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Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
Cow Pes Vine srlAg~

A Letter from Thomas C. Crenshaw
Jr.. one of the railroad commissioners
of Georgia. published in Hoard's Dairy
man. carries some interesting and i'm
portant Information relative to the COW
pea vine as silage plant. Mr.. Cren-
shaw writes:
Regarding COW pea vine silage l
desire to say have a round wooden
siio. twenty feet in diameter inside
measurement and thirty-five feet high.
got the plan Of my silo from page le,
bulletin No. 50. issued oy the wiscon-
sin Agricultural Experiment Station. l
have flled my silo twice with COW pea
vine. l cut the vines IN lengths from
one-half inch up to six inches long.
&hen put them in the siio. II the
vines were put in the sifo without be-
ing cut up. they would form an entan-
gled mass and make II difficult. II not
almost impossible. to take them out for
feeding purposes I have succeeded
well in the ensilins Of cow pea vines.
1 consider such silaxe not only nrst-
class, but superior TO any and all kinds
Of silase. II kesps well and makes a
most excellent feed. hsve never found
As much az q haAdfal OF unsound COW
pea vine silage In my silo. after taking
on the top covering. My cows are very
fond Of II: they eat every particle that
10 fed to them. which 10 Of thself an
ADVANTAGE over corn siiage. ~ cows
will occAsionally leave some Of the
hard chunks ef. corn siiASs..
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
Thin. E=.re,.. u.h..,shy.

A story is going the rounds that
when William Evarts asked the other
day to what he ascribed his long life
and excellent health he replied: Il
don't know. unless II Is because don't
ta<e any exercise" This has been
taken az one OF Mr.. Evart's jokes.
Those who know the venerable gentle
man best recognize the answer as abb
solrtely true. Mr.. Evarts takes no ex-
ercise. He has carefully avoided ex-
ercise for many years. When he went
from his house to his office he would
not walk block: he would take car
riage no matter how short the dis
tance. Mr.. Evarts isn't the only pub
lie man who has a theory that physi-
cal exercise. added to mental effort, is
4 waste OF tissue, which tends toward
debility and shortening of life. Joseph
Chamberlain is conspicuous example
He spares himself all physical effort,
SO far as he can. He will not walk up
a single flight OF stairs If he can help
It. Senator Hanna is, perhaps, the
most notable exponent of this prin-
ciple in Washington. Vigorous as he
is in speech and in mental effort, the
senator is seldom seen save in an at
titude which suggests physical re-
pose.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

smaller than 4-fnch. The movement
il step ip advance. II costs just as
much to dig . ditch for a-inch tile
a. for finch. aud that il the prin-
cipal cost of the tile drain. Small
tile becomes easier ciogged with the
sediment. In case the frost gets at 1t
and chips on some of the inside It
is the easier to flll W. especially
where the fall is sufficient to give con-
siderable current. which in turn
washes into one piece of tile the chips
from many. The larger tile carries
on the flood water much more rapid
ly than the smaller tile and the
amount of air thus drawn into the
soil is considerable. The men that are
going to put In tile drains this COM
ing summer will do well to contract
only for large tile. Doubtless some Of
the manufacturers or their agents
will have on hand small bore tile that
they will want to get rid of and will
make strenuous efforts to induce
farmers to buy. 1t will be well for
farmers in such cases to remember
that the other fellows are merely try
ing to unload" on them. Even a
large reduction in price should fail
to induce intelligent farmers to put
in tile that will not do tho sest of
work.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
DEVASTATION GILMAN

depths. launch their unseen torpedoes
against the TANKS OF his battleships.
One by one they lurch from the water.
turn over with their shells battered IN
and sink to the bottom of the sea
Thousands of seamen. mad with ter
ror. leap into the waves. OF all the
glorious fleets Of England not a ship Is
left.
But great is the resistance when the
French land at Brighton The first to
land is Colonel Marchand-now a gen.
eral in command OF the French forces.
Sad to say. the French avant-historian
sees At to slay him He is shot In the
head at Brighton and dies upon the
field of battle.
In Dublin the republic is proclaimed.
Queenstown turns out en- masse to
greet the Russian and French snva-
sion. The picture shows the Quays
and forcshore crowded with thousands
OF shouting men. waving the Irish
iae. entwined with those Of Russia
and France. The invasion presses on
ward. London falls Mt last At the
head of the victorious army General
lamont Fournier. elevated to the dig
nifty of admiral OF France. retires. with
an exclamation point after his name.
On September 20 England falls. and
she whole world groans and is glad.
The treaty Of London signed on octo-
Der IS readjusts the map. Each coun-
try is represented by its plcnipoten-
tiary-for England. Lord Rosebury
and Sir Henry Campbell Bsnnermann;
for Russia. the Grand Duke Surgius
and Count Mouraviea; for France. n.
Dcschanel and Admiral Caillard. What
happens Is this: The colonies OF Eng
land are divided among the powers.
Canada coming to US. Ireland. India
and Australia setting up for them
selves as republics.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
Tor R.,.lnr In M.inN

