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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-28

Paris assembled sto greet1Ais Majesty, Black ae
pastel shades carrying HsRors
/ MERLE fANTO INFgtT H sRIBBoNssssss
The xfEalde vogue Of Ntarle AntoineHs
fashions has1Fevivet the quisite hand
In which this gay and unfortuna te ID edli
excelled. 80 IS VI g ~ ss 81 3
1T is seen upon all manner OF evening"
gowns, and is so delicate HAT it usually
stitutes the only garnitu lles last ilI1s;s
tration shows a gown liberty crepe en-
broidered in tiny ribbon posies and leaves.
the whole forming wreath. Tho border of
the skirt is of satin, and the same in mar
rover width joins the wrea this together. The
modified point and laced with ribbon velvet.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-28
HE European custom of: appearing
Gin decollete toilettes for: all smart
evening functions is rapidly gain
ing prestige in this country and
has been notably conspicuous this


winter.a~ -" d: .~].> -. - - q l.
An American girl Mortified her aunt whom
she recently visited in London, by appear
ing the first night of her arrival in a high
necked chiffon gown: AS Miss Boston en-
tered the drawing room her middle-aged
hostess, respondent in a decollete velvet
gown, and the inevitable "Alexandra' bang
gasped at. the vision before her. L.. s..
The ladys eyes cleaned dangerously and
the tiny jeweled hands were raised in stormy.
protest. ~. ..a*... -: :.
My dear Mildred. your gowning is past
my comprehension; whatever can you mean?
Ihe7 7Abercromberries are dining with us
Tonight E.; ~. III. ., -, = !.
The innocent .abroad$ declared that high
necked evening frocks having transparent
yoke effects ana elbow sleeves were permits
sible in American society flor, evening func.
lions. - ii IS is%Esss B. - ~
~ Ah," quoth the dowager,s who first >saW
light in America, 1--WE English pride ourselves
upon our superior forms Of etiquette. Be
quick and change your froeka's {. I. 3: &
1EMPIRE Az ODELs DESCRIBED.
Women of fashion to-day do, mot employ
extreme methods, but rather more prac-
teal ones. Dressmakers are making. ,slp
skirts in the same color as an Empire gown
toareplaces the petticoat rests upon the
SILK tights '(nOSe and cOmDlnatiOn4in One.)
THERE'S nothing more unlovely than to be-
hold a woman in an Empire gown; made
clumsy looking by ill fitting skirts, producing
gTotesque bulk. -.r ~. d
i And there is another thing a woman must
learn before she attempts an Empire gown,
and that is she must know how to hold her
SELF, her shoulders and chest carried high
and~her head at a becoming angle
One of the most becoming characteristics
Of Empire gowns is the foot-border. Here
one may introduce such artistic effects. and
increase the wearer's height too These
band trimmings vary in width from two to
eighteen inches, the top edge being finished
off by scroll trimming bands of ribbon, me.
tallic braids put into fanciful design, or COW
ere.l by the irregular edge. of the lace robe.
a striking gown worn by a young matron
to smart ball was fashioned of black chif-
fon, studded at intervals with jet paillettes.
At the knee line extended band of black
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
The Wealthy Apple.

The Wealthy apple stands as a mon
ument to the late Mr.. Gideon Of Min
nesota. Ii has come to be n OF the
most important apples grown In the
West. 1t is a winter apple in Mime.
sofa, but in Illinois and further south
it is a fall apple. Further south still
It is a summer apple. That Is, In the
farthest south 1t natures In the sum-
mer time and is Of a texture that Will
keep for only a few weeks. 1t is very
well adapted to local and nearby mar
kets. Further north, in Illinois, 1t
ripens in September, but then has a
firmer texture than if grown in Ken.
lucky. 1t will keep a few weeks longer
than IL grown in the southern loca'
tons. In Minnesota and all the re.
gions subject to like degrees Of cold
and with similar seasons it natures
in october. II is Of firm texture and
will keep well along into winter. 1t
is thus a good winter apple. A man
in buying Wealthy apple trees should
get his stock from a locality in which
he expects to grow his trees. There
was at first much dissatisfaction with
the Wealthy apple outside Of the state
where it was produced. In Mime.
sofa AMI in climates similar to the
climate of that state It was very pop.
ular, and southern fruit growers, de-
string a winter apple, bought Wealthy
apple trees in large quantities. When
the trees came into bearing, they were
disappointed, because they had either
summer or fall apples. This is not
the fault Of the apple, but due to a
change in the environment. Many
an Illinois fruit grower that was thus
disappointed has long since gotten
over his disappointment. One fruit
grower said TO the writer: 81 was
very much disappointed when found
that my Wealthy apple trees were not
producing winter apples, but were pro-
ducing fall apples. l have found that
this was a good thing for me and not
something that | should grieve over,
| now find my Wealthy apples com
ing at just the right time to catch the
local market for apples, and there are
no trees in my orchard that are pro
ducing me a greater thar
these same Wealthies. "-Gertrudt
Stamper, Christian Co., ILL.,, in Farm
ers' Review.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
Manures on Truck Gardens.

