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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

Probate Judge Trenehard yesterday
made an order fixing March / as the
date for hearing the final account OF
the Administrative OF the estate Of Mar
tin Empo. deceased. and apportioning
$3.50 81 for use OF the Administrative
and the minor children. The court or
dered sale of the personal property OF
the estate OF Andrew Johnson. deceas-
ed. February l was set as the time
for hearing the petition of the adminis-
traitor to sell real pvoperty OF the es-
tate OF Peter Brown. deceased
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

Master Clifton Brssdon, who plsysd
at the Unique thcater last week has
lost pet fox terrier known ar
Beauty" and win pay reward for its
return 70 the Central hotel. II has one
black and one white car. and wore a
leather collar with steel trimmings.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

Captain Porter, Of the British ship
Red Rock. in a letter to the Portland
land Journal. explain that seamen de-
sert from foreign ships because they
are offered better wages ashore. Some
OF them seek refuge at the boarding.
houses, but vdeserters always leave
some money behind. which goes to the
owner and helps to make up the great
er cost Of procuring seamen. Captain
Porter seems to entertain the opinion
that the matter Is one which cannot
well be remedied,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

tory Ia being operated day and night,
because OF the rush OF orders from Cal
ifornia. The demand In unusually
brisk for this eason Of the year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

IL you take DIR, Kings New Life Pfls
for dyspepsia, dizziness. headache. liver
of bowel troubles. They are gentle yet
thorough. 25c, at chas. Rogers drug
store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

Seventy two persons have thus fsr
registered for the coming county elsc-
ton. OF this number all but few
have registered In the city prscineta.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

County Clerk Clinton yesterday
granted a marriage license 10 Anton
picinich and Mari Taraboehia, both Of
clataop county,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

the engagement. Ths team made, q
decided hit last night, and win doubt
less draw large crowds ~ their every
APPEARANCE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

splre 10 . new face powder. and 10
the best. Use that and nothing else
sold only ut the owl and Eagle drug
stores. a6 cents box.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders are sometimes very expen-
sive, Occasionally life itself is the price
Of a mistake. hut you'il never be wrong
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

Mrs George HiIl returned yesterday
from vsnoouver. wash. where shs had
gone to place her daughter. Maud. In
Providence academy. Of that city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

pelph. the 7.ysar.old con Of Mr.. srd
Mrs. NJ. v. TIardeaty.is III with measles
The home ID under quarantine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-21

The cla..op mIu compsny's box sas.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01

lie became alarmed and raised row. There
has been no reduction since then and none
is likely to occur, unless the press and pub
lie demand it. The butchers are reaplng two
profits, while the price of cattle is down to
rock bottom 1t is said the retail prices
could be cut one-third and still the butchers
would make nice profit.
The outlook for stock raising last spring
was very good and many ranchers invested
quite heavily in cattle at high figures, be-
lieving the prices would at least stay up,
if not advance much more. Now they are
caught with expensive forage and bad
market and many are letting go at any
figure in order to avoid too great loss in
the future Those who can pull through the
season with what they have in the way OF
forage should try to do so. They may re-
coup their losses later on, when there is
scarcity of beef cattle and prices stiffen.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01
FRUIT CANNING FOR LEWISTON.

Lewiston Idaho, bids fair to have fruit can
nerv before long. John Walsh, Seattle man, Is
making an effort to secure the aid of the CONNER
cial bodies in that city, and at the last meeting
of the governing board Of the commercial CLUB
committee was appointed to look into the propo-
sition. Mr. Walsh was present and explained
his proposition, which was adopted by the board.
Mr.. Walsh owns large canning plant and offers
to turn 1t in for $500 in stock and to accept but
one vote in the company He is to be elected man.
ager at s75 per month until the company pays a
dividend of 10 per cent. on the capital and MS
salary is then to be raised to $3.50 per month
The committee expects at once to canvass Tor SUD
scrintions to the capital stock of the company.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01
HOPS NEARLY ALL SOLD.

Ont of a total of $4,000 bales Of hops. there re-
mains unsold in Oregon only about 5000 bales
There has been an exceptionally strong demand
lately, which has cleaned up all the stock, except
that in the hands of a few well-to-do farmers
Prices have advanced four to six cents In two
weeks.
twenty-five cents paid last week for car
load of Yakimas and twenty-six cents mas oeen
ofrereS for Oregons. The strongest inquiry is
for medium and lower grades which. by advauc
ing. have also pushed up the price OF shippers
Dealers and spectators in Oregon hold from S'ooo
to 5000 bales.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01

