Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 257, 24 July 1910 — Page 6

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1910.

Of Interest to

This matur niust nut to raprtritaa Win out special permission. THE CREAMERY PROMOTER. A good many queries art being received by agricultural Journala In different aectlona of the country relative to tbe dependence tbat can be placed upon tbe ho called creamery promoter. Tbe reply given In every Instance tbat baa come under our notice is tbat tbeae chaps should be given a wide berth. Tbls advice la sound and sbould be followed. These fellows know about aa much of tbe creamery business, the conditions which exist in any given locality and tbe problems which would arise, as a cat does about Ilebrew. Tbey are in tbe business of promoting crea merle primarily for tbe purpose of filling tbelr pockets with easy money and not to further tbe dairy or creamery business and to bring profits to the patrons of a creamery enterprise. If tbe farmer In any section make up tbelr minds tbat tbey want to embark In tbe creamery business and tbe decision Is wise one where there are enough patrons to support it the sensible thing to do Is to call In some one who bat a permanent postoffice address, the a tat dairy commissioner, some representative be may send or some man of repute who Is known to have bad extended and successful experience in the creamery business. Many an enterprise of this kind has fizzled out because of a bad start and because those Interested in It did not have an adequate idea of tbe conditions wblcb really existed or tbe degree of success that It was possible to attain. Tbe kind of authorities referred to will know about tbe problems likely to confront a new project of this kind and will be able to give helpful directions and auggcstlons. Tbe difference between tbe fst sura tbat would bare to be forked over to a fly by night pro moter and the modest sum required to defray tbe traveling and hotel ex ptoses of some reputable creamery au tborlty will go quite a way in buying equipment, coal and machine oil. A DOUGHTY WEED PE8T. What Is coming to be a nefarious weed pest In many a central state and astern garden patch Is crab grass. wblcb Is also known by the name five finger, descriptive of the five spurs or nprajv into wuirn toe seea uesa is usually divided. Tbls grass is late in sprouting and thus escapes much of tbe effect of the May and June cultivation. When the garden crops are laid by It gets busy and by Sept. 1. unless It Is given frequent attention. will furnish ns effective a mat over the surface of tbe ground as would miles of binding twine secured with twenty-penny spikes. Of course this la hyperbolical, but this figure is tbe only one that in any adequate degree fits tho case. While this grass does not live pver the winter In Its root sys tern. It yet has the pernicious faculty of sending ont lusty roots wherever the recumbent joints touch tbe ground, Tbe only way to rid a patch of land of It Is to hack away at It during July and August and prevent any of it from producing seed. If manure con talna tbe seed it sbould be well rot ted and the seed destroyed before II Is applied to tbe soli. Where it appears in the lawn tbe only way to eradicate It is to dig it out with a Jackknife or plow up and reseed tbe lawn nnew. It may be kept In check In a fairly satisfactory man ner by keeping the lawn grasses in thrifty and growing condition by fro quent watering during tbe dry weatb er, when the crab grass gets in its work. The removal of the clipped bends by tbe use of the grass catcher will reduce greatly the amount of seed which will settle among the roots of the grass to germinate next season. A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF. FAILURE Many a failure with nlfaifa and clo ver seems directly traceable to the fact that the soil on which tbe need was sown was sour and needed sweet enlng with an application of lime at the rate of two or tbre tons per acre. Where such treatment has followed previous . failure with alfalfa reallyremarkable results have been secured The lime should be applied to the land In manure with a spreader or spread with a seeder of some kind which will insure an even distribution. While a sour condition of soil may be inferred from the fact that clover will not grow and from the presence of sorrel It can be determined much more defi nltely by running a spade into the earth a few inches and inserting piece of blue litmus paper, which may he got at any drug store. If the soil h acid this test paper will turn from blue to pink. Of equal Importance with tbe lime treatment is the inocu latlon of tbe soil with bacteria In the soil from an established alfalfa field. Tbe tract Intended for such use should also be well drained and have a porous subsoil of good depth. With the KiijiIUU tbe Dorking is the favorite table fowl. It Is a remarkably full breasted bird and, though a slow grower, attains a large size at maturity. Tho steer should be graduated from the feed lot to packing house by the time the Is three, and tbe hen should be mad into potpie when she Is two year old. , : The weather never Is to one's liking all the time, but the way the weather clerk superintends the department probably gives as general .it if faction aa If the Job wer turned owr to ome other follow. The boys may feel greater Interest in keeping the fields clean If a new and up to date cultivator is) substituted for tbat wabbly old rattletrap that has been doing duty for the past ten or twelv years. Tbe growing crops, too, nay give decided evidtnc that tbey appreciate tb change. - "' Wber aawdust Is avallabl It makes a very good absorbent for the liquids to. .stall najarea, Fres sawdust

