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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-12-18
Get a lot of those fine Noun
tain Apples frOm==-
Jaffa Prayer & Co.
HARTMAN SCORES EVEN
MITA LANES


Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The Chronicle
says: Edward H. Harrin.<n has re
paid James j. Hill in his own coin
by wrestling victory from him in the
shadow of defeat Through one of
the most effective coups ever scored
in financial battle, the control of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road, which Morgan and Hill conf
IDENTITY believed to be theirs yester-
day, is still lodged with Hartman.
As Hill threw Hartman out of the
Northern Pacific in 1901. so Harri-
man Gusts Hill from the ownership
of the St. Paul
Hill executed his flank movement
by retiring the preferred stock of
the Northern Pacific, in which his
opponents control centered; Harri-
man and his friends maintain con-
troll of the St. Paul by issuing two
thirds of $1O0,e00,00O increase TO
holders of preferred. For a month the
battle for control of the st. Paul has
been fought in the open market, and
for the last week was a disturbing
feature of Wall street and the New
York money market. Much of the
old bitterness has been aroused be-
tween the contestants.
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DIFFERENCE OF ONE CENT
MAY CAUSE BIG STRIKE.

New York, Dec. 1S.-A difference
of one cent between the employees
and managers may cause a strike on
five great railway systems. The men
affected are 5000 yard conductors,
brakemen and other employees at
the railroad terminals, and the COM
panies are the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, Central of New Jersey,
Lehigh Valley, Baltimore and Oaio,
and the Erie The officials of the rail-
roads issued a statement last night
in which they declared that under
no circumstances will they grant the
demand for five cents an hour in
crease, but offer four cents. The
men have voted to strike, but the vote
will require the sanction of Presi-
dent Morrissey, grand chief of the
railroad trainmen, who will arrive
in the city today. He will, it is said,
make an investigation and confer
with the railroad officials before an
nouncing his decision.
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NEW YORK COFFEE co.'s
FAr1OUS COFFEE
BREAKFAST BELL
JOYCE PRUIT co.
IMPORTANT CHANGES

IN THE CABINET.
Washington, D. G. Dec. 17.-Oscar
H. Straus, of New York, was induct-
ed into the Office of Secretary of
the Department of Commerce and
Labor today in pursuance of rear
rangements of the Cabinet recently
made by President Roosevelt The
ceremony incident to the retirement
of Secretary Metcalf and the induc-
tion of Straus took place shortly af-
ter nine o'clock this (Monday) morn
ing in the Secretary's -affice at the
Department. The oath of Office was
administered to Straus by Frank H.
Larned, Clerk of the Bureau of I'M
migration. Secretary MetcfI in re-
linquisafng the duties of the Office
formally expressed to those about
him mis- great personal regret at the
severance of relations which always
had been so pleasant. Mr.. Straus in
brief address expressed a desire
to continue the pleasant relations
that existed between Mr.. Metcalf and
the officials of the Department, and
said it would be his policy as far as
possible to continue the policy of
his predecessor.
Secretary Metcalf arrived at the
Navy Department with Secretary Bo-
naparte at 1915, and the oath of of
fee of Secretary of the Navy was ad-
ministered to him by Solicitor Ham
ia, of the Department.
At IL o'clock Chas. ]. Bonaparte.
the retiring Secretary of the Navy,
took the prescribed oath as attorney
general and entered upon his new
duties
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WALDO SNYDER WEDS
MRS FLORENCE BONNER

Waldo Snyder. the well known day
operator at the station of the P v
& N. E. railroad, and Mrs. Florence
Bonner, the court stenographer, were
united in marriage at 8:45 this morn.
ing. Rev. c. E. Lukens performed the
ceremony at his nome on North Lea
avenue. After the wedding the cou-
pie left on the morning train for
California and other western states
They will return in about one month
and make their home here.
Mr.. Snyder has been in Roswell
about five years. He comes of a splen-
did Texas family and has many good
traits of character He is good rail-
road man and stands high in the
estimation of the company Mrs.
Bonner is the daughter of Captain
Shoemaker, of Decatur, Texas, and
is cultured and refined woman, a
descendant of a fine Southern fami-
ly. She has been a leader in litera-
ry work in Texas, and was president
of some of the women's clubs of her
nome town. In Roswell she has been
employed as court stenographer and
has made many friends.
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Newman Gets Favorable Verdict.

