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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
WANTED. MISCELLANEOUS
PROPOSALS..


QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, FORT
Stevens, ore, April 2, l007.--Sealed
proposals, in tripllcate, will be received
at this Office until o'clock y. m. May
/, 1907, and then publicly opened, for
drainage and grading at TT. Stevens
Ore. Plans can be seen and specifca-
tions obtained at the Office of the Quar-
termaster, Fort Stevens, Ore. Tht
United states reserves the right to re-
ject or accept any or all bids or any
part thereof. Envelopes containing
proposals should be endorsed "Propo'
sails for Drainage & Grading" and ad'
dressed Constructing Quartermaster
1T. Stevens oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
sLockApEp
Every Household In Astoria Should
Know How 20 Resist II.

Know Row 20 Nestet w
The back aches because the Kidneys
are hlockaded.
Help the Kidneys with their work.
Tho back will ache no mora,
Lots of proof that poan's Kidney
Pills 40 this,
It's the best proof, FOR Il comes
from Astoria.
u, II. Duncan, who resides at tho
corner OF Duane and Ninth streets,
Astoria. Greg. says; II had been
troubled with a weakness OF the back
and Kidneys for q number OF years,
There was constant dull aching In the
lolns and numbness OF the back.
often extending through the whole
muscular system as far up as the
shoulders, Not only did my back ache
but there was weakness from the
kidney secretions which was very
annoying and disturbed my rest. ]
heard about Doan's Kidney Pills and
used them. found them to be q great
benefit. After the first few doses ]
felt better, know OF others who have
used them with the same good results
For sale by all dealers Price 80
cents. Foster -Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for tho United
States.
Remember the name--poan's--and
take no other.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
Baked Beans and Olive Oil.

To bake beans with olive oil Is the
fashion among those who are gegeta-
rians and those who detest pork. The
Housekeeper says: "To some natures
pork in any shape is repugnant. For
those who do not relish It in baked
beans the following way Of preparing
this popular dish is recommended as
being especially delicious: Soak one
pint Of beans overnight. Parboil next
morning, using a little soda. When the
skin can be blown off easily, drain and
cover with boiling water. Add two Ia
blespoonfuIs of olive oil and one-fourtl
Of cupful Of molasses. Sprinkle with
salt, pepper and mustard. If liked very
sweet, add a half instead Of a fourth "
a cupful Of molasses."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27

III could only Gie and lease y''f
well Off" he said utter they hal has
their first quarrel, 81 would be giay
to CO."
How" she cruelty asked, "coJli "a,
die and leave me otherwise thar "ei
ofY'-Chicago Record-HeralC.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
HELP WANTED.

Meier 4 Franks store OF Portland.
require the services OF salespeoplc In
every department: steady work IL as
surod competent people, Address By
mail or In person.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27

Wife (at the cJa-nHrs -~ '
shall have this coat nt - "'@&t
that one at 70? IIu'Jan3-I .a@ra ol
40 marks with mr. Wife, "tt
then, we'll buy the seventy i&&rt "oH
on credit, and then yDI can bi- -"
hat with the 40 marks. Ln3ti:e h.1l
Ter
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
LOST AND FOUND.

Ne->~-e~N-~N-
FOUND BLACK LEATHER PURSE.
Owner can have some by calling at
tnis office and proving property.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
MISCELLANEOUS
NICK PApAxoEREs.
THE GREEK DIVER.

has just received u new diving ma
chine from the old country. Dives
from IS 10 so tathoms In shallow water
stays down half a day q, time, Leave
orders a, ti7 Bond 81. Market. or D.
Falangos. clifton. I
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
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LAuNDRIRS.
BUTTON HOLE AT THE BACK.
ron GALE MISCELLANEOUS,

CALL AT ONCE FOR YOUR ALAS
ka mattresses made to order. bot
Bond.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
CLEANING AND REPAIRING.
TRANSFER COMPANIES.

PHILLIPS TRANSFER COMPANY
Express and baggage. alao Job work
stand Millers cigar store cor. 9th and
Bond phone sIsi--Main.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
FOR sALE-REaL ESTATE.

