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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
MEN I'm THE PUBLIC EYE
WHO WRITE SHORTHAND

6NHE publicity which has been given
to President Wilson's accomplish
ment as a writer of shorthand
calls to mind the large number of men
prominent in national and industrial
life who were, and continue to be.
practitioners of this art. A census of
distinguished men who have dallied
with the jealous mistress of shorthand
would be an impressive one. but some
times there appears to be too great a
disposition to give undue credit to the
shorthand and not enough credit to the
men themselves. The fact that they
were intelligent enough to become pro-
ficient in an art in which proficiency
demands very good order of intelli-
gence and varied knowledge shows that
they had in them the proper stuff. The
fact that they took up shorthand and
persevered in it until they were sue
cessful shows that they had intellec-
tual ambition and that other quality OF
merit. the capacity to stick to thing
once undertaken. Another factor is
that in many cases the men. by reason
of being efficient stenographers, came
into confidential relation with other
men who could help them in the up
ward climb. Still another factor is that
shorthand brought them in contact
with many lines of thought and en-
deavor, increasing the store of knowl-
edge, widening the outlook on the
world and possibly whetting an ambi-
ton for more knowledge and more
power.
Among the men well known to the
people of Washington and who former
~ were shorthand writer's are Frank A.
Vanderlip. now president of the Ma
tional City Bank of New York: George
b. Cortelyou now president of the Con-
solidated Gas Company of New York;
William Loeb, jr.. president of the Al
bany Southern railway and director
of the American Smelling and Refining
Company; r. o. Bailey, newspaper man.
private secretary to Secretary Franklin
MacVeagh, assistant secretary of the
Treasury and now with the National
City Bank of New York.
Frank A. Vanderbilt, president OF the
National City Bank of New York, the
richest bank in America, began his ca
reer as a newspaper reporter in chi
cago. In 1897 he became private secre-
tary to Lyman J. Gage, Secretary of the
TREASURY and soon after was made
assistant secretary of the Treasury. It
has been given out that two vice presl-
dents of the National City Bank, II. b.
Eldridge and c. v. Rich. are also short
hand writer's.
service stenographer in New York In
the eighties. He became private secre-
tary to various public officials. includ-
ing the post office inspector. surveyor
of the port of New York, fourth assist
ant postmaster general, stenographer
to the President. executive clerk, as
sistant secretary to the President and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

enterprising enthusiasm of a woman in
the bureau of American ethnology-
Miss Frances Densmore-one of the
most striking elements in the civiliza-
ton Of the earliest race of Americans
the music of the redskins--is able to
be preserved for future generations.
set of reproductions as fine as the
ingenuity of modern inventors can
make them of the songs of the Indians,
sung by ancient chiefs or crooned by
aged Indian women. will form a valu-
able part of the collection of United
States historical information.
What other country can boast as
much of it's own original music? Imag-
inc asking the curators of the histori-
cal records of any country on the globe
to give you definite idea of the
primitive music of their races. What
would their answers be? Probably a
long list of references to musty dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
pA SlTH Opens THOUSANDS AT HOUSE.
cations to the ask their less fortunate friends and

ask their less fortunate friends and neigh
bors:
ibid you see my valentine from the
President Then they display the courte-
ously phrased Acknowledgements of their
valentines. composed. dictated, written
and mailed by White House Office at
taches. tits true, but, just the same. by
authority Of the President.
BY his instructions have they been in
formed that their Valentine greetings
were received and appreciated. or words
to that effect. And, understand, these
pleased recipients of White House COM
munications derive a great deal Of salts
faction from the mere fact Of knowing
that their offerings were accorded due
amount of consideration.
Most of the valentines received are
from women and children, and this seems
quite natural. Many come from mothers
of Riddles named after the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

the photographs of valentine babies.
One photograph received is of twin
boys. Above one small head is writ
ten in red ink Woodrow" and above
the other Wilson" On the reverse
side is an explanatory message. which
says that the twins father insisted
that they both bear some part of the
Presidents name.
Another class of valentine delivered
at the White House this season might
be styled war valentines" The val
entines are arriving in large numbers.
and are sent by both men and women.
They come mostly in the shape of en-
bossed cards. and they convey the
writer's thanks to President Wilson
for having kept this country out OF
war.
They style the President as "the
worlds greatest prince of peace" the
most brilliant diplomat Of the age"
and 1.-The finest President this country
has ever had" Many of them caution
him to pay no heed to the limoges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

of songs of other tribes. These never
fail to interest them greatly. We spend
a long time talking 1t over. and in the
course of the conversation they tell
me about the most interesting customs
of their tribes. I tell them how much
the white people would like to know
about these customs, but that I can
not do anything unless they help me.
They make some suggestions and per-
haps one of them will record a few
songs before they go away
Having outlined the work in this
manner" said Miss Densmore, IT plan
it more definitely. taking up one prin-
cipal and several lesser subjects for in
vestigation. If the principal subject is
one of special Importance. as the sun
dance of the Sioux. consult a great
many Indians and read the partly COM
pleted manuscript to several men at a
time. that they may consult together
concerning II.
"If I am placing considerable conf
dence in the statements of a certain
man I inquire his standing at the
agency ONCE and the traders store,
looking up his personal record from
the material which I get, as the men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

