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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
a GOOD ROADS euLLET,n.

Farmers bulletin No. 321, recently
issued by the department Of agricul-
ture at Washington, takes up in a
complete way the subject Of the split
log drag which has worked such a
in the roads in many
sections Of the country. Graphic de-
scriptions Of the drag are given, while
careful instructions follow telling how
the drag Is built and should be used.
The magnitude of the good roads
movement and the important part
which the new drag is playing will be
realized when it Is known that there
are in the United States 1000, 600 miles
OF dirt roads, the cost of the adequate
maintenance OF which would run from
$50 to $50 per mile were the high
priced ditcher with its force Of men
and teams employed to do the road
work. Results of SO definite character
have been obtained that the bulletin
states that the cost of maintaining
the same roads by use Of the split log
drag and plank ditch cleaner would be
but from $1,5O to SIS per mile and the
job be better done at that.
The bulletin in question may be &C.
cured by any one interested in road
improvement by applying to the con.
gresham Of ones district or directly
to the agricultural department a,
Washington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
Sleepless Nights

MY wife is OF nervous tempera-
ment, and has suffered much from
sleeplessness. Since using DR.. Miles
Nervine she has greatly improved
and now sleeps well
w. w. FISHBACK, Redkcy, Ind.
When the nerves become weak,
WORKOUT, exoitablc from over
work, worry, grief or mental ex-
haustion, their turbulent condition
prevents that total relaxation that
induces sleep.
DR.. Miles Nervine
by its soothing and quoting infiu-
ence and by Strengthening and -e-
plenishing the exhausted nerve force
brings profound and restful sleep.
The first bottle will benefit: n not, the
druggist will return your money.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
News Of Surrounding Towns
CAMBRIDGE CITY. IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, Nov. 23.-The
Presbyterian Guild will meet Wednes-
day of this week with Mrs. Frank
Ohmit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Van Buskirk have
returned from short visit with In.
dianapolis friends.
The joint institute composed of the
teachers of Cambridge City, Dublin
and Milton was held at the last named
place on Saturday. A good attendance
and an interesting session is reported.
B. F. wissler and Lee Ault attended
the historical meeting at Richmond
Saturday.
Mrs. Martha White of New Paris
and Mrs. Jane Stidham of Richmond
were the.guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Omer
White over Sunday.
The ladies of the Social union of the
Methodist church are making exten.
sive preparations for their annual
Christmas bazaar.
Rev. and Mrs. Wines who have been
holding services at the Methodist
through the present week.
Walter Boden who has been sick
with typhoid fever for several weeks
is reported as slightly improved.
Mrs Matt Shew and daughter Irene
Elliot will spend the winter in Mobile
Alabama, the guests of the formers
son, Glen Elliot and family.
Friends of Anthony Hover and fam
lily who left here last spring. will be
glad to know that they are now pleas
antly located in Portland. Oregon and
like both the country and climate.
DIR. J. B. Allen was called to Hag
erstown on Sunday.
Misses Harriet and Elizabeth Over
beck attended the Keramic exhibit al
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Ullrich have re
| turned to their home at Ironton, o.
after pleasant visit with friends
here.
There is but little change in the
condition of Walter Boden. who has
been sick for two weeks with typhoid
fever
Arthur Lively has purchased lo
in new addition and will probably
build a residence thereon in the neal
future.
J. w Beard is off on his annua
hunting trip in Missouri. He expects
to spend about month in that state
d. E. Parlette has moved his family
from this place to Marion, where he
has charge of the moulding rom in {
foundry.
Cambridge City people are promised
a treat in the second number of the
lecture course to be given by the
Gertrude Goodwin Miller Concert com
pany at the Masonic opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jackson were
Indianapolis visitors last week.
An enjoyable meeting Of the F'rida!
night club was held at the home o
Mrs. Wesley Cornell.
The Ladies Sodahty of st. Eliza
beth church gave supper and socia
| last Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. Raymond Ferguson in homo
! of the feast of st. Elizabeth the sain
after whom the church was named
| The affair was a success financial.
| and socially.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
MILTON, IND.

