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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10
HIGHWAY TO TOP
OF ROYAL GORGE
GREAT SCENIC ROAD TO BE CON.
sTRucTED IN FREMONT
COUNTY.
USING CONVICT LABOR
TO BE FURNISHED BY PENITEN.
TIARY WARDEN, UNDER THE
LEWIS LAW.

Canon City.-on petition of the
Canon City Merchants Association,
the county commissioners Thursday
adopted resolution authorizing the
construction of a public highway to
the top Of the Royal Gorge, to be
maintained at public expense. 1t will
be built with convict labor under the
provisions of the Lewis law, passed in
1906, and formal requisition will be
made upon the penitentiary warden
for the necessary men as soon as the
survey is made and engineering de-
tails settled.
Although the top of the Royal Gorge
affords one of the most rugged and
magnificent mountain scenes in Colo
RADIO. comparatively few people go
there. owing to the roughness of the
road, which in many places is little
better than a trail.
A committee of business men was
selected to secure rights of way and
arrange preliminaries for the under
taking. The proposed road will at no
point have a grade of more than six
per cent. Its construction will add in
terest and importance to the Colorado
Springs Canon City highway. now be-
ing built under legislative appropri-
alton.
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ALFALFA SPOILED BY RAINS
Does Not Mean That Damage Is irrev-
oeabie, for II Often Turns Out
to Be Pretty Good.

Some alfalfa hay has been spoiled
the present season by untimely rains.
but this does not mean that the dam
age is irrevocable for such hay often
turns ont to be pretty good article
after at. The late John G. Lilley Of
Colorado discovered nearly 40 years
ago that alfalfa. which was supposed
to have been spoiled by wet weather
until It was fang-burned as black as
Erebus was greedily eaten by the
stock, Just as II nothing had ever
happened to 1t. In one instance some
burnt alfalfa was hauled on and
thrown into a ditch in a pasture on
the Green Mountain ranch in Jefferson
county. The stock running in the pas
ture left the native grass to eat the al
falfa in the arroyo and 1t was all
cleaned up in this way. Burnt alfalfa
Is all right when fed on the home
ranch. but would not ANSWER at all II
sent to market or the mill.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10
GRASS MULCH IN ORCHARDS
New York Experiment Station Finds
cuitivatino or Dust Mulch Meth
cd to Be Preferable.

The New York Agricultural Expert
ment station has compared cultivat-
ing and grass mulching an orchard by
actual practice and found in favor Of
the cultivated or dust mulch method
and the difference in favor of the cul-
tivated plot was mainly attributed to
the better moisture content of the soil.
the sod using too large n proportion
of the water for the good Of the trees.
II would be interesting for U. p. He'd
rick. in charge. to carry the expert
ment on a little farther by watering
the sod orchard once or twice during
the dry season. or have both plots
irrigated alike.
Some OF the best apple growers on
the Pacific coast have done more or
less cropping principally with the
leguminous grasses. lately. but they
use more water in the irrigations than
when clean cultivation IL the prac-
tice. The station report did not indi.
cate the character of the grass and
sod. 1t makes a wide difference
whether timothy or vetch is grown.
and whether the mulch is two or four
inches deep. Moisture control In the
greatest object in crop production and
how to solve the problem of handling
the orchard soil most economically
with that in view is largely a local
question, depending on amount Of rain.
fall. natural moisture content of the
soil and convenience for irrigation.
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METHODS OF GROWING WHEAT
Like Everything Else There 10 Right
Right and Wrong Way-condi-
tions Requisite to Success.

