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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-02-15
yvvuAT is MY OBJECT IN PRUNING
THIS TREE"

Editor The Ranch:
Mr. walden in The Ranch of Feb. 1,
,,okes some sage remarks about prun'
to- and without detracting from the
,,ortinence and wisdom of what he
COWS I would like to add some re-
Aections on the subject.
prnning-cutting live wood, is vege
,oble surgery, and altho' books have
Ion written on the subject, positive
assertions, pronouncing this way right
ond the other wrong, yet we IND that
doctors disagree and we must draw
orr own conclusions. or do as others
do. because they do 1t.
NV motive in pruning tree would
ho ouided by the desire to make the
tree comfortable. The health OF the
tree is dependent upon this, and the
Qualities we desire and the market
demands are only attained in proper
tion TO the healthfulness of our tree
Color flavor and all qualities are sun
products, dependent upon the ability
If the plant to receive them. A plant
that is sick or injured by pruning or
in any other way, is unable to give
us the best returns. II the sun Is
crt off by a leaf close to an apple, we
find a print there, lacking in red, per
hans. but see that Greening, In
bright sunshine, how is it that it has
not rosy cheeks, and a Baldwin with
branches intertwined and roots inter
locked is violet in the shade. The diff
ference is in their ability to receive
and utilize the light that comes to
lis from other worlds.
You may graft many different kinds
on one root and you will have as
many different f1avors and colors, II
the plant is in normal health, but II
there are no leaves to receive the
wavelets of light, there would be mel
Their color nor flavor, and both these
are lessened in proportion as they are
unstrung by injury or disease. In the
near future we will be able to take a
leaf from a Seeding apple and dag
nose the character by microscope
ANALYSIS in this manner: Apple
sweet, red skin, yellow meat, crisp
strawberry flavor, and perhaps mucn
more we will know. The difference
in kind is only key note struck when
they were born; good apples were
born under lucky stars; each kind
has it's limitation and bounds
octave. If conditions are favorable 1t
will give it's highest note, or unfavor-
able a lower one.
Let our object in pruning, planting
and cutivating be to make them COM
E. Portable, and thus we will get the
] best they can give.
A wire unstrung gives no response.
A tree that is sick or injured, never
& gives it's best; the suns rays that 1t
should utilize will burn or scald" II
the tree is unable through sickness to
receive it,
A. B. LECKENBY.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
Enna for IN. Incubator.

From Farmers Review In a past
issue OF the Farmers Review II. II.
asked how 10 get enough fertile eggs
20 All his incubator. He WOULD better
speak TO several farmers and engage
enough eggs 20 fll that incubator; II
one will agree to pay them a few cents
more per dozen than they can get at
the store. they will mostly be glad TO
accommodate, and will bring only such
as they would set themselves. Lack
ing this chance. so 20 store that
receives quite a number OF eggs from
farmers themselves. not hucksters'
speak TO the proprietor about the
eggs. II he Is as accommodating as
the most OF them are he will save
a particular promising batch OF eggs
for you. and will allow you 10 Gull
them. TOO. You OF course should pay
a little extra for this You would
much better engage eggs OF reliable
farmers or send 90 poultry breeders
for eggs. for store eggs during the
late fall months are quite likely
largely 10 be packed ones We have
bought eggs from stores 20 hll ma.
chimes during the summer and re.
cclved n good hatch. but late as No
vember there Is more risk. Don't
buy eggs Of a huckster 10 set. for they
are a sort Of clearinghouse for doubt.
ful eggs IL they have any queer
customers on their route. Time 10
set incubators? M. l.. D." should
have stated what he wished TO DO
with his hatch. then one could have
answered better AS a rule any time
that one has good eggs and is pre-
pared 20 attend TO the machine
Emma Clearwaters.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
When Capital is lacking.

