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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18
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III Interesting of News Gathered III
I4I at National Capital. l4l
Tragedy and Romance of the Dome

Next to the tragedy of the dome Ia
a recent occurrence which Is desig-
mated as the romance of the dome"
A young couple secured permission
from Capt. Megrew to be married be-
meath the great bronze Goddess of
Liberty on the lofty congress steeple.
A preacher rendered his services. and
the novel ceremony was performed in
mid-air beneath the goddess with two
capitol policemen and a sprinkling Of
visitors as witnesses.
Then comes the comedy of the
dome" An eccentric fellow who had
invented a parachute made an inef-
fectual effort to test his invention by
sending down from the dome several
of his parachutes with cats attached
to them. He was evidently afraid to
risk his own precious life, so decided
to use felines His purpose was
thwarted by the capitol police, re-en.
forced by the Washington Humane so
ciety.
Statuary hall is one of the most in.
teresting apartments in the capitol
1t contains the stone and bronze
statues of a number of Americans,
distinguished alike in war and peace;
famous generals. statesmen, explorers
and lomats-contributed to the gen
eral government by the several states
each state selecting it's most illustri
Gus sons
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18
RAW PRAIRIE LANDS
Wise to Give Full Season to the
Storage of Moisture.
Consistent Practicer Of Scientific Soil
Culture Sometimes Threshes 60
Bushels to the Acre, and Rare
ly Less Than 40.

Cn raw prairie lands, which In some
localities are so hard and compact
that 1t is probable that they have
not been dampened to depth of two
feet for centuries, 1t Is wise to give
full season to the storage of moist
ure, summer tilling" the land to get
1t into the proper physical condition.
If winter wheat is to be the crop, the
sod should be broken in the fall or
winter, whenever convenient. Mr.
Campbell recommends breaking to a
then rolling the sod as fat as pos
sible, to hasten decomposition. Then
1t should be disked or narrowed, to
loosen the soil particles as thoroughly
as possible. in order that the moisture
of rains or melting SHOWS may sink
into the ground. instead of draining
uselessly on the surface. After every
rain the ground must be thoroughly
narrowed, creating the soil mulch"
that holds the moisture in the subsoil
Instead Of permitting capillary attrac-
tlon to draw 1t to the top, to be lost
In the dry air If the soil mulch is
properly maintained 1t will be found
that by August the sod and the sub
soil beneath to a depth of two or three
inches will be well decomposed The
ground should be plowed again, to a
depth of two and half or three
inches below the first plowing. If a
sub-surface packer is available, 1t
should then be used to compact the
subsoil, after which the land must be
thoroughly narrowed, to place the all
important soil-mulch in proper condi.
tion to fulfill its double Office of facil-
itating the percolation to the subsoil
of future rains, and of preventing the
loss of moisture by capillarity and
evaporation.
This method gives ample time for
the storage of moisture and for the
placing of the seed-bed and subsoil
into the best possible physical condi-
tion for the development of the plant
roots. After the plowing and prepara-
tion of the soil mulch has been COM
pleted, If any rains come before seed
ing, the soil mulch must be restored
just as soon as the ground is dry
enough to permit 1t to be narrowed
without adhering to the teeth of the
harrow. Otherwise, the surface will
become hard and compact, capillary
attraction will draw the stored-up
moisture to the top and the labor of
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18
TRUTH ABOUT DRY FARMING
TiIIina the Land to Secure Good Re-
suits with Limited and Small
Amount OF Moisture.

Not for 20 years after the beginning
of settlement on the great plains was
1t realized that more than one system
of agriculture was needed there. When
homesteaders by tens of thousands
had left their claims, discouraged,
and crop failures had brought i'm
mense financial loss, two new ideas
were brought into prominence.
The products exploited in areas OF
low average rainfall must be different
from those grown in areas Of gener-
Gus moisture.
Tillage must be adapted to the con-
ditions of soil, elevation and average
precipitation.
The dry year preceding 1899 called
attention to the first, writes Charles
NJ. Harger In Review of Reviews. I'm
portations of Kaffir corn, sorghum and
other crops that will give yield with a
moderate amount of moisture, were
tested and proved the salvation OF
many homes in the high plains portion
of the middle west. Where wheat and
corn failed, these crops made both
"roughness" and grain. enabling the
farmer to gain a livelihood from
a system of mixed farming that in
cluded cattle and cereals. While the
range was free and abundant, this
was easy and few titled acres suf-
feed to earn for the farmer-ranchman
a regular income.
When, with increased demand for
land, the range was diminished and
the settler was compelled to lease or
to own all the land he utilized, an
other problem was before him and
the second proposition came into
prominence-how to raise a general
variety of grain and fruit without hav-
ing the rainfall usually considered
necessary.
This was the basis of interest in
dry farming" soil culture" "scien-
tific farming" the Campbell system
all meaning the same thing-tilling
the land to secure results with small
amount of moisture.
Into it blends the first problem, for
both work together in the accomplish.
ment of the best results. The settler
must solve the whole in order to live
beyond the line of 20 inches of well.
distributed rainfall annually.
At the beginning, the new idea was
systematically worked out by one man
H. w. Campbell who is known as the
father of dry farming or soil culture
as definite undertaking. He expert
mented in western Nebraska and west.
ern Kansas; then received the en-.
couragement and assistance of trans.
continental railway companies, their
managers shrewdly realizing that If 1t
could be established and could &C.
complish what was claimed for it, the
peopling of vast areas of practically
unoccupied prairie would follow
Model farms were established and
attracted wide attention; experiments
were extended until the farmers OF
surrounding counties, and finally over
nearly all the semi-arid region, were
interested.
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Vienna, w. Va.
the last ten years

