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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
Preferred to Die.

"Sir," said the tramp, Il have not
tasted food for Seven days. Another
half an hour of fasting and l must
die"
"Then," exclaimed the philanthropist
"you shall live. Take this ticket. II
will admit you in my stead to stump
tuous banquet, course after course
meats, wines and dessert-a feast three
hours long, glorious company-Mr
Talkforhours, Mr.. Toofew, Mr. Long
yarn and other eminent men"
Twill there be any after dinner
speeches:" asked the starving one.
Columns of EN-" said the philan-
thropist.
Then the tramp handed back the
ticket and crawled YEARLY away into
silent timber yard TO die.-LondOn
Globe
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
Must Have Loved Him.

Many stories have been told of q
Manchester man who IS supposed to be
the-well, to put 1t humancly-plainest
man in England. But we think the fol
lowing Is the funniest:
Mamma" child was heard to say
In m awestruck whisper after a pro
loneed survey of the peculiar features
of the guest, that gentlemans mann
ma must have loved children very,
very much"
"Why so, my dear?" inquired the I'M
suspectlng parent.
ooh" returned the child in the same
audible whisper, "cause she brought
him up."-Strand Magazine.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
Strawberry Plants Form Runners.

Some plants, as the strawberry,
propagate readily from runners. In
most cases this Is done without the
aid of man. The old or parent plant
sends out above the ground long slen-
der shoots which will form roots and
a little plant at some of the joints. The
little plant receives nourishmcnt from
the parent until the runner decays or
IS cut. The strawberry shown in tho
accompanying Illustration is good eX-
ample. Some runners form only one
bud. while others will form several.
Although these buds naturally take
root, In many cases far better results
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
FARM SUCCESS.
Tho Campbell System Of Soil Culture
Result Of Modern Methods.

remarkable reports have been made
VI farm operations in that part Of the
country known as the semiarid region,
anu those who have felt that possibly
luere was change in the climate
winch mad brought about this result
are beginning to inquire as to the real
reaSon. Vast regions that were for
nerly regarded as valuable only for
grazing purposes have become covered
WIN 1arm homes surrounded by healthy
young groves. During the winter there
"aS neld at Denver great dry farm
ivy congress, where this transforms
ooh was discussed and In part explain
eu' II appears that the success achieved
vi these western praires Is no acct
ueht' rather that 1t Is the result Of de-
aoerate planning on the part Of man;
a'at tne good done has been largely
vecause OF the adoption of the very
oest modern methods Of farming, such
a. Tor Instance, the Campbell system
Of soil culture.
flaming to Conserve Moisture.
sien who have made success OF
EARNING In this region Of scant rain
.a'' nave used intelligence, and they
. Ave not hesitated to try out new
lungs. Under the Campbell system
Ie'e Is planning not during the grow
lug season, but during every week and
.sery month of the year, for conserv-
Ivy !ne moisture so that not a particle
" 'nat which falls Is wasted. That
1'' 10 entirely possible Is shown by
WA. oas been accomplished In score
~ inherent states and by hundreds Of
me best farmers.
Wheat Growing.
for instance, Professor Campbell Sc
r o.el at Holdrege, Neb., In an unfa-
,O'"oie year and when thousands OF
49, .es OF grain proved a failure, fifty
sas and half bushels Of wheat per
w.. testing sixty-four pounds on sum
~. t!ied land. In eastern Colorado
$S q farmers have been mukIua d
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
Potatoes In Nebraska

Out on the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad in Sheridan county, Ncb..
potatoes already have taken a Won
derful start, says II writer In Farm
and Fireside. Great tracts of rich
land are given up to their production.
and a great variety of machinery Is
used to plant cultivate and harvest
the crop. To a considerable extent the
Indians are made use of in planting
and gathering them, being paid $16O
a day for their work
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30

When transplanting beets, or almost
any other seedlings, take just the tip
OF each root off.
In cutting asparagus avoid injury
to the crowns by not pushing the knife
down too deep.
Sow little nitrate of soda with the
turnips now to get them up quickly
out of the way of the fly.
Look over the outside rows of lettuce
and make good where the plants have
been destroyed by worms or otherwise.
sown together see that the latter are
not left longer than ne ;essary or the
carrots will be checked In growth.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
A Better Scheme.

