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The Western news., 1904-11-02
Farm Notes.

| Farm Notes.
Sheep will not bear neglect and
thrive.
Cropping the orchard generally doea
not pay.
A garden must be rich, mellow and
kept clean.
There Is no animal more unprofita.
BILE than poor sheep.
Currant and gooseberry bushes
should be pruned every year.
The tools and teams should always
be the best circumstances will allow,
No Improbable animals should bs
kept a moment longer than necessity
requires.
1t 10 usually best to defer trans.
planting trees until the frost has killed
the leaves.
1t is not what Is eaten but what II
digested that furnishes the strength
and muscle
Early maturity is one of the accept.
ed methods Of lessening the cost OF
stock raising.
sharp plow will sometimes save
great deal of strength In the team
besides do better work.
Unless the manure Is we'll rotted
and fined 1t should not be allowed to
come in direct contact with the roots
Of fruit trees, but be scattered broad.
cast over the surface.
Condition makes or unmakes tho
horse, and on Its proper conditioning
depends the development Of its mus.
cles and its powers of endurance, and
on these depend its speed develop.
ment.
Weeds are continually drawing from
the soil the plant food which should
60 toward the development of the
growing crop. and the larger the
weeds are allowed to grow the more
Of the plant food win they consume.
Weeds. making the best out of them
possible. are parasites not only on the
soil and farm crops, but also on the
revenue OF the farmer.
The Western news., 1904-11-02
Plan of a Stock Barn

Plan of q Stock Barn.
Here's plan Of a barn with silo
suitable for three horses and fifteen
cows. The plan shown is for a barn
10 by 80 feet. The framework above
the basement consists of an eighteen
foot bent above the horse stable, then
a twelve-foot drive way, then twen-
ty foot bent. In order to have room
for team to be taken out beside a
loaded wagon there should be an over
lay of six feet in the NOV over the
cattle; this will give plenty Of room
on the thrash floor. The stairway to
the basement goes down from the
drive floor into the feed-mixing room
The hay or feed from above is put
down through a swinging door beside
the stairway.
The basement consists of sixteen
single COW stalls, box-stalls, and four
The Western news., 1904-11-02
To Stop Rattle of SDokes,

A good way to overcome the rattle
of spokes is to 60 over the wheel and
tighten all bolts, then make water.
tight trough large enough so that the
wheel may be set upright in it; thia
trough should be about six inches
deep Then buy a gallon of linseed
oil and while boiling hot pour it In the
trough, set the wheel in It, rolling II
around slowly so that the crevices will
The Western news., 1904-11-02
Buffalo Elevator CoIlapses,

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 2.-The Ontario
elevator has collapsed and sank into
the waters of the Evans slip. The
elevator contained about 100000 bush
els of barley, large portion of which
lies at the bottom of the slip. The loss
of the grain is estimated at $350,O00.
Charles Bartholemy. 62 years of age,
the elevator superintendent, was seri-
ously injured.
The Western news., 1904-11-02

Canada gets a gold medal for it's
collection of gold at ST. Louis British
Columbia and the Yukon were the re-
gions drawn upon for the remarkable
alluvian gold display which the do
minion made at the worlds fair. 1t
is hoped to have this same display
brought to the Lewis and Clark fair at
Portland next year. The collection con-
sists of IS specimens Of gold dust from
the Yukon and 13 specimens of gold
dust and nuggets from British Colum-
bia. This the province could easily
add to at Portland. The exhibit was
not meant especially as show collec-
tion, but it proved of great educational
value and attracted no little attention
from American investors.
The CRANKY company has just start
ed work on the big shaft on the Iron
sides property. 1t is proposed to sink
100 feet from the 800 foot level to the
400 foot level. This winze will be put
down at point northeast of the No.
shaft 1t will take several months
to complete this work to the 400 foot
level. Although No. shaft on the
lronsides is down to the 400 foot level,
yet there are no workings ON that
level from No. 1 shaft
The Western news., 1904-11-02
MINES AND MINING NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Mine Owners Are Preparing for the
Winters Work on Their Properties
in Idaho, Montana and Oregon
Mine Operations Of British Column
bia Are Brisk-Many Accidents and
Personal Events.
From Cape Nome.

