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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

to think up more modern methods. By
this neglect they cause themselves
much extra work.
A certain farmer In Indiana whose
neighbors mix feed for the stock In the
old laborious way, simply pouring
water from a bucket into the mixture
and stirring it, has contrived very
simple but handy arrangement for
mixing feed. He found an old fiat box
which had been used years before for
mixing mortar when the farmhouse
was rebuilt. Rains Of several seasons
had washed out all vestiges of cling
ing lime. From the well in his back
yard he ran a fiume of two inch wood
en- pipe which had been used formerly
for draining marshy place. With his
boy pumping at the well the farmer
has constant stream Of water flow-
ing into his mixing box while he stirs
the feedstuffs. Into q sack near at
hand goes the mixed and moistened
feed. ready to serve. ard this Indiana
man says the cows surely do like it
put up that way.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08
TAFT FAVORS STATE ROADS.
Chief Executive Thinks tho Highway
Question Not a National Matter.

National aid for permanent roads, a
system of national highways connect
ing the capital of the various states
and of state highways connecting the
various county seats. use of federal
prisoners for building roads and the
establishment of roadmaking on a
strictly business basis are some of the
suggestions made at the good roads
convention.
A letter from President Taft de-
clared against national aid to any
great extent. The president says:
My own view of the good roads
question is that it is chiefly a state
function and that all the states ought
to unite in an effort to promote good
roads. l do not think that the farmers
are as much interested in the matter
as they ought to be.
Next to education, the system of
good roads is the greatest civilizer."
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08
DOES CLIMATE CHANGE?

An Inspection Of meteorological rec
ords made in semiarid sections during
the past fifty years seems to give lit
tie encouragement to the theory that
the breaking up Of the soil in those Sec
tons and the growing thereon of titled
crops tend to increase the actual
amount Of rainfall from year to year.
The most that can be fairly said seems
to be that tillage Of the soil in sec.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

The cards are 3A by 5h inches in
size and are given to the men in
charge of road work for distribution to
passersby. This calls direct attention
to the subject and seems to be more
effective than placards tackled at the
side of the road. Instead of a hasty
glance in passing. the patrons Of the
roads put the cards in their pockets to
be reread and given more mature con-
|sideration.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

much work, and every man ought to
regulate his life so that he may have
an equal share Of activity and of rest.
The founder Of the movement, the
prophet Kusmitch, lives up to his high
ideals, and, although he is a cobbler
ynd has a wife and children to sup
port. he does not hesitate to leave off
work every Thursday afternoon and
to repose till Monday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08
HOW TO KEEP THIS ROAD
FOR YEARS.

This road was constructed for
your use.
Don't drive in one track. Avoid
making ruts.
II all use one place all the
wear will be in one place and
make a rut.
If you use little care and do
not drive exactly where the last
wagon did the wear will be dis
tributed, which will keep the
surface smooth and the road
will remain good for years;
otherwise it will soon be rutted
and the smooth surface gone.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08
HEz>1v
Homemade Feed Mixing Box.

"There's always plenty of work on
the farm" as the hired man said when
his city cousin asked him how he
managed to pass his time in winter
when the nonfarming season was on.
The hired man spoke gospel truth, as
every farmer knows. But there are
ways Of making the work easier win
ter as we'll as summer. Some farmers
do many things in a haphazard. slip
shod way. just as their ancestors used
to do them, and never take the trouble
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

Dentist-Now. what can do for
you? Patient (whose heart has failed
at the last moment)-Oh-er-m teeth
are perfectly all right, thanks. Err
what really came for was to ask IL
you would-er-care to play golf with
me-er-some time this month or next,
London Punch.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

The feeder is certainly not living up
to his opportunities in progressive
age who doggedly stuffs high priced
feed into scrub steer which will
fetch 81 when he could just as well
convert the same feed into grade or
high grade beeves that would fetch
from $S to 50 per hundredweight.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

The Missouri legislator who left po-
litical life and embarked in the skunk
business as more congenial and savo-
ry occupation quite likely played the
role of refornder for bunch of unfeel.
ing and unresponsive constituents.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08
The Half Weekers.

