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The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01
Cream Of the Farm Exchanges.


It is seldom that the temperature
drops sufficiently low to injure dormant
peach buds.
Tender bulbs should be lifted, dried
and put away from mice and rats in
dry frost-prOOf cellar.
Good roads would mean good farms,
good markets, good prices and good
times for all concerned.
With guineas on the farm the owner
need not pine for a game dinner, for
they are the gamiest of domestic fowls.
Zero weather may kill fruit buds that
have swollen during the previous warm
days, or that were not properly ripened
in autumn.
A tool house of easy access and with
only an earthen floor, for storing reap
ers, mowers, drill and harvesting ma
chinery, more than pays its cost.
Pear trees and tender plums should
be wound from the ground up among
the branches All trees should be banked
up six to twelve inches with fresh earth
after the grass is away.
Peach fruit buds may safely endure
a temperature of 10 or 20 degrees below
zero, provided they mature well in au-
tumn, are entirely dormant, and the
cold comes on gradually.
Never take lantern into a stable.
Have a glass window flush with inside
wall, and a box outside with small
door, and set the lantern in this, letting
the light shine through the window
The best success is such as keeps the
home and the farm in good shape; the
stock in healthy, thrifty condition, and
furnishes the children the best advan-
tages for school training and for society
There never was time in the history
of the world when it was more danger
Gus for man with family, or one who
expects some day to have a family, to
let go of his land and try something else.
More guineas would be bred If it were
not for an unreasonable prejudice
against them. Many guinea is served
in city restaurants as prairie chicken or
pheasant, and the consumer never knows
the difference.
Large climbing roses and other half
the root with fresh earth to protect from
mice, and the tops wound with sacking
and left upright; large shrubs and peach
trees can be thus protected.
Good roads throughout the farming
region adjacent to the cities and towns
would do more than anything else to re-
store prosperity to the farmers, enabling
them to get their goods to the best pos
sible market easily, promptly and
cheaply.
Leaves make the most excellent bed
| ding, and they can be put under cover
by the thousand bushels very cheaply.
With little road dust or land plaster
added, they would take up all the liquid
manures, and the farm would grow pro-
porti0nately richer.
The farmer thousand miles away
can get his crops to market by raAl or
canal more easily and more cheaply than
the farmer only ten miles away can haul
his in over roads that are so hllly and
rough and miry that half ton is a
heavy load for a horse to draw at a
loose footpace.
The farmer who grows different kinds
of crops and feeds them out to different
kinds of stock, will, with good manage
ment, make the most money. The work
Is distributed more evenly throughout
the year. There Ia less risk OF loss and
there Ia better opportunity for taking
advantage Of the market,
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01

speakers or readers said or read, atten-
tion is called to the query whether
Campbell and Diesem have not found
the better way. According to Campbell,
we can get along with the water nature
gives us; and Diesem says that IL we
must resort to artificial methods Of sup
plying moisture, each individual farmer
can do his own irrigating.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-01
FARM DEPARTMENT.
BY W. A. PETER.

died before the rains came, the tubers
being no larger than hulled walnuts, and
few In hill.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-11-20
Price 5 Gents


platform Of the Populists. With
this Alliance Mr.. J. NJ. Foster
joined his present chief-the gov
crnOr-in a dicller whereby its
president, Hon r. Adams was to
be made ex-governor in exchange
for their support against the lot
terry. 1t was shameful obligation
of barter whereby party principal
and doctrine was to be ignored in
the one issue Of anti-lOttcry. 1t
was contemplate assum ptiOn
Of authority to trade the vote
of the Democrats Of the State
who opposed the lottery to an assoc
sociatiOn whose principles were
declared TO be non-partisan whose
mbership was composed OF
all parties. 1t was trade, not SO
much to defeat the lottery, but to
give the Fosters and fOllowings po-
sition as leaders in the coming
struggle, which it was hoped, by
virtue of the position taken by
leading moralists, Jew and Gem
tile, Catholic and Professionals,
against the lottery, to make the
crusade successful.
Time rolled on; the battle wagcd
fiercer and fiercer. 1t required no
prophet to see that despite the
earnest efforts OF the ministers,
Christians and moralists (whO
were sincere in their opposition)
DESPITE the maledictions hurled at
? the lottery the Democratic hosts
| were rallying to the standard OF
: that grandest Democrat in all
! Louisiana that true and tried leader
y WHO never turned his back on
$ friend or deserted a cause, Samuel
Z Douglas McEnery. Then what
do we hear emanating from the
= lips of small cotorc Of politi-
r clans, among whom MIR. j. M.
:. Foster was a tpromincnt figure?
: "Before the lottery shall win this
= hrht we will turn the State over
n to the Republicans" This was
a told on him and we believe he
= said it.
IS OF course the contest was sup
Il posed to be fought out on Demo
q cratic lines. The McEncry ac-
l. ton composed Of Democrats, the
h opposition by q mongrel set o
rs Office seekers principally, among
n the leading persons we mean. W.
ID know the ticket, in Alliance strong
to holds, was headed Alliance-Dem
ID ocrats, in others, anti-lotter2
Sc Democrat. We believe that wa
r. the way they were labeled.
lie When the day for the State Con
ne vention was to be held it was q
nv --.;-ll..I 4hnA ihn McEnnrM force
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-11-20
Any thing to

