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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-04
WARNS FARMERS
TO STOP WASTE
AN EXPERT URGES SCIENTIFIC
WORK.
EXPLAINS RUSH TO CANADA
A FAILURE TO CONSERVE OUR
RESOURCES THE CAUSE.

"The loss of the thousands Of fin
ished American farmers who are pour
ing into Canada every year is a SER
ious after effect of wasteful exploita-
ton and the failure to conserve this
country's natural resources. especially
the soil. The fertility of our soil has
been reduced below the point Of prof
liable production in many of our COM
munities and people, instf ID Of re-
naming at home and building up i'm
poverished farms, are migrating in
search of virgin land"
This explanation of the Canadian
movement is made by w. J. Spillman,
expert On farm management and chief
of an important branch of the depart
ment Of Agriculture which has done
much toward bridging the chasm be-
tween science and practical farming.
Some American emigrants are TAX
ing up the lands in Manitoba, Alberta
ard Saskatchewan, where there is al
most a stampede to establish farm
on the virgin soil, in the belief that
the fertility Of the soil is "inexhaus-
tible." Similar claims were made a
few years & about the prairies Of
the west and middle west. Expert
ence has proved, however, that no
soil is inexhaustible unless cared for
under an approved system OF farm
management.
"This country has been prodigal in
the utilization of all the natural re-
sources, especially the soil, and We
are now paying the penalty" said
Mr.. Spillman. I'm many Of our old
er communities soil fertility is great
ly reduced. The depreciation of the
soil due to primitive methods OF farm
ing means a reduced income for the
farmer, because of reduced capacity
of the land and an increase in the
cost of food because of low yields.
Many of our farmers, instead Of stay
ing at home and adopting methods of
re%nOvating their worn u soils, find
it easier to sell their old farms, and
pack up and move on.
There is a solution to the problem
which confronts us. Abandoning or
selling the farm to move to Canada
does not help matters. Abuse to the
soil must stop. The period Of ex-
ploitive farming is past. Single crop
ping and failure to fertilize the land
properly will continue as the causes
of the non-succes of some farmers,
but not as many as in years past.
"The per acre yield OF land must
be increased by improved farming
systems which will include the rota-
ton Of crops, and the wise use Of ma
ltural and commercial fertilizers. In
telligent farmers nov recognize the
importance OF the effect Of livestock
on the fertility OF the soiA. Clover,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-04
RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVE HERE

Alexander Kol, assistant commits
sioner OF agriculture to the Russian
government, was in the city Thursday
and was very much interested in the
work done at the State college ex-
pertinent station. He went on to
Highmore to view the work there and
then returned Saturday. While in the
city he was the guest of Prof. N. E.
Hansen and G. Willis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-04

Following is a continuation of the
proceedings of the board of county
commissioners:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-08-04

Four weeks from next Monday, Sep
tember s.. Is the opening day OF the
public schools for the next school year.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
Trinity Tenements Ousted.

Trinity church corporation, accused
OF owning the worst tenements in New
York city, although it is admitted to
be the richest corporation in America,
and one of the richest in the world, an
nounced in statement just issued
that IN the last IS months it has
RACED 1o4 tenements, causing 2,295 per-
sons to seek new homes.
Henceforth Trinity viii permit no
more tenemepts or apartment houses,
but business houses only. The changes
will cost S., 100000 and work a marked
improvement in the lower West Side,
where most of the Trinity holdings lie.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
What Do You Think of It?

