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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

The private car Of the czar of Rus
STA is dynamite proof, and owing to
its weight it could not run on the
major Fart Of the European lines. The
car is furnished with a chapel, a IL
brary. bathroom. a drawing TO I'M
and bedroom. besides a kitchen and
dining room. The car always travels
with one chef. a man now well aioug
in years, who served his father and
for a while the grandfather of the
present German emperor
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
Distenper

In all its forms, among all ages of borses
and dogs, cured and others in the same sta
Bile prevented from having the disease with
Spohn's Distemper Cure Every bottls
send to manufacturers. Agents wanted
Write for free book Spohn Med. Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
Mounted.

Farmer Hawbuck-What do you
charge for pictures like them?
Photographer-Eig dollars mount
ed.
Farmer Hawbuck - All right.
Where's the horse I'm to set on?-
Boston Transcript
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
Geisha Girls Tango Mad.

San Francisco-Tokioi is dance mad,
and the Geisha girls, famous in song
and poetry for their grace in execut-
ing their native dances. have aban-
doned them in favor of the tango. In
palace and native bamboo cabaret the
tango is all the rage.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
Canada to Exclude All.

Loudon-A dispatch to the Times
from Toxic says that the Japanese
government has been notified that
Canada intends to prohibit all immi-
grafton TO British Columbia for three
months. The correspondent adds that
Is there will be no discrimination
against Orientais, Japan cannot OBJ
ject-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

A billion alleged mossbunkers were
netted last year and transformed into
fish oil and fertilizer. 1t would be in
teresting to know how many OF the n
were bluefish. bass and other food
fish--New York Sun
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

CHILDREN are subject to GROUP during the
winter months Mothers should protect them by
using Goddard's especially prepared Throat Bands
They are infallible and convenient to use Salts
faction guaranteed or purchase price refunded
Sent postpaid on receipt of 80 eents-
A. H. GODDARD. 20 Weidier ST., Portland Or
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot.
sweating, csllus, and swollen, aching feet. Sold
py All druggists Price 25c- Don't accept any
supstitute- Trial package FREE Address
Allen s. Olmsted. lie Row. n. Y. L.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

Would you call Bilkins strong
minded man."
Il should say SO. He has splendid
self-control- Why, / have known him
to talk politics for as long as Is min
utes without losing his temper
Buffalo Express
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
Sim Of Old Aoe

Chauncey Depew says the American
girl is not as pretty as she was so
years ago. This is the first sign OF
old age Chauncey has shown.--Detroit
Free Press.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

The French parliament has passed
law which grants official assistance
to large families in poor circum-
stances.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
WANTED:
Veal, Pork, Poultry, Hides
no COMMISSION CHARGED.

Write today for tags and our net cash price list.
We guarantee fair treatment highest prices and
Check by Return Mail" Give Us = trial with
your next lot Of produce r. n. Schruk Z Co.,
frsub csvaal $1,000 Hl-lp FRI g. f~f.a ~
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

Two cherry orchards in New South
Wales, Australia, yielded $4,000
worth of cherries this season.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

Mothers WIN flnd Mrs. winnow-s Soothing
Byrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
Biggest Electrical Eos Hatchery.

The largest electrical egg Matching
plant in the world is in England, hav-
ing an average output Of 5000 chick
ems a week
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

IheIr PoslfIon-
"A carpet man ought to have a
great advantage over paperhanger
If both belonged to the same club"
How so?"
Because the paperhanger would
naturally go to the wall when the
other fellow had the floor"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

London, England, has more thar
10000 street gas lamps.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

Moscow cab drivers are prohibited
by law from carrying whips.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18
Another Question.