Greatness carries it's penalty even
among the Indians. If a man has done
some great deed his friends may make
a song about 1t. If feast is to be
given 1t is not unusual for a company
of people with a drum to take their
place before his lodge and chant his
praises until he contributes to the
feast. circuit Of the camp with fire.
quent pauses for such songs will usu-
ally produce enough provisions for a
feast My work is, then. a study filled
with human as well as scientific and
artistic interest"
A fine collection of Indian musical
Instruments has been made by Miss
Densmore and placed on exhibition in
the National Museum. One flute, called
an elk whistle. is contrived without
ringer holes to regulate the sounds.
The other instruments comprise drums
and various forms of rattles.
before the interviewer left Miss Dens-
more's ofice-which is fitted with a
niano and two monographs, in a man.
ner not at all office1ike-she played a
number Of the Indian records. This In
dian music, as 1t has been notated by
Miss Densmore, has been put to prac-
teal use by a number of this country's
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very carefully selected.
~
'1n this class of work would be in
cluded anything touching native reli-
gion, medicine or dreams All such
songs are very sacred to the Indians.
Many are associated with fasting Wig
lis. and by singing them they think
they can secure supernatural help IN
time of danger.
practically all of my work is with
the older mem bers of the tribe-usually
not my purpose to get all of the avail
able material, but to record what mas
been least touched by civilization and
that which will be lost the soonest.
IAN Indian boy who has been educat-
ed at government school is seldom in
terested in the deeper phases of the old
thought. They must be preserved by
the white race If they are to be pre-
served at all. The younger Indians
make up songs. The elder Indians
say that all of the old songs came in
dreams
Many will go farther and say that
the song was taught them by buff
falo or a deer or a bear which appeared
in the dream. You can see that here is
a radically different standpoint on the
origin of music; but the song that came
right from the bear or the buffalo is the
song l am after.
This. however" Miss Densmore went
on to say. sis only one of the many
phases of Indian music. Last summer
found some very old songs of the Man
dan in North Dakota. They were re-
corded by two aged women, almost the
last women of their tribe, and were
the songs sung years ago by the Man
dan women as they worked in their
gardens in the early mornings. The
Mandan were agricultural people and
some Of the songs were sung to make
the corn grow.
Others we're lonesome songs
asked more about these and they said
that In the gardens, by themselves.
they sang of their relatives who had
been killed on the warpath-how much
they missed them and how they lament
ed that they would never see them
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

MYTH the Aid of a Phonograph She
w Records the Ancient Music of Tribes.
How She Accomplishes Her Remarkable
Work, and Its Purpose-Consulting the
Chiefs of an Indian Reservation - First
American Rhapsody Based on the Music
of the Sioux Sun Dance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

~ REAT strides are being taken
III in recording the events of a
N nations life for it's future citi-
zens. 1t will be remembered
that an official moving picture Aim
was made under government auspices
of the durbar ceremonies in India in
honor of the accession of George V to
the throne of the British empire. This
Aim was deposited in the British mu-
seum at London as the most authentic
report of the ceremonies that could
possibly be recorded in the nations
archives. which marked at that time
the most modern departure made by
any nation in compiling historical data.
AT the present the United States is
able to score a point on Great Britain
in this matter of recording history.
By means of the photograph and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

foremost musical composers. Mr.. Carl
Bunch has adapted for orchestral pur-
poses four of the songs published by
the bureau. and these have been per-
formed by the Chicago. Washington,
Kansas City and Minneapolis SYM
phony orchestras.
The first American rhapsody is based
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

on the music of the Sioux sun dance.
1t has been written by Mr.. Heinrich
Hammer and is the first publication
for the orchestra in which Indian
themes have been used exactly. He
has followed the sequence of melody
and used at least one theme for each
important part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

