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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
EUROPEAN TICKETS.

GOING TO EUROPE? Send your name
and get handsomely illustrated book
on travel free of charge. We sell tick
cts on all lines to and from all European
points, and reserve your accomm oda-
tons before you start. The Chilberg
Agency, 702 Second Ave-, Seattle.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

BARGAIN-Here' an opportunity for
you to buy land-fruit land, too-for
$40 to $40 the acre. I have 10000 acres
of "Oldburn land" that I shall sell to
Industrious farmers in small ltracts, wa
ter facilities, the best fruit country
on the coast. Terms to suit. Address,
A. III. MOS Kaloma, Wash.
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POULTRY BREEDERS.

A new record on our Barred and White
Rocks, Black and White Leghorns, Black
Langshans at Portland Livestock Show,
Sept. 21-26; North Yakima, Sept. ascot.
3; Spokane Interstate Fair, Oct. $40, we
won 100 premiums. At Spokane we won
Is firsts out of possible 25, more than
all competitors combined. 1900 birds
for sale. Eugene Poultry Farm, e. K.
Brown, Mngr. Eugene, Oregon.
FOR SALE-The very best White Wy
andottes and White Leghorns, Cock
erels Pullets and Hens. Eggs for hatch
ing $3.50 per Is, $3.50 per &c. We have
the best Toulouse Geese in the west
today. No others as large A few big
ganders at $500 each. Eggs for hatch
ing, $3.50 for 7. Pekin Ducks, good ones,
5000 each; eggs, $100 for g. They are
everlasting layers. VIM. McCabe, Fair
field Wash
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FARM LANDS AND DA1RYING

The Chehalis Valley offers exceptional
opportunities for dairying and all kinds
of produce raising. Milk condenser and
creamery here Write us for list of
lands and pamphlet describing this sec
ton of Southwestern Washington.
A. L. COLEMAN 81 CO.,
ChehaliS. Wash.
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TIMBER LANDS.

DO YOU WANT TO JOIN US in the big
gest timber proposition in the Pacific
Northwest? If So write us today as
this opportunity will be open only a
short time. International Bond & Real
ty Co., Inc, 1009-10 American Bank
Bldg Seattle. Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

FARM LANDS AND FACTORY SITES
For either a fine farm or a first
class factory site apply to w. G. Beard,
Anacortes, Washington. Factory sites
at Anacortes and farm property any
where in Skagit county. For special free
information, literature, booklets, ETC.,
apply to w. G. Beard Anacortes, Wash
inRtOn
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

FINE FARMS-Mason county offers
greatest opportunities Cheap water
transportation. Close to best markets
Write to me. Full information abso-
lutely free. Have been county surveyor
four years. Know every foot of farm
land in the county. Write today to A
L. Bell, County Surveyor, Shelton, Wash
inPtOn
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MLEOD, MARK u Gu,
Columbia ST., New Westminster, B. @.

We are offering some excellent tracts
of land in the best fruit, dairy and all
around farming country on the continent.
For profitable investments and attractive
homes these cannot be excelled. Settlers
Association of B. G. p. B. Brown, Mngr,
New Westminster, B. c.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
A GILT EDGE INVESTMENT.

Farm mortgages, 8 and 100, princi-
pal and interest guaranteed; highest
class security-Mason and Thurston Co.
property. No better investment for
farmers or country bankers Write to-
day for information.
MACKAY & BURR, Real Estate,
Olympia Wash.
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WASHINGTON,

AUBURN, WARRINGTON, 20
miles from Seattle, Is miles from
Tacoma, terminus of the Northern
Pacific. Has advantages for manu-
featuring, as we have terminal rates.
On the electric interurban. Best lit
tie town on earth. Best farming land
In Western Washington Free infor-
nation. Address Robert Nelson,
Mayor, Auburn, Wash. Write today.
Postal card will do.
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100000 BUYS FINE LAKE-FRONT
HOME

20 acres. Orchard, small fruits. 1r-
rigating plant with gasoline engine and
pump. Stock and implements. Good g.
room house, barn and out houses. Elk
cellent dairy and fruit farm. Beautiful
location. Irrigation doubles production.
Write for further particulars. A. c..
Pearson, Tumwater, Wn., r. D. No. l.
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PoWER WOOD sPL1TTER FOE SALE.

