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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

AS rule the beginner starts IN the
poultry business with great enthusi-
ISM He carefully looks after the
ietails and he gives the best Of atten-
Ion. In time. however. in many
Eases, the enthusiasm wears of and
he becomes neglectfuI. then he fails.
II, on the other hand, he does not
become discouraged, but keeps up his
faithful work. he succeeds. The plant
grows. There is an improvement in
his stock, and his enthusiasm, instead
Of tagging, is increasing.
Now 1t is well not to be too enthusi-
astic at the start. 1t Is apt to breed
over-confidence. The beginner in such
cases is apt to build air-castles and
get to that point where he knows II
all" A little knowledge is some
times dangerous thing.
1t is necessary. of course, to have
some enthusiasm. All enterprises re
quire 1t. Unless heartfelt interest Ii
taken in the work assigned us we are
apt to poorly perform our duties.
Helter-skelter methods are disas
trous. Every muscle should bend tc
the proper performance Of the work
The man who begins poultry-culturt
with the idea Of becoming rich. Is
very apt to. sooner or later, sell oui
at less than cost We must not ain
too high.
Two important articles are neces
sary to success. Capital and expert
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

ence. All businesses require both
capital and trained mind. Some
years ago the poultry business was
doomed with the false inducement
that raising chickens was an occupa-
ton that called for very little labor,
practically no capital and very small
amount of experience. These false In
ducements were handed out In order
to create sales for stock and machin.
cry.
But instead of being that easy occu.
patton, It was found to be one that
required brains, energy. and every
requisite needed in any other busi-
ness. He who is easily discouraged
a victim OF the blues" or he who
soon tires OF the sameness OF work
or the close confinement 1t entails
nad better leave the poultry business
entirely alone
While 1t cannot be said that the
care OF poultry is hard. muscular
work, at the same time getting up in
the morning and repeating what every
morning before was done during the
week. working at night when Ian
tern Is necessary. duties to perform
On every day. Sundays and holidays
Included. soon tries the grit. the push
and the patience Of man.
But II the man masters all these
obstacles. and sticks to his business
be will. as rule. succeed There are
times In all enterprises when 1t looks
as though the business would fail. bui
by pegging away 1t is soon discovered
that only a dark cloud had appeared
But It is at these times that th'
raint-hearted begin to reason that th'
days for success In this line" ar
gone by
When q man gets to that state o
mind that he cannot see silver lin
ing In the cloud. he is ready to accep
the first offer to sell out In TIL
majority OF cases he makes his lossel
all the greater by selling out below
cost
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
WHITEWASH THAT
STICKS TO WALL
Excellent and Quite Inexpensive
Plan of Improving General
Appearance of the
Home.

There are many brick and stone
walls, as well as wooden outbuildings,
fences and the Ike, about suburban
place which. lacking paint. detract
much from the general appearance OF
the home. But paint is somewhat ex-
pensive and cannot be applied with
too lavish a hand by the average ciu-
ten- There is. however. whitewash.
which is easily made and applied, is In
expensive. and which for most out
door work will answer quite as well as
oil paint For chicken houses. brick
walls and the like It is excellent.
To make the whitewash. slake halt
bushel Of fresh lime with boiling
water. keeping It covered during the
process The lime should not, oil
course. be confined. but merely GOV
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

