davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
TRADE REPORT,

Bradstreets report on trade the past
week.
Trade conditions are still irregular.
Business is Of fair volume, but not so
active as year ago, partly because
of the backward season, heavy rains
Interfering with crop movements and
corrections; continued labor troubles,
present and past, discouraging build.
ing operations and the spread of the
conservative feeling among BUYERS.
based upon stock market liquidation
and the feeling that the high prices
OF many products Will tend, if they
have not already done so, to automatic.
ally check consumption.
Many underlying conditions are,
however, still favorable. First in i'm
portance should be reckoned the de-
cidedly better tone of advices from
the corn crop which has developed a
better quality and larger yield than
was deemed possible. Special inquiry
by Bradstreets agents point to yield
OF at least $3.50, 100000 bushels, of a
grade superior to that Of year ago.
Lower prices for this and other GER
eals and for cotton, whose yield will
be smaller than seemed probable a
month ago, seem likely to help out
backward export trade in these pro-
ducts and improve the foreign ex-
change outlook. Collections, too,
though backward, are improving as
the grain and cotton movement ex-
pand.
The volume of business doing by the
railroads is excellent.
The best trade advances come from
the southwest, notably at Kansas City
and St. Louis; from the western sec
tons, such as Nebraska and Iowa,
where corn is turning out better than
expected; from the Pacific coast,
where trade is still unqualifiedly good,
despite the slowness of new wheat
and other crops to move, and from
portions of the south, such as the
Mississippi valley, where present
prices for cotton afford good return
for fair yields.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
RIOTS IN A FRENCH TOWN.
Five Thousand Weavers Caused Seri.
Gus Trouble.

Armenters, North France, Oct. 10
This town was today given up to riot,
pillage and incendiarism as con-
sequence of the weavers' strike. Moth
ing this morning fOretold the serious
disturbances about to occur, but at
noon the strikers, not receiving an
swers to their demands from the en-
plovers, broke out into the widest
excuses. A mob of 5000 gathered in
the great square and urged the troops
stationed there to throw down their
arms, shouting: "Down with patriot
ISM" The rioters then spread through
the streets, breaking windows of the
stores, dragging out the huge display
rolls of linen, which they stretched
across the streets with the object of
impending the advance of cavalry.
They wrecked shops, sacked the
houses of persons obnoxious to the
ringleaders and attacked the banks, in
two of which they succeeded in steal
ing few hundred dollars from the
tills.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16


To make beets peel easily plunge In
cold water as soon us they are boiled.
If one desires eggs to keep well, place
them upright; otherwise the yolks will
cling to the shell and spoil.
The heat of an oven Is right for
bread or cake IL piece of paper put
into it quickly turns a dark yellow.
1t is said that pinch of saltpeter
added to the water In which cut flow
ers stand will make them keep fresh
much longer than otherwise.
To remove stains of paint or varnlsh
use fluid composed of five parts al
cohol, three parts ammonia and one
quarter benzlne. Do not use near light
ed gas or lamp.
To open oyster shells easily just
place the oysters on the warm kitchen
stove for second, then insert the
knife between the thin portion OF the
shell and it will open easily.
Bronze may be renovated and recoi-
ored thus: Mix one part OF muliatic
acid and two parts Of water. Free the
article from all grease and dust and
apply the mixture with a cloth. When
dry, polish with sweet oil
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
FARM! RS
] ]. 81 IT, RS, &: gl:4


