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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15
GRANGE NEWS.

Evansville Grange gave a farewell
party in their Grange hall for G. B.
Kegley and family, who are about to
leave the neighborhood having sold
their home at that place.
A short time was spent in recitations
and songs; several of the neighbors
gave talks bearing on the sorrow that
was felt at the thought Of the depart
ure of the family, and then Brother
and Sister Kegley tried to speak their
thanks for the sentiment of regard
that had been given, but their feelings
were too deep, their hearts were too
full for utterance and they had to give
it up.
Mr.. Kegley does not know where he
will settle, but wants to look around
the state and see where he can do the
best at getting a pleasant home as well
as in getting where he can make
money.
He says that he does not expect to
ever find a locality where the people
are any better than at Evansville, and
he hates to leave there on account of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

The Grange stands for the right of
every community to control it's own
affairs, and for the emancipation Of the
people from the thralldom of monopo-
listic control and centralized power.
And if there is any great public ques-
ton it has overlooked, or is neglecting
it says to the farmers of the state;
"give us the facts" and if they stand
the application of the test that it is
for the public good, that question will
be taken up and steadily pushed for
ward into public consciousness, and
then, if not considered by our legis-
latures on it's merits, it will be made
a campaign issue and carried through
with the force of public opinion.
The Grange has done and is doing
great work for it's members. Farm
homes are brighter and farm life cas-
ier farm schools and colleges better,
and farmers are more prosperous be-
cause of Grange effort, and it only
needs the active cooperation of farm
ers generally to secure to each his full
share of the wealth he produces, and
place in his hands the means to en-
Joy it to the full.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

come necessary to keep a supply OF
the lamps on hand, and so they are or
dered in large quantities and sent to
the office of the State Grange secretary
at Tumwater, where they are being dis
tributed through this state and Ore
gon.
The Grange is becoming a power in
this state, and we are listened to in our
legislature to a greater extent than
ever before
We are making a campaign for Di-
rect Legislation in the state, and Par
cells Post and Postal Savings Banks in
the Nation.
This year we hope to discount our
growth Of last.
FRED w. LEWIS,
Secretary Washington State Grange.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

Every rural mail box in our broad
land is a monument to the efficiency
of Grange work, for 1t was the con-
slant pressure brought to bear upon
Congress by the National Grange and
the thousands of its members that
brought this just piece of legislation
to the farmer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

The Ranch wants representative
in each county to take subscriptions.
It is the largest and best farm and
livestock paper on the Pacific Coast.
Solicitors make good money. Address
Circulation Manager, The Ranch, Sc
attic, Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

The Agate Grange was started in
Mason County on January by Fred
w. Lewis. with 76 members as a start
er, and more to be added.
This Grange is located close to the
edge of Big Skookum Arm Of Puget
Sound, and people come from three di-
rections by water, and launches, sail
and row boats are to be seen as we'll
as teams and wagons. This is the Sec
ond Grange in Mason County, but more
will follow soon.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

The alcohol lamps are in great de-
mand, and so far it is impossible to
keep a supply of them on hand, but we
will soon have a large shipment here,
and then we can fill orders without
having to wait for the goods to arrive.
FRED w. LEWIS.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-01-15

leaving his friends, but he hopes to
find dear friends elsewhere to make life
pleasant.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14

time or another, spent his fine fury on
that piece? Oh, but l had still an
other piece fused to recite on special
occasions The Madman,' and l did it
in costume, too. Those were surely
proud days when the teacher would
take me to the school on Rincon hill
or to the girls high school, or others
that / can't remember now, to speak
that tragic piece.
s"There used to be a coffee restau-
rant near the old Tivoli. ! wonder if
it's there yet. We used to go there
after the show, and such wonderful
coffee and tarts as they served us have
not been made since. l will miss the
Tivoli, the tarts and the coffee now.
suppose"
They didn't tell David Belascos father
that he was coming so soon. They
told him he would be here not before
Sunday The reason for the deception
was that If the old man knew that his
son was coming on Thursday or Fri
day he would not sleep after Wednes-
day night. for sheer 3impatienee to see
him 1 thought as they told ME of
the strength of the family ties that
bind the home of Belasco, that the
secret of the endurance OF the race
which counts Moses as the prophet was
easily explained in this devotion, which
begins in the cradle and lasts until
sons are gray ha ired and famous and
fathers are old and feeble.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14

