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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27
FIG 4 ntE SHOOTING GALLERY
COMPLETED
Flc 2 IA BoK fRAMEWoRk

block d and the other half TO the tar
get support,
The animal targets are made with
pictures cut from magazines and news-
papers, The pictures should be cob
ored with crayons or water.colorn to
make them ne nearly their right coloru
~ possible. After cutting them out,
paste them upon cardboard. mount
the pieces OF cardboard upon blocks
OF wood. an shown at II and q tbtaa.
. and - and hinge the blocks 10 tho
target supports with cloth hinges. u
shows the method Of Ringing the tar
gets 90 strip A and TO the lower side
OF the box, and q shows tho method
o. Ringing the targets 70 the ends 81
the boz. The former targets fall back
wards when struck: the latter targets
swing In sideways when struck.
Fig. 8 shows the completed card
shooting platoi. and Figs. 6. and
show the details for making H. Cut
block A about inches long. and block
II about inches long. Nail A 10 J
as shown. Then take two RUBBED
bands. loop them together end 70 end
rs shown IN Fig. 7. and faaten on'
end OF the looped bands 10 the end o
block A by means of nail driven int
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27

are, OF course, far the most common
OF the kinds OF poultry, Next come
turkeys: then ducks and geese, fol
lowed by capons and squads. the other
varieties. such as guinea fowl. pleas
ants and quail being least common OF
all.
In raising birds for the market spe.
cial fattening has not heretofore been
practiced In this country with any
thing like the same frequency as IN
Europe; but American breeders are
gradually coming to 1t more and more
especially on the large poultry farms
which are springing up In many places,
The extreme methods used so much
In France are not, however. conaid'
cred advantageous by most American
| breeders.
Live poultry is very commonly mar
keted. especially In the southern
states. where IT is the custom 90 XIII
a short time before cooking, but. con.
sidering the country as a whole. Il
In doubtless true that the dressed
birds are marketed more than the
live, and the buyer must depend
mainly on the appearance OF the skin
and flesh TO tell him how fresh the
bird is. and whether II has been prop
efly dry-plucked or plunged Into boil
ing water to make the plucklng cas-
Ter. In most cases. also. the age must
be determined by the pliability OF this
breastbone or, In duck and goose, o.
the windpipe.
The methods OF cooking poultry arr
in general the same as those for othel
kinds OF meat The tougher the birS
the more cooking will be needed q
make IL tender and easily digented
and the larger II IL the more heat will
be required to cook II thoroughly
As regards composition poultry doe
not differ MS much AS ls commonly
supposed from meat OF other domesti
animals used for food. individual
kinds and specimens, OF course. var
In the relative amounts of protein AM
fat contained. and there are certai
fiavors In poultry which diner fror
those In other meats. Hut these dl
ferences are so small that they ar
practically negligible In ordinary die
Nor is there AS much difference |
dlgestibility as Is often stated. o
the average. poultry IL somewhat NOR
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27

way that you marked out the boz
Score II Ne Indicated by tho dotted
lines, and bend up tbs hldea and ends
until their ends meet. Corner \ tFtE.
~ shows how this corners are brought
together. and corner d uhosb hoS
they are bound With the linen stFipa.
Hinge the cover 70 the cabinet boz
With = cloth hinge strip similar 70 the
strips boand over the corners Make
the hinge extend the full length as
the cover Then with the cover als
tached. set piece Of lightswsiEht
cambria Of = dark gray or other dur.
able color. and cover tho outside 81
this cabinet. Eluing the cloth 90 thu
cardboard. and stretching II tightly
and neatly over the corners.
The indaxsd guide cards are Of
cardboard. and made aa shown In F1a
g. They should measure 5M inches
high BY a length equal TO a trifla Ices
than tho inside length OF the boz.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27
WILL INSURE HEALTHY PIGS
so.s should pc Watched Carefully
and Kept IN Healthy Condition
Keep Them Active.

