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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

Washington.
At the present rate of sale full 5000
acres will be sold at the end Of the
coming month, which will mean that
$500 acres must be put in orchard,
or that a little forest Of quarter mil
lion of trees will nod to the breezes.
There is a great depth of soil in
this neck of country-most Of 1t vol
canic ash, such as fruit trees revel in,
With Indifferent irrigation alfalfa hay
has averaged tons an acre on this
ground one year with another.
In the very core of this orchard col
ony is the
New Town of BrOgan,
whose townsite infolds $50 acres, 100
laid out a town which will sit on a
hill and from its throne of beauty and
health will rule an empire thick with
orchards and populous with happy,
prosperous and contented people.
A brick plant is being installed on
the town site, and a contract has been
let to have 100000 brick moulded out
of the premium clay that is at the
towns very door. This plant has a
capacity of $4,000 per day, and can
| sell superior brick at 81 a thousand
which Is cheaper than lumber.
An eight-inch pipe line, 5000 feet
long, with 50-foot pressure, will
more than supply all needs of the
town, engender electricity and insure
effective protection against fire, and
the water is pure, cold, soft and pail
table. The streets are so feet wide
the blocks 300 feet long, the sidewalks
are to be concrete and two acres II
/ the heart of the town are reserved fol
park purposes.
A $4,000 brick hotel, modern anC
elegant in all its appointments, will
steam hot and cold water and thu
like, is now being built.
The company's private telephone
system will supplement the one al
ready in operation. The town of Bro
gan is about 400 feet nearer HEAVIER
than is Vale.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

Within 10 miles of Brogan's door
sill is the Rainbow" mine, the most
prOdigal producer in eastern Oregon,
and whose 120 stamp mill IS hammer
ing out darling dividends day and
night. Another producing mine is but
II miles from Brogan, and still
another mine, nearby, is installing
mill. The mines Of this district have
yielded up millions of dollars in the
past, were among Oregon's most ia
nous producers 40 years ago. The re-
gion has practically only been scratch
ed, but science and modern methods OF
mining are ushering in new era in
these camps and they promise to pour
forth as royal revenues soon again as
in the roseate days gone by.
Eager and profitable market these
mines will be for the valleys fruits
and vegetables. Enchanting, though,
as are the possibilities Of the valley
with its present possessions, mighty
impetus to its growth Is to be given
In the very near future by the building
of the
BrOgan Branch of the 0. s. L.
The railroad officials have, with
prophetic eye, seen that this valley
was a fruitful pasture for railroad ex-
tension. For them to see and know Is
to act, consequently grading has be-
gun and, in all probability, by Decem-
Der l, next, the Vale and Brogan pas
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

senger train will make daily connec-
tions with the main line at Ontario,
38 miles away, and with Vale, %
miles away.
Population invariably follows the
path of the iron horse, and steel rails
lure the home hunter and courageous
capital into virgin and opportunity
studded fields.
Bonds have been voted for a fine
new brick schol house, the 80x100 #.
hotel is being pushed to completion, a
big store is being built, several kilns
of brick have already been burnt, and
the o. S. L. is under contract to
erect an attractive stone depot, similar
to the one at Ontario.
Some 100000 bushels of wheat
and other cereals were grown in the
Horse Heaven country, in Washington,
last year, and several former citizens
ofthat section are agreed that since the
high table land of this territory sub
irrigate and are very fertile it can lay
claim to far better natural advantages
for grain culture than the Horse Heav-
en- country.
In the heart of this great agricul-
tural principally, and adjoining the
town of Brogan, $50 acres are to be
reserved for orchard groves exclusive
ly, to be sold in 5-acre tracts, and with
the invariable condition that high
grade fruit trees cover the tract. Bro
gan business lots are 25x1S0 feet and
residence lots 50x130 feet, and are
sold on terms to suit purchasers.
Five thousand acres Of this para
disc of productivity are to be disposed
of by the Union Land, Loan and Trust
Co., of Vale, Ore. company we will
take a look at later.
Thus we have glanced at a land
reeking with fairness, practically I'M
discovered valley which seeing for the
first time is like the sensation Of the
astronomer who discovers an I'M
known star. Mighty is the revolution
that is being wrought in this fertile
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16
"Siok" Yachts.

