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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01
Potato Growers Make Mistake.

In the Yakima valley several farm
ers are contracting the Alaska grade
of potatoes at $40 per ton for fall de-
livery. This, says H. M. Gilbert, OF
Richey C Gilbert, is a big mistake.
Writing upon the matter in one of the
North Yakima papers, Mr.. Gilbert
says: 81 think the farmers do not
realize the grade of potatoes required
for the Alaska market, or they would
not enter into these contracts. If these
contracts are made covering any large
tonnage it will absolutely ruin the po-
tato market for the coming season. II
Alaska grade of potatoes are only
worth $40 a ton, then the ordinary
grade of potatoes would not be worth
over SIS or Sc, which is below the cost
of production. The Alaska grade of
potatoes must be extremely fancy,
ripe, bright, and, l understand, the
present contracts call for nothing
smaller than a five-ounce potato, and
no large ones One firm has supplied
large quantities of these Alaska pOta-
toes the past two or three years, and
there is no profit in them unless we
can secure SIS per ton above the price
of good No. 1 potatoes. That is, IL No.
1 potatoes are worth SIS per ton, orii-
narily, an Alaska grade cannot be
made out of them for less than $40 per
ton.
"The farmers who are making these
Alaska contracts have perfect right
to sell their products as cheaply as
they please. I only wish to call their
attention to the fact that in making
the price of Alaska potatoes at $40 per
ton they are forcing a demoralized
condition Of entire market which will
react in great injury to themselves as
we'll as to all potato growers; $40 per
ton would be reasonable price to
contract ordinary No. Yakima Bur
banks for fall delivery out of the field,
but this practice is not to be commend
ed for the buyers are quite often not
financially responsible, so if prices are
low they are very particular on grades
and are quite apt to refuse to accept
potatoes or perhaps keep away from
the valley altogether. My suggestion
to the potato growers is to carefully
consider before contracting Alaska
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

George Roger Manager Seattle Branch
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co.
from office boy up 70 the top of the list.
For the last twelve years he has been
assistant manager of Mitchell, Lewis
e Staver at Portland.
Mr.. Roger has taken hold of the Sc
attic interests of the firm in a very
vigorous and energetic manner, and
proposes that this branch shall not
only maintain it's past high prestige,
but shall greatly increase the volume
of trade in it's various lines. The agri-
cultural implement department partic-
ularly will be greatly strengthened and
very large new stocks are now being
installed. Only recently they moved
into new quarters at 213 Occidental
avenue. A fine new warehouse has
also been completed at 1247 Utah
street, three stories and basement.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

more than double the amount of the
present irrigated area in the Yakima
valley, thus making it possible to di-
vert much of the water of these reser-
voirs to the Kittitas valley without i'm
pairing the efficiency of the irrigation
system of the Yakima.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

Agriculture is the foundation and
backbone of prosperity, and the agri-
culture resources of this state are
great What we need at this time is
more farmers, without whom the state
can never be prosperous.-I. A. Ma
deau, agent Northern Pacific railway.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

Wheat in the Colfax section is show
ing up nicely now and giving promise
of a big yield. The spring seeding
was done early, and the grain is max
ing satisfactory growth.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

Address communications to The Ranch, 376
Colman Building, Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

Announcement is made that the
Dominion government experimental
farms in British Columbia are to be
well represented at the Dominion exhi-
bition at New Westminster the coming
fall. Especial attention is to be given
to displays of fruits and garden pro-
ducts.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

It appears that good many OF the
ranchers in the Kittitas valley, who
abandoned dairying one and two years
ago. are going back. This is very
gratifying thing, and the valley will be
greatly benefited by the steady and
regular cash income that the ranchers
will receive.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

That artesian wells can be made a
success for the purpose of irrigation
in the Mckee district of central WASH.
ington is the belief Of j. H. Rose, OF
North Dakota. He owns large trac'
of land in that section and proposes TO
demonstrate his belief by boring sew
eral artesian wells there this summer
Wenatchee is to have a fruit can
merry that will give employment TO a
large number of hands and that Will
take care of a great deal of the fruit
raised in that splendid section. A
large part of the pack has ALREADY
been contracted for. Wenatchee Is
not the only spot where a cannery OF
this kind will pay.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-01

Prospects for the "high line ditch
in the Kittitas valley are very good
The board of engineers of the reclama
ton department made trip of inspec
ton over the country recently, and En-
gineer Bliss made careful inspection
Of the whole route. The engineer
were pleased with the contour or the
country over which the proposed dltcn
is to run and few statements MADE
regarding the capacity of the three
lakes, viz: Kaches, Kichelos and Gle
Elum. indicate they consider the pro
ject entirely feasible The storage
capacity of these lakes, when fully de,
veloped, is 100000 acres, which is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
GOOD NEWS.
Many Salem Readers Have Heard II
and Prohted Thereby.

