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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15
These Things Do Happen.

HCSC IluSS OO iidPPSh'
| have seen some fool advertising
and some more fool advertising
my days. l overheard some con-
versation the other day between
Neighbor Frank and Merchant Green
in the town where 1 rusticate. Mer-
chant Green didn't believe in news
paper advertising and scarcely ever
expended a niclxle for the home paper.
He borrowed it, and Neighbor Frank
was his most frequent victim in this
respect. Of course it riled the latter
when he found his favorite paper miss
ing and after hunting high and low
for it learned from the good wife that
Merchant Green had sent his red
headed young one to borrow it.
AS was saying, Neighbor Frank and
Merchant Green were having talk
and they came to the subject of alb
vertising. 1t tickled Merchant Green
to tell his friend about the shrewd
stroke of advertising he was doing.
whats that?" asked Frank. Didn't
you see my ad that Dobbs, the artist,
put on the fence northwest of town?
It's a peach, should say "Well,"
drawled the tired Mr.. Frank, 81
haven't seen it, but will try to take it
in some day. But lest l do not get
the chance, I'll be much obliged to
you if you will put postage on the
fence and send it to me by mail"
Merchant Green is not on speaking
terms with Neighbor Frank now.
I once knew a young man who
worked James J. Hill, the railroad
president. If you have ever tried to
corner men of the stripe of Jim Hill
you know it can't be done-not with
ease. 1t happened in the lobby OF
hotel a few hundred miles from Puget
Sound. The young fellow had sand.
He hustled up to Hill, who was ex-
planning to some friends the working
of the Northern Securities Co. "Mr.
HILL you said year ago that no one
need be out of a job in this part OF
the country" was the point blank
interruption. 81 did," admitted Mr..
Hill, without losing his composure.
"Well your statement is incorrect"
declared the young man. i've been
hustling for a job for the past six
months and can't get work at anything
| can do"
The railroad president smiled and
looked over the young man from head
to foot with the utmost elaboration.
"That's just it," he said, what can
you do?" The young man, nothing
abashed, said: 81 have had several
years experience as stenographer;
am an expert book-keeper; have been
shipping clerk and know the bust
ness; am a first-class advertising man,
also good book agent" President
HILL after a few words further, took
him to the Office of the hotel stenog-
rapher and dictated letter for him
to take to the Great Northern office
in st. Paul. He was going to try out
the young man and see what was in
him. The man of many occupations
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15
kiIns for Drying Onions.

One of the patrons of The Ranch
has asked for information about kilns
for drying onions. AS this industry is
not extensively followed in the north
west there are few who are posted on
the subject. So far inquiry on the part
of The Ranch has not brought out any
one who can give the desired informa-
ton, and it is hoped that this item will
fall under the eye of some one who has
the information and can furnish photo
graphs of the inside and outside of the
kiln. An article on the industry would
be interesting and valuable to large
number of readers and we ask that
some of those who have had expert
ence let us hear from them.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15
To Encourage Clean Factories.

A plan that. if carried out, will go
long ways toward causing the city
milk dealers and dairymen to keep
their factories and stables clean has
been proposed by the Duluth News
Tribune. This publication has Of
fered to publish monthly a list of
the milk dealers and dairymen in
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

lined and provisions made for all
available funds. The construction
work will require two or three years
to bring them up to that stage where
the operation of the projects will be
available.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

Every farmer can afford daily pa
per under the ridiculously low COM
bination offer of The Seattle Daily
Star and The Ranch for SLIGO per year.
Remember, this is special induce
ment to swell our subscription list for
a limited time only. The Daily Stars
market reports are corrected every
day and the greatest care taken to
make them reliable.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

The paper is sent to each subscriber until
an order to discontinue is received from the
subscriber. We must be notified in writing
by letter or postal card, when subscriber
wishes his paper stopped. Returning the
our list from the name alone on the paper
We must have both name and address, and
all arrearages or dues must be paid as re-
quired by law.
Date of expiration of subscription Is
shown on your paper by address label con-
tanning your name.
Failing to receive the paper regularly you
should notify the Seattle office at once
when mistakes, II any, will be corrected.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

