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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

Hecklin and Wood. Several con-
tracts are still out that have not
been returned. About twenty-five
men will report for try outs and a
crackerjack team is assured.
y "
The Salina management is still re-
ceiving two and three applications
from ball players every day. these
are turned over to Manager Quigley
as they come in. Mr.. Quigley has
been given absolute charge of the
hiring and discharging of men.
y y
Roy Gafford of Minneapolis, prom
ises to give the names of some of
the players he has signed within a
few days. He will retain several of
his old stand-bys.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29
.Td Rather nie. Doctor.

than have my feet cut off," said N.
L. Bingham, Of Prineevllle. H., "but
you'll die from gangrene (which had
eaten away eight toes) II you don't"
said all doctor. Instead-he used
Bucklen's Arnica SalYe till wholly
cured. It's cures Of Eczema, Fever
Sores, Boils, Burns and Piles astound
the word. csc at J. n. Glelssner'G.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

ball boys viii not have to make an
concession which will hurt the nat
ional game in that town. Abilene is
tying something new in the baseball
world this year and should be en-
couraged in every way.-Topeka
Capital.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29
DICKINsoN's WHEAT 70 PER CIT
State Board Says Only 4 Per Cent
Is PlOwed Up.

The report of the state board Of
agriculture gives the acreage Of
wheat in Dickinson county as 99,201.
Its condition is given as 70 per cent
of perfect and per cent has been
plowed up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29
VIII Have Two Cars.

DR.. ]. G. Entz of Hope, president
of the County S. s. association was
in the city. He says this county will
probably have two special cars for
the state meeting at Topeka.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

Mrs. H. F. Steinberg, whose severe
sickness was reported last week,
passed to the great beyond couple
of hours after midnight last Satur-
day night, never having rallied much
after the first shock of paralysis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29
For Sale Quick

s room residence. barn, 80 foot
front, s1s 3. N Sixth street, Abilene.
win sell to highest bidder for cash
before June /. T. J. ReXroat, Chap
man. Kan. 20d3tW2t'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

President Beagle has the Abilene
lineup about completed. The con
tracts so far received are: Catcher
H. Cusac; pitchers, Koble, Williams
Charter, Lynn and Stack; short stop
Manager Young; second base, Ar
mold; third base, Leo Miller; flelders,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

rhe evils which always follow after
indigestion, blllousness or constipa-
ton will give no quarter. Better
fight them 10 a finish with DR.. Cald-
wells (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. 1t
ls q weapon against these dangerous
diseases, which will give you quick
relief and permanent cure. Sold By
ali druggists at soc and 800. Money
hack II Il fails.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29
Wanted Cattle to Pasture.

Could pasture IL or Is head of
yearlings, two and half miles south
west of Enterprise, Kansas. NJ. +.
Battle. :9w2ta
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

Enterprise Couple Welded.
Mr.. Ray Kelly and Miss Ida Leon
ard. both Of Enterprise, we're welded
at the court house Friday by Probate
Judge Anderson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders,
Iaborers rely on DR.. Thomas Elee-
trio Oil. Takes the sting out Of cuts,
burns or bruises at once. Pain can
not stay where It Is used.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29
A Card.

The undersigned has taken charge
Of the Feed Barn on Spruce street,
formerly run by ]. G. Baer and So
licits your patronage.
15w4t" GEO. DUFFY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-29

Cures cataIh or money back. Just
breathe i'm Complete outfit, including
inhaler g. Extra bottles 800. DuegistSl
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18

Of 454 feet. Its base covers an area
of almost fifteen acres. l..
Mr.. Wheeler's scheme for the re-
production of this pyramid eontem-
plates first the setting of base OF
concrete. This would represent about.
100000 cubic yards Of material and
would cost at least $10,000,000. The
estimate for the superstructure is
about $38,O00,000, and it would con-
tain 3,313,0O0 cubic yards of backing
stone and 100000 cubic yards of fac
ing stone. Mr.. Wheeler's estimate Of.
labor is 24,OO0,000 days.
These figures are cited to show the
great engineering skill of the Egyp-
tians and the fact that no task in con-,
struction appeared to be too large for
a people whose extant monuments
showed their patience and ability to
overcome obstacles that would Gaunt
even the modern engineer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18
His Absorbing Interest.

