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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-10-10
E premio 10
gano Alemania
En- el concurso International

Nneva York, martes.-
Eel Teniente aleman Hans Gericke
gan6 ell premio en- ell concurso interna-
cional de dirigibles celebrado en- Kan
sas City, Missouri, habiendo recorrido
una distancia de 468 millas, desde d.
cha ciudad a Ladysmith, Wisconsin.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-10-10
Mr.. Taft en-
Walla Walla
La candidatura presidential
Nueva York, martes.

Ell Presidente dirigi6 la palabra al
pueblo de Walla Walla, Estado de
Washington, hablando sobre las rela-
relaciones entire la ley y los negocios.
Ell Gobernador Hay declare que todo
ell Estado de Washington Sc muestra a
favor de la candidatura de Taft.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-10-10
La polltica
en- NJ ejico
Murmuraciones circulantes

Nueva York, martes.-
Despachos de Mexico informan que
Madero, con ell fin de asegurar la elec-
ci6n de Suarez para la Vicepresidcn-
cia insto a Gomez para que retirara la
suya y que este Sc neg6 a clio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-10-10

Ell PERU ha dado instrucciones a su
Ministro en- Bogota para que presente
una nota de en6rgica protesta al Co
bierno de Colombia por los ataques de
que Tue objeto anoche la legaci6n del
PERT por el populacho de dicha ci1ldad.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
GROWING WHEAT AFTER CORN
Ing, According to Reports From
Experiment Stations.

There are those who contend that
just as good wheat can be grown
after corn as on a summer fallow.
This seasons experimental crops at
the Nebraska station and fields
throughout Colorado. Nebraska and
Kansas do not bear out this theory.
There is good deal to be said
against the dry fallow, and it often
seems wasteful to do so much work
as it necessitates for one years crop
and pay the interest on two bodies OF
land instead Of one. Very often the
extra work Is more expensive In ap-
pearance than in reality. as the sum-
mer fallow extends the period OF
work for horses or steam over long
period and thus lessons actual cost.
All experiments show that about fifty
per cent. of moisture can be conserved
on good soils, which means 81 inches
of moisture with a 14-inch rainfall.
Probably the longer farming is carried
on, a due regard being had to the
preservation of humus. the greater the
conservation possible. as the subsoil
Is opened by the roots and cultivation.
An early maturing crop of peas
would be far more consistent with
what is known of dry farming ext
gencies than a crop like corn. whose
deep roots search the lowest crevices
of the subsoil for the last drop OF
moisture until late in the season. and
whose only advantage is the thorough
cultivation that such crop under
good farming methods insures. In the
state of Washington sometimes ~
successive crops of wheat have been
grown and then following resorted to
successful when the humus had be-
come too depleted for crop to be
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
"DRY FARMING" is MIsNoMER
According to Prof. Campbell Method
Should Be Called Scientific Farm
lnq''-Practice IL Old.

Dry farming, that is farming In the
arid lands OF the west where irriga-
ton Is not possible is being doomed
very hard these days.
Large companies have bought up
immense tracts OF this land at from
twenty-five cents to one dollar an
acre and strong efforts are being
made to induce the farmers from the
middle west to settle upon them.
When this movement was started a
few years ago 1t was known as the
Campbell system of dry farming. Mr.
Campbell having succeeded In inter-
esting some of the western railroads
In carrying on extensive experiments
Now 1t Is known as scientific farm
ing. and Mr.. Campbell at the Dry
Farming convention in Montana last
year admitted that dry farming" is
4 misnomer. and 1t should be called
scientific farming.
The system consists simply In pre-
serving a dust mulch to keep the
| ter rains In the ground during the
months when no rain fall occurs. This
system Is as old as farming itself and
has been practiced In India and other
dry countries OF the far east for ages.
Now, many new tools have been de-
vised to aid In the cultivation OF these
| dry soils In this country and the very
best practice known to agriculture
has been applied.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

