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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-10
Young Men Advised To Get a Farm.

Kansas City Star: L, Fl. Ker-
rick, the known Illinois stock breed
er, in talking to some young men
in Iowa recently, advised them to
get a farm, no matter if it is a
small one. ''Get a place where
you can make a home." he said.
"Then get a wife, and proceed to
make your home as comfortable as
you can"
81 believe the best results in ag-
riculture will eventually be worked
out on the small farm. On the
large farms we must work at arms
length, and can not do as well as
we know how to d., for we must
work through other men, and the
men who work on large farms are
not men who are brainy, shrewd
and improving-they are not of
this type. I have had an idea late
ly-the first [ have had for four or
five years-if man has an idea
that is really worth while, even
once in four or FIVE years, he will
be doing we'll.
"The farmer is the man who
ought to be surest of all the neces-
sites and comforts Of life, and
safest from all changes, panics,
hard times and other vicissitudes.
In the farm home children can be
better bred, better fed and better
prepared for the struggle Of life.
''It seems to me that we, as far
mers, are not getting the most out
of our farm life. Combinations
and trusts are impossible, but it is
better SO; for while those in COM
bines and trusts may be safe
against those on the outside, they
are not safe against each other.
The farmer has. however, become
more or less imbued with the spirit
of commercialism-with the idea
Of farming solely for money. He
raises big crops of corn, oats or
feeds many cattle to sell. And he
sells them on glutted market and
then turns around and buys many
things that he could easily have
produced on his own farm at the
other fellows prices. In this way
he puts himself in the enemy's
hands twice-once when he sells
and once when he buys.
1T seems to me that the first
thing you should do is to surround
yourselves in farm homes with
everything that will be conducive
to your comfort and welfare. Spend
less energy in your orchards and
produce first the things
you need, be it fruits, vegetables,
or meats; then after you have for
titled yourself in your farm fort, |
let the other fellow have any sur
plus, if he will pay your price for
it. You can solve this problem in
the simplest way imaginable.
Special meetings, long winded res
olutions and profound magazine
are Of no avail. You have
the remedy in your own hands.
Simply fortify yourself in your
farm fort as strongly as you can;
then give the other fellow what
is left"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-10
w. A. Storrs, Electrical Engineer, U. S. RecIa.
ma'ion Service, in Charge of Irrigation
Work in State of North Dakota.
The Following Article is His Address, Delivered at
the National Irrigation Congress, which
Was Held at Ell Paso, Texas.

!, ( :,
ySurveys and examinations of the
entire arid portion of North Da-
kota have been pushed systematic
ally and energetically by the Re-
clamation Service to discover To-
cation where the natural conditions
! offer a fighting chance of working
out feasible irrigation project1
But the Typographical features of
the state are distinctly unfavorable
to the storage and diversion of wa.
from it's streams, and while its
neighboring state in the west offers
a dozen possible projects, many of
them evidently feasible, North Da-
kota seems to possess few if any
possibilities of large irrigation prof.
ects. The smaller streams are fat in
slope, variable in flow, devoid of fa-
vorable reservoir sites, and hemmed
in by high banks of earth, all of
which conditions are unfavorable
to storage or diversion of irrigat-
ing water.
PLANS FOR PUMPING.
This season, however, it was de-
termined to ascertain whether it
would be feasible to pump water
from the Missouri River for irri-
eating the inviting bench lands
which extend many miles along it's
banks. The Reclamation Service
has been unwilling to resort to this
method Of securing irrigating water
on account of it's presumed high
cost, if any cheaper or simpler
method could be discovered. The
feasibility of any pumping project
is not assured until it is demon
strated that the value of the lands
and crops will warrant the neces-
sary expenditure for pumping ma
chinery, canal system and annual
operating expenses. These expen-
ditures must be borne by those who
receive the benefits of the irrigating
water, since every dollar expended
by the government for such pur-
poses must, soon or late, be returned
to the Reclamation Fund. For this
reason, it is really the people con-
cerned in any such project who. by
agreeing to cooperate with the
government, decide that the prof.
ect shall be considered feasible.
The engineer can determine the
natural conditions, the cost of the
irrigating works and their mainte-
nance and operation, and can pre-
sent figures showing the cost per
acre for lrrigating proposed tract
of land. Tt then rests with the land
owners to decide whether they will
agree to pay what is required to
install and operate the proposed
irrigation works.
EDUCATION NECESSARY.
The people of North Dakota have
much to learn regarding the value
of irrigation. Almost no irrigation
has been attempted thus far, and
the majority of farmers have had
no opportunity to see what has been
accomplished in other states. Un-
doubtedly when the facts are pre-
sented to and understood by the
people, they will be as ready to
accept the conditions and secure
the benefits resulting from recla-
nation projects as have the farm
ers in Montana an9 other western
states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-10

