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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-25
I Wrinkles
(By Philander Johnson)
A Theory.

What is Nour theory about the use
fulness of canals OF MarS?'
Il don't think" replied the scientist,
that there is any doubt about their
being of great value to the circulation
departments of some magazines
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Like One Man,

Il suppose the people in that con-
vention stood up for YOU like one
man. said the CHEEKY friend.
1t looked just about that way" re.
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MASONIC CALENDAR.

Friday, February 2J--king Solo,
mons Chapter. No. 1. r. A. NJ. Work
in Mark Master degree
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For an early breakfast. take home
Mrs. Austin's pancake flour. Ready
in q minute.
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of the natl
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Entered al Richmond. Indiana, post
office as second class mall matter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
BUMPER CROPS OF POTATOES
No Sense in Trying to Grow Them on
Exhausted Ground-Care in lrri-
cation Necessary.

We can see no sense in trying to
grow a bumper crop of spuds on old
exhausted ground Turn under thick
coating of manure on third crop Of
alfalfa, water thoroughly and then try
the thing out this spring. If early po-
tatoes are desired plant the last Of
March. If late, the last of May and
even up to the middle of June. but
never between these periods. Do not
water until blossoming and then keep
moisture continually at the roots, but
never wet the tubers. This can only
be done by deep burrows and using a
very small stream of water in alter
nate rows. Next time water the other
rows and pillow in each time after IT.
rigating, but keep this one idea in
mind: to have the roots moist and the
tubers dry while the tops will take
care of themselves. If the soil around
the potatoes becomes too wet, it will
bake and harden until growth is
stopped, but if kept loamy, the spuds
will have a smooth, shiny skin and a
dry, mealy interior at harvest. An
amateur should learn to grow one
fourth of an acre before trying ten
acres.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

thus it came about that Charlie,
youngest of the family, became In
very truth his fathers first golf pupil.
Moreover, it did not occur to Taft that
he ought seriously to take his young
son in hand in this matter until after
he had been nominated for president.
This was about the time that the pres
ent president began to have opportu-
mites to play with and against the
most skilful amateur golfers in the
wOrld-men such as the mighty Ira
vis-and there was brought home to
him the advantage to any comparative
newcomer in golf in playing with per-
sons having the relative rank of ex-
perts.
For all that, the president was all
the while, very busy man. He set
apart period of each day for the in
struction of his golfing protege. In
struction began when the Tafts were
at Hot Springs, Va; 1t was continued
when Charlie spent with the family at
Augusta, Georgia. the first Christmas
holidays after Taft's election as presi-
dent; and finally it has progressed at
Washington and at Beverly, Mass,
where the Tafts spend each summer
Charlie Taft, alike to his father, does
most of his golfing in summer, and
during the interval between ten
o'clock in the morning and noon, and
for all that the president has been
wont to have a rather watchful eye
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Bad fences breed breachy hogs.
Kind treatment putteth on more fat
Don't allow sows to run among cat
tie, horses or colts.
A mule requires less care, less feed
than horse and will do more work
on the average.
In making a ration for any kind of
stock the cost of the feed is an i'm
portant factor.
The dark, damp narrowing pen kills
more pigs than all the medicine in the
world can save.
OF all the many advantages claimed
for alfalfa the best is that it is a pre-
ventive of hog cholera.
Go easy with the colt when breaking
him in at springs work Better lose
days work worth S. than ruin colt
worth $3.50.
Sheep were considered the most i'm.
portant animal years ago. They don't
hold that rank now, but the country
would be better for more of them.
The eleven hog markets of the
country are running million a month
short of the normal supply and this
accounts for the stiff prices now pre-
vailing.
Growth In farm animal commands
low price in the markets when 1t
is not accompanied with condition. It
is combining growth and condition
that brings home the money
If a man can keep flock of sheep
that will pay good returns in money
and fertility to the soil, and at the
same time destroy the noxious weeds,
he will be doing business on a paying
basis.
A trough for dipping lambs can be
made for very little expense and NO
sheep raiser should be witholt one
A tank ~ feet long. feet dec, and
3 feet wide is big enough for lambs
and grown animals.
The mule is very profitable ami
NAL to raise on the farm, because he
is less subject to blemishes than any
other of the horse kind. and he Il
much less subject to diseases thar
any other animal on the farm.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
ALFALFA KNOWN TO ANCIENTS
Word 10 From the Arabian and Means
''the Best Fodder"-Ranks Among
Oldest Known Plants.

