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on THE TROPIC SEA.
The Passenger Who Cheated and the
Padre Who Played Cards.

He was a small and not particularly
impressive man at best, When he donned
his white clothing TO accommodate him
self to the tropical weather the steamer
ran into on its way TO South America he
certainly looked a great deal like a bar
Der; but every one said the same thing
about him to the two Americans on
board. Y was:
DO you see that chap? Well. his names q
Smith and his fathers the wealthiest man
in Terra del Fuego. His fathers worth
about 10000. 600
Now as matter Of fact the chaps name
wasn't Smith and the country wasn't
Terra del Fuego; because this is a true
story, and some parts Of the truth we're
better suppressed.
Later in the day the two Americans,
who had no great amount OF Spanish at
their command, were invited to make up
With several South Americans a party
at vingt- et-un. One OF them. the Amer
lean who had rather less Spanish. ac-
cepted because he knew the game. The
other sat around and watched.
The game was played on a freezeout
basis, Each player went in for 20 cents,
50 that the survivor Of the field of seven
players was left with 81 i.2O as profit 40
cording TO the rules of tlIegame as they
played a player whose first two cards
counted up twelve passed and drew two
fresh cards. Most OF the players threw in
their cards without showing them face
up. saying merely. "Paso con doce
The American got along very nicely,
despite his lack OF Spanish. and finally
he and Smith were left in alone 1t took
at least an hour before Smith had cleaned
out all the chips and was winner.
The gesticulatIng and arguing he had
done in the interval can only be imagined
He fought and disputed over penny
points az II a million had been at stake
When at length he was victor he was ex-
cited with satisfaction
That feature so impressed the American
that he mentioned II TO one OF the South
Americans who spoke English.
1t was a surprise said he. TO see how
enthusiastic that chap was over winning
a small sum like that"
You may be more surprised when |
tell you that he cheated you two or
three times, too. replied the South Amer
lean. Il didn't want 70 say anything at
the time because | didn't feel at liberty
to break in. but he certainly cheated.
For instance, several times when he
had more than twenty in his cards
which makes him lose, he merely held
the cards and forced you to keep on draw
ing TO beat his supposed high cards. Two
or three times you went over and he an
nounced that he had nineteen, throwing
the cards in quickly.
Several other times he said he had
twelve and passed. | saw his hand He
had fourteen twice. which is bad thing
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| think the temperature remains about
SO winter and summer.
"One summer | thought the th6rmoIi
eter was wrong but few minutes in the
air outside convinced me OF my error. IL
is just far enough below the surface to
keep the temperature even and to pre-
vent too rapid evaporation.
Fifty cents a pound is the least have
ever received for my mushrooms. Even
il | sold my entire crop at that price there
would be good profit in raising them
While | don't look upon mushrooms as a
sure crop. believe that the American
spawn is so much better than that
imported from France and Europe gen.
orally that under proper conditions in
teligent growers can be pretty sure
OF success.
Instead Of hoping that the price OF
mushrooms will climb higher | u look
ing forward TO the time when they will
be ~ own so abundantly that they will be
az cheap here AZ France. where the aver
age price is about 20 cents pound
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was that the outbuildings, stable, barn
and icehouse. were Of stone I saw at
once that the icehouse would be the very
place for mushrooms.
"All my life l could remember my
mother struggling to raise mushrooms and
asparagus. While it was very seldom
we had more than mess or two OF either
in one season. my mother never gave up
her efforts. Feeling that | had learned
enough from her to undertake the work
sent for a few pounds OF spawn.
-One OF the points about which my
mother had been most particular was
getting fresh stable manure. While
knew the difference between stable and
COW manure, as we hadn't horse and had
a COW, / determined to try what we had.
| raised more mushrooms that first year in
that ioehouse than my mother ever raised
in single season.
Although both my husband and my
self are fond OF mushrooms, we had more
than we could use. and at my suggestion
he brought basket OF them in and gave
them to his employer. He was so pleased
with them that he sent word to me that
he would be glad to take all that | could
let him have at the highest market price
Those were the first mushrooms | sold,
and that order gave me courage to set
about growing them for sale.
My first step was to learn all that
possibly could by reading and question
ing about the American raised spawn.
With the few dollars made from that
first crop grown in the ioehouse l bought
fresfr stnlie irranlife-arci 4ISrc.i-a frrrr 10
help me prepare not only the icehouse
but also the barn and the entire floor of
the stable except the corner occupied
by the cows STALL
