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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-01
Treated as = Hero.

Treated as . Hero
my hero!" said she.
"Well?' said he.
And then she did. Indianapolis
Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
A Marriage Fee.

A clergyman of Georgia was once
standing In the courthouse when 4
Hoosier came in to see the ordinary in
order to procure n marriage license.
The countryman asked for "a pair of
licenses" and on making the purchase
necessary to being united in the holy
bonds Of matrimony inquired of the
ordinary, "Who can 1 git to marry
meT
The ordinary replied that he could
perform the ceremony, or the parson,
standing near, would probably accom-
mediate him. The countryman turned
to the parson and asked IL he would
marry him. The parson readily con-
sented and asked the would be BRIDE
groom, where's your gal?"
He replied. "Out yonder-in the
street"
The parson said, Fetch her in"
Then she was "fotch" in and the
"knot tied" The bridegroom asked
the parson the amount of Indebtedness
incurred and was told that no charge
was made, but that he always left the
matter for the bridegroom to decide.
The latter replied: I've got no mon
ey. I've got load of punklns out yon-
der. I'll give you II punkin. "-Homi-
letic Review.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

farmer learns from the bulletins that
are sent out by the Department of -Ag-
riculture, and all over the land. the
farmers sons and daughters are talk
ing courses in agriculture and horu-
culture, farm gardening aud dairying,
and stock breeding and stock raising,
In colleges supported Jointly by the
State and Federal governments.
Their instruction Is practical. too,
for the colleges have farms under cul-
tivailon aud herds and droves of cattle
snd swine, and diaries and truck farms
And orchards Plie Instructors are men
who are entitled to write. Bachelors
OF Science" after their names. They
know nj. about the soils and the sea-
sons, and what crops are adaptable
and What are not. and then, science
goes SO FAR as TO include conditions in
foreign countries AMI to be. able. TO
judge from them Whether corn, or
wheat. or barley. or whatever. product
of The farm will be most in demaIld
| for export, and so command the readl
est market and the best price. They
have reduced farming 10 science, and
are teaching II as science. The course
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

Fats Reasoning.

Some years ago an lrlshman named
Pat Noonan had n vegetable stand in
one of the city markets. Pat was 4
chronic kicker. One day he was COM
planning to the superintendent of tho
market that the rent of his stall was
altogether too high, and after giving
various reasons why it should be ma
terially reduced, he wound up by sol
ennly declaring that he was losing at
least $1,000 year.
well, Pat. II that's the case" said
the superintendent dryly, I'D advise
you to sell out and quit the business at
once. You certainly can't afford to
keep on II you are running behind ST..
600 a year" .s.-.
Sure, an know It," said Pat philo-
sophically. "rhe business is ruinin me
intrely, but | nloIght ez well sthick to
u now that I'm at 1t. Eve got TO do
eolnethln TO make Twin, an II quit
sellln cabbages an praties an start ut
some other thrado.l moight be afther
losin more yet. | dunno"
The superintendent concluded to low
er Mr.. Noonan's rent aud allow him To
remain In the vegetable business.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

ing will enable them to get more out
OF the earth and themselves than the
tens of thousands of other earnest and
honest men who have taken up home
steads and gone to farming without
any knowledge of or preparation for
the cultivation of the soil.
In an article in the Year Book of the
Department of Agriculture on "Some
Types of American Agricultural Col
leges." a. G. True. Pm. D., director of
the Governments experiment stations.
describes the essential features OF some
of these institutions of learning. OF
the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege. which Is near Amherst. on farm
of 400 acres. situated in a most beau
tiful part OF the Connecticut river val
ley, he says:
sin 1897 the college had permanent
endowment funds aggregating $780,
900, and its buildings. farms and equip
nieht We're valued at about $40. 900.
The college buildings Include combined
dormitory and class room building.
chapel and library, laboratory for
chemistry and physics. chronological
laboratory with insectary, botanic la
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

room rent. heat, light. books, laboratory
and other fees are estimated at el-''
These expenses are often reduced ny
receipts for labor performed on 'ie
farm or elsewhere about the college.
There are thirty or more professors anu
assistants in the faculty, anu III aaui
ton to the chairs provided by the Mas
sachusetts College there are professors
of mechanical engineering dolhes'e
economy, and household SCIENCE
Negroes Not Received
The Mississippi Agricultural ana MA
chanical College is conducted on INC
same general plan. except that women
and negroes are not received as SUI
dents. out of "A total of StS students
entered last year BIG elected 10 lahe
the agricultural course. BY farm lalof
the students may reduce their expenses
there TO 500 a year.
over 500 students took the farming
course last year in the Kansas State
Agricultural College. in Manhattan
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

lie to realization of the Importance
of the farmer, but the farmer himself
to an appreciation of the Importance
of his work and of the necessity of fit
ting himself for it by studying nature
and inducing her by scientific means
rather than by haphazard TO yield her
store. Formerly the farmer could tell
you when" without knowing why"
Experiment showed him that rotation
in crops made his land produce better
and last longer but he couldn't tell
natures reason for it. nor explain the
thousand other seeming mysteries of
the soil Science has done and is doing
that for him. 1t is experimenting for
him day In and day out the year
round and teaching him the why and
the wherefore. Uncle Sam Is backing
science in this matter, and the farmer
Is getting the benefit without cost. The
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

