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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25
Government WhiteWsah.

The following recipe for white
washing has been found by experience
to answer on wood. brick and stone
nearly as well as oil paint and is much
cheaper.
Stake half bushel of unslaked lime
with boiling water. keeping it covered
during the process. Strain it and add
peck Of salt, dissolved in warm wa
ter; three pounds of ground rice put
in boiling water. and boiled to thin
paste: half pound Of powdered Span
ish whiting. and pound Of clear glue
dissolved in warm water; mix these
well together and let the mixture
stand for several days. Keep the wash
thus prepared in kettle or portable
furnace, and when used put it on as
hot as possible with painters or white
wash brushes.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25
GLASS EAR PROTECTOR.
Device Prevents Injury From Detona
ton of Cannon.

Device Prevents Injury From Detona-
ton of Cannon.
The ears Of gunners are often seri-
ously injured by the defamation Of
great guns. the tympanum of the ear
being frequently ruptured. Marriott
has invented a simple device which
prevents these injurious effects, with
out diminishing the sharpness of hear
ing. The protector consists of solid
mass of glass Of such form rs to fit
accurately the external ear. into which
it is inserted. 1t is traversed horizon
tally by a perforation. the inner end
of which almost touches the tympa-
mum. The outer end of this horizontal
passage does not quite reach the outer
with a vertical passage which com
municates freely with the atmosphere
above and below.
The violent disturbance of the air
caused by the artillery discharge pro-
duces an aspiration in the horizontal
passage. and consequently rarefact1on
of the small mass of air confined be-
tween the tympanum and the glass
protector. In consequence of this rare
faction, the force of the aerial vibra-
ton transmitted to the tympanum is
very greatly reduced. This effect is
produced only by violent compressions
of the atmosphere. so that the sensi-
tiveness of the ear for ordinary sounds
is not diminished.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25
Guns and krmor.

In a recent paper Rear Admiral
Bacon of the British navy, discussing
the probable battleship of the future.
arrives at the conclusion that the race
between gun and armor. which has
been going on for over half century.
has been decided. for the moment, in
favor of the gun: nor is there any in
dication of there being chance of i'm
proving the armor and Strengthening
general construction. so as to render
ships reasonably immune from armoT
piercing pr0jectiles.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25
MARSH RECLAMATION.
Extensive Work Undertaken In Nor
WaY=Peat Manufacture.

way-Peat Manufacture.
Writing of the work performed by
bet Norske Myrselkab in the reclama-
ton and utilization of Norwegian
marsh land. Consul Bertil NJ Rasmu-
sen of Bergen says:
The society has investigated $50
marshes and delivered 1oS lectures
throughout the country. In order to
Introduce improvements in tie utilza-
ton and cultivation of marshes and
making peat and material for bedding
an experimental station has been es
tablished at Maeresmyren. Sparbu.
with branches scattered all over the
kingdom. Peat machines have been
examined and improved, experiments
are being made with new peat ovens,
and a course of instruction treating on
the preparation and manufacture of
peat and litter. where young men are
trained to take charge of this kind of
work. is being pursued by representa-
tives from every district.
Since the society's organization in
| 1902 the number of bedding factories
has increased from SO to 270, and the
number Of peat mills has more than
doubled. A recent report from the for
ester's office shows that 100000 cubic
meters of peat have been manufac-
tured and used as fuel during the last
! twenty-five years in one of the smaller
districts of Norway. This not only
represents the commercial value of the
material used. which was estimated al
1885 900, but it means great economy
in cutting of timber.
The fact that Maeresmyren IAN ex
| tensive marsM is now being reclaimed
by the aid of convict labor and thai
the owners of other marshy tracts
have decided to begin reclamation Is
largely due to the activity of the
Norske Myrselskab. The society make.
every effort to encourage private mi
tiative, and its engineer has durin!
19O7-S superintendent the reclamation
of 1890 maal $50 acres) of Jesse
marshes in addition to those alread.
mentioned.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25
EXPLOSION Kills Four.

