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La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

"a 900 acres of land In Conejos coun-
ty, against the protest OF many Of the
Inhabitants, to "Billy" Adams, brother
Of Ex-Governor Alva Adams. At one
sale In Rio Grande county, 6,4O0 acres
were sold; and large tract in Otsro
county was sold to the Oxnards. The
attorney general voted against this, on
the ground that he did not wish to en-
courage the sugar trust, but the rest
OF the board overruled him. The most
remarkable case. however, and one
which is not decided yet, is the effort of
the state land board to lease $1,000
acres In the North park to the Swifts.
members OF the meat trust. This lease
was negotiated, and was going on
smoothly enough, when an enterpris-
Ing Larimer county editor got hold Of
the facts and published them, and 30
aroused public opinion In the county
that the protests Of the people had to
be needed to some extent. That 10, II
was thought better to heed them until
after election. The matter has been
hung up, and II the fusion ticket u re-
elected. the people Of Larimer county
may expect to see the lease 60 through.
The land board also has charge of
the timber on the state lands, and 10
supposed to protect 1t. 1t pays out $8,-
400 per year In regular salaries, and
just now has three extra clerks, at q
compensation of 81 200 year each, be-
sides making total Of $12O q year.
With such force, the board might
perhaps be expected to do something;
but SO far as timber depredations are
concerned. 1t is perfectly helpless. As
1t cannot-or does not-protect the
state timber lands from depreciation,
hnu la .
Der for ridiculously small sums. Here
are some of the sales:
Timber Sales.
F. NJ. Wood, Teller county, 100000
feet at 50 TO $3.50 per thousand.
A. G. Burton, Teller county, 100000
feet at S1.5O per thousand.
G. w. Harper, Park county, 10000
feet at 81 per thousand.
$1.5O to $3.50 per thousand have also
been made In great numbers. Here
are few of them:
January 10. 1899. to G. w. Bowman,
Woodland Park, all timber on sections
1911 and 16-1O,G9.
October %, 1899, to b. W. Babcock,
El Paso county, all timber on 1918 .
ca w.
August 1. 1890, to j. A. Barnett, Tel
Ter county, all timber ON 16-13-7O.
March r. 1900 to N. Hockett. Tel
Ter county. nll timber on 16-14-7O.
April 10, 1900. to Casey & Towers,
200 acres of timber In Bent county for
SO.
internal Improvement.
Governor Thomas signed appropria-
ton bills appropriating the sum Of
$210.3O0 out OF the internal improve
ment fund Of this state. At that time,
Mny 8, 1899, the fund contained $210,-
S44. The fund was. therefore, reduced
to 5000. The money is being spent
now In building roads and bridges. This
was the greatest onslaught on this
fund In the history of the state.
Salaries for Political Workers.
The amounts appropriated for sal
aries by the last general appropriation
bill for the State Land Board are as
Register, per year. ........... 80, 600
Deputy register. .............. 1890
appraiser. l,OOV
Onlei clerk. I,SO
Lease clerk. 1,ZOO
................ l,UUO
No further salaries are provided for;
but In the face of this there have been
IL -
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

The Democratic party II consistent
= that It u keeping up Its record Tor
lneonaistency.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

Ynza nlk 4 4 4
Dtuclt . 10, ,-ttlo
The national guard is not now in as
good condition as 1t was two years
ago. The revenue during the year 1900,
including the amount paid by the fed
eral government, has been nearly $iS.-
600. During the same period the sum
OF $34 ,034 has been paid out on war
rants. During McIntire's administra-
ti0n there had been paid out up to Sep
tember, 1895, $27 200 of the fund
nearly $500 less than has been paid
out this year under this administration.
But In 1906 the national guard was in
good condition, well armed and equip
ped.
The large sums spent during the last
two years have not, therefore, been
expended for extraordinary equipment.
Where has the money gone? As In 9TH
er cases during this administration, an
examination Of the official documents
shows that II has gone largely for sala-
ries and expenses. Under the head OF
expenses are several bills put In by the
adjutant general, Mr.. J. G. Overmyer.
Two Of these are given herewith as
samples. March 20, 1000, Mr.. Over
myer went to Washington, ostensibly
on state business. although the only
apparent object was to attend con-
vention of militia officers. On his re-
turn he put in the following expense
account, which was approved by the
governor and paid out Of the military
fund.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17
THE MILITARY FUND.
How Thomas Adlutant General
Has Looted This Department
Some Wonderful Expen.e Bills.


