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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

the whole Vest. People imagined that
the great duck farms of Long Island,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania had
produced the duck supply of the coun.
| try. The future census will be closely
scanned at its finish for a more care
full study of these conditions. So far
as can be learned at present. the in.
crease in poultry culture through these
states has almost doubled in the last
six years.
The West Is more largely interested
in the Plymouth Rock and Wyandotte
breeds than in any other. The East
ern States seem to be more given to
the cultivation of Leghorns than are
any of the Western localities. The
| eggs having the brown shells seem
best suited to the West. The brown
shelled eggs stand shipment better,
from the fact that the shells are heav-
Ter and stronger than those laid by
the Mediterranean breeds.
The Brahma and Langshan fowls
We're formerly most popular in these
sections. The Plymouth Rocks and the
Wyandottes being smooth, that is
unfeathered, on the shanks, move
about and forage for their own sus-
tenance much better than the feathered
varieties. The original Asiatics-the
Brahams and the Langshans-produce
the eggs having the darkest and
heaviest shells. The Plymouth Rocks
and Wyandottes having considerable
per cent. of Asiatic blood in their
veins, produce strong shelled egg.
stronger than the white shells. assur-
ing safer carriage long distance to
market. This is the real reason why
so many of the eggs that are shipped
in from Western parts have the
former kind of shells. There is no
difference whatever in the quality of
the eggs themselves, no matter what
may be the color of the exterior, yet it
is a well-known fact that the white
ones have the preference in New York
City. To produce these, they must be
grown nearer to the Metropolis to les
sen the danger of cracking from long
The general purpose fowls, the
Plymouth Rock and the Wyandotte,
have become blessing to the poultry
growers of the West and Northwest.
They are strong and sturdy, with
great ability to undergo more or less
hardships and yet thrive. There Is
no question but that there are more
Buried IltluOutl 1OchS grown
throughout the Western country than
all other kinds of standardized poul-
try combined. In France, the Houdan
is the great market fowl; in England,
the Dorking; but throughout the
Great West the Plymouth Rocks seem
to be accepted as the standard of
quality for market poultry. In ad-
dition, they are such thoroughly good
during the entire year
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08
SPECIAL Announcement.

Seeking as we always do. to
dive our readers the best Of every.
thinf, we are about to offer you In
serial form. the unusual and sb-
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1.-THE WHITE COMPANY"
by no less great an author than
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have been published and read
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In fact. nc writer of late years
has received more popular at.
tentiou or merited more praise
than this gifted Enslishman. His
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usual.
We have secured from Sir
Conan Doyle's American publish.
ers the right to this novel. and 1t
is with great pleasure that we are
able to announce its early appear.
ance in the Magazine Section"
Be sure to get the initial chapters.
as it is a stirring tale that will hold
your interest from first to last.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

moisture and sustenance which the
roots collect, instead producing ten
or twelve pounds of useless growth
will 20 largely into the formation of
fruit. Clusters of tomatoes will hang
thickly against the stake; they will
secure the full benefit of the suns
genial warmth: there will be no rot
ting: The ripe fruit can be seen at q
glance; the tomatoes will be larger.
and there will be few, if any, very
small ones; the yield per vine will be
as heavy or heavier, while If the plant
ing is made with this in view. the
vines can be set considerably closer.
as the moisture requirement will be far
less than under the usual method
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08
SHIPMENT OF CHICAGO PLYMOUTH ROCKS AS RECEIVED
SYDNEY,
tied M in the usual method. is laid

tied up in the usual method, is Laid
by" the gardener with wheel hoe
can pass through the rows of staked
tomatoes, and with his hoe set very
shallow, can keep down any weeds
which may rob the plants of their full
share of moisture.
Rows of tomatoes, grown in this
manner, present one of the most at
tractive sights imaginable. Rather
than a tomato patch they look like a
young orchard, laden with plethora
of ripening or green fruit.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

leaves, and even incipient blossom
clusters. However, it is of course
better to keep the vines pruned down
closer.
ADVANTAGES OF THE METHOD.
The result will be that the vine will
grow up to the top of the stake, stocky
and strong. The single leaves will de-
yelop hugely, and great amount Of
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

where great AMOUNT Of leaf Is pro.
duced.
If the ground is rich and the plant
grows luxuriantly, its entire strength
can be thrown into the fruit by pinch
ing out the top bud after the vine has
reached the height of the stake.
Another advantage of this method of
culture is that for couple of weeks
after the ordinary tomato crop, even if
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

