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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29
SEEDED PREPARATION FOR
DRY FARM SPRING CROPS

"
The following from the pen of E. R.
Parsons the Colorado drv farm ex-
merit will he good reading for ali who
CROW snring Groin and enligb+ening 70
a1l Who arc seeti3g 1fgbt on drv farm-
mo metbods
IN onv farn,,,o ~ rfaid 80 a.,
orane enara %sroaIr - +ho -
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Nh - n
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- II ~
safi snd faa,n 4b olon Pr" w
dftto~ of1 - -
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49, l0.ru
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m 80 Is "tg-9u.
.l5Nh.5 ~ IN 49, pto,lueS sne pese
rrore s,ot - +
80 ata uu-s' 9unSn
raised by the spring fallow' nv the
spring fallow is meant the p-reparation
fof the soil as soon as possible afrer
the frost is out Of the ground and
then alternate disking and narrowing
to XIII all weed growth until planting
time in Nav or June. The blowing
for any crop in either Of these fallows
should never be less Than ten inches
deem if the best results are desired
There are many in western Kansas
and Nebraska who claim that deem
blowing is not necessary for wheat and
small grain. but in comparing notes
after a partially dry season such as
1916 we find that all the good crops
fell to the deep blowers. Western
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma farm
ers who enjoy a precipitation of Is to
% inches are not in the same class
with those Of Colorado, Wyoming, New
Mexico, Utah, ETC., who are happy if
they get their IA or Is and it is pos
sible in the former states to get along
with a little less blowing than in the
latter: but in all the states we find
the highest averages following the
deepest blowing.
Plant on the FalIOw.
1nuoaia+o Dia,+irg af+or ,,ov-i,r
- ~ 80 sbai1ow75 is oftar canss
ooss fsiI,,ro ~ ~ aTn,ing and is sone-
- ~ navor rano1ma,d Evarv
~ - - ,ran+o5 - = - ~
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i1IloN9 - so,a. ~
80" ~ - 9PIise
oSneI ~ls9 ~ lue "ilu ulset So
Din4s WIN naIuIe. DS soou 80 pio
lus IN me al -o5 -
q Hoist SUI Las oteen q
Ine winter laliUN Iol sptIns Pteu.tn7,
VIII usualls carry IIou 10 ~
per cent Oh water OF oNeI wv lncnes
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29

Prize Winning Holstein Heller at Pow
er County Fair 1916. From Herd OF
A. w. Davis.
in order to secure aid from the county.
Since that time admission to the
grounds has been charged and the
scope of the fair enlarged from year
to year. The fair is incorporated. but
under the conditions of its i%neorpor-
alton can pay no profits to its stock
holders. All that is received from all
sources is put into improvements or
paid out in purses and premiums. The
fair has had a good influence in slim
ulating interest in better agriculture
and better livestock.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-29

The following from the pen of E. R.
Parsons, the Colorado dry farm ex-
pert, will be good reading for all who
grow spring grain, and enlightening to
all who are seeking light on dry farm
ing methods:
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
Home Obedience.

In discussing criminals n thinker
said: II firmly believe that the re-
sponsibility for the majority of crimes
rests not upon the criminals themselves,
but upon the shoulders of their pa
rents!" At first that may sound like
Il very extreme statement, but upon
second thought is it after all an exag-
geration? The speaker followed up
his first statement with second: "A
child who is not taught the value of
obedience In the home will be less like
ly to respect the laws enacted by COM
munities for the good Of that larger
family-humanity."
From this point Of view the obedi-
ence of little folks assumes mammoth
proportions, for they are not only chill
dren, but citizens in the making.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
Piqskin Is Wanted.

Pigskin's value for a number of pur-
poses is well recognized. And 1t Is
employed to limited extent. but not
as a staple leather. Shoe manufac-
turers, however. are said to be seeking
ways TO utilize it in their business, and
doubtless they would employ great
quantities of it in place of cOwhide and
calfskin, but for its scarcity.
That swine could be made poten-
tial supply of leather is indicated by
the United States department of agri-
cultures estimate that there are up
wards Of 7O,OOO,OOO of these animals
on American farms today. Yet the
output of pigskin leather Is negligible.
Federal statistics show that at only
seven of the principal stock yards Of
the country last year more than o.
100000 hogs were marketed. Yet all
of that pigskin was wasted.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
SCOUTS AID THE SOLDIERS.

