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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-11-22

saturated will hold over an acre and
to depth of one foot nearly one
million pounds of water. Most of
our western soils are of great
depth, ranging from o TO 100 feet.
To depth of ten feet an average
soil could contain nearly ten million
pounds of water to the acre. In
other words, one foot of soil can
hold as much water as would be
represented by 4. inches of rainfall
and ten feet of soil can hold what
rainfall. This is the rainfall of
four of our average years Talk
about storing watcr-a deep soil is
the ideal water reservoir. Not only
are soils capable of holding much
water, but they also retain water
well.
The evaporation from free water
surface, such as is found in an or
binary water reservoir, is much
greater than the evaporation from
bare soil nearly saturated with
water. Since, however, there ap-
pears to be no danger this side Of
the millennium of western farmers
securing as inches of water for the
fall irrigation of their farms the
soil is far from saturated and the
evaporation from the surface is con-
scqucntly much diminished. The
water now running to waste in
our bitches, canals and rivers
should be brought onto the lands
as soon as possible. The water
viii distribute itself uniformly to
considerable depths in the soil and
be held there by capillary forces.
Small quantities will naturally
evaporate from the surface and il
the weather is warm a very large
quantity of the applied water may
escape into the atmosphere. The tor
surface should be carefully stirred
with harrow or disc as soon as the
soil appears to be dry enough to be
worked without danger of pudding
The loose mulch thus formed will
cffectualiy check any serious loss o
water from the soil. In this con
ncction it should be remembered
that deep stirring of the soil i
6 much more effective than the shall
: low cultivation commonly given. l
need perhaps not be said that on
8 shallow soil undcrlaid by gravel fai
, irrigation will be of little or M
|, value In fact, on such soils heav,
!, irrigation should not be applied
since in all probability much of tn
water will soak through to tn
gravel stratum to be lost. The idea
soil for all irrigation pun poses is tn
: deep uniform soil, sandy or clay
through which the water can dis
tribute itself uniformly in the form
of a thin film around the sol
!, grains. professor John A. Wild
stoc, Agricultural College of Utah
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-11-22
COLORADO GROWS WEARY
OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE FAD

1t seems that Colorado is firing !
of cqaul suffrage, for at the recent
election the women were most
completely ignored, and it is as
serted by leaders of both parties
that never again will woman be
nominated for any public office in
that state, and that If conditions
arise suffrage will be taken away
from them, and in this movement
they are supported by majority
of the women of Colorado, who
have grown tired of the farce. The
rank and file of citizens of that
state, the women included, want
the fair sex eliminated from poll
/ tics.
Four women ran for the house of
representatives recently. Three of
them were on the democratic ticket
and one on the socialist ticket. All
were defeated by decisive MAORI
ties. 1t was during the administra-
ton of the populist governor Waite,
in 1893, that women have be en-
elected to the house and Mrs
Evangeline Hearth served twice
in 1897 and in 18oo-and in 1908
Mrs. Rubic was the only represen-
tativc of her sex in the lower
branch. Pueblo is the only comfy
outside of Denver that has furnish
ed any women Legislators for Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. Hearth during her service
| in the assembly introduced about
a dozen bills, most of them rclat-
ing to union labor and most of
which never became laws. Arbi-
| tration and employers liability
measures were the main ones. An
age of consent bill introduced by
, woman became law.
Never within the history of Colo
, RADIO has woman been elected tc
t the state senate and no woman
S ever will be according to the party
: leaders
S The legislature in 1895 had three
( women members of the housc-Clars
= Cressingham and Florence S. Kloclx
r of Denver, and Carrie Clyde Holly
: of Pueblo. These were the frs
It women Legislators of the state
c Mrs Holly, a republican, intro
r duccd and had passed the now well
Y known age of consent law Tw
: years later the lower house ha
: two women members-Martha A
B. Conine and Evangeline Hearth
y while in 1899 there were fou
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-11-22