The Farmers Educational and Co
operative union at Medical Lake, Wash,
has formed consumers company,
bought a general store, fully stocked
with groceries and provisions and farm
implements and supplied each of its 100
members with key to the establish
ment, the doors of which are not open
to the general public. There are no
clerks, cashiers and storekeepers; no
goods are displayed in the windows,
neither are there any hand-bills and
catchy advertisements to tempt the
housewife. The store is an experiment
to reduce the cost of living.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
IDAHO NEWS ITEMS

A bridge company of Minneapolis
has been awarded the contract for the
construction of bridge across Big Pot
latch creek at Juliaetta.
So rapidly has attendance at the col
lege of law of the University of Idaho
increased that four professors will be
required at the opening of the univer-
sity, September 20.
Harold Martin, II years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Martin, was killed
in Standpoint, Sunday, in sight of num-
bers of his comrades by being dragged
and kicked by his saddle horse.
Fred Thomas, the 15-year-old youth
who shot and killed Hugh Laverty at
his home near Tramway several weeks
ago, pleaded guilty at Grangeville to
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
MONTANA NEWS NOTES

William Oliver of Spokane will build
the $4,000 M. E. church in Missoula.
The Children's day celebration at
Butte last Saturday was huge success.
The State Agricultural college OPEN
ed for the year 1901 on last Wednes
day.
Charles Puehler of Milwaukee has
accepted the position of ,ecretary of
the Y. M. G. A. at Billings.
The state convention of the Hibern-
ians was held in Butte this week be-
ginning Monday and delegations from
eveyr city in the state where the order
has branch, was represented.
Jack Petit was found guilty at
Plains of manslaughter in connection
with the killing of Mike McIntee at
Trout creek last March, the jury fixed
the sentence at five years. The Jury
was out over five hours.
Thomas Hynes, a former policeman
in Butte, fell down an old shaft in the
Leonard mine in Butte, distance of
40 feet recently, from the effects of
which he died shortly afterwards.
j. II. Hildebrant was killed and two
finlanders were seriously injured by
a premature explosion in the Matte
ferguson mine at Basin recently. Hide
brant had just lighted the fuse but
did not have time to get away before
the explosion occurred.
President Taft S policies were in
dorsed at republican county conventions
generally held throughout Montana Sat
urday, together with tariff for protec-
ton only, no mention being made of
the Payne-Aldrich act. A number of
counties indorsed Roosevelt in conjunc-
ton with Taft.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
EXAMINERS ARE LAX
SECRETARY MURRAY THINKS
BANKS NEED ATTENTION.
He Says Many Bank Failures Gould
Have Been Averted Had Duty Been
Performed-Over 30 Examiners Are
Transferred-Their Flimsy Excuses
Don't Go With Comptroller Murray.

Close ON the heels of the radical
aminers, by which 20 were shifted last
week to new fields, Comptroller of the
Currency Murray announces that he
would make personal investigation of
conditions in all examination districts
The comptroller, in statement adj
dressed to examiners, said:
In almost every case of a national
bank failure, since L have been comp
troller, the insolvency could have been
averted had the national bank exam
liners determined the true condition and
reported his findings in time for me to
force a correction in the administration
of the bank S affairs.D
Condemning the excuses made by
bank examiners, Mr.. Murray said he
had been compelled to undertake a per-
sonal examination of conditions in every
district so as to ascertain at first hand
why an examiner was unable to dis
cover impending disaster in the affairs
of bank. He will be accompanied
and assisted on the trip by Oscar L.
Telling, formerly a national bank ex-
aminer and now chief of the division
of reports in the comptroller IS office.
After citing that examiners of failed
banks had offered excuses that they
had been unable to learn in advance
of bank 8 true condition, that of
ficers and directors of banks would
not correct conditions brought to
their attention or any one of another
dozen reasons, Mr.. Murray, in his
statement, says:
Must Correct Errors.
"The comptroller also desires to
ascertain why some examiners are
capable of correcting, while they are
in The bank, all the conditions subject
to criticism, when other examiners are
either unable or unwilling to accom-
plish like results and only report their
criticisms to the comptroller IS Office.
Many of the examiners say in their
reports of examinations forwarded to
the comptroller Office that it is
hardship not only on examiners but
on members of the directory of coun-
try banks to ask the various boards
to meet the examiner during the prog
ress or at the close of the examina-
tion.'
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
SPORTING NEWS ITEMS.