Truck gardeners can use to advan.
tage much more manure than can the
general farmer. For instance, it hard
ly pays the general farmer to buy nj.
trogenous manures because he can
grow %leguminous crops and turn under
the stubble. But in the case of the
market gardener it Is different. He
cannot do that. He must buy his nj.
trogenous manure if he needs 1t, for
his land must bring him in hundreds
of dollars a year per acre. The far.
mer that raises on an acre of lane a
crop that sells for twenty dollars and
under cannot afford to put very many
dollars into fertilizers. Blu the truck
gardener that grows two hundred dol.
lars worth of crops on IN acre can af.
ford to put into fertilizers more than
the crop Of the farmer would bring.
He must buy some nitrogen, for he
needs a big growth Of plant with
most of the things he supplies the
market. So we see the truck garden
ers hauling out for use on their land
vast quantities of barnyard manure
We also see whole trainloads of ma.
lure from the stockyards brought into
requisition. | have observed that the
truck gardener farms more intensive.
ly than the general farmer. | have
also sometimes thought that 1t would
pay the general farmer to farm more
~intensively and let part of the land lie
idle, If need be.
DuPage Co, III. Albert Bates.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
T1AlqK2YY
Size Of SiIos.

The building of n silo is of a great
leal Of importance, and before 1t Is
undertaken a man should investigate
thoroughly the principles relating to
he construction and storage of silage.
One of the early mistakes was to build
silos too large in diameter and too
small in height. This resulted in get
ing very little pressure on the silage,
which permitted the air to get in and
consequently caused the ruin OF the
feed. Wherever air can touch the sill.
lge. numerous kinds Of germs from
the air attach themselves to the moist
surface of the silage, and the sugars
in the silage become food for the
minute plants that cause putrefaction
or molding. If the silage is very green
The putrefaction bacteria develops
most, while if the silage is old. that
is, made from mature cornstalks, the
spores of mold develop most. In
either case the silage is ruined. The
first thing, therefore, a farmer must
look out for is to have sufficient height
to his silo, so that the pressure on the
underlying silage will be very great.
All things chopped up fine, as is all
properly cut silage, develops a great
deal of lateral pressure. This forces
the silage out against the sides Of
the silo and packs it so firmly against
the walls that air cannot get in. Now
the plan is to build a silo not less than
80 feet in height and generally not
less than 16 feet in diameter. If the
silos are built small in diameter they
become expensive, as a silo 8 feet in
diameter would cost a great deal more
per ton of capacity than one 16 feet
wide. These dimensions are being
quite widely followed in the construc.
ton of most of the silos in Illinois and
Wisconsin. The diameter beyond 16
feet must depend upon the size Of the
herd. The larger the herd the greater
may be the diameter of the silo.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
Movable

The fixtures inside OF the
poultry houses should be en-.
tirely movable. Neither nests nor
perches should be permanently fixed.
Under ordinary farm conditions the
mites and lice almost invariably at.
tack the fowls. All the fixtures, If
movable, can be taken out when the
house is to be whitewashed, or to re.
ceive other treatment. 1t is also easier
10 handle a poultry house when the
roosts and nests are movable. The
nests can be more easily cleaned out,
can be soaked in any kind of a solu.
ton, and the roosts can also receive
easy treatment. Even the supports
for the roosts should be movable like
the rooSts.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
OVERRIDING Meat Feeding.