The paper sent to each subscriber until an order to
he notified in writing by letter postal card, when
Subscriber wishes his stopped: Returning the
nanar will not answer, cannot find 1t on our list
from the name alon on the paper We must have both
name address, and all arrearages or cues must DC
paid a required by law.
Date of expiration Of subscription 10 shown your
paper BY address label containing your NAME
Failing to receive paper regularly should notify
the Seattle once when mistakes II any, VIII be
corrected
Address all communications to THE RANCH, Downs
Bldg. Seattle, Washington.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01

Conditions today between the producing
and the consuming ends of the cattle bust
ness are rather inconsistent. 1t is said beef
on the hoof is drug on the market, but the
consumer would not think so, judging by
the prices he has to pay for his meat. The
cattle raisers are rushing their stock to the
market, regardless of the condition of the
animals or the prices to be obtained. Such
large quantities of hay and other forage
have been shipped to the Philippines and
Alaska that these commodities are high in
price and it is found Improbable to retain
the cattle, especially when there are large
numbers and forage scarce. This is respon-
sibe for the low prices on beef received by
the raisers. The present quotation in COWS
is IL and on steers cents pound. Last
year the price was 4 and 1-2 cents.
The only persons who are benefited by
this condition are the butchers, who are
charging the same retail prices for beef
that prevailed last spring when beef was
high. 1t will be remembered by many how
the local beef trust kept advancing the
price one-half cent pound, until the pub
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01

On January 18th The Ranch will issue
large special number, in which will be pub
lished complete report of the meeting of
the State Dairymen's association at North
Yakima, held as this paper goes to press
with the current issue. This special num-
Der will prove an especially valuable one to
advertisers, in view of the fact that there
will be many thousands of extra copies
printed The Hazelwood Company, of Seat
tie, Spokane and Portland, has contracted
with the publishers to take two pages of
space and in addition have ordered 10000
copies, which will be mailed in the publica-
ton office to lists of creamerymen and
dairymen throughout the Northwest, the lists
to be furnished by the company. There is
some extra space for sale, but much of it
has already been taken and those who wish
to get in should write at once for reserva-
lions. The rate will be three dollars per
single column inch
The arbitrary rulings of the State Horti-
cultural Commissioner relative to the i'm
portation of nursery stock is resulting in
preventing Eastern dealers from doing any
business in this state. Some of them have
quit trying, as is shown by the two follow
ing letters, samples of the protests we are
continually receiving:
Editor The Ranch: We find we are utter
~ unable to sell nursery stock in your state,
owing to the costly system of inspection en-
ployed-a tax on our shipments that makes
them unavoidable STARK BROS
Louisiana, Mo-. Dec. 10, 1903.
Editor The Ranch: Your favor of Octo-
Der 10Th is duly received. We did not
answer for the reason that we are not oper-
ating in Washington. Your state laws are
such that it seems absolutely impossible to
do anything there. BROWN BROS. co.
Rochester, N. Y. Dec Is, 1903.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01

With this number there is commenced in
The Ranch new department under the
editorship of F. Walden, on conditions on
Western avenue, this city. Mr.. Walden's
horticultural notes have proven very popu-
lar and it is hoped the new department will
receive the same greeting. 1t will be Mr..
Walden's effort to lay before the producers
each issue such information as will enable
them to make intelligent and profitable ship
ments to our commission merchants.
In the Wenatchee valley there is jubilation
over the prosperous condition of the ranch
ers With it's $4,000 high line canal COM
pleted and ready for use the prospects for
the future are good. The products OF the
valley are so diversified that such thing
as failure in it's entirety any one year
would be impossible Of course there are
other sections that feel as do the people of
the Wenatchee valley but the untiring en-
ergy of the people in this particular valley
in keeping their section always before the
public and in working together for the
good of the whole region has brought that
part of the state into more prominent no.
tice.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01

scarcity of beef cattle and prices stiffen.
The National Livestock Association holds
IFS next annual convention at Portland-and
of course Portland and the Pacific states are
proud of the distinction. The date for this
convention is January II to Is, inclusive,
and the meeting promises to be well attended
Elaborate preparations are being made by
the local committees for the entertainment
of the delegates, and the press committee is
hard at work preparing literature Tor the
advertisement of the city and state. Not
only will Portland and Oregon be benefited
by the visit of so many Eastern men to that
city. but the entire Northwest will feel the
effects of the convention in various ways,
one of them lying in the large amount OF
advertising we will receive when the dele
oates have returned home and begin telling
of the wonders they saw out West. Some
of the crude notions of the West held by
Fasteners will also be shattered.
The story given below of farming condi-
tions at Chesaw is but repetition of what
we hear from all sections of the state these
DAVIS The season closed some weeks ago
and since then the farmers have been figur-
mo I'M their business and find the results
hiohly gratifying The Chesaw News, IN
one of it's recent issues, made the following
remarks: "This year has been one OF sur
prises to nearly all Of our ranchers. All
report prodigious crops of wheat, oats, bar
lev and all kinds of vegetables. The wild
bunch grass has been so plentiful and so nu-
tritious that all kinds of stock are fat
enough for market. Enough rough feed has
been put up by the ranchers to carry their
stock through the winter and care for any
that may be brought in by those looking
for homesteads One very gratifying fact
has been demonstrated the present year, and
that is the rich soil lying around Chesaw
within radius of a dozen miles needs no
irrigation to insure big crops"
In another part of this issue is printed
report by Commissioner Mcdonald, covering
the condition of the dairy industry in so
far as it relates to the creamery business
The figures given show most gratifying
growth. both in the number of creameries
now in operation and in the number OF
pounds of butter manufactured during the
wear ending December LIST. In his remarks
Mr.. Mcdonald emphasizes the fact that in
the western part of the state there are far
more creameries than in the eastern part.
This is due to the difference in conditions.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-01

