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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06

Saturday morning G. Fl Hurd, en-
kineer in charge, on the reclamation
survey of the Gallinas project accom-
panied by an Optic man set out for
q rapid reconnaissance Of the valleys
OF the upper Gallinas and Tecolote.
Course was taken through the west.
ern or upper portion Of ths~proposed
reservoir site thence along the west
fork OF Saniuiguea creek Into
Bonito canyon over the rim Of which
numbering road was explored lead.
ing into the valley of Las Dispen.
&as.
The region surrounding the base Of
Hermit peak on the eastward is OF
! park.like beauty made up Of long, low
ridges crowned with sapling pines and
scrub oak hstWeen which lie gently
sloping valleys, now contracted then
widening, the soil Of which Is deep and
rich and evidently capable Of high pro.
tuctiveness il rightly cultivated.
All the head cf the largest OF these
valleys water course begins taking
drainage from long draw which ex.
tends to the very loot Of Hermit peak.
Mr.. Hurd's attention was directed to
this locality as a likely place IN which
to conserve flood waters from the
peak which is usually storm center
4 rising here to height Of $500 feet
above the valley. In connection with
this site natural lake bed was exam.
ined on higher level. This il now
dry but In any ordinary. year Is GOV.
cred with water continuously and
] might possibly be made Of consider.
able usefulness BY embankments III
Increase its depth.
From this point ID Poryenir roads
were threaded which lead across the
several ridges and intervening wales
characteristic Of the region, those run.
ming this side Of the Hermit being
more accumulated ais 10 height and
depth and narrowness. Two or three
Of the depressions have water courses,
one with living springs as the source
Others in which the wash Of boulders
ana gravel indicates heavy drainage
Of storm waters. Little farms dot the
slopes and hollows Of this section all
now lying unplowed awaiting the long
delayed spring rains.
AT Povenir the team and convey.
ance were entrusted TO the care q
NJ. Romero's reliable man 70 care for
over night and to drive over the di'
vide the following morning, while Mt.
Hurd and companion set out afoot 70
traverse the grand canyon and ascend
to Harvey'a whence return would PC
made by way Of the south canyon next
morning.
The grandeur Of Poyenir's mighty
chasm impressed even 50 experienced
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06
FEDERATION WILL
INVESTIGATE:
Committee Of Three Appointed
70 80 % Cripple Greek
and Report on Dy-
Mantle Outrage
.SlTUA I ION AT
CRIPPLE GRE Ek
Many Men Employed Hut Far
From Satisfactory Results
BEING Obtained

DENVER, Cole, June 6.--The west.
efn Federation Of Miner win jnyesti-
sate the dynamite outrage ii cripple.,
Creek. AZ the session of the Fe,lera
''ons convention today committees
q three WAS appointed to III d IN.
efippie Creek district ana make
thorough investigation 81 Tie whole,
anair and % spare no one in III report
Ihe committee which was sent tos'
Cripple Creek last week 10 repoft i,
conditions there reported Is the con-.
Yentlon today, The report saws th.t.
the mine owners admit that ,hev Al
~ getting anything like the returns
ihey did before the strike. Tbe co,n.
mit'ee found great many men we,..
employed, almost as many as hSlo,S J.
ene strike on some propsrtiss, MI ~ !,
fe'ufns were not nearly ID large pslss'
portionally.Ths miners ars siet ermipa,f
g stand frtn ~ the committee could
suggest no'chanse III the policy ~hich
nag been pllrsped By unanimous
vote Salt Lake was chosen ID, The
Mace q the next convention 10 ia
asla pcslnning the fourth Monday il
hay, 1900 Denver Wts selected s
Z sne permanent haadqaAFts~x n II.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06

Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Pierce reached
the city yesterday morning on one q
the trains which had been delayed by
the floods In Kansas. Mrs. Pierce
spent THE greater part o. the time
since leaving Las Vegas at her OLD
home Ia Kentucky. She went 70 81
Louis 10 join her husband AMI visit
The Worlds Fair.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06
/ |NACcAHEEs At
|='fiI iill lfls - ~ lfsi4 Ia lt
aATTLE CREEK

BATTLE CREEK, MICH, June 6:@~'
The biennial convention Of the Knights
of the Maccabees begun here today
promises to be the largest state can;
vention ever held by The order. Htas
tlreds Of delegates and yisitofs are a,
ready in The city and many more are
on The way Tho convention will
continue through the week and the
visitors viii be royalty entertained.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06
FLORENCE. italy. June a..

