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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Grade the Apples.

drawing. Cut two holes, one larger
than the other, in trough. These holes
grade the apples by letting small ones
drop through first hole, second or
me sum ones through second hole.
while large ones roll out at end OF
trough. The trough must be mounted
high enough so as not to tire the OPP
orator. for one person will have to
keep the large and medium-sized APP
pies out of the small hole and the
large out of the medium hole. This
can be accomplished best by reach
ing hand under trough and knocking
apples up out of the holes.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

instrument, scraping the bodies of the
trees at least two inches from the sur
face of the ground.
A small diamond or half-diamond
shaped hoe, with a handle not over
two feet long, is another tool you
must have to get over the trees
rapidly.
In the late fall, most all eggs have
Matched out, and most Of the little
grubs will be between the earth and
bark. within few inches of the top
of the soil. In scraping the rough bark
or outside Of the bark of the tree,
you will get 95 per cent. of them.
In the spring go over the trees
again. In three or four days after
going over the trees the second time,
go over them a third time. Then
you can readily see all you have
missed the second going over. In the
third going over draw the soil back
to the trees. leaving the dirt little
the lowest at the base of the trees.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

Three cups of boiling water lin
SPIDER. one cup of meal added slow
ly, stirring and cooking we'll; put
same into pudding dish and add one
cup of molasses, two eggs we'll beat
en-, half cup of brown sugar, pinch
of ginger, salt to suit taste and one
quart of milk; and after cooking some
time add another pint of milk, and be
sure not to stir; bake all day at back
of oven. This has been served at
church suppers. clambakes and even
banquets. Will come out of oven a
deep red and rich with jelly. Served
with cream is delicious.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

Application for employment was re-
,ently made to a Louisville business
II an by young chap from the noun
tain region of the state. The Louis
Vile man was favorably impressed by
the stranger, but as no references
were offered. he determined to hold
the application in allegiance until he
could personally look into the young
mans antecedents. which he could do
when next he visited that part of the
state whence the applicant hailed.
1t was not long BEFORE the oppor-
tunity was afforded. The Louisville
man sought out the sheriff of the
young mans home county and asked
do you know Bill Sparks
shore | know him"
What kind of a young man is he?'
Pretty fair"
is he honest?"
Honest? Shore. Why he's beer
arrested three times for stealth ant
acquitted each time.'-The Greer
Bag.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
BITS OF INFORMATION.


A shadow fifty miles long is thrown
on the ocean by the peak of Teneriffe.
Laurie island, in Scotia bay, is the
southermost inhabited in the world.
OF all the worlds production of
3,747 tons of quicksilver last year,
the United States produced but 773
tons.
An attachment for ordinary eleva-
tors has been patented to raise fire
hose quickly to any floor of build
ing.
Automatic valves which sound a
whistle when an automobile motor
ers invention.
To lessen the labors of window
cleaner Massachusetts man has in
vented a long handled brush with a
magazine for soap on it's back.
Combining two household conven-
fences in one, a Washington inventor
has made an ironing board serve as
the back support of a stepladder.
A combined silencer and bayonet
for rifles has been invented to save a
soldier carrying both implements and
having to change one for the other
To a Pennsylvania has been grant
ed patent on nail puller, the jaws
OF which have graduated series of
serrations TO engage nails of different
size.
An Iowa inventor has patented a
bedstead that holds a mattress on
rollers and pivots so that it can be
turned around or over with a mini
mum effort.
AS a rival to the usual type OF mo-
florists goggles an Oregon man has
patented face shield that may be
attached to cap and with a large
opening for the eyes instead of two
small ones.
A man in Pennsylvania ran for the
office of mayor on the promise, il
elected. to compel all women to weal
harem skirts held up by suspenders
and fine all women wearing a dres!
that has train.
BY official record the men serving
n the union army and navy durin;
he civil war numbered 2,2l3,265
II ere are now on the pension roll
: .29.SS4 of this number. The death
Il among them last year were S5,24S
, Tie average age of the survivors a
+ The present is seventy years.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
CARE IN HANDLING hrrLES
Few People Appreciate Importance OF
Preventing Bruises While Pick
ing or Packing.
(Bv S. VAN sMITHO

