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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
MAKING A CITY BEAUTIFUL
Plenty Of Trees Not the Only Essen
tiai to Good Eftects-Straight
Streets Wrong.

When art will make our streets as
beautiful as the woods and as elevat-
Ing as the mountainsides. then II will
be a pleasure and a rest, and not a
weight upon the spirit to come from
the open country into the city" So
sang great writer and a great OBJ
server. Though this means, primarily,
the carrying out of the writer's hobby
fully planted streets-there is much
more TO be done before we have beau
tiful streets.
Straight streets in residence dis
tricts. especially among the hills, are
largely wrong. though IL many were
contour lines We might easily endure
few straight ones. In following a
straight street we are impressed with
its monotony except 1t be well planted
and fianked with fine gardens. On
streets OF series of graceful curves
the scene is ever-changing. and We
view both street and garden scenery
from every possible angle, thereby get
ting all variations obtainable. II al
most constitutes a crime to cut can
yons through hills. for 1t will ever be
a source of regret to those Of good
taste, clear down TO the end Of time.
Nevertheless. We are progressing in
this respect, for many large subdi-
visions OF late have been laid out In
conformity to the contour of the hills
This means. usually. that landscape
engineers. rather than civil engineers
only. are planning this new work
Wider parkways are also prevailing
still another assurance that the land
scape gardener and horticulturist is
not without influence, even In cold
| blooded business deals.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
Home blurl'
| 7 Helps Y =.
STRONG PLEA FOR PARKWAY
Los Angeles Newspaper Condemns q
Proposed Plan as Not In Inter
ests Of Economy.

w. H. Humphreys of the Los An
geles board of public works has gone
on record as favoring narrower drive
ways In strictly residential districts,
and would lessen the street width and
widen the parkways of many now ex-
istent. This from q purely economic
view OF the matter, says the Examiner
OF that city. Narrow streets cost less
to build and less to maintain than
wide ones and when there are to be, or
are paved such initial cost and up
keep is no small expense
But there Is another side to the
question. the esthetic view of the
matter How may We have beautiful
streets with but a narrow green rib
bon along each side from Is to 36
inches wide? Such g paucity OF park
way does not in the least influence the
appearance of the street All that may
be said for 1t is that street trees may
be planted therein. though they can
not remain In vigorous health and
beauty except for their youthful years.
1t may be possible for a tree to sur
vive for many years under such hard
conditions. but what about them in
90 or rs years, at the time when they
should be most impressive. The
trunks will then have filled any or
binary parkway from curb to walk
Shall We then cut them out or shall
We cut a large half-circle out of the
cement sidewalk and also narrow the
driveway three or more feet on each
side by moving each curb toward the
middle OF the Rtreat7 Would Il mot ho
better to start right and have fine Wig
orous. healthy trees for all time and
rest assured Of their enduring CEN
turtles. to the continued Identification
OF our city? When shall we correct
admittedly wrong conditions? Do It
now
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
Women Travellers Expect Much.

But for an interesting, discriminat.
Ing and all-round exacting proposition
the lady patron is doubtless the win.
ner. She must always have a parlor
floor room. with bath, fronting the
street; plenty of closet room. The
room must be large enough to accom-.
modate couple OF box-cars she calls
trunks. She will use three times as
many towels as a man. keep the bell.
hops in perpetual motion to answer irer
calls. and make more contplairts
about the temperature of her room In
one day than a man would in a month.
Hotel World
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
, TheWorldS Champion Ear

an accident. There can be no
greater lesson in the value of care
full study and painstaking selection
of seed and breeding than the ex-
periences of this same Palm.
In the first place, Palm knows
corn. II there were no more proof
of this fact than the bare story of
the development and discovery OF
the champion ear, it would be
enough. Here is the story:
1T was in November, 1910, and
we we're just harvesting our crop
We have u sort OF corr show at
my farm all the time, and there is
always an award for exceptionally
good ears OF corn-earS sufficiently
true to type TO permit of their being
exhibited. There is small box on
every corn wagol in which the
most perfect ears are thrown.
These, when properly selected con
stitute the seed corn, and among
these more perfect ears we COCA
sionally find an ear that we are
willing to exhibit in a contest
On the day the champion ea.'
was found. | was at the house and
at dinner time one OF the men
brought it in and laid it. with a
number of other ears. upon the
window sill in the we'll room for me
to take and put away in the seed
house.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15

