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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

The Illinois state board OF health
has lately issued an order which pro-
vides that all COWS in the state must
be subjected to- the tuberculin test
and those found affected branded
with a letter ''T' upon the right ear.
The enforcement OF this regulation, it
Is thought. will put a stop to the traf-
hc In tuberculous COWS and the sale
Of milk from them an o1ense which
Is punishable with a heavy fine. Only
those animals which are provided with
an Inspection and health certificate
countersigned by the state veterina-
rian may be Kept to furnish a milk
supply. In the past the diseased COWS
have been sold 20 INSCRIPTIONS dairy
men and the polluted. germ laden milk
peddled for the consumption OF little
children Other states should follow
the lead OF Illinois In this most com.
mendable plan for conserving the pub
lie health.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

A fact that the eastern and central
farmer should realize fully when he
leaves a section of abundant rainfall
for the semiarid sections OF the west
is that there must be n radical change
In depth OF blowing. methods OF cult
walton, etc. Instead OF three or four,
he should pillow the land i'm the new
country to a depth OF six or seven
inches, while his aim I'm the surface
cultivation Of the soil must not be. rs
In the humid section, to accelerate the
evaporation of the moisture from the
soil, but by the creation OF n fine dust
mulch to reduce this evaporation to
the minimum. The application OF the
old and familiar methods to the new
conditions can only result In grlevous
disappointment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

siiHet which has been cut before the
seed developed aud Is bright and clean
makes a fair roughage for horses. IL
the seed has developed II should not
be fed to them ut all.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

There are many towns In the more
recently settled portions of the west
and some in sections not so recently
settled which pride themselves much
on their push and enterprise that act
all too literally upon hat Scriptural
injunction. "Let the dead past bury its
dead" and allow their burial grounds
to remain in a shabby, unkempt con-
dition that is n positive disgrace not
only to the dead, but the living chiefly.
There Is mighty little excuse for such
neglect, for the matter could be rene
died easily were the care of the Gene
terry placed In the hands OF an associa-
ton Of wide awake. sympathetic WON
en-. who, In addition to annual dues,
could pull on the community in n
way and another for financial aid suf-
hcient to give the cemetery the care It
ought to have.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

A fact that is not generally known
is that popcorn may be too dry TO pop
well, just as 1t Is often too moist. In
this case It's popping qualities are i'm
proved by dipping It In water aud then
drying 1t out quickly just before IL Is
to be used
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

A rather curious physiological fact
In connection with tuberculosis Is that
n COW having the disease does not
transmit It to her calf at birth. This
makes 1t possible to keep her offspring
from contracting II by feeding Il ster-
nized milk or putting It with n COW
which is free from the disease. by do
ing this the calves OF valuable full
blooded dams have been saved for
useful careers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

Meat scraps and milk for the dock
Of laying hens are excellent substl-
tutes for the insect food which they
get at range during the summer
months. and IL eggs are expected of
them they should be provided with
both.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

While the brown Swiss breed OF cat
tie do not equal any OF the four lead
ing dairy breeds In milk and butter
production, they still are making n
very satisfactory showing for dairy
purposes. They are not only docile
and easily handled, but possess large
frames and beefy quarters. Four OF
these COWS owned by the Michigan
Agricultural college showed a milk
yield for the past year ranging from
s,120 pounds OF milk producing 400
pounds Of butter TO 10. 15S pounds OF
milk giving 457 pounds OF butter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

It's lots OF bother-wlll be viewed so
by the corn grower who wants TO save
time or Is lazy-but in view OF the
heavy October freeze the past fail.
which killed the germ In the seed
corn, the only absolutely sure method
OF securing a supply that win germl-
nate Is TO so into the field as soon as
the husks turn yellow and select the
seeders and get them thoroughly aired
out before frost time. Many make a
regular practice of this aud are hence
on the safe side this season. but those
who usually wait till husking time to
make the selection are in n pretty tight
place or Will be before they get good
seed corn I'm the ground next spring.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

