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nor single instance of member fail.
ing to pay his water rentals. In travel
ing through region in which 2S 900 Gu.
bic feet of water per second was being
distributed every day there was not a
single complaint of injustice or eXtorton
or fear expressed by any farmer that he
would not receive his share OF water
when his turn came.
Much of the land is iarmed by tenants,
and as the area each cultivates is small,
the general practice is to rotate the use oi
water along lateras. These rotations
are worked out with system not ap.
preached anywhere in the United States
outside of Utah and few bitches in
Southern California. In one instance
the turn of farmer was only one hour
each week. 1t began at 7 O'Clock Mon.
day morning and ended at s O'Clock.
That was his single "rain" in seven
days which could be relied upon. The
farmer paid about So year for the wa
tering of each acre. In looking over
the accounts Of one association, the
largest annual payment. by any farmer
for water was found to be about 81 200,
anu tIle buaIleSJ IOur Genus.
The government exercises absolute
control over the pubic streams and reg
ulates the amounts each canal NAV d.
vert. Parties wishing to build new ca
nails m list obtain the governments con
sent. No perpetual rights to water are
now granted. Appropriations are treat
ed as franchises and their life is 30 years.
On the other hand, the government is
liberal in its treatment OF meritorious
projects, frequently extending aid by
paying the interest on bonds issued to
secure funds to build canals, the usual
plan being to pay three per cent for the
first 10 years, two per cent for the sec
ond 10 years, and one per cent for the
third 10 years, so that the interest pay
ments by the government end with the
expiration of the water right. When
the right expires it may be renewed
just as franchises are renewed in this
country.
In many sections of Italy canal com
panies have experienced the same losses
and farmers suffered the same injury
from seepage as are met with in this
country. In some instances canals have
had to be cemented for their entire
length. Drainage has also had to fol-
low canal-building, as the scepage water
fills the farmers fields and the cellars
of housts in towns. In recent years the
granting of rights to build canals is fre-
quently conditioned on the canal COM
pany constructing along with its irri-
CATION works complete system of
drains to carry off the surplus water. In
some districts drainage works have been
built under an agreement whereby the
canal company pays go per cent OF the
cost of drains and receives the water they
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26
Notable Meeting of Fruit Men,
Portland oregonian.

Portland Oregonian.
The meeting of the Northwest Fruit
Growers association, TO be held in. this
city January IL, u, l3 and IA, 1904, bids
fair to be the largest, most interesting
and important ever held by that body.
Following is a list of those who have
been sent invitations by Secretary Lam
berson, of the state board of agriculture,
TO deliver addresses on that occasion:
DR. n G Blalock, president Northwest
Fruit Growers association j K Anderson
deputy minister of agriculture, British
Columbia; Professor J NJ Aldrich, ,entom-
ologist, University of Idaho; Professor
n o Borth, horticulturist, Washington
Agricultural college; Hon L l. Smith,
president state board OF horticulture; +;
Professor c w Woodwork, entOmolo-
gist, University Of California; Rev +
Walden, Seattle, Wash; Professor L F
Henderson, botanist University OF Idaho )
A Van Holderbeck, Washington state
horticultural commissioner; Professor
l.. b. Judson, horticulturist, University
of Idaho; + A Bryan, president Wash
ton Agricultural college; Colonel Henry
+ DOsch, Hillsdale, Oregon; Professor
IA Balmer, Gle Elum, Wash; DIR James
Withycombe, director Oregon Agrleul-
tural college; c A Tonneson, editor
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26

collect, the farmers pay 20 per cent, and
the municipality the remaining 20 per
cent.
Mr.. Mead believes that irrigation is
certain to be a large factor in increas-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26
25 tsnt ss5
off


Included in this sale
are some articles in
Dry Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Winter Under
wear for Men and
Women, Clothing for
Men and Boys.
Watch for this Red
cross. 1t means
MONEY FOR YOU.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26
NO ONE WANTS TO
Be THE SECRETARY

