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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03

Dear Aunt Polly: | received
your kind and interesting letter
asking me about mine and my
brothers. pigs and our club. ! will
try and answer as best | can and
also for Rollie as he Is not far
enough along in his school work to
write a letter.
This year is not the first time |
have belonged to pig club, but it
is the first county club. l belonged
to Mr. e. r. Meredith's pig club for
boys and girls and he loaned my
brother, Freddie, and me $50 for
one year at six percent interest.
We bought Spotted Poland China
pigs from Mr.. Wilbur Hemmer,
Holland, Ind. They were five
months old when bought and kept
my pig four months and sold her to
my grandpa for $50, but my brother
kept his sow and she raised him
$1l0 worth of pigs, and he had an
offer of 5000 for the sow, but he
says it would take $1,000 to buy her.
She is 10 months old and weighs
nearly 500 pounds and is so tame
my little 3-year-old sister can ride
her
When Mr.. Dolan announced in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
JUNIOR CLUB MEMBERS WRITE THAT
PIGS MAKE PETS AND BANK ACCOUNTS

the Richmond Item that there was
going to be county club, my
brother Rollie, and ! decided we
would join the home club, so we
got the same breed of hogs as ] had
at first. They weighed 81 pounds
apiece, the first of May (that is
when we got them), and we weigh
ed them the last of June and my
pig weighed 81 and Rollie's pig
weighed 100 pounds, but Mr.. Dolan
said Rollie's pig was too fat at that
time.
We fed them corn, milk, tankage,
middlings and they had clover pas
ture all summer.
And they are just regular pets.
You asked me if our pigs could per
form. No, they can't do tricks, but
they can jump like lambs.
Now, Aunt Polly, ask Mr. Dolan
when we will have our pig show
and come to it and ! will be glad
to show you, Rollie's and my pigs
and just bet you will say they are
the incest pets you ever saw.
| will close now and hope to see
you at our show.
Your Junior Niece and Nephew
BERTHE and ROLLIE WILSON.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
PERSONALS

Helen Frances Kinert spent sew.
eral days last week visiting in Lo-
gansport.
James Carr, of Chicago, spent
the weekend here, the guest of his
grandparents.
Nancy Robbins, of Evansville, is
the guest of relatives in this city
for several days.
Frances, Mae and Billy DeHor.
rity spent the weekend in In.
dianapolis. Monday, they visited
the State Fair.
Jean Myers, Jane Robe, Mary
Caroline Robe and John Robe are
spending the week at the Stevens
shack near Fountain City.
Lestra and James Hibberd, Rob
ert and Howard Huen, have re.
turned to this city after spending
the summer in Amena, Mich.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
CHILDREN IN GLEN
ENJOY CELEBRATION;
PATSY'S BIRTHDAY

Thursday was Patsy's birthday.
Patsy Is the man who makes and
sells popcorn and taffy on the
Chautauqua grounds, and every
child who knows Patsy knows that
When Patsy has a birthday at the
Chautauqua 1t means good time
for them. Ice cream cones, pop
corn and taffy were given to many,
many children from Patsy's tent
Thursday afternoon and evening
in celebration of his birthday.
Contests were held in the after
noon and evening to see which Of
two boys could eat a piece of taffy
the quickest. Prizes were given to
the WINNERS. Robert Chestnut
won the prize In the afternoon and
Smith Blake and John Lacey tied
in the evenings contest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH
YOUR SMALL PETS

When photographing animals,
give your orders in a quiet, COM
posed voice and in as few words as
possible. Get the cat standing in
a chair, reared on her hind legs, to
rub cheeks with her master or mis-
tress. Get the cow stretching an
eager nose toward a handful of
green corn husks; the horse with
pricked ears, just breaking into a
welcoming whinny; the canary tax
ing a seed from its owners finger;
the dog with face animated at the
sight of his master. Rabbits and
squirrels can be photographed in
several ways. The secret of get
ting near them is to move very
slowly. Any quick motion is likely
to start them off.-Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
Monkeys Like to Play.
THE CRIcKETs' RULE

