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enndlinna. haveveF. ass " which Hlanis
testify d the ~s-aumptiou that theiF oWn
e1unsfy suilsi not ~ tha Hme b. nvn've-'
In q wv ut ssrtuusiv Threatened With
rfe W. 70 m4stfFiHsa NJ M" 'phiegeu'"
1ni 70 general fe,1aBiiun ~ ~" fnr'
ihnf irtnre ruisf uitaH lD oeruauy FL
ilsiHfuH ~ f8ra Ihn faia ~ y H"U sinn
me ffru.p r.Hr.r vrrII b" sruislH u"
Hrl q rf.h NJ % rtHfl .u a .ifa 49,
I55H FiifH at f,p .Is |..rful HtHt'h
n iuIe isIr
Z n,irr aHh .rumai tr.ea frnrh
hHrtrf4 t.rll frrl ilst every ifaNr H'
t.eIr IiapHaal Wirhi w. n%rafirl ~ hoHr
lui 10 vHIli w. hnrrlua fof Vuaait in
tt .f.m them AnHr,. Hl Hl So f
l'.a extremely dkutftl tlHfhrr in her
p.l#aw pfs l.1mept shc .,ttli rei rlo
rmis tsaisttNre elarehrfr ahr w0rld
..tf.rlr hr nhle Nv eastpr h]niinntl hank
rlptrv anil pnftlyals p not aufpfia.
inr. therefore innt enc tfgr should have
mtls Nv hia Uefman impartial hinsman
no most enrnrat e]n'rrniiea that such y
compromises might boz arranged ~ would
safeguard the pracr n turorr
We incllnr ~ think ihnt the Emprrut
WuttAH vill llatcn to the anxious appeal
n his ncnr relative and fellow sovereign,
anil will ohcr Nv make such considerable
CONCESSIONS ~ will save tho face ~
France and clear the skies NJ ilgecirNs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
Mr.. Owens at the show.
The chuckle of a clear headed Amer
lean citizen is heard in this letter and
makes it good reading:

The chuckle of n clear headed Amer
lean citizen is heard in this letter and
makes it good reading;
ITO THR EDITOR OF THR SuS-sfr, WIN you
inform us ~benlghtcd natives here on the frontier
whether the statements OF some Of the New York
rApcrs AS 10 the CEsarism Of the President, the
corruption OF the Senate, the subse rvicncy OF the
House Of Representatives and the r0scalIty of State
and municipal officials are based on facisI
We are so near his Britannia MaJesty's lincs
that II this is such a bad Government as II is rep
resented TO he we believe II our duty and safety
to get into another country, and wonder that the
aforesaid papers don't, too. ], u, OWENS,
CLINTON Co. N. V, March l..
The cxposers howl along tho sky.
The property" thunder growls, The
property" lightning glares and blinds.
In the foreground the Ship of State,
tattored as to her masts and her hull
like u sieve, is pumping and plunging
damnably, She will be saved, though,
See, the life raft is launched amid a tenn
pest of red fire, while a brass band plays
aft and the foam OF free beer mingles
with the cruel, cruel waves, In the
background falling capitols and totter-
ing domes and the White House in
flames, Cheerily, lads, cheerily!y For
gallant fire ladies in chrome yellow
uniforms will cope with the "oonfagra-
ton They will put it out with the
copious water on their own brains.
Great show, And right in the front
row sits MIR, OWENS, and he laughs till
he has to bail himself out Of his own
joyous tears.
To Mr., j, B. OWENS, Clinton county,
N, Y: Shakel You are SON"
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s.h. .ln,..a. .. a.n r..,..iA
Snt nrr nnfIn .lsht

