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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13

THE BLIND INSTITUTE: The
board Of trustees OF the proposed New
Mexico Institute for the blind, at Ala
mogordo, are now waiting for plans
and specifications OF the buildings
which are being made by the archi
teet, Frank Paradise Of Denver. Colo
The plans are expected TO arrive very
and immediately thereafter
bids will be advertised for.
RAIN IN TRES PlDRAs; There
Ii general rejoicing in northern New
Mexico over the breaking of the
drouth Wednesday evening By q
rain that set Iii about dark and lasted
until after midnight. There has
been less than oneshalf of moisture In
eleven months and even grass roots
id many cases were dead. The rain
last night viii be worth thousands os
dollars 10 live stock interests On the
range and % The agricultural sections
of the Taos valley. Az Hopnweli sew
erai inches of snow fell.
pEcos BRioHTENs uP: The
country In the vicinity of Pecos is now
gradually taking on air ~ prosperity
and freshness. owing 70 the rains that
have finally arrived. according TO Dis.
trict Attorney Harper. who returned
this morning from a three days court
session In thai city. says the I'll Paso
News. Judge Harper says that cattle
men are now IN good spirits. which
Is a strong contrast 10 their pessimis
tic mood Of a few weeks ago. A nun
her Of buyers are In the country and
the rainfall has caused the cows 10
frisk merrily around for the benefit
Of the watchfuI eyes OF the dealers
ia beef. Everything nov points to a
good season, although the most hope
full were discouraged q short time ago
-o
CAUGHT sy sTAMPEoE: j. M
Godfrey Is IN the city from sinaloa
Mexico. Mr.. Godfrey Is a mining
MAJ who has been engaged IN pros
pecting for the past three months,
says the vi Paso Herald. He tells q
....rhgWGIEM SW .AM.
~ unpsual and thrilling experience
" Witch hi nearly lost bits NE. \
14ga stampede of cattle. Whe'
frightened thcm Godfrey says ~
does mt know However. they came
upon him ii i narrow dchle surround
cd By steep mountains. He was on
i horse at the time, but In the mad
Wild raid Of the frightened animals
he WAS run down and thrown from
HIS horse, He MAS tramplcd upon
by y Of tho passing herd, but moi
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13
So Weary.

Weary and worn out all the
time. Back weak and lame
and aching. Headache, Ner-
vous, Restless, Excitable. The
Kidneys are SICK.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13
The Territory
In Paragraphs

very seriously injured. His horse
was instantly killed. He states there
vas at least $500 in the bunch, and
the cattle belonged to Don Jesus
AquirriIar, who owns an extensive
ranch In northwestern Sinaloa. Cod
frey reports that he heard the herd
for half a mile as they tore down the
narrow pass. but there was nothing
70 do but 20 PIT spurs 70 his horse
and hurry onward as fast as he could.
But his horse was not a rapid travel
Ter and be was soon overtaken- The
herd had been collected together 70
cut out some young cattle for ship,
ment. but had got beyond control u
cowboys and started down the valley.
They we're finally oyertakeD and
stopped BY The outriders who started
IA pursuit
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13

TO DEPORT cHlNAMAN: United
States Marshal G. NJ. Foraker has re-
turned 70 Albuquerque from Santa
re. re brought Charley Fon. q
chinaman. back with him from the
pcnitentiary. Fon was arrested At
SILVER City for not having 4 certificate
Of entry III his possession and was
sentenced 10 a term Of thirty days 10
the territorial, penitentIary at Santa
Fe and to he deported. A United
States oficer from the marshai's Of
nee IN this city Will take him to San
Francisco where he will be given the
long ride TO China at the United
States governments expense.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-13
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Double parlor; will be
furnished as desis- /. '0.c Four.l
street. 6-sS
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
SOFT CORN FOR LIVE STOCK
Results of Tests at Iowa Experiment
Station Summarized in Very
Interesting Bulletin.

