The Wasco news., June 21, 1907, Image 3

one <if the dryeht of tha year in that
country, but I »ucceded In producing
rubi In three day».
The following
month I »guln tried rny <l«*nior»«tra-
t-lon, Thia was in duly, which 1» the
drynst month in Southern California,
During thin time I performed my 35° acres of lx>ttom land on Pass creek
fourth demonstration which brought
p le n ty of water for irrigation purposes
ruin in two and one-half day».
I
considered my system then in opera* 8 million feet good saw timber on the place
tion. Thi« rain wan the liwavieMt Ju ly Progressive State Normal school within 4 miles
rain that he fallen in San Diego Fine /ruit and dairy county, grows any kind of fruit
county in M year», with the »ingle
Cream company operates a cream gathering route to
exception of one in IHfi.V
1 Mtudied the subject carefully for
'our year». During that time I had
icipiired «uftieient knowledge to put
ny theory in operation. My first
effort was to cr«-ct a tower in Kan
Diego county about 25 feet in height
»ly M*«*on«i tower experiment« were 1
it. Inglewood in a tour alxiut .35 feet
high, my third tower at La Crehcuta,
eight mile« went of l*a»adena, which
waa of the Mime bight »*» the tower
at Inglewood; and my fourth lower :
wan at Ksperanda near Altadena
where my experiment« have been
for a large part conducted «Ince.
There is tibtlug tliat would be of
greater interest or of more benefit
iqn
than the fact of gettin g rain whqn
needed.
U hat would iw of mo ,r>-
vului* to tin* wheat belt of thi» inland
empire than to t»e afttured of the
TELLS HIS STORY
W h y Rainmaker has Complete
Gmiidence in Method
Repeated Bucce»» Encourage» Young
Selentleat to Coutlnue Efforts i o
Accumulate and Precipitate
Molature from the .Skies
Mi*. Hatfield At u niowt iiiUreating
W IL L A M M E T T E
V A LLEY
ACREAGE
1001 a c r e s for s a le or e x c h a n g e
COME!
W R IT E !!
PHONE!!!
W IRE!!!!
place
T H I S W I L L G O Q U IC K !
nnd <d>iig«*iui' person.
lie in w«.rk
Uig fot* til« funner sud ¡a willing thu'
lie aliali know all that ia to in* Iliadi
public (Mmcoruig thi»
mysterou»
in a tb 'Fo f rolli making
In an luter-
view with tin« writer I»* gave out the
following
Would consider a good Sherman County
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wheat farm as part payment
MORO
ueceiaary moisture when needed.
I hove noticed in my «tody of thi«
in Ciilirornla th a t rain <
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"< the iarirer holder»
an.) then there ia » protracted »pell have “ '•» * » » • <"r h e lp .- K r o c l.lr o e r .;
C H A , i l l s m
ofdrvnenM. la stin g a month or »0, in
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which time crop« are badly retarded
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h a t f ie l d
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ai»>1 I n A t i l t e l y p a l k * o ( **
Tim Saw Y o rk T im -» <W July JSt«K.
IWft, •«««, • I 'h a r l r «
M attery
Ita lfte td
I» a fat mar hr V a t * , a m e lm m llf la l
h r « holen an-t a rb»mt b n rin r hr profvaalun
ha* aiir< « * > in pr»»l«n Itig, un<l«r eon
Ira« I, a ra in la lt of r lg h t a * il «•»« b< » In the f
« tc tn tt« of law
an«t Io *«ihal«n(l >
a t* lb«'«** r la ltn * th«-r* I« a rw ttfd of Ih r '
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«bowers it make« all the difference in
V hat th * 14M t !»<••)«•• Tlm>-» «t»-»«’rll»r»
* • a " r le « (i, k e rn , b«»n< *t «m*«-ar>ne y«»u»»r
w «» w ith a a ir< « t|
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which were general over thi« section
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last Tuesday; but whether it wan
1 Somebody 1» entitled to a whole .
HE WANTED MORE.
