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Bisbee daily review., 1906-08-05
4 SPORTS

i New Mexico with Utah, the latter be-
 ing taken from the acific A. A.
 Denver is the headquarters far the new body, and from now until Septem.
 Der the association stands organized
 with five good under bodies and a possibility of there being eight In this connection there will probably be another division formed by taking Kansas City, the State of Kansas,
 North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. to be known as ing taken from the Pacific A. A.
 Denver is the headQuarters for the de West and further out were found in a very healthy condition and every thing was encouraging. In St. Louis particularly this was so. and athletic meets of size were being held every week. In Kansas City the interest
 was keen and the local athletic club
 is building a new club house in the
 city. besides being in possession of a handsome country club affair in the
 park district. The clubs in the yicin- fly of Kansas City were all doing
 their bit to make the sport thrive.
 In San Francisco. considering the re.
 suits of the earthquake. everything was satisfactory except where the spe- CialiZltion of boxing was held to Et the thing. The Olympic Club has recoy-
 cred from the disaster, and already has signed contracts for new club house to take the place of the one wrecked the cost Of which will be
 Si25 900. The P. A. A. is doing good work in the way of establishing out door municipal gymnasiums, and two, if not four. are now in full operation. The Pacific Northwestern organiZa- ten is. according. to MT. Maccabe. a model body. it's entire aim being to encourage sports for sports sake anl 70 encourage everything coming un- daT the head of amateur. He said that h it's management the true anna taur spirit prevailed as he had seen + nowhere else. The athletes were in receiDt of nothing more than their eX- act travelling expenses. being obliged t1 furnish everything in the way of equipment out or their own pockets. received no training expenses. and even when travelling did not come in
 contact %ith a penny. The entire standard of the way the games and everything vas conducted by the body
 was distinctly high.
 The Central A. 4. was in very healthy condition and the officials were found earnest and intelligent in .aei- work for the advancement of gs~e~al sports. The movement for ,-unic.oal @vE.nasiUms and athletic as
 -~ciariCaS in the Central is well de- tined and plans are well along in both CF,iCqo-O and Milwaukee, as well as other places Wherever the move rea- has started the governing body has had the support of the leading rle1 of the cities and in most cases tlA leadership has been taken bv them.
 The tour just completed by Mir. Mac cabe will be followed by others. for it is TOW the intention of the 4. A. |. to have all the affiliated bodies visited and looked into at stated intervals. so rllf all may be in closer touch with the main body.
 When the ban was played on some oI -'lo western tracks and the word went
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things are looked for from Radtke, sewelI. Nicol and Wiley, while Red fern. l.. Smith, J. Jones, Perrene and Romaneiii, to say nothing of several others, must be considered. Radtke, who headed the list of winning jockeys at Ingleside, in California. while riding there this winter and then went to New Orleans and Hot Springs and con tinued to show to advantage, Is well come addition to the jockey ranks in the cost.
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oharley Alien. Stable.

Charles Allen is working the follow ing horses at the Washington Court House O. track: Hortense, 2:20A. by Sirliss: Midnight Liss, a green trotter by SirlIss that Is said to have great turn of speed; Heather Bell. Harry P. md q very promising fly by Adbell.
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sammy smith |. Anxioas.

Sammy Smith, considered the most scientific 130 pound boxer in the east, who has fought the best in his class. Is after match with Hook Reyes, the Australian, who made good with Young Erne and Amby McGarry. Smith will let Reyes name the weight and is not particular as to the number of rounds.
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lNo Lack of Jockeys
Supply of Higb Ciass Horse Piiofs l. Better Tban
 Eper Before.