Jonesy-How did he lose the money
he made?
Jinks-pd like to know how he
made the money he lost.-Kansas
City Star.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-12-18

Japan is now encouraging fruit
growing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09

the corn Is said to aid keeping the
rats off. and it imparts to the shucks
taste that is agreeable TO cattle.
Other farmers shuck out. during
the shut-in days of winter. a quantity
of their best corn for table, use and
store IL in hoGshcads or sugar barrels
closely covered. and thus preserve
enough corn clean and nice for the an
nual bread supply. This bars out tho
mice and rats. but does not exclude
the wecviL This very troublesome
pest tCalandria granaria) and kindred
species, is best excluded. first, by thor
oughly cleansing and disinfecting the
barns, by sweeping and scattering lime
around before housing corn in the fall.
and afterward. in spring or summer. by
carefully fumigatng the bulk. where
the weevils show themselves with
cyanide of formalin, or other powerful
chemical
This matter of rat-proof and mold
and disease-proof cornhouses deserves
far more consideration BY Southern
farmers than II has yet received. We
should not pride ourselves on our mod
ern attainments until we can equal
the Egyptians along this line"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09

little value to most farmers. Tho mere
as TO what soil is worth. Every
analysis must be explained In the
terms OF relative value and OF the
various modifying influences to be Of
any aid TO the farmer. Realizing this
the soil experts OF Wisconsin drafted
law which was passed by the Legis-
lature at its recent session
This new law establishes a State
soil Laboratory At the college OF agri-
culture and prescribes for 1t q three
fold duty--to make fold examinations,
to make chemical analysis OF the soil,
and to give full and detailed explana-
ton OF such analysis to the owner OF
the land, together with instructions
on how the soil should be cropped and
improved. More Important still, the
law puts n price on any farm owner.
For field examination and analysis OH
l5O-acrc tracts when requested by ono
person the charge is 50. for IN addi.
tonal 100 acres or part thereof. 50.
When five or more residents In ono
township make application together
the cost for the same areas Is reduced
to So and 50. respectively, and tho
laboratory will also send q represent
tative to the township 70 explain tho
analysis, outline the purposes for
which the SOIL may he used. and the
manner in which such land may bo
Improved. simply a case OF calling In
the soil doctor.
Most OF the c{ OF this work Is
yccy properly plnai directly upon the
farmer VINO is helped The cost Ia
trihing compared with tho dement's
which may come from such services.
This is a lead which other States
should promptly follow"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
THIS WEEKS EVENT
IN OLD TENNESSEE
Immense Hydro-Electric Power
to Be Turned On-Grcat
Southern Enterprise.

Tho Secretary Of War. members &c
the Senate Committee on Commcrccand
OF tho Rivera ma Harbors Committee
of tho House Of Representatives and
other officials arc expected to partici-
pnto in tho dedication and formal open
ing next Thursday Of the hydro cleo
trio development Of the Chattanooga
end Tennessee River Power Co. at
IIalcs Bar. in tie Tennessee River.
about twelve miles from Chattanooga.
For several gears the construction Of
this work has been under way III full
nllinont OF the broad vision nnd tire
less energy OF g. IL. James. of Chat
tanooga, and his associates, and the
elimination of their efforts is TO he
adequately celebrated In emphasis of
It's moaning TO Chattanooga and OF it's
exposition of that city's Industrial
capabilities. The length Of tho i1ales
Bar dam. which required seven gears
for construction under the supcrvi-
sion Of United States engineers. Is
1900 feet, and IL is asserted that more
water Will pass ovor IT than over any
other dam in u naviEablo river in the
United states.
Tho height OF the downstream gates
in the lock is ntty-eight feet. and the
inside dimensions OF tho lock are
oHSoAV i''A- no DOMti -II'uSc is oOo
feet long ana will develop C5,0o0
horse power to he utilized at Chatta-
noosa, The Chattanooga and Tennes-
SEQ River Power co. is capitalized at
s1o,o0o.00o. onc-half being represented
by, bonds and one-half by stock. and
the actual expenditure upon the work
before It is finally complete will alb
Eorb nearly the total capitalization.
IT has already been decided TO con-
struct an additional power plant at a
cost of 100000. which IL 20 develop
between 10000 and 10000 horse power.
This IS one OF the largest hydro
electric power developments iu tho
country. and its completion VIII un-
Goubtedly attract wide attention. not
only TO Chattanooga. but also TO the
vast waterpowcr resources OF the
South still awaiting the touch OF money
capital 10 make them efficient agents
IN tho material development OF that
section
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
BAPTIST HOME
FOR AGED WOMEN

