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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20

OF Ii mere Island dc.
tendencies. The department OF
bugs and insects Is where our Uncle
Samuel really shines. He goes after
the hop plant louise, the cotton boil
weevil and the San Jose scale with
the same energy and skill he en-
pIoys In building fighting machines
to protect our commerce on the high
seas.
In the department Of entomology
all these enemies of plant life are
modelled In wax several times tho
natural size to show people just how
fearfully and wonderfully they are
made. The hop plant louise looks
like a big green mosquito two feet
long while the larvae of the "Asiatic
lady.bird' looks like a small porcu.
pine and the adult like a turtle. The
coddling moth Is shown at work in
the heart OF the apple and when he
comes out adult size he resembles a
prairie pheasant. The Hessian fly is
shown devouring n stalk of wheat.
and there are enlarged specimens OF
the cotton boil weevil. the San Jose
scale, tho salt marsh mosquito. the
ehinch bug, the Australian lady.bird
and thousands Of other pests that are
destructive of plant life, There is a
specimen Of tho common house fly a
foot long which makes him out a
very dangerous looking animal, a car
rier OF disease and p%estilence.
II there is any bug that Is not mark.
ed by science and Uncle Sam for Ger.
tain destruction IL is because 1t Is
not harmful to plants or animals.
Jane is getting that creepy feeling
and says she wants TO see something
besides bugs. T. A. u.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20
Ri0h LdOhO Lands
Thrown Op0n 10 Public
Land Roard Put lOO,O 600 Acres of Redeemed Soil
on the Markel.

I'm winter and Is adapted TO the rails
ing Of all kinds Of grain. vegetables
and fruits that may be raised In the
northern states.
The cost OF the land under this
canal Is so cents an acre to the state
and $25 an acre for the perpetual
water right. The payments may be
made as follows: 20 cents an acre
to the state on making application
and So an acre for water for the first
two seasons. The second payment
of 25 cents an acre TO the state may
be made at any time within three
years upon taking title to the land.
The subsequent payments for the
water right are the same as com.
monty paid for tht annual rentals In
other districts, namely 81 per acre
at the end Of the second season and
each following year to the eighth
year when there will be two annual
payments Of So each and a finaf pay
ment OF 81. Improved lands in the
irrigated districts Of Idaho, In the
Payette, Boise and Snake river val
lcys, are selling for from 500 10 $3.50
an acre, although they were sage
brush deserts five or six years ago.
The only clearing required on the
land Is the removal of the sage brush
| which can be easily done for two or
three dollars per acre with q cutter
| that Is drawn along about two or
three inches below the surface OF the
soil. The land may then be irrigated,
| plowcd and sown TO alfalfa, o quick
money crop.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20