The word alfalfa Is from the Ara
bian and means the best fodder"
The plant ranks among the Oldest
known products of cultivated fields. 1t
may have formed the food Of Nebu-
chadnezzar and there Is historic evil
dence that It was carried from one
ancient country to another, but 1t Is
only within a decade that its remark
able adaptability to conditions IN the
west has become evident to all. When
Xerxes invaded Greece in 400 b. G. he
carried this plant, or the seed, with
him and It was taken to Rome In 146
B. C. The Moors carried alfalfa to
South America by Cortez in 1919. 1t
has been grown In California since
the days OF the mission fathers, but
the areas devoted to 1t formerly were
small
From the windows of any train
passing through the western parts OF
the United States frequent spots OF
rich, vivid green can be seen wher-
ever civilization Is practiced and even
those who are entirely unfamiliar
with agriculture soon learn to recog-
nize the color of alfalfa. In spite OF
the fact that millions of acres are de-
voted to the cultivation of this plant
the price of alfalfa on the open mar
ket is steadily rising. -'f
Alfalfa is called the poor mans
friend and the rich farmers best in.
vestment. It's friends call it the great.
est of all mortgage lifters, the best OF
the "get-rich-quick" schemes. When
the Mormons, who were the first
white irrigators in the United States
began work in Utah Brigham Young
gave them as text: "Plow deep and
plant alfalfa" The wisdom of this
plan is known to every small farmer
throughout the west, as we'll as to the
millionaires who have devoted thou
sands of acres to this purpose.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05


means of diversion and contributory
influence of good health may be
formed from the fact that he recently
insisted that his youngest son, Charlie,
should take up the game. What is
more, the president took time to per-
sonally instruct the junior member of
his family in the rudiments of the
sport.
1t should be explained just here,
that it did not require much insistence
on the part of the president to induce
Cheerful Charlie" as he has been
aptly nicknamed, to follow the white
balls over the greensward. The 49,
year-Old son of the present chief
magistrate is, with the possible excep-
ton of one or two of the Roosevelt
boys, just about the liveliest lad that
ever resided at the White House, and
the only explanation of why he did not
learn golf long ago must be found In
the fact that he simply overlooked the
game. Everything else from tennis to
sailing he had mastered ere he set out
to conquer his first golf course.
Mr.. Robert Taft the eldest son OF
the president, became pretty good
golfer almost unconsciously in the
days when he and all his cousins gath
cred every vacation at the common
summer rallying ground of the whole
Taft clan at Murray Bay, Canada, or
the shore of the ST. Lawrence river
Miss Helen Taft has never caret
much much for golf as compared will
horseback riding and motoring anc
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
lrrloatInu Beans.

Beans can be drilled at the rate of
one-half bushel the acre in rows 80
inches apart, covering to depth of
from two to three inches. A twohorse
corn drill does very we'll for 1t can be
adjusted to drill beans of most any
size. After the final disking harrow
the ground smooth. When the bean
sprouts are about one-half an inch
long, go over the field with a weeder,
generally twice the same day. Then
let the beans alone until they are up
and the seed beans have fallen off the
stalk. when 1t is time to irrigate and
follow again with the weeder.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
SOCIAL LIFE IN RUSSIA

