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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13
DEATHS BIG
1909 HARVEST
Americas Casualty List for
Year Just Closed Includes
Many People of Note.

During the year just closed death
has reaped a bountiful harvest. II
Is said that he loves a shining mark
anG is a respector of neither person
or rank. The record of the year 1909
fully bears out this popular belief
in the grim reaper's prediction for
distinguished prey as well as his
utter disI egard for the rank or i'm.
portance of his victims. With in
discriminate ruthlessness he has in
saded all ranks of human kind and
has neither spared royalty and the
a-istocracy of birth nor the foremost
ranks of workers in every field of
human activity. The ranks of dis
tinguished men and women have
been sadly thinned during the year
Just ending and appalling is the list
of the famous persons who have been
removed by death during the past
IL months. :. &
Out of the ranks of ruling mon
archs death selected but a single
victim, Leopold H., king of the Bel.
CLANS. In the general opinion of the
world the loss caused by his removal
was not great. Infinitely greater
was the loss caused by the death Of
Karl Theodore, duke of Bavaria who,
although of royal blood, never occu-
pied throne, but became a famous
eye specialist and a benefactor to
humanity. Al NHgW rs
Foremost. among the distinguished
statesmen and diplomats of the u.
S. who paid their last tribute dur
ing the year were Ethan Allen Hitch.
cock, secretary of the interior under
Presidents MsKinley and Roosevelt;
General Edward M. McCook, former
u. S. minister to Hawaii, and Judge
VIM. ]. Buchanan, former American
minister to Panama. .-...-.
Three governors, Samuel G. Cos
grove of Washington, George l.. Lii
Y OF Connecticut and John A. John
son of Minnesota crossed the big di
vide during the year and also seven
former governors, Caleb Walton Yves
of Utah, VIM. A. Poynter of Nebras
ka, Frederick Holbrook of Vermont
the oldest ex-governor of the Unit
ed States; Thomas r. Crittenden Of
Missouri, Robert j. Reynolds of Della
oil 0f
Miles B. McSweeney of South Caro-
lima. e.
Among the distinguished members
of congress who died in 1909 were
United States Senators M. ~ Jack
son of North Dakota and A. ]. Nc
Laurin of Missippi; former senators
John CONFESS of California, Matthew
{. Fuller of South Carolina, David
Turpie of Indiana, VIM. NJ. Stewart
OF Nevada and VIM. A. Harris of
Kansas; Representatives David A
DeArmond of Missouri and Represen
I tatives Nm B. Morrison of Illinois
and George w. Wilson of Ohio.
i The army lost Lieutenant General
Henry G. Corbin; Major Generals
Alfred e. Bates, Elwell IS. Otis, OF
iver Q. Howard and Robert P
Hughes; Generals John d. Babcock
the famous Indian fighter; John S.
Hountz. the drummer boy of mis-
sionary ridge; James Shackelford,
Il veteran of the Mexican war; and
number of other army men of high.
rank. The navy deplores the loss
oI Rear Admirals Chas. S. Cotton,
pam R. Franklin, Edward T. Strong,
deorge A. Converse, judah Thomson,
chas. j. Barclay; Christopher ]. Gle
porne. Robt. W. Mulligan and Henry
#Erben; also Captain Sam w. B. Diehl
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13

No more Smile whiskey after Jan
uary 31st. Smile whiskey, you know
is the best obtainable. Bring your
jugs to Batty's.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13

Sewing machines repaired, gun
smith work, keys made. work called
for and delivered. w. B. Dingley,
opposite Pfeufer's store. go
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13

For sale.-A team of young driv.
ing mares. Call at this office.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13

Now is the time to engage tim
othy seed. Good homegrown seed
for sale by Eimers-Wood Co.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13

Noted throughout Idaho county the greatest Bargain
House IN North Idaho, is having all previous sales
records broken by the phenomenal values that pervade
every section in this mighty avalanche of maies-
tic bargains being offered by
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-13
The United
Salvage Co.
Wreckers of High Prices
Distributors of Extraordinary Values

