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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
BANK FAILURE
The First National Bank OF Al
leghens Goes Into Voluntary
Liquidation.
FOLLOWS F FEDERAL
President Says all Dcpositors
viii Be Paid in Full and
Handsome Surplus Left
RUN ON THE BANK THE CAUSE

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct 22Today
Vice President r. j. Stoney. Jr., OF
THE First National bank Allegheny,
issued a statement signed by the pres
ideat TO the effect that after a NEE
ting lasting nearly all night between
The officers OF the bank and the clear-
ing association, it was decided 10
place the bank in voluntary liquida-
tioa. The statement asserts that the
hank has ample assets TO pay all de.
positors IN full and leave a handsome
surplus for the share holders, yet It
is supposed connection with the Fed
ielal National bank which failed yes
iefaay, caused wide distrust and the
run on the bank 10 such an extent that
/ they felt L their duty TO take the
aation indicated Til ebank was organ
ized in 1864 The deposits are near
" million and quarter. The dl-
rectors are connected with some Of
the most imuortant manufacturing in
terssts in Allegheny.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Oct. "a
Acting comptroller of the currency
has received telegraphic advice Of the
suspension of the First National bank
of Allegheny He states that the
application to go into voluntary liqui-
dation cannot be considered until the
bank has been officially examined and
| its condition ascertained.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
Want Business Man on Commission

Want Business Man on Commission.
MANILA, Oct. IA committee OF
the American chamber Of commerce
of this city has submitted 10 the
Philippine commission cablegram to
President Roosevelt recommending
the appointment Of business man
on the commission upon the retire.
ment of Taft. The commission rails.
cd no objection 10 the cable being
forwarded, but declined to express an
opinion as 10 Its merits. II Is said the
commission favors the appointment
OF General George W. Davis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
Big Harvester Company Asslgr

PEORIA, Ills. Oct. %. The Acme
Harvester company, one OF the larg-
est manufacturers Of agricultural I'm.
plements. has been forced to place It's
affairs in the hands of committee
representing its creditors and ask an
extension of time. The assets OF the
company. 1t is asserted. are consid-
cradle in excess OF the liabilities. The
reasons Of assigned embarrassment
are bad season, bad collections and
doing business unwarranted by the
capital, The seven hundred employees
of the company are idle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
sheep In Demand: The range sheep

man can thank his stars that the corn
belt feeder is running to sheep this
sear Tho stun 10 going from the
range In rather poor quality and
feeder competition Is the only main
stay Of the market. Never before IN
the history Of the trade has The do
mand for feeding sheep and lambs
been as strong Of this time Of the
year. A large percentage Of the stuff
now going from tho range Is only In
fair flesh.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
Demand lnereased Wages.

CHICAGO. Oct. 22.-Tbree thousand
employees Of the canning department
OF the stock yards packing houses
have presented demands for wage in.
creases varying from 10 70 n per
cent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22

A Big Sheep sale: A. u. Garrett Of
Roswell sold about 1000 head Of sheep
10 Major Littlefcld of thc Liiileneld
Cattle company The sheep will be
delivered at once al the LIZ d ranch.
Major Llttlefeld also bought some
fnc bucks from Mf Garrett
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
JNo. NJ. HAzLEToN.
Live Stock Correspondent

Another Dividend Of Northern Pacific.
NEW YORK. Oct. 22 The Northern
Pacific railway declared 4 dividend "
1-2 per cent and an extra dividend
Of per cent This makes sever per
cent FOR the present calendar year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
New York Money.

