Kiowa County Democrat. (Snyder, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1910 Page: 7 of 8
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AT LEAST on* taction of
the United State* at the prea-
ent ttm* a large family of
atnall children meana woalth
and the more klddlea a man
happen* to have tb* more fol*
tnnate la ba considered. This Is on
the Navajo Indian reservation, In
northern Arizona and northweatern
New Mexico, whero the government la
now making Individual land allot-
ments to the trlbeapeople on the basis
of l«0 acres to each and every In-
dian, Irrespective of age, sex or con-
dition. So It happens that the bach-
elor Is condemned to land poverty,
with a beggarly quarter section, while
the marked man with a large sWarm
•f little papooses at once comes Into
control of a landed estate limited only
by the number of his offspring.
Now It happen* that polygamy has
always been practiced by the Nava-
Jos, and If a brave happens to have
several wives he Is In luck Indeed.
Bach wife is good for a quarter eeo-
tlon, as well as each youngster. So.
Inasmuch as the process of allotment
fe slow sod Is bound to consume sev-
eral years before all the wandering
Bedouins of the desert can be round-
ed up and corralled upon Individual
farms, Dan Cupid has been
Into amazing popular-
ity and the moat ar-
dent Rooaeveltian
would search In vain
1n that particular aeo-
tlon of the desert for
Indication of race sui-
cide. With wives and children werth
IfO-acre farms (and their value guar-
anteed by the government, Just like
-silver certificates and banknotes),
these commodities are worth having
and the Navajo buck who has neither
fa hustling for both, while he who has
one or both Is hustling for more.
But the fact that a wife Is worth
ICO acres of land has boosted the
price of wives to such an extent that
a poor man can hardly, If at all, raise
the wherewithal for the purchase of
one. For the Navajos have bought
their wives since the beginning of Im-
memorial tradition — paying the
squaw's father In ponies, sheep, goats,
cattle, hides, wool, silver or any other
commodity acceptable to both buyer
and zeller. Naturally the father of a
marriageable girl feels that she la
worth 110 acres of land to him. If
aome brawny brave wants ber he
must raise the ante. Bo It happens
that Uncle Bam has been a real bull
on the squaw market, giving ber a
higher valuation than was ever be-
fore dreamed of by the warriors of
the southwest
Bo the poor but ambitious buck
finds It difficult to better bis condi-
tion by entering the state of matri-
mony as an Investment. The price of
wives is too high for any but the
wealthy to afford such a luxury.
As might be anticipated, neither the
rich nor the poor of the Navajoea are
at all pleased with the rumors that
have reached them of the govern-
ment's ultimate Intentions. They are
well satisfied to take their land allot-
ments! but If any attempt Is made to
compel them to live upon their lands
there will be trouble. They have been
accustomed to wandering wherever
tb* spirit moved them—driving thslr
flocks and herds before them and
stopping wherever water was abun-
dant and pasturage good. To b* cor
railed In fenced-ln farms and com-
pelled to live year after year In th*
came place will prove Intolerable. To
confine a Navajo on a 160-acre farm
will work as great a hardship on him
as to shut a whit* man up In a six
by ten prison cell.
Th* Navajo reservation comprises
sn area of perhaps 16,000,000 acres
and estimates of tbe number of
trlbespeopl* vary all the way from
16,000 to 28,000. It might appear,
then, that their reservation was big
«nougb to glv* them all elbow room.
Th* Navajo* hav* never thought so
id pay not th* slightest heed to r**-
•rvatlon limits. Without so much as
saying "by your leav*,” they hav* ta-
ken possession of tb* major part of
th* r***rvatlona of th* H*pls of Art-
iom and th* Eunls of N*w Mralco.
Then they are scattered all over
south*™ Utah, southwestern Colorado
and th* public lands of northern New
Mexico and Arisona. They occupy
an area larger than th* entire state of
Psnnaylvanla and will do a lot of
grumbling at any attempt to curtail
their liberty of movement Of eoura*
they do net need more than a email
traction of thla land for th* pasturing
of their sheep, goats, cattle aad
bora**: but they have alwaya been
asml-nomadlc In their bablta, moving
to a new location whenever they fstt
Ilk* It
In many ways the Navajo la not a
bad <fallow.. His peculiarities are
fbulta when Judged by th* whit* man's
standards. But why should w* pre-
sume to measure tbe red man'a oats
In our half-bushel basket? For on*
thing, he knows no distinction of
mourn and thum and would rather
gteal than buy from any peraon or at
hay Mm*. Again, th* truth Is not In
him: or, If It la. It Is ao deeply burled
that It never reaches the surface; and
Ingratitude la as universal that Its
opposite Is Inconceivable la lb* con-
duct of a Navajo.