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contacts an acid'wlue'n tends to neutralize the alkali of the manure, and, while It adds little to tbe soil in tbe way of fertilizer, when decayed It furnishes a valuable mold or humus. The' French way of slaughtering horses after they have outlived tbelr usefulness in tbe harness has some ad vantages over the practice quite too common in tnis country or semng broken down animals to some heartless brute who will exact tbe last ounce of work from tbem. quite likely killing them in tbe process. Tbe old country way means at least a quick and mer ciful death. That humus decaying vegetable mold is a requisite for the proper growth of vegetable life Is shown nicely when a crop such as corn is planted on spots which have been scraped off in the process of leveling piece of land. The growth that Is made Is stunted and tbe plants are of sickly color. It usually requires sev eral seasons of fertilizing and tilling to bring such soils to a normal productive capacity. Swamp muck might be used on many a farm to good advantage as an absorbent of tbe moisture and liquids in the stable manure. Such treatment would arrest the dissipation and de composition of fertilizing elements. while the muck soil would furnish a type of humus that tho average soil stands much in need of. For winter use in cold - latitudes the absorbent could be thoroughly dried during tbe summer months and stored undercover where It would be available. Tbe housewife It Is superfluous to call her busy can save herself a whole lot of hot work over the Ironing board if she will fold tbe bed linen, towels and all of the underclothing and hose carefully after they are dry and put tbem away without Ironing. If she feels that she must put a crease In tbem this can easily be done by put ting tbe folded clothes under a heavy weight for a few hours. A whole lot of women are making this short cut in their work, and they are to be com mended for their good sense. That old friend tbe pigweed, known also under the names redroot and care less weed, is a very cosmopolitan pest. It tries tbe religion of tbe New England farmer, harries the patience of the mldstate gardener and is one of the worst banes of the Pacific slope rancher. Its source of working mis chief lies In its prolificacy and persistence. It will mature all the way from 10,000 to 23.000 seeds in a single season, while if chopped off In the morning there Is a tradition tbat it will send up a shoot and mature a seed be fore sundown. Its roots go deep and ore about as tough as tbat of an al falfa plant. - For those desirous of taking up bee keeping there could hardly be avail able a more concise or practical publi cation on the subject than farmers' bulletin No. 397, entitled "Bees,- re cently published by the department of agriculture at Washington, whence it may be bad free by sending for it. Tbls bulletin condenses into forty-two pages tbe practical Information and directions necessary in tbe proper man agement of an apiary, including loca tion, equipment, general manipulations. swarm management, production of honey and wax. wintering, diseases. etc.. as well as much other pertinent general information. At the close of tbe bulletin is given a list of all publications of tbe department bearing on the different phases of beekeeping. In all varieties of apples where color Is a requisite, factors of quality and size being tbe same, tbe highest prices will be received for that fruit which is the most highly colored. To secure this result sunshine and a free circula tlon of air are necessary, and this cannot be If the tree has a dense and thickly headed top. Tbe way out is the Inauguration of a system of prun ing which will open the tops of the trees the removal of the main leader a good distance dowu and the thinning of tbe lateral limbs. This will not only color the fruit, but It will greatly simplify tbe lalor of spraying and harvesting It. while In years to come. If the pruning Is properly done, it will mean that -the fruit will be produced within a reasonable distance from the ground Instead of at a height where extension ladders will be needed to pick it. Red apples are the money fete hers, and the above Is the way to get them. A Delaware ben. bought to furnish tuning for a potpie. laid her owner 240 eggs between Jan. 27. 1909. and Dec. 6 of the same year. Unlike the milk Ing habit in dairy cows, tbe egg producing habit in bens seems incapable of development in any considerable de gree by the selection of pullets from mothers of high C);g laying capacity. The writer varied tbe March prun Ing of his peach trees considerably this year, cutting some lightly and others severely at blossom time. It is inter estlng to note that those cut most heavily are not only making the most vigorous growth of new wood, which will bear next year's crop, but carry the best sized and most thrifty lookin fruit at tbe present writing. When one is contemplating the pur chase of fruit or agriculturrl land in a new section It Is not only a good plan to take a spade and Investigate the character of the subsoil and look tnto the exact status of the water rlt If the tract is in an irrigation section, but to take tbe trouble of toquiring iuro the buslur-- integrity and financial rating of t'.ie chap - with whom the farm or ranch is listed for sale. tn selecting a site for the orchard It Is perhaps natural to make the mistake of choosing a soil which is In reality toe rich and fat for tbe best production of apples. On such soil conditions eeniis eyVjt whfcb ted to a produe

