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duced and more people are raising their
own supplies. Everybody admits that the
system is bad; that the one-crop rule has
been the curse of the south, and that its
effect upon the negro farmers has been de-
moralizing. The improvidence for which
the negro race is condemned SO generally
whites. 1t is scarcely fair to blame a
negro planter for doing what white plant
ers have done for generations. 1t has been
demonstrated over and over again that
good pork can be frequently raised in the
south for 2 cents. and under all circum-
stances for cents a pound; that the soil
will produce prodigious crops of corn and
grain and vegetables, and that four crops
of alfalfa can be cut from the same field
season after season. And yet. with their
labor lying idle half of the time, a great
majority of planters buy from the north
their bacon, hay, corn meal, vegetables and
sumed by themselves and their hands.
Hence, the present situation might be
greatly relieved and the reduction in the
price of cotton could be endured without
suffering II that waste were prevented.
Mortgaging the Crops.
Another curse equally demoralizing, Is
the general and habitual method of mort
gaging crops: the ancient plan of living
ahead of their incomes. which has been.
practiced by white planters throughout the
south for generations. and has been ac-
quired by imitation by their negro ten
ants. 1t is the habit of great majority
of the southern planters, black and white.
to spend their money before they get it. by
mortgaging prospective crops to secure adj
vances made them by commission men to
pay for their supplies and other expenses.
This practice extends to the white and
negro tenantry of the large plantations
throughout the south. When a man rents
a tract of cotton land on shares (as 35 per
cent of the land is cultivated) he expects
his landlord to furnish him animals, Inn
plements seed food. clothing and every
thing else that he or his family shall re-
quire. and charge whatever is given him
when 1t shall be harvested and sold. The
landlord, therefore, makes double profit
from the tenant. The tenant never gets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-30
COTTON MEN COMBINE
Efforts to Gut Down the
Yearly Production.
A WASTE OF CAPITAL
EFFECT OF THE ERECTION OF
MILLS.
How the Consumption of the Product
Can Be Increased-Raising Of
More Corn Urged.

BY VIM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star and
the Chicago Record Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-30

all of the old court papers was temporarily
suspended, pending action by the commits
sioners, who have the matter under adj
visement.
A meeting of the citizens to discuss the
most feasible method of permanently i'm
proving the streets of Hyattsville has been
called for this evening in Masonic Hall.
The meeting was called by order of the
mayor and common council. the town au-
thorities desiring to have a full expression
of the wishes of the people before taking
action in the premises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-30

value of his cotton before he picks it, and
thus he goes on from year to year, gain
ing nothing and getting nothing but liv-
ing for his labor.
1t is useless to discuss this subject in the
south. Nearly everybody is willing to ad-
NIT that the practice is vicious, democrat
fzing and ruinous: but it is fastened upon
with il.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Masquerade Dance at Lodge Pole.

The masquerade given Thursday
night under the auspices of the Royal
NeighborS was u success in every re-
spect, and many of those present say
it was the best dance they ever attend
ed. The total receipts were about
5000. The costumes were of every
description, and while most of them
were OF home Manufacture and not ex-
pensive. the general effect was all that
could be desired. Some twenty from
Julesburg, as many from Chappell,
and Others from all the neighborins
towns swelled the crowd to the nun.
ber of nearly two hundred.
The turkey supper given by Sheriff
elect McDaniels was served in the
same building and contributed not a
little to the enjoyment of the evening.
1t was industrtously patronized and
the we'll filled tables were crowded
from ten O'Clock until after midnight.
Mac and his corps of assistants had
their hands full but were equal to the
occasion. Lodge Pole Express.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Campbell Method Not New.

