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The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
AFTER
 QUICK ACTION
(By Alaska News euroau.)

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. S-The Senate will push the probe into the present cost of high living to a speedy conclusion.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03

Henry Phillips, the pressman for the Daily Alaskan, who was taken sick last Sunday, is still confined to his bed.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
ASYLUM
 ERECTED NORTH
lRY AIaska News Rureau.l

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb 3-A bill providing for an appropriation of $75,OOO to purchase land for the cree, ton of an insane asylum in Alaska has been presented to the House by Secretary of the Interior Ballinger.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
P0ET
 NEAR DEATH
(By Alaska News BureauJ

PARIS, France. Feb. S-Bjorns- tierne Bjornson, the famous Norweg- ian boet, is dying in this city, His entire family is gathered about his bed side.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
BILL WILL
 NUT PASS THE SENATE
Effort Made To Have Original Measure Put Through House
 Wickersham Is Making Fight

duplicate of the original Beveridge bill which allows the Alaskans to el- ect four members of the legislative council.
 Delegate Wickersham of Alaska is attacking the bill and the indications are that it will not pass the House.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03

LosT-Plain gold band ring. ln- itiaIs "A. R. G." engraved on inside. Finder please return to Alaskan of flee
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
MEXICAN MINE EXPLOSION.

the Puaula coal mine at Puaula, Mex ico
 Fifty-three dead bodies have been recovered and sixty miners are still missing and are believed to have per ished.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
SEVENTY-FIVE
 MINERS LOST
(ey Alaska News Bureau)

PRINiERO, Colo. Feb. 3-In all sev- enty-five miners were killed by the explosion Monday afternoon in the Primero coal mine.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
INSURGENTS
 F0R HARMONY
CBy Alaska News Bureau)

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. 3-The Insurgents announce that they will work in peace with the administra- ton forces.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
P0LICE SHOOT
 SEVEN HOOTERS
tBy Alaska News Rureau.)

PARIS, France. Feb. 3-Seven loot CTS were summarily shot by the pol ice today.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
(sv Alaska News eureau)

WASHINGTON, D. c. Feb. S-Fear ing that the Beveridge bill will not pass the Senate. Representative Ham, Ilton of Michigan has introduced a bi
 in the House which is practically a
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
(By AIaska News Rureau.)

LAREDO, Texas. Feb. 3-The worst disaster in the history of Mexican min ing occurred this morning when fire damp exploded on the third level of
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03

Subscribe for tho 0aIIy AIasTan.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-02-03
ALASKA TO MAKE PROTEST

(By Valdez through delegates CoRDovA Feb proxies the Taft on
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
IN SOIL.

To mot people soil is either rlch OF
poor. oao,1a
If 2 soil is productive, it Is resarueu
&c rich. on the other hand II onlN I'M
tied and inferior crops can be rdlseu'
the soil is regarded as p~roportioiatelS
worthless. ~.
Few people, excepting those VINO
have made more or less OF 81 StuuS
of the soil are aware that practlcail4.
one element decides the fertlllty ol
The soil. This is nitrogen.
Nitrogen is one of the most I'M
portant elements in nature. IL pa
ances the air so hat we can breathe
if. nitrogen to hold the oSy-
gen in check, it would be absolutely
impossible TO strike a match. \
spark would cause an explosion mat
could be heard as far as the sun Whlle
every living thing would be instantly
destroyed. >,
In the body Of plant or animal, II
is one of the most important elements.
In the soil it is the principle femen
which decides its fertility. Soils are
rich or poor according to the amount
of nitrogen they contain, especially
with regard to the other elements
which make up the soil. 1t IS from
the soil that most plants get their
nitrogen and it is from these plants
that we get flesh, butter and eggs, in
the shape of p~rOtein.-C. {. w.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
FOR PROFIT.

