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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
Wars Tax on Uniforms.

Some of the correspondents are al
ready telling us that the British sol
diers' uniforms are beginning to show
wear and tear. 1t used to be believed
that good uniform would last cam
paign. That was not the experience
of 1870. In December, 1870 (says Won
der Goltz), according to writer in
the Manchester Guardian, German
soldiers might have been seen plod-
ding along the miry roads in the
depth of winter barefoot, while many
had only wooden shoes and linen
trousers.
When the Tenth corps marched into
LIE Mans in January scarcely a sol
dier was clothed in the regulation
manner. Civilian garments, even
French red breeches, were common.
AS is well known, during the South
African war the Beers stripped the
dead for supplies, and our soldiers de-
veloped quite fancy for boots Sc
cured in this way. 1t was not callous-
ness, but necessity developing a mat
ter of fact habit of mind
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
STATE SEED SHOW.
Meets at Twin Falls Next Week,
December 1 TO 3.

The State Seed Show. which is to be
held at Twin Falls, December l, and
3, promises to be an unusually interest
ing and profitable session. A rate Of
one and one-third fare for the round
trip IS ogered on the railroad, so that it
will be easy for ady one to attend.
d. C. MacWatters of the nationally
Famous Overlook Farm of Jerome,
offers 500 Duroc-Je Jersey pig from his
finest prize winning stock. for the best
ten ears of Dent Corn raised in Idaho
1t is a splendid prize. Other good prem
iums are to be offered, for almost every
kind of grain md grass seed. If you
have anything good, take or send it.
The winning exhibits will probably be
seut to represent the state at the great
San Francisco-P Panama exposition
Mr.. D. c. MacWatters OF jerome is
the president, and J Wyley Sessions
OF Pocatello the secretary. But as the
time is short for correspondence, if you
are inte ested you'd betterpack up youi
fine seed and go.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
Ancient Family.

Although most of the present-day de-
scendants of the Huns are to be found
in Bulgaria, the premier family OF the
Hungarian nobility-the Esterhazys-
claim lineal descent from Attila; and
the earliest Hungarian records, to
some extent, bear out their claim
They show no trace of their ancestry
in their appearance, for Attila was,
physically as well as morally, one OF
the most hideous characters in history,
while the Esterhazys are conspicu-
ously handsome family. The biograph-
er of Prince Paul Esterhazy attributes
the improvement in physique to the
fact that for centuries past, owing to
their colossal wealth, the Esterhazys
have been able to select the most
beautiful women as their consorts.
Although considerably diminished,
their estates still comprise Fl county
seats, 60 market towns and 440 vii
lagos. When Prince Nicholas Ester
hazy witnessed one of the famous
Holkham sheep shearings in England
he told Lord Leicester that he could
show on his estates as many shep-
herds as the earl could sheep.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
HOW KAISER GETS MONEY
Various Measures Adopted by the
Government of Germany to OBJ
tain Immense Sums.
(InternatlonaI Newg service.l

international News Service.)
Berlin.-When war was first de-
clared there was a headlong rush to
hoard money; that is, gold and food.
There was a tremendous financial
crisis. To meet this the reichstag
passed II emergency bills"
The first bill authorized extraordi-
nary expenditure of 5,3O0,O00,000
marks, or 81, 1926, 100000 OF this 5000
marks were to be a loan and the rest
was to come from the empires stock
of gold and silver. The other meas
ures were designed to meet the short
age of coin and provide means by
which private business in the empire
could go on after a fashion.
First of all, the provision of the
banking law was indefinitely suspend
e6 by which the imperial bank is taxed
on all outstanding notes in excess of
its stock of cash; the bank was fur
ther authorized to protect such excess
notes by any acceptances falling due
within three months instead of only
those bearing three good names. All
taneously made legal tender, and the
bank was relieved of the obligation to
pay out specie for it.
For the further relief of business a
bill was passed for the granting of
loans on all sorts of stocks and secur-
tiles up to total of 1,500.000,C0O
marks, or $375,OOO,000.
In order to help industry, all legal
restrictions as to hours of labor, age
of employment and the like are tempo
rarily repealed. Adjustments to war
conditions have been made in the i'm
perial insurance system, and likewise
special provision for the families of
soldiers called to the colors. The al
lowance is to be $2.25 month for the
wife from May to September, and SO
in the winter months, and $3.50 for
every child under fifteen
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
Longevity in County Antrim.

