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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-07

to with certainty.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
KANSAS HAS A STORM DRILL
ecnoo' cyclone Cellars Are Becoming
Popular Since Twisters Are More
Frequent-PuplIs Uneasy,

Leavenworth, Kan.-Under an order
of the school board of Brow count
every schoolhouse within its borders
Will hereafter be supplied with a CIV.
clone cellar, to which the teacher
must lead her pupils whenever anv
sign of a twlster appears in the sky.
The cyclone drill is nov a part of
the daily school routine, instead of
the fire drill in city schools. Brown
county is where fully a third of the
sehool houses were destroyed by a
tornado. So many pupils we're hurt
and scared that It was decided that
a place of refuge must be provided at
each school.
Inc parents OF the youngsters were
unanimous for this reform. Practi.
cally every farmer in that section.
which seems peculiarly susceptible to
violent windstorms, has what In
known In Kansas as "a 'fraid hole"
and there Is no reason why I'd eir CHI.
uren shouldn't pc equally protected.
More than 500, 900 will be e kpended
In new schooIhouses in the country
instead of the old white school housa
Of pioneer days each will be a modern
brick building, with a basem emf for
furnace and a specially construct
ed cellar of refuge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
HORSES STILL
In BIG DEMAND
Nations Look Upon U,,ted S4....
as Market-Boers Learned
Value of4he inner.
lean Mule.

h demand Tor American mules
and horses is greater than the supply
Even France and England are sending
buyers to America. The Beers, In
their recent war. learned the value OF
American mules. One firm has a con.
tract to send them 200 mules. A steam.
or load of l,400 mules was sem to the
FIJI isl ands this spring.
The greatest importing countries or
Europe are Belgium. Denmark, Ger.
many. italy, Norway. Russia, and
Great Britain. All the leading coun.
tries Of South America. Central Amer.
lea. an Asia, and the islands of the
Pacific and West Indies. as well as
Austral la, are getting horses from
Americ 8. The buyers of the most
animals the last few years were Can.
Rda ant Mexico
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11

atmosphere and storing this elemen
up in "tubercles" or "nodules' on tn,
roots of clover and other plants O
the same botanical family.
Various authorities say that an or
binary crop Of red clover will put into
the soil In q second crop and its roots
from $50 pounds to 200 pounds o,
nitrogen to the acre. Glover also has
a deep root system bringing up plant
food from below. potash in
large quantities. and adds much te
organic matter. In Wisconsin It has
been found that growing potatoes aft
er clover increased the yield 40 pc,
cent.
The leading potato growers in the
famous Aroostook district Of Maine
are practicing the following three
year rotation: First year potatoes;
second year grain (seeded to clover) !;
third year clover. Pillow in the fal!
of the third year, turn the second
crop of clover under. and repeat the
rotation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Old and New style Car.

train. A special inspection train Il
costly.
The inspection cars have long been
In use, but the steam cars are giving
place to the gasoline car. The accom-
panying picture shows the steam in.
spection a Dot used by Atchison. To.
peka d Santa Fe officials for many
years. The a was built In Chicago
and was often operated over the main
line n later taken to the New Mex.
leo division and used there four years
In inspection trips. It was operated
oy a steam engine of its own. ]. N,
Steen was the engineer, fireman. con.
ductor and brakeman of this train. for
1t was always operated under special
train orders. Steen is now in charge
OF the Santa Fe pumping plant at
this place. He operated the car for
three years. Some years age the Dot
met a work train between La Joya
and Alamillo, N. NJ. and that was the
end OF 1t. No one was injured In the
wreck. The Santa Fe had several cars
like the Dot.
The other picture shows the new
style Of inspection car used by Santa
re officials. It Is a gasoline driven
4-cylinder engine that will drive the
car twenty miles an hour.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
CURE THAT SORE THROAT

Sore throat is Inflammation of the
mucous membrane of the throat. and
II this membrane happens to be at all
sensitive a predisposition to sore
throat will exist.
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic is both a
preventative and a cure for sore
throat because it possesses extraor.
binary cleansing, healing and germi-
cidal qualities. Just a little in a glass
OF water, used as a gargle, will quick
~ relieve all and strengthen
the mucous membrane of the throat.
and thus overcome all tendency to
sore throat.
Paxttne is far superior to LIQUID an
tiseptics or Peroxide for all toilet and
hygienic uses.
Paxtine may be obtained at any
drug store, rs and SOC a box, or sen
postpaid upon receipt Of price by The
Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass.
Send for a free sample.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
AN ODD ENDOWMENT
Philanthropist Gives Kansas
College a Cemetery
In Time This Unique GIT Ia Ex.
pected to Net More Than ons
MILLION Dollars to Bene-
ficiaries.

