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Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Unfinished business, besides the out
fall sewer: Owl cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

If we had owl cars now we could
ride all these nights, and how comfort
able it would be-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Maybe they exposed packing houses
in Nebuchadnezzar's day, and that's
why he ate grass like an OK.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19
Pi-LincS and Pick-IJps
The Seas Call

Q, We who sweat in city streets.
Who stew in city houses hot
Come We, and revel in my arms,
Where all discomfort is forgotl
Come. plunge into my briny deeps,
And breast the cool ard salty wave;
Soon will your WEAKNESS slip off,
And once again your life I'll savel
This is the balm for every i'll
That sun and heat infliot on man;
Come, take dip in Neptunes own.
Then find erievance-if YOU cant
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

The city will not abandon the outfall
sewer. Certainly not; we need it too
badly.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Also Boston packeries are in bad
odor and Boston has cut the pork out
OF it's baked beans.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19
Rather a LustY Knock

Dr. Light is in Wichita today attend
ing to professional business, and ex-
poets to take in the Bernhard PERFORM
ance tonight just for instance, although
my Dutch blood doesn't care two
whoops in a rain barrel for these crazy
French actorines.-Kingman (Kas.)
Journal
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Republicans, lacking other candi-
dates, may run Chauncey DePhew for
president He is just about their cali
ber now.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

One can now understand why the
Igorrotes took so strongly to sausage.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

We now know why bum actors are
called hams" They're so rotten.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

1t doesn't make it any cooler to tell
your friends how hot it is.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

The beef trust seems to be lost in
''the Jungle"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19
RICHEST GIRL in THE WORLD TO WED

Miss Bertha kruPP With lncOne VIII Shortly
Be Married to Gustav 5ohen und Habaeh
the cago
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

When John d. escapes from Monte
Carlo, whatll gasoline be worth?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

No wonder Coburn declines to be
senator from Kansas He's secretary
of agriculture there and the annual call
for harvest hands has just begun.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

1t is now in order to ask what pack
ing house soap is made of?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Mrs orange-win you love me when
I am old and ugly?
Mr.. Orange-Don't I?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Russia is on the verge of revolt. Some
day Russia will slip over.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Palm-Are his arguments sound?
Pepper-Yes, nothing else.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

John d. is roaming the forests of
france. But don't imagine he has
taken to the tall timber Not vet
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19
A Strong Plea.

How did Mr.. Rock happen to set on 30
easily7"
ment showing that 30 many OF his family
vent IN seine.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

One thing in favor of Mr.. Bryan Is
that he will not be everlastingly chas-
ing the stork with a handful of salt.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19
A FsmeHs Gr%RSgarsPt. -.

First shark-old man Whale takes great
pride In speaking OF his ancestors.
Second Shark-I suppose so. he claims
that his great grandfather swallowed Jo-
nah.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Any one can travel the road to for
tune after some one else has
graded it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19

Those HKouFsion Bottles.
Ar. Fish-You say that II IL dangerous
TO stay around here when the water gets
warm.
Miss Fish-Yss. there's 50 many OF those
things coming down then.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-19
Population Of Los Angeles 23S,4I9

Phoenix is hotter.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
WATER FROM WELLS TO AID
In DRY FARMING
Necessity of Reserve Water Supply TO Prevent Periodic
Fai1ure-By EIwood Mead, Chief OF Irrigation
Drainage Investigations.

For number of years the State Ag
ricultural College of Colorado made
systematic and continuous study of
the efforts to grow crops without irri-
cation in the eastern part of that
state. The results are summarized
in bulletins SO and II of that station.
In these Mr.. J. E. Payne, the observer,
shows that there were years of large
yields and large profits from small
grain, and other years when failure
was complete; that all attempts on
adobe soils were failures; that al
falfa on the dry farms cannot endure
the drain on its vitality. 1t fourishes
in wet years, but makes little growth
In dry seasons, and the plants con-
ftinue to die until practically all dis
appear. OF thousands of orchards
planted only few trees have lived
Fruit growing without irrigation has
not proved successful. Orchards may
grow well for years, but annually Sc
we're drought kills them. The same
is true of attempts to grow shade
trees. The failure of the timber-cul-
ture law is too generally admitted to
require discussion. Even where the
trees survive they are stunted and ILL
shaped. AS a result nearly all set
tiers have been compelled to combine
stock raising with farming, depending
on the native grasses for summer
pasturage and growing forage for win
ter feeding. In good years they grow
abundant crops Of wheat and small
grain; in poor ones, only forage.
From 1883 to 1888 the writer was a
resident of Colorado and often visited
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

