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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

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annr to the most dainty of lace and nced On a
'ey hey cannot help but favorable mpression an w
~ Is hafd to detail among many following ems oro
them: ~ ~" '"i' 10 inspect
ladies' Swiss Embroidered handkerchief r ~ 70 10 or
o. rurc Linen Embroidered Handkerchefs o. 80 ne oo
fiA9 ana on up to $780, with many price stops between
r,, uaih'y Embroidered landkerchews In beautiful
christmas box per box 75c $500
Pinin llemstitchcd Hnndkerchiers Of Shear ,,a,
~ l2 25. 80 and '' % W.
ladies' Initial Handkerchief six In box FAC SIM s,s
si6O and $500 per box " 80 80 F''oV' Si'o'
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

the Assembly. have made them double
their offer to me, but IN the public docu.
ments the money is to stand at the orig
inal figure This recognition. Of my SER
vices, together with my, little savings. will
make me pretty comfortable in my old
age, and leave a competence for my
widow Aureataland' has had run
alone; If there had been airy grit in the
people they would have made nation of
themselves. There isn't any, and I'm not
going to slave myself for them any longer.
No doubt they'll be very we'll treated, and
to tell the truth, l don't much care if
they aren't. After all, they're a mongrel
lot.
II know you'll be pleased to hear of
this arrangement, as it gives your old
masters a better chance of getting their
money, for, between ourselves, they'd new
er have got it out of me. At the risk
of shocking your feelings, must confess
that your revolution only postponed the
day of reputation. ~.
II hoped to have asked you some day
to rejoin US here. As matters stand, I
am more likely to come and find you; for,
when released, Christina and are going
to bend our steps to the States. And we
hope to come soon. There's little diff
Guilty outstanding about the terms on
which the Golden House and my other
property are to pass to the new govern
ment; this hope to compromise by abat-
ing half my claim in private, and giving
1t all up in public. Also I have had to
bargain for the recognition Of Johnny
Cars rights to the Colonel's goods. When
all this is settled there will be nothing to
keep me, and l shall leave here without
much reluctance. The first man l shall
come to see will be you. The truth is,
my boy, I'm not the man I was. I've put
too much steam on all my life, and must
pull up now, or the boiler will burst.
christina sends her love. She is as
anxious to see you as I am. But you
must wait till I am dead to make love to
her. Ever your sincere friend, %r,'
p, MARCUS W. WHITINGHAM." "
As write, hear that the arrange
ment is to be carried out. So ends Au-
reataland's brief history MS a nation; so
ends the story Of her national debt, more
happily than l ever thought 1t would.
confess to a tender recollection of the
sunny, cheerful, lazy, dishonest little
place, where l spent four such eventful
years. Perhaps love it because my TO-
nance was played there, as should love
any place where had seen the Signorina.
isf'n "(THE END.) '''"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24


The question Of fall blowing Is a de.
batable one in the minds Of most farm.
ers. The practice seems to grow more
common upon trial, in some neighbor.
hoods and to fall into almost total dis.
favor In other sections. Upon the roll.
Ing lands which are SO common there
Is little question that it is justly con-
demned, If. indeed, it is good practice
anywhere, says an exchange. Some loss
OF plant food from washing and blow
Ing Of the surface soil upon fall-plowcd
ground Is inevitable, although its me-
chanical condition may be improved
somewhat by the action Of the frost
upon the freshly plowed ground. OF
course, the condition of the labor mar
ket affects the amount of fall blowing
undertaken or accomplished to a very
considerable degree, but Independently
Of any and all of the factors mention.
ed. fan blowing may be expedient in
some cases. The writer has done very
little fall blowing during recent years,
but this year the pillow will be kept go
ing as long as the weather will permit
after the crops are all secured
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
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Homemade Drill.

