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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-01
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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

A good way TO utilize the space
under a shade tree on the home
grounds where grass will not grow
and where the soil looks bare and
ugly is to utilize the space for ported
house plants. In arranging for this.
a circle of bricks OF natural stone
may be made about equal in diameter
to the top Of the tree Within this
rocky circle the ported plants may be
placed, with the shade-loving plants
nearest the trunk of the tree In dens-
est shade. and the sun-lovlng plants
toward the circumference Of the cir
Gle, where the light Is strongest The
circle Of potted plants. too. may be
arranged according to size. the larger
and taller ones being to the center
and the smaller ones on the outer
boundary
In this position the ported house
plants may be easily and safely car.
ried through the RUNNER, and they
will add materially to the outdoor
decoration. The shade will prevent
them from drying ont, and drainage
water win help the urrounding lawn.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
ANCIENT ART OF IRRIGATION
Projects In IntermountaIn States Not
Discovery Of Our Age, But Old
as Man Himself.

We are talking great deal about
irrigation these days. now that the
government has taken hold Of the JOB
OF storing the waters and using them
for power, for transportation and for
irrigation. We are disposed to think
that this is a new discovery of man.
one Of the bright and shining sue
cesses of the nineteenth century. We
are prone to forget that the Indian
IN the southwest practiced irrigation
hundreds OF years ago. abundant proof
OF which is found in the remains OF IT.
rigating bitches. We are prone to
forget. even II we read our Bibles.
that irrigation was practiced in Egypt
In the days of Moses 1t may be
surprise to some to know that civili-
zation has always begun in rainless
countries; that the ancient civilization
OF Media and Persia was sustained By
irrigation. It may surprise our read
ers when we say that this land is
desert now simply because the inhab-
itants have forgotten the art of irri.
cation. That country is full OF
the remains of ancient irrigation
bitches; and II is likely to be
one of the great food supplying coun-
tries of the world The water is
stored in a way quite similar to that
In which we are storing water in the
Rockies. and applied to the land. 1t
may be still more surprising to know
that as a matter OF fact the English
engineers are grinding up the actual
bricks in the old Tower OF Babel.
mentioned In the eleventh chapter OF
Genesis, for the making OF concrete
dams, in order to store the food
waters Of the mountains Of that coun-
try
So It will be seen that our irriga-
ton projects in the intermountain
states are not discovery of our age.
but that the plan is almost as old as
man himself Solomon once incidental
ly remarked that there was nothing
new under the SUM-" and every year
we are finding verification OF the
wisdom Of this remark.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

A mule seldom gets sick more than
once. and generally dies then.
The collar is the harness; see to II
that the collar fits. Collar boils are
caused by limiting collars.
The levelneas with which a horse
walks Is one Of the best evidences
that his legs work IN harmony.
II the spring pigs are doing well
hold them steady until fall and then
push them hard to the market.
More small hogs have probably
been marketed In the past two years
than ever before during the same
time.
When the green corn comes along q
little later. do not stun young pigs
all they viii eat. or thumps win be
the result
All beef and mutton viii hereafter
be raised on the small farms, and
farmers must learn how 70 meet the
new conditions.
Sheep don't do well without water
and they are dainty about drinking.
Clean running water is just as essen.
tidi AZ 6oOu grass.
The good fiat knee. the muscular
arms. the fun muscular shoulders
the good hook. are all important
points In the horse.
So far as can be done tlx horses
that are expected to do the spring
work should have the greater part OF
their grain ration Of good sound oats.
A lousy pig is sure sign OF poor
e rmer Once thoroughly infested the
only way to get rid OF the vermin IL
70 dope the pig with some good dis
infectant.
II your barn and feed yards have q
proper system Of drainage, there win
be little danger Of rheumatism among
your pigs. II you have not worked
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

20 'neis are necessary to round out the full meas
uie OF the entertainment
&, 'y nearly as old as the Fourth of July itself
- monday sense is the custom in the average
a--aer CITY, town or village of making the aft
einoon OF Independence Day the occasion of a
49, meet and athletic carnival Perhaps this Is
no 80, 'ue man street Of the town If there is
no track available but if there is a fair ground
VI regular race track in the vicinity that is the
n uee0a ior the crowds. Some years ago the prime
leature OF every such meet was found In the
,'ar,n nose-aying and ladder contests of the
various volunteer fire comnanfea fror, ~ 49,
eowns IN the vicinity of the one where the
s eoui lament was held Latterly as horse
lawn nre-nghting apparatus has come into mnre
Ssneiaa use and even the motor hose wagonz
cities. the humber OF volunteer Are6ghtins ~
sanlzations have dwndled somewhat. but there
are SUI nuDSer in existence and there is moth
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
MIX Bottles In Denmark

