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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
4 M-RRY-GO-ROUND WIND
ENGINE.

Much has been accomplished al
ready. Utah and southern California
twe their greatness as agricultural
countries to the irrigation ditch. and
in a dozen places in Colorado great
tracts of land have been redeemed
from the desert and made most pro-
iuctive farms. These great plants are
as a rule controlled by large companies
which have invested thousands In
building bitches and reservoirs and
which furnish water to a multitude OF
farmers as gas Is furnished elsewhere.
In western Kansas individual farmers
have largely built their own irriga-
ton plants, and in one corner of the
Sunflower State there are more than
i,20O windmill irrigation plants owned
by individuals. But after all Is said
about the wonders which irrigation
has accomplished, the fact remains
that the work still remaining Is in
fnitely greater. Roughly speaking,
It is said that there are now not much
more than 5000. 900 acres under irri-
cation, while the total area which 1t
Is estimated may be profltably brought
under irrigation, and which will not
be productive without it. Is estimated
to be over one hundred million acres.
AS a fair example OF what irriga-
ton will do for a country and its peo-
pie, Rocky Ford, In the Arkansaw val
ley OF Colorado, may be cited. Men
still young have hunted buffaloes over
the site Of one Of the greatest sugar
beet factories in the world. and in a
single year Rocky Ford sends to mar
ket 3O0,O 900 sheep and 500 carloads Of
melons. All this is due to irrigation,
and as a result land has increased in
value from $25 to $3.50 an acre.
In eastern Colorado, near the Kan
sas state line, the largest irrigation
system in the country has Just been
completed. 1t will furnish sufficient
water for 200, 900 acres Of land, and
more than q million dollars has been
spsnt in its construction. The system
consists of Ave great reservoirs, cover
ing 10, 900 acres Of land. and provided
with seven great canals and a number
OF subsidiary bitches. with a total
length of more than 500 miles.
But even this irrigation system is
entirely dwarfed by the colossal work
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
WORTH MORE THAN SILVER.
Coicrsdo's Fields OF Alfalfa Exceed Hev
Mlnos In value.

Mlnos In Value.
Great as Is the wealth Of the state
OF Colorado In silver she has a far
more valuable product in the royal
purple alfalfa that supplies fodder for
the innumerable herds that roam the
plains and feed In the valleys. Last
year the value Of the alfalfa crop was
placed at sI0,0 900 900. yet that does not
represent It's contributory worth. In
1862 the introduction of this grass into
the state solved the problem Of forage.
which up to that time had puzzled the
pioneers, who had not been able to
raise successfully any other form OF
forage. Alfalfa made possible the great
stock growing industry of the state.
Last year the aggregate number OF
horses, CATTLE. hogs and sheep, accord
ing to tho assessors returns, was 4,0O)-
600, valued at sac, 900, 900. Excepting
the range sheep and cattle and some
horses In the cities alfalfa formed the
greater part Of the food Of oil these
animals. Thus ~da!rylng. n new but
rapidly developing industry, depends
" '" '"N "''u'iu' Situt biuih d'uiS
and potato ranches need this product
as we'll. Alfalfa Ia peerless as a soil
renovator ond enricher. Its long roota.
penetrating to a depth below the sur
fac that other plants cannot reach.
gather the needed elements and. decay
ing. liberate them for the benefit OF
future crops. The Colorado farmer has
learned that rotating crops Of wheat
and alfalfa make the average yield OF
wheat I'm Colorado 25 bushels to the
acre, while tho average for the whole
country Is less than IA bushels, The
same rotation has produced the famous
Greeley potato. as inimitable In Its way
as the Rocky Ford melon. The Colo
RADIO stock raiser has discovered that
cattle may be fattened Mt home with
out sending thcm to corn states. and
that alfalfa produced beef. not tallow.
He has discovered that pigs turned into
the alfalfa patch during the summer
are ready for market In the fall. and
that alfalfa milton" brings the top
price In the east. The small rancher
knows that his chickens, geese. ducks
and Belgian hares are finer for the
alfalfa that forms part Of their daily
food, and that his alfalfa honey equals.
II 1t does not excel. the delicious white
sage honey Of California.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
MODELLED AFTER A BATTLE AK.

