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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-05-18
MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS.
Over Twenty-Eight Thousand Dollars
to Be Distributed in the County.

Professor s. 4. Dickey, county super
intendent, made an apportionment yes
terday of county and state scnool funds
TO the various districts of Yakima coun-
ty, for the last quarter of the school
year. The county funds amount to
$27s.77, and the state to $2s, 1858. The
various districts are entitled to the fol-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-05-18
Skirt Department.

CK1It DtpdI tI1It1It.
Our Skirt Department is the largest in the city,
Two hundred Spring and Summer Dress Skirts in
the latest materials and styles, from 25 to so per
cent cheaper than you buy elsewhere.
Oxford gray Walking Skirts regular price
H.75, go Observation-Disclosures. SI.I9
Linen Skirts, regular 95c and 81 values.
~ ~. wv
All wool Walking Skirts, beautifully made,
cheap at IS, go NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SZ.S6
We have lot of Black Silk Skirts, tucked with
rufles, warranted not to crack actual
value 1896, sale price. S4,JZ
Hundreds of other skirts to select from. We can
suit you with any color or style at greatly reduced
prices. When you see the pretty garments for SO
little money you cannot help to buy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-12-02
MILLINERY

Our department in Millinery is al
ways complete, you can always obtain
a handsome fashionably trimmed Hat,
trimmed by the most expert millinery
trimmers in America and Paris, our
buyers has sent us 100 pattern Hats
direct from N. Y. and Paris. In
beauty and design they cannot be ex-
celled We are putting these Hats at
our special sale, your choice from 50. SO
to IS hat, you cannot match them
else where for less than IS to $40 hat.
A large assortment of walking hats
and all kinds of millinery trimmings.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-12-02
SILKS VELVETS and PLUSHES

1000 yards OF Silk Remnants enough for Waist
and Chldens dresses, Silks that sell for yard
price Zoe yard Of fine Silks in Crepe De
Chenes Pean De
4oc ~ yard yards Of Remnants Pushes
Velve Waists Childrens
in price from a yard.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-12-02

If you are in need of a Carpet it will
pay you we'll to buy. from us as our
statesmen are strictly authorized not to
misrepresent the nature and quality of
the Carpets that you buy Prices
ranging from 35c to $1.25 yard.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-12-02

Ladies Suits, Jackets, Capes
and Fur Scarfs. a large assort-
ment in this particular department..
Ladies suits from So to 1875. Ladies
Jackets from 50 to 800. Ladies Capes
from ST. to$I0. Childrens Coats from
soc to $3.50,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
CHICAGO MAN PLANS TO
ROLL TO THE NORTH POLE

Peder Nissen's pneumatic ball.
"foolkiller No g." is a canvas bag.
thirty feet long and twenty-five feet
in diameter, tapering to a blunt point
at the ends, where there are glass
portfolios. The exterior of the con-
trivance Is covered with several coats
of oil and varnish to render it water
proof.
Inside the whole length of the bag
extends a center shaft, around which
revolves hub at each end and from
each hub radiates 12O cotton cord
spokes fixed in the canvas, which
serve to hold the bag in shape and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Manure Doe. BENEFIT Land.