A scientific analysis of soil which
has been cropped continuously for n
long period OF years and several of It's
important elements depleted would In
many cases greatly aid the owner In
determining what fertilizers II were
best TO apply to raise its productive
capacity to n maximum. often soil
analyses will show an element In suf-
fcient quantity which had been sup
posed TO be depleted. while another
supposed TO be abundant is shown to
be quite deficient. The above holds
especially In the case of land devoted
to orchards and to intensive crops.
such as beets. onions and cabbages.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

Strictly speaking, school ii,ne comes
but once On this Recount hath boys
and girls should be encouraged n ey-
cry way to make the most of II.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

In view OF the killing freeze in the
fore part of October the corn belt
farmer I'm sections where the freeze
was heavy has no more important task
I'm hand during the next few weeks
than that of looking up and testing his
supply Of seed corr for next year.
Maybe enough corn can be secured
from shocks in fields which were cut
before the freeze, yet there are many
who will have to send to n distance for
seed which will terminate. In any
event the job OF securing seed Of good
vitality should not be postponed until
next March or April. when the scram-
bic for seed will be fierce and when a
lot of tail enders are going to get left.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30

Perhaps the largest authenticated
yield of corn ever recorded was that
produced by John Sundberg, president
Of the Iowa Corn Growers association,
the past season, the amount being 1853
bushels and 90 pounds from n single
acre, or just five times the average an
nual yield. A justice of the peace
made affidavit that he personally meas
ured the acre of ground and weighed
the corn. The patch from which the
corn was taken was an acre and a half
In extent and produced in all 224 bush
els. The owner says IL took seven
years to get such a yield, the result
being in part due to proper care Of the
soil and thick planting and as largely
TO continual selection and breeding up
Of the seed corn. There is something
in this record for corn growers to think
about.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Railroad Officials Talk About New Lines

Last Saturday Charles Reppy. right of way man for the Randolph lines in Arizona, was in Douglas, and said to the Dispatcb: "You can spread the news just as far and wide as you are able, that the Southern Pacific will build it's line into Douglas at once. There is to be no delay. The main line will run direct down the valley to Douglas. while branches will be built to Courtland. Gleason, Bisbee, and Naco.
 "The work on the line to Douglas will be rushed with all possible speed. You would be safe in saying that we will be in the shelter city within sixty days or shortly after that time.
 livery thing is ready for the inn mediate construction of the road. The published interviews with MT. Mcclure and myself are correct. The material is ready. and when the contractor gets started with his force of men and mules, in few days, construction should go forward at the rate of over a mile day.
 1.-The road is to go right through into Mexico without delay, though the work south of this city will be heavier than down the vallew, and naturally will not be accomplished as rapidly"
 The Boston News Bureau says 1.-The E. P. x $. w. proposes contin uing their line from Benson to the Oalifor- mia coast in direct competition with the s F. Go. It has been known for some time that serious rivaly exists between the two big roads and it is now likely that the fight will extend to a gigantic railroad war.
 General Manager Walter Douglas stated to the Bisbee Miner that the projsct was not contemplated by the Phelps Dodge company.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items of interest CuIIed From Our Ex-
 changes

H. M Mazkins of Culiacau is in town and tells of a friend wEo sold mine. "The Fuudicion," near the Els peranza, for $5OO,OOO. and another for SI,5OO,OOO, the payments on the first sale of which have already been re- ceived He says also that a little town called Noria is selling lots at $500 each to customers and claim that Is going to be one of the leading towns of Sonora.-Tucson Post.
 Amos J. Yaeger, NJ. w. Clark and Edwin M. Clark of Los Angeles were guests of MT. M.. o. Blcknell yester- day at the Old Pueblo club. The gen. tlemen who have been inspecting their mining property at Minas Nuevas, Sonora. stopped over in Tucson on business connected with the railroad company and to discuss transportation facilities. Mir. Yaeger leaves for Mex ico and the two Mister Clark were en route to Los Angeles-Tucson Star.
 Every citizen in Douglas is smiling, says the Dispatch. The Southern Pa ci6c officials have given out the infor- nation that this great railroad system is to rush the new line from Pearce straight into Douglas, with branch lines to Courtland. Gleason and else where, and that the line into Douglas will be the main line running from here down into Mexico. The city of Douglas has profound cause for jubila- tion. The Southern Pacific railroad will be welcomed here as a boon of the greatest magnitude.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Fees to Former Officials.

