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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
Sheen Experiments.

An experiment which will be watch,
ed with much interest by all New En-
gland, and which may be the means OF
revolutionizing the present method OF
farming here, is about to be tried by
the Maplecrest Stock and Poultry Farm
Association, Springfield, Mass.
The association is planning to bring
1000 sheep from the western part OF
the country and put them on farms III
and around Middlefield and Beckett
The sheep are merinos and will :. be
mated with dorset rams Of local ex'
traction.
Some of the reasons which prompted
the association to bring the sheep are
the decreasing ratio of the meat sup
ply and the constantly increasing popu.
Iation Of the country.
Scotch herders will be brought here
with the sheep and will be used in,
stead of dogs or fences to keep them
from straying, as it is claimed thai
more care can be given by professional
herders.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
WAY OF uNGoDLY DEFINED.
Bv Rev. Cyrus Townsend 3

Bv Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady.
Blessed is the man that walketh not
IN the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor
sitteth in the seat Of the scornful-
Psalm / i.
The book of Psalms begins appro-
pirate enough with description OF
the wicked set before us by method
of exclusions. We read the first verse
and are struck by its wisdom and its
RHYTHM. But not until we investigate
il a little more critically do we see
,ts interesting force and observe at
the same time the literary skill with
which the conditions against which all
that follows in the Psalter declaims is
presented.
The man who is not blessed is de
nic+ed first of all as the ungodly man.
There are many men who are or pro-
fess to be ungodly-that is, men who
have left the divine out Of the reckon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

ing, who persistently deny God and
shape their lives upon some ethic sys
tenn, which they fail to recognize as
distinctly traceable TO, and in so far as
it is good, derived from Christianity
Some men in this category are upright.
honorable had almost said God fear
ing-citizens. Most men who thus de
ny God, who put Him outside Of their
calculations, are not.
The next step downward is easily
taken The man who is not blessed is
next dese&ibed by the Psalmist as a
sinner. The transmission is natural
and easy. To deny God is usually to
disobey His laws, and that is to com
nit sin
The third characteristic of the man
full. There are many sinners who are
ashamed of their sin, but when a man
descends to such a depth that he glo-
ries in his Wickedness and becomes a
mocker and blasphemer, outwardly con-
temptuous of religion, he has almost
reached the unpardona BILE nadir Of de,
generation. The insight, therefore of
the Psalmist is seen In this descending
scale Of moral depravity-ungodli
wickedness, contempt.
But that is not all that is remark
able in the verse. Quite wonderful is
the skill Of the writer, for he has par
alleled the personal scale with one Of
habit. The ungodly man is one who
walketh; the sinner is one who stand
eth the scorner is one who sits down.
How many people when they are
strong come in touch with temptation,
walk by it, pass it, repass it, are fas
cinated by it. Presently they stand
still by it, and the touch becomes
longer and more continuous, until final
~ they take the abiding attitude and
sit down with it, live with it, become a
part of it. How amazing is this verse.
The man who denies God walks in the
way of moral failure. When his denial
plunges him into sin he stands in close
touch with it, and when he has stood
long enough he sits down and becomes
mocker and scorner. He adds the
potent power of his tongue to the subtle
influence of his life in debauching his
fellow men.
May God give to each one of US the
answer to the Psalmist's prayer by
blessing us because we are none Of these
things.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
A Few Facts About Fur.

This is cat fur" said furrier. I'VE
use it for Innings. An excellent lining
cat fur makes, too. Dogs, calves, colts
coons, opossums, bats, rats, any ami
NAL that wears fur, in fact, is salable
in the fur market. Bat hair is Felted up
with other stuff into an imitation skin.
It is also used. I believe, in rope plait-
ing. The dog, the coon, and the opos-
sum yield a fur that, properly treated.
makes a very handsome lining. Rat
skins are employed in certain delicate
repairs. and they also serve to form
the thumbs of cheap gloves A queer
thing about the fur business is that the
furs must be taken in the dead Of win,
ter: the trapper must work under the
eruelist climatic conditions only thus
is the fur at It's best. The dresser, OF
the other hand, who could work best
III cold weather, must do all his work
il, the heat of summer or otherwise he
would not be able to keep up with the
changing fashions
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

To insure heat of the
will the scurf
constant being occasionally
slip easily
then the but the
with pulley
other But be hung with the ordinary gambrel
singetree will be
Uu p the
the enas by lightly mark
straight the
he
The salt ten pounds 100 pounds
" of the mixture While it curing pack box
Two be changing the other
t is rubbing a
Of
a a
which sprinkle little powdered
with
sprinkle with hOrax again it down treated
w
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
Comparing Grant and Lee.