At the first meeting of the new board
of directors Of the Hood River Fruit
Growers union, last Saturday, there
seems to have been an unwillingness on
the part of the members to take the
positions of president and secretary.
Mr.. Coon was finally persuaded to take
the presidency and Mr., Bensen was
elected vice president. Each of the
her three members were nominated
for secretary, but each declined, and as
it was getting late, they arranged for
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26

cause they have to, but because it pays.
In the greater part OF the country the
staple crops are the same as those OF the
northern part of the United States, corn,
wheat aud clover being the leading prod
ucts. The fields in which these are
grown are also frequently planted with
mulberry trees, which furnish food for
silkworms. Irrigation increases the
yield OF mulberry leaves aboutone-third.
II enables a crop of corn to be grown
after the wheat crop has been harvested,
and doubles the yield of alfalfa and clo-
yer.
Rice and marcite, two important crops,
could not be grown without the aid Of
irrigation, and these cannot be grown
everywhere in the irrigated districts.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26

r. B..
BRAGG
& cos.
NOTES ON HORTICULTURE.

solicited
discussions
any phase industry All furnished will properly
credited.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26
Rheumatism
Positively Cured.

The California Medical Company will re-
fund to the customer all money that he pays
the druggist in case he is not cured Of Rheu-
q Ia h ll.n % -NE
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
Held Under Mineral Laws.

A number of inquiries have been re-
ceived at the land department con-
corning the Ignite coal deposits in
North Dakota and as to whether lands
containing this coal would be amend
able to the homestead laws or the
mineral claim laws. Senator Nc
Cumber has taken the matter up with
ie department and has been informed
that the department will hold these
lands as under the mineral land laws
whenever 1t can be shown that they
are more valuable for their coal de-
posits than they are for agricultural
or grazing purposes. This may anect
some few entries in the western part
Of the state, but as under the coal
land laws the entryman has to pay
the government $40 per acre 1t Is not
probable that there will be many coal
entries made
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
A Loyal North Dakotan.

Editor Tuttle of the Mandan
Pioneer is loyal North Dakotan and
IN TINS weeks Pioneer he saws:
The other day there was. on the
tram at Bismarck, family going back
TO Petersburg, from Emmons county
lhe father had already gone with
car load OF moveables. and the mother
was following with three or four
children. Her travelling companions
felt sorry for her They thought of
the mist, rain mud and narrow social
conditions that prevail in the country
regions OF old Virginia These con-
dltions may be fairly satisfactory to
those born to it, who know but little
better. But they will prove hard for
the family that has lived in the north
west. To move back to Virginia from
North Dakota. unless one has plenty
of money to buy all the good things
that one wants. is worse than moving
back TO some European country from
whence our forefathers came. for Vir
ginia gives pretty nearly all the dis
advantages of the crowded old world
with very few Of its advantages.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
Another Good Idea.

Pembina Pioneer Express: The
Times declares against the sale OF
"bitters" in the drug stores, and seems
to think that about all of the patent
medicines are but forms OF infraction
of the prohibition law. What is the
matter with making the makers OF
patent medicines put formula OF the
ingredients on the outside OF the pack
age? Then the sale can be restrained
and regulated according to the stun
of which they are made. Poisons are
already under such restraint ana II
would be short step to the rest, anu'
incidentally, we might discover tnat
We were paying big prices TOT COIL
mounds Of very common and cheap
substances. We are doing that sor'
Of thing with the food products. why
not apply the same TO the patent
medicines?
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
STERLING NOTES.

Sterling. N. D. Dec. 26, 1903.
Messers B. Washburn and F. Ruddy
were entertained at Mr.. Brittin's
~nristmas eve, they having Christ
mas tree erected and very beautifully
decorated. They report a good time.
Mr. John Rineheart, who has visited
he agent here, H. D. Hughes, re-
turned to his home in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Geo. Manly had Christmas
tree erected in her parlor and beauti-
fully decorated. There we're several
guests invited and the tree was loaded
with Christmas presents for the sew
eral different people there. After the
presents had been given out the peo-
pie engaged in playing cards and
other games until late hour when
all departed. wishing them all Merry
Christmas.
Miss Helen Reynolds has been alb
sent from school the past week on &C
cornt of sickness. 1t is reported she
will be able for her work next week.
Arthur Random who has been at
ing school at GAINESVILLE, N d.
returned home Wednesday to spent
Christmas.
The pupils and teachers at Sterlina
have been enjoying short vacation
the past week
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28