During "Off to France" exercises
In Swayne field at Toledo. Ohio. boy
scouts collected money to purchase
supplies not issued by the government.
When the Toledo soldiers were on the
Mexican border this emergency fund
came as a life saver.
It was not a government issue when
Troop d needed rope to tether horses
so they would not kick themselves to
death, and when medicine was badly
needed which was not obtainable from
the government this emergency fund
supplied 1t. One company while on
the border sent to the railroad station
for expected supplies. They came back
with a mosquito netting, the only
thing received that day. The COM
mander bought food from this fund
or the men would have had to 60 hum
cry. The boy scouts will try to see
that their home soldiers will have all
necessary comforts while In France.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
SCOUTS DO NOT TAKE TIPS.

Said a boy scout usher. mt a per.
formance in the Municipal theater In
St. Louis to a patron whom he had
just shown to his reservation with
Chesterfieldian courtesy and who
sought to bestow tip: "Thank you,
sir, but the boy scouts do not accept
gratuities."
This particular boy scout was a lad
Of about twelve years. He had the
bearing Of a prince-and he was a
prince, a free American prince. The
wonderful organization which Is max
ing men of so many thousands Of
American boys Is teaching them many
high things which are not taught In
ali homes, although they should be neg
lected in none. Besides truth and hon
or and self-reliance and self-respect,
the boy scouts are taught the nobility
Of service.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

bed. Once more able to breathe, he Sc
cured the bottle and departed. carry
ing it under his jacket. in front, with
out Katie's noticing anything unusual
in his manner or bosom.
He started down the back stairs,
hut retreated, hearing his mother be-
low, in conversation with the cook.
Proceeding TO the top of the front
stairs. he heard the voice of Margaret
and Mr.. Robert Williams, Sans
brother, senior on vacation. A
glance over the railing revealed the
collcgian, beautifully attired. confront
Ing Margaret, who leaned against the
newell post in Il way very irritating
To brother who wished to get out
to the stable without being stopped or
questioned. When Margaret got her
back To the newell post like that. Pen
rod knew she might stay there hours
and hours ?"
Margaret" said Mr.. Williams, in n
voice wholly ineXpiicable to Penrod. II
believe you care more for the bowl of
gold hSh, In yOnder, than you DO Tor
me"
Penrod retired from the hallway into
Margaret'S room, and feeling satisfied
that she would not come there for Il
long time. withdrew the treasure from
beneath his coat. set il upon her dress
ing table. and seated himself beside il.
Gold fish
With the prospect before him Of
what was going 10 happen ut, or be
fore, Ii minutes of II, the lives of 9th
or pe0ple-Who had no hope of own
ing pet snakes. hatched in the bot
tle-Seemed pitifully vacant. lie felt
sorry for Robert Williams. He pit
led the young man for having nothing
better To do than to talk TO IN unin-
teresting girl about whether she liked
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

"No, sir" shouted Penrod over his
shoulder, as he started home on the
trot. I'm goin' back to watch a good
snake"
He passed through the kitchen of
his own home ut the same gait, disre-
garding request by Katie. the house
maid. for Il hearing.
Mister Penrod." she began, I'D like
to know what fer you want"
cat fur" facetiOuSly shouted Pen
rod. already ascending the back stairs.
Cat fur, to make kitten britcheS
with
Next moment a fearful howl is
sued from Margaret'S room. Mrs. SchO-
field. hurrying thither from her own
apartment. encountered her son in the
paSSaGeway.
"Pcnrod, what's the matter?"
"Where's my snakeT
"Where'S what?"
"NIv snake he beloved. 81 want
nv snake. Where's my sna-a-ke?'
"Penrod. are you crazy?' she cried.
what on earth are you"
"My snake, | left it on Margarets
bureau and it's gone! Who's took it?
Who's been in there? Who's got my
Snake?"
Mrs. Schofeld began to he alarmed
in earnest. her sons manner and look
were frantic. and his words, to her, in
comprehensive.
"Pcnrod." she said nervously, "yOu
must take some castor oil. There
wasn't any snake in Margaret's room.
| heard her come upstairs for some
thing minute ago, and go in there.
If there'd been snake there she'd
have screamed, but she went down
stairs again, and"
So did PenrOd go downstairs again.
He plunged, three steps at time, and
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
BOY:
SCOUTS
Fl fS
Conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts of America)
SHOT UNARMED BOY SCOUT

