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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
The Appearance of Things.

We always feel encouraged when we
get a letter from a farmer who has
the business capacity to have a neat
ly printed letter head, with the name
of his farm and the specialties he
grows. We know that here is man
who takes some pride in his work and
is studying his profession. He may
not always be educated to the point
of writing the best English, but we al
ways look for ideas from such man.
But when we get letter, written with
a pale lead pencil, on dark, coarse
paper that costs about three cents a
pad, we feel like throwing it into the
waste basket without reading, for 1t
is the invariable mark of man deep
in the ruts and without ambition to
get out. Good white paper and pens
and ink are so cheap and plentiful
that there is no excuse for the pencil
and the dark, coarse paper. The
farmer who has not faith enough in
his business to give his home name
and to advertise what he is doing is
badly behind the times.-Practical
Farmer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

Gene M. Simpson, whose Buff Leg
horns won first prize at the Oregon
State Poultry Show in Portland last
December, received this week from
Harry Lamon, of New York, three fe'
males and one male of these famous
producers, that are, beyond
doubt, the best specimens of Buff Leg
horns on the Coast. We understand
that the pen cost $35. The poultry in
dustry throughout the Pacific North
west is enjoying good, substantial
boom, especially in the egg-laying va
rieties, of which the Leghorns are fore
most. The Lewis and Clark Fair has
something to do with this, but, as a
matter of fact, we have never pro-
duced eggs enough to supply our own
markets. Corvallis, Ore, Gazette,
March 10, 03.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
GREEN APHIs ON THE SOUND.

| notice in your paper that Prof.
Piper asserts that the green aphls Is
not injurious to apple trees. | want to
say a few words for our side OF the
state in regard to the matter.
| have found in travelling over Pierce
County that wherever the green aphis
lights upon a young orchard from two
TO five wears DID, the trees so infested
become stunted to a very serious eX-
tent. and to my mind are one of the
worst pests we have. Where tree
is infested one year, it becomes the
home and rendezvous the following
years. unless fully destroyed and for
tilted against with a rigid and sure
remedy.
The green aphis, as is well known,
lives and feeds upon the tips OF the
limbs, sucking the sap as it is carried
to the tips. The simple reason for
this is that the tips of the branches
are the most tender and, being the
most tender and vital, stunt the
growth of the tree. When this occurs,
we find that the tree is on the de
cline. and in this condition of disease
and weakness the tree becomes the
prey of other insects and diseases.
To carry the matter further, the
stunted or diseased tree has more to
do with perpetuating the pests of our
orchards than all else combined. The
best fortified and most healthy or
chards are the freest from disease
and pests, and best able to throw Off
disease as a natural consequence. So
anything that creates debility is a
great detriment to an orchard.
I don't know what practical expert
ence Prof. Piper has had aside from
the college, but as for me would say:
Keep rid of the green aphis by all
means. e. JOHNS,
Pierce County Fruit Inspector in
Wenatchee Republican.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
Pullman, Wash.

The state legislature, thank good
ness, has adjourned; and the bunco
steerers, grafters, surething men.
thimble riggers, jockeys, room clerks,
quack doctors and honest men have
returned home. 1t was busy session.
They sold the seat in the U. S. senate
to the highest bidder, profiting much
thereby, MIXED the railroads to a
finish on bluff bill; made gambling a
felony except where conducted by the
state on the fair grounds and appro.
priated over three and quarter mil
lions of dollars, about one-half of
which will be used for running the
government, and the rest divided as
''swag." Altogether the legislators
have reason to feel proud of their rec
ord-we don't think.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
The State Experiment Stations as a
Source of information.

1t may not be out of place to call the
attention of fruit growers to the agri-
cultural experiment stations as
source of assistance in solving the
problems that confront them. Many OF
these problems require an intimate
knowledge of existing conditions for
their most satisfactory solution, and
the station workers in each state may
be expected to possess or at least be
able to obtain information that Will
be of great assistance in many cases.
A great deal of valuable information
is contained in the station publica-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
Notice.