The jury that heard the trial of
the case of w. R. Newman against
w. w Gatewood returned a verdict
late Saturday night favorable to the
plaintiff. This was suit for the pos
session of a horse, and the verdict
was to the effect that plaintiff could
nave the animal or that defendant
could retain possession of him by
paying the sum of S25. The case of
J. w. Gather and others against the
Dallas Land and Cattle Company was
taken up for trial before jury Mon
day and the trial continued through
greater part of Tuesday This is a
suit to have land deal cancelled.
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INSURANCE ELECTION
a WARM CONTEST,

New York, Dec. 1S.-Balloting for
new officers of the New York Life
Insurance Co. and the Mutual Life
Insurance Company began today. In
the Office of the New York Life near
ly 100000 ballots had been turned in
before the end of the first hour, prac-
tically all being cast by proxies. Rep
resentatives of the administration
ticket, made up of the present Off
GERS of the company, turned IN
115,000 proxies at one time, and a
few moments later the anti-adminis-
tration party handed in ten boxes
containing $500 proxies eacn.
At the Offices of the Mutual Life,
the voting was not so heavy.
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MistletOe---RosweIl Produce
& Seed Co. 4S=t2
WHAT CAUSES THE
EPEVGLT NF

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 1S.-The
Daily Journal today says: Lack not
only of cars and locomotives, but in
sufficient yardage, warehouses and
brought about the freight congestion
in Kansas City, and probably else
where. Every freight house in Kan
sas City is gorged, and every storage
track crowded. AS many cars are
waiting to be unloaded as are wait
ing to be loaded. The loads cannot
be dumped and the empties cannot
be loaded faster than about so many
per day. The roads are freque Wy
forced to order cars brought to Kan
sas City instantly without waiting for
loads, because when the loads arrive
here there is no place to put them.
The warehouses and elevators must
be emptied before they can be re-
filed
Nevada Coal Famine Ended.
Ogden, Utan, Dec. 1S.-The coal
famine in Nevada is about at an end.
In answer to an appeal from people
IN the gold and silver mining camps
and railroad towns. trainload of
coal was started west from here yes
terday and seven carloads were
sent this morning Tonopah, Gold
held and other mining centers had
been without coal for several days,
and much suffering resulted
Shippers Also to Blame.
Washington, Dec 1S.-Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Clark ap-
peared before the House Committee
on lands today in support of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's suggestion that tne
government cease TO sell coal lands
and lease them hereafter ito mining
companies. He reiterated his charges
that the great mining corporations in
league with the railroads have corn
cred the lands and forced prices up
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Shah at Point of Death.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 1S.--Dispatches
received here from Teheran today
say that the Shah of Persia is at
the point of death. The accession OF
his successor, Prince Ali Mira, is
expected to pass off quietly and with
out opposition Great Britain a1d
Russia are acting in concert in this
connection
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to an unreaso1ably hign point. When
questioned by the members or the
committee as to the present difficult
ty in getting cars, Clarke replied that
in his opinion the shippers are as
much to blame as the carriers for
the present car shortage.
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THE WOOL MARKET
IN HEALTHY CONDITION.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 18.-The wool
market is in healthy condition and
shows a broadened tendency The un-
looked for feature of the situation is
the absence of stock from quarter
bloods up. Fleece woods are in linn
tied supply.
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Bar Honors Mr. Bird.