F.. J. Trippel, Herbert Brown and M. R. Morrison, who were forms rly connected with the land office in this territory, are to receive a considerable sum in back fees. according to a re- port from Washington: Secretary Gar field of the department of the interior has made a ruling that cancellation fees, which in the past were turned into the general land office by the registers and the receivers, should have gone to the off ;ials the m selves. This ruling means that former land officials will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars from the general land office. The claims against the government cover a period of fifteen years.
 The Arizona men who will share in the benefit in the addition to the Tue son men are: Prescott, John c. Mar ton. H. D. Ross. P. w. O'Suliivan, F. 4. Trite, Jr. and F. s. Hildreth.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Appointed Chief Engineer.

Announcement was made Thursday (Feb. A at the Randolph offices of the appointment of l. H. Long as chief engineer of the Southern Pacific line in Mexico. with headquarters at En- palme. Sonora. MT. Longs appoint ment fills vacancy which has existed for the past five months, due to the resignation of Chief Engineer k. A. Mcfarland, who Is now residing in the state of Washington. During this time the construction work has been carried on by General Manager R. H Ingram of the Southern Pacific lines in Mexico and Assistant Chief En- gineer Drane of Tucson. Mir. Long has been in the employ of the South ern Pacific for many years. He has been for some time past assistant to Chief Engineer Hood and has had his headquarters in Santa Barbara-Ex- change.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Frank Houser, deceased.
 Notice :s hereby given by the under signed, executor of the last will of Frank Houser, deceased, to the credi- tors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first pub lication of this notice to the said Executor at office of Clerk of Probate Court. Nogales, Arizona, the same be- ing tho place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in said County of Santa Cruz.
 P. s. BRYANT,
 Executor of last will of said deceased. Dated January 20th, 1909. l-234
The border vidette., 1909-02-13

The following is from the Financial News of Boston: "The Cole Ryan management has taken hold of the Giroux property and shut down the mill So ss to concentrate all efforts on development work and round up the mine for large production later on. It is understood that a shelter sufi- cient to treat the entire production of the property will be erected in Ely itself, and it is reported that the Oole- Ryan interests may take the Ely Gen. tral property"
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
New Militia COmpany.

Partly owing to the opposition of the carpenters' union. only one company of the National guard was mustered ln at Tucson by Colonel James H Mo Clintock of the First Infantry and Captain Frank T. Alkire, last Friday. The carpenters union resolved to fine any of it's members joining the Nation al guard $25, as we'll as expeIling them from :he union. Despite this opposition, several members of that union were among the thirty there young men mustered in Friday as company K. N. G. A. Col McOlin- tock gave the future militiamen . short talk, stating that under the Dick militia bull, the state militia is now regarded as the first reserve of the regular army and that in the event of war it would go into service without any changes and ahead of any volun- teer organization that might be form ed.-Globe. Belt.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Important Railroad Planned.

