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The Washington times., 1909-08-28
WILL ASK COUNCIL
TO PAVE STREETS
Alexandria Property Owners
Agree to Pay Their
Share Of Work.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA AT-GT-sv ~

Owners Of property in Prince street.
between King and ST. Asaph. viii pc
tition city council at its next meeting
that the streets bounding their realty
be paved with vitrihed brick. The citi-
zens have agreed TO pay their share Of
the cost and council is expected 20 ac-
coed TO their requests.
II Is expected that the work Of laying
brick from King street extended 20 the
Union Station will be begun within the
next few weeks. all the parties TO the
work having. IT. is understood. agreed
10 pay their proportion.
A o~oroner's jury. composed Of Robert
W Clius, Park 9. Timberman. Moses
Morris, VI. T.. DWyer. r. WarheId. jr..
n William s. SchOeni. met at De-
names funeral rooms this morning at
10 o'clock, and viewed the body OF the
colored woman. Melissa Piper. who
was drowned Z when she fell of the
scow Lilly Of the West" yesterday
morning. The inquest was adjourned
20 the call OF the coroner. as the wit
nesses in the case nave left Alexandria
on the scow.
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Chandler. mother
OF Warden William Chandler. jailor Of
NAAa1 az So 81 AAE NNNaAE VA AEN SUI
at Cherrydale. Va. this morning.
The body Of John G.. Wiley. VIII was
killed at L~andover, n. J., was brought
70 this city this morning and taken to
his home. III Prince street.
The business men yesterday defeated
The employees of the Robert Portner
Brewing Company IN a game OF ball
played on the grounds IN north Alfred
street by the score Of II % &. The UNI
pire was Harry b. Cation.
The members OF Alexandria, washing
ton, and Andrew Jackson Lodge Of Ma
sons viii play baseball next Tuesday
afternoon
The members OF the Reliance Fire
Company have returned home from
Hampton, where they have been attend
ing the convention Of the State Fire
mems Association. Delegations from
the two other fire companies have also
returned.
The Washington times., 1909-08-28
RECORD WHEAT YIELD.

WINNIPEG. Aug. 2S.-The Manitoba
Grain Growers Association estimates
the wheat Weld of Western Canada at
1O7. 10000 bushels.
The Washington times., 1909-08-28
NEW YORK COTTON
WAS VERY STEADY

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s-Cotton was
very dull, very steady, and four or FIVE
points higher all around.
The Washington times., 1909-08-28
HERB SPECIALIST.

MANUFACTURERS Of Herb Remedies which
are guaranteed 10 cure or relieve any and
all ailments. Mems complaints a speciality.
n. A LOUIS q SONS, lis 7th ST. \. NJ.
ael9-tf
The Washington times., 1909-08-28

The body Of John G. Wiley. who was
killed at LandOver, y. J., was brought
70 this city this morning and taken "a
his home. III Prince street.
The Washington times., 1909-08-28
SHORTS RALLY THE LIST ON COVER
ING, BUT NET LOSSES WERE
GENERALLY SHOWN.
TODAY'S SALES ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs q
Co., bankers and brokers. Hibbs Building.
members New York Stock Exchange. Wash
ington Stock Exchange, and Chicago Board
OF tradel
The Washington times., 1909-08-28
MEDICAL
l4,

Washington's Oldest Specialist.
S8 years practice treating Nervous
and CHRONIC L.5easSss also stomach.
lungs. asthma, catarrh. appendicitis. liver
heart, kidneys, bladder. structure, DISCHARGES
general debility, and special weakness: blood
and skin diseases, Special and private ALL
ments OF both sexes cured quickly. Consul
,auon free / ours 10 TO 1 and 70 $50 SIn-
day, $50 10 1880 Chandler Building Ele-
vator and phone. au2O-tf
The Washington times., 1909-08-28
Advance Purchases.
Steel Strong.

