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The newspaper., 1910-01-21
Only a Fence Between
A stranger addressed the
farmers boy across the fence:

a stranger addressed the
farmers boy across the fence:
Young man. your corn looks
kind o yellow"
Yes, that's the kind we
planted
Don't look as If you would get
more then half crop
1--WE don't expect 20 The land
lord gets the other half"
Then, after a short time. the
man said: boy, there isn't much
difference between you and a
fool"
Nope" replied the boy. only
the nce."-Selected.
The newspaper., 1910-01-21
NO. 25
Buy at Home

We quote below the advice
given by the editor of the Prairie
City News. Iowa. as to mail order
buying The quest tion is one of
general interest so we give 1t
space in our columns.
The man who buys his goods
of mail order house and expects
his neighbor in Prairie CITY to
buy goods of him. or to buy labor
of him. is economically a leech.
He is sucking industrial blood out
OF the town and gives none back.
He sends his profits out OF town
like a Chinaman, and he has no
more right to a standing in the
community than a foreigner We
are all neighbors industrially in
this town, and the man who sends
away tor his goods is not one of
us. He is OF another industrial
system, ard deserves no support
in Prairie City. The fact that this
's economically wrong is recog-
nized by the mail order houses
themselves. They protect their
customers as thieves by offering
to keep people from knowing
where the mail order goods come
from The mail order houses
have no tags" on their goods.
They saw in their catalogues that
none OF their goods are marked
where bought. II it is proper to
hide the place OF purchase of an
article. it is wrong to buy the ar
ticle at that place. Only the man
who steals is ashamed to say
where he got anything he has.
There is such thing as tainted
dry goods" tainted hardware"
tainted groceries" and tainted
printing" All of such that are
not bought at home. of men who
befriended you, to men whom
you owe living. are tainted"
because they come unfairly 1t is
time to change and get together
1t is time to begin to reform our
selves and not our neighbors, by
buying everything at home,
whether the neighbors do or not.
And now is the time to begin to
buy your printing of the News"
The newspaper., 1910-01-21
Charity

The following communication
from one OF our citizens appeared
in the Grand Junction Daily News
Just after his attendance at one of
the revival S rvices now in progress
at thai place We. with him aud
the usual congregation at one OF
our churches. listened last Sunday
to a sermon which he was over
heard to commend in high terms
while conversing with several OF
our citizens We were favorably
impressed with the sermon and
we're appealed to as one who had
heard the good sermon referred
to. The lesson taught to the
writer by all this was one of
charity for m n. 1T not for their
methods. so well expressed by
the Poet OF the SIrrrss. San Joa-
gun Muller. IN the quotation gwen
below.
In mcn. whom men condemn a- IN.
nnd so much of goodness stiii.
In men. whom men pronounce divine.
md much of sin aud blot.
I hesitate to draw the line
Between the two. where God has not
\ COMMUNICATION
Last evening attended revival
services at the Auditorium and
heard the eloquent preacher por-
traying the delights OF sinful
life and the easy road TO forgive
ness IN such a Vivid way that II |
had believed HIM would have
been almost persuaded to drink
OF the cup OF sin all my lite and
take chance OF believing at the
last moment and enjoying bound
less bliss hereafter.
II the evangelist dare read to
his people the 10Th psalm or the
@ chapter of Luke he will find
an entirely different way of sal
vation" from that which he is now
proclaiming Let those who are
real believers in the teach ngs OF
Jesus Nazareth read their Bibles
carefully. (American standard
revision preferred. because it is in
plain twentieth century English J
and they will no longer be de.
luded by such orators as the one
nov holding forth at the audi
torium. In conclusion permit me
10 say that am humble be
liever IN the teachings Of Jesus OF
Nazareth and am earnestly work.
ing through Christ which strength
eueth me to assist in making the
Kingdom of this world the King
dom of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. l. ID. McFADpEN.
The newspaper., 1910-01-21

Congregational church notices:
Sunday School. Studies in the
Life OF Christ. Morning worship.
Christian Endeavor. $50 p. m. at
parsonage. Union evening service
at the Friends church at 7:30 D.
m. Rev. Cash preaching the
sermon. Christian Endeavor social
and Annual Business meeting at
the home of Mr.. Spencer this
Friday al 7:S0 p. IN. junior choir
at the parsonage tins Friday at
7:l5 p. m. for the election of of
hcers Ladies Aud Society meets
on Wednesday afternoon. Mid
week prayer meeting at the Spen-
Ger home Wednesday evening.
G. +. WooD, Pastor.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17
HOW TO KILL
SQUIRRELS
Experiments Made on w. S.
c. Farm Prove Trap the
Best Method.

