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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03
The Russians Are Daily. Defyin9 I
Operations in the East.

are held every year to test the knowi-
edge of the clerks as to their duties.
During 1899 there were 20,1s4 exam
nations of regular and probationary
clerks, comprising 22.032. 415 cards.
with an average per cent correct of
9s.71. as against 9S.Se the year previ-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03
BEAR FORCING LION FROM KFIYBER PASS

the plow, turning up the rich loan OF
the foothills and preparing 1t for che
harvest. Money that I earned in this
way invested in books-coptes OF
Bryant, Tepnyson. Thomas Nsore and
Webster's dictionary, fzxfve: much
inspiration from the wusl,s CT Victor
Hugo and fror= Esr1Sie and RuskiE. In
poetry !. WIZ Eauch attracted by the
passion Of Shelby and by the imagina-
tive insight of Browning Swinburne
was another favorite of mine"
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

subject of village libraries. A library
for the laborers of a lake-country vii
lage had been established. and just
before the opening Mr.. Ruskin was
asked TO inspect it. He cordially con-
sented. and upon leaving expressed his
admiration of the arrangements, and
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

England never forgets that the north
star looi1s down through the Khyber
pass, and that year after year the Rus
fines of India. The movement of 90
900 Russian troops to the Afghan from
tier and the publication of secret Rus
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

Buyers Of animals are to q very
large extent Influenced by their first
impressions. This may not be strictly
true Of the professional horse buyers.
but most Of our horses and other anil
mails arc sold to men that are not pro-
fessional buyers. So much does the
appearance influence buyers that the
professional horse buyers make point
OF picking up poor looking but val
liable animals and putting them In
shape to bring the most money. Some
times . few hundred weight OF corn
put onto horse has brought buy
or that made the operation exceeding
ly profitable. There is no reason why
the farmer should not make . special
effort to put his sale stock In extra
nne condition. A clean stable and In
viting surroundings have = decided In
nuencs In biasing the opinion Of the
would-bs purchaser. II horse 10 to
BE- sold time spent in grooming him till
his coat shines will b. tina well spent
The fat that the farmer can Put on
his .iba Will b. sold ct . fancy price.
The same applies with equal forcs to
cattle. and the wsll-fed. wsll-cards1
animal. kept In clsan. airy stable will
sell for an advance over the good AMI
NAL that u not % cared fof.
A - A. = n. --e~sx A.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

hOftsCottuEHt OD&eEb8thoue-
A gentleman last week called at the
ONCE of the Farmers Review asking
what should be done with a cherry or
chard that had become infested with
black-knots. The farm on which is the
cherry orchard mentioned is In Penn
sylvania and the owner has been west
foe fifteen years. During that time he
has rented the farm and the orchard
He now finds that his orchard is a
mass OF black-knots. The advice was
given him to cut down the orchard and
burn all. and not to put either a plum
or cherry orchard on Its old site. Even
ground under such an orchard be-
comes dangerous as a producer o.
spores from fallen parts of the knots.
The fate Of this orchard illustrates
the result of ignorance in handling
such orchards or in fact any orchard
or farm crop. Had the ones that
rented the piace known or understood
the nature of black-knot. 1t could have
been stopped In Its first stage. The
knots need never have been allowed to
ripen and become sources of the pro-
duction of new spores. These knots
and the limbs with them on should
have been removed with care and
burned. Fortunately a law has Just
been passed In Pennsylvania that COM
pels owners OF such orchards to re-
move trees badly infested with black
knot and to cut on and burn limbs
with black-knots on them. It seems
pity that 1t should be necessary to
pass such. and they are an index Of the
ignorance Of the people, but II men
will not OF themselves remove such
centers of contagion, the law must
come in and do its part, till such time
as we become more fully civih.Sd.
The American fruit exhibit at Paris
bids fair to be a success. II is GER
tainly under the charge of man that
knows about all there is to know about
the exhibition of fruit. The appoint
ment OF Senator H. M. Dunlap has
given universal satisfaction. Mr.. Dun
lap has been connected with every In
terest In Illinois for the Advancement
of horticulture since he was q boy. he
has occupied leading positions in the
state horticultural society, having been
for several years secretary Of 1t. He
has travelled extensiveiy through the
fruit regions OF the United States
studying their conditions relative to
horticulture. He has been and still IA
one Of the most powerful friends IN
the Illinois senate. Of the University
lof Illinois and the agricultural col
/ lege. having been the introducer in the
senate Of Illinois Of many Of the bills
appropriating money for those insti-
tations. Probably there il not q man
In the United States better ntted to
look after our interests At Paris than
senator Dunlap.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

were 2,0s2 examinations of substi-
tutes; number of cards handled, 1.s1S.-
Ill; per cent correct, 9S.43.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

