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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-19
The Usual WAY.

Whatever was lone by the government
or any private person or bank, or corpora
ton, to stay the progress of the brief
money squeeze in New York is fully
known TO all who care to know such facts
and read the newspapers in which the
facts are recorded. The Tillman resolution
Of inquiry on the subject is needless, but
1t serves to show the way some statesmen
go about the public business. 1t Is mainly
meant for d text of denunciation of the
government for what 1t did in the hour
OF stress. excitement and uncertainty.
Criticism of an administrator is the
right function of a minority, but that
criticism ought TO be intelligent. II ought
to come from men competent to deliver 1t.
Statesmen of the Tillman type never do
anything but harp on tho asserted mis-
takes of other men. They have never a
working plan of their own to apply to any
situation. They have not often enough
grasp of the principle of any subject they
handle to make their criticism just or help
full. This is especially true of complaint
of the policy pursued at the time of the
threatened panic In the stock market. The
severest critics have never a sane original
idea about it.-Bnffalo News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-19
views OF EDITORS:
chnnren needed.

National banks were organized as a
means TO help the government through
when the war clouds were very dark over
native land. and hen the debt of the
country was so great that many shrewd
inanciers believed It would have TO be
eventually repudiated. 1t was fixed so
that they were to draw interest on every
dollar they paid for the bonds of the gov
eminent. and then for every dollar the
government gave them back in notes with
its guarantee 30 cents, to lend to the peo-
pie. They filled a needed place. and the
plan on which they were formulated. by a
fiction of the law. was declared to be legal.
But the most careless observer must admit
that during tine past two months they have
~signally failed TO meet the requirements OF
the republic They have demonstrated
that when a supreme test came they made
a signal failure. And this. too. was after
ten years Of such prosperity as no nation
ever enjoyed before-Sa1t Lake Telegram.
The state herald., 1907-12-20
snoIlInn the Iielfnrs.

II Is not dliiicult To spoil young
holfor while yet n calf so that she viii
be Of much less value when nh, be.
comes n milch COW II care IN used
during early training the young heller
can be made 90 stand ~ quietly MS
nm old COW. One trouble Is cau1ed by
children who play with the oalvca and
teach them TO butt The children han.
die the calves heads and In pushing
against their forehead soon learn them
10 push. This may be fun for tho chll.
dron. but Il spolll tho calves as
thoy are ever after bad hookorn and
often must be- disposed Of They uhould
be- early broken 10 lead and To stand
anywhere with halter, ! glyo thom
salt and bran when th0y are quite
young nnl teach them 10 ho handled
nll over. says n writer n Farm and
Home. then WHOM they become Older
they stand quietly whenever stop,
The state herald., 1907-12-20
FARM ITEMS.

''Laziness grows on people. II be
gins In cobwegs and ends In iron
chains"
4 rod IN the hands Of judicious par
ont may aid the child In diyinIng the
straight path.
Next To the dairy cattle sheep nro
the best animals to put fertilizer back
Into worn out land.
The good tenant In much malIgncd
The trouble ~. the good tenant soon
ceases 10 be tenant.
Bank the house II II needs II. but
do not use manure, The foundation
does not need fortllizinR,
You can make your own storm
doors. tsomc building paper put on
the screens will do ~
You can pick out the rented farms
In any section. whore both landlords
and tenants try TO get the most out Of
the land
The average man doesn't like TO
have the farmers institute lecturer
preach nt hlm-and ho likes scoldlng
even less.
The state herald., 1907-12-20