BOISE, Idaho. October Gone
hundred thousand acres OF public
lands in southern Idaho were opened
for public entry today by tho state
land board. The tract Ia on the south
side OF Snake river, in Cassia county,
and embraces some Of the richest and
most productive lands in the state.
The water for irrigating these lands
Il derived from the Snake river and
10 provided In a sufficient abundance
TO cover the entire tract with one
foot OF water q month, which IL cas-.
lily twice as much as will be needed,
A dam has been built in the river
at the head OF . great canyon. which
raises the water about fifty feet
above its natural level. BY this
means the water Is diverted into a
large canal which carries the water
1t the highest possible level westward
seventy miles. distributing 1t all
along the way into laterals which
reach every part OF the vast tract.
The entire area Of lands under the
canal Is 270,0 900 acres. Forty thousand
acres have bees opened and taken
up by settlers. Owing to the demand
for the land opened today 1t Is prob.
able that the state board will decide
upon an early date for opening the
remainder OF the tract irrigated by
the canal. The irrigation scheme Is
the largest ever carried 10 q success
full conclusion In America. The cost
OF the dam and canals amounted to
1880 900. The climate is very mild
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20
OUR WORLDS
FAIR WANDERERS
They See How Easy Money
Is Made. Too Many Bugs
Gives Jane That Creepy
Feeling.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. THE laps arc
not the only ones making money at
this Fair. Uncle Sam Is doing a
"few stunts" In that line himself, as
John would say. The Japanese are
making their money out Of Cloissonno
vases and embroidered screens. Tn.
Gle Sam Ii making his out OF solid
strips Of silver and copper. As he
doesn't appear to be afraid Of tn.
c~onnterfeiters for the whole process
of making coins Is exhibited in the
government building every day 10
thousands.
We were an hour late getting to
the government building TO resume
Our tour through what Is generally
pronounced the most interesting and
instructive exhibit ON the grounds.
This delay was due TO the fact that
John had learned from the program
that IL was apple day on which bar.
reIs Of Northern Spy. Rhode Island
Greening and Jonathan apples would
be distributed TO the multitude at the
Horticultural building. and. OF course
true to the masculine instinct that
goes back 10 Adam he va there 70
get his apple.
None of Uncle Sans manifold &C,
tivities Is quite so interesting as max
ing money. II Ii well that this sec
ton Of the government building Is
enclosed with stout iron railing fol-
the crowd that surges around 1t from
morning until night would soon take
possession Of the United States mint
The government has spared no pains
or expense to make this exhibit as
well as all others In the building, the
most complete and comprehenssv We
ever made. Big multiple shears cut
the copper into strips the width Of
q half dollar They are rolled In q
rolling mill and then showed through
q machine which cuts out the little
round wheels and these in turn e
20 the up-sefting machine which
turns ap the edges ready for mill
ing They are then passed into {
revolving cylinder which looks lik,
q peanut rooster and revolves with
savdust until they are clean. ther
to the blg coming presses from which
they drop bright blinking coin.
Tie careless way in which silyeI
IS made 20 associate with common
ocvFer IN this process would breal
she sesu q William Jennings Bry
an II certainly looks ike cas-
moaey said John.
one y TIE PHEASANT revelations o
MS great building Is the fact tha
Tntse am Is doing something els.
Asaka bsiiding guns and ~bsitleshIp'
e. fa 81 tse human family and L
mgze the o~enighfed heather
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20
Curea Winter Couch.

J. Il. Cover. 10l N. Main St.. Otta'
wa. Kan, writes: Every fall 1t has
been my wife's trouble to catch a
severe cold, and therefore to cough
all winter long. Last fall ! got for
her a bottle Of Horehound Syrup. She
used II and has been able to sleep
soundly all night long. Whenever
tho cough troubles her. two or three
doses stops the cough, and she Is able
to be up and we'll" 25c, 80, $1.O0.
For sale by o. G. Schaefe-.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20
A Dozen Times q Night.

II have had kidney and bladder
trouble for years. and It became so
bad that l was obliged to get up at
least q dozen times a night" says
Mr.. Owen Dunn, Of Benton Ferry. w.
Va. II never received any permanent
benefit from any medicine until l took
Foley's Kidney Cure. After using two
bottles. l am cured" Depot Drug
Store.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20

We have just received a delayed ship
ment of Ladies and Children's UNDER
WEAR which sell on sight and give
general satisfaction.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20
WESTERN UNION CASES
VS.. PENNSYLVANIA r. r.

WASHINGTON. d, C., Oct. 1.-THE
cases Of the Western Union Telegraph
company against the Pennsylvania
railroad and the United New Jersey
Railroad and Canal company, involv.
Ing the removal OF the company's
equipment from the railroad lines,
came up for argument in the United
States supreme court today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20

DR.. g.. w. Grove OF Kansas City,
grand lecturer Of the New Mexico
Grand Lodge OF Masons attended the
sessions OF the grand lodge.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20

William French. 81 Maxwell city,
\ N. n of the best known cattle
men in New Mexico took in the big
fair at Albuquerque
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20

Only $24.55 to St. Louis and Return.
The Santa Fe will sell round trip
tickets to st. Louis at rate of $24.55
on October LIST, 4th, Sth 18th, 18th,
18th, 22nd, 25th, Goth. Tickets per-
NIT of eight days stay at Worlds Fair.
They are good only in coaches and
will not be accepted for passage in
either tourist or standard sleeping
cars. w. j. Lucas. Agent.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
A Tribute to
Sun1oWer State
For the Eagle.