"Nhy every garden has not an as
parasus bed is an unfathomable mys-
terry to me- says Kate V. Saint-Maur,
III Woman's Home Companion for
April. 1t is universally liked; even
epicures consider it a delicacy. It is
ready for table use in very early
spring. when every one Graves fresh
vegetables, and it is as easy to grow
as any other vegetable after it is once
established.
"Probably the last word explains
n mystery. 1t takes three years
to establish, or, rather, to bring it
to he profitable stage. A light crop
can be gathered the second season.
SO the home table profits almost as
quickly as in the case of artichokes or
Strawberries. WhateNeS the cause,
the fact remains that an asparagus
bed is rarely found on q farm. Yet
the p~ecuniary advantages to be reaped
from asapargus growing are sufficient
to satisfy the most ambitious gar
dener.
"Three years after our first bed
from seed was started, We sold 354
punches at an average Of 40 cents a
bunch. EARLY in the season we got
so cents, toward the end Of the sea-
SOM some We're sold for 80 cents. Since
then the annual returns have neNe
dropped below 1856. Manuring and
~cultiNating cost approximately s12 a
year. The bed occupied about a quar-
ter III acre Of ground. Having a
number of egg customers. we sell di-
rect and SO get full price, but even
wholesale prices range from Il to /
ran+S'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
CONSERVING THE TIMBER SUP
PIN.
Methods in Practice III Germany Might
be Protitabiy Employed in This
Country.

Forestry has proven a great benefit
to the farmers Of Germany, especially
in the care and management Of their
wood lots. Mr.. Raymond OFT. Of the
Minnesota Forest School, While in Eu-
rope last summer, observed very care
fully the methods employed there.
AS the farms in Germany are small
and the land very valuable, every
available piece Of round is put to
some use, even permanent fences be-
ing done away with to make the fields
larger.
in many cases ~arners have set
aside 10 to 80 acres for the growing
OF trees. Such q tree growth is put
under scientific management, a state
forester having charge of Il group of
farms in q certain district.
1t is his duty to advise and assist
the farmer in every way possible. so
that a good revenue may be obtained
from ground which would not make
profitable agricultural land.
The forester must display good. in
teillgent management for on his iude-
ment depends the profits. These H-,od-
ed areas yield annually a net return
Of siV to ten dollars per acre. The OK
pense varies from sixty to ninety cents
per acre.
The duty Of this forester is to assist
in planting, selecting tarees. marking
trees to be cut, etc.
After q cutting has been made the
forester comes around to check up
and give instruction in planting
Two trees are planted for every ono
cut. because some die. are dannaoaa
OF removed i'll Trimmings. and in thn
final stand thNre Will be the same
number of tees as there were in the
previous crop.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
HINTS ON REARING CHICKENS

Besides comfortable quarters. the
chick, to thrive, must have exercise
water, grit, Il variety Of grain food
sreen or succulent food, and casejn or
meat Gods.
Exercise is as essential as food. and
lack Of it indicates wrong methods Of
rearing. The natural WAY for 2 chick
to take its food is to scratch for IT
taking 4 little at a time.
IL chicks can not be out Of door5
theIr feeding floor should be covered
win sand, and over this should be
thrown some litter such as chaff from
the stra W stack or leaves from an al.
falfa loft.
Water should he provided in shall
low dishes. Special care must he
taken to keep the water dish filled. so
the little chicks will be able to drink
WITHOUT getting into the dish.
Some form Of grit must be supplied
80 young chlcks. Chicks running 1T
Iar&e on ~sraVelly ground need 40 fur
t}1er provision for this.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
IN THE

A plot Of ground 40 by 90 feet will
supply a family Of five or six with Ali
the vegetables they can eat.
Better a small garden we@ tiled
than a large n neglected.
Always use fresh horse manure in
the hot bed and we'll rotted manure
in the soil.
The backaches DO not count against
the satisfaction of having a lean
thrifty garden.
Lettuce will stand a great dead Of
cool weather..
A bit OF frost will not hurt cauIi-
flower.
Every garden ought to produce two
crops of n kind of Vegetables
A hock of chickens Will injure Your
cabbage plants in an hour. Keep
EN- out.
Bad luck in the garden is nearly
always bad management.
Mustard planted between the cab
baSe rows will attract the Harlequin
bug and they car then be easily killed.
If you winter wheat is looking
badly it will pay YOU to harrow it.
The young plants will respond Won
derfuIly to cultivation. ! was con-
Verted to this after one trial. upon the
recommendation Of a wise old Kansas
farmer. In my case, | vas prevented
from going over the entire 1ie'd and
at harvest time the difference in The
ripened graH showed clearly lust
where the harrow had left off. At Il
conservative estimate there was IL DIFF
ference of at least three bushels per
acre in favor of the narrowed piece.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
JUST ABOTT HORSES.

