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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-04-28
ALFALFA IN ROWS
Is Recommended for Seed Produc-
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PIX. Bllnn. alfalfa specialist of the
Colorado Experiment Station. with head
quarters in this city. has called attention
to the necessity Of planting alfalfa in
rows for the most successful seed pro-
duetion. So much inquiry is being made
at the present time that it seems advis-
able to again call attention to certain
points which should be observed in grow
ing alfalfa in rows for seed production.
The OBJECT for putting alfalfa in rows
for seed production is to secure a greater
control Of the moisture. Under irrig alton
this greater control is Obtained because
by the row method the alfalfa can be ir-
rigated by burrows. The burrows may be
smoothed out with the furrowing machine
80 that the water may be run quickly
through. thus giving light irrigation.
conservation Of moisture. Thus by con-
troll Of the two factors. irrigation and eul-
tivation. the necessary amount OF mois-
turs for the best crop development is Sc
cured. Too much water tends to produce
vsRetative growth at the expense Of seed
production. Under irrigation. the rows
should bs planted 20 inches apart, and
every other row furrowed out for irriga-
ton. When. however. alfalfa is planted
on dry land for the production Of seed.
the rows should bs further apart and the
plants thinner in the row. in order to per-
nit the amount Of water commonly pres
snt to suffice for the plants which are ae-
tually on the ground. BY dry land meth
DDS. the rows as q consequence should
not bs placed closer than SO inches
apart. The plants shosld bs drilled in
the row and may well be thinnsd to 20
inches apart in the row. leaving good,
strong plants when the thinning 10 done.
Mr.. Blinn reports that he saw alfalfa
planted 40 inches apart between rows
and 40 inches in the rows. at Highmors.
North Dokota. which yielded seed at the
rate Of five bushels per acre. where the
rainfall was only seven inches for the en-
tire season. From our experience and
the experiences Of others on dry land. It
would seem that Sc to 42 inches 10 about
the proper distance TO plant alfalfa in
rows for dry land seed production. The
alfalfa should b given as thorough q
cultivation as Is given corn or potatoes.
II this Is done. good average seed yield
can bs produced for each season. II
thicker planting is made on the dry land.
IL does not leave a sufficient supply OF
soil moisture to mature good seed crop.
Success is only guaranteed when the
number Of plants Is reduced to the carry
ing capacity Of the soil.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
He HAS HIMSELF CUT OPEN
Claiming Malpractice Rich Man Goes
Under Knife in Court to
Prove His Case.

NEW YORK.-A Los Angeles
dispatch to the World says: Henry
Christie, wealthy business man of
Los Angeles, was taken to the Ange-
lus Hospital and cut open to prove
that DR., Rhea Smith, a prominent
surgeon, had been guilty of NAL
practice in a former operation.
This method of obtaining evidence
in lawsuit was hitherto unheard of
here, but Judge Houser accepted
the proposition when Christie's law
yer proposed it. Later he tried to
hedge, at least he gave Christie an
opportunity to fOregO the operation
ii he chose,G but Christie insisted.
The most prominent surgeons in
the city have taken sides in the case.
DR.. Smith is accused of having in
sisted Christie had cancer, and is
said to have sewed up the patients
intestines and made an artificial
opening in his side after he had
undergone the influence of an anaes-
thetic for a supposed appendicitis
operation.
II y w. II. severance and h. >,
Pilsbury, Christie's witnesses, per
formed the operation under the crit
ical watch of DR.. Smith and his wit
nesses. Christie has suffered for 80
years with a chronic complaint.
which made the operation a daring
one. Before being put under the
anaesthetic Christie was asked if he
had any objections.
Not on your life" he replied en-
phatically. Il insist on it.
For two hours and forty-fve min
utes the surgeons worked over him.
When they were through thew had
closed the artificial opening made
by DR.. Smith and restored Christfe's
inside apparatus to its normal con-
dition. The surgeons said tonight
that they had not found any cancer
Gus growth of the size to which DR.
Smith and his experts had testified.
and ascribed the trouble to structure
of the intestines.
A large amount of SCARED tissue
was removed, and none of the sur
geons would say whether there were
any more signs of generous growth
found until microscopic tests had
been made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
BEFORE. AND AFTER TAKING

