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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

He worried through the busy days
Because his plans so often failed.
He sought success In many ways.
DISTINCTIONS daily he assailed
He longed for honor and for fame
He strove to win lofty place.
His hair grew gray and wrinkles cam
To write the story on his face.
He worked with all the might he had,
To prove his worth and win regard;
His shoulders dropped. his look grew sad.
The path he chose was steep and hard /.
Deprived of sympathy and aid
He struggled on, defying Fate;
With talents that were small he made
A splendid struggle 10 be great
His wife from day TO day complained;
Her once fair face was ever sad;
Twas not that he so seldom gained
The ends that might have made him
glad;
Her tones were tinged with deep regret.
And sorrow came with her TO dwell.
Because il was so hard TO get
Dressmakers who could At her we'll
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

human system, which stimulates the
flowing action of the blood through
the veins, especially at the pont where
the vibrator is applied.
The system OF. imparting this yibra
tory action to buds and blossoms has
been worked out and patented by
Herman L. Darling of Delta, Colo. II
comprises the installation in the tree
of a small electric motor having a
trembling rotary motion and con
nected by transmitting wires to an
electric current.
During the months of April and May
when the orchards subjected to sud
den freezes, by means of this system
a vibratory trembling motion is i'm
parted. to all limbs of the tree, trans
mitted to twigs and bulbs and this
motion starts the sap to circulating
invigorates the buds and strengthens
them against the killing effects of the
frost.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
What He Wanted.

Il have said the gentleman with
the frayed overcoat and unmanicured
nails, lust succeeded in figuring out
the exact moment at which life will
cease to exist on this planet, and il
you will permit me will be glad to
read to you an article--with a view
to publication in your valuable jour
nal-which ! have written on the sub
iect"
MY dear sir" replied the subeditor
IF you can figure out the exact mo
ment at which life will cease to ex-
list in the ticks of our boarding house
beds l will be more than glad to
consider any article you may prepare
on the subject
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
FARM OF FORTY A RES
Equipment, Management and In
come of Small Place.
Convenient Scheme for Dividing Land
Into Five-Aere Traets-one of
These Utilized for Home
otead and Garden.

(By W. ]. SPILLMAN. Chief OF United
States Bureau of Farm Management)
Mr.. H. H Mowry of the office of
farm management, has been making
Q, special study of the equipment, man
agement and income of large num-
Der of small fruit and truck farms,
raany OF them run by people who have
recently come from the city.
This study has given us somewhat
a new point of view. In general these
small farmers are not successful. This
fact has led us to study the question
more closely, and as result a
scheme for the management of a forty
acre farm is outlined below. which
seems to be practicable.
Figure shows a convenient scheme
for subdividing forty acres to fit it for
the cropping system to be outlined
below. 1t will be observed that the
forty acres are divided into eight five
acre tracts. One of these is set aside
for what may be called the home
stead" These five acres are at the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

with five days in Turner'S and Aliens
rivers, during which we took 81 tar
pom. One of these, which caught on
an S-ounce fly rod, weighed $50
pounds, and measured six and a half
feet. 1t took three hours to conquer
him. during which my boatman was
worn out by the need of keeping the
canoe near the tarpon.
Our catch during the trip was as
follows: Fifteen days at Boca Grande
Pass, "a tarpon; fourteen days at Cap
tiya Pass. Sc tarpon; eight days on
the Caloosahatchee river, 35 tarpon:
three days at Marco, IA tarpon; five
days on the Harvey river. rs tarpon:
two days on the Broad river, 10 tar
pom; three days on the Haeston river.
80 tarpon; five days on the Turner's
river, Sc tarpon., and two days on the
Aliens river. IL tarpon- That gives
total catch OF S34 tarpon in fifty-two
days.
Between the above passes and
streams are others in which tarpon
abound. They can be found scattered
through the broad shallow waters and
deper channels of the whole great
Ten Thousand Islands.
To object to taking a tarpon for
mounting, or other rational purpose,
would seem fanatical, but wantonly to
sacrifice these beautiful creatures.
after they have added SO much TO
your pleasure, is causeless cruelty
They can be measured without harm
ing them, and the cube of their length
in feet divided by two. gives their
weight in pounds as nearly as need be.
No trust controls tarpon fishing. No
sport on earth offers greater legiti-
mate excitement. And half the glory
of the game is its humanity.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
KEEPING BROOD sow HEALTHY
Preferable TO Keep Animal az Near
erase or Vegetable. caet az Poe
sible-Roots Urged.
CBy R. G. wEArHERsToNE.,