The so-called dry farming attracting
so much attention in the west at the
present time by the experiments ear
ried on in the different states is moth
ing new so far as soil or crops are
concerned, but is just the manner OF
cultivation. In these semi-arid re-
gions only small amount of moist
ure falls and this must be stored up
to make it serve the greatest possible
need. The storehouse for this moist
ure is the soil, which is made a sort
of reservoir and by deep and thor
ough cultivation it is kept there until
pumped out by the plants. The whole
process is very simple yet some of the
states of the west are appropriating a
vast amount of money to show the
farmers how it can be done. The soil
should be plowed very deeply, from
eight to twelve inches, making loose
bed for storing the moisture. This
plowing should be done in the fall so
as to catch and store the rain that
comes during the winter months. 1t
should not be narrowed in the fall,
but left as rough as possible, for the
snow drifts into all the cracks and
crevices and when it melts adds its
moisture to the soil. Winds also
have less effect on it. In the spring
the surface is stirred up and the seed
put in with drills. 1t is estimated
that the expense of crop by the dry
farming method is from $50 to $4.OO
an acre and from twenty to forty
bushels of wheat have been raised by
this method here in Colorado this
year.-Field and Farm.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Marshal Twomey Catches a Thief.

Last Saturday night about 7.3C
O'Clock Marshal ]. r. Twomey arrest.
ed Thomas Chavez, u Mexican, upon
the charge of stealing gold watch
from the store of Vaughan g. Labaree.
Upon searching hi. prisoner the
marshal found, in addition to the
watch, seven watch charms which had
been stolen at the time the watch was
taken. Later in the evening P. Peter
sen discovered that fur overcoat had
been taken from his place of business,
ann l.. N. Adamson reported the loss
of three pairs of pants and pair of
gloves.
The theft of all of these articles was
traced to Chavez and the articles were
all recovered by Marshal Twomey.
the pants and gloves being still in the
possession of the Mexican. and the
overcoat having been sold short
time before his arrest to Sid Hunt
ley.
1t would seem that Chavez was at
tempting to secure stock of general
merchandise at small cost, possibly
with the idea of opening store on
his own account. He would probably
have gotten out of town with most of
his stealings had not B. A. Vaughan
discovered the loss of the watch short
ly after Chavez had left his store and
at once started the marshal out to
find him.
AS the value of the articles stolen
at either of the three business houses
amounted to less than $40. 90, the only
charge that could be filed against
Chenez was that of petit larceny.
Three informations charging this
crime were therefore fled against him
in the county court Tuesday morning
by District Attorney Pound.
Chavez made no defense and Judge
Miller assessed the maximum penalty
sixty days in the county jail-in one
one of the three indictments, holding
up sentence upon the other two indict-
ments until the penalty for the first
had been executed. The court inform
ed Chavez that no effort would be
made to impose an additional SEN
tence upon him provided he remained
outside the courts jurisdiction.
Owing to the poor facilities for
keeping criminals in this county,
Sheriff Morgan took the Mexican to
the Logan county jail Tuesday after
noon.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Notice to Teachers.

All teuchers interested in the Read
ing Circle work are requested to meet
in the Office of the county superin-
tendent on Saturday, December 10TH
at p. IN.
Please como prepared to discuss the
first three chapters of the louisiana
Purchase: also School Room D.cora-
ton and Sanitation.
1 wish in this public manner to
thank the teachers who so kindly as
sisted me in the association. last Sat
urday, and by their presence and help
made of it success, and | want you
to know that if any favors are shown
from the Office they shall certainly be
to the teacher who shows enough pro.
fessional interest to mix and mingle
professionally and socially with teach
ers when the opportunity comes.
ALICE c. BOWER,
County Sup't.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
No New Train Yet.

Again the date for the inauguration
of the new Los Angeles Flyer on the
Union Pacific has been deferred.
Some time ago it was announced that
the train would be put into service
November 26, but now it is stated that
it will not be put on before the middle
of December or later. Officials of the
company state that the Union Pacific
is just as anxious to put the train on
as the people are to have it, but at
the present time it is impossible to do
so for two very good reasons. The
first is that the company has not the
motive power to move the trains. To
put on such train between Omaha
and Ogden alone, would require a
dozen of the largest and best engines
and all of these which the company
owns now are in use, as in fact are all
of the roads locomotives, and still it
is impossible to handle the traffic with
desired facility.
The second difficulty is the matter
OF equipment, and this is even more
serious than the motive power
proposition, for, it was stated that
the cars would be moved in some man.
ner if they were on hand, but there are
no cars. The equipment of this train
is to be the most modern and elabor.
ate that can be secured, and to turn il
out requires great deal of time.
Both the locomotives and cars are in
course of construction and the work
is being rushed on them, but until
they are turued out of the shop it will
be impossible to put on a new train.
North Platte Telegraph.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Good Crops of Durum Wheat.

