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New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
PITTsFIELD FIRE SUSPICIOUS

1'ttsheld. Mass. Jan. 2S.--Flames that
ragged for six hours during frigid gale
early to-day destroyed three buildings In
the business section OF this city at loss
"s'imated At s250.O00.
The Academy Of Music, the Miller Build
Z. which adjoined Il In North street. and
forage building fronting on Reune ave-
rer~ the structures burned The po-
nc regard the origin OF the blaze as sus-
plcious
high wind. with zero temperature. hin
dered the hremen Five or six hremen
were injured by falling bricks.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
SAY HE CHEATED NEWSPAPERS
Newsdealer Held for Inserting Cir.
cularS in Sunday Editions.

Samuel Horowitz. who has a newsstand
at Ninth avenue and 4.d street. was ar
rested yesterday for distributing circulars
in the copies OF the Sunday newspapers
which he furnished to his customers, the
charge against him being violation of a
city ordnance Iorowitz said he received
10 cents for every hundred circulars he in
serttt IN the papers
Magistrate Freschi held Horowtz IN $lOO
bail until Wednesday afternoon. saying
after looking over the exhibits I'm the case.
which included a circular of a West Side
department store Stimulating a newspaper
page:
Just imagine what this means to the
newspapers. Here Is a concern paying Is
cents a hundred for the distribution OF its
advertising. and IL is running an exact
replica Of the advertising in the newspaper,
type, character and general makeup. II il
q cheap way TO advertise"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
UNITE IN FIGHT ON TAFT
Roosevelt and La Toilette Fol
lowers in Nebraska Have Plan.

[By Telegraph TO The Tribune.
Omaha. Jan. 2S.-By an agreement en-.
tered into in Omaha to-day by representa-
tives of each. faction, the Roosevelt and
La Toilette organizations In this state
have agreed to pool votes In a fight or
Taft. and If the latter is defeated the state
delegation to the national convention VIII
support either Roosevelt or La Toilette
according TO the one which receives the
largest vote in the Presidential primary.
d. e. Vandusen. OF the La Toilette state
executive committee, acted for La Toilette
during the negotiations, and John o..
Yeiser for Roosevelt. The progressive bal
lot will be divided equally between ROose-
welt and La Toilette. each side having
eight men on the ticket
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
PLANS FOR REPUBLICAN DINNER

The Patriotic Republican club will hold
Its eighteenth anniversary dinner to-mor-
row evening at the Lexington Opera House
CTerraco Gardem. Among the speakers
will be Samuel s. Koenig. Lloyd g Girls
com, Judge Joseph l. Green. Ogden J..
Mills. Sheriff Hamburger. Charles W An
Al, rson and William D. Bennet
Some OF those who have accepted invita-
tons TO attend are judges Of the various
courts. eX-SheriT John Shea. Nathaa
Straus. James 'ralcott William IT, Wad-
hams Register Grifenhagen, County Clerk
:, hreidcr. Charles II. Gehrins and Henry
A Wise, United States Attorney
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
CHARITIES DIRECTORY OUT.

According to the 1912 edition Of the New
York Charities Directory, which came from
the press on Saturday, there are 2i hos
pitals. dspensaries and homes for incura-
bles and % homes and asyums for chill
dren I'm the five boroughs Of New YORK
There are nearly eight hundred pages IN
the present edition, whereas twenty-nine
years ago. when the FIRST directory was ls'
sued. ii took only l63 pages To set iortn w
citv's charities. There are now more than
three thousand charitable and religious
agencies in the greater city
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
$4,000 TO BOOM ROOSEVELT
Oklahoma Organization Formed to
Work for the Ex-President.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. J

McAlester. Okla. Jan. 2S.-At a meeting
here to-day for the purpose of crystalliH-
ing the Roosevelt sentiment in the state
twenty-four counties were represented.
Headquarters were established at OKLA
homa city for the purpose of perfecting a
statewide organization, and \. Il. Perry
Of Coal Gate. was placed i'm charge OF tenn
porary quarters there.
More than $1,000 was subscribed by the
counties represented, to finance the move
ment. A mass convention was called to
be held at Oklahoma City on February 10.
A telegram was sent to Colonel Roose-
Welt that the West as well as the East
is calling for him. Resolutions were
adopted pledging the state for Roosevelt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

