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The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-30
DIsorderIy Gipsles.

Pueblo, Colo. Dec. 24.-Yesteyday
afternoon fifteen Gipsies called at po-
lice headquarters and caused consider
able excitement by loud talk and ex-
cited actions. All but three were
drunk and It was with dihiculty that
the chief could determine what they
wanted. One Of them said that .
member Of the tribe stole $500 belong
ing to another. The chief finally came
to the conclusion that the money had
not been stolen. The Gipsies had .
fight during the morning and one shot
another. but not seriously. The chief
ordered the tribe out Of the city.
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LIBERAL UkASES
czAR 70 CONSIDER REFORMS.
Requests Of the Zsmstvos viii d Re-
fsrrsd to Russian Council
Of Ministers.

svshtes~sOs
st. Petersburg. Dec 27-Emperor
Nicholas long expected reform ukass
was issued last night.
The document deals. under eight
heads. with practically all the sub
jects brought to the Emperor's atten-
ton by the memorial Of the congress
OF zemstvos presidents held here last
month. and while not specifically
pledgtng the government to carry out
the various reforms in their entirety.
a demanded by the memorial. prom
ises that each shall be referred to the
council Of ministers. with orders to
report promptly on the fullest meas
ure OF relief which can be accorded on
tho various subjects.
One question not touched by the
ukase u that of tho constitutional as
sembly. Neither 10 the Jewish re-
ligion specifically mentioned. though
freedom for all creeds or sects,
whether Christian or otherwise. u
among the subjects which will be
dealt with. The various subjects will
be referred to committees for early
report.
The ukase promises full and equal
enforcement Of existing laws; assures
the zemstvos of the fullest possible
enforcement of the laws now existing
in their behalf; promulgates a scheme
Of workman's insurance. extends the
liberty Of the press, and promises
full legal trial Of all persons accused.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-30
Lighting Up a Lake.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 26.-Among the
novelties Of the electrical Illumination
scheme designed for the Lewis and
Clark Exposition is the submarine
lighting of Guilds lake. This lake Is
the largest body of water ever en-
closed In an exposition grounds, being
over 200 acres in extent, and the ar
rangements being carried out will
transform the lake into q blaze Of
glory.
The lights will be fifty-candle power
and enclosed in air and water-tight re-
ceptables. Spectators will be able to
see all kinds of fish swimming about
in the shallow water. This submarine
illumination will also give the effect
of dancing flames of fire at a distance
In the night.
Completing the vista OF Columbia
court on the island in the lake will be
the grand court and gardens in front
of the government building sumounted
with the 300-foot towers, which, with
their outlines trimmed with thousands
of lights can be seen as far as the Cas-
cade range OF mountains, seventy-five
miles distant.
In conjunction with these plans, the
Mazamas, a mountain climbing club of
this city, are arranging for the illumi-
nation Of Mount Hood. the highest
peak in Oregon, by signal fires, at in
tervals during June and July. The
mountain Is easily dlscernible from ev-
cry vantage point on the grounds.
In the center Of the lake an immense
geyser will play, intermingled with
varied lights and Columbia river fish
wheel will be in operation.
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THE FARM AND RANGE
Irrigation by Pumping.

I In An address on irrigation methods
in the Rio Grande valley. read before
the New Mexico Irrigation Association
at Albuquerque. Dr.. Ewood Mead. Oh
the reclamation service. says:
To those unfamiliar with irrigation
elsewhere 1t may be Of interest tc
know that thirteen million acres Of
land is irrigated from wells In India
In the Madras presidency alone there
are $4,000 of these wells. They irri.
gate two million acres. The water ie
lifted twenty to forty feet. mostly by
men and oxen. An agent of the Indian
government is now in this country
studying our pumping methods.
There are many attractions about
pumped water supply. 1t is always
ready: there are no controversies with
neighbors or with the ditch company
and no dread of failing streams; but
1t has its drawback. 1t requires more
money to sink well and provide the
pumping machinery than farmers can
anord to risk In an experiment This
branch OF American irrigation has
sprung up so recently that but little is
known outside of the men who are
operating pumping plants. Pumps and
pumping engines are a kind of ma.
chinery which requires skill and at.
tention to keep in running order and
they are sore trial when they fail to
work properly. Hence a great many
farmers in this valley are waiting to
see what the results OF their neighbors'
efforts are before installing a pumping
plant themselves. This year we began
collecting these facts. Our agents
have been studying the work of the
pumps in use along the river, measur.
Ing the water they are lifting. finding
out how much fuel they are using and
how many acres of land are being irri.
gated. Where they have failed or
where the cost has been excessive we
have tried to find out the cause
In this work we have cooperated
with the New Mexico experimental sta.
ton. which began over a year ago a
work Of great practical value to this
territory. The tests which have been
made at the station are of fundamental
importance to every farmer in the val.
ley and their bulletins should be care.
fully studied. To continue their work
this year more funds were needed and
this We have supplied.
The results OF this seasons work
have been full of encouragement.
Every good pumping plant has been a
paying investment. Every farmer who
has one Is planning to irrigate more
land.
THE conclusion of this years studies
is that in this valley water for irriga.
ton can be lifted fifty feet at profit
il good machinery is used and the
water applied with skill and economy.
At the New Mexico experiment station
onions were irrigated this year at a
cost of SIS an acre. The net profit on
the crop was $500 an acre.
"On the farm Of Mr.. J. A. Smith,
near El Paso. the water for irrigating
about 200 acres Of alfalfa is being
pumped with gasoline engines from a
depth Of about thirty feet. The net
profit this year will be $50 per acre"
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Radio-T Biography.

