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The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
cIeanInq Haqdad Rugs.

It is very difficult to wash Bagdad couch cover or rug successfully. The colors are almost sure to run when treated in the ordinary way Before beginning operations separate the strips Then wash each one in 8 sep arate water. Use white soap and Iukewarm water to which little salt has been added after suds has been raised by brisk stirring Do not rub the strips on a washboard, but merely dip them into the water and stir them briskly, then quickly rinse them and hang them over clothes horse in the kitchen away from the sunlight. Be careful when drying that the strips do not overlap. When almost dry press put the wrinkles with hot iron. If the middle strips have become slightly worn exchange them with those on the outside, when sewing the cover togetb CT again.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
HINTS FOR THE HOSTESS
Attractive Way to Serve Banana Ice cream-How to Combine April
 cots With Curacao.

Banana ice cream has quite a fes- tive appearance when served in sher- bet glasses and decorated with frosted slices of bananas and preserved cher ries, which should be stoned and en- tirely freed from superfuous juice. To frost the bananas, dip the slices into a thin white icing similar to a cake frosting The slices should be merely glazed and not heavily coated. If it Is inconvenient to frost the ban anas the slices may be used plain.
 Snowballs of ice cream are very at tractive when served with snowballs of cake on wintry night when real snow is flying out of doors. To pre- pare the cake, cut out rounds of white lady cake, free it from crust and dip it into cocoanut frosting. If little cocoanut is sprinkled over the ice cream balls the two will look so much alike that one can hardly tell the diff ference.
 A famous chef served apricots with Curacao. Remove the juice from a pint can. of apricots. Add a table spoonful of sugar and the rind of an orange to the juice. Let it boil ten minutes; then remove the rind. Stir in two tablespoonfuls of Curacao and pour it over the fruit. Serve when cold.
 A few spoonfuls of Curacao add a delicate flavor to sliced and sugared oranges.
 Almond favoring Is very nice with boiled dumplings and batter buildings in which cherries or peaches are used Do not, however, have more than 8 suggestion of this flavor.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
The Land of His Dreams
By MARVIN PETERS

Steeds looked up from his type writer with a frown. The muscle on the left aide of his nose, leading down ward to the corner of his mouth, twitched, twitched without reason and without volition Thinking he had been mistaken, and hoping as well, for he wanted desperately to finish the manuscript under his hand, the young man applied himself. But he had not written a dozen words before the quick, painless contraction oc- cured once more.
 Steeds sighed. The twitching was his danger signal, the warning that he had been applying himself too closely and must rest It was already even ing. an evening in early spring. He closed his desk and went upstairs to pack.
 A trip to the city with It's theaters, its resistless rush, its life always at the flood, rebuilt the broken tissues and sent him back refreshed, bubbling with enthusiasm for his work.
 He had not been away for two months. two months of incessant grind; brain and body clamored for relaxa- tion. He was young; the faint. sweet tang of spring was in the afr. He had the delightful sensation that some thing was going to happen.
 When, his bag and suit case packed, he idled a moment, recollection spurred him to activity. ''The Bancrofts' din ner is billed for the 19th," he unused. This is the 16th. I can wire them I'll be there for 1t, after all. May put them out a little. Um; wonder if I'd better. Well, Mrs. Bancroft Is resourceful and Tony has played plenty of tricks on me in his day" He grinned. 'In do 1t"
 The evening of the 18th Steeds, in correct attire and festive mood, de scended from his hotel to a waiting tadcab A note from Tony had as- sured him that his change of mind had not interfered with the plans and that he was more than welcome.
 Even the stark, chill city had begun to feel the groping fingers of spring. The sun had set behind the granite
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Result of Testing Corn.

