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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
Racing and Hone. Breeding.

The feature of most popular interest
in the September Century promises
to be John Gilmer Speeds discussion
of Racing in Its Relation to Horse
breeding" Mr.. Speed holds that rae.
ing is not entirely q business, 1t is
not merely gambling game. 1t 10 not
purely = sport, nor Is 1t conducted
simply to improve the breed Oh
horses; but 1t partakes Of all these at
once. and the only evil those in con.
troll do lot seem able to eliminate is
gambling. The questions which Mr..
Speed takes up Tor discussion are,
how does racing improve the breed
of horses, and, IL the improvement
worth what 1t costs: and his conclu.
sion is that. without racing. the
thoroughbred in this country would
soon become q rarity.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
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CUTTING STEEL WITH BLOW.
1"' f- PIPE.
New oxy.AeetyIens Device Perfected
by Frenehman.

The cutting" OF iron or steel plates
BY the local application Of Intense
heat Is not new method. 1t has
been accomplished by the friction Of
rapidly turning disk. by the electric
arc, and by the use OF blowpipes OF
various kinds. the metal being partly
melted and partly burned away along
the line OF separation. Recently de-
vice using the new oxy-acetylene
blowpipe for this purpose has been
greatly perfected and simplified in
France. What 1t can do Is described
In an article contributed by DR..
Georges Vitoux to La Nature.
This instrument differs from the
ordinary oxy-acetylene blowpipes by
the addition OF third tube. con-
trolled by q stop-cock. whose purpose
10 to direct on the object heated by
the blowpipe a central jet OF oxygen
that effects the combustion OF the
metal.
THE apparatus is easily handled.
The blowpipe being connected by fiex-
ible tubing with TASKS Of comprest
oxygen and OF acetylene dissolved in
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
QUICK WORK OF PACKING.
System Used BY One Successful Hand.
Ter Of Fruit.

In n,cl,r, or,r.. IN INV ovr orch.
,rd .na 4, ornh. -. That Inv do
NOT allow an annie n,cked mill am
there N oom,nanco h.r-a,,p. ..me
7 nsv.r Ia, On ,nnIo touch ths ground
that zoo. into , hare, In n,ck,n. 7
u.e b.If hmsho, h.sket. ana ,bort
..cl. hun. ovo, . nIctar.. ,horIde,
.ay. a corrssnnndent NJ r.rm and
HON. If.a Innr ana ,ho,t ladder.
tireIv q. n,.tors .Iimh,r. ., .mon,
tho ,,,,h. hrr,so tho annie. that arc
IN ..cL. and chill annie. ont ~ the
H.tet.
r.ct .r,,ro,v from, n.cl,n. t.h,a.
that are hu,I, on a slight .lant the
wide end % the table beinx padded
IN nrevent the brnisine az annie. n.
thew are being noured ONTO the table,
The narrow mart Of the table IA slat.
ted with lath one inch apart. which
allows tviss leaves etc To drop
through. Al the mouth Of the table
I have an anyon that n. tackled IN the
under aide Of the table: this ve Law
over the barrel allowing the app,es To
run into n When the anron 4. full
We lower II into the barrel. which pre.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
Diagram Of sIowpipe for Cutting steel.

acetone under pressure. the acetylene
70 first lighted. and y then opening
the oxygen stopcock gradually there
10 obtained an extremely hot flame
with which the sheet to be cut is
raised to a bright red. When the TEN.
perature Is high enough. the third
stopcock Is opened and n violent but
very slender Jet Of oxygen Is directed
upon the heated metal. Under It's &C.
ton the metal burns brilliantly. throw.
Ing on showers Of sparks formed Of
magnetic oxid; and II the Jet be
moved gradually the combustion con.
'tinues. but only In the track OF the
oxygen Jet. Thus is obtained a per
fectly clean cut, SO narrow that a
knifeblade can scarcely be inserted
in IT.
Two sizes OF apparatus for this
operation have. We are told. been re.
Gently placed on the markets In
France: one will Gu, plates an inch or
less In thickness. while the larger can
deal with material as thick as IL
inches. The smaller consumes about
80 gallons OF acetylene per hour: the
larger. over twice rs much. Says Dr.
Vitoux:
THE use OF the small blowpipe
nccessitatcs no special precautions
with the large model 1t Is
Indispensable. In order to avoid burns
from the sparks. to wear special cloth.
ting OF asbestos cloth. and. further. II
10 well to protect the eyes. with
colored glasses. against tho br!lliancy
Of the burning metal.
The use Of the oxy cctyiene blow.
pipe presents still another apprecinbic
point Of intercst-that Of rapidly.
With II plates half an inch thick are
cut at the rate Of yard In four min.
'utcs; those Of nm inch In six minutes;
those Of four inches In min, to ten
minutes. This extreme speed and Its
convenience now assure to tho blow.
pipc'cuttcr more and more numerous
uses"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
HOW PLANTS ARE IMPROVED.
Principle Of Selection Must es Care
fully Observed.

