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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-30
McGOniga! Awarded Steer
ROping Prize.

Albuquerque, N. M, Oct. 10
w. S. Hopwell Of the Democratic
central committee of New Mexico
yesterday gave to Clay McGonigal,
the champion star roper of the
world, a check for $1,000 for Nc
Gonigals horse, FREELY, which by
its speed and intelligence has won
the champion many a victory.
MCGonigal was the winner of the
81 900 purse at the cowboys tourna-
ment which has just closed here. 1t
is understood that the animal is pur-
chased for former Governor Level
llyn Powers of Maine, who is a
member Of the Hearst party now
touring the territories and who saw
the horse work in the tournament
Wednesday when it won the con-
test Tor ITS owner. he animal IS
a magnificent sorrel, and it is said
to be the most exactly trained cow
horse in New Mexico.
Work has stopped on the Dunbar
building waiting for the iron to ar
rive.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
at REDFEARN * Co.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-30

Charlie Long and Edgar Money
returned yesterday from east Tex
as, whittier they went month or
so ago with bunch of horses.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-30
A CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Campbell
desire to express their heartfelt
thanks through the columns of
the News to their many friends
who so kindly rendered their
sympathetic services to the
family during the sad illness
and lamentable death of their
little girl baby.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-30
Local.

OuT local eultOT has IallSQ 10 "
his duty this week.
President Roosevelt was A,
years of age last Tuesday.
A good rain is needed for th,
small grain.
Sheriff Uphold is now able t.
be out on the streets. Two O.
his children are still sick.
The Choctaw will use the
Santa Fe line as soon as it is
Strengthened out.
John Knights youngest child, q
little girl about two years old, is
recovering from case of "slow
fever"
With the exception of a railroad
damage suit set for Saturday county
court is about over.
An exchange says, that under a
recent ruling of the Attorney Cen
eral, "Flinch" is held to be a game
of cards. ="
There will be Thanksgiving
services at the Baptist church,
the program for which will APP
pear in next week S News.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Newman,
of Portales, were in the city a
few days this week visiting old
friends. Mr.. Newman is d for
mer manager of the NJ. II. Jones
Lumber Co., at this place.
Milton BurroW came up from
Hereford Sunday to spend the day
with homefolks. Milton is now en-
ployed with the Hereford Lumber
Co. and among other nice things
that could be said about him, is
that he is gentlemanly young
business man already.
Merrill and Brown are kept busy
days making dipping watts.
They sent out one last week and
have orders for two more as soon
as they can be constructed.
Let every body attend the In
stitute meeting Saturday night. A
nice program will be rendered in
Guiding addresses by our best home
talent, and entertainment by the
children of the Canyon School,
The News Office has a limited
number of copies of the Fort
Worth Record, which will glad
iy be distributed to any one who
may call for them. The Record |
is the result of the recent mer- /
ger of the Fort Worth Register
and shows much Improvement. /
1t now gets the Associated |
Press dispatches.
Rev. j. W. Whatley comes out |
in the Wednesday Clarendon |
Chronicle in an article in which |
he states that "the question is
now settled and Canadian Col |
lege is fixture AS the News
desires to record all sides of
this now remarka BILE case it will
likely publish his letter in full /
next week.
H. F. Price, of Corsicana, an
uncle of G.. H. Price, came here
about week ago and has since
been employed in the restaurant,
which now belongs to Price &
Strother. He says he likes the
Plains so we'll that he will locate
here permanently and expects his
family to arrive here next week.
Jno A. Wommack and family
leaves next Tuesday for Whites
boro, their old home Mr.. Wom-
mack came here in the early spring
and set up first class barber shop,
though it was not business ven
ture that he was seeking, Prima-
rily, his coming to the Plains was
on account of his health, which he
feels has not been benefited to any
great extent-hence his determine
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;

The following letter written
to a citizen of Lubbock, was
published in last weeks Ava
lanChe.
Decatur, Texas, 10-1G,O3.
j. j. billiard,
Dear Strive are now
making a survey from Decatur,
west and will start 4 corps of
Engineers fully equipped from
Roswell some time in the next
ten days. Our representative
should be with you some time
next month or in the next three
weeks. hope yourself and
citizens will do all you can and
! assure you that you will have
a railroad as good as any in the
state of Texas within the next
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
"The Divine WiIIiam."

This story Of the German emperor is
vouched for by NJ. A. P: At dinner
one night when the emperor was stay
ing with Lord I.onsdale guest, talk
ing to another across the table, quoted
a little known passage from Shake
speare and, that there should be no
mistake as to its source, ended with
the words, "as the divine William
said" There happened to be lull in
the conversation at the. time, and the
remark was audible to every one, the
emperor included. Turning to his host,
the emperor said, with q puzzled eX-
preston, "Curiously, do not remem-
ber that my sainted grandfather ever
said that!
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
Anti-Drink Crusade.

