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The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09
MAGDALENA MINUTES
An Esteemed Correspondent Writes
of Doings in the Stirring
Mountain Town.

Mr.. Bartlett continually makes
improvement on his many prop
critics here.
Don Jose Ygnacio Aragon,
stock king from Mangas, passed
through here on Friday, going
to Socorro on court matters.
That recent freshet on the
Frisco nearly drowned many peo-
pie out of house AMI home. Who
says we are an arid country?
The school here will celebrate
the coming holidays appropriate
ly, with proper entertainments,
for which children are daily re-
hearsing.
Mr.. Pancho Landavazo, one of
the wealthiest stockmen here,
will soon become benedict. He
is about to steal a march on his
younger brother.
The Punch Lode Mining Claim
is about to be patented to Don
JNoHo A@dihaN oNOf olONh man VI
this town. 1t is about 18 miles
northerly from here.
Don Porfirio Sanchez, an in
fiuential merchant here, is sink
ing a deep water we'll at his resi-
dence, which will solve the prob
lem of the undertlow which sure
ly is here.
That proposed extension of the
Gila Forest Reserve, south and
east of its present limits, does
not meet the approval of stock
men round about here. The ex-
tension is poor apology of a
forest.
Hon. Benjamin Sanchez, late
assessor of our county, halls now
from Mangas, where he is book
keeper and general manager of
the extensive mercantile firm OF
Baca & Pine. Benjamin will
make his mark in this world OF
ours wherever he goes.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09
DELEGATE ANDREWS ACTIVE
New Mexico's Representative Intro
duces a Joint Statehood Bill
Very Early.

Delegate Andrews is still maxi
ing good his reputation for being
a man who docs things" AL
most Immediately after the con-
vening of congress he took the
wind out OF the sails of certain
joint statehood advocates by in
Producing a joint statehood bill.
Says a special dispatch from
Washington to the Albuquerque
Citizen: The republican leader
predicts that the measure will be
in the form OF an omnibus bill,
practically as reported from the
last senate, but with some
amendments. Andrews has pre-
pared the Pajarito Cliff Dwellers
public park bill. Delegate An
drews has secured as his seat on
the floor the third desk from the
front on the speakers left, which
is desirable position.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER
Such a Plant Will Soon Be Estab-
lished in socorro, No Cues
tion About It.

There have been some una
voidable delays in arranging the
preliminaries for the proposed
electric light plant for Socorro,
but the plant will be installed in
the near future without question.
A contract has already been let
for the poles, and other material
will soon be ordered. General
Manager Frank Owen and Engi-
neer G. A. Collins were in town
few days ago for the purpose
of looking over the grounds and
collecting data on which to base
estimates. This work was thor
oughly done and the company al
ready organized is now doubtless
in possession of all the necessary
information upon which to pro-
ceed.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09
socoRRo DRUG AND SUPPLY co.

District Attorney Elfego Baca
had business in Albuquerque Sat-
urday but returned to Socorro in
time to be on duty at the opening
of court Monday morning.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09

Mrs. c. Sickles is visiting her
daughter Mrs. w. l.. Van Dusen
of San Antonio, Texas, and will
not return home until about the
first of January.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09
Episcopal Services.

Rev. Joseph II. Darling will
conduct services at Epiphany
church tomorrow morning and
evening at the usual hours.
Everybody is invited to attend.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09

Max b. Fitch made a business
trip to Albuquerque yesterday.
Mr.. Fitch continues the work of
putting his plant near Engle into
tirst-class condition for mining
operations.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09

Hon. +. V. Chavez of Albu-
querque had professional busi-
ness in Judge Parker's court
Tuesday. Mr.. Chavez has many
friends of long standing in So
corro who are always glad 10
welcome him.
The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-12-09

J.. w. Medley, one of the best
know stockmen of Socorro coun-
ty. has been in the city this
week on jury duty.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-07