Washington-Four men were killed
by the premature explosion of 5-inch
gun at the Indian Head Navy Proving
Grounds. The breech block of the
gun which was being tested, blew
backward into the gun crew. Lieu
tenant Arthur G. Chaffee was one OF
the men killed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25

Guthrie, Okla.-Gov Haskell has
issued a proclamation calling for an
extra session of the legislature to as
semble November % at Oklahoma
City. But one subject is suggested
for legislation, the location of a state
capital.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25
ToIstoi Is Dead.

Astopova, Russia-Without being
received back into the Orthodox Greek
church, and knowing that the end had
arrived, Count Tolstoi died at an
early hour Sunday morning.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-11-25

IF Rob Chanler of the soft heart
saves anything of his estate from cav
alieri some friendly court should give
him q guardian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
In Spirit, at Least.
DOBERT'S mother had just receive

DOBERT'S mother had just received q
N letter from Cousin Margaret In
which she told of her appointment as q
teacher in the public schools. She un-
folded many of her plans and hopes and
mentioned the fact that she would like
very much TO have Robert send her sew
eral birds nests with which to decorate
her room.
Robert set out Immediately on his quest
After an absence of several hours he
returned weary and empty handed. The
next day the performance was repeated,
but with the same lack OF success
You will have to write Cousin Marga-
ret and tell her you tried at any rate"
commented Roberts mother.
So the youngster set to work. The
task was a laborious one and after much
paper had been spoiled and considerable
ink spattered around, Robert brought his
mother the following for correction:
Tried TO get you the nests, but couldn't. Ne
and Tige tTige he is my ducl had fine time the
other day. Father took for n walk aud
both tine and the dog. I mean wading.
rige is funny dog 1t is very hot now. ]
wish | was at the seashore. Love. Your loving
cousin ROBERT.
But" excla lined his mother, you
haven't said enough about the nests.
Can't you tell Cousin Margaret why you
couldn't get them for hero
Robert looked doubtful and his mother
interpreting his uneasiness. said:
You don't need to rewTite the letter.
just add postscript
Robert went to the desk and resumed
his writing. In a surprisingly short time
he was his mothers side again with
the revised letter. His postscript read:
r. Sorry l couldn't get nests. All occupied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

across seas The statehood bill lately
signed by President Taft therefore re-
uuireS that Arizona and New Mexico
after framing their separate constltu-
lions shall forward them to the Capitol
and to the White House, to be approved
or vetoed by either Congress or the Presi-
dent.
Congress generally reserved this re-
viewing power to itself until Kansas
was admitted in 1885, beginning when
it was rather loosely given to the Pcesi-
dent, who was merely authorized to state
in proclamation whether the new con-
situations were framed according to the
requirements of the acts authorizing
them. But the constitutions of Arizona
and New Mexico can be vetoed by either
Congress or President if distasteful to
them, even if they do otherwise conform
to the specifications laid down in the
statehood act. So President Taft will not
have occasion, after these twin stars have
been added to the flag. to repeat to the
Arizonian or New Mexican senator's
President Roosevelts bonmot, addressed
to Senator Owen: Sir, you peop.e neg
lected but one thing in your new con-
powder that OklahSmans must USE. In
other ways the modus operandi OF admls-
son will be altered in the case OF
Arizona and New Mexico. Some time be-
tween August 10 and September Is, next,
Arizona must elect % and New Mexico
100 delegates to their respective const1-
tutional conventions, which must be call
and Santa Fe on the fourth Monday after
the delegates are elected. Then within
from sixty to ninety days after the ad-
journment of the conventions the people
Of the territories must vote TO accept or
reject the constitutions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

