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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
Reached the Limit.

Homer Davenport tells of Utica
police court judge who formerly re-
sided in Silverton, Oregon. where
Davenport was born. Once an unfor-
tunate man who was arrested for in
toxication told the Judge that he had
played with Davenport in the Silver.
ton cornet band. The Judge discharged
the prisoner,
The incident was published in the
newspapers, and in the following year
at least five other prisoners who
were brought before the Judge ex-
planned that they had played with
Davenport in the Silverton cornet
band. The other day the Utica Judge
telegraphed Mr.. Davenport asking
him Of how many pieces the Silver
ton organization consisted He con-
cluded his message by saying:
thereafter no prisoners will be dis
charged on account of former mem
bership in this band. The limit has
been reached. New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
Why Cooks Drink.

Drunken cooks" said housekeep-
er, ''are often heard of, but you rarely
hear of drunken chambermaids. Do
you know why among female servants
only the cooks fall victims to the habit
of alcohol? One reason is that SO much
alcohol is used in modern cooking
Sherry, port, brandy. liqueuis, a dash
of one and a tablespoonful of another,
go into countless dishes, and the cook
is constantly surrounded with intoX-
icahts. She begins by swallowing a
wineglass of sherry after she has put
some into soup. and from sherry she
passes on to liqueurs and to brandy.
or course | don't mean that all cooks
do this, but l do mean that you will
find cooks who drink where you won't
find Incorporate chambermaids or par
lor maids. have heard of cooks so
crazed for drink that in the absence of
anything better they would swallow
glassfuls of vanilla extract. Hence If
you would avoid putting temptation in
any ones way use no alcohol in your
cooking. ."-Phi!adelphia Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
A Hero in His Day.

At this time of much airship talk,
one rarely hears the name of Pilatre
de Rozier, one of the first to test the
feasibility of aerial nav raton, and
yet he was the hero of his day. A
monument was erected / france on
the spot where he made his last and
fatal attempt. When the balloon was
first invented he scorned the idea that
criminals should be sent to make test
ascents. 1T would be an honor to
lose nie's life, if need be, in such an
enterprise" he said He died some
years after in trying to cross the Eng
lish channel. and he is still the ideal
OF French aeronauts, because of his
fearlessnass, his enthusiasm and his
love Of the sport.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
HAVE MANY STRANGE eEltEE4,
superstition Strong Characteristic
of the Mohammedan.

Mohammedans of India are very
superstltlous. No Mohammedan will
take a bath on Sunday or Tuesday
But II one bathes on Wednesday all
misfortunes and misery that are in
store for him till the next Wedncs-
day will be averted As a rule all
Mohammedans battle on Fridays be-
lore going to perform the iu.nma
prayers, For donning new clothes
Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday are re-
garded as bad days. If anyone dOns
new dress Or puts on new cloth
or allows his tailor to cut piece of
new cloth on these days he will live
a miserable life till that dress or
cloth gets torn or is thrown away. II
SHIRT IS torn and if the wearer wants
u stltch 1t, it must be taken off. for
II IS stitched while it is on the body
the person will soon die A Moham-
medan Will never allow barber to
come near him on Tuesdays, for Tues
days and also Saturdays and Sundays
are bad days for shaving purposes.
II absolutely necessary he will get
himself shaved on SATURDAY. or SIM
day. but never on Tuesday, as his star
is supposed to fall in blood if ne does
so. II one receives money or some
valuable thing it is taken with the
right hand. for if it is taken with the
left the person receiving it is said to
forget all about it very soon or to mis-
lay it. A devout Mohammedan will
not start on journey on Wednesday,
for it is believed he will never return
homo safely if he does so. And 1t is
said that even snake never ventures
cut of its hole on this day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
TOILET TIPS.

Don't use alcohol OH the face unless
the skin is oily.
Don't use ammonia in the bath with
out applying a cold cream afterward.
Lavender water is said to brighten
tie complexion if dabbed Oh the face
after washing.
Don't use a coarse hairbrush. but
one that has long. fine. unbleached and
undyed bristles.
One dram Of boric acid mixed with
four ounces of distilled witch hazel
makes good lotion for greasy skin.
Apply with soft cloth or velvet
sponge.
Don't wash your face in cold water
ihe moment YOU reach washstand il
you have been travelling. Remove
traces of dust and smoke with cold
cream and wipe eff with soft towel.
About every six weeks it is an eX-
aellent tliing to brush the teeth we'll
with prepared pumice. This may also
De applied with a soft. fine cloth. each
tooth being carefully rubbed by itself
Glycerin. n,ofierateiy. used. is henef-
'tal to the complexion. 1t should be
applied. after using soap and water
with a moist sponge in combination
With clear. cold water. drying the skin
with an old cambriv handkerchief,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
Had to Pay tc Find Out.