A prominent poultry raiser says: A
common cause OF failure. which Is In
part the cause OF by far the greater
number OF failures In poultry keeping
is a lack OF sufficient capital. Any
business undertaken with insufficient
capital is heavily handicapped at the
start. In poultry keeping IL is almost
the rule for men 10 begin with an
amount OF available capital which ~
insignificant In proportion 10 the
amount actually required by their
plans. Those supposed authorities
on poultry keeping. who have so In
dustriously preached that the poultry
business requires smaller capital and
will yield larger returns on the In
vestment than any other. have a great
many failures 20 answer for. Lack OF
buriness ability is responsible for
many failures. II is very difficult
II not quite lmpossible-for one who
Is not a fairly good business man to
make much OF a success OF poultry
keeping. and In some branches OF the
business a man Is seriously handi-
capped II he Is not a good correspond.
ent and salesman The three things
neutrality-suspicious.. lack Of capital
and lack OF business ability con
slider the principal causes Of failures
In poultry keeping. but. besides these
there are numerous minor causes
which frequently prevent success or
turn most promising prospects into
failure.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23

handed against the strong opinions OF
others older and with far more ex.
perience than |. And when | thought
you were going TO desert me too.
indeed Ielt my heart sink within me.
But now | am so happy; the future
seems so clear To- me-"
The pride of glorious youth" an.
swered tho professor. stroking her
hair again. who is IL that does not
fail? Who is IL that is ever salts
ied? What true artist yet portrayed
In his masterpiece one 1.-THE OF the
golden visions OF his brain? No. the
vision success Is sweet; It's glamour
Is the spur OF youth. but tho consola.
ton OF age Is the fre undimmed
amid the ashes OF failure. You must
prepare TO fail, TO see, before you die.
the truths you thought were truths
supplanted by others; so the world
advances. But you are young and
will not have II so. and |, alas! am
growing old. And so you Wish 10 bs
ono OF us. Peaoh.hlossom, You shall
be; I wilt write tomorrow. have
H. mind a vacancy that | know you
can nll and : think shall be In time
10 get II for you"
~. Uncle Phin. how happy I
ami"
She kissed and thanked him; Just
then there was a knock and William
Struthers stood In the doorway
Miss Baldwin. | have come % ask
n favor" he said timidly. 1t is love-
ly outdoors. and have stolen an
afternoon from my work. Will you
walk with me In the park"
THAT would be pleasant TO do. And.
Uncle Phin, will you go, too"
Not to-day. Peach-hlossom. not
to-day. Yes. / have an GRAND ia
another direction"
The professor looked confused. then
seemed 10 swallow smoke. and cough.
cd TO hide his embarrassment.
But. we could go your way. Could
wa not. Mr.. Struthers?"
We could" answered the electri.
clan. briefly.
NO. no. Peach.blsssom. insist on
having a day or. myself. You have
been here more than week and mon.
opollzed me completely. Am 20 have
no breathing time. no moments | can
call my own" he cried. with assumed
buster Too much OF this tyranny.
and / SHALL strike"
Il will so with you. Mr.. Struthers.
II only 10 punish him. Mark my
words. he will be disconsolate until
our return"
Well. even IL so. must be habit.
uating myself 10 the idea OF losing
hor. II not In one way In another" ho
added significantly. Am I not Wise
In preparing myself. StrutheEs?"
"Eminently SO. SIR"
Tho young mans happy face grew
crimson as he held wide tho door for
Eleanor 10 pass.
Ito DC contlnuedl
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23


It's only short step 20 urinary
arrangements diabetes, dropsy,
Bright's disease.
Read how TO be cured:
CASE NO. 24.6l3.-Mr. Joseph
Gaines. foreman OF the Harter mills.
Fostoria. o.. says: Il just as ardently
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills today.
and II Is the month OF October, 1899.
as did in tho summer of 1895. when.
after taking a course OF the treatment.
they cured me OF kidney complaint
and backache. which was often so
acute that I was unable TO sleep az
night and had dificulty in remaining
oil my feet all day. | am still FREQ
from the lumbago or any annoyance
from my kidneys. and unhesitatingly
declare that | am only too pleased TO
re-endorse my opinions OF Doan's Kid
ney Pills"
A FREE TRIAL OF this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Gaines
will be mailed on application TO any
part OF the United States. Address
FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo. ~. Y. For
sale by all druggists. price so cents
per box.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
cause OF Dad Zoos.

