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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
KEEPING ANTS OUT OF HIVES
Ordinary Table Turned Upside Down
With Empty inverted Tomato
Cans viii Do the Wor k.

To the numerous inquiries as to
how to keep ants out of hives, why
not take Josh Billings advice as to
bedbugs-"just kill 'em all'? The
best way to kill ants is with the oft
repeated remedy. l. e.. bisulphide OF
carbon. However, there are places
which, for one reason or another, 1t
Is almost impracticable to kill off the
ants; and then the apiarist needs a
Newsstand that will exclude them.
The illustration shows one of my
hive-stands complete and ready to have
the hive placed upon it, writes J. M.
Caldwell In the Gleanings in Bee Cul-
ture. It is nothing but a table turned
upside down, and an empty tomato
can, with the top melted off, inverted
over each table-leg. The ants can
crawl up the table-leg and all around
Oh the inside Of the can, but they can
not make the turn around the lower
edge of the cans, and come up on the
outside Of cans and thus reach the
hive.
The space between the table-leg
and inside Of cans must be at least
half an inch; but the cans rest on the
ends Of the legs.
Just take an old super or box. Cut
four pieces 2x2x12, and nail one in
each corner. Round off the projecting
edges, then melt the tops off from four
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

James H. Collins. writing of "the or
derby German mind" notes that a gen.
Grafton age the chief exports OF Ger
many were philosophy, poetry. music
and emigrants, while today she ships
machinery. chemicals. textiles and
other manufactured products, and the
mere thought Of her competition
scares America and has brought Eng
land to the verge OF hysteria. How
has this come about? You could
put all Germany, and Pennsyl-
vania to boot, In the state of Texas
Yet there are upward Of 10000. 900 Ger
mans. With scant natural resources.
the Teuton had to think hard and
make the best Of It. Just as in schol
arly and scientific research, his agri-
cultural and industrial labors have
been intense, methodical. plodding,
thorough He has taught the world
how to farm. He Is supreme in the
economic use OF chemicals.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
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Two Shop-Lifters
BY CARL JENKINS
copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary Press,

Star and Company Of the big de-
partment store, had bright detective
In each department, but they suf-
fered the loss of thousands Of dollars
annually through shop-lifters. That is
the bane Of all department stores.
Where one shop-lifter is caught ten
escape. It was when Mr.. Jewett was
made manager that orders went forth
for q crusade. The detective force
was doubled, and 1t was published in
the papers that no mercy would be
shown delinquents.
Miss Bessie Merrfweather, the
daughter of a wealthy manufacturer,
was not only a shopper. but bar
gain-hunter. 1t was sort of craze
with her. She would gladly pay out
so cents cab fare to save ten cents
on purchase. II she found Ave
cent kitchen scrubbing brush marked
down to three 1t was hers at once.
She even bought mems rubber boots
because there was a bargain in them.
Her mother criticized this trait in her
daughter, but the father rather en-
couraged 1t. He said that 1t showed
a good business head.
Mr.. Hugh Barton was twenty-five
years old. Being well-to-do, he had
leisure. He had what his friends
called a fad. He wasn't bargain
hunter, but he did like to wander
through the stores and see what was
going on. Now and then he bought a
pair of gloves or necktie, but was as
apt t. leave them on the counter as
to take them away. Wandering
through a great department store was
like going to theater for him. The
play was continuous. On two occa-
sions he had seen Miss Merriweather
and admired her, but that had moth
ing special to do with continuing to
pursue his fad.
One day Star and Company an
nounced bargain sale In soaps.
There would be soaps from every
maker in the United States. The
cakes would be inclosed in all kinds
of fancy wrappers. There would be
all kinds of scents. These soaps re-
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Do Not Neglect Gardens.

The fact is notorious that the farm
er's garden is not as well cared for as
that of the artisan. In fact, it is in
many instances entirely wanting. Usu-
ally the larger the farm the more in
significant the garden. The excuse
given is that the farmer hasn't the
time. The answer to this is clear A
good garden adds to the comfort and
enjoyment of the farmers family, and
aids in promoting health. No farmer
is justified in being so busy that he
cannot furnish what is essential to the
well being of his home.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Care Of Carnations.

