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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-17
The New Pure Food Law.

State Dairy and food Commission
er Foust has instructed the manu-
tacturers and dealers in food products
concerning the new law passed by
the legislature. The law allows one
tenth of one per cent. of benzoate Of
soda to be used in making catsup,
mlncemeat, sweet pickles, jelIIes,
SHREDDED Goldfish etc. All foods must
be tue to name, and the use of
cereals and water in sausage is strict
~ forbidden.
Under the provisions of the act no
meats, preserves or other food stuns
may he colored to represent some
thing which they are not, and the
fact THAI benzoate of soda or color
ing matter is used in any products
must be plainly stated upon the label.
Meats, preserves and other things
likely to be contaminated by flies.
dust etc, must not be exposed. but
kept covered.
While much fault is found with
the law and Governor Stewart vast
very strongly urged to veto it, it is
far better than no protection at all
from INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers
and dealers who care nothing for the
public, but would batter the lives of
the people for the sake of gain if
to do so.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-17

Information has been received by
the Division of zoology of the Penn
sylvauia Department of Agriculture
from some of the principal potato
districts of the United States to the
effect that the potato bug or Colo
rada Beetle, is already actively at
work on the young potato plants and
threatens to do considerable damage.
Blight may also cause much loss to
potato growers.
In answer to some of the queries
as to how to destroy the bugs, as
well AS prevent blight, State Zoolog-
ist Surface replies rs follows:
The Colorado Potato Beetle or Po-
tato Bug will be very Obstructive in
many parts of this State this year.
Spray with the Bordeaux mixture to
which poison is added. Make the
Bordeaux mixture by using four
pounds of bluestone and five pounds
of lime in fifty gallons of water and
to this add either one-half pound OF
Paris Green or two pounds of arson
ate of lead. Spray thoroughly and
you will prevent blight and also
kill the bugs. Repeat this once
every two weeks for blight, but if
their are no bugs present, you need
not add the poison. Whenever the
bugs are present add the poison and
spray fer them. There is no rule
concerning the frequency of repeti-
tion for potato Bugs as we simply
spray when they come and kill them
as soon as possible. If you do not
wish to go to the trouble Of making
the Bordeaux mixture for the blight,
or are willing to run the risk of the
blight not coming, You can kill the
potato beetles by spraying with
either of the two poisons mentioned,
in fifty gallons of water alone. But
the best thing to do is to make the
regular Bordeaux mixture with
lime and bluestone and then add the
poison to this. The Bordeaux is for
plant diseases only, and will not kill
insects. 1t is thus fungicide. TO
make it an insecticide we add the
poison as described above.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-17
U. S. Postage Stamp Business.

The chief revenues of the Post OF
flee Department are derived from
sale of stamps, stamped envelopes,
postal cards and so forth. Uncle
Sans postage stamps are manu-
factured by the Bureau of engraving
and printing at Washington; the
envelopes and newspaper wrappers
are made under departmental super
vision under contract, bya private
corporation whose factory is located
at Dayton Ohio, while his POSTAL
cards are made under similar con
ditions at Rumford, Me. From these
points distribution is made to post
Offices throughout the country upon
requiSition of postmasters duly APP
proved by the department.
Postage stamped paper issued dur
ng the year aggregated sl76,974,
100, ,24, an increase of s3,967, 7,713,97
over 1907. The total number of
pieces of stamped prper was 9,772,-
O59, ,664 increase 440, 140, 500; books
of stamps, 1s,21a,3l0, an increase of
| 526, $40. That the issue of postage
stamps VII cross the ten-billion
mark during the fetal year 1909 is
confidently anticipated.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-17
Poisoned by Canned Corn.

The members of the family of
Frank MartZ, who reside at Selins-
grove Junction, consisting of Mr..
Martz, his wife and eight children,
and Mr.. William Shaff'er, of Ohio
who is visiting the Martz family,
had a very narrow escape from death
last week, when they were poisoned
from eating canned corn.
Mr.. Marts purchased the corn at
Sunbury and it was eaten on Friday
at dinner. Several hours later all of
them became deathly sick and were
unable to attribute the cause of their
illness. Home treatment was used
but to no avail, and when several OF
the children became critically ill, Il
physician was hurriedly summoned
from Sunbury. When an eXamina-
ton was made by the physician he
found that the illness of the family
had been caused by the canned corn
and that if the proper remedy had
not soon been administered several
members of the family surely would
have died.
All of the family were still sick
Saturday, and one of the daughters
had not yet recovered on Monday
morning.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-17
Good Roads Great Value.

a good road is Il convenience and
necessity. It helps both the buyer anC
seller of farm produce. 1t is invalua
ble to farmer and merchant alike.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-17
Ladies' Tailored Suits.