There is a right way and wrong
way OF growing winter wheat. like
everything else. The conditions re-
quisite to success are rich land, we'll
prepared seed bed seeded by the use
of a drill to a hardy variety Of win
ter wheat, such as the Turkey Red
and its kindred varieties, at the
proper season. II any Of these con.
ditions are wanting. the crop will
be decreased proportionately. II the
land is not rich. a 30-bushel crop OF
winter wheat cannot be expected. to
say nothing of from 40 to IS bushels
which western growers often take on.
II the seed bed is not properly pre-
pared, whether the land 4, rich or
poor. the planter need not expect q
large crop Softer varieties OF winter
wheat are not adapted to this country.
II winter wheat is sown broadcast in
stead OF drilled 1t is more than likely
to fail, for while we have known good
crops to be grown from broadcast
seeding. it was only when the land
was rich. water was plentiful and the
season favorable.
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According to figures compiled yes
terday by Secretary of State James b..
Pearce. the receipts of his office for
last month. s22.14s.70. were nearly
double what they were for the same
month a year ago. The payment Of
flat taxes by several corporations &C
counts for part of the increase.
The farmers of Sunflower valley In
Las Animas county turned their at
tention to raising beans. This years
crop, which has Just been harvested
and is being threshed. will net them
about $4,000. This is the largest
bean crop ever harvested in the state.
Because Of the short life Of wooden
fumes, iron fumes are being in
stalled on the principal streets Of
Cripple Creek. The pipes are three
feet in diameter. made Of ingot iron.
and are of the same pattern as those
now being used by the government.
The new fumes will cost about $10.-
900.
The case of Ernest L. Powers. ac-
cused of fake foot racing and said to
have been working with the Maybury
gang. now under arrest at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, has been postponed by
Judge Whitford in the District Court
At Denver until December 9Th.
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IRRIGATION BONDS IN EAST
FAST conquering Eastern Financial
Markets Where Short Time Ago
Were Frowned Upon.

Financial leaders who have devote
their lives to development" enter
prises say that the success OF under
taking which requires heavy cap
italization" depends primarily upof
the progress made by its bonds upon
the money markets of the country.
Big business. they declare. is all
done with borrowed money and the
lender takes bond as surety. This.
they say, is particularly true OF all
western development schemes, which
are promoted principally by eastern
capital, when they are promoted
at all.
A well-known irrigation promoter
said the other day that 1t has been
less than five years since Wall street
looked with suspicion upon any man
with an irrigation bond who attempt
ed to dispose of 1t for real money to
the men who are daily dealing in all
classes of municipal. private and gov
eminent bonds that pay usually the
lowest rates of interest offered on Sc
cured investments. Until within the
past three years. he said, the people
of the east knew nothing of western
irrigation bonds and did not care to
learn anything about them.
Within the past two years condi-
lions have altered wonderfully in re-
spect to these bonds. The profession
al money lenders, instead of waiting
for the bonds to be brought to them,
and then refusing to talk about them.
have begun coming to the west In
search of high class irrigation secur-
tiles. The leading bond men OF the
east are beginning now to agree with
the bond men of the west that the
development" bonds of the western
country are high class securities that
are always marketable.
During the past summer one OF the
leading insurance companies OF the
east sent its president to the western
country to investigate irrigation Sc
curities with a view OF loaning money
on them. II is understood that the
president reported favorably and that
the insurance company is now of
fering to do what no similar company
| ever before offered to do, to make
loans on these securities.
Recently a large New York bond
house Of nearly half century's stand
ing sent one of its representatives out
to investigate irrigation bonds as an
investment. II is understood that this
man reported most favorably upon the
subject.
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we dare not harm, nor the dog she
carries in her arms. Your power over
our band is now ended, and you will
never see us again"
Then all the Winged Monkeys, with
much laughing and chattering and
noise. flew into the air and were soon
out of sight.
The Wicked Witch was both sur
prised and worried when she saw the
mark on Dorothy's forehead, for she
knew well that neither the Winged
Monkeys nor she, herself. dare hurt
the girl in any way. She looked down
at Dorothy's feet, and seeing the sill
yer shoes. began to tremble with fear.
for she knew that a powerful charm
belonged to them. AT first the Witch
was tempted to run away from Doro-
thy; but she happened to look into
the child's eyes and saw how simple
the soul behind them was. and that
the little girl did not know of the
wonderful power the silver shoes gave
her. So the Wicked Witch laughed to
herself. and thought: Il can still make
her my slave. for she does not know
how to use her power" Then she said
to Dorothy. harshly and severely:
Come with me; and see that you
mind everything tell you. for II you
do not l will make an end Of you. as
did of the Tin Woodman and the
Scarecrow."
Dorothy followed her through many
of the beautiful rooms in her castle
until they came to the kitchen, where
kettles and sweep the floor and keep
the fire fed with wood.
DOROTHY went to work meekly
with her mind made up to work as
hard as she could: for she was glad
the Wicked Witch had decided not to
kill her.
With Dorothy hard at work the
Witch thought she would go into the
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10
SYNOPSIS.

