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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Grain Crop OF the World.

Washington.-Cablegram to the De.
partment OF Agriculture from the In.
ternational Institute OF Agriculture al
Rome. give the total wheat production
OF twenty.four principal producing
countries at 3.2j7,OOO.0OO bushels, 72
per cent. more than they produced last
year: barley l,27s,OOO,o0O in 20 coun.
tries. 5h per cent more than last
year: oats. 1854 100000 in ?5 coun.
tries. 2O.7 per cent. more than last
year; corn. 3.G2o.ooo,Ooo In 12 coun.
tries. 1874 per cent more than last
year
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The increase in tho valu. of those

The increase In tho value OF those
six crops is accounted for by the fol.
lowing Increases In the states produc.
ticn in the year: Winter wheat, from
S,2Oi.O00 bushels to 4.72S.0O0; spring
wheat. from 5.O70.00O bushels to G,24O,.
900; oats. from l0,l50.OOO bushels TO
12.4l2.000; barley. from 2,l4G,OoO
bushels 10 2,96i,OOO: rye, from 252.
bushels TO 100000; hay, from 1900
tons to 1901 900.
Figures that the government has in
band. but has not yet officially made
public. show that the farmers OF Colo.
rado will this year receive sl0,10O, 900
for their sugar beets, against s5,3lC.-
S4i last year.
The states corn crop was last year
J.220,0OO bushels, for which the farm.
ers received s4,O73.000. The latest Is
sue Of the Crop Reporter indicates an
increase OF 10 per cent. in the acre
age harvested and Of 55 per cent in
the yield per acre. This would give
9.77S.009 bushels. valued at $7,l3S 900.
The states 1912 potato crop also
shows great increase over that Of
1911. The production last year was
3.l50.000 bushels. valued at un-
usually high market prices. at
s3.llS.0OO. The Crop Reporter now
Indicates decrease OF 55 per
cent. in acreage. but a big increase
in average yield, the outlook being fer
Is crop OF 9,44S.0OO bushels. valued on
the farms at 34,9l3.000.
The condition OF the Colorado flax
crop this year, at harvest, is placed
by the government l3 per cent. above
that for the nation. 1t being 95 per
cent. OF normal, and the condition OF
the apple crop at 80 per cent. OF the
ten.year average-this referring to con.
dlt!on only and not to total produc.
ton; while the condition of the grape
crop on October was IA per cent
above the ten.year average. Other con
dltion figures are given as follows:
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31

Denyer.-Colorado, far down the list
OF states of the Union in population
and with only one-iifth OF It's arabic
land under cultivation. this year ranks
fifth among all the states In the quan.
tty OF spring wheat produced, accord.
Ing to the latest number Of the Crop
Reporter. published by the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
In yield per acre. Colorado's spring
wheat crop Is far ahead Of that OF the
:tates that rank above It In total pro-
duction. and the average yield In Colo
RADIO. according to the official figures;
Is 40 per cent. above the average for
the United States.
Here are the principal spring wheat
producing states OF the country, in
their rank, with the average yield this
year in each and In the country at
large:
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Farm Special Ends Successful Tour.

Burlington, Colo.-The tour of the
Rock Island dry farming special ended
hwe. Stratton turned out well, meet.
sngs being held In the town hall and
at the train, followed by an elaborate
banquet. with the Commercial Club as
hest As result OF tho tour, Ebert,
Lincoln and Kit Carson counties will
endeavor to obtain appointment OF
county agricultural demonstrators,
lnder government aid and supervision.
Much new dairy stock will be bought,
and the milk production will be groat'
iy increased.
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prayer did she move her lips and say.
Jesus, have mercy on me"
Some three or four times did the
invalid leave for moment her bed.
on which all the rest Of the time she
lay In crouching posture with the
bedclothes drawn up over her head.
1t is said that her whole nourishment
consisted Of two cups Of milk a day.
When her mother died Caroline must
have been conscious to some extent
OF the fact, for she burst into tears,
though otherwise no change was no
ticeable in her condition. After the
mothers death brother undertook
the charge OF the sleeping girl and
her food. but after two years he was!
drowned, and this sad event occa-
stoned second violent fit Of weeping.
The care of her then devolved upon
housekeeper and Caroline seems to
have shown more intelligence and
sharpness in noticing hes presence. 1t
began to be noticed that her hair was
always kept tidy and that her nails
did not exceed the usual length. A.
the result Of an experiment in leaving
her alone for some hours Of the day q
suspicion arose that her trance could
not have been so complete and un-
broken as formerly. At last there was
no doubt about It. Food disappeared
mysteriously.
A few months later Caroline sud-
denly asked for her mother, and when
her brothers hurried to her side she
waved them away, saying. You
aren't my brothers; they were quite
small" From that moment she was
different being. The trance had
ceased and left her quite we'll and
hearty. The most careful examina-
ton failed to reveal to the doctor the
slightest trace Of weakness Or of
mental defect. She remembered ev-
cry detail Of her early life, but showed
a great reluctance to speak about her
illness.
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PRACTICE OF "DRY FARMING"
Consists Of First Stirring Soil to Good
Depth. Then Packing and
Providing Mulch.

