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The La Jara chronicle., 1907-11-29
First Years Report ON the
Field Pea Competition, 1907


Agricultural college succeeded in
interesting business men in the
various centers of the San Luis
valley, in movement for the i'm
provement of field peas, the prin-
cipal crop of the valley.
Prizes were offered for best re-
suits obtained in three years of
seed selection of field peas, the
work to be done by boys and girls
under Is years of age, under the
direction of the writer. and to be
continued through the seasons of
1907 -0S-09 We obtained seed
from northern New York and sent
t,all contestants $50 hand selected
lspeas free of charge. This was
very choice grain yielding pea,
which we shall seek to develop for
the hog industry of the valley
The yield at present averages
229 bushels per acre. A mixed
strain, locally known as the Mexi-
can field peas, is one commonly
grown at present. A better grain
yielding pea vine, like the Colorado
White field pea, We hope will ma
terially increase the grain yield per
acre.
Over 200 boys and girls in the
San Luis valley joined the compe-
tition club, reporting growth of
plants each thirty days through
the growing season.
The peas were seeded in hills 3
feet apart each way. After leaf
appeared plants were thinned to
one in IA hill and given thorough
cultivation through the growing
season, keeping all weeds down
and irrigated as plant growth
seemed to require.
When the majority of the peas
were ripe, the vine which the
grower thought to be the best one,
Syas pulled, dried in the shade,
carefully wrapped according
to instructions sent to all growers
and expressed to the writer at Ala
mosa, the railroad center of the
valley, where the vines were
judged according TO the following
schedule of weight:
Weight of grain, 100 points for
each ounce.
Number of pods, 3 points for
each pod.
Number of peas, one point for
each pea.
Average number of peas per pod
100 points for each pea.
Number of peas per ounce, five
points for each pea up to 10 peas
per ounce: ) points taken off for
each pea over 10 peas per ounce.
The one winning first prize was
awarded $50: second prize, SIS;
third prize, SO; fourth prize, So.
These are to be awarded annually
for the three years. The one
winning best over all for the three
years, 19O1-OS-O9, shall be awarded
"A gold medal worth at least $50.
1.-The awards of 1907 are as fol-
lows:
i. Hannah Heersink, Alamosa,
Colorado
2. Adolph Heersink. Alamosa,
Colorado.
3. Elias Gibson, Manassa, Colo
RADIO.
4, Menlo Thomas, Monte Wis
ta, Colorado.
). Libbie Smith, Manassa, Col
orado.
Hannah Heersink planted her
peas on ground which, in 1906,
grew good potato crop, and pre-
vious to that time, was in alfalfa
for more than eight years.
Counting 8 square feet to the
plant, her grain yield of peas per
acre, should each vine bear proper
tionately as well as her premium.
winning vine, would be 1852
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-11-29

We have just received three cars
of moon buggies; do you know
what than means? If you don't
came and see the finest line that
was ever brought to Conejos
county.-The johnson Supply
Co.
The La Jara chronicle., 1907-11-29
Lumber For Sale.

Write us for prices on Red and
White spruce. All dimensions,
FISHER & FREEMAN,
Jasper, Colo.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
Uncertainty In Politics.

Herbert Persons. president OF the
New York county Republican com
mittee, was talking in Albany against
self-confidence in politics.
"To win." he said. IA man should
never be sure of winning. Conf
'dence and boasting., to my mind, al.
ways imply defeat. I'll tell you a
story.
"A man came shooting from a
brightly lighted window one night
and landed with crash on the side
walk.
It's all right he said TO the
crowd that had gathered, as he stiny
arose. That's my club. the Eighth
Precinct. I'm a Smith man and
there's ten Jones men in there. I'm
going back to them: You stay here
and count them as they come out oil
that window.
"He limped back into the club
There was a great uproar. Then a
figure crashed through the window
and struck the sidewalk with n grunt.
That's one said theh crowd.
NO said the figure, rising
Don't start counting yet. It's me
again. Rochester Herald.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
WEAK. WEARY WOMEN.



