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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

ships and an exhibition Of their search
light work.
The feet was called officially the
United States Atlantic feet, under
command Of Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans. The feet was divided up into
three squadrons, with Admiral Evans
In command Of the first, consisting Of
two divisions Of eight battleships. Rear
Admiral c. II. Davis was In command
Of the first division Of the second squad
ron. consisting Of four battleshIps, and
Rear Admiral w. H. Brownson was In
command Of the second division Of this
squadron. consisting Of four armored
cruisers. The third squadron consisted
Of the monitors and armored cruisers
under the command Of Capt. C. W.
Bartlett and Commander B. A. Fislxe.
Then came two fotillas Of torpedo
boats, with two submarines. a troop
ship. a water ship. q provision ship and
three GOLFERS.
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MOTOR WAooNO.

TAsls 0sswiA6 Use for Agriculture
ana Othse Purposes In BnglaaA.
In many rural districts the asrscul.
tural communities are looking = ths
motor wagon a. q panacea for thsiS
troubles. and there 10 no doubt, where
railway facilities are few or rates high.
that the motor wagon will enable them
to aet their produce to market with the
least delay and at low cost, says Cas-
sier's magazine.
One Of the many projects under con-
Ss6sration q that IN Essex. In this
case arrangements are being made to
supply London with agricultural pro
duce BY means Of an organization
which = to collect the various goods q
centers situated In Chelmsford. Brain
tree. Dunmow. Epplns, Onsar. William
and many other towns. These collect
ing centers are to be furnished with
slaughter houses, chilling rooms. cream.
cries and grading and selecting depart
ments to deal with the produce brought
to them from the surrounding country
BY motor or otherwise, and thence Il
will be forwarded to London by motor
wagon. A somewhat similar system OF
collection Is meeting with success In
Berkshire.
Another promising outlook for The
industry Is the rumor that colliery own
ers are contemplating system Of d.
rect deliveries Of coal from pit mouth
to consumer by steam lorry. 1t 10 re-
markable that such a system has not
been more In vogue where coal fields
are within easy reach Of Industrial CEN
tiers. as. for example, In Lancashire.
The mode Of procedure at present s for
the coillery owners to load trucks on
the railway. have them hauled from
twenty to twenty -dve miles by rail, un-
loaded to carts and eventually delivered
to the consumer. sometimes three or
-Four days being occupied In this man
ner. when by employing steam wagons
rs many hours would probably be occu-
pied and the cost reduced to q mini
mum.
The present solution of the trafic
problem In London and provincial
towns no doubt lies greatly In the em!
ployment Of motor goods vehicles in
conjunction with motor omnibuses, and
It has been predicted that In London
In ten years. time not a horse will b
employed for traction work. Whether
this IL too sanguine q view or not can.
not be determined, but the fact that the
supply Of horses will soon cease to b
available owing to the increase Of self
propelled vehicles has occurred to the
war ONCE authorities 10 evident by the
letter recently addressed to the Motor
Van and Wagon Users' Association. de-
string to know whether they would sup
port q aoheme for registering heavy
motor cars for service In the country
In time Of war In the same manner In
which horses have hitherto been sub
aidixsd.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
The Farm Toulouse,

No building on the farm pays betteI
than a good Toulouse. 1t should be &c
convenient Of access that there need b<
no excuse for leaving farm Implements
exposed to the weather when not ir
use. Properly cared for, many imple
ments that now last only few year.
ought to be serviceable as long as the
farmer lives to need them. Besides, &
tool that has not been rusted, warped
and cracked by exposure will work al
well the second and third year Of use
as the first. On many farms the tools
are SO much Injured by being left oui
Of doors that after the first season they
cost more for repairs than they save
In labor.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

A young New Yorker had made his
nrst ascent In his new air-ship, under
instruction from a professional aero.
naut. After an hours gyrations, his
car came tumbling to the ground.
When he was picked up and found to
be not much hurt. the professional de.
manded to know what was wrong.
"Why did you not throw over the
sand and save yourselfT' he asked.
II did-the whole ten pounds of IT,
swell, then. why did you not sacrI
Gee the sandwiches you were carry.
mgr
II did. Mr.. Smith," sobbed the Jar.
red young balloonist II knew thew
were extra weight, % a. soon a. the
car started down I ate every one OF
them"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