or so, he drifted away. 81 envy you
your enthusiasm" he said, pausing in
my doorway. Wherever I am, wish
l were somewhere else. Whatever
I'm doing, l wish 1 were doing some
thing else. Where do you get all this
joy of the fight? What the devil are
you fighting for?"
He didn't wait for reply. ~
thought over my situation steadily
for several days. / went down to my
country place. I looked everywhere
among all my belongings, searching,
searching, restless, impatient. At last
l knew what allied me-what the lack
was that yawned so gloomily from
everything had once thought beauti-
full, had once found sufficient. was
in the midst of the splendid, terraced
pansy beds my gardeners had just set
out; 1 stopped short and slapped my
thigh. "a woman!" I exclaimed.
That's what I need. A woman-the
right sort of woman-a wifei"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

che sections where dry farming was
tried. From 1883 to 1898, inclusive, he
was a resident of Wyoming, and as
state engineer was in official and SYM
pathetic relations with the men farm
ing by rainfall alone in the eastern
part of the state. During these years
hundreds of dry farms were visited
and an intimate knowledge reached of
the hard conditions of home life
which the vicissitudes of the dry farm
Impose on the farmers wife and fam
tly. Since 1898 the progress of agri-
culture in the western half of this
region has been carefully watched in
connection with the studies of the eco
nomical use of water in irrigation.
In that time dry farming in certain
areas has become demonstrated sue
cess. Among these may be mentioned
the divide country south of Denver,
Col; the high bench land near New
castle, Wyo., and the slopes of the
mountain foothills along the Big
Horn and Rocky mountains in Utah,
Idaho and Montana, as we'll as the
states first named, where seepage
from the higher lands above or local
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

Hummer rains bring about a sensible
increase in the average amount of
moisture in the soil. There is no
doubt that other areas will be dis
covered where dry farms will be sue
cessful. 1t is also believed that
through summer following drought-re-
eistant> crops can be grown alternate
years with a fair degree of success
over those portions of the semi-arid
region where the soil is sandy or a
sandy or sandy loan, but not in the
clay. or adobe soils.
But when all this has been said the
fact must be recognized that the dry
farm taken has not the attraction or
the security of farming under irriga-
ton, or Of farming in Iowa and Illi-
nois, where the rainfall is ample.
Nothing can be more dreary or dis
couraging than the aspect of the dry
farmers home in midsummer. With
out shade trees, without green grass,
without fruit, the dead, dusty and life
less appearance of the landscape is
monotonous beyond measure. 1t
makes one realize that "a world with
put turf is, indeed, desert" The
fact that many of these farmers are
prosperous does not remove the need
for trees, fruit grass and gardens,
nor lessen the value Of these features
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

ground water can be reached at
depths of 100 feet or less in the north
and 200 feet or less in the south the
farmers can afford to pump water
for irrigation. Each is already known
to make it sure that thousands of
farmers can have such supplemental
water supply at lifts of 10 to SO feet.
large percentage of the water
which flows from the mountains or in
plains streams sinks in the sand.
The recent developments of irriga-
ton by pumping in the United States
are significant of what is to come.
There are 100000 acres irrigated from
wells in California, the lift in many
instances being over 200 feet. Includ-
ing rice irrigation, about 10000 acres
of land are now irrigated in the
United States by means of pumps.
In the arid region the greatest de-
velopment of pumping is where the
water supplies are ample, and the ex.
perience there will not serve for the
semi-arid district where the limited
underground supplies must restrict
both the capacity of the pump and the
kind of power used. In India the
average area irrigated from a well is
less than an acre. In this country we
are likely to be equally restricted.
For the lifting of small quantities of
water the windmill has many advan-
tages, and with. improvements in con.
struction calculated to give it great
er strength and endurance the wind
mill promises to have a great devel-
opment as a power agent. Gasoline
and steam engines for large areas are
more satisfactory, but the places
where there is enough water in the
soil to make the operation of a gaso-
line engine profitable are limited in
number and extent, and those where
steam can be used still more so.
What the windmill can be made to
do in providing the dry farm with
an orchard, a garden, and trees for
shade and wind-breaks is illustrated
at Garden City, Kan. Records were
obtained by the Office of experiment
stations in 1904 of the performance of
Il windmills. These irrigate from a
quarter of an acre to seven acres each.
at cost OF rs cents, or Sc an acre.
The crops were worth $12 to $500 an
acre, and included alfalfa, garden veg
etables, fruit trees, sugar beets, corn.
cane and sweet potatoes. In the last
ten years there has not been a single
crop failure where the windmill pro-
vided moisture; there were several
years when the failure on adjoining
dry farms was complete. In that re-
gfon there is not single fruit tree
growing on unirrigated land, the lands
watered by the windmills being GASES
in a desert so far as fruits and To-
hage are concerned This does not
mean that dry farming has proven
Improbable, but that it is unattrac-
tive and less profitable than 1t would
be with irrigation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