"That house | have taken from you,'
bly, drafty. When | am sitting in the
middle of the room my hair blows all
over my head. Can't you do something
for the windowsT
Don't you think, sir" replied the
house agent suavely, ut would be
easier and cheaper for you to get your
hair cut y'-Philadclphia Inquirer.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
The Difference.

"Waitcr," protested n commercial
traveller, with Indignation, I'm both
cred If | can ever see any difference
between your roast mutton and your
roast lamb"
ooh, sir tho waiter rejoined, there
is a difference! The roast mutton is a
shilling and the roast lamb Is one and
siXpence. London Mail.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
MARYLAND KIEFFER PEARS.

beled Bartletts and sold on the repu-
tation already gained by the Bartlett,
says Orange Judd Farmer. Hundreds
Of tons of Kieffers are sold by the push
cart men In the large city markets sim
ply because of their attractive color
The tree is hardy, vigorous and pro
life bearer.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
In the Corn Belt.

The more a man studies the live
stock market and It's relation to supply
and demand the more he Is convinced
of Its completely, says wNer In
Farm Homestead. There are only one
or two men in the country who can
forecast the condition Of prices In the
corn belt, and this Information Is Sc
cured at considerable cost of time
and money.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
Water and Salt.

Where pastures are Of such a char
acter as to produce good quality OF
nutritious grass, then there should only
he enough animals to keep 1t properly
fed down. In this way the growth
will be continually fresh and more
nutritious.
There should be plenty of water Ill
pasturcs. and where cows are kept II
should be pure and wholesome; other
wise the quality of the milk migHt De-
unfavorably affected.
All animals should he sailed regular
~ With COWS 1t Is we'll to have a
supplv where they can get II as want
od md then they will car only as
needed.-F. G. Il. III American Cuitl'
vator,
Farmers as Business Men.
4 49, IL ATT q.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30

Elberta peach ripens about the HIST
of August at Logan. Utah, says Gar
dcning. The tree IS fine and vigor'
Gus grower. 1t bears heavily The
fruit is large and of good flavor. but
rather coarse, and separates easily
from the stone. 1t will make rcla-
lively large amount Of dried fruit and
can be highly recommended for this
purpose us well as to ship fresh
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30

success of wheat growing by the Camp
oeli method, securing from thirty to
htty bushels of the best wheat each
ana every Year, and this where it had
been long supposed no grain could be
raised. This experience has been du.
piicated In many places Farm and
Ranch.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
The Great Dancer.

What do You consider the chief
danger of wealth." asked the solemn
man.
"That the other fellow will have It,
responded a nearer inclined to flip
pancy -Philadelphia Ledger
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30

There are at least thousand goos
reasons why should marry her."
well. what are they?"
First, because | want to, and shs
herself is the other 909."-Town Toy
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
1fsfaGG4(:sl51s>RNMk
F Il 4: GARDEN
KIEFFER PEARS.
They Are the Greatest Rival of the
Long Favored Bartlett.

or all the pears that appear in the
large eastern city markets the Kieffer
Is the greatest rival of the long IA
vored Bartlett The Kieffer as ordl-
narily grown, IS of poor quality. Some
growers. however, produce 1t of fairly
edible quality.
A large quantity of the commercial
canned pears are Kieffcrs, often la
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30
The Preventive,

girl is rarely deaf to a mans pro
posal when a diamond ring accom-
panies it at least. not stone deaf
Life.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30

Farmers as Business Men.
r. farm nwurrs vUuf1 but nuopt sEa'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-30

