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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

essary, on account of not being able to
drain them. After every rain, as soon
as ground is crumbly, hitch up to a
drag, stand 1t so as to work dirt to-
ward center of road, and you will soon
see difference in the roads, they will
not get as muddy, or be cut up as bad
1y as before.
AS to the construction of drag, which
must be made of good strong material,
1t requires two planks 3x6, six feet
long, marked / in diagram two pieces
OF AKA, three feet long, 2; two iron
rods with bur, 3; one steel plate three
inches wide, sharpened and bolted on
front plank slanting slightly forward,
4. one heavy long chain, straight link,
3, ten feet long, and bolted on front
plank; one adjustable ring on chain
to fasten doubletree, g. Always hitch
four horses to drag if you wish to do
good work. Nail boards across drag
on AKA so common farm wagon seat
can be fastened on for the drivers to
ride, or If the drivers prefer to walk
place some other weight on drag. If
drag should slide toward ditch adjust
link on chain, so as to run more level,
and If it does not deliver dirt to center
slant 1t until it does.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

exceeds 900 acres the money value
OF their best state will amount to at
least $40,O00,O0O. The cost of reclaim
Ing these lands and reducing them to
cultivation should not exceed the fifth
of this sum-"
Shaler spoke OF the need for well
skilled engineering direction In the
retaining OF the marshes, and that 1t
was TO be regretted the experiments
had not been directed by some one
teamed in the work-as in the very
successful work on the northern shores
of Europe
In Europe salt marshes are consid-
cred the most fertile of lands. For
many years past large areas In Dem
mark, Belgium and Holland have been
under cultivation. The Fens In Eng
land have been diked and ditched and
about million acres Of matchless fer
tility been reclaimed.
There are many kinds of salt marsh.
es; some bare mud fats without vege-
tation; others with heavy growth of
grass, sometimes there is sod foot
and more thick. 1t is a comparative
ly slow process to get the salt lands
rid of water and saltiness, but in those
cases where proper precautions have
been taken, sufficient time and labor
allowed, the lands have given good
returns. The author of the circular
says it is generally conceded one acre
of reclaimed salt marsh is worth four
or five acres of upland, and that ac-
cording to the well substantiated fig
ures of Shaler, the cost of reclamation
should not exceed one-fifth the final
value of the land.
The Yankee farmer has found out
that certain class of bog land can be
turned to profitable account in grow
ing the cranberry, but when considera-
ton is given the extent of our swamp
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
MARKETING MUSK MELONS.
How One Producer Disposed of His
Crop at Gratifying
Profit

Before beginning to ship we made
arrangements with a commission firm
to handle our whole crop, says an Illi-
nois gardener We told them about
how many baskets we expected to have
and how We would grade and mark
them. This arrangement proved much
more satisfactory than shipping to half
dozen or more firms, as had been our
previous custom.
My experience the past season con-
firms the belief that the way to make
money out of melon growing is to
build UP a reputation for shipping
good goods and have your own brand
or trade mark. We made Is ship
ments to our commission man and
had goods in every shipment that sold
at the highest price. This result was
secured by holding up the quality. As
the season progressed we culled closer
and closer. This naturally gave us
smaller proportion of fancy and No.
melons, but we had the satisfaction of
getting the top price from first to last
for our best goods-that bore our
trade mark.
A month after the melon season was
over the salesman who had charge of
selling our fruit said it was a pleasure
to handle such goods. It hurt the
customers at first to pay more than
they could get other melons for, but
after they once got started they al
most fought to get our fruit before 1t
was gone and 1t attracted the attention
of statesmen of other houses who could
fbt get such prices as we got for your
melons. The crates containing our
fancy melons were ordered ahead and
the salesman often had to cut down
all the orders so as to divide up the
goods and let each customer have
some. He said he will have no trouble
next year selling all the fancy and No.
! stock we can raise, as the buyers
had good enough sample this year to
remember the brand.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