A new sect has been formed at Tt
f1is. Russia. The half weekers." or
pol pedeli," as they call themselves,
teach that only three days and a half
in every week ought to be given to
work. The rest should be devoted to
recreation and the recuperation Of the
strength lost in labor. Idleness is a
sin,- 1t is maintained. but so is over
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

tions Of short Rainfall makes possible
maximum utility Of the moisture
that does fall, while there is little
question that mellow soil and growing
crops serve to reduce somewhat the
whitening effect Of hot south winds in
that they tend to lessen rather than
increase their capacity to absorb mois-
ture
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

A we'll known agricultural paper in
a recent issue recommended, unques-
tionably as the result of an error or
oversight on the part Of the "devil' or
managing editor, the sowing of from
100 to 200 pounds of clover seed per
acre. In view of the fact that ten
pounds would be superabundance of
seed, the error will be detected at
sight.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08
TIPS TO HIGHWAY USERS,
Engineers Novel Method For keepina
Roads In Good Condition.

Roads In Good Condition,
A novel and unusual method of call
ing attention to the proper way in
which to use good road was recently
put in operation by State Highway En-
gineer A. N. Johnson of Illinois. 1t
consists Of card bearing the follow
ing legend:
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

forty pounds per square yard. This
was forced into the voids by two roll
'siagss layer Of
asphalt was applied, rolled twice, left
to stand until the next day, then rolled
again. The same plan was followed
during the two succeeding days, the
road being closed to traffic and one
rolling each day being given. The
road was then opened to traffic.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

There may be readers of these notes
who would like information relative
to the several irrigation projects
which are being carried to completion
government or about public lands
anywhere which are still subject to
homestead entry. Inquiries addressed
to the office Of public lands, Washing
ton, D. c., stating what is wanted. will
secure the information which is sought.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

A recourse at hand for those who oc-
cupy positions which they feel are eco
nomically oppressive as well as of un-
certain tenure is the taking of the
steps necessary to secure small tract
Of fertile land. This cannot be done
in a moment, but once it is taken as
an object for achievement and worthy
Of ones best efforts a long step toward
the desired goal is made A home on
the land and living exacted from
the few acres adjoining mean hard
work, but they carry with them a
guarantee Of health, contentment and
economic self respect Were this
movement Of population from the
cities to the soil to become at all gen.
eral 1t would effect cure of the worst
ills, social, economic and moral, that
folks suffer from today. while it would
mean better wages and more consider
ate treatment for those who remained
in industrial pursuits.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

The decadence of many a small town
of a thousand inhabitants or less may
be the result of seemingly inevitable
economic conditions. agricultural and
industrial, but 1t is worth while citing
the fact that this lapse seems coinci-
dent with the amassing of enormous
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

The fellow who has been duping
folks in some of the eastern states
through the sale of dope which he
claims will render poultry immune
from the worst ailments that aff1ict
them for the rest of their lives is first
cousin to that other chap who operat-
ed in about the same territory year
or so ago with a spray mixture the
application of which he said would
protect trees from their several insect
and fungous pests for term of sew
eral years.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

To any one who is interested in the
project of earning a livelihood by the
intensive cultivation of a small area
Of land little book lately come from
the press of Macmillan s. Co.. New
York city. will prove both entertain
ing and instructive. Its title is Three
Acres and Liberty" and its author a
Mr.. Bolton. who was assisted in its
preparation by some of the leading
agriculturists and horticulturists Of
the country
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

The raising Of more bushels. Of grain
and tons of hay to the acre from a
given piece Of land serves only to
aggravate the matter of an exhaustion
of soil fertility unless along with the
harvesting Of the larger yields there
goes the adoption Of such methods of
culture as will enable the soil to main
tain its supply of fertilizing elements
notwithstanding the heavier draft
placed upon it. This is q point not
often referred to and yet one that may
we'll be kept in view.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-08

