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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-04-26

miles. rs being underlaid with water
bearing strata Of - feet in depth Of
which 80 per cent were voidS, il would
lower the water plane but about 35
inches in one year II 100000 acre feet
were withdrawn from the underfow,
condition most improbable.
The water pumped from the Mimbres
Valley is very soft and pure, contain
ing only 90 parts magnesia and iron
per 100000
Some of the most remarkable eX-
amples of the possibilities of irrigation
were observed upon several of the
ranches
Judging from the crops harvested
and from The plants in operation for
the past year or two, q conservative
estimate OF the average yield per acre
would be as follows
Alfalfa, tons; potatoes, 100 bushels;
red beans. 1000 pounds; cane, s tons;
oats. 80 bushels milo maize. : tons;
wheat. 20 bushels.
Cane can he planted following pota-
toes and thus secure two crops per
season | am OF the opinion, how
eve. ms characteristic Of all virgin soils
is liking in nitrogen, and much better
yields will he obtained after crop rota-
ton with alfalfa.
Many other crops can he success
fully raised in the Mimbres Valley,
such as onions, sweet potatoes, grain.
corn and garden stuff. A very great
possibility is the raising Of fruits, such
as apples, peaches. nectarines. plums,
pears. etc These fruits are now raised
on small scale, and are demonstrated
to he Of excellent flavor and variety,
cxcelled by none grown elsewhere. The
return from horticultural crops would
be large. probably four or five times
that from agricultural crops.
The foregoing are only excerpts Of
Engineer Fuller's report. The large
details containing the voluminous fig
ures which go to prove the unfailing
water supply and the cost Of installa-
ton and maintaining OF pumps and
the more intricate reports of the eff
cheney Of electricity and gasoline, are
necessarily too long for n newspaper
story.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-04-26
Uncle SAINTS ENGINEER MAKES
BIG REPORT.
r,,eusiye Investigations Of p. Il.
Fuller Of the u. s. Department
Of Agriculture.
q. 5. Dept. Agriculture.
Irrigation investigations.


The Chamber OF Commerce:
The Mimbres Valley proper Is the
terminus of the Mimbres River. 1t be-
,rg mn extensive folsom or basin, com
n,lsIng over 100000 acres of land.
nemlng. the largest town or city In
Lima County, Is the county seat, and
IA situated near the center of the val
lac Il Is located on the transconti-
,o,,al line of the y. =. railway. and
hranch lines Of the Santa Fee and T.
PAS. W. II being railroad center,
Is the gateway to many OF the largest
mining camps I'm western New Mexico.
among them being Hurley, Santa Rita.
r,erro, Bayard. Silver and the famous
Mogollon district. The latter alone
draws upon the produce market near
naming for over 100000 worth CT
nroduce annually. Geographically.
neming Is the center Of vast mineral
,,ed sections. on the west, north and
sast in the United States. and is also
n depot to rich mining section In
Chihuahua, Mexico.
The Mimbres River heads In the
plack range of mountains In Grant
County on the south of the continental
divide. running south distance Of ~
miles to point north of Deming,
thence continuing east and south some
AZ miles. where II terminates In Pigeon
Lake Old Mexico. II is notable ex
annie Of stream whose water Is al
most totally lost to underflow; only
dur;ng the most torrential floods does
n become a live stream To the southern
boundary line Of New Mexico. Many
CANYONS and draws contribute their
water 10 the Mimbres underflow from
the mountains west Of the Mimbres
River pcrcolating into the sand and
gravel he'd pans at the mouths Of the
canyons.
The writer. while In neming two
years ago. with view To encouraging
the development Of the underground
resources, met with no cordial recep-
ton. but conditions have changed re-
markably. for now those who discour-
aged irrigation are It's strongest yota-
ries and while the Mimbres Valley is
In Il transitory stage. rs II were, II is
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-04-26