CORSETS FOR ALL FIGUR Every
figure has its appropriate Corset. Our
sales ladies use the greatest OF care and
the utmost patients in securing the right
Corset tor the right figure.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-06-17

WASW SKIRTS, Push their way to the
front for comfort. There is nothing
like washable skirt. We have them in
white and colored for
$l.00 to $500
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23

ten for market, and still not to over
feed the other residents of the poulty
yard, is a serious one.
Benjamin Walton of Long Beach,
who has attained considerable success
in turkey raising, sends us the accom-
panying illustration of his method of
fattening his turkeys by means of a
contrivance whereby they can at all
times get all the grain they want and
yet 1t is beyond the reach of stock or
other fowl. He says: 81 do not find
it necessary to keep the turkeys shut
up in separate pen in order to fat
ten them. Instead, | give them their
food in kind of hopper, which is well
out of reach of chickens, and is GOV.
cred over so that pigeons, birds and
even COWS cannot gain access to it,
The illustration which | send will give
very clear idea of the way it Is
made. 1t stands about SO inches from
the ground, is. one foot wide and any
length desired. The covering is made
of two boards with one-halfinch space
between them. Through this space |
drop the grain, which falls into a V.
shaped trough, six inches below. The
turkeys reach up under this cover and
secure their food at any and all times,
undisturbed by the other inhabitants
Of the barnyard."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23

Take Care Of Horses Feet.-"No
foot no horse" is an old saying and
one that should appeal to every man
who owns a horse. In addition to
having good feet the teeth of the
horse when he begins to grow old
should have attention in order that the
feed may be properly masticated.
When the teeth become rough and IN
even and the horse cannot grind up
his feed, he becomes a hard keeper
and often the owner does not know
the cause of the trouble. When buy
ing a horse always see to ii that the
feet and teeth are In good condition
Horses must live under artificial con
ditions. Much is demanded OF the
horse without a corresponding amount
of care and attention. Hard roads
necessitate frequent shoeing and from
overwork and carelessness many AM
mails contract ring bones, side bones
lameness and cracks in the wall of the
hoof or contracted heels. Much of the
shoeing done is not necessary. I'm
less a horse is TO be worked over
paving, on race tracks or in stony
country, he will do well without shoes
If his feet are not weak or defective
In having horses shod 1t pays TO pay
the smith who understands the bust
ness and who makes a study of the
Eorse and his feet.-Prairie Farmer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
DESTRUCTIVE WORK OF
THE CATALPA MIDGE
Insect Attacks Buds and Ends Of
Branches Causing Crooked, lrregu-
lar Growth--5y II. A. Gossard, NJ.
S., Ento>ologist, Ohio.

Three distinct forms of injury are
chargeable to the larvae of the catalpa
nudge:
1. To the leaves. causing form Of
leaf SPOT
q To the terminal buds and ends of
the branches.
3. To the seeds in the pods.
The adult flies must first appear In
May, since the spots on the leaves
appear in that month or early in June.
On June %, 1908, larvae could be
found in abundance on the leaves and
also in the terminal buds, Adults
could be seen here and there on the
leaves and could he captured in
abundance by sweeping catalpas with
a net. Egg-masses, freshly laid, could
be found In the terminal buds. Cut
tings of catalpa, containing hundreds
of larvae, We're sunk into moist sand
and placed in breeding cages. Adult
flies appeared in these cages July a,
and for several days thereafter. 1t
was difficult to find Il mass of eggs,
part of which had not Matched at the
time OF discovery, thus eVldenc1ng the
shortness of the incubation period AS
nearly as we could determine from
eggs laid by midges in our cages, the
young larvae begin to emerge within
"a hours or less after the eggs are
laid. AS nearly as could be judged
from our breeding work, the life of a
complete generation in midsummer is
from three to four weeks. While most
of the larvae descended into the sand
to pupate, some did not, but trans
formed wherever they happened to be.
Some midges were obtained in each
of three glass tubes, containing moth
ing but cuttings harboring the larvae
The pupa, to casual observance
seemed to differ but little from the
larvae, except that it had become
somewhat shorter. The larvae were
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23

very near to the surface. The fragile
adult flies cannot make their way to
the surface, If blowing has buried the
immature stages under several inches
of earth Flowing in late fall or early
spring will accomplish most, but cult.
walton throughout the summer will
help.
Three or four pounds OF kainit
scattered under tree over a circle ap-
proximatng that of the spread of the
limbs will in all probability destroy
the larvae in the soil as well as stimu-
late the tree. Small trees will not
need more than half this amount 1t
may be applied in May to prevent the
first brood from issuing and If neces-
sary can be repeated in late June to
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
Dead Tips Due to Nudge Larvae Work
ing in Buds and Tender Wood.