tlon OfvTCoa ratacr Ta rrutr growta; thus defeating the object one has la view. Pears will produce fruit on rich, moist soils,., while peach trees sbould be set on the thinnest soil on the place. ' Kansas took a step ahead as a fruit producing state when the taw recently passed making the spraying for San Jos scale and other pests compulsory was Declared constitutional. The law requires orchard owners to spray and otherwise properly care for their trees. Representatives of the federal department of agriculture and of the Kansas experiment station are planning to thoroughly demonstrate spraying in several counties In the eastern part of tbe state this season. The soy bean Is being put to a use by Chinese and Japanese farmers wblcb might be adopted with decided advantage by American farmers who live in sections where this legume does well. The oil wblcb is extracted from the bean is taking tbe place of linseed oil. while the cake which is left after tbe oil Is removed is used with excellent

results as a substitute for linseed and cottonseed meal as a stock ration. Tbe advantage of tbe soy bean is tbat tbe growing of it means soil enrichment and not soil Impoverishment, as is true of both flax and cottoa. The regular bearing of fruit by trees which have suffered some Injury, se riously Impairing their vitality, has led orchardists to experiment along the line of a purposeful cutting or wounding of orchard trees with tbe object In view of getting tbem to produce something besides healthy and glossy look ing leaves. In some cases this is done by removing several narrow strips of bark lengthwise from tbe trunk of the tree, enough of the bark and underlying cambium being left between the strips removed so that the tree will be able to heal. Another plan followed with considerable success consists in cutting a circular trench about, the tree to the depth of three or four feet and four or five feet from the trunk and severing all of the roots which cross it. In both of these methods it is well for the novice to try them on a limited scale with two or three trees. Next fall there will be inaugurated at Lyndon, Vt.. a plan that sbould com mend itself to friends of agricultural education in other parts of the country. The characteristic feature of the plan Is a labor system which will enable too ablehodicd students to pay their way with the work they do on the -farm connected with the Lyndou academy. The expenses for the nine months are fi cured at $3 for tuition. flOS for board and room and $1S for books. The boys are to be taught the theory of agriculture in the class room and will work these theories out on the farm under intelligent supervision. Remuneration is to be at the rate of 15 cents per hour, or $25 n month dur ing the summer. This plan will enable many an energetic boy to acquire a helpful education without having acquired a bank account of bis own or getting belp from the old folks. A friend whose acquaintance tbe writer has lately made, though seventy-five years old and financially situ ated so that he could well get along without working, nevertheless puts in most every day on his acre ranch, cultivating, hoeing and raking. He works In rain and shine and seems to enjoy his labor. We asked him the other day why he worked so hard, and he told us he would be lost without something to keep him busy smd. besides, be felt better and had a better appetite and slept better. This working within the limits of bis strength is doubtless the primary cause of bis rugged healtii and to some extent for the genial goo;? feeling radiating from him. It is : very simple means our good frieno takes to keep himself shipshape and his view of things rational and whole some, but yet one might well be used by many another elderly man with gain to himself and those about him. DECAY U TIN. Remarkable Alteration Which Takes Place In the Metal. Anything made of tin. it seems, is doomed to a brief existence. This metal is subject to a remarkable kind of alteration, a species of disease to which it is liable. When exposed to the air tin undergoes no chemical change, as do iron and copper, which, of course, chemically combine with tne oxygen or with water. The tin. however, still remains metallic tin. but gradually becomes gray and dull and falls to fine powder. 1 The disease is "catching." It infects or induces the same change in other masses of tin In tbe Immediate neighborhood. We are told tbat hi a Russian imperial magazine, in place of tin uniform buttons, little heaps of powder were found. A consignment of Banku tin sent from Rotterdam to Moscow in 1S77 arrived at the latter place in the form of powder. This alteration is due to a change in the internal crystalline structure of tbe metal and 1 analogous to the slow transformation of taonoclinic sulphur to rhombic sul phur. As a result, objects of tin nf archaeological interest are rare. Those that have been found have lieen to the form of earthen ware vessels, knobs etc which have been found, in tbe Swiss lake dwellings coated with tin foil. Cassiterite or tinstone is the single ore frpin which the tin has been obtained in any quantity. Knowledge and Scientific News, London. The Worst to Com. T love you, dear, but I am green and rattled, and I don't know how to propose. -mars au right, honey. You're through with me. All you've got to ao now is to ask papa. Cleveland Leader. . The Garfield family is well provid ed for by the pension granted by congress and the income of a large public fund. v., , .

