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, 1923-08-22
Best Grass in Years
Fatten Wyoming Stock

Cheyenne, Wyoming-The best
range conditions in years with a pros
pective increase in the sheep move
ment this fall over last fall are the out
standing features of the monthly live
stock and range report issued by the
United States Division and Crop and
Livestock Estimates from its Chey-
enne office.
Cattle
Wyoming cattle are in excellent
condition and have shown a wonder
full improvement following the thin
condition last spring. The condition
of all cattle is reported as 104 per
cent of normal, a gain of 5 points dur
ing July. While the cattle + in ex-
cellent condition there is a lack of
mature grass to complete a good grass
fat beef finish.
Prospective shipments this fall are
somewhat uncertain at this time due
to the financial conditions and the
prices, however reports from over
the state indicate hat the movement
will be about 3 per cent heavier than
last year or about 100000 head as
compared with 100000 last fall and
135,000 in 1921. Cattlemen report
that about so per cent of the cattle
for shipment are grass fat against 30
per cent last fall, this classification,
whoever will depend largely on mar
ket conditions, the competition of
corn fed stuff and the demand for
stockers and feeders. There is a
marked shortage of aged steers due
to the heavy shipment of two years
old last year and the ultimate results
of the disastrous range conditions in
1919. Stockmen report that there
will be in turn a heavy movement of
yearling and two year old steers, with
some cows, heifers and calves, but
the movement is showing a decided
change to younger and lighter stuff.
Some sections report that entire herds
will be sold this fall while others in
dictate a close selling of cows and
heifers, with some stating that only
dry cows will be shipped.
The cattle situation seems n little
brighter than n year ago but many
cattlemen are unable to make expen-
SEES and are wondering what o to
make next unless there is a marked
improvement during the coming year.
Sheep
The condition of sheep and lambs
is indicated as 103 per zen of normal
a gain of 2 points during July, all
sheep are in excellent condition and
there is n marked improvement in the
condition of old sheep over one year
ago.
The shipments this fall are some
what uncertain but the reports in
dictate an increase of 10 per cent in
lambs and 8 per cent in old sheep
over last fell. which would mean a
movement of about $4,000 head Of
sheen and lambs n scompared with
775,00O last year and 100000 in 1921.
With u much larger lamb crop this
year there will be n tendency to hold
more eve lambs to rebuild flocks and
Gull out the old ewes that have been
held the past few years. Few old
ewes were sold last fall due TO the
poor condition and low price, but with
an improvement In price and the
good condition of tn cold stuff most
every section reports n tendency to
clean up on this class.
, 1923-08-22
MOTOR BIC HELP
IN IRRIGATION
Drives Pumps That Water Great
Tracts of Otherwise Utterly
Desert Land.
MANY MILLIONS IN PRODUCTS

According to reports issued by the
United States Department Of Com
merce, the irrigation of farming lands
in this country has resulted in annual
crops averaging in value $500. 900 900,
produced from soil which would other
wise be entirely barren. Nineteen
million acres are under irrigation in
the west and southwest. and the crops
, 1923-08-22
beet IRRIGATION NOW MAKE
FOR BIGGER TONNAGE

The beet crop at its present stage, with large tops and
growing roots, makes its greatest demand for moisture
There is loss of tonnage every year because some
farmers stop irrigating too early in the growing season.
Fortunately, there is ample irrigation water in this locali-
ty. The crops need not suffer for lack of a supply of re-
servoir water, as was the case last season in many localities
Occasional showers now should not be considered equal
to an irrigation. Except unusually heavy downpours the
rain seldom penetrates far enough into the subsoil to last
for any length of time.
Setbacks to the beet crop experienced early in the sea-
son from excessive rains, delayed thinning and wedding,
frosts and halls, have largely been overcome by two months
of favorable growing conditions. The Improvement should
be continued by the prompt application of water when the
beets show need of it.
Attention to watering the crop according to its needs
right up to the harvest, if the character of the soil per-
mts, will retrieve many fields that otherwise appear to be
unfavorable prospects. Certainly growers with a present
outlook for splendid yields can not afford to neglect irriga-
tions for the last 80 or As days of the season.
, 1923-08-22

A camel in the midst of green
grass languishes and grows thin, but
surrounded by sagebrush and thony
desert vegetation he is thoroughly
happy and contented.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
Brother Iuckey Buzzad Brother Coon