catch the large July Matching, Stir
lightly into the soil with a garden
rake. Sulphocarbonate of potash, APP
piled at the rate of 30 kegs per acre,
has been found effective against the
pear nudge in the soil by DR.. Marchal
of France.
If, in early spring, the leaves,
grass and trash beneath the trees are
raked together from wide circle
around the trunks and burned and
these cleared circles are then drenched
with kerosene emulsion diluted with
eight to ten parts of water. the hibnr.
mating stages of the insect will be de.
stroyed.
While methods of planting probably
have little or no effect on the multipli.
cation of the nudge, it seems to have
a direct relation to correction or in.
juries caused by the nudge If the
trees are planted not more than four
to eight feet apart each way, a straight
skyward growth is forced and, al
though the young trees start off with
crooked trunks due to successive
forkings, caused by terminal injury,
after few years the trunks will have
become quite straight. After the trees
have attained an age of five or six
years alternate trees can be cut out, If
necessary, and the trees may be
trusted after this age to grow fairly
straight.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
RAILROAD BUYS LANDS
kamiah, Idaho, Excited Over Action
of Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul

KAMlAH, Idaho, April 17.-The
intention of invading tho Clearwater
territory on the part of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul Sound has been
brought into light by the activity of
agents in securing tract of 500
acres of land covering the entire dis
trict known MS the asbestos rock de
post
Duhing the past few weeks a num-
Der of claims have been bought.
while large number of options are
being secured. The deal provides
for the purchase of ten quarter sec
tions covering the land upon which
the Spokane Asbestos Brick company
commenced development several
months ago.
1t is stated here the interests of
the Spokane company have already
been acquired by the Milwaukee
agents and that practically the en-
tire district whehe the asbestos de-
posits have been discovered is now
covered by options.
The company's local agent is
George Runkel, who has resided in
the Kamiah section, and it is definite
ly stated the funds with which Mr..
Runkle has been operating were sup
piled by the vice president of the
Milwaukee.
A survey for line up the Clear
water river to Montana connection
was made by Milwaukee engineers
three years ago and for sevehal
weeks a camp was maintained in the
vicinity of Kamiah From the recent
developments in the Clearwater field
It is believed that the company in
tends to construct the Clearwater
loop as provided for in the original
articles of Incorporation, and that
through an agreement with the Har-
riman intehests direct trackage to
Portland will be secured.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
STATE UNION CONVENTION
Second State Convention of Farmers
Educational and Cooperative
Union June 1.

Union June 1.
The second annual convention of
the Farmers Educational and Coop
erative Union will be held in Pull
man beginning Tuesday, June /.
Every local union is entitled to dele
gates and the total number will prob
ably reach ESQ to 800. The Union
has been organized one year and now
has $500 members in eastern Wash
ington and 100 members in the four
northern counties of Idaho, making
a total of 100 members in the juris-
diction.
The state convention is held at a
time when farmers can get away
from their farms without loss. The
Union is doing good work in the rural
communities and is rapidly gaining
in strength and numbers. L. G. Crow,
of Palouse, is president of the state
union. Milan Still, of Winona, is
yice-president; and A. d. Cross, of st.
Andrews, is secretary-treasurer Of
fcers will be elected at Pullman for
the ensuing year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
The Better Part.

A delightful little story Is told OF
Prosper Merimee, the French author.
lie was once guest at royal hunt,
when hares, pheasants and other game
we're driven before the emperor and
his followers, and the servants picked
up the victims Of the sport.
Among all the members Of the hunt
Ing party, Prosper Merimee alone had
no trophy TO display.
How does this happen?" asked
some one.
where game is so plenty. the mer-
It Of marksman seems TO me to lie In
hitting nothing replied Merimee,
with grave courtesy, so I fired be-
tween the birds."-Youth's Compan-
ion
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
Whitman County
FAR N LAND
BARGAIN LIST.