his genius This was none other than George Bernard
Shaw With the unfaing modeSty that is his chief
characteristic Mr. Shaw who as a young va, en-
plOved in some minor capacity by the Edison Iele-
phone Company in London) asserts that he often
sisted in public demonstrations OF the telephone appa-
ratus in manner which persuaded laid the fCun-
dation Of Mr. EdiSons reputation well reCOlcct the
of a private vicw"-of the telephone in London but
certainly do recollect seeing Bernard Shaw there
| do however, remember the commanding figure Of
Colonel Gouraud, that most remarkable professional
"hustlcr" who credited himself with having been the
introducer Of Edison into Europe.
The Colonel was a remarkable man. He was, may
say the only American | ever met out Of whom got
all wanted without giving anything in return. Though
a total stranger TO me- he entertained me at banquet
the very first night ever spent in New York when we
all made speeches into the Edison phonograph. Tween
ty-ve years afterward he entertained me at luncheon
at our own breezy Brighton, where he was living IN q
huge house. He still the same brilliant takor the
same handsome, we'll groomed man. | enjoyed his
company again tremendously: one could not help be-
ing entertained by the exploits Of this Baron MUNICH
hansen yedii;HS, and | made good listener 20 every
thing he had 10 say.
In each case Of dispensing hospitality he had Of
course in view something in connection with which he
was anxious 10 make OF me- but nothing cvcntuaed
from extremely amusing interviews His last prof.
CCt was 10 see # ! could not assist him IN obtaining
favor from the late King Edward. AS you see, wear
the highest honor America bcStowS upon a soldier
Well, ! am now naturalzed EnglShman s.i. The
Colonel drawing himself up to his full height, Ind
want my King To exchange this American Order Co.. The
Victoria Cross. Can YOU help me-"
| thought Of this amusing little incident as ! -.zcd
upon the frame of all OF great honorS medals md
decorations awarded 10 Mr.. Edison that now .-ua-
mcntS a corner of his library.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

Kelvin applies his inventive power To- the supplying
Of some CRYING want Of the age
More than any other, perhaps do the inventions Of
Edison appeal most attractivcly to mankind light,
sound music pictures all If these are subjects to ias-
cinatc al sorts and conditions of men. | will admit
that the Portland cement sounds bit like a Sdelnc;
and the storage battery certainly useful than
ornamental.
This latter reference brings me back again to what
have labeled Edisons extravaganza perhaps eXubcr
would be a better word-of genius. In the
Of my brief visit the Edison works was shown this
extraordinary storage battery and was told that when
IT first perfected and orders for il poured in from
Ill sides huge quantities of what was then considered
perfect battery made
One morning MIR. Edison came to the works and said.
81 have discovered it,"
"What have YOU discovered" he was asked
The one thing necessary to perfect this battery
Cancel the whole lot already made"
But do you know they represent thousands and
thousands of dollars in actual ordcrs?"
"Thlt doesn't matter. Scrap the lot | have dScov-
cred its perfection and not Of these already made
leaves the works.
And this was the outcome Of several months during
which the inventor had been buried in thought expert
mcnting one little tube night and dav-a tiny bit of
thing about the SIZE of small stub of lead pencil After
that this order ruthlcSSy to scrap the lot is truly
then, perhaps YOU will say, perfect cxcmpfcaton OF
the extravaganza "cXtraVagancc is surely the word of
gcnluS' Not a bit of II: it the sane, lcvcheadcd
decision of perfectly balanced business mndl All
through his life Edison never heSitatod to back his
BRAIN with his money: many thousands of dollars did
he sink that that brain might carry out its experiments
He has always been thoroughly responsible man;
whereas genius is usually accepted as a synonym for
responsibility There you have the secret Of EdSonS
rooted objection to being dubbed genius
lie did once have in his employ genius who was the
direct ant!csis to himself, but yet had method with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