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the rainmaker below <«ra«s \ alley or On« M illio n N o t E ro u g h F o r th e W o r k *
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' the weather men we will not presume
m a n S eekin g a Good Time.
A h to hi« effort« in Sherm an count v, .
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- * to «av—the benefit to the country 1»
A man of extreme wealth, tlr*»«I of
they have not a» yet resulted flatter* |
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just a* g re a t, and what was a mat- taking enre of hl« money, went to a «e*
mgly, the rain fall »ince M ay, while .
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ter of doubt last week 1» now an 1 eluded *5pnt on » river bridge mid Junip-
1 e<l off. He wan not aware that life
it ha» been good, ha« twen no more 1 ,
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, almost absolute ce rta in ty — th a t tin
* saver« always frequent serloded «pot»
than usual.
Hut on the other hand
will lx* a banner year for ali kind« o f , aud that the limit place to commit *ul-
they have hot twen entirely discour­
u m ix . I f tiie rainm aker is re«|>on* I elde 1» on Broadway at nootu And.
aging. More o f less cloudy weather
wible Sherman county should pay him ,:rr* enough, a poor workman leaped
ha« prevailed almost daily »ince Mr.
In after Idiu mid pul;cd him out. cold
handaomely for hi» effort».— Auteio^e
and shivering.
Hatfield commenced work here, and
, Herald.
As he «t<n«l there, «tripping. It oc-
ju«t at the time when he expected I
enrr<«J to the wealthy man that what
rain in Sherman countv. heavy »how
he had Deeded wa« not eternity, but
¡er», am ounting in some places almost
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A W<,[^ For
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* “ ** X“ ’»ng widow of na old liu«bnnd t ,u«t a <*old bath. And he waxed grate­
ur .u ' ful.
Preparatory to the work lie i« en> t4,<-l«m.l b u is l-. .H . urr.-d u. ;.»-.i..ties ¡ „ h t U h - I »:„• f.dh.w In-
•*I am rich beyond telling.** he said,
e ast of u h .
We lav e x a c tly in the , her <l<*ar<lepurted'« tomb:
gaged in Mr. II «1 field studied mete-
“ I will grant «ny wish. I will make
tr iv k of wind« whicli may have ca r-
*1° tin* memory of Matherin Bex 11
real your wlkl«*«t h<»i«-*.
for nine year« and,
.*.,1 I quet. who left till» vale <»f tear« nt the I
pa«t five yearw, ha« c
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u o try.
In v iew ! nn<j
d»ys. deeply grieve«I n t'
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M’ alla Walla country
practical demonstration« in the field
neer«*d he whoso
of tiiese fact«, and in view of the re- i having to leave Isdtlnd him the most ' , , r * ni ! ° n ' 0
of hi« chose« work.
He ia a native
life had lieeti save«!. “ That I« the easi­
faithful
of
wive».**—
[»eated «ucceM W’ith which he has charming ami
est tiling In the world. But »top a mo-
of Minnesota and ha« for the past
met in California, it ia not surprising Pele Mele.
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tnent—
consider.
It was money thut
twenty year«, been a realdent of <’ ul-
that Mr. Hatfield ard hi« friends
Gladsteno Spoke In the Rain.
( mad® m,> trT
***> myself. You had
iforma. IL* tin« naturally paaaed
through a great many drouth« and
iiegan the study of meteorology with
the idea of bnenming a benefactor in
a much neglected field of labor. In
bi« own word» Mr. Hatfield »ay«:
•‘ I continued m y «tudie« for four
year« before I got any »ort of by-
pothe«i« or theory that I thought
wa« right and then conducted inv
ftr«t demonstration or experiment a»
I ealleil it then.
This demonstra­
tion wa« conducted near Kan Diego
and was followed by raiu in five day«.
