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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

pan 10 inches in diameter, the sides OF
the pan being full of holes to allow
free circulation of heat. Over this is
placed a table 2 feet inches square
with legs Az inches high. Around the
sides of this table is tackled curtain
of old felt cut from top to bottom at
intervals of five or six inches to allow
the chicks to pass in and out at will,
the whole being surrounded by boards
inches high and inches long nailed
together at the corners and resting on
the floor of the brooder. When the
chicks are ten days old one of these
boards may be taken away and the
bridge used so that the chicks may run
from the hover to the floor Of the
room. The description Of the brooder
can be found in Farmers Bulletin No.
287, which can be had upon application
to members of Congress or to the Sec
rotary of Agriculture.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

When you buy Wing Piano. you buy at whole
only cur wholesale profit added. When you buy
piano. as many still do-at retail-ycu pay the
retail dealers store rent and other expenses.
You pay his profit and the commission or salary
OF the agents or salesmen he employs-all these
on TOP OF what the dealer himself has to pay to
the manufacturer. The retail profit on piano
is from SIS to 5000. Isn't this worth sayipe7
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
4 Br0Oder for q Dollar.
The Department of Agriculture

The Department Of Agriculture has
recently published method Of con
structing a chicken brooder, the total
cost Of which might come well within
$1.00. Such a brooder has been given
careful trial by the Connecticut expert
ment station, and has given excellent
results when used in shed or colony
house. The lower section of the brood
er which contains the lamp for heating
Is box #. square made of 10 inch
boards and covered with tin or gal.
vanized iron. About this cover, around
the edges of the lamp box, one inch
strips are nailed. Two one inch holes
are bored through these strips on each
side Of the box for the purpose 81 ven.
tilation. A floor of matched puards is
laid on the strips. A hole 8 feches in
diameter Is cut in the center of this
floor snd over it is turned an old tin
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

chard as large as an acre in extent
was visited. Observations were made
on such factors as location, site, as
pect. soil, management. distance be
tween trees. pruning, present condition
Of the orchard, orchard troubles. etc.
The agent of the New York station
found that for orchards titled five
years or more there was an increased
yield Of about 80 per cent. over or
chards which had been FIVE years or
more in sod. This greater yield in the
titled orchards was found not to be
due entirely to cultivation. as the man
who tills his orchard usually gives II
better care as regards fertilizers
spraying. pruning. etc.
Figures were compiled of orchards
in sod which were used as pasturage
for live stock. While II was found
that hogs were least and cattle most
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02
Annie Growing.

The Department of Agriculture Of
ten receives communications from
farmers who are maintaining that the
practical agriculturist does not have
much faith in experiments conducted
at experiment stations, as they are
on such small scale that great
weight cannot be attached to the re-
suits. The statement is made that
were these experiments made on a
large scale or under conditions such
as confront the farmer himself, they
might prove more valuable. Taking
this standpoint as rule to follow the
New York experiment station through
the Department of Agriculture has re-
ported the results of an examination
of 1,13S apple orchards covering s.
642 acres in Wayne and Orleans
counties, New York. Both Of these
counties are extensive apple growing
regions. In one township every or.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

on the shelf, and, smacking his lips,
said:
why, say, look yere Perkins, they
say yer treat yer customers pretty
well at times ter somethin' stronger'n
water?"
Sure responded the storekeeper,
"WhatTl yer hevT'
"Oh. I guess mine'n be sherry'n
egg
Perkins went over to the shelf,
brought out the .gg just traded in by
the Squire, broke it into the glass and
was prepared to pour In the liquor,
when Meadows yelled out:
''Say, look yere, Perkins, hat thar
egg l brung yer is a double-yelker;
i don't yer owe me another darnh'
needle?"
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

some to American people to have a
housewife buy meat from diseased an
finals, yet under such a system as is
adopted in Germany, when one goes ia
the market house to buy piece OF
sound meat he is assured of getting it.
He at least does not buy bad or dis.
eased meat, thinking it is first rate.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

proposed system is that the Weather
Bureau will thus be enabled to send to
transatlantic liners and other vessels.
information as to the limit of fog and
ice on the Grand Banks SO that by
slightly altering their course they may
steer clear of these dangers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
SEC. TAFT
EXPLAINS
INQUIRIES OF SENATE n. ..s5 ......
ARR OFFICIALLY ANSWERED
None Of the American Officers Nor the
Members Of the Commission Own
Lands That Would BE Benefited by
/ the Philippine Railroads. 8

