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Evening journal., 1909-03-23
SPIRIT OF STATE PRESS

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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15

The Strawberry season in and around
Seattle is just at its height at the time
of writing these notes. The many Wis
itors in the city will certainly realize
that Puget Sound is one of the great
est strawberry sections to be found
anywhere. This delicious fruit is
somewhat later in ripening than dur
ing most of the summers. This is
result of the cool weather that is pre-
vailing. The weather reports in the
daily papers of Seattle show that the
temperature on many days is from
four to six degrees below the normal.
This is the last of June and yet L
need a little fire early in the day in
my study where l do my writing. But
such weather is very favorable for
Tie growth of strawberries. Extreme
ly hot weather hastens their ripening
and their decay, but this cool weather
enables the fruit to grow to an enor-
nous size Just think of it! We had
SLICED Strawberries" for our dinner
yesterday! This is no joke. | am
an old berry grower and know straw
berries about as we'll as anything |
do know and yet we never had to
slice them as means of convenience
till we came to Puget Sound.
[ have already this season been
out across Lake Washington twice to
see the strawberry fields. That was
not my chief object in taking the trip
across the lake, but could | shut my
eyes to the beauty and magnificence
of those fields? | saw men, women
and children by the hundreds picking
berries in those fields. Well do |
know from my experience earlier in
life that there is lots of 'backache to
the acre. in those fields, but the sight
was a delightsome one and no doubt
attended with much profit to the own
ers of those fields and to the throngs
that were picking those berries.
1t is delightful to let the mind wan
der over these things in this general
way, but | want to come to something
more specific in the line OF straw
berry growing Some time about the
goth of June | was looking over the
various exhibits in the Agriculture
Building on the Fair Grounds when
H. E. VanDeman called to me to come
and look at some strawberries. AS
stated above I am an old berry grower
and about thirty years ago | wrote
a small book entitled "The Small Fruit
Guide" so it will not seem strange that
| am always on the look out for fine
Strawberries. But | have never seen
any thing equal to what l beheld when
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
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helping the development of new va
rieties of flowers and fruits. The sex
of plants is found in their flowers.
Some flowers have only female parts
(pistils) and some flowers have only
male parts (stamens), and some flowers
have both pistils and stamens in the
same flower. Where the flower has
both pistils and stamens it is called
perfect flower or hermaphrodite:
where it has only pistils it is called
pistillate, and where it has only sta
mems it is called staminate Some straw
berries are pistillate, that is, they have
pistils but no stamens, but there are
no staminate Strawberries, that is, hav-
ing stamens and no pistils, for all
Strawberries are bountifully supplied
wl.h pistils. Some pretty we'll inform
ed growers talk about their staminate
Strawberries but such persons are not
accurate in the use of words. Pollen
is produced by the stamens and if that
does not fall on the pistils no fruit
Will develop. That is the reason why
some strawberry plants will not bear
if planted alone. The pistillate straw
berries should have row every few
feet of the perfect or hermaphrodite
type. [ have known cases where large
patches of strawberries were an utter
failure because no perfect Towering
sorts were planted with the pistillates.
Where crosses are effected, such as
Mr.. Goodell has made, the pollen must
be applied to the pistils artifcially,
frequently with camel's hair brush
1t is tedious and painstaking Job
to make such crosses as Mr. Goodell
has made and to get such results as he
has secured. The berry that is fer
tilted by the pollen from another
berry is sometimes called the mother"
plant Of course the plant furnishing
the pollen is the father" plant. 1t
is interesting to hear Mr.. Goodell speak
of his mother" plants If plants are
perfect flowers there is no cross Sc
cured.
This is the time of the year when
both the fruit grower and the buyer are
anxious to know the conditions of the
apple crop. Is it large or is it medium
or small? If the prospect is good for
large crop the natural result is that
prices will rule low at picking time.
unless in the meantime some calamity
should befall the growing fruit. OIL
course II the prospect is that there will
be a medium crop, prices will be
medium If the crop should be light,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15

That's a fair sample of the bal
ance between the top and the root or
our trees We consider the root as
the foundation and the top as the SUI
perstructure. If you don't start with
a good foundation, you'll have to
take time to build one before you
can hope to build the superstructure,
which in the case of the orchardist,
is the bearing tree.
Time is money.
We have argued for years on this
point and dwelt on the superiority
of our trees, grown on the Yakima
Indian Reservation. The proof is in
the orchards of thousands of salts
fed customers all over the North
west.
Soil rich in the elements of tree
growth, long growing season, water
when the young tree needs 1T, and
incessant cultivation, all combine to
produce a good healthy growth on the
top and a root system unequaled by
trees grown elsewhere.
We deliver your trees with the
foundation. You don't have to lose
a year waiting for the roots to catch
up with the top. A crop one year
earlier means a good deal in these
days of high priced fruits That's
just the difference between good
start and a poor one.
Our trees give you a good start.
Think it over.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-07-15

Perhaps this may be an opportune
time to say something about sex in
plants and how most of our crosses
are made. 1t was long time in
the histary of the world before
the fact that such a thing as sex
was known to exist in plants, but
the discovery that such a thing
exists has been the means of
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
TO ORGANIZE BRANCH.