At one of the New York theaters
they are playing a piece called "A
Fool and His Money" A preacher
from Wisconsin was visiting Gotham
last week and in passing the theater
ore evening was curious to know it
the play conveyed the proverbial les
son suggested by its title. Stepping
up to the box Office, he inquired re-
garding the matter. "I think said
the suave party behind the grating,
that the moral of the piece is that
the fool and his money gather no
mess. 1t will cost you 81 to find out
exactly" The preacher murmured
THANK you" and withdrew. He tells
the story himself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
PERU me.

Time was when woman used any
perfume which pleased her, in and out
of season. Then came the craze for
associating some particular perfume
with oneself, so that every article Of
personal use or wear, from the note
paper to handkerchief, should exhale
ones personality, 80 to speak, in terms
Of white lilac or peau d'espagne or
crab apple. Now fashion has gone q
step further and evolved charming
plan of using certain scents with GER
tain clothes and on certain occasions.
being careful only that 1t shall all
match. In consequence large stock
of fashionable perfumes adorns the
dressing table of the woman Of fashion,
and odors are made subject OF as
much study as stocks or lingerie.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
aaye Yoa seen MY sheep ?

The players form 4 circle. One play.
er walks around the outside, and
touching someone on the back, asks,
Have you seen my sheep?" The one
questioned answers. "How was he
dressed?" The dress Of some player
is then described, who. when he recog-
uizes himself, must run around the
outside of the circle and try to reach
his own place before he is tagged by
the questioner. II tagged, he is ut. .
and the questioner takes his place in
the circle.-The American Boy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-26
RUSSIA'S GREAT CITY
FOUNDATION OF THE BEAUTIFUL
NORTHERN CAPITAL.
How Peter the Great Selected the Site
Of the Famous Stronghold Which
Bears His Nanae-FolloWed the
Eagles flight.

On a glorions spring morning
toward the c.ose Of May 200 years
ago monIeatous historic event took
place in very qEiet way with not
even chronicler to describe the de.
tails. Woodland, water and cloud
less sky formed the framework of
the picture the foreground of which
was occupied with number of boats
sailing on the surface of broad river
ing, oddly dressed and wrangling
among themselves in loud tones. They
were the famous "nombardier' regi
ment which had achieved feats Oh
prcwess few weeks before during
the battle with the Swedes, and their
captain" was the mos. imposing fig
ure Of them all, sitting in the Prov of
stout vessel ahead Of the rest. The
weather was bright and bracing. and
the breeze caused the face of the blue,
broad Neva to wrinkle, as it lost
itself in the FINNISH gulf. The cap
tain" stood with his back to the sea,
gazing at the smiling islands in front,
which were literally covered with
dense forests; indeed, had it not been
for the nosy-tongued men on the
boats he might have fancied himself
in country heretofore unvisited by
man. The whole district, Swedish
down to couple of weeks before, had
recently been taken by the Russian
troops. The captain" now landed on
the most pleasantly situa cd and at,
tractive of the islands, and, with a
few of his officers, was making his
way to the center when curious
sound in the air above arrested his
attention.
Looking up he beleld great eagle
Tapping its wings noisily. soaring up
to dizzy height and then swiftly des-
cending to spot not far from where
he stood. lie did not then know that
it was a bird tanned by the men who
were wont to load the boats with tim
Der, but looked upon it's appearance
as good omen for his undertaking.
Selling bayonet therefore, he cut
out two sods Of the turf, placed them
one on the other like the beams of a
VI Ooo, liICu LAGuc d WOOHSn CROSS from
two boughG and, pressing it into the
sods, exclaimed: 'In the name Of
Jesus Christ. let there be a church on
this spot, and let its name be those of
the chief apostles, Peter and PAUL"
And it was all he had said. The
church, with it's golden spire. now
surmounts the terrible fortress in
which many political prisoners have
perished miserably and the city
around it is st. Petersburg, for the
Captain OF the Bombardiers" was
Peter the Great.
Such is the legendary tale of the
foundation of the northern Palmyra,
which is said to have been jotted
down by an officer of the corps at
the time. and to have been laid in Z
,, gold casket which still Lies among the
foundations of the fortress.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