The American Historical AsSocia-
ton, meeting in Richmond, Va, dur
ing the holidays, discussed the VIII
derness campaign in the Civil War
and the genius of Grant. General Al
exander of the Confederate Army
spoke on Grants Conduct Of the Will
derness Campaign" and Colonel Liv-
ermore of the Federal Army spoke on
Lees conduct Of the same campaign,
while Major Eben Swift of the gener-
al staff of the United States Army
closed the discussion.
It is to be remarked that the Con-
federate was rather more impressed
by Grants ability for war, while the
Federal officer was disposed to award
the palm to Lee The member Of the
general staff, however, Major Swift,
although giving the Virginian due
credit, regarded Grant as the most
dangerous opponent that a great SOL
der ever encountered.
Lee made five campaigns in sin
gle YEAR" said Major Swift, mo other
man ana no OlueT army ever uiu ludI
much" But in Grant Lee, under the
circumstances of the moment, met his
match. Grant was the modern en-
bodiment of force in war;" said Major
Swift. "He cared not for ruse or
strategy in it's accepted form. STRAIT
egy was reduced by him to study of
detectives, and detectives we're re-
duced to one-the hostile army
The more distant the perspective
becomes. the clearer the truth stands
out that Grant was the man for the
work. He had numbers and resources
at his command, and of those advan-
tages he was the first Union command
err in the east fully to avail himself.
He perceived that his objective was
not the capital Of the Confederacy,
but the army Of Lee in the field, and
accordingly he attacked Lee on all oc-
casions, knowing that his own losses
could be repaired, but that those Of
his opponent could not
Grant was great because he esti-
mated his advantage to the full and
employed them, because he perceived
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

same thing in the forests. The soil be-
coming exhausted after long period
OF one kind of forest, seedlings of an
other species gradually replace the old
trees as they die out. On the Indian
soil the deodar tree has been observed
taking the place of the blue pine, pine
and oak slowly exchange places and
spruce and silver fir have been noted
gradually extending into a forest of
falling oaks,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
exactly what the nature of his task

exactly what the nature Of his task
was
President Roosevelt in a recent adj
dress denominated Lee as the great
est commander of any age. That is
egregious exaggeration.
Lee was a consummate master of
defense. With limited resources and
inferior numbers he held the armies
Of the north off from Richmond for
four long years. However, it is to be
considered that until Grant appeared,
Lee was matched against such cap
tains as Mcclellan, who, when Rich,
mond was in his grasp, decided that
his peninsula campaign was a fail
ure; as Burnside, who might have
turned Antietam into Confederate rout,
but he refrained, and who was capa-
bic of assaulting the impregnable
heights of Fredericksburg directly;
as Hooker, a capable corps command
err, capable, when placed in supreme
command, of the muddle of Chancel-
lorville.
Whatever Lee was as a captain OF
defense, he assuredly was no genius
in offense, as the truly great COM
manders all have been. as was the
first Duke Of Marlborough, and Gusta-
vus, the Swedish king, and Frederic
of Prussia, and Napoleon Bonaparter
who are the four original gcniuses of
modern war.
Whenever Lee assumed the offensive,
his deficiencies became at once appar-
ent At Antietam he allowed himself
to be caught with his back to the Pc
tomac, into which a Grant would have
pushed him. At Gettysburg he order
ed the charge on Cemetery Hill. al
| though Longstreet with tears in his
eyes endeavored to dissuade him.
The truth is that "StonewalP Jack
son was the Confederate man Of gen
ius To Jackson he owed the victory
of Charlottesville. Lee listened to
Jackson, as he would not to Longstreet.
Had Jackson lived, Gettysburg might
not have been won, but it would not
have been fought upon Lees impossible
plan.-Mmneapol Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
storms Affect Cows.

