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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
Baby Shoe Carried Fl Years By
Aged Tramp, Reveass Identity

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. a.
Thorough all the vicissitudes of
tramp life. while sleeping in barn,
haystock or village jails, Nathan
Franklin carried with him a tiny
baby shoe; a soiled and crumpled
reminder of happier days long ago.
The little shoe today is the prin-
cipal evidencary exhibit whereby
Thomas j. Franklin of this city
came into possession Of little
hoard of money left by his father,
the aged wandered.
Nathan Franklin, old and in
firm, died here without revealing
his name or his history. In his
tattered coat was found 1910 sew
ed in the lining. Over his heart
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
BRUTAL" FARMER SAYS HOES CAN'T
Be FATTENED ON CORN STALKS

WENATCHEE, Feb. 1.-The
rancher's side of the high cost of
living, which is a subject of much
discussion at present, is demon
strated in the following letter re-
ceived by Little e Wetsel, meat
dealers in this city. The letter
says:
Dear Sirs: I have a bunch of
hogs that will dress 125 pounds;
five of them will make more; two
will go seventy-five or better. /
have more, but l will try to run
them longer. The town yaps are
doing a great deal of bowling
about the high-priced pork, but
am here to tell you if they want
to eat meat they will pay for it,
for these hogs have cost me IS
for every tooth in their heads. If
the town yaps think meat can
be raised on corn stalks, they had
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
-FOUR CHILDREN
/, BURNED To
! !, DEATH

Thy United Press Leased Wire.)
WILMINGTON, Del, Feb. A..
trapped in the attic of their home
between Camden and Wyoming,
four grandchildren of Ezekiel
Hackett, farmer, were burned to
death shortly after midnight, ac-
cording to news brought here to-
day.
The youngest of the victims was
three years of age and the eldest
l5. The fire was caused by an
overheated stove, and had gained
such Roadway before the little
ones awoke that 1t was impo5si-
BILE for them to escape.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
WOOD BLOCKS MAY
BE RECON- MEND ED

The chamber of commerce in its
investigation of paving materials
that are considered successful for
business streets yesterday got a
good boost for creosoted wood
blocks. A letter from Chicago
stated that in the loop district
there creosoted wood blocks were
being substituted for granite
blocks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
200 AFTER CENSUS
POSITIONS

Examinations to fill 800 posi-
lions as census enumerators in the
Second congressional district will
be held for about 1900 applicants
at the Central school tomorrow by
Guy E. Kelly, supervisor of cen
sus. For the city of Tacoma 70
census takers will be appointed
and 10 for the outside districts
of Pierce county.
For candidates from the out
side districts the examination will
be held at 1890. Candidates
seeking appointment for work IN
the city will be examined at $3.50
and at o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
FRISCO POLICE
CAPTURE man
FROM Wash.
By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. A
man with crippled left foot, CIV
ing his name as George Gordan,
is under arrest today and the po-
lieeg are searching for his three
companions, following their az
tempt last evening to rob the
Redmond drug store. Gordon
was shot in the heel during bat
tie with the police who surround
ed the store.
From a railroad ticket and
papers found in his pockets, Cor
dan is thought to live in Washing
ton. The ticket was for the trip
from Porter, Wash, to Elmer,
Wash, and was of a recent date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
MRS. PEARY SELLS
METEORS FOUND
I BY HUSBAND

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Feb. At was
learned today that Mrs. Robert
Peary, wife of the Arctic explorer,
has sold the three meteors which
Peary brought from the north to
Mrs. Jessup, the widow of Moses
X. Jessup, for $4,000. They
were Immediately given to the Mu-
scum of Natural History.
II is said that the meteors are
the largest ones of iron ore COM
position ever found.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

rested the little shoe.
Later a slip of paper with the
name of the man and his address
on it was found in the shoe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04
NEWS

The steam schooner Saginaw
left the Nelson-Johnson mill yes
terday with a cargo of lumber for
San Pedro.
Returning from down Sound
ports yesterday afternoon, the
steamer Portland of the Alaska
Coast line, will load freight for
Alaskan points.
Official confirmation of the re-
ports of the sale to the Matson
Navigation company. of the Bos-
ton Tow Boat company's steamer
Hyades was received here yester-
day from San Francisco. The
Hyades will be put on the run be-
tween San Francisco, Puget Sound
and the Hawaiian islands.
The schooner Oliver J. Olson is
coming to this port soon to load
lumber at the McNeeley mill, for
San Pedro.
The steamer Watson is In port
with freight from San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