As the result of preliminary in
vestigations not yet completed, the
Reclamation Service will soon pre-
sent to land owners in the vicinity
of Bismarck, in Buford- Trenton,
and possibly some other localities,
the proposition to erect pumping
plants at these places, provided the
people will agree to pay the costs
of obtaining water in this way.
WILL BE UP TO THE PEOPLE.
These costs promise to be but
littleif any higher than for many of
the projects in other states, where
an annual charge Of three to four
dollars per acre is required during
the first ten years. During subse-
quent years. the annual charges
cover only maintenance and oper-
ating expenses.
In projects involvingsteam pump.
ing plants, the operating expenses
will probably be greater than on
gravity systems. These operating
expenses, however, will be proper
tional to the amount of water actu-
ally pumped. Consequently, in
years of heavy rainfall, the operat-
ing expenses will be small. The
pumping plants are really reserve
to be called upon to supply the de-
ficiencies of rainfall and runoff.
BY storing all the foodwaters of
small streams within the area COW
cred by the project, the runof may
materially lessen the quantity of
water which has to be pumped.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-10
THE OBJECT LESSONS.


The Buford- Trenton project in.
cluded about $4,000 acres. The lat
ter may be considerably extended.
after the surveys are completed and
the results studied. Possibly it
will be thought advisable to erect
a central power station, convenient
to the coal supply and transmit the
power electrically to the pumping
plants, thus saving transportation
of coal to pumping plants located
at distance from the railroads.
The land owners along the Mis-
souri,, and possibly other rivers of
the state, will soon have an oppor-
tunity tc signify their desires re-
garding the construction of national
irrigation works within the confines
Of the state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-10
CHEAP IRRIGATION.

In general, it may be stated that
the pumping works and canal sys-
TENS for the two projects examined
would be paid for in ten annual
payments not exceeding two dollars
per acre each. The maintenance
and operating expenses would vary
with the quantity of irrigating
water that would be required. Some
years the annual charge would be
one dollar or less per acre. If por-
tions of the tract should be irri-
gated to total depth Of two feet
during the season, the cost would
be about two dollars per acre. The
pumping plants will have the ca
pacity to deliver two acre feet per
hour for the entire tract during an
irrigating season 100 days in length.
This amount is probably the maxi
mum that will be required if econ
omy is exercised in the use of water.
, 1904-09-15
Saratoga,

