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Cañon City record., 1905-07-06

due to the fact that there is, perhaps
less OF uniformity in their design and
construction than in the older commu-
mites of the east. In Canon City there
is still too much ad Inference to conven-
tionality in house building, but there
are indications that people are gradu-
ally breaking away from rule that
has been too long followed and q
marked Improvements may be expected
within the next few years.
''Dormer windows in the attics
of cottages having only four or five
rooms. subserve no useful purpose, al
though. IL not too conspicuous, they
help to give them character. In many
cases. however, land there are many
examples in Canon City, they could
be dispensed with and the
money they cost ., sntageously in
vested in screened perch at the resrof
the house that could easily be convert
ed into kitchen during the summer
''In some towns in the east no larger
than Canon City, there are residenee
streets on which it 10 difficult to find
two cottages alike in outward conform
Asioa and the sGsst spoa the eye is
plsasine In he sxtrens.
1T vill b tAas wsy here in time,
fse Il = appsRsas hat . nsw era is
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Cañon City record., 1905-07-06

was fastened in place by steel splints
attached to the hoof.
1t was an interesting exhibition of
veterinary skill and promises to prove
very successful as but little infsmma-
tion has thus far become manifest in
the affected joint. The cast will be
kept on for period of ten weeks, at
the end of which time it is believed
the fracture will be healed.
AS rule, horses with broken legs
are shot, but the exceptional value of
Mr.. Norris animal led to its treatment
with view of bringing about its cure,
an experiment that seems to justify
the most sanguine hopes of its owner.
Cañon City record., 1905-07-06
stanley CIark the sack race.

Stanley Clark the sack race.
Pansy jackson was winner in the
girls under twelve" race.
Miss Janet Little and Miss Carrie
Jackson were first and second in the
girls over twelve race.
The success Of the picnic WAS due TO
many different persons, among whom
besides those previously mentioned, ,
we're T. G Mitchell, + Bachelor, G.
w. jackson, d S. Moore, A. n. orntorff
G. @. Durkee and Ray Acker who COM
posed the committee on arrangements
and sports.
Cañon City record., 1905-07-06
The City Council
Holds Session
Turned Down-Shoemaker Withdrawn
Ordinances Passed

lnMore than ordinary interest centered
in the meeting Of the city council last
Monday:night by reason of the fact
that it was known that the matter of
compensation for the city attorney,
Judge Dale and Sayre & Eldred for
legalsservices rendered in connection
with::th the late injunction proceedings
would come up for consideration. Bills
aggregating four hundred dollars were
presented to the council for these serv-
ices on the 18th of June, but they
evoked great opposition, which result
ed in no definite action being taken at
that time.
The following resolution concerning
these bills was introduced by Alder
man Okey last Monday night:
Resolved, By the city council of
the city of Canon City, that the clerk
D. n. Cooper, and the mayor, 7. B.
Coulter, be, and are hereby, instructed
to forthwith issue to each of said par
ties warrants on the miscellaneous
fund directed TO the city treasurer, to
pay the respective amounts allowed
them and each of them"
The resolution was held to be out Of
order by the mayor. An appeal was
taken from the decision of the mayor
and on a vote being taken the decision
was overruled. A vote was then taken
on the original resolution, which was
lost by vote of to 8. This result was
brought about by the action of Alder
men Arthur and Kenly, who voted
with the opposition members of the
council. Although the matter of the
payment of these attorneys bills
stands precisely upon the same footing
that it did two weeks ago. the action
of the council last Monday night shows
that they will never receive the en-
dorsement of that body and payment
can only be brought about through q
decision of the courts
In the matter of Theodore Shoe
maker, contestor. versus Dedrieh n
Cooper, contestee, concerning the
office of city clerk, Samuel P. Dale. at
torney for the former, asked that the
contest be withdrawn, and on a vote of
the council the case was dismissed and
the papers placed on file
The report of City Engineer G. s.
Milton was read and adopted without
change The report shows that con-
crete sidewalks were laid and other
work done in grading and improve
ments in district No. 8 during the
month of June to the value of SIS, ,S7S.-
90, for which bonds were ordered issued
to the Hinchmau-Renton Fireproofing
company for 500
Ordinances Nos S and ., relating to
bill boards anq bill posting and to the
making of excavations in the streets
and alleys respectively were read for
the second time and adopted, necssi-
tating their publication in accordance
with the provisions of the statutes
The monthly reports of the city
clerk, city treasurer, street commits
sioner and city sexton were read and
adopted, after which the council adj
journed till Monday evening July IL.
To rent One or two very desirable
office rooms up stairs in the RECORD
Block. Apply RECORD office.
Cañon City record., 1905-07-06