The oldest club in st. Petersburg,
the Angliskie, or English club, was
founded in 1859. 1t does not now num-
Der an Englishman, or any other for.
eigner among it's members, though
it was started by Francis Gardner,
merchant, manufacturer and ship
owner, a partner in the old Muscovy
company, whose first charter was
granted by Queen Elizabeth of Eng
land and Car Ivan the Terrible.
Throughout the ferment of a few
years ago st. Petersburg was never
without its crop of mushroom clubs,
which sprang up In a night and
changed their names and the names
of the games they played every other
month or at shorter intervals If thew
failed to reach working agreement
with the local chief of police. The
old Angliskie klub has watched them
come and go with Indifference.
It's membership has contributed to
the annals of universal clubland.
Boeuf Stroganoff, which figures in the
restaurant menu of mankind, is an in.
ventiOn of one of It's members. Count
Stroganoff; sauce Nesselrode is an
other, named after Alexander is Sec
rotary of state, who directed Russia's
diplomacy in the days of Napoleon l..
and signed the treaty of Vienna after
the Corsican's downfall. Pushkin
poet and officer of the imperial guard
"Russia's Byron" was a member. as
was Bismarck's diplomatic rival.
Prince Gortschakoff.
The membership today is drawn
largely from the senior officers of the
army and the nominated members of
the council of empire. The absence
of grand dukes is ascribed to a SCENE
in the club card room long ago when
one of them after run of bad luck
threw his hand angrily on the floor
AS he refused TO apologize to the 9th
er players the committee asked him
| to resign.
The grand dukes thereafter trans
ferred their club attendance to the
Yacht club on the Bolstova Morskaia
an institution which has no more rela
ton to yachting than the Angliskie
Klub has to do with England. The
social customs Of the two are alike
dining, cards and plenty to drink. bu,
no politics, although. of course. there
must be no speck Of doubt about thu
loyalty to the car Of any member.
The Yacht club Is also the resort O.
the diplomats resident In St. Peters
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Nature appears to be indulging in
an exceptional display of its powers
Following the Etna volcanic eruption
comes a great hurricane in the South
seas and the upheaval in the sun.
markable display Of northern lights.
unusual in the latitude where seen.
And no doubt q great many persons
will lay 1t all to the visit Of Halley's
comet.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

as to his sons form" he Is Dror.
let the lad work out his own salv,t..
as golfer. For a time Charlie
content to confine his activities -
nine-hole course, but now like hi. !.
Their, he scorns anything less than :.
1S-hole course.
The president and his eldest son =,
most never go to the golf links say.
In golfing attire. Not that there /,
anything conspicuous in the cosum.
of either, but some concession. even
though 1t be only outing fannels ana
a Scotch cap, is made to the business
in hand. The ever-active Charlie on
the other hand, as may be surmised
from the accompanying pictures. is m
stickler for toys when a-golfng Incl.
dentally it may be remarked that the
youngest son of the president is al.
ways much more of a hero to his
caddy than is his father. PERHAPS this
is due in part to his many likeabe
characteristics by no means the least
of which is his refreshing democra.
Ever since he took TO gofng, Charlie
Taft has chosen his partners and op-
ponents only with regard TO their skill
and sportsmanlike tendencies and
with no reference to who their fa-
theirs might be- Charles indepen-
dence in such matters was evidenced
when his father was secretary Of war
by his summary Withdrawal from
Quentin Roosevelt's baseball nine be
cause of some of the dictates Of the
youngest member of the Roosevelt
family.
Charles Phelps Taft is now stu
dent in his uncle's private school a
WATERFOWL, Conn, and is, at Is year!
about the youngest boy in the schoo
He is preparing to follow in the foo
steps of his father, and his eide
brother Robert, by rounding out b
education at Yale. Meanwhile be
dividing his recreation hours betwee
golf and horseback riding. Ever sln'
President Taft acquired an automobl
as the connecting link between ,
place of residence and the neare
golf links. the versatile Charlie b
been more than anxious to be allow
to drive the car-the theory OF the
Grafton of which he has already mi
tered perfectly, thanks to frlene
chauffeurs. However. his father
not as yet. hear of his adding THIS
his other accomplishments.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

