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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09
AdiustahLa EARN Gate.

A heavy gate is very apt to sag even
if carefully constructed and fairly well
braced. \ good plan is to make an
adjustable brace like that shown in the
Illustration. The post b is mortised
into the sill A firmly and braced at
the sides with the strips G. A sub
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09
Farm Labor In New York State.


The American Agriculturist contains
brief statements from several farmers
in different parts of New York state
relating to the farm labor problem.
The general trend Of the replies indi-
Gates that good farm labor is scarce,
that wages for day labor range from
SI25 to $150 per day and monthly
wages from 500 to S33 with board for
ten hours work per day and that the
scarcity Of work in cities is bringing
back to the farm those who were born
and brought up thereon. The encour-
agement Of the immigration Of farm
labor from the United Kingdom. Ger
many, Sweden and other European
countries is advocated as a remedy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09

pensive and easy TO construct.
Dig a square hole in the ground at
the desired point for locating the hitch.
Ing post about one and half feet
square and deep enough to reach the
frost line FIJI the bottom with
small stones and cement. ON this set
a stout cedar post with strong iron
ring In the top. Fill in about the post
with the small stones and cement to
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09
INDEPENDENCE & MONMOUTH
Railway.
FROM INDEPENDENCE


Train No. GA. Leave Independence daily. 6:Ot
a. m w. Monmouth 6:l5 a. NJ; ar. Dallas, 64(
u. III.
Train No. 6S. Leave Independence, daily
1850 a. m; lv. Monmouth, II 65 a. m. ar. Dal.
| las, II 80 Il. m
Train No. 20, Leave Independence, daily,
6:l5 p. M; lv. Monmouth, $50 y. IN. ar. Dallas
| 6:55 p. m,
FOR AIRLIE.
Train No. 67. Leave Independence, daily.
1880 a. M; lv. Monmouth, 7:40 a. m; ar Airlie,
8:1E a. m.
Train No. 70. Leave Independence, daily, $3.50
p. m; lv. Monmouth, 1850 p. M; ar. AiIlie 4:25
p. IN.
FOR MONMOUTH ONLY.
Leave Independence, daily, 2:3O p. m.
No. l0l arrives Monmouth 7:2O am
FROM DALLAS.
FOR INDEPENDENCE.
Train No. 65. Leave Dallas, daily ex. Sunday
$3.50 a. m: lv. Monmouth, S:55 a. m; ar Inde-
pendence, 9:l5 a. m.
Train No. l0l. Ly. Dallas. Sunday only, 6:55
a. M; ar. Independence, 1880 a. IN.
Train No. 60. Leave Dallas daily, PM; "
Monmouth, :25 p. M; ar. Independence, 40 D.
m. (This train connects at Monmouth for Air
lie.)
Train No. Il. cave Dallas. daily, 7:S5 p. m.
lV. Monmouth 5 p. M; ar. independence, S:15
p m.
FROM AIRLIE.
Train No. &c. Leave Airlie daily, a. m; ",
Monmouth, 9;35 a. M; ar. Independence, $3.50
a. m. (rhis train connects at Monmouth foI
Dallas)
Train No. y. Leave Airlie. daily, sos D. m ; |
". Monmouth, 54O p. m; ar. Independence |
5:55 p. m.
Train No 100 leaves Airlie 4:I5 p. IN. SUNDAY |
ONLY arrives Monmouth $50 p IN. arrives lnde |
pendence $3.50 p. m.
FROM MONMOUTH ONLY.
Leaves Monmouth for Independence, daily al
l:00p m.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09

M -AfN - AAaA.AfAAAAN AAAAha
Ing streams for irrigation purposes
and raised large crops Of Vegetables
and grain. However. irrigation did
not make any extensive Roadway until
the civil war and during the early
seventies. when the great tide Of inn
migration turned toward the west In
1870 only about 20.On0 acres ~ land
were cultivated by irrigation in the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09
Wood Ashes Enr 49,.

\ little wood ash is held to be very
beneficial to horses. 1t is given a tea.
spoonful at time, sprinkled on a feed
nf oats.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09

the surface Of the
ground. Thcncov-
er the post 10 the
top with a thick
coating Of cement
not less than
two and n half
In hes at any
point building II
up in the square
shape shown IN
Fig. >.
To give the ce-
ment "A stronger ,
hold upon the
wooden post drive
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09

thing rguI BE-
gained If Il can
BE- kept fr1mloOk.
IL dc idcdly uH
attractive.
A wooden post
Is an Invitation 20
a horses teeth.
Iron posts can be
used, but these
are more or less
expensive and are
not readily secur-
ed except in the
large cities. \
stone post Is at
tractive, but eX-
pensive. \ made"
stone post, how
.HH.a Il III
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09
E arm Qn9
Ogarden
STONE HITCHING POST.