In answer to query as to the mean.
ing OF the term Dry Farming"
Hoard's Dairyman makes the follow.
Ing reply:
The term Dry Farming applies to
a system first developed by H. W.
Campbell on the semi.arid soils OF
western Nebraska where the rainfall
was about fifteen inches per annum
and lightest In the late fall, winter and
spring Briefly stated. It consists In
first stirring the soil to good depth.
then packing the sub.surface soil with
tool invented for that purpose, fol.
lowed by keeping the top soil loose to
check evaporation. The grain is sown
In drills twenty-six inches apart A
surface agitator or cultivator follows
between the drills, stirring the surface
between the rows the same as we do
with corn.
The following yields are reported in
the American Cyclopedia OF Agricul.
ture, page 400:
in an experiment at Lisbon. North
Dakota, the yield Of wheat by the in.
tercultural method. from 20 pounds OF
seed per acre was 27s bushels: from
one'half bushel OF barley per acre
54h bushels; from ,hree.fourths OF a
bushel OF oats So bushels These fields
were cultivated six or eight time, de.
vending on conditions. BY the. or.
dinary methods the same year ~
bushels OF wheat seed is commonly
sown per acre yielded to bushels:
2 bushels OF barley seed yielded 6 to
Is bushels and 2is bushels OF oat seed
yielded to 20 bushels per acre"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
CHICKEN EATS LIVE SNAKE

Grown chickens and young puhets
have been known to eat almost any
thing that crossed their path. when
hungry. but 1t was supposed that
snakes were not included in their
dalnties. until few days ago when
a pullet at Clay City. Ind. topped Of
hearty breakfast by swallowing q
long garter snake while 1t was alive.
The snake appeared In the chicken
yard while the fowls were being fed.
Several chickens pecked the snake
and 1t started back to the bushes
when the pullet left its meal of corn
and chased It. The reptile attempted
to fight the pullet but the pullet soon
put stop to the fight by swallowing
the snake.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Setting . Hen.

Never set hen In the hen house.
Put her In the runs Saw hole In
the side OF a salt barrel. turn on end
and ill half full OF straw When hen
brings OF a hatch burn the nest mate.
rial. scald the barrel and put It In a
new place. Don't let hens with chick.
ems run with the breeding stock. Keep
the hen house clean. Paint the roosts
with coal oil. Spade up the runs once
a week and you will have luck with
chickens.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
SUGAR Workers Get Increase.

Greeley, Colo.-The Great Western
Sugar Company plants at Greeley, Ea.
ton and Windsor have made yolun.
tary increase in the wage scale OF 10
per cent. This means about $4,000
per month additional wages. The in.
crease was made to keep the men at
work during the entire campaign.
which promises to be the longest in
the history OF the sugar industry in
northern Colorado.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
CAT KILLS A BULLDOG

A large Angorn est owned by,Mrs,
Harry Lindley of Venice. Cal. attack.
ed and killed q full.blooded English
bulldog. owned by J. c. Fromeyer, at
Venice. Within two minutes the bull.
dog, bleeding and helpless. fell ppop
the sand. The cat then leaped upon
the dogs head and with claws and
teeth severed the animals jugular
vein.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
ODD FENCE MADE OF SHELLS

A unique fence Of shells may be
seen In st. Petersburg. Florida. and
incloses the premises Of Owen AL.
bright. The idea originated with the
owner. and he did the work himself.
The framework Of the structure Is
OF iron meshing, and on this is plas.
tered cement. While the cement was
still wet every shell was carefully
placed by hand. Two hundred thou.
sand shells were used In the making
OF this peculiar .ence. and over 40
varieties were brought into use. Many
OF the shells retain their pristine col.
or. The idea is an original one. indeed.
aud the result Is effective.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Admiral's Friend Tries Suicide.