Rome, Dec. 27.-Experiments with
the Artons system Of autobiography
have been made between Rome and
Sardinia. resulting in successful
demonstration Of the inventors claim
that an electromagnetic wave message
transmitted by his system cannot be
diverted from the point for which It Is
fntsnded. King Victor Emmanuel.
who witnessed the test, congratulated
the inventor upon his achievement.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-30

Binding twine. repairs and improve
ments probably will bring the expense
account up to about 81 900. Potatoes
are low in price this year. while wheat
is high. hence the above figures strike
an average.
These figures are not extraordinary
Mr.. Rider simply has kept an accurate
account OF all his business transac-
tions, and there is no doubt but what
his net profit of $2140.25 off of sixty
acres of irrigated land could be dupli
Gated many times in this vicinity this
year.
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Grain.

Wheat, choice milling. per 100 lbs.
$1.e5. Rye. Colorado. bulk, per 100
lbs, 90c. Oats, bulk. Nebraska. new.
white, S1.06; mixed. $1.03; in sack.
Colorado. white. $1.05; corn. in bulk.
SEC; corn chop. sacked. Gle; bran.
Colorado, per 100 lbs, S5c.
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Hay.

Upland. per ton, $3.50; second bot
tom. ton . es:oo@sSo: $50 timothy. n.y. ;:9s. :1z,Uo'
prime, ,s.oo0e5o; straw. ss.5o04.oo;
South Park wire grass. $12.00.
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The balance of his acreage was in
oats and alfalfa and will furnish feed
for stock and teams for the year, max
ing total cash income Of $3,140.25, or
over $52 per acre.
On thirty-fiye acres of dry land
above the ditch he had eight acres OF
winter wheat. making 120 bushels,
worth $l20. Besides all this he raised
all the small fruit the family needed
besides a surplus OF some varieties.
This surplus. with the income from
poultry and dairy produces, will pay
the living expenses of the family for
the year. Mr.. Rider gives the follow
ing figures of his actual expenses for
The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-30
Hogs.

The following quotations represent
the prices paid ON this market:
Choice heavy $4.SbVA.4O
Light and mixed pakers 4.S7h04.45
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Income from Sixty Acres.

A correspondent Of the Denver Re
publican writes as follows:
G. D. Rider, one Of the successful
farmers here. has completed his
seasons work. He also keeps a
set of books, so at the end OF
the season he can figure out his profit
Mr.. Rider gives the following state
ment of his income off OF sixty acres
Of irrigated land:
Is acres peas, 499,569 lbs, at
$1.75 per cwt. ...........$ 874.25
II acres wheat, 1856 bushels, at
$1.75 cwt. .............. 7s6.OG
12 acres potatoes. 1000 sacks 10000
6k acres beets .......... 6S0.0C
Total ..............$ SO, ,140.25
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Flaur and Teeth.