M Washington, Jan. 22. Secretary Of
War Taft today sent to the senate a
statement iii response to the resolution
calling upon him for information as to
whether the ARMY or the navy officers
lin the Philippines, or members OF the
Philippine commission owned land on
Dec. last or since then, whose Value
would be affected by the new railroads
proposed for the islands. .f3
Collateral information was sought all
so BY the resolution.
Secretary Taft's response gives the
entire commission whose statements
are appended, d clean bill Of health.
Three Filipino commits ssioners were i'm
portant land owners before they were
appointed to the commission. hey
have not acquired land since the hold
ing of Office, however.
Secretary Taft informed the senate
that TO carry otlt the provisions Of the
resolution with respect to the army and
navy officers would require four months
as approximately 1000 officers would
have to BE examined. The examination
|of the land transfer records would be
equally tedious. Taft suggests the reso-
Tuition Be reframed to the narrow scope
|of inquiry. He adds the Information
that the army regulations forbid officers
and soldiers from using their positions
for private gain even in transactions
(which otherwise would be legitimate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22

CHROME WORKS WERE
BADLY DAMAGED TODAY
They Are the Only One of Their Kind
in American Many of the Buildings
Were Burned and Much Stock Ready
for Shipment Was Destroyed.

Baltimore,Jan. 22.--Fire was discov-
cred shortly after midnight in the plant
of the Baltimore Chrome works and
before it was controlled about third
OF the main buildings OF the extensive
plant had been destroyed. The blaze
originated in building in which the
engine room is located but the exact
cause is unknown. The milling seq
tion OF the workers suffered severely,
but in the absence Of the officials OF
the conpanyait is impossible to say to
what extent the machinery is dam
aged. Earlier indications were that
much stock ready for shipment had
been destroyed, but : whatever dam
age OF this sort was suffered was prob
ably by water The works cover about
two and a half acres and are said to
be the only one of the sort in the
United States. The best estimates oi
the loss obtainable places. it at $780,
600. o. IS "
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
TO PROTECT
HOTEL GUESTS
TRAVELLING MEN TAKE
I. ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT
Both Dakotas and Minnesota Will Be
Asked TO Enact Laws That Will Safe-I
guard the Travelling Public at Hotels
III. C. IT. Changes. g .3. fssy,

7 i . Il hg L
4 ST. Paul, JAM 22-Direct action to-
ward the advancement Of hotel legisla-
tion in Minnesota, North and South
Dakota was taken by the grand execu-
tive committee of the United CONNER
.cial Travellers at meeting held here
yesterday. IS .
The meeting was held in the name OF
the Dakota jurisdiction covering Min
nesota, the two Dakotas and Manito-
5ba. q. D nt5$ i @s
A committee was appointed to draft
a bill to be presented at the next legis-
5latures Of Minnesota and the Dakotas,
which will provide for the abolition oi
all weakness in the present laws.
One Of the principal actions at the
meeting yesterday was the filing oi
vacancies in the executive body By
the removal OF Grand Conductor ]. "A
Mcpherson Of the Grand Forks coun.
cil,C A. Vandever Of Minneapolis was
advanced to that place, CIV Sutton 81
Duluth was made grand page, Fl ]. G
Cox of Winnipeg, grand sentinel art
James E. ELS OF Minneapolis was ap,
pointed a member OF the executive
committee. 0 @bis,. e
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
AERONAUT
HAD TUMBLE
AER0PLANE GAMH TO
GROUND TOO QUICK
Mistaken Signals spoiled Flight Of An
Airship ON Ormond Beach Power
Was Furnished by An Auto Aero-
naut Not Seriously Injured.

