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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28

Eat at the Angelus grill.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28

Readers are cordially invited to for
) ward solutions to the problems pre-
sented in this column. Names or pseu-
) donyms Of sOlvers will, together with
solutions. be printed In this column
) two weeks after the issue containing
) the problem. Questions as to rules or
play will receive careful consideration
) and prompt reply. Address all COM
) munications to Bridge Editor. The
) Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28

Original heart declaration. King OF
spades opened What inference may be
drawn by pone, and what should be his
play to first trick?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
Anxious for Paris Future

LOng-sighted men in Paris feel very
nervous as to Frances future. 1t, is
not only that the discomfort among
the working classes and the lesser-paid
state officials grows every day. but
that a general discomfort with the con-
stitution of France is growing apace
and that lovers of disorder may before
long lay hold of the feeling against
parliamentary government and turn it
to their uses. The French system of
parliamentary government unfortu-
nately has of late years given rise to
political ill-health Scandal has fol-
lowed scandal recently.
Nowadays, whenever one of these
scandals breaks out, the word "cor-
ruption" is on every lip 1t should not
be inferred that men in high positions
bribe or take bribes in France, but
what is nearly always untrue is still
frequently repeated and believed.
If a revolution should come no one
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28

"Three Weeks was given a new
ending at Hamburgers Majestic thea
ter last night. Instead of the curtain
falling abruptly upon the deaths Of
king and queen. a tableau is presented
showing the dream vision that comes
to the queen in her final moments The
program hopefully explains it as fol-
lows:
"She sees her son, the little Paul,
upon Sardalia's throne and knows that
her death has not been in vain; that
she has given to the people of Sardalia
a man child who win some day rule
them we'll and wisely"
The audience gave the tableau a
double curtain call. Judging from
Paurs extraordinary sexual suscepti-
bilities, we may be pardoned for u
slight skepticism as to the veracity Of
this pathetic vision.
Three Weeks" will remain at the
Majestic through the matinee per-
formance next Saturday. 1t will not be
played Saturday night. The usual
Wednesday matinee will be given.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-28
BURBANK FARCE
IS DAINTY SATIRE
'WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD"
IS CHARMING BANTER
HENRY sTocKBRlDeE's MERRY
COMEDY SEEN AT ITS BEST
Medieval Manners Match Modern in
Ludicrous contrast-Miss Reed
May Quit 6elasco After
Current Week

"When Knights Were Bold" farce in
three acts, by Charles Marlowe. staged by
the Burbank stock company Sunday matinee
June 27, 1909.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
POTASH.

Potash or potassium IS one of the three indispensable elements in the soil required in the growth ef plant life. the other two being nitrogen and phosnheric acid Scientists have esti# mated that fertile sci contains . per cent of potassium. and ia aa acre Of arable soil one foot deep and weighing 3,s0o.nn pounds this would amount 10 In.oao peunds. Therefore. theoeet. icaily. crop which would remove fifty pounds of potash yearly could be grown on the same land i.40e years before the potash would be complete iy exhausted. In spite of this show ing. however. this element is coming into quite general use as commercial fertilizer for soils which have been heavily and continuously cropped. By far the largest known deposits of po- fassiun are near Strassfurt. in Ger. many. where there is bed varying In depth from 50 to 13o feet and extend ing over a large area. The bed was found in an effort to learn the source of mineral springs in the locality and has been worked on commercial scaie since ls5l. The company which owns and works it at the present time is tue Kali syndicate. which is capital ized at S.,eo. .G0e. .oe0. has 2s.oao miners on it's rayrolls and sells S25.eoeoeo of II. product annually This famous potash deposit seems traceable geoleg- ically ta prehistoric age when the region about Strassfurt was covered hy the seas. It k supposed that later voicauic action heaved up the noun tains on either side. ineiosips q large inland sea High temperatures result. cd in the rapid evaporation of the water which was replaced by water from the sea. Later the sea receded and the inland sea dried up. leaving the deposit of salt potassium, gypsum and salt which were gradually GOV cred with vegetation and soil.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
SOME CEMENT MISTAKES.

we'll known authority on the man. ufaeture and use of cement in com menting on the causes of so many fall ures in the use of cement attributes Them largely to two things-the use of weak or poor cement and improper sand The correction of the first trou bIe Is relatively simple If only that ce- ment Is bought which Is guaranteed fresh and good by reliable dealer. In the matter of the sand used. il should always be sharp and rnther coarse and as free as possible from soil of any kind. whether clay or ioam. Sand of the right kind when rubbed between the fingers should leave little ar no discoloration on them. while handful of It run through the fingers into pail of clear water should uoI tfiscoIor it enough SO that the sand may not be seen at the bottom. If the water is muddied so the sand cannot be seen II is unfit for use Another rause of poor cement work comes from a shortsighted economy in not using enough cement to give q strong and permanent mixture. Different propor- tions of cement to sand are used for different purposes. but the amount of cement prescribed in each instance should be used.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
SeeSfro a Joint.

