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The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
WILL HONOR D|SCOvERER
 OF PACIFIC

PANAMA. Sept. As mark f respect to the memory of Vasco Nunez De Balboa. who four hundred .'ears ago the 25th of this month discovered the Pacific ocean. King Alfonso of Spain has donated $ln.toa Tor the erection of q monument.
 IL was in September f 1513 that Balboa pushed his way across the lsthmus of Panama, and on the 18th day, from the hill saw the peaceful waters of the Pacific. being the first white man to see that body of water from the North American continent
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
.|NQU|S|TOR 0F
 VATICAN SICK

ROME. Sept. 7.-Stricken with ap- pendicitis, Cardinal Viyiesy Tuto in- quisitor at the Vatican, is at deaths door The Vatican physicians have pronounced the cardinal too weak to undergo the knife.
 So critical is his condition that prayers were offered at St. Peters today for hs speedy recovery or happy death, a cerem ny performed only in extreme cases.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
SEAMAN RUSTL|N
 AT DEATHS DOOR

PANAMA, Sept. While on shore leave, SSeaman Rustlin, Of an Amer can revenue cutter here. was stabbed several times by native The vic tim is in the hospital in a dying tond tioh, and the assailant has been arrested, charged with attempt to murder He will be held several days before he is given a hearing, and if Rustlin dies the charge will be changed to that of murder.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
GRIN0LINES TO RE
 WORN THIS WINTER

PARIS. Sept. 7.-According to the leading fash on artists of this city. which claims to lead the world in the dictation of style, the chief feature of the winter attire will be crino- lines, which were worn years ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
WORKING VIRGIN GROUND.

The dredge operating on Fair banks creek is now working in Vir- gin ground. and while the exact re- suits cannot be obtained it is re- ported that they are much encour- aged over the returns. It is thought they will be able to work for at least c-uple months yet before the cold weather forces them to close down.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
FREIGHT TRAINS
 COLLIDE AT ADAMS

ADAMS. N. D.. Sept. 7- Two freight trains of the Great Northern railroad collided at this place today and killed two persons as we'll as wrecking the greater part of both trains beyond repair. Those killed were the fireman on the west bound train and brakeman on the east bound freight. Several others of the train crew were injured slightly when the crash came.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
MISS OLSEN ENGAGED.

The news was received by Mrs. Ollsen in a recent mail of the en- gagement of her daughter Miss Dee Ollsen to a wealthy young society man in the East.
 Miss Ollsen went Outside last fall to pursue her musical studies in Virginia.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
PRINCE WILL ENTER
 EATON UNIVERSITY

LONDON, England. Sept. T. When Eton university opens this
 month it will have as student l,another son of the king, Prince Henry William, who was enrolled Iwithin the last week The prince lis only thirteen years of age. and Twill be one of the youngest students in his class.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
THAW FIGHT MAY LAST TWO YEARS.
 SAYS ATTORNEYS

OTTAWA, SeIt. According to the opinion of many prominent local lawyers. the Thaw case may he pro lonEed for uHs tRe wears II the eoustitationali of CaIada's immigra. ton law is attacked That Thaw Will not be lar icd back in New York or within the 'uite1 States for long time is the opin on of all. as he has the most eminent icgal talent in the Dominion who stand ready To attack every law in the land fl need be to save the=r client.
 The charge laid lasr week aeains, former pistriet Attorney Jerome of New York will he quashed during the coming week if IS thought.
 CROWD CHEERS THAW.
 COATIGOOK. Sept, As he was leaving the court house yesterday. Harry K Thaw was given several I unds of hearty cheers by the crowd that k daily in attendance at the proceedings. As the settlement is largely made up of French Cana dians the cheers were sent up in two languages. and Thaw. with a broad smile thanked his we'll wish CTS in English and ill French. The fact that he could converse in French, the only language used by many of the people of th's district. pleased the crowd greatly, and they again responded with several rounds of cheers
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
RAILROAD HEAD GRIEF STRICKEN
 OVER ACCIDENT

NEW HAVEN. Sept. | Grief stricken over the horrible | saster of last Monday night President Ho- ward Elliott, f the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad. stat ed yesterday that he was ready to spend millions fl needs he to make the line safe and restore the conf dence Of the public in his company lre sident Elliott is personally blam- ed by no one Tor the conditions which allowed Of such an accident. as he has been in charge of the road but | few weeks. and has | had time to make all the changes that are required. and that were promised his patrons.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
INDIAN MURDERS
 HIS WHITE WIFE

IOWA CITY. Sept. As a result of family quarrel. Deerfoot, a Carlisle Indian, shot and instantly killed his white wife. Shortly after wards the murderer was taken into custody and locked up charged with the crime.
 For some time Deerfoot has been very jealous of his wife. who he claimed was receiving attentions from a business man in the city. Af- ter the murder he showed no signs of sorrow for his act and maintained that he was justified in his action.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08
SPECIAL PROBE.

