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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30

The following unsolicited testimo.
NAL should certainly be sufficient to
give hope and courage to persons af-
iicted with chronic dyspepsia: /
have been chronic dyspeptic for
years. And of all the medicine |
have taken, Chamberlain's Tablets
have done NE more good than any
thing else" says w. G. Mattison, No.
r Sherman ST.. HornellsvilIe. n. \.
For sale by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-30

Pouring oil into her kitchen stove
at her home, at Wilmington, Del.
vest erday evening to hurry her sup
per, Mrs Elizabeth Wolf was fatal
ly burned when the oil exploded and
ignited her clothing, dying two hours
Halter at the Delaware Hospital.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
STRIKING COMPARISON.

Comparisons are never odious when
they show things up in way to
bring out the right side of a question.
Note the following conditions in dry
Kansas and wet Missouri:
The per capita assessed valuation in
Missouri is $500; in Kansas 1t is 81
$50.
, Kansas per capita bank deposit is
800; Missouri's is $40.
In Kansas one farmer In five owns
an auto; In Missouri one farmer In 100
has one of the buzz wagons.
In Kansas the common laborsr
draws S14 week: in Missouri. SO.
In Kansas there Is hardly town of
1900 population but has electric
lights. water and sewer systems: in
Missouri numbers of towns of 1000
to 5000 have no paved streets. electric
lights or water system.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
PRODUCTIVITY OF
SOIL MAINTAINED
Most Important Object Of Green
Manuring Is the Addition OF
Needed Humus.
Try R. G. wEArHERsroNE1

Green manuring, or the plowing
under of green crops. is one OF the
oldest methods used to maintain or 10
increase the productivity OF the soil.
The effect of green manuring varies
according to the original character OF
the soil. In general. sandy or graveiiy
soils are made darker In color ana De-
come more retentive OF moisture.
Clayey soils are made more porous and
friable, so that they are less likely
to puddle or bake, and are less subject
TO washing. Loamy soils are less
noticeably affected than others.
The most important object Of green
manuring is the addition Of humus to
the soil. Other things being equal. the
best green manure is that which fur
nishes the largest amount Of material
which will readily decay in the soil
and thus form humus. There are.
however. additional ways In which
such a crop may be beneficial.
Deep-rooted plants are decidedly
preferable to shallow-rooted. because
they penetrate into the subsoil. In
this way air and water find entrance.
especially after the roots decay. Thus
In a way every deep-rooted plant Is
subsoiler. 1t is also supposed that
such plants. especially when plowed
under. tend to enrich the surface soil
with potash and phosphorus from the
subsoil, thus bringing these substances
within the reach of shallow rooted
plants.
Leguminous plants are more vaiu-
able for green manuring than others.
because they not only provide humus.
but also have the ability to use the
nitrogen of the air. which upon decay
ing they add to the soil. For this rea-
son green manure crops should always
bo legumes If such are adapted to the
particular locality where needed and
can be sown at the time desired.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
EXCELLENT METHOD
OF FILLING A SILO
There Is Greater Danger of Put
ting Up Silage Too Dry Rather
Than Too Moist.
Ry WALTER B. LEurzl

Corn is ready to be cut for silage
when the grain is in the dent and
glazed. but can still be broken with
the thumb nail. At this stage, under
normal conditions, the two or three
bottom leaves will be turning brown
and the shuck will be turning yellow
at the end. There is greater danger
of putting up silage too dry rather
than too moist In stave silo the
slaves should be frightened up to ex.
clude the air and generally loosened a
little after the silage swells the slaves.
The inside wall OF a concrete silo
should be washed with a thin mixture
of cement and water every two or
three years. This fills the pores and
keeps the air from the silage.
It will take at least six teams to
keep the average silase cutter busy.
Corn should not be cut down too far
ahead or 1t will dry out too much.
Two men should work in the silo dis.
tributing the silage with forks. Where
silage distributor is used one man Ii
sufficient. They should keep the silage
higher at the walls than in the center
and should continually tramp the sill.
age next to the walls. The trampins
is especially to keep out the air. When
possible allow the machine to stand
two or three days and refill to make
use of all the capacity. Finish filling
the silo by running in a load of grass
or weeds. This will rot and seal the
top and prevent having to throw out
the same amount of spoiled silage.
The silage should feel wet after 1t
is cut In the silo. II the corn is very
mature when cut. and is therefore too
dry. add water. A small stream may
be run into the blower from a barrel
or tank. 1t Is especially important
that the silage be well tramped. The
blower should be run few minutes
every morning in orde. to clear the
atmosphere before any ono enters the
silo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
LAWYERS TAKE NOTICE.