From Cape Nome Nugget: Since
June 13 last the sum of $3,251 ,665. 40
in gold dust and bullion has been en-
tered at the local customs house for
shipment to the outside. The first
shipment amounted to $26S, ,697.45 and
was sent out on June 13 on the steam
ship Oregon. All of this amount was
from the Spring cleanup" which ac.
cording to The Nuggets estimate of
June %, was $1,333,OOO.
Besides the gold dust entered at the
customs house for shipment, probab.
ly 100000 was sent to the outside
through the postoffice prior to the pro-
mitigation of the order of the post.
Office department, which virtually
shut off the shipment of considerable
amounts of dust through the post
Office.
1t is practically impossible to secure
accurate data as to the gold produc.
tion during the season just closing. 1t
is probable that. it will reach at least
$3,000,00O, or a total output for the
year (including that realized from win
ter diggings) of sum slightly in ex-
cess of 100000
1t is stated by those in a position to
know, that at least 100000 in dust and
bullion is yet to be shipped to the
states. This will go out on the last
steamers leaving Nome for the sea-
son.
The Nuggets estimate of the pro-
duction of 1903 was $4.004,0OO, and the
returns from the United States mint
practically verified the estimate.
The result of the present seasons
work. in view of existing circum
stances, the late spring and the lack
of rain at the beginning of the season,
mining men say is entirely satisfac
tory.
The Western news., 1904-11-02

Dynamite will be made near Spo.
kane when the Washington Powder
company carries out its plans.
The Idaho Consolidated Copper com
pany, owning property at Salmon river
Idaho, has been making some good
finds.
The old mill of the Crystal Butte
company, now operated by the Inter
state Mining company, at Repuullc,
will start up again some time this
week The stoppage was caused by
some defect in the electric light plant.
DR.. w. S. Hendryx and R. l. Plomert
have been in Colorado for the past
three or four months, treating some
of the most refractory ore of the sui
pho-telluride ores of that state, among
which Liberty Bell ores at Telluride,
on which they have spent about $780,
900 in experimenting. The process has
returned them an extraction of SO
per cent by the Hendryx process.
The Buffalo Hump Mining company
has let contract for the completion
of 700 foot tunnel in it's property.
The Skookum Coal Co., 18 miles
south of Olympia, is now pushing de-
velOpments with a full force of men.
The main working tunnel is in 13O
feet and shows solid vein OF coal six
feet in width. At present the output
of the mine is about Is tons of coal
per day. The Skookum coal mine is
in the same district as the famous
Great Western coal mine.
Cornelius Shields, formerly assistant
general superintendent of the Great
Northern in charge of the western dis
trict, with Offices in Spokane, died OF
heart failure in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
recently.
John Anderson was instantly killed,
John Peterson fatally injured and w.
B. Guess slightly injured in an explo.
sion at the Hecla mine, near Burke.
Idaho. The disaster was caused by
the miners drilling into a missed hole.
The three men were working in drift
on the 600 foot level.
A report has gained currency in
Sumpter, Ore, that J. B. Fox, superin-
tendent of the North Pole mine for
years. will soon retire. Emil Melzer,
manager, is visiting in Germany. and
upon his return, so it is reported, q
change will take place in the superin-
tendency.
The Western news., 1904-11-02
Fattening Beef Cattle.