WASHINGTON, Sept For the purpose of making a special probe of the accident which occurred at New Haven the early part of last week. Congress yesterday approIri- ated s25.ooo. and instructed the In- ter-State Commerce commission to rush the investigation with all pos sible speed
 Experts have already been de tailed to the scene f the catastrophe to examine the wrecked trains and the general signaling system of the road
The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-08

GARDEN CITY, Sept. For the fourth time, D. Travers succeeded yesterday in winning the amateur golf championship of America.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
When Soils Cease to Produce.

The trouble with soils when they
cease to produce as they did when
new is not that the elements of plant
food are actually exhausted from the
soil, but the necessary forces for the
liberation are exhausted. One of
these forces is bacteria. 1t is esti-
mated that in the common soil there
are 150,000,000 bacteria to the ounce.
These bacteria must have for their
food, humus, then they will liberate
food for the growth of plants. To be
a good farmer one needs to grow le-
gumes and other cover crop plants
to turn under for humus, and to en-
courage these beneficial bacteria to
perform their functions in the soil.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
LOVELY HOG IS ECONOMICAL
Puts to Good Use All 1t Consumes,
Eighty Per Cent. OF Carcass
Being Available.

The American hog is the most eco
nomical of animals. OF what a horse
eats 30 per cent. goes to waste. Forty
four per cent. of the food consumed by
cattle is similarly lost, and SO per cent.
of all that sheep take into their stom-
achs. Only II per cent. of what a pig
eats isE wasted. Fifty-two per cent. of
the food eaten by hog goes to make
growth. A sheep utilities only 25 per
cent. of its sustenance for growing,
which means, of course, the produc-
ton of meat. These figures are OBJ
tanned from recent experiments made
by government experts, who find, as a
result of their study, that the pig has
what they call an economic superb
ority" even over poultry That is to
say, it produces more meat in proper
ton to its weight. and the animal
weighs more in proportion to the
amount of food it consumes. Eighty
four per cent. of the carcass of a hog
Is utilized as meat; of the beef animal,
10 per cent. is edible, and of the sheep
only 81 per cent Thus it appears
that greater percentage Of the pig is
available for food than of any other
Gomesticated creature.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12

whose streaked breast can be distin-
guished from the solid color of the
goldfinch.
During the winter they travel in
small focks, often in company with
tree-sparrows and juncos. But when
spring comes they pair, and then be-
gins a long season of courtship. for
they do not breed until into July. The
males are very ardent and affection
ate lovers. Goldfinches are among the
few birds that may be observed in
dulging in kissing one another during
the counting period.
In the late summer and fall they
visit the gardens, both in the country
and In town, to gather what lettuce
and sunfower seed they find awaiting
them.
They benefit agriculture by eating
the seeds of noxious weeds, especially
the common thistle, and in feeding
their young upon harmful insects. Be
ing with US, to some extent, through
| out the winter only tends to add to
their usefulness.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
KISSING WAS IN STYLE THEN
In 18TH Century English Women
Were Offended at Other Greet
ing-Now Lost Art.