dry weather or in winter, when green
pasture cannot be had, this feed is
equally good in producing a flow of
milk or in putting fat on animals. One
acre of crop harvested as silage will
feed twice as much stock as the same
amount harvested in any other man.
ner.
Like glass fruit jar, a silo must be
water-tight and jointless to keep the
silage from molding or dry firing"
For this reason, and also because no
painting or repairing is ever neces-
sary, solid-wall concrete silos are
coming into general USE
The best silos are built circular in
shape. The size depends upon how
many animals are to be fed daily, the
quantity in pounds for each animals
daily feed, and the number of days it
may be necessary to feed them. The
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Take no chances with an old boar:
always keep behind him.
Study the methods Of successful
sheepmen and initiate them.
TaIlsworths are good rustlers, very
prolific. and the meat is of the high
est quality
The real value of sheep cannot be
determined, particularly as breeder.
until 1t is one year of age.
Bran is coarse and flbrous. and
therefore not the best feed for the
digestive organs OF the pigs.
Pigs that are apt to have differ
ences OF opinion" should be separ'
ated Fighting takes off flesh.
Do not let the pregnant ewes push
and crowd each other in the door.
ways. A loss of lambs is sure to re-
suit.
If eve keeps her lamb In fine fat
condition up to the time of weaving,
be sure she is a good mother. and
kcep her.
AS long as the breeding of a SOW
Is profitable she should be bred. II
is not advisable to sell of good
brood animal.
Pigs should not be too fat for the
first six months. Development OF
bone and muscle should be the first
consideration
Diseases get fast hold of many q
flock of sheep through foul drinking
water. Never give stagnant water II
you can help 1t.
A shec that Is warm and poorly
ventilated will often cause the sleeps
wool to loosen, besides injuring the
animals vitality.
Mefium-sized hogs are now most
In favor. 1t Is best to feed hogs TO,
only eight or ten months After they
are year old the feeding y no,
| profitable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
KEEP GOOD MULCH WORKING
One Of the Great Principles Of Dry
Farming Is to Prevent LOSS Of
Water by Evaporation.

A mulch is anything applied to tho
surface of the soil. primarily fer the
purpose OF preventing evaporation and
occasionally to keep down weeds and
avoid winter-killing of plants, writes
]. Freer In the Northwest Farmstead
There are two general kinds OF
mulches
Foreign material, such as straw,
leaves. sawdust. manure, stubble and
sand applied to the surface.
Those composed of natural soil
modified by tillage. One of this kind
Is called dust mulch" or dust
blanket" and is simply layer Of soil
which has been loosened up and dried
out. Mulches of foreign material play
a very small part IN general farming.
but are extensively used in horticul'
ture in some localities.
The principle OF the mulch Is:
Loose. dry material covering, wet soil
retards the movement of water tn
the surface and keeps The dry, cir
culating air from contact with the
moist soil, thereby greatly reducing
the loss of water. The finer the mulch
the looser 1t must be to give good re-
suits. Ordinary soil mulches two to
three inches deep are usually most
effective. When mulch becomes wet
its effectiveness is gone until it dries
out.
Light rains and irrigations on a
mulched soil are worse than no appli-
cation of water. because they only
wet and destroy the mulch and allow
the water from below to escape, with.
out adding any to replace it. Addition.
al expense is incurred by the cultiva-
ton, which must be Immediately
started to restore the mulch. IS
A quantity of water retained by cul-
tivation is of far greater value even
where water is plentiful than the
same amount applied to the soil
One OF the great principles OF dry
farming is to keep a good mulch on
the soil all the time to prevent loss
OF water by evaporation.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
Cow Wecdino.

80 ae ieinoVai OF weed COWS from thu
nero is doing more for the dairy bns,
ness than perhaps any other or,,
.hihg. SO profitable has this linz 80
ualry work proved that MANY da;rx.
men VINO were about ready To ahondc.
Tue dairy business have taken frash
start But the mere removal NJ uoaa
COWS is not enough. Their Ma.
must DC taken by better ones Tnees
are easily secured by using nrrohuss
s D OF known milk producing strain 10
records show that this line os go a'''s
also profitable. More and more da 4 IS
men annually are adopting # Soy
nsh themselves do the work ~ 49,
lns ana breeding; others relv un0,,
eow-'esting associations. These sp s
s oo,,, cost little and pay Wi, ..
COW weeders ' ~sn al
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