Some one wants TO know II
they can feed too much meat to
fowls. Most certainly. especially
II 1t be rich red meat. The pro.
TEN elements of food can be over.
fed just as certainly as can carbon.
aceous elements. We are not. how
ever, in the habit Of feeding too much
meat to fowls, while more often they
do rot get enough; for the simple rea
son that the meat ration is the most
expensive n that can be fed. If the
fowls have access to grain, they will
cot over-eat meat. They show this
plainly whenever meat is given them
without reserve.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
Hioh.Scorina Birds as Breeders.

High-scoring birds would doubtless be
good breeders if they could be scored
in their own yards and not be taken
away to compete at exhibitions. In
preparing them for exhibition they are
frequently overfed and made so fat
that their future usefulness is i'm.
paired. On the way to the showroom,
and while being kept there, they are
frequently exposed TO all kinds of dis
eases, especially colds, many of which
are of a contagious nature. These
things weaken the vitality OF the bird
and in many cases they never seem to
recover their former vitality.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
Little Remedy for Spoiled Butter.

In spite Of the science of renovation
OF butter, spoiled butter cannot be
made over TO be satisfactory. Some
of the rancidity may be taken out and
new flavor worked in by the use of but
termilk, but there will remain in it a
good deal of the rancidity, which will
show itself in a few days. To prevent
this 1t Is necessary to use preserva.
t!ves. But personalities are O de-.
sirable in food products. At best bad
butter can be worked only into an in
ferior product. The problem is really
how to keep it from spelling at all.
The science Of butter.making and
selling is progressing, and the time
will come when most of the butter
made will be good and will be proper.
ly handled.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
LIVE STOCK T

Keep the bowels of the COWS which
are to come in soon open by the use
Of laxative foods. Take away meal a.
least three weeks before calving, feed
a little oil meal, a few vegetables and
a day or two before confinement give
a dose Of EPSON salts. Do not let the
cow get. to cold water for two days
after the calf comes. Cows thus cared
for are almost sure % to have milk
fever.
So far as possible every farmer
should attend the dairy conventions
held in his vicinity. New things are
brought out at each meeting.
Cement Is coming more and more
into use in GOV stables, on account
of the ease with which it is kept
clean.
Where cream can be sold from the
farm at a fair price it Is the surest
way of making profit out of the COWS.
Fall calving Is coming largely into
favor. as by it the milk supply is kept
uniform throughout the year.
Do not turf stock on the meadows
in viii, er when the ground has been
softened by rain.
Dusty hay If fed at milking Vma Is
often the cause Of the milk getting
bad quickly.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
New Breeds.

The difference between the old
and new breeds are generally in
favor of The old breeds. While
there are some good qualities in the
new breeds that do not exist in The
old breeds, yet the same end could be
obtained by developing a strain.
Where a new strain is developed it is
~nerfectly easy to keep to the regular
type, but where an entirely new breed
is produced, it is very difficult to keep
10 my particular type.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

the hardness Of the progeny and the
African blood adds both beauty and
plumpness. Such geese should not,
however. be crossed for the purpose Of
producing new breeds. For market
purposes only should such crosses be
made. Mixing up and thus increasing
the number of breeds is NOT 20 be rec.
commended.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
crossina Wild Geese win African.

Crossing Wild Geese with African.
A few good crosses Of African and
wild geese are reported. The fanciers
that have taken the trouble to make
this cross say they get the best re
suits when they cross the gander OF
the wild goose on the African goose.
The wild goose doubtless increases
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

Have You Ever spent n Winter south!
Galveston has the finest beach in the
South. The climate is wonderful. Low
altitude. humidity OF atmosphere,
soothing sea breezcs and the genera
restful effect of the easy southern life
all tend to slow down the irritable
heart and brain and bring about per-
feet rest.
The Colorado e. Southern makes a
round trip rate of S4S.50 to Galveston.
Mr.. II. a. Cooper, G. Il. a.. 18th and
curtis SITS, will tell you about this at
tractive place.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
A Great Monarch.

Weather than any brother sover'
eign; master OF legions, which num-
Der over IL million; lord OF more than
one.slxth of the surface Of the globe,
with subjects OF many colors and
races, amounting to over one hundred
and twenty million souls, the Car OF
all the Russias will not be ~invincible
until he adopts Pillsbury's Vitos as
his regular breakfast diet.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
Mother cray's Sweet Powders for Children.

