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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1909-04-02
For Rent

A few large well ventilated newly
furnished cottage apartments for
light housekeeping. HOTEL Dixie.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1909-04-02
Country Produce Wanted

Fresh vegetables of all kinds and eggs
wanted at Hotel Dixie.
GREEN & GALE, Proprietors.
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01
Up-to-Date City Directory

F. A.. Mckinney arrived in La Jun
ia on No. 2 Tuesday evening. from
Los Angeles. Calf, and will be asso-
ciated with w. A. Jeffries in COM
piling the Forthcoming City Directory.
Mr.. Mckinney has been in the EN-.
ploy OF r. l.. Polk & Co.. directory
publishers for the past three years.
having, left the Los Angeles office
OF that company Sunday evening last
Previous to three years ago he was
in the employ of the Hoye Directory
Company. Of Kansas City. Mo.
Every home in the city and out
lying additions, from the humblest
cottage to the most palatial mansion
will be visited and in each place
names OF the members of the lam
lily. relatives. dodgers and boarders.
servants. persons residing upstairs or
down, or in the rear. or OF Others
who, though absent. may mako their
home about the premises. But such
h'ooo WouAa hot hCSVSsoAhs PiO'S
sufficiently full and accurate. for d.
rectory purposes. In addition to
the inquiries made at the homes.
every office. store and factory. or
other place OF business Is being 'is-
tied and again all persons enumerat-
ed there. Every pay roll and list Of
names are copied and here such per-
sons as dodgers and boarders who
were unknown or forgotten at dwell
ings. lodging houses and hotels. or
who sleep in offices or rooms in
business blocks, stores and factories.
are again enumerated.
Travelling men. railroad trainmen.
etc, who are habitually absent from
lodgings. can be enumerated in no
other way. and are generally over
looked by novices. Thus. in sddi-
ton to securing full list of names.
the facts such as correct spelling Of
names, the occupation and location
are all proven by being taken in du-
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01

plicate. This will be followed by a
compilation which absolutely prevents
the omission OF names of persons
who have both a residence and a
business location.
The work is being performed as
promptly and rapidly as 1t is exact
ly, and 1t is confidently believed
that the superior facilities used and
with the experience of the publish
ers covering period of over ten
years, will make directory for La
Junta and neighboring towns possess
Ing all the merits OF the largest and
the features of the largest city di-
rectories will he incorporated in the
work In addition to features espec-
tally adapted to this locality. and
cities Of the country. The work will
contain what is technically termed
miscellaneous information" such rs
the government of the city and coun-
Shpi 1NiilS tut VI hii VI
ficers. committees. institutions. asso-
Citations and organizations. Then will
follow in regular alphabetical order
the list of asylums. banks. cemeter-
les, churches. clubs, colleges and
schools, libraries. newspapers. post
offices, railroads, societies (miscellan-
eous and secreD, streets and ave
nues.
A classified business directory of
all persons doing business In the
towns represented will be found In
the last section of the work. This
classified business directory will be
appreciated both by the residents Of
La Junta. as well as by those who
look to this market for supplies.
Any one contemplating a change.
either in business or residence loca-
tion, place of employment or nature
of business are respectfully request
ed to notify the publishers by postal
In care Of the Tribune office.
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01
Gigantic irrigation Project.

Last Saturday preliminary maps OF
the Desert Ditch and Colt Reservoir
were filed in the office Of the coun'
ty clerk by w. A. Colt. Of Las AMI
mas. It is one Of the most gigantic
irrigation systems in Colorado.
Between 125,ooo and 10000 acres
in otero, Bent and Kiowa counties
win be reclaimed. and the estimated
cost Of the project will be about 81
500, 900. The plans have not been
completed NOR all surveys made. but
arrangements have been closed for
finances through Eastern capitalists
and 1t is expected that actual WORK
ON the system will begin early next
summer. Application Is to be made
to the state land board for purchase
Of 5000 acres under the ditch.
The system will derive its main
water supply from the overflow OF
the Arkansas river and has been
worked out scientifically to conserve
the waste waters. It is intended TO
run the water from the river through
= ditch seventeen miles long into
Nersdith lake, known - the TWIN
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01