The first effort ever made to raise
foxes for their fur has passed the stage
of experiment and the men who con-
ceived the idea are congratulating
themselves on their success. The ex-
pertinent was tried on a farm at Fox
croft, Me. While they raise various
varieties of foxes the fox which they
hope to breed to the greatest extent
is the blue fox of Alaska, whose fur is
so valuable. The animals occupy two
acres divided into three yards and
nine smaller individual pens. These
yards are enclosed by three tons of
wire fencing. These fences extend
from below the ground to from ten to
l5 feet above. with an overhang at
right angles, on the inside at the top.
This prevents the foxes from making
their way over the fences. Dens were
built in the ground in regulation fash
ion. and the foxes live as comfort
ably as they would II forced to dig
their own homes.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
Novel Fielding Bed.

Everyone knows how closely that
old time, comfortable chair. which Is
colloQuially spoken OF as a sleepy
hollow" comes to forming comfortable
sleeping quarters. but it was the fer
tile Imagination OF an inventor OF New
York city that discovered that there
lurked in 1t all the possibilities of the
ideal folding bed In the first place.
such chairs ara usually heavily and
softly padded. so that disposes OF the
most troublesome feature. namely, the
stowage of the mattress. Then theS
are always large and roomy, and that
gives great scope for working out a
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
SHE WAS ABSORBED.
An Anasiag Asecaote of Mary sow-
erviiic. the Author.

ertttie. the Author
An amusing anecdote is told Of
Mary Fairfax Somerville. the famous
writer and scientist While at her
work. either In research or In writing,
she would become so intent upon IL
that she was utterly oblivious of her
surroundings. This power OF concen-
tration grew upon her so that her FAM
lily often laughingly referred to 1t. and
1t led TO some very funny Incidents
One day her friend. Harriet Martineau,
the authorcss and political economist,
went TO visit her. Mr.. Somerville re-
ceived the visitor. and explained that
1t would be almost impossible to
make her presence known, as his wife
was writing. However. he led the guest
into the room where Mrs. Somerville
was busily engaged at a table. Sew
eral members of the family. and some
friends were present. but they were
talking without fear of disturbing the
writer. Mr.. Somerville stood by the
table. opposite to his wife. and began.
in loud voice, to address her; but as
she paid no attention, to him, he be.
gan to use abusive language, calling
her lazy; saying that she was not in
dustrious, and adding many things
that kept the company laughing. for
they all enjoyed the joke. Everything
he said. however. fell upon deaf ears.
and Mrs. Somerviile worked on, utter
ly regardless of his presence. Sud
denly he ceased speaking. and the
unwonted silence made her look up.
Pardon me-" she said. In the quaint
est surprise. did you say something ~
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

the Peerless and the Isis. thus with
drawing a portion OF Admiral Fishers
forces. On August rs. In the midst of
this bombardment of foriAcatlons. the
English neet is suddenly and unex-
peeicdly assailed by the combined
forces OF France and Russia A dread
full sea hght cnsues- For once-on pa
per-;he English feet is overwhelmed.
ship after ship is sunk. Sir John Fish
or and Sir Charles Beresford. with
thousands of other officers and sea
men. are slain. and one ship oniy-the
Royal sovereign-eseapes the general
destruction. Highly satisfied with the
afternoons work. the French and Rus
sian fleets enter Touion for casual re-
pairs In the colonies disaster treads
upon shc heels of disaster. Great Brit
ain't colonial possession is doomed.
After a few minor victories over
French holdings she Is further men
aecd by the march of the Russians.
India Is on fre again. the Sepoys re-
producing the scenes OF the mutiny of
old. Draromiroff has arrived at Herat.
prepared to take full command OF the
operations. Every hand Is aroused
against the English nag. On August
- her army approaches Gerieheh.
about nincly kiiometers west of Kan
dahar. Two days later the two forces
huri themselves upon one another.
Ksndahsr falls. Lord Roberts Is
killed and India ariscs against the
British. laying waste with fire and the
sword Delhi and Benares. Three hun
drcd million Hindoos revolt against
their old-tlme conqueror. and men.
women and babes arc tortured and
slain. The English are cffaced, says
the Frenehman. in the same way that
England sought to cffacc the Beers.
At home the channel is closed to the
British. Already France and Russia
threaten. On September the sema-
phore station at the Lizard telegraphs
that feet is In sight. 1t is maneuy-
cring west of seiliy. with Queenstown
ms It's objective. Admiral Sir Harry
Rawson is left no doubt II is the
combined fleets of Russia and France
moving upon Albion. 1t has come VIC
torious from the Mediterranean. and
to strike FIRST blow by iiberating Ire
land.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
WIZ. tn. c,oeks s,apn.s.

