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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-01
Splendid Progress of Ancient Practice

Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, BO-
hemia, India, Spain and Scotland. 1t
is estimated that more than 100000
acres are under irrigation throughout
the world.
Irrigation makes intensive farming
possible; intensive farming produces
large profits on small areas of land;
large profits make great wealth and
dense population. That which is pos
sible is actually coming to pass, for
the well-developed country districts in
the Northwest, especially those in the
state of Washington, are SO thickly
populated they appear much like the
suburban portions of cities.
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The result obtained in Utah and
California induced settlers in other
states and territories to try the plan,
and small tracts of land were put
under the bitches in Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon. The Indians in the
Clearwater country, in Idaho, were
the first in this part of the country
to use artiicially supplied moisture in
the cultivation of crops. Rev. Henry
H. Spaulding, who came to the North
west with DR.. Marcus Whitman, men
toned this fact in his early letters to
relatives in New England. The science
is also practised in Canada, England,
France, Italy, Japan, the Argentine,
South America, Algeria, Australia,
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front, yet which is a little more
dressy than the plain shirt waist.
This model can be made in either
way. and is adapted to all lingerie
materials, both those that are used
for the entire gown and those that
are suited to the odd waist. In the
illustration Persian lawn Is embroid-
cred by hand, but handkerchief linen
Is a great ~favorite and m~arquisette
and chiffon lawns are popular and
dainty in the extreme, while the en-
broidered muslins and fancy mate
rails are numberless. The blouse in
cludes the new one-piece sleeves,
which are so cut as to insure the
prettiest possible lines for the tucks
and the embroidery, and it is alto
gether an exceptionally attractive one.
The waist can be made with front
and backs and closed at the centre
back, as in this instance, or with the
back cut in one and two fronts as
preferred. When made in this latter
a the front edges are finished, n
with a box pleat, one with an under
lap, and the closing can be made with
buttons and buttonholes at the centre
of the pleat or invisibly by means OF
buttonholes in a fly as preferred.
The tucks are just wide enough to
mean becoming fulness, and the
sleeves fit the arms exceptionally well.
If shorter length is desired they can
be cut off at the upper edge of the
first group Of tucks above each wrist.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and a
half yards twenty-one or twenty
four, three and a half yards thirty
two or two and a quarter yards forty
four inches wide.
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e Wonderful
g Engineering Feat :

For more than q third of a century
the United StateD Government has
been striving to provide a channel in
the lower Detroit River that would
prove equal to the constantly increas-
ing demands of marine interests on
he Great Lakes. The conquest of the
Lime Kiln Crossing, some fourteen
miles below Detroit, and the most
troublesome spot on the inland seas,
has kept Government engineers busy
for years, made contractors wealthy,
and annually furnished employment
for hundreds of skilled drill and
dredge lei
Were all the collisions, ~groundings
and other accidents that have taken
place in the vicinity of the Lime Kiln
Crossing to be enumerated the show
ing would be impressive.
Now this most perplexing problem
of removing this h%indrance to further
marine development is we'll along to-
ward a solution that will, it is conf
IDENTIFY predicted, eliminate trouble for
ail time. Using Stony Island, a
marshy tract some few acres in ex-
tent, as a starting point, the contract
ors began construction of the largest
cofferdam ever undertaken. Dredges
were used in casting up the walls Of
rock and clay, taken from the river
bed at various points in the new
channel where excavation in the old
way was comparatively easy. An area
$500 feet in length and with an
average width of 1900 feet was en-
closed by a stone wall some forty
feet through at the base, reaching ten
feet above the surface of the river,
and at the top being wide enough to
permit the laying Of a narrow gauge
railroad track if desired.
Two twelve inch centrifugal pumps.
each with a capacity of 100000 gal
Ions of water every twenty-four hours
and q battery of fifty air lifts, with a
combined capacity of 100000 gal
Ions daily, were started, and the food
inside the cofferdam began to recede.
In spite of the magnitude of the job,
so thorough had been the work Of
building the dam that no leaks Of
consequence developed, and within
ten days after the first water found
its way through the pumps n hun
dred and thirty acres of the river bed
was exposed so completely that 1t was
possible to walk dryshod yer the en-
tire area.
With the water out of the Golfer
dam, excavation was undertaken
From "Conquering the He'll Gate Of
the Lakes" in Technical World Mag
aZine.
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Three Sufficient Proofs.