Well. said. do you think
you've got good ear there?
1t looks to me like a good ear,
he said. What do you think of it?'
Il picked it up and looked it over.
We'll, l said finally, Il think it is
the most perfect ear of corn l ever
saw. It's good enough to win the
w. X. Kellogg $1,000 trophy this
year at Omaha
And | was confident the momen I
| saw it, and looked is over, that
held the trophy winner in my hand.
So much so that when | left for
Omaha to exhibit the ear, J took il
out OF my grip and showed it to the
station agent with the words,
That's the ear I'm going to wiz
the 81 900 trophy with.
But that's not all of PALM story.
He tells it willingly.t though modest
ly, for he knows that his story
whenever told is . source of grea,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
Mexican Plaque Of Field Mice.

Manzanillo reports that plague Of
mice haa visited the fields in that sec.
ton Of Colima and almost destroyed
the corn and rice crops. The rodents
have gnawed away at rate that
alarmed the farmers and they have
appealed to the authorities for some
means to exterminate them. Whole
fields of corn have been moved down
and the farmers are at loss how 10
check the advance OF the mice to yss-
vent further loss.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
one Unique Story OF its Discovery
.. EAR vs.. 2.fC''O R'N.A.

Just country msn-that's ali, "
is the way the grower OF this re-
markable ear OF corn, Mr.. Fred C..
Palm. styles himself. Though he
l. admitted to be one Of the leading
corn experts In the country one
whose services are greatly in de.
mand as a Judge OF corn exhibits,
Mr.. Palm asks for no greater homo,
or distinction than to be known as q
plain Hoo ,ier farmer.
The champion ear of corn was not
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15

ago. He had been on the road as
grocery speciality salesman, when
he took notion that he would rath-
err be an agriculturiSt, so he took
few short courses at Purdue Uni.
versitY and rented a portion OF the
farm he now occupies. Nine years
ago he began carefully breeding
this new veriety OF corn. For two
wears he planted two rows OF Reid 5
Yellow Dent, then two OF Alexan-
, der's Gold Standard. detasseling
the Gold Standard. From the de-
tasseled rows he picked Tor seed
only the ears carrying the charac-
teristics he wanted to reproduce.
planting these in breeding plots,
and main tanning careful selection, SO
that in nine years time he had de-
veloped well-settled type
The Kellogg trophy was won in
1910 at Columbus, Ohio, by r. A.
James OF Charleston, ILL.,. with a
magnificent ear Of Reds Yellow
Dent, but not so perfect an ear as
that which originally won the tro-
ply and which has become known
as the best ear Of corn ever
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15

encouragement OF the thousands Of
farmers who never bad better
chance than he had himself. Palm
was born and brought up on a farm
near Newtown, Ind. He has never
owned foot of farm land in his life.
and the 36Oacre farm on which the
champion ear Of corn which won the
Kellogg Trophy was grown is a
rented farm.
Mr.. Palms real experience as a
farmer began about sixteen years
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
European Model VILLAGES.

The plan of garden cities" has been
taken up with great enthusiasm in
France and in many industrial centers
efforts have been made to follow the
English example Of establishing model
villages for work people. A big coal
mining company near Douaf has laid
out splendid garden village and now
Is rendering more beautiful the ap-
proaches to the mines. masking the
unslghtly shafts and engine houses
with rose gardens.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
Warner, Pole & Co.
Furnitore and Undertaking
Main Street, Lexington, Va.