Dorothy lived In Kansas with Aunt EN-
and Uncle Henry. A cyclone m1ted their
amidst the excitement. A crash awakened
her The house had landed In county
Sf marvellous beauty nor Groups re ths nan 1 Of
Munchkins. The house had killed their
enemy. the wicked witch of East. Dor.
started for the Emerald City to find the
Wizard of OF. who. she was promlse a.
might find a way to send her BACK 70
giving him life. He was DESTROYS OF nc,
Quiring brains and started with her 70
s sod T his Sist TO get they met TN
man who longed for a heart. He aiso
Joined them. They came upon 1er cn,,rs
age. He decided to accompany them 10
the Wizard Of OF to get some; Inc scare irn-
paied upon his pole in the middle OF the
river The scarecrow was rescued by
friendly stork They ent edthv p'f raj
asleep. The scarecrow and tin woodman
rescued her and her dog from "a ne ns asaa tos
flowers The lion fell asleep and se oenS FOR
tine road Of yellow brick which led to the
Emerald City they met WILD eau AM and
cat The queen mouse became friendly
Size sent thousands OF her mice subjects
g draw the lion away from from the her pGp oPy
sleep. They started again on the Elmer
aid city road They came came to t.rme iene 81
painted green. IneTe Wtit
green. houses of green and people dressed
In green. 1t was the Land OF OF Ihey
met the guardian of the gates. He de-
scribed the power of the Wizard OF %.
All put on green spectacles as the bright,
ness and glory of Emerald City blinded
them. The wizard decided to receive one
Of the party each day. All were put IN
green rooms. Dorothy went to the throne
room. In a chair sparkling with emer-
aids she beheid an enormous head with.
biggest giant 81 am OF. the great and
terrible" said the head. OF told her that
when she killed the wicked witch OF the
Fast he would send her home. The scare
crow, admitted to the presence OF beau
tifuI lady. who said she was the wizard.
was promised brains when he killed the
witch. The woodman beheld terrible
beast with a. head Of rhinoceros and
five eyes The wizard promised him
heart IL he would shay the witch. The
lion saw a ball of fire and voice from
the object promised him courage IL he
slew the witch. The search commenced
The witch saw the party when IL entered
her domain and caused a pack Of wolves
10 attack II. The woodman killed the
wolves. She sent crows which the scare
crow scared and killed. Bees were dis.
patched next. but the woodman received
the BtingB,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

Denver. Am Antonito dispatch
Thursday night says: Nebraska and
Iowa people drew the cream of the
Toltec tract at the Carey act land
drawing. Several Denver men drew
land. but there were few lucky ones
down state. When the drawing was
completed 1t was estimated that from
one-third to one-half OF the $4,000 acres
had been disposed Of.
One OF the features OF tie drawing
was the location OF so acres by E. r.
Marshall Of Antonito. who got second
choice. The piece he selected Is three
miles from Antonito, fenced. has been
farmed. has two stacks Of alfalfa and
many improvements. The land had
been farmed by Fred Ortiz. a well-to-
dc land owner OF this place. and 1t
had been supposed that Ortiz held q
patent to 1t.
The first number drawn was 1888. by
J. Doran Of George. Iowa. He was
neither here nor represented by an
attorney. and his chance had to be
passed. II he arrives later he will
have to select from what remains. Sew
eral Nebraska and Iowa people are on
their way to the drawing failed to ar
rive in time and 1t Ii possible that he
Is in the party.
The first choice was given to the
next number drawn. 202. held by Guy
T Nash of Pueblo. He had registered
for 1G0 acres and selected a tract
about two miles southwest Of Antoni-
to w. II. Sauber Of Stayetown, Pa.
drew third. getting 160 acres of choice
land.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10
I be harder than ever to set back d

