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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01

No man who is without experience
as a former could possibly make a
success of farming as business from
the beginning; but il a man is stu
dent and is willing to undergo some
privation at the beginning there is a
chance for him to succeed If he has
the necessary capital
Much will depend upon the amount
OF risk the farmer Is willing to take.
Generally speaking, where land prices
are normal, a full equipment just
about equals the full value of the
land. One can usually get hold OF a
piece of land by paying about one
fourth of the purchase price in cash
and giving his notes for the balance
on the land for security. Hence,
speaking in general way, the amount
of capital required as a minimum for
a fully equipped farm would be about
one and a fourth times the cost price
of the land. This would involve going
In debt an amount equal to about
three-fourths the cost of the land. In
these figures / am assuming that land
for trucking and fruit growing will
cost 500 an acre, land for dairying
$50. and for hay growing $40 per acre.
The differences in the price of land
here assumed for the different types
of farming will be considered in the
article dealing with the best location
for the beginner.
In the irrigated regions Of the west.
generally speaking, more capital Is re-
quired for beginning than elsewhere
on account of the high cost of the
land, but where there is plenty of
irrigation water available the yields
to be obtained can generally be made
to compensate for the higher land
values.
The farmer whose family is able to
do all the labor on the farm can begin
with less capital than the individual
who must hire large part OF his
labor. Again, something depends up
on the character of the land itself. II
the soil is new and rich there will
be little or no expense for fertilization
at the beginning. and an important
item of expense is thus saved; but II
the land has been farmed for many
years and is in a condition that re-
quires immediate fertilization In order
to secure profitable yields, consider
able investment must be made in fer
tilizers or manure before crops can
be obtained. Some men have started in
to farming with practically no capital.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
ORDERS BAR LIQUOR DEALER
Many Fraternal Societies and Labor
Organizations Keep Cat Man
Who Sells Whisky.

No liquor dealer is eligible to MEM
berslfp in the following orders and
fraternities:
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Knights of Maccabees, Tribe of Ben
Hur. American Legion of Honor, Fra
ternal Mystic Circle, Independent Or
der of Foresters. Supreme Council of
the Catholic Benevolent Legion. Sow
ereign Camp of Woodmen of the
World. Modern Woodmen of America.
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics, Order of United American
Mechanics, Sovereign Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows, Knights Of Pythias.
Knights of Columbus, Catholic Fra
ternal Union of America, FTaternal
Brotherhood, National Union, Protect
ed Home Circle, Heptosoph's Improved
Order, Royal League, Yeomen OF
America. Woodmen of the World.
Brotherhood of American Yeomen. Or
der of the Star OF Bethlehem. Free
masons also generally exclude liquor
sellers. Various railway orders and
many other labor fraternities bar
liquor drinkers also.
What about the man who becomes a
party to the liquor business by liceDs-
ing the same-the man whose vote
sustains and perpetuates it? The traf-
fic has government sanctions pro
tected by the fisg-is 1t consistent for
any fraternity TO discriminate against
the liquor seller?
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
PROPAGATION OF
CURRANT BUSHES
Frequent Shallow Cultivation
Should Be Given in Early
Part of Season.

Currants should be propagated by
division Of the plant. Where only
few bushes are wanted they may be
obtained by separating rooted canes
from the mother-plant. but In nurs-
ery-culture plants are propagated by
cuttings in the fall They are made
about s inches long and may be set
out in rows at once, or tied up In bun
dies and stored in a pit over winter
Make the pit in well-drained soil. with
the butt ends up. and covered about q
inches deep with earth. Set out In
the spring as early as the ground can
he worked. The rows should be 3
feet apart. and the plants feet dis
tant In the rows. Frequent shallow
culture should be given during the
early part OF the season. Your state
experiment station at Amherst, Mass.
will no doubt, be pleased TO send
Won a bulletin showing their reports
on growing currants and gooseberries
IN YOUR section OF the country. II you
write and ask for Il.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01

