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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
YAQU|S INDIANS
ON WAR PATH
TWELVE MEN OF A PARTY or
THIRTEEN STRIPPED NAKED,
SET UP AGAINST TREES AND
SHOT DOWN.

Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 10.-fnforma-
ton which has just reached here
tells OF tho frightful murder OF
twelve men by a band Of $50 Yaqui
Indians IS miles southeast OF Mag
dalena state Of Onora. Mexico. last
Wednesday =. j Mcintyre and "a
party Of mining men Of this section
have arrived from the scene where
they viewed the remains Of the muir
dered men. The Yaquis captured the
party OF thirteen men. Among the
number was Jose Fernandez. son OF
President Fernandez. OF NE town OF
Cucurpe and owner OF the mescal
plantation where the killing occur
red. The other we're Mexican labor
ers employed on the ranch and some
Canadian miners who were looking
for work One American was amonz
the number. but he was rescued by
some men who told him they were
Americans. Tho remaining twelve
men were stripped naked. stood up
against trees and shot through tha
head. a band OF Yaquis is reported
TO be on the warpath
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19

and only S3,5OO,OOO Of which we're
allotted TO banks which had higher
price than that BID by him.
When he learned that his bid had
been ignored and no allotment made
10 him, he says he complained TO
the department and the response
conWnces him that the secretary
intention TO disregard The statutes
and thereby commit maIfeasance
for which he says he advises and
AYERS Mr. Cortelyou IS not man
OF sufficient means to answer 10 the
citizens Of The United states and 90
him
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
MINE EXPLOSIONS IN
WEST vRG|h|A IN
TWO YEARS

The following is a list of
mine explosions which have
occurred In West Virginia since
January 1. 1900:
Coaldale Mine. Mercer coun-
ty. January 4, 1906. 22 killed.
Detroit Mine. In Kanawha
county, January rs. 1906; is
killed.
Bald Knob Mine. In Mingo
county. February 1, 1906; 8
killed.
Parral Mine. in Fayette
county, February s, 1906; 2S
killed.
Century Mine. in Barbour
county, March a2, 1906; 2s
killed.
Stuart Mine. in Fayette
county. January 20. 1907. IS
killed.
Thomas Mine. in Tucker
county, February 4. 1907. %
killed.
Monongah Mine in Faimont
county. December 1907; 55S
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Bristol, Va, Dec. William
Moody. a stone cutter. so years old
shot and killed his 19-year-old wife
then committed suicide with the
same revolver at their home, two
miles north Of Marion. Smyth county,
Va, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Moody was shot I'm the back.
They had been married only three
months. There were no eyewitness
es to the tragedy and the murderer
and suicide left no explanation. Jeal-
ousy is believed to have been the
cause.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
QUEEN ALEXANDRA AT HER
USUAL TASKOF XMAS SHOPP|NG
EwfIHS AS USUAL FIGURES LARGELY COLLECTION.
WHICH is SUBMITTED TO INSPECTION.
nut MOST -ARTICLEs QUEENS FANCY
sDapHE-MERCHaNTs DON'T FIND HER AN EASY MARK