an order from the noted Lord Aber-
deem ranch in British Columbia for
10000 apple trees. Mr. Whitney sent
the same ranch 500 trees last year
The place consists of about 10000
acres and is located at Vernon, B. G.
at will interest all fruitgrowers to
know" said Mr. Whitney, that the
management of the Lord Aberdeen
ranch sold one entire crop of apples in
Hong Kong at $3.50 box, thus show
ing the possibilities of our western
apple growers in the oriental trade.
Last year the orchard paid $4,000
over all expenses. The 10000 acre
ranch is divided into departments for
the maintenance of horses, sheep, cat
tie and the culture of fruit The or
chard pays best of all. Each division
is kept separate. Frank Rayburn,
formerly manager of the BlalOck fruit
farm here, is now foreman of the hor-
ticultural department on the ranch"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

to transmit their own qualities, they
are the most pliable as their charac-
teristics are the least firmly fixed
| would raise as many heifer calves
as possible with the expectation OF dis
carding many of them when two or
three years old, or even before that
age, if we notice any tendency to re-
vert back to the original scrub. We
must not stop, as there is no sucn
thing as standing still in stock breed
ing. We have either to keep on I'M
proving or they will go back in spite
of us, because the tendency in our do
nestle animals is always towards de-
terioration, and we must put forth our
best efforts towards Improvement
Now. what can we do to counteract
this tendency toward reverting back!
We can reduce it to minimum by in
breeding, either by breeding those helt-
ers to their sire or to another that
very closely resembles him. When we
get past that point, we want to breed
or blend the qualities of both sire and
dam, for now the tendency toward re-
version to the original will have al
most disappeared. This is because the
animals become in few generations
to all intents and purposes almost
pure bred.
During this time we must never lose
sight of the better feed and care, as
these do a great deal towards improve
ment of the herd. This is particularly
so of the development during early age
of the heifers, especially until they
have produced their second calf. If
then they do not come up to the stand
ard of a good cow discard them.
Discussion.
@. In building up herd OF dairy
COWS is it not important to select
certain breed?
A. T. G.. Raynor, Rose Hall: be-
lieve it is. After determining the
breed, stick to the use of the best
pure bred sires of that breed obtain
able but have them carry their pedi-
grees on their backs.
@. Is there no middle course in
breeding for dairy and beef, and may
we not produce an animal doing fairly
well in both?
A. Yes, believe it is possible, but
the best results in either beef or milk
are not obtainable in the combination
animal.
O. Our cattle are not as large as
they were thirty years ago, and do not
seem to have the same constitution.
What is the cause?
A. T. H. Mason, StaffOrdv1lle
Many leading authorities claim that
the use of immature sires, which is
now the prevailing practice, is the
most prominent cause.
@. Do you think you can produce
or raise a good dairy COW from a
cross with a ShorthOrn and one of the
dairy breeds?
A. R. H. Field, Addison: Not the
highest type of dairy COW.
Ono Of Tho handcOmect cat9lOpS re-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
IMPROVING THE GRADE HERDS.

