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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

been brought TO light that after 1854
hours OF the electric current, tobacco
plants increased 30 per cent. faster un-
der the electric treatment, beets In
erensed IL per cent. faster, lima Deans
~ per cent, and carrots 81 per cent
faster. Barley was found to haVo
grown % per cent faster on account
or the current. and potatoes so per
cent. faster For some unknown
cause, potatoes showed decrease OF
per cent. The electric crop of wheat
was 10 per cent. greater than tho crop
strawberry bed which had been sys'
tematically treated by an electric cur
rent for 115 days, or for LOLA hours.
showed an increase OF 30 per cent. over
the regular crops nearby" Good re-
suits were obtained with tomatoes ana
raspberries.
The best results were noticed in The
case Of very young plants. The seed
llngs reared under the stimulating ef-
1ects or the electricity We're more
deeply colored than In the case of or
Ni"ai y pluhtS. Inc SLHlhS were IooIiu
to be from 10 to 20 per cent. higher"
OF course. electric farming is in its
first experimental stage. Just
what 1t may be developed into Is q
subject upon which the Imagination
may we'll ponder. Science is reaching
out the helping hand to the farmer
these days and no one can :oresee
what wonderful benefit and saving OF
time and labor he may receive from so
great a source. Scientific agencies are
not only making farm life more worth
while, but worth more in dollars and
cents.
VIII the day come when the farmer
will no longer have to toll in the sweat
of his brow? VIII he some day sim
ply sit on his front porch and press
button and SO work his crops, instead
of summoning his hands at the break
of day and supervising them and
working with them all day long? Who
can tell In this day of wireless tele-
graphy and aviation? Man is mar
the mysterious forces of ma
ture to his aid, and wonder upon Won
der may await him in the cver-bright
ening future.
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DON'T WASTE HIM ON CONGRESS-.

DON'T WASTE HIM ON CONGRESS-.
Samuel Bowles, the fourth of the
name 1t is said, will run for Congress
as a Democrat in the Second Massa-
chusetts District this year against
Gillett. who now holds this seat He
is the son of the editor of the SPRING
field Republican and the grandson OF
Judge r lockwood Hoar; very bright
fellow, If the least bit eccentric, and
Is now connected with the Springfield
Daily News, an afternoon newspaper
of the penny dreadful type He was
educated at Harvard, which possibly
accounts for his "advanced" ideas, and
is reported to be not altogether in SYM
patty with the sane and safe policies
of his fathers paper. That is one OF
the dangers of raising up youngsters
these days in the way they should go.
because therc is no telling where they
will go, and what they will do. If we
knew the young man and had any
influence with him, we should urge
him to quit his fooling, to go back
and get a job on his fathers paper
and make man of himself instead OF
wasting himself in Congress This.
we believe, Is the advice his grand
father W ould give him. Besides. the
Springfield Republican has broadened
considerably in recent years and is still
growing in the right direction
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

Former Governor odell, of New
York, has made formal statement
that under no circumstances will /
interest myself, directly or indirectly,
In local or State politics except as a
loyal Republican in contributing my
mite toward Republican victory this
fall" So 1T appears that Dr. Abbott
mas really put odell out of business. as
the New York Evening Sun predicted
he would That outlook outfit appears
to be irresistible.
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ELECTRIC EAR,Is.

