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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
LANDS OF BIBLE HISTORY.


TO Be Redeemed by Sir Wilham
WillcOCIks, the Noted Engineer.
Naturally fertile and once the rich.
est region not only in Asia but in
all the world, Mesopotamia, owing to
neglect, Is now a barren waste, F.
Alexander Powell says in Everybody's.
The ancient irrigation works persisted
because the country was so torn asun.
der by internecene warfare that the
Inhabitants ceased to keep them in
repair. The scene of the sudden de
struction which overwhelmed the
cities of the plain is still visible. The
Tigris burst its bonds and temporarily
engulfed a great area, and from that
day to this desolation has reigned su-
preme around ancient Opis.
There comes from Egypt a modern
Noses. Willcocks by name, baronet
and an engineer of note, who has been
Entrusted by Turkey with a survey
of the works for restoring. the ancient
canals and irrigating channels along
the Tigris by which the plains Of
Mesopotamia, after centuries Of wait
ing, will be restored to their old-time
luxuriance and prosperity. Sir Will
liam Willcocks, known to fame as the
builder of the great Nile dam at As
suan-an economic success II ever
there was one-divides the region
which he proposes to restore into two
sections: One, Upper Chaldea, repre-
senting an area of 1,2S0,000 acres of
first-class land waiting only for water
to yield at once a handsome return;
the other, Lower Chaldea, 100000
acres in extent, although highly valu,
able, he considers was never as fer.
tile as Upper Chaldea, its soil having
become impregnated with salt. Suflce
It to say that the works contemplated
resemble closely those in operation to
day in the Nile valley and present no
exceptional difficulties to the engineer.
The cost Is estimated at approximately
$40,000,o00, from which, it is calculat.
ed, there will be a net income of $10,.
100000 per annum, or rs per cent on
the capital invested. Let those who
know Egypt say whether they consider
such figures too sanguine.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Miss Graham had a provoking tone WBun
she wished. felt sorry for him.
won't you sit down and have some
tea p l asked.
He shook his head. ''I must be getting
back, now have found her"
He was too polite to look at his watch,
but we both knew what he was thinking.
II left my horse in your back yard"
Miss Graham rose. II must go, too
Thank you, Mr.. Seldom, for the sunset
and the tea. Mr.. Islip will find my horse
and go back with me-" Her eyes were
dancing as she looked from one to the
other of US men, and J hardly wonder,
for felt distinctly out of sorts all of
sudden, and Islip's face wasn't as
cheerful as usual.
Charles brought Islip's horse down to
the beach, and we three walked up to the
point in the pines where Miss Graham
had left her mount. There we separated.
by the way, Seldom said Islip, "the
markets shaky; slumping all yesterday
and started in to-day. Better look out
for a squall." He grinned as he disap-
pearsd.
Charles was clearing away the remains
of the tea-party when 1 returned
"Sorry, Mr.. Felix" sold he. II tried
to keep the gentleman away, but he
would come out Said he wanted to see
you on pressing business"
THAT'S all right, Charles. He came
to get my guest. We couldn't have sat
there drinking tea all night"
mo, of course not, sir, of course not"
turned RI do indoora "By the Way
Charles, that tea was splendid; you did
yourself proud.
By the time supper was finished l was
still thinking about the Penguin Club,
which was a very singular thing, because
ordinarily I had no use for tho place.
Ito be continued.)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
RAISE CHILDREN OR Toll.