t6y II. u. w EAThEHSTONEl
Grass and vegetable matter are the
most natural foods for pigs. although
they will eat and can digest a great
variety OF things. The nearer a SOW
can be kept to grass or vegetable
diet the healthier she will be, and this
system Is preferable to dry. rich foods
consisting mainly of grain, barley or
other meals.
Bran is most useful when grass is
not available, but where it Is not DOS
sible to give sows grass run, lucerne,
tares and other green forage crops can
sometimes be substituted.
Roots, except that mangels must not
be given at all freely as narrowing ap-
proaches or the pigs are almost GER
tain to be born dead, are useful and
where there is large garden it will
provide a great deal of vegetable stuff
that can be advantageously employed
for in-pig sows-stuff, too, that would
be otherwise wasted. Large quantities
of dry grain. and especially corn and
barley, must be avoided as too heat
ing; and hotel waste, butchers offal,
slaughter-house refuse-indeed animal
matter in any form-are also bad, and
may, it is said, be an exciting cause
of cannibalism
When at grass or getting green
forage or garden stuff, few old beans
or some dry corn may be given once
| or twice a week
The food for the in-plg SOW for the
last week or so of her time should
be as nearly as possible that on which
she will be fed for three or four weeks
after she is farrowed. A. well-known
breeder says:
I'VE have ceased to give barley or
other meal to our sucking sows until
the pigs are at least month old Our
newly farrowed sows are fed sharps,
or what is locally termed thirds, mid
| dlings, ETC., and varying amount of
bran, determined by the richness of
the sharps, the number OF the litter
and the age of the SOW, also condi-
ton" His recommendation for feed
ing the in-pig SOW is: Vegetable food.
with little dry grass, beans, peas or
| corn until within a week of farrow-
ing"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

the breakers, yet minute by minute,
as in an uncanny dream, they drifted
neared. Soon the spray was flying
over the canoe while solid water spill
ed into the low-sided motor boat.
which was quickly cut loose and soon
found smooth water. For an hour the
canoe tossed in the waves while the
tarpon was being played. but in the
rough water no photographs could be
taken.
big tarpon that was fast to my
line in Boca Grande jumped beside me
and was bitten in two by a great
shark which nearly swamped the
canoe with blow of his tail and
splashed me with the blood of his
victim. Sometimes a shark swallowed
tarpon which 1 was playing. and the
playing continued until the shark was
landed on the beach for final photo
graph of the tarpon in his enemy's
stomach.
After Twenty-Five days at Boca
Grande and Captiva passes had given
us $50 tarpon. and FIVE days in the
Caloosahatchee river had added 35 to
that number. we sailed down the coast
to the mouth of Harvey river. The
pools and creeks near Its source are
filled with tarpon weighing each from
20 ounces to 20 pounds, and in five
days l caught 25 on an s-ounce fly rod.
Broad river lies just north of Harvey,
and in it we found the fish so large
that the fly rod was laid aside, and
we took 10 tarpon on heavy rods in
one forenoon. Then we broke both of
our rods and had to sail so miles to
find tough enough wood from which
to make new ones. Hueston river In
Chatham Bend yielded 30 tarpon in
three days, after which we finished up
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
PROTECTS BUDS FROM FROST
Colorado Man coneeives Idea of PIac-
ing Electric Motor In Tree to
Cause Vibration

A recent invention relates to a new
system Of motor operated tree vibra-
ton for saving buds and blossoms
from frost
The new system aims to create in
fruit trees a movement of the sap to
the buds and blossoms that tends to
vitalize them enough to resist the at
lacking blight of frost. This move
ment of the sap might he called a
capillary action, and can be likened
to the gentle exercising action of an
electric vibrator instrument on the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
JUNGLE JOE. CANNON.

came with the words. spoken by my
heroine. oh. here's the professor
isn't he wonderful. whereupon the
professor. in fur-trimmed skating coat.
proceeded to perform marvellous
series of grapevine twists and inside
rolls and what-not. in the midst where
of the curtain fell
well. one evening I dropped in at
Drury Lane to see the skating pond
climax
My heroine cried with sweet vivac-
ity: oh. here's the professor isn't he
wonderful and all eyes centered ex-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
unfavorable Soils.

