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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-27
Northop. The third prize OF $500 to
Elsie Kennel Several other prizes Of

Northop. The third prize OF $500 to
Elsie Kennel Several other prizes Of
smaller denomination Of money. post
cards. pictures and croquet sets to
other children. who had taken great
interest in this contest. Mrs. II. s.
Johnston Of Richmond gave . very
pleasing address to the children and
was well received by all present. Mrs.
Dalbey and Mrs. Frank Clark of Rich
mond were the out of town guests.
Music was furnished by Miss Lorena
Mckee. INLAND Campbell and Miss Ivy
Cannon Of Lexington. Ky. Little Mar
jorie McKeon furnished a violin solo
which was well rendered. A commit
tee was appointed to decide on the
best bouquet Of cut flowers and prize
Of 81 was given to Mrs. Usuala Larri-
son for q bunch of astors. The enter
tainment in every respect was well
rendered.
Mrs. Laura williams of Indianapolis
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
b. #. Kemp the latter part OF this
week.
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THE STEEPLE JACK.

He Must Conquer Many Difficulties In
.. HE Dangerous Work.
Tho successful steeple jack must
possess determination. perseverance
and ingenuity. He must solve many
practical problem in hosting great
bodies aloft He must know how to
fasten hook over the summit Of q
skyscraping chimney. He must have
the nerve 70 paint . stsepls that sways
like a pendulun ut the slender top. He
must b. abb to tear down. build up.
gild. paint. place eleetric wires and do
many another task that Would be
dimcult enough On the SOLID earth.
There are many ways Of getting up
on . stesplA and when all others fail
the man Will de . rope around 1t and
then. with q col on his back, walk
round and round 1t until the entire
steeple 10 covered with rope. and in
such case he has probably been round
1t fully 800 times.
But . steepls II not the most dim
cult height to climb. Straight, tall
chimneys are the hardest Of all There
q man has 70 work with might and
main TO lift himself inch BY inch from
the ground to the top. Sometimes the
top ID 800 feet high. When 1t Is reach
ed . hook IL placed over the edge. q
pulley 10 made fast, the swinging chair
II hauled mp and work begins.
When the chair - near the top 1t Is
easier to werk, because the ropes are
short but when they lengthen a. the
ground u approached there II q ten
deney to swing. and the wind gives
impetus.
The steeple jacks safety depends
upon the hook. and until he has raised
himself alnese 10 the top it II impos-
sible for him - zee whether or not the
hook has been properly adjusted.
More than once . stseple climber has
seen when within ten feet Of the top
that corrosion Of the iron and the coll
lection Of SCOT have % thickened the
wall that the hook IL merely balancing
on the top. % that the slightest pull
In the wrong direction would drag It
OF. Again, the bricks are often loose
at the top, and the hook II likely to
tear them away.
One Of the natural difficulties to con-
Quer IL the swaying Of al high stee-
Piles and chimneys. In Q gale q steeple
point viii sway q foot and q half.
Usually 1t sways from seven to nine
inches. Painting 1t means reaching
for spot on the right side. and fnd-
ing It on the left. and. when making
q dive for Il on the left. to zee It sway
back to the right. Yet In spite Of the
constant danger born steeple jack ex-
ults In his work and II at home. like
the irOnworker on the skyscraper. only
when high above the world. He can
stand triumphantly at any height. II
he can have two and one-half square
inches to bear his waght--Harpers
Weekly.
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money involved. but also because OF the
strain it puts upon human patience
and forbearance. By the liberal use OF
pasture the labor problem is reduced
to its lowest terms.
Pasture has peculiar value on a
breeding farm because the animals
are reared from baby hood. become &C.
customed to each other and to the
pasture and in consequence do their
best Conditions might be entirely diff.
ferent where fitting for slaughter was
the object Of live stock management:
then the bringing In of strange AMI
mails might mean the introduction OF
trouble. My object being to have
grass as many days in the year as
possible, care Is taken not to overstock
the pasture. 1t is q mistake that
many OF us make to believe that we
are getting the most from the pasture
when we permit it to be eaten OF until
the blades are but an inch or 50 in
length and the soil exposed. Another
very common error Is that land is
made more fertile by being pastured.
Those who have studied the subject
tell us that the fertility Of the land is
increased only when concentrated
feeds are fed or when top dressed with
stable manure. In my own experience
no investment in farm machinery has
been more thoroughly satisfactory
than a manure spreader. and nowhere
have the results been as immediate
and as great as when it has been used
on pasture land. With the spreader II
Is possible to distribute as little as fou,
loads to- the acre.
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BEST BREEDS FOR
MUTTON AND LAMB,