w ell, ME. 11lcES aEctptSNt VIC
situation and was ready to do
battle for the Democracy again.
All the time OF the campaign and
after, up to the last election, Mr.. |
Hicks was a member Of the Caddo |
parish Democratic executive COM
mittee. Mr.. Fosters following was |
in the majority, why did they not |
expel him if his Democracy was
not Of the right sort
The following ycar-as Mr.. Og-
den was filling an uneNpired term
the nomination drew on again.
In this contest Judge Watkins and
Mr.. Ogden were pitted against
| each other. Mr.. J. M. Foster SUI
DC rted Judge Watkins and SO did
Mr.. Hicks. During the campaign
Mr.. Foster frequently came around
to consult with anti Jimmy's
doubtful Dem ocrat. He was con-
suited about commissioners and
suggested the majority in the
Fourth ward, himself being one.
Mr.. Ogden was successful, and he
supported the nominee as he has
done since and also the Demo-
cratic nominees in the last State
election. This much of this doubt
full GU period Of all Mr.. Hicks po-
litical career to show the venom
! and desire to malign and Islander
on the part Of anti-Jimmy CD
| And now for j. NJ. Fosters poll
teal record. We would have ig-
nored anti Jimmy's CD purile fling
entirely had it not manufactured
f political capital for our side. THE
PROGRESS cannot be drawn from
= the true issue, the true fight by
personal attacks except when-as
8 in this case-it is a play into ou1
hands.
-, The record, Oh yes! the com
parison Of the records. In the yea
1891, in the beginning thereof Mr.
- j. M. Foster was a broken, defeat
. ed, bruised and lily shaped poll
ClClan, noI udNl Ing oNSiONi - "i
, the fight of 1888 when he-as
Nichols leadcr-sO overwhelming
ly lost this parish, that matches
Democrat and ever reliable polltca
IL leader, S. D. McEnery, havini
- won the parish by an overwhelm
4 ing majority. AS far as paris
- notifies was concerned, he wa
. disfigured, dethroned, dead. The
n the lottery question was raise
10 and he saw an opportunity
20 come to life again. He espouse
=, the anti side, doubtless becaus
ID the opposition was-in the maJol
~ ity-for the lottery. The bait
- grew warmer and warmer. II
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-11-20

tain II Is tnaC ne mas never given |
the opposition credit for intelli-
gcnce, strength or standing. And
shat signature is in keeping with
his convictions in the matter.
But to Mr. c.. D. Hicks political
record THE PROGRESS is glad the
have raised that issue. 1t
gives US an opportunity, or rather
the provOCatiOn, to turn over the
leaves Of the past and reveal the
political record Of this same Mr..
j. NJ. Foster.
But before we do we will say
that Mr.. c.. D. Hicks did run for
Congress as q Democrat in OPP
position to II. w Ogden, who had
been nominated by a plurality vote
cast imOre than 49, 600 Of the DEM
ocratic voters Of the district taking
no part.)
He thought the method un-Dem-
ocratic and so did a large number
of Democrats. Before running Mr..
Hicks addressed a letter of in
curry concerning the idea Of doing
so to a large number of the Demo-
cratic leaders and prominent MEM
bers OF the party, among them MT.
j. M. Foster himself. In this letter
advice was aslzed-an honest ex-
preston desired. The greater num-
Der advised him to run, saying 1t
was time that such methods were
rebuked, such rule must be broken
up. Others did not answer at all,
among them Mr.. j. M. Foster.
Not more than q dozen Democrats a.
vised hin, not to ran, the majority OF
these. because he aUould be counted ont
At Natchitoches the Popullst
convention met. Mr.. Hicks was
there to secure the Endorsement o:
that convention. So was MIR. Ogden
and so were such staunch friends
of his in that campaign as Messrs
p. J. Trezevant and w. b. Peyton
all to secure the Endorsement TO
Mr.. Ogden. (This was Legitimate
! and this article is in no wise in
tended as : criticism Of our friend
Mr.. Ogden.) Mr.. Hicks was sue
cessful in receiving the indo sc
ment.
The result is well known. Will
6 Caddo parish cast the smalles
4 vote at the ge~ eral election she ha
ever cast when there was a contes
(many thus indorsing Mr.. Hick
o candidacy, he 2cos counted ont
= the district. And in that contest tn
Tinomies exhibited very little low
=, for Mr.. Ogden. In fact, they too
= an exceedingly small part, an
- many said they would have bee
Glad had the commissioners NJ
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-11-20
UNDER COVER, ALWAYS UNDER
COVER