Cost and previous selling price utterly disregarded
in this wholesale slaughter. 81 ~
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15

traced through all their minute
sub divisions.
The geometric beauty of the
sprays Of the trees is hardly less re-
markable than their different colors.
A maple, for example, is gray, a pop
lar wood is greenish olive, the birch
and cherry trees are quite dark. In
an assemblage of some of the COM
mon trees such as is often seen in
our woods the differences in coloring
between a maple, poplar and willow
are very striking.
We should know but half Of what
is open to observation If we never
visited the forest in winter. and we
should miss one of the most remark
ables features Of winter landscape
II the pines and other cone bearing
trees were absent. Sad and somber
as they appear when other trees are
arrayed in their rich coloring, they
are great heighteners Of the beauty
OF winter scene.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15
The Little Folks Corner


EN1 OW is the time when In the
w thought of the Greek. Mother
Ceres withdrew her blessings
until time when Pluto should re-
turn her beloved daughter Proser-
pima to earth again. People Of our
day have sought another interpre-
tation for the change that comes
upon the earth.
Most conspicuous in their winter
habits are the trees and shrubs. Our
attention Is not so often directed to
the beauty OF the trees in their de-
nuded state as when they are dress
ed in foliage; but when we consider
that for several months each year all
the deciduous trees are leafless. we
cannot regard their appearance at
this time as an unimportant study.
In winter when the whole frame
of the tree Is exposed to view, the
delicate sculpture. the forms. the
angles and mode OF branching. pre-
sent sight OF infinite variety.
The spray OF different trees bears
a direct relation to some other char
acters. Nut bearers, for example,
have a coarser spray than small seed
bearers; trees with large or COM
pound leaves than those with small
or simple foliage; and trees with
opposite than those with alternate
branches. The oak and hickory
have a coarser spray than the birch
and the elm. II tree bears large
nut with leaves compound and
branches opposite, like the horse
chestnut, it has no spray at ALL The
angularlty of the boughs Of the oak
is repeated in its angular spray, and
the gracefulness OF the principal
branches OF the elm and the birch is
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15
HOW TO GROW EARLY TOM
TOES.
SEED Should BE Sown in the Houl
This Month and Plants Set on
Early.

Messrs. Editors: often wond|
why so few people raise real ga
tomatoes. They may easily be grod
to ripen a month earlier than md
farmers have them for their tahi
or market.
Seed of the very earliest varid
should be sown not later than I'd
ruary LIST. A box about nine inch
deep, should be filled about OF
third full Of rough stable manuI
then with rich garden soil, to VIII
has been mixed a little leaf mo
filled in till box is almost full. 8
the seed thick, then cover light
press firmly, cover with burlap.
water thoroughly with lukewa|
water. Leave the burlap on fol
week, or until the seed begin
sprout, watering just enough
keep the soil moist. but not wet.
Keep the box in a sunny windI
in an east window is best. WI
very cold night comes, put ex
cover around the box. After
plants are we'll up, occasions
sprinkle little soil around
stems. Then early in March, wi
most people are sowing their sd
the plants thus started are ready
be reset in another box with M
space, and set deeper in the soil.
AS soon as spring weather con
they. are ready with good roots
be planted out in the garden. Sho
cold snap" come, glass fruit
protect them admirably.
For very early ripening give q
plant a space of three feet,
pluck the suckers, leaving only
main stem to bloom and bear
first fruit.
An old garden spot is not alv
the best for growing tomatoes,
the soil may become so rich that
vines grow so thick that the toma
rot for lack of the sun penetra
to them. 1t is best that the st,
manure should be plowed in land
be used for tomatoes in the
then for the very early ones a II
more added to the row, but for Il
tomatoes, leave this off. A II
commercial fertilizer is also he'll
to hasten the early tomatoes to ri
Try this plan and join us in
in fine home-raised tomatoes
June. MRS. ]. G.. DEATON
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15

sending a They are
only five
live farm mile from
florist love flowers
nome beautiful in summer
giving twenty to my friends when
measure from leaf
are them in
south Of them a south
did
nights l quilts.
behind the palms
siax and running fern from seed This
tu hope of the farmers
growing palms from seed I
Just they will
oeeh household G..
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15