Clay soils are unfavorable to vege-
taticn because the soil is too close and
adhesive to allow the free passage of
air or water to the roots of the plants.
1t also obstructs the expansion of the
fibers of the roots. Sandy soils are
unfavoravle- because they consist of
particles that have too little adhesion
to each other. They do not .retain
sufficient moisture for the neurish-
ment of the plants. They allow too
much solar heat to pass to the roots.
Chalk soils are unfavorable because
they do not absorb the solar heat, and
are, therefore. cold to the roots of the
plants.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

A. B. Afford, a transfer man of
Philadelphia, states that while sta
tistics show larger number of
horses In the United States than ever
before, it is harder to get hold of a
good draft animal at fair price than
1t was fifteen years ago when he could
buy all he wanted for from 500 to
1925 and today he cannot get horses
Of the same kind for $500 or $3.50.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
Still Young. Apparently.

Simeon" his wife protested
please do be careful. Remember that
you are not as young as you used to
be-"
"Pshaw!" he replied; I'm not get
ting old. have never been referred
to as the Nestor or the dean of any
thing"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
Qualification.

why do you belong to the sol
club? / have never seen you plas
ing"
81 get SO much satisfaction out o.
sitting around and watching the met
keeping the green's in order. / ono,
had to work for a living myself"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
Unfitnes of Thinos.

'Burlison is having his new house
finished up with lot of quaint-look-
ing contrivances. He has bought q
big, old-fashioned brass knocker to be
fastened on the front door"
Il thought he claimed to be cha
ter member of the anti-knocking SC
ciety."
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
Pointer Wanted.

Officer. arrest that man! He JUS
walked up to me and whispered that
/ was the most beautiful woman b..
ever saw" i
Very well, ma'am. What shall
charge him with-insanity? Il
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

pectantly on the fur-coated professor.
and he, poor fellow. shot proudly
forth. tripped over something or other.
and with outspread arms and legs fell
like ton of brick
The curtain descended amid roars
of laughter. Though we didn't repeat
it. | believe that this accidental eli
max was really more telling than our
right one"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
Dissertation in Rrief

What kind of a fellow is Binksley,
anyhow"
We'll, ! think can best describe
him by saying that he keeps Lent in
his wife's name.s
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
Her One ADVANTAGE.

The heiress who marries titled for
eigner has one advantage. She needn't
be afraid that he will ever complain
that her cooking isn't as good as his
mothers used to be-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
UNREHEARsED, BUT MADE HIT
Climax to Dramatic Act Not What
Author Intended, Though It
Pleased the Audience.

Cecil Raleigh, the writer of melo-
dramas, was talking to an American
correspondent in London about stage
contretemps
In one of my best plays" he said.
II introduced in Act II. a novelty in
the shape Of skating pond with real
Ice and real skaters. The acts climax
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

