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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26
THE TWo-sToRY SANDWICH.
Popular for the Afternoon Tea and
Little Suppers.

For afternoon tea and little suppers
two-story sandwiches are quite the
thing.
The bread, brown or white. is cut
in slices of wafer thinness and deli.
cately buttered. On one slice Is
spread sweet or savory dainty and
on the other tasty accompaniment
Tor It. ,..-.-.s>'i-s.
The two are put together, spread
sides up, and are then topped with q
third slice, butter downward.
There Is no end to possible combi
nations. Cold boiled ham and tongue
moistened lightly with mayonnaise
may cover one slice and the mayor
naise sprinkled with minced pickles
or olives the other.
Pate de fois gras spread on one
slice and delicately shredded cucum.
bers or tomatoes, moistened with
mayonnaise. the other, make an cpl
curean blend.
For a vegetarian sandwich spread
one slice with minced green peppers
and cucumbers chopped fine. and sea
soned with mayonnaise, and the 9th.
err with mayonnaisedressed shredded
lettuce leaves.
Or. spread one slice with cream
cheese and the other with minced
nuts or with chopped olives OF
pickles. Mushrooms, tomatoes and
boiled eggs make a substantial picnic
filing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26
The Reason Why One Apple Tree Failed.

whole roots, or attempting tc force
nature by setting trees unnaturally
deep.
In one orchard examined, trees
which were about seven years old
were seen to be in a rather unsatisfac-
tory and hidebound condition. They
were receiving due cultivation. On
digging down the roots were about IL
to Is inches below the surface Of the
soil. Much of this land was rather
wet. Roots need oxygen, and natural
~ trees so set win 90 poorly, even If
they live.
Early training of the top is fire.
quently wholly neglected. The result
is the production of unbalanced heads,
limbs In the wrong place, and the
necessity for the removal of large
limbs later when there is likelihood
OF damage from sunscalding to por-
lions of limbs, and decay in wounds.
Attention to forming the head and
keeping out unnecessary growth
would conserve the energies of the
tree, and remove the necessity of Sc
we're pruning so often considered nee
essary later. The nurseryman is
concerned only in growing trees. His
idea is not the orchard, but salable
tree, and as many as he can grow on
a given area. He usually plants close
~ and the head formed is often high
and poorly balanced. The orchardist
should not depend on the nursery
mans lead In either sense. In the
southern climate low heads, say
started about three feet from the
ground. are desirable. The interior
ence with subsequent cultivation
must be overcome by the use OF suit
able orchard implements. In shaping
the young two-year tree the main stem
or a strong branch, should be left for
a leader. The side branches should
be cut back to within few inches of
the main stem, leaving buds near the
ends of the stubs on the side toward
the gap which 1t is desired to I'LL by
the growth to be made. About the Sec
ond year from this trimming the
leader may be cut back to induce
branching; the idea being to distrib-
ute what is to become skeleton of
the tree over about three feet. One
of the more upright top branches
should again be selected as a leader
to continue upwards the center of the
tree, and it is always desirable to
maintain this plan throughout the life
of the tree. In the case of young
trees. removing a branch to the base
leaves gap on that side of the tree.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26

more valuable than land In the humid
middle states.
This IL due largely to the fact that
every acre Of irrigated land can be
made to yield its best crop every year.
Summer fallow IL not known in An
irrigated country. Rotation Of crops
cleans the land. The annual weeds
so troublesome to grain crops do NOT
bother the alfalfa, which IL cut be-
fore the weeds go to seed. and the
perennial pests Of the bayfield, can
not stand the annual cultivation OF
the grain. Where diversified farming
Is practical, where the crops requiring
much moisture and those requiring
little can be grown side by side.
changes Of crop can be made frequent
ly enough to prevent the land becom-
ing foul. The quality of the land has
much to do with the crop which
should be attempted. but where the
soil is uniformly good and the climate
conditions are right the amount Of
moisture controls the crop to be
grown.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26

