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The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
KICKING MULES.

As rule. small mules from broncho
mares. are very apt to kick at any
chance, while mules from work mares
and those with draft blood seldom
kick or balk. Very few mules ever
kick in the harness. 4 mule seldom
gets hurt on a wire fence. While they
are very quick to see weak place in
q fence and will get out where horse
would not try, they are careful not to
get cut. The usual way to break a
mule is to throw rope over his head
and tie to something solid until he
gives up. and when good strong har-
ness is put on him and he is hitched
by the side of a strong. well-broken
mule or horse. and beth hitched to a
wagon and driven into large field
and kept on the run until the young
mule will quit cutting capers, mind
the bit and drive up. A two-year-old
mule will do large amount of work;
II is very hard to overwork a mule;
If his collar fits he will do all he
should, but will take care not to do
any more.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
FEED THE COW REGULARLY.

Few realize the great Importance
of regularity in feeding. All stock
should be fed at the same hour every
day. The digestive system is thing
of habit. The digestive fluids flow the
most freely and work the most effec-
tually when they are called upon at
regular intervals. The animal that
is not fed at the usual feeding time
becomes nervous and worries for its
feed. The digestive fluids have begun
TO flow and try to work before the
feed comes, and on the other hand
the animal that is fed before its usual
feeding time is not in prime condition
for making the best use OF its feed, as
1t has not the appetite that comes at
tie regular feeding time and prompts
the flow of the digestive fluids.
The habit of feeding at all hours is
certain to result in waste of feed
and is conducive to an unthrifty con-
dition. Regular feeding promotes good
assimilation. as then the gastric juices
and the saliva come most copiously,
and work together on the feed, thus
assuring thorough digestion. We
should never forget that irregular
feeding is wasteful feeding.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

AM nothing more conld he done TO-
wasd carrying out tha death sentence
for another six months at least.
The court of appeals the following
June decided against Patrick, refusing
to grant new trial and affirming the
Judgment of conviction.
Two days later Patrick prepared a
new appeal for presentation to the
court of appeals for new hearing and
argument. This time it took the court
of appeals just three days to decide
against Patrick's newest move. On
June IA his application was refused and
the court fixed the week of August 7
for his execution
Patricks next move was more sue
cessful. The court of appeals On July
"a, just IA days before Patrick was to
die, granted stay of execution pend
Ing a new hearing and re-argumcnt on
the grounds of newly discovered evil
dence. This was followed on October
by motion for a re-argument of Pat
rick's original appeal. but on October
81 the court OF appeals decided against
Patrick by refusing to reopen his case
and denying the motion for re-argu-
ment.
On November 10 Patrick asked the
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
WHAT ALFALFA WILL DO.

A grower of alfalfa. who has been
in the business for 20 years. sums up
the merits of this plant as follows:
First, its feeding value in the form
of hay is far superior to that of any
other, and nearly equal to corn, pound
for pound; second. its yield per acre
is much larger than any other tame
grass; third, it combines excellent
pasturage with its value as hay:
fourth. it is one of the best possible
fertilizers of the soil; fifth. once es-
tablished in the soil 1t will last in
definitely: sixth. ton Of well-cured
alfalfa hay contains almost as much
protein as a ton of wheat bran and is
worth for feeding almost as much.
These facts ought to set men to think
ing and experimenting.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

On October IA. when more than a
year had passed since the deatn Of
Rice, Patrick's lawyers went into
court and made a motion for their
clients release on the ground that
two trial terms had passed without
the district attorney bringing Patrick
to trial. This motion was denied.
Another month went by, and then
Patricks office boy, who had gone to
Germany, returned and confessed
that he had bought poison for Patrick
before the death of Rice. The clos
ing act of 1901 came on December 3,
when Patrick made another effort to
get out of the Tombs. He obtained
a writ of habeas corpus and demanded
that he be either tried or released
on bail The district attorney check
mated this move by announcing that
he was ready at last to call the case
for trial, and with that understand
ing Patrick had to go back to his cell
once more.
Patrick was placed on trial for his
life on the following January 20,
Postponements came on February 4
and 5, owing to the Illness of Juror
John d. Campbell, and it was not un-
til March &c that the trial ended
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
MANAGERS WHO FAnM.