GRASS LAND WEEDS
Prevalence of Noxious Plants Is
Serious Matter to Farmer.
common allotment, but some hav*
been known to have 12. Sometime* It
happens that a man's wives quarrel.
Then he separatee them, building tor
each a hogan, separated. If possible,
by a rock, a hillock or a convenient
butte, which neither Is supposed to
pass.
Th* mother-in-law Joke of th* news-
paper paragraphera Is as old as drill-
' nation, but among the Navajos U Is a
grim and ever-present tragedy. For a
man to look In th* face of hie mother
In-law Is believed to be a certain pre-
cursor of a long train of Incalculable
evils. As his wife's mother frequent-
ly makes her bom* In his hogan (aft-
er th* custom of motbers-ln-law), It
requires some lively dodging to avert
a catastrophe. When he returns home,
after marketing bis wool, or visiting
the nearest trading store for a supply
of tobacco, or giving chase to th*
nimble Jackrabblt, or sojourning for a
time with another wife, he gives warn
Ing of his approach by a loud "kl-yl,"
and th* old lady scurries to cover, re-
maining out of sight as long as he Is
In the neighborhood.
Physically, morally and Intellectual-
ly tbe Navajo Is superior to other no-
msdlc tribes, such as the Utee,
Apaches, Comanchee, Sioux and Chey-
ennes. He has always been self-sup-
porting, receiving no rations or otber
grudging assistance from th* govern-
ment. When there Is work to be had,
within their capacity, th* men labor
willingly and efficiently, grading on
the railroads, constructing Irrigation
reservoirs and ditches and weeding or
harvesting sugar beets In th* beet
fields of Colorado. They cultivate
their scanty patches of corn and beans
otn thousand* of places In the desert,
having been real “dry farmers” cen-
turies before the "Campbell system**
was born of the brain of the Nebras-
ka experimenter, or the "dry farming
congress" that meets in October In
Billings, Mont., conceived of. They
build their humble hogans of stones
or of timber banked up with clay,
wherever there happens to be water
for their flocks and herds. They are
neither nomads,'Ilk* the wandering
tribes of the plains, nor settled agri-
culturists, like the Pueblos, but rather
Bedouins of the American desert,
moving when neoessary to secure bet-
ter pasturage or a more abundant sup-
ply of water for their live stock. Their
blankets, woven exclusively by their
squaws, have mad* their tribal name a
household word wherever barbaric
beauty or next to everlasting durabil-
ity Is prized. In their own field they
stand alone—as far beyond the reach
of rivalry as are tbe silken rugs of
Bokhara In their sphere.
THE PRIMER LESSON
BY OCHWARTZ
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Land Could Easily Be Made Capable
of Supporting More Grazing Stock,
or of Yielding Heavier Crops
of Hay Than at Present.
(Tty C. S. Mlt.T.En.)
Tbe treatment ol grass land lu
this country leaves much to be de-
sired. It would appear ns If many
farmers wero satisfied to take any
natural vegetation as good enough for
grazing purposes. Everyone knows
thnt the feeding power of different,
fields varies considerably. We have
the hillside where ns many ns thirty
seres or more would be required to
keep a beast alive, and we have the
rich land that can fatten a bullock
and a sheep to the acre. There Is an
Inclination to submit to this as In-
evitable In the nature of things. Al-
though there are very definite limi-
tations to possibilities of improve-
ment of grass land, It could easily be
made capable of supporting more
graslng stock, or of yielding heavier
crops of hay than It does at present.
The first condition of Improvement
of much of our grass land Is drainage;
but this Is rather a matter of Innd
Improvement than of farming proper,
and it should be treated of In Its prop-
er place. Next, the prevalence of
weeds Is a serious matter, and Is
well within the power of the farmer.
Some of these weeds furnish an indi-
cation of the requirements of the
land. The special weeds of wet land
are known to most.
The weeds of poor grass land In-
clude an eye daisy, mouse ear chick-
weed, speedwell, eyebrlght and others.
Most of these will disappear when
the land Is well manured, the im-
proved grass choking them out. The
weeds of good land must be treated In
a different way. Some are so trouble-
some that tbe only way, when they
have been allowed to get too far
ahead, Is to break up tbe pasture.
