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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

1t is an old story how among
growers and nurserymen, that musn-
rooms may be raised successfully in
the cellars of ordinary dwelling
houses. but to the housekeeper that
hsa always longed to add this delicl-
Gus luxury to her home menu, but
whose purse has always prohibited 1t
will seem almost like the fairy stories
that seemed so wonderful when she
was little.
OF course, it is not an easy matter,
fer to be successful number or
things must be borne in mind, such as
the making of the beds, the ternpera-
tire maintained. the amount of moist
ure given and so on. The preparing
Of the bed is not very nice work
for a woman, but perhaps your handy
man about the house would be will
ing to do this for you, if you were
to bride him automatically with .
promise of goodies to come.
Besides that, if you collect your own
spawn, instead of going to the expense
of ordering it from a nurseryman you
must be able to distinguish at once
between the poisonous and the edi-
BILE variety. When the edible variety
a pleasant smell, and fine pink or
f1esh-c olored gills. Later these will,
become a chocolate color much like
that of the poisonous species, but
but these latter give disagreeable
Odor and are Shiny to the touch.
Another difference between them is
that the edible species grows in open
pastures, and the other in woods. 1t
frequently happens that in cultivated
beds the unwhOlesome variety will
spring up before the nutritious, and so,
even if you go to the nurseryman,
you will still want to be able to
distinguish between them.
Indigenous spawn may be collected
October, and also in old hot beds. The
true kind smells exactly like a whole
some mushroom. If you require the
spawn at once, then plant Immediate
ly. but it will keep for years if laid
away dry with the earth still adhering
to it, in a warm, dry shed, where there
is a current of air.
To Prepare the Bed.
The soil required for the bed is
fresh stable manure mixed with a rich
garden loan, in the proportion of five
times as much manure as soil. These
parts should be thoroughly mixed,
being stacked and restacked every
three or four days. This is to prevent
the escape of unpleasant gases.
The materials should be kept moist,
but not too wet, and after two weeks
it should be in condition for the bed.
When thoroughly pounded down into
compact mass, it should be about
foot thick Befgore planting the spawn
in it, it should be covered with either
litter or straw.
You may, if you like, have boxes for
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

that the heat in the bed has declined,
transfer the spawn to a new one.
If you have collected the spawn
yourself, and have been so unforru.
nate as to select the wrong species
in some way, let me warn you that a
reliable old authority declares that
the vegetable acids, such as vinegar.
lemon juice or that of apples, are de-
pendible antidotes for this poison.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27
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beds. which should be about three feet
long and one foot eight inches deep.
Pack these with the prepared material.
They may be placed either upon a
shelf or right on the floor OF your cell
lar. if you are sure that there are
no vermin to destroy them.
Warm, Light Cellar OdeaI.
An authority upon this subject de-
clares that for the raising of mush-
rooms a warm. light cellar is ideal,
especially in winter for no fire is ne
cessary, and but little water.
If YOU do not care for the boxes, you
may use pots, hampers, pits with glazed
frames, dark frames or pits. Whatever
YOU use be sure to provide at least one
sloping surface, but if the situation is
convenient where there is space all
around. then form the bed so as -,
make four sloping surfaces like the
roof of a house.
Planting the Spawn.
The spawn should be planted 70 g
depth of two or three inches, in rows
about ten or II inches apart, being
careful to pack the soil carerul1y
around each one Cover with straw or
litter
After a week or ten days, spread
over all an inch of rich garden loan,
making the surface firm and smooth,
cover with straw again and see that
the temperature in the cellar does not
go below fifty degrees. If you finG that
the atmosphere is moist you may dis
pense with the straw
This bed, if it has been properly
constructed. should produce mush-
rooms within five or six weeks, and
with proper care in gathering, so as
not to destroy the young ones, II
should keep on producing for period
of three or four months.
Generally the crop of a properly con-
ST. uCttu anu llstHdScu HluSlii ooiii OCU
is about a half pound to each square
foot. When gathering, never employ
a knife, but use a quick twisting ma
ton with the hand. so that small
round bodies will form on the bro
ken ends and eventually become
mushrooms.
Avoid All Extremes.
In raising mushrooms extremes Of
all kinds, should be carefully avoided.
When watering give a little at time,
rather than to much at once, and use
only lukewarm water. Do not apply it
to the bed itself, but. to the straw
or litter on top.
Never allow the soil to crack, but
keep it just moist enough to adhere
together we'll If allowed to become
too dry, the bed will become ex-
hausted before the crop has been
gathered.
The temperature outside the bed
should be always around fifty degrees,
while in the bed it should not be over
S. Air should be admitted in proper
ton to the heat.
If you have kept the bed moderately
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Bra ssWOrk Easily Made