There seems to be some difficulty in
gettieg a market for durum wheat, as
there are only few mills prepared to
grind it, but the farmers should not
abandon raising it as it yields better
than other varieties of wheats, and is
rust proof and comparatively free
from smut. Again. it is successful v
raised in climate similar to ours and
having even lighter rainfall. The
yields reported so far are as follows:
Bert Cross. IL bushels per acre: Will
liam Taylor. 2ls bushels per acre:
James Brunker lsl bushels per acre.
The ground in each case has been
measured and the amount has not
been exaggerated in the st.-Akron
Pioneer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
FllRIOl,S FIGHTING

For seven years." writes George
w. Hoffman. of Harper, Washington,
Il had ,bitter battle, with chronic
stomach and liver trouble, but at last
l won, and cured my diseases, by the
use of Electric 8itters. l unhesitat-
ingly recommend them to all, and
don't intend in the future to be with
out them in the house. They are GER
tainly wonderful medicine, to have
cured such a bad case as mine" Sold
under guarantee to to do the same
for you, by the Julesburg Drug com.
pany at 90 cents a bottle. Try them
today.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Stationery Proposals,

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board OF
County Commissioners of Sedgwick
County, Colorado, until Saturday,
December Both. 1905, at 10 O'Clock a.
IN. for the purpose of furnishing the
county with books. blanks and sta
tionery, and county supplies for the
year 1906.
Commissioners.
NORAH B. REDFORD,
County Clerk,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Notice for Bids for Publication of
Delinquent Tax List,

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board of
County Commissioners of Sedgwick
County, Colorado. until Saturday,
December Both, 1905, at 10 o'clock a.
III. for the publication of the dclin-
quent tax list for the year 1905.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
NORAH b. REDrORD.
County Clerk
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08

A rumor is current that the Union
Pacific and Burlington have compro-
missed their North river squab-
BILE by the Burlington keeping out
east of Bridgeport and the Union Pa
citic going no farther west than North
port. This will be quite blow to
Bridgeport as much of their eastern
trade will be cut off and Union Pa
cific terminal town at Northport would
attract much of the trade on the north
side OF the river.-Sidney Telegraph.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro.
truding Piles. Druggists refund mon
ey il PAzo OINTMENT fails to cure any
case. no matter Of how long standing,
in to "A days. First application gives
ease and rest. 80 cents. II your drug.
gi>t hasn't it send 80 cents in stamps
and it will be forwarded postpaid by
Paris Medicine CO., St. louis, Mo.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
DR.. X. c. Saparo.

The Denver, eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, will again be in Julesburg
at the Brown hotel-2 days Monday
and Tuesday, December 1s and 10,
1905. Consultation and examination
for glasses free.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
FEARFUL. FATE

1t is fearful fate to have to endure
the terrible torture of piles. Il can
truthfully say" writes Harry COlson.
of Masonville, Iowa, that for blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding
piles, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the
best cure made" Also best for cuts,
burns and injuries. % cents at the
Julesburg Drug cOmpany'S store.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Now is Your Opportunity.

If you are nervous, or have head
aches, have your eyes examined by
DR.. Sapero, the well known eye, ear,
nose and throat specialist of Denver,
at the Brown hotel, Julesburg, two
days-December ls and 10, 1905. Con-
sultation and examination free.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
WA1ROuS NURSERY COMPANY
CAPITAL CITY NCRStRY


We grow and propagate all of our
own nursery stock, therefore we guar
antee everything that is shipped by
this company to be fresh. live, stock
and trees in name. We furnish printed
instructions with each order as to how
to prepare the soil before setting and
how to set, trim, mulch and cultivate
trees, and use less water, grow more
trees and finer fruits in Eastern Color
ado and Western Nebraska. No doubt
you contemplate setting out the com
ing spring a few ornamental, shade
and fruit trees. small fruits, vines,
shrubs, roses, and plants to beautify
your homes. If SO hold your order
for Mr.. Scott, my general agent, who
will call upon you in due season and
take your order for nothing but No.
reliable stock as heretofore.
G. l.. WATROUs, Prop.
Des Moines, Iowa.
J. H. SCOTT. General Agent
p. o. Box IL. Sterling, Colo.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
10. OF. Elect Officers.

