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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27

The sixth week Of the presen,
legislative session closed with a total
cost to the state Of $93, ,94S. 90. and
with but seven laws enacted. This
meant cost to the taxpayers Of
50, 420. So per law. Only one Of
the seven laws-that extending the
compulsory school term from five to
seven months-is of benefit to the
people of the state Three Of the
laws make appropriations for legis-
lative expenses. One of the others,
which the governor allowed to be-
come a law without his signature, is
libel measure for the protection OF
certain religious societies, and is
believed to be unconstitutional.
Another authorizes the expenditure
of balance in a state fund, and the
remaining law provides for the Las
Cruces investigation, which has for
its object the mixing of political
medicine for the unhealthy and un-
wholesome Republican machines. In
this matter the taxpayers of this
state are being robbed.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
Methodist Notes

for Sunday, Feb. 2Sth.
10: a. m Sunday School IL 100
a. m. Sermon by the Pastor, Subject.
The Mind of Christ" " ZOE p m.
Preaching by the Pastor at Apache
Valley School Honse. TOO p. IN.
Young Peoples Meeting 7 AS p. m.
Evening Worship Subject of Sermon,
A Biographical Sketch of Fannie
J. Crosby" Rehearsal on Tuesday
evening at s 100 o'clock, Bible Study
class on Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock. Children's Instruction
on Friday afternoon at 4:I5 o'clock
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
Baptist Services
or Sunday, February as.

for Sunday, February es.
An illustrated lecture of 10 slides
will be given at the Baptist Church
Sunday evening presenting the work
Of the Home Mission Board in Cuba,
the Canal Zone, the Southwest, and
among the Indians, Mexicsns. and
Immigrants
GAS a. m. Sunday. II 100 a. m.
Morning worship. The pastor will
speak on Christian Stewardship. 6:
IS p. m. Young Peoples Meeting,
Mrs. I. h. Rixey leader, Subject,
Home Missions. 7 AS illustrated d
Mission Lecture. All are cordially
invited
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
M. E. Ladies Aid

The NJ f Ladies Aid met last
week with Mrs. j. J Herringa. TIE
meeting was thoroughly enjoyed by
all present The next meeting will
he held at the home of Mrs. Earl
Jennings, Wednesday, March Srd.
All members are urged to attend.
Visitors welcome.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
j. Q. Herrin, Pastor.
The "Jitney" Invention
invited

All that is required to I've trans
portation magnate now is to own a
Ford car. in nearly all of the large
and many of the small cities the
jitney" bus is cutting into the pro-
fits Of the street car companies and
making owners of autos rich. When
it was at first suggested that owners
Of machines could make any money
caring passengers for a five cent
fare it was thought to be impossible.
A few, wiser than the rest, started
"jitney" lines with their machines.
1t has been demon strated in San
Francisco that the owner of a car
can clear from six to ten dollars a
day by carrying passengers at the
'jitnev" rate. In most Ofthe cities
these busses follow the routes Of the
regular street cars an1 are making
trips on regular schedules. A jit-
ney," by the way, is niekle, FIVE
cent.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
JAPAN WON'T
FIGHT U. S.
Island Kingdom Has no Desire
to Commit Harikiri. Good
Sense Rules