st. Petersburg.-A woman friend OF
Rear Admiral Chagin attempted sui
eide. but was not successful. After
hearing OF the rear admiral's suicide,
she tried to drink acid from a bottle
but the housekeeper snatched It from
her hands and she only slightly burned
her mouth. She then tried TO cut her
throat with broken bottle. but infllct.
ed only slight wound.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Indian Chief, 120, Is DeadA

Traverse City. MIch,-Joe ManItou,
an Indian chief, who was born on the
banks OF the Chicago river l2O years
ago. died here, He was Pottawat.
tonic. He could recall many Indian
vars In which he participated.
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Ing shows the value each year:
Value to Far
Luncheon for Veteran Educators.

Boulder. Colo-The State un!yersi.
~ gave a luncheon In honor OF Profes.
sors J. Raymond Bracket and Ira VI.
De Long. celebrating the fact that this
IL tho twonty.fifth year OF their ser.
Vice on the faculty.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Three Deaths for Revenge,

Eureka, Cal-To avenge an affront
to a woman. George Clark OF this city
shot and killed Mrs. Charles Baxter
mortally wounded her husband then
shot himself.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Canadian Fire Loss is $4,000.

Regina, Sask,-Fire in the business
part OF the village OF I.loydmlnster.
sixty miles north OF here. destroyed
the town hall. fire station, telephone
exchange and business building. The
loss was $4,000.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
NAPOLEON'S VILLA ON ELBA

Napoleon's villa on the island Of
Eiba has Just been sold by auction
at Rome to Prince Camille Ruspoli
for 100000. Among the conditions of
sale Is an obligation on the part Of
the purchaser to maintain the villa
In proper order and to preserve all
the souvenirs Of Napoleon. including
the furniture Of his time,
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Greeley Defeats Laramie.

Laramie. Wyo.-Greeley high school
football team defeated Laramie high
school on University field. 26 to G. Lar,
annie was outplayed and outweighed.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Women Coppers End Meeting.

Portland, Ore.-The first national
conference OF women police officers ev.
er held in this country ended here
after two days session.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31
Vito Divorces Rich Sportsman.

New York.-Justice GeIgerrich in
tho Supreme Court signed final dc.
cree Of divorce In favor OF Mrs. Linda
Lee Thomas. against her husband. Z.
X. Thomas. banker and sportsman.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31

In the average yield per acre OF bar.
ley. Colorado Is ahead OF the six states
with the greatest total production. and
the average yield in Colorado. thirty.
nine bushels. Is thirty-one per cent.
above the average for the United
States. The yields OF the six leading
states. Colorado and the United States.
compare as follows.
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Old Press Telearapher Killed.

Omaha.-J0hn II. Owen. for twenty
years chief operator OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company. was run
down and killed by q street car.
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In yield of oats per acre. the Colo
rado average. 42S bushels, Is l4.4 per
cent above the average for the United
States. - q
Colorado's average yield OF winter
wheat is C2 per cent. above the aver.
age for the country. It being 2i.5 bush.
els to the acre, while COlorado's yield
OF rye. twenty bushels, Is 1876 per cent.
above the national average.
In yield OF hay per acre, COlorado's
average. 2.2O tons. Is so per cent. above
the national average.
The government has made public
It's final figures on six OF Colorado's
crops. and although prices are gener.
ally lower than they were last year.
the figures show an Increase Of mil.
lions OF dollars in the sum paid to
farmers for those six crops. The fol.
lowing shows the value each year:
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-31

The burial customs Of various subJ.e, Of ..usv
and some OF them are most peculiar The M
drop the bode: their dead Into Of o Iesv.
them there until nothing but bones remain
and hang them from the roofs
natives see" watching the fire abevs which hs bones N do
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COLORADO CROPS
BEST IN COUNTRY
STATE IN FIFTH PLACE AMONG
PRODUCERS OF SPRING
WHEAT.
VALUE, s57,88o,000
VALUE OF EIGHT CROPS GAIN
sie,0o0,o00 IN A SINGLE
YEAR.
wes,ern Newspaper Union News Service.
VALUE OF CROPS.

Values Of certain Colorado crops in
l'll and 1872. as shown by official
publications OF the United States De-
partmenl Of Agriculture:
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Production, as compared with full
crop, is given rs follows: 100 repre-
senting a full crop:
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06

OUTSIDE BEER AT EAGLE.
 For outside beer bottled or on draft 90 10 the Eagle. whore n ca" be secured by the slass. bottle CT ease.
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STRIKING INcRREAsE OF OUR
 isTHmUs TRADE.