You can free moth-infested closet
of the creatures" larvae and eggs, by
pouring hot vinegar into a red-hot iron
or tin pan set upon hot bricks in the
closet. Shut the door as soon as the
vinegar Kisses upon the heated surface
of the pan, and don't open again that
day.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

Of Crystal Springs, Miss. He told me
of the methods in that vicinity, by
which tomatoes were not only adj
yanced in rIpening from five to seven
days, but increased in yield. Much
more labor was required, but the re-
suits were more than commensurate.
The plan consisted simply in stalking
and pruning each plant.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08
A NEW TOMATO CULTURE.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

We tried the scheme and it repaid US
well. Since my return to the North
have each year followed out this idea,
although it has been applied simply to
a garden plot of tomatoes. 1t is some
what revolutionary, and whether it is
practicable or profitable where you are
raising ten or twenty acres of this
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

EITc Permanently Cured. Eonts ornervousness after
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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

as to make them prime favorites, and
an excellent selection for all purposes
for which fowls are kept upon the
farm.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08
SINGLE STEM PLANTS.

There will be strong temptation,
should the vines get three. four or
five days start and one of the suckers
or branches becomes almost as big as
the main stem, to let it grow, in the
belief that it will injure the vine to
remove it, but such mistakes should be
ruthlessly remedied. Once well started
the tomato is one of the toughest and
sturdiest growing Vegetables horse
can step on one without much damag-
ing it-and there need be no fear
about tearing out even the large suck
ers which have developed four or five
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08

vegetable I am not prepared to say
pruning and cultlvating that y of an
acre in Florida kept me hustling as /
had never hustled before-but as n
garden proposition where you are rails
ing from fifty to one hundred plants it
has proven itself an ideal method of
culture. The directions are these,
simple in the extreme, but requiring
rather close attention. as once well
started the tomato is rapid grower
By the time the plant forms its first
blossoms, have a slim stake six feet in
length-in Florida we used pine sticks
about one inch square-with a crow
bar, or n heavy mallet stake your to-
matO firmly. Take an ordinary piece
of grocers' soft cotton Irvine and tie
the stem close to the stake. We ex-
perimented with tape and heavy cord,
but found that the ordinary, five-cent
ball, white Irvine sufhced, and that
there was no danger Of injuring the
stem of the plant. Then go through
the rows and pull off every sucker
In other words simply train the tomato
vine to a single stem, and as need be
tie it up close to the stake. During the
season of growth three or four ties Will
suffice. We tried using sharp knife
to cut off the suckers in the belief that
yanking them off by the fingers would
injure the main stem, but event
ually came back to the Crystal Springs
method, where everything is done by
tho fnpars
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-06-08
PRUNING TOMATO VINES.

The tomatoes We're beginning to
throw out numbers of axillary suckers
inst above each leaf 1t was my turn,
one day, to drive the white mare to
town and get u supply of grub-we
were camping. By chance, l ran
across an old stager who had drifted
down to South Florida from the region
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
A PASTOR CAMPS OUT -
! IN HIS OWN CHURCH

The good people of Minneapolis will
doubtless be surprised to know that a
local pastor, who has done a splendid
work for his people since coming to the
city, is living alone in the study of his
church. He is. the Rev. Wilton R.
Boone, pastor of the Bethesda Baptist
church, 1920 Eighth street S.. Mr..
Boone came here several months ago
from Chicago, and has wonderfully sue
ceeded in reuniting the scattered mem
bershlp and paying off a burdensome
floating debt: Recently, the church
voted to build a parsonage on the rear
end Of the church lot, which they own;
but this will cost about $500; and
just now, the money is not in sight
The pastor does his own cooking and
sleeps in the church. His family is still
in Chicago. Mr. Boone is a gentleman
Of refinement and culture, a good
preacher and holds a diploma from the
Newton Theological institute Of Massa-
chusetts. Till coming here he had no
experience as cook, but he hasnin-
stalled a gas stove in his study and
finds he possesses talents with the fry
ing pan which he never before sus-
pected. Once in while some of the
good sisters of the congregation vary
his menu by sending baskets of cooked
provisions, but just the same Mr.. Boone
IS locking forward to a family reunion
and a regular menage in that new par.
SOnage. ',.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR RALLY

