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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
TAFT UPHOLDS
REGULAR ARMY
Speaks at Length on HOnOTe1 Field
Of Gettysburg.
Thinks Hot Weather Will Help Con-
gress to Adjourn by June 20
Opposes Any Reduction in Stand
ing Army - Handsome Memorial
Shaft is Unveiled.

Gettysburg, Pa, June Yesterday
was the day of tardy honor to the reg
ular" at Gettysburg. An imposing
shaft Of granite, erected by congress
to the memory of those of the regular
army who fell in the three days battle,
was unveiled by the presidents daugh-
ter, Miss Helen H. Taft, while the
president paid tribute to officers and
men of the United States army, past
and present.
The president puts himself on record
as opposed to any reduction in the
standing army. He told of the preju-
dice that often had arisen against the
possible aggressions of regular army
and a professional soldiery, and of the
corresponding difficulty in arousing
that love and pride in the army which
expresses itself today and has fire.
quently expressed itself in the past in
behalf of the navy. The president as
serted that the services of the regulars
had never been concentrated ade-
quately by congress or the nation.
"The profession of arms always has
been an honorable one," he declared.
"All honor to the regular army of the
United States. Never in its history
has it had stain upon its escutcheon.'
On the way to Gettysburg from
Pittsburg, the presidents car was side
tracted at York for two hours and dur
ing his stay he made brief address
in which he declared again his hope fol
the early enactment of tariff law
adding:
al have been called an optimist fol
predicting that congress would adjourn
by June 20. Perhaps am. But i
the Lord is good to US and the weathe
gets hot enough in June, l think on
national Legislators will be might.
glad to get out of those two clos
chambers at Washington.
Four regiments of the regular arm,
were here to participate in the exer
cises. There also was personal es
cort to the president composed of vet
Grams of the regular army who tough
in the Gettysburg campaign. Tn
president was taken for drive owe
the battlefield. At several points h
alighted and stood on the prominence
overlooking the valley below and tn
mountains in the far distance.
The ceremonies of the unveilin
were simple. Miss Taft pulled tn
silken cord that released the flag
draped about the monument. In fal
ing one of the flags caught on bronz
eagle decorating one of the inscribe
tablets. A trooper gave the flag
tug, but it could not be released unit
a large hole had been torn in. the folC
of the stripes. After the president
speech, Secretary Dickinson presente
the monument to the battlefield con
mission. After the unwilling the pre-
ident reviewed the troops. A mountt
battery of artillery which recent
served in Cuba was a source of mut
interest. When the review was Co
cluded, the president hurried to h
train.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
GREAT FAIR is READY.
President Taft Will Press Solid Gold
Key at Noon June I.