The time has come you will want
TO get the good of your porch.
We have the furniture ncedful
ROCKERS, CHAIRS,
SETTLES, SWINGS,
VUDAR SHADES, ETC.
Also for the Hall, Parlor, Dining
Room, Bed Room and Kitchen all of
which will prove satisfactory in
quality and price.
We can save you money If you are
going to buy a sewing machine.
IH- Registered Embalmer in charge
of our Undertaking Department
which is conducted in a manner
that will meet with approval.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
Furniture

of all description at special low
prices aud would be pleased to
show you.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
w. 3. HARRISON w. q. HUTTON
Harrison S Hutton
Successors to Koones & Harrison

We want to call your attention to
our new and attractive line OF Mat
tings, Rugs and Druggets. Porch
Swings, Settees, Rockers and Porch
Shades, Window Shades in all sizes.
We have a new and complete line Of
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15

Undertaking department contin-
ued under registered smbalmer, at
lowest prices.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15

The next award of this trophy
will be made at the next National
Corn Exposition. which will be held
in February. 1913. at Columbia, S.
c. IT is planned to make this expo
sition much broader in scope than
any held in the past. and conse-
Quently longer time will be re-
quired for preparation. Special
buildings are being erected for the
exposition, the main building to be
400 by 167 feet, ground measure
ments. The SHOW will last ten days.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-05-15
The Worlds Greatest Ear of Corn

VARIETY-Palins Yellow. Named after winning
the w. X Kellogg 900 Trophy
A HYBR1D-The seventh production
DAprNr u, \ Male-Reids Yellow
! Femse-Alexander'sG Gold
DIMENSIONS 1Ob inches y inches
Number OF 90 Length kernels an inch Width
of Kernels about 3S OF Thickness of
an inch Arrangements very uniform running in
straight the entire length
grain, holding their we'll of tip
ing we'll covered grains. Weight 90 ounces
Estimated proportons-corn % per cent
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
SAVING OF WATER AND TIME
Much Harm Done to Soil and Crop
by UnbusInessIike and ignorant
Use Of irrigation.

The amount of water used In differ.
ent districts runs from II to feet
the acre, but why the growers use so
much water few II any seem to fully
understand. The fact is most people
use three or four times more water
than is necessary and do a good deal
Of harm to their soil and also to the
crop by an unbusinesslike and really
ignorant use Of a valuable quantity.
The soil is sponge which will retain
only certain amount of moisture.
II more water is supplied II simply
teaches down and is lost or runs
away, carrying with It fertilizing
element of the soil in solution and
only those which are in solution are
Of any value to plant life. The prin-
cipal value OF water is to make the
fertilizing elements soluble Proper
tillage following irrigation extends
the time OF service Of the water In
the soil and thereby lessons the
amount of irrigation as well az the
frequency Of application. This makes
q saving Of both water and time and
at q season when both are valuable.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
WOODROW WILSON
NEXT PRESIDENT
Victory Overwhelming For
Democrats.
Wilson Received 46 Per Cent Of the
Total Vote, Roosevelt 20 Per
Cent and Taft "a Per Cent
According to Returns.

Woodrow Wilson will be the
nex- president of the United States
and will have both branches of
congress Returns indicate that he
wilt have Ais electoral votes to 104
for Roosevelt and IL for Taft. Taft
carried three states, Idaho, Utah
and Vermont. Roosevelt carried
Illinois, Kansas, Michigan. Pennsy-
lvania and South Carolina and pos
sibly South Dakota Wilson carried
Al the rest. The democratic vic
tory made possible by the split in
the republican party, is one of the
greatest in the history of the ma
ton. President-elect Wilson has
given no intention of calling an ex-
ira session of congress and no tariff
legislation is expected for a Year.
According to incomplete returns
Wilson received 46 per cent Of the
total vote, Roosevelt 20 and Taft "a
per cent. Four years ago Taft re-
ceived 54 per cent of the popular
vote to 46 per cent for Bryan.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
"THE THIRD DEGREE
Nnother High Glass show Ut the
Auditorium.

The preservation by the United
Pay company, Inc, of Charles
klein's latest ..tat The Third
Degree" at the Auditorium, Nov
A. with cast of sterling players of
acknowledged reruta ton should at
tract unusual attention. MrKlein
has in this ia? written an even
more virile and vital contribution
to dramatic 'itefstI re than he did
'The Lion and the Mouse. "The
scenes are 'ti1 n New York and
eea with a certain condition of So
ri4l life in which society leaders
both male aud female, are the CEN
tral figures In working out the
story, the author attacks the method
used TO pick out those entitled to
social perferment, the distinction ac-
corded only ~ heritage and birth.
This play marks a sep forward
IL the evolution Of the drama, the
tendency of which is to deal with
conditions that exist and which by
raastu of the public apathy, are al
owed to CONT il- Playgoers will
find much to i~sarest them in 9TH
Fhird Degree and undoubtedly it
will mark an epoch in the theatrical
history of the city.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
Evangelistic Meetings.

