The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911, August 02, 1909, Image 7
CALLING DOWN THE BOASTER Mysteries of Nature 42X2 131 Good Little Story Told by William Dean Howelle as a Rebuke to Spread-Eagleism. "It was William Dean Howells, fald a Chicago editor, "who first re buked us Americans for our spread eagleism, for our foolish boasting. I see that Mr. Howells has Just joined a men's society for the promotion of woman suffrage. Trust him to be in the forefront always. "I once heard Mr. Howells deliver a fourth of July oration In Maine. The orator preceding him had boasted a good deal. Mr. Howells showed that some of the man's boasts were even Impious. "He said that these spread-eagle boasters deserved the rebuke that the little child administered to the cack ling ben that had just laid an egg. The child, angered by the hen's con tinuous cawk-cawk-cawk, cawk-cawk- cawk-cawk, shook his little finger at her and said: "'You fink you're smart. But Dod made dat egg. You touldn't help but lay it!'" WHY, OF COURSE "Farmer, which of those cows of yours gives the buttermilk? "None of 'em. The goat" His Preference. .. Commander Maxwell of the navy enjoys telling of an unique complaint Dreferred by a recruit. On every man-of-war the bar of Justice is nft in front of the "stick," or mast. The recruit had gone to the tlck to "state" his grievance. "Well what do you want?" asked the executive officer. "Please, nlr, I want to complain of the breakfast this morning." "What did you have?" "Burgoo, crack-hash, hard tack and coffee, sir." , "What did you expect?" "Please, sir, I always like to start my breakfast with a nice steak and pair of eggs." Illustrated Suudaj Magazine. By G. Frederick Wright, A. M. LL D. IRRIGATED FROM "ROOF OF WORLD." Bo much has been written about the valley of the Nile and the fertil ity afforded to tho delta and to a nar row Btrlp along either bank through means of irrigation that little atten tion has been paid to the immensely larger area dependent on irrigation in central Asia; whereas central Asia ex ceeds, not only in the possession of fertile soil capable of Irrigation many times trrrver than that of Kgypt and equally rich in character, but also surpasses it in the uniformity of conditions which supply the needed volume of water. The delta and tho irrigated belt along the- lower Nile scarcely exceeds 10,000 square miles in extent and is incapable of much en largement by artificial means. The recent dam at Assoun can ndd but a few hundred square miles to the area already under cultivation. Moreover, the sources of the Nile, be ing far off in equatorial Africa, are subject to various vicissitudes, which render the supply of water in the lower Nile somewhat irregular and in secure. The waterfall over the drain age basin differs more or less from decade to decade and the outlets to the great lakes, which serve as reser voirs, occasionally become so clogged by the accumulation of vegetable mat ter as to interrupt the normal flow for a number of years together. This latter difficulty the English govern ment Is endeavoring to correct by the removal of the accumulations through artificial means. How successful they will be remains to be seen. mountains on the northeast. Tash kent has now a population of 160,000. After a course of 1,200 or 1,500 miles, the Svr Darla also empties into the Aral sea, where its water is evaporat ed in connection with that of the Amu Uuria. Still farther to the northeast numer ous other streams of considerable size come down from the northern flank of the Tian Shan mountains and, after distributing alluvial soil at the base of the mountain disappear in the desert sands or in Lake Halkash. Among these are the Talas, the Chu (which has a length of 700 or 800 miles), the III. of equal length, and the Seven riv ers, which have given name to the nrovince of Semirechensk. For a dis tance of several hundred miles along this northern base of the Tian Shan mountains there is a broad belt of most fertile soil capable of irrigation with the water from these mountain streams. The Chu Is formed by the combination of an innumerublo num ber of mountain streams; so that It has been designated "the land of tho thousand springs." Privilege of English Husband. A wife who complained at the Marylebone police court in London the other day that her husband used abusive language to her was Informed by Mr. Plowden that this was one oi a husband's privileges.