Key at Noon June 1.
Seattle, Wash, May 31.-When
President W. H. Taft presses the gol-
den key in the White House at noon,
Pacific Coast time, June l, the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition will be
opened, complete in every detail.
officers of the fair have made good
their promise of preparedness on open
ing day and during the last week there
has been a rush night and day to have
the exhibits in order. The finishing
touches were put on the grounds early
this week.
President Taft will use telegraph
er's key, made from the first gold
taken from the Klondike, and set with
the identical nuggets taken out by the
discoverer Of the Northern Eldorado,
August 16, 1896. The key has been
mounted on a slab of Alaska marble,
and was presented to the President of
the United States by George W. Car
mack, discoverer of the Klondike gold
| fields.
The opening program at the exposi-
ton grounds will begin at 9 80 O'Clock
with parade of United States army
troops, mariners and sailors from the
Pacific cruiser fleet and from the Jap
anese warships under Vice-Admiral
Ijichi. Col T. c. Woodbury., U. S.
A., acting commander of the Depart
ment of the Columbia, will be grand
marshal. His chief aide will be Cap
tain A. M. Weatherill, U. S. A., who
has been assigned to the exposition BY
the war department. The marching
soldiers and sailors will be reviewed
by the American and Japanese ad
mirals and the visiting governors al
the head Of the court of honor.
The exercises at the natural amphi
theater will begin at 10:45 o'clock
with an overture by Innes' band. Thu
invocation will be offered by Bishop
Edward O'Dea, of Seattle. A shor
address will be given by Director-Gen
eral l. A. Nadeau, and the band will
play "Gloria Washington, the officia
march of the exposition. James ]
Hill will deliver the opening address
He will be followed by ]. E. Chilberg
president of the Exposition. Bishol
E. W. Keator, of Olympia, will pro
nounce the benediction.
The program at the amphitheate
will be timed to close at noon, a
which hour President Chilberg vii
signal the president of the Unite
States that the fair is ready. Their
will be an exchange of messages, afte
which the signal will be given fror
the White House which will stan
whistles blowing in all parts of tn
|. city.
Flags will be run up on all of tn
buildings and the artillery companie
will fire national salute.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Don't be afraid of getting the soil
too rich for any of the vegetables
whose leaf or stem Is edible. II you
cannot have plenty OF well rotted
manure, a top dressing OF nitrate Of
soda just before planting will furnish
the plant food needed Of nitrogen, but
other elements may be needed for a
proper balance. Wood ashes. II avail
able, are good source for potash, but
sulphate or muriate Of potash may be
used instead and frequently a dressing
Of hyperphosphate is beneficial.
II one is growing only a small gar
den for home use, the droppings from
the poultry house will furnish enough
fertilizer to keep the soil in a good
state OF fertility; but If growing truck
on a large scale 1t would be we'll to
inquire Of your experiment station
what commercial fertilizers would be
OF most help in securing maximum
crops OF the vegetables you wish tc
grow.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Fresh Fashioned Fables.

A convention Of animals was once
called to protest against the overbear-
ing and tyrannical conduct of the lion.
When the meeting had been called to
order several speeches were made de-
nouncing the lion. and finally a reso-
luton was adopted appointing the jack
ass as a committee OF. one to go to the
lion and present him with a resolution
containing the sense Of the meeting
But at this point the jackass arose and
remarked:
II may not be so much for looks as
several Of this crowd. but am not as
much OF a chump as you might think
I had a brother once who was fool
enough TO go with lot OF complaints
TO the lion, but l remember he has
been dead ever since" - New York
News
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
WHEAT PANIC CLOSED.
Patten Fixes Price at Sl.34 and Re-
fuses to Send it Higher.

Patten FI<eS frlCe at ID % ana re
fuses to Send it Higher.
Chicago, May 31.-May wheat
walked out of the pit of the Chicago
Board of Trade today with head up,
firm step and not sign of wavering
anywhere-the second time in the
history of the board when "a wheat
corner was carried through successfully
to the final day of the option. The
only other successful deal was that in
September wheat conducted by B. P.
Hutchinson, more than 20 years ago,
when the price touched 81.
Opening at $1.34, which was a cent
higher than the close of yesterday, the
market remained steady during the
trading hours, finally closing at the
opening price. Mr.. Patterns brokers
stood ready all morning to sell to any
one who wanted to buy at the quoted
price, and they also stood ready to buy
from any who wanted to sell at that
price. 1t is estimated that the trading
in the option amounted to about $780,
900 bushels.
1t is believed that Mr.. Patten has
about 6, 900, 900 bushels of cash wheat
on hand to dispose of. Experts say
that, owing to the recognized scarcity
of milling wheat, he will be able tc
sell his possessions at prices ranging
from $1.25 to today's closing quota
tions. 1t is said that within the last
few days local millers have paid from
/ to cents above the May price to gel
milling wheat.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Give growing pigs food to produce
bone and muscle rather than fat.
The pig should have a warm. dry
bed kept clean and free from dust.
No domestic animal responds 50
quickly to good treatment as the hog.
Thrifty hogs turn grains into money
quicker than any other domestic AMI
NAL.
The thrift and condition Of the moth.
err determine to q great extent what
the pig will be.
When a hog has to be driven to his
feed usually a mistake has been made
in his feeding.
When fed dry shelled corn Is more
economical than cornmeal to feed tc
fattening hogs
Beauty in form and appearance Il
not safe indication Of the value OF 4
SOW an a breeder
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