A Device Which viii Last a Century
il Well Made.
A country place must have a hitch
ing post at the side or in front Of the
house, else thouEhtiess callers will
hitch their horses to the shade trees or
to the fence. From its verv1gature it
is difficult 10 make a hi-ehlue post
look attractive on a lawn. but some
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09

COMPLETED IRRIGATION DI4CH
tude in the investment of this large
fund, although he is required to spend
the major portion Of the fund arising
from the sale Of public lands within
each state or territory fer the benefit
of its lands so far as practicable
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09

equally good when fresh and keeps
good longer than butter from cream
spontaneously fermented
Corn to make a pound of pork is dis
cussed by a writer in the Breeders
Gazette. A pen of eleven Duroc-Jer-
seys fed sixty-two days gained 500
pounds and required GIL pounds corn
per pound of gain. A lot of fifteen Po-
land-C -Chinas fed thirty-five days gain
ed 5S5 pounds and required 4.9G pounds
of corn per pound Of gain. a little
! skimmilk was fed once a day in addi-
tion to the corn, and the pigs had the
run of pasture.
Sugar is said by contributor in the
Journal Of Agriculture, Paris to be
good for fattening sheep. In test
covering eighty-four days the average |
daily gain per head on a ration con- /
tanning sugar was POP grams as COM
pared with 127 grams per day on a ra-
tion without 1t. When slaughtered the
flesh Of the sugar fed sheep was found
to be of most excellent quality.
a disease commonly known as swoll-
en- head of turkeys is described in the
Journal Of Agricultural Science. Tie
most characteristic symptom is an ex-
tensive swelling about the head. which
becomes SO enlarged that the birds are
unable to see. The swelling is due to
an accumulation of gelatinous sub
stance in the infraorbital cavity. This +
swelling may disappear in a short time :
1r may persist for several months. t
rhe swellings contain a cheesy, foul f
smelling material, and death may take Il
Dlace without regard to the apparent
everity os the disease. The LESSONS u
re confined to the head except for an ii
OCCASIONAL distension of the coca. G;
5acilli related to the diphtheria bacil- S:
rs are frequently found in the exu-
alton, but no organism has been def IA
itely shown to be the primary cause =
the disease.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1909-02-09
Pasturage For Pigs.

Thirty shoats averaging ifty-two
pounds in weight were divided as
nearly equal as possible into three
lots Of ten each. Lot No. l was fed
on a grain mixture Of shorts one-half,
cornmeal one-fourth and Kaffir corn
meal one-fourth in dry lot The
other two lots were fed the same
grain ration, but one received rape
pasture and tie other alfalfa pasture
in addition. Each lot was given what
grain the hogs would eat up clean. and
each had access TO water and ashes
The gains Of the three lots were very
nearly equal. The dry lot consumed
557 pounds, or 10 pounds for every 100
pounds Of grain, more gain than the
pasture lots. The lot on rape required
one acre Of pasture, while the alfalfa
lot used a trifie less than one-half acre. |
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
FOR INDUSTRI4L PEACE.
ambassador Straus Says We Treat
Commercial Subjects Politically.

Washington, June IA bulletin was issued to-
day by the National Council of Commerce contain
ing a letter from Oscar S Straus. formerly Secre-
and recently named as American Ambassador 10
Turkey in which he urges promotion Of a better
understanding of the two great industrial forces,
capital and labor.
The letter from Ambassador Straus, addressed 10
Gustav H. Schwab. is in response 10 resolutions
adopted by the National Council of Commerce, in
which appreciation is expressed of his efforts,
while Secretary Of Commerce and Labor in pro-
noting the work of the national council. Mr..
StraUs says:
In the last administration it was my pleasure TO
with the Postmaster General, Mr.. Meyer In ur-
gently recommending that the postal subsidy act
be extended to ships of sixteen knots and over
on the Pacific and to Latin American ports, which
the most practical and wisest plan, and would not
be a burden upon our revenues. for the saving IN
postal charges would largely. if not entirely cover
the proposed subsidy extension
While our leading commercial rivals treat purely
commercial questions from a commercial stand
point. persist in treating such questions from
political and partisan standpoint. Whatever JUS
tifcatOn there may have been in wears past Tor
business questions, the extension OF MANUFACTURING
formerly confined the Northern and Eastern
states throughout the South and West has uni1ed
natiODaliZed economic interests Ihere lS
no longer a solid South" certainly not CONNER
callv. and when this is fully realized as II Is nov
beginning to be understood. there can no lohseI
be solid South" politically. The unifying lhHu-
ences Of the economic interests of our country are
fast obliterating not only sectional but also state
all questions that aueCt tHV
commerce and Industries Of our people as Il "'i'--
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
HOTCHKTSS ASKS REPORT.
Would Learn Hoe Companies Are
Com pIyng 7cih Lac.

