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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25
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through laterals over the thirsty Land.
This project win irvolve an outlay Of
$1,000. 600 but It will irrigats 100000 acres
of land which viii then be worth $50,
0oe. 600 or more
In the canyon Of the Salt River 1000
men are at work on the Roosevelt dam
Witch with the exception of another
structure of the Service, will be the high
est In the wori4 II win be 2S5 feet in
height and 800 feet along the crest and
will contain 100000 cubic yards OF ma
sorry The reservoir created by ths dam
Will he larger tnaD any artificial lake In
existence, with capacity ten times
greater than the Croton reservoir To put
It another way: It will hold enough water
to cover 400. coo acres TO a depth Of ons
foot. AT the bottom OF this lake will lie
a town which. at present consists Of per
manent stop. buildings has a population
Of 1850 and boasts all the usual utilities
OF a large urba center, When the Gam
lie complete1 and tine river. now running
through diversion channel, Is allowed 10
ret1rL to its bsd, the inhabitants will
desert Roosevelt and the waters will sub
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

do not cease with the provision OF water.
They extend in a revolutionary movement
to the agricultural communities that shall
occupy the land The ''rural settlement"
10 an ideal solution Of the farmers prob.
lem Every farm on & Reclamation prof.
ect viii be within three miles OF one Of
these towns The settlement" win con
tain central graded school. churches,
library, and, in snort, all the usual urban
features. Good roads win connect II With
the surrounding country and In May In
stances the irrigation works will supply
water power which may be utilized for
the operation OF electric railways and
for lighting and factory purposes.
The irst Of the great projects entered
upon By the Reclamation Service was the
Truckee- Ca rson, loeated 10 Nevada and
designed to transform the Forty Mile Dss
cit, the most desolate and barren spot
on the c1ntinsot with the exception Of
Death Valley. The chief feature OF this
operation consists lie ltting the TEuekes
River frois it's natural bed into a great
canal which will carry 1t into the Carson
Reservoir whence il wiz be distributed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25
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shali need ere long for the accommodas
tion of our expanding population, and It
is destined to provide homes for millions
Of prosperous people. 1t will cost on an
average about $50 per acre to reclaim
this land, so that the total outlay on
this splendid work Of redemption will be
81, 500 900, 600, or seven times the cost
OF the Panama Canal.
Some OF the land already reclaimed has
a value OF $1,000 per acre ana large
proportion OF It Is worth $500 and more.
The average value OF irrigated land In
the United States is t47 per acre, so
that we may, without taking account OF
tn probable future decrease in opera
tion and increase In real estate values
calculate that the ultimate result of the
enterprise will be TO add at least 81, $780,
0Oo,000 worth to the taxable property OF
the West 1t viii take City years or
more to complete the magnificent work.
but meanwhile each month sees thou
sands of acres OF desert yield to the
magic touch Of water.
Private enterprise has done much In
this direction since the Geological Sur
vey drew attention to the possibilities
twenty-five years ago. Irrigation canals
in total length sufficient to make a double
circuit OF the world have been construct
ed at an outlay OF $50. Oo0, 900 and q crop
producing area of 10000, 900 acres, equal
to that of the State Of Massachusetts,.
has been wrested from the desert. Each
year this territory barren and
uninhabited be II understood-yislds
harvest valued at more than s1co, 200, 900
and supports 100000 OF prosperous
people. There are today large stretches
of land producing annual crops worth
$1,000 per acre on holdings which few
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