The Wonders of Modern Farming.
All the great crops are now planted,
and all except cotton are gathered by
machinery. Let us follow crop
throughout seasons work and see
the changes that have come in its
treatment.
The plowman no longer trudges slow.
ly and YEARLY back and forth across
his field. He rides a sulky pillow with
a spring seat. There are special blows
for every need-turf plows. stubble
plows, subsoil plows, plows for heavy
work, plows for light work, and gang
plows turning three burrows at once.
So simple are many of them that n boy
may drive one. Flowing by steam is
not commonly practiced in the Middle
West, but out on the great wheat
ranches of the Pacific coast 1t Is com
mon. On the tule lands of California
sixty-horse-power traction engine
drawing twenty-one feet of disk plows
will break the ground to depth of
ten inches at. the rate of f0rty-five TO
sixty acres a day. With mold-bonrd
plows designed especially for this
work a strip twenty-eight feet wide
can be broken. This means that man
and n pair of horses with single
mold-board plow would have to cross
a field twenty-elght times to do the
same work that the traction engine
does by one trip of Its plows. A farm
er In the Central West who uses a
small traction engine and Z gang of
four fourteen-inch plows says that It
costs him from so to GO cents per acre
to break his ground. He considers
steam economical.
The land made ready for the recep-
ton of the seed, machinery still does
the work that muscle used to do. The
sower goes forth to sow, but not as he
once did, dropping his seed into the
soil. trudglng backward and forward
from dawn until twilight His grass
or bis grain Is broadcasted or drilled
In with mechanical evenness, and the
machine automatically registers the
acreage sown. In like manner his corn
Is drilled in, listed or planted In hills,
his potatoes are planted, and even his
cabbage, his caulif1ower and his tobac-
co plants from the seed beds are set
out by machinery, and the work is
done better than it could possibly be
by hand-this, besides the saving of
time and toll. Even In the vegetable
garden seeders for all kinds of seeds
are now extensively used. The ma
chimes are pushed in front of the OPP
orator, and they automatically drop
and cover the seeds at the desired dis
tances and depth, and at the same time
mark off the next ROW.. B. Thorn
ton, In Worlds Work.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
OREGON NOTES.

Five insane men escaped from the
asylum at Salem recently.
The Pendleton business men have
arranged fine program for the state
irrigation congress, which meets
there November Q and 10.
This is the busy season for the far
mers of the Blue mountain district
Not for years has wheat been plant
ed as early as it is this year.
DR.. T. e. Alyea, a merchant at the
new town of Eureka, on the Imnaha
river, was robbed of $1,000 recently at
Sled Springs, roadhouse rs miles
north of Enterprise.
The old city hall building at Baker
City was burned recently. 1t was an
old wooden structure, and in itself was
of but little value, but it contained
the city records, which had not yet
been moved into the new building ad.
joining.
Oregon postmasters appointed:
Brooks, Britt Aspinwall; Woodstock,
Albert Heffenden. Ralph H. Watkins
is appointed regular and Roy A. Wat
kins substitute rural carrier at Forest
Grove.
The northern Asiatic lines, which
decided to raise the rate on flour to
the Orient to IS, the rate in force
prior to the cut last June, have re.
considered their decision, and the
rate for November at least will re-
main at 81 a ton.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

Corn may not be the whole thing,
but it is the principal ration for fat
tening hogs.
The man or woman who does not
know how to keep up rotation in the
garden crops is not up to present day
privileges.
1t is n very good plan to keep all
grain sacks and similar property
marked or branded. 1t is not matter
of proving dishonesty, but a matter
Of convenience to have them so
marked. There are times when they
will accidentally get lost.
The commercial fertilizer used annu-
ally in the United States amounts to
between $4O,0O0,000 and $50,000,000.
Most of the States have provided for
official inspection of fertilizer to pro-
tect the farmer from fraud. The heav-
lest applications are made in the
Southern States. In some Of the prai-
rle States hardly any commercial fer
tilizers are sold.
The finest and softest wool is al
ways on the shoulders of sheep. An
expert in judging sheep always looks
at the wool on the shoulders first. AS
suming that the wool to be inspected
Is really fine, the shoulders are first
examined as a part where the finest
wool is to be found. which is taken as
a standard, and is compared to the
wool from the ribs, the thigh, the
rump and the shoulder parts, and the
nearer the wool from the various por-
tions of the animal approaches the
standard the better.
The longer the calf is left with its
dam the harder 1t will be to teach 1t
to drink. The longer 1t is left with
the COW the harder it will be to wean.
and the more foolish the cow will act
when weaving is attempted.
II there is anything that Is better
than another on hot day 1t Is water
from a Jug. One never knows when
to LET 90. The feeling is that one
would like to "freeze to it." and enjoy
1t forever.
II n strip Of light burlap is fastened
=. wound a milk cows body loosely to
Leen the flies off in fly time she will
r,ya more milk, says an Indiana farm
or who adds: II have noticed how
COWS stand and fight flies and eat lit
flo b,,t when thus protected they put
In their time at eating. milk with
much more comfort since adopting this
plan, which costs little
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

