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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
SOME RULES FOR
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS

New York, April 14.-Letters from
ex-Presldent Cleveland, w. j. Bryan,
and ex-senator David B. Hill, were
read at last nights Thomas Jefferson
dinner of the Tammany hall general
committee of the Thirty-hfth assembly
district. Mr.. Cleveland wrote:
cIn the crowding incidents and con-
stantly changing conditions of our
peoples life, new issues and new sub
jects of political thought and action
must frequently present themselves TO
the test Of democratic Judgment The
only sincere way for our party to deal
with these is, first, to discover their
character and their tendencies for good
or evil. and thereupon to treat them in
such manner as will recognize con-
stitutlonal restrictions and the neees-
sity Of safe conservatism, while at the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
No Development
In Investigation

Washington, April II, Investigation
OF the affairs at the postoffice depart
ment resulted in no complete develop
ments today. Inspector Fasnes, for
mer director general of the post of Gu
ba. and one of Brlstows chief assist
ants in conducting the inquiry, was en-
gagged today in the investigation Of a
free delivery bureau. Inspector
Thorpe OF New York believed to be
looking into the charges affecting re-
adjustment of the salaries and allow
ances for post clerks in New York
city. Payne announced tonight that
there would be no charges pending the
close of investigation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
Rome Burning
Once More

Rome. n. r.. Apri Fire which
sarted in the Washington Opera house
at 3 o'clock this morning destroyed
that structure quickly and spread TO
the Arlington hotel. Nearly every
room in the hotel was occupied and
some OF the guests had narrow escapes.
So far as can be ascertained no lives
we're lost. In the Arlington hotel build
ing are many business offices and
stores. and at this hour IL looks as u
the entire structure Is doomed.
Although the opera house is mass
Of flames. the fires are now deyoting
their energies TO the hotel building. II
Is estimated that the total loss will
reach si75,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
Two Robbers Hold Up postoffiee
and Publicly Fire Upon the
Village Citizens.
TERRORIZED THE INHABITANTS
Desperados Thought to Be Es.
capped Convicts From British
Columbia. Cannot Trace.

whatcom, Wash. April 1.-TWO
masked robbers held up the village Of
Ferndale In true Missouri style last
night. shot at every man who appeared
on the streets, obbed the pcstoffice
OF siEo, and succeeded In making their
escape without the slightest clue TO
their identity.
The outlaws made their first appear
ance in the posioffice, where they ord
cred the postmaster TO deliver TO them
the, contents Of his till. The post
master refused. and while one with
two reyilvers In his hands kept him
covered, the other emptled the contents
Of the till into q sack. Nothing but
money was taken. Four men who were
In the Office when the robbers came
we're compelled to leave, the robbers
firing shots over their heads as they
took their departure.
Knowing nothing OF what was go
ing on. william Keener started TO en-
ter the office while the robbers were
at their work. Two shots which bare
ly missed him caused him 10 beat a
hasty retreat.
AS the robbers departed they shot
into e. saloon where FIVE men were look
ing through a window into the street.
The bullet fattened out against an iron
strip across 1t without doing any
damage.
The officers returned from Ferndaie
today without being able TO get any
trace of ,he robbers or description
which tailed from any two citizens.
They are believed by the authorities
mere to be two conviets who last week
broke out of the provincial peniten-
tlary at New Westminster B. c., and
who Immediately made their way tc
Vancouver, where they provided them
selves with firearms by burglarizing .
hardware store.
The leader was incarerated at New
Westminster under the name OF Jones
nut he has served two terms in the
penitentiary of this state under the
name of King. His comRanion's name
is Clark. Tonight posses are guarding
all the highways leading from the vi
clnity of the outrage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
Used Too Much
Good Powder