| Electricity can be utilized to make
crops grow faster, according to the
New York Times. Former Judge
Thomas II. Williams, of Brooklyn, has
established an experimental farm at
East Northport, Long Island, and is
making a thorough test of electrical
| farming.
THE electric current is set to work
| to quicken the actual growth of ia
miliar plants and vegetables. 1t is ex-
| pected that the rate of development
Will be greatly Increased, If not per-
haps be doubled, by this mysterious
| stimulant. The friends of the new
farming look forward to a day when
! the crops Will be greatly increased the
| country over by this simple exped'-
| emit"
The idea originated In Germany.
obtained" The electric farm is plant
ed with iron poles, twelve feet high
arranged in regular rows The tops
of the poles are connected by a series
of wires running criss-cross fashion.
The poles are high enough to allow
workers and wagons to pass under
them.
The electricity used for the farm is
generated by series OF windmills
The surplus current is collected In
storage batteries; this supply makes II
possible to turn on steady current OF
electricity at any time. regardless OF
the .windmills. The supply Of electric
ity Is said to be inexpensive.
THE electric current may be said to
drop from the wires into the ground.
1t viii thus act directly upon the seed
throughout their germinatfon and later
upon the small sprouts and vegetation.
The current serves TO force the sap OF
the plant upward The sap rs carried
further and the plant is made to grow
! faster
when the current Is turned on IN
| the electric farm the inyisible MUD
leaps the distance from the cross wires
above the poles to the earth. thus
passing through the plants which are
| in circuit II the current be Inade
strong enough long spark may pc
| formed between the wires and the
| ground. In damp weather Tho passase
of the electricity through the ar Of
ten produces a glow which ~ Hs,D''
| for q considerable distance.
i "rhe stimulating effect Of the e'ec.
| tricfty is greater than that o. 20 serfp
! 'nitrates The current, acts separately
however, and may thus be used 20 iui
| thor stimulate the action or the ~
| trates. If the growth of crop, io'
| instance be Increased 90 per csnt. ~
using a powerful nitrate,t the n1aitloi
| of the electrical treatment WIZ SUI
| further Increase the grown ana Dfo
duce remarkable results
1t may well be asked VIVA" hf'
the results?' The general ayerag" ~
! dicates an inerenpe OF from " - Y
per cent IN tho slae OF ordinary farm
crops. In aecdp d fruits the m,
crease varica from 80 % 20 per Gent
Plants have been compared VIM
growing under natural conditions ans
j with the electric treatment ~ Aal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

According to the Atlanta constitu.
ton. 100000 pounds Of sweet potatoes
are to be canned at once by a concern
In Americas, Georgia. Doubtless the
arc not Of the Virginia variety; but
this industry does not promise well
for next year at the summer res orts
Up North. In this part of the country
We prefer fresh vegetables. even II we
do not always get them.
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"lARsn HENRY ar 1r AGAIN.

| Henry Watterson is very indignant
at the treatment of Miss Katherine bv
the American newspapers, and declares
| that this wanton invasion of an
American home, with it's wicked and
cowardly misusage of an American
girl, should mark thu beginning OF
| some serious effort to draw the line
between what is true and what is
false" Fine. Mr. Watterson, fine! It
is the same thing we have been tell
to Journalism that there is no circle SO
private that 1t does not enter, no SEN
timent so sacred that 1t does not vio-
late; but, Mr.. Watterson, the abuse
of which you speak is not the only sin
that can be charged to the account OF
the Press, and If you Will only think
about 1t minute you have OCCASION
ally led the pack.
There is Ballinger, for Instance.
Without knowing anything about him
and his work. and without being APP
pointed by anybody to sit in Judgment
on him, you have pursued him with a
ferocIty that has known no limit. You
VIII say, probably, that the two cases
do not stand on the same footing; tnat
the Invasion of the young woman's
home Is wanton, and the pursuit or
Ballinger public service but while
any invasion of the American home is
wanton, is it not true that any peso,
cution OF an American In public Office
Is brutal? We do not care anything
| for Ballingcr. never saw him. don't
care to see him, wouldn't have any
| thing TO do with him If we knew him
lest we might be charged by the Cour-
Iier-Journal with irving to work
a. land deal or a waterpower
| conspiracy through him; but, away out
In Washington State, Ballinger proba-
bly, has some folks in his family who
have abundant cause to complain of
the wicked and cowardly misusage" OF
an American man.
The newspapers think they have TO
give the news" OF course and they
are always on the lookout for some
thing, features" they call them, out
OF which to make scareheads and
please the mob; but the ''news".is one
thing and editorial opinion is another.
Following yourewise counsel, Mr. Wat
terson, we have been plugging along
generally on the theory that the news
paper editor should be a Judge and not
an advocate or a commemorative at
torney Why don't you keep within
your own lines of journalistic conduct
so that the rest of us who follow You
md look up to you and love you can
| say, by way of defence, why Watter-
son told us that was the right thing to
do, and what Watterson says goes?
/ EXTENDING WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
/ President Ella Flagg Young of the
| National Educational Association and
incidentally Superintendent Of the Chi
| cago Public Sch ools. has introduced a
new course in the schools, IA course
which should be generally adopted by
the public schools throughouttne coun-
try It Is called the Sanitary Science
! Course the main purpose OF II being
} % teach all school girls the ludiments
OF plumbing, Pupils will bo required
, II. ms et l,t e.,,y, n Il. "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