A good deal of comment has been
caused by the publication by the de-
partment of agriculture of the United
States of bulletin %, In which the
authors claimed that poor soils were
as good crop yielders as good soils.
provided both were in the same me
chanfcal condition This was regard
ed everywhere as a most astonishing
statement, as it was equivalent to
saying that all kinds OF manure bene-
ut soil only by improving it mechan-
lcally. A few people. however, al
ways ready to follow any new doc
trine, at once took up with this new
idea.
But our best agriculturists have
been all the time certain that fertil-
fzers do add to the amount of avail
able plant food in the soil. 1t was the
contention of the authors of the bull
letin in question that natural agen-
cies are all the time at work in the
soil liberating new quantities of plant
food, and that the amount of plant
food SO liberated is as great in poor
soil as in good. They claimed to have
found this out by actual analyses of
the plant food available in different
soils.
1t is evident that something is
wrong with their soil analyses. One
of the greatest soil physicists in the
United States is Professor F. H. King.
During 1903 Professor King carried on
some experiments to determine the
points at issue in the bulletin. He
carried on the same tests on three
types of soil of low productive capac-
1ty and three types of soil of high
productive capacity. He determined
the plant food soluble in water once
each week during the entire season
in soil from each field He also grew
crops on each of the six fields. The
amc---s of available plant food in the
good soils was found to be about two
and half times as great in the good
soils as in the poor soils, on the
average Of all tests throughout the
season.
The crops grown responded in like
measure. The good soils yielded
crops two and a half times larger
than did the poor soils. When these
crops were analysed they were found
to contain about two and a half times
as much plant food as did the crops
grown on the poor soils.
1t will thus be seen that there is
difference in the amount of plant
food in different soils, and that the
most productive soils are those we'll
manured and containing much avail
able plant food. 1t is not true that
there is as much available plant food
in solution in the water of one soil
as of another.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
WOULD HAVE LET THEM DROWN
Slight Change Critic Suggested In
Young Authors Book


"At your request" said the kindly
critic to the young author, 81 have
read your book from beginning to
end"
SO good of yOu, returned the young
author. And now l want you to feel
, that you can speak frankly and tell
me just what you think about it.
suppose you saw a great deal in it
that you would change if it were left
to you"
MOO" replied the kindly critic.
thoughtfully. 'On the whole 1 think
I may say there was very little"
Really exclaimed the young au-
thor. delightedly. do you know,
had an idea you'd tear the whole book
to pieces, figuratively speaking. of
course. 1 can't tell you how pleased
l am. But of course there are some
changes that you would advise rela-
tive to the publication of second
edition. What are they?"
There's only one that's of mouch
Importance said the critic.
And that?" asked the young author
inquiringly.
why, that's where the hero jumps
from the yacht into the ocean to save
the heroine from drowning
'Is it to thrilling? Wouldn't you
have him jump after herr" inquired
the young author anxiously.
mo, it's not too thrilling" was the
reply, land of course I would have
him go in after her, but, you see, they
are both rescued. I would not have
that"
"You-you wouldn't have them res
cued?"
Certainly not. Let them both
drown
But this happens in the first chap
ter-almost the first thing in the
book"
Precisely. That's just when 1t
ought to happen"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

carry it around the center shaft Be
tween the spokes, suspended from
the shaft, is basket or seat In which
the rolling traveller" sits, steering by
sliding the basket from one end OF the
shaft to the other. His only view of
the exterior is through the small port
holes at each end.
After a trial Nilsson expects to
rolf across the lake in the ball, and
If this proves successful he will pre-
pare to start for the north pole. He
declares the 'foolkiller" will roll
equally well on land, water or ice
Chicago Tribune
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Before and After.

A pompous man wearing silk hat,
which surmounted a fringe of white
hair, boarded an elevated train at
Sixty-sixth street. The train started
before he was seated and he lurched
heavily against a giddily dressed
woman. The encounter took place so
quickly that he did not have time to
see his fair nsighbor, but rapid
glance from the corner of his eye, as
he pivoted into place, showed him an
attractive form.
beg pardon, miss" he calculated,
as he settled himself and turned
toward her. Then he got a glimpse
of hair as white as his own, and add
ed hastily, cor madame"
His embarrassment. apparently, was
eQualed by her indignation, for at the
first opportunity she moved to an
other seat--New York Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

