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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
DEVICE FOR WATERING PLANTS
Automatically Regulates the Supply Of
Moisture.

automatically Regulates the supply OF
Moisture.
Two ingenious methods Of watering
plants automatically are shown in the
accompanying illustrations. The es-
sential part Of the first device is a
long UNFINISHED wick such as is used
by lamplighters. These wicks are
about five feet long and the threads
of which they are composed are easily
separated. The wick is protected by
a glass tube about three feet long
and about o%ne-quarter inch bore.
which is bent in a fame into a siphon
or U-shape with one leg very much
longer than the other. The wick Is
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
AL groCcrS arc dutuotAze
to guarantee this.

The CoioneI's Joke.
I'm Kentucky, suh," said the. face
tious colonel, every child is born with
a waterproof coat"
"What?" demanded the tourist, -
waterproof coat?"
"On his stomach, sub, on his stom.
ach."-Philadelphia Press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11

piled the proper quantity of water for
several days or weeks, as the water
flows from the hole with greater or
less rapidity according to the dryness
of soil.-Montreal Herald. q,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11

The man who is imprisoned for life
no longer breads being found Aut.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-01-11
Calumet
Baking
Powder

is due to its moderate price
and the fact that food prepared
from it is free from Rochelle
Salts, Alum or any injurious
substance.
All grocers are authorized
{ guarantee this.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-08-17
Work of London
Jewish Women

When the history of the past century
is written from the point OF view OF
progress, change and emancipation, 1t
will be found that one of the most strlk
ing features is the advancement of
women under the rule of that gracious
Queen who held the sceptre so long and
so unwearyingly. The term 'early
Victorian' is used occasionally in a half
contemptuous manner when describing
the woman who tainted on the slightest
provocaton and thought Il small appe-
tite the essence of gentiity. The note of
"do nothingncss is even struck in no
uncertain manner in Tcnnyson s early
heroines But equally we should say
''mid and latter Nictoran' when we
wish to signify the energetic business
woman who has made science and Il
study of philanthropy, and who with
her well-regulated leisure, her sympathy
and her feminine insight has enabled the
work of charity to be so vastly multiplied
during the last fifty years.
In this great and quietly effected revo-
lution-the Jewish woman has played
an important and always increasing
role. Women workers in the community
are not new, but whereas half a century
ago only a few very exceptional and
gifted ladies devoted their time and
their means to the sacred cause Of
charity, to-day in this new century the
proportion laboring actively for those
less fortunately situated has vastly in
creased, and the field ever widening,
there yet remains room for every worker
to give service, whilst such an institu-
ton as the Union of Jewish Women en-
ables each on to see what aid is needed,
and where her labors will be best appre-
ciated and have most value.
Looking back on the history Of the
The Jewish outlook., 1906-08-17
Denver, Colorado Friday, August II, 1906

work Of Jewish women in this country
one inevitably recalls the noble-hearted
Baroness Lionel de Rothschild and the
gifted ladies s-eXceptions in their own
time-who worked with her. Some of
these workers were the mothers and
grandmothers of the workers of to-day,
such as the late Mrs Solomon Joseph,
mother of Mrs. Adler, Mrs. Jacob Valley,
mother of Mrs Nathaniel l.. Cohen, Mrs.
A. l.. Harris, mother of the late Miss
Emily Marion Harris.
First ON the list may be mentioned
Mrs. Adler, wife Of the chief rabbi,
wife, daughter, mother and kinswoman
of the most valued communal workers.
Mrs. Adler may be said to have been
Graded in good works. trained as a child
to recognize the need of others, whilst
the fulfillment of her education came in
her marriage with DR.. Adler who, con-
siderable number of years after their
union. became the spiritual head Of the
British Jews.
The Ladies Benevolent Loan Society.
founded in 1874. and now in process of
incorporation with the Jewish Board Of
Guardians, was one of the societies for
which Mrs. Adler worked as a girl, per-
sonally interviewing the cases." when
those who deserved loans used to gather
in a room in the former Infant School
and be received by the ladies who took
their turns regularly, before there was a
paid secretary. The Bayswater Jewish
Schools, founded in 1866, have had Mrs.
Adler's services since their establish
ment, when she was sole Honorary Sec
retary; she is now Foundation manager,
treasurer Of the Boot fund and pupil
teachers holiday fund, whilst as presi-
dent of the Beatrice Club for Jewish
Working Girls (founded in 1901 by Mr..
Moses Davis, in memory Of his daughter,
Beatrice), she still keeps in touch with
many of the girls whom she knew first as
The Jewish outlook., 1906-08-17
Jewish Chautau-
qua Assembly