Francis j. Heney, the graft expert
is described by James j. Hill as a
willful falsifier. 1t does not sound ex-
actly like tho epithet employed by the
Colonel in such cases. but 1t means
the same thing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

It was Sir Walter Raleigh who wrota
more than two hundred years ago;
THE shallow murmur. but the deep
arc dumb" This did not mean Roose-
yclt and Taft, because such men had
not then been heard fin the evolu-
ton Of tho world; but 1t is pptly de-
scriptiye OF them and their methods.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

Can any Of the women who have
come back home from the Springs tell
us what the limit will be this season
on the little social games that are to
be played?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

When Mr.. Taft holds his protractea
meeting with his Cabinet next week.
it would be well for him to see tha,
Kerby is nowhere about the premises
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fair. Write to the Virginia state Fair
Association. Mutual Building, Rich

Association. Mutual Building, Rich
mond.
Coin Values.
Please state in your Query Column
X there is any value on q one-cent
piece OF 1925, and has John vignes
stamped across face. Also if there is
1916. n. i 'BELLAMY.
Please note that we do not answer.
Questions OF this sort In this column.
Patriotic Song for Children.
Can you tell me the name OF tho
following patriotic song for children.
and where can get 1t? only know
few lines:
TAP, tap, the drum; marching together,
the children. they come.
Hearts lightly beating. with step firm
and true,
We're bearing the banner Of red. whito
and blue"
heard some little children singing
It, but they only knew q few lines. and
could give no Information.
We cannot find this song In our coll
lection. but perhaps some reader will
send 1t to US.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

II a mans wife is mot dany on
bridge, his daughter on feathers and
his son on poker" Bailey thinks that
"he viii be able to get along very
we'll If he doesn't own an aut omobile"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

They wouldn't let "old Joe" say any
thing at the Hamilton Club dinner II
Chicago last week. The Colonel dlt
not want TO hear him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

Boss Cox, of Cincinnati, will mere
after always have his picture took.
with a halo. The Colonel settled that.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13
Daily Queries and Ans1uers
Address all conmunicatons for Query Editor
Efnes-Dpatcfi
valued and dealers names viii be Given.
rhc Miller School.

VIII you please give me some In
formation regarding the Miller School
Of Vlrsinia--tte county 1t Is situated
IN, who arc eligible, curriculum, etc
or inform me to whom to apply for
this information? SCHOLASTIC.
This school is In Albemarle county.
None but orphan boys resident in Abe
marie county are eligible. Its curricu-
lum relates to the manual arts. Write
to Miller's School for information. Tho
post-oftice Is Miller's School, Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

Even the Master sat with publicans
and sinners; but that was a long time
ago.
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pronunciation OF "sufrrnrcttep etc.

Pronunciation OF "SuRrngctte," etc.
kindly advise through the medium or
your. Query Column tho correct pro-
nunciation Of the words "suffrag ette"
and "suffragist': whether the letter
IN both instances, and very much
OUNCE? SUBSCRIBER.
:, The letter "g" is soft, like "j' in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

twice would, In longer session, prob
ABLY have to be golng back and forth
l''hch more, for three months Is n long
tiine to be away from business and
from home.
Ihere la no practical reason for a
hlhety-dny session. 1t Is certain thai
the people look upon such an innoya.
'loh as useless expense and an add.
tiohei burden upon them, and we hopo
they will so register their Will at the
polls in November.
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1t cost s175961o to nominate Hoke
Smith for Governor or GeorgIa. or this
amount Mr.. Smiths friends put up
SL00747, and the rest OF 1t came out or
MS own pocket. The salary OF tho
Governor OF Georgia is $4,000 the year.
and the term OF Office two years, so
mat Hoke has spent more to get tho
olllce by $ioS.63 than he will receive
IN the way of salary. With few dam,
age suits against the corporations. how
ever between now and the date OF
his Inauguration, he ought to take In
enough to make things comparatively
easy at the Executive Mansion during
MS incumbency. Little joe Brown
spent sa,95o.75, and was defeated. lie
mas probably lived wei within his in
come while Governor. Why the boys
didn't pluck Hoke a little cleaner we
cannot understand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

