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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-30
PARIS RACE IS
FULL OF CONFUSION

So many are the complications that
appear at every turn in the New
York-to-Paris race that it is quite i'm
possible for any outsider to arrive at
any definite understanding in the
matter. AS the American and Ger
man cars approached Paris it was be-
lieved that the race was nearing the
end. But it was a mistaken belief.
Now it is announced that it is an
around the world" race, and conse-
quently the contest does not end UNI
til each car arrives at it's first start
ing place. New York, it appears,
was not the official starting place,
nor Paris the goal, says w. H. B..
Fowler in the San Francisco Chron-
icle
The Italian car, which originally
came from Naples. must be shipped
to Naples. and the American Thomas
must come back to New York. The
German Protos car, which seemed to
have victory in it's grasp as far as the
continental end of the run is con-
cerned. it is reported must now come
back to America and cover some
Rocky mountain territory that some
how was missed, and then it must do
a little touring in Japan that seems
to have been overlooked in its orig
ial itinerary. In fact, the American
would seem to be the only machine
that stuck sufficiently close to the
route laid down to suit the officials,
and with it's handicap of thirty days,
secured by its advantage in the run
across the United States and it's
Alaska experience, the Thomas ma
chine might lie along the road for
month and yet win.
But this is all the merest specula-
ton. Every official perusal of the
rules seems to result in some unex-
pected and startling discovery. 1t is
possible only to let the weeks roll
along until everybody is home and
then await the final verdict of the
judges. The decision will be learned
with curiosity. if not with excite
ment.
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NEWS item LEADS
HIM TO FORTUNE

LOS ANGELES, July While
Isaac Lowthian, cantaloupe grower
from Ell Centre, Imperial valley, was
reading a newspaper today at a
friends home in this city, his atten-
ton was attracted to an item regard
ing the filing of the will of Edward
McGirk, disposing of a valuable Cali
fornia estate. The ranchman recall
ed that he had an uncle of that name
and was so impressed by the coinci-
dence that he called on lawyer
whose name was mentioned.
1t developed quickly that the will
was that of his uncle, and that Low
THAN, who had been struggling with
rather Improbable crops, is heir to
one-fifth of $950,OOO. The property
is in San Diego and Santa Barbara,
the best in the former place. The ex-
ecutors of the estate had been unable
to locate Lowthian, who had never
seen his uncle.
A long and interesting romance
lies behind the McGirk fortune It's
owner, bachelor, who died in St.
Louis, was one of the early California
gold seekers, operating successfully
at Yuba, Marysville and elsewhere
He became an admirer of Lowthian,
the nephew he never knew, because
the latter, now so, made name for
himself as an army scout under many
famous commanders.
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GOULD PLEASED
WITH HARTMAN

NEW YORK, July 29.-George j.
Gould, head of the Gould system of
railroads, on returning from Europe
today, said that nothing would give
him greater pleasure than to have E.
H. Hartman in the directorate of the
Gould roads, Replying to question
whether Mr.. Hartman would become
a director of the Gould system, Mr..
Gould said:
can not say except that nothing
would give me greater pleasure than
TO have Mr.. Hartman with us. We
need all the help of able men that
we can secure. The railroad mana
gers lot is not particular happy
one. Some of the diamonds have
dropped from our crown"
Mr.. Gould said that he knew moth
ing concerning an assessment for the
payment of $4,000, 900 of notes of
the Lake Erie railroad which falls
due on August /. Concerning his
own property, he said:
I'VE are not yet out of the woods. .
While business had not reached
the volume of last year, he added, his
roads were doing nearly normal
business. The receiverships of some
of his roads, he stated, were of a
friendly nature and were designed
to keep the properties intact and to
protect them from hostile interests.
Mr.. Gould laid much stress upon
the excellence of the crop conditions,
which, he said, particularly affected
the welfare of the Gould roads.
Concerning the Standard oil decis-
ion, Mr.. Gould expressed unqualified
satisfaction.
Il think" said Mr. Gould, that
marks the turn in the business situa-
ton. Looking at it from the stand
point of railroad credit, nothing does
more to hurt his credit abroad than
huge fine assessed by Judge Lands.
The foreign investor felt that at any
time his property might be confiseat-
ed through no FAULT of his own"
II was reported today that follow
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ing Mr.. Gould's return there will be
series of conferences between the
representatives of the Gould inter-
ests, E. H. Harrimas and others, and
that as a result the Gould roads will
receive strong financial support and
Mr.. Hartman will have a share in
the management of the Gould sys-
tenn. Negotiations looking to that
end are said to have taken place be-
fore Mr. Gould went abroad.
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pRoFEssoR WINS $4,000.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 29.-Prof.
Andrew c. Mclaughlin of the Uni
versity of Chicago won the fight to-
day for the $4,000 bequeathed to him
by the late Henrietta M. w. McEnery,
his sister-in-law and wife of DR.. Will
liam A. McEnery of this city.
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Location notices In tripiIeate--
handiest affair for prospectors and
mlners-eontains carbon-i50 no.
tees In hook. For sale at the Boz
ANA ONCE.
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DEATH UNDER A TRAIN.