Ever know that a COW is pretty
good barometer? Well, she is. COWS
always check up on their milk TO"
t,,s+ before a decided change from fine
weather to storms. They also become
nervous Just before storm, ana by
watching them closely one can tell eV-
arv time when bad weather is coming
. soon as the storm breaks the cows
again become normal, tnear nervous
ness disappears and the milk now re-
Turns.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
M,1ex Mean Money.
turns.

Some people have the idea tnat
Mo will not respond to kind treat,
Won't This is a sad mistake. a gooO
,n,,1a is lust about as good as casn IL
49, hank any season in the year .
thoroughbred jack generally proves .',
sattsr investment than a stallion. FRS 81
Class tacks are very scarce and tnat Il
las sna reason why mule breeding Is $40"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
A Brilliant Northern Soldier.

The war career OF Capl E1eHIy "a
Barnum Of Company l, of the 18th New
York Volunteers, afterwards colonel or
the 149th New York Volunteers, furn-
ishes story that is weird. At the bat
tie of Malvern Hill, while leading on
his men he was shot and it was sup
posed mortally wounded. In the even
ing, when q retreat was decided upon,
Gen. Griffin, who was warm personal
friend of the major, sent an ambulance
to bring the major along, dead or alive.
The surgeons pointed out an uncon-
scious major to the detail as Major
Barnum, and, placing him on stretch
err they put him in the ambulance and
started away. On the road to Harr1-
sons Landing the wounded man died,
and was buried as Major Barnum.
crude wooden monument was placed at
the head of his grave, giving his name
and rank. When the report of hiS
death reached Syracuse, N. Y, his ma
tive place, the friends Of Major Bar
mum were greatly grieved Memorial
services were held and Robert McCar-
thy, a friend Of the ma jor, delivered an
eloquent euIogy But the real Major
Barnum not only recovered, but was
yet to perform most brilliant service.
Shortly after the retreat Of the Union
troops the wounded man recovered con-
sciousness The rebels coming up took
him prisoner. He succeeded In getting
exchanged and rejoined his regiment
in time for the battle of Gettysburg.
After that engagement he was transfer
red with Gen. Rockers army to Ten
nessee, and at Lookout Mountain he
covered himself with glory. In a fierce
charge by his regiment a bullet went
clear through his uplifted sword arm,
and split the visor Of his cap. but he
and his gallant troops dashed boldly
on and FIVE of the eleven flags taken
In the battle were captured by them.
For his vigorous conduct on this occa-
sion he and Major NJ e. Bordsley, who
also distinguished himself, were after
ward selected to deliver to the Adju
tant General all the flags captured by
the Army Of the Cumberland at Look
out Mountain, Chattanooga and Mis-
sionary Ridge. Major Barnum was
wounded again at Peach Tree Creek.
When the Union troops had bombarded
the rebels out of Atlanta Major Bar
mum and his men were the first to en-
ter the city They scaled the parapets
Of the outside rebel line and passed to
the Notifications. The camp fires were
still burning, but no soldiers were to
be SEEN They crept from earthwork
to earthwork and finally entered the
city just as the sun rose and by it's
light revealed to them the forms Of
the Confederates, who were retreating
across the marshes on the opposite side
of the river.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
Hnnors E0ual.

When Gen. George Sheridan was
camping on the lower Mississippi his
negro boy, Harry, was one day asked
by a friend whether the general was
not terribly annoyed by the mosquitoes.
'rNo, sah!" said Harry: sin the evenin'
Mars George Is 50 'toXicated he don't
mind the skeeters and In the mornn'
the skeeters is SO tOxicated that they
don't mind Mars George. Buffalo
News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

.''IS require more than a twelve
S,PoWer engine. 1t costs less per
" elevate Silage with the blower
~ Ae work is done more satisfac-
H.. III every way The greastest
'0'e III the use of the blower is
"" oy having the blower pipe stand
al away from the silo at the bot
~, II Should stand as nearly per-
~'''uiar is possible. Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
HOG KILLING ON THE FARM

to do neat ana rapid work
sticking knife nloco 10
for working
s9ng oarrel is commonly used that needed
are very ae IL very Fge hogs killed.
the for scadng
wonch panks for the fo
SIX leel long ana tnree
onehaf feet Two hooks ono
of trace chains to under
a
trench IN the ground and when
In order to the
fn bottom and getting too hot $500 -
that the proper temperature good from 1870 TO 100
II harre Is TO be used the
the kettle, the barrel
should be adding bucket of cold watar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
Filling the SilO.