on the threshold of new era and II
Will be but u few years distant when
II VIII rank second to none as an agri-
cultural district.
Mining and cattle raising have been
The chief industries. No doubt It's
strategic railroad position has con-
'ributed somewhat to the growth Of
Deming, and the extention OF other
railway lines into Deming, now con
rmplated, still further augment It's
growth.
with the practice Of irrigation the
iattening OF live stock will form one
Inc principal industries and will offer
Inducements TO the dairy industry
the possibilities OF fruit raising will
no doubt result In the erection of can
ming factories.
Inc climatic conditions In the Min
'res Valley make Il an ideal residence
section and the social advantages are
evcellent
pelnlng has n population Of about
'"o" has excellent educational facili-
u"S has national and state bank.
"'''al hotels. machine shops. Ice and
e'c'flc plant, water works and sewer
system for city Of 10000. n telephone
system and many mercantile houses
Tue elevation nj Dcming Is 1900 feet
""oVe mean sea level. The water sheds
VI the Mimbres River proper include
"e west slope Of the Black Range. the
''"'h slope Of the Continental Divide.
."' w'St slope OF Cooks Ridge and
hanover and Black Peaks. while the
'"'er CITY drainage area, which Is
'o cohtribnlory to the Mimbrcs Val
Wy uhderflow, includes the south aud
vast slopes Of the Pinos Altos. Bear
""' hnilard Peaks and the east slope
" the Bnrro mountains. The above
''cr'oed drainage area Is that which
'a'r'o'''es to the Rio Mimbres north
" penlng, while south Of Deming the
=, a' "rove range. the Ratchet AM
"''oa mountains. the east slope of
''AS Ridge. Sierra Magdalena and
many smaller mountains contribute
Wv water from their slopes into the
''s'n OF the Mimbres Valley.
" calculated therefrom that the
s"'enment area comprising the sheds
""'en drain into the Mimbres Valley
a 'n and west Of Deming includes
u' 1900 square miles, and of this
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-04-26

area about 1,l50 square miles is
mountainous having an elevation OF
5000 to 5000 feet above sea level. The
total area which may be construed as
drainage between the Little Hatchet
mountains on the west and the Por-
tilla mountains on the east. from the
northern source Of the Mimbres River
To the Old Mexico line includes $500
square miles.
In Senate Document No. Il, Fifty
Second Congress. First Session, page
22i, Is given n brief report Of the in
vestigation made by l.. Clapp ir, C. t.,
who measured the flow of the Mimbres
River Gt Kings ranch 20 miles north
of Dcming This report says in pat.
THE Indications for large h'dcr-
ground flow are exceptionally good.
The lower Mimbres il believed to bc
an underground river: In that ease the
surface water is only the surplus ap-
pearing after the underground channel
is surcharged."
Referring to The land, Mr. fnller
says.
The surface Is remarkably level eN-
cept for the uniform slope towards the
river channel, and has ample fall to
irrIeate properly.
Underlying this soil is the harder
clay loan Of the recent geological
periods and 1t is this condition which
makes the Mimbres Valley most ideal
from an irrigation standpoint The
heavier soil holding the moisture, while
the lighter top soil, being more open
and porous, receives and transmits the
moisture to the lower soil which how
ever, due to the slope toward the river
channel. and which was found from
levels to be l5.5 feet per mile, pro-
viding excellent drainage, which pre-
vents water logging.
Due to the greater coarseness OF the
formation at lower depths, whereby the
friction to the flow is less. and the
water plane rises when each succeed
ing stratum is penetrated. 1t is doubt
ful, however IL a strong artesian flow
could be obtained within the area oc-
cupied by the mountain ranges des-
cribed. tho II might be possible to Sc
cure limited artesian flow just above
the barrier mentioned.
There Is no evidence Of sodium ear
donate (black alkalD In any of the
soil
A soil survey has not been made OF
the Mimbres Valley, but the fact that
excellent crops are being raised, to
some extent in nearly everp part Of the
valley is evidence Of the absence of
deetcrious salts
Taking that area surrounding Dem
ing and amounting to $500 square
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-04-26

II you don't see it advertised,
advertisefor it.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23

