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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-03-28
WANTS GOOD SCHOOLS.

Grangeville, Ida, Mar. 70, 1912.
To the Editor
In a recent issue of your paper
| notice an article in regard to
the Grangeville school building,
and being much Interested in the
subject of schools have been won
derlng what sort of discussion the
article might stir up. In later
issue of the Globe, an editorial
comment was made on the letter
and l wish to endorse every word
IN the comment.
Being almost total stranger
an your community it may appear
that | am Quitting in,'' but it
may appear later on that have
good reasons for writing this ar
ticle.
A little booklet put out by your
Commercial Club, came to me in
my good home in Iowa, setting
forth the numerous advantages of
tins place, quality of soil, etc.
/ had just sold my farm of 800
acres, held an auction and started
Tor the land of mild winters and
beautiful summers.
In regard to the climate will
state that it surpasses our fond
est dreams, the soil too. is as
lime as / ever saw. We have
been stopping with friends about
IL miles out, so have not had
much opportunity to become ac-
qu@nted in your prosperous lit
tie town, but the few times /
have been In town have made
some Investigations.
Your little booklet which caus-
ed me to migrate to this fine
community, stated that you had |
good schools and churches. II
agree that the churches will |
answer their purpose very well |
out cannot say as much for the
school.
My wife and myself visited
some OF the rooms one afternoon
shortly after the sessions were
dismissed for the day, and as to
conditions will say nothing ex-
cept that the people of this place
ought to be held criminally liable
for trying to hold school in such
an unsanitary, poorly lighted and
heated place.
We have 8 children i'm our
family, five of school age. Does
anyone imagine that we will force
them to spend several hours a
day for nine months every year
In such environments? I say no
Gan healthy mind and body be
built up under such conditionss
Your correspondent stated that
you had a progressive school
board, if so, why don't they call
an election to issue bonds for
the purpose of building a modern
Where is your manu-
al training department where the
hand as well as the mind may be
trainedY You are missing some
thing. All of our boys and girls
cannot become book keepers and
clerks. With manual training a
child of seventeen years thrown
upon his own resources will make
his way nicely.
One of our children, boy of
thirteen years made almost a COM
plete set of oak and maple furni-
ture for our home, and it was all
learned in school.
Now, strangers, l am going to
locate elsewhere and my reasons
are stated above, / know / am
the finest country in the
west but for the reasons stated u
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-03-28

we must go. Three families are
to follow me as soon as | To-
cate, SO it may be readily seen by
your citizens what it will mean
to any community, all having
from four to seven children re-
spectively.
Yours truly,
MARION d. FLOOD.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-03-28
FOR SALE.

/ have good place Of Is acres
and 7 room house adjoining
Grangeville for sale, for $1,000
cash, balance on terms. For par
ticulars apply to A. G. Morris !;
farmers phone 235. 17-3t:
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-03-28
EGGS FOR SALE.

Pure bred, White Leghorn eggs
for Matching; single setting or
incubator lot. Pac. phone, ia.
GEO. III. BYERS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
SURE ABOUT THE SUFFERING
Small Boys, In Their Ideas of the SUI
ragette, Were Certain Of One
Thing, Anyway.

To two little Iench-Americai
boys belongs the credit Of establishing
new and logical definitions of womaI
suffrage.
The boys are Paul and Allan Ull
man, the little sons OF MIR, and Mrs
Eugene Paul Ullman, whose home d
in Paris, and who have been spendini
a part Of this winter in New York
The boys have heard much, of course
of suffrage and the militant move
ment, and the other day Paul, who %
5. turned to Alan, who Is 6, and said:
do you know what suffragett
isl"
YES" responded Alan. promptly
81 do. A suffragette is a lady that
wants to have something to do with
the government and the men won't
let her and so she suffers, She suf|
fers awful"
Paul shook his head II don't thinlI
It's that way" he differed. IT think d
suffragette's lady that breaks win1
dows and gets put in jail. And thef
won't eat anything. and that's h
she suffers. / bet she suffers awful
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
4. THE i.
SGD AID
BOOK
HOW TO KNOW AND AVOID THE
vENoMoUS SNAKES.