How did You fill your silo last fall?
Tie government people declare that
While the blower, as shown in the pic
Ie' requires more power to operate
nan does the fat carrier, very few
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

The worlds production Of sugar has
practically doubled in the past twenty
years, having grown from II billion
pounds In 1887 to 80 billions in 1907.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

One-ffth of our sugar consumption
is produced at home, one-fifth is
brought from our own islands and the
remaining three-ffths from foreign
countries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

Sand blown from the Sahara desert,
100 miles away, painted steel steamer
which recently arrived at Philadelphia
a dull red, the particles adhering so
tightly to the metal that they were re-
moved only by the hardest work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
r Educate the Boys and Girls.

T., tHV buys anu UIr1As
't"1eFS should assist and encour-
Ie study of nature In our coun-
=, <'nooIS, 1t will encourage the boys
h e1S 10 love their home and farm
s., .uu The city will have less attrac-
'O' 'hem. They will be educated
p'oSperous and higher plane and
r,''eF able to keep in step with
r3 'LVsteSs and change in civiliza ton
Ss,. oetter prepared to undertake
h. BUSINESS among the professions.
a,, 1u ~. IS past when the term "clod-
/ M, or "hayseed' should be ap-
u The successful farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19

n. lures Rotation I'm India.
I'm, necessity of the rota ton OF
tfm,.S well recognized among modern
k5o ; and now it appears that in
D"'ore is seen practicing the
Arizona republican., 1909-05-09
Orient Irrigation Project.

Every acre of this land is susceptible to irrigation and will come under the ditches of the Orient Irrigation pro feet. now in course of construction. To- yah Lake. the source of the water sup ply which backs up the great orient IT. rigation project lies to the west This lake a natural reservoir. covers nearly ten thousand acres, and usually holds in average depth of water approXimatng forty feet. Across the lower end Of the lake d dam of concrete and rock 1000 feet long is to be constructed and from this lake will extend the canals which are destined to carry the water Of wealth down into the valley and here make these lands produce crops valued at from S1O0 to s1,2o0 per acre per year.
 When the 2.OOO-foot dam at the outlet of Toyah Lake is completed this will be the largest body of inland water in the whole state of Texas.
 The, Orient Irrigation project is con sidered to be one Of the greatest. lrrl- gation projects in the United States to- day. and when completed will bring un- der it's canals approximately 229.o9O acres of land in the lower Pccos Val ley. The location of these lands IS ideal in ever, respect. and cannot be equaled in any other part of the irrigated dis- tricts of the West.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-09
Now Is the Time to Buy.

Every tract in district No. 9 will be sold within short time and naturally the land will be held much higher by the new Owners-nOr can it be bought then upon easy terms. Just stop for d minute and consider what you will have to pay for a teu-acre tract when all Of the families who bought in No 1 and No. ., with the new owners of No. have moved in and improved their iand-why the price of the same sized tract today is only fEactiOn of what you will have to pay then. Don't put thS matter of if you want tp secure on easy payments a beautiful home farm in one of the garden spots of tine
 You owe a duty to yourself and those dependent upon you-Secure your share of the PecOs Valley while it can be bought on easy payments.
 Do you know that the products of the PecOsg Valley have been awarded many of the highest honOrs at some of the Great International Exposition? Do you know that not even California can produce fruit or grapes equal to those grown in the PecOs Valley
 THESE ARE FACTS easily verified ii you will take the time to investi- who will hereafter live there in com parative ease and luxury Why work ten and twelve hours each day for a nominal wage when such an OppOrtu- nity presents itself2 Remember you do not have to have a large farm in the Pecos Naley-1O acres is sufficient for tue average ldlllllN-lN acres DTUleElE cared for will make you more money than 160 acres in a less favorable com munity, so don't hesitate to buy ten acres if you don't feel able to purchase a larger tract Ten acres will keep you and your family far better than you can possibly do so. when circUm- stances are against you
 And right here we want to empha- size one all important point and that is this-when you buy this land you arc dealing direct with the owners and we. as the owners of this land. are responsible to you for every statement we make. We have no agents. no repre- Sentatives; you cannot buy an acre of this land from anyone except from us. We pay no commissions. but sell vNu the land and a perpetual water right at the lowest possible price per acre consistent with good business pTinci- pies.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-09
Price of Land.

