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The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-07-26

and Canada are mostly gone, Such
tracts as are left are valuable more on
account of their nature than otherwise.
During the period our National Govern.
ment was giving land away in the west
and northwest, the trend of the land
movement was in those directions. Little
was known of the wonderful opportun-
tiles for farming and stock raising in
that vast section south of the Ohio
river Today we find conditions exactly
reversed. The direction of the land
movement is no longer to the north and
northwest, but to the south. The best
farmers in this country have started a
great migration which will make use of
the large areas of splendid agricultural
land in the lower Mississippi Valley,
There is only one section of the United
States where large tracts of good cheap
land are available-and that is in the
South. The state of Mississippi alone
has twenty million acres of unimproved
land that can be bought for from five
dollars per acre up, varying with location
and improvements, Going farms, with
all of the necessary Improvements, in
Guiding houses, barns, etc., can be
bought for twenty dollars per acre up,
varying with quality of improvements
and distance to towns and the railroad
This vast area is situated between the
Both and Both parallels of latitude, lati
tude of the greatest variety of products
and fruitfulness. Mississippi is tenn
perate zone state, bordering on the semi.
tropics. Most of the state is from three
hundred to five hundred feet above the
sea level, There are great variety of
soils, adapted to the growing of large
number of crops. Here we find the de-
sireable combination insuring the sue
cess of the farmer who is wiling to ap.
ply himself, viz; good soil, warmth and
moisture. Good soil is readily found in
most sta1es, but warmth is not always
dependable and IN the northern states,
the growing season is confined to five
months at the best, The Mississippi
winter is the seeding season, and some
thing can be grown every month in the
year 1t is a territory in which the
farmer does not have to spend in the
winter what he has saved in the sum-
mer. Climate has cash value. The
number of growing days to very great
extent determines the success or failure
in crop production, number of crops
that can be grown, and to considerable
extent, the actual cash returns. Mis-
sissippi winters are short, with little or
no snow, no severely cold weather, early
springs and long summers without ex-
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1917-07-26
The Direction Of the Land
Movement.

Students of economics see an impend-
ing peril in the growing practice of farm
occupancy by tenants The statement
is made that in some sections of the
country, the rate of increase of tenant
farmers over home owners is two to one,
and in the middle western states, in
Guiding Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska
and Kansas, tenants on farms are be-
coming more numerous than owners.
In 1910 throughout the United States
thirty-seven of every one hundred farms
we're ope1 ated by tenants as compared
with twenty-eight of every one hundred
in 1890, an increase of thirty-two per
cent in twenty years. Nevertheless,
there are many young northern farmers
would like to own and operate their
farms, but who have not the necessary
means to pay the high prices for lands
that now exist in the north, SO the per-
tinent question for consideration is
what can be done to give those who
wish to follow the business of farming
an opportunity to own the land they
cultivate? Undoubtedly, this is the
ambition entertained by every man and
woman now engaged in farming.
Our older residents recall the time
wheh farm land in the best agricultural
sections in the Union could be bought
for few dollars per acre. 1t is easy to
understand how these pioneers in the
business, although attended by hard
ships, could acquire ownership of the
land they placed under cultivation and
due to it's productiveness and great en-
hancement in value, now tind them
selves in fairly good circu instances, and
in some instances. wealthy. 1t is decid-
edly a different problem our present
generation of younger farmers confront.
1t is true that the farmer of today is
better equipped with methods of oper-
alton but is only the favored few who
are in position to pay $4,000 to $780,
90 per acre for the farm they would like
to operate and own. Onr foremost
students are endeavoring to devise
means of solving the problem, and
with some measure of success. The vast
army of farmers and others who aspire
to become such, are casting about for
territory where their generally limited
capital will permit purchase of the farm
they desire to operate and where the
soil, climatic and marketing conditions
promise fair measure of success.
The free lands of the United States
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
ANNUAL SOCIAL OF
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN

