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Evening star., 1914-04-25
Ways Of Raising Money.

Should the entire issue authorized and
available Of Panama bonds be exhausted
and money still be needed. recourse could
then be had to the certificates OF indebt-
edness. AS neither bonds nor certificates
Of the government can be sold by it below
par. the sum brought in by these COM
pleted issues would be more than $780,
100000, sufficient to finance q war until
revenues could be raised by special war
measures, such as special taxes imposed
by Congress. Internal revenues offer
thousands and thousands Of ways to
raise funds without appreciable hardship
on any individual.
Some question is raised as to the
probability of Panama canal bonds be-
ing acceptable at par in the open mar
ket. when they no longer bear the
circulation privilege. and in light Of
the quotations below par which OBJ
tanned during the presidential cam
paign. and in the early days Of this
Panama 3's shrunk to 9S
and even lower. They are now quoted at
101 and a fraction higher and have been
stationary for the two months
at these figures.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Secretary of Treasury Could
Raise Money Without Ap-
peal to Congress.
PANAMA CANAL BONDS
AVAILABLE FOR DISPOSAL
In Power of Cabinet Officer to Dis
pose of Certificates of Indebted
ness for $500, 100000.

A special war fund Of s43O. 600 900 could
be raised by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury without recourse to Congress. In ad-
dition to $3.50, 900, 600 OF Panama canal
bonds available for issue and sale to re-
imburse the general fund for canal ex-
penditures. authority vests now in the
Secretary Of the Treasury to issue and
dispose Of two hundred millions of GER
tificates of Indebtedness. bearing 8 per
cent interest and redeemable in one year.
Floating an issue of lon-time bonds
with interest payable in gold. would be q
simpler expedient than to offer oertifl-
Gates Of Indebtedness maturing in one
year and bearing no greater interest
value. This is the opinion OF financial
experts Of the government.
In the event of need of money to meet
immediate extraordinary expenses the
first move of the administration. It Is gen-
orally conceived, would be to ask bids on
an issue of Panama canal bonds for the
full amount or part Of the amount avail
able for issue at this time. The condi-
ton Of the money market might dictate
an issue no larger than imperatively
needed for the emergency to be met
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Omcials Are Alarmed.

Omcfals here were much exercised
over the reported assassination of
Americans in Mexico City. Serious
eventualities there. it was pointed out,
might aggravate the present situation
and serve TO arouse sentiment among
the people that would demand more
aggressive action in Mexico on the
part of this government
IL was further emphasized, however,
that mob violence could not be consid-
cred as any deliberate act of Huerta,
and that 1t could be claimed by his
government that it was powerless to
control the situation owing to the
enti-American feeling aroused by the
seizure of Vera Cruz.
Evening star., 1914-04-25
Confers With daGama.

While the authorities were exerting
every possible effort TO get verifcation of
the disquieting reports from the Mexican
capital, Secretary of State Bryan con-
ferred with the Brazilian ambassador,
MIR. da Cana, over the arrest OF Ameri-
cans at orlzaba and informed him that
he had requested the Brazilian diplo-
matte representatives in Mexico City to
seek the release Of the prisoners Am
bassador da Cana urged the Brazilian
minister in Mexico City to do all he could
for the release of the Americans.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15


Whea you have nice porch furnished
up IN that way you like to use it as
early in the season as possible and as
late as possible in the fall. If this
porch looks to the south or east it
will be comfortable on sunny days
late in the fall as well as early in
the spring, and you will get months
use of 1t more than you would of an
ordinary straightaway veranda BY
fitting it with screens and sash the
time may be extended to include al.
most the round year in some loca-
tons. The fashion of screening
porches in the summertime to keep
out flies and mosquitoes is a good one
and 1t is easy to lift out the screens
In the fall and put sash in their places,
There are different ways of manag,
ing. Some people like to do things
differently from the ordinary and no
tice that such folks generally get more
out of life. Some families live in their
houses, while others make the house
place to stay in when necessary and
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Treaty of Client.

One hundred years ago the COM
missioners delegated by the United
States and England to arrange treaty
of peace were assembled in the city
Of Client in readiness to begin their
deliberations. The American commits
sion consisted of five members. all
men of distinguished ability. They
were Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams,
Albert Gallatin, James A. Bayard and
Jonathan Russell. Flushed with their
victory over Napoleon, the English en-
tered into the negotiations prepared to
dictate terms, as to a conquered peo-
pie, and much firmness was necessary
on the part of the American commits
sioners to resist the unreasonable de-
mands. After nearly four months of
negotiations the treaty was finally
concluded and signed the day before
Christmas, to the delight of the peo-
pie of both nations, who were wearied
of the unavailing slaughter.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
DOCTORS DISAGREE.