Under the laws Of the state Of Colo
RADIO q military poll tax Of one dollar
per capita II levied annually, and
brings In something over $4,000 per
year. September n, 1905, the balance
on hand in this fund was $1O.S51 90;
September Fl, 1899, the balance was
$6,O84.64. Between that date and Sep
tember. 1900, there was conveyed to
the state by the national government
$4,000. On September 21. 1900 the
balance in the fund, Including the $1s,-
600, was $13,8O7.42. In other words,
the deficit during this administration
In excess of the ordinary revenues
coming IN has been more than SIS. 600.
Balance, September, '9s. .$10,s51G 60
Received from United States 100000
1Otal .. ......... ZS,Sol.W
Balance, September. 1o00.... 13,Go7.42
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

The western country has also become
tAe enemy's country for the advocates
q reputation and free trade.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

The Republican party II the party
that performs. The Democratic parry
= the party that promises only.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

Those who uphold law and ordsr
wear the nag.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17
HOW The STATE FUNDS HAVE
Been LOOTED BY GRAFTERS.

Salaries and Expenses" Eat Up the Peoples Money
Large Deficits to be Faced by the Next Leg.
islature. State Penitentiary Mismanagement
Thomas as City Boss in Denver.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

BY shifting his position from one par.
amount issue to another. Mr.. Bryan 10
going to give his competitors Q lively
chase for the scattering vote.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

Those who are familiar with the du-
ties to be discharged assert that half
of this force at little more than half
Of the expense could easily perform
all the PEAL duties Of the office.
The adjutant general has showed his
thrift IN other ways besides expense
accounts. When the militia was to be
equipped for the Spanish war great
deal Of clothing had to be bought; it
WAS charged that Oyermyer obtained
for himself pretty complete outfit Of
clothes as samples from the different
firms which were soliciting contracts;
in other words, that he tcok bribes in
the form of clothes instead Of money.
His conduct In this matter was cen
sured by an Investigating committee,
but nothing came Of 1t, and he has
been retained In office by the gov
ernor.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17
Total

T0tal ......-........s -. $lO4.4o
This expense bill, however, u not so
extraordinary - the one put In Sep
tember Is, 1870, for trip to San Fran
cisco to meet TIE troops returning from
Manila The amount total Of bis
voucher was &354 Some of the items
were - follows:
slespes. psnver to San Francis- :.
g.. <. !. -. ...... .............x lS.VV
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

Prosperity, patriotism and victory sre
- the air.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17
The foreign commerce of the Unit
States was a. follows:

Values have increased In Nebraska.
uince 1896. as follows:
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

Bryan would have the men Of this
country believe that 1t l. far better to
haul down the nag in the Philippines
than to keep the wheels OF commercs
turning In the United States.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

A long n Bryan's speeches keep the
soldiers In the Philippines 'hiking"
after the Insurgents the patriotic vo-
tiers Of the country will not "hiker to
hfs standard.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

On December 8, 1909, T. n. Johnser,
state game commissioner, went to Nis-s
souri, on alleged E<Ate business. The
following voucher was paid ON appro-
val Of the governor: 81.
To sleeping car. Kansas City to
Oenver ...... 3ovoU
To railroad fare. Kansas City to
webb City, Mo, and return. .&e1o'
There II receipt attached - ~
voucher for the railroad ticket, bok
IL not signed, and II 10 written - -
hack Of one Of Johnsonss buetnees'
cards. * Z. s:;.s ;;ss 8
o. octessr a lsea. - y,
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

Bryan claims to be the re-embodi-
meat Of the spirit Of Jefferson, and In
sists that he wears the mantle OF Lin
coin, but as yet has made no claim to
have belted on his manly thigh the
sword of jackson.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17
prrny POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

Things are coming our way.
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

This account cd not slip through
without attracting the notice Of the
reporters. and the papers published
and commented upon the more remark
able Of these items, such as flowers
for the Sick" and carriage hire" Aft
er the matter had been ventilated in
the newspapers, Governor Thomas de
posted In the treasury, October 10th,
the sum OF $S5.55. ~ explanation of
this II was stated thai the items In
Overnyer's account for street-car fare.
guide. flowers and carriage hirs had
been inserted by mistake, and should
have been charged to the governors
personal account.
The items above cover only small
part OF the AdJutant generals financial
demands on the state. The regular
salary account Of his Office Is AZ fol-
lows:
Ad1utant generals salary, per
La Junta tribune., 1900-10-17

It is safe to predict that free silver
will never again ind place In Demo
cratic platform. but 1t will take the
party long time to overcome the stig-
ma OF having adopted such financial
heresy.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
HANDLING CLOVER HAY.
One That II Understood by But
Very Few.

