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To Conserve Soil Fertility.

So,I ,'epletion has been universal in
regions VIII tch have been growing
| wheat exclusively and all of the great
| wbeat.raising regi,'us Of this country
have finally resorted TO restorative
farming. Dairying and G'her intensive
| forms of agriculture nOV dominate the
| former centers of wheat production.
Wheat raising in the United States has
been in the main a pioneer industry.
| It has had its greatest activity on un-
subdued land in the forefront OF CIVIL
zation. has preceded more general
farming and has been conducted In an
intensive and wasteful manner. Either
this must change or the United States
must import most of the wheat she
consumes in the future. New land Is
no longer obtainable, except in small
amounts.
Soil depletion has already made it.
self felt in the hard wheat region. The
common practice of summer fallowing
is an acknowledgment of this. IL Is
not so generally recognized that the
quality as well as the yield is anected.
The importation of good seed Is OF TEN
porary benefit on land that has dete-
riorated and the systematic breeding
of wheat of high quality Is or even
greater value, but neither OF these can
maintain the yield and quality OF hard
wheat unless the soil fertility Is con
served. The limited supply OF moisture
in some parts of the West makes 1t dir
ficult to decompose barnyard manure
or vegetable matter in the soil. These
cannot. therefore. be added without
care. but their use is by no means pro-
hibited, for many find it of great value.
In one respect most of the hard
wheat region has an advantage over
all of the earlier wheat-producing re-
giops in this country. This is to be
found in the freedom from loss of fer
tiIity by teaching. Practically all OF
the water that falls as rain is returned
to the air by evaporation from the soii
or from the plants. hence little loss OF
soluble fertility occurs through the uh-
derground water. source oil SOIL de-
terioration that is very active In
states farther east. Loss of fertility
is here due largely to the removal OF
fertilizing matter in the crops and to
the loss of nitrogen into the atmos-
phere.
Commercial fertilizers have as yet
had little place in the farm economy
OF the West, and 1t is to be hoped that
they will never assume the Importance
here that they have done in the east
ern states. II such is not to be the
case, timely attention must be given 10
the conservation of soil fertility. For
tunately. all of the winter wheat area
is adapted to the growth oil aiiaila'
than which there is no better fertilizer.
Alfalfa and barnyard manure can save
to posteIty the virgin fertility oil the
prairie soils and can make perpetual
the reputation for the high quality that
this fertility has gained for Colorado.
Kansas. Nebraska and Oklahoma flour.
But to do this one-crop farming must
be replaced by rotation of crops and
periodical seeding down to alfalfa or
grass and with this must go live stock
for the utilization of the forage and In
cidentally for the production OF ma
nure. A system of husbandry based on
these fundamentals Is sure of success.
Orchard and Farm.
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the full reason of his trips. and his
wife chose to make mystery OF
them. They had nothing to do with
seeking for a twin brother. That silly
fddlefaddle has no part in the de-
fense. The only other children born
to the Hamilton parents We're a boy
fnd a girl. who died in their infancy.
The confession of Hannah Sargent is
of no account. she having told at least
half a dozen different stories about the
matter.
when Mr. Hamilton was away he
was taken with a peculiar malady a
species of insanity. He forgot his
name, place of residence. everything.
Mr.. Barnstead. shall prove by the ev-
idence of his friend Hurd, did not see
Hamilton on the fifteenth; that it was
the next Thursday that he witnessed
the meeting at Portland depot, instead
of Friday. when Mr.. Hamilton left
home. The claimant is none other
than the notorious Ashley. who got
cornered at Portland depot that very
day. and was arrested by the sheriff
from Goodwill, Harrison county, Ne
braska.
You will recollect that Mr.. Barn
stead in his testimony could not swear
that he saw the meeting take place
. Friday; but Mr.. Hurd is ready to af-
firm. on his oath. that it was nearly a
week later that he heard the account
from Mr.. Barnstead. and that it was
told to him as If it occurred on Thurs
day.
Ill to1- IN
incarcerated in Jail there, and 1t was
in that town his hair changed from
light to dark. The prosecution does
not deny that this man, the prisoner,
was the claimant. or that it was there
the remarkable change in the color of
his hair took place. 1t would be use
less to do it. They only venture to
put in the plea that he was arrested
in the place of another. and to base
this they are compelled to set up the
absurd story of the twin brother.
There is no twin brother, for he died
in infancy.
ASHLEY was visited next morning
in jail by his wife. He denied that she
was his wife, and she did not contra
dict him until afterward. Then she
SAID InaL she was "-it' <hSA'S'
got clear on the plea of being insane.
and was sent to the asylum. From
there he escaped. was supposed to
have been drowned, worked awhile at
mill, and then came to Grovedale
where he got employment in the mill
here. He gave his name as Frlmus
Edes, said he was never married.
could not write; indeed. he appeared
to be very illiterate. He worked as
common hand at the mill until he
chanced to meet Mrs. Hamilton at
church and fell violently in love with
her.
He began to persecute her with at
tentions. and finally won her interest
by finding her little boy who wandered
away to ,the woods and got lost. Mrs
Hamilton made him sundry IreserfT
and professed to think he reHembled
her husband. Ashley. alias Edes, BE-
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Inventor Couldn't Guarantee to Per-
form lmpossibilities.