No. I25-8o-acre farm near good
town, half mile to school and
church; 80 acres in meadow, three
acres in timber; family orchard;
groom house, barn, hog house
and other buildings; plenty of
water, creek running through the
place. Might take some town
property in trade. A profitable
property for you at $42.5o.
No. I27-Well improved farm of
ITO acres; close to town, splendid
buildings, S acres of orchard; a
strictly frst-class home. Price,
SOS. 90 per acre.
No. I32-I6o acres; 40 acres in cul-
tivation, 90 in timber, 90 i'll pas
ture, all fenced; 7-room house,
barn, cow sheds and other build
ings. $4,000. 81, 900 cash will
handle it; good terms on balance.
No. I45-I6o acres partly-cut tim
Der land; lots Of tie timber and
wood, plenty of water, 90 acres
good farming land. IS per acre.
No. r9o-Splendidly improved farm
of I25 acres; good house and
large barn, shop and other build
ings; water piped to house. A
strictly frst-class property, and
cheap at $67. so per acre. Terms.
No. 216-I6o-acre fruit ranch; 40
acres bearing orchard, 70 acres
young fruit that will begin to
bear next year; equipped with
buildings; one mile from good
town. ST. will swing it. This
is one of the best orchard buys in
the state, and is worth third
more than the price asked. Write
for particulars.
If you want to buy a Whitman county
farm at the right price, write US. Upon
request we will send you onr descriptive
price list. 1t is very probable that we
will have what you want.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23

The latest wrinkle in table etiquette
concerns forks. 1t has been the Gus.
tom when putting the fork down on
the plate to turn the prongs up. They
must now be turned down Nine
Grundy's decree suggests that of our
childhood's Simon:
"Simon says, Thumbs up
Simon says, Thumbs down."
Just now Nine. Grundy says:
Forks, prongs down" and unless you
obey YOU are not up to date.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23

When you hear man sneering at
the local newspaper because tits not
as big, cheap and newsy as the city
papers, you can safely bet he does
not squander any of his wealth in
assisting to make it better, and gen
orally the paper has done more good
for him than he does for it, The
man who cannot see the benefit arts
ing from the local newspapers is
about as much value to town as a
delinquent tax list.--EIume Tele-
phone.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23

W. Blackman, nh NEG, eh nwq of s.
1914, seq of oil S-44, tracts in 5-1S-
A, s27.4S9.
c, H. Pugh to George Carman, lots
2, 9, 4, blk 2, Blocker & Browns add.
Colfax, $1,000.
c. H. Pugh to Geo. Carman, part
swq of 22-13-39, $4,000.
Walter S. Heron to Sam'l. S.
Stone, lots |, 9, 8, A, of 4-19-40, tract
in 93-2O-40, s5,947.
j. A. Stipes and wife to Isaac Neace
and wife, agreement.
REAL MORTGAGES
f. l., Kinney and wife to S. G.
Miller, lots IL, 13, IA, IS. blk IS,
Maiden, $4,000.
Edw. Kruger and wife to VIM.
Codd, sh of %, nwq of 26-16-42, So
900.
Peder p. Hagen and wife to First
Savings e Trust Bank of Whitman
Co., seq of 20, VIII swq of 21, nwq of
2S-15-4O, $500.
Jas. Mcclellan and wife to Farmers
& Merchants State Bank of Maiden,
lot 8, blk 81, Maiden, $500.
H. c. Ambuhl and wife to Security
State Bank, part lot 8, blk /, Wiley's
add, Palouse, $1,000.
VIM. Hacker ct al to VIM. T. Mat
tausch, lots Z, 8, 8, 10, II, u, blk IL,
Rosalia, $4,000.
AFFIXED II. Hampton and wife to
VIM. A. King, ell swq, lots 3, A, of 30
t7-40, $1,000.
VIM. A. Culton ct al to R. H. Hill,
neg of 11-16-44. $4,000
Sam1 S. Stone and wife to. Walter
S. Heron, lots /, ., 8, 4, of 4-19-40,
tracts in 33-20-4O. $2,947.
Saml H Maxwell and wife to
Chas. F. Pence, lots IL, 10, blk 4,
Shobe's LIST add Lacrosse. 5000.
T. V Blackhurst and wife to Spo-
kane Merchants Assn, part lot A,
blk /, Blackhurst & Hurds add, st.
John, $500
Chas. w. Blackman and wife to
VIM. r. Morrison, nh neg, eh nwq,
of S-1S-44, seq of 5-1S-44, tracts in
5-18-44, $21,O96.
CHATTEL MORTGAGES
Reuben Lakin ct al to e. A. KEN
> nh, g 1 oF I
15-45, $3.50.
VIM. Hill to Potlatch Lbr Co., en-
CINE, $50
j. T. Black to Hayfield Bros, 1-3
crop on seq of 1-19-45, 1851.
H. c. Ambuhl to Security State
Bank, tools, etc, in blacksmith shop,
$1,000.
II. G. Coffey to Colfax Natl Bank
livestock, p crop on part of lib
SO, $1,000.
X. z. Charles ct al to Josiah Ed
wards, 500 sacks wheat on 3620-41,
$3.50.
Bigelow & Adams to National Bank
of Oaksdale, livestock, $3.50,
n. A. Nye to Frank Salvage, live
stock, $35.
T. V. Blackhurst and wife to Spo-
kane Merchants Assn stock of mer-
chandise, $1,000.
RELEASES
Adam Engle to Chas. Halvorsen,
real mtg.
A. P. Johnson to Jno. Maier, real
mtg.
Bank of Endicott to J. c. Reinke,
chat.
Herman Ferchau to Tilman Cave,
partial release of chat. mtg.
Maiden State Bank to F. L. Kin
ney, real mtg.
Investors Mtg. Security Co. to Or
lando S. Daniels, real mtg.
Min. Thresh. Mch. Co. to August
Bensel ct al, chat.
Jas. Cadzow to c. B. Phifer, ct al
release of lien.
CONDITIONAL BILLS OF SALE
Northwest Mchy. Co. to Jas. Me
Clellan, machinery, 1919.
ASSIGNMENTS
J. w. Grant to A. P. Johnson, real
mtg.
w. A. Disney to Everette G. John
son, real mtg.
GOV. PATENTS AND RECEIPTS
United States to Harry E. Jordan,
seq seq of 20, nh nwq of 26-19-40,
patent.
MISCELLANEOUS
ColfaX Brewing & Mailing Co. VS..
j. w. Jesse ct al, lis pendens.
Jno. ]. Smith to A. r. McClaskey
power of atty.
VIM. Schulting VS.. Annie Meany
and husband, lis pendens.
R. H. Hutchinson to The Public,
affidavit.
Farmers Union Warehouse Co.,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
MISCELLANEOUS