lows. ever at war among themselves
and with the whole outside world. De
spite their ferocity they are "A clever
race, dress handsomely. ave their sui
tans and their slaves and are expert
seamen. while long continued pillage
on the high seas :.Hs surrounded them
with many of the luxurics and owen
fences of western civilization.
The buildings of Agriculture. Forest
ry and Fisheries show all the varied
natural products. also the extremely
primitive processes MS yet In vogue,
while in the Womcn's building we are
introduced to II humble of native man
ufactures. including the beautiful fab
rics from the just. banana and pine
apple fbers. This information is c0llat-
ed in the building of Commerce. where
a unique II most effective method of
exhibiting is followed. In one hall are
samples of all the articles produced for
export. among which munila fiber, Of
course, holds the chief place Of prom
iIrnce. while in n second hall are all
the manufactures from every country
that are imported and find II ready
market among the populace. Thus the
business man gels n dual lesson. He
sees what he can prOtitably take from
the islands. and also what he may
profitnbly send to them When 1t is
added that Il large number of represent
alive Filipinos nave been brought over
to visit the Exposition and study Amer
can business methods and manufac-
lures. it will he recognized that great
benefit both 10 the islands and to the
world ut large must result from this
work of mutual enlightenment.
, 1904-09-15
CONCERTS BY MASSED BANDS
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tributed at the Worlds Fair.

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Here Is a famous passage from the
writings OF a Chinese philosopher
More than twenty centuries ago II
gained the author the sobriquet OF
butterfly Chung" The philosopher
tells or a dream: once upon Il time l.
Chung Tzu. dreamed | was a butterfly,
huttering hither and thither, to all in.
tents and purposes a butterfly. | was
conscious only of following my fancy
as a butterfly and was unconscious OF
my individuality as a man. Suddenly
1 awakened and there l lay. myself
again. Now, l do not know whether
1 was then u man dreaming l was a
butterfly or whether l am now a but.
terhy dreaming | am a man"
, 1904-09-15

Hirsch proved that a touch on ths
race was recognized by the brain and
responded to by n manual signal in
the part of u second. The
scientist also found nat the speed OF
n differed for different organs, the
of hearing being responded to in
the one-sixth of II second, while that
or sight required only one-fifth Of a
second to be recognized and sigcaled,
In all three cases the distance trayers
ed was about the same, so the natural
inference is that the image travels
more slowly than sound or touch.
, 1904-09-15

A study Of Jan Stems pictures of
Dutch home life some 200 years ago
proves TO conviction that in his day
the noses Of his country folk were
quite as fantastic as they are now.
Without their penduious, heavy. mirth
inspiring organs of smell, the artists
tpsy tiddlt-s and peasants, quack doc
tors and housewives would not make
one smile half as much as they do. 1t
II well that the average Dutchman is
a good natured fellow. No matter
whether his amiabllity be due to his
phlegmatic temperament or to the rea-
soned discipline in his soul, the result
is the same TO the outer world. II
he were naturally disposed to be a
prey to his passions, there would be
something horribly d%iscordant in the
broad comedy of his face.-Chambers'
Journal.
, 1904-09-15

The Union Pacific Railroad has grant
ed the following rates from its various
stations to Casper and return.
, 1904-09-15
Constitutional Amendment to be Voted
Upon.

l, Kenmore CHI HTERTON, Sec
cretary of State of the State of Wyom-
ing, do hereby certify that the Seventh
State Legislature, by joint resolution,
proposed the following amendment TO
beI submitted to a vote of the people at
the General Election to be held on the
Eighth Day of November, A. d., 1904,
said Amendment to take the place Of
and be known as Section Il, Article V.
of the said Constitution Of Wyoming, to-
wit:
ARTICLE V. Section II. From
and after the first Monday in January,
A. ID. 1905, and until the Legislature
shall otherwise PROVIDE the Judges of
the Supreme Court shall each receive
an annual salary of five thousand dol
lars, and the Judges Of tue District
Courts shall each receive an annual
salary Of four thousand dollars, payable
in equal monthly installments, which
salary shall not be increased or dimin-
ished during the term for which any
Judge shall have beer elected.
IL TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
| have he~eunto set my hand and at
fixed the Great Seal Of the State of Wy.
oming. this Fifteenth day of August, A.
ID. 1904.
FENIMORE CHATTERTON.
Great Seal Secretary OF State.
, 1904-09-15