- - tween tVelve and fifteen hum
dred. But this season the number bids
fair to be t-ipled, and those who know
say it is because so many people con-
slider these sentimental little tokens
peculiarly appropriate for the President
and his bride. Already a number of
them have arrived.
Each year there is wide variety to
the valentines received at the White
House. Some are extremely elaborate
and costly. all frills and f1uted paper;
others are complicated contrivances,
arranged in sections SO as to be ex-
tended or folded fiat to suit the fancy;
some are simple affairs. with scalloped
edges and with but a picture and a
verse on one side, while still others
are merely post cards
But, costly or cheap. most Of them
nave generously distributed over their
surfaces vivid crimson hearts, en-
twined and pierced with arrows: fat,
beaming- faced little Cupids with bags
Of darts slung over rounded shoulders,
and all the other illustrations which
are generally conceded to be the
proper decorations for these dainty
February IA tokens.
Quite a number of unique valentines
have also been received, such as satin
pincushions in the shape of hearts.
hower-scented sachets in the same
form, heart-shaped boxes of candy,
homemade and otherwise. and various
receptacles fashioned in the shape of
heart.
Many of the senders would be sur
prised could they observe the careful
attention which is bestowed upon their
membranes. Could they happen
along some time near 1870 o'clock in
the morning or $50 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. just before St Valentine day.
the time when the two principal mail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13

for the really responsible work al
very carefully selected.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08
EXCESSIVE HEAT HURTS HOGS
More Easily Thrown Off Feed Than
Any Other Animal-Constipation
One of Effects.

One Of the effects of hot weather is
to cause constipation in hogs. The ey-
cessive heat seems to throw the hog
off feed more easily than it does other
animals. A laxative feed is the natur-
al preventive, but the whole environ
ment must be right to protect hogs
from this. A change of feed, particu-
larly change from light to a heav-
ier and drier feed, is most likely to
cause constipation. Pregnant sows
are troubled more from it than are
other classes of hogs. The practice of
confning them before narrowing time
has much to do with 1t and may result
in serious loss as they have trouble in
farrowing when constipated. Two to
four ounces Of raw linseed oil fed daily
with the feed is an effective treatment
after the trouble sets in. Lots of ezer-
else on field covered with juicy grass
is an effective method Of keeping the
trouble away.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08

may be guided by attaching plow
line or wires to the spreader where the
trace chains are attached. These
should run back to q short stick which
gives Il firm and easy hand hold. One
end of the rope or wire may then be
carried down to each chain so that
they may be lifted independently or
the entire machine lifted from the
ground to jump or dodge stumps and
to guide the machine so that it may
be used close to the plants.
In dry weather. weevil-infested fields
should be gone over twice q week with
this device. A man and mule can 60
over seven or eight acres per day. This
is as large an area per mule as should
be in cotton in heavily infested terri
tory.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08

Rust will disappear from steel it
soaked III sweet oil for Il day, followed
with q rubbing with fresh lime.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08
SPOTTED BUR CLOVER PLANT.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
That southern farmers grow bur
clover, especially the southern, or spot
ted variety, as cover, pasture and green
manure crops is the advice of special
lists of the United States department
of agriculture in Farmers Bulletin
No. 693, recently issued. This has
been found to be the cheapest legume
for use in the South which will pre-
vent the washing of the soil.
One of the advantages of bur clover
is the facility with which it reseeds
itself. Once established on pasture
lands, it will maintain itself indefinite
ly If the plants are permitted to ma
ture some seed, at least every other
year. This elimination Of the neces-
sity for additional seeding from year
to year reduces both the cost and trou-
BILE to farmers in maintaining cover
crops. In addition to its value as q
cover and forage crop, the use of bur
clover has, in many instances, resulted
in material increases in cotton yield.
Directions for inoculating the soil and
seeding, and suggestions for rotations
Including bur clover are contained in
the bulletin already mentioneu.
Sowing the Seed.
Bur clover should always be sown
In late summer or fall. In the cotton
states the best time for seeding Is the
month of September, but it may be
seeded in August, and seedlings as late
as October often give favorable re-
suits, even as far north as South Caro-
lima. Seedlings later than October,
however, are to be avoided whenever
possible, as but little fall and winter
growth is usually secured from such
paintings.
When the seed is sown in the bur,
broadcasting is the only practicable
method. To obtain q full stand by
this method, from three to six bushels
of seed per acre are necessary. After
sowing, light narrowing should be
given. In the regions, however, which
are we'll adapted to bur clover, it is
much more economical as rule to
begin with light seeding and to de-
pend in subsequent years on the vol
;unteer crop when this is practicable.
In the cotton states lack Of inocula-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08