and telling me that I was his ideal
of womanly perfection, and saint,
and an angel, and a second Venus,
and so on. Now, if l want a COM
pliment from him l have to extract
it with a cOrkscrew with more eX-
penditure of time and labor than it
is worth"
And these ladies and others of
the same iIk demand to know why
this is thus, and why a man who is
SO changed by matrimony that his
wife scarcely knows him, and feels
as if a strange bridegroom had
somehow been substituted at the al
tar
The explanation is simple enough.
Matrimony is not courtship. 1t is
the plain bread and meat of life, not
the f1ub-dUb dessert. When a man
rolls up his sleeve and starts to
work to support woman he is met
amOrphosed from a Hero of Ro-
nance to the Family Provider, and
his symbol is no longer Fairy Prince
but Cash Register.
Board Bill Now Instead of ViOlets.
The woman who complains that
her husband is not always present
ing her with many gifts and shower
ing as many theatre tickets and bon
bOns and flowers in her path as he
did in the days of courtship ignores
the point that he didn't at that hal
cyon point have to stand for her
board bill and shopping ticket
AS a matter of fact, a beefsteak
is just as sincere a token of affection
j as bunch of violets. and the wo-
man who knows that her husband is
bringing home every dollar he earns
! and straining every nerve to keep
his family comfortable is an un-
grateful and unappreciative beast
: ever to contrast the potatoes of mat
rimOny with the chocolate creams
| of courtship or to complain that her
husband no longer lays poetic offer
ings at her shrine as he used to do.
The wife who uses the daily paper
as a barometer of her husbands af-
! lection and who fancies herself neg
! lected because her John reads the
! paper in her presence after mar
/ riage, when he never did before the
/ marriage, is equally unreasonable
! She f0rgets that John has no other
place to read the paper now except
when he is with her. When he saw
her only two or three times a week,
/ or perhaps for a little while even
every day, he had plenty of leisure
! elsewhere in which to read. He
reads at home now because that is
where he lives and where he has, at
least, the right to expect to do as
he pleases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
AFTER MATRIMONY BOARD BILL
TAKES PLACE OF FLOWERS.
Many Wives Complain of Falling Off
of Courtesy After Marriage. Signs
of Some of the DisgruntIed.

of Some of the DiSgruntIed.
A great many women complain
because their husbands do not treat
them with what they consider the
same degree of courteousness and
chiyalry after marriage as they did
before marriage, says Dorothy Dix
in the Washington Times.
Before we were married" signs
a di8gruntled lady, my husband
never came to see me without bring
ing me bunch of flowers or a box
of candy If he should bring me
home an American beauty now, or a
nickels worth Of gumdrors, | should
fall dead with surprise"
Before we were married" says
another wife who is peeved, ''if there
had been earthquakes and cyclones,
revolutions and battles, murders
and Drizefghts all over the world,
and headlines a yard high in the
newspapers telling about them my
husband would barely have glanced
at them. Now he sits up with a
paper glued to his hands every min
ute he is in the house almost, and
when | try to talk to him he just
grunts by way of reply"
Compliments Galore Before Marriag
Before we were married." la
ments another wife, my husband
was always paying me compliments,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
HOT WAVE DOES DAMAGE
Thermometer Registered 93 Degrees
in Texas, and Fruit Trees Are
in Full Bloom.

DALLAS, Tex.-Crops in north
and east Texas have been endanger-
ed by the present hot wave, which is
breaking all records in this section
OF the southwest. At Fort Worth
yesterday the official thermometer
showed SO degrees, while the aver
age was just under the 80 mark.
Fruit trees are reported in bloom
in some sections of east Texas. VIC
let's are carpeting the earth with
blue in places where at this time
of the year "northers" often bring
zero weather Farmers report that
few more days of the present
weather will bud trees to such an
extent that the usual February cold
may do vast damage In the cities
there has been suffeing from the
heat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08

When the decision in favor of the
California city was announced there
was a demonstration on both the
floor and in the galleries.
Mr.. Cary of Wisconsin evoked
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08

