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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09

Mrs. A. W. Woodcock is entertain
ing her aunt, Mrs. Thomas of Wyanett.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09

a good Shave only 10 cents at Kali
her & Smiths barber shop.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09

Next Wednesday evening the Orig
inal Quaker Male Quartet will appear
at the opera house under an engage
ment with the Columbian Lyceum Blu
reau of St. Paul which will give sew
eral entertainments and lectures at the
opera house the coming season. This
series of entertainments will be given
under the auspices of the Ladies Aid
society of the Methodist church. The
Quaker Quartet renders ''ye quaint
and curious melodyes'' in a manner
highly entertaining.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09

John Gardiner of Milaca came down
last Saturday and took out license to
marry Miss Rosie Anderson of the
same place and he returned on the
evening train and Justice Norcross of
Milaca made the couple man and wife.
This is the sequel to the attempt at
suicide by the girl last week as noted
in the UNION, and the arrest of the
young man as the party who was re-
sponsible for all the trouble. 1t seems
that Gardiner had never refused to
make good his promise to the girl, but
had deferred the contamination of the
happy event a little too long to suit the
girl. ''All's we'll that ends well.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09

Butter and eggs wanted al the new
store of A. N.pLenertz.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09
MIC. Barry returned last night from
q trin west.

fsev. W. d. j. Gratz and wife re-
turned last night.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09
Mrs. Margaret Head is visiting rel
atives in Princeton.

Mrs. Claire A. Galley entertained the
Dorcas society yesterday afternoon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
The Straw Hat.

Meriden journal.
IT'S the straw hat that ia getting the
benent OF the caterers to the grotesqus
at this particular minute II Is a peculiar.
ity about hats that you can look foolish in
them easier than in my other garment.
We do not mean that you cnn not select
something else that will make you look
more insane II you nrc intent upon that
purpose but that the hest lntentioned, most
modest and unassundng individual can get
under hat that makes him look like an
escaped inmate Of dime museum. II Isl
common fallacy OF sawed-offs that Il
they can only put on high, tar-spresd-I
Ing, imposing hat. 1t adds to their height
and dignity. II doesn't. however. The
hat merely emphasizes the insignincnnce
of the pedestal If you were born n ham-l
mered down, stay 50, for the good reason
that you cant help Il. short man With
big hat will be picked. some day, for
mushroom. on the other hind, n big
tut, roly poly often will blossom out In
cute little hcadgear that makes him look
extremely unintelllgent. A man may dresa.
faultlessly IN all other respects and them
fall down when Il comes 20 his hat. Tho
straw hat season has opened. You can,
have any old kind you choose. II YOU prc-s
fer n freak style. fer heavens sake, get IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

Grand total ..........,.
LIBERTY COUNTY.

The Haywood Canal ana Milling company
has one of the largest plants In Texas on
the east side of the Trinity river in In
erty county, the cost OF which was $50
900 The plant was installed In the latter
year or 1900. There are ten miles OF main
canal averaging In width from lOO to 100
feet and twenty tive miles Of main laterals
of width from sixty to eighty feet. There
are three lifts aggrcgating seventy feet IN
all with pumping station at each nrt.
The pumps Are the Roots rotary pattern
and those Of the rivR station have, with
the sixteen foot lift. an estimated capacity
of 45,OOD gallons per minute. The suction
pipes are 3XS feet and four Of these pumps
have circular discharge pipes FIVE feet IN
diameter and two rectangular discharges
3xS feet The power al the river Is sup
piled by two 470-nuTse power Lane q Bod
ley engines, operating two Roots rotary
pumps The second station is equipped
with two 3T5-horse-p power engines, operat-
Ing two Roots rotary pumps, with lft
of twenty -four feet: the third station cou-
sists of two 2J0horse power engines, oper-
ating two pumps The company had IN
1900 acres IN 1901 and 1900 In 1902.
(The rice Is sowed by a drill or broad
cast In April May and June, and one ana
one third bushels are sowed per acre me
land Il let out 10 renters 90 the One-half
plan, 1. e., one-hfth for land oue-tfth for
water, and onetenth for seed. This plant
uses oil for fuel. which costs about one
third that OF coai)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

