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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Gus Funk WAS an, arrival from
Attica, Ind, Tuesday.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Chas. Bechtel finished his big
hay contract on tie Grant this
week.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

The new Methodist church edi
flee at Center is to be dedicated
October 18th.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

School in Lariat will begin
October 9, at which time the new
building will he finished.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Rev. WIN. G. Kerry will preach
at the Methodist church Sunday
morning.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

In the county court ut Del Norte
Monday Mrs. Sylvia Oliver WAS
granted q divorce from her hus-
band A. v. Oliver. Mrs. Oliver
was awarded the custody of her
child aud an order was entered
that the father should furnish
means for the support Of the child
during her minority. A judgment
for 1900 alimony Was also given
Ars. Oliver.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Michael Tierney, who has been
doing the laundry work at the
Home for a long time, went to
Denver to attend the encampment
with something like 1926 IN his
pocket. After his money was all
gone he became dependent and
last Sunday committed suicide,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

While following the convolu.
tons OF the bronchos IN the buck.
ing contest 1t the FAIR one day
last week. U. q. Carpenter. who
vas one Of the judges. was thrown
from bis horse and has since been
cou6netl u his house for several
dave,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Lillian B. Nelson invites the
ladies to call at her dressmaking
parlors on Adams street and in.
spect her new line Of samples Of
ladies wear. She has the agency
for Chas. A. Stevens & Bros.,
Chicago.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

An association for Scientific
Farming" has been organizeo in
Denver. 1t Is the purpose of the
association to advance the Camp
hell system of soil culture and TO
carefully select seeds adapted, to
the semi ard conditions of the
state. Parties interested should
write to the secretary, 3. +. Will
mont, 729 18th st. Denver, for full
information concerning the method
Of treating the soil, etc.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

W. L. Farrar shipped his own
aud Mrs.. Derbysh,re's household
gootls aud Ave head Of horses to
pssvsr Wednesday night. Mrs.
Derbyshire will 20 10 Denver next
week 70 remain indefinitely. Mr..
Farrar says be 10 doing . fine
business there and 10 we'll pleased
With bic now location.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Miss Laura Thomas left Thurs.
day night for Cripple Greek where
she will visit the Pfeitfsrs, former
ly of Del Norte. She expects to
be away two or three weeks and
will visit Denver. Boulder and
other places before her return.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

H. II. Miugay, of the Canon
City Times,> was . visitor in our
Office Wednesday. MIR. Mingay
had newspaper plant at Saguache
several years ago aud is taking .
bicycle tour on . visit to his old
friends in the Valley.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Gus Funk WAS an, arrival from
Attica, Ind, Tuesday.
The open season for deer is
from September 25 to October 10.
Chss. Bechtel finished his big
hay contract on tie Grant this
week.
George Won Bernnth, of Del
Norte, WAS in town Wednesday on
business
Rev. WIN. G. Kerry will preach
at the Methodist church Sunday
morning.
The new Methodist church edi.
flee at Center is to be dedicated
October 10Th.
School in Lariat will begin
October 9, at which time the new
building will he finished.
l.. II. Cheney and Charlie
Bishop started for Utah Wednes-
day night to buy sheep.
Miss Eta Breckenridge visited
Mrs. Boyd Wallace, at Center,
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. J. X. Frye, of Windsor,
Colo, is the new dry goods sales
man in Fassett's big store. Mrs.
Frye arrived Sunday.
Shropshire Il Son received
new Studebaker delivery wagon
this week for W. J. Clark, made
especially to order.
Homer Henry expects to move
into the house he recently pur.
chased OF Eek Farrow about the
first OF next month.
Anna Kerr left Sunday night
for Oberlin, Ohio, where she goes
To study music. Her father &C.
companied her ss far rs Denver.
Will Duvic aud Harry Franck.
lin started for Clear Greek Thurs
day on deer hunt. They will
bring the Frsncklin cattle down
in q week or 30.
The school teachers planned to
start for Taos, N. NJ, Friday TO
witness the annual celebration of
the Harvest Moon Festival by
the Indians, hut we're Obliged to
give up the. trip.
A. n. Isl,eil started out Friday
morning on pleasure trip INTO
the hills, and being II law. abiding
citizen. took out II license to shoot
deer IN tie event the opIDrtun.
ity presented itself.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-09-30

