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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-11-04
HOME OF EHcLAED,s QUEEN.
vAAase of Hee Doyaa
Douonue.

No doubt much q the swsst simplic-
lty and tAct which 20 chArActsriss the
Qusen of England were learned In the
delightful home l1s OF he 0ulas palace
from the example Of her parents. When
the prince Of 0iucksburx became king
ne did not change any Of his customs,
according 10 . writer In the ChautAu-
guam. His friends we're admitted ~
freely ~ before and Queen Louise made
The tea herself. A little Anecdote will
show the democratic nature Of King
which prevails between ruler and
subjects. The king mingies with his
people and It 10 his daily custom to walk
out unattended. except by his large Dam
tsh hound One day - he was watkins
through the streets oe Copenhagen hs
met . crowd Of strikers who were dis
cussins something In IN excited man
ney. Recognising the king. they became
Silent a. his approach.
Go on" he said. and stood listening
while they presented their grievances.
They wished an incrsase In wages.
The king assured them that their EN-
ploye1 could not do this without dam
Ags to themselves. The men. while nov
ng . vote Of thanks 10 the king. decided
to continue the strike. The monarch
shortly aherward entered the palace.
nct In the least offended that his advice
hAd not boon adopted.
1T Ii . pity that could not succeed
In stopping the strike" he remarked.
"but. after all. suppose they UNDER
stand their own interests better than I
do."
A woman IN Copenhagen told me an
incident about the family which illus
trates the love and sympathy which has
ever prevailed among thom. A few
years ago. when Queen Alexandra was
still the princess Of Wales. and Alsxan-
der III was living. they we're spending
the month OF September at Fredensborg.
The princess VA often late for break
fast and her husband reproved her for
keeping the csar waiting. ~ he was ol
much higher rank. This reached the
sars of the Russian emperor The next
morning. when - was dressed. instead
u going 70 the dSawing-room. he went
10 the princess door and aAksd n she
we're ready for breakfast.
MOT quite" was the reply.
He returned 70 his own room and pa-
lisnuy waited Till she appeared. whom
be gave her his arm and they entered
the dFawing-r00m together.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-11-04

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarsse'
Candy Cathartic. euro constipation forever.
1Oc. g5c. II c. G. G tail. druggists refund mono
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-11-04


SUNDAY TRAIN TAKEN OFF
Lake Valley Station, January
3is., 1860. Sunday train service
on Lake Valley branch 10 discon
tinued. Train wall run daily
exec. ! Sunday.
J. II. DARE, Aeen.
A. T. q s. F. R'y co.
Time Table in Effect At Lake
Valley, June 1st. 1902.
Train Arrives at Lake Valley ct
1880 a. m. Daparts l1,10 a. m.
Leaves Oscanla At 1O,35 .. m.
Leaves Oscoela At 11.25 q. m.
Leaves Nuttat 1000. a. m. Arrives
Lesevs Mutt at II :55 a. m.
j. r. DARE, Agent
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-11-04

With the object Of obtaining spsci-
meme Of every dialect spoken in the
United States. Prof. Scripture, Of Yale
university. is touring the country in
. special railway carriage fitted with
Photographs apparatus. He will visit
the Indian tribes hrs<. and Aftsrws rd
the poorer white people Of the south
snd torsAsn-born popuiatiou.-N. Y.
Sun.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-11-04
HEALTH Is WE'LL GUARDED.
Substantial pvoWssss IN Sanitation
r being made In These
MeAsvn TtAss.