fresher and % fertile lands beyond.
as was shown by the partial destruc-
ton OF the Kansas corn crop during
the recent summer by the hot winds
blowing from the west. When a desert
region Is redeemed through irrigation
the winds which blow over 1t lose their
sting and are tempered to the grow
harm far beyond its own limits and an
irrigated district scatters blessings out
side its own boundaries.
or the hundred million acres of arid
land still remaining in the west the
government experts have made a thor
ough survey. and they report that a
sufficient water supply IS easily avail
able to redeem IS per cen of 1t. Gov
eminent lands open for free settlement
are becoming scarcer. but this enor-
nous tract still remains practically n
touched. and simply waiting for the
touch of water to blossom. 1t is said
by those competent to Judge that forty
acres Of properly irrigated land in
Kansas or Colorado will furnish a
ouIVI dhu q SCI SoihpCtChNJ tuuh
100 acres In the east.
The experience of thousands of irri-
CATION farmers has been practically
the same. They pay perhaps $1.25 or
81, or perhaps even 81 an acre for their
land in an arid and entirely unpro-
ductive state. At an average cost OF
moi more than 500 each of them puts
up q tower sixty feet in height and
surmounted by a sixteen-fOOt wind
mill. This windmill works an eight
or ten inch pump In a we'll twenty feet
deep. The water brought to the sur
face Is stored In a reservoir about sew
enty-five feet In diameter, and which
will cost another 500 to build. With
such a plant a a can irrigate thor
oughly at least ten acres OF land. II
he plants ten acres with alfalfa he will
have water enough for twenty acres
In all, for the alfalfa needs to be irri-
gated only In the winter time, for Its
long tap roots run down so deep below
the surface that they will find a sufi-
cient supply of moisture even when the
surface of the ground Is baked and
hot.
In this way, with an expenditure OF
mo- more than $3.50 for an i~rrigating
plant, a man may raise the value OF
his land from 81 or IS to $40 an acre.
| this being a conservative average OF
the value of irrigated farming lands
along the lines of railroad.
A few years ago there was a big
boom In the formation Of huge irri ia
ton companies. Many of these COM
panies failed because the plants they
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
In Round Figures.

Not long ago a lady was giving a
lecture. says the London Answers.
Her subject was the human figure, and
the requirements in the way OF pro-
portion, for beauty. She herself was
of generous-one may say unwieldly
size. and her manner was supercil-
ious and lofty. She was trying to dem
onstrate the relative sizes of the limbs
rs they really ought to be. For ex-
ample" she said. twice round my
t~humb"-she held II up-"once round
my wrist; twice round my wrist, once
round my neck; twice round my neck,
once round my waist" Here she
paused, and a shrill voice from the
audience exclaimed: Twice round
your waist, once round Hyde park
The lecturer hastily passed on to an
other branch of the subject.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
Original Home Of Golf.

The scotsman contends that golf ID
a Scotch sport, to which poeticai ref
erence was made In Adamson's MUSES.
Threnodie." published at Perth as long
ago as 1888. The terms used In the
sport are for the most part Scotch.
But the Dutch assert that It was nrst
played In Holland or the ice. and be-
fore 1888 the Dutch poet Bredero de-
scribed how "the golfer, with Ice
spurs on. stands ready to smile with
ashen club weighted with lead, or his
Scottish cleek OF loaded boz" But
while this may be the earliest poetical
reference to the game. It does not show
that Holland Ia the original home OF
golf. The reference to the Scottish
cleek" seems at first sight to point
rather to Scotland -Baltimore Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
A HOMEMADE GIANT.