Do you want d balky horse? You
can easily have II by giving him too
heavy loads to draw.
The whip needed to make a horse
increase his speed is in the manger
Good treatment Of d horse will not
soon be forgotten. Neither viii poor
treatment. The way a horse is han
died makes the animal what he is.
Some men beat their horses for
things for which they are not re-
sDOnsibIe.
After a hard days work in the field,
the horse Will enjoy d few moments
TO roll i'll the Yard OF about the straw
pile. Your horses Will scratch them
selves more in five minutes by rolling
than NOu can with a curry-comb in
thirty minutes.
The way to get a good, fast walking
team is to not overload and not tror
them. Two 1,200-pound horses, on a
"A OF 16-inch pillow are overloaded.
They are loaded too heavily to walk
three miles an hour. Three horses
OF the same plow will make the work
lighter and reduce the cost Of pillow
ing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
of RALEIGH, N. {.

Pine. spruce and beech are the COM
mon trees planted. They yield iual-
Der, fence posts and cOrdwood.
MIR. Orr thinks that the forest
schools Of the United States could be
OF great benefit to the farmer by send
ing competent students to advise with
him on this subject, he being required
to pay only the expenses Of She man
sent.
1t seems as though his would be a
fine thing not only for the Eoodlot
owner but also a good practical es-
perience for the student as we'll, and
aid greatly in ewing impetus 10 this
vital national problem, the consery-
ing Of the timber supply"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
OF THE FARM

son or mailing UP loose boards arou
wagon or mailing up loose poalu =
around the managers, don't De airaa9
of spelling him if you give nm q w.
ciate him. ano
Have you pruned your grape
vines For best results, leave l"o
buds. ri,o
Don't crowd the little chicks. GIVE
them plenty Of oom, warmth, ulshe
n cleanliness
Keep YOUR laying hens in the poul-
try house on chilly mornings until tue
sun's warmth can be telt. -
Devote an hour or SO to hNhS lidhus
devices about h house. Your "ihe
will appreciate it. a..
/ once heard a man say Us ~ 80
araca ~ no moor but it is disgrace1ui
70 sir around and worry oVer Il When
Won ought to be up ana huStilh5'
some truth in that kind OF talk.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
Boost q Bit.

(Carolina Union Farmer.)
Here YOU discontinued k~nocker,
Growlin' bout the country's ills;
ChlorofOrm Yer dismal talker;
Take a course O liNer-piIls.
Stop yer durn ki-o-tec hOWliN',
Chaw some sand an git some grit;
Don't sit in the dumps a~-groWlin,'
Jump the COS an boost 4 bit,
Fall in while the bands a-pIayin',
ketch the step an march along
Stead O pessimistic bfayin,'
Jinc the halleIujah song,
Drop Yer haInmer-do some r0otin'
Grab q horn, YOU cuSs, and split
Every echo with yer tootin'-
Jump the rocSt an boost a bit,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26

1t is best to wait until the third
week Of april to bed sweet potatoes.
| use about a wagon load Of fresh
stable manure for a bed 10 feet
square. Place a plank wall Il to IS
inches deep around the bed. dig ua
the bottom soil and add manure.
Level it off and add about 4 inches of
a good lose soil. l use q covering of
heavy muslin of two widths Il yartl
VIDE. This gives sufficient cover 10
reach half Nay across on either side.
Give 1t enough pitch to she rain.
| Keep my own seed. | put potatoes
III winter quarters as soon as they are
dug and never allow them to lie out in
the open air. | cover my plants at
night. but during the day when the
sun shines brightly, | push back the
canvas. | never let rain in the bed
uhth the sprouts begin TO come
through the ground and / only moisten
a little at any time.
/ TOOK out 5000 plants before juno
LIST. transplant on ridges Il inches
apart. / make a hole with a round
suck, pour in half q pint of water. nut
III the plant and fill up with dirt With
out watering aSain.-M. Magley.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
CHICKENS VS.. TOBACCO,
(DapburN RenOrtar.l

'DaliDuIS ItSpoEt2f.D
We notice in the Charlotte papers
that restaurant keepers of Charlotte
are buying chickens in New JERSEY
at AZ cents per pound and paying the
freight on them. the locaI market not
being able to supply the demand even
at these fancy prices. Spring chick
ems, we suppose, are meant, and not
old mems. But there must be money
in spring chickens at AZ cents per
pound. We believe that a big chicken
farm near the railroad in Stokes coun-
ty, if managed by competent aud ey-
perienced poultry raisers, would be a
paying investment. No doubt the
observation-disclosures and e2gs-couId
be sold at good prices all the time.
Never heard Of anybody in this coun-
try investing more than S25 or $50
in a poultry plant. Yet we have hun
dreds of farmers who every year in
vest all they possess in tobacco, with
the certainty staring them in the face
that they cannot make anything above
expenses.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
RAISING RROILERS FOR MAR
TIT.