There Is u form OF sickness among
boats, declares Forest and Stream, that
resembles hereditary diseases, In that
they are handed down through sue
cOedlng years as a result of mere Gus
tom. The cause of this form Of all
ment, nine times out Of ten, Is some
artificial limitations, called racing
rules, to suit which the yachts shape
ls distorted, just as women. to be II
style. will lace themselves into q six.
teen inch waist measure or will pad
themselves out OF all proportion to
Ghhlr natural shape.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

the several industries here that hit
YOU gently in the eye as an opportuni-
" for money-making. One can strike
hands with success equally in
Stock Growing,
as this is a natural home for sheep,
cattle and horses.
The hills environing are clothed
with nutritious grasses and alfalfa
hay on the bottom lands averages
from five to eight tons per acre, and
finds a ready market at from S. to 81
a ton.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24

 forgotten ana which must be national ie " then enuncaed must  uog Grosseuf believes that the only fail s to carry out the policies assuming attitude which the actual work for Judge 
 The central figure this Pres ao man to in him blind enough
  as to Lincoln his leadership clearly than work Of eraming the clearly To his suesowhoy selected hmselwa left the constructive
  had mpaneed them whom
 
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  that nominated Taft submitted him ponted the real reysn nothing remained that the verdict into Judgment at the special session of Whether the verdict has judgment whether ase-Senao Adrch president satisfied with there the edgesw be determined pernce shows the the soced 
 If experience this adminisa
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24

self. Finally getting the tree down, he started to saw it up for frewood. That night he slept the sleep he used to know before he knew how to dine That job finished, he tackled another tree that threatened to fall. The dey- ills were cast out
 The other day Dr. Prescott went forth into the streets of the village, taking the saw with him. When ever a surprised parishioner com mented upon the agility with which he walked the rector pointed to the saw and told of the cure.
 The trustees of the church are de- lighted about the improvement in Dr. Prescott's condition, but are wor- ried about the shade trees on the church lawn. It may be necessary either for the rich parishioners to substitute some simple cereal for pate de foie gras when they have the rector to dinner or for the church to purchase piece of timber land near the village
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Build Steel War Balloons

Following the Zeppelin principle the gas reservoir is to have three com partments to enable the craft to keep afloat in case any one compartment is injured. This feature is in line with the decision reached by the French aeronautic engineer in build ing the new army airships.
 The car is to accommodate 20 pas sengers as well as extra ballast in the form of two aeroplanes of the Far, man type. All arrangements will be made to provide cooked food for pas sengers and crew, which will be pre- pared on board. There will also be miniature salons and sleeping hunks.
 It is proposed to carry aerop!anes to use them in case of war like tor pedo craft. The great airship itself is regarded by the inventor as large ironclad. It will naturally be able to resist attack that would destroy rub Der or aluminium craft, and will be so constructed that it can ram aerial opponents.
 Being made of steel, it can hold gas far better than any other vessel. It is not so affected by changes in the atmosphere, which cause contraction and expansion, and will lose only a small percentage of its buoyancy in a year.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24

North Ann river, where he helped build pontoon bridge, the Union forces were surrounded, and the or der was given to destroy the bridge. Eighty-five men were detailed to do the work. A death toll of S3 was claimed, and Myers was one of the two who escaped.
 While the forces were lying before Petersburg there occurred an incident which he will never forget One of the guards doing duty at the home of Dr. Samuel Withers, a supposedly northern adherent, but a confederate at heart. complained of feeling ill, and Myers was ordered to provost duty The night before two guards had been found with their threats cut, and My CTS was more than ordinarily eau tious that night
 It was almost midnight when he saw something moving outside the house that resembled a Newfoundland dog. Challenging the object three times and receiving no answer, he fired, and then running over, struck the object terrific blow on the head It was Dr. Withers, large razor in
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
EpiscopaIian Rector Finds Effec-
 tive Cure in Old BucksaW.
Veteran Decides to Sever Gastronon1' ical Relations with Canvasbacks, Terrapin and Wines and Turn
 to Tree Chopping.

New York.-The Rev. J. Prescott, of St. Ann's P. E. church, Sayville, L. l., has added a bucksaw to the weapons with which he fights the world, the flesh and the devil and the other day he appeared on the streets of the village with the bucksaw over his shoulder to show his parish how effective he is.
 Dr. Prescott eff he isn't doctor already he will be soon, having dis covered something) has been the rec tor of St. Ann's for 37 years and for the last two or three years has suf- fered great agony of mind and body because he was popular and had so many millionaires among his summer to eat wholesome meal of crumbs with Lazarus, but day in and day out has to sit up at the table with Dives and the result is he has developed just as fine case of gout as if he were millionaire himself.
 But in a very short time Dr. Pres colt won't have any gout. thanks to the bucksaw, which beats goats milk. and which, let it be said with no ir- reverence, seems to have been in this case more effective than prayer. Fast ing might have helped some, but, as already explained. the rector never got an opportunity to fast.
 There probably never was 6 coun- try parson who knew more about can vasbacks and terrapin and the merits of rare vintages than Dr. Prescott. He gave up the vintage some time ago, but it was too late to cast devils out of that foot by such simple sac rifice. They got wors' and rheuma- tism came to help them in the torture of the good dominic.
 He fled the millionaires of his par ish that he might live the simple life for a spell in the Mohawk valley
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24