London. Dec. 19.-Queen Alexan-
dra has followed the universal ad-
vice 20 do IL early" and as a result
the present week win find her annual
task OF chr1stnnas shopping COM
xed. Every year at about this
time the queen comes to London for
the special purpose OF selecting pres
ents for her royal relatives and clos
friends. The expression OF Christ
mas shopping" is not, of course. to
be taken literally in the queens case.
as she does not visit any OF the great
mercantile establishments of the
city TO make her selections. During
the reign OF King George Ill, that
monarch and his daughters would at
times go to favorite shops during tn ,
holiday season. which would be
closed to other customers during
their presence, but IL is believed that
Queen Victoria only once entered
such a place during her long reign.
and the present queen has never en-
tered a shop since she assumed hec
title. As prince and Princess OF
Wales their majesties at rare inter-
walls honored favored firm with IN
actual visit, but since their Access
sion they have not done SO.
The queens orders to submit ~
iections for approval were recei ~
by a number of the royal warrant
Eoides several days ago and her
majesty is now engaged in looking
over them. The instructions to the
shopkeepers, while stating the class
of goods that her majesty wishes to
inspect. allow a great deal of lati-
tdde. The merchant, following the
general Instructions. selects his
choicest wares in each class and
takes them in person to the place,
where rooms are assigned for their
display. AS many tables as are need
ed are used in setting forth ID tho
best advantage the attractive a ray.
rnd each item j. tagg with iac
name of the shop and lie price. In
~tNNhecttyf ~ may w Cltltu Indt the
price is never more AMI sometimes
even much less than would be
charged any other customer. To
adopt the American slang phrase.
the queen is not an easy mark, :"
and IL any merchant attempt ii TO
change an unfair or exorbitant price
for any article he would likely find
himself unceremonaously dismissed
from the palace. The shopkeeper or
reliable assistant is always ready
to inform the queen of the origin or
quality OF any article. giving the re
CURED information through lady
in waiting. Her majesty is very con
scientious in the selection OF gifts
and always gives several weeks of
study and inspection TO the task.
In the collections that have been
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
LION TRAINER
TORN To PIECES
INFURIATED BEAST TURNS ON
HIS TRAINER AND LEAVES HIM
A MASS OF BRUISED FLESH
AND BONE.

Richmond, Va Dec. 19-Alfred
Clarke trainer with Colonel Ferrari's
Wild Animal Arena and Jungle.
which IL wintering and showing daily
at lakewood park, this city, was last
night attacked by the lion sutton,
one Of the most ferocious and dan
gerous I'm Bhe collection, sustaining
such injuries that n will die.
The lion attacked the trainer when
the latter entered his cage for the
purpose Of putting him through bis
turn prior to the performance. Tho
lion caught first one arm and t,an
the other of the man I'm his mon D..
biting through both flesh and bone.
Clarke, hghting for his life. was
hurried 10 The floor Of The cage. the
teeth Of the savage animal tearing
great gashes in his body as me- felI
The man was literally torn to pieces
before the lion was subdued and the
trainer extricated. Physicians who
attended Clarke stated tonight that
ne Is practically already dead.
Colonel Ferrari himself was tho
first 10 rush to The rescue OF tho
trapped trainer. Fifteen shots were
fired in the face Of the lion before
he would release his victim. TIE
body OF the trainer Is little more
than a mass OF bruised flesh ami
homo
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
NEAR MARION
WILLIAM MOODY MURDERS HIS
YOUNG WIFE AND COM
HTs SUICIDE.

Marion w.. Dec. I9.-Wm
Moody, living about three miles
north OF Marion. shot and Instantly
killed his wife this afternoon and
then killed himself.
The weapon used was double
barrel shot gun.
Mrs. Moody was Miss Georgia
Oaks before her marriage. They
had only been married n few months.
No reason has so far been assigned
for the double tragedy, which is
one OF the worst in the annals of the
county.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
4 MILLION PESOS
FOR EDUCATION

Manila, Dec. 19.-First bill for
the extension of education in the
Philippines has passed the assembly.
An appropriation of a million pesos
was made with the future allow
ances as planned when additional
funds are needed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
COLOREO WOMAN DIES

Elvira Austin, an old and well
known oolorcd woman. died at her
home in South BlueGeld yesterday
morning The deceased has many
friends among che cologed people in
The city. being we'll and favorably
known By them for a number OF
years Interment will be- made in
the colored cemetery tomorrow after
noon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
GENERAL FUNSTON
LEAVES GOLDFIELD.

Washington, Dec. 19.-General
Funston wires the war department
that he leaves Goldfeld today. and
says everything Is quiet. The troops.
however. will be retained for the
present.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
LATER.

New York, Dec, 19.--An explosion
has just occurred at Jacobs Greek
mine. operated by the Pittsburg Coal
company, on the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie road and four hundred men are
entombed. The mine is on fire and
1t is believed that all are dead
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
RUMOR or EXPLOSION
NEAR CONNELIIsVILLE.