The curing of clover hay is one of the
arts of farming, and the reason so
many farmers depreciate it's value is
because they have never realized the
good results to be obtained from feed
ing well-cured clover hay. Imme-
diately after clover is moved down it
will begin to wilt and then "dry,'
as it is termed. The process of cur
ing clover requires more time than
some farmers can conveniently give
it. If it is moved down in the morn
ing it will be thoroughly cured so it
can be taken in the same day, and if it
is cut later in the day it must re-
main out over night and absorb the
dew. This is where the mistake is
made. Clover after it is cut should
never be allowed to lie spread over
the ground in falling dews or rain. l
NOW clover hay in the morning as
soon as the dew is gone and let it cure
until toward evening, then rake it up
and make it into doodles. In the
morning spread the hay loosely over
the ground again, and in an hour it
is perfectly cured, then it is hauled
into the barn. Glover hay should not
be stacked, as it will not keep in wet
weather, even dampness will spoil it.
j. c. E. Jacot. in Prairie Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
LITTLE, BUT Oh, MYl
How q Low.Si1ed LAWYER Impressed
q Tlmid Servant with His
Importance.

The following story is attributed to Sen
ator Vest, says the Chicago Tribune:
Before the war there was lawyer in
independence, Mo-, who was the counterpart
in appearance of the pictures of Pickwick.
He was as fussy in his manner as a hen with
a brood of ducks. One day he nearly broke
in the door of a residence by his vigorous
use Of the knocker. The disturbance was
answered by darky, who was frightened
out of his boots as he opened the door,
Where's your master?' thundered the law
yer, and before the darky could answer the
lawyer repeated his question. Then the
darky replied that he was not in.
~ suppose not thundered the lawyer
again. Well, mind you, now, mind you,
when he comes you tell him I want to see
him--want to see him at once. Understand? :?
Tell him j. Brown Hovey, attorney at law,
wants to see him at once, at once
with that Mr.. Hovey turned and disap-
peared in flutter. When the master came
he asked his servant if anyone had called.
The darky was still in his fright, and with
his teeth chattering he replied:
Yes, sab, dar was leetle, funny look
ing name come, an he said dat | was to tell
you dat Brown j. Hovey, de eternal Lord,
want ter see you right away"
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Keep the stock off the meadows.
Buy and sell for cash whenever pos
sible.
Many people impoverish themselves
buying bargains.
A deficiency of irrigation insures
abundant irritation.
1t is questionable economy to work
the soil when it is wet.
Good roads are necessity to any
enterprising agricultural commu-
nifty.
1t is a good plan to go over the
fences at once and see that they are
in good repair.
Wouldn't a permanent bluegrass
pasturage be good thing on river
bottom lands, subject to annual over.
flow?
Shade trees about the house are
desirable, and elm and hard maple
are among the best varieties for the
purpose.
One advantage with clover is that
it can be grown with a crop of small
grain, without special preparation of
soil, and at small cost.-Midland
Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
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HANDY PLOW ATTACHMENT.


piece of A-inch iron rod, perhaps 20
inches long, with joint about $
inches from the back end. This short
part is f1attened and has two "a or
7-16-inch holes in it to bolt to the
beam in front of the jointer. The
other end has loop to put the
doubletree clevis in. Figure resem-
bles a long U. This is about 9 inches
long and made of wagon tire. 1t has
four M-inch holes in it; inches of
the open end is brought to an edge
to fit the notches in the casting on
the plow beam. This is put on over
the big clevis on the plow and bolt
is put on each side of it, on the out
side of the big clevis. If the bolts do
not fit up tight against it, use a rat
it fit.
Slip Fig. backwards between the
second and third bolts and bolt to
the beam. Put your plow clevis in
the loop, and you are ready. When
you want to change the depth of the
plow, the U, being bolted to the big
plow clevis, comes out of the notches
with it. One of our neighbors saw it a
few days after we got it, and, after
holding our plow one round, got one
made for his plow. Last fall another
neighbor put one on his plow. We all
like it, and the cost is little. While we
do not claim our plows are the best
| ones made, we do not like to throw
them away before they are worn out
| w. r. Cochrell, in Ohio Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
DIFFERENCE IN BEES.
Figures Demon1trate That Some ol
the Busy Insects Are Not ~ =
E Buay ~ Others.

