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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03
TREE MENDlNG.
An Eficient Method Of Treating y
Split Tree.

An Emcient MethOd OF TreatlnE
Split Tree.
The accompanying Illustration shows
the manner In which ! have just re-
paired King apple tree. Three main
branches had split away from each
other nearly halfway down the trunk
explains a contributor to Orange Judd
Farmer. The illustration shows but
one cleft. the other two being at the
back. This tree hos borne annual crops
OF fine apples for many years and is
still a good tree. but for the splitting at
the crotch, which has been working
downward little farther each year.
dared not trust it to mature another
crop OF fruit without support OF some
kind and SO hit upon the following
method of bracing the framework
branches, which appears to be cheap
and successful:
purchased three pulley hooks made
Of five-eighths inch rods, with deep
thread on the ends for about three
inches. Half inch holes were bored in
the three main limbs about three feet
above the crotch The hooks were
turned in about half the distance Of
the thread. using an iron rod for the
purpose. Three or four turns of No. 8
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03
Radical Policies Run
Through Party Lines

More than in any previous year men
Of al! parties have been unwilling to
tolerate the leadership OF tainted poll
ticians or untried aspirants for Office.
Insurance exposures. rebate prosecu-
tiOns and increased cost Of living, de-
spite the continuance OF great business
activity, all combined 10 stifren the
popular demand for square deal poll
tics and anti-monopOly legislation.
ular ways and means.
On the Republican side President
Roosevelt voiced this sentiment with
his successful .call for the rate, pure
food, meet Inspection and Industrial
alcohol laws and through his open op-
position to the beef. railroad, coal,
sugar and other trusts, eliminating In
challenge to mortal combat with the
financial aggregation headed by John
ID. Rockefeller. At the same time that
the president called halt on the ex-
pose writer's In his .smuck rake
speech, APRIL IA. lie startled the con-
stfNatiye by limiting at the idea Of a
pIOSIeNblVc IcufId1 Tux Oh SW0lGu
fortunes" which IN his recent annual
message to congress, DEC. 4. was def
niteiy urged for legislative action ss
1.-THE antidOte for Socialism,
In spite OF or by virtue of these posi-
ti0ns the personal following Of the
president. plus good crops and cOntin-
ued industrial prosperity, were In the
main factors In the reelection OF 4
Republican congress, NOV. 8. although
the opposition, aided in some districts
by the labor vote, was able to reduce
the Republican majority to 6fty-eight.
The keynote Of tue campaign was to
stand pat on the tariff and prosperity.
The entry OF organized labor into 4
candIdate-Q -Quixzing campaign under
the leadership Of President G0mpers
was called failure by its enemies.
GomiIers himself said he was well sat
isfled, and his reelection BY the fed
erafton showed that the uni0ns shared
hts opinion.
on the other hand. the Democratic
ranks were 20 full of corporation
heteed md aoliaiistic inc1i1ann that !
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03


terror, Hitchcock and Shaw retiring.
Treasury surplus was $26 187, ,15O The
secretary estimated that the per capita
circulation was $32.42 During the year
he successfully stimulated gold i'm
ports by depositing cash with import
ing banks pending arrival OF bullion.
To Increase bank note circulation he
released $1S,O0O,O0 bonds for other se-
curities.
The president issned an order. AUG.
"a, that I'm all executive papers the 300
words of the simplified spelling boards
list be adopted, proposition which
caused much confusion in the govern
ment printing Office. Congress In De-
cember decided to retain the diction-
ary spellings. and the president ac
quiesced.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03
THE GAMMA.
How 1t GrOws--Care of the Roots III
Winter