one hand, his form enveloped in buff falo robe, dead. Myers was court mar tialed and acquitted.
 In the battle of Fort Harrison, in a hand-to-hand encounter, he was struck in the mouth with the butt of a confederate musket. He ran his bayonet through the man who had struck him, killing him instantly; but Myers still carries the scar of that en- counter.
 In the battle of Fredericksburg his clothing was shot into shreds and his canteen shot off his person, but he was uninjured. In the battle of the Wilderness he was not so fortunate, however, for he was shot below the knee, and lay on the field four days be- fore he was found. He was finally mustered out of service March IT, 1866, at Philadelphia. Many years he spent in travelling; but for some time has been living quietly, as befits his years, at Lime Ridge.
 MT. Myers is Frenchman by birth, and his grandfather came to this country with Lafayette and served as cavalryman.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Pennsylvania Lecturer Declares That Egyptian Kings of Old Used
 Modern Stage Methods.

Philadelphia.--High kicking and all other up-to-the-minute "stunts" and gyrations practiced by chorus girls of Broadway musical shows are not of modern invention. In fact, all such forms of amusement and many others, ordinarily believed to be the original productions of twentieth century the atrical geniuses, were known by the people of ancient Egypt thousands of years ago.
 These were statements of w. Max Muller in his lecture on 'The Time of the Pyramid Builders"
 In proof of his declarations, MT Muller exhibited several photographs of inscriptions and drawings un- earthed from the tombs and temples of the ancient Egyptian kings along tts 'Sile.
 s@reral of these ~aowed the palaces of De kings of ts@s day in holiday
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
HAD CHARMED LIFE
Mexican Veteran Fought Against
 His Father and Brothers.
PennsyIvanian Now Ninety Years Old Helped Storm Vera Cruz Away Back in 4O's, and Faced Nu-
 merous Civil War PeriIs.

Bloomsburg, Pa.-One of the few ican war of 1S46-48, a veteran of the civil war, a man who has fought in 27 battles, was thrice wounded, holds four honorable discharges, and who when but a lad, saw much of the civ ilized world, is John Sylvester Myer of Lime Ridge, Columbia county, now 90 years of age, but who looks easily 20 years younger.
 Few men have hac such an experi- ence as this old man, who fought with the union army because he believed it's cause to be right, while his father. who disoWned him because of his Toy atty, fought, with seven other sons, foi the lost cause of the rebellion. And from that day, Myers, whose father owned 1,500 slaves, has see nneither father nor brother.
 A rover from boyhood, he left home, near St. Louis, when but II years of age, and going down the Mississippi on small boat to the Gulf of Mex ico, shipped as cabin boy on an @AS@AoAk he made and in 1884 left the vessel and struck out through Germany. Switzerland, Russia, Italy and France. In the last named country he was ar rested and it was charged that he was there in the service of another country. His fathers money and in- f1uence purchased his release. T. zF he enlisted as a marine and was one of those who sealed the walls of Vera Cruz. From there the vessel upon which he was taken to the scene of war was sent to China, and Myers went along.
 He attempted to settle down to everyday life and located at Danville, but the wander-lust soon gripped him and it was only month or two until he had enlisted with the government to do teaming from Omaha to Cali fornia In that service three years, he made six trips through the Indian frontier and figured in many a fight with them.
 He was one of the first to respond when President Lincoln issued a call for men, and he was captured in the Shenandoah valley in 1862, but the confederates left so small guard over their prisoners that the latter set upon them, and, killing them, ef- fected their escape.
 He participated in nearly all the most important battles of the war At
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Metal Aircraft to Carry Twenty Pas sengers, Sleeping Bunks and Two
 Aeroplanes.