ITO get the spawn had to call on my
husbands small bank account. The
balance OF the work, planting the spawn
and casing the beds, did with my hus-
bands assistance. 1t was hard work
and many time my back ached 80 that
| cried.
There is nothing like success for max
ing you forget hard work and trouble.
The mushrooms | sold that season not
only enabled me to pay hired girl a whole
year but gave me time and money to take
part in the village club and to begin a
little bank account OF my own.
so far as ! can see the American
grown mushroom spawn not only gives
"a surer crop but allows the grower TO
control the variety. With the foreign
spawn that my mother had to Use one
never knew what would come up. Some
years we had huge horse mushrooms
suitable only for broilers. and the next
year, like as not, there would be nothing
but buttons for stews.
Now in ordering spawn you make a
selection of the variety and get that
variety. Variety is one Of the first points
to be considered where a person thinks
Of growing mushrooms for sale. Any
first class store in New York will tell you
that they have no demand for brown
mushrooms, yet / understand that in
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warmth, The French school Is entirely
of singing, not at all Of composition. but
of voice delivery.
STRAUSS? consider him the most
eminent composer Of the day. He has
torn himself away from the absolutely
pure French school Of Massenet, Gounod,
Saint-Saens and Bizet. and from the Ger
man school as we'll He owes his success
TO this revolution and the fact that he
has founded a school of his own"
Mr.. Constantine then touches on the
subject of the rumor that one Of the noted
tenor singers Of the present season is
obsessed by the fear that he may lose his
voice, and refers TO the idea that the
tenor voice is the most delicate Of any and
cannot be relied on after its owner has
reached middle age,
If the tenor voice is well placed and it's
owner has been trained in a perfect
school, he says, -he should not only hold
it. but it ought 20 improve with age,
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Chicago and st. Louis the brown caps
are the most called for.
AS now manage plant my icehouse
in August and the rest OF my crop in Sep
tember or the first few days in October.
That ia one OF the reasons | think nv
mother used TO iail, because she planted
too late.
Il have found hat stable manure in
which there is some litter is more de-
sirable than that which is perfectly free
from such mixture. But one cannot
guard too carefully against manure that
contains garbage or has been dsinfected
While | have had no experience with either
have known Of several cases in which an
entire crop was spoiled because of gar
bage in one instance, and n few drops of
carDolc acid in the other.
My own special way Of managing the
manure which | buy from a stabeman
whom | can trust is first to have it piled
in heaps about three or four feet deep 1t
is then pressed down firm ly with fork
and moistened thoroughly but not
drenched.
Five or six days later it is forked over.
then again after another FIVE or six days
il receives a forking with the addition
Of second watering if it appears to
be drying out too fast The obj ject Of the
forking over and watering is to avoid
burning and sour fermentation.
Soon after this second forking over the
temperature will begin to fall and when
IL has reached the proper point | begin to
plant the spawn | break the bricks of
spawn into pieces about two inches square.
After pressing them about an inch or two
below the surface and about ten or twelve
inches apart | press the bed back into
shape. =
then give slight watering. but in the ice
house, which always produces the hest
mushrooms. this waterihg IS not neces-
sary. Water should only be given when
the bed dries out too rapidly. and always
as light sprinkle, never a drench.
in about two weeks or ten days after
the spawn has started TO run thr oughout
the beds the casing should be put on.
This casing should be only of carefully
screened loan and should be applied
when barely moist. 1t should be spread
on the beds an inch To an inch and a half
thick, The object Of this as under
stand the culture OF mushrooms Is 10 pre-
vent too rapid evaporation and 30 main
tain uniform conditions throughout the
beds.
II is safter | put on this casing tn at give
the beds in my ice house their first gentle
sprinkling, then a second watering when
the mushrooms begin to appear Under
no circumstances, so j have always been
told and my experience teaches me that it is
correct, should bearing bed be drenched
1t should be sprinked and the best time
to do this is after the mushrooms have
been gathered for that day
Care must also he taken with the
spawn before planting. 1t should he
kept in n cool. dry place hot, dry
place will either kill it entirely or hurt il
so much that its product will never be-
either vigorous or plentiful.
As everybody who knows anything at
all about mushrooms las heard that they
do best in the dark and in low. even tenn
perature it seems almost useless for me
to say that the temperature in my mush-
oom houses is seldom above 40 degrees
and never below is or 50 In the icehouse
The sun., 1909-01-24
Big Caribou Herd.