Valentines, half price. Northern
Salvage Co., 900 Pac. ave. $40
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

Valentines, half price. Northern
Salvage Co., 909 Pac. ave. ***
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

better find out now that it is diff
ferent.
1.-THE farmer is long enough.
working for nothing. There is
more than one to be fed in Wash7
ington now, and the more the
merrier. Write at once, as l am
going to butcher Monday"
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Drury are
arranging to leave the latter part
of the month ON an extended trip
abroad. Their itinerary includes
the Hawaiian islands, the Orient
and Europe via the Holy Land.
Mrs. c. L. Riber will be hostess
at her home, 1929 East Thirty
first street, for the monthly social
and business meeting of the Ep-
worth league of the Grace Metho-
dist church.
Valentines, half price. Northern
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

Valentines. half price. Northern
Salvage Co., 900 Pac. ave. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

Valentines, half price. Northern
Salvage Co.. 900 Pac. ave. $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

Valentines, half price. Northern
Salvage Co., 900 Pac. ave. **+
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

Valentines, half price. Northern
Salvage Co., 900 Pac. ave. ***
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-04

The steamer Watson is In port
with freight from San Francisco,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04

GRADING ALFALFA.
: $500 ++++ p r r

The National Hay association recog-
nizes the following grades of alfalfa
Choice alfalfa-Shall be reasonab bly,
fine, leafy alfalfa. of bright green col
or. properly cured, sound. sweet and
well baled.
No. l alfaIfa-ShaH be coarse alfal-
IA of bright green color, or reasonably
fine, leafy, Of good color, and may con-
tain percent of foreign grasses, must
be well baled, sound and sweet.
No. aIfalfa-Shan include alfalfa
somewhat bleached. but of fair color,
reasonably leafy, not more than one
eighth foreign grasses, sound and We'll
baled
No alfalfa-Shail include bleached
alfalfa, or alfalfa mixed with not to
eN coed One-fourth foreign grasses, but
when mixed must be of fair color, sound
and well baled.
No grade aIfalfa-Shau include all
alfalfa not good enough for other
grades, caked, musty, grassy, or
threshed.
The size of bale preferred by hay
dealers is one that measures q to SO
inches in length, IS inches wide, and
II to Is inches thick. ranging from so
To so pounds each or from S3 TO %
bales TO the ton. In this region the
farmer finds best sale for those aver
aging 80 bales to the ton, making each
bale weigh about Sc pounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
THE e. PASO HERALD FARMING PAGE
Vaccination TO Prevent Hog Cholera

begun the distribution OF hog cholera
vaccine for which ne makes a charge
of one cent per cubicentimeter, max
ing dose for a hog Weighing 80 to 100
pounds cost 20 cents; weighing 100
10 200 pounds. 40 cents; 200 pounds and
over, 40 to so cents a dose One quart
of vaccine viii make-40 doses for light
hogs and may be used in syringes hold
ing one dose or 20 c C. The diseased
or hog cholera blood may also be Sc
cured at the Agricultural college,
though this is sent 10 some graduate
veterinarian in the neighborhOod II no
one can be spared from the veterinary
laboratory, because its careless hand
ling may cause a serious spread of dis
ease.
Methods of Vaccination.
In using the Serum-alone method
light hogs are he'd up by their hind
legs and vaccine is injected into the
muscles or inside of the thigh, first in
serting the needle into the muscle, then
attaching the syringe. Heavy hogs are
turned on their backs and vaceinated
as with the lighter ones, and sows
near the farrOwing period may be vac
cinated back of the ear " here the skin
IS thin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
How To Preserve Fence Posts