This always should be avoided when
there Is any other chance of success,
as a good pasture takes years to re-
establish after breaking It up. The
moat difficult of this class to eradi-
cate are the creeping buttercup and
sllverweed. These have wonderful vi-
tality and no live stock will eat them.
Many weeds can be gotten rid of by
prevention of seeding. Tbe various
umelllferea, such as wild carrot, cow-
parsnlp, hemlock, etc., also ragweed
and thistles may be kept down by
mowing In due time. Docks are of a
tougher nature, but they may be
usually pulled out by the root when the
ground Is soft after rain. Docks pro-
duce a wonderful quantity of seed,
and trouble in their eradication la well
repaid.
Some plants that become positive
pests on pasture land cannot grow
on meadows. These include the com-
mon daisy hawkseed. There are two
parasitic weeds of grass land; broom-
rape lives partly on the roots of clov-
er, and yellow rattle on grass roots.
These Bre not so troublesome on well
drained land as where there Is too
much moisture. A few plants, com-
monly regarded as weeds, may be an
advantage to grass lands, when they
are there In moderation.
The common dandelion, plantain
and the various wild vetches are
among these. Wild garlic Is a most
objectionable weed where dairy cattle
are fed, as it destroys the flavor of
the milk, but It Is beneficial In mod-
eration on fatteulng land.
SYMPTOMS OF HOG CHOLERA HINDUS ALARMED AND ASTIR
Lack of Characteristic Signs Makes It
Possible for Disease to Get
Well Started.
<Bv M. DORSET. M. P . BUltfiAU OP
AN111AI. INDt'STnV I
The beginning of hog cholera In a
herd Is marked by the sickness of ono
or two hogs. There Is nothing par-
ticularly characteristic In the symp-
toms displayed, and the presence of
the disease may not be suspected until
a week or two Inter, when other hogs
are atlnrkrd. As the number of sick
hogs lncrcnses the opportunities for
the well animals to contract the dis-
ease are multiplied, and In a compara-
tively short time all hogs exposed to
the contagion will be attacked.
The symptoms observed In particu-
lar cases will be Influenced by the vlr-
ulenco of the germ which Is respon-
sible for the attack, nnd also by tho
resisting power of the hogs in the
herd. If tills resisting power Is low,
or If the germ which Is the cause of a
particular outbreak Is of high vir-
ulence, we may hnve In such a herd
a typical manifestation of the acute
type - of hog cholera. In this acute
type, the chief symptoms observed are
Spread of Christianity Threaten*
Whole Structure of Hinduism
With Overthrow,
Hinduism Is awakening to the fact
thnt if the great substrata of Hindu
society known as the depressed classes
be raised by Christianity, tho whole
structure of Hinduism Is theatened
with overthrow. This awakening 1*
being followed by efforts in various
parts for tho improvement of these
poor people. Tho latest Is a move-
ment in Ahmednbnd. In that city, on
August th), a meeting was held at
which the attendance of the depressed
classes was encouraged and in which
they were allowed to sit beside caste
people. Resolutions were passed for
tho formation of a Central Hindu asso-
ciation, which should have for its ob-
jects the raising of the depressed
classes nnd their readmisslon into
Hinduism after being converts to for-
eign faiths. As to the means to ba
ndopted for realizing these objects,
the following suggestions were made:
(a) Starting schools, clubs and asso-
ciations; (b) establishing preaching
missions; (c) publishing papers,
periodicals, magazines and leaflets;
(d) adopting sucliVtther means as may
be conducive to the above objects.
Hog Sick with Cholera.
sluggishness, disinclination to move,
weakness, loss of appetite, a high
fever, inflammation of the eyes with
gumming of the lids, and there may
be diarrhea. If the sick animals are
examined carefully, red or purplish
blotches may be seen on the skin, es-
pecially over the surface of the ab-
domen, on the insldo of the legs, and
around the ears and neck. As a rule
the progress of the Infection Is so
rapid that the hog Ib not greatly ema-
ciated before death; It Is. in fact,
usual In acute outbreaks for hogs to
die after being sick only a few days.
In the chronic type of the disease
the symptoms are quite similar to
those seen In acute cases. The sick
hogs are sluggish and disinclined to
move when disturbed, and coughing
is frequently heard when they are
suddenly rouBed. They may eat very
little and usually lose flesh rapidly,
finally becoming so emaciated and
weak that they Btagger or walk with
an uncertain gait, the hind legs par-
ticularly appearing to be very weak.