The Iowa State College of AgrIcul.
ture and Mechanic Arts is a hOurishinc
and well attended institution. 1t has
fifteen buildings, erected by the State
at Il cost of 100000, and these include
hall for women. There are besides
dwelling houses for professors and 9TH
er employees, n creamery barns, stables.
seed houses and forcing houses. The
college lands, of which 100 acres haze
been parked as college grounds. are 900
acres In extent. 'rhe farm" Mr. True
says, consists of rolling prairie. bot
tom and woodland, and Is stocked with
good representatives of five breeds OF
horses, six breeds of cattle. seven
breeds of sheep and six breeds of hogs.
These animals are used in class illus
trations and for the various expert.
ments In breeding and feeding for milk,
meat wool, growth, and maintenance.
conducted by the experiment station as
n department OF the college All the
crops of the farm are grown for some
educational purpose; all the animals
are fed by rule and system. and the re-
suits of their management reported M.
on and used in glass work. Labor is
not compulsory, but students In the ag.
recultural courses are given work that
is parallel with their studies. Some
students pay for their board by work
In the mornings and evenings. There
Is practical working creamery and
cheese factory In operation throughout
the year. During the summer season
from 10000 to $4,000 pounds of milk
are taken In daily and manufactured
into butter and cheese. The number
of students in 1897 was 573, including
women"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
IOWA STATE coIhEGEoF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC

Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In
Massachusetts Harvard University has
a school of Agriculture known as Bus
sey Institution. Besides these. agri-
cultural and mechanical colleges have
been organized in Alabama, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa.
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michi-
gan, Mississippi, Montana New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North
Dakota, oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsyl-
yania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Texas. Utah, Virginia.
and Washington. Separate institutions
of this sort are maintained for colored
students in Alabama, Delaware, Flor
ida, Mississippi. North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Virginia. Massachusetts
has the only college whose curriculum
is wholly devoted to agriculture.
In the universities in which courses
In agriculture are maintained the gen
eral tendency Is TO make this course
correspond in scope and thoroughness
with those given in the other depart
ments, to divide the instruction In agri-
culture among an increasing number
of specialists, and to provide buildings
and apparatus and illustrative ma
terial on scale in keeping with those
in other branches. At the same time
efforts are making to bring the uni
versity in close touch with the masses
of farmers through special schools,
farmers Institutes, nature teachings,
and other forms of university extern
sion work. Along with this is the
deepening and strengthening of the
scientific and practical researches, car
ried on with view of widening the
worlds knowledge of the facts, laws.
and processes required for the i'm
proyement of agriculture.
Thirty Thousand Farmer students.
The classes in agriculture in these
schools range in enrolment from 200
to 900 students. The total enrolment
is 10000. The full course in agricul-
ture covers four years, and practical
farmers who know enough of other
matters to make them intelligent and
desirable citizens are being sent out
from these colleges ut the rate of 5000
year, or 10000 in decade. That
they viii assist wonderfully in the de-
velopment of the country need not be
doubted. Their knowledge and train
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

The college farm comprises over 800
acres, and is we'll equipped with live
stock. The State has supplemented
the United States grants by the cree
ton of Il number of substantial build
lngs, which are valued at $33O,OUO.
Students of both sexes are admitted at
IA years Of age, after passing an ex-
animation in reading, spelling, writing
arithmetic, geography, English gram
mar and United States history. Con-
nected with the course of study here
is industrial training in several of the
arts, to which each student Is required
to devote at least one hour day
throughout almost the entire course.
Young men may have farming garden
ing, fruit growing. woodwork. IRON
work, or printing. Young women may
take cooking. sewing. printing. floricul-
ture, or music. Tuition Is free. and
the annual expenses of the student
range from 500 to 5000. Students
are paid at the rate of 10 cents an hour
for work.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