Economist Says That One Thing or
the Other Must Be Done by Wives.
In the way of practical plans for the
amelioration Of conditions leading IN
to unhappy matrimony, two interesting
suggestions have been forthcoming In
recent weeks, says the New York Her
aid. One Of them happens to be only
a new variation Of the old proposition
Of taxing the unmarried, but the other,
by Prof. Patten of the University Of
Pennsylvania. adopts an entirely diff
ferent attitude In advising that in all
families where there are no children
the women should be bread earners.
The two news items in the matter fol-
low:
That wives should be largely self
supporting is the view taken by DR..
Simon Nelson Patten Of the chair Of
economics Of the University of Penn
sylvania. He came here last week to
tell the League for Political Education
Of his ideas and returned to Philadel-
phia, where he is at present the center
Of storm Of criticism.
The doctor, whom l saw yesterday,
still maintains that his wife should go
out to do days work, as her husband
does, 80 that by the joint income the
family revenues may be kept at a flg-
ure large enough to insure a good
home and the proper care and educa-
ton Of the children. He finds that wo-
men of all ranks Of life are entering a
leisure class, to the diminution of the
birth rate, the degeneration Of society
and the peril Of the state.
at all resolves to this" said he,
shat woman in ceasing to become a
producer in an Industrial way. Her
work has been taken away from her.
In other generations she worked. With
the introduction Of machinery and Of
the department stores much Of her vo-
cation has been taken from her. A
large part Of the work which was
once hers Is now done outside Of the
house. Once she made clothes and
even wove the cloth from which she
fashioned garments. She went into the
garden and raised vegetables; she
MIXED the cows. There was a dine
when the farmers meered at the man
who MIXED. A woman always did
that. have travelled extensively
through the farming districts of the
West without ever having seen a farm
er's wife milk a cow.
Formerly the woman was the mans
Industrial IA rtner Her vvorlx norU has
gone out Of the home and nothing re-
mains for her but to leave the home in
search Of 1t. There is no use for her
to waste her time in trying to do that
which is now being better and more
cheaply done by other means.
at is far better that she should toll
at some remunerative occupation and
leave to other agencies the production
Of articles for household consumption"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

practically 2 feet high and 21b feet
above the floor; the slope given to
this part of the manger is very de-
cided advantage, especially in placing
and removing buckets while the calf
is fastened in the stanchion; even
more slope than that indicated would
be well. The manger is partitioned
off every two feet; this should be the.
minimum width, for while it is annie.
room for the young calves, even more
room would be desirable for the rough
age of the older ones. The Manager
partitions extend upward as far as the
curved line shown in the illustration
but this is the most faulty feature of
the fixture, as it is possible for one
calf to reach over and suck another
ones ears If the meal and ensilage is
not promptly supplied after the milk
Is consumed, though this rarely hap
pens. more perfect Manager diyi-
sion will be made by boarding up from
the manger to the dotted line shown
between A B. The front or stanchion
part of the fixture is feet 6b inches
nigh oAu SlOpeS away from the man
ger to Increase its capacity and give
the calf the benefit of a little more
spread in throwing the head up to
remove It from the open stanchion.
The stanchions are made of well-sea-
soned Inch elm and no breaks have
occurred thus far. The youngest calves
do not require more than five inches
space for the neck when confined. The,
stanchion frames are bored with a.
number of holes so that the movable
upright pieces can be shifted accord
ing to the size of the calf AS calves
approach the yearling stage and their
horns interfere with the working Of
the stanchion the movable piece may
be removed and the animal allowed to-
go free while feeding. This system
has given the utmost satisfaction, per-
hitting calves to be fed individually
according to their needs and entirely
preventing the many bad habits SO,
frequently acquired by the pail fed
calf.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
Calf Managers.