Kissing is almost lost are in Eng
land, the London Chronicle states.
Its universal prevalence in the sew
enteenth century was the wonder OF
the foreigner. Nicolaus de Bethlen,
who visited this country in 1863, re-
lates that my brother and 1 behaved
very rudely on one occasion, being
unaware that 1t was customary in
that country to kiss the corner of the
mouth of women, instead of shaking
hands as we do in Hungary. We
were invited to dine at the house of
man OF high rank and found bis
wife and tire daughters Zone of them
married) ready to receive US. We
kissed the girls, but not the married
women, and thereby greatly offended
the latter. Duyal apologized for our
blunder and told US when saluting we
must always kiss the senior women
first and leave the girls to the last"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
COST or BUILDING CREAMERY
One Must First Figure on Expense and
s Then on Equipment-Pays
to Build Well.
CBy G. A. GILBERT. Colorado Agricui-
tural Coliege-)

CBy G. A. GILBERT, Colorado Agricui-
tural Coliege.)
Creamery builders must figure the
cost. first. of the building, second, of
the equipment A suitable and con-
venient building will contain a main
work room, store room, refrigerator.
engine and boiler room, coal room and
an office. Such medium sized cream
cry would measure 2Sx4S feet. In
some sections labor and material are
much cheaper than in others and the
cost varies accordingly. However, we
can place the limit of cost of such a
construction between one thousand
and fifteen hundred dollars.
Where only gathered cream is re-
ceived the equipment required is less
than where whole milk is received. In
the first instance, of the gathered
cream plant, the following would be
necessary: Is H. P. boiler; 10 II. P.
engine; we'll and pump; weigh can
and scales; Babcock testing equip
ment complete; combiner churn, capa-
city 800 lbs. butter; butternilk vat;
cream ripener; starter can; wash sink.
Besides this there will be shafting,
pulleys, piping, betting. etc. By max.
ing two churnings day in the rush
season, 1900 pounds of butter could be
manufactured per day in plant of
| this size. The cost Of equipment would
approximately be $1,000.
The total cost of a creamery with
out artificial refrigeration will vary
| from $4,000 to $4,000. In the long run
it pays to build well and to use first
class equipment in creamery, and
| this is the basis of the foregoing hg
ures. In many cases on record cream
cries started by promoters Of repre-
sentativess of construction companies
have cost exhorbitant prices and out
of all proportion to the business they
are able to do.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
CAR @DoN'Ts' FOR cHILDREs
Avoid Aceidents-Text Book
Contains Many Warnings.

The American Museum OF Safety is
going to try to teach the children OF
New York to exercise more care when
they are in the streets, so that there
will be fewer accidents.
When the children get to the
museum they will see little trolley
cars and dolls to teach them certain.
dangers, and how to get on and or
car. The children will also get
little text book of "Don'ts" that con-
tain these cautions:
Don't hang on behind the car
Don't stand on the car steps.
Don't touch wire; it may be a
live one.
Don't put your head or arms out
OF the car window.
Don't run across car track in
front of an approaching car, automo-
bile or wagon
Don't cross Immediately behind a
passing car: there may be another car
or wagon approaching closely in the
opposite direction.
Don't jump on or of a moving car.
Don't get off facing rear of car
Don't cross street without looking
both ways for passing automobiles
and wagons.
Don't fail, when leaving car, to
look both ways for other vehicles.
Don't play in the street where car
tracks are.
Don't cross a street except at a
crosswalk.
| Don't take a chance.
The museum folks are hoping to
get the Interboro to carry the chill
dren to and from the museum free OF
| charge.-New York Times.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
BIRD IS FRIEND OF FARMER
eoidfinch Benefits Agriculture by Con-
Stunning Seeds Of Noxfous Weeds,
Especially Thistle.
by H. W. wEIsBERGER, in the Farm
and Firesfde.)

tBy II. w. WEISBERGER. in the Farm
and Fireside.)
Why do / class the goldfinch as q
winter resident? Simply because /
think that many farm boy sees
them and hears the familiar canary
notes" and does not know them to
be our common black and yellow
wild canaries" of the summer time.
This is what they are, but they have
donned the greenish-yellow garb OF
the female. Often. if they have found
a food feeding place with plenty of
goldenrod or ragweedy corn field,
thsy win remain until the seeds have
been consumed, which often requires
weeks of time
They must not, however, be con
founded with another, similar north
ern winter bird, the pine-siskin, whose
notes are somewhat identical, but
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
RIDDLES.
Where does charity begin?
At C. (sea)

