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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-09

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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-09
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The Republican., 1900-11-22
BUILDING GOOD ROADS.
nuaIIy by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.

The good roads question is to-day
the subject of vast agitation, begun
first by wheelmen, taken up by the
government, and now a matter of leg
islative consideration the country
over. AS a result, ten states have ex-
hibits at the present universal expo
sition in 4'aris illustrating how perfect
roads ought to be built. This from a
country that still has, in part, the
worst roads in the world, is rather
daring, but it is also an indication of
what is being done. The ten states
in question know what they are talk
ing about. They had the worst roads,
and now they have (or, at least, they
are constructing the best.
1t will be a matter of news to many
to learn that the United States gov
ernment has gone into the road ques-
tion in the most energetic and thor
ough manner imaginable, and having
through the department of agricul-
ture, studied what constitutes a good
road and why good roads are needed,
has gone 20 work to spread the infor-
nation and teach the people. 1t has
| experiment stations in every state in
the union, where lessons in roadmak-
! ing are taught. Hundreds of pamph-
let's showing just how a good road is
constructed ana how it may be pre-
served have been published by the
! government, and may he had for the
/ asking. Object lessons in road build
! ing are given annually in every state
in the union, when in some worst Sec
tions a quarter o. half, or even mile,
of excellent roadway is constructed,
and the people shown how and why
! it ought to be done. These object
| lessons, begun in 1894, have done more
than anything else to start the great
movement which is now furthering
the construction of perfect roads the
land over.
The government, IN these exhibi-
tions, ordinarily constructs three spec
linen roads-a modern macadam. a
sand and ! ordinary dirt road. When
these roads are completed. a heavy
farm wagon, loaded with produce. is
drawn over each of them, and the
amount of force required to haul it is
determined by tn, use of track
ometer. This instrument is so con-
structed as to accurately register every
pound the horses pull at every stage
of the haul in plain view of those in
its vicinity. 1t is made clear by these
experiments that team harnessed in
the ordinary way is subject, under
the best conditions, to a continuous
jerking motion. which must. on even
the smoothest country road. greatly
Increase its fatigue. On a dirt road
in bad condition this jerking becomes
2 succession Oh heavy blows transmit
ted to the team by means of a collar.
They are cruelty painful, bruis:ng the
shoulders. harassing and torturing
.he animals, constantly !essCning their
value as well as directly decreasing
the amount of the load that it is
possible to haul.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Cement Floors for Diaries.

In the creamery and in the dairy
the old wooden floor should give way
TO the cement floor of the best quail
ity. The movement in this direction
is already on and the cement floor
has become very general. Especially
in the creameries is this the case.
The wooden floor absorbed moisture
and odors anG gave out the latter
again REINFORCED. The wooden floor
has been found impossible to keep
clean. 1t is SD constantly wet that
it has no chance to be purified by the
air. The same is largely true of the
floor in the private dairy. In the
largest milk selling establishments in
Chicago the cement floor is consid-
cred an essential, as large quantity
of water is daily used in flooding the
floors to insure cleanliness. In the
long run the cement floor is cheapest
for it will outlive several wood floors
that are daily soaked with water
Farmers Review.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
SIDE VIEW OF STALL.