/ For the Eagle
! You have requested me to write some
/ thing about Kansas: TO do so is a graf
ihcation to me. for I was born In Kan
sas love Kansas. her sunfiowers, which
appear wherever the virgin soil is broken.
| and her cottonwoods, which the stately
elm and outrageous maple are suppiant-
ing, because they cheered and sheltered
the pioneer; and L love and venerate the
pioneer. who by toll and self-deniai over
came difficulties that my generation viii
never experience and which would TO il
appear insuperable.
Before Coronado journeyed 10 Quivi-a
and to Kansas: before Clark and Lewis
reached Kansas. and before Pike crossed
the plains. the inhabitants of Kansas
were the Usage and Kansas Indians. The
red man came to Kansas because the
Iaite man drove him Next arrived
Father Charles de Ia Croix and follow
ing missionaries. who, ministered spiritu-
ally to the living and the dying At
this period Kansas was called the Indian
territory, and WAS TO be the Indians do
main for all time; but time, at least a
time of peace. soon ceased for him. The
act which created Kansas as an organ
lied territory was the harbinger of the
Anglo-Saxon encroachment and the ex-
tinction Of the Indian. The Indian may
ere long be gone. but the recollection
OF him never while civilization endures:
the very mention of our cities, common
wealth and rivers causes pleasing tones
10 touch our ears, which awaken memo
ries of him.
The name-Kansas-when born by a TT
tie band of native Americans interested
no one; when it became attached TO soil.
the Angio-SsSon's idol. it attracted
everyone.
Whittier sung:
We cross the prairies as OF old.
The pilgrims crossed the sea-
All. however, did not cross the prairie
On emerging from the forests; though
traders took the trail for Santa Fe, and
fortune hunters wendell their way 70
California. many stopped here to bring
forth treasures from the earth: not such
treasure trove as sought the Spaniards
in Cibola. nor as took the emissaries of
King Solomon from his mines. But.
better than goldea metal, the pioneers
got from Mother Earth golden grain.
The land of Ophir yielded precious jew
ELS to please the eyes OF oriental princes.
while their poems starved fer a few
grains OF corn. There are no gems i'm
bedded neath this fertile soil: more
over, ere there no peasants tiiling L.
This soil brings forth its corn snd wheat
nj Il oy,o f.-
iren. all of whom are princes. whose
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
REAL AND FANCIEp.

Actors and actresses 90 not always al
low for the fact that property weather
does not invariably agree with the Their
nlomcter. Beerhohm Tree tells that o1ce
whom he was playing before New York
audience. the scene represented extreme
cold Mr.. Trees lines caIied for remarks
upon the frisidity OF the atmosphere. am
as he delivered them h dfew hsnn-
ke-chief from his pocket and wiped from
his face the Fersoiratioa that had heea
induced by the heavy overcoat hc Eas
wearing. KathyTn Eidde- made an equal
~ ridiculous error once. She had tho part
OF worker IN iaundTy. and was busily
engaged in ironing when a stray cai
walked onto the stage Miss Kilder. 70
give touch Of Gomesticity 20 the scene.
picked up the cot. pettei her ard PIT iter
down or the nearest place at haG6 SGD
denly there was laughter in the audience.
and Miss Kid4er Instiscr.vViv boxed To-
the eat. She saw her curicj u2 Sleeping
where she had put her-ameas the iTqas
on the supposedly re,l-ilot range
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
WHY co ABROAD TO srrpY4

.
The prophet is not without honor save
In his own county. So it II with tire
American music teacher. ANYTHING that
comes from place net our osn. s res
sarcel better than that we get AT home.
y writer in q recent magazine espresso
himself very strongly on this po.nt re
says: Il an persuaded that our hcmc
teachers are equal in every resscct TO the
imported article. By and by We shall dis
cover the mistake OF believing that talent
and genius are 90 DC found only In fSu-
rope What is required in a teacher is
not genius. bat a capacity 10 think clearly
and &c explain inte.izensiy. Bad voices
may lie made good by Intelligent study
under a good teacher, but there must be
a receptive capaei;y on the part of the
pupil. AwkwarE fingers nay be made
dexteroEs; but. II a nature has denied
understanding TO the pupil, the most skill
full instruction cannot supply The defect.
\ great musician is not necessarily a
successful teacher: ana consEoyiss = sue
cessful teacher need not be "A great mGsi-
clan. The amateur should remember that
the larger part of his progress seperds
Su LAil1SCAAr litst[ u am NSift<-
but he cannot be made except BY himself
In place of running after foreign notabies.
the ambitious student should select
teacher in his native city and then settle
down into hard and assijuoas work. one
thing Is Indispensable. music can be and
IS taught rs well as In america "a IN
Germany or France. and here. which is
an important matter. the moral atmcs-
phere is more wholesome Ii frequently
happens that pupils leave their homes
and. at great expense. 10 20 large city
TO study Some day they realize thsir
when they find the teachers in
their own town turniag out pupils that
excel them in general music caltUre ard
though perhaps lacking
IN conceit and TECHNICS Are
acrks.-W. T. Gates
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

