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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
|REGARDING FARM
TRACTORS

| A study of the subject OF tractors
on the farm, as seen in Bingham
county this season leads to the con-
clusion that those who are using
them are pioneering an expensive
luxury, and that all those who are
not using them are indebted to men
who are operating them; indebted to
them for taking the lead and bearing
the expense of the experimental
work.
Some of the tractors are a success
or, or appear to be, and some are
far from 1t. Some are a losing pro-
ject while they are new and the op-
orators are getting accustomed to
them. Some seem to operate sue
cessfully while they are new and at
their best, and as soon as wear be-
gins to tell upon and weaken the
lpoweI, 1t becomes a doubtful enter
prise.
We predict that even those that
seem satisfactory the first season or
the first few monhs, will be so de-
lpreciated by the end of the season
that when they have been stored, or
possibly left out in the weather till
next spring, their work will be so
poor they will be ready for the scrap
pile. This Is where the purchaser
of tractors will wake up to his great
loss. The depreciation that has to
be shouldered will come as knock
out blow on the venture, and il it
could have been foreseen, it would
not have been undertaken.
Then there is another thing not
usually given as full consideration
before as after the venture; it is
called "obsolescence" 1t is the loss
of values in machine from the fact
that something better has been built
during it's life, or it may be built
and put on the market next year
for less money. The difference be-
ween the old price and the new, or
the difference between the one ma
chine and the other in point of per-
lection, is called obsolescence. A
person may buy machine and never
use it, but keep it in storage prop
erly protected from the elements,
and it may be obsolete and entirely
worthless in year or two by reason
of inventions or improvements on
machines made for the same pur-
pose.
The question Of tractors is one of
the live questions before the prog
ressive farmer today, and it will con-
tinue to deserve attention for the
next few years just as the automo-
bile has pressed for attention until
it is no longer an experiment. But
remember our admonition of June
1917, Beware of losses from depre-
citation and obsolescence. Be CRATE
full to the man who is pioneering the
tractors by buying and using them
this year."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
WHERE THE
MONEY GOES

The H. ]. Brandeles company
manufacturers of fire extinguishine
apparatus, have a bulletin out that
lays down a few simple facts in a
convincing way. 1t isn't every man
who knows that is willing to stop
and tell us what Is done with money
we hand over for this or that.
The bulletin says: Congress is
raising vast sums of money with
which to prosecute the war. Several
billions of dollars is an incompre-
hensible amount. But what is to
become of that money? 1t is going
right back into the pockets Of the
American people. Billions of it will
be loaned abroad. What will be-
come of that? Why, it will come
right back to the United States to
pay for supplies sent from here.
That's what the allies want the
money for"
1t is a fact that the business men
who stuck to it thru the war are
now enjoying a fine prosperity. 1t
is fact that pooling money in
nation adds to the nations potency
In both material and moral accom-
It's matter of not only
get together, but get our dollars to-
gether,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
ADMISSION TO
THE WAR

The "pay as you enter" plan OF
war making takes we'll with the
American people. Do we not realize
that we are making common cause
against an enemy with allies who
have held him fast for three years
of hard fighting?
Our friends across the Atlantic
are strained to the limit with keep
ing up the war. Long before we
send men over we are going to send
a service fully as needful, and needed
first, the Red Cross divisions.
Therefor at this present time our
chief part in the war is sending mes
sengers of mercy. When American
soldiers get up against Hindenberg
they will be backed by fully or
ganized hospital service, and not
only they, but their comrades, the
French "poilus" and British tom
mies' will be greatly helped.
We are paying for this hospital
service now. II we do not pay for
it the government will If the gov
eminent pays the bill we will foot 1t
in the end. The only way to get
out of paying these bills is to stop
the war, and unfortunately the
kaiser will not listen to reasoning,
rs Mr.. Ford found out.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22

Reported that heat is killing Ger
man crops. Bill must have quarrel
ed with old Sol.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
SOME LOST, PEOPLE

The following named persons have
subscribed for The Idaho Republican
and thep ost masters have been un-
able to deliver the papers.
II you know any Of them 1t would
be q favor to us. to give us their
correct location or address. q
Douglas Hayes, H. A. Davis, A: A.
Davis. Leroy Henderson, U. M. Kill
liam, all supposed to be in the Shell
ley district. 77&
THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
HOW WE LEARN