women members Mrs. Francis S.
Lee, Mrs Harriet G.. r. Wright
and Mrs Hearth, all from Denver,
and DIR. Mary F. Rublc, of Pueblo.
In 1903 Mrs. Alice M. Ruble, of
Denver was the only woman mem
Der of the Legislature. Since then
no member of the fair sex has sue
ceeded in winning a seat in the
assembly. A dispatch from Denver
says:
A wcll-knonw republican leader
said today: s'Unless the signs of the
times are deceptive, no woman will
ever again be elected to the legisla-
turc. The republican party has
long since come to the conclusion
that women were out of place in
such position and have refused
to nominate them. The democrats
now feel the same way. The
state and county superintendent
of schools may properly be women,
but any other office-no.
1t is amusing, the stories that are
told of these women legislators. II
is related as an actual fact that in
1899 certain woman representa-.
tive 1--WE will call her Smith) reg.
istercd at Denver hotel as follows
Hon. Mary A. Smith and hus
band. - 1t got SO that the poor mer
folks were looked upon with pity
People would say: THAT is Mrs
Jones' husband,' or ''Here is tn,
hubsand of the Hon. Elizabeth
Brown, member of the house. -
} Exchange.
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THE SOIL SHOULD BE THE
RESERVOIR FOR FALL WAFER

The irrigating season is over and
most of the available water is rum
ming to waste. Water in the irri-
gated west is too precious to be
wasted at any period of the year.
The water of the fall should be
used Instead of letting it go, it
should be brought into the fields
that are to be used next year. The
best water reservoir, after all, is
said, is not that planned and built
by the eng iDeer, but the deep per-
mcablc soils of the west and other
arid countries. 1t is scarcely pos
siblc for the man who has not
studied the question to realize the
large amounts of water that our
soils can hold and the tcnacity
with which, under favorable condi-
tions, soil moisture may be re-
tanned.
An average western soil if fully
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-11-22
WHAT PLANT LIFE ON
ARID TRACTS INDICATE
Presence of Sagebrush Means Fertile Soil,
CROSSWORD Land no Good
on Earth.

finally into the sea. Rains dis
solve the salts of the soil in the dry
lands also; but since the waters of
the flat places do not flow off, but
lie and cvaporate there, the salts
are merely brought to the surface
and are left behind by evapora-
ton. Alkali soils that contain
soda salts beyond a certain per-
centage are liable to prevent the
growth of vegetation, while the
potash salts tend to unite with the
clay soils and are less injurious to
vegetation. But if the PERCENTAGE
of alkali can DC reduced to a GER
tain limit, all these soils will
yield crops for long period with
out fertilizers, for they are nat
urally rich in the various mineral
ingredients required by plants. OF
the two kinds of alkaline soils, the
black alkali is more destructive to
vegetation than the white. Both
soils look alike. Gypsum is an aid
in rcdccming only the black aka
line soils, and the presence of black
alka1i must be asccrtaincd by ex-
pertinent or analysis.
A later article will deal more
fully with the subject of soils At
present few plants of the desert,
including one worthless and four
valuable native specimens, will be
mentioned.
CROSSWORD is the only form of
vegetation that can live on some OF
these soils, and even this worthless
shrub disappears from some OF
them. Our species is erect and
scraggy, growing from two to eight
feet high, with numerous narrow
leaves and some thorns. A taproo'
goes down from s to 20 feet, with
lateral roots of to IL feet. 1t is
not worth while, CROSSWORD land
The shadscalc is valuable forage
plant, and is often eaten close to
the ground by cattle. 1t produce:
an abundance of fattcning seeds,
has proved its adaptability to white
alkali soils and will even stand Z
certain amount of black alkali. Il
is shrubby plant growing from
four to ten feet high, and is gen
orally spoken of as indicative of I
good soil. 1t is recommended fo
desert planting
One of our commonest weed
(atriplex expansa), related to thu
tumbling saltbrush (atriplcx vol
utans), will soon be breaking of
from its stem close to the ground
5 and will go rolling over the land
, scattering its seeds like the Rus
, sian thistle, to which, in form,
' bears a general resemblance.
2 volutans is recommended for alkal
! soils, but it may be rather
: nuisance than benefit, since
{ loses its value as fodder, when il
c seeds have fallen and it rolls to
s far.
f The Utah sa1tbrush is similar {
S a weedy-1ooking, succulent and prs
: life growing plant common in tn
a locality 1t forms large and dcns
c mat over clay soils, and is rclishe
c by cattle, which crop il very clos
c to the ground. 1t can easily
It grown on clay and alkaline lane
e and affords good pasture and eve
&c fodder if cut when young. Whit
d fat, or sweet sage, is a half shr ubl
e plant from one to three feet hif
II that will Thrive on alkali and 9th
Is soils 1t has cottony seeds that a
~ grecdily eaten by all grazing an
&c mails, so that it is becoming scare
to 1t is recommended for planting
Exchange
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Massage, shampooing, manicur-
ing, scalp treatment, chiropody !;
will give treatment at my home or
call at your residence. Mrs. A.
Honga, phone 81.
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kNEoUNc= =MEHTS.
CUBAN CONQUEST.

