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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

wealthy farmers In the irrigated
West than any other farm product,
may be grown to perfection. Two
land in favored sections 'sree) crops
are cut each year. and after the last
harvest the vigorous growths permit
OF pasturage for stock.
The Klamath section will rival
eastern Washington and Oregon In
wheat production, both In quality and
quantity. Land well cultivated and
with plenty Of water yields nifty BUSH
els of wheat to the acre. while dry
farming secures from twelve to twsn-
~ bushels. The average. under fay.
orable water conditions. should b
thirty-five bushels to the acre.
Oats yield per acre. with dry farm.
ing. from twenty-five to thirty BUSH
OILS; ON irrigated land. sixty bushels:
and with exceptionally favorable con-
ditions, almost hundred. Barley
yields. on dry land. twenty-five bush.
OILS per acre. which 10 always doubled
and often trebled on properly irri-
gated land. Rye also grows we'll. and
peculiarly enough is often dry farmed
IA hay or roughage crop for stock.
Apple raising will prove . profit
q BILE occupation In the uplanda. PeaPs.
plums. pruuss ead cherries . VelA
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

The 40 called Mosbii- stone Was dis.
covered by the iisy =, Klein in is0a
among the ruins Of Dhiban. the sucient
Dillon The stone was Of black la
salt. rounded at the top and bottom.
two feet broad. three feet ten inches
high aud fourteen Inches In thick moss.
but was unfortunately broken by the
hfnbs, whose cupidlty had been nrous
ID 10y the Interest that was taken IN II
10y the explorers The fragments were
nftrrwarj collected and labosi0usly
nt'.d together. aud the stone now
stands IN the Louvre Ut Paris. The
inscription Of ,h'r'y.fSrr lines II iii
Hebrew. ihornicinn characters aud ap.
pears 10 b- y record ~ Mrshn. king u
Moab. mentioned IN u Kings III. refer.
ring To his successful rcyoit against
the king Of Israel New Yort Amssi
eau
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

| cd ut the disposal of tho homescckcrs,
tho United States assuming all risk
and responsibility for the Investment.
klamath Falls, the county scat OF
klamath County. Oregon, and tho
commercial center Of the klamath
region. 10 u lively town OF $500 poo
pie. with good graded and high
schools. u fine water system. electric
light ana power plants. telephone
system, aud other city utilities. II ~
tho diversion point Of the chief ca
nails Of the irrigation project. and Is
headquarters for tho United Statcs
Reclamation Service and the klamath
Water Users Association. The hotel
facilities are good. Merrill. near
Tule Lake, 10 the center of Il large
fertile section south Of klamath Falls
and part OF It's surrounding lands are
irrigation system. bonanza. on Lost
River is the principal trading point
OF the upper project. II IL ut the
junction OF the largest valleys.
The upland soil Is chiefly a rich.
sandy loan Of great uniformity and
lasting fertility. It is Il mixture OF
disintegratcd and croded lava with
volcanic ash and diatomaceous earth.
Tho lake and tulc tmarsh) lands are
made Of finely disintcgratcd volcanic
material and organic matter. the lat
ter the dccomposed vegetable accum-
ulation Of ages. Nowhere. perhaps.
can be found Il more fertile country.
The uplands are very similar to the
soils OF the famous Yakima Valley
ia Washington. while the iowlands
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

asa rule. clcnr handwriting N more
.ommon with persons who do not wri'e
W. : living than with those who do
Nu'nors, for example. are creating
'ane'hing when they write; their mind
.oncehtrated on this creative work;
.s .se,r thoughts are generally ahead OF
.'~1 hnnd. sometimes q whole sen'
".. "nee. and they hurry to keep pace
sun Them The result II bad hand
alhe. hat hu ntiwsitin6 with individ-
~.!y In II. II not character. There 10
.neory that plain writing II most
~shy forged. This II not true. OBJ
~ .ase signatures arc most easily forged
a the no called frenk signntures'
sea nobody can read. ensicst Of all
~ pest signature and the aafeat Tor
%sh who aiRiM checks II neither too
s"n nor too involved: Just plain. ev'
.usy writing. done In tho easiest
sy, according to his tempera ment,
49, signature Expresses ~ mtch
setsr % any handwriting can. but
uoent tell 10 a thing about tho
ae0, maksup, not . thing.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
The Equinox Storm Fable.