lands 1T would seem nothing has been
done In the. developing of the possi-
6ilities that lie therein. Shaler. writ
ing In Science in 1886, argues for the
utilization of our swamps and gives
information in regard to the various
classes OF swamps in the United States.
These neglected districts are of great
extent and very varied nature. They
consist, in part, of land which Is some
what less fertile than the best soils.
but which in every other respect is At
for tillage A preliminary
study OF the field has shown the re-
markable fact that we have left un-
touched In the region east of the Mis-
sissippi districts of easily drained
swamp lands amounting to more than
$4,000 square miles Of area The inun-
dated lands of the lower Mississippi
remain In the state In which they were
when first seen by men, while similar
areas in England were long ago won to
the state of the most fertile fields of
that country.
Our American inundated lands are
Invisible into several classes. deter
mined by the condition Of their origin.
OF these the most important are the
tide water marshes, the lacustrine
swamps of the glaciated district, the
delta swamps of the Mississippi, and
the class of wet lands or upland
swamps where the marshy condition
is due to the action of plant In retain
he -
siderable districts.
Preliminary studies of the great
area of fresh water marshes, extend
ing from the mouth of the James river
south to Albemarle sound, show that
In that district this class of marshes
covers an area of about 1000 square
miles. = . This class of marshes
can easily and cheaply be drained and.
when 30 improved, they afford exceed
ingly rich soils. Along the outer mar
gin Of these vast morasses, some hun
dred thousands acres have been won
to culture. These lands are remark
ably fertile. It seems likely that of
these easily reclaimed. upland morass-
es, resembling the Dismal Swamp.
there is total area In the southern
states Of not less than $4,000 square
miles. In the northern states the area
of improbable swamp land is less TX
tensiye. but there Is not state In
which they do not constitute an Inn
portant part of the land reserve which
the coming generation will be glad to
use"
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
WORDS IN oKLAHoMA's NAME
Belief That It Was Taken from Conn
anche Tongue Refuted by Stu
dent of Indian Lore.

Oklahoma City, Ok.-The Rev. J. s.
Murrow, OF Atoka, who is a deep
student of Indian lore and an au-
thority on such matters. routes the
statement made recently by the In
dian Leader that oklahoma" is q
Comanche Indian word meaning
land of the fair god"
He asserts that it is a Choctaw
word and means simply red people,"
the Indian word "okla," meaning
people, and "homma" meaning red.
In joining the two words one m is
omitted. The name was given to
Wright, chief executive of the Choc-
taw Nation in 1866, when the United
States government negotiated with
all of the Five Tribes to effect
treaty.
At that time the present boundary
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
was outlined, and 1t was proposed
to erect a regular territorial form
Of government with view of finally
making 1t state to be controlled
by the Indians. But the Indians
themselves did not consent to that
part of the proposition.
When the matter of a name for
new territory was mentioned by the
secretary of the interior to the as
sembled Indian governors, Mr..
Wright spoke instantly and said:
Call 1t Oklahoma" What does
that mean?" asked the secretary.
1T means red people," answered
Governor Wright, and the matter
was settled.
Later Indian Territory wes sepa-
rated from the Oklahoma, and now
the original boundaries are to be
restored with the name as given by
Governor Wright of the Choctaws,
and the original state as contem-
plated will soon take its place in the
sisterhood, though in this new state
the Indians will not be the CONTROL.
ing element. as they might have
been had they acted as the Govern
ment desired In 1866.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
WhyMr. Grub-Worm
Goes on His Back D
By ANNE VIRGINIA cULBERsT0N
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)


