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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10

Haxtun, Colo, June THAT
corn can be successfully raised on
an almost nominal rainfall has been
demonstrated in Eastern Colorado
10y a number oi dry farmers IN this
vicinity. Among those who have
grown profitable crops by dry tarm
ing methods rs A. NJ. Axelson, OF
Haxtun, who has been farming in
the West Tor the last thirty years.
Mr.. Axelson, who settled on a
homestead ~ the western part oil
Philips county, Nebraska, in 1879,
when that part oi the country was
considered too tar west to raise
corn, gives the following account
oil his method oil raising corn, Tor
the Dry Farming Congress Bull
letln;
LISTER AND DRILL
The combined lister and drill
is used almost exclusively for
planting here. begin in the
spring as soon as possible to disc
the ground tor the double purpose
OF killing the weeds and preserving
the moisture; then list in the corn,
commencing about MAY I, cover.
ing about two. inches deep. am
careful not 10 plant too thick,
eighteen inches apart and one kerr
mel to the place IS sufficient.
NARROWING.
III the weather is dry after
planting, | use the harrow, going
lenethwise with the burrows until
TIT corn J. up and large enough to
use the two.row.d listed corn cul-
tIvator. This can b, used to w
over the corn two times. Harrow.
ing between each cultivation Is not
a bad idea. The harrow is one OF
the best farming tools there Is and
should be used any time II al be-
when the ground is not too wet.
Harrow after ram as SOON as crust
forms. Plow the corn last time
with common o%ultivator, the six
shovel ~cult,vator being preferred
leaving the ground level.
SEED SELECTION.
AS to seed selection. | have
used Early varieties, such as Pride
oil the North and other so-called
nlnety-day corn OF late ! have been
very successful with Reeds yellow
Dent, Bloody Butcher, Speckled
Calico and White Dent, securing
the seed as tar west AZ possible,
Central Nebraska grown seed does
well at Haxtun, where the same
kind OF corn grown in Iowa OF
Illinois would prove a failure a.
seed here the hrst year. We also
grow the White Flint corn, which
will make a crop always aud Is pre-
tered TOR fodder"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10

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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10
ARID WARMING

~
A great deal Of interest has re-
Gently been taken in this type OF
farming, and Justly. too, because
il is one OF the most important OF
coming industries. There are
some 40, 600, 600 acres in the
state that can be reclaimed in no
other way than bv the application
oil scientific principles Of sgrlcul.
ture. Good crops cannot be
grown on these lands by careless
methods because Of the lack Of
moisture.
sUMMkR FALLow
The great problems of arid
farming Is the securing OF moisture
which must first be gotten into the
soil and then kept there until the
plants need It. The land should
be plowed deeply in the tall 10
make IN adequate reservoir tor
the storing Of the winter moisture.
The land should he isllowed dur
ing alternate years SO that the
moisture OF two years will be
available to the crop, The iallow
land should be kept cultivated and
free from weeds to prevent the
evaporation oil water from the sur
tace. Deep.rooted crops should
he selected SO that they can reach
Tar and wide Tor moisture.
DRY YARN WHEAT
Wheat is now aud perhaps al.
ways will be the principle arid
farm crop. Fall wheat is always
preferable to spring wheat. From
two TO three pecks an acre sosn
with a press drill gives better re-
suits than more thlckly sown
gram. Broad-cas,ing grain is not
satisfactory IN any way. During
tour years OF trial on the various
arid experimental farms in this
state, the Turkey Red wheat has
given the best yields OF good
quality wheat. Ii rs considered
the standard oil milling wheats in
the great northwest. The kohold
wheat also Is an escellen, variety
and during the years Of trial has
stood all the tests and yielded
good crops when most all other
varieties have failed. IL combines
the qualities Of high yield, good
quality, stiff straw, does o yield
easily and stands drought and
frost we'll. Other good ar.eties
are Winter Lasslle, Odessa, Gold
Coin, Blue Stem, and Red Chsff
The Durum wheats take the lead
as spring whests. They are adapt.
ed to grow IN a soil rich In plant
food aud in a climate that IL hot
and dry. Other good spring
wheats are SanoIs and New Zea'
land.
WINTER OATS Bfsr
Oats is now considered Q good
arid farm crop. The only draw
back has been spring oats. About
three years ago Mr.. Stephen Bos'
we'll. OF Nephi, Utah, imported
some seed Of a iull variety iron
Europe, which has since proven
success aud is the best we hav,
to-day. II is called the Boswell
winter oats.
DIVERSIFIED CROPPING
Alfalfa, held corn, bronze grass,
potatoes. etc, also give excellent
results ON arid farms. Alfalfa
should be sown with a drill At tn,
rate OF about s pounds an acre,
A disc run over the field every
spring will be beiound nehcisl,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10