Once more. look after the well. A
shallow we'll is always dangerous, but
you can at least see that the surface
drainage is away from IL.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15

"A good laugh is sunshine in
house."
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15


in England, the same conditions
are true. 1t was quite an inspiration
while on tour OF inspection over
the school farm, to see the son OF
an earl working away. hatless, coat
less, upon his individual plat Of
ground. At a school of domestic
science. in Italy. the subject of gar
dening Is required study, and the
girls are at the school farm at 7
o'clock three mornings in the week,
TO receive instruction. girls coming
from the professional classes, the
daughters of doctors. lawyers. mer-
chants. and teachers.
Not long ago, at an afternoon tea,
| met the wife OF prominent physi-
clan In the State. When we met In
n quiet corner OF the room, she whis-
pcred in my sympathetic ear: Il
just grudge the time | am spending
here today. II Is a perfectly ideal
afternoon to weed my garden"
wish | might present to my readers
glimpse OF the exquisite bit OF
gardening accomplished by this
woman OF affairs. Almost all the
manual labor Is accomplish ed by her
own hands. and what n perfect in
spiratlon IL ia to come upon her In
her garden. digging with might and
main. surrounded by her children, a
girl OF seven and boy OF five. in
'rompers." also digging for all their
little lives are worth.
have in mind n lady OF the "old
regime" In northern Georgia. who is
In authority upon gardening matters,
who performs much OF the actual
labor herself. / might go on indefi-
nitely enumerating instances OF
women who have adopted this out
of-doors profession. and are happy
In It.
Why tho Garden Is Often n Failure.
The farm garden is subjec, to a
number OF fatal mistakes in manage
ment. Too often IL Is located in an
out-of-the-way corner. where. per-
haps. nothing else can be planted
with success. Then the garden space
II quite often larger than Is nsees-
sary. leaving unused patches to grow
up In weeds throughout the season
An ideal garden plot is only large
enough TO accommodate the vegeta-
bles that viii supply the family. and
every inch OF space should be in con-
slant use. The failure TO keep a.
tt results in n scarcity OF vegetables
during a large part OF the year when.
In this climate. green vegetable
may be part OF the diet during
every month of the year But un-
doubleday the great and disastrous
failure In the farm garden is due to
neglect on tho part OF the man OF
Affairs. TO include n bundle OF chick
en- wire fencing among the purchases
OF garden supplies. And so all
through tho months the struggle for
supremacy between plants and chick
ems goes on. The evaporation OF the
gardener Is complete. and disaster TO
the garden must be the final result.
Girls Can Make Garden.
The boys corn clubs are taking
hold OF our boys in wonderful way,
but, boys, look To your laurels. for
heard OF girl the other day who
was present At one OF the meetings
for awarding the prizes. and ut the
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-01-15

The boys corn clubs are taking
hold OF our boys In wonderful way,
but. boys. look TO your laurels. for
heard OF a girl the other day who
was present AT one OF the meetings
for awarding the prizes. and ut the
close OF the meeting. with decided
shake OF the head and conviction
written all over her face. she an
bounced: We'll. | can raise corn,
too"
Il am more proud of things that
| can do than things that can say,
are the words OF brilliant thinker
writer and orator.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27
Money Needed for Work.

