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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Wheat Market.

Tacoma, Wash.-Nominally 1c high.
er with little trading; bluestem, 79c;
club, 75c.
Portland, Ore.-Walla Walla. TO
TIC; bluestem, TIC; valley, 7Sc.
Lewiston. Idaho.-Bluestem, Coo per
bushel; oats, soc per cwt; barley, 67h
per cwt; fax. 73c per bushel. Market
dull.
Davenport. Wash.-Little club. 66c;
bluestem. CSC.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Second Cavalry Departs.

New York, Dec. 21.-With the Sec
ond United States cavalry on board
the transport Fitzpatrick, bound to Ma.
nila, by way Of Suez, left port today.
1t is expected that the voyage will
occupy about so days.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23

An authority on the subject declares
that many cases Of defective eyesight
are caused by wearing tight collars.
which interfere with the circulation
Of blood to the head.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
BRITISH TO STUDY WAR.
They VIII Go to Japan and Get Point.
ers There.

ers There.
London.-Half a dozen British army
engineers have left England for Japan
to study the Japanese language and
become acquainted with Japanese mil.
itary tactics. The war Office forstalls
any attempt to connect their depart
ure with the immediate Russo-Japan-
ese crisis. by announcing that all ar
rangcments therefor were completed
with the Toxic government some time
ago.
Other British officers have volun-
teered their services to Japan In the
event of war, through the London lega-
tion. While expressing appreciation.
Baron Hayashi the Japanese minis.
ter to Great Britain points out that the
rules Of the japanese service precludes
the employment Of foreigners on act
i've service.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Eiuht Killed In Wreck,

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec. 23.-In a
wreck at Godfrey. Kan, Of the Meteor.
the st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
ways fast train, from the south, eight
persons were killed and 80 others In
jured. OF the injured. five probably
will die and IA we're seriously hurt.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Gales on Maine Coast.

Portland, Maine. Dec. 21.-A terrific
southwest gale has prevailed along
the coast today. reaching a velocity
o. so miles an hour outside the harbor.
The gale did much damage In the city
to windows and electric light wires.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23

Doesn't the Bible say: Man can
not live by bread alonef'"
81 believe So
II suppose that's the reason bakers
get married. The Deacon.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Gorues Rise In the Ohio.

Cincinnati, Dec. 21.-With the Ohio
river frozen and great gorges at many
places. a rise OF nearly three feet
today threatens danger for all kinds
|of craft.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Fear Gorue Will Break.

Evansville, Ind, Dec. Blowing to
the heavy rains last night there is
alarm among the steamboat men for
fear the large gorges between this
city and Louisville will break.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23

Mr.. Hughes. the London artist. has
finished his full length portrait Of the
queen. the second he has painted since
the coronation.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23
Gale at Norfolk.

Norfolk. Va, Dec. 2l.-A 60 mile
bale is sweeping the Virginia and Car
olina coast tonight, but no reports Of
shipping disasters have been received
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23

Japan is getting ready for war, but
her preparations do not alarm the Rus.
slams.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-23

DIR. JOHN ADAMS.
Physician and Surgeon.
Next door to First National Bank,
RITZVILLE, WASH.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Selling Milk Exhau.ts Land.

From Farmers Review: For the
fast seven years have sold my milk
at wholesale to the Boston contrac-
tors. Previously for a time l sold
cream, and before that butter. con-
slider 1t now more advantageous for a
farmer to sell cream If possible than
any other method Of disposing of his
product. Next l prefer butter, the
small additional price secured for SELL
ing whole milk Is not sufficient to
make up for the value of the skim
milk to the farmer, both for feeding
and fertilizing purposes. The milk
producers Of this vicinity have been
shipping the fertility of their farms to
Boston for years; hence there Is a
general complaint OF worn out lands.
sell whole milk because am obliged
to. not because prefer it.-J. B. Mar.
cou, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Soil Surveys.