Sen tor Nouuty H wearing ou' thr
ratlehre nnt only NJ hil o.. Ilr1uirt ~
ths committee. bit 1lau ~ ne imrrir1n
eaoplc ~ aeen,s Nv be poaacaaei nv
the monpmtniartl idcn lh1' beneath
che surface II ihr transaction whereby
Ne acguifai The frcurh rights on The
iathmiia n transaction certainly nat very
complicated either In ita p]ulitirul ~ Ne
financial usprots there are unm"naurnl
depths ~ infomv. consisting ~ bribery.
corruption ]pe,ulutlou addition divi-
sion and silence and what not niihat
n IA hia appointed tlak 90 Uncover tho
nations great Shame
For thil unfortunate condition ~ the
aged and patriotic Senator Il mind We
are compelled ~ hold Colonel W],rrFnsoN
mainly responsible II ps possible that
the conception NJ the existence NJ a
mysterious scandal and the nightmare
az the gray wolves originated with Sem
ator MORGAS, and that IL was he who in
the first place communicated them to
wATTERsoN, not WtrTFE3oN to him,
But IL il not the less true that the hallu-
Cinatlon or obseSslOn might nave been
transient with Senator MORGAN had
not Colonel WATTERsON listened so en-
Enthusiastically and published 50 franti-
cally. BY his sympathy and cooperation,
what may have been merely n vague
suspicion in the venerable Alabamian's
mind WIS strengthened into moral GER
tainty. Hence his pathetic attempts to
Justify himself and WATTEEsoN.
The spectacle is not attractive. II
Senator MORGAN has no better reasons
for proceeding than have appeared in
his examination of the astute and pict-
uresque Mr.. CROMWELL, his friends ought
20 induce him to desist, If he has facts
in reserve, he ought to produce those
facts and point out his gray wolves and
denounce them without further delay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

To TUE EpItoR oF THE SuS SIR In 1HF
SrN of this morning IN the course Of nm article
entitled NO More Comic Opera. " your refer,
speaking Of Mr. COnried, to the new theatre
planned for him nv some Of the stockholders
In his opera company. You doubtless al
lude to the View Theatre. " the establishment
of which was recently announced with tho
follow ing board of founders
John Jacob Aston. W, De Lancey hountZe,
Charles T. Barney, J. plcrpout Morgan,
Edmund l.. Baylles, James Henry Smith,
August Belmont. James SULLIVAN,
Robert u. Van Cortland. hamilton Mex. TwOmbly,
Paul I. Cravath, william X. Vanderbilt,
William u. OsgOUd Field, Cornelius Vanderbilt
George ]. Gould, Henry Walters,
Eliot Gregory. Henry Rogers Wlnthro p.
James II. Hyde, Harry Payne Whitney.
Otto II. Kahn.
Permit me to say that your reference 10
the New Theatre as being planned for Mr..
Conried must be based on a misunderst and
ing on your part. The New Theatre is not
planned In anybody's interest, or anybody's
behalf, except on behalf of the community
and in the interest of art. Nobody has been
selected yet to head It, and the founders are
free to choose and intend to choose whom
ever they consider the best available man.
The theatre Is not being built by some of Mr..
Conried's stockholders, as YOU say, but by
an independent organization of gentlemen,
as above stated. among whom happen to be a
few who are also stockholders in the Conried
Metropolitan Opera Company. The scope
and purpose of the theatre were fully set
forth in a public statement which | made
some time ago. and which THE Sun was good
enough to print. and with your permission |
should like to here repeat some of its sem
fences.
"The New Theatre W i'll be run for the sake
of art only, and not in any way for the sake
of profit, and liz mission will be 20 foster and
stimulate art and to exercise that refining
influence which makes the stage. If properly
conducted, an educational intlu cnce second
TO none in effectiveness. " " Any net
profits will be turned back into the treasury
OF the theatre for the creation Of an endow-
ment fund. q school OF dramatic art, an actors
pension fund and similar uses In keeping
with tho altruistic purpose of tho enterprise.
=" We trust our plan will be recognized
as an honest attempt, giving every promise OF
fulnlment. to realize what in the past has
been the aim OF 30 many earnest and UNI
selfish endeavors. We believe that we are
entitled to receive, and We have good reason
to expect, the cordial support Of all who. like
ourselves, desire to advance the cause OF
dramatic art In this country"
CHARLES 7. BARNEY, President,
New IoUR, March /.
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For the Defendant,
From Hdrper'S Weekly.