Dduson corrcspondence NoW' N'h'
A herd Of 500, 900 caribou is hcyonn S,,. ,,.
Mile River and the vast band is tra'"l.,ns
toward the Tansna River. The ncWs Na'
brought to Dawson by Chris NiH'".., ha
who says that last year and dur'nE ~.
summer the herd trampled down lo'e'"
and went to the white River slope -,ors
Later it turned back and passed az" I'm
upper sixty Mile and then seemed % napa ,,
westward toward the head of the lAua lAuSrs'
slopes. They are travelling ~ " lsti
in the vicinity OF Dawson are some ham
Cling bands. Indians have foloN.i nsy.
and are bringing some OF the meat 70 ton,,,ns
too far away TO get carcasses back 70 Nv
son With any profit.
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NEWEST TENOR FROM SPAIN
A TALK ABOUT OPERA WITH
FLORENCIO CONSTANTINE.

Dfnerenoe OF the Italian and the French
schooI-Why Operas Are Not Written
In Spanish-The Shift From Engineer.
Ing To singing In Grand Opera.
IL wouldn't be at all surprising II Flo
renoio Constantine. the new lyric tenor
at the Manhattan Opera House, we're un-
able to wear anything more compressive
on his fine head than a soft felt hat. He
is as handsome as picture. and he enjoys
the distinction of having escaped 90 far
any adverse criticisms on his work or his
personality. Not content with such ac-
plishments. he adds that Of inventor,
having just taken out preparatory papers
for an automobile device patent and he
sports large medicine chest containing
remedies for every we'll known i'll. which
he administers with practised hand,
carefully manicured.
In spite OF all this he IL not entirely
happy. He relates to The SUN reporter
an incident so new that IL has not yet
quite lost it's sting.
II concerns a beautiful girl met in Phil
adelphia, for whom he entrusted some very
hattering speeches TO Mr.. Bauer. his
perfdious manager. who also acts as his
interpreter, and who repeated them in the
brst person and succeeded in walking away
with the whole situation in a very high
handed manner. This was the last straw.
and it turned Mr.. Constantino's attention
languageward. and he has in consequence
acquired an Anglo-Saxon vocabulary to
supplement his Spanish. Italian and
French. German he has not mastered.
and he has sung the thrte tenor roles OF
his Wagnerian appearances in "Siegfried."
-Lohengrin" and the "Nlestersnger' In
his familiar Italian.
THAT Is my great ambition" he says,
sto end my days as the tenor Of the Wag-
ner operas. Possibly this statement may
sound strange, coming from one who
is known only in the roles of the Italian
and French operas and who has made
whatever name and fortune he has along
those lines, but il is the truth. I adore
Wagner, and the greatest moments that
have come to me in my career have been
those Of my appearances in the operas
composed by this great master"
Mr.. Constantine at this point ia called |
out Of the room. When he returns he .
apologies for his departure with an upper
register gesture.
q told you" he says smilingly. that
knew all sorts and kinds Of vagabonds
have just been to keep an engagement
with one of them"
You suggest that the interview must
have been highly amusing.
Not exactly amusing says the tenor,
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A CITY WOMAN ON A FARM
HER MUSHROOMS BRING IN
$500 4 YEAR.
Easy Times Now for a Family That Moved
Out OF New York Fiat to a COnnec.
tIcut Village American Mushroom
spawn One secret Of Her success.