Listeni away down in the grass
The erickets chirp quite clear;
THE summer days are going fast,
September's almost here.
Were giving you warning note
Get ready now for school;
We're always sure to be in time,-
That is erieket's rule"
Helen M. Richardson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
CHAUTAUQUA PETS
DELIGHT CHILDREN

The birds and pets which In Mr..
Pamahasika's care did SO many
clever tricks on the >chautauqua
platform last Saturday night were
enjoyed by several hundred chill
dren. The children of Wernle
Home, all except the real little
ones, were guests of the assembly
for the evening.
Many Of the acts were entirely
new to the audience and the pets
all looked so well kept and acted so
well that the children In the audi.
ence were delighted with them
and their cute antics.
Dog Had Been Mascot
Jerry, which was the dog with
the most black on his body of the
four fox terriers which performed
so amusingly, had been overseas
as a mascot during the war. He
was very close to the firing line,
being taken there by soldiers of
the 312th Field Artillery. Jerry's
companions were Fritz, who en-
joyed doing the very hardest tricks,
and Teddy Bob.
Bird Acts Please Audience
The little yellow canaries who
so seriously gave their difficult
acts, proved surprise to many
who had not thought these birds,
so common around here, could be
Ought to do as many tricks.
The kings and queens of the
parrot family, is what Mr.. Pama-
hasika called the yellow-combed
cockatoos which performed their
many tricks with such a dignified
manner
"They look like celery tops"
said one junior in speaking OF the
gay head dress of these birds, be-
cause they were SO slender and
feathery.
Sometimes, Mr.. Pamahasika told
the children, these birds live to be
100 years old.
Pony Found on Ranch
Layina, the little brown pony,
was running around wild, that is,
uncared-for lit was registered
pony, anu HOJ d ItdL win DpHJJ oii
a ranch in Montana when Mr. Pam
ahasilta found her three years ago.
The thermometer registered A de-
grees below zero that day and La
vina had grown 4-inch coat OF
fur in vain attempt to keep her
self warm. Immediately he pur-
chased the pony, more out of pity
than anything else. Lavina has re-
paid his kindness by learning and
doing many interesting tricks.
Monkeys Like to Play.
Kolo, the monkey, was the
funniest of all, and brought ap-
plause from the audience many
times by his spirited representa-
ton of mischievous boy. Ouija,
the other monkey, was less rolick-
some than the older playmate but
liked to play every bit as well.
Probably they know they never fail
to please.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
Camels Lived Here.

Elephants and camels were at
one time, among the common ami
mails of North America, say scien-
lists who have studied the early
history of our continent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03
10 the Poor Pelican

The scientific name of the Amer
lean white pelican is Pelecanus
Erythrorhynchos. Aren't you glad
you're not a pelican?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03

II It is finally decided to hold
the disarmament conference in
the Pan-American building in
Washington, this will be one Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03

is copied after the architecture
&C South America. This is said
y be one of the most beautiful.
Interiors in the capital.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03

the first parts of the building to
be seen by the delegates. The
patio" as it is called, is on the
main floor Of the building, which
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-28

ticket on everything" You can
not do a mean trick to anyone
without having to pay the price,
and this is just as true of every
city, town or village.
twenty-five men sat at a table
and it was discovered that they
all owed one another ten dollars
apiece. The first man handed his
neighbor ten dollars and it was
passed around, thus paying debts
amounting to two hundred and
fifty dollars, and the first man
received it back again. Let US
suppose that money was short in
that town, and the first man
sent the ten dollar bill away TO
mail order house, how long do
you think those debts would be
outstanding? The more that
money is kept circulating in the
home town the better chance
every one has to float his or her
services, or their merchandise,
and they both mean the same
thing in the end. Money is only
accumulated industry, and every
one can get some if they only
work for it, and the chief thing
is to see that it does not get
cornered by one or two huge
monopolies, who can them con-
troll labor.
If our country had many more
small prosperous towns instead of
so many large cities, she would
be immensely better off. There
are no slum sections in the towns.
To their credit, it can be said
that the townspeople look after
their poor. No man, woman or
child need starve while the
townspeople have bread. They
know one another better than do
the people of large cities, as they
are nearer to each other. 1t has
been stated that our country to-
day could accommodate itself to
several million more farmers and
then have room for many more.
Does that not mean much for the
towns? The first question that
a prospective purchaser of a farm
asks is, How near is it to a
town." Is that not a proper
question to ask? The town is the
heart blood of the community; it
is the bright, social spot in the
life of every farming district; it
is the one thing that binds the
boys and girls to the old home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-28