One day the children had gone down
to the little cabin of Aunt 'Phro ~,
and ON this occasion she chose to tell
them about certain happenings In the
affairs of Mis- 'Possum and Mr.. GRUB
worm.
"Dey was both of 'em mighty fat
folks" she began, IAN, like lots er fat
folks, dey wuz right lazy. Dey ain go
nowhere's dey ain halter go; Jest
mosey round iii to git der witt es,
an stay home de rest er de time, vile
other creeturs dey all time trapesin'
an trollopin up an down de kyountry
to see wat dey kin see, an hear wat
dey kin hear, an do wat dey kin do.
Mis- 'Possum she stay In boiler tree
an snooge de time erway. an Mister
Grubwa'am he snuggle down jes' be-
neat de top err de groun' an dream
bout de time he gwine turn into q
beetle an live on top er de groun'."
"Oh. Aunt 'Phrony. do grub-worms
turn into beetles. asked one Of the
children incredulously.
Yes, sir! dat dey does! Dish yer
one wat l tell bout he lie low un-
derneath de earth until May er June,
an den come out an turn inter one
deze yer poorly green an brown beetles
what dey calls June Beetles de kline
chillen ketches an sets ter junin'."
OF course the children wanted to
know what "juning was.
"Lawd! Lawd!" she said, 81 done
'spose all chillen knowed how ter ] ne
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
Ant Remedies.

1. Trace them to the nest and de.
stroy by pouring in kerosene, benzine
gasoline, or carbon bisulphide. q
Moisten sponges with sweetened wa.
ter md drop these into boiling water
whenever the ants cover them. g.
Many substances are recommended to
ploce on shelves to drive away ants
Among these are red pepper, powdered
borax, walnut leaves. pennyroyal,
cedar oil, oil of cloves, etc., but MOTH
ing Is as good as destroying the nest.
Farm Journal.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

MAKING OF GOOD ROADS.
Methods Applied Successfully by a
Road Supervisor of State
Of Nebraska.

! have been road supervisor in this
iocailty and have used the King me :
od OF improving our bottom roads.
writes Nebraska correspondent of
the Rural New Yorker. AS the, road
drag does not give satisfaction on level
roads, 1t is most essential to Grade
roads, SO as to give good drain from
center to ditch. Remove al rocks and
roots possible. and see that water does
not stand in bitches more than is nee
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
AUNT 'PHRoNY.

bug. Wy, you jes' takes de beetle
an ties a string to i'm, an holes onter
de end of it an let's i'm fly, an den
he huns an he buzzes an he zoons.
an OATS wat dey calls junin'.
Now, den, femme start again.
done tole you dat Mister Grub-wum
an Mis- Postum was both of em fat
an lazy, an like ter stay home. But
dey'z mighty fond er KNOWN wat
gwine on in de worl, an wen other
creeturs go ter de kyouncil ter tend
ter de fairs er de kyountry, deze yer
stay-at-homes ain gin 'em no peace
wen dey git back, pesterin' 'em wild
queschins bout wat went on at de
kyouncil.
"One time some er de creeturs WIZ
gwine by fun de meetin', an Ms
'Possum she stan in her do an hail
'em, an AK 'em fer ter come In an
set vile. Dey SEE. "Scuse veal,
ma'am. we 'bleeged fer ter be gittin'
on an dey SEE ter one another be-
him der hans: 'Lawd! Lawd! les we
make haste an git outen dis, er dat
woman nab us an nail us ter de
cheers all night
mis- 'Possum she say, SEE she,
'Gemmen, ain gwine take no fer a
ornser. You-all mus be plumb FRAGILE
out wild yo' walk. You mus come in
an take off yo' shoes an res yo' hoofs
an den femme gin you a plate er sim
mons an glass err buttermilk. Now
you year me, ain gwine let you off. :
de yittles fetched 'em, like dey
alluz do wild men-folks, an in dey
canned. Mis- Postum she axed 'em
queschins bout who wuz dar. an
wat dey do, an wat dey wear, an
wat dey have ter eat. an wat laws
been pass, until dey wuz fair vile.
Dey git so wo' out an aggervex
dat wen she go outen de room fer
ter fetch de simmons an de butter
milk dey go to collogin' toge'er an
fix up iii joke on her. Wen she
come back she sot down de plates an
de glasses, an patti her hans on her
hips, an stood watchin' 'em eat, talk
in at 'em all de time.
"'Dellaws,' she say, 'y'all ain gin
ul6 uU NEWS Wul tdihiu DOuL. ID QaL
all you kin member er de doinsg
Den one un 'em he wink at de res.
an he say, he do, Law bless yo' soul,
Mis- 'Possum, I nigh mos fergit ter
tell you dat de kyouncil done pass
law dat all animals mus pervide
derse'fs wild pouch so's's dey kin
kyar' der chillen roun' wild EN-
Fer de lan's sake. SEE she, how
gwine git me any pouch ter kya >
roun' wild me-:
.'Nuver you mine.' dey SEE. we
bring you de hide, an all you gotter
do be ter make de pouch
$50 OATS wat dey do, an Mis- Pos
sum she 'uz stricken wild de notion
dat hit save her de trouble er kyar,yin,
de bag on her arm eft she jes' take an,
sew hit on her body instid, so. sho's
yo' bawn, she tuck an sewed hit on
her own hide. right in front, an dar
whar she been kyar'yin' it ever sence.
"The other creeturs raise a big boot
wen dey see her gwins roun' like dat.
de only one 'mongs 'em all wat kyar
der young-uns dat-a-way. Mis- Pos
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