! once met a thoughtful scholar
who told me that for years he had
read every book he could which as
sailed the religion of Jesus Christ,
and he said he should have become
an ,infdel but for three things:
First, l am a man. l am going
somewhere. Tonight I am a day
nearer the grave than I was last
night. 1 have read all such books
can tell me. They shed not n sc!i-
tary ray upon the darkness. They
shall not take away the only guide,
and leave me stone-blind.
Second, l had a mother. I saw
her go down into the dark valley
where l am going, and she leaned
upon an Unseen arm as calmly as a
child goes to sleep on the breast of its
mother. 1 know that that was not
a dream.
Third, I have three motheriess
daughters lille said it with tears II
his eyes.]. They have nc p]rotecto"
but myself. l would rather kill them
than leave them in this sinful world,
if you blot out from it all the teach
ings of the Gospel!"-Bisnop Whip
pie,
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How's This For Mud?

OF all the yarns that ever came
down the line, regarding deep mud,
the following should be entitled to
the blue ribbon. 1t happened in the
place where mud originated.
A man was walking along the
roadside one summer day and noticed
a fairly good looking hat out in the
road. Reaching out with his cane,
he gave it a cut and was startled to
hear a voice ezclaim: Here, what
the deuce are you doing?"
Then he made the astonishing dis
overy that the owner of the head
piece was under the hat, up to his
ears in mud.
Great Hesvens," exclaimed the
man who had hit the hat. SIS that
mud as deep as that?"
Deep" cried the victim. "Why,
man alive, I'm standing on a load Of
hay."-Lippincott's.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Man is a dupeable animal
Southey.
Error is worse than ignorance
Bailey.
AS welcome as the flowers of May.
-Spenser.
The avaricious man is always in
want.-Horace.
Enjoyment stops where Incidence
begins.-Pollock.
Mans chief wisdom consists in
knowing his follies.-Rochefoucauld.
Stone walls do not a prison make,
nor iron bars a cage.-Lovelace.
IT'S not the whole of life to live,
nor all Of death to die.-Montgomery.
The devil did grin, for his darling
sin is pride that apes humility
Coleridge.
Be not arrogant when fortune
smiles nor detected when she frowns.
-Antonious.
The blessedness or misery Of old
age is often but the extract of W.
past life.-De Maistre.
There is a proper dignity and pro-
portion to be observed in the per-
Torrance Of every act of life.-Mar-
Gus Aure!ius.
Do not think that your learning
and genius, your wit or sprightliness
are welcome everywhere. I was once
told that my company was disagree
able because I appeared so uncom-
monty happy.-Zimmerman.
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MEMOIRS OF DAN RICE" THE
CLOWN OF OUR DADDIES.
Dan Rice in His "Memoirs" Tells In
side Mysteries Of Show Life.

a ~ LII Ills AShS 49,
side Mysteries Of Show Life.
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest Of his customers
Is for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the race Of American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale is therefore predicted for
the memoirs of Dan Rice" the
Clown Of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guar
anteed to make you roar with laugh
ter. The author presents to the pub
lie a volume Of the great TESTERS
most pungent jokes, comic h~arangues,
caustic hits upon men and manners,
lectures, anecdotes, sketches of ad-
venture, original songs and poetical
efusions; wise and witty, serious,
satirical, and sentimental sayings Of
the sawdust arena Of other days.
Old Dan Rice, as proprietor Of the
famous "One Horse Show" was more
of a national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book of 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
postpaid to you for $3.50. Address
Book Publishing House, 1874 Leonard
street, New York City.
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KeIpiuS and His Band.

At least two historic spots in Ger
man:own will be marked during the
year 1909 by the Site and Relic So
ciety. A marker has just been COM
pleted for erection in front Of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
Germantown avenue and High street,
TO indicate the site of the home OF
Francis Daniel Pastorius. The soci-
ETY. has also taken steps to place a
marker at st. Michael's Protestant
Episcopal Church on High street to
indicate the burial place of Johannes
Kelpius and his band of pietists, who
lived as hermits along the Wissahic-
kon in the latter part of the seven
teenth century. - Philadelphia Rec
ord.
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months use Of them."-Mrs. S. A.
WILLIAMS, R. F. D.: Nc. IA, Box 80,
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to a surgi.
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
ly from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and remover OF
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town IN
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue, OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are i'll, for your own sake IS well as
those you love, give it a trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to- write
herfor advice. Her advice Is freer
and always helpful.
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BE Not Double Eyed.