1t is as annoying for newspaper
man to hear somebody say: II never
read the papers," as it would be for a
shoe man to hear the statement: II
never wear shoes" The shoe man
would look at the speakers feet, and
seeing shoes, would feel annoyed.
The newspaper man talks with the
boaster and hears him make use of
information that any one would
know came from nowhere but the
newspapers. Is that not annoying?
Where does information come
from? Do you see many men put
ting their evenings into reading the
magazines, quietly by the Preside
the year round? And what percent
age OF news do. the. magazines Govern
Do you, rarer still, see many men
gather regularly anywhere for dis
cussions on current topics? How is
1t then that man who doesn't know
from day to day the chief items of
news is looked upon with Shocked
surprise and is avoided as a CONVEX
sationalist?
Another sort of brag that tells a
tale Is the old statement that news
papers always get things twisted"
Now the man who says such thing
is throwing dust. The newspapers
furnish the bulk of ever mans infor-
nation on what happens-will this
fellow then claim to be an exception
In getting things straight Where
does he get the straight goods? Are
there any private wells of true in
formation known only to him?
There are some facts in the mat
ter known principally to news
gatherers. Here are a few: !
l. II man gets "sore" on news
papers because they go after some
Of his friends, or fail to mention him
when he has done some ordinary
good deed, or misspell his name, or
reveal unhappy features of his bust
ness, he then commences a sort of
boycott on news he don't like-loud-
y berating the newspaper But he
till reads-for he must learn.
2. Most every man gets mentioned
n print once in while during his
lie. II mistake is made in one
II these rare mentions" he takes
out on the paper by branding
verything else as probably mistaken.
let he reads-for he must know
Vhat is said.
8. 1t is hard to get the whole
tory" out of a person concerned in
ONE news item. He has to be al
1ost pumped" even when he desires
0 tell all about it. He is so full
I the subject he unconsciously with
oids some of the most fundamental
arts OF the story. But he takes 1t
Or granted the newspaper will get
right.
4. Most of this talk against news
apers is mere bunk. There are few
len with souls so dead that they
o not read at least one newspaper
retty thoroly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
WE REJOICE
AGAIN

During the past week our paid
circulation passed the twenty-five
hundred mark, and each of the 10
people who make the paper and the
30 country writers rejoice that the
people of this county have shown
their appreciation Of the product by
their increased patronage.
1t required IL years to get the
List substantially above the thousand
mark; then it took only about eight
months to get the second thousand;
less than two months to get another
half thousand, and farmers and mer.
chants all over the county are recon:
mending the paper to their friends
In Q way that keeps the list growing
Every new subscriber helps to
make the paper better"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
THE SIMPLE TRUTH
ABOUT DRY FARMING

During the year 1915 this paper
published great deal of the plain
truth about dry farming, giving both
Its hopeful and its hard features, and
trying all the while to point out the
ways to success and to show the pros
pective dry farmer just what he or
she would have to encounter IL a
claim were taken.
We have the habit Of writing both
sides of question when we under
take to tell about it, and last year
the only complaints we had from our
readers was that we told too much of
the hard side of subduing the wild
lands out of which dry farms are
made. It was suggested that we tell
the bright side Of 1t and then use
the soft pedals when telling of the
reverses. After hearing such COM
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
Iron and Steel Made Rust Proof.

II iron is placed in weak solution
Of phosphoric acid a coat of insoluble
ferrous phosphate Is formed on it.
which an oxidizing agent makes black
and basic. If there is more acid phos.
phate, salts Of calcium. magnesium.
barium or other alkali earth metal In
solution II. will react much less violent
lyi than when free phosphoric acid is
present BY using hydrated manganic
oxide and air as oxidizing agents in
the presence of this acid phosphate a
layer Of black ferroso ferric phosphate
iss formed Of suitable thickness. rem
dering the. metal rust proof.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
HOW TO WIN ON
THE FARM IT,.