New York, April 14.-Much havoc
was caused in the Bronx yesterday by
a blast fred in the work Of cutting
one Hundred and Seventy-second
street through from Third avenue to
Fulton avenue. The cutting Is through
an immense wall of solid rock The
blast broke the windows Of more than
q score Of houses In Third avenue and
partly wrecked one house, and the
shock knocked down several children
who were on their way to school, In
juring some of them slightly.
A fragment Of rock Weighing half a
ton was sent crashing through frame
house, tearing through four partitions
and the front and rear walls and de-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15


moIishing a piano and several articles
of furniture.
Fragments Of rock broke the window
~ dentistss operating room, COW
ering the dentist and patient with
broken glass. Ten blocks from the
blast. a window. against which a baby
was pressing It's face, was broken, but
the baby escaped harm. A woman, III
from heart disease in the same house.
swooned and needed the attention Of
a physician for hours afterwards.
The foreman In charge OF the opera
ton was arreued and arraigned In
court. but the magistrate paroled him
to appear today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
Hard Work
Saved Levee

New Orleans. April IL. Prompt and
effective work today arrested threat
ened destruction OF the Watedloo ie-
wee. about 70 miles above the city on
the east bank OF the river. A craw-
fish hole developed near Its hase and
widened TO a diameter OF 20 inches.
For time there was much appre-
hension that the levee would go, but aft
er day OF hard work the run around
was completed and the source OF
trouble made reasonably secure.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
From Roosevelt
To Pope Leo

Baltimore, April H.-President Roose
welt has sent to Cardinal Gibbons and
his eminenee has forwarded by special
messenger to Pope Leo XIII a gift TO
be presented to the holy father on the
celebration of his jubilee. The gift
consists of 10 handsomely bound vol
un,es containing all messages and Of
ficial documents of the presidents OF
the United States from Washington to
Roosevelt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
FOR UNSKILLED LABOR.

Washington, April 1.-THE, organiza-
ton of the International Building La
borers' union. made up OF unskilled
laborers in building trades throughout
the United States and Canada, was
perfected today Il convention Of the
of the laborers being
held her. A constitution for the union
was adopted,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
Doctor LOrenZ
Is Here Again

New York, April 1+.-Dr, A. Lorenz.
who during his last visit to the United
States performed a number Of blood
less surgical operations, arrived here
today on the steamer Lain from Genoa
He goes to Chicago to remove the cast
from the hip Of Lolita Armour, daugh-
ter of j. Ogden Armour. who he oper-
ated upon when he made his visit to
America.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
No Policy Adopted,

New orleans, April IA. The first
days session of the annual convention
of the National Association of Manu-
facturers ended without any definite in
,lication as to whether the organization
win adopt as its own policy an aggrs-
siye hostility to union labor methods,
as outlined by President d. H, Parry
In his annual report.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
Vice-P President Allies.

Washington, April IA, Milton Allies,
assistant secretary of the treasury.
win sever his connection with the de-
partment tomorrow to accept the vice.
presidency of he Riggs National bank
of Washington.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
TORNADO IN ALABAMA.

Birmingham, Ala, April 14.--A brief
special to the Herald from Evergreen,
Ala says at least nine persons were
killed and an appalling loss Of prop
erty was caused by a tornado which
visited Burnetcorn and Peterman, in
In Monroe county, yesterday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
MILL BOILER ExpLODEs.

Galiipolis. Ohio, April 1.-THE boiler
Of Charles Beyens sawmill 1t Rugby,
Ohio. exploded today. killing Charles
Beyans. Richard Houck. Rufus Houck,
and two boys named Getridge. Sew
erai others we're badly injured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
HEAD OF CENSUS BUREAU.

Boston, April 14.-s. N. D. North of
this city has decided to accept the d.
rectorship of the United States census
bureau. The position was recently Of
fered him by President Roosevelt,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15

Butte. April N.~-A special to the
Miner from Helena says:
News 1f President Roosevelt In the
national park is very rare article.
Some OF the most enterprislng news
papers In the country have been en-
deayoring by all sorts Of strategy to
get birds eye view Of the chief eS-
ecutlye.
The president Is having an expert
ence that falls 10 few lie does not
permit himself TO carry gun. Since
he has been In the park he has seen
two mountain Hons killed by scouts
but the most novel OF all his exper-
lenccs was when he witnessed the start
ling spectacle OF an eagle In mortal
combat with yearllng elk. In this
instance the president saw an eagle
plunge his talons into the flesh OF the
@eakllng elk and kill the young ami
NAL and then start to feast on him.
The president who Is member of the
0rder of Elks, could not bear such a
spectacle. and scouts forced the eagle
TO leave his prey.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
PRESIDENT
BREAKSCAMP
After a Shoit Time AT the Fort
Al he Will Be Where the
Geysers Spout.
HAS NOT SHOT AT LIONS
Had Chance to Bag Big Game,
but Declined TO Do SOILS
In Best Of Health.

