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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-01
Satisfied.
of the Earth:

Editor of the Earth:
A citizens of Chaves County, New
Mexico, for "a years, l have had ex
p%erience with every kind of farming
that anyone has ever tried here.
have raised crops without irrigation.
and crops with it. When l came here
"a a ago, a native of Newton Cou
res six miles northwest of Roswell
This | still hold as a pasture for my
stock. Afterward l bought fifty acres
northeast of town, in the artesia1 belt
That was eight years ago, and now
have sold all If that tract EXCEPT
ten acres. This fin sufficient fos
my needs n a good provider for M
home-for l have moved to town to
let my family have the advantages
there offered.
Of my 10-acre tract l nav eight and
one-half acres in orchard and the
rest in garden. Both of these depart
'ments pay wonderfully well. have
some of the finest peaches l ever saw
this year. From twelve peach trees
| have received SIS this season. The
apples are going to pay well his year.
also.
l have raised Indian corn as fine
as / ever saw in Missouri and Kansas.
All kinds of fruits and garden pro
ducts will row here finer than any
l eve "a anywhere. Farming is a
fine paying proposition wnen properly
carried on in the Pecos Valley.
PATRICK H. BOONE.
Roswell N M Aup o7 +1QOc
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Wilson Reports on Wells.

w. A. Wilson, district supervisor
of artesian wells in the Pecos Valley,
has completed his quarterly inspec
are 500 wells in the district, 1872 in
Chaves county and 1T in Eddy coun
ty. There has been an encouraging
increase in pressure of from 2 to IL
pounds per well il the past three
months, differing according to locali-
ty. There has been a loss of pressure
in only N or two cases, and these
were because of leaks or other de-
feet in the well.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-01
Thanks to Commercial Club.

The Joe Wheeler Chapter of Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy and
Jefferson Davis Camp of Sons of Con
federate Veterans wish to tender tneil
most heartfelt thanks to the Presi
dent, directors and secretary of the
Club rooms on the night of Jan. 10
1907, on the centennial anniversary
of the birth of Robert E. Lee. (Sign,
ed) Joe Wheeler Chapter U. D. c. and
Jefferson Davis Camp S. c. ", by NJ
A. Greenlee, Pres. of u. D. c.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-01
THE FIRST BIG SNAKE
STORY OF THE SEASON.

Elder c.. c. Hill, pastor of the Chris
story of the season, and although it
is a ~"whopper'' for this time of the
year, it will have to be accepted sinc
the author is in the ministry.
Elder Hill says that Tuesday he,
J.. B. Finley and G.. A. Moore were ont
hunting on Mr.. Finley's place II miles
northwest of Roswell, when they pas
sed a hole il the ground, in which
Mr.. Finley saw an immense snake
that was kissing like a steam engine.
Mr.. Finley shot and killed the SER
pent. The hunters know he killed him
for he quit Kissing.
But hat is not all. They turned
around Elder Hill saw an i'm
me1se RATHER cooled in a big brown
heap, right in the midst of the party.
He (the snake) began kissing and
was evidently getting ready to strike
when Elder Hill fired the contents of
a shotgun into his body killing hin
almost instantly. Out of the gunshot
wound poured what would have been
a double handful could it nave been
measured, of pure grease that look
ed like melted lard. QBut of course,
it wasn't) The snake was stretched
out and measured six feet in length
and four inches in diameter at the
thick part of the body. 1t had IA
rattles and a button. And Elder Hill
has the rattles to prove it.
Since telling the story Elder Hill
and his two Nimrod friends have re-
ceived their share OF "joshing". Every
body seems to think it was snake bite
medicine that caused all III trouble.
instead of snakes. But the position
of all three gentlemen on the temper
ance question dispels that theory.
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Conclusions.

