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Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
WATER FOR CROP PROTECTION
Requirement Increases With Higher
Temperature and a Greater
Amount Of Sunshine.

(By d. w. FREAR. Colorado Agricultural
Various investigators have found
that 1t requires from about 400 to
1000 pounds of water to produce q
pound OF dry matter Of farm crop. The
water requirement increases with a
higher temperature. q greater amount
OF sunshine and dryer atmosphere.
In the arid regions q moderately high
temperature. cloudless sky and dry
atmosphere prevail Consequently
the water, requirements OF plants nat.
urally tend to be higher for the same
kinds Of crops. It is concluded that
about 750 pounds OF water are re-
Quired In the arid regions for the
production of one pound Of dry matter
OF common farm crops.
The straw forms about one-half oi
the total weight Of harvested grain
On this basis the total weight oi
straw and grain for every bushel oi
wheat is 100 pounds. About 90 pei
cent. OF this or 10S pounds is dry mat
ter. Therefore. 1t will require 76t
times 10S or $4,000 pounds Of watsI
to mature one bushel OF wheat Thil
is equal to 40h tons Of water.
One inch Of rainfall per acre weighi
approximately 113 tons. It II sstimat
ed that Under good tillage methods
about two-fifths OF the total rainfai
is available to the crop. therefore
about 45.2 tons Of every acre inch o
rainfall are used by the plants, ant
one inch OF rainfall can produce abou
IN bushels of wheat. Under thes'
conditions, ten inches Of rainfall woull
produce 11N bushels. Is inches i
bushels. Where two years precipits
ton is stored In the soil It will be pos
sible to produce about ~ bushels o
| wheat per acre on 12-inch rainfall
Efficiency Of conservation and &C
tual water requirements OF plant
vary so much In different section
that for many localities the above fie
ures must necessarily be suggestive
| rather than actual.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

q fever. which may be caused by a
wound, rapidly consumes its reserves
Of organic matter and becomes en-
feebled. sometimes sufficiently to
cause It's death. Du Sablon has ex-
perimented with potatoes rendered
feverish by cutting them. The tenn
perature soon rises about one degree,
and the quantity of carbonic acid CIV
en- on increases several hundred per
cent. II the potato survives Its res
piration" after q few days becomes
normal. but It falls into an enfeebled
state. resembling that Of q person con.
valescent from a long fever.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
poul.rx Run Drainage.

One Of the evils of intensive
poultry raising Is disease-contaminated
soil. Where the drainage is poor the
soil becomes disease infected. A light
sandy soil, or a gravelly soil. Is the
ideal for a poultry run. either large or
small.
Whenever 1t Is possible to do so, the
poultry houses should be placed at
the head Of a sloping piece of ground.
which will permit the rains to carry
OF and distribute the flth that ac-
cumulates near the houses where the
birds are wont to stay the most. 1t Ia
q good plan to set fruit trees in reg.
ular rows along the slope.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Natures Method.

Sow the seeds of lettuce. radishes
and other vegetables Of this kind this
fall and cover very lightly with earth.
Over this place deep cover OF litter
and lay It on thick enough to keep out
the frost.
Next spring you will be surprised
to see these vegetables coming up
through the ground when you take Oh
the mulch. They will have from one
to two weeks start over those started
In the spring.
Come to think Of II, this is pretty
near the way nature takes care Of
seeds In the winter. They fall from
the plant, bury themselves In the soil
and the wind covers them with the
mulch OF leaves and grass.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Kseplna the BEST L.ambs.

It takes some grit to say mo" when
the butcher gets his eye on the incest
lamb you have--the one you wanted
to save for yourself--but that very
lamb will by and by bring you great
deal more than the meat man win
give you for It now II you keep 1t and
do well by 1t. Get your gumption up,
then. and say "No. sir. I'm going to
keep that lamb myself"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
PLANTS HAVE FEVER.

Not only animals but plants may
Huffer and die OF fevers. is the con-
cfusion reached by the French savant
iDu sablon. When human being
mas fever he loses flesh on account
Of the increased combustion. the guam.
tity of carbonic acid respired from
the lungs being augmented from 70
n 100 per cent A plant attacked by
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
ECHOES At SEA

A dense or thick fog will obscure
objects at distance Of 1000 feet.
The recent accident to an ocean
steamer OF the Anchor line illustrates
the fact An iceberg was run into a.
soon as seen. After the collision the
passengers could hear the echo from
their voices reflected by the walls Of
Ice. though the iceberg was invisible
to them Otherwise. there are no
echoes at sea
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
TN. lsssl csses.