We have written and published
more on the subject of how to sue.
coed on the farm than any one else
has ever done in Bingham county
and our writings have had special
values because we received our in.
formation from successful farmers
and stockmen. The country Is flood.
ed with farm journals edited by men
who never get out among the farms
and they are all good in their way,
but for sound advice on how to farm
in this country, take it from the
farmers who have succeeded.
There is class of farmers in this
county who need help, and they are
Ia numerous class. They are men who
have gotten into the habit of raising
some crops on their farms and sell
ing it off, finding themselves with lit
tie or no profits and waiting for an
other season to try it again. They
see no relief ahead and there is none
excepting thru unusual conditions
like the present war prices.
If we were to offer but one sug-
gestion for each of these men we
should advise him to get start in
some kind of stock and then take
good care of it and save the increase.
Get one Jersey cow, or one pure bred
SOW, or few sheep, but whatever it
is, care for it and protect it like one
of the family, and handle the in
crease in such a way as to build up
herd into such numbers that they
will produce an income worth while.
The struggle may be slow and it may
be hard, but the plan is sound and
in most cases it will win.
True, there are same people whose
animals die or get crippled in the
barbed wire or some unnatural thing
happens to them, but in most of these
cases it is due to carelessness in man
agement If animals, won't grow for
you, then try plants; grow onion
seed, alfalfa seed, clover seed or any
thing that stays where you put it.
II you can't engineer any of these
things, if they require too much
study and care to make seed bowles,
try raising sweet clover seed or rhu-
barb or horse radish or something
that you can't kill off il you try.
We have seen demonstrations of
money-making from little corners Of
the garden devoted to something that
everybody wants at certain times OF
the year and which not many people
have when the season comes for US
ing, that ought to suggest to the
worst farmer-failures way to get
ahead in the world. Issues of this
paper coming out in the next few
weeks will bring these examples to
light under the heading "The Cub
Says" and the earnest. thoughtful
person striving for success can study
hem, adopt what he or she prefers,
md get to doing things that mean
more money, less worry, more hope,
more comforts, more satisfaction in
he region of the stomach and more
aughs and joys than heretofore.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
WARNING TO FARMERS

An effort is being made by real
estate agents to tie up q large num-
Der of farms for one year with op-
tions on which nothing is paid. II
costs these agents little or nothing
to thus take large number of farms
on Of the market, leaving smaller
number to choose from when buyers
come. This increases the tendency
to advance the price of lands but
the farmer who gave the option on
his place has no chance to share in
the raise altho he furnishes all the
capital on which the agents are spec
lulating. The agent holding the OPP
ton pockets the profits IL the farm
| is sold and the owner Of the farm
binds himself to surrender his prop
erty at any time the agent may d.
rect, but he has no chance to sell
1t himself even tho he is offered a
higher price.
If the price of land goes down the
agent loses nothing, and If it re-
mains on the same level he does
not try to sell it. He simply ties
UP the land owner SO he can gamble
on futures at the owners expense.
/ 1t is all right for a man to give
an option Of few days to enable
an agent to get his parties together
and to make cut papers, but there
is nothing fair about giving a specu-
'lator a years option on property
when he pays nothing for the adj
vantages it gives him. If he wants
to gamble on futures he should pay
the owner an adequate compensa-
ton for furnishing the property
(capitaD on which to float his OPP
CREATIONS. -
A man or firm might have a few
pieces of property for sale and by
taking options on all the others that
were for sale, they could thus force
the sale of their own and then let
the options expire on the others, pay
ing nothing for the accommodation
furnished by all the others. A cam
paign of this kind is carried on oc-
casiona1ly and the farmers furnish
the capital to work it with.
adv. 1872 ]. H. MCDONALD.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22
Great Guns Of Old.