sum dom care She say: .Gemnien
jokes on me dis time. But sho! tai
bodder me. You done me a nigh
good turn; dis heap better dan gwfn
roun' totin' my chillen with my mouf,
de way some er you-all halter DO
wen you wanster tote y,'n.'
| AN ter dis day she take her chillen
eve'ywhar she go, even wen she go
out ter rob a hen-roos'. Sometimes she
lays down on de groun' In de sun, an
dey walks outer de pockit an climbs
| all over her, an squats down, an
hangs on by curlins der long tails
roun' de hya'r on her body. / done
seed a dozen un 'em Ia onct jes' set
tin all over der nanny, hangin' on
by der tails.
After de creeturs lef' Mis- 'Possum,
dey g'long lii ways an meet up wild
Mister Grub-wu'm, an he turnt to an
gun ter pussecoot 'em jas' like she
been doin'. Dey git natchelly wo' out
wild I'm, SO dey go off a piece an con-
fabulate tege'er. Now ain dis jes'
100 much!' dey sez wy mt dis man.
60 ter de kyouncil an use his own /
eyes an years? Mis'able lazybones!'
One un 'em say ter the others: 'Jes'
leave dis man ter me-
Den, he go back, an he say ter
Mister Grub-wu'm, 'Brer Grub, VEAL
done fergit ter tell you de kyouncil
done pass law dat all animals
mus crawl on der backs. Dey say we
bin gwine roun' wild ow' eyes on de
groun' long 'nuff. an now we mus
turn over an look up In de worl'.'
"'Umph!' SEE de Grub-wu'm, sezee.
dat suit me to er gnat's bristle, kase
| don't reckon folks gwine spec me
ter git 'roun' fas' eff halter to travel
on my back. l kin take hit easy den,
-nuff. Stan outen de way, you-all;
yer goes!' An wild dat he roll over
on de groun' an try ter crawl. Mighty
hard wuk! He wrassel an he tussel,
an he tug. but he ain make no head
ways. 'Whew dish yer make me
tired. sho'-'nuff!' sezee. 4 gwine turn
me over an do de ole way; dat good
,'nuff fer me. Mighty easy ter set up
In de high seats an gin orders
wish all de folks what send orders
halter try 'em on themselves To- dey
KIN pass inter laws.
He try ter turn back on his STUN
mick, but bless yo, soul, dar want no
turn to i'm. He huff an he puff, an
he fuss an he cuss, but 'twan't no use.
De creeturs dey stood by an snickered.
an aigged i'm on, an let on ter try,
an hep. Las dey KANT stan hit
no longer, an dey bus out laughin' an
SEE, 'Heyo, Mister Grub, we done got
you fix dis time. Reckon you won't
go pesterin' we-all no mo- wild uues-
chins bout de kyouncil. You halter
travel all de way dar on yo' back at
ter dis eff you wanter know wat
gwine on; you KANT pend on we-all
no mo-. So long, ole man.
"Sence den ole Grub wum been dom
all his walkin' ON he back, an he been
at 1t so long now dat he done got
right spry. Sometimes after a haivy
rain he comes up through de top er de
groun', and you kin see i'm jes mon
scootin' roun' on he back.
Now, OATS all de tales you gwine
git outen me dis day. Is plumb wo.
out, same 2 de creeturs wuz, wild
Queschins;" and the old woman folded
her hands and closed her eyes and pre-
tended to be fast asleep, seeing which
her little auditors stole softly away on
tip-toe for fear of waking her.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
Remarkable Citizen.