FLORENCE, Italy. June o.--Mrs
Samuel N Clemens. wife Of MARX
Twain, Z died of syncope here last
evening" Half m hour before death
she had conyersed cheerfully win
her husband. The remains viii be
sept 70 the United States Tor Inter.
F'pi
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06
Las VEGAS, MEXICO EVENING, JUNE g. 1904 n
The Picnic Ground

q u
The new picnic grounds In the
beautiful strip OF woodland borderinp
the Gallinas are ideal. Engineers
Holt \ Holt and Landscape Gardener
John Thnrnhill with number of
/ workmen have been engaged there for
the last month The results are ia
hshtfnl, 4 broad driveway leads
through the sylvan park, paths along
which rustic seats are placed. wind
through The woodlands. Tae ground
has been cleared 81 underbrusl. stone
wallis which Will soon he iyy.grown
have been built. ami benches have
been placed here and there III cosy
hooks.
Tue artificial lake has been made.
but the water will not ID turned iii
until the river rises. Work on the
dancing pavilion wns begun today Re.
freshment stands viii lii erected and
other conyenienees added The mark
viii exceed III attractive features any.
thing of The kind III the southwest.
Colonel TwitcheA II, doubtless, risht
when he asserts that the Las Vegas
driving park with the wide smooth
fair grounJs extending for Wide as
tance On three sides Of ii, the niles 81
adfiyeways, the heaatlful Woodland
park and picnic grounds, viii when
entirely completed exceed anything of
the kind west Of the Missouri. Iii
couple of weeks more the work Will
be finished, The last feature will BE
the golf links for which excellent OPP
portunity Ii offered. Such features
as golf grounds, splendid ariveways,
picnic grounds and wooded parks are
not common II The southwest. This 10
reinforce The Ideal climate of the city
should operate powerfully Ii inducing
those who seek the sunshine md ex.
hilerating Air of the mountain region
70 make Las Vegas their preference.
No citizen should fail to pay d visit 10
The picnic grounds on the north ii
the park During the past few days
many have gone out and all were de-
lighted.
Fourth ~ July.
The Driving Park Association il
arranging ! very elaborate entertain
ment f0r the third and fourth Of July, |
IN addition 20 ball games between the |
home team and teAms from outside
cIties, there viii be quarter and knif
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06
IDAHO DEMOCRATS
HOLDING STATE CONVENTION

BoIsE. IDAHO, lune o. Idaho
Democrats sre holding their state
convention today IL weiser. The
convention will select six Delegates
and siy aIternates to the national
convention al st. Louia,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06

Cleofes Romero, sheriff OF San
Miguel county, will leave Wednesday
for Santa ne with the prisoners who
were sentenced at The term Of court
just closed to place them in the hands
or the warden Of the territorial peni-
tenitary. AT Santa re he will be join,
ed BY his wife who will accompany
him to Denver where they will meet
his sister who is attending school
there.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06

The evening Of the fourth win con-
clude with moonlight grand picnic
and dance. The dance pavilion il now
n course Of construction ana win DO
of sufficient capacity to accommodate
large crowds.
Meals and refreshnents win be serv.
cd at the picnic grounds.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06
The Main Points.

The main points Of the decision are
to the effect the governor has sole
power to determine when q state q
insurrection exists In any county IN
the state. Courts have no power te
Interfere with the exercise Of this pre-
rogatige. The governor has the right
to use the military force Of the state
to suppress an insurrection. He also
has power 10 order the Imprisonment
and killing OF insurreetionists II in his
opinion that extremity IS necessary
He can detain military prisoners until
he decides the insurrection Is quelled
The courts Of the state have no right
TO interfere with The military authori.
ties and their handling Of prisoners.
The contention Of the appellant that
military prisoners should he turned
over to civil authorities II character.
lied by the court as absurd. The
logie of the opinion rendered today
said Attorney ]. MI Waldron, wh rep
resented the government IN the case.
.Estahlishes Il precedent III this state.
1T establishes the fact that the goy.
ernor is entire master Of the situation,
He ii the supreme authority N the
state 10 decide when state of IN
surrection exists and to use what
means HE thinks effective 70 suppress
ii and restore civil order. There has
never been d decision in this state on
the points involved IN this case.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06
Chicago Grain and provisions.