Will begin in the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, November
10, under the leadership if Robert Z.
Johnson, gospel singer and sooist,
assisted by a chorus. Mr.. John
son come well recommended by both
press and pulpit.
The Shelby, Ind. Republican, says
of him, "Mr. Johnson shows much
ability as a chorus leader as we'll
as a soloist. Yesterday was his
first day and in the evening he
was showered with compliments
on every hand. His singing at both
morning and evening services cap
tivated his audience. His singing
is of unusual power and beauty and
to hear him once means that you
will never lose another opportunity
Ministers from out of town will
also be present at these meetings
Mr.. Johnson is considered one of
the strongest men of the pulpit.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07

never given any man.
So far as | have been concerned
-he campaign has been conducted in
A proper manner l have said moth
ing about my opponents | would not
have said in public gathering. The
conduct of Governor Hawley has
been honorable in every respect. So
far as he and l are concerned it
as been clean contest. We
have been friends for 20 years, and
we are, if anything, better friends
today than ever.
l desire to congratulate the good
people of Idaho on the emphatic re-
buke hey have given TO scandal
mongers and character assassins.
expect to return in about ten
days, and Will at once commence to
look into my new duties, to which
l shall give the best efforts of my
life.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
ONEIDA COUNTY RETURNS.
Population Considered, She is the
Banner Republican County.

Incomplete returns from this
county show that she holds her
place as the banner repub blican
stronghold. With half a dozen pre-
cincts missing it seems reasonably
certain that the state ticket carried
with majorities ranging from 1000
to 1900 and the legislative ticket by
from 500 to 1000.
The returns indicate the election
OF the democratic candidates for
sheriff ard treasurer, but all others
on the republican ticket have ma
jorities ranging from 500 up.
The hardest fight on the legisla-
tive ticket. County division and
the election of two United States
senators entered into the contest.
Two Of the strongest men in the
county, both residents ofAmerican
Falls, were pitted against each other
The republicans were strengthene
by the fact that two United States
senators were to be elected, and
also had the logical position on the
county division question. The re-
publican victory was decisive. Davis
was elected senator over Evans Dy
a majority of about 1000. The
three republican candidates for the
house have somewhat smaller ma
jorities.
The polls did not open IN ROCK
land until about / o'clock and at
Landing until 230 because OF the
failure of the ballots to arrive. the
vote in these precincts was consider
ably reduced by the failure to open
the polls at the proper time.
The election returns give some
measure of satisfaction to every
one. Idaho democrats can point to
the national victory and smile while
trying to forget the awful defeat
thev sustained in the state. The re-
put'icans are jubilant over the great
state victory but do not find much
comfort in the national returns. The
Moosers did not expect to elect any
body anyhow but are pleased at the
defeat Of Taft. and point with pride
to the fact that Roosevelt was the
second in the race. The socialists
find great satisfaction in the gains
they made. So everybody Is salts
fled in a way, although not as well
pleased as might be.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07

By Governor-Elect John NJ. Haines.
l do not believe there is any
question that 1 have been elected.
General statements that l have re
ceived from all parts of the state
amply confirm the Statesmans
claimm of my election, based on its
detailed returns l am sorry that
am compelled to leave. Whether
winning or losing I would like to
remain to commingle with my
friends. But business calls me to
San Francisco. Besides ! need a
rest after my arduous nine months
campaign for the nomination and
election.
want to thank all those who
supported me. Especially do
want to express my appreciation of
the unSelfish and unstinted support
given me by the Republican press of
the state More loyal advocacy was
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07

Mary P. Dutro writes from Free
land. Wash, as follows: II like it
here quite well and think the changa
l. good for my hea h, but hardly
think that Washington is as wide
awake and progressive as Idaho.
had rather be a wheat raiser in
southern Idaho, than to be a fruit
farme' here on a five or ten acre
ira t. OF course there are many in
teresting things to me. but I have
a better opinion OF Idaho, and
more faith in a great future for it.,
by being able to make the contrast
between the two states. The grass
Is green here yet, and the red and
white cover still in bloom. Not a
great deal of rain as yet"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
Legislature Republican.