The many very marked changes In
farm life would lead one to believe
that the large farm is. or soon will be.
thing Of the past. The high price
Of farm help, the necessity for better
cultivation and farming, fewer and
better bred stock, better care of stock,
better buildings for housing the hay,
grain and stock, has or soon will bring
the small farm, and, so planned and
arranged that greater variety Of prod
ucts are raised.
Many Instances are known where the
man who had struggled for years with
200 to 800 acres, barely made living
and OF doubling their income by sim
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

The necessity of the rotation OF
crops is well recognized among mod
ern farmers, and now it appears that
in India nature is seen practicing the
same thing in the forests. The soil
becoming exhausted after long period
Of one kind Of forests. seedlings Of
other species gradually replace the
old trees as they die out. On the
Indian soil. the deodar tree has been
observed taking the place Of the blue
pine. pine and oak slowly exchange
places, and spruce and silver FIR have
been noted gradually extending into a
forest Of failing oaks.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Draw French CAPITAL.

Paris, May 31.-Morgan, Harjes &
Co. have formed syndicate for intro
ducing the common shares of the
United States Steel corporation on the
Paris Bourse. The news has not yet
been made public here, but it is ex-
pected that it will create a sensation.
In financial circles the matter is re-
garded as of far-reaching influence.
For years American bankers have been
knocking at the door of the Paris ex-
change in order to draw on the enor-
nous surplus represented by the saw
ings of the French investors.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

For potatoes the past year we used
LOO pounds Of fertilizer to the acre.
one-third applied broadcast and the
rest scattered in the furrow, brushing
the fertilizer into the soil Of the fur.
row before planting the seed. After
planting, the surface was kept well
stirred to prevent weeds starting and
the cultivator was run often enough
to keep down the weeds. A little hand
hoeing was done. The yield was $50
bushels per acre. The crop followed
corn and the land was very thorough.
ly narrowed before potatoes were
planted Plenty Of narrowing and lib
eral use Of fertilizers may be depend.
ed on to give a good crop.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Cooperation Among Farmers.

Men In all other lines OF business
organize and work together. Farmers
are beginning to see the need OF con-
certed action, but as a rule we still
work single-handed. At Lombard, ILL.,,
about twenty miles west Of Chicago,
the farmers who produce milk for sale
In the big city have tried several times
to organize in order to force the milk
trust to pay them a price In accord.
ance with what the customer pays, but
the trust is always able to hire some
farmer to break the rules Of the local
association or to talk against the prof.
ect to such an extent as to defeat Its
ends That is one great difficulty in
forming protective measures among
farmers. There are always a few men
In the community who are willing to
sacrifice future advantages to gain a
few cents in present price.-Agrlcul.
tural Epitomist.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
All Who
Would Enjoy

good health, with its blessings, must IN
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question of right living with all the term
implies. With proper knowledge Of what
is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
Then the use of medicines may be dis
pensed with to advantage, but under or
binary conditions in many instances
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it ia
alike important to present the subject
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently, the Company's Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
" all leading druggists.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
MORE GEM SMUGGLING.
II the Duty BE Raised That Is What
Is Expected by Importers.


Is Expected by Importers.
That diamonds and pearls viii be
smuggled into this country to an enor-
nous extent II the duties should be in
creased is the contention Of the Maiden
Lane gem importers, according to the
New York World A committee has
been organized In the jewel district,
with Alfred Krower as the chairman,
which will send representatives to
Washington IN an effort to keep down
the duties.
Even now, when the duty on ctr
stones and pearls is only 10 per cent,
authorities In the trade estimate that
the quantity Of gems smuggled into the
country is not less than Is per cent
OF the amount that goes through the
custom house.
The argument for higher diamond
duties is that while this country buys
more than 90 per cent Of the worlds
output, less than 500 men are employed
here in cutting and polishing, while
In Antwerp and Amsterdam the dla-
mond factories employ upward OF
1900 men. 1t is hoped by some. the
supremacy Of these great diamond CEN
tiers may be transferred to New York
and that an increase in the tariff may
aid in bringing this about
The stones in the rough are ad-
mitted free and the present duty OF IL
per cent on the cut stones is about
equal to the difference In the cost OF
this kind Of labor here and abroad. Il
is said. The big manufacturers figure
that If the duty went above 10 pei
cent they would then begin to com
pete chiefly with struggled stones. be
cause the additional gain made pos
sible by higher duties would temp
many to engage In the clandestin'
t, trade. This was the case. they say
from 1894 to 1897, when the govern
menfs reports indicated a slump In dia
mond imports.
| The pearl importers are also callinl
on the jewelry trade OF the entir
country to oppose the pearl paragraph
, OF the Payne bill. Under the presen
. law the government received more thai
! 100000 in one year as duties o.
q precious stones and pearls. The i'm
a ports were at the rate Of $44,00OOOO
|. year just prior to the recent depression
and are now almost up to the sam
volume.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Solve Wireless Mystery.