of interest keep SAFE commercial bank if it is
needed for day to day business
There ought this time to be difference opinion this point
Yet experienced bankers know that in every community there
possible bank depoo whom they in front of their receiving
telers' windows
We not well supplied with banks considering population and
not third of people who ought be dpoor fact We
have national bank every 1000 populations England there is
one for 5000 and in France for every 5000
In Sweden 40 cent the dposor national banks
England and France per have money banks Italy 20
cent In the United States however, only 3 cent OF ppu
aon dposo the national banks OF the state private
and savings banks and the companies get bulk of deposits
To the prejudice which undoubtedly exists against them the
banks should advertise widely and simply the exact nature of their bust
The savings bank should explain carefully and fully why pay
interest deposits left in the bank definite period
1t should make clear to the people its emnako
with dollar believe that would be profitable both to the dollars
and the bank if the bank that dollar deposit
commercial bank should explain that it business house, buying
and selling commercial credits 1t should succeed in eliminating the old
type of small business farmer who deposits money
at the back of the store in tin behind window SILL
Courtesy behind the grill work of the bank counters vital if the
small deposior is to be and kept
Also of the best methods of getting and keeping small dpostors
to induce be supplied buy stock the bank
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
He WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
Small Boys Precautions May Have
Been Excessive, but He Still
Had the Suit.

The Rev. John N. Underwood, one
of Pittsburgs most eloquent and
earnest ministers, said the other day:
I'm temperance address in the spring
/ pointed out that drunken husbands
kill every year, with revolvers and
hatchets and clubs, $500 wives. That
$500 babies are killed by drunken
fathers who crush them in bed. That
80 per cent. of all our divorces are due
to drunkenness"
Mr.. Underwood paused, then added:
81 heard recently Of little boy to
whom warm and comfortable suit
had been given. The boys father was
a drunkard. and it was feared that the
suit would soon find it's way to the
pawnshop. But a week after the lad
had got the suit he was still wear
ing it.
"'Good for you, JOHNNY said city
missionary to the little chap. Still
wearing your suit, see.'
"'Yes, SIR the urchin explained. 4
sleep in it.'"-Chicago Record Herald.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
aAInh Brown Identified.

A correspondent asks us for "a
fun definition OF the term high brow"
How can we give 1t? AS well asl, us
to define a picture which can only be
described, not defined. High brow"
is a picture, n metaphor, a poke to the
imagination, an invitation to individ-
ual thinking about the persons to
whom in any case It may be applied.
Il is not yet dictionaried. When It
is It will be cabined or coffined aud
became a dead thing. a mere word In
stead of a living metaphor.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
Jul klCH IN
THREE YEARS
EXPERIENCES OF A BRITISH M
MIGRANT IN CANADA-WEST.

TIL, following straightforward state
ment needs no comment to add to
It's force and effect. 1t appears In
recent issue OF the Liverpool Mer-
curry.
II. Patterson, of Nutana, Saskatche-
wan, Canada, when he arrived from
Liverpool, had six of us to support"
to use his own phraseology, and his
funds were getting low. He secured
homestead go miles out from Sun
durn, and started living on it April
10, 1907. The previous fall he put all
his money, s137, into a shack and lot,
making sure of home. AS cook and
caterer in a local hotel he made $50
q month, and out of this had some
savings out of which he paid his
breaking and improvements on the
homestead. The shack was sold to
good advantage. Then Mr.. Patterson
tells the story after he had removed
his family to the homestead:
For the first month life was so
strange and new that hadn't time to
think of anything, only fixing up our
new home. / was so green to farm
life that / didn't know the difference
between wheat and oats q do now!
Between working out, cropping my
place, and with my gun, we managed
to live comfortably for the three
years, which time was required to put
in my duties. / had accumulated
quite a stock of horses, cows, pigs,
fowls, and machinery in the three
years.
In October, 1909, / secured my pat
ent to my land, so took a few days
holidays to Saskatoon to locate
purchased homestead wiz, Us. per
acre. from the Government. Instead
of getting the purchased homestead,
l secured a half section (320 acres)
on the Saskatchewan River for S25
per acre on easy terms, nine years.
payments with a cash payment of
$1,000. l mortgaged my first home
stead. obtained chattel mortgages on
my stock, and on December Gath,
1909, took possession; on June 10,
1910, sold out again for $40 per acre,
clearing, besides my crop GAO acres),
$4,000. l also sold my first home
stead, clearing $500 and two Saska-
toon town lots, which we value at
$1,000 each today. We placed all our
capital in another farm (river front
age) and some trackage lots (60), also
purchased homestead (river 'front.'
! age). / remained as Manager Of the
Farm l had sold on three years.
contract at fine salary and house,
vi
so by the time my three years have
expired, with my investments and the
increased value of my frontage and
lots, l am hoping to have a clear
profit on my $137 investment Of
$4,000. My land doesn't eat any
thing, and it is nearly all paid for. I
hold a good position (and securely
| ADV.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
Surprise for Mother.