Otscussing the value Of the "Down"
breeds and their crosses for the pro-
duction Of mutton and lamb. ]. p.
Ross says in Farm and Fireside: The
breeds we treat OF are the shropshires,
southdowns. Hampshires and Dorsets,
the strictly Down" breeds, 90 called
because Of their origin in the general
region OF the downs or low rolling
hills Of the south OF England OF
these breeds the best for our purpose
- probably the Shropshire.
These sheep have taken the firmest
hold OF any Of the mutton breeds in
this country and Canada The high
quality OF their meat. the amount OF
high grade wool they win produce-ths
rams fleece constantly running to
twelve pounds and the ewes to eight
their hardness and ability to thrive
In almost any climate and ut any alti-
tude, and their good. early and prolific
motherhood commend them most high
" to the grower Of winter and spring
lambs a. well A. OF mutton generally.
6outhdowns are well represented on
this side Of the water, though not
nearly 90 numerously as are the
Shrops. The Southdown IL the small
est Of the Down breeds. the rams sell
dom going over 200 pounds or the ewes
over $50. A&olor the face and legs
are more Of a. brown than a black.
They are credited here with being the
hardest and least subject to disease
Of any Of the Down breeds. but with
what truth cannot say from expert
ence. They are good grazers, good
breeders and mothers, but not disposed
to breed quite ~ early az the Shrops.
Their meat and wool are both of good
quality, but the rams rarely fleece over
eight or the ewes ever six pounds. In
districts where they abound the
farmer who has a special liking for
them will do well to admit his ewes to
one or. still better. 70 two crosses of
Dorset or Oxford for the sake Of the
early breeding tendency. and in the
case Of the Oxford also for the in
crease Of size and weight.
Hampshiees are. think, hardly as
widely distributed as the Shrops OF
Southdowns In this country. though
they are very popular In the English
colonies. They rua to great weights
and their meat u held n high esteem,
but the fact OF their wool being often
somewhat coarse and small in amount
rather works against their popularity.
They are prol11e, but not early breed
ers, good mixers and good mothers.
The lambs grow very rapidly. but their
meat hardly equals in quality that OF
the other Down lambs. To obtain the
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TERRIBLE. STRAIN
RESULTED NOT AMlss
4 leaelr lady. After Two Weeks
eEhdlnt Labor. Feels
oe11er Jhaa Ever.

lssoae, N. CT IN not tired q On,
81 On stoules than ] have ever beea. 81
WHITES Mn. Kate Wstess. Of Lenots, N. c.,
s'altAough ! have Just aaished q two
Wes,s' wash. ny my strength h
CnedA, ~ woman's toaic. ! have taken
q 1t q 4 and ! O. aevse praise 4
eoouGh 81 what Il has done for me.
CO asvsr thank you enough Tor the ID
vleo you Onve ne. TO take Cardui. iol
otnco 0hing 4 ! look - well and am
s1pue = 3 male"
Ven - ugsd 70 hke cafdui. that gen
q, voGsonnoe tpaie, IT. weak women. Ii
- ~ shenglAsa nd build Up pour sys-
N. ssGeve 6 prevsat headaehe. back
acbo ~ - a1lnealD q weak women.
Hwm surely hslp you. - ithas helped
thsn11n1s q o1haA b ~ post % yean'
WA-QglsE l1nss A1yls.R D.. g..
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Cambridge City. Ind. Aug. 27.-Mrs.
John Ingermaa and daughter, Mrs.
Everett Fay Of Indianapolis. spent
Thursday In Richmond.
r. L. Poet went 70 Richmond yes
terday for the purpose OF purchasing
rare tulip bulbs Of tho famous Hol-
land variety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brant have returned
after two weeks spent In Lagrange
and other points In the northern part
Of the state.
Mrs. Brook Legg Of Webster II the
guest Of Miss Matte McClave.
Mrs. Lydia Huddleston has returned
after some time spent at Lake George.
Glen Beeson 10 spending few days
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. LATE
Beeson OF Richmond.
Mrs. Ada Dennis entertained q COM
pany Of twenty-five ladies at thimble
party Thursday afternoon for her
guests, Mrs. z. 4. Thompson. OF
Greenfield, Miss Jewell Tyler Of Pc
oria, ILL.,. and Miss Mabel Bollinger.
OF Richmond. Miss Effie Evans OF
Pittsburg and Miss Blanche Boyd con-
tributed to the pleasure OF the occar
sion by their musical numbers. Lee
cream. cake and lemonade were serv-
ed In s.pretty manner. during the at.
tornoon.
Miss Julia Boyd has returned after
q visit Of two weeks with her sister.
Mrs. Harry Hobbs. 1t Bridgeport.
jamie Stair Of Elkhart 10 spending
n fev DAYS with friends In Cambridge
City.
John Dillon has added to the con.
venience Of his residence on Maple
ana Doyle furnace.
Mrs. Winters and Mrs. Il. e. Thomp-
son have returned to their homes In
Indianapolis and Greenfield. after q
Visit with DR.. J.. r. Mauk and family.
Harry williams Of Richmond was q
Cambridge City visitor Friday.
Miss Effie Evans has returned to
Pittsburg after having spent the sum.
mer with her father. w. D. Evans at
Evansdale Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Daley Of New
Paris, O.. are the guests OF DR.. J. r.
Mauk and family.
Miss Jennie Barnett has gone to
jamestown. O.. to visit relatives. She
will also spend q few days with
friends in xenia before her return.
Abiram Boyd, Herbert Taylor and
Paul Drischel attended the Liberty
fair Thursday.
Miss Muriel Converse and Mrs. Julia
Fraunberg went to Chesterfield yester
day to remain over Sunday.
Mrs. J. !. Little and Miss Margaret
Gamble. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nave Of Con.
nersyille viii be the guests OF Prof.
and Mrs. J. r. Reese. Sunday.
Paul Drischel spent Friday In India
napolis.
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Pacific Apple Growers VIII
Have Largest Crop This Year

