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La Junta tribune., 1898-01-05

ing their first trips after being In
the shops, the 424 for complete
overhauling and the s9I for new
flues.
Engineer William Gilbert is lay
ing off owing to severe sPrains re-
ceived in fall at Dodge City one
day last week.
From January is, to November
Ist the increase in the gross earn
ings OF II5 American railways
amounted to s2S, ,673.96o.
The Railway Gazette is authority
for the statement that before July
,st there will be contracts let by
the various railroads for the con-
struction OF 3S, 900 freight cars.
400 locomotives and I74 passenger
and baggage cars
The engine on No. 3 sprung
a leak at Granada last Monday
morning, and an engine had to be
sent from here TO take the train to
La unta. Just SO long as the
railroad continues to run their
trains through on this long divis-
ion just SO long will they have
these delays.-Coolidge Enter
prise.
General Superintendent Spencer,
OF the eastern division of the Cana
dian Pacific, has issued circular
to the effect that, TO insure train
men and englnemen taking suffi-
cient rest al division points, they
will in future be required, on ar
rival at terminal with train, to
register the following particulars:
(D Date and hour came on duty;
(2) number of hours rest before
coming on duty; g date and hour
OF arri' al "a number of hours on
duty W, ,thout rest; go ready for
twelve hours on duty again at; (6)
signature Enginemen and tram
men must not start out from the
divisional points to which they be-
long unless they are perfectly
fresh and fit TO make the round trip
without rest, if necessary. In no
case must they leave any divisional
point unless prepared for at least
twelve hours service.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

days TO haul in, s12: rent CT land, $50;
tax Of land. -; wear and tear and in
terest, s12.45; later on for hauling TO
market and other work 70 meadow,
s23; total. S9195. The average hay
crop for 1897 was about one and one
half tons to acre, which VIII make the
cost s6.15. Adding 50 cents for horse
feed brings It up, to s6.93 per ton Of
hay.
Wheat.-Seed IS bushels. s25; binder
twine. 81; threshing 300 bushels al 4
cents. S12; work OF al kinds, s112.5O:
rent for land SIS; wear, tear, tax,
s4162; horse feed, go; total cost Of p
acres Of wheat. s3141z, or sL04 per
Dushel.
Oats.-Seventy-hVe bushels Of seed,
$40; twlnes S.; tbreshing d 20 bushel
per acre yield. 1000 bushels. $40; work
Of all kinds. S11Z.50; rent for land, s75;
wear. tear, tax. S4L62; horse feed. $50;
total, $30712, or little over 30 cents
per busnei
In above figures I did not count any
incidental expenses, such as horse
shoeing, machine oil. harness oil and
the Ike.
an one II your readers and that
IS the OILY sehoCl I have ever had IN
this good America. 7 began reading
your paper ten years ago right after
I began farming Tor myself I call
myself 2 practical farmer, which one
can get 70 De only by actual experience
and good farm journals through which
10 exchange IDEAS Land il ny neigh
borbOod sells for from SIS 10 500 per
acre. We had a fair crop, but there
is not much money On account Of bad
roads. Wheat looks as if it was used
Rp.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

Hon John D. Long, secretary OF TIA
navy. has been unanimously reelected
president II the Massachusetts Total
Abstinence Society.
The prohibition forces in Ramsey
county, North Dakota. have erecusIlv
routed all the saloons in their district.
having succeeded in getting twelve
convictions with fines aggregating Sc
$50. and terms Of imprisonment rang
ing from three 10 six months.
Crocers who operate bars where IL
toxicating liquors are sold are 10 BE
boycotted by the Catholic total abstin-
ence societies Of Chicago. : resolution
calling upon all friends Of temperance
to refuse to patro1iza groceries OF this
kind was passed unanimously BY rs
county board OF the federated organizs-
tons Of total abstaine1s.
The Voice gives q symposium G.
Of prominent people On he
Of sending q sen TO Yale
under existing conditions. Amonz
those who give an emphatic nsza-ixs
and their reasons therefor. are B,sbo7
ex-Judge Noah Davis. Rev
Herrick Johnson. D. D.. Bishop ]. H
Vincent. Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts. DR..
c. Swallow, H +. Faxon and Joshua
Levering.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

