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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-04
J.E. T0MPKINS, auE1sd 1 West Main Street.
No Building in Norwich

will ever be too large for us to build
 All we ask is an opportunity to bid for the job Competition is keen and conipeIs close figuring. but years of experience has taught us the way to figure close and do hrst-class work
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-04

WE CARRY THE WE'LL KNOWN ARROW" BRAND LINEN COLLARS.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-04

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The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
SKAGWAY NEEDS HOUSE
 CLEANING

In all probability more tourists will visit Skagway this summer than in any preceding year. We want to show these people q well kept, pros porous town. To that end q municipal house cleaning in Skagway would be oG great benefit.
 There are many worthless shacks in this town which serve no purpose save as eye sores. Why not tear a few of these down? To do this will improve the appearance of Skagway, will lessen the danger from the spread of fire, will decrease the taxes Of the property owners, who are paying tax eS on yalueless improvements.
 There are also many unsightly back yardS-and some front yardS-in this town which are offensive. Clean them up. It won't take long and il adds greatly to the appearance of your property and your town.
 Let's get together and clean up the town. It's sadly in need of it.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
Loakina Ahead.

The winter has departed.
 And summers on the way. So for your brief vacation
 Arrange without delay Look up an aunt or cousin
 Who owns a pleasant farm And write a friendly letter. IL can't do any harm. Hotels are so expensive,
 And then the average fare They hand to summer borders Will make a fellow swear. But with your own relations The time is better spent. You eat the best and freshest And never pay a cent And then your country cousin Is honOred by your call. He likes to hear the stories And Quips that you let fall Ills wife just dotes on cooking, And, added tO their crew. Another will not matter
 For just a week or two. So look up your connections Of whom you off have heard. Perhaps d distant cousin,
 A second uv a third. The problem will be easy.
 For you can summer there With just a little present
 And simple railroad fare.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
 1.-THE CHURCHES
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ST. sAvIoURs EPISCOPAL CHURCH GOOD FRIDAY-lO:SO Il. m., Mattins Pro Anaphora and sermon. VI. "It Is Finished" $. John 1g:SO. VII. Tine Death" s. Luke 2&:i6
 { D. m., ChildrenS' service.
 s p. m.. The Passion Story Illus trated with lantern slides. SATURDAY-lO a. n., Mattins aud Pro-AnaphOra.
 EASTER DAY. a. m, Holy Eucha. rist. lO:45 q. h., Holy Eucharist (sung( and sermon. 1 D. h., Sun day School Carol Service and Ho- ly Baptism. D. m., Evensong and sermon.
 (Easter Music Announced latcr) The night sermons are on The Scy- on las Words from The Cross. The Easter offerings are all for Misslons-$5O.OO, more if possible. x. E. Holy Week with it's solemn story comes only or c year. You are earnestly invited these seryic.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

The bulls" and bears" are fight. ing in the wheat market and as re- suit wheat futures" are selling at a. bout Sl.2j buShell. Next fall when the wheat is harvested and ready for the market the farmer, who actually produces it, will be lucky if he gets 90 cents. This exemplides the evils of gambling in stocks.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
Be cheerful.
THE KIND A MAN WANTS.

nG NANS ~ UNN WAN V. VES. Jack I'm married. No; you never Il met her. She's not much like the girls in our old
 set. Not up to their smart ways Why. she's
 old fashioned. She never even smoked a cigarette! THE girls we've always known arc jolly l fellows. With mannIsh ways and strong athletic
 grace. So muscular that when they're dressed in
 laces And pouring tea you feel they're out Of place. MY wife does not belong to club or ~h congress. She's never tried to be a bowling swell. She never bet cent on any races never heard her give a college yell. HER voice s sweet to read aloud of u evenings. To sing low lullabies or simple ballads. She loves to COOK not fashionable dishes Like lobster what-you-call-t or queer
 salads. DUT things q man nkes-blscuit. bread ID and doughnuts And soups and meats-to cat and not for show. She's just a loving wife and good home
 maker. And that's the kind a man wants, don't
 you know.
 Camilla J. Knight.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