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Wheat July, ss liz @ 5is; Sept.
ss Iii.
Corn July 4s SIS q "a; Sept, 4
81
Lard July, sG.4I: Sept, s6.65.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-06

NJ, and Mfs, virgil sappenfield, of
Los Angeles YEA through tAe city
Yesterday aft $cn on their way to-
st Louis, The ladyAxwill spend the
summer there. MI Sppenfield win
return n I week 81 no 10 Los An.
geles, whefA Ne n employed as ticket
agent n the passenger derartnen of
the Santa Re. He formerly occupied
Z asimiiar position In AIbnqus ruua
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-01
To Boil Lobsters.

Put them alive with their claws tied
together into the water when boiling
hot, and keep it SO until the fish IS
done, which if of pound weight,
will take about quarter OF an hour
and if larger will require not quite the
same proportion of time, for if they
are boiled too long the meat will be
stringy. Many people are shocked at
the apparent cruelty of thus killing
them, but death takes place immedl-
ately and life cannot be taken without
pain. When sent to the table to be
eaten cold the tail and body should
be split from end to end, the claws
cracked but not unshelled and the
meat may be made into salad or mixed
in such a manner as each person
pleases, many persons add a teaspoon
full of white powdered sugar 1t is
scarcely necessary mention the
head of a lobster and what are called
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-01
the Lady Fingers" are not to be
eaten.-S. j. Moore.

It is a curious fallacy that the brown
colored egg is necessarily superior to
the ordinary white egg, belief which
has led to the practice of artificially
coloring the latter in imitation of the
former, says the London Lancet. 1t is
doubtful whether the color of the shell
bears any relationship to the nourish-
ing quality of the egg. AS those who
rear poultry know. it is merely an indi-
cation of the strain of the laying bird.
There is most probably, however, an
important dietic difference between
two eggs, the yolk of one of which is
very pale yellow and that of the
other a rich, almost reddish color 1t
is a notorious fact that the country
produced egg may usually be placed
under the latter description, while the
egg produced by the hen who is under
an unhealthy and limited environment
shows an anaemic to the yolk of the
egg is iron, just as it is iron which
gives color to the blood, color gener-
ally very pale yellow. The eggs of
wild birds-as, for example, the plover
show yolk of rich reddish color.
The substance which contributes
color, and there seems to be little
doubt that the iron compound in the
yolk Of the egg is of similar nature
to that of the blood. 1t is easily as
simulated, and eggs are regarded as a
suitable food for the anaemic person,
as they represent concentrated and
generally easily digested form of nu-
triment rich in iron. The iron COM
pound of the egg has, in fact, been
termed "haematogen," because it is
probable that from it the blood of the
chick is derived. The amount of iron
in the yolk of an egg would appear to
increase with the intensity of it's color,
and there can be little doubt that the
maximum is reached in the richly col
ored yolk of the egg produced by a
fowl existing in healthy surrounding
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-01
To Stew Crabs.

Pick the meat carefully out OF
large crab and it's claws, cut into small
pieces, mix with about fourth part
of bread crumbs and very small
quantity of very finely shredded pars-
ley. Season it well and return it to
the shell with small bits OF butter
here and there enough when it is
warmed to keep it moist. Squeeze the
Juice of lemon over it, or spoon
full of lemon pickle or acid sauce, put
a thick layer of crumbs of bread on
the top. with small bits of butter laid
over it and bake it in the she'll before
the fire or in the oven. The shell OF
one crab will contain the meat of two.
Or boil them take the meat out OF the
bodies and large claws, put 1T into
stew pan with half a pint OF claret,
a spoonful of eschalot vinegar, little
cayenne some salt and piece OF but
ter, let them stew for an hour over
gentle fire until they are almost dry.
Then add a small quantity OF fish
stock or gravy, tablespoonful of es-
sence of anchovy and small piece OF
butter rolled in flour. Served with
sippets or fried bread around the
dish.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-01
Starting in Poultry Business

