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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19

let his calves lose what IL known ii
calf fat" 1t Is well known that yOuns
animals gain more rapidly In proper
ton to their live weight and to l0t
pounds of food than do older animals
That is, they not only made more
economical use Of their feed than the
older animals, but they take shorter
time to make a. certain total gain. The
man who turns of steer that weighs
| 1000 pounds. has, n that calf weighed
100 pounds at birth, been given 10 per
cent. Of the total weight BY the dam,
while the man who keeps the animal
till 1t weighs 1880 pounds has been
given only 8 per cent. The man who
can make steer weigh 1000 at II
months has more return for his
trouble than the man who keeps Il
"a months, with an additional weight
OF only $50 pounds.
Butchers, too, have changed to suit
the demand OF the consumer. Al
though meat is generally considered
a luxury in the diet Of r1e poor mans
family, 1t still remains an absolute
necessity in the diet Of the better
classes. But, where people formerly
ordered large roasts and steaks, they
are ordering steaks and roasts now
that are from so to rs. per cent. small.
er on account OF the advanced prices.
They find that II they get small
roast from large animal that It II
long on bone The butcher then to
suit the demands for sinai. er bone dc
mands smaller animals, and during
the last few months they nave been
willing to offer. not a premium on
smaller steers SO far as dollars per
100 is concerned, but they have
brought the price OF small steers up
SO close to that of the large ones that
there is really premium on little
steers when we consider the cost Of
production.
We do not think that the 1900
pound steer will ever be entirely
eliminated from the market, but we
do think (if conjecture is allowable)
that the baby beef animal will con.
tinue to increase In popularity IN
those districts where men do not wish
to dairy.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
Their Step Sisters Surprise

iRuth sat alone on the yeranda,
stranded by the merry withdrawing
tide OF young folk who were going
out at the gate with cushions, shawls
and coats. There were six Of them
each Of her tall. gorgeously colored
young stepsisters had her beau. They
were bound for the river where boats
were waiting. Ruth. with long sigh.
could think Of nothing nicer than to
% able to spend an hour on the river
IN the light Of the rising moon, ac-
companied by somebody who was
snfficiently happy just in the privilege
OF making love to her.
The young folks gay laughter came
back to her from the still street. She
leaned against the pillar. folding her
hands and trying to imagine what she
mad never experienced. Behind her
was the cheerful disorder of hasty
exodus, chairs out Of their places,
newspapers scattered. the rug kicked
UP. She ought to put things In order,
Out she was 30 tired. No one would
come to see. and surely she had
! earned the right to rest for q little
while.
Behind the trees came the silver
nash Of moonrise. She watched It
pathetically while she thought OF
what the day had brought forth.
Blackberry preserving for one thing.
And for tomorrow basket of early
peaches waited. Besides, Edna's
dress must be finished for the
Coombes' musicale and something ex.
ira prepared for dessert, because ia
Their had asked business friend to
dine.
And after tomorrow there were 9TH
or days just as busy, just as weari-
some-an endless succession whose
duties must be faced with every bit
OF energy she could muster. The
girls were young and thoughtless.
Twenty. eighteen. sixteen they were
Just in their bloom. She was eight
years older She felt eighty years
older sometimes.
She had been twenty when her
stepmother died. It was sad houte-
hold. and her father was always 80
helpless. He had turned to her.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
Placing the Halter.

With two fence staples fasten an
old harness snap from which the
spring has been broken to the left
side Of the horse stall at convenient
height above the manager, says q
writer in Practical Farmer, and see
that the boys hang up tie halter
whenever the horse is taken out.
When he is brought in, his halter is
neither under his feet nor in the man.
ger under his feed. but just where II
can be reached most easily and quick.
~. The point of the snap should be
hammered in slightly to prevent the
horse catching his halter upon It OF
injuring himself by rubbing.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
A ciew.

How did the accident happen?'
asked the reporter on the scene of the
railway horror, the Cleveland Plair
Dealer records.
Somebody stopped the train by pull
Ing the airbrake cord" answered the
conductor. so the second section rar
into us. 1t will take six hours to cleal
the track SO that we can 80 ahead"
six hours?" shrieked passenger
And ! was to be married today"
"Have you any idea who pulled the
roper" continued the reporter. disre.
garding the interruption.
II didn't have until now" whispered
the conductor. but what do you think
OF that fellow that Just butted In? III
sic the detectives on him.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
A Distinction.

Mrs. Gaddy-There are some diH
tinctions In life which are very pu1-
cling to me.
Professor Pundit--Like what, for In
stance?
Mrs. Gaddy--When you write every
thing bad and mean In mans Me IN
book for everybody to read, II ID
biography; but when you just tell the
same things to few people on front
porch, it's gossip.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
LUCKY MISTAKE.
Grocer Sent Pkg. Of Postum and
Opened the Eyes Of the Family.

