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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-08-15

80 cents, either IN subscription OF duNeTllS-
ing. Make your articles brief and write as
often you like.
Fitting Horse CoIIars.-I have no
use for a sweat pad to be used under
a horses collar BY the way, how
many collars fit a horse? About one
half, not more Some say put on a
pad to make it fit but | do not do
business this way and believe in max
ing the patch fit the sore. A pad
used one hot day in harvest time is
as full of sweat and dirt as it is
possible to get and is no better in
the morning than the night before.
1t is cruel to use such a thing on a
horse A collar that does not fit with
out a pad can never be made to fit
with one. Get a good collar and one
that fits the horse, soak it in tank
of water over night, put it on, fit
the names so the draft will come
one-third of the way from the point
of the shoulder to the top of the
neck and when the collar is dry it is
a perfect fit. Try it and save pad
money. When l was kid back east
fifty years ago some Yankee put out
zinc pad or plate which was sup
posed to prevent collar-galling but the
invention must have fallen down.
A. H.
To Gather MeIons.-When it comes
to gathering cantaloups no one can
instruct an assistant how to go into
a field and make full hand from
the beginning This knowledge must
come from practice, but a few words
may be of great help in starting on
the right track When melon is
ready for shipment it will be well
netted around the stem, which is
about the last place to net The melon
will begin to turn orange color I'M
der the netting, which is hardly no
ticeable except to trained zee. Small
cracks will begin to appear around
the stem and if a picker takes hold
of the melon with one hand and with
the fore finger presses the stem to
one side it will slip Off After little
practice a picker will not have to
look for the cracks to see if the stem
has begun to loosen. One can try
a melon in less time than he can
look for the cracks. If it will slip
from the stem it is ready to be
plucked Cantaloups should be packed
as tight as possible without bursting
or bruising. In packing for shipment
never put in a melon with a slick
place on it or one that is yellow If
throw it out for if overlooked it will
fall down before reaching market
w.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13
The King and the Preacher.

DR.. South on n occasion after
preaching before Charles IL, who. by
the way. did not care any more than
the humblest dissenter to listen to q
read sermon. was twitted by the king
OF having read from a manuscript
How is it, Or. South" said his males.
ty. that you. who are SO famous for
preaching without book. should read
your sermon when you preach before
me" May answer your majesty
with another question:, replied the
witty doctor. How is It that your
majesty always reads your speeches
to your faithful commonsW "Odsfish,
Doctor" said Charles, because | have
asked them for money so often that by
this time | am ashamed to look them
in the face" Dir. South, 1t must be
admitted, had fairly laid himself open
to the retort.
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He kent His seat.

The nearsighted man, comfortably
ensconced in the corner Of the ear,
looked Up at the woman who was hold,
ing q large bundle In y hand while
she chung 10 the strap with the other.
MADAM said he. a wave Of sudden
generosity sweeping over him, II make
II d rule never to give my seat UP to
any woman, but Will be glad to help
you. Let me hold your bundle for
you."
"0h. thank you. sir" replied the fair
passenger; Il hope you know how.
Whereupon she deposited q gurgling
six month old infant In his lap. to the
u~ndisguised Joy Of the rest Of the strap
holders Cincinnati Times.Star.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13