The man who takes proper care Of
his brood-sows before hand Ii this one
who has the largest measure of suc.
cess at narrowing time.
II SOW 10 kept Ia a small. dry lot
the ground IL apt 20 become flthy and
inoculated with disease germs. but !
kept In = pen the ground should be
diainfected frequently Keep the
trUughs clean.
To insure success In having good.
strong pigs. the sows should be watch
ed carefully and kept In healthy con
dlflon DO not pen them up Ia a small
place. but furnish plenty Of pasture ~
late as possible. an abundance Of frsst
water. and slop Or Ersin 70 ksep them
IN fair eondition-not too TAT. not too
poor
Keep them active and there will b.
little trouble NheE farroslng time
( comes.
4 plentiful supply of roota viii pre-
vent fever The artiehoke Is riese'
/ In food elements than the ltato ans
Is : most excellent hoe fee.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27

the block and bent over - shown IN
Zig. o. Cut . piece OF cardboard
about one inch square. notch the cen.
ter of two opposite edges Pig, 81, and
AZ this loop OF the free end Of
the rubber bands over the piece
OF cardboard and into the notehss. a.
shown in Fias. and L This com
pistss the pistol II shoots small
squares Of cardboard. placed In the 20.
sition shown in R4ss. 8 and I. with
one corner slipped beneath the rubber
band loop.
Number tbs targets as shown IN FiK
/. marking the circular target "zb.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27

easily digested than beef and mutton.
but only very slightly. The difference
In dlgestibility between the various
kinds OF poultry probably depends on
the amount OF fat contained. the fcttsr
sorts being least easily digeated Ten.
derness OF fiber may have something
To do with both ease and thorough.
ness OF digestion. and. II 80. young
birds are more easily dlgeated than
old, and the less-used muscles Of the
chicken, such as the breast. more 40
than the much-uBed tissues of the legs.
Similarly. whlte-heshed birds may
be more easily digested than dark
fieshed. because the abers Of their
flesh are lsss closely set but this IL
not fully proved. Indeed. very little
is positively known on this subject,
and that little seems to indicate that
the differences IN thoroughneBS of di.
Kestion are very slight. and that cook.
ing has much more To do with the
digestibility OF the birds than these
slight differences in composition and
texture.
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4

Divide tbs upper edge OF each card
into three parts. and prepare the pro
jsetinG tabs A. shown. making oaeh =
tFaas longer than onethiFa OF ta@
length Of the card Aad = inch high
Gus away the card either aids Of the
tab The frst card. you viii notice.
has the Tab % tho left end. tbs 49,
oud has Il In the center and the third
on the right ena The fourth IL tho
same as the frat. the NTH the sans
as the second. the sixGh the same a.
ths third. aad e on
lou caa make ~ Your own Feetpa
elaaHlfcatlonA. but ths following GOV.
~ about every heading necessary.
Beverages. breads. Cake. Candies
Canning. chafing Disa. Desserts. Eggs,
Ftah. Frozen Desserts. Meats. Plea
ling. Preserves. Salads, Sandwiches,
Sauces. soups. Vegetables. MlseellA,
na0uA
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricuiturel
II is generally conceded that the
best soils for the production OF sugar
beets are the sandy loans and the
clay loans. However. any good soil,
IL properly handled. viii produce salts
factory sugar beets, provided climatic
conditions are favorable. states Farm
ers' Bulletin SOS of the department OF
agriculture. In general. more depends
upon the physical condition Cf the
soil than upon its strict classification.
Select the field for sugar beets with
reference to the quality of the sur
face and subsoil. conditions of drain
age and the fitness to follow the pre-
ceding crops. Pillow thoroughly and
deeply in the fall II possible. Make
the seed bed firm below as well as
near the surface. Plant I'm the spring
as soon as the soil and weather coRdi,
tons are right. Use plenty OF seed
to insure a good stand. and do not
plant too deep. Hold the moisture In
contact with the seed by use of the
press wheel and rollers. Cultivate as
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27

to start collection Of your own. Tho
work is easy and quickly done. Any
cardboard box can be used for work
lnK material Mark out tho bottom.
two sides, and two ends ia the form
shown In the pattern OF rig , Draw
the lines with ruler aud pencil. ualng
the dimensions given Then, when
you have marked out the piece. cut
out along the outside linaa with u
pocket knife score along thu outer
lines of the bottom piece. as indicated
by dotted lines. and bend up tha aids
and end pieces until their ends meet!
Bind the corners together With strips
og linen. coated With glue and Tapped
over the corners as shown In F1g. g.
The pattern for the cover Ia shown
in Zig. Q. Mark Il out in the same
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27