The Chaves County Bar Associa-
tion met at the court room at four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
adopted resolutions appropriate to
the memory of the late c. NJ. Bird
A detailed account of the meeting
will be given tomorrow
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TOTAL NUMBER
OF CUSTOMERS

At the New York Store for today
up to the nour of going to press, was,
according to the cash register 1881
This is going some. Five more days
then this monster sale will close.
Fresh goods being put out every day
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Francisco as originally intended, be-
cause a repetition of the Maine dis
aster is feared on account of the
over-wrought condition of American
feeling.
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Date of Thaw Trial Set.

New York, Dec. 1S.-Harry K.
Thaw will be tried January 21st on
the charge of murder of Stanford
White, according to an order signed
by Justice Newberger today. The
trial will be before Justice Fitzger-
aid
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U. 9. WEATHER suREAu.
(LocaI Report.)

observation taken at a. m.)
Roswell, N. NJ, Dec. 18.-Tempera-
ture.-Max., Al; mi1., 80; mean, &c.
Precipitation, .01; wind S. E., veloc-
ity 5 miles: weather cloudy.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Wednesday,; war
mer Wednesday.
M. WRIGHT,
Oh1cial In Charge.
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Woman'S Club,


The Woman's Club will hold its
regular meeting on Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 at the Carnegie Library
Leader, Mrs. H. F. NJ. Bear, assisted
by Miss Rodkey and Mrs. w. H
Pope. Subject, Louis XI to Henry II.
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We must get ready for inventory
January 1st. All Holiday Books and
Bibles go at 20 per cent discount
Ingersoll'S Book Store.
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WAR SHIPS WILL
NOT VISIT FRISCO,

Honolulu. Dec. 1S.-The Japanese
consul here says the visiting squad
ron which will arrive at Honolulu in
February. win not proceed to San
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Attention, Knights of Pythias.
There will be work in the Third
Rank tomorrow night. A full attend
ance is requested 47t2
w. Q. FAWCETT, C. c.
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Now is the accepted time to buy
Holiday Books and Bibles at 20 per
cent discount.-Ingersoll Book
Store
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Get Ready for Christmas.

BY sending us your laundry, gettin
it back On time. Phone 29-RosWe
Steam Laundry. Ats
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
ON THE PANAMA CANAL
The Conditions Existing on the Canal Zone. the La
bOrers and the Progress of the Great Work of
Uniting the Atlantic and the Pacific Dealt with in
Detail.

seems to be a universal agreement
among all people competent to judge
that the, Panama route, the one act
ually chosen, is much superior to both
the Nicaragua and Darien routes.
Preliminary Work Being Done.
The wisdom of the Canal manage
ment has been shown in nothing more
clearly than in the way in which the
foundations of the work have been
laid. To have yielded to the natural
impatie1ce of i'll informed outsiders
and begun all kinds of experiments in
work prior to thoro sanitation of the
Isthmus, and to a fairly satisfactory
working out of the problem of gett-
ing and keeping sufficient labor
supply, would have been disastrous.
The various preliminary measures had
to be taken first; and these could not
be taken so as to allow us to begin
the real work of construction prior
to January 1 of the present year. 1t
then became necessary to nave the
type of the canal decided, and the
only delay has been the necessary de
lay until the 29th day of June, the
date when the Congress- definitely
and wisely settled that we should
have an S5-foot level canal. Immediate
ly after that the work began in hard
earnest and has been continued with
increasing vigor ever since; and it
will continue SO to progress in the fu-
ture. When the contracts are let the
conditions will be such as to insure
Ia constantly increasing amount of
performance.
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Successful Sanitation.