Pittsburg. Dec. 19.-Rumor has
been received here OF an explosion
in the Jacobs Creek mine. near
Connellsville. No details are given
The mine employed 400 men
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19

The remains Of an infant OF Mr.
and Mrs r. b. Furgcrson, Of High
land avenue. we're taken to Falls
Mills for intermont yesterday after
noon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-19
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

NOAhOB HI IAA-GA n ttS,
All taxpayers are hereby notified
that per cent. penalty and O per
cent. interest will be added, as re-
CURED by law, to all city taxes re-
manning unpaid after January list,
1908. Save the penalties by paying
now. Yours very truly,
ID. G.. LILLY,
Treasurer City of BIuefIcId.
12-17-1w
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
Plant Breeding.

A correspondent of the Southern
Agriculturist says:
No single line of investigation is
receiving more attention at present
and they are giving widespread pub
out the country than plant breeding
the improvement of domestic races of
plants by crossing and selection. The
general public had failed to recognize
that, making allowance for certain
we'll defined differences in structure
and manner of life plants respond to
the same basic laws of reproduction
that apply in animal breeding. We
had regarded the occasional appear
ance of new plant as somthing for
tuitous beyond control Then came
Burbank And the magazines told
such marvellous stories of his methods
and results that we were in a fair
way to imagine that the result of ev-
cry cross, accidental or studied, would
wonder
Very few men become famous either
as plant or animal breeders. The
Durham cattle have long been a popu
lar beer brand, and doubtless thou
sands of men have studied the type
and worked carefully with it; but
Bates, Booth and Cruickshanks are
the names suggested when the Short
horn is mentioned. Plant improve
ment is in way more recent, and the
men who have succeeded in it are so
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
THE WILLIAMSON METHOD

the Alabama Station with the result
that the Williamson method made one
bushel more per acre than the usual
cultivation, and it did not near pay
the cost of the fertilizer Mr.. Strib-
ling reported in bulletin from the
South Carolina Farmers Union that
the method made loss of bushels
of corn per acre. With corn bred to
remove the barren stalks and to es
tablish prolific character, and COM
pact growing plant, there is no need
for 6-foot rows in the South, as we
have proven there more than once.
With such corn, and the best mod
ern culture, economically done with
2-horse riding cultivator rather than
a one-horse pillow, which takes more
than double the human labor, there
will be no difficulty in getting the
to make the heaviest crops there must
be plants enough on the land to pro-
duce them Rows feet apart and
10 inches in the row will give as
many stalks as the 6-foot rows and
8 inches in the row, and will give
the corn more room, and with well
bred, prolific corn will give much
more corn, too.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

few that a great leader will be regard
ed as wizard. The world has only
known one Burbank, but there are in
America today a number of careful
plant breeders, and the sum total of
their work means far more to the ag-
r1culture Of the country than the pro-
auctions of the great Californian For
they are not ony endeavoring to pro-
duce valuable new plants, but they
are patiently studying the laws on
which all plant Improvement rests,
and they are giving widespread pub
licity to this fundamental knowledge.
Hayes and Hopkins and Hansen,
Weber and Lyon and Emerson-to
mention only a few of the experiment.
ers whose work has attracted wide
attention, each engaged in special
line Of plant breeding, all are working
in harmony. Already far sighted bust
ness men are following in the lead of
these practical students, and we have
III corn DreeQ1ng a we'll eStaDl1Sned
business. The corn plant is being Sub
jected to much the same treatment as
has resulted in the establishment Of
we'll recognized families of Shorthorn
cattle. It will not be long before the
catalogues will list as many strains
of dent corr-rather let us say Of
Leaning or Hickory King or other
variety of dent corn-as they now
contain of varieties of that plant In
the past the experiment stations have
been the butt of more or less good
natured ridicule on the part Of the
farmers, but had they accomplished
nothing more than the work already
done in plant Improvement, they
would have abundantly justified their
existence
~ IN Thu Atrrr1N11Iz
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
Strawberry Land in Nassau County