Some Common Orchard Scale Insects.
The Ohio Experiment Station is re-
ceiving from all parts of the state
twigs Of fruit trees infested with one
or the other of the three following
scale insects:
1. The Oyster-shell scale: This is a
reddish or grayfsh brown scale, about
an eighth of an inch in length, point
ed at one end and curved in shape,
suggesting minute, elongated oyster
shell. Its winter form is hard scale,
covering and protecting number of
mfaste, white eggs. These eggs hatch
during the fore part of June, and the
yellowish young crawl about for a few
days and then fix themselves by in
serting their beaks In the bark and
begin sucking the sap. At this time
they may be destroyed by spraying
with kerosene emulsion, the formula
for which is given in the Station spray
calendars, which are sent free on ap-
pIication
Experiments made by the Canada
Experiment Farms have shown that
this scale may also be controlled by
the use of lime mixed with water at
the rate Of one or two pounds of lime
to q gallon Of water. This should be
done as early In the winter as posi-
BILE. The lime loosens the scales, after
which the rain removes them and de-
stroys the eggs.
,. The Scurfy scale: This insect is
somewhat smaller than the oyster
sheu scale, and is more nearly round
in shape. 1t is more conspicuous be-
cause of its white color. Its habits
and the means for its control are SIM
liar to those of the oyster-shell scale.
Neither of these scales is likely to
cause much injury in orchards which
are thoroughly sprayed with Bordeaux
mixture
g. The San Jose scale: This scale
is much smaller than either of the 9TH
ers named. 1t is nearly round in shape,
at first white but later dark gray in
color and is easily recognized by q
minute central nipple, which is lighter
colored, often yellow. To identity
this scale a small magnifying glass is
necessary. This insect is far more de-
structive than either of the others
named. It's appearance In the orchard
means the eventual destruction of the
orchard unless vigorous treatment IL
adopted. The best method of treat
ment yet discovered Is the lime-sul-
phur-salt spray.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Lifetime ALL TOO SHORT.
One Sin Southern Statesman Thinks
Should Not Be Forgiven.

One Sin Southern Statesman Thinks
Should Not Be Forgiven.
United States Senator Edmund w.
Pettus of Albany, though past 80
years of age, never held but one 9TH
er political Office. Back in the early
SOS he was circuit judge in his
state, and in presiding over a cele-
brated murder trial coined an aphor-
ism in his charge to the jury SO
human that it remains to-day the I'M
written law of all the South, unalter-
able and Interchangeable. A lad grown
to manhood returned to a country
town and shot the betrayer of his SIS
ter, who had been driven to suicide.
THE state asks your honor to
charge the jury in addition to the
charge already given" said the pros
ecutor, that though the misdeeds of
the dead man would have eventuated
the crime of the prisoner if he had
acted under impulse and done murder
before cooling time had interviewed,
yet if cooling time has interviewed
since the wrongs committed by the
dead man the prisoners crime is in
no way or degree extenuated."
Like a flash Judge Pettus turned
and said to the jury: 'sThe court
gives you the additional charge re-
quested by the state, and the court
also charges you that in it's opinion
mans allotted three score years and
ten are not sufficient time to cool a
wrong like that done the prisoner in
this case
The verdict was mot guilty" at
once.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
LIKES HERMIT LIFE
LONELINESS HAS NO rERRORS
FOR THIS MAN.
Charles Carlson Lived for Fourteen
Months Alone on Barren Island, and
Is Perfectly Willing to Stay There
All His Life.

Charles Carlson, the Robinson Cru
soc of Clipperton island, came back to
civilization yesterday on the steamer
Peru, says the San Francisco CORE
spondent of the New York World
For fourteen months he lived all alone
on the barren rock, his only compan-
ion during that time being a dog, be-
sides a dozen chickens, the myriads
of sea fowl and the big crabs that
make their habitation on the fiat
island. Except for a rather fierce
mustache and cowboy hat, Carlson
looked like anything but an exile as
he stood on the Peru's deck.
Carlson took the position of lone
Waterman on Clipperton island from
the Pacific Islands company, which
has concession for the rock and its
guano deposits. On February 4, the
schooner Una called at Clipperton
and Carlson, accompanied by his dog,
embarked for Champerico, where he
caught the Peru and came directly to
this port.
Il knew what to expect when
when 1 went to Clipperton,'' said Carl
sen. THE men who had been there
as keepers before me had always had
companions. / was the first to vol
unteer to stay there alone. Time
passed slowly, but L busted myself in
working here and there and 1 read
and wrote a great deal. My dog was
companionable and L grew SO attach
ed to my chickens that not one of
them served me for meal
81 saw only one vessel in the four
teen months and that was the British
warship Shearwater. She passed close
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Loss from Bitter Rot.