Miss Cleo Ford, of Denver, is
on visit to her friends in Monte
Vista.
The High school base ball team
play the Del Norte school boys
today (Saturday.)
Mr.. George Kennedy has been
quite sick for several days with
stomach trouble.
o. G. Christensen is talking Of
going to Lon9mont next Spring
and may locate there.
l. W. Rice returned from Utah
Thursday. w. G. Ruff will arrive
ut Hooper today with 1900 head
of lambs.
Rev. j. H. Deeds, A. L. Stroup
and brother and w. II. Poole left
Monday on Il two weeks hunt in
the mountains.
u. T. Chandler, wife and daugh-
ter returned home Sunday after II
very enjoyable trip to California
and Portland.
Willard Powell and Marty
started out Friday ON fishing ex-
petition IN his auto with camp
equipments in the trailer.
Ernest Adler and Miss Hattie
Watts weIe married at the home
OF the brides parents at Lariat
Wednesday afternoon, September
9th.
Mr.. Sickman an Oregon sheep
raiser has recently bought peas 10
the valley and will bring lambs
hero from Oregon this fall for
fattsaiAg.
Flour hss dropped IL this mar.
kct nlncty cents . hundred during
the last month on account of the
large yield of wheat throughout
the country.
MIR. and Mrs. e. 5. Fassett re.
turned home Tuesday after an OK.
tended visit on the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Fassett feels very much i'm.
proved hut Is still rather weak.
Attorney Moses. of Creole, was
before Judge Holbrook Thursday
night arguing II case in chambers.
He stopped of Mt MDntc Vista on
his way home.
"UncIe Charley" Mathis took
down his sign Tuesday and with.
N't the f0rmaliiy of II good bye"
left on the evening train. His des.
tinatiOn, M far M 80 are able to
learn, is unknown.
J. II. Fullenw,der bought two
lots Friday Of Fustain Chavez On
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
Goats or Sheep.

The Angora goat certainly has not
yet became very popular in New Eng
land There are few small fiocks,
but those who have them seem less en-
thusiastic than they were two or three
years ago, and their neighbors do not
seem anxious to invest in them. In
Texas and some other states in the
South and Northwest they appear to
give better satisfaction. Reports from
many sections in the Eastern States
show an increased interest in sheep,
and many fine flocks can be found, es
pecially of the larger English mutton
breeds. Vermont seems to stand Ey
her Merinos, as she properly should,
for they have attained high reputa-
ton and have sold at high prices, but
even in that state may be found good
Jocks of Oxford, Shropshire and
Hampshire, and these seem to be the
iavorites with those who are starting
new f1ocks or those who have foclSs
If mixed breeds that they wish to I'M
prove by crossing with pure-5red
.am of larger breed. Let the good
work go on until New England has
as many sheep in proportion to popula-
ton as were here century ago.--Ain
srican Cultivator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15

This should make it clear why the
orchardist should cultivate and fer
tilize the soil for his trees. The ashes
of fruit trees show large percentage
of lime and potash, indicating that
these substances are needed. Usually
sufficient nitrogen can be supplied by
green manuring-that is, by blowing
under leguminous crop, such as Glow
er.
Too much nitrogen produces rank
and unnecessary growth of wood. The
effect of potash is to give firm.
stocky growth of wood, and it helps
to mature plump and nicely colored
fruit.
The common practice of growing
hay and sowed crops in orchards will
often account for the poor growth Of
the trees and the small yields. When
the trees are small vegetable crops
can be grown. but the soil should be
thoroughly cultivated. An old or
chard should not be plowed very much
but it may be pastured with sheep,
etc. The great value of good and thor
ough cultivation is that it frees the
plant food in the soil and allows the
air to get to the roots.
1t is best to apply each year a prop
er quantity of fertilizer in the fall and
winter. A fair application would lie
400 pounds Of acid phosphate and 100
pounds of muriate of potash per
acre, and their use as top dressing
in the spring about 100 pounds of nj
|. trate of soda, or its equivalent, Civ
ing nitrogen in some other form. If
cover crops, such as clover, are grown,
the nitrogen application may be dis
pensed with
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
Must Feed our Orchids.

Every owner of an orchard should
remember that his trees make a
growth of root, trunk and branches
each year. When trees do this, they,
of course. draw heavily on the soil for
food. How, then, can we expect our
trees to make a good growth and yield
large crops unless we give them plen-
ty of the right kind of food?
The great trouble is that too many
owners of orchards do not see or else
overlook the necessity of feeding their
fruit trees. They pay much attention
to the tree itself, but very little atten-
ton to the soil.
AS we all know, it is from the soil
that the tree gets most of its strength
and nourishment. 1t is the soii that
supplies the three principal elements
of plant food. namely. nitrogen. phos-
phoric acid and potash.
There are three parts to the tree,
root, stem and leaves. The root takes
food and drink from the soil; the
stem or trunk carries what the roots
have absorbed from the soil up to the
leaves, which act for the tree much
as the stomach and lungs do for the
animal; that is, the leaves digest the
food and take carbon from the air The
sap circulates from the leaves to all
parts of the trees. 10 increase the
growth of the roots, trunk and
branches and to form the fruit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
Homesick Cows.