The perpetual Towering carnations
which are rooted must be potted up
into small pots In light, sandy soil
For a few days after potting they
must be kept close till they have re-
covered from the shift; then gradually
inure them to more airy conditions
but do not expose them to cold drafts.
When they have attained height Of
six or seven inches, pinch out the
points Of the plants to form a bushy
habit. Pot them on into five.inch
pots. in which size they will flower.
The shoots will again require to be
stopped" when they have attained Q
suitable length, unless the attained are
very late, when one stopping win
uffice.--Garden.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
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The drains should be properly laid

The drains should be properly laid
out and carefully graded.
Encourage the boy to fit some live
stock to show at the local fair.
You give the weeds big advan'
tage if you let them go to seed,
The best fertilizer for asparagus is
rotted manure from granted horses.
The manure for peas, beets and on.
ions should be fine. rich aid well rot
ted.
Salt seems to add greatly to the
palatability Of tankage, whether fed
dry or In slop.
Manure as well as fertilizers should
be thoroughly mixed in the soil before
drilling in the seed.
BY sewing pinch of lettuce seed
every ten days there will always be
tender salad for the table.
There Is nothing about good tank
age or meat that is in any way inju
rious to hogs of any ages.
The Peruvian guano substitute is
the standard truck fertilizer for quick
growth and heavy returns.
Rich horse manure and urine from
granted cattle Is far superior to fer
tilizers and very much cheaper
Truckers prefer rotted horse ma
nure for vegetables, as 1t is finer
richer and can be spread easily.
A profitable crop cannot be grown
on land deficient in humus. which is
the same thing az rotted sod or rotted
manure with fertilizer alone.
The loss incurred from plant dis.
eases is often underestimate by the
farmer. passes unrecognized or is re-
garded as natural and inevitable.
The size Of tile to be placed In a
drain will depend upon the length
of the drain, the depth and the dis
lance apart the drains are placed.
Expert truckers and market garden,
ers apply, in connection with manure
spread in the drill or hill, GOO to SOC
pounds Of some standard bone phos
phats to the acre
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

LOOK Into the eyes Of the oriental
and you look into orbs that are opaque
10 Occidental discernment. mystic
and alien light hints an appalling
gulf Of sentiment. But somewhere
behind the screen with which the pa
tent Chinaman holds his dignity OF
solitude there beats heart as ready
to bleed at the story of suffering OF
his own people as that of the stranger
ell too prone to call him devil. The
heather Chinee" is perhaps not so
peculiar as his reputation.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
VALUE OF IMAGINATION.

Life naturally must be more inter
esting to the person of vivid imagina-
ton than to one who lives only for
the tangible things about him and
who sears to dream as his fancy Wills
because reality bears heavily upon
bin. We do not think that even the
man of affairs would find the indul.
gence Of few day dreams detrimental
to his interests. while to those VINO
look only upon the serious side Of life
and share only Its darker aspects,
few dreams of what perhaps may come
to pass would act as tonic upon tired
nerves. says the Charleston News ana
Courier. Our dreams are often COM
panions to us, and sometimes we find
ourselves moving unconsciously with
them in a world far removed from our
real habitation, but one whose prom
ises seem easy Of fulfillment and
whose delights compensate for some
OF the hardships we may, perhaps, be
called upon to bear during our waking
hours. The world which is our idea
OF happiness, with all Its wonder OF
accomplishment and all its measure Of
appreciation--the world In which we
naturally play an important part--who
has not seen Its shining sands. and
lofty submits. and Towering paths.
beckoning. telling us how good It is
to live and defying US to resist its
appealing call? We cannot all gain
Its shores and discover long-hidden
secrets. but. at least, we can turn its
promises to our advantage and make
our day dreams cases. as II we're. In
the desert spots Of life.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

require considerable expenditure for
the purchase or rental of the stump
puller and the necessary teams and
men. OF course, dynamite will do the
work more quickly, but this is very
dangerous substance and should be
used only by an expert.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Great Harvest Month.