Let the graduates of law schools
take notice and keep away from
Yates county. N. Y. II they want to
earn a livelihood by practicing their
profession. At the June term Of
court there was not a solitary civil or
criminal case on the docket. neither
was there a criminal case in the
county undisposed of. Such a state
of affairs in county with an area of
800 square miles and having a popu-
lation OF over $4,000 requires an ex-
PLANTATION. Attorneys in the locality.
says the New York World. can recall
no similar conditions in the past The
paper in calling attention to this
most unusual instance falls to note
that Yates county has been for four
years dry territory.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24

land. To insure full crop we plant
between May 1st and the 18th. The
plants are set 16 inches apart In the
row. 1t Is rather slow work planting
by hand, but with a machine. a steady
team of horses. a man to drive and
two boys to place the plants. we can
plant about $4,000 or five acres
day.
While the plants are young cultiva-
tion and hoeing should be very shall
low. and just often enough to keep the
soil clean and loose. If cultivated
deeply the potatoes will be stringy.
long and of poor quality. Then again.
shallow cultivation permits the soil to
dry out more quickly after hard
rain, and dryness is so essential to
quality that every effort should be
made to insure 1t.
The only manure we use is min
eral fertilizer. applied in the row at
the rate of 1000 pounds per acre.
This contains 3 per cent. nitrogen. 7
per cent. phosphorus. and per cent
potash. We use find ground fish or
tankage. nitrate of soda, acid phos-
phate. and sulphate of potash. We
mix our own fertilizer.
The nitrate of soda is applied when
the vines are from 6 to 20 inches
long. at the rate of 200 pounds to the
acre. and 1t is placed on the row near
the plants. This gives the plants a
quick start. causing the crop to set at
one time. and makes the roots Of uni
form size. with few small ones.
Thus, in connection with the min
eral fertilizer we use. and in the abb
sence of organic matter. We prevent
the tendency sweet potatoes have OF
setting all through the season, which
is very detrimental to successful crop
ping.
Proper handling is just as impor-
tant as cultivation. For the first sales
in August we do not take the potatoes
out of the ground any faster than We
can sell them. When stored In shedA
and barns the exposure to the light
and changes in temperature quickly
rdin the product.
Proper grading is also important
We have three grades. The f1rsts are
prime. the seconds are good. but nj
smaller size, and thirds are too small
for food. and used for stock feed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
RANGE LIGHTS.

A hundred years ago the hands Of
ancient privilege were at the throat
of the republic. Our ships were
seized and searched. American citi-
zens were impressed into an allen
service, Our capital was burned. De-
spair was clutching at our hearts.
The British guns were not our great
est peril. but the love of money In
the seaboard states. Six thousand Of
our men were enslaved in British
ships. but the patriotic indignation
that stirred the rural communities did
not touch the heart OF the states that
made their money on the sea. The
sense Of brotherhood was smothered
in the love of money.
Now, as then, the love of money
houts the love of men. The yellow
patriotism of gold sneerB at the strug-
giles OF the people for fair chance.
Let them be wretched: let them be
drunken. 1t says. while / exploit their
savings for my own use. and turn
their earnings into my own tills.
This. too. will pass-is passing.
This will be the land of the fair deal.
This is the land of opportunity.-John
G. Woolley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
TECAPITAL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
BOARD WANTS MORE SETTLERS.
Leases for Big Tracts of Land to Be
Offered Home Seekers.