The State Agricultural Experiment
Station at Pullman is about to make
up a new mailing list embodying cor
rections on the old list. 1t is desired
that all persons whose addresses have
been changed within the last two
years, also all persons in whose ad-
dress there has been any error, and
particularly all persons who have been
put on free rural delivery routes,
should send to the experiment station
within the next sixty days notifica-
ton of the correct address.
E. A. BRYAN, Director.
Pullman, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
THE DISK PLOW.

The disk pillow, which is compar-
atively recent invention, is beginning
to attract considerable attention on
account of the effective work 1t Is
capable of doing under certain con-
ditions. The principal feature of this
plow in it's more perfect form is
tempered steel disk sometimes ar
ranged in gangs of two or more) 20
to 80 inches in diameter, and usually
set at an angle to the furroW and to
the surface so as to turn and pulverize
the SOIL being kept from clogging and
assisted in pulverizing the soil by an
adjustable scraper. The disk is car
ried by a steel framework mounted on
wheels and provided with a seat for
the driver and levers for control and
adjustment of the pillow.
The disk pillow as put on the market
by various manufacturers has been
subjected to extended practical trial
with results which encourage the be-
lief that it is destined 10 prove use
full farm implement In view OF the
importance of the matter the North
Dakota Station has been carrying on
for three years past series of COM
narrative trials of six different makes
of the disk pillow and of the ordinary
mouldboard pillow. In summing up the
results of these trials Professor Ten
Eyck says:
81 am not yet ready to recommend
any disk pillow as preferable to the
best mouldboard pillow, for general use
on North Dakota farms. If you have
a very hard, gummy soil, in which it
is almost impossible to keep the re-
ouired depth with the mouldboard
pillow, the disk pillow may be used
very advantageously. Every large
farm in North Dakota might profit
ably use one or more disk plows, but
it would. not be practicable at the pres
ent time to wholly replace the mould
board pillow by the disk pillow upon
any farm in North Dakota.
81 do not advise farmers to pur-
chase disk plows at the present time,
except after a thorough trial on their
own farms. | believe that ultimate
ly, when the disk pillow has been fully
perfected, it will be a success These
plows should be tried in all parts of
the state but they should be intro
duced at the expense Of the manufac-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

The Ranch again lifts up it's voice
to protest against the appropriations
for the Lewis and Clark Fair and the
st. Louis Exposition, because we do
not believe the state will get adequate
returns from such expenditures We
believe, Furthermore, that nine-tenths
of the farmers of this state would
heartily approve the veto of these ap-
preparations Oy Governor Mcbride.
We have no axe to grind in the mat
ter, nor any other purpose in mind
than that of seeing some effort made
to check the extravagant waste of pub
lie funds. Three and quarter mil
lions of dollars will be extracted from
the taxpayers to run this little dinkey
state government during the next two
years-and it's far too much.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

tions the bulletins issued by the sta
ton in each state are free to it's resi-
dents. These bulletins are designed
primarily to meet the peculiar condi-
lions of the states wherein they are
located. 1t thus becomes highly i'm
portant for each fruit grower and for
others interested in agricultural pur-
suits to keep in close touch with their
experiment station.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

Spring prospects are good here and
farm land is high and in demand, ev-
erything being bought that is offered.
B. B. ROBINSON, Spangle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

Clark Exposition. This is $125,OOO
thrown away, unless that square-jawed
governor of ours exercises his veto
power.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

The Legislature appropriated $4,000
for the st. Louis Exposition and $780,
600 to be donated to the Lewis and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15

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turers and not at the expense of the
farmers"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-03-15
SPECIAL CLOSING OUT SALE.


l offer for immediate sale my entire farm
equipment consisting of six head of cows
and three heifers, one Balm wagon, disc
harrow, and pillow. This stock and imple-
ments must be sold at once. Address J. ].
Borseth, Elliott, 3 miles from Renton,
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FOR SALE-Percheron stations ; prices,
$3.50 to $1,000 each; terms reasonable. T.
H. Cormode, Spangel, Wash.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16
AN ILLUSTRATED MAUAZINE EDI-
TIUN OF THE ECHO.