success he has made in the west, which
is his success and not even distant
reflection of the success that his BROTH
er has had in New York. I'm afraid.
though, that he is apt to exaggerate
when it comes to a consideration Of
his brothers merits
The train rumbled on and the wind
whirled the pattering slashes against
the car. David Belascos thoughts were
wandering from the theater and its
art He was forgetting the score of
years that had passed over his head
since he left this city for a bigger scene
of action.
do you remembers" he asked. .that
old statute of Lincoln that fronted the
Lincoln school? Where was the Lin
coin school? Wasn't it in Fifth ave-
nue.? Oh, Fifth street Yes, / remem-
her, now Is the school still stand
ing? l should like to visit it, 1t was
burned down in the great disaster? So
Iswent to school there. l remember
Professor Reed and Professor Marks j
wonder what has become OF them. They
used to be my friends when I was a
boy at school. l was proud. tell you,
Of the first prize. which they awarded
me for evolutionary effort. They used
to take me to the different schools on
Friday and I'd recite-you'd never
guess it-Thc Vagabond. What young
elocutlonist 1 wonder. has not at one
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14

THAT reminds me- broke IN Acton
Davies. 4 asked Mr. Belasco how
much over 80 years old he was once
and he replied: Acton, I've falsided
so many times about my age that,
upon my word I've forgotten the
truth about the matter and T think
that's the first time he has told the
real facts about his age in 20 years.
Hes eight years older than I am,
said Frederic for I WAS born in Vic
toria after the folks went to British
Columbia But it's nobody's business
how old I am
Il was born south OF Market street
said David. merrily. But the street
il was Clara street-was paved and
was quite a fine thOroughfare. Now,
Sam. over there-hss street was not
paved He lived on a mere boarded
highway. I used to feel sorry for him.
we We're so aristocratic in Clara street
Those were great days.
He used to write PLAYS even then
confided Frederic Mother used TO
take his candle away from him so he
couldn't keep himself in light for his
work
They were WONDERFUL productions.
too said David II used 10 be fine at
dramatizing Nick Carter and his thrill-
ing tales.
The plays. four or five or them. that
David wrote before he went east were
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14

In the party of night riders who
went to greet David Belasco was SAM
uel Loverch, manager of the Princess
theater. He-is a brother in law of the
big dramatist. Cecilia Loverich was
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
This Weeks attractions

VAN NEss-MusicaI Comedy, "a Stubborn Cinderella
AMERIcAN-farry BeresfOrd in who's Your Frienda
ALcAzAR-"The Rose of the Rancho
vALENCIA-"The County Chairman
PRINcEss-KoIb and Dill in Lonesome Town"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MISUNDERSTANDING = Vaudeville
WIGWAM--yaudeville
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14

He would not admit for a moment
that his trip to the west was about
to disturb theatrical conditions on
this border of the land. But" he
said. 4 am watching and waiting.
am not blind to the progress of events
and 1 am hoping that some day / may
be able TO extend the sphere of my
activities beyond the confines of their
present lines. I am not overlooking
any chance to develop the enterprises
I am managing, and would not be adj
verse to carrying them into this field
if opportunity afforded but that is
quite aside from the purpose of my
present trip
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14

The plays four or i've or them. that
David wrote before he went east were
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Care of the Heifer.