As a child Queen Victoria was noted
for her independent spirit and FOR her
franknsss in confessing an error. The
following anecdote. told by the author
OF The Private Life OF the Queen. "
displays both OF these traits:
When a little girl. shl was taken On
a visit 70 Earl Fitzwillism's family
seat in Yorkshire. Wet weather had
made the paths very slippery. and the
princess. who vas ahead OF the walk
ing party, was rarned by the gardener
that the paths were very slape~
"Slape, slapel What's siape?" ex-
claimed the princess. not understand
ing the local dialect. and initiating the
abrupt speech OF her grandfather.
George III.
The gardener explained. but the SELF
reliant princess started asain on her
walk. and fell down in the mud. Now
your royal highness." said the ecrl.
understands what Shape means"
Yes. answered the princess. as she
picked herself up. and I shall never
forget il again"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25


Goodness - az attribute that IS not
only resident Of the soul, but It's
quantity and quality ere determined
By its manifestations. L can not live
unless It dces-it must be doing Nor
does it wait the bidding Of those who
crave its display T. asks permission;
It seeks opportunities. We al pray
that We may be good. but what Is our
motive? e It simply that We may en-
joy it oErgelyes2 It is delightful
state Ct heart and mind. greatly 10 be
coveted. richly 70 Be enjoyed. but it
prompts Us 70 be doing. exercising the
virtue. Nor & IL dimcult task
rather pleasant duty; while. On the
other hand. thcze who 20 the round
OF official duty in q perfuuctory and
mechanical style l1d these duties frk-
some and dis-aslsful. and the service
lacking the proper and right motive
Is more of burden 20 others than TO
themselves. We must do good for the
love OF It, AID though rot as wisely
done as some think. perhaps for lack
Of experience. il might be better done.
But the spirit in which i is done more
than eomEe1sctes for the Order Of It's
doing. # orc 1as the goodness he will
learn how best 10 usa T.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
A sCBsCRIRER.
psfectlre Road L.aw..

The chief executive OF Indiana is q
strong advocate Of good reads and is
determined that the road laws Of that
state shall Be radically revived He
expresses himself as follows:
Il knew before 1 became governor
that our road laws were defective. and
I have learned much more since I have
been in oflce. I have been inyestigat-
ing the question lately. with a view 10
future legislation. and I ind the study
net only interesting but I may say ap-
palling. The road tax the state over
viii average more than Is cents on
$50. We pay taxes On 81 800 900 coo.
That means that We are supposed 70
pay about 90 eco 600 Per annum for
keeping our roads up. I want % say
that 1 an wholly and thoroughly COZ
WINGED that not 80 per cent Of this sum
IS ever expended as the law provides.
great deal OF it is never even col
lected. The Indiana law allows q tag
payer TO work out his road tax. The
road supervisor is sole boss and Judge
OF this 'WOrking-out' business, and any
sort OF slipshod report Of the matter
ne sees 1T 70 make 10 his township
trustee suflces. As consequence
abuse is almost universal, and The most
outrageous and fragrant frauds are per
petrated- There is 1885,, 600 900 worsh
OF railroad property taxed in Indiana.
but DO these railroads pay their Is
cents on the hundred dollars. as pre-
scri5ed by Law? Not al all. They
work il out on the free gravel roads,
according 10 reports. but the result Of
the work is not apparent In some
places I doubt If any Of the money .
these railroads we're supposed 70 pay .
for road tax. and OF which they did
pay, perhaps. so per cent. for the tax
receipts, was expended On the roads.
one man who has several railroads m
Ter his control told ne q short time
ago that none OF his roads ever paid
over 50 per cent for these receipts
ne railroads are reported on the books
u nearly every county in the state as
having worked out their road tax. and
challenge any man to cite me a single
,ase where he has seen the employees OF
my railroad working on cur roads pay
ng OF this tax. With the amount OF
money Indiana is supposed 10 pay for
DAD tax she ought 10 have the best
oads in the United States. But she
las not and viii not have until there
corrective legislation. There ought
o be no such thing as working out
cad tax, and the laws should be so re-
ised as 10 insure the expenditure OF
he tax collected for the purpose il is
esigned 10 serve. I an studying the
lew Jersey law and other state laws.
nd hope 10 be able TO present some
aluable suggestions 10 The next leg
Stature" {
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
Cost of Ralslng Grain.