Last summer there died at Washington a lawyer
who for many years had shocked n large number
OF friends by his rather liberal views touching
religion.
a friend OF the deceased who cut short a Canadian
trip TO hurry back to Washington for the purpose
OF attending the last rites for his colleague entered
the late lawyers home some minutes after the be,
ginning OF the service.
What part Of the service Is this" he inquired
In a whisper of another legal friend standing In the
crowded hallway.
i've just come myself" said the other, but |
believe they We opened for the defence"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
Wedding Cake Kept Twenty. n,e Years.
From Tho BOSTON Record.

II was a remarkable cake that was cut at the
house of Andrew ], Mahoney, AShmont. the other
night, Twenty -nve years ago on Washlncton's
Birthday Mr.. Mahoncy was married. At that
time he was employed at the fremont House. aud
In honor of the event the chef made two large
wedding cakes, one OF these was distributed
at the time. The other was laid aside 10y MIS-
Mahoney and was kept until last week, when Il
was dist lbuted among the silver wedding guests
A capital hint for young brides and grooms OF 10.
day 10 lay plans for future celebrations themselves
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

When ! can't TO this city seventeen years ago 1
never heard Of such n thing as women drinking,
but now II Is not unusual Ia observe women drink.
ing In public. | do not mean taking a glass OF
wine In Il modest way, but beginning with a cocktail,
having three, four, maybe a dozen kinds of wine
and after that llQueuIs'--A sensational parSoH.
Hard heads and strong stomachs they
have, It's the result of athletics for woman
No clinging, anamio girl could bear UP
under the burden Of "A cocktail, twelve kinds
of wine and several liqueurs, The women
of the parsons story are to be congrat-
ulated on their capacity and endurance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
Indiana To wn Looking for Its Ma,or,

Columbus correspondence indianapolis NcaS
Mayor Mccormack has gone away on business
and CITY CLERK Norwad Is sending kilograms 10 his
usual stopping places, trying 10 nnd him, In sign.
ing his name c,iSS times TO the $4,000 bond Issue
which the city recently authorized he neglected
To sign one coupon, and this makes the whole issue
void, IT was the intention To deliver the bonds
yesterday afternoon. II he can he found he vii
be asked to return here and sign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

There are, after all, two things in America.
One Ia Park street in Boston, in which our
distinguished visitor Mr.. HENRY JAMES
finds 'inde0nahle perfection" The other
is n certain little wasted and dim eyed
head Of APHRopITE," on a shelf In the Art
Museum Of that same town, pronounced by
Mr.. JAMES to be IAN impression by itself,
and quite worth the Atlantic voyage"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

Boston is revisited by Mr., Henry James In the
March North american RerItT. The Countess OF
Warwick writes on scientific farming, There are
articles on reforming the consular service. on
pending shipping legislation, on rural hee deliv-
cry. on the recent money stringency, on CONNER.
clal relations with Germany, on military org anlLa-
ton and on the future OF che British West Indies.
publishing plays.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
lssa Hat thare Wii ss,a h. en8aiah ~ ihrse
ID haun sn lBfegasflhs gfuup ofssfaffiaisa

What no uhtt aity ~ arrneneti ~rss'si 70
fsiNstssn tfafsl stb pisipls sni ifslusi
tY sirif sh frrrif1sr NJ w. FHataffliH
rIflsaHs had nsisfsei ru fHr HtHiutenunue
= % nHafHp .iafaHmru.f NJ pwi.r lTTera
fHar uriIi ft In ut'Ifi Pol aHl Hui ~
lev HUIIt In nHHp 90 r.sif r'Hurui
n arf tu rHeffea H His tnHi r,
IH'pHurrI 1Hr NJ IIr uua' .l,It
i#I 4IuH HH1r rIis .tr a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

What an opportunity for a new Daudet
to write another @Rois en- Exiles'l The
later kings seeking asylum in Paris are
not monarChs by the grace OF Con or the
people; nor are they 80 different In kind as
were the earlier crew the novelist immortal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

