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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Trans Continental Auto Tour

A transcontinental automobile trip
that is unequalled in the annals of mo-
toring was made last year by Mr.. O.
b. Williams sash and door manufac-
turer of Seattle, Washington. Mr.. Will
liams drove his own car from Detroit,
Michigan to Seattle via Cheyenne,
Wyoming, covering in all 1857 miles.
Form Detroit to Cheyenne he drove
without either mechanician or helper
of any kind. At Cheyenne he picked
up man who knew how to rig pulley
blocks and was an all round handy
man as it was impossible to make the
trip through the mountains alone.
Mr.. Williams claims he is the only
motorist who ever drove across the
country without a mechanician and
also that his is the first machine that
ever made the trip from Cheyenne to
Billings, Montana by the way of Sheri
dan, and through the Crow Indian
agency. Another record set by Mr..
Williams is that his is the first car
that ever went over the Snoqualmie
Pass, under his own power and also
that his was the first machine to cross
the Burlington railroad bridge over
the Big Horn river at F@rt Custer.
Mr.. Williams claims it would be
impossible to make the trip either two
months earlier or two months later
than the month of August. He left
Detroit July 10th and arrived at the
Notwithstanding line August list.
There are no bridges over the streams
in Wyoming and some fords have to be
made in Montana which would be inn
possible to make when the water is
high.
Mr.. Williams says he had a pretty
strenuous time of it but enjoyed every
bit of the trip and that the kindness
and hospitality of the people he met
in sparsely settled sections of the
country gave him a new view of man
kind that he would not like to part
with.
Mr.. Williams was on the road in all
forty-five days and was driving 81
days, making an average daily run of
over 100 miles. Mr.. Williams says:
II took it easy, never crowded my car
in hard places and gained knowledge
of our country that could not have
obtained in any other way. All in all,
l consider the 40 days spent on this
outing the most profitable vacation l
ever took.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
GREAT FIRE IN TOPEKA.
Hotel, in Center of the Business District.
Is Destroyed-Fou Persons
Lose Lives.

Topeka, Kan.-Fpur persons lost their
lives and five others were injured in the
fire that destroyed the Central hotel in
this city Saturday. The hotel, which
was two-story brick structure, was sit
uated on Kansas avenue, between Fifth
and Sixth streets, in the business dis
trict
The dead: John P. Erickson, Clay
Center, Kas., former county clerk /;
Benjamin sippy, Belleplaine, Kas., stu
dent at Kansas University; Walter
Shipley, Topeka, chemist for Santa Fe
railway; L. R. Stratton, Polk county,
dishwasher in hotel.
The fire started at 4 'clock, evil
IDENTIFY from crossed electric wires on a
small balcony in the dining room on
the first floor.
Three of those who lost their lives
were smothered to death in their
rooms.
The fire was the second serious hotel
fire in Topeka within three months. On
January IA the Copeland, a famous
stopping for politicians, was destroyed.
Isaac Lambert of Emporia, a well known
railway attorney and politician, lost his
life and 20 persons were injured.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30

An experiment which will be watch
ed with much interest by all New En-
gland, and which may be the means OF
revolutiOnizing the present method or
farming here, 10 about to be tried by
the Maplecrest Stock and Poultry Farm
Association, Springfield, Mass.
The association Ii planning to bring
1000 sheep from the western part or
the country and put them on farms m
and around Middleneld and Beckett,
The sheep are merlnOs and win be-.
mated with dorset rams Of local ex-
traction.
Some Of the reasons which prompted.
the association to bring the sheep are
the decreasing ratio Of the meat sup
ply and the constantly increasing popu-
lation of the country.
Scotch herders will be brought herR
with the sheep and will be used In
stead of dogs or fences to keep them
from straying, as 1t Is claimed that
more care can be given by professional
herders.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30

For the construction of three brick
buildings for the United States naval
hospital at the navy yard, Bremerton,
Wash, the bid of the w. N. Concannon
company of San Francisco was the low
est. 1t was for $143,971. The work is
to be completed within IS months.
Bearing the Liberian commission, the
scout cruisers Chester and Birmingham
have left New York for their 4OOO-mile
cruise to the black republic. The mem
bers of the commission which is to in
vestigate the conditions of the republic
are Roland Post Falkner of Philadel-
phia, Emmett J. Scott, the negro mem
The first night of the Roosevelt ex-
petition under canvas in Africa was
spent Saturday in the elaborate camp
set up for the party near the railroad
station at Kapita Plains. 1t was with
out incident.
President Taft was once more a victor
at golf in the finish of an exciting game
on the Chevey Chase links Saturday
afternoon. A foursome was played in
which the president and Vice President
Sherman opposed General Clarence R.
Edwards and Captain Archibald Butt.
What is declared to be the tooth of a
mastodon was unearthed recently near
Penewawa, Whitman county, south of
Spokane, by Leon Gotta. The tooth is
II inches in length and six inches in
diameter. 1t is in good state of preser-
walton.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
W. s. TAYLOR pARDoNrD.
Former Governor Free From Charge of
Goebel Murder Complicity.