The present campaign OF the /
Fosters is essentially one Of BUSH
whaclzi ng. Conceived i'll decept- /
ion, operated on lines Of hypoc-
risy. sailing under flag without
hue, symbol or emblem; in fact,
representing nothing but concelt,
intolerance aid preferred Dos
sisrn. it's own conscience shles at
the sight Of the sunlight and makes
it prefer the shades Of concealment
to the open light Of maniinesS ana
fair-play. Just what its consul
t,tional ticket stands for IS not
declared by it's promoters, because
it announces no platform, makes
no declaration. That it is INTENDED
for anything but perpecuauoll
of the abhorred Murphy j. Foster
dynasty and the continuance OF
the no less objectional tetrarchy OF
Mr.. M. Foster no one seriously
doubts.
Pretending to have been maui
gurated to bring about union OF
sentiment in the Democratic RANKS
in Caddo, it's chief officer, MT. Fos-
ter. has not hesitated to show MS
animus towards his foes III the
faction nor to conceal his pleasure
at what appeared to him then ols-
conjecture as they saw hlm mafch
in triumph at the head Of a VICTOR
ious procession, using Messrs'
Alexander and Wise as a vehicle
to pacify the people under the pc
lief that it was intended to keep
down factional strife, when. IN re-
atty, they were to be used as tne
mode Of pushing along his TIL
umphal car of chieftiancy.
That they fear the searchllght OF
truth to be turned on their pro-
ceedings is evidenced by the tac'
that no declaration OF principles
were enunciated, upon no Issue
do they stand. That they are en-
listed under the banner OF deceit
that this movement IS born OF suS-
picious circumstances is reFealee
bv their mode OF warfare.
In The Times Of Tuesday morn
ing this is depicted in coloFs tina
stamp it buccaneer movement
In that paper is an assault upoi
our editor personally, in which III
political record is brought up an'
criticised and compared with tina
of Mr.. c.. M. Foster to the form
er's disparagement, by someon
who conceals his identity by
nom de plume, which shows tn
cheapest kind of fraud on it's face
That an anti-Jimmy wrote tina
article no one with common sens
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
OUT OF FUNDS.
Pennsylvania Legislature Paiied to Make q
rish Appropriation.

HARRISBURG, Pa, September 10
Officers of all the fish protective asso-
Citations in the state met here, to-day,
to consider what steps should be taken
in view of the failure Of the legislature
TO make the usual appropriation to the
board OF fish commissioners. The re-
port OF this body set forth that il it is
compelled to suspend operations for
lack of funds, It will require six or
eight years to get into shape again,
aud in the meantime there will be no
fish OF any spscies for distribution in
the state. A letter from Governor
Hastings pointed way ont of the
dilemma through the raising Of fluid
of $25. 900. each association pledging
$500 to be paid in installments, the
money to be refunded II the next legiss i
lature can be induced to make the
necessary appropriation. The conven.
ton will probably adopt the eugges-
ton this afternoon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
ROAD MASTERS.
The Principal RaiIrosds Represented at Their
Annual Convention.