SO It comes We are told. without
authority, that cur government is to
interfere in Cuban politics, ana prob
ably will annex Cuba. That is the feel.
er' that Is put out br the Roosevelt
administration, 10 see how tnv people
will Ike it,
The idea is to- take over the island.
That will involve the conquest of tho
island Az soon as We formally take
possession there will be- a "rcvoluti IN, 10
as all their rebcllious are called. Then
we will have TO land an army and shoot
lot OF the poor hrutes. aud it will
be heraldod as great victory, ana
Mr. Roosevelt must again De- elected
president That is the program of the
White House.
Really. Cuba has been ours for years,
and President Palma has ben but on"
yiccrOy. Ills government has been
weak. but we did not want strCng
one. A Dig2 in Cuba would have made
the island independents ana that mas
not been our wish We have con.
tempt for the Inhabitants of Cupa
There are some Spuniards who are
Nne people, ana there are some good
Americans there. but the bulk Of the
people are mongrols Of the low order
a tropic peoples. 1noy recognize no
authority except brute force.
So much American money has soi,e
10 Cuba that our direction Is essen.
tiai. The movement Of our navy and
Secretary Taft is in line of politics
and conquest
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90 -
HOW LIVE TOWNS ARE LOCATED

The following is from recent
issue Of the LeayenVortb Kan )
! Post.
The other day a man with a street
show came into this Office aud asked
| # he might look over The flies Of .x.
changes He ran through the paper,
quickly and occasionally noted down
. name "' some town IN small boob,
he carried. inasiuuch as he was the
seventh or eighth man in II similar
line OF business who had done the
same thing in the last two months.
curiosity led an employ. of the Post
TO ask him his object iu looking
through the papers. Why, I'm pick.
ling Uut live towns" said the stranger.
Live towns? How can YOU tell any
thing OF your prospects in town
from looking through those ex.
changes" was asked him IT'S dead
easy" he replied. "Shw me the lead
ing papers I'm any town in the com
try and ! will tell you in a minute
what kind of Il town 1t Is, simply by
looking through those papers It's
the advertisements that tells the tale.
II YOU see only department, stores
and few other stores advertising
In smodcst way ana not great
many firms represented It pays 10
avoid IN" town for the people are
not progressive.
Take q town, however, where the
papers carry lot of advertising rep.
rcscnting all lines of business from
the little fellows M to the hi.
stores, and you have what we can
a live town. \ merchant who does
MT believe In advertising. doesn't be
lieye IN building up his town; does
Mt believe In circuses or theatcrs and
is usually kuockcr When get
ready to locate in new town al.
ways hunt up its papers and soon
lecidc If am wanted there"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-21