Had the farmers of Nebraska, in the spring of 1910, planted their fields with untested seed corn from the crop of the year before, as they had been ac- customed to do, 1t is figured that there would have been shortage of 25.000.- GOO bushels in the crop of that state for this year. But, fortunately, the commercial club of Omaha discovered the poor germinating quality of the 1909 crop. Tests showed that only 57 cars out of an average of 100 would furnish seed which 1t would be cer- tainly safe to plant The alarm spread and vigorous measures were taken to secure the planting of only tested seed in every part of the state. As a re- suit, instead of a threatened deficiency of 25,0O0,000 bushels, the Nebraska crop is estimated at 10,000,000 more than that of the year before. With such a showing what farmer will venture. hereafter, to plant untested seed?
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Rv J. D. RRIpGMAN.O

By J. B. BRIDGMAN)
 One of the most convenient and modern farmhouses of moderate cost the writer has seen is owned by a farmer in Ohio. It is comfortable and handsome, and the farmer and his family enjoy practically all of the advantages that are to be found in city homes. The house has few an gles and corners and 1t may be built at an approximate cost of $2,800 to $3, ,000, and contain many of the i'm provements essential to comfort, util- ity and beauty.
 The main or front part of the house Is 28 feet square and the kitchen and pantry 14x2O feet. The lower story is g feet high and the second story 8 feet inches. The exterior walls are covered with shiplap and lap sid ing with building paper between. The roofs are covered with best grade of to cedar shingles. that is. five of the shingles. when placed together, will measure practically 2 inches at the thick ends. These shingles will cost slightly more, but they will also last cDOuL three CLHSS dS lOHS as tue to 2 shingles.
 All interior side walls and ceilings receive three coats of plaster with white finish. All floors are quarter sawed yellow pine. The trim for din- ing-room, living-room, hall and H. brary is of birch with mahogany stain. The kitchen and pantry has hard pine trim with oil finish.
 Entire second floor has pine trim with fiat tints except bathroom, which has enamel finish.
 A good solid limestone or cement foundation Is placed under the house and basement excavation under the front part. A hot-air furnace Is placed in the basement, also hollow wire lighting plant. The furnace and
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
RACE SUICIDE
 AMONG FARMERS
Decline in Population Shown by Last Census in AZ rAc u 1tur al Areas Due to DisCoura2e-
 nenk kofN1arr4ed Workers.
By C. R. RARNs.l

The pitiful story was told recently In northern daily paper of an in- dustrious and capable farm laborer who had answered several advertise ments of farmers in need of just such experienced services as he was able to render; but whose application was rejected, in each instance, because he had a wife and two small children. The farmers wanted neither women nor children about their farms. So this competent farm worker was obliged to accept employment in a city stable.
 It is to be feared that this is by no means an isolated instance. Human kindness has been so far eliminated, in many cases, from the relationship between the farmer and his hired help, and that relationship has been put SO exclusively on a hard business basis, that the complaint Is common that "the farmer cares more for the comfort and happiness of his cattle and hogs than he does for the we'll being of his men,"
 Under healthier conditions in rural life, the married workman would re- ceive the same preference that he generally does from employers in mercantile and manufacturing pur- suits; as being more reliable. and less likely to seek a change, if fairly well treated, than the single man. Aside from this, however, there is a moral
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
IN HANDLING YOUNG PLANTS
Beet Method To to Transplant Them to a-Inoh Flower Pots at Young Age
 Till Warm Weather.
Rx H. H. .sHEPARp.l


 The best method of handling young plants is to transplant them to two Inch flower pots at very early age, keep them in a protected place till settled warmer weather, then trans plant to the open garden. In this way, the young plants are not affected by the change.
 The ball of earth from the pot completely binds all the roots together SO that there Is no drying out nor any check in growth. Transplanting from small flower pots may be done at any time of the day, clear or cloudy weather. The pots are good for life time, or till broken
 Improvised pots of various kinds may be used for starting and trans planting young plants. The best of these is a wooden quart berry box. With 1t, box, plant, and all may be set In the permanent garden space, the box soon rotting away
 Tin cans with the ends melted of and the seams unsoldered make fairly good transplanting pots. A string is tied around to hold the can together while the plant is growing and re- moved at time of transplanting, allow Ing the cylinder, of earth to easily slip out. Similar results may be had by making pots of card board or of heavy oiled paper
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05