The old volunteer firemen of Boise
are going to have a social on next Fri
day evening, Nov. 3, at the X. OF +.
hall at Seventh and Idaho streets, to
celebrate the sixth anniversary of the
organizing of their association. The
attendance will be limited to the mem
bers and their families, and each son
or daughter of member Is allowed to
bring an escort There will be a short
program OF social and instrumental
music etc. after which there will be
dancing, followed by a supper fur
nished by the association. All expenses
of the social will be borne by the or
ganization. bat the ladies can bring
cakes IL they desire. Invitation cards
have been sent to a number of the
members, but every member with his
family, is invited TO be present and
spend pleasant evening with old-time
friends and associates. Several of the
old fire boys have passed away during
the year, but there are still over rs
of our old citizens on the rolls of the
association.
The committee appointed to take
charge of the social is composed of the
following Well known citizens: H. l..
Clyne. Ed IL. Peasley, Thomas r.
Woodcock and Sherm G. King.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
PATRIOTIC WOMEN
RAISE MONEY FOR
WORK IN THE NAVY

The Boise chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution reported
at its meeting Saturday that the navy
league of that organization had raised
1910 and that it had $50 knitted gar
ments to send to the boys on the ships.
The money was raised through contri-
buttons and parties.
Prizes to the school children for pa
triotic services for last year were also
announced Cole school won the prize
for the best patriotic program in the
county and was awarded a framed pic
ture. The prize for the writing of the
words and music of America" by
memory was won by Eloise Thompson.
a pupil In the third grade of the Mer-
idian schools. Miss Bessie Shook OF
the seventh grade of the Meridian
school was also given honorable men
ton for the writing words and music
from memory. The prize given was
book.
The Saturday meeting was neld at
the home of Mrs. Richard Irwin ana
the subject of study for the afternoon
was The Russian People" Mrs. NC
Reynolds sang the song, The Boy In
Khaki" and Mrs. McReynolds and
| Mrs. Manville gave a vocal duet with
Mrs. Adair of Nampa at the piano.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05

the quarterly conference OF the
church. He especially cited the proph-
ecies of Joseph Smith made in 1879
on the war and it's conclusion in an
everlasting peace.
The conference was one largely at
tended. Four sessions were held at the
church in addition to the business
meetings of the different organiza-
tons represented. the general stake,
mutual association and religion class
association.
Other outside speakers at. the con-
ference were, Seymour B. Young and
Sister Clarissa Beesley o. Salt Lake.
Heber Q. Hale, president of the Boise
stake, made a stirring address empha-
sizing the necessity of efficiency and
teamwork.
All the speakers dwelt upon the har-
mony throughout the church and the
great work being done by the officials
and field workers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
IDAHO BOY SEES
GERMAN AIR RAIDS
Capital News Special Service.

tSdpltsti A>SWo boPCSidl koSlN
Haley, Nov. 5.---Pete Reardon, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Reardon of
Rock creek. just west of this city. is
now stationed IL miles from London.
having enlisted in the aviation corps
in the service of Uncle Sam at St.
Louis, where he received his prelim-
mary training. The company he be-
longs to expected to be in Bellevlle,
H., but at the last moment they were
ordered to England. In writing to his
mother about the incident, he said the
boys were SO pleased that they ran
bout shaking hands with each other
and unable to withhold the joy within
them. He has seen three air raids
from the time he arrived there until
he wrote on Oct. IA. He wrote that
1t was an awful sight to see the Ger
mans dropping their bombs. He has
seen in London some of the buildings
that have been wrecked by the Ger
mans.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
WEATHER CONDITIONS
OVER THE COUNTRY