HAVE TWO HOUSES AND SIX
lots in warrenton centrally located.
o. F. Morton, the real estate dealer
4sO Commercial street. opp. Astorian
ONCE
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27

wANTEp-Two SEWING GIRLS.
Mrs. A. Meyer. $50 Duane street u,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
VAUDEVILLE AT THE LOUVRE

And Vaudeville that really
Amuses and Interests you.
Weekly Changes Of Pro-
gram and Each Change an
Improvement
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
PRACTICAL STUDY THE MILKING MACHINE

commonly employed for power at the
present time
Electric motors.-Some farmers To-
Gated near cities find electricity the
most convenient power. This has
worked successfully on. two farms at
least. In one case trolley line passes
near the barn and a wire is attached
to the main trolley wire and connected
with a 1-horse power electric motor
inside of the building. AS electric
roads are now being rapidly built
through country districts it is quite
possible that this may prove popular
method of securing power to operate
COW mixers.
Water Power.-This can be used to
good advantage, provided it is avail
able on the farm.
Steam Power-Steam engines are
employed on some farms, and they
will be found to work satisfactorily in
supplying power to operate the milk
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

may be created by either vacuum
pump or a steam ejector. Connected
with the vacuum pump is vacuum
reservoir and pipe running the whole
length of the COW stable, with a con-
nection valve or vacuum cock between
each pair of COWS. A safety valve is
connected to the reservoir to prevent
the vacuum from running higher than
is desired.
The machine itself consists of a
heavy tin pail, which is cone-shaped
and holds about So pounds of milk
The cover of this pail is disk, in
which is a vacuum motor which pro-
duces the pulsation in drawing the
milk from the teats. The cover fits
the pail tightly and excludes all air
To operate the machine it is placed
between the pair of cows to be MIXED.
A rubber tube connects the pail top
or pulsator with the vacuum cock
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
WENATCHEE. WASHINGTON, AUGUST l. 1907

above the stanchions. On opening the
cock the air is drawn from the pail
and the motor Immediately starts. The
degree of pressure maintained is about
one-half atmosphere, or Z IL pounds
to the square inch. Leading from the
pail cover or pulsator are two flexible
tubes besides the one leading to the
vacuum cock above the stanchions. At
the end of each tube are cups, which
are fitted over the teats of the COW.
The milk from the COWS is dischar
ged into one pail. In operation the
machine makes low, clicking sound,
which is caused by the motor. The
vacuum pulsations ruin from so to 70
per minute and may be easily adjusted
to the speed required. The milk, in
passing from the COW to the pail, goes
through a glass inspection tube, so
that the operator may watch the flow
When the milk ceases to flow, the
suction is turned off and the action
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

ing machines. Where steam is used
on farms for other purposes it can
be made to run the mixers with but
little extra expense.
Naturally one of the first questions
asked when dairyman is considering
the installation of milking machines
is: How much time will be saved by
their use? In one experiment made
one man performed the milking, l COW
milker being used in case of the lots
MIXED by machinery. The machine
was operated by horsepower elec-
trio motor. Considering the general
averages for thirty days it is found
that the average time required for one
man to milk COWS with the machine
was 1902 minutes in the morning and
1857 minutes in the evning, or a total
of 1858 minutes for the day. These
figures include the time used in put
ting the machine in place and adjust
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

nce-Kennedy mixers are used gen
orally in all the large dairies. While
the dairymen of the northwest are
just beginning to awaken to the value
of this machine yet the sale of them
has been very rapid
In this connection it is interesting
to know of the investigation that was
made of milking machines by the Uni
ted States department of agriculture,
in which, after an extensive research,
the Burrell-Lawrence-Ke mach
inc was selected as the most practical
for demonstration. The working of
this machine is described at length by
G. B. Lane. B. S., assistant chief of the
dairy division, department of animal
industry. After general discussion
regarding milking machines, Mr. Lane
writes of the Burrell-Lawrence-Ke
dy machine as follows:
With this machine the milk is drawn
by intermittent suction. The suction
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

of the machine stops. Four different
sizes of teat cups are provided, so
that different sizes of teats may be
fitted.
The kind of power employed to op-
crate COW mixers is not important,
provided it is uniform and can be de-
pended upon.
Dairymen know we'll that, in case
of hand milking, if they were to stop
for a time when a COW was partially
milked and then begin again and finish
milking, the chances are that there
would not only be decrease in the
yield, but the milk would be of poorer
quality. A similar effect is produced
in the case of machine milking. If the
engine, or whatever power is employ
ed to work the pumps, stops for any
cause during the milking, marked
decrease in the yield of milk results.
Gasoline engines.-These are most
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01