The National Rivers and harpofs
congress is working for the Improve
ment OF the rivers. harbors and water
ways in an parts OF the United States.
Chairman Alexander Of the rivers and
harbors committee. Says that sSSs.0Vl.
600 win complete every project which
has been begun or has been recon
mended By the army engineers 1--WE
hundred million dollars would prob
ably finish up an OF these and all the
new projects which VIII be surveyed
and adopted within the next few years
The average annual production OF
the i've principal cereals. which dur
me the last ten years has been ii5i.'
600 900 bushels. has been steadily m
ereasing and win probably continue
10 Increase for some time 20 come.
TIE complete Improvement Of all
our waterways s0uld Increase the
salue OF every bushei Of grain pro
tlced BY n least i've cents-mv oSn
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27
MEAN LOWER RATES
EFFECT or WATERWAY COMPETE.
TON ON THE RAILWAYS or
THE COUNTRY.
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SAVING
Conservative Estimate ls That n a
single Year Il Would Be More Than
Enough to Discharge the Entire Ma
tional Debt.

It was stated In a previous article
that waterways produce both direct
and Indirect savings In the cost Of
transportation and also exert what
may he called creative effect As
an instance Of the direct saving It
was shown that the 100000. 900 tons Of
freight handled on the great lakes
In 1907 were carried for $3.50. 100000
less than Il would have cost by rail.
II the opinion OF the United States
army engineers Is eorrect-and this
opinion Is based upon results actually
achieved on the rivers Of Europe
we have a number Of rivers on which.
when properly improved. freight can
be carried for less than on the lakes
and many rivers on which Il can be
carried for much less than by rail-
II. therefore. the plan advocated BY
the National Rivers and Harhors
congress should be carried out-which
includes the Improvement Of all our
rivers to such extent as shall be found
advisable after expert examination
the direct saving In cost OF Transports
ton would be vastly increased Il
wocld probably be increased telfold.
but II Il were only doubled the direct
saving in a single year would be more
than enough to pay on the national
debt.
But this Is not the end Of the bene-
ats which the general Improvement Of
our waterways would bring. It Is only
he beginning. Beside the direct saw
ng there Is an indirect saving which
results from the effect Of waterways
On railway freight rates. Tor rates
are always lower on railrOaoS which
meet water competition than on those
which do not The amount Of this Wv
ng Is not everywhere the same. owing
% difference in conditions. but We
an get a good general idea Of Il from
! study Of some sample instances
Freight Rates Affected.
Freight rates from New York 70
Salt Lake or Spokane are much high
n than to San Francisco OF Seattle.
Though the distance is much less. be-
aug snods car De carried 20 the Pr
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27

o.mlon ir ,nat it would ~ nere
that
But let us be on the safe side b
pose we spend a billion dollars
waterways instead OF a haif6l|ns
Sc e that The production or E,
remains as Il Is Instead Of increass..
and suppose that the price OF grain (
Increased only ~ cents a bnshel +
stead 81 ave.
Even so. with production statioas,.
IRE expense doubled and the banss
eui 10 half. the whole $1,000 300
woald be returned IA less than n,
years ia the increased price Of ~.
alone
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27