II affords the management OF The Echo
much pleasure to announce TO the peo-
pie ofBay st, Louis and Hancock coun-
ty that it mas decided and made arrange
ments whereby mammoth edi ton Of
this papen profusely illustrated and
bound in magazine form, viii be issued
some time within the next two or three
months, to emanate from our new news
paper Office building on the corner Front
and State streets. 1t was our intention
some months ago to get out this specia |
edition, which will be entirely separate
from our regular one, around the holiday
season, but it was found not only i'm
practicable but utterly impossible to un-
dertake so large work in our presen t
all too small quarters. For this work
The Echo has been particularly fortu-
nate in securing the.services Of Messrs
H. L. and E. II. Lyons, ofLaurel, Miss,
two young gentlemen who are specialists
in the work, and who come TO Bay St.
Louis at our special solicitation. They
will collect and compile the data neces-
sary which will make this edition worthy
of life preservation and will attend tojthe
advertising department. 1t is safe to
say nothing Of the like has ever been at
tempted in this section. Much history
abounds in Bay st. Louis, its undevelop-
ed resources are wonderful and as a
summer and winter resort it has no
equal. These will be given special at
tention and the city will never have re-
ceived better and more representative
advertisement than this proposed edition
with circulation up in the thousands.
We propose to give Logtown and Pearl
ington as we'll as Waveland an opportu-
nifty to be represented in this edition.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16
TRAGEDY ON
YAzOO CITY STREETS.
Two Prominent Citizens Killed and
Two Badly Wounded Trouble the
Outcome OF Newspaper Controversy

A terrible tragedy occurred on the
streets Of Yazoo City, this State, Satur-
day afternoon shortly after O'Clock, re-
sulting in the death of Circuit Clerk It.
A. Kelly and d. D. Dorsey, and the Sc
rious wounding of T. M. Kelly and w.
Dorsey.
I. M. Kelly printed communication
signed "Redneck," in the Saturday
Evening News, of Yazoo City, in which
Birdsall, the editor Of the Sentinel, was
criticised quite severely for supporting
Vardaman for Governor after he had
printed endorsement Of Noel, who Kelly
favored. The communication also con-
tanned some insinuations, which we're
construed as reflected on the Dorseys.
brothers Of Mrs. Birdsall. Mr.. Birdsail
wrote bitter reply to the communica-
tion, charging that "Redneck" was none
other than T. M. Kelly, in which he ex-
planned and justified his position.
After the publication of these articles
friends took the matter up and brought
about a settlement between Kelly
and Birdsall. This, it was thought,
would settler the matter; but il did
not. for the Dorsey brothers demand
ed an explanation by Kelly OF every
thing said personally offensive to them.
Not satisfied with his reply, the Dorseys
denounced Kelly in a circular, which is
printed below.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16
SATURDAY EVENINGS MUSICALE
At st. StanisIaus Hall by the Cole
gians Was A Most Artistic Sue
cess-The Programme.