The losses from bitter rot of apples
are seldom appreciated, but the men
that have investigated them declare
them to be simply enormous for the
entire country. Professor Blair OF the
University of Illinois. told the writer
last fall that the losses from bitter
rot In four counties Of Illinois had
totaled for the past season 81 500 900.
This was In the -four. counties OF
Marion, Clay. Richland and Wayne.
Bitter rot is fungous disease and can
be controlled to some extent by spray
ing It II time that apple growers
awoke fully to the enormous tar they
are every year paying to the fungous
diseases that ravage our orchards.
Could we eliminate even this one
scourEe Of bitter rot We would add
millions Of dollars to the value OF the
annie croD-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

ahtih0 tne Apple TRES.
Every person setting out an or
chard should decide on the proper va
rieties suited to his locality, and, If
for a commercial orchard, they should
be merchantable varieties, says T. G..
Raynor. Bookkeeping. red varieties
seem to be in keenest demand nearly
everywhere. A fine-looking apple, re-
gardless of the quality, is always in
demand Too many varieties In an
orchard is not desirable, but four or
hve OF the right sort are all that are
necessary for cross fertilization. Buy
ers viii, for reasons which are OBJ
vfous, pay much better prices for q
Few varieties than for a great many.
The stock should be purchased from
reliable nurseryman, and not too
much dependence should be placed in
agents. who are in the business for
what they can get out of 1t. would
advise buying stock from a nursery
nearest the planter, provided his stock
is all right.
Spring seems to be the most favor
able time for planting. When the
trees are delivered, great care should
De taken to prevent the exposure OF
the roots to sun or wind, and heeling
pairing the holes, they should be dug
deeply enough that when the tree is
Sc it will be Just a little lower in
the Ground than where it stood in
the nursery row. To plant well two
persons are necessary, one man to set
the trees and the ether to dig the
hoIes and fill in. The trees must be
trimmed, topped back, and all broken
and decayed roots should be cut on.
In planting, the roots should be
be spread out well and the trees
Jared gently as the fine earth is
thrown in. This will bring the soil
in close contact with all the fine roots.
Then this should be tramped firmly
and the hole filled to the surface and
LETT loose on top. Care should be
taken In shaping the head of the tree.
To get good strong head the three
or TOUR branches forming it should
start irregularly from the stem, and
no two limbs should grow opposite
each other. In view of the necessity
OF spraying and having the fruit well
cclored, it is not advisable to plant
closer than thirty feet each way, and
for large-growing varieties forty feet
would be better.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
German Emigration.

OF the 100000 emigrants of Ger
man nationality who left the father
land during the thirty-three years
since the formation of the~empire. 90
per cent came directly to the United
States With all the efforts that have
been made to stimulate emigration
to Brazil and to the German colonies
in Africa and Asia, it has dwindled
to a meager fragment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Notes Upon the Ansora Goat.

For three years the Maine Agricu1-
tural Experiment Station has been ex-
perimenting with the Angora goat and
sums up its experience as follows: An
CORA goats are quite hardy and thrifty
and can be kept with the same winter
care that sheep demand. 1t takes
about $50 pounds of hay to winter one
goat With plenty of young woodland
or brushy pasture there will be no
food cost in summering them. They
are effective in clearing up under
brush. in woodland covered with birch
or evergreen. They will likely de-
stroy other varieties except very large
trees. They will clear out bushes and
waste growth in pastures, in prefer
ence even to the grasses. Ordinary
fencing will not hold them. A fine
mesh wire fence Of such height that
they cannot rest the front feet upon
it viii hold them. even in small areas.
They do not jump. but are good climb
ers.
The flesh has a flavor between that
Of lamb and venison- The carcasses
are small and there is no market In
the East for the flesh. The fleece Is
called mohair, and that from crosses
brings q somewhat higher price than
wool. The purer the breeding the bet
ter the mohair is and the heavier IL
the clipping Three pounds per ami
NAL Is about all that can be expected
from q clipping from seven-eighths
bred goats. They are very docile and
intelligent and make excellent pets.
Their bush eating procliyities would
make them q nuisance among decora-
tive shrubs. The station does not
recommend them for most Maine
farms.7Chas. d. Woods, director
Maine Experiment Station.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Did We But Know,