Mr. Hansen brought up tie matter oi
the wre,aAed condition Of the Eighteen,
IN strrct sewer, but no action was tax
en- further than 10 direct the City I'm,
gineer to examine its condition and es
innate the cost Of its repair, and that
the City Attorney prepare and present
resolution in this relatin at the next
regular session Of the Council.
Some informal talk was then mdulg.
ed, apropos OF the expiration Of the
present public lighting contract in April
next which evoked the information that
the Whipple Clinton franchise was be.
'ng lived up 10 on ils primary require.
nlents of payment and work.
Hansen also brought up Tor considem
tion. the bad condition Of Pope street
from Fifth Ia Seventh, hasiug his re.
marks upon the communication from,
the County Court 10 the City Council
ON the same score and after some desul.
tory skirmishing, the matter was refer,
red to the Committee on STREETS and
Public Property with instructions to as.
cerain and report the best basis upon
which to meet the County Court in al.
justing and sharing the cost Of improv.
ing the street named.
After some dubious and fruitless dis
cussion as 10 the impasable condition
of Fifto nth street. near the reservoir,
a deferred ordinance, providing for the
acceptance of the bid Of W. A. Goodin
for the improvement Of Harrison ave.
niue, from Thirtith TO Thirty third
street, was introduced, rad first and
second times, and under suspension Of
the rules. was read third time and
passed.
Tbs Council then adjourned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-07
FOR COAST DEFENSE


| AN'h'"h'u iiuHl luEt i.l
paration for plans for fertilization.
5000; supplies for scacoast dcfense-
$4,000; sea walls and embankmentr
S2l5,0O0i sea walls, deienses of Calves
ton, Texas, sl,l33,s53; casemates, gal
leries, etc, for submarine mines, $40,
700; preservation and repair OF torped,
structures $4,000.
/ "Defenses Of insular possessions: Sea
coast batteries, Manila, +. l., 1900, 600;
seacoast batteries Subig Bay, p. l., $5,.
100000; lIarbor Hawaii, s52O,OOO; pro.
enrement Of land for sites for defenses
OF the Hawaiian islands, 500, 600"
An estimate Of $4,000 Is made for
improvements in the Yellowstone Ma.
tional Park. Expenditures on rivers and
harbors improvements In the United
States mach s22 2,32s,62a This does not
include $2,265,073 under the Mississippi
river Commission. No estimates are
made this year for river and harbor i'm.
proyements save those provided for un.
der continuing contracts. This amounts
to sl7,456,S0l, TO which Is added $4,000
to be expended under the California
Debris Commission and also an estimate
Of $2,000O0O for the Mississippi River
Commission. Among the estimates for
contracts are the following.
San Pedro harbor, Cal, 100000;
mouth of Columbia river, $4,000
Honolulu harbor, Hawaii, 100000;
Wilmington harbor, Cal, 100000; Oak.
and 'harbor, Cal, s2jO.O00; San Pedro |
Bay, Cal, $sl, 900; Columbia river, at |
The Dalles, Ore, s25O.OO0; Columbia
liver, between Vancouver and the vii.
'mette river, Ore, $4,000; Columbia
liver and lower Willamette river, below
PORTLAND, sl25,OO0.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-07

: The City Fathers met in initial cor
vention for the month of November. las
pight NJ 1:so o'clock. Mayor J. "
Suprenant swayed the gavel and judy
Anderson presented and kept tn
records. The following named Council
men were in the semi.circle: Messrs.
| A. Lienenweber, l.. o. Belland., J. II
Hansen, p. L. Strangeland, G. W. Nor
ton, j. j. Robinson, o. I. Peterson. /
Iebeck and Geo. Kaboth; and the fol
lowing officers of the city department
we're in evidence. City Attorney A. NJ
Smith, City Surveyor A. s. Tee, Stree,
Superintendent ]. F. Kharney. peti
tions for retail liquor licenses were pre-
sented from Curtis & Bertelsen, C. II
NJ. Greenwall, Henry Jones and William
Bach. They were read and referred to
the committee on Health and Police.
Communications were presented and
duly referred, as coming from the fol.
lowing persons upon the several mat.
ters indicated. From r. C. Durham in
relation to introduction hes Of the
Burroughs Adding and Listing machines,
From S. c. Welch, praying to be plac,
ed upon the installment list in the mat.
ter of paying his assessment for the i'm.
provement of Exchange street from
Twenty first to Twenty.third streets.
From C. W. Fulton in relation to the
bad condition of drain extending across
Bleck mo. ss, McClure's addition TO As
toria, asking for its rehabilitation ami
proper connection. From County Clerk
j. c. Clinton, announcing the sum OF
city taxable values for 1905, as taken
from the rolls of the county, just com.
pletea, stating the amount to be 1929.
S0s. From City Physician r. j. Pix.
ington, reporting that he had qusfan.
tined three cases of diphtheria at No. |
1910 Grand avenue, and a like number
,f measels at No. 1903 Duane street,
md that both malsdies were Of foreign
ontagion. From d. II. Welch, remon.
trating against proposed improvement
4 Exchange street between Nineteenth
nd Twenty-frst streets. From John.
on Bros, Fisher Bros, & Co., Ross, Hig.
'ins & Co., and Carlson Bros, jointly,
raging for permission to repair and re.
model landing slip at the corner OF
'welfth and Bond streets.
ThS following bids were presented
nd read: From L. Hagmann, material
nd labor for improvement Of Harrison
venue from Thirtieth street TO a
oint ten feet west OF the centre line
Thiry.third street, in the sum of
,65: from w. A. Goodwin in the same /.
,lation at 1925; from J. A. Fastaband, /;
'me in sum of $1,000: from Dill &
oung, same, $llO0. n
Report of Auditor and Police Judge n
Iof Anderson, for the month Of Octo- r
II, showing receipts and treasury
,uchers, for the sum of $1,000, from n
les and forfetions, at $500; from a
Iilding permits at $500, and from burr. a
permits at 500 was read and duly
ferred. q,
The following bills reported back "a
om the several committr.s were read h
d ordered paid m
nuulOel 's...'.'.......'a a..S 0.Zl IA
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-07
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED.
The Constant wesring Of Hat Prone.
gates Dandrun Germs,