Young chicks 7 generally o"nsjd-
cred ready for the hroiler market
when ten weeks old. They should
weigh at that time two pounds each,
alive.
While many people have taken up
the broiler industry as a business nor
all have made the Venture a Lnanct@l
success.
Money can always be made from
chicks hatched during the winter
months, when eggs are nigh fefNItE
is poor and when il is necessary 10
put considerable expense on bToOucr
houses and equipment in oEdri 20
rear the chicks successfuIIy during
the cold weather.
Many people, however, sell ~.
cockerels from their sprinG-ha'cht"
chicks for enough to pay tor the 1et'
used in raising all their rhtcES i'
broiler size This does not, OF course
jncluie interest or deprtk Iati"b lA
equipment, but at this season less cap
ital is required than would be Tor
winter matches.
It all depends upon the ma" ~
woman-good business sense aho ell
thusfasn1.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26

field that he broke % inches doc,
the statement has been oue~tiorI;
MI. Gwyn says he will convince .,-.
man who wants to be conyire4. 49,,
the statement is true. OF rouf>l +[
land in question is not clay s.hs.,
but bottom land where if is NOT So
hard to pull a pillow. 1t has been tra.
custom on many farms in this section.
to pillow about six inches de4n }nf
men who know their business AZ.
changing their methods and blowing
much deeper.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
HELPFUL HINTS.

Add q little sulphur to h white
WASH Tor the trunks of the trees.
If YOU haven't one already. get
reaoE TO plant u strawberry bed. For
{ farmer not to have straw berries on
ms table is as bad as for a prosper-
Gus poultry man to serve tough chick
en- to company.
If the hired man spends his leisure
TIM on stormy DAYS fixing he ola
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
Too MANY Hands Between Producer
and Consumer.

The fact that the grower ana snip
ner of vegetables gets SO small q part
OF what the consumer pays ,oI .ii..ii
is a matter that interests all south
ern shippers. Much OF this loss IS
caused by rascally commission men:
Many years ago my first ShIp1nent OF
winter head lettuce went TO q Hail
in baltimore who reported safe OF IL
that melted me about n cent a neao.
] found out a few days later thar one
consumer bought some Of maj Very
lettuce and paid 20 cents a mead Tor
il. nv next shipment went TO an
other merchant who kindly let me net
10 cents per dozen.
The best way out Of this is the or
ganization OF the selling exchanges
tina are now so successful IN VIZ
ginia and Maryland. If compelled I
ship TO a commission merchant, look
into his commercial rating and his
character for honest dealing, ana
never ship to a m an who tells YOU
he Gan get better prices than other
competing merchants. He may get
better prices at times, but you Will
not get them.
1t would seem that 'home ham
per of assorted vegetables shipped
direct to consumers should be a
means for the grower and consumer
to get nearer together. If the truck
er would advertise in the city papers,
saying that he will send such and
such OF vegetables assorted
in carriers direct to at q
fixed price, [ believe that a good
private trade could be built up in
this way. cash in advance always be-
ing required. one customer we'll
pleased would soon lead to more.
Growers, as. u rule, are too much
afraid Of printers ink. There is
nothing equal to advertising to make
one and his business known.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26
w ED % INCHES DEEP.
(Mt. Airy News.)

tt is hard for many farmers in this
section to understand how it is posi-
bic for a man to pillow his land twenty
two inches deep. We stated in the
article last week about Mr.. r. T..
Gwynt farm that he had a 60-acre
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26

Capons, generally. are dressed ny
leaving feathers on the neck from jH'
head down two-thirds to the @p"I'u.
ers. They are. also left on IT," u.s..
joints of wings, on tail, halt way ~
the back, and on LEGS from hbt" J~..t
two-thirds up the hips. All tn" rest
of the feathers are taken off.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26

From 5000 to 5000 Elne4ppIt
plants can be raised on al acre %
land, ach plant producing one p'L'
apple. They bring about 20 cents r~''
during the winter months.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-12-23
AMADOR