pressure causes the creosote to enter.
If it is desired to soak the entire post
in the cold bath tank. this should be
made larger than the one containing the
hot creosote.
The best simple method for heating
the creosote is to use light. Il gage,
galvanized iron tank, three feet in
diameter and four feet high, fitted with
I of three inch pipe, costing from $12
to SIS. A fire is built under the and
the creosote is readily heated.
Small Posts Can Be Used.
A well impregnated fence post need
not be over inches in diameter, and
is better than a split post. Those with
highly colored heartW GOD, such as oak
and yellow pine, are difficult to pene-
trate with creosote and will prove in
ferior to round posts. Cutting the tops
of the posts obliqueIy, preferably with
an ak, will facilitate the shedding OF
water. As already stated, posts should
be well seasoned and trimmed of their
bark before treatment
The forest service used two methods
of applying the preservative: In the
first. only the butts we're impregnated:
in the second the butts were immersed
in hot bath and the entire post in
the cold one. In order not to make
the treatment too expensive the absOrp-
o. gallon per post if the butt only is
treated, and 0-6 gallon if the whole
post is immersed. 1t was found that
naturally durable woods like cedar,
locust, white oak and black walnut re-
quire heavy treatment to impregnate
their sap woods and that their heart
woods cannot be successfully treated.
The treatment prolongs their period of
usefUsne but even without treat
ment they cost more than cheaper and
equally satisfactory posts that can be
had by creosoting an inferior wood.
Cost of Treatment.
The cost Of treatment varies with the
local price of creosote. In the eastern
states it is II to 10 cents a gallon; on
the Pacific, Is to 20 cents. and as high
as 80 cents a gallon in the Rocky
mountain region. About 20 percent of
the amount of creOsote absorbed is lost
by evaporation from the hot bath,
making the amount used per post l 1-5
times the absorption. The cost of treat
ment per post varies between and 9
cents and if properly creosoted should
make posts last 20 years at least.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04

To know that cholera may be pre-
vented from carrying off ones hogs
just as they are rounding into ccndi-
ton for the market is most satisfying.
Vaccination is not recommended as a
cure. though good results have been
obtained when used on sick hogs; but
its chief use is in protecting hogs that
have been exposed to the disease and to
control It should it break out.
There are two methods of vaccination,
the first being known as the serum
alone method. the second as the stimuli
taneOus. The first is used on farms
where the disease exists or where 1t Is
desirable to render the hogs immune
for a short period. If after vaccine ton
the hogs are exposed to cholera they
become permanently immune, but if not
exposed the immunity is only for two to
three months
The second method is practiced on
farms that are not infected and where
it is desired to render the hogs i'm
mune for a considerable period. In this
method serum is used along with dose
of diseased or hog cholera blood.
Making n Test.
l. l. Lewis, professor of veterinary
science. Oklahoma A & NJ. college, has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04

conveyers of pollen, but in the case Of
the yucca 1T is moth of the night
flying kind which when at rest folds
its wings in vertical position. 1t IS
known as the yucca bOrer, and is Of a
dusky color on its under surface and
white on the upper surface, consequent
" when at rest on the white Yucca
flowers or flying about at dask 1t is
difficult to detect. 1t has a structure
peculiarly adapted to collecting the
viscid pollen from the yucca flower to
rolling it into ball anC CARRYING II to
another flower thus securing cross fer
tilization. The flower of the yucca
opens on one day and closes the next.
so at night the yucca bOrer visits the
stemens. collects the pollen by means
of her long tongue, rolls il into a pei
let often several times larger than its
head. and flies with II to another flow
er. where she bores a hole In the ovarv
and deposits her eggs inside. This done
she deposits her ball Of pollen on the
ends of the sttgmas, pOllinating them
which later causes the ovules OF the
flower to develop into seed.
Matching Moth Eggs.
1t is stated by Pammel that the eggs
Of the moth hatch on the fourth or fitch
day, and that each of the resulting lar
vac will eat Is to 90 ovules before it
bites its way through the wall of the
plant ovary. When outside, these little
caterpillars lower themselves to the
ground by means Of a silken thread, en-
ter the soil and cover themselves with
an egg shaped cocoon. The following
summer and about two weeks before the
yucca blooms again, the larvae enters
its third, or pupa. stage. and when the
blooming period arrives it breaks It's
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04

POULTRY NOTES.


