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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-10
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Neither Mind Nor Business

Neither Mind Nor Business.
Did you ever stop to think that
some people have an excellent excuse
for not minding their own business?
They have no business to mind or any
mind for business. Sentinel.
i. /.
No Lack of Nerve.
me managers Of the state fair are
tearing down the grand stand and
Will ask the legislature for an appro-
priation of quarter of a million for
grand stand and bleachers which
shows the nerve of the management
Fergus Falls Journal.
A Good Law for the Minority Party.
NOW for opinions on how to select a
speaker. Several have been received.
yet none seem to fit the case. How
about applying the primary law. It has
enabled the democrats to successfully
hog the governorship. Perhaps they
would like try at the speakership.
Ye gods. what suckers we mortals be.
County Chairman in Dispatch.
49,
Not So Weak.
At the time Robert G. Dunn was de-
feated for governor be was regarded
by some as a weak candidate. The
republican party was divided. This
year the party was united, yet Mr..
jacobson received but 1000 more
votes than Mr.. Dunn. In view of the
increase in population Mr.. Dunn was
as strong as Mr.. Jacobson Fergus
Falls Journal.
i. -.
A Ridiculous Farce.
The bible says that the whale swal-
lowed Jonah.
Politically applied it might be rem
dered that Jonah swallowed the whale.
That would be just as easy to be-
lieve as the reports made and fled bv
some Of the candidates for Office. con-
gressional and otherwise, as to the
amount Of money that they paid out
for political expenses while candidates
for oftice.-Fairmont Independent.
+ i.
Why Not Put Joel in Control:
Joel P. Heatwole stoutly maintains
that the republican organization in
this state is in the almost absolute
control of the triple alliance" the
railroad interests, the brewers CON-
,bine and the steel trust, and he says
he is going to keep right on fighting
until the representative of these inter-
ests who control the party machinery
are put down and out. Go it. old
boy, the winds with ou.-Barnes-
vile Record-Review.
y Il B.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-10
Need q Permanent Vacation.

Need Permanent Vacation.
Another chump at the state farm,
in addressing the state creamery con-
vention wants two experts, paid by
the state, to examine and verify the
cooperative creamery books of the
state. What pettifogging. The farmers
of LIE Sueur county are able to pay
their own bills without assistance from
the rest of US, and if they need an ex-
pert bookkeeper they have the money
to hire him. Some Of the hired men
at the university need a permanent
vacation.-Le Sueur News. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-10

Did you ever stop to think that
some people have an excellent excuse
for not minding their own business:
They have no business to mind or any
mind for business. -Bricelyn Sentinel.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
CABBAGE Worms.

The following prescription is by C.
P. Gillette of the Colorado Agricultural
College:
Paris green, one rounding teaspoon
full. Common flour, one quart.
Mix the two thoroughly together and
put in q small cheesecloth sack which
anyone can make in a very few min
utes. Shake this sack over the cab
bage plants, causing the paris green
and flour to sift through and fall upon
the cabbage leaves. This is best done
early in the morning or in the even
ing when there is a little moisture upon
the leaves to cause the powder to stick
where 1t falls. A very little busting
enough of the poison to kill the worms
that feed upon the leaves. The poison
should not be used later than ten
days to two weeks before the time that
the cabbages are to be gathered.
Unless used in unreasonable excess,
there will not be poison enough
deposited upon the edible part
of the cabbage head to do
any harm. In fact, all these outer
leaves are removed before the cab
bages are cooked for food. II is also
true that the leaves that form the outer
part of the cabbage head one day will
spread and become loose outer leaves
a few days later. So, If the poison is
not applied very near to the time
that the cabbages are to be gathered,
there will be no poison whatever upon
the edible parts. For best results the
first application should be made as
soon as the heads begin to form. Then
one or two applications later would be
all that is necessary.
In large fields 1t might be better to
use the paris green in the form of a
spray of water. In which case little
soap should be added so that the liquid
will spread over the leaves and not roll
off. If used as spray mix one pound
OF the paris green in each one hundred
gallons of water. Arsenate of lead
may be used instead of the paris green.
in which five pounds of the POISON
should be used for each one hundred
gallons of water.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
FEEDING IN The
SAN LUIS VALLEY
PECULIAR ADVANTAGES OF FIELD
PEAS FOR LAMBS AND
HOGS.
VALLEY FULL OF FEED
CROP IN FINE CONDITION AND
WILL BE SOURCE OF GREAT
PROFIT.