BY a careful study of the subject II
has been found that there are about
twenty-five different kinds Of snakes
In the state OF Ohio.
From our own knowledge OF rep
tiles It is probable that this number
OF varieties will be found in most Of
the middle west and western states.
The venomous snakes found in that
section of the country west of Penn
sylvania are two kinds OF rattlesnakes
and the copperhead. The copperhead
is pretty widely distributed. II is
hazelbrown. shaded with coppery red
and has on it's back fifteen to twenty
Ave V-shaped yellow blotches and a
row OF thirty-five to forty black spots
on each side. The head Is copper
colored. and the length OF this snake
Ia not over forty inches.
The copperhead is dangerous
snake, because 1t has no rattle with
which to warn persons approaching
II and is quick to strike. However, 1t
quickly disappears on the clearing of
land and the settlement Of the coun-
try. There are two species of rattlers.
the prairie and the common rattle.
snake. The former varies In color.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

chin and throat and nearly uniformly
colored scales without white margins.
The pilot snake has keeled scales all
over its body; the scales have white
margins. but there 10 no white mark
Ing on chin and throat Both OF these
snakes are commonly found in mead
ows whore they ready access to
meadow mice. Just last summer the
writer happened to DO In a meadow
at the time II was being mown and
had the pleasure OF seeing an inn
menHe blue racer come out OF the tall
grass with large mouse In it's mouth.
1t stopped in plain sight and swal-
lowed the mouse whole. as Il the
habit OF all snakes.
This was denomination of an
economic habit. and as meadow mice
were abundant in the field in uuea-
ton, the serpent had no doubt taken
up its abode there for the time being
and was fattening itself on the ro-
dents. -n
We have number of small snakes
like tho grass snakes. ribbon snakes
and water snakes. and some larger
ones, like the fox snakes, milk snakes.
and one of the water snakes, which
are more or less common every
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Her
Postscript
BY Clarissa Mackie
(CopyrlEht, 1919, by Associated Literary
Preas)


Billy Jelliff read Amy's letter three
times. 1t was a very friendly little
note thanking him for some lovely
roses and asking him to come to tea
that afternoon. That was ALL but II
was not enough for Billy Jelliff nor
would It have satisfied any other
young man who had indited seven
pages breathing undying love and de-
votlon and asking her for Just one
word of encouragement in return.
Amy had not vouchsafed even one
word. Her customary: Dear Mr.. Jel.
liff," smote him coldly when he tore
open the letter. The conventional tone
OF the rest of the missive chilled him
= thoroughly and after he had read II
for the third time he folded 1t carefully
and placed 1t in his bill case where
he cherished the first note he had ever
received from her, together with a
rosebud she had given to him.
This ends the whole business" he
declared solemnly and thereupon In
dited formal note OF regret for his
inability to come to tea that afternoon
and hastily packed q bag and cleared
out of town.
1t was very easy for Billy Jeiliff to
run away from the scene of this heart
disaster, for he had plenty of money
II he had been poorer youth he
would have had to remain at his daily
tasks, drilling through the monoton
Gus grind of the wage-earner with
nothing to still his aching heart.
But Billy had money and he had o
friend who had started to hunt goats
in the Canadian Rockies. Billy man
aged to overtake him at Winnipeg and
without stating his particular griev'
ance, announced that he had changed
his mind about remaining In New
York for the rest OF the season.
Jim Charming found his companion
singularly disinterested concerning the
Staying of mountain goats. Jim would
sit patiently for six hours crouching
behind a jutting crag waiting for his
shy quarry to pass by and would count
himself lucky II he grazed the hide OF
goat as it skipped past
On the other hand Billy Jelliff would
sit patiently for many hours, his eyes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
New rown an Old Name.