Texas Is fully described In the Worlds Work for
March by Mr.. NJ, q, Cunnlft, assisted by many
illustrations, The career of n, Il. Odell, Jr, il
shown mp. There are interesting articles on ia
maica, the German army, orange growing In
California, sclentino nutrition and automobiles.
as usual, the portraits are very good. D.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
The School Of Statesman hin,


FTOW NC WuSNINUIVW NVlT,
How would you advise me TO proceed In order
TO attract public attention TO my statcsmanly
ablll,lcsH"
There are two ways" answered Senator Sorghum.
"One is 20 read up all the works on political
economy you can md, and the other is to remember
all The funny stories YOU hear"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

In McCiuro's Magazine for March Carl Schurz
tells OF the romantic rescue OF Rinkel, the feat that
makes hin famous In Germany. Mr., Fiala con.
tlnues the story of his Arctic expedition, and Clara
Morris begins some new "reminiscences. Fiction
Is provided by Samuel II, Adams, Stewart T.. White,
r. u, Paine, Alice Brown, II j, o'Higgins and others.
There are fVe poems. Miss Tarbell generalIzcs
ON commercial i~nTlgues and Mr.. Ray s, Baker
keeps on attacking the railroads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
Georgia SONNY.

From the ALBANIA Constitution.
~ take the weather as Providence sends It," snys
Georgia philosopher. "IfI whlrled In and pray ed
for rain there'd come q dry spell. certain: and ~
prayed for dry there'd be rain enough to drown
us 10 there you have IL Best way 10 do /, ia
lay low and take all that comes your way. unmur.
,,,,rtnu Z"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
His Dogs and His Family.
From ne Laronta rimr,.

Jack Walters OF South Georgia has made NJ
arrival and didn't bring but seven dogs; said b.
didn't have room for his family, but that they would
come later, You bet Jack will make one more
industrious and good neighbor,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
Two Ways.

Knicker-I let Nature cure and pay the doctor
the bill.
Bocker-l lie, the doctor cure and pay Nature
the bill,
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Nemesis.

Mistress Whom can you give A. , references
New Girl Shure. here's the folnc wan SCI wrote
ycrSllt six months ago,
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RESULTS AND COMPARISONS,
Springfield. 1919. Brooklyn. 1905.
boys GItS Total Boys GiHS Total
nj nrnile "a 20 Nj An "a nj

Boys GldS TOTAL Boys GtnS Total
Number OF pupils. 50 20 50 10 81 o.
EXAMINATION RErURNs. ARITHMETIC.
Springfield, Brooklyn,
Per cent. correct. ........... 2Ja6 7l27
Per cent, having nrst exam
pie correct .,.,,.. Less than 80 900
Per cent. having second eA-
ample correct ".,......... $50. 1851
Per cent. having fourth e1-
ample correct"...,....... l2O4 7c.34
Per cent. having sixth exam
pie correct ............ S23 TALL boys 1850
Per cent. OF girls who failed
In fourth example" 10000, 100 $500
Per cent. OF girls who failed
In sixth example. ,.....,. 100 46.2o
Per cent. of girls who solved
Interest xample.".....,. 1884 1851
Total average OF the girls. 10 1900
sPRLLtNo LIST, 1910 AND 1908.
I. accidental II. feigncdly
2, accessible IL, ghastlincss
3. baptism Is. gnawed
4. chirography ~, heiress
D. characteristic Is, Mysteries
0, deceitfully Ia, lmbccillty
2. descendant II, inconceivabie
8. eccentric Is. inconvenience
O.. evaneSccnt 10, lneflclent
10. nerceness 30. irresistible
RESULTS AND COMPARISONS.
SG1s ssSs 1'00i iSSs,
Number OF pupils. ........,.. s. o.
Per cent. OF pupils who re-
ceived 70 per cent. or more. 1894 $50
Per cent. who missed every
word. 2.o
Per cent. who spelled hut ono
Observation-Disclosures ioos
per cent, who missed II or
more words, ,,.,.....".,., 27.oo 100
The conclusions to be drawn from these
results In a Brooklyn school are very positive:
GtnllKpn and aHiRh t,,.i L. lpaN, nl - Hn-l-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

sasaei ~ ns r. Ya.s wee ~ ssa
Uses Haf HHiHI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02

STAR BRANCH OFFICES.

