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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
I49 BELIEVED
DEAD IN MINE
Explosion Wrecks a Colllery
at PrimerO, CAL
"a BODIES ARE Recovered
Only One Person Rescued AIive-Lit-
tie Hope That Any of the En-
tomhed Miners Can Be Liv-
ing-Fire Burns Out.

Primero, Colo, Feb f.-Charred
and mangled bodies of twenty-four
victims of an explosion which
wrecked the Primero mine of the Col
orado Fuel and Iron company were
brought to the surface. 1t is said
that seventy-nine are known to be
dead, and only one man, Dio Nardino,
was rescued alive One hundred and
forty-nine are known to have been in
the mine at the time of the explosion
and it is feared that few if any are
alive
The explosion occurred at 4:30 in
the afternoon With terrific roar
crumpled, blocking the entrance. Both
fans were damaged and it vas not un-
til TAO o'clock that they were re-
paired and a rescue party headed by
General Superintendent J. F. Thomp-
son was able to descend the air shaft.
These men discovered three bodies
before they were forced to return to
the surface. Five men, one of them
hundred yards away, were killed by
conclusion at the entrance to the
main shaft.
Rescue parties were hurried to
Primero from Trinidad, Segundo,
Starkville, Sopris and Cokeville and
worked desperately to open the main
shaft 1t soon became evident, how
ever, that the shaft was hopelessly
caved and another party descended
the air shaft
Dio Nardino, the one man rescued.
was found beneath mass or earIn
and timbers. He says he crawled
over scores of dead bodies after the
explosion and saw no one VIII. vas
not injured. The rescuers say the
whole mine is wrecked and it is al
most impossible that any of the en-
tombed men are alive.
The fire which followed the explo
sion was confined closely to the work.
ing near the main shaft and soon
burned itself out.
With the Cherry disaster fresh III
their minds, frantic women and chill
dren surged against the ropes drawn
to keep them from the Shaft and
wildly begged the rescuers to bring
back their relatives. Some of the
women attempted to join the few
workers below and had to be re-
strained by force AS each body was
brought to the surface the women
gathered about it with shrieks and
prayers, but the dead were so charred
and disfigured that the wives and
mothers could not identify them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04

Leslie Combs for Peru Mission.
Washington, FEB. Leslie Combs
of Kentucky will be reappointed min
lister to Peru.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
TROLLEY CARS WORRY COWS
Illinois Dairy Farmers Will Seek to
Abate the Evil.

Chicago, Feb. Farmers in the
vicinity of Elgin and Aurora are con.
templating action lolxing to the abate-
ment of the evil effects of interuf.
ban electric railroads on their cows.
Along the trolley lines in the Elgin
and Aurora district the country is
thiclkly dotted with dairy establish
ments. The farmers complain that
their COWS have insomnia, dyspepsia
and other kindred ills to such an ex-
tent as to interfere with the supply
of milk which "bossie" would regular
ly give were it not for the noises and
the flashing lights made by the pass
ing trolley cars.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04