The price of this land Is only 5000 per acre. WHICH INCLUDES \ PEE PETT-AL WATER RIGHT AND PRO- PORTIONATE OWNERSHIP IN THAT SECTION OF THE IRRIGATION SIS ITEM UNDER WHICH THESE LANDS
 Taxing into consideration the rare quality of the soil. the ideal climate. the easy terms of payment and the prices asked for irrigable lands in other parts Of the United States, this price is exceptionally low. In fact. only 25,6Oo acres of this land will be sold at this price.
 Those who buy now. before the irri- gation canal is completed, before the railroads are built will get the bottom price. while those who are not SO for tunate as to get in at the start WI; have to pay S5O.OO. S75.0O. Sl0O.OO and even sl50.00 per acre.
 There is a splendid investment fca- ture to this proposition for the man who buys now. because the price at which this land sells today is very small part of the price 1t will sell this land will be worth in few years from now can best be ascertained by comparing it with irrigated land in other sections where the soil IS not so rich and where the climate is not SO good Irrigated land in Colorado, brought to q high degree Of cultivation or put out in fruits which are produc- ing. sells for $500 to S2,OO0 an acre; in Oregon. s25O to Sl.O0O an acre; in Idaho. S25O to $500 an acre; in Cali fornia. $500 to S2.OO0 an acre. Right here in the upper Pecos Valley i'm proved and irrigated land which sold undevelOped only a few years ago at 53 to S1O an acre, now sells for from S250 to S2.OOO per acre. Everything in re- gard to these lands is so extremely favorable that it is reasonable to sup pose that when brought to a high state of cultivation. or if put out in fruits these lands in the Pecos Valley will be worth as much as any of those above mentioned.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-09
This Offer Remains Open for
 a Short Time OniV

You have ample time to make your mind whether you going to toll in the city for a small salary farm unproftabIe land the balance Of your lives, whether you going to live in the Pecos Valley in comparative and luxury. Remember, too this is not only of the most fertile countries in the world, but of the most healthfuI-the air is pure-nsture has provided in her most bountifuI way every necessity and luxury. if your health the health Qf member of your family is failing, sder how much this alone you. We earnest men and women to to the Pecos country and to build it of the prosperous happy communities in the world. We making it easy you acquire of these wonderful tracts of land upon which you make money raising fruits and vegetables than you farming eight times much land in ether and less favored munities where you do have the advantage of fer tile soil and perfect climate.
 We urge you to fill out the coupon below and for ward it at once-so to make of getting of the tracts in District No. ga few cents day will place you in independent position later
Arizona republican., 1909-05-09
Ideal Climate.

|. :. Government reports for the last twenty years give the following range or emperature-aVcraEe in summer 6l.7 degrees. average in winter 51 de- gfees relative humidity 33. The aver ago rainfall is 1j inches. and the at mospherc is free frori nOisturc-in fact. this locality is an ideal place to gain and retain perfect health, viSOr and vi talitN. and to acquire the greatest longevity. Malaria and other fevers are unknown.
 The altitude is between 2700 and 5000 feet above sea level. Government reports show that out of the 36j days of the year approximately 345 are sun shiny. The Signal Service reports show that of the 90 days of mid-wintpr there are on an average only days in which the sun does not shine in the Pe- cos country. In other words. g4.4 per cent of the winter days are favorable to outdoor work. The statement is practically correct when it is said that one can work out of doors on these lands every day in the year. The grow ing season is of such length that two to three crops a year can be raised on