1 have a power wood splitter and drag
saw that is a money maker. You can
get wood anywhere fer little or nothing,
saw and split it and market it in any
town at a good price. A hustler can
make big money. Will you be the one?
Write O. c.. care The Ranch, Seattle.
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FIRE INSURANCE.

Demand policies Of the WASHING
TON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
"Your Home Company" .Lowman Build
ing. Seattle.
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A GREAT BUY.

On account of owner leaving for the
East, we will sell his magnificent ranch
of 80 acres as a going concern. There
are As acres cleared, ploughed, fenced
and crossfenced. There are Is acres
more of Al Campbell River bottom flats.
Calculated to be $1,000 cedar on place:
A six-room dwelling with pantry and
basement Three wells on the property.
Barn, granary, woodshed, workshop and
other buildings. Daily mail delivery
from Blaine. Orchard of 400 trees with
$50 bearing and small fruits. Also about
head hogs, head cattle, pair horses 8
years, harness, wagon ard other farm
implements Price for the lot only $4,000
MLEoD, MARK 8 CO.,
Colu nhia ST.. New Westminster. b. @.
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565 ACRES under the "Tieton Canal"
Can be plated into small tracts and
sold at $4,000 per acre. Strictly fruit
land. S25,00000; terms. Lesh Land
Company, North Yakima, Wash.
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aAsOLINE ENGINES.

DON'T BUY a gasoline engine until
you have seen the Waterloo catalog.
1 will send it free If you will write for
it, A. M. Terrell e. Son, Everett, Wash
ington.
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HOSPITALS AND sANITARIUMs.

THE RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL AND
SANITARIUM-A modern hospital
and modern sanitarium combined. Beau
tifully situated on the Yakima River
above the Falls at Prosser, Wash. Rates
reasonable An ideal place for tubercu-
losis and other pulmonary troubles.
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DO YOU WANT SOME?

DO YOU WANT SOME?
Of my superior Barred Plymouth Rocks,
White Wyandottes, S. c. White Leg.
horns, and my unparalleled strain of
Black Mnorcas are line breed, and bred
for layers as we'll as for the show. I
have them at a reasonable price.
Stock can stand close inspection. Bel
bingham Bay Poultry Yards, o. L. Giese,
Prop, r. r. d. No. 1, Bellingham,
Wash.
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SECOND HAND SAFES.

I have a secondhand safe and desk
which 1 will sell cheap. Just the thing
for a business farmer. Address Safe,
care The Ranch
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sAwMILL FOR SALE.

We have a portable sawmill that is go
ing cheap to someone who wants to get
a start for fall business. New rig and
first-class in every respect. Easy terms.
Address A. B., care The Ranch, Seattle.
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Fertile farm lands in the famous
Skagit Valley. Tracts of ten to two
thousand acres at $500 to $4,000 per
acre. Easy terms. Skagit Realty Co.,
Inc, Sedro- Woolley, Wash.
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HINTS TO TRAVELLERS.
ARE YOU GOING TO EUROPE? Write
the editor of The Ranch for special
information of advantage and interest
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FOR sA1E-AcRE TRACTS.