soon as the rows can be seen. but
10 not throw the dirt over the beets.
Block and thin the beets just as soon
as they are large enough to handle.
Space with reference to the strength
md moisture-holding capacity of the
,oil.
Rotate with other crops to improve
he soil condition and to eliminate
pests. Keep plenty of live stock to
Utilize the beet tops and other feed
md supply stable manure. In har.
yesting the beets see that they are
ali gathered, properly topped. and as
rec as possible from dirt. Cover the
oeets as soon as topped TO prevent
evaporation, and utilize beet tops.
pulp and lime with view to improv-
ng soil conditions.
The by-products of the beet field
and sugar mill that are of particular
Importance to the farmer are the beet
tops. the pulp and the waste lime. II
properly handled, the beets form
| yaluable asset for the beet grower,
and in considering the value OF beet
crop they should be reckoned at their
real worth as a stock food. Many
farmers sell their tops at cash price
ranging from $3.50 to IS per acre. in
which case the grower Is the loser
FOR the reason that the tops are OF
greater value to him as a stock food.
and II he allows the tops TO leave his
farm he loses their manurial value.
consisting OF a large part of mineral
plant food taken up by beets IN the
process OF growth, and also their
humus value. which results from re.
turning the tops to the soil In the
form of stable or barnyard manure.
The most economical way 10 handle
the tops is to gather them into piles
room after they wilt and before
they become thoroughly dry. In this
condition they can be gathered with
much less loss than would be the case
If they were left scattered over tbs
: ground until dried. After they have
cured In the piles they should be
hauled to the feed yard. where they
should be fed in properly constructed
racks to avoid waste.
Beet pulp is an excellent stock food
This by-product IL the refuse that re
mains after the beets have beer
sliced and the sugar extracted Al
. "a stock food 1t may be used either d
green pulp. that lie. just az IT comes
from the mill. or 1t may be dried.
Waste lime is a by-product Of tn
sugar mill, which under certain cor
: aitions Is of considerable value 70 tn
: farmer for correcting the acid cond
ton OF the soil II Ii well known tina
, A soil should be neutral or slight
: alkaline In order to produce tire bea
r results. Lime has the ability 10 con
, bine with the injurious acids that ds
! yeiop IN the soil and thereby rende
5 them neutral Ordinarily an applies
!. ion OF from 500 to 1000 pounds {
: waste lime per acre viii correct III
: acidity and otherwise improve the sol
j. Poultry a. Food.
], Although not as many varieties {
: poultry are IN common use In a
e United States as IA Europe. and :
D though eggs form perhaps the mo-
a important part Of the total poulti
= industry In the United States. enoua
; birds are raised and sold for ths
q flesh 20 make poultry an importai
i Item In the list Of fools. says The q
/ oartment Of agriculture. Chieksi
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27
a HOMEMADE RECIPE CABINET.
ay DOROTHY PERKINS.

Every girl viii BE- Interested in
this little cabinet made for kcepins
together invoritc cooking recipes.
There ia place In Il for every kind
OF recipe. and, with guide-card to
show iuat whore each recipe ID placed
u IL possible 10 mud exactly what 10
wanted without minutes delay
Make . cabinet for your mother .
recipes. Then make another In Witch
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27
For HANDY BoUs and
Girls 10 Make and Do
a TOY ssoorrNo.oALLsRv
~ 4 NELLY l4AIL.

BY a. Nicely RAIL,
This interesting toy. with It's funny
animal targets, and harmless pistol
with which 10 shoot nc them. viii pro
vide an endless amount OF fun for =
winters evening OF stormy after
noon
Fig. shows tho completed toy.
and Fig tho box that forms tho
framework The targets can be- ar.
ranged to suit the form OF box that
you find, and the number may b. in.
creased or decreased To suit the space
Fig shows how the target
should b. hinged in place 20 the hort
Eontal strip A. Tack or glue the low
er edge of abe piece of cardboard TO
a block OF wood II, Then cut a hinge
strip out of piece OF dress lining, and
either tack or glue one-hAlf OF Il TO
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-03-27
Cooperative Butter Label.