For some plants, owing to the contour Of
the ground. more than one lift has to he
erected; that Is more than one pumping
station has TO be constructed.
FIRST RICE IN TENAs.
The first experiments with rice IN Texas
began In 1888. In these experiments the
farmers depended upon rainfall to furnish
the water. But this trusting to providence
in the matter of rice cultivation did not
nav, and to Insure success pump irrigation
was resorted to- This has proved salts
factory regardless of rainfall. The culture
of rice by this method began about 1888
Prior to this 1t had only been grown IN
small way In ponds and marshes Tor nome
use. The method of growing rice on
largo scale by irrigotion and with I'M
proved machinery is temperatures NV"
and peculiar to the S4 SOU nEMorolinos. where
rico is still grown In the old WnSi tms
rice being planted In rows, the nelu 10 ~
flooded and the water pG graS2vIn ne season,
rico is here sowed on comparatlNeE M
land with drills or broadcast, cut Mlti se ~.
binders, threshed from tne ~ the
fsrmer The same kind of machinery N
used in raising. harvesting ana tnre ,,rai,',
rice that is used with other sul r3co lands
rho only difference being that rice lan III.
are Hooded after the rice Is up 10 nv
bbnIcht Of three to six inches. The water
Iiljs the grass and weeds ana causes the
rice to grow rapidly .4 dors de-
nendinr on the idea of the grower anu NE
nature Of the soil before hnrNeesdI and
ievees on the lower sage ~ are means ans Of the
dItches made In throwing mp the rev y,
This drainage for some pants ici ,,,f,1
more engineering skill In me tbsIp fnIfill
Of the levees than Of making them iG, Una
al oi, he reoujrements for feeding the anu
With water. The practice In Iexas y 20
sow the rice any time from APT, AP.h oaodeI
S Sors from ninety to 10 days; a hushei
and quarter to one ana t rtI ion5 ia
bushels are sown PEI, acre me adn' IKE
sbould be for wheSt, The oltnt OF
~ s nr,ant viii vary with the acreage,
After the rice Is planted ana the walei 20
Turned on. eternal vigilance Is neeessa,
10 icon canals and bitches In order ~
prevent breaks with a consequent vas vas :
Of wafer and drowning out part W 70
moppoooa rho work from the tirst day OF
gooSinG I'M harvesting Is muddy hlsto.y
nf nntIence. Just before the crop ripSnS1
the water is drawn on 10 at nov hinder Il
~ 10 ANS SET in nj this critical moment. II
entails an additional nlhount u thts re-.
and worry IN saving me crop crop from the
cpost and further west have an lnIl lhta ~ !,
advontage The rainfall Yields a Ieln w. ~
aid during the flooding period 9nu G Inc off
ieonardize the crop during the ,tine Iii
Ba TIstt'N While the cost Of pumping T yica
be more in the western ,5Ps aT5 r % p o
NH n,,i' o,.nrboiance tho additional cost; g.
WV bere are two general rice aocrions u
Texas. one known as the Beaumont S SSSnop
including the counties Of Jen atbsp Known a,
~ CSS,oraSo river valley section, extend
Ing nom Columbus, Texas to tne ,oAS ~
While rice Is raised in other * a ner cont
the state. these sections ralse 10 FN'
of the rice grown In Texas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
A Bottle of
Stuart S Gin and Buchu
FREE.
Cures Bladder and Kidney Troubles.

Send no money, simply write and trYi
Stuarts Gin and Buchu at our expense.
II you have any uneasiDess about the
region of the bladder-lf there Is fre-l
quent desire TO uTinate--if there Is pain In
passing water--if the urine Is foul smelling.
scalding or dribbling,< then you suffer fromI
Inflammation OF the Bladder. Catarrhl
OF the Bladder. or Enlarged Pros
tate. To cure and stay cured takel
Stuart's Gin and Buchu, made especially
for Kidney and Bladder Troubles. itl
gives Instant relief. Stuarts Gin and
Buchu is pleasant TO take and acts directly
on the glands Of the Kidneys ana bladder,
sweetening the urine, giving natural nows
stops backache, cures Rheumatism Thlsl
remedy is especially recommended for OLD
chronic cases OF kidney troubles, the KIND
that refuse ali other treatment, and cures
after all else falls 1t has cured thousands
OF cases given up as hopeless- stuart
Gin and Buchu gives life, vigor ana
strength 10 the kidneys and bladder. " ~
n remedy you can depend on. At drlgqsts
or by express prepaid, 81 per large bottle.
TO prove 1t cures. sample bottle sent Tree
and prepaid by writing Stuart Drug Coz
Atlanta, Ga. Don't hesitate 10 write. tsimsl
NV n request or postal card VIII dol ~
W. are determined to let people know that
stuart's Gin and B-chu VIII cure We
have set aside 1900 bottles for Free dis
3rIhution. SO write Mt once. Sold In Hous-
ton by KiesIing. 5o2 Main street.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
RICE GROWING IN TEXAS.
An Important Investigation Made by Prof. Tay-
lor Of the State University.