silO should be Of such size that layer
Of silage at least two inches in depth
will be removed each day after feed
ing has begun. This prevents thin
top layer from molding. A dairy COW
requires about forty pounds OF silage
per day, and the following table is
based on this amount. Forty pounds
is also the average weight Of cubic
foot of silage.
Locate the silo where it will be con-
venient for feeding. Usually 1t Is
Joined to the barn by means Of a
chute and passageway with doors.
Since the silo and it's contents are
heavy, 1t must be built on solid
ground The bottom of the foundation
should go below frost line. The silo
may, with advantage, extend four to
five feet into the ground Dig the pit
large enough to allow for the thick
ness of the circular walls and foot
ing two feet wide.
crete Is poured into forms which can
be moved up as the concrete sets or
becomes hard. These movable forms
| consist of two circular shells three to
four feet high, so made that one Ats
within the other with space between
| for q six-inch wall The horizontal
| framework consists Of by inch tim.
bers cut to a circle, which are Gov
cred with sheet metal or wooden lag
| ging. Each piece must be long
enough to provide for a slx-foot three
| inch length Of the circumference OF
the circle as we'll as several inches for
the lap or strap joints. The forms are
raised by loOsening them at the joints
and setting them up again on the fin
ished section Of the silo.
Concrete for silos should be rich In
Portland cement and should be put
into the forms mushy wet. Mix it one
part cementto two parts sand to four
parts crushed rock. Four parts oil
clean pit or bank-run gravel may be
used instead of the sand and rock
Measure all materials on the basis
that one bag of cement equals one
cubic foot. Many persons raise the
concrete In buckets, but the work car
be done more quickly and easily By
using horse together with der
rick or we'll braced jib-boom fixed te
an adjoining building.
The first cost OF concrete silos ma,
or may not be greater than that of the
best OF any other kind The time i:
now at hand when farmers, like rail
roads and corporations, are consider
ing the lasting qualities OF buildings
concrete silos need no insurance
they DO not blow down or burn I'D
Ihey never have to be painted or re
paired. With other kinds of silos dur
ing their short lives these expense.
alone equal the first cost. Concret,
lasts forever.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
TOO MUCH FOR SMALL BRAll
Bio Word Meant an Effort, but IN
Little Girl Made Brave
Attempt.

This incident occurred just ai1el
Jewish holiday. 1t was in lnu'
grade school in Cleveland in Or
trict of Russian and Hungarian Jen
The teacher was explaining u'
meaning of the word judioious ~
asked the children to give her slof'
about the word.
After several had given illus'''
tons about the judicious use
money, the teacher said:
Now give me a story about SUM- ~
thing judicious, without money IL ~ ~
A little girl finally volunteered y
said:
ION our, holiday we had roast ~,
and a whole lot of other Jew oSD''
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

The principal source Of profit IN
dairying, stock-raising and farming
lies in improving the quality and at
the same time keeping down the cost
Of production. In this matter of profit
and loss nothing plays such an I'M
portant part as the question OF feeds
and feeding. The natural feed for AMI
mails, the one on which they do best,
Is green pasture. In climates subject
to frost, man has made the same pro-
vision for animals as for himself by
providing them In winter with canned
green fodder called "silage." Silage Is
made most commonly from corn, COW
peas, clover, sorghum, or alfalfa, mere
ly chopped fine and stored In large
water-tight cans known as "silos." In
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

through which the tines Of tho ,orp
pass when the scoop is to be attached.
ana across the bottom is metal strin
win series of longitudinal grooves.
through which the tines also pass and
which serves to hold the shove, tirn,lv
III position The usefulness of such
a 1901 can readily be understood In
case wnere man has both shovel
,ns ana fork1ng to do. as around a
oarnyard, he can accomplish the worr
~ quick transformation of this de-
wee instead of having to go and get
a oinerent implement every once in q
while. ~
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Miss Gertrude Won Petzold wiiipV
ably be the first woman preacn', :,
Switzerland, now that the synou .
the cantons has decided that ~0- -.
may preach. She was formerly !,
lister of the Free Christian cnui'n :.
Leicester, England, where sue M,
born. She has also preached III
country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