The treatment a heifer receives be- fore freshening not only determines to great extent the character of the calf which she Is expected to- bring forth, but also influences largely her entire future life as a dairy COW. The time was when many people held fast to the opinion that if dairy COW or heifer be- came fat her prospects for. ever becom- ing a profitable producing COW were small, indeed. Experience has taught, however. that many of the best milk and butter records have been made by COWS which had rested from four to eight weeks prior to freshening and had calved in strong. vigorous and rather fieshy condition. The feed giv- en should be determined by the condi- tion of the animal. If fat and in strong, vigorous condition, her feed need not be great In amount nor fat tening in its nature. On the other hand, If she is poor she should be we'll fed wlh corn meal, alfalfa hay, oats, etc, with a view to building up all the nerve force. energy and power pos sible before parturition time.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
COOKING AT SEA
Kitchen and Provision Rooms of .
 Modern Steamship.

Kitchen and Provision Rooms of .
 Modern Steamship.
 With a population of more than 4,OOO to be cooked for and fed. three. four and five times a day for a week. and with no butcher, bakery and gro cery around the corner" the culinary arrangements of a modern steamship must. of necessity, be most complete.
 Great cold storage rooms for perish able provisions must be provided as well as the appliances for cooking and preparing the raw material The kitchen and provision rooms of the George Washington, the newest steam ship of the North German Lloyd and the largest German vessel afioat, which will arrive in New York June 20, are of enormous dimensions. The kitchens of the first and second cab ins are near the dining rooms of their respective classes. In them are great steaming. stocks pots, ranges, steam tables, and all modern machinery which can in any way aid the chefs in their work.
 Many of these devices, such as egg beaters, potato parers, mincing ma chimes, automatic egg boilers. coffee mills and dishwashing machines are worked by electricity.
 In addition to the Kitchens there are on board icehouses for meats, baker ies, a conwectionery room and scul lery rooms. In all, the kitchen and provision rooms occupy a space of 47,000 cubic feet.
 The cold storage and provision rooms are so arranged that their con- tents may be readily sent into the Kitchens by electrically operated dumb walters.
 The greatest attention was given ev- cry detail of the provisioning and kitchen accommodations in order that the great number of passengers and crew might be properly and promptly fed.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

has been conservatively estimated that the United States suffers an annual economic loss from injurious insects of one kind or another of surely ST0O.OOO.- GOO. This estimate includes the dam age done to agricultural industries, to live stock and to stored products, to forests and forest products. and to other property, but it does. not include the economic loss to communities and to the nation through the lessening of the productive capacity of the popula- tion through the prevalence of diseases that are carried by the insects, such as malaria, typhoid sfever, yellow fever. and possibly many others.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

The necessity for a reorganization os the medical corps of the army has been the subject of discussion for some time. and many reforms have been sug- gested by those most competent to ad- wise. Too little attention has been ac- corded. while peace reigns. to this less picturesque but equally vital part of the nations soldiery. In the ordinary duties of the army there Is nothing to make manifest the requirements for a thoroughly trained and supplied medi- cal department. But let active hostili- ties begin and the army be i'll prepared to tend the sick and wounded, and We should then see wherein we had failed to perfect the medical service.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Profit fin Sheen.

Sheep eat and thrive on weeds and material that other stock do not relish. Every fence corner, fence row and weed patch will be more completely cleaned by them than by the scythe or hoe. A hundred sheep could be kept on any Western farm of eighty acres and one would scarcely miss the cost of their care and keeping. They re- turn In fertilizers about 95 per cent of all they have eaten. There Is an old Spanish proverb, "The sheep's foot is golden" originating doubtless from the fact that sheep enrich the soil. No expensive buildings are needed. Secure some good range ewes and pure-bred ram of some breed, and in few years an excellent grade of sheep will result. We know a man over on the Western slope who runs little band of sheep on his home ranch and gives them very little attention, yet they keep the pas ture free from weeds, and the returns from the lambs and the wool net sat isfactory profit.-Denver Field and Farm.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