High earning capacity of farms ops
Grated by managers" is feature Of
the United States census returns. The
fact is not explained, but it exists,
These farms not only produce net re-
turns far in excess of those credited
to owners. but make revenues. of rent,
ers look absurdly small. Farms thus
managed invariably carry heavy linei
of live stock, an article renters apEar,
emily have little use for.
Managed" farms are usually the re-
suit of combinations of capital. TneJ
are placed in charge of compel ent
men, who are expected to make theT
pay good returns on the investment
That this kind of farming pays il
shown by the returns. and it givei
rise to speculation as to why the aw
erage owner can not do equally al
well. He may be doing so now, bM
the census returns do not show It.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
EAIRff ORCHARD &GAEgllFN n
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HORSE , NOTES.

There is no better food for colts the
first winter than good hay and
crushed oats. little bran added two
or three times a week to keep the di-
sestion in tone will be helpful. If "a
few carrots can also be spared, the
colts will grow just SO much better.
Care should be taken to give colts
plenty of exercise, especially in the
winter season when the temptation is
strong to confine them to their stalls.
1t does not appear to be generally
known that horse hides are possessed
of considerable value. In majority
of instances when horses die they are
drawn away and buried WITHOUT remov
ing the hide. We understand that a
firm in Milwaukee is giving from SO
to s3.25 for good hides, that is, for
hides that are free from cut holes and
other blemishes. In nearly all in
stances therefore when horses die or
are killed to put them out of the way
it would pay well to remove the hide.
The value of carrots as food for
horses is not sufficiently recognized in
the northwest This class of roots
can be grown with much certainty.
1t may not be generally known that
five or six pounds of carrots can be
fed to race horses, even when being
fitted for the track. Horses are usu-
ally fond of carrots. They serve an
excellent purpose in keeping the di-
gestion in tone, thus reacting benefi-
cially on the digestion of the other
food
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
SHEEP BARNS.

1t is well known that sheep will 10
bear close and constant confinemen'
like cattle. They must have not onl,
exercise. but plenty of air. Thei'
natural habitat Is in mountain regions
where the air is bracing. In the clsi
of sheep this must always be kept IL
mind Hence sheep barns must huv,
an abundance of ventilation. with la1gt
yards attached for exercise when ths
weather is favorable. In fact, thei,
fleeces amply protect them from su
preme cold when not exposed t.
storms. In all mild climates they
thrive better under open, protected
sheds. The mutton breeds. and esper
cially the New Leicester, require bet,
ter protection than the hardy Ameri.
can Merino. In the north, and always
in the northwest. sheep barns are esl
sential.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
BURN THE WEED SEEDS.

Since the improved tanning mills
enable the farmer to separate all de-
fective and broken grains while it is
cleaned. there is no longer any rea-
son for grinding or feeding screenings
They are mostly composed of weed
pf habit. The digestive system is a
seeds and have little nutritive value,
while some kinds of weed seeds are
positively injurious to stock. Least of
all should such weed seeds be given
to poultry with the idea that passing
through the gizzard will destroy their
vitality. This is not the fact 1t is
in the crops of migratory birds that
many kinds of plants and trees have
been so widely spread as they have
been. AS for grinding the screenings,
they are no longer worth the trouble.
Grain is too cheap. II some broken
grain is burned with the weed seeds,
1t is of no great loss.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
THE FARMERS GARDEN.