The plav was one Of Shakespeare 5
TRAGEDIES. Mrs. Simmons and the lit
tie boy, having been unable to secure
seats in the parquet, were well 10
Gated in the front row Of the hrst
balcony. where they could see better
and hear almost as we'll as It they
had been further forward on the main
floor.
Mrs. Simmons was agreeably sur
nrised at the interest that Bobby ap-
peared to take in the somore drama
He sat leaning forward, with his eI-
bows on the cushioned railing IN front
of him, resting his head on his hands,
deenlv absorbed. AS the curtain went
down on the first act he Strengthened
up. H.,
::Wen. dear. how do you like
sbakespeare9'' asked his mother
=. Are Won enjoying the play?'
.Nama." said Bobby, with the al
IF one who has made great dlscoV'
erv. ::there are sixty-nine men here
thai have cot bald spots on top OF
their heads. I've counted I'm n'f
times!"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18

Last month a we'll known stockman
in northern Arizona, writing to the
forest service Of his stock range on
the great Canon Diabolo plateau,
said: "Five years ago such thing as
a prairie dog was unknown here. Two
years ago there we're a few widely
distributed over the range. Last year
they became numerous, in fact quite
common. If something is not prompt
ly done to destroy them they will do
great harm to the range.'
AS all westerners know prairie
dogs are among the worst enemies
with which the stockmen have to con-
tend. Where they establish them
selves the destruction Of the range is
only a question Of time. On ranch
lands they have proved most destruc-
tive to a variety Of crops. among
which are wheat, alfalfa, grain, pota-
toes and sugar beets, and on grazing
lands they are said TO consume anu
destroy so much grass that the graz
ing capacity of the range is reduced
30 to Is per cent.
It is expected that the campaign
against the dogs in the Arizona and
New Mexico forests will be most sue
cessfnl. as il has met with universal
favor among the stockmen, who are
giving every assistance to the forest
service men. Range Improvement IN
national forests is one of the chief
objects of regulating the grazing, and
for this reason the forest service IS
leaving no stone unturned, to prevent
range deterioration.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18
PEST OF PRAIRIE DOGS.
Forest Service to Drive Them Out Of
Southwest.
Austin Statesman.

Austin Statesman.
In cooperation with the stockmen,
the United States forest service has
begun an active campaign against
prairie dogs on the infested ranges
within the national forests Of Arizo-
ma and New Mexico. Successful at
tempts at poisoning prairie dogs were
made last spring and summer by the
forest service in other parts Of the
country, and this year the work Will
be carried on much more extensively.
The poison used to put an end to
these little pests of the western rang
es is prepared by coating wheat with
preparation Of strychnine, cyanide
of potassium. anise oil and molasses.
The stockmen supply horses and men
and the poisoned wheat is given out
by the government officers for distri-
button upon ranges within the nation-
al forest areas. Each rider carries
the wheat in tin pail supported by
a eunnv sack slung across ii, snon'-
der. One hand is free for The relns
and with the other the rider USES a
teaspoon to measure out the poison
in "baits" and drop it near the en-
france Of the holes.
The action Of the poison IS almost
instantaneous. Most Of the pra!c!e
dog in town are dead within an
hour or two after the bait is dropped.
Early last month $500 pounds OF
wheat were prepared at Albuquerque,
y. NJ. and shipped to the various ma
tional forests in Arizona and New
Mexico to be distributed. This guam
titv of wheat will make approximate
" 6.O2O,OO0 bats. which Will clear
up an area of from $4,000 to $4,000
acres at a cost. exclusive Of the labor
Of distributing it on the r"H"es. "E
about I to ! - cents an acre.
The poison is used to best advant-
zoe in the early spring. when the
docs first come out of their winter
quarters and before the green grass
is plentiful enough to appease their
appetites.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18