Ormoni, Fla, Jan. ~. Charles
Hamilton, an aeronatt, dropped 500
feet with bis airship yesterday and es--
capped fatal injury BY the narrowest Of
margins Hamilton, when his airship
dropped, was pitched forward upon q
board walk He struck heavily and
lost consciousness. Later it was found
no bones were broken. 81
Although Hamilton was in the air not
more than three minutes, his flight was
regarded as good deal Of a success.
The collapse was due to the irlstiffici-
sent power of the sixty horsepo tour
ing ear which was used TO do the tow
ing. The combined weight of the
aeroplane, man and Soofeet Of rope was
sufficient Ito cause the car to slip back
ward slightly when the chauffeur tried
ito increase his speed.
The aeroplane rose like a bird with
the first pull and In a few seconds was
two hundred feet iii the air. When
the speed Of tow began to lessen the
airsisip began TO wobble like a kite on
string, and Hamilton BY mistake
dropped His cap, which was to have
been the signal to the tow driver to
stop.
The aeroplane then Auttered down
ward.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
COLD WAVE
MOVES EAS
SHARP COLD rs
FOLLOWING HOT WAVE


ST. Paul, Jan. 22. The lowest tenn
perature today in ST. Paul was g be-
low zero, according to the local wealth
er bureau, which is a drop of ~ since.
yesterday and 34 since Saturday. The
coldest weather yesterday wss at Prince
Albert, Can, where the mercury ranged
from I8 TO a80 below zero. Appear
ances indicate that the crest Of the cold
wave will reach ST. Paul tonight, when
ii is due to warm up some.
The entire east from Mississippi vail
ley is basking in almost summer atrlos-
phere, and heavy rain is falling in the
Mississippi valley as far north as Grand
Haven, Mich Temper ratnres from o. :
at Pittsbyirg to 90 at Buffalo and high
er farther east are the rule
The extreme cold in the northwest
and the warm Temperatures farther
south have worked havoc with the tele-
graph wires. No communication had
been established between Chicago and
other eastern points, and the ST. Paul
office Of the Associated Press up to
1890 this morning, owing TO the broken
wires incident to climatic changes.
The cold wave is gradually moving
eastward and according to the weather
office, unusual conditions will prevail
there before long. y: a fiE ESs
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
TOWN OF LANSFORD
WIPED OUT BY FIRE

Minot. N, D., Jan. 22.-The town OF
Lansford, twenty-five miles northwest
OF here, was almost entirely wiped
out by fire entailing loss of $54ooo
The entire business district is in ashes
and only brave work of the volunteer
department saved the residence district
from receiving the same fate. The
fire started in the Office of The Laris-
ford Times at ? o'clock and Immediately
spread, owing to high wind. to adj
joining buildings. Altogether ten struc-
lures were destroyed before the con-
.fagration was under control of the fire.
men, brigade of citizens. who worked
heroically to stop the spread of the
aa:nes. ... %. H.
The lasiness houses DESTROYED were
tile First State bank, Guy T. Scott,
publisher of The Eansford Times,
Banks Brothers general store, postof-
fee, c. ]. Stepherers general store,
and ]. B. Hall, attorney at law office.
The origin of the fire is believed to
be defective gasoline tng;ne in the
Office of The Lansford Times. where the
disastrous blaze started. Lansford has
population of $50 people
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
FANcIERs AND BREEDERS.

Chicago, III Jan. 2a. The tenth am
nnal exhibition of the National Fam
ciers and Breeders Association open
ed here today with remarkable success.
1t Is admitted that t1ie present exflibi-
tion IS the lar rgest and most interesting
ever held by the association The en-
tries are more numerous than ever be-
fore and the character Of the exhibits
far above the ordinary average dis
play at such shows. The most protnif~
ent breeders and fanciers Of poultry,
pigeons, cats and pet stock are re-
presented ifa tlle exhibitions The list
of prizes is larger than ever and all
for Besides poultry; pigeons and pet
animals many kinds Of feed, incubatz
ors, appliances used III poultry raising,
etc, will be on exhibition during the
week of the show.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
SOUTHERN PROBLEMS.

