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Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

1T is understood that our Local
money lenders have announced
that no more money will be loaned
at 1296, but that an advance of AZ
will be added on account of the
assessors announcement that be
is going to assess money, some
have even gone so far as to refuse
to lend money at all, and others
put up money to send Eugene
Caruthers to the penitentiary,
thinking to gain some relief in that
way. All this was anticipated and
arrangements have already been
made to secure outside capital
which will be loaned here at a
lower rate Of interest than is now
charged, Even if this had net
been done there was nothing in
the announcement TO create panic
as the banks are certainly able to
meet an emergency Of that kind
and furnish the money the market
requires at the customary rate OF
interest.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22
THE ARIZONA CHOICE,

When the Democratic Central
committee of Maricopa county
met at Phoenix last week, the feel.
ing of its members in favor of the
candidacy of W. r, Hearst for
president was intense and almost
unanimous. They passed resolu-
tions commencing him as zone OF
the foremost leaders of the demo-
cratic party" Another resolution
gave forth no uncertain sound in
saying;
"In this crisis, when the law
defying trusts are attempting to
control and reorganize the demo-
cratic party, we welcome him as a
champion of true Democracy and
wish him God-speed in his noble
work"
Now, if the other cosnties of
the territory will come out boldly
as the democrats of Maricopa
county have done in favor Of the
only choice of the "common peo-
ple," the delegation from this
territory will go in solid body
for him at the st. Louis conven-
ton, and make their influence felt
in the selection of standard
bearer.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22
The New Coal Strike.

If the new coal strike near Dun
can is what it is represented to
be, it will certainly be a grand
thing, not only for the people who
are the locators, but for the entire
county.
Sheriff Parks and Gus Hobbs are
two Of the principal locators and
reports are that the coal thus far
found is of good quality and it is
believed that large bodies are in
existence.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

which resulted in the municipal
ownership of our water system,
anal whatever advantage is emu
in to the people on that account
80 'uld be placed to his credit.
General Wilson has made, and he
rs making splendid record as the
representative of the people OF
Arizona.-Stdr.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

1--WE recommend that our repre-.
sentatives in the Council and As,
sembly of the next legislature be
requested to use their influence tC
have enacted law whereby coun.
ty funds may be loaned to persons
giving ample seourity."-Fr From
final report of last grand jury.
1t seems TO us that there is plen
ty of law on the statutes now GOV.
ering this subject If it is the de.
sire to lend this money the grand
jury should have recommended
the enactment of an anti trust law
Then the money could be loaned
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

The Bulletin last week invited
the GUARDIAN to offer excuses for
the indictment of Eugene Caruth-
ers. We presume the outcome of
the case and the general sentiment
in favor ofMr. Caruthers has salts
fed our contemporary on this
point. The Bulletin might explain
to the public the cause for the
methods used in summoning tho
last grand jury.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22
A Real Republic.

Our people have an easy going
confidence in the future of the re-
public because of its wonderful
history. We boast of our freedom
while new tyranny is silently
but rapidly growing around us,
New Zealand has awakened from
the dream ofconfidence and knows
that political liberty is not safe till
industrial liberty is esta blished
and the government rescued from
the hands of the monopolists.
In New Zealand organized labor
uses the ballot to accomplish it's
ends, but in America the working
men carefully refrain, for the most
part, from using this greatest of all
the powers they possess,
The capitalists have stood to-
gether in the United States, but
the farmers and workingmen and
small merchants and manufacturers
have divided. In New Zealand
the capitalists have stood together,
but the workers and the farmers
have stood together also, and have
carried the day against the capi-
talists.
In America the farmers organize
for agricultural ends, and the
workingmen organize for labor
purposes, but they do not join
forces to take control Of the gov
ernment in their common interests
as is the case in New Zealand
Not only have our farmers and
workers failed to come together.
but neither group has learned to
use the ballot for its interests in
any systematic way. The farmers
divide at the polls and organized
labor divides at the polls. In New
Zealand the small farmers are
practically solid at the ballot box
and organized labor is solid at the
ballot box, and the two solids are
welded together into one irresisti.
BILE solid.
In America the people have
right to govern; in New Zealand
they do govern.
In the United States a fnw men
decide who shall be nominated for
office. The election machiney is
in the control of party machines.
Caucus and convention methods
effectuaIlY exclude free and indie
pendent selection by the people
and put the nominating power in
the hands of professional politi
clans. In New Zealand nomina-
tions are made directly by popular
petition without the Intervention
of caucus or convention.
The genius of America devotes
itself to industrial organization,
the building of giant trusts and
corporations, and in this field we
have no rival in the world. The
genius of New Zealand devotes
itself to political organization and
in relation to her
civic life, and in that field she has
as yet no equal.
Our organization is for private
profit aud industrial conquest; hers
is for justice and the public sew
vice.
New Zealand has postal savings
banks. and the total deposits in all
sorts of banks amount to Sl40 for
each inhabitant. The United
States has no postal savings banks
and the total bank deposits amount
to only Sll0 per inhabitant.
A telegram can be sent 1000
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