The late John Y. Muggridge, brill
liant lawyer of Concord. N. H.. while
trying a certain case in court IL that
city, recognized in the witness on the
stand a man of great eccentricitY
from small adjoining town; in fact.
quite character, although consic-
cred mentally unbalanced.
Mr.. Muggridge being great hand at
Joking, and seeing here chance 20
make a little fun for his brother law
yers. with a sly wink in their direction
began his examination of the witness.
well, my good man." said the law
yer. what is your name?"
MY name. sir replied the witness,
sis Clough-Dr. Clough."
"Ah," remarked the lawyer, "Dr,
Clough-a physician, l presume?'
No" said the witness, mot ply
sician exactly"
"wei, then, why are you called doc
tor?" said the lawyer.
"ynn See. SIR said the witness,
they call me doctor because male
kind of salve that when rubbed -
the head makes the brain work bet
ter"
Here Lawyer Muggridge, who was a
man of great size, drew himself up to
his full height. and with another wink
at his colleagues, pompously remarked
to the witness: And do you mean to
tell me, DIR. Clough. that if I should
take some of this salve of yours and
rub it on my head that 1t would quick
en- my ntellect?'
"Oh, no, sir! No. sir!" exclaimed the
witness: you have to have some
brain to start with
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Test.

The Test.
A stiffness SO tense as to be almost
painful succeeded the plaintiffs words.
and the summons to admit the defend
ant while the plaintiff passed him on
his way to the seclusion of the office.
Mr.. Hamilton. for such he was, un-
doubtedly, whether the true or false
claimant, was deeply moved, as was
apparent to all when he stood in the
witness-box before them all. His face
was pallid. his eyes were cleaning
his hands were tightly clenched.
All glances were riveted upon him
with astonishment as he said in a
strange tone, not waiting to be ques.
toned at all:
Il will go to get it. l will go to get
it,
Twice he said 1t, and then stood
looking at vacancy rather than at the
Judge.
The Judge directed that the counsel
for both parties and the jurymen at
tend the defendant to his destination.
if not too distant, and see the search
take place. Meanwhile the court
would adjourn until one O'Clock And
HIS Honor went 10 ulnner. Inc SneT-
iff followed the thirteen, Tho filed
down the street toward the bank build
ing. no doubt the place to which the
defendant was leading them. Tall.
erect, impassive. he passed on as in
a dream, never hesitating, never
speaking. neither looking to the right
nor to the left.
Thus he led them to the bank and
up the steps. Pushing open the door,
nv. Morley explained their errand to
thu cashier.
'.lt is in the vault, the safe. the
small drawer" said the defendant. and
the cashier successfully opened each
receptacle except the drawer.
Il have no key to that" he said. 81
have never been able TO find it. The
directors told me nothing was ever
kept in it. because it was not account
ed safe receptacle. being poorly con-
struSted."
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AT this moment Tony Osborn came
forward with a Key. Il found 1t not
long ago." he explained. under the
corner of the safe
"Try it," said Mr.. Morley. but the
cashier handed it to the defendant
who inserted it in the lock.
The jurymen crowded forward to
see what was in the drawer. Nothing,
evidently, but piece of tissue paper,
unless that paper contained the dia-
mond stud.
1t did.
A flash. a gleam, and the defendant
thrust 1t into the hands of Mr.. Morley,
instead of his own counsels.
Fer my wife. Give it to her." and
then he fell prone on the floor.
Had he tainted? Was it fit?
The doctor was called and pronounc-
ed 1t the last, but he soon revived and
was in a short time apparently as well
as ever. He attended the afternoon
session of court, and was the center
