Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 230, 26 June 1910 — Page 6

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1910.

IIORTOII HAS MADE VERY GOOD RECORD President's Secretary Holds a Heart-to-Heart Talk with the Reporters. CLAIMS HE IS BASHFUL

PROTEST OF CUSTOM LAW ATTORNEYS OVER LOCATION OF THE CUSTOMS COURT AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

American New Service) BY 8IDNEY ESPEY. Washington, June 25. Charles D.

Norton, secretary to President Taft,

bas "made good." This is the verdict of official Washington. It Is a verdict that Is unanimously Indorsed by

the white house newspaper men who

first were of the opinion that Mr. Nor

ton would be as close and sectlve as

his predecessor. Secretary Carpenter.

The day Mr. Norton forsook his

berth as assistant secretary In the

treasury department and became the right hand man of President Taft, he

Invited the white house newspaper men to have a talk with him. "I'm green on newspaper men and their

ways," he began, "but I know that

the success of my Job depends upon

amicable relations with everyone, re

lation that I hope will grow confidential with the newspaper represen

tatives. I believe that what transpires at the white house, generally speaking Is publlo news and belongs

to the press and to the country.

"But," he added, "there Is only one

request that I am going to make

That Is, keep, my name out of the paper. I do not want notoriety myself. Use what I give you, but please do not say that 'the secretary to the president, or 'secretary Norton today gave out.' You will find that I will develop to the needs of this office if you win give me the chance and help

me along.

"Yon know I am a little bashful about how to get along with you

newspaper men" he said and just then a reporter Interrupted with: "Mr. Secretary, I understand that you were a

successful life Insurance man. Any man who has successfully sold life Insurances surely knows the necessary line of talk to make a first class disemlnator of news In a marvelously

short time."

The reporter's prediction has come

true. Howl of Protest.

A howl of protest is going up from

the legal men who devote their at

tention to the practice of customs law.

They are kicking at the action of the government In locating the new customs court in this city instead of New

York City.

Ninety percent of all the cases the court will hear. It Is said, eminate from the decision of the board of customs appeals and the finding of the

appraisers in New York City. Attach

ed to the office of the United States district attorneys In New York City and Brooklyn are seven lawyers who

devote all of their time to represent ing the government In contests before

the New York City general customs

.board. These same lawyers will have to follow their cases through the cus

toms court, and It Is said, that hav

ing to travel from New York to Washington frequently wil seriously inter

fere with the dispatch of business,

Then again it will tend to make the army of New York custom lawyers

acquire the sleeping car habit, travel

lng from New York to Washington to

attend sessions of the new court. Picture of Rooster. The agricultural department, al

ways zealous In guarding the people against impure foods and deceptions, especially through false labeling, is hard and fast after the manufacturers

of a certain brand of Italian macaroni.

This brand bears the picture of a

rooster, proudly crowing from the summit of Mount Vesuvius. The department after a chemical analysis of

the macaroni, finds that It is pure and up to the standard, but seriously re

ports that the rooster on the label might possibly prompt prospective buyers to purchase the macaroni

through the mental Impression that

the macaroni had been made with

eggs.

The state department will not dis

cuss the charges made before the

house rules committee by Mexican

anti-Diaz propogandlsts that the Mexi

can president is able to enlist the

aid of the federal officers and em

ployes of the United States in prosecuting his political antagonists who

seek refuge in this country.

Representative Wilson, of Pennsylvania, some time ago introduced a resolution calling for the appointment of a committee of congress to Investi

gate the charges. The house rules committee, to which the resolution

was referred, has been thrashing out

the evidence. Charges so far heard place' the com

mittee in an embarrassing position

since any investigation would ultimately mean a probe Into the secret

agencies of the Mexican government.