In travelling through the country,
we notice that if there is any one
branch of agriculture that stands in
need of improvement, it is the live
stock branch, and especially cattle.
In nine cases out of ten, when look
ing at a herd of cattle it is impossible
to fell what ideal the farmer had in
view when breeding them, unless 1T
was to produce an animal The breeds
are so mixed that in most cases they
are worse than twenty years ago, as
they have more variations, but 1t is
now easier to breed up on account of
each new cross making the whole
more pliable OF susceptible to improve
ments. Is there anything we can say
to help the farmer to improve the
stock he has? There is always the
common answer, 'better feed and bet
ter blood" good solution of the prob
lem if he knows how to use them to
better his stock. These two factors
must always go together, but after
them comes that great problem OF Sc
lection, which is in fact the only law
OF DrG00uluS IudI 10 ChCii Oiy ohuSi Ooi
control. The other laws such as like
producing like" and "reversion or
breeding back" are largely beyond the
farmers control but he must use
them as much as possible to help him
in his selection. We often hear in
structions as to how to select animals
for particular functions so that for the
present it is necessary only to discuss
the question of how to select them
for breeding purposes to get the great
est improvement.
There is an old saying among breed
ers that the best results are generally
produced by breeding from dam that
produces offspring like the sire, and l
believe that is the fundamental basis
from which we can eXepect to receive
the greatest benefit from better blood
in the grade herds of this country,
whether they are dairy or beef.
Find out by weighing and testing
milk what our COWS are doing, then in
crease the food and give better care,
and weigh and test again, then you
will find the COWS that are most sus-
ceptible to Improvement and that re-
spond most readily to better care.
Now comes the time of better
blood Get a bull belonging to some
of the recognized pure breeds with
long line of high producing ancestry
as possible, and see as many of them
as are within reach. Find out ii pos
sible if the dam and the grand-dam
have good shaped udders, for it ap-
pears that dairy qualities although en-
tirely female function, are transmit
ted largely through the sire; that is
why a good sire is so valuable in I'M
proving dairy herds. Now we expect
our bull is better than our COWS, as he
is pure bred of a deep milking strain,
but of what use is he if he does not
transmit the power he has inherited
from his ancestors to do something.
If the bull has the power of transmit
ting the good qualities of his ances-
tors, it does not look as If it made
much difference which cow was the
dam of the calf we wished to raise.
If the bull is better than the cows, it
is his qualities we want; if they blend
with those of the COWS so much the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
PUGET SOUND SUPPLY CO., Seattle.

We do not send a receipt for sub
scription remittances received. 1t
would cost us a good deal Of money
for postage, and take up great deal
of extra time. 1t is not necessary, as
the tag on the liable shows the date to
which the subscription is paid.
The legislative committee of the
Lewis and Clark fair will ask Congress
for an appropriation Of s2.000.000.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

G. L. Whitney, the well known nur-
seryman of Walla Walla, has received
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRIES

Especially when you can buy cheap
er than from eastern concerns. Our
big illustrated mail order catalogue
free.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
British Columbia Farms

If you are thinking of going to the Pacific
Coast try British Columbia. No extremes
storms. No cloud bursts. No droughts. No
billiards.. Fertile land, and the heaviest
crops per acre In Canada. We make this
statement without fear of contradiction.
The land is cheap and the markets and
prices for farm produce the best on the
Pacific Coast Write for Farm Pamphlet
to the Settlers Association, Box 800, Van.
couver, B. C. When writing please refer
to this paper.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

One of the handsomest catalogs re-
ceived this year by The Ranch is that
of Lilly, Bogardus & Co. 1t is not only
a complete price list of seeds, poultry
and bee supplies, garden implements,
etc., but contains a good deal of care
fully prepared special information re-
garding varieties of grasses and for
age plants especially adapted to the
Northwest. The book is embellished
by many fine engravings, including
quite a number of half-tones. Anyone
can secure a copy by sending name
and address to Lilly, Bogardus &Co.,
Seattle.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

FOR SALE-One pedigree red Polled
bull calf, months old. Apply c. T. Glib
bons Cowichan Station, Vancouver Island
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
Humor ana Philosophy
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH
Copyright. 1906. Sampson. Hodgcsco.
CONE HOME. FATHER YOU'RE 1T.

Father dear father. come home with me
now,
For, mother Is out to the club
You said sou were coming right home
from your work
To get the dear children some grub.
The cook has gone out-her club also
meets
The jauitor's gone on spreet
And poor Brother Bonnie has swallowed
NAH
And no one to help him but me.
Father, dear father, come home with me
now;
There's scrubbing and sweeping to do.
While mother is solving the problems OF
state
The children are crying for you.
The socks must be darned, the patches
tackled on.
The beds must be turned back to air
And mothers shirt waist must be ironed
tonight.
Or she will have nothing to wear.
Father. dear father come home with me
now;
It's lonely without any man.
And mother will grieve when she comes
from the club
Don't swear. dear papa; it isn't polite;
The children in hearing might be:
So let business slide. for dear mother. you
know.
Might bring home few friends to tea.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
Where the Humor Came In.

There was solemn hush over the
mining camp.
One of their number had gone on his
last prospect and his rude companions
had gathered to pay their last tribute
to his remains
His wife and children sobbed softly
In the next room.
"If there war jest parson or a
prayer book in camp said one of the
miners, brushing away tear, 1.-The let
down would be easier"
.I've got it." said old Glass Eye Bill.
jumping up with a cheerfulness hardly
fitting the occasion. 'In my shack is a
book that will be jest the thing for this
solemn OCCASION
No one objected, SO Bill went home
and dug up copy of an English comic
paper and read few English jokes
over the remains, and the disconsolate
mourners were satisfied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
mARsHALLTowN MARKETS.
Quotations on Staple Products Having
Market in MarshaIItown.