burg. The annual subscription is 400
rubles. The dinner is served at one
great table and each newcomer be-
fore he sits down must walk around
and shake hands with the members
who have already begun.
Bridge and poker are the games
Vlndt, the native Russian game. which
Is bridge of four dimensions, has been
driven from the fashionable haunts,
but holds its own at domestic parties
and In the provinces, where the I'M
worked tchinovnik will play it daily
from noon till four o'clock the next
morning in his government bureau
with MS government colleagues.
There is the German Merchants
club in the center of the city. Like
the two senior aristocratic institutions
IL refuses to admit that its title should
define its membership, which is nei-
Their very German nor very mercan.
tile. 1t is the synonym for good
bourgeois comfort and is probably the
most steadily prosperous of all the
clubs
us social complexion resembles the
recently founded Octobrists club for
moderate politicians, founded by the
party of that name Their radical on.
ponents founded constitutional dem
ocratic club three years ago.
Inc problem that the gregarious in
suhct or Russians in their long, dark
evenings has set before the governor
OF the city springs mostly from the
smaller clubs. In a tentative wav the
chiefs OF the government are trying to
steer them into what are officially
looked on as safe and wholesome
courses. Prime Minister Stolypin has
Just sent good wishes to the newly
formed Academic club of senior stu
dents and graduates. whose bond OF
union Is interest In scholarship and
university studies.
none OF these institutions is allowed
10 see the light until its articles of as
sociat1on have been passed through
minute and suspicious examination
by the officials of the ministry Of ius
: tice. 'N'
Inc ingrained fear of meetings IN
nuences every application of the re
eime OF REINFORCED protection. In tn,
private rooms Of restaurants wher,
oinner parties are given, there mus
DC no Key or bolt to the doors. no
may the restaurant keeper supply hi
guests with writing materials. II
party OF more than ten are to meet II
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

The biggest aeroplane yet construct
ed Is the invention of a German army
officer. 1t is run by 100 horsepower
motor and is said to be capable Of
lOng-sustained flights. Preliminary
tests have been made with apparent
success, and the next thing will be
something more thorough in the way
of experiments. Germany has the big
gest dirigibles in the shape of the
Zeppelin balloons. and seems deter.
mined to lead the procession in
heavier-than-air machines
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

any hired room they must give 70
hours notice to the police, stating tne
purpose of their gathering, even
is only a dance or wedding leasl
ST. Petersburg has an excess
male population. due to the grea's'
number of men from the provinces -
the Junior branches of the Imperial
administration, and to the aggresd
ton of young army officers. MOTT
youngsters lose great sums at ca'u'
than in any other capital IN huiop''
and the cheating is notorious ~,
gambling clubs that get CLOSED anu
reappear in other premises are usua
ly marked down on the compliant
a family whose son has gone pahh'up
at their tables. AZ nearly all OF 'neI'
men and women play side by sue 'ns
of course. take one anothers mone'I
with equal remorselessness. feI"
ically there is crisis. SoineD,
cuts the light off while his conieee'
ate scoops the stakes on the ''"
A few revolver shots follow, there
a rush for the street and the poNS
are brought in. .,Al
The scamps in the gambling c'u'1
are so numerous and know So "'
about each other that nothing can
done to get up evidence Tor p'o
cution. The police have no au'no'"
to arrest officers Of the army anu
Wy. If they are mixed up IN wv
scandal the officer of the prlsau'
guard duty must be sent ioi ~
cipline them. .so q
This absolute authority OF .ne
nior officer over all military anu sou
men at all times overrides cruz Lid
mittees or any other social autho'"1
and 1t is exercised without oo"p
ton. ,,,c re
In the main saloon of leauine y
taurant here some years ago ,nS n
Grand Duke vladimir after cop'ous
freshment left his table, wen. w.
the wife of a civilian, patted ne'
the shoulder and told her sue }
beautiful. The husband sprane ,r]
and pushed him sharply paoA ,oot1
yards. Diners and the walters on
for a scene, but very olu n ol
generals uniform-all military or]
, GERS whether on the active o,
, list wear their uniforms al III AMI
got UP and crossed to the graz gran TO
with the order In one sentence ATS
, port himself at once to Tue
| commandments quarters.
, Vladimir went without q ~o'N'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Turkey has just ordered some new
warships from English firms. passing
over the advantages held out by Amer
lean concerns But that country Is
not wholly neglected. of the chances
offered on this side Of the ocean. Con-
sular reports indicate that such cities
as Bagdad and Bassorad are good
markets for American motor boats
which are admitted to have no su.
periors. So it is evident that the
Young Turks know some good things
when they see them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
To Insure Healthy Pias.

