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Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
A Wire Stretcher.

The trace chains were fastened to
the level and clamp with clevises; the
two stay chains were also fastened to
the lever with clevises, as shown at
A A. When using the device the
clamp was fastened close up to post
by boiling some over the wire, the
lever was then made fast to the next
post with the trace chain, as shown
on left-hand side of cut, by working
the lever back and forward, and plac-
ing the hooks of the stay chains in the
links of the trace chain, B, the wire
was soon made tight.
The device was found to be more
powerful than the factory stretcher,
and ii anything quicker, and when we
finally secured a streteher from Neo.
sho it was set TO one side and our
homemade device used instead.
AS the entire outfit was secured on
the farm the cost of the same was the
time it took to make It, about two
hours, the six half-inclf bolts for the
clamp were taken out of the hay rack
j. E. Bridgeman, Lamar, No.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
N OTTO E!

Bring your Cotton to the Ozan
Gin; sell me your Seed.-Will pay as
much money as anyonef or will ex>
change Meal and Hulls for seed and
pay SL50 difference on same weights,
You will have butter to eat with your
BISCUIT If you put the SL5o into big
sack of flour. | am the man that led
the prices on seed last year and win
appreciate your patronage this season.
Competition is the life of trade.
Respectfully Yours
E, M. CAMPBEL
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
MUDDY ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE
General Cooperation Among Farmers
Needed to Secure Results
Beneficial to All.

One thing needed in the country ID
more general cooperation among far.
mers to accomplish results which can
not be done single-handed, Every far
mer in the country would approve of
good roads, especially at this season
of the year, when there is no bottom
in some localities. But comparatively
few farmers are willing to dig down in
their pockets and pull up the neces-
gary cash with which to pay for these
good roads. There is unanimous
howl for hard roads, but no funds are
available with which to build them
Owners in the big cities have to pay
far the pavement i'm front of their
property, even though they have no
vehicles Of any sort to wear them out
Farmers, Of course, are not willing to
stand similar expense, but it does
seem that some system of local taxa
tion could be devised that would be
fair and just to all. Cost of material
is not great, but hauling and putting
it down properly is the sticker. The.
cost of transportation has been fig
ured out as follows:
By sea freights, one-tenth Of ene
cent per ton per mile.
BY railroads, one cent per ton per
mile.
By good roads, seven cents per ton
per mile.
By ordinary country roads, 25 cents
per ton per mile.
Ninety per cent, of every load by
steamship, railroad or express must be
carried by wagon or truck over high
way. 1t costs the farmers of the Uni
ted States nearly three times more
than those of Europe to market an
equal tonnage of farm products.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

The CONTESTANTS for the honers
of the north I ole are still making
faces at each other, and Mr.. Peary
says he is the only waite man that
has been there; that his flag is there
to prove it, and that any diseredit-
ing the statement may go see for
themselves. AS to ourselves, we
are willing to accept both the state
ments of Mr.. Peary and DR. Cook,
rather than make a personal inves-
tigation,
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

sack OF sulphate of iron into fifty
gallon barrel; fill to the chine with
water and stir with hoe for a few
minutes until dissolved. Strain
through several thicknesses of cheese
cloth tackled over manhole of the
spraying machine. Apply with a pow
erful spraying machine, producing a
real mist free from drops Use about
30 gallons to the acre, and spray on
a bright, warm day or on a dark,
damp day; it Goes not matter so long
as rain does not come within IS or
20 hours. This spray will not harm
grain crops, and will. kill wild mus
tar1 aud various other weeds.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
ROAD NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that petition
will be fled with the Hampstead county
court, at the October Term, 1909, of said
court, asking that new read be opened
in Hampstead county, Arkansas, as fol-
lows, to-wit:'
Commencing on the half-mile line, about
the center of Section IA, in Township 10,
s, Il. % west, at the center of the old
road leading fsom Ozan to Bell. thence
west across the center of Sections IA and
Is, in Township 10, S r. 26 west, to the
right of way of the Arkansas & Louisiana
Railway; thence in a northwesterly direc-
tion near the right of way of said railroad
aud following the general direction of said
railroad TO the town of Glow; thence in a
northwesterly direction, following the gen
eral direction of the said railroad, and
near said right-of-way, to the town of
Bell, intelsecting the road from Ozan to
Belton.
J. H. JOHNSON, ct al.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
NOTICE TO SELL LANDS.