Capt John Thompson OF the four
masted barkentine Doris died and was
buried at sea Feb. IA. The weasel was
bound from Baltimore to Bahia.
Brazil. and arrived out Saturday, when
n cableEram was received annonncinr
the death. Mr.. William q. Kirvan.
ship chandler. broke the news to Nrs
Thompson Sunday At her home. Mrs.
Thompson makes \ startling statement
In connection with the captains death.
She avsrs that At s:lB O'Clock on the
morning Of Feb. II ali the half dozen
cloeks In her Asass ssoppsa tron ssns
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

though the wake OF submarine boat
sunk deeply in the water can only be
traced with difficulty from such an ele-
walton as that afforded by ship. both
such wake and the boat itself can be
seen with absolute and undertaking
clearness from a captive balloon. This
is the result OF a scientific and optical
law. and when ship balloons were first
put to the practical test In regard TO
this matter. the results attained were
OF the most surprising kind. Even
where the water is distinctly cloudy,
objects Of a much smaller kind than
a submarine boat. and painted of neu-
tral color. could be seen from a balloon
with the utmost clearness at depth
Of five fathoms. or thirty feet, though
the surface was rough No submarine
boat could in the daytime get within
striking distance OF threatened ship
that had balloon without being OBJ
served.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

the opportunity, advances along the
upper Nile. selling the British posts
and occupying Fashoda. The French
and the Russians, Joining fleets and
forces. fortify the Suez canal. On the
18th an attack by Admiral Fournier
upon Malta reduces 1t. and the fleets
of Russia and France cover the sea.
But, curiously. on that same day Ad-
miral Fisher opens fire on Toulon. The
blockade Of Toulon is also organized.
and Sir Charles Beresford is dispatched
to lombard Marseilles with the Anson.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
Hor.,eu,,ur., os..rv.s,s..

We hear some talk of the combina-
don Of small growers to better mar
ket their products. The term would
better be Cooperation" Certain 1t Is
that the fruit men will gain much II
they are able to properly cooperate
The markets are sometimes over-sup-
piled merely because there has been
no system in forwarding fruit 1t fire.
quently happens that one city has such
big supply of fruit that the producers
get nothing out of 1t, while some other
city Is short in supplies. Moreover.
shortages frequently exist In small
cities simply because too many grow
ers have their eyes only on the large
markets.
There is not year when fruit is
produced in large quantities that big
per cent of IT does not go to waste.
This is very largely due to lack of
system in shipping and selling. The
customer on the other hand does not
often reap the benefit The retailers
wherever they can by mutual consent
keep up the price to the consumers, ar
guing that it is better to have some
of the fruit rot than to lower the price
ard get the people in the habit OF ex-
pecting low prices. When the commits
sion man makes returns to the grower
or shipper he figures in his losses In
rotten fruit and spreads 1t over all the
eonsignments. So the grower has really
to suffer the loss of rotten fruit from
his neighbor's consignment
The grower at the present time loses
sight OF his fruit after 1t gets into the
hand of the commission man. good
system of cooperation would make
1t possible for him TO follow his srni; TO
the consumer. The abuses of delivery
OF fruit will not cease till that can be
done. As It is, the honest fruit man is
plundered at every turn because he IS
compelled to share with the dishonest
one In his reputation as well as In his
losses. The man that sends green
psaches to market is likely to get about
as good a reputation for them as the
man that sends fairly good fruit. for
the reason that the two are often mixed
before reaching the consumer and the
latter gets two baskets of peaches each
with good peaches ON top and green
ones in the bottom.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
SUBMARINE BOATS

Easily Detected by Bslloons Soaring
Directly Above Than.
Should the submarine boat take the
place in naval warfare that some ma
tions expect. one of the chief precau-
tions taken by the worlds navies will
be an immense increase In the num-
ber Of balloons. with dnly trained
stafYs to work them, carried by war
vessels. The balloons carried by these
battleships are Of exactly the game
material and pattern as those in use
in the army. only smaller. They have
a use far in advance OF any mere long
distance observationai purpose. for.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