i.o5s to drama. 5000 to fiction. $50 to folk
lore. a.cos to architecture. 1900 TO ecciesi-
asticaI history. 2S.eoo to theology. Al 10
mythology. 2,I,5 to philosophy, 1910 to ed
rcation, z.eso to zoology. SEQ to botany.
e.oco to agriculture. 1910 10 medicine. SEQ
to Law.
IN addition there are numerous works
on morals. on ethics. domestic economy.
geology cr.minelosy. anatomy. metal
iurgy, chemistry. astronomy. technology.
physics. mechanics, mathematics. charity
temperance. slavery. labor, physiology.
and hundreds OF other subjects.
Eegretting that I cannot find time tn
tell of one thing more-Roiand~ Hintoa
Perrys famous fountain at the entrance
10 the library, i viii close by hoping that
II goats shall ever Craze or rrrninate over
the ruins OF this famous temple OF wis
dom. as they have treated other equally
FAMOUS temples OF the past. Wichita Will
at that time, have a library that VII, he
the pride and the glory Of the literary
world
remain sensible OF your many fayors
DAVID d. LEAHY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
KansanS in Politics

Marion Record: Joe Bristow has beer
sued for sl5o0eo The plaintiff has evil
IDENTITY learned that Joe owns two Kan
sas newspapers.
Preston OF Pratt Republican: w. II
Mason. formerly a teacher in Pratt wants
the nomination for county superintendent;
I'm Shawnee. AS the Topeka Capital gives
him great send-off. we suppose he must
be counted among the redeemed.
ottawa Herald: The climax may be
sale 10 have been reached in the great
uprising in Kansas when Colonel Dick
Blue, the disciple of purity and unset
fishness. got up in the Topeka me ting
and spoke for reform.
Wilson County Citizen: None of the
members of the Touchdown political
machine has yet made the charge that
Cy Leland is responsible for the MARCEL
bank failure at Highland, Doniphan
county. Strange oversight.
Usage County Chronicle: w. r. Stubs
raising the cry for lower taxes, was not
necessary to brand. him demagogue
Stubbs had but one object while in the
legislature. and that was to get increased
appropriations FOR the state university,
and he never once raised his voice for
the taxpayer. The state university al
ready receives ten per cent OF all money
collected for state taxes. and some peo-
pie are becoming inclined to the belief
that it is too much II the bills Stubbs
favored had passed. the appropriations
would have been increased from one
half TO million dollars. Stubbs may he
all right as a Rock Island political rep
resentative. but he ssnt going to fool
RAINY people with his low tax talk
Leavenworth Times: The attempt 20
organize Hoch-curtis clubs in this coun-
~ VIII be failure Hoek is looked mp
on by tic people Of this county as a man
who is allowing so-calle6 friends To bats
him into fight in which he has no in
tefest other thar a vindietive and a per
sonai one. Curtis has always been called
an interloper in the district and I.eaven-
WORTH county viii line UP behind q home
candidate against him
Stafford County Republican: Isn't Il
abt0at time that Joe Brisiors was hong
r9moved from Office again?
Clay Center Times: The Greenleaf Sen
tlnel kicks en- Stubhs Tor governor. If
an unknown man IS 10 he sprung SAYS
the Sentinel, why not get one With n
pretty name"
Il Dorado Republican: \ concerted
movement is on foot TO have ten thou
sand -IIceh Roeters SO 20 Wichita from
surrounding counties March ?. the day OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

The foa1rsss that s9rzs- people hare Tor
eoasscS slsh sstsblss - not aspafs
shsre3 ~ the nosshiss fhe-nssirss. Il -
told ~ TIE late Es-aa Acsdieasao fAs.
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rsisrasscs being cers-ses. ~ esass@s~1
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
RARAKATr-LI.AHs ANswER-