II not convenient to call at The
Star office. 18th street and Pennsyi-
vania avenue. leave your advertise
ment at any Of the following
Branch Offices:
NORTHWEST BRANCHES:
Genfnsr's Drug Store. l4th and y sta.
FS Snss p brss Store Store 18th and R.
Lurton's Drug Store, Vermont ave. and s.
King. Drug Store. 18th and SIS.
Holtzelaw's News Stand, 1T05 Pa. ave.
Hprbst's Drug Store. 25th and Pa. ave.
CrisweIrs Drug Store. 18th and T sts.
P PSsis TeesrsPs ONCE pa peona
Postal Telegraph once. ctr and B sts.
Postal Telegraph crap 2cs Penn R * s"''n
interior Dep sth SITS. Tsl ,ssrsDh Once Once
Commercial Bank bldg. Telegraph Once
Ccrriicr u. s. Capitol.
harer's Pharmacy 9th and New y Gor 1s a W.
Goldenherg's Department Store, 'i<-<o ~"
St. Bureau Information. No..
The Hutchins- Kenner Drug Co.; In ave ave.
Louis b. Castell. Pharmacist. Sloo iith
GEORGETOWN;
o'bonne eii Drug Store s2d and o sts
Adams Express Once. 1922 SD IT.
Pride's Pharmacy. 2Sth and T SITS.
NORTHEAST:
Keneaiy's Pharmacy. ~ Capitol and ] s,s'
Hsley's Pharmacy. 18th and e; oapito' '''
Niiburn's Pharmacy. 18Th and ii sts-
Buffers Pharmacy 4th and Stanton place.
SOUTHEAST:
Bradley's Drug Store Sth and r sts-
o'DonnelIs Drug Store, Sd and Pa. ave.
SOUTHWEST:
Suivnn's Drug Store. 18th aud ID sts-
Eleventh Street Wharf o. Brien * Hall
Chas. S Walter, 9ol Al st.
ANACoSTIA:
c. G. Lohr. % Monroe ST.
ALEXANDRIA,:
A. S. Doniphan, I2f King st.
BRIGHTwooD, D. c.:
WIN. Thomas, Brightwood ave. and Long
fellow st.
TENLEYTowN, D. c.:
Andrew Burga, Druggist.
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= ANNUAL SUPPLIES FOR a. s. MARINE
Corps Headquarters y s. Marine Corps. Quarter
masters Once, Washington. May 25. l90G.-Sea led
proposals pro- In duplicate, to be publicly opened in
th9 once at ten M, June Is, 1905 are hereby
invited for furnishing the Marine Corps with an
nual supplies consisting of stationery, kersey,
shfrting flannel. white lnen khaki suiting under
wear. shoes. caps. gloves. trumpets. Gags, brushes
inducements, crockery, Kitchen ware. packing boxes
mattresses, rubber goods, buttons. thread sc. Pro-
posal blanks and other Information can be obtained
and sealed standard samples examined, at this Of
fee, at the once OF the Assistant Quartermaster
li0o south Broad street. Phiiadeiphia. Pa, and the
ONCE Of the Post Quarfernaster. Marine Barracks
Navy Yard, BROOKLYN. N. Y. This ONCE reserves
the right to reject any all bids and to waive In
formaiities: = l.. DENNY, Colonel. Quartermas
ter. " s. Marine Corps. my26 1aw-2t
OFFICE OF BUILDING DOR LIBRARY OF CON
grese Washington, d. c.. May s, 1906.-Pro-
posals VIII be received at this ONCE until Q
O'Clock pm. June 5. 1903. and then publicly
opened. to furnish the annual supplies Of Coal.
Ice. lneandescenf Lamps. Hardware and Plumb
Ing Housekeeping. Painting Materials and for
Removing Ashes and Washing Towels. Blank
proposals. and other information furnished sp-
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GREAT REDUCTION AZ WALL PAPER-700 70
De. GTaae for 6. q &c. per pjecs; -. to coz.
hom 800 sud upward e. Nota1 ~ lin
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR sAIE-A BUSINESS PROPERTY ON 3zI,
street. on the busiest square. rent $50 a month;
price, $4,000. Lot 40xfz0 20 l0-foot alley
r. A. CASTELAR, 4 CO..
my3i-5t 1928 32d 81.
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PROPOSALS FOR steel. CONsTRJI5-TToY-
Office OF Building for National Museum ISbrary Of
Congress, Washington, ID. c.. May 81 1906 -Ssaled
proposals for steel construction for the second
third and attic floors and roof OF the new building
Tor the National Museum In this city win he re-
cefyed at this office until o. clock D. M MONDAY
the 18th day of June, 1906. and then publicly
opened Specinca ions and information furnished
On application to this Office BERNARD IL
GREEN, Superintendent Of Construction
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-12-15
Riaht Methods of Irrigation.