When the back aches and throbs
When housework is torture.
When night brings no rest or sleep
When urinary disorders set in
Women's lot is weary one.
There is no way to escape these
woes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure such ills
Have cured women here in Padu-
'cah.
This is one Paducah woman's tes-
|timony.
Mrs. Walter Mathews, 1850 North
Thirteenth street, Paducah, Ky,
says: IL have used two boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills and they have
done more TO relieve me of a lame
back and pain in my left side than
all the other medicines | ever used.
Before using them | suffered every
thing with my back and side. At
times | was hardly able to do my
homework. saw Doan's Kidney
Pills highly recommended so / pro-
cured them at Dubois Son 4 Co. s
drug store, took them as directed
and have been more than pleased
with the results"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans-
and take no other.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

lay IN state. an oil confederate sol
der who had fought lnier General
Wheeler in General Early's division,
having heard OF Tie confederate flag
anG wishing to see his dear old leader
ia The light of long ago. made strenu-
Gus effort and at last stood besld =
HE rofiE. But on reaching Washing
ton the stars and Bars had been re-
r.C we'd by order OF the president. aud
the veteran looked ia va'1 for ais GA
dag. Then he iook,a at the body
ad In tbs Lluc uniform. and. SOL
EMILY shaklrS his mead. nluttered:
"Wall, by gee. gen al: when you git
o. t'other SIDE and Jubal Early
catches YOU In them toys. Tin hst;ia'
yaun git In" puttitst cussln' that
ever cum your wayl"--Augdst Zip
pincott's.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
SPORTS OF THE PRESENT WEEK.
NIOndaY.

| Monday.
Opening OF International chess tour
nament at Carlsbad. Bohemia.
Opening OF Western Chess associa-
ton tournament at Excelsior, MINI.
| Annual competition for the Domin-
ion Lawn Bowling Trophy at Toron-
to, ont.
Annual regatta OF the Inland Lake
Yachting association at Lake Winnie
bgo. Wisconsin.
Opening OF annual tournament of
the Saratoga On. " Polo club.
Tennis tournament for the cham
pionship of the Middle West begins
at Omaha.
Ohio state tennis championship
tournament begins at Cleveland.
Grand Circuit race meeting opens
lat Readvllle, Mass.
Tuesday.
National tennis championship tour
|nament opens at Newport. H. /.
Ten-round fight between Benny
Yanger and Packie Mcfarland at FIT.
Wayne, Ind.
Opening OF Great Western circuit
race meeting at Davenport, Ia.
Opening OF annual horse show at
Bar Harbor, Me.
Western Handicap shooting tour
nament opens at Denver, Colo.
Friday.
Twenty-round fight between Joe
Cans and George Memsic at Los An
geles, Cal.
Opening OF annual horse show at
Narrangansett Pier, r. I.
Saturday.
Intermountaln tennis Champion
ship tournament at Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Cornish wrestling tournament at
Calumet, Mich.
Central A. A. u. outdoor SWIM
ming championships at Chicago.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

other rise of 9 was registered. leav'
ing the gauge at S.4 Rainfall Sat.
urday was .12. Weather clear this
morning and business was good with
the packets.
The Clyde is due to arrive tonight
from the Tennessee river. She will
remain here until Wednesday before
starting on her return trip
The Inverness arrived this morn
ing from the Cumberland river with
a tow of ties for the Aver & Lord
Tie company.
The Joe Fowler was loading
freight all morning for her trip to
Evansville and landings. The John
Hopkins will be the Evansville packet
tomorrow.
~. Ellie X. Ford, chief engineer
on fhe Dick Fowler, left today for
Chicago, Saratoga. the jamestown
exposition and other cities in the
east. Mr.. Harry Mix will be in
charge of the engines until Captain
Ford's return.
The Cowling was in and out on
time today with both trips. and the
sturdy little packet had all the bust
ness she could handle.
Capt. Leslie Bennett, of the Fam
ME Wallace, has returned from Daw-
son Springs.
The Blue Spot was preparing to get
away today for the Tennessee river
after a tow of ties.
The Dick Fowler left on time this
morning for Cairo with the start of
a good Monday mornings trip. A
good list of passengers was aboard
when she pulled out.
The Harvester Is stiu tied to the
bank below the wharfboat receiving
repairs. She is having new "nigger"
boilers installed.
Mr.. Harry Blackford, night river
salesman for the West Kentucky Coal
company, is i'll of malarial fever and
unable TO be on duty. Mr.. Emmett
Graves is filling his position.
me ObSiS itC pdoScu uONH lTOn
Cincinnati en- route to Memphis Sun
day with good trip. This may be
the last trip for the big packet I'M
less rise comes. If the present rise
continues it may have some effect in
keeping the boats in service.
Like the Arabs that stole softly in.
pitched their tents and then folded
their tents and quietly left, the gov
ernment boat Cherokee arrived yes
terday afternoon about G O'Clock and
remained here about an hour. River
men were not expecting them. and
'only few rivermen were so FORUM
late as to obtain glance of them.
After going up the hill for mail, they
left for Cairo.
Capt Lem Moss, who has been on
the Fannie Wallace, has gone to
Brookport and has taken charge of
the Lizzie B. Archibold.
Repairs to the Bob Dudley will not
be completed before Wednesday and
then Capt. Taylor expects to lower
the packet into the river in first
class trim
The Saltillo arrived yesterday
from st. Louis and after unloading
and receiving freight left for the
Tennessee river with a good trip.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
Gossip OF the Game