Tie zoaseu ~ Scz Te-is haye becH
making mueh & Prince 1feaa11cd Bar
akatnIizh Recently ~ ceggversd q 80.
ture before slse professional ~ssnez- r
league o. lie s.aadirz ~ he atohafa-
touched upon ile substct o. PslTzz-7T.
After his lect1re. ore - 80 iscez be-
came TeTssasi. sD1 asked fira- -r7rincr.
would soc ~ aosisried vlsh ere =ifez
AsSarne- declared - oriental ! ~
er bza 8 desire fer nso1e Tfsea oae Ea.l.
r-et the American rszez
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

the meeting OF the Republican state con
vention. There is no question but what
there will be a monster demonstration
i'm that city on that day.
Douglas Tribune: Charley Curtis is hav-
ing the fight of his life up in the First
district. Senator Plumb and Charl y
Curtis have been the two hard, success
full workers FOR Kansas and Kansahs who
! have gone to the national congress from.
this state. Plumb is dead and Curtis has
displeased Leland
Wellington Mail: With Frank Crimes
at the head Of tie Hoch campaign com
mittce. the denials that the IIoch bust
ness is a move in the interest of Senator
Burton will hardly so at par. Grimes
never even blows his nose without Bur-
ton indicating TO him to do So
Lyons Republican,: There are machine
and machines. Ye. verify. Cy Leland
may know how to run the state ma
chine. but he is not in it when the First
district machine gets in fun operation.
1t out-heralded the state machine by not
only allowing the Scl1i- RS Hone NJ
Leavenworth ten delegate, but allowed
them to be selected irrespective Of the
Leavenworth county convention. They al
so called the congressional convention for
February >. We hope TO see Chas. Curtis
renominated. hut don't approve OF strain
ing every point in this manner.
Hutchinson Bee: Br.stow has gore back
20
may be expected to return to some Of the
ex-otficials whose acts he has been set TO
examine.
Leavenworth Times: Secretary CT State
Burrow informed the Times IN Topeka on
Tuesday that the newspaper reporter
around the state capital were the mos.
monstrous liars in the country because
they quoted him as booming Ho for
goVeynor. This is left TO the gentlemen
interested 80 settle between themselves.
But there is this about it; Burrow win
rot say that he is for Bailey fer governor
above any man in Kansas.
Harrington Sun: March 2 IS the time
and Wichita The place arranged f-r III
Allban-Sish machine 10 gel all hailed ~
ana 20 to pie1es. siSs. weering. waiiag
and smashing OF teeth.
Leavenworth Times: Representative
Campbell Of Fort Scott seems 10 have 4
choice lot of enemies. They are pursuing
him relentleSsiy. There Is not one chance
in . hundred that the charges On which
he has been arrested viii he made Il /.
9 fl,.e u
be fred out OF the Job ne has IL the terri /
tory When that is accomplished the |
light must stop. /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
Iii MAYs HARITs.

The albright ard ne<r-cay hatiis q
the late PIN May. the artist, have far
nished material for many . story. Zoe
TapIey fhe singer. tells that he cas1c
across Aay one night and heard th&t
the latter had not been 20 bed fSr for
nights and days He demonstrated an
May SAID. Never nlind. Jo~. wen mae
a bargain doa yoB Jose any steep ~
nv account and ] pron-.ss ihat - sooa
IS feel tired II 20 10 -er
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24

forester after do1ing his deer-skin and
donning his robe.
Charles Robinson. the iirst governor q
this state. was otherwise. He. too. was a
pioneer and dauRtIess. and once upon
time vas denoninated a rehel BY the
federal authorities WithaI. he Was
scholar ard could have become a co<mo--
rolItan. as ambassador 90 the kinreem
OF Great Britain. he would have been a
courtly diplomat IN the proportion that
n percheron doth differ fro.n a thorough
bred. was Plumb unlike ingalls,. Piusae.
by his energy. achieved much for his stat.
and nation. while Ingalls, reflected credit
on them hv his cfoaueuce As a corr
versstsonalist. Plumb Vas the equal Of
any man. but as an orator he received
scant praise In contrast with him was
General Charles Blair who ia . chair was
retIcence Itself but on his feet he vas
the peer OF any crater Of modern times:
and there has never been a man who has
filed B!aFs place 10 the Democrats
party Of Kansas. as counsellor and an
orator.
kansas soldiers. statesmen ard ,iurisss
have evoked tho csrnmensatin ~ the ma
tiau. Paris paused Co behold TIE ara Of
a Kansan aud London has tewed e. a
Kansas poet: both Of whose inspiration.
were first feif under she beauty Of a
Kansas heaven And while tbs nation
lives. Kansas will furnish 10 st. hear;
pure and pcissant blood
SEVENTY SEVEN.