1t Is often wonder to me why more
farmers do not give the proper amount
of attention and work to the farm
garden. There IS no part of the farm
that will pay as good returns. Prop
erly managed, it is half the living and
the. best half at that. The trouble Is
the men often feel too important and
busy for garden work and turn it over
to the already overworked women
folks. They are given the weediest
little corner on the farm and are
lucky If they can get the men to pillow
1t up after they are done plowing all
the rest of the farm. OF course, 1t
would be a sinful waste of money to
buy some good garden tools, for the
women to use, and SO the same farm
er that has the very latest thing in
riding plows and surface cultivators
and all such, will let the women make
garden with any old worn-out hoe and
rake as their grandmothers did be-
fore them.
It is noticeable that when the man
does have to make the garden he gets
it out in the open. on good clean
ground. where he can have the vege-
tables in long rows and tend with the
be. and l wish that every farm garden
might be the same way. Take a strip
of good land out away from the hedge
and the trees, an acre is none too
much, and work it up like you would
for brag crop of corn. Get good
garden drill and plant the seeds in
long, straight rows, wide enough to
tend with the team. The little stuff
that is too small to be tended with
the team can be put in strip along
one side in rows foot apart and
tended with the wheel hoe attachments
Of the garden drill.
All the stuff can be tended with the
wheel hoe the first time over and after
that most of the time you could do 1t
by hand in the old way. and much
better. You will be surprised the way
the stuff will grow, and how easy 1t
is to tend it. An hours work with
tine cultivator once a week and 1t is
done. Peas, beans, onion sets, sweet
corn, potatoes, cucumbers, melons,
squashes, and in fact almost all gar
den crops are as easily tended as corn
If ,ysl will go at them the same way.
TT? it next spring. Pick out your
place for 1t now and get 1t well ma
nured with fine, rotten manure. Then
plow it up the first thing in the spring.
Harrow it and plank 1t and harrow it
again till you get 1t in perfect order,
and then surprise your wife with
GOOD garden.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
THE TURKEY BUSINESS.

Some erroneous ideas have crept
into the turkey business that are diff
ficult to eradicate. There has been a
tendency on the part of some turkey
growers to breed short-legged fowls
with view to obtaining heavy :
weights. This is a mistake. for it is
the long-lesged. rangy turkey that
makes the 50-pound adult. There is
no doubt but what excessive weights
are fads without any reason. The
standard weights are high enough and
there can be little excuse for going
beyond what is given in that author
ity. We would recommend good-sized
pullets; those weighing from IS to 20
pounds are preferable to larger ones
Young toms weighing from is to "a
pounds are a good size. Yearlings
from % to 35 pounds are as large as
ought to be used. For show purposes
the adults should be selected and al
lowed to get as heavy as possible. 1t
Is in the show room where the heavy
turkey gives satisfaction.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
HAS MADE THE LAW A PLAYTHING
Sentenced in 1902 for the Murder of Millionaire
William Marsh Rice, By Skillful Maneuver-
ing He Has Thus Far Evaded the
Hands of the Executioner.

| learn that he was a suspect. Six
days from the date of Rice's death
detectives began to shadow Patrick,
and finally, on October A. Patrick
and Rice's valet. Charles F. Jones.
were arrested, not on charge of
murder, but for forgery connected
with Rices. will and a $4,000 check
which Patrick had tried to cash after
Rice's death.
On the day following their arrest,
Patrick and Jones were held in s10,-
900 bail each on the forgery charge.
The bail was purposely placed at that
high figure, in order that the two
prisoners might be detained while
the investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the mysterious
death of Mr. Rice could be probed.
Had Been Poisoned.
Then, while Patrick and Jones were
endeavoring to get somebody to bail
them out, the police and coroner
worked hard to solve the murder mys-
terry. On October 81 the result of
the analysis of Rice's body was an
nounced. showing that the aged mil
IOHdiIe Huu Dteh pOiSoHeu.
Next the police turned their at
tention to Valet Jones. They third
degreed" him for thee days, and then
he told them what they already sus-
pected: Patrick had murdered Rice.
Two days later Jones made a still
more detailed confession. shouldering
all the guilt on Patrick to save his
own neck. Having done that, Jones
cut his throat in prison, but the po-
lice doctors stitched up the cash
and saved him for further confess
sions.
Then, suddenly. on February 25.
Patrick made his first move to get
out. The bail. $4,000, necessary to
liberate him, was produced, and Pat
rick had already left his cell and was
almost free. when orders came to re-
fuse the bail and put Patrick back
in his cell. Two days later Patrick
was formally charged with the muir
der of Rice and held without. bail
pending a hearing.
Events in Patrick's case came swift
ly after this. On April Jones de.
clared that Patrick had admitted to
his lawyers in Jones presence, that
he had killed Rice. On April IL Pat
rick was remanded on the charge of
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
MBEp1 T. PNTP/CR.

writ was granted at Canton, o.. with
In six days of the time set for Pat
rick's execution, and after prepara-
tions for putting the condemned man
to death had already been commenced
at Sing Sing. 1t was the closest shave
Patrick ever had.
When Millionaire Rice was found
dead in his apartments at No. 500
Madison avenue, on September %.
1900. there was absolutely no suspi-
cion that his lawyer. Patrick, had muir
dered him. Not until four days later,
when the funeral had been stopped
by order of the coroner and Rice's
body sent to the morgue. did Patrick
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
TO PREVENT RUST.