miles.
Colorado leads the list in acreage,
with 1,754,76l acres, while California
follows closely with 1,70S, 100 acres.
With 30,40i, California has the great
est number of irrigated farms, while
Utah.. with 21.6S4, is second in that
respect, and Colorado. with 1886, is
third. In the arid states and territor-
les the greatest cost of construction
vas 1880 per aere, which was paid
in Arizona. IN California the cost
was S13.91. and in Colorado, $50.
The average cost IN Nevada was 500
per acre, which Is the lowest Ia The
list. OF the seai.arid region, Na
braska has the largest irrigated area.
comprising 2a5,9l0 acres al 4 cost of
S~2,46S,74S.
In the Rice Belt.
Louisiana. Texas Nortb ana soath
Carolina, and Georgia. are the only
states in which the artificial aplica-
ton OF water ID practiced 10 any sX.
tent in the cultivation ef rice. OF ths
application Of Tie system IL those
states il i SAID
Modern methods and machinery
have transformed the broad coastal
prairies oil suuthwes Louisana and
southwest Texas into productive rise
:, lds. The extension q irrigation II
this section presages the carly pr3'
duction Of a surplus which will make
this country a large eSpoT.er Instead
of an importer of this cereal"
OF the total acreage Of irrigaseS
rice land, sS7 $50 acres or 64 per cent,
We're in Louisiana. while 1896
acres, or rs per cent weae in Texas,
The following humid states report
ed the artificial application Of water
in the production Of crops: Alabama,
Connecticut. Florida, Maine, Massa-
chusetts. Mississippi, New jersey,
New York. Pennsylvania, and Rhode
Island. The principal irrigated crops
are vegetables, except in Florida and
Pennsylvania, oranges and tobacco
being the chief crops IL the forme,
and hay in the latter.
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& K. q. System
Santa re Bran,h
Time Tabie.No. n.
Effective Wednesday April l.. 1867
Trans run aaily exerpt sunday.
Ifnectise "Wednesday April i. 1905


Trains run taiiy except sunday.
Connections with the main line .
benches ss follows "
All hntcIito for Durango, silyerton and al
POINTS III the san Juan country,
Al Alaniosa with standard gauEel for La
yeta. Pueblo. Colorado springs and Denver
also With Narrow gauge for Monte Vista, Del
Norte Creede and AL point inthe San luis
valley.
At salida with main linc.-tstandard gaugeI
Cor all points east and west including Leads
Wills and narrow gauge points between SAL
Ida and Grand Junction.
At Florence and Canon city for the gold
cainps II Cripple Greek and Victor.
At Pueblo. Colorado Springs and Denver
with ali Missouri river lines for all Joints
east
For further information address the under.
signed.
Through Passengers from Santa Re ~
standard gauge sleepers from Alamoss car
have bertis reserved on application.
q. ID. DAVIS, Agent,
Santa Re, n N
X !. HOOPER. G.P. a.,
Denver. Colo
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13
REUNION or Ex.coNFED.
CRATES AT NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 1a,- The
United Confederate Veterans will
meet in fourteenth annual reunion in
this city "Wednesday. A conserva-
tive estimate is that 100000 visitors
will be In Nashville during the week
The business district i hlassomins
out in a mass Of color In honor III
the visitors. The program Of the en-
tire five days OF the reunion has been
arranged so as TO provide .aany in.
teresting features. There will be the
usual big parade, camp fire meetings
ana memorial exercises in addition
to the routine business o. the re
union. The familiar face Of General
John B. Gordon. COMMANDER In CHIEF
who has passed away since the last
reunion. will be missed, but many
other veterans and visitors Of mote
are expected ID be present.
& A%M -@AM
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monopo,i.. n ola E~nginnd.

Monopolies were quite common IN
England long before the days of the
Stuarts. while II was under i stuart,
James Il. that an act was passed de-
clarIng void all m%onopolies for the sole
buying. selling aud making % goods
excepting patents for fourteen. wears
for any new process or new manufac.
ture. This indeed was the first step
toward free trade The Tudors were
really the great creators Of nonopo
lies. and Elizabeth was the greatest de
veloper OF them All the Year Round.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13
GRAND WORK
OF IRRIGATION
Nine Million Acres Of Irrigated Land In United
States Worth Nearly hundred Million Dollars