month, most enjoyable and bene-
ficially and at small cost.
1t might be argued that it is
their duty first TO see and know
their own state. Duty, however,
is inconsistent with the idea of
vacations. Enough that their
greatest opportunity during va
cation time lies in the North
Woods and that self-interest and
the certainty Of keen enjoyment
and personal benefit points the
way TO them. 1t is there they
would go quite regularly if they
only knew. Why not learn?-Mil-
waukee Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-28
vacations-Let Us Learn.

The other day. when a train
from the region Of lake and for
est in northern Wisconsin reach
cd Milwaukee. there alighted from
a sleeping car exactly three pas
senuens Throughout the journey.
however. all the berths had been
occupied. mostly with summer
tourists. The others went on 10
Chicago and beyond.
This is one Of many instances
which show that in general the
people Of Milwaukee and Of south
ern Wisconsin have much 90 learn
about our North Woods. its sur
passing and countless lakes, its
surprising charms.
Nor do they appreciate even in
reasonable measure the oppOr-
tunity that the North Woods
gives them 10 gain rest and quiet,
"a regain strength. to lengthen
their days.
OF course. many Milwaukee
men and women do realize all
this. This Is why they are an
nual pilgrims. but. everything
considered. their numbers are
small compared with those who
flock 20 the North Woods every
year from Chicago. from other
sections of Illinois from Kansas
and Nebraska. They come from
places stil more distant. In fact.
motor cars bearing the names Of
Kentucky. Tennessee. Alabama,
Mississippi and even Florida are
cutie common sights in upper
Wisconsin.
From Milwaukee. however, the
chief points among the forests
and lakes and rivers Of northern
Wisconsin can be reached in a
short nights journey by train or
a days fast ride II one motors.
The inhabitants Of any othe<
city do not have a better oppor-
tunity. few so good a one, TO
spend a week. a fortnight. a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-28
BONUS IN DISCARD.

A few years ago the bonus sys-
TEN was the approved plan TO
bring new factories to commun-
titles. Industrial history proves
that bonus hunting factories
leave just as easily as they come
Today bonus giving is not ap-
proved by progressive commun-
titles.
Cities are built by men. In
dustrial development Is under
the hats of men. A concern that
Is substantial and means business
will usually pay its own way. If
il wants a factory building. it
should either pay a moderate
rental or pay installments on the
value of the building, so as to
acquire it in time.
1t Is the opinion of men with
experience In this line of work
that almost any town having rea-
sonably good transportation fac
ilities can get new industries if
il will put forth the proper eff
fort.
Factories frequently locate in
country towns simply to get
cheaper labor. but if the concern
is not adapted 10 that particular
locality and has 10 move on, it
hurts the reputation of that town
as a business center.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-28
Facts About Native Pike,
WaH-Eyed and Golden