GEN. J. +. Wilson, Arizona dele
gate has done splendid service dur.
ing this term as he did during the
previous term in Congress, He
did Pima county a very signal ser
vice during his former term saving
(as n result Of labor) TO Pima an
nualy $4,000 for a period of fifty
years. II was Delegate Wilson
who secured the passage Of the bill
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

Don't fail to come and see these beautiful goods, to
appreciate the beauty and value you must them Re-
member giving tickets all cash purchases to
draw the beautiful China Ware that have on display
center table, Dozens OF pieces carried away last
week and we expect to give the same this Week
New shipment of Ladies Belts just arrived by express the
latest novelties.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

THE manipulators Of democratic
politics in this territory may be
able to "swing" the convention
from Hearst to the "Cleveland
idea;" but, how about Swinging"
those of the party who can and
will do the voting.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

A horse belonging to Miles Reay
died ten days ago at the age OF
81 years, At the age of II Mr..
Reay brought the horse to this
country from Utah and he did SER
vice on the freight road until the
G, V. g. & N. railroad was built,
then he did service on the farm
until two years ago, when he was
given his liberty and has been
gwen the best of care ever since
The horse, when two years old,
was given as wedding present to
Mr.. Reay.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22
Notice..

For reasons satisfactory we can
celed the order and stopped ship.
ment of the chinaware advertised.
Cyclone store.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22

All operators are familiar with the Remington
keyboard-Have you eXaminedthe new Polychrome
ribbon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS furniture, Tabula-
tors Paragon Ribbons, Carbon and all supplies.
Graham guardian., 1904-04-22
j r WeIker & Co.
MAIN STREET. LAYTON
Bareai3s in ladiQs WaarabIeS
Dai3y, STYLISH NQekwear aPd RibboQs.
Ladies' Stylish Collars


Collars with tab ends beautifully embroidered
with silk, all shades, price from IS cents to
Ladies Foundation Collars, best quality, price
each, at the low price of
Ladies' white linen collars, all sizes, price each
from I2H cents to
Fancy all silk Ribbon
Choice styles of fine quality handSomy color
ed combination stripes, worth 25cts, per yard
Fine Satin Ribbon
Both Satin Taffeta and Liberty Satin, assort-
mento colors Pink Blue, Nile, Maize, CARDINAL,
White, Cream and Black widths up to inches,
worth IS cents, price per yard from 2octs to
Ladies' Ties
Ladies' Four in hand ties, black only, worth
each 80 cents price
Ladies' Cloves
Ladies' Lsle Lace Cloves three button coIors
Tan Grey, White and Black, worth 4octs, price
Ladies' Hose
Ladies Lisle Lace Hose worth 75c, priced at
so cents also s. cents, for sale at
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27
FARM NOTES FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
Cheap Crab Grass Hay-Experience with a Small
Thresher-Raising Colts and Cattle Cheaply-Notes
About Corn and Alfalfa.
Editors Progressive Farmer /:

Editors progressive
/ am still about as busy as a man can be, but
will try to write a few lines anyhow.
For some weeks since I have been short of
help. The boys who were spending vacation with
me as farm hands, by way of paying their board
and tuition for next term, all left for one cause
or another, and while / could get all the hands
I wanted from the neighborhood, they were none
of them situated so they could help me about the
milking and feeding. Therefore this most i'm
portant work has taken up my early and late
hours so that I have had little time for anything.
We are well along with fodder saving; up with
all that's ripe enough. Have been saving crab
grass and pea hay to-day and moving the potato
patch. It is nearly waist high with crab-grass
and very few weeds. I made the mistake of ridg-
ing the potatoes at last blowing. Will have them
fiat next year, as the ridges are hard on machine
and horses. 1 believe my four acres of potatoes
will yield more hay than twice that area of my
best meadow.
The potatoes are fine so far as we have used,
which is very little. Want to dig them between
October LIST and 18th. Expect to follow with
wheat after preparing the land thoroughly and
spreading what manure we have. Am going to
try to produce one hundred bushels of wheat from
five acres next year. Crop only averaged about
nine bushels per acre this year, but as 1 threshed
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27

To measure cattle to ascertain the weight of
them alive, multiply the distance around the ami
NAL back of the fore-shoulder, in feet, by itself,
and then multiply that result by 1712, and you
have very nearly the weight of the animal. For
more accurate results, instead of multiplying by
17H, multiply by five times the length of the ami
NAL in feet, measuring from the fore part of the
shoulder-blade to the bone at the tail, in a verti-
cal line with the buttocks. Divide this product
by ~, for average cattle, 1895 for very fat,
1876 for very lean, and you have the dressed
weight of the animal.-F. Adams.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27
not mean she varies 50 much in test. but in
IMPROVING THE DAIRY HERD.

I have known cows to do twice as well some
cows has experienced the same thing. When the
test was new I saw it tried several different ways.
One man had milk which tested low when he de-
livered it at the creamery, SO low, in fact, that
it was believed he was delivering something be-
sides milk. He had his COWS tested, and found
some in his herd which did not test but little
over 2 per cent, while he had others which tested
twice as much. The low testing COWS, however,
In many instances were giving milk enough to
make as much butter as those which tested high
er. As he wanted his milk to test higher at once,
so, of course, he sold his low testing COWS. His
milk improved some in test, but he did not be-
come rich any faster, because he had not as yet
improved his herd, although he had improved his
test. He had plenty of feed and plenty of help
to milk, as many more COWS, and he tried buying
them, but soon found this was a poor way to i'm
prove his herd. There are few men, I believe,
who are able to go out and buy a good herd of
dairy cows. I have seen some men who we're able
to do it, but they, like good COWS, are scarce.
This man finally sold, not only his COWS, but his
farm, for he said he was disguised with the. Bah
cock test. His son bought the farm and is max
ing a success where his father made a failure.
One of the most perfect models of a dairy
COW I ever saw only tested "a per cent fat,
but she gave fifty pounds of milk per day; SO you
see she was quite a COW. The owner of this cow,
as he had some others just like her, took a wiser
way to improve his herd than by selling them
and buying others. He bought a sire for his herd
out of a cow which tested 5 per cent, and inside
of five years he had a herd of COWS which tested
over 4 per cent, and expects to be able to still i'm
prove on this. Now, this was done by the aid of
the Babcock test and a good bull, and this, I be-
lieye, is the true way to improve a herd of dairy
cows.-A. G. Stiles, of Lake Mills, Wis, in Far
mers' Sentinel.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27

I will take it for granted at this late day that
there is scarcely a producer of milk but what will
admit that the Babcock test honestly used will
give us an honest account of the sample of milk
being tested. For certainly if anything has stood
the test of time the Babcock test has done so. and
the only way I believe you can make it dishonest
is to use it dishonesty which practice 1 am
pleased to state is not In vogue to any larger
extent at the present time.
When the test was first introduced I heard
elders and deacons of churches declare by all
things good and great that they knew it was not
right. All the trouble with them was the test
showed that their milk was very low in butter
fat and this they either could not, or would not,
believe. Now, I never heard of a man whose
milk tested above the average complaining that
he believed the test was dishonest. Did you?
I remember an amusing incident which hap
pened at one time at a farmers institute several
years ago. The conductor gave notice that any
person who would bring a sample of milk the
next day could have it tested by him. Quite a
number brought samples and when the tests were
read before the audience it was found the lowest
one tested Is per cent and the highest one-9,
quite a variation. The others tested from 3 to 6.
Of course the conductor suspicioned something
was wrong with these two samples, so he asked
the parties to explain how they got their samples.
Well, the man whose milk tested low had a good
dozen excuses. First it was a young heifers
milk, and she was nervous and did not stand well
to be MIXED. Then he fed the calf part of the
milk and said he did his chores before taking
the rest of the milk to the house. He guessed it
got chilled, and three of four other excuses.
Now, the truth of it was the milk never was very
good milk.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27