During the course Of local govern
ment board inquiry held at Ballyclare,
Ireland, before the local government
beard inspector, relative to making a
closing order for Rashee graveyard,
2 great many claims for the right Of
lnterment were made on behalf of a
large number of people aged over
ninety years, and one person aged one
hundred and four years, all residents
in the locality. In one case a man
made a claim for himself and two sis
9rs, all aged over ninety years, and
for a third sister, whom he described
the young one,' whose age he gave
- seventy-four In many cases evil
nee was given of four generations
We in the same family, and evidence
interment in the graveyard about
cen years ago Of a person who had
ched the great age Of one hundred
4 eleven years.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26

Discussing the mental anguish de-
picted by the tales of suicide, mad
ness and desertion among soldiers, TO
say nothing of mental frenzy express
ing itself in wanton MURDER" the Jour-
nal of the American Medical associa-
tion says that as yet there have been
no scientific studies of the effect Of
war on the minds of officers and enlist
ed men. But short rations, lack Of
sleep, emotionalism, exposure, exer-
ton, homesickness and SO on, might
we'll unbal; nee many minds that in or
binary conditions would pass for sane.
The first results of an inquiry in our
own army ~ DR.. E. King, under the
surgeon generals advice, show that
one-ifth of all the discharges for dis
ease and external causes are or ac-
count of ments' disease. Denentia
praecox the mos frequent form,
averaging about fifty-six per cent each
year, of all the dismissals for mental
unsoundness.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26

One Indianapolis man has learned
something about fishing by an expert
ence that he had at Lake Manitou.
On his arrival at the lake he began
looking around for bait, which, he
was informed, was one of the neces-
sary articles in a fsherman's outfit
He spent hard-earned money for a
supply of frogs and crickets, which
were highly recommended as being
alluring to the lake fish,
Shorty, as , is known, had nice,
new green minnow bucket. and in
this bucket he placed the frogs and
crickets. That night he slept peace
fully, with now AID then a pleasant
dream of heroic struggles with the
big fish of the lake. He was going
fishing in the morning. He got, up,
gathered his traps and calamities to-
gether and then inspected the bucket
of bait. The crickets had disappeared,
but the frogs were still there, and
they appeared to have fattened con-
siderably during the night
Since then Shorty has been trou-
bled with the question of What's
the answer"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
MAY CHANGE BACK.
Night Train on wood River Line
Faces A Hard Winter.

1t is rumored that the Short Line will
soon change back to the old train sched-
ule on the Wood River branch, and
make the round trip from Shoshone
each day, instead of making Ketchum
the night stopping place. The coming
of winter with its inevitable snow, when
there is much snow to "buck" along
the line, and chance for long fight
with the riffs every day for week or
so at a stretch, makes a night train
5 hedule thing to be dreaded by the
train crews. The present schedule would
be fine for summer time indeed, it would
be far preferable from the trainmen's
point Of view; but it looks about as at
teactive as Jail sentence of something
like. that for the hard winter The peo-
pie OF Richfield who get two trains
day each way. would not OBJECT to
things as they are; but the difficulties
of operating night train on the upper
branch will probably determine the
schedule, whatever might be locally at
tractive.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
"SWEET CLOVER"
Dramatic Club VIII Present this
Excellent Attraction.