Few people realize the importance
of handling apples with care while
picking, packing and marketing Ap-
pies are bruised very easily, and es-
pecially those varieties having a ten
der flesh or skin. Bruises mean not
only an unattractive appearance, but
a real waste of fruit by having to
cut out the bruised tissue. Probably
the greatest damage from bruises,
however, results from the fact that
the bruises furnish an entrance for
fungus or rot spores. These spores,
or fungus Seeds" are as fine as
dust and float in the air. If they
happen to lodge on a bruised or
broken spot on the apple, they take
root and grow and spread through
the apple, causing it to rot. Wrap
ping or covering the apple may not
always protect it, as the spores may
have lodged on the apple before II
was picked. However, If the skin
and flesh Of the apple can be kept
intact and not bruised or broken
there is not much danger of the fun
gus or rot finding its way into the
apple.
To prevent bruising, apples should
not be dropped or thrown into g
bucket, box, or barrel, and in pour
ing from one vessel to another carr
should be taken that the apples are
as close as possible to the bottom
OF the vessel in which you are plac
ing them before the pouring begins.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
All She Asked.

THE late Justice Harlan said
Washington lawyer, was an advo-
cate of temperance in eating. in drink
ing. in the use of tobacco, in all
things.
Justice Harlan. praising temper
ance at a lawyers banquet, once told
n story about young wife who said
to her husband:
Jack, dear. do wish you'd stop
drinking Every time you go to one
of these banquets of yours, you get
up the next morning pale and tired
YOU won't eat anything, you just gulp
down nine or ten glasses of water
Do stop drinking, won't you, dear?
know it's bad for you"
but all great men have been
drinking men,, Jack grumbled. Loon
Mt Webster. look at Poe. Look al
-
well interrupted his wife, you
lust promise, dear, that you'll qu
drinking till you're great and III o'
satisfied Burlington star
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Some Fruit Trees for Poultry.

II seems that there is no doubt that
the plum tree is the fruit best suited
for the poultry yard. Frequently the
plum trees in the poultry yard are the
only ones on the place that bear
crops. The benefit comes from the
destruction of every insect that gets
on or near the ground, either in fallen
fruit or otherwise. Then the fertility
distributed around the roots furnishes
abundant available food for all OF the
trees damaged.
or course. plum trees for the poui
try yard should be pruned hign
Three or four feet for the first hmr
will be about right.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

When the apples are stored see that
not single rotten one is included.
All our small fruits are benefited by
some slight protection during the win
ter.
Raspberries are best protected by
covering with clean straw or marsh
hay.
Burn the trash raked from the gar
den and orchard. Fire is sure rem
edy for bugs.
1t is usually better to protect rasp-
berries over winter by burying in the
soil in the more northern localities.
If you have not already done so you
should go over the orchard and rake
up every rotten apple on the ground
haul them away from the orchard and
destroy them.
The secret of dwarfing is to starye
the trees. The Japanese produce oaks
of great age but which are so small
that they can be held in one hand like
an ordinary house plant.
If dead and unsightly limbs have
not been taken off the trees, now is
good time to do so. Paint with
white lead the place from which the
limb came. Cut close to the tree, and
do clean, smooth job.
In the northwest the state expert
ment stations are working on the pro
duction of special dwarfed tree'
for the prairie regions. Stand
ard stock is grated on certain root
such as very small growth as ounce
or wild apple.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
EN- barrassing.

Pat. thinking to enliven the party,
stated. with watch in hand: "Tll pre-
stint box of candy to the loidy that
makes the homliest face within the
next three minutes"
The time expiring Pat announced:
"Ah. Mrs. Mcclure, you get the
prize"
But" protested Mrs. Mcguire, "go
way wild ye! | wasn't playin' at all"
Ladies' Home Journal.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
BIackmailer Ran Into Trap.

