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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
Britain's Naval Strength.
al cshlcsram 10 The Star.


LONDON. November i2.-Prime Minis
Ter Asquith. replying 10 u question in the
House OF Commons. stated that the gov
ernment defined the two-rower standard
OF naval strength as preponderance
of ten per cent over the combined strength
OF the ships of the two next strongest
powers. The minister's statement was re-
ceived with prolonged cheering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
Magness Takes Stand.

Magness resumed the stand at the be-
ginning of the afternoon session. and said
that after he had obtained a leave of alb
sence June 15 he had gone to Louisville
accompanied by Miss German and others
to attend Sunday school convention. He
told of trip he took alone to Atlantic
City. after which. he said he returned to
Washington.
August II. he added. he went To thu
Long Island home of Miss German. He
said that he had been married September
: and that he had been engaged 10 Miss
German for two weeks He intended go
ing into business in Louisville. and said
the money | had when | was arrested
was given to me by my wife. He stated
that he had not tried to run away from
the government authorities, neither had
he endeavored to conceal his identity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
Election Official Goes to the Pen.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. November 12-Thomas
McGrath who was an election official in
the second precinct Of the third ward at
the August primaries, was convicted of
making false returns and was sentenced
to four years in the penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
Weather

Fair tonight and Friday;
colder tonight. with minimum
temperature about IS degrees.
Fresh westerly winds.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
lmmen.e Field Pea Crop.

The value Of the field pea ha q
stock htienor and builder of the fin,
est hind of animal tissue for meat IL
OF comparatively recent discovery, but
AZ soon as II was learned with Ger
inlniy the growth Of the crop received
an Immense impetus, In 1907 no less
than 10000 ncroH were sown 10 firld
peas In Colorado. 10000 acres Of this
being In the San Luis valley and the
remainder Of the acreage scattered
over the state. About ihirty.iyo bush.
els was the average Yield per acre.
making 100000 bushels tho state'a
crop.
Practically all of this crop IL fed
10 tho stock In the fields where grown
and no quoted value per buahol IL oh,
tninhble. Estimate N made ~ this,
however. by experts who figure stand.
ins crops at ,lb per acre. making g..
gbn.0 600.
Upon this crop alone h based tho
hope of many Htoekmon nf tho state
that Colorado will IA the near future
be center of the hog and sheep fat.
tenlng Industry.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
KIND OF cows TO KEEP.
Raise Them Yourself and Be Sure OF
Their Miik.Glvlng Capacity.

II is not sufficient to have a certain
number OF cows. They should be
adapted to the work-dalry cows. not
beef animals. that can only produce
sufficient milk TO raise a veal calf.
Such cows are not the most profitable
ones to keep. Aim to raise your own
COWS, then through selection and
breeding the producing capacity OF
your herd can be increased.
II you do not feel equal TO the ey.
ponse. cooperate with your neighbor
and purchase u good dairy sire The
influence OF good sire towards I'm.
proving the quality OF stock. especial
ly where grades are kept. is very
marked.
Lay your plans for sllo at Just MS
early date as possible. The silo has
come TO be recognized as one OF the
most important buildings on the dairy
farm.
Care should be taken not TO feed
cows food capable OF imparting oh
!eclonablc odors or fiayors TO cream.
Turnips and other strona favored
foods can only be- fed Immediately
after milking. but II Ia better not TO
feed such foods 10 dairy cows. II Is
not necessary and II Ia TOO risky.
The state herald., 1908-01-10

their exercise. Where the straw and
waste hay and fodder was formerly
strewn around the yard and tramped
In the mud there is now no such waste
The yards can be kept clean and all
the roughage used. The racks are also
helpful to certain extent as protec,
ton from the weather.
The illustration gives a very fair
idea OF the construction of the racks.
They are 16 feet long. eight feet wide
and eight feet high. They are mount
ed on three ks skids and can be
drawn to different parts of the yard
The framework is built around six up
right Axis braced with 2xis around
the top. The stats in the rack arc
made OF fencing. The rack is floored
with inch stun and sided up with lxl2
boards over which is n 2xS board to
add strength where the cattle lean
over the rack. A 2x6 80 inches above
the AXIS and around the rack prevents
crowding and adds strength to the
rack. A rack of this kind calls for
the following bill OF material:
Twenty-Five pieces of fencing 10
feet; Axis. 16 feet high; 2x4s. 1e
feet high; . boards 1xl2x16: , 2x6s
l6 feet long; 2xis. 16 feet long; i2s
feet flooring; G 2xss. l6 feet.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
DAIRY cows IN STALLS.
Make Their Fastening as Secure ane
Comfortable as Possible.

