such size as to slight
ly bend or spring at each end of the
stroke. The cradle is made with a
cleat fastened to each end. between
which Is placed the fruit jar. partially
filled with cream. The jar is wedged
In between the cleats and the churnine
effected by turning the crank.-Popu'
lar Mechanics.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10

NEWSPAPER comment is boost.
ing b. +. O'Neil into the lime
light as II candidate for govern
or, and political compacts are
being limited at and denied with
considerable regularity.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-09-10
Explaining It.

We were moving a 1000 pound
safe from one Office to another
says writer in the Saturday Even.
ing Post. George, the negro JAM
tor, with a 4 by pine stick was
pinching the safe along. The boss
man said, George, why don't yor
pick that safe up and carry it in
stead of monkeying with thai
scantling?"
George replied: 'sBoss, I hahn
feelin' very pickish dis mawnin'
sub. Is feelin' a leetle duplicate. "