If there is aught else in your pu-:-
pose but to do the will of God for His
glory there will be Elimination Q:
power. Let no fraction of Your a.
tention be given the hoGors or -
wards, the praise or blame, the a.
probation or condemnation Of VOC"
work, else there will be a faint Of
weakness in all that You attempt -
do.-Advocate and Guardian.
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A Difference.

Il don't see why that idiotic swell
set should turn down Nurich."
We'll, he's a self-made man, you
know"
Yes, but so is Snodgrass, and they
admitted him"
All. yes, but he was made in Eng
land, don't you know" - Catholic
Standard and Times.
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Study to Be Calm.

Hurry e a also worry, and haste
is waste. Study to be habitually
calm. A meek and quiet spirit is"
in the sight Of God, "of great price,
The rush of modern social life is es-
pecially fatal to the prayer habit; for
until the spirit is hushed and be-
Gained in His presence. God "~rf..t,,t
reflect His own image in our luil-
sc:ousness.-J. Hudson Taylor.
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Pretty Negligee.

An extremely pretty negligee is OF
softest, pale pink silk, the low neck
outlined by motifs of embroidery
worked in pink silk, with an lnch
square of Val. lace set into each me-
dallion, the flowing sleeves finished
to match.
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Velvet Neckband.

The black velvet neckband, that for
a short time was little seen. is now
again being effectively used to give
the desired piquant touch Of black to
the guimpe of the one-piece frock.
The velvet is very narrow, from half
an inch to a little more in width, and
is usually placed at the base Of the
lace stock; the ends are then crossed
in the front, and a small brooch or
buckle holds them in place.
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New Handkerchief Pattern.

One of the newest handkerchief
patterns is a crossbar hemstitched
lawn, showing an embroidered poppy
in one corner. Another is a sheer,
plain hemstitched lawn with a but
terfy alighting on a tiny spray OF
flowers worked in embroidery in one
corner, while a third is a fine, plain
handkerchief hemstitched and Dor
dered in diamond dots with a wide
border all around.
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0zn&0> -. ~n
%>3 ~
Shadow Applique.

Those who have become fond OF
the dainty shadow embroidery will
wish to try shadow applique, which Is
a novelty in embroidery that deserves
to become popular. Shadow applique
differs from the original shadow en-
broidery in that the design is applied
in heavier material to the wrong side
Of the work, ard is held in place By
stitching on the right side.
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Silk and Wool Fabrics.

Some OF the sheerest and most at
tractive materials of the hour are the
silk and wool fabrics so lustrous as
to look polished. Most of these ma
terials come under the head of satin
cloth, and all are to be had in a wide
range of the newest colors.
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ECZEMA COVERED HIM.
Itching Torture Was Beyond Words
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Relieved in "a Hours and
Cured in a Month nv Cutjcura.

Cured in a Month by Cuticura.
II am s~eventy-seven years old, and some
years ago I was taken with eczema from
head to foot. I was sick for six months
and what I suffered tongue could not tell.
I could not sleep day or night because of
that dreadful itching; when 7 did sleep it
was from sheer exhaustion. I was one
mass of irritation; it was even in my scalp.
The doctors medicine seemed to make me
worse and l was almost out of my mind. l
got a set of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Resolvent. I used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night I slept
like an infant, the first solid nights sleep
I had had for six months. In a month I
was cured. w. Harrison Smith, Mt. Kisco,
N. Y, Feb. 8, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass.
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Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot Ease.
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching,
Sweating Feet and lngrowlng Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease Makes new or tight shoes easy. At
ell Druggists and Shoe stores, Is cents. &C.
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
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what made my lovely complexion? /
do not like to tell, for it was a medicine,
but the incest a woman ever took. It was
Lanes Family Medicine that did it." This
is a pleasant herb tea which acts favorably
on the stomach and bowels. purifying the
It cures headache and backache. Druggists
and dealers sell it, 25c.
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anda severe female
weakness. Z b g
doctor saidI would
have to 60 to the
hospital for an
operation, but I,
could not bear to
think Of it. l de-
cided to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
and Sanative FASH
was entirely
cured after three
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The Weary Medic.

Going up to hear that lecture on
appendicitis to-day"
Nav. I'm tired of these organ re-
.itals. "-Cornell Widow.
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Geranium Blossom Vogue.