utilized by placing barrel which is
water.tisht on box or other platform
and, by the use of a simple and cheap
y-trough, carrying the water to the
barrel from the caves of the barn roof.
A faucet should be placed In the bar
rel. as shown. SO that the water may
be drawn off readily when wanted.
Over the top of the barrel is placed a
frame. covered with the finest mesh
wire obtalnable. This will keep out
yamin and small animals, and yet
permit sufficient air TO circulate over
the water to prevent 1t from becoming
s.agnant. The illustration shows the
plan, which is an excellent one and
very Inexpensive.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
$25oO CUP RACE.
Trophy Offered by Upton for Ocean


1t has been decided that the Allan
tic Yacht club shall be custodian of
the $500 cup which Sir Thomas Lip
ton has offered for an ocean race from
Sandy Hook lightship to the Needles
in May next. The cup will he cha!-
lenge trophy and Sir Thomas hopes
that it will become an international
prize of prominence. He has been as
sured by distinguished yachtsmen that
it will he raced for by famous ocean
going boats. The Atlantic Yacht club
viii give three additional cups, one
of the value of $500, to the first
yacnt finishing; one of $500, to go to
the second yacht, and still another OF
$500 to go to the third boat. The re-
instructions of the race will be few.
Each yacht will take its own time al
the finish. and all allowances barred
Sir Thomas believes that the Ger.
man emperor may send his Meteor
over for the race and that the Amer
lean yachts probably will take part
in the Dover-Heligoland contest and
others at KEEL 1t is believed also
that the king of England will be in
terested in the contest
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

Select eighteen or twenty good-sized,
fine, fresh frogs, pare off the feet neat
ly, then lay the frogs on a dish, and
pour two tablespoonfuls of sweet oil
over. SEASON with pinch Of salt and
a pinch of pepper, and squeeze in the
Juice Of fresh lemon. Roll them
around several times in their season.
ing, then place them nicely on the
broiler, and broil them for four min
utes on each side. Take them off,
dress them on hot dish, pouring
gill Of maitre d'hotel butter over, and
send to the table.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
Picked PIums.

Wipe the plums and prick each In
several places to prevent bursting. 10
seven pounds of fruit allow three
pounds of sugar, three pints Of vine
gar, Il tablespoonful each of ground
cinnamon, mace and allspice and tea
spoonful, each of cloves and celery
seed. all well mixed and tied up in
tiny bags Of thin muslin. Put the SUI
gar, vinegar and spices in the kettle to
boil and when this strip is scalding
hot add the plums and stir until ten
der. Remove them to heated jars,
take the spice bags from the sirup
and fill the jars to overlooking with
the boiling sirup.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
A LOADING DEVICE.

leading crate shown in the illustration
u one Of the best appliances Of the
kind one can have. 1t should be made
strong, yet light SO that 1t can be cas-
lily handled. A frame is made Of two
BY four material and the floor made
Of inch lumber with cleats nailed on
eight inches apart. The upper end
should be well braced and the incline
should not be too sharp. With a load
Ing rack of this kind little trouble will
be had in handling sheep. swine or
ealveA
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
Egg Jelly.

Required: twelve ounces of loaf su-
gar, four lemons, one pint Of water or
more, two ounces of gelatine and four
eggs. Rub the rind off the lemons with
Jumps Of sugar. Squeeze the juice
into a basin, measure 1t, end add
enough water to make one quart. Put
it in II saucepan with the sugar and
gelatine; stir over fire until the gela-
tine is melted. Beat up the eggs. Cool
the juice, etc. till well off boiling
point. pour in the eggs. Then stir over
the fire till nearly boiling; 1t must not
quite boil or the eggs will curdle.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
Salt Kills Weeds.