The support I'm Steel common vas
such as 70 be noticeable. II broke H.
and then the bears and shorts trying
10 y couldn't FIJI their orders with
out advancing values, and Il actually
closed with the only n%oticear lie gain in
the list.
Money is plentiful. Anything reason
ably safe is attractive I'm the wav of
loans. Kite flying rs not being en-
couraScd. and any attempt to float IA
perhaps or a maYbe IS froMned down On
The Washington times., 1909-08-28

The business men yesterday defeated
the employees Of the Robert Portner
Brewing Company IN a game OF ball
played on the grounds IN north Alfred
street by the score Of II 20 &. The UNI
pire was Harry B. Cation.
The Washington times., 1909-08-28

Mrs Elizabeth D. Chandler. mother
OF Warden William Chandler. jailor Of
this city, died at the home Of her son
az C~herrydale. Va, this morning.
The Washington times., 1909-08-28

The members OF Alexandria, washing
ton, and Andrew Jackson Lodge Of Ma
sons viii play baseball next Tuesday
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1909-08-28
TABLE OF INCREASES
IN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS

Receipts fiscal year ending
The Washington times., 1909-08-28

Calves. per ID. e5tasc; lambs, Ga
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

and will do better if they can see their
neighbors.
The floors of the COW stable, the
milk room, feed room, and silo are of
cement, the gutter being formed in the
floor and having a four-inch drain at
the rear leading to the manure pit
The stalls are made to fit both long
and short cows. The first stall in
front is four feet wide and five feet
long. The rear stall is three feet six
inches wide and four feet eight inches
long. The stalls then slope from
front to the rear, each stall being
slightly shorter. Stalls are now con-
structed in so many different ways
that it is hardly worth while to men,
ton them, every cow man having his
own views of the matter. However,
it is wise to so build them that the
stall may be easily cleaned and
washed. This construction will COM
ply with all sanitary requirements of
inspectors. The floor of the horse
stable may be of cement or clay.
The location, the local supply of
materials, etc., will of course govern to
certain extent the material enter
ing the construction of any building,
and, in fact, all buildings. The barn
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
PASSING OF COWBOY

possibility have been brought to Sey-
far short of true reunion as a swal-
low is from composing a summer, it
was reluctantly decided to have no
conclave, and this means likely that
the old picturesque institution has
passed for all time.
Seymour, now the center of culti-
waited and agricultural section, was a
dozen years ago given over to gra-
zing. In 1897 it was the scene of
the largest gathering of cowboys ever
seen in this country.
The men from ranches in Texas, In.
dian Territory and Oklahoma rode to
the gathering and more than 10000
cowboys and 500 Indians rallied to
the camp, and pitched their tents in
Seymour. The influx of the settlers
to the Panhandle and the ranch terri
tory Of western Texas had at that
time just begun, and the advance OF
the farmer, who was destined to take
the soil from the cattle grazer, was
yet in the future.
On the second night of the reunion
Seymour saw the remarkable spec.
tacle of 10000 cowboys riding back
into town, at breakneck speed, each
man with his six-shooter out, and FIR
ing into the air.
The bombardment lasted for more
than an hour, and the splitting of the
flashes and the defamation of the shots
made a most thrilling effect
So great a success was the whole
affair that it was resolved to make it
an annual event land it looked as
though the spirit of the western life
had been saved by getting the COM
rades together once more.
Real estate operators found that a
lot of the land used for grazing could
under proper conditions be turned in
to the most fertile farm land and
yield a far greater profit.
The life of Texas underwent a
change The farmer began to take
the place of the cattleman, and even
where the latter managed to main
tain his way, he began to apply new
methods to the care of his herds.
The autmobile began to be seen in
the west. At first the cowboy laughed.
What could the motor car do to push
him out of his calling. 1t couldn't
tame broncho. 1t couldn't shoot.
and certainly was unable to throw q
lariat
But the auto got over the road fast
II could make round of the ranch at
far greater sueed And n wasn't HE
horse 1t never tired out, and an
automobile Of fair size could take
around four men who could do the
work Of dozen under the primitive
conditions Of the west.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Barn for Mixed Farming.