There will be rally at Westminster
church, Sunday afternoon, Nov. IS. It
will be the closing event in connection
with two weeks campaign to secure
gift OF 25 cents from every one in
Minneapolis who is or has ever been a
Christian Endeavorer
These small contributions are being
asked from every one in the world in
terested in this great movement, to
erect building to be the headquarters
OF the World s union, to afford fund
to carry on the work of the field secre-
taries. In foreign: lands, and to be a
memorial to the work accomplished in
the first quarter century of the exist
ence of the society.
At the rally Nov. IS there will be a
program of rousingi congre gational sing
ing, other MUSICAL selections, and adj
dresses. .All pastors of the city: are in
vited to occupy seafs ION: the 4platf orm,
and all interested in the work that the
United Society, ofr:Ghristian Endeavor
has accomplished are using their in
Minneapolis to Treasurer William Shaw
Those in the 'ei city hot q actively + con.
nected with a society at the present
time are asked to send contributions to
Walter v. Haight,, TPittsburg Plate
Glass company. 2OnlyIl cent is asked
from each one for each year of the
existence Of the society, but Mr.. Haight
says that 81 for each year would be
gladly received. Ehi'."ia g.
An international committee, with
the District 1of Columbia, as chairman,
has charge ofsthe. world wide work. T.
II: Colwell is local member Of the COM
mittee. fy;.;T
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11

sent to Mrs. Alden. During the month
there were fifty calls made on the sick
and shutins, 81 garments given away, q
pairs of shoes, 20rboxes. of food, 2 bags
Of fruit, and a., bottle of grape juice
were passed on to make others happy.
One dollar was sent to New York for
International dues, and $40 given to-
ward the fund being raised to secure
q home for a: worthy woman in the. Old
Ladies home; I. Nine magazines were
given to brighten. the hours of the sick.
The. branch will have home cook
cry table at the: state bazaar, to: be
held Nov. 20 and Nov. 81, to raise
funds. for the Christmas work. The
Crawford branch will have an associate
membership, the dues of which will be
81 a year, to be used to help the branch
work ;.:s. x. nj: .4s4. s. s
The Thanksgiving work Of the branch
will be to furnish sthe pies for, the Lit
tie Sisters of the Poor and three din
ners to deserving women, and as much
else as each individual member
could do Il Ns~s.
+ Miss Addie Thompson was appointed
to represent the branch at the meeting
arranged by the officers of the Asso-
ciated Charities every Thursday. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs.
Charles Black burn. 419 Eighth avenue
Sc, the first Monday in December. All
friends of Sunshiners are cordially in
vited to the meeting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
CoREoPsIs. BRANCH.

The members Of the Coreopsis branch
and number Of their friends met at
the Jean. Martin Home Nov. g. A
pleasant day was passed! and everyone
present was more than repaid by the
opportunity afforded for deeper in
sight into the good work the state is
doing for the orphans. Twelve gar
ments and twenty-five bibs were made
for the home. x,1 a~.7.s $50
month included thirty.tw mo calls three
letters Of good cheer written and one
card sent out. Money, food and cloth
ing were also given TO needy families.
One crippled girl was made happy by a
sewing machine which had been do
mated: Some Of the members aided in
the Sunshine service at the county
farm. Work. for the hospital patients
will be taken up at the next meeting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11