FRUIT LANDS AND IMPROVED OR
CHARDS in the Yakima Valley We
have a few choice 40-acre tracts of UNI
improved fruit land, high and good soil,
under the government canal, with water
right for from $125.00 to $175.00 PET
acre.
Also, 10 and 2O-acre bearing orchards,
of which the present crop, now on the
trees, will pay from 80 to 40 per cent of
the price asked for them, soon as this
crop is marketed. Prices range from
100000 up, with one of the finest 40
acre orchards, highly improved, large
modern house, barns and everything
fully up to date and modern; $15,000.00
will handle it.
Some big bargains in alfalfa, hay and
stock ranches, improved, from 40 to 100
acres each, at prices from $4,000 to
$4,000 per acre.
We invite the closest inspection of our
offerings along above lines. We have
small tracts of from acres up, of all
kinds, improved and unimproved. We
do not advertise what we have not got,
nor recommend anything that is not
good References furnished when de-
sired. Crescent Land Co., ProsSer, Wn.
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BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS-Now is
the time to get eggs from prize win
ners. Eggs from best mating, $500 per
setting; from other matings, $500 per
setting. d. j. Beinhart, Kennewick, Wn.
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Notice of stockholders Meetir

You are hereby notified that on the
18th day of December, 1908, at the hour
of II o'clock in the forenoon, meet
ing will be held at the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce of the City of
Seattle, at room 81 Lowman Building,
Seattle, Washington, for the purpose of
increasing the capital stock of the West
ern Washington Fair and Driving AS
ISOLATION to one hundred thousand
($100, 0O0.00) dollars.
J. w. CLISE
D. e. FREDERICK,
HERBERT S. UPPER,
GEO. M. HORTON,
Constituting majority of the Board of
Trustees.
To the Stockholders of the Western
ton.
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FOR SALE-Have a few choice S. c.
White Leghorn hens, 1 year old, also
some White Plymouth Rock cockerels
and pullets. Prize winners. From 81
to $3.50 each. Have also few Straw
berry plants for fall planting Marshall
&, Brandywine. Address K. F. Fuchs, r.
F. D. No g. Everett Wash.
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CIRCULAR FREE, of the best Buff and
White Leghorns Buff, White and Par
fridge Wyandottes, Black Minorcas and
Barred Rocks. Fred A Johnson, BIS
Yhth St Tacoma, Wash
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ROSES AND PEoNIEs.

of ornamental shrubs. Sixty varietie:
of roses; same of peonies Over 5000
plants on hand. Best only Some i'm
ported stock. Prices reasonable. AID
dress E. Berneche, Olympia, Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
A Christmas Dinner That Failed