a valuable letter from correspond
ent drew attention to nn important and
admitted cause Of the national dcgcn
Grafton OF physique which We have
striven to emphasize in these columns
The roller mill has undoubtedly di
minisiled the di.tetic value OF our
bread The entire wheat grain Is Of
vuiue-the husl (Which is valuable
Intestinal stimulant, the brown eX-
terror and the white central core. Tx
ccpt for certain invalids white bread
!s an indefensible absul,lity Better Ia
brown bread, consisting of all but the
h,l%k, and lest Is II whole meal bread,
assuming such 10 be obtainablc. The
deficiency OF salts In white brend is
unquest;onably related to the deterior.
alton ALSO familiar to our readers-in
the national teeth. We may illustrate
this by an argument from Sir Thomas
Lauder Brunton. why has America
tie clevsrest dentists?" Answer: "Be-
cause she has the best -four mill maxi
ers." Tho better the mill Is, the finer
the -four, the poorer the bread, the
worse the teeth and the better the
dentists. Perfectly simple!-I4ondon
Chronicle
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INSTINCT is THE TEACHER.
How the Young of the Feathered
Tribe Are Educnted.

There is a school of the woods, Just
as much as there is church of the
woods or parliament of the woods
or a Society of United Charities Of the
woods, and no more. There is nothing
in the dealing of animals with their
young that in the remotest way sug-
gests human instruction and discipline.
The young of all the wild creatures do
instinctively what their parents do and
did. They do not have to be taught;
they are taught from the jump, says a
writer in the Atlantic Monthly. Tho
bird sings at the proper age and builds
Its nest and takes Its appropriate food
without any hint ut all from its par
cnts. The young ducks take to the
water when Matched by duck and
dive and stalk insects and wash them
selves just as their mothers did. Young
chickens and young turkeys under
stand the various calls and signals of
their mother the first time they hear or
see them. At the first alarm note they
squat; at call to food they come OH
the first day as on the tenth. The hab-
Its Of cleanliness of the nestlings are
established from the first hour of their
lives. When a bird comes to build its
first nest and to rear its first brood, it
knows how to proceed as we'll as it
does years later or as its parents did
before it. The fox is afraid of trap
before he has had any experience with
it, and the hare thumps upon the
ground at sight of anything strange
M
within hearing or not No bird teaches
its young to fly. They fly instinctively
when their wings are strong enough.
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FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

1t never Injuries an orchard to ma.
nure 1t.
JEdicious annual pruning is essential
with the peach
Low headed trees resist the wind
better, and the fruit is more easily
picked.
In grafting large tree it is best not
to try to graft the whole tree in one
season
Budding on certain slow growing and
somewhat incongruous stock is the
best way of dwarfing.
In most cases the cause of moss up
pearing on the stems Of apple and 9th
er fruit trees is wet, cold. undrained
land.
The soil for roses should be rich and
Of such tenacity that it will hold to-
getler when pressed. Sand and clay
uiXed is good.
All wood that is more than two years
Old should be cut out from the currants
and gooseberries. They will produce
more fruit, even If the vines are not SO
large
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plET AND DISPOSITION.
The Food we Hat I,as D.rcct ln-
Nucnce Upon Oar Manners.

The Food We Hat Iy;aa n O.rcce lne
nucnce Upon Our Manners.
To say that food has Il direct infil-
eilce unon disposition is to utter Il COM
nonDacc dictetic t,llism now accepted
and acknowledged by every one Who
has even rus.ilnentary knowledge of
physiology. II one ID inclined to doubt
this let him experiment upcn tho lower
enilla,s. Feed IL pair CT baby lions
from the time they are born uIstil they
arc as large as Il fox terrier dog on
nothing bet bread and milk, and you
loving pets as playful and harmless as
Kittens Take II pair of ST. Bernard
puppies. the gcntiest of all the canine
family, and as soon as their teeth come
begin feeding them rawr meat. and you
will soon have Il couple OF snappish,
snuriinI, quarreisonle dogs, inclined to
fight each other and ready 10 pick y
fight with every dog in the street. II
the meat diet is persisted in they viii
become menace TO whole nci slbor-
hood.
L.; it any wonder, then, that some
men and women arc snappish, snarling
and quarrclsome? We give much less
attention to what we feed the human
animal than we do to what we feed
the lower animals. What does the
growing. ga,rulous. grumpy old scold,
WHO makes life burden 10 his family,
cut anyway? On what does the nag
GIN, woman feed? Why not look into
these matters? plttsburg Chronicle.
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CoCT cR5' BLUNDERs.
Whist leg. s:cshnt,s Applied to MED.
icrl Pr.,ct:s.. Would Uncover.


