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The new era., 1911-05-18
TranspIantins Asparagus.

Some growers prefer lifting aspara-
gus plants in the fall, choosing only
the strongest for planting in the per-
manent plantation. If the ground is
prepared early in the spring. the
plants need not be lifted until plant
ing begins, but the safer course is to
take the plants up in the fall and
store them in cool. moist cellar or
pit. Experiments at the Pennsylvania
state college indicate that too much
care cannot be exercised in the selec-
ton and planting Of asparagus roots.
This Is one of the main arguments
for growing ones own plants. If they
are purchased at about 81 thou
sand, 1t is not likely that many will
be discarded, while If grown at home
and there is surplus of several thou
sand, the grower does not hesitate to
select the strongest. 1t is important
that thinning be practiced in the nur-
sery with view to growing the best
plants. This should be done when the
plants are about two inches high. They
should be thinned to one or two
inches apart.
The new era., 1911-05-18
GUARD YOUNG
FRUIT. TREES
IfMuIched and Not Properly Pro-
tscted Much Damage Wi1I Have
Hn Done BY Mice-Best Ma.
tbraaI Ia Wire Screening.
tBy w. A. PATR1cK.)

II your young trees were mulched
last fall and not properly protected
from mice and rabbits, you will prob
ably be surprised when you visit the
orchard to find that many Of them
have been ruined. Mulch Is a good
thing for the trees, but 1t is also a
good thing for mice, as 1t affords
them the best protection during the
winter and they gather in large num-
bers around the foot of the trees and
eat away the bark.
Protection is easy. The best mate
rial is wire screening, although some
use tarred paper and veneer from
wood. Some orchardists practice
tramping snow around the base of
their trees, but oftentimes this is neg
lected and the trees are injured be-
fore the work is accomplished. The
protectors should be pressed into the
ground deep enough to prevent the
mice from crawling under. Person
ally l prefer wire screening, but in
case tarred paper is used it should be
promptly removed in the spring to
prevent injury from scalding.
The new era., 1911-05-18
ELEMENTARY LESSONS in
PRODUCTION OF PLANTS
In Study Rudmentary Agriculture One Soon Learns
Things Not "Just Happen"
Follow Inexorab1e Laws.

plant normal by supplying it with wa
ter. Note what happens inside the
glass tube. making observations every
few hours.
To show that water and whatever
substances 1t holds in solution circu-
late to all parts Of the plant. fill a
tumbler about one-third full Of luke
warm water colored with few drops
Of red ink or some other brilliant
aoEtng matter. and place in colored
water the freshly cut stems Of white
carnations. white roses, lilies Of the
valley. or other white flowers. or the
twigs Of trees with young leaves on,
or almost any soft green plant. Be
sure that they are fresh. In short
time the colored water will rise
through the stems or twigs and may
be seen distributed in vein-like pat
tern through the petals of the flowers
or through the leaves. Hold the
leaves up to the light and the col
oring matter can be seen more clear
ly In :his manner the stem of the
plant carries food in solution which
has been absorbed by the roots.
The new era., 1911-05-18
tBy D. J. Crosby


To show that plants absorb mois-
cure from the soil, take two one-quart
tin cans as near alike as you can get
them and punch holes In the bottoms
for drainage. Secure enough garden
soil to I'LL both cans, mix 1t thorough
ly. and sift 1t to remove pebbles and
clods. Fill both cans level full of
loose soil. which should then be packed
by jarring each can three times on
the table or floor. 1t Is important to
have the soil packed alike in both
cans. Weigh the flied cans. and II
one Is heavier than the other, take
out enough soil to bring them to the
same weight. Plant five or six kernels
Of corn In one can. water both cans
alike, and set them aside for the corn
to grow. Whenever water Is applied
to the can containing corn, an equal
amount should be applied to, the
other can in order to keep both soils
in about the same physical condition.
When the corn is three or four inch
es high, wet both soils thoroughly, al
low the cans to stand until water
ceases to drip from the bottom, weigh
shSAu, anu IeCOIu luclT weights bcpd-
rately. Set both cans in warm light
place where the corn will continue to
grow rapidly. Weigh the cans twice
on the following day-morning and
afternoon-and record the weights.
keep this up for three or four days,
or until the corn begins to suffer from
lack of moisture. Water again and
continue as before. You will probably
find that the can containing the grow
ing plants loses moisture much more
rapidly than the other.
This experiment may be performed
in another way by using flower pots
instead Of tin cans. When the corn is
three or four inches high, get two lard
pals or cans Just large enough to
take in the pots to their rims. Mark
on the outside Of the pals the depth
to which the pots will extend on the
inside, and at point one inch above
each mark made a dent which can
be distinctly seen on the inside of
the pail. Now fill each pail with
water up to the dent, water both pots
thoroughly, and set them in the pals
as shown in the figure Set both
pals and pots in a warm, light place
SO that the corn will continue to grow.
The next day remove the pots. and
you will find that the water is not up
to the dents. you will conclude. and
naturally. that the soil has taken up
The new era., 1911-05-18
New Mexico.

