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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1900-03-09
FARMING IN SIBERIA
Means Employed to Provide Water
for Irrigation.
A SYSTEM OF WATER STORAGE
III lnaugurated by the United States GOV
ernment 1t Would Result in the
Reclamation of Millions of
Acres of Arid Land in
This Country.

The agricultural possibilities of ST.
berla are vast and but indiff-rently
understood. The banishment of Rus
sian political prisoners to serve ard
rigorous stations has created the impress
sion that all Siberia is frigid and incap-
able of agricultural development. There
are in the Cars Asiatic dominion
millions of acres of fertile lands splen-
didly adapted to the growth of grains,
and large areas are even now being
farmed. Siberia, however, is a vast
country and in many sections which
have shown some agricultural develop
ment the winters are long and cold
while the summers on the other hand
are very warm and dry. Many of the
small streams which are used for irri-
CATION, dry up during this season, the
ground bakes and agriculture suffers
much. To remedy this evil the farmers
of certain districts construct each year
storage reservoirs, and in the summers
use the contents, reservoirs and all, for
the support of their crops They do it
in this manner:
During the winter they collect great
drifts of snow in the bottoms of deep,
shaded, valleys, rolling it down ;he sides
in immense snow balls and there press
ing and compacting it so that it will be
the more resistant to thawing At the
end OF the winter they cover the enor-
nous piles thus formed. with branches,
straw or trash, in order to protect the
snow against the suns heat. All during
the spring this mass Of snow melts
little during the days but freezes at
night until it becomes a great solid cake
of ice. Then, when the temperature
rises to summer heat ard the streams
begin to dry up from lack of rain, this
snow ice commences to melt away, and
by means Of a ditch leading from it, the
water which runs down supplies the
river until the recurrence of rainfall
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PRICE: $500 A YEAR.
MARCH TERM OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Cases Set for Trial and the List of Jurors
Called for This Session

Called for This Session.
Judge We ling Napton convened court
last Monday and after t'isposing of some
probate matters and setting cases for
trial adjourned until this today.
The first case on the calendar set for
today is that of the state vs.. George Ben
der. robbery
Other cases set for trial are as follows.
State VS.. Thos. Lyon, assault, March 10:
state vs.. John Johnson, murder, March
u; state vs.. Frank Whitney, robbery,
March II; Mary j. Nixon VS.. Elizabeth
Nixon ct al, March IS; Peter ST. Peter
vs.. F. E. Barnes, Marcel 16.
Following is list Of the jurors called
for the term: G. w. Opp. Joseph Soren-
son. Allan McPball, James Cape, August
Hanson, A. j. Anderson, d. G. Morgan,
VIM. Franzman H. G. Allen, j. G. Nc
Leod, Richard Estey, WIN. Currens, L.
Z. johnson, A. p. Bowie, B. F. earns,
l.. j Hendrikson, Alex Boyd, F. A.
Bradshaw, A. S. Huffman, r. l.. PEN
rose, Add Graver Frank Hughes, Owen
Mcbride, G. l.. Gildersleeve, G. j. Mees,
j. w. Duffy, Emil Christie, Riley
Rltchey, j. L. Shearer and Pat Clavln.
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THE CITY IN TOTAL DARKNESS
An Accident at the Electric Light Plant Last
Saturday Evening.
The Engine Breaks Down While In RAND
Motion-G. p. Durham Had to Go
East for the Repairs.

The engine at the electric light plan,
broke down last Saturday evening al
| about 8:45 o'clock and the entire city
was left in darkness. just how it hap.
pened no one knows. George Mccoy
was in charge of the plant at tho time
and was only a few feet from the engine
when the accident occurred. The head
of the low pressure cylinder was blown
out ard the cylinder cracked. Connect
ing rods and other parts about the en-.
gine were bent and broken and pieces of
room.
Mr.. Mccoy was very fortunate that he
escaped without being injured, as his
position was certainly a dangerous one
when he rushed to the throttle to shut
off the steam.
1t was at first contemplated to tenn
porarily repair the engine SO that 1T
could be run by using the high pressure
cylinder only, but that proved unsuccess-
full, and Monday morning G. P. Durham,
accompanied by W.n. Bowen, cf the
Phillpsburg Iron Works, left for Mis-
soula, where they hoped another engine
could be temporarily secured. They
failed, however, to find anything that
would answer the purpose. After visit
ing Helena and Butte with no better
results, Mr.. Durham left for the east to
get repairs at the factory where the en-
glne in use at the electric plant had been
built.