ihr United States weather bureau
uas denied that the coming Of the eQui'
10y brings with II u storm. The be-
e'' u says. that the old fashioned peo'
we put In this theory In oil misplaced,
any big storm that happens to occur
.''h'n week or two Of the time that
Me sun IN crossing the line. say the
..a.her men. is dignltied by the name
" "equlnoctial storm" when. M
a.a''er OF fact. there In generally some
.''nosphcric disturbance every week OF
.so anu those that occur about the
ume OF the equinox are Just taking
me'r turn and are not the result Of the
oosslng Of the sun.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

every year Is about three hundred
and even In stormy weather o day
rarely passes with the suns face hid
den the entire time. The clear at.
mOgpherc and the elevation make
bright the sunny days and give tho
sky the deepest blue, while at night
the starry armament Is brilliant
beyond description and beyond the
conception Of fog-belt inhabitants.
Where the water supply Is limited.
Sagebrush mantles the valleys with
gray. In the marshlands are many
species OF rushes. sedges and tules.
The fora Of the basin is far above
the average In variety, for here meet
northern and southern plants. oddly
co1I uingling. The land Is rich In
Wild Eiums. choke-cherries, buckle
berries. wild gooseberries. wild cur
rants. and other economic plants.
There are many species Of nutritive
native grasses: indeed. the basin has
long been n stockman's summer par
adlse. Many Of the smaller valleys
are simply large meadows.
The lower hills surrounding the
basin are covered with range grasses.
and scattered parks OF Juniper. noun
tain mahogany and other arid land
shrubs. The higher lands are GOV.
cred with regal forests Of red fir.
sugar and yellow pine. and cedar.
In abundance may be grown the
cereals Except corn). alfalfa. var.
Ious nutritious grasses, root crops.
potatoes. asparagus. celery. all hard!
fruits. veg 7tables and berries.
Alfalfa, which has created more
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
THE KLAMATH COUNTRY
ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES

Rich IN fortile iapds, evcr.liying
streams snd nns lakes. walled with
noble ineentsln ranges covered with
great pine sososts. posacssed OF n eli.
mate that ten months In the year ID
Ideal, the klamath Basin. heretofore
isolSted and almost unknown, 10 bo.
Ing inado readily accessible.
This rich basin is q plateau 1000
feet above tho sea level. divided into
valleys by mountain Bpurg and given
variety by several fresh water lakes.
" these. the three largest cover two
hundred thousand acres.
Development has boon retarded BY
lack of immigration and lack Of
transportation.
Tho annual precipitation OF sixteen
Inches Ii chiefly In the winter. In the
form OF mountain snow. The sum.
mer rainfall ~ too light to assure
crops. The Siskiyou and Cascade
Mountains presented u strong barrier
to rnilrond builders. Therefore. with
. trunk line Of railway hardly nifty
miles u the west. and the largest
body Of fresh water available for ir-
riEation west Of the Mississippi at It's
very door. this rich region has been
little moro than a pasture for cattle
and sheep. It's lakes and marshes
homes for untold numbers Of wild
fowl. and It's forests and mountains
but the hauuts Of wild animals.
All. this 10 to be changed marvc-
lousiy by two factors Government
irrigation and reclamation and rail-
road construction.
The work Of the Government is
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

What true friendship consists iu d.
iSrnds on the t-npsram-nt Of tho man
who has a friend. II is related that Al
the funeral of Mr. r.. who died ex'
trcmrly poor. the usually cold bloodsd
Squire Tigh'nS wss much affected.
You thought q krsat deal of him. ]
ruppoS-i" sou,~ one asked him.
Thought q great deal Of himf
should think I did. There was true
friend! lie never asked the 10 lend
him n cent. though ! knew well enough
b. was starving TO death"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
A Calm witpsss.

A lawyer was cross examining Q VII,
ness with n view to getting him mud
died ln his Testimony. The following
questions ana nuswers occurred:
did you see the plnintiR faint &
short time agof''
Yes. sir"
People turn pale when they faint
don't thcyr'
NO. sir: not always"
What do you inssn 10 tell me that
q person can faint and not turn palsi
Did you ever hear Of such . csssr'
Yes. SIR"
"Dld you ever $50 such . csssr'
u did. sir"
"Whrui"
"Abou, = year sso. sir"
"who was n.y.
""Twss q negro. sif."
The lawyer excused III. witusss.-
Cincinnsu Commercial Tribune.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
while In favored locations most ex-