All the people of Lempster, N. H.. dom
their hats and make straight his path
when William Welch travels in the
street. And well they might accord this
mark of respect to William WEIGH, for
in all its staid environs Lempster hasno
greater citizen than this man. who at
LOG years of age is undoubtedly the old
est veteran of the civil war and the old
est Mason of the United States,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06

terials used In its construction did not
cost more than Is cents, and yet the
decice saves the labor of one man.
The holder can be raised or lowered
to suit the height of the sack being
filled, by catching the board, or lower
rope, with one hand and raising or
lowering the block with the other.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-07-06
LABoR-sAvING SACK HOLDER
Device Which will Simplify the Fill
ing Of Bags with Grain
Etc

A handy sack holder. the device of a
correspondent of the American Miller,
Is shown In the illustration. The ma
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03
A VERY FINE PLAY
George AIDES THE County Chairman
-cairoite Tells About it-orjgi-
nal Metropolitan Cast.

Cairo people viii have an 0ppor
tunity Of seeing this evening at the
Cairo opera house one Of he best and
Quainte.t comedies that has anneared
in this territory for some time. Geo.
AIDES well known County Chairman.
Maclyu Arbuckie VINO created the
part of the County Chairman. Willis
p. SWeatman. who pur rays the part
Of Sassafras Livingston. and many
others OF the original company ara
among thoe included in the company.
which is practically the same as that
which enjoyed long runs in New York.
Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago
The piece which is one of the best
of the many success fuI AIDE comedies.
(Which include the college Widow -
the Shoe Gun, etc1 tells a quaint and
interea ing story OF life in the middle
west during the early COS. The types
being presented without exaggeration
or charicaturine. the entire atmos.
phere of the piece being retire ningly
wholesome The story is thar OF a
Dung politicians woong Of the Coua
ty Chairman daugh-r. his taking the
termination against har father
stumpiae' the county AMI winning
The election Around hi is woven
nor only the love of two young and
ambitions hearts but the lives Of the
many rough yet wholesome characters
.r fr
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03
COMMERCIAL CLUB CAMPAIGN OPENS
CONGRE SSMAN RODENBERG AND
ALDERMAN ALLiNG, REPUBLI.
CAN SPEAKERS COMING
viii Speak at Court House Thursday
Evening and Tell the Voters of
Cairo How to Vote.

EN-Alderman Waller II Wood. chair
man Of the Republican county central
committee received telegram last
evening announcing that Congressman
Rodenberg of East StLouis, and Az
Iderman Alling, of Chicago viii arrive
in Cairo Thursday TO address the yot-
.ers of Cairo,
Mr. Wood announces that a meeting
will be held next Thursday evening at
5 O'Clock al The court house when the
first Republican gun of the campaign
will be fired
Other demonstrations win be an.
noHneed from time TO time and it
behooVes the Democrats to get dill
gent and bring some JeFersonian elo-
quence TO Cairo or use some local tai.
ent to eff ct the torrent Of Republican
argument
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03
FortnightIy Musical Club.