Queenstown. with all Its defenses.
stripped to add to the strength Of the
channel feet, is bound to fall unless
the opposing fleet be stopped. Real
to oppose the invader at the Scilly
islands. But while he is on looking
for the allied fleets they steal into the
chanpel, and when he returns are
awaiting. He is trapped. In vain he
seeks to break the Gordon.
The French submarine torpedo
boats. rising ghostlike from ont OF the
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
ss.. Of pr.,a ru>

The users OF drain tile are bccom-
ing more and more to use the larger
tile. For . good many years farmers
have dug ditches for and used sn-
inch. S-inch and s.S-inch tile. Now
they have come to 80 that t-inch tile
doss better service and costs little
more than the other. The smaller
sised tilss are being discarded to such
IN s1esnt that some OF the EaaAufAs-
:ursrs thss ysar ~i;s Aaxs no uls
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
a v.n.r.Al. Nov karl.nasr.

Frederick Waterman. of Grafton.
Mass. who has just celebrated his
ninety-third birthday. has voted in
nineteen presidential elections, and
walked one hundred and fifty miles TO
see the cornerstone OF Bunker Hin
Monument laid.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
VIVID war DRAMA PAINTED By A fREhQlNAh.I

unknown cause. Next day the clocks'
upstairs In the bedrooms started
again Of their own accord. but the
dining room and kitchen clocks re-
manned at standstill.
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Ana rA.n n. ..a.,

He Ill wish l were
star. She--I wish were one, too. He
May I dare to guess why. she-Be-
cause It 10 known that every star is
millions OF miles from the next one.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

loved koumiss. The illustration shows
number Of these khirrghis people
enjoying themselves in the orthodox
manner. Each akin or tub OF koumiss
Ia broached to the Accompaniment Of
sonss and dances and the music Of
red pipes. -Correspondsnes Of the
CAicago later Ocean.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

vhs national intoxicant oe the mo-
-nadie Inhabitants Of the great Asiatie
stsppes n specially prepared kou-
miss. drink. By the way. which 10
made from fsrmentsd mares milk.
They Asiatic nomads live In tents and
exist u rery primitive manner. thar
Ataoae 6ist belng mutton aa1 tssar ~
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

NassasAusetts has i1s street railway
companies, controlling l.<sa mi,ea.
TAs body b vessel. ~ Il vsss~. OF
rsseotAols for the soul.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24

comfortable and eapacious single bed.
Next the draperies are usually heavy.
and very extensive. and the upholstery
nscd not be very elaborate. so that ID
still another advantage such a chair.
possesses for the transformation con-,
templated. This can very easily ~
done by arranging the arm pieces On,
hinges and brackets One can be chang,
ed to a convenient angle for the pillow
rest. The back ID disposed Of % asi
TO form continuation OF the seat. and
thus make the frame Of the bed. vhile
The other arm 10 disposed 81 IN ~
manner eoAveussnt.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
H..l,h Of I.lv. stoek.


In Illinois live stock is generally
healthy. In johnson county there 10
complaint Of an unknown disease
among horses. A few cases Of hog
cholera are reported from Gallatin.
Mercer. Morgan and Henderson coun-
ties. but no general epidemic. Some
milk fever is reported among cows in
Hancock and Madison counties. and
some tuberculosis In Dewitt county.
In Ohio hog cholera is reported from
Montgomery and Cuyahosa counties.
but not to an alarming extent Musk
ingum county reports lung diseases
among horses. while Geauga county
has 4 light touch of pinkeye In the
is reported from Stark county. In
Portage county roup among poultry
prevails to a considerable extent In
Hardin county the sheep are troubled
a good deal with head maggots-
Indiana reports show sore throat
among the horses in Wells county and
some hog cholera in Parke county.
Michigan reports some hog cholera
in Oakland county.
In Missouri cholera exists In Carroll,
Greene and Andrews counties In
Knox county there are few cases Of
blackleg.
In Kansas hog cholera exists In
Cherokee, Atchison. Reno. Nemaha
(very bad). Anderson. Dickinson and
Douglas counties. Pinkeye among cat
tie exists in Sedgwick county. Black
leg prevails In Anderson. Butler, Lin
coin Every bad). Ellis. Mcpherson and
Roooks county.
In kentucky blackleg is reported In
Garrard county. and also hog cholera.
In Marshall pinkeye exists.
Cañon City record., 1900-05-24
Comparative Rainfall of State.