The American turf Is better ofr in the matter of capable jockeys this year than ever before. Most of the stars are riding in the east. and owners and trainers have little trouble in securing good boys to handle their horses. Fur ther than that. the Jockey club has so legislated that the jockeys will be bet ter controlled, so that, all In all, the sit, uation Is particularly bright In this re- spect
 The reinstatement of Hildebrand, or, rather, the granting of license to him
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The Virginia Supreme Court of Ap- peals will shortly meet in extra ses- sion to dispose of the case of Insur- ance Commissioner Button" who who seems to have gotten himself into a ''hOle"
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dfOunQ that tQSFe WOulQ De an luNd- sion of horsemen wearing big brimmed hats. some of the wise men of the east smiled and seemed to think that a lot of easy money wGs on the way. If you ask the biggest bookies whose money they fear the most nowadays, with one accord they will reply, "The western crowds"
 For getting horse in condition wi,h- out taking the general public into their confidence they are past masters. When a large coup goes through they are down line, hook and sinker. and they generally get the money. The point, they manage to get good odds for their money.
 Ed Cole, who was associate judge last season at Ascot, and is now act ing in that capacity at Rockingham Park in New Hampshire, narrowly es- |caped death by drowning while boat ing with Judge Murphy and others Cn iCanoble lake last week.
 Their boat struck rock when about a hundred yards from shore and the bow was high and dry on the rock. Parties in launch that was passing balf an hour later rescued them. Dis patches state that the position cf the boat on the rock was such that the escape of the occupants was miracu- iOsr.
 In long-distance slugging Lumley is leading the National league, with Hans Wagner close second. The for mer Seattle player has six two-baggers, eleven three-baggers and seven home runs to his credit, making a total of Iseventy-three bases. Wagner has nineteen two-baggers, eleven three baggers and only one home run. Thus it will be seen that while Lumley falls behind Wagner in two-baggers home runs.
 May Sutton now has been intrustel with invitations to the leading Fl glish woman players to participate !n the annual tri-state tournament In sep tember. This tournament is always ar important one. aud carries the Ohio Indiana and Kentucky honors for the year, being played in Cincinnati.
 It is proposed to offer a worlds championship trophy for wcm"n. and to secure Miss Douglass. Miss Wilson and one or two other English players. It would prove a popular move if Miss Douglass and May Sutton could bG thought together on an American court, for there are many who think the American girl was beaten oEly through ner hard preliminary matches by Miss Douglass in England this year
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It Is to be hoped that Speaker Can non wi go around batting himself on the back and claiming all the credit, if Maine. where he is to make political speeches. happens to go Republican.
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Some men are born famous, and some men make a winning hit in a slOse baseball contest.
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Secretary Taft will please stand aside now. and allow Secretary Root to have a little of the ime light.
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pon on account of the large size and peculiar shape of its eyes. There is also a remarkable bayonet continua- ton at the extreme end of the dorsal fin. The flesh of the tarpon is very coarse and bony and can scarcely be eaten.
 The thornbacks or rays live exclu- sively at the bottom of the sea, burrow- ing themselves into the sand, and, ow- ing to their protective coloring, are able to spring out upon the unsuspect- ing plaice, shrimp and crab. These grotesque fishes often reach gigantic size. Their breast fins, which answer to the wings of bird, are often ex- traoTc.ra.ily broad.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-02-23
An OCEAN OF SWEET PEAS,
Flower Seed Growing Is an Extensive Industry.