challenge by leaping into
the arena in full, flashing
Armor. and so joyously meeting his
challenger in his own element as to
place tarpon fishing for ever in a class
by itself
The photographs present this royal
fish as he appears when playing the
game with his human adversary. They
were taken during two summer
months spent on the Gulf coast of
Florida by the camera man and the
scribe-two months which gave daily
proof that of sports that thrill there
are few on earth like fishing for tar
pom. We followed them with fly rods,
with heavy tarpon rods, and with hand
lines. We were fast to 334 tarpon,
OF which SO were on an eight-ounce
fly rod. We killed none. although a
few were seized and swallowed by
big sharks while being played
In fishing for pleasure the sports
man usually keeps within from 20 to
100 yards of the tarpon as he plays
him. AS We were fishing for the cam
era, long-range contest was useless,
and we fought the fish f1ercely from
the time they struck. We smashed
five heavy tarpon rods and broke
lines that would each sustain over 60
pounds. We held our canoe as near
the tarpon as possible, and as soon as
he seemed tired, pulled it beside him
and took the hook from his mouth.
Sometimes we found this exciting.
The avoirdupois of the fish caught
varied from one and a half pounds
each to more than one hundred times
that weight, while their length ranged
from eighteen inches to over six and
n half feet
From Charlotte Harbor to Cape Sa-
BILE we exploited the tarpon fishing
grounds: we captured them in the
Gulf Of Mexico while white-capped
waves spilled water over US. and we
were towed by them through narrow.
oVergrown creeks. where sometimes
our quarry escaped us by leaping into
the thick bushes over our hsads. The
tarpon can be played gently. from a
fght-running reel for hours, or he can
be fought furiously and made to lean
wildly around. beside. over, and even
into the boat of the fisherman. Small
tarpon. weighing from two to fifteen
pounds. are found in fresh water in
creeks and pools near the heads of
rivers. Larger fish, of from 20 to 60
pounds. choose the brackish water Of
streams near the Gulf; while the real
~ big fish. weighing from so to 9OD
pounds, are more frequently caught IN
the big passes or near the mouths nj
large rivers
I f1shed from light canoe which
my boatman padded, while the cam
era-man sat in the bow of LITTLE
motor boat which backed, filled and
lowered on the sunward side of us
On our first day at Boca Grande-tbe
nile-wide. ten-fathom pass. home os
great sea creatures. from dolphins to
turtles. from sharks to devilfish-we
found it windswept. but it's turbulent
waters were alive with fish of many
kinds. Flocks of gulls. tern and peIi-
cans above. and splashings of jackfish
and tarpon below. marked the pres
ence of great schools of minnows.
The tide was boiling out Of the pass
when we struck six-foot tarpon
which at once started for the Gulf.
carrying us toward the line of foam.
crested rollers outside The motor
boat vainly struggled to hold us
against tide and tarpon. We were
1Gshing through the water away from
n
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
When tn ouIt.

There would be fewer divorces II
women would quit talking when II
had been conceded that they have
won the debate.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04
The Trouble.

A man may be religious without p
longing to a church. but the trouble
that he generally isn't.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

human Growth In New York.
Every six minutes new human be.
ing ID born in New York.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

HE tarpon is the most
beautiful of big fish, the
most spectacular of f1nny
fighters, a swift swimmer
of dauntles courage, and
the one all-around game
fish at his every age. He
accepts the sportsman's
challenge by leaping into
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-03-04

II Began With Adam.
Denouncing the government ID ~
Oldest profession in the world.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-01
A Wall FROM BARBARY COAST

FRANCISCO. THE difficulty
a be- that won't pay
Embellishments saying mournf'y TO
-,
thought Of that unt Rtcr the lid was
police nllo"
selling hard dTnkHy The police
"A any Itopri
tho that while patrons dancing and dancing hey
woreBp little nothing Juice.
Tho "A
Tho
in would to
fancy prcea privilege OF dancing out OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-01
DEER HUNTER IS MUTILATED

MEDFORD t.-Whle hunting Trail, 20 miles
yesterday from behind
nHonsby ominRy muteted Croft says he hhd
behind him before he able to turn struck on me
hoad and reRned sitting Trail creek the waters q"
which crimson his blood
crawlcd his home.
hafm aud doctor summoned who says Croft eoa
liable No motive robbery
which Consdofabo
unwngness by all
solving
mystery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-01
AND. VESTS, SPECIAL. Use GAR.
Women's Umbrellas
Special CSC

w OMEN'S 26-inch Waterproof Um-
w brellas, made over crib Paragon
frame and covered in American tafien
These Umbrellas have the popular long
handles, and are specially priced to-
Thursdays selling at 69c.
basement saissrsss
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-31
ALASkA's PROGRESS BLOCKED

