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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
RoosEvELT Is SIGHTED.
Arctic Steamer slaHkias slow Presrs

Arctic Steamer AHakfns slow ProgFes a
 or New Port.
 New Port, R. l., Lee. 2s,-The arctic steamer Roosevelt from sydmey, c. B.. for New York, which sailed 1rofn Vine yard Haven yesterday ftFsnoon. was sighted of here thls afternoon by Cap tain Kenyon, of tne Prices Neck He saving station. with her fore topmast gone.
 Inc Roosevelt seemed to be making sloS progress. havsus been nearly twenty hours making aboar sniety pines About noon the Roosevelt was seen to make sail and disappear round Point Judith. heading wes. at o'c.ocA making ialr progress in a northwest Dlee1e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
RESOLUTION ox BooEx.
Turf Writers cf Ame-tc, H9Il Memo
 rial Meeti4R

New Orleans. p1c 2S.--Ihs Turf Writers Association os America. of which John Roden. IT, w1 diad a. saranao Lake. N. F., sa'ur 'ay. v g a men Der. at a meeting In Ss orleans today adopted the follOwing 2 expreseiou of conSol noe
 Resolved that the 6eath of John 80 - den, Jr. means a great loss to tha newsnarer world, a lors to racing on behalf or which he labored lon. apf well and the end of A coreAr v m CT usefpInes. If was furthe eso el that th!s resolution be enGros on 'he minutes 'of the or-a 'zato and that a cory be f @rwarde to his ia n I., W. C. Edwards and William J F'tzpatrick were delegated to repre- sent the association at the funeral.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
ARE USING NEGROES.
Engineers WIT Hire BIaeISs to succec
 Firenteu

EngineeFa WIT Hire HlaclEs Co Succeed
 Firemen,
 San Antonio Tex. Dec 23,-From 130 10 30 memhers of the Brotherhood of Ra'lway Firemen walked out this afternoon at 5 o'clock on the san An tonic division of the Southern Paci- fir Atlantic system
 Negroes are being substituted for the striking fircmen. The firemsn h1ve no grievance against the railroad company. They cla' 1t is a test strike to determiph whether they or the en- gineers shall have control of tho switching crews. The engineers claim they will win cut and say they will hire Mexicaus. Ch'namen and negroes to do the work.
 Except to few freight trains very little delay in train schedules has been occasioned so far by the strike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
REFUSE TO TALK.
No InfOrmatlpn on strike From Fire
 mems Headquarters.

men ~ kAGAWMNHEAeEAa
 Peroria, III. Dec. 2s-The simple an- nouncement that the strike of the en- ginemen and firemen on the Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific railroad went into effect at o'clock to-day was given out tonight at the headquarters of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire men and Enginemen.
 Grandmaster John J. Hannahan de- cllned to be intervi6 wed on the strike or the probable effect 1t would have upon the conductors along the system. He merely gave to the associated Press representative a copy of the telegram rom Second Vice Graodmaster Timothy Shea, who has had the matter Tn charge which contained all the Information that came out of Mir Hannahan's office tonight The telegram Is as follows:
 we renewed urgent efforts again to-day to arbitrate the question In dis rute. but the company and the erRi- neers absolutely refused to do so. The strike became effective at five o'clock
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
TRADE HAs GROWN.
Remarkable Advance Fms Been Made in
 Porto Rlcan BuSInsss.

Porto R1can BuSInsss.
 WashinFton. Dec. 23.-The story Of the remarkable growth of .rade be- tween the United stqtes and Porto Rico is told in statement issued today by the Bureau of Statistics Of the Depart r1ent of Commerce and Labor.
 It shows that the commerce between th's country and It's island possession has grown from little less than Si.. 0o0. 900 in 1897, the year before annex afion. to over s4O.00N,00 at the close of the present year,
 For the ten months ending with oc- tober the business between the two countries amounted to ss5,SS0.0S3. Of ehis amount the Tinted States sent to Porto Rico $16,509.a46 worth of mer- ellandise. while Porto Rico's trade with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24

long run what is most seTvicea ble for France and even for religion itself,
 No one understood France better than Leo XIII. He bade all Catholics seek the welfare of country and of church within the ranks O. loyal ad herents to the republic. Had Leo been listened ta Fraree n all probability would have established religious per secution of the present day. Monar- chial Ideas and plottings have dons dreadful Injury to the church ir France"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
uyD..-s.,V ,v-o-yre-S s.r.sSe.