The thought is familiar to farmers
that it takes about the same to keep
a poor cow as good one, the chief
profit in herd of mixers sometimes
depending largely on few~ext good
ones, but the thought may not be SO
familiar that the same thing obtains
with. bees. 1t is none the less true.
1t sometimes happens in a poor sea-
son that one colony stores quite bit
of surplus for it's owner, while anoth-
er colony sitting right beside it not
only gives no surplus but does not
gather enough for it's own support,
but has to be fed for winter. 1t
should be remembered that the great
ter part of what the bees gather
from the flowers does not find it's way
into the surplus boxes, but into the
brood chamber to be. eaten by the
bees themselves. A writer in Clean.
ings puts the matter in this fashion:
The flowers within range of my
home yard give on an average yearly.
say, 10000 pounds of honey. Now, if
I keep the average run of bees it will
take about 100 colonies to gather it,
or 100 pounds of honey for each COL
ony. OF this it will take about 20
pounds to keep each colony a year:
leaving me only 80 pounds surplus to
the colony, or 5000 pounds from the
whole yard. But if I keep stronger
and more Industrious bees, so that
each colony would gather lac
pounds, it would require but II col
onies to gather the whole 10000
pounds; and as it would not require
any more to keep each colony than it
does the poorer stock, I should get
5000 pounds of surplus instead OF
5000 pounds when I had to keep 1oo
colonies, to say nothing of the smaller
number of colonies to care for, OF
hives to keep in repair. And what is
true of my home yard is true to q
greater or less extent of any other
yards.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
no NoAccoMMoDAr1oN j TRAIN.
a Party from the Back Country who
Was Rather Hard to If.
5 Please. %s


He had driven from backwoods hamlet
TO the station, and, after making an inquiry
of the conductor, boarded the train for Phil
adelphia, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. !
When well on the way he stopped the
bluecoated official and asked, in all serious
ness:S ss.. >'E
I'm sorter hungry. Will ye tell me jest
where the eatin' car is?"
There is none on this train" was the an.
swer. It's short run does not require it."
HUH" grunted the questioner. "W' 'ich
OF yer keers is the one that We Jest loll
around in an turn and twist yer cheer any
way ye plase? Don't imagine that because
I've never went .railroadin' afore I don't t
know all about these things
You probably mean the Pullman. We
haven't any attached"
."Weu, bu'stin' squashes! W'ere's yer
cigar stand, SOS I kin be buyin' weed an
1--WE don't have such thing, man.
An ye've no place fer me ter git my
! shoes shined, ter be sure?"
mo, sir"
"'Course I'd be crazy ter think yer might
have barber lad aboard:"
I'VE haven't any,"
The rural gentleman subjected the con-
ductor to menacing scrutiny from head to
foot and back again. Then he drawled out
in an angry, disappointed tone Of voice:
We!l, sufferin' corn meal! thought We
said this wuz an accommodation train!"
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Keep the Good Mares.

There is always temptation before
the owner of good mare. If times
are bad she is the only thing that will
bring fair price. If prices are good
she is wanted by somebody for breed
ing. The man who has horses and
needs to sell something is therefore
likely to part with the best-just the
one he ought to keep if he expects to
continue in the business. Thousands
of good mares have gone to market
within the past five years whose for.
mer owners would now pay a consid-
cradle advance to get them back. 1t
rarely pays to let 60 of an exception
ally good brood mare. Experience has
shown that the time to keep them is
when the other fellow is selling them
National Stockman.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Corn Valuable for Fate ming.

Corn has always been the staple
grain food for hogs and is the best
and cheapest for finishing off, tc
make the animals ready for butcher.
ing. 1t makes the meat very firm
gives it a fine flavor and makes bet
ter lard than can be obtained from
any other food. It is strictly a fatten.
ing food, however, and is not the best
grain for young animals or for breed
ing stock. When young animals have
an abundant range with a good sup
ply of nitrogenous foods like alfalfa.
clover, vetches and COW peas, corn
makes a valuable addition to the ra.
ton, but should not be given in ex.
cess, and will usually be found more
profitable if mixed with shorts, bran,
or some other feed.-Farmers' Review.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
Appearances Not Deceptive

The Office boy, with his legs curled round
those of the chair, was tilted back in the
corner gloating over .'The Midnight Murder,
entered. The boy had heard his step in the
passage, and was calmly expecting him when
the door opened.
"Is the guv'nor in?' asked the visitor.
The boy looked at him with an almost
contemptuous expression, and was slow to
reply.
Il said," snapped the visitor, "is the
guy'nor in?"
That's pretty question to be asking me,
amt it: Don't you know he ain't?"
"How should l know?" inquired the
astonished caller .
"By lookin' at me. Do you think I'd be
tucked up here reading this book if the old
man was in? Well, l would say not-hardly.
Come in again tomorrow"
And the boy once more plunged into the
amazing adventures of the mysterious milk
man.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
To Keen Gras. Land Fertile.