made side trip to Valparaiso, where
he attended the first Pan-American
scientific congress as a representative
Of the United States and Of Yale
"The name 'Choqquequirau' means
Ecradle of gold, - said DR.. Bingham
"and the legend says that it was the
place where the rulers of the Incas
hid their treasures, when they fled
from the Spaniards in the time Of
Cortez. They formed a company
down there last year which was dig
ging for buried treasure.
"To get there required weeks
hard travel from Cuzeo, the ancient
capital of the Incan empire. Most of
the time we we're hanging on to the
side Of mountain almost by our eye
lids. We had to descend into val
ley 5000 feet deep, across an other
wise impossible river by a suspen-
sion bridge made Of four telegraph
wires, wade through jungle for six
teen miles, and then climb up 5000
feet. Choqquequirau lies at an ele-
walton Of about $4,000 feet.
II believe that the place was a
fort built by the Incas to protect
themselves against attacks of the
Amazonian Indians. I found traces
of fortifcations, made measurements,
opened two graves, and found many
interesting relics. The buildings are
made not Of the finely wrought stone
Of the palaces in Cuzeo, but Of rough
ly hewn stone, cemented together,
and the interiors in some cases are
plastered. The houses are not unlike
in appearance to some of those Of
New England-a story and half
high with a. gable on one end.
"The old water works remain, and
several reservoirs are in good eondl-
ton. There are three separte groups
Of buildings besides the Notifications,
and on three sides Of the place are
steep precipices.' -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18
LONG LOST CITY IS EXPLORED
Digging For Incas' Treasure IN the
"Cradle of Cold
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
Details Of the first exploration OF
the lost "City of the Incas" by 9TH
ers than Peruvians we're brought to
New York by DR.. Hiram Bingham,
lecturer on Lat-Ameriean history at
Yale university. an authority on the
history of the South American CONT
nent. He arrived on the Prinz ALL
gust Wilhelm, of the Hamburg-Amer-
lean Lines Atlas service.
DR.. Bingham, in trip across South
American, completed only a few
weeks ago. was the first foreigner to
reach Choqquequirau. which until a
few months ago no man. according to
legend, had seen in 400 years. HIS
Journey occupied seven months. tie
travelled 1000 miles on mule back and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18
A Mistake.

Bob and Jim were two Jacks-of-all-
trades. and whenever possible worked
together. One summers morning
Sob came round to JIM: house at
the early hour of 8 o'clo:K and,
having manage? to wake jim, went
inside. "Now, tiier," he cried, 'Fhur-
ry up; there's a Dig fa tory chimney
wants pulling dowr ab1at Il nile
away from here, and got the tip
from the factory foreman that if we
could knock twenty feet off it before
the authorities were about it would
save the factory the expense Of a
scaffold, and it would mean 5 ID.
note apiece for you and me-"
"What-ho!' cried Jim. "Let's
CO."
Their destination reached, they
climbed to the top Of the chimney.
and soon masses of brick work we're
falling to earth. A man who lived
near was disturbed by the noise and
started to make a fuss.
"Here, Bob,'' cried Jim, ''you
climb down and quiet that fellow.
Keep him talking while I finish this
job up here.''
So Bob climbed down and engaged
the indignant man in conversation.
Suddenly Jim heard Bob calling to
him. and, looking down, saw his
friend gesticulating wildly and beck
oning to him to come down. So down
Jim came
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"f,et's 60 home, Jim, laundering
quick. We've been pulling down the
wrong chimney
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18
BLACK HAND AMONG TREES.
Americans Don't Know How to Trim
Limbs Should Study Italian
Ways.
st. Louis Republic.

OL. LOUIS hepuD1lc.
The Italians know a trick or two
in the trimming Of trees worth noting,
and that it is just possible that the
race that invented the wheelbaTow
and the triplescrew war shop and pro-
duced Columbus and Signor Marco
nj is worth a little casual attention
now and then, outside of matters con-
cerning the Mafa and the Bland
Hand.
When the common or garden varie-
tv of tree trimming American feels
the arboreal instinct inherited from
his simian ancestors stirring within
him. he is seized with wild yearnlng
to cut off main branches near the
trunk, leaving unsightly scars, and to
lop off other important ramifcatlons
a few feet from their point Of diver
eence, so that when he has wrought
his worst the tree resembles hearth
broom which has come through "a
long, cold winter in the hands Of a
careful housewife. He trims his
trees as he governs his cities; periods
of magnificent Indifference are pune
tuated by moments Of pernlclous ac-
tivity.
Not so with the Italian. He lives
with his trees. He does not perform
capital operations; the trimming OF
an Italian tree is like the cutting OF
a well-eroomed mans hair: it IS done
a little at a time, and not erected
into an annual festival. The Italian
except for the occasional removal OF
a branch too near the ground, cuts
the extreme ends Of the bou"hs Of his
trees. And he never allows a tree
to exceed the height and girth he or
ieinally determined upon for it.
You may ride for scores OF miles
through the plains Of Lombardy be-
tween rows of mulberry trees which
are kept perennially large enough! to
afford a certain supply Of leaves for
silk worms and small enough not to
shade too strongly the wheat or hemp
which grows between their rows, or
the two grapevines for which each
tree serves as trellis. You may walk
under live oaks in Rome whose lower
surfaces are level planes Of dense
foliage. You may climb the hills Of
Genoa and never see tree which
looks too large or two small for It's
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18
The Great Pyramid.