ton apparently has often been the
cause of failure in establishing Dur
clover crops, especially when hulled
seed was sown. Usually when seed
is sown in the bur there are enough
bacteria in the dust on the burs to
insure incubation. 1t is desirable,
however, in planting bur clover for
the first time, that farmers do not 60
to the expense Of purchasing a large
quantity Of seed, but that they plant
comparatively small area, inoculating
the soil either by the soil-transfer
method or, in the absence of inoculat.
ed soil, by the use of pure cultures
When once q patch of bur clover has
been grown successfully on farm
the whole farm can easily be inoculat-
ed by scattering soil from the places
where the bur clover grew SucceSsful-
ly.
Rotating Bur Glover.
Bur clover may be used as winter
crop in rotation with any cultivated
summer crop. Among rotations that
have been suggested the following
seem desirable:
First year-Cotton, bur clover sown
between the rows September 1.
Second year-Corn or soy beans, fol.
lowed by bur clover.
Third year-Cotton.
A less simple rotation is the fol,
lowing:
First year-Cotton, bur clover sown
between the rows September l.
Second year-Corn, followed by win
ter oats. .s??@tEsai2eeLr
Third year-Oats, followed by soy
beans or cowpeas, preferably In rows
Bur clover sOwn in the rows Septem-
Der 1. If the soy beans or cowpeas
are broadcasted, the bur clover should
not be sown before the crop is har-
vested.
Fourth year-Cotton.
After bur clover has been once sue
cessfully grown stands can usually be
secured in such intertilled summer
crops as cotton, corn, soy beans, or
sorghums. In broadcasted crops, how
ever, such as soy beans, millet, and
cowpeas, the shade is so dense that
the young bur-clover plants for the
most part perish.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08
CONTROL BOIL WEEVIL
Simplest Type of Mechanical De-
vice Known as Chain Drag.
Combines in One Process Cultivation
of Crop and Drawing of Fallen,
Infested Squares to Middles
Sun Kills Pests.
By w. E. KINDS, Alabama Experiment
Station.)

By w. E. KINDS, Alabama Experiment
Station)
BY far the simplest type of mechan-
ical device for weevil control and one
that has been tested quite extensively
in Texas with beneficial results, Is
known as the chain drag or cultivator.
A full description Of such is found in
Farmers Bulletin No. 344 of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
This device is not expected to catch
weevils or to collect squares, but to
combine in one process the cultlva-
ton Of the crop and the drawing Of
fallen, infested squares to the middles
by the use Of heavy chains arranged
so that they will converge to the rear
from the outer ends Of spreader.
Thus the infested squares are exposed
to the heat of the sun and the weevil
stages are killed. The device Is Of spe-
c;al value during periods of hot, dry
weather and on soils that are not
baked.
This device is an extreme simplifica-
tiOn of the chain cultivator idea and
may be easily made. 1t consists essen
TALLY of four parts. First, spreader,
which may be a piece of heavy joist
or even u green branch of tree. The
length should be six or eight inches
shorter than the distance between the
rows. 1t should be two or three inches
in diameter and fairly heavy. The
chain may be fastened to the ends by
heavy staples or by wiring. 1t Is better
to have one side of link held in a
notch sawed in the end of the spread
er. The second part is the chain which
should be of a type commonly used in
logging operations and Should have
about seven or eight links per foot and
these made of about one-half-inch iron.
From - to 15 feet of chain is needed
to give two loops with spreader Of
three to four feet in length.
The chain is fastened so that one
loop is shorter than the other, thus
bringing the loops about ten inches
apart. The third part is trace chain
for connecting the drag with the sin
gle tree. This may be fastened six or
eight inches from the ends of the
spreader and should run forward far
enough so that the spreader will not
be lifted from tie ground as it is
drawn forward Fourth, the machine
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08
IODINE CURE FOR RINGWORM
Contagious Disease Caused by Growth
of Fungus in Skin-Ailment Will
Spread Rapidly.
By DIR. R. r. DYKSTRA. Kansas State
Agricultural ColleEeD

(By DIR. r. r. DYKSTRA. Kansas State
Agricultural Colege)
Ringworm is contagious skin dis
ease caused by the growth of fungus
in the skin and hair. The disease
spreads rapidly from animal to animal
and from animal to man. Care should
be exercised in handling animals affect.
ed with this condition.
1t may be treated successfully by
scrubbing the parts thoroughly with
soap and water and stiff brustled
brush so rs TO remove all the scabs.
The area then is to be painted daily
for about a week with pure tincture of
iodine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08
dow To Give Quinine To Children

FEBRILINE is the trademark name given to an
improved Quniue. 1t is Tasteless Syrup, pleas.
Children take it and never know it is Quinine.
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
cause nervousness nor ringing in the head. Try
it the next time you need Ouiuine for any pur-
pose. Ask for 2.ounce original package. The
name FEBRILINE is blown in bottle. Is cents