A'N"No EFoR THEN
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

courtrooms occupy the greater part of the fifth
floor Both courtrOonS are kept fairly clean
as high as the cleaners can reach standing upon
the Hoors-but the crystal electrolers and the
hEh-up woodwork covered with dust The
white globes of the light brackets in the
same condition. In what is known. the term
courtroom two carved oak panels. one on the
right Of the judges bench. representing Truth,
and the other the left symbolic of Wisdom.
have been mutiated. Portions OF the carving
have been either cut knocked of. Immedi-
ately below the judges bench there is long
and elaboratciy carved table for the use Of CouE-
sell with highly polished top. In one corner OF
this top some Vdnd;d has deeply scratched the
initials IN. X. 1907 with a sharp instrument.
When these wanton depredations We're re
ported To Judge Thomas he ordered both court
rooms closed To the public until some arrange
ment made To prevent further damage being
done a handsome mahogany desk in the office
of the Surrogate has evidently been made use Of
a wOTkman'S table, for the thin veneer OF the
polished top has been barted in several places
One of the shades in this room has been out of
place for months. In the adjoining office. oCcu-
pied by the chief clerk and his assistant. there
shades at all, and the window glass is
pasted over with old newspapers.
Under tho law. when a viii is admitted TO pro-
bate the executors are bound to hand over 10
the custody of the Surrogate the original docu-
ments. which retained for twelve months.
so that they may he copied into the books Of
record I'm the office. After that time. II asked
for, they returned to the adniniStra tors.
During the time these original documents are
in his custody the Surrogate is responsible
under tho Criminal Code for their safekeeping.
In addition, all letters of administration,
guardianship decrees. and all bonds deposited
by executors and administrators of estates
kept in the offices of the Surrogate In all there
are about forty thousand of these DEGREES in
the record rooms of the department. which for
months have been infested with rats Though
a personal complaint was made some time ago
to the Borough President by Judge Thomas.
pointing out the danger of documents being
destroyed that could not be replaced and for
which he was responsible, nothing has yet been
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
EVIDENCES OF GRAFT.

II is interesting 20 note. especially IN We" 'l
the present filthy condition Of the building that
the expert employed by the Board of Aldermen
proposed To save S36.050 by dispensing with the
services Of twelve out OF thirty-tWo women
cleaners twelve CUt of thirty 1.-TWO IaooFetS anu
three attendants. The number ot elevator d'-
tendants for the six passenger elevators III t''
building IS twelve. The expert proposed 10 r.
duCe the number 10 nine, which Is Illriy I'o-
eral allowance considering that the ttaIl OF INst
ordS Is closed after O'Clock in the afternoon
Three telephone operators are getting $'u' q
year though the rate paid by the telephone com
pany for skilled operators is only S4lo yea,
Still the Corporation Counsel insists tha0 no
service given by these highly paid operators u
little better than useless -,
The evidence given at the inquiry INTO tuo
charges against the Borough President nsIoIV
Governor Hughes at Albany reveals further III
terestng details rs 10 the cost of malnttln'9
the Hall Of Records II was brought out IN evl-
denCe the other day that the Metropolitan El1ll %
ment and Supply Company. which Il the mr.
name used by Max r Cramer. one OF MI
Ahearn's favored contractors. supplied 70 ths
Hall of Records among other things last yea
forty-fve dozen feather busters at cost os
$3.50. He also supplied tifty-tVo poundS -
spOnges that cost $50 So for SiJb. or pfoht -
81 per cent. II these two items are any g.
terion a close examination of the accounts To- lo.
supplies would probably show more lnteFeStiis
statistics of graft and extravagance
In the mean time the interior OF the Guy
magnificent municipal palace is suffering hluoI.
unnecessary deterioration through lack 0t proper
and adequate cleaning in spite Of the SSoeVO
year which is being paid out Tor that purpose
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