How difficult it is to change the
opinions and the customs Of men IL
anything! There is perhaps no harder
task than to change the methods b,
which farmers keep their cows. Tha
old stanchion is everywhere present
except in the southern part of the
country where COWS are not tied VI
much. In the cold parts of the coun
try the old rigid stanchion Is tho mos,
convenient method for fastening cows
and 1t is used. 1t is convenient fol
the owner of the cows, but not for the
COWS.
A good many people have beer
working on the problem of obtaining
method of fastening cows that would
be all strong parts and no weak parts
Such a method has not been discov
cred and will not be. Every plan ha:
its drawbacks. The first thing to bt
considered is the comfort of the cows
for it is evident that any plan thai
does not look to the comfort OF the
cows fails in the first essential.
We have now great many patent
stalls appearing on the market, and
in different parts of the country many
kinds of stalls that are not patented
bear close resemblance to those
that are. At most of our dairy showi
new ideas in cow stalls are brough,
out to the public view, and most Of
them have in them much merit.
We notice that nearly all of these
plans contemplate the partial free
dom of the COW, at least so far as hei
head and neck are concerned, say:
the Farmers Review. Another point
that all provide for is that the COW bs
kept clean at all times. so that the
least possible amount OF cleaning may
be required. The third point that 4.
made much of is the security OF the
COW, appliances being such that the
COW cannot get loose in the night ant
injure other COWS. This is a matter
of great deal Of Importance, and thi.
was one Of the chief virtues OF the
old rigid stanchion. II might make
the COW uncomfortable, but II woulc
NV A'N hNt iopo' 1T lue
day or night. The new kinds oi
stanchions provide for this security
and also make the COW comfortable.
Every farmer should seriously con
slider the question of keeping his COW.
in winter in stalls that are both com
Portable and clean. The patent stalls
or the rights to use them, do not cost
much. and then patented designs are
numerous. So man can find suit
able arrangement somewhere II h,
has mind to. There is a necessity
for this as much In the barn OF tn,
farmer that owns four cows as In tn,
barn OF the farmer that owns 40 cows
We find most of the latest improve
ments in the barns OF farmers or dairy
men that keep a large number OF cows
But the others should not be back
ward In adopting them.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

We caution readers TO 40 slow In
these home mixed" oils for spraying
II In not mere matter OF putting
sAustic and oil together.
Score stili another for the apple.
Weston. the old pedestrian. who
,ramped 10 Chicago. eats his baked
apple every morning,
suppose some OF you gray.hairod
men 40 years ago had planted some
Of your waste land In plno or hem.
lock- II would certainly be paying
your board now.
An English magistrate recently I'm,
posed sentence on a school boy who
had damaged tree belonging TO tho
Ealing corporation. lie ordered tho
boy provide another tree. and plant Il
himself, This seems thoroughly
practical way TO make the punishment
;it the crime.
MniohinE II nm important point In
the production Of choice bcrrien
Spread buokwheat straw on old
meadow and plow under In fall for
potatoes,
The state herald., 1908-01-10
AlfaIfa Leads In Value.