for the occasion by Captain .ockafel-
low. and everybody prnce {" prove
their appreciation OF it by having a
royal good time
The program which was exceliently
rendered and greatly enjoyed by all.
wss read by ]. w Work, president Of
TIE Horticultural society, and was as
follows:
6inging---America." !" "--------- By The Audience
Invocation Rev. Baker
acknowledgements Of Independence"
Mrs. II. 8. Clearinghouse
sineing-Double Quartet
Patriotic Address s.----.-R Rev. J. b. Cook
Observation-Disclosures at the Bridge"
..-...-.-------.----------- Miss Pittenger
Apsie The Lincoln Park Mandolin Club
Recitation n---.-------M-R NJ r. Geraghty
singing-.'Ths Star spangled BAnner'--.
he
Cañon City record., 1905-07-06
Branching Oct.

The R. b. Thompson Wall Paper &
Paint company has purchased an inter-
est in the Fremont County Wall Paper
4 Paint company and the stock of the
latter concern has been moved 10 Flor
ence, where Mr.. Thompson and his
business associates have built up nice
trade during the past year.
Cañon City record., 1905-07-06
MARE
BREAKS HER LEG
While Her Speed Was Being
Tested on the Fair Grounds
Race Track.

Last Friday afternoon while Ed.
Norris trotting mare was being driven
to sulky on the fair grounds track.
preparatory 10 her entering the Fourth
OF July races at westclif, she stumbled
and fell in such a way as to break her
left fore leg between the foot and the
pastern Joint. The unfortunate ami NAL
was brought to town and the case
turned over to DIR. Wilson Person.
veterinarian. who encased the injured
leg in . plaster of Paris cast which
Cañon City record., 1905-07-06

To rent One or two very desirable
office rooms up stairs in the RECORD
Block. Apply RECORD office.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Acreage Reduction Will Insure Better
Prices.
Prices.

A man whose name is almost
household word among cotton grow
ers writes to Mr. Ransom Hinton, of
Raleigh, as follows:
Since the date of your letter a
great deal has been done, and the
holders of SPOT cotton have stood to-
gether well. considering the great
amount of bear pressure that has
been put forth. IF the holders Of
spot cotton only knew how they have
the world sewed UP. they would
stand together little while longer
and not weaken. The crop is a large
one, but trade is good and the
worlds requirements are large. In
my Judgment the balance of this
crop can be sold for 10 cents per
pound. and the next crop for that
much or more, If holders will con-
tinue to hold and reduce their
acreage and the use of of-fertilizers %
per cent as agreed on at the late
New Orleans Convention"
There is no doubt in the world
but that with 25 per cent reduction
assured, prices will immediately adj
vance. Cotton farmers have only
to show themselves able to resist any
rise in prices about planting time,
and victory is theirs.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Transplanting Vegetables.

The way to get early vegetables
is to have hot-bed and transplant
young plants to the garden, says a
writer in The Garden Magazine. Any
vegetable can be transolanted pro-
vided its roots are not too much dis
turbed. This is best done by using
the heavy, oiled-paper pots. lf
they are not available, use paste
board boxes, paper lined strawberry
baskets or even boxes divided into
partitions with strips of wood or
pasteboard. Breakfast food paste
board boxes are ideal for large to-
mato plants and hills of melons. as
the paper can be torn away without
breaking root. Tin cans can be
slit down the side before filing with
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