- . "You must put up with it," the mag Istrate told her. "Better an abuslv husband than no husband at all." "But I have had so many years oi this kind of thing," she protested. "I cannot give you any redress," Mr. Plowden replied. "You must ex pect a certain amount of abuse in thli world." ' in central Asia the conditions fa vorable to irrigation are connected with the great mountain systems of tbo region, three of which meet in the center of the continent to form the elevated tableland of the Pamir which Is aptly styled "the roof of the world." These mountain systems are the Hindu Rush, which crosses the northern borders of Persia and Af ghanistan; the Tian Shan, which stretches away from the Pamir in a broad branching belt to the north east, and the Himalaya, which sepa rates India from Thibet. The plateau of the Pamir, from which flows In one direction the Indus, to Irrigate the plains of the Punjab, the Amu Darla (the ancient Oxus), which irrigates a great belt in western Turkestan, and the branches of the Tarim, which flow eastward into the desert of Gobi, h upward of 13,000 feet above the sea, and is surrounded by various peaks 10,000 feet higher. Tuberculosis Conference. Under the auspices of the Swedish National League Against Tuberculo sis, the Internationa) Tuberculosis con ference held its annual meeting in Stockholm July 8 to 10. Among tht American speakers on the program were Dr. Hermann M. Biggs of New York and Dr. John C. Wise, medical director of the United States navy who was the official representative of this country. Two subjects of special interest discussed were: "Care ol Tuberculous Families, Especially ol Healthy Children," and "Tuberculosli and the Schools." The"amount of land which is cap able of being made fertile by these mountain streams of central Asia Is sufficient to support the population of many an empire. To limit ourselves to western Turukestan alone, we find tho Atrek river emptying into the soutneastern corner of the Caspian Bea, watering an area of marvelous fertility which was formerly the seat of the Parthian empire, a region which the ancient historian, Strabo, said was most highly favored of heaven, and where, according to him, a single vine had been known to pro duce nine gallons of wine and a single fig tree 90 bushels of figs. r SURPRISED HIM Doctor's Test of Food. A doctor In Kansas experimented with his boy In a test of food and gives the particulars. He says: "I naturally watch the effect of dif ferent foods on patients. My own lit tie son, a lad of four, had been ill with pneumonia and during his conva lescence did not seem to care for any kind of food. "I knew something of Grape-Nuts and its rather fascinating flavor, and particularly of its nourishing and nerve-building powers, so I started th boy on Grape-Nuts and found from the first dish that he liked It. "His mother gave it to him steadily - and ho began to improve at once. In less than a month he had gained about eight pounds and soon became so well and strong we had no further anxiety about him. "An old patient of mine, 73 years old, came down with serious stomach trouble and before I was called had got so weak he could eat almost noth lng, and was In a serious condition He had tried almost every kind of food for the sick without avail. "I immediately put him on Grape Nuts with good, rich milk and just little pinch of sugar. He exclaimed when I came next day 'Why doctor I never ate anything so good or that made me feel so much stronger.' "I am pleased to say that he got well on Grape-Nuts, but he had to istlck to it for two or three weeks, tthen ho began to branch out a little -with rice or an egg or two. lie got entirely well in spite of hia almost liopeless condition. He gained 22 pounds in two months which at his age Is remarkable. "I could quote a list of cases where Grape-Nuts has worked wonders." "There's a Reason." Read "Tho Road to WellHe," in pkgs. Kvrr rd he nhnvtt lcHrf A new oa anneiir from tlin llnif. ill k Kroiiloe, I rue, awl full M buiuui IDttrtM. To say nothing of the middle por tion of the valley, which Is bordered only by a narrow strip of arable land, rilLniug like a thread through wide deserts, we come to the remarkable oasis of Khiva (occupying a delta nearly as large as that of the Nile), at. tho southern end of the Aral sea. So completely is this oasis surrounded by deserts that for ages the peop'e have enjoyed immunity from the at tacks of outside enemies, The story of the Russian conquest of Khiva, which was effected about thirty years ago, Is one of the most thrilling and tragic In all history. An attacking army large enough to be effective was pretty sure to die In the desert of thirst before reaching the oasis; while an army small enough to make its way successfully across the burning sands was too small to accomplish anything tt its Journey's end. Time after time the Russian armies which attempted to penetrate this region from different directions were baffled by these condi tions and compelled to turn back after heartrending disaster. At the same time the ruling authorities of Khiva had no restraint upon the barbarities they could practice upon the weaker tribes which were dependent upon Ir rigating canals running off from the main stream. It was a simple matter to tap a canal and turn tt off in some other direction and thus speedily re duce a portion of the people to the ex tremities of starvation. Going still farther to the northeast, one comes to the Zerafshan, whose name is derived from the golden sands which It brings down from the moun tains in which it rises. This stream would be an Important tributary of tho mu Darla if Its water was not utilized In Irrigating the fertile plains around Samarkand and Bokhara, two cities of great importance at