states, Texas, California and Montana,
are larger than the proposed new states.
Texas being slightly more than twice as
large. TO travel through either Arizona
or New Mexico from north to south you
have to journey as far as from New York
to Cape Hatteras, on a direct line, while
to cross these two territories through the
widest part you must go as far as
from New York to MONTPELIER, Vt, in the
case of Arizona, and far as from the
metropolis to Portland, Me-, in the case
of New Mexico.
The largest reservoir in the world is
now being built in southern New Mexico
by the reclamation service. This is to be
formed by the great Elephant butte dam.
set in a deep and narrow gorge of the
Rio Grande 120 miles north of Ell Paso-
1t will be of concrete. 255 feet high and
LEO feet long on top. and the reserve +
behind it will be forty-six miles long and
2OO feet deep al the lower end, holdihS
enough water to flood two million acres
Of land foot deep
The waters of the Rio Grande are be-
ing diverted to irrigate and make fertile
eco acres of desert waste in New Mex
leo In Arizona is being completed the
great Roosevelt dam, $50 feet high, 1.OSJ
feet long and storing over twenty -hVe
.2S4 600 acres a foot deep. This will
regulate the flow of Salt river. whose
water. when needed for irrigation. can
thus be diverted to distributing canals
moistening 10000 acres. Other lrriga-
ton projects will reclaim 10000 acres or
Arizonas arid lands. The director or
the reclamation service classes the entire
areas of these proposed states as arid
land and tells me that probably not more
than one two-hundredths of the area OF
each can ever be reclaimed.
Over 5000 oStriches are now in the Salt
River valley of Arizona These comprise
more than four-fifths of all such birds in
the United States, and the climate and
feed of the valley is found to be better
adapted to their growth than those of
any other region in America. Their
chief food is alfalfa. an acre Of which
will support five adult birds. About 1000
young are being Matched out per season.
record equaling any reported from
South Africa. These birds are plucked
every eight months. with an average
yield at each plucking of one pound of
feathers per full-grown bird. and the
feathers bring So5 pound. The annual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
The GREAT ROOSEVELT DAM

distribution will be left to the quarter
master general of the army.
The capitals of Arizona and New Mexi-
co must remain at Phoenix and Santa
to be allowed only one representative
in Congress, while New Mexico (whose
population is twice as great will be given
two. Of course, each of the new states
will have two members of the United
States Senate, the same number is al
lowed all of the ce:nmonwealths of the
union. irrespective Of population. Here
tofore, territories, Arizona and New
House of Representatives, each by one
delegate, who has had the power to
speak, but never to vote.
A further innovation in this statehood
bill is clause requiring that the schools
of the new states shall be conducted in
English" This is aimed at the MeXicans
of Arizona and New Mexico. who ever
since the cession of these territories to
the United States have persisted in teach
ing their children only Spanish from gen
Grafton to generation. Indeed. in many
counties of New Mexico il is impossible
to impanel a jury all of whose mem
bers can speak English and an interpreter
has to be employed in most of the courts
speaking witnesses.
Further impetus to the learning of Eng
lish is given by clause prescribing abil-
ity to read, write speak and under
stand that language as necessary quail
ifcation for all state officers and men,
berx of the legislatures. But the state
hood act ignores the principle of two
acts passed by the legislature of New
Mexico at it's last session. and both We
toed by the governor-acts prescribing
ability to intelligently read the Con,
stitution in English as an educational
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
9hNAN

conduct her work for the benefit of the
canal boat children she was not GER
tain of obtaining any shelter what
ever Indeed, her first Sunday school
was held beneath the shade of huge
tree, which still grows, green and
hearty, beside the old brewery wall.
Then a house on the hill which over
looks the canal was suggested, but it
was found that the clanniShneSS of the
canal people prevented their permit
ting their children from coming SO far
from the boats So finally the little
building which had once formed the
office of the FoxaH foundry and which
was only a few steps from the towpuath
was decided upon, and Mrs. Saffold
soon set to work and made 1t both
habitable and attractive.
1t is not, however, the children alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Too Ambitious.