The last week was one of unusual ac-
tivity in college circles. The principal
event was an entertainment given by the
Musical and Glee clubs, Among the
select audience, which enjoyed the treat,
we're many Of the Bays fairest and most
accomplished musicians. The entertain
ment was of high classical order, re-
flecting great credit on Prof. John Hem
mersbach. The Professor has a ma
tional reputation, ranking as one of the
leading musicians Of the country. He
is universally known along the coast as
most successful and painstaking teach
er. His talented pupils reflect honor on
him and on the college. The orchestra,
which discoursed such sweet music dur
ing the entertainment, is composed Of
well trained musicians and their admi-
rers say their is not better local Or
chestra south OF the Mason and Dixon
lines. The members are as follows: j..
Comeaux. A. Burch, s. Bureh, F. Wa
guespack, r. Martinez, A. d. Capdau,
H. Allen, o. Mary. e. Pinac, H. Begg,
s. Haydel, o. Krebs, j. Lopez, and Bros.
L. Felix, Ilbertus and Edward. After
orchestral selections, j. B. Aucoin's
piano solo Proposal Waltzes" was rem
dered with beautiful execution. o. J.
Mary delighted all by his fine cornet So
10 "The Maiden with the Dreamy Eyes,"
The crack fluitist Of the college, A. d.
Capdau showed his appreciation Of the
classic by the tuneful rendition of "The
Chimes OF Normandy" l.. O'Farrell, q
popular pianist was the object of much
applause from his friends. II. T. Begg
is a Juvenile wonder, as evinced' by his
surprising violin solo "Creole Bellies. !"
]. Lafontaine, another candidate for mu-
sical honors, performed very artistically
on the cornet entitled "You Never Had
Another Love Like Nine" J. s. CO.
meaux, "a frequent performer on the Stra-
divarius before Bay audiences, enhanced
his reputation by his clever performance
of "Lazarre Waltzes." s. l.. Haydei,
another juvenile violinist, made his de-
but in asurprisingly beautiful solo "One
Sunday Afternoon" A pianist Of high
order, A. Keller, showed a great pro-
mise Of being an accomplished musi-
clan by his exquisite number "Orange
Blossoms" e. O.. Pinac has won SO
many honors that it is scarcely necessa-
ry to introduce him. Suffice to say that
he added new laurels TO his other tri-
umphs by his "Hiawatha Idyl," violin
solo. The Glee Club was the special at
traction OF the entertainment. Great
pains have been taken this year in voice
culture, and the results are more than x
repay the labor. The childish treble
the clear-voiced tenor, and the deel
manly basso, blend in such exquisit'
harmony as Is seldom the lot Of audiences
to hear.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16
WAVELAND PERSONALS
And LOCAL CHRONICLES.

Mrs. D. B. Martinez and family Of
New Orleans came over on Thursday to
remain for the summer.
MIR. John Coffee OF New Orleans is
spending some time here, the guest Of
Mr.. Louis S. Bourgeois.
Mrs. J. Sambola, accompanied by her
son, Mr.. Alexander Sambola, came out
from New Orleans Sunday and will
spend some time here at their summer
home.
Mr.. George II. Combel spent Sunday
here in the interest OF his property.
Mr.. Hubert Mitchell, OF New Orleans,
was the guest of Mr.. Joseph r. Bour-
geois, Jr.
Mrs. VIM. S. Fell has been entertain
ing several visitors during the week at
Fair Lawn home.
Mayor 0. M. Bourgeois was visitor
to New Orleans Wednesday.
Mr.. John B. Favre, accompanied by
Mr.. Victor Ladner and son Forest went
to New Orleans Tuesday, Mr.. Ladner
being in quest Of medical attention.
Very Rev. Father Blanc and Rev.
Father Chauvin we're welcome visitors
here this week from Bay st. Louis. They
came to examine the first communion
class.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16
FOOD

Softand crooked bones mean
oad feeding. Call the disease
ickets if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
light food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
must have blood food and so
IN through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Littledoses every day
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter,
loose joints grow stronger ard
frmness comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cure it.
In thousands of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has proven to be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT d BOVINE. Chemists.
Aoo-4i6 Pearl Street. New York.
scc. ard si.oo; all druggists.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16
REGIsTRATroN NoTIcEI

Notice is hereby given that under the
laws OF the State OF Mississippi, the un-
dersigned registrar Of voters for Hancock
county viii visit the several voting pre-
cincts to register voters on the following
days, to-wit:
District NO. !, Pearlington, Tuesday
June ., 1903.
District No. 2, Logtown, Wednesday
June 10, 1903.
District No. 3, Gainesville, Thursday
june II, 1908.
District No. A, Nicholson Tuesday
June rs, 1908.
District No. s, Picayune, Wednesday
June II, 1903.
District No. 6, Pine Grove Church
Z. i 4fsday June Is, 1903.
1908.
Distgict No. s, Caesar, Tuesday, June
%, 1868.
District No. ., HarieI. Wednesday,
June "a, 1908.
District No 70, Parker Thursday,
June ". 1908,
District No. II, Kergosein's Store,
Tuesday, June 30, 1903.
District No. Fl, Kiln, Wednesday,
July 4, 1908.
District No. ID, Bay St. Louis, Thurs,
day, July 2, 1903.
Except on the days aforesaid the re-
gistratiorl books win bekept at my Office
up 10 the Bird day OF July, 1908.
u. III. HOFFMAN,, Registrar,
Bay st. Louis, Miss, May 2, 1903
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16