colorado Springs. Colo. Sept. 2I.-
Trains blocked by mountains uf snow
un the road to Pixies Peak. while In
the valleys, less than mile away.
the summer rain fell gently and flow.
ers bioonred with all the bril!iancy
Iaud fragrance of the tropics.
This is one Of the phenomena that
have made the climate OF Colorado
Springs world famed and placed it on
the line of march taken by tourists
from both east and west. And the
peculiar incident occurred last even
ing; as the rain fell in a shower a
short distance away, pixies Peak.
above timber line, quickly took on
the appearance OF winter and its
gray rocks We're soon covered deep
under the white mantle.
The first trains out over the Cog
road this morning got as far as the
'ialI Way house and were forced to
turn back because Of the heavy
masses of snow that had buried the
tracks from sight. Snow blows that
have not been in use since last win.
ter were quickly gotten out and In
u short time the snow was cleared
sufficiently for the trains to make
the summit.
Eastern visitors who were on the
train were rs enthusiastic as children
over the strange spectacle Of rising,
all within a few minutes, from land
OF flowers and peek,a.boo waists 10
on" Of fur gloves and rubbers. Snow
ball fights were OF regular occurrence
wherever a stop was made.
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the people Of the states where he v's
its leaves no doubt that the people are
with him whatever his views are on the
railroad ownership. Hc an 10 "re else
can lead the Democrats. The k-uu ubli.
cans are in the same poliIcu ,ppdi.
ton. They have no ,eilcr, except air.
Roosevelt, who can huil tE,u. toE,t,.
or. They dare not PIT ny Cannon 'r
Taft or Fairbanks Mt BNln Voult
run away with eitha lue lf tuom, sud
II looks now as If ha Val distance too
president, unless the unucNJri4l and
then the conquest cf GrDl shall give
him a start that will land lim iu me
presidency ..
So the issue is ilrnniy made up aru
the candidates are nawcl The cam.
paign is opened
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Rise in cimmaron River.

Kingfisher, Okla, Sept. 21.-A con.
siderable rise in the Cimmaron was
reported during last night and this
morning. All hope of reaching the
submerged cars for the present must
be abandoned. All trace Of the
coaches has now been lost The Rock
Island people are working big force
ST men at the scene of the wreck and
hope 10 have temporary bridge
across the stream, which in its nor.
mai state is one.fourth mile wide.
within two or three days.
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D. B. Hin Quits Politics.

Albany, n. Y, Sept. 21.-That for
mer United States Senator Hills vol
untary retirement from politics is per
manent was emphasized yesterday
when for the first time I'm many
years his name was not included in
the list of delegates elected to the
Democratic state convention from the
Second assembly district In the First
assembly district, an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to have the delega
tion instructed for William r. Hearst.
Both delegations were uninstructed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-21
ROOSEVELT AND ANOTHER NoMs.
NATION.


Attorney General Moody admits that
painful as ii will be. Mr Roosevelt
will accept another nomination There
has never been much doubt about that
fact. for il is fact Two years ago
II was said from many quarters aud
from as many sources that Mr. Rousr.
welt would claim that he has had only
one term and ask a second. which is
really his third term There has never
been any reason since then to doubt
that this program would h" carried
out MIR. Roosevelt said he would not
seek another nomination. Al the same
time he has not let the subject rest.
He has kept it before the public con.
siantly.
As soon as Mr. Bryan came homo
it began 20 be palm that Nr Roosevelt
was the only Republican who can
stand before him with any hope rf
winning. Strong influences have called
ont criticisms of MT Rryaus utter.
anccs on government ownership. tas-
ing that as the only weak spot I'm his
campaign. This was done after care
ful study of each sentence used by Mr.
Bryan. II gave Mr. Roosevelt the ex-
cusc he wanted tor another candida.
cy. After the papers had discussed Mr.
nryan's uttcrancos comes Mr.. Nooly's
announcement that with the utmost re.
iuctance and with great pain. Mr..
Roosevelt will sacrifice his personal
wishes and be, another time, can
didate for the presidency The expect.
ed has happened
There is something exceedingly az.
tractiye to Mr.. Roosevelt in being
president longer than any other man.
II he gets another term it will make
him president for eleven years ana
no other man has served more than
eight years II has been no difficult
work TO persuade him that the country
needs him
There Is no reason TO doubt that |
the candidates are already selected
Bryan will lead the Democ, ats and
MFR, Roosevelt viii lead the Republi.
cans. The reception Of Mr.. Bryan by
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Payment to chickasaws.