The farmer who can so adjust his
work that he may dispense with the
help of one man is lucky indeed, but
many farmer has done so by simply
changing his system of feeding and
caring for the stock; also by so dis
posing of the grain and hay that in
stead of hauling many tons of it to
market it is fed on the farm, and the
beef, pork, butter, cheese, ETC., sold.
This allows the farmer to restore to
the ground at least part of the fer
tility in the shape of manure.
The barn plan shown herewith in
the two illustrations, the ground plan
and the perspective view, is so ar
ranged that one man may feed and
care for the stock in a short time AS
shown on the floor plan, the barn will
accommodate IA cows, IL horses, has
box stalls for both the COWS and
horses, also large calf pen. The in
stallation OF manure carriers and hay
fork is very easy, and these will soon
pay for themselves in the labor saved
A feature of the barn not to be over
looked is the arrangement of the feed
room and silo. The four-foot chute ex-
tends the entire length of the silo, and
has small windows for light, a tight
door below separating same from the
feed room to keep out dust and odors
The silage is dropped down this chute,
and from there shoveled to the mixing
boxes-one for the cows and one for
the horses. There are two bins in the
feed room and two more may be
located on the floor above and con-
nected by small spouts for drawing
off the grain. These spouts may be
located directly over the mixing boxes.
All hay is supposed to be fed from
above, one hay chute being provided
for each two stalls.
The milk room being located as it
is, the milk may be taken to it at once
In this room should be located the
separator, also plenty of clean water;
If possible running water should be
provided. The shop is a very neces-
sary room, and it will save many small
repair bills. In it may be stored the
nails, bolts, etc. In the horse barn
the harness room is located in the
center, which makes it handy to all
parts Of the same. The two box stalls
provide room for both male animals as
we'll as sick and ailing ones.
The hay bay is supposed to be open
clear to the roof. However, some
farmers may wish to arrange this
space different. The partition separ-
ating the cows from the center Sec
ton is boarded or plastered up tight.
excepting the calf pen, to separate the
cows from any odors. dust or dirt from
the other animals. The box stalls.
however. in both the COW aAd horse
barn are so constructed that the in
mates may have a good view of the
other animals. They like company,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
ONCE A LIFE SAVER.
Secretary Dickinson Rescued an
Aged Man from River.
Rugged by Mr.. Taft, but When All
Detroit Wanted to Make a Hero
of Him, Chief of War Depart
ment Ran Away.

Cincinnati. O.-There is an incident
In the life of j. nj. Dickinson. secre-
tary of war. which his innate modesty
will not permit him to discuss
1t happened some IL or Is years
ago. the year the American Bar asso-
citation met at Detroit. The business
session had come to a close, and that
evening the party went up the Detroit
river in yachts for an excursion. They
were late, returning. 1t was pitch
dark
One OF the members of the party
was James ]. Joy, then about 80 years
old. one of the prominent and distin-
guished men of Detroit, and otherwise
identified with the best commercial.
social and political interests of his
state. He died some years ago.
Mr.: Joy started to leave the boat
by the gangplank. The darkness de-
ceived him and what he supposed was
the wharf was one of the shadows
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Many Foreigners in chicago's
Ghetto Raise Their Poultry.
Many Recent immigrants Turn Their
Attention to This Means of In
creasing Their Slender In
comes and Providing Food.

Chicago slums as great, big chick
en- farms! This has not yet come to
pass, but it will If the raising of
spring chickens" which is now car
ried on in many of the bystreets and
alleys of Chicago's Europe keeps up
its present pace.
On the outskirts of the Ghetto, in
the Polish districts on the northwest
side. back of the yards, in short.
the lowest scale of industry live, thou
sands of chickens are being raised.
Many family in these districts may
live in two basement rooms only-it
may have no room for it's children to
play in, but it has little bit of space,
a two-by-four coop, wherein chickens
are kept.
Some of these coops are a sort of
subdivision of the wood and coal shed
which each tenant usually gets Where
no woodshed is allotted to the tenant
big dry goods box is rapidly turned
into chicken coop. And If there is
not even space for the dry goods box,
a small barrel affords a comfortable
home for two or three of the fowls.
Those who are more fortunate in
their woodshed space keep not two or
three but dozen or more chickens
and about as many pigeons.
The raising of chickens with some
of the immigrants is a business mat
ter. They think they can raise them
much more cheaply than they can buy
them from the butcher. The eggs
which the chickens lay are sold at a
premium in the neighborhood to in.
valids or convalescents. The woman
who has fresh eggs for sale soon be-
comes known in the neighborhood and
not only makes a little money this
way but she gains a sort of prestige.
She is considered sort of half doc
tor, for she knows of all kinds of ILL
nesses and remedy for each of them,
Others raise chickens not because
they are after profits, but because
they cannot endure to waste things.
Thus many peasant immigrants in
Chicago who were accustomed to the
strictest economy in the old country
consider the garbage man and the
garbage pail a sort of symbol of
American extravaganza. They cannot
think of throwing away crumbs of
bread. So they raise chickens and
feed them on these crumbs.
But back Of these petty commercial
reasons for raising chickens there is
still another-a sentimental, sympa.
thetic reason. 1t is the pitiable at.
tempt at having a touch of country
life, the life which these people have
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
OLDEST SOLDIER IN SERVICE
Maj. Gen. Rucker Has Worn Uniform
Longest Of Any Officer in
the Army.