Ny figures are based on $50 per acre
iand. All that one man can do viii
be to raise. say, . acres Of wheat.
40 acres OF corn, % acres Of oats. and
10 acres Of hay, altogether 100 acres.
In the first place I viii have to buy
an cuff; that viii last ten years. 1t
will consist OF the following: Three
good 4-year-oId horses, $500; harness,
$40; wagon, $50; stock rake, SO; har-
row. SIS; deep cultivator. SIS; oats
seeder, 10; corn planter. $40: wheat
drill. so; binder. S115; mower. s45; hay
rake. $50: hay frame. SO: small re-
pairing tools. SO; total, Sis.
Now, as you know. everything will
De worn cut il ten years. and the non
ey 50 spent viii be 4 total loss. so we
must count oae-ter-h Of the invested
capital as being the loss on wear and
tear for each year. Then there is the
interest. The annual loss for this will
be about as follows: One-tenth OF
SITS, $3.50; interest on s77S at s per
cent. s46.6S; rent OF land. $500: tax
on land. $40; tax on horses and tools.
$40; horse feed, $50: wages AT $3.50
per day for 800 days. $3.50; a total Of
s1,054.4S. We may figure pretty &C
eurately and you viii find it Will take
about half Of the counted time to work
the forty acres OF corn. and the other
pah Of the time will suffice for the
wheat. oats and hay: so we will count
OF the S1.054.4s for the raising
Of corn. That will be s52724 To
which we must add cost Of Smelling Of 1
a 40 bush9l crop SIS and seed $3.50. (
making a total Of S54574. This gives I
US 1000 bushels Of corn 1t 4 total cost !
Of s545.74. OF a cost Of "a cents per
1ushel. The average corn crop OF /
1897 was % bushels. which would give /
cost per bushel OF SO cents. or
course the more bushels per acre we
'aise the less viii be the cost Of each
)ushel As the same tools are used
III over the farm we viii throw about
N equal charge OF the wear to each
rOp.
Hay.-WOrking carefully. it will take
man two days to cut his ten acres
( meadow, which Will make the labor
s; day TO rake IL up. $3.50: four
avs TO shake up. Sc; two wen four
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
A DOCTORS DIRECTIONS.
They save a daughter from blindness.

When father writes that yours &" is the
best medicine in the world" you can
allow something for seeming extrava-
gance IN the statement il you know that
the medicine 50 praised, cured loved
daughter OF disease and restored to her
the eyesight nearly lost. The best med
icine in the world for you Is the medicine
that cures you. There can't be anything
better. No medicine can do more than
cure. That is why John 5. Code, of
Orrick, SO, writes IN these strong terms {:
"Dr. Ayers Sarsaparills is the best med
icine in the world. Ny daughter had a
relapse after the measles, due to taking
cold. She was nearly blind, and was obliged
70 remain in a dark room all the time.
The doctors could give her no relief; one
OF them directed me to give her Ayers
Sarsaparilla Two bottles cured her COM
pietely."
The thousands of testimonials to the
value of DR.. Ayers Sarszparilla repeat
over and over again in one form or another
the expression: THE doctors gave ier
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give her DR.. Ayers Sarsaparilla. Two
bottles completely cured her"
1t Is common experience to try Dr..
Ayers Sarsaparilla as last resort. It IS
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