NorTcE is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator will apply
to the Hem pstead county Probate
coart at the October term, 1909, Of
said court for an order to sell the
following described lands, the same
being a part of the lands belonging
to the estate of Alex McDougald,
deceased:
Southwest quarter Of the north
east quarter and Northwest quarter
of the Southeast quarter of Section
Twenty nine (29), Township Nine
(9), South Range Twenty. four (24)
West, containing eighty acres more
or less.
S. G. MCDoUeALD,
Administrator of the estate of Alex
Mcpangald decsd--as-s-s>-
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
HOME MADE WIRE STRETCHER.
Found to Be Cheaper and More Pow.
erful Than the Factory
Made Device.

The writer some time ago was COM
PEELED to fence a 40-acre farm. He
was in Mcdonald county, Missouri, and
and as this county has no stock laws
a factory stretcher could not be Sc
cured without driving to Neosho, Mo-,
a distance of 20 miles.
A home made device was finally con-
structed as shown in the sketch. A
clamp was made as shown at d with
two pieces of 2 by inch studding. 43
inches long. The six-foot lever. c,
was also made of by 4-ineh lumber.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY has new pest
for the cotton field said to BE more
destructive than the boil weevil.
This new pest is sma green worm
that is said to bore into the bolls of
the cotton and eat the contents be
fore leaving it. 1t is claimed that
whole fields have been ravaged by
the worm; but it will have to get
up early to get ahead of the boil
weeviIy that has ravaged whole
states.
IT HAS been discovered that she
hide of n New York bull which was
struck by / ghtning, had been tam
ned by the electricity, This is a
new use for electricity, and with
hides on the free list should result
III cheaper shoes.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

Alb DEMOCRATS, should show up
at the polls tomorrow and cast their
vote for the Democratic nominee for
county judge, G. W. Virgins,
While the opposition may not a.
mount to very much, it is the duty
of all to go and vote, and when each
man does his part the result will
take care of itself.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
NO MAN appreciates good roads
us much as he who travels bad ones.

LITTIE Rock has a mystery in
DR.. 9. H. Hoffman, at one time
supposed to be the Grown Prince of
Austria, who had been reported a
suicide many years ago. Friends
of the Doctor deny that he is the
Grown Prince, but say he is the
son of eminent German physician
The Doctor has proved himself to
be one of the most learned medical
men in the United States, and of
more use to humanity than the
majority of Crown Princes.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

MoRn1ToN, New Jersey has a
man who has been in Jail 1910 times,
and if is said he is working hard to
reach to reach the 200 mark. If
his reputation is worth anything to
him he should reach it without much
trouble.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

A dash for the North Pole is i'm
mediately followed by a dash for
a warmer climate.
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

Now that Uncle Sam has the
North Pole, what will he do with
it?
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
Killlnn Wends.

Killing weeds by spraying: To
make the spraying solution, says the
Farm Journal, empty a hundred-round
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

Go out and vote tomorrow-dan't
depend on the other fellnw .-s--..a
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24
kimball Pianos and Organs
RECEIVE THE HIGHEST AWARD WHERE EXHIBrTFD
THE TONE THAT LINGERs IN MEMORY

The fall
derent
of the KlMBAI by the highest
perfection the standard That why the
ablty and
More than 100 ORGANS are m
use i'll the homes of the best land
world and backed Oldest
the best Piano Southwest We
of payment
Washington telegraph., 1909-09-24