on. When the tree gets large its
own branches will shade the trunk
and they will then be Injured to theiI
new position. There is some advan.
tage, it will be seen, in one-yeaI
trees, since they have suffered less by
shading and crowding each other in
the nursery row, besides being cheap
er and coming out with less mutila.
ton OF the root system. Young trees
are commonly considered preferable
because in digging there is less mu
tilation OF the roots. The writer lie
convinced that the point above sug.
gested is quite as important, If not
more So 1t seem hitherto to have es-
capped the attention of writer's dealing
with this subject In setting the trees
all mutilated roots should be cut Oh
smoothly by cut from below out:
ward. If ground has been properly
prepared as previously suggested the
hole need be only sufficient to receive
the roots in a natural position, plac-
ing the tree as a rule as deep as II
stood in the nursery. Few planters
appreciate the importance of working
the soil in among the roots next the
axis. The fingers answer the require
ments of the case better than any i'm
plement, or the foot. There should
be no cavities among the roots. and
provided the soil is sufficiently dry
to work it can scarcely be pressed toe
firmly about the roots. Firmness OF
the soil about the roots encourages
the movement of capillary water to
ward the tree.
In land with compact subsoils the
digging of large holes to be filed with
loose rich earth, as is sometimes
practiced in small paintings, is to be
avoided Holes in such lands be
come receptacles for seep water. Bet.
ter not plant such land until tiled. or
II used the holes should be filed with
the soil removed. / have seen trees
planted, principally for home use. in
such land where the soil was built
up slightly, making shallow mound
where the tree is to stand. The roots
of the tree are then set on the slight
mound. The object is plain Ordi
narily we should use for orchards only
lands which will admit of Lowell cui
ture
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26
WHAT IRRIGATION HAS DONE
FOR STATE OF IDAHO
Remarkable Development Of Reclamation Service
Brought Out at Recent National
Irrigation Congress

In no other section of the barren
west Is the progress Of reclamation
more effectively illustrated than In
Idaho. At the recent gathering Of the
delegates to the national irrigation
congress in Boise the development Of
the reclamation service was presented
In detail. 1t was shown that in 1870
there were 414 farms In the newly
settled territory of Idaho. That by
means of crude irrigation the aggre-
gate number of farms in 1900 had in
creased to more than 1900. Today
in that state are approximately 1855
900 acres of irrigated lands under cul-
'tivation. with total of over 1900. 900
acres under irrigation canals await
ing the settler.
These lands produce wonderful
crops. The results of irrigation are
emphasized near Boise. A highway
skirts the foothills west of the town.
To the right of this highway are
slopes of arid waste lands on which
grow nothing except the dull and
gray sage brush of the desert. To
the left are fruit orchards, fields of
clover and alfalfa. berry patches and
pastures lined with sunflowers.
The desert lands of Idaho are being
reclaimed by means of three agen-
cies: by associations of land owners;
by the state under the provisions of
what is known as the Carey act"
and under the provisions of the re-
clamation law enacted by congress in
1902. All of these plans have the
same end in view, the ownership by
the land owners of the canal systems
from which they take water Through
private enterprise projects for the re-
clamation Of nearly $780, 900 acres have
been completed. Under the Carey act
near 100000 acres are In process of
reclamation.
The government projects now under
construction will reclaim about 1,100,-
600. a total area of about 2,500.0
acres, which will be irrigated and
made producing lands within the next
few years. With the exception of
about 1900 square miles in the ex-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26

doka, station on the Oregon Short
Line, the government has built .
dam Of the rock filed type. 1t 10
700 feet long and IS feet high. On
the north side the water will be dis
tributed by gravity from this dam and
on the south side by gravity ditch
eight miles long, From this ditch
the water will be conveyed to q reser.
voir and then by means of pumps
raised to higher levels. Power to
operate the pumps viii be generated
at the dam by the water passing the
waste ways being forced over tur
bines.
Uhe main canals and branches and
distributaries have a total length OF
about 300 miles. The gravity system
of canals, which will be completed
within the coming year, will irrigate
some $4,000 acres. BY means of the
pumping system 10000 acres on the
higher levels will be reclaimed. The
lands in the Minidoka tract are gov.
eminent lands and are taken by
settlers under the homestead laws.
The first cost of these lands is simply
the filing fee for q government home
stead Where a homesteader sells
his improvements the price asked ID
usually no more than covers the act.
ual cost of the original entrymen.
The government engineers estimate
the maximum cost of the water rights
at about $26 an acre. The govern.
ment is also constructing a project in
the Fayette valley that will reclaim
many thousands of acres Of desert
lands. The government projects alone
in the state of Idaho win cost over
$4,000. 900.
The rule of the irrigated country ID
the small farm. In many of the irrf
gated tracts the land has been plated
into what are known as farm units"
Each farm unit consists of 80 or 50
acres, except those lying within .
radius Of mile and half Of the
towns. To the visitor from sections
Of the country that do not require
irrigation 1t Is somewhat puxxline
that land in the irrigated west il often
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26