Milton, Ind, Nov. 23.-Mr. and Mrs.
Omar Wissler of Richmond, spent Sun
day at John X. Bats.
The teachers institute at the school
chapel Saturday was an interesting
and profitable meeting.
The sock and kitchen shower given
to DIR. Chas. Kniese and Miss Beeson
by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Davis, Miss Ha-
eel Ferguson and Oscar Kerlin, was a
pleasant occasion. A large number
OF useful things were given.
Misses Nellie Jones and Dora Wal
lace entertained at the home of the for.
mer Saturday afternoon, in honor OF
Miss Alice Beeson, the guests being
the members of the Reading club. Miss
Smelser, of Richmond. was present.
Mrs. M. s. Barton entertained at
dinner Sunday in honor of Miss Alice
Beeson.
Paul Ferris and his mother, Mrs
Barbara Ferris have returned from a
visit to various points in the state.
Phoebe Horner of Dublin, spent
Sunday here.
Mrs. Will Wallace and daughter
Misses Dora and Edna, were at Rich
mond Saturday.
James McCollem of Mays spent Sun
day In Milton.
Mrs. Scott Lichty of East German
town and Mrs. Nora Harrell OF In
dianapolis, spent Saturday with theil
mother, Mrs. Lydia Urine. The la
dies were enroute from Butler coun,
ty, Ohio, where they attended the fu
neral OF their aunt, Mrs. Sallie Good.
Mrs. Angeline Warren is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ed Stanley al
Greenfield.
Wallace Warren Is again on the roao
ON an extended trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hess will spend
Ferguson.
Daniel Hess, Sr, and wife have NOV
ed to the Miller property on East Con.
nersville street.
Arthur Kuhns was home from Gin
cinnati last week.
L. A. Griffith of Pecksburg, was re
cent visitor in Milton.
Mrs. Sarah Hussey Is at Irvington te
spend a few weeks with her niece, Mrs
Cakes.
Will Wallace has installed new fur
mace and an acetylene light plant al
"Sunnyside.'
Mrs. Richard Stills has recovered SUI
ficiently from a fall of several weeks
ago, to be transferred from her bed tc
an invalid's chair.
Mrs. Henry Philpot is reported as
better.
Miss Edna Mann, who has spent q
week with Mrs. d. H. Warren, return.
ed to Richmond Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
Hot STUFF.

On opening new golf course at
Tankerton, Whitstable, Mr.. Akers.
Douglas related a good story. A
golfer at Hale had an Irritating ex-
perience with local caddie. He fol-
lowed so closely and was so anxious
to please by intelligent anticipation
that the player had several narrow
escapes Of severely disfguring him.
After tedious and improbable round
he paid him on. gave him his lunch
ticket and threepence for cleaning his
clubs and addressed him: you know
you are not quite perfect as q caddie.
There is room for improvement But
as an agent for an accident Insurance
company you are pretty hot stun
What is your name?" The caddie, q
stolid looking and hitherto silent youth,
moved. like Balaam's ass, by the ex.
igencies Of the situation. opened his
mouth and replied. ''Mustard."-Lon-
don Express.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
Prices Now Range Over the
Country, SO Cents
To $1.O5.
FARMERS ARE DISCOURAGED
UNCERTAINTY OF WHEAT CROP
LEADS MANY OF THEM TO DE-
CLARE THEY WILL STOP RAILS
ING WHEAT.