dams in this wild west Of adventure
For ten years or more his tall and
angular figure was a familiar one on
the streets of Denver, which he walked
/ as a patrolman and later. as sergeant
Of police. Still later this hardy man
was conspicuous at the postoffce as "a
special guardian of the peace, first for
the city and then for the United States
government, which made him deputy
in 1901 to watch the postoffce alone.
The ways of politics were as peculiar
as now. Wolcott was in the political
saddle then and Henry Brady was one
of his Heutenants. For some reason
Virgins lost favor with the powers
that had the control and distribution
of Offices, large and small. Patrick
Reidy, one of Brady's political friends,
therefore superseded Mr.. Virgins. The
latter subsequently, was given bailiff-
ship at the courthouse, and there he
has been since.
Mr.. Virgins was born in Canada,
July %, 1881, but the weight Of his
years has rested lightly upon him. In
early life he was hunter and trapper
Of game on the. Canadian border. "A
few years later he drifted west and
drove cattle and freight trains over the
sold Santa Fe trail. 20 Kit, Carson
liked him, and the next dozen years Of
his, life were spent as. one of the reck-
less rangers that made up Carson IS
famous band, which trapped game.
chased and killed Indians and fought
the redskins wherever they halted.
Then the Mexican war broke ont.
Young Virgins entered the government.
service as a scout and went to the
front. There he fought the Mexicans
with the same persistency. stubborn
ness and success as he had the Indians.
It was at the close Of the Mexican
conflict that he came to Denver.
bringing his family with him. He be-
came a guide and scout in Colorado.
until the civil strife began. He went
into the struggle early and bore arms
for the union. 3. s. = !. .fssSes
After the war he returned to Denver.
Civilization had already set in there,
and the strenuous life Of the man be-
gan to wane.s He took to qnieter and
more peaceful pursuits. . ss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11

>of % years, died few weeks ago. An
uncle in the far west offered her and
the young brother home, and the
Utopian members are helping her get
ready to 60. When she is ready fol
her long Journey the branch will pre-
pare a substantial as we'll as dainty
lunch. -. - -~r ''-ss.... .-...s~ 49, -.
The girl is very sweet and refined,
but. thru the death Of father, mother
and brother, has been thrown upon her
own resources, and her i'll health makes
it impossible to do much for herself.
She owns the little home, but that is
all she has in the world. Her uncle
in the west has evidently that spirit
Of generosity for which the great west
is noted, for he has written that when
she is ready to start he will send he1
money to pay all the expenses of her
self and brother. So Sunshiners feel
satisfied that she will have good care
and good home. ~ T..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
|GRACE Presbyterian
DEDICATION TODAY.
RALPH CoNNoR WILL DELIVER
THE DEDICAToRY ADDRESS.
He Will Also Preach in Evening Ban
Z quet to Be Given DR.. Gordon by
Ralph Connor Club at Dayton's Tea
Rooms Monday Evening.

The dedication Of Grace Presbyterian
church will take place today. There
VIII be three services in the church to-
day, at 1880 am, at pm. and at
8. pm. The formal dedication will take
place at the afternoon service, at which
time a special program will be carried
out.
The afternoon service will open with
a selection by quartet. Rev. T. j.
McCrossan of Bethany church will read
a scripture lesson. Prayer will be offered
by Rev. John A.. Bushnell of West
minister. church. After the singing of a
hymn, the dedicatory sermon will then
be delivered by Rev. Charles W. Cor
don. DID,, better known in literary cir
ton considers it a great treat to be
able to have DR.. Gordon with them. The
parishioners are his special admirers
and their number includes the member
ship Of a thriving "Ralph Connors,
Following the sermon by DR.. Gordon
Will be prayer by Rev. r. A. Wander
Las of Stewart Memorial Presbyterian
church; After singing another hymn and
the final address of the afternoon serv-s
i've, by Rev. Willis G.. Craig, DID,,
LID, of Chicago.
DR.. Gordon will not preach at the
morning service, but will assist with the
reading of scripture. Rev Willis G.
Craig will preach. In the evening an
opportunity will be again given to lis
ten to DR.. Gordon in the delivery Of "a
sermon. 3
The Ralph Conner club Of Grace
church will give banquet to q Ralph
Connor"at Dayton's tea rooms Mon
Eday evening at o'clock. Following the
banquet DR.. Gordon will leave for In
| dianapois.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11

HIS ARTICLE APPEARS IN NEW
: MISSIONARY PAPER. r -.
Found Numerous Old Friends Among
Men in the Woods Out West, Who
j.. Had Formerly Met Him in His Work
in the Northern Minnesota Camps.

