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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29

The wettest place on earth is re-
puted to be Cherrapunjl. India. and a
recent fall OF 74ia inches Of rain in
five consecutive days must discourage
other competitors for the record.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29

one OF the best architects IN the
bird world is the oriolo It's graceful
nest contains four 20 six whitlsh eggs
marked with black and brown.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29

Can Go Long Without Food.
The condor can fast for 40 days and
the eagle % days
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29
Carbon and Water

a young plant Is 10 ser cent water
and the remainder cat bon, which II
has taken from The aiI.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29

tips and downs ~ I,s may coosis
g'Wng up ald backing down.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29
A FRANK STATEMENT.
From a Prominent Frsternai Ma. %
Rolia, Missouri.

Justice OF the Peace A. NJ. Light, OF
Rolla. No. Major. Uniformed Rank
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29

The d0ilariess man is sun million
aite 30 he hath not been robbed o.
his O. cams.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29

would be used only for purposes Of
state thereafter.
The Whole House for ParnelI
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
PROSPERITY IS
STILL WITH US
VAST SUMS IN VARIOUS saw
INGS BANKS
Wall Street and Spectators Do Not
Regulate Good or Bad Times.
Points Worthy of Con-
sderation

A definition of prosperity is not SO easy.
but 1t will help to make note OF some
The ups and down of Wall street are not
the regulator of good or bad times, says
the st. Louis Globe-Demcorat. wan
street may pass through a season OF IL
qudation, with heavy decline in specu !:
lative values, and the country in general
keep on its busy course without taking
much interest in the fortunes Of the bulls
and bears. Squeezing water out Of in
flated deals and schemes is an aid to
sound prosperity. Along with the Wall
street furry comes the statement that on
ings banks of New York state stood at
1858, ,035, 1886, an increase In a year Of $S9,-
00O,OOO These are dollars Of full, stable
0ned 0Sud PSysss on The snd pube
hears little of this vast army, while 1t
has extensive daily reports of the pro-
ceedings of spectators divided into op-
posing camps, according to their interests
of the moment.
Prosperity is not built on the past free
dom OF railroads IL the matter of rates
and rebates. The railways Of the country
are subject to the new rate laws, but the
present is their most profitable era They
are still offered more business than they
can promptly handle, and good judges de-
the facilities to carry It on in the most
effective manner. But how about crop
failures? The United States has been
OF years. Last year the products Of the
soil in this countr yexceeded Sc, 900, 900, 900.
Seasons of smaller frutfulness must be
looked for occasionally, but it is by no
means certain that anything likely to
happen to the crops as a whole will seri-
ously affect prosperous conditions. Crop
news also is subject to speculative fur
ries and manipulated reports Prosperity
is built on verities. 1t is not in the keep
ing of those who play game of hazards.
Not until the returns are definitely in can
the size of crops be definitely gauged.
And at the worst prosperity may still
abide in the land
AS long as there is plenty of work at
good wages for all who are willing and
able, as long as the policies of the coun-
try are wisely conceived and honestly
and intelligently executed, and as long as
the people are faithful to high standards
of action and enterprise, the groundwork
of prosperity will not be shaken At the
highest mark continues foreign commerce
and manufacturing development and eX-
ports. immigration is mounting beyond
former figures Government revenue Is
far ahead of expenditures. 1t is said that
prices are high. In the long period of de-
preston that ended in 1897 it was univer-
sally complained that prices were toe
lew, and a vast army of the unemployed
was In evidence. How a change for the
better was brought about is we'll worth
study and constant remembrance. Pros
perity came by that road, and there Is the
place to look for its controlling causes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28