brass, the center-piece being a fern in
a fooled brass dish. From the chande-
lier hung lantern done in wrought
brass. while each guests place caro-
consisted of tiny pin tray with the
name fooled across the center. Need
less to say, all of those present were
enthusiasts over the handicraft.
Contents of an Outfit.
You may either buy full outfit or
sary articles, according to your needs
and also your pOcketbook If you care
to spend a dollar or a dollar and a
half. you may obtain a complete out
fit, containing materials and tools, for
working, as we'll as one design to be
copied. OF course, having once bought
an outfit and practiced on the design
provided, you can then make any arti-
Gle you choose by obtaining new ma
terials and using the same tools as
with the first
An outfit generally contains stipling
anvil, a mallet for stipling. veining
tool. pieces of varying degrees of
bluntness, brass fasteners (Which may
of clamps), drawing board, thumb
tacks, sharpener for the piercers, a
sheet of DESIGNED brass, carbon pa
per, various polshes, and finishes,
and either brass chain or a braid
fringe. according to the article repre-
sented in the design given.
How the Work Is Done.
The work itself is quite simple and
may be done rapidly. Very little in
'truction is needed and only small
amount of work and pains is required
to produce good results.
The brass is first to be Strengthened
out and fastened fiat to the drawing
board with thumb tacks. over this
place piece of carbon paper, of the
size of the surface that is to be
fooled, with the printed design upon
it. Outline the design with a tracing
point. having first rubbed the brass
with a piece of dry soap, so as to
enable 1T to take the design better.
Then take the stipling awl and per-
forate the outlines, making the holes
about one sixteenth of an inch apart.
Then perforate the background in the
same way For all large articles, sucn
as jardinieres, fern dishes, and so
forth it is we'll to use the ma!let in ad-
dition to the stipling anvil
The size of the perforations may ne
varied, according to the fitness of the
design and the completed article, by
using a piercer of the proper degree Of
bluntness.
When the outlines and the back
ground have been tooled then take the
vein modeler and mould the veins or
the leaves. and flowers by pressing
from the outline towards the center,
gradually lifting the tool.
Points to Remember
1t should be borne in mind that IN
most cases the smaller the perfora- !
tons, the better will be the results OBJ
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-27

Everywhere you 90 nowadays you
Everybody is doing it, young ard old
male and female, and nothing is talked
of but new designs and cheaper and
more complete ~: fits.
There is reall,- nothing novel in the
idea OF nand-t t. oled brass i-cH!c but
this work has new thases t "a have
caught the pOprl2' fancy AMI driven
| everyone to this artistic ans fascinat-
ing handicraft. It Is a corr binatl"n
of typography AMI brought brass de-
sign, and it also has affiliations with
stenciling, in that tie background is
fooled in order i make he design
stand away from it il strong relief.
All sorts of useful articles can ne
made for desk, den, dressing rprl,. 4tc.,
so that many :n=vronsive gifts at
hcne: gifts tina. wol;'d De suitable for
either sex
For him" you could make desk
outfit including 4 ol;itec. letter
Tack a paer weight, pen tray, n
calendar stand, Al ink -stanl with 4
blrtter corner, an ink-well holder, and
= ft nth.
Useful G. IS for the Den.
''Or his de-, here .,e is allowed to
Ike and liv. go ;crally in his cora.
fC table. untidv niasculn, Way YOU
could tool a boo: rack a cocktail tray
Il asst panel. Il iaE ;, shade a lantern,
cgr nd ash tray or match box for
s?'ety matches. This style or orna-
I, M is part; >ui2r'y- suited . a dcn
arr ought to catc'i mis- eye at once.
But milady will be pleased with this
can fashion many striking gifts for
her boudoir or her dining room. She
will probably like to have her dressing
table lit with candles, the shades Of
which are of fooled brass, and might
even care to have her whole toilet set
to match. This would include comb
and brush set and a pin tray.
If she is fond of incense, then make
her an incense burner, but you GER
tainly cannot go far wrong if you pre-
sent her with a picture frame. A mir
nor framed in fooled brass would also
please her, particularly if it matched
other fittings in her boudoir
For Hall and Dining Room.
For the housewife many useful ar
ticles for the adornment or nez
home may be made, and she who de-
lights in charming accessories for
dining room and hall can be easily
pleased. fern dish for the center
of her table, the gold blending in with
the green. certainly makes a striking
and attractive variation from the sill
yer receptacle NOSE frequently seen,
while large jardinieres for turns in
halls and staircases, when done in
fooled brass, are stunning.
Other little accessories for home
decoration may also be made, such as
tea tiles and trays. At a Luncheon
given recently the table was lit en-
tireIy by candles with shades of fooled
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-14

