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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25
So Declares Memphis Beauty
Who Divorced Philadelphia.
Mrs. Keith Donaldson Compares
Northern Man With Those from
South, Especially Texans
Foreigners inferior.

New York.-Mrs. Keith Donaldson,
at the ripe age of twenty-four years,
will never. no, never, marry again.
She says SO herself. The ideal man
does not exist, she declares. and until
he is produced she Will devote her
self to the care of her child, the &C
commodating courts of Reno having
relieved her of her husband, former
Philadelphia.
Two years OF married life have
taught her the wisdom of the ages,
and no man need apply, unless-yes,
there's a string to the declaration.
There is a chance for Texan. For"
says the lovely Divorce, my fortune
came from the great and glorious
state of Texas, and II the same state
can produce a man handsome, strong,
chivalrous and steady, l may be pre-
vailed upon to change my mind"
Mrs. Donaldson was Miss Evelyn
Willis Hunter of Memphis. Tenn. A
great beauty, she was much sought
after in every city, but the dashing
Philadelphia carried of the million
dollar BRIDE" and the wedding took
| place in New York, April rs, 1905.
The couple went to live at the st.
Regis.
Differences arose between the
young pair, and a separation followed.
| Then came the divorce, and Mrs. Don
| aldson went abroad. She has just re-
turned, with her views of men un.
changed, and, If anything, more firmly
rooted in her mind.
1t was rumored that she was en-.
gagged to Robert Dula, but this she de-
MED emphatically. why" she de
clared, he is only nineteen, just q
nice boy, and the brother of my
/ friend, Mrs Townsend Horner.
shall never marry again.
81 returned from abroad the Other
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

they would be as near as possible to the vantage
points to be found only on the exposed briggs
and from those substitute OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VI
them located directly behind or otherwise ao!a-
cent to the bridge-woud direct the action Oh nv
battling armorcad.
In order to enable the officers on the bridge to
be at all times closely In touch with all parts
of the ship this elevated promenade is made the
nerve center OF elaborate telephone, Telegraph
and signaling systems that afford instantaneous
communication with the engine and nre rooms
the ammunition magazines all the different gun
stations" throughout the ship, and in fact, every
scene of activity that has part In the complex
mission OF of these great hghting macnlhes'
The telephone system on a battlesnip Is much
like the private telephone system In great store
or mandatory, but with the difference that on
shpboard most of the receivers are Of the pattern
which fit close to the head, covering both ears
and strongly resembling those used by tne heilo
girls in telephone exchanges This special equip
ment is designed to shut out disturbing noises
and Is very essential when officers and men may
be called upon to listen to telephone conversation
when the guns are roaring or against the OPPOSE
ton of the various distracting noises always 10
be encountered on shtpboard
Near the bridge of battleship is the wireless
telegraph station which is one OF the newer YET
easilv one of the most important adjuncts OF the
up-to-date battleship. However, the wireless tee-
pranh ia not used for interior communication
aboard the battleship but solely for the exchange
of messages with other ships and with shore sta,
tons What are sometimes referred TO as tele-
graphs" OH shipboard are not telegrapns az ali,
as the lay reader understands them, but are
rather signaling systems. The most common OF
these communicative systems is that whereby the
pressure of button or lever at one station on
battleship-say on the bridge-will cause print
ed command to suddenly appear In Illuminated
form in a distant part of the ship For instance.
the movement of certain lever ON the bridge
~ the hattleship will cause an illuminated sign
TO suddenly appear before the eyes OF the engf
noers. way down below the water line, reading
Full Speed Ahead" or Full Speed Astern' OF
any other command which It is desired to give.
By means OF this method of signaling command
can. II need be- be communicated simultaneously
to a number of different stations scattered
throughout the ship Indeed 1t is by this expedi-
ent that the captain of the battleshp insures uni.
formity OF action during target practise OF In
battle In twinkling he can send the command
.Begin firing or Cease firing" or any other In,
structions to each and every gun crew scattered
throughout the length of the ship.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25
Horace Fletcher, Arch-Apostle OF
Hypermastication, Talks.
Details Dire Effects Of Christmas
Dinners and Thanksgiving Tur-
keyS-Finds That Poor Are
Good Eaters.