w. d. Foster, of the Washington
State Collt ge, in a recent issue OF
the Pullman Tribune, contributes an
interesting article on Fighting the
SQUIRRELS on the State Experiment
Farm" He says:
Not having returned in time to
take the part assigned me on the
Wheat Convention program, entitled
Fighting Squirrels on the College
Farm" | thought that it would not
be out of place if | should give
some of my experience on this sub
ject TO the press.
There is not much poetry in the
work OF lighting squirrels, but
great deal of prose, and to my mind
there is no subject that could be dis
cussed at a gathering of farmers that
should interest it more than the
problem of how to get rid of the
squirrels.
Seven years ago when | came to
the College Farm, it, like all other
farms in the Palouse country, was
overrun with squirrels, and every
day during the first summer months
one could easily notice added daily
destruction, not only in the fields as
signed to field crops, but in almost
every one of the experimental plots.
A. +bat time I hadn't become ac-
uuainted with the habits of the pest,
and did not give much attention to
them. The second year of my stay
in Washington we planted a field OF
corn on the north side of the farm
and in less than a week four acres
were missing, which had to be re-
planted and watched carefully. After
discussing the matter with the heads
of the department, was given
authority to clean off the squirrels
from the farm as soon as possible,
and from that time up to the pres
ent. | have tried in every way
nossible to get rid of them, and with
what success those who have visited
the farm within the last two or three
years can testify.
Prof. S. j. Piper of the U. 5. Bio,
logical survey was here for two sea
sons trying to devise some means
that would assist the Palouse farmer
to eradicate the squirrels. | was in
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

close touch with him. He tried
great many different kinds of poison
at the College Farm, and with all due
respect to Mr. Piper, for he was in
earnest, the methods used were ap-
parently a failure, SO far as the big
Palouse squirrel was concerned. We
used all kinds of poison ourselves
and no doubt killed some, but to
clean them out entirely from the in
terror of the farm we had to resort
to more accurate methods. Conse-
quently traps were purchased and a
man assigned to the work, each days
catch being recorded.
During the five years that we have
been keeping a record of the num-
Der of squirrels trapped, 1900 have
been caught, costing 1915. or nine
cents for each squirrel. That looks
on the face OF it like large sum of
money. No one, however, could esti-
mate the damage done by one squir-
rel on the College Farm at less than
one dollar, and If that were true,
the expenditure was wise one. 1t
has been our aim to get the majority
of squirrels during the month of
March, before the young were born.
We had IS acres of experimental
wheat on the new addition to the
farm-the Irwin place. This field
had no squirrels caught on it the
previous year, because it was sum
mer fallowed, our efforts being made
on the other part of the farm that
was in crop. On March first a man
was put to work on this particular
field with the traps and during the
month he brought me 555 tails, cost
ing the college $50. He also looked
after some horses that were over
there mornings and nights. There
were some days that the squirrels
did not come out Three hundred and
seventy-six of the 555 were females
which would have productc'l had
they been left alone, making, at a
conservative estimate, 2250 young
squirrels. The damage done the hyb
rid wheats would have been disas
trous. . The expenditure, in my mind
to capture them was a mere drop tc
! the bucket.
Some farmers have told me- that
they can save their crops from SOUR
rels by using poison, which costs q
great deal of money where the farms
are large. | can positively say thai
if we had not used traps and KEEP
man after them the squirrels would
have destroyed many valuable expert
ments on the College Farm, anC
were it not for the ones that come
over from our neighbors' farms we
would be entirely free from the pests
AS it is, there are none only inside
the line fences, and from now on i
will cost but little to keep them with
in bounds.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

To sum up the matter, if we had
only used poison we would have lost
much of the crop, and stil had the
squirrels. BY the trap method we
have saved our crops and annihilated
the pests, except on the boundary
lines.
In conjunction with my late re-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

spected head, Prof. Severance, the
squirrel battle has been fought sue
cessfully on the college farm at a
cost which is indeed small in COM
parison with the results obtained.
w. d. FOSTER,
Superintendent College Farm.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