WASHINGTON, D. @. June 13.-
There were 9.4S7,077 acres Of land un-
der irrigation in the United States in
1902, according to a statement given
out yesterday as the result of an in
yestigation made by the census bur.
a in that year. This area is divid-
ed into 134,636 farms, and represents
an outlay of s~93.320,452. making the
average cost of irrigation 1854 per
acre. Of the land irrigated, S,47l,461
acres are in the arid states; 403,499
in the semi.arid region; COG, 1879 in the
rice states, and 5,799 in the humid
states. The greatest acre cost, $1ol,
was in the humid states.
The number of irrigated farms in
creased from 1856 in 1899 to 1884,
0S6 in 1902, or u per cent. The irri,
gated area increased during the same
fkriod from T7S2,1SS acres to 9,4S7,-
OF acres, or q per cent. For the
three years this is an average an.
nual increase in number OF irrigated
acres of SOS, 296 acres.
In 1902 the total construction cost
of the necessary headgates, dams,
Smain canals and bitches, wells, reser.
voirs and pumping plants was $685..
32A,452, an increase since 1899 Of $2t,-
Wet 72, Or 80 per cent. This is equiv
alent to an annual expenditure Of
more than seven and a quarter mil.
lions Of dollars for the construction,
extension. and improvement Of irri-
CATION systems.
Cost of Water.
The average first cost of water for
irrigation throughout the United
States Increased from 1913 per irri-
gated acre in 1899 to 1884 in 1902.
This, 1t is stated, naturally follows,
because in many of the states prac,
tically all Of the easily available water
supply was appropriated long ago, and
methods required for Its further de-
velopment must be increasingly ex-
pensive. In 1902. the aggregate mile
age of main canals and bitches would
encircle the earth more than twice,
the combined length being 59,243
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13

The Optic viii do your Job printing
in the best possible style and 1t the
lowest prices. The business man who
grieyes because citizens send for
things In bis line to other cities and
then sends his OWL printing to some
cheap eastern establishment where
the character OF the work is cheaper
than the price. Is nothing II not incoE.
sistent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13

X I. HOOPER. @. z a.
Denver. Colo
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"Mirth Is Gods medicine said Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Eduardo Chayes, the Albuquerque
commission man. has negotiatei the
Sale Of 2oo.o0o pounds q wool from
the John Becker company A. Belen
to the +. j. Primrose company q
Philadelphia.
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specisl Rates to ST. Louis.

On June IA and IS only we will sell
tickets to st Loui, and return at
s?i55, good for ten days only. and
not good in char cars or sleerers.
w. j Lucas, agent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13

..You talk an awful lot about your
self. Catherine"
well. IL keeps me from talking about
other people Detroit Free Press.
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plain Enough.

What was the ,roubIet"
HE couldn't swim
What has that to DO with his fail
urey"
HE got into 4 company where the
stock was aii water &C. Automobile.
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". +. Metcalf and wife went to
Bernalilio from Albuquerque 70 speid
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-10
NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Congregation Arranging to Pro-
cure a House of Worship.

The Chapel of the Nativity is a new work
begun in the extreme eastern section of the
city by the Rev Enoch M. Thompson. as
sistant at st. Pauls Church sd street
northwest. The work was started in a small
house. 1910 East Capitol street, on the first
Sunday In Advent, November 90 1903 with
sixteen persons present The following Sun
day there were twenty-seven present and
the third Sunday about sixty which has
been the average congregation each Sunday
since. The Sunday school numbers about
thirty pupils and is growing all the time.
An old store room, at 18th and East Cap
itol streets from which the counters, bins
and shelves were removed is the present
place of worship. Church furniture has
been procured from various places, some
loaned, some given, a handsome silver
communion set and an organ, carpet and
chairs being given. The work is regarded
as so promising that 1t is likely to become
permanent. The members of the conere-
cation are looking for larger quarters and
are starting building fund, with the hope
OF procuring a property for themselves in
the near future.
regular program of services for Sunday
and during each week has been arranged.
The holy communion is celebrated every
second Sunday of the month at 7:3O a. m
The bishop of Washington is very much en-
couraged with the progress the work has
made in so short a time.
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the relief work A number of the local
unions of the affected crafts will also con-
tribute financial aid.
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THE PATHETIC SID E
SAD INCIDENTS THE RULE DUR
ING BALTIMORE FIRE.
Destruction of Thousands of Pigeons
Displays of Heroism by the
Electric Linemen.