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The Winner" -

By LESLIE "There's a lot of these prize competitions about now," remarked the little man in the corner of the compartment, folding his newspaper meditatively. "Some people say. they're all a take-in; but that's not true, as I happen to know.

You've been a nrize winner?" Iihad to say 'Mr. Trefusis wouldn't be

queried. j back that night made up a tale about He winked. "I should say so! I'd ! Dim oinS to Scotland where his partell you about it, too, only well, after ents ,ived to tel1 'em the eod

all, it's a good while ago. now. The Interest I displayed evidently flattered him. for. after chuckling to himself for a minute or so, he held out ! his paper and tapped a page. "See this one here," he observed, cheque for two thousand pounds for the person who sends in the best account of what he'd do with the money if he got it. Well, the one I went In for was" something like that, only the prize wasn't so big. A furnishing firm got it up for an advertisement of course. It happened to catch my eye one night when I was going back from work, and I took it home and read it through carefully. Seemed to me I had a pretty fair chance. 'Two hundred pounds towards renting a house was what they offered: and when you'd chosen it they would fill It for you, every room, free of charge. And not only that, but they'd provide a wife for you. too. Any girl that I liked to collect a certain num ber of coupons could send in her photo and the man who won. the first priz? was to take his pick and marry one of em. I dare say you'll remember about it now. Caused no end of talk at the time. "But I haven't told you yet what you had to do to win. Well, just write down exactly how you'd behave when you were a husband what you'd allow for housekeeping, how you'd manage the home, where you'd go for your honeymoon, how you'd treat your wife, what was the best way to live happily ever after and all that sort of thing. The papers would be read by , a committee of ladies; and the man they thought was likely to make the best husband would get the two hundred and the furniture, not forgetting the wife. I thought it over, and reckoned I'd go in for it; so I set to and wrote out my paper. A fair masterpiece it was when I'd finished. I was going to be so tender hearted and thoughtful and generous that any girl who married me would hardly believe she was still on earth. She was to have her own way in everything, her own bank ac count, latchkey, vote and goodness knows what else, while I'd work about eighteen hours a day so's she could have new dresses whenever she wanted em, and a new hat every time she passed her favorite shop "Altogether it was a wonderful piece of writing. Yes, and It won me the prize, too. One morning I got a letter asking me to call. Off I went, dressed in my Sunday best; and when I got there I saw the managing editor and a lot of gentlemen from newspa pers who congratulated me till I did n't know whether I was on my head or my heels. Then my photo was taken. "There's just one thing more, Mr. Trefusis,' said the head of the firm. shaking me by the hand that being the fancy name I'd put on my paper, being shy by nature, "You must now go before the committee.' "And what'll they do?' I asked him, feeling rather nervous "Oh, only ask you a few questions, he said. 'It's a mere formality. And besides, they've got the ladies photographs, you know. You have to choose your future bride.' "I'd forgotten about that part of the business for the moment; but I plucked up my courage, and be took me along to another room where the commit tee was waiting. "There were all sorts of women in it; -Lady Ponderfield the one who's always opening bazaars, and running charity matinees at the theaters; Miss Pickleton, who writes books the nov elist, that's it; Miss Fluffy Brown, from the Gaiety theater; Mrs. Josian Simpson, the labor M. P.s wife oh, and a lot more. "Upon my word, I fairly quaked when they started staring at me, and all talking at once. I can't remember half what I told 'em; anyhow, at last they said they were satisfied. Now, said Lady Ponderfield, I will display the photographs, and you are to make your choice "Upwards of five hundred photo3 there were altogether, I believe; but I was getting dizzy, so at last I shut my eyes and picked out one of the pile. That'll do," I said. "She's good enough for me." When I looked at her properly, though, I nearly asked for another chance. She was a big, tall, flasv girl, about six foot-high, just the kind who'd be likely to make trouble, ton, said Lady Ponderfield, turning np a list. "We shall let her " know your decision, Mr. Trefusis, and to morrow we hope to arrange for you to meet. We have your address. Al low us to congratulate you, and to wish you every happiness in your future life." "I waited a bit, because I hadn't got the money yet, you see. But they bowed me out, so I went downstairs, and there I found the manager chap and he handed me a .cheque for ths two hundred. "Let us know directly your house Is chosen, you know, he said, speaking very affably, "and well send the furniture along. "Then he wished me good luck again, and so did about a thousand other people, till I could hardly move my right arm without groaning. At last I got away, and walked straight to the bank and got the money. It seemed like a dream--Well, I couldn't do any work that day, of course, so I went home. Just after teatime there came a knock at the door, and when I recognized who it was, I nearly fainted. Yes; Miss Isobel Tenpleton the six footer; you guessed it the first time. "Is Mr. Trefusis in? she asked, star-