and Indiana have substantial In
creasee.
The central group. which II the
largest group. shows increases In
Ohio. Delaware and New Jersey over
last year: Pennsylvania. Michigan
and Wisconsin show considerable de-
cline. with the increases not being suf-
ficient to offset the shortage. and this
group shows = decline from last year
OF 5 to 10 per cont
."The New England group shows an
increase In the entire section. except
the unimportant state Of Rhode L.
land, and for the whole group the
entire crop this year promises to be-
above 10 per cent In excess Of hast
year.
..In the southern group. the impor.
tant state Of Virginia shows = decided
increase over last year. with consid-
cradle increase In West Virginia and
Kentucky. Maryland alone showing 4
decrease in this group. This group
shows an increase OF fully 50 per
cent over q year ago.
Canada, not including the province
OF Nova Scotia, shows decline Of
80 per cent over q year ago. early
varieties promising relatively better
than winter varieties. The Nova SEQ
tia district promised good crop until
recently. but very heavy drop foE
lowed shortly after setting time. and
present prospects are for light crop.
poor quality and not to exceed -
per cent OF year ago In quantity.
Mr. Rothwell closes his report with
these words:
IF present prospects are maintain.
ed until harvest time our country will
have plenty OF apples. all OF better
than average quality, which should
have a good outlet 1t moderate prices
to the consuming public"
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Rest For III. M;,a Mater.

Rest Fer the Milk Maker.
whenevee COW has been % bred q
to produce milk continuously when
fairly well fed 1t - better for the COW
to feed her well and continue to milk
her up to time Of calving. But 1t must
be- remembered that such cows ara
phenomena cows and do not represent
the common run OF good mot bad
dairy cows Hence. as q rule. It II
better to allow the average COW six
weeks rest between the milking ps-
riCd and the freshening.
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~S1A@>~"S 1~e4AHs "@>NASsses
best results IN early lambs from q
fiock Of HanPshirss one or two crosses
with q Dorset ram are desirable.
The Dorsets-horned. with white
faces-are mostly valued for their tend
ency to early breeding. and for tina,
reason the use Of the rams on other
breeds has become very general The
Dorset ram viii impart this character
ist1c very surely ON almost any breed,
even On scrubs. but It must b remem-
bered that this quality does not DO.
come fully developed in the ewes OF
any other breed until tho cross Is ne
peated In the second generation. To
obtain this advantage It Il not neces-
sary, therefore, to start up q flock of
Dorset ewes; it II not even desirable.
because It implies the loss Of the black
points, and the erossbred ewes are
generally the hardest The Oxford
Downs also have this peculiar faculty.
though not 30 fully developed. and
their coarseness makes them less de.
sirable a. sires-
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tAmerican New. service.1

