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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-28
SENATOR CATRON
FAVORS STRONGER
STANDING ARMY
Sage of Santa Fen Tells
Journal Of Bill He Is Prepar-
ing for Reconstruction Of
Military Forces Of Country,

Hon Thomas Benton Catron, sage
OF santa Fe' and senior senator from
New Mexico In the upper house OF
congress. has been spending a little
time In Albuquerque renewing ac-
quaintance with his constituents and
incidentally talking Of the legislative
program OF the next session,
senator Catron Is nj home when he
begins discussion OF the great Euro
pean war. An officer Of artillery in
the confederacy and one of the de-
tenders of Cicksburg a man who has
read omnivorously and with excellent
understanding, ana who has Travelled
ever n large part of the war zones Of
Europe. he talks more like a military
man than n lawyer and politician.
Would Increase Army.
From the European war, he natur-
ally drifted into a talk ON the unpre-
paredness Of the United States for
defense and told the Journal that he
has in the making a bill. for the re-
organization OF the army, which he
means to introduce In the senate when
congress meets in December
! Senator Catron says what the army
needs is many more officers graduated
from West Point--fully four times as
many as the present output. the young
men to enter actively into the army
service on graduation. For these Of
flcers he would increase the number
of infantry regiments, probably TO four
hundred, or "A few less. 10 he manned
/ in times of peace by about half the
war strength, and he would increase
| the cavalry TO about the size of the
total military strength Of the army AT
/ this time.
Driil In schools.
In addition to the national guard,
which he says must be brought TO q
higher standard of efficiency and in
creased greatly in the number Of regi-
ments and placed in closer touch with
the war department, Senator Catron
contemplates in his bill to have the
older army officers assigned to the
state, high and common schools OF
the eountry--in fact, to any school
public or private, or to any commu.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-28
Quake Jars Minerals.

Governor L. b. Hanna of North pa
kata and his staff were visitors at the
New Mexico building at San Diego on
Friday. Miss sMinerva F, Whittier.
cousin OF the quaker poet Johh
Greenleaf Whittier was another dis
tinguished visitor
An earthquake shock on Tuesday
night moved the mineral specimens on
their glass shelves and shook the PIC
lures on the walls out of plumb but
there are no cracks in the building.
Among the New Mexicans who reg
istered were G. VI. Justice and wire,
san Antonlo w. NJ. Reed, Roswell
Katherine Striekler, Albuquerque
Mrs. Ella Hicks, Bert Mattocks, mrs
II. W. Mattocks and J, A. Cation
Mimbres. and Miss Ida f. Ross Dem
ing.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-28
STATE EXHIBIT
ATTRACTS MANY
To NEW MEXICO
Illinois Man So Pleased With
Purchase of Land in Tor
rance County That He
Wants to Buy More,

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL
San Diego, Calf, June 27-An llli-
noisan, who Is so well pleased with
his purchase of half section OF
grazing land in Torrance county, made
short time ago, that he now wishes
to buy 1000 acres more, was an inter-
ested and appreciative visitor to the
New Mexico building at the exposition
this morning
The man Is w, A. Strahan, OF Viz
den, in the central portion of Illinois,
and his New Mexico land is located
about ten miles west of Estancia. He
is having a well drilled on his origt-
nal 320-acre purchase, which will be
completed early this fall, and after
that he says he will invest $4,000 in
Kansas cattle and ship them to the
southwest He is so well satisfied
with conditions in the Sunshine state,
as a grazing country az well as other
features, that he says he will inter
est some Of his neighbors who are
thinking of removing from Illinois,
ana he believes he will be able TO
show them the advantages of settling
near him.
He commented favorably on the
fact that no one connected with New
Mexico exploitation had tried to sell
him a gold brick, but that he had
found all representations to be plain
statements Of facts.
A woman visitor to the exposition
yesterday, who evidently hailed from
the highly cultivated sections of Cali
fornia, or possibly from the rolling
prairies Of the middle west, wandered
down towards the marine barracks In
the southwest part of the grounds.
A she passed the New Mexico build
ing. she was attracted by the bulletin
board standing in one corner Of the
clover lawn and went up TO read the
announcements of moving pictures
Then she proceeded as far as the
door, peered cautiously in at the eN-
hibits of copper ores and other min
erals. shifted somewhat contemptu-
ously and said Huh, rocks, that S
all they've got, down in Moo Mexico
rocks and air. Seems tine they're
mighty careful Of their old rocks out
here. lockin Of EN- up in fine glass
cases" Then she trudged on, doubt
| less dreaming of cud-chewing cattle,
standing knee-deep in waving fields OF
alfalfa
/ RUt.ns.I4
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
n Was q Nice Stone.