In an article on feeding conditions
In the San Luis valley, II. NJ. Cottrell
of the Colorado Agricultural College
says:
: The writer has just returned from a
twelve days trip through the San Luis
Valley holding farmers institutes.
The attendance was larger than ever
before and the interest greater. The
San Luis valley stands almost alone
in one particular this year. 1t has
feed for fattening cattle, hogs, and
sheep in abundance and that will cost
no more than in other years. All ap-
pearances are that this will be the best
year the valley has seen for profitable
feeding, where judicious methods are
followed. In the other chief lamb
feeding centers of Colorado there is
not over half crop of alfalfa hay,
and the number of lambs fed is neces-
sarily limited to the supply of alfalfa.
In the sections of Colorado where al
falfa is fed to lambs, corn is Ted with
1t, and all reports from the corn-grow-
ing states indicate a very short crop
and extremely high prices. This means
high priced feed for the lamb feeders
of eastern Colorado. The field peas
of the San Luis valley are in remark
ably fine condition, and with proper
care for the rest of the season, will
make full yield at the usual low cost.
With these conditions in the San
Luis valley, every feeder should use
his utmost endeavors to get the great
est gain from all his crops when fed
to fattening animals.
With the peas left standing and the
stock turned loose in the fields to
gather them, the following average
gains are made per acre: With lambs,
100 POUNDS with pigs, 400 pounds.
Careful tests show that where the peas
are harvested and fed to the animals
confined in small yards, at least dou-
BILE these gains can be made. In test
made one year ago hogs turned loose
in pea field gained 400 pounds per
acre OF peas. Hogs confined in pens
and fed peas and vines gathered from
the field made gain of 500 pounds
per acre of peas. The great difficulty
has been practical method of harvest
ing the peas. For years some of the
farmers have harvested part of the
crop by cutting the peas with a mower,
raking, cooking and stacking the same
as for hay. This requires a great deal
of labor and the peas shell badly.
Last year Manassa farmer tried an
experiment of gathering the peas with
out moving them. He used regular
hay-stacking outfit gathering the un-
cut pea vines with bull rakes, and put
them in the stack with an ordinary
stacker. Where the bull rakes first en-
tered the pea field, some of the vines
were missed; but after two or three
forks full were gathered on the rakes
the vines were taken up clean and
there was no shelling. Using this
method, three teams and five men will
put twenty acres Of peas in the stack
each day.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Favor kan.a.-coIorado Railroad.

Canon City.-Pres. S. H. Atwater
OF the KansasC Colorado Power & Rail-
road Company, who with other officials
has Just completed tour in the inter
ests Of the enterprise through eastern
Colorado and western Kansas. has the
following to say regarding the enthusi-
asm with which the proposition is be-
ing received and the possibilities of the
enterprise:
Z, II have received so many assurances
from the people in the lower part of the
Arkansas valley that 1t seems almost
impossible for anything but the most
favorable outcome to our efforts.
have been told many wonderful stories
about western Kansas. but when / saw
1t with my own eyes 1t was beyond
anything had ever imagined. The
people everywhere received us most
heartily and were greatly interested
In our enterpris."
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards, Aug. "a.
The market continued its downward
course last week and at the close
steers were 15c to 25c off, while COWS
were Csc to 35c lower. Bulls were
scarce and the market firm, veal
calves plentiful and lower, while the
demand for feeders and stockers was
very good and values are much the
same as a week ago. Good beef steers
were scarce towards the latter part of
the week, hardly enough being offered
to really test the market Some good
Wyomings sold at $4.40. but 1t took
good ones to get above $4.25, and bulk
of the better killers sold from this
down to $3.50. Early in the week good
western cows sold at $3.50 to $3.50,
and some good Wyoming COWS brought
S3.35, but later most of the better kill
ing grades went at $2.75 to $3.15, and
the fair to medium kinds sold at $2.25
to s2.75. Bulls brought $500 to $2.65
and veal calves sold mostly at s3.75 TO
s4.75. There was a noticeable i'm
proyement in the demand for feeders
and stockers, but buyers are looking
for bargains and objected to paying
very high prices. A buneff of good
Western Slope steers brought 1870.
and right fancy steers would sell up
to $500 and perhaps higher. Most OF
the weeks offerings were on the stock.
err order and of just fair quality and
sold around $500 to 1886.
Hog demand was better than the
supply and prices held up well. A
bunch of Wyoming hogs sold on Satur-
day at $6.621a, which was the top
price.
Sheep receipts were very good and
demand strong The market is firm to
higher Good lambs sold at $3.50, ewes
at $3.70 and wethers at $500.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27