progeny to give an increased yield
over the average of the patch, which
is the seed obtained when one waits
to secure his seed at random from
the gin. Another objection to secur-
ing seed from the gin in the usual
way is that it is usually deferred un-
til late in the fall and thereby, gen
orally, seed from the last picking are
obtained which are not the best seed.
The best seed, as a rule. are from The
middle picking.
In selecting a variety one must not
be guided entirely by total yield of
seed cotton, for often between two
varieties producing about the same
quantity per acre. the one with the
smaller yield should be chosen be-
cause of its production of a larger
amount of lint and higher selling
price of total products Clint and
seed). Remember that lint sells for
per pound as seed.
Select Seed I'm the Field.
Other things being equal, prefer
ence should be given to the larger
boiled varieties, as they are much
easier picked and hence are popular
with pickers.
A few hours spent in the fall in Sc
Letting and gathering separately the
seed cotton from stalks that have
large number of bolls per stalk and
other desirable characters, will pay
as well, or better, than any other
form of farm work. The seed cotton
thus gathered should be ginned scpa-
rately and the seed carefully saved
In some secure place for next years
platning. Everyone who has been
through cotton field in the fall has
surely noticed the great differences
in the same field in the form, shape
and number of bolls on different
stalks, as well as in the characteris-
tics of the stalks themselves. Now.
remembering that the law of heredity
is strong and constant in plants as
in animals, will emphasize the inn
portance of selecting seed of the
short staple cotton only from those
stalks that bear the largest amount
of lint cotton per stalk. Of course
this latter statement does not apply
to long staple cottons in comparison
with the short staple ones, for long
staple cotton may produce less lint
per acre than short staple one, yet
this smaller number of pounds may
sell for more on the market. on ac-
count of its higher selling price per
pound.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Truckers and Gardeners Should Plant
Largely of Early Peas.

The severe weather which we have
experienced during February, and
which has extended far down into
Florida, is going to make consid-
cradle shortage in early green vege-
tables. and on this account our mar
kets will be very bare of green vege-
tables until late in the season. Indi-
cations are that the earliest crops of
green vegetables will sell at good
prices, both in home markets and in
the large cities North.
The opportunity presented to our
Southern truckers and gardeners, to
make money out of peas and other
early truck crops is one that they
should not fail to take advantage of.
Early peas are one of the first crops
to come in and can be safely planted
just as soon as the ground can be got
ten ready. T. w. w.
Richmond, Va, Feb. 16, 1905.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
rERRAc1NG AGAIN.
Further Directions by DR.. Freeman
How to Make Cheap Leveler.

How to Make a Cheap Leveler.
Messrs. Editors In The Pro
gressive Farmer of January 31st MI.
John Mcdowell has an article on ter
racing land which proves my conten-
ton as to three things needed to
make farmers rich: 90 Level ter
racing, (2) deep plowing. and CD
plenty of humus in the SOIL He has
the old idea of terrace, though.
I used to make the terrace as he
describes, but don't now. l mark
them off as he does, after getting
the head line marked, with one-horse
plow, and then use two-horse plow to
plow them up with, but don't stop
at four burrows thrown together, but
use from four to six, or more, on
each side, so as to make a wave IN
the soil some twelve to twenty inches
high with a base of eight to ten feet.
In fact, the land is plowed out be-
tween the terraces and finished up in
the middle and then a few burrows
thrown back at the finishing burrows.
You now have just got the place
marked in your broken land where
you want the terrace made.
Now after this first plowing has
settled, go around these terraces four
to six times with two-horse plows
and you have a good terrace and
one that if plowed up when needed
will never let your land wash.
This terrace, remember. is not an
unsightly ridge in the field. but a
beautiful wave in it, on which, and
over which. you cultivate and do not
lose a row; but the row on top of this
terrace will be the best in the field
While cultivating this land. always
go around the terrace with one
horse plow about twice the last thing
done. Mr.. Mcdowell, you will not
have to plow down this terrace when
you sow wheat. or PEAS, or grass, but
your mowers and harrows will glide
over them in a way that will make
you smile. If you will make your
land up in this way, plow deep and
sow peas, you will get perfect results
No other plan which has been tried
up to this good hour has succeeded.
A cheap and perfectly reliable
leveler can be made as follows: Cut
three pieces of timber, two pieces
three feet long and one nine feet
long. Three-quarter inch thick and
three or four wide will do. Fasten
the short pieces to the ends of the
long piece SO as to make legs to it.
Now if the top edge of the long
piece is perfectly straight. fix
a spirit level on the side of it and
YOU are ready to go to work. After
placing one terrace where you want
it, then go down and place your
level so when your look along the
top edge from one end to the other,
your eye will rest at the bottom of
the other terrace; this will be the
place for the second terrace and will
be three, feet fall from the other or
first terrace. Go through the field
this way and the work is done.
H. F. FREEMAN.
Wilson Co., n. G..
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