If cement is used as stable floor
ing generous supply of bedding
should be used. This will serve to
protect the floor and the horses feet
and will offset the harm that might
floor to gather dampness. The same
principle will apply in the use Of ce-
ment as a floor for the henhouse. par
ticularly during the months when the
hens are closely confined therein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

preaching from the rear. BY use Of nag.
red light and torpedo. Any passenger
who has been on q stalled train knows
from observation that the brakeman al
most without exception keeps SO close to
his own train that he can easily reach
1t when the whistlesis given for the start.
These rear-end collisions. whether on
double or single track roads. are aoso-
lutely inexcusable. Every one OK them
means a failure of.system. neglect OF
duty. Each of them Is an unanswerabie
argument for the adoption without FUR
Their delay of a system OF automatic stop
ping Of trains at the entrance to already
occupied sections OF track. block sig
nal system is Of no utility whatever If
the signals are not obeyed by engineers
or if they can be obscured by fog or ex-
tinguished by wind. The disaster at
Terra Gotta was a wanton waste OF life
due to a careless dependence by the rail-
road company upon a system which in It
self was no safer than the human agents
involved in its working. who in that in
stance proved utterly untrustworthy. The
argument that the automatic stopping of
locomotives is not yet mechanically per-
fected is absurd, in view OF the frequent
that the system which de-
ponds upon human judgment and fidelity
is far less perfect than any one of the
mechanical devices which await adop-
ton by the railway companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

for what may DO called the crimes Of eex.
its extension to . wider range OF tragedies
Is almost sure to follow. There can be
no assured limitation OF q system Of
emotional jurisprudence. with the statutes
superseded by the whims Of the public
or by the sympathetic Interpretation Of
facts by eloquent advocates. Thus far
In our civilization we have proceeded to-
ward the more perfect definition OF the
rights and relative responsibilities Of
humanity Throughout the world the
tendency is more accurately to adjust the
relationships of individuals. more spe-
officially to determine privileges and obiiga-
tons. And yet a marked tendency pre-
walls in some parts Of this country to
sweep away the carefully reared system
of laws and to substitute a purely per-
sonal Interpretation Of responsibilities and
limitations.
The girl who shoots her seducer Is
no less q murderess because Of her moral
Justification for hating him and wishing
to visit upon him the severest punish
ment conceivable than the man who
kills a business rival for whom he has
conceived an animosity because Of
trickery practiced upon him. In each
case the slayer feels perfectly justified.
In each case the act Is regarded as q
merited vengeance. But In each case
there 10 other law for the better curing
OF Ills. for the more perfect atonement
Of wrongs. for the more equitable admin
istration OF punishment. The seducer can
be reached by criminal procedure and
pilloried before society. The women Of
New Orleans who have upheld this un-
fortunate girl should work. instead Of
for the weakening Of the law. for the
strengthening Of a social system Of os-
tracism for men who transgress in this
manner and wreck other lives. An I'M
written social law of condemnation will
be more effective than individual appeals
to arms to wreak vengeance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Life Saving.

There Is danger Of OVERRIDING the
hero medal business. Individual hero
ism should be rewarded. 1t Is true. In
certain cases, but not SO often as to
discount the natural inclination and
impulse to save life. which Is the rule
rather than the exception. case IN
point is noted I'm a dispatch from Sedan,
Kan. Mrs John Burch. wife OF q
farmer near that town, seeing her two
year-old child fall into Q cistern. I'M
mediately sprang after II. seized 1t In
her arms and held II above the water.
which reached almost to her neck. Her
calls for help were unheard and for
eight hours she stood in the cold water.
until her husband returned from his
work In the FIELDS and rescued her.
This was heroism. but II was more
than that. II was the instructive act
Of a mother. such an act as any wom-
an with q child would impulsively. un-
hesitatingiy perform. To recos nize 1t
with . medal would belittle II. Il
would suggest that II was something
extraordinary. There is no need to
decorate Mrs Burch for her display Of
love. her uncalculating exposure Of
herself to death. The mere proclama-
tion Of her deed through the public
press is sufficient. and IL Is to be hoped
that there will be no such effort rs
that suggested In the dispatches. to OBJ
tain for this devoted mother a bit OF
carved gold in token Of her reccue Of
her own child from death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
CENSUS COMMENTS
From the BIRMINGHAM Nevs.