The Democratic state convention
will be held in Pueblo on Tuesday, the
9Th OF September. four days before the
Republican state convention will be
held in Denver.
Lake San Cristobal in Hinsdale
county is to be the center of one OF
the finest pleasure and health resorts
In Colorado. Incorporation papers were
taken out Monday by prominent busi
ness men Of Lake City. who will spend
100000 on preliminary plans for the
resort. Hotels. cottages and various
amusement places will be built around
the lake. The company is incorporated
under the name OF the San Cristobal
Health & Pleasure Company.
Ten thousand souvenir books adver-
Using Colorado's advantages for health
seekers will be distributed at the Ma
tional Tuberculosis congress at Wash
lngton. Dr. Charles Denison OF Den
yer, DR.. William Beggs and other au-
thorities on the white plague will COM
pile the books. each contributing an
article.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
COWS Should Have Care.

Physical comfort means much to all
sensitive creatures. With shelter from
the elements, hunger and thirst salts
fled, no aggravation from flies or
other insect pests, and in no fear Of
man or other creatures. the COW stands
some chance of showing what she is
good for, but let the sun and rain by
turns beat on her. or the cold make
her shiver, with scant feed and water,
and with dog to drive her to and
from the fields. and man to yell at
and beat her, no wonder she becomes
only a poor COW, one to disappoint her
owner and to excite the pity of the
compassionate.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
CONVENTION OF
MINING MEN
ACTING GOVERNOR OF COLORADO
ISSUES CALL FOR MEETING
IN DENVER.
WANT MINING TEMPLE
GENERAL INVITATION TO ALL
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
BUSINESS OF MINING.

Denver.-For the purpose of uniting
all the mining interests of the state
in an effort TO benefit the industry by
means OF cooperation. discussion. and
organization. Acting Governor Harper
and Secretary James +. Callbreath, Jr.,
of the American Mining Congress, have
issued q call for general meeting OF
mining men In Denver during Septcm-
Der. Many important questions prompt
cd the action, among which not the
least is the matter of securing for
Colorado and Denver the permanent
building, the great mining temple, OF
fhe Mining Congress, which Is now be-
fng sought by Salt Lake City. Devel-
Opment of new and old mining dis
tricts, the elimination OF fraud in ad-
vertislng, above all an open exchange
of ideas on the betterment of the bust
mess, and solid promotion Of the re-
sources of the state constitute a
few of the duties 1t Is intended the
meeting shall consider.
Following is the call
Official call for Colorado mining
convention. September 10 to II, 1908.
Denver, Colo, Aug. %, 1908.
"a state convention of mining men
is hereby called to meet in the Cham
ber of Commerce building. Denver.
Colorado, September 10 and IL, 1908.
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.
"All persons Interested In mining in
the state of Colorado. are invited to at
tend the convention and take part In
.lts deliberations and discussions.
"a short program will be provided,
but ample time will be given for the
full discussion of the more important
matters which may be introduced by
resolution.
tions committee will be elected, to
(which all resolutions shall be re-
ferred.
This meeting is called at the re-
quest of prominent local members OF
the American Mining Congress. who
have been appointed to provide pro-
gram and make necessary arrange
ments for the convention.
Committee of arrangements: u. A.
Colburn, A. @. Brownlee, w. z. Kinney.
II. l. Seeman, Il. M. De La Vergne.
Robert L. Martin, Frank ]. Campbell,
ID. w. Brunton.
THE Importance of bringing to-
gether the mining men of Colorado to
discuss matters OF interest to the busi-
ness of mining in the state, and to take
such action as will affect Its better
ment, cannot be overestimated. and
you are cordially and earnestly urged
to be present. Yours very truly,
"E. r. HARPER,
Acting Governor.
Address all communications to
James F. Callbreath, Jr., Secretary"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Death of Baron Won sternbura.

