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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15
The Automobile Fiend is Abroad.

With the advance of spring comes
the automobile fiend. This is genus
that for several years has infected the
eastern and middle states, but only
this season has become conspicuous
to any degree in the Pacific northwest
states. But he has arrived, and in
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15

cannot find a great deal of material
for discussion in the way you are
conducting cropping operations, feed
ing operations, dairying work, etc. Our
state is rapidly filling up with farmers
from the east, where conditions and
methods are vastly different from
what they are here, and those who
have spent years on the Washington
soil and have mastered the intricacies
of successful farming according to the
demands of conditions here will be
doing the new Corners great favor by
telling of their experiences through the
columns of The Ranch.
If your articles will be benefited by
having illustrations accompany them
send on photographs and The Ranch
will have the necessary cuts made for
publication.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15

John A. Myers, breeder of pure
blood Homer pigeons at Centralia, has
card in this issue calling attention
to the stock he has for sale.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15

Idaho has new town named Burley,
after D. e. Burley, general passenger
and ticket agent of the Oregon Short
Line railroad. 1t is located in Cassia
county, near the center of the great
government reclamation project of
Minidoka, and promises to be one of
the live1iest small towns in Idaho.
There is on hand in the Office Of
The Ranch a quantity of garden seed
received lately from the department
of agriculture. 1t is rather late in
the season to use these, but should
any of our readers want few pack
ages of beans, lettuce, onions, water
melon, etc., they may have them by
writing The Ranch. We also have
some flower seeds for free distribu-
ton.
Three years ago the papers in Ore
gon contained column upon column OF
stuff concerning the revolution that
was to take place among canned
meats when the rabbit cannery at
Echo was in full operation. The can
merry company has been passing
through a strenuous existence, aided
by the dissensions among the stock
holders, and the sheriff has morc1Iully
put his paddock on the door.
Where the patrons of public
school in the state of Washington ex-
press a desire to have the rudiments
of agriculture taught as a part OF the
regular curriculum the state board OF
education will cause it to become
branch in that school, Agriculture is
a science that every one should know
something about, whether he ever uses
it or not, and it was a good move that
the board of education made in decid-
ing to introduce it into the public
schools.
Of late there has been a great cry
over what has been termed the inten-
ton of the government to abandon the
Palouse irrigation project. Those who
are making the loudest noise over the
matter seem to forget that Rome was
not built in a day; or can it be pos
sible that they have private irrigation
interests which they fear will be in
jured when the government turns
water into it's bitches? 1t is the posi-
tive statement of Congressman Hum
phrey that the government has no in
tention of abandoning this project,
and Geo. F. Cotterill, member OF
the state irrigation commission, en-
tertains the same opinion.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15
Trvino to Drive Out Big Plants.

A big fight Is being made against the
meat packing houses in Seattle by the
owners of property located on the high
hill just TO the east of them. These
people are exerting every effort to
have the packing houses declared
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15

The query How to Make Cider
Vinegar, will be answered in the next
issue of The Ranch.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15

In the advertising columns there
is made mention of bargain in dairy
farms in the fertile valley of the White
river Chas. M. Templeton, who has
decided TO place his Tolt place on the
market, makes announcement of the
fact in this ISSUE This is a place
that will stand the closest inspection.
and The Ranch requests that all who
are looking for something of this
kind write to Mr.. Templeton.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15

Address communications to The Ranch, 376
COlman Building, Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15
It Brings Results.

Beall & Company, of Portland, who
represent number of the leading
implement factories of the country,
recently wrote The Ranch as follows:
wv herewith enclose you a postal
card from Poughkeepsie, N. Y, which
explains itself. This should be very
good evidence that The Ranch is a
first-class advertising medium"
The card in question read. "Beall
&c Co., Portland Ore.-I notice your
advertisement in The Ranch. Please
send me your circular relative to the
grubber. Geo. Cornwell, treasurer of
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-05-15
What Subscribers Say.