The people of Walla Walla have set
about to have DR.. N. G.. Blalock put on
the state irrigation commission. DR..
Blalock is an expert on irrigation mat
tiers and is the first man who made any
attempt to bring around the Palouse
irrigation project.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15
Ranch Small Talk

The Seattle Daily Star and The
Ranch, both one year for SLIGO, is the
best newspaper bargain ever offered
in the northwest.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

Address all communications to THE
RANCH, Downs Bldg, Seattle, Washington
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

This is the season when the farmer
has his crops nearly all in and is get
ting ready to do battle with the weeds
The rapidity with which weeds spring
up in the most parts of our state
makes it necessary to be alert and to
tackle them at the right moment. In
the fields where the harrow can be
used there is nothing that helps tie
crop more than a fine mulch especially
where the soil is liable to get too dry.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

The Blalock Fruit Company, which
is now operating the old Western Com
mission Company at Walla Walla, has
shipped nearly 100 cars of potatoes
to middle west points since the win
ter. At the present the company is
buying the remainder of the Weston
and Basket mountain crops, which lay
in the ground all winter and are just
being brought down and sold for near
ly cent a pound The mountain
crop will run several carloads, and is
finding new market in the cities of
the Missouri valley.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

llllSdClOh PAOJONS'
Business in the line of farm lands
is everywhere in the state reported
as being brisk this spring, owing to
the great demand from people coming
to the state to locate Good farms
that are held at not too high figure
find ready sale, and in many cases
cash constitutes the larger part of
the purchase price.
Here is a sample sale of farm prop
erty in a section not remarkably we'll
settled as yet. John Gibbs, who
owned eighty acres a few miles west
of Tekoa, in Whitman county, sold
the farm to man from Minnesota at
S62. so per acre. The improvements on
this farm consist of small frame
house and barn, beside an orchard of
bearing trees.
The issue of April Is of The Ranch
containing the fruit spraying calendar,
has been exhausted and the demand
for the calendar continues 1t would
be printed again in the current num-
Der, but the pressure on our columns
is too great. Publication of the cal
endar will probably be made again on
June 1. In the meantime those who
are anxious to have a copy of the
calendar can secure one by writing
the state agricultural college at Pull
man.
The secretary of the interior has
given his formal approval to the car
rying out of irrigation projects in the
so-called arid belt that involve the
expenditure of about $27O0O,OOO and
will reclaim about one million acres of
land Washington's share in this
work is spoken of in another part of
this issue. These approvals mark
the close of the preliminary stages of
reclamation work. Projects in each
state and territory are now well out
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

Four years ago the cut-worm was
doing terrible havoc in the western
part of Washington and Oregon and
some of the farmers shudder to think
of it, This cut-worm is a peculiar
customer. He will make a call on
you one season and stay away the
next In the third season he is due,
though may not come in so great num-
bers as was the case in 1900. This
year he might come and it would not
be bad idea for our farmer friends to
be on the watch for him. A few days
ago the writer noticed white butter
fly that evidently had come out of the
cocoon and was getting ready to lay
eggs. 1t was the cut-worm moth.
A few days later another sign that
made us think the cut-wOrm pest might
come this year came to our notice.
A large number of worms closely
resembling the cut-worm was discov-
cred in the early morning in place
where there were several trees in the
lawn. They evidently had come out
of the MANFRED soil that had been
thrown around the base of the trees
While the season was to early for the
ravages of the cut-worm the presence
of these worms is enough to set the
careful rancher or gardener on his
guard.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

1t is evident the readers of The
Ranch are very busy these days with
the spring work Communications
for publication are not SO numerous
as was the case during the cold sea-
son. The editor wishes to remind the
readers, that any question affecting
their work and upon which informa-
ton is desired should be brought up
through correspondence at any time
and we will gladly furnish all informa-
ton we can Articles for publication
are also desired all the time.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-05-15

In the matter of the overlap land
cases, the Northern Pacific Railway
Company is disposed to deal gener-
ously with everybody concerned
Nearly a thousand settlers who have
been occupying the lands in dispute
will be allowed to remain, but the
spectators and recent settlers on the
railway will not receive so great con-
sideration. They will be given the
choice of getting off or paying for the
land at a price based upon the valu-
alton of the land as unimproved. This
disposes of a vexed question that has
been before the courts for dozen
years and which was recently decided
in favor of the railroad.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
Charles Town Girl Fooled Them.