ARTS, WORLDS AIR.
visitors are entertained by Visayan
actors and. actresses. Nothing is lack
Ing to make the show complete.
The Administration building is n rep
lica of the government offices In Ma
nila, while the Art and Education
building %reproduces in miniature the
cathedral within the walled city, even
the mellowed tints of age being faith
fully rendered. A section OF the an.
cient but still serviceable town wall
has been reconstructed to serve the dou-
Bile purpose of "A gateway to the show
and n museum of arms and war relics.
The other main ediiices are types of
Filipino homes. being built Of undress.
ed timber, bamboo and rattan, with
matched roofs and broad vernndas.
Then there are the tribal villages
Nesting uDder the trees, some of the
houses perched high up among the
boughs, Others on piles above the wa
tiers of the Arrowhead lake, all of them
actua dwellings fashioned of native
materials by native workmanship and
illustrating the manners. customs and
Bul VI lhtl occupants II
women weaving "A coarse cloth on IL
rude hand loom, others making bas-
kets, others tending irrigated fields OF
rice. One group of men are in village
council. trying an offender according
to their tribal laws: others are slowly
moving in II circular lance to the thump
OF tomtoms and the ciang of brass
gongs others. again. are smelling iron
by the aid of II primitive but most in
genious bellows, the constituent parts
of which are II bamboo tube and an air
tight mop of feathers working therein
like the piston OF II syringe. And these
are but n few of an almost endless VA
riety OF life pictures.
The chronological problem is n some
what complicated one; but although
there are no fewer than sixteen races
represented among the village dwellerS.
the scouts and the "constabulury. each
race speaking Its own dialect ana fol
lowing Its own customs, all may be
roughly classified into four groups
the true nboriglnals or non Malays. the
pagan Alaluys, the Christian Malays
and the MOhnmmednn Malays.
The first are the dwarf Negritos. with
dark kin and woOlly heads. wearers
OF scanty raiment, proficient In the use
of the bow aud poisoned arrow. a race
of nomads and forest jewellers. paEans
pure and simple. They live in their
w stockuded village.
Next to them are the lgorrotes,
whose origin is traced back to the first
wave of Malay Invasion. Here. again.
we have scanty clothing. amounting
, 1904-09-15
PHILIPPINES AT
WORLDS FAIR
Complete Exhibition Of Island People and
Industries Covers forty.seven Acres
andV independent OF Larger Show.

Not even In the heart of Manila city
could there he found forty-seven acres
of Philippine territory as interesting as
that mount OF space covered by the
Stands display ut he Worlds Fair.
Here is an exposition within an ex-
position. a little wheel that r~evolves
independently of the larger one encom-
passing II.
Scores of buildings are filled with ex-
hibits. native life is depicted by as
many different villages as there are
tribes on the islands. military drills are
given by Philippine troops, and con
certs are rendered by native binds.
For its amusement features the Philip
pine exposition has the humorous Igor
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on the hurricane deck, attired in a dark
suit OF civilian clothes, and wearing a
steamer cap. He paced briskiy up and
down the deck, his hands behind his
back, in Napoleonic attitude. He was
taking his constitutional.
ASKED FOR WAR NEWS.
When Secretary Atkinson was first
introduced to Prince Fushini, the lat
ter inquired for news Of the war sit
uation. He expressed great interest in
the Anglo Russian elnbroglio and ask
ed for complete resume of all that had
happened since he lett Japan. Mr.. At
kinson supplied him with a complete
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-03