Continued FrOir First PaCeD
officers and committees OF this asso-
citation were so successful that shortly
thereafter. in July. 1881. the old Lacy
residence, which then occupied the site
of the present new building was pur-
chased. and. after necessary altera-
tions, opened for tho reception Of its
intended benenciaries
AS the gears went by II became more
ana more apparent that larger and
more modern commodationg for the
inmates were necessary, If tho home
were TO maintain that measure of use
fulness which Its founders designed
Accordingly, In 1911. after careful
consideration Of the needs OF the in
stitution. and OF the possibilities OF
providing the necessary funds, the
board Of managers determined to rae
the old building and 20 erect on the
same site. more commod!ous struc.
ture. In furtherance of this plan n
building committee was appointed.
with Mrs w. S Forbes as chairman,
to select plans and TO secure contri-
buttons for the construction OF the
proposed new home.
Tho plans submitted by Carneal 6:
Johnson, architects. were approved,
since they embraced every modern fea
ture that could be designed for the
comfort, health and welfare of the in
mates
This committee was also successful
in securing from the Baptist churches
OF Richmond sufficient contributions to
justify the commencement OF building
operations. Accordingly. in May 1912
moving day" was announced and the
| inmates were transferred TO the old
Cayce residence, on Grove Avenue, near
the Boulevard. which had been Sc
cured for their temporary accomoda
ton. and where they remained until
September l, 1913. when the newly
completed home was ready for occu-
pancy.
The new home is complete and mod
ern in all OF its appointments. and /:
surrounded by an attractive lawn,
upon which stand several old and
/ magnificent trees. which afford ample
shade for the large and beautifully
designed porches extending around
three sides OF the building. To the
right OF the entrance, on the first moor
is large reception room with oper
and home like fireplaces. while JUS
across the hall ,herefrom is spa
linen closets. drugroom, storeroom
servants rooms, kitchen. as well as
| passenger elevator. for the use of tbs
| inmates. there are thirty-two large
airy and bright bedrooms.
II is the sincere wish of the board
OF managers that the friends OF the
/ inmates. as we'll as all persons inter
| ested in the welfare OF the institu
/ ton. Will attend both the dedication
| service and the reception. to be helt
I on Tuesday afternoon and evening
next. at which time the new home viii
/ be open for inspection.
The board OF managers consists O.
/ sixty women, representing the Baptis
/ churches of Richmond. with the fol
/ lowing officers: president. Mrs. W. A
/ Harris; first vice president. Mrs
! Charles II. Ryland: second vice-prcsi
1 dent Mrs. W. s. Forbes: third vice
/ president. Mrs T.. NJ. Long: recording
/ secretary. Mrs. r.. r. Gaines: CORES
| ponding secretary, Mrs w. w Lefew
] and lrcn Surer. Ml.s r Il Van E,i,eu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
NEWCOMERS AND
THE OLD METHODS
(Continued FROM First Pagel


able. on his way home he picked mp
an army mule, returned to tho farm
OF his father. began work. and within
few years was making more money
on a portion Of the farm with two
regular hnads than his father made
on thousand acres while he owned
fifty slaves. I told him Of another
sale. bought a small tract of land, and
paid for 1t out OF his first crop of
tobacco. Then. I added III you will
consult such tillers OF the Virginia
sol! as these you will learn how to
farm in Virginia, Will live with us
until your working days arc done. and
never leave us TO criticise ana CON
denim Virginia methods.
As Ii Might Have Been.
If all the farmers from other sec
tons Of the common country, who
have come TO Virginia since the close
OF the war, had remained with us and
been successful, the good roads prob
lem, the better school problep, and
the FAX problem would all long since
have been solved. | do not know Just
how to protect all newcomers from
mistakes which have proved bad for
them but I venture TO suggest the or
ganization OF n state Bureau of In
formation where useful Information
could be obtained. The managers OF
that bureau should have list OF the
successful farmers in each county OF
the state, and the stranger having
designated the county In which he
purposes locating should be furnished
the names OF these successful with
tho earnest and urgent request that
he should visit them with the assur-
ence that he would meet with n Nir-
Einin welcome, and And teachers ready
TO give useful information. This Will
DO inappreciable cost to tho State. none
to the individual seeking the inform
alton. and would result in widespread
and untold blessings to the Common
wealth. No complaint is made OF Vir-
ginia climate. OF Virginia water. of
Virginia health record. but when n
farmer falls to reap after having sown
and worked, he. of course. becomes
discouraged. and eventually disgust
ed Along trcacherous shores light
houses have been erected to save pass
ing vessels from rocks and reefs. and
on industrial lines I'm Virginia we
should llindle warning. directing and
guiding lights. which would protect
against other wrecks with which the
shores arc already th.ckly atrewn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
KEEPING THE CORN
after It IS MADE