Alfalfa holds first position in the
matter of acreage and perhaps Of value
OF all ColOrado's agricultural products.
Last year approximately 500, 1000 acres
yielded their wealth OF the succulent
grass. and an average OF three and one.
half tons has been the yield over the
state for the three cuttings Of the sea.
son. In many places both on the West.
ern Slope In the orchards. and on the
lands above ditch on the Eastern
Slope the yield has been as high as
from live TO six tons to the acre.
With i,750.000 tons OF alfalfa pro.
dnced last year. and a quotation Of s.
to - on the Denver market December
10Th, be value Of the crop is reached
by taking 81. conservative estimate
OF the farmers price during the year.
This is si2.250.0O0.
Second TO alfalfa is Colorndo's ma.
tive hay, which II acknowledged the
best Of the lighter grasses for nutri,
tlon and satisfaction TO stock. Most
Of the native hay OF the state last
year was raised on the dry lands. or
the lands above the ditch. In the noun.
tain parks and valleys. There were
100000 acres sogn To native hay and
an average yield of one ton to the acre
realized. Computing nj si2 per ton,
December 10th quotations being tii 10
$40. the value of the crop Ia $4,000. 900.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
DAIRY NOTES.

Aim 10 produce the best OF every
thing. butter. milk and cream IN
cludod
This Is convention time. Get In
tho habit OF going, They are won
derfui educators,
Dsirying adds TO the wealth OF the
community m well aa the individual.
and the evidence Ii at hand IN every
dairy community,
While the barn should bo com.
Portable II should also be well ven
tiiatod, Some barns arc botbedz for
tuberculosis germs.
Nothing pays 10 well aA pure
bred Hire. however. and II bought
while young. the difference In cost II
not great,
The COW that will readily convert
the feed that ahs consumes into milk
and butter should bo fed all that she
eau consume,
The state herald., 1908-01-10
RANCH LIFE IN The ROCKIES
A Beautifully Illustrated Hook Containing In
formation About the West. Also Map.
ITw ROCKS FREE TO INTRODUCE.

Ons Of the oldest and lest known publish
inE houses IN Denyer has Just issued a new
the title, Ranch Llfe In tho Rockies" A
few copies viii be sent frrn 70 persons
The book contains a world OF information
and IL invaluable 10 all who may bo lnoa-
ing 70 the boundioss and productive West
Tho wild and free lifr Of the cowboy and
rhnchmnn graphically d.acflhrd. iieads liks
ke.iike photo engraving i 6i 1nhef and other
western scenes Also correct county man Of
colorado Cost OF the book edition and map
Describos some Of the larFes, ranches IN
tho Rocky Mountain country. tells how
ranchmtn have made md are stili pllinE
free hnmesteads and how 20 secure state
lands! gives the government land and min
~ tai,ed state innd once %SiiiSs. IN IN All wIstsrn a
states The game aud nlh laws which In
ieteht tportsnen. For want OF space We can
Of this great volume.
The above valuable book OF Rocky noun
sends twenty nye cents In cash or stamps
for sis months trial subscription 70 the
f,pass. is-eoiGmn iiiustraiei farm and fam
w paper and viii greet you each week for
general western farm aud ranch Items. land
news. brief mining notes womhn's homs
paEe. etc. A thrilling story OF western ad-
week MOI iaeai.iho pnpsf IL 81 intsnss
interest 10 ALL no matter where you reside.
Ths editor VIII answer letters OF Inquiry
This Il = special limited oner 10 introdne.
The new paper aud The book described above
and map. ats ths big usstiy sestsfn @ p' iaris iia
lsls' md ,hrgs ,5 e5,ok; &C., g., e., This
Mention this papar and addrrss inteT' Noun.
tain Farmer hioch los, Denver. colo,
The state herald., 1908-01-10
Large Honey Production.

For 1907 the yield WIS fifiyfya cars
of comb honey. which at mn average
valuation uf $4,000 per ear. makes n
total ~ $4,000 The amount of comb
honey received In tho markets through
Tho Colorado ilaHkeppgfH' Association.
having iiH headquarters IN Denver, was
l.1bo.0O0 pounds. 10 ihls quantity In
added proportion 1f extracted honey.
valued Ht $4,000. and 5000 pounds ~
beeHwas, valued al ts.00n. making
grand total value ~ tipl.000 fof the
Years production of honey In the
state. not including tho product ~ IN.
dlvidual bsekeepefH for home consnmp
ton. To this. $4,000 increased value
OF bees ls " bc added. making tho
fesr's total ss0i, 600.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
Assets.