the seeds sold by unscrupulous dealers
and with it demand for legislation.
Congress and few states have passed
laws regulating the trade in seeds. The
Secretary of Agriculture under an Act
of Congress has authority to. and does,
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Rocky Ford seed. At the end of the
cantaloupe season various individuals
could be seen going over the Rocky
Ford cantaloupe patches and disem-
boweling immature and frosted canta-
loupes for their seed This seed, it is
true, was genuine Rocky Ford canta-
loupe seed, and it would probably ger
inmate os or % per cent, but it is OBJ
vious, its sale as first-class seed was an
imposition. Nevertheless thousands of
packages were annually foisted upon
seed buyers.
So if you are going to buy seed, and
buying seed to greater or less extent
is advisable, not to say necessary, it
becomes foregone conclusion that it
pays to buy good seed and therefore to
know from whom you are buying.
The Government Seed Business.
The Agricultural Department is buster
than usual sending out millions of pack
ages OF free seeds for Coasressmen. 1t
stc::,1I s..cI ue understood that this free seed
distribution, while carried out by the
Secretary of Agriculture, is no scheme
of his, but is Congressional affair, pure
and simple. In every session there is
one or more bills introduced abolishing
what has been termed by more than one
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Courtesy A. J. Pieters Department of Agriculture.
of plant. So that seeds. as they are
handled by the big seedsmcn, are gath
cred in by them from all parts of the
country from Maine to California. In
she latter state some of the vastest seed
fields of the world are found, where the
eye ranges over unbroken rows, miles in
extent, at least as far as the eye can
reach. If all this industry should cease
for year and the farmer and gardener
became dependent for the succeeding
crop on the seeds which he would him
self save during the year, the shrinkage
in production throughout the country
would amount to tens of millions of
dollars.
In the Olden Times.
OF course, in the early days each
farmer saved his own seed; possibly he
exchanged seeds with one or two neigh
bors or friends. At that time there was
little competition in farming, the produc-
ion OF the farm was used mainly for
lhe support OF the family, and the flrii
supplied practically all the necessities
end even the luxuries of life.
The earliest secd-farm in the United
States is believed to have been started
by David Landreth, the originator of
the present big seed house. This was
before tHt WAL, oD
small farm, now included in the city
of Philadelphia. 1t is estimated that
over 100000 acres, including land in
probably every state in the Union, are
now devoted solely to growing seed
crops, and some of the largest growers
plant annually as high as 1000 acres.
Get Good Clover Seed.
The advantage of securing good ger
minating seed is manifest. Take for
instance clover seed which is sown on
wheat-stubble in the spring. 1t is al
ways possible to secure it at so cents OF
kIoo per bushel below the market price
quoted by the reputable seedsmen
What is the result of using such seed
It must be considered foregone con-
clusion that such seed is poor, worth
even less than the reduced price al
which it is offered The land has beer
prepared for pasture or hay, some of the
fertilizer used on the wheat crop still
remaining in the soil for the use of the
clover and timothy, and the grass anC
clover seed is sown to become the de
pendence of the farmer for his ha,
crop. He buys cheap seed; 80, 40, sc
or 60 per cent of it is an adulteratioi
of seed which has been killed or is old
dead or weak clover seed. The re
mainder is good, fresh seed If he buy
this seed, likely putting off purchas
until the eleventh hour. and uses
without testing its terminating qual
tiles, he may be lucky if he gets half
stand. In other words. half his Ian
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Congressman the free seed farce, and
speeches have been made annually de
riding the practice, showing that it is
unnecessary and Improbable and a
waste of public money; yet when it
comes to voting for measure which
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SEED LETTUCE AND ONIONS IN HEAD

partly open from time to time to admit
the exchange of air and gases, using a
good-sized dish with small saucers and
renewing the water occasionally. Sew
eral kinds of seed may be tested at once
at a trihing cost. The Department cau-
tons the far...-f against extremes of
temperature and excessive moisture dur
ing the experiments. In some of the
larger and more reliable seed houses of
this country there is well-equipped
and appointed incubator room in which
tests are made by the seedmen in
order TO ascertain whether or not the
seeds will really grow. This is done
with every lot of seed that comes in
The warehouse and before distribu-
ton through the country. Results OF
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P.eserying Strict Silence.