"An this talk" said the old-fashion- ed gentleman, "of setting forward the date of the Presidents Inauguration to April 30 seems out of place to me. The interval between the popular elec- ton and Inauguration is long enough now. Why do some people want the date changedf To insure better weather to afford an opportunity for display and to give everybody concerned 6 'corking' time But the inauguration O. a chief magistrate should be a high and solemn ceremonial and not an oc- casion for extravagant display. Whether 1t should be a time for gen eral rejoicing depends. Rejoicing Is not a compliment to the outgoing Pres ident. The incoming President Is to be tried. He faces sobering responsi- buitles, and the people with him face perpleying uncertainties. All this would seem to mark the day as a day for fasting and prayer rather than for dancing and jubilation." These may be old-fashioned notions, but are they so far astray? For the heavy duties that lie before the new President 1t would seem that a solemn scene in the Senate chamber, before the high dignitaries of the nation, and then quiet for intro spection, would be better preparation than ball and the fanfaronade of the mob. There will be plenty of time dur ing the four years for the people who are exclusively inclined to visit Wash ington and engage in the social whirl. Instead of going to all the trouble to alter the date, in the hope of thereby propitiating the weather, why not make the Inauguration a quiet and behttting ceremony, and arrange a grand "blow- out" if such needs be, for later date?
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

thing done, do 1t yourself" The house For example, the task which she turns over 10 her daughter lightens her own hands and trains those of the little maiden. The most fatal precept for mother" to observe Is, "Whatever Is worth doing at all, Is worth doing welI"-that is, If "welI'' Is interpreted to mean "as well as you can do it." Here is a place for her to use that judgment which comes so high in the markets of the world and is too often held so cheap in the home. "As well as possible" Is none too well when the task is making an apple pie or boiling a potato: but the woman who dusts he- house from attic to cellar every day as well as she can do 1t lacks n sense of proportion. So does she who darns 6 pair of twenty-fve-cent stock ipgs a half-hour a week for three months. "A penny saved is a penny earned" Is another dangerous maxim. unless 1t is administered with discre- ton. Cheap milk may Involve large doctors bills. Cheap eggs may mean an uneatable pudding. A low wage in the kitchen may carry with 1t waste far beyond its saving. Women are learning that being woman demands some knowledge of almost every sub Ject of modern economic inquiry, and that 1t is no longer possible to trust all the useful precepts of the past to solve the problems of the present.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
A Hardy Alfalfa Discovered.

N. E. Hanson, the agricultural ex- plorer and hortlculturist, who has been travelling through Russia, Sibe- ria, Central Asia. Turkestan and Northern Africa. in quest of new va rieties of alfalfa and clover for culti- vation in this country, has returned with more than 800 lots of seeds and plants to be used by the department in experimental work. Prof. Hanson has found two new varieties of alfal- ia, which grows in a section of Si- beria, where the mercury freezes and where there is no snow. The Depart ment of Agriculture will conduct ex- periments with the new plant in ssv- eral Northwestern States.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

Little incidents crop out now and then which make one smile at the old idea of the mental incapacity of wom- en- In one New England college, te students attained sufficient rank in scholarship to win the Phi Beta Kappa key, and nine of them were young wom- en- The dean said that the rank of the men in the class was perfectly sat isfactory, but, as one of the students put 1t, "The sharks for study were al among the girls"
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
OranEe snowbalIs.

Boil one cup of rice fifteen minutes tn salted water, drain and let cool. Remove the peel from five seedless oranges, spread the rice on dumpling cloths. roll each orange in sugar, place on the rice, tie and boil the balls for an hour: turn them carefully on a dish, sprinkle with sugar. Serve with Vweetened cream.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Meat Pie.

Take your cold meat left overs and put through a chopper with an onion or celery, which you prefer. Put the mixture in a saucepan with little water or gravy, and salt and pepper to taste. Make a rich pun paste, with which line a dish. Put in the hash, eaving part of the gravy. When ready to serve, cut a round piece out of cen ter of cover, into which pour the re naining gravy and replace the piece
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Hog Cholera.