Topeka, kan.-Nearly all colleges
nave large endowments of money. Sc.
curities and real estate given by
friends and by people interested in
the cause of education. The funds are
all invested In bonds, stocks and real
estate, which do exceptionally well IL
lney return more than five or six DER
cent. on the investment. MANY re.
iiglous organizations have similar en-.
doWments. But Washburn college of
Iopeka and the Topeka Young Mems
a Young Women's Christian as.
sociations have one Of the most novel
endoWments In the country. It is a
cemetery and as far as known this Is
the only college in the United States
which numbers among its chief as.
sets a share in the prof is of a GENE.
terry. Many churches have cemeteries,
out the Topeka Y. w. C. A. and Y. M.
q. A. are believed to be the only non.
sectarian religious organ izations with
an endowment OF this kind.
A. B. Whiting, a Topek merchant,
decided to leave a perm endow.
ment to the two Topeka institutions.
ne seIected 100000 as the beginning
Vi ms and then began
casting about for some plan of invest
ment which would actually net The
greatest income to the three institu.
tions to which he desired to contrib
uate. He investigated all kinds of
business ventures, bond and stock
returns and real estate investments
anu nnaiiy decided upon a cemetery
as the best possible investment for
the college and Christian associations.
fais investment OF the modest endow.
Is expected to return to the col
lege and the two young peoples asao-
considerably more than a mil
lion dollars before the sources or
revenue from the sale OF lots in the
cemetery are cut on.
MI. Whiting bought the Mount Hope
cemetery grounds, 100 acres, one and
one-half miles west Of Topeka. The
n alone cost $4,000 and left SO, 1000
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
THE MOTOR CAR or THE PalL
Venicies for Railroad officials That
o Take the Place Of spe-
cIai Trains.

ElDorado. okla.-As the motor car
Is becoming the chief vehicle of travel,
pleasure and business, so the motor
a Is becoming one OF the most use
tul articles on the railroad lines. Thir-
~ years ago no one knew of the DOS.
sibilities of gasoline as a power pro.
Queer.
1t Is only recently that the gasoline
motor ca has come into use on the
railroads. The engineers and operat-
Ing officials often are required to make
trips over The line on inspection.
Sometimes they can have a private car
attached to a regular train, but this
sort of inspection is often unsatisfac-
tory on account of the speed OF the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11

An old Quaker vent into a bookshelf
er's shop, and IN impertinent shopman
wishing to have some sport at his ex.
pense, said to him:
You are from the country, are you
not?"
Yes" replied the Quaker.
h here is just the thing for
you" responded the man, holding out
the book.
What Is it," asked the Quaker.
1T Is an Essay ON Rearing
Donkeys.'"
Friend" said the Quaker, thee had
better present that to thy mother"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Bench for cutting Seed Potatoes.

Bench for Cutting Seed Potatoes.
sured. In order for spraying to be
enective and successful three things
are fundamental.
! Spraying at the right time.
Z. The use of a mixture of the
proper kind and properly prepared.
8 Thoroughness of the work.
u will be observed too that we have
two classes of enemies to deal with.
namely: Insects and fungus diseases.
Each class requires a different mate.
ria but fortunately In potato SPRAY.
ing both a be treated with a com
bined mixture.
he theory Of spraying is-to begin
Del IRE the spores of any disease are
present, or before any of the insects
make their appearance, and keep the
plants well covered with materials
which will Immediately destroy either
the insect or the spore of the disease
before any damage is done.
Reported failures. or poor results
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Cemetery Entrance and Donor.