Washington.-Maj. Gen Daniel H.
Rucker. U. s. A, retired, who has just
celebrated his ninety-seventh birth
day. is the eldest soldier in the serv-
ice, and has worn the uniform longer
thanany other officer who has fol-
lowed the flag of the United States. 1t
is hardly probable that the records Of
the world will disclose the name of
another officer whose span of service
has been equal to that of this Ameri-
can veteran. He lives in Washington
with his daughter. Mrs. Philip H.
Sheridan.
This veteran Of the United States
army, still strong in mind and in
spirit, was appointed lieutenant in
the army from the state of Michigan
by President Andrew Jackson u years
ago, and in the army he has been un-
interruptedly ever since.
Gen. Rucker was born before the
war Of 1872 with Great Britain. He
was Is years old when Black Hawk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
CHICKENS IN SLUMS

led prior to their coming to Chicago
in the heart of their crowded quarters
Some of these immigrants, especially
the older ones, like the grandmothers
of the family, cannot reconcile them
selves to American surroundings and
city life. The grandmother dreams Of
the country and the life ION the land"
which she led in her youth. And the
sight of a few chickens affords an exf
cellent background for her dream lifei
Many of the old women here" said
an Americanized foreigner in the
neighborhood of Canal and De Koven
streets, where many of the Slav resi-
dents make all kinds of efforts to raise
chickens, ARE never so happy as
when they feed their chickens or busy
themselves with protecting them from
the rain or snow. Their minds are
never so active, their imaginations
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

cast athwart the water. He stepped
from the boat out into space. There
was a splash. muffled cry, then
silence.
Dickinson was directly behind Joy.
He did not hesitate an instant. There
was no time to pull off a coat or kick
of shoes. 1t was a case of instant
action or no action whatever. An ex.
pert swimmer, Dickinson required no
preparation. He plunged into the
darkness and the waters below to
save life if to save it were possible.
For moment the waters closed
over him. then he came to the sur
face. treading water, and looking
about. Within few seconds he spied
Joy who was supported by the great
coat he wore. ballooning about him.
The octogenarian was growing feeble,
and help came just in time. Dick
inson seized the cape of the coat that
enveloped Joy and held him above
water.
The great danger that threatened
now was that he might be crushed
between the wharf and the boat. In
the meantime the excitement of the
situation had communicated itself to
the other members of the party, and
the engineer was warned in the nick
of time.
Dickinson's son, then a boy, now a
man engaged In business in Seattle.
was the first to render practical as
sistance. He caught up q coil or
rope and threw one end over. His
father grasped 1t, the boats search
light having been turned on to aid
him in his work of rescue, and gave it
to Joy. who was yet able to cling to
it and help in some slight measure
those who then pulled him out of the
water.
Dickinson kept himself above water
until Joy had been rescued and his
own turn came. Then, his wet clothes
sticking to him and the water run.
ming from them. he. too. was pulled
aboard. He was hurried into cabin
The first man to enter it was Will
liam Howard Taft, one of the mem.
bers Of the bar association. He didn't
care how wet Dickinson was. He lust
threw both arms around him and
Rugged him In the exurberance of his
JOY and admiration.
That was splendid thing you did
tonight, old man." he shouted.
The next day everybody made a
hero Of Dickinson. But Dickinson
couldn't stand it. 1t was entirely too
much for him. He just, took a train
and sneaked away.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