A gentleman from Starke county has
been visiting Nassau county, and told
representative of the Fernandlna Rec
ord that he is sure there is good straw
berry soil near Fernandina. He thinks
that the business might be made quite
profitable in that section. The Record
says:
Mr.. J. Hamp Jones of Starke, the
state Inspector of mixed feed for stock,
was in the city last Saturday and
referred to the growing of strawber-
ries in his county. In discussing the
crop and the character of soil upon
which strawberries will grow, Mr..
Jones said:
IT am satisfied that the character
of the soil near Fernandina is such
that strawberries would do we'll. 1t
has been great crop for Bradford
county, and I see no reason why it
cannot be made to pay here
In the immediate vicinity of Starke
there are many acres OF strawberries
which produce several hundred thous-
and dollars every year.
The same might be done right at
Fernandina where every facility can
be had for the marketing as we'll as
for the growing of the crop. Berries
are forwarded by express or refriger-
ator cars. The express could be han
died through Yulee with quick and
through service. The icing of the
cars or boxes could be done as easily
here as in any part of the state. This
is a great industry and ought to re-
ceive the attention of the people Of
this section.
Those who have tried the growing
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of strawberries here claim that they
can be grown with profit.
There are other crops which could
and ought to be grown near this city.
The effort to induce a more general
cultivation of the soil in this vicinity
ought to be made
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03


We gave the Williamson method of
growing corn. We did not comment
on it except to say that it might be an
improvement on the old way, that the
only thing to do was to test it by
the side of the other method. We
had our doubts as to whether it was
the best way, now we have have the
authority of Prof. Massey, editor of
the Practical Farmer, but formerly
for years connected with the North
Carolina Agricultural College, that it
has been tested and found not so
good as it claims to be. The Prof.
says:
The farm papers in the South have,
within the vast pear, been giving a
great deal of attention to a method
Of corn cultivation devised by Mr..
Williamson, of South Carolina. Mr..
williamson uses COW peas largely for
humus making, and also uses ferti1-
izers with lavish hand, but attributes
his success to his peculiar mode of
cultivating the crop. He plants his
corn in rows 6 feet apart, and claims
that for a 5o-bushel per acre crop it
should stand 16 inches apart in the
row, for a 75-bushels crop II inches
and for a Ioo-bushel crop 8 inches
apart The first cultivation he gives
is with the harrow He then uses a
10 or I2-inch sweep on both sides Of
the row, and then he says the corn
should be about 8 inches high. He
now lets it stand uncultivated until
the stalks are hardened and stunted
by lack of cultivation, SO that it will
not grow too tall Then "when the
corn has been Inundated" he begins
to make the ear. The first application
of fertilizer is then made in the old
furrow on each side of alternate rows
and covered with a turning pillow. A
week later the other rows are treated
in the same way In few days the
first rows are sided with a I6-lnch
sweep, and nitrate of soda at the rate
of $50 pounds applied in this furrow
and covered with a turning plow
Then the peas are sown in the mid
die. A few days later the alternate
rows are treated in the same way
and the cultivation is done. That Mr.
Williamson makes fair crops of corn
by this method is evidently due to the
peas and the fertilizer used, rather
than to the stunning process, and
without that he might make more
What the Southern farmer needs is
good breeding of the corn to get it
naturally of the stature best for his
use so that he can plant it closer. In
6-foot rows one foot apart in the row
there will be but 1900 stalks per acre
and at the usual 10 per cent. Of bar
rem stalks, there will be about $3.50
stalks bearing ears. These would
have to be terribly big ears to make
Is bushels of corn per acre, for the
corn that is commonly grown IN the
South seldom makes more than one
good ear on stalk, and at either dis
lance the ears would have to be large
enough, and enough of them to make
the crnn at Q8 ears to the bushel
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
Thrip Juice No. 1---For Scale on Oranges