The tile drain in its perfection did
sot come at once. II IL the result Of
gradual dsvslopment-ws might say
Of evolution. Man nrst attempted to
drain wet land f1 throwing stones
into = ditch. covering them with
branches Of trees and faggots. and
rovering thss combinstion. with dirt
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

Hs-"To prove The sincerity Of ny
tntsntioas. have bousht this solitaire
edssnnent Tor yDur engnes0snt Au-
as-." Bhe-T aust ~. NJ friend,
MT ysar spstDA hAs ths true ring
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

Arkansaw Justice Ito spectator. who
has Just entered) "Huck Buckleby. ]
fine you $40 for contempt of COURT
Huh. squire! haint said
a word yeti" Arkansaw Justice-'T
know it. but that thar hoss you traded
to me last week has got SPAWN. and
this is probly the only chance I'll have
to git even with you. Fork over, or go
to jail!"-Puck.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

Shall worm-eaten naples be tapped
this spring? This question Is being
asked so frequently and so earnestly
that the following opinion is given in
reply by the Vermont experiment sta
tlon:
Whether or not to tap Will depend
upon circumstances OF which the su-
gar-mnker is the best Judge. His de-
cision should be Influenced by the fol-
lowing considerations. The sugar is
the reserve food OF the tree stored
last season to feed the buds this com
Ing spring. The amount OF sugar
taken from an ordinary maple tree by
tapping is from to 4 per cent OF Its
total sugnr content This Is SO small
a fraction as usually to cause no ap-
preciable loss to the tree. But II the
tree has been SO badly eaten by worms
during the past seasons as to have It's
life endangered. It might be unde-
sirable to make even this small drain
which would somewhat decrease tho
chances of life for the tree.
II Is to be remembered. however. In
this connection that all OF the stored
sugar was manufactured In the green
leaves last season. Now II those leaves
were eaten by the worms there would
be proportionately less sugar In the
sap, and in case the damage to the
foliage was really serious the sap Will
be OF SO low quality as regards sugar
content that 1t will not pay to tap
the trees In any case. On the other
hand. II there is enough sugar present
to mako tapping profitable. then there
is enough 70 that the removal OF the
to 4 per cent will not apprcciabiy
affect the tree.
II il believed. therefore. that the
safest way for one who ID In doubt 10
to determine the quality Of the sap
from his trees. selecting several rep-
resentative trees and takinE samples
from these before tapping the rcmain-
der. II the sap Il Of good quality ne
may safely tap. II. however. Il y OF
poor quaiity-that In, deficient IN
sukar--it will be both unsafe and un-
profitable to tap. The directions may
be terseiy put thus: Tap II there -
sugar enough to make II pay TO 40 90
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

tt8btrA
It is rare that farmers stables are
constructed with the three-foid Idea OF
giving proper light. proper yentiauon
aud proper drainage. Any one OF tnsso
defects is likely to cause ouch suhsf-
Ing to the animals and loss to the fnfn-
er. II the stable is too dark. the eye
sight OF the animals is injured. Ahd
the same is true when the light comss
In In doubtful rnys from this crevice
and from that. Even light from
dirty, small window obscured win
cob webs is not of snfilcient qualify
or quantity to give the Hight needed
for the development and health of uss
eyes. Stables that are built compact
ly with light md that high up nse
generally also poorly ventilated. ard
the bottom psrt OF the barns or sta
bies become a pit to catch and hold all
the bad odors, including the carboric
acid gas from the lungs Of the AMI
mails. II. In addition. the drainage
is poor the odors are Increased. for
the urine remains In the stable and
throws on ammonia. II is n won1er
that animals can live Mt all In some
OF the barns and stables In which they
are kept all winter. Stables should DO
constructed on high ground where pos
sible. that the drainage problem may
be reduced to its smallest proportions.
II n stable has to be constructed on
the level. great care should be taken
TO see that II is perfectly drained. And
that the drain is not clogged up End
the urine forced back In wet wealth
er. II the drainage is poor the only
alternative Is to use n large quantity
OF absorbent material. by the assist
ance OF which the urine may be taken
up and removed. Even In stables that
have good drainage absorbcnts should
be used to considerable extent
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