Lakes and Reservoir NO. y, ana tIOm
there down the Arkansas Valley for
sixty-seven miles, where 1t will end
In a small creek which flows back
into the river. Although Lake Mere
dith is owned by the Twin Lakes
Company, the promoters intend to
enlarge It to an enormous capacity,
which will give the Twin Lakes Com
pany it's usual supply Of water and
allow the storage Of mammoth body
Of water to be used in the bitches.
The intake ditch Of the system will
be located ON the Arkansas in Pueb-
10 county. The water will be run in
to Lake Meredith near Sugar City and
from there follows the Missouri Pa
cific tracks. In addition to making
Lake Meredith one Of the largest
used for irrigation purposes. the pro-
moters of the new scheme expect to
build . number Of smaller storage
reservoirs along the line Of the ditch
and gather water wherever possible.
The immensity Of the scheme II
shown in the fact that Lake Mere
dith will, when the plans have been
carried out, contain 265. 900 acre fset.
Of which the new company will claim
240, 600.
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01

Seed grown under dry conditions
has more vigor and vitality than
seed produced with an excess OF mois-
ture, and It is usually free from dod.
der and other noxious weeds, IL the
field has had any cultural care. There
Is a demand for dry land alfalfa seed
that far exceeds the supply.
In, establishing alfalfa for seed pro-
duction, under dry conditions, 1t is
recommended to SOW In rows eigh-
teen or twenty inches apart, with
two to three pounds of good seed
per acre. A thin, uniform stand is
absolutely necessary. even to Thin
ming. as in beet culture; but the
stand can usually be regulated by
the amount of seed sown.
1t has been found that plants twan-
ty inches apart will support each
other and not lodge or lay on the
ground, as In thicker or thinner
stands. With good stooling variety
like the Turkestan, plants six to
twelve inches apart in the row are
germinate, one pound per acre would
be ample, but it is difficult to sow a
small quantity uniformly in the row,
and for seed production 1t might pay
to space and thin the plants.
The row system is essential, as 1t
permits inter-tillage to eradicate
weeds, and to conserve the moisture.
and also allows deep cultivation to
absorb winter storms. affording an
opportunity to furrow out the rows
and to direct or divert any surface
water that may or may not be need
ed. 1t is the only system that will
allow the tillaee that Is so essen
tiai to all dry farming.
The four-row beet cultivator. with
It's wedding knives and other attach
ments, is an ideal WOOL for cultivating
the crop. A four-row drill adapted
to sowing alfalfa seed is needed to
complete the equipment. but the or
binary beet drill. with the addition of
an alfalfa or grass seeder attach
ment. can be modified to suit the
work.
The seed should be sown shallow,
not over an inch deep, and good re-
suits have been secured with the
common garden drill by marking out
the ground with the rows gauged IN
sets of four, to correspond to the
four-row cultivator.
Where there is an opportunity to
use irrigation or flood water. the Held
should be ditched in every other row.
and the burrows logged out with
a sled made Of short logs. to 10
inches in diameter. and from to
feet long. spaced to fit two burrows.
SO that the water may run through
as quickly as possible. for the alfalfa
crop for seed will need as little water
as can be applied. A short rush ~
water after sudden shower can be
delivered over considerable ground II
the field is properly ditched.
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01
Alfalfa in Dry Farming