battlements to the west, and though there were tiny snowdrifts and little patches of ice in crooks of pavement and park, the air was bland and friendly Steeds whistled bit as they purred through the streets.
 It was dark when the cab drew up before a modest three-story house. It was the first time he had visited the Bancrofts in their new ~bode, but 1t was so in keeping with their tastes and income that he ran up the steps almost with feeling of familiarity. He was still whistling when he rang the bell maid opened the door.
 MT. Steeds?" she asked.
 "Yes." replied Steeds, surprised that he should be recognized. He had never seen the maid before; and she did not pronounce his name quite cor rectly, he thought,
 You are to step into the library, please" she said.
 The library was pretty room, book lined, and with a cheerful fire in the grate. He was still surveying 1t ap- provingly when two ladies entered LrOm uOOI OppOoAOc.
 Neither was Mrs Bancroft. He had never seen them before. Obviously, they were mother and daughter. It was equally apparent that they were dressed for an evening function.
 The younger woman-she was scarcely more than a girl. nineteen or twenty, perhaps advanced toward Steeds. He noted how different she was from the overdressed, vivacious women who thronged the fashionable restaurants.
 Her clear gray eyes had no hard glitter. and no shadow in their depths. The healthful color of her skin was not buried beneath rouge. Her gown, cut modestly high, revealed but a bit of rounded neck
 The white gloves came well up on bar forearms. Steeds remembered whimsically the saying that sharp el- bows meant sharp tempers. If that were true, the girl was of sweet dis position, since her elbows showed no angles-only dimples.
 'Mr. Steeds?" He fancied that he caught again a slight mispronuncia- lion ef his name.
 'eYes," he said. and bowed over the hand she gave him.
 My mother"
 He took the hand of the elder wom-
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
aIazed EruIta and Nuta.

Boil without stirring for 10 or 15 minutes one pound granulated sugar and one-half cup water. Test in water and when brittle remove from fire, add one tablespoon lemon juice and set the pan containing the candy in a bowl of hot water. With a long pin or needle immerse section of oranges, grapes, figs, almonds, walnuts or pe- cans and set upon oiled papers. The fruit or nuts must be thoroughly dry before dipping into candy.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Utmost PreeautIons Needed.

Impure milk will be the result if the utmost precautions are not taken in handling it, and impure milk neces- sarily means that its products will al so be impure and have very poor keeping qualities. It should be remem- bered that all contamination depends upon some form of bacteria, which are present everywhere and which multiply very readily under certain conditions and temperatures.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05

and social obligation, resting at least as strongly on the farmer as on any one else, to encourage family life among workers, and thus to promote stability in rural populations and to discourage the nomadism among la- borers which is the bane of our agri- cultural enterprises.
 It is altogether probable that the actual decline in population, shown by the last census to have taken place in extensive agricultural areas, is due to the Encouragement of mar riage among farm workers, and the refusal of employment to men with families.
 That way lies the decline of states and the ruin of democracy. If we want growth in population, and the perfect working out of the Demo cratic ideas underlying American in- stitutions, we must reverse our meth ods, welcome rather than repel the man with family, and be willing to share with him some portion of the opportunities of the farm.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Walnut. and Rutternuta.

Walnuts and. butternuts thrive we'll on rich, well-drained soil and soon come into bearing. There is fair de- mand for the nuts in the markets. But only the surplus should be sold. Most of the nuts should be used at home for cake making and eating fresh from the shells.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Barley as Feed.

Judging from the standpoint of anal ysis and digestibility, barley has about the same feeding value as wheat or corn and slightly more than bran or oats. Bald barley is richer in protein than common barley.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
An AttraetIve Farm Dwelling.

lighting plant may be installed at cost of $375.
 As both the heating and lighting plants are entirely safe, easy to oper- ate and the expense of running them less than the cost of operating or us- ing oil lamps and stoves, it would seem that their use would pay, to say nothing of the added comfort and pleasure derived from them.
 The furnace will without doubt pre- vent much sickness if the fresh air shaft is properly installed, and the gas lights will save the housewife much labor; also you will have light equal to any city light, electricity not excepted.
 The cellar has an inside entrance under the main stairway. also an out side entrance.
 Root cellar, front room, etc. are provided in the basement.
 The pantry is so located that it pre- vents the heat from entering the din ing-room during the summer months and contains china closet with doors opening to dining-room, cupboard, four bin, etc.
 All rooms are of good size well lighted. and ample closet room is pro- vided; also a good-sized linen closet.
 The livingroom has an open fire place which also has smoke flue for the furnace. The large arches con- meeting the dining-room, hall and liv- ing-room causes these rooms to seem larger than they really are. and with suitable rugs, curtains, etc, a beauti- full effect may be obtained
 The house has no fancy work, but when neatly painted will present a very good front and will not look out of place on almost any building lot, and for many reasons this building seems especially adapted to rural dis tricts.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
REFRIGERATOR FOR COUNTRY
Scheme for Keeping Things Cool IN the We'll When. Ice To Not
 ProcurabIe.