There appears TO have been SUD
1sa slump IN tho prosecution of the
fpDbsfs ~ tho Indians. There was
hsyer a Wofss crime committed against
iNeEe helplhss people, and II has been
Nalfs ah witnnnt aword Of protest from
~ t6mentpt Wnahinston When
99hkiHss assemblies tho whole Indian
situation should be gone into. This is
. e9oe Diass 70 sound tho slogan Of tho
.RsW5 /sfA Wulai ",rurn on The ughtv'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

Now that Patterson has retired. what
Will "p'iddlins Bob" Taylor do to get
banlt after his recent declaration for
Patterson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

n IN hoped that Bailey VIII not claim
nov that no advised Patterson to get
on' whsn he was on his recent vista
lion % lha Nolnnt0or Stnto.
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Voice Of the People

Communications must not con-
tain more than 800 words.
When this limit is exceeded let
tcrs Will he returned.
No anonymous communications
Will be accepted.
stamped envelope, with the
Writers address. must accompany
every communication.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-13

Bnby Show Mt State Fair.
have heard that there was to be a
baby show at the State Fair Will you
be so kind as to tell me where shall
inquire for information on this sub
ject2 MOTHER.
There Is to be such q show ut the
Cañon City record., 1910-04-07
MEETING OF BASE
BALL FANS To Be HELD
THURSDAY EvENING
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
A meeting OF baseball fans and 9th
ers Interested In the national game
will be held at the office OF Of the
Canon City Cannon at T:S0 o'clock to-
morrow evening for the purpose Of or
ganizlng team 20 play here during
the coming summer. A manager will
be elected and an effort made 10 start
the club on substantial basis. There
is lot Of excellent material here for
such an organization and there IL no
reasen why Canon city should not
have . firss class lean n II 10 given
the proper enoouraE.ment by tho bus
iness men of the community Every
body concerned 10 the proposed or
sanissiion 10 invited 10 attend The
meeting iops"ffo~ svsnios
Cañon City record., 1910-04-07
ELECTION IN SOUTH
AND IND EAST CANON
Only One 7 icket IN the Field In East
Canon Rivalry for Mayora1ty Ia South
Canon of Considerable Interest
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The annual spring elections in
South Canon and East Canon yester-
day were without special incident. In
fact, were very quiet affairs, for the
reason that there was no issue to
be settled in either municipality In
South Canon some little interest was
developed in the contest for the may
orality. although there was but one
authorized ticket in the field. T. J.
Prescott was the regular caucus nom
inee of the Citizens party and his
was the only name printed on the
ticket, although some of the friends
of W. A. Boyce insisted on his making
the race in opposition to Mr.. Prescott
and substituted his name on the bal
lot for that of his competitor. which
resul ed in a division of the vote. The
registration OF the precinct was some
thing like four hundred and fifty. but
the absence OF an issue involving pub
lie questions to be fought out caused
a larger proportion of "stay-at-homes''
than usual; the total poll being but
one hundred and eighty-four a can
vass OF the ballots showed that Mr..
Prescott had received one hundred
and eight votes and Mr.. Royce forty
six votes. The scattering votes for
mayor were as follows: ]. K Hum
phrey, six: A. II. De Bord, one. and
V. r. Ames. one. H l. Bowman. ].
W. Mckinley and ]. E Overman were
elected trustees for n period of three
years and ". B. Newton for a period
OF one year The judges Of the cleo
ton were A J. Melchi. E. R Mahood
and Philip HAYES and the clerks were
Miss Grace Elrod and Miss Ethel Cad
well.
In East Canon the election was n
decidedly cut-and-dried affair. as there
was no contest of any kind to be set
Cañon City record., 1910-04-07
NOW EASIER FOR HOME
STEADERS TO PROVE
UP ON THEIR CLAIMS