while In favored locations most ex-
cellent peaches may be raised; but
care must be taken b. planting late.
blooming, hardy varieties OF all these
fruits, because OF late frosts.
The evidence Of what small fruits
will do is found In the wealth OF Wild
berries. All the berries may be
grown to great advantage a. soon -
q market becomes available.
Tho richness Of the soil and the
ease with which II IL worked make
the klamath section vast potential
garden. Here, with irrigation, inten.
slve cultivation will be widely prac-
ticed. The careful cultivation that
makes land in sections OF Southern
California. the San Joaquin. sacra.
mento. Santa Clara. Paiaro, Arroyo
Grande and other California valleys
worth hundreds Of dollars per acre
will produce the same result here.
The klamath Basin is already a
great native pasture-iand. and when
are added alfalfa, clover, ETC., 1t will
be an unexcelled dairy country. At
present cattle and sheep occupy the
fields. tt ere are many Herefords
and some Snorthorns. Deyons aud
Galloways. But with the coming Oi
easy transportation will come tie day
Of the more profitable milch COW
the day OF the Holstein and Jersey.
The klamath Basin Is full OF hne
horses.
Well adapted to tog raising, Il
pig has been almost totally neglected
In the klamath region. yet with dis
,ase unknown and crops and climate
naturally adapted to his needs. he
viii later become one OF the most I'm.
Iortant Of It's commercial fa"'or.
'oultry raising awaits but rrnusgoI
alton to make II Of larg
Ions, though now n q rivl IN
With a local demand far in 'Sc"N m
he supply.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

are In class by themselves In rich
ness. The soils are free from gumbo
and adobe characteristics, very easy
to work, without stones. and do not
bake easily. In few localities patch
es of alkali may be found, but these
are quite infreQuent and can be cared
for by proper drainage. The soil is
of uniformly great depth. and very
rarely is there hard-pan near the
surface.
The climate OF the klamath Basin
Is delightful In late spring. summer
and autumn and until midwinter.
With its scenic and hunting and fish
ing attractions. the region Is becOm-
Ing q great summer resort. The
weather IL moderately warm In sum
mer and not severely cold in winter.
4 hero Is little zero weather. Destruc-
1.-Two storms are unknown. Some win
ters are open without snow. but oc-
caslOnally there Is enough snow for
sleighing. Spring plowing begins
In tho latter part of February or early
In March. March and April are rain
lest months. and January is the cola
ost. Very little rain falls In the sum-
mer. and crops may be harvested
without fear Of storm.
The average number Of clear days
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
joHN AND HIS IDOLS.
me chinsmso 10 utterly Devoid o'
Rsysssoss IN his Religion.

HevefeVse w Vss VsVU'oV'
How the chlnsmnn regards his idol
n told by ib. Rsy. John MacGowan.
The Chinese 10 q person utterly lie.
,od OF reverence. sentiment ar dcyo.
tpn IN his religion. Win him II l. n
natter either VI frnr or ~ business.
BE-, nialnly the latter. A house IL
olaru~d with sickness. which Is put
down not to bad sanitation or other
natural rauscs. hut To- the presence Of
Uil spirits This leads to ~ visit H. the
psafrs, temple to gri the idol a. drive
,hrm away 4 new business l. splu;
| 10 ts commenced. but befor- doing No
In 10 deemed -..cntiai 10 get the sup
p>r ~ the Idols if one Idol -ny- II
will M, succr-d another l. appealed 10
for IL opinion. and N II II fn,ornbl. II
10 Of once accepted NJ the correct Que
should the venture turn out n fnll.
m no rrpronch ~ my Kind IL uttered
|ssi,nsi the god whose prediction has
,<sn falsil.i. The man takes the
blame upon himself. His character has
~ b~sn pure. he says. ar he was born
Under an evil star. or he was naturally
unlucky and 10 was bound 10 fail 10
|sny'hlng that he undertook.
"Men never dream of thinking nbou'
their Idols ~ we do about God No
afrf,on Il shown for them. II II most
smusing 10 watch the faces ~ the Chi.
nsss ~ h.. IL r h.. Ill
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

divided into two projects. the upper
and the lower. The latter. the most
important. has for Its principal wa
ter supply Upper klamath Lake. the
largest navigsble body Of fresh water
In the West. The supply taken from
Il will lessen the sise OF Link River,
It's outlet. but will not affect the vol
ume OF water In the lake itself. The
topography OF tho land Ii such that
the water from the lake can be dis
tributsd over = large area by gravity
Clear Lake. In California. IL the
sourss Of ths, upper project. It will
beooms Q reservoir. and Its outlet
Lost River. diverted into the klamath
Riyes~ and sapsssedsd largely IA q
watsr earplax b. sn irrigation canal
This oddeat OF streams. "meanderina
with q masy notion" after lowing
aimiassiy . hundred miles. arrives
within ~ miles. os Ito source and
finally sinks In Tule Like. Tule Lake
a bread sheet Of victor. whose great
est depth r. aheut. so feet. has no
other water supply and no outlet,
With tho diversion Of Lost River. Its
bed will be partly reclaimed.
The 0overnsnsat work. oil told.
will repsesent ~ expenditure Of a.
100000. sad this Investment u plac'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