NEW YORK. Oct. ~. Money OH
call steady al 2 IA per cont; prime
mercantile paper, 1905 "a per
cent; silver, 81 3-sc.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Wheat May. rs 1.2 q 5.s; Dec.
10 I.2 "a SIS.
May--42 "a % rs; Dec. A.
oats--Mayu. 80 ~; Dec, IS 3-s.
May, si.97.
I.ard--May. $G.G5.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-22
Senator Foraker IN.

sANDusKY. o.. Oct. 22.--senator
Foraker, who was taken m here last
b gfi. was mneh improved today
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22

early small variety is unquestionably
the best. But for Texas, where we
have a different summer rainfall and
an almost vertical sun, with winds
drying out our land rapidly, 1 great
" prefer to diminish the number of
stalks to- the land, and get my yield
in large ears. All large corn is slow
in maturing, but this is of no use
quence, for with proper cultivation
the effects of dry climate a be
largely overcome.
Please remember that the ear of
corn takes up but a small part of
moisture and plant food from the
soil. It is the stalks and blades that
take up the moisture out of the soil
and evaporate it out into the air.
Therefore, if you double the number
of stalks per acre, you just double
the evaporation from the soil and to
that extent increase the effect of
drouth upon the growing crops. We
all plant our crops too close togeth-
er. I am checking both cotton and
corn on my farm, giving to both the
| same distance, four feet way
and three feet the other, one stalk
to the hill. I once visited the farm
of an old gentleman in Grimes COun-
ty by the name of Bullock, long since
dead. We went into a 1O0-acre corn
field, checked four feet each way, one
| stalk to the hill. As we entered the
field Mr.. Bullock turned to me and
said: of you will show me a stalk
of corn with less than two ears | will
present you with a fine hat" I fail
ed to find such a stalk. l got my
first lessons of improved seed from
him. I took some of my seed corn
to Montague last year. A farmer
said he had corn as good as mine.
He brought a picked ear, we placed
them side by side. Mine was only a
little larger, and he seemed to have
the joke on me. We counted rows;
| his has 10 and mine had %. The
grains were next counted; my ear
aad 800 grains more than his. They
all gave up that I had the very best
corn they ever saw. I improve my
corn to a large ear, one or two ears
to the stalk, large red cob, 20 to "a
rows to the cob, often 26 rows, grains
large. I can easily select so ears
from my crib that will shell a bushel.
I want the stalks large, short-joint-
ed, and the blades wide, thick and a
dark green. Ny white and yellow
varieties are precisely alike, except
in color. I think the yellow corn a
little more productive and a little
more drouth-resistant.
Pencillaria is not a "new forage
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
IMPROVING FARM SEEDS.

Although the selection and i'm
provement of farm seeds is OF
the most important things connected
with farming, it is the least under
stood and the most neglected OF all
farm operations. How can improve
ment be accomplished? The plan IS
simple. Take a mixed strain of mel
ons from the average Texas patch
and plant the seed from it, and you
will find five or more kinds of melons
from these seed. Now to improve
them, select a melon as a type OF
what you wish to work to, pay regard
to the shape, size, color of rind, color
and flavor, as well as character of
flesh, also the color of seed. Plant
these seed in a patch by themselves.
Each year stick close to your type,
and in four or five years your melons
will be perfectly conformed to your
type. In all the above ch~aracterls-
tics you will thus have established a
pure-bred melon that will reproduce
itself with unerring certainty.
Go into your ~cornfeld, find a stalk
with two good ears. Take the upper
one, say it has a long white grain, a
red cob and 20 rows to the cob. Plant
this in a patch to itself and every
year select seed from this patch, o n
forming strictly to your type, and in
a few years every stalk and a in
your patch will be exactly like your
type. An isolated seed patch is alb
solutely necessary to perfect this
process. And the seed corn must be
selected from the patch while it is
still in roasting ear, for to improve
the vigor and vitality of your corn
you must pay careful attention to
the stalk, for that gives an indica-
ton of vitality which you can find
nowhere else. / want a short-jOinted,
heavy stalk, with broad, thick blades
of a deep green color. You will note
these differences in the stalk when
they first come from the seed. On
the same soil and adjoining stalks,
even in the same hill, one will have
a weak, puny existence, grow slowly,
have a light, pale color and in the
end will make but a small nubbin,
while the other up promptly,
grows rapidly, is a stout, heavy stalk
with thick, broad blades and a deep
green color, and will so continue to
the end of the season and make one
or more splendid ears of corn.
By Kidding your field of weak,
puny stalks, small ears and nubbins,
you can add so per cent to the yield.
If then you grow two ears to the
stalk you will still add to the yield
another so per cent. Now it is a
mooted question whether to work for
n ear to the stalk or two ears to
the stalk. Another mooted question
among advanced farmers is, shall we
get an early corn with small ear and
grain, and make the yield by plant.
ing closer together, or shall we give
more room to the stalks and gel
larger ears? The choice depends
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
THE VALUE OF CLEAN COTTON