The legal cssks.
The Judss-you ~ pos don't sss
your alimonyf
The compIainant--t don't get It iii.
your honor. lt's only tlvs dollars .
week. and need everyi cent Of II
The Judge--And what's The rsasoA
you get only part oi thst amoantf
The Complementary because my
former husband sends II to me By :
lawyer. and the lawyer charges me car
fare. brokeraga. tranaA Aortation aud
Tina and that leaves onlk % csnta"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
MADE THE MOUSE WORK

The average mouse runs 10000 met
ers day. and certain energetic sub
1ects have been known to run $4,000
meters in q period of "a hours. With
a view to the utilization Of the power
Of mice, an inventor constructed .
wire drum revolving on an axle. The
power rendered by the mice ran lit
tie fiax spinning machine. The pro-
duction Of linen thread was four
pounds for hve days OF mouse labor.
The inventor Of the machine died be-
fore perfecting his invention.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
ELECTRICITY IN WATER.

Since the general introduction Of
electricity into the cities II has been
known that It was possible to secure
very considerable shock through a
stream OF water. and firemen In all
large cities are on the outlook for this.
Wires which look rs II they might
conduct heavy currents are cut be-
fore stream Of water is thrown In
their direction. Recently In the con-
struction OF an electric railway In
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Wanted q patent J cIreue.

Wanted 10 Patent Circus.
p. r. Barnum once came to the Of
nee to know II he could patent the
three-ring circus. Ia technical par
lance his three-ring circus was an ag-
gregation and not combination to
produce q new result Therefore It
was not patentable. which Information
highly incensed the Snowman. TT win
be adopted by every circus Just a.
soon a. make II known" he de-
clared. And It was.-From the scien-
,tiac Americans "Ten Stories"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

Of Turkey left In one may say midEurop the -
but 70
of which,
Island strong
point From the gate Of the strong
with and primitive
nanks streets The mosque richly drapsd with
building The sultan to- the %
Gift shpad Of
other commodities and they have
nes dsfant
pound weight
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
Keen out the Dogs.

It ia not the loss of single sheep
killed by a dog that hurts the flock
master but the terrible damage done
to the rest Of the flock by fright
Put up slams warning dog owners
to keep their beasts of your land and
then do not hesitate to use the shot.
gun whenever one appears.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
DINNER TAsTERs or PARIS

Paris has . corps OF professional
dinner tasters. whose function It is to
test and pass Judgment upon all food
prepared for banquets and similar oc-
casions OF state. When they 20. K"
dish II may be set before king
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02
SUBSTITUTE FOR RUBBER.

It is expected to furnish cheap
substitute for rubber from two bitum
inous minerals. called elaterite and
tabbyite. The experiments are encour.
xging.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-02

South Africa 1t was noticed that q
column OF steam from a locomotive
could be the means Of conveying the
current, and several workmen weS
shocked In this manner.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-20
La paloma
de Leon XIII

Todo el mundo sabe que el anciano
Pontifice. semejante loss Santos que
vivian Ell el desierto. amaba alimen-
taba todo un familiar de ciervos pa
lomas
Todos los d1as y a la mismo bora. una
paloma venfa Ia ventana alberta lie
la alcoba del Pontifcal y Leon Mi
suspendiendo. por un instante los aslln-
toS cristianoS, con la misma mano con
que bendecla y tenla las lleves de la
lglesia, les daba migajas de pan.
Ell primer dia de su enfermedad la
paloma. a la hora de costumbre. lie
90; pero encontr0 la ventana cerrada
Ella agit6 sus alas Y llam0 con ell pico
hasta que ell papa Sc apercibi0 de clio.
En- seguida orden0 Pho Centra. que
estaba a su lado, que abriera la ventana
y buscara un pedazo de pan para dar-
selo Ell migajas
Pero fue EN- vano que la mano del
camarero Sc eXtendiera ceremonioSamen-
te para darle a Ia paloma el alimento
cotidiano La paloma tendi6 ell vuelo
hacia el lecho del Sumo Pontifice y ALI
Sc pos6 dando vueltaS arrastrando eI
ala Y como SuSpirando.
FL anciano eTtendi6 la mano y por
largo tempo la mirada perdida en- las
ftnebreS perSpectivas de Su fin inmedia-
to. estuvo acariciando su fel animalitc
que prefri6, al alimento material que l6
brindaba ell camarero. las dulceS carl
ciaS de aquel augusta anciano.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-20
Ell Cine Tres Banderas