stsfBns leo Cream at the mk Drug
Store. ss-tf-e
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10
COLORADO REPORT.

Sixty acres OF dry farm lands on
Geo. r. Ovens ranch, near Long
mont, Colo, yielded I 400 bushels
OF wheat which sold Tor fI.3a a
bushel.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10

FicW "
Billings, Montana. - The Exbib
il Committee Of the fourth Dry
Farming Congress has interested
the leading manufacturers OF uac-
ton plows IN a contest to be- held
here during the sessions Of the
Congress next October 26-7S aud
a number have indicated that they
will enter their machines IN this
event, which is proposed to be one
OF the exciting features Of the Con.
gIess.
Ii is planned to secure tracts oil
ground near the city suitable tor a
contest between these titanic en-
gines which are becoming an I'm.
portan, factor in farming IN Mon
tana. Steam pl )ws made by dit.
ierent firms will be given an OPP
portunity to show by actual opera
ton their points OF superiority and
a suitable reward will be offered as
a piile tor the steam pillow that
proves It's superiority over the
Others. Steam and gasoline plow-
ing outfits are becoming a common
sight on the benchlands OF this
state, where the dry farmers are
breaking thousands OF acres.
There is keen competition between
the manufacturers OF the big en-
gines which are capable OF break
ing forty acres a day. During the
last lew months IL is said that
about IS oil these plows have been
sold in this section and their use
on the larger farms and especially
in the dry farming wheat district
is becoming general.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10
LARGE PREMIUM LIST FOR
THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS

OF the farming districts OF the
West.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10

SANTA ~ TERRITORY ORGANIZING
In the Southwest the Santa Re
Railroad has special commission
ers in the field interesting the farm.
ers along the line Of that road in
the preparation oil exhibits TO be
sent to the fourth Dry Farming
Congress at Billings, Montana,
next October 40 as.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-07-10
2 Evans Realty Company.

We sell city property, FARMS ranches and Accomplishments and charge as our
commission 5 per cent to the party selling
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WINTER OATS BfsT
DIVERSIFIED CROPPING

Alfalfa, held corn, bronze grass,
potatoes. etc, also give excellent
results ON arid farms. Alfalfa
should be sown with a drill at the
rate OF about s pounds an acre.
A disc run over the field every
spring will be beiound nehcial.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Schools for TubercuIous Children.

Special schools for tuberculous chill
dren have now been established in
Providence, Boston, New York, Roches-
ter, Washington, Hartford, Conn, Chi
cago and Pittsburg. New York has
three schools and Washington, d. c.,
two. The board of education of New
York city Is proposing to establish
three more, and similar institutions
are being planped in Detroit, Buffalo,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Newark,
N. ].
In cities like Providence, Boston and
New York, where outdoor schools have
been conducted for two years, the re-
suits obtained from the treatment OF
children in special tuberculosis open
air schools seem to show the great ad-
vantage Of this class of institutions.
This, coupled with the experience OF
open air schools in Germany and Eng
land, proves that children can be cured
of tuberculosis and keep up with their
school work, without any danger to
fellow pupils.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
SECRET WORKERS
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates.