There are many men who wear their
hats practically all the time when awake.
and are blessed with heavy shock OF
hair; yet II the scaips Of these same men
once became infested with dandruff
germs. the parasites would multiply all
the quicker for lack Of afr. Badness
would ensue as the final result New
bros Herpicide kills these germs and
stimulates unhealthy hair to abundant
growth. Herpicide II pleasant hair
dressing as well as dandrnff cure and
contains not an atom Of Injurious sub
stance. Sold by leading druggists. Send
10c. in stamps for sample to The Hsrpi-
eide Co.. Detroit MseA
Eagle Drug Store, s5l.36s Bond St.
Owl Drug Store, $40 Com. St., 7. +.
Lsurin. Prop. Especial Agent
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-07

There's no beauty in all the land
That can with her face compare,
Her lips are nd, her eyes are bright,
She takes Rocky Mountain Tea at
night. Sold by Frank Hart, drug.
gist
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-07
COUNCIL Convened
Big Grist Of Routine Business
Promptly Handled.
STREET MATTERS MOSTLY

Ordinances, Resolutions, and Claims
Against the City, Take up Greater
Part of the Tme-0fficial Reports and
Lesser Things Dealt With.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
so fT..
BASEMENT OF VEGETABLE CELLAR.

BASEMENT OF VEGETABLE CELLAR.
ner of the wall. keep this pipe closed
tight with q plug, but in case 1 should
ever need 1t for drainage l would need
only to remove the plug.
The wall is made Of large field rocks,
three feet thick at the bottom and
about fifteen inches at the top. The
stones are laid in lime and cement,
both sides smooth and tight from the
bottom up. The wall is thirty feet
square, seven feet deep at the rear and
eight feet at the front, the bottom Of
the cellar slanting one foot In thirty.
In the front end Of the wall left
doorway five feet wide. For stills In
the building | took three pieces by s
inches by 80 feet and three more by
8 by 40 feet The long stills extended
beyond the wall ten feet on the front
end, so that my wall is 30 by 30 feet,
but the building is 30 by 40 feet. Civ
ing me sorting room on the front end
10 by 30 feet.
The floor timbers are by 8 inches,
laid on top Of the stills crosswise Of the
building and sixteen inches apart.
These floor timbers extend sixteen
inches over each side Of the stills and
form the caves. A three inch plank
is spiked on top of the floor timbers on
each side of the building, and on top
Of this plank the rafters are placed
The floor is made of a course Of one
inch boards laid tight, and on top Of
this is one thickness Of heavy tarred
building paper, over which is laid
tight floor OF two inch plank. In this
floor are six scuttles, three on each
side, that open into the bins below.
For ventilation took matched
boards and ceiled over a pair Of raft
ers on each side of the roof near the
center Of the building On top OF the
roof and between these two rafters l
placed common ventilator, and at the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
Some chrirtmas Thought..

