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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06

John FoX Visits the Scene Of His First
Story.

(CClII OA, IL, III ~
Many years ago a little story, just
seven hundred and fifty words long
and called misunderstanding was
published next to the advertisements IN
a certain American weekly. The author
got the munificent sun of six dol
lars for it. This story was mine, and
for this reason / was on my way to
see the scene of the story at last. There
was a church on Hell-fer-Sartain, and
/ had heard there was a Sunday-school
known officially as the Hell-fer-Sarta1n
Sunday-school; and. moreover, hat q
philanthropical lady had offered to
give this school a library provided she
should be permitted to design the book
plates. Moreover. I had heard Of the
preacher of Hell-fer-Sartfan, and he
fitted the niche in which imagination
would place him. About him l had
heard these words:
Hes a good man an there amt a
word agin him'-the speaker paused
-"leastWise not for a long time. Bout
fifteen year ago he got IN a russ with
a fat Teller an he an a friend Of
hisn waited for him in the lorrel an
shot him, but they didn't kill him.
They're good friends now. The
preacher paid the Teller not to prose
cute him, an after the thing was over
he toT' as how bein' nervous he put a
bullet between his teeth when he saw
NE ldI 1ciAeI COItiIII OIL hC "oo 80
blame nervous that he bit the bullet
in two"
And he kept on Dreaching" |
asked.
ooh, yes. folks have held hat
I'D again him" And he was still
preaching on Hell-fer-Sartain. Now in
the story printed. the creek had gotten
of the jewellers thereon. AS the teller
of the story says to the listening
stranger:
Jus turn up the creek beyond h
bend tina an climb on a stump ar
boiler about Once''-that is one noun,
tain method Of issuing a challenge
san you'll see how the name come.
Stranger, you'll git hell fer sartain."
I had been to Hell-fer-Sartain, and
I had heard preaching there. II |
went back now the Wau 7 had come
/ should save six long weary miles. |
tired, as was Old Faithful. but 7
not been to the mouth Of He'll
f~er-Sartain and I had not seen the
church there. and while my curiosity
satisfied. my conscience wasn't
and so from sheer stubbOrnneSs | sad
died Old Faithful and rode on down
Hel~l-fer-Sartain through an avenue of
cucumber trees. Never had | seen so
many cucumber trees in my life as
were on hat one rocky road, and had
they onlv been starred with their great
creamy blossoms they would have been
compensation for the whole toilsOma
trio. disappointment awaited me at
the mouth Of the creek. The church
there was closed. and above its doors
was not the picturesque title of the
stream, but some fern-like name that
was easily traceable to some shocked
taste from the outer world.
q mile I got a dinner Of cold
beans and cold ~cornbread and Joined
by a twenty-year-old school-teacher
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06
SOME DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

IT has been demonstrated that
calves do not inherit tuberculosis from
their dams. They contract 1t after
birth in every case where it appears.
Feed calves from tuberculosis COWS on
milk from healthy ones and they
never contract the disease, unless in
fected in other "a
The largest mixers are the greatest
eaters. This rule is one you can tie
to and follow without danger of being
deceived.
Wash milk things first in cold water
and then scald them. To scald them
first makes it much harder to pet
them absolutely clean.
There is no farm animal that yields
as much per day as the COW. Thie "
dicates that the COW must be literally
fed, for it is impossible to get large
milk eturn from n underfel COW.
Don't use wooden milk pals. Tn
makes the best milk containers tor
any provided the seams are
smooth and there are no shssD a1yia-
to catch and hold minute portion rf
milk in which bacteria can bred.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06

In q life which has mean 1g in I,
past and future sustain each Other
H. ParkhurSt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06
ID

One King road draG in the neicIt-
h * worth more than all Jae
DOGS in the count
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Favors Roosevelt For Speaker.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-That Theo.
dore Roosevelt has agreed to run for
congress in the First district of New
York state, embracing Nassau and
Suffolk counties and Oyster Bay, with
the understanding that he will be sup
ported for the speakership, is the re-
port that spread yesterday among the
members of the house and senate.
Representative William Willets
Cocks, Of the First district, it is said,
is willing to step aside in order to
make room for the former president.
Several members of the New York
delegation are avowedly in favor OF
his candidacy, while others think thai
it would be an excellent way to keep
him from causing trouble in New York
state.
According to the report, President
Taft is aware OF the plan to have Mr..
Roosevelt run for congress and be
elected speaker, and has agreed to be
present at a great reception to be &C.
corded Mr.. Roosevelt when he arrives
in New York next June.
1t will be at this public reception, /,
is said, that the boom of Mr.. Roose.
welt for congress and the sprekershiI
will be launched.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Watering SOC 900 Acres