Writing on What Science Says
About Alcohol in a recent number Of
Munsey's Magazine, Mr.. Burton ]. Hen
drick alludes to the differing methods
employed by physicians and laboratory
workers. 1.-THE latter" he says care
nothing for theories and inherited
knowledge;' they submit everything
to xperimentation-to the test tube
and microscope. The remarkable fact
is" he continues, that, though the
doctors may disagree about alcohol,
as about many other things, the scien-
lists apparently never do. Practically
all who have really experimental have
rendered the verdict strongly against
it. Alcohol in their view is not stim-
ulant, it is not an appetizer or an
aid to digestion, 1t is not a food in any
real meaning of the word, it is not an
inspiration and help to mental work
and it does not increase muscular &C
tivity. In other words, cold-blooded
modern science brands as untrue prac-
tically az the claims for alcohol which
poets, philosophers. convivialists and
even physicians have made since the
beginning OF civilization"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
First Floor Plan

the coolest days If the house is we'll
built.
We value light and fresh air more
than our grandfathers did, because we
know more about the value of such
things in regard to health. We I'M
derstand that people who live in the
open air and sunshine usually have
very little use for the doctor. We
have figured it out scientifically. so
we know the reason why.
1t is easy to lay out house of this
kind into good, comfortable rooms,
properly connected for convenience as
well as looks. Some house plans are
great puzzle to an architect, but this
kind of plan comes easy. You have
the space, the different exposures;
you have room for doors where you
want to put them and you have con-
yen1ent corner where you can put in
a good, comfortable stairway designed
ror looks as well as service.
When it comes to heating, you can
place the furnace under the front hall
ana carry short pipes to each room
and you can carry the. hottest pipe to
the bathroom, where it is most
needed.
Inc plan presents a good many adj
vantages and very few disadvantages
commencing with the front porch
there is an advantage in having it
y otected ON two sides by the house.
rorches as large as this are often fur
nlsned with easy chairs. tables, and
sven lounges and rugs on the floor.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

which calves in the fall will produce
8 greater yield during the year as the
summer grass stimulates secretion
during the latter part of lactation.
The Calls quarters should not be
allowed to accumulate lot of damp,
dirty materials as this is almost sure
to result in sickness and bad results.
The bedding should be abundant and
changed often. In order that the
pens or stalls be kept clean they
should be in the choicest part of the
barn where sunshine and light are
abundant. In summer they should
have access to a pasture where there
is plenty of shade.
Where valuable calves are raised it
is advisable to have separate pen
for each animal Calves should be
fed in stanchion. The most COM
mon trouble in calf-raising is scours,
or indigestion. This Is brought on by
overlooking, feeding sour or old milk,
cold milk, and dirty pals, troughs or
stalls. Success depends largely upon
the ability of the feeder to prevent
scours. 1t is easier to prevent scours
than it is to cure them. By watching
the small points and keeping condi-
lions right success will take the place
of failure.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
Democratic servia.

Servia has come nearer to attaining
the ideal of social equality than most
countries, for it is a land in which
there is neither aristocracy nor middle
class, and in 1900 it possessed not a
single pauper 1t has, however, null
titude of placemen and officials, re-
cruited mainly from the peasantry.
The average Servian values comfort
far more than progress, and is content
as long as a moderate amount Of work
enables him to spend his evenings at
the village wineshop, where, by the
way, he generally keeps sober Of dis
cussing politics he will never tire, and
this; with music and poetry and dane
ing, are the passions of his life.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
SUCCESS OF DAIRYMAN
MUCH DEPENDS UPON CAREFUL
REARING OF CALVES.
Where Valuable Animals Are Raised
It Is Advisable When Possible to
Have Separate Pens for Them
and Feed in Stanchion.
(By c. H. EcKIEs.)

The success of the dairy farmer
depends to no slight extent upon the
careful rearing Of the calves. This is
especially true since dairy cows have
reached their present high market
price Most farmers begin with ordi-
nary cows or the best they can get
close at home. AS a rule this is the
best plan to follow. The development
of high class herd from these will
depend largely upon three things:
l. The careful selection of indi-
vidual cows
2. The use of a pure bred sire.
8. The careful raising of the heif-
er calves from the best cows.
The COW should be in good flesh
at calving time for the best results
in milk. She should be dry six weeks.
During the pasturing season there is
no better plan than to leave her in
the pasture, of course under observa-
ton, until the calf is born.
The dairy calf is ordinarily raised
by hand since the milk of the dairy
COW is usually worth so much more
than the calf that it requires the first
consideration. 1t is well established
fact that a calf raised on skim milk
is as good as one nursed by it's moth
er. In localities familiar with dairy.
ing this is well understood, but in 9th
er places is virtually unknown, and a
strong prejudice exists against feed
ing skim milk on account of the I'M
healthy and understood calves that
have been raised in this way. Such
calves are the victims of ignorance
or carelessness. The skim milk cali
properly raised differs little, if any
in size, quality, thrift, and value from
the same animal when raised by the
COW.
While the question as to whether
calves should be dropped in the fall
or spring may be decided by special
conditions, on the whole, fall calves
have superior advantages. They come
at such time that work is not ur
gent and they can have the best at
tention of the farmer or dairyman
The disadvantages of winter feeding
are more than Offset by hot weather
and annoyance from flies. The fall
calf is weaned in the spring and car
be put on grass without further at
tention, while the spring calf goes or
dry feed when weaned. For the frs
three months it does not matter mate
rally whether calves are eating hay
or pasture, but the second six months
they will do better on grass than any
other ration. Ordinarily the COW
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
SKIM MILK VALUABLE DRINK
Repeated Tests Demonstrate PulIeta
Lay More Eggs in Winter When
Fed on This Diet.