Where selection is done with skill
and care the improvement OF many
kinds Of cultivated plants effected by
its means Is invaluable. The large
pansies, the huge hybrid gladioli, the
large lowered cannas. were all
brought from the state OF small how-
ers to their present excellence in our
own day by careful observers. who.
watching every variation and keeping
an exact record of the descent Of all
their plants. turn to the best account
the wonderful action Of heredity.
That plants are endowed with the
power Of changing to some extent I'M
der altered and varying conditions
no one will deny who knows even a
little natural history. Such changes
will occur In wild nature IS well as
under cultivation, and by the action
of heredity will be transmitted more
or less faithfully to the next genera.
tons.
But an allimportant fact must be
recognized and remembered. 1t is
that In the wild state only such varia-
tons have a chance Of enduring as
give the plant in which they occur
some advantage In its life. Many var.
iations appear every year which soon
disappear. because they are a loss
not gain. to the plant. Suppose in
the wild state potato plant with
short stems and late-sprouting tubers
In mass at the base Of the stem.
Such a plant would not have any
chance against rank growing and early
shooting varieties. and 1t would soon
perish. Still, some such characters be-
long to some Of our best potatoes
This is owing to the action Of man.
who throws his power into the bal
ance when cultivating plants which
are useful or pleasant to him. and who
gives the weakest plant. II 1t is for
some reason favorite with him, all
the advantage he can to make 4
thrive and answer his purpose. Most
OF the variations induced In our gar.
den plants are not In favor of the
plant II in q free light" with its kind
In nature. All our improved roots,
a. carrots. turnips. beets, make an
early and succulent growth for our
own benefit. but not at all for their
own good. II left to their fate to
struggle with their own wild forms
they would soon have to take back
seat" and very likely soon perish. It
follows. then. that varieties improved
from mans point Of view must 10.
ceive kind treatment and richer food
than wild forms OF the same plant
The cultivated plant. like the domes.
ticated animal. yields In . measure it,
powers Of self-defense to adapt itself
to our service. Man must in return
provide for its safety and nourish.
ment In the Improvement OF plants
the action Of man. much like infiuen.
ces which act on plants In the wild
state. only brings about slow and
gradual changes. often scarcely no
ticeable at nrst.-Henri L. de Vii.
MORN.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
WHEN TO MAKE CUTTINGS,
Work should De Done After the Plants
Have Matured the Shoots,

Make cuttings Of gooseberries and
currants when the plants have ma.
tured the shoots Of the present year
and are dormant and clear OF leaves.
Cut them about 10 inches long, cut.
ting just under . bud at the bottom
and about half an inch above q bud 1t
tho top. Insert them In the soil In
rows their full length. 70 that the bud
At tie top will be about level with the
surface. A slight mulching OF straw
or leaves between the rows to prevent
too hard freezing will be OF advantage.
Cutting Of nearly all the spring low.
ering shrubbery can be treated II the
same way. In . cold climate Il 10
hardly practicable to root rose cut.
tinEs In tho open ground. They can,
however. be put In sand In . cold
frame with glass sashes and rooted
80 far ~ the hardy hybrid perpetual
class u concerned. In . shaded fraDp
In late summer and early fall you can
root cuttinGs Of tea roses from the
half.npened wood. Make the cuttings
Of shoots that have just formed Q bud
ees0 wv Wv sOWSs 0ou VI So0D0 U0O0x0s
Cut right under the lower eye and
leave . full leaf Of the upper bud and
about half an inch Of wood above Il.
Insert the cuttings In rows thickly In
the frame and place . whitswsshsd
sash over. Keep tho sand always vet,
and II the wood was Ia The proper con.
ditlon they should show white roots
IN about four weeks. whsa they should
b pottsd In small pots and CA b
packed In . frame In coal ashes Gov.
srtns the pots. and the frames pro.
tsctsd during the cold nights Of win.
ter with straw mats. have crown
and wintsrsd To- roses II this way.
and planted them n the spring u The
opsn ground. whore they sooa made
me plants. But al the ~ rose fsmk
" are bsttsf rooted IN Tie greenhouse
aud kept h . cool gresehosse during
the winter.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
AGRICULTURAL OirS.