A lady writes from Brookline, Mass. /:
"A package Of Postum was sent me
one day by mistake.
! Il notified the grocer, but finding
that there was no coffee for breakfast
next morning prepared some Of the
Postum, following the directions very
| carefully.
1T was an immediate success in my
family. and from that day we have
used it constantly, parents and chill
dren, too--for my three rosy young
sters are allowed to drink 1t freely at
breakfast and luncheon. They think 1t
delicious, and | would have a mutiny
on my hands should I omit the be-
loved beverage.
my husband used to have very
delicate stomach while we were using
coffee, but to our surprise his stom.
ach has grown strong and entirely well
since We quit coffee and have been on
Postum.
Noting the good effects in my fam
lily / wrote to my sister, who was
coffee topper, and after much persua-
sion got her to try Postum.
"She was prejudiced against It at
first, but when she presently found
that all the ailments that coffee gave
her left and she got well quickly she
became and remains thorough and
enthusiastic Postum convert.
"Her nerves, which had become
shattered by the use OF coffee have
grown healthy again, and today she is
Z new woman, thanks to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich, and the "cause why" will
be found in the great little book, 'rhe
Road to MELVILLE" which comes In
pkgs.
Eve~ read the above letters A new
one r@ree Fr~ time to time. They
nr" sFHc. aud Au1l Of human !,
10
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
IMPROVEMENT MAIDEN MODERN
TYPE OF BABY BEEF ANIMAL

Predicted VIII Continue Increase Popularity
Oastricts Where Farmers Do Not Wish % Dairy
Vast Range Areas In West Been
Cut Up Into Small Farms
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
Nothing Doing but Talk.

tN~S'''9 ~Sst8 bNk @Ves
The following is told OF federal
Official, formerly senator OF the
United States from Kentucky.
In the days Of his youth the Ken
tuckian was asked by a friend to sec
Ond him in duel. He consented, and
at sunrise the parties met at the ap
pointed place.
Now 1t was this Kentuckian's duty
to say the last words touching the
terms of the duel. But, although he
faithfully performed this duty, the
duel never took place.
A murmur Of why not?" Invariably
goes round whenever this story Is
told, whereupon the answer Is as fol-
lows:
For very simple reason. When
Joe finished speaking 1t was too dark
for a duel."-Chicago Journal.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
The Delicious Sweet pepper.

Your garden ought to be, well SUD
piled with that most palatable vege.
table, the sweet pepper. Many PEG
pie imagine that all peppers are too
hot to be eaten with comfort. bat
this is a great mistake. The only
hot portions are the seeds, and they
can be removed before cooking.
Green peppers are cooked In a va.
rtety of ways, and there Is no vege-
table that produces more table en-
joyment than these vegetables II a
little study and care Is given to their
growth and preparation for the
table.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19

There had seemed nothing for her to
10 but pick up the fallen reins OF do
nestle government and handle them as
best she could. 1t was appalling how
unprepared she was, for she had
learned little save music. She had
meant to teach It, but. alas. her teach
ing had begun and ended with the
family circle. AS for practicing, she
never had time for It now. Staring
up at the moon. she wandered II she
had done all the duty required of her.
At least she had done as we'll as she
could. Her stepsisters, handsome,
too. with their red hair and glowing
compilations To see them was to ad-
mire them.
She had always divided the money
that came her way impartially among
the three. 1t went such a little way
after all They were big and 1t took
10 much cloth to clothe them. Then,
too. they had such a love for adorn-
ment. She was at her wits ends some.
times to supply their demands in
ways that would not distress her ia
Their. II was . good thing that she
was small. for the best parts OF the
girls discarded clothing made over
very nicely for her. Only In footgear
was she forced to be extravagant.
She wore out so many shoes walking
at her house work.
The girls did not help her very
much. They hated homework. She
could not blame them. She thought
she hated It herself sometimes And
really 1t was as easy to do task her
self as to coax somebody to do 1t tor
one The girls we're young-just in
the midst Of their girlhood and wild
tn have all the good times they could.
Youth came but once in a lifetime.
as Louise said.
It same to Ruth suddenly that she
had never had time to be young at
al. First she had worked so hard In
order to become self-supporting; then
she had had to take charge OF the
household For eight years she had
Stayed the part Of 4 self-denying
house mother. She had been to NO
partiss. had no smart frocks. Az Tor
bsaus-why, she had had no time u
arst and Iattsriy Tie girls had voa
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19

"How well the architect employed
to build this house has initiated IN
old.tashioned kitchen!"
Architect Initiated? Why, you
are mistaken. This is q real old.
fashioned kitchen. 1t dates back to-"
Eyes. It looks well enough, but you
can't fool me. Where are the eoe1.
roaches?"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
spray for cabt aos Worm.

