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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01

ton of imperial defense was dealt with at
q special conference last year. and politi.
cal conditions at home have suspended
definite progress toward q settlement OF
Upon some matters OF secondary impor-
lance an appreciable advance has been
made. The new rules regulating judicial
appeals to London have been promulgat-
ed. and such questions as uniformity In
trade marks and patents. In trade statis-
tics and In company law and reciprocity
in the admission Of surveyors to practice
have received prolonged attention.
A point OF some gravity about the con.
stitution Of the conference has been re-
vived by the government OF New South
Wales. Mr.. Wade. the premier. claimed In
effect separate representation for his
state at the conference. apparently 40 q
matter OF constitutional right He urged
that the last conference dealt with ques.
tions upon which the representatives OF
the commonwealth government had no
power to bind the states. In regard to i'm
migration. for instance. the trend OF
commonwealth legislation might be en-
tirely opposed to the policy OF New South
Wales.
Work Of Imperial Conferences
The governments of Tasmania and
Queensland associated themselves with
Mr.. Wade's protest. Lord Crewe simply
reiterated the adhesion Of the home gov
eminent to the principle laid down by
Lord Elgin in his dispatch Of February
16 1907. when dealing with the same de-
mands before the meeting Of the confer
ence. The formation Of the secretariat.
he pointed out. involved no dfminution
of the constitutional right Of the states
to communicate direct with the home
government on all matters which were
properly In their control
On the other hand. they could not be
represented individually at the conference
without a breach OF the fundamental
principles on which the conference was
based. Such q claim has not been ad-
vanced by the Canadian provinces. and
the South African colonies when asked for
their views regarding the business OF
next years conference expressly stated
their desire to remit all such questions
to the union government.
The correspondence makes It quite clear
that the Encouragement OF the colonial
office. the formation OF the dominions de-
partment and the establishment OF an i'm
perial conference secretariat have evolved
no great enthusiasm In the dominions.
The whole question will evidently have
to be reconsidered at the next confer
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
Prof. A. I. Nelson Found Dead.

LEXINGTON, Va. September 1-Prof.
Alexander Lockart Nelson, eighty-three
years old. was found dead on the porch
OF his home here last night. He was pro-
lessor of mathematics In Washington and
Lee University for more than nifty years
and was q beneficiary Of the Carnegie
fund. -Four years ago Prof Nelson was
retired from the faculty. His death was
due TO natural causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
Ninth Victim Of Wreck.

DURAND. Mich, September 1.-CIin-
ton A. Davis Of Montreal. who was ter
ribiy scalded In the Grand Trunk wreck
near here last Wednesday. died here to-
day. This brings the known death list
up to nine. Mr.. Davis mother. Mrs. Alma
Woodward. and the latters nurse were
killed. Mr.. Davis was twenty-six years
old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
Royal Arcanum Excursion.

The excursion Of the Aoyal Arcanum
which was postponed from August II last
on account OF bad weather will be run
TO Marshall Hall tomorrow. Tickets OF
the earlier date will be honored
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
Faints and Is Killed in Fail.

NEwBURGH. n. Y. September l.-Mrs.
Mary Bradley. aged seventy. tainted while
standing at an open window In her home
and fell out. She struck tho dagstones
thirty feet below. and was instantly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
Wants to Succeed Warner.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. September
1.-Former Lieut.. Gov. John c.. Nc
Kinley Of UnionviIle. Mo-, today filed
his declaration as a candidate for the
republican nomination to succeed United
States Senator Warner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01