MIA. Bartholdt, Missouri; Bennett,
Kentuckv: Campbell, Kansas; Chap
man. Illinois; Davidson, Wisconsin
Douglass, Ohio; Elyins, missouri
Gaines West Virginia; G0ode, Iowa;
Graft, Illinois; Graham. PennsyiVa-
MIA: Haugen, Iowa; Hughes west
Virginia; Langley, Kentucky, Long
worth, Ohio; Lundin, Illinois; NC
Malby. New York; Morgan, Okla
homa; MoxIey, Illinois; Murphy
Missouri; Olmstead, PENNSYLVANIA;
Pickett, Iowa; Rodenberg, illinois,;
Thistlewood, Illinois; Wilson, ILL
nois; Woods, Iowa.
The presentation of San Francis
co.'s claim in the preliminary debate
was in the hands of Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts. Repre-
sentative Rodenberg of Illinois hand
led the case for New Orleans. He
is chairman of the exposition COM
mittee. which reported in favor OF
New Orleans.
When Mr.. Rodenberg arose to
present he claims of New Orleans
he was greeted with wild applause
on the democratic side and scatter
ing plaudits from among his fellow
Republicans. The rebel yell fire.
quently was heard during the New
Orleans demonstration.
Mr.. Rodenberg declared that al
the nations of the earth, yea, even
the Japanese, would be welcomed
to New Orleans He closed with a
dramatic tribute to the people of the
south, which called out the applause
and congratulations from both sides
of the chamber.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
ENOUGH MEN IN CONGRESS NOW
Republican Caucus Wants House
Membership Kept at 391.

A house membership Of 391 as at
present was tho congressional reap
portionment plan agreed upon by
the republican caucus of the house
Ihls proposition made by Mr.
Campbell of Kansas was first de-
teated Sc to 81, but later recon
sldered and adopted 70 to SIS.
lhls action, together with the de-
teat of the plan to offset the negro
dlsfranchisement in the south. which
was urged by Messrs. Bennett and
OIcott Of New York, and opposed Inv
Gaines of West Virginia and Others
occurred during a lively three hours;
session Of the caucus.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
CLERGYMAN BUYS MONKEYS.
Seeks Serum to Prevent or Cure In.
fantile Paralysis.

The Rev. Maitland Alexander
pastor of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church of Pittsburg, who is worth
$20,OOO,OOO, and his wife as much
more, is experimenting on monkeys
IN the hope of finding a serum cure
FOR infantile paralysis, the disease
from which less than Is per cent of
its victims recover.
DR.. Alexander has for many years
been connected with the Allegheny
General Hospital. and it is there that
the experiments are being carried
on.
He now has sixty monkeys in a
cage in the pathological department,
and they are being utilized daily for
an exchange of blood with sufferers
from the dread disease
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
HEBALLOTING WAS UNIQUE

laughter by responding milwaukee
when his name was called.
Mr.. Moore of Pennsylvania voted
for Washington.
The roll call on the motion to con-
slider the San Francisco resolution
was as follows:
The Vote.
These are the democrats who vot-
ed in favor of San Francisco:
Ashbrook, Ohio; Barnard, Indi-
ana; Bartlett, Nevada; ConrOy, New
York; Cox, Ohio; Finley, South Car
DINA; Fitzgerald, New York; FOrne5
New York; Gallagher, Illinois; Gold
fogel, New York; GOulden, New
York; Hammond, Minnesota; Ha-
vens, New York; Hitchcock, Nebras-
ka; Hughes, New Jersey; Jameson,
Iowa. Keliher, Massachusetts; Nc
Dermott, illinois,; Martin, Colorado;
Maynard, Virginia.; Mitchell, Massa-
chusetts; Morrison, Indiana; Mich
oils, Pennsylvania; O'Connell, Mas
sachusetts; Peters, Massachusetts;
Rainey, Illinois; Rauch, Indiana
Riordon, New York; Rucker, Colo
RADIO; SABBATH, Illinois; Sherwood,
Ohio; Sulzer, New York; Taylor,
Colorado; Touvelle, Ohio; Weisse,
Wisconsin,; and Wilson, PennsylYa-
mia.
The republicans who voted in Ia
vor of New Orleans are: Austin,
Tennessee; Barchfield, PennsylYa-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
HOUSE VOTES THE PANAMA EX-
POSITION TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Republican Named New Orleans

