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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
THE MODERN SAL LEsMAN.


j. 4 u g.
1t has become the unwritten but
none the less stringent law that young
men shall dress well and neatly during
business hours. In many Of the lar.
gest banks and financial institutions
none of the clerks is permitted to 20
coatless, and in the mercantile estab-
lishments where statesmen are en-
ployed loud" attire is actually dis
couraged. The old time salesman glo-
ried in his flamboyant cravats and
shirts, his diamonds and his peculiar
clothes. His capital in trade consisted
of flashy appearance, vulgar stories,
a constitution that would stand intoxi-
eating liquor and an unlimited amount
of cheek. He did not have to know
anything about the goods be sold, ex-
cept in general way. He slapped
men on the back, took them out to din
ner, got drunk with them and then
booked their orders. The modern sales
man is well educated, neatly dressed
gentleman who knows all about the
goods he sells. He is never called upon
to drink, he never needs to dine out,
he trades on honor and brains, and his
customers are men who only admire
men who know as much as or more
than they do about their business.
Dress plays the most important part in
the game Of commerce, no less with the
salesman than it does with the man.
ufacturer, the mill man, the banker
or the financial man. They all dress
to impress their fellow men favorably.
-C. NJ. Connolly in Success.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
Home Treatment.

In Ohio, as in several other states
persons condemned to death are taken
to the state capital for execution.
Recently In the Greene county court
a jury was being chosen to try a muir
der case.
One member of the panel had been
asked the usual questions and had civ
en- satisfactory answers until the law
yer for the defense inquired:
"Do you believe in capital punish
mentT
mo, sir" was the prompt reply; II
believe in hanging them right here al
home. What to Eat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
Fate.s Ironies.

Fate at times works some strange
ironies.
Mr., McHugh, an Irish member of par
lament, some years ago brought for
ward a bill for the amendment Of the
law relating to contempt Of court In Ire
land and was soon afterward sentenced
to three months imprisonment for that
offense. Mr.. McHugh's bill was sent to
him in proof form while he was under
going his sentence and revised In Kill
mainham jail.
Two convicts were executed at the
Ichigaya prison in Japan, and one Of
them as he ascended the guillotine re-
marked that he had built 1t himself
while serving a sentence for larceny
two years before
A few years ago story came from a
town in Staffordshire, England, of a
man who took his dog to the river to
drown it in order to save the expense
Of a license, but slipped and was
drowned himself. while the dog re-
turned home f. as8
"Aren't the perfect trust and conn
dence engaged people have in each
other perfectly beautiful
Perfectly idiotic, l should say"
"WhyY'
Because when I'was engaged l toid
my future wife all about my income
and prospects, and now Ican't spend
a dollar on myself without her know
ing about it"-New York Times.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
Her objection,

"Don't you think you are taking the
wrong stand when you say you do not
wish your son to marry, Mrs. VIII
loughby?" asked an intimate friend.
"Don't you know 1t is natural and best
for a young man to marry and that he
will not think any the less Of his moth.
er because he has wifeT
"Oh, 1t isn't that" protested Mrs.
Willoughby. II don't mind his marry
Ing ON general principles, but ! don't
want to be called the old Mrs. VIII
loughby.' New York Press,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18

When Columbus discovered America.
he found that the Indians possessed
dogs. They We're direct descendants Of
the wild coyotes of the plains. You can
find a beautifully mounted group Of
coyotes in a glass case at the National
museum, male, female and young
one. Their resemblance to certain do
mesticated dogs Is very striking.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
wa.ted Tine.

"You want that book bound, sirf Yes,
sir. 1t will cost marks. But there
are pictures in 1t. That will make 1t 8
marks, sir"
"But why is it more with picturesYe
"Oh, you see, sir, my helper win
waste SO much time looking at themr
-Fliegende Blatter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18

"I've had another quarrel with my
son-in-law. Count Fuscads." said Mr..
Cumrox gloomily.
"Have you refused him money!"
Certainly not. But 4 forgot to take
my hat off and address hin by his title
when handed him the check. Wash
ington Star. N
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
Awake.

Sharp-Why, i almost lost money on
the goods l sold to you. How much
do you think I made on the order2
Byer - About twenty-five times az
much. 5T .a
Sharp-Twenty-five times as much
rs what?
Byer--As you were going to say you
made, Philadelphia Ledger.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
Not Used to ii.

Hostess--I wonder why your little
brother seems 50 restless and uncom-
fortable1
Little Ethel--I think it's cause his
hands is clean.--Stray Stories.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
All One to Him

Look, papal The, duke has brought
bis coronet" ae mFe
Tell him to go ahead ana play It. l
don't mind the noise."-Life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
W omen are Peculiar

They have ailments and weaknesses peculiar their causing
them distress and anxiety Thousands carried the grave
by Decline Consumption and other diseases Of fatal character
by correcting the evil in time Time and trial have proved
that medicine will equal Beechams Pills to combat these all
and give happiness and health Millions Of women every
part of the world take no other medicine to keep them In per-
feet health but la.ks6r t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
Renair Shon.