An American company with head quarters in Guadslsjl ira has recently applied to the Mexican government for a concession to cross it's territory in constructing a railway which is projected to run direct from Aguas- calientes to Gu4dala jara. The name of the company is the SOledad Deve- lopment Company, whose general man. ager is David B. Russell.
 The new line as projected will start from Guadalaj ara and in as near a straight line as possible will be built to Aguascalientes. touching on the way various important points of the states of Jalisco. Zacatecas and Aguas calientes, which are now without rail- way connection The petition for the con ncession as fled last week in the offices here of Governor Mercado, states that the principal offices of the company will be placed in Aguasca- lientes. Accompanying the petition was a substantial deposit, which has been placed in the local state treasury. This money will be forfeited to the state in case the terms of the contract with the government are not carried out According to these terms work on the road in this state must be com menced within six months and during g the first year twenty five kilometers of roadbed must be finished. fifty in the second year and the balance in the third. The cost of the road when complete is estimated at over 5000. 900 pesos and it's length will be about 300 ki!ometers.
 In asking for the concession the new company does not ask for any subsidy from the government, but asks that the road be exempt from taxes for period of eighty years and that no other railway be permitted to con- struct parallel line. FuDds for the construction have been partly secured in Guadalaj ara, it is sad. and the re- mainder is expected to come from the United States.
 For number of years past the building of direct line between Aguascalientes and Guadalsjara has been the pet dream of Mexican rall- road builders. Two years ago survey ors were actually at work in mapping out such a road. The crisis of 1907 however, put crimp in their calcu- lations and nothing has bsen heard of their project in over a year. That better fortune may attend the work of the new company is the sincere wish of the people of Aguascalientes.- Aguascalientes News.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
To Dredse inc Colorado.

A train load of material for the big dredging plant that is to be installed on the Colorado river below Eldorado canyon passed over the Western Rail- way of Arizona last Tuesday. says the Mohave County Miner. This is the first icstallment of the great plant that is to make . test of the gravel banks and bed of the Colorado rIver throughout the lower end of Black and Bulls Head canyons. where it is said rich values have been found in both fine and coarse gold. w. E. Bramhall. general manager of the company. is looking after the work of assembling the machinery and big boats that are .o carry the dredging machines.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
A Mixed Order.

A farmer who was on intimate terms with his merchant sent him the following hit of news consider ably mixed with an order for goods: Send me a sack of flower five pounds of cofe and one tb of tee My wife gave birth to a big baby boy last night also five pounds of corn starch, a screw drI- yer and a fly trap. It weighed ten pounds and a straw hat and they say it looks like his DO and hunk of bacon.-Ex.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Personnel of Arizona Legislature.
COUNCIL

COUNCIL Apache-S E Day, R Mohave-Keen St. Charles. D Coconino-Fred s Breen. R Yavapai-M G Burns, D avaio-William Morgan, D Maricopa Eugene Brady O'Neil, D Pinal-Thomas F Weedin, D Yuma-George w Norton, D Gila-G w P Hunt. D Graham-John R Hampton, D Cochise-Ben Goodrich, D Pima Santa Oruz-James B Finley, Mohave-S w Tobey, b Navajo-Joseph Peterson, D Yuma-R A Highwater, D Gila-John Mccormick, D Pinal-G l. Shaw, R; A R Cole man, D
 Graham--W W Pace, D; Phil Mer- Till. D
 Santa Cruz-Frank Duffy, D Maricopa-S T Webb, D; Frank DeSouza. D; J w Woolf. D; C Reed, R
 Pima-John Doau, R; Kirl Moore, R; " J Hogwood: D
 Yavapai-G A Bray. R; Perry Hall, D; George D Morris. D
 Cochise-Fred A Sutter, D; Oscar w. Roberts, D; Neil E Bailey, D Apache-J s Gibbons, D Coconino-T J Coulter, R
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Applications for Grazing Permits.

NOTICE is hereby given that all applications for permits to graze cattle, horses, sheep and goats within the GARCES NATIONAL FOREST during the season of 1909, must be filed in my office at Nogales, Arizona. IT before March I. 1909. Full information in regard to the graz ing fees to be charged and blank forms Io be used in making application will be furnished upon request.
 1-z3-o W. H. B. KENT, Supervisor,
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
TOM COX SHANGHAIED.
We'll known Patagonia Mining Man
 Missing Since December 20.

Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 9-The strange disappearance of T. A. Cox, General Manager of the Arizona and Pittsburg Mining & Smelling company from Tucson. was partly cleared last night when he walked into Tacoma from some Puget Sound port. He has been absent from home since December 16 and is retIcent in details regarding his whereab bouts since that time. Cox alleges that he was shan ghaied at San Francisco on December 2Oth, that his abductcrs placed him aboard strange ship. robbed hIm of jewelry and S175 and kept hin aboard the vessel until last Thursday, when he was turned adrift.
 Cox arrived in Tacoma penniless, ragged and battered and without funds and telegraphed to his wife in Ari- zona. He is now staying with friends in this city. He is in shattered mental and physical state, but is rational. He promises to unravel the details of his strange adventure as soon as he communicates with friends and relatives and to turn the machin- cry of the law on his abductors.
 Tacoma, Wash, Feb. s So weak was the condition of T. A. Cox, gen. eral manager of tho Arizona & Pitts burg Mining & Smelling company of Tucson, today, visitors and reporters were denied admission to his rooms in St. Joseph's hospital. It is said he hopes to receive visitors in a few days.
 While there Is an air of mystery about his experiences, he is said to speak like a man who is holding back the story of some great wrong done by men.
 Asked last night if he would give the name of the ship on which he had been so long, he replied he did not know the ships name. The ship will land at San Francisco again, is all he would say.
 ''If my friends and the public have been able to wait several weeks to learn of the details of my disappear ance. they can now wait another day." he said.
 He complained of having bruised back, legs and shoulders, and declared he lost 20 pounds in weight since fall ing into the hands of his abductors
 Cox left Patagonia for San Fran cisco on Dec. 16, where he arrived on the 2Oth. and on the latter date he wrote his wife, who was then and is now at Patagonia, that he was about to start for Pittsburg, Ps,. to attend meeting of the directors of the Arizona x Pittsb1rg Mining & Smelling con- pany.
 Mrs Cox did not hear from him after that until he relegraphed her yester- day from Tacoma. The police officials of San Francisco were notified of his disappearance and started to search for him. Two days after his myste- rious disappearance they found that man named Cox had left San Fran cisco for Portland. Oregon, but advices the following day were to thN effect that this was another man of the same name.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13

George Januel, the expert German bar Der, opposite the Sonora News Company, guarantees his work, and respectfully invites you to give hlm trial. Everything neat and clean, Hai.- cutting a speciality. If.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13
Victor Talking Machines

We are wholesale and retail dealers for Mex ico for the Victor Talk ing Machines
The border vidette., 1909-02-13

Our prices are the same as Chicago and New York. When you purchase your Machine and Records from us, we save you the Ex- press Charges to No gales
The border vidette., 1909-02-13

Our new stock of Re cords comprise 2 over 4 GOO, 10 and is inch and a complete assort- ment of Red Seal
The border vidette., 1909-02-13

Victors from S10 % to SIOO co carried in stock.
The border vidette., 1909-02-13

Catalogues and price lists furnished on appli- cation
The Washington herald., 1909-08-04

Vanishing as II by magic, a diamond
necklace. a solitaire diamond ring, and
two other diamond rings have been
missed by Mrs Alfred Mayer, OF 1873 S
street northwest. The Jewels are valued
at 5000
The stones were in a channels bag, IN
a bureau drawer In Mrs Mayors dresser.
They were last seen July 4 Mrs. Mayer
had had no occasion TO use them since.
When she looked for them yesterday
afternoon. not a trace OF the diamonds
was 10 be found
The disappearance was reported 20 the
police Immediately. but the family could
offer not the slightest clew 10 the mys-
terry. II IS not believed the stones have
been stolen, as there IS no evidence
pointing 70 this theory. The Mayer resi-
dence has been occupied for the month
which has interviewed since they were last
seen. II is considered impossible that
any thief could have entered the home
without being detected
There are other circumstances which
preclude any burglary theory. The
chamois bag IS not larger than pocket
book. and other tempting loot was lying
about IN the bureau drawer. Obviously
a burglar would have made a clean sweep
OF all the Jewels, large and small. II he
had access 10 the drawer he would not
have been content 70 take the small
chamOis bag without helping himself 10
All the sparklers before his gaze
It IS considered probable that the Jew
els have been misplaced, and that they
viii be found by members Of the family
as soon as a thorough search is insti-
tuted.