July Is the great harvest month in
central and northern sections of our
country. The hay crop promises to be
good this season and oats are above
tho average in many places. 1t will
pay to save all Of them because they
will bring good prices before next sum-
mer.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Carr Of the Lawn.

The charming appearance Of we'll
kept lawn appeals to every one. Some
care is required to keep 1t in good con.
dition; but nothing connected with the
residence, inside or out, gives SO large
returns for such moderate outlay. The
lawn mower must b used regularly.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Real Realism.

Hes stickler for realism"
Eyes, but he carries 1t to excess.
In the second scene he is supposed to
be severely wounded, and he has .
surgeon issue bulletins between TIE
acts. Lou sville Cour1er-Journal.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

women always are and constition.
ally ought to be tougher than men,"
says Prot. Tyler Of Amherst college
StiIl. NO man ought to leave It to his
wife to bring up the kitchen coal.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

Woman II stronger than man.
opines Professor Tyler. At any rate,
good many Of US are led to believe
that she Ii stronger In the vicinity OF
- jNwbnne.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Tho Death of a Prince.

Husband (reading the paper).--I
see that Prince Harold is dead.
Wife Tan anglomaniac, inexpressi-
bly, shocked) is it possible? 1t seems
too sad for anything. What was the
cause of his death.
Husband.-He trotted mile In
2:261s and then died of blind stag
gers.-New York Sun.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Irish Abstinence.

Irish Abstinence,
Solonel at regimental races center
tanning some farmers)- what
will you all have?
Spokesman - Therell be three
whiskeys, yer honor, and the other
two's taytotalers; they'll just be TAX
in shpot av wine.-Punch.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

A 500 expert says that snakes must
be protected. For obvious reasons.
those who disagree with him will be
afraid to do anything but give an
apparent acquiescence. II they do not
wish to subject themselves to serious
suspicion.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Tea

Is the very best quality, and if you
have been using ordinary tea,
order LUNETA the next time
from your grocer and notice the
difference.
Nothing but the extra choicest,
tender young leaves are used,
which retain all their natural
trength and -Toma oy being
packed in sealed tight tins.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Getting L Straight.

Prisoner you are accused OF hav-
ing stolen gold watch"
TITS false. In the first place,
never stole It, and in the second. Il
wasn't gold. "-Pele Mele.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Contrariness.

why did Miggles and his wife sep
arate?"
''Incompatibility."
why, l thought both were baseball
fans"
That's Just 1t. When Miggles would
root for the home team Mrs. Miggles
would root for the visitors"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
Progress,

Lady--And did you make your
congregation give up cannibalism?
Missionary (suppressing GRIM.
Not quite; but after much trouble
persuaded them to use knives and =
torks.-The Throne.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24
LOOKING TO SEED POTATOES
Should Be Carefully Examined and
Only Those Entirely Free From
Disease Used.
tBy r.. G. wEATHERsTonE.)

(By r.. G. WEATHERSTONE.)
Seed potatoes should be carefully
examined for traces of dry rot. Only
potatoes entirely free from disease
should be planted for diseased seed
will be sure to grow diseased crop.
Dry rot shows as dark or black
spots running through the potato from
the stem end. Usually the stem end
of the potato, when diseased, will
show a sunken appearance around the
stem. In any case the dark spots
show In the tubers when cut across
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

Finally . good word has been said
~ tho English spartow. Somebody
alaims to have found ths& It eats The
settoa maple scale. Go It. birdie.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-06-24