Billy Possum, whom they found prop
ped up in bed, with his eyes shut and
a towel tied around his forehead.
Walking softly, 30 as not to disturb
the patient, Doctor Turtle began TAX
ing his pulse. and Brother Bear began
unpacking the calomel and carving
tools. All the time Brother Possum
kept his eyes shut, but every now
and then, it seemed to Tommy Turtle,
he opened them little way to peep at
the things going on around him.
After while Doctor Turtle shut
his watch with a snap and announces i
that Brother Possum was "a very.
very sick man, indeed, and that he
would probably have to undergo an
operation In the clinic
Brother Possun sort of raised up
when he heard this, saying that he
already felt a little better" Then he
opened one eye, and when he saw
Brother Bear unpacking the butchers
ak and the bone chisel he declared
that he already felt like a new man,
and was sure he could go to work
again. in the morning. Doctor Turtle,
however, thought it best to be on the
safe side in this respect, and so-with
the help of Brother Bear-he gave
the patient a teaspoonful of Doctor
Jenkins Patented Ring SPAWN Cure .
which Brother Possum declared to be
the best medicine he had ever tasted.
The next day Brother Possum turn
ed up bright and early, and he sailed
into that clearing patch like a pinch
of gunpowder, and never left off work
again until the whistle blew for sup
per.
Land sakes. Brother Turtle" said
Brother Jack Rabbit the next day
(Brother Jack Rabbit was always a
terrible fellow to swear), how come
you to know so much bout medicine?'
Its natchul wild me-" replied Tom
my MY old man is a homeopath
my granddaddy was a osteopath and
my great-granddaddy followed the
war path-he was a hoss poctah."
Evening star., 1923-09-30

Wells; Children of the Republic. Mrs
f. L. Lyddane. jr.; patriotic educa
ton and AmericaniZation, Mrs. Il. B-
Hartsborn: genealogical research.
Mrs, L. Jackson and Mrs. E. +. Lines:
liquidation and endowment. Mrs. r.
W. Moore: national old trails. Miss
W. II. Wingate; magazine, Mrs. +.
W. Moore; reception, Mrs. II. Griffith: ::
revolutionary relics, Mrs. A. Cum
ningham; conservation and thrift,
Mrs. E. F.. Lines.
Columbia Chapter met Tuesday
afternoon at Temple Heights. 4
picnic lunch was served at noon
under the Treaty oak. Mrs. C. C.
Coombs. regent, being the hostess.
At the business meeting the min
utes of the last meeting were read
and reports of committees given. \
resolution was passed to devote a
half hour of each meeting to a study
of the United States Constitution,
under the leadership of Mrs. Ida
warren Myrth. committee was ap-
pointed to write a biographical
Doren for the Chapter House book.
Miss Van Doren during her life.
having been an active member of
the chapter. 1t was voted to support
the reception, to be given by the
CHAPTERS of the District in honor of
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook. presi-
dent general. d. A. r.
Among those present were Mrs
r. F. Rose of the Monongahela
Valley Chapter, Pa; Mrs a. W.
Feer and Miss Nell Reynolds of Bal
timore, Mrs. Thomas ]. Dickson of
Takoma Park. Mrs. J1nes of the
Dolly Madison Chapter, Mrs. Z. II.
Cooley. Mrs. Frances G. Savage, Mrs
r. A. Porterfield and Mrs. A. W.
Heyer, all of Washington.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
D. A. r. ACTIVITIES

Janet Montgomery Chapter met
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Henry L. Wells, in Rockville,
to outline work for the coming year
Committees appointed by the regent
with their respective chairmen. are
as follows:
Historic spots, Miss L. Nc. Gilli-
land; correct use Of the flag. Mrs. f.
b. Bomberger: historical and literary
reciprocity. Miss NJ. I. Jackson;
music, Mrs. Z. w. Moore; historical
research, Miss L. Nc. Gilliland
library. Memorial Continental Hall
Mrs H. Gibson; international rela-
tions. Mrs. NJ. l.. Gibson: sick and
attendance. Miss Blanche \. Griffith
molten pictures. Mrs. L. F. Lines
girl home maker. Mrs. y. p. Whaleni
revolutionary graves, Mrs. NJ. c
Weaver: Flag day exercises. Mrs. j
r. Williams; Americas Greed. Mrs
J. F. Wilson; scholarships, Mrs. II. l.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
A Crow Woman of the Plains.

