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by gravity, and the columns act as
Wiicks, drawing it back to the sur.
face by capillarity AS long as.
the tops Of these Wicks are exposed
to the action Of the winds, the.
rapid evaporation that occurs from
the surface keeps il motion the
endless upward current Of mois-.
ture to be borne away and wasted
by the thirsty breeze. Deep plow-
ing, burying the tops Of these col
umns under from eight to twelve.
inches of looser soil, effectively.
checks the movement. But deep
blowing alone is not sufficient,
The broken ground must receive,
such treatment at once after plow-.
ing, while it is still moist, as will.
prevent its drying by evaporation,
while still allowing the falling rain
to soak into it easily, and also
keeping the hosting chain Of cap
| illarity going beneath the surface
to lift moisture to but not past
this root-bed from deep in the.
earth. And this treatment is the
new idea. i.s
! The subsurface, from the bot
tom of the plowed ground to with
In three or four inches of the eur
face, must be firmly packed, while
the surface soil must remain loose
and mellow and mustbe immedia-
ltely pulyerized by the harrow.
Now, packing suggests at once
the old fashioned roller. But this
time -honored implement will NOT
lido. II packs the surface but can
hardly affect the soil FIVE oil six
Inches down. It rolls along upon
q crust Of its own forming. Even
when followed by the harrow. ii
fails to meet the requirements Of
1.-THE new method. But the subsur-
face may be packed with impIe-
Iments found On every farm, and
Mr.. Campo ILL has besides devised
Ia special tool for this work. An
inspection of the fields ct his ex-
pertinent stations conYiinces one
that this subsurfaces packing is the
essential pro cess In his system,
vital to the necessary boarding Of
moisture
The reason that packing is in
! dispenssble seems plain. The
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-10-05

inforced BY bitter experience,
seemed to need no further proof.
The one comforting fact yielded by
climatology was, that the months
of greatest precipitation in all
this central plain are May, June,
and July, the season Of growing
crops. Clinging to this strand Of
comfort, Mr.. Campbell went to5
work anew.
The first result Of his Yankee
afguring" was this: that an inch
|of rainfall is about 100 tons OF
water per acre; that twelve inches.
of rainfall, it it could be kept in
the ground. is amply sufficient to
mature crop Of five tons Of dry
produce to the acre, and hence,
that in the driest year OF his
dearth, there was more rainfall
than the crops needed. The
trouble was evaporation, not de-
fcient rainfall. Upon this truth
all his subsequent work was
founded.
To follow the devious course Of
his experiments since 1883, with
their varying success and failure
how he grasped every suggestion
of leaf and blade and studied the
effects Of wagon tracks and hoof
prints in wheat fields, and how he
was ridiculed by the sceptics whom
he sought to benefit would be to
tell a long story. Gradually, how
ever, he has perfected his system
and won recognition, and his labor
has convinced those who have
studied it that the redemption Of
the arid West, if it is to come at
all, must come through the adop-
ton of the system of tillage devel-
oped by his patience.
It is not a patented, or monopol-
lied system, though Mr.. Campbell
has invented various machines.
A great part of his writings and Of
his talks to farmers tell how to ac-
complish the same results without
them. The system consists main
ly in deep blowing, subsurface
packing and constant shallow cul-
tivation of the surface. All these
are means toward the sole end Of
retaining moisture within reach Of
the plant roots and reducing eva
poration to q minim um. The re-
suits obtained seem to warrant
the prophecy of an agricultural
revolution in the subhumid belt
Deep blowing, Mr.. Campbell
says. is necessary to the formation.
Of an ample reservoir for the re-
tention of water. The prairie soils
have lain unstirred for centuries,
and the passage Of water through
them has resulted in sort of col
umn ar formation. Through the
interstices between these col
umns" the water runs downward
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-10-05