Gen. A. L. Brady, Union officer,
formerly of Connecticut, has Just
died at Fayetteville, his adopted
home. He was commander of Fort
Lookout prison during the Civil
War.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Why the Tomatoes Failed to Bear

Messrs. Editors:-I should like to
know when to plant tomatoes and
how to fix the ground. | planted an
acre last year and put about fonr
hundred pounds of strong hen ma.
nure and about two hundred Pounds
of dry stable manure, and [ had 4
fine lot Of tomatoes vines and No to-
matoes.
I wish you would tell me how to
fix the ground and tell me when to
plant; and what sort is the best for
this climate, the southern part Of
North Carolina. I hope to see long
letter next time about tomatoes.
J. NJ I.
Rutherford Co., N. G..
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

Wood, Peterkin's Improved, Cooks
Improved. Tools Early Prolific,
Hodge and Excelsir Prolific varie-
ties are the ones that have given Us
the highest percentage of lint to
seed.
Varieties With High Percentage of
With these varieties, this year, the
percentage of lint to seed has varied
from 35.42 per cent with Excelsior
Prolific at the Edgecombe Farm to
1898 per cent with Moss's Improved
at Statesville. The percentage yield
of lint of variety is usually an un-
safe guide in selecting variety that
will produce a large amount of lint
cotton per acre.
Varieties Adapted to the Eastern and
Southeastern Section of the State.
After a study of our variety re-
suits obtained at the Edgeconlbe and
Red Springs farms during the past
four or FIVE years, it is found that
of the varieties of cotton thus far
tested, Culpepper's Improved, Rus
sells Big Boil, Kings Improved, Ex-
celsior Prolific and Peterkin's I'm
proved have yielded the largest.
amounts of seed cotton per acre on
an average In the Eastern part of
the State. on the stiffer clayey soils,
bottom lands, poorly drained lands
and lands near the northern border
of the State, it will generally be ad-
yisable to use the best of the earlier
maturing varieties, such as Kings
Improved, Edgewood and Excelsior
Prolific. On the more open sandy
and loamy soils of the east and south
east, the larger boiled and more Wig
orously growing varieties, such as
Culpepper's Improved and Russells
Big Boil, will generally yield most
satisfactory returns.
Varieties Adapted to Piedmont Section.
With reference to varieties of cot
ton suited to this portion of the
State we cannot assert with the same
degree of certainty as we can for
the Eastern part of the State as our
experiments have only been conducted
at Statesville for two years, and
with most varieties for only the past
season. So with reference to this
portion of the State on a red clay
soil, we would recommend, tentative
ly, guided by our results, the use of
either Kings Improved, Webb,
Hodge, Shines Extra Early Prolific
or Excelsior Prolific at the best
suited. Kings Improved has, in our
experiments at Statesville, proved to
be the earliest and decidedly the most
prolific variety thus far tested there.
Proper Place to Select Seed.
With cotton, as with corn, the
place to select seed for the next
years platning is in the field, select
ing with reference to total yield of
seed cotton, percentage of lint, date
of maturity, vigor, hardness, form
and size of bolls, leaves, stalks, limbs
and resistance to disease and insect
n
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

earth, thus making It possible to re
move the growing plant without dis
turbing the roots.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Writ uforT he
COTTON GROWING TALKS.
Study Medium Maturing How to

Select Seed.