~osoSoS>>SSe
description OF chinese scnooiroom
metnods. taken from "A Corner OK
Catnay, +" OF interest a. showing inc
contrast between scnoois In the orient
ana scnools IN TINS country. Many CO.
erly people VIII recall the time wnen
pract'ces IN the oistrict scnoois OF the
United states nad some OF the chinese
tnoougnness ana dependence upon the
memory.
Ths beginner taxes MS DOCK 10 the
teacher ana nears MIN READ . column
or more after whicn the pupil returns
70 MS desk ana cons TINS lesson aiouo'
until No can rec'te II without looking
1t II. Tie then taxes nis Dook again 70
the teacner' turns MS pack 70 the mas
ter. and recites what ne mas learned
THIS 10 called packing the lesson. In
this way tns pupil commits the wnoie
BOOK 70 memory ana ne 10 expected 70
learn II 70 thoroughly tnat ne can u
any moment repeat the whole OF any
passage the initial words OF which are
mentioned 10 MIN.
Just before the MONDAY recess the
teecher writes sentiment pfoven
or proposition upon q sip OF REQ pa
per and pastes It upon the door, Each
boy. - be goes OUT reads the 'ines' ana
In the afternoon renders 10 tne teacner
another line which WILL with the nrsr
make q coupiet In CHINA al nonors'
social. pecuniary ana omcial. await the
scholar; and the teacner mas always
at hand illustrlous examples 10 noid up
for the emulation OF those VINO become
discouraged Among the ancients' -
among the moderns' many VINO were
poor or stupid rose to eminencs ~
sheer diligence and self-disciplins.
The teacher tells OF 30 Chin. VINO.
being amlcteO Win OEoWeancss Wueu u
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

II Frank n. Nipple, president or the
Philadelphia Real Estate Trust COM
pany, had not been so conspicuous In
church work his wrecklng Of that con-
Germ would have been no less serious q
blow to one Of the leading financial In
stitutiOns OF the city and would have
caused no less distress. But had he not
been so prominently identified with re-
ligious affairs he could scarcely have
In a position where It was possible for
him to m!slnvest, by a system amount
ing to theft. $7.000,O00 deposited with
the institution OF which he was the
head. The downfall OF no other man
In Philadelphia. save John Wanamaker.
could have created such sensation as
the crash which followed the suicide
Of Mr.. Nipple. So carefully were the
circumstances OF his death concealed by
his family that 1t was not until after
the exposure OF bis financial misdeeds
that II became known how he died He
took laudanum and then lay down In
his bathtub and turned on the water.
For years Mr.. Nipple had been a
prominent fguer In charitable, relig-
ious and financial circles. lie was I'll.
perintendent Of the Sunday school OF
the Tenth Presbyterian church, as well
"a one of the trustees OF Bryn Mawr
Presbyterian church. He was also
treasurer Of church institutions among
them the Presbyterian General Assem-
bIy. In several financial institutions
he was a director Nipple had an ab
borence for tobacco and liquor. Ills
Sundays were spent In church or In
religious meditation. Sunday newspa
Ders he would not read nor would he
ride In street cars. unless the necessity
was most urgent. lie could not be I'm
iuced to discuss matters Of a business,
nature on the Sabbath. His charities
were large and every one who appealed
to him was generously helped. Hipple
acquitted himself well in all positions,
He was deemed by all men as OF I'm.
questioned problty.
Since Its organization. twenty -one
years ago, he had been president of the
Real Estate Trust company. and d.
rector In the Franklin National bank.
lie was also treasurer Of the general
assembly Of the Presbyterian church.
treasurer of the sustenance committee
OF the Synod Of Pennsylvania, treasurer
of the Presbyterian hospital. and Amer
lean treasurer Of the western section
OF the Reformed church holding the
Presbyterian system. He worked &C.
lively In the Tenth Presbyterian church.
He was the counsellor of the aged and
the widows In their financial Difficult.
ties, the guardian Of orphans and the
trustee Of estates. Owing to his con-
nection Herewith the Real Estate
Trust company was made the deposi-
tory Of the Presbyterian church. from
the general assembly down to the
smallest organizations which found 1t
convenient to make deposits there.
1t Is not suggested that Mr.. HipDle
maintained these associations for fraud
ulent purposes, or that his Intentions
were dishonest. But 1t Is certain that
after these affiliations had gained for
him a great financial power MS relig-
ious professions did not intervene be-
tween himself and the temptation to In
vest trust funds In wildcat speculation,
nor to practice fraud to enable him to
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
MEN, WOMEN AND MgAlo.