clnnibar. Mont. April IA President
Roosevelt broke camp yesterday and
is working hia way toward Fort yell
lowstone. He IN expected to arrive at
Yanceys tonight or tomorrow morning.
lie viii remain there one day and viii
then start for Norris where, the gey-
sers are. Thers Ii good deal OF snow
between the fort and Norris. and the
engineer corps is at work opening the
road
Word receivd from the president to-
day was 10 the effect that he was In
the best of health and thoroughly en-
Toying his outing. In addition to
horseback riding. he takes long walks
over mountain trails. Notwithstand-
ing reports to the contrary the presi-
dent has not fired shot NJ mountain
lion, and has no intention OF doing
so. II is estimated that there are 500
of these animals In the park and they
are killing large quantities OF deer and
elk. Determined effort In being made
20 exterminaie them, and Bpffalo
Jones. game warden Of the park. to-
sethcr with his scouts, is staying them
on every possible occasion. Jones has
offered to round up lion or two for
the preaident TO shoot al. but the lat
ter declined to do 30.
The weather continues to be all that
could he desired, and the members OF
the party who are living on the train
at Cinnibar are having a good time
fishing and riding through the country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-15
DNMocRATs NoMINATE MAYOR.

Spokane. April IA. The democratic
city convention tonight nominated State
Senator Herbert Rusher for mayor.
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At san Francisco-san Francisco, 8;
Butte. 0.
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PACIFIC NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Los Angeles-Los Angeles, 4; Hell
ena, 3.
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At Oakland Oakland, 2; Portland, .
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

At Los Angel@s--Los Angeles.
San Francisco. 8.
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At Sacramento Seattle. 2; sacrs
mento, /.
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| Seattle Seattle, q Tacoma, 2.
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Al Portland. >: Spokane. D
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05
A Broken Wedding Ring

By Bertha N. Clay.

perhaps it would" he answered
gratefully. "You must forgive me
this once. l came here this morning
because I could not remain in the
house. 1t was haunted by my sisters
presence"
eff 1 we're in your place, Basil" said
the general, 81 would have plenty of
friends about me. Stay with us today,
and tomorrow we will drive over and
see your gardens and Conservatives.
We have a pleasant party, and 1 think
you will enjoy yourself"
He looked at Leah.
81 shall be delighted she said,
simply, faint flush dyeing her face.
so shall l." replied Sir Basil.
And that was how the first day OF
Leah Hatton's earthly paradise began.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05
Raising Strawberries Under Cloth.

A North Carolina correspondent of
the New York Packer says he began
as far back as 1886 to raise strawber-
ries under cloth. The huge straw
berries grown by A. T. GoldsborOugh,
which the Massachusetts PlOughman
reported a few years ago, we're grown
under cloth The writer claims that
not only do the berries grow larger,
but there are more of them under the
cloth, and the polarization was abso-
lutely perfect, even when only one row
in four was Of a staminate variety.
This was better than he had ever
found in the open field, and he saw
reason for the difference when he
visited the field one breezy day. The
wind, entering under one side of the
cloth, made it as billowy as the ocean.
It acted like a fan in sending a current
of air under and through it, so that
the pollen from the staminate bios
SONS extends through the tent, reach
ing every other blossom until all were
pollenated, reaching every part, so
that there were no imperfect or de-
formed fruit due to only partial pol
Ienization. The cloth protects the
vines from any frost short of hard
freeze, and the fruit ripened at least
a week earlier. He had known
black frost that froze the ground near
ly half-inch deep to do no injury to
the vines or fruit under the cloth, while
those outside lost their blossoms and
the small fruit that was already set.
He puts his cloth on when plant
growth begins in the spring, and takes
it off when picking begins, as he
thinks the fruit cOlOrs better in the
sunlight He uses small stakes IL
inches long, driven one foot into the
ground, thus leaving the cloth six
inches from the ground. These were
made smooth at the top, and then
gimlet hole bored at the upper end, a
piece of wire six inches long put
through and one end bent round the
stake the other being put through
the cloth and bent as hook to hold it,
These stakes are placed an inch or
two less than three feet apart, the
width Of the CLOTH and not more than
81 inches apart in the row. 1t cost
about $3.50 an acre to fit a field in this
way, but the cloth lasted three years,
and then would serve as coverings for
small beds, while the stakes, if housed,
would last from to 10 years, so that
the cost was less than $50 year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05
THE Willy HUNTSMAN.