"supposing he has not less than forty
acres OF land and divides It under a crop
rotation Of hay. wheat. corn and pota-
toes. he will be pretty sure OF living
crop. But you must understand that
farm equipment II costly. and q man
cannot start out and make even a bare
living on q farm without capital.
"Just how much capital II requires in
different localities II Is hard to say.
Prices, conditions and requirements vary,
but the department 10 trying to get sat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
Adventures at Home

sounds rather tame, doesn't L.?
Seems to suggest the doings OF
what real soldiers in war time
contemptuousiy term BARN
ward cadets"-the kind OF troops
that never leave their native
villages. But IL depends upon
who writes a story as TO wheth-
er IL is interesting. no matter
what the title or theme.
Gouverneur Morris
has written one entitled as
above. And. speaking OF barn
wards. how Is this for q refer
ence to a fowl which the driver
of an automobile wished TO
avoid:
And. being In a tender
mood, he ran the car into a
ditch. so as TO leave in
tact the life and foolish
ness that Is gathered In the
breast OF a rooster"
You see, IL depends upon
who wries q thing. "Adven-
lures at Home" IL a tale OF
weird danger and romantic dar-
ing that will make you wish
there were more.
See the next
Sunday Magazine
of the
SUNDAY STAR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND.
Exodus of Scottish Girls to
West Australia.
HOPE TO FIND HUSBANDS
Will Accept Domestic Service Pend
ing Matrimony.
WOMENS LABOR EXCHANGE
Splendid Work Done in Obtaining
Employment for Women-Im-
perial Conferences.
W0MENS LABOR EXCHANGE

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS Of TIE Star.
LONDON, August 20. 1910.
Ono hundred and ten young women.
most Of them under twenty-five years of
age, left st. Pancras station one morning
this week TO embark in the Orient steam
ship Osteriey for West Australia. They
were all bright and cheerful.
There is no room for US In England.
was the general cry. There Is no chance
Of marriage for US. because our sweet
hearts cannot earn enough In free-traoe
England to keep U.S."
These girls came from all parts OF the
United Kingdom. but chiefly from Scot
land. They have no definite positions Of
fered them. but most Of them VIII &C
cept places as domestic servants immedi-
ately upon their arrival
Plenty Of Places Open.
Scores of mattresses will be awaiting
the ship at Fremantie," said the West
Australian government agent who was
looking after the comfort Of the emil
grants. ANY girl who wishes to become
a domestic servant will receive excellent
wages-at least double the amount she
could earn here.
I'm West Australia the male popuidtioh
greatly exceeds the female. In q pros,
porous young country such as 1t 10 there
are hundreds Of young settlers who are
making good money and are anxiousiy
seeking wives. Six months after this
party has landed In the state at least
third Of II will have found husbands
Miss Alice Norrie. from Aberdeen, was
typical OF her companions.
IT have worked hard in Scotland as
domestic servant and as factory Cir.
just keeping life going" she said. All
the time 1 was looking forward to the
day when I should be married and have
q little home to look after.
But the young men say they have LOST
what little work they had and cannot
possibly see their way to marriage. 80
now I am going away. though l should
have loved to stay in Scotland
In every one OF the reserved carriages
q dozen such girls were to be found. AS
the train steamed out there were no
tears and but little sorrow. A new world
lay beyond and every moment brought
tt nearer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01

suburban section with which there IL less
Information on the part OF District
subordinate officials.
Thoroughfarss in Darkness
a number Of the roads on which
nights have been cut or are main trunk
roads into and out OF the District.
some of these roads are travelled by
hundreds OF farmers bringing truck TO
The washington market and spending
their money in this city. 1t 10 true that
these farmers come to the District line
/ IN darkness. but IL their travelling can
| be made comfortable inside the District
| the inducement 10 them to visit Wash
| ton and do business here Is certainly
greater than IL would be under other
Conditions Any policy that does not
Invite business into the District Is a
poor one. On these same roads. with
hundreds OF farmers coming toward the
lefty between darkness and o'clock In
1.-The morning, there are District people
travelling in automobiles. vehicles OF all
and on foot. In the dark
there will be many accidents.
Pays Taxes, Gets Little.
But the suburbanite bases his objec-
ton to the present action largely on
the fact that he pays his proportion of
taxes TO the District and gets pract-
cally nothing in return. In some In
stances he has no water, sewer or gas
for home convenience. Lights are.
therefore, about all he gets In return
for his part in maintaining the Dis
trict Police protection IN the suburbs
is about as scant as lights are TO be
hereafter. Fire protection Is about on
the same basis. 1t Is not to be Won
dered that there Is feeling under these
circumstances"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
GIRL DIES IN HER CELL
BODY FOUND IN PHILADELPHIA
STATION HOUSE.
Acute Alcoholism Cause-Younp
Woman Had Said She Was
From Washington.