Some persons advise treating seed
wheat with formalin to prevent rust
the same as when treating 1t with a
view to prevent smut. Such treatment
will not avail as rust does not come
from the seed wheat. The best RENE,
dies known to date are the sowing of
first-class seed and the proper rota7
tion of crops. Both of these objects
have in view the promotion of vigor
in the plant to enable it better to
Withstand the influences that produce
rust. These remedies, however. will
by no means prove entirely effective
in all instances. The value of inher-
ent vigor in the plants has been shown
in the resistance offered the present
season to rust by the Marconi variety
of wheat.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

New York.-Take the average muir
derer. Sentenced to die, he bows to
the seeming inevitable. Like a thing
whose spirit has already crossed the
border-line, from life to death, he
mechanically waits for the end, some
times moaning. sometimes praying,
but always waiting-waiting for the
executioner to beckon him forth.
Nowhere can a more striking con-
trast to the above be found than in
the amazing and even brilliant fight
of Lawyer Albert T. Patrick against
the law, his own stock in trade. says
the New York World.
Arrested in February 1901. for the
murder of William Marsh Rice, an
eccentric old millionaire who had
been found dead five months pre-
viously under suspicious circum-
stances in his apartments at No. 500
Madison avenue, Patrick was tried,
found guilty and sentenced to die in
the electric chair in the week of May
6. 1902. More than four years have
passed since then. and yet Patrick
is still very much alive, and actually
has a longer lease of life ahead of
hoW thdi it hdl oh hpii II iJu-,
when the grim death sentence was
pronounced for the first time upon
him.
1t is not the purpose to present on
this page a review of the celebrated
Patrick murder case, with which
everybody is already familiar. This
article concerns Mr.. Patrick alone.
and the ingenious ways in which he
is playing a long drawn out game
against death and the law, and with
his own life as the stake.
II Patrick wins. as he really be-
lievcs he will, he will be indebted
chiefly to himself as his own life
saver. If he loses he may 60 to the
electric chair. or he may make an
entirely new move calculated to place
his opponents in the position of hav
ing to play the game all over again.
Dangerously near to the dead-line,
Patrick has been forced time after
time, but by skillful maneuvering he
has evaded the executioner's hand
and obtained another respite. AS the
case now stands. Patrick is safe at
least until next October. when the
United States supreme court will
pass upon the writ of error granted
on June IL by Justice Day. This
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
NECESSARY FOR DIGESTION.

Hens teeth are scarce, and they
are compelled to swallow their food
in the same condition as they receive
it. The grinding apparatus in the
crop is so constructed as to require
the aid of other material to carry on
the masticntion. Fowls that have
free range will generally find the
necessary grit for this purpose, but
those that are yarded up must de-
pend on their owners to supply this
need; small gravel, crushed oyster
shells. broken crockery or anything
that answers the purpose of grit, bua
in whatever form it is given. breed
ers should be particular to have u
supply constantly within reach of the
fowls.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