See how sleek my coat is! Do you
feel that big lump in my stomach?
That's a nice lamb had for supper!
When | met you l was on my way to
get some honey. always like to have
something sweet after have eaten a
big meal"
Honey Honey" said Billy. Il
often heard my old Daddy talk about
eating honey. Can / go with you and
get a taste OF honey! | never ate
any in all my life"
Come along with me. and on our
way I'll tell you all about It,"
So the two bears walked leisurely
along through the bottom. and out
into the big WOODS on the higher
ground.
Il told you" said Sol. Il was a
wise bear. work with my head.
thinking about schemes to get a good
living without much labor.
When I am out in the woods and
see a little bee flying along as fast
as he can so on a straight line.
know he is going home with load of
honey. get his course and follow
along after him. Pretty soon another
bee will come flying along in the same
direction, going home with his load
of honey, and so l keep following the
bees until | come to the honey tree
where the bees live This tree We
are going TO now | found yesterday
while l was taking little walk
through the woods"
BY this time they had come TO the
honey tree and Sol pointed IL out to
Billy.
do you see that big hole away up
by that big limb7" said Sol That's
where the bees live. There is a lot
OF honey In that old hollow tree. and
well eat Just all We want OF it,
I'm go up and pull the big chunks
OF honeycomb. filled with honey. out
OF the tree and throw Il down to the
ground. While I'm doing THAI you
can keep watch" And Sol strutted
on to the tree, put his arms around
the trunk and pretended he was try
Ing to climb up and get the honey.
-Myl My!-I am getting 80 fat
and I've eaten 30 much I'm afraid
can't climb that tree tonight"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
End the Same.

A man. haggard, wretched, with
handouts on his wrists, covering in
a patrol wagon among degraded fell
low-prisoners, looked up as the wag-
on passed the famous hotel whose
luxurious bar was the resort of the
gilded youth OF the town. That" he
said. in a tone as II going back over
all his life TO the time when his own
downfall began, that is where l took
my first drink"
A battered tramp beside him laugh
ed hoarsely. Il took mine In a speak
easy" he said. We didn't start alike.
but when we get to our last drink it'll
be all the same-cheap whisky and
the gutter and the morgue for both
OF us"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
.SKIMMILK is GOOD
FOR THE CHICKENS
Makes One Of Best Foods for the
Little Chicks and for the
Laying Hens.

Skim milk is one OF the very best
feeds for both young chickens and lay.
ing hens. The casein. or curdy part OF
the milk. largely supplies the protein
necessary for laying hens, while for
fattening fowls there. is nothing su.
perior to milk for making white. juicy.
delicate flesh. The milk may be fed
either sweet or sour and may be given
as drink or mixed with wheat bran
and oatmeal. or both.
Sour skim milk, or buttermilk, fed
TO hens confined in yard or small
range. keeps them in health. The acid
OF the milk supplies the lack OF vege-
table acid they would pick up II on
grass pasture-the buttermilk aids d.
gestion.
Poultrymen near the wholesale city
milk men and creameries can often
buy the sour milk for ten cents per
gallon. At this price It is a cheap
food.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
NEWS &Me
YOUNG
PEOPLE
THE FATE OF
SMARTy S0L-BEAR
BY CALEB q. wHITFoRo.

Hello. there. little bear, you APP
pear to be working mighty hard for
your supper. Excuse me for calling
you little bear, you was all bumped
up SO catching bugs you looked like
a little bear. but when you come to
straighten up see you're a middle
size bear, almost as big as | am But
tell me. what's your nameT
my Daddy calls me Billy Bear be
cause he says I'm always busy hunt.
ing like Old Billy the hunter was who
used to live and hunt In this bottom
II might as well tell you my name.
My Dad calls me Sol. because he says
! am very wise bear. Old Solomon,
Dad says. was the wisest man in the
world"
well. Mr.. Solomon"
Don't call me Solomon. Call me
Sol. It's more friendly like"
"All right, Sol. was going to tell
you that my Daddy is one of the
wisest bears in this canebrake bot
tom, although he don't pretend to
know very much, and he always told
me not to get too friendly with bears
that pretend to be SO wise"
Surely you're not afraid to have
chat with sociable bear like me-?
I've seen more of the world than you
have and can tell you lot OF things
worth knowing. For instance, here
you are working yourself almost to
death to get n poor meal of bugs and
nuts and berries"
YES. It's pretty hard work." said
Billy. But my Daddy has lived to a
good old age in this bottom here, and
he often told me that the only safe
way is to work hard for living"
"Ha! Hal Hal" laughed Sol. You
talk like little baby bear. Why,
Billy. your father is old and never
learned the tricks some of us young
bears have learned. II you keep on
like you are doing now you'll be a
poor. lean, half-starved bear working
all night and never knowing what it
is to have good meal. Look at me!
I'm rolling fat, and yet l don't work
as hard as you do. Just feel my sides.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
Facts About London.