When q COW is moved from her old
home to new one, she is as home
sick as human being would be under
like circumstances. Any man of Oh
servation knows this; every woman of
sentiment feels it. But, very little, if
anything is done by her new mascu-
line owner, to alleviate her state of
unhappiness. She is put into strange
barn, or into a new field or yard and
left there to accustom herself as best
she can to the new surroundings.
Horses became attached through their
election, to people. Cows become
more seriously attached to places than
to people. If then, the old home must
be given up, everything possible should
be done to make the COW feel at home
in the new place. If cow can go to
her new home with her calf by her
side, she will not so much mind the
change If, at the old home she has
not been we'll cared for, well fed and
well housed and at the new home she
is given the best of care in all ways,
she will not long mourn for the old, but
will take kindly to the new. If she is
petted, talked to, gently stroked and so
handled all around that she gains
quick confidence in those who handle
her, she will soon be. doing her best
in producing milk and her shyness and
distrust will give away to quiet and
content. 1t is mans duty to every
dumb creature, to so handle that crea-
ture that it shalp not suffer long with
any degree of inconsistencies. 1t is
more than mere duty to his pocket
book. 1t is duty he owes his Crea-
tor, who is also the Creator of all
things. But, if he cannot, or will not
see other than the pocketbook side of
the question, let him learn soon to
know that the sooner the COW begins
20 feel at home and to forget about the
old home that much less time will be
consumed in bringing his new pur-
chase to pay standard.-Nellie
dawks. in The Epitomist. y
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.


Our joy is good exchange for many
toys.
Living things do not keep to dead
level.
It is never too soon to begin a good
thing.
Every laggard believes he is a born
leader.
There is no conservation without
preparation.
You do not get berries by beating
about the BUSH
What makes life dreary is the want
of motive.-George Eliot
Courage of soul is necessary for the
triumphs of genius.-Madame de Stael.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
Newspapers Of the World.

Among European countries, accord
ing to the Revue Hebdomadai:e Ger
many stands at the head with $500
newspapers, of which 800 are dailes.
England occupies second place with
3OOO-S09 dailies. Franco has 2Sl9.
of which, however, only one-quarter
appear daily or two or three times
week. Italy publishes 400 newspa-
pers, followed in their order by Aus
tria-Hungary, Spain, Russia. Greek
and Switzerland. The total number
of newspapers published in Europe H.
about 10000.
In Asia not less than 5000 newspa-
pers appear periodically; the largest
number in Japan and the British In
dies.
Africa has the smallest number Oh
newspapers, only 200 dailies being
published in the whole continent. OF
which 80 are published in Egypt, the
balance in the European colonies.
Newspapers published in the United
States at the close of 1908 are given
by Rowell's directory as: Weeklies,
14,455; semi-weeklies, 499; tri-week-
lie. 81; dailies, 2215; total newspa-
pers, 1928; total periodicals.. 1862;
total newspapers and periodicals,
20,4S5.
The daily and weekly newspapers
published in the United States are IN
number nearly equal to the dailies
and weeklies published in all Europe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
TO COOK vENlsoN STEAK.
Must Be Put in a Red Hot Griddle,
Says Maine Game Warden.

~-~''sS
For the next two weeks" said
Game Warden Ross, 1.-The deer that are
captured in the Maine woods will be
worth the shooting. More than half Of
the 1000 animals which have been
slain SO far have been either lean and
aabby does or fawns which no merci-
full hunter will think of shooting, but
now that the love making season is
coming on the big fat bucks will lose
their shyness and come forth into the
clearings, where an average marksman
can Stay them with ease. If hunter
wishes to know how real venison
tastes he must wait until the great
bucks roam abroad and pick the finest
and sleekest of the herds.
''The cook books and guides tell Of
more than fifty ways of cooking veni-
son steaks, when as a matter of fact
there has always been but one method,
which was discovered by some old
hunter centuries ago and which re-
mains the only way today. The first
requisite is to get the venison steak.
then cut it into thick slices-about
twice as thick as one would cut peel
steak. Next put an old-fashioned cast
iron spider on the Goals and heat 1t
until it is red hottie thicker the iron
in the spider is and the. hotter 1T is
the better.
"Now chuck in the slices of raw
venison and let them smoke and sput-
ter and smell until the under side is
black and reduced to coal. Then flop
the meat over and use the other side
the same way. After this turn the
meat into hot plate. cash it deeply
with sharp knife and pile on the but
ter until the steak swims. No printed
directions are needed to tell one what
to do next. The odor Of the cooked
meat will suggest every detail
Machias correspondent OF the New
York Sun,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
A chinese eeaaar,s ExpIanatIOn.