SACRAMENTO, July 29.-John
Topin, blacksmith, while trying to
steal ride on train near Gait yes
terday, lost his hold and was ground
to death under the wheels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
MOTHER SOLVES PROBLEM
Forms Partnership With Chill
dren and Saves Them to the
Farm for All Time.
BY c. 9. Howsr1EI

practical farm mother in Wiscon
sin nus solved a problem which had
become the most serious of her life.
incidentally she may have conferred a
bensfit on the farming community gem
orally.
Her growing children, a son and
dauSntef, were becoming tired of the
old home and had an ambition to try
city life. Having acquired DISLIKE for
the farm they We're planning to go out
into the world and do for themselves.
The more animated these young folks
became over their new ambition the
more painful the subject became to
their parents. Mother love and sense
finally found Il way to settle the ques-
ton in a manner pleasing to ALL
1t was proposed to try some experi-
ments along the line of modern farm
ing and to give the boy and girl an
opportunity to own something for
themselves and enjoy the profits result
ing from their efforts The mother of
fered to furnish the capital necessary
for raising squads on a large scale
with the understanding that the son
and daughter would care for the birds
and the three share in the proceeds.
The sagacious proposition aroused
interest at once and the project was
launched, Every day brought new and
interesting developments, and with
some modification of the other labors
which had been required of them. the
old farm became an attractive place to
the young folks.
The SQUAD industry has now been
growing on their hands for two years
and is highly profitable. The resources
II hn iph o,,l pfI
ideas for stimulating the interest and
energy OF her children, who are to-
day happy in their country life All
idea of going to live in town has been
aband oned. Mother wit has saved the
boy and the girl for the farm.
Either individual ownership or profit
sharing is good thing to institute
among the young people in the coun-
try If the working Gay can be made
shorter and the drudgery of the farm
lessened boys and girls will not be so
eager to go to the city.
If the average farmer worked about
one-half as much land and diversified
his efforts so as to secure an income
every month of the year he would be
better off and his family would be hap
pier
For instance, an acre of ground un-
der greenhouses devoted to flowers
would yield better returns than fifty
| acres Of wheat or corn, besides afford
ing a delightful occupation for the
| family An acre of strawberries well
sold will ordinarily return larger prof.
its than ten acres of grain. The mar
ket Cor truck and fruit grows better
yearly. The little things give variety
and spice to life on the farm and they
pay better from every point of view.
Many boys and girls might be saved
from the follies and misfortunes of city
life if their parents would put some
thought into new plans for arousing
their interest in home affairs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
IN THE WINTER GARDEN