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
In the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Fev~erishncss, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80, 900 tes-
timonials. At all Druggists, CSC. Sample
FREE. Address a. S. Olmsted, Leroy NY.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

Friend (numorously)-Well, do you
or your wife rule in the household?
lie (seriously)-Neither. We live un'
der a provisional government by the
cook.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

Apple trees under two years OF age
need protection from mice after the
snow zones.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
TEA
Tea intelligence; what do
you think that is?

Write for our knowledge Book, A. ~schiiling a
Company, san Francisco.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

No. M::31, dear: crumbs of comfort
90 not come from eating crackers in
bed.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

Even the man who boots at supersti-
tion is apt to refuse a loan of $l3 to
some Of his acquaintance on a Friday.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

Footbawl was invented when Cain
stubbed his toe.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06
When Your Grocer Says

he does not ave Defiance Starch, you
may be sure he Is afraid to keep 1t un-
til his stock of II OF. packages are
sold. Defiance Starch is not only bet
ter than any other Cold Water Starch,
but contains 16 OF. to the package n
sells for same money as IL OF. brands.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

Bachelor quarters don't always look
like 80 cents.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

brains and impudence is a combina-
ton hard to defeat.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-01-06

A GUARANTEED CURE FOL PILES.
itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding Piles. Drug.
gists are authorized TO refund money II PAZO
fails TO cure In . to IL days. SOc.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-07-06
VIVIAN BRENT.

The funer raj services over the remains
Of Mr. Vivian Brent, whose death oc-
Cured at his home in Georgetown on
Thursday Of last week, took place at
Holy Trinity Church Saturday morning.
Mr. Brent for many years was assistant
attorney in the Office Of the assistant
attorney general Of the Interior Depart
ment. He was the youngest son Of viii
liam Leigh Brent, and was born in 1885
at Pomonkey the ancestral estate Of the
Breut family, in Charles County, Nd.
When a lad his parents removed with
him to Louisiana, from which state his
father was elected to the House Of Rep
resentatives for two terms.
He received his early education in
Louisiana and completed it at George
town College.
After leaving college he entered the
law office Of his brother, Robert J..
Brent, of Baltimore, with whom he
studied and afterward praeticed law for
number Of years. Subsequently he
settled in his native County and became
prominent in politics and in his profess
Sion.
Mr.. Brent Was regarded as one Of the
ablest mepibers of the last constitutional
convention of the State of Maryland.
He married Miss Josephine Merrick,
sister of William NJ. Merrick, Richard
7. Merrick and George T. Merrick, all
engaged in the legal profession. He was
the intimate friend Of the late Justice
Lamar, Secretary Of the Interior under
President Cleyeland's first administra-
ton. Through all the political changes
that have occurred since his appoint
ment Mr. Brent Away enjoyed the full
est confidence Of the several heads Of
the department and the respect and es-
TEEN of his official associates. His
friends declare that he was thoroughly
learned in the law, a fluent writer,
genial companion and a stanch friend.
His widow and an adopted daughter,
Miss Josephine Brent Merrick, survive
him.--Balto. American.
The deceased while a resident Of this
County was for a number Of years the
editorial writer for the old Port Tobacco
Times and afterward purchased the
INDEPENDENT, which he owned and
edited until it was purchased by the
present management, october 9th,
1882, when he removed from the County
to accept the position he filled to the
day Of his death.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-07-06
GABRIEL E. TURNER.


Mr.. Gabriel f. Turner died at the
New Wills Hotel, in this town, on Mon
day from complication Of diseases.
He had only been sick a short while and
his many friends were much surprised
at his death. lie was the son of the late
Alexander and Mrs. Mary f. Turner.
Mr.. Turner at the time Of his death was
bartender at the New Wills Hotel and
has always been most popular among
his friends and with visitors to the
hotel. He was considered one of the
best bartenders in the County. He was
at one time employed at St. Elizabeth
Asylum, in Washington, and he was
proprietor for number of years of Ho-
tel Bowling, at Hughesville.
lie leaves wife, mother, three
brothers, Messrs. Constantine, John and
Harris Turner, and Mrs. -- Berry
and Miss Annie Turner. His remains
were inferred in the cemetery at Bryan
town. The pail bearers we're Messrs.
Messrs. j. Edward Hamilton, Hampton
Cox, Leo Farrall, Sydney aud Augustus
Mudd and F. Stone Posey. Mr.. C. E.
Wade had charge of the funeral.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-07-06
T OCAL AND PERSONAL

adlonrned on satnrdav.