A low pressure area Is shown over
the north Pacific states and reaching
eastward over Alberta. Elsewhere the
pressure 10 high, the highest readings
being east Of the Mississippi river. The
weather has remained fair except on
the north Pacific coast. The tempera-
ture is unevenly distributed, the lowest
being In Nevada and southern Utah
and the highest in southern California
and on the Texas coast. Under the
influence of the northwestern low pres
sure area rain may be expected in
Boise and its vicinity tonight or Tues
day.
Boston. 80; Calgary, so; Chicago,
so; Denver, 30; Helena, 81; Kansas
city, 81; Los Angeles, Sc; st. Paul, 40;
New Orleans, So; New York. 30; Po-
catello, IS; Portland. So: st. Louis. As;
Salt Lake City. So; San Francisco, So;
Seattle, SO; Washington %.
SHIPPERS FORECAST.
Protect shipments during the next
So hours against the following mini
mum temperatures; going west to
, Baker, 40 degrees; east to PocateIlo
40 degrees. Minimum temperature al
Boise tomorrow A degrees.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the air passages of your head
will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking. snuffling, blowing,
headache, dryness. No struggling foy
breath at night; your cold or catarrh
will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
little of this fragrant antiseptic,
healing cream In your nostrils. 1t pen
crates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the inflamed or swol-
len mucous membrane and relief comes
instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed up
with cold or nasty catarrh-Reliet
comes so quickly. Adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
VICE PRESIDENT
URGES SUPPORT FOR
THE Y. n. G. A. WORK

On Sunday afternoon. just prior to
his hurried departure from Boise, Vice
President Marshall spoke to a large
crowd of men at the Pinney theater
His address was given under the aus
pieces of the war work council. He said
II was the desire of all Americans that
the soldiers we are sending to camps
and abroad should return to us with
ideals as high as they have at the time
they left us. The responsibility for
this result, he stated, must rest with
the " M c. A. He did not think
there should be any difficulty in raising
the $4,000, 900 for war work in the
United States.
Rev. Wilsfe Martin next recited
some of his experiences at Camp
Lewis where he visited last week. He
said 1T is impressive to see thou
sands Of our soldiers in parade, or
standing at salute as the flag Is low
cred, but the most impressive sight
which l have seen is the intense ac-
tivity in the six large wooden struc-
lures built by the Y. NJ. G. A. at Camp
Lewis. Every evening these structures
are crowded to the limit with men
writing home or being entertained by
high class programs"
Richard Randall, the fiery Y. M. c. A.
secretary, then made an appeal to the
men present to make a sacrifice some
what in proportion to the sacrifices
which our soldiers are making. II
they would do this, he said, there
would be no difficulty in raising the
quota of $4,000 for Ada county.
Music for the DrOgram was under
the direction of Eugene Farmer. Solos
were sung by Clyde Cakes and Mr..
| Hanson.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
WfISER POTATO
GROWER GIVES
away HIS CROP
J. E. Terrell Giving Ton a
Day to Worthy People in
Need at His Big Patch
First Grade Potatoes Are
Shipped to Market, but
the Second Grade Distrib-
uted Among the Poor
Without Price.

Weiser Nov. 81. Z. Terrell, the
well known potato grower and pure
bred swine breeder, is giving away
ton OF potatoes day to those con-
sidered by the Weiser Commercial club
as worthy of such help. Mr.. Ferren
has a large acreage in potatoes and
big yield per acre. During the past
four days he has been harvesting his
crop with one potato digger and
crew of six pickers. Beginning Mon
day he will use two potato diggers
and IL pickers.
Mr.. Terrell ships his best grade OF
potatoes, but this season he IL giving
away his second grades to those sent
out by the Commercial club. 1t Is
now believed Mr.. FeTells donations
will reach fully two carloads. His farm
10 three miles west of Weiser
GREAT SPUD CROP.
Weiser has the greatest potato crop
this year in its history. Every avail
able place in town and country at all
suitable for storage is being filled with
spuds. Asahel Smith, the potato ex-
merit of western oregon, leased Sena-
tor ]. II. Hughes fine 104-acre farm
5H miles west of Weiser, for a term of
three years. This is Mr. Smiths first
wear on this place. He built on the
farm the past summer one of the
greatest potato cellars in western Ida
no. In the cellar are $500 sacks OF
California Russell potatoes that Mr..
Smith grew on 10 acres. This is an
average of $50 sacks per acre. Mr..
Smith had 20 acres in potatoes this
wear but the others are not yet har-
vested He is now fall-plowing MS
next years potato acreage.
Ray Barton whose farm Is three
miles west of Weiser. got total of
1850 sacks of potatoes from Az acres
II. G. Joseph had 20 acres in STRAY
Beauties and Melted Gems that made
200 sacks per acre. His farm is or
the famous Dead OK flat, Al miles
from Weiser.
Many others could be named VINO
have large potato yields this year.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
Don't Be Slave
To the Pangs of Rheumatism.