and misery. 1 advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi--
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkha.m laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, n,displacements, tibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound a trial
If you would like special advice
about your case write cOnfiden.
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18
Deep Soil Necessary.

II is quite necessary for successful
dry farming that the soil be tolerably
deep i'll order that sufficient moisture
to produce profitable crops may be
absorbed. Depth rather than the
kind of soil is the important consid-
Grafton. While the outlook for dry
farming on the shallow soils does not
seem to be good in the light of our
present knowledge, yet we would not
assert that certain ones will not pro.
duce paying crops.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18

r. HE United States post-office de.
partment has had brought before
1t just recently queer piece of red
tape. Way up on the Canadian border
at Beebe Plain is post office. Right
in the same building with it Is an
other post office. Beebe Plain is in
Vermont and Beebe Plain is also in
Canada.
Two offices are under the same roof,
within ten feet of each other. In case
a resident of Beebe Plain, VT, wants
to send letter to somebody who
lives in Beebe Plain Canada, if he
mails his letter in this post office it
makes a trip of 294 miles to reach
Beebe Plain, Canada, and likewise a
letter addressed to Beebe Plain, VT,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18
Harness and Leather DRESSING.

The famous English harness black
ing is made as follows: Three ounces
turpentine and two ounces of white
wax are dissolved together over a
slow fire. Then add one ounce ivory
black and one dram of indigo well
pulverized, and mix together. When
the wax and turpentine are dissolved,
add the ivory black and indigo and
stir until cold Apply thin, Wash
afterward. and you will have beauti-
full polish. This blacking keeps the
leather soft and is excellent for har-
ness and buggy tops
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18
Suspicious.

The father of Judge w. H. Wadhams
had chicken-coop and dog and a
stable hand. 1t began to look to Mr..
Wadhams as though some one had dis
covered the combination. So he kept
the coop and the stable hand, but he
got new dog. Next day the bent
old negro who groomed the Wad-
hams horses came to him. you los
you affection foh me, boss?" he asked.
NO Scipio," said Mr.. Wadhams. Il
like you as well as ever" "Then,"
said Scipio, peevishly, "w'yn't you
tie Old Rover in de chicken-coop, Std
of dat new dorg?"
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n HERE are two snuff takers in the
3 United States senate, Mr.. Over
man of North Carolina and Mr.. Carter
of Montana. For the benefit of these
two men the senate still maintains the
official snuff boxes, which are kept
carefully with fresh material for pro-
ducing sneezes.
These boxes are little lacquered af-
fairs about four inches long, two and
| half inches wide and an inch deep,
and are fastened by screws to the
top of the projecting ledge. one on
each side of the vice-presidents dais
The snuff is purchased by the SER
| geant-at-arms in four eight pound jars,
at cost of rs cents round, and it
! takes an average of about five pounds
year to replenish the boxes twice a
week during the sessions. The work
of refilling the boxes was for years
one of the duties tremendously per-
| formed by the late Capt Bassett, the
venerable assistant doorkeeper of the
senate and inveterate user of the pow
dered weed; but since his death, five
years ago, the task has fallen to the
lot of one of the pages, who, naturally
does not bestow upon 1t the loving
care of his aged predecessor.
Capt. Bassett when he died had
completed nearly sixty years of con-
| tinuous service in the senate, and was
almost the sole relic of the days when
the use of snuff was general in that
body. For many years before his
death his digniied, almost ceremoni.
Gus, manner of indulging in the habit
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18

TIME and money are being expended
every day by the government in
efforts to locate claimants against
he United States For months the
post office department has been direct.
ing a search for George w. Weart,
one time postmaster at Deal Beach,
n. j., to whom is due $40,
On June 10, 1905, registered pack
age was mailed by Mrs Bstelle Ro-
sett to Mrs. Il. d. Ledgerman of Deal
Beach. The package was reported
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18