A Short Story

THOMAS ing hard at me, I told her "No, which was quite true, of course. "Well, I'll wait, she said. What time will he be back? I am engaged to be married to him.' "It took me about ten minutes to get rid of her, and an hour or so afterwards back she came. This time I news. i "What" address? I'll write Eh (snapped. Seemed in a dangerous sort i of temper He didn't leave any." t said. "Went off in a hurry " "Directly she'd gone I started get-! ting ready to shift. Luckily the place ; wasn't mine, so there wasn't much ! packing to do. I paid the landlady that evening, too, before I went to bed. As for sleep. though-I couldn't as much as close my eyes. First thing in the morning I was off- j "Where to? Oh. a different neigh-borhood-as far away as I could get. What for Whv T thonht it wnnld save unpleasantness. But then I'd lose the furniture? Yes; I know that, but I didn't see my way of getting hold of it anyhow "What do I mean? Well, I'll tell you. Just in your ear, like. Don't let it go any further. Remember the paper I'd written the one that won the prize all about what a model husband should do? Well er some one else had given me the idea for most of it; and though I myself wouldn't have had much ob jection to marrying this Miss Templeton I thought it was only fair to my wife that I should consider her feel ings in a matter like that." EDITOR GUMEf HONORED. His Paper Made Official Organ of Minnesota Federation. At the recent convent ion of the Min nesota State Federation of Labor the Minnesota Union Advocate, published in St. Paul. Cornelius Gulney editor. was unanimously chosen as the official organ of the federation, an honor not to be lightly esteemed. But. apart from this and what must have been peculiarly gratifying to Mr. Guiney. was the fact that the motion to select his paper as the official organ was made by a rival. Editor J. I. Kennedy of tbe Labor Review of Minneapolis. Further, the motion was seconded by Editor McEwen of the Labor World of Dulutb. Truly honors fell thick and fast on the bead of Editor Guiney from tbe hands of his rival quill pushers. It is sincerely to be hoped that it will not result in an undue enlargement of his bump of self esteem. However. It is safe to predict that such will not be the case. Labor editors are too busy with the real problems of life to afford the time for nonsense. Editor Guiney Is to be congratulated on the place be has won iu tbe hearts of bis fellow men in Minnesota and elsewhere. His was an honor as worthily won as bestowed. Likewise. Editors Kennedy and McEwen are to be congratulated. Their action breathes that spirit of unselfishness and devo tion to the cause without which the labor movement would never have reached its high estate. The reason for the growth of trade unionism in the Minnesota jurisdiction is explained and made clear. DON'T WAKE THE FOOLS. So Long as Toilers Sleep They Are Perfectly Harmless. "What did you tell that man just now?' "I told him to burry." "What right have yon to tell him to hurry?" "I pay him to hurry." "What do you pay him? "Five shillings a day." "Where do you get the money to pay. him?" "1 sell bricks." "Who makes the bricks?" "He does." How many bricks does he make? Twenty-four men can make 24,000 bricks a day." "How much do bricks sell for?" "Seventeen shillings and sixpence a thousand." "You give him 5 shillings and keep the rest?" "Surer "Then instead of you paying him he really pays you 12s. Gd. a day for standing around and telling him to burry?" "Well, but I own the machinery. "How dkl you get it?" "Sold bricks and bought it." "Who made those bricks?" "Shut up: You will wake the fools up. and then they will make bricks for themselves." British Workman. Mora Pay, Shorter Day. Over 15.000 men employed in the various branches of the metal trades in San Francisco and surrounding towns secured a 10 per cene increase in wages and an eight hour day recently. The men are ail employed hi shops controlled by the California Metal Trades association aud include patternmakers, machinists, uioldejs. machine blacksmiths and boilermakers. Several weeks ago the unions formulated demands fof the new agreement, and after several conferences with a committee representing the manufacturers the terms demanded by the workers were acceded to. The Increase will average over $3 a week for each man. who will also have an opportunity hereafter to cultivate tbe acquaintance of his family after spending eight hoars at hard inbor. . Child Labor In Massachusetts. Tbe report of tbe Massachusetts state child labor committee just issued states tbat Massachusetts bas fallen from Its former place as a leader In child labor reform and In various important methods of restriction it has been outstrip ped by a number of other states. With is its borders in workshop, factories and other establishments are employed between twenty and thirty thousand children under sixteen years of age. and a large portion of them axe en