For Sale-1SO acres of land near
we Greencreek postoffice; new build
'nss' deep we'll, north slope. Easy
terms. A choice piece of land. Price
Soo.oO per acre. Geo. M. Reed.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17

iou will be our friend If you just
ery US once. Electric Laundry.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-02-17
ROYAL TAILOR SUIT

The Royal Tailor well dressed and his clothes
WOOL and all the 'shrink is taken by a process.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24
HOW ONE MAN SAVED FLORIDA,
RICH SWAMP LAND

Events ecem TO prove that this nation
is to-day Gland mad" Therefore. such
an admirable article rs John J.. Mathews
contribution on swamp lands in the Aurll
Harlpton's has timely and forceftl in
terest The facts. according to Mr.. Math-
ews, are that in the United States over
$1,000 rN acres Of our very best and ricl-
est land under water Drain IT,"
says Mr. Mathews; and he points to the
state Of Florida as an example Florida
had 2o0W 900 acres of swamp land of which
she proceeded tc give away more than
II Gn.0C0 acres.
Then the right man appeared" says
Mr.. Mathews. "a big. bluff silent. power
full chap, who had made a reputation ali-
clustering AROUND cuba, seconding AMI
supporting revolutions. and doing radins
things in the way Of rcscuing wrecked aud
stranded vessels. Napoleon +. EroEa,d
came forward trying to find goreruo.
who would stand for state control and
State development Of the ENrraIaaes.
He could not find one, 50 lie ram elf
They say he Travelled the lou.g. and
breadth OF Florida wnvin. q maj. oe the
Everglades in his hand. As soon as he
was elected he began his work rg.ting
! strenuously against organizcd railway op-
/ position.
FLORIDA has created drainage COM
| mission and assessed tax or tuc rail-
way-owned lands for their 4,uua.e. THAT
was W set by the courts I.D. -I. I.sr,sla-
ture passed n direct taxation lave FOR the
SAME Purpose and this tie .-li.t- uphold.
It lays tax Of six cents au 1.ie ON all
he land in the great DRAINAGE districts.
That which involves tho '.ve.,,ados in
! cllIGpS tf.nu 1or,.. . .... ba
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24

Here is a fascirof'rg latter day
romance, written IN IRE vein and
styie Inn j,ave won fame for
S.wcU Ford. Chcrub" Dap:re is
On Inspiration ia his SrJ-esfins
outlook on life and people, end
after q r,eicoric Wall street ca
yeer and season of recreation
among the cfyerpesccrf ladies Of
Tie stage ~ meets he chorn,-
ing Countess Veccii This sweet
youre american girl, ricf!n, of
the eaccroble international mar
rioge" system, reao!vcs that it is
her duty to reform The Cheru6,
and the outcome provides q ncr-
ratipe seldom equcled in its fan
cift,l hi;n1or, illuminating char
octcr GeliheutiCn and tender sem
tlnrc11t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24
.ST YEARS FORREST Fires

Fire PLAYED havoc in the woodlands OF
the national forest States last year 1haY
It I'D in 1905, although the number a..
fr.s us 40 greater. The department Il
Horticulture has Just completed the sta
t--cs Tt. protective valae Of the ,yorl,
OF the DEPARTMENT IL shown in that %
alrlos- 81 .hlN per cent Of the fires were
eXtiuG irhef before az much as five acres
had h,a. .amaged; C) less than one and
one ~ sores TO the square mile of
national forest laud was burned over: Cj
and the amount of damage done to tho
hurucc-oN,r area averaged but l26 per
acre
For the twc'verronth ended December 81
lnst lE,r. wore %. rs fires on the forests.
1855 caus.t o., .'comotivcs I3l 10y cam-
p5rs o3 .y n-'tuns, ~ ny brush burns
Ing o. Us ir ulores. Is by sawnillS and
Couker .s.us. ." 10y miscellaneous and
is ny uu,Hu.n ,IcnOios. The area burned
over Wa. III r1.lI tcuI,S 200 90 acres
Of which ar'.t f-H' were private lands
| il uauorHl nr.-'~. as "saiuSt some 40
OF timber was consumed If which SO .rto-
ooo feet was privately owned. as AGAINST
| go u00.Coo IN the previous year The loss in
laluc ~ timt,r destroyed was less than
Sao0.0h0. OF which close to $4,000 was nri-
,at.lv owned. The loss OF the year was
about $50 ~ Damage done To rcrroduc-
! Ion and ~ age shows remarkable de-
c.pu.c. less than sl6uduO being the record
for .a,8 and over s700.epo that for 1905.
I.r largest number of fires occurred IT.
idaho qsl; hut the great increase over
StHtp=NgpNClN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24
G.. y C,,her,,1IIp
w ~9wsG
d q, Devirle
81 E SCWELL FORD
" MSXM ~s Copyright. by Mitchell Kcnncrcy -
SCWELL FORD
-< Copyright. 1909. by Mitchell Kcnnorlcy -