The city of St. Paul's first speech
was Antioch OF Pisidia. 1t is import.
ant to designate the city Of the pro
vince of which It was the capital.
since Seleucus. the founder OF the city.
the great conqueror and ruler of the
Seleucid empire. named no less than
sixteen cities after his father Anti
ochus.
The name Antioch, however, Is not
repeated In ancient geography SO
often as many modern names recur in
modern geography. There Is. for in.
stance, Washington in almost every
state of the union, and no postmaster
would be wise enough to know where
a letter addressed to Newton .
should go unless the state was also
added II Is interesting, by the way,
to note the name Newton was as
popular In the ancient Biographies as
In the modern, only 1t was called Nea.
polls, which meant new town, or new
city.
There was Neapolis through which
st. Paul passed on this very journey
some twenty miles from Antioch. Al
another Neapolis on the coast of Mace
donna he landed on his way to Philippl
on a later journey; and the great
modern city of Naples is bat another
way Of spelling Neapolis or new town
Christian Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
MADE HIM EARN HIS SALARY
Elderly Person at Stamp Window
Would Not Be Hurried While Max
Ing Flve-cent Purchase.

The elderly person with the spec
tacles, who had dropped into the Fed
eral building and was smiling the
odors and looking leisurely around.
stepped up to stamp window.
Sell postage stamps hereG" she In
Quired.
Eyes, ma'am."
Sell 'em in any quantity a body
wantsf"
Yes. ma'am. What"
Got any of the one-cent kindf"
Yes, ma'am; how"
Il don't want 'em torn apart !
want 'em all In one piece"
well. how mRny?"
"One-cent kind. remember"
yes, maam. How manyT
GIVE me a nickel's worth"
"Here you are. Now please"
Don't try to hurry me. young man.
rye as much right in this building as
you have"
Handing the clerk IS bill, she walt
ed patiently for the change. picked
up the stamps. folded them, placed
them In her purse, and walked leisure
ly away.
81 made him earn his money, any
way" she muttered to herself.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
REPUBLICAN HOPE =
RESTS IN WILSON.
Gov Burke Declares For Dem
OCrat and Gives His Reasons.
BY JOHN BURKE,
Governor Of North Dakota.

1QVUEU0t W tNotGN 1aNssoe
The election of Governor Wilson Is
the only thing that can save the Re-
publican, party. Four years of Presi-
dent Taft has split it In two. We
have no reason to believe that he will
be any different or that his second ad-
ministration, If he is reelected. will
be any more satisfactory to the people
than his first. His reelection will
mean the division of the Republican
party into many warning factions.
which can only result in fnal dissolu-
tion of all.
The end will come quicker and just
as certain II Roosevelt is elected. for
he is no longer Republican. but ia
the leader of a new party, at war with
the Republican party. as 1t Ia with the
Democratic party. On the other hand.
IL Wilson is elected the Roosevelt par
ty will perish; the Republicans will
reorganize their party. purge 1t of the
baneful influence of corporate power
and greed and make 1t again the grand
old party 1t was In the days of Lin
coin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Accident. Nothing.

Dubbleigh's car lay fiat on It's side
and deep in the mud In the freshly
plowed field, having skidded off the
road. through the low stone wall, to
get there.
"Ah!" cried passerby from the
roadside. Had an accident?"
Dubbleigh tried to hold his tongue.
but the strain was too much for him.
mo, OF course. not" he replied, cold
ly. 1--WE just bought new car and
have brought my old one out here to
bury 1t. Got pickax and shovel
in your pocket you could lend me? |
can't seem to dig deep with my motor
horn."-Harner's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

fixed on vacancy, his thoughts inten,
on the questions that continually tor
tured him--why had Amy given him
such open encouragement If she didn'i
care? Her sincerity had always been
her greatest charm for him.
AS he sat thus in the high places
his gun resting in the hollow of his
arm, goats came and went undisturb
ed by him.
One day giant ram perched on ar
opposite crag for ten minutes had
stared at him and Billy stared dream
lily back at the handsome creature
thinking what fine picture 1t made
silhouetted against the blue sky--he
wished that Amy had been there to see
it, too!
Jim Claiming saw the ram at the
same time, but he was out of range, anG
as he wormed his way toward Billy's
retreat, fearing that that youth was
either dead or dying, the ram snuff
ed the scent and disappeared.
"Oh, pshaw!" muttered Billy as the
picture" vanished.
whats the matter?" demanded
Claiming. pale with just indignation.
did you see it?" asked Billy, still
dazed from his dreaming.
"See what?'
1.-The goat--fnest specimen I ever
saw-why-er--I suppose you think II
funny didn't bring him down." STAN.
mered Billy, suddenly realizing the
enormity OF his offense In the eyer
of thorough sportsman like Chan
ming.
mot at ALL" retorted Charming sar.
castically. We're not up here tc
shoot goats--merely to photograph
theml Too bad you didn't have cam.
era aIongl"
Billy writhed, but he remained 81
lent. There was nothing to say.
That's the big ram I've been trail.
Ing for three days-I told you all about
him last night after supper-and you
let him get away!" Channing's voice
was tragic, almost fearful.
I'm sorry. old man." murmured the
shamed Billy. Il should have stayed
at home"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

