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MAYOR CZAR OF DENVER
"Robert W. Speor, Municipal Socialist and
Mayor of Denver."
That is the way the cards of Mayor It. W
Speer of Denver would read If ho put IiIb full
title on them.
He or, rnther, tho city of Denver under his
direction runs a public bnthhouso, where sonp.
towels and other accessories of a bath nro fur
nlshod free of charge; an olectrlc fountain, which
rutiB for the amusement of Denverltes every
night In tho summer, while they listen to the
music of the band employed by tho city ut Cltj
park; n free band concert every Sunduy after
noon and evening during tho winter at the Audi
torlum, one of the largest halls In America, which
wub built by the general taxation of the Denver
Itcs; a weekly newspaper distributed free to tax
payers a museum kept up by the city.
Also, tho city Iiob u system of driveways and parks nnd Is just complet
ing tho Cherry Creek boulevard, a driveway about 12 miles In length, and o
civic center Is being planned, which will be n gathering place for tho popu
lace for open-air meetings and will have a sunken garden, with novel elec
trie features to It, or a stodlum for athletic sports,
Tho latest featuro of municipal socialism tho city of Denver Is entering
Into under Mayor Spoor's guidance Is tho purchnso of Its own water plant
The city of Denver Is one of tho few cltleB of . any lmportanco In the
western Btates with which the legislature or governor haB nothing to do
It has a charter which gives It ubsoluto home rule nnd makes the mayor of
the city supreme In the city's affairs. Tho government of tho city, under the
charter, Is a one-man government.
Mayor Speer is a 11 rm bollover In municipal ownership of public utilities.
He would have the city of Denver own and operato all the public utilities;
but, falling that, he thinks that tho corporations using the streets for their
cars or to string their wires over or run their pipes under should pay a
rental to tho city for this use. Along those lines ho forced the Denver Tram
way Company to pay $60,000 yearly Into tho city treasury for tho use of
the streets and tho Denver Gas and Electric Company $50,000 por annum,
MR. HITCHCOCK'S AID
Georgo W. Ilelk. who has been appointed pri
vate secretary to Postmaster General Hitchcock,
has been In tho government service about 10
years. Ho was originally appointed n temporary
amploy6 at tho headquarters of the department
of Cuba at Havana In August, 1899, but was com
pelled to resign on account of illness In Febru
ary, 1900.
He was appointed to a clerkship In tho war
department in August, 1900, and resigned to ac
cept a position at "1,400 In tho postofllce depart
ment December 1, 1905. Ho steadily rose ln rank
througli tho various grades to be the assistant
chief clork of the postofllce department, a post
from which ho waB promoted to be private sec
retary to tho postmaster general.
Mr. Relk wob born In Delaware, but was ap
pointed from Baltimore. Prior to his nppolntment to the Cuban service
he was In a law ofllco nnd later with tho Stnndard Oil Company at Balti
more. He waB educated In the public schools at Frederlca, Del., and at
Dolawaro college, Newark, Del.
Mr. Relk nttracted tho attention of Mr. Hitchcock when ho was llrst
assistant postmaster general. It was nt hla request that Mr. Relk waB trans
ferred from the war department.
MAY TAKE WILSON'S SEAT
Prof. Wlllet M. Hays, said to be already select
ed for the portfolio of agriculture when Secretary
Wilson leaves tho Taft cabinet, Is tho presonl
assistant secretary. Ho Is known as tho "expo
nent of tho new agriculture," for no man, per
haps, has so successfully harnessed science tc
tho plow as he. Ho camo to tho department from
the University of Mlchlgnn, after graduating
from the Iowa Agricultural college, and he has
devoted much time and effort to the study of the
art of breeding as applied to crops. By scientific
methods he has increased the yield of standard
varieties of grains from 15 to 25 per cent, and
he has greatly Improved the quality as well.
Prof. Hays was born on an lown homestead
farm in 1859 and with a brothor took up tho pan
ngemcnt of tho place at his father's death, when
he was 12 years old. Ho was thus from the outset trained to deal with fanr
problems and his opportunities for the study of the science of farming lr.
tho schools later received at this tlmovthe excellent foundation of practical
experience. '
KNIGHTED BY A KING
Sir Arthur Wing Plnero, who has just been
knighted by King Edward VII., In honor of tho
ofllclnl royal birthday, is generally conceded to
be the greatest of living English playwrights. Ho
began his career as a lawyer, but when clients
failed to recognize their opportunity ho gave up
his profession and became an nctor. Thence
It was a short step to play-making and his suc
cess in this work has been pronounced almost
from, tho outset,
The Plnero plays aro of Infinite variety, but
his greatest popular successes have been his
lighter works, such as "Sweet Lavender," "Trc
lawney of tho Wells," "Tho Amazons" nnd "Prin
cess and tho Butterfly." Perhaps his real repu
tation as a play-wrltor may bo said to rest upon
that rather remarkable series of social studies
which began with "Tho Second Mrs. Tnnquerny" and continued with "The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith," "The Gay Lord Quex," "Iris" and "Letty." His
latest big success was "His House In Order." He Is of English birth and
descent, in spite of his odd nuino.