Entries have closed for the classic
fixture of the Spokane Interstate fair
race meet-the Spokane derby-to be
run Thursday, October 6.
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis of New
Jersey won the Seagrit championship
match on the ranges Saturday by a
score of 1874 out of possible 2OO
Yale and Princeton divided this
year s college lawn tennis honors, the
blues capturing the singles and the
orange and black taking the doubles
With purses aggregating over $4,000
the race committee has completed the
revised schedule of races for the third
annual Touchet Valley Agricultural fair
and race meet, September 20 to Dc
tober L, at Dayton.
Captain j. L. Foulkes, who holds the
Canadian championship, was defeated
in a tennis match at Victoria Satur-
day by B. P. Schwengers, Pacific north
west champion. Schwengers won three
straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
In the most thrilling and gruelling
match they have yet played, Miss May
Sutton proved last Friday on the Hotel
Del Monte (Cal.) courts that she is
still Miss Hazel Hotchkiss' superior
at tennis.
Jimmy Archer continues to be the
real sensation in Chicago. He not only
crowds King hard behind the bat, but
slips into Chance s place at first so
easily that one wonders, to watch him
work, that he has not always played
the initial bag; and he has been hit.
ting like fend.
Ralph de Palma s world automobile
circular track record for one mile was
broken several times at the state fair
track at st. Paul Saturday afternoon.
De Palma, Kerscher, Burman and Old
field all lowered the mark of 51.S0
set by De Palma ON the same track
one year ago, but Oldfeld succeeded
in making the best time of them
all, the new record being 1925 Sec
onds. Each man was given two trials
at the record. Oldfeld made second
trial and although a tire came off near
tAC hAioay HC IHC ulotduCt LII
$3.50.
Just because Tommy Burns, the
former worlds champion heavy
weight pugilist, wished to be able to
say that he played on lacrosse team
that defeated the acknowledged cham
pions of the world, the fight fans all
over the world generally, and in Eng
land in particular, will have to wait
at least a month longer to see the
British Empires champion and Sam
Langford settle the question of ring
supremacy and incidentally the right
to meet Jack Johnson. Burns received
a badly strained and twisted knee in
the game, and while in Seattle slipped
on the sidewalk, giving the injured liga
ment a worse wrench.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
What Makes Mirrors Reflect?

Mirrors that are made of glass have
metal placed on one side of the glass
The light will pass through the glass,
but will not pass through the metal
backing. Light has the property of
bounding from surface that it can
not penetrate, the same as ball
would when thrown against a surface
that it cannot penetrate. The light
passes through the glass of the mir
ror, meets the metal backing, and
then bounds from it. This bounding
of the light from the metal surface
is called reflection, and mirrors are
said to refect.-September st. Nicholas.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
BABY AND MAID DIE IN FLAMES.
Burning Gasoline Flies in Home in
Portland Suburb.

Portland, Ore, Sept. lin fire
which destroyed the home of Joseph c..
Wendell, located in the suburbs, Satur-
day night, Myrtle Wendell, aged 2
years, was burned to death and Laura
Ellis, domestic, aged 1s years, was
so badly burned that she died few
minutes after reaching the hospital
The fire is believed to have resulted
from the explosion of gasoline stove.
None of the members of the family
were at home when the fire broke out
and it was some time before the
nearest neighbors could reach the
scene. 1t was then too late to save
either of the victims.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
MINERS RETURN TO WORK.
Shutdown of Illinois Coal Mines Costly
to Both Workmen and
Operators.