Amusing incidents such as characterize
CONGREGATIONS were conspicuousiy absent
during the time the flames were eating
their way from the central part of the city
to Jones' Falls. Washingtonians who were
upon the scene early and remained Sunday
night tell of the succession of sad scenes
and of the courageous acts of those who
had business within the fire lines. So large
an area was burned in short time that the
police force was by no means large enough
to keep spectators at a safe distance from
the burning structures People were in the
way of the police and firernen. and the lat
ter were terribly handicapped in their eff
forts to check the progress of the flames.
ut required but few minutes work on
the part of the regulars from Fort Nc
Henry to clear away the curious crowd,
Detective Horne said to STAR reporter this
morning. There was no d.so. der" he
added, but the crowd was simply in the
way. The regulars reached the city hall
about shutdown and no preliminaries were
necessary. They went to work without
minutes delay, and in three minutes time
a space of $50 yards had been cleared and
the firemen then had full sway"
The sight of the regulars on duty. Detec-
tive Horne said, was helpful to the fire.
spent in uniform during the years he was in
Uncle Sans service.
Slaughter of Pigeons.
Detective Evans related to a Star re-
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week. Then. hs,said,d she people would be
In dire need Of assistance.
According to itnformation he gathered,
from $1,000 to 49.0OOs.wage earners. The
Headquarters and nesting halls or all or
ganixations. sate tins bricklayers. were
destroyed. These places include the OF
fees OF the Baltimore Federation OF
Labor, branch jof the American fedora.
ton. The bricklayers. he stated. are IN
an exceedingly prosperous condition. ana
able to take care of their membership.
The idle men includes workers OF practi-
cally every craft.
Submits Report.
Immediately upon the return OF Mr..
Ross to this city, meeting of the COM
mittee of the Local Central Labor Union
was held at Typographical Temple. Mr..
Ross submitted report embodying the
conditions cited above. After a lengthy
discussion. 1t was unanimously decided to
issue the following appeal:
To Organized Labor of the District OF
Columbia.
'"The following resolutions were unanf-
mously adopted by the Central Labor
Union at its meeting Monday evening,
February 8:
Resolved by the Central Labor Union
of the District of Columbia, That we ex-
tend our sincere sympathy to the suf-
fering people of Baltimore, Md, on ac-
count of the terrible disaster that has
befallen their city.
Resolved. That a committee of nine
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members of the 'CentTaI Labor Union be
appointed with power to- assist our fell
low wage etrnersiof Baltimore. who may
be in, Distress also to. render, assis lance
to any public movement for the relief Of
the people of Baltimore.
1.-The committee appointed sent one of its
members to Baltimore, and the report re-
turned shows that from $4,000 to 10000
wage Gamers are out of employment as a
result of the disaster. and immediate finan-
cial assistance is very necessary. 1t is,
therefore, desirable that you COMMUNE
cate with this committee and send in
whatever funds are at your disposal for
this very worthy purpose.
Financial aid will be gratefully received
from all sources
(Sgned) e J. ROCHE, Chairman;
''R. G. NJ. ROSS. Secretary;
MILFORD SPOHN.
IN. C. SPRAGUE.
sc A. MALONE,
81 C. WHEELER,
JOHN H. BRINKMAN
''W. II. SCHAFER.
III. G.. WELLS"
1t was also decided to have Messrs R. q.
NJ Ross. e. j. Roche and Milford Spohn
attend the meeting this afternoon at the
New Willard HOTEL called by the District
Commissioners. The HEADQUARTERS of the
committee will be located in room No TO-
Typogra phical Temple. Some member of
the committee will be in attendance at all
hours to receive contributions for the relief
work.
LENDERS All EundS IN treasury.
At the meeting Of Columbia Typograph-
ical Union. No. 101, yesterday afternoon,
President Joe M. Johnson presiding, a reso-
luton was unanimously adopted TO the
effect that Columbia Union. No. 101, feels
keen interest in the welfare of the craft
of the fire-stricken city of Baltimore and
that it is the duty of every union printer
to render assistance in time of need. The
terrible catastrophe has rendered many
homeless and thrown out of employment
almost the entire membership of the Balti-
more Union Therefore Columbia Union.
No 10l in special session, tenders to our
sister city profound sympathy. and to the
craft in Baltimore the use of all the funds
in our treasury. That copy of these reso-
buttons be furnished Baltimore Union, and
also that they be publs4-4~- in the daily
press.
1t is understood that the International or
CARNATIONS of the crafts affected by the
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LOOKING TOWARD PRATT CONCORD

STREETS.