water. When the eggs are taken
from the fish, they are placed IN
the roilly water and the eggs are
stirred Just enough 10 mix them
thoroughly and prevent them
from adhering to one another.
The period in which it takes
the eggs 20 hatch is from . TO
20 days, varying with the tenn
perature of the water. Fry that
hatch in nine days are much
stronger than fry that take 20
days.
Pike eggs vary in size. They
will often average from 10000
to 10000 to the quart.
Hatch Under Difficulties
A five-pound pike will produce
one quart of eggs. If so per
cent of the eggs deposited by the
mother fish would hatch, it would
take few fish to keep our waters
stocked with fish in abundance.
The fish crop varies from year
to year in the production. Some
seasons a sudden drop in the
temperature of the water will kill
the embryo in the eggs during
incubation. Fish that spawn IN
the early spring in water of a
high temperature are much bet
ter than those spawned IN water
Of a low temperature. Some wa
ters are much more productive
than others in the Matching of
fish and will bring them to ma
turity much faster. The higher
temperature breeds animal life in
the water for the nourishment of
the young fish when first hatch
ed. Some waters are practically
barren of fish food in the early
spring. at the time the fish are
planted. The temperature of the
water has all to do with the de-
velopment of insect life upon
which the fish feed.
Spawn When Thaw Comes
Pike spawn just as soon as the
ice disappears from the lakes.
When the season is late, they
often spawn under the ice.
The best season for catching
pike is June. During the months
Of July and August they do not
take the bait very readily, but it
Is different when the water gets
cooler. Next to June the best
time to catch them is after the
first frost in September.
Pike fry have been placed in
nearly all inland lakes of Wiscon-
sin. to many Of which they were
once strangers. The lakes in
Waukesha county, for example.
formerly contained no pike, but
in all of these lakes anglers are
now catching them. However, !
know Of some lakes that are said
10 be full Of pike and yet anglers
catch none Of them.
Pike take the bait much better
during the evening, and after
dark, than at any other time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-28
BY James Nevin


(FOr many years head of Wis
consin fish hatcheries and one of
the most famous fish propagators
in America Written for the Mil
waukee Journal.
Wall-eyed pike, or pike perch
which inhabit the many lakes
and larger rivers Of our state, are
one of the best food fish in our
waters. though the sportsman
does not get the thrills from
catching them that he does in
catching a black bass or a mus
kie."
There are several varieties Of
the pike family or pike perch.
Some are golden or yellow IN
color. while others are Of a gray
ish color. The golden pike grow
90 a much larger size than the
gray pike. When catching fish
for the purpose Of taking eggs
for Matching purposes, we often
catch golden pike that weigh up
10 Is pounds.
This fish has been propagated
quite extensively by the state
during the last forty years. In
fact. the writer was the first man
10 undertake the propagation Of
this fish in America, if not in
the world.
Handling the Eggs
The eggs, when first taken
from the fish. will adhere TO any
thing with which they may come
In contact. When the eggs are
first taken from the fish, they
are very soft and If left in the
vessel in which they were placed
would mass together like so much
glue. We place them IN a wash
tub filled with water and stir
them with a dipper for several
hours changing the water. until
they become hardened. II Is nee
cssary to do this before they can
be placed in the Matching Jars.
Nevertheless. We had a hard time
az first % make them work so
that We might get a fair percent
ace Of fry from the eggs. which
must have a circulation Of water
10 keep them free from another
and 70 prevent them from smoth-
ering. But some thirty-eight
years ago. when we were using
part Of the basement in the old
Exposition-bldg in Milwaukee for
a fish hatchery. we had a lot Of
pike eggs in Matching jars.
An Accidental Discovery
A big fire caused the city wa
ter which we were using 90 be-
come very r0iliy and the sedi-
ment adhere 20 the eggs and
caused them 20 roll free in the
Matching jars. One can easily
imagine how happy we were over
this discovery. Now nobody
thinks Of attempting 20 take pike
egvs unless he has some clay
soil along in the boat 20 roll the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-28
National Buy-at-ROme Bulletin

Special Articles Appearing Weekly Are Reprinted From
The Official Organ OF The National BuyAtHOme Movement
Original copyrighted and controlled by National
BuyAt-Home Movement National Headquarters Executive
Offices, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-24
Leonard Evidently Is
Trying to Make Business
Good Among Lightweighte

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Every time
business gets bad boxer goes back.
When opponents become few and cash
scarce the big fighters stimulate trade by
getting not so good as they used to be-
Last winter Jack Dempsey was plnlhs
away for a little work and the heavy
weights were all wanting as much money
to be the victim as he wanted TO be the
victor Bill Brennan came along anu
went twelve rounds with the champion
twelve rounds in which the champion
Cooked terrible" Then every big fellow
in tn. game thought he had a chance Tor
the title and Georges Carpenter was SO
sure ne could get Dempsey while he was
Slipping that he was willing to cut
hundred thousand Off his price for the
privilege of winning the crown. The
Frenchman thought the same thing un-
til he got one poke from the champions
left and he realized Their that II Dempsey
had gone back, il was n good thing he
had never met him when he was good.
Benny Leonard hasn't been working
much The lightweights all pass him up
because he's too good. They want a
fortune to be Knocked off and Benny
has to associate with the welters. Tues
day night, Leonard went eight rounds
against Sailor Friedman in philadelphia
and they say "he was terrible" The
men fought at catchweight The insiders
say that Leonard has gone back; that he
can't make the weight; that he's afraid
Of his hands; that his judgment Is gone.
and his speed vanished But you cant
tell anything in n catchweight bout.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-24
HOW STRICT SHOULD COLLEGE
ELIGIBILITY RULES BE MADE?