Chicago.-Christmas and Thanksgiv-
ing turkey, cranberry sauce and the
long list Of victuals that go with these
staple articles have been responsible
for more loss of life, energy and abili-
ty to the people than all the great
battles Of history.
Thus does Horace Fletcher. arch
apostle of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
in plain English, the worlds foremost
advocate of the theory of thoroughly
chewing food-denounce overeating,
especially the extent to which the
practise in INDUCED in on national
holidays.
Not only that, but the Sunday din
ner is more directly blameable for
Blue Monday" than is the proverbial
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

stage business, and in all our diner
ences we each preserved respect and
admiration for the others work. I
wrote in" bits of dialogue at rehearsal
for delightful persons who had not
nearly enough to say for the salaries
they received. took home certain
pathetic scenes very dear to me. and
brought them back next day wreathed
in smiles; as everybody concerned,
from the Olympian head himself to the
fourth stage assistant, detested tears
and approved of laughter, both on
moral and financial grounds. Why they
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25
Mrs. Wiggin as Playwright

opaoue to all dramatic situations!" he
would exclaim; and would retort:
"And stage managers seem to be blind
and deaf to anything that is simple
and human and natural"
"That will never go over the foot
lights" he would assert.
"Then let it go through them for
changed" | would reply.
He was wonderful with the children
al well as most ingenious in inventing
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25
nIa Animal Ambulance.

New York-The largest automobile
ambulance ever built for the trans
portation Of animals has been put In
commission by the New York Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMI.
mails. It Is gift by Mrs. Russell
Sage and has three decks and q ca
pacity for carrying 200 dogs and cats.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

the American navy we would not have
won the Revolutionary war at all;
that is, it might have been necessary
later to have fought that war over
again.
The same relative skill prevailed IN
the War of 1912. Our ships OF the
same class were superior to the ships
OF our opponents This statement Is
confirmed when we study the exact
figures. For instance, in the Hornet
Peacock contest the British ship lost
five men killed and 81 wounded, out oil
crew of 1870, while the American
ship had but three wounded-this In
eleven minutes. In the Wasp-Frolic
fight the British ship lost 10 men
lrilIad and AZ wounded, out of crew
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

On the bridge,
likewise, we find all
the paraphernalia
for steering the
ship, including the
great wheel, the
electrical control,
the compasses, the
chart board, with its
stores of charts and
all the other me-
chanical adjuncts
for keeping the
huge vessel on the
proper course. Here,
too, are the seeming
ly simple devices
W hic h n o W C o n
troll the manipula-
ton of the huge
searchlights perched
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

deplored my gentle April showers OF
pathos when the rivers of tears that
flow In such plays as Madame X"
wash thousands Of dollars into the box
Office, / shall never understand, but
SO it Was.-Kate Douglas Wiggin. in
Harper.s Bazaar.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25
Popular Author TELLS of Her Amusing
Verbal Conflicts With the Stage
Director.

| could write pages concerning my
verbal conflicts with the stage director.
and most amusing they would be; only
I am certain he would publish his
own "reminiscences Of the same pc
Rod.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

Seller, a well-known worker at both
the Central Young Women's Christian
association In Chatham street and the
Lawrenceville branch In Butler street
In this city.
The girls rooms are very pretty and
each girl has a room TO herself. A
dainty paper covers the wall, each
room being different On the floor In
pretty light blocked linoleum. There
is white enamel bedstead with
dresser and chair, also white, and sim
pie white curtains hang at the win
dows.
On the side OF the house farthest
from the street Ia a large, roomy
piazza with settees, swings and ham.
mocks, where the visitors spend the
greater part Of their vaca+Ica
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25
credulous.

Hojax-You say Dixmyth has a sub
lime faith in humanity
Tomdix-He certainly has. Why,
he even believes that his wife believes
everything he tells her."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25
MAJ; Clerks Know Nleknames.