Not content with taking about SlO, OCO.OOO with him when he left Ven zuela, Castro. the deposed president, has returned to South America and is planning a revolution which will put him back in power. Some people ncN- CT have enough.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES,

Regular meetings of Skagway Aerie No. 2j, Fraternal Order of Eagles first and third Wednesdays Ill each month. in their hall on Fifth Avenue, at S:30 D. ID. sharp.
 All members are requested to be present and visiting brothers are in yited to attend.
 HENRY A. RHODE, Worthy Pres
 J. M. Keller, Worthy Secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

A Denver bishop delivered q ser mon in which he scores the bachelors Why is it that the married men and women are the only ones to attack the poor bachelor? Is it because misery loves company
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE
 ORDER OF ELKS.

Regular meetings of Skagway Lodge, No. 43l, Benevolent and Pro- tectiye Order of Elks, every Thurs day at s D. m. sharp, in their hall on Sixth Avenue.
 FRED. CALLARMAN, Secy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
LADIES OF THE MACCABEEs.

Regular reviews of Hive No. 2, La dies of the Maccabees will be held the first and third Tuesdays in the month at s p. III. sharp, in their hall on Sixth avenue.
 All visiting members are cordially invited.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

Despite the fulmiuations of Gloomy Gus" O'Brien Of the Juneau Record, there was no opposition to Mayor Val eutine and his associates on the coun- cil at the municipal election.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

With five members of the Citizens ticket on the council. harmony is in Sured for the next year. The voters Of this town made a wise choice.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
DIRECTORY OF FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD.

Regular meetings of Camp Skag way, No. l, every Tuesday at o'clock sharp, in A. B. hall, Broad way.
 Visiting brothers are cordially in vited.
 H. II. DRAPER, A. c. k. R. Stiyers, A. R.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

Chasten thy son while there is Yet hope. and let not thy soul spare for his cryiug.-Proyerbs, Chapter l9-lS.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

In these days of the Marathon rae ing craze good distance runner can make more money than a bank pres ilpnr
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
CLEAR AND CRISP

The result of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, April, $ 1909, is ss follows Temperature time observat'n. 40 above Max. temp preceding "A hours 46 above Min. " 3G above Mean |" II above
 Barometer 3032.
 Clouby and Calm.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoNs

Regular meetings of White Pass Lodge, No. lI3, Free and Accepted Masous, second and fourth Fridays of each month, at s D. m. sharp, at Ma sonic hall. 225 Fourth avenue.
 Sojourning and visiting members are requested to meet with us.
 A. P. DRAPES Sccy.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09
good.

There are people who resolve to be hapL.: and take q chance Cn being good.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-04-09

Home rule for Alaska.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
EASTERN WAY OF FARMING
Farmers with Those Notions Have
Difficulty in Getting Started
in Alfalfa.

The majority of. the new farmers
coming into our section are from the
central states and l notice that they
bring with them eastern notions of
farming, says writer in Denver Field
and Farm. Consequently in. attempt
ing to seed alfalfa they can not get
away from the eastern idea of seed
ing with nurse crop. The climatic
conditions here are such as to make,
entirely unwise the use Of. eastern
methods. During the spring, while
moisture is abundant, alfalfa. may ger
inmate and start of nicely but as soon
as the soil begins to dry the nurse
crop robs the legume Of it's moisture.
thereby checking its growth or kill
ing it altogether. Then too these
folks come out here with the idea
that they should seed their alfalfa in
August which is the wrong time in
this country. i.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

Ornamental trees are subject to me-
chanical injuries in thousand ways.
Street and lawn trees that are stu
ated where horses can get at them are
practically certain to have their bark
gnawed off unless protected with some
sort of guard. This is perhaps the
commonest injury to trees. The injury
shown in figure / is an extreme case,
but can be duplicated on almost any
city street. The exposed wood in this
tree will soon rot, if not painted or
otherwise protected. and the death of
the tree is only a question of time.
Mutilation iu curb laying is usually
necessary and unavoidable, but the
wound can and should be treated;
otherwise, reproducing fungi find
Judgment and in few years the base
of the tree will be rotted out, as
shown in figure So. Fire is another
frequent cause of injury at the base
of the trunk, and so also, in the case
of lawn trees, is collision with lawn
mowers
Mutilation by stringing wires may
or may not be avoiIable in given
case, but it is certain that in the
country at large telephone companies
are responsible for an enormous
amount of sheer vandalism in the un,
necessary mutilation and destruction
of trees. Remedies for this lie only in
increased public interest and legal re-
striction. Finally, unskillful pruning
and deliberate neglect of.Wounds are
responsible for half of all the harm.
Injuries from wind. hail, ice, storms.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
SPREADING WATER ON HILLS
Two Systems Of .corrugation Irriaa.
ton as Demonstrated at the spo-
kane Congress.