From the BIRMINGHAM News.
An Atlanta paper says: "Springing
toward half-million mark. Atlanta
now has population OF l54,s3o." still
this leaves considerable springing TO
be done in the future
From the Louisville Courier Journal.
81. Paui boasts gain of $1,000 in
Boosting to Col Roosevelt st. Paul will
have to show that the increase was
born and not made.
From the Duluth News-Tribune
Flint. Mich. grew from 13.1O3 to 49, :
$40 during the past decade according
to the fedora. census returns. 1t was
the automoDl!e manufacturing business
that ola IL. A lew automobile factories
in Duluth wouldn't be half bad as an
advertisement and population booster
From the Cumberland Evening Times.
Any city that is dissatisfied with the
1910 census Is at liberty to begin blow
ing about what it will show In 1920.
From the Indianapolis News.
Flint, Mich, with its gain of 1914
per cent in population, must make
some other ambitious young cities feel
as IL they hadn't been working the lob
as well as they might.
From the Rochester Post-Fxpress.
Oklahoma City shows a rain ~ s4o
per cent in ten years. BY the time an
other census is taken Oklahoma CITY
will be large enough to have q dot on
the map.
From the Portland Oregonian
Danville shows gain Of 20. per cent
in the decade. Its biggest citizen grew
more than that.
From the MINNEAPOLIS Journal.
Toledo has 16S.496 inhabitants and
Brand Whitlock. which puts 1t in the
class Of cities.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Detroit's rejoicing over the statement
of her population by the census bureau
is tempered somewhat by the Inability
OF her base ball team to reach the top
of the American League percentage
column,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
CONSOLATION OF SOFT WORDS.

His only comment when he nubs q shot 4
do declare Golf news from Myopia abo,
summer resident OF Beverly.
No zephyr murmuring laxily,
No snowfakes silent fall.
SO gentle 10 as William t
Wiener he hubs the ball.
With stately grace he takes his stance.
He heeds the rules, aye. all:
The slow back swing. the fixed glance
Upon the wee white ball.
The follow through he has In mind,
The right hands gentle grasp.
The left heels lift, the head inclined.
The sclanfer's horrid rasp!
His thoughts are on tra3ectories.
The slice and pull he fears:
The top that bringeth mseriee
And rage Of soul and tearsl
The backward swing he taketh sloS.
The sturdy downward swing;
His wrists he snaps to aid the blow
And give the ball fair wing.
His steady gaze to right. to left.
Meier wanders from the pill:
The shrieking air his club has cleft
Bespeaks his sturdy will
Bespeaks his sturdy muscles. too,
The club heads foresome flight,
The arms and wrists and shoulders. true,
So synchronously right.
And them Behold the gaping wound
Deep In the sodded tee,
And listen to the gurgling sound
Watt from the gallery.
The ball? The ball? Alack, alas.
In idle fancy free
1t nestles In the long, thick grass
Six yards beyond the tee.
Like soldiers erst on Flanders soil
Doth William curse and swear?
No. From his smiling lips uncoil
These words: Il do declare.''
New York Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
SIBLEY'S ARREST.