J, II. JOHNSON, ct al.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

Summarized. these figures show fha,
in the two unionist counties the union
lists averaEe 6s per cent OF the popula-
tion and hold SO per cent of the an
pointments. while in the nationalist
counties the nationalists average Sta
per cent Of the population and hold 20
per cent OF the appointments II home
rule means discrimination, where does
1t APPEAR
AS I close these letters two curious
pictures come to me. On bright June
day In 1900 stood on the railroad plat-
form at Pretoria chatting with a stout
bearded man who leaned over the rear
platform Of a train. He was In mill
tary. uniform. and the train was loaded.
with armed troops which he command
ed, infantry and artillery. Over the
stony hills TO the southwark came the
irregular thud OF field guns. for the at
tacking army was closing in on the
Boer capital Presently the train pulled
out, the man on the rear pIatforrD
waving courteous goodby.
IL was General Louis Botha com
mander Bn OF the Boer troops lighting the
BRUSH forces. on his way to the front
20 maintain for two years an UNEQUAL
struSsie against the imperial armies
Inc otner picture was seven wears
iatef-May, 1907. Outside the guild-
halis IN London. the streets are packed
Win dense crowds. the buildings gay
Win many nags. Through the lanes
oI people rolls carriage preceded by
Gathering squadron OF mounted
guards and followed By a mighty wave
OF cneers- From the carriage steps a
Sloutiy Ouilt man in frock suit and silk
nat Sowing gravely to the plaudits
OF the crowd he passes into guildhan.
10 De hOnored by the greatest men of
England and her colonies.
Is the Right Honorable General
LOUIS Botha, prime minister OF IL
Transvaal. political ruler OF a 49,
governing unit of the empire.
rome rule In the Transvaal. a free
parliament In Pretoria. the enen1v's
commander as prime minister. within
nve years OF the ending OF the war
england can be Just and generous to
the Boer. Does Ireland deserve ~Iesse
VIII the interests OF the empire be con-
ssrys4 with lsss3 ~----t.rs-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

Something OF this remarkable expansion course to
me unusual activity OF stock specuaon Wall during
august but the bulk OF due the legitimate
moving the 1t is significant total volume
OF loans greater September than the same time
in w before the the time when the great business boom
IN progress The figures proof spite of the hard
times following the panic the wealth country has steadily
increased and that restored the volume Of busne
grows with astonishing rapidty
HE city OF Washington has model law of recent adoption
regulating the use OF bllboads and provisions brief
they worth recitng as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

That billboards and persons engaged in the
business of painting or placing signs or adver-
tisements on land, buildings, billboards. fences.
or other structures in the district of Columbia.
pay yearly tax of $40 before engaging in the
business. No person shall place, exhibit main
tain or continue any advertisement or poster
eXcent nnon such land hn1sAc h,,ild:n,1s LII
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

boards fences or other structures the
OF Columbia nayin discretion,
poss se written authority shall only be residence
dents OF the SIDE OF the square IN which the display
OF the
this paragraph shan apply to persons who advertise business exhibition
relating to the or lease Of lands
San Francisco had ordinance in force the citv world
be the umiatng epedent of begging the bboardmen
hide their most offensive signs during the visit OF the president
md the forthcoming Pooa festival AS people begin to realize the
Disagreement that follows the billboard shall find that the
example of the district of Columbia will be widely followed
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

need be assumed because Mr. Taft John
to attend Secretary Bnger during his investigation of the
Hetch Hetchy that the mind of the administration
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

made up against the grant of rights to Sai
Francisco and in favor of the sentimentalst
who object TO the conversion of swamp,
meadow into mountain lake. There is, il
fact every reason to believe that Mr. Taf
takes no stock in the position of the sent;
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11
Expansion OF
Banking
Business

WIT" the previous
lowing eno"eu tne lo-
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11
The T ahoe and
Hetch Hetchy
Controversies

mentaists who would forbid the great resource
Tor the benefit OF great urban population.
IS Mr. Iafts way, from long judicial habit do things in
orderly othca fashion and give every his He
viii decide nothing without fully hearing Sides and it is in
this line OF practice and policy that he directs
shall take It's regular of official Balnper will hear
the evidence and report he The final decision
must with the president responsibility for
action Matters of such high Importance settled by an
underng although he may happen place in the
presidents cabinet
Why has been deemed reopen question at all has
not been made clear It might easily supposed that the
government would regard Secretary Garheds closing
the incident all the because the Francisco acting
good faith under the Garfield permit gone and invested
large OF the project That reopenne OF
question should have been permitted
the way of San Francisco
Secretary Bange has another investigation on his hands in
relation the concerning power rights on Lake
and the Truckee Balngr declares that the RIGHTS OF
the will be carefully guarded this matter but he
does make public the proposed bv the
This persistent policy is not rassro
of the fact that such particulars contract as have
leaked out have borne the appearance of very sided
ment with the advantage all the side power companies
This between Balnger power companies
but between the United those interests AS such tb
people nave right to know what proposed be
He of the national comptroller the currency for the
ten weeks ending September an astonishing exnan
sion OF business judging from loans made bv the
II national banks That S to say in the neriod
LKpanSon OIL between June 23 and September the volume
Banking e6nosIns o losns was f nsrssed s @ BY s9 and
Business Der last year the increase in loans was
I SS9szo9olO These the figures in detail:
%R the previous report that of June z
a chou
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