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, Septem.
ber l5 ---To-day's session OF the fif-
teenth annual convention OF the road
masters association of America, the
proceedings OF which formally opened
yesterday, was largely attended, all Of
the principal railroads OF the country
being represented. The special COM
mittee on the latest improvements in
switching and frogs, w. G. Prindle, OF
the Pennsylvania company, Chicago,
chairman, presented an elaborate re-
port. It set forth that during the past
few years the capacity Of freight cars
had been more than doubled, and en-
gines Of much greater tonnage and
higher speed used. 10 order to handle
cars of increased capacity and engines
OF greater weight. at high speed, with
safety, it was necessary that the stand.
ard Of the track be raised to meet the
made OF II. To accom-
plish this it was not only necessary to
increase the weight of the rail and sta.
bility of the road-bed, but to use every
known means to reduce the liability of
accidents. Hence, the latest improve
ment IN the matter OF switches and
frogs was one OF great Importance, as
no part of the track required more care
and constant attention
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
Mach Of This RAIIrosa's Stock Is held BY BIN.
pIoyes.


CHICAGO. ILL.,, September 10 The
annual meeting here, to-day, of {
Illinois Central railroad company ID
rendered notable by the presence of q
large number OF the employees OF the
company. This fact was explained
later on, when Secretary Hackstaff, in
his annual report, showed that 400 Of.
ficers and employees, excluding men,
bers OF the board Of directors, owned
1916 shares OF the corporation, and
that 1924 other employees have made
partial payments on account of pur-
chase of stock. 1t was further set
forth that the sum held by the CON
pany for such partial payments, aggre-
gates nearly sos 900. This is the re-
suit OF the efforts OF the board of d.
rectors to make the corporation some
thing OF a family affair.
The annual report showed net re-
ceipts for the year OF nearly So, 500, 900,
out OF which the usual dividends had
been paid, and nearly s ,000, 900 car
ried forward to surplus account. The
stockholders vote this afternoon on
propositions to issue mortgage bonds
aggregating $4,000, 900, TO fund and
retire existing mortgages on various
divisions, and to provide additions and
betterments.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
A Treaty Takes Effect.

WASHINGTON, d. c., September 10 -
According to advices received BY the
state department and subsequently
confirmed the treaty signed by the
representatives OF Guatemala. Costa
Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Saliva.
dor goes into effect day. The union
is named the "Republic of Genital
America and the countries forming
it take the name OF states. The gov.
ernmeDt of the new republic is to be
vested ia chief of states to hold office
one year and to be elected from each OF
the states in their alphabetical order.
The first tpres,dent of the new republic
is to be from Costa Rica. The union
Of these states IS regarded as of great
consequence, especially as securing
internal peace in Central America.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
Life Insurance Mem.

MILwAUKEE, Wis.,, September Is -
The eighth annual convention Of the
national association Of life under
writers opened, this morning, in the
main auditorium Of the Masonic tenn.
Pile, with over 800 delegates from all
parts Of the country, and twice that
number OF visiting insurance men.
Welcomes were delivered. in behalf of
the state, by Governor Schofeld. and
for the city by Mayor Rauschenberger.
The conyention will be in session for
three days, and papers interesting to
life insurance circles will be presented
by Colonel G. M Ransom, OF Boston; |;
Simon Wolf, of Washington, d. c.;
Charles W. Pickell, OF Detroit, and
other delegates
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
MARYLAND Republicans.

BALTIMORE, Md, September ID -
The republican state convention met
to-day in Raines hall, Washington TIE.
tuck, an anti -wviiingtouils. presiding.
The convention originally assembled at
Ocean City on August Goth, bat 1t de-
eiared the republican primaries held in
Baltimore three days previously to be
null and void, threw out the delega-
tions, ordered a new primary and ad-
journed until to-day. Phillip Lee
ldsborough was named tor state
comptroller The convention was
absolutely anti Wellington, the friends
OF Postmaster General Gary, Congress
man Barber and Congressman Mudd
being in full control. As q result, il
the republicans continue in control Of
the legislature, Postmaster General
Gary will be the next senator to sue
ceed Senator German.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
HUMAN BONES FOUND
Science Discovered in the Leut-
CERT Vat What Human Eye
Could Not Detect.
w. J. BRYAN ON HAZeLToN
Yellow Fever Reports Show No
Decrease In the Spread Of
the Terrible Plague.
THE FLOODS DEVASTATION