The announcement that from 1850
900 to 5000. 100000 bacteria are con
tanned In q cubic centimeter of ice
cream must 90 unchallenged on our
part for lack Of time in verifying the
figures
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Several cases have occurred of eye
sight threatened or lost by the inordi
nately long hatpin point. Unless WON
en- realize themselves that this Is q
constant and serious menace and re
strict the length Of the sharp pin
some steps will have to be taken tc
protect the general public from this
dangerous nuisance.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A man In Atlantic City has adver-
tised that he ID lost. Why should he
90 to that trouble. when, according to
some ministers. most of the people
there are In tho same condition?
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

There has been revolution In Ecu
ador, but we have not been able to
md out whether 1t was necessary or
Just INDUCED in because the revolu.
tionists felt the need Of practice.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

One nice thing about an aeroplane
race IL that you can see the racers
occasionally even II tall man or =
fat woman happens to be directly In
front OF you.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
COMBINED TOOL
HANDY ON FARM
scoop DetachabIy Connected and
Has Grooves for Tines
Advantages are
Easily Seen.

A combination implement that is
Mandy for farm and stable use has
been designed by man in the state
OF Washington. 1t is fork and shovel
combined, and its advantage is that if
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

tura van, nsas department Of agricul.
e wants to establish a bureau -
inspect grain feed. seed and bav w,, ~
sne purpose Of raising the stand -
g. ,nese commodities. Chicago 80 =
o. Louis already have such hns anu
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Is = chicken an animal?" must be
decided by Judge at Port Chester.
N. Y. The half-dollar table d'hote
chicken Is suspected of being = min
sraL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

The Frenchman who has succeeded
In "photographing thought" has per
haps pointed the way to getting the
truth from witnesses who find 1t con-
venient to forget.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Up in Wisconsin a man dived into
the water and caught 22-pound
muskellunge. Down In Texas they
are killing mountain lions with jack
knives. We need frost
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

In due time there will be angry
farmers watching with shotguns to
keep some trans-continental flier from
alighting in their cornf1elds with his
Aeroplane.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A Boston girl of seventeen years
old has become the bride of China
man. Perhaps she wants to be sure
that It will never be necessary for
her to do the family laundry work
herself.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Drop in and dine any day" Will not
longer II aviators take up the custom
Of dropping in through the roof as the
one in Atlantic City did.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

The bobolinks are flying toward the
rico fields OF Louisiana. This may
mean an early fall and again 1t may
simply mean that the birds are hun
cry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A college professor comes to the
dangerous. II he got among a crowd
Of enraged vacationists he would md
them even more 20.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A New York young woman killed an
other with a hatpin, but the death
was due to carrying concealed uQ-
uids.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Science. It Is asserted. has solved
the mystery Of the Sphynx. but hard
" anybody can solve the mystery of
boiled egg until after breaking It.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Too many babies are killed by their
pushing out loose window screens. It
seems like foolish waste Of perfect
" good babies.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A Chicago pastor says: wait until
you are burning with an idea before
putting pen to paper" Yes. and then
call out the fire department instead.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A Rochester girl refused = young
man twelve times because he smoked
cigarettes, but not more than one girl
In twelve would refuse 4 man once for
that reason.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A Kentucky minister has figured out
that heaven IL a structure 10000 stor-
ies high. Let us hope that it has ade-
Quate elevator service.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

taxes up no more room than one n,
these tools and can quickly be turned
from one into the other. The basic
implement Is a fork. and the shovel
portion is adjustably connected. In
The head OF the SCOOP arc ho,..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
Wasted Opportunity.