From Wednesdays Daily
News has been received here of an
important ruling made by the depart
ment In Washington. which will radi-
cally change the rules governing the
final proving OF desert land entries.
The ruling which will mean much to
the thousands OF holders OF desert
claims in this and other western
states. is as follows:
when the final proof submitted
upon desert land entry shows that
the entryman has cultivated and irri-
gated at least one-elghth OF the land
and has constructed bitches. owns n
sufficient water right. has brought
water 10 the land and is preparing to
turn the water upon the entire tract.
when II shall have been cleared and
prepared for cultivation. he IL not re-
auired 10 show further. that water has
actually been distributed over all the
lrrlKable land In the entry"
Formerly II has been necessary for
an antryman 10 show that ha has ae-
tually distributed water oysr HIS en-
tire tract before Tho finai grant ~ the
land ~ss made rhis ruling Witch
Cañon City record., 1910-04-07
Ed. EVANS CAPT
URED IN MICH.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Warden lyman received word a day
or two ago that Ed Evans. who escap-
ed from the road-making camp AT
Brewster Hill. between here and
Florence on the sth of last July. had
been arrested at Adrian. Mich. s.d
vas being held until an officer could
be sent there to bring him back t.
Colorado. Shortly after Evans es
cape II was learned BY Warden Tys
nan that he had relatives in Londot
Ky, and by putting into operation the
police machinery q; his command the
refugee was traced to Canada. and.
subsequently to Adrain. Mich. where
he was arrested at the latter's request
Evans Is % years of age and was reg
istered at the penitentiary here De-
cember 9Th 1907. from Pueblo county
under a sentence OF from three TO five
years for burglary. He had previous
ly served a term in the state reforma-
tory at Buena Vista. where he was
known as No. l744 His number here
was $3.50. An officer will be sent
to Michigan in a few days to bring
Evans back here to finish his term OF
Imprisonment.
Cañon City record., 1910-04-07

enough in each package to plant a
good sized bed.
We want to give package of this
Nasturtiums seed to every family in
or near Canon City that will plant the
seed.
This is open To everybody, the only
string to the offer is that you prom
ise 10 plant the seed.
This is just start in a movement
to get more people to plant more
flowers We want TO hear what our
readers think of flower culture in
Canon City. What flowers can be
raised successfully How do you go
about II? We will be pleased TO hear
from all who believe in growing
flowers. and we want you to tell 9TH
ers what they can grow and how to
go about IL
Now. We are going to give this
Sasturtium seed away next Monday.
IL isn't ready yet and there is plenty
of time to get II planted. any time
during the next few weeks.
Next Monday we will give a pack
age TO every one who calls at The
Record office II you send the chill
dren. be sure to fill out a coupon. so
that We may know the parents will
see that the seed is properly plant
ed.
This offer is open to all-,ell your
neighbors.
Cañon City record., 1910-04-07
WOMAN'S CLUB
MEETS IN REG
ULAR SESSION
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
The woman's club held a very in
teresting meeting at Shaeffer hall
Tuesday afternoon with nineteen
members in attendance. Mrs. Paul C.
Davis resigned as recording secretary
for the next club year and Mrs LAM
buth was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by her retirement from that
position. Mrs. Johnson was leader
for the afternoon and made the les
son a very entertaining and helpful
one. Mrs. Duncan read a carefully
Tuesday afternoon. April I2th. Mrs
Tuesday afternoon. April 1.th. Mrs.
Fowden will give a folk" All mem
bers will be expected to pay s5 cents
and will be permitted to bring
guests.
Cañon City record., 1910-04-07
SHOOTS HIMSELF
To PREVENT CAPTURE
From weonesd.y's Daily.

= ittu " cohcc11y
Pueblo. Colo. April 6.-Dangerous-
ly wounded while resisting arrest yes
terday afternoon at 3;45 O'Clock Jas
Wilson. as years of age. railroad
man, ran five blocks. tracked by his
bloody footprints by squad OF police
headed by Chief Sullivan. TO the junk
yards of the Lannon Foundry COM
pany on Santa Fe avenue where he
made n last stand against the off,
GERS from under an old boiler. and
when smoked out of his hiding place
by burning weeds attempted to kill
two OF the pushing party and finished
the fight by firing a bullet through his
brain. That Wilson did not kill
Chief Sullivan and Patroiman Carl
son was probably due 20 the fact that
two OF the bullets In the gun were de-
fcctive and failed to go when the ham
mer fell on them.
The flight OF the fugatlye and the
pursuit by the police. assisted by the
members of the fire department and
the stand mad. by Wilson behind the
boiler defylng the law and courtinE
death rather than capture WAS dra-
matte In the extreme, The gun uaed
BY him was taken from Deputy Con.
stable william car,insr when Car
i.nls attempted 10 arrest him