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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
UNEVEN LAND WORKED
SO Far IrrIsa.ors Of West Have Paid
No Attention TO Irrigation Of
Rolling Ground.

L.HL -- aaUfNnEa N r4EHIL"L
In speaking recently to a land agent
that deals in semi-arid land, the
writer was told that up to the pres
ent tine little OF the rolling land
is being irrigated, says H. A. Rob
erts in Farm Life.
The head of an important educa-
tional institution tells the writer that
the Chinese think nothing of irrigat-
ing hill sides. They run their canals
around hills with the greatest Of per.
lection.
What the Chinese have done and
are doing, we also can do. We have
not yet got to the point of reducing
all hillsides to irrigated areas, but
some of u common farmers long
ago learned how to irrigate hillsides
even when The water had to. be
pumped from a river far below.
One of them made canva hose that
he could carry in any direction. He
pumped the water from the river by
means of his windmill, and the tank
on the windmill was the factor that
gave the pressure to the water in
the canvas hose.
When he had occasion to water the
crops on the top Of the hill, he sim
ply carried the end of the hose to
that point and turned on the water.
The rest of the work was done by d.
recting the flow of the water In the
burrows.
This latter work requires some ex-
perience to insure it's being done In
the best possible manner.
Another farmer that was a devotee
of irrigation made his burrows by
mean Of logs dragged over the
ground after he had plowed 1t. If the
logs were dragged over the soil when
1t al still moist, a glazed surface
resulted that prevented the water
flowing out except at the desired
points.
This was a makeshift in irrigation
ditching, but served fairly WE'LL.
Where fields on hillsides are annu.
ally plowed. the problem is a difficult
one, in a land where labor is high
priced. When such land is to be
placed under a system Of irrigation,
it is better to have the land in some
permanent crop, so that the irrigation
burrows can remain from year to year,
and the levels that have been found
one year may be available the next.
The Chinese are signally success
full in this kind of irrigation, princi-
pally because they depend on hand
labor, and such labor need not dis
turb the main features Of the irriga-
tion system.
If Americans find 1t necessary to IT.
their hillsides, they will doubt
less also find it necessary to use
instead of machine work
in the cultivation of the ground thus
used.
The writer believes in introducing
irrigation wherever possible, whether
the land be arid or not, as a crop in
surance, but he believes that the prob.
lem can be worked out but slowly.
The American farmer is welded to
the s of machines and will be slow
to abandon them. Perhaps some
bright inventor will find a way to dis
tribute water to the hillside crops
and yet retain the methods we now
employ.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
IOWA FARMS sfIsaR AI%
CASH BALANCED ID M s7sa 90 on s.
Privilege Of EnqIish HUSBAND.

A wife who complained at the
Marylebone police court in London the
other day that her husband used,
abusive language to her was informed
by Mr.. Plowden that this was one of
a husbands privileges.
you must put up with it" the mag
istrate told her. Better an abusive
husband than no husband at all"
But l have had SO many years OF
this kind of thing" she protested.
II cannot give you any redress"
Mr.. Plowden replied. .You must ex-
pect a certain amount of abuse in this
world"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
SCIENCE in DRY FARMING.
Proposes to Utilize What Water Falls
20 Insure a Reasonable Crop
Production.

After five years Of progress dry
farming has become established as
standing for a certain method Of agri-
culture adapted to the plains where.
rainfall Is deficient. It is easy to raise
crops in Iowa. Missouri, eastern Ne
braska, and similar portions Of the
west. where sunshine, rich new soil.
and abundant moisture are found. It
lis quite another thing where weeks
fgo@by without q cloud. Scientific
farming PROPOSES so, to utilize what
water does fall that there shall be q
reasonable crop production-not uni.
3formly equal to that Of the we'll.
2moisttured east, not approaching that Of
the irrigated valleys, but making II
possible for the farmer to support his
family iIScomfort onSa moderate acre
age and returning good interest on
the kMvestment,sw writes Charles MORGAN
sHarger, In the American Review Of.
Reviews, In the states OF Idaho. Mon.
tana, Wyoming, Utah, In New Mexico
and Arizona, In all the western por-
sttoas Of the great plains this idea has q
Sfoothold and Sis recognized as q bust.
ness proposition-not q miracle nor
syetsa fancy theory Of the schools. Is
demands personal attention, definite
5enort,sahd understanding OF the prin.
Fciples Of agronomy-but It is prac-
stical, profitable, and gives results that
are surprising. Used intelligently, it
brings fertility to- what was In effect
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
WANTS Her
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit Of WomensWho.
Suffer from Female Ills
Minneapolis. Minn.-"Iw was a great
sufferer from female troubles which