The long strike. in the Illinois coal
fields is ended, and $4,000 miners re-
turned to work. The settlement was
reached on basis of 10 per cent in
crease in wages. 1t is estimated that
the struggle has cost the operators
$1s,000,000 and the miners $4,000, 900.
A coal shortage estimated at 10000, 900
tons was caused by the long shutdown
of the mines.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22

manslaughter. The penalty is from
one to 10 years.
The Hotel Savoy of Kamiah burned
recently, entailing a loss of $4,000,
with 81, 800 insurance. The cause of
the fire is mystery.
The Bonner county fair is to be a
farmer magnet, as three days of fun
and education are planned by the board
of control at Standpoint; September 20,
81 and 30.
The supreme court of Washington has
upheld the decision of the lower court
in granting $1,000 damages to the two
Hills children, who live at Occur
'Alene city, whose father was killed
two years ago by being knocked off a
car on the Spokane river bridge.
Brooding over domestic affairs, John
Dean Jr., a farmer, 80 years old, re-
siding on farm four miles west of
Nez Perez, carefully made prepare
lions for ending his life, crept into
bed at noon, pulled the covers over
his head and fred a bullet into his
brain, death resulting almost instantly.
The report has been made by the
committee which disbursed the fund
raised for the relief of the snowslide
victims last winter, and shows that of
$9,625 collected 1882 has been dis
bursed to 81 persons, and that the com
mittee has on hand $1,757, and has
some deserving cases under attention,
giving relief as wanted.
Assistant Forester William T. Cox
has arrived in Wallace from Washing
ton to assist Supervisor Weigle in plan
ming a cleanup of the burned areas de-
vastated by the forest fires of last
month. Their plan is to remove much
of the debris and prepare the ground
for reforestation. A rough official est-
mate of the amount of merchantable
timber destroyed is OOO,0OO,OOO feet.
John Shaughnessey, aged rs, who
lives on homestead in the timber near
Winchester, was discovered recently
by the engine driver of the Grange
vile passenger train, lying helpless
beside the tracks near the water tank
at Tunnel No. 1, on the Culdesac grade,
and was picked up and brought to
Lewiston, where he is now in st.
Joseph hospital. The old man had
fallen over a 65-foot cliff Just before
dark yesterday evening and had lain
all night where he fell, suffering from
the shock and the cold.
DR.. G. H. Shattuck, head of the for
est department of the University of
Idaho, who recently returned from a
summer work in the Clearwater ma
tional forest reserve with Lloyd Alfred
Fem, son Of Major F. A. Fem, has
issued the first scientific description of
that country for publication A dis
trict greater in extent than some of
the eastern states and densely covered
with IL kinds of timber equal in size
and quality to that found in any part
of the world and yet untouched, is to
but mildly state the many interesting
features of Idaho.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
Girl Is Killed in Runaway.

Sonora, Cal.-The 17-year-old daugh-
ter of the Rev. w. Pierce, known as
the "bronco busting preacher" was
killed and the minister badly hurt Sun
day when team he was driving ran
away and the horses, buggy and father
and daughter rolled down a steep en-
bankment.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
Caleb Powers Seeking Office.

Caleb Powers, the central figure in
one of the most remarkable tragedies
of American political life, is making
strenuous primary campaign for the
republican nomination for congress in
Kentucky with every prospect of win
ming the nomination.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
Thoroughbred Apple Trees.

Growing thoroughbred apple trees,
to be registered the same as live stock
with pedigrees, is an innovation in
eastern Washington. H. M. Lichty, an
orchardist in the Yakima Sunnyside
district, has perfected a plan to place
the science of growing commercial fruit
of the highest quality and color and
uniform size upon practical basis.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
WILL NEVER KNOW
CAUSE OF DEATHS
Railroad Officials Unable to Get Reason
for Sinking of Big Ferry
Boat.

Ludington, Mich, Sept. 12.-That
the recent wreck of Pere Marquette
car ferry No. IS and the loss of 90
lives was not due to a storm, to over
loading or to a breakdown in the YES
sells machinery and that the real
cause of the disaster will never be
fully determined, is the conclusion
reached by General Superintendent w.
D. Trump of the Pere Marquette rail-
road.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22

Guest-Look here; how long am I
gong to have to wait for that half
portion of duck 1 orderer7
Waiter-Iill somebody orders the
other half. We can't go out and kill
half duck.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
U. S. Squadron at Valparaiso.