A certain mother. given to mysti-
cism and impressive theories regard
ing her highly natural children, one
evening was entertaining visitors.
Suddenly came the sound OF little feet
pattering to the head of the stairs.
The mother raised her hand in solemn
warning.
Listen" she said. softly. 1.-THE chill
dren are going to deliver their good.
night message. It always gives me q
feeling OF reverence to hear them
they are SO much nearer the Creator
than we are, and they speak so won
derfully, sometimes. Hush! One Of
them Is speaking now"
Then, breaking through the tense
silence, came shrill whisper:
Mamma! WHY'S found a bug in
his bed"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
Girl Who
Secures
Best Not
Always
Clerk
BY Mrs. ANNA Thorenson.
Muncie. Ind.

treating to lots Of good things.
She church, that could be friendly with the
young folks.
that my employer could not have been improved upon
lacking in beaux They called and remained
until tel lhcm gonot but several and good fellows
/ married competent with salary Think of it, you girls
with pulled heads your wasp waists and high hees The girls
always the best Sometimes little Gretchen
Bridget gets him.
Then too how 10 The pantry you entertain in
kitchen 1t does not take long fix pitcher of good coffee and to
bring II some a evening.
But girl makes her mind to do housework would advise
get position with the uaahonabe, place
,essul
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
PLEASURES OF THE POOR


''The pains of poverty" wrote Thorn
ms De Quincy. 81 had lately seen too
much of: more than / wished TO re-
member; but the pleasures OF the
poor, their consultations of spirit. and
their reposes from bodily toll. can
never become oppressive to contem-
plate" Indeed there are pleasures OF
the poor, says the Kansas City Star
One is not SO sure OF the delight OF
proposes from bodily toll" That
phrase. as used by De Quincy. is
reminiscent OF Senator Vests story of
the little negro boy who was pounding
his finger with hammer and was cry
ing from the pain. why do you do
that?" the senator asked him, "Oh,
ne said 1T feels so good when l quit.
But If the toll is not oppressive, sure
Jy the period of rest is the sweeter
because of it. The pleasures OF the
poor include a love of good reading
best eating in the world, boiled din
ners; childhood, storing memories or
swimmin' holes and bare feet and cir
cuses and humble bee fights; the treat
of an occasional good play; the not
misery exultation at money put by for
rainy day; the selfish satisfaction OF
self-sacrifice; the romance Of youth
where marriage is of helpmates, "pard'
ners." oh, there are pleasures of the
poor-and a country whose pioneers
knew them so well, whose newer com
munities know them yet so well. must
restore them by eradicating needless
nnillumined poverty.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23

Many persons are worrying, In print
and out Of it, lest woman is making
a man Of herself" and in her eager
ness to grasp new opportunities is for
getting her immemorial privileges.
But there is an equally serious cause
for anxiety in mans indifference to
certain Of his prerogatives. He seems
10 be forgetting the pleasures that ac-
crue to him as a parent. "Pa" is no
longer "onto his job" He has turn
ed his responsibilities over to the
feminine side of the house, and is
starving profound need Of his nature
in SO doing. There has been rather
too much idealization Of motherhood
at the expense of fatherhood. Not in
frequently it is the father rather than
the mother who is able to attain to
the vision of the family az sacred In
stitution. He may be more intimate
with the children than the mother,
tenderness which she lacks. But
whether he exceeds her or not In spir-
ltual comprehension Of his sons and
daughters. should he be shut out OF
that inner room and confidence into
which all parents and children should
enter by right of community of inter
est? No question about it, the Amer
lean father too often is out In the
cold. Perhaps he made the blunder in
stepping out there himself, but none
the less it is the business of the wom-
en- who are wise and the children who
back into heart association with the
others.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23

