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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Pension Bills Killed.

Washlngton.-By tie vote a motion
was lost Thursday in the House com
mittee on military affairs to report ia
vorably the Dawes bill creating a roll
to be known as the volunteer retired
list. and placing thereon. with retired
pay, the surviving volunteer officers OF
the army, navy and marines OF the
Civil war. Estimates indicated that
the first cars operation of such law
would cost the government s11 100000.
The committee similarly failed to act
favorably on the Bradley bill, which in
addition to the provisions of the Dawes
bill. proposed the payment OF $50
monthly to every surviving enlisted
man in lieu Of pensions now drawn.
The War Department estimated that
the operation Of such law would cost
sS9.000.000 the first year and perhaps
S120.000.000 annually thereafter.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Denver inventors Boat rested.

Washington.-At the request OF SEN
ator Guggenheim trial OF the model
of the submarine boat constructed by
the Denver inventor was held at the
navy yard Saturday in the presence
of naval officers. J. M. Cage of Denver
conducted the experiments. which con-
sisted in submerging the model to vari-
GUS depths and sailing 1t forward or
backward under water. Naval officers
who witnessed the experiments showed
much interest In the accomplishments
of the Denver boat and will approve
the application which will be made to
the secretary of the navy for an official
test by submarine experts.
The Colorado delegation will be
asked by the owners of the boat to
secure an appropriation from Congress
for the purchase OF full-sized sub
marine of the Denver type for naval
use.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
viii Go Around the World.

Washington.-Admira Evans battle
ship feet. after leaving San Francisco.
will visit Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne
and Sydney, Australia. the Philippines
and return to New York by way OF the
Suez canal.
Secretary Metcalf announced the fu-
ture movements of the feet after the
Cabinet meeting Friday. 1t will leave
San Francisco July 9th "for cur Pacific
possessions" as Mr. Metcalf styled It.
The vessels will first touch at Ha-
wall, whore they win coal After that
they will go to Samoa, following this up
by a visit to Australia, where they will
stop "a the cities of Melbourne and
Sydney. the invitation of the Austria
lian government to visit that country
having been supplemented by more
cordial one from the British ambassa-
dor. Mr.. Bryce.
Leaving Australia the vessels are to
go to Manila and while In the Philip
pines the annual fall target practice
will be neld. Thence they will return
to the United States by way OF the
Suez. stopping only at such ports as
are necessary for coaling purposes.
The date of their return to the states
is dependent entirely upon the amount
Vi lliHt TtuulTtu lOi Luo tdibSb pihC-
tice in the Philippines.
Secretary Metcalf said that the bat
tleships would remain in San Francisco
until May 22nd. The entire fleet will
go up to Puget Sound. and some Of
the ships may be sent over to Vancou-
yer, B. c., all returning to San Fran
cisco before departing for home.
Admiral Evans will retire in August
by operation OF the law. Secretary
Metcalf said that no decision had been
arrived at as TO who would succeed
him in command of the feet on It's voy-
age homeward.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
shopmen MAY Strike.

Denver.-The Republican Monda>
morning. March 10th. says:
The open shop basis OF work goes
into effect on all parts of the Denver Sx
Rio Grande railway this morning. so
far as machinlsts. blacksmitbs, boiler;
makers and kindred employees are con
cerned, II is stated on good authority
The old contracts between the COM
pany and members OF these various at
lied unions were abrogated under a no
tice made thirty days ago, leaving no
agreements Of any kind at present
Yesterday was the last day In which
the old contracts were effective.
A meeting OF the union labor lead
era was held at the Markham hotel at
a late hour last night. Following the
adjournment Of this session, one OF tbe
members stated that a final effort VIII
be made to procure new agreements
with~the Denver & Rio Grande ofics1g
this morning.
THE men will go to work as usual
in the morning" was the Statements
made. I'VE union officials will ash for
final conference with the railroad Of
ficials."
Can you say what action you win
take IL the road makes definite dec
laration in favor of the open shopy~
was asked.
YES" declared ]. ]. Nockler, the
spokesman, in definite tones. "Yop
car sEy we will strike"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
House sustaIns Coin Motto.