A HOMEMADE GIANT.
now under way In Egypt. under the
direction and control of the British
Governors Of the kingdom. This irri-
CATION system, work on which has
been going on for some time. Is much
the largest ever undertaken in the
world, as Is indicated by the fact that
II will cost upwards Of $25. 000, 900.
There are two ways in which arid
lands may be irrigated. The first and
simplest Is by mea Of the so-called
gravity bitches. according to which
water Is diverted from a river or res
ervoir and flows by the force Of gravi-
ty through irrigation bitches to the
land 1t is desired to water. In hilly
and mountainous country this system
has been systematically followed and
has proved immensely profitable and
successful. But gravity bitches are
not practicable on the fiat prairie lands
which make SO large a part of the
arid West. As a means OF taking their
place 1t a long g discovered that
over almost all fiat desert country
a plentiful supply of water may
be reached by sinking shallow wells.
Then came the question Of finding
power to raise this water to the sur
face, and out of that need has grown
a demand for huge windmills of curl
Gus construction. As for the necessary
power 1t has been estimated that the
free winds which sweep over the Kan
sas prairie develop more power than
all Niagara during the same length OF
timex
So immensely important is this
question OF irrigation that the Nation
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11

A certain lady lecturer tells two
good stories against herself. II was
on tour through the provinces" she
says. "One night, as l appeared on
the platform in a small town. the
chairman introduced me to m audi
encc in the following way: You have
heard of Mr.. Gladstone, the grand old
man. Let me introduce to you
the grand old woman This was in
tended as a sincere compliment. On
another occasion a BLUM old farmer,
who boosted Of his ability to look on
all sides OF a question, announced me
as follows: This lady's come here to
talk about her rights he said. She's
hired the hall, and SO she's got a
right to be here. and II any of you
don't like what she's got to say, you've
got an equal right to walk out In the
middle ont"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
AN DINER.

How = French Millionaire spcnt : Inis
Fortune Mt the Paris Cafes.
Paris Is par excellence the city Of
gourmets and cranks. and many q
story concerning them has added to
the gaicty Of the nations. Here Is one
of the latest, told by a well-known
French head waiter. One Of the reg
ular customers of a famous Partisan
restaurant used to be a shortth!n, shy
and shabbily dressed man, whose name
no one knew, but who gave out that
he was q butter dealer. for which rea-
son he was called the butterman at the
restaurant In question. He ate next
to nothing. but his soup tureen, filled
with a soup specially prepared for him,
was always put before him. He took a
few spoonsful and had II taken away.
Next came a whole fillet of beef, from
which he cut the tiniest slice. Then
followed -four quail or a large chicken,
of which he ate one mouthful together
with two lettuce leaves and n rad
ish. His dessert vas four grapes
never a single n more-and a cup
of coffee. A bottle OF the best claret
and another of the best champaign was
served with the repast. but he only
touched his lips with . drop Of them.
and let them 60. He took two Of these
meals a day, and the price for each
meal was 120 francs. But this was not
all. Every time the butterman got up
from his extraordinary meal he gave
40 francs to the head waiter, who put
his food on his plate. since the guest
did not like to handle spoons or dish
es: 20 francs to the waiter. 10 francs to
the lady cashier and s francs to thu
porter. Thus each meal came to 200
francs. The head waiter Of the restau-
ran often did slight errands for him.
buying his cigars, ETC., and took them
to the Grand Hotel, where the BUTTER
man lived. The little old man would
then open the drawer Of a wardrobe
filed with heaps Of banknotes of from
100 to 600 francs in value and with an
enormous mass Of gold pieces. PAY
yourself" said the owner. and the
head waiter did SO. putting the bills
before his patron, who deignsd
to look at them. One day the myste-
rious millionaire went away and was
never seen again. -Westminster Ga.
zette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11

built were built In the most expensive
way possible. because they were not
properly planned and managed. and
because they failed to secure for resi-
dents on their irrigated lands respon-
sible and intelligent farmers and fruit
growers.
More recently several large irriga-
tion companies have been successfully
launched, most of them building at the
same time a great beet sugar factory,
where the product Of their irrigated
lands might find a quick and profitable
market. The Rocky Ford factory pro-
duced last year more than $4,000 tons
Of sugar. and every year increases its
capacity.
In southern California irrigation,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
A New MIX Adui,.rstsd.

A new milk adulterant has been dis
covered by the dairy inspectors In use
In Minnesota. 1t Ia called viscogen,
and Is composed of sugar, lime and
water. 1t has the effect Of making
milk appear richer than 1t is. as the
Tactic acid In the milk turns the lime
to a thick. white substance that as
simlates with the milk and improves
Its looks while 1t does not injure the
taste. II is not considered injurious
to Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
Disseminated Cinderella.