II said I'd take 1t ut sixty. What
10 you want to bind the bargain--tcn
thousand: Fifteen? Well. call It If
teen" And before that under lip Of
Dul;ius' had stifrened hc was holding
Cherub's check in his hands.
Observed Pulilins afterwari when
he had mentally added his commission
to his bank account and recovered
from h!s surprise: Now. some men
would have been six months turning
over Il property like that. but me,
unload it on tho first sucker / meet.
Though what III thunder Devlna wants
Of Il place Ike IIcwington Acres Is
more ~ can sca"'
Apparently Chcrub had nc immcdi-
ate use for it since Ec allowed three
weeks to elapse without referring to
the transaction. except to toss the decd
over 70 clerk and tell him to have 1t
recorded. IIc seemed to forget all
about 1t until one Friday afternoon
when he found himself with "clos-
ing Saturday. Sunday and an en-
suing Monday holiday OH his hands.
"Bettcr come with inc for a run into
the Derkshires. Chrrtib, and help me
Try cut my new machine" urged Will
ston. one Of thc Chicago crowd"
whose hobby was buying another and
moro expensive touring car every
month or so.
Thanks. but guess I'm about due
out at my place OH the sound"
"N'ha-n-at. You don't mean to say
you've set up i country establish
mcnt?" And Willston gave him an III
crcdu!o,is looE
"Didn't have to-bousht it all stand
ing. Haven't seen it yet. It's out
well. say. blamed If know just where
it is. Boy. ring up Bnikins. real es-
tate"
Having summoned Bulkihs to the
other end of the wire. Mr. Devine pro.
cectled to ask enlightenment
THAT you. Bulkins? Well. this is
Devine. Say. what's the name Of that
place you sold me! Eth? Howlington
Acres: Oh. Hcw-ing.ton. Good! And
where IL T.? Yes, where: No. How
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24

should | know: All. that's it. is It?
Guess l can remember. But how do
you get there: Sure. Thlrty-fourth
street ferry. Thanks. So long
And ten minutes later MI Devin.
had started on his voyage of discovery
into the fashionable wilds OF Long Is
land. bent on inspecting the first piece
Of rcnl estate which he had ever
owned, the first tangible fruits of his
newly acquired millions.
Owing to the foresight of Bulkin.,
who had sent a warning telegram in
advance. Mr.. Devipe was met at the
station by one Timmins. who singled
him out with unerrng promptness. in
PRODUCING himself as caretnker and
general superintendent of Hewington
Acres, and waved him obsequiously to-
ward yellow wheeled park trap
drawn by a pair Of glossy cobs.
Whose team?" Mr.. Devine was ask.
ing.
"Yours, SIR"
"All right. Let 'er Co."
No one will ever know Just how
much Cherub Devine enjoyed that
ride or the sensation he experienced
when they turned in through the big
stone gateposts and Timmins remark
ed cheerfully. Here We are, sir" At
the last curve Of the driveway the
trees seemed suddenly to open. and
there sprang into view the low rooted.
many Widowed. much nwninged "cot-
| tagc," with its porte-cocherc. servants
annex. glass rooted Conservatives and
deep verandas.
| "Show you through the house drst.
| sir?" suggested Timmlns.
| might ~ WELL"
Mr.. Devine was lighting a black ci.
gar. This accomplished, he followed
5Hmrins into the darkcned vista Of
hall and through the large rooms. As
Bulkins had assured him, the place
was fully furnished. There were
chairs, tables. rugs. books, pictures.
even freshly cut flowers In the vases.
upstairs now. STRIP
"Oh. guess the upstairs II keep.
Let's have a look at tho stable"
Inside Of half an hour the Cherub
was smoking lonesomcly on tho front
vsranda. trying to summon sense of
ownership which II seemed to him I'M
possible that he could ever achieve.
Usually . man much given to a.
lencs. even among bis intimates. Mr..
Dsvins now felt that he wanted to
talk. The stiffness was oppressive. So
this was what It was Ike to own q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24

