davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-07-15

Address communications to The Ranch
1856 Colman Bldg. Seattle, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-07-15

Old-time VigOr. We wish our con-
temporary abundant success after it's
baptism of fire.
A bulletin that will prove very val
liable to the fruit grower of the North
west is No. 81, issued by the agricul-
tural experiment station of the Uni
versity of Idaho, and entitled "Pick-
ing, Packing and Marketing the APP
pie" The author is Prof. l.. B. Jud-
son, and the work is carefully written
and very thoroughly illustrated with
packing scenes, boxes holding differ
ent tiers of apples, etc
Ira P. Whitney, instructor in dairy.
ing at the State College, was caller
at The Ranch office a few days ago
on his way to Snohomish county,
where he will devote his time most OF
the summer to making a personal can
vass among the farmers for better
dairying methods and for the improve
ment of diversified farming in general
Mr.. Whitney has promised to let the
readers of this publication hear from
him once in a while as to the work he
is doing. After covering Snohomish
county he expects to go over into Clal-
lam and Jefferson counties, acknowl-
edged among the leading dairying
counties of the state.
There is very appreciate increase
in the number of small farms through
out the Inland Empire and Palouse re-
gion thus showing trend away from
the big wheat and stock farm and
tn mora intensive cultivation A farm
of ten or twenty acres, carefully Gull
tivated and every space utilized, often
yields as large returns as do the big
farms loosely handled. This increase
in small farms means better farming,
increased fertility, larger yields per
acre, better homes and better roads,
better social conditions, greater up
building of the people themselves as
well as the country, and a much larg-
er population in the state.
There has been prepared a bill by
the state highway commissioner, Jo-
seph M. Snow, which he will urge the
next legislature to pass, for giving
state aid to the building of roads in
Washington. The bill is patterned
closely after the New York law, and
is designed to have most of the coun-
ty roads built under expert supervision
to the end that first-class and perma.
nent highways may be secured with
economical outlay. 1t will do away
with the present method of building
roads, where extravaganza and waste
full outlay characterize every effort to
build roads under the auspices of the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
Got the Money From Husbands.
the incident.

There is a young minister in Phila-
delphia who has been remarkably sue
cessful in paying off the debts of the
various churches to which he has been
consigned from time to time. A broth
er minister, who was laboring earnest
ly by means of bazaars, fairs, and other
affairs to accomplish a like happy re
suit at his own church, went to him
and inquired the secret of his success
And l observe that you never have
to resort to my present Methods he
concluded.
The successful one smiled.
NO" he replied. "You see, when
we need money some good sister sug-
gests a bazaar. Then l call on the
husbands of the married ladies of the
membership and explain to them that
in order to raise a certain sum we are
finding it necessary to hold a bazaar.
We have never had to actually bring
the affair off "-Harper's Weekly.
Sound Advice to Youth.
Young men should select healthful
books, written by the men Of healthy
minds who are devoted to some mis-
sion other than that of tearing down
faith in human nature They should
consort with the people of healthy
minds cultivate hope in the blessed
ness of human destiny, and hold fast
to the truth that even though they
may eventually fail in accomplishing
what they set out to do, yet if they
lead hopeful, enthusiastic life they
losing, win" For those who are pes
semistic lead an entire life of unre-
lieved wretchedness and add to the
unhappiness of others, while they who
are cheerful and optimistic enjoy their
existence and accomplish something.
if only in adding to the happiness of
those around them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

same time. Pointing to the press gal.
lery, he said:
l intend TO put in the Record,
uSon tha statement of more than one
Ieputa lie newspaper correspondent in
that lleTy-and, as a rule, they are
as honorable as Senators on this floor
on toeir authority state that The two
chief cueoOs OF this al ulBia,ratlou are
the Co RESPONDENTS OF the New York
IrlrnDe AMI the Chicago Tribune.
AnG, therefore, it seems 10 ne
conclusive that TINS sianGeI proceeds
fron the White House. / hope, for
the Lonor OF my country. that if does
not proceed fron the President him
self.
But it be be man of nigh sense
OF honor be will see to it that Senators
are rot slandeIed by his susboIdinatas.
And the miserable wIetcn VINO con-
municRted to these newspapers and
who sought, Though them, to COM
municata to the country SANDER IN
me which people might discuss,
rather than the issues that have been
ne is unfit for his high Office,
and the man whs perpetIated that
intamy will pay for it with mis- posi-
tior; and If thu man continues TO bold
his office its to be assumed that what
he has done has been with the APPROX
al OF hi, chiet =
No reply was MADE, and this closed
the incident.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