Coffee Is such q secret worker that
1t is not suspected as the cause of sick
ness or disease, but there is a very
sure way to find out the truth.
A lady in Memphis gives an inter
esting experience her husband had
with coffee. 1t seems that he had been
using it for some time and was an
invalid.
The physician in charge shrewdly
suspected that coffee was the worm
at the root of the tree" and ordered
1t discontinued with instructions to
use Postum regularly In its place.
The wife says: 1--WE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and we would have glad
ly paid hundred times the amount
of the doctors charge when we found
how wise his judgment was.
1.-THE use of Postum instead Of cof-
fee was begun about a year ago, and
Il has made my husband a strong, well
man. He has gained thirty-five pounds
in that time and his stomach and heart
troubles have all disappeared.
1.-The first time prepared It I did
not boil it long enough and he said
there was something wrong with it.
Sure enough 1t did taste very fat, but
the next morning I followed directions
carefully, boiling 1t for fifteen minutes.
and he remarked this is better than
any of the old coffee
1--WE use Postum regularly and never
tire of telling our friends of the bene-
At we have received from leaving off
coffee"
Look for the little book, THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine. true, md full of human
Interest.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
WORLDS STRONGEST BANK
Highest Financial Distinction Un-
doubtedIy Must Be Awarded to
the Bank of Genoa.

Almost every one, II asked to make
a list of the strongest banks in the
world would put down first the Bank
of England, and probably as a second
the Bank of France. Several other
great institutions. including two or
three in the United States, would be
added, and then the maker of the list,
especially If he happened to be a
banker himself, would be astonished
If told that he had omitted, as in all
probability he would have done, to
name the strongest bank in the world.
That is, unquestionably, the Bank
of Genoa, which as been in existence
hundreds of years, and the admins
tration of which has been as perma-
nent and Interchangeable as that of the
unfortunate republic OF Genoa was
agitated and fluctuating.
No change ever took place in the
mode of governing and regulating the
affairs of the Bank of Genoa and two
sovereign powers, at war with each
other, have simultaneously had their
armies within the walls of the city
without causing the slightest shock
to the bank or causing it to take the
slightest precautions by secreting any
Of its books or treasures.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Fishhawk Nest on Telephone Pole.

Fishhawks built their nests on the
Providence-Fall river toll line of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. in the town Of Swanzey.
The fiishhawks feed in the small
streams that flow into Mount Hope
bay, and build their nests in nearby
trees or other convenient places. The
best place seems to be on the top OF
a high pole and where there are
plenty of wires to hold the foundation
for a. nest and also to protect them.
They usually build in late spring or
early summer.
Trouble does not show up on the
wires unless there is lot of wet
weather. 1t has been so dry this
summer that the nest has not been To-
Gated and taken down. Probably in
this case the hawks have had their
young and departed.
1t is not easy to take down one OF
these nests, as the material used is
woven in and about the wires. 1t is
especially hard when the nests are
occupied. Three or four years ago a
lineman was sent to take one down
and had to call for help from a near
by farmhouse, as the hawks attacked
him and tore his clothing badly be-
fore he could get the nest down.
Telephone Topics.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Simple Spelling Invite.

They were not a popular couple.
Their families had never been fully
accepted by the social circle to which
they aspired, so when rumors of the
wedding appeared more than half the
people who expected to get an invi-
tation declared their intention of de-
clining. But nobody did decline. After
the wedding everybody got busy tell
ias everybody else how they happened
to change their mind. All gave the
same reason.
''It was the style of the invitations
that took u.s." they said. They were
printed in simple spelling. They were
the first invitations to anything we
ever had seen spelled that way, and
everybody went to see what bride
looked like who had courage enough
to request the 'presens' of anybody at
her marriage"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25