Canon Horsley gives the following
facts about the great city;
In London each day "a are injured
by street traffic; "a babies die: 70
stray dogs taken by the police; los
marriage take place; 1870 are sent to
prison: 100 die; 325 are born; $50
homeless go into casual wards; $40
20 into hospital; $4,000 are In the
warehouses; 100000 travel In Lon
don; $4,000 spent daily on work
houses; 100000 spent in theaters.
music halls. ETC.; $4,000 given to-
charity.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
Drunkenness in ireland.

According to a return just issued
continues to supply
large proportion OF the Irish prison
population, the number of commit
ments during 1911. for drunkenness
or riotous or disorderly behavior
while drunk being 9,25S, or 40 per cent.
OF the total number for convicted
prisoners committed TO prison.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
FACTORS WHICH Determine AMOUNT OF
CAPITAL REQUIRED FOR BEGINNING FARM.

important Item Of Expense is Saved Land Is New and Rch
Thereby Saving Cost Of FeIzationMore Money is Needed
in irrigation Sections Of West Than Elsewhere.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
Loss by suas.

As nearly as can be figured out the
chinch bug causes a loss to the farm.
ers OF the United States $4,000. 900
a year. and the Hessian ay about half
az much.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01

Man is more than mere intellect
He is a soul. and faith is more neces-
sary to his life than brains.-Rey L.
p. Berry. congregationalist. Spring
deld. Mass
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-01
Buylna More Land.

Farmers should not buy more land
until that which they already have Is
nradueing TO its maximum capacity.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

DUT Matt Keefe presumes to be an
hauthority on babies. He has but
one of his own, and his name is
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
BRADY SENDS TWO
BIG PRODUCTIONS
Cort Patrons to Witness
Bought and Paid For
and Ready Money


Two William A. Brady shows, with
emphatic Brady stamp. are booked for
early presentation at the Cort theater.
The first. Bought and Paid For which
will begin its engagement next Sun
day night, is well known to San Fran
cisco. As a. matter of fact, it was
easily the dramatic success of the
Cort's last season, when it ran for
three weeks to capacity business. 1t Is
sure to be cordially welcomed. The
other is a comedy, Ready Money that
is new to local piaygoers, but has
made a tremendous hit on the other
side of the Rockies. Both productions
come here direct from New York by
special train, and the Bought and
Paid For tour begins with the local
enga cement. which may be construed
as a theatrical compliment to San
Francisco.
Bought and Paid For" is generally
recognized as George Broadhurst's s
master drama. IT is essentially a play
of American life, and its characters
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
ORPHEUM

Milton Pollock will head the Orpaleum
bill this week in George AIDES new
play1et, Speaking to Father" Pollock.
who is comedian of exceptional abil-
ity and versatility, has secured several
very clever players to support him. and
most enjoyable entertainment is as
sured
Will Rogers. sthe Oklahoma cowboy
will give an exhibition of his skill with
the lariat. He is also a humorist, and
recently divided honors with Blanche
Ring in the production of The Wall
Street Girl
Walter S. (Rubel Dickinson will in
troduce his original creation. 1.-THE En-
Justice of the Peace which is one of
the biggest hits In vaudeville.
Rameses, who will present his Egyp-
tian temple of magic. has just returned
from tour of the world, during which
he acquired number of new tricks
clever young woman who chooses
to be known as Phina WILL with the as
sistance of a trio of clever boys and
girls, sing and dance.
This week will be the last Of Divine
and Williams, Fred Hamill and Charley
Arbate and the Bell family in their ar
tfstic musical offering.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

swered Matt Those were the great
days. I don't think"
Il didn't know that you ever played
such a strenuous professional Iife.''
said J.
Come again" said Matt.
7 didn't know that you ever had
such a hard time starting
II played all the dumps. believe me.
didn't miss anything" said Matt ad :
justing large scarf pin that shone in
the late afternoon sun and nearly put
my eyes out.
II was true enough Matt Keefe
has played everything but a bad game.
Although he is still young man-39.
he told me, though / always doubt the
80 age on account of the reluctance,
universally admitted, to enter the 40's
Mats memory goes back far enough
as a Snowman to anchor itself and its
owners career in the epoch of min
strelsy when some of the greatest of
the present day entertainers were do
ing parades and giving darktown imi-
tations in the "oprey houses" OF now
minstrel-deserted and otherwise dark
ened country
didn't miss anything" repeated
Matt, thinking kindly on the days
when he did IL turns of a..Sunday.
and was glad of the job. too. /
imagine.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
TIVOLI

