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ent of Prairie Farmer The bottom
of the ditch should be leveled so that
the bales will set firmly Oh he
ground and the banks dug off so that
they will be reasonably perpendicular.
Next all crevices must be trampled full
Of earth.
If one bale will not reach across the
hitch more may be used. If two bales
are used they should be added so as
to press against each other and against
the bank as shown in the cut. If put
in this way no support will be re-
quired, the force of water will only
crowd the bales against the bank and
keep them firmly in place.
If more than one tier of bales is
required the ditch should be filled
level with the top of the first tier be-
fore another tier is laid.
Masonry or concrete would of course
make better job, but the bales are
not so expensive. / use damaged hay
Or straw which | have had baled for
the express purpose of use in this
manner.
If the bales are properly placed ma.
ture fills the ditch Water goes
through the bales as readily as
through sieve, but all particles of
earth are held back until the ditch is
| filled to the top of the bales.
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Land Good for sonethinc

All land is good for something. II
II mas been SO hardly cut up by rains
mat it cannot be brought under the
ploW or cannot be used for pasturage,
II may still be used for the growing
OF certain kinds of trees. There are
trees that will grow in gullies and on
the poorest of soils. It is better to
nave them occupying the ground than
TO have unsightly gullies and clay
banks lying baked in the sun. A group
q trees will at least lend beauty to
the landscape while they are young
and value to the farm when they are
old
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31
Gnn'a Sunlight gnr
nf Nnl1ta&t Rarr
By MAJ. cHAs. E. WOODRUFF,
Army SURGEON.
movement.

proopasm which compo the human system Goods sunlight"
neuaenia and cardiac feebene and promoting
tuberculosis increasing insanity suicide every only
the tropics but here in New York
Goods coudnes wherever is found the shade of dark houses
and and awnings promoting health sanity and long life
the United States lies south of the latitude Constan
nop of it south Eub New York farther from
equator than Rome People Of southern Europe flooding Amer
-Armenian Hungaran Savs Jews and Italians for the climate
is precisely suited to thenl They will flourish.
south Minnesota and degeneran
Enghmen maintain himself in England already
has replaced the Frenchman It isn't matter of heat
of light
Unless he abandns this about Goods sunshine and art
fcay provides himself with defense against light his dangerous enemy
who lacks natural defense against it, evolved
ries of the Mediterranean will perish
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see what's in this parcel? I've been
looking for you all afternoon" re-
marked Mr.. Patton, on the way up the
walk
Saw you goin' out" said Marjory.
Then all at once her tears flowed
afresh.
What is it, Marjory? You're not
afraid of me now. are your" he asked.
"W-want you to forgive me" she
sobbed.
81 forgive you. Marjory," he re-
turned gently. But now we must
both be happy" he added. cheerfully,
as they reached the seat.
Want to kiss you" said Marjory.
Without a word the bachelor bent
down.
Better now" sighed the child.
why you crying" she demanded
abruptly.
Nonsense, Marjory. Come away
now and open the parcel. It's a pres
ent to you from me, Marjory."
Marjory's shrill voice rent the air
with one long shrek of delight over
the finest doll that Mr.. Patton had
been able to procure in Glasgow.
Want to cuddle you" she whis-
pered.
And he took her up in his arms.
Il say, Mariory," he observed, a
little later, its about time you were
going home.
What will your daddy say to you
for being away so long?' asked Mr..
Patton as they went along the road.
Got no daddy" returned the child
Daddy dead long time ago."
And your mother?"
Mummy's never angry-sometimes
sorry" said Marjory.
The bachelor was about to bid hel
adieu, but she insisted upon his com
ing in to see her other dolly, with 1t:
head in sticking plaster, and to make
friends with her pussy cat He smiled
good-naturedly, and accompanied hel
up the path to the house.
'Mariory, Marjory. where have yol
been?" cried a voice. and Mr.. Pator
looked so queer that the child gazet
at him in alarm.
Round a clump of rhododendron,
came woman. at the sight OF whom
the bachelor stood staring like IN.
suddenly awakened from a dream.
How do you do. james," said Mar
jory the elder. holding out her han.
to Mr.. Patton.
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him once more.
Mr.. Patton, carrying a brown paper
parcel under his arm, set out Inat
afternoon to try to find the little malq
whose acquaintance he had made Sc
unhappily the previous morning he
felt that she could not be dwelling iar
from Ailsa View. So he began opera.
lions by making careful survey OF
the shore for nearly quarter OF
mile Being unrewarded, he took the
side roads one by one, and then ne
wandered up the high Fairlie road, I'LL
at last, tired and respondent, ne De-
took himself homeward. One thing,
however, had happened during MS
walk. He had made up his mind to
burn all his manuscripts.
Ten minutes later he carefully
closed the gate of Ailsa View behind
him. Suddenly he stopped and looked
across the lawn. Here and there his
crocuses had been torn up by hand
fuls, and the narrow walks were sprin-
killed. with the ruined flowers.
His eye was arrested by something
moving among the shrubbery In the
direction of the gate. Childish fingers
and his own caught the handle almost
at the same instant. The man, gray
with anger, stood looking down on the
child white with fear.
whats your name?" asked Mr.. Pa
ton sternly.
"M-Marjory," she replied
"Mariory," he repeated, gently-so
gently that the child looked up at him
in wonder. "Marjory, / never broke
your doll"
You hurt my pussy" she observed,
as a tear crept into each eye.
I'm sorry, Marjory," he said quite
humbly.
Want me to forgive your" she
whispered.
Mr. Patton replied: "If you please,
Marjory."
Il forgive you" she said seriously
And then she burst into tears.
"Will you come with me to the seal
up yonder," asked the bachelor, land
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lntIuenee q the PoIItIelan,s WIG.