In Korea the women. on their wed.
ding day, will not open their mouths
to peak, no matter what the tempta-
ton or provocation.
Sometimes this silence is continued
through the first week of married life.
Although no such custom exists in
the Western world, extraordinary cases
are not wanting. In the early forties
a New York lady undertook, for .
wager Of $3.50, to remain mute during
the month of her married life.
Her new-made h-sband, who, natur-
ally, was not in the secret, was SO much
incensed at his brides behavior. that
he left her before her TASK was com.
pleted, only to return later when ap-
prised of the real reason for this un-
natural silence.
On one anniversary of their wedding
day a Brussels couple quarrelled so
bitterly that the wife, in a passion,
| vowed that her husband should never
| again hear the sound of her voice. She
would there and then have left the
house, but her now penltent husband
| implored her not to desert him. To
that extent only did his entreaties pre-
vail, for she kept the letter OF her oath
l and never in her spouse's presence
did she unloose her tongue.
An Austrian woman, whose husband
was in hiding from the authorities, in.
Iadvertently betrayed his whereabouts
Ito a neighbor. who was secretly in the
nay of the police. AS result, he was
taken, and received term of imprison
Iment.
So much did his wife take to heart
this misfortune, which had beer
brought about by her gossip, that she
resolved for the remainder of her life
Ito remain mute. She would not make
an exception even in her husbands
flavor, for, although she received him
lon his release with the utmost affec
Ition, she maintained an obduratt
silence till her death. three years later
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Broadly speaking, the growing OF farm
and garden seeds may be considered the
most important OF agricultural indus
tries, for unless the quality of the seed
Is maintained, the succeeding crop is
greatly diminished in volume and deter
sorated in quality, so that if applied to
the country as a whole, the loss would
be enormous.
"The great magnitude of the American
seed business is little appreciated" said
= prominent seed dealer in describing
the carloads OF field and garden seeds
which he handles each spring. The
producing capacity of the seeds quickly
deteriorates, in most instances, and the
most successful farmers buy large guam
titles of seeds The farmer is some
what cautious individual, and although
he buys, on an average, double the
amount OF seeds he did ten years ago,
he has not, in every instance, reached
the point where he recognizes that the
greatest economy lies in getting the best
and patronizing only those houses whose
reputation forbids them to sell poor and
adultcrated seeds"
Seeds Apt to Retrograde.
The deterioration in many seeds is
very marked, and large secdmen go to
great lengths to produce the best pos
sible seed and to have various establish
ments in different parts OF the country
where the conditions are the best for
production. 1t is not possible that the
best results can be attained in produc-
ing a great number OF seeds on ans one
farm or in any one locality, however
favored The soil and climate which
may be the best adapted for producing
cne kind of seed may result only in
very inferior seed from some other kind
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abolishes a system whereby the Con-
gressmen who wants TO keep. in touch
with his constituents has an opportunity
to mail out little package of garden
seeds TO his entire list of voters, he
cheerfully votes against the measure and
instead votes for an appropriation of
over a quarter Of million of dollars
a year for free garden and flower seeds.
If some body would introduce bill, even
with this big appropriation, but speci-
fying that the Secretary of Agriculture
should cxpend the money in procuring
and distributing only such seeds and
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plants as may be of real value to the
farmer in a Congressional district, new
and improved varieties, even though
only one package could be sent out
where now score or two are sent, the
expenditure would be defensble. This
would be building up our agriculture,
and there would be cases where the
entire agricultural output would be
changed, greatly to the advantage of
the farm The Secretary is, in fact,
employing this idea, as far as he is left
any discretion in the matter of seed
distribution. He is allowed by Congress
a small appropriation of this free seed
money, and where his explorers in the
old countries of the world have brought
in new plants and seeds which it is be-
lievcd will be an Improvement on those
already grown by American farmers, he
sends these out in sufficient amount to
admit OF rational test by farmer.
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Home Tests of Seeds.