SAm0IlCAu N0WS 0c1vA~G.S
Spokane. Wash. Aug. 37.-Apple
growers In the Pacific or box group.
taking In Washington. Oregon. Idaho.
Montana, California. New Mexico.
Utah and Colorado. will this year have
the largest crop ever harvested In
these states and the fruit promises to
be OF exceptionally good quality. &C
cording to report on the condition
of the yield in the United States and
Canada, received by w. d. Finley. as
sistant secretary In Spokane Of the
fifth Dry Farming Congress. from c.
p. Rothwell, secretary of the Inter
national Apple Shippers association.
The report says in part:
The Pacific group shows decline
in but one important state-Colorado.
There are heavy increases In Wash.
ington and Oregon. and heavy In.
creases in the less important states OF
Idaho and Utah. The important state
of California shows moderate in
crease of Is percent and for the
whole group an increase Of so percent
over a year ago is promised
The output OF Washington and Ida
no will be 200 percent better than in
1909. Mr.. Rothwell says. while Ore
CONS crop will be ITS percent ahead
of last year. Montana and New Mex
leo are 10 percent under q year ago;
| Utah, 100 percent better: California
Is percent increase and Colorado. SC
percent less than in 1909.
In accordance with the practice Of
our association for several years." Mr.
Rothwell explains. I'VE make las
years crop in each state the basis fol
this years estimate. increasing or dt
minishing the percentage as the crol
is correspondingly lighter or heavier
For illustration: II given state i
rated at so percent. 1t means the croI
this year is equal to four fifths Of tn,
crop Of q year ago. or II given at 20'
percent. the crop In such state is jus
twice as large as year ago.
| Appended is the crop estimate. will
percentage of yield. as compared will
1909:
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DUBLIN, IND.

Dublin. Aug. 27.-Rev. Lewis Of
Peru. . student In Earlham college.
viii occupy the pulpit At the Friends
church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Fred Tarkleson and daughter
OF Anderson. have returned to their
homo after visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Myers.
Mrs. w. Mckee has returned from
Indianapolis. She was accompanied
BY Mrs. Minnie Rounder.
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Eiephants. Leve For Firerv.

Strange - II may seem. the elephant
n passionately fond OF nnery and de-
lights to see himself decked out with
gorgeous trnppings. The native princes
Of India are very particular IN choos-
ing their state elephants. and win give
fabulous sums for m animal that ex-
actly meets the somewhat fanciful
standards they hare erected. For
these they have made cloths o. silk 80
heavily embroidered with gold that
two men are hardly able to lift Them.
-Pearson's Weekly.
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Sail and shs Z an -