Hugh Whitcomb, Issaquah.-We
have enjoyed The Ranch very much
the year we have had it and will GER
tainly subscribe again when we go
on a ranch for ourselves.
H. H. Proctor, Riverside have
no desire to try to get along without
The Ranch, as it suits me.
j. T. Squires, Edison.-Send on
The Ranch another year. The Ranch
is all right.
Paul G. Kruger, North Yakima
Enclosed please find a dollar for sub
scription; push me two notches
ahead. Paper is all right; editorials
good.
w. P. Parker, Mount Vernon.-The
Ranch is a paper to my liking.
H. D. Hall, Monitor.-Please
change the address of my paper to
r. F. D. No. 2, Wenatchee. 1 have
not moved, but the country here do
move step ahead quite often, in
the past few years, and The Ranch
is the paper that helps us farmers
to move ahead.
H. f. Fuchs, Port Orchard.-I am
we'll pleased with your paper.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
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Egg Sauce-Make smooth two table
spoonfuls of flour in the same amount
of butter and add one eupful of not
water and three tablespoonfuls of milk
Season with salt and pepper and pour
into hot tureen with slices of hard.
boiled eggs
Boiled Salmon with Egg Sauce-Pre-
pare the salmon, dip in cold water and
dredge with -four; wrap in a cloth and
place In steamer to cook until tender
Remove from the kettle; also remove
the cloth; place on heated platter,
garnish and serve with egg sauce.
Apple Puns-Beat four eggs very
light and add three teaspoonfuls OF
pulverized sugar, salt spoon of soda
ana two of cream of tartar, one cup
ful of milk, one and one-haIf cupfuls
of flour and one-half cupful of finely
chopped apples. Beat the mixture for
several minutes and bake in gem pans
previously buttered and heated.
Raisin Grlddle Cakes-Into cup OF
sour milk and the same amount OF
sweet milk stir two cupfuls of wheat
flour and one-half cupful of cornmeaI.
n teaspoonful of salt two tablespoon
tuls of melted butter. teaspoonful of
soda and one-half cupful of chopped
raislns. Lastly beat in two eggs and
have the griddle on which the cakes
are to be cooked as hot as possible
without burning
Peanut Canapes-Pass cupful of
unsalted peanut meats through the
meat chopper as often as may be neces-
sary to insure there being no large
pieces. Put into bowl with dash
of cayenne and another of black pep
per. a teaspoonful of salt. couple Of
sardines, and chop all together. Then
add enough good tomato catsup to
make a paste Spread the mixture on
slices of hot buttered toast and serve
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22

1t was not such a great while ago
that the sharper" considered the
farmer good thing" and as result
many farmer parted with, at times
large sums of his hard-earned dollars
and received no equivalent. Nowadays
the farmer is an altogether different
sort of man. He has applied bus
mess principles to his calling, and the
thinking farmer of to-day when called
upon to make an investment wants to
know just how the thing is going to
pan out" A man comes to him with
Il sprayer; he has first made up his
mind that spraying will increase or
improve his crop sufficiently to pay
good interest on the Investment in
machine. Having done this he makes
no end of inquiries in regard to the
different kinds of machines. and after
all this has been thoroughly gone over
he then makes his payment, providing
lie gets certain per cent. oft for cash.
Not such great while ago | was talk
ing to man who was going to make
some purchases in the implement line.
We at first argued as to whether the
investment would pay, figuring from
the prices as they appeared in the cat
alogue. My friend would not talk the
least bit upon these prices, for he
claimed that he would not purchase
unless he paid cash, and the firm that
expected to do any business with him
whatever would have to give him
good discount for cash. and if they re-
fused he would do business with some
one else who would. When we see
farmers talking like this we may know
that in addition to their practical
knowledge Of their business they con-
duct their affairs according to strict
business principles. s.-New York Week
ly Witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
The Upward Look.