The subject of irrigation receives
considerable attention at the hands
of Secretary Wilson, of the depart
ment of agriculture, in his report for
1906. Among other things he men,
tions the work done by the office of
experiment stations in connection with
irrigation. Irrigation experts have
been detailed to work out and intro
duce the right methods of irrigation
and to give practical advice to begin
ners in irrigation in sections where
it has been introduced. Wherever this
educational work was begun there has
been marked appreciation of its value.
Requests for aid of this kind have been
numerous, and the number of men en-
gagged in this work should be in
creased. The most practical manner
of carrying on this work is through
the establishment of farms where the
best methods are worked out and their
results demonstrated Such a farm
should be established as an object
lesson on each reclamation area. Five
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stations have been
located in the semi-arid belt during
the year. At these stations it is ex-
pected to work out and demonstrate
the methods and practices in utilizing
limited water supplies in irrigating
from one to ten acres of land. rPo-
from one to ten acres of land. Pro-
the farmer to plant trees for shade
and to have limited area of high
prived products, vegetables for his
family, and forage for the COWS and
horses.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-12-15
Bulb Culture in skagit County.

The Mt. Vernon Argus recently
said George Gibbs, of Clearbrook,
Whatcom county, met a number Of
the business men at the Mt. Vernon
Commercial Club rooms Monday night
and talked over the prospects OF pro
noting the bulb industry in the Skagit
valley. Mr.. Gibbs, who is recognized
among the florists all over the United
States as an expert in his line, gave
some interesting Information on the
subject Of bulb culture There are
ten thousand florists in the country
who handle bulbs. He stated that it
is necessary to reach that trade,
which he was convinced could be
done with the superior bulbs that
can be grown on Puget Sound He
was particularly enthusiastic about
the prospects for the industry in this
section if it should ever get foot
hold. What it required, he said, was
a systematic and scientific cultivation
of the bulbs. All the conditions, both
soil and atmospheric, were all that
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-12-15

could be desired to obtain the highest
type of bulb.
''Mr. Gibbs advocated the growing
here of the forcing varieties Of tulip
and narcissus, twelve of the former
and two of the latter, which are &C
copied by the trade. 1t would be
necessary to put these bulbs in with
in a month in order to get the first
results next year. The varieties
grown here, according to Mr. Gibbs,
flower three weeks earlier than those
of any other place in the world, so far
as known 70 the bulb trade. They
are larger and harder and send out
more stems. From every standpoint
they are superior to the bulbs grown
in Holland, England and Ireland. They
can beat the world, said Mr. Gibbs,
and all it needs is to demonstrate it
to the ten thousand florists of the
United States"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-12-15

A statement has been sent out from
Washington by Engineer Newell, Of
the reclamation service, that the dam
age to the irrigation works in the
Yakima valley from the floods in the
Cascades was very light. The princi-
pal damage was to the roads that the
service is building toward Dumping
lake and up the TietOn canyon for the
purpose of hauling material on the
grounds, which damage will be about
$4,000. He also says the floods will
not cause any serious loss of time in
the construction work under way in
the valley.