cinc coast by water. around Cape
Horn. while there Is no waterway OF
any kind to the inland cities named
Il Is not the ocean alone that anee's
railroad rates. Compare the rates ON
first class merchandise 20 river towns
and inland towns situated about zoo
miles from ST. Louis Towns on 1he
upper Mississippi get rate OF IS
cents a hundred. inland towns pay oS
cents; towns on the Ohio pay Al cents
inland towns Ia the same region
pay ST.
"A still more striking instance, ana
one showing the direct result OF wa
terway improvement. Is 70 be found
on the Columbia river. Before tho
locks at the cascades were built
freight rates on nails. and that class
OF goods. from Portland TO The Dalles
were $6.4O per ton. AS soon as the
locks were finished and tbs steam
boats could get through. the railroad
rate dropped 10 two dollars per ton
less tnan one-third what il was before.
That the difference was due 70 the
river Improvement Is shown BY the
fact that rates were not reduced be-
You'd the point 10 which the steam
boats could run. For instance, the
rate on salt In car load lots was $3.50
per ton 10 The Dalles. and 5000 per
ton 10 Umatilla-S150 per ton for the
IS miles with water competition and
$3.50 per ton for the next 100 miles
without These rates have since been
reduced as the Improvement has pro
ceeded. and when the work Is finished
and boats can run far up the Colum-
bia river and 70 Lewiston and other
point 10 Idaho on It's principal tribu-
tary. the Snake river, the people In
all that region will benent not only
by the direct saving on goods carried
BY water. but also by the indirect saw
ing through the reduced rate on goods
carried by rail Exactly similar re-
suits would follow the radical Inn
prOvement OF rivers all over the United
States.
Indirect Saving Large.
There Is. however. no possible way
Of finding out just how much this m.
direct saving would be- Rates on some
freight would be reduced greatly. on
some freight slightly. on some. per.
naDs. not az all But We can get some
Idea Of the amount Of freight which
might be Influenced In the fiscal
rear ending June 30. 1907. the total
amount Of freight handled BY the
railroads OF the United States was
!. 796. 336. 65s tons. Some Of this was
hauled a short distance. some a long
distance. and some was handled By
more than one road. but Il vas equal
10 23G.60l .3s0l03 tons hauled one
nile. II the comprehensive improve 4
nent Of our waterways should make
IN average reduction OF one mill per
on-mile-the difference In the rates
N salt given above Is 70 times a.
much. or seven cents per ton milc-it
would make a saving Of over t23s.G10..
100 on the value OF business handled
a the fiscal year.
Al flrst glance. L looks as II that
would mean disaster 10 the railway
Iut that Is the exact oppOsiie Of %
ruth. Strange Is Il -ay sesm. n
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27

c. Slsinbofn. Who has been ca.
Quoting a meTehant-tailor ssiablIss.
msni here the past several nonlls
clcssb up his business l'sl week "a.
moved TO Flee, Wash, where /.
expects 10 engage 10 the same lias.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27

.,,,es, and speediest way 20 enlafse
ne bnslness and increase the P.on's
Or the railways Of the unl'sa p S'4 M
IS to improve the WATERWAYS ="
United States.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27

wi b .hs election only a little o..
sr week Of. IL is high time 10 ea
your nams 90 the registration bool,
II you van 70 vote.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27

confirmed
Always and everywhere the result
Is the same-the improvement Of
waterway Is benefit to competing
railways. For this result. as for any
other. there is good and sufneient
reason. but Il must be left for another
time to tell what that reason Is
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-27

The claim hes been made in prevE
Gus articles-and its and figures
riveR TO support tie c.a;n--;hat wa
terways carry frcigat more cheaply
than the railways DO or can. and that
they compel the railways to carry
freight more chesr,y thsl they other
wise would. makins a saving Of hun
dreds Of millions of dollars a year. even
under present conf. lions. AID indicat-
inga vast increase in that saving II all
waterways should be improved. And
then the surprising assertion was
made that the surest way to enlarge
the business and increase the profits
Of the railroads Of the United States
IS to improve the waterways OF the
United States. The best guide to the
future is the experience Of the past.
30 lst US see what has actually hap
rened to railways when waterways
Lave been improved.
That the improvements in the chan
nels and harbors Of the lakes have
been Of great benefit. both to the rail
wavs which parallel their shores and
10 those which run from lake cities to
re interior. IS a fact so plain that
!. needs no argument to support It,
There are no more prosperous and
profitable roads in the country than
those that serve the region tributary
TO the lakes But no one questions
the wisdom Of continuing the improve
nent OF the lakes. or Of our ocean
larbors. The real question is as to
ne improvement OF our rivers. and II
We wish to study the effect Of river
either on railway reve-
nues or national development. we
r-ust 60 to Europe