Easy Times Now Tor a FamlIy Tnat Moved
Out OF a New York Ilat TO COnnec-
tIcut Village American Mushroom
spawn One secret Of Her success.
Perhaps $500 n year is not a very Won
derful amount for a woman To earn these
days, but find that it adds a good deal
10 the comfort of my family" declared a
woman who lives in Connecticut within
committing distance of New York Il
have made that amount growing mush-
rooms for ths last three years and | am
very grateful for it.
-Oh, yes. had had some experience
before | started in to grow them for sale,
but IL 1t hadn't been for the American
grown spawn don't believe | ever would
have succeeded,
when We were first married we went
to live in an uptown fiat. After the birth
OF our first child we decided that we ought
to spend at least the summer in the coun-
try My husbands salary was small and
l had nothing, having been a teacher in
the public schools when he married me.
AS we couldn't keep the fat and go into
the country we gave up the fiat,
AS we decided to go into the
country we thought We might as well
try to get a place that we could buy,
paying Tor II In monthly insta1ments.
The place we settled on is in Connecticut,
mile from the station.
There is three acres Of land, and
though the house was habitable il was
much out Of repair. We could only af-
ford to have the place thoroughly cleaned
and We moved 10. trusting To pluck and
hard work to do the rest. Excepting a
pump in the kitchen there were abso-
lutely no conyeniences in the old house,
30 | found it much harder doing the work
than in our New York fat,
"There was no money for servant
even for a few days each month, but as
the advantages of our staying in the
country and owning our own house were
40 evident | determined TO do my share
OF tho work and, what " as harder, not to
let my husband find out how hard found
the work. Living In the country had
added to his work as we'll as mine. for be-
sides the longer ride there was the walk
night and morning TO the station. and when
ths weather was not good | knew that
Il was no p leasure trip.
sWhen looking over seed catalogues
for our second years garden | saw that
n great Improvement had been brough t
about In the culture Of mushrooms by the
introduotion Of American raised spawn.
Now one Of the chief beauties Of our place
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but certainly brief and interesting,
you see. it was this way. On one OF
the Philadelphia trips just as was about
to step on board the train l noticed a
rather shabby member Of society standing
near. There was something in his face
and expression that took me back. away
back to some long ago days that none
Of my American successes can ever make
me forget. / talked with him and made
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Rabbits a Cent ApIece,

Springfield correspondence st. louis Globe
Democrat
More than ?5o.Ooo rabbits we're shipped
from here 10 81. Louis. New Orleans and
Memphis markets duGng the last week
The snow last Monday caused such an
unusual slaughter of Cottontails in the
O2arks hat rabbits we're sold here at one
cent each.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-23

London, March 23.-Information has
reached London, according to the Pail
Mall Gazette. that the Antarctic expe-
dition under Lieut. Ernest H. Shakle-
ton of the British navy, which left
England in July, 1907, has reached the
south pole
in July, 1907, the Nimrod, commands
ed by Lieut.. Ernest H. Shackelton r.
N, carrying thirty-two men, including
scientists, sailed from England for
the Antarctic region, touching later at
New Zealand to complete her provis-
ions. Later an exploration party Of
twelve men, provisioned for two years,
and provided with Siberian ponies and
dogs, was left in camp at Mount Ere
kus, and last December the Nimrod
left New Zealand to pick up the ex-
plorers and return them TO England.
Shackelton has had experience as an
Arctic explorer and was a member OF
the expedition under Captain Scott in
1929
Did Not Reach Pole S4---.1
A cablegram receivedlSfhIs afternoon
from Shackelton has. .Det yet been made
public, but it is deef.3sed by high au-
thority that the explorer failed Of sue
cess and the expedition was obliged to
return when within 100 miles of the
pole.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-23