There is young fellow In PittsburB
Who will undoubtedly get along" al.
though, as yet, he has not succeeded in
amassing vast wealth. In fact. he re-
ceivcs weekly wage Of $15. He is.
however, as extremely good looking
and entertaining young man, and not
long ago succeeded in making such an
impression upon the daughter OF a
well.todo manufacturer that 1t was de-
cided between them that he should
ask papa" This he proceeded to do.
and, to his surprise, was received not
unkin1ly.
"Well, let's see, my boy" the old
man remarked. pushing up his glasses.
"What is your annual income?"
well, sir, l should estimate II at
$4,000" the young man replied.
"Well-not so bad, not so bad" the
old man said THAT added to her inter
est at four per cent on the $4,000 I
have always said | would settle upon
Mary at her marriage would give you
$4,000. You should be able to get
along"
"Well, sir, to tell the truth" tho
young man interrupted, Il took the lib
erty OF figuring that interest into my
estimate. te."-Harper's Weekly. :,
The state herald., 1908-01-10
coIorado's Beet Industry.

Colorado cllnchcd still tighter her
grip on first place In beet sugar pro.
duction In the United States In 1907.
With sixteen sugar factories operating.
the largest acreage planted In the his.
tory OF the Industry In the state. and
record yield. the states output of
sugar was swclled to AZ, ,732, $50
pounds. Farmers were paid about 81
D00. 900 more than In 1906. factory labor
earned s2,3l5.000. and the labor OF the
fields earned S2.77O.2O0. With this
great record Colorado may well be
proud.
The figures at tho opening of this
article tell the tale of what was done
In 1907 better than words could. A
new factory was built at Las Animas.
Colorado, by the American Beet Sugar
Company. In time for the fall cam.
Qaign. greatly adding TO the production
Df that concern. The factory has a
capacity of 700 tons per day and cost
nearly si.o00.00O. making the capital
Invested In factories In the state. ox.
elusive of real estate, si7, ,295,000.
Colorado earned her place at the top
of the list Of beet sugar producing
states In 1906 by showing larger
icrcage than her nearest competitor
and larger total production of sugar
rhls year Colorado has sixteen fac.
iorics Of n total daily capacity Of ~
100 tons, exceeding the capacities Of
he factories Of any other state In the
Union. Michigan has seventeen fac.
oricH. but the daily capacity reaches
,nly i0bbO tons. In Colorado all OF
h. factories are run every day of the
iampnlgn at full capacity, and In many
instances test runs are made at yAFi.
lua competing factories OF the same
company This n necessary 20 handle
he immcna. crops Of beet grown. OF
"n times In other states some of the
nctoflea are compelled 10 shut down
,nrt Of the time during the sugar cam
)aifn.
Usually tho boota are contracted for
~ the acre by the manufacturer the
winter before tho season. A stipulated
price IN paid per ton. In Colorado
he price averages 81 a ton. The
'nrmcr IN provided with boet seed.
which he plants. cnltiyatea and. n
Wise. carefully watches until the last
harvest day.
Prospects for lp0S. and. In fact, for
many years In the future. are bright.
Increased acreage. now factories and
aish wages will all add 10 the pros.
3urity OF the state. Nearly every farm
inR section iA candidate for beet
sugar factory.
colorado's Corn Crop.
The corn crop In 1907 IN estimated
At G0o.o00 bushels. valued nj tg000
Corn fodder crop. 10000 tons. valued
AZ 100000.
While corn has always and probably
always VIII be considered ono ~ the
minor crops of Colorado. owing to eli.
matte conditions. during the last year
q noticeable increase In grain aud fod.
der productions of corn IN TO be- seen
Systematic efforts mr.. being made By
experts 20 increase the crop bY adding
70 the acreage every year The total
acreage IN corn In 1907 was 10000
acres, with ~ average yield NJ fifteen
bushels To the acre. Quoted price. do.
'ember 18Th. was sixty cents pcr
bushel.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
Sketch Of Stall.