chsr.essrissie story OF Rashin.
During the proceedings OF recent
conference of the British Library ssso-
--iatiou. q characteristic story Of John
Rualtn was told In connection with the
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRIcuLTURiSTs.

ss,as Up-to-Das. Rists Absat cui-
tiv.tien of the Soil and Yields
rhsrsof-HertlcaIturs. viticuitare and
Eloriculturs.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-05-03

Eyes with long. sharp corners indi-
cate great discernment and penetra-
tion-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
GOSSIP IN WASHINGTON.
Society Pleased Over the Prospect of
Veritabe Palace.
Washington Correspondence

washington Correspondence
Society in Washington is much in
terested in the new palace, not yet
finished Of Mrs. r. II. Townsend, Of
Philadelphia. Before her marriage
she was Mary Scott, a daughter of
the late Colonel "Tom" Scott, of Penn
sylvania Railroad fame. Her wealth
runs up into the millions, and the
mansion aforesaid will cost her about
100000. 1t will be nearly twice the
Dupont Circle, being 125 feet in width
and 1913 in depth. Mrs. Townsend is
building it, she says, for her young
daughter, now seventeen years of age
and almost ready to enter society. 1t
will be the scene, doubtless, of some
of the most gorgeous entertainments
ever given at the national capital.
The front will be of Indiana lime
stone, having much the same effect
as white marble, quarried at Bedford.
in that state. There will be four stor-
les, and the entire west wing will be
occupied by ballroom, by far the fin
est that has been seen in Washington.
Entering the great house, one will
find himself in an immense stair hall,
fOrtysiX feet long by thirty-siX feet
wide, on the left of which will be
spacious reception room and billiard
room with two tables, one for billiards
and the other for pool On the right
will I,n NTt. a,,1F Ion,
lar den, in which he might work if he
were obliged to do so. AS a matter
of fact it will be his playroom. All
the rest of the space on this floor will
be devoted to service purposes; that
is, kitchen, scullery, servants hail.
man servants roms dhe maids will
be quartered upstairs) chefs cold
room, laundry, drying room, etc. The
establishment will employ about thir-
ty-five servants, and a French chef
will superintend the commissary de-
partment.
Even the servants In this establish
ment will enjoy every luxury. Each
of them will have a room to himself
or herself, with running water, and
their bathrooms will be reserved for
their own exclusive use. In all there
will be fifteen bathrooms in the man.
sion. There will be an elevator, oper-
ated by electricity, so that nobody
need walk upstairs unless so inclined.
The apparatus, indeed, will be auto
matte, so that person will only have
to step aboard, touch the proper but
ton, and find himself in a moment at
the floor desired.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
TRAVERS' GOAT.
II Ate the Horses Tail and Strained
Friendship.

Henry Travers and Otto Koop, who
the closest friends. But now they
never speak as they pass by, and it's
all owing to Travers' goat and Koop's
long-tailed bay mare.
The bay mare had tail that reached
the ground, and the goat an appetite
limited by his ambulatory and reach
ing powers. But the horses TAIL in
stead of sweeping the floor as of yore,
is now but jagged bunch of hair
foot and half from the ground.
The facts in the case are somewhat
hazy, but Mr.. Koop says:
MY heart is almost broken. Why,
the tail of that horse was the best
part of it. 1 wouldn't have taken
$500 for that mare, but now look at
1t! That cOnfOunded goat of Travers'
had to come in here and chew off her
tail and disfigure the finest looking
horse in Toledo. Why in heavens
name didn't Travers feed his old billy
goat so that he would stay at home
instead Of trespassing around chewing
up horses tails. It's a blamed shame,
and I'm going down town to see
lawyer friend of mine and see if 1
can't get damages. No; the mare amt
much of runner or trotter, but you
just ought to have seen that tail. I'll
kick lung out of that goat If 1 get
chance"
kick a lung out of my goat, will
he?' Indignantly snorted Mr.. Travers
when told what Koop had said. "Just
let him try it. Damages? Fiddle
sticks! How is he to sue me? l didn't
eat the tail. Why doesn'e he keep his
stable door closed If he is so particu-
lar?"-Toledo News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
Regard For His Reputation.