tatoes, s2.5OGs5O; fancy onions, $3.50;
common, $l.75; green peas, 215qSAc; string
matoes, $4O0; asparagus, 5@12c; rhubarb
81 .25@1 so; garlic, S@4c; cucumbers' 7oc@
81 rs; Mexican tomatoes, 81 50ql.1o;
extras, 81. .60a4S0; Oregon and Washing
ton, sS75d4.50 shipping wheat. 81 ;45@l 80;
milling, s15591.65 feed barley, A.2218q12 20;
oats $1.45Q1 %; white. 81, 60Q1 70; black,
81 S5@2.25; middlings, $27. 0Oq30.O0; mixed
feed, $23. .0O125 90; rolled barley $24 009
2e 90; oatmeal, $40; oat groats, $430;
rolled oats, s6.OOQ7 .25; wheat hay, SIS 0O@
"a 90; wheat and oat, S14 00Q21 90; wild
oat, 81. 0OQ14 90; tame oat, s11 .0OQ15 90;
alfalfa, $11 .000D13 so; straw, S5@90c.
Receipts-Flour, q ,036; wheat. 3060;. bar
lev $500; oats, 1880; beans, HIT; potatoes,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
OLD SMOKESTACKS ARE
SOLD AS CAST SCRAP
Rv Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 27.-A striking
illustration of the famine in all classes
of iron material is shown by the i'm
portation of several old smokestacks
which came from Shakespeare's birth
place, Stratford-on-Avon. The ship
ment is the first of it's description that
has ever arrived here from Europe.
The smokestacks, which weigh in all
about 1000 tons. are to be remelted in
eastern furnaces. They are subject to
an import duty of $4 a ton as cast
scrap, while the freight charges are
$150 ton.
Nevertheless the material, it is said,
has been sold to the furnace people at
q fair profit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUITS

@ Shipments of oranges and LEM @
@ ons from Los Angeles Friday, May @
@ "a, reported by the California @
@ Fruit Growers exchange, were ia @
@ carloads of oranges and IL car @
o loads of lemons. @
@ Total to date there were shipped @
@ 2O,454 carloads, of which 1884 were @
@ lemons. @
@ Last season to date there were @
@ shipped 2O,660 carloads, of which @
@ 224S were lemons. This seasons @
@ figures do not include Salt Lake @
g shipments for Thursday. @
@ O 90 @ @ @ @ @ @ % @ @ @ @ @ @
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Sugar and Coffee
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27-Sugar, raw,
steady; fair refining, ss7c; centrifugal, Ss
steady crushed, 5.7Oc; powdered, 5,1Oci
Coffee futures closed quiet net un-
changed 20 10 points lower; May, $685.
June, 5.35c: July, 5.30 Sept $50; Dec.
5 .2Oa5. .25c; March 5.35c. Spot coffee,
quiet; No. Rio, CSC; No. A Santos, 71ec
mild dull; Cordova, 9Q12Ac.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Dried Fruit Prices
By Associated Press.

By ASSOclated FreSS.
NEW YORK, May 27-The market for
evaporated apples is unchanged, with
prices steady on moderate demand,
75hc; prime, 6AQ612c; poor to fair, 51a@6c.
Prunes, firm, with holders in primary
markets confident in their views. Spot
fornia and from 51s@10c for Oregon fruit.
Apricots are unchanged on spot with
choice quoted at 1719@1Sc; extra choice,
1SAQ19c; fancy. 19@2Oc.
Peaches, quiet but firm, with offerings
very small; choice, 11@111ac; extra choice,
12Q12Ac; fancy, 121sQ13c; extra fancy, 13
@15c.
appear to be firmer, according to ad-
vices from the coast. Loose muscatels
are quoted at Sa4410c; seeded, 7MQ111ac;
London layers, $4.50@1.65.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Chicago Live Stock
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May -Cattle-Receipts
@4SO; heifers, S26OQ5. 40; calves, $4.50Q6.75; /;
good to prime steers, $5.40Q6.50 medium,
81 3Oq5. 40; stockers and feeders, $290Q
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; 1oc lower; light,
Sc 0O46.20; mixed. $595@6.20; heavy. $5.75@
61o;. rough $5.75@5.95 pigs, $5.7O96,2O; good
to choice heavy s605@6.15.
81 5O@6.25; westerns, $45O96.4 40; yearlings,
81 10Q6.70; lambs, $6.25@S.7o; westerns,
Sc 25(dS. go,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Cotton and Wool

NEW YORK, May 27-spot cotton
closed steady; middling uplands, IL. 95c; do
at a decline of 1A point.
ST. LOUIS, May N.-Wool, steady; me-
dium grades, combing and clothing, 24@
27c; light fine, 210l21ikc; heavy fine, 150
lie; tub washed, SOqS7c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
San Francisco Shipping
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.-Arrived-
Steamers Chehalis, Yosemite, Hanalei
from San Pedro; steamer South Bay from
Redondo; steamer Czarina, Port Los An
geles.
Sailed-Steamers Roanoke, James s.
Higgins, National City. for San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
GENERAL FRUIT MARKET