county reported thirteen cases Of
scarlet fever, with no deaths. Rolette
county reported one case of smallpox
ana Stutsman county reported fifty
eight OF scarlet fever, with no deaths.
Stark county had one case of scarlet
fever and four of smallpox. with no
deaths. Steele county reported two
cases Of scarlet fever: Towner county
eight of smallpox, with no deaths.
Walsh county reported three cases
diphtheria, fourteen cases of scarlet
fever, with two deaths, and eighteen
of smallpox, with no deaths. Wells
county reported two cases of typhoid
fever. In the entire state there were
one case of tuberculosis, no deaths;
ten cases of typhoid fever, no deaths:
fourteen Of diphtheria, two deaths,
- cases of scarlet fever four deaths;
forty three cases of smallpox, no
deaths.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
THE HEALTH OF THE STATE
State Health Officer HeaIy Prepares a
Statement of the Public Health for the
Month of November.

The monthly report Of the state
board of health, prepared by Secretary
H. H. Healy, shows that during the
month of November Barnes county
had five cases of typhoid fever, with
no deaths; seven cases Of diphtheria,
with two deaths, and five cases Of
scarlet fever with one death. BOttin-
eat county had seven cases Of scarlet
fever with on death Burleigh coun.
ty had one case of diphtheria, with no
deaths. Cass county had three cas,'s
of diphtheria and two cases of small
pox with no deaths. Grand Forks had
three cases Of typhoid fever, one Of
diphtheria, nine OF scarlet fever, and
eight of smallpox, with no deaths
Griggs county reported one case of
tuberculosis. Pembina County three
cases of scarlet fever, with no deaths.
Ransom County had two cases of
smallpox and no deaths. Richland
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
TEACHERS MEET
AT GRAND FORKS

The seventeenth annual meeting Of
the North Dakota Educational associa-
ton will be held in Grand Forks Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, and 1t
is expected that there will be large
attendance of prominent educators
from every section of the state.
The educators will be guests at 4
reception Tuesday evening at the
pleasant home of President and Mrs.
Merrifield, at the university, begin
nirg at o'clock.
On Tuesday there will be but two
meetings. The school directors Sec
ton will hold its first session Tuesday
forenoon and the first meeting of the
general association will be held Tues
day afternoon at which time Presi-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
WILL GO TO MEXICO.
State Editors May Make a Trip 70
Old Mexico IL They Will.

state Editors May Make q Trip 70
Old Mexico II They Will.
Chairman Irysh of the executive
committee Of the North Dakota State
Press Association has issued cir
cu'ar. which has been sent to the
members. Information is given those
Interested regarding the Mexico ex-
cursion. The proposed excursion will
leave st. Paul Feb. 9 and will return
twenty days later. Stops will be made
at Chicago. New Orleans and Ell Paso
before entering Mexico.
None but bona fide newspaper men
and women will he permitted to make
The trip. Berth reservations are made
IN the order in which the remittances
reach the chairman.
Those who desire to go should send
'he remittances to Chairman lrysh or
Vi before Jan. s at Wheatland.
There is one point in this trip thai
should interest the fraternity. B!
'eaVing st. Paul on the morning Of
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
COST OF BARRY TRIAL.
Two Trials Of Barry Have Cost About
$4,000.

Two Trials Of Barry Have Cost About
$4,000.
Langdon Republican: Considerable
guessing has been indulged in as to
the cost OF the last Barry trial. and
some estimates as high as $50 900
have been made. ranging down to
about the right figure The Republi-
can has taken considerable pains in
ascertaiLing Just what the cost was
and has at last gotten the different
items summed up and finds that it
amounted to about So, 9,5OO-a few hun
dred less than the former trial two
wears ago.
In connection with the amount it
viii be remembered that it took
twelve days to get the jury and that
during those twelve days the court ex-
penses went on just the same as dur
ing the actual trial besides the big ex-
pense Of summoning the jurors and
their mileage and per diem. which was
considerable item and dividing the
cost between the twelve days that 1t
took to get the jury and the twelve
days that 1t required from the time
the first testimony was taken until
the discharge of the jury we find 1t
about as follows: The first twelve
days about $4,000 and the last twelve
about $500. or in other words 1t cost
nearly twice as much to get ready Tor
the trial as it did to actually try the
case.
While we are dealing with figures 1t
might also be interesting to know
about how big q proportion OF this
amount each taxpayer has to stand
and taking i: for granted that there
are 1000 taxpayers in the county the
amount Is nearly $3.50 on each on an
average. OF course heavy property
owners pay more according to their
assessed valuation while others pay
less
Taking the last trial In come ,tioH
with the first, which was $4,000 IN
round numbers, we have total OF 49,
500 which this deal has cost up te
date.
The cost Of getting the iur, the mrs
tine was not very great as compare,
to This time, but the extra cost cGtt'
In thu length Of time 1t too! to -!
the case once the Jury was secured
while IN the last trial this was re
verse.,.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28