Lemuel Gulliver was strolling about
town one day during his visit to the
Brobdingnagians when one of the
court mobiles accosted him.
Mr.. Gulliver," he said, "are there
any people on earth as small as you
are?
"Sir," returned Gulliver, styaighten-
ing himself up to his full height
there are people compared with
whom | look like a Chicago policeman.
They live in Lili--- But what's the
use? You would not believe me, and
If there is one thing I cannot bear it
is to have anybody doubt my word"
Hereupon he took out his notebook
and furtively jotted down a few more
facts about Brobdingnag.-C Chicago
Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Features of the Great ShoW-The
Commissioner General
paris Correspondence


One Of the many beauties of the ex-
position and one of its permanent fea-
lures, which will remain after the
other ephemeral adornments of the
magic city have passed away, is the
Petit Palais. Compared to the Grand
Palais, the Petit Paais is insignif-
cant, but it will attract great atten-
ton, nevertheless, in spite of its being
Overshadowed by it's greater rival, for
were it alone by itself, it could not be
considered a small building by any
means, and it is in reality a perfect
gem of architecture. Its proportions
are harmonious in the extreme, and it
carries with it an air of arstocratic
elegance that seems to breathe the
very spirit of old France-the France
of the Louis, the France of olden
chivalry and nobility.
With one exception the United
States has the largest amount of space
-210000 square feet, partly in the
heart Of the exposition grounds and
partly in the annex in the Bois de
Vencennes. There will be five build
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11

ings in the main grounds and two in
Vencennes. One national pavilion
will be the only expensive building
we will construct. This will be on the
bank Of the Seine, alongside the
structures of about thirty other ma
tions, with Austria on one side and
Turkey on the other. In general this
building bears a remote resemblance
to Grants tomb. In the porch, which
opens on the Seine, there will be an
equestrian statue of Washington, sur
rounded by a quadriga representing
the Goddess of Liberty in the Car of
Progress. The main hall of the build
ing will contain reception rooms for
the different states.
OF course, the show is constantly
compared with the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, but comparisons are odious.
1t is both better and worse than that
exposition. But all in all, the Paris
fair is marvel, and its success il
largely due to the wonderful execu-
tive force of NJ. Alfred Picard, the
commissioner general of the exhibit
ton.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
The Stamp Question.

Meaning that she should purchase
n few stamps ahead and not be both
ering the druggist every day in the
year. he said:
Don't you know that a druggist
doesn't like to sell stamps in that
wayy"
Ct" Is 1t possible he is afraid I won't
pay himT she asked spiritedly.
Pay him?" he demanded. "Wbot
do you mean?"
" Why, ! purchased four yesterday.
and as forgot my purse / asked him
to charge them-the mean thing"
Have mercy!' he cried woman
spare me any ore."-Jndianapolis
Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
Not Needed.

American Statesman Ito Porto Ri
cam: The arrangement Is altogether
for your benefit. You will not have to
pay any duty on the goods we send to
you. Consequently, you will get them
cheap. And we only put enough tar
iff on your products to keep them
from coming into ruinous competition
with the products of our own maun-
factories. Don't you see?'
Porto Rican: But how about our
manufactures
American Statesman: "Oh, you
won't have any; they are already pet
ering out."-Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
PORTO RICAN SCHOOLS.
RAPID PROGRESS IN THE PAST
FEW MONTHS.
Two Races Side by side-The New
Free Schools-American Teachers
Have Shocked the Natives-A Word
of Warning.