Prof. w. A. Henry, whose reputa.
ton as an authority on cattle feeding
cannot be doubted, suggests that
American cattle can be fattened upon
must less grain than our feeders gen.
orally give them. He says that many
feeders in the Western and Middle
States give to their fattening stock
from twenty to thirty pounds, and
sometimes thirty-five pounds day of
corn meal, while in England and Scot.
land they seldom use more than six
or eight pounds day. They give with
this from fifty to one hundred pounds
OF sliced roots, usually rutabagas, four
to Ave pounds of straw and from fve
to ten pounds Of hay. They claim to
send as good meat to market as we
can furnish them, which we may not
doubt, but we are not sure that we
can grow the turnips as the corn
which we feed here, and whether beef
animals fed upon turnips would stand
transportation as well. either alive or
as dressed meat, as those fattened on
corn. Professor Henry thinks ensilage
should take the place in our stock
feeding that roots do In England, and
we do not doubt that a judicious use
OF ensilage or some other succulent
food with the corn meal might induce
better digestion so that animals might
be as well fattened with less
amount Of grain
The Western news., 1904-11-02
Sixteen People Burn to Death.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-At a fire
following a wedding in the poorer part
OF the city, II of the guests were
burned to death. Five others are miss
ing and it is feared they have been
burned.
The Western news., 1904-11-02

horse stalls, with feed rooms. Provis-
ion is made for concrete root-house,
arched over with concrete, under the
driveway. The silo is on the outside
of the barn, beside the driveway, and
can be made any size desired; one If
teen feet In diameter and thirty feet
high would be about the size required
for the amount Of stock the basement
would contain H,
The Western news., 1904-11-02
Southern Apples.

Attempts are being made in south
ern Florida to grow apples by grating
or budding on the Redhaw stock. The
gratis are reported to be growing nice
ly, and one apple has been shown
weighing fourteen ounces and excel
lent in flavor and color. Heretofore
orchardists have not succeeded in pro-
ducing a good apple In the extreme
South.
The Western news., 1904-11-02

There Is no generally accepted ex.
planation of the origin of the term
"Hoosier" as applied to the people Of
Indiana.
The Western news., 1904-11-02

take in the oil and then, with a brush,
go over, with the OIL all portions
which are not covered while the wheel
is standing in the tub. Not only will
the rattle be stopped, but the wheel
will last great deal longer under
this treatment. The illustration shows
the form of trough which Is best fol
the purpose.
The Western news., 1904-11-02
TRADE REPORT,

Dun's Weekly report says: Mild
weather early in the week checked the
distribution of seasonable goods, but
had a permanent value in facilitating
the harvesting of cotton and late grain.
Subsequently the temperature fell, re-
storing retail trade in wearing apparel,
fuel and similar products to greater
activity than was experienced year
ago. Building operations are active,
Strengthening the markets for lumber
and materials. Manufacturing plants
are making steady gains, particularly
in leading industries, and it is sig
nifcant that reluctance to do business
has shifted from buyers to sellers,
eliminating largely the concessions in
prices that prevented stability. Labor
is unusually well employed, judging by
the official compilation of the unions.
Demand for domestic hides in west
ern markets continues sufficient to
absorb all offerings, fully maintaining
quotations and in some cases causing
advances. After long period of dull
ness there has occurred a general ad-
vance of small fraction in foreign
dry hides.
Failures numbered 233 in the United
States.
Northwestern Wheat.
Portland, Ore.-Wheat for export:
Walla Walla. 83c; bluestem, SEC; val.
ley, 86@S7c. For eastern markets:
Walla Walla, Sac; bluestem, SIC.
Tacoma, WASH Unchanged; blue
stem, S9hc; club, 85kc.
The Western news., 1904-11-02
WRECK NEAR LIND.
North Coast Limited Jumps the Track.
Thirteen People Injured.