The Indian saddles were patterned
after those of the Spaniards. The
high bow and cantle in the picture
were used by the women. The men
used low ones. The saddles were
many times elaborately decorated
with beads which were bought from
American traders. The Crows de-
veloped the most beautiful workman
ship in decorating their saddles OF
any of the plains tribes.
In the panel to the left of the pic
ture of the. Crow woman you see
two bags. which she was very likely
to take with her when she went on
a horseback journey. The long skin
bag above was convenient for carry
ing home berries picked along wood
land paths. In the painted leather
bag below were carried all the sacred
tokens of the Indians faith.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
"What's Your Color?" Asks Funmaker.

color of the other he calls the name
of the color aloud. That proclaims
him the winner of the game.
If you wish to make the game a
contest between two sides the
company may be divided into two
teams. Each team has a captain
who receives the report. The men,
bers of the two teams wear different
colors-say. for example, the people
on one side wear red. blue and yell
low; the others, orange, green and
purple. Each member of team is
assigned a person opposite him to
spy" on. When the teams have fin
ished their walking tour the mem
bers report to their captain the
colors they saw. Then the two cap
tains call colors, the one having the
correct list winning.
Evening star., 1923-09-30

dispatched to each of the four inva-
lids, with the information added that
Doctor Thomas Turtle" would short
ly attend the i'll and afflicted, and that
Brother Black Bear had agreed to go
along and help in administering the
medicine.
The day after the sending of the
notes Brother Coon. Brother Fox and
Brother Buzzard all turned up for
work again. declaring that after a
wee rest they all felt thousand
times better. Brother Billy Possum
still held to his bed. however. and he
sent one OF his chilluns down to re-
port that he had a high fever and
would not be able to attend work tina,
day.
Accordingly. Brother Black Bear
and Doctor Tommy Turtle set off for
Brother Possum's house, loaded dowd
with several quart jars of calomel. a
hack saw and a pint of horse lini-
! ment Thus formidably armed. they
approached the sick bsd of Brother
Evening star., 1923-09-30
Ambidextrous Tommy
Tommy's talent was really sight
His left hand was good as his right;
He shouted with eIee,

Tommy's talent was really sight
His left hand was good as his right;
He shouted with eIee,
"Ambidextrous, that's mel"
And he scribbled with all Of his might
TOMMY was "ambidextrous" He
J. had just looked the word up in
the dictionary and was almost as
proud to think that he knew what IT
meant and how to pronounce 1t as he
was of the fact that he could use one
hand as we'll as he could the other.
Its great to be ambidextrous,"
Tommy Dragged as he changed his
pencil to his left hand and started
writing with it for while. IT sure
am glad 1 can write with both hands
Here I have been writing all day
long, and 1 never would have been
able to keep it up if 1 weren't able to
change hands every little Bit
All day Tommy had been working
hard on a short story he was writing
for contest. One of his boys maya
zines had offered prize for the best
story accompanying a new subscrip-
tion.. Tommy had always been clever
at writing, so he thought he would
try for the prize of 500.
|, Mr.. Dix came into the room just
in time to hear Tommy's last re-
mark. well, I'd advise you to sign
all your checks with your right hand"
he laughed.
/ "Oh, sure Tommy agreed. "I
know enough to do that" His father
l,had taken out a checking account for
him. I'm going to write them all
with my right hand I just wrote my
first for the subscription to the maga-
zine" Tommy finished copying his
story. folded it and placed it with the
check in the large envelope he had
bought for the purpose.
He was very much excited for the
next week, He knew he had writ
t.ten a good story. Every one who had
read it had praised it, and his teacher
had told him that she was almost
sure he would win the prize. At the
end of the week Tommy received a
Long envelope. from the magazine Of
I;fce. He was very much excited as
HE tore it open.
1 This was what Tommy read:
Dear Sir-Without a doubt your
story was the best one entered in our
contest However. 1t is necessary to
award the 500 to the second best,
with this explanation: Our experts
on handwriting have examined your
manuscript and they are all of the
same opinion. The story was lot
fwritten by the same person who
signed the check. OF course. this
twas. one OF the rules of the contest"
/ did I say it was great to be am
tbidextrous?" zroaned Tommy. Well.
lit isn't. wish I'd' never heard Of
: that awful word"
Evening star., 1923-09-30