with Patricks conviction Imme-
diately following the announcement
or the jury's verdict of guilty OF
murder in the fist degree Patrick's
lawses filed notice of their intention
TO appeal from the verdict, and to
move for new trial.
Sentenced to Die.
Recorder Goff called Patrick to the
bar on April Z. and after denying the
motion for new trial and another
motion for the arrest of Judgment.
he sentenced Patrick to die in the
electric chair in the week beginning
May >.
Patrick was now within four weeks
Of the dead line. He began a fight
for his life, which, although four
years have elapsed since then, is by
no means ended.
He fought against the powerful le-
gal machinery dragging him toward
the dead line. breaking away time
after time but only as far as the
length of chain which holds him Sc
cure.
notice of appeal was at once filed
with the court of appeals. This acted
temporarily as stay of execution.
and the dreaded week of May passed
with Patrick, still alive.
A delay of almost three years fol-
lowed. during which Patrick success.
fully checkmated every move made
to end his life.
Five great volumes of testimony,
involving more than 5000 pages of
printed matter. had been taken dur
ing the murder trial. For the prop
er presentation of Patrick's appeal
before the court of appeals it was
necessary to prepare all this testi-
mony for the printers in narrative
form, and the wording had to be
agreed upon by the lawyers on both
sides. Then new briefs had to be
prepared. and all this took up con-
siderable time.
Patrick's lawyers had six months
from the date of the notice of appeal
in which to present their case to
the court. The six months expired
on October I, 1902, but on the day
previous went before the court of ap-
peals and asked for an extension to
January Is, within which to file Pat
rick's appeal for new trial.
Two days later the court refused
the application for an extension of
| time.
This left the case in suspense. The
court record stopped with the courts
refusal to extend the time limit,
| which, by the way, had already ex-
pired. The court of appeals. although
| it had stopped the execution of Pat
rick. had no jurisdiction to fix a new
date for carrying out the sentence.
| Things were at standstill.
Patrick broke the ice on November
II, 1902, by filing motion for new
trial. On November 26 the. hearing
of the motion before Recorder Goff
was postponed until .Decmeber t5. The
year 1902 closed with Patrick wait
ing in his cell for Recorder Goff to
decide whether he would grant the
motion for new tial or not.
New Years day. 1908. found Patrick
anticipating an unfavorable decision
from Recorder Goff by preparing an
appeal from the anticipated decision.
February passed without the record
e-s decision being announced. and
the court of appeals granted Patrick
an extension of time under which to
file his appeal il necessary.
On March Recorder Goff denied
the motion for new trial. Patrick
Immediately filed his notice ct appeal.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

murder. Four days later, at pre-
liminary examination. he was held for
the grand jury. and on April % that
body returned an Indictment against
Patrick. charging him with murder
in the first degree. Next day Pat
rick was formally arraigned before
Recorder Goff and remanded for
trial.
Then it was Patrick's turn to move.
On May 10 his lawyers attacked the in
dictment and asked for Patrick's re-
lease. This move failed. Exactly
one month later Patrick entered a
plea of not guilty and prepared 20,
his trial.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

The best breed of sheep for any man
to keep is that which is the mos
profitable to him. and the particular
breed depends entirely upon the situ-
alton and surroundings of the owner.
1t makes no difference whether lambs
are raised for mutton or wool, they
should be kept growing steadily. There
is no class of animals that requires
more attention than does rheep, and
no animal deteriorates more rapidly
from neglect or shows a more marked
improvement from good care than does
sheep.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

Not long ago man made the re-
mark to the writer that without doubt
most of the food sold as butter is oleo-
margarine" The writer replied that
he was most certainly mistaken, as the
amount of butter made is greatly in
excess of the counterfeit. Last year
there was made in this country not
less than 100000 pounds of butter
and about 1OO.OOO.OOO pounds of oleo-
margarine. This means IA times as
much honest butter as of the bogus ar
ticle
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

Begin studying how you are going
to farm this year. To be sure you are
going to improve on the past years,
but what crops are you intending to
sow and plant. and in which field?
Study this out now and have the seed
ready. Will you try any new kinds
of crops for your neighborhood? Be
an experimenter. but go slow on new
things until you know they will Rraw
and thrive in your vicinity.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25
GRASSES IN ALASKA.

The southwestern region of Alaska
is characterized by its wealth of
grasses. many Of the grasses common
to the United States being found there.
In the southeastern part of the terri
tory common timothy and orchard
grass do exceedingly well. Nor are
these the only fodder plants. White
clover has apparently not been given
a thorough trial, although here and
there it grows vigorously. A native
vetch is abundant in pasture lands,
and is said to be readily eaten by
stock.
The Lamar register., 1906-07-25

Within the past few years a new i'm
Element, known as the weeder, has
come into general use. AS a weed kill
er where the weeds are just making
their appearance it is unequaled, and
saves much labor later in the season
by keeping the weeds down when they
are Soung.