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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
MANY USES or THE BANANA.
Product Of Entire Tree Utilized BY
West indian Natives.

In this country the banana In re-
garded mostly as a food product. but
In the West Indies the natives iind
use for the entire tree. and well
1t serves its many purposes. When
the young coffee and cocoa plants
need protection from the fierce rays
Of the sun banana leaves give the
desired shelter. Physicians and
nurses use the tender. unopened
leaves for dressings. and the old
leaves are made into twine and boxes.
In Malay the stalks and leaves are
made into a soap for laundry pur'
poses. and a solution forms a valuable
salt. From banana juice and the skin
of the fruit o preparation is made for
blackening purposes and the Juice
also makes a good indelible ink.
On the under side OF q banana leaf
a wax, forms which Is very valuable
and 10 one Of the export products Of
the island of Java. In some coun-
tries dye stuff Is produced from
the ashes Of the fruit and leaves and
the banana fiber Is used In making
manila hemp. from which rope and
cordage are manufactured. In
Switzerland a very fine hat braid In
made from this manila hemp. From
these examples II Is readily seen what
an important place the banana holds
In the world OF commerce.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
StartIes . Bridal Couple.

In one Of the Seventeenth street win
dows Of the Colorado Midland ticket
Office is a stuffed stork. Yesterday
about noon a young Elk and his wife
stopped in front OF the window and
had a look at the stork and the baby
camel which stands by 1t. Jim Davis,
the Midland's city passenger agent.
noticed them gazing at the stork as he
came up Seventeenth street. He hesi-
tated . moment before the window
and the young Elk noticed him.
That's a stork, isn't it?' asked the
Elk of Mr.. Davis. Yes" replied Jim.
that's stork." Then. as he went
through the screen door: Just leave
your orders In here" The young Elk
and his wife faded away" ip a hurry.
Denver Post.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
pus- rnE cousrRvs TRADE
lnsaasssae Nesk Thss 70 o9ns -
AFarraSan Cr9wwes.

TIE Americas drummer ~ tAe
greatest pasrl&s IA he ~Ht4~ sai4 u
} FaaEk. u tie H&sA4assea Post i
oe .~ve 10 oeaer Ien 60 soaseA tAe
A. ~<Aas In selling goods Ug sooss'
aag tGetV eogasry. The travelling 3sz
a s4e U'ai:e3 States kase made oaE
foreign trade They are god miners,
a4sek to catch O. and are The great
es& elEiltRsFs we have. wifh the O.
esf tia of The Eewspapers- Hos
tas:Atul and patriotic they are Eaae
but those Who have seea them ran
A. rFecla2e Their patriotism 10 put to
the real test. toE anyone wAo has ag2V
ese4 n fOTe.ga eoantTy lnags TO GEL
back home when be has been years
away from bis arestae. But the nen
STICK TO their wofA. knowtag thai III il
up 10 them 10 maze trade And ta~y
are doing IL braTely and surely. There
In no better trademark In Europe TO
Aay than that which appears on Amer
.c2n goods. Foreign countries know
il too. for many of them are con
Vinaally making limitations Of oaV
Manufactured products. ard some are
eVea going so far as 10 mark them
With American names. The people oi
Europe are beginning TO look upon
gods that come from America the
same as we looked upon woolens and
other articles q few years ago thai
acre marked imported"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
TO ENLARGE RESERVE

A Washington dispatch says that
the president has signed a proclama.
ton for the enlargement of the Biz
Burros national forest in northern
Grant county. New Mexico. By this
proclamation approximately $4,000
acres along the northwestern houn.
dary Is added to the area of the for.
est The object in making this add,
tion was to make the boundary run
On section and quarter section lines
rather than to follow the Gila river
as provided in the old proclamation
The change was made In order IN
simplify the matter of description
since the ella river Is now a mean.
dered stream.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
Fo1oER CONVICTED

v. Moore. alias J. c. Coggins. was
found guilty In the federal court at
FL Paso yesterday of raising a post.
office monay order The penalty is
not less than two years or more than
five years In the penitentiary. The
court temporarily suspended sen
tence. The money order in question
was bought at the postofflce In San
Ia Fe and the principal witnesses for
the United States were Miss Emily
A. Walter. money order and registry
clerk at the postoffice. and John X.
stauffer. her predecessor. but now
secretary and treasurer OF the New
Mxican Printing company.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
TORTURED BY
ITCHING SCALP
Eczema Broke Out Also on Hands
and Limbs Suffering Intense
Doctors Said Too Old 10 Be
Cred-An Old Solder Of 90
Years Declares:
"CUTICURA TREATMENT
Is A BLESSING"