Give plenty OF water: laying fowls
require 1t.
Applying manure 10 grass lands
during the fall 10 . good thing to do.
providing the manure 10 not put ON
30 thickly that Il smothers the plants.
Tho manure 10 not . small item Of
profit from the poultry house. In
cleaning up the poultry house tho
droppings should b put In barrels
or boxes and kept dry.
Never give fowls sulphur In damp
or wet weather. and Give Il cautiously
even In dry weather. II fed. and the
fowls get wet, Il 10 said to cause rhsu.
matism and weakness OF the legs.
The prices OF farm implements
are 10 DO boosted this season. Why
not meet he aAvanes By painting
and fixing Up the nschins on hand
nowI A few ealloes Of paiat. . new
piece Of woodwork here and there.
will put the machlae back II service
for two or three years.
Young positry should not b q.
lowed to 30 hungry. nor should they
be given more thaa they CA ct up
clean at one time.
A patch q ~ near ths poultry
yard for The hess 70 run upon whsa
the ground 70 bare. 10 ~ egg producer.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
JoINTlNG A SAW.
How the Homo Mechanic May Do q
Good Job.

A good method Of jointing q saw.
particularly a large one. is shown BY
Fig. l, in which piece Of emery
wheel is shown standing on the saw
table. To use the stone grasp 1t firm-
ly with both hands. and tip the top
edge toward the saw until the stone
barely touches the teeth. Watch
very closely when the fire begins to
fly. for that is the guide to go by when
rounding or jointing saws. says Wood
Craft. There is no danger Of cutting
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

Rif'sd Better than Smooth Pipe Line.
To distribute oil along its route
for locomotive fuel u railroad in Call.
fornia Ii building pipe line $50 miles
In length. The new feature Of the
pipe Is that It In rifcd like Q gun
barrel instead OF being smooth. This
form gives to the moving oil . swirl.
Ing motion. with less resistance. hence
the pumping stations can be placed
IS miles apart. which is much greater
than would otherwise be necessary.
The rined pipe line will carry 10000
barrels OF oil each ~ hours.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

Tho London 4 Great Western Ry.
10 building the largest dock In the
world At Southampton. England. II
10 planned for tho giant vessels Of
the future aud will provide bcrths At
ono tlme for four ships 500 feet long
and OF great draft. The dock will be
100 feet long. 400 feet Wide. will
enclose = water surface Of is acres
and DO capable Of being drcdged 10
. depth OF 20 feet.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

How ~ csioe Old Window ohsdss,
NIX . sumcient quantity OF vail
paint. which may b Of any color Dc.
aired. and AFTER placing the shade on
dat surface paint two coats with Q
brush. puttinx Il o. with strokes cross.
wise. Whsa dry the shade viii b.
like new.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

Tho last Of the elk willow trees
that grew from slips taksa from the
willow that shaded the grave OF Ma.
poleon. at 81. Helena. which were
planted Just opposite the 0ands.strsss
GATE Of the brooklyn navy yard. has
bssn cut dowa. Admiral Brssss
brought the slips to America 50 year,
ago. The trees began 10 decay some
years ago. with the result that all Of
them are now down.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

A beautiful girl always gets ahead.
OF course. not everybody is born beauti-
full but almost every woman can i'm
prove her looks and complexion by
taking Meyers Sulphur. Arsenic and
Iron Complexion Waters. It's the best
tonic and blood purifier. Produces rich,
red blood and a clear healthy complex
ion. CSC and soc. Sent by mail, Mey-
er's. 1857 Humboldt ST.. Denver.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
Huge Dock Tor Fleet ShI,e,

Tho London 4 Great Western rail.
way II building tho largest dock In
the world at Southampton. England.
Il 10 planned for the giant vessels of
tho future and will provide bsrths at
one time for four ships 500 feet long
and Of great draft. The dock will BE-
100 feet long. 400 feet wide: viii IN.
close . watcr surface Of Is acres ana
b capable OF bclng dredeed 70 .
depth OF 20 feet.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
Two Reasons.