WYE lat is the greatest material enter.
IA "A Prise Of the Government at the
~ present dayl Nine persons in ten
viii, answer at once: 1.-The Panama Canal"
But we have within our own country
national work In progress which is incom-
parably greater and of more Importance
than the Isthmian operation. We DO not
hear much Of the Reclamation Service
the niracle-working bureau of the Govern
meut. II was only organized i've years
ago, and its projects are located In out
of-the-way places Its engineers are
natter-of fact type OF men. intense ana
close uio,lthed. II is difficult to get
story from them and II you succeed, II
In apt to be delivered In the practical
terms of the craft. For weeks the pres
ent scribe pestered "Gunnison" MeCon-
nell for an account OF the famous tun-
mel Now the exploration Of the canyon
and the construction work on the SIX
mile sha TO pierce mountain S0o
feet In height have been accomplished
by blood-stirring deeds Of heroism. ad-
venture, and difficulty. but the engineers
narrative neglected all these as non-essen-
tails. II was a plain picture in half
tone of a project and the mechanical fsa-
lures involved In its execution.
The Reclamation Service has set its
.aod to the splendid task Of converting
81, 900, coo acres of barren waste into
richly productive land, much IL It the
most fecupd on the face Of the globe
The scene Of the contemplated transfer
nation which is proceeding with won
derful rnpidity - is the Great American
Desert, embracing our sixteen more or
less arid States and Territories and oc.
cueying two-hfths Of the area of the
~1asAcA stesr~S IL - region that we
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25
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"a Cl.INL the recent war scare tho
Enever was a moment when the gov
~ eminent of either Japan or America
seriously considered hostiilties. On our side
the alarm originated In and was restricted
to the irresponsible and unbalanced yellow
Journals that pander to the popular love
of sensation. In Japan the agitation had
q similar origin but there the temper OF
the people created a real danger OF
grave complications and might have
driven a weak ministry to extremes. The
world has never seen a greater enthusi-
asm for fight than that with which the
Japanese entered upon the war with Rus
STA, except, perhaps. when England turned
out to man to repel the Spanish Ar
mazda After the victory, the Mikados
people were p ssessed of spirit akin
TO that which prevailed in this country
as a sequence to the war OF 1912. They
thought that they could beat the world
and so they think now and will continue
70 do SO until the inevitable war with
great power that shall teach them wis
dom and a due sense of propoueion. In
a recent number, the Toxic Puck. tagged
A cartoon with the following modest sen
timent;
1.-The Pacific Coast has already become
A ferocious lion and the whole land IL
FAST being brutaliEed. We fear the time
NAV come when we shall be forced to
use the rife agaIh at this hldeous mon
stsr-the ride which we once tried with
success at the savage beast from the
Nor.h."
s-ould Japan attack the United states.
she could seize the Philippines. Hswaii,
and our other possessions In the Pacific
with little dificulty and might innict
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

ment of seventy-hye cents per acre. But
private capital has been restricted TO the
solution Of comparatively simple prob
lens in hydraulic engineering. 1t re-
manned for the Government TO cope with
the difficult and stupendous undertakings
upon which the salvation Of the greater
part OF the arid region depends.
One OF the most remarkable features OF
the great work OF the Reclamation serv-
ice 10 that It Is being performed without
cost to the country. The national irrlsa-
ton act of June. 1902. created the bureau
and provided that the funds for carrying
on its operations should be derived from
the sales Of public lands in the arid and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

merge It.
The UncompRhgre Valley contains lana
which when a suficiency OF water u APP
plied 70 1t. proves to be as fertile az any
in the world. At present the GunnisoA
riv r is flowing in futile amplitude paSs
the valley at the bottom OF a rocky can
yon three Thousand feet below the CUR
face OF the mesa The Reclamation ssrp-
Ice is boring a tunnel through the moun-
tain to carry the waters out upon the a.
jacent plain. It will be six miles to
length, and will effect the irrigation q
10000 acres, The greater proportion q
this work is accomplished and its Coca
pletion is looked for about 4 year hence.
The shoshone dam is going up In nortA
ern Wyoming. II win lock q narrow
granite canyon and viii rise to q greates
height-Sl0 feet-thsn any other In tho
world. The site OF the dam IL In a Epcs
formerly almost inaccessible but the Serv-
Ice has constructed a road several miles
In length through the canyon. II passes
through scenery iudescribably beautiful
anc affords new route to YeliowstoDs
Park.
At the foot Of the Black HiIlE In SoutA
Dakota, an enormous earthen embank-
ment Is in course Of construction. q
will be lis feet In height and moro than
q mile Ia length and will act IA a re-
taining wall TO a lake twenty miles lone
by nvs wide and In many places over one
hundred feet deep This project tie
Belle Fourche lis to be opened In tMa
present year.
remarkable piece OF engineering b
connected with the Yuma project on tAe
Colorado River. Across that eccentric
stream is being thrown a huge dam II
the East India weir type. Lacking bsS
rock foundation the enormous masonrf
construction will rest upon tbs sand. y
ia to be nearly a mile in length and 10
stretch about 400 feet up and down
stream. Its weight will be 10000 tons
| and It's cost three quarters Of e militoS
| dollars Another remarkable operation -.
voivsd in this project is he carrying Vt
/ tho Ola River through a steel and 90
msnt syphOn $500 feet long. underneath
and across the Colorado.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