FIG. Wow FERTILITY IS WASTED.
if given time. Crops of weeds will
spring up. make a considerable growth
and die Gown and rot. In the course
of few years the humus supply win
be renewed locked up elements of fer
tility will become available. and the
field will again produce profitable
crops.
If rotation is practiced so as to even
up the demands on the soil. With
clover or some other legume to gather
nitrogen from the air. the soil will
continue productive for much longer
time. Even then it will not keep on
yielding profitable crops always. Com
merciaI fertilizers may help to stave
off the day of reckoning. but after the
farmer has contributed hundreds of
dollars to the pockets of the fertilizer
manufacturer be will find that even
this method of maintaining fertility
cannot be depended upon.
Keeping the Soil Productive.
There are three factors on which
the productivity of the soil primarily
depends-the amount of available min
eral plant food elements which it con-
tains. it's physical condition and the
amount of moisture it will hold. Nj
trogen, one of the three most important
chemical elements in the soil. can be
obtained from the air ia unlimited
quantities by the use of legumes. such
as clover and alfalfa. The other two,
phosphorus and potassium. are present
in most soils in fairly large quantities.
although much of the supply is in
unavailable form. Good tillaga and
we'll planned rotations do much to
make these elements available. When
the total supply becomes low it can
be renewed by the application of ferti-
lizers. This is all, however. that fer
tilizers will do. They will not i'm
prove the physical condition Of the
soil nor increase it's moisture holding
capacity
The use of liberal amounts of clover
in the rotation will add to the humus
supply of the soil and SO increase it's
moisture holding capacity. Humus
acts like a sponge. forming a store
house for water that would otherwise
be wasted Humus also improves the
physical condition of the soil. making
it lighter and mellower Take d pan-
full of clay and painful of rich black
surface soil. wet them thoroughly and
place them in the sun. When he clay
is dry it will be baked almost as hard
as brick. while little stirring will
make the black dirt as mellow as ever
This difference in the two soils is due
solely TO humus.
The humus supply cannot be main
tanned by the use of clover unless a
crop is piowed under at frequent in
tervals. 1t takes considerable time
for this clover to rot enough to form
humus. and the turning under of so
large an amount of green matter at
once is liable to make the land sour
This condition can be corrected by the
use of lime. but this means trouble
and expense.
The Value of Manure.
The only way to keep the soil in the
highest possible state of productivity
is TO keep live stock and apply the
manure to the land. Barnyard manure
adds large amounts of the elements OF
fertility to the SOIL An average of
80 per cent of the nitrogen. phosphorus
and potassium in the food eaten is
passed out in the manure. This per-
centage is highest in fattening animals
and lowest in young stock The ele-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
BINGER HERMANN ON STAND
Former Land Commissioner Denies
Any Connection with Conspiracy.

Portland, Ore, Feb. Former
Congressman Binger Hermann took
the stand in his own defense IN his
trial in the United States district
court on charge of conspiracy.
His testimony was general and
specific denial of any connection
whatever with any conspiracy to de-
fraud the government of public lands.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
Home Course
In Live Stock
Farming
iii. Live Stock Farming
and Soil Fertility.
By C. ". GREGORY,

Author of Home Course In Modern
Agriculture. Making Money on
che Farm" Etc.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
Primary Bill Passes.

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. Direct
primary leaders hurdled the Stay
mates direct-plurality-pr primary meas
ure through the house and sent it to
the senate for concurrent action. The
bill passed BY a vote of 100 yeas to
SO nays.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
IN LINE FOR RIXEY'S PLACE
Next Surgeon-General of Navy Ex-
pected to Be Boyer or Stokes.

Washington, Feb. Medical IN
spector Henry G.. Boyer or Surgeon
Charles F. Stokes will be the next sur
geon-general of the United States
navy, according to the present indica-
lions, to succeed Admiral P. M. Rixey,
the incumbent
The latter's term expires on Satur-
day and his successor. will be named
shortly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04

FIG. vI.-MANURE PILES IN OPEN YARD.
large chunks. as is usually done. with
a pitchfork Still worse is the prac-
tice of dropping the manure in piles.
leaving it nearly all winter and then
toward spring scattering it about with
a fork. In addition to spreading the
manure more evenly. the spreader
saves work enough to warrant any
one who has much stock in buying
one.
The spreader should be kept in use
practically the year round Manure
left in the open yard for six months
loses nearly half its fertilizing value
Manure kept in sheds does not lose in
value nearly so rapidly. A practice
that is sometimes followed on dairy
farms is to have shed in connection
with the barn. keeping the cows in this
shed most of the time turning them
into the barn only long enough to be
MIXED. A plan that is preferable TO
this is to have a small shed over the
door where the manure is thrown out.
The spreader can be backed into this
shed and the manure loaded directly
on to it at seasons of the year when
manure can be spread directly upon
the fields. AT other times the manure
can be thrown out into the shed and
left there until it can be hauled.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04

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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
Copyright 1909. by American Press
Association.

gw YHEREV Err. grain is grown
E&Ag continuously for Il number OF
Wv years the soil decreases in
yielding power. If the prac-
tice is kept up the yields will finally
become SO low us to be Improbable.
and the land is said TO be worn out
The fact is it is not worn out any
more than sickle is worn out when
it becomes too dull to cut. Both the
sickle and the soil need certain
amount of treatment before they are
in shape to use again.
In the> case of the soil nature will
restore it to its original productivity
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-02-04
SCOTS Emulsion

is a wonderful food-medi-
cine for all ages Of man
kind. It will make the
delicate, sickly baby strong
and well-will give the
pale, anemic girl rosy
cheeks and rich, red blood.
1t will put flesh on the
bones of the tired, over
worked, thin man, and
will keep the aged man
or woman in condition to
resist colds or pneumonia
in the winter.
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-02
"THIS is MY 65TH BIRTHDAY
Oscar w. FarenhOlt.