The business Of the late @. A. May
will be conducted by his son. George
May. who is now prepared to give
personal attention to general repair
work.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18
ASTORIA AND C0LU MBIA
RIVER RAILROAD
ASTORIA
SEASIDE DIVISION

1915 m Astoria for Waren- 7:4O m
11:35 a m ton, Flavel Fort 400 m
$3.50 p m Stevens, Hammond I'10:45 a m
and Seaside
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-18

SUNDAY only FeA
All trains make close connections at
Goble with all Northern Pacific trains
to and from the East and Sound points
]. C. Mayo,
General Freight and Pass. Agent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
counties.

There were in the eighborhood
of ten applicants for this position.
eight of them being from Brow
county. The other candidates were
ineligible for the place.
Mr.. Rasmussen has been candi-
date for the place ever since it was
practically decided that the Nyouist
boiler inspector bill calling for one
inspector from each senatorial dis
trict, would become a law. He i'm
mediately set about securing en-
dorsements for. the position and
last week he presented to the Gov
ernor, through Senator Somerville
and Representative Clague, as fine
a set of endorsements as the Gov
ernor has had presented to him up
to date. They included an endorse
ment from every county officer in
Red wood county, one from the
chairman of the Republican county
committee, one from Mr.. Clague and
one from Senator Someryille.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
OUR OPENING MARKET DAY.

Next Tuesday now promises to be
a some what notable day in Redwood
Falls. The commercial club already
has assurances that a large num-
Der of people throughout the sur
rounding country will accept their
invitation TO cooperate with them
in establishing a monthly market
day. 1t will be up to the business
men of this city to demonstrate to
those who come, that it will be
profitable as well as pleasant for
them to come again, since this is
merely the first of what is proposed
to be a series of monthly gather
ings, for the mutual benefit of the
producer and the dealer
In addition to the ordinary
avenues of trade, a special market
will be established at the corner of
Second and Mill streets: The va
cant lot on the northwest corner
will be reserved for stock and
whatever farmers may wish to sell
from their wagons or otherwise,
and in the afternoon the services of
an auctioneer will be given by the
city, without cost to those who wish
to offer stock or produce to the
highest bidder. To enliven the
stay of those in the city, the band
will play on the streets and at the
market place during the day, and
if there is a demand for a program
of sports at this or future market
days, it is the intention of the
management to meet the demand.
Owners of livestock NAV depend
on getting the top of the market
for whatever they may bring to
Red wood Falls. One or two buyers
from neighboring towns, as well as
our regular local dealers, are ex-
pected to compete for stock offered.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
AN OLD MAN POUNDED.
Good Indians from the Agency Tangled
with Bad Whisky.

Moses Welles and Geo. Campbell
were examined before ] Judge Laudon
of the municipal court last Thurs
day, on charge of assault in the
second degree upon Alfred ROGUE.
All three were Indians. and the
evidence disclosed that the two
former went on the war path after
ROGUE on the 18th inst, while
driving home from Morton, some
lawless booze seller in that burg
having made their hearts bad with
Morton whisky. ROGUE was badly
beaten, but as he was unable to
prove in court his allegation that
the other two braves had used a
club or other weapon, County
Attorney Howard moved the dis
missal Of the accused on the charge
of assault in the second degree,
and then had Wells and Campbell
e-arrested on a charge of plain
assault and battery. Their trial is
set for today.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
Several days prior to that time

Several days prior to that time
former Representative Larson,
Chairman Schmahl and County
Treasurer Johnson called on Gov.
VanSant and requested this ap-
pointment, promising him these en-
dorsements. The Governor stated
to them that if the endorse
ments were given he would make
the appointment, and if the nomina-
ton has not been made before this
paper goes to press, it will I'M
doubtedly be made some time this
week.
Mr.. Rasmussen is a we'll known
Republican worker on his side of
the county. His friends like him
because he is aggressive and no
matter what stand he takes, it is
always taken firmly. In addition
to this he is exceptionally we'll
qualified for the position because he
has had more or less to do with
boilers ever since he was old enough
to study the machinery business.
The fact that there were eight
candidates from Brown county
probably made 1t easy for the Gov
ernor to give this appointment to
Red wood county. Certain it is that
Senator Somerville can say that
where there was so much strife in
his own county, there was nothing
left for him to do but to endorse the
candidacy of the gentleman from
Redw county, in which county
there was no strife and which coun-
ty really sends up the heavy Re-
publican majority.
Brown county, also, it is under
stood, has a member of the State
board of equalization and also a
member of the State Republican
central committee, and it was no
more than fair hatRedwood county
be given the place. That is the way
that Governor VanSant looks at it,
at least.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
A NEW INDUSTRY
Will Begin the Manufacture of Cement
Blocks for Paving.