BY b. KILGoRE
DEPARTMENT AGRIcULTURE.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

(Answer by W. f. Massey, Horticul-
turist North Carolina Experiment
Station.
Your mistake was in making the
soil too rich in nitrogencus matters
and thus inducing too rank growth
of vines at the expense of the fruit
For an early crop, you should SOW
the seed in box of rich earth III
warm room In February or March,
and as soon as the plants are I'D
large enough to handle. transplant
them to other boxes and give more
room. As the weather gets mi!der,
transplant them to a bed thai YOU
can cover with cloth. and finally set
them in the open ground after frost
is over. Set them in rows four feet
apart and two feet between the plants.
Set a stake five feet high to each
plant, and as they grow tie up the
main stem to the stake and pinch
out all side shoots as they appear.
This will give you earlier fruit. For
a later crop. SOW seed on a warm
border out doors and transplant them
to hills four feet apart and let them
take their natural growth and tumble
on the ground. You will get lar"er
crop in this way than by stalking,
but a later one. Plant in strong
ground, but do not use any stable
manure, but work in some acid phos-
phate to aid in ripening the crop. I
send you a bulletin that will help
you in garden matters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-23

custU @
 Worshlpars, l.is.- language is peeu- liar. The words denotlng animals, for instance, are derived from sounds made by the beasts they describe Eic phant is "hum-ba, hum-ba" Snake is ''luwilya-wilya The last has rus ting sound when pronounced, lmita- tive of the reptile wriggling over leaves. Their vocabulary is limited. A special effort will be made by Professor Starr to get full version of their odd phrase ology on the photograph. A language primer of the pygmies will be nov city.
 History records their existence for 5,000 years. They were mentioned by Herodotus. Some scientists think they were the aborisines of Africa and ex- clusively occupied in the remote past that vast territorys but larger people invaded their domain, waged war up- on them and drove them to the depths of the forest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-23
= 1ls6ns Are on Display

There are whole show windows of pink gowns and pink hats, and very beau tiful ones. One hat, the very prettiest of all the brave array, was small pointed turban of unobtrusive gilt grown and gilt lace brim. It was trimmed with one mammoth shaded pink rose, from the side of which up- rose shaded pink plume. The color ing was perfect, just a hint of rose pink against the soft folds of gilt,
 Gilt and silver are fashionable; not too much of either, at your peril. Too much looks tawdry, circusy, and is sure to tarnish. The spangled robes are seen, but are not in best style, there is too much cheap glitter about them. One smart imported gown of dark violet broadcloth had for trim ming such touches of gold as appeared in gilt eyelets and gilt prongs to pass through the eyelets for the lacings now so popular; another had each but ton set in gold rim, and mere edge of gold braid peeping out from the edges of tucks; while lace boleros had the pattern picked out in gold thread, it was hard to tell whether the foun- dation was white or gold.
 There was one fetching robe of pink silk of softest sheen, made princess fashion, the draped bodice continuing by means of artful gores into wide spreading skirt A white lace princess, which was very graceful, was admira- bly, adapted to a slender figure; but the old-fashioned, absolutely tight-f1tting princess is no more, the draped bodice has taken the place of glove-like waist. spoken of the new season as one of gold and gray, there being so many gray gowns, so much gold trimming. Gray street gowns are in much favor, and come in both rough and smooth cloths. There is a good serviceable chevoit, warranted to wear well; then there are delicate grays for afternoon wear that will have to be as carefully looked after as though they were white A little yellow is liked on the pale grays, and just trifle of gilt. We noticed how the mere touch of velvet was the proper thing, not heavy masses. A white lace gown had about it no color save that the square neck was outlined below lace frills with mirror of velvet of a delicious pink shade and there was the same trim ming above the frills of the elbow sleeves. Another white lace gown had a similar trimming of gobelin blue. and applique flowers of gobelin blue and blush-rose. The accompanying il- | lustration, which appeared originally in the Dry Goods Economist. is one of the seasons best models of elaborate dress.
 | One charming pink hat was made with crown of satiny silk, the wide brim of the same material frightened by white illusion. that smoothly covered the pink, and about the crown. flat on the brim. was wreath of moss rose buds-the fashionable flower of the past summer over in England. We prophecy that the theater audiences of the winter will. almost to a woman, wear the fashionable pink hat. It is very attractive now. and in colder weather will be dOubly so; we had a i half mind to say we didn't care how common it became. It is long time since pink has been common, it strikes one as quite a novelty.