People hear 30 much about health In
stitutss nowadays that they are apt to
80 . little sksptical - 70 their sficiency
and to regard them largely ~ money
making arrangemsnts. In England al
most Ill matters concerning the public
health are troatsd at institutes. Ike ths
British sanitary institute. for instsnce.
and every public man thinks II his duty
10 pAtronizs II. sAys the Boston Globe.
At . late meeting OF the institutes the
question was raised a. to what had been
accomplished BY thess institutes. and II
was found that since public health bo-
.ams a science at the beginning OF the
Iato queens reign the average life OF .
man has been increased By three years
and that OF woman by 1--WE years.
That tho doctors 90 know something
Il evidenced By The 'rct thrt 30 years
ago typhoid fever lillsd a7i people out
II evory $500 In Great Britain. To-
lay, with an enorp ous.y Increased pop
alation, II Kills bsre 100 per eco 900.
Typhnr. which CO years ago struck
down another 700 per I 900 600. has been
utfTaily btbHlpcu oht W nbHitnt"u. osN-
tis.icians compute that the I,ordon coun-
~ council has saved 10000 lives. mostly
Infants. since Its creation.
In the days Of Good Queen Bess" the
death rate was % per 1000 per anAum,
Deaths from fever have fallen BY S6 per
sent. typhoid by co. scarlet fever by 81
and consumption by l5 per cont. From
1851 70 1865 scarlet fsver killed o51 pep
sons per 1000. 900; It now barely carries
on 100.
The death rate In consumption Il Also
declining. Cl.;ae 1861 So iea.a ~ soA-
sumption claimed 2.516 persons yearly
out Of every 1000. .0O0 living. To-day .
better acquaintance with the laws Of
health has cheated death OF half the har-
vest of iS61-65 from this disease. So that
the various institutes Of medicine and
sanitation Go much good even II no more
than TO induce better modes Of living.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-11-04

TO OUREA GOLD In OKE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All dsuggists refund the mo
ney IL it fails to cnre. Il. w.
Groves signature is on each box.
25c
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-11-04

rhe wine booster and the cigarette
tout are well-known personagss in the
east. but the fellow who sots his cIothse
for nothing BY talking up hts tailor b
. new one. Yet It r. said that nearly
all the fashionable tailors in large east
sSn cities now carry such adjuncts 70
their business. In Philadelphia society
there are lots OF impecunious young men
Of good family and high socir' standing
who arc not avsrse 20 accepting their
clothes gratis. ~ return fofwhich they
lose no opportunity to boom the Ailoe
who thus supplies them.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE
Polite But Imperative Request for
determination Of an Often
sive Parrot.

Here is a sample Of English as she is
wrote" sometimes, in Montreal. The
note, says the New York Times, was sent
by firm Of lawyers. and its purpose is
obvious, although its wording is some
what mixed"
Dear Mister:
IT have the honor to tole you that the
Reverend Messieurs of the Grande Semi
nary have ordained me with instructions
to poursuivre you for the scandelous
nuisance that was cause to the vicinity
by the paroquet which you have On your
residence which make such abominable
fracas.
THE Reverend. Messieurs are inter-
ferred with when they make their devo-
tons and when the band of the Granda
Seminary Of NJ NJ Pupils begin for play
and your dam parroquet was begin for
screech it is dreadful
'tAlso one Of the neighbors Of the
same street with yourself was very mad.
He can't sleep or the afternoon, and
when he go for play the piano your bird
yell and spoil his improyision.
Altogether, you must put away that
bird. Please give me that undertake
ing without delay, otherwise must in
stitute the procedure.
Receive the assurance OF my consid-
Grafton. Your obedient servant,
(Signedl K. Y. T., LII. B.
tMr. T.. NJ N. Per A. B. @"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
WOULD BE LIKELY TO WORK
Engine Driver Had al Effective Plan
for Sudden Stopping Of
Trains.

The talkative traveller had cornered
he driver of the express, and was hold
ing forth on the dangers continually
encountered On the line and the need
Of reforms, relates London Tit-Bits
Now" he was saying, Il have been
engaged for many years on a little idea
Of my own. In the near future I hope
10 be able to stop an express train, trav-
cling at so miles an hour, in it's own
length. Now, what do you think Of
that?''
Not much" was the blunt rejoinder.
but, my dear man." went on the
other, I'm afraid you know very little
about your business to talk like that.
In what distance could you stop this
train on an emergency"
"Oh, | could stop 'er in less an half
her own length; if I liked"
.Nonsensei" calculated the other.
why, the thing is utterly impossible!"
But say it ANTI
We'll, how would you set about it?
demanded the passenger.
You knows the curve Just through
the Junction."
Eyes,
well. if | just closed my eyes on the
signals an went straight through with
out stopping, we should meet the down
express on that eurve-an' / reckon we
should pull up pretty student
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31