be harder than ever to get back q
Kansas and Aunt EN- again. Some
times she would cry bitterly for hours.
with Toto sitting at her feet and look
ing into her face, whining dismally to
show how sorry he was for his little
mistress. Toto did not really care
whether he was in Kansas or the
Land of Or SO long as Dorothy was
with him: but he knew the little girl
was unhappy, and that made him un-
happy. too.
Now the Wicked Witch had great
longing to have for her own the sill
yer shoes which the girl always wore.
Her Bees and her Crows and her
Wolves were lying in heaps and dry
ing up, and she had used up all the
power of the Golden Cap: but If she
could only get hold of the silver shoes
they would give her more power than
all the other things she had lost. She
watched Dorothy carefully. to see If
she ever took off her shoes. thinking
she might steal them. But the child
was so proud of her pretty shoes that
she never took them off except at
night and when she took her bath.
The Witch was too much afraid of the
dark to dare go in Dorothy's room. at
night to take the shoes. and her dread
/ of water was greater than her fear
of the dark, so she never came near
when Dorothy was bathing. Indeed.
the old Witch never touched water.
nor ever let water touch her in any
way.
But the wicked creature was very
cunning. and she finally thought OF
trick that would give her what she
wanted. She placed a bar of iron in
the middle OF the kitchen floor. and
then by her magic arts made the iron
invisible to human eyes. So that when
Dorothy walked across the floor she
stumbled over the bar. not being able
to see it. and fell at full length. She
was not much hurt. but in her fall one
OF the silver shoes came OF. and be-
fore she could reach 1t the Witch had
snatched 1t away and put it on her
own skinny foot.
The wicked woman was greatly
pleased with the success of her trick.
for as long as she had one of the
shoes she owned half the power of
their charm. and Dorothy could not
use 1t against her. even had she known
| how to do SO.
The little girl. seeing she had lost
one of her pretty shoes. grew angry.
and said to the Witch:
"Give me back my shoe!"
81 will not" retorted the Witch.
for It is now my shoe. and not yours"
you are a wicked creature!" cried
| norothy "You have no right to take
my shoe from me-"
Il shall keep it. Just the same" said
the Witch. laughing at her. 'and some
day l shall get the other one from
you. too"
This made Dorothy so very angry
| that she picked up the bucket OF water
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10
Farmers Making Money.

Denver.-The Boulder correspondent
OF The Republican says: That bank
ing, manufacturing and mining are
not the only profitable industries in
Colorado is evidenced by the returns
Boulder county farmers are receiving
for their crops this year. At the al
falfa meal factory. they are receiving
IS per ton for hay hauled from the
stack, and as many fields this year
yielded over seven tons per acre. this
gives $50 to $50 per acre for a crop
that cost less than IS per acre to har-
vest.
The wheat yield in many instances
exceeded fifty bushels per acre. and
Henry Dodd has sold the crop Of a lit
tie less than twenty acres for the last
three years on an average OF $500 an
nually.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10
Riaht Of Way to Denver.

Greeley.-By the deposit of $4,000
in court by the Denver. Laramie &
Northwestern railway Thursday to pro
tect owners of land in the southeast
ern part of the city. the road now has
a clear right of way from Denver into
and through Greeley. Grading has
been completed five miles west OF
Greeley, into Milliken and contract
has been let by Ex-Governor Orman for
grading from a camp three miles west
of Evans into Greeley. which will COM
piete the line from Denver to Greeley.
Steel rails have arrived and work
of laying them began Thursday north
of Fort Lupton with an increased
force.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

courtyard and harness the Cowardly
Lion like horse: 1t would amuse her.
she was sure, to make him draw her
chariot whenever she wished to go to
drive. But as she opened the gate the
Lion gave a loud roar and bounded at
her SO fiercely that the Witch was
afraid, and ran out and shut the gate
again.
IF / cannot harness you" said the
Witch to the Lion. speaking through
the bars of the gate, 81 can starve you.
You shall have nothing to eat until
you do as / wish"
So after that she took no food to the
imprisoned Lion; but every day she
came to the gate at noon and asked:
Are you ready to be harnessed like
horse?"
And the Lion would answer:
mo. II you come in this yard will
bite you"
The reason the Lion did not have
to do as the Witch wished was that
every night. while the woman was
asleep, Dorothy carried him food from
the cupboard. After he had eaten he
would lie down on his bed of straw,
and Dorothy would lie beside him and
put her head on his soft, shaggy name,
while they talked of their troubles and
tried to plan some way to escape. But
! they could find no way to get out OF
the castle, for 1t was constantly
guarded by the yellow Wrinkles. who
were the slaves of the Wicked Witch
and too afraid of her not to do as she
told them.
The girl had to work hard during
the day, and often the Witch threat
ened to beat her with the same old
umbrella she always carried in her
hand. But, in truth. she did not dare
to strike Dorothy. because Of the mark
upon her forehead. The child did not
know this, and was full of fear fol-
herself and Toto. Once the Witch
struck Toto a blow with her umbrella
and the brave little dog fiew at her
and bit her leg. in return. The Witch
did not bleed where she was bitten
for she was SO wicked that the blood
In her had dried up many years be
fore.
Dorothy's life became very sad q
she grew to understand that It would
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