stocks. The common name is horse
nettle or sand brier (Solanum Caro-
linense). 1t comes from the south
When It first appears 1t is not usu.
ally observed II comes In pasture or
along roadsides. 1t is spread by
means OF its little yellow berries, like
ootato apples. Sheep eat these and
thus distribute the seeds. Let alone.
1t overruns all the grass land and is
troublesome in cultivated land. The
smoothness and beauty OF pasture and
roadside are forever destroyed. II will
cost SIS per acre probably to eradi-
cate 1t from pasture and along road.
sides II is even worse. The way to
eradicate It is TO cut 1t OF several
times each year little under the
ground. or to pull 1t up. The stem is
thorny. but II can be pulled by n man
with gloves. One pulling will not de.
stroy II. Four pullings will kill 1t II
done in succession. II is no use to
try to dig II up.
Salt will help destroy II. When the
first one comes II is easily killed, but
II 1t Is allowed to live till II has
spread over an acre or more the dam.
age is very serious. Most OF Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois will In rather
short time be covered with this vile
weed. because men are too lazy to
fight II In the beginning. The OK.
penditure OF two dollars a year. and n
watchful eye. will keep It on a farm
and out of mile OF roadsides. After
II has established itself 800 per year
will be needed to hold II In check
Watch for II. Jump out OF your
buggy and pull up the first ono you
see. II II has berries on burn them
DO not lot the vile thing overrun your
place. The writer has seen the
weed In It's glory where II came from
making an ugly cyesore OF what would
be lovely blue grass pasture. 30 be
on your guard.
The state herald., 1907-12-20
How to Purchase Calves.

In order 10 make amy feeding opor
alton profitable the stock must be- oh.
talnod Mt n reasonable price. because
oven pufc,hrod animal will not bring
more on The block than It's value for
meat. nnd thus the original cost OF
tho animal together with The coat OF
tho feed must be smaller than tho
selling prlcu. Calves may be bought
by the pound or by the head. tho lat
ter being the most common way OF
buying and nrlling IN the wtut aud
southwest Tho suggestion n made
that feeders una'euHinmod Ia handling
young cattle should buy them by the
hound. because they afo likely Ia oyer.
estimate their weight. thus NJ tho
outset assuming n serious handicap
IN profitable sale Ernest q, RitE.
man
The state herald., 1907-12-20
FALL PLoWEp LAND.
Freezing Of Winter Brings Soil Into
Better TiIth In Spring.

As much plowing as possible should
be done in the fall on the western
farm. The soil turned up is exposed
to the frosts of winter, and they pene.
trate 1t to a considerable depth. 1t
has been found that soils that are
covered with sod are not penetrated
more than half as deep by the frost
as are those soils recently plowed. It
is desirable to loosen the earth below
the depth to which the plow goes.
This Is especially valuable in clay
soils. With ground plowed well be-
fore the coming of frost, the soil will
be found frozen often to the depth
of 20 inches. This means that every
particle to that depth is moved, to a
small extent. The expansion of the
particles of moisture pushes apart
and breaks up the most retentive soil.
Clay soil that has been well drained
Is thus made friable to great depth,
and when spring comes and the frost
goes out OF the ground the soil will
be so loose that air can penetrate to
great depth and chemical action be
made way for.
The manures in the surface soil are
disintegrated and some of them are
washed down to the depth the frost
has gone, says Farmers Review. The
following result is that the roots of
the plants seek the cool moist earth
below II there be in 1t plenty of plant
food, and the plants supported by the
roots are the more able to resist any
drouth that may come in summer.
Where drouths are common II is de-
sirable to have plants root as deeply
as possible
Fall plowed land also will be found
freer OF cutworms and other Injurious
insects In the spring. Some of these
insects try to get below the frost
line, or at least to a point where freez-
Ing and thawing in the early spring
is not possible. The plowing of the
land turns up these insects and.
though they be still covered by the
soil, leaves the ground so loose about
them that they freeze. and that sew
eral times in the late fall or early
spring and are thus killed. While
fall plowing does not entirely wipe
out the army of cutworms that may
be in any ground 1t greatly lessons
their number.
The state herald., 1907-12-20

own. Her quilts were all quilted. her
store Of household goods was ready
But coldness had come between
them. and Mark had gone away
back east where girls were plenty"
Since then she had been learning TO
live without him and II was n bitter
lesson. True she did not speak OF
II, not even to her best friends. but
the ache was always there.
Her work was done at last. She
had time to look at little Lille slum.
bering In her low trundle-b bed with
her stocking spread out trustingly on
the pillow beside her. Now was the
time for Santa Claus TO come. but
the sick mother WAS too III and broken
with anxiety to be bothered. There
was nobody TO MI that stocking but
Hattie. and nothing to fll 1t with ex.
cept what her girls wit might devise.
She was very tired. All day she
had been battling against storm and
sickness. doing Il woman's work and
a mans too. Now she must do Santa
Claus work. Was ever Santa
Claus 40 sleepy? oh. what would she
not give To throw herself on the bed.
dressed M she was. and sleep? hut
there was no time for that Santa
Claus must come to the waiting child.
She knew that In little while the
sick woman would rouse again and
need her. Softly and wearily sh. lift.
ed the one little dropleaf table over
The state herald., 1907-12-20
Handy Wagon Box Benches.