| Iniiteen FeOPie injured.
Thirteen people were injured. two of
them seriously, by the North Coast
limited jumping the track mile and a
quarter east of Lind, Wash, at $3.50
a. m. Saturday. The train was rushing
down the grade into Lind at a 35 mile
clip, and as it reached the bottom,
where section gang was working, the
tender and baggage car left the rails.
In an instant all was confusion. Cars
jammed into cars and were rammed
into the high embankment; passengers
| were hurled with terrific force against
seats and sides of the coaches, and the
| track was ploughed up for nearly 400
| feet. The injured are:
An Italian of the section gang, who
was caught between car and embank.
ment: may die.
Constantion Dimarco, Black Dia-
| mond. Wash, crushed and internally
injured; serious.
John Wirkkler. Wadena, Minn, head
and leg bruised.
O. l.. Carney, Pilot Rock, WASH
head bruised.
William H. Maxwell, porter in tourist
car, badly bruised.
Nicola Fiorillo, Seattle, head and leg
bruised.
Cook in diner, bruised about head.
J. G. Jeffrey, New York, head bruis-
ed.
j. J. Flood, Northwest Territory, in.
ternal injuries.
James Arnold, Willows, Cal, hip
crushed.
George Bloom, Ackley, Iowa, knee
hurt.
Mrs. George Bowles, 14O2 Broadway,
New York, knee hurt.
Mrs. j. S. Roberts, Ackley, Iowa,
hurt internally.
Escape Miracle.
Considering the speed of the train
coming down the heavy / per cent
grade on one side of coulee the list
of fatalities is surprisingly short, and
it seems almost a miracle the train
was not entirely demolished. The line
has many curves in it, following the
contour of the hills, and the wreck oc-
Cured where there is cut through
small promontory, so that the bank on
the lower side kept the train from
rushing to destruction into the ditch.
So far the cause of the wreck is un-
known. The Italian section gang was
at work on the track in the cut and
stepped back against the embankment
on either side to let the limited pass
Later.
The cause of the train wreck is still
a mystery, but train officials thought it
could not have been that the section
crew left rail insecure, for the loco
motive, the heaviest piece in the train,
passed over safely and did not leave
the rails.
Superintendent Beamer was at the
scene of the wreck all day yesterday.
1t will be few days before the wreck
is cleared away, and in the meantime
trains pass over temporary track
laid around the wreck. It Is more Diff
ficult to remove the wreckage of
passenger train because it is necessary
to place the coaches back onto their
trucks and put the injured cars in con.
dition to travel again. In a freight
wreck the debris is thrown onto a
wrecking train and hauled away.
Until the wreck is cleared from the
track it will not be possible to deter
The Western news., 1904-11-02

Lines for Three Horses.
For driving three horses the lines
can be made the same as for two
horses, only the No. 8 must be added.
The Western news., 1904-11-02
Gigantic Farms Of the west.

Twenty -nvs years ago the man am
bilious enough to attempt to cultivate
a thousand acres would probably have
been thought idiot1c. but such has
been our agricultural progress that to-
day one can ind farms In the West
The Western news., 1904-11-02

mine the cause-perhaps not then. 1t
can be seen that the rails and track
are badly torn up.
The Western news., 1904-11-02
Observation-Disclosures
AND % INJURED IN COLLISION
NEAR ToPSON, MO.
First Section of Passenger Train Was
Standing in Front Of Station When
Second Section Crashed Into It
Pullman Car Swashed-CreW Of Sec.
ond Section Blamed.

Kansas City, Nov. 1.-Three persons
We're killed and % injured on tail end
collision on the Missouri Pacific rail-
road at Topson, Mo. The first section
of westbound train No. was standing
in front of the station after having
by the second section. The engine Of
the second section of No. split the
Pullman car Topaz, containing four
passengers, two thirds of it's length,
killing and injuring the number stated.
There were % passengers in the next
car ahead, but beyond few scratches
they espaced injury.
The dead:
Mrs. Bright Walker, Lewisburg. Pa.
Mrs. Margaret Burke, Kansas City.
J. w. Bagby, secretary of the Limo
type Publishing company, Kansas City.
Those of the passenger who were
not seriously injured continued their
journey, while the more seriously hurt
were taken to the company's hospital
in ST. Louis.
ne Train crews escaped injury.
Crew Is Blamed.
The blame. according to Superin-
tendent w. ]. Mckee, who went to
the scene of the wreck, rests with the
engineer and conductor of the second
section. They were running 25 miles
an hour. when they should have had
their train under control. The first
section of eastbound passenger No. 10
was standing on the sidetrack and En-
gineer Ramsey of second No. 8, says
the headlight Of No. 10 prevented his
seeing the red light on first No. 3.
The coroner's verdict blames the
flagman of the first section for not
properly tagging the second section,
and the engineer of the second sec
tion for coming into the station in a
careless manner and for not having
his engine under control.
The Western news., 1904-11-02

which must be 10 inches longer than
the No. 2. The way the lines are
crossed Is the way they must be put
on the horses. The bits in the dia-
gram represent the horses.
The Western news., 1904-11-02
ranging a. high a. 10000 acres.