The need of a good milking machine
is one which the dairymen feel most
keenly and now that they have found
one which does the work they are
adopting it very rapidly.
For more than a quarter of century
machinery has been successfully used
in separating the cream from the milk
and also in churning it into butter,
but a machine for milking the cows
has been more difficult to find. The
Burrell-Lawrence-Kennedy mixer is a
machine which at last seems to fill
the bill, and Monroe & Shelton, of
Portland and Seattle, who handle this
machine, inform us that the sale has
been very rapid in the northwest; in
fact, the dairymen are taking them off
the factory's hands as fast as the lat
ter can supply them. Through the
states of the middle west and in Cal
ifornia and Australia the Burrell-Law-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-01
.HE success and practicability of
the milking machine is a sub

ject which is vitality interesting
to the dairymen OF the northwest at
the present time, owing to the scarcity
of good mixers and the increasing de-
mand which has made it next to i'm
possible to secure competent help for
this kind of farm labor. In the large
dairies, where great number of COWS
are milked, the owner often finds him.
self in very serious situation because
his workers have left him suddenly
with a number of COWS on his hands,
which must be MIXED twice day and
with no one capable of doing the work.
This is frequent occurrence. Not
only is it hard to get good mixers, but
it is next to impossible to keep them
for any length of time, and often, when
arbitrary demands made by them are
not acceded to, they walk out in a
body without any notice whatsoever.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

Lieutenant Raymond OF the Oenstabu-
larry conducts a hospital and a market
garden: Miss Magoon, niece of Gov
crnor MagCon, now in Cuba, has charge
of Il domestic science school for girls,
with modern house and range oven
both adapted to the Philippines These
instances might be infinitely extended.
Though tobacco contributes more to
the Government funds in internal reve-
nue. than any single industry. yet Ma
Mia hemp is the most important output
of the Philippines. In 1905 the islands
exported $21.757,344 worth of hemp. of
which s12.64S,143 went to the United
States. The home consumption of hemp
for the exquisite just cloth, fancy sina-
mays and other beautiful cloths
amounts to between s4,000.00O and s5.-
100000 a year. The greatest hemp pro-
ducing district embraces the provinces
of Albay. Sorsogon and Ambos CANA
rines, in Southern Luzon, though much
ties in Samar, Leyte, Panay, Negros and
Mindanao. 1t is a typically Philippine
region as Americans know it; 1t differs
greatly from the cool uplands of North
ern Luzon. Here are thousands and
thousands OF hectares OF hemp. an in
dustry that has grown by giant bounds
since the American occupation. Hemp
is a pay streak. No other fiber makes
such splendid cordage. Tt offers greater
rewards for young man who can live
in the tropics than almost any other
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

years the same plat will yield two
crops Of tobacco and three crops of
corn. 4 family cuItivates hectare
t2.41 acres or less of tobacco land.
Even under the present slipshod meth
DDS an acre will yield $50 pesos eighty
dollars gold profit. so small plat is
a fortune. Enormous profits are made
IN Philippine tobacco One firm has, it
was said, for several years made a
hundred per cent on it's investment.
Although the bulk OF the tobacco is
raised by the people there are some
large companies wbichs are adopting
more modern methods. The largest
corporation in the Philippines is the
Tabacalera Company (Fliipino and
Spanish). which succeeded the Govern
ment monopoly in 1882. At Iligan the
Tabacalera Company is raising a hec-
tare of tobacco under shade, which
compares favorably with the Sumatra
leaf, worth from $3.50 to 81 (gold) per
pound. Americans have purchased a
44,000-acre hacienda near Tuguegarao
large tobacco crop was harvested
this year, and the manager, Lieutenant
Schermerhorn, expects to have more
land in tobacco next spring, cultivated
with American machinery. AS a whole.
tobacco culture is almost primitive and
the curing is crude. Even with free
trade il would doubtless take many
years before a sufficient quantity of
good grade tobacco could be raised to
render Philippine tobacco a formidable
competitor in American markets To-
bacco is an established industry in the
Philippines, and is sold in thirty-five
different countries. Besides the Caga-
yanes grow cotton-not from the
south--corn. sugar cane. peanuts. sweet
and Irish potatoes. squashes, guavas.
all sorts OF garden truck. and. down
near the river mouth, rice. Sixteen
varieties Of oranges, one of which is of
great size and has a delicious flavor,
lines and grape fruit grow wild.
A brilliant panorama is disclosed to
the traveller as he floats down the
Cagayan. Now the American-made cor
rugated iron roofs of some super b
Spanish cathedral-visible from every
where, as the Spanish built them
dance in the sun; farther down the
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