''If people understood what the boy
scout movement means in training
boys to heroic service and making big,
useful men of them, they would quick
ly rally to its support" said Mrs. A.
G. Blackall, a visitor in Seattle and
formerly vice president of the Wom-
ans Liberal league, a political Organl-
zatiOn of West Australia.
my husband and l were in England
when the war broke out, and every boy
British government to guard the rail-
roads and public buildings and per-
form various other patriotic services.
The deeds of heroism by boy scouts
which we personally witnessed made
me a lifetime advocate of boy scout
work.
shortly after the war began, we,
with hundreds of others, were on a
train going from London to a Channel
port, when the train came to a sudden
stop. The engine had stopped within a
foot or two of boy scout guard, who.
finding boulder on the track too large
for him to move, had placed himself
on the track before the oncoming train,
signaling it to stop. He held his ground,
and his life would have been sacrificed
had not the engineer succeeded In stop
ping the train in time. His herOism
saved many lives and the demonstra-
ton those hundreds Of passengers gave
him is beyond description.
Another boy scout, guarding an en-
trance of a government building In
London, with instructions to admit no
one, was approached by a spy. who
threatened to shoot the boy If he did
not allow him to pass. The unarmed
boy scout refused to violate his trust
and was shot through the heart by the
spy. The shot attracted attention and
the murderer was captured.
"These are but two of many incl
dents of boy scout heroism in the Brit
ish Isles, and a movement which incul-
Gates such patriotism and herOism In
the hearts of boys is worthy of un-
stinted support"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

him as well as she did some gold
fish in a glass bowl!
A motor whlzzed in the street, and,
glancing out of the window at his ell
bow, Penrod found occasion to be
sorry for another young man, evil
IDENTIFY coming to interview the uninter-
esting girl and from various over
hearings of late, PenrOd had little
doubt that this one, too, would be dis
cuSsing at the first opportunity, what
Margaret liked.
He was dainty, and exquisite
young man, more than well-to-do, much
encouraged by Mrs. Schofield; and it
was he who had given Margaret the
bowl of gold fish-which lends some
flavor to Robert Williams dismal COM
parison. Mr.. Ethelbert Magsworth
Bits was generally believed to be a
very happy and fortunate youth; he
had Il yacht somewhere; he had a mo-
tor car, then at the curb; he had
money enough to buy all the candy in
town if he chose; yet PenrOd pitied
him. Sixteen minutes of eleven that
morning would find Mr.. Bits utterly
snakeless. There are some things
money cannot buy.
What time is it getting to be?'
Penrose suddenly inquired aloud.
There was little clock on Mar
garet's dressing table. but it had
stopped. Upon an impulse, he jump
ed up and ran downstairs to the kitch-
en-. There, the noisy old wall-clock
reassured him soothingly. 1t marked
fifteen minutes after ten.
"Yay, Penrod!"
This was IA shout from the yard. and
going to the door, PenrOd beheld Sam
Williams, radiant with excitement.
Come on over TO our stable" shout
ed Sam. "Come on Come on and look
ut him."
Penrod did not stop for his hat; a
Jealous fear, suddenly reused, added
fear To his feet. And when they
reached Sans stable he was profound
ly resolved to find Sans "Snake" no
more advanced toward the great trans
formation than his own. He expressed
the opinion, indeed, that this was much
further along.
why. how could II be-" demanded
Sam resentfully. I've been sittin' here
lookin' at mine ever since breakfast,
and never took my eyes off him. Well,
sir, saw him breathe-he did ii lots
of times, You can't tell it just lookin'
at him this way. You got to keep
loOkin' at him and lookin' at him; you
bet | saw him do it. all right. And
once he almost wiggled."
Almost wiggled, Mine did wig
cle." Penrod said-and thereafter be-
Iieved it.
Well sod mine" said Sam.
"Well. who said he didn't? l didn't
say he didn't, did II"
We'll, who said you did say"
Come on" interrupted Penrod.
Let's go back and look at mine"
mo. sir, i want to watch my own
snake change. don't I? You better
stay here and wait ill he's all good
and changed, then we'll go and see il
yours"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