Instructions for building Use : by I for
bottom feed rack; bottom Of rack should
BE- feet above moor, Strips Of by 4. 4
inches apart form the racks. thes. should
slope back 90 degrees, Prom 10 : fea,
from front NJ stali place by 4 on edge.
IL set In dirt uaa stakes,
with her head under the feed rack.
II II not necessary. says the Missouri
Valley Farmer. TO have a gutter in .
stall OF this kind. There should be
short partitions. however. TO keep the
cows from turning around.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
THEE]RE|IAE4W EE]RE|IAAE4
XII -
CONVENIENT FEED RACK.
One Which Will Prevent Waste Of the
Coarse Feed.

substantial fed rack is good in
vestment on any farm where con-
siderable amount of stock is kept. By
using a rack of this kind much coarse
feed can be utilized that would other
wise be wasted and at the same time
this coarse feed is made to go as far
as possible. We illustrate herewith a
rack we have found serviceable, says
The Farmer. This rack will cost in
the neighborhood of $1S. The stock
always spends a considerable share of
the winter days in the yards, even the
dairy cows, and racks of this kind give
an opportunity for the stock to eat
their roughage while they are getting
The state herald., 1908-01-10
Butter Maxim.

In ehutning u, a low temperature
tho ohurn should be stopped when the
butter In In Tfanuias about the aisa
of rice OF grains Of wheat Draw on
che bu,istmilk and wash tho butter
IN good. pDe water. Salt the butter
at the rate Of throeauarters ounce Of
salt 10 the pound. or slightly more. M
tho market may demand, 1'nen work
aud pack into packages ready for do.
urery.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
KEEPING THE cows CLEAN.
Stall Used by One osiryman Which
Proves Satisfactory.

My stalls are four feet over all but
can be made less. Cow when eatins
will stand with her hind feet Just be
hin the 2 by 4 leaving the droppingi
behind II.
When she lies down she will be com
PEELED 10 lie In front OF the by 4
The state herald., 1908-01-10
Shielded.

"I suppose you think you could run
the government better than We do?"
said the statesman.
81 do" answered the energetic citi-
zen.
"And do not doubt you are happy
and hopeful in that belief"
II am"
ut is beautiful state of mind. It
would be pity to destroy it by allow
ing you to be elected to Office"
The state herald., 1908-01-10
Adys,,so. OF siIo.

The problem Of changing the cows
from fall grass TO dry feed and from
winter dry feed 10 grass again In On.
,irely eliminated by the Hllo. for which
good silase there IL grass the year
around.
The state herald., 1908-01-10

You cannot keep the joy you will
not share.
The state herald., 1908-01-10
Alveolar Dentistry.

A distinct advance in dental science.
Loose and falling teeth saved. Pyor-
rhea and all the diseases Of the gums
cured. Missing teeth replaced with
out plates or bridgework Booklet
free. The Rex Dental Company. Rooms
20 to 20, 72s Sixteenth street, Denver.
vIAvI LOCAL OEEICE-Iaiy once
sxer wanted right awny. sD1o weekly Address Dr.
4. J. Reinharit on Mack Bldg,, Denver. Colo.
The state herald., 1908-01-10

Your sympathies determine tho
breadth OF your life.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-28

Mr.. Fish was national bank examiner for
Vermont. He had hardly SHE'D his cas-
tor when he got word straight from the
comptroller OF the currency that 1t was
not permissible for bank examiners to en-
gage in politics, and that he must either
resign his Office, paying some $500 a
year, or withdraw from the field. II was
then up to Fish. He promptly accepted
the challenge and rendered his resigna-
tion, saying, however, that he was ignor-
ant of having violated any rule of the de-
partment in becoming candidate. Fish
and his friends claim to have good
grounds for the belief that Foster was in
strumental in this move to scare him out
of the field, or to punish him II he would
not go, and from friendly contest the
canvass assumes a hard-and-fast color
Fish's candidacy has been well received,
and he will surely give Foster hot fight
to the finish. The latter is now left in
the position of having Invoked upon his
rival rule that he does not seem to fol-
low himself, viz, that a person should
not seek one Office while holding another,
or should not try for two at once, as be is
doing. This government rule appears TO
be open to liberal Interpretation, for
while Fish, bank examiner, is forbid
den to run for Congress, Taft, cabinet
officer, may run for the presidency.