Splitting Of salt Is superstiften Gtill
current among us. It n derived from
the ancient Romans. who used salt IN
their sacrifices and regarded It -
sacred to renates. To spill Il careless
" was to incur the displeasurs Of
these household divinities. After ac-
cidentally splitting salt the ancient R0-
man was wont 10 throw some over the
left shoulder-the shoulder OF Ill omen
thereby hoping to call away from his
neighbor the wrath Of the Deity and
turn It upon himself.
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Milton, Ind. Aug. 27-Boyd Mum
dele, who was visiting his parents.
near Cambridge City, returned home to
Washington. D. c.. yesterday. He was
accompanied by his wife's mother.
Mrs. Boyd. who will spend several
months there.
Mrs. M. Doddridge and Miss Cora
Spahr were among the guests with
the Misses Spahr Of Doddridge, Tues
day.
The names Of Mrs. Carrie Boyer
and ]. L. Wike were accidentally omit
ted from the company at dinner with
Mrs. E. B. Newman. Wednesday even
ling.
Vernon Branson Of Cincinnati Is at
tending the bedside of his sick par
ents, Mr.. and Brs. Elijah Branson.
Miss Emma Gingrich visited her SIS
ter at Connersville. yesterday.
Mrs. Weigle Of Cambridge City Wis
tied her daughter. Mrs. H. D. Huddle-
ston, yesterday.
The funeral services Of the late Mrs.
John Little Of Doddridge is announced
for Doddridge Chapel Sunday morning.
The Rev. Mr.. Floyd of the u. b.
church at Dublin is to officiate.
Mrs. David Hinebaugh, of Cambridge
City called on Mrs. 8. Templin. yester-
day.
Mrs. w. H. Swope visited Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Ogborn at Cambridge City.
yesterday.
Mrs. Sherman Working passed an
other birthday anniversary yesterday.
She received several calls from friends
and many fine postcards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Daley Of New
Paris, Ohio, who visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Daley returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Curtiss Little and Miss Daisy
lTemplin spent yesterday with Mr.. and
f.Mrs. BENZ. Hayden.
Miss Mildred Allen Of Summitville.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Price. spent
YESTERDAY with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
l%luddleston at Mt Auburn.
A company Of the M. e. church peo-
pie spent last evening socially with
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Leverton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Davis, Verne
Bragg and Miss Nellie Jones were at
six o'clock dinner with DR.. and Mrs.
Kniese at Cambridge City, Thursday.
Mrs. 8. Cornthwaite Of Cambridge
City spent yesterday with Mrs. Eliza
beth Kimmel.
Mrs. Z. A. Kuhns and granddaugh-
ter. Miss La Veda Hollmyer, returned
from Ohio. yesterday.
Misses Maude and Louie Hussey,
who have been visiting at Darlington,
Joined Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Moore, Mr..
and Mrs. william Ferris, Misses Ruby
and Blanche Moore. from here at the
Whitley reunion, at Riverside park,
indianapolis. today.
| Misses Mary Moore and Eleanor
Newman spent yesterday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. King at Centerville.
Word was received here. yesterday
Of the death Of John Williams. of In
dianapolis. He leaves . wife, Mrs. Ida
Myers Williams, formerly Of Milton.
| Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pate.
Of Liberty. SON recently. Mrs. Pate
10 well known here as Miss Effie Wiss-
Ter and Q sister Of Lawrence wissler.
Miss Bernice Atkinson Of Richmond
10 visiting her Grandmother, Mrs. At.
kinson.
| The Rev. E. X. Van Winkle expect
ed to close his meeting At Bentonville
last night He viii preach at the
Christian church here tomorrow morn
ing and evening.
Messrs. Royden Wolfgang. Ralph
Moore. Geo. Wagner. Misses Eunice
McClung. Daisy Templin and Blanche
Moore expect to spend tomorrow aft
ernoon at the Chautauqua.
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For itching Skin Of Horses.

In case OF itching skin have the horse
clipped and cut the grain ration down
q half. Do not feed corn. That ami
NAL win do best on oats. bran and hay.
the skin. After clipping apply to the
itching parts as required q mixture Of
one dram each Of diluted suiphuric
acid and carbolic acid In . pint Of
water. A little menthol added IL ef-
fective. where itching u excessive.
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Farm aanita<ian.

Farm Sanitation.
Pigpcns and stables should b kept
sanitary. When not prevented dies
will breed in stables and pigpens and
cause much trouble. Keep them clean.
This will be to the interest Of the ami
malls. as well as for the health Of The
family.
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NEW PARIS. OHIO.

New Paris, o., Aug. 27-The Tues
day club held it, annual flower show
Thursday afternoon 1t the school
house. The room was PRETTY decor
ated with cut flowers Of great variety.
The first prize Of three dollars was
awarded 70 Anon Richards. The sec.
cad 'oe $3.50 70 Paul and Evelyn
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l.oaienl..

Mother" asked little Ethel. "now
that you're In mourning Tor Cousin
Adelaide. will you wear black night.
dresses toov'
what IN absurd question. child!"
''Oh. only thought you might be ~
sorry at night a. Won were during the
day" ventured EtheL-Harper's Ba-
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Up the Rhine.

And did ron 60 up the Rhiney'
asked suburban lady Of . neighbor
who had juse returned from 4 Euro
pean trip.
'-Oh. yes." was the reply-''right to
The vefy top. And what . splendid
v3sw thaee = NON - sumnitgs
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How IL Came out.

He So ron finished the novel I
brought you. How did It come out1
She-The author must have had 4 pull.
I can't see any. other way.-Boston
Transcript.
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ana rs<hk- patton
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-01-14
NEWS FROM INGRAM

Had no grinding at this place
Saturday owing to pipe being
crippled.
Clay Payne is on the indisposed
list this week with a severe cold.
School is progressing nicely but
owing to the bad weather there is
small attendance.
Bud McNabb of Maynard was
over in this section of the country
one day last week looking for a
few pork hogs.
Hite, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Barnett, is quite sick
with pneumonia. DR.. Brown has
the case.
We haven't much news this week
owing to the fact that everybody
and their dogs have done nothing
but hunt rabbits.