half acre (21,OO0 square feet), this year I know
it can be done.
Speaking of threshing, / am in the business
now. The only machine in our setcion burned
last spring. I had a good crop and was bound to
save it. We had a two-horse tread power. I
bought a small thresher made by Heebner &
Sons, of Pennsylvania, adapted to be driven with
light power. 1t weighed only 1.O50 pounds. Cost
but little over $4OO. Four men could load it in a
farm wagon with ease.
With this rig we threshed all the grain of the
neighbordhood 1902 bushels, reaching as high as
$50 bushels per day. Two farm horses did most
of tie work, though we had a pair of mules to
change with them sometimes. Seven to nine men.
all told, were sufficient to operate it, and I never
want to see the big machine with it's big crowd
| again. The gross earnings of the seasons work
were $94.35.
About peas, I find that peas sowed broadcast
did well, peas sowed in drills and cultivated did
better, but peas drilled and let alone did not pay.
Rye was a poor crop, but I turned the stubble
and have a crop of late corn on it now that is
coming in full ear fast. It will make an immense
feed crop. Sowed crimson clover at last ~cultiva-
ton. Sowed some also on oat stubble well pre-
pared. Have good stand.
Our alfalfa seems to have failed utterly. I
cut a clean crop of crab-grass from the, patch re-
Gently. If it disappoints me in the spring I'll
have a fine piece of ground for corn.
Cookies prolific corn did not look like much
| when I got the seed from Richmond last spring,
but it is the talk of the neighborhood now. Has
from two to six good ears to the stalk. 1t will
soon do to gather; then I can tell what it did.
My colts are doing well, and now that the
heaviest work is over, the mares are r~egaining all
the flesh and spirit that they need. The two
colts are not for sale at 800, but I suppose that
is about their value. They have not cost $25, and
have been no trouble at all. This aarkes quite a
nice addition to the product of the mares work.
Sell those old plugs that eat all you make every
year, brother farmer, and also do your work with
good brood mares or young mules that will make
you money besides their work.
I was out lately to see our range cattle. Have
fourteen head in the mountains. Found them
fat as moles, and well contented. They would
gather around the man who ranges them. lick
as gentle as you could wish. They have cost us
less than seventy-fve cents per head for five
months keep, during which time they have gained
at least one hundred pounds per head. They are
of all classes-from old COWS to little calves.
Some have doubled in weight.
There is something in these mountains for a
cattle-man who is prepared to follow the bust
ness right; lease a big range, wire it in, and
look after his stock.
I must wind this up and get to work. Hope
[ can give you something better next time.
W. III. DANIEL.
eThe Willows" Hot Springs, N. c..
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27
sTR1PP1Nas TESTED 9 PER GENT.

i'll pdIIY WHOSC DuLAn bNoNS " OoAN liz AOAeNh
to take out a sample while he was milking, but
after he had finished milking his one COW Che
lived in town and only kept one cow he thought
of the sample he was to take to be tested. As he
had the bottle in his pocket, he went to the COW
and stripped her till he got enough for his sample.
He thought, no doubt, at the time that he was
getting an honest sample of his cows milk, but at
the present time we know that the sample which
he secured was perhaps twice as good as a correct
SAMPLE of her milk would be. 1t has been proven
that while the first milk drawn from a cow may
test as low as 1 per cent, and the last, or strip
ping, may test over 10, it is doubtful If a fair
sample of her milk would test over 5.
1t was claimed when the test of using a testing
machine could go into a mans herd of COWS and
by the aid of this test tell at once which were
the poorest cows. And if these were weeded out
his profits would increase at once. Now, this
wonderful part of the test 1 never believed, nor
do not yet believe it entirely. However, l sin
cerely believe that the Babcock test will tell to
a certainty the difference in the butter fat con-
tent of various patrons milk as it is delivered
at the creamery or butter factory, but / do not
believe any man can go into Smiths or Jones
herd and tell him which COWS to dispose of to en-
able him to make more money, simply because
cows will vary so much from year to year. While
a cow may be- doing poorly this year, perhaps the
owner knows she did better last year, and is In
hopes she will do better next year. Now, l do
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27
Live Stock and Dairy