of curious interest to all. Indeed, 1t
was generally admitted that he had
triumphed by leading the jurymen
straight to the hiding place, though it
could not be denied that the other
claimant had indicated the place just
;Asurely by his words. Strange that
both should know what was secret
except to one of them and to Mrs.
Hamilton! She seemed dazed by the
circumstances, while hopeless. de-
jected look settled over her counte-
nance.
Tony Osborn's testimony was taken
in the afternoon, and told against the
defendant, since it was plainly made
evident that he had distrusted him
from the first.
"Mr. Osborn" said Mr.. Morley,
.'haye you any reason TO. believing
that the claimant is not the true Vane
Hamilton?"
None, sir, except the color of his
hair. He has stood every test l have
applied to him. He knows all about
the affairs that took place at the bank
when we were there together; he
seems to be the true Vane Hamilton
as knew him.
Two witnesses testified that Solo
mon Marks had been seen by them
near the mill on the day before the
shooting of the plaintiff. and that he
appeared to wish to avoid recognition.
Next. several citizens of Grovedale
were examined. and they testified that
they believed the plaintiff to be Vane
Hamilton, for he had told them OF
many instances known only to himself
and them. that he seemed familiar
with all their past lives, while the
other claimant did not. The testi-
my of these witnesses was very
Strong, and upon it the plaintiffs coun-
sci relied much for the success of the
last witness to be called was
man from Valparaiso, who testified to
he fact that Ashley was known TO
him. and that he recognized the de-
| fAn6ant as the man. The plaintiff he
had never seen but once before. He
staSed that he had been engaged In
various refaiious undertakings with
lAsh,.T. vfn hr new to hav, been in
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Demand for Colorado Beef.

That II is an i'll wind that blows no.
oody good is again demonstrated Dy
the increased demand for local pack
ing house products because OF the agi'
tation against the big packers OF the
East. Local plants are known 20 pc IN
st-class sanitary condition and the
Denver public is demanding meats
dressed at home since the printing ol
the revolving stories recently put In
circulation throughout the country in
regard to sanitary conditions at the
big eastern plants. The western cat
tleman is finding better market Tor
his stuff. and closer to home. as re-
suit of the agitation.-Denver Record
Stockman.
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CONGRESS AND THE REPORT OF THE KEEP COMMISSION

Congress has net much use rof commission
created by itself and has great ueai loss Ior q
commission established by some ether branch of
the government. There has been =. rprs forl
many months g'odp OF very c-...3st conscAt''
entious young MN In the government service
known the Keep con,lnissicn.' These young
gentlemen have been studying the system of do
ing business in tie various Departments and
have been formulating rev ideas to the con-
duet OF this business. They havr examined Into
the personel of the government employees with
a view To increasing the tfoienoy OF the latter.
hey haze discucs-6 the hGSIs Il at government,
clerks should wo,t ard the rSimtcr OF days they
should have adnlal leave 1n6 as sex leave
AMI they have broIght their minis to bear t',on,
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Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat, choice milling, per 100 lbs.
sl33. Rye, Colorado, bulk. per 100
lbs, CSC. oats. bulk. Nebraska. No. 3.
white, $1.35; same in sacks. $1.4O; Col
orado white, in sack. $l.5O. Corn, in
bulk, &c; In sack, $1.05. Corn chop.
sacked, $1.O6. Bran, Colorado, per 100
lbs, $1.05.
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In the Future.