The farmer will be readily able to
determine the actual value of the raw
products he produces for alcohol man.
ufacturing purposes. The manufac-
ture of alcohol on a very small scale
is not likely to prove profitable. Elk
p~erience has shown tina attempts 10
manufacture sugar and other substan-
ces of a similar character on a small
scale can not compete with similar
manufacturing industries on a large
scale. Furthermore, any still for the
distillation of spirits must be regis
tered and conducted under the super
vision of the internal ven officers;
n tho no regulations on the subject
exist. the rules in regard to output
mum size of a registered still as one
making from Z to 10 proof gallons per
day. 1t is thus seen that it will not
be practicable for the farmer 10 op-
crate a still on a small scale under
the present conditions Moreover,
the still can only be shut down by the
internal evenu officer. and thus it
would not be practicable to conduct
a small still in a desultory manner
The still must be constructed as pre-
scribed by law M the process con
Quoted in all it's details according to
the regulations of the internal reve-
nue.. 1t is evident that the farmer
must be content with producing the
raw materials and that he can not
look forward to becoming a practical
distiller. The distilling interests. on
the other hand, will have an indus
try quite distinct and apart from the
agricultural interests producing tho
raw materials.
The principal uses of industrial al
cohol are Illumination, heating, mo
tive power, AID the manufacture of
lacqaers. yarnishes. smokeless powd-
er, medical and pharmaceutical pre-
parations, vinegar, ether etc Our far
mers are chiefly interested In these
matters as they refer to illumination,
heating, and motive power. When
Industrial alcohol is made at a price
at which it a compete with petrol
cum and gasoline. it will doubtless
be preferred for the purposes above
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-01
Rev. E. Mcqueen Gray in Santa Re.

Rev. E. Mcqueen Gray, Episcopal
missionary of the district composed
of the Pecos Valley, who has bee1
in the city for a week as the guest
of Governor Hagerman, left this NOR
ming for his headquarters at Carlsbad
New Mexican, Jan. 80.
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TO MAKE
ALCOHOL
FARM PRODUCTS TO Hs UTILIZED
TO PRODUCE DENATURED
ALCOHOL
CORN STALKS BEST

The Waste of the Corn Fields and the
Refuse Fruits May Be Used.-Ob-
stacIes in the Way of the Small Far
mer Making Alcohol.
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To Property Owners:

We have several cash customers
for good residence property. vacant
residence lots. and vacant business
property II you have anything you
wan to sell. call at our office and
give us a description of your prop
erty. Our past record is proof that
we can e it.
CARLTON & BELL
Opposite Postofice-
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100 acre farm. finely improved. To-
Gated in central Oklahoma. to trade
for property in or neal Roswell.
WHAT have you got?lCarlton & Bell.
opposite p~ostofice.
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For Sale.