= adjourned on Saturday.
Mr.. B. A. Howard was in la Plata on
Monday.
The County commissioners will meet
on Tuesday.
MIR. ss'opper, Of Baltimore, spent the
FoaH,6s at Melton.
SIT. F. D. Mudd visited Baltimore
slrning the week.
A number of our townsmen spent the
Fourth fishing.
Miss Evelyn BOWLING has returned
from trip to Baltimore.
Mr.. Courtney Jenkins, of Baltimore, is
on visit to the County.
Congressman and Mrs. Sydney E. Mudd
are recreating at Atlantic City.
Miss. Sallie Carpenter is visiting her
sfSber. Mrs. Warren NJ. Albrittain.
MISS Ethel Chapman returned on Sat
Urday night from trip to Washington.
Mr.. J. Carlisle Wilmer spent the
Fourth of July at his home in this town.
Miss Natalie Jenkins has returned
me from pleasant trip to Washing
\.
=. Ralph sasscer visited his par
nd Mrs. P. f. Sasscer, during
ased to state that Mrs. r.
<, who has been quite sick,
oh H. Ching, of Leonard
ing her sister, Mrs. Wright
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-07-06
Baseball.


The La Plata baseball team organized
on Saturday electing Mr.. J. Writ Will
mer captain and DR.. T S. owen mana
ger. Now that the team has been or
gained, boys, get together and practise
and turn out a strong aggregation. There
is plenty of material here in La Plata to
make a strong team. La Plata has
turned out winners before with poor
material, so why not turn out a vii ling
team with good material Fix up a
schedule at once and give the baseball
enthusiasts a chance to turn out.
The regular La Plata team will be
picked from the following R. Harry
HALEY, Sydney, Griffin and Thomas
Mudd, Maddox Dorsett, Lemuel Albrit-
tain, j. Writ and Harry Whyte Wilmer,
George Wade, Frank Hamilton, and
KostlSa Mudd.
The Bryantowu baseball team organ
izsd on Saturday by electing Mr.. DeSales
Mudd manager and MIR. Edward Edelen
captain. We have been unable to get
the make up of the team, so it will be
published latsS
The Newburs baseball team suffered
defeat at the hands OF the Chapel Point
nine on the Fourth by score Of IA to /.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-07-06
States Fame Is Abroad.

The fame Of the State Of Maryland as
the finest farming country in the world
has encireled the globe.
According to information given at the
state Bureau Of immigration last week
inquiries about Maryland farms, homes
markets and schools were received not
only from all European countries, but
also from Africa, sumatra, japan
south Africa, Australia, Hawaii, Mexico
and the Northwest Of this continent.
The writers express their astonishment
at the low prices for which farms can
be purchased in Maryland.
At the request Of a wealthy lady in
Mexico. who wants TO invest inSouthern
Maryland land and did not believe that a
farm Of 600 acres, with good land and
excellent buildings, about u miles from
Washington, could be bought for $4,000
or 81, 900, Secretary A. F. Trappe made
several trips in that section. He re-
ported that plenty Of good land in first
class neighborhoods can, at the present
time, be secured at a bargain by people
with the ready cash.
There is also some talk that New
Yols syndicate will build railroad
from Washington through Prince
Georges, Charles and St. Mary's eoun-
ties. If this hope is realized, then the
greatest tobaceo-raising country of the
world will be opened up and one enter
prise will follow another.
Mr.. Trappe has also noticed that the
old Baltimore Drum Point scheme has
been revived in Anne Arundel and Cal
vert counties some of the farmers
claim that a rich syndicate has taken
possession Of Drum Point and will build
a new city there similar to Newport
News. They say that the Wabash Rail
road has offered to deliver all soft coal
for ocean liners direct at Drum Point
from the mines in Allegany county II
this feasible and productive scheme is
carried out our farmers in Anne Arun-
del and Calvert counties can and will
help to swell the revenue Of the railroad
and will themselves gain more than any
one has ever expected Baltic. Sun.