OE11As
On our farm we have a shop for re-
pairing machinery. 1t Is an essential
factor In farm management to be able
to repair breakages and keep the ma.
chinery,, in good working condition,
writes a contributor In Orange Judd
Farmer.
The accompanying Illustration shows
drill made to drill holes for repair
Ing purposes. This machine will drill
a hole through steel or wrought iron
as quickly as a drill we have that cost
several dollars. The main piece upon
which the drill rests Is q by 4
2 feet 6 inches long mounted upon four
legs made of oak by 4 materials.
The legs. are worked down to two
Inches square at the bottom to secure
neatness and make the drill as light
as possible. ,,.i - t .a s",i'.
The main standard is a. 2 by. 4 two
feet high mortised into the main 4 by
4. The stub standard Is also 2 by 4
eight inches high and mortised In the
same 4 by 4 an inch from the end and
two and half inches from the main
standard. The shaft to which the large
wheel is attached is three-quarter-
inch bolt fifteen inches long. AT the
head a hole is drilled into the bolt, heat
ed and then squared in order that the
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Value of . Good Cow.


What are the cows worth that pro-
duce 400 pounds Of butter per annum?
Here l am going to make statement
and undertake to prove 1t correct, says
a writer in. Successful Farming. When
COW that produces 200 pounds Of but
ter per annum at food cost of $50
and labor cost of $3.50 Is worth $35.
the COW that produces 400 pounds Of
butter annually is worth $500, and the
owner can make net SIG more from her
after paying interest on the $500 than
he can from the cows that produce 200
pounds Of butter. There Is no more
labor connected with the 400-pound
cows than there Is with the 200-pound
cows. The price at which butter has
been credited, namely, 20 cents pound.
Is the net price from the creamery after
the making has been paid for. In this
herd the increased cost of feed for the
4OO-pound cows was more than offset
BY the increased amount Of skim milk,
so we have the 200 pounds increase of
butter as net profit over the 200-pound
COW. Two hundred pounds of butter at
20 cents is $40. We have $500 invested
In these cows, which at 6 per cent in
terest Is $24, which we will deduct
from the $40, and we have left SIG to
the credit Of the 400-pound COW.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
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AMBITIONS HERE AND YHEaR.

American Boys Not Like YsutAs -
Europe In Future Hopes.
There isn't a decent servant to ~
had these days; no, not one, and why1
Just because everyone II 70 ambitious"
complained q comfortable-lo looking wom-
an to her friend, who was out in quest
Of a domestic. All the American girls
are too good to go Into SERVICE" she
continued. land the foreigners are fast
getting into the same way Of thinking.
Just to show you the aspirations Of tho
young generation-you know my hus
band is interested in boys Well, he
likes all kinds Of boys, big and little,
rich and poor. They all appeal to him.
and whenever he gets q chance he en-
tiers into conversation with some young
ster on the street, in a car, anywhere
at all. When we were In England and
travelling on the continent, it was the
same way; he was always scraping &C
quaintance with the little boys, and he
always asked them in the course Of
conversation what they wanted to
be. 1t all depended on what the.
boys father, was. II he were q
valet. why the boy had no am
bition to be anything better than .
valet. or a tailor, or shopkeeper, and
SO on up to member Of parliament
Whatever the father might be, that
thing was what the boy wanted to be-
come. Now, in America it's different
There are only two things that the av-
erage American boy wants to be. Un-
til he is'11 he wants to. be like the po-
liceman on his beat, but after that
they always answer, What do want
to be? Why, president Of the United
States Talk about ambition New
Yogk Times.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Contasion and 1nfectie...

The terms oontagion and infection
are too often used promkcuously,
though they are by no means synony-
NOUS. The dissemination of mycotic
diseases takes place In different ways.
There are those which cannot be COM
inundated from person to person, but
spread only by the microbic cause In
,yading the individual. To this, class
belong malarial fevers produced BY
spasmodia." There are. secondly, those
which are rot communicable from t,er-
son, TO persoA, but through external
carriers only, such as soil. water. food,
air, clothing ana utensils. To that class
belong yellow fever and Aslatie cholera.
They are infectious. There are, final
u. those which may be transmitted d.
rectiy from 4 pexson or indirectly
through easrisra To this class belona
scarlet fever. measles, diphtheria, "a
riola Influenza, erysipelas and vari.
celia. perhaps also &hooping coush
They are contagious and infectious
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