~u66U d W66kueSS
and broken down
condition Of the
system. I read 80
muchofWhatLydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women I
felt sure it would
me, andImust
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
pains all left ma. r
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
Water for Strawberries.

During the fruiting season irrigation
is given to Strawberries frequently
enough to keep the plants well sup
piled with moistures Drying the soil
at this time not only reduces the size
Of the fruit but shortens the period.
of bearing as well. It is found that
the rows should not be over Is rods
long between laterals. Greater length
than this necessitates keeping the
water too long a time in the upper
end of the rows in order that it may
reach the farther end. The desirabili-
ty of having the land as even as pos
sible is apparent at this period for
the plants in ~depressions are then.
flooded after which the fruit scalds
under. the hot sunshine. Irrigations
during the picking season are given az
soon as possible after the pickers
have been e the field in order to,
allow as much time as possible for the
soil to dry of before another picking
Ia ready
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
Use az 9oII cuItur.

I Cultivation Of the soil Is not merely
done to kill weeds. but tits q moist
ure c~onseryator; It makes the soil
more porous. so that the plant roots
more easily penetrate In search OF.
plant food. In time. of protracted
drought the cultivator should be kept
going Whether there are weeds or not.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
Cultivate Potatoe. frequently.

Potatoes are q quick growing crop,
hence they require frequent cultiva.H
ton for best growth and maturity.
Three or four CIVILIZATIONS will keep
theSweeds down in a potato patch, but
II REQUIRES six or eight CIVILIZATIONS to
produce good potato crop. Every
cultivation pays probably larger than
for any other cultivated crop.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
Use for WindmiUs.

Windmills may be used to pump wa.
ter from canals, bitches. reservoirs.
lakes, and wells. In irrigated dis
tricts 1t liz desirable to locate the
farm buildings on high ground, and
the site selected Is frequently above
the canal. A windmill furnishes one
of the most convenient and best
means Of elevating ~suf1cient canal wa
ter for the Irrigation Of a garden, fam.
lily orchard, and shade trees. Water
pumped for domestic purposes should.
be first stored In, d tank, and then
filtered. but water used in irrigation
may be applied directly from the
pump, tank or reservoir. The pipe
which conducts the water from the
pump to the tank or reservoir should,
be Of ample size, in order to lessen
the loss OF head created by friction.
The speed Of the water an 1T passes
through the discharge pipe should not
exceed two feet per second or about
the same ratesas the water In q canal.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-20
! [ HUMID REGIONS
Proper Conservation:of Soil Mois-
ture Needed for Crops.