How 1t Grows--Care of the Roots III
Winter.
The Gamma Is one of the popular sub
tropical plants. with quite large leaves
and flowers either yellow or red or
purplish and giving much enjoyment
when well grown Rich soil, warm
location and plenty of moisture arc
necessary to full success. Equal parta
Of sand. good garden soil and perfect
ly decayed manure, with some leaf
mold or chip dirt win suit the plants
If started in the house Gin March or
April it will be best TO plant the seeds
singly. each in IL small pot, SO the
young plants can be turned out readiiy
In setting in the open ground as the
roots are very brittle and breaking
them would he injurious. The plant
ing In the garden or on the lawn
should not be until all danger of frost
Is over.
At the end of the season (after one
or two light frostsl the tops are to be
cut off and the plants taken to the eel
lar or other place secure from freez
ing Care Is required In taking up ow-
Ing to the brittleness Of the roots men
toned above. Lifted with whatever
earth might remain on the roots. they
could be placed in a box several boxes
II there be Il number of the plants
and ~ sassnyt in, the cellar or other
ool~piace of safety. Next spring they
can be planted ont at Che usual time
after preparing a good place for them.
Change of position is better for most
plantSg new situation. - National
Stockman and Farmer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03

Seattle, in July
bought up the Bal
timore and Ohio
stock which the
Pennsylvania peo-
pie had dropped, in
N o v e m b er ti'i-
umphed over Fish
by placing Hara-
han at the head of
the Illinois Central
and thus made
himself master OF
a 10000 mile trans
continental railway
system a III Os t
without a cOmpeti-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03

he attorney general.
Moody to the SUI
l,rcme court bench.
Metcalf to the navy,
Oscar s. Straus, the
New York merchant.
commerce and la
bOr: Ambassador
Won l.. Meyer to be
postmaster general.
Cortelyou to the
treasury. Garfield
aoarnfarv of tJaa TN
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03

the president sent
two experts, Messrs.
Neill and Reynolds.
to verify the fiction
lists sta tenn ent ts.
Their report was so
far con firm a tory
that 1t was first used
as a secret lever to
bring the senate to
pass the Beveridge
iucaoctiou hill and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-01-03
new prophet rode

new prophet rode
forth on the yel-
low panoplied steed
of syndicated news
paper publicity and
obtained a tremen
dous following. AL
though Editor
Hearst was un-
horsed as the Dem
ocratic League can
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-02-01

abundantly. 5. Trellis easier
to repair than arbor. u. Can
cultivate. In Southern Missis-
sippl, around Biloxi and Bay St.
Louis, several French colonies
have located aud are growing
Scuppernongs quite extensively
for wine. for which the Scupper-
nong grape is noted. The fore.
going is a brief summary of In.
formation concerning the Soup
pernong grape; and If the inquir-
cr desires to make VINE or uu-
fermented grape Juice, | would
econ mend that grape; but if he
wants market grapes. | would
advise the Labrusca type. such
as Early Ohio, Moorc's Early,
Delaware. Niagara. Concord.
Agawam. Ives Seeding. Lind
Icy, Goethe. and Brilliant. which
have been tested aud found to
do we'll IN the South. and which
will give a succession through
the season.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-02-01
Plant Cautiously

EDITOR GAZETTE:
The dear old educator. the
Gazette, il coming regularly
since | left Mississippi in No
cmber, aud. O., what healing
balm il brings. want you TO
send me 50 or 100 sample copies
TO distribute. Several have read
my paper and arc highly cia,ed
with il and want to take it. |
want TO make an experiment,
with potato crop. have
about 50 acres. about half oil
which is on a hill sloping toward
the west. while the other is
second year fresh land. II IL
sandy foundation with very
little clay. Some OF The land
has been cultivated ia corn and
cotton until it ~ exhausted.
DO you think il would be adyisa.
bic TO try Is acres 10 swcc, pc.
tatocs and Is ia Irish potatoes.
Ii you have any pamphlets on
potato culture please send them
TO al old subscriber.
p. II. kkHSEpy,
Blockton. Ala.
Answer by editor: The new
land that has been IN cultivation
only two years ough, 10 get far
better returns with Irish pota.
toes than the land that has been
in corn and cotton till exhaust.
ed, since Irish potatoes will no,
make really a good crop unless
the soil contains plenty OF vcyc.
table fiber. DO not use for Irish
potatoes stable manure that il
not we'll rotted. or the vines may
be affected with fungus diseas,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-02-01
Grapes
EDITOR GAzETTE:

ton about the Scuppernong and
others Of the Muscadine class Of
grapes. What is their value for
market, canning. eating out OF
hand. cooking, and making un.
fermented grape Juice. compar.
ed with other grapes com monly
grown. com parative yield with
method of propagationF In plant.
ing a small vineyard. am inc.in.
cd to think tha, this native
Southern fruit has claims: but
lack knowledge aud do not want
to make a mistake.
LEE County FARMER.
Answer by ID. c. Mooring,
Asst. Prof. OF Horticulture. Az
r%,culturai College. Miss:
The Seuppernong grape - a
variety OF the Rotundifolia spe.
c,es, and was discovered bv the
colony Of Sir Walter Raleigh 10
1854 on the Island OF Roanoke.
\. c. In 1904 the original vine
was living, thus being over 800
years old. This variety Of grape
is found in South Carolina, Flori.
da. Georgia. Alaba ma. Mississip.
pi. and parts OF Virginia. North
Carolina. Tennessee. aud Arkan.
sas. Other varieties OF this $pe-
cies in the order Of ripening arc
Thomas, Memory, James, Mish.
then coming Scuppernong. A
number OF the varieties, includ.
ing Memory and Mish. are bet.
ter in quality and have larger
clusters than the Scuppernong
add do not shed so badly. This
species AZ a whole is more i'm
munc from fungus diseases.
such as rot and mildcw. than
most other species. AT present,
the Scuppcrnong has only a local
market. The berry bas a foxy
favor. and is liked very much
on that account by many people
for an eating grape. 1t is q good
cooking grape. and will make
first-class unfermcnted grape
Iuice. 1t is a heavy yielder, and
car be propagated by long cut
tings If made soon after the
leaves fall IN autumn. Late
pruning causc the canes to
bleed.
The trcllis system OF training
should be used instead Of ar
bors. The following are some
OF the principal advantages OF
the trellis over the arbor: H.
Grapes swcetcr. >. Vines east.
Gr IN nr,tCG Cxa1n. az.;n~ |
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-04-11
.EstadOs Unidos J Mexico.
En- muy buena armonla.

En- interes de lu justicIa y buena
simpatia, buen fruto prOdujeron Ia
pront1 representation que Sc hiau por
la Via diplom6tica y la cordlalldad dc
relacioneS que exiSte entire EstadoS
UnidoS y Mexico, cuando ell Departu-
lmento de Estado en- Washington en-.
vt0 recientemente s:.la communication
al Embajador Creei, aYlSaudole que ell
Goblerno Federal no ,tOmara ningu.
ma acciGn fuera de Ia via diplomat1Ca
para arIeglar ell titulo de una dlSpu;d.
da extension de TERRA entire ri PuSo
y ciudad Juarez, conocida pors tierras
de Chamizal. -.
Segdn SO declare, 6! CCmisionad;> de
Estados Unidos en- Ell Paso, para Ia
parte occidental dc Texas, hab:a dado
pasos hostlles que. estaban para arro-
Jar Ia controversial EN- los TribunaieS
Federales para su arregIo. en- yez dc
terminoS ell aSuntU de una manera q.
miStoSa entire las dos Naciones. Ell
Emba] ]adOr Creel eelinmcdlatamente pre-.
paro una cuidadosa relaci6u de todo el
caso y Ia preSento ante el Secretaric
Root, con ell reSultado de que el De-
partamento de Estado ha avisado va
d Mexico, por medic del Emha jador
Creel, que no Sc permltita al Comisio.
nado de EStadoS Unidos en- I'll PaSu
que tome cualquier medIda encamina
da llevar el aSunt0 ante los Tribu-
nales..
Cincuenta famillaS mexicanaS Sc In
Han envueltas en- ei caso, y el hecho
de que log dGs Gobiernos arreglaran el
aSunto amignblemente, SIN obligar 4
los particulares soportar Ia carga de
una lucha jurfdica, sera una nueva
yerdaderamente agradable
Sc ma enviado un telegrnma nj Juez
Slaxey de Ia Cortc Federal Ell FL PaSo,
instruyendole que cOntenga todas las
causas de Warden Ell aqueila ciudad,
pueS que dcben arreglarse por la Conf.
sion International de limites Los II.
tigins son notableS en- los anales de In
JurtSprndencia de Texas.
Warden esta litigando bajo una an-
ttSua concession de tierras del tempo
colonial, por cast In mitad de In p0r.
cion mas ba;e. de FL Paso, recIamando
que ei terreno eS todavia territorio
mexicano.
EiJuez Maxey fall0 una veh contra
aquei, pero FL Embellishments di6 o.
ira puntada Y vnlvi6 4 presentar to-
daS las demandas. Los Estados UNI
dos han pasado al.ota el case & Ia Co.
mission de Limites de luS dos paises pa
| ra 81 atreRiO.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-04-11
FUNDAcIoN DIE LA