tons; and vast areas Of the val
legs from the Rockies to the Pa
cific are regions Of scanty rainfall
Altogether, there are probably
more than 2, 900, 600 people in the
United States who farm precari,
ously upon dry prairies under in.
Idustrial conditions never parallel
in the history Of American agri.
culture. This statement will
meet prompt denial from the land
agencies which, during the past
few years, have been taking ad.
vantage of another cycle Of ex-
cessive rainfall to refill the plains
with Immigrants. For there has
been another 'sboom lin fact an.
other boom is now on. But no
protestation from interested per-
sons. however honest, can change
the views Of the student Of these
climates. Unless the Campbell
method of farming is generally
adopted and applied with success,
we may expect with a recurrence
of dry years "a repetition Of the
distressful conditions whic b
spread ruin over these communi-
ties in the early nineties. Yet
there are two sides to the truth
about these arid regions; they are
not cultivable with profit by ordi-
nary methods, but by the adop-
ton of this scientific cultivation,
it seems probable that the bright
or pictures painted by the land
agent may be more than realized.
Mr.. Campbell's knowledge Of
the conditions to be overcome
came through ripe experience in
the droughts and hot winds Of the
upper James River Valley in
South Dakota, where he began his
experiments twenty-three years
ago. Here are elements Of the
problem to whose solution he adj
dressed himself:
"A great plain OF almost uniforms
~ level surface; a wonderfully
fertile soil; a sub-humid atmos-
phere giving an average normal
rainfall of only fifteen or twenty
inches; a capricious climate, sub
ject to sharp deviations from the
normal; hot and thirsty southerly
winds in summer; warm and dry
"Chinooks'' in winter.
Out of these conditions, and in
spite of them, to develop some
plan of successful farming with
out irrigation, might well have
daunted anyone but an enthusiast
The books laid down law that severe
droughts are to be expected where.
ever the mean annual deviation
from the normal Of more than Is
per cent, and that for successful
farming without irrigation rain.
fall exceeding twenty inches il
necessary. These statements, re-
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-10-05
ner by 8 three-inch blanket Of


This dust blanket is produced
by stirring the surface once in
every five to seven days through
the growing season, to a depth Of
three or four inches. Success is a
question of.industry only. When
the hot wind blows, cultivate;
and especially after shower, when
the surface has been moistened,
settled and crusted over by the
baking sun, restore the dust blank
5et at once by cultivation. For
this crust forms q conductor be-
tween the moist earth and the, dry
air above, and in every hour Of its
existence it empties tons Of moist
ure into the prairie breeze.
All crops grown in hills or rows.
such as corn, potatoes, beets and
vegetables, must be cultivated
from ten TO fifteen times during
the growing season. Orchards
must be given at least as much at
tention. Much Of the cultivation,
however, is done with light har-
rows SO broad as to enable one
man to cover forty acres day.
There are three row and two-roW
|cultivators for the period after the
crop has passed the narrowing
stage. Wheat and the other small
grains are narrowed after each
rain until the cropsis several inches
high; Or soWn in drills far enough
separated TO permit Of stirring the
soil between the rows. With such
Continued on na pa ii.
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The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
BIG CATCH
Ride StealerS Arrested By
 Wholesale

Sixteen or seventeen men who were seeking a cheap ride to Skagway were caught in a box car at Whitehorse yes terdsy morning and arrested, The men were fined SlO;3O each.
 The car iu which the men had been placed was sealed and placed in the train. It was on the track near the whitehorse depot when some Of the train crew heard the men The police were notified and broke open the car, The men were promptly taken to the barracks.
 The would be cheap riders recog- nized a former employe of the White Pass as the man who sealed them Iu the car. He was promptly arrested and probably he has been tried by this time.
 The men who had been placed iu the box car said they had paid the man who sealed them iu it SlO each. The latter was going to buy ticket, come to Sksgway and let the men oul of the car al the White Pas shops list night.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
PROF. HEWITT GETS
 SISTER'S MAINS

Prof Frank Hewstt, Mrs. Hewstt and their children, members of the Hewett company, msgicians and all around entertainers, who have made two successful tours of Alaska, returned from the interior last night. Prof Hewett was gratified with bis profes- sional successes in Alaska, but more gratifed because of his successful search for the remains of his sister, Dr. Edith Chambers, who perished on the Goodpaster river five years ago this month, to recover which he made two Alaskan trips. He has portions of the remains, a shoe and some clothing, with him. He will give the remains burial at Seattle.
 The Hewetts will leave on the Cot. tage City tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
ORDINANCE NO. 8l