MINISTER FROM SPAIN
The Marquis of Villalobar, who succeeds Don
Ramon Plna as minister to the United States
from Spain, has been secretary of tho Spanish
embassy In London for sovernl years and Is a
great favorite of King Edward VII. Ho is highly
accomplished and it is expected that he will be
a valuable addition to tho social life of tho nn
tlonnl capital, Tho marquis Is 42 years old, Is
handsome a bachelor and tho possessor of one
of tho oldest and noblest numos in Spain, Tho
marquis is not unknown In Washington, for he
Bnent n yenr there as attache at tho ministry in
1887 and another year as second secretary In
1895. For tho Inst 10 years he has been first sec
rotary at tho embassy In London. Ho also
served as a diplomat In Paris before going to
London. His recreations aro painting and' tin
study of llteraturo nnd history and ho belongs to several of tho most exclu
slve clubs of London. Ho Is u chnmberlaln to King Alfonso, whoso clone per
sonal friend he is, und he Is a grandson of tho Duke do Jllvas, ono of Spain's
most famous poots. Ho poutosses decorations from soveral European gov
ernments. .
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OK) DWIT DESEiamTrilCIDRi
MAP WrtD CAV, KY
Kentucky, which Is ono of tho chief !
hardwood producing states In tho
union, and tho first stato in tbo pro
duction of yellow poplar, Is making
good progress In tho movement for
tho preservation of Its forests. In
190G tho, legislature enncted tho law
providing for tho stnto board of agri
culture, forestry nnd Immigration.
During the following winter tho board
asked and received the co-operation
of tho United States Forest servlco
in a study of tbo forest conditions of
tho Btato. This work was begun two
years ago and an examination of half
tho area of forest land In tho state has
boon completed. Tho result of tho
first year's work, covering tho 11
most eastern counties of tho stnto Is
published in tho Kentucky handbook,
190C-1907. Tho second report, now In
tho hands of tho stato board of agri
culture, covers 48 counties, In tho conl
mining region., of tho state. When
this investigation is completed Ken
tucky will havo nn excellent Inventory
of Its lumber resources.
Tho manner In which tho forestry
problom has boon approached Indi
cates that tho pcoplo of tho stato
rcalizo that tho ultimate solution of
tho impending timber scarcity must,
for tbo farmer, depend largely on how
ho handles his Individual timber re
sources, and that there Is no better
way than for him to consider tho
wood lot as a bank nccount, using
tho Interest which Is constantly ac
cruing, but leaving tho capital undi
minished. Much educational work,
however, will bo needed to secure this
deslrablo ond.
Tho second report of tho Forest
Servlco suggests a forest law. Among
Its most Important features Is a pro
vision for tho nppolntment of a stnto
forester. Tho wisdom of this Is evi
dent slnco only by tho appointment
of a Btato forester can tho work In
co-operation with Forest Servlco he
maintained and carried to a success
ful conclusion. Until bucIi time, how
ever, as tho snto of Kentucky Ib ready
to assumo tho manngomont of Its own
forest problems, tho National Service
Is willing and anxious to co-operato
In every way possible for tho further
ance of forestry among prlvato own
ors In Kentucky. In tho co-operative
Investigations of forest resources now
In progress, tho government spent
over $4,000 to dupllcnto a similar
amount appropriated by tbo state.
Kentucky has nlwnys been rich In
forest resources, but llko mnny oth
er statos has reached tho point whero
tho timber will hereafter bo produced
on a continually decreasing scale,
and It is necessary to protect nnd uso
carefully the forests which romnln.
In 1899 Kentucky cut 734,000,000
board feet of hardwood lumber, in
1907 tho cut was 854,903,000 board
foot, an lncrenso of only 1C per cent.
In tho nine years. In tho Bamo
period the cut of yellow poplar has
fallen off over 20 per cent. During
tho aamo tlmo tho prices of lumber
at tho mill havo advanced on an nv
erago of C5 per cent., nnd tho demand
has Increased accordingly,
Tho forest of tho United States Is
threatened by many enemies, of which
flro and reckless lumbering are tho
worst. Sheep grazing and wind como
next. Cattle and horses do much less
damage than sheep, and snow break
Is less costly than windfall. Land
slides, floods, Insects, and fungi nro
sometimes vory harmful. In certain
situations numbers of trees aro killed
by lightning, which has also boon
known to sot tho woodB on flro, and
tho forest Is attacked In mnny other
ways. For example, birds and squir
rels often prevent young growth by
devouring great quantities of nuts and
other seeds, whllo porcupines and
mlco frequently kill young troes by
gnawing nway their bark.