A BUSINESS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK BY HENRY CLEWS

New York, July 23. The stock market Is still undergoing a rigid course of treatment under the rest cure. Many operators are absent on , vacations, and big banking interests continue to discourage any special activity in speculation at this time. No encouragement to an advance is af-, forded, neither are prices allowed to? show any marked declines without meeting with support. The general trend of financial affairs is towards improvement. The local monetary out look has been much clarified by re1 1 i j.ti i tv.. "-cul 'u.uaiiuu, i iiug iwur, contractions in loans and general preParations to avert undue stringency ing the ming fall. Gold imports hav,e beun ear,ier than expected, and timtes are that no less than $4 . specie will be Imported from E,urPe th,s season- Complete reports tne national banks at the last call 6hw a leal reserve of 21.22 per cent and a contraction of loans of about -'. The latter item, however. s still nearly $400,000,000 larger than a year ago Eastera banks, upon i wnicn the straln 'or moving the crops cmny un, snow muca iae strung-, er P"6"'""- Aitugemer tne niuueiury situation is working out its own cure, and as money will go much further. owing 10 lower prices ana aiminisueu business activity, there Is much less reason for fearing any undue stringency during the crop moving period. The formation of the proposed currency associations will be beneficial, inasmuch as they would provide against any injurious stringency In the money market. Secretary McVeagh appears to have overcome Borne of the objections to the scheme, and it is to" be hoped the banks will take advantake of his suggestions, which are not put forward as a cure for our financial evils, but as a palliative until a more scientific system can be adopted. The political situation is also much less threatening. With the adjournment of various legislatures the attacks on railroads and other corporations have ceased. The fact that such attacks tend to aggravate any depression in business also aids in their discouragement. Public officials are beginning to learn that these political raids upon capital can be car ried to a degree that is harmful to their own parties. Inasmuch as it discourages enterprise, checks develop ment and tends to throw labor out of employment. President Taft has been doing his best to soothe Irritated nerves and assure business Interests, that while there would be no cessation in the pressing of reforms, siKh movements would be conducted with as little irritation and interference with business as possible. Apprehensions as to the abuse of power by the Interstate commerce commission are gradually dwindling away, and as railroadmen recover from the panic which beset them when the bill was passed, they view the new "bill with less and less apprehension. Some are already co-operating cordially toward its enforcement. Nevertheless the railroad issues are not by any means settled. As for the tariff issue, that is still too far distant a question to have any effect upon the market at present. It is nearly three months before the fall congressional campaign will begin, and during that time the poli ticians may find it to the interest of their constituents to show more consideration for business affairs. General business is very quiet, more so than usual at this season. Cur tailment is still necessary in many industries, and commodity prices continue on the decline. In consequence buyers hesitate, their takings being of j a generally hand-to-mouth character. Doubtless when they discover that rock bottom has been reached a rush ..HOT.. Weather is a sure sign that your horse needs a cool feed. UBIKA is the one highest in protein and lowest In Fiber and Heat of any feed on the market Richmond Feed Store 11-13 N. 9th Phone 2196 Excursions to Niagara Falls This Season VIA TheC&O. - Of Indiana. S6.50 Round Trip 12 day limit, with stopovers. First Excursion Saturday, July 30th. Via Marion and the Clover Leaf R. R. Stopovers at Westfield, N. (for chaulauqua points) Cleveland, Sandusky and Toledo on return trip. Pullman tourist sleepers. Double Berth rate from Marion $1.50. Make reservations at once. Second Excursion, Thursday, August 4 via. Peru and the Wabash R. R. Stopover at Detroit, Mich., on return trip. Third Excursion, Saturday, August ,6. via. Muncie and the Big Four R. R. Stopovers at Westfield, N. and Cleveland, O. Excursion trains leave Richmond 10:30 a. m. on above dates. For particulars call C. A. Blair, Passenger and Ticket Agent, Richmond. Ind. Home TeL 2062.