Special Dispateh to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sentemhe- -
Nellie Wright. twenty-four wears q, 90.
VINO CANNED to come Of an old family in
washington and who possessed a good
education. was found dead late last nish,
IN cell at the station house at 10th and
Buttonwood streets. Early In the day
the girl had been found lying on the
sidewalk at 7th and CallowhiI streets NV
q policeman. Acute alcoholism "a. the
cause Of death. The young woman had
q furnished room at IS North Marshall
street. kept by Mrs. Rachel Cohen.
Mrs. Cohen said today that the s1rl
often had spoken to her OF her relatives
In Washington. Mrs. Cohen said Mas
Wright was well educated and could talk
on almost any subject Che never said
why she left home and lived the Nfs
sne ofd. but often would remark ere INV
mother knew this It would break her
heart" ''o'
Body Found by Turnkey.
The girl sent many letters to wash,nr.
ton and received quite a number from
there. Once, Mrs. Cohen said. Nellie
spoke Of a step-mother and q Grand
rather. but usually she referred t. her
FAMILY merely as 1.-THE folks = home. i"
All day yesterday the girl. whose face.
despite the marks Of dissipation, showed
traces OF refinement. lay asleep in her
cell. Last night she awole and asked
Tor drink OF water. Turnkey Sach tool
the water to her. and when he returned
ten minutes later he found her stretched
out on the floor dead.
The police have communicated with the
autnoritfes at Washington In an effort to
locate the girls relatives.
Maj. Sylvester stated this afternoon
that he had received no word from the
Philadelphia authorities regarding the
1eath OF a Washington girl named Nellie
Wright in that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01

MANY other city men 90 In for fruit
farming. Now. frui< II one Of the most
uncertain things that are raised In this
country. A days frost In tho spring can
rrln the whole years crop. and we usu-
ally have the frost
III there 10 q good season. then every
one has Q good crop. and 1t does not
bring anything. Once In ten years q
man may be lucky enough to raise q
good crop while the general crop Of the
country is short. Then he makes a lot
OF money. and the chances are that he
spepds It ell before the same thing hap
pens again.
Some OF my men have just been up
along the Hudson. They have been
through a region where q lot OF city
men moved out and went to fruit farm
ing Now all Of the places are for sale.
"If q man wants TO farm successfully
he wants to raise something that is
reasonably sure and with which the mar
ket Is not glutted. Hay 10 one of these
crops. There Is never az much hay
raised In the east as IL consumes.
Good hay can be produced at about
IS a ton. II the man is getting 81 for
IL ne 10 getting q fair profit. II he is
getting SIS to $40. and hay usually goes
that high In the east. he Is getting a
very good profit.
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kuburban section with which there II less
Information on the part OF District
officials.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28
A VALUABLE BULLETIN.

Not in a long time has more prac- tical or valuable bulletin been put out by the department of agriculture than that issued short time ago under the caption "Replanning a Farm For Profit" It discusses a rundown H. linois farm which came to grief through a monotonous and uninter- rupted rotation of corn and oats, oats and corn and nothing else. It em- phasizes the benefits to be derived from the growing of clover in rota- tion with grain crops and the use of farm and commercial fertilizers with a view to maintaining and, if pos sible. increasing the fertility of the soil. The bulletin gives six different types of farming that may be substi- tuted for the usual one of corn and oats, so as to increase the income of the farm from two to five times and at the same time increase the fertility of the soil. A copy of this bulletin is worthy of the most careful perusal by tens of thousands of agricultural sinners living in the corn belt, and they can get possession of it by writ ing to the congressman from their district or directly to the secretary of agriculture, Washington.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28
DAlRylNc AND PROSPERITY.