And again today, like yesterday,
like every day, he found the envelope,
ths feminine angular hand writing,
and 1t was marked Personal and
important"
AS usual Aladjev's first impulse was
to throw the letter unread into the
burning log-fire; but, also, as usual,
he only burned the envelope after he
had looked into every corner of the
room to make sure that he was un-
observed. The letter itself contained
the only and ever-same word "Scoun-
drel."
How long since he began to receive
day by day, wherever he might be,
such a letter! A rough oblong en-
velope, bearing his address, in the
corner the words Personal and I'm
portant." and the letter itself contain
ing the one word "Scouhdrel."
These letters affected Aladjev in a
peculiar way. Some outraged soul
kept track of him day by day, followed
him with undated hatred and persist
emily threw in his face that terrible
insult. Aladjev started under this ac-
cusation; he felt keenly its painful
sting, he hated to think of it, was al
ways expecting it, everlastingly fear
ing it. He tried to throw the letters
away unread, but a force stronger
than his will, compelled him to open
the envelope with trembling hands. to
take out the letter, and to search in
it for the solution of the riddle that
tormented him. In vain. The letter
consisted always of the same single
word "Scoundrel."
The letter in the obolong envelope
dominated Aladjevs life. An insig-
nificant incident nearly overthrow him
One day he met and old friend who
insisted that Aledjev come out in the
country with him and spend the night
there. Upon arising in the morning at
the home Of this friend the guest
found on his dressing-table the oblong
envelope. His heart almost stopped
beating. He pulled himself together
opened the envelope "Scoundrel," the
one word, nothing more. Even here
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
benefit OF HOME TRAINING
Probability That Father "Improved"
on Anything Willie Had Heard
on the Street.

When Willie's father came home to
supper there was vacant chair at the
table.
We'll, where's the boy?"
William is ppstirs in bed" The
answer came with painful precision
from the sad-faced mother.
why, wh-what's up? Not sick, Is
he" Can anxious pause.)
1T grieves me to say, Robert, that
our son-your son-has been heard
swearing on the street! l heard him."
Swearing? Scott! I'll teach him
to swear" And he started upstairs
in the dark Halfway up he stumbled
and came down with lis chin on the
top step.
When the atmosphere cleared lit
tie Willie's mother was saying sweet
ly from the hallway: THAT will do,
dear You have given him enough for
one lesson"-Judge.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Bank Books as Guarantees.

An idler in the New York marriage
license bureau noticed that many of
the applicants for a license carried
bank books. Whats that for?" he
asked. "a fellow doesn't have to
prove his financial standing in this Of
flee before gaining permission to
marry, does he?"
"He does not" said a clerk, "but
many of the couples seem to think so.
] don't know where they got the idea,
but they have it, and scores of the for
eigners bent on matrimony back up
their other qualifications with a bank
book or sometimes even roll of cash.
The women are as anxious to prove
their eligibility as the men, and fire.
quently show even greater thrift, their
capital overbalancing that of the men
by good many dollars"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In Shreds-Itching Was Intense.
Sleep Was Often Impossible.
Cured by cutlcura in Three Weeks

"At first an eruption of small pus-
tules commenced on my hands. These
spread later to other parts of my body,
and the itching at times was intense,
SO much SO that I literally tore the
skin off in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably, and also kept me
awake nights. I tried several doc
tors and used number of different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit. Finally l set
tied down to the use of Cuticura Soap,
Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills,
with the result that in few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces of my eruption
had disappeared. have had no trou.
BILE Of this kind since. II. A. Kruts.
kof, STA Wabash Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,,
November Is and %, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25

A society woman once asked me what
she should do if a burglar were to get into
her room and awaken her from sleep. /
told her to do nothing except sit up in bed
and squeal for help at the top of her lungs.
That's the medicine for Mr.. Burglar.
Not one of the gentry in 10000 will
do aught save run like deer when a wo-
man begins to yell.
The sure-enough professional will not
harm anybody unless cornered and to shoot
is the last thing he contemplates in his
philosophy.
An amateur loses his head and uses his
gun, bat regular-never.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Pathetic Pride.

Willie had had a tumble when he
was baby and his hip was so hurt
that ever afterward he was obliged to
use crutch. On one occasion, when
bis mother had bought him a new
crutch of the latest and most ap-
proved style, Willie expressed his en-
thusiasm and delight in the roundest
terms. And oh, mother!" he ex-
claimed, in conclusion, referring to a
little friend of his who having the
use Of both legs had no need Of
crutches, won't Johnny Knowles be
jealous!"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Prescriptions Not General.