Burng the last fiscal year the ish- mian traffic of the Panama and 'Te- hauntcp'c routes amounted In round numbers to siO0000.0OO worth of do- mcstiC merchandise These are the figures of the department of com mcrce and labor The port of San Francisco did by far the largest part of this trade In the westward move mcnt the commerce of this city by the Tehauntepec route amounted to s3? .ooo,00o. with san Diego second showing the very comfortable total a slo500000. Seattle made a bad third with si.500.00o. and the Los Angeles trade amounted to little less than tl .00O. .O00.
 More than half of the eaStbound trade was Hawaiian sugar and San Francisco had a chief share of the remaining commerce. chipping ,i6.- O00.0 worth of miscellaneous mer- chandise to Atlantc coast points The eaatbound shipments from Puge, Sound ports amounted to only si.sOO.- 000 In all
 The growth of the isthmian com merce between the coasts appears from the facts that In 1907 goods worth siO.- 000.000 were transported by the Pana ma railway and In 1911 the total was s2s 100000 The Tehauntepec railway carried sif f.5OO.O00 worth of merchan- disc In i9O7 and s73. 75O000 in 1911.
 The significance of the figures Is largely In their bearing on the opera ton of the long and short haul clause of the federal railroad law Isthmiab freight Is carried for bare rate of ss ton while the corresponding rate overland between the coasts is SIS n ton IT it hould be decreed by the in terstate commerce commission tha, the overland rates between coasts must be increased fin accordance with haul clause this would mean that the railroads would have to go out of Intercoast traffic for most classes of freight Conditions will he even worse for the railroads after the Panama canal is opened If the long and short haul clause Is 10 remain in force. When that happens the railroads must compete with n s5 rate instead of the ss figure that now prevails-Ex
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
POLITICS TAE CRAZE.

People m Alaska. removed from the daAy political happenings ia tLc big outside at the present time do not get th" full benefit pf the strii, goin, "a. What little news ,s allowed to pcrculatc through to Nome with the cable out af cpmmis- ion proves a Titanic struggle is going on between two ~trong characters. who are after the same honor
 Indications at th, Ir,s,ut tune point toward victory for William Howard Taft. and wery the conven- ton to meet tomorrow he would re- eeive the majority of votes cast by the delegates. hut there are three and q hali months before the time of 'lccting d candidate. and much ran take place during that period
 In the summer of 1896. if the cleo. ton had been held any time after the nomination Of Bryan al the Chicago convention. up till the first day Of
 
 ~on hands down The real telling work of that great campaign was rcrformed in the last few weeks. and the tide of victory setting in the d. rection of William Jennings Bryan was not only headed off. but diverted into the flood leading to a republican winning and landing the late McKin- ley. who was hailed as the forc rum ner Of prosperity and full dinner pal In tho White House with a safe majority.
 The work to hc executed by the two great public men and their friends may change the tide of battle in their case-may set fl away from either with dark horse winning in a gal lop. but from present indications neither side are procrastinating. every ,liort being put forward to land the nomination. and il may develop into
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
OUR WINTER MAIL.

People on Seward Peninsula are commencing to realize the fact that the mall service granted to this neck of the woods during the present winter Is about thc worst ever. The sending of two or three malls inspectors through the territory last summer proved q curse instead of a blessing and 1T corresponding results are oh. |. ned from other inspectors seq . orth to look into eNsting conditions. return and make recommendation tho democrats are In a position to put one over the republicans by having inserted into their patform plank. wherein they denounce the special committee system so often employed in finding out needed reforms for the territory The system has proved a failure from the very first. the same is not confined to the special com mittee sent to Alaska last summer by Postmaster General Hitchcock. for in looking back over the past can any Alaskan place their finger upon one single benefit the country has deriv- cd from special conmitteesT and tho country has had a number of them.
 In the latest results of special com mittees" what has Alaska. or Seward Peninsula. gained? An Inferior mall service than the country had before. and twice the cost taxed upon the people for sending out anything but letters and papers
 Uncle sam Is now charging twice az much for carrying merchandise as he did q year ago. and we doubt if the government in a test case could enforce the payment of thirty-t~o cents per pound for merchandise the rate charged at the local office.
 To send a pound of merchandise 10 Solomon. or 10 Safety say a few miles away the government demands thir- ty-twn cents The regular carriers five cents. while the published rate from the postal department calls for l6 cents in all other places where rate are published except the local Nome office where the officials claim the government demands two cents per ounce on all merchandise. notwfth- standlng the mall carrier leaves Nome on the return trip without sufficient weight 10 properly trim his sled for making good time on the journey 10 the eastward
 Something should be done. and if the inspectors who recommenceo the change have made matters worse. which is a sef-evident fact. why not retitlon the officials at Washington 10 restore the schedule that was Tn force prior 10 the time the said m cnactors came 10 Alaska
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
WORLDS WHEAT CROP.