treme southeastern corner of Idaho
all the lands in the state are EN-.
braced In the Columbia river drain.
age. of which $4,000 square miles
the valley Of the Snake river--is IN.
cluded in Idaho. The normal flow OF
the Snake and its tributaries are prac.
ticaIly appreciated by the canals now
in operation and those under construc.
ton. The plans of the government
provide for storage reservoirs in the
head waters where the floods will be
conserved and utilized during the
seasons Of minimum flow.
The largest irrigation project in
operation in Idaho is that of private
concern, the Twin Falls Land and
Water company. The dam which d.
verts the water from the main canal
Is in the Snake near the town of
Twin Falls. This dam is 1900 feet
long, Is feet high, and rs feet wide at
the top. From 1t leads main canal.
which is so feet wide on the bottom
and 120 feet wide on top. II carries
10 feet of water into what is known
as the Dry Creek Reservoir" which
covers 700 acres to maximum depth
of so feet. From this reservoir the
canal continues for distance of 20
miles from the dam and then
branches into two other canals, each
about so miles long. From these
canals radiate more than 1000 miles
of lateral canals, which carry the
amount of water desired In the vari-
Gus tracts irrigated.
The project now irrigates about
100000 acres in Cacsia county. 1t IL
the purpose to SO extend the system
that 1t will supply irrigation for 170.-
0e0 acres more on the north Of the
Snake river. When the proposed ex-
tensions are In operation the propect
viii irrigate nearly 100000 acres OF
land that two years ago was as bar
rem a. any section Of the great Ameri-
can desert. The irrigation plant has
been constructed at a cost of several
millions, not dollar of which came
from the government.
One CT the most extensive and cost
" irrigation projects under the gov
srnment's direction Is also in south
m Idaho. Water for this project is
AIKEN from the Snake. Near Nini-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26
Shrinking Cloth.

The question of.how to shrink heavy
cloths is often dificult one to solve
Hang the material over the clothes
line, with the fold on the line. and
wet it with the garden hose. Allow
it to hang until dry. 1t win be quite
unnecessary to iron 1t, as the garment
must be pressed when finished. This
can only be done with heavy clothes
as light loose weave would sese-e
and lose its shape
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26

Hole in Cows Teat.-A real bad
thing is to have a hole como IN the
side of 3 cows teat. Sometimes this
may be cured by waiting till the COZ
is dry, then burn the opening with .
hot iron. When 1t heals up. the hos
is often closed entirely.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26
IA the WorId,s Labor Unions.

In New York one out of every 10
persons is member Of labor or
ganization. In England the proper
ton is one in every %. in Germany
one in 81, in France one IN so. in Italy
one in 125, and in Spain one in every
s2s
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-26

Cambridge. Mass, provides for priv.
ileges Of study and travel one year In
seven for the public school teachers.
A teacher draws part salary and has
regular positioa CO return
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
REVIVAL TO BEGIN IN
THE CENTRAL CHURCH
Rev. Moran r. Smith, OF Petersburg,
Coming Here to Assist the
Rev. J&F. cuthrieu.

Rev. j. +. Cuthrlcll, pastor of the
Central Methodist church. Is com
pleting arrangements for beginning
IL series of revival services mex,
Sunday evening. He will be as
sisted by Rev. Norman II. Smith. OF
wesley Methodist church, Peters.
burg, and it is expected that great
good VIII result irO.N .no REVEALS.
Mr.. Smith is said To be IL great
speaker of much eluQucncc. Mr.
cuthriell has won for himself the
confidence OF his large congrefia.
don since coming TO Hampton last
November and his church is always
illed on Sunday evenings by IN
nppreciativc congregation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
FINE SHOWING OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Deposits Increased $4,000 in Two
Months and $500 Was Added
to Surplus Fund.