Vienna.-At the Daimler Motor
 works here dirigible balloon of soft steel is being built Instead of using rubber and silk, like Capt. Thomas s. Baldwin, the American airship
 builder, or aluminium. like Count von Zeppelin, Herr von Walach, the Aus trian inventor, makes his entire gas balloon of steel
 Though the craft is well advanced in construction, details are carefully
 guarded. It's size cannot be learned. but it is known that the steel walls of the balloon will be little over a
 half inch thick and consist of many 39x39 plates. All the plates are welded in annular form by an cleo 1 trical process.
 The balloon is of the familiar cigar
 shape. painted with specially in-
 vented mixture to make it airtight
 and is covered with a silk paper, in
 stead of silk cloth to reduce fric- tiOn.
 The estimated weight of the balloon is over 2S,000 kilos and of the gasoline
 engine fuel about 2,500 kilos. This fuel will enable the ship to sail "A
 hours.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
GOOD GOUT REMEDY

There he had special goat to pro- duce his milk supply and for the sake of variety he added buttermilk. But in spite of that Dr. Prescott's gout got no better and he returned to Say vile the other day convinced that as long as he had to have the troubles of his pastorate he might as well have the social joys.
 It was three days ago that he dis covered the bucksaw by accident. He wanted pine tree removed from the rectory yard, so that more sunlight could reach his aching foot when he put it up on the arm chair on the veranda. While thinking about it he hobbled into the woodshed and there saw the bucksaw.
 Then he had an inspiration. Seiz- ing an ax, he tackled the tree him.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Green Feed for Hens.

my estimation, the most impor-
 winter green feed for hens is
 jr hay. run through cutting ma
 de and fed dry. says writer in 'itimore American. The fowls Aould have access to it at all times. fNext to this, would place patch of rye. eown where the fowls can run in 1t when Che weather is fit. Cabbage .,mes next This should be hung by d cord from the ceiling. My poultry yards are all sown to clover, and find the chickens will eat every stalk. Rye and cabbage are too loosening for winter feed. dampen and salt clover for fowls once a week and sprinkle bran and meal over this mix kure.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Clover on Dairy Farm.

Unless you have alfalfa you should grow clover on your dairy farm, for clover Is one of the best of dairy feeds. If you do not seem to be able to grow clover on your land, buy good clover hay and feed 1t to the cows this winter and spread the manure on the land. Clover will catch and grow bet ter than with any other kind of fertil izer, providing the soil is sweet enough to grow clover
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Matters g Especial Momentto 0s.he Progressive AgricuIturist

t poor quickly try some of the .prquick schemes. 9by talks, they say. Certainly it =,ood-by" glibly enough. Tile" is too often the art of look oIiti
 l,s,4 :, e L,z Ia apples in the middle of the Fa a grafter.
 mems veracity is so little re- "a that their hogs hardly come 'Athey're called. S0Farmers' union has brought yand spectators to the cotton 10 buy their cotton before it is
 7something never before ac-
 ed.
 farmers get into debt through
 some through laziness, some
 ,,genuine misfortune which no n avert and sometimes-though through trying to tighten the N2s and make happier the lives c. Aess ones-but we can forgive Nis weakness.
 treat many farmers are inclined he habit of not enjoying the re- ! of their labor and earnings as tbgo along. When their start in t,dFd life3 was made strict economy arassAry, and it has become a cacticed long after the better Sf life could be afforded. The # nortal is dead lot longer s,noorsaalive, and is certainly en- is a;4sweets of his own toll.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Quick Fattening.

A fowl should be fattened as quick. ly as possible. Ten days is long enough, but it should be confined either in coop or number in a small yard. They must have contin. ual supply of fresh water, and should be fed four times day, the first meal being given early and the last one late. A recommended mixture is three parts cornmeal. one part ground oats, one part bran, one part crude tai. low, the entire lot scalded and fed for the first three meals. with all the corn and wheat that can be eaten up clean at night. Weigh the articles given.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
Dancing in Ancient Times


 time. About the courts were group ings of girls-"'just as there are te' day on the stage" MT. Muller de- clares. And as far as costuming and the use of an orchestra, and all the other attributes of modern comic op- era are concerned" he added. I've cer- tainly have nothing on them"
 In addition to an interesting de- scription of the pyramids themselves, and the manner and cost of their building, MT. Muller showed the an cient processes as employed in Egypt, of brewing beer. The kings of the sixth dynasty must have been fond of their beer," he said. If the number of carvings and inscriptions found are any evidence"
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-12-24
GROW HAVANA IN CALIFORNIA
Tobacco Found to Pay $25o to $500 an
 Acre in Several Places Near Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Connecticut and Havana tobacco is being successfully grown at Santa Ana, Fullerton Orange, and Hermosa, near here. The result of the experiments, which have been carried on by B. s. Matleson. a tobacco expert. show that tht.v.ands of acres, otherwise indifferently nro. ductive, will yield from $25O to 1900 worth of tobacco to the acre.
 On the tracts already planted, Mat teson says, two cops of Havana a year can be produced. The yield ia from 1,200 to 1,50t pounds per ac,., worth from 20 cents to one dollar {. pound.
 On Connecticut saei, the tracts are, producing up to e.o0o pounds to tb. acre. worth from 15 to 25 cents a pound.