lleve would not be living today" says
Mrs. Hinson. my eyesight was poor.
I suffered with nervous. splitting head
aches, spots would dance before my
eyes and at times I would be SO dizzy
I would have to grasp something for
support. My back was SO weak and
painful could hardly bend over to but
ton my shoes and could not get around
without suffering severely. Doan's Kid
ney Pills helped me from the first, and
continued until practically well
again."
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster.
Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

that stood near and dashed II over the
Witch. wetting her from head to foot.
Instantly the wicked woman gave a
loud cry OF fear: and then. as Dorothy
looked at her in wonder. the Witch
began to shrink and fall away.
See what you have donei" she
screamed. I'm a minute l shall melt
away"
I'm very sorry, indeed" said Doro-
thy, who was truly frightened to see
the Witch actually melting away like
brown sugar before her very eyes.
Didn't you know water would be
the end OF me?" asked the Witch. In
a wailing. despairing voice.
"Of course not" answered Dorothy:
how should IL"
We'll, In a few minutes I shall be
all melted, and you will have the cas-
tie to yourself have been wicked In
my day. but / never thought a little
girl like you would ever be able to
melt me and end my wicked deeds.
Look out-here I go!"
With these words the Witch fell
down In a brown, melted, shapeless
mass and began to spread over the
clean boards of the kitchen floor. See
ing that she had really melted away to
nothing. Dorothy drew another bucket
of water and threw 1t over the mass.
She then swept 1t all out the door.
After picking out the silver shoe.
which was all that was left of the old
woman, she cleaned and dried 1t with
a cloth. and put 1t on her foot again.
Then. being at last free to do as she
chose. she ran out to the courtyard
to tell the Lion that the Wicked Witch
OF the West had come to an end. and
that they were no longer prisoners In
a strange land.
CTo BE CONTINUED.)
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Lost in Antiquity.

A little fellow who had Just felt the
hard side of the slipper turned to
his mother for consolation.
Mother" he asked. did grandpa
thrash father when he was little
boy?"
YES" answered his mother, i'm
pressively.
And did his father thrash him
when he was little?"
yes"
"And did his father thrash him?"
yes"
A pause.
well. who started this thing. any
ay?"-Cassells Saturday journal.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

1t is a very good plan to disk the
ground previous to blowing. II plowed
at once the loose surface is in better
condition to more readily connect and
reunite with the subsoil when the fur
row is inverted. II the blowing is de-
layed, the ground will remain in good
condition for blowing for much long
err period during dry weather than
that which has received no cultiva-
ton. It may often be advisable to
practice early disking rather than
early blowing when both cannot be
accomplished.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

He has grandiose views. you sayf
Dreams of future power and great
ness and wealth soon to be acquiredf
Walks with his head in the clouds and
looks as II he considered the world his
oyster?"
Those are the symptoms"
Then he must be threatened with
softening Of the brain"
Nothing Of the kind. He's . real
estate agent"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

A remarkable farm is located in
Alaska, on a small tributary of the
Tanana river. only lbs miles south OF
the arctic circle. The owner. J. II.
Parshner, while prospecting for gold
discovered a warm spring whose wa
tiers he distributes over his land by
the irrigation process. He raises tire
mendous crops of all kinds OF vege
tables. which md ready sale at bis
prices.
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that constant feeling
Of dullness and tired
ness. will find hope
in the advice of Mrs.
Mary Hinson Of FL
Strother ST., Mt.
Sterling, Ky. Had
/ not used Doan's
Kidney Pills. I be.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-11-10

Miss Lillian Russell. who looks
younger than her daughter. was talk
Ing about age ut dinner In New
York. Miss Russell, who is always
witty. ended with this mot:
1T is a sure sign of age In wom-
an when she begins to get out OF her
motor car backwards"