Miss Nettie May Anderson, OF
Charles Town, W. Va, who was mar
RED in this city Friday to George La
flame, Of Worcester, Mass, worked a
clever ruse in order to fool her people,
but incidentally caused a prominent
family considerable inconvenience.
Several weeks ago she wrote to Mrs.
c. S. Hunter for a position as domes-
tic in the family, furnishing the best
of references. Mr. and Mrs Hunter
we've taking their meals out at the
time, but after making inquiry about
Miss Anderson they decided to 60
back to housekeeping and she was en-
gagged, with the understanding that
she was to remain permanently.
On Thursday Miss Anderson pro-
duced letter from Mrs. Hunter in
which it was stated she had been en-
ployed and showed it to her mother
and father, who were willing after
being assured that she had secured a
position that she should come. The
girl arrived at the Hunter home on
Thursday and began her duties as a
domestic, and in the evening talked
with Mrs. Hunter about how she liked
the place and how good she he'd been
treated. On Friday Miss Anderson
complained of being i'll and told Mrs
Hunter she believed she would 90
home until she recovered. She prom
ised to come back as soon as possible
Nothing further was thought Of the
incident until Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter
read in the Globe that the girl had
been married They were very much
surprised and have decided to 90
back to boarding. Mrs. Hunter
thinks the girl secured the position
only as a convenience and to fool her
mother.-HagerStO,Cn Globe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
SwindIerS.

The crop of swindlers working in
farming districts seems to be greater
than ever this year. Here are two
of the fastest. A number OF men are
working in different States selling a
stock remedy on this plan. They ap-
point local agent and offer TO sup
ply him with a stock of the remedy to
be paid for after it is sold, but they
require signature to a contract, or
dering about 500 worth OF the stuff
to be shipped prepaid.
At the end of month the farmer
agent is notified that he is indebted
to the concern for the amount Of the
contract (Which, by the way, is in the
hands of the swindler, the former
agent having been given no duplicate J
and suit is brought for a smaller
amount SC as to keep it in the lower
court. The farmer generally pays or
compromises.
The other swindler offers to set out
an acre or more of trees and take half
his pay from the crops Of fruit His
scheme is to ask about one-half more
than the trees are worth on the plea
that they are some new and wonder
full variety, and hence are sold at half
(?) price, the other half to be paid, as
stated, from the fruit
Suffice it to say this swinldler Eav-
ing collected his price for the trees,
which are generally Of inferior sorts,
never turns up for his share Of the
prODG
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
Mr.. Renner Pulls Up Stakes.

Arnolphus R. Renner, quite we'll
known citizen of Sharpsburg, has
pulled up stakes and shaken the dust
of that ancient town from his feet.
He took the south-bound train on the
Norfolk & Western Railway last
Thursday morning, and intimated
that he might never return. Renner
went to Hagerstown several days pre-
vious and arranged some Of his bust
LESS affairs. 1t is said he gave Law
yer 0. V. Middlekauff power Of attor-
ney to attend to his business during
his absence. To friends he intimated
that he was going to leave his Sharps-
burg home because ofdomestic infelic-
ity. When he left Renner is said to
have had a large roll of money, vari-
ously estimated at from $500 to ST.
600, on his person.
1t will be recalled that Renner was
tried at the February term of court
on the charge of arson. While he
was acquitted of the charge, it was
claimed that his acquittal was in a
large measure due to the inability of
his wife to remember certain things to
which she was alleged to have testi-
fed to at the preliminary hearing.
Since the trial it is claimed all has not
been lovely in the Renner home. The
husband alleges that his wife, who is
much the younger, made several
threats against him. Since he has
left, several attachments have been
made against his property by credit
ors.-HagerSto,vn Herald
Arnolphus returned to Hagerstown
on Monday, stating that he had been
visiting his son in Roanoke. he came
back to attend to some business at.
fairs and to settle the attachments
that had been levied upon his prop
erty. He expects to leave again in a
month or two. he declares ne will
never have anything more to do with
his wife. II have left her forever,
he said.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
Church Notes.