A Denver politician and his wife
were on the eighth floor of the Brown
Hotel last night to see the art exhibit
When ready to go the woman said:
Wait moment, John. | want to look
over the balcony railing She did so
and was astonished at the distance be-
tween her and the floor of the lobby
N.Y." she said, that's a long way"
As she moved toward the elevator she
asked: John, they frequently hold
banquets on this floor, don't they?"
Yes, indeed" he replied.
Well" she said, I'm never going
to let you come to another unless the
w. C. T. U. or the Y. M. G. A. gives
it. This railing it too low to be safe
for a man who likes champagne as
well as you do."-Denver Post.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
Great Surprise to Him.

II have taken no part IN the ques-
tion of veracity between the President
and MIR. Chandler and had no even
given any public expression on the
question of good faith, because / knew
nothing about either question. | have
never conferred with the President
directly nor with Nj. Chandler. 1t
WAS therefore a matter of great sur
prise TO me when a Senator called my
attention to the extract which / have
read.
The correspondence l understand
was sent ~ u correspondent who Is
very close 10 the White House and is
presumed to speak with some degree
of authority concerning transactions
there. | do not know as TO the truth
of that ana l don't charge that mis-
statement was made witt authority.
But denounce the publication as an
unqualified, deliberate and malicious
lie. | denounce the man who inspired
the statement as an unquallheo, de
llteIate ana malicious liar, whoever
he may be and however high the office
he holds >
The statemnt was made in DELHI
1este monotone, but IT was none the
less impressive. 1t was received with
absolute silence and silence continued
for a few moments, until. indeed,
Senator TIllman had taken the floor
also on question of personal privilege
because the article quoted had stated
that ne had been suspicious of Mr.
Barley. He had read the parts Of the
correspondent letter which MI.
Bailey had omitted AND then proceeded
with his statement, saying:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
Graft for Everybody.

1t was memorable and impressive
scene in the house of representatives
IN Washington. The roll call was fin
ished and the result was announced.
A member jumped on his desk and
emitted a strident shout of triumph
Instantly he was joined by hundred
others, and a tumult broke forth such
as no other incident of this season has
called forth in the house. The mem
bers pounded their desks, cheered,
stamped, clapped their hands and
roared their satisfaction that the
iniquitous seed trust had been foiled
again, and the suffering farmers would
not be cut off from their supply of
congressional graft seeds. AS one
member put it, this is the only graft
of which everybody could have piece
1t was great day for cheap demagogy.
Boston Herald.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
Thinks Him a Muck Rake.