Washington, d. C.-Shzll settlers
on government irrigation projects pay
for the mistakes of the reclamation
service, or shall that loss be ssddled
upon the government That question
was raised in the senate q few days
ago and will be more extensively pre-
scented on behalf of the settlers by
Senator Borah. of Idaho, who is now
at work upon a speech on the subject.
Under the reclamation act, all non
eys spent out of the reclamation fund
have to be paid back by the settlers,
who acquire water rights This
means that the settlers not only are
required to pay the actual cost of con-
structing the projects, but have to
make up any losses, the losses being
added to the costs This makes the
burden heavy upon the settlers when
any mistakes are made, for under the
prevailing system of book keeping the
full expenditure is figured as cost
This subject first arose ia connec-
ton with bill authorizing the sale OF
the government plant and project at
Garden City. Kan, a project that
proved to be an utter failure. This
was a unique project, in that there
was no flowing water to depend upon,
and all the water for irrigation was
to be pumped to the surface from ar
underground flow 20 feet below tbs
surface The government spent about
$500. 900 on a big pumping plant,
built its distributing system, and Their
found the project was an utter fail
ure. for it could not get the water tt
the land at cost the farmers coulc
pay. The land owners under the prof
ect, however, bad obligated them
selves to repay the cost of construc
ton, and being without water the
were unable to raise crops or NEE
their payments So the project ha
been abandoned, and it is row pro
posed to sell the government plant
release the settlers, ard recoup tn
loss as far as possible. But Their
will be substantial loss on the prof
ect at best, and the problem ha
arisen. upon whom shall this loss fall
1t cannot fall upon the settlers on tn
Garden City project, for they have los
everything and cannot pay; in fac
they never had water for irrigation
and the government did not keep it
part of the contract The fear hz
been expressed that this loss will b
distributed upon other projects. an
that settlers in other states will pa
for the Garden City fasco-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Taft Prepares Answer.

Washington. D. C---The detailed
answer which President Taft's zd-
visers will make to charges that his
nomination at Chicago was procured
in Illegal fashion vas ore CT the first
subjects that greeted Carmi A
Thompson. of Ohio, when be assumed
the post of secretary to the president
Mr. Thompson discussed the answer
with ex- United States Senator Dick
of Ohio. who had charge of the Taft
contests before the Republican nation
al committee
The statement reviews every con-
test and Is longer than any presiden-
tial message
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
FARM BEARS DEATH
Ten Victims II Succession Perish
From, Baiefui Misunderstanding
Symptoms Same In AL

Mount Vernon, Ill--Tbe tenth mys-
FERROUS death on the Alderman farm
in Clinton county was recorded this
week when Joe Alderman died, fol-
lowing short illness, characterized
by the came symptoms az those which
have started state chemists on an in
vestigation of the farm
The chemists hope 10 find the cause
Of the death of the ten persons in rs
years on the Aekerman farm John
Alderman. a wealthy farmer, the
ninth victim of a mysterious death.
died Friday
Local physicians have been unable
to agree on the cause of the death Of
the Ackermzns, which were similar TO
eight others who have lived On the
farm Some pronounced the deaths
due to a mineral poison, and others
have attributed them to a poisonous
weed that Is found in the vicinity Of a
well.
Water taken from the well shows
poisonous substances and milk from
the cows that feed in the pastures on
the Ackernan farm also shows poi
son A dense fog peculiar to that
section of the county il of a sitting
nature ard of s1lphuric odor. The
meat of animals killed On the Acker-
man farm in a short time turns
spotted and gives of peculiar odor.
- a ~ "a 49,
ed alike. They ~ithered away and
died in COMMISSIONS
Standing at the edge Of the farm
one night, a representative Of the As
ISOLATED Press saw the rise and disap
pearance of thin visp of reddish fos
that slowly gathered itself from tbs
ground Tiny bits of vapor seemed t.
be exuding from the green surface Of
the hsIf-cultivated field
Slowly these visps grew denser an<
, gradually seemed to blend one into tn
other Finally a cloud of gray. inter
streaked with faint markings of duI
red, took definite form For severa
minutes the fog seemed to ham
over the field, then it disappeared
The Ackermsn farm is the propert,
of the heirs of the late Godfrey Palm
4 Twenty years ago family of FIVE VII
! occupied the premises died from
mysterious disease Palms physics
condition was such that neighbor
: looked after his crops His wife an
two children were stricken with tn
! same ailment- which at the time wa
I. pronounced milk sickness The we
showed impure, but not dangerous wi
ter Upon the advice Of physician
: the family quit drinking water an
: milk, which they obtained on Il
! farm, and all improved in health
!. Later, however, Palm, bis wife ar
. daughter, began drinking the mil
and water, and late in 1906 the thrs
died
Alderman, the first tenant after II
Palms, always said he never woul
drink the water. He depended on
eistern for his drinking water. but b
) used the milk from the COWS 3
started TO get weaker several month
~ ago and at the time of his death hs
;: all the symptoms Of the disease TIL
D. killed the Palms
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Train Outruns Flood

Riverside, Cal--Passengers who
were aboard 8 train on the way here
when cloudburst broke near Ferris
told how their engineer raced against
a towering wall of water which swept
through Vslverde Canyon. ir order to
save his train from being overEhelm-
ed by the food The trainmen noticed
the wall of WISER rolling down the
canyon toZ<ard the railroad tracks
The engineer opened the throttle and
managed TO beat the food into Ferris
The foods softened the roadbed and
caused some delay in traffic
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Beach Girls Var. Men.