The advance made in the market
price of wheat, which now is quoted
in some sections of the county at
$105 and in other localities at from
SO cents to 81 is attributed to the pro-
tracted drought. The condition of the
new crop of wheat is discouraging in
the extreme. Farmers declare the
yield will not be as great as the seed.
With the price paid for wheat at the
elevators ranging about the 81 mark
prospects indicate an advance in the
price Of flour will follow. Grain men
and farmers assert the price will go
still higher before the next harvest.
Many fields of winter wheat will
not develop anything at all. These
fields will be plowed up and the
ground occupied for other crops. The
planted seed is dead. There has been
an insufficient amount of rainfall to
terminate the seed since planting
time and much of the seed is in the
burrows as dry as when it was taken
from the grainary. Some of the acre
age sprouted and then the seed died
for want of nourishment. Still other
fields managed to put forth some dis
play of life, but after the blade passed
above the surface of the ground for
two or three inches it turned yellow
and will be unable to survive the win
ter.
Reports received by local grain
dealers are to the effect the drought
extends into practically every part OF
the winter wheat producing section
The condition of the crop everywhere
is in a very backward state. Many
Indiana farmers are becoming discour
aged by the prospects and assert they
will stop trying to raise wheat owing
to it's uncertainty of production.
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TELEPHONE to- uPPLANT
TELEGRAPH D|SPATCH|NG
Method Adopted by American
Railway Association.

Chicago, Nov. 23-An innovation of
far-reaching importance in the opera
ton of railroads. and one which will
mean the complete revolutionizing OF
the present method Of train dispatch.
ing. has been adopted by the Ameri
can Railway Association, the most in.
fiuential body of executive railroad of.
ficials in the country.
The telegraph is to be supplanted
by the telephone.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

FAITH A PRACTICAL NECESSITY.
While faith in the future benefits Of
Investments is a necessity In the case
of manufacturer and Of the merchant
who must advertise before he will real
ize an increase in sales, It Is especially
true OF the stock raiser and tiller Of
the soil. The former must of necessity
forecast the future and have faith that
money invested in high priced and val
liable sires will come back to him in
the shape of increased prices for the
stock he is able to produce, while the
latter must entertain like faith In in
creased yields when he plants or sows
thoroughbred and tested grains. The
initial cost and outlay in both-in fact,
all four instances-may seem large,
but in the long view 1t IL not SO, when
subsequent gains covering a period of
months or years are taken into account
Many folks make a virtual failure of
life in material way, or at least plod
along on a very low level of achieve
ment, simply because this matter of
initial expense or the first investment
looms SO large IN their eyes that ii
obscures the view of anything beyond
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
Terre Haute, Indianapolis &
Eastern Traction Co.
Eastern Division

EHStGEn UIV1SIOn
(Time Table Effective Oct q. 1907
Trains leave Richmond for Indian.
apolis an6 intermediate stations at
600 a. m, S7:25, 500. 1925. 1870
.1:0O, 1900, 100, '2:25. 800. 400.
1925. 600. 1880. '8:40. 300. 10: 90.
1l:10.
Limited trains.
Last car to Indianapolis, $40 p. m.
Last car to New Cattle. 300 p. m.
Trains connect at Indianapolis for
Lafayette. Frankfort. Charlottesville.
Terre Haute, Clinton. Sullivan. Paris
Inss Tics.ts sol; through
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
CLOVER ALONE NO PANAcEA.

An important fact that Is being Civ.
en- emphasis By Professor Cyril G.. Hop
kins OF the Illinois agricultural expert
ment station Is that the employment
Of clover in a crop rotation with
corn and oats, while keeping up the
supply Of nitrogen In the soil through
the service which the legume renders
will result in robbing the soil of phos.
phorus unless stock raising or dairying
is followed and the major portion OF
the ferdiizing elements in the grain
and grasses fed returned to the soil In
the shape Of fertilizers. 1t will be
well for those who have looked upon
the growing of clover as a sort OF
panacea to cure the wrongs inflicted
by soil robbing system of agricul
ture to remember that this is only q
partial remedy and must be coupled
with stock raising or dairying II the
cure Of the soil is to be complete.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

1t is usually safe to buy land In sec
lions where hard wood timber abounds
and where clover and blue grass find
congenial home. They indicate fer
tility of soil as well as a SUFFICIENT
rainfall. both Of which are necessary
in successful farming. Where the
above evidences are lacking one may
have strong grounds for suspecting
that things are not as they should be
and should be cautious In the making
Of investments IL arabic land is de.
sired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If it
fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma
ture is on each box, csc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