MR.. EDISON'S wondortu Sue
i'A cess has been achieved ru spite
Of his somewhat peculiar method Of
selecting the men to work uu5.rhim
In the infancy Of the great inventors
popularity. Colonel GourauI was
not. perhaps, just the man q. blow
the Edison trumpet; but De made
Mr.. Edison believe he was. and got
the Job At the instrument some
one has TO blow it; for Mr. Edison
himself most aSSurcdly will no.. He
is modcSty personiied, and holds his
dailyration Of applc pie inmu.hmorc
esteem than the highest pcr,w..ory
decoration. On one occasion. .t,cr
receiving a medal, he left IL behind
him on a fcrryboat, Avisitor -.a,ng
in awe and admiration at the GUAM
tity OF framed decorations IN OH. Ii
brarv, asked him whether hch.E any
Others. "Oh, yes, was the character
iStically careless reply, I've couple
of quarts or so more up at the house.
CStcntatiOn and he are total
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

strangers. When in Paris he firmly declined to weara
sash, part OF decoration awarded TO HIM, and E wife
had the greatest difficulty in perSuading him even 10
wear the little red button" He subsequently informed
his friends that whenever he saw Americans approach
ing he slipped ii out Of his lapel because 81 thought
they would jolly me for wearing it"
Careless, perhaps, in his selection OF such ecccntnr
rs Colonel Gouraud and Bernard Shaw for show work.
Edison is still more peculiar in that he chooses quite m
experienced assist him in his laboratories. IF
get chemist SAYS he, "hc will do what he has been
taught TO do. ! want men to do what | want them 10
do And in the end he manages to get the night men
IN the right places. II all amounts TO tins, that MI
EdiSon'S personality permeateS every section Of the
place, and every bit of work produced under his name
With all this distributed force 10 guide and control one
would naturally think that worry and anxiety must De
writ large upon the features of the great man. here
not single trace of either Deep thought, II is true
is marked therc,-the power of concentration visible
between the browS is strongly in evidence IN Edl-
sons face than in any other have Sketchcd, but
humor and love of fun, | might even say mischief Is
the saving trait in this complex composite portrait e
dearly loves a Joke and if zone of the boys plays
practical one they are sometimes prone TO do on
any greenhorn, the "od man" chuckles.
MY eye followed him with interest as he left us to
IVA have his dinner What one eats, and the way one
eats IT, is often characteristic OF the and 1t YVES
certainly so with him. As his modest meal was placed
on table IN his spacious office surrounded by papers,
books and Instruments his companys president ana
my guide, philosopher, and friend Mr. Dyer Whispered
to me- "lf YOU want 10 sketch him. be quick about H.
He won't sit there minute He was right. For sheer
rapidity Mr. EdiSons quick lunch would have beaten
any downtown New Yorker in a hurry 1t was "over
before it began, Of the staff remarked TO me-
often have | seen ii sent down. teacup half empty
bread half eaten, meat untouched; but the apple PIE
invariably all gone!'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

10 q person with orii-
nary hearing. These
facts ! gathered in
conversation with the
aforementioned Frank
DYER. and what !
cleaned from him YER
bally | supplemented
bv reference 20 his
Life Of Edison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

came about that some
people had the power
Of drawing while others were totally devoid of IT,
lontur,i 10 refer him % the small ,mlds definition ut
drawing You think. and then YOU draw round the
think Applied Co Edison, oh, intauuc definition is
perfectly correct He is forever thinking uu' scientific
problems, and IS always drawing round hH thinks
These arguments. however. failed iu carry conviction
90 Mr. Edison: my invaluable lu'rrIocutur adrultly
switched the subject Of and invited the inventor to
account for the belief IN the supernatural pro'csscd 10y
some Of the leading scientists IN England. Il can only
say this replied Mr.. Edison, that IN my "pmon be-
lief m the supernatural is evidence ui brain decay.
merely introduce this rifug mur-cl OF conversation
IN order 20 cxcmpy Edison extreme dircctncss. lie
invariably says what he means m us few words rs pos
bc and what he says permits Of no subsequent argu-
mcnt As matter Of fact he Is lover of aitcctaIon,
either in art in anything else He sees nothing to adj
miro in the old masters the value of which, m ms opln
ion Is due solely 10 their own scarcity and the plethora
Of men with more money than they know what 20 do
with
on q table in the center Of the muscumkc office in
the Edison works is Il model Of house done IN Portland
cement, and under the gallery rs a large ornamental
chest also made OF cement, but presenting the perfect
appearance of wood overland with white enamel APP
parcntly there is nothing that cannot be constructed
Of the Edison Portland cement, from a mansion To Il
birdcagc, and all unbrcakabc From the Informal
lion managed 10 Gull upon this subject 1t seems 10 me
that the process Of manufacturing these various objects
Just as simple rs the making Of ornaments we'd
ding cake II IS not recorded that any iuordnatc pas
sion for sweets the part Of Mr. Edison led him 10
the contryancc Of these unique houses; but it much
akin 10 the art Of the confectionery except that the ma
tcrIa is considerably more durable than sugar. he
cement is poured into the nodded formations; it
promptly scts-and behold, ready for immediate occu-
patton, handsome, ircprooi, everlasting mansion
Until | came in contact with Mr. Edison and those
~ Immediately concerned with him in his work. was
under the impression (which, by the way, appears to
be rather the general IMPRESSION that the Edison Of to-
day was nothing more than a hgrChcdd a kind Of
stamp trademark the various gigantic organiZa-
tons bearing his name while others inspired and pro-
duccd the work, merely taking it to Orange To obtain
the Edison hallmark before placing II the market.
his impression has not unnaurally become confirmed
and strengthened with each new invention that has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06