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.-Fancy ap-
pies, $500; common, $1.00; strawberries,
81 .00@10 90; blackberries, $500; cranberries,
SO .50@5 90; navel oranges, 81. 1.00g36O; Mexl-
can lines, $4.00; common California lem
ons, $1.50; fancy, $500; bananas, $1.00Q3,50;
pineapples $4000l600
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Treasury Statement

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Todays state
ment of the trea sury shows: Available
cash balance, $254,510535 gold coin, $94,-
los, 004; gold certificates, s45, ,SS7, 400.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Retail Prices
Following prices for leading articles Of
prevail at tine Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Trade

SAN FRANCISCO, May N.--Pink beans.
81. 4O6D2 so; lima, "a .25@I4 80; large white,
50 .5O612 10; Oregon Burbank potatoes 500
az 70; Merced sweets, 4.OOq4.oO; new po-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
9lEZMElgIIRgMzZEza M
DAILY MINING CALL
MINING QUOTATIONS

San Francisco mining exchange quota
tions, furnished by Ernest Kennedy q
Co., 12S West Sixth street, Los Angeles,
May 27:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
New York Stocks

By Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 27.-The following
were the official quotations on the
stock exchange today:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Rutter, Eaas and cheese

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.-Fancy
creamery butter, 22c; seconds, 21os fancy
dairy, 211sc Eastern cheese, 1sc; Young
America, 1S1hql4c. Ranch eggs, l9c; store,
151aQ1Sc.
change today the butter market was
steady; creameries. 1S423c; dairies, 16@
21c. Eggs, steady at mark. cases In
cluded, 141ac; firsts, 14c; prime firsts, l5c.
Cheese, steady, 1Sq14lkc.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
FINANCIAL

LOS ANGELES, May 27-Bank clear
ings were s1,s36,597b', against s1,7s1. 1885. SO
for the corresponding day last year, an
increase of 55,2O9.24 Following is a COM
comparative statement:
1907. 1906. 1905.
May 27..., 1885, 59757 81, ISL SSS S3 81, ,701 719 OF
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Credit Balances

By Associated Press.
OIL CITY, Pa, May 27.-Credit bal
ances, SITS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
EIqln Butter Market

ELGIN, ILL.,, May 27--Butter firm; OUT
put for the week 671,700 pounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28

GRAIN Raj AN AND FEED (ioo' lbs .'),..wheat
corn. si5O; cracked corn. $1.55; feed
meal. 81 So; bran. heavy, s1:sO: rolled
barley, .$1.40; oil cake meal. $3.50; seed
S155; white oats, $1.90..
HAY (per ton)-Choice wheat hay,
s22 to $24; No. ! wheat or wheat and
choice tame oat. SIS to $40; other tame
oat. $11 to $15; wild oat, s11 to $14
stock hay, IS to 50; alfalfa, $11 to $3.50;
straw. SOC ia 90c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
OTHER DISTRICTS
The Metal Market
,y Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
sharp decline in the London market for
tin with spot closing at e1S9, or s3 los
below last quotations, while futures were
G2 5s lower at Elsa los. Locally the mar
AZ. 80.
Copper also had a very sharp break In
the London market with spot Ell 5s lower
loss at e99. Locally the market was dull
and nominally lower, with lake quoted at
$24. .00D25 100; electrolytic, $23. .50@24. 90, and
Lead was unchanged at s6.oo@s. .o5 To-
cally, but was lower at 919 lis Cd in Lon
don. Spelter was Is Cd lower at e25 rs Cd
in London and at 6.4046 As locally. Iron
was unchanged.
Gar Erancieco Mjnino Stocks
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28

1850; onions. 400; bran, 225; middlings, 150;
hay, 1880; hides, 1910; wine. 21,9O0
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE

Official saes-320 Central Oil at $1.12; 10
Pacific Mutual al 5000; 10 Associated Oil
at S41sc; 10 do at 94$4c.
Bank Stocks
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
NEW CROP APPLES
SHOW IN MARKET
FANCY SILVERSKlN ONIONS
ARRIVE FROM C0ACHELLA
Produce Exchange Names Committee
ON Legal Affairs-No Change
in Butter and Egg
Quotations

Cantaloupes from the Imperial vaiiey
and the Coachella district are arriving IN
generous quantities, jobbing at So crate
Silverskin onions of splendid size and
quality from Coachella are IN the Hiai
ket. oro,, .rourd
Visalia were In the market Monday COLI
Strawberries still job at 4c; loganberries
at &c and raspberries at &c.
Bunch goods are steady and in hrm de-
mand. ,,,,,,,, +h.
demand. , 20 +Lo
exchange announced G. W. thompson,
members OF the legal committee.
Mail adyices are to the effect that old
crop of alfalfa hay, of nice quality sells i
readily. No definite basis for new alIalIa
rOSsthle
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
New York Bonds