In view of the fact that we are
soon to have an alfalfa meal factory
in the vicinity OF La Junta, an arti-
Gle entitled Alfalfa in Dry Farm
ing" by P. X Blinn. formerly Of
the experiment station at Rocky
Ford, which appeared in the last Is
sue of the Colorado Agricultural Bull
letin, will be of interest to prospect
i've alfalfa farmers in this section. 1t
Is as follows:
II farmer on the dry plains has
a well that will furnish Just. enough
water for fifty head OF stock. 1t would
be absurd for him to try to keep six
ty or seventy-five head on the same
supply Of water; and it is equally ri
diculous for him to attempt to crowd
plants in soil where the moisture is
limited.
Some plants may develop with less
moisture than others, but alfalfa Is
not one of these plants; on the other
hand, 1t is conceded by all western
farmers that an abundance of mois-
ture is the key to success in growing
alfalfa for hay.
When 1t Is we'll established, alfalfa
will endure long droughts and still
revive when water is applied: to that
extent, 1t is adapted to dry farming.
and its deep roofing tendency may
enable the crop to grow without ir-
rigation, II the roots can penetrate
to moist soil
There are many localities on the
plains where the run-off from heavy
showers could be collected and d.
verted by bitches upon soil suited to
alfalfa. Often In a draw" where
moisture from the surrounding
prairie is inclined to center. good en-
couragement for seeding to alfalfa Is
offered.
The number of plants to the acre
that can be maintained in the dry
farming district has not been de-
termined; but at Rocky Ford. Colo,
in 1908. an alfalfa nursery plat. with
out irrigation for eleven previous
months. produced at the rate of TWO
and three-fifths tons per acre me
first cutting; and then made a second
growth, equally as good. that vas
left for seed. The plat had been
seeded, in 1907. to Turkestan alfalfa,
and thinned to single plants twenty
inches apart each way. 1t received
one irrigation and was thoroughly
cultivated that year. The growth IN
1908 was made on the moisture that
was stored and conserved In the soil;
but such phenomenal yields can hard
ly be expected without irrigation In
the favored spots. before mentioned,
alfalfa can certainly be grown II once
established and properly managed.
The growing Of alfalfa seed offers
great opportunities to the farmer on
dry lands, because the fact has been
well demonstrated that alfalfa yields
seed best when the plant makes a
slow, dwarfed growth. when 1t really
lacks for moisture. but has enough 70
La Junta tribune., 1909-05-01
Lunbag0.

When muscular rheuma-
tism attacks the muscles in
the small of the back it is
called lumbago. 1t is usu-
ally quite severe and every
movement adds to the pain,
and especially when one at
tempts to straightenup. No
internal treatments requir-
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

bow still eluded them. Other adj
yenturers, nations and individuals,
followed in their wake and reaped
golden hayests. The explorer nigh.
die in obscufity if not on the scaSold
or in a prison cell.
In the nineteenth century the
discoyerer and explorer fared some
what better. When the lure of the
Arctic regions called brave men inn
peratively to endure untold hard
ships and su#erings in the cause Of
science governments were found will
ing to fit out expeditions. another
field Mungo Park, the traveller,
was succeeded by Livingstone, the
missionary, who in turn gave way to
Stanley, the Journalist. All three
were pathfnders in the African for
est; but to Stanley alone-the man
il touch with the pubEc-came fos-
tune as the reward of his labors, in
surng serenity and comfort in his
honored age.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
A WHOLE H'GLLION'
WAS THE NUMBER OF YELLOW JACKETS
THAT STUNG HOPEFUL URcHN.

How many units in a Z" gillions,,
A ragged urchin who said his name
was Prater Carp walked up to officer
Gilmore on Ninth street this morn
ing and exhibiting a pair of chubby
arms and no less chubby neither
limbs which were whelped and
swollen, declared ttat h had been
stung by a "gillion" yellow jackets.
And, indeed, it looked as if there
might be some truth in the urcbin's
assertion, forit seemed that a singer
had performed almost every inch Of
skin on the ehilds arms, legs and
face. When asked to give son. E def
mite demonstration as to what a
sillion'' might imply the boy took
pencil and paper and made some
thing like this: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Huntington Advertiser.
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A Good Feed For Hon.


A successful Kansas breeder has ex-
perimented with hogs In feeding varl.
Gus rations and thinks he has found q
feed that does the work just n little
more satisfactorily than anything else.
I'm feeding hogs" he says, u let
them run with the cattle. as usual.
But do not believe that hogs do Just
the best kind in following cattle and
getting nothing else but corn. They
need some variation from that and
will do better when they get some
other feed besides the corn they get
with the cattle in the feed lot.
In feeding recent carload Of hogs
that brought top prices gave them
Stop composed Of water. shorts. lin
seed meal and tankage. / make this
slop thin and salt 1t pretty freely. /
put in shorts to the same amount Of
weight as both the tankase and lin.
seed meal. 1t makes very fine feed
and one which hogs relish very much.
/ give It three times each day and find
the hogs ready for 1t each time. 1t
sort of sharpens up their appetites and
at the same time acts rs laxative.
keeping them in the best condition.
THE cost OF this feed il not very
much. so that In fattening this car
load OF hogs from the very start they
cost very little and represented large
profit in my spring feeding"
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1reIy Over ordInary one
FOR 1SSuxYD COLTS.