The national bureau Of soils has laid
out large plan for its operations this
year. Sixty areas have been mapped
out, these covering a total OF 27.S5o
square miles. The amount previously
surveyed is 33.7s2 square miles. To.
gether they cover almost every phase
OF agricultural industry practiced In
the United States. From these sol!
surveys are prepared Autographed
maps drawn on scale of mile to
the inch, covering each area surveyed
and indicating in colors the location
and extent OF the various soil types,
and in the Western areas the presence
and amount of alkali existing. The re-
ports accompanying these surveys treat
each area in detail. and relate to the
history of settlement and agricultural
development. climatic conditions. ply
siography and geology. descriptions O.
soil types, with origin and process OF
formation, crops grown, and yields.
the crops to which soils are especial
ly adapted. special soil problems, ir-
riSation and drainage. location, origin.
composition and distribution of alkali.
reclamation of swamp, exhausted or
alkali lands. agricultural methods In
use, cultivation, cropping, rotation,
ETC., and general agricultural condi-
tions of the farming class. labor prob
lens, distribution, and market facili.
ties.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17

resulted not from the green hay itself.
l have EeTer known anything lifs
combustion il green hay, ard l have
had barns OF 1t in a very hot coadi-
ton. With clover and any other
!esume the hay is much better if the
leaVes are preserved, and the hay is
cured with as little exposure to the
Gun as possible. l cut clover in the
morning as soon as the dew is about
dried on. and start the tedder after
the mowers, so as to wilt the hay as
rapidly as possible. Stop cutting at
p. m. and get all cut that day into
windrows in the afternoon Next day
open up the windrows to dry of and
put into cocks as soon as dried. The
next day haul into the barn as soon
as the tops of the cocks are dry, and
pack away closely. My test is the Old
one OF twisting handful Of the hay.
and II no sap runs to the twist It is
ready to go in. treat our cow pea
hay in the same way, except that ii
should stay little longer In the
cocks, and is not damaged by rain as
clover is. l cure COW pea hay in this
way every year, and always have good
hay.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
GESTURES IN GENERAL USE.
Motions That Are Common to All Ma.
tions Of the Earth.

Certain gestures are absolutely
identified with certain feelings. To
shake ones fist is to threaten; to
hold up ones finger is to warn. To In
dicate thought we place the tips of
the fingers on the forehead; to show
concentrated attention we apply the
whole hand. To rub the hands is
everywhere sign OF Joy, and to clap
them sign OF enthusiasm. 1t would
frmation, negation, repulsion are all
indicated by motions that every one
understands.
1t is the same. in quite as great a
degree, with nationalities, in spite of
the original diversity of the races that
acter results at once from race, from
history and from climate.
The gesture Of the Englishman is
fierce and harsh; he speaks briefly.
brusquely; he is cold. positive. force
full His salutation is cold and accen-
tuated, but his handshake is loyal.
The gesture of Germany is heavy,
good humored and always ungraceful.
Many of the Slav people are unwilling
to look one in the face, and they have
false gesture.
The Spaniard and the Portuguese,
although dwelling in Southern land,
gesticulate little; their language is
rythmic, slow, solemn; they are grave,
their salutation Is little theatrical
The Italian is lively. mobile, intel
ligent, gay; his language is harmo-
nious, sonorous. warm and luminous,
like his country's sky. The salutation
of the Italian is quick and full of
feeling, his gestures colored and ex-
aggerated.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
SoiIjno Cattle,

From Farmers Review: Referring
to the profitableness or otherwise of
solling milch COWS, l would say that SO
far as we have pursued the practice Of
soiling our cows. we have done SO
chiefly for lack Of sufficient pasturage
for all the stock we were keeping. Our
pasture land is partially woodland and
other untillable ground, which would
be waste II not pastured. Through
soiling and semi-soiling Chat is, feed
ing good lot Of green stuff morning
and night at the barn, in addition to
the grain) we have undoubtedly been
able to carry more stock, keep up the
milk flow better, and kept the stock
in better condition, than If they de-
pended upon the pasture entirely. We
think that there can be no universal
rule as to whether it Is profitable or
not to soil milch cows or other cattle
II, as in our case, man has land he
cannot till but can pasture, 1t Is GER
tainly more profitable to pasture it
than to have the ground idle. We
periodically through the pasturing sea-
son, take the milch cows out of the
pasture and soil them for week or
two until the pasture gets caught
up" again. When we do this, we gen.
orally leave the young stock (and dry
cows. If any on the pasture.-Eugene
E. Stevens
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Nitrate of Soda on cabbaoe..