Some people look on a doctors pre-
scription in the same light as cook
cry recipe and pass it on to their
friends for general use. They forget
that some symptoms may come from
totally different causes and that to
take a medicine prescribed for
friend is a very risky thing to do and
may do great deal of harm.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
True 10 His Duties.

Here, young man." said new clerk
I'm the Otis Elevator works at Yonkers,
81 wish you would chase up the super
intendent. have no time to waste"
'All right" replied the man ad-
dressed, and he disappeared. In less
than two minutes he returned wearing
a different coat and hat. Here he is"
said the man, saluting.
"Where?" inquired the clerk.
II am the mani am the superin-
tendent. What's wanted?"
The clerk wished to apologize, but
the genial Super" would not listen. II
was glad" said he, TO be recognized
as a man who actually does work."
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Iznla~~k2MH"@

You can bet your bottom dollar that an
Irishman will always come pretty close to
being participant iii every big event of
human history. 1t has been so through the
centuries and will be so to the end of the
chapter.
| am reminded of this Hibernian char
acteristic by noting that when Presidents
Taft and Diaz had their little secret pow
WOW in the custom-house at Juarez the
only other person present was Enrique
Creel, governor of the Mexican state of
chihuahua and the son of Kentucky
Irishman who migrated many years AGO to
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Gratitude
to Deity
forEarthly
Bounty
By MILAN CHURCH AYRES

ous it assue but religious only the very broadest lib
eral
The its first significance results from the fact that
Thanksgiving day established fitting expression three
damena ideas which nerwined with universal and mpshae
These ideas gratitude
earthly bounty second gratitude heavenly father who bsses
human homes and third gratitude the supreme ruler
things for good this world Thanksgiving day
be the festival of the field the household
One need not be Puritan, a Protestant
tan technically called in order to keep the great Puritan festival
the true Puritan intent If he believes that good and
gift cometh from the Father Of Lights if he believes
of God and the brotherhood of if he Gods will
EARTH he believes enough and prays
enough to be in fellowship with the nm m LAns
founders Thanksgiving day. nun o~%>f>h~~N""|H
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25

by the waysde while society sweeps on her way regard
less will be thing too horrible to be allowed to exist.
BY all means let us give pensions not only to
religious teachers, but to all the workers. and let
us give relief in justice first to those who have had
leisure, no long summer holidays, no comfortable
homes, small social honor and, in fact, little
than bare existence in return for their toll and
sweat and blood.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25

A thoughtful student of our New Eng
land history cannot fail to be impressed by
the fact that, of all the institutions which
were founded on these shores by our Puri-
tan and Pilgrim forefathers Thanksgiving
day alone has come down to our times sub
stantially unchanged. This is true as re-
CARDS its form and as regards its spirit.
The notion widely prevalent that the sig
nifcance of Thanksgiving has greatly
changed comes from lack of knowledge as
to what the day meant at first. 1t never
was, nor was ever intended to be, sectarian,
or even ecclesiastical, in any sense. Relig-
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Past Performances.

Clara-Herbert has been calling on
me for three months. Do you think
his intentions are serious?
Maude-Possibly. It was six months
before he proposed to me.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
Erin'S
Sons Ever
to the
Front
By JUDGE FRANK v. MALONE
OF San Francisco

the SISTER republic Governor Cre who fine every way
was called upon interpret the conversation of the two famous states
who understood another WELL but whose linguistic
accomplishments equal the task of verbal
BY the way would not be all fancfu predict may
HIMSELF be the ruler of Mexico distant day. He the prime
e rch ambitious and popular and thoroughly competent carry
the Diaz policies.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-12-25
How Does the Rule Work.

A close observing fellow tells us
that you can always spot a gentleman
by the way he winds his watch. BY
the same token are we enabled to
identify man who is not gentleman
by the way he hasn't any watch to
wind?