The man who takes proper care of
his brood sows before hand is the one
who has the largest measure of sue
cess at narrowing time.
II SOW Is kept in a SMALL dry lot
the ground is apt to become filthy and
inoculated with disease germs, but II
kept in a pen the ground should be
disinfected frequently. Keep the
troughs clean.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

The conclusion OF American and
European medical experts in the orient
concerning beri-beri is reassuring. 1t
is that beri-beri is nominations and
non-communicable disease, and that it
Is caused by the practice Of polishing
rice. which removes the skin contain
ing phosphorus.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
Spraying Fruit Trees.

Spraying is sometimes necessary to
aid nature in keeping down insect life
that 10 preying on plants and fruits.
but it requires the closest study and
discrimination to understand when
and for what purpose 1t should be
done. The habits Of each family OF
pests must be learned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Some farmers recommend the use
Of coal tar on corn to prevent crows
and blackbirds picking it from the
ground. Use teaspoonful of tar to
a peck, but do not put 1t on the dry
corn. Add 1t to warm water sufficient
to cover the corn and wet the corn
with 1t, drain. and mix with a few
handfuls of land plaster.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

One publishing house in New York
alone has published 100000 copies
of the Bible and Is still at 1t. Leaving
out the sacred character of the book,
these sales prove that old Samuel and
the others are still regarded as the
best story tellers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

4 1t Is said that the wife of an emf.
rent British statesman may not get
= divorce II she can become a
peeress by staying married. How
strong are the bonds of -conjugal af-
lection!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

One Of Chicagos new hotels has
tanks for living brook trout. That is
an Improvement on the ordinary kind
Of tank. 4
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Uncle sam has a torpedo boat that
can travel IS miles an hour. That
would be grand little vessel II one
had to, run away from something
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

A Connecticut woman died OF Joy.
caused by receiving large sum in
cash 1t Is not. Aowever. complaint
which is catching.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Now that mere man has secured
footing In Chicago through the hatpin
ordinance, why not limit the height
Of the heels. the depth of color on the
cheeks and few other idiosyncrasies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Many heads Of households are 1hink.
Ing OF substituting a hen and thus put
ting something over on theF cold stor-
age plants
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Instead Of injuring the man with a
nat pin Eve should have hurled her
other bead at him and retired half
dressed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Bavaria/as to try a balloon service
but for a time yet Americans will be
willing t stick to motor cars and
railroads Tor rapid transit.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

California fears an invasion Of
trained fleas. The general impression
has been that the amateur fleas were
Just as annoying as the professional.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Has not Chicago the price required
to flag the best Elgin butter as II
whfzzes through on its way to New
York?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

There newer yet was spring in
which the calendar and the climate
worked In perfect harmony
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

II you fail to run your business and
allow 1t to/get the upper hand 1t is
likely to run you into the ditch.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

AS things are going cold pigs foot
and stein will soon replace the small
bird and the cold bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Missouri has school for poets. The
street car ad. is as yet in its infancy
In Missouri
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

their homes on the sides of vol
canoes?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

"A man ii California has two extra
ribs and Isl said to suffer constantly.
He is twife as badly OF as Adam
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

that is another reason for not splitting
on them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Evidently the man who took 43
years to milk a cow was hired man.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Reno, New. should organize an all
star stock company.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05

Politicians who run in a circle find
It hard to be on the square.