Much corn failed to mature fully in
1902 and 1903. The same, owing to very
late planting, seems likely to be true
in 1904. Hence the feeding value of soft
corn is a live question. Tests at the
Iowa experiment station are fully given
in Bulletin No. rs, which may be had
on application by mail to c.. F. Curtiss,
director, Ames, la. The following con-
illusions are deduced from the results
obtained:
I. That soft corn in 1902 and contain
ing SIS per cent. of moisture, pound for
pound, on a water-free, or dry-matter
basis, was fully equal in feeding value
to mature corn grown in 1900 when used
for fattening cattle.
2. That cattle fed on such soft corn
made nearly as heavy gains and finished
as well as those fed on mature corn.
8. That when soft corn similar to that
used in the test could be purchased for
80 cents per bushel, gains on fattening
cattle could be made at a cost of 1903
cents per pound less than when mature
corn, costing so cents per bushel, the
prevailing price, was fed.
4. That a study of the Chicago live
stock market conditions from January
l, 1903. to July 81, 1903. shows that the
comparatively low prices of beef cattle
were not caused by an o~ver-supply of
half-fnished cattle. On the contrary,
there vas a larger number of well-fin-
ished cattle marketed during that pc
riod for 1903 than for the correspond
ing period of any one of the past ten
years.
5. That the chemical analysis would
indicate that the nutritive value of
the corn grown in 1902 compares ia
vorably with mature corr grown in
other years when water-free substance
or dry matter serves as a basis of COM
parison.
6. That the amount of moisture
present vas the main difference so far
as composition is concerned. That the
amount Of moisture depends mainly on
the maturity of the corn when stricken
by frost.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
A SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN
Sold Sea Water and When Tide Went
Out Purchaser Thought Him
q Wonder.

The late Thomas Bracket Reed used to
relate the following incident which hap
pened one sumner while he was spending
a few days III a small fishing village on the
New England coast, SAYS the New York
Times.
A young countryman who had been ad-
vised TO take sea baths registered at the
village hotel one evening, and shortly alter
ward sauntered down to the beach. Espy-
ing "a gyizzled old fisherman mending ms
nets beneath a siglA which informed one
that b mad boats and tackle to let and
bait for sale, ne accosted the veteran and
asked him if the water was not for sale
also. On receiving an affirmative reply
the countryInan returned to the hotel, OBJ.
tanned a couple of buckets, and having paid
the price asked, filled them and returned
to his room to carry out the doctors IN
strUctIOns. .
On the following morning ne happened
down at the beach when tle tide was
out, and after contemplating the broad re
ceding beaches for some minutes, APP
proacned his acquaintance OF the evening
before and remarked IN a tone of admira-
ion: Gosh! but yon. must have done
some business last night
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
A PLATE OF PORE CHOPS.

Corn should not be fed in large
amounts to breeding swine.
There is little reason why sows
should not bear two filters of pigs a
year, at least in the hands of a skill
full breeder.
Swinekeepers of large experience say
hat lousy hogs are much more likely
to take disease than hogs or which no
vermin exist.
After the pigs are weaned the dry
sows should be placed in a pasture by
themselves and given very little grain
for some time.
Where herds of hogs are badly in
fected with lice the only serviceable
method of getting rid of them seems
to be to have a dipping tank and dip
the hogs. ...5 Gsts4f
Sort the sows. Those that have
proved themselves to be prolific and
good mothers may be retained as
breeders, and those whose record has
not been first-class should be dis
carded. 1t hardly pays to keep a bad
tempered SOW under the impression
that she may do better next time
Farmers Review.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
Good and Bad Feeding,

Presenting that a breeder has swine
of first quality the feeding becomes q
question of great Importance. 1t is
often remarked that this and that
breeder failed because he bought ami
mails OF fancy breeding points and
then gave them scrub care. This is al
ways a fatal mistake. The pure
bred animals have received many
backsets in reputation from this cause.
Take any of our best strains of hogs
and let them be turned into a poor
feed lot and be given little grass and
much corn. A few generations of that
kind of feeding will give us a scrub
progeny with a good set of pedigrees.
That is a case where the pedigree is
worth less than nothing. 1t is not
enough to know that an animal has a
good line of ancestors; it is necessar:
| also to know how its immediate an
cestors have been fed.-Farmers' Re-
view.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
Fooled Again.