The cost Of the labor and materia
necessary to duplicate the great pyra-
mid of Gizeh at the present time
would amount to considerably more
than $5O,0OO,OOO, according to a pa
per read before the Society Of En-
gineers in New York city by 3. S
Wheeler. says the American Archl-
tect. The cost Of the material alone
is estimated at $46.000,000.
; This structure, one Of the wonders
of the world. is founded on solid rock
at a depth of about 12O feet below
the surface level and rises to height
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-05-18

place.
Might not it be worth while of our
American cities to put a few Italians
into the departments of forestry to
see whether a sweet reasonableness
in the care of trees might not displace
the major surgery of the present day ?
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
NORTH DAKOTA GAN
GROW GOOD CORN
NEARLY EVERY FARMER IN EAST.
ERN PART OF STATE HAS
PROMISING "PATcHr

Grand Forks, N. D., Adg. 19.-The
question of whether corn can be suc-
cessfully grown in North Dakota Is be-
ing answered In the affirmative this
year With large acreage and ideal
growing weather, the crop has reached
stage where 1t is now absolutely Ger
tain, barring extremely early frosts
that yield comparing favorable tn
that Of the so-called corn states VIII
be received.
Practically every farmer in the more
developed sections OF the state has
from ten to twenty acres of corn. One
or the notable corn growers of the
state Is J. d. Bacon. proprietor OF the
Lilac Hedge farm Of Grand Forks. Mr.
Bacon planted 100 acres OF corn this
year.
Those who are familiar with condi-
mons in Iowa, agree that the crop on
Lilac Hedge kill compare fayorablv
with the fields In that state. The cron
VIII mature and the yield will be as
good to the acre as In the old corn
growing states. Mr.. Bacon says:
There are several collateral con-
siderations in the adoption Of corn az
a standard crop in this part OF the
northwest. Some crop must be found
which can be used for cleaning foul
land. Corn meets this requirement ad-
mirably. Cultivation OF :. land upon
which corn has been grown this year
has cleaned out all noxious weeds and
the ground is In superb condition for
any crop that ay be planted upon il
next year.
1t Is believed by those competent to
Judge that IL the land is sown to wheat
next year the yield will be as heavy as
though IT had been sown to clover FOR
one or two years.
Another matter OF practical inter
est Is the profit that corn crop win
yield. Last year 100 head Of stock
wintered at the Lilac Hedge farm.
without having any food except corn
fodder, and the animals kept In good
condition throughout the entire win
ter. The fodder was not put in the
silos, but fed directly from shock. be-
ing hauled TO the barns as needed.
tsThe direct returns from last years
crop, which was also from a 1s0-acre
tract and from the same piece Of
ground that is sown to corn this year
were larger than from crop OF wheat
under one crop conditions. But even
liz the entire corn crop WAS q failure.
the enhanced condition OF the land
would be worth ais much as q crop OF
grain sown In the ordinary way
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
North Dakota State News
HAIL LOSSES BIG
in THE DAKOIAS
ST. PAUL INSURANCE MEN SAY
THEY WILL RUN GREATER
THAN FOR FIVE YEARS.

St Paul, Aug. 19,--Losses to crops In
North Dakota on account Of hail this
year, are said to be the largest in five
years However, according to Fred e.
Bigelow, president of the st. Paul Fire
and Marine Insurance Co, of this city,
which carries heavy risks on hail in
that state, the total loss will have little
effect on the price of wheat
"Hailstorms throughout the north
west have been more prevalent than
usual" said Mr.. Bigelow I'VE have
paid out considerable sum this year
for such losses"
Arthur w. Perry, secretary of the
company, estimated that the total
damage i'm North Dakota will amount
to about $1,0OO,00O, and that total of
about S500,000 has been paid out by
companies carrying such risks in that
state.
The losses have been spread
throughout the state" said Mr.. Perry,
"as we'll as In South Dakota. Only
few losses by hail have occurred in
Minnesota"
About five years ago the total loss
in North Dakota from hail was esti-
mated at a million and quarter BUSH
els,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
FARMERS UP AGAINST IT
Mckenzie County TiIlers Have a Very
Bountiful Crop, But Cannot
Market IL.