Los Angeles-The management of
one of the biggest and most expensive
hotels at Long Beach has issued
urgent invitations TO more than 100
eligible young men of this city offer
ing almost free room and board for =
month as sn inducement to become
patrons The cause of the unusual
offer is the fact that fully Ice young
women with their parents or ehape-
rcnes are at the hotel, and not half $
dozen young men worth while are in
eluded in the list The young women
are FROM Arizona and interior cities
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

The writer has seen days when
there was hardly a cent OF income,
when he had to go into debt to buy
feed and pay other expenses. and days.
too. when he couldn't even see a pros
pect Of some business for long time
to come.
But he stuck to the work. and when
the first money came In. It was soon
followed by other money, and in time
the debts were paid. and ever since
there has been more or less regularity
of income.
During those trying times. when II
seemed almost impossible to keep the
wolf from the door, the writer would
meet men in other walks Of life with
the big rolls Of bills in their pockets
with fiourishing occupations. bui
nevertheless, he held on, never LOSING
an opportunity of making a turn FOL
the good.
He was rewarded Some OF thos<
men with the big rolls of banknotei
we're not satisfied; they wanted Il
make more money. wanted to grow
wealthy, read of the great sums
realized by men who invested II
stocks, who became rich by the own
ership OF mining shares-they CAV
up their present occupations. sacri
feed the goose that laid the colder
egg" and became slaves to the stock
gambling lure. which finally left then
high and dry.
So the beginner must not forge
that he who sticks to his work Is tn
one who will finally come out on tn
right side. Trials are often angels Il
disguise.
The beginner must know that hi
fowls deserve and must have the bes
of care. He must keep close watcl
as to conditions. must provide CON
fort. cleanliness and plenty Of room
Likewise he must study the appetite
OF his flock.
Both system and regularity are IN
portant factors, never forgetting ths
shiftlessness is costly and filth is
dangerous stumbling-block. The qua
ity and quantity Of brain work pu
into the concern determines til
amount OF success.
Trained thinking and wise worl
ing is a secret that will, in the emf
bring about success. Bad luck"
merely another term for bad manag'
ment. No duty is rightly performe
that is done in mechanical name
The beginner must stop and thinl
He must notice the little matters. H
must never assume more work tina
he can accurately perform. He mu.
never overestimate his capacity. an
he must never rush to get done.
Haste makes waste. Map out
plan, and then work by It. Scru
treatment will bring scrub result
The lack Of good business sense hs
been the cause OF more failures tina
has anything else A man nevs
shirks his duty when he is in des
earnest in his work
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Liners Encounter Ice.

New York-Ieebergs and ice fields
were encountered by the steamships
Mzuretznis and Adrixtic On their
last trip. The largest berg was
sighted BY the Adristie on Saturday
afternoon within a few hours steam
ing distance from the spot where the
Titanic went down in April. 1t WAS
vsriously estimated at from 500 to
1000 feet in length and from loo to
200 feet in height On the same day
the Mauretznia escaped an ice field
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
MEXICAN FederaIs Loot Stores.

CoIoniz Ozxzcz. State of SonOrz,
Mex = Federal soldiers looted the
store of Hsynoore Brothers here Of
several thousand dollars worth of
goods ard robbed Willard Hzymoore.
Sr.. of $500 cash The soldiers did
their work in the daylight ard made
no pretense Of eoncezlnent- This IS
the second store that has been looted
When the affair was reported to the
government officers they promised To
investigate but made 10 effort to do
50. although Hsynoore said he could
identify the robbers
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
BOY RAISES PRIZE LETTUCE.