Heidelberg, Germany.-Baron Speck
Won Sternburg, German ambassador to
the United States, died here about mid
night Sunday night The baroness,
who was Miss Lillian May Langham
of Louisville, KY, was with her hus-
band at the end. They had been visit
ing In Germany since May. The baron
and baroness came here from Hamburg
last month to consult with Prof. Vim
cenz Czerny. a skin specialist, con-
cerning malady. in the nature of
cancer. from which the ambassador
had been suffering for some time, but
which the professor pronounced cura.
BILE.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
scores Standard OIL Decision.

Denver.-General Herbert S. Hadley
of Missouri In his presidents address
to the National Association of Attor-
neys General Friday said: "The
Oil Company of New Jersey in the
Standard OIL Company of Indiana and
who cannot see through both of these
legal factions to the real owners and
real offenders, John d. Rockefeller, H.
H. Rogers. John D. Archibald and
others is either blinded by prejudice
or OF an unfortunate disposition to OBJ
scure' the merits Of controversy by
strained and irrevelant technicalities. /"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
10 Keep conxIcts at Work.

Trinidad, Colo.-At a meeting OF bus
mess men Monday night $3.50 was
raised to be applied to tine fund to
keep the convicts at work on the
state road and for which the state
fund will be exhausted Sept. 10. A
committee was appointed to secure a
total of $4,000, the amount needed to
keep the prisoners at work until the
next legislature can provide further
funds. Fremont county is anxious to
furnish the money to keep the convicts,
but the Las Animas county people feel
that 1t means more to them than il
does to Fremont county
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Order Slot Machines pestroyed.

Denver.-At Littleton Wednesday
District Judge Ashbaugh rendered a
decision in the slot machine cases
seized at Petersburg Aug 9th. order
ing their destruction by the sheriff
Judge Ashbaugh decided that the mon
ey should be taken from the machines
and the machines destroyed. Attorney
Hilton was granted fifteen days to
take the case to the Supreme Court.
The ten machines ordered destroyed
are valued at about 5000 each. The
machines occupy a cell in the county
jail. where they will probably remain
until time for the bonfire.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling, per 100 lbs,
$1.45. Rye. Colo, bulk, per 100 lbs,
$1.6O; same in sacks. $1.54; corn chop
$3.50; same in sacks, $3.50 Corn in
bulk, $1.45; in sack, $1.54; corn chop,
sacked, s1.55. Bran. Colo, per 100
lbs, $1.45. Rolled oats. cwt, $500.
Flaked barley, cwt., $1.S5.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Hay.

Upland, per ton, $12.OO@1s.OO; sec
ond bottom. 9.O0@10.00; timothy,
$14.00@15.00; alfalfa, $11.0O@12.00;
straw, $4.50@5.50; South Park wire
grass, $16.0O@17O0.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-08-27
Hogs.

Comparative receipts:-
Month to August 21st. ..... 9,135
Same period last year. ..... 1929
Decrease. :. .................. S,134
Year to date ......... .190,307
Same period last year .. .173,S12
Increase 16495
The following quotations represent
the range of prices paid on this mar
ket:
Bulk of sales ........... .s6.5O@6.60
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24

of this business must be acceler-
ated.
In this connection it will be in
teresting to orange and truck
growers in south Florida to know
that j. j. Singleton will travel for
the Germofert Co. and is one of
the most capable and careful sales
men on the road.
While w. b. Chisholm is presi-
dent Of the Tampa Fertilizer Co.,
MS we'll as of the Germofert Manu-
featuring Co. of Charleston, the
Tampa concern will be operated
independent Of the Charleston
business. The Florida concern
will have the benefit of Mr.,
Chisholm's valuable training and
long experience in the business,
however. For the Florida grow
ers ii will simply mean that they
can get the same high class goods
cheaper because they are manu-
featured at home.
The factory is to be located at a
point whore it can be reached by
all three of the railroads entering
Tampa. In fact, at point where
the three roads are in closest prox
unity. 1t is to be directly on the
Seaboard, and tho Atlantic Coast
Line and Tampa Northern will
build spur tracks to the loading
aud receiving platforms of the big
warehouse, The company has a
twenty-year lease on the ground
which it will use.
All OF the machinery has been
purchased. 1t was arranged for
by Vice President Fuller on his
recent visit to Atlanta. The mo-
tive power will be electricity and
every labor.saving device known
in the business will be employed,
A large force Of men will be en-
ployed from the first, and as the
business grows it will furnish en-
ployment for a greater number.
Tampa and Florida will be ben
Gifted by this as by every big
industry that is located here.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24