found very useful in avoiding heavy
lifting and also In the economlzing OF
time.
The benches should be about two
Inches wider than an ordinary wagon
box so that the bed pieces OF the
racks that are bottomless can be set
upon them.
The main piece used In the con.
s,ructlon OF these benches is n 3xt
oak. The legs are made OF 2xt's.
Braces were added for strength.
The height Of the benches, sug'
Fosts Prairie Farmer. should depend
upon the height Of the wagon. They
should be about even with the tops of
the wheels,
The state herald., 1907-12-20
suIphur to Keep Rats Away.

II you viii sprinkle sulphur on your
Darn fioor and through your cor, NJ
you gather u, there viii not bo n rat
or mouse 10 bother, I have done
this for several ycafn and have never
been bothered with rats or mice. !
have some old corn In my crib at pres
ont and not rat or mouse can be-
found. In stacking hay or oats
sprinkle on the ground and little
through each load, and my word for
H. rats or mice cant stay there. A
pound OF sulphur viii be sufficient 10
preserve large barn Of corn, and n
II good for stock and will not hurt
the corn for bread
The state herald., 1907-12-20

stiff. You'd better make up your
mind not to get any Christmas pres
ents this year. Lille. You wouldn't
want dear old Santa Claus frozen to
DEATH
NO. OF course not But papa goes
out on the prairie. Why shouldn't
Santa Claus? Don't you think he could
get here with n light load? You
know. when We came. We got stuck In
the siougbs lots OF times and papa
nnloaded the wagon and got 1t across
empty. Don't you think Santa Claus
could do that?''
Yes. he shall" said Hattie. with
determination.
She was only the hired girl who had
come In friendly pioneer fashion TO
help the settlers wife through her
sickness: but TO the inmates OF the
little cabin she was minlstering
angel. Strong and faithful and cfi.
cient. an angel could hardly have
done more In that prairie home. Yet
she did not look In the least like an
angel as she put on the pioneers old
cap and coat. tied red woolen scarf
around her neck. drew old stockings
over her shoes and noundered out
through the drifts. stout and rosy In
the wind. TO do the chores for the
night. Not n glimpse OF the near by
barn could be obtained from the cabin
door. Hattie tied long ropo TO the
door knob and carefully held tho other
end as she walked toward II.
She pulled down hay and fed the
stock ald MIXED. She brought out
pals full OF the snow water she had
melted In the big wash boiler for
them TO drink. She brought In n
great supply OF fuel and made every.
thing outdoors and In as snug and
chccry as possible. Then she cooked
the supper-that did not take long
for there was little TO cook-nnd
washed up the dishes and cared for
the sick woman md the little babe.
She put Lille 10 bed In the queer
little trundle. .bcd-thc child ohattoring
about Santa Claus every minuio-and
tucked her In m happy MS II there
were no fear or anxiety In the world.
oh. what would the pioneer families
have done without tho girls" OF tnai
timer
Tho mercury ranged and de
grccn below zero. The storm outside
howlod with the fury OF u legion of
demons. In some drift out there IN
the wbitoncHH John Carver might be-
sinking TO death now.
The baby cried and the sick woman
monned. There was no lack Of occu
patton for the young helper. Ilattio'n
strong arms held tho child iill 4, wa
aniotcd and NJ the same time heated
fiannclu. brouRh, water amoothed pii
lows. mud did everything that could
bc done FOR tho anxious young
mother.
Hattie, you haven't anything tn
worry you. cried the sick woman. en
ylouHly.
Not thing except what Worries
other people answered Hattie fint
she knew that all the time she ear
fied beneath her SONGS and che.ry
words a heartache that was IA hatd
to bear M the young wife'a own.
II was Mark for whom her heart
nchcd. A year ago she had thought
that by this time she and Mark would |
be settled In pioneer cabin Of thcli
The state herald., 1907-12-20
NErTLE A TROUBLESOME WEED.
Why You Should Be Careful Not to
Let Horse Nettle Get a Foothold.