Prof A. q. Gilbert says: II Is not
only In winter there Is a demand for
absolutely fresh eggs. There is a de-
mand in summer also. In fact, my
experience is. that IL is more difficult
In cities 10 obtain a supply OF really
well-fayored eggs in July than IL Is
in January. have known cases
where eggs have been purchased from
grocers in midsummer. half OF which
were OF Objectionable flavor. and the
other half positively bad. This is not
all due 20 dishonesty on the part OF
farmers-it Is not all owing 20 the
action OF people knowingly sending
stale eggs TO market. | will tell you
one cause TO which is due the develop
ment OF Objectionable flavor In so
many summer eggs. Summer is the
natural breeding season OF the fowl.
and eggs-where males run with the
hens-are then strongly fertile There
are also n lot OF broody hens about
al the same time. Now. what follows
when. as is usually the case. eggs
are gathered late In the evening. or
possibly, only once In two days? One
hen lays an egg early In the morning;
another follows suit later perhaps a
third or fourth or Nth comes and lays
in the same nest. BY this time the
FIRST egg Is getting pretty we'll warmed
up. Then a broody hen comes and
occupies the nest until evening or
next morning What is the result?
Foster and Balfour tell US that some
development takes place in the germ
OF the egg within eight hours cover
ing. II an egg In that condition Is
taken To market, the cell will be rup'
tured in handling. and then decom'
position sets In. and the flavor Is
ruined.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
Insurance Has lie Humor.

An enterprising insurance agent
Induced an lrishman 70 take out an
accident policy FOR HIS wife. a few
days later. wnilo converslns with a
friend In his Office. he was startled TO
sec the Irishman rush In. brandisaing
tiercely a stout cane.
"Yo rascal. he yelled. spr!ngIng
toward the agent. "ye waiter cheat
me?"
Fortunately TIE cEraged man was
disarmed and held fast by tho agents
friend. who was powerfully built
man. The IrIshman. struggling TO get
free. shouted.
Let me git at the spalpeen. Think
ov Il. cAargin' mo foiyc dollars fer an
acshidert ticket fer me ole woman.
an she Jest broke h. lc-y a-fallin'
down shtairs. wots the good Of tho
ticket. anyhow"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
Er -rlrh En,.ln.

Frlzz.ei fowls arr the most gro
tesque members OF the poultry family.
Their name IL applied from the pecu.
liar manner In which their feathers
curve upward and backward at the
ends. as II IN defiance OF natures
laws. This curvins Is most consplcu.
Gus In the hackle and saddle feathers.
"A these birds vary in color. there Is
no RUE for judging their plumage. ex.
cept that Il must have the peculiar
upward curve. and any color IL ad.
misei5lo. The combs may be- either
double or single Frlzzied fowls arc
reported to be hardy and very early
and good layers.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
RathsehlId,s Theory Of Luek.

The opinion Of the elder Rothschlld.
who was certainly most practical
man. would seem AT first glance to be
n strong argument for the theory that
after all there are lucky" and "un-
lucky" men. lie wrote TO one OF his
sons: Never have anything 20 do
with an unlucky place or an unlucky
man. have seen many clever men.
very clever men. who had not shoes
70 their feet: I never act with them.
their advice sounds very well. but
they canno. get on themselves. and IL
they cannot do good 10 themselves.
bow can they 90 good 20 me-"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
Ore child,s Invocation.

The hve-year-old daughter ~ Cali
fornia family has n labit OF OCCASION
ally wandering in her prayers said
Just before she retires for the night.
\ few nights ago she finished Our
Father" with credit. but stopped after
the opening line Of Now I lay me
down 90 sleep"
90 on. daughter" said her
mother.
The little prayer ended God bless
father" and tho rest camo after a
short pause.
Well. dear. you haven't prayed for
yourself. said the mother.
"Oh. no. Well. then. God bless me-
and make me absolutely pure. like
Blanks baking powder,"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23

The druggists have already been
supplied VITA Peruna almanacs. There
Is sure TO be great demand for these
almanacs on account of the articles on
astlology which they contain. The
subject Of astrology is a very attrac-
tive one 10 most people. The articles
on astrology In the Peruna almanac
have been furnished by very com
petent astrologist. and the mental
characteristics OF each sign Is given.
constituting almost complete horo-
scope. A list OF questions and answers
on astrology sent free upon request.
There will be a great rush for these
books. Ask your druggist for one
early before they arc all gone.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
Value OF French TItIea.

The periodical efforts OF this or that
zealous legislator in France 10 do
something towards abolIshIng French
titles OF nobility have been made 10
languish. temporarily. at least. by an
utterance OF the Prince de Lucinge-
Faucigny. who says: what prestige
DO titles OF nobility confer in these
days? They are sold. bought. and
often taken. so they are no longer OF
much Importance. The names Of the
old French families can well dispense
with any handle" So he declares him
self In favor OF the complete suppress.
sion OF titles. since. with tho abolition
of the genuine ones. all the sham Il.
ties. which throw ridlcule ON the real
aristocracy. will disappear.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
ouentlon OF Economy.