Most of thoso foes may bo called
natural enemies, for they would injure
tho forest to a greater or loss oxtent
If tho nctlon of man woro nltogother
removed. Wild animals would tako
tbo place of domestic sheep and cattle
to somo degree, nnd flro, wind, and
Insects would still attack tho forest.
But mnny of tho most serious dangors
to tho forest nro of human origin,
Such nro dcotructlvo lumbering, nnd
excessive taxation on forest lands, to
which much bad lumborlng is directly
due. So high are theso taxes In somo
states for n many cases they amount
to G or ovon C per cent, yenrly on
tho market valuo of tho forests, that
tho owners cannot afford to pay them
and hold tholr lands. Consequently
they nro forced to cut or soil their
timber In hnsto and without regard
to tho future. When tho tlmbor is
gono tho owners refuso to pny taxos
any longer, nnd tho dovnstated "lands
revert to tho stato Many thousand
square miles of forest havo boon
ruined by reckless lumborlng becnuso
heavy taxes forced tho owners to real
lze quickly and onco for nil upon their
forest land, Instead of cutting It In
a wny to lnsuro valuablo future
crops. For tho same reason many
countries nro now poor that might
otherwise havo been flourishing and
rich.
, Trains Ducks to Eat Pests.
Josoph Junetto, who farms ono of
tho Job ranches on tho Alton
bluffs, la enjoying an Income of $15
a day from 15 ducks which he trained
tj clear potato patches of bugs. Ho
put tho ducks In a pon and fed them
on potato bugs exclusively after starv
ing them until they woro Kind to not
tho bug diet,
Junette tried them first on his own
patch, which comprised soveral acres.
Tho ducks went through tho patch llko
neighborhood scandal. After tho per
formance Junetto shut up his brigade
In tho bug pen so they would not ac
qulro a tasta for othor diot
Tho duckB nro In groat domnnd on
tho farms In Junetto's neighborhood.
Farmers aro glad to pay $1.50 an hour
for tho sorvlces of tho brlgiulo. Chi
cago Record-Herald.
8llence Got on Her Nerves.
In the alienee room of ono of tho blc
New York department stores a woman
visitor from out of town was dopoalt
ed for rccuperntlon of her tired
nerves nnd muscles and deserted by
her hostess. Tho unaccustomed dark
neas and stillness nmong so many
women llrst surprised nnd then mndo
her uncomfortable. After having sat
.out lior growing restlessness as long
as nho could alio turned to tho glum
vlsaged attendant nnd nskod In n sub
dued but strained voice; "My, how
uo you stnnu it?
"I can't hardly," Bald tho other, with
evment reuer at tue sound of lior
own whisper. "It gots on my norvoa.
I'm side to death of It. I wish
could get anothor job."
FRENCH-CANADIAN CATTLE,
CLOSELY RELATED TO JERSEY
Corn the Greatest of American Crop
Corn Is our greatest crop, that i
1908 being valued ut $l,G10,00U,OtQ.
Give Moro Profit In tho Form of Churned Butter
Each Dollars' Worth of Feed Than Any
Other Dreed.
tor
Tho early French settlers In Cnnnda
camo principally from the provinces
of Normandy nnd Brittany in Franco,
which lie near tho Channel islands.
tho 'homo of tho Jerseys and duorn
scyB. Tho cnttlo of tho mainland nnd
of tho islands wero of tho samo blood,
and thoso which tho colonists brought
to Quebec, and from which tho pres
ent French-Canadian cnttlo aro de
scended, wero thoso vory closely re
lated to the Channel Islnnd breeds,
says n writer In tho Ilurnl Now York
er. Even now tho resemblance Is so
close thnt many n light-colored, pure-
In their ability to thrive on rough
pasture- firituiumor iimPc'earse', plnlu
fodder In winter. Nevertheless tho
respond splendidly (o better, trout
mont.
In 18SC, tho Quobcc legislature gave
an official standing to tho breed bj
establishing n herd book. Animals
of acknowledged puro blood nnd ol
superior dairy qualities were admitted
to registration for ton years, but slnco
189G none havo been, or can be, on
tored, oxcept tho descendants of thQ
foundation stock already recorded
Tho whole number of nnlninls now on
HGH;10OOI
Typical French-Canadian Bull.
bred Canadian cow can almost pass
as a dark Jorsoy. They havo, In fncti,
boon called tho llrst cousins of theso
other breeds, but tholr residence for
2j0 years in tho provluco of Quebec,
whero In tho past, especially In
pioneer days, they wero scantily fod
and poorly sheltered, has dovolopcd a
constitution of Iron.