General Sir John Younghusband, the
we'll known writer on military. sub
1ects, was once cleverly victimized by
some Indian natives. At q village
where he was encamping the dusky
inhabitants brought to his tent num-
Der Of sapphire-like stones which they
stated had been dug up at spot some
distance from the village. Sir John
was convinced that he had luckily hit
on a treasure mine. He bought every
stone the natives possessed.
II had dreams Of boundless wealth"
said Sir John when relating the story,
land on my arrival at Calcutta 1 has
tened to have the stones valued.
Lovely color, light, perfect not flaw,
worth 80 guineas apiece-if they were
not made Of Birmingham paste! was
the experts crushing criticism."-Lon-
don Taller.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Brush Your Tongue.

Brush your teeth. BY all means
brush your teeth religlously and well,
but for PHYS sake brush your tongue
too. Weld your brush backward and
forward, under and over, to the north,
to the south, to the east and west,
scour 1t with fervor. for 1t Is In truth
a tiny forest of dense foliage wherein
turks the unseen enemy.
Every time you open your mouth a
whole regiment Of little microbes
charge through the aperture and take
up quarters somewhere In the confines
Of your chewing apparatus. Seek them
out and annihilate them before sleep
enfolds you, for, fortified with an enor-
nous capacity for work, they rest not,
neither do they weary, and you may
awaken In the morning to find whole
companies firmly intrenched In the
middle Of your tongue. II you can't
conceive Of your own particular organ
being so invaded take a microscope
and mirror and get busy.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Edwin Booth and Lincoln.

It has long been known that Edwin
Booth felt deeply the grief that 1t was
one Of his own family who took Abra.
ham Lincolns life. This little story,
which the editor of a well known mag
azine Is fond of telling, emphasizes that
fact:
When was boy I lived in Chicago
near Lincoln park. Once when Edwin
Booth was playing In the city 1 went
with another boy to hear Hamlet"
I was permitted to spend the night at
my friends house, but went home for
breakfast.
At that early hour Lincoln park was
deserted, but as drew near st.
Gaudens' great statue Of Lincoln I saw
q carriage approach, driven by a negro
coachman. It stopped before the stat
ue, the door opened and out stepped
Edwin Booth. Curious to see what
would happen. I stepped behind a
clump Of shrubbery where might
watch unobserved.
The great actor stood for moment
before the wonderful bronze with his
head barred. Then he took a rose from
his buttonhole and laid 1t at the base
of the statue. He entered the carriage
and was driven away, utterly uncon-
scious that the incident had been wit
messed by one who would ever after
cherish It's memory.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
The Irish Of tho Balkans.

The Servians are the Irish OF south
eastern Europe, with all the virtues and
some Of the weaknesses Of the Irish
people. They are especially proud of
their national poetry, which they pos
sess as no other nation possesses In
modern times, for they still have their
national bards-men who live by max
ing national song, not highly cultured
poets, but men In the street They DO
not 60 to q newspaper to report what
they hear, but to the next inn or cof-
fee house, and there take up their In
struments to .recite what they have to
say. Virtually our bards are ancient
reporters. The old ones sing. Those
Of the present day stenograph. The
servian language Is the richest and
most musical Of the Slav dialects. The
Russian language has that reputation,
but It Is not 30 musical and clear and
rich.-Miyatovitch, Servian minister to
England, in the Manchester Guardian.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
nistrict Of Columbia.