subject Of rice culture In Texas has
thoroughly investigated by Prof.
rs o Taylor, resident photographer
sIas Of the United States geological
and professor of civil engineering
University Of Texas at Austin. Prof.
has spent the last six weeks in the
pet and the result of his investiga-
% plant-to-plant canvass Is en-
In very lengthy report to the de-
eat and is very valuable and inter
The principal facts of Prof. Tay-
epoft are presented IN the article be-
and they are of peculiar interest to
'eic at this stage of the development
ree Industry in this State:
WE IRRIGATION IN TEXAS.
hce belt of Texas extends from
on the Sabine 10 Hidalgo on the
'hnde and Includes at present two
pe'eloped zones beaumont and Colo
'aaeyl and several other detached
mat are sure with good manage
70 Be the forerunners of extended
Y In the respective localities. In
saumont section the land is a fiat
which heretofore cut very little
u an Industrial factor. 1t is very
'ns q which having a slope OF only
oW and generally requires small
~ small lifts at the pumps. This
Non extends all along the coast
a nun me Sabine 10 the Rio Grande.
~ contour above sea level is from
~ miles from the gulf, while the
meny 10 thirty miles wide along
y, ~ rises only a few feet above the
but In addition to this coastal
: nee section has since 1897 been
-. spreaaing along and back from
antil It has reached the Rio
S.s w Tne west and to Cuero, Column
Washington on the north. In
seeuons the water Is often OBJ
IA Dayous and Is frequently i'm
~" iln salt sea water to such an
NM. injury to the rice occurs.
u,ts.' nave an abundant supply of
Mn ana a soil that is rich enough
bs r as nee and compact enough TO
rhs,ssr' II Is being successfully
toupes e I'll, u Texas the above factors
IN IN, ana money and brains are
ts,. mem with a Twentieth century
saess No longer is the rice heit
: liz y, me old bayou country. but
m c,aaaLos' Colorado. the Guadalupe
4 bI,h over 100 miles from the
Ds n grade OF rice Is grown. In
viii oa aus the Irrigation of rice from
Ia .alhly prove Of greater bene-
= |snts ae Gas farmers than all of the
h lp,sholned. This latter method
hlef fanss, nut II Is certain to he
"r IN rice production in
n ssn I, q George Wick. two miles east
|ay s,bae Texas, IS hut the pionc er
can IN Texas where the small
hnds N ith small outlay. convert
twelra .flto a successful rice farm.
3tep teet In diameter, thirty-four
10 sr,n Ieet Of water) traction
an onappy power, a submerged
cons,lpnedn 9ox for a fiume n canal
M v1led-tOtal cost S92OO-con-
ts of Sk equipment. With this
AVel'ent rice were raised In
n Lori oest evidence obtainable in
y 10 shaha and East Texas. ID
itPs nina cn9nsensus OF opinion that
aere gsions Of water per minute
'er h ~. rlce. or one second foot
eaamsnt nifty acres Of rice. In
Z the .srcuon the rainfall often
wet rspihg considerably. During
I'd fo,. ear, some numns rra.a - :,
,Sur days. Bnt p'fdl Ipl were on Y
NJ, pumps 10 fnrnish a III WI,
r:ot Minute for each a ILL., tne hin y.
'ns to allow less than
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
suMMARY BIZ couNrIEs.

This IS represented In area by square
whose sides are a little less than seventeen
miles.
In addition 10 the systems described
above there will be several big plants
operating In 1903 The Trendway Canal
company will take its water from the
Neehes river northwest Of beaumont and
Paciac railroad. II IL contemplated 10
bring 5000 acres In cultivation py this
canal The canals are alreaag under con-
struction.
tx Installing n plant TO take lis water
from the Brazos river northeast u Wallis:
lis canal already under construction WIN
Intended TO bring the land between Wallis,
Rosenberg and East Bernard under canal.
The Illinois Irrigation company proposes
10 take out a canal from the Brazos flver
west OF sesly near San Felipe and irrigate
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
Trouble for the Maid.