There is no single line of industry or occupation that year in and out will contribute in greater degree to the prosperity and we'll being of the sec tion in which it is carried on than dairying. It enriches and builds up and seldom depletes either the soil or financial resources of those who follow it. The reasons for this may be sev- eral, but the chief is that under dairy
 ing as system and the type of farm ing which usually accompanies it there is removed from q farm little or noth- ing in the shape of soil fertility In fact. more frequently is the opposite the case, the soil becoming richer from year to year through the large quantities of manure which are scat tered over 1t. While dairying means hard and careful work, it has the added advantage that its returns come in every month in the year. It has brought wealth to impoverished com munities, has replaced dilapidated, run down dwellings and outbuildings with cozy homes and big red barns and has changed folks poverty to competence and prosperity. There is no section of the country, east, west, north or south, where it can possibly be followed where 1t ought not to be introduced and no section where it is introduced which will not be enriched and bene- fited by it. Hand in hand with the growing of clover and alfalfa 1t will produce more wealth and give great or endowment of hanninaSS th9O all the gold and silver mines of the land.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28
Not Much Work.

Some folks think that people in the show business have an easy time of it." said minstrel star, and that re- minds me of what an old farmer in q little town said one day as he saw me carrying the bass drum in the minstrel parade. We had walked nearly five miles in the hot sun, and was about ready to drop. That big drum was heavy. When we reached our car aft CT the parade my feet were sore, my back ached, was perspiring all over my face and was completely tired out. As I almost staggered past the old farmer he looked nt me contemptu- ously.
 "'Huh.' he said, these actors II do anything to get out of workin'.' D. Denver Post
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28
A USELESS PREcAuTIoN.

There has been considerable specu- lation among horticulturists of late as to whether the heavy mulching of the roots of fruit trees will serve to ex- tend the dormant period and thus post pone blossoming beyond the time of killing froSts. Some experiments which have lately been conducted by the df- rectors of the horticultural expert ment station at Cornell university, New York, seem to show that there is little or no efficacy ill such precaution. With view to proving the contention that it is the temperature of the air enveloping trunk, limbs and buds rath- er than the condition of soil surround Ing the roots that is responsible for the growth and development of bud and leaf, the directors pulled limb of a fruit tree which was growing close to one of the laboratory buildings through window and then battened up the cracks on either side of the limb. This was in the month of Feb ruary, when the roots were in frozen soil to depth of several feet. In spite of this, the limb which was in the warm atmosphere of the room develop ed just as if spring had come and put forth blossoms and leaves of full size, while the buds on the limbs out of doors remained entirely dormant. This would seem to show that the mulching of roots to retard bud development is futile unless it is coupled with such handling as will also protect the limbs and buds from the warmth and rays of the sun, as is the case in the cover ing of a strawberry bed.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

Following the recent widespread in- terest in irrigation as a means of re- claiming lands previously barren for lack of rainfall. attention is now be- ing directed to the principle as a safe guard for some crops in states usually humid. but now and then subject to dry spells at critical seasons in the life of growing vegetables or matur- sing fruit. An Illinois farmer whose case was reported a short time since has installed a pump. tank of large capacity and necessary pipes and hy- drants and has found the plant,a very satisfactory investment. judging from the good results he has been able to secure from having water available when needed. He not only uses the water on his big berry patch and in his vegetable garden in dry times, but has also watered considerable areas of his grain and hay fields. Many is the crop of small fruit, garden truck, po- tatoes or corn that might be saved were it possible to water 1t in such dry times. The merits of such an irri- gation system. out of place as it may seem in a humid section, are worth looking into.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28
His Wish.