some counties in the western part that
should have more creameries than they have
now. For instance, Whatcom county has
but nine creameries, while Skagit county
has nineteen and Snohomish county has
forty-two. In the first named county con-
ditions for the industry are extremely fav-
orable and the county is sufficiently remov-
ed from the field tributary to Seattle to be
unaffected by the drain created by the
creameries in this city.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
Low-Headed Apple Trees.

me alow-headed apple tree is III
style now more than ever before. lr
the days Of our youth 1t was believec
that an apple tree should be high, sc
that its leaves and its fruit would be
pathed in eternal sunshine. Some oil
the trees were grown so high that
no ladder was long enough to enable
the picker to get at the fruit, and IL
mad TO be shaken off or beaten on,
much to the detriment of the fruit
and the buds that were being formed
Tor the fruit-bearing of the next
year. There was another bad thing
about the high-headed tree, and that
was its habit of breaking under great
loads of fruit. 1t was too high from
the ground to be propped. and 1t was
no unusual thing to see great. un-
slightly stumps where some overload.
ed limb had given way. 1t was per-
haps more susceptible to the attack
OF the borers. Certainly the borers
should have found it well adapted to
their operations. Had spraying been
In vogue In those days, il is safe to
say that the spraying of an orchard
OF such trees would have been seri.
GUS matter indeed.
The low-headed tree has made its
way only slowly, but 1t has made its
way all the same. We find 1t now
everywhere in the commercial or
chards, though the high-headed tree is
still grown in many family orchards.
After a great windstorm two years
ago, the writer visited two orchards
few miles apart. One was headed
fairly high, though not so high as the
old-fashioned orchard would have been
headed. The other was headed SO
low that many OF the limbs rested on
the ground. In the first orchard the
ground was covered with apples that
mad been shaken down by the wind.
In the other the fruit had hardly been
touched. The latter orchard covered
large area and the trees stood firm
and presented a determined resistance
to the tempest. The first rows seemed
to throw the wind up and protected
the others. There were few apples
on the ground except under the first
TWO rows OF trees. The limbs of the
others hung SO close to the ground
that they yielded little to the force
OF the wind. The value of the apples
saved amounted to hundreds of dol
lars.
One man that has an orchard of
low-headed trees, in number about g.
600, says that he has little trouble
with the borers, and he attributes his
freedom from this pest to the low
heading of the trees. 1t is certainly
true that low-headed trees are not
subject very much to sun.scald. They
are easily sprayed and the fruit is
very easy to gather. In the case Of
thinning the fruit, the work is easy
to accomplish, whereas the fruit on
the old-fashioned high trees could
never have been thinned except at an
expense that would have been pro
hibitive.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14

"Colored scion," said Ike, hereafter
Ito oblige me-would you mind
whoopin' it up with yore broom a
leetle faster?"
The negro scowled and muttered.
and the next moment sprang sprawl
ing forward with scream. Ike had
shot off the heel of his shoe, in the
process not sparing all of the foot.
The negro swept as he had never
swept before. Twice a bullet cut the
floor at his feet, and at last the stick
of the broom was shattered in his
hand. "Colored scion," said Ike An
derson, as though in surprise, ''yore
broom is damaged. Kneel down and
pray for another" The negro knelt
and surely prayed.
On all sides swept the wide and
empty streets. 1t was Ike Anderson's
town. A red film seemed to his gaze
to come over the face of things. He
slipped his revolver back into the
scabberd and paused again to think.
A quick footstep sounded on the walk
behind him, and he wheeled, still puz-
zled with the red film and the mental
problem.
The sheriff stood quietly facing him,
with his thumbs resting lightly in his
belt. He had not drawn his own re.
volver. He was chewing splinter.
Ike" said he, throw up your hands"
The nerves of some men act more
quickly than those of others, and
such men make the most dangerous
pistol shots, when they have good d.
gestion and long practice at the rapid
drawing of the revolver, an art at
that time much cultivated. Ike An
derson's mind and nerves and mus
Giles were always lightning-lilSe in the
instantaneous rapidity of their action.
The eye could scarce have followed
the movement by which the revolver
leaped to level from his right-hand
scabbard. He had forgotten, in his
moment Of study, that with his six
shooter he had fired once at the whis-
gy barrel, once at the glass of straws,
once at the negro's heel, twice at the
floor, and once at the broomstick. The
click on the empty shell was heard
clearly at the hotel bar, distinctly
ahead of the double report that fol.
lowed. For, such was the sharpness
of this mans mental and muscular
action, he had dropped the empty re-
volver from his right hand and drawn
the other with his left hand in time
to meet the fire of the sheriff.
Ito be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
Test the Seed Corn.