Seattle, Wash.-A man giving the
name of Steve Varthalatas was ar
rested in a dramatic manner Sunday
at the home of Rev. NJ. G. Andreadi,
a priest of the Greek Russian Ortho-
dox church, whom he had attempted
to blackmail. Varthalatas had de-
handed 5000 from the priest. An
dreadi agreed to see Varthalaras after
church service, and when the latter
entered the priests study two detec-
tives were concealed in an adjoining
room
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

Cutting OFF Large Branches.
I. Proper method of removing a
large branch.
2. Branch broken down from cut
wrongly made.
8. Dead stub left to rot back.
q. Stump of branch left by bad
pruning.
5. Same three years later.
6. Decay resulting from bad prun-
ing.
7. Cemented cavity.
8. Timed cavity.
g. BurIaped cavity.
smaller ones that leave the collar of
the branch to be covered with healing
tissue. Do not hesitate to remove
large useless or superfluous limbs
from trees, but always make smooth,
clean cuts with a saw, and if neces-
sary to prevent splitting the stem or
peeling the bark, make two cuts-the
first from six to twelve inches out
from where the limb is to be finally
cut off Nothing can be applied to the
wound to hasten the healing.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Breakfast Biscuit.

To half cup of melted butter, a
little salt and two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder add one quart of milk
and flour enough to make stiff bat
ter. Do not knead to make into dough.
Drop from a spoon into buttered pans
and bake in a hot oven, as only a
quick oven will make them light and
tender.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
KILL THE PEACH B0RER NOW
Do Not Wait Until Spring, for Then
Eggs Will Be Hatched and Insects
Scattered.
CBy w. H. UNDERwoODD

Go to your blacksmith with ten
or twelve inch fiat file and have five
or six inches of the small end made
into the shape of sharp-pointed knife
blade with one side of the blade fiat
and the other half round
Both edges of the blade must be
sharp.
Bend this blade to a crescent shape,
with the fiat side on the inside of the
bend. Put good handle on and you
have an instrument with which you
can sit down to a tree and scrape all
sides of it without moving. The d.
ameter of this bend should be at least
three inches.
After the first frosts, go through
the peach orchard with this little
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Attacked by Male Suffraqist.

London.-David Lloyd-George, chan
cellor of the exchequer, was seriously
injured while leaving a women's Lib
eral meeting here Saturday evening,
at which he had just made an ad'
dress. A male suffragist hurled a
brass-bound box at the chancellor,
which struck him full in the face, cut
ing his lip and badly injuring his eye.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
CaIbreath Predicts Panic.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. danger of a
general industrial panic throughout
the United States is likely to become
reality as a result of the bitumin'
Gus coal mining situation, in the opin'
ion expressed Saturday by ]. c. Cal
breath of Denver, secretary of the
American Mining congress, who is in
this city to open permanent headquar'
ters of the mining organization.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Vanderbilt Takes Bride.

London.-Alfred G. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Hollis McKim. formerly Miss
Margaret Emerson of Baltimore. were
married at Reigate Sunday afternoon,
the banns having been announced in
the customary manner. The couple
have gone on motor wedding trip.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

Chicago.-While telephoning to
Frank Cockrell, a Chicago lumber
dealer formerly of Jerseyville, ILL.,, tc
reproach him for his refusal to marry
her. Mrs Edna Robinson of Portland,
Ore, a guest at the La Sale hotel,
shot herself early Saturday and was
taken to hospital in serious con
1ition
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Tear Diamonds From Woman's Ears.

Ogden, Utah-Two highwaymen
tore diamond earrings from the ears
of Mrs. George w. Culver, Saturday
night, and also removed diamond
rings from her fingers. escaping with
Jewels valued at $3.50. Mrs. Culver's
ears were torn and her fingers cut by
the brutal robbers.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
REMOVING A LARGE BRANCH
Cut Should Be Made Parallel With
Main Stem From Which One Is
To Be Removed.
CBy w. S. THoRNBER, Washington

(By w. S. THORNBER, Washington
In the removal of large branches
from old or bearing trees always make
the cut parallel with the branch or
main stem from which the one is re-
moved. This frequently means a
larger wound than it would make If
the cut is made at right angles to the
limb that is to be removed, but such
wounds will heal quicker and are less
injurious to the tree than the much
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Innocent.