Oh, now the crafty hunter
Takes powder, gun and dog,
And shoots his ammunition
Into the peaceful hog.
He ambles through the forest,
And snags on branch and bough,
And bIazes at partridge,
But kills humble COW.
He turks behind the rushes
To get the festive duck;
He fingers there till evening,
And mutters at his luck,
His garments are the fashion
For swell NimrOds to wear
He plugs the guide, mistaKing
The fellow for a bear.
Oh, now the crafty hunter,
AS comes the frosty eve,
Walks homeward in the cleaning,
With cunning up his sleeve.
He sinks through darkest alleys
Like one imbued with shame,
And seeks the jolly dealer
Whose signbOard speaks of game
Josh Wink in Baltimore America
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05
Facts for Our Farmers.

from the start to the finish One day
of neglect will set them three days
back, and you can plainly see of what
Importance it is to keep them growing
all the time. In no other way can
they be grown quickly and sent to
market in good form within time
that returns a profit. Quick, regular
growth must be had or no profit can
be made in growing broiler chicks or
ducklings. In having the quick
growth, we get all there is in feeding
out of the foods consumed, and in this
way obtain the best possible finish for
the high-priced market. When we stop
to consider that one grower will put
more size and weight in ducklings at
from eight to ten weeks old than an
other will at twice the age, we begin
to realize what there is in feeding.
The same is the result in growing
SQUAD broilers of from IL to 20
ounces; also the heavier broilers that
weigh from 21a to pounds per pair.
The quicker such broilers are grown,
the better they are and the higher
prices they will bring. For all these
reasons it is more profitable to do it
right than to stint their growth for
lack Of proper care, attention and feed
ing. Following these comes the sum-
mer or outdoor-grown young stock. If
for market, it pays equally well to feed
them as quickly as possible, and to
sell them as soon as they are ready
for the market; but over and beyond
all these are the thousands of fowls
grown on the farms during the sum-
mer that are allowed to gain the great
er part of their living roaming over
the fields searching for bugs, worms,
seeds and waste grain. The final
disposition of the bulk of all this farm
grown stock is made at but little if
any profit, because it will not sell in
the market for the best quality; but
all this may be bettered or improved
by the maintenance of fattening sta
lions, where thousands of these fowls
may be gathered and fattened by
coping, feeding and stuffing with the
feeulng machine, and their weight and
condition vastly improved inside of
three weeks. A plant of tbs kind, to
handle and turn off 1000 week, and
add an additional thousand each week.
This continual process will work off to
the best advantage all the summer
or nge-groWn stock that is produced
within the radius of it's capacity.
With all these advantageous plans
for growing and finishing the very
best kind of meat for our use, there is
no reason why the profit of poultry
growing should not increase; and in
addition to this. the chance for more
income to the farmer is advanced. But
in this, as in all things, these who help
themselves gain the advantage that
never comes to those who stand by
and do nothing. These are times of
action. To be up and doing is to sue
coed. Care, judgment and hard work
are the only means by which to gain
profit from fowls of any kind.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05