In Denmark a curious method is
now adopted for the purpose of pre-.
venting persons from getting drunk.
The police have simply notified the sa-
loon keepers throughout the country
that those among them who at any
time sell liquor to persons who are In
toxicated will not only be held respon.
sible for any damage which the drunk
ards may do to persons or property,
but will also be obliged to pay for
sending them home in carriages as
well as for medical attendance, if rec
essary.
In every case it is the saloon keeper
in whose place the intoxicated person
has procured the last glass of liquor
who is held responsible. and for this
reason most of the saloon keepers are
now taking very good care not to fur
nish drink to any one who shows the
slichtcet signs of intoyication.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
Only Thing to Do.

The successful farmer is not the man
who follows the same routine year aft
er year. Every season has its peculiar
tiles, every year brings new problems,
and these things call for some change
Of methods to suit them. The farmer
cannot work by rule, like the workman
in factory. He must see and think
and act in accordance with his best
judgment at every turn, and then he
is often "up against it' on account Of
the weather or the market. But there
Is one consolation in the midst Of all
his difficulties-he is in q safe business
and seldom confronted with total loss
of his years work. If he does his part
we'll he will succeed somewhere. The
only thing to do is to keep a-thinking
and a-doing.-Stockman and Farmer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
Too Busy For Politics.

When former Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff was recently asked about his
candidacy forStbe goyernorship Of New
York he said That's unbottled hot air.
It's a space fllar for the newspapers
during the dull spell It's out of sea-
son, asinine, malapropos, idiotic, silly
and strictly out ef5order. It's the sort
Of pitiful politicsa pulling which pretty
near gives me pain. It illustrates the
insanity Of the ingenious incubator of
idiotic ideas insthe dog days interim.
Such O boom would be ossified long be-
fore it got old enough to even ogle at
the nominations. Seriously, If the gu
bernatorial nomination were offered me
today on a gold plate, with gilt edge
bond and guarantee 4 wouldn't take it.
I'm up to my neck IN business cares,
one of whichds q king and selling
Of typewrirefs fTf syracuse.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
CONFESSIONS OF AN IDOL MAKER
Make All Kinds In This Countryside
All Over the World.

In his offi,,e the proprietor had a
number of shelves filled with gods.
They were uf wood, Of marble, OF
brass, of bIonze. and here and there
was one that glistened as though made
of pure gold. Some were beautiful
The BuddAas particularly were beau.
tiful, with their serene and gay
smile. Ss,Ge were hideous-blood red,
with Gin cures made Of skulls and
severed lands. Some were ridiculous
figure, little and fat that squa.ted
like tAds. Some were outlaneish,
with 'ae heads of birds, the bodies OF
bea'.tt4 and the tails of reptiles.
"f0e make, you see, all kinds" said
thu proprietor, with smile. Then
scat ed at his desk comfortably, he
Welt on:
"l sell good many idols in Korea.
fl ey buy buddhas there. l make them
III Gle, cheap Buddhas out of wood. At
tie Korean temples, after prayer, each
yforshipper gives to the secretariat, at
vie gate piece of money, and receives
IN return little. god. 1t is these lit
tie gods that l make.
II make gods for India. Do you see
that horrible goddess on the lower
shelf, that goddess with the black
body, the hands red on the inside, the
necklace of human heads, and the
girdle of skulls and severed, blood
stained hands? That is the Indian
goddess Kali The god with the three
eyes and the necklaces of skulls and
serpents is Shiv, another Indian god.
'That fantastic figure is the Japan
ese god Jiso, whom the Japanese wo-
men love so well that they cover him
with robes embroidered in gold aud
silver and lay before him daily fresh
fruit and flowers.
"It is necessary for me to make all
these gods correctly. Hence l must
have perfect models to work from.
The two or three agents through whom
l do business in different parts of the
world supply me with my models. My
business is not very big. but my profits
are atisfactory.-Boston Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
The Show Type.