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May N.-The following
were the closing prices of bonds today:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
San Francisco Mining Stock
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27.-The off
cial closing quotations for mining stock
today were as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Produce Prices

Following are wholesale jobbing prices
quoted by the Frank Simpson Fruit COM
pany:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
Boston Stocks and Bonds
BY Associated Press,

BOSTON, May N-Following were OFF,
cial quotations for stocks and bonds:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
FLY FISHING RODS.
II 10 the Weight Cupboard From the
Hand That Tells.

Much pleasure will be found In buy
ing rods and tackle. If inexperienced.
any old angler will rather enjoy help
ing you out, or you can go to first
class shop, ask for salesman who Is
an angler and tell him where you pro
pose to fish. If economy is an object to
you, very fair working tools can be
had for little money. 1t Is surprising
to handle some of the rods that are
priced at So to $40. do not consider
weight in the scales of great impor
tance, as like good sized, comfort
able handle. 1t Is the weight outboar1
from the handle that tells. One of tho
lightest rods ever saw weighed eight
ounces on the scales. 1t had a big. fat
wooden handle and substantial fittings.
but the rod proper was very light. NJ
individual preference Is for rod OF
ten feet, but lots Of men prefer somc-
thing shorter. have seen good worl;
done with an eight foot rod, but there
Is a great difference in the power OF
rods of the same length. A tall, strong
man can handle a rod Of great power
and with suitable line bring out al
there is in 1t. He may be able to dc
this all day long without great fatigue
while weaker person would be heay
lily handicapped and tired to DEATH
Forest and Stream.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
An EARTHQUAKE In Persia.

Professor Vambury, the Hungarian
orientallst was In Shiraz, Persia, at
the time Of one Of its devastating earth
quakes. The shock was terrible, throw
ing great houses about like shuttle
cocks and splitting the hills beyond the
town. When the very earth seemed in
process Of disruption and men and wo'
men were weeping and tearing them
selves In agonles Of fear two mad IA
natic priests stalked through the tot
tering city crying aloud that the for
eigners sojournlng In the place had
brought on the calamity. And the peo-
pie took up the cry 'The Frengis arc
uncleanr' and made rush for the
house In which the professor had been
staying. Only the entire collapse OF
the property adjoining beat of their at
tack and enabled him to make his es
cape from the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

John C. Mcpherson, who has charge
of the new experimental farm at Mil
ner, under the direction of his father,
A. P. Mcpherson, who has so success
fully conducted similar farm at Twin
Falls for a number of years, is spend
ing a few days in Boise on business,
and to a Capital News reporter ac-
corded an interesting review.
In speaking of the farm at Miner,
he said that on March 20 the six and
one-fourth acres now being used were
in sagebrush, but now they have over
10 varieties of crops, and all are do
ing well. Probably the most prolific
crop this seasan, he said. was the
Canadian field peas for stock. which
grow to a height of four and half
feet and had pods we'll filled with
peas. All other crops on the rancn
were irrigated once and as they have
been successful it Is a good demon
stration of what can be done in that
section with a small amount of water,
when cultivation is used to retain the
moisture in the soil
Five varieties of oats were planted
which are at present being cut, and
all show a good yield, especially the
Big Four variety. The other varie-
ties from which good returns VIII be
received are the Sixty Day, kherston
Gold Giant and Texas Red.
Four varieties of wheat which
have been successfully experimental
on for several seasons on the Twir
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
Strange Freak Of Memory.

There is strange story of how
Sir Walter Scott, producing "The Bride
of Lammermoor" during Illness, was
afterward found to have forgotten en-
tirely what he had thus created. Ac-
cording to James Ballantyne, "the book
was written and published before Mr..
Scott was able to rise from his bed.
and he assured me when It was first
put into his hands In complete shape
that he did not recollect single incl
dent, character or conversation It con-
tanned. The original Incidents of the
story, which he had known from boy
hood, he still remembered, but he knew
no more about the story he had writ
ten than he did before he began to
write or even think about writing it,
These facts were corroborated by Mr..
Lockhart, Sir Walter Scott's son-in-
law and biographer, so that they are
placed beyond question.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