to begin the improvement work. This
was four years ago and the permanent
Improvement work of the cemetery
beer going on ave since and Will
continue forever. The property hes
been decided to a board of trustees. of
which Mr.. Whiting is president and
also general superintendent of the
cemetery. This board has been incor.
porated for 1000 years and IL Is bound
to maintain the cemetery forever. No
grave can ever be neglected, as under
the terms of the charter the board is
compelled to set aside a certain mart
OF Its revenue to go into q
care fund. the interest on this fund
being sufficient to care for the prop.
erty.
The college and the Christian asso-
Citations receive two-thirds OF the en-
tire sum obtained from the sale NJ
lots in the cemetery, and they can
use the money for any purpose they
decide. No one except the actual work
ers In the cemetery receive a salary
n no dividends except tD the col.
iege and Christian associations are
declared. The college receives about
one halI OF the total amount received
from the sale OF lots. The Young
Womehs Chrlstlan association re-
ceives the next largest share and the
l, M. !. "A. the next division. All the
OF the money from the sale of
lo1s ana the amount received for open
ing graves n caring for lots goes
mo the perpetual care fund Of the
cemetery.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Fell for It.

fa'as'" drawled the Yankee, II once
Knew a man, sir, who fell off a win.
dow sill in a fiat 20 stories high and
never hurt himself, beyond a few
bruises"
NONSENSE" exclaimed the English.
man.
True!" asserted the other. "Up
there he was cleanin' the window. and
be fell right off,"
"Bosh!" said the Englishman. How
could that be?"
"Wasai, sir" drawled the Yankee.
you see. he just happened luckily to
fall tnsidei"-Tid-Bits.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
: HONOR More rhan Euen

Mrs. Patrick Campbell is not kindly
inclined to criticism of her work. At
a rehearsal Of a new play, one morn
Ing, her manager, Charles Frohman,
stopped Mrs. Campbell and said: Mrs.
Campbell. It seem to me that those
line should be delivered thus" repeat.
Ing the lines in question. Mrs. Camp
bell drew herself up and said: Mr..
Frohman, l am an artist" THAT is all
right. Mrs. Campbell" replied the ur-
bane manager. II assure you | will
never reveal your secret"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
DESTRUCTIVE PEST IN BRAZIL
Ant Found In Large Numbers Which
Attacks and Destroys the
Native Woods.

Rio Janerio, Brazil.@The "cupim"
is a Brazilian ant hat is particularly
destructive Of lumber. They are
found in the forests of Brazil In great
numbers. They attack the native
woods, hard and soft. as soon as it
has been felled. working from the out
side directly toward the heart, and
burrowing longitudinally, they honey.
comb and destroy In a manner SINH.
lar to the toredo.
Pine lumber was imported from the
United States for railway construc-
ton and until nearly two years after
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Nest of the#cuplm.

It's use their attacks on It were ne
noticed: after about that period OF
time. however. a section cut from q
floor joist disclosed the heart prac.
tically destroyed.
They work in the dark. building tun.
nels OF mud on the outside of the
bark, and vertical shafts of mud from
the ground to the under side of tim.
Der stored in piles. They will de.
stroy almost anything but steel and
concrete. The ridgepoles. three or
four inches in diameter, in Main
shacks have been destroyed In two
months.
The illustration from the Bulletin
OF the Pan-American Union show the
nest Of the "cupim" on a CROWNS
tree.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Or. Holmes Repartee.

One OF the best repartees ever cred.
tied to a habitual maker of happy
phrases was that made by the be-
loved "Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table" on a certain social occasion.
Going to dine with a Boston neigh.
Dor DIT. Holmes was met by her with
an apology:
l could not get another man. We
are four women and you will have
TO take US all in"
.ForeWarned is four armed" he
said with a bow.-Youth's Communion
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
tBy WM..n.HuRnl