This might prove, according to a state department official the basis of a diplomatic incident which Y might disrupt the friendly relations that

have long extsted between this coun

try and Mexico. J

Evidence has been heard 'tending to show that President Dlai bas influencedeven bribed, United ' States marshals, colltHJtors , of customs, forest rangers and city police to assist him and his secret service to run down refugees. It was also charged that

on one occasion at least. United States troops were lined up along the Texas

border to drive back iKilitical ' f:igl

tives, although the treaty stipulations

with JIcxico grant entry wltueut pass

ports to Mexicans

partment as to the right of this gov

ernment to interfere with the oper

ations of a secret service maintained

here by Mexico. ,

The matter is embarrassing, since

the refugees bitterly denounce Diaz as the "murderer" of at least 40,000 of his countrymen, whose views did not coincide with those of his administra

tion.

Important, Reform. ' Another important matter of reform has taken place In the treasury department. The heavy steel wagon, drawn by three ponderous horses that

carried the money from the bureau of engraving and printing to the treasury vaults is now one of the attractions

for the sightseers, for it Is guarded

by eight uniformed policemen, two riding with the driver, four in the rear and a mounted man bringing up the rear. As an advance-guard there Is a uniformed officer riding In a light buggy. For years the heavy traveling "safe" has passed along the streets of Washington without attracting much attention. Four or five rudely dressed men usually ride on the back step. "It looks as If this change is an invitation for some one to rob the wagon," commented a policeman, today. "It surely advertises the fact that millions of dollars are being transported through the streets. Bobbers will encounter a lively time, however, if they try to get some of this money."

Of Interest to the Farmers

This matter must not be reprinted without special permission. J

THE ROBIN SLAUGHTER. From reports which have appeared recently in the daily papers the slaughter of the robins continues without abatement is the south, especially In portions of Tennessee. It seems that In the eastern portion of Rutherford county, to that state, the robins shortly before their migration nrth congregate by the thousand lS the cedar groves, and ft has become a custom to form large parties for the purpose of capturing tbem. In one night one of these parties "made the record catch of 2,637 redbreasts, while it Is estimated that 1WX000 were captured on these roosting groands alone in the three weeks preceding the one night's catch referred to The plan followed in the capture of the birds is to have catchers stationed in the cedars, while others drive the birds to them. Those stationed in the trees are provided with bags, into wfedeb the birds are thrust when caught, one person sometimes bagging as high as 325 birds In a single night. And this wanton slaughter of these beautiful and useful birds is prosecuted for the munificent reward of 10 cents a dozen, which the dead birds fetch -on the local markets. This case but emphasizes the need of carryrylng out a suggestion made in these notes some moatbs ago that those interested in the effective protection of bird life should lend their combined influence te secure the enactment of a federal law which will exempt from such wanton slaughter all useful migratory or interstate birds. A letter of inquiry sent by the writer to the chief of the biological survey at Washington elicited the information that up to that time no legislation of this character had been presented or even given serious consideration. It would seem high time that some such action was being taken. THE FLY CAMPAIGN. It Is a pretty good idea to carry the war on flies into their own territory namely, out of doers. A big step along this line may be made by patting the accumulations ef horse manure in the stable in some screened bin where the fifes cannot hare access to it, as this is the chief breeding place for the housefly. If this tft not feasible the same object can e aecotntyUshed by scattering slaked Base ever the dung pile every few daffft. Thousands of the flies that swarm near the back door will congregate elsewhere if all garbage and slops are put in covered receptacles at soaks distance from the kitchen door, while these that de gather tbere may be killed by placing a formalin so-lution-twe-teespoonJais to a pint of water) in shaflorr tUsbes just outside the door and sweotsaioy the solution with a Utile augaf. Tbis fly killer is to be commended betiuet It -to cheap and is harmless if tfee-UMl tofts should drink some of it The same solution can be placed in saaoan la the house and the work ef eartermlnAtien completed.