eso Ar+ania. Tn~ae nee. 27-~Nfa-if~ hove of a'ert-,~aI wo~lters n-'eu cnretf- tpting prarticallv a1I eie"tricel we~b~ ers employed Tn this citv. heve rra- serted rew contract to their esa- rloyers calling for an advance In wages of about fifteen per cert Ernlovers have met the demands of the union bv advertisinG for non-union electrical workers and a strike Is inevltable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
NINE PRIsoNERs EscAPa.
Thief Who stole ssThe Gira KnittfnR
 Picture Fsera Asvav

Thie1 Who 8f0Ie a0Ehe GtrA kmfttfmHp
 Picture Gets Away,
 Cincinnati. Dec. 22s--Nine prisoners escaped, from Hamilton County jail at 10;30 a. -. today. Among those who eseaped were some desperate criminals, including Clarendon Henri arrested in New York recently, who stole the fa- nous picture aGifl RBittihgs from lsin- einnati art muasum. The others ss. ca ed ares sf
 HuRh Gastrighk. John Curtis, George Sherrod. William sauhIers, Edward Ness. Frank Kamnf. Joseph ThatchsT and J. Sutton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
MAcKLIv MIL nEcovER.
condftion ss Wounded captaan xs Yer,
 Renssmramg.

RenBsuFsmg.
 Fl Reno. Okla, Dec. 2s.--Tha con- dition Of Captain Edgar A Macklin who was shot hy robber at hls resi- lehce at Fort Reno last Friday night was improved today and recovery is assured, attendants say.
 The robber has not yet been crest ed nor do the detectives In the case seem to have any nositivs knowledge of the ma1's identity or his where abouts It Is believed he caught train at Darlington station. four miles dis tant and to which point his trail was followed by bIoUdhounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
APPEAL FOR CHINA.
New York Red c-.:. society Can. ~

New Yn~t,. Doc. 9q-The Naw Yer% brarrh os tNe Ar-artraN Natiana4 ued rrose so~tatv hos 'ssuaA on annesi Fer ha'- Tor tNe fa-,'rs st~'~teu nnNrie saf Ci,t-o roYt-1Nufto~s oF -~cnes. @ra Aa- erred with v--N'oh tn ru~Nhnsa aNwr anA othor Fooae"1 T- 'a Na shI0~hA ev Nna Pad C-o-s Fo China for the rel'cf fNo ~r~arers
 N~-etsN -NoN~t4 oNtai~sA h~ tAe sssfa ev.-.v,,o~t st tNa rsnTest of tne faa r-csa tho neai sqvs sNnws thsf pskgs po-~ oF people are on the verse cf siee yatfon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
senntcr cnNerr.n rondltIon

New Orleans. Dec. 2S The condI- tion os forrnNr United States Senator Donaldson CaRery. who is dangerous ly i'll here with kidney trouble. was tonight hopes of his recov- cry being entertained by his phyHi- alan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
nIrXIcANs sATIsFIED.
Glad cOrteIyOu VIII Try To stop wiId- naA NIfnfnr.

Mexico City, Dec 9s-It was learned with much satisfaction. in legitimate mining circles here. that United States Postmaster General Cortelyou ls stirr- ing up his department to run down fake promoters who put out wild cat companies to fleece the public and that me United States postofiice department is sending to Mexico e0rDs of trained
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
Reeelve No More Frelnbt.

New Orleans. La. Dec. 2S--Announce- ment was received to day that the no more freight from Interesting lines "a nolnta in Texas until further notiea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
rrrinht shear nnrned.

New Orleans, Dec. 23.--One of tha large Illinois Central freight sheds known as No 6. burned down here to- dav, The loss was about S2S,0eo iA cIudinG the destrnsAtn~ as two e loads Of freight
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
OFFICIAL BUTTER INSPECTION.