'Why does fellow on small sal.
airy. like Smallchink, dress so extrava.
gantly?"
Hes afraid people will think he Is
poor"
And why does old millionaire Keg.
gercoine dress SO stability"
Hes afraid people will think he ia
rich."-Puck.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
Chorus essentlsis.

What kind Of voice have your"
asked the theatrical manager Of the
sweet thing who was applying for q
place In the chorus.
oh. have no voice." she replied.
But here are my measurements"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

The flight will depend upon the height
OF the one who liz to use II. II de.
sired II can be made for . single tub.
II will hold tub better than tho o.
binary bench.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

A GRADING BOARD.
Work Of Sorting Apples Made Easy
BY Its Use.

A very useful device for help In
sorting apples or other fruit where
close asserting is necessary is grad
ing board Is shown in the cut. This
Is merely = piece OF light wood with
round holes bored Of different dimen.
sions, the size being made according
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

The more psrisAable Tie fruit. the
more proat there 70 likely 70 b In
growing Il rear . city u Which there
10 . markse ~. T. - oo0Detitioa 70
sut down.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

"0se woman." unmarked the mere
nAA. "h just - suod - anothsr-ls
~ bsltsr."
~AAA oos ma1." re3olasd the fair
Wolov, ~ juse - I'D - aaotAsr-R
- voesa."-CAieaso Daily Neva
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
ooadly MlMe.

During 1905 b the state q Psan.
sylvaaia, l3s toys bstwssa The ages
e 10 aaA o. yeafs Wese billed n -
eeal niaiAS re63oas.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
SOMETHING FOR MOTHER.
Make Her . Good Stand for hs,
Wash Tub.

A serviceable wash 49, holder can
be easily made as shown In the &C.
companyins drawing Of odd pieces of
scanning and strips OF lxc.incn stun.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19
Maklne q Wsedy e,hee.

The carboa q ~ cir coohinee With
Tie hydrogea from tAs tree roots asA
~ ~ As,D q esy0ea ooe0o voely
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

Finishing is the hardest part Of q
lazy mans job.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

A distinct advance In Dental Science.
Loose and falling teeth saved. Pyor.
rhea and all diseases Of the gums cured.
Missing teeth replaced without plates
or bridGework. Booklet Free. The Rex
Dental Co. Suites 30-35. 73S 18th st..
Denver. Colorado.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1907-10-19

e1Veess viii eseeiye pselpl ss4 eesslsi csleo1iss
~ 1 Sov0 ouoo "a svse, q sSs::'s
eooo0o6lto Iosts-'oo y; = sss - 'sss.
0530Ss3A lewroaee H.. 0so~oS. C0So.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-07

NO, L haDent got the right"
you to tell yourself that you are not
altogether alone in your unhappiness
that l am suffering too-in another
way"
There was silence when he had
spoken, and for a space it seemed that
Eve would make no response. Then
the last surprise in a day Of surprises
came to him. With a slight stir, a
slight, quick rustic of skirts, she step
ped forward and laid her hand in his.
The gesture was simple and very
sweet. Her eyes were soft and full of
light as she raised her face to his, her
lips parted in unconscious appeal.
There is no surrender so seductive as
the surrender Of a proud woman. Lo-
der's blood stirred, the undeniable sug-
gestion of the moment thrilled and
disconnected him in q tumult of
thought. Honor, duty, principle, rose
In a triple barrier; but honor, duty and
principle are but words to a headstrong
man. The full significance of his posi-
ton came to him as it had never come
before. His hand closed on hers; he
bent toward her, his pulses beating IN
evenly.
"Eve! he said. Then at the sound of
his voice he suddenly hesitated. 1t was
the voice of a man who has forgotten
everything but his own existence.
For an instant he stayed motionless.
Then very quietly he drew away from
her, releasing her hands.
"No," he said. "No, l haven't got the
right"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-07