A bulletin of the national Depart
ment Of Agriculture, reviewing some
experiments with nitrate of soda at
the New Jersey Experiment station,
says: With cabbages there was a
yield of but $40 prime heads per acre
when no nitrate of soda was used.
When 300 pounds Of the nitrate was
applied per acre in two equal dress
ings the number of prime heads OBJ
tanned was $3.50. When the same
amount was applied in three equal
dressings the yield of prime heads
per acre was $3.50. On the plat which
had received 400 pounds of nitrate of
soda per acre in two equal dressings
the yield was 4,16O prime heads per
acre, and when this same amount was
applied in three equal dressings 1880
prime heads were obtained per acre.
From these figures it will be seen that
the use of the nitrate of soda greatly
increased the yield of prime heads in
every instance. 1t will further be no.
ticed that when the nitrate was ap-
piled in three equal dressings the
largest yields were obtained. Apply
ing the nitrate in three dressings
proved more effective in increasing the
yield than increasing the amount 100
pounds For example. 300 pounds in
three equal dressings was more eff
fective than 400 pounds in two equal
dressings, and the best yield of all
was obtained by applying 400 pounds
of nitrate in three equal dressings
Not only was the Weld much greater
than on any other plat, but the quail
ity Of the cabbage was much i'm
proved, the heads selling for so per
cent more than those from any other
plat
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Won the Old Man.

Sir" he said to her father this
Is practical world. The spirit of
commercialism cannot be throttled by
tho tender bonds of sentiment. Per-
haps you have noticed this?"
Il cannot say l have" replied the
stern parent but that needn't detain
you"
"Of course not" said the youth with
an affable smile. What was about
to say is that while l am sitting I'D
counting your daughter | feel that it
would be no more than fair to offer
to pay for the gas | assist in consum
ing"
Good" said the old man. And
how about the coal? Do you expect
me to throw that in?"
Certainly not" cried the youth.
I'll gladly throw in the coal. Bless
you, l worked my way through college
tending a furnace"
And the old man smiled approv.
ingly.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
The Bow of Orange Ribbon
AROMANCE OF NEW YORK
ny AMELIA z. BARR
and her
ny AMELIA z. BARR
CHAPTER xiv.-(continued.)
A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK

CHAPTER xlv.-(Continued.)
Il will give IL to him again. with
my own hands l will give 1t to him
once more Oh, Richard. my lover.
my husband. Now l will hasten to
see thee
She reached London the next night,
and. weary and terrified. drove at
once to the small hostlery where
Hyde lay.
katherine" he cried. and his
voice was as weak and as fearful as
that of a troubled child.
Here come !. my dear one.
"Oh, how you love me. Katherine
She took from her bosom the 81
Nicholas ribbon. Il give 1t to thee
again. At the first time l loved thee
now, my husband. ten thousand times
more love thee. AS l went through
the papers, found It,
And between their clasped hands II
lay-the bit of orange ribbon that had
handseled all their happiness.
"It is the promise of everything l
can give thee. my loved one" whis-
pered Katherine.
"It is the luck of Richard Hyde.
Dearest wife. thou hast given me my
life back again.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Worms in Hoos.

Recently while at the Iowa Agrlcul-
tural College the writer noticed the
ground in the hog yards Uttered with
excreted intestinal worms. The keep
er explained that he had just given the
swine their semi-annual dose Of worm
medicine. He said that it was his
observation that hogs were frequently
sick as a result Of intestinal worms,
and that many times diseases arising
from worms were named cholera. This
would be the more likely to be the
case, as large number of hogs might
be sick at the same time from the
same cause. This cause of disease is
too frequently overlooked, especially
by the farmer that has only a few hogs
and gives them little attention. When
hog eats well and yet remains
stunted it may be guessed tht worms
are at least partial cause.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Differences in Phosphates.