Esta noche hay un magnifico progra-
ma compuesto de hermoSas viStas g in
tereSantes estrenoS.
Para el domingo Sc prepara Ell gran
collection de viStas. estrenandose val'ias
recibidas por ell Gltimo correo.
Tambien habra matinee dedicada a
los ninos, esta noche Y manana. y Sc
presentaran algunaS peliculas de va
queros y otras c6micas graciosisimas.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
MRS. KEISER TO
WE'D JOS. SALE

A marriage license was issued this
afternoon for the wedding of Mrs.
AIDA NJ. Keiser, the well known pub
lie stenographer. to Joseph w. Sale,
formerly of this city and now a prom
inent resident OF Glade park. The
announcement OF the coming nuptials
will be a great surprise to their many
friends in Grand Junction and vicin-
ity. Every effort was made to keep
the affair quiet, and they refuse to
let their friends NOW when the cere-
mony is to be performed. Both are
highly popular and have many we'll
wishers.
Other Christmas marriages were
forecasted today when the following
couples secured licenses to wed:
Frank P. Folger of Grand Junction
and Miss Esta n Stowder of Fruita;
Winchester jenkins of Molina and
Emily Evans OF Palisade.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24

w. c. Kuhlman of the Star grocery
announced a donation of 25 pounds
of fine Christmas candy yesterday af-
ternoon, and this has been placed in
the hands of the Associated Char
tiles.
j. H. Allen also dropped in to put
in a dollar to help the fund along.
scores of families have been re-
ported to The Sentinel by the people
of the city, but practically all of
them were already on the list of
Associated Charities who had previ-
ously planned for gifts and cheer to
brighten their homes on Christmas
day.
1t is estimated that close to $3.50
in cash and valuable donations will
have been secured through this pa
per when the fund is finally closed
this afternoon.
The ladies of Associated Charities
are working their hardest today at
$50 Main preparing the various boxes
for distribution. There will be no
duplication If the association can
help it, and there will be a box for
every needy and deserving home in
the city. Moreover, those boxes will
be filled with the particular things
that that particular family stands in
greatest need.
This morning r. II. Sawyer of the
Elk Glen orchards at Whitewater, an
nounced the gift of 100 pounds of
fine potatoes. These will reach here
tonight and in time for distribution.
Mr.. Sawyer, in telling The Sentinel
of his gift, paid the paper a high
commitment for its successful work
in raising funds for Christmas dona-
tions. and declared himself to be
proud of the opportunity OF enrolling
himself as Good Fellow.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
NEARLY $3.50 RECEIVED BY
THESENT|NEl F0RTHE KIDS
Teamsters and Painters Add S. Each TO DonatonsA Ranch
Man Brings in -Four Dozen BunChes Of Finest Celery
kuhman Sends in rs Pounds Of Candy.

At O'Clock this afternoon The
Sentinel's Good Fellow fund will be
closed. At noon today the receipts
had been largely increased and the
cash and gifts had reached a total
Value of about s235. Early this
corning wagon brought in a big
Cox containing four dozen punches of
the finest celery from the Thorpe &
Barnhart' ranch, northwest of the
city. Even here in Grand Valley
where the finest celery in the world
is grown, it would be hard, indeed, to
find better specimens of the vegeta-
Bile than that presented to the Good
Fellows fund. Thorpe and Barnhart
are now enrolled in big letters.
At its last meeting the teamsters'
union appropriated 50 to the cause
and the painters. never behind in any
public undertaking, added So more
These public-spirited and OPEN
hearted laboring men are to be com
mended most highly for their timely
benevolences.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
Most Powerful Board in Control
OF City Affairs Is TO Be
Chosen Immediately.
MANY ARE SUGGESTED TODAY
THE most powerful trio of citizens
in control of municipal affairs
VIII be named before nnNt