B0ESA DE MEXICO.
Los principaies Banqueros d.
10 ciudad de Mexico han resueltc
dsfinitivamsnte fundar la Bolsa
do Mexico, para Ia cotizacsou
diaPie de valeYes negoeiables.
cnyss bases saran semejantes
les de los establecimienios euro
peos de igual genero.
La junta preism!nar de los ban
queros l.. Arssadoa on 10 ei.ads
negotiation SO cslebr6 recients
mente on si local del Banco Ma
ciona1 de Mexico. de aaaella ca
pital.
Segan 50 sabs. la Mesa Direc
tiva de Ia citada Bolsa sera inte
grada por seta mieInbros ds ID
"Cleasing ffAuaes y dal Colesit
de Correaorns de Ia Inisma CAPT
tai.
El sstablecimieato de la Bolst
dc que 50 trata inapllcA ana nue.
va era para los nsgooios conner.
eiales de asa pFogrssista Repd
blica, obrAndoss oil eatableesFls
de aeusrdo con Ia Secfaiaria ds
HAeiaDdn. por 10 quo In nuev;
negociaoi6n so considerara como
official.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-04-11
hLECCION ESPECIAL

A principles de la semana pa
sada en- que Sc veridco una junta
por los Comisionados del Conda.
do. Sc present6 una petici6n So
iicitando efectuar una election
especial en- el Distripo Escolar
numero %. siendo esta concedi
da desde luego y tijandose el dia
81 del actual para reslizarla. Ell
objeto de la election es votar un
impuesto adicional de 90 centa.
vos por cada aval1o de Glen pc
sos para las escuelss. La casllla
electoral SO instslara en- Ell edi
icic de la escuela de Olmos Y, su
pEesiasnts ssTs s sS5sssslE sei
En- dicia junts deatdtsron. los
ComisionRdos G apropiar los fou
dos necesarios para Ia compra de
ciucuenta mapss mas para 81 A.
sesor del Condado. Estos SO ha
cen muy necesarios en- virtud de
las muchas subdivisiones de pro-
piedad que ha hsbido en- los uiti
mos amos, las cusles no constan
en- los libros y pianos de Ia ofici.
ma del Asesor.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-04-11