Lift up your eyes to the great mean
ing of the day and dare to think OF
your humanity as something so divine
ly precious that it is worthy of being
made an offering to. God. Count it as
a privilege to make that offering as
complete as possible, keeping nothing
back, and then go out to the pleasures
and duties of your life, having been
truly born anew into his divinity as
he was born into our humanity on
Christmas day.-Phillips Brooks.
May the spirit Of the sweet Christ
mas Child possess me; may the Star of
Bethlehem shine above my dwelling
place.-Thomas Kempis.
The season of regenerated feeling
the season for kindling not merely the
fire of hospitality in the hall, but the
genial flames of charity in the heart
Washington Irving
We make a great deal Of peace with
heaven; Christ made much of peace on
earth.--Henry DrummOnd.
1t is good to be children sometimes,
and never better than at Christmas,
when its mighty Founder was child
himself.-Charles Dickens.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
A yersatiIe Par,s, Clerk.

The ancient parish clerk IN England
had many functions. Letters were not
so common in those days as today, and
the clerk was the learned man Of the
community. One Of his functions was
writing epitaphs, but this was not the
sum Of his accomplishments, as may
be seen from the advertisement Of John
Hopkins, clerk Of Salisbury in the
eighteenth century:
John Hopkins. parish clerk and under
taker. sells epitaphs Of all sorts and
prices Shaves neat and plays the bas-
soon. Teeth drawn, and the Salisbury
Journal read gratis every Sunday morn
ing at S. a school for psalmody every
Thursday esening when my son, born
blind. Win play on the fiddle. Specimen
epitaph on my wife:
MY wife ten years not much to my ease,
But now size is dead in caelo quies.
Great variety TO be seen within. Your
humble servant, JOHN HOPKINS.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
SuIIy's COurtship.

While on q secret mission to Paris
in 1888 Rosny had fallen in love with
the daughter of the president, st. Mes
min. The young lady was handsome
and kind, but While paying her his adj
dresses he heard Of Mile. de Courte-
lay, who was reported to be beautiful,
well born and wealthy besides. Pru-
dence suggested that he should make
1er the Baroness de Rosny, but he was
airedLy i.4if Com-..ttyd to the other.
While he was bordering the subject
ne arrived one day at an inn in Nogent
and found, to his dismay, that by an
unlucky chance both ladies were lodged
In it, Mile de st. Mesmin in the left
wing and Mile. de Courtenay in the
right. Both were ready to marry him,
and he was ready to marry one of
them, but could not decide which. 1t
was very awkward position for the
wavering lover. and at first he thought
Of saving himself by instant flight.
While he hesitated Mile de st. Mes
MINIS younger sister saw him and eX-
pressed her surprise that he had been
half an hour in the house without WIS.,
iting them. The decisive moment had
evidently come "rurn to the right"
whispered the friend who was with
him. He did so. and Anne de Courte-
nay became his wife.-H. c. Mcdowell
In Macmillan's Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
He stouned the couehinr.

One SurGay morning clergyman
was greatly annoyed by the unusual
amount of coughing among his congre-
CATION. He had not strong voice and
could only be distinctly heard when the
people were still and attentive. AS the
coughing went on, and even grew
worse, he suddenly stopped right in the
middle of the sermon. All eyes were
Instantly turned to the pulpit, every
cough was hushed and there was per-
feet silence.
"Aly friends said the minister, with
a smile, ut seems you stop when 1
stop"
This gentle rebuke had the desired
effect The people found that their
coughing could be kept down when
they liked to a great extent, and the
minister proceeded with his sermon
under Tar mere favorable seAaltieaA
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
The First Christina. Observance.

Christmas gets its name from the
mass celebrated in the early days Of
the Christian church in honor of the
birth of Christ, its first solemnization
having been ordered by Pope Teles-
ph0rus. This was in or before the
year 1873, for in that year Pope Teles
phorus died. At first Christmas was
what is known as q movable feast, just
as Easter is now, and, owing to mis-
understandings, was celebrated as late
as April or May. In the fourth century
an ecclesiastical investigation was or
dered, and, upon the authority Of the
tables of the cenSors in the Roman ar
chiEes. Dec. 20 was agreed upon as the
date of the Saviour's Nativity. Tradi-
ton fixed the hour of birth at about
midnight. and this led to the celebra-
ton Of 50 night mass in all the
churches. ~ at dawn and third
In the Lac D. )rn rg.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13

The Latest Production of the Clever
German ToymnlSers.