Az this point a man with a harsh,
rasping voice rose up in the back part
of the hall, says the Chicago Tribune.
will you allow me to interrupt you
for a moment?" he asked.
Certainly" said the candidate, who
was presenting his claims in an elo-
Quent speech.
Didn't you say to the delegation
That called on you a few weeks ago
that you wouldn't turn your hand over
for any office in the country"
81 did, sir"
Twill you explain what you meant
when you said that?'
Yes. sir. ! will make it so plain
that any fool can understand It.
said ! wouldn't turn ray hand over for
any office. ] meant it. sir" said the
orator in a voice of thunder. How
can a mar urn his hand over without
showing the cards he holds? Now
will you quietly go somewhere and
soak your head?'
But the friends of the candidate
shoulderei the man out with more OF
less noise or confusion.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12

ton; otherwise it may consist of poles
held in place by guy ropes. With this
the hay is usually lifted and carried
over stack by a hayfork. In some To-
~calities nets are coming into common
use. Attached to a lifting rope or
cable, one or two horses furnish the
power to elevate the load. When at
desired height at end of boom, b. it
is turned automatically by having the
derrick leaning slightly toward the
stack, when the fork swings by its own
weight. The empty fork is drawn
back to the wagon by means of the
dumping rope. or by the handle shown
in the cut. The upright timber, a.
should be of hard wood not less than
exc inches. In the top of this is sunk
the iron pin, d, which holds boom, b.,
and serves as swivel. The c~rosspiece,
C. running from a to b is so arranged
as to adjust height of boom over stack
by drawing in or extending the lower
handle end.-Russ NJ. Winton, in Farm
and Home.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
THE DEER.

coming out into the open to feed, but
seldom found far away from the
friendly cover of the trees. Moreover,
it is a cautious animal, keeps a bright
lookout for enemies, and, when hiding
in the forest, lowers its head and thus
escapes notice. Owing to steady per-
secution for generations, the white
tailed deer was driven from most parts
of New England, and it was feared
that it would never come back, but
during the last few years, owing to
good game laws, properly enforced,
these timid creatures have taken heart,
and have come back to the woods
which were known to their ancestors.
And they will stay, and add to the
beauty of the country and to the profit
of its inhabitants, if the woods are
but kept habitable by proper Iegisla-
ton.
In February or March, and occasion
ally as late as April, the male deer
shed their a%ntlers, which drop from the
head without any flow Of blood.
In about two weeks there may be
seen. on the pedicle of each antler, a
round lump, which looks a good deal
like a brown tomato. This is the be-
ginning of the new horn, but at the
time it is soft and full of blood. Soon
it becomes elongated, and grows with
great rapidity, first assuming the form
of a blunt club, from which the points
afterwards branch off. Until they reach
their full size, which they do in about
four months, the antlers are soft and
easily injured, and, being covered with
minute hairs, are said to be "in the
velvet"
The growing of these new antlers in
so short a space of time, is of course a
great drain upon the animals vitality,
and he entirely lacks the vigor for
which he is famous at other times of
the year. Having attained their full
growth, the horns begin to harden,
first shrinking and becoming. sharp at
the points and gradually becoming
bonelike all over. The velvety cover
ing then peels off, and the deer re-
gains his wonted strength and spirit.
And the horns of the white-tailed deer
differ from those of any other species.
After rising for a short distance from
the forehead, they drop forward, and
from the beam, which is almost hori-
zontal, three long, sharp tines rise per-
pendicularly. The antlers of most 9TH
er deer point backward az they rise.
In May the fawns are born, and
beautiful little creatures they are-red-
dish brown, beautifully spotted with
white. So carefully are they hidden by
| their mothers, that WI seldom see
them when they are very young, unless
| we accidentally come upon n where
he lies in some shady nook. But in
June they become strong enough to
| follow their mothers and we may see
them skipping after her when she
| steals out to feed in the evening. And
at this time, too, when following the
does trail along the muddy bank Of
a stream or lake, we find a tiny hoof.
| print close beside her own.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
Still More Evidence.

Bay City, ILL.,, August s (Special).-Mr.
X. +. Henley, Of this cjty, adds his evidence
to that published almost daily that a sure
cure for Rheumatism is now before the
American people, and that that cure is
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr.. Henley had acute
Rheumatism. He has used Dodd's Kidney
Pills. He says Of the result:
After suffering for sixteen years with
Rheumatism and using numerous medicines
for Rheumatism and more medicines pre-
scribed by doctors, ] at last tried Dodd's
Kidney Pills with the result that l got
more benefit from them than all the others
put together.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills were the only thing
to give me relief, and | recommend them to
all suffering from Acute rheumatism"
Rheumatism is caused by Uric Acid in the
blood. Healthy kidneys take all the Uric
Acid out of the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills
make healthy kidneys.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
WH|TE-TA|LED DEER
IT is ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN
AMERICAN ANIMALS.
The Enforcement Of Game Laws Is
Causing a Growth in Its Numbers
in the New England
States.