to drive them out of your blood.
S. 8. s, is the one remedy that has
successfully led the attack on all ir-
Irregularities Of the blood. This remedy
Is guaranteed purely vegetable. being
entirely free from any mineral sub
stance. Hence it acts by driving all
impurities from the blood. 8. 8. 8. 10
the best remedy for Rheumatism. and
you will be delighted with the results
of its use.
Go to your drug store. get a bottls
of S. s. $. and start taking this old
reliable medicine today. II will be
the beginning OF the end of your suf-
fering. Don't take substitute. Write
our medical director for special advice.
regarding the treatment of your case.
for which no charge is made. Address
Swift Srccific 60 Ems Swfst To-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05

II you are one of the thousands
hopelessly bound within the clutches
of Rheumatism. here is a message that
will help you shake off your bondage,
and lead you back to freedom.
It tells you how to avoid losing fur
Their time looking for relief from the
wrong treatment. No one has even
been permanently cured by the use OF
liniments and lotions. What right
have you to expect that you will be
the exception?
If you would be rid of this painful
and disabling disease. follow the teach
ings of science. which show that the
cause of rheumatism is in your blood,
that the disease is the result of mil
lions OF tiny pain demons which intest
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
CONSTIPATION IS
A PENALTY OF AGE

Nothing 10 90 essential to
health in advancing age ~ free
dom and normal activity Of the
bowels. IL makes one feel
younger and fresher, and fore
stalls colds, piles, fevers, and
other dependent ills.
Cathartics and purgativss are
violent and drastic in action and
should be avoided. A mild, ef-
fsctivs laxative, recommended by
physicians and thousands who
have used it, 10 far preferable.
This IL the combination of simple
laxative herbs with pepsin sold
by druggists under the name of
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin. It
costs only fifty cents bottle; q
trial bottle, free of charge, can be-
obtained by writing to DR.. w. B.
Caldwell, 456 Washington ST.,
Monticello, Illinois.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
High School Notes

At a student council meeting this
morning the council decided to banquet
the Caldwell and Boise teams on Sat
urday evening. The two football
teams will meet on the local gridiron
Saturday afternoon.
The War Banquet which the cooking
department Of the high school was
preparing for the Boise Valley School
Masters association has been indef-
nitely postponed. The banquet was to
have been served last Friday evening.
The cast for the comic opera to be
given by the music department of the
high school has been chosen with two
exceptions. The opretta, The Pirates
of Penzance." is lively Gilbert Sulli-
van production and is fun of tuneful
and catchy airs. 1t is said to be even
better than The Little Tycoon an
other opera by the same authors which
the high school presented last year.
The leads will be played by Violet
Meacham and Frank Marler. The rest
of the cast are Frank Marler. Frederic
a Pirate Apprentice; Ivan Packenham,
Samuel, Lieutenant to the Pirate
Chief: Willard Regan, Major General
S'ahieS VI .ne
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main TO De CHOSEN. MISS Meachai',
sang the ieauihs roii III Inc nish sehoo'
opretta iasl year. Easel harris aiso
hao ieaoihs part III IT, Inc his
school orchestra VIII iurhish tne music
me flra'es Oh Feh%ahce' OF n
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
EXAMINATIONS FOR.
LIST OF ELIGIBLES
FOR POSTMASTERS
Capital News Special Service.l