For the destruction of chlckweed rak-
ms the lawns or sowing them with
SAT- or both methods combined, were
round effective at the Vermont sta
lion. The application Of two quarts of
sait to the square rod, followed by
thorough raking of the chlckweed and
liberal sowing of grass seed, was
completely successful in exterminating
eaickweed and In securing full stand
OF grass. 1t is suggested that where
eat Is used on lawn 1t should be
aone cautiously on a small scale, as
@e effects will vary In different soils
aad seasons. For the eradication of
@e crab grass the authors of a recent
ouletin suggest care In selection of
ssed TO avoid the Introduction Of this
sant. which Is an annual; the use of
siass seed, fertilizer and water freely
Us to keep the grass in vigorous
s'owth; and the hand wedding of the
va grass If 1t should appear.-Ameri-
can Cultivator.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
Homemade Potted Ment.

Cut two pounds of shin beef, one
pound of lean ham, free from all fat,
into small pieces, and mince through a
mlncing machine; then put into stew
pan; cover with water, and let 1t stew
very gently until quite soft and pulpy.
When done, stir the meat and gravy to-
gether, with seasoning of pepper, salt
and little mace, then let 1t cool and
stiffen, when 1t will be ready for use.
Palatable either for breakfast or tea.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

In granite saucepan mix half a
cup Of sugar, a level tablespoonful Of
cornstarch, n fourth Of cup Of seeded
raisins, tablespoonful of shredded
citron, and dozen blanched and chop
ped almonds. Add gradually one and
a quarter cups Of boiling water and
boil for five minutes, stirring constant
ly; then stir in a little of the grated
rind and the Juice Of half lemon
Good Housekeeping.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16
To XIII the Carpet Bugs.

To exterminate carpet bugs take
three ounces of common salt, one
ounce of alum, one ounce of chloride of
zinc. Make solution with two quarts
Of water and let 1t stand one night in
a covered vessel. Next morning pour
the liquid off the drugs. Dilute with
two quarts Of water and sprinkle the
edges Of the carpet for a distance Of
ten or twelve inches from the wall.
The bugs will leave and the carpet will
not be injured.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

Eldorado, Iowa. Oct, he. S. Bly,
denburg has been arrested charged
with the murder by poisoning of his
wife. Mrs. Blydenburg died sudden.
ly on May 20, few months after her
marriage. At the instigation of the
dead womans sister the remains were
disinterred and the stomach found to
contain arsenic. The dead woman,
who owned a valuable Iowa farm, was
Blydenburg's thi;d wife. Blyden'
burg's second wife is said to have
died in Brooklyn, N. Y, and 1t is
stated that her life was insured Tor
$1,000. Blydenburg has manifested
great zeal in religious work ana MS
arrest has caused excitement.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

T, one has pump located in or near
Tho barn there is, of course, no dill
sultv in obtaining all the water needed
A., sor all purposes in the barns. If, how
o,ar If is necessary to carry water for
.ho stock, then some plan should be
inf in operation whereby water may
ts obtained for other purposes. such
wagon washing and the cleaning of
Harnesses, without carrying it any
.roat distance. The rainfall may be
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

She Eat the ball game)-What are
they applauding that man for?
He (clapping vigorously)-A great
catch.
Shells he? The idea! How rich
is he supposed to be?-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

Finger marks on paint can be re-
moved by rubbing with a lamp cloth
dipped in prepared chalk. Never put
soda In the water you use for washing
paint 1t Injuries delicate colors.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

Stains on china can be removed by
rubbing with salt or powdered bath.
brick. These remedies can also be
used for cleaning an enameled sauce
pan that Is stained or burnt.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

u. Hu OF SHhII Bnrmers.
rom recent report on agriculture
- germany, 1t appears that of the
IA VA agricultural area of 125,0OO,OOO
tn. es IN Germany three-fourths are &C.
SaNy under the pillow or in cultIva-
~ as meadows, pastures and hop
uens and less than 100000 acres
~ cultivated for market garden and
M. esard produce. The area is divided
~. ~ o,ooOooO holdings, and is princi-
49, ' In the hands Of small peasants
~ farmers. These peasant holdings
~. rom two and a half to five acres
h,. the backbone Of German agricul-
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-16