Hsw soon the damage can be repaired
depends upon the time required for the
making of the parts. If the pieces
wanted are on hand at the factory it will
not be long, but if they have to be made
it will take some little time before the
city can again be supplied with electric
light. Mr.. Durham is making every ef-
fort to get the plant running again as
soon as possible.
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Irrigation and Manufacturing,

Many of the manufacturers of the
country are awakening to the fact that
national irrigation is subject in which
they are very directly interested. The
problem is not an intricate one Every
merchant is looking for new accessible
markets in which to exploit his goods.
If irrigation shall reclaim ten or twenty
or a hundred million acres of fertile
land in the west and people it with as
dense population as exists in the east,
it does not take any remarkable bust
ness acumen to see how the manufac-
turer profits thereby.
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New Tie Plant.

The new Representing plant of the
Burlington railroad at Edgemont, S. D.,
IS now in full operation. During the
last month over 40, 600 ties were treated.
The process lengthens their period of
usefulness by many years. Work is
carried on day and mig hit, two shifts of
men being employed. The Burlington
is the first railroad in the Northwest to
undertake this work.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01
0AlAwAH TWO MASSACHUSETTS MEN VINO HAVE al 4Ii~t
Z


II don't want people to think I'm
fool" said Judge Walker, emphatically.
I'm not advocating the formation Of
negro party because expect to elect
candidate But we've got to do some
thing to show our strength and TO force
the greater parties 10 respect our rights"
Judge Walker has been a leading Right
I'm the same literary society whore Flu
gene Horton, starr King and city So
licitor Bailey once tackled profound lit
cravy problems. He comes naturally by
his talent In that direction. His father.
David Walker, SO stirred up the South
by a causuc pamphlet. entitled Walkers
Appeal. that a price ~ $1,000 was placed
on bis head
lie was the hrst negro ever elected to
state legislature IN this country, hav-
ing been % member - the Massac hus"tts
house as a Republican in 1856. The next
year nc ran again ped was defeated.
Candidate Mailoncy smokes, wears
black cutaway coat ON state occasions,
dances as though ae enjoys 81. is j. quick,
nervous taiker. believes ln letting reapio
drink what t-,y wasn't to. and prefers
s,ecrhma sing 10 attending q ban sauo A
peculiar thing about this ma,nin.st cane
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A good bunting flag can be made much
cheaper than II can he bought. But II
takes patience and neat careful work to
turn out satisfactory flag. for Il II Is
not precisely and neatly finished II never
Will look or hang we'll
Wool bunting. which Is tho proper ma
terial for flag. ia eighteen inches wide
and costs from - % % cents per ward in
the large department shops Of cities In
choosing the size of your nag. the width
Of the material Is an important consider
alton. as II cuts TO better advantage and
takes less sewing for some sizes than for
others.
The rule for making a United states
flag Is established In the code OF the army
and navy
The depth or hoist ~ flag must he
,en-ninetecnths 81 its length The
union Ia four-tsnths Of the length ~ the
fiag. I'm length. and seven stripes IN
width" ana has "fnrty-five stars. one for
each state, ranged tn squi-dlstant hort
znntal and diagonal lines
Taking these proportions. We can caicu-
late for n flag ten feet long. which Is a
good medium size for display or 20 nv
from pole For ten feet long The hoist
or width o. feet 3 inches Each stripe
is i've inches wide six II the stripes.
three red aud three white. nre ten feet
long, and seven % them four red and
three white. must De viz feet long Two
inches must be allowed un the outside
ends - the stripes f1r hem The union
" this 0ag 81 four feet long and thirty
1--WE inches. NJ seven stripes. wide
Now. AS the bunting is eighteen inches
Wide 81 Utl rut into three stripes. each
AK inches vidr for those thren strp.r.
Witch allows half inch an each side ~
each WTtIc for scanning 60 me neat
stripe The union takes Two widths ~
bunting and ailewg a seam a. tho f.s.ttaro
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HOW JOHN SEELYS WIFE ELECTED HIM
TO PARLIAMENT.