influence Of the Politicians Wife.
1t has often been asked how much
Influence the wife of a public man
bears on his political career. This is
hard to estimate: but this much is
certain: The man who comes to WASH.
ington, either as a member of Con.
gress or Of some other branch of the
government where his position is one
of prominence is very unfortunate If
his wife is not one whom he can trust
to making her way socially. Not nee.
essarily being great social success
but capable of mingling with the aver.
age woman at the national capital
For, in spite of the fact that a small
percentage of society looks leniently
upon the married couple who are sci
dom seen in public together, the aver
age sound American believes in the
comradeship of man and wife. But
when we sum up this question OF the
influence of women In statecraft we
pass the Judgment that, on the whole
the influence OF woman in statecraf
is for good, says writer in Home
Magazine. Being impulsive, she is APP
to make mistakes now and then which
cause the more logical males to laugl
at her, but as a rule she is pretty sur
of her footing before she attempts tt
make the jump across the politica
stream that divides womankind from
mankind.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

At Krupp's. in Essen. an army OF
10000, fed with coal and iron from
vast private mines, turn out engines of
destruction by the thousand. There
are another 10000 men at Lord Arm
strong's works In the north of Eng
land, besides an aggregate of 10000
more in the titanic government FORCES
of Great Britain, France, Germany
Austria, Italy, Japan and Russia, and
these thousands are quite apart from
armor plate makers and builders Of
battleships.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

Alonzo H. Evans, Boston's Oldest
bank president, at 81, is robust and
hearty, and shows by his own example
the result of living the kind of life
that he prescribes for the youth Of
to-day. Mr.. Evans has the greatest
confidence in the generation of the
present and thinks If they follow his
advice they will succeed. He says:
Apply yourself, young man, IL you
would succeed. Work hard, be hon
est, be truthful, be loyal to your en-
ployer, save something out of each
weeks pay, even If it is little. but,
above all, apply yourself"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