j. w. Jesse ct al, lis pendens.
Jno. j. Smith to A. R. McClaskey,
power of atty.
VIM. Schulting vs. Annie Meany
and husband, lis pendens.
R. H. Hutchinson to The Public,
affidavit.
Farmers Union Warehouse Co.,
list of officers.
Carrie L. Miller to The Public,
affidavit.
A. Kinamon VS.. r. C. Smith, list
pendens.
w. ]. Morrow to Herman Ferchau,
assignment of chattel mtg.
In the matter of the estates of
jeremiah w. and Elizabeth Culton,
partition agreement.
Carrie A. Culton to Francis Cul-
ton, receipt.
Lacrosse Telephone Co. articles
of incorporation.
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sd.
Ry. Co., VS.. Elizabeth A. Dyer ct al
lis pendens.
First State Bank of Uniontown to
II. Thee. partial ASST gnment real mtg.
D. C. Reed ct al to The Public afi-
dayit.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
HDULT fEMHLE MIDGE

Much Enlarged Adult Nudge, Being
About one-sixteenth Of an Inch
Long.
seen to disengage themselves from the
leaves by their jerking habit and drop
to the ground. In the latter part of
June the upper layer of earth to the
depth of onefourth to one-half inch
was removed from beneath an infested
catalpa tree and put into a GLASGOW
cred case in the laboratory. This earth
was kept spread ont, the depth being
not more than one-half inch, and it
was moistened as often as necessary
In early July adult midges appeared
in the cage, thus proving that the
pupal stage is ordinarily passed in the
ground. These midges were confined
on catalpa slips taken from trees
grown in the insectary and which had
never shown signs of infestatiop. July
is, three or four larvae were found
on the leaves of one OF these slips. No
eggs or larvae could be found in the
bud of this slip. A different Slip, that
was put into jar containing midges
that Matched from buds on July 4,
had new larvae in the bud July Is.
Some adults, that had issued some
time after July 4, We're still living in
the cage at the time of this observa-
ton. The average life of the fly is
probably from three to four days to
week or ten days.
Young cultivated groves do not suf-
fer so much as older uncultivated ones.
The larvae fling themselves to the
ground when full grown and pupate
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-04-23
TURKEY FEEDING
FOR A PROFIT

To many who are raising turkeys to
sell for Thanksgiving and Christmas
and have not the room or facilities for
keeping them in a separate pen, the
question of feeding sufficiently to fat,