"It Is of no use to tell me to look
forward" said one in great trouble.
the other day. to friend ."The worst
of my trouble, know lies ahead. To
look back upon the past. before this
shadow came. simply adds to my ag-
ony. can only sit in the darkness.
and shut my eyes to everything, and
bear as best l may"
"There is always one way left" said
the friend, gently. when we cannot
look forward or backward we can look
upward have been in every whit as
hard a place as you, and l sat long
while in the darkness before finding
the way out. Try the upward look
1t Is meant for just such sorrows as
this. which seem to shut in the soul
lnexorably. IL we look up, we never
look in vain"
"Time alone can help such sorrows
as yours" said a woman who called
herself Christian, TO n bereaved
friend lately. There was no upward
look suggested there. A heather could
have said as much. Time only can dull
the edge of pain; the upward look robs
suffering Of It's sting surely and last
ingly. 1t is always possible to lift
our eyes to the sky; and though at
first, perhaps, we see only the clouds.
we shall find 1t true before long that
"Over all our tears Gods rainbow
handSu
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
Keen All Tissne pannr.

The tissue paper in which parcels are
wrapped should never be thrown away.
out smoothed out and laid away in a
irawer for future use.
a small pad of tissue paper sprinkled
With methylated spirit will give brill
ant polish TO mirrors, picture glasses
and crystal. The pad, used without
lhe spirit. is excellent for furnishing
steel, rubbing grease spots off furni-
!ure, polishing silver, etc.
For packing glass, china and orna-
ments roll of tissue paper is invalu-
able, says Home Notes.
When packing hats wisp of tissue
paper should be twisted round all up
standing ends of ribbon. Ospreys and
wings TO prevent crushing. Dress and
blouse sleeves should be stuffed with
soft paper, and sheet of 1t placed be-
tween the folds.
silk handkerchiefs. ribbons and lace
should all be ironed between a layer
of tissue paper, and the latter is n
fine pollsher for steel buckles and hat
pins.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
Pulling on the HnIfer.

There are some young horses not
trained in breaking that have the habit
of pulling on the halter and breaking
it, Usually they can be cured of this
by using strong rope around the neck.
Another and very effective way TO
break horses which pull 'on the halter
is to tie a small stout rope around the
body of the horse behind his fore legs,
then take the rope between the legs
and pass 1t through the halter ring and
make 1t fast to the manger in front of
him, so that when he pulls backward
on the halter it gives him an exper-
ience he will not want to repeat often.
and will soon find it better to be quiet
Generally this etfectually breaks pull
ing on the halter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26.
Gods Wonderful Works.-Psa. 40
III Thanksgivinp Service

Gods Wonderful Works.-Psa. 40.
Ill. Thanksgiving Service
1t is eminently proper that once
year the entire nation publicly ac-
knowledge its obligation to thank God
and praise him for personal and pub
lie blessings Think and thank"
are closely related in both language
and morals. Counting our blessings
will logically lead to thankfuness.
Consider at this service:
Thanksgiving is as old as the race
A special time set apart to. publicly
give thanks is nearly as old The
Jewish nation had its feast which was
a close type and forerunner of our
annual Thanksgiving The Pilgrim
Fathers instituted the custom here.
During the days Of the civil war 1T
became a national custom. 1t is the
universal "home day" of scattered
families. 1t has its origin in the nat
ural gratitude which one feels who
thinks of the wonderful works of God.
1t is the proper and appropriate SER
vice of rational creature in view of
the merces of his Creator and Pro-
wider. 1t has special significance
to the Christian in view of his per-
sonal salvation.
Reasons for Thanksgiving. These
are numerous and to most people OBJ.
vious. We are dependent on God for
our daily bread The prosperity of
the year and the bountiful crops of
the fields lead to thankfulness. The
joys OF life, health. friends. and FAM
lily lead to gratitude. The spiritual
blessings of the year have been
numerous. To some who read these
lines the salvation of children and
loved ones during the year are causes
of thanks The revival that has visit
ed your church and League, the uplft
that has come to you and yours, is
special cause of gratitude. To ea"h
and to all Thanksgiving comes wiGn
some special reason for joy and glad
ness. Write out a list of personal
blessings this year, and you will be
surprised at thehnumber OF them.
Expression of Thanksgiving This
should be both with voice aad life
David opened his mouth and gave
praise to God, So ought we to do. In
the League service and in the church
prayer meeting let us this week
praise God in song, in testimony, and
in prayers of praise. Then let us live
thankful life as well as talk thanks
giving Show mercy and help to some
needy family Give a special Offering
to some worthy cause. Express in
every possible way the gratitude OF
your heart for Goods wonderful
works" 1t is we'll to feel thankful it
is better to express our thanks fr2-
quently and constantlj.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
Cigars at Their Best.