anywhere, how many of us are pre-
serving even tho annual supply OF corn
with such care, and in such q condition.
us to yield us invariably as nice sweet
and white bread at the end of the
year as ii does ut the beginning?
Az we Often See II.
"How common a thing II Is to find
the cornbread on farmers tables be-
ginning to look dark and have musty
odor and Il bitter taste, even along
in the early summer months. and by
the end of September we utterly re-
fuse such bread and begin to sigh for
a taste of the new and sweet corn
ponc.
And who does not recall to mind how
nice and good and appetizing is the
new corn pone, and eggbread. and bat
ter-cakes. that we usually have about
THANKSGIVING and Halloween. and on
until Christmas? Then we have bread
that is bread, the best OF all breads.
Why do we not manage to have such
You'd our skill? Or is it duo to lack
the corn put away for bread?
| "Evidently 1t is largely due to i'm
proper care in the housing and pre-
servation OF the corn. Housing ccrn
| too early in the fall. while ft is &C
! damp or Immature. tends 10 create heat
, and n:oidiaeas--cr Il IS put into Icnky
barns that let IN snow and rai,I--nn0
! IN Iris w;,y much OF the corn becomes
unfit for bread At thc South corn
| should not Ire put im bulk until late IN
| November, after tine frost has touched
( 1t and iTre autumn winds have dried 1t
1 Thoroughly. 1t is 10 daIaplesss antL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
THE FUTURE sKYscRArER.
1t May Cover a Block and Have n Climate OF
L.


Popular Mechanics, n monthly magazine.
is looking to tho future. Here Is one OF It's
prophecies. which may Interest Richmond:
Skyscraper building IS changing and pro-
OF to-day are evidently IN transition stage.
While skyscrapers not yet thirty years old
are being torn down because they out
OF date and innovations are appearing in
city ofiice structure: characteristic OF Ameri-
can ne are coming from engineers and
az hitects. That IL Will be CONN unity
building "a the common belief-and that II
will he large. 1t Will cover half all OF n
city block. perhaps $1,000 TO 100. eco square
feet. Its ground floor Will be n net work OF
corridors ana ercades to accommodate shops.
and II Will have subway and aerial. as well
street entrances.
But the change that is most confidently
expected Is greater ightness and economy
OF construction. This is TO be accomplished
first by change IN the steel skeleton. The
use OF harder steei-niCkel. chrome nicke /,
or vHuadium stee!-wi!l reduce the weight
o; the skeleton and probably its cost.
oury. The modern skyscraper. it is claimed,
needs only screen TO protect 1t from
weather. water and IRE; heavy masonry Is
useless. a .heathing OF from four to eight
plant ths stone walls and the resulting
llghtncss OF the steel framework Will re-
duce the weight OF the building 30 per cent.
Foundations will thu. be relieved and be-
lecture must he evolved. employing smooth.
"a well thin, outer walls. for Joints In tine
VitrIhad sheathing are as unnecessary TO the
SkN>crapet masonry.
The money that Viii he saved in the econo-
my OF materials will be devoted TO interior
improvements. The future skyscraper will
have q climate OF its own; It's heating. light
ing and ventilating machinery Will keep II
building itself has become fireproof, wood 4,
:inishinss and furniture will soon disappear
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
VIRGINIA soApsToNE..
Finding Soapstone In Henry County,
and New Development Company
SDrinpinr ITp.

Martinsville. Va, November S.-The
Henry Mining Company. which for
convenience. will have general Offices
in Roanoke has been Incorporated with
5000 capital stock and the follow
ing officers: w. W. Boswell. president
and general manager: a. w. Staley,
vice president and general manager;
samuel Sherertz. secretary. This COM
pany will develop a 100-acre soapstone
property in this county, investing
$4,000 for pulvcrizers and saw tables.
It's mining output daily will be fifty
tons of sawed and pulverized soapstone,
frebr!ck, crayons. turn disks for fire.
less cookers. etc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
The Finest CIinate.