Cinder's Fairy Godmother-Why.
what's this? You crying. Cinderella?
And after all I've done for you, you
discontinued girl! Didn't l give you
rich clothes and o coach and six? Gin
derella-That's just 1t, When you gave
me the coach and six, you led me to
believe I'd be the biggest thing at the
ball, and'when l got there found four
of the others had automobiles!-Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11

and irrigation alone. has raised the
value OF some lands from ~ an acre to
as many thousands OF dollars an acre.
Even In districts whore rainfall Is nor
1t Is declared that a modified sys-
TEN of Irrigation would DC Immensely
profitable, because 1t would enable the
farmer to avoid the effects OF the pro-
longed droughts and other abnormal
weather conditions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
A social sh.r,ock Holme..

"She claims to be from the East"
we said. referring to the new arrival.
Il have my doubts" remarked the OBJ
servant person. Have you noticed
that when she shakes hands she only
raises her hand to her chin, l do not
think she Is from any farther East
than Pittsburg." 1t Is we'll. when In
society. to take notice OF these little
things. Baltimore American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11

The announcement that a company
.pf Chicago capitalists has completed
arrangements for building a large ir-
'igation plant which is expected to re-
ieem 1000 acres Of arid land in wy
)mlng marks another step In the new
inning of the West. Perhaps no sin
,le undertaking now under way means
10 much to the country and to the
world at large as the supplying of suf-
icient water to this great region, ag-
,regating in area over four-tenths OF
he total area of the country, and over
which the average yearly rainfall is
css than half the average in the East
,rn states.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
Presumption.

THAT isn't the car that man wanted
to take" He ran hard enough for
1t. How do you know 1t isn't the one
he wanted'" Because he managed to
catch it."-Philadelphia Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11

The itinerant musician steals many
a march on the composer. "
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

tured. for Mr.. Harrington has apparently
been contemplating a political move Tor
some time When he was interviewed by
a reporter for The Sentinel last night he
avoided a direct question as TO whether
he would or would not be a candidate
next fall. But he did not deny that the
story regarding his intentions is correct,
and it was generally accepted as true
about town last night
at strikes me that politics should be
intensely interesting" said Mr.. Tarking-
ton to a Sentinel reporter. Ito any man
that wants TO do his full duty as a citi-
zen. and it seems to me that be should
get into politics much as the politicians
will let him.
For my part ] would Ike to under
stand politics and be a part of II TO the
extent of my capacity to understand II
and be part of it, I believe that most
candidates for political offices come from
the regular party workers and from the
LAWYERS IL is possible that such men are
better equipped and better prepared 10
hold office than the ordinary citizen or
the men of other professions and busl-
ness. but that need not prevent the ordl-
nary citizen from trying TO do his whole
political duty.
IT don't think that a mans political
duty ends with simply going to the polls
and voting. If he can get any farther
than that I think he ought to do So
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

securing thus economical outlet for
ores.
Tintic M & D. Company.
Although the name, the Tintic Min
ing & Development company, apparent
ly locates the company in another dis
( trict, it holds property on Carr Fork of
the Bingham district, which gives ex-
cellent promise of developing into a
great mine. The group of claims in
cludes the MERGERS, Nos. /. 2 and 8, the
Great Western, Key Fraction, Sap and
Yampa. The work is along a strong
contact vein, parallel with that of the
Highland Boy, and is being pushed
rapidly from both ends of the property.
A tunnel is being driven from the lower
end of the claim, along the vein, fol-
lowing the hanging wall and is planned
TO meet an incline from the upper end
at 400 feet from its mouth. OF this
distance more than 1000 feet is COM
pleted. The incline viii be driven LOO
feet, to the meeting point. of which
about 500 feet is completed. No ore
has yet been taken out for shipment.
although the excavation has been gen
orally through the ore body, and a
large quantity Of milling ore is being
accumulated in the dump.
It is a comparatively new undertake
ing, the work having been commenced
in April. 1901, and the machinery start
ed in May. The company is composed
of New York people, George H. Robin
son, the experienced mining man of
Butte, being its manager, with W. J.
Craig, the superintendent living at the
mine
The plant. although not of the larg-
est, is Of the best class, includir~ a
compressor of 500 cubic feet per min
ute capacity. The air is piped from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
HARRINGTON IN POLITICS.
Young Author Seeks to Become a
Lawmaker.
Indianapolis Sentinel)