Ine ISL great problem to be solved,
upon the solution of which the success
of the rest Of the work depended, was
the problem of sanitation. This was
from the outset under the direction
of DR.. w. c. Gorgas, who is to be
made a full member of the Commis
sion. 1t must be remembered that
his work was not mere sanitation as
the term is understood in our ordi-
nary municipal work. Thruout the
Zone and in the two cities of Panama
and Colon, in addition to the SANTA
ton work proper, he has had to do
all the work that the Marine-Hospit-
al Service does as regards the Nation,
that the health department officers do
in the various States and cities, and
that Colonel Waring did in New York
when he cleaned it's streets. The re-
suits have been astounding. The 18th
mus had been a byword for deadly un-
nealthfulness. Now, after two years
of our occupation the conditions as re
CARDS sickness and the death rate
compare favorably with reasonably
healthy localities in the United States
Hospitals and Their Treatment.
l inspected the large Hospitals at
Ancon and Colon, which are excellent
examples of what tropical hospitals
SuOu1u UC d1oO lASpCSCCo t1S ~
ceiving hospitals in various settle
ments. 1 went thru a number of the
wards in which the colored men are
treated a number of those in which
| the white men are treated-Americans
and Spaniards. Both white men and
black men are treated exactly alike,
and their treatment is as good as
that which could be obtained in our
| first class hospitals at home. All the
| patients that l saw, with one or two
exceptions, were laborers or other
| employees on the canal works and
| railways, most of them being colored
| men of the ordinary laborer stamp.
| Not only are the men carefully cared
| for where they apply for care, but so
| far as practicable watch is kept to
| see that if they need it they are sent
to the hospitals, whether they desire
to go or not From no responsible
source did any complaint come to me
| as to the management of the hospital
/ service, altho occasionally a very ig-
norant West India negro when ne is
| first brought into the hospital be
/ comes frightened by the ordinary hos
pital routine.
/ Health Showing Remarkably Good
/ Just at present the health showing
| on the Istnmus is remarkably good
| so much better than in most sections
i of the United States that I do not be
/ lieve That it can possibly continue al
quite the present average. Thus. ear
ly in the present year a band of sew
eral hundred Spaniards were brought
to the Isthmus as laborers, and addi
| tions TO their number nave been made
from time to time; yet since their ar
rival in February last but one OF
! those Spaniards thus brought over
to work on the canal has died of dis
ease, and he of typhoid fever. Two
others were killed, one in q railroad
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

June and usually in large numbers.
The eggs are laid In the soil, generally
in light or sandy land: they are not
often troublesome in heavy soil.
Paris green and other poisons do not
have much effect upon them. Arsenate
Of lead. when used in strong solutions
1.-TWO and half ounces to a gallon) I.
will keep them quite well in check,
but this material discolors the foliage
In the early morning. when the bugs
are somewhat dormant, they may be
picked off by hand. or knocked into a
pan OF kerosene held underneath the
branches. This Is most difficult pest
to control. 1t will also attack grapes
and other fruits.
The rose slug is the larva OF the saw
fly. which comes out OF the ground In
May. The female deposits eggs in cuts
made in tie leaves. The eggs hatch
in about twelve days after they are
laid.
They are a soft-bodied Insect similar
to the snail. and may be readily de
stroyed by busting with hellebore or
by the whale oil soap spray. They soon
seriously injure the foliage IL not kept
in check.
Another very troublesome insect and
enemy OF the rose is the rose hopper or
thrips. These are small. white flies
that come in swarms, and they work
mainly on the under side OF the leaves.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18
Most Important Groups.

Roses of to-day are of complex line
age. for old and new species have been
crossed and recrossed until now our
cultivated roses are divided into more
than thirty general groups. The most
important of these are: Moss, Rugosa,
Hybrid Teas, Persian roses and a few
June roses among the stiff, upright
growing sorts of medium to tall
growth; Polyanthus, upright but
dwarf. and Teas, of low or half re-
cumbent habit The latter. by some
Cassifiers, are again sub-divided into
China. Bourbon, etc. of which classes
the teas and hybrid teas are the most
beautiful. They bloom longer than
other types, hence they have been
most widely grown.
For colder climates the hybrid per-
petuals are a most valuable class, be-
ing generally harder and larger
bloOmers, though they do not bloom so
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