+ One form of the corrugation sys
TEN of irrigation as demonstrated at
the Spokane congress, is applied to
soil where the. land slopes in more
than enc direction, the bitches being
made. to follow the. natural contour,
which needs no grading. Water is
supplied through one box and the
bitches spread out in fan shape over
the, land ,N
Another plan of the so-called cor
rugation idea, best. adapted to sugar
beet. alfalfa and grain lands with a
gentle slope, showed water distribu-
ton by means of W-shaped bitches or
rills az inches deep and about is
inches apart, The marginal dixie or
basin. system of irrigation shows
bitches built surrounding the tract of
varying size running from one acre
to ten acres IN area. To practice this
method successfully the land must be
level or have only gentle slope.
Sufficient head may be had in the
water itself to cause it to spread over.
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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
a NEW SCHOOL NEEDED.

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The Wright brothers are quoted as
saying that they will build an aero,
plane for $500 for anybody who
wants one. Now that they have dem!
onstrated so thoroughly the fine quail
ties of their machine--its great speed
and its birdlike ability to rise and sink
while sweeping over hills and valleys,
there must be number Of adyentur-
Gus spirits who would like to own one.
The automobilists, whose recreation is
lnterfered with by bad roads and by
other vehicles would like to try the
smooth and vacant pathways of the
air, to fly as the bird flies, and float
over the ponds or lakes instead of
having to travel around them. There
is practical difficulty as yet, says the
Chicago Tribune. No one can buy with
the machine the skill to operate it.
and there are no aeroplane chauffeurs
nor is there any one to teach them.
Orville Wright is going abroad to in
terest foreign governments in the
American invention. His brother will
teach some army officers how to han
die the aeroplane the government has
bought of him. After having attended
to that he will devote himself to the
business of aeroplane construction.
Along with that should go the estab.
slishment of school where a capable
aviator could give instruction to eager
pupils.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
GETTING AIR INTO THE soil
Russian Experimenters Claim to Have
Discovered Secret of Nourish.
ment of Plants.
A London paper puts forth the fl

A London paper puts forth the fol-
lowing:
The Russian experiments in wheat
growing by which it is claimed 40
tons or more of grain can be grown
to the acre are arousing attention in
many countries.
The conical pits and frequent layers
of earth are not the only secrets of
the system. These Russian expert
mentors maintain that. they have dis
covered secret .of the, nourishment
of all plants. They argue that "all
the observations resulting from the ex-
perience Of the culture of corn by
.'bushing' shows us that the principal
condition for obtaining good crops de-
Ponds mostly on how. much soil can be
impregnated with air.
Experience will convince that by
the loosening of the layer of the soil
the earth improves in quality and in
creases in weight. This fact gives
us ground to suppose that the parti-
.cles Of air as we'll as water contain
as gases all the elements of which
the soil consists.
The truth of the principle has been
acknowledged in some fornn in Eng
lish text books, but the method OF OBJ
tanning the aeration is a Russian dis
covery, and a most fascinating princi-
pie for experiment in any garden.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
INTERNAL WATERWAY PLANS
Enough Now Proposed to Take Up
Several Million Dollars
All Can Not Succeed.