WOICQs
Cotton, one Of the great and lead
ing articles of commerce, should have
the dirt and trash taken from it and
cleaned at the gins that the farmer
may get the full worth of it from
the manufacturer. Any manufac-
turer will say that the same cotton
is worth more with the dirt and trash
taken from it, regardless of the
weight. The most reasonable thing
to do is to clean the cotton before
putting it on the market, because the
farmer cannot get full value for it
when dirty and trashy. There is no
more reason for putting cotton on
the market with dirt and trash in it
so as to be selling dirt and trash for
cotton than there would be for al
lowing dirt and trash in corn. The
same will apply to all farm products
as they will not bring their full value
unless properly prepared for the
market. Weights and measures do
not alone determine the value of
anything but as a medium are used
to help determine values.
TheNlegitimate price paid for any
thing is based upon it's actual worth,
therefore weights and measure do
not determine values but only act as
a medium. When a farmer puts his
cotton on the market not properly
ginned and cleaned he does not get
the worth of it because the price
paid for it is based upon what it is
worth after cleaning, leaving the
benefit of doubt as to how much dirt
and trash there is in it in favor of
the buyer, allowing a safe margin
for cleaning it.
The farmer, however, says:
"When I have my cotton cleaned at
the gin I lose in weight and the buy
er only gives so much per pound any
way and all the dirt and trash taken
from it is a loss to me-" Should this
be true, it would be evidence that the
commercial interest of the farmer IS
not properly protected and that he
never gets the worth of his cotton
because nice clean cotton is worth
more than the same cotton uncleaned
regardless of the weight.
Any cotton buyer who is disposed
to treat the farmer right will give
more for clean cotton than unclean-
ed as it is worth more; if he does
not, it is evidence that he is trying
to buy cotton for less than its value
or he does not know it's value.
There is no reason why cleaned
cotton will not sell for more than
uncleaned as competition at this day
is so close that the manufacturer
must make his goods at least eX-
pense possible, therefore as he can
make more and better goods from
clean cotton, he will of a necessity
give more for it. The farmers Will
never get the full worth Of their cot
ton put on the market with dirt and
trash in it. They should have II
properly cleaned and prepared 1or
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
Our Washington Correspondent Gets An
Interesting Interview on Alfalfa Grow


Editor Of The Progressive Farmer:
Speaking of the introduction and
increase of alfalfa growing IN the
Eastern States, where clover has al
ways been the main leguminous crop,
Mr.. J. A. Truesdell, a Washington
correspondent who owns a farm in
the foothills of the Blue Ridge, said:
"I have at last succeeded in grow
ing a good stand of alfalfa, on a two
or three acre trial patch. [ am con-
vinced that the plant will do well OF
a very large portion of eastern farm
lands, and this being the case 1T
should work a revolution in Eastern
farming. The West, if it were de-
prived of alfalfa, would lose n of
it's main stays, and I believe the
plant will eventually be considered
almost as valuable in this section. 1t
is an extremely deep ~rooter, however,
and probably will not grow well with
a clay or hard pan sub-soil. Any
chestnut land would probably make
good alfalfa land. A good many
farmers having read something
about the great yield of alfalfa, have
planted fields, but for some reason,
though the seeds have terminated
and the plants started off, no growth
was made and the crop was plowed
up in disgust. They should have
looked into the cause, and finding it,
tried again. I think in almost every
case it will be found that soil inocu-
lation was needed. Like other le-
gumes the alfalfa cannot thrive
without the growth of root tuber-
cules produced by the bacteria, pecu-
liar to this plant. l am experiment.
ing with several methods of soil in
o~culation. One that I think perhaps
will prove the best and most econOm-
ical is accomplished in this way. I
take some well grown alfalfa plants,
root and branch, and branch, and
mash and macerate them in barrels
of water, in which / allow them to
stay for a time. I then pour this
water upon a pile of well rotted ma
nure and thoroughly mix the same.
The manure becomes filled with the
alfalfa bacteria, and this evenly
spread upon the land to be sown, in
oculates the soil, so that almost as
soon as the young plants show any
size they begin to form the easily
recognized root tubercules. Once a
start is secured on a farm, even only
an acre, 1T is an easy matter to moe
ulate any other fields. I know of a
number of instances where men are
buying up poor worn out lands, for
the purpose of planting alfalfa. The
hay, well cured, is the most nutri-
tious and valuable that I know of.
It makes magnificent feed for hogs
and alfalfa-fed swine need but little
corn to finish them off. Ny expe-
rience is that fall planted alfalfa has
the best show. Once a start is OBJ
tanned it will grow in very rough
soil. Unlike any of the meadow
grasses it requires no heterogeneous
fertilizer and worn out soil. with adj
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22