Engineers r now engaged in the
Sacramento valley on the largest Of
all the schemes planned by the govern
ment 1tstultimate object is to control
the flow from q watershed of over T..
600 square miles, and to improve the
two great rivers of California. When
the task is completed over 600, 600
acres OF rich land, at present dry and
sunbaked during eight months of the
year, will have been brought under
irrigation, and large areas of bottom
land, at present subject to annual
overflow and great destruction by the
floods, will have been reclaimed.
The works will involve the control
of sufficient water power to provide
electric light and power over the
greater part of the Sacramento val.
ley, which extends for $50 miles from
Mount Shasta to San Francisco bay,
and at its widest part reaches about
100 miles from mountain range to
mountain range.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Funds For Waller Project.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. PA
trust deed for 90, 900, 900 from the Con-
rad Land and Water company atCon.
rad, Mont, to the American Trust
and Savings bank and Frank H.
Jones, Chicago, has been filed mark.
ing the completion of negotiations for
the bonding of the Waller. Mont, ir-
rigation project for that amont. The
Waller project is owned principally by
w. S. Cargill and w. w. Withee of
La Crosse. The promoters are now
returning to the works, where q thou
sand men will be taken within q
month to resume active work on the
irrigation bitches. A large consign.
ment OF heavy machinery has been
shipped to the scene.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
EXPRESS COMPANY PROFITS.

The public hearing upon express
rates in Montana, which has been
called by the state railroad commits.
sion, is a matter of interest to all
parts of the state. The charges for
transportation by express between the
various towns and cities in Montana
are so high, that an investigation of
the profits made from the business
should certainly result in benefit to
the public.
According to data gathered by the
commission, the express rates in the
state of Washington are about 80 per
cent. of those charged in Montana for
similar service. In a recent item from
Olympia, WASH, it was reported that
an investig alton of express company
business in that state developed the
investment of q very small amount OF
capital upon which enormous divi.
dends were paid, and it is believed
that the higher rates in Montana yield
. revenue that gives still greater pro.
fits to the monopoly.
The state railroad commission, O
course, has no control over express
business that extends beyond thu
boundaries of Montana, but this also
calls for investig alton by the suthori
ties that have power to regulate it
Upon this feature Of the problem, tn
Great Falls Tribune makes these per
tineut remarks:
While the interstate commerce com
mission and scores of stste railwa,
commissions have been chasing tn
railroad companies with orders to re
duce rates and the worried stockhol
der In these concerns thinks himsel
fortunate indeed. II he can draw 81;
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON, Jan. 21.-The wool market
continues very quiet. There is q
slight demand for Aeeces and territory
woods, both staple and clothing,
secured and in the grease, are being
bought freely today in limited guam.
titles.
Stocks are reaching the lowest ebb,
with very few aeeces left so that the
local dealers r looking with inter.
est on the new clip. Current prices in
the west are regarded as too high,
Fine territory and staple is selling
from II to 80 cents, clean and quarter
Ohio blood 35c to BIC. Other lines are
also firm,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
or even per cent. dividend on stock