OFFICIAL BUTTER INSPECTION.
AS result of loss to Iowa farmers
estimated at $2,000,000 on butter ship
ments to eastern markets covering u
period of six months past and various
amounts to those in other states, Sec
retary Wilson Of the department Of
agriculture has decided to establish a
new department in New York city,
with w. s. Smarzo, assistant state
dairy commissioner of Iowa, in charge.
Ills duties will be to go through the
Butter Exchange daily and inspect and
test all butter. If he finds that the
product from any section of the dairy
states is deficient because the COWS are
not being fed proper rations, because
the butter is not being properly made
or because the cream has not been
properly kept, he will report the fact
to the dairy commissioner of that state,
who can see that the proper means are
taken to remove the cause of the trou-
BILE. Dairymen of the western states
and Iowa in particular expect to be
saved millions of dollars as Il result of
this system of government inspection.
Our government is thus just beginning
to realize the benefits of an oversight
which has been employed by the Dan
ish government for years and which
has been the cause of giving the prod
uct OF the Danish creameries the inter
national blue ribbon because of its uni
formly excellent quality.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
LIVE STOCK
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO - Cattle: Common to choice
steers. 81 Qo06 30; COWS, 81 25d4 90;
heifeis 81 75Uj 80; bulls 81 GO04 25;
stockers aud feeders. ~ I5u4 20. Sheep
ana Lambs Sheep. 81 25W6 40; lambs,
81 15Q7 lJ yearliugS, 50 OO@G 25. Calves
81 Ijm6 - Hogs Choice to prime
heavy 81 55IG G2l2; medium to good
heavy 81 5OuG so; butcher weights.
81 556tG 90: good to choice heavy mixed
So SOFAS TO; packing. IS 15d6 5I42.
Wheut-No red. S9Q90c. COTn-No. 2.
45a,a4Sc. Oats-No. ,, 51&c.
EAST BUFFALO Cattle: Good to
choice export So OO45 So shipping steers,
81 75H5 l5 butcher cattle, 81 5OG4 90;
heifers. SO lO6D5 OO; fat cows, s. G094 so;
bulls So 5Ou4 % mixers ana springers,
$50 00Q51 90. Sheep and Lambs-Good
to choice wethers, S5 25Q5 40, mixed
81 7Ju5 90: ewes. S4 5OG5 90; cuils. 81 so
M4 90: lambs 81 50a5 so; woods 81 35
down. Calves Best, 50 25G5 50, Hogs
Workers., mediums and heavies, S. $50
6 30; pigs. So 65@G 40; roughs $5 $50
6 2O stass, 81 0OQ5 90,
PlTTSBURG Cattle: Choice. S. Goa
: 75 prime So 30u5 50; tidy butchers
81 s5m5 90. heifers, SO O0@4 so; cows
bulls ard stags s. 5Op4 %; fresh cows
$25 Ou@5J O0 Sheep and Lambs Prime
wethers. "a 9Od5 90; good mixed. 81 700
SS OO0ll 90. Caves-Neal, 81 OO@6 90.
S5 lambs, 81 JOR5 20; spring lambs,
Hogs Heavy hogs mediums and heavy
Workers, So So; light Workers, SO 1Oq6 10;
pigs. 50 4OG6 so.
CLEVELAND 80 Cattle Good to choice
steers. 81 N5m5 70; heifers, SO S5m4 20;
fat COWS, $3 l644 10; bulls, SO 95a4 10;
mixers and springers, Sl5 0O@5O 90.
Sheep and I.ambs-Good to choice lambs,
rs 2505 so culls, So SOFA %; clipped
wethers, 81 S5@5 90; ewes, S4 25a4 IS.
Calves Sc down, Hogs Mixed
weights, So 75a6 80; pigs, So 50@G 80;
stags 81 jOq5 O9; roughs S5 754G 30.
NEW YORK Cattle: Steers. 81 cog
75 bulls, 50 GOG4 60; cows, 81 0OGD3 -.
Sheep and l.ambs-Clipped sheep, SO 90
as 90; clipped lambs, So 25p5 7O spring
lambs 81 90 each. Calves-Veal, 81 OOp
so Wheat-No, red, 9O5sc. Corn
No. . 57c. Oats-MiXed S7ac.
cINcINNATI-Whe No. . red s9la
assoc, Corn-No, 3 mixed, 5OIE @5lc Oats
No . mixed, 3. 35c Rye-No ., 6612
@Gslac. Lard-ss ~. Bulk meats-ss 371s
Bacon SO -. Hogs--$E 4Oq6 10 Cattle
81 O0m5 ~. Sheep--S3 OOQ4 40 Lambs
81 SOAR 90,
BOSTON Wool: Ohio and Pennsylva-
mia Xxx and above, 3i435c X, S2l33c;
No, /, 3Su3sc; No >, 3s@4Oc; fine un-
washed 2Gn26i3c fine washed delaine,
3Gla N31c: unwashed delaine. 2SQ2sc In
diana, Kentucky, etc, - ana li.bood,
22NS4c
TOLEDO Wheat Ssstc; corn, sic;
oats, siAc; rye. GG5ac cloyerseed 81 Az.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
AN Arnn nr rnrAroEs.