GA LFRED VANDERBILT, in white
coaching coat and a white top hat.
with his colors in red and white carna-
tons in his buttonhole, drove me down
to Brighton one fine June day. said q
Chicagoan.
Mr.. Vanderbilt talked On the ride
about horses. He is a shrewd and
witty young man. Apropos CT the way.
in horse breeding, you must sacrifice
speed to strength or strength to speed he
told me a little story.
He said we could never eat our cake
and have it, We could never arrange
things as the little girl in Sunday school
desired.
'Minnie,' said this little girls teach
err which would you rather be. beauti-
full or good?'
Minnie answered, promptly:
I think she said, I'D rather be beau
tiful-and repent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Grand CAr1o4 OF TIE COLORADO

cost of the enterprise is about SO per
bird.
One of the seven wonders of the new
world, the Grand Canyon Of the Colo
RADIO, is treasure which Arizona has to
display. The wonderful gorge is mile
and quarter deep. and nearby are the
seven Moqui cities. While i'm the center OF
the territory lies Zuni. the largest pueblo.
Arizona prides herself having the
Oldest town in the United States, Tue
son. Ancient parchments discovered in
the old mission of San Xavier, near this
town. claimed to establish the fact
that Tucson was settled about i555, and
that Marcos de MIA after exploring Arr
iona in 1889 made such a glowing report
on the country to Charles successor
to Ferdinand and Isabella-that that mon
arch sent out the colony whose descend
ants were found at Tucson by mission
9-ies more than a century later. This
find enlisted Tucson in controversy
with New MeXico'S capital Santa Fe.
whose claim to being the oldest town on
this continent has long been disputed by
St. Augustine, Fla.
The oldest house in the world is one
of the sights of ancient Santa Fe, which
will be the capital Of the state of New
Mexico. Ii also contains the most an
clent American church. San Miguel. built
about TOO but destroyed by Indians and
rebuilt in 171O.
The Adobe Palace" of Santa Fe was
built in LOS and has since been continu-
ously the official residence of the terri
tory's chief executives. Spanish. Mexican
and American. In il Lew Wallace. while
Governor of New Mexico. wrote Ben
Hur"
But the very oldest American ruins are
to be found in either Arizona or New
Mexico. These are the cliff dwellings
along the Colorado river and the Rio
Grande. which were built centuries before
Columbus; and approaching them in an
tiuuity are the mysterious adobe com
pounds. whose walls, labyrinths. subterra-
mean chambers and battiements were
lately dug out of an Arizona desert sur
rounding the ruin of Casa Grande. now
believed to have been the temple OF the
chief priest of a sect of sun worshipers
once inhabiting this region
Thus our youngest states wall display
to the world the oldest habitations stand
ing within the Union.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
in the sedge by the side Of the canal. its
well thumbed pages showing how many
had stopped in passing along the tow
patch long enough to read verse or two
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too has been gratifying and encourag-
ing
The inscription above the door of the
mission reads
Come unto NJ" all We that labor and are heavy
laden. and will give you rest.
Other verses from Scripture, boldly let
tered in black upon white ground. are
affixed TO several trees in the vicinity OF
the mission. and are designed each 10 APP
peal especially TO the backsl.der-
The interior of the mission consists OF
but one room. of moderate dimensions, in
which a small organ and number of re-
iigious pictures and texts denote the de-
votional character of the establishment,
proclaimed without by the crosses and in
scription already no iced and the tablet
upon which are inscribed the Ten Com
mandments
Under Mrs Stanold's tutelage many of
the children, whose houses are the boats
which ply upon the murky waters of the
canal. have learned TO read and write,
well as the more important lessons of
Christian doctrine and prime Pies.
There is no other school slfni.aT to this
in Washington No set rules def
mite hours regulate the attendance Of the
scholars. The cry from the towpath:
outr' is often the signal for the dismiss
al OF a pupil whose lesson in reading
and writing has just begun or whose fin
gers are just commencing to guide
Mrs. SaHold is a lifelong WashinSto-
nan. scuIptress of unusual ability, she
abandoned art number of Years ago
for work among the poor. Her first edu-
cational labors were among the children
of the poor Italians of this city i'm the
labyrinth beneath the shadow of the
Capitol dome, known Little Italy
Many an Italian boy and girl were saved
from evil ways through the efforts OF
Mrs. Saffold. Then she realized, after a
chance sight had led her to make an in
vestieation. that the children of the tow
path people were uncared for from an
educational stsndpcint. and she determin-
ed to devote her energies toward their
welfare in this connection
Many have been the efforts of Mrs SAT-
fold to have the children admitted into
the public schools of the District during
the moreor less brief and uncertain Pc
RODS of their residence in Washington.
but all such attempts upon her part have
resulted in failure. In Cumberland, how
ever at the other end of the line. and
where the beats are tied up during the
months Of January, February and March
she has been more successful, and it Is
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Heretofore prospective states have elect
ed their first officers at the same time of
voting on their constitutions, but in this
case the voting days are to be separated
by sufficient time to enable voters to act
with mind single to each proposition be-
fore them. Thus zeal for Office will not
cloud the question whether the const:tu-
ton is good or bad. The only other
bill including this provision was that au-
thorizing Colorado to prepare for state
hood.
So, you see, our lawmakers have been
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family living along the canal road which
does not know of the woman who has
accomplished SO much for the hard
working people of the boats. Until her
paralytic stroke last December Mrs SAT-
fold braved all weathers, no matter how
cold or disagreeable. to be at what she
considered her post of duty, week days
as we'll as Sundays 1t was while starting
one cold morning for the mission that
she fell helpless across a couch She
went to Florida for a few months So
journ. and as has been said, is now
again engaged actively in her beloved
work.
It Is only within the past few years
that Mrs. Saffold has occupied the little
frame building described Before taxing
up her quarters here she established her
mission in brick building scarcely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