changes, as any deviation will result
in running the whole plan. The plat
form is made of inch oak doubled
with broken joints and two-inch fall
at ditch. This platform may be made
of cement instead of plank or boards.
The ditch should be made watertight.
have found that where a consider
able quantity of absorbents are used
a ditch 16 inches wide, inches deep
at platform and inches at walk has
given us the greatest satisfaction.
We Ind that a platform feet 6
inches from ditch to the piece across
the front of the stall is just right for
a COW weighing 1000 pounds. For
shorter cows decrease the length, the
idea being to fence the COW pack to
the ditch so that all her weddings will
fallinto helatter, which insures a clean
animal. For the managers l use two
three by three studd.ng, and lay them
full length of stalls, so that the feed
trough will be IS inches wide and four
inches above platform after placing a
tight bottom of either an 1S-inch
board or matched flooring. The fange
board next to COW is seven inches
wide, being just ten inches from top
to floor.
The opening of the manger at top
ought to be IS inches wide. At this
point all feed, grain, silage, hay or
fodder is fed. The last slat at bot
tom should be only six or seven inches
wide from the slanting back of man
ger, so that nothing but grain or cut
feed will pass into the 1S-inch trough.
The cows are tied with the common
swivel tie chain. The partitions for
the stalls are three feet six inches long
and four feet high; width of stall, three
feet two inches from center to center.
The partitions do not follow through
past the fve-foot post to the slanting
back of the manger higher than one
foot above the fed trough. This is
done so that green corn or corn stover
can be fed more easily, which to many
farmers is an item. The feed bin is
an adjunct which many have attached
and run the full length of the feed
alley with door to door, as shown.
This feature saves many steps in a
whole winters feeding and holds a
large quantity of feed.-George E.
Scott, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
POISON IN CELLARS.
Rotting Vegetables and Fruits Pro-
duce CarbOnic Gas, Deadly
Disease Breeder.

Says j. j. H. Gregory. the well-known
scotsman and vegetable grower: "A
cellar may be more valuable than the
building which stands on it when the
farmer has learned just how to control
its temperature and dryness for the
best keeping of his vegetables"
Cellars have generally been found to
be unhealthy. Vegetables are frequent
ly left over to rot. While rotting, car
bonic acid gas is formed. This gas is
heavier than common air, and settles
to the bottom of the cellar. 1t is very
unhealthy, and people when entering
the cellar are liable to breathe it. If
sufficiently pure and breathed alone it
would soon cause death. In a section
much affected with malignant fever
it was found that in every case where
the fever prevailed there was cellar,
while the houses where there were
no cellars were generally exempt.
Where cellars are thus used COW
cred drain of proper size leading out
ward from the bottom of the cellar
should be constructed. The construc-
ilOll SlOIlI Dc SuCU lHdl lllS III am SdiA
be opened and closed at pleasure. By
opening occasionally the foul air can
be drained off. 1t is, however, believed
that the better plan will be to abandon
the cellar altogether. A house of prop
er size can be constructed with a
double floor and double walls from
s to 12 feet apart. Fill between
the walls with sawdust or fine earth.
Double doors should be constructed,
one in either end, say, 5x2h feet. The
inner door may be constructed to slide.
Houses constructed as above gave en-
tire satisfaction and were free from
the deleterious effects of carbonic acid
gas.-Bryan Tyson, in Farm and Home.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
THE WILD PERSIMMON.
1t Is Fine Fruit Whose Improve
ment Is Being Urged by South
ern HOrtieuIturists.

If indications are of value, the per-
simmon is to receive more attention
in the future than it has in the past.
The American wild persimmon has
long been well known and talked and
written about, but no systematic at
tempt has been made to develop it.
The introduction of japanese persim-
mons has perhaps stimulated interest
ih- this fruit and has led to an investi-
cation being started by the Tennessee
experiment station as to the possibili-
ties locked up in both the foreign and
native persimmons. The persimmon
has wide range of growth. 1t is
found as far north as southern Hi.
nois, Indiana and Ohio, as well as ir
Pennsylvania. 1t also grows at least
so miles north of New York city.
Southwark it grows anywhere on
American soil and is raised from Flor
ida to Texas. That the tree is hardy
is well known. Within the last two
seasons the fruit has begun to appear
in the Chicago markets and is not in
frequently met with now in the exhi-
billions of our horticultural societies,
I'd it also appears at some of our
ate fairs. The interest in it is on the
increase.-Farmers' Review.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Introduction of the Potato.