With the exception Of Vermont, the
New Engand states are well supplied
with rainwater. Vermont has a fall
Of only about % inches per year. The
rainfalls of the other states follow:
Maine, AZ to so: Massachusetts,. Al;
Rhode Island, 46 to so; Connecticut,
so. OF the middle states. Delaware has
the smallest fall-32 inches In New
York the rainfall is from 3s to IS
inches. according to location; New
Jersey. AZ to 46; Pennsylvania, 81 to
A.: Maryland, a. The south Atlantic
and the gulf states are all well sup
piled with water. as the following
shows: Virginia. A to So: West vir-
ginia. 46; North Carolina. 54 to So;
South Caroina. 81; Georgia. 4s to So;
Florida. Sc to 63; Mississippi. 81:
Louisiana. SO to 81: Tennessee. 81 to
Sc; Kentucky, so; Alabama, So to Ga.
Texas has a good supply of water In
the eastern portion. 1t varying from
36 to As inches. Arkansas is well sup
piled for a state in its latitude and
longitude. the annual rainfall being
from AZ to SO inches, according to To-
cation.
Southern Illinois has a rainfall of 43
inches, central Illinois a rainfall Of 40
inches and the northern part Of the
state a rainfall OF Sc inches. Indiana
has fall Of As inches; Ohio a fall Of
from 81 to Al inches. The other west
ern states follow: Minnesota. 16 to 81:
Wisconsin, 80: Iowa, 81; Missouri. IS
to 4s; Kansas. 20 to 3s: Oklahoma has
a fall Of about 81 inches. The rainfall
of the semi-arid states Is as follows:
Idaho. 13: Wyoming. s to II: Utah. s
to IL: North Dakota. IA to IS; South
Dakota. "a to 81: Colorado. s to "a;
Nebraska. II to 20: Arizona. to 1s:
New Mexico, 13 to II. The rainfall of
the Pacific states La as follows: Cali
fornia, IL to 25 inches, according to
location: Oregon. 8 to ~: Washington.
"a to 81: Nevada, 8. The District Of
Columbia has fall of about ~ inches.
When man is to go into farming
and intends to settle in some state
where the natural conditions will be
favorable. he should give due weight
to the question OF rainfall A fall Of
an inch per week Is considered ideal
for agricultural operations. provided
the fall is fairly even In Its distribu-
ton throughout the year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-04-19

Syracuse university has established
! chemical museum.
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CHINESE FARMS IN NEW YORK
All the Vegetables for Chinatown
Are Raised Within the City
Limits.

1t is possible, without going beyond
The corporate limits OF TIE city of New
York, to see Chinese farmers, dressed
in the costume worn by the agricul-
tural class in the Flowery kingdom,
engaged in cultivating Chinese delica-
cies with Chinese farm implements.
There are seven Chinese farms in that
city which supply all the vegetables
used by the 10000 Chinese in the. city
and it's neighborhood. Four of these
farms are at Astoria, and form what
is undoubtedly the most picturesque
oriental spot in the cosmopolitan city.
1t is more strikingly Chinese than
anything in Mott street. From his
surroundings the beholder might
imagine himself in one of the sub
urbs of Peking.
The Chinese farmers wear exactly
the same style of dress as their
brethren at home. The hat is made of
bamboo split and braided like straw.
1t is shaped like a bell, and is fattened
out with broad brim, so that it an
swers for hat and umbrella at the
same time. The rest of the costume
consists of blouse made of coarse
cotton. and trousers of the same. The
feet are bare.
These farmers disdain American i'm.
plements, such as the plow, harrow
and spade. They use those to which
their ancestors have been accustomed
for centuries, the most important be-
ing long, bamboo-handled hoe. With
this they dig up the ground, pulverize
it, shape it into beds, prepare the beds
for planting, plant the seeds, and cul-
tivate the plants. The only other i'm
plement in use is long, three-pronged
fork shaped like hoe.
1t is 90 years since the first Chinese
farmer started little truck-farm near
Astoria.
The Chinese farmer is unlike his
American brother in that he produces
| four times as much from a plot OF
ground. Crop after crop is raised in
single season, the limits of the sea.
son being extended far beyond those
recognized by the American gardener
The soil of Chinese farms is allowed
no rest. 1t is hoed and watered and
weeded from morning till night, and
the vegetables produced are conse.
quently of superior quality.
The Chinese gardener believes il
/ plenty of water, and after leading il
through pipes under his beds to s
water barrel, he laboriously lifts il
out, bucketful by bucketful, an6
throws it over the growing plants. i
would be useless for an agent to at
tempt to sell him garden hose. NJ
self-respecting Chinese vegetable
would grow if sprinkled with such {
western contrivance.-N. Y. Post.