Beautiful Structures Dreams Realized.
Every beautiful structure is the
dream of the architect. st. Pauls is
Without the dreamers the world would
be a dull place. Dreamers lifted 1t
out of the darkness of barbarism and
ignorance and placed it in the white
light of civilization and knowledge.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

l. lttl tldb L OW0'
of my life to Lydia.
e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago I
was a walking
shadow. had been
under the Doctors.
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia L. Pinkham's.
Vege ia BILE Com
pound and itworked
like a charm. 1t re-
lieyed all my pains
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums, reduces tn
aammation allays pain cures wind collie 25c ucttie.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18

Occasionally schoolgirl is so ro-
mantle that she imagines all poetry
should be printed in italics.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
should be taken without delay when sore chest AND
tickling throat warn you that annoying cold
threatens At all druggists in 25c 35c and Soc bottles
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-11-18

Lots of garrulous people make
specially of saying nothing.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
wriahts Making Record Flights.

Under favorable weather conditions,
Orville Wright has been making some
record flights in his aeroplane at Fort
Myer this week. Monday he was in the
air half an hour twice and covered about
81 miles, attaining speed of Al miles
and height Of $50 feet. Tuesday, be
made the longest American flight thus
far, 1 hr., 20 min, As sec. He rose go
feet and covered 20 miles. The govern
ment tests which the Wrights are scoring
up for, requires that the ship carry one
passenger besides the operator and cover
five-mile straightaway course. The
Wright flights are in circles and loops.
Herbert Latham, French aviator, fried
to cross the English channel Monday.
He got half way when his motor stopped
and he descended to the water, where he
vas rescued.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
VixenIsh Women Deserve FIoeolns.

The English sufiragettes who were
sentenced to Jail because they refused to
pay fines for breaking the windows of
the House OF Commons refuse to submit
to thu prison rules and work as other
convicts do and are to be punished for
that, also. They are seeking TO make
martyrs of themselves. The snfagettes
sent to prison for taking part in disorders
in Downing street were liberated Monday,
having inaugurated a hunger strike. One
of them refused food for 126 hours.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
French MInIstry's SUDDEN overturn.

The ministry of Clemenceau, the long
est in the history OF the French republic,
went down in defeat Tuesday, in a most
unexpected manner. Clemenceau. who
had a large majority on a recent test, be-
came engaged in q heated controversy
with Delcasse, former foreign minister.
Each taunted the other with failures of
administration Finally, on an appeal
for support, the government was defeat
ed, 2l2 to 176. The Clemenceau ministry
at once resigned.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
WHAT is DOING
THE WORLD OVER
A WORD ABOUT THE LEADING
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Tan STANDS for Honest RevIsIon


President Taft made an important dec
laration Friday respecting his attitude
toward tariff revision. He favors a
downward revision in all cases where the
rates are so high as to afford more than a
iair profit to the producer, after paying
the difference in the wage scale between
thY country and foreign competitors.
de stands especially for free coal and
iron, hides and lumber. The tariff con-
ferees are consulting with the president
over their report. 1t is reported that
Chairman Payne and Senator Aldrich
have reached deadlock. The plan of
the high duty conierees is to let the two
houses vote on the questions at issue.
They believe they have a majority. On
the other hand many members have as
sured the president that they are with
him. 1t is hoped the report will be made
before the close OF the week.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
Spanish Prstenesr psad.

Don Carlos of Bourbon, the pretender to
the Spanish throne, died Sunday at
Varese in Lombardy. Don Carlos con-
Quoted q three years war from 1873 to
1875 to gain the throne, but was unsuc-
cessful, after which he travelled in the
United States and elsew here. Don Jamie,
son OF Don Carlos, has hssn. -hanished
from France under law Of Etat country
and has gone to Varese. He will become
the bead OF the Spanish Carlists and his
accession is expected to give impetus to
the party. Jamie has visited Spain sever
al times in disguise and consulted with
the leaders of his faction.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
EveIyn ThaN Turns Aaaln., Harrr.

Compelled by the courts order to re-
veal what threats had been made against
her by her husband since be has been
held as a lunatic in Matteawan asylum,
Evelyn Thsw testified last week that
Harry Thaw had said to her, sI suppose
will have to kill you when get out Of
here" This was in proceedings now un-
der way looking toward Thaw's release
Mrs. Thaw said she testified as she did
because of the treatment she has received
at the hands OF the Thaw family. She
declined to express an opinion as to
Thaw's sanity.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
couIan,t stoplstrIke 81 cour,.

The first effort ever made to stop a
strike by an injunction against both par
ties failed at Pittsburg Tuesday, when
the court dismissed the petition. The
strikers really brought the suit to compel
the company to reinstate men at their de-
manded terms. The court held that it
had no right to compel such action by
the company. The strike is at the works
of the Pressed Steel Car company at Nc
Kees Rocks, Pa. The strike at the works
OF the Standard Steel Car company works
at Butler, Pa, has been settled BY CON-
promise.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
MOTOR cxeIe Ran Amuek.