porter this morning story of the slaughter
of pigeons during the fire. There were
thousands of the birds housed in the burned
district, and so fast did the flames spread
that they were unable to escape.
Occasionally" he said, "a small flock
would appear, and in a short time they
would drop from the intense heat or from
contact with the flames Frequently a few
stragglers would appear. and one by one
the flames would attack their wings and
then they would drop to the ground"
How many birds persisted in this way it Is
of course imposs. BILE to say.
Display of Heroism.
'One of the most courageous acts wit
messed In Baltimore Sunday" said a MEM
Der of the local police force this morning,
was the climbing of the poles on Baltf-
more street by linemen. who made electric
connections for those who had charge of the
work of using dynamite to destroy the
buildings There was enc lnen n who
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Ross, secretary of the committee pro-
yided for by the resolutions adopted Mt
that time, went to Baltimore early yes
terday morning to ascertain the exact
situation in that city. He passed the en-
tire day Ia Baltimore comforting with the
labor leaders of the city and in making
an inspection of the burned district. Mr..
Ross returned to Washington last even
ing To q reporter of The Star he stated
that the people at present do not APP
parently seem to realize the gravity of
the situation. and that the chaotic state
OF affairs has the effect of causing tho
people to regard lightly the serious
problem confronting them. The i'll effects
of the calamity. he thought, will not be
felt In Baltimore until the f1rat Of next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-10

II you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
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Explains Landing of Troops.

PARIS. February 10.-The foreign office
dscredits the reports from Tien Tsin yes
terday of the French occupation of Shan
Hai-Kwan, on the Gulf of Liao-Tung. The
officials here say the negotiations on this
subject occurred six months ago. without
definite results, and the officials believe that
the reported arrival of French troops there
arose from the shifting of the small garri-
son detachments. The officials add there
certainly can be no significance in the
French occupying the forts vacated by the
Russians.
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WANTS HELP OF DETECTIVES.
Detail Sent to Baltimore at Request Of
Marshal Farnan

Marshal Farnan was in need of no outside
police help Monday night when Major Syl-
vester sent over a squad of uniformed po-
icemen and several detectives. but last
night he sent a dispatch to Major Sylvester
requesting the presence of six Washington
detectives. His request was quickly com
piled with, and Detectives Weldon, Tyser,
Trumbo, Flather. OBrien and Hewlett
were ordered to report to the Baltimore
chief last night They will remain on duty
until tomorrow afternoon when other MEM
bers of Captain Boardman's staff will re-
lieve them.
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LOSS Els
RISKS HELD In BALTIMORE BY
NEW YORK COMPANIES.
The Revised Estimates Place the Total
at $35, 900, ooo-Discussion
of Salvage.

the estimates of the losses of the COM
panies by the fire in Baltimore. and the
latest of these estimates Is $35 100000.
There is great difference of opinion as
to whether there will be much salvage.
Some of the special agents report that the
fireproofing on the steel frames of several
of the modern buildings is intact, and that
the building losses in those instances would
be diminished 40 per cent when adjusted.
Estimates of Losses.
The estimates Of the losses of most of the
companies follow, so far as they could be
arrived at with the data on hand:
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Act Will Be Signed.

The Secretary of War. to whom was re-
ferred the act providing for the transfer
from the national government to the Dis
trict of Columbia of the triangular reser-
walton lying between Pennsylvania avenue
on the north and the site for the munich
pal building on e street between 1917 street
and 18th street. has returned the measure
to the White House with his approval and
the President will sign the act.
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Ruins of Historic Maryland Institute

Ruins Of Historic Maryland Institute.
Highlandtown, only about four miles from
Baltimore.
This company was cheered to the echo.
said Detective Harry Warren this morn
ing, upon it's arrival at the fire. 1t did not
reach there, however, until the Washington
firemen had been at work about four hours.
and many remarks We're made as to the
time required for the company to reach the
city,"
Sunday afternoon one of the ld-fashioned
two-wheel reels. drawn by two horses, sud
denly appeared upon the scene. The sight
of such vehicle was novelty to many by
ISLANDERS.
Many inquiries were made about the
vehicle and some one in the crowd shouted:
Where are you from?'
I'VE are from Virginia, sah," came the
quick response
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about it had been attacked. Several Wash
ington policemen watched this building. and
say IL was fully forty-five minutes after the
adjacent buildings caught fire before the
flames were seen in the rooms occupied by
the railroad company.
One engine company at the fire was from