will you attend to the matter at the
Travellers? l want to be warned so
can pull my own set of wires in con-
cert"
It'll let you know" he answered,
hanging his head.
l didn't understand his queer &C
tons then. Though 1 was an expert
in finance, I hadn't yet made a study
of that other game-the game of
gentleman" And 1 didn't. know
how seriously the frauds and fakirs
who play it. take it and themselves.
I attributed his confusion to ridicu-
lous mock modesty he had about &C.
cepting favors; it struck me as being
particularly silly on this occasion. be-
cause for once he was to give as well
as to take.
He didn't call for his profits, but
wrote asking me to mail him the
check for them. I did so, putting in
the envelop with it a little Jog to
his memory on the club matter. I
didn't see him again for nearly a
month; and though I searched and
sent, couldn't get his trail. On open
ing day at Morris Park, I was going
along the passage behind the boxes
in the grand stand, on my way to the
paddock. wanted to see my horse
that was about to run for the Sal
magundi Sweepstakes, and to tell my
jockey that I'd give him $4,000, in
stead Of $4,000, if he won-for had
put quite bunch down.
In one of the boxes l spied my shy
friend, Sammy. He was looking bet
ter than I had ever seen him. Less
heavy-eyed, less pallid and pasty, less
like man who had been Sinking bed
and keeping up on cocktails and cold
baths. He was at the rear of the box,
talking With lady and gentleman
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

of home as seen on irrigated farms
in the same region. The dry farm
needs enough irrigation to provide
these things. 1t needs it for the COM
fort of the family. 1t needs it for
the opportunities it will give to make
a living in dry years, as well as larger
profits in wet ones, and it is only by
supplemental irrigation that the linn
its of settlement can be pushed west
ward across the driest part of the
sem-arid belt. The present situation
requires that the chances of failure be
clearly faced, and it is the writer's
conviction that there are hundreds of
settlers in the western half Of the
semi-arid belt who must supplement
the dry farm by irrigation; and unless
they do, the next period of drought
will witness greater exodus and
more hardship and privation than the
first.
1t is one thing to recognize the ad-
vantages of irrigation; another to pro-
vide for it. 1t is believed, however,
that it is possible to control enough
water to irrigate from one to ten
acres Of land on each of thousands of
farms where complete irrigation is
not possible, and that this can be
done by one of the three following
plans: ID Pumping from soil wa
ter or underground streams; (2) stor-
storm waters or the irregular flow Of
streams; CD irrigation with flood wa
ter whenever it can be had, usually in
the winter and spring, generally
spoken of as winter irrigation.
Whe-e an ample supply of under
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

He Smiled-my notion of honesty
always amused him. CAS- you please
he said, with shrug. Then 1 saw a
serious look-just fleeting flash OF
warning-behind his smiling mask;
and he added carelessly: BE careful
about your own personal play. ]
doubt if Textile can be put any
higher"
1t must have been my mood that
prevented those words from making
the impression on me they should
have made. Instead of approaching
at once and at it's full value this char
acteristic and amazingly friendly sig.
nal of caution, I showed how stupidity
inattentive was by saying: Some
thing doing? Something new?"
But he had already gone further
than his notion of friendship war
ranted. So he replied: ooh. no
Simply that everythings uncertain
nowadays"
My mind had been all this time on
those Manasquale mining properties
now said: Has Roebuck told you
that I had to buy those mines on my
own ACCOUNT"
YES" he said. He hesitated, and
again he gave me a look whose mean.
ing came to me only when it was toe
late. Il think, Blackjack, you'd bet
ter turn them over to me-"
81 can't" I answered. IT gave my
word
CAS- you please" said he.
Apparently the matter didn't inter
est him. He began to talk of the per
formances of my little two-year-old
Beachcomber; and after 20 minutes
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
.why not .n I asked