The potato has been in cultivation in
civilized countries for less than 400
years, says a recent writer. 1t was
brought over to Europe by the Spanish
when they were colonizing America, in
1853. 1t was introduced into Ireland
in 1885 or 1886 by Sir Walter Raleigh,
when some of his colonists were return
ing to Ireland from California or Vir-
ginia, after which it was used by the
poorer class of the Irish as one of their
articles of diet. But it was not until
the latter part of the eighteenth CEN
tury that the potato came into gen.
eral use; that is, about $50 years ago,
and the great acreage devoted to this
crop to-day has been developed since
that time. 1t appears that during the
latter part of the eighteenth century a
famine in Scotland caused the potato
to be very largely grown there, and
this made its use become more general.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Stay by Your Specially,

A creamery patron, who milks cows
when butter fat is high and beef low,
but turns his attention to beef when
butter fat is low, says: profits
scarcely visible to the naked eve.
What shall we do to be saved?" Breed
ing for milk one year and beef the
next is a suicidal policy that no en-
terprising breeder would dare prac-
tice. By this haphazard method, the
above patron realized for butter fat
1888 per cow per annum. The Kan
sas Agricultural college scrub herd,
pushed along dairy lines, brought an
average of $37.75 per COW per annum.
This difference of $1s.12 per cow is
what would have been visible to the
naked eye, had his cows been handled
as the college cows were handled.
"What shall we do to be saved?" Set
tie upon some definite line of work,
study the business in all the details,
find out what others are doing in the
same lines, make your business a
hobby, and, above all, stick to It'll
d. H. Otis, in Country Gentleman.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
SETTING APPLE TREES.
Unless They Are Placed in GeOmetric
Order the Orchard Never Pre-
sents a Good Appearance.

In setting out young orchard it is
highly important that the trees be set
exactly in geometric order, exactly in
line with each other in two directions.
An orchard presents a much more at
tractive appearance if care is exercised
orchard prove to be an important fac
tor if time comes when it is desired to
sell the orchard.
Now one cannot set trees in per-
feet line by sighting along the line of
trees as they are set out. The tops OBJ
scure the view, and when the row is
The Republican., 1900-11-22

out of line. Setting out stakes before
hand will not answer, since each stake
must be taken up in order to dig hole.
An excellent plan is shown in the cut.
Set out small stakes in the exact spot
where each tree is to stand. Make a
light tripod, as is shown in the cut,
with a cord and weight, arranged as
shown. Set the tripod over the stake
so that the weight at the end of the
cord will be exactly over the stake.
Now pull up the stake and dig the hole
for the tree, without moving the tri-
pod. Set the tree so that when the
weight is lowered it will touch the
trunk. In this way every tree will
stand finally in the exact position OF
the row of stakes first set out.-Amer-
lean Agriculturist.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

!. on enhance the pleasure of the trip by go
ing over the Queen & Crescent Route anC
its connections via Cincinnati. Careful at
itendants look to your comfort. Your meals
! Ia la carte) are not surpassed in the best
hotels. Your rest is unbroken on Tho
smooth, rocl-ballasted roadway. You ar,
not annoyed by change of cars. Fatigue
vanishes before some of the finest natura
scenery in America.
Winter Tourist Tickets are sold at re
duced rates. Why not write US about it
Only "a hours Cincinnati to Florida. Di
rect connections at Port Tampa and MAN
at Steamers Wharf for Key West, Nassau
and Havana. We quote rates gladly. Hand
some printed matter sent free to inquirers
w. c. Rinearson, Gen'l Pass'gr Agent, Gin
cinnati, 0.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
rlAJRNSUD,' Nv
GpBMs d:}sllEE5S
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PERFECT cow STALL.
After a Test of Seven Years Its De-
signer Considers 1t the Best
Thing of Its Kind.

There is nothing about the dairy
barn that requires so much care and
ingenuity as the construction of COW
stalls. Contemplating the wisdom of
an invention that would give not only
perfect comfort to dairy animals, but
insure perfect cleanliness, construct
ed one that has proved to be grand
success, after a test OF seven years.
Since my stall appeared thousands of
'dairymen have placed them in their
dairy barns and where constructed
according to the plans shown in the
illustrations they have always given
feet satisfaction.
The construction is simple and the
plans easily followed. If a carpenter
is employed see that he makes no
The Republican., 1900-11-22
II La Incomparable.