The opening session of the Tenth Sum-
mer Assembly of the Jewish Chauta-
qua was held on Wednesday evening,
August Sth, in the assembly hall Of the
Royal Palace Hotel, Atlantic City, and
was well attended.
The society held three-days' session
this year instead of the three-weeks' ses.
sion Of former years.
Mr.. Israel Cowen, of Chicago, pre-
sided at the opening session, and
acted as chairman. Mr.. George w.
Ochs, president of the Chautauqua So
ciety was in the far West, and
his opening address was read by
Charles Edwin Fox, Esq, secretary and
director.
The immigration Conference, which
was to have been a feature of Sundays s
sessions Of the assembly, was abandoned
owing to the impossibility of some Of the
leaders in this movement to be present
at the time scheduled.
About twenty-five Jewish Chautau-
qua circles were represented at the ses-
sions by one or more duly accredited
delegates. New England, which has
heretofore been only sparsely represented
at the assemblies, had large number Of
delegates on hand, while many Of the
circles in New York state and through
out Pennsylvania also had their repre-
sentatives present. In addition, many
rabbis, communal workers and individual
readers from widely separated parts of
the country were in attendance.
Rev. DR.. Henry Ber>owitz, chancel-
lor of the society, greeted the Chautau-
quans and Judge Mayer Sulzberger of
Philadelphia delivered an address on
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

The town parks, or the town or
village square are the lungs Of its
citizens.
If the town is growing, it is none too
soon to start a movement to provide
for the securing Of ample town park
ing. The land is increasing; when the
town has doubled and has become a
small city, 1t will not be so easy to
secure sites, readily accessible to the
people, without paying an exorbitant
price. Secure first the land; it is not
important that a large amount Of
money should be at once expended
upon it's Identification, possibly it
needs but little, since nature may have
made 1t more beautiful than can man.
It is not necessary that 1t should be
transformed into carpet bids Of
. flowers and trinity kept lawns. II it
affords sunlight and green relief Of
grass and trees for the eye, It becomes
q civilizer and an equalizer, for the
poor as well as the wealthy, resting
place where a man may forget, for
the time, some Of his struggles and
his anxieties In q contemplation Of
what God has made.
The park should be kept, In fact, as
natural as is consistent with it's use as
such. 1t Is never too early, however,
to secure it's site, with a view to the
building up Of the community, when
land values will necessarily increase.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17
\ BARNARD Manure.

n For garden crops there is no ferti
lizer that will compare with good, well
rotted barnyard manure. In localities
where supply Of such manure can
not be secured it will be necessary te
depend upon commercial fertilizers
but the results are rarely SO salts
factory. In selecting manure for the
garden, care should be taken that \
does not contain any element that VIII
be injurious to the soil. An excess Of
sawdust or shavings used as bedding
will have a tendency to produce sour
ness In the soil. Chicken, pigeon, and
sheep manures rank high as fertilizers,
their value being somewhat greater
than ordinary barnyard manures, and
almost as great as some Of the lower
grades Of commercial fertilizers.
The manure from fowls Is especially
adapted for dropping in the bills OF
rows Of plants.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

story OF potato grower ia Colorado
q few years ago, when the crop OF
potatoes In the east was immense.
Colorado had, as usual, raised many
thousands Of sacks, but found the
price SO low that it scarcely covered
the freight charges. In the emergency
sThe Man Of the Hour appeared 10
the person Of a grower who washed
his potatoes carefully, put them up ID
labels and sent them on to Chicago.
A very fancy price was asked, but the
potatoes went off with rush and
netted the grower the highest returns
he had ever received. Cases similar
to this are known to most farmers,
Very often the manner in which fruit
and vegetables are put up has more
influence on the price than quality "
self. n VI
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17
Distribd baton or Immigrants the
Solution.