We have three inquiries. one from
New York. one from Michigan and one
from Illinois, how most successfully TO
grow an acre of potatoes. The ques-
ton of soil conditions has more to do
with the potato crop than any other
crop raised on the farm. In order to
secure II maximum yield the ground
should be prepared the year previous
and should consist preferably of clo-
yer sod turned under in September, a
timothy aud blue grass sod similarly
treated or piece of hazel brush or tim
Der clearing. The soil should be put into
the best possible tllth or mellowness.
The potatoes should be planted during
the latter part Of May In rows three
feet apart and the hills eighteen inches
apart In the row. Use only medium
sized potatoes for seed, with two good
eyes to each cutting. The drag will be
found the most useful tool for cultlvat-
ing the crop, and the bulk of the work
may be done before and just after the
potatoes come up. The crop should be
plowed to good depth with corn cul-
tivatOr as soon as the potatoes begin to
show in the row, no care being taken
to keep the plants from being covered,
u few days after which they should be
dragged second time. During late
years the potato leaf blight has become
such serious menace TO the crop that
spraying With the bordeaux mixture
has come to be looked upon as neces-
sity. As to varieties to plant, it is diff
cult TO recommend any one variety AZ
superior to all others, as potatoes of II
certain type seem to dc better III GER
tain localities than others. H. those
portions Of the country where the grow
er cannot count upon an ABUNDANT or
sufficient midsummer rainfall early
maturing varieties will be found to
produce much better results than would
the late planted under exactly the same
conditions. In general way ii may be
said that the bumper crop OF potatoes
is the result of the same measure of
intelligence and care that would in
sure success in any other line of work.
Climatic conditions have very much to
do with success in potato raising, the
best potatoes in the United States be-
ing raised on the cut off spruce lands
OF Maine. the rule being that where
corn does well potatoes Will be poor
crop Very large crops of potatoes are
also raised in Colorado under irriga-
tion but the tubers are very inferior
in quality, being sweet and soggy. The
cut off pine lands of northern Minneso-
tn and Wisconsin furnish almost ideal
conditions for potato culture.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
THE FARMERS LIVING.

A late magazine writer attempts to
show that the average profits associ-
ated with agriculture are very much
less than those obtained by men in
other lines of business, but he entirely
overlooked one very important fact.
The Salaried man. the mechanic, the
merchant and that large class whose
yearly earnings do not exceed $3.50 per
wear find that house rent and house
hold supplies absorb the larger part of
their income. while the man on the
farm has his home rent free and can
with dairy, poultry, garden and or
chard we'll cared for secure an abun-
dance of those things free which cost
the town resident the most money.
The farm Is not as general rule
properly credited with this item of the
good living obtained directly from it.
Many Il farmer would think that he
had struck a snap if he could secure an
$500 position in some town, when he
would very soon find out that lie had
left on the farm better home and
better living than $500 would secure
for him in any town.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
rHE NAV WITH THE HOE.

The most touching feature of Mlillet's
famous picture, THE Man With the
Hoe lies not in the attitude and ex-
preston of the man himself so much
as in the style of his hoe-a crude,
heavy, awkward implement, the using
of which would soon bring any man to
eracy described in Markhams famous
poem of the same name. That hoe
marks the distinctive difference be
tween American and foreign methods
of agriculture. The average American
hired man would not work half a day
with such Il tool. Bright tools and
sharp tools are typical of modern
American agriculture.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
rHE nInEp MAN pRoBLEM.

We have a farmer friend who seems
to have found a happy solution of the
difficulties connected with the hired
man question by building small house
on his farm and securing the services
of IL married man. Under this method
the farmer knows where his man is
nights and he finds that the quality of
service he renders during the day is
of much better grade. Under this
system the housewife Is also relieved
of the burden entailed in the care of
extra men in the home. In this case
the man, who is allowed to keep COW,
some chickens and pig, is thus bene-
fited to as great a degree as his EN-
ployer.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
wHAT TuE TnEE NEEDs.