A proper mixture for house plant
soil is one third leaf mold, one third
good garden loan and one-third equal
parts of sand and old manure.
"Old manure so emphasized by
witers or window gardening. is manure
that has lain until it is like a fine black
or brown soil, light and crumbly-no
sticky, rotting mass of litter.
For aquatic plants pour off all the
water, leaving only the mud in which
the plants are rooted; set in a cellar
with good light and warmth.
Don't let the rubber plant get pot
bound or it's growth will stop. Shift
to larger pot every spring just before
growth begins. In winter keep in a
temperature of so to 70 degrees; water
only enough to keep from suffering.
Wash off the leaves occasionally.
Geraniums, fuchsias and pelargoni-
ums can be wintered in a dry FROST
proof cellar, kept in pots and watered
sparingly, keeping the soil barely moist.
Give a good light, but not sunshine
Take out early in March and give
warmth, light and moisture.
Hoya Carnosa needs but little change
of soil--every third or fourth year. Do
not give large pots if bloom is wanted
Keep in warm room, do not water
much and do not wet the leaves. Do
not cut off the stem which bears the
flower cluster, as the stem bears from
year to year. Individual flowers may
be removed, but not the cluster
Most plants should not be watered
unless the top of soil is dust dry or
the pot feels light in the hand. Then
apply enough to saturate the soil This
can best be done by setting in vessel
of water or pouring water in the sau-
Ger until no more can be absorbed.
Give no more water till there is need
again. One can soon learn the plants
needs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18

real farming without actual work with
the hands in the soil any more than
one can learn to swim without going
into the water.
Some of our professional institute
lecturers are so busy telling us how
to farm right that they are forgetting
how to do it themselves.
The best stock will not be long in
degenerating il not properly fed and
cared for The man who puts money
into procuring good blood and then
neglects it is excessively extravagant.
Growth is profit in anything or in
any kind of business. Land, as we'll as
live stock and grain, can be made to
advance in growth and value, in rich
ness of soil as well as in price.
Crops bad in your section? Did you
work hard and still lose out? Grin and
bear it like Christian
A visit to any OF our large stock
yards will convince any one that buy
ers put premium upon uniformity of
stock by paying more for a bunch of
cattle all one color than they will for
lot of mixed colors.
The tired city man who hopes to
commence farming on a capital of $500
or $400 and make living for his fam
lily will die from discouragement if not
starvation.
The man who hugs the stove these
cold days while his COWS shiver, un-
sheltered, in the wind, is the man who
is always complaining about his "bad
luck"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
CHICKS BY ELECTRICITY

One of the latest applications of cleo
trcity is its utilization in the Matching
and breeding of poultry.
The apparatus is heated and regu-
lated by an electric current The heat
ing wires are strung uniformly through
out the lid and all eggs are submitted
to the same heating effect regardless
of their location in the drawer. The
main heating body in the lid of the
apparatus is assisted by radiators
placed in the bottom of the outfit,
which continually maintain the hatch
ing compartments at uniform tenn
perature of about Sc degrees Fahren-
heit.
The device is easily connected with
any electric lighting circuit, either al
ternating or direct current, of 10 volts,
by the usual flexible cord and plug.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18

strict account of all of the feed that
the cows consume how much profit
each individual COW is making.
A man may grade his cows With a
set of scales and a Babcock test during
flush feed in June and be satisfied in
his own mind which are his best cows.
But his grading will be faulty. The
COW that is placed close to the bottom
of his list may be a cow that gives a
fair mess of milk during the whole
year and the one that he places at the
head of his herd may give large mess
for a few weeks and then go dry for
four or five months.
If a man will weigh each cows milk
one day in the week and keep a record
of her test he can tell to an approXi-
mate certainty how much she has pro-
duced during the whole year. l think
once a week often enough to weigh
and test each cows milk. believe in
being practical, but when it comes to
weighing and testing each milking, l
believe we are OVERRIDING the matter.
We have some wise men who claim
to be able to pick out the best COW in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
IN THE SHEEP FOLD
teria.

Once a week is not enough to salt
the sheep. Have it where they can get
what they want every day.
AS soon as the ewes have all been
served get the ram out He will only
be nuisance from that time on
1t isn't much trouble to count the
sheep every day Better do it and be
sure that all of them are all right.
There is that sheep with hair in
place of wool. Get her out of the flock.
Wool is what we are after, not hair.
Sheep and young stock should never
be yarded together. The young stock
VIII be pretty sure to chase the sheen.
and that means trouble every time.
If you are planning for early lambs
iix up a good warm place for the
mother sheep. Don't let them out in
the cold when the critical time comes
Never drive a sheep body deep into
the snow. If you do make up your
mind that loss will follow. 1t sim
ply takes the tuck out of a sheep to
wade in deep snow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18