Redwood Falls is to have at least
one new industry added to her
resources this spring. The Nelson
Bros. Sidewalk Co., OF Mime
apolis, which does a large bust
ness in the manufacture of con-
crete paving blocks in that city,
has secured lease of several
lots fronting the North western right
of way near Patton s elevator, and
will put a force CT men at work
there at once for the purpose of
filing orders for paving in South
west Minnesota. This is the COM
pany which managed the excellent
paving work about the court house,
and most of the conceete work on
our principal streets. While here
they demonstrated that there is an
ample supply of the sand and
gravel needed for making the best
grade of concrete, and have since
been induced to open man ufactOry
here for their cement blocks, which
are in some respects superior to
their solid concrete pavements
With lumber at prices practically
prohibitory for sidewalks, cement
pavement is everywhere coming in
to favor, and for the next few years
it will take miles of concrete paving
to satisfy the demand in every
town in this vicinity. By estab-
fishing their works here. Nelson
Bros. save a long haul on bulky
freight as against their Mime
apolis yards, and find an abundance
of the raw materials ready to their
y use, with the exception OF the
cement. Nelson Bros. will bring a
few expert workmen here, and ex-
pect to employ a number of resident
. laborers from time to time as re-
CURED by the demands of their
business. Representative citizens
have guaranteed them all the sand
and gravel needed at the cost of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22

hauling only, and one of the bene-
fits growing out of the new industry
will be a more general use of this
permanent paving to make good the
decaying board walks in various
parts of our own city. Surround
ing towns looking for paving of the
right sort should open communica-
ton with Nelson Bros. at this point.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22

For clear skin, clear all the way
through, transparent enough to let
sunshine-rosy cheeks show through
take Rocky Mountain Tea. This
month, spring time. IS cents. At II.
M. Hitchcock's.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
RASMUSSEN GETS 1T.
Will be Appointed Boiler Inspector for the
Nineteenth District.

Governor VanSant has decided to
appoint Emil Rasmussen of Revere,
to the position of boiler inspector in
the Nineteenth senatorial district.
composed of Redwood and Brown
counties.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
HIS EXCELLENCY AT MADISON.
April 28th1

Landlord Jos Fountain is getting
vociferous congratulations over his
triumphal entry into Madison last
Wednesday. A crowd of gamins
about the depot were given a tip
that our iovial boniface was no less
"a person than that other jovial
excellency, Gov. Van SAINT. come all
the way from st. Paul to do honor
to the dedication of Hotel Lac oui
Parle. The kids greeted the al
legged. governor with yolly Of loyal
cheers, and we can imagine the
jovial Joe bowling his acknowledge
ments, while his supposed chief Of
staff, Attorney Howard, and quasi
Clarence Francois, arose
to the occasion with becoming
modesty.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22

Great spring tonic. Drives out all
impurities. Makes the blood rich,
Fills you with warm, tlngling life. A
spring blessing is Rocky Mountain Tea.
35 cents. Hitchcock & Co.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22

Take your eggs to Peterson's store.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
'Icome the People Of Redwood and +

COMMERCIAL
Furnishing or
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-04-22
Mems Overalls

500 pairs blue Amoskeog those worth 75c you
can have for soc.
200 pairs broken lots Overalls, those worth
soc and 75c you can have at 25c.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-02-01