bv reference 20 his
Life Of Edison.
AMONG many other
"a things 1t trans
pirc.i that when any
novel project was I'M
der discussion. Mr..
Edison's immediate
impulse was % seize
paper and pencil and
make drawings Of the
,ubrcc, under debate.
These sketches form
quite an odd and Voc
luminous record Of the
artistic efforts of the
great inventor.
When ! was sketch
ing him me raised the
question as 90 how II
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The young stock that is exposed to
cold and storms Is sure to require
greater feed and care
Some Succulent feed should be sup
piled during the winter To keep the
sleeps system, III tone.
At present prices butter fat is
pretty expensive hog feeding, 1t is
expensive at any season.
One seldom secs vicious horse
that is bad by nature He is usually
spoiled by his trainer in his youth.
Now and then put a little brine on
the straw. II acts as an appetizer,
and the sheep clean up the straw bet
ter.
\ SOW with a mean. cross tempera-
mcnt is always hard to deal with, and
this disposition often causes the loss
of pigs.
Success in pork production is
largely affected by the attention given
to the health and comfort OF the
brood sow
\ few years ago steer feeders
thought silage was too sour and
sloppy To produce good beef, but they
do not think so now.
If you have never tried rape raise a
small field next spring. 1t is very
popular with the hogs and does them
world of good
If young horse breaks his halter
at the first trial he is pretty sure to
be puller the rest of his life unless
broken at the very start.
Remember that quality is ahead of
size every time. The hog which will
produce the most pork with the least
waste is the desired sort.
The vigor and health OF the hog are
to some extent involved in the
strength and texture of his bones, in
huencing to some extent his exercise
The horse now idle that does con
siderable work during the summer
needs daily exercise to keep his 'di-
gestion, assimilation and circulation
in proper working order.
If your shoatS are thin and &c
around bumped up, have a rough coat
and do not thrive on good feed, you
can be safe in doctoring for worms
nine times out OF ten, if not ten times
out of ten
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
Mares Give Good Profit.

An Ohio farmer writes as follows
"All our horses are either producers
or are growing into money, meaning
that all his farm. horses were mares
that were producing colts that would
be ready for the market. Speaking
further. he continued: 1--WE are pro
ducing three year-old draft colts for
less than $40 each These same colts
are selling for $500 to $500 We are
also raising a few pure breds which
cost no more to produce than the
others, except for the fact that the
dams OF the colts represent a larger
investment The pure bred colts are
selling at from $500 to $500 Every
mare that we have is used i'll our reg
ular farm work, aud so il would be
manifestly unfair TO charge any por-
ton OF the expense of keeping the
mares to the cost of producing the
colt -
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
NEAT PACKAGE HELPS PRICE.
Butter Wrapped in Tidy Parcel Will
Attract Attention.

You may not believe it, but farm
butter put up III square packages OF
a pound neatly wrapped in oiled pa
per will bring a better price Ill any
market than the same butter loosely
packed in tin bucket or jar
\ butter mold costs a trillc and
oiled paper with your name printed
on il costs but little more. and II
butter is put up III square package
form il will bring from two to three
cents per pound more than if packed
in Jars or tins.
Fastidious customers in the city,
who are in the habit OF getting nearly
everything they consume in fancy
packages absolutely will not buy but
ter that is scoopcd out OF the pail and
sent to their homes III wooden dishes.
In spite of this fact. which nearly
every farmer ought to know. 95 per
cent OF the farm butter is sold with
out being put up in this form and
il all goes together III one mass at the
creamery. where it is worked over
nodded into pound packages, wrapped
and stamped with the name OF the
creamery and sold at profit. all OF
which might have been had by the
farmer il he would do the same thing
and sell direct To city consumers.
OF course il is not always possible
To sell direct to consumers, but even
ii butter is sold to the stores ii will
bring much better price il put up
in oiled paper in pound packages. In
fact the making OF butter is not all
there Is i'll the business.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
Utilize Skim Milk.