London.-Addressed from London
to "Whipshire. Devon" letter has
been delivered without delay at liver.
ton, where one hundred years ago
rogues and Vagabonds were whipped
round the town at the tail of cart
hence the name Whipshire, almost
unknown to the present generation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

up aloft on skeleton steel towers-a means u t
ing the searchghts which is not only more Iapu .p
nov d that INV manual labor On the bridge, too are
no end of signaling devices for supplementing the
wireless telegraph in communication with otner t
,or,oms codes and with the always useful "wigwag;
there are the semaphore and Ardos systems for sena
ms at night nv means of different combinations OF RED
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

comfort OF the numerous VI hASA
crowd one of these floating fortresses.
M one were to choose, however, the
one section OF a battleship wnlcn
above all others is veritable nest Oh
wonders and surprises choice would
unhesitatingly fall upon the "brldge-
that elevated structure which Is 30
aDpropriately named and which ex-
tends the full width of the deck on the
forward part Of the ship-in front OF
che huge smokestacks, as land luD-
herr might designate its location.
For one thing, we find on the
4 bridge an even greater array than any
where else on the ship OF those re-
rnarkable mechanical and electrical
devices which do so much OF the
work on shipboard that would seem
4 W require human intelligence. But
che bridge has in addition spe-
cial significance which multiphes
many times its Importance and the
interest of its equipment. 1t 10 the
nerve center" of the ship, the seat OF
authority and command which directs
all the operations within the bounds
of the big armorclad, and also the In
telligence office through which this
warship community communicates
other vessels OF the fleet and, indeed
with the entire outside world.
Under ordinary conditions wher
the battleship Is cruising at sea, par
ticipating in battle drill or target prac
titse or engaged in any Of the othel
important functions of sea warriol
the captain commanding, the navigat
ing officer and other responsible on
cisls of the ship have their positioRi
on the bridge. In time Of actual battle
those directing heads Of the fighting
machine would not expose themselves
on the bridge, but they would not b.
far away. Sheltered by coming tow
ers or some other protective screens
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-11-25

HE modern battleship Is
a marvel of concentra-
ton and space economy.
There is no room for
things purely ornamen-
tai, but every foot OF
space is used to some
purpose in connection
with the storage or OPP
Grafton of the myriad ad-
juncts necessary for the
work, the safety and the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15

Are the haying tools In the field to
receive the fall rains?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
GOVERNMENT WILL
PROBE PATENT Of
VALUABLE LANDS
Begins With Inquiring Into AC-
QUESTION of 5000 Acres by
Southern Pacific, and Will
Investigate Generally

WASHINGTON. Nov 11.-Attorney
General Wickersham, by direction of
President Taft, has begun an inquiry
to determine whether 5000 acres of val
liable oil lands in California were known
to contain oil when patented to the
Southern Pacific Railway company If
such is me case suit to recover will be
instituted.
The allegation has been made to the
president that thousands of acres Of pub
lie lands have been patented to individu-
ais with the knowledge that they con-
tanned oil and in many cases found their
way into the hands of corporations.
In directing the attorney general to be-
gin this investigation the president is
said to be only making a beginning.
Agents Of the department of justice have
begun a search OF the records prellmin-
patents Of any lands which it may be
thought were taken from the public do
main with the private information that
they contained oil or minerals.
The Southern Pacifcs lands now in
question were patented several years ago.
Thousands of acres of other land in the
same vicinity were patented at the same
time. In the meanwhile discoveries OF oil
gushers in California have occurred on
some of the land.
President Taft's instructions are to
onduct a searching investigation. and, IL
he results warrant such course, to be-
gin proceedings for restoration to the
public domain of all lands so patented.
Those who have heard of the president
1ction say that if his plans are success
full a genuine work of conservation will
have been accomplished.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15

and think you are doing a great work
for the farmers of Georgia.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15

pigs should in addition TO hams and ba-
con put down a barrel of meat picked
Properly cared for 1t is delicious at GER
tain seasons of the year. On the old
farm in Virginia the following method
was always used No better meats were
ever put on the farmers table:
For each 100 pounds Of meat take two
pounds Of sugar and four pounds OF salt
Mix we'll and when the meat is first out
rub 1t well with pure salt on the flesh
side Let It lie q day or two and then
drain out any blood that may be left.
Divide the sugar and salt mixture in
three equal parts. Use one part on the
meat and pack in a barrel. 1t should
tn en- be allowed to lie three or four
days when 1t should be rubbed with an
other portion OF the mixture and three
or four days later repeat the operation
with the remainder 1t should then be
packed tightly in a barrel. After lying
three or four days 1t is ready to be hung
UP. 1t must be kept in a cellar or some
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
THE MOLE AND
HOW HE LIVES