... a .. A CORRECTION. In a late installment of these notes a paragraph on the pear blight recommended kerosene as a suitable disinfectant for tools used in removing blight Infected portions of pear and apple trees. This was- given on what was supposed to be good authority, but a series of articles put in print within a few days by Professor P. J. O'Gara. pear blight specialist of the department of agriculture and stationed for the past three, year in the Rogue river valley, states tfcat no disinfectant should be need but corrosive sublimate mercuric chloride which is a deadly poison when taken Internally, but has no ill effect en cuts or bruises on the hands. He recommends that a solution as strong as 1-1000 should be used, made by dissolving three tablets - in four ounces or half a pint of water. A small sponge kept moistened with the solution Is the most convenient means of applying It to She tools to be disinfected. It Is important te disinfect the pruning tools after each operation, as well as the wound in twig or limb.

WIND AND GASOLINE POWER. The chief drawback with the windmill as a furnisher of motor power for pumping and other purposes lies In the fact that too often when power is most needed It is likely to go on a strike for lack of a breeze to stir it. While the gasoline engine has tantrums now and then, yet if worth anything to start with and handled discreetly it can usually be counted on to do business when needed, while it furnishes enough power to do many Jobs too heavy for a windmill to handle. As a general thing a gasoline engine will prove useful and satisfactory quite directly in proportion to the price which the manufacturers ask for it and this is a fact that it is well to keep in view when purchasing. Many a fellow buys a bargain counter gasoline engine only to execrate the day when he was so niggardly shortsighted-

Some one claims to have' discovered that gophers do not like rye and that a strip of this cereal sown about a wheatneld will keep the rodents out of it.

April uat August atxl TrJeo sowing the tract heaytfy te millet. A few weeks later he was -unable to find a single thistle.

It is a whole lot mere sensible to jog along behind eld Kate er Dobbin with a nest egg la the, bask thaa to be scooting over the Ighweys la a late model automobile, the purchase of which bas meant tfee putting of a mortgage ea the tew heme or farmstead. Many the fetks who have done or are doing this very thing In haste who will doubtless save opportunity to repent at leisure.

An Iowa farmer got rid of a good sized patch of Canada thistles last

year, after several methods had failed.' by, plowing .them evervten days from!

Perhaps there Is se influence which tends to get the beys and girls started in the right path la taking up the work of outdoors and., the home so much as a little a ppreoiafienv bestowed now and then, even if the point should be strained a bit at times, for, after all, excellence of achievement la any case is a comparative and not an absolute matter. Appraefatie will make a task a pleasure instead' voi drudge work, which it se often -degenerates into when only erittcjiiaietf iven. The first navel eraatreevf' which there is any record a found growing on the north shore ef the Mediterranean sea in the year 1005 by a monk, who wrote a description of the tree and fruit and painted a picture of it Grafts of this tree were later taken to Spain and thence ,to South America, whence scions were brought to this country by an American lady in 1869, they being propagated in the botanical gardens at Washington. Because of this fact It is usually called the Washington navel. Growers of sweet peas in a good many sections had this favorite source of fragrant bloom well nigh ruined last season by the green aphides, or plant lice. These are sucking and not biting insects, and hence the ordinary poisons do not reach tbem. They must be killed by contact with some spray, and for this nothing is better than a solution made by steeping tobacco leaves or stems In warm water. This may be applied to the vines with an effective hand sprayer. If one treatment does not kill all of the lice, a second application should be given.

Inspections made at" the different packing and slaughter houses of the country show that fully 2 per cent of all hogs killed are affected with tuberculosis. An interesting fact in connection with this state of affairs is that the outward and seemingly thrifty appearance of an animal Is no guarantee whatever that it Is free from disease. Investigations Into the causes of the disease in hogs show the most frequent causes of infection to be the feeding on buttermilk from creameries, eating milk from tuberculous cows and feeding behind cattle affected with tuberculosis. As a result of a recent order issued

by .the secretary ef, the. .interior there

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Itching, Scaling Scalp Humor was Making It All Fall Out Two Doctors Could Not Stop the Trouble Niece Advised Using Cuticura.