Mark Ten Suie, Chinese merchant
of this city, relates the following story
of a beggar in Shanghai: A wealthy
European resident was riding along
in his rickshaw one hot day when
native woman carrying a baby held
out her hand and appealed for cop
per. The man produced handful OF
small change and dumped the coppers
into the woman's hand. Then he no
ticed that it was not a baby the wom-
an was carrying, but merely a large
doll.
81 thought that was baby!" ex-
claimed the man angrily.
"Too muchee hot sun, so me leave
baby home!" explained the willy ma
tive woman, without even the SEM
bIance of a smile.-Seattle Post-lntei-
ligencer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
A True Farmers Friend.

L mean clover. And when | say 1t,
mean what l say. Among the plants
which the farmer grows on his farm,
none has a greater value than plain
clover. We do not appreciate the val
ue of this important plant as, we
should. 1t is quite common thing
Tor us to hear men say, my farm has
got so that l can't raise clover any
more don't try to so much, but de-
pend on timothy" That is sure
sign that the man ought to get back
to clover just as quickly as he cam
His farm is surely on the down hill
ly. A little way fuom my home, man
has been trying to get along without
clover. He thought he would econo-
mize by depending on timothy alone.
Glover seed was high and he had to
use good deal if he used any He be-
gan this system about ten years ago,
but it did not take half that time 10
can keep up his farm without clover
or not. In less than five years he be-
gan to see a marked difference in the
appearance and also in the value of his
land. Even the timothy would not
root as it did in the beginning. His
grain crops and his vegetables showed
the difference. The soil all over the
place where he had it under cultiva-
ton had a thin and worn out appear
ance, clearly indicating that some es-
sential element was lacking 1t is a
good thing to stop when one discov-
ers that he is making mistake and
try to get back into the old track. We
hear a great deal about getting into
ruts, but there are some ruts that it
is splendid thing to get into and stay
in. One of them is growing clover.
This neighbor set about building his
farm up again by the use of clover.
The results soon began to be appar-
ent, but we all know how much easier
it is to tear down than it is to build
up. 1t is a hard, uphill piece of BUSH
ness, and l.. friend has found it SO.
But he is faithfully working away to
get back what has been lost in the
years of experimenting. Glover is a
good thing to grow, in the first place,
for it's feeding value. No farm grass
is richer than clover. The manure
made from clover is worth more than
we most of us imagine to put back on
the farm. Then, clover is good be-
cause it gathers out of the sky and
pulls out of the earth much grand
fertility. How it does this no man
knows exactly. But we do know that
clover has a way of reaching up into
the sky and collecting elements from
the sunshine and from the atmosphere
about it; goodness which can be had
in no other way. And then, clover is
good to turn under as green manure
Costly? Not when we remember what
we are getting in return. All the good
ness which the clover plant has been
so patiently gathering in from earth.
sky and sunshine are returned when
We pillow the plants under. And we
get our pay when we reap the harvest
grown where the clover once stood. 1t
is difficult to compute the exact value
of such crop when we pillow it undes.
But we need never fear that we are
losing money, no matter what the
price of clover seed. if we bravely
turn it under out of sight. 1t will
bring us back bountiful harvest by
and-by.-E. l.. Vincent. in the Epito-
mist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
Corn and Cob Meal.

There is no reason why corn and
cob meal should not be fed to cattle,
sheep and hogs. 1t can be fed to those
classes of stock without regrinding,
though better results will, as rule,
follow regrinding, as the particles are
finer and more quickly acted upon by
the digestive juices. In a finely ground
condition the sharp particles of the
cob are not so likely to injure the di-
gestive organs One of the great adj
vantages of grinding the grain and cob
together is that it lightens the grain,
which is rich and heavy and not al
ways thoroughly digested and assimi-
lated Corn and cob meal will, of
course, give better results, as rule,
when fed in combination with other
grains.-Indianapolis News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
The Angels Pictures.

When Dorothy came from kinter-
garden the other day she asked If
mother were home. The maid wishing
to tease her, said, NO" On finding
that her mother was home. Dorothy
went to the maid and said, Mary.
can never trust you again. You told
me a wrong truth"
One day an elderly teacher was
questioning Dorothy as to her knowl-
edge. AS Dorothy was only four, the
questions asked were rather deep. The
teacher was satisfied. however, when.
on asking Dorothy what a dream was.
the child replied: Dreams are the pic
lures the angels show us when we are
asleep"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15
Brutal

A Memphis MO- man has discov-
cred a new way to get rid of mos
quitoes. He says to rub alum on your
face and hands. When the mosquito
takes 5ite. it Fuckers his buzzer so
it can sting. 1t sits down in a damp
place, tries to dig the puelSer loose,
catches its death of cold and dies of
Dneumonia.-Kansas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-15

Richard II created esquires by put
ting about their necks the collars OF
S. S. and bestowing upon them pair
of silver spurs.