: About six years ago Mr.. A. K. Magoffin, of
Lyons, Kansas, wrote: q have been sell~
ing and recommending your Lotion ever
since 1886, Ia period of eight years., and
have never found anything to compare
with it for curing Pimples, letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas and the like. Many of my friends
and customers are never without it."
Paimer's Lotion was introduced to the pub
lie by its present proprietor in l848 and the
millions who have used it cheerfuly recon-
mend it. If your druggist does not keep it
send to Solon Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New
York, for free samples of Lotion or Lotion
Soap.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

shown in the cut. \ small hole and
wire nail will keep the board from
Shipping at the other end. Five chair
or sofa springs nailed to the middle,
with short board nailed above them,
will make very comfortable seat,
and one that will not be in the way
when it is desired to use the board as
"tailboard ~ Y. Tribune.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

No matter what als you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c.. C. c.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations
The Republican., 1900-11-22
She HelDed Him,

! He-A friend of mine, just returned from
Lapland, tells me the people there depend
largely on the reindeer.
/ She-Do they? thought it was the snow,
love A moment later she was in lapland.
philadelphia Press.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
A Question.

Mrs. Chatterton-Cook tells me she
is going to be married next week.
hatterton-Indeed! / wonder il
the young man thinks he can support
her in the ease to which she has been
accustomed Puck.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

professor, how do you come to pro-
pose to me in the face of my continued
indifference?
81 proceeded on the general PROPOSE
tion that whatever woman seems to
be she isn't Chicago Record.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Juvens-I have been suffering from
insomnia lately, though 1 have tried
all the patent remedies.
Senex-Have you tried going to
church.-Town Topics.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

The fruit should be loosened by
raising upward and not pulled off, as
is usually done, and with varieties
that cling tenaciously, raise the apple
and give it a half turn at the same
time. Lay carefully in the basket or
receptacle used, and when placing in
barrel or box handle with care, in
fact just as tenderly as you would
eggs, thereby preventing bruising or
puncturing of the skin by the stems.
Apples for home use should not be
placed in the cellar, but in dark,
well-ventilated building, until freezing
weather approaches, and those intend
ed for market should be put upon the
ground under the trees, TO remain a
week or more, and then barreled. All
bruised ones are then readily discern
ible anu may be thrown out for evap-
Grating or other use.-Farmers' Voice.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
RetOrt Courteous.

Mrs. Bicker-There you go againi
You always were fault-finder.
Mr.. Bicker-Sure. And I'll never for.
get the day found you.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Method with Him.

Crawford-Why do you always stay
out so late?
Crabshaw-My wife said she would
have me help her fit up cozy corner
the first time 1 came home early
Puck,
The Republican., 1900-11-22
A TAIL-BOARD SEAT.
II Can Re Made and Adjusted in n Few
Moments and Costs But
Few Cents.

Take one of the rear endboards, or
"tailboards,' as they are often called,
and fit a cleat TO one end of it, as
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Tramp Caught stealing a ride)-'Mr.
Brakeman, if you force me to leave this
train III boycott this road and never ride
over it again"-Indianap News.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
The Right Word.

She-The Brownies called on us last
week, you know.
He-Yes.
Don't you think 1T is about time we
should retaliate e?"-Indianapolis Press.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Many Lines There.-Tellet-'To. be sue
cessful in business a man must confne him
self to one line" Askit-'What if he is a
nalmist ?"-Baltimore American.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

pleases all the family. Four favors Lem
on, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At
your grooers. lG cts. Try it to-day.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Qualified Praise-Brown-"D you be-
lieve in sea bathng?" Robinson-"Oh, yes,
| think So Many people have been known
to survive it"-Town Topics.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Stoughton-'Did you have good time
at the banquet last night" Manhattan
splendid | drank myself into insensibil-
ity before the speaking began. ."-Boston
Transcript.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

l do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John f. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
10, 1900.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Unless the nights are warm AZ

Unless the nights are warm and
pleasant at this season, it is wise after
the evenings milking to give the cows
. feeding of fodder corn or freshly
cut :,cwen, and let them lie on dry
bedding in the stable all night. The
fodder can be fed to them in their
managers, and will result in a much
more bountiful yield of milk in the
morning than if the cows lay out
through frosty night.-National Ru-
raj.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

The stomach has to work hard, grinding
the food we crowd into it. Make its work
The Republican., 1900-11-22
What Shall We have for Dessert.