There is something about holly
hedge that challenges the destructive
instinct Of mankind. John Evelyn,
the diarist, had one Of the finest in
England In the grounds Of his home
at Deptford, and Peter the Great
ruined 1t for him. That extraordi-
nary czar. when he came to the docks
to learn shipbuildlng, took a tenancy
CT Evelyn's house. Whenever he felt
in need of relaxation he sat down In
a wheelbarrow and caused a servant
to charge with at at the holly hedge
az hard as he could go. Also he cut
up Evelyn's fine lawn most terribly
by "leeping and shelving Of triges"
with his suite. Altogether, he
did not do the house or garden any
good. But the owner could get no
adequate compensation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14

Falls farm, were planted and held
well up to the usual standard, the
best being the Blue Stem, which has
given better yield than any wheat
grown there, while the Dicklow and
Little Club and Defiance also showed
a good yield, giving a high average.
The corn planted has so far given
promise of a good crop and with no
bad weather will yield well. The va
rieties are the White Cap, Dent, White
Flint, Early Minnesota and sweet
corn.
Two varieties of potatoes, the Early
Ohio and the Early Six Weeks, proved
adaptable to the soil and gave good
returns. The cantaloupes onions and
carrots all give promise of good
Yield, although the cantaloupes were
slightly injured in June by light
frost which retarded their growth for
a time.
The varieties of beans planted
were the Early Six Weeks, Tree beans
and Navy beans. They are looking
fine and will yield heavily. On the
Twin Falls tract this season there
are many acres of beans and all are
doing fine and will undoubtedly bring
good prices this fall.
The sugar beets, to which especial
attention has been given, are making
| fine showing and 1t has been dem
onstrated that the soil there contains
all the elements for their successful
growth, and the people in that section
feel confident they will secure a sugar
beet factory in few seasons.
The alfalfa and clover on the ranch
were sown May "a and are doing wei
for the first season on new land. The
first cutting of alfalfa has been made
and the yield was fair.
Cabbage and tomatoes are looking
good and are expected to make fin
showing.
Mr.. Mcpherson states that thu
farm has fully demonstrated what cal
be done with a small amount of waite
and from experiments they hav
shown that two good civilizations ar
equal to one irrigation. Another fac
that has been shown, he added, !
that when too much water is applie
to plant life, the greatest growth
in the stalk, this being especially no
ticeable in alfalfa, which il too heavi
ly watered has more stalk than leaves
At the new townsite of Milner, h
said, fully 1850 trees had been set ou
and the new town is growing rapidly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Hotel st. Gcorge-Wm. Dunn, Port
land; Miss Edith Still, Milton; o. X.
Wintle, Tacoma; H. E. We'll, Denver'
]. e. McGiewier, Chicago; j. e. Can't
Ter, Walla Walla: A. F. Barnard,
Portland; e. ]. Carpenter. San Fran
cisco; Miss Verna M. Vannander, Mil
ton; Lucena Vannander, Milton; Con-
stance Hastings, Milton; Arlie Rou'
anzoin, Milton; Lion Elliott, Seattle
l. N. Bates, Waua Walla; George p
Storey. San Francisco; Harry Coran
Umatilla; Hank Blackwell, Louis
Vile; Miss B. ]. Sutton, Walla Walla
H. C. simper, Heppner; j. ]. Hogan
Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
pnEAsANTs BECOMING A PEST.
Linn County Farmers Ignore the
Game Law.

China pheasants in Linn county
are causing farmers no end Of trou-
BILE. They are literally taking the
gardens. Farmers are beginning to
get rid of the pests. They say they
will not endure the restrictions of the
game law, which was famed by the
influence of city sports and "rod and
gun clubs to protect the Chinese
bird The farmers argue that they
have to raise the birds, and they will
hunt and destroy them when they so
desire. They are beginning to re-
gard them as domestic fowls, as, they
are getting so tame as to come and
eat with their poultry.
Hundreds OF dollars worth of grain
and garden stuff is destroyed every
year by the pheasants.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-14
Methodist Church Centennial.

Shiloh, ILL.,, Aug. 14.-Many promi-
nent clergy and laymen are assem-
bled today at Shiloh to take part in
q two days celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the estab-
lishment Of the Methodist church in
Illinois The church was established
by Bishop McKendree, then presid-
ing elder of the conference which
embraced Illinois, who opened a
camp meeting in a little grove where
the hamlet OF Shiloh now stands,
July 90, 1907