Tho Oldest woman In New York died
We other day at the age of one hun
drsd and seventeen. She did not ad.
viss the world to follow her mode OF
living. Blessings on her soul!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

would Be hard to pacify the CingaIess
on board after their mutton had been
spoiled for them through contact with
the hands Of unbelievers.
There was . great hullabaloo on
the forward deck just AZ I came out of
the forepeak. and the whole pack Of
brown fellows set upon me ~ the
nearest and handiest man on which
to wreak their vengeance. In times
like these native chaps are not re-
sponsible. practically running amuck.
and they swung bars and clubs right
and left. l ducked back into the fore
peak. intending to get my belongings
and make a break for amidships.
where would have tho protection of
the ofncers. who were armed.
when came out again. carrying
my two elephants under my arms. the
as they saw the little white elephants
they suddenly dropped their bars and
clubs and every man of them dropped
nat on deck and salaamed a. II their
lives depended on It. was lucky
enough TO remember tho salaaming IN
Calcutta and l flashed the elephants
which had later found out had
caused the respect of the city natives
during our walk through Calcutta Tho
native sailors sQuirmed around and
around on their stomachs to make
sure that they would face me and the
elephants as they salaamed and the
rebellion on board the Parisiana was
successfully put down without blood
shed"
The two little white elephants re-
manned in a conspicuous place in the
main saloon on the freighter in case
of further emergency. but their serv-
ices were not again required on the
voyage.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
OUELLED A MUTMY

handy . brace OF souvenirs for my
kiddies at home as anything that I
could get in Calcutta. With the two
elephants. ono under each arm. we
went into the street again and on our
way to tho steamer.
We noticed that every time We mot
little brown Cingalese on the street
he would prostrate before US. or along
side of US and salaam for all he was
worth. We laughed bit about It, but
really thought little about the salaam-
Ing. although It did seem q bit queer
all the way to the wharf. On the
wharf the whole blooming lot OF ma
tives fell down A. We passed through
on the way to the Parisiana
TT was about . month or 30 later.
when we were going through the In
dian ocean toward the Red Sea that
some trouble broke out among the
Cingalese on board because one Of our
boys had accidentally jostied a bit Of
mutton that hung forward on deck for
the native mess. OF course We all
know that II is q serious thing for Eu-
ropean hands to touch the food of tho
Mohammedan and we knew that It
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDED
Wonderful Highland Dialect 'Respen-
sIbis for Wrong Impression
Given Divine.

Andrew Carnegie. at a dinner in
New York. talked about the Scotch
dialect.
Its a hard lingo to understand" he
said. TT often causes awkward mis-
takes.
Once an American divine spent
Christmas in = Highland inn. On
Christmas morning he gave the maid
q tip Of sovereign. and he said. look
ing earnestly at her-for she was .
pretty maid
"'Do you know. Kathleen. you are =
very good-looking lassie!'
"Of course Kathleen was pleased.
but. being modest. she blushed like q
rose and answered:
"'Ah. ma: All. mai But my kissin.
sir. IL beautiful
Tho divine frowned. =,
Leave the room. you wicked
young baggage!' he said isternly.
He didn't know. you see. that mod
est Kathleen had been simply praising
in her Highland dialect. tho superior
charms OF her cousin Janet of Pee
bles.''
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
MOTHERS OF THEN AND NOW
Conditions Are Only Different No
Matter What Sentimental
Writer May Assert

The popular" writer who bewails
the "old-fashioned" mother is no more
is liable to defeat his own purpose II
that be intoxicating in children the
highest possible regard for their pa
rents. 1t Is a danger which even the
quantitative theory OF literature or
space rates cannot Justify.
The mother of the past. of course.
was different from the mother of the
present. as different on the whole as
the conditions of life then and now.
but since her daughter Is the mother
of the present there must be some
points Of similarity. All the good In
our mothers and grandmothers GER
tainly could not have vanished. 1t
will be paying scant tribute to those
door, good women who have laid down
their precepts and examples and pass
ed on to say 80. And. OF course. this
writer does not mean to do that. yet
he comes very near doing what he
does not intend.
The fallacy OF the whole sentimen-
tai notion that because things and
people are not like they used to be
they are not as good lies in the pat
ent fact that they cannot be alike. and
II they were It would simply be be-
cause OF the present generation being
SO much inferior to the past that It
WAS unable to do NO more than stand
still.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
FIND NEW USE FOR ALCOHOL
Prof. Hill Of London Invsnts Appa-
ratus for Use In Treatment Of
Pneumonia Cases.