The parts have been assigned for the
play, Sweet Clover" that is to be
put on by the Ricefeld D amatic Club
early this winter. The date is not fixed,
but it will not be far off; perhaps as oon
as the new City Hall can be fitted up
With stage trappings, curtains, scenery
and all that Negotiations have been
oegun for the purchase of some good
stage stuff from Boise, and if that is
secured, it will be perhaps only a few
days until it is put in place The play
will be put on in good time, by com
petent local cast. All the other plays
that have been staged by the local
have been well rendered in
spite of the ridiculously inadequate
stage fittings. With a real stage, and
a good hall with real seats Tor their
they will put on a show that
is very much worth while.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26

So far as learned, no one from Rich
field has been bitten by the Gold Bug
that has been raging down around Hag-
erman 1t was pretty fierce attack.
Some one found traces of gold in rock
taken from under the lava flow that
covers the country there. Some assays
were made, which, if true, show gold
in good quantities. The stampede be-
gan, so that hundreds We're proving up
and down the country there, locating
gold claims right in peoples back yards
or front yards, and all along the rim
rock and in the pleasant fields and in
the sage brush full of rabbits. 1t was
a conspicuous success as a stampede.
But as gold producer, it is not con-
sidered a winner.
Some Cripple Creek miners from other
parts of the world, are said to have pro-
nounced the formation similar to Cripple
Creek and other famous gold producers.
This is undoubtedly true, in some par
ticulars--- such as that if the gold is
there it's there; and you can't say il
isn't there until you have proved it.
The lava and her in Rodents lie in ap-
proximately horizontal layers, deposited
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
Gold In the Hagerman Valley?
Real Gold Hunters Stampede Follows Alleged Discovery
of Rich Ore Down In The Idaho Banana Belt.

and held there by the same old Force
of Gravitation as put Cripple Creek and
so many other cripples on the map
There is really" gold in this country;
it is understood that the least little
trace was found in the sands taken from
the deep well bored by the Short Line
at this point. Early day placer miners
rooted up hundreds of acres of perfect
ly good soil down in the Hagerman
valley, years ago, searching for and oc-
casionally finding little gold. There
is gold in all the Snake River sands;
though it is hard to get out because it
is so infnltessimally fine!
One gold hunter down in the Hager-
man valley, however, was a good deal
of a prophet; he knew gold was there,
but he didn't go at it with a hydraulic
giant and grizzly. He leveled off the
the place where gold digger had root
ed the soil into hills and hollows; plant
it to peach trees, and in few years
was taking out $500 year from his
peach orchard. tits safe guess that
this kind of mining will pay better than
the other, however good the alleged
lind may be.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
Good Rations for A Dairy Cow
Foods That Will Make the Most Money for the Idaho
Daryman-Ba Balanced Diet for Health and Profit.

A large number of fine cows have
oeen brought on to the Richfield tract,
so that it is coming to be really import
ant to know what feeds are best adapt
ed to this section. Csrl johnson, field
dairyman for the state and the U. S.
of agriculture, will furnish
the Recorder readers with series of
valuable articles on this subject, the
first one being here given:
To obtain the best results, it is de-
srable to feed one or more of each of
The following classes of feeds:
Roughage
Alfalfa, clover, corn fodder. corn stover,
o grass hay such as timothy, orchard
grass or red top.
Concentrates
Corn and its by-products, wheat, wheat
midclings, wheat bran, barley, oats,
| nseed meal and dried beet pulp.
Succulent Feeds
Ensilage, potatoes, mangels, sugar beets
turnips, carrots, rutabagas and parsnips.
In ses of extreme production ra
lions are made to include all of tie
above and many more not mentioned in
this list; while on the other hand it is
not unusual to find animals forced to
subsist on merely one of thess- For
average conditions it is well to avoid
either of these extremes.
When on full feed COW will consume
from one to two pounds of hay for
very hundred pounds of body weight
and about three pounds of silage, roots
or tubers. In addition to- hay, silage,
roots or tubers. she should receive an
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
ANNUAL BAZAAR.
Ladies Hold Yearly Sale for the
Benefit of the Church.