KNOCKING UuT IhhtT uOOF- OKIdlIU1nd
caused considerable gooseflesh in Wash
ington by it's constitution which makes
possible of naturalization many of the
most roseate creams of socialist
friends and which establishes that state
as social and political experiment sta
ton for the new world. such as New Zea-
land has been made for the hemisphere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

unusually circumspect in the case of
Arizona and New Mexico. After specify
ing these things they required that GER
titled copies of the accepted constitutions
and the canvass of the votes thereon be
submitted to the President and Congress,
to be passed upon during the next session
of the latter. Upon general legislation
Congress always acts definitely, while the
President may allow a bill to pass by
withholding both his veto and his sigma
ture. But in this case the President
must act definitely. while the privilege
of table veto" is given to Congress.
Thus if Congress at its next session
fails to act one way the other on the
new constitutions, the law will hold that
silence gives consent in its case and
the matter will be left to the President
alone. If everything goes off as per
schedule Congress and the President will
have both approved early next December
and the territorial governors will al once
call an election of state officers and con-
sressmen to be held two months after
ward. or in February, 1911, as soon as
receiving formal notification OF the result
of this election, which the President will
announce in a proclamation, on whose
appearance the state, under the act, Will
be deemed admitted.
The new flag Of the United States. with
its forty-eight stars. will then be enabled
to appear next Fourth of July. for it is
provided by law that the national en-
blem, when its union has been altered
by the addition of new stars. shall first
be flown on the Independence day fol-
lowing the Presidents proclamation add
ing the new state or states The mat
ter of the design of the fag-the arrange
ment of the stars-will be intrusted to a
Joint board of army and naval officers,
whose work will be approved by the Sec
retaries of War and of the Navy, acting
together, and the matter of the flags
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ON AN OSTRICH fARrr TN ARIZoNA

M UST Submit Constitu-
1V1 tons to President and
Congress-Must Teach the
Greasers Englis h - How
Their Two Stars Will Be
Added to Flag - About a
Third of Their Populations
Mexicans-Only One Two
Hundredth of Their Soil Can
Be Reclaimed Sparsity of
Population and Vast Extents
of INTERPRETATIONS Rival
ing South Africa as An
Ostrich-P Producing Territory
Oldest Town, Church and
House in America Found in
New States-Also Most An
cient Ruins of New World.
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r prospective twin
sisters. Arizona and
New Mexico, will
have to run the
gantlet past both
the President and
Congress before
Cnc,e Sam will
aGopt them into his
immediate family
a prerequisite never
before put in the
way of a territory