availabis for rice growing in Louisiana
aud TEXAS. and the value Of such crop
W Ild be 500. 000O0o. This would make
the rice crop nfth IN point Of value Bmoug
the cereals OF this cSuntry-
Iron cloth ls largely Used today by tai
lors for making the collars Of coats sit
properly. II 10 mAnuhs ctured by q new
process from the steel wool. and has the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

semi-arid States and Territories; that the
cost Of each operation should be repaid
to the Government by the sale Of water
rights; that the land should be disposed
OF TO actual settlers under the homestead
act In small farm units sufficient to sup
port a family: and that at the end Of
ten years the irrigation works-with the
exception Of the reservoirs should be
turned over to the people. Thus the serv-
ice has a constantly Increasing fund
which now amounts 10 about $50 .o0o. 900
that Is turned over and over and 10 at
present appropriated TO the prosecution
Of twenty-f -four direrent projects In vari
Gus parts of the region.
The plans OF the Reclamation Service
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25
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csc but to retire to the rams Of the
second rate powers.
Japan To- confronted with the most seri-
Gus economic problems With a popula-
ton Of 100000. increasing at the rate
Of 10000 q year. Japan IL ovsrpeoplsf.
The need Of an outlet for her surplus
population was the chief inducsment to
the late war. She now has II 10 Korea.
The salvation OF Japan and the maints
nance Of her position as a world power
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

appearance Of having been woven from
horsehair.
Where the trouble Is physical. such as
ton Of the liver and 30 on. strong, firm,
martial music viii give best results, ac-
cording 70 DR.. Lstson. editor OF Health
Culture. For this class Of treatment the
key Of major IL particularly recon
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

Colorado, Montana and Utah have shown
decided decline 10 the production Of
precious metals
The steel sleeping ears which the Pull
man Company Is building will weigh %
per cent more than the present cara
The tip Of the tongue Is the most sen
Eitive part Of the human body: the tips
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

depend upon her solvency and the dsYsl-
opment Of her mechanical industries She
10 carrying q burdensome national debt Of
nearly one thousand million dollars upon
which atty million dollars interest must
be paid annually. The maintenance Of
her government. and her military estsb-
hshment is ~ery heavy, and projected
public imprc vements will make large
drains upon b sr sxchsquer. For example,
the national acquisition Of the railroads
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

OF the fingers come next, and third, the
skin Of the lips
In a discussion in the House Of Par.
lament relative 70 the danger Of cordite.
Mr.. Haldane said that he had a walking
stick made OF this explosive which he
had often carried into the closkroom Of
Parliament
Il is estimated that q. 600 900 acres are
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

some injury Upon our merchant marine
and western coast towns. But there her
power would cease and the enterprise
would mark the ginning Of her down.
fall. The moment she declared war
against the United States her main prop
the alliance with Great Britain would
be Knocked from under her and when
after. perhaps, I've years Of preparation
we should invade Nippon. there would be
nothing left for the e1uberant Japan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

The railroads Of this country are said
TO use 81, ooo, 900 ties per Annum.
A Htndoo prince is candidate for the
football team at Cornell
Hongkong imports annually about p
900 feet board measure OF Oregon
pine.
New YORK. has 1900 0oo, 900 gallons Of
water stored away IL its mountain rsser-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

meU0eos
WaHps prey on liesa fact which In
well known 10 Italy. On any summer or
early autumn day 10 the Tuscan country
parts, when the luncheon table Is black.
ened By nies. one may see 4 wasp sail In
at the open window. select a ny, roll u
over, curl II Up and carry II out into the
sunshine and soon return FOR another.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