Quotations on Staple Products Having
Market in MarshaItown.
The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as IL is possible to OBJ
tain from Marshalltown dealers. The
quotations are for prices paid by deal
ers corrected this afternoon at 3
o'clock
w. H. Sloppy quotes the following
prices:
Oats-30 cents.
New corn-32 cents.
Barley-30 cents.
Rye--43 cents.
Wheat--6S cents.
The Marshall Elevator Company Is
quoting the following prices:
Oats-30 cents.
Corn-33 cents.
livestock
Britain g. Co. tele phoned the T.-R
today at o'clock that they were pay
ing the following prices FOR hogs in
wagonload lots. These prices are ex-
actly what were quoted to this news
paper and are given the reader for
what they are worth:
Receipts-750.
Hogs-120 to 140, $50.
Hogs-140 to 100, 3.75.
Hogs-160 to 200. 400.
Hogs-Over 200. APO.
Poultry, Eggs and Butter.
Armour & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices TO farmers for different vari-
cites of poultry. eggs and butter:
Fowls--6ls cents.
Sprlngs-6l1s cents.
Turkeys-10 cents.
Old Cocks cents.
Guineas -l.50 per dozen.
Ducks cents.
Geese-41a cents.
Butter-Packing stock, liz cents.
Eggs-22 cents a dozen. loss off.
Swift & Co. quote the following,
prices to farmers for poultry, eggs anu
butter:
Eggs-6.S0 per case.
Springs-7 cents.
Butter-Packing stock. 12h cents.
Hens-7 cents.
Old roosters--6E cents.
No. / hen turkeys-10 cents.
Young Tom turkeys-10 cents,
Old Tom turkeys-10 cents.
Old Iom turkeys CENTS.
Geese-41a cents.
Ducks, (fat, full feathered) - 81
cents.
Grocer's Prices.
Marshalltown grocers quote the fol-
lowing prices for country produce:
New potatoes-60 cents cash - IN
trade 10 cents per bushel.
Eggs-25 cents.
Butter-1S cents.
Hides, Wool and Tallow.
Fl. Willard. Son s. Co. are paying the
following prices:
Tallow, No. IA cents.
No. Green Hides-6 cents.
No. 2 Green Hides cents.
Pelts-3O to 60 cents.
Fine Wool-9911 cents.
Horse Hides-1.50@2.25.
Medium Wool-15@16 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
Industry Personified.

For patient, unremitting toll
Commend us to the meter;
1t lets no gas unmeasured pass:
No scorcher swift is fieeter.
Through all the four and twenty hours
1t earnestly keeps charging;
It clicks away night time and day,
The monthly bill enlarging.
No matter who may take a rest.
The meter keeps on melting;
The whole day long. robust and strong.
Its constant heart Is beating.
1t never soldiers on its job
Nor snatches bits of slumber.
But patiently II tries to see
How many 1t can number.
Perpetual motion. all OF that.
This strenuous endeavor;
The lamps unlit don't bother 1t;
1t pounds away forever.
You clos the house. turn out the gas
And hurry off to meeting,
But while away at work or play
The meter Keeps on melting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
South From Chicago Via Louisville OF
Cincinnati.

Five trains leave Chicago daily for
those gateways as follows: For Louis
Vile. 10 a. m. and . p. M; for Cinein-
natl at 10 a. m. $40 Q. m. and 1901
midnight Morning trains have buffe;
parlor cars and coach service: night
cars consist of compartment cars and
coaches. Tourist tickets at special
fares via Louisville or via Cincinnati
TO Jacksonville. ST. Augustine and 9TH
er resorts in Florida. and to New Or
leans and principal cities in the south
Get details from c. l.. Kmball. A. G. P.
Agt., No. 2 Sherman street. Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30

Hartford. Conn.-Jeremiah NJ Allen,
widely known in insurance circles. and
a member of various scientific and his
torical societies, died yesterday after
a short illness, aged 20 years.
I4ogansport-John Pierce took ms
dog to the theater. The animal Dark
ed and when the house policeman trleu
to eject ii. Pierce defended his pet.
pierce. his wife and the dog now oc-
eupy the same CELL