SAMPSON GROVE.
"Crown" and "Puritan" Brands. Florida
Oranges, Lemons and Grape Frtit.
Boardman. Florida. December 10. 1904.
H. 3. Marsh. ESQ.,. Live Oak: Florida. Dear
SIR We answer yours of the 18th. We depend on
ThrIp Juice to keep the Scale In control. It does
the work and at far less expense than ANYTHING
else know of. Yours truly. F. G. SAMPSON,
FROM DADE COUNTY.
Keeps the Trees Clean, and Note What is
Said about Old Trees.
Cocoanut Grove. Florida. July 81. 1906.
Mr.. H. B. Marsh, Live Oak. Florida. Dear
Sir: have been using Hammond's "Thrip Juice"
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-09-18
COUNTERFEIT BILLS.
The Check Letter Test on United
States Currency.


States Currency.
The nited States government prints
it's currency and numbers its bills in n
series of four. 50 that every piece of
paper money turned out bears one OF
the check letters \, b. c. II. One of
these letters is always found In two
places on | nited States bill, In the
upper left hand corner and in the low
or right hand corner The placing OF
the letter on tile bill Is not determined
by the number of the bill The rule is
10 divide the last two figures on the
aete hy four. Shenld the remainder be
one, the check letter must he A. should
1t he two, the check letter is Il; three.
the check letter Is G. and nothing. the
letter j.
For example, have before me a
five dollar certificate Its number is
Sl4S9G50. he terminal number is 80.
Divide by four The result Is seven
with two over. The check letter Is b.
Here is n yellow back gold certificate
with twenty three as its terminal num-
her, Divide this by four, and we have
five with three over G IS the check
letter
Should this rule of four fail TO work
on any United States currency note
you mag bet all you have that the
money is bad Some counterfelted bills
are right 10 their check letters. but
great many are not so II the rule of
four works The bin may be stlll bad
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-09-18
Spain's Buried Wealth.

The Cartbagininns and the Tyrians
regarded Spain ns FL Dorado. 1t is
but a poor country today, but potential
wealth lies In Its rock bound hills, just
rs In the days of the nncients. When
those acquisitive mariners, the Phoe-
niclans. first sci foot in the country
they exchanged their commodities,
says Aristotle, for such immense
quantities Of silver that their ships
could neither contain nor sustain the
load, though they used It for ballast
aud made their anchors and other i'm
rlemehts Of silver" So rich In silver
was the country then that the people
are said TO have made their commonest
domestic utensils Of the metal and
even their managers. The Romans
found that thelr greedy forerunners
had sadly diminished the precious
store. yet enough Was left to satisfy
not Il feN pe8eyGsuls.
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In the Fourteenth Century It Swept the
Whole Of Europe, Killing 25,ooo,ooo
In Three Years-The PestiIence In
London
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suffered day and night the tor
ment Of itching piles. Nothing help
ed me until used Doan's Ointment.
1t cured me permanently, Hon.
John Il. Garrett. Mayoa, Girard, Ala.
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TAKE NOTICE

Thai the managers of Mount Hope Cemetery
Association are determined to prevent the
stealing or spelling of flowers, vases and re-
cepticles for howers, and the breaking of or
naments or any spoliatian of the grounds
OF the cemetery that have been set aside for
sacred use; all of which is strictly pro-
hihttcd
They will give reward for the arrest and
conviction of any one guilty of the violation
nj tit cemetery rules and regulat ions
lS order Of the
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Pursuant 10 the order Of George + Hanson.
SurrnEHt. OF the County Of Huntrfdon, mad.
on the twenty-second day 81 May, A. b one
nine hundred and seven. notice il
hereby given to all persons having claim
against the estate of Sarah Quick
late of the County of Hunterdon, deceased
Ia present the same under oath or affirmation.
To the subscriber, executor of said deeeas-
ed, within nine months from the date OF said
order: and any creditor neglecting To bring
in and exhibit his or her claim tunder oath or
afiirmationl, within the time SO limited Will
be forever barred Of his or her action there
for against the said Executor
Dated May -, A ID 1907.
JOHN h TREWfN,
ENagtttar
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Presumption is our natural,and origi
nal disease.-Montaigne