good butter maker but he must be as
well bookkeeper. business man.
and a student OF the markets. He
must understand something OF trans
portation and of packing for trans
portation. He must be what we IN
America would call a good mixer in
order to establish the proper point
of contact with customers and mem
bers as well.
Combinations Of Concerns.
1t has also been determined by ex-
perience that the separate little con-
Germs, some of which are necessarily
managed by men of limited opportu-
nifty. cannot succeed unless they are
federated and supervised and helped
by a central organization. They need
assistance in organization. in finding
the best markets. The /. A o. 8.
has not only assisted in organizing the
cooperative societies, but receives pc
riodieal reports from the, visits and In
spects them frequently. audits their
accounts, sees that their affairs are
properly conducted. makes sugges-
lions as to markets and other business
problems, and gives council and ad.
vice generally. Some such supervision
must come In America II cooperative
success lie to be general and last
ing.
Our Conclusion.
Cooperation has undoubtedly sue
ceeded in Ireland. II deserves to sue
coed because 1t stands for uniformly
high quality OF farm products. 70 fail
dealing, for just returns to those fur
nishing the product. for justice to tbs
consumer. as well as producer. FOL
good. clean business methods, fol
skilled management. for community
loyalty and solidarity Cooperation
/ will succeed in the United Statei
whenever it stands for these things
II It does not. it will fail. The soess
er the cooperative enthusiast lean u
that cooperation. like every other en-
terprise, must succeed on its merits
not on some mysterious inherent VII
tue, the better. Nothing could >
more unwise at this time than q
preach the doctrine that cooperation
in itself should be Introduced any
where and everywhere. II s. IL .utrc
duced before prospective members ar
ready TO cooperate In a proper spiFi
|. ! for its success. Z viii inevitably faI
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02

Continued from page Foul
loan our hat to the magician out of
which he takes variety of live
stock and vegetables we never
knew we owned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02
A FINE COMPLIMENT
How an Inmate was Impressed by an Officers
Centlemanly Demeanor.

Speaking of an officer, not long ago, a
prisoner said: "There is a clean man.
He went on to say: "When l commenced
to work under this officer, l was a very
profane man, but soon noticed that he
did not use profanity nor vulgar language.
| also observed that profanity and obscene
speech were repulsive to him. soon learned
to admire the man, and, out of respect to
him, did not indulge in offensive language
SO much. Up to this time, had not sup
posed that it was possible for a man to
live clean life. l was surprised to learn
that he had no bad habits, and was clean in
all his life.
"This example of a good life was an
inducement for me to try, and am much
better man because of this kind of life lived
before me.
What lesson to all. "No man liveth
unto himself" Surely our lives are copied
either for good or bad, and how dire the
result if our influence is in the wrong direc-
ton. Every officer ought to be an example.
of the s'white life before the prison body.
Anyone failing along this line is failing in
his sworn duty.-Penitentiary Bulletin.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02

gone. The stars were very near and clear
in the winter sky. Snow-covered fields,
violet sky, merged in silver radiance too
soft, too ethereal, for the mind to grasp.
Mary Jane paused with little inarticulate
cry of exaltation, that felt without under
standing. Suddenly she had found the
Universe. Suddenly the sense of oneness
with the sky and the earth, which is the
humans unspeakable birthright, swept
through the childs spirit. Stars and wind
swept sky. trees, and tender, enfolding
shadows-she was part of them.
Once more Mary Jane lifted mittened
hands to the sky. But this time her hands
were not clenched. ''God!" she cried,
''all this is You-You-You!'
Then, swift as little bird, night wing
ing south, she ran toward home and her
tortured mother -Harper's Weekly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02
THOU VERT THE STAR


nation advances no faster than the individu-
ais who go to make up that nation, but with
our newspapers and other periodicals spread
ing abroad throughout the civilized world
graphic accounts of the awful horrors of
modern warfare, and clearly depicting the
devastated conditions of the country after
the war is over, the people are bound to rise
and demand that action be taken by their
various governments to prevent such an or
deal from taking place in their own country.
When once awakened to these awful hor-
rors the demand of the common people for
peace will be SO strenuous that the va
rious governments will not dare refuse it,
but will be forced by these demands to de-
wise and agree on some method to avert the
possibility of war. When the people have
been thoroughly educated along these lines
we shall look on war as horror of the past
the same as we regard slavery, piracy, or
even cannibalism today, and peace en-
throned, shall reign from Norway's land of
midnight sun, to Ethiopia's burning plain,
from India S lslan.;s of the Eastern Seas to
Indians Wigwams of the Western Plains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02