This correspondent is undoubtedly
muck rake. Into whose house the
hsnnle goes or what hand holds 1t I
VIII not attempt to say.
He said he counted eight distinct
falsehoods in the article, but be desired
to address himself first to a denial that
ne had ever been suspicious of Senator
Bailey. He declared his great esteem
and Animation for the Texas Senator.
AND that their cordial relations had al
avs existed. Articles o. this charac-
er were being sent broadcast over the
country. said MI. Tillmsu. at the
instance of the Republican machine to
'befuddle" the situation.
As to the statement by Attorney
General Moody, that he could sec no
hope for an agreement on any amend
ulent unless 1t was drawn by the Sem
alors themselves. Senator Iillman
said thai MS an adroit effort to give
color TO the Presidents retreat behind
The Allison amendment.
II do not care to pursue this subject
further, said Senator Tillman. but,
that future historians may he able to
get at the truth as to who liei, | shall
make another contribution.
He then read the letter sent him to-
day by former Senator Chandler. in
response to Senator Lodges denial for
the President, of Senator Cbandler's
former statement
New York Paper Also.
When SenstoT Tillman concluded,
Senator Bailey again took the floor,
and said that his attention had been
called to another article printed in the
New York Tribune of today he said
il was of the same character ms that
printed by the Chicago Tribune, and
hat evidently they had been timed to
bring them both to Washington ct the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
FOR SEA
LEVEL TYPE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTER
OCEANIC CANAL.
Reached Decision, the Deadlock Being
Broken by the Attendance of
Mr.. carmack.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The de-
cision Of the Senate Committee on In
tsroceanic Canals is in favor of a sea
level canal across the Isthmus of Pan
anna. Senator Carmack's return from
Tennessee gave the sealevel advo-
Gates majority of one vote and con
sequently Chairman Willard was the
only one Of the minority faction who
attended the meeting
There was no other business before
the committee, and it remained in
session just long enough to authorize
Senator Kitridge to make the report
to be presented to the Senate as soon
as the minority may have an oppor
tunity to prepare their views for a
lock canal. The two reports will be
made at the same time
The vote today was had on a reso-
luton presented by Senator Kittredge
declaring it to be the sense of the com
mittee that the construction of a sea
level canal be recommended
On the motion the affirmative votes
were: Messrs. Platt, Kittredge, Ank-
eny, Morgan, Carmack and Taliaferro.
Chairman Willard voted in the neg
alive.
Senators Knox, Hopkins, Simmons
and Dryden were not present. All of
these are supporters of the lock type.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
EXPERTS Define a "starter.v

Quartermaster General Humphrey
in asking congress for money for some
new buildings at Fort Keough wrote
to Senator Carter and in his letter
said certain number of buildings
would be good and proper starter
for what he wanted. After the let
ter was read and an amendment pro
posed Senator Aldrich said: Il would
like to ask what is meant by start
err" "A starter" Senator Carter re-
piled, sis a technical phrase well I'M
derstood in the army" And else
where" interjected Senator Kean.
Usually" Kean continued in remin-
iscent undertone to Senator Aldrich,
"it is made of one-third French YER
muth and two-thirds dry gin, with
bit of orange peel in it and no bitters."
would be half-and-half with blobule
of absinthe"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
LIAR, HOWEVER
HIGH HE MAY Be
DECLARES MR.. BAILEY IN THE
U. S. SENATE.
CeH0uncing an Article Which He Be-
ieves Emanated From the White
House.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Ihe re.
cent Efforts Of the President and the
Dauoc1atic Senatorial leaders to reach
90 agreement on the rate bill received
further notice in the Senate today
from Senators Bailey and Tillman.
TIE matter was referred to by the
Texas Senator In the course OF a per-
sonal explanation called out by articles
IN the Chicago Tribune charging MI.
Bailey with failure to find common
ground. and by MI. Illlman In a
speech in support of MI. Bailey and
presenting further statement from
former Senator Chandler.
In his address MI. Bailey denounced
the article in question as ''lie" ana
the authors and inspireIs of it as
"hars.
Senator Bailey rose to question of
personal privilege to MAKE reply to a
charge made in the Chicago Tribune
yesterday by a Washington correspond
ent to the effect that Mr.. Bailey had
been responsible for the failure of the
agreement between the President and
Senator Tillnan Former Senator
Chandler was given as authority for
the statement that Tillman had been
suspicious of Bailey, who it was also
stated, was really opposed to rate leg
islation and was also In constant con.
ference with Senator Aldrich with the
purpose of defeating the rate bill.
After this statement had heen read
Mr. Bailey took the floor and said
delbeI ately:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
LONG SILK GLOVES SCARCE.
New style Has Placed the Sleeveless
Woman in a Dilema.