Moles are built particularly for their
business-fore limbs and shoulders re-
markedly strong full of muscle and have
a spade-like hand supplied with claws
making a capital digging machine.
In observing a mole when put on the
ground after being caught 1t will imme-
diately plunge IT'S sharp snout in the
earth and give two or three fearful
strikes of fore-paws, enough to bury
most of his body-the hind feet give a
comical kick in the air and the mole
gets out of sight with a startling quick
ness and find him If you can.
The mole hills which we see are not
homes, but composed OF material which
is worked over in forming temporary
passages looking after prey.
A mole's only true home. fortress or
kingdom, Is located at a distance from
the hunting grounds with which commu-
nication Is kept UP.
A mole will consume the weight Of it's
body in a remarkably short time. Snails
and sluEs 1t seizes from behind before
they know a mole is after them. Another
wonderful thing is how soon a mole will
succumb without food. as II hours
fast will result In death for the little ami
NAL and all OF its family.
Considered from the standpoint OF food
habits alone, 1t has never been shown
that the mole effects detrimentally the
Interests of the farmer and gardener. In
deed, 1t can be proven that quite the re-
verse is true. When, however, the mole
is charged with disfguring lawns and
parks, destroying flower beds, tearing up
the roots of grasses and making himself
a general nuisance in small garden plots,
he will have to plead guilty. The evil
dence against him is abundant and d.
rect.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
TONIC TREATMENT FOR INDIGES
TTON IN MILES

J. I. c.. Rockmart. Ga, writes: /
have a mare mule about ten years old
that has light spells of something like
collie every two or three weeks. She
will fail to eat and swell up a little
She gets loose and will stick her head
out and turn her lip up. Any advice
you can give me concerning the mule
will be appreciated. 1 like The Journal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
CURING MEAT ON THE FARM.
By 8. o. Miller.

In these days of saltpetre, benzoate of
soda, formate and other dope used by
many big manufacturers in the curing OF
nearly everything we eat, 1 wonder why
more of our farmers do not preserve
their own food particularly meats. 1t
seems to me there is more danger in
the use Of preservatives in the use of
meats than anything else, and picking
of meats on the farm is such simple
matter that every man who kills his own
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH LAND.

Among the many gifts that Nature has
lavished on the South none is more val
liable than her gift of the cotton plant.
In the soil, warmth and sunshine of the
South, the cotton plant attains its high
est perfection. Formerly, only the white.
downy lint of the cotton boil was pre-
served, but today, from the kernel of the
cotton seed is pressed an oil which, when
refined, compares favorably with the
purest olive oil. From the choicest of
this oil of the cotton seed is made a
cooking fat called Cottolene. In eff
cheney, purity and wholesomeness, Cot
tolene far excels the fat of the hog, and
it has we'll been named, Natures gift
from the Sunny South"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15