A branch Of the lineal descendants of
the Signers Of the Declaration Of In
dependence is TO be organized in Wash
ingtOn in connection with the general
society.
A meeting will be held In the Ebbitt
House Friday, October 1.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
COMMISSION READY
FOR WESTERN TOUR
Prouty and Clark Prepared
for Series of Hearings
in October.

The first OF the series Of hearings
which viii characterize the longest
Western tour ever taken by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, which is
scheduled TO last throughout the month
OF October, viii be begun a week from
today at Spokane, Wash, by Commits
sioners Prouty and Clark.
The two Commissioners viii take tes-
timony in case which is slated to come
UP on that date. and by October it is
expected the other members Of the COM
mission, consisting OF Chairman Knapp,
Commissioners Lane, Clements, Cock
rell, and Harlan, viii have arrived.
when the Spokane hearing will be con-
cluded
1t was stated this morning that the
Commissioners viii not travel in a body
but will arrive according 20 their in
dividual itineraries at the various West
ern cities where the hearings arc to be
held.
After the Spokane session. the next
conference OF the commission viii be
held in Seattle, October Z The remain
ing sessions viii be held at Portland,
October Il; at san Francisco, October is;
at Reno. New, October %; at ogden.
Utah, October IS, and at salt Lake City,
October .
The hearings are scheduled for Bill
lings. Mont, but a settlement is pending,
which may result in their being declared
OF. For this reason the Billings date
has not been determined. II a settle
ment has not been reached by the time
Of the Spokane conference a date for
the Billings hearings Will be decided
upon at that time, u was stated today.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
PREMIER ASQUITH
MEETS WATERLOO
Think Balfour
Victorious in Fight Over
Budget.

LONDON, Sept. 23.-Premier Asquith.
clever and convincing speaker that he
is, has more than met his match In ex-
Prime Minister. Balfour.
Englishmen, except rank partlsans,
are agreed today that BalfOur's speech
in Birmingham yesterday completely
put 20 rout the strength that Asquith
had marshaled a week before IN sup
port Of the budget.
BalfOur's presentation of the COM
mercial decay Of England and his argu-
meut that the adoption of the sOcialistic
budget Will further tend to drive out
capital. are the leading subjects Of dis
cussion today, and il is admitted that
the success of the budget, which
seemed assured a short time ago, is
now endangered.
Two weeks ago there were many Of
the lords who seemed afraid that the
rejection of the budget would bring the
annihiliation of their body in the re-
sUltug general election. Today there
is no such fear, and unless the present
flood of anti-budget sentiment can be
stemmed. there is no doubt that the
lords will reject II.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
HOW TO Be HEALTHY

We herewith publish a few sugges-
tions how to take care Of yourself. Your
health depends upon the condition OF
your liver, kidneys, and blood. Bad
livers have more to do with people be-
ing sick than any other organ. The liv-
er is natures garbage collector. II it Is
not working, the system IS soon poison
ed with the unhealthy matter that is
worked off into the blood, instead Of
passing off in the natural way. This
causes pimpIes, saliow complexion, con-
stipation, bad breath. dizziness, coated
tongue. pain in the sides. and numerous
Of other troubles arising from a disor-
dered liver. most valuable remedy
for the above is to get ten cents worth
OF TISIT from your druggist and take
one every night for three or four nights,
you'll notice immediate Improvement
the next day.
Keep TISIT in house, as it is worth
its weight in gold Ten cents.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
HERO Of THE OHIO
GUEST IN CAPITAL
Gen. S. S. Burdett Honored
by @. A. R. Veterans and
Legion of Loyal Women.