CURED HER SCALP AND MADE HAIR GROW AGAIN

"My mother used to have a very bad humor on her head which the doctors called an eczema, and for it I had two different doctors. Her head was very sore and her hair nearly all fell out in spite of what they both did. One day her niece came in to see her and they were speaking of how her hair was falling out and the doctors did it no good. She says, 'Aunt, -why don't you try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment?' Mother did and they helped her, so she soon began bathing with the Cuticura Soap ana anointing with the Cuticura Ointment, and in six months' time the itching, burning and scaling of her head was over and her hair began growing. To-day she feels very much in debt to Cuticura Soap and Ointment for the fine bead of hair she has for an old lady seventy-four years old. "In regard to my own case, mine was an eczema something like bers. It was in my feet- As soon as the cold weather came my feet would itch and burn and then they would crack open and bleed. Then I thought I would flee to my mother's friends, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. I did for four or five winters and now my feet are as smooth as anyone's. Ellsworth Dun ham, Hiram, Me., Sept. 30. 1909. What Barnum Said of Cuticura. P. T. Barnum. the famous circus man, once wrote: " I have had the Cuticura Remedies among the contents of my medicine chest twith my shows for the last three seasons, and I can cheerfully certify that they were very effective in every case which called for their use." Cbmntea External sad Internal Treatmnc tar Every Humor of Infanta. Children and Adutta ronof Cuucnra Soa 425c to Ctaacae Utr Ska. Cuticura Omlnient 50e I to Heal Um Skat and Cuticura ReaWvrnt (iOc ). (or n ibo torn of Cbototata-

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nave OV4n Wiibdr-.iVii from entry iu Wyoming. Utah and Idaho 2.000X100 acres of land which are underlaid with phosphate. ' He has also recommended to congress that a law be passed which will permit of the mining of this rock phosphate, but only on the condition that none of It be exported. Secretary Ballinger Is to be commended for this action. Inasmuch as half of the phosphate mixed in this country last year was exported, here would seem to be a phase of the conservation of resources movement that congressmen might well give their aid to.

Breeders of Jersey cattle seem to be dividing into two camps over the question of the type of cow which shall be accepted as a standard by growers of this breed of dairy cattle. Some, the minority, contend that the show ring type the smaller Inland typeshall be adopted as the standard. More hold that the larger American type of cow with the big barrel and udder, the one which makes the best showing In pall and churn, shall be the model to copy after. Since dairymen keep cows for the money rather than the pleasure tbere is in the business the latter type of cow would seem to be the one which will ultimately prevail.

butter rat. -This Is ht tDe sSaTss

of cussedness, only ssaaUer sad more contemptible, for It is practiced under the guise of an activity which is lawful and decent

Some feeding experiments which have been conducted ef late by the Iowa experiment station show- that sugar beets and mangels favor the formation of calculi, or "stone." in the kidneys and bladders of breeding rams, in some Instances fatal results occurring. The discovery would seem to indicate that It is net advisable to feed these roots to breeding sheep, either rams or ewes, as the result? would doubtless be the same with both.

The butter fat and oleo fellows have been having it out before a congressional investigating committee at Washington the past few weeks, and at the time of writing it is uncertain what the outcome of the hearing will be. The controversy has been precipitated anew because the oleo fellows really the packing trust want the tax on colored oleo removed so that they can realize a still larger profit by selling It under the guise of butter. The butter mea contend, and rightly, that this is in realtta aa attempt to get money under Ms pretenses end in so far works an Injustice to their business. The law la feree governing the sale of oieomaejgsitBf levies a tax of 10 cents a osjelee-. colored to imitate butter, faUgtax on the uncolored psedwAatkArUtHoae-fourtb of a cent per pewtth Wf tfeasumer being allowed to celo 4hsoleo after purchase tocutt-hls e$ tstav While the high price of feed product Is a live one, It is hardly ee "lie as Justify the passage ea'lftW whloti will enable the packing tsttst te palm eff beef grease and eottoeeeed-eU oa a hungry publie for wftat tav are really not.