The municipal government Of the
District Of Columbia, including the en-
tire city and adjoining territory, II
vested by act Of congress In three COM
missioners, two Of whom are appoint.
ed by the president from citizens Of
the district having had three years
residence therein Immediately preced-
ing their appointment and confirmed
by the senate. The other commission
er Is detailed by the president Of the
United States from the corps Of engt-
neers Of the United States army and
must have lineal rank senior to cap
tain or be captain who has served at
least fifteen years in the corps Of engi-
gineers Of the army. The commission
ers appoint nearly all the subordinate
official service Of said government ex-
cept the board Of education, which Is
appointed by the supreme court Of the
District Of Columbia. There Is not an
elective officer IN the District. and the
people living there have no vote In q
presidential or other election.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
The Refinement of Neatness.

l have often noticed when passing
some farms where cows and stock are
kept, the strong smell that seems to
hang around the dooryards and build.
ings. Wherever stock are kept, there ia
always slight and sometimes a very
heavy odOr arising from manure and
waste.
The best system of keeping down
smells seems to be q manure cellar as
near alright as possible. As soon as the
cutters are cleaned out, / scatter acid
phosphate or lime the full length of the
cutters and in the horse stalls, also
spray the sides and floors of all stalls
with fly chaser, and about three times
week sprinkle all the cutters with a
very strong solution Of lime-sulphur. !
do this as soon as cows are turned out,
and the result is that to-day (Sept. 10Y
have hardly fly in the barn. When
ever clean out the manure cellar, !
sprinkle the sides and corners of same
with lime-snlphur. The only objection
to this solution is the very unpleasant
smell for a short time, but 1t soon goes
off. / whitewash all the steps at barn
doors where the cattle 90 in and out,
and have the satisfaction of knowing
that If stranger came into the barn
blindfolded be would not know there
was an animal in the barn, as far az the
odor was concerned.
How many barns and farmyards can
we pass where the manure is thrown out
of the windows and a long, dark stream
of the very best fertilizer runs the whole
year round into the nearest brook or hol-
low? Figured up in dollars and cents, a
concrete pit with roof and screened
sides would pay for itself in two years.
A ton of lime or acid phosphate costs
but little when compared with the soil
value and sanitary functions 1t fulfills.
Acid phosphate is especially good on the
dropping board of the heuhouse.
Sprinkled on twice week 1t keeps
down the heavy smell that soon arises
in the henhouse; it also keeps the
droppings from freezing to the boards.
In these days, when the man who pro.
duces sanitary farm produce can de-
mand above market price for his goods,
it Is to his own interests to make bis
place as sweet and clean as possible, es.
pecially as he Is adding to the value OF
his manure at the same time. I know
that patrons like to come out on Sundays
and see where their milk and butter
come from, and from my experience ]
could sell ten times the produce have,
simply by cleanliness and sweetness at
all times.-N. Anderson, Sebago Lake,
Me-, in Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Cioudsd Windows,

Many people have window or q
part Of one which they would like bar.
red to the too curious gaze Of passers-
by or, possibly, Of neighbors.
This can be managed by prettIy
crystallizing the window glass as fol-
lows: Fill q jam pot one-third full OF
gum arabic and add little hot water.
Let this soak for some hours and
when the gum has quite dissolved add
the same quantity Of epson salts.
Then stand the jam pot In a basin OF
hot water and stir well until the salt
has quite dissolved. Apply the mix
ture to the glass quickly with a camers
hair brush.
The effect IS like crystallized ground
glass, and, while light is admitted, no
one can see through II. The effect Of
plain ground glass is obtained by using
linen rag instead Of a brush and
putting the preparation on thinly.-E1-
change.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Self Sacrifice.

No man has ever sacrificed himself
In the common meaning Of that phrase,
which is self sacrifice for another
alone. Men make daily sacrifice for
others, but 1t. is for their own sake
first They must content their own
spirit first a man must feel better
for doing a duty than he would for
shirking IL
Take the case Of the Berkeley Cas-
tie, a British troopship crowded with
soldiers and their wives and children.
There was room in the boats for the
women and children only. The colonel
lined up his regiment on the deck and
said, ut is our duty to die that they
may be saved" There was no muir
muir, no protest. The boats carried
away the women and children. When
the death moment was come the colo
mel and his officers took their several
posts, the men stood ut present" and
80. as ON dress parade, with their flag
flying and the drums beating, they
went down, a sacrifice to duty for
duty's sake. They were soldiers with
soldiers pride-a soldiers self re-
spect. They had to content soldiers
spirit.-Mark Twain.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
H.r.s.t rlms In shantuna.