branch or agriculture. 1t Is Indigenous
to the islands, is not affected by insect
pests. and it grows like a weed.
know of one hacienda OF 200 acres.
mostly in hemp. that paid a Spanish
lady $4,000 (gold) net year. You meet
hemp men everywhere. There are
almost fifty Americans interested in
hemp in the wonderful Davao district.
a promising new region of Mindanao,
who have settled under the encourage
ment of General Leonard Wood. One
plantation at Davao is owned by four
young men, two OF whom remain upon
the plantation. while the others, en-
gagged elsewhere, are paying the cur
rent expenses from their salaries until
the plantation comes into bearing. Gen
eral Wood says man with $4,000 or
$4,000 gold should be able to start well
in hemp in Davao. 1t does not require
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
THE- AUTHORS PACK TRAIN AT TINE ..
ANCIENT CATHEDRAL OF <SAN MIC CLAR %.

river IN conspicuous places are the
great tobacco warehouses; now Chinese
Junks and river boats creep along the
shore, and hundreds of native women
clad garishly in red and yellow print
goods beat their washing. into cleanli-
ness with resounding paddle at the
waters edge. Again, one slips by great
checker boards of plantations. with en-
tire families working in the fields.
Orten one glides by some dense fringe
OF forest, where thousands OF monkeys
perform innumerable antics, as if for
the benefit of the traveller. and clouds
OF white cockatoos disturbed by the
sound of the steamer circle over the
water for a brief moment. At Aparri.
at the mouth of the Cagayan. one may
take an excellent passenger steamer to
Manila-distant 4s0 Understanding In
two days
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

In all this 500 miles of zigzagging
between Manila and Aparri one comes
upon the American pioneer. constructive
influence everywhere. At Bayombong.
Neuva viscaya Province, in the heart
of Luzon, there is Lieutenant Levi i.
Case of the Philippine constabulary,
who with forty Filipino soldiers rules
and directs without friction $4,000
husky Igorrotes in the nearby noun
tains. At his suggestion they construct
bridges and build miles and miles of
trails and roads. The teachers at Bay
ombong have gone outside their reg
ular duties to interest the people in
gardening, while tn. constabulary care
for the sick in the hospital and admin
lister to them. AT Bananue high in the
mountains, three days strenuous hike
from the nearest Americans. there are
but two white men II. JtIey Boyer,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

the scnoolmasJer. Denver DoY IL IN
structing about fifty Igorrotes as much
in the practical arts as in letters. in an
excellent building put up without COST
by the Igorrotcs themselves In the
Cagayan Valley you meet more Amer
leans than ever. A notable one is Mr..
King. a former soldier in the Forty
fifth United States Volunteers (coiored). E.
Mr. King, who lives near 1lagan, Is 4
graduate of the Tuskegee Institute He
is a practical blacksmith. By his in
dustry he has not only accumulated
several thousand pesos worth OF horses,
carabao. beef cattle and lands, but he
has introduced more broad-wheeled.
road-sparing American type of wagons
than any individual in his province. In
the beautiful city of Tuguegarao. the
capital of the Cagayan, there are forty
Foreigners, not counting a great num-
Der of successful Chinese merchants.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