This question arises every day. Let us an
swer it to-day. Try Jell-O, delicious and
healthful. Prepared in two minutes. No
boiling! no baking! add boiling water and
set to cool. Flavors:-Lemon, Orange, Rasp-
berry, Strawberry. At your grocers. l0c
The Republican., 1900-11-22

'Of course you We're in Paris?" "Oh
yes, indeed; in fact, we spent so much time
there that I'm sure some people regarded
US as regular parasites. indianapolis
News
The Republican., 1900-11-22

Can be made with Burnham's Hasty Jelly.
con. Delicious jellies from purest ingredi.
ents. Dissolve package in hot water and
set away to cool. Get a package at your
Groeer's to-day. There are six favors:
orange, lemon, strawberry, raspberry, peach,
wild cherry and the unfavored "calfsfoot"
for making wine and coffee jelhes.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Homeseekers' Excursion Tickets.

To nearly all points in the United States
on sale at all ticket offices of the Chicago
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays of October, November and
December, at the very low homeseekers'
rate of one fare plus $500 for the round
trip. Tickets good for return within q
days from date of sale. Persons contem.
plating trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western Agent and obtaining
detail information regarding the home
seekers rates, or addressing F. H. Lord
G. P. & T. A, ll3 Adams ST.. Chicago.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

When a man climbs up in his family tree
and looks down upon the passing throng he
has outlived his usefulness.-Chicago Daily
News
The Republican., 1900-11-22
St. Louis

TO way. 1rlp.
Anaconda, Butte Helena, Gar
rison and intermediate points. 5000 ,s45 90
Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle Port
land, Vancouver, Victoria and
intermedite points ..,......... $1,000 ,-5U 90
Tickets on sale every Tuesday up to and
including November 27. For further infor-
nation see your City Ticket Agent, or write
any Missouri Pacific representative, or H.
C.TowNsEND, g. p. g. L. Agt., st. Louis, Mo.
The Republican., 1900-11-22
Uncle Aliens Advice,

"My boy counseled Uncle Allen
Sparks, ''always strive to be at the top of
the heap, Especially if you are in game
of football. Chicago Tribune.
The Republican., 1900-11-22

1t is the neglected COW that never
hlls the milking pail
The Republican., 1900-11-22

The cool nights of fall should adj
monish dairylIen to house their cows
at night.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-31
At ST. vinoent.s hospital.

At p. m. yesterday Miss Agatha It.
MacCuaig, of Ottowa, Canada, and
Miss Teresa NJ. Glass. of Richmond,
Va. received their diplomas and med :
ais as graduate nurses.
Miss MacCuaig will leave the hospi-
tai to take up private nursing. and
Miss Glass will remain at the hospi-
tai for postgraduate course.
Both young ladies passed their ex-
aminations creditably and were COM
plimented by the examiners. The
pupils of the school and. in fact, ali
who are in any way connected with
st. Nincents, regret the removal of
Sister Laura, superintendent of the
training school. She held the position
FOR several years and gave entire sat
isfaction. The good wishes of Sisters,
physicians, nurses and patients follow
her to her new sphere of usefulness.
Sister Laura has been replaced by
Sister Pauline, from Providence Hospi-
tai. Washington. ID. c.
Miss Margaret McDermott, of Nor
folk. has resumed her duties in the
school which had been interrupted by
ill-health.
Six new pupils are to arrive from
different places before the opening of
class. September 18th.
The nurses will be removed from No
60 Mariner street to the hospital about
October LIST.
The Sisters and nurses return crate
full thanks to Captain Barry for the
use of the building he so kindly gave
gratis for an entire year.