why the 0s.tlsr Sec Psefsrs to nat
from . Tray.
When men suppose that dinner goes
on whether they are at home or not
they labor under a curious misconcso-
ton, says the Reader. Arthur Pen.
denys, writing about this melancholy
fact, declares: "Some one once said
that an ordinary woman's favorits dih.
ne: 10 an egg In a drawing room. Al
women have q passion for something
on a tray. To masculine mind things
on a tray are unsatisfying; but to the
feminine body they embody the very
mama from heaven"
1t Is easy to understand that Arthur
Pendenys or any other ''masculile
mind" might have trouble In comprs-
bending the why and wherefore Of
this debilitated taste; but no woman
could be at a loss to explain It. It
comes from the fatigue which woman
suffers as the result Of her colossal
task Of feeding man. To nourish the
human race 10 the appointed work Of
woman.
At the very inception Of life. this 10
her labor, and never can existence b
~ line, 30 free. 20 heroic or 10 beauti-
full, that she must not pause three
times a day-or more-t0 bend her
mind to the menu that shall please hst
lord. She has been accused Of writing
no epics; It IL said that she 10 incapa-
BILE of composing an oratorio. Of ls-
signing a cathedral. or conceiving an
heroic statue or painting a picture Of
the first quality. The retort 10 that
she might have done something Of the
kind II the men had not been hungry
so frequently and 30 lnsistently.
To be the nourisher Of the human
race is an undertaking 20 prodigious
that It Is a marvel that the mere sx-
aspe ration Of being chained to the lard
er has not made nends or lunatics oft
o. wcmen--and from sQuaw TO countess
their sufferings in this regard have
points Of similarity. 10 the hungry man
out of the way, the woman seeks escape
fiom the tyranny Of food. and "eatg
strawberries by moonlight on a dow.
cry bankr
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

sions are feet inches long. feet 4
inches high and foot 9 inches wide.
There Is a sliding door at the back end.
When the hog puts his head through
the hole in front, Jam the lever against
his neck.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
The RObber Cow.

Two cows cost $40 each a year for
keep. One Of them yields 1900 quarts
Of milk a year, that bring $S6. The
other yields 1900 quarts, that bring
$26. The latter loses about $14 and
reduces the gain on the former from
$40 to $32 Why do you keep that 1900
quart COW? You would be better of with
the one that clears SAG. for you would
have only half the Investment, half the
work and half the feeding, and you
would gain $14 each year.
There would be no surplus butter on
the market for years to come AMI
prices would rule strong II all the
cows were eliminated which are kept
at loss. Dairy farmers have not yet
half walked up to an understa nding Of
the great practical importance Of weed
Ing out the Improbable cows from their
herds. Many man would make a fair
profit, that now faces constant loss, II
he would keep only such cows as pay
a profit on their keep.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

To give harness a good finish satu-
rate the leather with as much oil as II
will take, and then sponge the harness
with a thick lather made of CASTLE
soap. When dry, wipe gently with q
solution of gum tragacanth, which is
made by boiling half an ounce Of the
gum in two quarts Of water, boiling
down to three pints, stirring freely
while It Is on the fire. When cool apply
II lightly on the leather.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
How About TIT
The coreless apple
Has been born,
But who would ask
For cobless corn2
York Sun.
SCOT and Smoke XIII Cattle.