We are accustomed to think Of large
cannon as a very recent invention
Yet as long ago as 1913 a certain Ralph
Hogge of Buckstead, in Sussex, cast
large guns. and pupil Of his, Thomas
johnson, In 1895 made for the Earl of
Cumberland ''forty-two cast pieces of
great ordnance of IRON" These weighed
5000 pounds-three tons-apiece and.
we are told, showed very fine. smooth
workmanship. All the smelling was
done with charcoal, of which it took
three tons to smelt each ton Of iron
Also all the ore was carted from the
mine on pack horses, which took load
of about 300 pounds each. The I'm.
mense amount Of labor and expense
may be imagined.-London Graphic.
Cooked crabs claws are nibbled nv
the people Of Seville. Spain. more for
Dastime than for sustonon,o
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-06-22

To preserve food women will wage
war in kitchen-that's bringing the
war home with a vengeance.
Utah will pay for "gas" for state
officials on trips. Our state treasur-
er, Mr.. Eagleson, thinks Idaho Of
ficials have enough of their own.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-10
DO YOUR Bit IN CANNING
BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
BY BIDDY BYE.

With the invention of new canuing
4 processes, many new wof ds have been
added to the houseSeeper's cooking
| vocabulary. By studying these new
terms and the general principles Of
canning, any woman Will be abe to
do her share for her country day by
day, can at time, without martyr
Ing herself to the canning season.
She viii be able to put up sweet
! corn, string beans, carrots peas and
other starchy vegetables, an accom-
| plishment to which her grandmother
laspfred but never acquired, because
she never knew the meaning or i'm
/ portance of 'sterilizing." "blanching"
etc.
To help those who have never
canned before, as we'll as those who
are familiar with only the old-fash-
loned processes, the following list of
new canning terms, with definitions
has been compiled:
Scalding-To dip a fruit or vege-
table In boiling water in order to. re-
move the skin without loss of pulp, to
eliminate acids, and stop flow of col
oring matter.
Blanching-To boil very quickly for
brief period, to harden tissue, set
color, and eliminate bitter substances
from the fruit or vegetable.
Blanched vegetables pack more
closely In the jars than do others.
Cold Dip--Rapid cooling of fruits
and vegetables after scalding or
blanching, by plunging in cold water.
The cold dip helps to separate the
skin from the pulp. to set color and
harden tissue.
Sterilizing-T boil fruit or vege-
tables for certain period after the
container has been sealed. in order to
XIII the bacteria which If alive cause
food to spoil.
Proccssing-Anothe word for ster-l
ilizing, boiling or cooking, used espe-I
cially in connection with commercial
canning outfits.
Cold Pack-Method Of canning in
which container is filled with uncoolS-l
ed, blanched food which is then ster-l
ilized in the can set in a water bath
Open Kettle-Old method of cook
ing food on top OF stove then pour
ing into sterllized Jars. Still consd-S
cred very good in making marmalades.
and other concentrated fruit pre-
serves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-10
LOCAL WOMEN HAVE ADOPTED
CANNING INSTRUCTIONS

New Jersey has adopted as its
official instruction guide the canning
manual issued by the National Elmer
gency Food Garden Commission and
| Is preparing for the largest canning
season in the history of the state.
Assistant State Commissioner of
Education Lewis A. Cariss has 5000
of these manuals to be distributed to
canning clubs and other women's or
ganizations throughout the state
Thousands of individual requests
for the canning guide have been re-
ceived by the commission from all
parts of New Jersey. Any reader of
/ this paper may obtain q canning and
drying manual by sending cent
stamp, for postage, to the National
Emergency Food Garden Commits
sion, 210 Maryland Building, Wash
ington, ID. c.
| Mrs. Stuart r. Audsley, of this city,
vice president of the Third District
New Jersey State Federation of
Women's Clubs, in letter to the
| commission announces that the fed
GRAFTON will work in cooperation with
the commission in urging the women
of New Jersey to preserve all their
surplus food. She writes:
II learned yesterday that in one of
my counties, Monmouth, there are a
number of mothers and daughters
clubs organized by the county farm
demonstration, and that demonstra-
| tions are being arranged all through
the county. Provisions have been
made so that people living within a
radius Of three miles of these places
will be able to attend"
The federation plans to send wom-
en- to all parts OF the state to demon
strate canning and drying OF fruits
hn
housewives to practice the strictest
kind of economy in the kitchen.
Mrs. Audsley will try to have
enough of the commissions canning
manuals for all who attend the fed
eration's demonstrations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-10