The geranium blossom is to have
a good run, owing to the vogue for
small flowers in the red shades.
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The Saxon Government has sane
toned a horse insurance. All horses,
asses and their crossbreeds, over six
months old, may now be insured.
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Rheumatism Cured In a Day.

Grapes are squeezed six times in the
making of champagne.
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For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes,
Granulation, Pink Eye and Eye Strain.
Is Compounded by Experienced Physicians;
Contains no Injurious or Prohibited Drugs.
Try Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You
Will Like Murine. Try 1t in Baby's Eyes
for Scaly Eyelids. Druggists Sell Murine
at Soc. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago,
will send You Interesting Eye Books Free.
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VIII be used a great deal this season.
A distinctive feature in the accom-
panying sketch is the plain over skirt
dashed together with ribbon, showing
fat pleats underneath.
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PICTURESQUE Hats.

The bats with long streamers to be
caught under the face are very pic.
turesque.
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DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism radi.
cally curesi in to3days. Its action is remark
able. 1t removes at once the cause and the
greatly benefits. 75c. and 81. At druggists.
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AS the result of excess of births
over deaths Germany's population in
creases at the rate Of about 100000
a wear. N.Y.-2O
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Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
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WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardiner, Maine.-'I have been q
great sufferer from organic troubles
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Australian jewelers. rent engagement
rings to their customers.
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Nearly every japanese follows the pro-
fession of his father.
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In Great Britain there are 10000 o trade
u%nionists.
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The Secret Out.

Flowers are one and a half degrees
warmer than the surrounding air.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intaialna-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie, 25c. a bottle.
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Those Who keep Hamlins Wizard Oil in
the house do not AVE to buy. any other
remedy for sore throat. No other remedy
will cure this trouble so quickly or so
surely. Remember this.
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Try Murine Eye Remedy

Berlin has a club with $50 members
all of whom are divorced.
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There are thirteen recognized qualities
of meerschaum.
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According to a German investigator, .
smoker sends into the air about four billion
particles of dust at every puff.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
INEVITABLE ADVERTISING.

Lord Charles Beresford's recent comments on
the naval interests OF Great Britain and other
lands have attracted much attention in England
and elsewhere. as they deserved TO do Any
thing which might be said those subjects
by so conspicuous. so experienced and out
spoken an authority would naturally be listened
10 with interest. We might also say that
remarks of such a character these. so gcner-
ally thoughtful. instructive and convincing,
would deserve and would probably command
attention no matter by whom they were
uttered. When we have then, such a combina-
tion OF commanding authorship and intrinsic
va ue. there is no reason for surprise at the
serious regard which is given to the veteran
admral's address or at the numerous quota
tions of and comments upon it which are being
made throughout the world
With the greater part of what Lord Charles
said most thoughtful Englishmen doubtless
agree. and so dc men of ether countries, in so
far his remarks applicable or adaptable
to them. The necessity of naval defence is
obvious. and it Is obvious, too. that the public
spirit Of the ma ation must be put and kept in
harmony with the scheme Of national defence.
So Lord Charles deplOred the neglect of the
last few years in naval expansion, which has
resulted in England's strength falling below
what seems to him the desirable, if not the
indispensable. standard; and for that neglect
he thought amends should now be made in
greatly increased programmes of naval con-
sruction. But he censured his countrymen-
and this was perhaps the most striking part OF
his speech and that which received most atten-
tiOn and commentator doing the right thing
in what he held TO be wrong way. It was
necessary to build battleshlps; perhaps it was
desirable to build Dreadnoughts: but it was in
his opinion insane to advertise the Dread
noughts in such a way as to provoke the rivalry
Of the whole world. and thus entail upon Great
Britain enormous expense in meeting that
rivalry.
This point is one from which K seems neces-
sary in measure 10 dissent Perhaps ii was
undesirable TO have the Dreadnoughts adver-
tised To the world but II was inevitable that
they should be. Even If Englshmen had been
able 10 overcome human nature 81 far as To re-
press all public exultati0n in the possession Of
such ships. It would have been impossible to
keep their existence secret. The world would
have known all about them just the same if
there had been no advertising Indeed anv
attempt 10 keep the facts hidden would in
cvitahly have had precisely the contrary effect
from that which was desired If once il had
become known that England was building
~arships of a new and more formidable tvne
and was rying &c keep the details and the
potency of them hidden from the world there
would have been greater furor aud a more