A motor cycle ridden in an endurance
test exploded while it was tearing around
the track at Berlin, Germany, Sunday.
SO great was its speed that ii plunged
into the crowd surrounding the track,
throwing persons right and left. The
dresses Of two women were set on fire by
the burning gasoline and they we're burnt
to death. Six were also killed and eight
cen injured.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
The Turkish Way.

Thirteen Turks, among them several Of
prominence, were hanged Monday at
Constantinople for taking part in the re-
cent reactionary movement. As the re-
suit of an official investigation into the
Adsna massacres, fifteen persons have
been hanged. The court reports that 500
others deserve death, $4,000 penal servi-
tude for life and so, 900 lesser punishment
but recommends that as general reconcil-
iation has taken place q universal amnes-
ty be granted.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
Democrats Best at Baseball.

In an intensely amusing game OF base
ball at Washington Friday, Democratic
team OF representatives in the House de-
feated a Republican team, 26 TO 16.
The House adjourned and watched the
game. Representative vreeland fell in
practice and broke his collar bone.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
AerooIane Came 20 Grief.

The aeroplane in which Glenn H. Cur
tiss had been making some remarkable
ascensions at Hampstead Plain, Mime
ola, L. l., was wrecked Sunday when an
amateur named Williams undertook TO
make his first trip aloft. He lost his
head, the ship came down With Williams
under il, who sustained a broken arm.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

The "McAdoo tube" the double tunnel
under the North river connecting New
York city and Jersey city, was opened for
car traffic Monday, when the first car
whizzed through. This tunnel is one link
in the chain Of tubes that win make
through traffic under New York city to
the Jersey mainland possible. In two or
three years passengers can pass from the
Grand Central station to Jersey City
without transfer. The improvement will
cost around &c, ZOO, 900.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
Grent lron and SteeI Orders ln.

The Boston & Maine has placed orders
for 21, 900 tons OF steel rails to relay its
trackage. Very heavy orders for rails,
rolling stock and structural iron and
steel have been placed by many com
panies with manufacturers and premiums
are being paid for early delivery.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
eoIivIa and Araentine a Odds.

The Bolivian minister has been ordered
to leave Buenos Ayres within "a hours,
following BoIivia's refusal to accept the
award of the Argentine president in the
Peru-BoIivia dispute. Diplomatic rela-
tions therefore cease between Bolivia and
Argentina.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
"a NIaht Rlder'a RaId.

The worst night riders are calomeI,
croton oil or aloes pills. They raid your
bed to rob you OF rest. Not so with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They never
distress or Inconvenience, but always
cleanse the system, curing colds, head
ache, constipation, malaria. 25c.
q. A. Leonard, Randolph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
oId Shah Out, New One In.

As result OF the Persian uprising the
shah Mohammed Ali has abdicated, TAX
ing refuge in the Russian legation at the
Persian capital. The new shah is the
former crown prince sultan Ahmed
Mira 1t is said he will go abroad for
study. He is a mere youth.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
Tremenoous TeIephone Mercer.

There is a movement afoot to merge all
the big telephone companies in the coun-
try with capital stock OF billion dol
lars. The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company has offered to buy the en-
tire stock OF the Bell Telephone company
of Buffalo to promote the deal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
$50 BrItIsh Warships in the Thames.

A naval pageant of $50 British war
ships has been assembled in the Thames
the past week, viewed by millions OF peo-
pie. Il is said the reason such an event
has never before taken place there is te-
cause OF fear that some enemy might bot
tie up the mouth Of the river.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
Five-storn euIIdIna CoIlapsed.

/ A fve-story building in process OF re-
construction at the corner of Eleventh
and Market streets, Philadelphia, col
lapsed last Thursday, burying 80 persons
/ in the ruins, seven of whom were killed.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
SpIurued on Banks Money.

w. H. Ingram, Jr., admits stealing
800, 600 from the Aibernia Banking and
Trust company of New Orleans, OF which
he was trust officer. After taking his
property, the bank stands to lose S35, 900.
Ingram had been splurging in society.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22
Lions Turn on Roosevelts.

One member of the Roosevelt hunting
expedition was chased into an East Afri-
can town by FIVE lions. He reports that
large numbers of lions have swarmed
into the Sitik district.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

On his appearing in court and giving
his own version Of an automobile acci-
dent at Paris, for which he had been SEN
tenced to fine and imprisonment, James
II. Hyde, former vice president OF the
Equitable, was acquitted, the court revers-
ing its decision.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-22

A son was born to Prince and Princess
De Sagan last week. The mother was
Anna Gould, divorced wife OF Count de
Castellane, by whom she has three chill
dram