is skilful, will be the various by
products of other fields, as the stub
bles in the fall, the fallows in thu
spring, and in the summer those field
which are resting between the plowe,
crops.
Any field which has gone through
several years of rotation may be yer
proftably rested for year or two, an,
this may be done by making it a rang
for a flock. 1t was an ancient praC
tice to employ a seventh-year falloW
in which the land was not put unde
culture, and the experience of all tn
ages since has fully proved tn
economy of this rest. If this is done
and the farm stock is increased by
sumcient flock of sheep, by so niue
the resources of the farm are extenl
ed and one otherwise unproductiv
year is added to the profitable fields
We have on this side of the world
strong prejudice against permaner
pastures. 1t is thought to be impos
sible, with our dry climate, notWitl
standing our excess of rainfall abOy
that of European countries in whic
the flock fsheep is an indispensable
part of the live stock, to maintain
permanent pasture. Doubtless this
true, hut it is so for the reason that
is rare that any field is ever put unde
sufficient culture or is ever fertilize
or so literally seeded as to produc
profitable grass pasture for more tina
one year. the second years being de
voted to a sort of range only, in whic,
with other feeding-the land ma.
rest, and by some partial fallow pillow
ing possibly be brought once more ur
der the usual rotation. This provide
means for the profitable feeding Q
some sheep every year as part of tn
rotation, and all the more profitable
the land is plowed and sOwn with rape
which by good management may
made fully to feed 7 to 10 sheep pc
acre the whole summer. There is nt
other crop so suitable as this, as The
cost of the seed is only 20 cents al
acre, and the preparation of the lan(
for it is practically the same that i
summer fallowed; while the advantage
gained even by the working of the
land alone is worth all the cost of it.
And this use of the field matches sc
we'll with the permanent pasture to be
used at suitable intervals during the
season that the two go together with
perfect propriety.
A permanent pasture is not field
set in grass and then simply left to it.
self for it's own maintenance. The con-
dition of such a field in two or three
years would be disgusting, through
the mere collection of blotches of
manure left all over it, unless it were
occupied only by sheep, and even
then the fouled spots would be avoid
ed. Inc fact is that no permanent
pasture for sheep is possible except
under due management, these animals
eating clearly as they go, and drop
ping the manure in such scattered way
as to help the grass and not smother
or kill it. By a little fresh seeding
and a touch with a harrow, q peTma-
nent sheep pasture may be kept in the
very best condition and SO become the
key to the most profitable feeding Of a
flock during the necessary Intervals
between other feeding. But it will re-
quire liberal seeding, and this rein
forced annually, together with a sharp
narrowing at the same time to freshen
the surface.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05
Winter Spraying of Fruit Trees.

winter spraying OF r VII i'SS9'
Massachusetts PIoughman-The
spraying of fruit trees during the win
ter should not be neglected. Before
the leaves start the trunk and every
branch of the tree should be well
sprayed with a solution of one pound
of copper sulphate in rs gaIlons of
water to check scab, codl1ng moth,
bird moth, tent caterpillar, canke1
worm, plum curculio and San Jose
scale on apple trees to be followed up
after the blossoms fall by the regular
bordeaux mixture of four pounds each
of sulphate of copper and lime to sc
gallons of water. Some prefer to ust
six pounds of sulphate Of copper i'll
stead of four pounds, but we are no.
sure that this is any better than the
other, while for peach trees that have
put out heir leaves he use of three
pounds of lime is thought stron}
enough for so gallons of water. Blu
we are now speaking of winte
spray before the leaves come out
The mixture Of so pounds each Of lime
salt and flowers of sulphur is used o.
the Pacific coast for the San Jos
scale, but in our eastern climate i
does not seem to be as effectual, a
the fgrequent rains wash it off.
mixture of pure lime made as THU
whitewash and used on peach tree
two or three times in the winter ha,
been recommended as a spray tina
will keep the leaves and buds from
starting early enough to be killed By
the spring frosts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05
Permanent Sheep Pasture.

H. S., in the Country Gentleman-In
whatever way a flock of sheep may be
kept on a farm. there should be some
pasture provided which may be con
sidered as a permanent resource for
use when the other supplies are not
available. For farm flock, the main
source Of feeding, if the management