second floor. the light fixtures. the marble walls
and the columns of the colonnade are in the
same dirty condition those on the floor below.
In the anteroom to the office of the Register
there Is elaborate eleCtroler. the shades Of
which are simply black with dirt
partition of ground glass which separates
this anteroOm from a large apartment used by
the secretary of the register is simply covered
with black dirt. The floors of both rooms are
dirty In the extreme, and an expensive rug that
covers the floor of the inner room has borne
dirty footprints FOR days. An official in this
office admitted that the whole place very
dirty. and that complaints had been made by
the public using the record rooms. He did not
3ONy"ver blame the cleaning staff; they worked
~' q, keep things in good shape. But tha
"F-".H the windows We're opened in the morn
~ 80. dust raised by the demolition Of the
- opposite made things bad ever.
.--t- condition OF the eleCtrolier in the ante
Ie".u and the small piles of rlth in the corners
or his own room We're pointed out 10 this otti-
Cial, but he insisted that the cleaning stan was
not to blame. The fact was, he said, it was
simply impossible 10 keep the offices and record
rooms any cleaner as long the dust from
building operations opposite continued. In these
offices also some of the windows We're ShadeleSs.
\ walk through the half-mile or more of rec
ord rooms in this department disclosed the same
criminal neglect. Thousands of volumes of rec
ords are contained in open mahogany cases with
polished tops just high enough from the floor TO
be utilized reference tables. Occasionally
one could find patches Of polished surface in
some uufortUuat" had wiped up the dust with
his coat sleeves while referring 10 a bulky vol
ume. but for the rest there is a covering of dirt
over every thing the books in the open cases
being particularly filthy. They do not look as
If they had ever been busted. for the dirt is
they have been recently taken out and used for
ref
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Besides, they were destroying the records and
documents in the filing rooms. No serious
damage had yet been DONE but there was al
ways the danger that important documents
might be damaged. At first no one could
understand how the rats were able TO find their
way all over a building constructed entirely of
stone. concrete and marble, but the EMPLOYEES
had found out that they came up through Ia,
holes made for the heating pipes.
Another serious cause for complaint Mr.
Sterling said, was the wretched telephone SER
vice. The switchboard for the building was
down in the basement and the inefficiencv OF
this switchboard made the service little better
than useless. Complaints have been made time
and again. but without securing the slightest
improvement.
This is the condition OF the building which if
is costing the taxpayers SSO010 in annual
salaries alone TO maintain The fact became
known TO the Board of Aldermen short time
ago In the following manner The Borough
President made application to- the board for
addition of $1,000 to his regular appro-
pTiatiOn for the care Of public buildings inti-
mating that the estimate for the cost Of caring
for the new Hall of Records had been exceeded
bv that amount
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27
BIG WHISPERED RATS.

The citys enormous legal department occupies
the entire space the sixth and seventh floors
Until few months ago they had also the
eighth floor. but that Is now being cleaned out
to receive the records OF the county court. On
these tG2 floors the corridors and offices are
cleaner doubtless because the windows are
higher up and in a measure out of reach of the
dust from the streets.
Corporation Counsel Sterling intimated that,
compared with the condition of the rest OF the
building, they had little to complain Of far
the cleaning concerned. They were,
however. greatly troubled with rats. And they
were not ordinary sized rats, either. but great,
big, gray whiskered fellows. The women
ployes, who had occasionally to remain after
hours when the building was quiet to finish up
work. were afraid of the rodents Even for
a man ii Was not comfortable 10 have these
big fellows scurrying across the office floor
when he happened to be alone in the office.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