Washington.-Under the suspension
OF the rules the House passed the
bill providing for the restoration of the
motto, In God We Trust" on gold and
silver coins of the United States bv a
vote of 255 to 5. The debate on the
subject excited the liveliest interest
of members. Mr.. Carlin of Virginia
said that in the Issuance of his order
abolishing the motto President Roose.
velt had acted unwisely and in viola.
ton of tho spirit of the law.
Mr.. Ollie James of Kentucky de.
clared that in the judgment of the
Christian people of the United States
the President had made a great mis-
take.
In opposing the bill Mr.. Kusterman
OF Wisconsin said that the motto
smacked OF irreverence which went
dangerously close to sacrilege.
1T is piece of farcical hypocrisy. :"
calculated Mr.. Gordon of Georgia.
One-minute speeches in favor of the
bill were made by ten other members.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
crowds of Nebraskans Coming.

Denver.-Informatio daily received
at the headquarters OF the local com
mittee arranging for the national Dem
ocratic conveption to be held In this
city July 7th, shows that Denver is
bound to entertain one OF the largest
crowds IN its history ON this occasion.
Mayor F. w. Brown of Lincoln, the
home of William Jennings Bryan. was
recently visitor at local headquarters.
He says that from the city OF Lincoln
alone two special trains will be run to
accommodate friends of Bryan who
wish to be on hand. Mayor Brown de-
clares that all other cities of the Mid
die West will turn out crowds in like
proportion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Fleet at Target Practice.

Magdalena Bay. via San Diego, Cal.
Look at u.s. exclaimed Admiral
Evans when the feet had come to an
chor off the little town of MagdaIena
Monday. in four divisions of four ships
abreast. I'VE are ready at moments
notice to begin shooting at the targets,
to go out to sea and fight battle, or
10 keep on with the cruise. If anyone
thinks We are not ready for target
practice. let him come down here to-
morrow and see. And If they think
We can't hit the targets. let them come
along and take look at them"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Round the World Line.

Victoria. B. C.-The Togo Kisen Ka-
isha, Japanese line operating steam
ers between the Orient and San Fran
cisco from Yokohama to Chile. has un-
der consideration the establishment of
a round-the-world service. The project,
according to a Japanese newspaper,
will involve the flotation of loan OF
25.000.000 yen for the purpose of build.
ing liners for the service. a large feet
being required. The itinerary proposed
for the line differs from that OF other
rorndtho-world services. On the com
pletion of the Panama canal, the inten-
ton is to use that waterway
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
GOVERNORS SCHOOL PRIZES.
To Be Given to Merltorious oraduates
Of Colleges In Colorado.

Denver-Governor Buchtei has sent
letters to seven educational institu-
tions in Colorado Offering again his
prizes to graduates. described as the
governors prizes for general scholar
ship. character and school loyalty. The
aggregate of these prizes is $3.50. Let
tiers were sent TO Dean Herbert A.
Howe. Sc. D.. for the College OF Liberal
Arts OF the University OF Denver; to
President William F. Slocum. LII. D..
for the Colorado college: to President
]. J. Brown. S. j., for the College OF
the Sacred Heart; to President Victor
c. Anderson. Phi. D.. for the State
School OF Mines; to President z. X.
Snyder. Phi. D., for the State Normal
school; TO President b. o. Aylesworth,
Ii. D.. for the State Agricultural col
lege. and to President James II. Baker,
LII. D.. for the State university. The
letter to President Baker was as fol
lows:
March -. 1908.
President James H. Baker, LII D..
Boulder, Colo:
My Dear President Baker:
Il write to remind you of the promise
! made last year to offer two prizes to
the class of 1908 in the College OF Lib
eral Arts OF the University of Colorado
to be known as the governors s prizes
for general scholarship. character and
school loyalty. Each prize Will be S26
in cash. Between the LIST and the 10th
of May. in 1908, the faculty of the Col
lege OF Liberal Arts shall make choice
of two students. to be graduated in
1908. whom they consider to be worthy
to receive these prizes. The prizes are
to be publicly presented at the regular
commencement exercises in 1908.
Similar prizes will be given to the
classes of 1908 In six other Colorado
institutions. namely. the University OF
Denver. the Colorado College, the Col
lege of the Sacred Heart. the State
School OF Mines. the State Agricultural
College and the State Normal school.
Very sincerely with greetings to all
the members of your Liberal Arts fac
ulty,
'(Slgned) HENRY BUCHTEL.
Governor"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
MONEY FOR SUGAR FACTORY.
Independent Company Meeting With
Success at Manzanola.