Did we but know
How little some enjoy who much possess
That something's lacking they must still
Did we but know. we'd envy them the
Did we but know
Whose smiling faces hide host of cara
Whose pride concsals the ache the bosom
Did We but know. our sympathy were
theirs
Did we but know
When envying others for their wealth or
powers,
what sriefs or troubles theirs that are
not ours
Did we but know. we'd deem our lives all
flowers
Did we but know
Some joys are ever purchased with .
pain,
That tbs anothsr's loss that brings us
Did we but know. from envy we'd Al
-ceorxs BirdssyA
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Main American Exports.

Agricultural products form the
largest group Of exports from the
United States. amounting to $S73, OO0,-
900 in 1908, or 63 per cent of the total,
while manufactures amount to $407,-
600. 900, or 20 per cent of the total.
In 1880 agricultural products formed
So per cent and manufactures but
12h per cent of the total exports of
domestic products.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

The Canadian government has de-
cided to increase the pay OF the Do
minion police The only question is
as to the amount of the increase,
whether 1t shall be Is cents all around
or a graded increase Of Is, 10 and. S
cents. according to the length OF serv-
ice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

Good breeders do not forget that the
domestic hen has to have more egg
shell material than did the hen in q
Wild state, for the reason that she
lays more eggs. When q hen runs out
of egg-sheu material the result is q
arrangement OF the organs that pro-
duce eggs, and sometimes soft shelled
eggs and abnormal appetites result
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

ing 1903 granted 81 .e99 patents The
since it was founded In 1886 Il 1854
$40
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

to the island and q boat was lowered.
I hailed from the reef but the boat
did not come in. When the Una pick
ed me up 1 was getting tired of the
Job. Three men are now on the
island to keep each other company.
My health was improved by the ex-
perience.
AT first I busted myself making
repairs to the buildings and nipple
ments that were under my charge and
in my brief hours of leisure made
friends with my dog and chickens.
The crow of the roosters and the bark
of the dog were the only sounds that
broke the stiffness of the long
months, except for the strange sound
of shouting of men one day last De
cember, when a boats crew from the
British cruiser approached close to
the shore, while their vessel was at
anchor near by.
THE island is about 100 miles off
the Central American shore and the
coasting steamers never pass within
sight of it. All over the island, which
is only about ten feet above the sur
face of the sea, thousands of crabs
are always sprawling, but they are
harmless. The sea- birds were so
their nests and 1 was careful to main
tain a close friendship with them
The birds eggs, with the canned pro-
visions that had been left for me, to-
gether with the sea air, made me a
healthier man than ever before,
though I was a robuset sailor before
I went there.
Would 1 return to solitude of the
island again? Yes. 1 would not mind
going back. One gets used to the soli-
tude and comes to look upon his ami
NAL friends as though they were
almost human Occasionally 1 would
yearn for the presence of a human
companion, but that feeling would
soon pass away. Since have return
ed I feel out of place in the noise and
hustle of civilization.
Il believe that one spending his
life as l have spent the last fourteen
months would live to an enormous
age The absence of care, the healthy
surroundings and the prohibition of
all forms of dissipation ought to keep a
man perennially young.
Silver cooIs Coffee.
Two business men were hastily
eating their midday luncheon a few
days. ago when one of them, in at
tempting to drink cup of scalding
coffee. set 1t down with an exclama-
ton of pain as the hot fluid burned
his throat. ut is poor waiter" re-
marked the other. who does not see
that coffee is OF a proper temperature
before he puts II on the table, but
just place q silver spoon in that
and in a very short time 1t win be
be cooler" He explained that silver
is a wonderful absorbent OF heat, and
carries 1t out Of the coffee. He added
that he had d friend who had sill
versmith make two small bars OF solid
silver. which he uses at homo for
cooling lis Observation-Disclosures Rec
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

Wheat Is = good feed for hens. but
It Il often cheaper to buy clear wheat
IT Fair price than wheat Screenings
IT = low price.