AZ Ordinance amending Section s of Ordinance No. g entitled an Ordinance to define misdemeanors and provide a penalty therefor.
 Be 1t ordained by the Common Coun- cil of the Town of Skagwsy that Section No. 8 of Ordinance No. g be amended to read as follows:
 Every person who shall be the owner of or shall have in his or her possession or under his or her control any animal, who shall permit the same to run or to be at large in any of the streets, alleys or public places within the limits of the town, or who shall permit such animals to feed or grsze iu any of such streets, alleys or public places within the limits of the town or in any vacant lot within the limits of the town, not the property of such owner or custodian of such animals, shall upon conviction thereof be deemed guilty of misde- meanor and shall be punished by fine of not less than five dollars nor mole than fifty dollars or by Imprisonment in the municipal jail not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisOn- ment and If such animal be vicious such fine or imprisonment may b7 doubled Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be cen. strued 10 prevent dogs that are not vicious and upon which the license fee shall have been paid from running at large in the town.
 This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after it's passage and approval,
 Passed October lst. 1906.
 Approved October lst, 1906.
 E. J. Shaw,
 President of Council. ". s. McKean,
 Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
NO HELP
Indigent Indians Depend
 ant Upon Charity

The United States government has no helping hand for sick and indigent h. disns. They are simply another tax upon the charity Of the Alaskan pioneers who are developing the re- sources of this district aud building homes in it. la addition to maintain iug city governments, iu addition to paving for the education Of their own children, in addition to paying bur deusome occupation license tax, iu ad- ditiou to paying the cost of civil govern ment and to spare. the people of Alaska gre called upon to bear the expense ot caring for the Indians of the district, yet they are given DO part in their management.
 Gov HogCstt was appealed to by the Skagway city council because 1t had been sought to make nonresident To- dians a charge upon the municipality. Coy. Roggstt recognizes the justice Of the appeal but says he is powerless to  act, though he will try to get the fed eral government to provide funds for tkat purpose and to provide 8 way for its disbursement.
 Coy. Hoggstt's letter, addressed to W. S. McKean, clerk of the city ot skagway, written at Juneau under state October 3, is sS follows:
 "I have to acknowledge the receipt Of your communication Of the 2Tth ultjmo regarding sick and indigent h. diaus, and regret that ac present there Is no means by which the United States Government .csn afford relief in such instances sS you mention.
 'I an endeavOriug to get necessary legislation to care for just such cases, but until this IS had, can see DO way, except to trust to the charity of the good people of Alaska
 Respectfully,
 w. B. Hoggatt,
 Governor Of Alaska. 70
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
ORDINANCE No. 79

An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. T, fixing the amount of compensa' tion paid to certain. officers Of the Town of Skagway.
 Be it ordained by the Common Coun- ell of the Town of Sksgwsy; That Section ] of Ordinance Il be amended by adding thereto Flown Light Inspector at salary of $lSOOO per year, effective September lst, 1906. " Passed the Common Council Sept. 24th, 1906.
 E. J. SHAW,
 President of the Council. W. s. MCKEAN,
 Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13

Miss Hattie Oleson is engaged ss steuographer in the White Pass audi tors office during the absence of A. C., Blanchard at Ketchiksn.
 NJ. Thomson, the Rainy Hollow cop per magnate, and E. E, Harvey, the well known mining man, arrived from Hsines today.
 D. W. Eaton, in charge of an Amer ican boundary survey party or the upper Chilkat, is in Sksgway.
 J. P. Lindsay, the Haines hotel man and Miss Lindsay his daughter are in the city
 Major and Mrs. Reynolds, of Fort William H, Seward were in Skagway today.
 The Fifth avenue hotel is the leading hostelry in the north. It is steam heat ed, has elegantly furnished rooms -slngle, CD suite and with baths-large and well appointed office, reading end writing room, and ladies parlor. There is nothing to equal it in Skagway. Am erican and European plan. Lately ren- ovatsd.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
ORDINANCE NO. 80

An Ordinance leYying a tax upon dogs ard regulating the keeping of dogs. Be it enacted by the Common Council os the Town of Skagwsy.
 SECTION l
 There is hereby levied upon each and every dog kept and owned within the city limits of the Town of Skagwsy, an annual tax of two (2) dollars per head; which tax shall be due and payable on the first day of October 1906, and on the 1st day of September of each year there after.
 SECTION 2
 Upon the payment of said tax, the
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
ON YUKON GIFTS BFTIER
Three Boats on Way to
 WhitehOrse