ss New York, Jan. "a. Booker II.
Washington Joseph III Choate, Mark
Twain and Robert G. Ogden will speak
from the same platform at a notable
meeting which is to be held at Carne-
gle hall today, for the purpose OF dis
cussing southern problems.
This Is memorable year for Mr..
Washington and his great school. Iii
AprilFof this year he will celebrate the
tWenty-ffth anniversary Of the found
ing Of Tuskegee institute, at which time
Secretary Taft, President Eliot, An
drew Carnegie and many other north
ern men of distinction will join with
representative southern educators in d
demonstration at the Alabama school.
AT the meeting tonight Mr.. Choate
will preside. Mark Twain, whose early
life was spent on the lower Mississippi,
will speak as a southerner and Mr..
Ogden will speak Of the needs of Tus-
kegee institute A chorus of students
from the Hampton institute will contri-
butte several chorus numbers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
Important Events Of the World for This Week

present programme, the. so-called I'm
surgents" and the "stalwarts." j
The railroad rate bill, which IS to fol-
low statehood legislation, viii not be
presented until next week. @ z., "A gPr
The merchant marine bill and the
pure food bill still hold their places on
the senate calendar.
The pure food bill will continue to be
discussed by Messrs Hepburn, Me-
Cumber, Lodge, Spooner and others.
The emergency deficiency bill will
reach the senate early in the week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
CRATER REPORTED
AT VALLEY CITY

Valley City, N. D., Jan. "a graft
er has been working this section of the
state. He is red headed man
about five feet ten inches in height and
claims to be from Nebraska, The
mans methods. seem, to be to make a
bluff at buying hotels and. livery stables.
Fictitious kilograms are dispatched and
displayed and through these and other
representations the CRATER gets promi-
nent men to advance him funds and en-
dorse his notes, while he claims to be
awaiting remittances on land alleged to
have been sold in Nebraska. He went
toward Minot after catching some citi-
zens here. &'s.- .l, ~. j
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22

The annual automobile tournament
begins on the Ornonde III Daytona beach.
on Jan. 23, and from the races schedul-5
cd it IS evident there will be many ex-.
citing contests. Every race is either
a record trial or for championship. j
AT Indianapolis there will be joint
conference Of the United Mine Work
ers and the operators.
Interest in congress will largely CEN
ter in the statehood bill which will
come before the house When the bill
comes in Wednesday, according to the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
MAY SELL THE
. PHILIPPINES
- g = ~ : * 4 = q ! - = /
ROOSEVELT SAID TO
HAVE PLAN I'm VIEW
He Wants to Unload the White Ele-
phant Onto the japanese Appoint
ment of Wright at This Time HAS i
Double Significance.

Wasb;;noton Tan j, 81 Behind The de-
cisin,, II Il 7the RooseveIt ad,n;n;sfration
ta ANA ( Cav IN Inke RI aVrigl,t of
tl,e Pb;linn;,,es as ti1s firsf anna ssa All
rs Iana,, Iies @ ! &, storv of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
policy which 4 Vet 'has Enot been fold.
President ! Roosevelt Il ;s asserfed IN
close advisers e,f the administrafion i
convinced fl,at fhe hest tl,inp the Unit
"a states can Al With ;the Ph;lipoir,es
,is to oet rid of them an Ma hest terms
1that canS Ne ,,eootiated and ui,der the
Hest nossible conditions obtainable for
tI,e III 81 i,a III ;I;pn;,,a ;saa,,ds
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
GERMAN ScHO oLsTIIP.

Galveston, Texas, Jan. a2. The
"Stosch,nq5 a schoolship Of the German
navy arrived here this morning and was
received with considerable enthusiasm.
A national salute, was fired from the
shore battery and the ships in the thar
Dor wore their holiday attire Of flags
and bunting. The ship will remain here
week and a number of social fuilc-
tions have been arranged in honor of
the officers and cadets of the German
ship. Z. s.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
CHICAGO WAS
STORM BOUND
ELECTRIC LINES AND WIRES
.&. WERE ALI DOWN TODAY
SIeet Storm Was Responsible for the
Greater Part Of the Trouble Many
Remained In Depots All Night No
Communication. 4