Governor Wilson of Kentucky has
granted pardons to former Governor
W. s. Taylor and former Secretary of
State Charles Finley, both refugees in
Indiana, charged with completely in the
murder of William Goebel in 1900.
Pardons were granted also to John
Powers, brother of Caleb Powers; to
Holland Whitaker, John Davis and
Zach Steel, under indictemnt and who
did not fee the state
Those over whom indictments are left
hanging are Wharton Golden, now in
Colorado; Frank Cecil, railroad de.
tective in st. Louis, and William H.
Cnllon, said to have died in west a
few months ago. These cases, with the
possible exception of that of Cecil, will
be dismissed, leaving Henry E. Youtsey,
now serving life sentence in the state
prison, the only person to suffer for
the killing of Governor Goebel.
Reiterating the belief which. ne ex-
pressed some months ago when he par
doned Caleb Powers and James R. How
ard, that no one but Youtsey had part
in the murder, and that it was not a
conspiracy, Governor Wilson said he
believed that to pardon Taylor was ga
sacred duty which I must no longer de-
lay to carry into effect
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
"The Mills of the Gods. -

Judging from all that has been said
of it, George Broadhurst IS "The Mills
of the Gods" which will be at the
Spokane theater, Spokane, April 80,
MAY 1-2, will prove one of the real dra-
matte treats of the season.
To "The Mills of the Gods" Mr..
Shutter, the manager, says he has given
the closest attention to details in seeulc'
LIGHT and other effects. The piece re-
ouires more than 20 acting parts besides
a corps of supernumeraries, and, as Mr..
Shutters general representative puts 1t,
awe carry everything but our own
weather and the audience, which we al
low and expect people of the Inland
Empire to furnish. "
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Care i'm Feeding working Horuo.,

Care I'm Feeding Working Horses
Horse feeding Is not given the atten-
ton 1t should be by some farmers.
That Of the COW and sheep is carefully
examined and discussed, but oftentImes
the horses feed Is just all the hay be,
can eat and various quantities. OF corn
and oats, according to the work being
done Although oats and hay are ideal
food, they should not be fed exclusive
ly. Horses like a variety as well az
does any other animal. Good timothy
early cut and well cured, rs the best
hay for horses. but many farmers feed
too much hay. II the horse is expect.
ed to do extra hard work he should be
literally and frequently fed 1t is best
to water horses as they come in from
work or before feeding. If watered
soon after feeding, the stomach, being
small, is liable to be partially emptied
by the water Of the undigested food.
which causes bowel trouble or loss Of
food.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
RESULT OF APPLE SHOW.
London and Other Parts of England Are
Very Much Interested


!. S. Redmayne, M. A., representative
at Kingsgate House, London, England.
of the British Columbia DEVELOPMENT
association, limited, says in letter to
L. G. Monroe, SECRETARY of the Spokane
chember of commerce, that the photo.
graphs sent to him depicting the apple
industry of the Spokane country are
creating considerable stir in London
and other parts of England, adding;
People on this side have no idea
as to the perfection of this industry or
the so-called dry belt, as these pic,
lures talk
Mr.. Redmayne says also that he and
others are keenly interested in what
is being done in the Yakima, Wenatchee,
Walla Walla and Spokane valleys, also
in other points in Washington, Idaho,
Oregon and Montana, as well as south,
eastern British Columbia.
II am trying to educate the very
conservative English retail dealers on
this side as to the superiority of boxed
apples over the fruit squashed into bar
rels, to which they have so long been
accustomed. Once this can be done a
big market on this side is certain.'
The Hawkeye club of Spokane, COM
posed of 600 former residents of Iowa.
give their End annual banquet May 81.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
HOG KILLING ON THE FARM.


nave good sper sticking knife
working
For scdng barrel is
the hogs sadng
scadng
made OF wonh panks for the sides
bottom 1t six
with pair of chains
withdrawing the
by digging trench the pieces
iron bottom too
and that the
degrees and barrel
dipped out Of the kettle the will
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
JUDGE GORDON INDICTED.
Grand Jury at Spokane Returned More
Bills Against Him.