Lovers of genuine comic opera, well
sung and staged, will welcome the an
nouncement of the Tivoli's revival of
Planquette's beautiful opera, The
Chimes of Normandy tomorrow even
ing.
The cast of THE Chimes of Nor
mandy" Is unusually good. Rena Wv
ienne will be Germaine; Myrtle Ding
wall, Serpolette, the Good for Moth
ing; Henry Santry, the Marquis of
Cornville: John Phillips. Jean the Fish
erman; Robert G. Pitkin. Gaspard, the
miser, and Charles Gallagher, the
Bailli
The music of the opera is delightful
throughout.
The most conspicuous musical num-
bers are Serpolette's rondo. I'm My
Mysterious History" and Go, Little
Sailor" and Henri's aria, "I Have
Thrice Made the Tour OF the world.r
The famous chorus with the chimes, a
most graceful and interesting number:
Gaspards quaint old Norman song, 1--WE
Were Full Five Hundred Rogues": Ger
names Legend of the Bells; Greni-
cheux's barcarolle, "On Billow Rock
ing and other noted numbers.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
FARRAR APPEARS IN
BRIEF CONCERT TOUR
Metropolitan operate Star VIII Be
Heard Soon In Song

Heard Soon In Song
The career of Geraldine Farrar. who
is making a tour this fall under the
management of c. A. Ellis of Boston,
is almost as fabulous as a fairy tale.
Just entering her thirties, this Ameri-
can girl has been one of the reigning
prima donnas of the age for II years.
When a girl in her teens she made her
operatic debut in Berlin.
Miss Farrar is the daughter of Sid
ney Farrar, remembered as one of the
best baseball players of a former gen
Grafton. She was born in Melrose, Feb
ruary IS. 1882. and lived in that suburb
of Boston until she went to New York
at the age of 10 to continue her vocal
studies. As a child she gave many evil
she was always the bright. particular
star in the little plays they gave, and
she was always in demand to sing
songs Her first real appearance Is a
songstress. however. was in the Mel
rose city hall in 1891. when she was IL
years old. in an amateur performance
of Market Day
The famous star of the Metropolitan
Grand Opera company will be one of
the early musical attractions in this
city. appearing next October.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
AEEFE Y0DIES A FEW ECHOES 5aRE TaH ALPS

wife Through the curse of drink, tney
are separated. but through the infiu-
ence of love and a little side aid on
the part of a scheming brother In law
they are reunited. Charles Richman
willaagain be seen as Robert STAFFORD
the millionaire. Richman is the
highest sa1aried leading man on the
country's stage.
Ready Money is. also thoroughly
American in character. 1t is a comedy
OF an all too rare type-the comedy that
Is built around the foibles and fdio-
syncrasies of people who are not carica-
lures Ready Money" brought fame
and ready money to its author. James
Montgomery, in the proverbial single
night" 1t was a success from the
start
The piece. however, Is not all laughs.
There is a touch of sentiment to it's
makeup, but it is not mawkisn- The
plot revolves around youth who starts
out to make his fortune with but two
assets-a 25 cent piece and the prom
ise of "The Girl that she will marry
him when he makes good"
Ready Money had great run at
Maxine Elliott's theater. New York.
That the play has universal interest
would seem to be indicated by the fact
that it ran simultaneously at Sir
Charles Wyndham's theater, London,
and won equal favor there. This Is the
play of which Queen Mary OF Eng
land said: "It is the prettiest love story
/ have ever seen upon the stage"
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

Il came to this town about Is years
ago. with Leavitts show, The High
Rollers We wers broke before we
landed. and afterwards we didn't get
any better. In 1889 / came out here
with a drum corps organized In Den
yer by George w. Cook That was the
finest drum corps that ever tapped a
quickstep," he reflected. But my first
high class appearance in this city was
when Ned Holman and Harry Connors
organized a juvenile company and pro-
duced Cinderella at the California
theater. ! was young enough--about
IS, suppose-to qualify with the Ju-
veniles, and was good enough, or
youthfully rash enough. to 30 out with
the organization on a tour Of the
coast have enjoyed better tours
since then. he said.
What" l asked. is your pIeasantest
tour on record?'
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