Feb. 8, the party will reach New
Orleans the second day of the great
Mardi Gras. That in itself is worth
the entire trip.
Newspaper people who will make
the trip must send the names direct
to Chairman Irysh when the money is
forwarded Positively no outsider
can get in on this trip
Al editors who plan making the trip
must be in good standing In the asso-
citation, of course, and if YOU haven't t
paid up send 81 at once to Secretary
w. c. Taylor Of LaMoure
The actual cost of the trip will be
about $3.50 for singles-s71 for
doubles or pairs.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
Care of the Cat.

Don't feed meat to cats when they
are kittens; it gives them fits. Don't
give them cold milk: just iukewarm 10
the right temperature Don't give them
chunks Of raw meat; cook 1t little
and cut 1t up rather small. Don't for
get to have dish Of fresh. clean water
convenient for them; cats suffer often
for cool drinks. Don't. If you buy meat
for them. "ivpr and alwis" buy liver. rs
they get tired OF 1t. and 1t is not the
healthiest diet in the world. Don't for
set that bit Of fresh fish Is Welcome
GOOD Housekeeping.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
Bio Sale Of Lands.

Land Commissioner Laxdal held
sa,e of school lands in Cavaller couh
~ last week. The total amount OF
tho sa,a was s2S2 ,5O565, one-flfth Oh
which is s56,5O11S, representing 'he
.ctual cash receipts which goes ih'o
tne school and institution luhu'
orca This is the fourth sale heid III
tho county in the past two years our
ing which sales some over ooo aes-
crintions were disposed OF, and "h'cn
leaves the state land III 'he 'ouA
ron, aiming unsold somewhat scattered
Come townships have not an acre 'ei'
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28

dent c. c. Schmidt of jamestown, will
deliver his annual address, and Prof
Kennedy of the university will read a
paper on "The Educational Progress
Of the Year"
On Wednesday evening President E.
Benjamin Andrews of the State Uni
versity Of Nebraska will lecture before
the general association on "The Prob
lens OF Greater America"
On Thursday evening Superinten-
dent John Kennedy of Batavia, N. Y,
will lecture On Individual Instruc-
ticn."
Both of these men are educators of
national reputation and the associa
ton officers feel certain that these
lectures will be appreciated by the
teachers and educators of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
17iE c Afit CUP.
This Deadly Fungus Resembles Sew.
erAI Edible MunhrOOms


erxI Edible MushrOOms.
Perhaps the most deadly of the poi
sOnous fungi of our woods and fields
is the fairly well known death cup
(Amanita phalloidesD. particularly dam
gerous from its resemblance to several
Of the edible mushrooms. though gath
ering fungi for the table should be
undertaken by none save those thor.
oughly acquainted with the different
species. as it is altogether too easy for
the ignorant enthusiast to make an err
rOr which may prove fatal to his
friends.
The death cup referred to has
round cap. white. yellowish or green
Ish in color, and the stem has swollen
base. surrounded by an envelope. or
veil. of a white filmy substance. which
parts as the stalk extends upward.
This stalk is pithy when young. but
hollow ut maturity, and the gills of the
cap. which in the meadow mushrooms
are pink or brown, are white i'm the
deadly variety, as are also the spores.
WHICH can be plainly seen if the cap
Is laid. gills downward, on a piece of
cOlOred paper for few hours. The
swollen, or bulbous, base is a distin-
gushing characteristic. and no fungus
Of that appearance should be gathered
tor cooking. One of the liabilities is
that these caps may be broken Off
without due observance of its base,
which is often covered with earth or
dead grasses. hence not distinguished
from some Of the lepiOtas. which. how.
ever. are never surrounded with the
dlmy veil of the death cup. -
The poisonous property of this fungus
Is largely the same as that found in the
venom Of rattlesnake and also in
cholera and diphtheria and so far sci
ence is unable to produce any satisfac-
tory antidOte. atrOpine the stomach
pump and oil purgatives being about
the only Washington Post
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
A Good Crea. merry Report.