COIL don't know. You see-the
fact is-well. they're a lot of old
fogies up there. You don't want to
bother with that push, Matt. Take
my advice. Do business with them,
but avoid them socially"
Il want to go in there" I insisted.
II have my own reasons. You put
me up"
Il tell you, it'd be no USE" he re-
piled, in tone that implied he wished
to hear no more of the matter.
you put me up" repeated. "And
if you dc your best, I'll get in all right
I've got lots of friends there. And
you've got three relatives in the com
mittee on membef.Ajp."
At this he gave ae queer, sharp
glance-a little fl. int in it.
laughed. you see, I've been look
ing into it, Sam. l never take jump
till I've measured it."
"You'do better wait a few years
until" he began, then stopped and
turned red.
Until what?" said I. ct want you
to speak frankly"
well, you've got lot of enemies
a lot of fellows who've lost money in
deals you've engineered. And they'd
say all sorts of things"
I'll take care of that" said 1, quite
easy in mind. "Mowbray Langdon' S
president, isn't he? Well, he's my
closest friend" I spoke quite hon.
estly. 1t shows how simple-minded
was in certain ways that l had never
once noted the important circum.
stance that this closest friend had
never invited me to his house, or any.
where where I'd meet his uptown as
sociates at introducing distance.
Sam looked surprised. "Oh, in that
case," he said, ''I'll see what can be
done" But his tone was not quite cor.
dial enough to satisfy me.
To stimulate him and to give him
an earnest of what 1 intended to dc
for him, when our little social deal
had been put through, I showed him
how he could win $4,000 in the next
three days. And you needn't bother
about putting up margins" said 1, as
I often had before. 'Tll take care OF
that"
He stammered refusal and went
out; but he came back within an hour
and, in strained sort of way, accept
ed my tip and offer.
That's sensible" said I. when
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
".
A CANDIDATE FOR "REsPEcTA.

To handle this new business proper
iy I must put myself in position to
look the whole field over. must get
in line and in touch with "respecta.
bility." When Sam Ellersly came in
for his "rations." I said: Sam, ]
want You to put me up at the Trav.
elers Club
"The Travelers!" echoed he. with
a blank look.
The Travellers said I. TITS about
the best of the big clubs, isn't it?
And it has as members most of the
men do business with and most OF
those want to get into touch with. -
He LAUGHED. ut can't be dnnA"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

Provide Good Winter Feed.-Alway,
put the best quality of hay and other
feed where the horses will get 1t this
winter. think that If there is any
animal which needs the best, it ~
the work horse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-18

BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. H.-(Speclal)-
nrhe habeas corpus case of ]. Alfred John
ron of Clarinda. Ia, against his father-in-
law, Seth W. Terry of Pickrell. action
brought by plaintiff to secure possession of
his little son, was called in the district
court yesterday. Some evidence was in
troduced when Judge Kelligar continued
che case over to next week. when 1t will
prpbably be disposed OF at Auburn. Some
t1me ago Johnson's three children came
% visit their grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
TERRY, and johnson was later Obliged to
bring action in habeas corpus to secure
possession of the children. At the trial
In the district court Judge Killigar gave
the father the younger child and the next
older he decreed should remain with its
grandparents. The older of the three,
Kiri, was allowed her choice and she de-
cided to remain with her grandparents
Mr.. Terry appealed the case to the supreme
court. which sustained the decision Of the
tower court johnson now brings action
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-18
News of Nebraska.