lntH the United states govern.
ment changes its policy. there car
he TO development in Alaska" aid
]. X Mcdonald. of Alaska. nj The
in scoi I hr report al thu com
missioner oil the general land Office
shows that in round numbers some
80 coal claims have been filed and
that the claimants have proved up on
something over 36.nuo acres. upon
which they have paid governments
fees of $40 an acre. or an aggregate
of $36o.Guo. These fees represer,
about onc-tenth of the actual money
expended by the men and companicS
that have attempted To relieve the
coal situation in Alaska and. Of
course. inc dental1y make somrthiue
for themselves But it seems to he
the policy OF the Interior depart
ment To look upon every man who
is willing to invest money in deyc}-
oping the natural resources of Alas
ka with suspicion. SO that We fin5
today that of the 3G.ooo acres of Lane
known 10 he coal lands. and uVot
which government fees have beer
paid In every instance, only 10
acree have passed TO patent
Alaska contains vast stores o.
coal, and vet it is criminal offense
for a man who has paid his govern
ment fee 10 mine single ton and
sell il The city OF Fairbanks locat
ed in the Tanana valley. is " thi0
rifle shot of one of the greatest coal
fields in the world. but the people
of that city, which l. perhaps thu
most important city IN the whole
Territory. are compelled To burn
spruce wood for fuel or import coal
from British Columbia. which costs
from 50. to $50 a ton The peopI,
in the East have no comprehension
OF the conditions under which Alas
ka people are compelled to live. ana
until they do. and Congress acts
Alaska never will be developed. -
Washington Post.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-31
SCHOOL TRUSTEE.

In the city elections to ne held
this week there is buD little exeita-
ment stir1iIle. The only h4ht or 4ar..
ice being Tor the vacancy 10 n,
lied on the school board. CO..
derable agitation has been Hosi {,
Tor the last week or ten GAYS BY
many people in Fairbanks. as wei.
as by both the morning and evenir"
papers. as TO whom should be
elected treasurer OF the board. and
by.
There are bus two candidates 10,
the position Frank Clark ard j. Z
Moody-both old time residents Of
the CITY. Either one OF these men
80 far as personal ability or qnalf
cat ons are concerned. would fl.
the bill.
The evening paper on THURSDAY
cam" out III an editorial iaYoring
Frank Clark, threw several hints
about dictators and relationships.
but mentioned no names. leaving
the readers in as much doubt at the
end Of the article as at the start.
That. however is the key note--a
dictator on the board, or rather
Nould-be dictator.
The morning paper in an editor a,
last Saturday championed the cause
of Mr.. Moody. 1t goes after Mr.
Clark, opposing him because his
friends accuse the Moody supporters
Of accusing somebody that somebody
else did something. or was op-
posed to somebody. until it left
The reader in a muddle Ii closes up
its editorial by throwing bouquet
Mr.. Clark. which reminds one
very much of the man who. in dying
said. Well, God is good and Their
fearing perhaps that he would go
TO the realms OF his satanic majesty,
added, and the devil amt very
bad" thus hoping to keep In the
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-31
RECEIVER SOLD
COLD BAR STOCK

According to information received
last week by Receiver +. Moves
of the Observation-Disclosures hank, i; ;
likely that the stock OF the Golj
Bar Lumber company which is OWN
ed BY the bank Will be sold for $l22.
goo. The stock is now in the no.
session OF the Dexter Horton Eatiou-
Al bank of Seattle, Who are toldus
it as security Oh an oEerdra9 o.
s12S,0o0 drawn by the local ms
III Oh prior to is going unit.
The deal for the receiver is H.,
ing put through by Attolnet ira
Orton. who has informed Mr.. No.ey
that II will take thirty days
close the deal. as ;he purchaser
Seattle parties, desire to make ar
examination of the title and The
property.
As the Dexter Horton bank VA
paid $4,000 last summer When the
last dividend was declared the deb
to that institution amounts. with
interest, TO approximately 1921 .00a.
which would leave a balance 81 Sill
geo to apply to the other indebted
ness of the estate.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-31
CARL THIEL IS MAKING
TRACKS FOR IDITAROD

Carl Thiel. the Old Fairbanks boz
Who has been sojeurning in the ldi-
tarod for the past TWO or three years
who recently Went Outside over the
Seward trail and later was married
70 a young lady in Seattle, S on his
return To his northern home and
will come by way of Fairbanks. where
he will renew acquaintance of old
Carl will not bring his wife with
him, but she viii follow on the 'irst
oats after the opening or NAVIGATION.
Mr. Thiel is we'll and favorably known
in Fairbanks. and will be heartily
received in transit.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-03-31

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