al all times and 10 I'll people / am
wiling 20 testify TO the merits Il Gu
tiaHa- IL saved NE from worse than
the tortnres of hades, about the year
100. with itching ON my scalp and
Temples, and afterwards in commenced
10 break out On my hands. Then il
bruke out On my limbs. xas advised
60 Tie sait and water, which ! did. 20
noefiecf. Ithen went 10 Surgeon, who
cnmmenced treating me with q wash af
horax. This Treatment did me no good,
bat rather aggravated the disease.
thsn told him ! would 90 and see q ply
sieaan in Erie The reply was that
could 60 anywhere. but a case Of
eczema like mine could not BE- cured:
that Was too old (s0l. ! Went 10 an
eminent doctor in the city of Erie and
treated with him for six months, with
like resulta ] had read of the Gu
tieara Remedies often. was strongly
tempted 10 give them o trial, 80 sent
for the Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Resavent and continued taking the
kesayent until ] had taken six bottles.
ssopping Il 70 take the Pills. Iwas now
getting better. ] took two baths day,
and At night let the latissr Of the Soap
dry On. ] used the Ointment with
great effect after washing In warm
water, 70 stop the itching at once. !
Am now cured.
"The Cutieura treatment Is blessing
md should be used by every one who
has itching Of the skin. / can't say any
more, and thank God that He has given
the world such q curative. You can
use this letter as you please. 4 very
much befriended man, WIN. I'll. Gray.
1908 MI. Vernon st., Philadelphia, Pa,
August 2, 1905"
cumpass EItssnai snd Iussrnsl Tsrstmsu, fDr essry
Hasss from Pimpass 20 sesUuls from Infsney 10 Ara
eonsssttag - casura Sasp, ~, nntmsat sr Rssfs.
81 - tln f.raa q Chseasas Gaasa ris IT, pr sisl
- ~ nsss es hsa a OH dEuggta smgis 0ftsn eares
katsxF Iinag Chega. Corn, role Prggs y RasUn Hsss
- MAasd yrus. tlsw % Cure Disasnring nunsorns
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
DON'T PUT OFF

For tomorrow what You can do to,ax
II YOU put off buying a bottle of Pal.
1ard's Snow Liniment, when that nan,
comes You won't have any, buy a bot.
de today. A positive cure for Rhe,,.
matism. Burns. Cuts. Sprains. Con.
tracted Muscles, etc. T. q. Graham
Prairie Grove, Ark. writes:
Il wish to thank you for the good
results I received from Snow I,inf.
ment. 1t positively cured me OF Rheu-
matism after others had failed" Sold
by Center Block-Depot Drug Store.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
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DON'T WAIT TOO LONG .

= At the first sign of backache .
= or pain in the region OF the kid. .
. neys. or weakness and urinary .
. trouble. the following simple .
= prescription should be used: .
. Fluid Extract Dandelion. one. Q
. half ounce: Compound Kargon. Q
. one ounce; Compound Syrup .
. Sarsaparilla, three ounces. A .
= teaspoonfui after each meal and .
. at bedtime a
= Any good prescription pharma. .
= cy will supply these three in. .
. gradients at small cost, which .
. can easily be mixed by shaking .
= well in a bottle. This Is said to q
= force the kidneys to filter the .
. sour acids and poisons fror, the .
. blood. overcoming the worst .
= cases OF rheumatism. 4
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
Decline IN Enotjsh Study,

In all directions tragical results of
the long neglect Of serious English
study are visible, writes Sidney Lee
In the Academy. The worst English
is practiced and appreciated. outside
o very small circle of English society
The municipal libraries. which minis
ter to the literary needs of the multi.
.tude, overflow with literary vacuity
md vapidity. The standard of the
average taste in literature steadily de-
clines.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
How He Awoke the conareaatlon.