Two millions Of London's inhabit
ants never go to church.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-24
Concerning Bartlett Sinclair

Manila papers are at hand just as
we go to press giving an account of
the Sinclair matter whiC h was brief
ly cabled to this country on March
13. The Manila American of TIE
18th gives the particulars and the
Manila Times of the 10Th gives
later details. The American gives
the facts substantially as cabled.
The only charge against Mr.. Sim
clair is negligence. The chief
clerk in the office has confessed to
a portion Of the shortage and one
other clerk las been convicted aud
three more are awaiting trial. His
attempt to take his life is explained
unOn the theory of the suddenness
of the charge and the disgrace it
signified, coupled with the fact
that he felt aloue in strange land.
Prompt action by tie doctors re-
lieved hir of the laudanum he
had taken and he has fully recov-
cred. He was placed under arrest,
however, and released under a
$1,000 bond which was promptly
furnished. The Times stated that
be had then returned ~ Pasig to
assist the officials in placing the
blame where it belongs The
American says that it is generally
believed that Mr.. Sinclair will be
able to exOnerate himself of any
criminal charge. The hour of our
going to press prevents giving fur
ther details. The HERALD believes
Mr.. Sinclair will be able to clear
himself, as it knows that he had
repeatedly asked that an examiner
be sent to audit his books, and that
being the case the government
could hardly follow up charge Of
negligence where it has been grossly
eeligent itself, the law there re-
quiring the examination that MI.
Sinclair asked for.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-24
Charged With Robbery

Sheriff e. l.. Whitney arrived
from Kalispell last Monday with
O. H.. Harrington charged with
completely in the O'Hogge safe rob
berry. Harrington was arrested at
the instigation of detective who
has been working on the case. He
was caught at Hay den, new town
on the Jennings bran CHI, and held
at Kalispell, awaiting the arrival
of the Idaho office He consented
to return with Sheriff Whitney
without the formality of requisi-
tion papers. He was taken before
Justice O'Callaghan and the exam
ination was set for today. Har-
rington was until short time ago
a civil engineer in the employ Of
the Great Northern on the new
work between Boomers Ferry and
Naples.
On March %, between 6 and 7
O'Clock in the evening, a robbery
was committed at the butcher shop
of John O'Hogge at this place.
Over $1.100 was secured by the
robbers. $447.50 of which was in
express money orders and checks,
the balance in cash.
Pending the examination we re-
frain from stating the evidence ex-
pected to be brought out.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-24
The Band Viii PLAY

The Bonners Ferry Band will
discourse music for the /. o. o. +.
anniversary exercises today. 1t
will play a number of selections in
front of the hall. commencing at
100, while the public Assem- bles,
besides furnishing the opening and
closing music. The mem bership
of the band is as follows:
Solo cornet, A. d. Palmar, leader
Solo cornet, Clarence Collins.
First cornet, Harry Kinnear.
Second cornet, Lou Raffleson.
Third cornet, Fred Fry.
Bass, Hurley Cave.
Baritone, Eber Edwards.
Solo alto. T. J. HolliDger.
First trombone, c. F. Parent.
Second trombone, w. a. Baeker.
First alto. John Bruce.
Second alto, Deck Williams.
Third alto, Fred White.
Solo clalionet, Ed Little.
Solo clArionet, Fred Couk.
Bass drum, James Casey
Snare drum, Melvan Rafneson.
All but four of these will play
with the band today, the four re-
ferred to playing only during prac-
ticr as vet.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-24
OddfeIlows Celebrate Today

The 84th anniversary of Odd
fellowship will he celebrated local
lv today, the 9th. although the
26th is the exact date That date
falling on Sun lay this year, Fri.
day the oath, was substituted as
the day to be observed by the local
organization. There are nearly
100000 Oddfelows and their aux
Hilary mt mheis who will observe
tris event. The local organizations
are very strong, there being SO
mem bers in good standing in the
lndge here, while the Rebekah
lodge has an even 100 mem bers in
good standing. Elaborate prepa-
rations have cen made for the
event. All are cordially invited to
unite with them and enjoy the &C.
casion. The program of the day
will be found in the regular an
nOuncement.