Buy your cigars In quantities. put
them in u cedar box, lay the box away
In your cellar and at the end of three
or four years they are just right for
smoking" said Mr.. T. l.. Marston.
"A cigar, il properly kept, improves
with age, and at the end of four years
storage reaches the maximum of ex.
cellence. There are some curious
things, however, about even the cost
lest kind that every connoisseur rec
ognizes. In certain localities the best
brand OF Hayanas acquire a bitter
taste after being laid away for few
days. don't know whether Il is at.
mospheric influence or what the cause
may be, but certain It Is that some
climates are ruindus TO their flavor.
Amy smoker of the finest goods
will also tell you that 1t is necessary
at tines to change from the imported
to the domestic cigar. II only for a
brief season. tire OF cigars costing
40 cents each Wholesale, and cannot
again take pleasure In them until 1
have INDUCED for period in some
genuine Connecticuts." !" Washington
Post
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22

We must consider the influences
which surroundings may have on the
egg after il has been deposited in the
nest. That it may be detrimentally
affected there is no room for doubt.
First of all we will point out that the
nest may injure the egg, and that
nests should always be made of sound,
sweet-smelling material, such as dry
oaten straw, and thai in no crcum-
stances should damp, dirty or musty
materials be used in the construction
of the nest; for if the eggs are allowed
to remain even but very short time
in such nest they will acquire flavor
that may not be relshed by every
palate.
1t is also necessary to collect the eggs
Off the nests two or three times a day,
especially If the weather is warm or
If there are many broody hens about
the place. On many farms | am sure
that the eggs are not regularly col
lected ana that sometimes they remain
in the nests for two or three days. 1t
frequently happens that eggs are not
very old and yet they are off flavor"
because they have been allowed to re-
main longer than necessary in a musty
nest, and many Of the stale musty
and half-decayed eggs, which are found
in the markets may have their bad
quality traced TO this cause. Inland
Poultry Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22

blast Oh passion In the city OF hate,
but Peter never again sbirked his
duty. John had been ambitious for
the supreme place among the apos-
ties, but now he had grown In grace
and lost the passion for prominence
Friends. the same conditions are neces-
sary to-day in solving the problem OF
the morally lame on the part of the
Church of God as were manifested on
that day.
The love of prominence must go,
whether 1t be of individual or church,
or denomination. Passion must cease.
One of the reasons why the church
of God Is not omnipotent Is because
there is still this lust for prominence
on the part of individuals, churches
and denominations, and instead Of self
abandon we are absolutely too self
conscious, every one of us. Again
they solved 1t in giving the power of
Christ TO the man: "In the name of
Jesus Christ rise mp and walk" The
communication of ideals will never
save men from moral lameness. Ideals
must live in personality. That is the
difference between Christianity and
everything else. 1t Is the communica-
ton of power, the touch Of God-the
touch of divine power in the heart.
Let us feel 1t this morning. "In the
name OF Jesus of Nazareth, rise up
and walk" Let 1t touch upon your
weakness. 1t is here. Let it do for
you and me what it did for that lame
man.
1t breaks the power of cancelled sin,
And sets the prisoner free.
That Is what Peter and John did.
Think Of 1t! There was the lame man;
there was the critical public; there
was the memory of their own past
failures, and there was the power of
Christ. 1t conquered them all, and
the man arose, and stood up. Not
only did he stand, but the solution of
this problem included every other. He
can earn his own living now, and
needs not assistance. Every problem
of life is bound up in the problem
of the lame man being Strengthened
and strengthened 1t is smooth sail
ing after that. Lastly, the man be-
came q benefactor and praised God.
He inspired the faith of men. Before,
his very presence created pessimism;
now it was faith and praise. The at
mosphere of the man became factor
and an asset in the progress of the
world We are either contributors to
or exhausters of the moral life of the
world. Which is It? My subject
gathers round these two points: First,
the lame man. and. second, the men
who through the instrumentality of
Jesus Christ cured him. We as
Christians stand in the apostles
place. Let us, under Christ, cure the
lame, and If we stand in the lame
mans place Christ will make us
whole. May we. like Peter and John.
help the lame man to praise his God
and inspire our fellow men for Christs
gakel
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
MY Poultry Experience.