At the Tennessee Experiment Sta
ton pot tests were made with differ
ent kinds of phosphates. Cow peas
and turnips were the vegetables ex.
perimented with, in conjunction with
superphosphates, precipitated phos-
phate, bone meal, and ground phos-
phate rock. The results with both
crops showed no appreciable benefit
from applications Of from 300 to 1900
pounds Of ground phosphate rock per
acre. On the other hand, 300 pounds
of high-grade acid phosphate gave
marked increase in the yield above
any Of the other plats. Finely ground
bone meal gave excellent results. For
cowpeas. 2 pounds of phosphoric acid
from the meal was found to be about
equal to one pound from acid phos-
phate. The turnips, however. seemed
somewhat less able than the cowpeas
to use the phosphoric acid Of the meal
Precipitated phosphate gave much bet
ter results than bone meal. The water
soluble phosphate Of lime gave excel.
lent results.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17

ever oxe him now, and he can
gang to Madam Liberty for his futuFe
wage"
He was standing on the step of bis
high counting desk as he spoke, and
he peered over the little wooden IA I.
ing at the men scattered about with
pens or hammers or goods in then
hands There was moments silenrH
then a middle-ased man quietly laid
down the tools with which he was
closing a box, and walked up to the
desk The next moment. every ore
in the place had followed him. Sem.
pie was amazed and angry, but he
made no sign of either emotion. He
counted to the most accurate fractiOn
every ones due, and let them go with.
out one word OF remonstrance.
But, as soon as he was alone, he falt
the full bitterness of their deserti1n.
and he could not keep the tears out Of
his eyes as he looked at their empty
places.
At this juncture Neil entered the
store. Here's bonnie pass, Mel
CNSi lCll Tic stoLS- ! llis
as weel put up the shutters"
There are other men to be hire"
They were maistly a auld stand
bys, auld married men that ought 10
have had mair sense"
The married men are the trouble.
makers: the women have Matched and
nursed this rebellion. If they would
only spin their webs, and mind their
knitting"
But they wilma. Neil. and they
never would. If there's a pot O. re-
belliOn brewing between the tTa
poles, women will be dabbling In it.
They have aye been against lawfu'
authority. The restraints O. paradise
was tyranny to them. And they get
worse and worse: 1t isna ane apple
would do them the moo; they'd strip
the tree. my lad, to it's vera topmost
branch"
You ought to know, father. |
them"
Sac. hope you'll stand by my
side. We twa can keep the house
thegither. If We are a right, the gov.
ernment will whistle by q woman $
talk"
Did you not say Katherine was
coming back?"
Il did that. See there, again. Hyde
has dropped his uniform. and sold a
that he has, and is coming to fight in
Il quarrel that's name O. his. Heard
you ever such foolishness? But it is
Katherine's doing; there's little doot
O. that"
He's turned rebel. them"
"Ay has he. That's what women do.
Politics and rebellion is the same
thing to them"
We'll. father l shall not turn rebel
"Oh, Neil. you take load off my
heart by thae words!"
II have nothing against the king,
and could not be Hyde's comrade"
ITO be continued.)
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
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Pastures Profitable.

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From Farmers Review: During
our 40 years Of experience We have
used pastures and ind them profta-
BILE. We hnd COW to be q creature
of education. II one dries on q heifer
and lets her go dry for four or five
months she vii. be inclined to repeat
the habit. Most farmers depend
wholly on pastures and make their
calculations to use so many acres to
a certain number of cows, and when
the flush Is over or a dry time comes
their rations are curtailed, and hence
the yield is shortened, and when a
COW fails in her yield for . few days
1t fs almost impossible to get her
back to a normal yield again. A COW
is simply . machine to be governed
by q manager. and to be the most
profitable she must have all she can
eat and be taken good care Of to do
her best: hence. 1t is necessary abso-
lutely to provide proper rations In
case Of short pastures to keep the
machinery running profitably. This
can be most economically done by
providing silage for such emergencies
or some succulent food such as al
falfa or sweet corn or green clover
The profit comes from the food used
after a ration necessary to maintain
the machinery and keep 1t In use;
then whatever feed is used runs to
profit and the yield is kept up much
longer. We do not want to keep
cows that are non-paying boarders for
four or five months.-J. F. Converse,
Jefferson County, New York.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Rose Insects and Remedies.