some others of almost equal fame
But" resumed Mr.. .Keefe. that en-
terprise died a painful death, and !
think that was the only man in the
organization that got his money
How did you manage it," | asked.
remembering the time when the penni-
less troopers were trying to extract
silver from a bankrupt treasury and
were languishing for lack of funds to
take them back east whence they had
come in hope
why said Matt, Il heard the man
declare itself insolvent and SO 1 waited
until one night when there had been a
larger audience than usual, and then
went to the manager of the show, who
was standing near the box Office, and
gave him his choice between taking q
licking or giving me my money. He
took the latter alternative and / rode
back home at once, to the great sur
prise of all my friends, not to mention
my wife and the baby, who then, as
now accompanied me. / tell you that
there would have been very lively
scrap that night at the box Office of
the American If the money hadn't been
forthcoming"
So, after all, / consoled myself, when
the Interview was over with Matt, who
is to be the star of this weeks En-
press show, with the reflection that
though Mr.. Keefe was no Swiss, he
evinced all the independence of action
and belligerent righteousness that have
made the Swiss. whether yodler OF
merely a canton boss, person of con-
sequence in the world of art, politics
and finance
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
BY WALTER ANTHONY

George NJ. Cohan is an endman. Will
lie Collier is another De Wolf Hop
per is one OF the comedians, Weber and
Fields play again at their team work.
Nearly every player known to fame as
sumes role of serious or comic inn
port, and they all go along to raise
money to build an expensive club
house on very expensive land. That
they will succeed in their efforts is
not to be doubted, since, according to
Matt Keefe, they made 100000 (I hope
/ haven't omitted cipher or so) in II
performances in the last tour, which
lasted just II days.
That was the finest trip / ever took,
said Matt who has reason to be proud
of his own important connection in
such a galaxy of stars as, if the train
we're wrecked and the occupants killed,
would put the amusement world on
the blink according to Matt.
When we played in Providence,
said Matt. they had to rope the streets
to keep the crowds from mixing up the
parade
Providence. YOU know, no doubt, is
of consistently. But Matt didn't tell
me what was the enthusiastic inn
pulse that led the citizenship OF the
place to mix things with the pro-
cession.
~ PEAK ING of the days of min
strelsy. Keefe said that he feared
they were irrevocably over. The
form of minstrel entertainments is dead
that once amused our fathers and that
began when the negro was as interest
ing in comedy as he was In s'Uncle
Toms Cabin"
There will be-" said he. some forms
of mlnstrelsy that will live. however
and they will be found in vaudeville.
The songs of the minstrels will be heard
and his comedy VIII offered but IT
isn't likely that San Francisco will
ever support again minstrel organ
ization such as that of Reed or Esmer-
son. or even Dockstadter.''
keefe reminded me of the last ex-
pertinent in that line AS one of the
stars of Al G. Fields and the Primrose
and Dockstadter organizations, then OF
Dockstadters and finally OF the Cohan
and Harris Honey Boy minstrels
Keefe is entitled to an opinion. too.
That organization which played in
April, 1909. at the American theater
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10

Easy" said Matt. TT was with
The Friars' show.
- VERY year the Friars, which IS IN
organization OF actors. performers
and newspaper men, gives great
show in New York and makes brief
tour during the summer, the purpose
being, so Matt. who is mem
Der, says is to abstract sufhcient
change from the people to build
clubhouse of amazing proper
tions and beauty in New York. Now.
this organization is suficiently strong
In talent to command q cast Of extrav-
agant entertaining merit No producer,
merely trying to support his playhouse,
could afford to offer such an asgrega-
tion as annually travels for the Friars.
unless he demanded a price per seat
that would make the price OF box
reservation at championship fight
seem like = nickel at . church fair.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
MEXICAN ARTISTS TO SING
Operatfc Stars to Be Heard in Preten-
tious Program

tious Program
Nine. Schueler Perch and Carl Won
Esch. lately from Mexico, where they
were grand opera stars. will give a
concert Saturday evening. August 16.
at Golden Gate Commandery hall. They
will be assisted by Joseph Berringer.
Miss Irene Martini. Signor de Arrillaga.
Otto Rauhut, Michele Giovacchini and
the Madrigal chorus. Following a
splendid program dance will be
given
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
SAVOY

Each performance of The Trafic.e
the four act drama now being PLACED
at the Savoy. is another answer to the