Rastus-What yo tink is de mat
tab wifi me. doctah?
Doctor-Oh, nothing but the chick
en- pox. | guess
Rastus (getting nervous)-l clare
on NAH honah. doctor, | amt been
nowhar l could ketch dat!-Medicai
Times.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

Prune salad is very good now that
it is getting past the time for fresh
vegetables. Cut cooked prunes into
small pieces and mix them with
shredded walnuts (pecans. peanuts or
almonds could be used instead). Serve
on lettuce with French dressing.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

what should be done In case q
drowning?" asked the timid man who
was learning to swim.
WELL" replied the Instructor, /
should think the natural thing would
be to have a funeral"-Puck.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Fire Chief Injured.

Battalion Chief Conway
of the Chicago fire department was
dangerously burned by an explosion
of gas and several women were over
come by smoke in an apartment build
ing fire Sunday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
La Toilette Follower Defends Taft.

Madison. visa vigorous defense
Of President Taft's law enforcement
record was made Saturday by Profess
sor A. B. Hall of the political science
department of the University of Wis
consin before the Saturday luncheon
n1t,b
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
Arabs Are Moblllzlng.

Paris.-The Temps correspondent
with the Turks telegraphs from Azizia-
under date of December is, that thou
sands of well-armed Arams have been
concentrating there during the last
fey days.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
PROPER GRADING OF APPLES
One Excellent Method Is to Construct
Wooden Trough With Different
Sized Holes.

An excellent method of grading ap-
pies is described by Ray Malcolm in
the Farm and Fireside as follows;
Make a trough. mounted on legs.
with a receiving box as shown in
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21
MarxhmaIloW Pudding.

One pound of marshmallows, one
can peaches, chopped and mixed to-
gether with one pint Of whipped
cream. This makes a delicious pud-
ding.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-21

New York City wastes 100000
gallons of water daily, says an ex-
pert. but not by excessive drinking
Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-05-16
The SoIons At Oh rieston.

Charleston, w. Va. May I4.-Speaker
C. NJ. Wetzel and the majority of the
Legislators from the eastern Pen Handle
arrived tonight for the extraordinary
session of the legislature which will
ccnvens Tuesday noon. but few would
commit themselves as TO how they would
vote on state wide primary bill
When Speaker Wetzel was asked if he
was in favor of primary election law at
this session he said he had not seen the
measure the legislature would be asked
to pass and therefore could not say how
he would vote. He was also asked
whether the legislature would consider
the Virginia debt question. but said that
was purely legal matter. and as none
except the attorneys we're familiar with
the status of the case he did not deem It
proper 10 express an opinion until the
opportunity had been given to look into
the matter. and then, too, he added, it
was legal question.
Senator A. c. McIntire. of Berkeley
Springs. while he would not say wheather
he would vote for or against primary
bill. said he was not in favor of the
measure that would provide for all
political parties making their nomina-
tons on the same day, in an election
conducted by the same election officials.
He thought such measure would be
unfair. and that each party should have
the right to conduct its own primary
election.
Senators Joe l. Smith and Gray Silver,
arrivals toni elt, d. clned to express an
opinion on the primary question.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-05-16
Board of Health T kes Actie n.