>~>~So a.
Denver. "A Manzanola special to the
Republican says: At mass meeting
here cash subscriptions were started
for raising funds for the building OF
an independent sugar factory AZ this
place.
The directors and officers Of the Ar
Kansas Valley Beet Sugar Manufactur-
ing Company. who have been straining
every effort and making all haste pos
sible in getting proposition in shape
to place before the farmers, completed
their plaus and the enterprise was pre-
sented at the mass meeting
The factory is to cost $3.50 900, be
up-to-date in every respect, of 500
tons capacity, but the committee has
made arrangements whereby this plant
can be purchased, erected and placed
in running order for 100000. OF the
fund 100000 must be raised in cash
Immediately and the rest from time to
time during the summer and fall. At
last nights meeting a large part OF
the 100000 guaranteed by Manzanola
was raised and the committee is taking
subscriptions to complete the sum.
So many encouraging reports are
coming IL from farmers and others In
terested in the enterprise up and down
the valley that no trouble is predicted
In raising the money.
This IS strictly a farmers PROPOSE
ton, first and last. 1t viii give them
a ready market for their beets at the
fiat rate OF IS a ton. They are the
builders of the enterprise and will OBJ
tain the benefit. The Farmers union.
which is strong in the valley. is being
Interested and will be leading factor
in the enterprise. Every farmer in the
Arkansas valley seems to be in readi-
ness to take stock
Thomas ]. Stanley. who is in the
East negotiating the deal, has been
wired that the 100000 necessary to
swing the enterprise, will be ready and
that the vest will be forthcoming. As
soon as the first payment is raised.
which will be within the next day or
two. active operations for removing
the plant will be begun.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Kansas PopuIists Scarce.

Topeka, Kan.-The Populist mass
convention Thursday which was at
tended by only fifteen delegates, elect
ed twenty-six delegates'to the national
convention at st. Louis, instructed
them for Thomas E. Watson for presi-
dent and adopted a platform declaring
money. land and transportation the ma
tional issues-
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-03-19
Colorado Bank peposlts.

Denvcr.-The state of Colorado has
.Ist sl,00l .95S.61 in ready money, ac-
cording to the quarterly report filed
with Gov. Buchtel by State Treasurer
Bent. and of that amount only S924.67
is, so to speak, pocket money. The
rest is all deposited in the various
banks over the state. In the First Ma
tional bank of Denver there Is SG13,-
493,S5. That is the states one big
bank account. Then there are a great
many little accounts so modest that any
one might aspire to equal one of
them. Here is list of Colorado's bank
accounts outside the First National
har,lx .f I.apv.r.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-20

The Department Of Agriculture in
order to aid farmers to determine for
themselves without much trouble tlhe
termination value Of seeds has issued
a short bulletin on the subject. A very
simple apparatus for sprouting seeds
is described. 1t consists of shallow
basis In which Is placed small fiat of
porous clay. The seeds, after having
been soaked, are laid between two
sheets of moist blotting paper or fan.
mel. A pane Of glass covers the dish
which should be kept in temperature
Of about 70 degrees. Atmosphere OF
an ordinary living room is suitable II
the apparatus is left near stove a
night. Several kinds Of seeds may b,
tested at once at trifling cost Th'
bulletin cautions the farmer against
extremes Of heat or moisture.
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ITO be continued.


The true nature of cameo Is very
much misunderstood by the public gen.
orally. Most people think 1t is the stone
itself, when in reality the method OF
cutting Is what produces the cameo.
The real meaning of the word Is un'
known, its derivation having never
been discovered; but, correctly speak
ing, canoes are small sculptures exc
cuted in low relief on some substance
precious either for its beauty, rarity or
hardness.
There are emerald canoes, turquoise
canoes, shell canoes, coral canoes
Indeed, any substance that lends itself
to carving in such minute detail can
be used for cameo cutting and nearly
all precious stones, except diamonds,
have been SO used for intaglios. but
never for canoes. Emerald Is the most
common precious stone from which
canoes have been made, and there are
somevery fine emerald portrait cam
eos in existence, notably those OF
Queen Elizabeth in the British muse
um. Shell canoes were first made ir
the fifteenth century.
Banded onyx is generally used fol
cameo work because of its hardness
and coloring, and 1t is this fact that ha!
caused the misapprehension, the ston'
being used so much in making canoes
that it has now become better know
as Cameo than by its right name.-
| St Louis Democrat.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-20
An Electric Incubator.