Ferdinando Nichols, who was al
one time rector Of St. Mary Arches
Exeter. England. in the midst Of his
sermon one day discovered that sew
eral aldermen In the congregation had
fallen asleep. He pausesd and sat
down. The people then began to stand
up and move about. and this had the
effect Of awakening the slumberers,
who stood up with the rest to ascer.
tain the cause of Mr.. Nichols 81.
lence.
Upon this he arose and addressed
the drowsy aldermen as follows: The
sermon is not yet done, and now
you are awake hope You will hearken
more diligently"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12

% far as we kDOw. tests have not
Jet eeea made 10 ascertain
whether any Of the rest Of them
produce the rubber or not We
understand that some breeding
experiments are being carried On In
a. attempt 10 secure q plant which
produces a larger percentage Of rub
Der and grows more rapidly, What
success may have attended these Of.
forts we DO not know, There IL little
doubt that "pingue" would grow in
any of the mountain regions q New
Mexico At an elevation Of from seven
To nine thousand feet. The profit aris-
ing from growing such crops would
depend upon many factors which can
not be discussed here Whether seed
is 10 be obtained from any OF the seed
men or not We are unable to say.
Another entirely different plant
which 10 being somewhat extensively
used as q source Of rubber In Mexico
is called "Guayule" This plant Is
known 20 the botanists as Partheni.
nm argcntatum Gray. II was orig.
inaliy described from specimens col
leeted from Escondido Springs tnear
the present ~. Stocktonl. western
Texas. by the collectors Of the Next
can boundary survey. This station
IL apparently near the northern limit
OF distribution Of the plant II 10 now
known 20 extend well iown into
Mexico. following along the plateau
region 70 Durango and possibly further
south.
The plant is a low shrub rarely
more than a couple Of feet high with
ANAL. silvery.whitish. simple leaves
AMI toierahiy numerous, small flower
heads which appear late In the sea,
son. generally In September or Octo.
Der. II seems to be restricted to a
lime stone soil. This plant has been
reported as occurring In southeastern
New Mexico near Carlsbad. The wri.
ter has collected In pretty nearly all
parts OF the territory and for pas,
three seasons has kept a sharp look.
out for this particular plant. beliey.
Ing that Il would be found on lime.
stone ridges In the southern and
southwestern part of the territory
He has had the good fortune to ira.
verse these very regions In a wagon
but has not seen this plant.
The most nearly related species to
the "Guayule" Is called "Mariola'
CParthenium incanum HBK), and ID
found scattered over practically all OF
the limestone parts Of this territory
This plant also contains a small per
centage of rubber. but Il ia not suffi
Client In quantity to render the plan
commercially valuable II Is the opin
ton OF the writer that the guayu,e
Will grow In situations similar to tina:
occupied by the mariola In this terri
tory and an experiment to learn
whether this be true or not Is about
to be begun at this station Tn con
nection with such work, methods OF
propagation. the rubber content, and
various other questions relating t.
the economic production OF this plan,
Will be studied. Any information con
cerning Its distribution In the terri
tory will be gladly received.
Parties who are In doubt as to the
names OF any plants supposed to be
OF economic value can have them
named (free of charge) by sending a
dried Towering specimen OF the plan,
to the botanist OF the experiment sta
tion. K. O. woOTON.
Botanist Experiment Station
April 3. 1907.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-12
FACTS ABOUT THE new MEXICO
PLANTS PRODUCTIVE OF RUBBER
College Of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts Issues bul'
IetiR Of Botanical Character But Experiments Are
Made TO Ascertain the Possibility Of Growing
the Shrubs Under Cultivation.