Rear Admiral Oscar w. Farenholt,
U. S. N, retired, was born near San
Antonio, Texas, May 2, 1845, and
was educated in the public schools
of San Antonio, New Orleans and
Pittsburg. At the beginning of the
civil war he entered the navy as a
seaman and participated in the bat
ties at Fort Hatteras and Port Royal.
In the engagement of. Pocotaligo, s..
c., he was severely wounded and in
consequence received his discharge
from the navy. Upon his recovery.
however, he re-enlisted in time to
take part in some of the stirring ma
val engagements on the Virginia ana
Carolina coasts near the close of the
war. After the war he had the var
led duties of naval officer, at sea
and ashore. In the war with Spain
he commanded the gunboat Monocacy
and later he was in command of the
navy yard at Cavite. Since his retire.
ment from the navy in 1901 Admira,
Farenholt has resided in California.
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DO SOME MIXING.

There Is tendency to criticise the
manner in which some of the public
improvements have been done. But
in passing criticism it must be re-
membered that some of the work on
these Improvements was done under
difficulties. The lateness of the sea-
son at which some of them were be-
gun necessitated haste, and this haste
was partly occasioned by Impotence
at delay.
The experience gained last year
will be of value this year in enab-
ling our public officials to avoid sim
liar mistakes. There never has been
any public work done in any city that
was entirely atisfactory-particul
ly the work in the initial stages. We
natchee is no exception. But the
public can rest assured that every
effort is being put forth to give the
city the best results possible for the
money expended. Along with the
criticism mix in some words of COM
mendation. This is both business
and Christian.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-02

The president is taking a wise
course in not attempting to widen
the breach in the party by dogmat-
ically asserting omniscience. His ex-
ample could be emulated by many
other republicans of less calibre than
the president to good advantage,
This "holier than thou attitude is
rather presumptious on the part OF
many republicans whose knowledge
of political science and economic ten
denotes is about as extensive as a
dogs tail after nine-tenths of it has
been cut off. In nine cases out OF
ten the fellow that puts up the big
gest howl about party loyalty is the
fellow who knows least about the
principles for which the party stands.
He is out for the swag and the swag
only. There can be an honest diff
ference of opinion on any question.
The chances are that the man who
would denounce Beveridge for refus-
ing to support the tariff bill If pin
ned down to specific facts, couldn' t
give any reason for doing so except
that the measure had the G. o. P.
stamp on 1t. The man who talks
politics and who can't discuss prin-
ciples had better remain silent.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-02
Grand Opera at Atlanta.

Atltnta, Ca, May 2.-Music lovers
from many parts of Georgia and ad-
joining states have gathered in At
lanta to attend the season of Grand
Opera by the Metropolitan Opera
company of New York, which will
open here tonight at the Auditorium
Armory with a performance of Wag-
rer's 'Lohengrin. The opera sea-
son which is given under the aus
pices of the Atlanta Music Festival
association, will include five per-
formances. There will be no per-
Torrance tomorrow, but on Wednes-
day afternoon 'Tosca" will be given,
with Geraldine Farrar, Richard Mar
tin and Antonio Scott in the cast.
The evening performance will be
Aida" with Caruso, Nine. Gadski
and Nine Homer in the principal
roles. Friday night Madame But
terfiy' will be given, and Saturday,
the closing night of the season, a
double bill, "Haensel and Gretel,"
with Otto Goritz, Bella Alien and
Marie Matfeld, and "Pagliacci," with
Caruso, Jane Noria and Amato in the
cast.
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"THIS DATE IN HISTORY"
Nav q,

17S5-Rhoje Island assembly adj
ded duty Of 71s per cent on al
goods imported in British vessels.
1S13-British repulsed at Fort
Sandusky, Ohio.
1S43-Civil government first or
ganized in Old Oregon at Champoeg
1S63-Confederate victorious in
third days fighting at Chancellors-
vile.
1S75-Dedication of the Cathedral
of the Holy Cross in Boston.
1S81-First sod turned by the
Canadian Pacific Railway company
1SS5-Colonel Otter attacked the
Canadian rebels at Cut Knife creek
1S9O-Oklahoma territory organ
lied
19OO-Waitman T. Wiley, ex-Uni-
ted States senator from West Virgin
ia, died.
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THE PRESIDENTS EXAMPLE.