never so vivid as then. They live en-
tirely in their memories, and it is then
that you can most easily get them to
talk about their past and the simple
and poor but quiet and contented life
that they led on the plains of Lithuania
or on the shores of the Niemen.
And when you stop to think about
it you can hardly blame them for this
weakness. Chickens have been and
are part of every peasant household
in Europe. A peasant may be too poor
to own a COW or a pig, but he always
has dozen or so chickens. Many of
the immigrants here went to bed with
the chickens and got up with the first
Growing of the ROSTERS, as they still
do in most of the peasant villages in
the old world. The rooster, too, served
the peasants for centuries to mark the
time of the day or night long before
they ever saw or heard of such
thing as a clock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

Tor many years an annual event in
Texas.
This used to be held at Seymour.
Texas. 1t was an event to which the
whole southwest looked forward, and
cowboys from half a dozen states
made long trips in the saddle in or
der to be on hand for this reunion.
1t had been planned to hold it as
usual this spring, but those who had
it in charge found so little interest
that they started an investigation to
find out what had become of all the
cowboys.
Their discoveries were depressing
from the standpoint of the small boy,
who in dime novels and pictures has
worshiped the deeds of the sharp
shooting. broncho busting, fearless
men of the plains.
So widely has the cowboy been scat
tered by changed conditions that, like
Othello. he could truthfully say that
his occupation Is gone. Not more than
q few hundred cowboys could by any
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

is one of the most difficult the people
have to contend with.
Water frequently has to be trans
ported long distances from the Rio
Grande. Where the country Is noun
famous and rough water carts cannot
be used, and the water Is carried in
water bags which fit over the back
OF horse. These bags are evenly
balanced on the back of the horse, and
carry from ten to twelve gallons when
filed. They are in general use among
the Mexicans Of the border. A slit
in each side of the bag near the top
affords place for pouring in and
emptying the water. The bags are
made of stout canvas. and the cloth
hts close around the tunnels, which
ut into the openings. These open
ings are closed by means of stop
pers. 1t is a common sight to see a
dozen or more of these water pack
horses in single train, vending their
way to or from the river In charge of
a Mexican driver.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

as shown is II feet to the caves and
SO feet to the peak; the silo is SO or
40 feet high.
The barn should of course have a
good foundation of stone, brick or
cement. On many farms it has been
the practice to build a small shed
here and there and the stock is scat
tered all over the farm. This causes
an unnecessary lot of labor to care
for them; also an unsightly appear
ance to the surroundings. In construct
ing barn of this sort it will not be
necessary to do all the work before
the same may be used, but a portion
of it may be left until time and per-
haps your purse will allow it to be
finished.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

Loved of all the nation as an insti-
tuition particularly American and wor-
SHIPPED by the small boy, the day of
the cowboy is passing.
The dashing swashbuckler, with his
leggings. his staggering sombrero, his
belt, revolvers and lariat will soon be
no more, he is vanishing from the
plains, victim of the coming of a
more modern way of doing things.
The knell of the cowboys passing
existence is sounded in the decision to
abandon the reunion of cowpunchers,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
Must Bear Mexican Stamps.

All notes or legal papers executed
in Mexico must bear revenue stamps,
and all papers executed in the United
States or other countries must bear
these stamps before legal action can
be commenced in Mexico. Notes made
ito order Of are not mercantile doc
uments, and are not indorsable, says
Daily Consular and Trade Reports.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16

of other little things that save time on
the busy farm of which he is a men,
Der.
The young farmer, although only
nine years DID, takes such an active
interest in the dairy herd kept on this
farm that he has become so skilled as
to have charge of the feeding of the
twenty or more head of calves and
young stock, that the owners only
deem it necessary to give them occa-
sional oversight l believe this is one
of the best ways to keep the boys in
terested and when the steers have
grown too big and old for them to han
die, if they are sold, the money should
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
viii Do Proper Honor to Fulton.

New York has raised SLOTS, 900 for
the Hudson-Fulton celebration which
begins September % next. and SIS. 900
of the amount will be devoted to aero
nautic features. The reproduction of
Fulton's little steamboat will have a
right setting with fast motor boats
and airships skimming around as II
moves upstream.