Spokane-Three more indictments
against M, J. Gordon, former supreme
justice of this state and later counsel
for the Great Northern Railway com
pany, from which position he resigned
last September, were returned by the
grand jury Saturday, charging him with
the embezzlement from the company of
three separate sums aggregating total
of $1,919.O6. Gordon now faces six in
dictments, five of them charging him
with the embezzlement from the Great
Northern of amounts aggregating $780,
626.49 and one charging him with issu-
ing his personal check for $28,5O7.43
to cover one of the alleged embezzle-
ments when he had no money in the
bank to meet the payment of the check.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Good for Man and Benst.

If a COW or horse gets choked with
an apple or potato hold up its head
and break an egg in its mouth.
A cheap cure for collie in horses is
the following: Keep a small bottle of
turpentine always ON hand. Feel for
the Jugular vein back Of the jaw on
the right side and rub it gently FIVE
or ten inches with a flannel rag wet
with turpentine. If the animal has
collie 1t will cure him in ten minutes.
To dose a pig halter him and tie
the rope to a stake. When he has
ceased his uproar approach him and
between the back part Of his jaws In
Sert an old shoe from which you have
cut the toe leather. This he win at
once begin to suck and chew. Through
1t pour your medicine and he win
swallow any quantity Eou please
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
OIL COMPANY PAYS FINE.
Nearly Two Millions Paid to State
of Texas.

AT Austin, Texas, big bundle of cur
fency was opened in the Office of the
treasurer of the state Saturday. A few
minutes later the 1,8Os,754 fine assessed
against the Waters-Pierce Oil company
was declared paid. A. short time after
mafu a decree of the supreme court of
the United States, enjoining the com
pany from doing business in Texas, was
nIeu and the work of closing up the
begun.
ne line was paid in currency. One
!. hundred and sixty $4,000 bills settled
.ne olg end of the judgment A big
Doldle of $1,000 bills made up the bulk
VI The remainder of the sum.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
UNION PACIFIC WINS.
Are Exempt from Ruling in Spokane
Case.

The Union Pacific officially declares
it will withdraw entirely from the trans
portation of freight from Chicago and
st. Paul to Spokane. The system had
hearing before the interstate com
merce commission Monday on the road g
petition that it be exempted from ap-
plication of the order in the Spokane
rate case. The petition sets forth that
the distance from Chicago to Spokane
via the Union Pacific is approximately
1900 miles, whereas via the Great
Northern or Northern Pacific it is 1900
miles, and that to obey the commission s
order in the Spokane case would be un-
profitable because of the greater dis
lance and physical conditions it has
to overcome via Pendleton, Ore, to Spo-
kane. It is likely the Hartman lines
will be exempted as prayed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
JAPs TO SEE CRUISERS.
Jap Potato King of California Arranges
Excursion for His Workers.

George Shima, the japanese potato
king, who recently purchased fine resi-
dence in Berkeley, is planning to give
a hundred or more of his Japanese Ia
borers a trip to San Francisco while
the emperor IS cruisers are there and will
dress the men in new business suits for
the occasion. The laborers will be
given a steamboat trip to the Bay City
at Shima's expense. Their outing will
cost Shima $4,000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Mrs. Scott President.

"ashlngton.-After "a hours devoted
W counting and recounting the ballots
rss'' the Daughters of the American
"eVolutlon found the honors of the BIZ
S Snnlal election of their society divided
oot"een the administration and the
anu administration forces.
-. me Dig fight was won by the admin
N rT'lstlon in the election of Mrs. Mathew
- scott of Illinois to be president gen
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Mules Mean Money

Some people have the idea that n
mule will not respond to kind treat.
ment This Is a sad mistake A Rood
mule is just about as good a. cash IN
the bank any season In the year. a
thoroughbred Jack generally proves .
better investment than a stallion. First
class jacks are very scarce and that u
one reason why mule breeding h nlOWs
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30

blowers require more than a twelve
horsepower engine. 1t costs less per
ton to elevate silage with the blower
and the work is done more satisfac-
torily in every way. The greastest
trouble in the use of the blower is
caused by having the blower pipe stand
too far away from the silo at the bot
tom. 1t should stand as nearly per-
pendicular as possible-Exchange.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30

the a
Small
hair,
When the scadng
pleted head first
then the legs and last but least, body
the easily this
than ordinary gambre
stick shapened strings
gambrel
stick If the pole
with scad-
ing water the enras by running sharp knife lightly down. mark
which with careful cut beyond
100
graduated
Of sapeer mixed Rub the meat three days with
While
where / wilne become
the other
time IS After rubbing q
When out Of the
a let remain half
little powdered bOrax the meat side and hang
chips of then dip
It with
may hanging
on
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Washington wheat Market.