Wbitehorse, Oct, l&-Coming up stresm the Dawson was at Stewart riv- CT at S:3O a. m., tbe Canadian at Coffee creek st lO:SO D. m., and the Bonanza King at Tantalus at 10 p. ID.
 The Dawson was still at Dawson this morning.
 The Thistle going down stream, was st Tautalus at a. m. The Victorian left at 6:3o a, n. with i+S tons of freight for the White raSs mail service.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
GETS
 IN FROM SOUTH

The Farallon arrived from the south this morning at 8 o'clock with about 50 tons of freight for Sksgway. She had neither passengers or mail. She will sail for Seattle this evening with pas sergeIs,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
For the Next Census

A handsome eight pound baby boy was bornito NIT. and Mrs. R. E. .Kirmse last night. Both the new arrival and his mother are doing splendidly. MT. Kiruse, the expert ieweler snd opticiau,is receiving congratulations at the Pioneer Jewelry store, and answer ing promptly whenever anyone says, Dad ."
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
DOl PHlN STARTS
 FOR SKAGWAY

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskau.D
 Seattle, Oct. l3-The Dolphin sailed for Sksgway last night. The Dirigo arrived from Skagwsy.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
Special A. B. Meeting Tonigh (

There will be a special meeting oi the Arctic Brotherhood this evening at s o'clock for the purpose of considering the matter of q reception to Hon. Thomas Gale, delegate 10 congress.
 NJ. s. Whittier, Arctic Chief. Sksgway, Oct. l3, 1906.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
Marked Improvement in Mrs.
 Jefferson Davis

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
 New York, Oct. I3-There Is a marked improvement in the condition of Mrs. Jefferson Davis this morning Hope is entertained that she might rally from her illness and recover.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
EAGLES CLUB
 OPEN TONIGHT

The Eagles Club will open for the season tonight All members of the order are requested to be present and to bring their friends,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
AH%S@AH@N~N%Se~%S%e~%@e~~S
PERSONAL MENTION

FS%RSA@$SSSe0SS-,,S-,e eV$ SN ~~S
 W. D. Barkhof, civil engineer, who has been employed on the Tsnana Mines Railway, came out on the train last night, accompanied by his wife. Mir. and Mrs. Barkhoff expect to spend the winter in China. They are st the Golden North.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
Go cd Time at the MotAOdiut Church

There were about four score people st the entertainment given by the EP- worth League at the Methodist church last night and they thoroughly enjoyed the excellent program that was rend- sred
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
AGuarAntesd Cure For Piles

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Prouuding Piles. Druggists are authorized to re- fund money if PAzO OINTMENT fails to cure in 5 to IA days. 50 cents.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
10 60 SOME
Jack O'Brien and Tommy
 Burns Will Fight

Special Dispatch to Daily Alasksn)
 Los Angeles, Oct. l3-JacE O'Brien and Tommy Burns have signed to frht here for 20 rounds. It is claimed that the fight will be for the champion ship of the world
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13

Lemon Snaps, Pretzelettes, SaItines, Zephy- rettes, 5 O'Clock Tea, Social Tea Champagne Royala Toast, Uneeda Jinger Snaps Butter Thins, Uneeda Milk Biscuit, Cheese Sand witches, Vanilla Waters, Nabisoo Waters Animal Craokers, Zu Zu Crackers Graham Waters, Frotana Albert Biscuit and Bremners
 Butter Waters--
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
4 rfHu$eult1
Those Who
 Know

Will tell you that we have the largest stobk of curios in the north.
 Our store is veritable museum of the courious and antique.
 If our want a souvenir Of the the country to take with you or send home, you can find here just what you want, from the merest trifie to the most beautiful things you ever saw.
 You are cordially invited to come in and look around whether you buy or not, knowing that our stock will make friends, out-sbine rivals and sell Itself on its own merits.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
Georgia Due Tonight

The Georgia will be due from Juneau, Sitka aud other points tonight. She will sail for Juneau tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
$500 to s3.6O per Cord

for cutting wood, or will give half for cutting on shares. Anyone can easily make $500 to $500 per day
 For further particulars apply to G. H. Sturgill.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
Chickens for Sale

Rhode Island Red Cockerels g each. Barred Plymouth Rock hens, one and two years old, good breeders, S2 each,
 2-w Mrs. W. C. Mckenzie.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
Seattle Saloon