THE most powerful trio of citizens
in control of municipal affairs
will be named before next
wednesday by the city council. This
board VIII be the ciyil service COM
mission, the creation of which is a
feature of the city charter. The
board when named will consist of
three men who shall serve without
pay and have complete control over
the appointment and discharge of ev-
cry employe of the city from the
chief of police and fire chief down
to the white wings" on the street
Every servant of the city not elected
by the people will be responsible to
this board. and not to the city COM
missioners as heretofore The body
VIII serve for indefinite terms, and
elects its own Successors when vacan-
cles occur. IL is perpetual, autonom-
Gus and omnipotent.
At least these three adjectives are
said to apply to the ordinance which
VIII define the powers and limita-
tions of the board which is now being
drafted by city Attorney Tupper. 1t
may be presented to the council for
action this afternoon; but in all prob
ability will not be ready until next
Tuesday.
In the meantime the commissioners
are considering the appointments to
be made by them on this board. As
far as possible they intend to appoint
men who will be in harmony with
the commissioners themselves. Among
those who are being talked of are
James H. Lee. William Milne, Wen
dell p. Ella, James A. Becker, Lincoln
Wickersham, A. b. Campbell and
William II. Lee. From this list, 1t
is thought. the final selections will
be made.
Under the civil service commission
there will be little use for the recall
Tor the mayor or water superintend-
ent. The shut-off man, the intake
superintendent. the foremen in the
water department, the firemen, the
policemen and even the garbage col
lector are all appointed and dis
charged at the pleasure of the board
A system of examinations and merit
scores Will be arranged in the ordin-
ance, and it will he up to the street
sweeper 10 pass an examination in
hygiene and bacteriology before he
can prove his fitness for the job.
Charlie CARRIER must pass so per cent
perfect ON hydraulic engineering and
chemistry in order to hold his job
at turning off the water Claude
Hedrick was informed today that he
must be able to analyze the contents
of the chemical tank on the fire en-
gine before he would be allowed to
place ladders on burning houses. And
Wilhelm Hermann must take
course under George Creel in socio-
logical criminology in order to retain /
his star and club. Halligan will |
be discharged because of the /
extra expense of maintaining a uni |
form for so much bulk.
All these things were learned from |
the commissioners this afternoon as
they discussed the various phases of .
the new regime.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
Various Churches 10 Have Pro-
grams and Fine Trees This
Evening" Time.
The KIDDIES GLEEFUL ALL DAY
TONIGHT the Christmas exercises
at the Methodist and Presbyte-

TONlGHT the Christmas exercises
at the Methodist and Presbyte-
rlan and Christian churches will
occupy the attention of about fifteen
hundred well known local young peo-
Pile. The exercises will deviate
slightly from the usual form, espe-
cially at the Methodist church where
great merriment will reign with a
relentless grasp.
Instead of a Christmas tree at the
Methodist church there will be
snowstorm and in the middle of ii
high mountain on which will he piled
scores and scores of gifts for the
young people of the Sunday school,
The snow Will fill the air in dense
clouds of snow and back of II all
will rise the snowy peak on which
the santa Will climb to get the pres
ents down.
There will be cantata-like pro-
gram for the Sunday school children
In charge of Miss Helen Dewey. The
story of The King Wonderful" will
ne untolded In unique way with
recitations, poems. songs and acting.
IL VIII be quite a new idea and is
looked upon as new advance in the
way of Sunday school entertainments.
Miss Dewey has trained the young
people carefully and they promise to
do cleverly tonight. The choir, with
Director Carl Hillyer in charge. will
assist in the musical numbers.
AT the Presbyterian church giant
Christmas tree win tickle the ceiling
OF mighty prettily trimmed church.
On that tree will be hung presents
for every child between the ages of
one day and 80 years. There will
be candy and nuts galore for all, and
the entertainment will be in the form
Of Christmas cantata. The Coming
OF che King" with Santa Claus. as
usual. the focal center of every pair
of eyes.
Prof. Carl f. Klefer will have
charge of the program, which in
sure its perfect endition and the
young people have all been wei train
ed and instilled with confidence by
their able instructor. The choir
VIII also assist and the Presbyterian
boys band will add the necessary
dash to the program that will make
II the program in the history of the
church Christmas celebrations.
The program at the Christian
church viii consist of an extensive list
OF recitations, songs and exercises.
The music Will be in charge of Mrs.
NJ. Fl. Loeffler and Miss Gigax, and
one OF the faatares will be the musi-
cal work of the church orchestra. The
tree and giving away of presents will
occupy part of the time and
Christmas offering will be taken.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
KERN PLEADS FOR ACCUSED
C0NSPIRAT0RS AT TRIAL
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 24.-Sen-
ator John w. Kern argued in behalf
of the 40 defendants in the dynamite
conspiracy trial today. He declared
that the defendants were plain work
ingmen taken from their homes
hundreds or thousands of miles away
and made to face a strange court.
with the district attorney hurting
harsh and abusive language at them"
He said that some Of the men did not
know what hey We're charged with.
He declared that the jury could not
convict the men of dynamiting, but
only of carrying dynamite on passen-
ger trains in violation of a federal
statute.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Associated Press.