IT seems that all the talk about the
show hog and the farmers hog has
brought about the impression that
there is something essentially wrong
with the show hog for practical pur-
poses. The show hog must be an AMI
NAL of good constitution or he could
not stand up to his ardaous task of be-
ing fitted and exhibited. He must have
good bone or he could not carry his
show flesh into the ring on his tip toes.
He must have good form or he coulF'
not win. These are all things that We
are looking for in the market hog. The
only place the show hog falls down as
q practical hog is in his condition. Tie
farmer must not expect q show fitted
animal to be so prolific as one that has
never been finished, but that has to do
only with the individuals and not With
the type. With competent judges who
are breeders themselves and have due
regard to the Importance Of prolihcacy
the show type is not bad type 10 fol
low, the boar especially. The average
hog raiser has not got sows that are
too fine or closely built, and little
more show type won't hurt his herd
any. Let's keep in the middle Of the
road on this question Of type Of hogs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
TALES OF OLD JIM RRIDeER.::
Came to the Country When Mountalns
wara LoIec In tba Hror,nS

Came to the Country When Mountains
Were Holes In the Ground.
Major James cold Jim') Bridger
was more than six feet in his mecca
sins, straight as an arrow, raw-boDed
and of powerful frame. He had o
large head with caution largely devel-
oped. In Gen. Conner's campaign
against the Sioux Indians in 1866 Ma
jor Bridger was the guide. That he
was thoroughly acquainted with his
knowledge Of all this section OF coun-
try was marvellous. He could tell how
the command would have to march to
find camping place and how the
water was, and describe the ground so
any one would recognize the place
when we came to it.
The boys would quiz the old guide
occasionally. One evening when camp
ed on the Platte River opposite Lara
ME Peak, one of the men said: "Major,
how long have you been in this ceun,
try?" The major Strengthened him.
self and pointing to the snow capped
PEEK, said: "Say, do you see that
pe"k?" Upon the soldiers reply the
maj said: when I came to this
country that was hole in the ground"
l remember the morning we broke
canp on Peno's Fork on Tongue Riv-
sr. The major mounted his horse with
his doubled barrel rife across the
pcromel of his saddle and started
al-ead, but the General did not seem.
to pay any attention to the guide and
as the command did not follow, he fell
in the rear. We had marched some
four or five miles and were getting on
DAD ground. The General says:
Where is Major BridgerP Some one
replied, "He is, in the rear" An order.
ly galloped back and says: major,
please report to the General" can
see how he looked as he cantered by
US. The General says: major I
thought the government employed you
% guide this expedition" "It did, but
you seem to think you know the coun.
try better than 1 do, so 1 thought you
might have your own way and we
would see where you would get to-"
go ahead, Major, and we will fol-
low" He obliqued to the right and
we were soon on good ground.
We had squad Of men win ne
command called the signal corps. They
kept on the flank and ascended the
hills and made observations and they
gathered geological specimens. I re-
member cue evening when in camp on
Tongue River they were discussing
some petrefactions they had collected.
The discussion became quite warm ard
animated, when one of the men turn.
ed to the major and says: "What do
you think of these petrefactions
"Humph" says the major, II can take
you up here in the mountains where
the whole forest is petrlfed, with
petrifed twigs and petrifed birds sing
ing petrifed ongs."-Kansas City
Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
EnuIish. Pie Crust.

The English cook has knack of
keeping her pie crust crisp and He'll
cate. instead Of growing soaked md
soggy. as the American crust is apt TO
be. The crust is prepared in me
American style, but instead OF lining
a pan or dish as we do they cover The
bottom and outside of the dish or pan,
pricking the crust closely to prevent
the formation of blisters. Then a lay
er-ca,se pan is covered with sheet OF
crust, and both are baked a delicate
brown When finished the pie pan is
removed from its cover Of crust, and
the latter is dlled with stewed or
sliced and sugared fruit. The piece
baked in the layer pan is used as a'lid
Meat filing can be used also.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
Farmers and New Idea,

Farmers are generally accused Of be-
ing slow to adopt new ideas. This Is
not because Of the fact that they till
the soil and milk the COWS. but because
they live farther apart than other peo-
pie and do not enjoy the social rela-
tions open to other classes. New ideas
do not meet with the advertising which
they do among other classes and do
not strike the community with such
weight Give him time, however, and
the average farmer will grasp a new
idea IL 1t appeals to his reason with an
energy Of purpose characteristic Of the
individual who does not jump at con.
clusions.-E. X. Slater in Creamery
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
The Floor of the Pacific Ocean.

II the waters of the Pacific could be
drained, there would be revealed a
vast stretch of territory comprising
enormous plateaus, great valleys for
which no parallels exist on the land
surface-lofty mountains, beside which
the Himalaya and the Andes would
look like hillocks, and Tremendous !.ol-
lows or basins, only to be compared
with those on the face of the moon.
While there are great mountains,
and huge basins or "deeps," the pla-
teau areas are by far the most extern
sive. Relatively speaking, the floor of
the Pacific as now at last revealed on
the plateau areas, is level. There are
undulations and depressions, but the
general area is about the same depth
below the surface.
Soundings develop mean depth of
from $500 to 2,700 fathoms. In shoal-
er spots there is mean depth of from
$500 to 2.400 fathoms. Deeper spots
show from $500 to 1900 fathoms.-
Leslie's Monthly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
WHY Nursery Buds Are Best.