Dear Papa:-
Mamma is sick and can't write today and
thought [ would write to you. You
have been away from US so long, and we
need you so much, won't you please come .
home for Easter and bring me bunny
like you used too?
pray for you every night, so does
mamma and all of us, cause we know you
are praying for us too
Good bye, come home please soon
Your little girl,
ETHEL
Its only little letter an inmate received tt
other day from one of the innocent sufferers.
struck us SO forcibly that we thought we'd pass
along to you. But maybe you have one simils
from your own little dear.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02
when THE CIRCUS
COMES TO TOWN
By Slirers
By Slirers
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Continued from page Foul
loan our hat to the magician out of
which he takes a variety of live
stock and vegetables we never
knew we owned.
The Big Show Begins
At last we hear the announce
ment that the big show will start in
half an hour and so we hurry to the
ticket wagon and are soon in the
menagerie where we feed the ele-
plants peanuts and sweets until
warned that we will have TO hurry,
so we pass on into the ring tent and
are soon seated and ready to watch
four rings at once. We have not
long to wait and soon the grand en-
tree takes place and the show has
started. We watch the antics of
the clowns in their grotesque cos
tunes and laugh. We watch the
performer in mid-air and hold our
breath. All at once we see him
fail. Our heart is in our mouth. he is
sure to be killed, but all at once he
stops falling in mid-air and we
breath freely again, as we realize
that it was but a trick. AS
the bareback riders go through
their various tricks and as we are
small boys, we resolve to join a
circus some day and become perfor-
mers ourselves.
The time passes and we wish we had a
thousand pair of eyes, so as to be able to
watch it all at once, but as we have not,
we will do the best we can with the one pair
that we have got. All at once the band
stops playing and the show is stopped, we
look for the reason and see our friend with
the magaphone advancing to the stage and
hear him say, "Ladies and gentlemen, - as is
the custom with all travelling aggregations of
this kind, eve will give concert imme-
diately after the big show, etc. Soon the
ticket sellers are climbing over the seats
warning us to get our tickets for the con-
cert, and to stay and see it all for dime,
ten cents.
Soon the rings are cleared, the attendants
go about warning every one to keep well
back out of the way and we know that the
chariot races are about to be run. Now,
we see them enter, men and women of iron
nerve, and then the discharge of the start
er's pistol and they are off, around the ring
they go, the blacks lead, now it is the bays,
no, the grays are coming up, they are neck
and neck with the leaders, they pass the
wire and the grays, driven by the lady, has
won. AS we have secured tickets for the
concert we keep our seats and soon are listen
ing to the beautiful ditty of Chow moth
er-in-law broke her Wooden Leg" and
other vaudeville acts.
AT last, it is all over, and we pass out
chuck full of cracker jack, peanuts and Cir
Gus lemonade, but happy, and with brain
full of what we have seen and for many
days to come, mother will have to buy
new clothes line on wash day, as we have
confscated the last one to make tight
wire or trapeze out of, and father will have
to spend much money for arnica to heal
sprains and bruises. But what the odds, we
will some day be great circus performer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02

adorn the imposing shafts of departed immortas.
Then too it would give Paddy something to
do besides watching Duke wag his abbreviated tail
half the day, and furnish Beau Esprita golden
opportunity to soar into realms of poetical fancy
By all means give the tombstone factory
and make Sherlock the foreman, and Svers the
tool dresser
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-04-02
WHEN WE MAKE TOMBSTONES

IN EXCHANGE tells us that the State
"A Board of Control is seriously considering
the proposition of making the manufac-
ture of tombstones one of the industries
of the prison. and that it is probable that
when the shoe factory at the old prison is
discontinued, the men employed there
will be put to work on the chiseling out
of grave stones.
Not bad idea!
just think how our friend Blackstone
would revel in the task of chopping at
block of marble which he knew would
mark the!last resting place of the cop
per- who sent him here-and how brilliantly the
dignifed Pendennis and Marco Polo would shine
in furnishing heart-touching epitaphs that would