Gen. 5. S Burdett. the hero Of the
sinking of the steamship Ohio OF the
coast Of Alaska. is the guest of the O.
A. r. veterans of washington In I'D
dition to other courtesies that have
been shown him in Washington, he was
given a reception last night a. the Ar
lington Hotel by the Legion of Loyal
Women. which was attended by Com
missioner Macfarland. Corporal Tanner,
Cen. John c. Black. and others.
Following is partial list OF the
guests at the reception:
Gen. John c. Black, civil service com
missioner; John c. Maynard. com
mander Garfield Post; s. Z. Faunce' A.
II. G. Richardson. Will Hawthorne,
capt r. A Ragan, James Mckee,
Burnside Post: Charles J Matthews.
Meade Post; Commander John Middle
ton. Kit Carson Post: Maj. Frank A
Butts, Forty-seventh New York Volun-
teers; A. 2. Tasker, J. r. Collins. J. NJ.
Churchill. Col C. c. Kniffin, w
Howard Gibson. A. w. Crosby, N n.
Brookes. past deputy commander; n J
Weiss. past commander Rawlings Post;
NJ NJ Lewis, Capt W. A. MacNulty,
Major Lewis Merriam, T. s A: George
NJ Patrick. Luke NJ Kelley, Chaplain
and Mrs Henry Couden. Capt Earl
Tanner. u. S. A; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
A. Law. Mrs. Catherine Mckenzie. Mrs.
Laura McCollOugh. Mrs. Ellen Spencer
MusSey. Mrs. Fannie PomrOy, Miss
Helen B. Matthews Mrs. Ada II. Weiss,
Mrs Lizzie w. Calner. Mrs. Margaret
Knapp, Mrs Emma =. Myers, Mrs.
Julia G. Burnett. Mrs. Kate Gillette.
Mrs Albert 7. Odell, Mrs. O. Keefe, Mrs.
Florence Donohue. Mrs. Olive c. John
son. Mrs. Sarah Berry. Mrs. Marie
H0ughton, Mrs Kate Riley, Mrs. Cary
lon Nye Mrs. Nellie G.. Royce, Mrs
Kate Pendeld, the Misses Gibson, Miss
Nettie Tanner. Miss Q. Ferris, Miss Fer
ris. Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Gibson. Mrs.
s 3. Foss. Mrs. NJ. Schalk. and Mrs.
Alberto Nuell.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
NEW YORK POLITICS
IN A BAD TANGLE
Republicans Still Hope They
Can Capture the
FuSioniStS.
Continued from First Page)

lists and to include in the party plat
form all the principles adopted by the
committee on principles OF the fusion
movement
Interest in the convention today is,
however. overshadowed by Tammany's
action in capturing the independence
League at Tuesdays primary election.
Governor Hughes is expected 60 inves-
tigate the affair. and il fraud was prac-
tised. as is charged, there is every
chance that ne VIII direct the State
att -rney general 10 investigate, and will
name q special grand jury TO probe the
affair. The opponents Of Tammany Hall
are already prepared TO make this
wholesale gobbling up OF another party
one of the issues Of the campaign, and
il may prove a powerful factor before
election day rolls around.
The governor already has ordered a
thorough probing of the office of the
metropolitan superintendent of elections,
now held by vii am Leary, and there
are rumOrs that Leary Will be removed
and more energetic commissioner
named.
1t being certain that the Hearst peo-
pie viii not support the Republican
candidates, Tammany leaders are re-
newing the pressure on Leader Charles
F. Murphy and urging him to turn
down Justice GaynOr and name Justice
Victor J. DOwling. The Tammanv con-
vention will not be held for week, and
Murphy has, IL is reported. given his
word that he Will hear all objections to
GaynOr before finally committing him
self for any candidate. jerome is to
be turned down, according TO the rep
resentatives at the Wigwam. Murphy
has decided that he will not add strenglh n
TO the ticket; that there is a good
chance of defeating him, and he will
nominate straight-out Democrat.
James W. Osborn. whom Jerome de-
feated four years ago; former District
Attorney Philbiu. John r Mcintyre. and
James GOrden Battle all have friends
urging their claims on Murphy.
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
GEN. CORBIN'S BODY
WILL BE INFERRED
To Be Laid at Rest Near Graves
of Generals Laton and
Wint.