"Good news travels fast, and the
thousands Of bad sufferers in Salem
are glad TO learn that prompt relief is
within their reach. Many a lame, weak
and aching back is bad no more, thanks
to Doan's Kidney Pills. People are
telling the good news Of their expert
ence with the Old Quaker Remedy
Here is an example worth reading;
Mrs. L. w. Monech, wife of L. W.
Mopech, cabinet maker, residing cor
ner Fourth and Main streets, Albany,
Oregon, says; CATER any over exer.
tion, or when contracted a cold, pain
seated itself in the seat Of my back,
causing it to ache severely, and there
was a difficulty with the kidney secre-
tions. On such occasions STOPPING
lifting, twisting or turning was always
followed by sharp shooting twinges
through the kidneys. When was bad.
ly in need Of something to bring relief
/ read about Doan's Kidneys Pills
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

CHILDREN CRY FOR
FLEToHER's oAsToRIA.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
SWEET AND ENJOYABLE STORY

First run as a serial in the Atlantic
and now published in book form by the
Houghton, Minlin Co., Boston and New
York, the story "Isidro," by Mary
Austin has a rich flavor Of outdoor life
in Southern California that makes II
the best piece Of fiction Of the year.
"It was in the year Of our Lord ls-
and the spring coming on Justify, when
the younger son Of Antonio Escobar
rode out to seek his fortune, singing
lightly TO the jingle Of his bit and
bride rein, as II II were no great mat.
ter for man with good Castilian blood
in him, and his youth at high tide, to
become a priest; rode merrily, in fact,
ms IL he already saw the end Of all that
coil Of mischief and murder and love,
as IL he saw Padre Sasveda appeased,
Maseado dead, and himself happy in
his own chimney corner, no priest, but
the head Of a great house. In truth,
Isidro saw none Of these things, but it
was day TO make a man sing, whatever
he saw" Thus Mrs. Austin opens her
tale Of love and springtime in Old Cal.
ifornia. Why Isidro did not become a
priest will not be difficult TO guess, but
his path in the story has adventure and
hardship enough for any Spanish cav
alier.
With all its stirring action, ii is es.
sentially an out.of-doors romance, de-
lightful in its appreciation Of nature
and told with power and distinction.
There have been few writers who have
known the Mission times, the border
Indians, and the California country as
Mrs. Austin does. Her pictures Of the
old spanish-Ameriean days just before
the passing OF the Franciscans are as
convincing as those in Ramona"
That Mrs. Austin had the imaginative
strength to write a good novel there
has been abundant evidence in her two
previous books, The literary excel
lence Of her work is not the. least Of its
charms, as the New York Sun has re-
Her writing in "Isidro' is
picturesque and vigorous nc reader is
likely to forget the great forest FIRE at
the story's climax.
The illustrations by Eric Pape are
successful, as he is Cal
ifornian himself and has made a careful
study Of the early spanish-American
period.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
Goes to Los Angeles.

Rev. J. A. Levesque, acting rector of
the Catholic churches in Albany and
oodburn, left on the overland train
for Los Angeles, where he will repre-
sent the Catholic Sentinel, Of Portland,
at the national convention Of the
Knights Of Columbus, which opens in
that city on next Monday morning.
Rev, Levesque expects TO spend ten
days at the convention, which win be
attended by about $4,000 people from
all parts Of tho United States. He will
making an effort to bring many of those
people 70 Oregon to visit the exposition
after the adjournment of the cOnven-
tion, and hopes to be able to turn fully
half of the Eastern visitors toward
Oregon.
Father Levesque has attended all of
the worlds fairs held in the past 10
years, and as he knows what the big
exposition at Portland is like, and as he
is an enthusiastic advocate Of Oregon
and her resources, he will make a
strong fight for the exposition, and to
bring people here. His visit TO the st.
Louis exposition last year resulted in
the location at Woodburn alone Of is
families brought there through his own
efforts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