The methods of utilizing both skim
milk and buttermilk most general and
perhaps easiest to accomplish are
feeding hogs at the creamery and
manufacturing casein.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
POULTRY NOTES.

Feed lime and charcoal literally.
Do not breed from fowls that are
too old
Millet seed is an excellent egg pro
ducing grain.
Many poultrymen raise lettuce just
for hen feed.
An incubator will not trample on
and break the eggs.
\ few undesirable eggs will lower
the price of a whole crate
Cut clover hay has helped revolu-
tonne the poultry business.
Feeds rich in protein should make
up a large part of the ration.
\ male bird is past his best stage
after he has seen two breeding sea
sons
\ lousy hen never thrives and daily
attention should be given to keep lice
and mites down.
Alfalfa. green or the dry leaves,
produces an ideal color in the yolk
when the hens have an abundance
of it,
All eggs used for eating should be
from hens that have no male birds
running with them. Such eggs are
infertile.
1t will pay the poultry grower to
make careful study of the color and
quality of yolk that is demanded by
the high-class trade, and then learn
how to produce it.
The poultryman should endeavor to
feed all that the hens will consume
and return profit for it, and skill
and experience are necessary to de
termine this amount.
Eggs are bought by the dozen. but
the poultryman who always markets
large, heavy eggs soon gets a pre-
MUM of cents or more a dozen
above the price for ordinary eggs.
The wisdom of giving the fowls 4
well balanced ration may not appeal
to many, but practical demonstra'
ton of what the we'll balanced ration
will do will convince the most skep-
teal
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
TO PRODUCE CERTIFIED MILK
Barnyard Should Be Free from Ma
nure and Well Drained.
(By c. B. Lane


For the production OF certified milk
the barnyard should be free from ma
nure and well drained, so that it may
not harbor stagnant water. The ma
nurc which collects each day should
not be piled close to the barn but
should be taken several hundred feet
away.
If these rules are observed not only
will the barnyard be free from obJec-
tionable smell, which is an injury to
the milk, but the number of flies in
summer will be considerably dimin
ished.
In the stable cleanliness must be
strictly observed The stables should
be well ventilated, lighted and drained
and should have tight floors, prefer
ably OF cement. never OF dirt.
They should be whitewashed inside
at least twice a year, unless the walls
are painted or of smooth cement I'm
sh which can be washed frequently.
The air should always be fresh and
without bad odor. A sufficient num-
Der OF lanterns should be provided to
enable the necessary work to be prop
erly done during the dark hours.
The manure should be removed
twice daily, except when the cows are
outside in the fields the entire time
between the morning and afternoon
milkings. The manure gutter must
be kept i'll a sanitary condition.
All sweepings must be finished be-
fore the grooming of the cows begins,
so that the air may be free from dust
at the time OF milking
Remove the milk from each COW
from the stable Immediately after it
is obtained to a clean room and strain
through a sterilized strainer of cheese
cloth and absorbent cotton.
The rapid cooling is a matter of
great Importance The milk should
be cooled to IS degrees f. within an
hour and not allowed to rise above
that as long as it is in the hands of
producer or dealer.
In order to assist in the rapid cool
ing. the bottles should be cold before
the milk is put into them.
All utensils should be as simple in
construction as possible. and so made
that they may be thoroughly steriized
in a closed sterilizer. unless very
high temperature can be obtained by
the steam sent through them.
Bottling machines should be made
entirely OF metal with no rubber
about them. and should be steriized
in the closed sterilizer before each
milking or bottling.
Bottles should be OF the kind known
as. common sense and capped with
sterilized paraffined paper disk, and
the caps authorized by the commits
sion.
All dairy utensile, including the bot
ties. must be thoroughly cleansed and
sterilized.