Let me call attention to one of the
worst weeds in the world that is now
invading all parts of Ohio, and l pre-
sumo other states as well. 1t looks
somewhat like IL potato vine, is
smaller, less leafy, but the leaf and
bloom are like the potato, and bugs
eat it dts one redeeming feature)
writes correspondent of Breeders
Gazette. 1t is a perennial and spreads
rather fast by underground root
The state herald., 1907-12-20
Potato and Cabbage Land.

For poia,ooH and cabbage I prefer
sod ground manfred and piowed In
the fall. using good potato fertilizer
In row at planting time. ! mix a fer
tilisor OF 600 pounds acid phosphate
900 pounds nitrate Of soda. and 900
pounds muria,c OF potash for each
acre.
The state herald., 1907-12-20
naa case

one man complains tha, hla ahcor
tlo not show symptoms NJ sickness
until after lhoy aro dead This 10
naturally dlstonfhgins II does not
pay 10 doctor dead sheep.
The state herald., 1907-12-20

somewhere out In the Hnow-sho knew
not whcrc-hcr husband was journey.
ing. Three weeks ago he had start
ed 10 the nearest town 60 miles away
for supplies. ilc had been sure tina,
he would return In n week. Was he
lying now under ono Of those huge
white driftB7 Was he out In this
dreadful blizzard. perhaps freezing to
,.sath at this very minute. She
turned away from the window and
moancd. She could not bear TO an
swer the child iiut Hattie, the hired
eifl. who never seemed Ia lose heart,
answered eheerilyi
Land sakes. yes. there Is plenty OF
snow. Lille. IIut you know Santa
Claus IL getting old. lie can drive
in the snow OF coursc. but bowling
siissard like this might freeze him
The state herald., 1907-12-20
HANDY WAGON BOX BENCHES.
Two or Three Sets viii Prove Very
Servieeable on Farm.

Two or three sets OF wagon box
benches similar to those shown in the
accompanying illustration will be
The state herald., 1907-12-20
SANTA'S
LIGHT
LOAD
By BERTHA E. BUSH.
Copyright, ip'. BY wright A. r.,s.r.oa.

IINn UT. mamma. Santa Claus can
4k go anywhere where there is
~ snow. He has his sleigh.
you know. And there is snow here.
plenty Of snow"
The sick woman. lying on the bed in
the little pioneer cabin. looked at the
white whirl OF fakes that shut out all
but the gray daylight from the little
windows and shuddered. Yes. there
was plenty Of snow. You could not
SEQ even the dimmest outline OF any.
thing that was ten feet away. And
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-12
PLAYEDFATAL
JOKE WITH GUN
Young Man at Denver Didn't Know
Weapon Was Loaded and Shot
Sweetheart Dead.

Denver, Sept, 12.-William l.. AL
derson shot and instantly killed Miss
Edna Galloway, at the home of j..
M. Ellis at 1451 Madison Street, last
night in the presence of many guests.
Both Anderson and the girl he killed
lived in Kansas City and were visitors
at the Ellis home.
According to the story told by Ellis
he and Anderson were down town un-
til eleven o'clock. When they re.
turned home they found several young
women friends had called and in fun
had hidden the pajamas belonging to
the two men. He secured an auto
matte revolver and remarked to Alder
son, that he would remove the maga,
zine SO there would be no danger. A
cartridge, however, had slipped into
the firing chamber and when Alder
son playfully pointed the gun at his
sweetheart and demanded his pajamas
he pulled the trigger and sent a
bullet into her head. Anderson is
prostrated.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-12
MUST COUNT
STAMPS ON LETTERS
Postoffice Department Issues Freak
Order to Enable It to Gather
Statistics.