The Chickasaw annuity paymea, is
expected to begin at Tishomingo On
SeptemG'g 25, reaching other paying
stations in the Chickasaw nation in
order Of succession. The paying
clerks were at Coalgste Saturday.
From there they vii proceed To Wap.
anucka and then 10 TishomingI.
The p9yment this year will be s35
per capita, 81 being withheld for ex
pense ~ disbursement.
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that our statute on the subject Of sep.
arate coaches for the races. section
1862, is as follows:
3j62- Equal but Separate Accom-.
|modatiuns for the Races-Every rail.
way carrying passengers in the state
shall provide equal but separate ac.
commodations for the white and col.
ured races by providing two or more
passenger cars for each passenger
train or by dividing the passenger car
10y partitions TO secure separate ac.
CommOdatiOns.
The same provision identically ap.
plies to waiting rooms at depots and.
or course the term 'colored has ref
ertncc alone 10 persons of negro
blood. A. . matter OF fact the In.
dian has always been permitted to
use the same cars aud waiting rooms
las The whites aud has been welcomed
pm those compartments at all times.
The Indians AMI caucasians have in.
.tclnarried freely In this state with.
out Legal impodiment or loss Of soc.
ial standing. Many ~ our most dis
unsuishcd men in public III. and uri.
vate life are proud Of the tact that
Indian blood flows in their veins and
no I"proaCl ~ east upon them on
that account J may add tha, no dis.
tinction whatever exists between the
'civil, social and political rights OF
the white race and the Indian race.
signed. William Williams. aitnr.
ncy general state Of Mississippi"
sissippi."
The republican press and speak.
crs are, indeed, driven TO desperate
straits when They resort 10 such ca.
nards and lies as these " is simply
IA continuation of the hypocritical and
dcCoitiul methods they have always
employed in dealing with the Indian.
Since their ties are being nailed 10
the cross a. fast a. they are uttered.
the Indian Is giving little credcnce 70
their barei,rcd statements unless
they are substantiaiod by good cyi
dcucc- Democratic Press Bureau.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-21
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN, LIE
NAILED.

The South McAlustcr News Of tn,
10Th inst contains the following con
,ccrnng speech OF Hon. philas :
Jones of Wllburton, /. r., delivered
az Kinta, /. r, on the 7th inst. ,ela
tive to the Indian:
Mr., Jones called their attention
TO a living example by showing that
in the state Of Mississippi Which Is
land always has been under Democra.
ItiC rule, not only were their wives
and children forced In sit with the
negroes bat they had denied The In
dian children The prtyilcg" of attend
| ing the schools with tire white chill,
dron. The facts az the case show
| that the Democracy of the state of
| Mississippi place the indian on level
with the negro and there is No reason
for believing the indian would re
cciye better treatment ~ ,ho bands
Of Democrats in this country
| If they should gain power
That the argument of this rcpub-
lican oracle is only exceeded Ly his
presumption and mondacity. is proven
by the following extract produced be-.
low from letter from Attorney Gen
.cral Williams of the state of Mis-.
sissippl to 9. D. Carter. secretary of
the Democratic campaign committee.
Any statement that there is stat
ute in this state requiring indian
children To attend negro schools or
prohibiting them from attending
white schools. is absolutely without
foundation. The only statute upon
the subject is section lO37 of the an.
notated code OF 1892 which reads
as follows:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-21
Woman Has the Money

Houston, Tex, Sept Effort
Worth officers this morning took
Clarence Hughes, the young man whl
confessed 10 passing three forged
drafts on Huston banks, from the
Harris county Jail on Tarrant
county bench warrant Hughes in
timated before his departure he had
operated on Fort Worth banks sew
erai weeks ago. Hughes is oppressed
by the disappearance of woman
with whom he travelled lie said she
had $4,000 TO $4,000 of his money
sewod up in her dress and he is now
without funds. His father refused TO
come to his assistance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-21
NarqroNe COLLEGE.

All departments of Hargrove col
lese are rapidly being filed and fine
work is being done The boarding de
psrtment is just about full, but board
can be obtained in private families
near the college. We have fine
faculty and fine body of boys ami
girls. We shall be glad to receive
more Ike those we have. Apply 10
:. NJ. Gross, president.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-09-21
Y. N. c. A. Jubilee Week.

Ardmoreite Special.
Topeka kans,. Sept. PA week OF
festivities in celebration of the com
pivtion of the handsome new Y. NJ.
c. \. Building in this city has been
arranged by the promoters and build
ers of the edifice beginning today
with Il meeting of the directors. The
building vii be dedicated next sun.
day afternoon Mayor Henry Boards
ley of Kansas City will deliver the
principal address. Various receptions
will be held next week