Roses must have good air and plenty
of it, without being too much exposed; ;
hence an elevated situation is better
than one that is lower or stagnant.
They should not, however, be exposed
to too violent winds, for the foliage
cannot stand whipping.
Sometimes the protection of a clump
of trees is sought, but unless the plants
are set well away from them they will
be robbed Of plant food by the roots of
the tre T0 take advantage Of this
kind of protection the roses should be
set twenty-five feet further away from
the trees than the latter's height.
The protection of buildings should
be avoided, for so completely do these
stop the circulation of air that mildew
and blights follow from sheltered loca-
tions of this character. There are,
however, exceptions to this rule, for
sometimes in an elevated position
there will be suitable circulation of
air even close to n building. This de-
pends largely upon the prevailing
winds and the exposure Of the locality.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

are quite apt TO throw out shoots from
their own roots which are vigorous
and soon overcome and run out the
bud. They may be readily discerned
when they do come out, for their leaves
and wood are of a different character
from that of the bud, the wood being
covered with fine, prickly spines and
the leaves being seven in number of
three serrations instead Of five, as in
most of the budded kinds.
Budded roses should be planted deep
so that the bud is at least three inches
below the surface of the SOIL when
there will be less trouble from the
suckers. The roots should be examined,
and any eyes or buds that are starting
apon them should bo carefully taken
out.
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E1MH%SSG QUEEN OF FLOWERS. MY&$ "
TSSATSil1c5ss of A1NS1s-
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GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

Roses-queens Of the American
flower garden.
The increasing tendency of people
TO patroniZe the rural sections, and the
steadily increasing love for flowers,
with the impulse to cultivate the small
garden found in the city and the rural
homes brings into prominence the
flower of kings and of favorites-and
OF the humblest menial-the rose.
1t is astonishing what varied types
in nature there are of this flower, and
how worldwide is its distribution
Wild roses are found from frlgid Lap
land to tropic India. The rose has
the honor of being the first cultivated
flower. For a long time 1t was rare
possession, but with the general ana
active love of nature that is a marked
characteristic of the present times
much his been learned about the cul-
ture of flowers i'll general, and of the
rose in particular, and its special re-
quirements are better understood.
While verandas and trellises OF
country homes may have their honey
suckles, and lilacs may bloom in
abundance, nothing eXcels in beauty
or fragrance the climbing roses when
in their gorgeous and glorious bloom.
There is no flower beset with more
difficulties TO grow, yet its cultivation
is increasing The harder it is to pro-
duce a beautiful thing the more highly
ii is priced
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

of great value in getting the finest
blooms and the longest bud develop
ment Good wood dirt is excellent.
Fine, strong plants, set while entire
ly dormant, should give a satisfactory
quantity of flowers the first summer.
In planting, the tops should be cut
down to two or three buds.
Many fail at this point to prune close
enough. On well grown plants there
is usually too much wood left. The de-
sire to obtain blossoms the first sum-
mer is so great that frequently the en-
tire top is left to grow. which is too
much for the root to support.
The reverse should be done, for by
close pruning the few buds left will
develop into strong, vigorous shoots
that will produce buds, and only by
this practice can they be surely OBJ
tanned.
A good general rule to follow in
pruning is to cut severely all teas, hy-
brid teas and kinds that do not make
strong growth, and to cut all strong
growing kinds moderately. The more
luxuriant bush grows the less prun-
ing will be required, but the weakest
growing kinds require the severest
pruning.
While florists have their own way of
propagating roses, amateurs usually
get start of everblooming roses either
from cuttings of the blooming wood,
or from cuttings OF mature wood rooted
during winter while in a semi-dormant
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

The hot MONDAY sun Is very hard
upon the blossoms, and If the rose bed
could be so located as to get a shadow
cast from a clump of trees for two
hours after noon such location would
be ideal
The greatest pleasure to be derived
from flowers is to have them for the
freest possible use and to give to
friends and others who may otherwise
not be able to have them.
The soil needs TO be well suited and
properly prepared For hybrid per-
petuals a heavy soil is better, one that
has some portion of clay in its com
position. The rose requires for it's best
development a cool, moist soil, and for
this reason the heavier type is better,
carrying as it does a large amount OF
moisture, and being also little lower
in temperature.