An order has just been received at
the Santa Fe postoffice from the
postoffice department to classify ev.
cry piece of mail entering the local
postoffice from October IL to 10. Each
piece of mail matter must be counted
and the amount of postage paid on
each class kept accurately each day.
The order is that the number of
postal cards, letters; first-class, Sec
ond class and third class parcels;
franked packages, newspaper returns,
ETC., be kept separately for the week
in which the count is to be made and
the amount Of postage paid on each
class also preserved
During october, also, besides the
regular weighing of mails, there is
also to be special weighing of elev.
en- classes into which all mail is to
be divided.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-12
REFUSE TO LET
AS|AT|Cs LAND
Unionists at Van
couver Resist Inn
migration
VESSEL TURNS BACK
Steamer Monteagle Left Port
When Informed of Exist
ing Conditions.

Ottawa. Ont, Sept. 12.---Advices
from Vancouver state that the mayor
OF Vancouver has warned the captain
of the steamer Monteagle which has
on board ia Japanese, l49 Chinese,
and 94l Hindus that he would be un.
able to guarantee the safe landing
of these because the unionists have
expressed a determination to resist
the immigration Of any more Asiatic
laborers. The vessel then turned
back to Victoria where the Asiatics
were landed
Latest reports are to the effect that
the situation is still grave at Van.
couver and further trouble is expect.
ed at any time. While scores OF
special police have been sworn in to
preserve order, it is known these
would be inadequate in case an at
tempt was made to land any more
coolies The unionists are determ.
ined to put a stop to further immi-
grafton and have taken matters into
their own hands, pending action by the
government.
Unions Issue UItimatum.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. IA special
dispatch from Vancouver, says;
with the subscription started by
Mayor Bethune it was planned yester-
day to ship to Ottawa on chartered
train GAL Hindus who arrived on the
steamer Monteagle. The steamship
company fearing trouble here turned
the steamer back to Victoria. The
Japanese on this steamer we're landed
there yesterday. Last night an al,
tempt was made to land the Hindus
An immense crowd gathered and the
officials fearing to let the Hindus face
the crowd alone and unprotected held
them on the vessel all night, announc-
ing they would be landed today. The
white labor unions yesterday served
thirty days notice on the employers
of the Orientals to replace the for.
eigners with white labor. A refusal
is to be met with strikes and boy
colts.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-12
NEBRASKA EXECUTIVE
RESENrS INTERFERENCE.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 12.-Because of
the restraining order granted by Judge
Munger of the federal court to pre-.
vent the state railway commission
from promulgating the new grain rate
schedule, Governor George l. Sheldon
today declared himself in favor of a
constitutional amendment taking from
the federal courts the right to enjoin
state officials from enforcing state
laws.
II believe the federal courts have
abused the privilege of injunction
enough to Justify such action" he
said. "Too many state laws nave
been tied up recently by interference
of federal courts. do not believe
the makers Of the constitution ever
contemplated such use Of injunction in
the hands of federal courts"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-12
Oriental Limited
Held-Up By Mask
ed Bandits
DYNAMITE EXPRESS CAR
Secure Large Amount of
Booty and Escape to the
Mountains.

st. Paul, Sept. 12.-(Bulletin The
west bound Oriental Limited the
crack train of the Great Northern
Railroad, which left st. Paul Tuesday
morning, was held up early today by
two masked men near Rexford, Mon
tana.
The robbers crawled over the en-.
gine tender, covered the engineer and
fireman with their guns and forced
the former to stop the train. They
then ordered them to 60 back with
them to the express car and made the
engineer tell the express messenger,
mail clerk and baggage man to go
back into the coaches.
Express Safe Dynamited.
The safe in the express car was
dynamited and it is believed the BAN
dts secured a large quantity of booty.
The mail pouches were also rifled of
all registered mail.
Following the hold-up the robbers
escaped to the mountains The coun-
try in the vicinity of the robbery is
rough and pursuit will be difficult.
Upon receiving news of the robbery
posse was organized at Rexford and
is now in pursuit of the bandits, who
secured several hours start.
Big Reward offered for Capture Of
Bandits.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 12.-The re-
ports of the Great Northern hold-up
received here say that the robbers.
after firing about fifty shots to fright.
en- the passengers. dynamited tae ex-
press car safe, cut open five mall
pouches and departed, carrying five
sacks Of registered mail. The Great
Northern Railroad has offered a re-
ward of $1,000 for the capture of each
of the bandits.