To test the value of skim milk for
laying hens, 60 pullets were put in
two pens, equally divided, of one va.
riety and all as near of an age as
possible. They were fed exactly alike.
keeping strict account of their feed,
but given different drinks. One pen
had sweet skim milk, while the other
had only plenty of fresh water
This test was begun on November
1 and accounts were balanced with
both pens on May 1 following. The
hens that drank the water had but a
little over half as much credit for eggs
laid, while their feed had cost nearly
a third more than the pen which were
fed skim milk. Some days in the very
coolest weather the milk-fed pen OF
80 pullets laid % eggs, and their av-
erage for January was "a eggs daily.
The skim milk-fed pen not only pro-
duced many more eggs, but they did
not consume as much food as the other
pen.
Since then these tests have been re-
peatedly tried with different breeds
and with the same results.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
CORN VALUABLE FOR POULTRY
Not Much Danger Of Becoming Over
fat, If Compelled to Exercise for
Their Grain.

Corn is a valuable poultry food.
and it is in it's abuse and not its use
that it is to be condemned. Some
fowls become fat on almost any kind
of food, while others will not fatten
even on corn. There seems to be
good bit of human nature about the
makeup Of the hen. If hens are made
to exercise for their grain, and are in
q good laying condition, there is not
much danger of their becoming over
fat. In fact it is rather a difficult
matter to overfatten laying hens. 1t
is when they are slack in laying and
become lazy that the fat seems to start
to grow When hens become too fat
they should be placed in separate
yard where there is no male bird, as
the attention of male to an overfat.
hen is apt to hasten death. II such
hens are given only an evening feed
of wheat and nothing during the day
except green food and water they
will soon lose considerable of their
surplus fat
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
BEST COVER CROP FOR CORN
II Farmer Has Tools and Power to Do
Good Job of Turning Under Wait
Until Plant Blooms.

Hairy vetch and rye or winter oats
will be the best cover crop to SOW in
the corn. When the corn is practically
mature SOW the seed and cover by
running between the rows with five
or seven-point cultivator, or, If you
haven't this, with a double-shovel
stock fitted with calf-tongue points.
Go twice to the row If necessary to
work up the surface of the soil pretty
well. Fifteen to twenty pounds of
vetch and bushel of rye or bushel
to bushel and a half of oats is a
seeding. II no kind of vetch has been
grown on the land, it will be necessary
to inoculate the soil or seed, says
Southern Agriculturist. The soil is
inoculated by spreading over 1t 200
to 400 pounds of dirt per acre from
field that has grown vetch and harrow
ing it at once. When dirt is not avail
able it is better to inoculate the seed
which is done with a culture that can
be got of the department of agricul-
ture, Washington, D. c., or some COM
mercial concern. Whether dirt or q
culture is used, it is important that it
should be covered by running the cul-
tivator very promptly after sowing. 1t
is better to SOW the dirt or seed in
teams to do good job of turning I'M
der, let the crop stand until the grain
is in head and the vetch in bloom. If
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
MORE USE OF FERTILIZERS
According to Data of Bureau of De-,
partment of Commerce Arrival of
Materials ls Enlarged.

Imports of fertilizer materials have
increased, according to data of the
bureau of foreign and domestic com,
merce, department of commerce, for
the period ended with April, 1914. in.
dicating greatly enlarged arrivals Of
nitrates, potash salts, and other sim
liar materials.
Kainit, potash salt Of very low
price. was imported last year to the
extent of 466,000 tons, valued at ST..
100000; sulphate of potash, $4,000
tons, valued at nearly 100000; and
Other fertilizer salts, 172,0e0 tons, val.
ued at 100000. About 80 per cent
of the imported potash is used for fer
tilizers, and only about 10 per cent in
the manufacture of glass, soap-mak-
ing and other chemical industries. The
imports of both the nitrates and the
potash salts have more than doubled
in the last ten years.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