A form of combined stanchion and
manger for calf feeding is illustrated
In bulletin published by the Michi-
gan Experiment Station and Is recon-
mended as being very convenient. The
principle on which the stanchion Is
built is not claimed to be new; the
use dates back a number of decades,
but the especial application and ad-
justment of the one hereafter describ-
ed presents some new features. This
particular model is produced as the
result Of three years trial, having I'M
one was installed. This appliance can
be adjusted so as to accommodate the
calf from birth up to twelve months
Of age. The calves are confined in the
Sanctions at feeding time only. After
the calf has been secured the milk
bucket is placed in the manager; when
the milk is consumed the bucket Is
removed and ensilage and meal sup
piled, followed by hay. By using this
stanchion method of feeding the maxi
AOAA AuAAOS1 Va CdlNcS Cdu U0 hOpL An
a minimum amount of space in a
clean, healthy, thrifty condition, pro-
viding they are given access to out
door yardage. The average size of
the four calf pens in the dairy barn,
Including manger space is Is feet three
inches by IL feet three inches. Each
pen accommodates eight calves up to
five or six months of age. The average
size Of two pens in the grade herd
barn accommodating six calves each,
Is feet inches by IA feet 10 inches,
and three occupied by five each are
1917 feet by II feet inches. OF
course, in all cases except one the
calves have access to yardage at will
Referring to the illustration for de-
lied description, the bottom of the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
UT11IzEs PRISON EXPERIENCE.
Ex-COnvict, Formerly Wealthy, VIII
Start Broom Factory.

Ex-COnvict, Formerly Wealthy, win
Start Broom Factory.
A term In Auburn prison and hard
work in the broom shop of that insti-
tuition have suggested a new career to
Herman Bartels, former brewer and
once regarded as a millionaire, an
Auburn IN. " dispatch to the New
York World says. Having now re.
gained his freedom and finding his
fortune sadly diminished, he has set
about turning his prison experience to
account by organizing a broom CON-
pany.
'Bartels was convicted in Syracuse
Of attempted arson, fed to Canada and
was brought back on the charge of
perjury. Then he surrendered on the
arson charge. and was sent to Au-
burn for a minimum term of one year
and three months. He is now on pa.
role.
His conviction having resulted In
his being busted from the directorates
Of his many brewery interests, he took
up the broom proposition. In prison
he had risen to supervisor of broom
making. He has formed a corporation,
got together $4,000 capital and is re-
modelling Syracuse factory for the
Sew industry.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Ensilage is being used more and
more for general farm stock, being
fed to some extent to the calves, the
market steers and the horses. It
probably requires little higher grade
OF skill to manage a farm with the
silo system. There is room for Iudg-
ment in putting up the silo, in han
ding the crop and filling the silo, to
say nothing of It's management win
ter and summer and the right plan
OF feeding. There is considerable to
learn for the farmer who has always
practiced the hay, grain and roots sys-
tenn. Yet the experience of those who
have made the change seems to indi.
cate that there Is no need of making
serious mistakes even the first year.
while the new system nearly always
gives satisfaction under the circum-
stances mentioned Perhaps not ey-
cry dairy farmer needs a silo, but It
can not be denied that a great manv
more silos are needed than have vet
Neen put up.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
RipenInR Bananas.

1t is a familiar fact that banana
are imported green, but it came as a
new thing to visitor to the banana
district in Colombia to find that ba-
nanas are not permitted to ripen on
the plant even down there. They are
cut and set to hang somewhere until
they wither ripe, as the phrase is. Ba-
nanas do not have to be yellow to
be ripe. That is only the color Of the
skin when It has dried up. To the
person who Is accustomed to eating
bananas only when they are yellow it
seems odd to peel them when they are
green and find that they are perfectly
ripe within and fit to eat.-New York
Sun.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
The YOIks of Eggs.

The color of the yolk of the egg
seems often to be effected very notice
ably by change In the food. When
fowls are closely confined in winter
or summer, it often happens, especial
ly If ration is deficient in green food
that the yolks are pale colored. In
one instance a much deeper orange
color In the yolk followed a change in
feeding to green clover and alfalfa.
One lot, where pale colored yolks were
the rule, laid eggs with orange colored
yolks after they had been given the
run of barn floor covered with dry
clover chaff and leaves. A change in
color Of butter is often noticeable in
the same way when COWS are turned
to pasture after dry feed,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
TO LEAD ANTARCTIC TRIP.