Now, come and see harvest In
6hantung. Here, too, 1t Is the time OF
supreme interest to the whole family.
Life In the country Is practically meas
ured by so many wheat harvests, and
every old man and woman hopes to
live to see one more. For weeks be-
fore all plans are made with reference
to 1t. Carpentry, masonry. work OF
every kind must either be finished be-
fore pulling wheat time" or laid aside
at that time to wait until the harvest
Is over. No matter how important In
the eyes Of q foreign resident the
work In hand may become, he cannot
beg or buy his workmen to continue
when once the wheat is ripe. In the
hospitals all the patients want to get
well by wheat pulling time. Some
must stay on, but many one incapac-
itatsd In hand or foot for real work
goes home to cake his or her place In
watching the gate" that all the rest
Of the family may go to the field and
thrashing foor.-Christian Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Manure Spreader Shows Efficiency,

Hoard's Dairyman:-If l were to
make list of the implements that save
the farmer tired back, would put the
manure spreader at the top of the list.
Spreading manure tires even strong men.
And when the test of efficiency is ap-
piled, the spreader scores away above
the old way of spreading manure.
In the spring, we use the spreader on
fields that were plowed in the fall, and
also on fields still to be plowed. We
have often used it on freshly plowed
ground with lighter load. During the
summer, we run II on pastures and
meadows. In the late summer and fall,
we topdress our new seeding with 1t.
In the winter, when there is a couple of
inches of snow on the frozen ground, IL
does excellent work. The only periods
when we cannot use the spreader are:
during the deep SHOWS of winter, when
the frost is coming out of the ground in
the spring, and after heavy rain in the
summer.
In loading manure on spreader, its
large capacity as compared with wagon
makes loading easier and faster. The
unloading and spreading Is done by the
horses and is not to be compared with
the old way.
Its efficiency is shown when the work
is compared. In spreading by hand,
the large Jumps of manure often smoth-
or small plants. Again, large bare
places leave areas tha. are not fertilized,
On the other hand, when the work is
done by the implement, the manure is
finely pulverized and easily assimilated
by the soil. II is evenly distributed, and
delicate plants have chance TO live.
When put on land that is to be cultivat-
ed, the fine, evenly spread manure Is
easily worked into the soil. Moreover,
larger surface can be covered with the
same amount Of manure.
Before We bad the spreader, We would
haul the manure on the land and unload
il In little hesps. The spreading was
done later. Nearly the whole season,
the large strawy Jumps Of dried-up ma
nure would interfere with our work; in
the meadows, the rake would pick It up;
in the corn fields, 1t clogged the cultivat-
ors when preparing the seed bed and az
ter the corn was up. Now IL matters little
what shape the manure is 10, the spread
or spreads it better than 1t could be done
by hand, and the implements that follow
the spreader are not clogged by the
coarse manure. Besides, since We have
the spreader, We follow more closely the
advice 80 often given by writer's and lee
turers: "Put your manure on the land
as soon as possible. Cor. Hoard's
Il Dairyman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Crater Lakes oamy Trout


Whether 1t be from the temDersfure
Or the quality Of the water L not
known, but 1t Is the testimony Of sx,
perienced anglers that pound foe
pound. Crater lake trout are harder
fighters than trout found elsewhere.
Around the edges Of the lake" said
the general superintendent Of the psrk.
"there is no foliage to entangle your
hook and line, and 1t Is the ideal place
for the amateur fisherman. When I
was there the lake was 30 clear that
you could see to q depth Of forty feet.
The first fish caught I saw take tho
fly. I saw every motion Of his body
until finally landed him on the bank,
which / only did with the aid Of one OF
the concessioners in the park. do
not know Of any other place In the
world where an amateur fisherman can
swing his fly In any direction without
danger Of catching 1t on some twig
and when he hooks his fish watch
every motion rs he fights for freedom.
l agree with Emerson Hough In every
word that he has said about fishing In
Crater lake."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Growing Good Veal.