Department Of the lnta.iu..
Land Office. LaXevisw, -
uary l2. 1903.
a SGmcient ai!iada.u ,.nu-
.iled In Il Is Office b .HF ..
untesta.t. ae.
No. 27Hi ,ss....
Sept. %. 1902. 10. I"
IS, 7. 3S s., a.. ~ 4, b. E.taao. O..
ogden. contcstee. In icA u g. u,
.eged that ogden ne,y. sctl tU 5000.
aid land within six I.onI.s a.r.
making said entr! as requi.,d =.
law; that said Eleanor Ogden never
improved said land by erecting q
dwelling house nor made any im-
provsments whatsoever; that the
said Ogden has wholly abandoned
said tract and for more than SIX
months since making said entry: that
said entry Is not cultivated ~ re-
quired BY law or at all. and said Og-
len Is not at this time nor las ie
Ieen living on said and dDriug ,Ir
asst year: that said Og len "a - ul
y failed to reside ugUn. csir.u
improve said entry. q at lDp al,,- :
absence OF said Ogden is not dUe ~
nis employment In the Army. Navy
Or Marine Corps OF the United States
as an officer. soldier OF marine In aH
var In which the United States Wa
70 engaged. said parties aIv'.rr'uE
notified to appear. respond. ani Ole.
evidence toucl ing said allegation at
10 o'clock a. m. on March 3. 1909.
before II. NJ. Richardson, y. S. Com
missile ner. at klamath Falls. Oregon.
and that Anal hearing will he held
at 10 O'Clock a. m. on March 10.
1909. before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land OF.
ace In Lakeview. Oregon.
The said contestant having. In .
proper afidavit. dlsd January Z. 1903
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service OF this
notice can not be made. Il II hereby
ordered and directed that such notice
he given BY due and proper publicn'
ton.
J. n. WATSON.
lie Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
FOUND ITS SOUL.
s,ory OF q Violin That Was
u,,eked In n Fire,

n. story o' ''o'' '""' "N
\" Wrecked In a Fire.
,,or tho Lucky Baldwin 'hcnicr and
~ a,. Ip san FrnDclsco years ngo
.,. O.' werr nine feet Of water In tho
n,.n, NV where tho instruments Of
.,n,strn were stored. When u IT,
' y n Ind been pumped out. August
n.,,,h, leader Of the orchestra. hired
".n 10 swim IN aud got out his ia
nous Amn'l violin
,r,.,s,, aud broken np into sixty.
.,, nl,r,s. The hot water hnd soak.
~, oll the old glue. and every piece
a mll,n away from iis ncighbor. be.
I,. good many pn'ch"n of wood put
uh,n rrpnirs Ind been done. To all
',."raucr the thing was smashed bs.
I I~s,,r,hclc-s Herman Muller. u local
,olln rpnIrcr. who knew and loved
y. aid f,dl.. took II IN hand. Twice
!. carefully Joined the time dnrkcncd
,cs. of wood. twice hc decided that
\. Apn,l would not do,
/ q, onr, more hr soaked the sixty.
L,,h, bit. ~ wood apart. Then he
rsr.mlly modelled out of clay nn arch
Laeb A. be- remembered that ~ the old
|,msu to have had and for niue weeks
.a the hits ~ wood bound 10 II until
L'.y had gained the proper shape,
A.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

Two little girls who were taken 10
Ne. "Othelio" were much Impressed By
the death scene.
II wonder whether they Kill . lady
every night asked one.
why. of course not" said the other.
They Just pretend to! II would b.
too expensive to really XII . lady every
uirht"'
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Lakeview List No. 81.

United States Land once. Lake
view. Oregon. January l2. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the
Northern Pacific Railway Company.
whose post office address is 81, Paul.
Minnesota. has on this 2Sth da! oI
December. 1908. hled In this otiict
its application (Serial No. OY4JJ. "
select under the provisions Of the Act
of Congress. approved July I. 1898
$50 Stat. 5S7. 620). Lot I Of section
3 In township SO south Of range IN
and Lot OF section Z In township
33 south Of range7. all east OF Will
lamette Principal Meridian. contain.
Ing 5l.S3 acres.
Any and oil persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described. or de-
string to object because Of the min.
srai charaeter of.the land. os Tor any
other reason. to the disposal to ap-
pliOant. should Ale their afiidavits Of
protest In this Office. on or before the
18th day Of March. 1909.
J. N. WATSON,
lis Register.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
The Vienna Derby.