The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
odist Church held their annual fair and
bazaar, at the church, Saturday after
noon and evening. For months the ladies
have been sewing and planeing for the
fancy work and other articles that were
displayed, and they had really fine lot
of handmade articles for wear, for
adornment, for utility around the home
Several booths were laid out in the
basement draped in colored crepe pa
per, and each one presided over by one
or more of the busy, helpful society
members.
The RECORDER is not informed as to
the total receipts, but large lot OF
stuff was sold, and more than one home
will be made happy from the gifts sold
there. The homemade candies we e
one OF the most attractive exhibits, and
few people in Richfeld but hrve tasted
some of the dainty sweets from this
display. A fine luncheon was served
in the evening, with pressed chicken,
cake, sandwiches, a-ssd many other dain-
ties.
1t is wi hout doubt heavy burden
for those who get up these affairs; but
it is in a good cause, and their work Is
appreciated and very me- essary if the
church or any other public service is to
be carried on
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26

allowance of grain proportionate to the
amount of milk given. In ordinary
feeding practice COW is given pound
of grain for every three to four pounds
of milk produced.
Thus, COW weighing 1000 pounds
and giving 80 pounds Of milk per day
will eat from 10 to Is pounds of hay,
and should receive in addition about 80
pounds of silage or roots, and 8 to 10
pounds of grain.
The following grain rations are sug-
gested as supplements to a basis ration
of alfalfa and silage, roots or tubers:
Ground or rolled wheat3 parts
Ground or rolled oats3 3 parts
Ground or rolled barley y-5 parts
Ground or rolled oats s2 parts
Corn may be used in the place of
wheat and barley, and wheat may be
used more or less interchangably, but
with all factors equal barley is prefer
able to wheat.
If clover hay is fed in place of alfalfa
it is well to add one part of bran to the
grain ration or one part wheat mid
dlings. The same precaution is to be
observed where corn fodder if fed along
with alfalfa.
The use of grass hay is not to be rec
commended where alfalfa can be pur-
chased at reasonable figure. for the
reason that the use thereof makes nec-
essary the purchase of expensive con-
centrates to supplements It.
CARL E JOHNSON,
Field Dairymaq.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
Band Concert Opens City Hall

The Rchfeld Band will be the original First Nightes in
the Richhed Hall
They will celebrate their first anniversary and dedi-
cate the new city hall, Friday night December llth
A band and general musical and literary program
being arranged that not but please the whole
munity Nothing short of broken leg should be valid
excuse to stay at home
The proceeds will go the furnishing of the hall
the seating the stage fittings, cts The price to be only
25 cents for adults and for chdren they want
have the BIG hall full of people.
The Richfeld Dramatic Club will put the fine play
Sweet Clover, little later This, also, will be for the
public benefit the proceeds going for the hall furnishings
Get ready to attend both these programs.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
This Is Thanksgiving Day!
To-day is Thanksgiving Day.

To-day is Thanksgiving Day.
There is much to be thankful for Health and peace.
and degree Of prosperity have to this community
this country The present is good the promise is beter
There much bad that has US, that it's
up to and child to be genuinely thankful
You don't need turkey to be thankful--it would need
extra expense for cnberes and oyster dreSsng Plain ba
con, chicken. welcooked rabbit that would
have gnawed the apple you hadn't been lucky enough
to get him. could be ideally thankful meal if we'd only
think of how many bad things we have not had
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
WATER EVERYWHERE.
Turned Into the Canals Ready
for Winter Use.

Water was turned into the company
bitches the first of the week. and the
farmers are now enjoying the luxury
of a rest from water hauling. The
company has done an immense job OF
clearing out the canals, since the canals
were drained the first of October. The
water service is to be continued through
the winter, as far as possible, so that
all stock men can have water without
interruption or extra labor.
Water was turned into the Dietrich
canal last week, and also into the South
Gooding canal, from the Little Wooo
river; none was bfou ht down the Diet
rich Slough across the Richfeld tract.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26

Literally Armageddon means hill
of Migeddo" Figuratively the word
means the place of the great battle,
wherever 1t may be-the scene of the
struggle of good and evil. There was
never any actual battle of Armaged-
don.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26

1t takes city man to figure out q
fortune from raising chickens, but his
figures are apt to go wrong because
hens are not mathematicians.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26
A Common Failing.