q. HEN lovely woman Stops TO poi-
w rrs sometimes she succeeds and
sometimes she doesn't In the case Of
the charming Mrs. seoiy. wife OF Capt
John Ssety. recently elected member OF
parliament from the Isle OF Wight she
made a most brilliant success
Can Sess. who is an officer In the
fIunf shire tronp Of Imperial Yeomanry.
IL IN he 'rrdnsvaai fghtng the Beers and
he doesn't care a rap just al present who
81 member OF parliament from the Isle
Of wight His gentle, Rirlish wife. who
is left at home with tho babies. decided
that the bravery he has shown Ia hts
country's cause should be properly re-
wardod, ahe has secured hts election
90 parliament
H0N did she DO i'9 Well by the sheer
fotcc ~ wumanly charm and by writing
a letter which cHptivstoi the county by
rs genuine and unaffected feeling
morc toucb!ne and at the same tune
simpler letter was never issued IN a po-
ltlcai campaign. After asking the olec-
tors 20 vote for her husband Mrs scely
said
u know how very much he would ap-
precmte the honor OK bclnR selected by
his friends and nrishtors a. member Tor
the lsie ~ wight and you Will realize
how auNi34s Z ASH far his succvsz"
These WORDS proved Irresistible. and
they wVFe Autographed and circulated
throughout the constituency.
Mrs Scr's haj rn5 rirsr Fed when
she tegtn het Efforts Mr. Godfrey uar.
tng IT,, lia~rat candidate Nus as stout
on lttsrsfc 20 'a~ war roo ans tutoutst
qnr p5AtRtfs Fat aut ., as friends ran
"Note ger IariuS anl aArA a2 nahe "
After ttc fsu 70 Mar,Ntns jnIs bad tro-
nendo..e rrr-t E.t Mrs S,-N rat on
her ptscafd- N.'t fr Sfr,t Who ls
backing up Brte lh.1 ahr wfnfe the
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Mckinley to address the voters OF his
district and the speech he made on the
dedication night. September /. 1876. was
his maiden speech in his first campaign.
In this speech again. made at the begin
ming of the mans public career. we ind
him an advocate OF a sound currency.
The Gazette OF the following week. Sep
TENDER g. 1875, published this synopsis of
the meeting and of Mr.. Mckinley's ad-
dress:
The meeting at the "wigwam'' on
last Friday evening was large and
enthusiastic and we regret that the
crowded state Of our columns will not
permit us TO give full report
The meeting was called to order by
Jethro Manley. president of the club,
and the following vice presidents were
called on the platform: David Boyce.
George Hallum. George Anderson. w.
S George, Thomas Arbuckle. Josiah
Thompson. John Gardner. DR.. Nc
Kenzie. Charles Paisley, Z. G. Young:
Secretary u. Il. Martin
on being introduced to the audi
ence, which numbered probably 500
persons. fair representation Of la
dies being present, Mai. Mckinley
stepped forward and. after being be-
ing greeted with applause made one
OF the finest addresses we have heard
during any campaign. He opened
his remarks by saying that he pro-
posed speaking on the bare facts OF
the issues of the day He first spoke
of the fallacy of trusting the govern
ment of the country In the hands Of
those who had labored 80 strenuously
to overthrow the Union and defeat
its friends. He then proceeded 10 dis
sect the two candidates for president
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him a high place among the distin-
guished representatives of the people
in the national congress--for there can
exist no doubt about his being elected
by a very large majority.
THAT Mr.. Mckinley has always been a
| champion of protection none can
deny But he has often been misrep-
resented on the financial question. In
view OF the aspersions cast upon him by
the enemy the following editorial from
the Potters' Gazette the day Of the pri-
mary election. May 81. 1876. would indi-
cate the attitude of Mr.. Mckinley on
this question at the very outset of his
public career The editorial says;
Maj. william Mckinley. candidate
for nomination as the Republican cam
didate for congress, was in town on
Wednesday, making friends. The
majors prospects seem TO be favor
able. He came into the township
without a single personal acquaint-
ance, but left with prospect of fair
support. He served four years during
the late war: the first year CARRYING
a knapsaek, and rising to the rank
of major through personal merit
alone The last two years of his SER
vice were on the staff of Gen II. n.
Hayes. After the war he entered
upon the practice of law and now oc-
cupies one of the foremost positions
at the bar In the district. He is i'm
favor of protective tariff and of a
sound currency.