Thi« wa« eucouraging and after a
month I performed inv second de-
moa»tration at Bonsall, Kan Diego
county, which was folow<»d by ran*.
1 produced more rain a few week«
after that agd found that my theory
wa» correct and went down to Kan
4>iego county again tiic following
month which was June.
A« every
body know» June ia a very dry month,
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O»e day a« Mr. Oladidoue waaspeak- ’æ1 ter C ’ «I«’’-.
have com pie u* confidence in the ulti-
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. . - million dollars,’
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in ab* sucosas of rain precipitating log from the terrace ralu began t«> fall. , woJ.j.J,),in Htr>|j(ijv
cfT„rU.
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iru ,:r‘ l,s ,;1! C •
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-V e ir well; y you
« «hall have It. But
from tin* crowd. 'T u t uo your hat. Mr.
Whether or not raio maker Hat-’ Gladstone.” “ No,” blandly resjionded
field hod an yth in g t<» do with the re- , the veteran; **»ome prefer their huts
fr«-»hing and much m-edeed rain tiiat ( wu; 1 prefer mine off.* A« the rain
fi-ll over thio 1wrtU.11 of < > n tra | ; W l >»•»<• b.™» Il> Mn.. <il:.d«l«.„e . iv , k
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1 uuihrt-lla over hl« bare liettd. lie wa»
»mall concern to the farmer« in this 1 over eighty at the time. Mr. Glad-
section. I t i» enough for them to 1 »tone weut tlueutly on. eximuudlug the
know that unie»« some thing very .merit« of rabbit farming, but after a
improbable occur« durii.g the cu r­ time even he noticed the ralu and the
umbrella. Turning to Mr». Gladstone,
rent month in the shape of hot winds, he «aid. **I will put ui.v owu up. my
Morrow county will harvest one of dear,” and he did so. Agaiu the ek»-
tiie largest crops in her history us «|Uent v«»lee gulloiHHl on. while the raiu
became heavier and heavier. Present­
a wheat-raising county.
ly Mr». Gladstone threw a light tuaekln-
Although we were unable to as­ to.sh over her huMlaiud*» shoulder».
certain the precise precipitation, we ’Hie moment he felt It he turned quick­
have heard estimate« ranging from ly round and with mime asperity »aid.
one-fourth to one-half Inch. The one *‘l wou’t have It.” lie »hrugginl his
«boulders, the macklntotih fell, and
great bnrden now’ on the minds of
Mrs. Gladatone «tep|»ed back. F«»r five
the rancher« is the m atter of getting minute« more In a deluge Mr. G lad­
hand» enough for harvesting the stone went on; then he »topp«Hl. and
we all fled.- Manclx-ster Guardian.
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From pliningtapli r>( Ihitflcl.l*« tower« n m r Crow« tjm rlln g C alifornio, which ia
v«ir>- rim lla r to < h *o » rin itperation In Sherman «wn>nty.
O n io n
E a to r.
wtmrn young looking
I t don thia in a natural wav.
It
it not a co»mcric or amhcul tkin
coating.
It timoiy c ln r t the mm « ,
give« the blood
free
circiuahon,
rrm o rri «¡1 w rm k ln , »n« insurn a
clear, h n k h y , well groomed ekia.
it» ftrooent u«e from n o w
will
kera you young looking ano good
looking.
$oc ane f i . o o per ar.
C o l l at o a r s to r e
f o r s a m p le
'MARbH & SIEDLER
O Fortune, what a Jade yon ar- «0
distribute your favors at b a p b a ;» .« ••
you do!—L* Sage.
J u s t a Lesson.
since you have saved my life I will
” 1 wonder If the U m bles are getting
make this further offer: If nt the end poor!'’
of thn*e year» you are uot satisfied
“ I should say not! Wbat makes yon
with y«mr bargain come to me nnd I think so?”
will <lo whatever else you wish.”