An Englishwoinan who not long ago came te this country and settled in Kansas City. Kan. met an acquaint- anee on the street one day and star tied her by asking:
 De you know where can find a ioint?~
 A ioint2s gasped the friend. What op earth do you want to find a joint for
 eWhy. just natural craving. I've been looking all over town for good enc.
 .Goodaess,' exclaimed the other. who belonged to the W. C. T. U. Then. 10 be sure the Englishwoman was not joking. she asked:
 Do you mean a liquor joint?"
 "Never heard of such thing" was the reply .'I mean q joint of mutton. of course"
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
His Mistake.

A congressman was asked by q newspaper man to affirm or deny 6 story of current interest relating to q bit of legislation.
 Did you ever hear the advice of the old poiificianT' replied the congress man.
 The newspaper man admitted be had not
 Well. this particular individual was running for office. His opponents charged him with being a grafter. 1t made him mad. but he did not deny it. Next somebody said be was liar. That made him uadder. but he did not deny it. Then some virtuous citizen said he was profabe man. He great ly feared this charge would cost him the church vote. but ae did not deny 1t.
 When they finally said he had made a deal with the corporations in order to be elected he got so blamed mad he could not hold fin any longer. and he denied that and. by George. they prov ed it on him. Deny nothing.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Upset His Dionity.

The beefeaters. as the guards in the Tower of London are called. wear a most grotesque costume. J. L.. Toole. the famous English comedian. in com pany with Comyns Carr. the author, visited the Tower and in tones of con fdential secrecy addressed the first 'digntied beefeater who stoeu aat' the gateway.
 What have you ,doneT he Inquired in an anxious voice.
 What do you mean. 4sirF' saka the man
 Il mean" said Toole. in a still more confidential tone. what crime have you committed7 You need not keep 1t from me and ny friend"
 "Cnmer was the indignant answer. T have committed no crime.
 Come. come~ said Tooie. suddenly assuming the air of cross examining counsel Do yoe dare to tell me that? You mast have committed some crime. You know. or they would never have put you into a dress like thsEr'
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
-The
 Scrap Book
 TAsx Had Met Before.

u-s Matthews bought French s-sl.,ek The book told her. among - things. how 10 make ragouts and s-ssss and navarins out of leftover - fhe ends of reasts, cold yege - - and So forth This was delight Hazh. which Matthews hated. ..,,.i ,- l,, banished. and yet as before. s,sire would be wasted in the Mat fssWs home.
 se one evening she set her hungry. ,...f husband down to paper fruied ..rgria q lt.seefIier. The dish looked -s.s from inc outside. and the mans = face Flt 0s Il sight of it, but as
 - as hss lifte. he lid the joy faded from his eA.s
 -4sk rhe blessing. please. George. @ Nc wlfe reminded him.
 T think. dear" George answered wsariiy. we've blessed everything here before.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
NICELY TRIMMED.
The Way keene Got Square Wit, shs
 Railroad Officials.

James R. keene was nicely triHruaed once. He told the story himself:
 Il used to live out in the country and rode to and from New York every day on little jerkwater road one day. when forgot my ticket. the con daeter. whom l knew well enough to call hy his first name. refused to ac. cePt ny money when l tried to pav my fare. He dropped the atf the frsln into six inches ef the fhirkest stick lest mud in the world By the time got to rcad where could hail 8 wagon l was mud 10 my knees.
 'I WIS roaring. raving. frantic mad. When l got 10 New York my first ean was on The officials of the road. | wanted that conductor fired had to interview every cussed little petty of ficial of the raad before | got to the president Every enc of them insulted me in the moSi judieial way. When l got to the president l WIS a howi- ing. ripping maniac He listened to me for moment and told his secre= tary to throw that rutitan downstairs
 And the secretary would have done 1t. too. f I hadnst beat him to the door As SeoH as | could get to my broker l told him 10 huy the control ling interest in that road II took me week to get it. and I had to climb high for some of tie stock. Then l threw out every official that bad scerned ne. was just beginning to get back into my usual placid state of mind when one day I saw famil- far face at the track. II was the con- dueter who had thrown me of. He waved to me hlandly. Just bought little place out this way he said. You know, that stock you bought be- longed to us. The K. NJ and Z was a close corporation. and we got you mad on purpose. We stung you goed.'"
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Why They Adjourned.