forty miles between Dagupan ana Ia
Nue is lined with an almost continuous
settlement Hundreds OF ponies. cara
bao. sheep. goats and hogs great
crowds Going To market: a farmer and
his ten children in a huge two wheeled
cart behind 2 trotting bullOcr; funer-
ais. weddings. ped ccS. women card
ing wool and others weaving. q great
city with but one street: these were
scenes along the road. Close to the
road are cultivated rice paddles and
cOcoanut groves. A few hundred feet
from 81 are thousands OF acres OF wild
rice higher than mans head, grow
ing densely. bat mostly unharyested.
And this because OF poor transporta tiOn
facilities The only regular transpor-
tation over this route is a biweekly
pack train run by an American. The
only rice mill iI~ an this country is
owned jointly by an American school
teacher and an American constabulary
officer. After the rice is once hulled
they find no difficulty in shipping IT by
pony pack.
Bambsne. almost in the geographical
center OF Luzon. is one Of the most pic
turcsouc towns in the islands. one
finds splendid churches bridges. and
roads built by the Spanish one hundred
and ffty-three years ago, but NOW ont
Of repair There is only one American
(teacher). The Mayor OF the city says
that no more than corporal's guard
OF American soldiers have visited Bsm-
bang But Mr.. Smith. after school
hours is showing how gardens are cul-
tivated. how trees are felled and roads
are built how railroads run in the far
away Emitted States and how they pub
Esh ma gaines. He is the most in
fiuentisl man of the region.
The country is immensely fertile.
but for lack OF easy transportation has
probably never shipped a dollars
worth OF produce to the sea Cacao
grows excellently. Governor knight
OF Ncuva Niscaya province has forty
acres in oacao near Bayombong. IT
Yields 1926 (goId) a tree, and the trees
are placed a meter and a half apart.
Early reached the Magat River. which
flows from the Caraballo divide by
Aritao. Bambsng. BayOmbong, and at
length after a hundred miles empties
into the Cagayan. the largest river OF
the Philippines.
Here al last, on the cagayan River,
one strikes population and trade. Al
most the entire population Of the Caga-
van valley, 225.0e0 Inhabitants, is con-
nected with the tobacco industry in
some form or other. For l01 years,
from 1871 until 1882. tobacco growing
was a monopoly of tho Spanish Govern
ment Although the monopoly applied
10 the growing rather than the manu-
fsctsIre OF tobacco. and was limited to
the Csgayan valley alone yet AT its
abolition il was paving more than half
the enormous expenses Of the Govern
ment OF the islands. The Government
abolished the monopoly at the request
of the natives. who had been much op-
pressed by the local monopoly officials.
Tobacco Immensely Profitable
once every year. about Christmas
time, the Cagayan River overiows its
banks On the overfiowed lands to-
bacco has been growing continuously
for 40 years without artificial fertili-
zation. One crop of tobacco and one
crop of corn is produced on the same
land in one year, and in two succeeding
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
The Projected Railroad

Through the center Of Luzo. like a
great spinal column runs the Caraballo
mountain ranTe, north and south. These
great mountain listens are character
istic of all the islands. The railroad
between Manila and Aparri win cross
the range more than q hundred miles
northeast or Manila, al CarabalIo Pass.
altitude 1850 feet After leaving Ma
Mia the road viii run for a hundred
miles up the densely populated Valley
Pampangs, part Of the great Luzon
Valley, with those glimpses of the ORR
ent and the Philippines that most
Americana know. The country road for
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13

passes through vast unpopulated areas
which have probably never Yet pro-
duced a pesos worth Of goods for CON
sumption outside their own boundaries.
In the loWlands Of Luzon and in the
northern islands of Cebu and Panay
there are the wei cultivated and dense
ly populated regions that suffer for
lack Of better Transportation facilities.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
Tobacco Immensely Profitable

once every year. about Christmas
time, the Cagayan River overfows its
banks On the overfiowed lands to-
bacco has been growing continuously
for 40 years without artificial fertili-
zation. One crop of tobacco and one
crop of corn is produced on the same
land in one year, and in two succeeding
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-13
By Hamilton Wright

II IL through the Philippine Islands
today YOU find Americans who
n arc doing something" They
are tho pioneers Of commercial