In my opinion buds and scions pro-
cured from nursery rows are better
than those cut from bearing trees, pro-
vided that you know absolutely that
your trees in the nursery rows are true
to name If you get your buds from
nursery rows and grow block of trees
from them, isn't it reasonable to sup
pose that they are true to name, pro-
vided, Of course, the nurseryman exer.
cised the proper caution and judgment
in stalking his blocks and recording the
same in his office? And there is no
question but that buds grown from
nursery rows have this advantage over
those from bearing trees in that the
chances Of introducing insect pests into
your orchard are 80 per cent greater
when you go into your orchard and
procure buds from bearing trees than
it is when you get them from nursery
rows, because you are getting buds off
nursery trees Of the same years
growth. In addition to this, the nur-
seryman cleans up his block every two
years, while the orchard is exposed to
pests Of all kinds from year to year
]. c. Hall in Rural New Yorker.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
4 Modern Joke Traced to Its Source

Modern Joke Traced to Its Source.
1T is well-known among joke writ.
ers.' said the antiquary, that there
exists in the world only seven jokes.
All the rest have been made, and still
continue % he made, from these seven.
But it is not so we'll known that there
are only seven anecdotes, out of which,
by ingenious blendings and twistings,
the unnumbered thousands of the
worlds anecdotes are created.
II am an amateur or loving collect
or, Of anecdotes. When I come upon
one that is strange to me delight to
trace it back to lis source: I get the
same pleasure out Of this that an ETY..
mologist gets in tracing back to its
Sanskrit foot disputed word.
Some time ago l heard of an anen-
dote about Charles Lamb. Lamb, the
story went, was on journey, and the
time was that of the publication of the
ingenious stories for children that he
and his sister Mary had written in col
laboration. Lamb said to one of his
fellow travellers:
Have you read Lambs talesy"
"'No, but 1 have black sheepskin
rug the other replied
This anecdote struck me as pretty
good, and I tried to trace it back. For
long time was unsuccessful, but
last week my search was rewarded;
found the story from which the Lamb
one was derived. i-'--'y-s-7 ~. 3.
1t was a story of a traveller on q
rainy day who had left his wrap in a
stage coach. After he had gotten out
he missed the wrap, and told the driy-
er to go inside and inquire for it. The
guard, putting his head within the
door, called:
is there black macintosh here?'
mo was the reply, but there are
red MacGregors.' '"-Philadelphia Re-
cord.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
Andalusian Snectre

Upon mountain in Andalusia
quaint spectral forms are frequently
seen. Whenever there is a heavy
mist and persons are ascending the
mountain they appear in all their
ghostly splendor and sometimes so sud.
denly as to strike dismay into the
hearts of those who see them for the
first time.
Of course, it is all trick played by
the sun. When midst partially
shrouds the mountain the sun is natur
ally obscured and then he revenges
himself by projecting the shadow OF
any person who is ascending the noun.
tain until it assumes the form of q
gigantic spectre.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Grange Cooperative Departments

Grange Cooperative Departments.
"Co-opera ton does help US in many
ys-educationally, socially and tinan-
cially-and there is continually express
ed among our members desire to re-
ceive the benefits derived from inteili-
gent cooperation" asserts Massachu-
setts State Master Ladd. "Our grain
buying is continually increasing, and,
though comparatively small as yet, 1t
has saved to our patrons many hun
dred dollars this year, and believe the
time Is coming when it will be practl'
cal for us to enter into trade relations
with the mills at the west.
"Our Patrons fire insurance has DEM
onstrated to the public and our men,
bers that we can cooperate successful
ly, and l feel confident If our life insur-
ance iszstarted it will meet with the
same success.
"Our Patrons should be interested In
everything that will elevate and beau
tify the community in which they live,
and our oranges should take a more
active interest in good roads. good
schools, good government and in the
care and protection Of shade trees. Ar
Dor day should be more generally OBJ
served by the Patrons in Massachu-
SettS."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-09-30
Orchards In Sod.

A feasible method for lands which
are very steep and in danger of wash
ing or too rough, stony or stumpy to
cultivate readily is to grow grass, now
ing once or, better, twice g year and
using the hay as mulch about the
trees. If this plan is adopted special
care should be exercised in preparing
the soil. The holes should be large
and the soil we'll pulverized and en-
riched before setting the trees.
Mulching has much the same effect
as tillage. and the cost is less. With
proper pruning. spraying and fertiliz-
ing this method would prove success
full on many lands which are now
yielding the owners practically no re-
turns.-Professor. r. L. Watts in Amer
lean Cultivator.