attempts will probably he made by
@estern nations to acquire its secret.
The powder is not used as propel-
liant in guns, but as an explosive in
shells. 1t seems to be some variant
of gun-cotton. though 1t differs con-
.aidaFably from gun-cott0n, is superior
TO that compound ia destructiVeness,
ans ID stated to be inferior only to
blasting geIatine in explosive effect.
Ct was first used by the Asama in her
action with the Variag off Chemulpho.
g8an shells charged with it in very
few minutes put oRt Of action every
officer and man on the Nariag's upper
deck The sides of the Russian ship
were full at minute holes, which for
eign observers afteg the battle ina
gined had been made by shrapnel bull
lets. But actually no shrapnel had
been employed. 1t is one of its pecu-
liarities that Shimose powder blows
the steel case of the shell to innumer-
able fragments, each about the size of
e large pea, and these fragments bad
caused the terrible carnage. In some
cases deep punctured wounds were in
ftieted which looked as though they
had been caused by a bullet, but when
The wound was examined there was no
fragment of metal in it. Exactly how
or why these wounds are produced by
Shimose powder is still something of
q mystery.
Shimose powder is used by the jap
anese artillery on land as well as at
sea, but on land it's effects do not seem
sd have been so remarkable, possibly
because it has been fired from guns of
small caIiber, in the projectiIes of
which high explosives rarely give the
most satisfactory results.
The Tguin fuse is the invention Of
Vice Admiral Iguin, second in COM
mand of the general staff OF the Japa-
nese navy, and well known in Eng
land. which country he visited at the
time Of the coronation review, in COM
nand of the Asama. Its merit lies in
its simplicity and certainty of action
The proportion OF shells which fail to
burst with it is exceedingly small.
though this is result most difficult
To obtain. as was seen when our fleet
bombarded Alexandria. On that &C.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
HALF-AcRE GARDEN.
The Profits which Were Realized
from a Small Plot Of
Ground

This year our garden was 6x12 RODS
or little less than half an acre. In it
We raised strawberries, raspberries,
radishes, lettuce, early and late peas.
beets, carrots, cabbage, early potatoes
eucumbers, summeE squash and toma-
toes There have been five adults in the
family all the tins and an additional
one much Of the time. We sold 500 quarts
Of strawberries for! S24.45, canned 16
quarts and had them two meals a day
for four weeks.
We sold only a few punches OF rad
ishes and lettuce. We raised the Early
Triumph potatoes and had six rows Of
six rods long. We sold q few and had
enough to use for two months and two
bushels for seed. We sold small cucun-
bers at 20 cents per gallon, large ones
for slicing at 10 cents per dozen, ripe
ones for so cents per blshel. We sold
40 bushels of tomatoes for S23, receiving
one bushel for early ones, and SO cents
per bushel for the greea and late ripe
ones. We have 20 quarts canned with
five bushels or more yet On the vines in
good condition October Is. Total sales
from garden to that date were $3.50.
We had on hand then five bushels to-
matoes two bushels potatoes, 400 cab
bages, 200 to spare at three cents each,
FIVE bushels beets with three bushels to
sell at so cents each, two bushels car
rots, with one to sell, which will bring
our income from the garden to quite $50.
have given no account of our sweet
corn which was in field near by. What
We sold came to S13.75. We could have
sold twice as many strawberries and /
think double the amount of vegetables.
We sold to private customers in town on
the way to deliver cream.
Next year We shall add parsley. celery,
parsnips, onions and cauiitloWer. We
shall try to have earlier tomatoes and
earlier cabbage. Our gareen proved SO
successful that we have set out one acre
in raspberries and blaekberries and a
larger strawberry bed. Our bed this
year was 3x6 rods and the first year
bearing. Vegetables were in soWs six
rods long and were cultivated with q
horse.-N. E. Chapman, in Farm and
Home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31

corn stalks, little straw and six to eight
inches OF dirt.
A ventilator "a, four feet long and 7x7
inches inside should extend through the
roof near the center, projecting 8inches
below the roof Make square plunger
of one inch boards, the same length as
the ventilator, of dimensions SO that it
will fit snugly inside. Nail board on
the bottom and a larger one over the
top, SO that when placed in the ventlIator
it will not slip through into the cave.
Fill the plunger with saWdust and pad
the top with cloth of some sort, SO that
when placed in the yentilator the hole
will be completely stopped and FROST
proof Hang a good thermometer, b. at
the bottom of the plunger, SO that at
any time by drawing out the plunger
the temperature can be read without
having to open the pit.
After the ground has frozen hard,
throw snow around and over the cave
and cover it with straw or old hay, says
Farm and Home The snow will keep
the cave warm in winter and cold late
in the spring If it is too warm, leave
the ventilator open cold nights. II it
goes below "a degrees hang a lighted
lantern on the plunger and this will
warm up the cave in little while.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31