IL Is some---les the case that persons.
who have fer many years been in a
low state Of health. viii. toward the
latter part OF their lives. appear 10 out
grow many Ct their morbid tendencies
and develop really good physical con
ditiCns- Under such circumstances Il
has been Observed that a full and Wig
orous head Of hair is grown, and there
are several cases On record where new
teeth have made their appearance. The
speculative mind a. once takes n the
question. whether there Is not sufficient
restorative power in nature 70 put Old
people in excellent condition. provided
they give nature the proper assistance.
IN one instance q woman OF sixty-fye
years, after long period CT what was
considered hopeless invalidism. grzdu-
ally recovered her health. Two years
later her hair measured hfty-four
inches, and the twist at the head vas
as large as the wris- Of the ordinary
person. L seems 70 be taken for
granted that when people pass a Ger
tain age they are On the doEn-hill side
OF life, and nothing can be done for
them. This IS q great mistake. and
enc which few Of our most advanced
scientists ara beginning = Under
stand
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

a com mon experience 70 ffzve Or. AYERS
Sarsapsrilia prescribed By 2 physician
IT Is a common experience 70 see a 90 COM
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Of this great blood purifying medicine.
Because, . is 2 specific for all form Of
blood disease. If = disease has its origin
in bad or impure blood D.. ayers Sars-
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moving its impurities and giving 20 It
vitalizirg energy. viii promptly eradicate
the disease.
The great feature OF DR.. Ayers sarezpa-
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its use. Many medi zines only suppress
disease they push the pinples down
under the skin, they paint the complexion
with subtle arsenical com pounds, but the
disease RACES IN the veins like pent-up
FIRE, and some day breaks ont IN z vol
canic eruption that eats up the body.
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makes the fountain clean and the waters
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
carbon Blsalphlae ,or wesrll..

Carbon bisulphide is a colorless
liquid with strong odor. It evapor-
stes freely at ordinary temperature.
The gas is heavier than air. is highly
iniiammable and 2 strong poison al
though small portion is not injurious.
Provide sufficient blankets. canvas. or
oileloth 10 thoroughly cover the grain
% be treated. For every one hundred
bushels Of grain put in open shallow
dishes on the grain one pound OF car
bon isulphide using about One-half
pound in each dish and placing them
at a reasonable distance. Cover the
grain, dishes and all. ar once and let
remain for twenty-four hours. Exam
inc TO see il all insects. rats and mice
are dead. If some are found to be
alive apply again, using more Of the
liquid. Ware houses. mills. elevators,
store rooms and the like may De treat
ed in a similar manner. The liquid IS
retailed at the drug stores costs from
70 10 so cents per pound.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
nearIng .Tooa o. - vlpes.


2. G. LOdeman, department Of agri
culture report: % All the fruit Of
the vine in any one year is borne upon
the fruit Of that year, which grow
from the canes produced the preceding
year; ard since the number Of clusters
borne upon single shoot is fairly
constant varying generally from one
10 three. the number Of buds lef,
upon vine when it is pruned deter
mines with considerable accuracy the
I number Of clusters which the yine viii
( possess. These facts serve as the chief
guides TO the operator in the vineyards
when estimating the probable capacity
OF a vine during the next season Of
bearing. Usually more buds are allow
ed 70 remain than would be safe if
each one were sure 70 be perfect; an
excess cf 10 10 % per cent is gener-
ally left in New York vineyards 70
take the places Of such buds as are i'm
perfect. or Of thOse which become IN
jured
80 The position Of the bearing wood
upon vine is Of secondary import
ance as regards the effect upon the
quantity and quality Of the fruit; but
as frequent change or renewal Of the
entire top appesrs TO be desirable. the
young bearing wood should be az near
the root Of the plant as Circumstances
viii allow. When the important rela-
ton OF these essential points 10 sue
cesstul grape growing is thoroughly
considered. the secondary character OF
the training Of the vine becomes ap-
parent. 4 system of training may be-
come popular IN z locality simply as
the effect CT sone triaiag cause, and
not as result Of extended compari-
sons or experiences; il is we'll under
stood and therefore used Yet, there
Is scarcely a system which is not more
or less modified By the individual grow
er-so much so that often many va
riatlons OF some well-knoEn method
VIII be fOuEd il the same locality. (
Each yineyaTdist is = staunch sup 4
porter Of his own method. and the COR [
clusion which one must necessarily 1
reach is that the grower is the main .
factor, the system being merely a con
venience capable Of much variation.
Yet every important grape growing
district mas one or more characteristic
methods OF training its grape vines.
This plainly shows thai such methods
are well suited 10 the locality and 10
the varieties Of grapes grown there.
For this reason they deserve study. as
well as comparison with other meth
DDS in successful use. When the ad-
and Disadvantages Of the va
rious typical systems are well under
stood, il is . comparatively easy mat
-er 10 select one which viii prove sue
'essful even under peculiar circum-
stances In case OF necessity an en-
irely new method may be adopted 10
iuit the requirements Of certain 10
.ality; ell that is essential Is to adapt
ne system 10 the principals stated
bOve and 10 limit all notifications in
ccOTdance with them
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
Rn0Ks- sIAIlnNERY an PERInnlcIIs