Schafer Record: The farmers. Of
Mckenzie county are face to face with
a great big problem which must be
solved and solved quickly. On their
successful solution of it, the immedi-
ate future prosperity Of the county
largely depends Just now they are
riding their reapers through the fields
OF golden grain and smiling broadly as
the sheaves heavy topped with the
kernels OF wheat and oats, come tunnb-
ling out onto the stuble. They expect
to smile even more gleefully when the
threshing days have come, and they
learn the astonishing results OF their
summers labor. The growing season
has been ideal. The rain has fallen In
just the right quantities at just the
right times. There have been no Sc
we're storms, and no hail has fallen
anywhere. In fact gentle. soil-soaking
rains, and an abundance of radiant
sunshine have made Mckenzie county
to bloom like a rose garden. For the
first time In its brief history a large
area OF Its rich soil has been turned
under by the plow and sown to crop,
The experiment has proved successful
beyond the widest dreams Of the
homesteaders. IA. A. Stesatter of
Banks, a grain expert and one of the
best authorities In the northwest on
such matters. conservative1y estimates
that $4,000 bushels OF wheat. $40, 900.
bushels OF fax. 100000 bushels OF oats
and 10000 bushels of barley, will be
the contribution which Mckenzie
county will make to swell the yield Of
the great producing region. 10000
acres have been planted to crop. which
fs three times the area planted In
1907 and double the acreage last year
He says the crop should be worth one
million and quarter dollars The
words should be worth" are used ad-
wisely. Two million bushels of grain
should net that amount to the McKen-
zie county farmers, but with no rail
road and no steamboat landing though
ciTcled BY three great rivers: with not
d road better than d prairie train IN an
area larger than the entire state Of
Connecticut. will the farmers get even
q fair per cent Of the million and d
quarter.
There u perhaps no other section of
the United States which Ii 10 against /.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
Phone DAY BEFORE
THE STATE BOARD
EXPECTED ABOVE CLASS OF BUS.
INEss WILL BE EoUALIZED
TODAY.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 1s.-Today
VIII probably be telephone day with
the board of equalization as II is
expected that the reports the board
has been waiting for will be on hand
and the members can finish up their
work.
There will undoubtedly be a raise
Of assessment Of one-eighth all along
the line, it being necessary to do this
in order to meet the appropriations
made b. the last legislature. The
raise will be in addition to any that
has been made by the board at the
Other meetings. The railroad with
the new raise will be assessed on the
valuation of $14,635 per mile on their
main lines and a corresponding raise
on all their other property held in
the state. 1t is expected that the
board will finish it's work by Friday
at the latest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
SENATORS HEAR
FARMERS STORY
SECRETARY 5ALLfNGER PROM
lsEs TO RELIEVE SUFFERERS
FROM HAIL WHERE
HE CAN.

Billings, Mont, Aug 19-The sen-
atorial committee on irrigation. ac-
conIpanied by Secretary OF the In
terror BaIlinger and Director Newell
Of the reclamation bureau held a
session at Huntley yesterday at which
committee Of settlers appeared and
made complaints, together with sug-
gestions for the Improvement OF the
service.
In answer to the plea OF the farm
ers whose crops were damaged or
ruined by the recent hail storm, Sec
retary Ballinger said that so far as
that law would let him, he would seek
to relieve the settlers.
Today The committee visited the
Shoshone project In northern Idaho.
and will return to Billings Wednes-
day evening and on the following day
will go TO Great Falls to inspect the
Sun River project.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-19
Alexander.

Alexander, N. D., Aug. Ito Th.
Forum: Harvest is we'll under way
here and everyone is satisfied with the
stand of grain.
Mrs. e. T. Partch arrived here from
Leeds Wednesday to visit her daughter
and mother.
A little son arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Warnke Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Cox spent the day with Mrs
Dunlava last Friday.
Mrs. w. S. Bell and children arrived
home after an extended visit in North
and South Dakota.
A baby girl arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Revoir last Friday
Mrs. Pierson and son left for Havre
Mont, last week after an extended
visit with DIR. and Mrs Barrett.
Cor. A.