For some time paa the botanis,
has been receiving inquiries Goa
esrning plants saaa 20 gTow In Ses
sexico Which are productive % ruo
ber. TIE inquiries have become 81
numerous and the definite informs
ton available % the public Is 81
seanty thai q IL thought wise 10
publish In popular form what has "a
far been ascertainea by thiS aepar:,
ment- The Information which hs
been collected 90 date Is purely Of q
botanical character and no expert,
ments have yet been made 10 aseer,
tain the possibility Of growing any
such plants under cultivation. FL.
periments are nos bing PROJECTED
which viii. no doubt. give some de-
finite Information On several points
Some considerable confusion has
arisen from the fact that two spe.
eies OF plants not closely resembling
each other and not nearly related 10
each other have been found In this
Southwestern arid region which con.
tain a certain amount Of rubber. One
of these plants is a small. herbac
eous. roos.perenniai which grows ma
tive I'm the northern part of the ter
sitory IN the mountain regions. II Il
tolerably well known 10 the Mexican
sheep herders a. "pingue." Its rep
utation among them IN not very
good, since II 10 known 20 cause the
death Of sheep by impaction Of thu
bowels. The herders and children
not infreuuently chew the uppcl
portion Of the root and extract ths
resinous rubber. using II as chewIn:
gum. These peculiarities Of The
plant have been known for Ions
time.
Botanieally. this plant is known al
Hymenoxys floribundus utilis CkIl
The species was first described b,
DIR. Gray. from material collected
about Santa Fe In 1s47 by Angus
Fender. The varietai form is dis
tributed over the northern part o
New Mexico and southern Colorad,
at tolerabie high elevations. hav,
seen II growing rather abundant!
In tho region between Chama an
TERRA Amarillo. II has been col
lec.ed In abundance for the CONNER
cial extraction OF the rubber II
southern Colorado. an establishment
for this purpose being In operation
at Buena Vista.
The plant Is usually about q foo
high. rising from a rather larg
woody root; It 10 rather a brigh
yellowish green In color. the leave
having numerous long linear seq
ments. The flowers are a brigh
yellow and rather numerous, usuall
blooming in July and August. Tn
parts above ground are herbaceou
and die down each winter. but tn
root persists from year to year.
Is this woody root that contains mos
Of the rubber. The plant belongs t
the sunflower family and the flow
ers resemble somewhat, a small al
ter Or daisy, except that they are al
yellow. They are usually about one
half to threefourths Of an inch II
diameter.
There are q number OF species
nearly related TO this one, tina
grow rather abundantly In thi
territory. Some OF them ar
perennials and Of considerably
large size. and some are annuall
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-07

inent, for any neglect at this period
1ill result in loss of stamina, which
can never be recovered. 1t is a short
sighted policy to think, as some are
apt to do, that because the fowls are
unproductive while moulting, IL is
not worth while to bother much about
them
There is no period when careless
ness is more to be deprecated. If the
birds are confined in warm, darkened
quarters, at the first symptom of
shedding their feathers, and fed on
soft food only. TO which is added a
little boiled linseed a quick moult is
frequently induced in birds, which
would otherwise complete moulting
much later. A judicious use of hemp
seed is often beneficial at this time.
and meat given freely while the
moult is on will not only supply the
much needed stimulus to the newly
growing feathers, but hasten the re-
sumption OF laying.-W. r. Gilbert
in the American Cultivator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-07
Tree Doctoring.

Several white pine trees, valuable
for shade and associations, were se-
riously damaged in a recent storm,
the entire top being blown away. An.
other tree, similarly injured in pre-
vious storm, is beginning to die, and
we are told that these will also, pre-.
sumably from the effect of the wealth.
er on the exposed wood. Is there any
preparation which can be sprayed
over the broken surfaces to prevent
decay2 Also, will tree of such age
(nearly fifty years) ever produce
new terminal bud? We think not;
are we right?-E. M. c., Liberty, Ind.
[There is no mixture which can be
sprayed on the pine trees in question,
or upon the broken stems, which will
do the least good. But it will be
worth while to saw off the broken
stems square. cutting down to live,
sound wood, and paint the wounds
heavily with several coats of thick
white lead. Probably nothing else,
can be done, unless it be to supply the
trees with a little extra water in case
they are situated in dry place. This
extra supply of water, however.
would be much more valuable IL CIV
en- during the first half of the sum.
mer while the trees are growing.
Whether the trees will make new
leaders or not depends less on their
age than on their physical condition.
II they are otherwise strong and
healthy, situated in good soil, with
a reasonable supply of water avail
able, they stand good chance to re-
cover, to make new tops and to live
through many long years of useful.
ness and beauty. y.]-Country Gentle
man.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-07
"Lying Spirits."

Some noteworthy admissions were
made by several speakers at the an
nual Convention of Spiritualists held
IN London recently. The secretary
of the Union, in speech Of medium
ship, warned his hearers that there
werc grave dangers attending the
practice. Two city gentlemen who
also gave their testimony, admitted
that n ''spirit had grossly deceived
them BY several professional Spirit
ualists it is freely admitted that lying
spirits may deceive even the "elect. t."
The history OF Spirilualism leaves no
doubt that these lying spirits" nave
been very numerous. Then what can
be the value of communications from
the other side which are thus imper-
lied? What guarantee has any one
that the truth is being told?
To certain people there is great
fascination in the idea OF communi-
eating directly with the beyond.
But what information has ever
reached us from the other side that is
really trustworthy, or OF any practi-
cal use? From an intellectual and
eyidential point Of view, there Is
nothing less satisfactory than the re-
suits of Spiritualism. On the other
hand, according to Spiritualists them
selves, there are grave dangers at
tending the medium.
The Bible, In forbidding medium
ship is our friend. God does not wish
His children to be at the disposal of
lying spirits. He has told us all that
it is necessary to know in this life.
and IL men refuse that word, they will
not be persuaded though one rose
from the dead london Christian.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-07
Speaks Wen For Cowpens.