There are enough internal waterway
schemes now proposed to easily take
up several thousand million dollars.
and all interests in various parts of
the west are cooperating, says Irri-
cation Age. The projectors of irriga-
ton schemes in the desert schemes
in the. desert country of. the United
States. do not undertake to put their
wishes ahead of the champions of the
deep Waterways from the lakes to the.
gulf Nevertheless it is clear that all
these things can not be carried out,
and particularly clear that the United
States government will not go very
deeply into them. In the first place,
a great many of the irrigation. projects
are local in their nature and can. well
be carried on by private capital, and
as to the lakes.to-gulf affair this state
stands ready to start the thing with
$20.OO0.00O. The government has al
ready done good work, in the irriga-
ton line, and with the ideas of econo-
my that have grown up in the admin
istration lately, no large appropria-
tons in that direction can reasonably
be expected. @.' y
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

And now come dispatches from
Winnipeg announcing that the yield of
wheat in the prairie provinces OF Can.
ada this year will reach 13O.O0O,0OO'
bushels. In the World Almanac for!
1909 the whole wheat crop of Canada
for 1907 is stated to have been &C.,
'606. 900 bushels. This caused some
doubt to be expressed as to the au-
!thenticity of extracts from United
States consul's reports as to the in
crease of wheat production in the
northwest provinces which were pub
lished during the excitement attend.
Ing the recent wheat corner. The in.
crease of wheat production in the
Canadian northwest has been almost
sufticient to stagger belief 1t will be
a great blessing to the crowded cities
Of the earth whose CRY goes up for
bread. <
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
IRaIeATlnG fHE sPuD CROP
Watering and Ditchins Delayed Until
the Plant Begins to Bloom or
the Tubers Set.

Ditching and irrigating are delayed
as long as possible. The rule is not
to irrigate if it can be avoided until
the potatoes are in bloom or the tu-
bers set, which will be within the
next fortnight. The ditching is done
with narrow double mold board
pillow. Three horses are attached
and the plow is run once in each row
at about the depth of cultivation, or
ten to twelve inches. This ditching
takes the place of one cultivation, and
If the ground is hard or if the first
irrigation fills the bitches to any ex-
tent, the operation is repeated so as
to make the bitches deep enough to
keep the water below the surface of
the potato ridges.
The details of irrigation depend up
on the size and contour of the field.
Many Of the fields are SO arranged
that the rows are from one-fourth TO
one-half mile long. If the land slopes
sufficiently and continuously across
the field from the supply ditch, the
problem is simple. At the first appli-
cation the water is turned into a
lateral at the head of the rows. A
canvas dam is placed in the head
ditch SO as to hold the water back and
raise it into the rows. After the wa
ter has run in these rows a sufficient
length of time to thoroughly wet the
soil, the canvas dam is pulled out and
reset farther down and the water is
stopped by blocking the heads of the
irrigated rows with soil. In large
fields the water is run in alternate
rows only. f.
The head Of water depends upon the
slope and length of rows. If short
and the incline steep, the head must
be small or the stream will reach the
far side SO quickly that enough water
will not be used to thoroughly wet the
soil. On the other hand, if the rows
are long and the land nearly level the
head of water is increased, so as to
force it along the rows faster, or a
transverse ditch is cut through the
middle of the field so as to shorten the
distance the water has to flow. If
ridges occur in the field transverse
bitches are run along at their top and
lrrigating is done both ways from it.
When the water has run in the
bitches until it seeps through to the
unirrigated row, the soil is sufficiently
wet. At the second irrigation the
water is run in the rows not irrigated
the first time.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

hulless, or the beardless brewing
barley, for feed, is short sea
son crop which will mature with
minimum amount of moisture.
Oats do well in all parts of the
arid country. Alfalfa will succeed,
but it is important to get seed which
is raised in the north, where the sea-
sons are short. Bronze grass is one Of
the best drought-resistant crops for
pasture purposes, but it quickly gets
sod-bound and it must be narrowed or
disced to keep it producing we'll.
White sweet clover is being tested by
the Wyoming experiment station and
developed by plant breeders SO that it
will become a valuable crop. French
clover or sainfoin is hardy drought
resistant clover at high attitudes The
winter grains are especially favorable
for dry farming. because the summer
fallow methods properly prepare the
ground for such seed and the spring
rains are sufficient to mature the crop.
Winter rye is one of the most sue
cessful dry farm crops and is one Of
the best feeds for hogs that can be
produced.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