carefully studied. as by close obser-
vations the pits on the sides of the
head and the catlike eyes will always
disclose the nature of the reptile.
When the different snakes are con-
sidered, their food will be found to
include a great variety OF animals
Some snakes feed largely upon In
sects, still others upon mice Many
do not show any decided choice OF
food and take whatever they find
easiest to procure. So far as they
make their food OF field mice, they
are highly beneficial. for these mice
cause much Injury. Many of the In
sects and animals taken for food are
Injurious and snakes benefit man by
feeding upon them. Much of the food
eaten has no economic value and
therefore is not considered in eco
nomic treatment. However, snakes
sometimes feed upon birds and eggs
and some Of them have adopted this
habit to the extent that during the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Baseball q Great cIxIllzer.

Baseball is the greatest of all civ
Ulcers. even more potent than the
time-honored three RS or spelling
book, according to Prof William
Pierce Gorsuch of the University oil
Chicago, who has just returned from
a tour around the world. American
teachers In the Philippines have rec
ognized the ''civilizing" influence Of
the national game, Professor Gorsuch
says. and are daily giving instruction
in baseball just as they do in reading
and writing. According to the teach
ers. love for this pastime is causing a
rapid decrease In the number OF COCK
and bull fights in the islands.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

Side vlew-mcuth open to show
fang raised and In fllmy sheath, small
teeth and harmless forked tongue.
Shows also how the head &c spread
and the lips held back when the
snake Is striking.
where. Some OF these are likely to
continue common where some other
species viii become extirpated. for
each has some peculiarly which acts
as a protection. Tho water snakes
live in small creeks and bitches ev-
erywhere and fad protection in debris
that gathers In obstructing places. AS
we shall always have open waterway.
these snakes have great prospect
for the future The grass snakes are
colored like the foliage and are thus
we'll protected. The milk snake Is
adapted for living about human habi.
tations and so will not be necessarily
reduced in numbers by the clearing
and ditching of the country.
AS snakes are more often than any
other animal killed at sight. the
writer cannot resist the temptation at
this time of saying something In their
behalf. It is surely pity that no
snake, no matter how useful, or on the
other hand how lacking In any harm.
full trait, dare show itself In the open
without risking it's life. The water
snake has some way of appreciating
this situation, for when It comes out
of the water to sun itself. It rests In
such position that 1t can slide OF
into the water and mud at seconds
notice large number OF our species
Of snakes do more good than harm,
and this fact should be considered In
our treatment of them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

Pilot Black Snake (non-venomous).
Side vlew--to show round pupil
and slender form OF head.
existing in both light and dark form
and many people believe there are
several species OF this snake. 1t lives
In low, swampy regions.
The common rattlesnake is larger
and much lighter in color. 1t lives
among the rocks.
Poisonous snakes are all attractive
In appearance and may usually be
know by the rather short. stout body
and f1attened head.
They are different from all other
snakes in that they have well devel-
oped poison fangs in the front Of
the upper jaw, deep pit at the side
of the head, plainly, visible between
the eye and the nostril.
The venomous snake can always be
told by the pupil of the eye, which
stands vertically, similar to the pupil
of cats eye, while in the eye OF
other snakes the pupil runs horizon
tally.
Pictures of the heads OF poisonous
and non-poisonous snakes should be
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Opinion Of an Expert.