Special bargain: Five acres one
fourtn mile from court house, good
5-room house, alfalfa, water right. tt
CARLTON & BELL.
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Cedar Brook. formerly W h Nc.
Rrayer.-Qriental ssn
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waste products which contain sugar
OF starch may be used for aic0holmak
ing purposes, but it is doubtful If ma
ny of them will be found OF 9 caarac-
ter which win permit their use In com
petition with other materials contain
ing larger quantities of fermentable
matter. The principal waste mater
ials which may be considered in this
connection are the refuse of wine mai
ing. fruit evaporating, and canning in
dustries, especially the waste of fac.
tories devoted to the canning Of toma
toes and Indian corn. In addition to
this, the waste fruit products them
selves. which are not utilized at all,
as, for instance, the imperfect and
rotten apples. tomatoes. grapes. ETC.,
may be favorably considered. The
quantity Of waste products varies
greatly in different materials.
The quantities of waste materials
in grapes and apples, as shown by
Lazenby. are as follows; About 60
per cent of the total weight in grapes
with the exception of the wild grape,
where it is about so per cent; with
apples the average percentage of the
waste was found to be 23.S per cent
from twenty-five varieties. This in
cluded the waste in the core, skin,
and the defective apples aused by
insects, fungi, bruises, etc. In gen
eral it may be said that in the prepa-
ration of fruits for preserving purpos-
es about % per cent of their weight
is waste, and this it is evident, could
be utilized for the manufacture of al
cohol. If apples be taken as a type
of fruits, we may assume that the
waste portions contain 10 per cen of
ermentable matters, which, however,
S perhaps rather a high estimate.
five per ent of this might be recov-
cred as Industrial alcohol. Thus. each
100 pounds of fruit waste in the most
favorable circumstances might be ex-
pected to produce 5 pounds of indus
rial alcohol. The quantity of waste
which could be utilized for this pur-
pose would hardly render it profitable
to engage in the manufacture. A small
Ter percentage could be expected from
the waste of the tomato, where the
quantity of sugar is lot SO great. In
the waste OF the sweet-corn factory
the moun of fermentable matter
would depend largely on the are
with which the grain was removed.
There is usually a considerable guam
tity of starchy material left on the
cobs, and this, with the natural 81
CARS which the grown cobs contain,
might yield quite large quantities of
f~ermentable matter. 1t would not be
profitable to erect distilleries simply
for the utilization of waste of this
kind, but if these wastes could be
utilized in distilleries already estab-
lished it might De profitable to devote
them to this purpose.
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braska: that no part Of North Dako.
Ia is included. AS a matter Of fact
only q small area OF that stare. Dickey
and Lamoure counties. and q part of
Stutsmal, has q normal greater than
20 inches. while to the east, west and
north of the area Of maximum rainfall
there is a considerable part of the
state having a normal of between Is
and 20 inches. The region of 25 to
20 inches and hat of 20 to Is inches
are narrow belts, the first averaging
about los miles, and the last about
135 miles. running north and south,
whose borders are practically paral-
lei. To the westward, and extending
to the Cascade range, IS the vast re
gion of arid America i~nterspersed
here and there with small regions OF
greater rainfall, whore higher alti-
tudes and favorable exposure to rain
bearing winds increase locally the
amount of moisture precipitated. OF
these, the more notable are areas il
Arizona, Colorado, the Black Hills re
gion, northwestern Montana, and Nor
them Idaho, in sharp contrast with
the Great Basin with less than 10 inc
hes whites the bordering region has
so little in quantity rs to require only
two outlets to the sea.
1t must be borne in mind that the
normal is a meridian value and that
the annual, in individual years, de
parts from it greatly. For instance,
eastern Colorado in a wet year has
had the rainfall normal common TO
central Kansas, while in a dry year
the amount has been as small as thai
common to Nevada. 1t is these de
partures from the normal tn t have
resulted in so much disaster since a
deficiency of a few inches, when the
normal is lear the minimum limit for
than a similar departure in a region
of greater rainfall. To some extent
this is Offset in the semi-arid region
by a method of cultivation that tends
to check the evaporation from the
soil. Some of these methods aim to
Cdlly OfSI lHS IOCIpldtIOu vi III
year for use in the next thus imita-
ting artificially what occurs naturally
in tine wheat region of eastern Wash
ington. Prof. Henry, in his bulletin
on Precipitation of the United
States. states "'in explanation of the
fact that wheat is grown in eastern
Washington, where the yearly fall is
generally under IS inches, that the
rsinfall of winter AID early spring is
conserved in the soil and is supplied
to the plant by capillary action during
the early part of the growing season.
The average rainfall of Spokane dur
ing April, May and June is about 4.5O
inches, or about as much as falls in
a single month in the wheat region
of the Mississippi valley. 1t is quite
obvious that the growth of the plant
is not due to the rainfall of the spring
and early summer months alone"
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Normal RainfaII's Western
Limit is East of State

LIMIT IS East OF STATE.
II will be noted that the western
limit of a normal rainfall of 25 inch
es is approximately a north n south
line, which extends as far as the 100
meridian only in Phelps county, Ne
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Over Rainfall From