The eyeB become Inflamed and the
lids may be gummed together. After
the first few days of Illness there la
apt to be a profuse diarrhea, and In
these chronic cases the hog may, and
usually does, linger for several weeks,
sometimes months, before It finally
dies. It Is extremely rare for such an
animal to recover Its health and vigor
sufficiently to become of value to tho
owner.
Somewhat Disappointing.
He was a doctor and was patiently
waiting for his first patient. Thought
he: "If the mountain will not come
to Mohammed, Mohammed must go
to the mountain. And as patients will
not seek mo out I must needs seek
them out.” He strolled through th*
cheap market and presently saw a
man buy six nice cucumbers. "Here's
a chance!" said he, and followed him
home. Patiently he waited for four
long and lonely hours and about mid-
night tho front door quickly opened,
and tbe man dashed down the steps.
He seized him by tbe arm and cried
earaestly: "Do you want a doctor?"
“No!” replied the man roughly,'
“Want more cucumbers!"
How’s Thla?
Wi offer One Hundred Dollars Reward lor oat
mm of catarrh that cannot ba cured by UaU%
. Catarrh cure. ,
r. 3. CHteNEY * CO.. Toledo, a
We. the undersigned, have known P. J. Cheney
for the laat It years, and believe him perfectly boo*
! orable In all business transactions and financially
, this to carry out any obturations made by his Arm.
Waldinq, kinnan 4 Marvin.
Wholesale Dmnrtots, Toledo. (X
I Hall** Catarrh Cure la taken Internally, act inf
directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of tha
system. Testimonials aenf tret. Pries 71 osnta {Mf
Dottle. Mold by all Druiwlata.
Taka ftiaU’i Family puia for
An Ungentlemanly Haply,
"Once you called me the light of
your existence.”
"Yes, I know It. That was before I
had any Idea you were going to be-
come the dead weight of it."
Takers of the United States Census
will use Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen
because it Is always ready and sure.
Light to Banish Borrow.
Sorrow dwells longest where th*
tun Is shut out.—Florida Tlmee-Union.
Lewis’ Single Binder straight Sc cigar
la nude to satisfy the smoker.
Give truth a square deal and It will
not be crushed to earth.
MANNER OF SAVING COW FEED
SMALL POULTRY HOUSE BEST
THE PICTURE LADY
An-l-mal. Shape.
Look at tlie Tall An-i-mnl, Children, la she not Tall?
ahe la very Tall—and Skin-ny; but then she has a very U|
Shape. Why do you think she works in a Dime Mu-seum?
P-
Bi
Tall.
>h, yes,
to-date
e-cause
she is on-ly 18 feet Tall. Wrong, Myr-tlel We must learn not to
‘ This E-Toi ' “ ‘
jump to
Fasn-ior
Con-clu-sions. This E-Ibn-gat-ed Gum Twist-er is on-ly
ion Pic-ture of the La-dy’s Fone-y Journ-al com* to Life.
Jar many wives may be - counted
against him; but perhape this should
be considered Isek ot wisdom rsthsr
the* g moral laps*. Two wtvoo la tho
*
Relaaatlen Needed.
Th* household eat Is aa excellent
model for the overage woman to keep
before her eyes, soya a writer. Lei
women lean her eecret of relaxation
nnd they may hasp th* flexibility and
grace of youth almost Indefinitely.
They ean nleo keep their feces unllned
for year* after th* woman who la al-
ways la a state df tension hae begun
to mourn over erow'a feet Puny hae
muaelee of Iron and torrtblo elnwa,
which eho ean us* to oxesllont offset
when she wants to, but whon ah* dost
not want to una them the muoctss are
In n atato of absolute relaxation and
tb* claw* are apesthsd ta softest vet-
vsL The average woman never rw
Then bin weakness .laxes either her mind or hor body.
aad aa long as eh* Is able to stand
It does not occur to her that she to
tired. Society, which has heaped *o
many petty care* on her ahouldera, Is
more to blame for this cbaraetoriatlo
than ah* In here*If, but It Isn't always
necessary to carry th* care* about
all th* time nor to continue th* ten-
sion habit after th* reason for It ta
■on*.
aad eves la deep ahe to all tied up la
mental and phyeleal knots, the bo-
comes so accustomed to weariness
that she does not rosofolss It ao ml
Why?
“Ridgeway boasts that b* has never
token a drop of liquor to his life."