Adachi Kinnosuke in Harper's
weekly: Japan has or has had no
such fancy idea ss committing hara-
kiri by attacking the United States
at any time.
Not, mind YOU, that Japan thinks
that America will blow her off the
map before breakfast IL war should
come. Not that she thinks II i'm
possible for her to get Hawaii. Ja-
pan, indeed, thinxs that she could
get the Hawaiian and the Philippi-
mes, tie Samoan and other islands of
the Pacific belonging to the United
States, and tlat rather easily. Indeed,
she does n"i quite see the American
occupation of Hondo, Shikoku Kyu-
shu, KOkkaido. etc; she has never
yet lost single moment of sleep.
Japan knows that she can take
Hawaii-unless things change radi-
cally. She knows the American
temperament; how impatient it is in
matters of National honor. All that
Japan has to do is to take Hawaii,
fertify it formidsbly, garrison it
with ample force; leave the Philip
riness as bolt and then sit down in
her well sheltered and gan. fenced
waters, become a tlfle more extrav-
agant in mines and submarines and
watch what miracles the American
fleet would be capably Of in operat-
ing six thousand miles from the
home base. That is, if America be
the only Power to reckon with. But
1t isn't. There is the rub.
The fact is Japan could never see
the United States in the light of a
menace. She has always looked
upon the American Japanese war
talk as something rather useful to
professional newpaper humorists when
they get very hard up for jokes to
fill up a column. 1t is not difficult
to take the view of the thing when
we are told that Japan is actually
trying to fight the best friend she
has ever had, international politically
speaking. and by far the best Gus
toner she has. for the sole ecstaey
Of hosting another white elephant
onto her almost broken back.
Clinging to the Jumping off edge
OF the extreme East is a string Of not
very fertile islands called Nippon.
She has succeeded in winning the
enmity Of both Russia and Germany
and also OF China. She is straining
her every effort to patch up her
armor as we'll as she might. The
United States = fourteen times as big
as she in area and twice in number
Of people and prOspering as no other
people on the face Of the globe, and
and heaven only knows how many
times richer than Japan-- sitting six
thousand miles away thinks that
the little heather is spelling for a
6ght with her. Japan would GER
tainly laugh, ifit were not so down
right heartrending.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27


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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27

c. F. Kluttz OF near Thomas. was
trader in the city Wednesday
He showed his progressiveness by
calling at The News Office and sub
scribing for the eounty's leading
paper. There's reason.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
Notice

B. A. Asmlssen. the tailor, am
nounces that after March Ist, be will
be at his place Of business in Clayton
each SATURDAY., and longer II nee
esary. He will live on his ranch
during the coming summer -
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
SIERRA VOTERS
DISFRANCHISED
Republican Caucus Majority for
Second Time Denies People
Election Franchise


NJ. Bojorqlez, twice elected Demo
cratic representative from Sierra
county, by which there was spread
upon the records deliberate lie
a clumsy, unnecessary and astouhd-
ing lie-has brought to the entire
state realization that there is no
limit to which the republican machi-
ne is not willing to 90. The action
stands as New Mexico's crowning
humiliation at the hands of the Re-
publican legislature.
In the facts generally known and
forming 3 part of the Journal of the
House, the Republican majority
adopted a report stating that the
governor of New Mexico. well
knowing that Antonio T. Chaves had
been declared member of this house,
and duly qualified as such, called a
special election in Sierra county, as
suming to usurp the prerogatives Of
this house by declaring a vacancy in
said district, and that said election
was called and ordered by the gov
error knowing that no vacancy in
fact existed, and that this action in
calling said election under the cir.
cumstances, and putting the people
of Sierra county to the useless ex-
pense of holding said election, was
purely for political purpo' es in an
effort to play politics with his Office y
The House Journal shows that Bo-
iorquez was unseated in the afternoon
on Jan. 81, aud his Sierra county
seat declared vacant, and that it was
not until late in the afternoon of
Jan. 22 that Chaves, the Republican
repudiated by the voters of Sierra
county at the November election,
was declared to be entitled to the
seat. In the meantime, at 10
o'clock in the morning OF Jan. %,
Governor Mcdonald, in accordance
with the constitutional requirement,
issued q proclamation calling
special election in Sierra county,
and this proclamation, printed in the
local daily paper, was in general
circulation here, and the official
document on its way to Sierra coun-
ty before Chaves was seated late in
the afternoon of Jan. 90.
The Republican msjority could
simply have denied Bojorquez
his seat, aud bv right Of might made
the denial stick without explanation
of any kind. Instead, it sought to
falsify the records and pervert the
facts, bringing added shame to the
state.
After six weeks of political wrsng-
ling and county Office lobbying, the
Republican majorilies in the senate
and house have passed county salary
bill by two-thirds vote. The bill
will become law regardless of the
action of the governor. As predict
ed, the senate provisions for wasting
over S9oO, 900 in the seven years
necessarily covered by the act failed
to satisfy all the Republicans. and
the senate conference committee Of
both houses raised the salaries fixed
by the senate measure in three clas-
ses Of counties. The bill passed
provides for the throwing away of
more than million Of the peoples s
moaey in the seven years-for pay
ment to county officers Of this enor-
nous cum in exc reasonable
salaries. as fixed Democratic
caucus measure
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27

FOUND-A pair Of glasses near
the railway. Owner can have same
by proving property and paying for
this notice. George MetfOrd.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-02-27
Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Rally
Held with Church Clayton. New Mexico
March Al, 1918
Thursday. March 4.