of orders will follow, since there is nothing unsound in conditions. The crops, though needing rain in some sections, are progressing satisfactorily, and there is every indication that farmers both west and south will thi3 year raise products quite equal in value to those of last year, and this iu

spite of the damage to spring wheat, the importance of whichc has been vastly overestimated. What is a loss of $IOO,WX.U0, the estimated damage to spring wheat compared with the total value of farm products, which amounted to 8,7iiO.HM)0 in 1U0D, The iron trade Is quiet and not running up to full capacity, Indications being that recent lower prices will bring out waiting orders and impart a larger degree of activity later on. Improvement is already developing in the cotton goods industry, the necessities' of consumers compelling buyers to take hold with more freedom. The copper Industry is still In very unsatisfactory condition owing to continued overproduction, but ap parently well founded rumors of agreement to curtail between big producers this week have imparted a dectdedlv oeuer tone in mis 'iiupviiaui . iuuuo try. Only one man In 20S feet in height. Is over six CHICHESTER S PILLS THE UIAMONU USL4KSW A ' As k rn lupine a. ItKANU PILLS, fc yeut kowo w BcM.Sfcxt. Always Ra1UIt SOtDBYDWGGISTS EVFBYKSEtt Time Tables CHESAPEAKE e OHIO COMPANY. RAILROAD Phoi la Effect Kmmt Bound April ir. lsie. C hlcaa-.-CIelaaatL

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8:lKa 9:53& 10:31 11:48 12:4Jp l;23p 4:42a 8:40 12th St. Station). Through Vestlbuled Trains between CJiicago and Cincinnati. Double dally service. Through sleepers on train Nos. 1 and 4 between Chicago and Cincinnati. . : ! , Fine buffet service on trains 1 and t. All trains run daily. For train connections and other Information call C. A. BLAIR, P. A TV A. Home Phone 2062. Richmond. Ind, POPULAR EXCURSIONS Via C. & 0. R. R. of Indiana Low Round Trip Rates to the Following Points: Atlantic City, N. J. $24.15 G. A. R. Encampment, Sept. IS, 16, 17, 18, 19th. Milwaukee, Wis. $10.05 K. of P. Grand Lodge, July 29, 30, SI, Aug. 1st. Old Point Comfort, Va. $15.00 Friday, July 8th; Friday, Aug. 12th;' Tuesday, July 19th; Tuesday, Aug. 23rd. Niagara falls, N. Y. $6.50 Saturday, July 30th; Thursday, Aug. 4th; Tuesday, Aug. 16th; good returning 12 days from data of sale. :. Atlantic City, N: J. $16.00 Thursday, August 11th, rta C. 4 O. R. R. Thursday, August 18th, via B. St O. R-R. . Chicago, IIL $7.80 Knights Templar Conclave. Aug. 5, 6. 7. 8. New York, N. Y. $25.50 Final return limit 30 days from date of sale. Rcssd Trip Ssccser Tesrlst Rates To Portland, Ore. ......... $79.14 To San Francisco, Calf ..... 77.90 To Yellowstone Park ..... 51.10 To Denver, Colo. .......... 27.05 To St. Paul, Minn., Etc.,;.. 24.15 For further information, call C A. BLAIR, Pass. A Tkt. Agt,

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