The first year OF the colts lfai ID
very important, therefore keep him
growing the FIRST year, keep him grow
ing the second year. keep him growing
the third. year.. and. keep him growing
the fourth year. and II tho same year.
IL you are going to put on the mar.
ket in tile fifth year. feed him up and
get him fat. Fat covers.a hot Of de-
fects with horses don't want him too
fat If I keep him at work, but when the
other fellow wants him, he wants him
fat
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24


Don't advertise If you believe you
are wasting money. Let your compet-
tor waste the money on advertising,
and perhaps in this way you'll. soon
put him out Of business. Just stand
back and laugh at him when you SEQ
him squandering his money for printers
ink. Once there was a boy named-we
think his last name was Wanamaker,
or maybe Moneymaker, anyhow. his
name was John, with some sort Of .
maker attached to his last name. He
owned fifty yards Of calico, three pairs
Of jeans, a half a dozen pair Of booth
He called this a dry goods store through
Philadelphia newspaper and offered
to sell a pair of socks for 80 cents.
The don't MISUNDERSTANDING msF.
chants just laughed. Young John spent
$65 with a Philadelphia paper to advar-
tise just one time and less than ,o10o
worth Of goods. He was cautioned By
the merchants who knew It didn't pay.
1t was through sympathy that they Of
fered him advice. ...,.....,
But John did not listen to them and
went and blew his money fooiishly,
and to-day poor John sees tho result
OF his nisdoings- has 80 many large
dry goods stores that de can hardly find
time to study his Sunday school lessen.
Can you see lesson In this7 Be pro-
gressive uR-tO date business man. Ad.
vertise your wares II you want to sell
them-New York World. .., ,.uian
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

A chemical weed killer has been de-
veioped or tested by the Wisconsin ".
pertinent station In attempts to XIX
wild mustard, cocklebur. yellow Dock
etc. The peculiar thing claimed for thix
poison Is that when sprayed ON a grow
ing grain crop Infested by weeds II
kills the weeds without injury 10 tn
cultivated crop. The. solution ,yused
consists of 100 pounds Of iron suiphate
dissolved In fifty-four gallons Of water,
which amount will spray ON acre. i'rIA
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

Oats'may be portion of . ration fol
hogs, but they are much more satisfae'
tory If they are ground. Mixed with
corn. oats and shorts, TREY add materi
ally to the value of any hog feed. They
should not constitute more than. one
fourth Of the grain ration. A mixture
Of oats and peas ground and fed as a
lswfll 10 exceedingly valuable. AAmsri.
can AgrlculMrkst.: .. i.nnIv. -A.lt..,
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

With tho passing years there seems
to be more imperative necessity COR
.impressing the fact upon the apple
growers that they must have a clearer
conception Of higher ideals. No matter
how abundant or cheap the prices Of
apples may be in the market, there Is
always the unbounded assurance, that
6rst-class, fancy apples will bring the
best Of. prices, and there is no danger
whatever Of cverstocking the market
with such fruit. Such a class of ap-
pies win often sell readily at 90 and 81
, a barrel, when the poorer grades could
hardly be given away.-Appls Special
list. ......
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Hillside EarlnA

The hill lands Of Georgia arc not per.
mftted to wash away down the steep
hfilsideA Around such hills there are
oands or terraces thrown up With great
care to stop the downward rush ~ wa.
TER. and thus the washing tendency2Is
checked as soon ag-begun. ,qhese belts
Of Arm sod land. are most effective.
They rise one above the otl1sfeta steps
Of five or eight feet Up vertical height.
The rows 1bend around the-hin. con-
fefrhineustrlctAy' to theAe terraces. This
Is most excellent system and one bad.
ly needed on many farms of the new
southwest.-Exchang
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