Valparaiso, Chile.-The United States
squadron, comprising the California,
Pennsylvania and Washington have ar
rived here. 1t will take part in the
Chilean centennial celebration.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22
Woman Candidate for Next Congress

Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp of Lex
lngton, KY, state president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
and widely known in women IS club cir
cles, has announced her candidacy for
congress.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22

Wisdom is knowing what to do; vir.
tue is doing it.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-22

We all make mistakes, and it takes
many experiences to shape life.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-29
Persia As a Pretext.

The German emperor is once more disturbing the thoughts of English men. They fear that it is his pur- pose to take advantage of the tan gled political situation in England, and of King Georges inexperience in foreign affairs, and either force Great Britain and Russia to make conces- sions to German ambitions abroad, or endanger the peace of Europe
 In 1907, King Edward having initiated a policy looking to a settle ment of all causes for friction be- tween Great Britain and Russia, an Anglo Russian convention was signed, which placed Persia within the Rus sian sphere of influence," with Great Britain as Russias ally in the com mercial exploitation of Persia. All other powers, by the terms of the convention, were to be excluded from sharing in Persian concessions. The assent of Persia was easily obtained.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-29

for the Persian government has been a rope of sand for years. Germany was displeased, of course, but she bided her time-there were too many tween England, Russia and France that they would stand together against Germany and Austria, and that Italy could not be relied on in the old triple alliance. The conVen- ton as to Persia was recently ignored by the Persian and German govern ments. A concession from Persia to German firm was granted, for the right to establish regular navigation on Lake Urmiah. It is well under stood that this concession was grant ed at the request of the German government.
 The British government is waiting for Russia to take the lead in de- manding a notification of the Ger man concession. St. Petersburg, how ever, hesitates to order the cancella- = ton of the concession. Not to issue the order would mean that the Anglo Russian convention amounts to noth- ing if Germany chooses to ignore it. It would mean, in short, that Great Britain and Russia, notwithstanding their alliance, are afraid to affront Germany. On the other hand, to issue the order to Persia might re- out, and in the danger that the re- fusal would be supported by Ger many-which would bring on men acing situation from which one side or the other would have to back down or invite war
 Standing by itself. the Persian in cident would not be so disturbing But Englishmen, within the last year or two, have become accustomed to thinking of Emperor William as seek ing for a pretext for war The dread of a war with Germany, which would involve the very existence of the British empire. haunts England and haunts British politics. and the spec ter will not be laid. Consequently every new question that contains the possibilities of a quarrel with the Germans is approached with nervous ness by British statesmen.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-29
THE ENTHUSIAST.

His face is glorious with a beam Unborrowed from our earthly skies: The radiance of a heavenly dream Is on his brow and in his eyes: And in his breast the uncOnquereC
 heart
 That fails not when his brethrer
 fail.
 That sees his earliest friends depart One after one, and doth not quail One after one they go. the bold Companions of his dwindling band; For under stormy skies and cold Their march is. through a barren
 land.
 And some their earlier faith deride (F'or man is man and seeks his own) Till the last straggler leaves his side And the worn pilgrim walks alone. Leopard and leopard hearted men About his perilous pathway provl; At even from his mountain den Comes the gray wOlfs resounding
 howl:
 The heavy hauberk's shining mail Is on his weary shoulders laid. helmet shields his forehead pale, Cleans in his hand the naked blade But OCT the deserts quivering lines He sees the City from afar. By day polished pearl it shines, By night it glitters like a star He does not feel his bleeding feet. And when his nightly tent is spread, The pavement of the golden street / Reechoes to his dreaming tread. Till his thin, shadowed temples tell His livelOng journey well-nigh done, And meath the rock -hewn citadel He drags himself at set of sun There, while he fingers. half in doubt, The bells a joyous chime begin, And To! there shining ones come out. And lead the weary traveller in.
 Edward Sydney Tylee.