Thirty-five cars OF ore were shipped
from Lordsburg to the smelters in one
week, recently.
The Germany company at Kelly mas
struck three-foot streak of lead-zinc
sulphides in tie west vein immediate
ly under the shales.
The Germany mine at Kelly reports
rich strike of silver recently which
has attracted considerable comment
on the part of mining men.
The main tunnel of the Ernestine,
at Mogollon, continues in excellent
ore. All other development headings
are also said to be showing good val
ues.
The Chino Copper Company at San
ia Alta is still busy developing by
churn drilling, immense ore bodies
are showing up, and the developed
ore tonnage is said to reach the enor
nous total of 44,957,333 tons.
Sinking continues on the winze be-
low five where good ore was encoun-
tered on the Ernestine at Mogollon.
in the Deadwood mill, fifteen stamps
are now dropping with materially
increased tonnage.
The installation of the pipe line on
Whitewater creek for the Socorro
mines for the generation of power will
be started at an early date. Contracts
have been let for advancing the east
and west drifts 800 feet on the 700
foot level.
There is no doubt that Socorro is
about to see the beginning OF min
ing revival which will rival that of
the old days and there appears to be
no obstacle to beset the plans of the
men who are arranging to build
smelter there to handle the ores OF
this rich district.
The new era., 1911-05-18
Moisture Demonstration.

A. B., to show that plants absorb mois-
lure from the soil c. to show that plants
soil
the water. From an eight-ounce, grad
uate pour into one pail just enough
water to bring 1t up to the dent again.
Make a record Of the amount neces-
sary to do this. Fill the graduate and
bring the water in the other pail up
to the dent. Repeat these opera
tions daily for two or three weeks
and you will be able to hnd out ex-
actly how much moisture the grow
ing plant absorbs.
In order to show that plants give
off moisture, take plant that is well
started in tomato can or flower
pot. piece Of cardboard, and glass
tumbler large enough to cover the
plant, cut slit In the cardboard and
draw it around the plant, seal the
slit with pitch. wax, or tallow so that
no moisture can come up through it
from below; cover the plant with the
glass and set 1t in 4 warm, sunny
place. Moisture will condense on the
) inner surface Of the glass,
II moisture does not condense read,
lily inside the glass. cool the glass by
Exposing 1t to current of cold air or
by wrapping 1t for minute or two
in cloth wruns out Of cold water.
The outside of the glass should then
be dried 80 the moisture on the out
side will not obscure that within.
That water absorbed by the roots
of plants is forced upward through
the plant can be demonstrated by
severing the stem of geranium three
or four inches from the surface of the
soil, setting on top Of the cut end of
the stem section of glass tubing
several inches long. and fastening the
two together by wrapping the joint
with a strip of adhesive tape or sur
geon's plaster. Keep the root of the
The new era., 1911-05-18
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City-Close: Wheat-May,
s7Ac bid; July, s3@S31ac asked;
September, S2Ac.
Corn-May, 5O@5OMc asked; July.
49Ac bid; September. 49ss @491sc
bid.
Cash: Wheat-Steady; No. hard,
9O@9Sc; No. 3, S7@9Gc; No. 2 red, 30
@92hc; No. 8, ss@91c.
Corn-Unchanged nc higher: No.
2 mixed. 53kc; No. 3, 53c; No. 2
white, Sac; No. 3. 521kc.
oats-Unchanged; No. 2 white. 33A
@35c; No. mixed, 30h@32c.
The new era., 1911-05-18

Keep Clean.