alton, 1 would always place it first. OF
course, a man would always do we'll to
lease land for series of years, and then
he stands a better chance for securing
a return for the improvements he makes
on it than if he only rents it for one
year. The most important thing in pre-
pairing your land for cotton is to break II
we'll and to do it as soon as possible this
fall. Let it stand in a rough condition
SO, as to insure the absorption of as
much rainfall as possible. Lay off the
rows in the spring, putting on as sug-
gested, 400 pounds of high-grade gnano,
say abuut two weeks before planting. 1t
is a good plan to mix this we'll with the
soil with q bull-torgue, and also use the
bull-tongua under the furrow where the
cotton is to stand, as this will insure a
larger and better development of the
root system, and if the roots secure a
good hold in the SOIL you can count on
securing a good crop even in an unfavor-
able season; and reduce the loss from
shedding to a minimum. 1t would hard
ly seem necessary to make a second ap-
plication of fertilizer just at the time
of planting unless you desire to use a
considerable per cent of nitrogen in the
mixture which is in a quickly available
form Then, 1t would be good practice
to put it on just ahead of seeding. Top
dressing with nitrate of soda is often
advantageous on cotton, but will be de-
termined more by the season and the
character of growth the crop has made
than anything else. One could not tell
so far in advance whether it would be
good practice or not.
We would not advise the hauling OF
manure eight miles under any circuni-
stances. There are too many easier and
better ways of securing vegetable mat
ter and part of the nitrogen needed for
crop production from the air resting over
every acre of land.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
THE pEsIRABILITY OF ANALYzING
SOILS

II. H. NJ, Duluth, Ga, writes: VIII
you kindly advise me about my alfalfa
1t was sowed September l and has beer
! cut five times this year. 1t is now abou
~ inches high. The frost cause il to fal
down in some places, and some few stalk,
have turned yellow.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15

place where It will not freeze while the
curing process is going on When aps
plying the salt and sugar mixture 1t ID
more convenient IL one has two barrels
to use at the same time.
A great many people do not seem to
understand that smoking meat does not
cure 1t except as the warmth from the
fire causes the moisture to evaporate
There is no particular virtue In the
smoke itself and meat could be as well
cured by any kind Of slow, gentle heat
even II no smoke came from It How
ever, the heat from clean, fresh hickory
chips can never be improved upon and
II people believe that the quality Of the
meat Is improved by the sweet odor
from this form certainly no harm Will
be one. The main thing Is to keep the
heat regular and at low point IN order
that the moisture may be drawn out
from the meat evenly.
Are the haying tools In the field to
receive the fall rains?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15

MACON, Ga, Nov. 1O.-While preparing
breakfast this morning, Mrs. Mollie Nc
Carly a resident of the suburbs dropped
dead Death was attributed to heart fall
ure. She was 40 years of age. The funer-
al will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock
from st. Josephs church.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-15
MANAGEMENT On RENTAL LAND

Your plan of preparing the land which
you are renting for cotton next year is
very good one Because man is sim
ply renting the land for one year he
should never conclude that II will not
pay him to prepare it we'll. Good prep
aration is the best insurance against
crop failure that know of. If had to
choose between other things and prepar-
The Hawaiian star., 1910-02-05
CONDENSED ARGUMENTS FOR
AN AMERICAN SHIP SUBSIDY

BY CONGRESSMAN W. HUMPHREY, SEATTLE, WASH
That foreign
foreign ships will than
$2OOOOOOOO
That shipping combines
three raised the freight
That time these combines rates
pei cent
That have navy
That send mails ammunition the
Philippines
That naval
helpless if possessed
them
bought to supply
the with coal
That sufficient American
That
there not now 25 under the flag for this purpose
That Japan has 26O with
100000 at time
That could mensaors has not 1000
for naval
That could 100000
ippines
That the United could
the compelled to employ
American ships, would be the n ime of
The Hawaiian star., 1910-02-05
BUILDING OF OUR NAVY.

The started in 1883 by
protected cruiser Chicago the Boston 3o5
the Atlanta tons and the dispatch boat Dolphin
OF 1881 tons less than half the tonnage great
ships of today.
Two later three other auntoa were ord
ed and in 1886 nine including the Maine which
at Havana the Texas which did such splendid wo the battle Of San
tiago and the Baltimore.
These were the first large protented cruisers that built
America Ihe appropriations continued
for and ships after year.
rivals Of Germany for the second place the list.
During this time the people of the United invested
SI58 bateps 667964 in cruisers
protected cruisers $3792 in unprotected cruisers S526o5
scout cruisers $22283o9 in monitors $897o54 gunboas
500 training ships and $5o90827 torpedo boats desoyers
More than one-rd of the ships that have been built during
Wes since the undertaken
vast OF money have become obsolete We compelled
with the fashion in ships well boots
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