A couple of visitors from rural dis
trict were in TIE strangers gallery in
the house Of commons try;nC to rec
ognize their member on the floor y
can't distinguish him. said one, after
a hopeless visual observation. "Of
course not was the honest reply.
"He can't even distinguish himself" !"
--Tit-Bits.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-26

Tightening the Burden.
Our misfortunes are often lightened
by relating them.
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-06-19
NOW THE BRIDE :
OF A ROOSEVELT
Religious Ceremony at British
Embassy in Spain.
MARRIED SECOND TIME
A Crowd OF Spectators Assemble Out.
side the Chapel In Drenchina
Rain-The Honeymoon In
the South OF Spain.

Madrid. - The religious wedding
ceremony of Kermit Roosevelt, son Of
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. and Miss
Belle Wyatt Willard. daughter of Am
bassador Willard, was performed
Thursday in the chapel of the British
embassy here.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Samuel Watson, rector of the
American Church of the Holy Trinity
at Faris, assisted by the Rev. Herbert
Prown, Of the British embassy chapel
here.
The maid Of honor was Miss Eliza
teth Willard, sister Of the bride. and
the bridesmaids were the Princess Of
Thurn and Taxis, Miss Katherine
Page, Nile. Gilone lie Veneur de TIL
Heres and Miss Virginia Christian.
In spite of drenching rain storm
a large crowd Of spectators gathered
outside the American Embassy and
the church to watch the arrival and
departure of the bride and bridegroom
and the wedding guests.
NC party pAOCc0Qcu W anu llOA ShO
residence of Ambassador Willard and
the church In automobiles and gala
carriages.
The bride was dressed in ivory satin
and tulle with court train and wore
orange blossoms arranged with old
lace and long veil of tulle and lace.
The maid of honor was gowned in
white satin with tunic of pale blue
tulle and the bridesmaids in white
tulle with tunics. All of them wore
lace touched with yellow and had yell
low ribbons tied under the chin, and
they carried bouquets of yellow
orchids.
The wedding breakfast was served
at the American Embassy and great
reception was afterward held, but the
rain made 1t impossible for the guests
to remain in the gardens of the en-
bassy. which had been handsomely
decorated for the occasion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-06-19
TACKLE TAX PROBLEMS.
New State Commission Confers With
Men Who Drafted Law

| Upon the invitation of the State TaJ
Commission, the members of the com
mission on the revision of the taxation
laws of Maryland, which had drafted
and recommended the act creating the
new commission, held a conference
with the officials of the new board in
its offices in the Union Trust Building.
The Tax Commissioners were anxious
to get the views of the men who had
studied the problems of taxation, had
issued a report on the subject and had
been responsible for the plan to have q
State commission.
There were present, besides Chair
man A. p. German, Levin Wickes and
Oscar Lesser, of the Tax Board; Henry
F. Baker, chairman of the revision
commission; J. Barry Mahool, H. Find
lay French, William M. Cooper, Of
Salisbury, and James H. Gambrill, Jr.,
of Frederick, members, and Eugene A.
Hickok, expert of the revision commits
sion, and Allan C. Girdwood, who was
secretary of the revision commission
and is secretary of the new board
The plans and problems before the
Tax Commission were discussed freely,
and in the general interchange Of
views a number of suggestions were
made which will probably be acted
upon by the commission.
Mr. Gambrill, in discussing the pos
sibility of friction between the county
supervisors of the commission and the
County Commissioners, suggested that
there shall be an annual conference be-
tween the commission, the Boards Of
County Commissioners of all the coun.
ties of the State and the supervisors,
to discuss and settle points Of differ
ence or difficulty
1t is the duty of the commission to
select the county supervisors from lists
of five persons submitted by the Com
missioners of each county and by the
Mayor of Baltimore. These lists have
been received from Anne Arundel,
Howard, Carroll, Washington and Tai
bot counties, and the commission is
awaiting the lists from the city and
the other counties before making any
appointments.