The racing season NJ Vienna onds
with the Derby week, from ,hc "'!ddio
Of the last week In May 10 'he 'n'ddie
II the arSt week In June, u eohip'lnes
seven race days In tho Freudenan' Jug
great flower c0rsn, II horse SHOW aho
ths vquipage competition.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

- cant please my friends" sobbsd
the young bride
whats the matter. petf''
They Insist that ! can't b happy
with q fnthcnd like you. but. oh. hus'
bnnd, I ann Washington Herald
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
Domestic Amenities.

Knicscr-i've waited an hour for you
10 get your hat on straight. MIS-
Knickcr- Well. I've waited longer than
TINT for you to Get your feet %
straight. New York Sun.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

srRAYED on SToLEN-A brown
and spotted COW, fat and dry. brand
sd 81 on, left. hip: ear mark cr0p:
split IN lsft ear and under bit In right
ear. Was driven or stolen, from the
Downing ranch the latter part Of Do.
|ssmbeS. 1908. Reward for informar
~. eo-6e
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

Decision ~ character n one bright
golden apple which every young pr
son should strive IN the beginning to
muck from the tree VI lifa
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
Charles Darwin.

Charles Darwin was % weas y
health that but for the vile an6 Gnu
ircp who saved him from trouble uo
gave him the leisure Of a peaesful
home he would probably never have
made bis great discoveries.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08

A caterpillar will dsvour GOo0 -dulse
,ts own weight In food ID the course OF
a month.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-02-08
Contest Notice.

Department Of the lnta.iu..
Land Office. LaXeyisw, -
uary l2. 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-05
BODEKER PUTS
 LID ON THEATRE

Another wee little opening under the day afternoon. Chief of Police George H. Bodeker finds objections to certain features of the performance at the bur lesque theatre in this city in the name of the peace and dignity of the commun- ity. The chief and several of his officers were in attendance at the theatre last night to see that the performance was toned down.
 After setting forth what he deems an objectionable feature of the show Chief Bodeker in addressing Manager McArdle of the theatre says in a letter:
 "I very much dislike to have to call your attention to this again. l would like to have you read this letter to the man. ager of the troupe so he will understand my position in the matter. I like to see a good show and enjoy it, but at the same time I will not tolerate any such move ments as I saw this afternoon and l as- sure you that if this occurs at the per formance tonight I will most assuredly put the entire troupe under bond"
 Chief Bodeker terms certain features Of the burlesque performances "nuisances and states in his letter that the next time he will give no warning but arrest the troupe and let the court pass upon the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-05
O'BRIEN SAYS HE
 IS NOT CANDIDATE
GENERALLY EXPECTED COL. TOMLlNSON WILL BE SELECTED FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Capt. Frank P. O'Brien is in no wise a candidate for the vacancy on the Board of Education In a statement he requests his friends. in case any of them are work ing for him as a prospective member of the board to refrain from doing so.
 Since this statement has been made there is but one name at present con- sidered by the aldermen. That is the name of Col. John W. Tomlinson, and it is thought that he will be unanimously elected. When asked for a statement last night, Colonel Tomlinson did not care to make one.
 Captain O'Brien issued the following yesterday.
 "I am astonished to see the position l am placed in from the story in your is- sue of today. I am in no sense candi- date and never have been, especially in view of the fact that as Mayor of the city, I am informed, I will be member of the board, exofficio.
 "If any of my friends are working to secure this position for me I ask them to refrain from doing so. My personal friend, Hon. John w. Tomlinson, who Is mentioned in connection with this po- sition, would reflect credit on the alder men, if in their wisdom they should de- termine to confer that honor by electing him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-05
MT. Pipp."

Charley Grapewin, Anna Chance and several other favorltes returned to the Biiou theatre last night in 'The Awaken ing of MT. Pipp" The piece is unique in its conception and is one of the gen. uine novelties on the stage. It Is an elab- oration of a vaudeville act in which MT. Grapewin and Miss Chance won an en- yiable reputation. The original vaude- vile act has been incorporated into a musical comedy with three acts list of catchy song numbers, pretty girls and all the accessories of d sparkling and enter taining musical show.
 ''The Awakening of MT. Pipp" has been seen here once or twice before, and its excellencies are known to local theatre goers. The piece affords many opportun- ities for MT. Grapewin to display his abil- ity and he is a comedian of distinct per- sonality. His methods. while quiet and refined, are at all times amusing, and he makes a strong bid for encores in that exceptionally clever bit of acting, the awakening of the lately intoxicated and still bewildered MT. Pipp. when he re- turns home from an evening spent in the Cafe Dore and takep an. old tramp in to