Keep your house and your belong
ings clean Let the blessed sun, the
greatest physician In the world, get
all through you and all about you.
Get your full share of the free air Of
heaven Eat to live and not live to
eat" as sage philosopher Of the long
ago tells US. Keep your house clean
In which you live and keep the
"house" in which your life lives
clean. and all will be well.
The new era., 1911-05-18
LATE
M A r K e I
'' orATlo N 8
DENVER MARKETS.

s4@s Cattle.
Beef steers. grain fed. good
to choice ......... ..5.25 @5.75
Beef steers. grain fed, fair z
TO good .......... 4.75W 5W5.la
Beef steers. pulp fed, good to
choice ..............5.2 .5.25@5.75
Beef steers. pulp fed. fair to
good .4.5OW5.25
Beef steers. hay fed, good to
choice ............ .5.oo@6.oo
good ..4.5o@5.oo
Cows and heifers. grain fed,
good to choice ..... .475@5.45
Cows and heifers, grain fed,
fair to good .........., .4.oo@4.75
Cows and heifers, pulp fed,
good to choice .45o@5.4o
Cows and heifers. pulp fed,
fair to good ............ .3.50@4.4O
Cows and heifers. hay fed,
good to choice $50. .4.5o@5.25
Cows and heifers, hay fed,
fair to good .3.5O@4.40
Stock COWS and heifers -. .3.00@3.50
Gamers and cutters .2.50@3.25
Veal calves .......... .6.O0@S.25
Bulls ................3 .3.25@4.25
Stays .4.0005.00
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice ........ .5.oo@5.4o
Feeders and stockers, fair
to good .................4.2 .4.25 D5.OO
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair .3.50@4.25
Hogs. ,5-..
Good hogs ................5 .5.S5@5.95
Sheep.
Wethers .4.5O@4.S5
Yearlings (light) .5.00@5.40
Lambs /. .5.O0@5.60
Stock sheep .3.OOY4.00
The new era., 1911-05-18
serapIna and PRUNING.

Scraping old apple trees to remove
loose bark is good practive when
combined with judicious pruning. 1t
makes the trees look better and do
better, and it reduces the number OF
insect hiding places. Once in three
to flve years If often enough to do 1t.
The new era., 1911-05-18
Mulch the Beds.

A mulch should be placed over the
beds in the fall. 1t prevents the plants
from heaving out of the ground by
frost, protects them during the winter.
conserves moisture the second season
before and during the harvesting sea-
son, discourages growth of weeds and
protects the berries from sand and
other dirt
The new era., 1911-05-18


speter ................ ......... $50
Colorado.
The Kavanagh mill at Cripple
Creek is going up rapidly.
The Revenue mines at Ouray will
soon employ large force of men.
The Wild Horse mill at Cripple
Creek is treating 1000 tons month
of 81 ore. -,.1,F ~
Arrangements are well under way
to start the Blue Flag plant at Cripple
Creek May is. -.ll. i41.,
The Colburn mill at Cripple Creek
is nearing completion and another
month will see it ready for ore.
The Western Reduction Company,
which has lease on the Isabella mill
at Cripple Creek have started operat-
ing.
1t is said that there are between
10000 and 10000 sacks of concen-
trates at the Revenue mill awaiting
transportation to Ouray.
Prospects are good for resumption of
work on the Sleepy Hollow mine, at
Black Hawk, owned by the Pearl Ia
tum company of Denver.
N H. Barlow has rented the Bak
er stamp mill on Chicago creek, Ida
ho Springs, and is installing his sys-
tenn for the economical treatment of
low grade ore.
John and Frank Hurley. operating
lease on the east drift of the Aetna
vein at the Capital mine, Georgetown,
have started shipment of a couple OF
hundred tons of mill ore. T
The first shipment from the Ma
tional mine, on Quartz hill near Cen
trail City, by the new operators, the
Golden Smelling Company, was six
cars of smelling ore, aggregating $50
tons.
Borzago and company shipped from
their lease on the Notaway mine in
Gilpin county S,154 pounds of second
class ore, which brought returns of
2.19 gold, 4.12 silver and .65 per cent
copper per ton.
Heavy shipments will shortly be in
order from the properties OF the Wa.
dorf Consolidated Mining and Milling
Company at Georgetown. The 20O-ton
concentrating plant is running a
twelve-hour shift.
The net profit of the Utah Copper
Company of Colorado Springs for 19lt
was S5,4O1, ,775.23. the net production
of copper was S5,644,511 pounds and
the total dividends paid during the
year $4,G4S,675.50. i ti75
The five new strikes reported in
the Stratton's independence mine at
Cripple Creek recently, have been de-
veloped and all appear to be perma-
ment ore shots. AS result the out
put from the mine may be increased,
Several shipments have been made
from the Mitchell mine on Quartz
hill to the Central City sampling
works, the first grade showing values
of All ounces gold, 11.34 ounces silver
and Ito dry copper, total net value
of 1854 per ton.
The famous War Dance mine, i'll
Russell district, which jumped into
prominence a couple of years ago By
shipments OF ore worth thousands OF
dollars per ton, is again to the front
with shipment Of nearly carload
which averaged $1,000 gold per lon'
with considerable silver.
A strike of Importance has been
made by Jones and associates. leas-
ing on the eleventh level of the Amer
lean Eagles mine at Cripple Creek. In
drifting upon the Rice vein, said to be
the largest mineralized vein being
worked in this district, high values
were encountered. A trial shipment
has been made and averaged $1OO per
ton
The new era., 1911-05-18