The town OF orson, Sweden. Ia withous
taxes. The necessary revenues ars do
rived from a forest reservation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

In New York city alone the great works
Of tunnels under city and river, railway
terminals and depots, water supply and
aggregate the enormous sum OF S625. 0oo.-
600, or more than four Panama canal.,
says Popular Mechanics, while three Of
the undertakings amount TO .iOo,ooo,ooo
zach
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

me. She came into the room and
seated herself. Wont you stop,
please, for a moment longer?" she
said. Il hope that, at, least, We can
part without bitterness. / understand
now that everything is over between
us. A woman's vanity makes her be-
lief that a man cares for her die hard.
| am convinced now assure you, |
am. l shall trouble you no more
about the past. But 1 have the right
to ask you to hear me when say that
Langdon came, and that | myself sent
him away; sent him back to his wife"
Touching self-sacrifice," said I,
ironically.
NO" she replied. II cannot claim
any credit | sent him away only be-
cause you and Alva had taught me how
to judge him better. do not despise
him as do you; I know too well what
has made him what ne is. But l had
to send him away"
My comment was an incredulous
look and shrug. Il must be going" I
said
You do not believe me-" she asked.
In my place, would you believer"
replied |. You say have taught you.
Well, you have taught me, too--for in
stance, that the years you've spent on
your knees in the musty temple of
conventionality before false gods have
made you-ft only for the Langdon
sort OF thing. You can't learn how to
stand erect, and your eyes cannot bear
the light"
81 am sorry" she said, slowly, hest
tatingly, that your faith in me died
just when | might, perhaps, have justi-
fed it. Ours has been pitifui series
of misunderstanding.
"A trap. A trap" / was warning
myself. You've been fool long
enough, Blackjack" And aloud I said:
well, Anita, the series is ended now.
There's no longer any occasion for our
lying or posing to each other. Any ar
rangements your uncles lawyers sug-
gest will be made"
| was bowling, to leave without
shaking hands with her. But she
would NOT have it SO. Please! she
sale. stretching ont her long, slender
arm and offering me her hand.
What devil possessed me that day.
With every atom of me longing for her
yet was able 20 take her hand and
say, with a smile, that was, | doubt
not, as knocking as my tone: by all
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

win. My long, steady stretch in that
stealthy and sinuous company had put
me in the state Of mind in which it is
impossible to credit any human being
with motive that is decent or an ac-
ton that is not a dead-fall. Thus the
obvious transformation in her made
no impression on me. Her haughti-
ness, her GOODNESS, were gone, and
with them had gone all that had been
least like her natural SELF most like
the repellent conventional pattern 10
which her mother and her associates
had nodded her. But | was saying to
myself: a trap Langdon has gone
back to his wife. She turns to me-"
And | loved her and hated her.
Never" thought |, has she shown
so poor an opinion of me as now"
MY uncle told me day before yes
terday that it was not he but you"
she said, lifting her eyes to mine. 1t
is uncomfortable 10 me now that
could have misread their honest story;
yet | did
II had no idea your uncle's notion
OF honor was also eccentric" said /,
With satirical smile that made the
blood rush to her face
That is unjust TO him" she re-
piled, earnestly.
He says he made you no promise Of
secrecy. And he confessed to me only
because he wished to convince me
that lie had good reason for his high
opinion of YOU
Really said /. ironically. And
no doubt he found. you open wide to
conyiction-uow." This a subtlety to
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