mechanics rural engineering, and road
construction These courses, with u
liberal training in general science and
literature lead to adegree. Short,morc
practical courses are also given.
The college has q large number of
graduates engaged in agricultural re-
search, in state and national service.
The government pays from $1,000 to
$4,000 and more for work OF this kind,
1.-THE college could place many times the
number OF men 1T is now able to re-
commend.
THE NEW COLLEGE FOR WOMEN.
The state Is building at Logan the
| greatest college for women in the west
a new epoch in the educational career
of the state will be inaugurated when
the Agricultural college opensaits doors
next fall Heretofore there has existed
no adequate facilities for the thorough
training of young women for home life
Next year.at the college m entire build
ing win be devoted TO woman's work
a most modern equipment will be in
lstalled, including private lockers ant
baths. and automatic electric elevator
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members of the faculty.
Besides this most important result
that the college is achieting-the train
ing of the future mothers of the state
to a broader and more sympathetie
conception Of their great work the coll
lege aims 10 furnish the schools of .he
intermountain country with teachers In
domestic science and arts. 1t already
mas scores of workers in this field and
yet has not been able to supply the
demand, The salaries are high com
pared with those paid for,other similar
work.
MORAL SUPERVISION.
TIE highest ideals of scholarship and
Womanhood will be insisted upon. Re-
'alizing that character. In women espect-
ally. is the greatest of attachments. the
course OF study will be arranged es;
ipecially to develop a spirit Of intelli-
gence combined with high morality
THE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE.
The object of the school of commerce
| is to train young men and women IL
itypewriting. stenography and account
ling. which Includes bookkeeping. bank
ling. expert accounting and auditing
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Il
later. in 1909. although the population
of the country had doubled in the; in
terval. there We're only 6,135,0O0 quar-
tiers of wheat grown on ]. Isl. 900 acres.
Thirty-five years ago $500, 900 acres
were under the pillow, as against less
than Is. 900. 900 acres at the present time.
The greatest falling off has been In
England and Wales, there being prac-
tically no change in Scotland There
are nearly 56,250,000 acres of land on
the surface Of Great Britain. 81 Ger
cent In grass land, S per cent in wood
land the remaining 100000 acres rap-
resenting the mountainous country.
the railways and highways. the towns
and cities. etc.
In 80 years there has been a shrink
age OF 2.325 in the number of small
sholdings-that is. farms of so acres
and less. In the number of larger
sized farms there has been little
change. which is explained by the fact
that in this class of holdings there are
more owners and fewer tenants than
( in the case of the smaller areas, and a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-14

west must be men who have received
Just such training as the college
gives.
The course in commerce furnishes "a
broad and efficient preparation for law.
THE SCHOOL OF, MECHANIC ARTS.
The college shops are the best equip,
ped, for instructionaI purposes, in the
west. Instruction is given in wood.
iron and steel work The courses in.i
|elude mechanical drawing. house build.
ing. cabinet maxim carriage building
'nachlhe WORE worl, slpSd and
Woodeai,Siag g. Try and advanced
work is given ms slese courses.
The college is furnishing fha state
with machinists, carpenters and general
contractors and builders. Modern ltfs
demands that we know how to do
something that needs to he done. The
wage OF the skilled workman is usual
~ IS or more per day: the ,,nsl.i,,o,
workman gets sc or less. OF the nm.
tdreds OF men who begin work in ths
college shops, few, compare lively
lspeakirg, remain to finish the co,,,,as
The industries of the west need ,tIesa
imen they are offered lucrative most.
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KING OF sERv1A.