London.-Prof Leonard Erskine
Hill of the London hospital has In
vented an apparatus for use In the
treatment of pneumonia which 10 ex-
pected to prove Of great service.
For some time" says Prof. Hill.
'it has been recognized that the best
way to supply alcoholic stimulant to
the laboring heart in pneumonia is
by way OF the lungs in the form Of
vapor. My apparatus arranges for a
mixed vapor Of oxygen. water and al
cohol. 10 be carried directly to the
lungs. whence It reaches the heart
from the pulmonary veins. Thence
the stimulant is carried directly to the
heart muscle itself by the c0Tonary
arteries"
Because there IL not sufncient un-
diseased lung tissue left to breathe
with. and because the heart thereby
fails. the 1udicious administration Of
heart stimulants 30 A. to tide this
organ over until the lung symptoms
sYbside is the chief point In the treat
ment.
BY using Prof Hill's apparatus tho
heart can be reached by a stimulant
much more accurately and quickly
than II the alcohol were given in the
ordinary way.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
Miniature White Elephants Sub.
dued Turbulent Cin0aIese.
Little ENnolss Bought In Calcutta a.
Souvenirs for "kIddiss" at Homo
Pseify savage Little Ma
tives on Ship.

New York.-Two miniature white el'
sphants. purchased in Calcutta for .
couple OF shiiiinKs by William Blake
man. . ships carpenter on board the
British freight steamship Parisiana
raised that mariner to an important
place on board the vessel on tho voy'
age from the Indian port to New York.
Some OF the boys on the ship and
were walking around Calcutta ono
hot afternoon in July" he said. and
the walk took US through \ street
where there are n lot Of curio dealers.
In one OF the little stores l saw two
elephants. carved out of the wood Of q
cocoanut tree. and fancied that those
two elephants. resembling the white
elephants OF Siam. would be about a.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
MANS MEMORY is RESTORED
With Restoration Power Of speech
Also Returns and Scattered
Family Reunited.

. Denver, Colt Is four years since
the motherless boys Of Jeremiah War
wick were placed In an institution In
this city. For a time Warwick visited
his sons. aged at that time eight and
ive years. respectively. and then his
visits ceased. There was no provision
for the boys and no relatives could be
found The children were finally
placed in a home for dependent chill
dren.
A few days ago jeremiah Warwick.
. mental wreck. whose memory was
entirely gone. was operated on at
hospital here and a tumor removed
from his brain. Memory and the pow
or OF speech, which he had also lost.
came back to him gradually. and the
other day he inquired for his boys. re-
gardlng whom his mind had been
blank for more than three years.
A search of state institutions re-
suited in bringing father and sons to-
gether.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26

I ONDON.-A wonderful transforms.
L ton has been wrought in the
crown jewels and regalia which will
be used at the coronation In Westmin-
ster Abbey next June. and which have
now been restored to the Wakefield
Chamber in the Tower Of London. The
great Cullinan diamonds. the larger of
which. out of compliment to United
South Africa. King George has or
dered to be renamed the Star Of Afri-
ca. have . prominent place in the
regalia.
The Star. which weighs 5161a carats.
has been set in the scepter near the
head. The smaller Cullinan stone.
whose weight is 800 3-1s carats. Is
placed In the front Of the crown which
has been altered and enlarged and to
the gems In which have been added
two new sapphires. Sc brilliants and
81 rose diamonds. Both the Cullinan
diamonds can be removed from the
crown and scepter when those en-
b.ems of power are not in use. and
can then be worn by the queen ~ .
pendant
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-01-26
RAP AT STAGE cARIcATUREs
Society Says Public 10 Tired Of. Cork.
screw Curis as Character
Actors Makeup.

New York.-The National Society Of
New England Women. which has head
quarters In this city. has begun cru
sade protesting against the stage bur-
lesques of the typical New England
woman.
THE public is getting tired OF the
corkscrew curls which the stage
seems to consider typical of the New
England women" is the statement.
There are countless New England
plays, but who ever saw real New
England woman on the stage? 1t
seems strange. for It would seem ac-
tors should rather have true part
than a false one. even when It is less
amusing"