of alternating rain, sleet and snow
which commenced just before midnight
last night caused one Of the worst tie
ups this city has known in many years.
This morning but few telegraph
wires were working out. OF the city in
any direction, there being no corn1nun-
ication whatever with the east .
The only direction in which telegraph
service was at all adequate was in the
direction of Milwaukee. Inside the
city, telephone communication was
badly crippled. Az q.
The electric line street cars were al
most out of commission, it sometime
requiring an hour to move a car the
distance of one square. The elevated
roads were still greater sufferers. Many
passengers on the Aurora line and the
Chicago electric line were compelled to
remain all night in the depets, when
the road ceased operations on account
of the storm. s.s 5a:S S3s /, 3
= The large commission brokerage
| houses which ordinarily use from TWEEN
Ity to thirty wires leading to all parts
lof the country were unable this morn
ling to send a message in any direction
and were without adyices regarding the
situation in other parts of the country
"A few cable dispatches from Liverpoo
were handled early in the day but with
this bare exception an absolute dearth
of information regarding the conditions
Of the crops prevailed. g 4
4 Long distance telephone service out
side Of the business district was very
badly crippled. "A 5ss.: NJ, 4. .t !.
| The weather bureau managed to re.
ceive some information before the con
i ditions reached the worst stage. L
was announced that the storm wa:
1 moving slowly eastward with the center
! at 4 o'clock this morning Just north oi
Indianapolis It was predicted thai
the area Of low barometer would slow.
ly move eastward although precipita.
/ ton might be expected in thi ssectior
for another tWenty-four hours, il thi:
i forecast is verified it will make forty
eight hours Of fain, sleet and snowfall
/ without cessation. 55,
/ The railroads, although in much bet
4 ter condition to contend against tht
s1eet and snow than the electric lines
were at times during the early part q
the day in desperate straits. On som,
| of the lines running east from here
hundreds OF miles .of wires in the ag
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22

of France. til q .z ,5.3
From an International point Of view
Algeciras will divide interest with Ven
ezuela. s,,s s5s ss
The end Of the week will see the
close Of the general elections in Great
Britain, but the liberal victory has been
SO Overwhelming as to take much 9f
the interest from the contest. Get in
another sense it adds an unprecede
interest to the developments which are
sure TO come with the opening Of parh-
aTne1lt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22

SHIP LOST
THREE HUNDRED OF
THE CREW WENT DOWN
Tho Accident Is Reported to Have Been
Due to an Explosion Only One Of
ficer Was Saved 800 Men Were
Drowned.

Rio Janerio, Jan. 22The Brazilian
.turret ship Aquidaban has been sunk at
port Jacarepamua as a result Of an ex-
|plosion. tits reported 800 Of the crew
perished and only one officer was saved.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
CONTRACT FOR BUFORD
IRRIGATION PLAN LET

w Washington, Jan. 22 The secretary
Of the interior has executed contract
and approved the bond Of Messrs.
Noble and Mann, Of Buford, N D., for
the construction OF lateral N Of the
main canal and lateral system, Lower
3 Yellowstone project, North Dakota
and Montana. The contract calls for
the excavation Of 5000 cubic yards
Of material.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
RED SUNDAY
!. WAS !, QUIET
~ -4. s-sE ,... gH9. - - 81 ks8SFTEt Is
NO DISORDERS WERE
REPORTED in RUSSIA
The Day Was Observed In Decent
Manner In Both Sc. Petersburg and
the Other Cities of the. Empire
Authorities Are in Control.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 22-"Red Sum-
day" is being observed here and at other
cities. So far there has been no disor-
der. The police were in absolute con-
troll everywhere: ".@ "a IL.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22

% France makes a decisive move in
! ;2e;on for Venezuela's $ treatment of
hes {. ,sentatiye, Caracas this week
will ss ssnter Of world interest.
Venezns5 the Castro regime,
has been . ,fnational problem, but
the Monroe aoctrine, although neces-
sarily involved in It, is So thoroughly
understood by all the European cottrl-
tries that the state department antici-
pates no untoWard action on the part
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
SPAIN HOPES FOR i.
=. SUCCESSFUL CONFER ENCE

Algeciras, Jan. 22.-When the interna-
tional conference Oh Moroccan reforms
reassembled here today messages from
the Spanish senate and the chamber of
deputies were received expressing a
hope for the successful issue of the
conference. s.e 3.-@ ,55 ~ ~ e...s5
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
INQUEST ON THE .....
WEST HOTEL FIRE

Minneapolis, Jan, a.. Coroner Kist-|
ler began taking testimony OF Witnesses
in connection with the death Of eleven.
persons in the West hotel fire. A large
number of witnesses were present.
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