The Reformed reunion will be held
this year at Pen-Msr on July q.
The Presbyterian reunion will be held
at the same place on July IA. Rev.
DR.. Hopkins, of Charts Town, former
moderator of the Southern Presby-
terrain church, will speak on The
Strength and Liberty Of Presbyte-
rianism.
The cornerstone of the handsome
new church in Waynesboro, Pa, OF
which Rev c. II. Hockey is pastor,
was laid with imposing ceremonies last
week. The building operations are
progressing very favorably, and the
structure will be completed next fall.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle was installed pas
tor of the Berkeley Springs Church,
Sunday morning, by commission of
the Winchester Presbytery, consisting
of Ravs. Charles Ghiselin and R Ash
lin White and Ruling Elder DR.. ]. Z
Herbert.
The thirty-seventh annual Sunday
school convention of the Baltimore
Conference of the NJ. E. Church South
will be held at Martinsburg July y
to Is.
Rev. Julian S. Sibley, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Winchester,
has resigned to accept call from
Pensacola, Florida
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
Council Meeting.

A meeting of the town council was
held Tuesday evening. All the men,
bers were present. The chairman Of
the electric light committee reported
that R. NJ. Vanmeter had refused to
run the plant longer than the 18th
inst. John Crowl, the new engineer,
is now running the plant very salts
factorily. D. S. Rentch reported that
the assessor had not yet finished his
work. The street committee was
ordered to investigate the course OF
the water during floods on Princess
and Church streets. The old building
said to belong to Louisa McCban, next
to the colored Baptist church, was de-
clared a nuisance Ordered that a
Recommendation be made to the county
court for the transfer Of the license Of
]. G. Gibson to J. H. Hill. 1t was
ordered that the levy be made the
same as last year-5O cents on each
500 of assessed valuation, personal
and real 10 cents capitation, and one
dollar on each dog.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
Other Personals.

DIR. John L. Meyers attended the
closing exercises of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary near Alexandra,
Va, this week. His brother, Mr..
Walter Howard Meyers is member
of the graduating class and will be
ordained on Friday. He has accepted
call from a congregation at Sutton,
this state, and will enter upon his du-
ties at once.
In the list of graduates in law Of
the University of Virginia who will
receive the degree of bachelor of laws,
we note the name of Mr.. Joseph w.
Timberlake, son of Mr.. Joseph Tim
berlake, of Strasburg, Va, and neph-
ew of Mr.. D. w. Undertake of this
county.
Mr.. H. L. Wlntermoyer and Miss
Louise Tenant, of this place attended
the Zimmerman intermoyer we'd
ding in Martinsburg on Tuesday.
DR.. Eldridge Wolff and bride, OF
Cambridge, Nd, spent Sunday with
the family of Mr.. David Hout, IN this
place.
Mrs. W. E. Frances, of Bluefeld,
is visiting the family of Mr.. Benz
Hartzell, in this place.
Mr.. Irwin Hartzell, ofHuntington'
is here visiting his brother, Mr.. Benz
Hartzell.
Mr.. Edward T. Moler, of York, Pa,
spent Sunday here with the home
folks.
Miss Maud Monday is visiting rel
atives at Halfway, Md.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
The Death Record.