From the Hartford Coursnt.
For Uncle Joe Sibley OF Pennsylvania
IL Is no longer question OF getting
into Congress, but of keeping out OF Jail.
From the Memoirs Commercial-Appesl.
Joe SibIey, who spent $4,000 to get the
republican nomination for Congress in
Pennsylvania, has had TO withdraw from
the race because OF heart trouble. II
pay that much for a job that Is worth
only $500 a year.
From the Boston Globe.
Joseph c. Sibley may yet learn that .
man Is sometimes convicted on the
strength Of his own expense account.
From the Brooklyn Citizen.
Viewed in the right light. the pur-
chase OF votes is as great crime against
the state as treason. Men who debauch
the suffrage should not only be punished
to the full extent OF the law, but socially
ostracized.
From the New Haven Register.
The arrest OF Joseph c. Sibley on the
charge OF buying votes, for that Is what
IL amounts 70, is another pointer to-
ward the time when a candidate viii be
consisted to depend on his merit to get
votes, and will not need to expend i've
times the salary attached to the ONCE 70
secure IL.
From the Richmond vfrginian.
Hon Joseph Sfbley, who was arrested
for buying votes Immediately after he
had issued a statement withdrawing
from the race for Congress. can at least
declare that the goods were never oeiiv-
cred. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Massachusetts,.

And so there is a stir In democratic cir
cles in Massachusetts, after all. At one
time il looked as IL the usual humdrum
there would prevail this year. A Mr..
Valley who had made the race for gov
ernor last year wanted to run again, and
Representative Foss, who had given the
republicans a drubbing in a congressional
contest last spring. and whose friends
thought he would make good candidate
for governor. was dsinclined to offer.
Mr.. Valley seemed destined for another
try. and another defeat.
Since then Foss sentiment has increased
to the point of interesting Mr.. Foss. and
he Is now willin'.
But another man has entered the field
glad to head the democratic state ticket.
has a triumph over the republicans to his
credit later than that achieved by Mr..
Foss. In the municipal contest he carried
Boston against very formidable and
well directed opposition, and his prestige,
as the result. is high In party circles.
Is his honor Influenced by the prevailing
belief among his party friends that this
is going to prove democratic year every
where? Does he seek to take the tide at
the flood. and move on to higher fortune?
Does the Boston job appear small In
comparison with others which he thinks
are within reach?
Nay, more. Has Mr.. Fitzgerald's ambi-
ton overleaped the borders Of Massachu-
sets. and is his real objective the White
House? Look at Mayor Gaynor. He car
ried his town. and now he is mentioned
both for governor of his state and for
President. Except in vulgar size. Is New
York more than Boston? Except in the
number Of electoral votes, is the Empire
state more than the Bay state?
We have never had a Fitz for President.
In 1896 1t was suggested that we had
never had a Mac for President. But the
Mac won. He polled the Mac vote,
which was large. and he had votes by the
ten thousands to spare on election day.
Might not this history be repeated?
Would not this Fitz poll the full FItz
vote. which Is large. and might not the
Macs and the O's also rally to him? In
that event who could defeat him?
The Boston man when in Congress
then quite young. and he is only forty-five
now-was nimble of foot and In debate.
and made himself known. And Is 1t in
order to suggest that as his party's can
didate for President he would give the
opposition fits?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Extending the Unwritten Law.

The supreme danger OF the so-called
''unwritten law as applied to our modern
affairs. as Justification for certain
ella asses Of crime. such as the killing Of a
man by an injured husband. IS well Il
Illustrated by the outcome OF a case at
New Orleans which has attracted wide
attention OF late. A girl who had been
seduced by her lover under promise OF
marriage. finding that he did not intend
TO make her his wife and that he was
attentive To another. killed him. Her
story appealed strongly to the charitable
women OF the city. who organized an as
ISOLATION for her defense. raising funds
and hiring attorneys and seeking to
arouse public sentiment in her behalf. It
vas claimed for her by these women.
with an undeniable measure OF justice,
that II the community could toiera ate
the acquittal OF q manslayer under the
"unwritten law Il should also approve
the acquittal Of this girl In similar cir
eumstancss- This appeal has been ef-
fective and the girl has been acquitted.
~ the "unwritten law Is to be adopted