would 1t be better for me tn. tell the
weffHo5ie 'ffhlngs ffo sD sD7ciK --s'--'
What are you trying to do
Margfe? Write a book?"
"Perhaps-at least 1 want to get
ia mans viewpoint. / have already
a woman's.'
"Whose2"
"Eliene's."
What did she say7".
'f am not at liberty to tell"
well. let me tell you, Margie,
what I would say. 1t would be-for
the love o. Mike, let sleeping dogs
|lie."
Thank you both for your opinion
and for teaching me the new dance
When Dick and I come back we will
have a real party"
"Margie. take care OF Dick, he is
a real man."
You don't have to tell me that,
Jim. All 1 am worried about is If he
stays Ill much longer he will be an
ideal man."
Would you like that any better?"
II don't know"
Ito be contlnued)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-10
WOMEN LEARN CANNING
IN LEHlGH VALLEY GAR

The first Save the Surplus lee
ture and demonstration lesson given
in this city at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was
attended by about eighty people and
was highly appreciated.
Miss Anna Hauser, one OF the DEM
onstrators, began by showing canning
outfits, samples of preserved eggs,
fruits, vegetables, jellies and syrups.
She gave many good suggestions in
kitchen economy and answered ques-
tions concerning the exhibits. She
then led the way to the demonstrat-
ing car.
When the audience were comforta-
bly, seated, Miss Helen Minch gave a
very interesting canning lesson, giving
the principles involved and explain
ing the eight steps, as she proceeded
In the demonstration. SO clearly
and pleasantly was the work shown
that the people were too interested to
leave. Those who were not present
certainly missed q rare treat, for the
many economical ideas and sugges-
| tions given were well worth the time
spent.
The New Jersey Agricultural So
| ciety really made a find when they
obtained the services of +. r. Stevans,
Miss Anna Hauser and Miss Helen
Minch, and the people all along their
plopOSSu ltCLuTe line BnOulu not lAll
to get the many good things being
handed out to the public.
Several good recipes were given and
demonstrated. Below are given three
that seemed practical and econom-
ical:
Recipe for Canning Peas.
Wash q quantity of peas. In the
pod (do not wash the shelled peas) .
Shell the peas, put them in a square
of sceese cloth, tie ends, drop into
boiling water and boil three minutes.
Remove from boiling water and place
in cold water for one minute
Pack blanched peas, to one inch of
top, in jars that have been previously
sterilized by being boiled half hour
Add one teaspoonful of salt to quart
of the vegetables and fill jar with
boiling water. Place rubbers and tops
on Jars, put In boiler, cover with wat
er and boil one and one half hours.
Allow Jars to get cool. then tighten the
top of Jars,
Recipe for Canning Beets.
Place beets in kettle with the roots
on. and boil for five minutes, then peel
and slice. Pack sterilized jars with
vegetables, add q teaspoonful of salt
to a quart jar, cover with boiling wat.
er. Place rubber and tops on the
jars and boil one and q half hours.
Recipe for Canning Berries.
Clean berries and fill jars with raw
fruit. Cover fruit with boiling
syrup, made Of one cup of sugar and
two cups of water.
After placing rubbers and tops on
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-10
A BAD srRINa roR WOMEN

The late. cold and damp spring seems
to have been particularly severe on the
ing from bacSnche. rheumatic pains.
aches and pains In sides. joints and
muscles, 1umbaBo and other ailments
caused by overwork or disordered kid
neys or bladder. Mrs. II. j. Bucknell,
Hardy Neb. writes: II am recovering
from an attack of lumbago by the aid
of Foley Kidney Pills. They surely
help me-" Women seem peculiarly IL
able to kidney trouble, and no symp-
tom should be neglected. Sold every
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-10

jars, put In basin of water and stand
In hot oven about one and half
hours. Remove basin from oven and
allow Jars to cool slowly. then tighten
tops to jars.
Today the "Save the Surplus' car
will be In Metuchen, where another
large number of women willing to do
their bit in the kitchen to aid in food
conservation, is expected to attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-07-10

Beonton, July 10.-To prevent the
further spread Of whoopinS cough,
which has been sweeping over the
town, President George Richter of the
board OF health Saturday notified the
of the moving picture thea
ters to forbid admission to children
with the disease. Notices to that effect
were thrown on the screen.