THE IRRIGATION AGE. 333 



and many new enterprises are under headway, to carry out the pro- 

 visions of the Carey act. The state has a canal near Big Timber, un- 

 der construction which is to irrigate 25,000 acres on the Yellowstone 

 benches. Another scheme is to divert the waters of the Big Horn and 

 irrigate the Crow Indian reservation. When the plans are completed 

 the Indians will have ten canals and every individual own 50 acres of 

 irrigated land. Numerous projects large and small are under way on 

 either bank of the Yellowstone and many thousand acres will soon be 

 reclaimed by new canals. The state contemplates putting the entire 

 million acres, provided for by the Carey act, under irrigation at an 

 average cost to water users of $8.00 or less per acre, with a rental of 

 about one dollar a year. 



CHARITY. 



Came two young children to their mother's shelf 



(One was quite little and the other big), 

 And -each in freedom calmly helped himself. 

 (One was a pig ) 



The food was free and plenty for them both, 

 But one was rather dull and very small ; 

 So the big smarter brother, nothing loath, 

 He took it all. 



At which the little fellow raised a yell 



Which tired the other's more aesthetic ears ; 

 He gave him here a crust, and there a shell 

 To stop his tears. 



He gave with pride, in manner calm and bland, 



Finding the other's hunger a delight ; 

 He gave with piety his full left hand 

 Hid from the right 



He gave and gave O blessed Charity ! 



How sweet and beautiful a thing it is ! 

 How fine to see that big boy giving free 

 What is not his! 



Mrs. Stetson's Poems. 