or seven per cent. dividend on stock
watered or squeezed dry after the
watering process had been overdone,
we read In the public dispatches from
time to time of this aud that express
company declaring an extra dividend
in addition to its usual and regular
ten per cent. of some two or three
hundred per cent. The Wells.Fargo
Express company is about to cut q
luscious melon of 300 per cent. for its
stockholders.
We have seen any explana.
ton as to why the interstate COM
MERGE commission has entirely ignored
and neglected this robbers castle OF
monopoly. The law, a. We understand
it's provisions, places the express
companies under the same control as
the railroad companies. The rates
charged by the express companies
have at all times been more unreason.
able and extortionate than the freight
rates. This fact is seen in the enor-
nous dividends paid by these comps.
MES. Moreover, the holders of the
stock of these companies are gener.
ally the insiders in the control of rail-
road companies.
They organize an express company
to skim the cream of the transports.
ton business and divert that rich
stream into the pockets Of the pro.
motors and exploiters of the railroad.
Here Is the citadel of the robbers
roost. You will find the men who
have made fortunes out of exploiting
all strongly %intrenched in the
express company which does business
with the track and locomotives and
other railroad facilities which the ex-
press company did not pay for, but
was paid for by the investor in rail.
road securities. That is the ordinary
method. 1t is fair to add here that
the Great Northern and q few other
roads are conspicuous exceptions to
this rule. all the profits Of their cub
sidisry companies going into the
pockets ofithe stockholders of the rail.
road where Of right they belong.
But what we started out to say is
that it is high time Uncle Sam turned
his attention to these express company
rates. They iare outrsgeously high.
Moreover q radical reduction 10 rates
will not IS q rule, affect iniuriously
the legitimate investor in railroad
stocks. 1t will affect the men who
have been exploiting the railroad in.
weston for the benefit OF inside cliques
in the management of railroads.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Government Holds Coal Lands.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-According
to q statement issued today by Com.
missioner bennett Of the general land
Office, none of the applications to %.
ter Alaska coal lands has passed to
entry. It is also shown of the Alaska
coal cases that preliminary adverse
reports have been received covering
about 700 entries.
The Cunningham group of 80 en-.
tries, upon which payment was made
in 1905 and 1907, which will cut an
important figure in the Ballinger.Pin.
chot inquiry, is now in progress upon
an adverse report of special agents.
It appears from reports that in the
last eight years coal lands within the
United States have been obtained by
fraud to the extent of more than so, 900
acres. These entries usually cover
the best of the coal land and are to-
day estimated to be worth $40, 600, 600.
1t is declared that If mined on roy.
atty sufficiently low to enable indie.
pendent operators to compete with
existing corporations, returns to the
government would reach more than
500, 000. 600. All of these patents are
from five to eight years old.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
MILK FOR RIVER PROJECT.
Great Northern Officials Confer With
President About Irrigation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Chairm an
| J. J. Hill Of the Great Northern board,
is in w ashington, where he has been
Joined by other officials OF that road,
| and will have q conference with the
president today concerning conditions
on Milk river, Montana. A number
of settlers in that country are deeply
interested in contemplated irrigation
and other works, which have been
suspended pending the ratification of
the intern national waterways treaty
with Great Britain. The treaty, long
ago ratified by the senate, has been
pending with the Canadian govern.
meut.
It has been discovered that al
amendment will be urged and final
ratification indefinitely postponed be.
cause of rights granted q Canadian
corporation to use water from Milk
river. Settlers in Montana will ask
that the president give them some as
surance of the ~intentinn of the gov.
eminent to provide the water they re.
quire for farming, and MIR. Hill will
request that the government no longer
wait upon the final disposition of the
treaty to develop its policy for irri.
cation work in Montana.
Under the treaty, the Milk river, an
intern ational stream, was included In
an agreement as to the amount Of wa.
ter that could be utilized by the Unit.
ed States and Canada for irrig alton
and other purposes. Mr.. Hill believes
the amount should be increased.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Protecting Themselves.

Extract from a letter from BERTHE to
his friend Percy: Dear Percy-The
Daunceys, with whom l am stayins
are awfully decent and do everythinc
they can to make my visit enjoyable.
For instance, whenever we go shoot
ing they give me the whole field to
Uyself."-London Punch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Stockmen Resent Meat Boycott.


DENVER, Jan. 21.-The growing
movement to boycott meat has aroused
stockmen OF the west to a protest that
the effect of the boycott will be against
the stockmen rather than the packers.
To night the directors of the Western
Stock Show association, composed of
500 western stockmen and business
men interested in livestock production
adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas, There has recently been
started in various parts OF the coun.
try a movement to boycott the use OF
meats for food with the idea that such
action will result in lower prices, and
"Whereas, This idea is based on
ignorance Of the actual conditions
governing the meat supply of the
country,
Therefore. Resolved, by the Western
Stock Show association, that we con,
denim this movement as calculated e
discourage an increased production O
meat animals. We believe that til,
stockmen and farmers of the United
States should be given incentive TO,
increased production rather than dis
c~ouraRement. The present prices O
meat are caused by the incre ased de
mand, due to growing population o
the country. and the low prices tina
have heretofore prev allied are respon
stble for the failure Of the producer &
keep pace with the increase in popu
lation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26. 1910.
WATCH MONTANA GROW.