According to the statement OF the
FIRST National Bank, which was an.
honlced yesterday in response to
me call from the Complroller q,
inc Currency. the past two months
nave been the best in its history
since last November the deposits
nave increased $4,000, making total
deposits of $i72.22S.47 The sum of
So'ooo has been placed to the SIR.
pius fund and there are undiyido
profits OF s2,SS9,5O. The total foot
inss OF the business now repre.
SCENTS The sum of S279,6l7.97.
Inc statement is the most Hot.
iering the bank has issued and
cashier Harry He. Kimberly WIS
very generally complimcnted upon
lhc excellent showing of his banl,
lor inc past two months. The First
N'''ohai has had a steady anu per
i''aheht growth from its start. Tho
statement can be found in detniie,I
iorm in the advertising columns OF
uho paper this morning
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Artillery School suspeRds to Allow
Officers Prepare for Exams.
UNDER THE new ARTILLERY RULE


In order to allow tho student off.
GERS the opportunity of preparing for
examinations for promotion in the ar
uliery branch of tho army the United
States Artillery School ut Fort Mon.
roe has closed for the session.
Under the new artillery bill every
.oificer In the artillery branch from
captains down will IL promoted. All
the first lleutcnants are to become
captains and all the second lcutCnants
VIII he made first lieutcnunts, thus
leaving The artillery without second
lieutenants, II Is expected that tho
appointments from tho recent cxami.
uatlons In Washington will be an.
nounced Within Il short while and the
new officers will enter the artillery
us second licutenants.
The passage of the artillery bill has,
been the source Of great qualification
around Fort Monroe. owing to the
promotion that each of The Officers
arc to receive.
II Is also understood that STEPS will
be tnkcn Immediately to recruit all
the companies IN 10 the standard mF
the new measure means much lars
or number Of soldiers for this reser.
walton.
The suspension of tho class work IN
the artillery school became absolute.
ly necessary rs the student officer
Will soon be forced to appear before
the examining boards for promotIo'
and the officers are now ut work with
that point in view.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
BUYING COAL ABROAD.
Hartman Lines Import Australian
Product for Railway Use.

49, ''''S'h I'i'eS import australian
Product for Railway Use.
I OMAliM NEB., Jan. 2S.--The Har-
riman railroads are buying coal in
Australia aud shipping it TO the
United States fer use in locomotives
of the lines of the system. The Goa,
costs the railroads $40 IA ton a,
the docks in Australia, ana by the
time San Francisco is reached the
cost has become enormous, but so
scarce Is rolling stock on the IIar.
riman system that it pays the rail
road to pay tho price for coal
rather than talaa cars and engines
from general traffic and devote them
to the coal business.
In Wyoming the great coal camps
of the Union Pacific are almost at
standstill. Fire in the Cumberland
mines stopped work at that place.
ana the mine at Rock Syringe.
which produced one thousand tons
GaHy, is closed because OF lack OF
machinery. The railroad is short
nearly two thousand tons daily
ron that field alone.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
GASOLINE STOVE CAUSED BLAZE
Firemen Called Out Early Yesterday
Morning, But Damage Was Small.

A gasolcnc stove In the apartments
OF L. 7. Jones. West Queen street
started fire In the kitchen there
early yesterday morning. which for =
lew minutes gnvc promise of doinr
damage The stove must have sprunr
u leak. as when Miss Bcrnicc House
The sister Of AIRS. Jones. returned t.
the room after lighting tho stove. she
found II in blaze. Tho fire had
eaten into tho wood work. but it was
cxtineuishcd with the use of the fire
oX'inruishers with comparatively
small damage. The loss is fully GOV
cred b.; insurance. The building Is
owned by Mrs, George NJ. Richter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
moody Has Sunny Locks.

All the Justices of the United
states Supreme Court except Wi.
nam IL. Moody, the youngest mem.
per are gray-haired Mr.. Moody is
Il blond and his hair turns graz. an,
~ very late in life. His ruddy
complexion gives an additionaI
'o"oh or youthfulness, so that the
contrast between Mr.. Moody and
o'"er members of the Court Is striR.
ing-Chicago Chroniyle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Used Beer Bottle,

James Williams. colored youth,
will he before Mayor Thornton F..
Jones in the Hampton police court
this morning TO answer the charge
of hammering another negro youth
over the head with beer bottle. The
injured boy was very painfully cut
over the eye and on the head. vii.
liams' mother gave bond for his APP
pcarance in the police court.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
TWO COUPLES SEPARATED.
Judge Blackstone Grants Divorces tc
Unhappy People.

In tho Circuit Court yesterday
Judge Blackstone handed down de.
'rees granting absolute divorces to
Nice Johnson from her husband
Crank Johnson and Clara Wilson
rom her husband, John Wilson.
DISCRETION vas charged in each
case.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
MR.. WATsoN's STORE.

r. n. Richardson G Son To Construct
the Building for Him.
IL. IL. Richardson n Son were YES
tcrdny awarded the contract for build
Ing n two,story brick store house In
East Queen street for S. j. Watson
The electrical contractor. Tho new
building will cost about $2,5O0 Mr.
Watson will use the entire structure
for his electrical business.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Answered Still Alarm.