Pitcher Z. A. Davis and Outeldej
u. III. Williams, of Murray. VIII
played such excellent baseball
against Metropolis for Paducah yes
terday, returned home this morning
They will return to Padncah with /
Murray catcher in a few weeks Il
meet the Metropolis Blues again.
1t is probable that Manager John
Hollan will get game at Mound CitS
with the team of that place for Sun.
day. III not, he will make a date with
the Murray team for Sunday at Pa.
ducah. Following the Paducah
Mound City or Paducah Murray
game, the "Blues" and locals will
meet again on local field.
Changes will be made in the in
field for next game. Block will be re-
lieved by a Murray catcher and sent
to the outfield. dutch" Robertson
will De pulled in from outfield 10
third base.
Pitcher Davis struck out IA Me-
tropolis batters yesterday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

81 observe with satisfaction" said
the midsummer, visitor, that the
doors Of your saloons are closed sun
DAYS. That's a most excellent law.
Eyes" replied the native, hut
many OF our churches are closed by
law. too"
"Y0u astonish mel"
"Well. the latter II an unwritten
law" the native had to admit
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
Real Electric Display Sign.

Mr.. James Sleeth, the druggist al
Ninth street and Broadway, win have
the first real electric display sign. II
is being made by Robert McCune. the
signwriter and artist. McCune re-
Gently returned from the jamestown
exposition. where he learned the way
to make illuminated signs which can
not be surpassed for beauty with or
binary bulb lights.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
River Stages.

Owing to the fact that many of the
Ohio and Green river packets have
been experiencing a great deal of
trouble of late in getting rousters,
says a Spottsville, Ky, special to the
Nashville American. Capt. Lee How
ell, of the Evansville and Green River
Packet company. contemplates the es-
Enlistment of negro colony on the
banks of Green river, near here. He
says he will lay out town and i'm
port several hundred negroes from
Alabama and Georgia. He will pay
them well and permit them to spend
so many days month at their
homes. Each negro will have a
house of his own, and a large garden
patch, and Capt Howell thinks in
this way he will be able to get plenty
of them to join the colony and run
his boats for him. River men say
they have never experienced so much
trouble in getting help as this season.
Many OF the negroes have refused to
go on the boats as rousters at SEQ
q month and board.
The Savannah was at the wharf
yesterday en- route from the Tennes-
see river to st. Louis with a good
"trip of freight and passengers.
The first rise for many days came
yesterday when the river crept up
the bank a yesterday morning an
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

The richest unmarried woman in
France is probably Princess Marie
Bonaparte, daughter of the late
Prince Roland. She is pretty, accom-
plished. young and inherited a vast
fortune from her maternal grand
mother.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

What proportion OF newspa-
per's readers will read an ad? What
proportion will read a news story?
In each instance it depends upon the
appeal to the personal interest-the
cieverness OF construction-the lure
of Typographical appearance.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

Which would, you call the left
wing OF an army? asked the officer,
examining a recruit.
Why, the left wing would be the
one that wasn't shot Yonkers
statesman.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
Taking No Risks.