&SE.lGT1 TLF2fTiItITF. TIEEEECI v-NHIE.IT
ture Needed for Crops.
4 ~ at4-a-
IN Corn Culture Cultivation Should
Follow EFyeIS Heavy Rain, to
Break the Crust and Form
! M seff.Mulch.
10 mentiUni the application Of the
principles OF dry farming" in the hui
mil regions In q season when the
rains were SO heavy and frequent FOL
seyerals weeks in May and June that
fornf cultivation could not &c on for
two days in succession would almost
seemSa positive offense. But let us
consider the subject q little, says
Farm and Fireside. In hot weather
following rains the ground quickly
bakes, or a surface crust is formed,
particularly on clay soils. Now here
is just where the application of the
Campbell system OF soil culture comes
in with remarkably favorable results.
In corn culture, for example. cultiva-
ton should follow every heavy rain
as soon .as the ground is In proper
condition, to break the crust and to
form 4 soil niulth. For If the crust is
not broken and the mulch Of loose
earth formed, the soil moisture is
quickly eVaporatad; and If a rain|ess
period Of only ten days follows, the
corn begins to suffer for water. Then
We complain of drought, and say the
sGc5prn needs rain. What 1t really needs
iiA the conservation OF soil moisture
Shya proper and timely cultivation.
This point becomes more forcible
when Wetcohsider that the average
rainfall In the humid regions during
the cofn.growing season does not fur.
nish5 SUFFICIENT available water, after
allowing for surface drainage and
Evaporation, for the crop to make a
full yield. The r crop depends
ldrgely on water conserved in the soil
from the early rains Of the eason
The soil elements Of plant food are
ttfken ppSins 4 dilute solution Of water
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lifted from the soil and exhaled
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mind we begin to realize the: enor-
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Evening star., 1909-03-15
BoYDs, MD.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
BOYDS. Md, March Is. 1869.
Thirty or more friends of w. Scott Rice
gave him and his bride a big serenade
here upon their arrival at Boyds. They
were married in Rockville Wednesday
lest and are making their home here.
Following the serenade an informal re-
ception took place, followed by collation..
John r. Grubb of near Poolesville, re-
spected farmer of that section. is critically
i'll at his home near Poolesville.
DIR. Benjamin r. Lansdale, former men,
Der of the house of delegates OF this coun-
ty and one of the oldest practitioners of
medicine in this county, Is under treat
ment in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
after an operation. His condition has
been extremely critical
j. r. Lillard of this place has been re-
appointed a deputy sheriff under Sheriff
Leuree W. Mullican.
Abraham Mikesell of Araby is dead. He
was d native of Carroll county. but for
many years had been residing in Frederick
county He died Of paralysis. aged sew
enty-eight years. He has relatives in the
upper Section of Montgomery county.
Two children survive him.
The lodge of Good Templars of Brown
ingsyille has elected its officers for the
ensuing year as follows: Ivan Lawson
chief templar; Mr.. Q. Layton, secretary
Rov Smith, assistant secretary; Anthony
Smith, treasurer; Jesse Baker, vice tern
plar The lodge was formed in 1854 and
has several hundred members.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
LAUNCH TRYTo TURNED UP.
With Engine Defects Corrected Will
Trv Conclusios With Fast Craft.

The speed launch Tryto, belonging to
Capt. Joe Moore of Alexandria, is in
the old warehouse at the foot of King
street. Alexandria. being overhauled and
made ready for fast runs on the river
in the coming season.
The Tryto was in service last season.
Her engine never worked in a satisfac-
tory manner and speed results looked
for were not obtained except on short
spurts.
These showed that the boat was cX-
ceptionally fast. With machinery in
good working order she will prove a
formidable rival of the Emerson boat
Mae. or the Kindo, belonging to VIII
Moore. for the speed supremacy of the
Potomac.
Since the boat was laid up last fall
Capt. Moore has been working on her.
The defects in the engine have been
discovered and corrected. and good re-
suits are expected to be obtaind with
the Tryto this spring. The boat will
be put overheard ready for trial about
April /.
Owners of the Kindo and other speed
boats owned here and at Alexandria are
overhauling their craft and getting them
in condition for fast work this spring.
There is talk of a number of races be-
tween boats that can do twenty miles
an hour or better
AS yet there is no boat owned al this
city that can compete with the Alex
andria boats in speed. One or more are
to be built before summer for Washing
ton owners, and efforts to defeat the
Alexandria boats will be made.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
FRENCH BECKY SHARP.
Arrest of Woman Calling Herself
the Comtesse d'Anglmont.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS. March 1J.-An extraordinary
woman, whose real name is Jeanne Mar
guerite Private, but who calls herself the
"Comtesse d'Angemont," has been tried
and sentenced for one case in a wonderful
career of swind!ing at Montpelier. "The
comtesse' looks something Ike Nine.
Therese Humbert. She Is a handsome
southerner OF fortyseven. and for the
last three years has lived on the crcdulity
Of the good people of Montpelier and the
neighborhood She arrived there in 1906
with two children, a nurse and gov
erness and took rooms at the principal
hotel for which she paid over SO day.
She made a number of friends there, and
she made many debts as well-so many
that when her creditors at last took
action she was found to owe the pro-
prietor of the Hotel Metropole a sum Of
So 400 500 to the cure of the church she
attended, $1,000 to her bookseller and
something like 600 to thirty other peo-
pie
Now that she has been tried and SER
fenced for fraud. the ''Comtesse d Angle
mont proves to have done exactly the
same thing on several other occasions
Traces of her under different names have
been found in fifteen provincial towns III
France. and she was known unfaVorably
in Russia.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
TO SUCCEED GEN. WILSON.
Member of District Railway Com
mission to Be Chosen Soon.