MIX cans In Denmark are sprayed
with cold water then thoroughly
sprinkled inside and out with hot
water. They are then fastened to a
revolving wheel which turns them
through solution Of lime water and
they are finally sprayed with steam.
The milk bottles are usually washed
with soda and water and the inside
cieansed by means Of a mechanically
worked revolving brush and are then
washed out with cold water. The
bottles are then filed and corked by
mechanical process, sealed and
tied down with thread. The bottles
are then put into racks and packed
in ice ready for distribution the fol.
lowing morning.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

ing more exciting than their tourna-
ments when they are holly contested
In some sections OF the country
horse racing has taken the place OF
the nremen's tournaments as
Fourth of July attraction. but of late
their drawing power has been sur.
passed by such novelties as automo-
bile races, motorcycle races and best
OF all, aeroplane contests. There are
yet retained on many Fourth OF July
programs those homely contests that
have been greeted with roars OF
laughter ever since the days OF our
grandfathers-suc tests of skill as
the climbing OF the creased pole. egg
races, sack races, three-legged races.
catching the creased pig. potato
races and a host of others in which
members of both sexes participate.
In the south from time out of mind
they have had fitting contests" in
which local horsemen as twentieth
century knights without armor have
We'd with one another in stunts with
lances or spears somewhat similar to
those performed by the knights of
old. Within the past year or two
other sections of the country have
adopted these fitting Journeys as a
Fourth Of July feature. and with ex-
cellent success.
In some communities Fourth Of
July sports committees have. in their
quest for novelties. borrowed some Of
the fQafurQe of fha raodorr, ogro,,o ~
tably the chariot races. which are
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
E A "RECURRENT PHENOMENON0

assigned LOO years as the period OF race. after
which II must be succeeded by another
The various activities OF man. according 10
PROFESSOR Petrie. are related in the same order
IN each successive period. This can be best
traced In the medieval and classical periods
"here the stages Of sculpture painting ltera.
ture, music, mechanics. science and wealth
spread over some seven centuries These stages
We're nearer together in earlier ages. but the or
oer was always the same so far as car be traced
me starting point Of each ciyilizattoD-as Of
eaen seneratsnnS--Ag 1sfzture Of blood With
out fusion OF race fresh start can be made
About six or eight centuries are needed for the
nse TO the sculpture stage. The growth of civil
nzauon largely consists IN q frightening ont os
the subsequent stages Of activity, and diminu-
ton or the stagnant period before new nlx
ture Is started. The period seems to belong m
the people and not 10 the country and "a ken,
oy the people when they 80 to land Of dif.
ferent phase
Though. no doubt, climatic periods have
precipitating effect in throwing one people on 70
another yet the general regularity OF interval
OF the stages Of growth OF civilization poInt N
racial determinant This may be the lime "a
enired 20 promote The nsx'sr1m mixture Of ar.
ferent strains tn two aces whicA are 10 con
tact.-London Globe.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
startIno Alfalfa

In starting alfalfa better start on
small patch and learn how to do It
before experimenting on a large field.
Use plenty of manure. Plant on corn.
potato. OF summer fallow ground
Introduce the germs. Sow without
nurse crop. In the more northern
states SOW the last OF May or first OF
June. Do not use too much seed. Re
member that the alfalfa is delicate
TIN It gets It's partner on its roots
look for the nodules.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
I II. FATE OF EMPIRES

Inc meaning Of life has in all ages been the
goal OF human thought and the great extension
Oh our knowledge OF the past, by the researches
OF recent years, enables US now to view the
course OF human changes with more complete-
ness than has been the case before In place Of
looking on the fall Of the Roman empire as
monstrous and inexplicable fact we now see that
civilization Is not only intermittent but is reg
ularly recurrent phenomenon"
ibis was the theory propounded by Prof Film
oera Petrie In lecture delivered at the ROYAL
institution on ~The Revolutions OF CiviIization"
IN Egypt said the lecturer, we can trace ssxat
Civilizations; the first prehistoric; the second
prehistoric. the early dynastic the pyramid build
ers' the middle kingdom (XI1th dynasty). the EN-
pire tAVlllth dynasty the Greek and the Arab
The rise and fall Of art In each OF these periods
can be well illustrated. Similar periods are
found IN Europe, the early. middle and late Gre
tan. the classical and the medieval These no
RODS are contemporary with those OF Egypt so
far as we can ascertain. Hence the Mediterra
mean civilization seems a distinct unit rising
ana falling together one body The Mesopo
tamian civilization is in a different phase to that
OF the Mediterranean, but its period Is about the
same.
similar period Of nacut 1900 years has o.
Cured in India and Mexico. The Etruncan saees
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