Stella-What do you cons'u''
waste of opportunity? .J
Bella-A freight train gong 'n''''
tunnel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A Newark fan dreamed he was slid
ing for home--he bumped his head on
the floor hard. and found he was
home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

A French scientist declares that the
body rests more quickly after fast
work, but even this Is no excuse for
the Joy rider
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

It's human nature, but bad NV, "a,
cine, to buck about the walk W MA.
after we've enjoyed a good lons -
down!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Laundrymen prefer Pittsburg as the
scene Of their convention In 1912.
There are reasons why laundrymen
should have an affection for Pitts
burg.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

What II the beef prices are going
up? The doctors tell us that we have
been eating too much Of 1t. anyway.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Still. there is no pity for the poor
baseball players. who are bought ana
sold like SO many tubs of butter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

Perhaps the champion idiot and
criminal combined Is the person who
shouts "Fire!" In a crowded theater.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

French experiments with an aero
mail service may result In drop IN
postage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

The auto can beat the old Gretna
Green chaise.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-02-15
Secclon recreAtlva
MAI1A ADIVINA

Ven aca, resala6te, que te voy a
acha Ia giienaventuras-le decla en- bar
bastro q un quinto una gitana,-tu me
xlaras aluego dimpues una perrlya gorda
pa mis- churumbeles-
-Anda, ven; no seas arguyoso por
que yevas uniforme-
-Bien, bien.
Ven, hombre, no te convene ser
esaborio; carcula que tie 10 voy adlvl
mar too.
Mia que too. A fe que presumes.
-Te digo que too. No yoy a Ella desl
malta de 10 que te Interest,"
Una miaja menos sera.
-Toitico 10 que te pasa. ives tn?
Esa maniya disc bien c1aro que ties acha
4 res por una mosa de huten, morenlya eva
y de oiasos saragatcros.
i Coma! Pus es verda...
y que tie va cae Ia loterla.
-Pus 81 que hi puesto
y que te isenran pronfo-
I'll mes que viene. " que mas?
Ma mas tie paese todavia poco2
Pus adi6s, y gracias.
i Como No me das Ia perra gorda 2
Vogue hi de darg ( No ices que
10 endevinas too? Pus haber accrtau
que no tengo nj un centimo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-02-15

Juan Valera.-'Discursos academcos' q omo LOO
20
Poesias 20
"Damis Coe' 70
Critca Lierara 20
20
Terapeuta social (expuesta historia)~ IS
"A vuela pluna' arcuos lerarios politcos 10
Flornego de poesias Castelanas del sglo XIX Is
$50
c. Maucair-"Las NIadre Sociaes' (novea) $3.50
c. aucar.-s'H Orene virgen'' (novea) so
c. Rodriguez Avecila-"Los Crep1scuos' (novea) 10
de Valbuena.-.Pedro (novela)
A. de Vabuena-'Ripios Ulramarnos (criticas) 20
Rabeais.' Gargant1a' (Prmera version aselano
criico -biografco del autor) rs
J. Dcenta-'Traperas''
Iriarte-:Recuerdo de la de Africa del 1852 so
j Aemany-"P "Panchaantra' cnco
cion del sancrito) 20
Lanza.- La Rendc de
M. Carretero.-t Ell trunfo la vida'' 65
Verdes MontenegoDe mi campo propaganda
c. Garcia de la Riega-"Entremese literaros' SO d.
Obras de Eusebio Blasco 20 centavos .
tsLos de mi tempo'..
"Cosas de Francia'' .."S'r,'j'.. -
"Alta Chuera'. '' i,
"Espanoles Franceses'. = <#*
dolores Patrios'
@Cuenos nuevos', T2
.;lIuseo Secreo de Napoles' .-'.' $50
Il Maritime Keser.-tt Win metal'' 60
j. Pagano." AL tomos
]. ArgamasIla. - GO
EN- EsTos PREcIos EsTA INCLUDE Ell FRANQUEo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-02-15
A ESCAPE

-5Y que talg 5Marchanbien los ne
gocios?
-NTu deprisa, sIior.
% Entonces Sc hara usted rico?
i Quia Al contrario Como marchan
tan deprlsa no puo alcanzar denguno
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-02-15
POGO MAS O .MENOS

-Tio Usebio, scuantos hijos tie us
te?-le pregJntan q un pobre lenador,
famoso por su gran deseendencia
-MuchOs.
-s Como cuantos2
-DCce Il catorcs-
i Como doce catorce, { Que no sabe
siquiera Ell nimero flo?
i Que hi de sabelo: Crees que no
fengo otra cosa que hacer mas que con-
talos9