Laura" said the young lady's
mother. not unkindly. 1t seems 10 me
that you had the gas turned rather low
last evening"
1T was solely for economy. nam.
ma" the maiden answered.
IT'S no use trying to beat the gas
company. my daughter. I have no.
ticed that the shutting OF OF tho gas
IL always followed by n corresponding
Increase OF pressure"
We'll. that lessons the waist. doesn't
Il. mamma dear" replied the artless
girl And her fond parent could find
no moro 20 say.-Stray Stories.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
MRS. HAROLD stage.
Copyright OOandls BY ROb Bonner Soma
CHAPTER xu.(-cOntInued.)


Nov. Uncle Phin. you are only
teasing me. You said Just now that
you were anxious for me 90 be happy
and TO make a success OF life. that's
what I'm anxious Co consult you about.
l wish 10 make n success OF my life.
Otherwise shall not be happy"
He looked up nj her.
'Iehl Not happy? What has made
my Pcach.blossom unhappy"
Il didn't say was unhappy now.
What | meant was that II | were
90 go on living as | am. I'm sure 1
should become unhappy"
Then don't"
Eleanor opened the matchbox and
striking light applied II TO the pipe
which the professor held in his
mouth. lie pulled gratefully-once-
twice-thrice.
I'm not good at guessing riddles"
ho said. laying back his head and
meeting her reflective gaze.
II was thinking how | should put
che matter 20 you. uncle. You remem.
Der that father while he lived used TO
nupcIlhtcuu my htuuits, anu lnal NO
encouraged me 10 follow the college
course. I don't pretend that | knew
n great deal when he died. but
Mink that I had reached the point
ere was beginning to realize what
I didn't know In certain directions. {"
Precisely" he said with a nod. as
she paused Co stine cough induced
by the tobacco smoke.
Now what | wish Co ask. dear
Uncle Phin. is. first. whether you sup
pose there would he any chance OF
my being able TO get position at
some seminary or academy as an in.
structor I'm one OF the English
branches-either literature or history.
or | think that after little more
study | should De fitted TO teach In
latin: and. second. assuming that /
could. whether there would be any
objcction-or you would have any OBJ.
lection 60 my taking ~"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
CHAPTER XIII.


The professor stirred in his chair
and drew eagerly at his pipe. His
eyes were full OF light. For some
moment he made no reply. while
Eleanor rose aud seated herself quiet
~ on the sofa at the other side OF
tho table.
What put that idea into your
hcad?" he asked.
Il have always had e.: that Is.
have always been fond OF books and
reading and study. and after fathers
death ! had made up my mind to try
Go get some pupils. when Uncle Har.
old arrived and persuaded me To come
East | gave up my plan because |
wished the boys TO be we'll cared for.
but I've been sorry ever since. not
sorry that | came. because / can see
how much good IL has done me In
variety OF ways. but sorry that I've
had TO give up all my interests OF that
sort"
HIN! Have you spoken TO your
'unclc and aunt Staggg"
II have mentioned tho plan To Aunt
Emma: she was h1rri6ed."
Precisely" murmured the profcs.
sor, and his eyes cleaned again. Pre-
ciscly." He pulled away at his
mahogany -colorcd mcerschaum, so
that the smoke rose from his mouth
in sable cloud.
What do you think OF IT," she
asked. presently.
Il am not prepared at tho moment
TO say that your aunt was not right"
he replied dryiy.
What are the objections to my
plan. Uncle Phin?"
did not your aunt mention them"
"oh. Aunt Emma could see no sense
in II at all. She said that | would be
running my prospects,"
We'll. wouldn't your"
Prospects or WHAT"
The professor pulled meditatively.
His face was turned from Eleanor so
that she could not see his smile.
II imagine that your aunt had ref.
ercnce among other things TO mar
riagc." he remarked In the same dry
tone.
yes! She referred TO that"
"In which she showed herself a wo.
IAN OF the discretion for which have
e.sca her credit, The chances OF
your making n brilliant match would
certainly DO seriously diminished IL
not dItorly destroyed were you TO for
sake your present home for a posi-.
zion such as you have in mind"
II have said. uncle. that | had no
Thought OF marriage" Eleanor said.
tn n suppressed voice
mot for FIVE years. believe you
said. AZ the end OF that period. or.
with due Difference to your knowledge
OF self. even before the end OF that
period. you might think differently.
What then?"
What them Surely. uncle. Il f.
not reasonable that I should have
60 pass some of the best years OF my
life In idleness and amusement In
order 90 keep myself before the eyes
OF young men who arc on the look.
out for wives"
There Is something in what you
say." answered the professor: but
apart from the question OF marriage.
Eleanor. there Is that of quitting
comfortable home and all the com.
forts and luxuries that belong To a
aifo OF elegant leisure such as you
enjoy aud would continue 10 enjoy In
your uncle Harold's house. Have
you taken all that into account"
There was a judicial calmness IN
tho professors tone. but one watch.
ing his face could have seen that he
was awaiting the answer with inter.
est. and that for a moment his lips
clasped the stem o. his pipe without
suction.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
Injury % Gen. Molineux.