In the presence Of the family and a
few close friends. the body Of Lieut..
Gen. Henry c. Corbin viii be laid TO
rest near the graves Of Generals Lawton
and Wint tomorrow morning at l0-30
o'clock. Major w. +. Horton. OF the
War DEPARTMENT. will have charge Of
the funeral arrangements.
The burial was delayed this long after
the funeral services awaiting the return
Of Mrs. Usher Parsons. the general .
daughter. who was in Europe at the
time Of his death
Mrs. Corbin: Rutherford r Corbin
and Lieut.. Clifford Corbiu. sons Of the
late general: Mrs. J. J. Richardson,
Chaplain James a. Moss. OF the Twen-
ty-fourth Infantry. and Col. George r
Dyer, of New York. viii he present The
officiating clergyman viii be the Rev.
Or. w w Brander, Of the Fifteenth
Infantry
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
HIGHEST TELEPHONE
LINE IS COMPLETED

GENEVA, Sept. 25.-The highest tele-
phone line in the world, running to the
Queen Margherita observatory on Monte
Rosa, moro than 1900 feet high, was
placed in operation today
The observatory and the telephone
line, which has been constructed at the
expense Of the Queen, took six years
10 complete. The new line will be of
great help 10 Alpinists in distress on
Monte Rosa
The Washington times., 1909-09-23
WON'T IOIN IN PRAYER.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 23.-Because his
bride OF siXtv-six viii not join him in
family prayer. A F. Barber, Of Topeka,
a devout Christian and deacon IN the
baptist church. aged seventy-siX, wants
a divorce. His wife's failure IN this re-
tition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

Forage-Timothy hay, SO; prairie.
IS to SO; clover, SIS to $40; straw, $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 14c: slack.
per bushel, &c to SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate transfers.

Charles S. France to E. H. Hayes
and L. V. Hayes, part east half, south
west quarter, section u, 16, 5w, 81
SS4.
Sallie Tee Vinton to Albert F. Vim
ton, part lots 10 and H. block E, Mo
line Water Power company's addition,
Moline, s1o0.
Louis e. Smith to Samuel S. Cromp-
| ton, lot 1, block A. Griffith & Co. addi-
ticn, Moline, $4,000.
| TomlinvDn & Convill to George
Schneider, lots 8, 10, IA and Is, block
| 4, Pleasant View addition, East Mo-
line, $500.
| Mary E. Whitehead and Wesley T.
Whitehead to Beder Wood, part lot a.,
subdivision lot s, assessors plat, 1863,
section s, Is, lie, 81, 400.
| l.. McGinnis to Fred Kruger, south
half. west half, southwest quarter, II,
16, 5w, $2,640.
Henry Bilgeehausen to Mary E.
| Whitehead, part lot 4. subdivision lot
Is, assessors plat, 1868, section s. Is,
lie. 81.
Burril ]. Smell and others to Jennie
Mummert and others, tract in north
east quarter, northeast quarter, frac.
ltional quarter, section 90, II, 3w; also
lot 4, section 20, II. 3w, $3.50.
Michael Free to Elmer l.. Denniston
lots and s, block 1, Highland Park
addition. Rock Island, $1400.
| Inga Anderson, by executors, to
Mengel & Hayes, east half LOT. 6, block
rs, Old Town, Rock Island, $4,000.
n. j. Rundquist, by executors, to
Mengel & Hayes, east half lot g. block
rs. Old Town. Rock Island, $4,000
Joe HI. Turivas to Anna Levenstein
undivided half north So feet lot 6
block 3. Bailey & Boyles' addition
Rock Island, 81.
Herbert c. Peter to Lawrence M
Mcdonald, lot 10. block 3, Black Hawk
Fourth addition Rock Island, $4,000.
Joe N. Wangelin to E. c. Glow, loi
3D. block 2, Long View Heights addi
ton, Rock Island, $4,000.
l. Frederick Weyerhaeuser to Apollo
mia Davis, part lotsN3, 8 and 10, al
lots 4. s. 6, and s. block 2, Howard
Second addition, Rock Island; alst
tract in northwest quarter. northeas
quarter, section 1, IL, 2w, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
70 Clean Kitchen Utensils.

Cleaning pots and kettles is usually
considered the most disagreeable piece of
drudgery in the household, but like
everything else there is an easier way to
do it, if one knows how. As soon as the
food is removed from such utensils, pour
in some water and small quantity of q
solution made by dissolving tablespoon
full Of Gold Dust washing powder in a
washing the dishes, then pour off the
water and fill with clean suds made in
the same way. If particles of food still
adhere to the inside of the utensils. use
pot rings for removing them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

GAS, Rock Island common 24%, North
western .179, Southern Pacific 11S%.
N. Y. Central 12S, Missouri Pacific
715s. Great Northern 143%, Northern
Pacific 1405s. Shelters ssh. c. F. l.
40, Canadian Pacific 173A, Illinois Cen
trail 144. Penna 1924, Erie 3Vk, Lead
1914, c. & o. 67H. B. r. r. TN, B. &
o. 109A, Atchison 1925. Locomotive
56A, ST. Paul 147A. Copper 74ss. Re,
public Steel common 24A, Southern
Ry. ISIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
seulp.or's Eagle Chariot Trips.