WHY VW OdUF d80 WUTU.
A good remedy for the cabbage
worm which ipfests cauhflower and
cabbages is an ounce Of saltpeter dis.
solved in three gallons Of water. The
heads should be thoroughly sprfnkied
and II this is done one application
will be generally found sufficient
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19

All that Shakespeare required fes
perfect beauty was . skin like alabas-
ter. smooth and white. Read his works.
and you will notice that all his here
Ines have this eheraoEaristic.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-08-19
plsTEMPER

In al Its forms among all ages of horssa
as well as dogs. cured and Others IN ans
stable prevented from having the dieeasa
with SpOHN'S DIETEMPER CURE
Every bottle guaranteed Over COCOON
bottles sold last year $50 and $I.00. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents. wanted Spohn Medical CO., Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen. Ind.
There are but few sure things ins
this old world. One Of them is tho
uncertainty Of woman's age.
--------------------------------
Mrs Winsiow'a Soothing syrup for ChiIArex
teething. softens the gums, reduces bnnanma-
tion. allays pain. cures wilma colo, 2bc b0G&la.
More people would succeed n more
would try.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-29

President Taft repudiated the over
lures Of as friendly a congress as any
president ever had to work with, and
in addition he impugned the motives
OF that congress.
Other presidents, by virtually swing
irg club over the head OF q reaction
airy congress, managed to put through
progressive laws. President Taft
working with a congress that was
friendly to him, and anxious as to
where the credit would go, Haunted
the conciliatory advances Of that con-
gress. and then offers the weak ex-
cuse that congress was only trying TO
put him in a hole
In appraising the present national
administration" said Representative
Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois, member
OF Of the Democratic ways and means
committee. st should be taken into con-
sideration that for the first time in a
score of years everything was favor
able to the president. There was no
necessity for extortion on the chief
executives part. He had a congress
that was more than willing to help
him live up to his own campaign prom
ises, and there isn't the slightest ex-
cuse that President Taft can use for
shifting the blame in his failure to
keep those promises"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-29
What Taft's Veto Means.

President Taft's veto of the wool
bill means there will be no reduction
this winter in the price Of wooden
clothing of any sort for men, women
and children, nor IN the prices OF
blankets, nor any other forms of wool
by the general public
And just so much as the public
would have saved in cheaper woolens,
together with the amount the farmers
would have saved in cheaper agricul-
tural implements had the president
signed the free list bill, will be trans
ferred unjustly to the Golfers Of the
wooden trust and the harvester trust.
two star contributors to the republican
campaign fund.
What is the presidents defense for
refusing to permit a reduction in the
cost of living? Let US see: First, he
makes the point the wool bill was I'M
considered. when as a matter Of fact
the ways and means committee put In
three months of sincere investigation
and study before the bill was framed.
which is twice the length Of time Civ
en- to the consideration of the wooden
schedule of the Payne-Aldrich bill, and
which document the president readily
signed.
Second. the president asks that the
people continue to pay exorbitant
prices for woolens until he hears from
his tariff board, which is packed with
men who take the high-protection view
point. and whose chief agents and al
legged impartial" Investigators abroad
are writing back articles for American
ridiculing and belittling
the crying demand of the consumers
for tariff revision downward.
Mr.. Taft's message against cheaper
woolens will go down as document of
Misrepresentation, false pretense and
excuses. The real reason the president
vetoed the various tariff bills was not
stated in any of his messages. 1t was
because he was under obligations to
the beneficiaries of the Payne-Aldrich
law to serve their interests instead of
the public interest. Mr.. Taft was
elected president with a campaign fund
contributed by special privilege. Then,
having done this, the great tariff trusts
extended further aid land placed Taft
further in their debit by frightening
their employees into voting for Taft
with the threat their factories and
mills would be closed down unless he
was elected. And, just as he was the
candidate of special privilege. MI.
Taft is revealed in his veto message
as also the president Of special privi-
lege
Thus it is shown again how protec-
ton makes politics a business PROPOSE
ton. The trusts contribute campaign
funds to the party of the high protec-
ton wall with the intention OF not
only recovering from the public the
amount OF such contributions In exces-
sive prices, but stupendous dividends
as profits Mr.. Taft proved an excep-
tionally good investment for the tariff
trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-29
The Argus Daily Short Story
'who is Paul Delafeld?' asked Eve
Delafeld's Colors-By Jefferson Port
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Press