Mammoth Head Weighs "a Pounds.
Is 66 Inches in Circumference
Portland-A mammoth lettuce head.
weighing "a pounds and measuring Sc
inches in circumference and "a inches
in diameter. was pulled Saturday by
Titus Rayl, IA years old, who lives at
1902 Rodney avenue Titus started
out to raise his big lettuce head as a
prize winner in the garden contest
which was held recently at the Wood
lawn school, but when he saw its nam
moth growth be couldn't resist the
temptation to let it grow to the limit
Saturday the boy discovered the
head was about to burst and to pre-
vent the catastrophe ne pulled it up
Titus did not get prize. but he has
the satisfaction of knowing that his
head of lettuce is the biggest thing,
so far as record goes, ever grown in
Portland.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
CHRISTIANS EX|LED.
Japanese Practice Untold CfueHlcs
On Native C0redns.
Seven Denied Hearing-Eminent Co
rean Lawyer Banished for
Defending Prisoners.

New York-Confrming information
Published several days ago, letters
have been received by friends of
American missionaries in Corea, dis
cussing the summary Punishment into
exile by Japanese authorities Of seven
native Christians without the form
atty of trial or hearing. These
cases are in addition to those of 120
Christians DOW on trial in Seoul,
charged with completely in a plot to
take the life of the Japanese governor
general.
OF the men who have been exiled TO
one Of the most barren of many small
islands which are used as penal col
onies, the one most recently arrested
probably is the best known He is
Pyong Chan, described as the most
eminent native lawyer in Corea- He
had been retained to defend five of the
prisoners now on trial His summary
Punishment deprived his accused
clients of his services slmost on the
eve of their trial under capita
charges.
Another of the exiIes was ARRESTED
several months ago. In the course Of
the tortures inflicted upon him during
the police ipquisition to which he WA
then subjected, the main nerve trunl
of one arm became paralyzed, leaving
his hand useless A third member Of
the band of unfortunates is one wiz
had suffered the Japanese third de
gree" last spring and who after tive
months Imprisonment had been re
leased as Innocent of completely in th'
plot against Count Terauchi.
On regaining his freedom he toll
his friends in detail just what he hat
been made 10 endure He was rear
rested and banished-
Of the remaining four exiled Chris
tisns, one was one of seven teacher
employed in the Sven Chun mission
academy Another was student il
the same institution. The third wa
an elder of the church in Wiju and
fourth was graduate of Sven thu
academy.
Two others-non-Chri
included in the sentence of Danish
ment, making the fetal number nine
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Cotton Futures Banned.

Washington, D. C--Heavy penalties
for gambling in cotton futures" are
provided in the Beall bill passed by
the house by & vote of 95 to Is.
Efforts were made to amend the bill
to include provisions prohibiting gam
bling in grains. but these failed The
bill would prohibit all dealing in cot
ton futures and fix heavy penalties
for the purchase or sale of cotton moi
actually in existence Heavy fines
would be imposed for the use of the
mails or telegraph for the dissemins
ton of cotton speculation information
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

Washington. D. C-"Thonss JEFF
fersou WAS not the author of the Dec
larstion of Independence" declared
Senator Hepburn. as he blocked COZ
sideration Of joint resolution propos-
ing the purchase of Monticello. Jetfer-
sons home. by the government Mr..
Hepburn spoke of jefferson a. the idol
of the Democratic psrty- He i
about as well bruuzed and moscow.
cred a. shy other statesman, he said,
s'and | don't think be should be del
fed" The owner of Monticello say:
be would not sell it anyway
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

Cripple Greek. Colby q unzni-
nous vote. the Western Federation Of
Miners in convection in this city. has
decided that ioczl unions could make
long tine contracts There were only
two dissenting votes 70 the motion.
which Was in the form Of An amend
uent to the cou<titutiOn- The action
IVES preeipitzted By a discussion Of
the action Of the Butte Mont. union
IN making q thrseyezr wage eoo-
tract
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

Silence Is q great characteristic q
An English crowd. Il seems The Eng
lish people are generally very quiet
Once went 70 Shepherds Bush With
my French friend He said TO ne
Can you believe that there are some
ten thousand people in this ground
just shut your eyes. you would feel
you were standing In desertt- Yes.
he was only too true In France OF
Japan they would make dezfeuinz
noises-Obssrvati0n Of a Japanese IN
England
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

cred, as confined. It possesses consid-
cradle explosive rurce- Strain II and
add peck OF salt dissolved In warm
water. three pounds Of ground rice
put in boiling water and boiled to a
thin paste. half pound OF powdered
Spanish whiting and pound OF clear
glue dissolved IN warm water Mix
these well together and let the mix
ture stand for seven days in 4 req
sonably cool and shaded place Keep
the wash thus prepared In kettle.
and when It Is being nsed put It on
as hot as possible. using painters
or an ordinary whitewash brush Al
ways use magnetism lime for white
wash.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Making the Harness Last.