''Now tha; am through with medi-
ciEe | can speak Of the profession in
fashion that would not if was still
In the practice" said a gentleman who
has been known as IL successful physi-
clan in New York for years as he sat
at lun; iieo,l in the Lawyers cluh.
"Oi course l don't care to have my
friends in the profession. but the fact
Is that the profession of medicine would
be nearly ruined If it had TO be CON
Quoted as you gentlemen CT the bar
practice your calling.
I'VE have 81 great advantage over
yoil, fer You in your cases arc subject
cd to the EXTREMIST publicity, while we
In orr cases have the utmost conceal
nrent. just suppose that In our cases
we had Il Judge who knew as much as
or more than we did presiding over our
actions and. worse than that, had an
other physician. whose interests were
not Ours, watching and criticisirg ua
ut every step and blazon!ng every or
ror that we made. Dear me. such a
prospect as that would frishtcn tine
best physician who ever lived the mo-
mcnt he entered q sick room. and yet
that condition is Just what you men
of the law have to face in every case
that YOU try.
"Wlat sort of Il figure would law
yer cut noundering around in court
without amy knowledge of his case?
But Il physician can founder mentally
In sick room witEput second person
being the wiser. though the patient
muy suffer; but, then, dead men tell
no tales
"Under such circumstances of doubt
which Is usually ignorance, the physi-
clan can look wise, put something into
the patients stomach. so to his Office,
decide what line of experiment he will
follow, return the next day. hoping to
find that nature is working the cure
thut he doesn't know how to effect, and
being ready and willing to take all OF
the credit that comes his way.
"Why. the very first thing that nurses
are taught is to observe the utmost Sc
crecy about doctors blunders If they
told what they know there wouldn't be
much confidence in physicians where
they are heard. Ask nurse Of expe-
eience about this when you have the
opportunity.
''.'es. sir, l repeat that the publicity
and chance for criticism in your pro.
scssion. If applied 10 medicine. would
:esnlt III the discovery of small
amount of science as compared with
the large amount of empiricism. New
| York Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
An Economical Mother.

Small Katherine who had been for
bid.len to touch the ink bottle, had ac-
cidcntally spilled It's contents not only
all over her mothers desk, but on the
rug, several chairs and her own apron.
Her mother, on discovering the state Of
affairs, had expressed more surprise
than pleasure. When the fnther of the
family returned at night his little
daughter met him ut the door and
asked:
Papa, how much does bottle of ink
cost?"
ooh. about cents"
"I'ivc cents" exclaimed the aggrieved
youngster in tone OF deep disgust
"And to think that mamma would
make all that fuss about one little bot
tie of nk!"--Lippincotts.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

All employees of the shops in
this city commenced working
nine hours a day yesterday.
Mrs. 3. H. Wade, of Modale,
is in the city attending to her
business duties.
Banker w. j. Burke went to
Mondamin this morning.
Mrs. M. Woods was a passen-
ger to Carroll this morning.
She goes there for a few days
visit among her friends.
Mrs. Hollenbeck, of Crisp,
daughter of Mrs. Higbee, and
Mrs. Will Hills, of Logan, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Higbee
last night.
Jacob Huegal, of Nebraska,
was a caller today. He lived
here some 16 years ago, and
went from here to Nebraska,
and is now back on a visit with
friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
A Long Felt Want.

Or. Holmes had un odd liking for in
gcllious desk accessories in the way OF
pencil sharpeners. paperweights, pen.
holders, etc The latest contrivances In
this fashion probably dropped down tc
him by the inventor angling for nib
ble OF commenlation- always
making one another's acquaintance on
his study table. He once said to me
"I'm waiting for somebody to invent a
mucilage brush that you can't by any
chance put into your inkstand. 1t would
save me frequent moments OF humiia.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich in Cen
tury.
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Az A HORSE AUCTION.
The Proceedings "a. Viewed FroA
the Mor.c's Standpoint.