1t is noticeable that President Taft
did not speak with the assurance and
the authority in his Buffalo address
that he did in his addresses at the
For this he is to be commended. 1t
is a tacit admission that he commit
ted an error OF judgment in his ad-
dresses last year when, at the close
of the special session he assumed
that executive endorsement of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and vindi-
cation of the acts of Secretary Ball
niger would silence all criticism on
those two questions of public inter-
est. This is not saying that Mr..
Ballinger is guilty of any wrong do
ing, or that the tariff bill is not
president assumed too much in think
ing that his opinion and endorsement
of a question in which the public
has a vital interest was sufficient to
suppress criticism within the ranks
of his own party.
There are many republicans just
as intelligent and just as loyal to re-
publican principles as is the presi-
dent and because they differ in opin-
ion with him on these two issues
and with those whose opinion CO.
incided with his, they rightly feel
that he was assuming too much to
question their loyalty if they could
not take a similar view to his. It
is noticeable that in the bills to
which the president has given his
endorsement and which are now be-
fore congress, many of those who
voted for the tariff bill are not CIV
ing those bills the support which he
desires. In the interests of fair play,
why should not their loyalty to re-
publican principles be now ques-
toned?
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A VIEW OF THE VATICAN.

much for its matchless decorative
paintings by Michelangelo as for its
intimate associations with the for
tunes Of the church. The chapel is 1873
feet long and perhaps 40 feet wide.
There are six high windows on each
side. and beautiful marble screens in
close the space set apart for religious
solemnities. Nearly all Of the rites
which are performed by the pope in
person take place in the Sistine chapel.
Opposite the chapel is the entrance
to the Sala Ducale, originally intended
for the reception Of dukes and princes.
In the Sala Ducale the ceremony Of
the washing Of the feet took place.
The decorations were designed by Ber-
mini. and the landscapes on the walls
were painted by Paul Brill.
The hall opens at its farther end into
the first tier Of loggie. the west branch
Of which is said to have been designed
by Raphael.
Another door leads from the Sals
Ducale to the Sala die Parament!,
where the cardinals assemble and are
robed for the great functions. Next to
this is the Sala del Pappagalla, where
the pOpes are dressed for ceremonies
in ST. Peters.
There are 1000 halls and 1900
rooms in the Vatican buildings. includ-
ing the rooms where the quarters Of
the Swiss guard are and the stables
and stOrehOuses. 1t Is said that 1900
persons are employed and live in the
Vatican.
Beyond the palace are the beautiful
wild gardens in which Pope Leo spent
the leisure hours Of his busy pom
tifcate. These are accessible from the
rear of st. Peters, but admittance to
them during the last years Of the late
pope's life was rarely granted to WIS.,
itors, as the pontifr used them con-
stantly and never wearied of his long
walks and drives through the cool.
shady groves. with fountains and stat
ues and scented with the odors of wild
flowers
The procedure for an American citi-
Zen to pursue in getting an audience
with the pope is to call on Mgr Ken
nedy at the American college in Rome,
and he arranges the audience. The
United States embassy has no relations
with the Vatican. Numbers Of promi-
nent Catholics from this country take
over letters Of Introduction from Car
dinal Gibbons or Archbishop Farley.
which they present to Mgr. Bisleti at
the Vatican and get an audience with
the pope direct.
On an average the pope receives
from $500 to 5000 Americans q year.
Protestants as well as Catholics are
included in this number. but naturally
the latter are largely in the majority.
The audiences are given In the royal
suit In the Vatican and are Of two
kinds. private and In groups.
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of this office. A box and frank is
sent herewith with which to send the
specimens free of postage
Census Notes.