Leases for Big Tracts of Land to Be
Offered Home Seekers.
Denver.-An active campaign to
bring settlers to Colorado has been
started by the State Land Board. and
figures are being compiled showing all
Unbiased agricultural and grazing land
in the state.
Twenty-Five thousand one hundred
and forty acres of good grazing land
is lying Unbiased in Park county, ac-
cording to data compiled by the board.
The data show that but 3,720 acres
are leased in the county.
The most notable discovery made
by the board is that while much OF
the land is held without lease or with
leases expired. large part of the 25.
900 acres has been made untenable
because of the shutting in of water
holes by persons who lease only 5000
acres.
The board is also preparing to lease
a tract of 10000 acres Of the best graz
ing land of the state located in Ell
Paso, Fremont and Teller counties.
The land lies half way between Canon
City and Colorado Springs and was
lOTneTly huOWu as tht 1uiudk paoeot ..
The new state highway to the south
runs to the west of the pasture, while
Red creek passes directly through the
center.
The lease was cancelled year and
half ago and the fences were confis-
Gated. 1t will be necessary for the
state to fence the acreage along the
new highway. The board announces
that this land is open for immediate
use.
Fifty-five thousand acres of land in
Kiowa, Bent and Prowers county will
be offered to lessees as soon as an
investigation is completed by tho
board. The land is near the reservoir
of the Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet
and Irrigated Land Company and
some of it reaches into the reservoir
and is capable of irrigation. There
is also a spring on the land.
A large port Of this land was never
leased but has been used by the sheep
men of that section.
Near this land are 105 sections con-
tanning 67.2OO acres, which is also to
be offered to lessees as soon as an
investigation of the present leases Is
completed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24

CBy C. 8. MILLER)
Time was when 1t was generally be-
heved that good sweet potatoes could
only be grown in a certain section OF
New Jersey, and owing to this belief
people are yet buying Jersey
Sweets" most of which are grown in
Delaware. Virginia and other southern
states.
The Jersey potatoes are of very
fine quality. but those grown in Della
ware. Georgia. and some parts of
Texas are almost. II not quite. as
good.
Climatic conditions do not appre-
ciably influence the quality of sweet
potatoes. that is due. very largely to
soil and methods of culture. This
potato requires a sandy soil. with
very little clay in the first six inches.
The soil should be rather compact.
high, dry. and well-drained. 1t can be
used for sweet potatoes for from six
to ten years without any rotation. but
growers find that after the first and
second years the crop improves on
the same land.
II the plot is clean we do not plow
the land. but cut it up with the har-
row three to four inches deep. thor
oughly pulverizing and leveling It. In
order to have the proper size. shallow
preparation and culture must be OBJ
served.
We use slip-seed for bedding pota-
toes from which to grow plants. which
is the first crop from the vines, or
slips cut off the growing plants and
set out about the latter part of July.
Our potatoes grow from three to four
inches long. and about one and half
inches in diameter.
To assure success In bedding they
must have kept perfectly. and there
: must be no rotten ends or black spots.
he sprouting is done in the hot-bed.
aeitner with manure or fire heat. SO as
to raise the temperature Of the soil to
good summer heat. About three
inches of good loan is placed in the
bottom. the potatoes laid carefully on
: this and covered with three inches
of clean sand. When the plants are
from four to six inches long above
the sand they are ready to set out.
We plant in ridges three feet apart
four inches above the level OF the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
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8EGAA .
Conducted by the National Woman'i
Christian Temperance Union.)
ALCOHOL PROBLEM IN EUROPE.

ALCOHOL PROBLEM IN EUROPE.
Replying to misleading statements
made by James Creslman with re-
gard to intemperance in European
countries. Mrs. Martha M. Allen. su-
perintendent of the Medical Temper
ance Department of the Worlds and
National w. G. T. u. calls attention
to the following facts:
"It was in Paris that the municipal
posters warning against alcoholic
liquors OF all sorts originated. These
posters were prepared by physicians
connected with the municipal govern
ment and were placed in conspicuous
positions throughout the city. even
upon the outer walls of the Hotel do
Vile Getty HalD. These posters warn
specifically against wine. beer and CT
der as leading to alcoholism as surely
as brandy. so violent was the oposi-
tion of the liquor trade to the posters
that they were withdrawn. but other
countries took up that method Of
propaganda against alcohol. notably
Germany, England and Denmark.
'"That there is an acute alcoholic
problem in Europe may be readily
seen from the holding every two
years Of a congress on alcoholism.
whose delegates. appointed by the
governments of different countries.
meet to discuss methods of reducing
the drink evils which are injuring the
health and efficiency Of the people.
Is 1t likely that such meetings would
be held were there no drunkenness.
or crime resulting from drunkenness.
in these countries?
ut is far from correct to say that
the use Of the lighter drinks drives
out the stronger drinks"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Increase in Timber Sales.