What was at frst thought to have
been a contagious disease among cows
belonging to AllansOn Hallcock, of
Washingtonville. near Middleton, N. T.,
has been discovered to be the result Of
too much smoke and SCOT. Eight cattle
died and post-mortem examinations
nave shown large quantities of SCOT In
their stomachs. Near the place where
the cows were pastured a large steam
shovel has been operating and clouds
Of smoke from the engine settled upon
the wet grass upon which the animals
fed
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

medium-length wings that smoothly
fold; hard, sti6 tail feathers. with
well-curled feathers in the tail Of
drake; and short and stout thighs and
shanks. Their eyes are large and bright
and Of a deep leaden blue or gray color.
The shanks, toes and webs are of u
light orange color.
The standard weight Of the adult
drake is seven pounds: adult duck, six
pounds; young drake, six pounds. and
young duck, Ave pounds.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

A farmer is kicking on the opening
Of so much Indian land. "Goshl We
can't get enough rain on the land that
3 already opened" be said
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
Between FriendA,

Askitt-Isn't that new umbrella?
Noitt-No; 1t has been In my posses.
sion for nearly two years.
Askitt-Don't you think It about
time you returned it7
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M9a;Il';lz!!II8as|ie
x3f&&'|!;HfsIla.

Crested White Ducks.
Bulletin No. o. Of the Department
Of Agriculture says Of the Crested
White duck:
The Crested White duck Is what may
be called an ornamental duck, much the
same as Polish chickens. They are
not bred to any great extent in this
country. and they are very seldom seen
In the showrooms. They have no es-
peclal value to the farmer. as better
and more easily bred birds are to be
found In the Pekin and Aylesbury.
These ducks have medium-sized
head; meHum-sized bill. large. we'll
balanced crest upon the crown Of the
head; rather long neck; a medium
length back; breast, round and full !:
body, round and of medium length |;
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

II girl Of sixteen or seventeen
ISN'T pretty and attractive. her mother
0AoaA whip her.
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A candidate was o-day riding around
In an automobile. "Cut that out" q.
other candidate said to him: too nAny
farmers in town."
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
WHY He WOa.

Eaxyman-Mads my nrst money o.
a races t'day.
sharp-What boss dye bet onf
Easyman-Didn't bet on any, an I
was an easy winner.-Toledo BladA
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
Water Needed by Corn.

Much interest has lately been mani
tested In determining the exact amount
Of water required for the growth Of
plants. This is just as important In
the east as In the irrigated region. for
we often have droughts which made
necessary the most careful cultivation
to prevent plants from suffering. Pro-
lessor Clothier has found that after
corn becomes two feet high each stalk
uses up three pounds Of water a day
until the ears mature. This Is eQuiva-
lent to an inch Of rain a week. In
regions where the average rainfall is
lower. and where a good. milky quality
Of sweet corn Is desired In the garden
during August and September, It Is OBJ
viously necessary to have the soil In
the most perfect state Of cultivation 90
as to retain as much moisture as ls
needed.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

Consumers of fruits and vegetable
in large cities are charged high prices
BY the hucksters and grocers. In Chi.
cago peaches are selling retail for thir.
ty-five or forty cents for small basket
containing about twenty to twenty Eve
peaches; other fruits and vegetables in
proportion. 1t would be interesting to
farmers to know Just how much Of this
10 booked as profits. Farmers get no
such prices; In fact they are lucky It
they get one-third of the prices now
prevailing In Chicago. Either some
class Of handlers Is making exorbitant
profits or there Is an unnecessary ex-
pense attached to the business OF dis
tribution. 1t costs money to handle
produce. 1t requires storage, horses
and men. and none Of these things are
cheap in the city, but there is no good
reason why the consumer should pay
three hundred per cent profit on what
the farmers sell.-Farm, Field and
Fireside.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
MARKETING Farm Produce.