To be strictly in style nowadays a
woman must wear short sleeves, also
she must. have long black silk gloves.
Unfortunately, however, the demand
for long black gloves has been much
greater than the supply. The newt
able result is that few, if any, of the
stores have any of the long black silk
variety
Why don't you buy pair of white
ones?" said a clerk in a down town
store this morning to a young woman
who had asked for a pair of the long
black
But objected the girl, suppose
the dye should run"
Eyes. that is liable to happen" the
clerk agreed. Wont short ones do?
We have plenty of those in the black
silk"
mo, indeed, they won't do" snap
ped the girl Nobody's wearing 'em.
Seems to me somebody must be hor-
ribly stupid I've tried all over the
city and I can't get long black silk
gloves anywhere"
The clerk became confidential. You
see, it's like this. The glove makers
never thought for minute the short
sleeves would be so popular this year.
You know it's the first time it has ever
cut much of a figure in summer styles
So the manufacturers just made a
reasonable supply, which they thought
would last through the summer. Then
they started to make their fall and win
ter gloves. Now the supply has about
gone, but the manufacturers can't go
back on their work and make any more
summer gloves It would break in on
their fall and winter trade and they
would never catch up"
"Oh, l see" said the young woman.
what would you adviser"
We'll you can either take the white
ones and dye them black or else get
some black silk stockings and make
them over into gloves. kansas City
Star.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
ALL SORTS.


The boarding house mistress looked
at her latest guest" with a firm but
cheerful expression of countenance,
and allowed the faintest hint of a
smile to play over her features.
"Oh, no, l never have any trouble
with my boarders," she said, briskly
Il don't see any need of nagging EN-
if they don't do just as they would in
their homes, and as they'd like TO be
done by; but l generally let them see
in some way when / don't approve of
their doings
For instance, there was Mr.. Grams
ton, one of my table boarders, a real
well-meaning young man, but pretty
careless. He sits down at the end of
the table near those little shelves
where l keep my extra china, and he
got in the habit last summer of com
ing in in a hurry and laying his hat
right on top of those plates.
We'll, it didn't look just right, but
didn't nag him about it. When he'd
done it half dozen times l put
sheet of sticky fly paper in on top of
those plates.
He never said anything about it,
for he knew what / meant after that
night. That's why | say if folks will
use tact they've no need to have any
trouble with boarders-not a btu
Youths Companion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
Leaving Out an Obsolete Word.

The last great chunk of the rock of
mans prerogatives that has fallen in
to the swift stream of womans prog
ress is the obey in the marriage
service. Of course, for long time
this simple word has been a mere
meaningless by the lips of countless
brides, but man, in his egotism, has
held on to it as a slender thread of
connection with the sterner days. But,
after all, who cares a rap whether the
word "obey" is in the marriage serv-
ice or not? Certainly no one ever
took it seriously and, anyway, it is
no time to weight mere words when
one is stumbling along in the dark
after a minister who himself is only
pinching detached sentences out of a
book.-Kansas City Journal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

the official. The immigrant looked
puzzled. Creek" asked the attend
ant. Still the big fellow answered not.
''Sprechen sic Deutsch?" No reply.
'Parlez vous Francaise?" A puzzled
look was the only sign "Habla listed
Espanol?' Nothing doing. "Irish?"
Instantly flash of pleased compre-
hension shot across the big fellows
phiz; then he replied in the common
est If not the most approved verna-
cular: Nav! Scotch!"-Kansas City
Star.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
Modern lows for Children.

Some curious articles are to be
found in the toy cupboards of English
but the strangest is proba.
bly, that owned by a New York child,
Tho keeps as his most cherished posses
sion a human skeleton. We were
aware that children were quickly max
ing themselves equal with their pa
rents, but it appears that the junior,
not content with initiating the senior
in desirable ways, must now have his
own skeleton in the cupboard.-Lon-
don Bystander.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

Observations made in certain
schools and dwellings show that girls
have more endurance in work than
boys until the age Of IA. From IA the
working power of a girl does not in
crease until the age of 20, whereas that
of boy continues to grow. The en-
ergy displayed by girls of 20 is about
half that of boys of the same age
Other observations tend to prove that
intellectual and physical superiority
in general go together.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
ANKLE BROKEN.