Miss Ethel Hartwick came home to
spend the Christmas holidays with
relatives.
Miss Idele Whitehead came home
Saturday to spend the Christmas sea-
son with relatives.
A program will be given at the
public school Friday, December %.
Teachers and children are working
hard for the occasion.
Miss Ellen Marchand came home to
spend Christmas, after attending
school in the city.
A Christmas tree will be given IN
the M. E. church for the Sunday
school and Epworth league. The tree
is decorated deliberately and the chill
dren are looking forward to delight
full time.
. Edgar Hoskins will pay his parents
a visit during the holidays.
Miss Blanche Martin will return
home Friday night, to spend Christmas
with relatives.
The Ladies Aid Society were well
pleased at the outcome of the bazaar.
Mrs Reeves left for San Francisco,
where she will spend the holidays.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-12-23
Foot Crushed.

A press dispatch from Grass Valley,
dated the 10Th instant, says
Caleb Chinn, a miner employed at
the Central mine, met with pain
full accident this morning just after he
had gone to work. In some manner
his foot was caught and crushed by a
heavy timber, and he suffered excru-
ciating pains and was taken to his
home. DIR Brown found that the liga-
ments were torn and that the foot had
been mashed out of shape. 1t will be
some time before the injured man will
have the use of his foot.
The victim of this mishap is well
known in Jackson. he having worked in
the mines of this section for several
years. His many friends will be
panied to hear of the serious misfor-
tune that has befallen him.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-12-23

R. w. Scott, printer in heeDispatch
office, went to Sacramento, last week
to interview the manager of the state
printing office for steady job in that
institution. He has been in the habit I
of working at each session Of the,
legislature for three or four, months,
but decided that it was hardly. worth
going for unless something more per-
manent was held out. He. returned
Wednesday, and we understand has
concluded not to go to Sacramento
this session.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-12-23
Teachers Institute.

The teachers of Amador county VIII
leave Monday next for Berkeley
where they will hold their county In
st;tute in connection with the Cali
fornia teachers association annual
meeting. Four other counties Will
hold their institutes in like manner.
An erroneous impression has been cir
culated that the meeting of our county
institute at Berkeley involves heavier
expense upon the taxpayers than IL
the institute were held at some point
in Amador county. This is mistake.
From financial standpoint it is con-
siderably cheaper outside than INSIDE
the county. The instructors who come
from the outside to lecture at county
institutes are paid for their services
and also travelling expenses. The cost
runs up to fully $500. This is saved
by going to Berkeley this year. There
appears no solid ground for objectlng
to going outside once every few years,
and thereby coming in contact with
educators from different parts of the
state, and getting an exchange OF ideas
on methods of Instruction
All schools of the county will be
closed next week, not only because
of the Christmas holidays, but also
on account of the teachers institute.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-12-23
1t belongs to great men to hay e grea
defects.-French Proverb.
The Kings of Denmark.

The dust OF the Danish kings is kept
I'm a great cathedral at Roskilde, an
old town twenty miles from Copen-
hagen. Every year the entire royal
family always pay visit to Roskilde
I'm obedience to an ancient custom.
On one of the pillars are marks show
ing the height of Peter the Great,
Nicholas the Iron Gear, Alexander III.
OF Russia. the king OF England and
many other kings. The cathedral was
built In the eleventh century. 1t has
two mighty towers, which can be seen
at a long distance. The Oldest grave
is that OF King Harold l.. who died in
0S7.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1910-12-23
SUPERIOR COURT.
non. JUDGE ?. v.wooD

Estate of John Collier Continued
by request until December "a.
Estate Of H E Morrow-No appear
ance of parties, and matter continued
until December "a.
Estate of Toby Ferrasci- Decree
made establishing notice to creditors.
Estate of Mary Walker Order set
ting final account and decree of dis
triution granted.
People VS. John Delucchi- Motion for
new trial denied. Defendant sentenced
to pay fine of $500, or imprisonment
in the county Jail at the rate of So
per day until said fine is paid. De-
PENDANTS counsel orally appealed from
verdict of conviction, and sentence of
court. and from the whole thereof, to
the district court of appeals.
People vs. ] M Coffman-Detendant
surrendered by bondsmen, and petition
for writ of habeas corpus fled, writ
issued, and heard on December 20.
Estate of Malvina Troyan ct al
Return of sale of real estate by guard
ian filed. Lot in blocki13. Jackson,
was sold to Mayme E.. Troyan for
$3.50, and lot near Stark s place was
sold to Carrie Badaracce for $780, De
cember "a set for hearing on conhrma-
ton of sale.