Pencillaria is not a "new forage
plant" as extensively advertised by
speculative seed dealrs. Under the
name of pearl or cat tail millet, it has
been grown in the South for nearly
60 years. 1t is an excellent forage
crop, yielding from five to ten tons
per acre under favorable conditions,
but heavily taxes the fertility of the
soil, and is as a feed slightly inferior
to fodder corn. The chief difference
between pencillaria and pearl millet
has been that under the former name
the seed sold for 75c. to 81 per pound,
whereas, as pearl millet, from 1912
to 25 cents per pound was the mar
ket price.-Farm and Ranch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22

"Do right to-day; tomorrow may
never come"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
Special River Bulletin.

Washington, June S.-The Missouri
river is falling steadily. The Missis-
sippi at st. Louis after reaching
a stage of 31.5 feet Monday morning.
began to fall slowly, and at Z
p. M. stood at 1913 feet on the
guage. The upper Mississippi is also
falling slowly, although there was a
Temporary rise at Hannibal during
Sunday and Monday to a stage of 22.5
feet due to water that ran through the
breaks in the cross levees north of
Quincy. Below st. Louis the rise con-
tinueS and about 43 feet of water may
be expected at Cairo on Wednesday or
Thursday. The rise in the lower river
will be slower but not dangerous. and q
stage of about 43 feet may be expected
at Vicksburg in about two weeks.
Conditions are unsettled east of the
Rocky mountains and local showers
and thunder storms have occurred over
all districts, including New England.
Conditions will continue unsettled dur
ing the next two days, with local show
ers held over from the slope region.
Eastward proceeded, however, by fair
weather, Tuesday, in the middle At
lantic states. New England and mid
dle Atlantic coast the winds will be
light fresh south to west.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
HE WAS JEALOUS
A. |. league of Livermore
Falls Murder His Wife
And Commits Suicide at Camps in
Woods North Of Eusts.
Had Forbidden Her Going Into Woods
Children Witnessed Tragedy.

Phillips, Me-, June S.-A. l.. league
of Livermore Falls, shot and killed his
Wife and himself at the Blakeslcc Lake
camps, Is miles into the woods north of
Eustis, today. Jealousy appears to
have been the cause of the tragedy.
league had forbidden his wife to go
into the camps to work, but she dis
obeyed, it is understood, and ran away
from home.
league followed her into the woods
He was suffering from cancer of the
stomach, and his death was only 9.
question of weeks. 1t is said that he
had expressed a wish that his wife
might not outlive him.
Their two children, 6 and 10 years
old, We're with Mrs. league and wit
messed the shooting.
A messenger came out from the
camps to Iustis to notify the coroner.
Word was first sent to the Franklin
county officers at Pennington, but as
the camps are in Somerset county
word was later sent to SkoWhegan, the
county seat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
LEARNING THINGS.
We Are All in the Apprentice Class.