Man who Would Nail the Union
Jack to the South Pole.
Capt. R. F. Scott, R. NJ, has already
begun to organize a new expedition
to the Antarctic, with the object OF
reaching the South Pole. The expedi-
ton is to start next July and will have
two bases, one in McMurdo sound and
the other in King Edward VII. Land.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

manger, IS inches wide, consisting of
Pinch hemlock, is inches above the
door. AS the front of the manger is
built on rather than against the bot
tom 1t leaves the inside bottom meas
urement of the manger 16 inches. The
side of the manger over which the
calfs neck is placed in feeding is 8
Inches above the bottom, one-half of
this distance being taken up by 2x4,
the balance by the bottom framework
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
Rubber Covered Roads.

Experiments with rubber asphalt
roadways covering a period of six
years are reported to have shown very
satisfactory results. Rubber asphalt
is claimed to be more plastic and more
adhesive than pure asphalt and resists
higher temperatures. This product.
which is manufactured under a patent.
ed process, permits cold applications of
the asphalt, which are said to possess
all the advantages of hot compressed
Gsnhalt without its drawbacks.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

OF the stanchion resting on 1t. The
top part of the manger over which the
calf feeds is Is inches above the floor
and should not be made higher. as
even this is rather high for the new
born calf. The youngest calves can
feed over this, but should not be left
fastened during the day, as they copld
not lie down comfortably. The side
of the manger next the feed alley ia
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
Getting RID of stump,.

Since the discovery of that region
constituting part of the present State
of Washington the fir stump has block
ed the progress of civilization west Of
the Cascades, from Oregon to British
Columbia. Science has found ways
to span the States rivers, tunnel its
mountains and irrigate its deserts, but
until recently it has been unable to
cope with the fir stump Bulky, firm
rooted in the earth, and so saturated
with pitch that 1t will not decay, It
has de1ed everything but dynamite,
and that costs about SO a stump, with
an equal amount to cover the expenses
OF the donkey engine necessary to re-
move the roots when the main body
OF the stump has been shattered
Clearly such a costly process can not
De used for agricultural purposes in a
heavily timbered country.
such was the situation when, three
years ago, an enterprising farmer con-
celVed the idea of burning out the
stumps by forced draft. After many
experiments he finally got horse
power donkey engine, attached a g.
inch American blower. and over this
he fitted a tin case with twelve tubes
leading from 1t. To these he attached
pieces of garden hose and to the ends
iron pipe. Then he bored a hole in
the stump, and, dropping in a live
COAL inserted pipe and started the
engine. In few moments the hole
was af1ame, and soon dozen stumps
were blazing, although it was the wet
season and the monsters were sodden
with water-Technical World.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
Coarselx DsAued.

what is the distinguishing quality
Of the problem playr
ut makes you think. The first half
keeps You wondering what the ques-
ton Ia, and the second half keeps you
guessing what's the answGR"-Waah-
ington StAR
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Capt. Scott intends to use Manchurian
ponies, like those of Lieut., Shackle-
ton, and dogs Of either Ostyak, Sa-
moyed or Eskimo breed. He will also
rely considerably on motor-sledges, and
a new feature Of the expedition will
be an installment of wireless teleg.
raphy. Capt Scott commanded the ma
tional Antarctic expedition of 10000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
Unreasonable.

my husband is SO very unreason-
able"
Most husbands are. What did yours
dot"
"He fixed a nshhook in one Of his
pockets because he pretended to sup
pose that robbed him at night, and
then he blamed me because he forgot
II was there."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

"And what did that city girl do
when she saw the shaker"
~Picked It up and told us all about
It's genus and species, habits and hab-
stat"-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03
Farm Notes.