Davenport.-Bluestem, $1.1O; club,
Csc.
Walla Walla.-Bluestem, $1.2O; club,
$103.
Portland. - Bluestem, $1.271a@1.39;
club, $1.2O@1221a; valley and red,
nominal.
Tacoma.--Milling- Bluestem, $1.271a;
@1.3O; club, $1.2O@1.23; valley, $1.13;
red, $1.OS.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30

Dispatches concerning market quota
tions, conditions and phases are as fol-
lows:
Chicago.
Flour-Easy.
Rye-No. 2, 82@s3c.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 66@67c; fair
to choice mailing, 67@6sc.
Flaxseed-No. southwestern, $1.55;
No. northwestern, $1.65.
Timothy seed-$3.S0.
Clover-$9.5O.
Mess pork-Per Dbl, $17.9O@17.95.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $1O.35.
Short ribs, sides-Loose, $4,000
9.72 12.
Short clear sides-Boxed, $9.62 100
9.75.
Butter-Steady. Creameries, 22@
CSC; diaries, 19@25c.
Eggs steady at mark, cases included;
frsts, Gle; prime frsts, 22c.
Cattle-Market steady. Beeves, $4.70
@6.90; Texas steers, $4.50@5.00; west
ern steers, $4.4O@5.60; stockers and
feeders, $3.5o@5.5O; cows and heifers,
$2.@5.90; calves, $4.25@575.
Hogs-Market 5@1Oc higher. Light,
$6.s0@7.40 mixed, $6.90@745; heavy,
$6.95@7.45; rough, $6.95@7.10; good to
choice heavy, $7.1O@7.45; pigs, $3.50
SOS; bulk of sales, $7.15@7.35.
Sheep-Market strong. Native, $3.50
@6; western, $4,000; yearlings, 500
ITO; lambs, native, $5.4o@s; western,
$5.4O@8.1O.
New York.
Flour-Market quiet and partly
lower.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides-Firm.
Wool and petroleum-Steady.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining,
S.42; centrifugal, 90 test, 500; mo-
lasses sugar, 3.17. Refined, steady.
Coffee-Quiet; Rio No. z, sos 1-sc;
Santos No. 4, 8 $1,000.
Mild-Quiet; Cordova, 3-4@13c.
The tin market was easy and little
lower, with spot quoted $29.25@29.55.
The copper market was dull and
unchanged, with lake quoted at
$12.s7 1908; electrolytic, $4,000
1852 1-2, and casting, $12.37 1-2@12.5O.
Lead was unchanged and quiet. Spell
ter was unchanged and remained quiet
at $500 1-2@5.O7 1-2.
Iron was unchanged.
San Francisco.
wheat-shipping, $2O5@2.15; mill
ing, $2.15@2.20.
Barley-Feed, $1.5O@1.6O; brewing,
$1.55@1.60.
oats-Red, $2@21o; white, $1.97 1-2
@2.2O; black, nominal.
Millstuffs-Bran, $2s.5o@3o; mid
dlings, $33@35.
Hay-Wbeat, $1,000; wheat and
oats, $2O@23; alfalfa, $14@17; stock,
$7@1o; straw, per bale, 6O@s5c.
Woo-Nevada, 13@17c; mountain,
6@10c; South Plains and s. j., 10@15c.
Liverpool.
Close: Wheat-May, IS 8 I'D; July,
IS 10 I'D; September, IS I'D. Weather
fine.
Available Grain Supplies.
Special cable and telegraphic COM
munications received by Bradstreet IS
show the following changes in the avail
able supply, as compared with the pre-
vious account:
Wheat-United States, east of Rock
les, decrease 2,795,000 bushels.
Canada-Decrease, 100000 bushels
Total United States and Canada, de-
crease, 4,O35,0O0 bushels.
Afoat for and in Europe, decrease,
8, 100000 bushels.
Total American and European supply,
decrease, 5,535,000 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, de-
crease, zee, 900 bushels.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Manager Charles Muehlman announces

Manager Charles Muehlman announces
the following attractions for the Spo.
kane theater for the month of May:
April 80, "Mills of the Gods"
May 1-2, "Mills of the Gods"
May Sc, Richard earle.
May TO, Norman Hackett, "Class-
mates. "
May 9-1o, Lillian Russell in "Wild-
fire."
May 10, Mischa Elman.
May 13-14-15, "The Gingerbread
Man"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Filing the siIO.