TO DullQ anu Will 0Olu SuCu ST6dt
quantity of feed that it seems strange
that so few are in use. eve intend to
have two). We put about five acres
of peas and oats, one acre of corn and
about two acres of clover in ours and
had room for more. We would have
cut not far from 25 tons of timothy
hay from the same ground, which
would need a good-sized barn to store.
We built our silo inside of the
barn, not only because it was cheaper
but because it was handler, both in
filling and feeding. We took 10 it.
off one end of IA #. NOW, took out
the floor and dug out about six inches
of earth, leveled and pounded the
floor-which is of clay-until it was
solid. We then put in layer of cob
BILE stones and pounded them down
with a heavy sledge. We made this
foundation or floor large enough to
take a brick wall on two sides, Eve
already had brick wall on two
sides). After pounding until the
larger stones were about level we
spread a coat of cement, made of
about five parts of sand and gravel to
one of cement, and pounded it again,
the pounding helps to fill the spaces
between the stones. We then built
a brick wall on the two sides, four
courses high and eight inches thick,
laid in cement. On top of this wall
was laid Kiss for stills, letting them
project over the wall about half an
inch to allow a coat of cement on the
wall when the boards were put on.
After letting the floor dry day or
two coat of cement about half an
inch thick made of two parts clear
coarse sand to one of cement, was
put on. After this had dried short
time, a thin coat of clear cement was
put on and troweled smooth.
For the frame or girts, 3xS's were
used for three from the bottom, for
the balance 2x8's were used. In put
ting up the frame two pieces of 2x4
were cut two and a half feet long
and set on the corners and stayed
there to hold the girts in place until
the boards were nailed to them. At
the other two corners we simply
nailed cleats to the barn posts to hold
up the girts. After cutting the girts
off square the right length, the two
long ones were put in their places
and the short girts laid in their
places on top of the long ones and
spiked, this made frame 1Oxl4 on
the outside, more posts were set on
top of this frame three feet long
and another frame built on them the
same as the first. The next frame
was put three and one-half feet from
the second, and the balance OF the
frames were all put four feet apart
In order to round the corners, pieces
of 2x8 two and one-half feet long
were spiked to the long girts at each
end in order to block up as high as
the short girts so that a piece can
be nailed across the corner, we used
2x6 about three feet long, well spiked
In order to round the corners still
farther we had wedges made two
inches thick and four inches wide at
one end and tapering to point at
the other end. These we nailed to
the edges of this corner piece so as
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-02-01
The SilO.
w. J. Langdon, Sumner, Wn.


silo as any farmer with ten or more
COWS can afford to build; silo that
no dairyman with ten or more cows
can afford to be without, if he is
not able to build a more expensive
one I will also tell some of our ex-
periences in dairying that led us to
build a silo.
We found ourselves some three or
four years ago selling timothy hay
and potatoes from forty acres of
beaver meadow land in Puyallup val
ley. Realizing that the land couldn't
be kept in condition to raise profitable
crops a great length of time unless
we put something back on the land.
we decided to get into dairying. We
got few COWS and heifers. They
were not an extra good lot, but would
average up with the cows in the neigh
borhood. We raised timothy hay
and roots, bought bran and oil meal,
and tried to convince ourselves that
we were making money out of dairy
ing We bought tester, weighed
and tested our milk, knew what each
COW was doing, and of course were up
to-date dairymen and were making
money. as we only had to buy bran
and oil meal. After making money
this way for awhile we one day fell
to wondering where our money was
going to. And then we began to
think with a lead penciD and to
weigh our feed. Here is the result:
20 pounds timothy hays at $1,000 per
ton, 20 pounds roots at $500 per ton,
pounds bran at $500, 1 pound oil
meal at $4,000, cost per day per COW,
221b cts. Receipts from creamery
about 21c.
1t is not necessary to say that we
were surprised, as many another
dairyman would be if he would
weigh his feed. l have visited quite
a number of diaries in the last two
years, and found very few that were
doing any better. I don't remember
any who could tell what his feed was
costing.
We did some more thinking. We
don't like to work for nothing and
board ourselves" We want something
more than glory out of dairying. We
decided to get into winter dairying
and build silo. We had no money
to spare but felt that we needed the
silo in our business. We bought
1000 it. of Ike cedar, 28 it. long, dress
ed and matched, and stuck it up to
dry. We also managed to get lumber
and shakes enough to build roof
over our barn yard doing the work
ourselves at odd spells, excepting
the help of one man two days.. This
enabled us to turn the COWS out to
water and exercise during the day
without their standing in the rain and
mud. This has proved an excellent
investment. No dairyman in Western
Washington can afford to feed timo-
thy hay and buy bran and shorts,
let their COWS stand in rain and mud
by day and in stanchions and filth
by night, unless he is working for his
health 1t seems to us that a s1lo,
covered yard and comfortable stall
with bedding are necessary to profit
able dairying. With silo we can
raise our protein and save the feed
h.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-06

great returns before the plant gets
thoroughly rooted in the soil would
insist upon the supplying bacteria to
the held if there is none found avail
able for the plant where grown. Kan
sas experiments developed the exist
ence of bacteria in 65 out of 6S plants
examined, so there is good reasons to
pelleVe that the bacteria may be in
the soil naturally.
Concluding, l would say don't con-
denim the field until you have given it
two or three years growth and then
you Will be amply rewarded for all the
time given to waiting. In our climate
the lurkeStan variety seems to do eX-
ceedlngly we'll. Even in it's fourth
year on upland it has given a greater
yield than any previous year. 1 would
say to the farmers and insist strenu-
ously upon this point. Give the first
year or two of the life of the plant the
very best you have, and you will have
an inheritance coming to you for many
years in return for your early care"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-06
FOR SAL1
CARD SIGNS FOR SALE.

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
Statesman office. Is cents a bundle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-06

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