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Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
SOIL FOR FALL.soWN CROPS
-Leaumes Will Do Better on Deeply Broken Land.

It being recognized that there are conditions unfavorable to good stands in the fall. it should follow that more care must be taken to overcome these unfavorable conditions, the chief of which, as indicated. is lack of mois- ture.
 Crimson clover. bur clover and the sown on a good seedbed. says Progressive Farmer Or. in other words. a deep, firm and finely pull yerized soil is best for these. as for all other fall-sown crops. This is the sort of seedbed that is likely to con- tain the most moisture. but it is also the sort of seedbed that is most difh. cult to obtain in the fall. Owing 10 the difficulty in securing a compact soil after breaking deeply. 1t may be put down as reasonably certain that these fall-sown legumes will usually do better when sown on soil that has not been broken deeply for at least a month or six weeks. unless the rain fall is abundant. As indicated. they will do better on a deeply broken soil. but unless this can be done far enough in advance of seeding time to insure thorough settling or frming it will. except when there is abundant mois- ture in the soil. generally be found best to SOW crimson and bur clover. especially. which cannot be covered deeply. on land that has not been freshly broken. vetch seed may be covered much deeper than bur or crimson clover seed. hence it is less important that 1t be sown on a we'll competed and finely pulverized soil.
 In sowing crimson or bur clover after corn, we think the best plan is to cut and remove the corn and then disk and section harrow the land. Of course. the depth to cover the seed depends on the moisture. and yet. it must not be forgotten that if these seeds are covered very deep they will not come up. so after all it Is largely question of moisture as to whether a stand is obtained.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24

tion of feeds to be used depends some what upon the feeds available and their cost in any particular locality. The best results in developing young. growing horses will come, however, only from those combinations which are rich in mineral matter and pro tein.
 Linseed meal. while not absolutely necessary when bran and alfalfa hay are used, gives the coat a glossy ap- pearance. indicating thrift and good condition, and also seems to stimulate and assist digestion and assimilation. Horses will relish little prairie hay. straw. or corn fodder when fed large amounts of alfalfa hay.
 During the summer the cheapest. and probably the best, ration for the growing horse is pasture grass of some kind. If the pasture is good, lit tie, if any, grain will be necessary for average growth. If. however. the pasture is poor. if the season is dry, or if the colts do not continue to grow and remains thrifty and in good con dition, it will be necessary to feed some grain, especially to the sucklings and the yearlings. If the maximum of growth and development is desired, it will be necessary to feed some grain with any kind of pasture. The grain portions of the rations suggested are well suited to this purpose. Horses should have access to salt at all times.
 Another important matter in devel- oping growing animals is the water supply. Often a water shortage for a few days, or even weeks, does not cause much concern or alarm. or a plentiful supply of stagnant or even filthy water is deemed sufficient. but either condition is a serious detriment to the growth and thrift of the young animal. It is just as important, par ticuiarly in summer, that growing ami mals have plentiful supply of clean. pure water as it is that they be well fed.
 Aside from feeding, probably the most important consideration in de- veloping growing horses is the care of the feet. Many of the poor feet seen in horses are the result of neg lect of the feet while these horses were young. The toes should not be allowed to grow abnormally long and ill shaped, as serious trouble may re suit from cracking or breaking of the hoof. Neither should the heels be al lowed to become high, narrow, or rolled. If these i'll shapes are not cor rected. the feet. and to some extent the legs, respond to these influences, and the horse natures with poorly shaped feet and often poorly set legs. Beware of thrush and kindred trou- bles. If the stables are kept clean and sanitary there will be very little trouble from this source. Careful at- tentfon to these details will help greatly in developing big. well shaped. strong. healthy feet.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
KEEP N0xI0US PLANTS DOWN
Principal Reasons for Early cuitiva- ton of Corn Are to Destroy Weeds
 and Conserve Moisture.