En- muchisimos casos los Japoneses,
despues de tener empleo pnr algunas
semanas, sallaa tan pronto como ve-
nlan, pretextando cualquier cosa Va
rios centenares de ello5 saiieron para
el Noroeste, donde Sc ocuparon 0tra
vez en- la construction de fsrrucaSri.
les.
May p0ca perspective hay ahora de
que enLreu los Japoneses q Estados
UnidoS oajo la nneva Ley, algunas de
cuyas disposieioues son:
Los extrangefos del Jap6n y Korea
estan suJetos las leyes generates de
Immigration.
Todo trabajador Japones 8 Korea
sion en- un puerto de mar s fronteYizo
de los Essados UnIdos, tsniendo en-
su possession un pasaporfe expsdido por
ell Goeierno del Jap6n tituland0lo 4
proceder sal2mente Mexico, Canada
Hawaii, lie Sef& uegada.
81 un trabd iadOE Japones & Koreano
Salicita permiso y TO pFesanta saiyo.
condncto, SO pfeSupltra que no pCSeia
al saiir dc Jap6n q Korea un pasap,r
te que 10 titalara para yenIr q Rata
das unidos, y que 81 10 poseia iImlta.
do Mexico, Canada 8 Hawaii.
81 un extfangero .Japones q Korea.
no soiicita entTads y prssenta un pa
saporte titulandolo cntrar 4 Esstssioa
Untdos, o uno que no sea limitafo 4
Mexico, Canada Hawaii, sera acep-
Isdo, 81 apareee que no pertenecs &
las ciases de sStrankerps excludes pot
las leSes generates de Immigration.
Cuando uu eztfangefo Iap3t,es s
koreafio sea rsefszasio psr sef un ira.
bajador bAbIl 8 inhabsi, teriendo I'll,
pasaporte Jimttado a otrcs patses, ten
dra el dereciio de apalar at Seefstar!0
de ComeTclo y Trs6ajo, bajo las tnIs.
mas condlclones que esisten para lDs
defn8s eItrangsfes reelJazadoa caufoF.
me d las leyes gonsrsies dc inmiRFa-
ct0D.
81 Sc encuentra que estos trabaIado.
res yiyen en- los Estados Uhi6oa en
ytolacion ds las leyez de inaIgTacldn,
seran hepostados. DsbS enfsndezse
aquf que actnAlmestte ts5y contenates
dc iaponeSes en- Mexico que iltentan
genir 4 los Estados uniiSa. Balo las
leYes esistentes ten1rsn eiIes ase per.
inaneeer en- 10 stlcesisn lueFa de estc
pafa.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-04-11
HfSCUBRIMIFNTO
dc grandes Dep6sitos de Carbon
en- Mexico.

Bajo el nombra de Compaflia
Nacional Explotadora de Carbon
Y Coke SO ACADIA de formar en- la
ciudad Go Mexico una poderosa
compafifa con un capital de. !.
si. 900, 600. q fin de explotar los
nusvcs campos de carbon de Pic
dra que SO han descubierto ulti.
mamente en- la Hacienda de San
Bias perteneciente al Estad0 de
Goahnila. Segdn los trabajos de
ex ploraci6u que SO han llevado q
cabo para determinar la exten.
sion de l',s depositos, mas de
diez millones de toneladas exis-
ten en- la propiedad & 10 vista.
En- breve SO dara principle a
los trabajos en- gran escala en-
los campos carbonfferos ) Sc ha.
ra un arreglo con ell Ferrocarril
International para la coustruc,
cion de un ramal sl lugar de las
minas. Los pianos estan va he
chos para esta linea. "
Ell capital de esta nueva nego'
ctaClCn eS de $l.UOU,UuU, repre-
sentado por acciones de- q ) lOt
cada una.
Las tierrss que contienen esta
clase de mineral an Coahuila han
subido cousiderablemen nte de va
lor. Las companies de carbon
y coke en- ese Estado est&u / q
ciendo grandes fortunas de sus
minas y son diffciles de obtenel
las acciones de las mismas.
Los principales accion istas de
la nueva Compaflfa Nacional Elk
plotadora de Carbon y Coke son
capitalists de IA cindad de Me-
xico. y su gerente es Edward
Hartman. quien ha estado rela'
cionado prominentemente con va
rias Companies carbonfferas del
Estado de Coahuila.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-04-11
FL Club International
Cooperard estrechar mas las relaciones en-
tire Mexico Estados Unitlos.