For bIzo thoy rank with tho Jersoy;
cowa averaging from 700 to 900
pounds, nnd bulls correspondingly
heavier. Tho color Is black or dark
record Is about 8,000. At tho Pan
American exhibition, Buffalo, out of
ten compotlng breeds of cnttlo, tho
Fronch-CnnndlaiiH gave more profit
In tho form of churned butter for each
dollar's worth of food consumed than
any other breed. Isn't this tho kind
of buttor mnchlno'Wo need? Olvcn
n certain amount of raw material In
tho form of fodder and grains, tho-cow
thnt can manufacture this into but
tor with tho leust waata cornea pretty
near to being tho right sort to keep
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A French-Canadian Cow.
brown, with sometimes a fawn-colored
stripe down tho back, nnd tho
muzzlo may or may not bo fawn, or
ornngo-colored, llko thnt of n.Jorsey.
Tho general appearance Is ono of
alertness nnd vigor. Tho head is In
telligent, showing tin active disposi
tion, which Is nt tho snmu time re
markably docile. Tho udder Is car
ried closo to tho body, teats nro of
good slzo, and well placed. Ribs aro
woll sprung, barrel roomy nnd chost
remarkably deep. TuboreuloslB la
claimed to bo unknown In thlu breed,
except whon contracted by direct con
tact with nnlmalB of othor origin. Tho
Canadians surpaaa nil other breuda
In othor worda, a cow of great cnpnel
ty la not necessarily u profltnblo nnl
mnl. It nil doponds upon her ability
to transform food into milk with the
lonst wnsto of matorlnl. Tho follow
Ingflgures, which nro tho average for
tho best threo French-Canadian cows
In tho Pan-American six-months' test,
will Bhow what this breed Is cnpablo
of doing: Amount of milk, 5,252.8;
pounds j per cent, of fat, 4.19; vnluo
of buttor nt 25 contH per pound
$03,80; coBt of food, $23.04; profit on
buttor, $40.22; weight of cow at entry,
858 pounds; gain In wolght. 51
pounds; percentage of profit to vnhm
of food, 177,
ATTENTION TO
BREEDING EWES
Proper Cure Must Be Glvon Shcop
ut All Timeo.
It Is a good plan to allow tho breed
ing ewes tho run of tho farm after the
crops uro off in the fall, us long as tho
ground is bare, so they can pick It
over. Also, lot them huve tho run of
the stalk Held until tho snow gets too
deep nnd whenever the ground la bare
Some Good Ones.
In the wlntor turn them out so they
enn get exerclso. Tho oxorclso la of
more bonetlt than the food they got.
For rough food there Is nothing bet
tor than clover .buy tho sheep novor
get tired of It, and corn fodder Is next.
Timothy or slough liny la very poor
feed for sheep and they do not seem
to thrive on It ns woll na on clovei
hny or corn fodder. Bo sum tn wive
somo clover hay until lnmblng tlmo
ua uio owes will give more milk for
tbo lambs on clover th mi iiiivlliim.
clao. For a grain ration a mlxtnn. nt
shelled corn, oats and bran mnkoa ai;
excellent feed ration. Do not neglecl
the bran part, na that keeps tho syu
torn In good condition und aids dlges
tlon. Commence feeding grain to tho
owes In tlmo, so they will not run
down and got poor before lnmblna
time. A poor owo cannot take propoi
care of her lamb, for hIio baa nothing
to draw on.
If you hnvo comfortable quartern
so you enn tnkorcare of tho oarU
lumbs, you will flnd that Murch Iambi
aro tho best for .market or breeding
purposes, ua thoy got moro alzo by
fall and uro ready to ont grass when
it cornea, tho cheapest feed on thu
farm,
Uso a good, puro bred ram on tho
flock, us the Improvement In quality,
slzo nnd feeding cnpaclty of tbo Iambi
will more than repay tho extra ex
pense and you nro getting a bettor
Hock lnstond of running them down,
as with it scrub.
Plcklno Cucumbers.
Don't forget to keep picking tho cu
cumbers as they ripen. Look througli
tho vinos carefully (thoy have u groat
way of hiding In the loaves), so that
none will bo overlooked; for two or
threo largo ones going to seed will
snp tho strength of tholr vine, whoro
as In picking, them right along now
ones will form mid u continued Buy
ply bo seuiired.