{ (
those days,it must be remembered, was q
much more serious game than It is now,
occupying much the same position in
the realm OF sports as do Billiards and
pool in these days.
- Bishop Wilmer, then a parson not
well known. determined to break up
this practise. lie himself had been
an expert marble player in his boy
hood. Accordingly one Saturday he
came across a number of the young
mon engaged in a game. The good
bishop asked several questions. and
finally challenged the lot to play him
for keeps. They readily consented.
s5" Much to their astonishment the
young minister won steadily, and soon
they had to go to the stores to re-
plenlsh their stock. Toward the close
of the afternoon Mr.. Wilmer had won
every marble in the town Of Upper
VILE. Putting his winnings in a
bag he remarked. as he walked away,
Nov. gentlemen, since YOU can't play
marbles tomorrow. / hope to see you
all at church" And he did,"
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/, higher degree OF stability has been ss-i
scured. The orchard acreage has 81 ght
| ~ Increased and a larger acreage mas
4 gradually been given to the cult1va-;
/ ton of Strawberries, raspberries. cur
| rants. and other small fruits. 81
1 A small-holding law has been enact
| ed for the purpose of remadying the,
| exciting conditions. 1t is believed that.
\ the only solution{of the land question
! is In providing a few acres of land
| which man may cnltivate either IS;
| owner or tenant. II is desired to have
us many small properties az can be
secured and 1t is thought If this Is
done the knowledge that any increase
| in value VIII directly benefit the occu-,
1 pier viii be an incentive to the proper
| and scientific cultivation of the land
| The garden cities which have been es-
! tabished in various parts of England
| are another manifestation Of the grow
! ing movement in favor Of small hold
| ings. Lessons nave been drawn from
| France. Germany, and Belgium Where
| d large yield Is secured from a very
small acreage. and where "a spirit of
| contentment prevails, which is at pres
| enti lacking in rural IIngland Many
| urge that with q larger return for his
| labor and with the prospect of ultimate
| ownership of tho land the English
| farmer would work with renewed en-
| orgy ana inner purpose Nv pom 5tne very
| large multiplication OF small farms de-
| Ponds, In great measure. the agricul-
| tural regeneration of England. 55
In connection with the high price Of
| wheat and -four. Consul Albert Hal
stead now writes from birmingham
| about wheat growing in Great Britain:
British farmers are talking of turn
ing some Of heir meadows into wheat
fields 1t is stated that less than 1000
a t.NI ~
| growing and that the area3of pasture
lands is almost twenty times as great,
, while there are "a acres under grass
to every 12 that are cultivated. This
increase in the amount Of pasturage
over plowed land has been greatest, 1t
is said, in the last Ia years. It is quite
probable that there will be a greater
acreage ofSwheat this year than inpre
vious years but farmers are reported to
be uncertain whether. even at present
wheat prices. pasturage is not more
profitable than wheat growing.
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JoLers Who Do Not Even
Respect Crowned Heads