The following letter was not intended
for publication, but copy was obtained
by an interested citizen and is given
verbatum, that our readers may know
what action has been taken BY Our local
Board of Health
May 10, 1914.
DIR III. A. Barbee,
Secretary State Board of Health,
Point Pleasant, W. Va.
Dear Sir-We are having great deal
of trouble here with the purity of the
water supplied to the town by the Charles
Town Water Company, and our local
board of health has caused an investiga-
to be made. Enclosed you will find a
copy of the minutes of the board meet
ing held this morning, which need no
explanation. The cause of the impurity
is the fact that a large portion OF the
water supplied to the town runs for some
four or five hundred yards through low
lnarshy land where cattle are constantly
standing, and where decayed animal and
vegetable matter are constantly present;
we have evidence of the carcass of an
animal supposed to be skunk in the
stream. After running about four or
FIVE hundred yards through land of this
kind, the stream runs into pipe and is
thence conveyed to the reservoir of the
town. Those with whom we have been
IN consultation. notably Dr. Payne,
formerly of the faculty in the University
of Texas, says that in his opinion, the
water at present furnished to the citizens
of the town is not only unfit for drinking
purposes, but is positively dangerous to
public health. and that if conditions of
that kind are allowed to continue here,
he will remove his family from the town,
for it is only question of time before
we have an epidemic of diseases from
the conditions above outlined. There
can be no doubt about the conditions
prevailing and none about the impurity
of the water and the danger that we are
in. We are prepared to establish this
conclusively if necessary.
1t seems to me. from reading the
statute, that the State Board of Health.
and that body alone, has jurisdiction
over matters of this kind; aud that the
only thing we can do is to bring it to the
attention of your Board and ask that
you take such action thereon immadiate-
" as you think best. We would very
much prefer that a member of your
board pay visit to this community and
see for himself the conditions existing
here, and we will do all in our power to
cooperate with him in getting the facts.
In view of the circumstances, | am
directed by our board to ask that you
give this matter prompt attention. The
section of the code that have in mind
that gives your board jurisdiction, and
for that reason apparently prevents our
having jurisdiction. IS section 5 of Chap
ter 100. Yours very truly,
& N CAMPBELL
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-05-16
MEMORIAL DAY.
Confederate Memorial Day will be OBJ
served In Charles Town on
Saturday, May II, 1911.

All ap. m. an address will DC delivaed
in the court house by the
REV. DR.. ], w. DUFFY,
of Winchester, talented speaker and
well-known Confederate veteran. At the
conclusion of his address procession,
composed of the Charles Town City
Band John w. Rowan and Jefferson
County Camps. U. {. V. aud other
ex-Confederates, Stonewall Jackson
Camp. U. S. c. v. aud Drum Corps,
Powhatan Band. Independent and Cit
zens Fire Companies and Uniform Rank
K. of P. will be formed in front of the
Court House, with Maj. E. H. Mcdonald
as Chief Marshal. and move to the
Methodist and Episcopal gravsyards,
and from thence to Edge Hill Cemetery.
where the concluding memorial exercises
will take place. and the graves of the
Confederate dead be strewn with flowers.
1t is respectfully requested that all
places of business be closed from to q
p. m. A. L. HOPKINS.
Pres't Lee Memorial Association.
GEO. w. HAINEs. Sec'y.
County papers please copy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-05-16
c. N. Campbell

Mr.. Robinson, of the Ice Plant re-
ports that they have just closed out the
last apples stored with them the past
season. They have had very success
full year, have handled something more
than Is, 600 barrels. This enterprising
firm are making and planning extern
sive Improvements and additions to
their plant in order to take care of their
steadily increasing business. They have
already installed a 100 horsepower boiler
and new agitating system whereby
the brine is kept in motion and the tenn
perature at the correct state. This per-
mits the increase in their capacity from
20 to rs tons per day. The new air
compressor is now being installed and
an additional pump with capacity of
100 gallons of water per minute will
soon be at work. To this will immedi-
ately be added cooling tower and the
present system of drainage will be so
changed that the water may be further
filtered and returned for use.
At present the plant is furnishing to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad one
carload of ice day and is making ex-
tenslve shipments to points in Virginia,
Maryland, including Baltimore and
Washington City. These gentlemen
are showing the right spirit in always
being ready to give the wheel a push
for the good of the public welfare of
Ransom.
Mr.. C. l.. Robinson has bought out
the interest of w. R. Hillyard in the
residence built by the Ice Company on