ranging a. high a. 10000 acres. In
a single year the owner Of one contain.
ing 5000 acres in Iowa has placed in
the bank $5O,OO0-the profits Of that
period after taking out all expenses.
In other words, every acre of the farm
retted him over So, counting in 400
acres Of woodland, roads, and soil on
which nothing productive was cult
vated
The Western news., 1904-11-02

FLOOR PLAN OF STOCK BARN.
"A, mixing room: b. horse stable; c. feed
alleys; D. COW stalls; L, box stall; F, pas
sage behind cattle; G, manger; H. root
house under driveway; I, silo.
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Ell 1KrON SCHOOL Ne, II.

Rer at for the NORTH of April -
~ IA Grade-ElizahctR Drcnnen, 09.6;
Al a Sl Wells, 99.3f bora Cooke 9S.S;
.o,aA Parker. 9sNs; George Atkinson,
aS3; Edith AleN alIder, 9S.2; Lille Park
er, 9S2; Rose Jonest, go; Anra Bow
land, 9T6i Frances McGrCaly, 81;
Helen Disney, 96.2; Ada Denny, d.
Lotto King 95.7; Alfred Lancaster, $50
Fifth Grade-HanEnh Wilson, 99.G;
Howard Jones, 99.2; Elizabeth Perkins
99% Ellis Nathan. 9SG; Raymond Wit
worth. 9S.G; Elizabeth Scott, 9S.6; ChoS.
Ramho $50; BlaEyhe hlll, 9S; Willie
Fenton, 9S; Ruth Clifford, $40: Marln
Bowlanl. 9G.S; E!izAl.th Person, a6.5;
Eugene GOnce, 9G. 1: Hiram Dunbar, 95.G
Roy Clark, $50,
Fourth Gradc-Hplcn Cooper, 9Aai
EleaUo4a HolbeT' $50; Ru7h Price 9S3;
Esthe1 Trl4ell. NJ; Alice Whitcman,
DG2$ kmmolcen Ztprr @6.2; Preston
Dunbar, 9G.1: Hcrh'n M~rGan, 95.1;
:Ahcc McGready, 95.2, Warren Boultlen,
Us.
Third Grade Emily Frazer, 9G,2' Ar
line White. 95.3: Marie TaggaH> 95.3;
Arthur HomewUod, 95.1; Ethel Digney
90.
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CHERRY HILL SCHOOL.

Report for the month of .Alril -
Seventh Grade Emily Whitaker, 5000;
Lulu AIoorc> 9e.S; Martina Davis, 500;
Ralph Work, '9S2.
Sixth GraGe-Wildn Davis. 3st Myrtle
Huston. 80; Bella Davis, 97.3; Isabel
Miller ~: Ethel Goodrow, 1864, John
Abel. 9J.T.
Fifth Gra,lt.-Maria Whitaker, 93.S;
Mary Work. 9S.2: Charles iBcddow, 95.S.
Third Gradr-AHcc Meier. 99.2; Ara
bella Locknm. 9S.2: Martha Forncre.
97.2; Edna Davis. 9GS: Ethel Knight,
9G,G; Andrew Kelly, o5.S; Guy Lockard,
$50; Evan Mohitt, '95.2; Hattie Moore,
%.
Second GradG--lIildH Whitaker, $50;
Dcs,sa Forcacre, 9S; Howard Davis, 97.2;
Hazel Moore, 962: Joe Davidson, 962
Mabel I.ockard, 96; Joe Grant, $50;
Richard Beddow. 90.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOL.