When n simple change of diet brings
back health and happiness the story is
briefly told. A lady of Springfield, III.
says: After being afflicted for years
with nervousness and heart trouble, l
received a shock four years ago that
left me in such condition that my life
was dCspaired of. l could get no relief
from doctors nor from the numberless
heart and nerve medicines I tried be-
cause l didn't know that the coffee was
daily putting me back more than the
Drs. could put me ahead.
Finally at the request of a friend
left off coffee and began the use Of
Postum and against my convictions I
gradually improved in health until for
the past or 8 months | have been en-
tirely free from nervousness and those
terrible sinking, weakening spells of
heart trouble.
my troubles all came from the use
Of coffee which 1 had drank from child
hood and yet they disappeared when
quit coffee and took up the use Of
Postum" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Many people marvel at the effects of
leaving off coffee and drinking Postum
but there is nothing marvellous about
it-only common sense.
Coffee is a destroyer-Postumi is a re-
builder. That's the reason.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
WOODLANDS FIRE LOSS.
Several Buildings Destroyed by the
Recent Forest Fires.

Woodland, Me, June S.-(SpociaD -
Much damage has been done by forest
fires in this section the last week. The
farm buildings of Moses Munson were
burned, consisting of n dwelling house
and barn and out buildings, together
with nearly all of the household goods.
Loss about $4,000. with insurance OF
only $500. The same day Charles Her
scys place was burned, also two calves
and two hogs. No insurance. Den
nison Eddy's buildings caught mum
Der of times but We're eXtinguishod
without much damage. a large amount
of damage was done to farm property
in town.
In Perham the damage has been far
greater than in this town. William
Barton's mill property was burned
with nearly all of his stock of lum-
Der. Quite a number of dwelling
houses were also burned. Reports arc
coming i'm from all the surrounding
towns of damage by fire.
The drought still continues and crops
are suffering for rain. If rain does
rot come soon the crops of the county
will be very light.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
DROUGHT BROKEN.
Rain at Last Falls in Most Of
New England.
For Fifty Days the Land Has Been
Suffering for Moisture.
Hoped That Downfall May Reach All
Needy Sections.

Boston, June S.-Rain and plenty of
it, tonight, ended the so days drought
in northern and southern New England
and quenched most of the forest fires
which have turned vast areas into
blackened wastes.
Fitful showers came to different and
widely separated localities during the
afternoon and at the setting of the sun,
the indications We're not especially
promising for rain.
But with nigntfall the wind swang
around into the easterly section of the
compass bringing in "sea turn" and a
heavy rain which drench the entire
New England coast line. The storm is
travelling inward and before daylight
is likely to bring relief to entire New
England.
The drought just ended has been the
longest and most severe for a great
many years. Temperatures during the
last so days have ranged from frost to
midsummer torridness and damage has
accompanied each extreme, frost hav
ing killed early vegetables and the hot
weather parched meadow and brush
lands until it was finder fuel for fires
which sprung up on every hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
A BOGUS NOTE.
Mrs. Ada F. Gardiner of Rich
mond, Maine, on Trial
At Plymouth, Mass, on Charge Of
Forgery and Uttering Bogus Note.
Sum of $1,000 Involved-Jury Will Take
Case, Today.

plymouth, Mass, June S.-After hav-
ms been confined in Jail here for more
IMAM a year as q result of complica-
tons when the case was first called,
Ada f. Gardiner of Richmond, Me-,
was, today, put on trial in the Plymouth
county superior court on an Indictment
charging forgery and uttering a bo-
gus note for $1,000. Several experts
IN handwriting We're heard, today, and
the case probably will be given to the
jury, tomorrow.
Mrs. Gardiner came to MiddlebOro
from Richmond in 1892, in response to
an advertisement in a Boston paper,
and for two years was employed as
hCusekeeper by G. 7. Pierce in the for
n!or town. Soon after the death of Ty-
Ter Pierce, Mr.. Pierce's father, in 1894,
Mrs. Gardiner presented u note for
$1,000 signed by the elder Pierce. She
finally agreed to settle the matter for
$f150.
Several years later she presented a
note for $1,000, signed by G. T. Pierce,
administrators of his fathers estate. Mr.
Pierce denied the validity of this note
and refused to nay it.
Later Mrs. Gardiner was arrested and
indicted for forgery.