The principal points to be observed
~ successful potato growing are:
select a well drained, loamy soil
y i've this the most thorough D
. on possible. Do not expect a sol
ina Is badly run out to give O good
returns. 1t takes years to get a sol
ready for potato growing.
Practice a rotation of crops which
W Ill include clover to turn under
heep plenty of humus in the soil to
hold moisture.
select mature seed of a tested var.
le W, free from disease, and from a
held free from blight.
Treat all tubers to be used Cor
p anting purposes with formalin-c
4 70 thirty gallons of water.
~ VIII pay to select the best h
from the field for seed purposes. I'll
VIII Invariably gre tly increase
yield.
fertiiize literally with high gra
iertilizer especially rich In availaf
phosphoric acid and potash. All
20 per cent in the lost of ~fertili4
can be saved by home mixing"
be careful in the use of fresh sta
manure. wood ashes, or lime on
potato land. These may create a con.
oit lion In which potato "scab." If pres.
en- t. will thrive.
-, rake the greatest precautions that
the land shall not become infected
WITH "scab." 1t may take years to
eradicate the disease.
Give the potato field the best of cul-
NV Walton. AS much depends on this as
on fertilizer. Practice cultivation hat
VII conserve soil moisture.
Pc not attempt to grow potatoes
WI hout spraying. Use Bordeaux mix.
cur 9 for blights and combine with II
some arsenical material to kill bugs"
Spraying gives an increased value Of
about $50 to the acre.
The spraying of potatoes is often
spoken OF as potato Insurance" So
on forget to have your potatoes in.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
ThInnest Man WEEDS.

The thinnest man in the world wa
married recently by Municipal Judg,
John r. Newcomer at the city hall.
I had to look three times to SET
him." said the judge.
The man is Arthur Anterior, twenty
four years old. Though five feet high
he weighs only thirty-eight pounds
lie married Blanche Buckley, nineteen
years old, who weighs 1876 pounds
Chicago Daily News.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Ground" Wire Fences.

wire fences are often the cause OF
damage by lightning because of the
method of construction. If the fence
wires are grounded the danger from
ms cause will disappear. Ground
wires may be made Of ordinary fence
wire and should be connected with
each of the wires Of the fence and ex.
tend into the ground three feet. such
grounds" should be made for each
100 feet Of fence.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Wanted too Much.

Ehe hanson ordered by a middle
aged spinster was late, and the cabby
came In for a good rating when he
nnaily drove up to the door.
! shall probably miss my train"
the irate fare" informed him. "and
! shall hold You responsible. | want
70 Know your name, my man. Do
you understand I-want-your-
name!'
q driver clucked up his horse.
easily. You'll make your train all
right, madam" he assured the woman
inside. And I'll let you have me
number If you like. But you can't
another young lady."-Philadelphia
Times.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Couple Married by Mall.

Calgary. Alberta.-Lawrence Haul.
singer oil Calgary and Agnes Taft OF
jamestown, N. Y. are husband and
wife, although they have not seen each
other. They became AGO. inted by
nail and exchanged photos. Then a
marriage contract passed through the
malls and was signed by each. Mrs.
Hautsirger will now come here and
get acquainted with her husband.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
From Farmer to Consumer.

An Ohio farmer who shipped a car
load OF turnips to one of the large
cities Of his state could not get
enough from the commission men tc
pay freight and he therefore distrib
uted the vegetables free. At the same
time turnips were selling at sixty
cents per bushel in the grocery stores
That illustrates the loss between the
produced and the retailer.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
MANY ESSENTIAL POINTS in
SUCCESSFUL POTATO O w
ear Required to Get Soil Into Proper Condition-Greates
PRECAUTIONS Should Be Taken That Land Shall
Not Become Infected With Potato Scab-
Maine Growers Practice Rotation.

from spraying can usually be traced
to non-observance of one or all o. ths
essentials just given.
So far as spraying at the right tim
is concerned, begin when the potatoes
are about four inches high and keer
them well covered until the frost
Kills the plants or they ripen In the
fall. Do not wait until any of the dis
eases appear before you begin.
A properly made mixture is import.
ant. Many fail In not looking after
this part of the operation.
A definite, properly planned rota.
ton of crops is perhaps more bene
ficial in potato growing than with any
nran and in this rotation clover
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11

TO secure a direct draught with
nve horses httched or a gang pillow.
1t is necessary to have two horsas
working ahead and the four balanced
by the fifth horse. In the illustration
there Is shown a pulley ar verticaI
evener attached to the final avaner
at o which keeps the balance be-
tween the front and rear teams Tho
construction of this pulley is shown
in Figs. 2 and 3. Care must no
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
F Stock Headlines.