ground a rate of fire of Il shots a min.
ute has been attainend, but in the
field the number of shots that can b4
fired is not much above four or five
The breeeh is closed by a screw block
The weight Of the gun is 1900 pounds
and that of gun and carriage complete
only $500. 1t is described as admir-
ably adapted for work in mountain
Gus country, where the roads are bad
The mountain gun is reduced copy
of the field gun, firing the same pro-
jectile, but is much lighter, and can be
carried on mule back.
The Arisaka rifle is q modification
small -255-inch-which is .0s
Of an inch less than the I4ee-Enfeld.
BY far the most celebrated Of the
new engines used by the japanese is
the Oda mine. A mine of this type il
was which destroyed the Petropav-
loYsk The Oda mine adjusts itself
automatically to any depth Of water.
and from what descriptions of it have
reached the outside world, appears to
!, be very similar to the mine invented
by Capt. 0ttley OF our navy. and wide
ly used in the British service. It IL
claimed for it that it carries an enor-
nous charge of explosive, SO that if q
ship should touch it, that ship is GER
tain to be destroyed. Large numbers
Of these mines have been laid near
Fort Arthur, and they have accounted
Tor several Russian vessels besides the
petrCpav1osk, which sank in little
over a minute after the explosion oil
the mine. In the case of the Petro-
pavlosk, however, the magazines OF
the ship were detonated by the mine,
Taking a leaf out OF the japanese
book, the Russians employed precisely
similar tactics against Admiral Togo.
though to effect their purpose they
were guilty of grave offense against
the law and custom of nations-laying
mines upon the high seas, in fairWay
used by neutral shipping. On the night
Of May IA, the Russian mining steam
er Amur laid number of mechanical
mines ten miles to the south of Port
Arthur, and next day the Hatsuse.
passing over the mine field, struck two
mines in quick succession. The first
had but insignificant effect; the sec
ond, however. exploded under the
mainmast and detonated the maya
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
RIPENEss OF HONEY.
How One Beekeeper Determines
Whether Honey Is Ready for
the Extractor.

In discussing the ripeness of honey
taken for the extractor, Mr.. Dickinson,
at the Ontario Bee Keepers conyen-
ton, said:
II do not take any more than ordi-
nary pains to have ripe honey. work
On method that seems very simple. /
always take my extracted honey from
the third story, counting the brood
story as one, the next two, and then
take it from the top. I agreed with Mr..
Mcintyre, of California, when I read
his paper, that tWo-thirds or one-half
capped is all that is necessary if that
principle is adopted. But do not ex-
tract honey from bombs that the bees
have had access to to put in the pres
ent days gather, where you can shake
some of it out like water. We do not
want that in the extractor at all. There
is no secret about getting good, ripe
honey. follow that principle. am
not particular about having every cell
capped if work on that principle, but
want every cell capped if l take it
from the second story, because I know
there is no room for the present days
gather"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
PouLrRYGRAPHs.
Lay in supply of cabbage and tur-
nins for winter feed.

Lay in supply of cabbage and tur-
nips for winter feed.
Boiled pumpkins mixed with bran
make a good ration for the hens.
Have you a scratching shed for your
poultry? If not, get busy right away
and fix one up. It will pay you.
Foul quarters, stagnant water and lice
are the cause of nine-tenths of the dis
eases of poultry. Avoid these and you
will have very little need for medicine
in your focks.
= Lay in a supply of clover or alfalfa
hay for feed She coming winter. Second
crop clover is the best. The fowls are
very fond of it when steamed ard it is
a splendid egg food.
Do not winter a lot of worthless or
unpromising fowls or chicks. Weed
them out and sell to the butcher, and
give the better ones a chance to show
you what they can do.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
FOREIGN CELEBRITIES.