By GEORGE LIVINGSTON. Ohio Ex-
 pertinent Stationl
 The principal reasons for cultivat- ing corn during the early stages of growth are to kill the weeds and con serve moisture. Weeds are undesir- able in . corn field because they not only use up the water that should be left fer the use of corn. but they also use up plant food. Therefore one operation may serve to kill the weeds. and also to establish an earth mulch to prevent the evaporation of water.
 If weeder or harrow is run over the field on . hot, sunshiny day, be- fore the corn plants are up. 1t will es- tablish the earth mulch and kill the weeds that are just starting The weeder or harrow should be run over the field frequently until the plants are seven or eight inches high. These implements should not be used early ip the morning or on cloudy days. since at this time the plant cells arc filled with water and the plants are easily broken off-
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
HAD REAL IDEA OF ECONOMY
Jap Explains How Family Was En- abIed to Use One Fan Two or
 Three Generations.

Among the Japanese economy is held to be a high virtue. Two old mi sers of Tokyo were one day discussing ways and means of saving.
 T manage to make a fan last about twenty years" said one, and this is my system: l don't wastefully open the whole fan and wave it carelessly. l open only, one section at a time. That is good for about a year. Then I open the next, and so on until the fan is eventually used up."
 Twenty years for a good fam" ex- claimed the other. What sinful ex- travagance! In my family we use a fan for two or three generations. and this is how we do it: We open the whole fan. but we don't wear it out by waving it. Oh, no! We hold ii still, like this, under our nose, and wave our face!"-Everybody's.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24

By DIR. c. W. McAMPBELL. A.si.-
 tant Professor of Animal Husbandry.
 Kansas Agricultural College)
 In feeding and caring for the grow ing horse, the aim and purpose should b to secure the greatest possible physical development at the least pos sible cost. Often the colt is fed too sparingly, with the hope that the growth which it does not make as colt will be made at some later time. This is . mistaken idea for the stunted colt will never fully recover. In developing and feeding young. grow ing horses one should remember that the feed and care they receive during the first year or year and a half of their lives determine largely what they will be at maturity.
 The young, growing horse must be fed the proper kinds of feed and must be fed literally. The mineral content of the ration, as well as the protein, the carbohydrates, and the fat, must be carefully considered. The bony framework demands a considerable amount of calcium and phosphorus. The nervous tissues demand phos- phorus. The blood demands sodium, potassium, and iron. These, together with sulphur and magnesia. are the most important forms of inorganic matter needed.
 Experience has shown that colts make a better growth on a ration of corn and alfalfa hay than on corn and timothy or prairie hay. This differ ence is due as much to the difference fin mineral content of the two rations as 1t is to the difference in the diges- ible nutrients
 It SO happens that most of the feeds that contain large amounts of mineral matter-alfalfa hay, bran. and linseed
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
RULES FOR RAISING WHEAT
FaiIow Aeeompiishes for Dry Farmer What Early Fall Flowing Accom-
 piishes fer Average Grower.

CBy L. E. CALL. Kansas Experiment
 Station.)
 Flow early for large yields. Early listing is better than late blowing.
 Double listing is better than single listing.
 Early disking followed by medium early blowing is good farm practice. Deep early blowing is advisable. Summer fallow is the safest prac. tice in dry-land regions
 Summer failow accomplishes for the dry farmer what early fall blowing ac. complishes for the average wheat grower.
 Rotate wheat with other crops. Continuous wheat growing will eventually lead to disaster.
 Plant only pure. clean seed. Use barnyard manure or straw, spread lightly. as a top dressing O wheat
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
Period of Romance Ended.

No more shall hear his footsteps on wonder walk just as the clock strikes eight
 Gracious Jeannette''
 And the old parlor light will never burn low for him again
 You don't mean it?''
 'I do; and, furthermore, he will nev- CT sit on this sofa three nights a week and call me pet names, as he has been doing for two years"
 Il am astonished."
 And tonight l am going to burn all the old love letters in my chest of drawers"
 "B-but why? Are you going to dis card him?"
 Discard him! Why, you goose, l am going to marry him."
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
Enterprisina White.

