The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-31

The place that the Christ takes i
the lives of mankind seems to b
more fully appreciated at Easter tim
than at any other period. It is the
that we celebrate His resurrection
which brought victory out of wha
appeared to His disciples to be ute
defeat. 1t is then that men seem mos
readily to come under the spell of Hi
holiness and to realize that out O
death will come a new life It is
time when the most careless mar
finds his footsteps turning toward
some place of worship, where the
story of the resurrection is told II
song and sermon, and the man who
fails, at least for this one day, tc
pay homage to the risen Christ, nc
matter how attractive his surround
ings may be is certain to carry
through the day the feeling that he
has neglected vital obligation.
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The weakness of our system of dis
tribution of food stuffs is again de-
monstrated, when it is known that
eastern people are paying 10 cents
pound for Idaho potatoes, while
the growers of Idaho potatoes, in
south Idaho, are compelled to let
them rot in the ground, because they
cannot get enough for them to cover
the cost of digging them and getting
them to the market. The popularity
of the Idaho potato is shown in
statement from a Grand Rapids,
Michigan, newspaper, which says that
Grand Rapids hotels, high class cafes,
and many of the more particular Gus
toners are paying 10 cents per pound
retail for Idaho baking potatoes. The
paper states that this fact goes to
show that a high class food article,
which has won a reputation, does
not depend upon general market con-
ditiOns. In spite of this fact, thous-
ands of tons of Idaho potatoes, as
choice as the ones which have reached
the market, are rotting in the ground.
At a fifth of the price the potatoes
could be marketed at profit to the
farmer and an immense saving to the
consumer would result.
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1t has been a generally accepted
fact that whiskey aged in the wood
had mellowness which far surpassed
the newly-made product, although age
10 a in
years gone by. But the beverage,
now outlawed, is not the only thing,
it appears, which improves with age.
A Garfield dairyman has just given
out a statement to the press to the
effect that he is feeding silage that
is five years old and that it is just
as popular with the most discerning
pure bred COW as is the vintage of |
1922.
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Here's hoping, since the Easter bon
nets have been purchased, that the /
weather will not disappoint milady.
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PROSPERITY, ARRIVED AND
Aftftl NlN(.
Persons best posted on building con- !
ditions throughout the nation, place |
the grand total for all buildings dur
ing the coming year at the staggering
figures of six billions of dollars. A /
nationwide survey of contemplated I
expenditure for public buildings by I
municipalities during 1928, just COM I
pleted by S. w. Strauss e Co., shows
that 90 cities have already arranged
for the expenditure of $4,000, 900 for
schools, police, fire and other admin
istration buildings. This total will be
considerably swelleG by the time the
survey is completed The money, of
course, goes into material and labor
and will have its share in bringing
prosperity to communities where there
is any considerable amount of build
ing, besides turning many millions of
dollars loose in the lumber manu-
featuring districts, such as northern
Idaho and being .Feffected in every
line of business. AS matter of fact,
the year 1928, taken the country over,