II plenty of manure can be obtained
a hothed may be made on the surface
by making a layer ~ feet deep and
extending several feet beyond the
sides and ends OF the frame. Pack the
manure solid and leave for few days
before putting on the soil. Rich gar
The new era., 1911-05-18
Eastern Live stock.

-Cattle-Market, steady to
shade up; beeves, $5.OO@6.55; Texas
steers, $4.65@5 go; Western steers
$4S0@5.6O; stockers and feeders.
$4.OO@5.65; cows and heifers, $2.4C0
5.G5; calves. $4.50@6.75.
The new era., 1911-05-18
pivIdinu Point.

In the garden the Fourth of July
is the natural date or dividing point
between the early or first crops, and
the late or second crops.
The new era., 1911-05-18

If dose of Hamlins Wizard Oil taken
al. night will prevent your having a bad
cold in the morning. isn't it good idea
to have it ready to take the moment you
feel the cold coming?
The new era., 1911-05-18

Ten smiles for niclle. Always bu,
Red Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful clea
white clothes.
The new era., 1911-05-18

You cannot step twice into the same
stream, for as you are stepping in,
other, and yet other, waters flow on.
-Heraclitus. .
The new era., 1911-05-18

Let amusement fill in the chinks of
your life, not the great spaces there
of.-Parker
The new era., 1911-05-18

Heroism is endurance for one mo-
ment more.-W. r. Grenfell
The new era., 1911-05-18
klII the Flies Now and Keen

disease away. A DAISY FLY KILLER
will do it. Kills thousands. Lasts all season.
Ask your dealer, or send zoe to H. SOM
ERS, l5O DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The new era., 1911-05-18
Sheep.
Grain.
IF. o. B. Denver, carload price)
Wheat. choice. milling. 100
Grain.
Hay.

(Prices paid by Denver Jobbers F. o.
B. track Denver).
Colorado upland, per ton. .14.00@15.00
Nebraska upland, per ton. .13.0O@14.00
Second bottom, Colorado I'D
and Nebraska, per ton. 11.00@1200
Timothy, per ton .......12.5O@13.5o
Alfalfa, per ton ...... .12.0O@13.00
South Park choice. per ton 16.00@1700
San Luis Valley, per ton. 1873 0@14.50
Gunnison Valley, per ton. 1880 1880
Straw, per ton ........... 1000 500
The new era., 1911-05-18

den loan tr,ne sandy is best for
the purpose.
The new era., 1911-05-18
falue Of MulchIna.

Value Of MulchIna.
Mulching answers practically the
same purpose as cultivation In keeping
down weeds and conserving moisture.
The new era., 1911-05-18
w e S TIE RN
MINING NEWS
I N q r e +

THE TREND OF METAL PRICES.
siinea SINE. ............... ...a.;, ;;o.5s
Lead "a 3O6145O
Spelter $3.50
The new era., 1911-05-18

A. B., to show that plants absorb mois-
lure from the soil. c, to show that plants
give off part of the moisture from the
The new era., 1911-05-18
Live Poultry.
Butter.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Eggs. case count. case .s4.s
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-05-06
HAVE CLUB FOR EACH WIFE
No Pspuan Gentleman Would Think
of Beating TWO Wives With the
Same Weapon.