want an education as we'll as football
fame He must make his grade to make
the team. The old hired football player
who walked from the logging camp or
the mine or shop directly into varsity
squad for Il cash bonus Is thing OF
the past.
believe that college athletics are rea-
sonally fair and sportsmanlike and clean.
More than one big school can boast truly
that three -fourths OF its football team
came from the prep. schools Of its nat
ural and contiguous territory. Some OF
these boys are honestly working their
way through school, and It is even
probable that one or more Of them has
a sinecure Of a job or has had his tut
ton shaved or board bill pared down.
1t is a hard proposition, and 1t has
many ramiications There is a tendency
upon the part of some people to carry
the technicalities too far, and upon the
part of others not to carry them far
enough. Somewhere there is a line Of
decency; a happy medium that is fair
and fine. And I have heard and OBJ
served enough in the inner life of college
athletic councils to convince me that the
main idea Of the big majority is to OBJ
serve the rules of good craftsmanship.
Take the case Of that boy | mentioned
a while ago. He works his way through
the first year just like any and many
another student. The next year he car
ries the ball into a whirlwind and when
the uusL settles ne IS ~ lIS Cuele Will "a
broken Lone or a torn Hgament. lie
can not work and the school carries him
through.
= is a wide, deep, debatable subject.
My Pittsburgh reader seems to think |
can throw a lot of light on it. But my
candle casts only a faint ray. l have
met dozen college coaches and as many
physical directors and athletic managers
in the great Eastern universities this
year. and I'll give you my word that
every man of them appealed to me as a
high-class sportsman of the finest type. L
liked the way they talked on the funda-
mentals.
Every one of them had had his team
shocked and shattered at different times
by faculty rulings on the study standings
of his players, and in every case he took
his medicine with'a grimace and NUT
ter, but without complaint.
Football coaches talk to their players
nowadays about the necessity for study
as we'll as strategy. Professors talk to
their students about the advantage and
benefit of athletics. This is an ideal
state of affairs. And as long as it exists
to any considerable extent, l simply can
not get all "het up" about the decadence
and unfairness of college competitive
sports.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-24
AFEW 'MERRIWELLS' OF THE GRID

I. J. O'Dea, Wisconsin star Of the late
ninties, does not hold tine worlds record
for goal from field by drop kick. as
many think. The record is held by
Mark Payne, Dakota Wesleyan, who
booted the hall sixty three yards on Oct.
16. 1915, in a game against Northwestern
Normal. O'Dea's best effort was sixty
two yards on Nov. 10, 1898, when Wis
consin played Northwestern University.
The late George Gipp, Notre Dame,
kicked a sixty -two-yard field goal, drop
kick In a freshman game on Oct. 7. 1916.
J. r. HaxaI of Princeton established
the worlds record for field goals by
kicking n goal from placement against
Yale on Nov 80, 1882. Haxelrs success
full effort was from the sixty yard
line.
The longest drop kick made by an
gotiated by Orson w. Wilcox, Mansfield,
Pa. Normal school against Wyoming
Seminary. Oct 16, 1915. Wilcox booted
the ball fifty five yards. This mark was
tied in 1920 by H. L. Fox, Worcester,
Mass against Clinton High school.
Alfred Griggs Exeter. Cal, high school,
kicked fifteen goals from placement from
distances ranging from twenty to forty
yards, against Hanford High school, Nov.
6, 1915.
f. C. Robertson, Purdue against Rose
Poly, on Oct. 81, 1900, kicked seven field
goals. from placement The kicks were
twenty-five, thirty five, twenty nVe'