I El Club de que SO trata ser6 un
lugar conveniente y agradabla
para efectuar conferancias: v los
elegantes salones en- que se es
tablszca contribuirAn & hacerlo
ell sitio de- reuniones mas atrac
two y popular para los que ten.
gan derecho q sus privilegios.
Que ell experto hombre de nego.
clos de Chicago Sc aprovechara
desde luego de las oportunidades
que de esta nnanera go la ofraceE.
para reunirse y manterer Ell ira:
70 con sus amigos msxicanos y
discutir todos sus asuntos, es
muy SECURE; y el Comisionado
especial que propondr& estas
ventajas ante ellos, indudable.
pente que sera bien recibido co.
mo una ayuda apreciab!e.
Mr.. Lunsford permanecera al.
guuas semanas en- Chicago y de
all partir& para Npeva York,
Boston. Filadeltia y Washington,
lin de dar 4 conocer mas ada.
lante el importante objeto del
Club que representa-. y so espe'
ra que su mission resultara larga.
mente en- favorecer ell exito 5e la
mencionada organization.
CREEL SERA uN MIEMgRo
La secretarfa del mismo ha
recibido Iltimamenta una carta
del senior Enrique @. Creel, Elm.
bajador de Mexico en- los Esta.
dos Unidos. dsndo las gracias al
Club por haberlo invitedo para
que sea miembro y acsptando la
invitaci6n.
El senior Creel dice en- su car
ia que iuzga al Club Iuternacio
nal como una de las orgaaizacio.
nes mas importantes del dia y
que puede hacer mucho bien &
los intereses con que go relscio.
ma. Dice adem&s que apreciA
dehidamente ell honor do teIsr
la oportuuidad d o hacerse un
miembro del Club.
FL Seeretario de dicha agru.
paci6p informa que casi diariR'
mente reeibe cartas de personals
que son prominentes en- ell mum
do politico y financiero de Mexi'
CO, aceptando Ia invstaci6n de
haeerse rntemhros del Club.
FL Club International de San
Antonio. Texas. es c. 6. :s:.sslr .sA
un follsto que sa noaba de pubfi-
car. En- leug9sge claro y sen
clio SO aescriban en- el los pro
positos y tendencies del referido
Club.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1907-04-11
San Antonio, Texas, Abril IL de 1907
Terrible desastre
ferro viario 8
% MUERTos REGlsTRADos.

A flnes del mes anterior Sc re-
gistr6 una gran:desgraciA an los
patios de la estaci6n de Cotton.
Cal del ferroccrril Southern
Pacific" Elltren cxpreso ndnis.
re 8 de esa Inca del Sunset de-
bin llegar q aquel punto en- las
primeras horRs de la tarde del
'dia- del suceso. y debido 8 que In
via por donde habia de entrar no
estsba lista. por hallarse abier-
TO el "cambio" que daba accesO q
ella costumbre contraria 6 10 que
previenen los reglapentos ferro.
carrileros, dicho convoy SO dea-
Garlic completamente. perecisn-
do an el desastre como vetnticin.
CO personals y resuLtando otras
tantas sacramento lesionadas.
Sc atribuye la causa dal aeon.
tecimiento al descuido del ancar
gado de los "cambios." quiens sse
dice, no atendi6 debidamente2la
orden que desde por Ia mafiana
Sc habfe dedp respecto 8 la lie
gada del treu. Tambien SO re.
prueba Ia conducta del maui.
nista que 10 guisba. con motiyo
de que aquel venfa corriendo q
una velocidad de aesenta miilas
por hors. al entrar q la eataciGn,
10 cusl era igualmente contrafio
q los reg!amentos. Sin embar-
go, el maquinista alega que no
siendole possible parar la loco
motora por la mlsma velocidad
que llevaba, pretirio sfrontarFa ell
desastte con pocos perjuicios :
no causar una desgracis tres We
ces mayor. pues tai habria side
81 Sc hubiera esforSado en- dete-
nsrla cuando el case 10 requetia,
al encontrarse sobre ell pueR te
del Rio de SantaAna. Asegura
que de haherlo hecho asf, habffa
lido el convoy con toda seguridad
6 10 profundo de Ia corriente, re-
gistrAndose entonces una NOR
tandad espsntosa.
Las mas do las victimas eian
ltalianos que venfan proceden
tes de San Francisco. California