4 slight earthquake visited many cities of the gulf states some years ago The shaking Of the earth was distinctly felt all over one state, but especially in the state capitol. The legislature was in session at the time, and nearly every member thereof ran cut of the building when the structure began to eyinoe a disposition to turn itself over. Of course there was an end to legislative proceedings for that day When 'the body had Ad-reconvened ii was found that some ssnember of grimy humorous turn had made an entry ,on the journal of .tbe legislature in these words: "0n notion of the house the legislature adjoRrned."
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16

1t is during the dry spell of the lat. Ter part of the summer. when The blue or lawn grass is at lew ebe. that other grasses. chiefly crab grass. are li&elx te come le, The matter of sradicat. ing this pest k nut simple. ent much can be done hy adopting course with the lawH which wifi keep the blue grass growing at full vlgor Fhis will include frequent waterings and, If the seil k poor. the scattering ot tight top dressing of fertilizer. This. te. gether with frequent clipping ntll keep the lawn thrifty and will do much toward smetherlng the crab graSs out.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Matino . Cusbble.

A gentleman went into pipema'ser's g shop at Edinburgh with the intention of seeing the method of making pipes When he got in he found only boy in the shop. % without more ado he thus addressed him:
 -WeeI. my eailsnt. I'll gie ye sfS. pence an yell show us how ye mak' yer pipes"
 .I canna mak' peep. sir. replied the lad ''I can only mak' a cubble."
 "A eubblei What's that, my hin- ney."
 Its short peep replied the boy, "sic as men an women smoke oof on. "
 Way. I'll gie ye sixpence an yell show s,s how ye mak' thai"
 "Gie's yer sixpenee furst,s was the reply.
 The gentleman gave the boy six pence. when he took long pipe and troke fsece of it. saying:
 There. now, sir; that k fhe way u1ak' cirbhies"
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Setting Spurgeon Right.

MT. Sturgeon. the great English preacher. used te tell this story upon himself with glee: On one occasion he found himself in a railway carriage with a rather sour looking spinster. with whom he entered into eonversa- ton. Sine did not appear to recognize him. and as the train passed Helveden he pointed out the village. remarking. "A very great man was born there Mr Sturgeon. the preacher"
 The sRinster looked hard 1t him for some moments and then replied with awful solemuity. If St. Paul had been passing his birthplace he would have said. A very great sinner was born there Mir Spurgeonr'
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Our DutV.

10 YOU think none has known but your- self az the pain n, ,o.,ss mat retreat and regrets that re- main ..s al the wide distance fate fixes no doubt .ru.xi the life that's within and the life fhat's without When one of us ftnds the world just as he hEes Or gets what he wants when he wants ii or strikes u4,bn,,t missing the thing that he strikes Al the first2 f,os means lls all to be happy. be sure. pa sends US no sorrows that have not some cure c,- durv down here is to do. not to know aixs as though life were earnest and life will be SO.
 Owen Meredith.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
-ith Inc nrvachtng of a rslsl,.ll

Along with the preaching of a gospel for better seed should go an even more emphatic teaching of the necessity of So rotating crops and handling the land that the use of better seed will net ultimately mean a more complete exhaustion of the soii as a bumper crop takes just So much more fertility from the soil than poor oae scrub seed Is plenty good enough for the chap who would only provide scrub soil conditions for that which was thnroughbrsSi
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
TWO MfrcAEN IMPROVEMENTS.