The Austin Statesman says "when a
man dies who has spent his life in toll for
his town and has brought sunshine to
many a mans home, the people turn out
in masses to his funeral. This is wrong.
The man who deserves to be accompan-
led to the graveyard by every man, wo-
man and child in the town is the one
who passes his life in knocking every
local enterprise out of his neighbors.
When such man dies, all the business
houses and shops should close and every
body go to the graveyard to see that the
old mud turtle is buried so deep that he
will never be able to scratch out or even
hear Gabriel when he sounds the re-
yeille.v
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

General Passenger Agent J. X. Ridge
ly of the L. & NJ, was in Biloxi Monday
in the interest Of his road. To Herald
reporter he said that on the occasion OF
the reunion at New Orleans the L. & N.
will convey at least 25,OOO people INTO
New Orleans more than three times the
number handled for the last Mardi Gras.
The reunion, he says, will be the biggest
thing New Orleans has ever had.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

The following has lost its identity and
is credited to an exchange, but it never
theless hits the nail on the head when 4
says: If rich man starts project en-
courage him; or a poor man, help him.
Dent be afraid to stick your hand in
your pockets and draw forth it's contents
ifyou have means to invest in something
that will give employment to somebody.
Don't kick on every proposed improve
ment simply because it is not at your
door. Do all you can to beautify the
town and your own property in particu-
lar. Be friendly to everybody and cour-
teous to strangers, and never forget that
your department does its share in Civ
ing to the town its character, Sell and
buy all you can at home. Stand by all
orher enterprising citizens and be ready
to do some Of the work yourself.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

One of the unique features of the cam
paign for Governor is Noel Club form
ed by ladies in Sunflower county. The
club has been organized with strong
membership and the good ladies are
strongly urging the claims OF their fav-
orite candidate.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

Thomas Wilson of Salt Lake City,
Utah, met the President with remark
able demonstration Of his adherence of
race suicide. He was accompanied by
his sixteen sons, all the children OF one
mother and all oyer six feet tall. Mr..
Wilson is not Mormon.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

Three storied streets are becoming
common in the large cities. Chicago
already has places where the steam rail-
roads run in subway, the steam rail-
roads on the surface and the elevated
lines above, and there will be several ST.
milar places in New York when the new
subway is completed.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

Robert Henry, chief deputy under U.
S. Marshal Edgar Wilson since Febru-
ary one year ago, has resigned and will
be succeeded by Mr.. Wilson's son, so it
is said. Mr.. Henry is the son Of the
editor OF the jackson Clarion Ledger.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

The principle OF wireless telegraphy is
not new, it was discovered by Hertz
years ago, as every student Of modern
physics knows. This, however, does not
detract from Marconi's wonderful inn
nrovement
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
The Echo is authorized to announce

candidate for representative from Han
cock county to the Mississippi Legisla-
ture, subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic party.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

Eighteen hundred acres OF land in
Cullman county, Alabama, are about to
be planted to loblolly pine, chestnut and
oak, the first for lumber, the second for
posts and telegraph poles and the last
for railroad ties. The plan pursued has
been prepared by Government experts.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

King Edward has been to Rome, call
ed upon the Pope and the King has left
without hurting anyone's feeling. Evi-
IDENTIFY he absorbed large quantities of
tact during the forty years he was SOW
ing his wild oats.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

The 81 800, 900 donated by Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie for the erection OF Temple Of
Peace at the Hague will be another tenn
pie OF fame to the most remarkable Civ
er in the history OF the world.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

An enthusiastic newspaper correspon-
dent sends dispatch from Nicaragua
lauding native troops for travelling 300
miles through the swamps In eight days
and then forgets to say who was chasing
them,
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

The Scranton Chronicle, able and de-
servedly popular, has come out for Gov.
Longino, candidate for the U. s. Senate
against Senator Money.
The sea coast echo., 1903-05-16

The era Of prosperity has struck the
South square amidships. May cotton
has gone to $1t.60. Cotton at 10 cents a
pound has long been the hope Of the
Southern planters.