Electricity has been applied to incu-
baton by Otto Schultz, an electrician
Of Strassburg, and Is the result of three
years of experimentation. The appara-
tus Is made for so, 100 or 200 eggs, and
Is designed to obviate the difficulties
connected with the ordinary form of
incubator. The manipulation Of the ap-
paratus Is very simple, and its mainte-
nance depends only upon an uninter-
rupted supply of electricity.
An automatic attachment keeps the
temperature within one-tenth Of a de.
gree of the normal temperature of In
cubation. The degree of saturation OF
the air Is kept in the same manner
Under ordinary conditions, ninety
chickens can be counted on out Of 1O(
eggs incubated. The quantity Of elec
ticity required is very small, for an in
cubator holding fifty eggs, ten to TWEEN
ty watts being sufficient, depending
upon the temperature of the outer air
For raising the chickens after the.
are Matched, an electric mother" ha
been devised. The upper part Is de
voted to the freshly hatched chickens
while the lower part Is arranged s
that the chicks can run around on tn
ground and at the same time find hea
and protection when they desire. TIL
electric incubator has already prove
very successful.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-20
Farm Gleanings.

There is no standard for judging the
guinea fowl. They should, however, be
OF uniform shape, great activity and
reasonably good producers OF eggs.
Their entire egg crop Is produced In
summer.
Bitter cream comes from keeping
cream too long from cows that have
been MIXED since early last spring. 1t
is best to churn every few days, even
thouhg there is only small churning
ON hand.
In setting out the new fruit trees be
sure and leave plenty of space between
them. You must make allowance for
the growth OF the years. Crowded trees
interfere with one another and have
their fruit bearing possibilities checked
The potato storeroom must be dark
cool, well ventilated and dry. There
should be a double floor beneath wher,
large quantities are piled together
There should also be opportunities fol
ventilation at the walls, and at inter
walls through the pile.
A good condition powder, to be fed II
limited quantities to the brood SOW, 4
composed OF teaspoonful each Of cop
peras, sulphur and half cupful of OF
meal. Give once each day for each SOY
weighing $50 pounds 1t Is needless I
say that all tonics should be given onl
-hen the animal 10 out Of condition
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-20
THE SYSTEM DID NOT WORK


Educational theories which survive
may generally be considered to have
some good In them. Nevertheless, even
the best of them sometimes fail to work
quite satisfactorily. An instance Is Civ.
en- by school teacher, who relates her
experiences in a late magazine. She
was teaching a country school on the
prairies of Nebraska. The pupils were
mostly children or French-Canadians
In those days the idea Of teaching the
very little ones by means Of pictures to
represent the words was regarded as
the best system, and primers teemed
with columns Of words in big print, and
descriptive pictures opposite.
One day little black-eyed French
Canadian man child, who was 80 thin
and tiny he could almost be taken 70,
spider, came up to my desk to SAY
his lessons" His eyes shone, and hs
expression Incongruous as 1t may seem,
little Frederic had terrible bass voice
He knew his letters, and as point
ed to the letters. Of word he roared
Ink" He looked at the picture Of
bottle of ink opposite. Bottle" h'
finally decided.
had to say 1t was ink.
"V-a-t--tub."
explained that 1t was vat.
"P-lg-hog."
was obliged to say 1t was pig. Fred
eric was discouraged How could he
know it was pig when they always said
hog at home?
The little voice trembled on the next
word. "P-a-i-l." long walt, then
family, Bucket"
knew the children all said bucket
but said this word was pail, and
Frederic was almost in tears.
The next word was horse, and oppo
site was a picture of little colt and
its mother. Frederic spelled HORSE,
and pointed to the picture. This time
he hesltated not second. "Colty!" HI
roared, triumphantly
said, NO" very gently.
"Mare," he hazarded, looking at tn,
mother.
"No, deary, 1t spells horse" hat
TO say.
Poor little fellow! I was as dlscour
aged with the system" as he was
said he might take the same words 10
the next lesson, and he returned to hi
seat crestfallen. In few minutes m
! next class was interrupted by tn
heavy voice OF the game little fellow:
"Say, teacher, we got horse q
home, an 1t amt got no colt, an W
got mare, an she's got the incest Iii
tle' colt I"
Alas for the book-makers! Thei
wisdom was confounded by the workin
knowledge and experience OF tin
b-year-old farmer boy!
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-20
wintering Cabbage.