Carry Over Rainfall From
One Summer to the Neyt.
In the plains regions of the eastern
slope the rainfall type is quite differ
ent, and heavy SHOWS are the excep-
tiol instead of the rule, so that to be
effective it is necessary to carry ov4
er the rainfall of one summer to the
succeeding summer. Unfortunately
for the complete success of this sys-
TEN of storage, two OIL more years of
abnormally dry weather not infre-
quently follow each other. At Las An
mas, Bont county, Colorado, with a
normal of 11.4 inches based on a rec
ord of 50 years, the total Tor 1892 was
1928; 1898, 5.94; 1894, 2.97; at Cheyeu-
ne, Wyo., with an average of 1875 in.
for "a years., the total for 1897. was
7.34 In for 1880, S.38 inches. AT N.
Platte, Neb., the record for 81 years
gives and average of 1874; for 1923.
1894 and 1895, the totals were 1876,
11-21 and 14.5S, respectively; for 1893
the total was 3.99 and for 1900, 1929
inches. At this station the annual
values from 1898 to 1901, inclusive,
were continuously below normal.
Other meteorological elements be-
sides the an1ual rainfall have an i'm
p~ortant bearing on the suitability of
a given region for crop productions.
Among these are the different tenden-
cies to protracted dry spells. For ex-
-----
cessfully grown where the annual rain
fall is not greatly above Is inches
which amount is no generally suf6c-
ient elsewhere. This may be explain
directly in the most frequent path TAX
en- by low areas, n consequently the
interval between rains is short. On
The other hand, farther south, even
where the rainfall is greater, the dis
tribution is less regular, and long dry
spells at critical times are not uncom
mon. Evaporation in Washington and
Oregon during a large part of the year
is much less than farther south, and
it is said that wheat is grown in these
states with an annual rainfall as Low
as 13 inches. Besides irregular drou-
ghts and excessive evaporation there
is still another factor and unfavorable
seasonal distribution hat is to a q
dry April, May and June, Characters
tic of the southern third of the arid
region. From the fact that a partic-
llar crop is grown with a certain an
nual rainfall in one locality it does not
follow hat a like amount in a differ
emit region would be sufficient. In
general, farther south. and therefore
more remote from the general paths
taken by low areas, a greater annual
rainfall is necessary
Necessity for Introduction
of Crops Requiring Less
The fact that tae total of the south
ern part of the plains region is not
generally greater than the moua abb
solutely necessary in the north. empha
sizes the necessity of introducing and
developing varieties OF crops requir-
lag q smaller amount Of moisture. and
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Opposite Postomce-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
SIEGE UNNECESSARY.
kuropatl>in Says Japs Could Have
Taekn Port Arthur by Assault.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 13.-General
kuropatkin testified at the court mar
tfal of General Stoessel and other army
officers charged with needlessly surren-
dering Port Arthur to the Japanese,
that the Japanese could have taken
Port Arthur by assault in the early
days of the war, as the defenses were
then SO incomplete.
On the whole, General Kuropatkin's S
evidence was favorable to Gen. Stoes-
sci.
The conduct of General Fock, who is
charged with responsibility for the de-
feat at Nanshan and the subsequent
retirement to Port Arthur also was re-
viewed by the court, and the evidence
of General kuropatkin was helpful to
this officer as we'll.
General Kuropatkin declined to an
swer several questions on the ground
that to do so would make known mill
tary secrets but he did say that the
whole plan of the war was based upon
the supposed invincibility of the Rus
sian fleet and that the original scheme
for the defense of Port Arthur could
not be carried out successfully after the
squadron had been crippled by the
'treacherous opening attack of the Jap
anese."
According to the Indictment, General
Focks retreat from Nanshan jeopar-
died the fortress, but General Stoessel
produced orders from General Kurop-
atkin and Viceroy AleXief justifying
Fock's retirement and he obtained the
admission from General Kuropatkin
that the position was untenable with
out the assistance of the fleet. over
the fleet Stoessel had no authority.
The name of former Viceroy Alexieff,
who has declined to appear as a wit
ness, was mentioned in an unfavorable
light, and ripple of merriment was
provoked by a phrase in one of his or
ders saying "The chief task of Fock
is to retreat at the proper tirne.''
General Kuropatkin did not conceal
his animosity toward the former vice
roy, and declared that Alexieff had for
hidden him to visit the fortress before
ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-13
DENOUNCES POLICE.
Fire Chief Croker Declares They Mis-
informed Him.

New York, Dec. 13.-While the fire.
men labored to extinguish a fire and
save the horses from a stable in East
Ninth street this morning one man was
burned to death and another man and
a woman narrowly escaped death from
suffocation in q house in the rear of
the stable. The fireman declare they
were told by the police that the house
was vacant. The stable, a small struc-
ture, containing nine horses, was prac-
tically destroyed with its contents when
Fire Chief Croker was informed that
there were persons in the building be-
hind the stable the lower floor of
which was ablaze.
Denouncing the police for failing to
notify him earlier, Chief Croker sent
his men into the house. They found
the body of William Zeibel in a closet,
where he had taken refuge and been
suffocated by smoke. Robert Dwyer
and his wife were found unconscious
in an upper hallway. He had tried to
save his wife and before becoming I'M
conscious threw his coat over her face,
thereby saving her life. Mrs. Dwyer
was quickly revived but Dwyer was in
a serious condition and did not respond
to treatment readily. It is believed he
will recev er. The nine horses in the
stable were burned to death.
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GUAR DING THE TOWN.
HopkinsviIle's Leading Citizens Are
Doing Police Duty.