Denver.-A $4,000 increase over
last year is shown in the receipts
from the sale of national forest tim
ber in Colorado, Wyoming and South
Dakota for the past quarter. accord
ing to figures compiled by the Denver
office of the forest service. OF these
receipts, twenty-five per cent is
turned over to counties through the
states for schools and roads. and ten
per cent is expended by the depart
ment on roads.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Risk Companies Must Register.

Denver.-One hundred and seventy
one insurance companies which have
been doing business in Colorado for
years without establishing their iden-
tity as corporations have been noti-
fled that they must file their articles
of incorporation with the secretary of
state before December or face prose-
cutiou. Companies which fail to COM
ply with the secretary's request be-
fore December / will be cited into
court and Pearce will endeavor to en-.
join them from doing business in Col
orado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
SALOON MUST 90.

The number of sufferers from child
labor, however great. Is exceeded by
the number of women and children
who suffer from the baleful effects
of the saloon. The verdict of the
human conscience is, the saloon
must go.-Bishop John NJ. Walden in
address to the Knights Templar Of
America at the Denver conclave.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Vast Coal Land Acreage Leased.

Denver.-The state now leases 5,154
acres of producing coal land to thir-
teen companies. The total acreage of
producing land as apportioned to coun-
ties is as follows: Routt, 1850; Moi
fat, ESQ; Fremont, 9G0; Park, $40:
Jackson, $40; La Plata, 1920; Monte
yuma, $40; Weld, 1850; Las Animas,
1880. and Huerfano, 4.720. total of
21,640 acres. The total area in the
state is 473,732.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Working to RepIenish Hateheries.

Denver.-Ten million fish eggs are
being sought by the state to replen-
ish the streams with fry" next spring.
A force under the direction of James
A. Shinn, state game and fish commits
sioner. is at work securing eggs from
the brook trout, which at this season
of the year go into the lakes to lay
their eggs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Attack on Reformatory.

Conditions at the state re-
formatory at Buena Vista will be at
tackled in report to be filed with the
governor In November, according to
members of the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Foley Kidney Pills Relieve

promptly the suffering due to weak. in
active kidneys and painful bladder action.
They offer a powerful help to nature
in building up the true excreting kid
ney tissue, in restoring normal action
and in regulating bladder irregularities
Try them
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
BEER CAUSES ACCIDENTS.

The Western Electric plant of Chi
cago forbids It's workingmen bringing
beer upon the grounds. Why? Be-
cause 1t was noticed that large num-
ber OF accidents occurred uniformly
after lunch, and In almost every case
the victim of the accident had taken
beer with his lunch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Cause Of Dry Rot.

The dry rot of potatoes in storage
is caused by fungus. 1t may be con-
trolled by dipping the tubers In So
luton of one pint formalin in bar
rel of water and leaving them I'M
mersed for two hours. They must be
,dried before being stored.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
governor Ammons Gets Bio Pears.

Denver.-Three of the largest pears
ever seen in the state were sent to the
state house by B. w. Clucas OF Cortez
and presented to Governor Ammons.
The largest one weighs two and one
half pounds. 1t measures II inches by
15 inches in circumference.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24

Board Wants Drug Laws Enforced.
Denver.-Resolution asking district
attorneys of the state TO enforce rig
idly the laws regulating the sale OF
narcotics were passed by the State
Board of Charities and Corrections.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Which

81 understand our visitor is a hus-
bandman."
Farmer or matrimonial bureau
bureau agent?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Want Woman on Wage Board.