The Latest PrOdu,. Con of the Clever
German ToymaISers.
One of the most striking of the new
Christmas toys takes the shape Of a
real talking doll. In the past dolly's
vocabulary has been limited to such
phrases as "Da-da" or Mama" sounds
produced by a reed and pair Of
bellows. All that is to be changed, and
dolly will be able to say quite a num-
Der of nice things and carry on little
conversations of a hundred words or
more and, if necessary, sing the very
latest song.
The idea comes from Germany and
is really an adaptation Of the principle
upon which the gramophone is based.
Briefly it is this: Secreted somewhere
in the dolls interior will be tiny disk
machine, which will carry record
about two inches in diameter. When
the doll has been made presentable and
feels equal to taking part in the con-
versation her little nurse will simply
have to place disk in crevice some
where in dolly's back, an operation as
simple as putting a penny in a slot,
and the doll will do the rest Two
dolls, with suitable records, may easily
be made to carry on quite intelligent
conversations.-Londo Daily News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
Storing Seed Potatoe..

We store our potatoes for seed in g
cool cellar, built with hollow walls, 81
that 1t will stand two weeks at 10 de
grees below zero without making us fee
uneasy about their freezing. II the
weather continues that cold too long,
we cover with blankets. A potato does
not have to freeze to spoil 1t for seed
If kept too near the freezing point too
long the vitality will be so weakened
that 1t will fail to grow, and IL 1t grows
ut all the stalk will be weak and puny
End never amount to anything. We
Itore In crates for the convenience of
looking after them. In the spring,
when In danger of sproutlng, we jostle
them around In a box with a slat bot
tom that holds a bushel and empty
them back into the crate. This is done
as often as necessary to keep the
sprouts back. We can run 100 bushels
through this sprouting process in a
half day, says Michigan correspond
snt of Orange Judd Farmer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-13
SEEDED RIBBON CANE.
Mads ~ Good Strip az Sorghum and
More of II.

Made as Good Strip az Sorghum and
More of II.
/ planted one acre of seeded ribbon
cane just to try 1t. | got about four
ffths OF a stand. | planted the first
part Of April thirty days late on ac-
count Of the weather The wet wealth
err was the cause of my not getting a
good stand. Like all sorghum, 1t was
rather weak at first, but as soon as 1t
got a start 1t grew rapidly. 1t is
very strong feeding plant, something
like the nonseeding ribbon cane.
worked 1t moderately well; had 1t in
three and one-half foot rows on rich
sandy land that would, during fair
season. make fifty bushels Of corn per
acre | began making 1t up Aug. Is. /
soon discovered that It was harder to
extract the juice from it than from
pure ribbon Sugar cane. 1t was ne
harder to extract the Juice from the
seeded ribbon cane than from sorghum.
1t turned out well at the pan, making
a beautiful colored strip with good
body, though it contained acid, which
/ did not like, as I was accustomed to
good pure ribbon cane strip. As soon
as had eaten 1t few days liked 1t.
sirup Making.
OFF that acre with only four-hfths
Of stand l made and sold 219 gallons,
used it while l was making and kept
seven gallons for my own use. got
heads which | consider equal to TWEEN
ty-fye bushels of corn. sold the strip
at 35 cents per gallon as fast as
could make it. All who have noticed
writing about seeded ribbon cane except
one say that their cane was crooked
necked. Mine was crooked necked, too,
and was very tall, too, about ten feet,
with larger stalks than sorghum.
Three weeks after l had cut mine ii
had sprOuted and was four to five feet
high. l am satisfied that 1 could have
got another cutting. turned my
stock on it, as did not want to be |
bothered with 1t, as 1t would have come
of with my nonseeding ribbon cane.
Advantage of Early Seeding.
1 consider it good cane to plant for
making sirup, making as good or bet
ter grade Of strip than sorghum and
good deal more, concludes Farm and
Ranch correspondent. expect to
plant as much this coming spring as l
can make up and will plant as early as
the season will permit so l can take
off the second crop If possible. Seeded
ribbon cane will make from 20 to SO
per cent more strip per acre than
sorghum.