Eggs contain about the same amount
of protein as wheat flower, 10 times
the fat. and half the fuel value
\ woman poultry raiser in Massa-
chusetts started five years ago with u
hens and now carries on a business OF
$4,000 a year
Do not set your hen where wind, rain
or rats can bother her Burn the straw
after every hatch to keep lice from in
creasing too rapidly.
To break a hen OF broodiness. put
her into coop made Of a box with lath
front and place this where she can ses
the other hens run constantly about
Place the food and water Just outside
so that she can reach her-head through
the bars and eat or drink: any kind OF
food will do, the corn is best withheld
on account Of its heating properties. In
three TO five days her metherly instinct
has waned considerably and she soon
renewS laying When hens are starved
to break them OF the desire to sit, the
system becomes weakened and much
time elapses before she regains strength
enough TO again begin the formation OF
eggs
It IS not necessary 10 have Derches
arranged in the form of ladder. By
placing them in the same plane, II Is
easier 10 remove the droppings in the
morning, there is no fighting among
tie fowls to reach 3 the highest perch.
and the spread OF colds from those be-
low to those above is considerably les
sened- camphor ball placed in the
drinking water Is recommended for the
prevention Of spreading colds through
this medium
In the fall put bands about the legs
of the pullets and first year hens that
begin to lay first, and observe them
during the winter In the spring Sc
lect the best and put them into the
breeding pen In this way the non
producers Will not be so apt TO continue
in your flock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
RAIN AT YSLETA;
APRICOTS ARE RIPE
Will Davis Sustains Broken
Limb-Personal and
General News.

Ysleta, Tex, June A shower fell
Friday afternoon. However, farmers
are not needing rain as there has been
an abundance of canal water for irrf-
cation. Apricots are ripe and ready
fer market.
Mrs Finch and little son, of Divine,
Tex, have joined Mr.. Finch. who is
assistant agent here
Mrs. Ge"rge Clements has returned
from I'll Paso, where she went to meet
Mr.. Clements, who has been in Califor-
MIA.
viii Davis. census enumerator, sus-
tanned broken limb Friday afternoon,
his horse falling with him.
Judge Folk has returned from a
business trip to FL Paso.
George Buchanan has returned from
FL Paso.
Miss Annie McSain is the guest OF
friends in FL PasO
Mrs. w. D. Lansden has returned
from a visit to Mrs. Van c. Wilson and
Mrs. S. T. Turner, of FL Paso.
The Dorbandt home IS nearing ocm-
1ieticn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
DRY FARMING
IN NEW MEXICO
! +++++++++++++++

H 3. Henning, in the Dry Farming
Congress Bulletin says that 1909 was
the most important in the history OF
New Mexico in the development Of
agricultural resources, not less than
zoo, 200 acres of new land having been
brought under cultivation and double
the acreage laid out for 1910. East Of
Las VEGAS, mesa or table lands which
three years ago were hardly selling at
IS an acre are now heS at SO and up.
Three years ago, were CLOVIS now
stands, was a vacant prairie; now It
has 5000 people and many modern i'm
provements and does a good business
with a territory so miles each way.
1felrose, fabian, Blacktown, ST. Vrain
and other smaller towns of the east
central section have had similar ex-
periences in the beneficial effects Of
dry farming.
Tucumcari a Center.
Tucumcari though only seven years old,
has 1000 people and not an idle piece
of tiIlable land in radius Of five miles
each way. Dry farming is responsible
for A, 200 homestead entries and 7,000,-
600 acres Of public land filed upon dur
ing the year.
The year 1909 taught the dry farmers
a stern lesson, however. The three
preceding years had been so replete
with rainfall THAI dry farming methods
did not seem necessary, but 1909 WAS
below the normal in humidity and the
majority of the farmers knowing little
of the correct dry farming methods felt
the drouth severely
- To Advertise Methods
There is at present considerable in
terest shown in the desire to make dry
farming methods better known The
last legislature of New Mexico appro-
priated money for the buying OF a tract
OF land in the Tucumcari district for
an experiment farm which will have
expert dry farmers IN charge, though
the farmers of the neighborhood viii
operate it and pay the cost of mainte-
nance. Similar experiment farms are be-
ing maintained in the Las Vegas dis
trict-
Another method to add to the educa-
ton of the farmers has been instituted
by the Santa Fe railway, " hich is now
keeping professor J. D. Tinsley, for
merly of the New Mexico College of
Agriculture, in the field 10 instruct the
people along its lines He will organ
ize farmers Institutes in every com
munity and under each Of these Will be
a demonstration farm TO teach the best
methods Of seeding and tillage and to
find out what crops are best suited 10
the various communities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
Wonderful Relation Between
the Yucca and the Moth