New York special: Gen. Il. l.. Mo
lineux was knocked down. dragged by
a trolley car and badly hurt In Broad
way. His knee cap is injured and n
ribs are crushed I'm.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
WHEN BACKS ARE CAD.

Bad backs
are caused by
sick kidneys.
Most back
ache pains
are kidney
pains.
Backache is
tn @ hrst
symptom OF
kidney dlsor-
ders.
Neglect the
warning OF
the back. Sc
rious troubles
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23

To facilitate the calling up o. vehi.
clos telephones are 90 be erected on
or near all the cab ranks In Berlin.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-23
chrlstmas b. the Whlte House.

TIE first celebration OF Christmas
IN TIE White House occurred on Dec.
%. 1900.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-17
WANETTE.

Special Correspondence.
Wanette, Okla. June ia new
Baptist church was organized at Wa.
nette last Sunday evening. Elder G
w. Harrington of Tecumseh was mod
orator, and j. w. Bailey of this place
was clerk.
The Santa Fe will commence laying
steel on their road north Of this
place tomorrow. Then the c. S. Sharp
shovel gang will begin on the big
cut three miles north of here
r. Martin and Miss Pearl Darbey
were married here last Thursday, Rev
Joe Boan officiating.
The wheat and oat crop between
this place and Lexington. twenty
miles west of here, is good.
w. II. Hurst. an insurance agent al
Lexington, was here last week.
Ed. b. d. Duniphin of this place
filled his pulpit near Tecumseh last
Sunday
G. W. Kidd has been very sick here
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-17

for four weeks. His wife has just re-
covered from a long siege of sick
ness.
Mrs, Carrie Johnson has been sick
some days.
J. w. Bailey went to Lexington on
business last Friday. Lexington is
hopeful of new railroad soon.
The NJ. Il. church is building a new
church house here, with II. ]. Poole
as contractor and pastor.
Many of our farmers are complain
ing of devastation done to the cotton
crops by a little web worm. Some
crops are quite gone. Crops OF all
kinds are late here. Potatoes are
short about one-half crop.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-17
Bottom is sick this week, but is some

Bottom is sick this week. but is some
better.
The worms did not slight IS in
their rounds; cotton and corn crops
are damaged pretty bad in this sec
tion, but we still have a chance IT, get
ou. Of the rut.
DIR. McNew was called to Cobb Town
Thursday. Some of Andy Huthchins'
family is sick there.
Rev. Geo. Crawford os the Baptist
church of Nebo will preach TO the
people of White Mound Sunday.
Rev. J. N. Massey Of Glenn preached
at White Mound last Sunday. And
please allow me to cay to the teachers
of Gods good words" that there is
no regularly organized church at
White Mound, and our neighborhood
is a dukes mixture" when 1t comes
to denominations, so we have united
and organized a union Sunday school
and have large attendance, and are
always glad to have any minister OF
the gospel, regardless of denomination,
TO come and preach to us, Now let
US see who will be the next teacher OF
Gods words to come to our assist
ance. All visiting ministers who may
wish to visit our heighborhood and
preach are cordially invited to call on
j. r. Grlsham and r. C. Krebbs of
Board Bottom, one mile and a half
west of Nebo, l. 7.
Lafayett Owens went to Ardmore
Thursday to have his eyes doctored.
He has been very nearly blind for a
year. "lts
Fred l., scho1ppe went to Tisho-
mingo on Important business this
week