The marriage customs of the fapu-
ans are somewhat similar to those oi
many other savage races. The cefe-
mony is largely a matter of purchase
The men marry when they are ABOUT
IS years of age and the girls at IL or
even earlier.
When a young lake man desires TO
get married he visits the father OF his
prospective bride and puts forward his
personal belongings as an inducement
to the father to consent to the union.
II man has gun he is a great
parsonage and can demand anything
but besides their bows and arrows and
spears most of the Papuans have very
little. Even agricultural produce Is
scarce. the only cultivation undertak-
en- being on very primitive scale
A little clearing is made by both
men and women, and the women then
grow bananas and sweet potatoes. Inc
the women go to the patch to attend
to their crops or gather the produce
the men go with them as protection.
The women, however, do the work
Many families have bundle OF an
cient Portuguese cloth centuries oid
and when young man is seeking
bride one of these heirlOoms is gen
orally part of the deal The youth
and the girls father haggle over the
marriage until eventually they agree
n nd than tho thinp iS done
The men are not limited to one wife
and once a girl is married she is sub
ject to her husband in everything and
is practically his slave.
In another part of New Guinea
says a writer in the Wide World, Il
remember distinctly strong confir-
nation of the custom which places
woman at the entire mercy of her hus-
band. At one house | visited | saw
standing outside the doorway three
huge stone clubs. each large enough
to fell a bullock.
ION making inquiries l found that
they tailed with the number of wives
owning allegiance to the householder;
the clubs were used by the man to
beat his wives with it they annoyed
him. The quaint part of it was that
while the women seemed to raise no
objection to being logged unmerciful-
ly by their lord and master. they would
not be beaten with the same weapon
as that used on another woman, so the
natives kept a separate club for each
wife"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-05-06
Girls Make Good in Managing Sports

]. L. Colonius, instructor In physical
culture. was disappointed with the
management of the boys.
They think too much Of taking a
few trips away from home in order to
have a good time, and too little Of
where the expense money is to come
FROM" he said.
At the beginning of the basket ball
season Colonius initiated the plan
which put the girls in control, and now
the treasury has enough money in II
to wipe up the football deficit and
leave SIS on deposit. At his sugges.
ton. a new athletic association was
formed. to which girls were admitted
upon payment of the two bits" initia-
ton fee. Neat badges were given to
the members and the girls Of the bas-
ket ball squad conducted an enthusiasts
tic canvass with the result that there
are as many girls In the association
as there are boys.
The girls are now managing both
the boys and girls basket ball teams
and will arrange the schedule for the
boys track and baseball teams.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-05-06

NEW neutrality-suspicious. matches
~ kill and main the men and girls
who make them. The working men
and girls who are engaged in the
manufacture and the packing Of the
ordinary match run a heavy risk Of
contracting phosphorus necrosis, and
those who get this disease generally
die a horrible and lingering death
These facts are brought out In the
report of the United States bureau Of
labor, which recently investigated the
match industry.
Phosphorus necrosis, or match poi
soning, attacks the teeth and jaws.
The teeth become loose and fall out
and the bone Of the Jaw becomes por-
Gus and decays. 1t is necessary then
to remove large parts of the bone, and
frequently the entire jaw. One man
who worked in a match factory In
Wisconsin had to nave his whole up
per and lower jaws removed, SO bad
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-05-06

d ASSAIC, N. death has ended
! the career of Thomas Wandlass,
the white front" burglar, who was
shot and fatally wounded while break
ing into the home of Thomas Tapley,
contractor in this city Wandless
preferred the underworld to a life of
luxury in the home of a fond and
wealthy mother. He developed from
sort of angel child" to a desperate
criminal. Paralysis Of his vocal or
gans shortly after his capture kept
the police from obtaining any correct
ed account of his amazing career
Jean Mitchell, aged seventeen years,
who called herself his Chicken stall"
and assisted him in 20 burglaries, has
pleaded guilty and will receive SEN
tence. She declares she is eager to
get back to her home in the New Eng
land states as she has had enough of
travel and nice dresses, the bait Of
fered by Wandlass when she consent
ed to become his accomplice.
The police call Wandlass q sup
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-05-06
Theatrical Censors in Kansas Towns

1t was suggested that the mayor and
two ministers should be censor
board In each city. but a number Of
ministers protested that they did not
care to attend moving picture shows
for any purpose and had no interest
in seeing whether or not the pictures
were proper Then a committee of
the mayor and one layman and one
minister was suggested, but this, too,
was unsatisfactory, and 1t was finally
decided that the mayor of each in.
corporated city or town should be
the censor unless he named another
for the work.
The censor's word is law. II he
says a picture Is calculated to be in
furious to the morals of the citizens
or to offer evil suggestions to children.
the pictures must be stopped. 1t is
provided that the moving picture man
may collect damages from the film
exchange that sent him the pictures
If his show is stopped.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-05-06

COLUMBIA, MO-The girls of the
- Columbia high school have taken
charge Of the schools athletics and
will run them for the remainder Of the
school year. They took the reins into
their own hands only after the boys
had made failure. and have achieved
. marked success to date.
At the beginning Of the school year
the boys assumed the management of
the athletics, inasmuch as they did the
playing on the football team. They
were very unbusinesslike. however.
and, although q number Of !. football
games were played and in spite Of the
fact that the football season Is usu-
ally q financial success, there was .
deficit OF $35 At the close Of the sea
con.