the present time, but of still greater renown In the past. Still farther to the northeast the Syr Daria (the ancient Jaxartes) rolls down from the Tian Shan mountains, Irrigating the fertile province of Ferg hana, which lust year yielded 3,000,000 bushels of rice, 8,000,000 buHhels of wheat and fiOO.OOO bales of cotton, be sides a great amount of other prod ucts. Jho cities of Tashkent, Chlm kent and Turkestan nre in flourishing Irrigated areas, watered by branches of the Syr Darla coming down the From earliest times this belt of fer tile soli has played an Important part In the history of the world. Lying midway between the mountains Biid the arid plains to the north, it has been the favorite resort of seml nomadic tribes, who venture out into the pasture lands of the Hteppes with their (locks and herds in early sum mer, and retreat to the mountain pas tures later in the season, while raising rich crops of grain upon the Interme diate fertile irrigated belt. The Rub- 1an military road for several hundred miles In passing through this region encounters not only a lino of nourish ing cities of present Importance, hut passes by innumerable mounus oi earth marking a prehistoric civiliza tion. The abandoned irrigating canals also speak too plainly of a decadence resulting from the neglect of oppor tunities due to the social and political disorganization which has reigned for centuries. In the thirteenth century the hordes of Jenghiz khun marched leisurely along this belt on their way to the conquest of western Asia and of Europe. Altogether these vast areas in cen tral Asia which are capable of Irriga tion afford most attractive conditions for human life. Since the soil has not been leached by constant rains, the fertile elements remain in concen trated from, so as to afford crops far greater than can be produced by the broad cultivation necessary to obtain remunerative results where the rain fall is such as it is over the larger part of Europe and the eastern United States. One acre of the irrigated silt at the base of the Tian Shan moun tains is worth three acres of the aver age soil on farms In the middle states of America. Prof. Hilgard has recent ly commented upon this richness of the soil in accounting for the fact that all of the early centers of civilization were in irrigated areas. Instances of this are the valleys of the Nile, the Euphrates and, ho might have added of the Murghab, the Oxus, the Zeraf shan and the Jaxartes. When the ng rloulturlst considers also the certainty of tho water supply furnished by the melting snows on such lofty moun tains, he cannot fail to be thankful that he is not dependent upon fitful Bhowers of rain for the growth of his crops, but can look with unfailing con fldence to the murmuring streams which flow through the irrigated canals which distribute the life-giving cle- ment far and wide. Another advantage of this Irrigated belt is the almost perpetual sunshine, which relieves the inhabitants from fear of the loss of crops by mildew and which enables them, even in winter weather, to utilize the warmth of the direct rays of the sun In se curing their bodily comfort. The de mand for fuel to drive away the dis comforts of winter is thus reduced to the lowest point. The famous bazar in Tashkent occupies several miles of the ordinary streets, which during the summer months are made comfortable by a shading bf matting Btretched across a network of beams which cover tho roadway. With this per petual sunshine, abundance of pure water, great fertility of soil, the line of cities along tho base of the Tian Shan mountains presents the most at tractive centers of habitation which can be imagined. As one looks out to the north from this irrigated belt and sees tho glim mering mirage of tho desert, with camels approaching, seeming to wade knee-deep in water, and then turns to the south and beholds the mountain peaks from 15,000 to 20,000 feet In height glittering In their snowy man tles, he can but bo thrilled with the thought that here extremes meet, and that midway between them nature. Is most lavish with everything which makes life attractive. The only draw back has been that man throughout this region has been exceedingly vile. Thoro can be no prosperity In an Irri gated region except there Is a strong and Just central government, which can protect the rights of the weak and secure to them all their Ur pro portion of the lllogivlng water which uature has provided In but limited quantities. The advent of British rule In Kgypt has thus well nigh doubled the productiveness of the Irrigated belt that lines the banks of the Nile. 13251 m a M't' tea it's' ALCOHOL 3 PEK CENT. AVcgelaMePrfparalionronls slmilalinilicFood.ui(IRoiiia lintJlteStonuicIisaMDawM Promotes DiA'sllonfhccrfiA ncss and Rest.Corttalns nciifer Opium.Mor)tunc norMiucraL INUTIN AuCUTIC. BBHMMBB flBMBWMBBB JafOldMWLIimEtt AvstStti iliCarktiokStJi limtuftm ibmr. Anerfcct Remedy farCtaisflpi I Ion , Sour Stomaeh.Dlarrta a Yorras,Covulslons.rcvcrl ncss andLoss OF Sleek facsimile Sifoatureaf NEW YORK. 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