To Eradicate Burdock.
If merely cut Of at Or near the sur
face. burdoeks will sprout again. The
8 E e AZ dNH,
ofw'cdt' hem 81 1e6f tie ground and
pour small quantity of kerosene, tup.
pentine or sulphuric acid upon the root
left in the ground.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Sailing the Butter,

For those who prefer to salt out Of
the churn the following Is the best
method: Remove the butter when In
the granular state, weigh it and place
it upon the worker, spread evenly. and
salt to suit the taste. Sift the salt
evenly over the butter, pass the work
err, over It, then run the butter and
work again or until the salt IA. thor
oughly worked in. 1t may then be set
away for a few hours, after which 1t
should be given a second working
American Culuyator. ~ ,e,ns. .,t. "a,
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

-Il,,.u.. Just One More CAAn sc ii"
II Judge Ito prisoner Just coidenned
to death)-You have the legal .pSght to
express last wish and'if It u possible
1t will be gratif1ed. aaiiiii!'
Prisoner "a barber)TI 5neuld yiike
lust otce more to be allowed to shave
the district attbrney.AJufend. '
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

The General Purpose Farn Hosse.
va Very many Of our farmers ret the
idea that all they have to DO Is 70 breed
their nondescfpt mares I'd the legsy,
coarSe typs of 80 called coach ;horss1
being peddled through the country ia
get the seneral.purpose farm horss.
have ssen, hundreds of colts from t4de
kind OF breeding and must say that NOT
8 Der oent Of them ore even fair spsci.
mems Of the general purposs horss
while 90 per cslft OK more are failures
from every point Of view. ..aaA ,r.u
have seen much better rsuu,ts
where the coach stallion has been a
finer and more compactiy built one OF
where a hackney or American trottes
of compact. smooth, muscular type
has been the sire. These observations
have led me to the conclusion that this
latter plan Is the surest one to bring
some measure of success In producing
the general purpose farm horse.-Gso
McKerrow. Wisconsin. ~.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

drill may be securely held. To feed the
drill . steel spring sixteen inches long
Is bolted to the top Of tho main. stand
ard and attached to the drill bolt by .
slot In the spring. The. small wheel At
tached- to . threaded bolt does tho feed
Ing. The piece upon which the pressure
10 put while drilling 10 q 4 BY 4 NOR
tised Into the main 4 BY 4 In, the form
Of 4 sliding slot In order that any dis
lance can Be procured according 10 the
size Of the iron intended to DO drilled
A bolt passes through this piece from
underneath the BY 4. By loosening
the bolt II can be moved 10 any 10
CURED distance. '''-''''i '''''' '"' -
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Best Not - Sell Early.

m '
For years farmers have been grow
ing sheep IN a small way. and general
~ have sold their lambs when they
weigh go IA 10 pounds fof from e. to
$3.50 each! Even at these prices one
makes a nice profit out of his sheep.
It has cost little to" grow them and SO
he is well paid, but 1t is possible to do
better. For several years, Western
lambs weighing from 90 to. GO pounds
have sold at from 81 70 $3.50, and after
being fed sixty Or ninety days.
or up to SO to 90 pounds. they
sell for almost twice as much. As a
rule the farmers WHO sell the Young
lambs have feed enough to finish them
and get the additionai price, Although
this extra feed had to DO bought at
market prices there would be no loss,
TOR feeders are buying both sheep and
fesd and making a profit More profit
y made from farm products when ami
mails. are properly. finished. and lambs
are In this class ..nn .sn 900
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

-.sJrelands, highrwakeG. lmankI I'M popu-
lation was reached In 1874. She had
then S,115,124 people. She has now
fewer than 100000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-12-27
A HORSE STORY.
New Jersey Animal Lays Down To
Be Shod Whenever Brought
To The Smithy.

George Garfield, q milk dealer
of Caldwell, N. j., owns a horse
which lies down to be shod, and,
putting its head on a bundle of
hay and holding its feet In the air,
makes itself comfortable during
the operation.
II was a snowy day when the
animal adopted this method. II
had been slipping and stumbling
over q thirty mile route and was
tired out. II was led to q smithy
TO have It's shoes roughened, and
as soon as the blsoksmith raised
It's hoof it laid down.
Since then every time 1t has
been necessary TO have the shoef
roughened the horse has lain down
the moment the smithy was reach
ed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-12-27
EASY TO OVERCOME WORRY.
Simple Mental Treatment to Do Away
With Evil Habit.