exploded himself into the parlor,
where Margaret sat Cooking family
embarrassed) with Mr.. Ethelbert Mags-
worth Bits (whO had come to
take her to drive and was frOwning)
and Mr.. Robert Williams (who had
come to take her for walk. and was
scowling), and the gold fish (whO
were swimming).
where's my snake?"
Margaret jumped. Good gracious
What in the world"
81 want my sna-a-ke! l left it in
bottle on your"
"Oh" Margaret laughed relieved.
There was a bottle on my dressing
table, and noticed your name pasted
on it; but l don't think there was any
thing inside except water"
Penrod jumped up and down. "What
did you do with it?" he roared.
81 gave it to Katie, and told her to
ask you if you wanted it, and if you
didn't"
PenrOd left an overturned chair to
blaze his trail. He burst into the
kitchen, and Katie was there, bending
over the sink.
Where's my snake?"
"Oh. Lordr' walled Katie, clutching
at her heart
"What'd you do with my sna-a-keT
"What did 1 what?"
"ln bOttle!" re beloved. MAR
garet gave sou my bottle with my
sna-a-ake in it! l want my snake!"
There wasn't any snake in it," said
Katie. There wasn't nothin' in it.
Miss Marg'rut says the bottle had your
name on it, and I should ask you did
you want it. and l showed it to Della
and she says she wants 1t to put
some Sirup in II, and wouldn't let her
have it till l asked you. and you come
in, and l started to ask you what fer
you wanted it, and you says Cat fur
to make kitten britches with and
went on upstairs, and So"
where is it," shouted Pen.od
hoar>ely; and even in this agony Of
suspense marked that the clock stood
hl ~ iiilllulfS VI IL w HIT sOu
do with my snake?"
81 never Saw no snake. Do you
think I'd "A touched il If there'd "a
been any sr--"
where's my bottle?" demanded the
frcnzicd boy.
Here, said Katie. disengaging the
empty bottle from the towel with
which she was drying it. you didn't
seem To care enough about it to answer
me. and | poured the water out, so
Della could use IL. There wasn't
nothing in il at all-except hair that
must "a fell in il somehow, and went
down the sink when / poured the wa
ter out"
Penrod ran amuck.
With maniacal yell he struck the
bottle from her hand and fled toward
! the front part of the house. In the
/ library he encountered a young cat
! which had recently been adopted by
ais mother for good luck" having fol-
lowed her on the street. A really in
telligent cat would have fled from Pen
rods path at highest speed, but this
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
His Own Words

With an idea Of testing his pupils
knowledge of their mother tongue, a
Boston school teacher wrote on the
blackboard the well-knOwn prOverb,. "A
wink is as good as a nod to blind
horse"
Then he told the class to rewrite
this saying. using their own words, but
retaining the original meaning Of tho
sentence.
One youngster wrote, "a spasmodic
movement of the optic is as adequate
as slight indication of the cranium
to an equine quadruped devoid of its
visionary capacities"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu.
enced by constitutional conditions. II
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the Sys-
TEN. HALLS 'CATARRH MEDICINE
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature in
doing its work. $4,000 for any case Of
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
F. ]. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out preeminent as a medicine for
curable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root, a physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect 10
soon realized in most cases. 1t is gea-
tie. healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
um and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
SCOUTS AS VETS oRDERLIEs.

At the last annual encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic Com
mander William ]. Patterson took oc-
casiOn to thank the boy scouts for
their many helpful acts. The scouts
are now more numerous than the MEM
bers of the Grand Army itself, and
their services are deeply appreciated
by the old soldiers. especially during
reunions in the large cities. 1t Is
touching to see the boys acting as
guides and aides to the aged men, at
tending to baggage and cOnveyances
and supplying at once any information.
needed. Old soldiers feel a pride in
young Americans that they can but
family express.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
SCOUTS RUN ENTIRE CITY.

Boy scouts of Lancaster, Pa, ran
the city for an hour, during the city's
busiest period, filling all the city Of
fees from the mayor down and carry
ing on all police duties, including the
traffic work. Scout Edward Meyer was
mayor. The city officials did this to
give the scouts practical knowledge
Of civic government. All performed
their duties astOnishingly well. No
doubt some parents spent bad hour
during this time of reversal Of au.
thority.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

BREAD WITHOUT SALT IS TASTELESo
A medicine chest without Magic Ar
MICA Liniment is useless. Best Of all
liniments for sprains, swellings,
bruises, rheumatism and neuralgia.
Three sizes. 25c, SOC and $1.0O.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
PREPARE DUCKS FOR MARKET
Weight Confine Them and Feed
Fatteninq Rations.