and a half inch steel tubing. allowing
the ends Of the tube TO project from
the ends several inches.
"As did not want to cut the rope
I had on hand for hanging this sling
from the ceiling. threw one end
over beam just above the colts
withers and showed each end through
the gas pipe and drew them up SO the
sling rested snuSly against the colts
chest. The ends Of the rope were
then thrown over a Joist above the
colts loins and drawn up so as to
bring the other end OF the sling
against the colts abdomen and then
fastened securely.
I'm few minutes the colt caught
on and was soon resting comfortably
in the sling"
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HER CBIcKSSCRATcHLESs.

Rising Sun, Nd, Aug, l5.-
After experimenting for two years
Mrs. William c. Riley has at last
succeeded in raising one-legged
chickens.
Several years ago rats ate leg
from each of several young chickens,
two of which survived, hen and a
rooster. From this pair there have
been Matched nest of one-legged
chickens, some with their left leg
missing and some with their right.
Mrs. Riley considers that her for
tune is made, for chickens that will
be unable to scratch, particularly in
neishbors gardens, will be in de-
mand, thus preventing many ex-
changes of cross words over back
fences.
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EARLY Maturitx In swin.

This Is an exceedingly desirable quail
ity in most animals. but is particular.
y so in hogs. II the spring pigs can
be made to grow rapidly. lay on the
right kind OF flesh and fat and be
marketed IN the fall, the profit is sure
to be considerable. Most Of the growth
and weight are put on while plenty of
pasture is available. This makes 1t
possible to secure gain at very low
figure. Breeds like Poland Chinas. Es-
sex. Thin Rind. Small Yorkshire. ETC..
seem to be quite desirable for early
maturity.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25


If there must be tumults and large
noises for the fitting expression of a
fac national enthusiasm, suggests
the Des MONIES Register and Leader,
it would be SO much more sensible
to entrust officially delegated experts
with the details of the hazardous
ceremony. We can always have the
noise and the fireworks, but the time
is coming when We willlearn to enjoy
the privilege of letting off justis-
able exploration in satisfying man
ner and yet without paying for it in
human life.
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AN EXPLORERS MISFORTUNE.

] have explored the Antartic con-
tinent, to have neared the South
Pole, and chen to be bankrupted by
the expenses of the adventure is the
hard fate of Lieutenant Shackelton.
Not to his countrymen in England,
but to America, does he look for the
reliefwhich ought to be forthcoming.
President Taft and Earl Gray, the
governor general of Canada, are
mentioned as heading the committee
which is to receive Lieutenant Shack
elton when he comes here to lecture
in the early spring. Meanwhile he
will publish book for which very
larse sale is to be anticipated. His
lecture fees and the profits from the
book must all go to liquidate debt
of $40, 900 remaining after the grants
of $50, 900 made by the governments
of Australia and New Zealand to-
ward the expenses of the expedi-
ton.
Lieutenant shackelton is said to
have made his preparations on the
strength of private support promised
by certain wealthy Americans. Fail
ure to redeem their promises is attri-
buted to the losses incurred in the
panics and depressions of the past
two years. If this be true, it is
most unfortunate; but there is prob
ably an element of exaggeration in
the statement. The British govern
ment is at last considering the question
of giving financial relief to Lieuten-
Shackelton, In loyal duty he made
the first announcement of his success
in Telegram to his king, Edward
VII; but it has seemed as if the Inn
perial government would ignore his
claims to grant of money.
Explorers in the olden days, the
pathfnders who led the march of
civilization, were lured by hopes Of
Ell Dorado or the Fountain of Youth.
In most instances their dreams were
disappointed; the end of the rain
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
SWAN CREEK MAN 1ElLsHsH STORY.