WE had the men saddle up and led them to place
w about two miles from the wagon road where
left them and rode ahead to ascertain the strength
of the guard that had been provided for the train
and to decide place where attack would
take them by surprise. In long and impressive
line the wagons came down the rough mountain
highway, but to disrnay either side
of them at least four thousand cavalry, and, inter-
spersed in the procession. force of artillery with
many as ten big guns. Hamilton, having learned
from experience, was evidently taking no chances
with these Christmas presents.
The Major and [ realized that the dainties from
English kitchens were not to be this time, and
turning to ride back to men, when a crowd
of horsemen suddenly appeared over the top of a
little rise and came at on the run, firing they
came. 1t ambuscade, with the Christmas
convoy the bait. We rode away desperately,
with loosened reins and proddng spurs. For mile
so the cavalry kept close behind but we and our
animals were more accustomed to this rough and
reckless going, and the space between us rapidly
heightened. Turning frequently in my saddle, |
them one by give up the chase, until at last
the leaders pulled up and trotted back toward the
wagon train
Another close shave!' laughed Pretorius we
slowed our heaving horses to walk. The latter
were fecked with foam and very tired from the hard
ride of three miles the uneven veldt under
our heavy bodies. We disnounted to give good
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Nv cherished headpiece had been waited along
the veldt short distance but soon located it and
dismounted The mare threw back her head and
planted her fore feet. Holding the bride, could not
reach the hat and we'll aware that if l let her
90 for an instant she would leave to make my
way of the line of fire on foot struck her flank,
and she jumped away pulling me after her. My
men had was alone in front OF the British
position a conspicuous figure the plain, attempt
ing the heroic rescue of hat. 1t was undoubtedly
a ridiculous situation: and yet serious enough, too;
because the TommieS using mark for
target practice. The lead that was falling about me
made it plain that l in imminent danger OF
being shot; but | had ridden back to get the hat,
and it was extremely eXasperatlng to see 1T lying
within few feet of me and not be able to reach it.
concentrated all my energy on the task. and during
one of the mares quick Sidesteps clutched my
quarry Then came the work of mounting. My
excited steed plunged and reared spending most OF
her time on her hind legs. When at last had gained
the saddle and spurred her after my command
made UP my mind that l would attempt no more
rescues of hayward hats in the face of the enemy.
A Dangerous Stampede
CONTINUALLY on the move during that
- period in the Eastern Transvaal The British
would surround us. We would find gap somewhere
and get away. A column of the enemy, yielding to a
sudden attack by the small forces of Ma Pretorius
and myself, would seek refuge on some kopJe where
the position for defense was good we would ride
off and they would chase Then we would circle
about and take possession OF the hill ourselves
fighting them back from places among the rocks,
and falling owing to Our expert rifle hre. IN
laying Tommies low. This was the kind OF warfare
forced to wage at this stage of the conquest
against the overwhelmingly greater number OF the
British We harassed them day and night, and, on
close one quicker movements and better marks
manship. killed great many more men than we
lost ourselves.
Our kopje near the deserted hamlet of Olifants-
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friends rest and the Major patting his the neck
remarked:
I'VE can stand this sort of thing all right; but it
will kill these horses. It's time for to turn them
you that kraal over there! Let's go over and
see what do.
The old man in the farm house behind which
situated the big stone Enclosure said that we could
catch and handle them. The English have taken
all they dared to ride, - he informed The ones
that left have been foaled since the began.
They are all unbroken and very Wild"
1t took about half a minute after reaching the
kraal to discover that the aged Boer had told the
whole truth We had lively hour,-an hour that
reminded me wildly of the old days down in Texas
when horse breaking was my regular occupation
| hot and weary, and the air of the kraal was
thick with the dust of conflict, when at last sue
ceeded in 1assong and brdling young stallion for
the Major and big bay mare for myself. 1t was
only after numerous ups and downs, and much
careering about the vefdt that we got Our
mounts back to camp.
Exciting Recovery of Hat
T HAD no time to devote to accustomlng the mare
to gun fire and the saddle by gradual process,
and so the next morning when we were repeling
assault on position in kopJe, L tied her to
a French that in strenuous action. AT
each discharge for awhile she became mad with
fright but every jerk the strong hide thong about
her neck painful to her. and at last apparently
realizing that her own movements were hurting her
much more than the explosions she grew quiet,
Then patted her quivering body, got the saddle
on, and mounting, rode her about the hill without
much further trouble | mention this bay mare
particularly because her eetness of foot several
occasions afterward saved my life Within two days
OF Our first acquaintance, on the other hand, she
came close to carrying me to destruction.
A force of English had stationed themselves on
rocky hillside. and was leading my on galop
across the vedt in front of them for the purpose OF
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CHORTLY before Christmas


on the high veldt near the town of
Ernelo in the Eastern Transvaal.
NV command consisted of the rem
nants of my Irish Brigade; while
Major Pretorius, whose exploits
had proved him to be one of the
best artillery officers in the world,
had with him a detachment of
about two hundred Transvaal gum
ners. In all there were about three
hundred of us. We were doing
general scouting duty, and Selling
opportunities to make sudden at
tacks upon the TANKS of the British
army, which were overrunning this
section to the extent of sixty thou
sand men.
Two troopers with a white flag
came riding to Our camp one morn
ing They were from the command
of General Hamilton, which was
located about ten miles to the south
of us, and their mission had to do
with some Tommies we had cap
tured the day before.
"Oh, l say" one of them ex-
claimed as they were leaving, 1--WE
ave a wagon train filled with
Christmas presents for the boys
comm through the mountains, and
General 'Amilton says as 'ow ed
like to ave We try to get the bloom
in presents. E told us to tell We
that ed be pleased to meet ye."
The trooper grinned, and the
Major and l laughed. The point
of the pleasantly was that in no
Christmas season during the war
had the gifts from merry England
reached their destinations The
Beers got them all We smoked in
ornate pipes fragrant tobacco from
the best London shops. We en-
ioyed surfeit of plum pudding
and chocolate that came in jars
with the Queens picture on them.
Copies of the latter, mud soaked or
dust begrimed, could be found in
remote places on the veldt.
1T S very kind of the General to
supply us with this information
replied the Major to the emissaries
Tell him that we shall be glad to
get the gifts as usual, and also to {
proper Christmas greeting
Though this talk was carried
spirit, Pretorius and l determined
lookout for the convoy, and to n
when it came along We felt tia
tarts would top off nicely our dim,
corn mush A couple of morning
scouts reported that the wagon tt
down the mountain toward Volksr
ton of which is Peoples Rest >
regular stopping place for all travel
ward trek.
Hhr;c<ro,e n;ooo~ Tt =,
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w. Pursuits and Flights on the High Ve1dt