A country place is not always situ- ated where ice can be procured during the summer months and a substitute refrigerator must be provided. A res ldent of a country place devised cooling apparatus which he placed in his well. The device consisted of a box about one foot square made of
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Strictly 1usIness.

''Yes, like your closed coupe. It has a distinggy air that other coupes lack"
 "Then you will take it7"
 ''Yes. I'll file suit for divorce to- morrow and pay you with the aIi- nony.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Japanese Farmers.

Of Japan's 45.oOO,O ,OOO people. 9O.OoO.- 900 are farmers. The whole body is supported by cultivated area of but 19,000 square miles. Every foot of soil is utilized; the farmer is a special ist.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
ReautIfY Home Lot.

Plant trees and bushes to beautify the home lot and to shut onr undesir. able views.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
soIIIno Hint.

When boiling rice or beans two things which will boil over. put in lump of butter size of a walnut and this will stop the trouble at once.
The Holbrook news., 1911-05-05
Don't Trust q Boar.

Never trust boar. no matter how kind he appears. Always keep behind him.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-24

charges Of selling certain timber
claims Indirectly to the Payette Lum-
Der company, which claims were ac-
Quired by them while holding state
positions, says the Boise Statesman.
Representative Galloway stated
that the charge had been filed with
the committee involving Miss Cham
berlain and Mrs. Workman, the
accusation being in detail that they
made a timber fling or advice aud
later sold them for $4,000 each to
a third party, the latter transferring
title to the Payette Lumber company
about a month later. At this time
Miss Scott was state uperintendent
OF public instruction and Miss Cham
berlain was deputy. 1t is claimed
that the fling was rendered possible
and profitable by reason of knowledge
impaired to Miss Scott as a member
Of the state land board.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-24
The Travelling Library.

During the past few years the
travelling library Of the state of Idaho
has made remarkable advances and is
now placed at the disposal OF thous-
ands Of citizens iL the state who
would otherwise be without reading
OF any description. One OF the most
interesting features noted by Miss
Margaret Roberts, secretary OF the
travelling library association, is the
fact that there is a growing demand
among the people OF the country for
history and other substantial books
while the novel is being rapidly
distanced as popular reading. On
the other hand, Investigation at the
Boise city library discloses the fact
that there has been growing demand
for novels, showing that the taste oi
the country people is advancing along
what is generally considered higher
plane than is that Of their city
cousi ins.-Statesman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-24
Idaho Urged to Get Busy.

Idaho is urged to take an early and
active Interest in the Panama canal
exposition to be held 10 San Francis
CO Ia 1915, says the Statesman.
Governor Hawley sent to the legIs-
lature, Feb. II, communication on
the subject which, 1t is expected, will
lead to legislative action In the mat.
ter. The governors message. which
included a communication from Gov
eraor Hiram w. johnson OF Cali
fornia, follows:
Governor johnson desires that q
commission he appointed from Idaho,
of which Governor Hawley shall be a
member, to visit San Francisco and
the exposition site. He says that
this commission should visit San
Francisco during the GUNNER months,
when work on the exposition will
have started, and asks the Idaho
legislature to make sufficient appro--
priation to meet the commissions
+. expenses on this trip.
The idea is that the Idaho commits.
sion can thus gain an intelligent
summing up Of the requirements fol
a building and proper exhibit from
/ this state, and would also be better
able to advise the Idaho legislature al
the next session, when the matter Of
appropriatlng for the Panama Pacific
exposition will come up.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-24
The Federal Pay Bill.