Occasions c$ten selsa wheiTit is necessary that a fatally observe rather rigid economy to make both ends meetWhen that time ceases the good wife should not be the only one expected to practice the virtue. It should eliminate the smoking tobacco as well as a new spring bonnet. There be many supposedly respectable people who wouldn't steal their neighbor's purse or sheep who fall down when it comes to the moral involved lq , palmlog oft beejf suet for

The western rancher Is not bothered with Canada thistles or quack grass, but he has in his grain and alfalfa fields an annual, the fire weed, that causes him much annoyance. It grows to a height of from- eae to two feet and bears numerous yellow blossoms on a

fiddle neck blossom stalk, the leaves being covered with numerous short

spines, which, brittle nd dry at haying and harvest time. Irritate the skin as much as do fleas and chiggers.

When the firewsed gets In possession

of a field, about the only way to eradi

cate it is clean cultivation of some

tilled crop. The Maine experiment station publishes the following recipe for the dry mash which it has tested and found excellent as a poultry feed: Two hun

dred pounds good wheat bran, 100

pounds cornmeai. 100 pounds middlings (or Red Dog fleur), 180 pounds gluten meal or brewer's grains, 100 pounds linseed meal and 100 pounds beef scraps. This should he toe roughly mixed on a eleaa fleer before being put in the feed hoppers. The scratching ration reconsataded by the same station consists ef fear quarts of screened cracked corn, two quarts of wheat and two quarts of oats fer each hundred bene (Plymouth Bock) dally.'

known there are HistlocCoas wltn dltferences te at least three of the grades of flour usually safUed which the consumer might well be acquainted with. The highest priced "patent flours are made from the inner portion of the wheat, running from AO to 65 per cent of the berry. "Clear" flour consists of the edible portion of the wheat less the patent which has been taken from it and contains from 15 to 90 per cent of the wheat berry. Straight flour contains all of the berry which is fit for human food and. though considered Inferior te the patent floor in grade and lower in price, contains more of the nutritive elements of the wheat berry and therefore makes a more nutritious bread.

Only within the past few years has an adequate value been placed upon skimmilk, yet It is a well known fact of chemistry that it contains virtually all of the casein (protein) of the whole milk, the butter fat removed in the cream being carbon and water. Practically all of the food value of skimmilk may be removed In the shape of cottage cheese, also known as "schmrerkase." The following recipe for making this appetizing food is recommended by the Nebraska experiment station: Allow the skimmilk to become sour sad curdled, then heat to 00 or 100 degrees F. in about thirty minute.. After it has reached the de

sired' temperature rebsove "the

from the stove and allow cord to remain in hot whey far about fifteen minutes. Then reaaeve whey by pouring the clabber late a cheesecloth bag or through a fine wire screen with cheesecloth spread over it and allow to drain natU ae more whey appears. The texture hardness or softness of the curd depends upea the temperatare to which the mfik la heated and the time the cord Is allowed to remain in the hot whey. The greater the heat and the longer its duration the harder the cheese will be. Adding to the curd about one-tenth its volume .of rich cream greatly improves the flavor of the cheese, together with sufficient salt to season.

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY.

We will build your new machines or repair anything in the machine line that we can get in our door that dont bite of kick. Ward Machine Ctx. 200 NORTH 9TH ST. r

Wild morning glory Is one of the common weeds dUBcult to kill out because of the babit of multiplying by n system of underground roote talks, usual cultural methods oaly serving to spread the pest. One old fellow we heard of the other day got rid of a good sized patch by hoeing off all of the vines which showed above ground every Monday morning. Tuesday morning would probably have done just as well, but he thought Monday morning was the appointed time. The Important fact in connection with the instance is that this weekly attack worried the life out of the morning glories, sapping the vitality of the root systems to such an extent that there was not enough plant food left to carry the plants through the winter.

While euphoniously named brands of wheat flour often come from the same bin in the mill, were the truth only

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