AT the regulrr annual election of
officers of Julesburg Lodge No. e..
l. o. o. F.. held in the lodgeroom last
Monday night the following officers
for the ensuing year were elected:
Henry Rasmussen. n. c.: G. Erick-
son. V. g.: c. Johnson. secretary: +.
Petersen trpa surer.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
IN MAD CfiASi.

Millions rush in mad chase after
health. from one extreme of faddism
to another. when. if they would only
eat good food, and keep their bowels
regular with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. their troubles would all pass
away. Prompt relief and quick cure
for liver and stomach troubles. 25
cents at the Julesburg Drug company's S
store Guaranteed
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.

DR.. Sapero, the Denver specialist,
will again be in Julesburg , days
Monday and Tuesday December 1s
and 10, 1905, at the Brown hotel.
Consultation and examination for
glasses free.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Teachers Examination.

The regular teachers examination
will be held in the Office of the county
superintendent on Thursday and Fri
day, December2 p and %, beginning at
0 a. m.
ALICE G. BOWER,
County Sup't.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
DELINQUENT TAX SALE LIST
5edgwick CouDty> Colorado,
For the Year 1904,
TltEASUREls'S OFFICE. J
COUN NTy of SEDGWICK,
STATE OF COI.ORADO.

Public notice is hereby that will
according offer public
sedgwick Colorado TUESDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1906
the following described real
1904
andp
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
Business Transacted By Town
Council.


The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the board of trustees Of the town of
Julesbnrg was held in the council
chamber last Monday evening. Mem
bers present were Trustees F.. J. Fred
erick. +. l.. BrOwnlee. a. POlzine. b.
4. Vaughan. q. NJ. Braxtan: Clerk
\. +. Perrier. Absent: Mayor Wal
lace and Trustee {. NJ. Harris. Trus-
tee Brownlee was elected mayor pro
tenn.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read by the clerk ana APP
proved by the board. The clerk then
read an ordinance regulating the
maintenance of distractions on the
sidewalks. and also regulating the
care of sidewalks. etc. The various
sections of this, ordinance were dis
cussed by the members of the board
and some changes were ordered, final
action on the same being postponed to
the next regular meeting.
A resolution was introduced and
passed authorizing the mayor to sign
deed for one-fourth of one water
right in the Petersen canal to w. T..
Vail.
The following bills were then read
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08

The only set Of Abstract Books in
the county at the office of c. " Saun-
ders s. Co.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-08
DR.. X. E.. SapPro

is too well known to need any Introduction
His references are his patients. your neigh
bors and friends.
Hundreds Of Patients in This Vicinity
No Incur. bic Cases Taken.
Cataracts removed and cross-eyes straight
ened. Granulated eyelids. sore eyes and ca
tarrh successfully treated. Glasses scientiti-
cally adjusted by the latest and most approv-
ed up to-date methods. Difficult cases and
school children solicited.
Over 1000 Patients Treated in Colorado
A large stock OF glasses and artificial eyes on
hand. A large portion Of headaches. hyster-
la. insomnia. chorea (St. Vitus dance). ner-
vous DrOstration. epilepsy and other nervous
conditions are caused by eye-strain. The re-
moval Of the cause effects permanent cure.
II you require treatment for diseases OF the
eye ear nose or throat. or II you need glasses
scientifically fitted. call early. Those un-
fortunate and unable to pay will receive
medicine and surgical treatmen free.
No Charge for Consultation or Exami-
nation for Glasses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
MURAVIEFF LEAVES
ST. PETERSBURG.