Being human, happily or %unhappily,
we cannot deny the comfort to be
found in the reflection that misery
never lacks the company it loves. We
all have our troubles, and some Of US
derive much satisfaction from the con-
temptation of them. Indeed, there are
those who are happy only when
w%retched; but these we believe to be
rs few in number as they are disa-
gTeeable in association; the vast ma
jority Of humans are normal, and dis
posed, therefore, in conformity with
natural law, to smile when the skies
are clear and to grieve under the por-
tent of clouds. Hence the ease with
which worry takes possession of the
mind, colors the disposition and makes
a cripple of effort. That causes abound
we know and must admit, as We do
almost unconsciously the certainty
Of death; but too little c~ognizance is
taken Of the fact hat the effect of
mere apprehension, which is all that
worry really is, may be subjected to
simple mental treatment and be over
come.-George Harvey in the North
American Review,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-12-27
MYSTERY OF JOSS STICKS.
They are Used In All Countries Where
Buddha Is Worshiped.

In all countries where Buddhist wor-
ship is celebrated there is a great
consumption of loss sticks" These
ceremonial candles are lighted on oc-
casions of festivity or mourning,
prayer or thanksgiving to divinities,
and the like. Joss sticks are at once
candles and incense, since like the
latter, they burn without apparent
flame. Their preparation Is shrouded
in some mystery and the process is
still practically unknown, those who
carry 1t OF being chosen from a spe.
cial class and kept in rigorous seclu-
sion.
A squared strip of bamboo, of vary
ing length and thickness, according
to the size of joss stick that is to be
made, Is skillfully rolled on an in
clined surface, in a mixture of odorif-
erous powders agglutinated by resin,
made viscous by slight elevation of
temperature. One Of the ends is left as
it is, to serve as a handle. In some
cases the bamboo Ia replaced with a
flexible rod which enables the joss
stick to be rolled in spiral form.
The composition of the odoriferous
powders varies with the country;
those used in Indo-China come gener-
ally from the province of Canton and
include IA different drugs, among
which may be named camphor, sandal
wood, aconite and Glove. Aconite plays
the part of a preservative and protects
the joss sticks well against the at
tacks of rats and mice.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-12-27
LIVING BY THE COMPASS.
New and Quaint Theory That is Held
by French Mystic.

A quaint theory is that a French
mystic, who holds that the four points
OF the compass have an influence on
human health and well-being. Travel
ing westward, asserts this authority,
induces melancholy; travelling east
ward brings c~heerfulness; southwark
languor and irritability, and north
ward calmness. 1t is a question of
electrical currents, and the influence
is felt not only when travelling, but
alSo when at home. The best posture
FOR working is to face either north or
east, says the Frenchman. In these
positions you receive positive waves
of electricity, the negative currents
coming from the other two points,
south and west. Even the sleep is i'm
proved, 1t seems, II the foot of the
bed be turned to the north or the
east. To sleep in the contrary posi-.
ton induces nightmare and general
un~easiness.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-12-27
A Real Heroine.

Anyone who has had glimpses of the
British coast with it's high tides and
precipitous cliffs can appreciate why
"cut off by the tide" has always been
a standard theme for British fiction.
But none of the ~novelists have record
ed an incident that surpasses in hero.
ism the deed Of Mrs. Mentally, of Sligo
bay, Ireland, who took seven children
out among the rocks and was taken
unawares by the rising water. She
saw them on a little island and, though
unable to swim, she rushed to their
help. Two she could take in her arms,
the rest she told to cling to her wher.
ever they could get hold, and so the
landward journey began. 1t was a
close thing. but she brought all seven
safe to land. If there are medals
going to England she is entitled to a
bunch.