Where does charity begin?
at C (sea).
Which is the strongest day in the
week?
Sunday. because all the rest are
weekdays.
Which is the easiest to spell--fid-
dle-de-dee or fiddle-de-dum?
The former, because it is spelt with
more e's.
What do we do when, to increase
the effect, we diminish the cause?
Snuff the candle.
What word will, if you take away
the first letter. make you sick?
Music
What chins are never shaved?
Ur-chins.
Who are the most wicked people III
the world. and why?
Pen makers; because they make
people steel pens and tell them they
do write fright.
Why is a pretty woman like
lock?
Because she is thing to door
(adore)
4 why Is 4 SuOIL "
kiss a tall woman like an Irishman
going up Vesuvius?
Because he is trying to get to the
mouth of the cratur (creature).
In case of an accident. what is bet
ter than presence OF mind?
Absence of bsdy.
What did the spider do when he
left the ark?
He took fly and went home
When do we first hear of the use OF
paper currency?
When the dove brought the green
bac. into the ark.
Why is street door like beer
barrel
Because it is often tapped
When walked through Geld Of
wheat
I picked up something gooG 60 eat
Twas neither fish, flesh, fowl nor
bone:
| kept it till it ran alone
| AN egg.)
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
MANNHEIM IS AMUSING TOY
German invention Is Operated by Boy
Drawing in Breath and Blowing
Through Small Tube

An amusing variation of the jointed
mannikin that filings its arms and legs
about when string is pulled has oeen
designed by man in Germany, the
home of toys. The figure is made and
Joined in the same old way and the
joints are even connected with a cen
trail cord, but there the resemblance
to the old toy stops. This central
cord is fastened to a plunger that
moves up and down in the upper sec
ton of rectangular suction pipe.
To mako the mannikin dance. boy
takes the tube in his mouth and alter
nately blows through it and draws in
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
HEARTS and DARTS
OF ST. VALENTINE

lis the returning festival OF the
venerable Bishop Valentine. as be-
rhymed by poets and beloved OF lovers
IN these wireless telegraph days, as
1t was In Merrie England Of old, when,
as Charles Lamb records, "the weary
and all forspent twopenny postman
sank beneath load OF delicate en-
barrassment not his own"
What manenr Of person was this
saint Of eternal youth, whose name SO
brightly burns and CLOVIS In the
Fubric? The Church Calendar assigns
him to the distant date of 270 A D.,
but gives no particulars. We do
know, however, that through all these
Intervening centuries Saint Valen-
tines name has typified that uniyer-
sal sweet unrest which impels poor
humans to seek perfection In union"
Also, that hearts and Aymen's darts,
and rhymed madrigals, In which the
sender's name must be read between
the lines, have been from time imme-
Moral associated with the date OF
Feb. IA, the good Bishops birthday.
The more chivalrous and devout men
have been the more ardent in their
observance Of the sentimental ami
Hersary.
Can any twentieth century valentine
Burpass this one of the Spanish
knight-crusader, quoted by Lockhara1
MY ornaments are arms.
My pastine is IN war.
Ny bed is cold upon the void.
Ny lamp yon scar.
My 5ourneyings are long
Ny slumbers short and broken;
From hin TO hill / wander st.il,
kissing thy token
IT ride from land to land.
sail from sea to sea;
Some day more kind I fate may ind.
Some night kiss thee"
George Washington passed through
more than one violent valentine
courtship before he led the Widow
Gusts to the altar. You can read his
love lyrics in any groWn-up Life"
His ecclesiastical contemporary
John Wesley, the founder Of Metho
dism, could also pen an occasional val
entine verse as well as church hymn
AS witness the following, only re
Gently unearthed in one of his diaries
relating to his Georgia love affair with
Sophy Hopkey:
This day, to hearts united dear.
Sees my fond romance ever.
why should her light feet linger hers
TO wait q laggard loyerf
--since my bereavement Is begun.
/ try but cannot pray.
o Lord. since first I saw the sun
Was never such day.!
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
THE
CHILDREN
LITTLE TOY MOST AMUSING
Figures of Two PugiIists Swing Back
and Forth Under Impact of
Their Own Blows.

A most amusing toy that can be
made by any ingenious boy has been
patented by an Illinois man. 1t con-
sists Of piece of cardboard or thin
wood upon which the figures of two
boxers swing back and forth under the
impact of their blows. These blows,
by the way, are delivered by the oper-
ator's fingers, which are thrust
through openings in the shoulders of
the figures and have miniature boxing
gloves fastened on the tips, converting
them into lifelike-looking arms The
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
The Monkey Puzzle :.

the windows and back to his masters
shoulder.
Now, if you were in Jokes place. in
what order would you visit the soci-
able looking residents?
Joko's shortest route In visiting the
IL windows and returning to his mas
ters shoulder is as follows:
Nos. 10. IL, IL. s. A. 8, Z. 6. 2. 1. s.
and 9.
The two upper floors being closer
together than the first and second,
makes such routes as 10. 6. Z, H.. IL,
s, "A, 3, 2, /. S. and slightly longer
than the route given above. which il;
the shortest possible answer. and may
not be varied.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
ACID Phosphate In Henhouses.