drill burrows by being carried along
these burrows by the wind
Winter grain should be sown early.
Spring grain should be sown as early
in the spring as the ground can be
put In good condition and danger of
hard freezing is past. The earlier the
grain is sown the greater is it's chance
Of stooling. Another thing of vital
Importance is to see that the seeds
are planted properly.
The experience of the most intelli-
gent and up-to-date farmers shows
that by sowing 30 to. 40 pounds of
wheat per acre in the fall, better re-
suits will be obtained than with
more
/ The press drill is one of the essen
tial implements for the dry farmer.
1t puts the grain in in proper shape
and to the right depth, pressing the
soil around the seed, which insares
moisture to cause it to terminate,
making gain of week or ten days.
The man who sows alfalfa broadcast
generally puts in from 20 to 40 pounds
of seed per acre, when If he uses a
press drill, ten to twelve pounds Of
seed will be sufficient.
The soil mulch is most Important
factor 1T is by soil mulch that the
moisture is conserved The summer
Ifallow should be; In a granular form
OF small Jumps. but care should be
taken not to get 1t too fine The OBJ.
ject Of cultiyating the. summer-fal-
lowed soil Is to prevent the formation
of q crust; to allow the proper action
of the sun and air.; to break up the
capillaries and prevent the moisture
rising to the, surface and evaporating,
and to intercept the growth of weeds
The soil mulch must also be
maintained on the land which Iii
raising the crop. In the spring thor.
oughly harrow the winter grain Tor use
a weeder), and remember that to do
this properly requires that the har-
row teeth shall be sharp. There are
a. large number of farmers who are
afraid Of narrowing their grain for
fear of tearing out. The man who
once harr0ws With a good team and
sharp harrow teeth will not only have
no cause, to regret It. but viii see that
1t is always done In the future. All.
falfa sand grass meadows SHOULD be
thoroughly disked. Because alfalfa,
permanently occupies the land, disk
ing and narrowing ID the only meth-
od BY which the soil moisture can be-
properly saved. Potatoes. corn and
other rdwed crops should be narrowed
up to the time they get too large. and
after that shallow level culture should
he followed. ,s 3
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

The Russian ministry OF commerce
has prepared an elaborate plan provid,
ing for the'general Improvement of all
the seaports Of the empire at cost OH
&l10,S96, e37. The amounts which it is,
plannedsto expend at Baltic ports ag,
gregate l314, 011,s62. This is a large
amount Of money, but Russia will get
more In return sorit than II she were,
to spend 1t all in the race for naval
supremacy. Navies can be obtained
fast enough when nations are prosper,
GUS and the only way in which pros.
perity can be secured is by enterprise,
such as that Indicated in the deter,
mination TO give Russia seaports that
win accommodate the commerce Of
the world.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

larger branches injured on the. south
west side by the freezing and conse-,
queht death of patches of bark. Dur,
ing the warmer winter days there is,
sufficient heat at noon to stimulate
portions of the growing layer into
premature growth; such tissue is
killed if cold weather follows immeti-
ately. The injury often does not be-
come manifest until well into the
summer. The dead tissue forms
favorable place for the. growth Of
parasitic organisms and such tree
usually dies from rotting in a few years
This trouble must not be confused
with that type of sun scald which is
due simply to extreme heat in sum-
mer,. when the growing layer may be
literally cooked. Such cases occur
most typically in the arid sections of
the southwestern states.
Trees that are worth the care are
best protected by wrapping the parts
liable to this sort of injury with straw
or paper. Often merely shading the
part liable to this injury with board
Another winter injury often con-
fused with freezing is actual drying
out. This may occur !, anywhere, but
most typically in the higher attitudes
of the west, where the dry and rare
fed air and bright sun favor evapora-
ton from the tree surface of more wa
ter than the roots can obtain from the
cold and frequently sandy or gravelly
soil Evergreens are especially sub,
ject to this difficulty, since their leaves,
transpire to some, extent throughout
the winter. Whatever conserves the
moisture of the.soil. tends to decrease
this injury; :. for example, ,mulching
and fall or winter irrigating. Trees
normally hardy will often winterkiil
If unable to ripen their wood com
pletely; this often happens as result
of defoliation in late summer.