Tho fire department responded to-
"4siill alarm lash night from Eas
'lamnton. A dwelling owned ny II
" Tennis was found to be on fire
from defective fluc. The hose
wagon mud several firemen responded
The b'a2" was cXtinguishcd with lit
tie damage
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
APPRAISERS FOR WARWICK.
Judge Names Commissioners to Ap.
praise Mrs. Darlina's Property.

AT the request of Capt. Frank wv.
Darling, Judge j. w. G.. Blackstone.
of the Circuit Court, has appointed
Messrs. w. G. Burnhani, Y. j. Gar
.'ow, w. o. Curtis, James Boncweu
and 5. s. Curtis as II commission
20 appraisc the property owned in
Warwick county by the late Mrs
Mary a. Darling.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Wines and LIQUORS

| belong to the lost tribe that stray
ed away from Dublin before Moses
sailed on tho Red Sea. I'm a price
cutter. Pm money.maker; Pm the
one that sells all straight Whistles
retail at Wholesale prices. The fo,
lowing high grade 10c Whistles !
sell for DC. a drink: Paul Jones. Pure
Rye, Sherwood Rye Whiskey, Carroll
Springs, pure Maryland Rye Whiskey.
Oyerhold Rye whiskey, Parkwood Rye
Whiskey. All Of the above named
Whistles are strictly high grade.
watch my prices II you dare, beat
me il you can.
Whiskey in bulk at following prices
Old Nick Pure Rye, 1-2 pit, 25c;
BaiIon ................. $500
Leonard's Favorite. 1-2 pit, zoe;
gallon Observation-Disclosures. 800
hunters Baltimore Rye, IL pt.,
25c; gallon circumference. 400
Maryland Club, IL pit, 25c gal
ION ................. 400
Paul Jones Pure Rye, IL pt.,
20c; gallon ............... 2.75
Carroll Springs. gallon ........ ESQ
XXXXBaker Rye, gallon $500. ESQ
Star A, Rye, gallon .......... 200
MOSS Rose, gallon ............ 2.uu
LAKEWOOD Pure Rave, gallon :. 200
Jefferson Pure Rye, gallon 80. LIS
Kentucky Bourbon. gallon $3.50. no
Double Stamp Gin, gallon ...... 200
Tho following brands OF Canfor-
ola Wines, Port, Sherry, Catawba
Claret. Blackberry at Csc per at.
per gallon, 75c. Pride Of North Car
olina. 4 years old, gallon. 1890. 200
Kummelll, per gallon .......... 200
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Old Virginia Supper

The ladies of ST. Agnes, Guild 81
Johh Episcopal church, will serve
an elegant Old Virginia Supper"
Naia cartel at the parish house, We'd
nesaay. January * 80 sJ5ffom Alto 10
O'Clock, The public is cordially invit-
s"' It.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Real Estate Transfer.

Frank Chisman has purchased the
property OF Edward Diggs in Mellen
street. Phoebus, for $4,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30

1t is getting so that after while
there viii be nothing to make cam.
paisn interesting hut the duty of hon.
cstiy voting for the best man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
kEPoRT OF THE CONDITION OF
LIE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. AT
HAMILTON IN THE STATE OF
n,KGlNiA, AT THE CLOSE or
BUSINESS, JANUARY 2GTH. 1907
sources.

Loans and Discounts. s1itcs- 70
oVerdrafts, secured and un.
:, S {. nl ,.'.,'.... 1926. 535. SO
Dill, .m.'o. .'....... ......,, 10000. OO|
Premiums on u. S. Ronds oEoF no
Bonds, securities, etc. . olG5o M
Banking house, furniture
ma and ,r fixtures ,,,... 4o6.2o
mot reserve agents). 2J11Itol
DUO from State Banks and
nn n"R 9l" ....., ...... 1,79O.9G
agents ..... 1525i a.
Checks and other cash
items ..... sce IN
Notes OF other National
Banks ...... aOi5 m
Fractional paper currency, ~
nickelS. and cents 90 ~
Lawful Money Reserve in
Bank, viz
Specie ..... $7772.25
Legal-iender
notes $500. S,OS5.OO
Redemption fund with u. S.
Treasurer % per cent. of
circulatiom ...... 49,. 2,5oo.0O
TOTAL