For the choicest stock of liquid re- treatments, the Seattle Saloon leads them all. The famous Seattle Rainier beer always on tap. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
SkAEWRy Laundry

For frst-clsss work try Sksgwsy Laundry. Twenty-Five years eIper. ence. Telephone 59. If
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
For Sale

One combination pool and billiard table. Price $50. Inquire of Pioneer Cigar Store. l0,I1-tf.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Skagway, October l

Sksgwsy, October l3, 1906. The weather conditions at Skagway for the 24 hours preceding noon today unrn ns Fnllnus.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13
THIS WEEK

We are having window display oflmany good things to eat in fancy crackers and cookesS
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13

If you want the best, stop st the White Pass Hotel, Whitehorse. Every ching new,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13

FFtClpIJaJIUu .UI IEClts.
 H. D. Clark, Volunteer U. s. Weather observer
The daily Alaskan., 1906-10-13

Gage Dress and Street Hats at liar risons'.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-11
HannN COUNTY, PartN.

On Tuesday evening, Jan, 2, about
thirty.iye young people gathered at
the nome OF 10. M Evans In Jefferson
township and enjoyed a dancing par.
~. Excellent music was furnished BY
Messrs. w. Weathcrwax and Judd NJ.
Convey and was highly appreciated by
all present. The young people are all
loud In tneir praise Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans ms entertainers and In fun.
These worthy people are highly elated
with tho apparent good time enjoyed
by all and with tho excellent order
that prevailed during tho enure even
This is not tho first time that
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans have entertained
the young people In this way, and IN
all probabilities will not DO the last.
Tho dance was given IN honor OF their
daughter Miss Gladys, who Is attend
ing high school in this city and VINO
was spending the holiday vacation at
home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-11
HOLINESS UNIVERSITY.
sixty Acres Mere Ground ADDED 70
Proposed site.

An important step III the develop.
muni of che Central ilnlinesn u%nivefpl.
" wns made Friday IN the purchase
Of 81 acres of land adjoining the hold.
lnRs OF The association IN the Nelson
farm, upon the west The land WAS
purchased from tho. heirs OF The n
Forsythe estate. The price paid Tor
the land was 81, 10000, or about ssS
per acre.
The land lying Just west Of the Mel.
son farm, purchased ny the Holiness
investment Association about this
time last year, but since decided TO tho
trustees Of Central Holiness university
and which Is now being cleared ana
developed along the lines Of It's natur.
al beauty, as q site for the buildings
of the Holiness university and Old
Peoples home, gives a means OF reach.
Ing the site OF the university with the
street car line. H. Is moreover q val
liable land holding, and will BIO kept
In trust by tho trustees OF the unlver.
sity, the earnings to be applied 70 the
university qund. Later, IL may be,
that this land with the other holdings
OF the university win be developed
along building lines for the accommo.
dalton OF Holiness peple VIII desire
hines in the nelghborhood.
One OF the most valuable rights the
ownership Of the land gives the Holi-
ness university trustees is O means OF
reaching the university site by the
electric car line. The Forsythe heirs
seriously objected TO tho ~rightof.way
for the car line going oye their land,
and IL is said their stand stood some
what In the way OF the development
OF the property. The recent acquisi.
ton gives the Holiness university all
but o little neck OF forty rods Of tho
land which will be needed Tor right-of'
way.
No contract has been entered into
between the car line and the Holiness
people, but II is understood that the
company will build the line TO the uni
yerslty site, which IL also TO be the
location Of the big Holiness camp
meeting, as soon AZ the Tightofway
Ia secured.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-11
NINE BOARD REPORTED.
Executive coundi Chooses the Five
Old Members.

Des Molnes, Jan. 1.-THE executive
council has rcappointed the members
OF the board of examiners OF the state
mine inspectors, as follows:
Joseph ". Baker, engineer, Des
Moines.
Harry Booth, operator, Knoxville.
Edward M Gray, operator, Des
Moines.
Jthn Owens, miner. Beacon.
John Caldwell, miner, seymourA
]. w. Jones OF Mahaska county was
an applicant for appointment M one
OF the members Of the board under the
soldiers preference act. The council
examined the record OF the mine In.
6pector examinations which discIosed
that Mr.. Jones wan not eligible under
the statute, which requires those APP
pointed TO the board 70 hold ccrtin.
Gates from the examiners.