nets, each held at a uniform angle with
the rest. Each individual seems to be
marching in his own way yet the whole
body moves on as If impelled by some
unseen, yet irresistible force. A forest
of lanterns of thousand different pat
terms, of banners with a hundred devices,
moves along, each pole of different
height and held at a different angle,
yet the whole blends into pageant of
unsurpassed beauty-a symphony Of
color and light, it's very unconvention-
atty being its chief charm.
For hours before tkss time set for the
parade to move japanese were assem-
bling at Aala Park and at few minutes
after seven the order to march was
given. The procession was led by the
Portuguese band which was followed by
the Japanese Veterans Association and
the Young Mems Buddhist Association.
all in uniform and carrying torches.
Then followed the lantern parade prop
er. For three blocks the gathering line
stretched out, each man carrying Ian
tern on a pole and a Japanese flag.
There were poles that lifted clusters of
paper lanterns twenty feet in the air
while others were less than two feet
long. There were Japanese flags and
long streamers with notices in Jap
anese welcoming the Prince to Hawaii
and there were great transparencies
with similar inscriptions.
One tall pole was rugged with yards
like a ships mast and outlined with
lanterns. another staff had a cluster of
lights at the top and bore heavy ban
ner inscribed in letters of gold and
still a third bore aloft a single mann
moth lantern as big as a barrel. By
far the majority of the marchers, how
ever, carried single white lantern with
a red SUN on each side and a second
short staff bearing the Sunrise flag.
The lanterns were of various patterns
and a favorite design showed the Jap
anese and American and the japanese
and British flags crossed. A datach-
ment of school boys led the lantern
procession and We're followed by COM
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-03
LANTERN PROCESSION.

A glittering something wound it's way
through Honolulu streets last night,
something serpent-like whose 1umiI GUS
scales flashed out the colors of the rain
bow and whose sinuous coils were in
never ceasing motion, something thar
suddenly appeared out of the nignr,
passed in a bewildering riot OF color and
light and was swallowed up in the
darkness again before one had compre-
hended its significance and it's beauty.
Tt was that sight of sights, that Won
der of wonders-a japanese parade.
And it was a parade such as Honolulu
never saw before and it is doubtful
whether it has been rivaled in any city
outside of the Land of the Rising Sun.
The Japanese have been characterized
as an initiative people but last nights
parade was an example of Japanese
originality. An American parade is a
stiff affair at most with it's mounted
escort at the head and the rear guard
at the end with it's machine-like reg
ularity and monotonous uniformity.
Not so with the Japanese parade. 1t
has no well defined head or rear. no
stiff, regular ranks, no forest of bayo-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-03

pany from the Yamato Shimbup ana
one from the Hawaii Shinpo Sha and a
great number of other japanese both
from the city and from the planta-
tions.
The route of the parade was up Bere-
tania to Fort, Fort to Kukui. to MN.
anu and UP Nuuanu to the Jananesa
Consulate. The line of march was
crowded with sightseers and the crowds,
together with the cars and the bad con-
dition OF Nuuanu avenue hfndered the
parade considerably. When the process
sion arrived at the consulate there was
much cheering and the Hawaiian band.
Wnlch was located in tent on the
lawn, struck up the japanese National
Anthem the crowd joining in the sing
ing With will. The school boys en-
tered the yard and gave three rousine
'banzais" for the Prince. His Highness
appeared on the lanai in his uniform
and saluted in response to the cheers.
afterwards reviewing the boys as they
passed. Immediately after other divi-
sions of the parade marched past ana
were reviewed by the Prince.
The procession then reformed and
proceeded to the Young Hotel and for
an hour several hundred loyal Japanese
stood in the dFizzling rain waiting for
another glimpse of their ALI. The re-
ception. however, was longer than had
been anticipated and the parade dis
banded soon after nine, though hum
dreds waited patiently around the hotel
entrance until the arrival of the Prince.
Some of the decorations along the line
of march We're most striking. At one
house there was an immense arch OF
American and Japanese flags over the
gateway. The arch bore large portraits
of President Roosevelt and Prince Fu-
shimi and words of welcome in Jap
anese. The Japanese Congregational
church was tastefully decorated and ev-
cry Japanese house had at least a pair
of flags over the door, often surround
ed with palms. Altogether the pageant
in spite of the rain was one of the most
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