"Why doss hd boast? I know a
man who never blew out hie bratos,
aad ht doesn't brag about IL"
<R ^^^^^^,
Th# young man who hae no bad
habits stands tbs boot eboao* of mar-
rying a rich maa'a daughter. Ho to
loos expensive to maintain as a sop
la-tow than Up other kind- - *
Two Important Eeeentlals Are That It
Shall Be Easily Cleaned and
Free of Mltee.
(Hy MIts. nni.T.E nERE.)
The elmplest and most comfortable
building Is alwnys the best. Two Im-
portant essentials are that It shall
he easily cleaned out and that It shnll
contain no harbors for the red mite,
that cannot easily be reached with
a liquid spray.
If tbe bouse Is difficult to clean It
will seldom be cleaned. It It has a
hoard floor or a dropping hoard with
nests under It red mites will get In and
cannot be dislodged.
They will get under the board floor
by tbe millions and one connot reach
thCm with Insecticide, and at night
they will make lit* a burden to tbe
fowl* resting In the houso.
They get underneath a dropping
boarr, by millions, and If the nexts are
made under It they wilt fairly swariu
In them, nnd they are eufo from harm
An open room la always best, with
perches hinged to the wall, so they can
quickly be turned up out of the way
when tb* cleaning le done.
Neele should be single, so tbst they
can quickly be emptied nnd sprayed
and replaced. Small bouses are best
because they are warmest and easily
cleuned out.
A large house la cold and full of
drafts. A dozen small houses connect-
ed together by simple scratching sheds
are vastly butter than one largo bouse,
and they do not coat so much.
I alwaya advise the building of
houses With large scratching sheds at-
tached; then when shut In by stormy
wegther the fowl* will live In tho
scratching ahedx nnd only nleep nnd
lay In th# houses.
Method of Securing Pall to Animal's
Head to Prevent 8lobberlng
or Other Accident.
In feeding a cow from a pall more
or loss Is lost. In the way shown In
the picture she cannot get her head
from the pall—it cannot be upset, nor
A Saving of Cow Feed.
cun the feed be scattered or slobbered.
Hore a hole In each side of the pall
and fasten the halter In auch a way
as to prevent accident.
Profit in Ego*.
A Kansas woman's flock of 125 hona
consumed 940 worth or feed to four
winter months, hut Inlfl flap Worth flt
•68' « •
GENERAL FARM NOTEfl.
The horse In regular work should
have his mash on Haturday night.
Plan to raise a lot of soiling crops
for use during the coming season
livery horse should have a good
drink two or three hours after his eve
nlng meal.
Separate the ewes that are to drop
their lambs early from the main
flock, and give special care.
Wool Is quite like a sponge. It
holds a lot of water ani water Is
heavy. Try to keep tbe sheep In out
ol cold storms.
Do not think that n mule eats this-
tics because It llkos them. It Isn't as*
enough for thnt.
If n ewe loses her lamb, she can he
taught to mother n twin by confining
her lu a narrow atall.
Don't be fooled when buying n cow,
with tbe assertion that "she Is an oasy
keeper. You want n row that to n
hearty enter and a big drinker.
Mature sows produce large Uttorn
of strong pigs, and If quiet at farrow-
ing time should be . retained for
year*. *
Feed very sparingly and carefultjr
until tbe pig* ar* able to take all her
milk, or there will be trouble with
»«v#r aad eb* will dry up.
Stomach lilt May
Saam Triflat
At the start, but that is when you want
to take the matter in hand. Neglect
can only result the one way—sick-
ness. The stomach is largely respon-
sible for one's health end strength and
as such It needs to be kept in a.nor-
mal condition. If it become* weak,
the food remains undigested, ferments,
and causes untold suffering. Thu*
you lose ihe strength-giving properties
of your food and you become weak
and run down. This is very notice-
able at the beginning of Spring when
Ihe system is overloaded with Winter
impurities, the bowels clogged and the
blood thick. No wonder you hav* the
"Spring Fever." Commence taking
Hostetler's Stomach Bitter* this very
day and cleanse th* entire system.
Then your Stomach Ills will also van-
ish. It is for Sick Headache, Indiges-
tion, Dyspepsia, Spring Fever, Oca-
erel Debility and Malaria.
Make the liver
Do its Duly
Mac tees la ta* when dwtstabikM too
Uteri end bowels am Ughl
CARTER’S LITTLE
UVER PILLS
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Headache, aad
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A Remarkable toveoBe*
NO STROPPING NO BONING
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