,r 1,ne 13-wiIiam II. Hotchkiss. Super
intendent % Insurance, has called on each
life Insurance company Of the state 10 itoa ~
Iorartn1ent as soon possible after June 80 wha'
a.,fo, II has made OF that date IN It's ho!ulhsS
of railroad and industrial stocks ana IN tue S'0o
of banks and trust companies
- >. ,s,a evil. developed by the insurance IN
.,sa+ron of four years by the Armstrong
9 e,., ,,,tttee was the large investments
-. -. Insurance companies in such STOCKS ana
the committee pointed ont In It's report 20 tiie
ie,ature that through the control Oh Sups'ui'''
cornoratfons by means Of stock ownership, Soi,i1
insurance companies had 2racticaHy 'iaiia' ~
business Of banks and trust companies invest
,,. r., etoc;gs should be prohibited, was the coii
r,,.ao,s recommendation They are fnnuaie'l'"iIS
obteotionable as the corporation lhstedo Vi i'o
ms, a secured obligation, acquires proprietary IN
,st gn another business. with rights subject u
:, ,,.1sass which may be created in the con-
- 90 - and even direct liabilities as stock
holders ,.., ,,-obibitina
Legislation was subsequently ehac,eu Pr :
,r.,,rance companies from investing III lhe stoch VI
any corporation except in pooic hlocH9 - ao,aIa
nal cornorations The investments OF ule ooiiip" ~
-, IN stocks Of the prohibited classes at that the'
however ran into the millions. and provision N.
made that every company OWNING Su0ii 60
should be required TO dispose OF lilelh "i'' "
-. from, December 81, 1906 and that each year
- .. tho exniration of that period reduction
- 10 ,,osnt of such investments should be rlaue
80 an extent approved by the Superintendent o'
Insurance -, g.. .- ,orioa
iii have elapsed and the department desires 10
80, 70 what extent the companies have compheo
III, The law In dsposing Of their holdings of STOCK:
superintendent Hotehkiss has aiso fequeS,e .il
ufe insurance companies doing business IN 'nis
iii -, ae Of June go 1909, to their hold
,s Of real estate intention being to ascertain
,nr far such companies have complied with sec sec
ion % Of the insurance law which, ootn oeiore
and since the Armstrong conlinl''ee
IN .s,,,o of the real property Of all life in
aIle 49, MES other than their principal ofhce
',ia,ss and such other realty as should De requl-
s,te for their convenient accommodation IN 'Ne
transaction Of their business
Il - ~ this investigation will be supse-
.,'ar,1r issued as public document.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14

wage earners in the industry or those importers
and agents of foreign manufacturers who desire 10
block mills and take market?
Again with a sound and solid protective tariff
and men behind IL able 10 carry ii out, this
ton advances to q new and greater prosperity In
which those who have fought against 1t will share
a part
In the fall of 1891 Hill, Of New York. attempted
to secure the Democratic nomination for the Presf-
dency the next year. seeking his aid in the South
and among the Western Silver Democrats This
led Cleveland TO cut out the silver question he
knew it would be fatal as issue in the East
He selected tariff reform, and January s, 1892
declared any other issue would bode defeat. When
Cleveland went to Providence in March, 1892, he
endeavored TO engage the Republicans "A Joint
debate on the tariff question alone The Republi
cans offered 70 meet Cleveland and Governor Camp
bell and discuss questions Of the day. including sill
Yer, and 10 furnish hall for the purpose but
Cleveland declined. Speaker Reed and Mckinley
be the Republican speakers. but Cleveland
would not listen to any silver debate. This
Bryan's first introduction into national campaign
in the East and he introduced the silver
tongued orator from the silver state of Nebraska
Rhode Island voters stood by their guns for pro
lection Aldrich. and the fierce tariff reform
onslaught failed.
The special session has shown that the protective
policy has been the and foundation of that
prosperity which has SO invited the worlds admira-
ton. The surprise Of the session has been the
hearty approval by the South and prominent
Democrats of the protective policy. Even the Re
publicans who wrangled over trivial details were
made restivs until they Insisted that their states
were as thoroughly American as any in the Union
1t seems as if free trade issue is dead.
The tariff question should not be made political
issue again 1t is unAmercan to patronize foreign
ers on goods We can make here longer than time
enough for to organize that industry. Our pro-
tective tariff Is to aid in doing just that. have
only initiate inaugurate business methods in
the handling OF tariff matters TO derive greater
results \ separate and distinct branch of the
Treasury Department, under the Secretary OF the
Treasury, 10 keep in direct touch with business 1t
home and abroad would do more than any commits
sion that be named.
HERBERT W. LADD,
Ex-Governor of Rhode Island.
Providence, June TO- 1903
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
STEAMER PULLED OFF SAND BERTH.
After Four Days on Long Island Shoals the
Antonio Lopez Comes to New York.