From the time of planting look out
for the slugs, later on the rose bug
and the green caterpillar that delights
to feed upon buds just ready to open.
White Hellebore, if fresh and pure is
a safe poison, dust it on with the dew.
Kerosene Emulsion, two parts kero.
sene, one part slightly sour milk, agi-
tate till it forms a jelly, dilute with
20 parts Of soft water Tobacco water,
steep the leaves or stems till tea
of good color, spray upper and under
sides of foliage or apply 1t with a
whisk broom or sprinkler Be ever on
the watch for the enemies, apply the
remedies freely but avoid covering
the opening roses. Roses should be
cut every morning to remove the bur.
den Of the bush ana to cheer some
sick room, or precious gift to some
city friend; never allow any seed buds
to remain on the bush except on Rosa
Rugosa.-Geo. ]. Kellogg.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Hogs Following Steers.

When hogs follow steers that are be-
frg largely corn-fed. 1t is an element
Of profit to know how many hogs to
keep with a certain number OF steers.
Though this is matter that has been
experimental with at a number OF sta
tions it still remains unsettled in large
measure. In the feeding tests being
conducted by the University Of ILL
nois, the writer noticed that four hogs
we're at first allowed to follow sixteen
steers. Later the number was In
creased to eight, and Professor Num-
ford said that the eight were getting
along as well as did the four. In a
pasture 1t would be equally as bad
II too few hogs were following the
cattle. If too many were following
them it would not be so large mat
ter, as they would naturally find pas
turage y complete their needed ra'
tions. Just how many hogs should
follow cattle should be a matter looked
into thoroughly by every man that is
fattening steers on corn and following
them with hogs.
In the case of the steers being fed
at Urbana, Illinois, the feed was not
whole corn, but mixture Of cracked
corn, corn-and-cob meal, cut clover
hay, cut alfalfa, all mixed together. 1t
Is altogether probable that this feed
was better digested than is most of
the feed when it consists largely Of
corn shelled or on the ear. 1t is evil
dent that If eight hogs can profitably
follow sixteen steers so fed, much
larger number could follow steers fed
in the ordinary wasteful way. At
Odebolt, Iowa, the Iowa Experiment
Station has 500 steers in feed lots
with 500 hogs. We understand that
the hogs receive no food except that
obtained from the droppings of the
steers. The end Of this experiment
will be watched with interest.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Anconas.

From Farmers Review: The
above is the name of one of the latest
imported additions of poultry to this
country. They belong to the Mediter-
ranean type of fowls, having origin
ated on a small island called Ancona,
in the southern part OF Italy, from
which thRy take their name. Some
years ago they were imported into
England, where they now rank among
the leading breeds; and am very glad
to say that they are rapidly becoming
one of the favorite breeds of this coun-
try. They are bright. active birds, TAX
ing much exercise and largely provi-
ding for themselves If allowed to
range. They do we'll in confinement. No
production. The egg basket is never
empty, as such has been my expert
ence, and like the Mediterranean class
are non-setters. Before breeding them
l had heard wonderful reports of them
as to beauty and egg production, the
truth of which has been fully verified.
l assure you flock of them is a most
Interesting SlRnt. ne CHICKS develop
with surprising rapidity.
In general appearance the Anconas
resemble the Leghorn type, following
them In build and carriage, as well as
in their bright combs and yellow legs.
In color they are mottled black and
white, each feather tipped with white
and the more even this nothing the
better. particularly in the hens. The
combs are bright red, upright in cock
and deeply rented. while in the hen
they fall to one side Of the face. They
are compactly made, the body is round
and well formed; the face is a coral
red; the ear lobes white or creamy
white. They breed very true-W. H.
BranthCoyer.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
Night Pasturinu.

From Farmers Review: have
tried both the yarding and pasturing
OF cows in summer and have found out
that our cows did good deal better
by letting them run at night, as they
like to take a bite after milking and
sometimes one can hear the bell-cow
grazing as late as nine o'clock and
later. If farmer had place to give
them some feed, yarding would be all
right, but otherwise they will give
better returns by letting them run
Fred Tschudy, Green county. Wiscon.
sin. .. ..
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-17
An Iowa Decision.

The Iowa courts have Just decided
a very interesting point in regard to
oleo having a slightly yellow color. 1t
has been asserted and believed that
butter could be Incorporated with oelo
thus giving 1t color legally. Some
oleo very slightly yellow was seized
in Iowa and the sellers prosecuted.
The oleo men argued that the little
color in the butter did not come in
as a result Of artificial coloring.
The prosecutors contended that it
made no difference how it got there,
as long as it was present. The Judge
and the jury took this view of it.