BY CAPTURING the Republican Vote,
and That of Few Democrats the
Pacific Coast City Won Exciting
Contest. Rebel Yell Was Heard
During the Demonstration for
New Orleans.
WASHINGTON house OF
representative today by a vote OF
1873 to 159 decided in favor of San
Francisco and against New Orleans
as the city in which the exposition
to celebrate the opening of the Pan
anna canal in 1915 shall be held.
This vote was taken on a roll call
to determine whether the San Fran
cisco resolution or the New Orleans
bill should have consideration in the
house. On final vote the San Fran
cisco resolution was passed by a
vote of 259 to 43.
San Francisco won by capturing
the republican vote in the house.
New Orleans support came from the
democrats. Only 80 republicans
voted for New Orleans Thirty-siX
democrats voted for San Francisco.
The San Francisco resolution does
not ask for government aid in any
form. 1t simply authorizes the
president of the United States to in
vite foreign nations to participate
in the fair.
The New Orleans resolution called
for an appropriation Of 100000
for a government exhibit, and the
creation of a government commits
sion.
Unique Proceeding.
The proceedings in the house,
marking the elimination of the ex-
position fight, were most unique.
The galleries held the greatest
throngs of the present session, and
there was no attempt to restrain the
applause that came from the spec
tatOrs as the fight progressed.
The rival claims Of the two cities
recently were put up to the rules
committee of the house. That com
mittee would not undertake to say
which exposition measure should
have the right Of way, but rendered
a SOlOmon-like decision that there
should be a call OF the house and
each member was to rise in his place
and vote San Francisco or New
Orleans" instead Of aye" or no"
as usual on roll calls.
This course was followed today,
and during the taking of the ballot
excitement ran high. TIE race be-
tween the two cities was exactly
tie when 81 votes had been cast on
each side. 1t remained so up to the
100 mark, and then San Francisco
began to forge to the front
Demonstration.
When the decision in favor of the
California city was announced there
was a demonstration on both the
floor and in the galleries.
Mr.. Cary of Wisconsin, evoked
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08

A few minutes delay in treatina
some cases of Group, even the Ienotb
OF time it takes to go for a doctor Of
ten proves dangerous. The eafoa+
Nay " Is TO Keep Chamberlains Cough
remedy in the house, and at the first
indication Of Group give the child a
dose. Pleasant to take and aIwsvs
cures. Sold by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08

by contrast with swaying wedding bells of the same blossoms in white while ferns and palms were used as a background for the lovely ensemble. The pews were marked by filmy bows of yellow malines. Miss Ruth Johnson presided at the or gan and the sweet voice of Mrs. J. A. Pondrom was heard in the pre-nuptial song. Oh, Perfect Love-.
 When the last notes of this were sounded the organist struck the first notes of the Lohengrin wedding march and the ushers, MT. Allan Winham, Mr. F. w. Offenhauser, MT. E.. F. Burke and MT. N. P. Sanderson came down the right and left aisles. Following them came the bridesmaids in gowns of white messaline, with soft strains and rich garnishment of lace Miss Annie Schulter and Miss Bertha Turner entering first, following tho ushers down the two aisles; next came Miss Mildred Fuqua and Miss Lulie Byrne, who were followed by Miss March Christopher and Miss Lois Dale.
 Then came the matron of honor, Mrs. N. P. Sanderson, and maid of honor, Miss Carrie White Bean of Birmingham, Ala.
 Down the center aisle Miss Hattie Foreman also maid of honor preceded the two dainty flower girls, Emily Wad- ley and Katherine Johnson.
 "Matrons and maids of honor were gowned in yellow messalne with trim mings of handsome lace and carried bou- quets of white chrysanthemlms in love ly contrast to the same flowers in yellow which were carried by the bridesmaids
 After the flower girls in their dainty lingerie gowns of white came Master John Clifford, also fin white, who, grace fully bore the tiny circle of gold, which was to be used in the ceremony.
 "The bride entered last with her father, presentinn an attractive pictllre in gown of real lace over duchess satin. A coronet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
MRS. MURDOCH HOSTESS
 AT CHRYSANTHEMUM TEA