The Ranch-Please address my copy
of The Ranch from now on to New
Westminster, B. c., which l think
will be my permanent address, as l am
going to start a small ranch near
New Westminster.
l shall probably be asking for infor-
nation through your columns and
do my best to secure subscribers for
your paper. | am specially interest
ed in the Poultry Department as | in
tend going into that branch, COM
bined with gardening.
Have had little actual experience
with poultry but intend starting in on
a small scale, have of course read
lot.
Have got six acres near trolley car
line between Vancouver and New
Westminster; land been slashed for
many years and lot of the timber
taken off, burnt, and what is left is
mostly rotten.
My present intention is to build a
cottage this fall and one chicken
house, as mentioned in Blanchard's
Poultry Book, about a dozen hens
only, for the winter and next spring
shall try to raise rs to 100 pulets
for laying purposes the following win
ter Eggs are the best thing to pro-
duce, | believe, and l shall aim for
that. Fresh eggs are about so cents
a dozen during the winter, before
christmas, more than that.
| don't expect to make it pay from
the start, by any means, but to make
a living alter, say a year. l am not
going in for poultry with the idea of
making a fortune, but for the indepen-
dence it will afford, love of the life
and chiefly for health, as the seden-
tary life l have lo~- telegraph operat-
orr is proving ruinous to my health.
In the meantime [ shall be obliged
if Mr.. Blanchard will advise me on
one or two points which | am unable
to thoroughly clear up from what l
read.
Cd What breed of fowls to start with
(mainly for egg productiOn); the Gil
mate is wet, you know-like Seattle
and my land fairly high and gravelly.
CD From all the mass of books,
farm bulletins, etc., | read, am still
unable to decide whether on my 6
acres, | shall fence off run for each
flock of hens or whether | should
fence in the acres and give them the
run of that. No publication | have
read makes this clear, some talk about
runs as though it were a matter OF
course that the hens must be confined
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-01
P OULT r Y
III. l.. BLANCHARD

Communications for this department are
solicited. Personal experiences detailed and
questions prove of great benefit. Write to
H L. Blanchard at Hadlock, Wash, or
direct to The Ranch, Seattle.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-01

to runs others speak about letting
them have the run of the whole place,
and so on.
Please reply to G. B. and oblige.
One cannot make mistake with
either Brown Leghorns or Plymouth
Rocks. The Rocks, however, are
more easily confined and appear to
take confinement quite naturally.
Where one has only a few fowls,
they will not require special runs for
them. The range will do, unless to
protect the garden patch and neigh
bors When kept in large numbers,
it is advisable to divide them up into
fiocks of 20 or 80 fowls each. Then
runs will be necessarily L. B.
When selecting eggs for Matching,
choose those of medium size, perfect
shape and having shells that are
evenly colored, instead of spotted or
streaked with two shades, as this de-
notes uneven thickness of the shell.
Comparatively few people know
that large numbers of fowls die from
tuberculosis, but the disease is becom-
ing much more common than it was
a few years ago. The diseased fowls
simply waste away and die, mere skin
and bones. A post norton examina,
ton will show tubercles filled with
yellowish white cheesy matter in the
heart, lungs, liver and intestines-
not always in all the organs, but al
ways in some of them.
Every knock is a boost" is as
true among poultrymen as anywhere
else. Be sure to believe that you have
the best breed on earth-for you. Ii
you feel otherwise you should change.
But be broad enough and generous
enough to let the other fellow believe
the same thing. Again, there is no
"best" breed; they are all good. 1t is
a question of adaptibility to environ
ment and markets on the part OF the
bred, and of preference and enthusl-
asm on the part of the poultryman.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-01

Catalogue free of the best Brown White
and Bun Leghorns, Minorcas, Brahmas, B. P.
Rocks. FRED A. JOHNSON. 618 8. 36th
st.. Tacoma. Wash.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-01

Sprang to the center Of the room.
Margaret. to no avail. She was alive
"a breathing corpse.
There was no change throughout
the following day. | scarcely left her
bedside. SO absorbing was my inter
est in her case. 1t occurred to me
that when the hour of the shock came
around there might possibly be a cor
responding reaction. We are all
familiar with that mysterious inf1u-
ence. The turn Of the night, so re-
doubled my vigilance as the clock
struck the hour Of eleven.
-ten-fifteen-the hand
held was wrenched from mine, and
Margaret sprang to the center of the
room, those awful eyes aglow with an
unearthly radiance. And the room
filed with the haunting, wailing
Moonlight Sonata
Anderson. you may think me an
old fool. but that ghost music is ring.
ing in my ears this minute. | was
frozen to my r-spellbound-and
it played the Sonata from beginning
to end. At the final bar, as plainly
as see your face. saw those two
hands hold out the violin. There was
a Iustling movement from the still
figure in the center OF the room. and
as the music ceased sprang forward
just in time to catch her. and when
felt for the pulse | realized that the
summons was answered 1t was dead
woman that | held in my arms.
Some weeks after | called on Mrs
Kenneth. to find, if possible, some
clue to the mystery of Margaret's
death. Very reluctantly she gave me
a brief history that served only to
render it deeper.
The previous simmer, with a narty
Of friends, they had camped in the
Swamps-refugees from yellow fever
then prevalent in the city. Chance
led to Margaret's acquaintance with
young planter; quite an unusual per
son for those wilds. and one who
proved a dangerously attractive COM
panion to a girl who had known only
the most conventional atmosphere.
"Travers had been educated after
a desultory fashion by his father. The
elder Travers had been a passionate
lover Of music. and when the boy
grew up with this same passion, In
tensified into genius, the two spent
their days over the violins.
"Travers. the elder. died very sud.
denly. and the boy. thrown back upon
himself. became more OF recluse
than ever, caring for nothing but his
music and the long. lonely tramps
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-01
Her Mission.