Don't be foolish about it," exclaim-
ed the yourg bride. Hes merely an
old flame of mine"
Indeed" cried her aged but
wealthy -susband. 81 suppose you
dream OF his tender advances yet"
NO. she replied with far-awav
Look, mot yet"
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There is probably other city in the
United States of the same popuIa alton as Wash
ington where popt;ai an'useLienis less pat
ronized than right here. While roller coasters.
shoot he-chute. side shows and all forms of
amusements make their propretcrs rich at
Coney Island. Atlantic City. .ittsburg and
every popular resort. they arc dismal failures
when established in the suburbs of Washing
ton. Most of the wage carne7s OF this city
government employees and compared to the
workers in other Giles. particularly in manu-
featuring centerJ. they mighty poor spend
ers. Out of curiosity the government clerk may
take trolley ride u the suburb and spend
much half a Joiiar in of these forms of
amusement but h. dos not 60 vow often.
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rHE A1RsH1p WAS N1NE-pAYs WONDER

Washington had genuine sensation few
days ago when arisfip pad L visit to the
city and its operator called around the monu-
ment alighted III :he backyard OF the White
House. arose and few Up to the rs:'.tcl where he
circled around the great dome hen settled
to the earth on the front is gently and as
g-acefuy a butterfly on flower. Other
cities have Witnessed these exhibitions and are
somewhat blase the subjec, OF airships, but
DID, conservative Washington he'd tot before ex-
perienced the thrill CT ;his invention. Wash
ngton does not consider Il gsol FORM anyway.
to take up with eas un.il they have been
tried in other localities. Tie airship. there
fore was a nine days wonder the Inhabitants
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FROM srENoaRApHER TO 1MpoRTANT PORTFOLIO ca

The three secretaries in the cabinet not
all the presidey .ial probabilities In Mr.
Roosevelts official family. There is quiet con-
servative but forceful young man Mt the head of
the great pos. Office department who is making
somewhat of a record and attracting no little at
tention. This is Tire able ani successful chair
man of the Republican national committee, Hon.
George Bruce Cortelyou whose public record
reads like a romance and IS inspiration TO
every American youth ~ rise from the humble
position of stenogrcpner to the forth assistant
postmaster general to one of the most important
portfolios in the cabinet shows he possibilities
of American public lite and II e ability of an
American young u accomplish that great
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Hay.

Upland. per ton. $1,000 1900; sec
ond bottom, $9.O0d9.5O; timothy.
$11.OO; timothy and clover, $1,000;
alfalfa, prime, $S.00M9 800; straw.
s5.O0@6.O0; South Park wire grass.
$1,000.
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suggested that
Hearst of the
of New York. cit havn he booms.
On
he
has also Gov ummi OF Iowa
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LETTER FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Presidential Boonns Beginning in
Good SeaSon-"PeerIesS Leader"
Possible Presidents-George
CorteIyou Considered.

WASHINGTON.-Seidom in the history OF
the country have there been more presidential
booms two years n advance OF the nominating
convention that there arc at the present time.
As ono star dinereth from another star in glory.
SO one boom outshnes another IA the prepara-
tory race. For the past two or three weeks the
Bryan boom has eclipsed In Interest and atten-
tion nearly every othe- one in either party. the
suddenness with which 1t again sprans into
bloom and the prominence the che time Peer
less Leader" of Democracy achieving In his
tour around the world h ave given the mention
of his name unusual interest bnt there are more
than william ]. Bryan in training for the DEM
ocratlc nomination ill 1908.
H.. L. dlStln-
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civic unson i't on the retirement
Ell has
Interesting
something ega
is
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Hogs.

Comparative Receipts
Month to June 29th. th........... 1G,OG3
Same period last year. ........ 1864
Increase. 399
Year to date Jos. .SG3
Same period last year. .11O,639
Decrease. 4,79G
The following quotations represent
the prices paid on this market:
Choice heavy .........$ $6.5O@6.57k
Light and mixed packers G.i5@ ESQ
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Butter.

Eggs. fresh. case COUNT.
Eggs No. l.
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NEEDED MATERIAL TO WORK on.

(To be continued.)
Arizona republican., 1906-08-06
ANEcDoTE OF MORGAN.