1t Is pretty costly to feed veal on
whole milk. Whole milk makes excel
lent veal calves, but this does not follow
as being the only desirable method. Let
the young calves have whole milk at
first and then gradually replace whole
milk with separator milk, substituting
good, wholesome concentrates for the
cream removed. Veal calves should be
comfortably housed and restricted some
what in their freedom Of running about.
Much exercise calls for much food, and
hence makes more difficult the work OF
fitting for the market
An increase of IL to IA pounds 10
live weight should be expected daily.
Ordinarily, gain Of one pound will be
made from each gallon Of milk oonsum.
cd. Strong, sturdy calves take from q
gallon to IL gallons soon after birth.
This may be increased steadily nntil q
couple Of gallons 10 daily consumed.
Ground oats, ground corn and liuseed
meal make an excellent combination a
Q concentrate In addition to the milk
whether whole or skim milk 10 used.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Dirty Pataooola.

f. "Patagonians are not giants, as some
have supposed and a. the Biographies
teach" said a man who has Travelled.
'They are large in comparison with
the other South American natives; that
b all. Everything Is relative, you
know. But they are very fat That Is
why they can stand the cold 20 well.
have seen Patagonian men and boys
running around unclad while ! was
wrapped in warm garments. with the
snow falling upon them In quantities
and the wind blowing bitterly. They
are kept warm by their fat and dirt.
Patagonia is one Of the dirtiest places
Imaginable. Don't 60 there II you hate
dirt. That is my advice to all who
contemplate q Journey to the jumping
q placs q eouth Ama1ics"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Leoends Of the Red Rose.

As to the origin of the rose there is
a legend that Jewish maid Of Beth
lehem (whom Southey names Zillah)
was beloved by one Ham'ull. british
sot. Zillah rejected his suit, and
Ham'ull vowed vengeance. He gave
out that Zillah was a demoniac, and
she was condemned to be burned. but
God averted the flames, the stake bud
ded, and the maid stood unharmed un-
der a rose tree full Of red and white
roses, "then first seen on earth since
paradise was lost"
From other sources It would appear
that the rose was first white. and the
Turks say 1t was colored with the blood
Of Mohammed and will never suffer
the flower to lie on the ground, while,
contrary to this, the Greeks hold that
It derived its color from the blood Of
Venus when she trod on a thorn Of
the white thorn when going to the A.
sistance of the dying Adonis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
A Bright Prospect.

"For FIVE years." said the CONNER
cial traveller, II had called upon a GER
tain draper In Scotland and never got
an order. / mentioned 1t to the head
Of the firm. We aye deal WI B. &
Co.. he said. Their traivler cad for
twenty years before he took an order,
and If ye'll continue to cali for twenty
years I'll no say but ye may get one."
Manchester Guardian.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
Tho Jocoss Code.

What humor could be wider than
that Of life itself7 Franz Schubert on
his deathbed read the complete works
Of J. Fenimore Cooper. John Milling.
ton Synge wrote Riders to the Sea"
on q secondhand forty dollar typewrtt-
er and wore q celluloid collar. Rich
ard Wagner made a living during four
lean years arranging Italian opera
arias for the cornet Thomas Henry
Huxley's wife called him Hal" Her
bert Spencer sang bass In barber
shop quartet and was in love with
George Eliot. William Shakespeare
was social pusher and bought him
a bogus coat of arms. Bismarck was
afraid Of his mother. The greatest SOL
dier In Hungarian history was named
Hungadi Janos. Owen Hatteras In
Smart Set
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-10-05
A Terrible Abyss,

The greatest ocean depth yet SOUND
ed is 81,2OO feet, near the island Of
Guam. II Mount Everett, the worlds
highest mountain, were plucked from
its seat and dropped into this spot the
waves would roll 1900 feet about its
crest. Into this terrible abyss the wa
ters press down with force more than
10000 pounds to the square inch. The
stanchest ship ever built would be
crumbled under this awful pressure
like an egg shell under a steam roller.
A pine beam fifteen feet long which
held open the mouth Of the trawl used
In making cast at depth Of more
than 5000 feet was crushed hat a. II
1t had been passed between rollers.
The body Of the man who should at
tempt to venture to such depths would
be compressed until the flesh was forr.
ed into the interstices Of the bone and
his trunk was no larger than rolling
pin. Still the body would reach the
bottom.-Pearson's Weekly.