The following preliminary statemen, of the production of wheat in each oi the countries named was issued lately by the International Agricultural In stitute
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
REMEMBER ALL
 ALASKA SWEEPSTAKES

The All Alaska Sweepstakes race IS srauioo neiah and the returning sun proves that the days are getting longer; but what esrs ~s. h the other candies arc growing stale Toby 's rakina it fresh every day, just Co give the people a chance to enjoy pure fresh made candy day in and day out. no matter H iee-bcesksrs come sed so'
 Fresh crisp brittle of all kinds and descriptions are turned out daily, then there Is the decoration and favors Il" all eolors made to order with easter coming on a pace. to ssy nothing of ,o,;o,s ,hs, We oarry ;n stock for that great celebration.
 roeY's CANDY KITCHEN.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
OUR CIRCULATION

The Daily and Weekly Nussst hes . guaranteed circulation srsstsr than sny other paper published in Alsska. Cur circulation books are opened for inspection to our advertisers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06

a free-for-sli fight before many weeks Roosevelt has everything to lose and nothing to gain. and being a natural horn scrapper will fight right up tn the last minute. Taft. on the other hand. is sighting for an endorsement of his administration by the masses. and he Is entitled to that considera- tion-if the masses believe he has made good Majority rules in our government and presidents. or would bc executives have to bow to the will of the people
 The best minds have occasional wrak spcts--the finest in;ellects have their little leaks. which left unguarded for any length of time may cause great disaster. But knowing broad minded people play their cards In the game of life as they play them In 6 game of solo--fairly squsrely We are not prepared .to read of any great serious arrangement taking place be- lNctn fNtA-f'NtAl dilu AshiA fight.
 The world has learned many a bIt- ter lesson from inconsistency on the part of great leaders. kingdoms. and tho entire map of the world has been changed through dealings with such type of characters. It never pays. t may succeed for the moment. but in tho long run one dashes their head against a stone wall. for egotism which induces complacency in the fact of egregious hiunders. Is too dangerous a character to trust ar be allowed to hold the reins of government.
 As time goes on and the date of the republican election draws nigh we can wacth and wait to see which of these two great national characters develop tho greater weakness.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06

Nomeites do not ask much and when they are granted evenNel, .-se than existed prior to what Is Gap- posed to be a change for the better. they can raise their voice and petition congress to restore the old schedule. which tn the present case proved Tar mor, satisfactory than tho one now in force
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06

Entered a- ~--o-d ~raee -71f.er. Feb a. IsH,. ut Tue I'ostnffce al Nome Alsse.t ..uJcr ft. Rrt f Congress hf Marct 8. 1873
 Copy for regular sossrt,ssmsnts must be n by 70 o'clock on the day 5f publication.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
WEATHER RECORD
Nome. Alaska. March 5, 1912.

Temperature-Maxim 2s an"Ve' minimum. % above. Rarometer-2s76 inches. Weather Cloudy. Wind-SE.. lS miles per hour Precipitation-I inch of snow. edua .0S inch water.
 ARTHUR GIBSON. observer.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
FIRE ALARM SIGNALS.

FIRE ALARM SIGNALS. e. Standard Oh Co l3. csrs,ens Cold Storage. i+. John ]. Sesnon Go. office. l5. Headquarters Saloon. 2l. Recorders office. 24 Lawrence Hotel 25. Fire department. 31. Discovery Saloon 32. Yorkey's Cigar Store. Il. Pacific Cold Storage Go, Sandspit. = Tntd Ave and Lanes Way.
 Enstne House Phone Man 97. Seven Whistles, Water. Three Firs out
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06

Ask and you shsll receive. Its here to skos. for itself. You all get the benefit Of your ask. Ask here and you will also receive. BOB.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-03-06
OFFICIAL PAPER.
NOME. ALASKA. MARCH 6. 1912.
COMING EvENTs.

Vaudeville Night for benefit -Alas. sa s~eepstakes race. Eagle Hall. Saturday. March g