Ponce, P. r., Correspondence
Through the schools and the church
In every land come civilization. Re-
liable statistics from the Insular
Board of Education show that only
one in hundred can read and write
in the Island of Porto Rico; that there
are 250,000 children without school
privileges; that it will cost about
$2,000.000 to build the necessary
school houses, and an annual eXpendi-
ture of S500,000 to maintain them.
In the city of Ponce there are sew
eral small schools still taught by
Spanish teachers. The American
school, which is the largest, has
commodious building, built for school
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
Would Have Been Hard on Her.

81 wish had studied law" she re-
marked, regretfully.
at would have been a bitter expert.
ence for you," he answered.
''Why so?" she demanded.
"You would have had to let the
Judge have the last word"-Chicago
Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
Great Chance For Him,

II see by the newspapers" said the
casual caller, that there is man In
Canada with three lungs"
"Oh, me! oh, myr' exclaimed the
baseball fan, enthusiastically, what
n rooter he would make, wouldn't
he ?"-Chicago Post
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
CA Tough Customer).

out of the saddle close to the side
wall so that the audience might not
see that he was injured. That is Nc
Gintys way of doing things.
Although the most silent and unas-
suming man in the Rough Riders, Nc
Ginty probably had wider circle of
friends among the members Of the
regiment than any other man who
was in the ranks. He found favor
with his comrades while they were
drilling at San Antonio by the char
acteristic humor of reply that he
made to Colonel Leonard Wood.
The cowboys of the regiment were
more accustomed to the saddle than to
walking, and they found difficulty in
keeping step, McGinty was particu-
larly arrant offender, and at length
the commander directed a particu-
larly sharp query In his direction,
asking him II he could not possibly
keep in step with the other men.
"I'm afraid can't SIR" said McGin-
ty, saluting respectfully but If you'll
give me horse l can keep step with
the best of them"
McGinty is representative of
rapidly disappearing professionalism
of the "bronco buster" No man who
has not tried to remain for two min
utes atop one Of the genuine man
killers" of the Western plains can
realize what that means. Major"
Burke, who is an authority on the sub
ject, says that men In that business
do not last for more than a dozen
years on the average. Aside from his
present serious injury. McGinty is still
strong and wiry, but at different per-
iods of his career he has had a dozen
or more individual and separate bones
broken in the course of his encounters.
ut isn't business man would nat
urally pick out" said McGinty, in dis
cussing his occupation, "but | sort of
drifted into it. | started out as
cow puncher, and, of course, it was
part of our work to break the range
horses to saddle. When they found
out that | could stick onto a bucker
pretty well they gave me harder and
harder ones to try. That's the way
l got into the work. | rode broncos
all along the Pecos River. I rode 413
in one year that l kept account of.
You never can tell what one of these
outlaws as we call them down in
Texas, may do. The one that smashed
my leg the other night has trick of
shutting his eyes tight and making
wild leap. That was the way he run
into the wall. OF course the buckers
used are the very worst that can be
obtained. They all have records and
are bought for that purpose. They
get worse instead of better as time
goes on, as general rule. The horse
/ was just speaking of had only been
mounted once before the other night.
so | am not predicting what he may
accomplish before he gets through
with me-"
McGinty said this as though he were
talking about the weather. But Nc
Ginty is not theatrical or spectacular.
He is one Of the everyday heroes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
Mean Msh's Scheme.

Bloobs "Closefst ought to be
ashamed to teach his wife to play
poker"
Sloobs: "Oh, there's method in his
madness. He gives her an allowance,
and then sits down and wins it all
back. k."-Philadelphia Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
The Modern Murder.

'Oh, why moaned the hapless vic.
tim, "did you kill me?"
Because | am of unsound mind, of
course" retorted the assassin,
brusquely.
For this was no time to be asking
questions which in the light of events
casual knowledge of contemporary
Jurisprudence answered themselves,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
Why2

He: "Why are women afraid of
mice; the little things can't hurt
them?"
She: "Why are men afraid of pink
dragons and green snakes that they
think they see in their boots some
times? The things are only imagin-
ary, and they know they can't hurt
them"-New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
The Facts o the Case.

II understand that Banker Bustupp
was really the victim of people in
whom he had place d confidence"
guess II is SC. Poor man. he
was more skinned gainst than skin.
ming. Indianapolis Press.