In a beautifully illustrated pamphlet.
Climate In tho Home Land OF the Ma
tion," published by NJ. V. Richards, land
and industrial agent, Southern Rail
way. are set forth definite facts about
the rainfall temperature and other eli
natological manifestations in Virginia
North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia.
Florida. Alabama, Mississippi. Ken
lucky and Tennessee. representing an
area of something like 100000 square
miles. Special attention is called to
the ever-glorious climate of old Vir-
Cinia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
Docron1yG rsn soI1..

ntc VIZ Ti:cy 10 g - Wisconsin.
Thoughts Nycn Worth Considering.
The following Is from the Country
Gcntlcman:
Soil analysis by itself Is OF very
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-11

Heaven was not built for more than one
family in house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-11
vermont's Educational Advance.
Barre Times.)

Important constructive work along
educational lines stands to the credit
of the recently adjourned Vermont
Legislature. To blaze paths of future
reform 4 commission to investigate and
report on the educational needs of the
State was provided for One of the
members of this commission, which has
already begun its inquiries, is Presi-
dent Butler of Columbia University.
Systematic Investigations of the same
subject, or rather parts of it, there
have been, but none furnishing a def
mite, comprehensive program. The
Russell Sage Foundation rated the
schools of Vermont twelfth among
those of the states of the union on a
basis of general excellence. Professor
Raymond Mcfarland of Middlebury
college, with his critical report on
- Secondary Education in Vermont, -
helped to prepare the way for the re
organization of the state board of ed
ucati0n. For the Legislators of 1928
did not wait for the report of the
investigating commission before begin
ming to overhaul and alter. To the
state board was given general super
vision over the secondary schools, in
addition to its former control of the
normal schools. The board will incl
dcntaIIy have the direction of the
Misunderstanding courses in the high
schools, a means of providing teachers
for the rural schools which has been
found to be full both of imperfections
ana promise 1t viii have power also
to effect a better combination Of school
moneys and a more equitable distribu-
ton thereof.
Another far reaching measure pro
/ Nides that any town or supervisory
union may receive financial aid from
the state if it maintains a high school
I giving agricultural courses under con
| ditions prescribed in part by the act
! itself and in part by the board of
/ education.
/ Vermont has made rapid educational
+ progress in recent years. particularly
/ with regard to adapting its schools to
! community needs and service, and
! bringing them into harmony with the
! domestic vocational interests The
| faults of the educational system, how
ever, have resulted in many admins.
trative controversies and political ami
mosities, and it can hardly be doubted
that its reorganization, with closer ar
ticulation among its various parts and
| phases, Will accelerate educational
advance from now. Had the recent
Legislature done nothing else but adopt
these measures which have here beer
noted. the two hundred thousand dol
lars spent for its maintenance wOulC
have been well invested in the cause
of economic and human conservation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-11
SPORTING NEWS.

Only a little over four weeks until
the opening of the baseball season.
With quite a snowstorm only a few
days ago, and a record for low tenn
perature for March set Saturday morn
ing, it doesn t seem as if the ball
tossing days are so near at hand. Of
course, we expect little better wealth
GER by that time,
K. o. Brown will meet Bud Ander-
son, the Californian sensation, in a 90
round bout, before the Pacific athletic
club of Vernon, next Saturday, and
this viii be the second 20roUnd bat
tie of Brown : career. Anderson fig
ures to gain recognition by disposing
of Brown even quicker than Joe Riv-
ers did, while on the other hand
the Mexican on July 4, and he can be
depended upon TO 90 the limit against
Anderson in the hopes of getting it.
Though PacEy Mcfarland and Jack
Britton put up a fairly fast scrap in
New York the other night, the bout
like several other big matches, which
have been pulled off in Gotham during
the past few months, was far below
what was expected. With such a slash
ing mixer as BrittOn and Mcfarland
going to il, the fans expected some
Gibbons and other bouts, they were
disappointed. Big bouts seem to be 8
hoodoo in New York, and they have
invariably turned out in anything but
the manner hoped for.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-11

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