That the interstate commerce com
mission is undaunted by the failure OF
the street railway officials to respond
to inquiries made by the District eiec-
trio railway commission, and that 1t
proposes to stand pat on its action III
creating the latter commission. appears
evident from the statement made today
at the interstate commerce commission
that third member of the District
commission will shortly be selected to
take the place of Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
who recently resigned.
Commissioner Lane said the names of
several persons had been considered in
connection with the vacancy, but that
the commission was not prepared dt
this time to make any announcement,
except that the District commission is
to be continued for the present at
least.
1t is thought not improbable in some
quarters that the name OF the District
body may be changed so as TO show
that its members are special examine RS
of the interstate commerce commission.
and that such change may POSSIBLY re
move the objection of the local rallwaT :
officials to deal with the body. 1t Is
asserted that from the outset both the
CAPITAL Traction and the Washington
and Electric companies have indicated
a Willingness to cooperate with repre-
sentatives of the interstate commerce
commission as such, but that their pur-
pose to ignore a special commission is
unalterable.
Evening star., 1909-03-15

ugly name and left the man on the neld
where found 1t is said he added that he
didn't know whether or not the man was
dead
James Dorsey is twenty-eight years old,
The police claim he makes his living by
gambling. He recently served a three
month sentence in the Alexandra county
jail in connection with the d1sposition OF
stolen articles 1t is also said that he
| served other terms in prison.
Richard Pines is thirty-siX years old
| and has frequently been in trouble for
| minor offenses. On one occasion he saved
| the life Of a policeman by shooting a
negro who would have killed the police
man.
age and has never been in any serious
| trouble He does odd jobs. but has no
! steady employment. He has been ar
rested on one or two occasions Tor minor
OffenseS.
| Smith. who is held in connection with
| the watch case, Is about thirty-fve years
old. He came to Alexandra seVeral years
| ago from Chicago.
| He has made livelihood in the uphol-
| stering business. In connection with MS
/ work he has on several occasions been IN
the police court. but has never been be-
| fore the court for any other offense.
Reasons for Presence Unknown.
What brought Schultz 10 this city is
not known and will perhaps never be
known unless he disclosed his mission
to his murderers. 1t is generally be-
| lieved. however, that he came here for
! the purpose Of visiting Mount Vernon
| and other points of interest and in all
probability got off the car at the head of
King street, a rather deSolate place.
| The place where he met death is re-
garded by the police as an ideal spot
Evening star., 1909-03-15
METAL WORKERS CONVENTION
DELEGATES FROM ALL SECTIONS
IN SESSION HERE.
Represent a Department of the
American Federation Of Labor.
Election of Officers.