II there were only some practicable
way Of distributing immigration more
equally among all the ports Of the
country the congestion and segra-
cation phases OF this problem would be
nearer solution. 1t can be accom-
plished In but small degree, since it
will only be done IL answering an
economic demand, as in the case Of
the Galveston-B Bremen service. Wise
and well organized effort to induce
immigrants to pass through the large
ports BY finding and insuring them
employment In the interior and BY in
forming them of opportunities else
where, win do much to improve con-
ditions. The self-interest OF states,
many Of which maintain immigration
agencies, might also be brought more
generally into play to attract the in
dustrious and ambitious new Corners
to their farms and smaller towns.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

r Is an easy matter 70 go OUT INV ~
the orchard, shake or pick the apples
OF the trees and throw Or drop them
into barrels for hauling to the town Or
cross roads grocery where the fruit
may be exchanged for bolt Of muslin
or calico, or something else needed IN the
house. But this Il not very profitable.
The progressive farmer has found tna1
II pays to give strict attention TO me
sorting and packing Of his crop IN Of
der that ii may bring for him mucn
larger amount Of money.
Just when to pick Il one Of the se-
crets Of the trade which All orchard
lists do not appreciate. The time q
picking red apples Is commonly guaged
~ their color and that Of yellow ap
ples BY the color Of the seeds. TIE
latter AZ the only reliable test q ripe
ness, for an apple picked Just as tne
seeds have turned a light brown. and
before they become dark around the
edees. will be found to have not only
full flavor, but the best keeping qual-
ity. But red apples are often leit Ior
acme time after the seeds indicate ma
fnrity to allow them to put on more
color. which they do rapidly under the
influence Of the bright days and frosty
nights Of autumn; and indeed this IL
the only way Of obtaining color On
fruit ii the shady portions Of the tree.
Growers should bear in mind, however,
that to defer picking after the seeds
indicate ripeness, invites WATERFORD ana
shortens the life Of the fruit IN stor-
age. often to d serious extent with the
midwinter varities. #
54 TOO LATE PICKING
Much Of the complaint recently
lodged against the Jonathan because
Of rotting at the core, according % 2
report OF the Idaho Experiment Sta.
ton. Is believed to be attributable 70
late picking. Unless this trouble is cor
rected the sale Of this valuable var
iety ID sure to be hurt The purchaser
"a completely deceived by the perfect
appearance Of the fruit, not sign 81
decay being visible until It Is cut open,
when the flesh for some distance
about the core Is discovered TO pc
brown, radiating In narrow rays TO-
wards the skin, which, however, It sci
dom reaches. It Is worse than q worm
hole for that can be cut out. A box
containing even few such specimens
makes the consumer distrustful Of the
variety, while half or more sickens
even the most enthusiastic friend o.
Brother Jonathan.
Few farmers are considered capable
Of packing their own apples, as the
statement Is made that, as regards
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

There Is q multitude Of thinking people
who see the dangers the future holds for
our country unless we reach wise solution
Of the tremendous social problems that
confront Us. IN IN NJ
The spirit In which we should approach,
the consideration Of these problems Ii set
forth in this remarkable book In wav that
must be an inspiration to every truly hu-
name and patriotic heart. %
Let the spirit Of common sense ana ODD
mism and fundamental economic and phil.
osophical truth that pervades this book be
taken as the underlying motive Of the
movement, and the Greed and Platform of
the Homecrofters as the practical plan to
work to, and the rest Of the great social
questions are certain to be rightly solved
by application to them Of the sound and
humane principles that will guide the sreion
Of our people upon all great national cues
lions. NJ n
One copy Of ''rhe Coming Peoplep txst-
age prepaid will be mailed to anv ad-
dress in the United States for twenty. ave-,
cents. III y
One copy Of both 1.-THE Coming peeplen
and "The First Book Of the Homecrofters,'
and "Maxwell's Taiisrnan,' monthly for the
rest Of the year 1908 win b mailed to any
address in the United States for fifty cents.
Remit in postage stamps TO The Home
crofters, 1ls Main street Watertown, Mass.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