You can make your harness last
twice as long by giving it proper care.
and it takes but very little time to
do IT. "A good set Of double harness"
says c. R. Chase. assistant in farm
mechanics at the Kansas Agricultural
college. If properly cared for should
last the working life Of horse
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

Lo1don-Frzncis Dyke Aeiznd par
Elementary under secretary for foreign
affairs, in reply TO questions IN the
house Of Commons On the sub
ject of the atrocities in connection
with the collection Of rubber in tie
PutuInsyo district Of Peru. said the
British government throughout has
been in close Communication with the
United States government He as
sured the house that whenever Amer
can sympathy and support would Dc
helpful they vo1ld be readily forth
coming
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Location for Best Apples.

The thinning Of apples on horizontal
limbs shows the best shaped as well
as the largest sized fruit to be on the
under side OF the limb.
This is doubtless due to the fact
that as a result OF the law OF gravity
a major portion OF the sap flows along
the underside For the same reason
wound win heal over more quickly
on the under than on the upper side
of limb.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Engineer Presents Case

New York-Wzrren Stone. chief of
the locomotive engineers. resumed his
presentation of the case of the en-
giueers of the Eastern railroads when
the arbitration committee net here
He said that when be had completed
his outline of the claims of the ergin-
esrs and submitted statistics to prove
their cunteution for shorter hours and
increased pay was justified. he would
call as witnesses the engineers Of Is
hour Eex York and Chiczgu trains
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Tonic -
Aherahue


What is a tonic? A
medicine that increases the
strength or the tone of the
whole system. What is an
=" Alternative? A medicine
that alters or changes un-
healthy action to healthy
action. Name the best tonic
and Alternative? Ayers Sar-
saparilla, the only Sarsapa-
rillaentirelyfree from alcohol.
Ask your doctor about it.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

Lexington. Ky.-A large trestle BE-
longing to the Roe's nire in Bath
county. where zoo miners are on
strike. was blown up Saturday night
A railroad tie. heavily charged with
dynamite Was discovered just in time
70 prevent train from being wrecked
The company has placed additional
guards about the plant
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
WALLACE BANKERS PAY UP.
Paulson. Easton and Greenough Es
tate Wipe Out SIS. 900 Liability.

Psulson. Easton and Greenough Es-
tate Wipe Out SIS, 900 Liability.
Wallace, Idabo-The offer made By
August Paulson, Spokane millionaire;
Stanley Esston. manager of the Bun
ker Hill & Sullivan mine, and the es-
tate of T. L. Greenough. of SIS. coo in
settlement of all their liability in con-
nection with the failure of the Wal
lace State Bank of Commerce last Au-
gust was accepted Wednesday Der
nard p O'Neil, former president of
the bank, who was extradited from
Vacouver, now is awaiting trial on
charges in connection with the failure
of the bank
The offer was made in a petition to
the District court, which was asked TO
authorize the receiver of the bank to
accept the money
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

New Ycrk-The excursion stssner
Rnsedzle- while passing out of Rock
away inlet with 100 passengers On
board collided with the steamer Mas
szu- A hole Was torn IL tie Rosedxle's
bow and her captain beaded for shsl-
low water. where she sank The Mas
san Was damaged only slightly and
tnok OF the passengers and crew OF
TIE RosedxIe-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25

italy has added to her agricultural
area By draining the great Fucins
marshes and thus providing q living
for hundreds Of thousands OF her Pow
erty-strtcken population It VIII prob
ably Be hundreds Of years be<ors
America Is 50 thfcklT populated that
additional area VIII Of necessity have
to be acquired for farming. but when
the tine arrives there VII Be enzt
reers able and wiling 10 drain the
Uezt lakes