White and kidney beans have long
been regarded as nutritious foods,
but experiments recently made at the
University of Tennessee under the
auspices of the Department of Agri-
culture have shown that whatever
may be claimed for beans may be
claimed equally for cowpeas. The
cowDea, says the report, has a dis
tinctiye and pleasing flavor and can
be prepared for the table in a great
many appetizing ways and compares
fayorably with other legumes in re-
speet to both nutritive value and d.
gestibility. The cowpea deserves to
be more generally known and used
as a staple food throughout the Uni
ted States for both its high food
value and for the additional variety
in the diet which it would help to Sc
cure. 1t is reasonable in price and
could undoubtedly be grown in guam
titles sufficient to meet any demand.
1t is not too late to plaintiff this sea
son.-Weekly Witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-07

most unhappy and most disagreeabie
people pose in community as Chris
tians. One OF the first things true
religion does for people Is TO make II
possible for people to live with them.
II may be probable that fault-hnding
and complaining people will escape
purgatory, but II is certain that those
who have to live with them do not.
| am sure God has a special crown
of benuty in heaven for those peoHlN
who are compelled to live on earth.
with disagreeable people.
In possessing Christ as our life
and our truth and our way, we have
a specific for the worlds unrest and
care and sure prescription for hap
piness. He was n wise and si;illful
doctor who. when one OF HIS patients
described to him her symptoms,
wrote this prescription for her: 'Go
home and read your Bible for an hour
every day" | notice that somebody
is proposing that the office of priest
and physician be combined should
have no objection II there could be
a corresponding doubling OF time and
capacity. There is no doubt that
soul sickness is the cause of much OF
the worlds ailment Christ came to
heal the worlds woes, and the bur-
dens of humanity contemplate that
men shall be wise enough to accept
divine HELM in carrying the loads
which would not have been laid upon
the race without a Great Burden
Bearer 1t must be remembered that
true happiness is a celestial exotic as
Sheridan sings:
True happiness is not the growth Of
earth,
The soil is fruitless II you seek 1t
there:
'Tis an exotic OF celestial birth.
And never blossoms but in celestial
air.
Sweet plant OF paradise, Its seeds
are sown
In here and there breast OF hoay-
enly mold,
II rises slow and buds. but ne'er was
known
To blossom hcre-the climate "
too cold.
And however Bobbie Burns may
have failed to fulfill In his own pa
thetic career the theology of his
songs, It was not because his lips or
his Tyre lacked the true gospel of
happy and useful living
It's no in titles nor in rank;
It's no in wealth like London bank,
To purchase peace and rest.
It's no in making muckle mair,
It's no in books; it's no in lear,
To make us truly blest.
If happiness hae not her seat
And centre in the brsast,
We may be wise, or rich. or great
But never can be blest.
In the advent the angel said he
brought good tidings of great 10y.
David sang long ago. Happy is that
people whose god is the Lord" The
Christian religion has set the world
to singing. Christianity is truth set
to music. Sin and death go out of
the world when Christ and life come
in. A little boy understood his father
to say that children should be brought
up in the fear and ammunition OF
the Lord. There is an old classical
adage that Every lover is a SOL
der" Horace dedicated to his
favorite deity his Tyre. his torch and
his bow. So If we would be happy
we must be useful; knights of the
Cross. armed with the shield of faith
and the sword OF the Spirit, and girt
with the truth according to Jesus
Christi
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-11-07
= Soda For Hay.

The use of nitrate of soda on now
ing lands to promote the second crop
is becoming fairly common among
hay farmers. Results this year have
promised very poorly because of the
continuous dry weather since the
first crop was cut. The grass even
when topdressed has made very little
growth. The later rains will help
matters somewhat, but the hay pro-
ducer will be obliged to wait until
the lext crop for the better part of
of his returns. Recent years expert
ments at the Massachusetts, station
indicate that under average condi-
tions most of the nitrate, although
very soluble material, will stay
in the soil until the following season
and show good results in the follow
ing crop.