herd with their eyes alone but
must confess they are out of my class,
and | do not wholly believe that they
can make good all of their claims.
There are numerous points to be
considered when we are selecting a
dairy COW. but the most essential ones
are the quantity of milk for a year, its
average test and the cost of her feed;
in other words, a set of scales, a Bah
cock test and paper and pencil.
When cows freshen in the fall we are
able to get two months milk from
them when it is little trouble to care
for them, as they get most of their liv-
ing from the fields, and butter and
milk bring a good price and they are
in excellent condition to be put in the
stables for winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
NOTES OF THE HOG LOT

Feed a little heavier now that cold
weather has come.
The whittier the man that cares for
them the whittier the pigs will be.
Feed scws that are to have pigs food
that will make them have open bowels.
Straw can be turned into manure in
no better way than to bed hogs with
it. It absorbs a lot of goodness.
The prospect is that hogs will grow
into money fast again for at least an
other year. 1t may be doubted wheth-
er they will ever go very low again.
Planning to raise some pigs this
winter? The first thing you do, make
your house as warm as your own is.
Just one night of real cold weather
may spoil all your plans for the com
ing little porkers.
If you had fixed that hole in the floor
of the pen you would have saved the
broken leg of that hog. AS it is, your
porker is done for. But be like the boy
that is getting good whipping, say,
Il won't do ii again." and mean it, too.
Do you know whether your hogs are
getting heavier or not? Don't guess at it.
Have some scales and drive them on
them once in While so that you can
know about it. That's the way to find
out whether your money is counting
or not.
Bristles are all right, but do you like
to see them on the back of a man?
They will grow there, though, if you
don't give your hogs the best care you
can The man who makes a hog of
himself for the sake of saving ? cents
to-day will find that he will lose 50
to morrow by not having pork to sell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18

More harm than good is done every
year by ignorant men who attempt to
prune trees. Unless one actually knows
that he is pruning right better let the
trees alone. 1t always pays to hire an
experienced man to prune, although it
is essential to know that he is expert
enced. The safe way is to send to an
old established nursery for man, or if
within reach of your agricultural sta
ton ask the director to recommend a
man who knows his business.
In the cut the first tree has been
spoiled because it has been so pruned
that it can have no head, but will grow
into a spindling switch without bear
ing branches.
In the second picture the pruner has
allowed three vigorous limbs to grow
from near the surface of the ground
These limbs can serve no useful pur-
pose, but will only rob the other limbs
of necessary plant food.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
plan and the animals were healthy and

plan and the animals We're healthy and
lively.
10 run out of meal is great mis-
take and should be avoided To go to
the ;5ranary and take the first thing
that Is handy to satisfy the animals is
Wasteful and unsatisfactory, and if in
dulgad in to a great extent will soon
make them unthrifty and cause a seri-
Gus loss to the feeder
do not keep too many pigs in one
pen unless the space is large and has
plenty of troughs. Troughs should be
OF the proper height with partitions to
prevent the pigs crowding each other
from the trough, and this also keeps
the food clean.
Feed regularly and carefully in
creasins in strength and quantity as
Judgment sees fit. The object should
not DE to fatten exclusively as is too
often the case, but to moderately fat
ten while keeping growing till the pigs
reach weight of 100 to 200 pounds.
The last two weeks they should be
fed principally on grain 1t is ex-
tremely important that the animals
should be kept clean and dry. Remove
the soiled and damp bedding often and
replace with a little dry straw. Wheat
straw is preferable, as it does not keep
dampness or pack and heat as quickly
as the others.
Whlle there is great variety of ma
terial fed to pigs, it should be remem-
bered that it is the properly matured
animal that gains the place of honor,
though unfortunately it often happens
that the man who produces the right
Foil
reward and benefit to which he is en-
titled.
Until the purchaser discriminates in
favor OF the best. too many will fall
into the temptation of producing the
supposedly cheaper but inferior article.
In spite of repeated advice a large
number of pigs are overdone in the
way of fattening-too thick, too fat to
meet the popular demand, which is for
long, lean animals. The aim should be
to produce that standard
A man should not brag that he feeds
his pigs on any old slop, not costing
much, While his neighbor feeds largely
grain. The latter is making an effort
to produce a good article to the credit
not only of himself but of his district,
while the former for little personal
gain may not only create prejudice
against but bring disaster to the trade
of his neighborhood in this valuable
article of food
How often we hear of soft pork the
result of poor feeding. Under such
conditions top prices cannot be ex-
pccted. It is harder to hold a trade or
position than to get it, so that pig
breeders should strive not only to get
the trade, but to hold it when obtained.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
HOME BRED COWS ARE BEST
Best Judges Are Often Deceived
and Much Time Is Wasted
Building Up Herd.
BY w. R. GILBERT, CANADIAN EXPERT.
MENT FARM,