1t is better to SOW rutabaga turnipA
In rows than broadcast.
The best cows are the ones that the
careful dairyman raises for himself.
Rotation must be practiced in the
garden or truck field to obtain the
best results.
Black Winter or Spanish radishes
should be sown in August or Septem-
Der with turnips.
It has been said that weeds are the
DEVILS flower" Certain it is that they
play the mischief with a crop.
It Is a look a long ways ahead, but
just make up your mind now that you
will attend your state and county fair
this year.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

One Of the funniest things in the
world is to see fat girl, or a very tall
girl, act kittenish.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-03

Here's hoping the early frosts viii
not spoil the canned-fruit cropg.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30

lous, unsatisfiable state of mind which
units us from making the most OF our
abilities. The injunction to be content
with our present state must not be accepted
too literally. We must not depreciate our
value in the working world and halt the
Improvement of our powers. We must 90
the best we can in discouraging environ
ment if we are ever to escape from it
Sidney Smith furnishes the text: "Let
every man be occupied, and occupied in the
highest employment of which his nature is
CAPABLE. and die with the consciousness
that he has done his BEST
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
THE STATE PRESS.

Claiborne Guardian Journal: Our ship
of State is still swamped with a lot of use
less office holders.
Shreveport Journal: There are whole
lot of u seless jobs being filled in Louisiana,
at cost of many thousands of dollars
annually, and if the States revenues do
not meet the expenses, it is time to lop off
few of the chair warmers.
New Orleans Picayune: Admiral
Semmes deserves to be numbered among
the great naval captains of the world. It
is true that he commanded only single
ship, but with that weak force he wrought
more havoc among his enemies than has
any fleet of which there is record. His
fame is one of the brightest heritages Of
the South.
Shreveport Times: It is charged that
Game Warden East of Calcasieu has been
suspended for the reason, it is alleged, that
she denied having invited Attorney Amos
l.. Ponder of the Commission to speak in
Lake Charles The Times considers such
a policy unwise and petty. If a question
of veracity arose between Mr.. Ponder and
Mr.. East, it was a personal matter and had
nothing whatever to do with their public
duties.
Ruston Leader: Lately two new COM
missions have been suggested. One a
highway commission to have charge of the
good roads work and to have representa-
tive in each parish. The other a timber
commission, with a representative in each
parish, to grade timber lands and assist
that other useless commission, the State
Board of Equalization, in assessing it.
Truly, we are a people that is being gov
erned by commission.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30
Industrial Progress and Civilization.

At sunrise next Sunday st. Louis will
begin the celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the incorporation of the
city by the ringing of 444 church bells,
followed by special Centennial Services in
all the churches in the city, unwilling OF
tablets, singing by armies of Sunday
School children, etc. This will usher in
the city's Centennial Week, which will be
a glorifed event and wonderful specta-,
clean occasion to justly feel proud of and
to live forever.
Centennial Week will witness notable
gatherings in st. Louis, including 1000
mayors of cities, national convention OF
retail merchants for an exchange of ideas
on craftsmanship, advertising, store ar
rangement and other matters of vital in-
terest to all retailers.
Glenn H. Curtiss, winner of the recent
International Eroplane races at Reims,
France, will be in st. Louis Centennial
Week-October Sd to 9th-and this means
that he areoplane races will be of unusual
character and Importance. 1t is said that
it is magnificent sight to see these big
machines roll along the ground for dis
lance to gain momentum and then grace
fully leave the earth and rise in the air
like a monster bird.
In fact, St. Louis will make this one OF
the biggest, if not the biggest centennial
celebrations ever held.
Reduced rates have been obtained from
all railroads running into st. Louis and g
cheap educational and generally instruc'
tive sightseeing opportunity is Offered
to visit the great fourth city of America.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-30

RED RIyER.-"The condition of Red
River this year is rather remarkable" said
Capt. H. M. Marshall yesterday to re-
porter of the Shreveport Times. "The
present stage is unusually low for this
period of the year and the stream is still
falling. Red River generally reaches its
lowest stage from the latter part Of October
to the first part of November, and look
forward to the low record of So feet of
1905 being broken this year when the river
reaches its lowest stage, which will no
doubt be about that time, The present
stage of the river is directly attributed to
the extreme dry weather which North Texas
and South Oklahoma have experienced this
year, and there will be no great rise in the
stream until the winter rains become gen.
eral throughout the basin.''