Los Angeles, CAL, May 31.-Opera-
tors at the mile-high wireless telegraph
station on Mount Lowe have succeeded
in tracing to their origin mysterious
signals or sparks that have puzzled ex-
perts for more than year, and reports
of which have attracted scientific at
tention all over the world. The theory
generally credited was that they came
from Japan in secret code, but they
have been traced to induction from an
ordinary telephone line on the peak.
F. w. Falies, a wireless constructor,
made this discovery.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Strikers capture Dynamite.

Sisson, CAL, June ARMED with
knives and rifles, party of striking
lumbermen at McCloud, Ia miles east
of here, drove the guards away from
the powder house tonight and is now
in possession of a ton or more of dyna-
mite, according to telephone advices
received here tonight. Shortly after
the message was received communica-
tion with McCloud was interrupted and
it is not known whether the wire was
cut or not. Sheriff Howard of this
county is at McCloud with 40 or sc
deputies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Banned bx Garlic on Breath.

Chicago, May S1.-A man has no
right to go to a theater if his breath
reeks with the odor of garlic and the
management has a right to exclude
him. This was the decision of NUM-
cipal Judge Heap today in the case of
James La Mantia against Susanna
LANCE, proprietor of nickel theater.
La Mantia asked $500 damages. Tes-
timony showed that two other italians
visited the thester few nights before
and were ordered out.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
ODD BITS oF FACT.

The United States consumes 3d.
100000 pounds of tea annually.
A man can insure against loss in
lotteries with a company at The Hague.
There are more doctors per capita in
New York city than anywhere else III
this country.
Sealing wax contains no wax.
The Dutch throne has forty-one pos
sible claimants.
Potatoes STEPPED in sulphuric acid
and subjected to pressure make an ex
cellent substitute for ivory in thu
manufacture OF billiard balls.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Cultivation That Damage. Corn.

Cultivation That Damages Corn.
The corn is often damaged by the
roots being broken In deep cultivation.
This Is not the case to a serious ex-
tent early in the season, when the corn
is small, but the check to the crop may
be quite marked II cultivated deep
late In the season, when the corn has
reached height of to feet or more,
particularly IL the previous cultivation
has been shallow or neglected. II dry
weather happens to follow such treat.
ment the damage to the crop Is much
Increased When not followed by
some form Of cultivation that win level
down the ridges left by the large shove
cultiyator, the ground will dry oui
quite deeply and in the burrows be
tween the ridges this drying readily
reaches the roots Of the corn. TX
obviate this as much as possible, wher
the oid-fashioned large shovels ar,
used, the work should be followed al
soon as possible with something I,
level down the surface. Unless Their,
is something to be gained by II, deel
cultivation should not be followed
Oklahoma Station.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Folks say that If you want any class
Of stock that can always be sold at a
profit, from weaving time until totter-
Ing old age, you want a mule. We do
not raise mules, so can not speak from
experience. This much we do know,
however, several good friends OF ours
have been dlckering in mules for years
without making any money. Perhaps
these are the exceptional cases that
prove the rule. Others have raised
and bought mules and made good
money. We surmlse it's more the mar
and his management than it is the
mule, that reaps the profit. The same
man dealing in razorbacks might make
some money.-Farmers Mail and
Breeze.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