MINT FARM.
The best judges are often deceived
IN buying COWS. The novice has in
many cases to pay dearly In the tran
saction.
rms may be in paying over value for
usetul COW, or, what comes to be
more expensive still, for COWS that
prove to be Very unproductive
Ihey not only yield badly, but If re-
sold are dispensed with at a great sac
rl1lce; but no one can be much taken
in with COWS of his own breeding, espe-
clally If care is taken in having su-
perior breeding stock and good bull
NO matter how many cows are kept
the owner should always be familiar
with the milking capabilities of every
one. Some will do splendidly, while
others inditferently, in milk giving.
The latter are to be avoided as per-
petuators of the breed. They may bring
fine, big calves. Indeed, the poor milk
ers generally produce the handsomest
looking calves. They may be tempting
to retain, but do not let this be an
influence.
Remember what the mother is and
be guided by that knowledge.
| have seen somewhat little cows Of
many breeds that We're great mixers
Their calves when produced We're not
fascinating, but they invariably fol-
lowed in the footsteps of the dam as
mixers
Many dairy farmers have system
of selling or killing off every calf when
a day or two old, or not more than a
week old. They want all the milk, but
| | question the wisdom of such pro-
ceeding. I am quite convinced that
the cheapest way of securing good
cows Is by retaining ones own calves.
Many become possessed of bad and
undesirable cows because at times they
are bound to buy. If good ones are
not obtainable they must take what
| they can get, but such undesirables
need never creep into the home herd, as
| it is always known when they will be
needed and they can be bulled to meet
| this want
In buying cows we are at all times
deceived in their ages. Those who sell
them may not know Indications of
age are not always correct, except in
| the case of heifers, which can be
| judged pretty correctly, and many de-
cline from age when expected to con-
tinue in their prime, but disappoint-
| ments of this nature may never be ex-
perienced in the home bred cows.
The tendency for like 20 beget like in
| the milk giving cows is almost infalii-
| BILE and exceptions are >eNy few.
However difficult it may be to select
superior milking cows, it is doubly so
to judge of bull in this direction, and
the only sure way of being right is to
| breed the bull as well as the cows.
If he is selected from an exceptionally
good milking COW the chances are he
will convey this valuable quality to all
| the COWS he obtains, and by breeding
from the best a herd of mixers will
be secured that will give satisfaction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
RAIL FENCE PHILOSOPHY

In some of the Illinois public schools
in the country pupils take home IA Bab-
cock tester, test the milk from the
farm cows and report the results for
examination. That's getting down to
the real cream of agricultural teach
ing.
Head work now counts more than
leg work VIII when the busy season
comes on next spring.
Will the financial shake-up act as a
break on our extravaganza and force
us to slow down? Maybe.
Agriculture in the public schools is
a good thing-provided we have teach
ers who know more about real farming
than the pupils.
The theory of farming can be learned
in the college, but one cannot learn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-02-18
FEEDING GROWING PIGS
Never Run Out of Meal and Use
Greatest Care in Selecting
All Other Feeds.

A one-rule method of feeding pigs
may not be successful always, as con-
dtlons vary. 1t may be from the
weather or something peculiar to the
ANIMALS themselves that some ltters
can be fed heavily and others only
very carefully for fear of crippling the
animals.
BY care and practice a person can
find out proper method and should
aim to carry it out Systematically.
l nave known where grain with the
milk and the swill from the house fed
morning and evening with roots for
the noon meal was very successful