on uneven ground and the wide spread
Of legs at the bottom makes it especial
" stable. For work on tall trees the
Japanese style Of ladder, In which the
steps converge to point at the top
Is easy to manipulate. Lightest Of all
the tall ladders Is a single rail with
pegs projecting from the sides, but 1t
is least safe and comfortable for the
user, and Is not liable to become wide.
ly used. 5t Z
Every picker has his own opinion
as to the best style Of receptacle I'M
which to place the freshly picked
fruits. Buckets, baskets and bags
have their devotees, and some even 60
SO far as to provide the pickers with
coal scuttles. The latter, however, too
strongly suggest pouring and such
rough treatment is not to be thought
Of with apples any more 30 than with
eggs. Where bags are used, as Is COM
monty the case, they should be lined
with burlap though this should not
cause any relaxation Of care in plac-
ing fruit in them. Bags are open to
the objection that the fruit In them
| Is easily bruised where the bag
brushes against limb or ladder. The
usual form Of packing does not admit
Of removing the fruit except by pour
ing, and this Is Objectionable. The bot
t0mless sack overcomes this difficulty
as It allows the fruit to roll from the
bottom when the chain Is released.
Such treatment might do with oranges,
but with apples The average
picker could never Withstand the temp.
tation to let them shoot from the bag
the moment the foreman's back was
turned.
THE IDEAL PICKING BAG
Perhaps the best picking bag is the
apron bag. II 10 cheap, being easily
made Of a heavy grain sack, hangs
In the most convenient position for
filling and leaves both hands free. i
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

Life in q metropolis makes young
children sharp, but not clever; It ofteni
DESTROYS their chance Of ever being
clever for it hastens the development
Of the brain unnaturally; It makes
them superficial, alert, but not oDserv-
ant: excitable, but without one spark
Of enthusiasm; they are apt to grow
blase. fickleL disconnected; they see
more things than the country Dred
child. but not such interesting things;
and they do not properly see any
thing. for they have neither the time
nor capacity to get at the root q an
the bewiidering objects that crowo
themselves into their little lives.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17
HARVESTING THE APPLE CROP.
ouy ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

large percentage Of the crop from the
ground or with q very low ladder.
Nevertheless you can scarcely make .
dwarf tree BY any amount Of pruning,
and In every apple orchard ladders Of
some kind soon become = necessity.
HANDY TYPES OF LADDERS
OF all the numerous styles Of ladders.
some form Of step ladder n best adapt
ed to the orchard, whether the welfare
Of the tree IL considered or the comfort
Of the picker. Any ladder which must
be set against the tree IL constant
menace to It. Probably the best type
Of tall step ladders Is one having three
legs, two comprising the legs Of the
ladder proper and the third acting as
its support. III is easily get up securely
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17
THE COUNTRY HOME.


4 + I .
An address on @The Significance OF
the Country Home" was delivered by
Edward n. Chandler, secretary Of the
Twentieth Century Club at the recent
graduating exercises of the School Of
Domestic Science Of the Boston Young
Women's Christian Association. In adj
vocating a deliberate system Of train
ing nature study BY means OF school
gardens. he said: Most important Of
all is the beginning Of a national move
ment for the making Of home
crofts" or small Independent homes
with perhaps an acre to enable eacn
family to find out the true values Of
rural life. 1t would be an absurd en-
ror to suppose that such homes are now
lacking. There are multitudes through
out the land. What is new is that these
homes are coming at last to their own.
Instead Of continuing to be re insig-
nificant haunts Of ones childhood, Of
which one who has risen to distinction
Is expected to be little ashamed, they
are being sought out as typical of the
best In home life and as models to be
reproduced ia essentials with some
adaptations to the new needs Of the
times. "A III Y
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