Grass lands are supposed to recup-
crate, and heavy sod is desirable, but
when such lands are grazed or moved
there is loss of plant food, and the
soil will become poorer unless ma
nure or fertilizer is applied. When
grass appears to die out it is an in
dication that the plant food is be-
coming exhaus- ed The best plan to
pursue is to keep stock of the fieldand
apply fertilizer, following with a
heavy application of manure in the
fall. If the grass does not show sat
isfactory effects from such treatment
plow the field and plant to corn the
following spring. .
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
A PLOW ATTACHMENT.
II Cost Hut Little to Make 1t, and All
Who Have Tried 1t Are More
Than Satisfied.

A year ago last spring, while we
were blowing piece of sod for corn, we
had difficulty in getting the plow to
run right. We were plowing with
three horses. and if we set it to take
land enough, the jointer would cut
too much into the land. We
thought some of buying cthree-horse
clevis like some of our neighbors
had, but did not like to pay the price
dealers asked for them. So we began
to think of some other plan.
Our plow is fitted with long clev-
is that fits in notches in casting on
the end of the beam. That is to regu-
late the depth Gig. y. We went to
the blacksmith and got him to make
Figures and 3. Figure is II
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
TRUTH.

Not in my way nor in your way
Does the cause of Truth march on:
Yet each age has more Of progress
Than the ages that have gone;
And from it's inverted shadow
Wheels the earth into the dawn.
often by the storms of passion
We are torn anC temptest-tOssed;
Often do our plars miscarry,
OFT our purposes are crossed;
OFT we bow our heads in anguish,
Crying out that all Is lost.
Eut the morrow breaks in glory
And the morning sunshine smiles.
Cleaning of into the distance
Unto golden afterwhiles.
Where the Future glints and glistens
Over Fortunes happy isles.
Back of our short-sighted wisdom
Stands the thought Omnipotent;
Back of all our puny scheming
Waits the foreordained event;
OFT what seems to us an evil
Is q blessing heaven-sent.
God Is reigning and His justice
WIN prevail, whate'er betide:
There are silent, unseen forces
Unto Truth that are allied:
And the legions of the angels
Aid us from the other side.
Not in my way nor In your way
Comes the triumph of the right,
But resistlessly as morning
Steals on the reluctant night,
Till the air is filled with music
And the world Is filled with light.
Not in my way nor in your way
Comes the triumph of the right,
But resistlessly as morning
Steals on the reluctant night,
Till the air is filled with music
And the world Is filled with light.
There are voices from the Silence.
Soft as sweep of seraph's wings:
From the secret soul of being
Gods eternal mandate springs;
And the world moves on forever
TO the goal Of better things.
Denver News.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
The Farmers Want Them.

Postal savings banks are what the
people are crying for. We believe they
can be introduced in the post ofice
as well as was the money order de.
partment. The government is tho
sure one for. the people to depend
upon for money. We are not afraid
of Uncle Sam. Money would always
be ready and not be short whep
asked for. It must come and we must
ask our senator's and representatives
in congress to see that bill is formu.
lated to this effect. How long shall
it be before our nation will be in ad.
vance Of all other nations on such
important acts as: these?-W. 7. No,
Clure, in Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
The Sadness of Love.

,Jack-It is time for me to go, dear
est; shall be locked out, and I left my
nightkey in my room.
Jess-Must you go?
Jack-Yes, really. You wouldn't
want me to sit in the park unit. morn
ing, would you?
Jess-No; but see you so seldom.
Jack-I have been here every night
since New Years.
Jess-I know, but day is such an
age.
Jack-I know it, dearest (sighs), and
the days are growing longer now
Harlem Life.
The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22

In making stands for hives, we
make them six inches high and the
length and width of the hive, using
common seven-e;ghths inch lumber
If the ground in front of the hives is
kept free from weeds and tall grass,
the style a will do. But if the bees