WE always think of the Indians
w of the plains as fierce war;
riors that rode upon their enemies
on the sturdy Indian horses or plains
ponies, when the truth of the matter
is that the Indians had no horses
until foreigners invaded American
soil. The horses the Indians had
were imported from Mexico. where
they were brought by the Spaniards
in the sixteenth or seventeenth CEN
tury. The northern tribes got them
about 1850.
Before horses became their valued
property, the plains Indians were
poor, timid foot wanderers. They
were looked down upon by other
tribes. But with horses they began
to travel long distances, to accumu-
late property, and they took on a
fierce boldness that taught their
neighbors to fear them.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
FOOT BALL the tf;:sp D:sp Kick ss

forty yards of the opponents goal.
II is essential that this kick be made
in less than two seconds after the
ball is put in play.
The kicker stands eight to twelve
yards behind the center. After re-
ceiving the ball he quickly adjusts
it so the long axis is vertical or
tipped slightly to the rear, lacings
to the front. He then drops the ball
carefully SO that 1T will reach the
ground in this position. AS it
touches the ground and starts to
rebound his kicking toe drives into
the lower quarter of the ball and
lifts it up and forward.
Usually, in order to get up steam
the kicker takes one or two steps
forward while adjusting the ball in
his hands.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
AROUND THE CITY
BY Mamie Lancaster.

perched a baby who had reached the
age of sitting alone"
Both the man and the woman bub-
hled over with happiness at owning
a home of their own. and after he
had picked out his den and she had
located the piayroon, they went
outside to consider the place from
the front. The deal was satisfac-
tory from every angle until it came
to where the husband mentioned
that he would put the house in his
wife's name Wife objected:
Saddle me with responsibility
like that? Why. hon. I'm surprised
at you. I'm famished for a home of
our own, but if I've got to be tied
down To-
Say, old girl. Climb down to
want it in your name in case any
thing happens to me-"
NO, sir / may be foolish about
business. but ] know too much for
that"
The men grinned at each other and
the husband patted the shoulders of
the old girl" who was rather
callow young one. q
"All right, then, I'll make it over
to the kid"
The motherhood of her flared up in
combative protest as she jerked the
baby from its paternal perch,
Not while I've got a breath of life
in me, you don't The very idea-a
helpless infant with only two teeth
Say. since you are so set on not
having the house in your own name,
maybe Mr.. Agent will let you shove
it onto him." y ,,-f
silly? Maybe. though, the agent
will tell you that it is not at all
rare occurrence for very young wom-
en- having their first experience with
business. All they know is that buy
ing a home takes long years and
elf-denial and signing of notes that
come due and, not understanding,
they balk at the unknown.
And you, will recall--uniess your
patriotism refuses to indulge in a
German fiareback-that once when
the worlds greatest medical scien-
lists were in session at Bonn. and
after each authority had read his
paper on some special line. 1t was
decided that each man write on a
slip his secret opinion of human ma
ture's most compelling emotion. And
when the unsigned slips were read,
of the twenty savants present, nine
teen of them had written Fear"
The twentieth man wrote:
Fear of the unknown
Anyhow, the agent sold the house
in the mans name.
l. * X x y
WHEN the carnival at Boiling
w Field was over last Sunday
afternoon, one spectator who had
been watching the miles and miles
of automobiles passing along Ana
lcostia's main road. said to another
N.lThts is the ssJongest funeral I've
ever seen ih all the days of my life"
Evening star., 1923-09-30
\ EPCRLICS may be ungrateful,
J per pessimist, but there are
comfortable exceptions. A long
y ago senator gives this for