The returns indicate that the
legislature will be Overwhelmingly
as to be practically
unanimous The republicans have
II members and the democrats 8.
The senate stands 20 republicans to
democrats, and the house 81 to
The democratic mem bership is
81 small that it can hold its cau-
cuses on the street corner without
attracting attention.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
SENATE ALSO
sCOES DEMOCRATIC
New Administration Will Have
Working Majority.
Democrats Sure Of 48 Of the 96 SEN
ators With Vice President to Cast
Deciding Vote--Five States
Still in Doubt.

Control of the senate in the sixty
third congress is now practically
assured the democrats. ConcediEg
to the republicans the legislatures
of all states still in doubt, the dem
Ocratts will have a vote of 48. or
just one-half Of the entire member
ship Of the senat, with a deoeratic
president in the chair to cast
the deciding ballot in case of tie.
Six states are yet to lie heard from
definitely. A senator from one OF
these would give the democrats
clear majority, and it is possible
their strength will be further in
creased.
Kansas has been added to the
democratic column in the last
twenty-four hours. The states in
which the complexion of the legis-
lature is yet to be decided are:
Illinois. Michigan, New Hampshire
Oregon. Tennessee and Wyoming.
Ordinarily Tennessee could be re-
lied on to hold the d mocratic party,
but the factional fight there may
prevent in this crisis. In Illinois
there are complications growing out
out OF the multiplicity Of parties,
rendering it uncertain whether there
will be senatorial election. In
th ar efafn q S,ronorror ~ Cap.<o~
Lorime- s. ould be chosen as we'll
as to Senator Cullom, whose term
expires. If there should be no elec-
ton, the eeffect would favor the
democrats by reducing the member
ship OF the senate to "a, OF which
number the 48 already assured
would be . working majority.
In New Hampshire the dispatch
es indicate a possible combination
of democrats and republicans, and
il that event predictions as to the
course OF the man selected would
be guesswork.
Whatever the outcome in anv OF
the states mentioned, there can be
no doubt as TO the democratic con-
troll of the senate. In addition to
the aid of the vice-pr sident, in
an emergency, they will find willing
cooperation among the progressive
senators. Three or four of the
progressiyes are almost as liberal
in their tariff views as the demo-
Gratis themselves. Senator Clapp,
LaFollette, Cummins, Gronna, Bris-
tow and Poindexter are all avowed
tariff reformers. Senator Works
announced his intention Of voting
for the democratic presidential can
didate some time before the elec-
ton. This dtrmination as due to
peculiar combination of circum-
stances, and the California senator
might not wish to have it construed
as binding him to a democratic leg
islaiye policy. He is classed as q
protectionist.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07

Fowls should have empty crops in
the morning. and the crop should
never be quite full until 1t Is time to
90 to roost For the first feed grain
scattered in the litter in the morning
Is preferred. the sooner the better.
This induces them to exercise. In the
middle OF the day a warm. moistened
mash should be given. about what
they will eat. And at night before
they go to roost liberal feed OF
grain should be scattered In the lit
ter. Fowls should be kept busy.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
THE VICTORY GROWS.

Republicans Don't Seem to Know
When to Stop Counting.
The r publican victory j, Onei-
da county grows as the returns are
received. Twenty five of the twenty
seven precincts reported, the mis-
sing ones being Black Pine Id Cry
tai, giving the following majorities:
Taft, $50.
French 1887.
Smith. 1772.
Haines 1888.
Pet ts7son 1890.
Davis, senator, 1869.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-11-07
Didn't Get Polls Open.

Owing % a failure of the election
officers in Pleasant Valley precinct
10 appear and an uncertainty as
10 how to proceed, the polls did
nct open in Pleasant Valley pre-
cinct. Blaine county, until very late.
They delay caused very small vote
TO be polled.