try and hogs. The studding are u
feet, and the lower story is feet !;
the COW stalls are Of cement, with gut
ter, and all stalls have pounded clay
floors. 1t will pay to plaster the walls
and ceiling of the cow barn with ce-
ment. After the silo bas been used for
several years, it is intended to lath
and plaster it with cement.
1t will pay to use good material
throughout. provide a good foundation
and roof, and to keep all exposed wood
work well painted.
AS the various climates demand
slightly different construction, and the
lumber used is not the same in all
sections. it would be simply a waste OF
valuable space to describe them here
]. E. Bridgman, In st. Paul Dispatch
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Wireless Saves Steamer.

Guymas, Mex, June Through
the use of wireless telegraphy, the
American steamer Precursor, rendered
helpless by a broken propeller, was
rescued from dangerous position and
towed into this port yesterday. The
Precursor had drifted aimlessly for
three days. A tug was sent out and
brought the steamer into port. Some
of the passengers had become uncon-
trollable from fear and had to be
locked in their staterooms.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

You're the editor. amt your asked
the caller, a man with thin lips, high
cheek bones, and a sharp nose.
"Yes, sir" answered the man at the
desk. What can l."
"Well, sir, I've been readin' your pa
per purity regular for about twenty-seven
years. but you had an article this morn
ing"
THAT you couldn't indorse? I'm sorry
for that. but you know such things ars
likely to happen now and then. and
THAT wasn't what l was goin' to say
That article pleased me so well that
thought I'd come around and subscribe
for the paper. How much is it?-Chica
90 Tribune.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
nestroyinr stump..

Here are two ways OF destroying
stumps by means of acids: In the fall
bore with an inch auger 10 Inches deep
into the stump. Into this put one-half
pound Of vitriol and cork up very tight.
The stump will probably be rotten in
about eight months. Another way
Bore with inch anger Is inches deep
into stump and put in one ounce OF
saltpeter and then fill the hole with
water ana cork. In about six months
take out the plug and pour in about
gill Of coal oil and set fire to It.
This should burn the stump nearly up.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Madrid, June Ia bill providing
for the reorganization of the Spanish
postal service was adopted by the
chamber of deputies today. The bill
provides for lower postal rates, par
cells post, a money order system and
postal savings bank system.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
Strikers Steal Dynamite.

New Orleans, May 31.-A dispatch
from Managua, Nicaragua, says the
strike over fruit shipments has grown
intense. Several cases of dynamite
were taken from the Lopez Mining
Company by the strikers. Many men
have been poisoned. The steamers are
ali tied up to the docks and are without
crews
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Don't quote Slobson to me-" protest'
ed the Doctor II know Slobson, and
he's a regular freak"
my friend" gravely child the profess
sor, you should be more careful in your
use of the English language. Anything
that is regular can't be a freak, and any
thing that is a freak can't be regular"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Prof. r. A. Moore says that pains
taking in breeding corn has raised the
average corn production in Wisconsin
from % bushels per acre In 1901 to
ALP bushels per acre in 1907. This IN
crease is worth striving for In every
State and on every farm.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Court Officer latter adjournmen)-
Mr.. Skies, will you see that the jury is
comfortably fixedI
New Bailif-Fixed, Mr.. Jinx7 Fixed7
Great Scott, who's going to put up the
money
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Jinks-why do you say eyether and
nyether7
Winks-r heard John L. Sullivan
use that pronunciation at the theater.
and he's from Boston, you know
New York Weekly.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03
MAPLEINE

CoRJugaI Compliments.
Said he, Il might mention,
Ny dearest Maria,
That you're in the class of
A Mrs Sapphira."
She retorted. II might say,
Without any bias,
That you could give pointers
To one Ananias.|
Which shows that in certain
Emergencies dire,
More ways than one are there
To say, you're a liar"
American.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-06-03

Mrs. Brown says that she'll never
wear one of those 5OO-button gowns"
"why noty"
"Her husband has only one arm"
Detroit Free Press.