1|lHAT night for almost the first
time since he had adopted his
dual role Loder slept Ill. He
~ was not a man over whom i'm
agination held any powerful sway. His
doubts and misgivings seldom ran to
speculation upon future possibilities.
Nevertheless, the fact that, conscious
" or unconsciously, he had adopted a
new attitude toward Eve came home
to him with unpleasant force during
the hours Of darkness, and long before
the first hint of daylight had slipped
through the heavy window curtains he
had arranged a plan Of action-a plan
wherein, by the simple method Of alto.
gether avoiding her, he might soothe
his wv conscience and safeguard Chill
cote's domestic interests.
1t was a satisfactory if a somewhat
negative arrangement. and he rose next
morning with a feeling that things had
begun to shape themselves. But chance
sometimes has a disconcerting knack of
forestalling even our best planned
schemes. He dressed slowly and de-
scended to his solitary breakfast with
the pleasant sensation Of having put
last night out Of consideration by the
turning over of a new leaf, but scarce
ly had he opened Chilcote's letters,
scarcely had he taken a cursory glance
at the mornings newspaper than it was
borne in upon him that not only q new
leaf. but a whole sheaf Of new leaves, had
been turned i'll his prospects by a hand
Infinitely more powerful and arbitrary
than his own. He realized within the
space Of a few moments that the lei
sure Eve might have claimed, the lei
sure he might have been tempted to de-
vote to her. vas no longer his to dis
pose Of, being already demanded of
him from a quarter that allowed of no
refusal.
For the first rumbling of the political
earthquake that was to shake the coun-
try made itself audible beyond denial
on that morning of March 81 when the
news spread through England that, in
view Of the disorganized state of the
Persian army and the shah's onse-
quent inability to suppress the open In
surrection Of the border tribes in the
northeastern districts Of Meshed, Rus.
Ha, with a great show of m%agnanilnity,
had come to the rescue by dispatching
a large armed force from her military
station at Merv across the Persian
frontier to the seat of the disturbance.
To many hundreds of Engiishmen
who read their papers on that morning
this announcement conveyed but little.
That there is such a country as Persia
we all know. that English interests Dre-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-07
CHAPTER XIX.

IND 81 it came to pass that Loder
was freed from one RESPONSE
M bility to undertake another.
81 From the morning Of March q.
when Lakeley had expounded the politi.
cal programme in the Offices Of the st.
Georges Gazette, to the afternoon of
April ! he found himself a central fig
nre in the whirlpool of activity that
formed itself in Conservative circles.
With the acumen for which he was
noted, Lakeley had touched the keystone
Of the situation on that morning, and
succeeding events, each fraught with
it, own Importance, had established the
precision of his forecast.
Minutely watchful of Russia's atti-
tude, Fraide quietly organized his
forces and strengthened his position
with a statesmanlike grasp Of opportu-
nifty, and to Loder the attributes dis
played by his leader during those try
ing days formed an endless and alb
sorbing study. Setting the thought .af
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-07
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter LIN an impenetrabk London fog
John Chilcote, a prominent and rapidly rising
member of the opposition in parliament, unex-
pectedly encounters John, Lodsr, a poor
writer, who is his exact double At the mo-
ment the aggression of Russia in Persia is the
all engrossing topic. U-Russia is reported to
be supporting the rebels in their fight against
the authority of tho shah of Persia, thus dis
tinctly menacing Engiand's influence in the
cast. II-Chilcote who is a slave to morphia,
hears of a novel in which two men exchange
identities. ~ ard Chilcote visits Loder in
the latter humble quarters and proposes that
Loder shall impersonate him when Chi!cote is
overcome by the craving for morphia and
wishes to get out of the world for the time
being. VI-Loder accepts. VII-Loder is COM
PEELED to wear rings on one of his fingers in Or
der to conceal a scar made in Italy By a pct dog
belonging to an ~Englishwoman whom he had
met there and had become very friendly with.
VIII. Loder, representing Chilcote. goes to the
latter's home. Ghilcote;s wife does not detect
the deception. Loder is greatly impressed by
Mrs. Chilcote's beauty and manner.
lunches with FFaide. the great leader of the OPP
position in parliment. He seems to win the
astute statesman completely. Fraide, by the
way, is the godfather of Mrs. Chilcote. X
Loder has tea with Mrs. Chilcote. he receives
a telegram from Chilcote summoningh him ore
turn SO that they may resume their proper
stations in life. NJ and X1I-Chilcote's crav-
ing sooon overcemes him, and he returns to Lo-
ders quarters and once more L.oder becomes
Chilcote. XIII and XIV-Loder attends Il
swell" reception. XIV and XYI-At the recep-
ton Lady Astrupp is presiding at the fortune
telling booth. Loder visits it, and she re-
Quires him to remove his rings. She is startled
upon seeing the soar on his hand.