J. Pierpont Morgan is an aiumnus of the old Cheshire school in Hartford, Conn, which has trained the young idea of a soodly number of Wall street men since the fnancier graduated with the class of 1850. one famous story of the school is the tale of young Nor gan's composition on the siege of Troy. It is not related at what age the finan- cier wrote the words that have become school history, but the context proves that he must have been very young indeed. The composition is chiefly re- markable for It's brevity. It runs some thing like this: "The Greeks sailed to Troy in their black ships and besieged the God-built walls of the city or Priam. I'm too tired to write any more. T. F. Morgan
Arizona republican., 1906-08-06
MARKET SHORT OF LONG GLOVES


 The situation in the kid glove mar ket is conceded on all sides to be the worst experienced since modern fash ions demanded the universal use of kid gloves. The scarcity of long gloves is the cause, and buyers are expecting another year of big business in these lengths. Skins have advanced in price and are not likely to again be as low as formerly. In many cases it is said that the increase amounts to 70 and even as high as so per cent over last years prices. The storm center at present however, is over fabric gloves. No orders can be taken by manufac- tuers, importers or jobbers for long silk gloves during the next ninety days. The buyers of both kid and fabric gloves are at their wits end and in many cases unable to cope with the sit uation. Already some of the domestic manufacturers are accepting orders on fabric gloves for spring delivery of 1907 at advanced pices. Meanwhile it is evident that many pretty. we'll mani cured feminine hands and shapely arms will have to go gloveless.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-06
Personal Mention

w E. Deity a prominent mining man has returned to the city from Sonora. where he has been operating a property.
 George H. Smalley and family, for merly of Phoenix. but now of Globe are spending the summer at Avalon, santa Catalina Island.
 There were yesterday registered as guests of the Commercial: A. B. -Bes- well, Los Angeles; and Henry Peter man, Superior Wisconsin.
 Among the guests yesterday regis tered at the Ford were: Jno Murray. Chicago; II. A. Brunning and F. J. Davis. New York; Jno. $. M. Twain and wife, city, and C. J. Dixon, Kan sas City.
 Among the guests yesterday regis tered at the Hotel Adams were: F.. Kahn, Cincinnati. II. Nj. Hunter, St. Louis and Geo. l.. Mackenzie, Salt Lake City.
 Miss Grace Andrews who left here several weeks ago for the lake section in northern Michigan, is now in Chi cago, after enjoying a delightful month with a camping party.
Arizona republican., 1906-08-06
DIED SUDDENLY
 OF HEART DISEASE.

How frequently docs a head line simi lar to the above greet us in the news papers. The rush, push and strenuous ness of the American people has strong tendency to lead up to ValVular and other affections of the heart, attended by ir- regular action, palpitation, dizziness, smOthered sensations and other distress ing symptoms.
 Three of the prominent ingredients of which Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis cOVery is made are recommended by some of the leading writers on MdteTjG Medicd for the cure of just such cases. Golden Seal root, for instance, IS said by the UNITED STATES DIsPENsAFORY, a stand ard authority, "to impart tone and in- creased power to the hearts action" Numerous other leading authorities rep resent Golden Seal as an unsurpassed tonic for the muscular system in general, and as the heart is almost wholly com posed of muscular tissue, it naturally follows that it must be greatly strength ened by this superb, general tonic. Bur probably the most important ingredient of Golden Medical Discovery" so faT as it's marvellous cures of Valvular and other affections of the heart are con cerned, is Stone root, or COJLhlSOIlid Cdn., Prof. Wm. Paine, author of Paine's EpitOmy of Medicine. says of 1t:
 q. not long since. had a patient who was so much oppressed with valvular disease of the heart that his friends were obliged to carry him upstairs. He, however. gradually recovered unueF the iuuueiCe Ol COiiiilsoiill (medicinal principle extracted from Stone root. and is now attending to his business. Heretofore physicians knew of no remedy for the removal Of so distressing and so dan gerous a malady With them it was all guess work. and 1t fearfully warned the afflicted that death was near at hand. Col linsonin unQuestiOnably affords relief in such eases. and in most instances effects cure.D
 Stone root is also recommended by Drs. Hale and Ellingwood, of Chicago, for valvular and other diseases of the heart. The latter says: "It is a heart tonic of direct and permanent iufuonce."
 vGolden Medical Discovery" not only cures serious heart affections, but is q most efficient general tonic and invigor- atOr, strengthening the stomach, invig- orating the liver regulating the bowels and curing catarrha, affections in all parts of the system.
 Dr. Pierre's Pellets cure Constipation