The Antonio Lopez the Spanish liner stranded on
Point O. Woods on Wednesday, is safe In New
york Harbor. She anchored last night at Quaran-
tine after having In under her own steam
from the Long Island coast, where she was dragged
t+o deem water by wrecking tugs yesterday after
The rising tide helped the work. and the Lopez
assisted materially by pulling with her own cables
attached to sea anchors. One casualty marked the
efforts of the Merritt & Chapman wrecking crew
r,r.d steward of Belfast. ireland. fell overheard
from a barge while asleep Saturday and vas
drowned.
The steamer apparently is undamaged' BUT she
probably Will go into drydock for overhauilns
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
MAD HORSE BITES ITS OWNER.
Attacks Truckman After Wounding Truck
Horse-Tries to Iniure Two Other Men.

Frank Savage truckman. OF Newark was oiI-
ten by a horse yesterday and his face badly torn
AS there is every Indication that the morse was
suffering from rabies Savage will take the Pasteur
treatment and a truck horse which was also bitten
will held for examination
The horse was a small one used for carriage pur-
poses by savage. He was in one portion or the
bic with large truck horse some time durinS
the night carriage horse broke loose anu At
tackled the larger horse The biz horse apparently
beat the smaller horse into state Of exhaustion
bat was himself bitten in the flank When MI
Savage went TO the stable yesterday morning 10
secured the animal although it tried to bite MN
Later the small horse broke loose ana atItcAe'
him II was then that Mr. Savage was injured
Savage tied the animal to a truck where ne was
later shot by Louis c. Teed OF the Society Tor Jhe
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals Before ne was
shot the horse attempted 70 attack Mr. Ieed anu
DR. J. e. CorIiss veterinary surgeon upon "hoS7
advice Mr. Teed had been summoned
II is believed the horse had been bitten by dog
which after hanging about the stable for several
davs was shot and found 10 have been suffering
frnru raj
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
WANT LINCH TO USE NEW FENDER
Commission Will Give Another Hearing on
Safetv Devices of Surface Lines

Milo p Matbie. of the Public Service Commits
sion will continue this afternoon investigation
70 determine why the Second avenue and 69th street
surface lines are not equipped with the approved
type of wheel guard tenders AT previous hearings
f.corge w Iinch, receiver of the Second avenue
limo brought testimony show that the rigid type
of wheel guard he using was effective
on the other hand. G. f. Daggett, chief of the
h,raau OF accidents and complaints of the commits
sion testified his records showed that since August
1eG7 the Second avenue company had reported
stxtv-four accidents. twenty-five of which were
fatal Wheel guards were involved indirectly In
twentv-three of the accidents. and in fifteen of
these death resulted.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
THIS JERSEY DOG SUCKS EGGS.
Steals Between Eight and Ten Every Morning
for Breakfast.

a local contractor solved to-day the mysterious
disappearance OF the eggs laid by brood ot
chickens on his place. From eight to ten eggs
vanished daily. all that remained OF them being
half the she'll Of each
This morning Mr.. CestOne saw Bat. wa-ch-
dog about the barn enter the chicken yard after a
chorus OF clucIIs had announced that the daily
quota OF eggs had been laid The dog went 70
FIVE nests in succession. and with one snap OF MS
Jaws bit The egg that reposed therein Ihe Cos
swa lIoved the half that he seized in his mouth.
shell ana all and then cleverly sucked the remain
ing part Of the egg from the other portion Of the
she
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
TEN sMUGGLED CHINAMEN FOUND.
immigration officials Find Them on Vessel
at Seattle.