lawn, but keeping the light
= cd doorway In sight He
shnddered to think what would hap
pen to him If he should lose 1t or some
one shonld turn of the light.
He marveled at the increased bulk
Of the cottage.
Looks as big as the Madison Square
Garden" he commented. "Wondcr
how she'd show Off If she was all
lighted up?"
Then. getting Il new angle. he per.
ceived four yellow rectangles In an
upper story. They We're windows
which faced the rear.
That's where the help stays, eh?"
No. now that he remembered. the
servants quarters were In another
wing. A few steps more brought 1t
in view. and there were more lighted
windows. He returned to cast per-
picked gaze at the four yellow rec.
tangles. He could make out n shadow
on one. 1t was the silhouette of a
mans head. a man with beard and
eyeglasses. He seemed to be reading
Then another shadow lifted across the
shade, a slighter. more graceful shape,
evidently a woman's.
Nothing ghostly about that" re-
marked the Chcrub. Am / In q board.
ing house or what?"
Finding q lawn seat. he swung 1t
around, lighted fush cigar and
leaned back to make a comfortab Bile
survey and reflect upon his discovery
at leisure. Instead of one there were
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(rO BE CONTINUED.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24

vine
well. you don't look at all as 1 had
expected"
Horns and hoofs not in evidencew
chuckled the Chcrub.
You know what mean" protested
the countess. One can usually recog.
nize the marks of-of dissipation"
"Oh. you cant always tell by the
loolis.'
mo. you cannot" she said decidedly,
and papa Is quite certain that you are
an improper person.
Too wicked for you to eat dinner
WITH nm l?'
Papa thinks so"
And he has read the newspapers.
eh: All right But It's dull business
enting alone"
II couldn't make up for the absence
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24
CHAPTER III.

\ Il. DEVINE venturcd on little
wi excursions out around the
lawn, but keeping the light
- cd doorway In sight He
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
PURPS AND ALGEBRA
F00ZLE THE FINEST
Civil Service Cops Fail to Rope
Dogs and Mysterious X Is
Still at Large

"Better're circus an didn't cost
nuthin," was the opinion voiced by the
small boy after he ha,. seen fat cops.
of the Los Angeles police department.
run hundred-yard dashes, take thes
hurdle and lasso tame dogs in place
of mad CANNES on the rampage at
their civil service examination in the
Grand avenue school yard Saturday
afternoon
Possibly what amused the youngsters
most and confused the policemen was
a demonstration of their ability at
handling mad" dogs. Two oblging
CANNES of medium size were led into
the open and turned loose. A fat po-
liceman armed with alasso approached
cautiously. A sergeant from a dis
tance endeavored to make the dog run,
but he stood still Just as the patrol
man had raised his arm to send the
coil of rope about his head Fido wagged
Ms tail and playfully laid down
"A roar of laughter caused the dog
to Wag his surprise and the policeman
to call him names. Fido got scared.
He refused to stand on four feet, and
after considerable time had been
wasted on him he was consigned to
the rear in disgrace. The other dog
acted even worse than Fido. He re-
fused to remain in one place long
enough for the cop to get near him.
The examination then adjourned to
tho building, where the patfolmen
crammed themselves into seats that
were not built for two, and went to
work to apprehend that mysterious al
gebraic factor, *" the John Doe of
mathematics.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-09
INSANE OVER HALLEYS COMET
NAILS HAND TO MINE HOIST
Discharged Sheepherder Rescued
by Mining Prospectors

SAN BERNARDINO, May S.-While
insane from brooding over his belief
that Halleys comet would bring an end
to the world, Paul Hammerton, sheep
herder, nailed his left hand to the hoist
of the Discovery mine, near the Sheep
Hole mountains. He believed that he
could nail both hands to the timbers.
He had his left hand spiked fast when
he discovered he could not also nail
his right hand.
Hammerton had worked for years as
a sheep herder and became student
of the stars. He saw Halley'S comet
when it first became visible on the
desert. AS it grew in brilliancy the
fear possessed him that it would strike
the earth. He soon became mentally
unbalanced, and his employer dis
charged him.
He then became the watchman at the
Discovery mines, which are idle.
When prospectors found him nailed to
the timber and attempted to release
him Hammerton fought them off. He
was overpowered and the spike re-
moved.