One of the most effective pieces O.
advertising literature circulated by
the railroads., in the effort to encour
age immigration to the western states
IL q little booklet recently issued by
the Great Northern railroad. 1t con-
sists principally Of charts or diagrams
reproduced from those used by Louis
W. Hill, president of the Great North.
ern, in an address delivered before the
Dry Farming Congress at Billings.
the title page of the:booklet bearing
the admonition or slogan, swatch
Montana Grow!"
The charts presented in this booklet
tell q story that should interest old
time residents of Montans,Ias we'll as
prospective citizensRof the state for
whose beneiu and instruction they
were primarily intended. They pre-.
sent an amazinglsi array Of facts
whose significance is appreciated BY
Montsnians who lhave3 given careful
thought to the subject, but to many the
data as to the productiveness Of Mon
tana soil and the vast area awaiting
development will be q revelation.
In the matter Of area, n of the
charts in the booklet gives the total
amount OF land in Montana al 80 ,000,.
600 acres. OF this xmountI about one.
third is classed as arabic land, four
million acres oflSwhich . be irri.
gated.
The most instructive land attractive
exhibits, however, relate to Montana
crops of variouslkinds OF grain, com.
pared with the average yield in other
localities, the figures presented being
the data gathered by thel United States
department of agriculture. In these
charts, the pr~oductiveness of Montana
soil is demonstra ted in q manner that
will appeal strongly toithe prospective
settler.
In the matter ofuoats, for instance,
the average yield in3Montana is given
as 40 bushelslper acre, while the aver
age for the whole UnitediStates is less
than "a bushels. CThe Montana yield
of oats exceeds that of any other coun
try of which there is record, excep
one, the returnstfrom Belgium giving
an average oat crop of 64Ibushels pei
acre.
Two charts relating to the wheaj
crop place Montana in the front ranl
as a wheat growing state. The aver
age yield in Montana, according te
the Observation-Disclosures, is near
ly q bushels periacre, compared witt
Al average of 14lbushels for the who'll
of the United Estates. This Montan.
average Is greater than that of France
or Russia, and Iis only one bushe'
less than the wh%eat'yield per acre il
Germany. Compared with the aver
age wheat crop in other states, tn
Montana yield.per acre is about twic'
that Of Illinois, minnesota, Wiscon
sin, or North Dakota.
A Sim liar story is told in chart
showing crop reports relating to bar
ley, rye, fax, patatoes and other farm
products. In each case Montan'
stands at or near the head of the list
. fact that justifies the invitation OK
tended to the country at large t.
"watch Montana grow"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-26
Exactly.

Exactly.
uncle George, we are studying syn
onyms in school. and l want to know
the difference between cute and
eSneaky.'"
According to your mother. it is the
difference between what you do and
what Mrs. Jones' little boy does
Puck.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-29
Poems MIGRATING
BACK TO MEXICO
SAYS HAWKINS
Postal Official Returns From
Interesting Trip Over South
ern Lines With Superintend-
ent w. C. Black,

The old dexico laborers are so
ing into Mexico through the e, Paso
gateway in { steady stream. said r.
II. Hawkins. local superintendent OF
the Postal Telegraph company yester-
day. Mr.. Hawkins has returned from
an extended trip through the south
ern part of New Mexico as far as Ell
Paso with w. c. Black OF Denver,
general superintendent of the Postal,
who went on through 10 his head
quarters without stopping. The two
officials made a thorough inspection
Of the cOmpany's wires through south
ern New Mexico. visiting Silver city
and other towns and thoroughly IA
miliarizing themselves with conditions
in the various offices and the needs
OF the service.
The agent OF the Mexican Central
at Ell Paso told me he sold 525 tick
on that day and his sales had been
running about 500 tickets a day.
Whether these natives are going back
to help the revclutionistg or the gov
eminent I couldn't say. but they are
certainly returning home in a flood,
said Mr.. Hawkins.
This is Mr.. Hawkins first visit TO
FL Paso for SOME time past and he 10
much impressed with the growth ol
city.
The twelve story Mills binding
nearing completion is said to be
the finest reinforced concrete build
ing Of its kind in the country. 1t VIII
have 2S5 offices" said he.
Mr.. Hawkins finds that business
conditions have suffered in the Texas
eitv because of the Mexican troubles.
but are fast resuming IA normal stage
as the revolution Is suppressed.
Our canvass of the Postal offices |
was q thorough one" said MIR. Hawk |
ms. checking up every one careful |
and making tho fullest invcstiga- I
ion Of all complaints in order 10 see
the people get the very best pos
'ible service.
our business in New Mexico is in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-29
GRAND JURY BEGINS
INVESTIGATION
Many Witnesses Are Summon
ed But Jurors viii Probably
Adjourn Within Few Days.