Keeping the house at IS degrees F.
during the winter months may seem a
trifie cool at first, but when one gets
used TO 1t 1t is much more whole
some temperature than - to 76, de-
gree of heat that is TO be found in all
too many homes. Moreover. one who
breathes the cooler air in the home is
much less likely to contract colds on
going out OF doors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

Plans for the winter care of the flock
OF poultry should include provision for
scratching shed In which the hens
may exercise every day when the
weather will permit. Scatter their
grain In the litter and note the appar.
ent enjoyment which they will get in
digging 1t out. 1t will be surprising,
too. how many days OF the winter
months they will spend in such an
open shed. Exercise and fresh air to-
gether will mean more eggs as we'll as
a robust physical condition, which will
tend to ward or disease.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

We know Of one woman who Is SO
particular about keeping her own
premises clean that she empties her
Stops over on her neighbours lot.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

Feeding tests show that 800 pounds
Of bright eat straw Is equal in feeding
value to 100 pounds OF good timothy
hay. In view of this the straw should
be carefully handled and may well
constitute ut least a half IL not more
Of the rough feed for horses and cattle
6zx3ng - winter months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

A series of experiments serving to
demonstrate the cost of filing silos
conducted by the Illinois experiment
station on ten different farms showed
that it ran from 20 to 20 cents per ton,
the average for all being about SO
cents per ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

rally. especially II corn has tsen quite
a part Of It. A beef steer can stand
over corn trough all day long and ex-
perience no trouble, but 1t Is different
In the case of a horse. He Is often
upset if he gets just a little too much
hearty feed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

II one wishes 10 keep the choicest Of
the winter apples. as long as possible
under home conditions, this may be
best done by wrapping carefully and
storing tn cosl place. II rot starts
In any Of the fruit, the wrapper win
prevent It's spreading to others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

Under the wholesome inspiration and
guidance of Secretary F. d. Coburn,
Kansas stands at the head Of the list
Of states in the production Of alfalfa,
which constitutes the badge Of her
wealth and prosperity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
TOO STIFF A COMBINATION.

Recently there came to our notice
another case Of where an unsuspecting
land seeker ran afoul Of the combina-
ton of sleek land agent, aided and
abetted by the enticing whisky bottle.
The average land buyer Of intelligence
and backbone has about all he can at
tend to to hold his own when he is
besieged by the persistent land agent.
but when in addition to him the buy
er's wits are befuddled by whisky,
furnished by = disinterested % third
party, the combination is entirely too
stiff, and he might as well throw up
the sponge. Il there is ever a time
when a fellow needs a clear head and
all hts wits about him it Is when he is
in the company Of one Of these un-
scrupulous land agents, who have the
capacity to make black seem white,
west east and up down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
HAS MUCH TO COMMEND IT.

HAS MUCH TO COMMEND IT.
If the corn field is properly fenced
and proper cross fences can be erected
the practice OF hogging down corn al
ready followed by some has much to
commend 1t In localities where hog
raising Is an important item and where
help is scarce and high priced. While
It might be termed by some a lazy
mans method, it has been found as a
result Of feeding experiments that
hogs fattened under corn field condi-
lions make q much more rapid gain
on a given amount Of feed than II the
same is given them In the regular feed
lot. An added advantage where the
number Of hogs fed is large is the
fertilizer which has been left on the
ground by the time the corn II con-
sumed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

A winter ration for the milk COW
that will answer the purpose very well
is one-half pound Of oil or gluten meal
two pounds of ground oats and corn
and two pounds of bran at a feed
twice day. the amount fed depend.
ing. of course, somewhat upon the
assimilative capacity of the COW and
the amount Of her milk flow. Added to
this she should have as much bright
clover or millet hay as she will eat
corn fodder or ensilage IL it is avail
able, salt where she can have it wher
she wants it and clean, pure water a
least twice q day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23
East Bound - Chicago-Cinci