the course he is allowed wide latitude
of choice among numerous specialtles,
English and military science being the
only required studies"
men only, but women may now attend
special elective courses in such
branches as botany, entomology, norl-
culture, fruit culture, market garden
ing and dairying. Candidates for adj
mission must be at least Ii years old
and are required to pass examinations
in English grammar, geography. Unit
ed States history, physiology, physical
geography, arithmetic, the metric sys-
tenn, algebra Through quadratics), ge-
ometry and civil government. The
students as rule room in the college
dormitories and are boarded in clubs
or private families. The expenses for
room rent, board fuel, washing and
military suit for the college year are
estimated to range from $3.50 to $500.
Students performing labor at the col
lege are paid by the State, and there
are small endowment funds for the as
sistance of needy students. The stu
dents have their athletic associations
and glee clubs and social amusements
the same as Mt Harvard and Yale, and
they are required to attend prayers and
worship in the college chapel.
The Michigan State Agricultural
College is the oldest In the country 1t
was established by an act of the Mich
igan Legislature in 1850, and for thirty
years, like the Massachusetts College,
had only an agricultural course. In
1880, under materially increased in
come, Il mechanical course WAS added,
and later woman's course. The laws
of the State prescribe that ii shall be
IA "high seminary of learning. in which
the graduate of the common school can
commence, pursue, and finish a course
of study terminating in thorough theo-
retic and practical Instruction in those
upon agriculture and kindred indus
trial pursuits
The college land, comprising &C
acres, is dividedi into the farm of go
acres, devoted to field crops grown nm
der Il system of rotation. forty-live
acres of woodland pasture. III acres
of lawns, gardens and orchards, o4O
acres of forest, and A. acres of expert
mental fields and plats. The farm is
equipped with cattle, sheep and swine
OF the principal breeds. There are an
arboretum of 100 species of trees. a
botanic garden containing 200 species
of native and foreign hardy herbaceous
plants. with some shrubs, II grass gar
den of 300 species of grasses and clov.
ers, and n weed garden of 100 species
of the most troublesome weeds. The
students In agriculture are required To
work two and one-half hours a day on
the farm or garden. The annual aver
age expenses OF students for board
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
FARMER OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
He Calling Scientific Way These Days
Everything Providence and the Weather

SIT used to be the rule that when
man wasn't tit for anything else
She was considered good enough to
be "A farmer: that II he hadn't brains
enough 10 master military tactics or
the intricacies of the law or medicine
or of theology, and was utterly lack
ing In creative ability, then his proper
sphere of usefulness WAS the farm.
And in those days even the gentle
man farmer was "A person of inferior
Standing, and he was made 10 feel his
insigniieance whenever he came in
contact with the superior persons who
ruled the State and made or expounded
Its laws. Society spoke Of him as a
"gawk," and his sons and daughters
were country pumpkins" But all this
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
GETTING EVEN FOR A SLIGHT,
Doctors Wife Takes Sweet Revenge
on a Society Leader.

Doctors Wife Takes Sweet Revenge
on Society Leader.
A medical correspondent writes: "A
patient of mine, Mr.. c., u solicitor, nav
Ing given up the active exercise of his
profession. retired some twelve years
ago with his wife to the country. he
was made welcome by the surround
ing gentry, and was soon on frlenois
terms with all except the county sell.
Recently my patients wife received,
for the first time in twelve years can
from Mrs. ", who regarded hefseh
as the leader of the county society,"
After making a few vague remarks, .aP
parently excuses for the long delay IN
calling, Mrs. X. boldly came TO Inc
point and asked for subscription 10
her voluntary schools. Mrs. Z. agreeu
with enthusiasm and at once wrote
check and handed ii to her. visitor 80
glad to help you. | hope you VIII iin'
this right. but have a poor head ioi
figures: If ii is wrong please correc'
me. 1t has taken YOU. II long Time "
get here; imagine it will take you 10
long TO get back! have. therefore
postdatcd the check somewhat so 'ha'
there may be no difficulty in getting I"
cleared. Good-by.' The check "a'
dated March n, 1al1"-l.ondon chron'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

has changed and Is destined to still fur
Their change Science, which has done
so much for the world at large, has
taken the farmer in hand and Is invest
Ing the man and his works with the
dignity and standing that are theirs of
right. The masses are being made to
realize what they have known dimly
all along but never fully appreciated
that it is the farmer who feeds them,
and that he is'more necessary to them
than they are TO him; that without
him works great and small would come
to stop and the peoples of all the
earth be reduced to II state of sayagery
and cannbalism.
Farmer Knows Why.
Science Is bringing not only the pub
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

in agriculture includes history and gov
eminent. French and German. English.
and the higher mathematics and music,
so that our farmers of the next genera
tion will not only know how 10 get the
best and The most out of the ground,
but will be able TO hold their own for
general information and polite accom-
plshments with the elect of any land.
Where They. Are Taught.
Colleges of agriculture are main
tanned In universities. with the aid of
national funds in Arizona, Arkansas,
California; Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana. Louisiana. Maine, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New
York, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont, West
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
A woman. Blur.