~ f ALL the interesting plants that
A belong to the Lily family. the
yucca, native of North and
Central America, is by far the most
remarkable. The mesas are covered with
millions of Spanish bayOnets and 9TH
ers of the yuccas and there is probably
no plant so Characteristic and We'll
known in, the west. How many are there,
however, who have ever observed that
this plant right at our doors offers
the most wonderful example OF the in
terrelatiOn of flowers and insects.
By pollination is meant the tranfer-
ence of pollen from the stamen. or
male part of a flower, to the stigma,
the female part. When this conveying of
pollen is successful it gives rise to
fertilization and the formation of seed.
There are three processes of poHination:
Cd Self or close pollinatiOn, in which
flowers are pOllinated often before they
open, the pollen being deposited direct
~ upon the stigma from the stamen.
The violet is an example of self pol
linatiOn. CD Wind pOllination, in which
the wind carries the pollen from one
plant to another. as in grasses and
sedgeS. CD Pollination by insects, in
which the insects carry the pollen
from the male to the female parts of
the flower or flowers, for often the
pistil may be in one flower and the
stamen in another. Examples are the
apple, pear, plum and other plants with
attractive and prominent flowers.
Conveying the Pollen.
The yucca belongs to this last group,
by their yellOwish white color and
agreeable Odor the flowers are able TO
attract the insects necessary for their
fertilization. Bees are the best known
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04

FARMERS Bulletin 3S7, by c. P.
Willis. of the forest service, gives
valuable Information on method
of preserving and prolonging the life OF
inferior woods that are suitable for
fence posts In former days durable
woods were still plentiful and il was
not then so necessary TO think OF
methods for preserving them from de-
cay, but now the time has come when
inferior woods must be used in many
regions.
The methods Of preservation have for
their object the arrest and prevention
Of the growth of fungi, which cause
decay by destroying the wood tissues.
One method is to coat the surface of well
seasoned wood with paint to keep out
moisture and the destructive fungi. The
products Of the distillation of coal tar
and petroleum tar, however. possess
the advantage of paint and are also
antiseptics and poisonous to fungi.
When in contact with the ground, wood
decays very rapidly because the cOndi-
tion Of moisture and temperature are
favorable to the development Of these
fungi. consequently the portion Of the
pest below ground should receive thor
ough treatment.
ProIongfng Life of Posts.
Removing the bark to allow the wood
method of preserving posts.
Charring we'll seasoned posts over an
open fire so that the burned portion
will extend at least a foot above and
below the surface Of the ground is a
good method where care is taken, not
to allow the wood TO check or to char
too deeply.
Painting the surface does not give
a very durable treatment because the
cracks and checks are apt not to be
well filled. Products of coal tar, such
as creosote, applied hot, three coats for
the butts and two for the tops are
effective. so gallons of creosote fur
nishing enough for 300 posts.
Dipping is more lasting than paint
ing and is q cheaper method Of appli-
cation. More Of the preservative is re-
Quired when dipping IS practiced, but
the less expensive ones like petroleum
tar, coal tar and the creOsotes may
be used.
Dipping the butts of posts in cement
IS unsatisfactory because with the alb
cement cracks and the covering is
broken.
ImpregnatiOn With CreOsOte.
On account of the water in the wood
cells. the thorough seasoning neces-
say p0AOA0 cdClIleiAt' anu the IOAS u
time necessary for penetration max es
the method Of applying preservatives
cold not nearly so popular as that of
dipping into hot ones. The open
tank" process is the best for treating
posts with creosOte. Their butts are
immersed in creosote maintained at a
temperature Of 220 degrees r, which
causes the air and water in the wood
cells to expand enough to force their
way out. They are next put into a
tank containing cold creosote. or else
left in the first tank and allowed to
cool with the creosote, which causes the
cells to contract again forming a par
tfal vacuum into which the atmospheric
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
PLAN TO yBoLIsH CoEDUcATIoN.

San Antohio, Texas, June claim
ing that the coeducatfonal system in
the local high school has not been
success, school superintendent Chas J.
Lukin has started a movement for it's
adjustment His principal objection
is based on the difficulty of enforcing
strict discipline in classes where boys
and girls are mixed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-04
Expeiling jews.

New York June 4.-The American
Jewish committee today received this
cable from Berlin: Expulsion con-
tinues throughout Russia. At the low
est estimate 10000 victims are involved,
1000 OF whom are from Kiev."