CONDUCTED BY CHARLES wM.
Professor OF Agriculture, ". @. A. a. N. College, and Agr1-
cuIturist North Carolina Experiment Station.
Enquiries of Progressive Farmer readers cheerfuny an
Bwered.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-27
Ayers pills greatly aid the Cherry
Pcctoral In breaking up a cold.

was inconsistent in the Chinese Immi.
grafton question. Why should the
United States close her ports to the
Chinese VINO want to come here and
make an honest living when that priyi-
lcge is extended to Americans by the
Chinese government? The present Rus
so.:Japan-e war il AL unealled for and
IN all probability it will end where it
began, and then there Is an appalling
loss of life and property 50 account for
the action thereof.
Miss Alma Haymaker's essay wa
upon the subject "AIemorials- Memory.
Message" and she rendered it in n
charming and graceful manner. Mem.
cries, she said, are the symbol of high.
q civilization and they i've in the hearts
Of mankind forever. The memories she
spoke of are the memories OF the act.
and works Of great men-such as the
GRAFTON Of Pericles, the orations of the
great Romans. Gray'- elegy. Lincoln'a
address at Gettysburg. etc, The spirit o.
memory i not only beautiful but prac-
ticable and has the tendency of uplft.
ing and enlightening
The trio Memory Tesliej was artis.
tically rendered by Misses Genevieve
Haymaker, Blanche Hursey and Grover
Baton.
Prof. Burdettc presented the diplomas
TO the graduates in an appropriate ad.
dress. DR.. Chester Ogden presented the
Ogden Gold Medal to Miss Alma Fay.
maker for having attained the highest
scholarship and in behalf of Mr.. JOSEPH
Cohen he presented the Cohen Annual
Silver Medal to Mr.. Frederick Wayne,
for highest scholarship of the second
year class.
The chorus commencement" March
bartlett Trutscher) was sung by .tht
classes and the exercises came to an end
with the benediction pronounced by
Rev. s. X. Arbutnnot.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-27
CHARGED WITH
EMBEZZLING
Is Samuel Gibson by ]. W. Dodge who
Has Him Arrested in Weston and
Brought to Jail Here-sold Pictures
and Failed to Settle Up.

Samuel S. Gibson was brought to
clarksburg Friday morning from IVES
ton by Constable "A. L. Reese and lodged
in the county Jail to await hearing on
the charge of embezzlement Some time
ago Gibson was in Clarksburg after work
He went to ]. W. Dodge, one of the pro
prietors of the "See Dodge" paint store
on Main street, and made an agreement
with him rgarding the sale of some
pictures. These articles were to be tax
en- out by Gibson and sold on commits
sion. Gibson took the pictures and fail
ed to return, so Mr.. Dodge alleges and
the latter caused the issuance of a way
rant in Magistrate Riley's court on tn,
criminal charge of embezzlement. The
warrant was sent to Weston and Gibson
was arrested there. He viii be given
hearing later by the magistrate.
From the story told the magistrate
Gibson has been living with SHrs. John
Hull. whose husband has been searching
several West Virginia cities fca her and
her children from whom he became sep
arated while they were coming here
from Texas. John Hull arrived in wes-
ton Thursday night and claimed his
children but said he did not want his
wife. .ar.7~ -.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-27
GIBSON BOUND OVER
TO CIRCUIT COURT

Samuel $. Gibson. charged with en-
bezzlement by j. W. Dodge, one of the
proprietors OF the 'sSee Dodge" paint
shop on Main street. was given hear
ing before Magistrate Riley Friday even
ing. At the conclusion OF the hearing
the magistrate bound Gibson over to
circuit court in the sum OF $500 in de-
fault OF which he was committed to
Jail. Dodge alleges Gibson took lot
Of pictures out to sell ON commission<for
him and they never returned. Gibson
was arrested in Weston Thursday nigat
and BROUGHT to this city.