Twenty years ago the population of
Oklahoma could be enumerated in In
cowboys and cattle kings In 1890, one
year after the first opening of Okla
homa territory there were mors than
$4,000 people living on 100000 acres
of land. To-day the white population
may conservatively be estimated at
over 100000.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31
Brnrfita 1IlErtflr thr 1lHnntrn'H
Ull1ha 6aup Bratnmrn
~ MRS. ALIcE PARKER LESSER.
President Pentagon Club The Club Professional woeo

- ganzaion from what the beginning 1t began OF
course, the individual better
$1,000 To-day boardened and di
NENTN purposes that has quite subordi
mated this original design the larger mission of effort for
NQSSyHM all mankind.
19 81 It is remarkable how rapid widespread the
organization of the woman's club movement 1t has
be gigantic system Of state and national federation, and
many public affairs must have constantly
increasing strength pure food and child labor egs
aon for example the Of the woman club moral influence
distinctly felt
The club therefore, taught organization of the
things real life and if had done
nothing usefulness would be appreciated But it has done many
other things.
its development has been the growth of spirit of toll
particularly of religious tolerance Women natu
ally were slower put kind intolerance which
existed between Catholics and Professionals but between the
bers of the different Protestant denominations
persons by religious beliefs separated
socially as WE'LL could call Presbyterians,
Congregaonass naan and The womans club has elm
most of this spirit.
It has dene much elimination of small gossip The
been developed things rather than in
rather than individuals and thus
Of trivial personalities has been superseded by that of mat
of and universal human interest.
club has taught to ignore the merely
ona society which always great bore where
without another brought together under wholly ar
this kind of Society the ubwoman has susl-
the real social Of meeting and greeting of similar
taste sympathetic IDEAS
Indeed responsible for the wider and deeper
the nobes qualities which sympathy Con-
with great variety types has developed far broader views Of life
than have whose of includes but
two types and of a strictly conventional nature.
Through interchange of ideas concerning the art and difficulties
housekeeping the uwomn have been the the effort
drugery the dignity and usefulness of science
All these things be said truly OF the ateday cuwoman
many might which may be left others interested
n po%r "pt''"'' anu woman '' ASe124Mvok4+
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Gods sunlight h a s
credit for more false
merits than any other of
the many superstitions to
which men have fallen
victims. We recognize
the fact that it kills bac-
terra, but we ignorantly
fail to reflect it has just
as fatal an effect on the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

In the newly organized province of
Alberta, western Canada, bordering
the foothills of the Rocky mountains.
is the latest stake of Zion. There
5000 trekkers from Utah are farming
and ranching, and incidentally build
ing up strong cause of Latter Day
Saints in the dominion. as an integral
part of the army of 100000 that con
stitutes the sect the world over
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

The British coast erosion committee
rejoices over the discovery that the
sea has added 3O,752 acres to the
British isles in 25 years and carried
away only 419 acres. The land cut of
has been valuable, however, while the
sandbanks added may remain useless
for many years.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

TectfVtu ny
tongues
We have, been accused of advocating phonetic
spelling. This is not true. We advocate simpliied
spelling, and do not want any misft spelling
Phonetic reform is impossible at present.
Many leading photographers and linguists may
be cited who have adopted the simplifed spelling
and its adoption has been coming gradually into prac
Ice and the growth will continue gradually
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

The spelling of the
English language is the
worst of all modern civ
ilized languages and is
SO because it is not sim
plified.
A more simplified
method of spelling many
English words should be
adopted. As warrant for
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31
A Good Ration for Calves.

Sam McKelyie of Nebraska feeds
his calves the first year equal parts
OF bran, corn and meal and oats, with
an the alfalfa they want. That ration
ought to make them hump.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31

Alphons Mucha. the noted French
artist, has come to America to live
and Is now teaching art in New York.
He was born In Moravia in 1860, but
has lived In Paris most Of his life.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31
Germs In Books.