Patrick F. Mccormick, a well-known
resident of Berkeley county, died at
his home in the suburbs Of Martins
burg last Thursday, aged 63 years.
He was a Confederate veteran and
formerly lived Il Charles Town He
is survived by his wife and nine chill
dren.
Levi z. Letter, the Chicago million
aire, died last week, aged 70 years.
He was a native of Washington coun-
ty, Md, and the town OF Leltersburg
was founded by his family He was
worth about $l2,000,000.
Mrs. Ruth Ellen WeddIe. one OF
Martinsburg's eldest residents, died
last Saturday night, aged 83 years.
The first number of the Baltimore
Southern Methodist has been issued
a creditable and interesting paper.
This ia Confederate week in Nash
vile, Tennessee. 1t is estimated that
the number of persons attending the
convention will approximate $4,000
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16

At the meeting of the American
Medical Association in Atlantic City
last week DR.. Edward F. Wells, Of
Chicago, declared that pneumonia is
viruiently communicable and that the
germs can be transmitted easily from
one person to another.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
courtesies 10 Governor and Mrs. White

Last Thursday Prof. and Mrs. ].
G. Knutti entertained Governor and
Mrs. A. B. White at dinner at the
Entler Hotel. Invited to meet the
Governor and his wife were the faculty
of the school and persons officially con-
nected with the institution, besides a
number of others in the town. About
forty covers were laid, and the occa-
sion was most enjoyable ore. Land
lord ]. S. Myers had prepared taste.
ful repast and it was greatly enjoyed
by the guests.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16

While Governor and Mrs. White
were in ShepherdstOwn they were the
recipients of many courtesies from our
people. Among the pleasant incl
dents of their visit was drive over
the famous Antietam Battlefield with
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Wysong. They
were complimeuted both evenings Of
their stay here with serenades-Wed-
nesdaY evening by the combined col
lege and Shepherdstown bands, and
Thursday night by the colored band.
The Shepherd College Cadet Corps es-
corted them to the dedication cere-
monies and fred salute in honor Of
the Governor. The Governor was
most enthusiastically received at all
his public appearances, and the ut.
most respect was shown him. He and
Mrs. White were greatly gratifed at
the welcome they received, and ex-
pressed themselves as having heartily
enjoyed their visit to Shepherdstown
We hope they may again honor US
with their presence.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-30
THE USE or INcUBAToRs.

The Testimony of Man Who Hms
Il Learned From Actual Experience.
The incubator has several points Of
superiority over the hen, chief Of which
is being able to set it whenever the OPP
erator wishes to. The commercial
poultry keeper who raises chickens
and ducks by the hundreds or thou
sands could no more do without an In
cubator than he could without eggs.
In addition to being able to control
the period Of Matching, the incubator
saves much labor. for 1t is much less
work to look after one machine hold
Ing $50 eggs than twenty hens cover
ing the same number of eggs. Then,
too, the chicks from the incubator
start life without any companions in
the way OF lice, ana IL it is their mis-
fortune to be attacked later they have
passed the most critical period Of their
lives and are better able to Withstand
the attack.
But an incubator will not run itself,
turn the eggs nor keep up the heat
without attention. 1t needs to be set
level In room where fairly even
temperature may be maintained
throughout the twenty four hours Of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-06-30

day, where it Is free from drafts, where
the sun does not shine directly on 1t and
also where there is good air. These
conditions are generally best obtained
In house cellar, but many cellars are
too damp and badly ventilated, and In
that case an upper room, even gar
ret, is better.
/ have had good success In running
an incubator in north room on the
first floor Of the house, says CORE
spondent of American Agriculturist.
The room was light, airy and well ven-
tilated. The temperature was fairly
even,s as it did not get the sun at any
time during the day, and altogether 1t
proved an almost ideal place in which
to run an incubator. The machine was
started in March, and three matches
were run off, $50 eggs being put In
each time. The eggs were tested the
tenth day and again between the if
teenth and eighteenth and all infertile
ones removed and those In which the
germ had died. The three matches
turned out $40 chicks, or 62 per cent
of the eggs put in.
The lamp was filed and trimmed at
night, for / had more same to do it
than in the morning, and the eggs
were set out to cool while doing this.
They were left out only few minutes.