Chicago Post.
The two young men reached the door aH
the same time.
'Is Miss Walsnghnm imp they asked
The maid looked nj them ana shook heRl
head discOnsolately.
she's In To wan nv We an out TO tho
other" she said at last. 'but the two avl
We comin' together has, got me 90 tangled
come right In, both ay ye, an I'll ask henl
to come down an pick We out"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

nine gallons per minute. or 1890 gallons
per twenty-fOur hours per acre.
For some plants, owing to the contour OF
the ground, more than one HIT has TO he
erected; that Is, more than one pumping
station has to be constructed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

lands TO the east and southeast OF EeaIy.
The San Jaclnto Rice and IrrigatioA
company expects 10 put in n plant on tho
Snn Jncinto river cnst Of Houston In I{NS.
The Wallace.Radford company Intends tn
irrigute lands 10 the east ot Eag'e Lake
by putting In canal system to take It's
water from the Colorado river.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
MnARTON cOrNTY.

In that section Of Wharton county west
of the Colorado river, along the line Of the
View York, Texas and Mexican railway,
near the towns Of Pierce El Campo snd
Louise, more well plants are IN operation
than In any other section OF Texas. The
systems Of wells are the shallow and the
deep The principal power used for pump
ing Is the gasoline engine. The well plants
around III Campo are all similar, the great,
EST variation being in the machinery OF
operation. The extent OF the well system
IS shown by the fact that there are forty
taIninr AN aggregate OF 1895 acres. Near
Iouise there are 1iS0 acres under cultiya-
ton.
Eight miles below wharton aud surround
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
THE DuNOvANr Plant.

In $500 Captain William DuuovHnt irri-
gated $50 ncres or rice near the town or
Eagle LIKE, Colorado county. rhis was
the FIRST rice irrigated along tho Colorado
river and 1t proved 30 successful tnnt IN
1900 10000 acres were Irrigated in the
Colorado valley and in 1902 $1,000 acres.
Near Eagle Lake Hes a beautiful, clear
fresh water lake Of the same name, cover.
ing an aren of bout 300 acres aud having
an average depth of six feet. ana u drain
ugc Of NIFTY square miles. 1t was not TIT
lS!W that The idea WIS 6rst put into prac-
ucc of utilizing this body OF fresh water
for irrigation purposes. In that year Cap
tain Dunovants plant consisted or a
twclyelnch Van VIE double suction pump
throwing 1000 gallons per minute. rne
ut was then twenty-seven feet. me
three boilers were oldstyle tubular and
the engine or 3OO-horse- power. win this
equipment Captain Dunoyant irrigated his
crop OF 80 acres In 1880. The plant has
been added to from time TO time till now
81 consists Of three pumping stations, two
on The lake and one on the river. other
companies are preparing to put In rice
farms IN this section to be irrigated both
from the lake and the river
West of the Colorado river ana near the
stations OF Affair and Rock Island on
The san Antonio and Arnnsas Pnss
rnllroad, several small rice plants nave
been eafablishcd. Between Rock Island
that derive their water from wells nave
been opened up. The wells are somewhat
similar ia construction and always consist
Of pit. either circular or rectangular in
cross section cXcavated 10 depth OF eign-
teen or twenty two feet. with n bored well
in the bottO OF the pit Such wells must
always extend through sufficient wafer
bearing sand to give n sufficient How Tor
the farm, The first step In n proposition
Of this Kind rs to get the well bored ana
do nothing further until the amount or
now IS established then the arrangements
for screening from sand and pumping onto
Tor pumping are usually for n single wei.
a amnl steam engine Of fifteen to forty
horsepower, or gasoline engine NJ twelve
10 twenty eight horsepower A good well
OUTFIT ought to he put In forIslGOO wind
mills for lrrlgating have been thoroughly
tested az the plant Of Adam Adams near
Encle Lake and were found impracticnb Bile.
They were supplanted by gasoline engines,
which are now in use.
Instead Of having several distinct power
plants, each 10 carry It's own pump md
company, Charles y. Sloat manager, has
on its plant, two miles cast Of Iiasie erect
ed n central power plant, consisting OF n
steam engine and boiler, with n capacity
sufficient TO carry three whole pumping
plants. The rover Is conveyed to n sev-f-
ty.twO KlloWatt electric motor and by this
the energy IS transmitted electrically by
wire 10 smaller motors ~ twenty horse
power capacity NJ tho three pumping plants
on the fam Tho experiment viii demon
Ftratp clearly the most economical method
~ operating plants where pumps nre 10
Gated IN different parts 81 the farm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
suMMAnY or MArAGoRpA PLANTS.