The territorial grand jury re-
assembled yesterday morning and be-
gan work under the direction Of Dis
trict Attorney Edward A. Mann.
\ number OF Witnesses We're examined
during the day. and two indictments
We're returned, but were not made
public. Many witnesses have been
summoned 10 appear before the jury,
but ii IS expected its work win lie
concluded within a few days.
William Dolde. who was foreman
OF the jury during its September SEES
sion, was excused Yesterday morning
ana Justo Arsnijo was elected fore
man. A. +. Belts and solomon Ben
jamin were also excused and. as two
other members had been excused
previously, a special venire of eleven
issued to fill the vacancies. The
men selected from this venire to act
as members OF the jury are William
McGuInness, Edward L. Eeyard. Carl
Holman, Nestor M%ontoya, p r. Nc
Gaffrey.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-29

X. Mandeil Of New York City ar
rived in the city yesterday for a visit
OF indefinite length with his son. Mike
Mondell and family.
w. A. Barber. prominent attorney
Of New York City, spent yesterday IN
the city. He was met here BY II. NJ.
Dougherty of SoeoFro.
Miss Rheta Childe porr, the famous
writer who is spending a few days
In New Mexico, returned yesterday
from Laguna where she spent a
couple OF days viewing the Indian
village.
There viii be a special meeting Of
the Royal Neighbors OF America for
Initiation Tuesday evening IN A. o. Il.
w. hail, " 1880 o'clock sharp. Al
assessments must be paid at this
meeting. BY order Of oracle Anna
Losey.
Or w. q. shadrach. formerly n
practitioner OF this city but now Of
silver City. arrived yesterday from a
visit In New York city. Mrs Shad-
is coming from silver City to-
day and they viii spend several days
in the city visiting their numerous
here.
r. A. Kelsey, Of Romney. Ind, a
brother of Or {. IL. Kelsey or this
.ity, arrived last evening and viii
-eside here permanently. Mrs. KEEL
and children STOPPED off at Omaha.
Neb., 10 visit her parents ill after
ne holidays. They VIII live on a
.anch across the river which the KEEL
icy brothers recently purchased.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-29
LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST


Forecast.
Washington. Nov 2s.-Ncw Mexico
and Arizona Fair Tuesday and Wed
nesdry
West Texas. Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday rising temperature.
Glosieta Reer; yog's relish It's class
as you sip from the glass. Phone 81
ana IS.
This is tho time for Christmas sit
tngs at Walton's-the photographer.
Col ~ ~ pereer NJ Belcn Is "a Wis
ltlr in thc D.t.-
&c r. spaler of Bcrnalnlo IS here
for "a Few DAYS
Miss schuit has returned from q
visit iu las Nceas
g. S Lucero or SIN D1rlei ls spend
inr several 1.fs in th, metropolis
Attorney IN. 20 uauehofty af So
corrn YVES in Albuquerque Yesterday.
W ~. Elrccamhc of la runie.
lolo ntts among Ue arraals yesicr-
dan.
Harry Vohs ihc we'll known rcrra-
lilo merchant arrived yesttlay .or
q brief stal
a marriage uconso WAS issucd vts
terlsy tn TnHrlta Mensnn mud
kientio Nnlrid both of AiauQuer-
luc
Mrs BoNana Alien and daughter
Miss lullH Allen nt Columbus ohio.
'te sreHalng o. few weeks in Aihu-
gu.r0ue
HERMAN schws'aer IS expected
nHHH If.mI INIUHEH TODAY who're nn