II, 900 acres. Many homesleads in
this tract are not more than two
and half miles from the railroad
The character of all this land Il
much the same as that of Sanford,
where from $3.50, 1000 to 100000
worth of celery is raised on 25C
acres Of land. The map shows
much of il as prairie land, but
some parts are we'll timbered, SC
that one or two little mills would
turn out all the lumber necessary
for houses, barns, and fenceposts.
A more desirable location could
hardly be imagined for colony
of thrifty settlers, to whom the vi
cissitudes of emigration and home
building prove but incentives for
the combativeness that Nature has
endowed goodly proportion Of
her children with for just such
purposes as such trials entail, that
the earth may be made one vast
garden and be peopled thereof.
The climate is much like that of
famed Italy, with the exception of
a rainy season during the summer
months. What is called the dry
season has occasional showers
that, as rule, meet the needs of
vegetation during the winter. The
practice of agriculture which is
becoming such a vogue in the
North, can be utilized to better
advantage by the farmer in
Florida than anywhere else in the
United States, because of the light
character Of the soil, and the
heavy dews that fall in the night.
A northern farmer would be
amazed to see the way in which
garden truck will withstand the
long droughts in Florida, where
the same length of dry weather in
a northern state would reduce the
land to almost u desert.
This land will raise all kinds of
garden.truck, tropical fruits, to-
bacco, cane, potatoes, and no
doubt cotton, for an everblooming
Continued on page A..
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24
TAXABLE VALUES
OF DeSOto County for the Year
1908.

County Assessor f. M. Cooper
has his books ready to deliver tc
the county commissioners at their
October meeting, He kindly fur
nishes The HERALD with the fol-
lowing figures from his books,
which will prove interesting tc
many of our readers:
Total number of acres in county,
2,2l6,2254, Number improved,
1851. Total value of all, 49,,
6Sl, 100. Valuation of 1907, 80,
707, 100.
Personal property $3.50, $3.50;
last year, $917, 1850.
Railroads, $3.50, l04; last year,
$527, 1852.
Telegraphs, $4,000; last year,
1882.
Number of cattle this year,
4,544; horses, asses and mules,
2,169; sheep, 739; hogs, 6,443.
Last year-cattle, 81, AIS; horses,
asses and mules, 2,l65; sheep, 622;
hogs, 6,332.
Grand total valuation of all
kinds of property for 1908, 81
25s, 1893; for last year "A, 161, OS4.
Amount of State taxes for this
year, sol, 1854; county. S7S,-
040.16. Drainage tax 9,376.10.
Last years State taxes, $751;
20S.13; county, $76, 44l.52. Drain
age, $9,215.6O.
Punta Gorda School District
No 2: amount assessed this year,
81, S91.74; last year $1,76S.2O.
Total of assessments for thirty
school sub districts, Sll,255.94.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-09-24
GREAT PROSE Poem.
By the Gallant Editor Of the
Tampa Tribune.

Tampa Tribune:-Avaunt, you
Pensacola scribe, of janndiced,
jealous eye! You give affront ia
all the tribe who female charms
espy. You praise the beauties OF
your gals but 0, how incom-
plete must be your city's Sues
and "Sals'-you only cite their
feet.
What boots 1t If their "tootsies"
trim, encasei in slippers red, be
most artistically slim9 Why
not start at the beadl The neat
est "Trllbies" don't suffice to les
sen other flaws; to Offset hearts
like blocks of ice, thick lips or
gum.stuck jaws.
Deep-Water City, not half
grown, We'll bet a dozen bucks"
that, if the simple truth were
known, your girls have feet like
ducks. And what if Tampa girls
are fatl IT'S Tampa's usual fate
Its cup of joy is ever full, its
sweetness heavyweight.
For us, we'd much prefer a
batch of Tampa fats or leans to
red-haired bellies of Apalach or
Jordan's sweet sixteens, or even
Juatown Merry Wild, or Conch-
vile "senoreet" to Pensacolan
brawny "Bid'' whose beauty runs
to feet!