ode colonel give you dem OIL
lboots?"
Eyes; an I'm gwine ter put 'um
on de stove now-ter steam de snakes
out er 'um!"-Atlanta Constitution
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
Kentucky Couple EIane

Evansville, Ind. Aug. 19.--George
Watson, well known Union county
planter. aged 22 years, and Miss Cora
Hancock, of Crittenden county, KY,
eloped here and were married. II is
understood the parents of the bride
opposed the wedding.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

Gen. Wheeler's nolv was brought
TO Washington Graped IN the COME d.
crate hag as well as the stars and
-.pes. under both OF which he had
Lserved so etiiclehtly. Malle the body
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
National League.

Chicago, 3; New York, 2. Twelve
Innings.
Brooklyn, 4; Cincinnati. 3. First
game.
Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnati, .. Sec
|ond game.
Philadelphia. 5; st. Louis, o. First
game.
Philadelphia. G; st. Louis, I. Seven
innings
Pittsburg. 5; Boston, 1.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
ERROR IN NINTH
BEAT LOCAL TEAM
Had Game Won Until That
Started the Balloon.
How Metropolis Blues Defeated Inde-
pendents In PrettiAft Game
This Year.
THE PLAYING BY INNINGS.

An error made in the ninth in
ming, when the Independents all bu,
mad the game, was responsible for q
balloon ascension of Paducah play
ers, and hits with more errors fol-
lowing, Tailed Metropolis Blues five
runs and four hits. The heart was
taken out of the locals, and with re-
newed ginger and confidence the Wis
itors prevented the locals from scor-
ing again. Until the first of the ninth
inning, Paducah had tailed once,
had three hits against the visitors
Two, and errors feven, one and one.
IL was until this time one of the fin
est games ever seen on the diamond.
Metropolis Blues arrived at 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon in a gaso-
line launch and waited for dinner be-
fore going to the grounds. At 8
O'Clock they reported and went in for
practice. The grand stand was we'll
fecked with fans eager to see the
contest. Game was called by Umpire
Dutch Dicke at $40, and IL was an
exhibition of snap and ginger from
slant to finish. Davis, of Murray,
southpaw was in the box for Padu-
cab against Dye, the crack pitcher of
the Blues. Davis allowed but two
hits until the ninth inning. BY two
hits in succession, and expert base
running the locals managed in the
fifth inning to break into the home
plate with one run.
In the fatal ninth inning Davis
pitched twister and the batter
caught II squarely sending it hard to
Bob Hayes on third sack. Hayes
turned his back TO It, thinking IL
would bounce. Hayes had been III
the latter part of the game but had
played good ball until then. The ball
went to far left field and was quickly
handled to second shutting on the
runner. Two doubles to the outfield
assisted by an error and general tan
gle up of Paducah players netted
four runs for the visitors.
In the last half OF the ninth Padu-
cab hitters were unable to do any,
thing with the Blues. although Hes
sian batted out nice single TO re-
viye the stunned locals.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

become q benedict He is reported
to have married Miss Annie Terry.
|of Spartansburg, = C. Cooper IL
playing the outfield for the Greenville
s. c.. team in the South Atlantic
league and is making good.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

bdtltIIes-DaVIs and BLOCK; DYE
and Doyle. Umpire Dicke; time. 1
hour 20 minutes; attendance, 800.
The lineup:
Paducah-Block, c.; Davis. of Muir.
ray, p; Hessian, ID; Brahic. 2b.;
Hayes. 3D.; Jones, SIS; Eddie Smith
H.; Dutch Robertson, CT; vii.
liams, of Murray, If.
MetropoHs-Doyle. c.; Dye, D.;
gregory, h.; Faulkner, 2b.; Rehl-
meyer, S.; King, 3D.; Craig. IT,:
Shaw, CT; Ward. IF.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

The grass widow generally knows
how to make hay when the sun
shines.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
SATURDAYS GAMES.


Washington, z; Chicago. 0.
New York, 5; Detroit, 3. Ten In
nings.
Cleveland. c. Philadelphia, o.
Boston, /; st. Louis, o.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
Cooper Is Married.

Harry Cooper, the fast outfielder
of the Paducah Indians during the
last season of the Kitty league. has
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
A Snappy Game.