Andrew Jackson Kennedy, of
Swan Creek, was here Saturday at
tending the chautauqua and incident
ly called to see US. Mr.. Kennedy
has been fishing during the quiet
time on the farm and has had un-
usual luck. He used jugs as bols
and caught one channel cat that
weighed 40 lbs, another at ee lbs,
and two others of 16 lbs, each, be-
sides several smaller ones. The big
fish gave him quite race. When it
seized the bait the jug went down
and stayel down so long that Ken
nedy thought it had caught under a
log and went to the house after his
saff. During his absence it came to
the surface and was discovered by
another party of fisherman, OF Fisher,
Morris Mccauley and Dennis Haner,
racing back and forth across the river
and making Br'er Fox time. 1t
finally tired and the boys landed it
in their skiff. The fishermen say
that since the county went dry, 6s! :
ing with jugs is better than with the
regular tin hobs. The fish will seize
the bait, draw the jug under water
and actually attempt to extract the
cork. One of the fish was sucking
the cork when landed and several
corks were found in his stomach.
The water is very deep above Swan
Creek and the hole has long been
known as the feeding ground of big
cats.-Gallipolis Bulletin.
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CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
nc population Of Canada Is now

The population Of Canada Is now
about $500, 900.
The cities of Europe having the
lowest death rate are Stockholm,
christiania, Berlin and London.
Miss Alice N. Robertson, of Nus
kOgee, Okla, is the only woman in
the country at the head of a post
Office of the first class.
Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Bradley has
been il charge of the new legislative
headquarters which the sufragists
opened in Washington.
After living for more than two
months with broken neck Percy
Askham, aged 81, died in Scarborough
England hospital.
Formosa, with its population Of
5000, 900, is running the Philippines
neck and neck in the export ofsugar.
Each exported a Value of 81, 600, 900
in 1907,
The Igorrote provinces of the
Philippines have been combined and
will be managed by one governor
and sub-governors. Bontoc Will be
the capital.
Tn. Kans s-oklahoma oil fed
took the lead for production in 1907,
pushing California back to second
place. Illinois, formerly ninth in
the list of states, attained third place
for the first time.
The population of England and
Wales, enumerated at the end of
March, 1901, consisted ofse, scr ,s4s
persons. From that date until the
middle of 1907 the number of births
exceeded the number of deaths of
e,5eO,e44.
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A Popular praft.,.

The popularity Of prrcherons con.
dnueS to grow In this country. and
there is always good demand for
these great lrafterS. The breed takes
its name from the district OF La
Perche. In France. which is now the
chief draft horse breeding and han.
ding center In that country.
The modern Penrheron stands six.
teen hands high ind over. weighs
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

from LOO to 1900 pounds and is
white. gray or black In color. BE has
an Intelligent head. OF a type peculiar
to the breed: rather small ears and
eyes: short. strongly muscled neck:
strong, well laid shoulders and chest.
plump, rotund body. strong back,
heavy quarters and somewhat droop-
Ing Group. BE usually is low down
and blocky, on short. clean legs, de-
void Of feather, and has well shaped,
sound hoofs.
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Tho ereedino Sow.

The breeding sow should be selected
on account Of her fitness for her ma.
ternai duties. She should be long and
deep Of body ard have many teats.
She should have short legs well placed.
level back. tine head. ears and coat and
a good disposition.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

No great corporate crime can be
committed unless some acute lawyer
provides the forms of law to shelter
the corporate criminals, insists tie
New York World.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25

Mental void seems to be require
ment for jury service nowadays in
order that the juror may be in re-
ceptiye mood, thinks the Boston H =
aid. But what sort of verdicts can
be expected from mental machinery
that never worked or that is rusty
from disuse: :
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-08-25
SLING FOR COILS.
A Res. For Those Injured So That
They Cannot Lie Down.

sSJ Se'SS - SSWs
7 recently had ten-months-old
colt suffer a severe wire cut on Its
breast and forearrns so that Il could
not lie down. SO set about to devise
a sling TO ease the animal" says a
breeder. Il had none on hand. SO !
made one as follows:
For the cloth part / secured large
cottonseed meal sack wide enough to
support the entire undersurfaee Of
the colts body. The ends Of this sack
! stitched securely over ordinary one