Report for the month of April -
Seventh GrNlr-Dura Morgan. 96.S;
John Hopper, 9i1.
Sixth Grade-IIHIoli Carter 9S.1; Ray
Mailman. 9S.4; May Fo>trr. 90: Mary
Carpenter. 96.+; George Rcrrm. 96.3
Joe Savin, 96.1: Anna Hcvrlow. 95.S
Gus>ic Egce. 95.7: GhGy, Banks. $50;
Rachel Iovrl,,r>, 80: Irwin Griffith,
3d.; Lizzie Tatman. 81; AIthca Price,
95.
Fifth Gradr-Grurgc Fillmgame. 0S.1;
Harriet PeaTcc. 9T.S: Nelson A1mbriSter,
97.S; Warren BristUw. 97.7; Mary Bar
wick. 81; Wilmer Cooling, 81; Helen
litter 96.2; Vaughan Rhoadc<, 95.S;
Ella Queck. 9j.I; George Vaughan, 95.5,
Mamie jefferson. 9J.4
Fourth Grl9le-Katie I.otrnNm, 915;
Evelyn Spear 90; Ruth Morgan. aG.G;
Gertrude Carter, 9G.t Katie Lovcless,
96.3.
Third Gradc-Maggie Llm 9G.7; Cena
Pearce, 96.1; Dave Sarin, 96.3; Vernon
Lake, 9J.4
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The worries Of weak and sick mother
are only begun with the birth Of her
child. By day her work is constantly
interrupted and at night hcr rest is
broken by the waiting of tNc peevish.
puny infant, Dr. piCrceNs Favoritc Pre-
sclirtion makes weak Women stroLg and
sick women well. 1t lightens all che
burdens of maternity. giving to mothers
strength and vig"r. which t,ncy impa1t to
their children. In over thirty years of
practice. Dr Pierce and his, associate
staff of nearly score of physicians have
treated AND curcd more than half mil
lion Suffering women. Sick women are
invited to consult DR.. Fierce by letter
free of charge. All correspondence is
strictly private. Address DIR, r. Y.
Pierce, Irvnli!>' Ilotol arl Sursit'al In
stitutr. Buffalo. y. y.
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HOW TO LIVE LONG.

That most meM dig their graves with
their teeth has seldom been pointed out
more forcMy than is done in the Cen
fury in IN article by Roger :. Tracey.
entitled "How to live long" The three
score Amd ten limit to human life is pro
IOura.cd 4 fallacy. Death from old age,
occurring ut scventy-tvc ar eighty. is Il
m!snompr. Comparative Psychologists.
we are told. have set the natural years
Of nun at 100. even sometimes at 40.
and the reason why the overwhelming
majority fall short of normal life is com
prSed in ore Sentcncr-wc all eat too
much. He. then. who would live to be
Old. retaining sight, hearing and some
digestion. not rclinQuishing the power of
healthy enjoyment. has but to follow II
simple rule Eat Sparingly. Refrain
from clogging the system by an over
supply ~. food. Never entirely satisfy
the appetite. AMI make it II habit occa-
,ionllly to omit a meal or two altogether
If | were to assign amy one thing as
especially conducive to long life from Il
study Of the habits of ccntemrianS, 1t
would be scmistarvation. says one au-
thoIity quoted. and the example Is cited
of one Luigi Cormro, who, having lived
the pace THAT kills, amended his ways
when death threatened and 50 reorgan-
lied his enfecblcd body by Il life of tenn
pCrance and restraint that he lived to be
| 100, although the doctors gave him up
at forty. In middle life, from thirty-hye
| TO forty-five. according to DR.. Tracey,
there comes II waning of the powers. The
effects of overindulgcnce i'll eating or
drinking are no longer vigorously thrown
off us in youth. If the fact is rot recog-
nZed and the same habits are kept up
ny heretofore, there is trouble ahead.
But if the individual adopts new regi-
men of diet, diminishes his meals ana
regulates his existence as becomes his
soberer years n sort of REGENERATION fol
lows and if at the second chmacteric, oc-
curing somewhere between sixty and
seventy, there is a further pull up in the
food supply, regulated by the slacke1Mng
powers of assimilation, IL hale old age is
extremely likely to ensue.