Mrs. James Sellars, of the Carriers
Creek neighborhood, happened to the
of getting her ankle broken
Saturday at the home Of her son, Mr..
Gid Sellars, at Carters Creek. The
accident was caused by a loose plank
in the porch slipping when she
on it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
sssesssssOssossssesesessss

A very interesting figure is Rev.
Richard Rymer, the Oldest WESLEYAN
minister in the world, who completed
his 91th year recently. Close upon
seventy-seven years of work as
minister have left him wonderfully
vigorous, considering his years; in
deed, his experienced vitality is attest
ed by the fact that he recorded his
vote at the recent general election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

A tall raw-boned immigrant got
mixed up with a stream of Italians at
Ellis Island today and the efforts of
the inspectors to learn his nationality
created more than a little amusement.
AS the Italians passed in line, the at
tendant would ask: "Itali-an?" putting
the accent on the IAN" Finally the big
fellow came along. 'Itali-an?" asked
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
How Senator Psttus sat on Reveridge,
Saturday Evening Post.)

Saturday Evening Post.)
Senator Beverage was making an
impassioned speech. In the midst Of
one of his most fiowery periods the
venerable Senator Pettus, of Alabama,
arose.
Does the Senator from Indiana
yield to the Senator from Alabama
asked the presiding officer.
'ertainly,' said Senator Beverage,
Il am always glad to yield to the Sen
ator from Alabama. who never inter-
rupts without shedding knowledge on
the subject which is under discussion,
and who always adorns every speech
into which he may come with his rare
and graceful humor. What does the
Senator from Alabama desire to ask
me?"
Nothing" said Senator Pettus sol
emily, 81 move that we adjourn"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

Mr.. Bliggins had put in about an
hour The previous evening explaining
in words of one syllable to his little
son the geological theory of the for
nation of coal veins-how they are
the result of vast forests that existed
in riotous profusion in the prehistoric
era. This evening they had company,
and Mr.. Bliggins turned to Willie and
asked, Willie, how did we get coal?"
Get Mr.. Coke to trust us for it."
Willie replied-Judge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
NO OBJECTION.

IF they refuse to allow us to har-
ness Niagara" said the great trust
promoter, I'VE shall go over and har-
ness Vesuvius."
Great craters!" exclaimed the as
sistant. What earthly use could we
make out of Vesuvius?"
why we could run a pipe line un-
der the Atlantic, pump the hot lava
to America and heat the whole coun-
try. The coal trust would be back
number. Chicago News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
A college Professor Exposed.

Alas, the times and the customs,
when a college professor in search of
funds can not boost his game without
causing a general curiosity as to his
motives. Chancellor Day, of Syracuse
university, had no sooner issued his
denunciations of the presidents cru.
SADIE against Standard Oil than some
Chicago friend rises to remark that
perhaps Standard Oil had been good
to Syracuse university. Within the
past sixty days Dr. Parkhurst. of
Chicago. is quoted as saying. Y have
been at Syracuse university, and was
shown about the place by Or. Day who
confided to me certain plans for the
extension of the college He desig-
mated various buildings, as / recollect,
and said Standard Oil money had
built this one and cash from railroad
and sugar interests had built that"
This cruel Renaissance will probably
cause DR.. Days philippe against the
president to be regarded with amuse-
ment by an eyil-minded and cynical
public.-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

The experts at the dead letter Office
in Washington received a letter a few
days ago which had apparently mys-
tilted every postmaster who had under
taken to decipher its address The
superscription on the envelope read:
My George Robinson" Then there
followed a picture of -four dice, under
meath which was a picture of what
looked like houseboat, can of to-
matoes and a hand saw. In an instant
an expert in the dead letter office
wrote out the complete address. 1t
was: Mr.. George Robinson, Fordyce,
Arkansas"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

An Atkinson man was showing
fine horse that attracted the attention
.of man who was looking for a fam
lily horse Can a woman drive him."
inquired the would-be purchaser.
yes, a woman might drive him."
replied the owner, but l would hate
to live with the woman that could
drive him. Atkinson Globe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18

Glass in chauncey's House, Too.
1t is said Senator Depew will vote
for Shoots expulsion. and no doubt
Smoot would like to vote for Depew's
expulsion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
Surely He Didn't Expecf To.

1t is to be feared that Colonel Hep
burn will not be able to recognize his
rate bill when it gets back from its
little visit to the Senate.-Washing
ton Star.