Nv IOdpICdI NeWs 0peCIHI fs6rV1CeJ
Washington, Nov. 5.--A civil service
examination will be held at Montpe-
lier, Idaho, Nov. rs for a list of eligi-
bles for postmasters in Idaho general
ly. There are no vacancies at present
but some are likely to occur at any
time and the examinations are being
held on the date mentioned to meet an
exigency.
The class of postmasters involved are
the presidential and salaries range
from $1,000 to s24O0.
Edna M. Perkins, Boise, has been ap
pointed clerk in the war department.
Floyd Bowman, Boise, appointed
clerk in the bureau of war risk insur
ance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05

after three doctors said / never would
atand up straight again. Twas . mid
wife for seven years and I recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they al got along SO nicely
that IL surely is godsend to suffering
women. If women wish to write 70
M I win be delighted to answer them. :"
Mrs. JENNIE MoYER, 342 E.North St.,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, weakness, irregularities, ner-
yousness, backache, or Dearing-oown
pains, need the tonic properties OF me
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
Have Hair Like '20"

It's never too late to get rid of gray
in hair. Thousands have benefited by
this scientific discovery. Why don't
YOU?
Gray. .aded. bedrabblcd hair can be
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Toilet Soap. Q-ban Dsptlatory.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
DEATHS.

SMITH-George p. Smith. a civil
war veteran, died Saturday night at the
Soldiers Home hospital He was "A
years of age. During the war he serv-
ed in company E., Thirtieth Wisconsin
infantry. The funeral was held at the
Fry & Summers chapel this afternoon
at $50 o'clock. Rev. II. ]. Reynolds Of
ficiated and burial was in Silent Camp.
Morris Hill cemetery. Mr.. Smith was
well known by sight by most of the re-
sidents of Boise. He lived for meny
years by himself in a cabin on Bannoc<
street and daily he walked to the
corner of Ninth and Main streets and
would sit for an hour or two on the
foundation projection of the Pacific
National bank. Some six months ago
he was stricken with paralysis
FIOOD-James A. Flood of Merd-
ian, who was struck by an automobile
on the hin leading to the fairgrounds
last Friday evening as he was pushing
a wheel barrow up the incline, died
Sunday at st. Luke's hospital. The
body is at the Fry & Summers morgue,
where an inquest will be held Tues
day morning at 9 o'clock. The body
is to be taken TO Meridian for burial.
HUNTER = The funeral Of Mrs.
Zaidee Hunter, who died Saturday
night, was held at the Fry & Summers
chapel this afternoon, Rev. r. NJ. Don :
aldson officiated. Burial was in Nor
ris Hill cemetery. Mrs. Hunter was a
member of the Presbyterian church
and the funeral service was largely
attended by members of that denomin
alton and friends of the family.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
LATTER DAY SAINTS
CLOSE CONFERENCE

Citing prophecies of the early day
apostles of the Latter Day Saints
church predicting the present war,
Apostle Joseph Smith, Jr., of Salt Lake
attracted the closest attention during
his address Sunday at a meeting Of
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
STATE HAS RIGHT
TO TAX RAILROADS

Washington, Nov. 5.-Right of the
state Of Kansas to impose a foreign
corporation tax on railroads operating
within its borders was affirmed to-
day by the supreme court. The Rock
Island railroad unsuccessfully attacked
the tax on the ground that 1t laid
burden on interstate commerce.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
BROKEN DOWN
IN HEALTH
Woman Tells How IS Worth
Of Pinkham's Compound
Made Her Well.
lima. Ohio. was all broken down
N health from displacement One Of my

lady friends came 10
see me and she ad-
vised me to COM
mence taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
and to use Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative
Wash. ] began taxi
ing your remedies
and took S.. 00worth
and in two months
was a well woman
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
Such Misery Causing Makeshifts Are
the Ruptured Mans Worst Enemies.

Its hard to make them hold. even when
drawn tight that they scarcely give
minutes peace. They simply curse to
wear.
And because they nearly always let their
victims get all the tune they yearly
forcing thousands Of people into rskine their
Lives by undergoing operation.
These unscientifc makeshifts much
misery and such a shameful waste of money
that the law should put stop to their sale
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-05
PATENTS TO IDAHO PEOPLE.

Capital News Special SerYice.)
Washington, Nov. "a patent was
issued this week to William T.. Gray,
Boise, on copy holding device also
one to Willis w. Harvey, Malad City,
Idaho, an improvement in resilient
wheel.