YOU" he said "There is one thing I
desire very much to have you say for
me- There is an immense mass of
mail on board this steamship which
has come to me which / have not been
able to open, and much OF which I
will not be able to open for some
time Since | left the White House l
have received about 5000 or 5000 let
ters. Four fifths of these ! have not
even seen. My thanks to the people
who sent them is, however, none the
less. Now j wish you would say for
me that ii will be only waste OF time
for any one to write to me while
am in AfGica. Again 1 say. deeply
appreciate the courtesy of those who
have written me and take this occa-
sion to give them my thanks"
Refuses to Discuss Presidency.
One of the reporters in the party
broke into the conversation with the
interjection:
Some one told me. colonel. that
you are going to be our next presi-
dent"
Roosevelt Immediately threw up
both his hands and exclaimed:
"Good-bye, gentlemen, goodbye
But he was still smiling when the
interview closed. A notable feature OF
the reception on the steamer was the
tribute to the ex-president by the
chamber of commerce of New YORK
City. This body presented tablet
bearing on one side a portrait of the
president. on the other the scene of
the Sicilian earthquake and repre-
senation of the goddess of peace plac-
ing a wreath on Roosevelt's head. The
tablet was tribute of thanksgiving
for the generous help given by the
United States to the Italian earth
quake sufferers.
Message to Taft.
One Of the last things Roosevelt did
before the steamer left the dock was
to send a telegram to president TAI.
acknowledging the receipt of several
fine pictures and a message of good
cheer The telegram read:
Parting thanks, love and sincerity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-23
PAYNE IS lRRlTATED
Piled With Questions by Opponent of
Tariff Bill During His Addresses
plains That Bill Is Revision Down
ward-Free Hides Will Not Hurt
Farmer.

Washington, March 23.-When the
house met today there was a slim at
tendance of members which led Ma
con, of Arkansas, to suggest the abb
sence ia quorum. AS Payne was to
continue his explanation of the tariff
BILL the Arkansas member said he
should be given full hearing. The
point was not pressed, however, and
Payne took the floor.
No sooner had Payne begun than
he was piled with questions from all
sides. In his replies to the questions
Payne was decidedly more aggressive
than he was yesterday. He became
highly indignant when Garrett, of Ten
nessee, inquired if, taking the bill as a
WHOLE it was not "revision upward"
"The gentleman has no right to say
that" he sharply announced. 1T is
not fair to say that as an honorable
man" With a good deal of emphasis
he declared that, taken as a whole, the
revision was downward, but as to
luxuries it was, he said, a revision up
WdIu, anu OQ6IG " NC. I11 oeh1o cIiiJ 'AA
reading the bill, it's general trend, and
he charged that the idea of interpolat-
ing such remarks as that made by
Garret was mot fair to ma, to the
committee nor to the country"
Disclaiming any improper motive
Garrett said he wanted to know the
real fact Continuing his explanation
and answering many queries, Payne
said the cut in the metal schedule
would destroy the tin plate Industry in
the United States. Coming to the hides
scehdule, Payne made a. general attack
on the so-called hide trust, and said:
the big Four" packers controlled the
hide industry in the United States. The
result of placing hides on the free list
would be to protect the Independent
tanners and give work to the men en-
ployed by them. "It won't hurt any
body in the United States" he said,
Except the middlemen and packers"
While Payne was discussing this
schedule members crowded the aisles
and we'll in front of the rostrum, and
frequently several questions would be
put by them at one time. There was a
constant demand on his attention. His
good humor apparently had returned
and he replied to each one in turn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-23
DEMONSTRATION AT HOME.
Five Thousand Citizens of Sharon
Greet WhitIa and Son.

Sharon, Pa, March 23.-Wlllie Whit
la arrived here at 1906. A crowd of
fully 5000 persons extended the boy a
demonstration of greeting. A cheering,
singing crowd followed the boy and
father to the Whitla home.
Business was practically at stand
STILL the public schools were dismissed
and a jollification that will last until
late tonight was given full sway. With
in a short time the party arrived at
the Whitla residence, where second
large crowd, which had congregated
tllruout the morning, was in evidence.
When the boy and his father attempted
to alight from cab they were In the
midst of Il remarkable demonstration.
Tears We're in many eyes. and all
sharon seemed mad with JOY.
With difficulty the father and boy
ana others of the party succeeded IN
.eXtricating themselves from the crowd
and went into the house. There the
mother. who had been patiently walt
ing. affectonately clasped the child to
her breast and for several minutes
they chung to one another and sobbed.
Crying and hugging the little fellow
the mother. showered him with kisses.