The Proceedings Rs Viewed Fr0n
the Mor.c's Standpoint.
Skipper was police horse and the
pride of the mounted squad until he
acquired a SPAWN. Then he was sent
to II sales stable. His experiences
there as told by Sewell Ford in
''Horses Nine We're as follows:
Skipper was led into big ring be-
fore lot of men. a man on box
shouted out number and began to
talk Very fast. Skipper gathered that
he was talking about him. Skipper
learned that he WAS still only six years
old and that lie had been owned as Il
saddle horse by a lady who was about
to sail for Europe and was closing out
her stable. This was news to Skipper.
The man talked very nicely about
Skipper. lie said he WAS kind, gentle.
sound in wind and limb and was not
only trained to the saddle, but would
work either single OF double. The man
wanted to know how much the gentle
men were willing to pay for a bay
gelding of this description.
Some one OH the outer edge Of the
crowd said, ..Icn dollars"
AT this the man OH the box grew
quite indignant. lie asked if the other
man wouldn't like silver mounted
harness and Il lap robe thrown in.
'sISiftcen," said another man.
Somebody else said "Twenty," an
other man said ."rwcnty and still
another 'rllirty.' Then there was a
hitch. The man on the box began to
talk very fast indeed.
"'Ihutty, thutty, thutty, thutty! Do
hear the five? Thutty. thutty, thut-
ty. thutty. Will you make it five?"
"1hirty-five." said red faced man
who had pushed his way to the front
and was looking Skipper over sharply.
The man OH the box said "rhutty-
Gvc..' Il good many times and asked If
he "lAeard forty" Evidently lie did
not, for he stopped and said very slow
ly and distinctly, looking eXpectantly
around: Are you all done? Thirty
tive-oncc; thirty-tive.- twice; third
and last call-sold for S35!"
When Skipper heard this, he hung
his head. When you have been $3.50
blue ribboner and the pride Of the
force, it is sad to he "knocked down"
for $50.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
difference In Prayers.

Little Alice always said her prayers
regularly before going to bed. One
night. however, as she rested her head
on the pillow she remarked, in a ques-
toning way:
Mamma, my prayers are SO much
longer than the one nurse says in the
morning. Can't say hers when I'm
tiredY"
Does the nurse pray in the morn
lngY asked the mother with puzzled
look.
"Yes," said Alice sweetly. "She says.
Lord, have got to get up? New
York Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Birthday S..rp~!se,.

Sunday, March 20tsl, being
the 39th birthday of Harvey
Cox, his wife invited about
forty or fifty relatives and
friends in to surprise him.
They came with we'll filled
baskets and soon the prepara-
tions for dinner We're COM
menced. While the ladies were
preparing the dinner, Robert
Hatcher and wife and Mrs.
Efie Browngave US some music
on the violin, mandolin and or
gan. The following persons
We're present: Wilson Doty,
wife and son Arthur, Lem Nc
Intosh and wife, Chas. Wisecup,
wife and children, Robert
Hatcher and wife, VIM. Sales,
wife and children, Ed Gill, wife
and daughter, Geo. Mcintosh
and wife, Robert Thompson,
wife and children, Albert
Green, wife and children, Har-
ry Brown, wife and son, Grand
ma Cox, Grandma Mcintosh,
Miss Cora Berry, Miss Nellie
Brown, Master Clement Muir
phy. A pleasant day was spent
in visiting and music, when all
returned to their homes, wish
ing Mr.. Cox many happy re-
turns of the occasion. ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
How the reras.mcnot Wa. Named

How the rerEetmcnot Was Named.
Everybody knows the pretty little
forYetmGnot and likes the flower more
perhaps because of its name than its
beauty. How was 1t SO called? The
Germans account for 1t by quite pa.
tlctc romance 1t seems that once
upon a time knight and lady we're
walking by the bunk Of the Danube
when the latter asked her ''gallant
gay" to pluck for her tiny blue flower
which she saw growing in the stream.
No sooner said than done, but the
knight, overbalanclng, fell into the
river, and owing to the slippery nature
Of the bank and the weight of his own
arlnor was carried away by the cur.
rent AS lie threw the flowers ashore
to Ills lady he cried out with his last
breath, "Vcrgiss nlcin nicht" ("For
get rhc not..') And ever since the
flower has been looked on as the en-
blem OF fidelity
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
CASToRIA.
Bears the 1lhe Kind You Have Always Bough;
Signature e lay9zzzszSu

Mrs. j. S. Snyder returned
from the Bluffs this afternoon
after a short business stay in
that city.
S. M. Woodworth of Wood
bine is in the city today on bus
mess.
William shipp of Norden,
Neb., is in the Valley today.
|. B. Evans of York, Neb.,
arrived in the city last even
ing. He will visit at the home
of his son, l. R. Evans.
Frank Kits, manager of the
R. r. eating house, received a
telegram to the effect that
Buffalo Bills Wild West Ind
ians were coming through this
city April 9th. There will be
rs of the dusky fellows en-
route for the East.
Peter Bayard returned from
Omaha this afternoon after a
few days visit among relatives.