Denver.-A woman candidate for
the minimum wage law inspection
board will be recommended to Cover
nor Ammons soon by the legislation
committee of the city federation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Its N ature.

MY dog can scent an electrical
disturbance in the air hours before
1t comes"
Then his nose must be something
OF a storm scenter."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
Barley for HoQs,

Barley makes fine feed for the
hogs. The cheapest lot of pigs the
writer has ever brought up to 1870
pounds had barley as their main ra-
ton
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for ChildreI
teething, softens the gums, reduces indammn
tion, ,allays pain cures wind collie 25c bottlekh
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundres
happy. makes clothes winter than snow
All good grocers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
LOW VITALITY.

Sickness Is always more fatal with
beer or some other kind OF LIQUOR.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-24
How About I

How About IL.
Il have $4,000 to put into house."
Then you'd better let the contracts
for a 81. 800 one'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-12
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
G. D. Bentley Reelected Official
Printer and Robert Dill Tax Col
lector-No Addition to Street
Cleaning Force Contemplated.
Donaldsonville, La, July 7. 1913.

Donaldsonyille, La, July 7. 1918.
A regular meeting of the council
was held this day at 1880 p. M,
with the following commissioners
present: Walter Lemann, VIM. ~.
Leblanc and Frank Milano.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. Lemann moved the final pas
sage OF ordinance No. 5, adopted at
a meeting of the council held June
%, 1918. The motion was duly sec
onded by Mr.. Leblanc and carried.
Mr., Milano made a verbal report
OF conditions and of the progress of
the work that was being done
throughout the town under his de-
partment.
Chief of Police Schaff reported that
seven arrests had been made during
the period from June ID to date.
Mr. Lemann stated that it was in
deed gratifying to see that our prop
erty holders and citizens generally
We're cooperating with the city au-
thorities in their efforts to clean and
beautlfy the streets by complying
with the provisions of the ordinance
requiring the cutting Of grass and
removal of distractions, waste paper
and the like from the demonstrates
and sidewalks. z.szz
A proposal was received from G.
d. Bentley to do the official print
ing including the publication of all
official proceedings Of meetings of
the council, ordinances, notices, re-
ports, and such other official mat
ter as the council may direct. ali
for the price and sum of $3.50 per
annum, payable in monthly Install
ments. Mr.. Leblanc moved that the
proposal be accepted and that the
contract be awarded fol period of |
one year from expiration Of the |
present contract. The motion was
seconded by MIR. MiIano and adopted.
An application from Albert Leblanc
Tor the position of scayenger was
read and ordered filed, as no change
Dr. addition to the street cleaning
sorce is contemplated at this time.
Mr.. Mi1ano moved that Robert e.
Dill be reappointed tax collector and
lis compensation fixed at three per
'ent commission on all collections
made through his office. The mo-
ion was seconded by Mr.. Leblanc
md adopted.
Fines imposed and collected since
asst report, $3.50.
The council adjourned.
A, J. sMELANCON, Clerk
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-12
Daring Daylight Robbery.

One of the boldest thefts ever per
petrated in this community was
brought to light Wednesday through
the arrest of Sim Barnes, a worthless
negro, charged with stealing 81 sacks
Of oats and 8 sacks of corn from a
freight car in the yards of the Texas
and Pacific Railway at this place
The feedstuff was taken from the
car in broad daylight on Thursday
and Friday. July 8 and 4, being re.
moved by Barnes between the hours
of II and l o'clock in a wagon hired
for the purpose from a local dray-
man. The car was loaded with corn
and oats consigned to 3. Lemann IL
Bro, of this city, and draymen in
the employ Of that firm were en-
gagged in hauling the feedstuff to
the companys store on the above
days. It was while they were at din.
ner that the daring theft was pulled
ofs, the door of the car having been
closed but not locked. An amusing
feature of the case is the fact that
"Sadum" Johnson, a negro who is
sewing a sentence OF one year in
the local jail for larceny, and who
enjoyed the privileges-of a ''trusty,"
planned the robbery har Barnes, q
relative. The stolen goods were
sold to local syrians and Italians at
from s1.20 to 50 per sack.