Joined in June" is the way a south.
ern newspaper heads a wedding re.
port. This suggests a few other al.
alterations as. FASTENED in February"
Mated In May" Attached In Aug
ust," SLICED in September, and "Di-
Vorced in Observation-Disclosures Tran
script.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Strange.

Il find that I save money un.
less I'm in debt"
You must be saving a great deal"
mot very much"
That's strange. I've heard a mum.
Der of people say you were head over
heels In debt"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Her Method.

"Did you get rid of the faies?"
Il don't know. After we had
burned carbolic acid on a shovel and
made a smudge of some kind of pow
der and scattered oil of s~assafras
around. | don't believe any flies could
stay in the place. / know us ok
couldn'tn
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Growing Alfalfa.

In starting alfalfa better start on 4
small patch and learn how to do +
before experimenting on a large field
Use plenty Of manure. Plant OF
corn, potato or summer fallow ground
Introduce the germs. Sow without !
nurse crop.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11

In 1910, 2S,OOO horses were exported
wnlIe only 2l.6l6 were exported In
l9o9' More horses than mules are ex.
ported Not only are draft horses and
mules in demand. but England would
ouy tne best carriage horses and Den
marx cavalry horses. If the supply
were larger.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Corrected.

The colonel-Majah, I'll bet I've
sweat no less than II gallons.
The Major-Begging your pardon,
gentlemen don't sweat; they perspire.
Horses sweat.
The colonel-Well. then. by CAD,
sub, I'm a boss!
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Quarters and Halves.

George AIDE. at the recent Lambs.
Gamuol in New York, objected to the
extravaganza of the modern wife.
1T is true that the married men of
today" he ended, have better halves.
but bachelors have better quarters"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
A Wise Foreman.

Frfend-(to juror)-Why did you &C.
quit the prisoner wnen he actually
owned up to the theft?
Juror-Well, you see, the foreman
argued that a man who would steal
would also lie about 1t, so we didn't
want to convict an innocent man.
Boston Transcript.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
lack Of Water SUNNY

Most Of the laborious work which
falls to the lot Of farmers wives and
daughters is due to the lack Of proper
facilities for providing a plentiful sup.
ply of fresh water and for removipf
Tie waste.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Incidental.

Swift takes in all of the ball games.
pr~izefights. bowling matches and, in
fact, everything in the sporting line"
Isn't the old reprobate married?"
Yes. he Is. but he doesn't let it in
terfere with his pleasures. 1t is Just
. side line"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Bat a. Elah RaiA

NAshyille. Ind.=That catfish are not
particular what they eat was demon
strated by John Wilderson, who ran
out of bait while fishing and killed a
rat With a piece of the rat on his
'oet he caught a catfish weighing 81
nnn,ndn ~
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11

axe In making all measurements as
indicated for in the short eveners a
small traction Of IN inch will make a
considerable difference in the load
pulled by the individual horse or
team.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Not Adieu, But Au Revolr.

Long-faced Individual tell you,
Young man. you are going straight to
hell.
Young Man-All ri, old chap! See
you later.-Boston Transcript.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
safer SAN.

Country Publican Ito weuld-be Sun
day imbiber1-Are you a bona fde
traveller?
s. mo; but I'm the pollceman's
brother.-P. /. P.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Bears the
eovernment ReauIatIon.

You've got poison in your sys-
tenn" said the doctor to the patient
who thought he had malaria.
Maybe have" he admitted, may
be l have. Il don't Eat any ching but
what is guaranteed under the pure
food law."-Judge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teethlnR, softens the gums, reduces inhammar
lion. Rllays pain. cures wind collie, Csc a bottle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
RAISING Pole Cats

A Maine farmer has a colony of 20
pole cats. He raises these animals for
fur' which brings a good price.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11

For a trainwrecker no punishment
can be too severe.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-08-11
Dlsappolnfed.

knicker-Was Subbubs d~isappoint.
ed in his house?
bocker-Yes; what he took to be
the henhouse turned out to be the
bungalow.