pIUOl-
| Il was walking near the Capitol
the other twilight. and in reviewing
the scene of past honors, there came
| to me regret that i had used my
great office for self-glorifcation
rather than for the betterment of
! the people who had conferred it upon
! me-regrets that come to most of
| poor has-beens in the sunset years
Happily. however, my thoughts We're
| interrupted by an old man whose
open pleasure at seeing me was so
genuine that I supposed he had mis-
| taken me for some tone else-but no;
"I reckon you don't remember me-
| Senator. I'm Mack the man you put
in the Treasury. l tell you, Senator
that was a mighty fine thing you did
riding up there in all that storm to
see the Secretary personally about
my case. We could never have pulled
through, except for you-sticking at
| the old job still. sir
ais that so, friendo Well. well,
| we'll
"'Yes, sir. And Jim Blank-you
put him in the pension bureau. you
know-Jim was retired few months
| back and Is living like. a bug in a
rug; owns is own home and everything
| I couldn't save that much. because
| had family of six; but they are all
I educated now and doing we'll; the
girls married and both Sam and Ed
still in high school -.-
"'Well, well, well-I'm glad to hear
| it ALL
| land I'm glad of the chance to
| forgotten what you did for u.s."
And in finishing up the little Incl
dent, the senator-who was-said to
the one he was telling:
| '1f Mack only knew it, I never
/ did half for him that he did for me
light. only helped him to job
but he gave, me self-respect.
needed it."
CHE is pretty enough to play
10 Beauty in fairy tale-a; role
which requires twice the good looks
| that are necessary for a movie queen
I-and there is no calculating the
| hearts she and little Dan are going
to thread on that arrow of his, once
she is done with college-not count
| ing high school scalps to date.
| Also she Is endowed with a grand
\ mother who might. herself, serve as
| a Hans Andersen distributor OF bless.
4 .linEs-except that regular grand
i mothers are best-and by way Of a
last pleasure before school opening
/ she thought 1t would be nice to take
1 little Beauty to see Niagara Falls
Little Beauty made the idea unani.
nous, and when the train had whizze6
them from this city to that one and
they had finished supper at the
J hotel, grandmother. bubbling over
with happiness at the treat in store
for her dear one, suggested that they
go for first wonder-look at the
falls by moonlight. But her deal
! one wouldn't. No, she just couldn't
.tgo near the falls-for why?
4 ."Grandmother, it would take the
curl out of my hair"
4 X y X
i a REAL estate agent unbosomet
ia this experience the other after
noon.
4 He was showing a house-si,
rooms and bath; so much down and
the balance in monthly installmenti
4 forever after--to a possible client
who was looking over the premisel
: with his wife. On his shoulder wa
Evening star., 1923-09-30

need % a boss, because there wouldn' I
be any more gang.
AS soon as he saw how the wind
was blowing, Tommy Turtle had gone
and gotten himself fat job as check
er-up and timekeeper. in which ca
pacity he sat under a shady tree.
alongside a pitcher of ice water and
orange juice, and made a notch in a
stick for every hour of perspiry labor
put in by the laborers.
On the third day the roll call show
ed Brother Possum, Brother Coon,
Brother Fox and Brother Turkey Buzz
zard all on the sick list and credited
with every known disease from cere-
bro-spinal meningitis to housemaids'
knee.
Brother Jack Rabbit and Tommy
Turtle held a conference in the tool
house to decide what was to be done.
After half an hour of discussion, ac-
companied by many shakings of the
head and a great deal of tobacco
smoke. message of sympathy was
Evening star., 1923-09-30

airplanes is greater than was faced
by those who fostered steamship and
railway inventions, but last year one
American aerial company reports
that it made more than 1900 flights
and carried more than 5000 passen-
gers without one accident In the
British service, in 1922, 100000 miles
were flown without a fatal accident
All-metal construction will prove
an aid in perfecting and making safe
the new art, of flying. One terrible
danger is that of the fire from the en-
gine reaching the gas tank. A
mounted tank which can be dropped
clear of the machine by the pull of a
lever,sas an airman drops a bomb, is
something which may be worked
upon as an assurance against explo-
sion. Y. ''-y ~ = - '''s = =
Evening star., 1923-09-30

WHATS your color? That's a
w question you can't often answer.
because. usually. you don't. even
know what your color is. This
games a good one because you have
to work hard, and your contortions
to keep your opponent from finding
out are amusing to the crowd.
Two people are placed on opposite
sides of the room and each has a
square of brightly colored paper or
cloth pinned squarely in the middle
of his back.
The players start off walking
toward each other. Each must try
to see what color is on the others
back without letting the other see
the color on his own.
AS. soon as one person spies the