In spite u lowering SKIES There Was
a good attendance at the meeting OF
the Fortnightly Musical club held yes
terday morning at the home Of Miss
Beatrice Lancaster 215 Twenty-eighth
street
Mrs Albert Gallagher. a recent ac-
QUESTION to the club, proved herself
a most delightful one in the part she
essayed in the program Mrs Cali
gher's beautiful contralto voice was
never in better form and her rendi.
ton Of two numbers by the well
known German composers. Franz Abt
and Hoffman, were rare pleasure
both calculated to show the exquisite
timbre and remarkable range of her
voice.
Mrs W. F Smith and Mrs. B. r.
Thistlewood TWO talented panists of
the club. were heard with excellent ef-
feet in piano duets and solos. Spanish
dances and a Bolero hy Noszkowski
being the fourhand numbers given
with dash and sprightliness Of express
sion
Mrs Smith PLAYED Fantasia in y
minor, opus % by Mozart. in her ms.
ual finished and artistic manner. Mrs
ThsIlewood presented a group of com
positions by Jensen entitled Wander
bilder in which the characteristic fea
lures Of each number were faithfully
Interpreted.
The hosie.-. Miss Beatrice LaHc.s
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03
COURT ADJOURNED
Whit Transacting Any Business
Judge 2. M. Wright and Court
Attaches Left Yesterday

United States count convened u 1p
clock in The custom house yesterday
morning A. HIS O'Clock be- ofie
ials were aboard am Illinois Central
train ou their way fa DaHyillc The
court bcd remarkably asEt ..s
nn Judge Frauris 81 Wright. ff..
friet Aftenst ~ = Tautmaa ami
Chtef Deputy Marshal F. p. WATT. amt
clerk Daniel Hnz8n uers frre but
there Zee az re bH=tuea= ta transact
court adjourned
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03
THE WEATHER


Another day of mist and cool tenn
perature greeted the people OF Cairo
yesterday. 1t was the fourteenth con.
secutive day Of cloudy or partly
cloudy and rainy weather according to
the official records The rain fall
Yesterday measured % Of an inch.
The maximum temperature was 81.
minimum 59 at T. p. m, g. At II
o'clock last night The street record
was 60. %{%
Yesterdays government bulletin re-
ported measurable rain from fifteen
point, the heaviest being l,96 al Chat
tanooga.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03
EEBGlS DIshFm
teYciU'ienf=t- hnslpUs 20 return 10
Hemes-7. 500 Men Dissrfn.

Ss-ia Clara. CHha. Oct Tho
first DAYS work Of She Disarmament
Commission sent into This province
has resulted satisfactorily Members
ol the commi sion visited the rehe,
force under General Machado $500
men encamped near Santa Clara City
and al Piacetas and the actual work
of III armament will begin tomorrow.
The rev0luiiouists are anxious 20 re-
.tuln .a then homes
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03

Al unusually interesting program
da- been prepared by the Ph.lar
throgy department of be Woman
club FIR iifs first meeting of the clubs
new year This afternoon. Light re-
frr-hmeniz wil bee served and an Ell.
fe-1irjns and pheasant; time is an
ticipa.ed Title general public l- cor
dja'5E .usi-r3 tl attend Pa m.e-ia-.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03

Joseph 3. Wenger, who is visiting
his parents, Mr., and Mrs. Joseph W.
Wenger. of Park Place West expects
to leave Thursday for Trinidad, Colo.
where he will spend several weeks
with relatives.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-03
Forecast For Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Rain and warm
en-. brisk to high northeast winds.
Tlliaois ISSUED at Chicago: Fair.
warmer except rain in extreme south
portion.
Kentucky; Threatening with occa-
sional showers tonight and Wednes,
day
Tennessee: Rain.