Archibald. age six, SON of south
side family. newly arrived from a
small town, is against automobiles
first, last and all the time. He much
prefers wagons. He explained his
point OF view to his mother the other
day. 1t appeared that he had found
motor cars useless for "hitchin on
his little red cart. Said Archie:
They amt no good. They amt no
good place to hitch on. and II you do
hitch on they go SO fast 1t pulls your
hair, an II you stay on till It pulls yer
hair, they squirt STUFF on you that
makes yer clothes smell second hand.
ed."-Kansas City Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
LIfe,s Fullness.

Every day ought to have the
thought of large things in 1.-THE pow
er of wide horizons. But every day
must have the routine of small things
In 1t. To harmonize the two is often
hard and discouraging. Yet only in
lives that combine steadfast duty with
wide vision is the fullness of life real
exeds-Phillips Brooks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Harmony Of opinion.

She was holding the teething baby
trying to pacify Alice crying with q
toothache and attempting to instruct
her husband how to prepare mix
ture for Roy's sore throat-all at the
same time.
John. IL could have looked for.
ward ten years and taken In this
scene. do you know what l should
have done2"
John, with alacrity: Eyes. dear; just
what wish l had done."-Lippin-
colts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Raises Butterflies for Profit.

L. W. Neuman has butterfly farm
at Bexley, Kent, England. He sells
upward of $4,000 insects year at
prices varying from two cents to $50
each, as we'll as quantities of ova,
larvae, and pupae, at remunerative
rates. He regards $4,000 as the mini
mum figure for his sales In the year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Rural Economy.

"Ef your feet hurt We SO much. ST.
las said Mrs. Weevey, why on airth
don't ye wear them shoes ye bought
down to Bosting last summer that We
said was so comf'table ?" why, Miriam
dy." said Silas. "ef wore them there
shoes I'd wear 'em out, and then
wouldn't have nothin' Z fall back on"
Judge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Her Falth Lost.

A little Boston girl was coaxed to
own to her aunt that she had done
something which she ought not. and
which she stoutly denied. Finally,
such undeniable proof OF her guilt
wac put. up, before her that she could
no longer keep her denial She turn
ed to her aunty. and said: ''Well. Aunt
Kittie. you tan't trust anybody. now
a6pyaEs
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
The Figures.

Young Man-How much year does
1t require to support a wife nova
daysf
Old Man-oh, anywhere from $500
to $50. 900.
Young Man-Isn't that rather indeh-
mite?
Old Man--No. 1t always takes all
a man has.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Great Success.

Clara-Isn't it perfectly lovely-this
higher education of women.
Dora--Why?
Clara--The paper says 80 per cent
Of the vassar college graduates get
married.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Han Mnthara kIttens.

A hen whose chicks were removed
from her at Playford, Suffolk, England,
not long since, discovered cat with
four kittens. She turned the mother
out and took charge of the kittens,
who are as much at home with her as
with their mother. whom the hen +
lows into the nest to suckle her
young.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
Almost Lost a chance.

TITS nobody's business" said the
beautiful actress, whether intend to
get married again or not"
II admit It," replied the reporter.
EXCUSE me for asking. Goodby."
wait a moment, please. II you
care to run a picture of me in con-
nection with the story I shall be glad
to give you one. I've just had new
sitting"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

Louis ID. Brandeis performed real
public service when he quoted the rec
ords to show that George w. Perkins
is and always has been an enemy OF
union labor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

Mrs. Bacon-I understand one G
learn different languages from
photograph?
Mrs. Egbert-WeIl, since our neii
Dor got his I know my husband b
used language I never heard him u
before.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
stlll suhordInate.

THE airship will yet furnish great
er sport than horse racing?"
Perhaps. But haven't yet heard
of an aviator who gets anything like
the annual income of good Jockey"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26
rhey Win.

"some men will go to any extremes
for money"
yes Even to talking into dicto-
graph"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-10-26

Wonder IL Emerson was gazing upon
a moose calf when several decades ago
he wrote:
am the owner or the sphere.
or the seven stars and the solar year.