Hog-RinginG Trap.
The frame for this hog-ringlng trap
should be made of 2x4-lnch lumber
bolted together at corners. The dimen.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

Whsu . number Of women are shsp.
ping together some Of them are alWays
saying to the others: "Conie on"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

Some meanness u necessary . -.
CD . buainoG.
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OoaethtaG Else.

do you ever eat vealr'
"No, 1 guess not l used to think
did, however. until these packing. heuss
sxposures. "-Houston Post
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24

Barley has as yet been little used for
horses In the eastern part Of the Unit
ed States. probably because Of Its gen
sral high price. On the Pacific coast
1t IL extensively used for breeding
horses at all kinds Of work. Where
the horses teeth are good and the labor
not severe. barley may be fed whole.
Ground barley Is unpleasant to the
horse while eating. and II. instead Of
grinding. the grains are crushed 10
flsttened disks between Iron rollers.
they are more palatatle and acceptable
to the horse.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
Fattening Stock.


Weight Is the main object Of the
farmer in fattening stock for market,
and this weight Is easiest obtained by
feeding corn In order to produce fat.
Farmers have long been taught by ex.
perience that fat Is a desirable quality.
and that 1t adds to the attractiveness
of a carcass on the stall. 1t has been
demonstrated at the experiment sta
lions, however, that the weight can be
secured at less cost, with a greater pro-
portion of lean interspersed with the
fat, by feeding a heterogeneous ration,
which means that, in addition to a lib
eral supply Of corn, an animal should
receive q variety Of food that is not SO
rich in oil. starch and sugar as IL corn.
This fact IL worthy Of considera ton.
Heavy Horses.
The weight Of q horse Is an Import.
ant item In estimating his value for
draft purposes. for the Hne-boned horse,
with well-developed muscles. may do as
much work a. the heavy-boned one for
q short time. and Is even better for road
purpose. But In blowing. or other
heavy. steady drawing. the light horse
Is less useful. Then. in price, the
weight Is an important item. II good
horse weighs over 1900 pounds he may
possibly sell for As much as 81 per
pound, and from 1900 to 1000 pounds.
for less. the price rapidly declining.
1900 to 1900 pound horses selling at
from 10 to 80 cents per pound. though
II is considerably more than any other
grade Of stock on the farm will bring
~ fha horsoa a 70 uaII hrod
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tribution. 1t costs money to handle
produce. 1t requires storage, horses
and men. and none Of these things are
cheap in the city, but there Is no good
reason why the consumer should pay
three hundred per cent profit on what
the farmers sell.-Farm, Field and
Fireside.
A Splendid Wheat Crop.
The annual crop and business report
Of the Commercial National Bank Of
Chicago, covering the Mississippi VAL
ley, and few Of the more important
States of the Pacific coast, says. In
part:
"The wheat crop of 1906 will be
among the largest and best ever pro.
duced. The yield not only will be
great, but the weight and quality will
be far beyond the ordinary. In these
respects 1t may be considered nearly
perfect. The period Of uncertainty ls
closing rapidly and the crop may now
be called practically out Of danger.
The yield Of soft winter wheat Is large.
quality the finest and movement free.
Inasmuch as this movement has begun
early and all grains are now nearly or
quite on an export basis with the ten.
dency Of prices downward), q large ex.
port business may be expected"
Cucumbers.
I raise FIVE crops instead of one on
the same ground, and on the same vines
with hardly any extra work. Plant in
the usual way. When a cucumber is
taken from the vine let 1t be cut with q
knife, leaving about an eighth Of an
inch of the cucumber on the stem. Then
slit the stem with knife from its end
to the vine twice. leaving small nor.
ton Of the cucumber on each division
On each separate slit there will be a
cucumber as large as the first. BY this
method you will only need one-ffth the
ground that you would need If grow.
ing cucumbers in the old way.-Walter
Strosnider In Epitomist.
Marketing Farm Produce.
A small farmer who has made a sue.
cess Of marketing his produce gives
sound and ingenious advice in recent
magazine. His preliminary work sug.
gests Hannah Glasses famous preface
to her instructions for cooking hare
"First find lady customer" is his ad.
vice. To her sell nothing but the
choicest Of fruit and produce. 1t will
not be long before she will acquaint
her friends, and they in turn will pass
along the word to others. 1t pays to
sell nothing but the best; the inferior
produce can be fed to stock, and in a
short time the farmer will find he has
good market and good price. with
no leakage Of profit to the middleman