tennis tournaments are held on hundreds OF
courts all over the country this midsummer
holiday and 'sociability runs" by automobile
clubs have added yet another event to those on
the calendar for this pre-eminent holiday.
The very warmth Of the weather encountered
by the greater part OF the country the average
Fourth of July has always rendered popular
aquatic fNtivals and carniyas. Yachting con
tests, rowing and power boat competitions. swim
ming and canoe races and other sports the wa
ter have compensations for the participants and
regale the spectators ranged IN the shade along
shore. In this field there many mirth-provok
ing contests as productive Of fun the ones
above mentioned. Log rolling contests water polo
water football, fitting contests in which the op
ponents, armed with ances. stand up in canoes
and walking the creased pole over the water. are
few Of the tests Of skill in which the price OF
failure is dueking. to the delight Of the spec
Gators.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
elve Treoa PIentu Rnnn,.

Might as well give the trees plenty
OF room at the start. because II you
don't they will have to be cut out
later Thirty feet apart is the right
distance for apple trees. f,though forty
would not do any harm.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29
Movable Fences Handy.

There Is nothing more useful OH the
farm in the pasturing Of sheep than
movable fences. They do not cost
much and any part of the pasture can
be enclosed by the use Of them in a
few minutes.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

the Fourth
b e c a S Q
h u Stands.
b r o t h ers
and sweet
h e a r t s
c o m e for
the day and
accordingly
there is a
S t a impede
for outdoor
p a s times.
J u s t a s
there is for
d a n Gin G.
and all 9th.
er pursuits
where male
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

The actual loss IN the handling OF
one "loafer" IN the dairy herd In the
course Of year viii often more than
pay for Babcock milk tester. which
can be bought At between four and
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

other. but is in actual fact universal
That Americans have come to rec
ognize the Fourth as a day when
lovers Of athletics of all kinds may
enjoy their favorite sports to their
I'll Is matter Of congratulation, for
a good many of us take few enough
days off" during the summer. We
have not to any great extent adopted
and perhaps may never adopt, the
English and European custom of
Danishing work and business cares
every Friday evening during the sum-
mer and devoting the interval until
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

calculated to make
the hair of the
more timid spec
tatora stand on
end. Field and
track sports such
as putting the
shot. h a M m g r
throwing. jump
ing, running. pole
vaulting and hur-
die racing are sat.
isfactory Fourth
of July sports be-
cause local talent
can always be re-
cruited for the
competitions and
even II no worlds
records are bro
ken there is no
end OF fun for
participants a n d
spectators. Lawn
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

Joyous anniversary and 1t is perfect
~ natural. If not inevitable. consider
ing the great and growing interest Of
the whole American people in feats
Of skill that call for mental and mus
cular agility. Moreover its accept
ance as a day of sport is not con-
fined to the small towns on the one
hand, nor to the large cities on the
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-29

- jill IL VI . At1
has come to hold in
the United States a
proud and pre-emi-
nent position as a
day of sport and the
occasion Of an an
nual carnival of
competitive contests
in outdoor athletics.
This is an eminently
fitting use for the
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1911-01-14
IRRIGATION ROAD TO RICHES
u 10 Magic Key for Unlocking Won.
drous Wealth to Soil Tiller-
insures Crop.