1t is evening, and as l sit here In
my study on the border OF the Blue
mountain forest, | see through the
open window five deer stealing out
from the shadows of the trees, to feed
on the dew-wet grass. They are IN
their thin red summer coats, which
in a month or two will begin TO give
place to the longer and warmer WIN
ter garb of brownish gray. Daintlly
they step along on their slender, sim
envy legs, stopping here and there 10
nibble a leaf or a bunch of grass, ever
and anon raising their pretty heads
to see that no danger threatens them.
Their tails, which are rather m are
deeply fringed with white, and, when
not swaying from side to side, hang
straight down behind. Now and then
one Of then will stop to lick its Hank
or to scratch its head with its sharp,
hind hoof. | step out on the porch,
and instantly all five heads are raised,
and all five noses are pointed straight
at me. The large sensitive ears stand
out TO catch the slightest sound, and
the big round eyes are front. For
one instant the wild things are lat
attention." then one Of them stamps
his black hoof and snorts and then the
five, wheeling as though at the word
of command, are speeding away,
through the long grass, over rocks II
bushes. often leaping much higher
than necessary, as though they loved
the sport. And as they go their broad
tails. snowy white beneath, are held
erect. and explain at once the origin OF
the name, white-tailed deer. AS the
agile creatures disappear into the for
est, | return TO my desk, half wonder
ing if those deer were really afraid,
or if they had not sped away for the
very JOY of speeding.
The white-tailed deer, otherwise
known as the Virginia deer, because of
its wide distribution, is one of the best
known of American animals. Accord
ing to Hornaday, it is found in at least
some part of every state and territory
ia Delaware, Oregon, Nevada, Cali
fornia and Arizona. It was the first
member of its family seen and hunted
by the early settlers along the Atlantic
coast, and Hornaday p~rophesies that
it will be one of the last of the large
hoofed animals of North America to
become extinct. In the first place, it is
chiefly a dweller of the forest, often
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
FARM HELPER TALKS BACK.
He Is Evidently Tired of the One
. Sided Treatment of an Old
Fashioned Subject.

1t is very seldom one picks up a farm
paper without seeing an article giving
the farmland a whack. That is right.
Keep on whacking. 1t makes him feel
better, He. loves his employer SO
much more when he reads these highly
concentrated items, provided he gets
time to indulge in the luxury OF read
ing. Give him to understand the farm
is the proper place for farmhands; I'M
press on his mind that he should be
very thankful that you are giving him
365 days work in the year, and that
his wages are greater than your great
great-grandfather used to get. reed
him on common, everyday grub" Sell
all your butter and use grease for the
table; it will increase your bank ac-
count; take all of your eggs to the
market-they are not good for farm
hands to eat-they injure the dlges-
ton Expenses must be Kept down, as
you are thinking of buying the ad-
joining half section and you will need
the money. Kill two or three fat hogs
in the fall and have hog three times a
day. Fat hog is the stuff to hang to q
hired mans ribs.
Be sure to have an early rising hour
in the winter time for the hired man
$3.50 a. m, at least. 1t will not be nee
essary for you to get up before break
fast: about six is the time for that
meal If the farmland cannot find
enough work TO keep him employed be-
fore breakfast he can cut and haul up
a load of. wood. 1t IS good for him,
makes him strong, increases the ap-
petite, and his love for you is tenfold
stronger.
Find fault with everything he does,
whether right or wrong; it does him
good; he will stay with you that much
longer. Always go around with a
long and sour face. Eat as fast as you
can at the table. If you talk to the
farmland at all during meals tell him
about some article you have read re-
lating to the poor quality of farmhands
at the present time. Take plenty OF
every weekday.
Make the farmland do all the hard
work. Use walking plows, but if you
have a riding pillow use that yourself;
walking is good for the hired mans
legs. Send him out to cultivate corn
about four in the morning with a good
fast team, and keep him at it until
about 80 minutes after shutdown. Prob
ably you will have Y cows for him to
milk, and other work to keep him 60
ing two hours after he leaves the field.
When a new hand comes give him all
the hard work you can find for the first
few days; that is the way to break in
tender muscles. The farmland likes
this treatment, and will probably stay
with you.
Put the farmland in the hottest bed
room in summer and the coolest in
winter. Be sure to have a hard bed;
he likes it; it makes him tough. These
things will help in keeping ~farmhands
from leaving you.-Breeders' Gazette.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
BABIES EASILY REPAIRED.
Misshapen Ears. Nose or the Skull
Itself May Be Brought In
to Fair Shape.