“ W hy. I saw Blmble turning the
Three years passed, and the former wringer yesterday morning. They al­
poor workman came to bis benefactor’s ways used to have a1 washerwoman.”
door.
"Oh. I understand that.”
” Aha. I thought so!” exclaimed the 1 "Then please explain.”
tnaa of great wealth. “ I knew yon . "W ell. Kimble told tne be expected
would eotne hack. You know now how to buy an auto, und he's taking lessons
little mere money means. Now. what In cranking.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer.
can I do for you?”
“ Alas. I have found how little hap­
H« Was Fired.
piness «-an 1* got with a million.” wa»
The railroad president was hearing
the »ad reply.
complaiuts.
*’Aha. I knew It!” exclaimed the man
“ W hat Is the charge against this
of extreme wealth. ” And since you brnkeman?” he inquired.
have fonnd bo«v little happiness can be
•’Please, air.” responded the spotter.
^ot with a milliou. what will you have "I have frequently heard him calling
me do for you next?”
the names of stations so clearly thut
“ Give me another million.” replied p«K>ple could understand what he said.”
the former poor workman.—Freeman
“ This Is a direct violation of one of
Tilden In Judge.
ot^r chief rules,” observed the president
warmly. "Fire him ."—Bohemian.
How He Gets Relief.
The Rev. E. \V. Webber, a Maine
Unless He Is Cremated.
minister, who was located for awhih
In a Georgia town ns pastor of a Vnl
| versa list church, occasionally relate»
this story:
He was talking with William Dod
son. cx-president of the Georgia sen
ate.
“ I suppose you feci the heat great!'
down here lu the summer, don’t you?*
queried Mr. Webber of the southen.
man.
"W ell, it does get pretty warm here
sometime-.’’ admitted Mr. Dodson, “ but
every time I feel too warm I think of
the visit I once made to Boston, aud it
sends the cold shivers all over me.”
"Most of u«.” »aid a man who eats
plenty of onion», “ eat too much meat
and grriiHc and butter and hread and
mrtt enough vegetable», ntxl the conwe-
<|Uen«’e 1» «»nr »ystem« get clogged up
with grease ami starch, our liver» get
out of order and we grumble at our
wives, and »cold our children, and fuss
when the baby cries, and quarrel with
the Mtri'et car conductor», and get luto
row» at the office and lose our Job»,
uot because we arc naturally sulky or
«pmrrclsoine, but I hs h u m * we are bil­
ious. Why are w J bilious? Because
.we don't eat «»niotis. Yon never saw a
dyspeptic man eating onions.
lie
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A M ean M an.
thinks they are p dson, but. In fact,
“ George.** chirped the young wife nt
they are the medicine that lie most
breakfast. ” T rend where some loving
ne«‘ds.
Whenever you see an onion
nnd poetical husband actually wrote a
eater you see a whole souleil, o|»*n
poem on his wife’s biscuits. . N w t s
hearted. Jolly good fellow, who knows
dear. If you want to pay me n pretty
w hat he «»light to ent to keep him good
compliment, why don’t you write Si
humored. Talk al«»nt the staff of life, poem on the biscuits that I bakeF*
why, bread Is «inly a crutch. There is
•’ It would I k » impossible,” laughed the»
more nourishment in an onion than cruel husband.
tliere Is in a roll. The onion lover»
“ And why. George?”
k<»ep tlte world moving, to say nothing
“ Because the biscuits you- make are*
of providing It with much of Its fuu.” so hard they wouldn’t take-the Ink.” '
- St. Louis C ’vbe-Democrat.
And then the trouhte- began. — Bt,
Louis Post-DIspateb.
"H e wauts the earth.”
"W ell, he’ll be right In it w
dies.” -Clevehiud Leader.
E x h a u s tin g th e S u p p ly .
" I hate a gossiping woman I
Talkative.”
"She does seem to. know eve’
else’» business»*
Irs.
"Yes. she never leaves nuvtb
another single-aouL to. tell”-—Ba
American^
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