IN the gals after the death of the
plant A generation, from egg to egg,
is about a month, and one female
usually lays several hundred eggs.
The worm lives over winter in pro,
tected parts of the soil, or in the gals
on perennial plants. They are readily
transported to distant places on ng,
peach, or mulberry trees, or in Irish
seed potatoes.
Areas can be most quickly cleared
of the infestation by keeping the land
absolutely bare for two years. The
next most effective plan is TO plant
for two years in resistant crops, as
winter rye or oats followed by Iron
cowpeas or peanuts and repeat the
second year. Susceptible weeds must
not be allowed to grow. Some re-
duction can be accomplished by break
ing the land deep in dry weather and
allowing it to dry out as much as pcs
sible
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
CIV W MIITON KEILYl

~
Before it is time to fill the silo it
should be examined and If stave silo,
the hoops should be frightened and the
doors numbered, so that each door will
ut properly in its place as soon as the
silo is filled up that far.
All of these things should be attend
ed to before the crew and machines
begin to work, for 1t makes an expen-
sive delay to stop all hands and do q
little tinkering that could as well have
been avoided by little work at home
at more favorable time.
We figure that it costs US about
sixty or seventy-five dollars a day
when we are filling our silo, and plan
to make every mans time count as
much as possible.
We make practice of starting one
corn binder cutting, the day before
filling time and then keep two binders
cutting while the corn is being run
into the silo.. We do not like to get
too much corn on the ground before
we begin filling, owing to the danger
Of rains and unfavorable weather for
working.
When the corn is convenient to the
silo we employ four teams to haul the
corn to the cutter and four extra men
in the field to hand the bundles up to
the drivers. One man is kept at the
cutting machine to assist the feeder
and to save the strings that are used
to bind the bundles. This we do as q
matter Of precaution more than to
save the strings, for there have been
numerous instances where COWS have
been injured by eating the strings aft
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15

er they have been run into the silo.
Two or three men are kept inside
the silo to keep the outside edges
packed and to distribute the ensilage
over the surface properly.
With a good working crew of IA men
beside the crew with the engine and
cutter, 100 to 125 tons make good
days work.
l find that on figuring everything
on strictly cash basis, it costs about
20 cents a ton to harvest ensilage
crop; that is allowing each man 81 per
day, the teams 81 per day and the
crew and machine 81 per hour, run
ming time. OF course, this is not the
exact cost, for there are numerous
conditions that we cannot allow for,
but taken one year with another / be-
lieve that 70 cents a ton is fair av-
erage for the cost of cutting the corn
and filling the silo.
When it is possible, we fill the silo
Saturday and allow it to settle over
Sunday and fill the other Monday and
then place a woven wire fence around
the one that is filled first and refill
to the top of the fence so that when
the ensilage settles it will be as near
full as possible, and after this we re-
fill the other one in the same way.
For few days we make practice
of keeping the edges packed down and
lose but small amount of ensilage.
When it is possible for a man to ex-
change help, the cash cost of filling
may be greatly reduced, but my fig
ures are based strictly on cash basis,
hiring everything done by outside
labor.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.


YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
Cambridge, Mass, has been a tenn
perance city for 26 consecutive years.
In October, 1913, its mayor gave out
the following facts:
1886. 1918.
Population 49,. $4,000 10000
Valuation $50 ,445,67O SILT, 1S6. 400
Savings banks
deposits 49,. .s6.56O,s34. s26.24S.736
Depositors -. 21,215 63,645
This, the mayor believes, is more
than the natural or ordinary increase
and undoubtedly due to the no-license
policy.
The number of children attending
public schools in 1886 was 1851, of
whom SIG were in the high school.
In 1913 there were 10000 public
school children, IL whom more than
1000 were in the high schools. This
points out Mayor Barry. shows a
marked increase in the number Of
children who by reason Of better con-
ditions are privileged to continue their
education in the higher grades"
| OoASSiulnS Luo oAeCIS VI ISHPOA-
ance upon the business interests of
the city, he says: During the years
there have located in this city over
twenty new concerns representing
various industries. 1t appears that
these new concerns employ abou' two
thousand persons, with annual pay
rolls of over 100000, and have ex-
pended for suitable buildings to carry
on their industries in this city over
100000
I'VE have 1t from some of the busi-
ness men who have recently come to
Cambridge that one of the principal
things that attracted them to locate
here with a large number of employees
was the fact that Cambridge is well
established as no-license city"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-09-15
english Soap Clubs.

"Soap clubs held here" is the notice
IN a shop window in Soho, London On
INQUIRY it was found that the clubs
we're similar to the hat and feather
clubs which abound in Whitechapel
and Bethnal Green. The money Is
pooled together every week for soap.
and there is q draw who shan have 1t
nrst. You may be lucky and get your
soap the first week you join the club
Or you may have to wait three months
But a glance at Soho waiting for soap
suggests that 1t is not such terrible
hardship - it appears at first sight.