In an interview in the Meriden (Conn.)
Journal, Henry O. Bibeau, grocer and
one of the most successful merchants
In that place, said:
"Of course every one knows that
times are not as good just now as they
we're n little while ago, and a great
many merchants are retrenching In
their advertising, putting up the plea
that they cannot afford increases. That
is an entirely wrong view to take.
Since the 1st Of June have tripled my
advertising in the daily papers, and
the results are surprisingly good. The
time to retrench in your advertising
lB when your departments are doing all
they can. 1t isn't necessary TO adver-
tise then.
'T am now using more space than
ever used. and tho result is more
than satisfactory.
people always respond TO good ad.
vertising. and one need have no fear
Of the efforts going amiss.
IL keep a separate record OF each de-
partment. and when one Of them shows
q falling OF give II a dose OF medl.
cine In the shape OF ads. which always
proves effective"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

pew have the condescension to impart
to MS in the strictest confidence why it
is that 50 large a sum is paid to him
yearly out of the money which be-
longs to the policyholdersS"
This editorial was printed some
time ago, and Mr.. Depew has not had
"the condeseension to impart" further
information.
In fact, Mr.. Depew appears to be
only one of CHEEKY company of opti-
mists who have been paid q large sum
each year out Of "the money which
belongs to policyholders.
Whereat Tom Lawson, the pessimist,
claims the advantage over Chauneey
Depew, the optimist.
1t is computed that the money paid
by the Equitable policyholders to the
gentle Chauneey will, with interest,
reach the aggregate Of a million dol.
lars.
And the question naturally occurs:
Suppose Mr.. Depew must pay back this
million, will he do II genially, as an
optimist shouldf
Mr.. James Hazen Hyde has been
moved TO pay $135,OOO into the com
pany's treasury-money which, in part,
represents his share of the famous
Sherry dinned given by Mr.. Hyde and
Mr.. Depew. And Mr.. Hyde is no op.
timist.
1t may appear to the 100000 policy
holders Of the Equitable scattered over
the country that optimism at $4,000
a year comes little high.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
Like Good Old Times.

Someone picketed a COW at the end
Of the footbridge near the depot, and
when the car came down she took pos.
session of the track, with the ripe
across the bridge. The car was backed
up, and the conductor, with his winning
smile, persuaded bessie to get Oft the
right Of way. II reminded one Of the
good old times, when ten miles an hour
was going some, and fellow amused
himself by throwing apple cores and
other debris at the dogs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
oHAUNoEY DEPEw, oPTIMIsT.

When few weeks ago Senator Chaun-
eey Depew emerged from a meeting Of
New York Republicans which deter
mined, after long struggle, that he
was TO 40 back TO the senate Of the
United States, he gleefully remarked'
fTho optimist wins. The oPtimist
vyins.U Its
Mr.. Depew has always been the
prince of optimists.
And, in the course Of human events,
we are beginning TO find out why
Chauneey has always been prone TO
look largely upon the bright side Of
things
For instance,
Out of the tangled mass of public
ity that comes from a partial investi'
CATION Of the affairs Of the Equitable
Life Assurance society of New York,
comes the statement that for many
years Mr.. Depew has been paid $4,000
a year chiefly for his optimism. At
least Mr.. Depew has given no other
reason why he should have been paid
50 large a salary as a director.
The New York Sun puts it this way;
awe have the utmost reluctance to
appear 10 intrude, however remotely,
upon the honorable privacy of our most
admired statesman, but would Mr.. De
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
WRITE Us A LETTER

freely and frankly, in sthetest confd-
enee, telling us all your symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice
Qn plain sealed envelope), how to
cure them. Address: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, The Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
Furious Fighting.

"For seven years." writes Geo. W.
Hoffman, of Harper, Wash, "I had a
bitter battle, with chronic stomach and
liver trouble, but at last won, and
cured my diseases by tho use Of Elec.
tric Bitters. unhesitatingly recon.
mend them to all, and don't intend in
the future to be without them in the
house. They are certainly wonderful
medicine, to have cured such a bad case
as mine" Sold, under guarantee to do
the same for you, by j. G. Perry, drug
gist, ct soc a bottle. Try them to.
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

and procured n box and took them
strictly according to directions. They
thoroughly relieved me Of the last at.
tack, and up to the present time hav,
not had a trace of symptoms Of irri
tatod or inactive kidneys. I win be
pleased to allow you to use my name
il it will be the means of doing good
TO others"
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan sand
take no other.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
FORGET 1T.