'who is Paul Delafeld?' asked Eve
carelessIy.
"Delaf1eld? Oh. he's entered for the
teRnis match" reslrned Ford Dexter,
an amused smile curling his lip.
"Why do you smile? Hasn't he a
chance beside Champion ISxter?"
Ford REDEEMED slightly. but the smile
did not leave his face. 81 don't know
about that, Miss Osgood. but you'd
hardly expect a grind ike DelafieId to
cut much of figure in sports. Why.
he was in my class at college. you
know. and he worked his way through.
Whom he wasS't hunched over his
books he was delivering for the laun-
dry or doing janitors work for some
of the faculty. / don't see when he
ever got chance to tune up on tennis.
Doesn't look like that sort, does heE"
'Ts he here?" Ewes pretty eyebrows
were lifted with sudden interest. DO
introduce me, Mr.. Baxter. I'm sure he
must be interesting and p,ucky too"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-29
Where Wiley is Strong.

When DIR. Wiley went UP against
the bureaucrats and official high brows
he met with highhanded opposition
and every effort was made TO hamper
his work for political ends. As soon
as his case was appealed TO the people
his stock went up several points in
the market
While every effort is being made at
Washington to hold him in check and
minimize his work the reckless ma
jerity outside is voting him thanks
and giving him words of encourage
ment.
AT the recent meeting of the Nation
al Association OF Pure Food Commits
sioners recently held at Duluth, where
the issue was the Interpretation of
the national pure food laws and where
the forces of Secretary Wilson lined
up for a general assault upon Dr.
Wiley and his supporters. he went
down to defeat. In alluding to this
situation the ST. Louis Republic SAYS:
We should ike TO speak a friendly
word TO the department Of agricul-
ture. The only way for it 70 succeed
along present lines is TO keep this
Wiley business away from the people
II is safe only in the hands of care
fully selected experts Whenever it
comes up for decision by men caring
more for pure food than for depart
mental politics and special interests
Doctor Wiley comes out en- top every
time"
And really IL does seem to look that
way You can only fool oil of the
people part OF the time and the rest
of the time the greater part of them
are looking at things from the right
angle.
This fight after all is not one for
and against DR.. Wiley as an individ-
ual. but for the protection OF the
whole people from fraud. II Wiley
is the leader who has been raised up
for the people. then long live Wiley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-29
Liedtke Answers
Commissioner Hart

Rock Island, Aug. 2s.-Editor The
Argus: In regard TO my quitting the
police force, and the reasons therefor.
as given by Commissioner Archie Hart
in last Saturdays Argus, I have this
to say: Mr.. Hart misstates facts when
he says that there was any other rea.
son discussed or given for my handing
in my star than that had complained
in the presence of some OF my fellow
officers about the poor quality of the
uniform that / had been compelled to
buy and pay $50 for. and about the
seemingly high price charged. That
did speak of this matter once, and only
once, before Hart called me up before
him. | freely admit. That ever spoke
about the uniform deal outside Of the
police station, even In my own home,
positively deny. The one time when
discussed the uniform matter was
about two weeks after I put on the
new clothes. was sitting In the sta
ton just before roll call, when q mem
Der OF the force sitting next to me
Whose name / shall not mention, but
can do so IL necessary, leaned over
and examined the legs Of my pants,
and said: ''Whew. Are those the new
pants you just got? Are they playing
out like that already" The subject
being thus introduced, I said: Yes,
that's the fancy $40 clothes I've got TO
get my old mother TO az the frfnges
and that lining"
Just q casual remark. and II was so
moderate that made no EFFORT to low
er my voice to keep others near rs
from hearing. But that 10 all that was
said by me.
4 few weeks later, as / was leaving
TO so on duty in the evening Chief
Brinn said 70 me that Hart wanted TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-29

s.Do you know anything about his
people" she added.
"No-that is, not positively. Clify
Brooks said he heard Delafeld's IA
Their was a butcher or something like
that 1 hope you doIS mind changing
the-subject, Miss Osgood, but L want
to ask you a personal question. May
IT. Ford Dexter bent his devoted
gaze upon her sweet face
well p asked Eve serenely.
"You know the tennis match comes
OF tomorrow VIII you wear my col
orsY"
your colorsP' Eve was amused
81 didn't know that the contestants
bore colors."
MY colors are purple and silver 1
thought perhaps you'd wear some vio-
lets II / sent them, or knot OF pur-
pie ribbon" Ford Dexter had shaken
OF his artificial air and was IN deep
earnest now. his black eyes searching
her fair face for some encourage
ment
Eve shook her head. II can't com
NIT myself. Mr.. Dexter" she smiled
when the match IS over you SHAH
see whose colors / wear"
There are only four OF us In the
match. You know my colors. Cliny
Brooks has adopted green and white.
and Gerard's is orange. You see I'm
fair enough TO tell you theirs.
- see" said Eve, nodding her gold