One OF the simplest ways Of keeping
cabbage Is to store in an orchard or
some sheltered place, often alongside
fence which has been made tight by
liberal use of straw. The cabbages
are stored with their stems on and are
placed head down and as close together
as possible. Two or three tiers are
often made. the heads Of the second
tier being placed between stems of the
lower, and so on, the piles being made
Of any width and length desired. The
whole Is covered with leaves, salt grass
hay or straw and little soil, rails,
brush or litter. Small unstable heads
when stored in this way in November
will continue to develop during winter
and frequently sell as well as any In
February. Small quantities may be
stored by plowing out two or three fur
rows ten or twelve inches deep on q
we'll drained site and placing the heads
with their stems up as close together
as possible. Some prefer to lay then
but one or two thick, while others vii
pile them up two to two and hall
feet high, bringing them to point
The pile Is then covered with straw
salt grass hay or thin layer OF straw
and then several inches Of soil. The!
are stored before freezing, and wheI
the soil covering them is frozen 1t ma!
be covered with strawy manure or an.
other litter to keep the soil frozen un
| til the cabbages are needed for sale.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-20

CRIME OF HUNTING.
This Is n Plea for the OId-Fashioaed
SDOrtSman. -t

This Is n Plea for the OId-Fashioaed
Sportsman. ESQ
No one who knows anything about
the trade of making and selling books
will misunderstood the motives Of the
nature writers who are protesting at
every possible opportunity against the
wicked practice of hunting game with
a gun instead Of a kodak, says the Lou
lsville Courier-Journal. They know the
power Of priater's ink. They need ad-
vertisng and they secure it. But the
nature lovers, whose excitement over
the crime of hunting is due to the ef-
forts Of the writers, are doomed 30 dis.
appointment and are somewhat deserv-
Ing Of ridicule. They should know bet
ter than to take seriously the gentlemen
who champion the cause of the coyote
and the timber wolf for the vulgar pur
pose Of raising scads and who denounco
the savagery of the sportsman because
every line that Is printed upon the sub
Ject Of their views Increases the prob
sbilty of sales.
| The project OF preserving game to the
end that amateur photographers and
makers Of books shall have an oppor-
tunity to study wild animals and birds
will hardly appeal to any considerable
number Of lawmakers.
OF course hunting as form Of recre-
alton for human beings would not be
indorsed by a congress Of wild animals,
but was pork packing as legitimate
industry ever indorsed by hog? Did
right-thinking hen ever look with IA.
vor upon the pastime Of eating fried
chicken Ia Maryland! Was steer
ever known to regard the raising Of cat
tie for the deliberate purpose of making
boots Of their hides, beef Of their flesh
and glue Of their hoofs, as just and
humanel
1t is easy to exaggerate the cruelty
Of hunting and to picture the sports
man as a savage, satlating his thirst
for gore by shedding the blood Of the
innocents. But getting down to brass
tacks, the deer, although somewhat ap-
pealing to the eye, Is not whit mors
innocent than fat hog wallowing in
a mud puddle and enjoying life with q
. zest never experienced by the timid
nervous beast Of the forest, accustomed
from infancy to start at the swapping
Of twig and bound away at the sigh
II an enemy.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-20

after year when saved under bog. The
name Uncle Sam Sumatra was given
to this variety. 1t is cigar wrapper
variety of tobacco and adapted for
growing under shade in the cigar wrap
per producing regions The plants
reach an average height Of about eight
feet at the time of maturity, and they
bear an average Of about twenty-six
leaves before topping. The cured leaves