An Irish lad fell in love with a sprightly lass and determined to put his fate to the test. The next time he met her was St. Valentines day, and he boldly said to her. twill ye be my yalentine?''
 "No,' she replied. "I am another's."
 He heaved a sigh and said:
 "Shure, thin, darlin', wish ye was twins, so that could have at taste the half of ye."
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

The North Dakota experiment sta- tion has recently issued bulletin No. 34, which contains a summary of the work of. the demonstration farms which have been in operation for the past three or four years. During the interval 1906-9 it was found possi- ble to increase the yield of wheat on these farms from IA to 26.5 bushels per acre by using good seed, giving proper tillage and adopting a sensible system of crop rotation.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

Now and then the s.jryow hawk gc'ws so bold that re wGi lnvaGr t..r hl'Ee lot in search of small birds ti'lt frequent the shrubs GnI h2usses. n case he does he should be s.vrn a warm reception, for, while tL4s hawk destroys many mice and the small ami mals, he also preys extensively upon several varieties of much more useful birds.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

If the small boy can in some way be got to swing hoe handle with one half the snap and energy that he does a baseball bat lot of weeds will turn up their toes in the garden. If any reader of this department has recipe which will effect this result we will be glad to give it publicity.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

The penetrating power of a growing root is realized when one has seen quack grass root grown entirely through a good sized potato or the root of a mature oak down fifteen feet and penetrating seeming impenetrable bed rock or hardpan. And the marvel in the latter instance is that the roots keep their bark intact and apparently uninjured by the pressure sustained.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

Excluding British Columbia, Cana da's wheat crop in 1909 amounted to 167,000,OOO bushels. Of this total Sas- katchewan and Manitoba raised 13S,- 100000 bushels as against 5,000,000 in 1904. The average yield per acre last season was about twenty-four bushels.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

Growing. things in garden and field should be cultivated frequently wheth- CT there be weeds to kill or not, and especially is this true during dry spells when there is rapid evaporation of the moisture from the soil. Nothing is more likely to check plant growth than a baking and hardening of the soil, and this frequent cultivation prevents.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

A small town we were in the other day had forty CUTS cn the main street and from three to half a dozen in every back alley. It vas apparent that the annual dog tax did not exceed a quar- ter and that the dog poisoner was an unknown parsonage.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

With the coming of.the warm wealth CT more careful and frequent in- spection of the poultry and poultry quarters should be made to head off the lice and mite pests should they appear. Whitewashing the house. nests and outside GOODS used for the hens and their chicks, fumigation of the poultry house with flour of sulphur scattered over a pan of live coals and the spraying of the roosts, nest boxes and, if necessary, the interior of the house with kerosene or a solution con taining crude petroleum are three ways in which these poultry enemies may be kept in check.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28
THE SMALL BOY IN THE GARDEN.

TIE OIFETNE| D~ TIN V ''H- SH7N'H| - VT
 Give that restless, active boy cor ner of the garden patch and let him have for his own pocket all the money he can make from the truck he sells from it. Have him keep exact account of his opera lions so that he will know just how much he has made above ex- penses at the end of the season. Tend ing such a garden patch will keep him occupied, give him something to think about besides baseball and going swimming. and incidentally it will be good deal easier to locate him when he is needed for one cause or another. It will be valuable factor in the lads practical education and will be helpful to him in many other ways.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

The tender parked fruit tree set in the vicinity of the house and outbuild- ings often receives serious injury from the cat, which seems to take delight in burying its claws in the bark and ripping it down a good length. This sort of damage may be prevented by encircling the tree with several coils of wire wrapped loosely enough so as not to interfere with the growth of the tree.
Connecticut western news., 1910-04-28

There is mighty little excuse for any family not having some sort of gar den and failing to enjoy the good things which it will afford. This is especially true in sections of abundant rainfall and responsive soil, but holds good even in those sections where ir- rigation has to be resorted to and where the soil may be rocky and gray ely and apparently good for little, for if there is any one fact that sticks out in the plant world 1t is how much growing things will do with just a lit- to encouragement. Seeds and garden tools are cheap, as are oil for the pump and salve for sore arms and shoulders. The men about the house should do the work in the garden-the most of it but if they are minus or are invalids or lazy louts a garden may be had just the same if only a little pains is taken to put the ground in shape, sow the seed and hoe the plants after they come up.