81
= "The Lumberjack'' is the title of a
new semi monthly, paper which has put
in Ian appearance the past week, sand
which is to be published in the inter,
ests of the work Of the Minnesota
Logging Camp mission, superintendent
by Rev. Franki.E. Higgins, the asssky
pilot Of the atLumberjack. Rev
Thomas D. Whittles is editor. ,
In the first issue "Pilot'' Higgins
contributes an article on his work, Since
last spring, in theesszweods of Washington
state, for the,ssffst. time. He tells of
the immenses"ff 6rests, withSgiant trees
towering l00St6 200 feet, and then says
EveryWhere found the open door
for the GhEiaGan worker. THE me1
were gladsto Aaar the gospel and proved
this in vafipB ways::ss. In aspne town
where no religious organization is al
work, held services in a. dance hal
and sevsentty-fve persons were present
service two %lumber:jaeks came, s1p anc
said: Hello; pilot, don ,t-you know
uss We re a coaplesof your Minnesota
boys. Don't you2Temember preaching
in the Clearwater ;: camps on '-"The
Chances. a Fellow Has if He III Take
Them?"" Well, we broke away from
the gang and came out here, have savec
our money, and .we are the. ones who
rustIed the crowd. for: you tonight. y
con another OCCASION Twas to speak
in the open air, when antold Minnesota
camp-map brought pitcher Of lemon
AIDE and placed it by my side. After
the meeting, he invited me to his home
and wanted. me ito make it mine while
I labored in that place Such kind
Ress from IT. the no men who had been n!
much, to, make my work in Washington
a pleasure. - t<Iss - .:...,. =.
1.-THE campmen. of Washington gave
me every courtesy, and hoped the
churches would make an effort to give
them. the needed !! services; and they
| C.romise to see that their part is wei
done. The loggers are willing, the com
oanies encourage the work, the field il
| open for the church to enter.'' j. H..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
TO! EXPLAIN RELATION .
Or CHURCH TO LABOR.
ADDRESS AT AUDITORIUM BY
REV. CIIAs. sTELZLE NOV is,
Meeting Will Be in Connection With
American Federation Of Labor ses-s
sion and Speaker Will Be INTRODUCED
by. John Mitchell, Famous Labor
Leader. .

One of the most significant meetings
in connection with the session Of the
American Federation of Labor, to- be-
gin here Monday; will be at the
Auditorium Sunday afternoon, Nov. 10,
under the auspices Of the Department
of church and labor Of the Presbyter-
ian church. This meeting will be ad-
dressed by Rev Charles Stelzle, super.
intendent of the department, who will
speak on Labor Is Champion, and will
be introduced by John Mitchell, presi.
America. The meeting has practically
been made an official part Of the feder-
alton program. ~ 49,
Mr.. Stelzle; while superintendent of
the new department. Of church and
labor OF. the Presbyterian General as
sembly, is also member of the Inter
national Association of, .Machinists,
which gives him access to the labor
unions Of the country, and he will prob.
ably be received by the federation as
a fraternal delegate. Last November,
by invitation of the executive council,
Mr.. Stelzle addressed the delegates of
the federation in Pittsburg and was
enthusiastically received. At the close
of his address the federation adopted
unanimously resolution indorsing the
action of the Presbyterian church in
esta plishing its department Of church
and labor, and recommending that
central labor bodies cooperate with the
department and with it's subcommittee
in order that the church and the public
at large might have a more intelligent
conception Of the conditions and aspira
tions of the nation 8 toilers. :st>a.
In his work, Mr.. Sickle has become
acquainted with practically every labor
leader Of prominence in the country
and his efforts have received the
,heartiest support. y-.s re
Mr., Stelzle is well known in Mime
apolis. For several years he was
superintendent of Hope chapel, the1
as now connected with Westminster
Presbyterian church. Since leaving
Minneapolis, his work has enlarged, un
til now. at the head Of a great depart
ment of one of the leading denomina
lions Of the country, it is of the great
est significance. sE,,- ~ - a.
Besides speaking at the Auditorium
Mr.. Stelzle. has arranged for the fol
lowing meetings.: ~
H. Sunday, Nov. IL, morning, Bethle
Them Presbyterian church; evening
Oliver Presbyterian church. Sunday
Nov. 49,, morning, Westminster Presby
terrain church ;;ss22evening, Shiloh Presby
|terian church. p ~ = <s.;>. 6;