A report from Washington, D. c..
contains favorable news regarding
the federal pay bill for the national
guard. The bill which provides for
pay for attendance at drill. was intro
duced in congress some time ago, and
has just been reported from the CON-
mittee with the recUmmendatiCn q
that it be passed. 1t is now ready
for consideration by both houses OF
congress, but, on account Of the ire
mendous press of other matters, it is
feared that the bill cannot he passed
before the adjournment March 4.
In the event of an extra session,
which seems probable, the friends Of
the pay bill feel quite certain that
the measure will be passed.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-24
IDAHO INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Interesting Statistics Regarding
Juvenile Inmates.

The Idaho industrial school at St.
Anthony has 200 inmates ranging 10
age from 2 to 10 years. according to
the fourth biennial report Of Superin.
tendent ]. T. Humphries, Just pub
lished. The greatest number OF 10.
mates are IA and Is years of age.
The report conveys the following
important statistics:
Cause of Notwithstanding,
q boys, IA girls; juvenile delinquency,
35 boys, 7 girls; burglary, 20 boys;
petit larceny, 10 boye; lack Of parcn-
tai care, IA boys, 10 girls; other
crimes from robbery to assault with a
knife.
Educational standing at time OF
commitment Fifth grade, 80 boys,
I girls; fourth grade, 20 boys, s girls;
third grade, % boys, 5 girls: ninth
grade, boy. None OF the children
claimed a trade.
Vicious habits at time o! commit
ment show Is boys chewed tobacco,
l3 boys smoked; 81 boys chewed and
smoked; addicted to use of cigarettes,
As boys, l3 girls; beer drinkers, 3e
boys, Is girls; addicted to all kinds OF
intoxicants, 90 boys, girls; saloon
habitues, % boys.
Church Observation-Disclosures, q
boys. 8 girls; Catholics, 7 boys. 2 girls;
Lutherans, 2 boys, 2 girls; Methodists,
boys, girl; Presbyterians, 2 boys,
l girl; Baptlsts, 2 boys, / girl; Saliva
tion Army. l girl; Christian church
girl; no church relation, ll2 boys
30 girls.
f, Sunday school attendance-At
tended only occasionally, SO boys, Il
girls; attended regularly, 30 boys. q
girls; never attended, 68 boys, 8 girls
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-24
TOPICS IN WASHINGTON
Reciprocity The Presidents
Craftsmanship in Ascendancy.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2l.-The
past week in Congress has been OF
great interest and Importance 10
legislative matters. The House has
passed the Canadian reciprocity bill
by large majority and 1t is pre-
dicted that the bill will pass the
Senate. If the bill comes to vote,
there is but little doubt that It will
be passed, because majority in
favor of the bill in the senate is con-
ceded, but owing to parliamentary
usage in the senate, there can be
llmitless debate, and the upper house
has some limitless debaters who are
quite capable OF talking the bill into
the next session.
The opinion in regard to President
Taft as politician and statesman
has risen considerably since the be-
ginning Of the present session. 1t is
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ter OF the situation and when reci--
procity with Canada Is established, as
the better minds of the country think
,, it will be, there is prospect OF recip-
rOcal trade relations between the
fUnited States and Mexico and with
the Central and South American re-
publics. With these ends accom-.
| plshed close on to the completion OF
the Panama Canal, the administra-
tion is sure to finish with eclat, II
not with another term for President
Taft.
1t is something more than oppor.
tune that the exposure Of the great
lumber trust comes fast upon the
heels of reciprocity with Canada and
the proposed free impol tation OF lum.
ber frotn that country. The Bureau
lof Corporations has just furnished
the information that forty years age
Is per cent of the timber of the coun.
try was owned by the government,
but at present 80 per cent of it is
owned by private persons. It is ap'
parent that the United States must
conserve with greatest care the small
remaining supply of timber and
further, it must, II possible, scotch
the trust that is monopolizing with {
view to increasing still further th'
exorbitant cost of such timber as i.
not at present under their control.
| President Taft has issued a procIa
nation, not as President of tn,
United States, but as President o
the Red Cross Society, asking con
tributions for the relief of the famin,
stricken region 10 China.