Alfred De Rothsehilds, one OF the
famous banking family. has private
circus at his country seat, Halton House,
England. The ring. about 100 yards IN
diameter. is surrounded by trees
Eminent German professors are be-
coming proyerbial for their longevity.
The latest to celebrate his seventeen
birthday is Ewald Herring, of the Ger
man university at Prague. Like Helm
holtz, Brucke, Dubois, Fechner and
others, he has done original work IN
several branches of science, but perhaps
his most important discoveries relate
to the ply siology of memory.
On Lord kitchener's recent tour in
the interior of the Simla hills he re-
ceived an address of welcome from the
rajah of Bashahr, who assured him that
the songs of your excellency.s STAIN
less glory, Of the sincere, impartial and
the honest acts of the late TransvaaI
war (Which are the real ornaments OF
the honorable officers Of your excellen-
ey's position), are cheerfully sung by the
heavenly nymphs in Paradise
William Evans, formerly protector
Of Chinese in the Straits Settlements,
who was induced by the British gov
eminent to go to South Africa to super
intend the arrangements connected with
the importation and the housing of the
Chinese in South Africa, has refused to
remain there. He said he would never
consent to be slave driver, and that
the conditions under which the Chinese
worked in South Africa were inde-
seribable.
The late Sir William Vernon Har-
court, though an ardent fighter. was
one Of the most forgiving and kind
hearted men. On one occasion, years
ago, T. P. O'Connor asked him In the
house Of commons regarding the size of
cells in convict prisons. Sir William
gave the desired information with such
e1actness as to suggest a laugh in the
house, but cheers followed when the
head Of the home Office quietly ex-
planned that he had considered it his
duty to visit several such cells, SO as TO
know by personal knowledge how the
unfortunate beings who were con-
demned to dwell there were accustomed
to fare
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31

the tufts is that favored by the great
majority of market poultry men. They
are constant layers, especially in cold
weather. The plumage Of the fowls
is radically different from any other.
It resembles wool or fine hair as much
as anything. An advantage derived
directly from this difference in plu-
mage is the inability Of the fowls to
fly. The web of the wing feathers be-
ing incomplete and merely a fringe,
as is also the case with the tail feath-
ers, they will not support the bird in
the air for even a short fight, and a
three-foot fence will confne them.
Roosts and nests have to be placed
near the floor on this account, or
steps provided. The legs of the tufts
are clean and Of rich yellow hue.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
The Clean Stall

It is a useless piece of advice per-
haps to say keep the horse stall
clean" Yet we have seen horse stalls
that were always dirty. Moreover We
have seen white and gray horses kept
in such stalls. When they came out
Of them in the morning it was a good
task to get the dirt and stain off them.
They were unsightly in spite of all
the washing that could be done. A
good many farmers are too much
afraid of wasting bedding. Sometimes,
too, they shake out and save not only
the dry straw, but also much Of the
wet straw. The horse is not dirty
animal and there is little use in let
ting him get dirty. If the stall is kept
clean work will be saVed.-Farmers'
World
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-12-31
NOTES HERE AND TIER Il.

It takes mail at least seven days 70
go from Chicago to London.
San Francisco is thinking Of having
worlds fair on the completion OF the
Panama canal
The skeletons of four men who mys-
tersously disappeared there, between
two days, 20 years ago, have been dls-
covered IN an old water hole near
Quartrite, Ariz. They were on tneir
way to California and no doubt were
murdered for their money.
Eastern capitalists have bought
three of the heaviest tinbered canyons
in the Rockies near Colorado Springs,
Col. with the purpose Of making a
great game preserve. More than 3ol
head Of elk have already been pRf-
chased. It is reported that the prinel-
pal stock will be elk, deer and ante
lope.
A curious effect or the war in the
far east is the migration of sharks to
European waters. The submarine ex-
plosions are supposed TO have fright
ened the creatures, which have passed
through the Suez canal, and have been
making havoc among the fishes Of the
Adriatic. Invasion of the Black sea
even has been feared.
The forestry department Of the Unis-
ed States government has three expert
men IN the field at Colorado Springs.
Col Close to the city they have es-
tablished nurseries and they have col
lected and planted the seeds which
with growth will replace the fallen ana
burned timber On Pixies Peak and the
adjacent range of the Rockies. The
work may cover q period Of 20 years,
and it is estimated the expenditure
will approximate s2.5oo,00o.
Mexico is credited with being at the
head of the Latin-American countries
In the. matter of letters. Besides pos
sessing the Oldest organs OF Spanish
American Journalism, it is said to have
In active existence the first library
established IN America, which is now
at least 800 years old. In Chill, Ar
gentina and Peru there are papers that
have been published for so years and
more One is the Ell Concrete. OF
Lima. which has had a career Of GO
years of uninterrupted daily issue.