The Department of Agriculture in Or
der 10 aid farmers to determine for
themselves without much trouble the
terminating qualities of seeds purchased
hy them, has issued number of bulle-
tins upon the subject. A very simple
apparatus for sprouting seeds is describ-
cd in the bulletin. 1t consists of a shall
low tin basin or one of granite ware
The bottom of the basin is covered with
water and small flat bottom of porous
clay is placed inside. The seeds after
having been soaked are laid between
two layers OF moist blotting paper or
flannel cloth. A pane OF glass covers the
dish. which is to be kept in tempera-
ture OF about 20 degrees. The atmosphere
OF an ordinary living room is suitable if
czre is taken to set the apparatus near a
stove at night. The basin, may be left
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these growths are recorded in a book
and kept for ready reference in the
event of complaints. The busiest times
in the American seed warehouse is from
November to March, and often April
when enormous quantities of seeds and
bulbs pass through the buildings first in
large sacks and later in smaller pack
ages by mail and express on their way
to the progressive American agricul-
turist.
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purchase in open market samples of
seeds OF grazing and forage plants, test
the same and publish the names of per-
sons selling adulterated seeds.
So extensive is the seed business in
the United States that many seedmen go
TO an enormous expense in publishing
each year catalogues giving the many
varieties offered for sale by them.
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Tricks of Some Dealers.

Another method of defrauding the
seed buyer, practiced by cheap seedsmen
who never expect to do business sec
ond time with the customer, is TO sell
him outright the cheap seeds of some
plant such as muskmelon, for instance,
Under a label of some new or high
priced variety. He puts in hard sea-
sons work trying to raise good musk
melons, and at the end he finds he has
heterogeneous collection OF inferior
sorts. Still another practice which the
reputable seedsmen will not counten-
ance is to sell seeds which may be true
TO name and which will also germinate,
but which are weak and poor. An ex-
ample OF this was noticed by the writer
in the Colorado muskmelon fields. The
Rocky Ford cantaloupes had for some
years attained countrywide fame
through their sweetness and fine flavor.
They were shipped all over the United
States. Then came great demand for
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Cordial Foreign Relations.

Mrs. o'Riley-And are yez on spak1n'
terms wild Mrs. Zylonskf.
Mrs. Murphy-Av course l am. She
called me thafe an I told her she
was another.
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AMERICAN SEED GROWING
Cheap Seeds the Most Expensive
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL

lies idle and he curses his luck which
has thus shown itself against him,
whereas the fault was his own, and he
was simply penny wise and pound
foolish.
This can be said of many different
kinds of seed.
Or suppose he buys expensive early
cabbage or radish seed, it is an easy
matter for the inscriptions dealer to
mix this seed half and half with very
cheap late cabbage or radsh seeds, pre-
viously killed ESQ that they will not
come untrue to name), and unless the
buyer is particularly observant it may
never occur to him that he has been
buncocd
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Time to Abolish the System.

AS it is now carried out, the free seed
distribution should be stopped, and the
work of supplying the ordinary farm and
garden seeds, the results of which are
known to everybody, should be left 10
the regular seedmen.
The seed business of the United States
is one of great magnitude. While there
are, of COURSE, unscrupulous and fake
seed houses who do not hesitate to
adultcrate the seeds they supply, the re-
putable firms take great care in seeing
that their seeds are not only fresh, with
good terminating powers, but true TO
name. The old-fashioned way was for
each grower TO save his own seed, but
in many OF our principal crops II is
found that the seeds grown in certain To-
calities produce heavier yields, and while
if the planting is done little out OF the
original habitat of the plant the tlrst
crop may not appreciably deteriorate the
second year, the crop from that seed
will show marked falling off in yield.
II is for this reason that some OF the
wisest farmers and planters send regu-
larly considerable distances for seed.
The seed catalogues always carry
number OF pages of novelties and new
varieties which are described in an ex-
tremely attractive form. 1t is well
enough to try these novelties, but it is
good advice to consider them as such
and have the main crop to fall back
upon from the standard or well-tried
varieties which have stood the test of
years.
An examination of many of the seeds
of common vegetable and forage re-
veals the fact that all immense amount
of poor seed is sold to American farm
ers and gardeners. Farmers as a rule
are responsible for this condition, since,
as has been said, many of them buy the
cheapest seed in the market and trust
entirely to luck for it to produce the en-
tire crop Such seed is dear at any
price, and is withal one OF the principal
source of the hosts of bad weeds which
are to be seen upon many farms.
For the last few years there has been