home that is synonymous for hospi- | ta,ity is that of Mrs. w. L. Murdoch. whose social popularity and fondness for society make one of the phases of this many sided woman's character. She threw open her home yesterday afternoon To 1 100 of her friends among ths girls and young matrons as a compliment to Miss l Grace Hardie, who Is here from Alex andria for short time. and to Mrs. | C,laud M. Hanley of Seattle, formerly | Als bama King of this city. The guests were gathered from among the friends of the honorees, invited very informally and entertained with the graceful infor- mality which is characteristic of this love- l ly home.
 Chrysanthemums were artisticaiiy | placed in the various rooms, standing tall and stately on the tea table, and adorn- | ing the mantels in drawing room and li- brary Mrs Murdoch, her guest of honor, Mrs. Charles F. bowman and her sister, Miss Westmoreland welcomed the callers | in the drawing room. Mrs. Murdoch was gowned for the afternoon in black lace made over yellow satin and garnitured with white lace. She carried a large cluster of lilies of the valley and maiden hair ferns Mrs. Hanley's graceful, dis tipguished type of beauty was emphasized fin her trailing robes of white ottoman silk garnitured with lace and pearls. Miss Hardie also wore white-a radium costume over which was draped a gold lace Mrs, Bowman was one Of the pret- tiest young matrons seen. her gown a l deep tinted chiffon. Her sister, Miss Westmoreland of Atlanta, who is exceed | ingly like her, appeared in a lovely blue costume.
 1 Mrs. Solon Jacobs and Mrs. Henry Lee Radham were two gracious matrons as- sisting the hostess in the drawing room, | the former wearing a handsome white creme meteor reception gown and the | latter in brown velvet made with a pretty
 | lace collar. Mrs Walter Beasley stood
 1 in the entrance to the dining room to 1 receive the guests. Her costume was a
 1 French robe of black and white, and 1 she wore a gold band very becomingly 1 in her hair. Mrs. William French presided over the l tea urns.- She was very pretty and inter- l esting in pink marquisette gown with pearl garnitures. Mrs. w. D. Hammett, Mrs. ID. G. Chandler and Mrs. Harry Burn extended cordial welcome to
 l the entering guests in the reception hall, and an attractive trio they were. Mrs. | Chandler was in white lingerie, Mrs.
 l Burn in palest blue with white lace
 bertha, and Mrs. Burn also wore a hand some light tinted afternoon toilette Mss
 Edith Bowron was one of the girls in
 1 the receiving party Her embroidered
 maruuisette robe was much admired. Mrs. 1 Charles Spender also looked lovely in a
 l pink silk costume. Miss Fannie Lum,
 who received in the dining room, was
 handsomely gowned in white, and Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
FOR THE HOLDERS OF
 CREEK INDIAN LANDS

under the treaty between the United States and Creek Indians made in 1882. Under the Congress of July 5, 1888, the President was authorized and required to issue patents to the bona fide purchase, owner, assignee or transferee of any of these reserved lands. Patents were not issued 10 something more than 80 of these reservations. These representatives have investigated the treaty and law on these reservations and fully believe that they thay can protect the interests of their constituents who own the lands and where patents have not been is- sued
 MT. Heflin said this morning that there is no reason for uneasiness on the part Of the holders of these lands. They have never been vested in the government and were transferred directly by the In dians to the white settlers. The gov ernment only acted in an advisory ca pacity to guarantee justice and fair deal ing.
 The greatest injustice that could be done now would be to disturb the peaceful holders of the lands whose claims have not been questioned for 75 wears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08

of orange blossoms held in place the of the long court train. She carried a shower bouquet of valley lilies and brides roses
 Proceeding down the aisle, the bride and her father were met by Mir. Burnett with his best man, MT. Finch Clark of Nashville, Tenn.
 Receiving his bride from her father, Mir Burnett then took his place before the rostrum, where pr. Tilman B. Johnson was waiting to perform the ceremony uniting the two young lives for veal UT woe.
 "When the beautiful service was over the bridal party left the church to the music of Mendelsshon's wedding march and repaired to the home of the brides parents. where an informal reception was rendered the bridal party and @ few of the younger friends of bride and groom.
 With MT and Mrs. Clifford in the re- ceiving line were the members of the bridal party and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Burnett of Birmingham, Ala-s the parents of the groom.
 Mrs. Clifford was handsome in white chiffon over white, while Mrs Burnett wore grape coored velvet with embellsh- ment of real lace
 "The home was lovely with smiax. ferns and palms.
 After the wedding cake was cut, salad plate was served, aud during the entire evening Miss Bennie Foreman and Miss Thelma Clifford presided over the punch bowl.
 MT. and Mrs. Burnett departed last night for a trip which will Include New Orleans, Pass Christian and other coast .~N~N~~~~~~~~~~~>~~~S~~~>~
 CONTINUED ON PAGE O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-08
THE COMING OF
 MIR. RUDOLPH GANZ SUNDAY

The second in the series of concerts which Mrs. Truman Aldrich introduced with MT. David Bispham as the attrac- ton, will be that presented by the pianist, Rudolph Gang. Sunday afternoon at S:So o'clock MT. Gang has not been heard in Birmingham, but his eastern critics are most complimentary to his art. A re- cent one said of him:
 The soloist of the evening was Ru- dolph Gang who played with the orchestra Tschaikowsky Plano Concerto, playing It with great brilliance of tone and power, and fine facility of technc and the finale was given most stirringly and awoke tumultuous applause.
 He played the Tschaikowsky B-hat minor concerto and gave as brilliant per formance as any could wish. His octave work was tremendous, and his runs were as clear as a crystal.