Booth Harrington, who won literary
fame as the author of THE Gentleman
From Indiana" and who gave to the
word the charming Monsieur Beau
caire" of story ana play, is to enter the
political arena. He viii stand for the
Republican nomination for member of the
lower Indiana house of representatives
from indianapolis next fall. At least,
some Of his most intimate friends say so.
and Mr.. Harrington makes no denial
No one, not even those who tell the
story, profess to know what form the
authors plans viii take in the event of
his nomination and election. Whether he
will adopt the vigorous political methods
of the hero of The Gentleman From IN
diana or whether he viii learn of his
"Beaucaire' the art of battling with
subtle wit and delicate sarcasm and with
these weapons impale the opposition and
put the speaker of the house out of bust
ness remains to be seen. But whatever
his plans, they are doubtless fully ma
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29

the tunnel site along the hillside to the
incline shaft, and power drills are being
operated at both ends. About twenty
six miners are employed, working in
three shifts. The plant is almost iden-
teal with that Of SiOux-Ajax in the
Tintic district, which belongs to the
same company. All the work is being
done with the intent and expectation
of making a mine, and the owners are
working on the vein instead of in the
stock market
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
Makine it a 1901 Matter.

cleveland pam DedleI.)
at notice that Connecticut judge says
that a woman is not a proper person 70
pass upon the character Of a case OF
masculine intoxication-
Good for the Nutmeg judge! II Det
he's a married man and carries latch-
key
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
A POpulist Quorum Easy.
atlanta Journal.)

That one remaining Populist member
of congress Oughtn't to have much diff
Guilty in holding a caucus.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
Getting No Higher.
portland oregonlanl

President RooseveIt's opinion Of Hi
nois politicians is said to be getting no
higher every day.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-29
And the Leaves Of
the Trees Shall Heal
the Nations.
Rev. xii, 2.
CASCARINE.

i o = ~
Made from roots, barks, herbs,
plants and berries. Cures after
all other treatments have failed or
money refunded. Il your COM
plexion is muddy, your eyes vel
low; if you are nervous, have
slight fever, feel mean, out Of
sorts, or if you are constipated
and generally sick, take Cascar-
inc. stimulates the secretions,
improves the appetite, dissolve.
impurities from the body, purifies
the blood and tones up the system
ii general. No need Of your going
to a doctor and paying big doctor
bills when you can be cured BY
the best prescription that the
world has ever known. There is
only one genuine Cascarine. It is
d liquid laxative and pleasant to
the taste, and does not interfere
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-29
To Open Lost River

b Civil Engineer George "a. Ralph, in
charge of the work to be done by the
board appointed to expend the state
drainage appropriation, has made
surveys Of the four principalcanals to
he built, and will submit his report to
the board at meeting in St Paul
early next month.
& The four places at which the work
will be done are in the counties Of
Norman, Polk, Roseaa and Marshall.
One Of the most important matters is
the opening Of the channel Of Lost
River, IN eastern Polk county. This
involves the building Of q drainage
ditch through q swamp into Beltrami
county, five miles long, to unite the
two beds Of the stream, whereby sew
.eral thousand acres Of land will be re-
deemed and made productive.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-08-29
4 GOOD THING.

III German Syrup is the special pre-
scription of DIR. A. Boschee, a cele-
brated German MUSICIAN, and is ac-
knoWled ged to be one of the most for
tunate discoveries in medicine. tt
quickly cures coughs, colds and all
lung troubles of the seyerest nature,
removing, as it does, the cause Of the
affection and leaving the parts in a
strong healthy condition. It is not
an experimental medicine, but has
stood the test OF years, giving salts
faction in every case, which its rapidly
increasing sale every season confirms.
Two million BOTTLES sold annually.
Boschee 81 German Syrup was intro
duced in the u nited States in 1858, and
is now sold in every town and village
in the civilized world. Three doses
will relieve any ordinary cough. Price
rs cents. Get Green's prize almanac,
at MayO's drug store.