let her know that | understood why
she was seeking me.
No she answered, lowering her
eyes. II ilnew-better than he"
For an instant this, spoken in a
voice had long given up hope of ever
hearing from her. staggered my Gym
ical conviction. Possibly she
thinks she is sincere reasoned my
head with my heart; even the SINGER
est women. brought up as was she, al
ways have the calculator underneath:
they deny il. they don't know it often.
but there il is: with them, calculation
is as involuntary and automatic as
their pulse" So. | said 10 her. mocG-
ingly: Doubtless your opinion OF me
has been improving steadily ever since
you heard that Mrs. Langdon had re-
covered her husband.
She WINGED. as if | had struck her.
"Oh. she murmured II she had been
the ordinary woman. who in every
crisis with man instinctively resorts
TO weakness strongest weakness.
tears. | might have a different story to
tell. But she fought back the tears
in which her eyes were swimming and
gathered herself together THAT is
| brutal" she said, with not touch OF
haughtiness. but not humbly, either.
But | deserve it.
There was time l went On,
swept in q swift current of cold rage,
there was time when | would have
taken you on almost any terms. A
man never makes complete fool of
himself about woman but once in
his life, they say. | have done my
strickland it is over
She sighed YEARLY. 'Langdon came
to see me soon after left your house
and went to my uncle she said. ~
will tell YOU what happened.
IL do not wish to hear" replied J.
adding pointedly. II have been waiting
ever since YOU left for news OF your
plans"
She grew white. and my heart smote
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
CAR. c. The Sex ROOM.
Above All Things the Walls Should
Be Kept Dry.

When the bedroom becomes q sicl,
room there is an added reason why ex.
treme precautions should be used 10
keep the room in thoroughly sanitary
condition.
Above all things, the bedroom should
never be damp. 1t should be nice and
dry, always warm and comfortable in
winter, cool and airy in summer, and
bright and sunny some parts Of the
day.
III there is any suspicion OF damp
ness in a bedroom it is proba bly, due,
II there is wallpaper on the wall, to
the absorption OF water by the paper
which frequently acts as plotting pa
per and holds quantities OF water in it.
The usc of wallpaper on walls is TO
be dcDlorcd; ii means disease, i'll
health and unhappiness. 1t Is fire.
quently the cause OF lung trouble, not
only because OF it's dampness bat also
because Of its power 10 retain Irfec-
ton of many kinds.
The desired method OF treating q
bedroom wall is to tint it for the ala
'''~SAhSo 'aAi 10 ~ pCllCCL wall. hI
never fakes of, chips or peels. 1t alb
serbs moisture and expels it, it opens
the pores of tho plaster and makes a.
room livabTe and breathable
The 1loor in the bedroom should
have light, cIeauable, dainty rugs that
can be easily shaken and floor that
Is thoroughly oiled or vanished, that
viii not absorb moisture. The cracks
in the floor should be thoroughly filed
and covered, Woodwork in The bed
room should be attended to carefully.
window stills should ne thoroughly var
nished or waXed, and the window cas-
inSs kept in perfect order The doors
should be wiped off frequently as also
should be all the standing woodwork
in the bedroom, as the presence Of
dust on woodwork is menace to
health as well as an evidences OF poor
housekeeping.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

means let us be friends. And 1 trust
YOU Will not think me discourteous if |
say that / shall feel safer i'm on,
friendship when we are borh on
neutral ground"
AS | was turning away. her look. my
own heart. made me turn again |
caught her by the shoulders. gaZed
into her eyes. IF | could only trust
You. could only believe YOU, | cried
You cared for me when | WASH /
worth it, she said Now that am
more like what you once imagined me.
YOU do not care"
Up between us rose Langdons face
cynical. mocking, contemptuous
Your heart is his! You told me SO .
Don't lie to me-" | exclaimed. And
before she could reply, | was gone. .
Out from under the spell OF her
presence, back among the tricksters
and assassins, the traps and ambushes
OF Wall street. / believed again: be-
lieved firmly the promptings of the
devil that possessed me. she would
have given you brief fools paradise. =
said that devil. Then what n hideous
awakening." And | cursed the day
when New York's insidious snobbish
ness had tempted my vanity into start
ing me on that degrading chase after
''respectability.'
If she does not move to free he.
self SOON said | to myself, II will
put my own lawyer to work. My right
eye offends me. / will pluck il out"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
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