4 sent amy kind Of petition % him, and
Inc was on one of these Occasions TINT
4 the American found her way to the
4 royal RESIDENCE; a x Ii 4 I. 4 ii,
/ lGtNVEiit 3can j do for YOU. Madam
j 5asRed the king.
Your majesty, ] desired 70 ask you
4 if YOU would like TO marry me" was the.
4 reply.
81 am afraid am a tile too Old
| he said. And at the same moment he
/ beckoaed Ia one of the officials TO con-
| duet the Indy 70 the door re re mad put
| a Joke OF rather a rough order was
l5plaYed upon the8frst cousin of the en,-J
/ paror OF AUSTRIA, the Arcllduke Saliva
1 Tor. Two or three years ago the duke,
! Paris. He was passing the bourse-thei
Partisan equivalent of 5 our stock eS-
| qhans when 8hls companion. q larky
| young French count. suggested that he
might like 10 look INSIDE
IF YOU walk straight in, he said,
! no ore Will notice YOU They will take
| you for aEstock broker
The duke took him at his word. but
lof course. he was 10 sooner inside than
| lie WIS at once recognized as Il sight
Seer Hissilk hat was Instantly spirited
| away. and he WINS at&orce surrounded
by u mob Of denlers with notebooks.
shouting fabulous offers to buy or sell
stock
Tile duke had Il desperate struggle to.
reach the \ front loDbS,s and when at last.
he got there. hatiess and sbrelthless, he
found that some genial soul had pinned
: II long price-list to inc tails of his
coat g
1t is not likely that any reigning SOW
ereign ever rot more unpleasant scare
than did Ferdinand o.. Bulgaria some
five years ago. Ills private secretary.
a young baron. was. away in Austria on
y vacation, when u letter arrived for
his royai master announcing that he
5dId not &Dronos6 tO$rettlrfl. and that he
would be glad or the sum Of e40.0O0.
Otherwise, he wrote, he would be com
5pellcd 10 sell n number of secret docu-
5ments which he had taken away with
him.
Instantly Prince Ferdinand DISPATCHED
"a couple of secret service ENJOYS In 4
chase of his missing secretary. whom
they ran to ground peacefully shooting
ton proved the missive TO be nothing
hut q hoax, 657b3Il s ffst5 u
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81 The Zeppelin telegra,n rs not the Arst
hoax which Jokers have PLAYED urpn the
Kaiser.
4 Few Years ago y, 1hrag rtef aI'HearF-
cd in Berlin daily stfttltrs that Prince
1Icnty. mho had lust returned from his
visit to the uufted States had brought
& home az a present to- his brother. q
number OF plants of q ne@ variety Of
crimson carnatton E AS everyone knows
the paragraph concluded red carr
nation is his tpnperiall ma Is 5 favor
lie flower
4 on the day after the publication Of
"A this news tiie kaiser was due atlAix-la-
Chanelle a member Of the town count
3iscil suggested that everyone in the town
should Weir . bottonlloles of The kaiser's
AZ fayorite dover
IS THE suggestion wita at once acted on
Tht frockooated members q the depn-
"a ttttion which waited neat morning on
THE platform each wore proudly d but
tonhole of tile deepest crimson.
The poor fellows could not conceive
s why lie lSafser'A 4derneanor WAS SO
freezing. He dismissed item With IL
few words, got into his cstiqiaRe, and
drove Off.
AZ the town hall vas another depnta-
ton similarly deeafateu. filenshis ma
ajesfyas wrath eXul@tsec .tSll;l6 a Ii; the
meaning Of this ifsuit?H ha demanded.
Someone explained. aiisI ttien nne6of the.
Erniser's attendants took tho mayor.
4 aside. My denr SIR. hcsssitld, 'isutelys
4 you knew that the rcd carntitioh is the.
emblem Of the Social Democrats; and,
j OF all flowers the one (which his ma
desty chiefly detests.
Many Years ago, our own isng, then
3 Prince of Wales Was the object of q
z stupid hoax He received N letter in
( forming him Of his unanimous election
as honorary member of the Princeton
nd
Z students. With his inYariable courtesy
tho recipient Of the letter requested his
y private. secretary, to- acknowledge It. (
The reply SAYS: II ts ROYAL hi ghness will
the mark or distinction received at the
hands OF the Princeton Medical Facul-@
Sty.''
As$a matter Of fact, there is not and
S never was, such an organization. 5s59si
As impudent q. hoax as ever was heard
of was perpetratcd in a0i upon Il Bel /
! CLAN paper. letter. purportins to be 4
In the handwriting and above the sig
was received by the editor who very
8 fonlishlN published IT without FIRST as 4
surfing himself as to 4 Is genuineness,
! This letter gave ~ long catalogue of
her sisters. and constituted a most
brutal attack upon har fat her ne
King OF the Bel giaIls.
trhe letter was MT once copied by n :
number of other papers Including. more
than one in this country. Ma tnrally, It
gave great pain to the princess herself,
and the only wonder is that q prosecu-3.
4 lion for libel was not the immediate
result
& Five4y years agoaa Young Anne riean wo-
man who was staying In Copenhagen
made Il bet with Il friend that She
would propose to the king of Denmark.
His late majesty was accustomed TO
seYote one morning Il week 10 the re-
teption OF anyone who desired to pre-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-14

|cess on the farm, The courses OF in
!struction in agriculture include: Soils
farm crops. arid farming, farm man.
agement, seed Judging. Judging of mar
ket types of horses, cattle, sheep and
swine. breed types, animal nutrition
principles Of breeding and feeding
clarifying, poultry work, insect pests;
fruit growing, gardening, plant breed
ling; Irrigation ana drainage; veterinary
science; plane surveying, farm