OF course you know the story Of the
woman who heard two men at hotel
table discussing her very impertinent-
" In German, whereupon she very po-
,itely asked one of them for the suit In
German. It's very old story, and
sometimes the language Is French, and
the salt Is left out, but the story is the
same, and goodness only knows how
many writer's, from Howells up and
from Howells down. have told 1t with
variations. So old 1t Is that when u
woman | know began to tell 1t to Inc
the other day rs n personal experience
I felt the JOY that one feels at'meeting
anew an old friend.
II was In ear" she began, "and
two men sat opposite me. or course l
knew they were talking about me. I'd
have known 1t even IL they had
been speaking Sanskrlt, which they
weren't. They were gosslping in Ger
man. stood it rs long as l could, and
then / dropped my purse. Cine of the
men instantly picked 1t up. Thank
YOU / said In German. My dear, II
you could have seen those mems faces!
They didn't say another word for six
blocks"
.'But what were they saying about
your
"Oh," said she cheerily, IT haven't
an idea. l don't know one word OF
German but Thank you"
And / wonder IL the woman in the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

The deepest hole in the earth Is Mt
Schladebach, near Ketschau, Germany.
1t Is 5,'3o feet in depth and is for geo.
logic research only. The drilling was
begun In 1880 and stopped six years
later because the engineers were IN
able with their Instruments to 20 deep
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
Gambling In England.

In the latest history Of gambling
England, there are some astonlshlnS
revelations aslto tho amount OF inohe!
won and lost bymennnd women whoss
names We're ms familiar rs househo'u
words early in the present eehtui''
There are records OF 100000 haVips
been lost Mt sitting, and the loss '.
$4,000 appears to have been 's''
common occurrence.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

Remember, boys said the teacher,
that in the bright lexicon Of youth
there's noehlcll word rs 'faif''
A fter Il few moments hoy raised
his hand
We'll what Is It,. my lad?" asked the
master.
81 was Ecrely going-1o suggest" re-
piled the GoIilixster ::sAat 'n.s ue6 fsllie
casesit would be advisable to write to
the publishers % that lexicon and call
their nttentlvn to the omission"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
Cake at English Weddinos

The cake at English weddings is al
ways star feature. Usually at u
fashionable affair IT is fully six feet
high and Is Il marvellous architectural
structure OF Icing adorned with flowers
and figures.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
Bullet of Great Force

A rife of very small bore. invented
by Capt. Daudetean of the French ar
my. fires II bullet with such force tbat
1t will penetrate a horse from head TO
tall at Il distance of a mile and a quar-
ter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02
Excellent Equipment.

con the farm 100 acres are under
cultivation with a variety of field
crops. and the extensive college barn
is stocked with 100 head of cattle and
equipped with the most improved agrl-
cultural implements and machinery
The horticultural grounds cover 100
acres. with orchards, vineyards, small
fruit and vegetable plantations. and
groves of forest trees Much attention
Is given to Horticulture and Landscape
gardening. and the ample plant houses
are well stocked with numerous yarie-
ties of exotics. Some eighty acres are
devoted TO the work Of the experiment
station, including numerous plat exper-
iments with varieties Of field and hor-
tlcultural plants. fertilizers, methods
of culture, etc. feeding experiments
with animals, soil Investigations. etc
"The laboratories of the different
scientific departments are we'll equip
ped with apparatus for experimental
ton and demonstration and with Illus
tratiye material, such as specimens of
plants. insects, animals and machines.
particularly those of Importance In
their relation TO agriculture. The IL
brary of $4,000 volumes has been care
fully collected with reference to the
needs of an agricultural college, and
is thoroughly catalogued and managed
with view to providing the students
every facility for obtaining the infor-
nation they desire to gather from
books. 1t Is one OF the most extensive
and valuable collections of books on
the science and practice of agriculture
to be found In this country.
The instruction is given by corps
Of eighteen professors and assistants.
The chairs include botany. chemistry,
agriculture, horticulture, zoology. vet
Urinary science mental and political
science, English and Latin, modern
language, mathematics and civil engi-
neering, and military science and tao
ties. There is also lecturer on farm
law. The student Is required to follow
Il definitely prescribed curriculum dur
ing three years, and in the last year Of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

Some folks are so industrious that
when they haven't anything else to Do
they worry.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-02

boratory and museum. drill hall. dormi-
tory. presidents house, several resi-
dences for professors, farm houses,
boarding house, horticultural plant
houses. and barn. including creamery
and dairy laboratory. The experiment
station also has a chemical laboratory,
botanical laboratory with plant house,
and barns.