Supported by team of trained ca
giles. Georges Lorin. a sculptor, pro-
poses to make flight from the sum
NIT of the Eiffel tower in Paris. He
says he can train eagles to fly with q
man in any required direction and
will have no difficulty in schooling the
birds to fly with an apparatus that
will carry two or three persons. NJ
Lorin wants twenty-five eagles fol
this expedition and is anxious to gel
them soon, SO as to begin his eagle
chariot trips in the spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
The Man with Danoruff

Can now be cured. He should buy 6
bottle of Zemo today. Zemo destroys
the germ that causes the disease. Its
use stops itching instantly, prevents
falling hair and leaves the scalp in a
clean healthy condition. For sale al
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
BIGGEST OF BANDS.
Leader Hennebcrs Is Organizing One
of 203 Pieces

of 203 Pieces.
Paul Henneberg, leader of the Tween
ty-second regiment band i'm New York
city, is organizing probably the largest
band ever got together. There are to
be 203 pieces, as follows:
Fourteen flutes and piccolos, ten
oboes. eight bassoons. fifty-three clar.
1nets. twenty comets, four fluegel
horns, eight trumpets. twenty -four
French horns. twelve baritones, TWEEN.
ty trombones. twelve tubas, four bass
strings. three bass drums. five snare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

Tax Notice,

Your taxes, real and personal, arc
now due. You can pay the same ut
my Office, with Schriver G. Schriver
attorneys, 1712h Second avenue. OF
flee hours, 0 to IL a. M, and 2 to S p
m. Open Wednesday and Saturday ev
enihgs from to o'clock.
J. B. JOHNSON, Collector.
Please bring last years tax receipt
with you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

s.rums. two Gets of tympani and two
harps.
Mr.. Hcnnebcrg is organizing the
bard simply to satisfy a fancy he has
had for some years. 1t will be ex-
tremely difficult to get so many pieces
to play In harmony. but he believes 1t
can he done. He will give public per-
Torrance at the armory on March Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Following are the
quotations ON the market today:
Wheat.
May, 114h, 1143s, ff3A, 114H.
July, 10GM. 1o01a. 100, 10eas.
September. SO, Sc, 95ss, 95Hs.
Corn.
May, -65 Il, 65s4, 6514, 65a.
July. Go, 651s. 645s. CAS-.
September, GAS, Go, GAY, 647s.
Oats.
May. 5S7s, $40, 535s. 54A,
July, 4S1a, AIS, 1875, 4S7s.
September, 409s, 4O14, 401s, 40k.
Pork.
May, 1867, i1ZOO, 1890, 1892.
July, 1907. 17.07, 100, 1900.
Lard.
May, 967, 967, 9.62, 9.62.
July, $50, $50, 9.77, or.
Ribs.
May, $50, $50, .S.S5. S.S5.
July, 9.O5, 9.O7, 800, 9.O2.
Receipts today-Wheat IL, corn III
oats 60, hogs $4,000, cattle 21,0O0
sheep $4,000.
Estimated receipts Thursday-Hog:
$4,000.
Hog market opened weak, 5 cent
lower. Hogs left over 800. Ligh
S6.05@6.50, good heavy $61506.65
mixed and butchers $6.10@6.65, rougl
heavy $615@6.35.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened strong.
Hogs at Omaha $4,000, cattle $500
Hogs at Kansas City $4,000, cattl,
$1,000.
Hog market closed slow and veal
to 10 cents lower. Light $600@6.40
good heavy $610@6.55, mixed an,
butchers $G.05@6.50, rough heavy Sc.
@6.30, pigs s5.15@G10, bulk $4,000
|6.50.
Cattle market closed slow and weak
Sheep market closed weak.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat y
higher, corn Is higher.
Liverpool closing-Wheat 70 to J
higher, corn II higher.
Northwestern Minneapolis
today $50, last week 81, last year IA!
Duluth, today II, last week 80, las
year 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
New York Stocks.

New York, Feb. 17.-Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
Gas 112s, U. p 1873, U. S. Steel
preferred ia, U. S. Steel common 51A
Reading 1915. Rock Island preferred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Todays' Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Feb. 17-Following are
the wholesale prices on the local mar.
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh. 32c; packed. 30.
Live Poultry-Hens, per pound. &c;
springs, lie pound
Butter-Dairy, 26c.
Lard-11c.