All trains run daily. Sunday service
same as on week days.
Through Vestibuled Trains between
Chicago and Cincinnati. Double daily
service. Through sleepers on trains
Nos. and between Chicago and Gin
cinnati.
Fine Buffet service on trains l and :.
For train connections and other in
formation call
c. A BLAIR, P. & T. A.
Home Phone 2062. Richmond. Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

If one has a dairy Of from twenty t.
thirty cows there is little question that
a milking machine of some responsible
make would prove both time and
money saver.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

II the working team which has been
on hearty ration L. given a layo6 II
iaEeu tn peduce the hiIlp 1are- matA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

thirty cows there is little question that
a milking machine of some responsible
make would prove both a time and
money saver.
The three c's-cows, corn and clover
constitute a triumvirate Of agricul.
tural influences that mean contentment
and prosperity for any section where
they are duly and properly recognized.
While the state Of Michigan Is not
leader in stock raising. grain growing
or dairying, she does lead in the pro.
duction Of the white bean and Of eel.
cry and ranks second in the produc-
ton Of sugar beets.
New York ranks firat both in the
number and value Of her dairy COWS
Iowa comes second, Wisconsin third
and Illinois fourth In New York the
average value of dairy cows is placed
at $33 so, in Illinois s35. while in Wis
consin and Iowa 1t is $1,000.
The strong flavor of several kinds OF
wild fowl may be reduced to a mini
mum by drawing carefully and Just
before cooking soaking for an hour or
two In salt water. Until the game il
drawn it will keep best by hanging in
a cool place where the air is stirring.
The scrub bull is at once the cheap
est as well as the most expensive ami
NAL which can be kept on the farm
cheapest because he can be had for q
song and most expensive because he
has few or no valuable traits to trans
NIT to his offspring. which, like him,
can only be scrubs.
II the working team which has been
on hearty ration L. given a layo6 II
n we'll tn Deduce fhe, of fape uafn,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

1t is always a disappointment to the
passerby as he views the farm prem.
ises to see things about the place
wrong end to-a lot of siovenly will.
lows In the front yard. where the lawn
ought to be. and the area used as a
runway for pigs. ducks and chickens
and harbor for all kinds Of played
out machinery instead Of being fenced
of and devoted to shapely trees. fiew.
ers and shrubs. We noticed two such
contrasts recently. and the difference
was most striking. In a large sense
the farm which was slovenly kept was
little more than roosting place. and
it is fair to assume that as soon as the
boys and girls who are reared in it get
old enough they will dig out for more
attractive quarters. II they have not
already done so. and there will be lit
fle ground to blame them. There
should be more homes and fewer roost.
ing places.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

1t Is rule generally accepted by
raisers of cattle and hogs that to re-
alfze fair profit from his efforts the
farmer should receive as many dollars
per hundredweight for his beef and
pork as the corn fed Is worth in dimes
In other words, thirty cent corn should
not be fed to stock which does not
fetch as much as So per hundred
weight, while to justify the feeding OF
fifty cent corn the feeder should get
IS per hundredweight or better. With
corn as high as it is today and likely
to go higher, the rule above referred
to is one that should be taken into
careful account
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

We heard the other day Of a chap
who last spring moved to town 50 he
could be handy to a booze shop. He
rented his farm to a no account renter
Of much the same type as himself. who
by the calendar plowed his corn for
the first time June 20. when the weeds
were fourteen and one-haif inches high.
1t doesn't take a great amount of dis
cernment to prophesy what the har-
vest will be either In case Of the booze
or the corn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

A lady friend who has good success
with poultry has bought ton of the
best clover hay for her flock of light
Brahma hens. She chops this up nne,
soaks it in hot water and feeds 1t
quite largely as substitute for a
grain ration. Her hens eat 1t up clean
and seem to relish 1t greatly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-23

History records the fact that Roman
farmers grew clover to enrich the soil.
but supposed the benefits resulting
were due to the fact that the long
roots of the plant brought the fertility
of the soil up from a lower stratum.
Not until 1886 was the nitrogen depos-
iting power of clover roots discovered,
and this In the face of the fact that
much time had been devoted in at
tempts to wrest this secret from ma
lures laboratory.