Commenting on his campaign It's sim
plcity and freedom from many objection
able features of today. the East Liver
pool Tribune, in a recent issue. says:
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didate Is the fact that some years ago
he used to talk against socialism just as
earnestly as he now talks In favor OF
II. Then he got converted" 1T was
in the air" he explained. He hired
tutor. and while working days nc studied
evenings. His college was the hired room
in which he burned the midnight oil His
graduation made furry in Lynn labor
circles He organized the Lynn Lodge Of
International Association OF Mschinists.
that fiourished for about six wears. but
was dissolved some three years ago on
account Of the members not taking any
interest in ~. He became an ardent sup
porter Of the Socialist Trade and Labor
Alliance Of which Daniel do Leon. Of
$ew York. u the chief apostle 4 little
over a year ago he was appointed or
gHnizcr for the Socialist Labor party
and Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance.
~ Massacbusetts. lie became the So
clallst Labor candidate for congress in
the Seventh district. against Walter l.
Rsm~dcl. democrat. and r.. W Roberts
Republican He was delegate 90 the
national convention 81 The soclaAs; Labor
e9rty n New York from the seventh dis
trict al the recent convention. where no
was nominated for president
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say In a Liberal parliament; and now two
OF his sons are members although the
younger. II there is to be an early disco
luton. Will not be able to take his seat
In the present house. His London resi-
dence Is In Carlton House gardens. and
he has n great suburban house looking
down on the footing Bee golf course,
Mrs. Seely is niece OF the Earl OF
Erne Her father Is Colonel the Hon.
Henry George Lewis Crichton. OF Netley
castle. brigadier OF the Portsmouth vol
unteer brigade II is interesting to note
that while she defeated Barring her
father took to himself as his second wife
few years ago the Lady Jane Emma
Raring, daughter Of the Earl OF North
brook. Mrs Seely was married on July
Q. issS, She Is in her thir;ieth year She
is the mother Of three beautiful children
and Is aS devoted TO them as she is to
Capt Seelv
She Is not the only woman who has Sc
cured for her husband political honors
In many elections since the Duchess of
pcvonshlre gave kiss for n vote for
Charles James Fox. women have played
a conspicuous part They are the most
skillrul canyRssers A pretty woman with
a soft voice and a smile can sometime.
90 more than her husbands soundest ar
EumFnt~ and most eloquent speeches The
voters themselves are swayed by her
fascination. and when she asks the moth
ers about their babies In that ind-scrib-
able manner which shows Kindness With
ouf a touch - condeScrnstou. she secures
"a powerful Influence The husband ~
such On angel mothers think -iz sure ta
have sN Wpathv wan common folk There
are other WaNs moreover Ia witch the
fatv s"x nowadays can assist the candi-
date 70 has bgy sme almost the practice
for wives 80 accompany their husbands
tu fNe platfIrui during an election cam
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MANY stories are told ~ tho lats shAn
- Persia ~ connection with his ias' yiss
~ LnEl3nd One ~ these taller. probably
more amusing than true. Do that he al
fisra the Prince ~ Wales quietly 70 maze
a~ay sifh q certain eNtrrneiy infusnssai
d4se. 40 The latter was growing too powt
cffii Geo br safe Tiut "a story when -
}eurhel fer 90 the account ~ the shans
tisIt 90 &eeTti~ prison White 'nsr. 20
f2s3suiy reg3est"A 20 sea an sKecaiigh-
Hs aaa eour'r.4ay informed that a. No
pfesenf moment there ~as no orc under
renfeurr The atah swept sNsy
these 'rfning objections xlth wsge
" DIE hand Take cine ~ my suits.
said BE- Any nne will DO" And he Sas
pcfHliy 1isappelnfed because the oHieisls
cn tao spot declined % comply with as
reguest The abah had faaEnlhceu, col.