The kitchen in every home which Tscetends to be civilized should be equipped with a drainage system which will carry 'off all of the waste water while eDe good sized pail will accom-. modate all the solids which will accu- muiate In the course of a day. A just moderately industrious housewife has enough steps to take in the course of her work without being compelled to empty every little dab of sslops that accumulates a ,dszen times a day in any kitchen. A deaina9e system Of the kind mentioned is a simple and rela. lively inexpensive matter and should be installed as necessary Dor saw ing device Another household conven- ience that is possible where there are a power pSmp and an elevated water tank on the place Is q water system with pipes seading to the house and eoapled oD % the tank beside the kitchen range This does away with the reservoir &bd pumE8ng nuiseGce. fnsures convenient supply of water day and night ssA fighteEs the kitchen work immensely.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16

The Kansas City Stoekyarls cam= pany has inauCnrated plan Of giving public demonstration ef the use of antitoxin as eure fer hog cholera The work is to be under the super vision of the city veterinarian in co operation with an animal hushandr, expert from the Missouri State Agri. cultural college. Since about 100000 hogs pass through the stoekyards al Kansas City annually and good many of these are infected with choi era fine chance will be afforded to test the efficacy of the new remedy, the work done being international and helpful to hog raisers everywhere.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
The Newspape~.

Henry Ward Reecher once said: Tn the United States every worthy citizen reads a newspaper and owns it. A newspaper is window through which men look out on al, that is going on in the world Without newspaper a man is shut up in a small room and knows little or nothing of what is hap penipr outside of himself A good newspaper will keep a man in sym. pathy with the worlds current history It is an ever unfolding encyclopedia. an unbcund beok. forever issusag and never finished.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16

Nature has q very definite and em phatic way of protesting against the abuses which are praeth'ed In follow ing crop systems which rob the soil of it's fertility One of these is notice able in he tendency of noxious weeds to get a footheld on poorly cultivated or depleted lands The working oi this law k nediced again In the pests which attnek corn. wheat potatoes and othei grains and vegetables grown m the same land without cultivation. but no attempt made to restore 10 the soil in fertilizers what k takeu from 1t in the shape ot crops II seefas clear from the abose that crop rota ton K a mandate which must be heed rsi by the filler of the sell if he K to sealize satisfactory and generous re. turn from his efforts. Any other way he is virtually putting his head against . pretty solid stone wall.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
No Use Tryinq.

An old aarky wanted to join f fash ,onable city church. and the minister. Knowing fl was hardly rhe thing to do and not whating to hurt his feelings. icad him 10 go home and pray over it
 In few days the darky came back Welt what no you think of it by this nnleE asked the preacher
 Well. sah." replied the eoiored man.
 40 frayed an. prayed. an de good Lord he says to me. 'Rasfus, Al soe'dE't bodder nah had aboat dat DO nc. Ah've been tryin' to git into oaf chH'ck mahse.f for de las twenty .eahs. and An ain'tdo had nc hsek. '" Christian Register.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16

therefore, II kidnsN trouble is permitted to continue, serious re salss are nest likely lo follow. Your ether organs uiaN nced at tenUon. but yopf kili- ncys most, because
 they 6e most and sl,oeld have attention
 first. Therefore. when
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16

One method of disseminating infor, nation and obstruction among the farmers of the country that might be extended with material advantage Is that of correspondence courses con. ducted hy the agricultural colleges of the several states. Good work Is being done hy the demonstration trains. the travelling short course schools and the publication of bulletins, but under mesi favorable conditions but reia. lively small per cent of the tillers oi The sol are reached hy these means
 Very practical work Is done Ia eorre
 snondence courses In fitting young men for mWeantile pursuits, and there would seem to he an exceptionally good place for it in the field suggested
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16

Profit In fruit growing depends upon two things chiefly the raising of fruif of quality to meet the trade require ments and the picking. packing and marketing of such fruit in a proper and satisfactory way The grower of ten meets this first requirement. oi success as he should and when l. comes to the second falls down through not knowing how to pack ot not being alive te the demands of the particular market fo which he ships Packing and marketing of fruit ar. coming 10 be business by themselvei which tx not as simple as one would suppose. On this aecount careful at tention should he given to II and q definite effort made to understand II as fully as possible.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Putnam and Providence