flank attack. The mare, fairly famll-
lar now with the general noises of
war. was going well. when suddenly
a shell burst about thirty feet be-
hind her This explosion in the
rear was too much for her sensi-
tive nerves She wheeled toward
the hill, got the bit in her teeth,
and bolted for the English lines.
Try as | would, l could not get
control of her. Her eyes were wild.
Again, as when she was tied to the
cannon, she had become a mad
horse. At top speed she and |
alone bore down on a thousand
British. Bullets were knocking up
the dust about us. | could hear
their little songs as they darted
past me- Shells shrieked through
the air above As we neared the
foot of the slope a crowd of figures
in khaki came running down to re-
ceive us. For certain reasons there
was big reward out for my cap
ture. and l knew that | should be
shot if caught. Eventually | ex-
pected to be; but | had no inten-
ton of rushing into their out
stretched arms. | made a final
desperate effort to swerve the run
away animal with the bride. This
failed Grasping my rifle by the
barrel, swung the butt round and
struck the mare heavily on the side
of her head.
She gave great leap to the side,
whirled, and began to streak back
in the direction we had come l
breathed more easily now, and re-
Taxed my straining grip on the
reins a little Another shell ex-
ploded near us, and in the Jump
that followed my hat flew off. This
bothered me- The hat was pretty
good one. and. as wearing apparel
was very scarce among my Boer
friends, | knew of no way to get an
other. After little while the fever
of the mares fright began to wear
off, and l succeeded in jerking the
bit back from between her teeth.
Then | began to think about that
hat | could not get it off my
mind, and, acting on foolish i'm
pulse, swung the mare about and
started back for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-29
DEFICIT FOR YEAR 1907 EXCEEDED
But TWICE SINCE THE WAR
Treasury Statement Will Show Decrease in Receipts of S64
100000 and Increase Of $50, 900, 600 in Expsn-
ditures---Some Figures.

Washington, June 29.-The forth
coming statement of the treasury re-
ceipts and expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 50. 1908, will show
a marked falling off in the receipts as
compared with the year 1907 and a
large increase in the expenditures
The excess of Expenditures over re-
ceipts for the year will approximate
S60, 100000, which has been exceeded
only twice since the civil war in 1894
there was a deficit of 500 ,S03, 900 and
in 1899 there was another of little
over sS9,OO0,0OO, and in each of the
four intervening years the receipts fell
considerably below the disbursements.
Again in 1904 and in 1905 there were
shortages of SAL, no, 600 and S23. .000, 900
respectively.
Fall on s64.O0O.OOO.
The total receipts this year will be
shown to have been about S599, 900, 600
or $64 ,000,000 less than for the fiscal
year 1907
Customs receipts will be shown to
have fallen off about $46.OO0,O 600 from
those of 1907, while the receipts from
internal revenue sources will be short
nearly $19,O00,000. Miscellaneous re-
ceipts will show a slight gain. The
disbursements for the year will be
shown to have aggregated about $659,,
100000 or $S0.OOO,000 more than for
1907 and $54,000,000 more than for