How did you oil your silo last fall1
The government people declare that
while the blower, as shown in the pic
ture, requires more power to operate
than dOea the dat carrier. very few
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
Russia Bars Salvation Army.

The bureaucracy has definitely de-
cided not to permit the introduction of
the Salvation Army movement into Rus
STA, according to a semi-oficial state
ment.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
SPOKANE MARKETS.

Dairy Produce-Eggs, fresh eastern,
$6.25; local ranch, recaudled, $3.50; but,
ter, fresh Washington state creamery,
32c lb; fresh eastern extras, soc; east.
ern storage, zoe lb.
Flour-First patent, 1878 Dbl; sec.
ond patent, $3.50 Dbl.
Fancy Yakima honey, $3.50 case;
Idaho, $3.25@3.5O case.
Sugar-Cane, $685. SIX; beet, $6.45 SIX.
Coffee-Common package goods,
$17 -cwt.
Seed-Red clover, $13 cwt; bluestem
wheat, $3.50 cwt; oats, white seed, $2.25
cwt; gray, 1925 cwt; fancy Kentucky
bluegrass, $3.50 cwt; timothy, prime,
$40 cwt; timothy, choice, $3.50 cwt;
white clover, $1,000 cwt; alfalfa,
$3.50 cwt; spring rye, $1.s5 cwt; win
ter rye, $1.s5 cwt.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Timothy hay, $16 ton; grain hay, $14
ton; alfalfa, SIG ton; oats, $3.50 cwt;
feed wheat, $1.65 cwt; milling wheat,
$1.60@1.7O cwt; whole barley, $1.35
ewt; whole corn, old, $3.50 cwt; new,
$1.45 cwt.
Hides-Green, SC lb; green bulls, &C
lb; green calf, Toe lb; green kips, SC lb;
salt kips, &c Id; green salt bulls, &c lb;
green salt hides, &c lib; dry butchered
hides, good, 15c lb; dry country hides,
good, 14c Id; wool, 1O@12c lb; shear
lings, 15@25c Id; city butchers steers,
&c; wool, rough, s@1Oc lb; long wool
pelts, s@1oc Id.
Live stock-Steers, live weight, aye
lb; COWS, live weight, 3h@4c lb; sheep,
live weight, $4,000 lb; hogs, live
weight; 6R@7c lb; veal, rough and
hevy, 3@4hc ID.
Poultry-Live hens, 13@14c lb;
dressed hens, 14@141Ac lb; live ROSTERS,
1oc lb; spring chickens, dressed, 100
&c Id; turkeys, live, 10000 lb; dressed,
21@24c lb; geese, 2O@22c lb; ducks,
live, 15c lb; dressed, 1sc lb.
Ranch eggs-Case, $3.50 case, case
count; $500, loss off.
Butter-Good ranch, zoe; butter fat,
35hc; Davis butter, 35c ID.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-30
OTHER MARKETS.

Dispatches concerning market quota
tons, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-19
Short SuEgest1Ons.

shvrl SoEgest1ons-
Scaling fish is easier II hrst dipped
In boiling water.
Try a little baking soda and hot wa
ter when cleaning kitchen utensils.
Dissolve a tablespoonful of rock am
monia in the bath. This makes the
water soft and invigorating.
Wheat bran placed in coarse flannel
bags is excellent for cleaning dust from
delicate wall papers.
Pulverize teaspoonful Of borax put
it in your last rinsing water and your
clothes will come out white instead OF
yellow.
To keep clothes from running where
the colors are not fast" use cupful
of salt to each gallon Of water When
washing them.
Do not use soap in cleaning mart e
table tops and mantels. 1t yellows
them. Better results are had from
washing with water softened with am
monia.
When cutting a tomato some prefer
to pass the knife frequently over the
freshly-cut surface Of large onion.
The resulting flavor is indescribably
delicate.
If you scorch garment when IRON
ing it rub lump of dry starch on the
mark. then sponge it off. Repeat till
the yellow disappears.
Save your leftover coffee and tea
and mix them with your stove backing.
It will give bright and lasting polish
to your stove or range.
Rolls may be freshened, even when
very stale, by dipping each one quickly
in Ice water and heating in the oven
until crisp. If eaten while hot they re-
semble zweibach.
An old broom that is beyond sweep
ing purposes may be used to scrub the
kitchen floor. Wash with hot suds and
mop with clear water.