Peshastin district will he taken
from district No. % and Blewitt
from district No. 81 and new cen
sus district created. o. Green is
the enumerator for this district.
The best record made thus far was
in the small tracts near Spokane,
where 100 names per day had been
turned in with about IL farms. The
district in Okanogan county shows a
record of so names and IA farms.
The largest days work in the city
of Spokane shows $50. The largest
three days work was 90S in Walla
Walla county. One enumerator in
the semi-arid country in southern
Grant county turned in 40 names in
one day with IL ranches.
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Dedicated New Pipe Organ.

Special services were rendered yes.
terday at the Methodist Episcopal
church when the new $4,000 Estey
pipe organ was used for the frs
time and dedicated for religious pur.
poses. Special music was rendered
as follows: Anthem, Father,
Hear U.s." Palmer. by the chorus
Solo, Fear Not Ye, o Israel" Dud.
ley Buck, by Miss Palmer. The eve.
ming program was as follows: An.
them, Guide, Oh Thou Great Je.
hovah," Nelson. Anthem, Rocked
in the Cradle" Fillmore, by the
chorus. Mr.. Ferris, of Seattle, Of
the Sherman, Clay Co., presided al
the organ. In the morning the pas,
tor gave a short address on tubercu-
losis and was followed by Miss
Blakefield, state secretary of the
Young Peoples branch Of the w. c.
T. u, who spoke on the nature and
Importance of the organization that
she represents. Mrs. Greenman
spoke on the w. c. T. U. work in
this city.
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PALACE Al
ROME
:" He incident that prevented a
meeting between Pope Plus X.
and Colonel Roosevelt while

"HE incident that prevented a
meeting between Pope Plus X.
and Colonel Roosevelt while
he was in Rome recently has
brought the Vatican and its rules gov
erning an audience with his holiness
into the public eye all over the world
and recalls the history of the famous
palace of the popes.
The Vatican is not a single building.
but an accumulation of buildings
stretching over an area of thirteen and
One-half acres. They were begun
about the year 800 and have grown
gradually The outside length of the
walls Is 1.151 feet in one direction and
767 feet in the other, but they are join
ed by lower walls. which inclose ii
large garden and park that contains
two or three villas. in which his holi
ness takes refuge during the heat OF
summer The pOntiff drives in the
park daily when the weather will per-
NIT. and with its winding walks and
roads 1t is large enough TO give him Il
variety OF scenery AZ we'll as plenty
Of fresh air and exercise
The entrance to the Vatican is
through the bronze gates at the end
Of wide and lofty gallery or colon
made leading TO the right as one faces
st. Peters church. The gate Is at the
end nearest the church. The gallery
leads to the Sala Regia up a wide
fight of stone stairs designed by Ber-
mini and built under Urban VIII. The
Sala Regia was originally used for the
reception Of ambassadors from the en-
peror or from kings. The magnificent
hall is thirty-six yards long, sixteen
yards wide and twenty-four yards high.
It Is decorated in stucco by several Of
the masters and contains frescoes COW
ering the walls and representing scenes
in the lives Of the popes. The vast
fresco of 1.-The Last Judgment" occu-
pied Michelangelo seven years and was
finished in 1541 under Paul III.
Folding doors lead from the Sala
Regia to the Sistine chapel. famed as
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-02
Eagles in Session at Marlin.

Marlin, Texas, May 2.-Members
of the Order of Eagles from all parts
of the state are in attendance at the
annual meeting of the state aerie
which opened here today for a two
days session. Worthy President
Charles Roach opened the session OF
the state aerie and the delegates
were welcomed by Hon. F. S. Hefner
and State Outer Guard E. w. Bounds.
After a short business session many
matters of Importance to the welfare
of the order were discussed. Tonight
Grand Worthy President Frank E
Herring will deliver an address and
the competitive drills will take place.
The convention will close tomorrow
with a fish fry and barbecue at the
Country club.
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Help the Census Man
If You're Going Away Send Him Your Name

entitled to be counted in the
for third
deputies. going to make disen eno to
Naturally
outside
during period which extends
order that Wenachee be given its
before
everybody aid the supervisor far
resi-
the city the 18th OF April NIL out
following the Wenachee CONNER
cia
Age Married or Unmarried OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.