The Department of Agriculture rec ommends the following remedy for hog cholera: Wood charcoal, 1 pound; sul- phur, 1 pound; sodium chloride, pounds; sodium bicarbonate. pounds 1; sodium hyposulphite. 2 pounds; sodium sulphate. l pound; antimony sulphide. l pound Pulverize and mix thorough ly and give one large tablespoonful for each 200 pounds weight of hogs once a day.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Feedinr Discarded Lambs.

There are various ways suggested to make a eve mother her own lamb or a twin from another eve that has not enough milk for both.
 Some advise whipping the eve into subjection, but this is very cruel and seldom satisfactory. When a eve loses her own lamb and 1t is desired to make her own another 1t has been recom- mended to skin her own dead lamb and tie the pelt over the lamb that is to be adopted.
 This plan is sometimes satisfactory If the ewes sense of smell Is not very Other breeders have tried tying a dog near by, claiming that the maternal in- stinct of the eve will exert itself and 1t will own the lamb while trying to shield it from the dog.
 Perhaps the most satisfactory meth cd when a eve refuses to own her lamb is to fasten her in between hur- dles.
 This gives her a chance to eat and at the same time prevents her from turn ing around to butt the lamb. In such a position, however, the eve will often lie down. This may be prevented by passing a light pole through the hur- dies, resting 1t on the lower bars be- heath her belly.
 The eve can be confined this way throughout the day, and If the lamb is at all lively he will manage to get enough to eat. The eve should always be released at night.
 A day or two of such confinement Is often sufficient to bring an obstinate eve to reason. Such hurdles can cas- fly be made by any farmer, and 1t Is well to have them on hand for just such emergencies.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Date Dessert.

Beat the yolks of four eggs, add eight tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, stew one-half pound of dates until ten der, add little lemon extract, and add this to the first mixture. Gut and fold in the white of four eggs, well beaten. with sprinkling of orange peels, bake in slow oven and serve with vanilla sauce.-Ellzabeth Gregg, Columbia, Pa.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
RroiIed Oysters.

Select large, fat oysters for broiling, free them from shells. drain and dry between a towel. Dip in melted but soned with salt and paprika. Have fine wire gridiron and broil over quick fire till the juice flows, being careful not to let them burn. Serve at once
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

Arrangements are making in Moscow, with the consent of the government, to publish complete edition of the writ ings of Tolstoi. This is one of the re suits of the Russian revolution that be- gan a few years ago and is still In progress. Time was when much that 1olstoi wrote was not allowed to cir culate in his native country.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Baked Applen.

Baked apples, with dates, Is nutri- tive combination. Large, solid apples are cored and filled with washed and sugar, pasted with lemon juice, butter and hot water and baked till soft in a moderate oven. Apples are good baked in like manner with figs or stewed prunes.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Crenmed WaInuts.

Cook two cupfuls of sugar and one half cupful of water together until the syrup threads. Add a teaspoonful of vanilla, take from the range and beat until thick and creamy. Make small balls of the candy and press half a walnut meat into each side. Drop on to a plate of granulated sugar.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

Cougars, coyotes and bears are ter rorizing the inhabitants of the Four teenth Ward in Seattle. but this will not cause any surprise to Europeans who believe bison continue to roam the streets of Buffalo and that Chicago is a frontier settlement where the mer wear leather brooches and carry Low:e knives.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
Bureau of Entomology.

The work carried on by the bureau relates entirely to injurious insects. and the direct object of this work is to discover remedial measures and to make them known to the public. The object of the work, therefore, Is of the most practical character. and every ef- fort is devoted to the practical end. It
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28

"The following sentence" says a let ter to the New York Sun, includes every letter of the alphabet, with only 'a,' O. and 'u' repeated: A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" Which is quite true, except that the e and r. are repeated also.
The Holbrook news., 1909-05-28
A Hog Loader.

A loader for attachment to the wag- on is made of two pine boards six inch es wide by nine feet long, fastened to
 gether by the three cross-pieces of proper length so that they will fit be tween the sides of the wagon box. A floor is laid on these cross-pieces and short strips of lath to prevent hogs