line When the officials of the Water Depart
ment came TO the last lap in the excavation Of
the trench for the new fVe-fOOt main through
this short stretch Of park surveys were care
fully made over the direct line OF the old pipe.
AS luck would have it. a fine young white
birch, fully thirty feet high. with outspreading
branches, stood directly in the centre between
the two surveyed lines for the trench
walls. When the landscape architect for the
park. Samuel Parsons, jr-, came to examine the
course OF the proposed excavation. prior to
granting the customary permit required by the
department before any one is allowed TO turn
over any turf in the park. he stood aghast AT
the ruthless precision with which the officials
or the Water Department had included within
the lines of their devastating trench one Of the
noble young giants Of the artificial forest he is
sworn to protect.
Then his righteous indignation found vent
and he swore by all the dryads that such
trench would never be run. In vain did the
engineers OF the Water Department explain
with much practical logic that the old main had
been laid IN a straight line and that 1t would
cost no end Of money for specially cast pipes
and much additional expense for laying them
70 nave this large main zigZag around every
tree that happened to stand In the way Such
arguments however, had little weight with the
landscape architect What mattered the tax
payers money anyway, where the natural
beauties Of the park were concerned
Ihen 1t was suggested that the tree could be
moved, without touching the roots at all for a
small traction of what it would cost to lay
crooked line Of pipe around It. AS an alterna-
i've IL was POINTED out that the contractor
could even tunnel under the roots at a depth OF
beauty
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

pany to run their pipe line clean through the
park. They must have done the work at night
so they wouldn't have to dodge trees. or It
wouldn't be finished yet, even if 1t was begun a
dozen years ago.
And now l up against il again. You see
where that pipe goes under the reservoir wall? ?
Well for eighty feet inside that old pipe is laid
in concrete eight feet thick, top, bottom and
sides. Why 1t was so done heaven only knows.
They must have had job lot of concrete they
wanted to get rid OF when it put in. But
you can imagine what up against trying
10 get through that solid mass.
IN be glad when this job is finished. I've
had good deal of experience in my day, but
another job like this would drive me To the crazy
factory"
Deputy Water Commissioner Goodwin. when
the reporter called upon him TO find out what
the saving of the birch had cost the city started
right in to explain that the Water Department
had nothing to do with saving the tree. The De-
partment of Parks responsible for that.
Brought back to the point about the cost. he
was Surly and beat about the bush. Finally,
when he found the story out and could not
be kept back, he reluctantly admitted that the
difference in cost between running the line OF
pipe as 1t had been run and running IL I'm a
straight line five thousand and some hun
dred dollars
That amount" he added, was not considered
an unreasonable sum for preserving the natural
beauty OF the park"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-27

Employees of the four city departments which
were installed I'm the new Hall of Records III
Chambers street. about q year ago. are IN open
revolt against the filthy condition of the marble
halls and sumptuous offices Of New Yorks great
municipal palace. From the imposing vestibuie
ct the main entrance to the top floor, the whole
buiIdfng is so thick with dust that one can write
his name almost anywhere, even upon the nd
hogany furniture in the most luxurious offices.
Lawyers and others who use the public record
rooms in the Surrogates' and Registers offices
have made written complaints the heads OF
1bose departnents about the dirty condition %
both the records and the rooms. These COM
plaints have been sent on to the Borough Presi-
dent. but. though months have elapsed, nothing
has been done to improve matters.
still II is costing the taxpayers no less sum
than S90O1O a year in salaries alone to have
this single public building taken care of. though
an expert appointed by the Board of Aldermen
reported some months ago that under the most
liberal private management the work could be
well done for $4,000 less than ii is costing
In one of the magnificent courtrooms of the
eurrogates' department irresponsible visitors
have scratched initials upon one of the massive
oak tables used by counsel, and several finely
carved oak panels that form part Of the mural
decorations in the of the judges bencn
have been sadly mutilated by having pieces
broken off probably by souvenir collecting van
dais In consequence. both courtrooms nave
been ordered closed to visitors by Judge Thomas
until some better means can be found Of pre-
venting further damage.
The building is also swarmng with rats that
have been driven out of their accustomed haunls
by the tearing down of the buildings opposite
TO make way for the city's new terminal struct-
ure. Though all the departments are more or
less troubled by these unwecome visitors. they
show q decided preference for the record rooms
in the Offices of the Corporation Counsel ana
those OF the Surrogates' department where
stored.