Irrigation is the magic key for un
locking wondrous riches to the soil
tiller, writes William r. Draper in an
exchange. It Is the surest crop insur.
ance He who sows must also reap
bountifully. Caprices of the elements
cannot injure those who secure their
rainfall from irrigation canals. In
such districts wet seasons are un.
known. The dry, sunshiny climate of
an irrigation district means health.
full conditions to all.
There are seventy or more govern.
ment and private irrigation districts
In the west. The United States recla.
nation service Is now spending mil.
lions of dollars every year in conquer
Ing mountain streams, making them
pour their waters of wealth upon semi
arid land, stinted by insuff cient pre-
cipitation, otherwise blessed by deep,
rich soil and ideal growing seasons.
The farm wealth Of this country
has already been increased several
billion dollars through the reclama.
ton work Of five years. and since crop
returns from the newly developed IT..
rigation districts have exceeded even
the dreams of the most optimistic
reclamation advocates, this new and
great irrigation work naturally gath
ers friends and force.
1t will transform the waste places
of our country into garden spots. The
wonder workers back of this new
wealth-giving department Of our gov.
eminent are resourceful and indie
fatigable. So those who seek out in
the west and southwest opportunities
In land investment must not overlook
irrigable lands.
Irrigation of Orchards and Meth
DDS OF Applying Water to Crops" by
Samuel Fortier, chief of irrigation in
vestigation, United States depart
ment of agriculture, can be had on
application to the superintendent OF
documents, Washington, d. G.
The pamphlets are printed by the
United States government and can be
had Immediately on request to the
government.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1911-01-14
Properly Balanced Food.

Even silage from mature corn is not
a properly balanced food. and clover
or alfalfa hay and little bran should
be fed with 1t. Alfalfa hay is better
than clover to feed with corn silage,
and with 1t 1t is possible to omit the
bran. Alfalfa is wonderful plant,
and some one Of the varieties will
grow almost anywhere in the United
States, while 1t is nearly drought
proof. Every dairyman who has not
done SO already should try 1t In a
small way; IL he can make one acre
success he can then try a larger
field. Corn is our other drought re-
sisting crop. and IL the moisture In the
ground be conserved by about two
inches OF loose fine dirt mulch, It is
surprising how little rain Is required
to make good crop. In times Of
drought and when the corn has grown
too tall for the two-horse cultivator,
a fine tooth single walking cultivator
will go far toward irrigating the fields.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1911-01-14
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Build floors of fattenlng pens on an
incline.
Be kind but firm with the colts and
tie them with strong halters.
lrregularity in time of feeding and
quantity will cause indigestion.
An animal that is sluggish and
clumsy Is not In perfect condition.
The animal with broad and deep
fore quarters has a good constitution.
Encourage exercise by placing feed
some distance from the sheds on fine
days.
Plenty Of exercise is one very I'm
portant item for keeping flock
healthy.
BE sure that the sheep barn has a
tight roof. n dry floor. good ventilation
and no drafts.
The boar OF mixed and unknown
breeding Is to be Stunned as a snare
and delusion.
An ignorant. ill-tempered, loud.
voiced man should never be tolerated
In any stable.
Hold on to some OF the clover for
OPP ms icSulHS' IL 10 great Wnen the
sheep get tired of timothy.
The dished face and slightly droop
Ing ear are said to be signs OF an easy
keeper and contented disposition.
We don't need a stove In the barn
or hog house, but those buildings
should be tight, comfortable and free
from drafts.
The larger pigs are always at the
spout end Of the trough, and because
they are always at the spout end they
are the larger.
A little shelled corn mixed In with
the ground feed you give your horses
will help to keep them from swallow.
ing their food too fast.
The chillier the pig, the thinner the
ham.
To fatten western lambs or yearlins
wethers, they must never be allowed
to go hungry. Give all they will eat
up clean every day.
The herd which shows uniformity
OF breeding and contains animals
with good forms and constitutions Is
a safe one from which TO select breed.
ers.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1911-01-14
Rotation In Gar enina.

Rotation in market gardening is
fully as important as In farming. The
matter is frequently overlooked by
gardeners and often results in serious
losses because OF the harboring OF In.
sects and diseases which become trou.
blesome when the same crop is plant.
ed in the same ground every year or
when crops of the same character fol.
low each other. There are other rea-
sons for rotation In vegetable garden.
ing, and the question demands more
attention than It receives in most
trucking sections.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1911-01-14
Deep Flowing.

Benjamin Franklin first urged Amer.
lean farmers to pillow deep" and
have corn to sell and to keep" Re.
cent demonstrations have cause many
formers to consider this old advice
very good. On some land the increase
In depth Of blowing made possible by
modern implements has shown strik.
Ing returns in crops and improved
soil conditions. Not all land should be
plowed deep; some should not be pillow.
ed at all; but 1t appears now that
there Is a great deal of land that
will be benefited by increasing its
pillow depth.