Iectlon rf }e3ela. among thsm being 80
emerald nearly 40 large % hons exx
The present shah wi3i make cOntinenth
tour tais summer. visiting England 10
July u IL said ina; no H. bringing win
him "a number ~ costly and beautiful sifis
for Pie royal end imperial hoais IN all tse
places ne Intends 20 visit His tour VII
take xix months he intends 20 stop -
Russia. Germany. Austria. France. GFssee
and Englsnd--London TimeA
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that the lack Of votes Of the rural
districts could be made up by re
peaters" in New York city. He also
spoke Of tho letter written by Horace
Greeley TO Tnden. less than Ave years
ago, In which he charged him with
being party TO Tweed frauds and
rascalitieS. The utternnces OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading or
gan OF the Democracy In Ohio. In re-
gard To Ttiden. as late as June OF this
year. were read, This paper as will
he remembered, spoke unsparingly OF
the present candidate for the presi-
deny on the Democratic ticket; In
fact. said more against him than any
Republican would dare do. without
mourning the denial OF the nemoc-
racy. He also spoke OF the 20 bills
now pending before Democratic
congress allowing indemnity TO Con-
federates for losses sustained during
the war, and making 1t Incumbent
upon the United States government
To pay such rebel claims,
He closed with an admonition 20
voters To watch well that this rebel
element did not gain control OF the
country until the leading questions OF
the day were finally and forever set
tied, He delivered glowing tribute
"
which had given so many blessings to
the people and so zenlously guarded
their liberties, sustained the public
credit and upheld its honor, reduced
the war debt and showed less loss
than was sustained at any time since
we have been government. He also
gave n personal review OF our noble
standard bearer. Gov. Hayes: OF his
war record, and of his ability 20 ad.
minister the affairs of the government.
q o .
I TITLE did the politicians of Mai. Nc
u. kinley's district dream OF the powel
his name would become. Little dlt
they think that he would twice be nom
mated for the presidency in tho hcarti
and homes " the people, the convention
being. az they were. but ratification
meetings II was the sunrise of n glort
Gus career. but mono knew u
His rise from tho time he MAJ,
his frat speech on the tarin qucA
tion is a matter OF history known N ell
As II student OF little things that srec
the Individual and as student OF tn
great things that bear directly on th'
life Of nation Mckinley was equally
Hard work. an apprccia
ton OF his responsibility, not only as
servant OF tho people. but "a citizen
and n dignity of bearing were character
istics that appealed then. as now. to TN
people. From being cherished IN IN,
hearts of hts constituents In the old ecv
enteenth district OF Ohio Mr.. McKinie,
has steadily grown into tho hearts OF tn
whole American people. He II worthy o
"A place. with Washington and Lincoln
among the greatest OF earth
ED II, THoMAA
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and vice president. The major said
he would begin AT the tail end, and
accordingly began on Hendricks.
This gentleman was shown up in his
various phases Of disunionism. Mr..
Tilden was also shown up in his char
acter Of "reformer." His record
during the war Of the rebellion was
brought up showing by facts well
known to history that Mr., Tilden used
all his influence TO dCbar the progress
of the cause Of the Union: Of his
lack of encouragement to our forces,
and of his endeavors To give encour-
agement to the enemies Of the
Union. He also showed up that
worthy's letter of acceptance on the
hard money platform adopted AT
St Louis: how he softened tt down
so much I'm fact that William Allen,
the great soft money man, and others
of like ilk could indorse the eminent
"reformcr."
The major followed the showing up
Ivy a few plain. truthful remarks on
the wants Of the Democracy for Of
fee, and then showed the necessity
for a protective tariff. lie showed
that II required the trifiing duty now
levied to save our manufacturers;
that II this duty was reduced II
would but enable foreign competitors
to run our manufacturers out OF the
market, and then. when our foreign
brothers had succeeded In doing so,
they would again bring up their prices
to the same as they had been before
the tariff was removed, and our peo-
pie would have to pay foreign manu-
facturers the same as they now pay
for goods protected by tariff, He
made n happy hit on the mode adopt
ed by the Democracy In dealing out
imitation or contraction according 20
locality II reminded him of
schoolmaster who applied for a posi-
ton as teacher In a school district in
Illinois. The committee asked tho
young man whether the earth was
round or square. Well" was tho re-
ply. ~ find a diversity OF opinion on
that subject. and / can teach that it's
either round or square according to
the wish of the people In the district
in which | teach"
The major showed mp In his true
light s j. Tilden. as he appeared In
the Credit Mobiler," both as attorney
and stakeholder lie also gave a clear
and concise statement Of that gentle
mans attempts to swindle different
railroad companies; also his evasion
of the income tax. suhstantiating HIS
remarks by proof which could not no
gainsaid. He also spoke of the nssor-
tIon In regard TO Tilden's income tax
not being denied by himself or his
friends. He also read the infamous
letter sent out by =. j. Tilden to
Democratic committees throughout
New York. asking them TO send In
results of elections In their localities
as soon as the polls closed. In order