Seattle June 13-Immigraton officials. after
finding on the wharf a Chinese who admitted that
he came over as a stowaway on the Great North
ern liner Minnesota. searched the vessel to-day
and discovered nine smugged coolies and
quantity of silk and cigars.
Inspector G. F. Keagey. who is a heavy man.
stepped into the sail locker Of the steamer and fell
twenty feet through a hole in the floor, alighting
on top Of nine Chinese Further investigation
brought 10 Hight several leather sacks resembling
government mail pouches filed with raw silk and
several boxes of expensive cigars. The bags OF
silk are supposed to have been taken aboard with
the mail sacks.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
IDENTIFY $1,000 BILL SUICIDE.
Upholsterer of Rutherford, N j., Says Man
Worked for Him-Lived in Brooklyn.
LBy Teregraph to The Tribune. ]

Dover y. J., June 13-George B. Holman who
has an upholsterng shop in Rutherford. to-day
Identified the mysterious suicide whose body was
found hanging in a grove on the outskirts OF
Dover on June empoye who left him on
Nav % The man q Swede OF the name of
Fyers Mr.. Holman says that, while Evers had
worked for him for. eleven years he did not know
his first name Tho man roomed in Brooklyn, com
muting daily between Rutherford and that borough
Holman said that although Evers had lived alone
in BROOKLYN he had brothers and sisters there
and rter viewing the body he started Tor BROOKLYN
tn look I'D the suicides kin. over $90 was round
In the suicides pockets including Sl,Uo bill
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
BALLoNIsTs DOWN FOR BREAKFAST.
Partake of Meal While Residents of Vermont
Town Hold Their Gas Bag

PittsAeId Mass, June 13-The ascension Of the
balloon Massachusetts. which started from here az
12l7 a. m. to-day. with William Van Sleet. OF TINS
cfty as pilot and w Q. BTamhaH and Edgar l.
Robbins, Of Boston, passengers, was ended al
1872 a. m. in the of East Alstead. y Fl
The baIJooufsts landed first at Dummerston, Vt.
about O'Clock and in one of the farmhouses there
they partcok of breakfast while the residents held
their balloon after which the aerial voyage was
resumed They reached A height of 1850 reet-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
BEES INVADE STREETCAR.
Make a Lively Few Minutes for Churchgoers
in Pittsburg.
IBy relegraph to The Tribone.I ]

Pittsburg. June IA swarm Of bees on the North
Side this evening settled inside a streetcar which
was crowded with churChgoers, and there was d
lively few minutes.
The bees belonged to O. Z. Knoeh, Of No l07 West
Ohio street who has apiary on his second moor
front windows Tonight the bees left the hives
on the window sIs and swarIned the
Many people stung and others bruised in
nght from the car The motorman finally carried
the car with the bees his only passengers. into
the Island avenue car barns three miles away, and
the bees tonight occupy the barns alone.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
MRS. EDDY THE REAL HEAD.
So Professor Herring Declares at Christian
Science Meeting.
lRr rel.rrnnh u The rrLhnne- !


Springfield. Mass, June B-That Mrs. Eddy Is
In fact as well as stiIl the head of the Chris
tian Science Church was asserted at tho Scientist
meeting in the Court Square Theatre tonight by
Professor Herman :. Herring.
she has remained steadfastly at her post OF duty
and continued to instruct, guide. advise and ad-
rnonsh her followers and 70 lead her great cause
in its stately progress said Mr.. Herring Those
OF US who have known her personally and have
had the great privilege OF being under her super
vision realize in some degree what an extraordi-
nary woman she is
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
ENGINEER HELD FOR FLAG BOYS DEATH.

James Mccarthy of No. 413 West both street
,.,,,aar ~ the New York Central freight train
that run over and killed Philip Waltenberg flag
boy at Leroy and West streets on saturday was
renanded to the Coroner by Magistrate hrotel IN
Jefferson Market court yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14

1t is said that the intention Of the Lackawanna
10 extend the four tracks from Port Morris to Den
Vile will give 10 the road of anthracite four
track system from Delaware Water Gap TO no
boken This later will be continued westward IN
til the main line from Hoboken TO Buffalo IS d
four-traCk system.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14

The strawberry crop in South Jersey was never
larger than this year. a fact that is reflected IN
the extremely low prices OF the berries IN ana
around Washington Market The growers are
shipping the berries to such an extent that pas
senger traffic is delayed while the crates are De-
ing placed on the trains Along the Delaware River
Railroad there are between 200 and 1900 pickers at
work Many OF the shipments OF this section went
10 Boston during the last week
New-York tribune., 1909-06-14

Commuters from LyndhUrst and other towns on
the Boonton branch Of the Iackawanna Railroad
will go 10 Trenton Tuesday 20 make complaints
about the train service the branch Alfred y.
Barber. secretary of the New Jersey Railroad Com
mission. announces that the commissioners will re-
sumo consideration OF the grievances about the SER
vice the BoOnton branch that day.