The most essential requirement In
keeping poultry for profit is that which
is needed in any line of business. ex-
perience. All breeds of poultry have
some good points, so novice should
select any breed that suits his fancy,
or he will not succeed, as that desire
in his mind has not been satisfied. If
were looking for my profit in the egg
market, | should select one of the
smaller breeds, as they are active,
healthy and light feeders.
Pou ,ry running at large on the farm
will find Il balanced ration. but when
shut up, TO keep them Off the garden.
add T. eat meal or beef scraps to their
rations. as without it the eggs will be
smaller in size. When you shut your
poultry out of the garden let the young
chickens into 1t, and much profit will
come TO you, although not counted in
dollars and cents.
Profit is a word that admits of var
ious interpretations. A butcher said to
me: IF l we've on the same farms,
trying to scratch out living, you
could not buy twenty-five cent steak
every day" This extreme may be fol.
lowed by another, of putting up with Il
slice Of salt pork for dinner, and both
be classed as barely getting living so
your Interpretation of profit would de-
pend upon your standard of living
Vermln in the poultry house may be
easily subdued, if it can be closed
tight, by putting hot Goals in a kettle
and throwing on handful of sulphur.
III this is not practical. gallon OF
rock oil (unrefined kerosene) two
ounce bottle of carbolic acid. placed In
hot water TO melt the crystals. and
one-half pint of bisulphide of car
bon put into the oil and painted about
where it Is needed will do the business.
My first and last choice of an ideal
fowl is lightweight White Wyan-
dotte. | bred them. in and in, a long
time, and it occurred to me that ought
TO have new blood. so I got u pure
bred cockrel, Of large size-one cut out
for show bird-and have had some
fine looking poultry, but not up to my
expectations in the egg business. |
then became Indifferent as to fancy re-
suits, and procured some red Rhode
Islands, having two cockrels of each
kind. letting them run together. The
result Is that have the marks of the
white and black Wyandotte, Plymouth
Rock, with no trace of the Red Rhode
lsland.-C. III. Arnold. in the Massachu-
setts Ploughman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22
An Algerian Pompeii.

Under the title Rome in Africa
Mrs, Aubrey le Blond has an Illus
trated article in Good Words" on the
Algerian Pompeii at Lambessa and
Timgad What we owe to Vesuyius in
covering up the city of Pompeii and
saving ii from the gradual but com
plete destruction which all cities con.
stantly Inhabited and renewed must
suffer this we owe TO the burning and
forsaking of Timgad which have left
TO us an entire town of the time of
the Romans with its life and history
plainly writ in stone When the
French government has completed its
work of excavation II seems probable
that Timgad will be the most perfect
specimen OF Roman colonial city to
which all travellers. interested in the
life Of two thousand years ago. will
look for a magnificent lesson
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-22

II have implicit faith in the sanitary
properties of an onion" said a trained
nurse. 1T is my custom to introduce
an onion into every slckroom where 1
am called in, hanging it up somewhere.
believe 1t attracts all maladies and
infections to itself. Violets and roses
and lilies are very pretty in a sick
room, and the patient is doubtless
cheered when his friends think enough
of him to send them. but practical
friendship would dictate that basket
of onions be sent There is something
about them hostile to disease. The.
juice of an onion is q cure for deafness.
roasted onion remedies earache and
gumboils. and onions and holly berries
bruised together are certain cure for
chilblains. A poultice of onions and
cream is also good for bunions. Beau
Brummel was opposed to onions, but
Sairy Camp upheld them, and 1 always
considered her more useful member
of the community than the dandy
Milwaukee Press.