Hopkinsville, KY, Dec. 13-With COM
pany D on duty and a large number of
citizens guarding every road leading
into the city, Hopkinsville passed an
other night without attacks by night
riders. Rumors are rife that another
invasion may be expected and the peo-
pie are preparing to defend the city
with their lives. On account of threat
ened labor troubles at the Hopkins
county mines, the Darlington company,
which came here Wednesday, returned
home.
Governor Wilson has telegraphed
Major Bassett, in charge of the troops
here that Kentuckys new adjutant
general, Major P. p. Hohenzon, of Lex
ington, would arrive in Hopkinsville
today and personally investigate the
situation. The question of sending ad-
ditional troops here will depend upon
his recommendation. In the meantime,
Hopkinsvi1le's most prominent citizens,
including bankers, merchants, minis
ters of the gospel, lawyers and men OF
all trades and callings are taking their
turns at guarding the town.
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Young; M. B. Nef. Q. C. Klingaman.
s. w. Durart, N. J. Petro, NJ. Weight
man, Jr., c. w. Kohl, F. NJ. Curtis, c.
w. Mead, r. R. Merriam, Marshall
Bros, U. p. Pharmacy, A. H. OFT, NJ.
A. FuncheSS, ]. w. Kraemer, Fred A.
Snow, d. r. Osborn, Petro & Wood
ford, G. P. Pierce, E. B. Walker, A. F.
Gatlin, r. B. Kelly, Chas. Joslyn, L.
q. Price, A. o. Rosser. A. w. Lacey, w.
H. Wilson.
George Stansfield, one of the commit
tee which had in charge the druggists
end OF the Sunday closing proposition,
is pleased at the action taken by the
druggists of the city yesterday in which
they have agreed to close their stores
Saturday evening, to remain closed un-
til Monday morning. There is just
one or two exceptions to the rule" said
Mr.. Stansf1eld, land it appears to me
as though they are depending on their
sales of liquor to pay them for keeping
their places of business open Sunday.
"a majority of the druggists of the
city do not cater to this trade and an
indication of those who favor this class
of patronage may be gained from the
stores which have refused to close Sun
day. They are in the minority however
and in justice to the remainder of the
stores it seems to me that they should
be compelled to close on Sunday and
stay closed; but that's their business,
and am in favor of ignoring them as
have always done in the past"
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BUT HE GOT HIS man.
Spends More Than Amount of Bond
to Catch Fugitive.

John Heitman, who was on the bond
of Wesley Dotson, a young negro under
arrest for stealing brass from the San
ia F>e, came in last night with the cul-
prit handcuffed securely. Since DotsoIi
jumped his bond, Heitman has chased
him over large territory, and caught
him in Chicago Wednesday. Dotson is
slippery specimen, and it took a
bunch of Chicago detectives to sur
round him. His capture also cost the
bondsman the $100 reward he had Of
fered for the negro.
Several weeks ago Heitman heard
that Dotson was in Peru, Ind, where he
had gone with the Wallace show. On
landing in that village, Heitman caught
sight of the fugitive, and chased him
about a mile through a cornf1eld. Dot
son escaped, and was next heard from
in Chicago. Here he was rounded up,
but the entire operation cost Heitman
more than it would have cost him to
forfeit the bond, which was only $500.
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SNOW DIDN'T REACH TOPEKA.
But There Is a Possibility That VIII
Come Yet.

The rain or snow storm predicted by
the weather bureau management in
this city for today has failed to mater
ialize that is it had not arrived at a
late hour this afternoon, though the
indications are as favorable as they
possibly be without something of the
sorm kind happening. The atmosphere
has been heavily laden with moisture
all day and though the sun has been
obscured since early morning a heavier
blanket of darkness descended shortly
after the dinner hour strengthening the
belief that the prediction of the wealth
er man may yet prove true.
The entire western portion of the
state was visited by a blanket of snow
varying from one to six inches in depth
yesterday and where snow did not fall
the precipitation occurred in the form
of rain. The temperature today has
been about the same as that of yester-
day and a four mile an hour wind has
prevailed. Yesterdays precipitation
which was scattered throughout the day
amounted to but IA of an inch. The
forecast for tonight and Saturday in
dicates that tn e present unsettled
weather conditions will prevail and that
snow and rain may be expected within