When the ducks reach two pound,
IN weight or over II you wish to sell
them as broile conf1ne them for q
week and feed them all the corn meal
mash or wet cracked corn they will
eat. One can ship them alive or
dressed, as he prefers. Usually
more money is realized In selling them
dressed.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
Didn't Give Her a Chance.

you'll have to pay fare for that
child, madam" said the conductor.
"But he's only eight years old"
1--WE collect for all children over
seven"
"Well. why don't you have your silly
old rules put up where people can see
them?" 4
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
"REAllY, Now

Il can't take that. | must have Red
Cross Ball Blue. / have used 1t for
more than ten years. My white
dresses. linens and lace curtains are
snowy white. l simply can't do with
out Red Cross Ball Blue. You will get
it? All right, I'll wait.'-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
In the Smashup.

"Were the parties in the automobile
accident made nervous by the cars
turning over?"
"Well, they were very much upset"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
A Bojlino Crisis.

''They say the hotels are facing
cook famine"
"Ah. that Is one over which the pub
lie will stew until 1t rOasts the hO:els."
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
Terse Biography.

whats that husband of yours do
ing now, Mrs. Snaggs"
"Time, num-
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

Too often the wife's yearning ca
pacity is larger than the husbands
earning capacity.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

Would Like To, Though.
Teacher-Name a bird besides the
ostrich that doesn't fly.
Bright BOy-The jailbird.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
Wien Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

20 emarting Jnss Bye Comfort % cents q
2UB1HB EYE REMEDY CO.. CHICAGO
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

Important to MotheVe
Examine carefully every bottle o,
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that II
Signature ss,'' :'s Of &HAZzzZx
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07
@e Young biologists
Penrod and Sam Have Three Weeks Thriller
With a Horse Hair Snake
By BOOTH HARRINGTON
.OR boy, summertime is the
e

Copyright. 1917, Wheeler syndicate. 1ne)
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-07

Speeding from the table at the first
possible moment, he returned TO his
own room. and, in the doorway, was
struck with an unnamed fear. Katie.
the housemaid was putting the room
in order; but she had not touched the
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-17
L)oings ofthe ' 'erriittOriial itti
 Legislature
BILL INTRODUCED TO
 TAX MALE RESIDENTS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSE

JUNEAU, April 17.-An important bill was introduced in the house this morning. The bill provides tax on
 I male residents in Alaska for school nrrposes. Amendments to the den tistry bill were also introduced.
 Another bill authorizing the muni- cipal councils to vacate streets and al leys was another one introduced this morning.
 A memorial for shelter cabins in the interior of Alaska and the establish ment of a pulp mill, were also adopted.
 The bulk sale that has been hanging fire for weeks. was finally passed at last nights session. Also an amend
 ent prescribing fees for commission CTS for filing labor claims, was adopt cd.
 In the senate, the memorial for a quarantine station to be established in Alaska was passed unanimously. The senate made many other recommen- dations and adjourned until today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-17
CIAMOR FOR FOOD
 IN GERMAN TOWNS

LONDON, April IA dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from the Hague says:
 Serious food riots took place in Dusseldorf. A crowd of women com posed mostly of the wives and daugh- ters of intuition workers, paraded the street shouting, Give us bread and smashing windows and singing revo- udonary songs. Among the crowd were five members of the landsturm in uniform The police used their swords against the mob, wounding sev- eraI women. Fifty-five persons were arrested.
 Reports of similar outbreaks have been received here from Krefeld, Duis- berg. Barmen and Elderfeld. The mil jtaIy commanders in the two latter towns have issued orders that in fu- ure the soldiers shall use their fire arms against rioters without previous warning to them."
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-17

PARIS, April 17.---As a result of the desperate attack on the German lines by the French for ces began last night and contin- ued throughout the night and this morning, forty miles of Ger man lines were taken. The en- emy's casualties are estimated to be at least one hundred thou sand killed, wounded and taken prisoners.
 LONDON, April 1.-The Brit ish forces made some further ad- vance last night in the neighbor- hood of Epehy, according to an official report thls morning. Rainstorms, however, hampered their. operation.