The authorities of the city Libraries
in Berlin have been making some in.
teresting experiments with the pur.
pose of determining the hygienic con.
.uitions of books that have been used a
Breat deal by the people. With the
dirc altered from such books, some
of VIII &h was known to include tuber-
culosis hacilli, experiments were made
on guineN pigs. In the case of books
used but two years, no result could be
noticed, but the refuse collected from
particularly soiled books, that had
been in circulation from three to six
years, did produce an effect. Attempts
to destroy the bacilli by sterilization
through formalin vapors failed; but
the books themselves suffered to such
an extent that many were practically
spoiled. In view of this fact, the city
authorities have decided to abstain
from further disinfecting experiments,
In conjunction with the city medical
society and the police department, 1t
has now been decided periodically to
examine the public libraries and to de-
stroy those books which have been
used so much as to make them dan
ger to public health. Such books
must be destroyed, not sold for old
paper.
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PLAN TO PREVENT EROSION.
Use of Spoiled Hay That Has Been.
BaleG Will Do the Trick.

Farmers in some sections suffer
much from the effect of erosion OF
their lands. bitches formed by over
flow water l have found can be cheap
Iy filled by bales of hay or straw
placed across the ditch so as to form
a dam. The ditch may then be
plowed in or a little earth piled
against the bales and succeeding rains
will complete the work.
The bales should be laid fiat and
carefully fitted after manner shown
in the illustration. says correspond
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Engltalr 5praktng
tlrr ndnrHt
BY PROF. BRANDER MATTHEWS.

this line made by the Germans and French may be
cited The Spanrds almost complete phonetic
spelling.
The English language best fitted Of all to become universal
language The smpfed the spelling Of word the more readily
will II be received by persons speaking other
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vt'a~s~Nt '"~'"'sS
MARJORY
BY J. ]. BELL
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Copyright. by Joseph B BowIes)
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ed, the old longing took possession o.
him once more.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
c"pAcrFc"

these accomplished by supplying two Of
driving wheels and cylinders. each set in of
separate truck construction This however, proved
unsatisfactory, OF the design. and was.
besides exceedingly costly in maintenance
A design of locomotive has been recently intro
duced in this country by the American Locomo-
tive Company Cinto which the locomotive works OF
the pioneer Rogers have been merged. I'M
provement upon engines used steep grades
in the mountains Switzerland. 1t is known
as the "articulated'' type. in which two sets
of cylinders and driving wheels used The
rear set OF driving wheels and cylinders is ap-
piled to rigid frames connected directly TO the 10
comotive boiler while the forward set Of driving
wheels cylinders Is fastened to separate
frame construction. which is hinged, on vertical
pivot just ahead of the cylinder, TO the main
engine frame and provided with suitable sliding
and centring devices to keep them in line The
cylinders are of the compound. double expansion
type, steam being first used in the rear. or high
pressure cylinders and thence conveyed TO the
forward or low pressure. cylinders through a suit
able arrangement of flexible piping provided with
non-leakable joints used or expanded a second
time in these cylinders and finally exhausted,
through another of flexible piping, to the stack
in the usual manner The first Of these locomotives
in this country, and which by long odds the
largest in the world, designed and built by the
above mentioned company for the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad in 1904 and exhibited at the LOUISIANA
Purchase Exposition. wEcre it attracted Ihuch at
tention This locomotive lad two sets OF SIX uh
all twelve) drivers. with total weight OF S'o'V'O
pounds thereon. Several engines of this type nave
been recently constructed and the company mas
lust completed three monsters for the Erie RalI-
road having eight driving wheels in each set OF
sixteen in ALL and total weight Of 4l0,Ooo pounds
equally distributed The tractive power. or pull
at the drawbar. OF these mammoth engines IS
about 10000 pounds. thus giving a hauling capac-
ity OF D 600 tons on the level. 400 tons per
cent grade or $500 IL per cent grade
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