There is wide and deep philosophy
eenfained in that phraseology Of the
Street
a4Forget it,"
gt is as important to forget as to re.
snomber. One is as difficult as the other
And ability along one line is as hard
20 acquire as the other Both must be
oeultivated.
1t is impossible to become an optimist
without learning how to forget. Disa-
greeable things are bound to happen and
one must train oneself to wipe them off
Abe mind as the boy wipes the figures
IrOm bis slate. Having erased the ugly
anemories, IL is easier to write the pleas.
amt things on the slate Of the memory.
The Indian, for instance, never for.
Rets slight or an injury. He will
wait a lifetime to get even.
Don't be an Indian.
Ldfe is to short TO be an Indian.
The man who considers himself n
nemesis, who treasures up wrong
who nurses an injury, who let's ignoble
hatreds tester in his heart, cannot be
"A happy man. His soul is like a
erouched tiger ready to spring upon the
victim Of his wrath.
E4carn how to forget.
II is easier for you to put on record
an your memory personal grievances
and 10 hug an ugly feeling it is be.
Cause you have chosen to do 80. If you
hoard up in your mind the unhappy epi.
uodes Of life IL is because you have
formed the habit of doing so.
To persist in that habit will make
you miserable and n confirmed Crouch.
There is nothing in such disposition
10 remember.
Learn to forget.
Let go the uninspiring, the depress
ing and weakening grievance. Hold
ON 60 the memories that cheer and
brighten. There is not room for both.
Wipe out the resentments. Write in
the place Of your hatreds the things
ahat are pure and just and lovely and
of good report.
Has some one treated you lily or put
a slight upon yous
Forget It.
DO not let II spoil your happiness. II
Is a trino light as air. "scorn TO be
scorned by one whom seorn. Is that
n matter TO make me fretf Is that a
matter to cause regrett" Let no mean
thing rufie the serenity Of your soul.
Forget II.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

Girls, if you want red lips laughing
eyes, sweet breath and good looks use
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. The
greatest beautiher known. S5 cents,
Tea or Tablets. Stones Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

II makes no difference how long you
have been sick, IL you are troubled
with indigestion, constipation, liver and
kidney troubles, HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea will make you we'll IS
cents. stones Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

'T am now using more space than !
ever used. and the result ts more
than satisfactory.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

writes Mary f. Shelton, Of Poplar
Bluff, NO., "l can do my housework,
although, before taking CARDUl, two
doctors had done me no good. can
truthfully say was cured by Cardul.
! want every suffering lady to know Of
this wonderful medicine"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03
Wins a Race.

London, june 2.-The Oaks Stakes at
Epson Downs, was won today by ".
Hall Walkers "Cherry Lass" Jockey
Jones up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-03

This direct testimony on an impor-
tant point should interest advertis-
ers who are in the habit OF dropDinn
out I'm the duIl season.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30
A Late Easter.

Only nine times in two centur-
les has Easter fallen as late as t
does this year. Only five times in
that period has it come later in the
spring than it does during 1905,
and it is not possible for it to fall
more than two days later. This
year Easter will be celebrated on
April 23rd. This is the latest
date since 1886, when it came two
days later, the latest date possible.
As a result of later Easter, Lent
of course is correspondingly late.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-03-30
THE LOCAL PAPER
The San Francisco Examiner
tells of its Mission.

Sometime some local newspa-
pers have their feelings hurt be-
cause the big city papers have sub
scribers at every house and the
local paper has not. About this
matter the Examiner says:
| We are not inclined to attack or
pick flaws in local newspapers
whatever their attitude may be to-
ward this newspaper. AS mat
ter OF fact, the public owes a great
debt to the newspapers in the
smaller cities, towns and villages.
Very often it takes greater abili-
ty to conduct q local newspaper
than it does to conduct a bigger
newspaper in much bigger place.
The support that the local news
paper receives is meager at best,
and the work done is often not ap-
preciated. The newspaper from
the big city sometimes interferes
seriously with the enterprise of
the local editor, and the competi-
ton he has to meet is an uneven
competition, because publishing a
newspaper where there are mil
lions of people to read it makes it
possible to spend enormous sums
of money to make it attractive, and
these sums the local editor cannot
possibly spend, as his public does
not justify it. 1t would be great
misfortune to the country if the
few big papers in the big cities
should interfer seriously with the
publication of the valuable and in
telligent local newspapers, for up
on these local newspapers the well
fare of the country very largely
depends. The metropolitan daily
cannot possibly know the needs of
the various localities and small
cities. Only the local newspapers
can protect local needs and in
fluence the local public opinion.
At the same time it is rather na-
tural that an editor representing
his own individual neighborhood
should be irritated by a lack of To-
cal support, and by seeing the
newspaper from the big city com
ing in and interfering with his
prospects and his possibilities for
being useful.
As matter of fact great deal
of the criticism aimed at this pa
per is just. And, in the long run,
criticism does good, if we do not
ignore it or fail to profit by it,
however, irritating it may be oc-
caslonally.
OF course, we are very glad to
have as many people as possible
read this journal, in the big cities
and in the little cities. But we
hope that in every small town and
every village there will be enough
in telligence and public spirit on
the part of the local inhabitants to
support earnestly and enthusiastic-
ally the best local newspaper, CIV
ing encouraging appreciation and
a good living to the local editor,
who alone can represent and de-
fend justice and public spirit
among his neighbors.
The man is unfortunate who
cannot afford to take two news
papers, at today's prices.
The man who can cnly afford
one newspaper, in our opinion,
should display his public spirit
and his sense of duty to his local
ity by taking the local newspaper.