is so shallow that the first apples can
be conveniently laid In 1t without drop
ping, and yet It holds all the wearer
can carry, and finally cannot be emp.
tied by pouring, unless the picker
stands on his head. Clean boxes will
help to bring better prices for apples,
SO that 1t Is considered absolutely es-
sential that the packer should use only
boxes that are freshly made up Of
material that Is white and clean. No
man who takes pride In his business
or cares for his reputation will pack
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

"a case Of sight unseen. Attractive
labels add much to the appearance Of
the boxes, and are a valuable means
Of advertising and building up a spe-
cial trade. Whether labelled or not,
however, the box should be marked on
the end with the name Of the variety
and number Of apples contained, and
the grade, especially If the latter IS
anything but frsts.
HE SECURED TOP PRICES
That careful packing Is as essential
as good fruit may be gathered from 9
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17
SINGLE RAIL LADDER.

4 Very Light Form TOE tne Orcnatu'
seeing worm holes. their eye-sight Is
deficient. Where there Is fruit un.
ion. the idaho bulletin suggests that
4 rule should be adopted forbidding
anv members thereof from doing their
own picking, but, they should pro
1T BY the employment Of the same Doay
Sc trained pickers successfully at tne
various orchards. Even the isolated
growers should endeavor to nave Z
group OF expert pickers, and employ
the same ones, as far as possible, year
after wear. This is the way to build
up a reputation that has great cash
value.
PACKING IN BARRELS
While the simplest method Of pack
ing apples is the old barrel Of the east
IN which the bottom and top are raced,
the apples in the middle being simply
poured in, this is slovenly, not 70
say deceitful method, for It requires
no grading expert to sort out the best
ones for facing. The Western box
method, on the other hand, Is more
desirable, especially in cases where one
wishes to cater to the fancy trade. one
81 the pretty points about the box
package Is that the exact number Of
apples contained therein Is always
known, and II stamped on the box as 1t
should be, gives information much ap-
preciated by the buyer. OF course this
only applies where the packer adopts
one particular method Of placing the
apples IN the box.
A prominent orchardist made the
statement that 1t costs money to stel
N 4 ladder In an orchard. This or
chard owner finds that there is waste
N time iii climbing up in order e
zach the uppermost branches Of the
tree. ID that It Is considered advisable
that EFFORT should be made through
nrrning 70 start the head Of the tre'
iow ana keep It low IN order that tn
r,ost profitable investment can d
maze out of the trees. y should o
rSssible for several years to gather
(A 60)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

IN Rochester, N. Z, TIE scnos,
authorities grade and 500 tne 49, ces.os
yards, while the shrubbery ana 49,
Naming Is by private effort 10 con-
junction with the school cnllorel
Annie land Is furnished for decoratiVe
playground purposes, and most exemP
Iary results have been obtained
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

sturdy sapling, and finally become .
great tree, leaving forth each year
and affoyding shade and comfort for
the occupants Of the home. II the
young mind grows up among such
scenes and amid such environment,
1t will prove a mighty factor in the
material prosperity Of the community.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

fruit IN old or soiled boxes. When
these are hauled to market they should
always be covered with q tarpaulin to
keep on rain or dust II box material
is carried over from one year to an
other It should be carefully housed and
covered to keep y clean and bright.
HONESTY THE BEST POLICY
Two essentials Of q perfect packing
of apples are honesty and uniformity
that is the apples Ia the middle or
bottom Of the pack, whether It be a
box or barrel, should be just as good
as those on top and all perfect; all Of
an even size and properly c0lored and
every package packed with the same
degree OF care and skill, so that the
buyer may feel certain that 1t II not