Delegates from all parts of the United
States and Canada to the first annual
of the metal trades depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor assembled this morning in Typo
graphical Temple. G. street, for the open
ing session President James OConnell
of the body was in the chair.
Secretary Frank Morrison of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor made an ad-
dress of welcome to the delegates. he
took occasion to discuss briefly the phases;
of the question of closer federation be-
tween the several branches of the metal
workers of the country. In closing Mr.
Morrison gave a resume of the recent de-
cision of the Court of Appeals in the
Bucks Stove and Range Company case.
Several amendments to the constitution
of the trade body were discussed Win
view To adoption. number OF re-
ports of committees were also presented
by A. J. Berries. the secretary treasurer.
At the second session of the convention
at :; o'clock this afternoon officers FOR
the coming year were elected
The metal trades department OF the n.
+. of L. was organized and recognized
in July 1903, when several preliminary
meetings were held and officers elected.
The object of the organization is the
closer federation and better under
standing between various kinds of metal
trade workers and their unions. 1t IS
further suggested that q plan be evolved
whereby trade agreements between en-
ployers and employees of the various
branches of the department be arranged
So as to begin and expire Jointly.
The national officers of the following
trade bodies are here as delegates to tho
convention: Rlacksmiths. boiler makers
electrical workers, engineers, steam Mt
ters, foundry employees. machinists, mold
ers metal polishers, pattern makers and
stove mounterS.
Evening star., 1909-03-15

Funeral services for Gen. Van Hart
ness Bukey, disbursing officer of the
bureau of engraving and printing and Il
veteran of the civil war who died at his
apartment in the Victoria yesterday
morning after an illness of five weeks
of heart trouble. will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in st. Paul $
Catholic Church. Rev. Father Mackin
will celebrate the requiem mass. The
pallbearers will be chosen as follows:
Two members of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion, two members OF
Burnside Post. G. A. r.. and two from
the dsbursing office at the bureau. Gen.
Bukey was an active member of both
the civil war organizations named. In
terment will be made in Arlington.
Gen. Bukey was born in Harrisville,
w. Va. in June, 1897. He enlisted in
the 11th West Virginia Regiment at the
outbreak of the war. and through dis
tinguished service rapidly rose through
the grades, becoming lieutenant, cap
tain. major and colonel. and finally wt&
brevetted trigadier general. He came
into prominence during the war in the
campaign in the Shenandoah valley IN
1864 where he was associated with
Gen. Phil Sheridan, Gen. r. p. Hayes
and Gen. George Crook.
After the war Gen. Bukey was aSSo-
ciated for number of years with the
office of collector of internal revenue AT
Parkersburg. W. Va. His appointment
as the disbursing officer of the bureau
of engraving and printing was made
during the administration of President
Mckinley. He held a record for being
one of the best accountants in the gov
ernment service, and is said to have
disbursed more money than any other
officer in that line of work in WASH
ington. He was always prominent i'll
politics and was an officer of the Wes:
Virginia Republican Association of this
city.
Gen. Bukey's wife. one son, Charles A.
Bukey of Parkersburg. w. Va, and 4
daughter, Mrs. W. Nj. Rudd of Owens
bOro, KY, survive him.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
MATTRESS RENONATING,
CARPET CLEANING,
SLIP COVERS.


for the perpetration of such crime. 1t
is seldom. IL ever. used by pedestrians.
Chief Goods. in speaking of the ar
rests this morning. said that from the
beginning he was thoroughly satisfied
that Schultz was the victim of murder
and that he had merely given out the
story that he believed it was a case of
suicide in order to lead the murderers
off the track. He also paid tribute TO
the good work accomplished by the men
connected with the case. adding that he
wanted all of the police to have credit
for their work.
Following the announcement OF the
charge against the men last night, Mayor
Pafr said he was thoroughly satisfied
with the tactics adopted by Chief Goods
i'm handling the case. and expressed graf
ification at the results thus far OBJ
tanned.
The citizens in general are today con-
graduating the police department on Its
! efficient work.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
Identifies Man Who Robbed Her
House.

Mrs. J. r. Brown of No. 1910 G street,
whose house was robbed of about $500
worth of jewery February 4 last. has
identified Walter c. Brooks S being one
of the men who called at her house that
day She went to New York last night
with Detective Pratt. and saw the prison
er this morning. Brooks was arrested
in New York at the request of Maj. Syl-
vester. He made a desperate effort to
get away. drawing a revolver and caus-
ing considerable trouble Charges of con-
cealed weapons and assaulting an officer
were preferred against him in New York
and lie is TO be tried there before being
turned over to the police of this city. This
afternoon Detective Pratt wired Mai
Sylvester that Mrs. Brown had fully
identified Brooks.