ST Petersburg. July 21.-(SpecialO
NJ Mruavieff and suit left here to-
day for Washington. where he is to
be one Of the envovs from Russia in
the peace cOmmieciO~ The SlcVn
severely criticize the selection of NJ.
Mnravieff. declaring that he has
neither the ability nor the tempera'
ment to conduct great negotiations. 1t
is generally Understood here that his
selection was extremely distasteful to
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff, and that
it was the emperor's personal act.
Among the l'hc"als q storv has heen
circulated and believed, that Japan.
at the WASHING ton peace conference
will demand that the treaty of peace,
if concluded. shall be submitted for
the ratification of the Russian peo-
pie, in order to insure its observance
in case of change of government.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
M,y: Mory Nmmick

Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass. is fully quail.
fedto give helpful advice tosick women.
Read Mrs. Dimnick S letters.
Her first letter:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
" have been a. sufferer for the past eight
years with Il trouble which first originated
from painful menstruation-the pains were
excruciating with inflammation and ulcera-
ton of the womb The doctor says l must
have an operation or cannot live do not
want to submit to operation il ! can possi-
bly, avoid it. Please help me."-Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, Washington, D. G.
Her second letter;
Dear Mrs Pinkham -
:" You will remember my condition when
last wrote you, and that the doctor said
must have al operation Cr | could not live.
lreceived your kind letter and followed your
advice very carefully and am now entirely
we'll As my case was SO serious it seems u
miracle that am cured. know that owe
not only my health but my life to Lydia E.
Pink kham's Vegeta blc Compound and TO your
advice | can walk miles without ap ache or
a pain, and | wish every suffering woman
would read this letter and realize what YOU
can do for them."-Mrs. Mary Dimmick, 59th
and East Capitol Streets, Washington, d. C.
How easy it was for Mrs Dimmick to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass,
and how little it cost her-a two-cent
stamp. Yet how valuable was the replyl
As Mrs. Dimmick saws itsaved her ife.
Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands
of just such letters as the above and
offers ailin@ women helpful advice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
VACATIONS.

Those who seek token Gf the diff
ference in social conditions as they
exist in the eastern and western sec
tions of this country will find it well
expressed in the customs which pre-
vail in each during the sumYeer
months In word, the east consid-
ers summer as vacation period;
the west accepts it largely as c,@ Of
the four seasons, differing from the
other three only in it's degree cf hnat.
Such thing as going away for two
or three weeks the joyous an
nouncement of the New Yorker f'r
instance, has little echo in western
Office, although there are indications
that the custom of granting a holi-
day in summer is gradually Keeping
westward The scope of Tho vaca
tion proposition is very wide in tie
east-in New York From president
down to office boy every employe OF
business estahlishme mt looks forward
to vacation: the president takes it.
the office boy expects it. and each gets
it. Whether the period be accorded
as reward or as an acknowlede'-
ment of a necessity is debatab',.
Saturday, in the east. has long been
considered "half-holiday," and little
by little it is passing entirely as a
business day, especially in summer.
But the west continues to work frlD:
spring to spring, with short vaca-
tions for few days only, and none
for the great army of workers. In
England the idea has still another
quirk: there domestic servants exac-
a vacation every year. This is con-
ing to be the custom in New York =
Harper's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
THE UTILITY OF
THE RATTLESHlP

Primarily the battleship is merely
a gun platform which can be moved
about. 1t would be far cheaper for a
country in need of defense from
foe COMING over sea to mount guns
around it's shores and abstain from
building battleships. writes Archibald
S. Hurd in the June Booklovers Mag
azine. The shore guns might be sup
ported by some coast-defense ships
small monitors. But this is a form
Of economy in which no nation with
ocean-borne commerce and distant
possessions can indulge Consequent
ly. men-ofwar are built to go any
where and do anything. The battle
ship is a mobile gun-platform. The
principal weapons of the Kansas COM
prise four Pinch guns which can dis
charge, according to the proficiency
of the gunners. from one to two pro-
iectjles of SS4 pounds a minute: eight
Of the Sinch weapon. each firing
lo5-!'oiillu SIitil dl lliS Idit VI lWo
OF three a minute; and twelve 7-inch
pieces, each of which can throw pro-
jectiles weighing 165 pounds three
and one-haf times in sixty seconds.
In addition twenty 3-inch guns dis
charge per minute twelve shells
weighing IA pounds. In the first
Minute of an action at sea the dis
charge of A single broadside would re-
suit in about 14,50O pounds of metal
being hurled through space with ire
mendous force. The surprising anon
ally is that while these guns, the cause
of the ships existence. cost less than
$1,OOO,0O0, the mountings and the
platform on which they are carried
and moved from one side of the world
to the other, if the need arises, en-