There is no II in permitting a
child to grow up with ears looking like
oyster-shells ruGely attached to the
side of the head, says a household au-
,hority.
Beginning with the day of its birth,
the baby'S ears should receive atten-
ton. If the nurse understands her
profession she will take care always
to see that the little ear is folded back
against the side of the head when the
infant reclineS upon II side. When
the baby lies upon its back she will
see that even the softest pillow does
not press the a out from the side of
the head.
If nurses and mothers will but take
heed, there need be no ~pug-nosed
children.
A baby's nose is very much like !
bit of putty. There is not a mother ia
the universe who cannot, by means OF
the thumb and forefinger, press the
diminutive organ into the shape it
should have.
Occasionally the little head fails to
acquire a proper roundness. and then
the hands of the mother or nurse
should assist in smoothing away the
unnatural and disfguring Jumps.
Where the head is long and narrow.
and one-sided. a gentle pressure OF
the hands, with a movement from the
chin to the top of the head, will often
repair the distortion in a few weeks
time. The pressure should be firm.
never hard, and never unpleasant to
the infant.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
NECKLACES OF THE SEASON
Form of Jewelry That Is Decidedly
to the Fore Among the q.
Fashionables.

The oriental stones are worn a great
deal. There are topazes from Korea,
emeralds from the Caucasus, lapus
lazuli from Japan and the many odd
yellow stones which come from the
east. Great strings of pierced yellow
stones are mounted upon chains OF
gold and wound around the neck OF
the summer girl.
1t is decidedly a necklace season and
pearl collars are worn, in the day
time, with reckless gowns and dia-
mond studded gold bands with the
Dutch necks Of the afternoon toilettes
says the Brooklyn Eagle.
But the oma who wants a collar
and who cannot obtain either a dia-
take heart, for there is an exceedingly
pretty maxeshift for her. She can
wear a band of velvet around heI
throat and, upon this band of velvet
she can wear strings of yellow stones
beads, really they might be called
except that they are of irregular sizt
and shape, and 81 look very mucl
richer than strings OF beads commonly
look.
The making of these necklaces is
fine art. 1t requires strings ant
strings of fine elastic, of just thu
length to encircle the throat. And
after these are strung with their bur.
den of odd stones. the whole must be
mounted upon a clasp which is set a.
the back of the neck.
These semi-precious necklaces sci
for big prices in the stores, but tn,
woman of taste can gather her store
and stock of beads and make them fol
herself. The key 10 the whole is the
preservation of color. There should
be more yellow than anything else ant
the faint yellow tinge should prevail
throughout the whole.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
Old-Fashioned "Sprinkles."

Beat to a cream one cupful of butter
and two cupfuls of sugar. d three
tablespoonfuls of sweet milk and two
tablespoonfuls OF anise or caraway seed.
Sift two %teacupfuls of flour and two even
teaspoonfuls of baking powder together
three times, then beat into the butter,
sugar and milk. II the latter is not as
stiff as you can beat it add a little more
-four and turn out on a Toured board.
Dredge lightly with -four and roll out un-
til almost as thin as a wafer. Cut into
round or oblong cakes, sprinkle with
seeds and bake.-N. Y. Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12

HOUSE AND RUN FOR PIGS.

feet with a good floor; make a house on
five feet of the floor and inclose the
seven feet for three runts. Then get
I'D your runts and give them to the
wife. Pull the house up where it will
be handy for her, and when not in use
pull it somewhere out of the way, and
perhaps the nan may want to use it
sometimes to put a few pigs in to wean,
or SO he can have a good board floor to
slop them in, or he may pull it out SO
he can feed his young pigs in it. III
fact, once made, he will find many uses
for 1T. H. Tarplee, in Breeders Ga
zette.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
Patching Mice-Injured Comb.

A prominent bee-keeper gave us a
okink' along this line the other day
which may be useful to some one. Cut
off the top of an empty corn or tomato
can. leaving the edge as straight as pos
sible. use this for cutting out the mouse
eaten part of the comb and forming it
so 1t can be easily patched; then cut
out your patches of sound comb in the
same way and attach them with a few
drops of wax, just enough to hold them
in place; the bees will do the rest
Canadian Bee Journal.