The best possible conditions for tree
growth are those which nature provides
and which may be found in any unmo-
Tested tract of forest. Here we find
ihe ground shaded and wen mulched
each fall with the years growth OF TO
liage The moisture is retained and
conserved and the surface OF the
ground kept mellow and rich by the
decaying vegetation While these de
sirable conditions perhaps cannot be
duplicated In all places where IL is de
slrable to plant trees, we should still
strive to reproduce them as nearly AS
possible both for our shade trees and
orchards.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

There is no state In the Union whose
agricultural interests are so Well
looked after and promoted as in Kan
sas, that state having in Secretary Co
burn OF the agricultural society an en-
thuslast of the first order. The chief
value aud merit of his work lie In the
practical insight that he possesses
touching the agricultural needs OF his
state and the admirable manner In
which he presents the results OF his ex-
perlmental work. There never can be
anything the matter with Kansas SO
long as Secretary Coburn Is at the
helm, He has now in press a new
treatise on alfalfa which will be OF
inestlmable value 10 those portions of
the country in which the culture of this
most valuable legume Is possible
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03
GovERNMENT HoRsE BRnEDlNc

GOVERNMENT HORSE BKEEDING.
In order 10 provide suitable mounts
for the cavalry branch OF the army
the French government assumed con
troll of the horse breeding interests of
the country number of years ago.
This official supervision has resulted in
producing the best type of horses to be
found In the world. During n recent
session of our own congress Il bill was
passed allowing $4,000 for the pur.
chase OF pure bred horses of approved
type which are to be used as the nu-
cleus OF a horse breeding station which
Is TO be established in Colorado. While
the purpose of the work proposed Is
not the same as that OF the French
government, 1t will serve Just as useful
a purpose, being to improve the stand
ard of the American draft horse under
careful government direction aud su.
peryislon. The same results are now
being attained in many portions of the
country, though IN less systematic
way, by the use OF only FIRST class and
pure bred slres, as the high prices that
eastern buyers are always willing to
pay for grades from such slres will
amply testify. II has been proved be
yond question that IL costs just as
much 10 raise scrub as II does a pure
bred and that such horse will only
fetch about half as much when ready
Tor market
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

If colony Of grackles or crow black,
birds propose to locate in the ever
greens around your home, as they are
very apt to do. they should be discour-
aged at once, as they are extremely
dirty aud noisy neighbOrs.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

Careful tests which have been made
90 to show that of two mixers equal
ly careful and gentle with the dairy
cows the one who milks the faster
gets Il greater per cent of butter into
his pail. A friend of the writer with
a view to accomplishing this result to
the greatest possible extent, had his
boys milk COW between them, one on
one side and one on the other, results
obtained going to show that the plan
worked out even in this case.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

A poultry fancier living near Chicago
will this year raise 5000 English
pheasants 1t has been found that
these birds do very we'll in contine-
ment, while it is claimed they will
bring good prices both for useful and
ornamental purposes.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

Have any of our readers ever tried
the ferret as means of getting rid of
the pocket gopher? We should be glad
to hear from them if they have, or to
receive the details of any other plan
that has been found successful in Grad
icating the pest.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

The proper training of horse often
represents from one-third to One-half
of its value: hence it is piece of bad
management to take pains with the
breeding of colt and put it on the
market in an unfinished and crude con-
dit!on.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

While majority of the farmers of
the country have greatly improved the
quality of their hogs q great many of
them have been slow to appreciate the
value of the same principle as applied
to their horses and cattle, and scrub
nags and skinny, understood bulls are
still common
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

When it forms a considerable portion
Of the bill of fare rice, which Is rich in
carbohydrates. should be supplement-
ed by foods of high protein value, such
as meat, cheese and legumes, beans,
meas etc
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

In all raw materials produced on the
farm there is locked up what might be
called manufacturers profit connect
ed with the conversion of such raw ma
terial into some form of finished prod
uct. Every wise farmer will aim to
secure as much of this manufacturers
profit for himself as possible.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-03

Among the list Of birds which were
quite plentiful when the western prai-
rie region was first settled fifty years
ago and which have entirely dlsap-
peared are the small gull the long
billed curlew, the ployer and the blue
Minged teal.