ASsOClated PreSS.
Kansas City. Mo, Dec. 24.-Cattle
$500; market strong to
10c higher; native steers, go to
800; southern steers. 4.75 to 1875;
stockers and feeders, $50 to 7.40;
bulls. 4.25 to 6.25; calves, 700 to
1000; western steers. $50 to 500;
western cows and heifers, 3.75 to
$50.
Hogs = Receipts. 5000; market
strong to &c higher; bulk of sales.
40 to 7.40; heavy. 1886 to 7.45;
packers, 7.20 to 7.40; light, 700 to
$780, pigs. $50 to 6.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000: market
strong; mutton. $50 to AIS; lambs,
6.25 to 500: wethers, 400 to 6.75;
ewes. 800 to 4.35.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
ROUGH GOING FOR MILITANTS
Associated Press.

Associated Press
Upper Red Rock. n. Y, Dec. "a
Braving one of the worst snow storms
OF recent years, General Rosalie
Jones and her little army of suffra-
settes today resumed their march to
Albany to carry their message to Gov
ernor Sulzer. They planned to walk
the g miles to Livingston through the
snow, which is knee deep.
I'VE must keep our schedule, no
matter what the weather is said
Miss Jones as she gave the order of
'FOrward. march. ~
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
ISSUES
XMAS PARDON

Mayor Todd today surprised Chas.
White, who has been serving a SEN
tence in the city Jail for gambling.
by handing him Christmas pardon.
and White was turned loose. He has
made model prisoner and. due to
this fact, his release was made at
this time. He was convicted in the
court about a month ago.
and was sentenced to GO days in Jail.
White thanked the mayor and will
spend his Christmas in freedom.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
JOHNSON IAVADES LAKE
GENEVA FOR NEGRO CLUB
associated Press.

Chicago, Dec. ga syndicate of
Chicago negroes, headed by Jack
Johnson and under the name of the
Lincoln Athletic & Social Club, plans
to buy property in certain fashiona-
BILE summer and winter resorts. ac-
cording to statement given out by
w. H. Harris. representing the ne
groes. The first move in this direc-
tion was the recent purchase of prep
erty at Lake Geneva, Wis. which is
said to have been bought by John
son as a present for his wife.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
NO PAPER TOMORROW

For several years The Sentinel
has been the only newspaper pub
iished in Grand Junction, which
gives its employees II holiday on
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
1t has always been the custom
OF this paper to close its offices
On these two days.
tomorrow will be no exception:
40 paper will be issued from The
Sentinel office.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
ORDER RESTORED IN CANANEA
Associated Press,

Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. PA dispatch
to the state department tells of the
restoration of order at the Cananea
mines in Mexico.
Morris, an American railroad man
who was Imprisoned by the rebels
when he prevented them from firing
a bridge on the Northwestern rail-
way, has been released, and reports
state that he was well treated.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
ELKS OPEN HOUSE.

g Tomorrow christmas day.. G
3 in accordance with their custom, {.
8 the Elks will have open house 6
9 at their lodge and club rooms 9
9 for the pleasure of members !
g of the order. &
q A luncheon will be served, G
9, and very enjoyable time is as 6
g sured all members of the order {
g who visit the rooms during the g
g day. {
s g g g g g g SO g g g e sse 6
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
BAD TRACK DERAILS A TRAIN
Associated Press.

ASSUCIattU Press.
Savannah. Ga. Dec. 24-A report
received at the office of the general
manager of the Central of Georgia
railroad says that the Seminole limit
ed train, from Jacksonville to Chica-
go, was derailed near Americus to-
day, and that eight or ten of the
passengers were slightly hurt. Bad
alignment of the track is given as
the cause of the wreck.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
QUAKER OATS STARTS A
TRUST, GOVERNMENT SAYS
A AssOciated Press.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-It is learned
that an investigation of an alleged
attempt to secure control of the oat
meal business of the United States
was started by the federal grand
jury. The purchase of the Great
Western Cereal Company by the
Quaker Oats Company will be in
quired into first.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
SUBMIT The CASE
WITHOUT EVIDENCE
Associated Press.

Boise, Ida, Dec. 24.-R S. Sheri-
dan, the publisher, and G. o. Borxon,
the editor of the Capital News. who
were cited for contempt for publish
ing message from Roosevelt during
the recent campaign, today submitted
their case without evidence for argu-
ment. A decision will not be had
before January 2.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
MISS HAGNER is RETAINED

Associated Press.
Trenton. N. j., Dec. 24.-It has
been announced that Miss Isabelle
Hasner has been chosen by Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson to be her secretary
at the White House
Miss Hagner was secretary to Mrs.
Roosevelt,
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-24
MELLEN PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Associated Press.
New York. Dec. 24.-Charles S.
Mellen and e. j. Chamberlin, two
railroad officials who were indicted
by the federal grand jury yesterday.
today entered pleas of not guilty and
We're released on $4,000 bail.