The best practice is to use acid
phosphate or floats freely in the hen
house. You can put the manure into
order for drilling by thorough ex-
posture to drying air and then pound
ing up and running through a coarse
sieve. 1t is deficient in phosphoric
acid, which the soil usually needs,
and at least so pounds of a good
grade of acid phosphate should be
added to each 100 pounds of the dry
manure, Four or five hundred pounds
per acre may be the most profitable
amount for your rye.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
For Skin Disorder.

The following powder given each
day is said to be good for skin dis.
order in horses: Finely powdered
iodine of potash, ounces; granu
lated sugar and common salt. of each
1 pound. Mix we'll together and di-
vide into thirty-two powders. Feed
no corn, but let the grain feed be
oats and wheat bran. Use tincture OF
iodine on the Jumps every second
day until the skin becomes a little
tender.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
EattenIna Market Fowls.

To fatten poultry for market, re-
move them from the yards and place,
without overcrowding, in coop which
should be provided with a canvas GOV.
er to draw down and keep the in
mates in darkness Do not feed for
about six hours after placing in the
coop, and then feed all they will eat
Feed three times a day, and keep
fresh water and basin of grain al
ways before them.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Attention to Colts, feet.

Don't forget to give the colts feet
attention Now is when the set of
limbs is determined. There is always
a reason for poor set of limbs. 1t
may be hereditary, but it is generally
on the part of the owner
who did not keep his feet trimmed
down level with the frog. A colts
feet are continually breaking off and
splitting if they are not, attended TO
promptly. Horse Journal.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Amusing Fighters.

lower portion of the fighters-from
waist DOWNS drawn on the card, but
their torsos and heads are in separate
pieces, pivoted at the waist. so that
they swing freely. There is a stop,
however, so that if one of the men
gets an unusually vigorous punch in
the jaw he will only bend back to a
certain point and will spring forward
again to the fray.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
NECESSARY FOR TOOL SHOP
One Essential is Water and in Re-
ceptacie Large Enough for All
Needs-Tub Is Best.

Wherever the farmer has his own
blacksmith shop, it is almost neces-
sary to have water handy, and have it
in a vessel large enough for the needs
of the shop. The half barrel makes
a very good vessel for this purpose.
The half of a common coal oil barrel
will make very good tub. The
notches, shown in the illustration,
form good supports for the wagon
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Treatino Nail Mounds.

I One who has tried it says that the
most successful treatment that he has
found for nail wounds in horses feet
is to clean the wound and pour full of
hot tallow or lard. This seems TO
give very little pain, and one treat
ment generally cures
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
PUZZLE OF LITTLE MONKEY
niles From Twelve Windows as
Speedily as Possible.

The thoughtful expression worn by
the monkey is due to the fact that his
master has ordered him to visit the IL
windows and return with his crop of
pennies as speedily as possible.
joke is calculating the shortest
route which will take him past all
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Dancer of Poor Ventilation.

If you want your sheep to die, shut
them up in a tight pen where they
cannot move about much; and stuff
them with hay and grain all the
time. The way to have healthy sheep
is to let them have spin around the
lot every day.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Little Joe's Fear.

Little joe Mamma, / was awsully
afraid when you shut me in the dark
closet
Mamma Why, Joe. what were you
afraid of
Little joel was afraid ] couldn't
find the cake.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Water Tub for Shop.

wheels when cooling the set tires.
The notches will also be found handy
for other purposes about the tub, such
as keeping tongs, lays, etc, from slip
ping to the bottom OF the tub when
set upright to cool.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
openIna o. Drain Outlets.

A few hours spent now to see that
all the drain outlets are we'll opened
may save considerable delay on &C
count of wet fields in the spring.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-12
Clean Milk.

Milk that makes gassy curds is usu-
ally dirty. Clean milk and clean nten-
sis will never produce gassy curds.