and throwing the serrated sides or
the old brown crater which dominates
the entire landscape into deep sha-
dows, while the strains of "Alcha De"
or una Like No a Like" sung softly
by some natives strolling under the
palms to the accompaniment Of strum-
ming "Ukuleles" leaves a memory
that will last forever. Verify, the
place Is rightly named "The Paradise
of the Pacific" and the expression
"The Lure Of the Islands" which ]
have seen somewhere, fits the feeling
that comes over one after leaving
them. There are other beautiful places,
but nowhere else have l felt the same
call to "go back"
Comfort In Honolulu.
Honolulu presents every convent
ence and comfort for good living. It's
hotels measure up to all requirements
and fit every taste and purse. THE
Young" modern stone block, gives
the usual good European service
gives the beautiful surroundings of
the old days; also downtown, Tho
Pleasanton," fine old mansion
about halfway between the business
district and Waikiki remodeled TO
make a modern American plan hotel,
is set In fine grounds surrounded
with all of the vegetation OF the
tropics, while it's outlying cottages
and a swimming pool make it very at
tractive. At Waikiki 1.-THE Moana,"
pretentions modern wooden build
ing, fronts on the beach. 1t is OF the
type of many along the shores OF
both oceans and about what we of the
east would expect to find at Atlantic
City. 1t has some fine cottages, and
is a fine hostelry.
But the charm Of all is summed up
in the so-called Seaside hotel at Wal
kiki, collection of cottages set in a
beautiful cocoanut grove right on the
beach, which was formerly part OF
the kings seashore estate. The main
building, which is not very preten'
tious, was the royal cottage. Attach
ed to it is a beautiful Lanai or
porch used as dining room, and this
Lanai with it's overhanging trees and
it's beautiful views and surroundings
Is intellectually the finest thing in
Honolulu.
A family party, or friend or two.
taking one of these cottages, contain
ling from two to five rooms and one
or more baths, has the best OF every
thing that goes with tropical living.
Here one can get swim at rising
and before dressing. Afterward. a
cold shower and then breakfast on the
Lanai in the open, gives zest to the
life that Is found In few places. II
one cannot partake Of the JOY OF living
under these conditions. ones case
must be nearly hopeless.
The schools at Honolulu and gen.
orally throughout the Islands meas
ure up to the best American stand
ard. Undoubtedly It will surprise
most people, as it did me. to learn
that the first college west Of the Mis-
sissippi river was at Honolulu, being
established about eighty years ago by
missionaries. This school Is known
as Oahu college or "Punahou" and
with it's attendant preparatory school
Is az good as there is on the main
land. My daughter, coming from one
of the best schools of the east. en-
tered the junior class and took up the
same course in the same books as il
she had continued in the high schoo.
near Philadelphia. Oahu certificates
admit the holders to nearly all of the
/ al
Harvard, Wellesley. Vassar. etc.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23

An electrical scientist destroys all
the mites in cheese by electrocution.
He did not count them, but he esti-
mated that In one cheese weighing
two pounds there were 5,00O,0 900 mites.
OF course the dead ones were all left
in the cheese, which arouses the
query: What is the difference be.
tween eating dead mite and a living
one?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23

There's one good thing about the
dog days coming so late; they are the
insectbreeding days. The flies and
mosquitoes when they begin their sea-
son early have a way OF setting upon
peoples garments just before they go
indoors and Of darting inside when
ever screens are opened for a minute.
When the insects begin their season
late there isn't chance for so many
of them to get into the house.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
A Husband In Jest.

Solicitor (endeavoring to discover
clients legal status)-But, madam,
how long is it since you heard from
your husband?
Client-Well, yer see, e left me the
day e was married, and truth Is, I
amt card nothin' of i'm since, nor
wanted; least ways. did ear casual.
like that e were dead, but 1t may be
only is fun.-Punch.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23
Boys and
Girls 90
to
School
Hungry
BY Dr.. v. D. Cullen,
Member OF School Board. 81. louis, Nc.

important pursuit of life TO abate this evil has
been the no phanhropsts and great deal
has been done by them in aid of children
It is difficult to deal with for For
loath admit that
their of pride making them hesitate to reveal their
unfortunate domestic situation may long
think time will when juveniles will be given at least
square during school hours, at public expense
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-11-23

Some Of the recent articles on the SAM
tary cup have recalled to me certain of my
experiences at the time when / was COW
puncher.
In riding the range it frequently hap
pened that our outfit would be twenty-five
to fifty miles from a stream or spring, but
we did not have to do without water.
All we had to do was to look for ''buf-
falo wallow," cut out piece of the green
scum on top and drink to our hearts con-
tent of water as clear as crystal and as
cool as spring water. Many time this
has quenched my thirst.
bo ranoe / never know of case of tvnboid