The only water power plant In Texas
TINT irrigates rice IL that Of otto Buchel.
three miles north Of Cnero. A masonry dam
across the Guadalupe river produces nn ef-
fectIve head Of ten feet This IL one OF
cost with It's equipment 100000. The
power Is generated by nfty-fOur inch
turbines, whl44 9rsrate the pumps to raise
lato an adjacent reservoir. An auxiliary
steam plant OF 4QOhOrSe power Is Used
for experimenting the energy generated by
the water plant. This plant furnished
power for three rice farms that of Mr..
G1ue & MOford
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

stands first in extent of acreage and uni
versal success. Rice has here been grown
about as long as 1t has In any county In
the State. and In addition the people seem
to have shown more energy In trying TO
make 1t profitable and in increasing the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

1870

T. ]. Roberts %
Providence Rice company .......... 225
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03
BEAUMONT SECTION.

OF all the counties OF texas go.
people have tried rice CROWNS " o,s s,sSir
OF irrigation, Jefferson county uhaoup'sa'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-03

Prairie Irrigation company loften called
the Lane company. Tho pumping plant
Is located on the Banks OF the Colorado
river. from which II takes ita water, There
are In all three pumping plants, The
river plant has litt OF thirty-th three feet
and consists OF two fty-four-inch Van
VIE pumps operated by Bates. Corlss
$50 horse power engine. The capacity Is
estimated at 120,O00-minuto gallons and the
engineer. l.. n. Beedlc, estimates that II
viii require three gallons per minute for
each mere. but he has provided for an
emergency OF ten. There nre two fumes,
one Mt the river aud the other across
Jarvis creek Tho former is Ave by twelve
feet. tS2 feet long while the latter Ia
four by twenty feet and $50 feet long.
There are thlrty-four and ouehAlf miles
of main canals ana aternls varying In
width from eighty to 100 feet. At the
second m Of seven feet Il $50 horse power
compound engine operates n forty Ave inch
centrifugal pump, which hns n capacity Of
81, 600 minute gallons. At the third lift
On Atlas COrliss Of 2OOhorso power oper-
ntcs twenty fourluch Van VIE pump,
which with "A III Of three and n half feet,
is estimated 10 have capacity OF 10000
minute gallons The water s carried un-
der the trucks of the Cane Belt railroad
by terra Gotta and timber inverts In 1902
under the first Mt $500 acres were irr-
gated; under the second 5000, and under
the third 1900, milking n total Of 1900
acres, the largest acreage by any single
plant IN Texas.
Nenr Bay city, in Mntagorda county.
eight large companies have opened up ex-
tenslye rico farms
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-02

There b Q noticeable slim attendance at the
political meetings. Mention is frequently
made Of the fast, intimating . lack Of inieres;
On The part OF the people.
In our opinion the small attendance at the
meetings speaks the highest praise OF the peo.
pie while not detracting from tho merits ol
the speakers.
How can any reasonable or sensible man
expect farmers 70 Quit their fislds In June
when The grsss 10 Threatening 70 run away
With their crops? II 10 . little remarkable
that IN assembly OF sensible men would. In
cold blood. appoint meetings for the most
busy season OF the year. The season for
planting and cuitivsiing . crop IL short. and
The farmer who would Quit his crop TO hear
hapd0odis about throwing away the Philip
pine Islands mus. bs very near TO the line
when man should be arrested for vsgrsney
or sent % the Lookup a lunatic.
When patriotic reasons move the people
thsy can always be depended upon to do thei'
dnty, but when once seekers ask them t6
leave their pIows 10 give them ONCE. OF te
hear their quarrels. somebody may os disap
pointed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-02
Tho Origin Of MT. and Mrs.

In earlier times the ordinary man was
simply william or John-that 10 to say, hs
had only o Christian name without any
kind OF "handle" before 1t or surname
after It, says the Philadelphia Record.
Some mems Of Distinguishing one John
or william from another John or William
became necessary. Nicknames derived
from mans trade or his dwelling plncc
or from some personal popularity were
tucked on to his Christian name, and plain
John became John Smith. As yet there
were no "misters'' In tho land.
Somo John Smith accumulated more
wealth than the bulk Of his fellows-be'
came perhaps n landed proprietor or IN
employer OF hired labor. Then he began
to be called In the Norman. French Of the
day tho "maistre" Of this place or that,
of thess workmen or Of those.
In time the "maistre," or "maister, "
as It soon became, got tackled on before
bis name, and he became Mnister Smith
and his wife was Msistress Smith.
Gradually the sense OF possession was
lost sight Of, and the title was conferred
upon any kindly mere possession OF
wealth or holding some position OF moro
or less consideration and Importance.