In a fast and snappy game the
Pearls defeated the Culleys 'yester-
day morning at Wallace park by a
score Of to 1. The score does not
tell how hard both sides fought TO
win, and the Culleys did not give up
until the last inning. The first of the
game was exciting. Dunbar pitched
for the Pearls and had his usual
speed. and the Culleys could not find
him when a hit was needed to score.
Barnett did the work for the Culleys,
but he was handicapped by the errors
of the men behind him. Twelve err
rors were made by the Culleys. It
seemed an on day, for the team, that
had not lost game in the city this
season. Two more games will be
played by the teams for the cham
plonship of the city, and the Culleys
will try hard for the two games. The
Pearls have challenged any team in
the 1S-year-old class for game.
BY innings the game was:
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19
SUNDAY GAMES.

American League.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-19

Is an ordeal which al
women approach with
undesirable fear, for
nothing compares with
the pain and horror of
childbirth. The Thought
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-04
Good Manners

Writing upon good manners, Emer-
son remarked: manners are the happy
ways of doing things, each one a stroke
Of genius or of love, now repeated aud
hardened into usage. they form at last
a rich varnish with which the routine
of life is washed and its details adorned.
If they are superficial. SO are the dew.
drops which give such a depth to the
morning meadows. Manners are very
communicable; men catch them from
Zach other. No man can resist their
influence. There are certain manner s
which are learned in good society of
that force that if a person have them
he or she must be considered and is
everywhere welcome, though without
beauty or wealth or genius. Give q
boy address and accomplishments, and
you give him the mastery Of palaces
and fortunes where he goes. He has
not the trouble of earning or of owning
them; they solicit him to enter and
possess.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-04
STATE PRISON AppOINTEES
Colonel Day and Board Announce
List of Men to Get the
Places at Carson

Carson News April 26: The State
Prison Board held a meeting yesterday
morning at which all the members
Governor Sparks. Secretary of State
Douglass and Attorney General Stod-
dard, were present and also Col. S. II.
Day. recently appointed Warden Of the
State Prison. The meeting was a stormy
one in several spots. but finally every.
thing was smoothed out satisfactorily
and Colonel Day will be the next
Warden in accordance with the action
of the board several weeks ago. the
threatened trouble being settled by an
agreement.
At the meeting of the Board the
subordinates Of the new Warden. the
selection of whom precipitated the
trouble. were agreed upon. The original
list had several holes made in it. the
principal one being in the case of
William Smythe who was slated for the
job of clerk to the Warden. Following
are the appointees as agreed upon:
Captain of the guards. Joe Muller,
present lieutenant of the guards; lieu
tenant of the guards, Jesse Newman.
at present turnkey of the prison; over
seer, Fred o. Fellows. Who succeeds Al
O'Brien commissary. Martin q. Cecil,
of Dayton, who succeeds Jason Bur-
lingame; clerk to Warden. John Hill.
who succeeds James Lucy. Several
changes in the personnel Of the guards
will also be made. Capt. Cavanaagh of
the guards handed in his resignation
several days ago effective the first of the
month and Mr.. O'Brien expects to en-
gage in mining in the Jumbo district.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-04
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEVADA
A Deputy Sheriff of Churchill
County Captures Escaped
Prisoners Near Wells

Wells. New. April 27.-After chase
oil four days four hardened criminals
who escaped from Jail at Fallon were re.
captured at Montello near here this
morning in manner that recalls some
OF Doyle's detective stories. The capture
was made by Deputy Sheriff Arriher and
another deputy from Churchill County.
The two officers assumed the disguise Of
tramps and overlook the men last night
near Carlin; took passage with them in
box car with the intention of causing
their arrest when assistance was avail
able. A few miles east OF Wells the
Tour fugitives attacked the deputies and
desperate battle ensued. The officers
were disarmed by the robbers and
thrown from the car, but not being dis
soled they managed to get aboard the
iast car as the train was going slowly
up the grade. The train crew were
made acquainted with the facts and a
posse was summoned at Montello. The
Iugitlves were forced to surrender and
were heavily shackled. Two Of them
are charged with the murder Of an old
man at Fallon. the other two with felony.