Leave Patuam for foydence and way points At b.So T, m. changing at ElmyiIls on cars ok the Providence and Danielson Railway, leaving Eimviiie lat 6ss3 and s.t5 4. tn. and hourly thereafter .c and including 6 ts ?. m. Return- ipe, leave Market Square. Providence. at 5.Sb .. ra. and hourly thereafter 10 3.f5 P. n., then 5.t5 D. m. Fare n eents.
 eDoes not run Sundays.
 tsuDdsys, one hour later.
 xsundays, hours later. lsge with cars tor Moosup
 This table subject to change without notice "A Court of Probate held af fIFafnasn -liKia "A and for the district of Fatnsm on the i,t
 Pre.ani. Ea.-lde. Wright. Judge. On fnotioE of AdeIlne chabos. F. Exs cutrix on ths issssts estate oi frsneots e cbsbot. late q PutuSm within said dtstsict. deceased. Tht. cour doth deere that six monshs be sl loved and limited fpv the liors of sstd estais .o sxhillt shssr claim. asaInss the sssns to fh@ sa sss:p.p.r s % 1s.as % ,ssn ssssss.ss {. ..d s s,. ,s, .ss ss ey sss:E .:s s'sg so, on as pus plscs where the deeensed last dweif
 Certifea from Record, N9 EDWAHD c. wKIGHT. Ju4ss ns sos sxnH wisDaA. 4h sNsShx ooGarT rqT"AA'ssioS saa fs ssss,e:slas ass sss's .. " asss ~ WI IHtn1Wt tuc Au4u6t4rSy " ~ NnNai N .. L0Wn of Pusnsm, Com. My place of busli,ess ls not toesisd uithin ID fest 10 direct line cf church edtnce os public school Souse, er inc premises psrtainian tnereto. or any post-os6ee or pabiic iibrsry. or cenutery.
 D.ted q Putnam. this 18th day of July A. D., j9o9.
 JkRkY LABBi,
 Applicant We. ths und<rsigped. are eiecfors ana tzx. payers. ss ast ssd by lA~. of the town ef Put nam Conn. aud hereby spdefse tho spplhcatson os the above r4med Jerry L.zbby fof sueh iie. ease. Dated al Pstsam, Gona-. this 18th dsY of Juiy A. b., lsQS.
 Frsnoois Sr0deur.
 Edward ', lrxtne, r. 6* Wytxhe. U- r. GoI1hSfek. CsO. Mtchnla. beesDy certify that the xboye ANrned endt9o4e6 itss *ieetoss ard t.x payese. e 4gon>4 IT 3e&, qf Ns< toWo of fntnaM. G&mn- s Dst1a q Pstnans Csem~. ekt1 m tav ee " l <<bxaIox '. s.EzI
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Thank.d For ifo4 stoep;na.

 patronizing young lord was seated efposite the late James MacNeiii Whif- ger al dinner one evening. During a 'en ID the conversation he adjusted his asoaocie and ieaoed forward tovard the artist. Av. y'know. MT. Whistler" he ofawled. T paheeed your house this nawning.- Thank you" said Whistler quietly. ihank you very much" \ Lucky Ilinsss-
 " was owing to an illness that Sir 1Aafenee Alma-Tadena became g bsahser- lie was educated with the in 'raien of making him . lawyer. but Aless cut his studies short When eaaned 10 his bed be relieved the te-
 ah by making little sketches These -oSed So much ability that when he
 = well again he readily obtained his -eeasFs permission to devote himself Re ralnting.
 iN.l'Sa'a- There goes Figgers. the e1
 VT accountant They say that he is Eaing crazy.
 kk. s~
 Dooson-He's been trying to straight
 cut his vife's household aeccunta
 L0adon Exprsss.
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
NKStnhNriAI SROrfo>
RURAL ERtE DELIVERY.
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Rnral Carriers leave daiis, lsandAys and ii1sis tAys exnepse4A aiS.laa. u resafe ai a.lo ?. O. Nailshle masicF welsblsg [ pounds oE lee
 sen, hy Rural tarsess masI he ptersla hy
 sl4a4sss aatxa.t
Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16

Al the borfom of thie question of the importance of the policy of forest preservation ia involved the problem of whether the lumber business of itself aud rnfuing. which has little concern for that doing on top of the ground ar~ really more important sources of national wealth than agri- culture. Especially does this point arise In arid or semiarid sections. where the 6ew ef water in irrigating canals depends very largely upon the preservation of fine forests upon hill slopes and asounfains in the same drainage areas An impartial view of the matter would ~-em to suggest to the people of any such section the folly of a policy which viii slight or over look the enormous economic impor. sanee of the agricultural interests in- vowed. In central and eastern states. where rainfall is abundant for crop needs. the same question arises in slightly different form-fhe preserva ton ef forests as moisture reservoirs. which will regulate stream flow and fin this way prevent the recurrence of wastefuI and destructive floods. which through excess rather than shortage of water work havoc to agriculture.
 A pecuikAnity of the Rem Davis as 4rowp in the mountain states of the west seems to be q susceptibility to collar rot. a f0pgous disease which Is killing out q great majority of the trees in many orchards.