Peter Lentz of Richardton, as secre-
tary and treasurer of the Springvale
Creamery Co. gives the following re
port from Nov. l, 1902 TO Oct. 81. 1903:
Amount of milk received, 800. $40
pounds, from which 2l,13S pounds of
butter We're made. Average AZ per
cent. Average price per hundred
pounds milk, Gle
Amount Of butter sold in the state
.oS pounds; shipped out of the state.
2o,S70 pounds. The total product
brought in $4.l0l
The II patrons of the creamery re-
ceived $3,O56.
The amount paid for running ex-
penses. including 5000 from last year
was $519. Salary of butter maker and
helper $500
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
Remembered the Editor.

Dickinson Recorder: The original
Good Samaritan died q good many
years ago but he eft behind him
some of the spirit that moved him to
give pleasure by thoughtful deeds OF
kindness. One who has imbihed
much OF this spirit Is dad" Nolan,
and the form his benevolence took to-
wards US was to present the editor
with an eleven round turkey for our
Christmas dinner. May his shadow
never grow less
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
Get Their Old Places.

The Northern Pacific has announced
that II will forget the famous sym
na.hetic strike" OF 1894 when so nSny
of the employees went out on a strike
in sympathy with the Pullman en-
,,oyaae and engineers will rank in
seniority of service. After the strike
,bev ranked according to the time at
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
A KOREAN CINDERELLA.
The Quaint story Of Peach Blossom
the amily Drudge.

In Korea the people tell Cinderella
story that is much more ancient Than
that familiar to western people The
key of the latter story is the slipper.
but not SO theirs. Peach Blossom. the
Korean Cinderellas name. was the
family drudge. One day as the moth.
er was starting off with the favorte
daughter to picnic she said to Peach
Blossom. You must not leave until
you have hulled bagful of rice and
filled the broken crock with water"
While sitting there bemoaning her hard
lot she heard twittering and tiut-
tering Of wings. Looking up. she saw
q flock Of sparrOws pecking the hulls
OF the rice Before recovering from
her surprise a little imp jumped out
Of the fireplace and SO ski!lfully re-
paired the crock that but few min
utes of work was required to fill II
with water. Then she went to the pic
mic and had royal time.
On another occasion the mother said.
"You must stay until you have pulled
up all the weeds in the field" This
time a COW came out Of the forest and
ate up the woods in ten mouthfuls.
Peach Blossom followed the COW into
the woods and was led to where there
was an abundance Of ripe. luscious
fruit Gathering large quantity. she
went to the fete and was the most wei.
come guest Her jealous sister asked
about it and on being told. determined
she would get some Of this fruit for
herself
When the next gala day came the
sister stayed at home and let Peach
Blossom go. The cow came out of the
woods as before. and the sister follow
ed ii through tangled brier and thorn
bushes. with the result that her face
was much scratched and her skin deep
beauty all e.-Exchange
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28

"How much are these Scotch fan
nels, please:" asked a woman in one Of
the large department stores one day
last week.
This lady will show them to yOu,"
airily replied the clerk. indicating with
an Indifferent nod a girl about three
feet distant.
'But." persisted the woman. Il don't
want to buy now. simply want to
know how much they are"
"Oh. different prices and up." was
the nonchalant answer. = New York
Times
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
ENDS WITH GOOD PROSPECTS

New York, Dec. 2S-Henry Clews
Weekly Review of trade says:
No special activity can be expected
on the Stock Exchange until after the
holidays or until the plans and
changes incidental to the new year
go into effect. The old year, however,
closes in better and sounder condi-
ton than it opened, values being upon
a much more stable basis than year
ago: while the enormous losses dur
ing the year unfortunate as they have
been to many, have had the very
desirable effect of stopping reckless
promotions and speculation. PROPOSE
tions that would have been eagerly
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
A Fair Exchange.

Dickinson -.ecorder: MIR. and Mrs.
Blackburn wish TO announce that all
who contributed to the purchase of
the baby carriage for the use Of their
triplets. are invited to call at the
klondike restaurant and get a photo
graph of the triplets.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-28
To Protect Birds.

In consequence of numerous 'on'
plants by peasants about 'ne -, ,he
~ insects injurious to the crops '"e
French minister of agriculture ma "
,arad stricter ubsa yarce Of the Jaws
a,a;ns, the slaughter OF birds