She was only a little woman. it's true.
And hers was IA common story:
She never had dreamed of a thing to do
That would lead ner to fame or glory.
She could not paint. and she could not
sing.
And she could not write sonnet
She had not face that could lend .
grace
To a stylish love of a bonnet
She had not the wealth, and she knew
She never had Travelled for pleasure;
She knew not the art to charm and
please
In the realm Of social leisure.
And yet she deemed that her life was
blest
In Its humble sphere of duty.
Though only those who knew her best
Guessed half Of Its hidden beauty.
For hers was genius for little things.
The realm of home to brighten.
that brings
Some force to cheer and tighten
For comfort and srder were hers to con,-
mand.
And the joys of life seemed longer,
While childhood clunS to her loving hand
And manhood, through her, grew
stronger.
And some who loved her were half
That her sphere was far too small:
But oh. the happy home she made
Was a great thing after all,
And when her beauteous spirit shall fec
From its realms of loving and giving
Her stainless monument shall be
The lives that were blessed by her liv-
ing.
-Woman's Life.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-07-01
U7El[E GHOST -
o. OF kAWDQD[L[1T]
By CZl421/N,R. .G2EZ7ZZE


DO I believe in psychic phepome-
ma? Now, that is question find a
trifie difiicult to answer"
The doctor leaned his handsome old
head against the cushions, in deep
thought. Outside the March winds
howled and shrieked among the
gables. A carnival of wind-devils,
awake and aware, rendered the Snug,
gerry" a veritable haven. | made no
response. There was sure to be some
thing worth the listening when my
friend, the doctor, came out of his
brown study. At last, with a lengthy
yawn, he knocked the ashes from his
pipe. hitched his chair trif1e nearer
the blazing logs, and began:
Il do not attempt to explain this
experience Of mine but will at least
heard. At the same time | admit it's
improbability.
"One night l sat in my off1ce-just
such a night at this-cold and blus-
tering. l had wakeful mood upon
me. and was idly turning over the
odds and ends that had accumulated
BON my desk, when l came to large
envelope, containing wedding cards. 1t
had been overlooked in the mass of
the morning mail. The girl was quite
favorite Of mine; one in whom I felt
special interest. Margaret Ken
meth was seemingly the usual city
maiden, very sure of herself and not
given to troublesome impulses. Pretty
enough to insure social success-that
acme Of the average womans ambi-
ton.
yet. I had fancied there was more
to her, under the veneer. than appear
ed on the surface. | felt rather saw
age over her choice-one of those un-
exceptional utilities that the world
resents.
II did good bit Of comfortable
growing over modern mothers. and
things that are when l was startled
by violent peal Of the bell. Another
instant and Mrs. Kenneth's maid
stood in the door,
"'Dr. Bridges! Mrs. Kenneth! Oh,
please come quick to Miss Margaret!
Don't wait for anything! Come now!
THE woman was almost incoherent
evidently something was very
wrong at the kenneths'. Without
waiting for a cab. half ran the four
blocks in the teeth OF the storm. Mrs.
Kenneth met me at the vestibule.
Evidently she. too. was on the verge
Of Mysteries. 1t was full minute be-
fore she could control herself suffl-
ciently to tell me that Margaret was
dying. l followed to her daughters
m. Just four hours past l had met
her at the Blythes at home radiant
in full health. and there she lay
amcng the pillows, white as dead
woman.
"All that the mother and maid
could tell me was that she had return
ed from the Blythes' quite early. had
biddcn her mother goodnight, and as