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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

SEATTLE, Internationally best and
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ton for Alaska 0nd Elondile. does not ask
or advise you to 20. but you will find
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W ashington state heG Klondikez Of its own.
Seattle is the chief city. STRANGERS are
protected by Public Comfort Bureau. Adj
dress Chamber Of Commerce. Seattle, Wash.
ne egg plant Is q native OF Asia, Africa
and courh Arno,.i,.,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURISTS.

Some Cp-to-Dats Hints About Cui-
tivation Of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viiicuIture and
Horticulture.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

A ton Of oil has oeen obtained from the
the tongue OF a single whale
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

The ammonia Of hen manure is one
of the most valuable parts.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

Headache Quickly Cured.
DR.. Davis Anti Headache never fails, PIC
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

Dent Tes7 s5It znG STska Togr TIE Gray
TO quit toys.cco easily anG forever. 30 mag
netic. fuil o. life nerve and vir0r take No-TO-
bac- t1e Noncer-WOrker that makes weak Iaen
strong. All dru- gists nc. or 81 Cure guaran-
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

Take Laxative BronO Guinine Tablets AL
Druggists refund the money II ~ ais 10 cure z5e
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25
No-To- &c for plfty cent..

Guaranteed Dacco habit cure. makes wes
men tr3ng. blood pure. soc. 81 All Druggist
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

Don't play cards with d woman who has
ways.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

Nameless is the name Of "A new postohce
in Virginia.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

A baby is al right, but it never takes
the place Of a bull pup 10 Z man
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-03-25

Star Tobacco Is the leading brand of
the world, because it is the best
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-05-27
Notwithstanding that it is rare

Notwithstanding that it is rare
that we have two good wheat crops
consecutively, the prospect is bet.
ter for a crop now than at the cor
responding season last year.
The price of the Cereal too,
though good last year, promises
to be much be tier this. When we
consider how many more people
"consume" wheat than grow it the
latter feature is rather a doubtful
blessing.
We were invited last Sunda,
to "eat biscuits at the house of n
neighbor, aud the biscuits were
made of burr -four, at the Smythe
mills by that veteran miller, Col.
Ireson They were not "dead
white," but rich cream color, and
they were infinitely sweeter, and
we dare say more wholesome than
bread made by the roller process,
which a few years ago was all the
rage, and which now seems to be
losing ground in popular favor.
That terrible piece of road lying
between the municipality of
Tazewell, and North Tazewell, and
which from this circumstance is
thrown upon the cold charity of
the county of Tazcwell, was very
much improved last Saturday
through the enterprise o ( pri-
vate citizen. Col. Alderson-of
his own volitiOn, but moved and
lnstigated by the necessities of
commerce and travel-hired a lot
OF hands and put them TO work
filling up chug- holes and chasms,
and depending on voluntary con
tributions for reinburs ment. Until
we can get better system of road
making inaugerated, let us COM
mend this example to progressive
citizens in other sections of the
county.