A writer gives a little sketch of black and white in Natal. He tells how he came across a white boy. some fourteen years old. and a group of raw natives playing a game. They were shooting with an old muzzle-loading shotgun at a bottle on the top of a case. When the youngster smashed bottle he received ''tickel" Ca threepenny bit) from the natives. When a native hit it he received three. pence from the boy.
 That seems a funny sort of game remarked the witness to the boy.
 "Oh, the game's all right, sir" re. piled the lad. You see, I load the gun"
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
Too Much for Them.

It was a minstrel performance, and in the intervals between the songs the usual jokes were being perpetrated.
 What am de difference between an old maid and a married woman?' asked Sambo.
 T done give it up" replied Bones.
 Why exclaimed Sambo. de old maid am lookin' for husband ebery day. an de married woman am lookin' for i'm ebery night"
 There was a pause, and several cid eriy gentlemen got up and stole softly into the night.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24

fault, 50 took Dodd's Kidney Pills They were the means of saving my life"
 oodd's Kidney Pills. soc per box at your dealer. or Dodd's Medicine Co, Buffalo. x. |. podd's Dyspepsia Tab lets for Indigestion have been proved. s0c per box. Write for Household Hints. also music of National Anthem (EnElish and German words) and recipes fer dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.-Ad-
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
PROPERLY STORING
 WINTER SQUASHES
One of Most Valuable Vegetables will Keep Until Spring-Put
 in Dry Cellar.

(By '. P. sANDsTEN. Colorado Experi-
 ment ststion-1
 Squash is one of the most valuable winter vegetables and when fully ripe and properly stored will keep until spring.
 Only wellripened squashes should be stored and these should be gath cred before frost, as frost of average severity will impair their keeping qualities. Never pull squashes from the vines, but cut them with . knife. leaving about an inch of stem at- tached.. If the skin or shell is not hard, keep the squashes in small piles and uncovered during the day, but covered during the night
 The furnaceroom is the best stor- age, but any dry place having . tenn psrsture of 55 to 75 degrees is good. Raeks or shelves should be provided Q that the squashes will not be over two in thickness. The success of kseping the squasnes from decayins depends largely upon high tenpsra- ture and dryness.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
SHEEP RAISING IS
 UNDERGOING CHANGE
Western States Expected to Turn Out More Fat Animals for
 the Eastern Markets.

The American Stockman says that the time is not far distant when the western range states will turn out fewer feeding sheep and lambs and more fat ones for the eastern market.
 This is equivalent to saying that the days of free range sheep raising are about over, and that sheep will soon be raised under farm conditions in the far West.
 It also means the equalizipg of op portunities for the eastern sheep keeper.
 The cheap hin pasture lands of the East afford excellent advantages for the raising of sheep.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
Spring VI. Fall PiowIna.

The average results for five years, 1908 to 1913. inclusive. show that spring blowing was better than fall blowing for moisture conservation. ip yield of grain- Spring blowing gave an average yield of 1s.5 bushels per acre. as compared with 16.S bushels for faii blowing. Owing to this differ ence in yield and the lower cost oi pr ducing the crop. spring blowing gave a net acre profit of $3.03 more than fall plowtng.-Utah Report
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
Implement Generally Used.

''Sir. we are starting a new railroad and want your daughter to drive the first spike"
 T have no doubt she will consider 1t an honor to officiate."
 Thank yeu Ne have~provided a small gold spike. Also a silver ham mer"
 One minute. don't think she could drive a spike with a hammer. Better provide hair brush
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-10-24
What Re Used Them For.

Customer-I v-ant another fire ex. tinguisher. Used the last one all up last night.
 Clerk-Glad to sell them to you. sir. but aren't you rather careless at your place. That is the third one I've sold you in a week.
 Customer-Oh. don't use them for fire. They are the greatest thing on earth for chasing out your daughters late callers.-Judge.