CHICAGO, September 15.--Juror
Fowler, whose illness caused the sud-
den adjournment OF the Luetgert case,
Monday. has entirely recovered, and
the examination OF experts was re.
sumed, this morning. A dramatic
feature of the defense will be the ap-
pearance on the witness stand of man
who will swear that some time after
midnight, Of May 1st, he saw and
talked with Mrs. Luetgert, and saw her
meet her brother. Dietrich Bicknez, in
the early morning. Acting on this in
formation, the attorneys for the defense
have been having Bieknez watched.
Professor Bailey's positive asser-
tions have had depressing effect on
the prisoner. He declared, in answer to
a chance question, that the bones IN the
Luetgert vat could not have come from
any one animal save human being,
The wild woman who was captured
In the woods near Melrose park, yes
terday, whom the police Of that place
positively identified as Mrs. Luetgert,
Is Caroline johnson, an escaped lunatIc.
Inspector Shack was recalled DUR
ipg the examination, and the fact
was brought out that the state had
paid for the maintenance of some OF
its witnesses.
Judge Marks, the original OF Law
yer Marks In 'sUncle Toms Cabin, !"
and Louis Hogrefe, who came from
France to write his observations of the
trial for the Journal Paur Athr0po.
logic, The criminelle of Paris, were
among the notable visitors, to-day.
Inspector Shaack and Specialist Dor
sey were the next witnesses.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15

LEXINGTON, Va, September 15.--
10 the presence Of brilliant audience
Of educators, alumni and iriends OF
the institution, former Postm sster Con-
eral William L. Wilson was to-day
installed "a president of Washington
and Lee university. The ceremony
took place in the chapel of the school,
Judge William Mclaughlin, rector OF
the university, adminsstering the oath
Addresses were delivered by Presidents
GilImsn Of Johns Hopkins. Patton 81
Princeton, and Chancellor kirkland Of
Vanderbilt. President Wilson then
delivered his address of acceptance.
This afternoon q banquet was served.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
FEVER DEVELOPMENTS.
The Plague Is Causing Untold Distress In the
Soathern States.

New ORLEANS, September 15.-One
more case Of yellow fever developed,
to-day, making seventeen up to date,
and one death. Most of the cases are
almost well, except DIR. Lowell, who
contracted tho disease while attending
patients.
JACKSON, Miss, September 15.--
Drs. Guiteras and Hurnell declare the
seven cases Of yellow fever to be genu-
ine. Fever has broken out at Ed
wards, small town near here, and
everybody is fleeing.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, September 10. -
The state board Of health, this morn.
ing, decided to quarantine against the
yellow fever district.
GALVESTON, Texas, September 15 -
A strict quarantine against the fever
d strict is being maintained through
out Texas.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, September Is Chi
csgo followed the example of Atlanta,
Ga,and has thrown open its doors to
the yellow fever refugees,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
Par Reaching Devastation.

GALvEsToN, Texas, September ID -
There are ten dead and innumerable
injured, while the destruction of prop.
erty and crops to the extent OF $780,
600, are the losses in the Sabine pass
district by the storm OF Sunday night.
The magnificent rice farms along Tay-
lor's bayou are devastated, and half q
dozen small towns along the gulf are
wrecked. When the first rescuing
party reached Port Arthur, they found
the residents panic stricken. About
200 have abandoRed the town.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15
AID PoR ALASKA.
Secretary Aiger win Pay the Expenses Of a
Relief Expedition.

WASHINGTON, d. c., September Is.
The condition of afqirs in the Klon-
dyke gold region and the possibility of
aft riding relief were discussed by the
president and cabinet, yesterday. 1t
was the unanimous opinion that this
government should send soldiers to
maintain order, aud supplies to pre-
vent starvation, and it was practically
determined that two detatchments of
fifty men each, should be sent to
Alaska, one to remain in St. Michael,
and the other TO go into the interior.
Secretary of War AIger solved the
difficulty of lack OF funas by proposing
Co pay the expense out OF his own
pocket, aud trust to congress 20 re-
imburse him. The secretary is an
experienced lumberman, and told the
cabinet that the inter-trail could be
Kept open for the passage of dog trains
II they were kept going steadily over IL
40 as to pack down the fresh snow
The work OF sending relief will be
pnshed rapitiy.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-15

Concluding Sessions.

LONDON, England, September 15.-
The Catholic congress and pilgrimage
in com memoration of the thirteenth
centenary OF the landing Of St. Angus
tine ended here to-day. This morning
the pilgrims visited Canterbury cathe-
dral, where they were cordially receiv-
ed by the Episcopal authorities, and
were subsequently entertained at lun-
cheon by the Franch Jesuit fathers at
the college of Hales-Place. The con.
Guiding meeting was held this after.
noon, the papal blessing upon The pill
gfims being expressed by Cardinal
Vaughan, and Cardinal Perraud deliver
ed farewell address and pronounced
benediction.