PLATTSMOUTH-The regular jury panel
has been drawn for the February term of
city February IS
BEATRICE-At a meeting OF Company C
Monday night ]. G. Penrod was elected
NJ. II. Guiles, resigned.
ANSLEY-The Burlington is building ad-
ditional coal bin room for it's passenger
use the best steam coal in their passenger
service.
TEKAMAH-At the last meeting Of the
Si5itins Splitting on the sidewalk. and up p't to
and fined.
sioners have been in session the last few,
days organizing and getting ready for this
years business. Frank E. Ward was
elected chairman.
terday from Peoria. Ill. announcing the
death Of Mrs. J. C. Wayham. former resi-
SrougSt hers Thgrsday for % be
PIAATTSMOUTH-Fra Schopp of this
city has just received word that his uncle,
Henry s. schopp. and wife OF Newcastle.
Ind, were both buried upon the same day
both having died within a days time of
each other.
BEATRICE-Mrs w. D. Moore. an old
home in West Beatrice, aged As years. Tu-
berculosis was the cause of death. A hus-
band and five children. four daughters and
BROKEN BOW-The Burlington is build
ing an extension from the coal yards side
track to the Lornegan mills, on the north
! side. According to statement this will be
J big saving In every way as the flour here
tofore had to be hauled by team,
oAKk LAND b. Rinsquist, station
extended trip to the coast, returning by
way OF Portland, st. Paul and Minneap polls.
n g. Fletcher; the operator, win act as
BEATRICE-At the meeting of the board
OF directors OF the Dempster Mil Manufac-
turing company yesterday the following on
dent; II. w. Shafer, vice president; j. w
Burgess. treasurer; r. H. Yale secretary.
| BEATRICE-The representatives of the
Beatrice High school in debating circles are
| making arrangements for debating contests
with the following high schools: Omaha
Crete, Pawnee city and Fairbury. The
Omaha and Crete contests will robably
be held here.
BEATRICE-Today the Board of Super
ylsors entered into contract with the
New Home Telephone company for fur
nishing telephones at the court house for
the coming year. All the Bell phones were
| be used for long distance calls.
| HUMBOLDT - The benefit entertainment
given by home talent at the opera house
last evening under the auspices OF Cium
change of climate in the interest of his
| health, was we'll patronized and everyone
seemed Well pleased with the program.
Nearly $50 was realized
BROKEN BOW-The Board OF County
Supervisors will probably adjourn today.
without some special business should hap
pen to appear and eat up another twenty
| four hours. The session has been unusu-
ally long and busy one as well. Most
| Of the out OF town officials will remain here
until the last OF the week.
| AUBURN-District court convened this
morning with Judge w. III. Kelligar on the
bench. This promises to be long term
for Nemaha county, as there are several
important cases 10 come up, among which
dictments. brought TO this county from
Johnson county on a change OF venue.
ANSLEY-A lodge OF Knights OF Pythias
was organized here last evening, with
twenty-four members. or which eighteen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-18
STATE CONVENTION OF FIREMEN
Mayor of Beatrice Extends Them n
Cordial welcome.

BEATRICE, Neb, Jan. 17.-(Special.) lin
his address of welcome at the opening ex-
ercises of the twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton of the Nebraska State Volunteer Fire
mems association, which convened here
last evening in fire department headquar-
tiers, Mayor Shultz referred to the excellent
work of the Beatrice fire department as a
whole and to the fine system of water
mains, hydrants and fire fighting facilities
OF Beatrice. AS President Mckay was suf-
fering from severe cold the response was
delivered by J. E Elliott Of West Point
Chief Schiek of the Beatrice department
stated that he regretted to announce the
death of Mrs. W. D. Moore. wife of the Gus
todian of the fire apparatus OF Beatrice
Upon motion Of J. e. Elliott a collection
was taken up for the purpose of purchas-
ing a floral tribute at the close of the even
ing session.
The president then appointed the commit
tee on credentials as follows: E. A. Miller
OF Kearney, Charles Hartford of Norfolk
Chief Mckay of Kearney and A. c. Hull OF
Fremont.
Chief Schiek urged the delegates to be
prompt at the business sessions of the con-
vention and stated that this was necessary
in order to transact the business at hand.
H. w. Bloomington of the Western Fire
men Of Chicago was then called and made a
few remarks and closed by reciting the pop
ular poem by Eugene Field, entitled 1.-The
Clink OF the Ice in the Pitcher"
Preceding the business meeting the Bea-
trice Military band gave a concert,