Again we call the attention of our
readers to this important subject, al
though we have already touched IL
several times in our columns of late.
Only two weeks ago we published an
important communication from the
University of Illinois on this subject,
showing how easily the testing could
be done as we'll as the Importance OF
1t. In an ordinary year the matter
would not be SO pressing as 1t is this
year. The last growing season was
SO wet and continued wet so long that
the corn was slow in drying out, and,
as result, much of it must have had
the germ injured by the frost. The re
ports that come to us from widely
separated states show that the trouble
is very widespread. The testing
should be done at once, SO that IL the
supply now on hand is not found to
be reliable. there will be time to Sc.
cure seed from other points and test It
before seed time comes. 1t Is not
always possible to determine the
worth of seed by the number of ker.
nels that terminate, for some of them
terminate so weakly that they would
not make good stalks many case. The
real foundation for testing should be
the kernels that send out strong
sproL,s.-Farmers Review.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
Praise of the Rockford Plum.

Much interest is now being shown
In the growing of native plums, espe.
cially of the Americana group. l
nave about eight acres In this kind of
plums.. ! have now about 800 or 400
trees In bearing. The best of all in
quality consider the Rockford |
think the Surprise will excel 1t, but
| have not yet fruited the Surprise
commercially. The tree Of the Rock.
ford plum Is small in size and Is a
free bearer. The greatest objection
to 1t Is its spread, which is SO great
comparatively that the limbs some
times break off. have now fruited
1t for four years. My trees are seven
years from setting and were two years
old at setting, which makes them
nine years old.
have received very good prices
for these plums-40 cents per basket,
which Is one-fifth of a bushel in
capacity. and is supposed to hold ten
pounds Of fruit. In my bearing or
chard have. five varieties, Rockfords,
Hawkeyes, Forest Garden, De Soto
and Wyants. OF these put the Rock.
ford first, as l have said. | must ad.
NIT that think the most Of the Sur
prise, which has already given us
some fruit. This last year the late
frost caught me, and | received no
plums. have young orchard of
plum trees which is doing well.
S. II. Marshall
Dane County, Wisconsin
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
Quality of Wheat.

For several years the Tennessee
Experiment Station and the Bureau
of Plant Industry Of the Department
of Agriculture have been cooperating
in wheat experiments with view to
determining the influence of soil and
climate on the composition and mill.
ing qualities of winter wheat. A
bulletin by A. M. Soule and p. o. Van.
after of the Tennessee Station gives
results for 1903. The result of seed
selections after three years trial
shows that selections from medium.
sized heads are most likely to give
satisfactory returns. Large grains
from medium heads Of Mediterranean
gave the best average yield-32 6S
bushels per acre. Large grains from
large heads stood second with an av-
erage yield of 32.37 bushels. The
large grains have always given the
best average yields. 1t is believed
that the standard of a variety may be
maintained and that it may be adapt.
ed to local conditions by carefully
grading the seed from the best type
heads in the field.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-04-14
A EULOGY ON SIN.
Woman's Declaration That 1t Is All
Worth Livinq For


Worth Living For.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Globe tells a curious story of a
certain English writer -. =. who
had always, before he came to most
disastrous end, been famous for his
want of balance" This individual ap-
pears to have come by his defect nat
urally enough, to judge from the por.
trait of his mother sketched by one
of his friends. The writer once took
that friend to see the lady in question
and this is the way in which the in
terview is described:
"It was a beautiful sunny day in
June, the sort of day when all normal
people want to be out of doors. We
went to pretty house in London, and
were ushered into drawing room.
the shutters and curtains of which
were all carefully closed, the gas be.
ing lighted, and where there was a
sickening smell of some very strong
perfume. Crouched in large chair
was the most terrible looking old
dame, with long, skinny hands and
glittering black eyes. She gave me a
claw to shake and looked at me fixed
ly. Young man. said she, I don't
know why you come to see an old
woman like me, but 1 can give you
some excellent advice. Remember
this. There is only one thing on
earth worth living for, and that IL
sim"