ments in the design and construction of our loco
motives among which the of piston valves
larger driving wheels. larger boilers. increase in
boiler pressure, and better designed and more pow
erfui engines. There was also a very marked IN
crease in the weight. dimensions capacity and eff
cheney Of locomotives. the increase in weight OF the
average passenger and freight locomotives during
thls period of five years being from $4,000 to @o0Uo
pounds. or increase of about 20 per cent over
the previous FIVE years while for the years 1871
y the increase about l. per cent. and for the
i've years before that about l. per cent. Owing to
the Introduction of cast steel and improved design
while the total weight Of the average locomotive
was increased only about 20 per cent, the hauling
capacity was increased from 80 TO 40 per cent In
1S9. the then heaviest locomotives in the world
were built for the Great Northern Railway. These
weighed about 2l5.o00 pounds
The following half decade. 1897 1902. fur
Their marked increase in the proportions OF loco
motives. The increase IL weight Of the average
passenger and freight engines being about - per
cent over the maximum of the five previous Years.
while there was still greater increase in the weights
81 The heaviest engines. The latter end Of this
period further large improvements in Iocomo-
tive design and construction. particularly in the
use u. the wide hreboN and increased CRATE areas
for burning hitUmnoUs coal the introduction Of
these larger hreboXeS necessitatinE great changes
in the design of locomotives of both passenger and
freight service. In passenger service, account
Of the large driving wheels used. ii became neces-
sary To apply trailing wheels under the freboX
this construction also being used on many types
OF freight engines having large wheels.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

service. locomotives capable Of handling trains
weighing from SO 70 50o tons must be provided;
whilst for freight service. trains weighing from
900 to 00O tons are the rule. and not the cXccP-
ti-r Twenty years ago We handled passenger
trains weighing from -c0 10 800 tons. and freight
trains weighing about 200 tons were the maximum
Comparing the present American with the foreign
practice. in the latter. passenger train weighing
from 80 10 900 tons is about the maximum: whilst
tho average English freight train weighs about ono
to 500 tons. also common at railroad terminals
In England to see single horses used for switching
cars What would single horse be able 10 do
with modern American Pullman car weighing o.
10 20 tons. or 4 loaded freight weighing from
20 to tons?
Taking locomotives Of approximately the same
type and weight but having details of design con-
forming those prevailing In the country of manu-
facturc. there is great deal of difference IN
he cost of production. The American built loco
motive would naturally cost more than the Euro
pean on account Of the high wages paid to the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15

254 tons whilst 1893 regularly hauling pas
senger trains weighing from $50 to 400 tons
At the close of the fair both of these then ceie-
brated engines were under steam from Chl-
cagO New York hauling their respective trains;
the English locomotive seemed to have difficulty IN
handling its light train. whilst the American
engine could have with ease hauled a very con-
siderably heavier The present heavy pas
senger engines OF the New York Central weigh
about two and oe-eighth times more than the then
famous locomotive. which at the time one OF
the heaviest passenger engines in existence,
whilst the hauling capacity of these moderns Is
exactly double that of the t999' This gives fair
illustration Of the incomparabiity Of American
and English locomotives.
1t may not be out OF place to interpolate here
description and explanation Of conditions
peculiar railroads, which confront the Amer
lean locomotive builder. In both the construction
and the operation of American railroads conditions
entirely different from those pertaining to England
Europe exist. In England. and in the other
civilized portions of Europe the distances are
much shorter than here, the country is thoroughly
settled and its topography is such that its physical
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
M. LocoMo


the American locomotive developed tractive power
of PIC per cent of the average foreign locomotive
whilst the fuel consumed per horsepower was only
81 per cent OF that used by the French and German
engines. It found In making this test of sixty
six miles per hour that it useless to make test
of the foreign engines at higher speed The Amer
lean engine. however was further tested. At speed
Of seventytve miles per hour at which it developed
a tractive power Of 100 per cent, and a fuel con-
sumption per horsepower OF 97 per cent OF that
shown by the foreign engines at speed of only
sixty-six miles per hour An analysis OF these fig
ures will clearly show the marked superiority of
tho American locomotive those of foreign con-
strucron for handling American passenger trains.
This. too accounts for the fact that there are
foreign built locomotives used in the United
States. with the exception OF the two pur-
chased for the purpose OF making exhaustive tests