HE report of the comptroller of the currency for the
ten weeks ending September an astonishing exnan
sion of business Judging the total of loans ad ,
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

national banks That is to say in the period
between June % and September the volume
OF loans was increased by SOC, $4,000. and
comparing the figures with those of Septen,-
Der last year the increase in loans was
$398,269,o2O These are the figures in detail
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

/. TWO AUTH0RS--L.. X, Lodi, Cal. Who
wrote THE Wide. Wide World and "OId
Heideberg2''
The first was written by s. Warner
and the second by ". Meyer Forester.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

IN THREE TATEs-subscriber city, Is
Arkansas City in Kansas and Lebanon In In
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

Yes. Piney Flats. Sullivan county.
Tenn; Arkansas City, Desha county.
Kan. and Lebanon. Boone county, Ind.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11
IRISH DENIED RIGHTS
WHICHBOERS SECURED
After 800 Years Conflict Emerald Isle Is Refused Home
Rule That Transvaal Obtained in Seven
Bv HUGH SUTHERLAND

bs home rule with the older and more
4 municipal corporations
y - of efficiency therefore
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-11

FIVE DoLLARS-F. R., Fort Brag, Cal
Where s5 piece bearing date OF 1882 an.
mint mark &C coined?
c. C. stands for the Carson Cit,
mint. which was not established unit
1870 Coins Of that denomination wer,
issued from the mint at Charlotte. n
c.. the mint mark of which is c.. il
the year. given
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-06
in the very week she died.

Among her best known poems are:
THE Rhyme of the Duchess May, an
exquisite lyric, bearing unquestionably
the stamp of genius; Lady Geraldine's
CourtShip,' a tiny poetic novel, and
notably as her first essay in praise of
the democratic spirit, speaking the sem
timent of England, stirred with visions
of recognition of a common brother
hood extending beyond the Limitations
of caste-a sentiment voiced by Tenny-
son, in his 'Locksley Hail. 1.-The -
of the Children further step in e
same direction in its plea for the broth,
erhood of man for the Christian chart
ty inspired by it, Her "Sonnets from
the Portuguese have been by some
critics ranked even higher than the
sonnets of Shakespeare, having a wom-
anly purity that gives them a more re-
fined atmosphere.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-06
THE MARRIED MAN
PLANTS HIS GARDEN.
BY Hy-Rum.


The Married Man. heaving a sigh,
half of sorrow, half of joy, dropped
into the rear seat yesterday morning,
as the car swung on the corner OF
Clinton and Whitman streets, doleful
ly dug a time-w worn fare from his spa
cious pocket. and glanced modify out
of the window Nothing seemed to in
terest him-not even the scenery of the
pretty residence district that was pass
ing in a continually moving panoram
ic film; OCCASIONALLY the slightest fiut-
ter of a smile lighted up his counte-
nance, but indicated no real interest
in things and events of the day and
time. His was brown study-so
brown in fact, that he could almost
taste it, and when fellow passenger
made an overture as though to open
general conversation with hearty
greeting, there was nothing stirring
not a sign that interest in life had not
gone forever-until> the conductor,
bustling through the car, called, fare,
please"
morning, Stub"
Morning. colonel; how's the fruit
crop with you this beautiful balmy
spring day? Got another crouch on?
Oh, we'll, forget it.; life is made UP of
tears and sunshine, and were it not for
the diversion thus afforded, life would
not be worth the living for the monot-
ony of the thing. Cheer up, old man,
the baseball season is coming"
"You can MARBLE along in your phil
osophicaN vein all day if you want to-,
but you only show your ignorance
when you do it; married man has
license to know few things you
young bucks are not wise to, and af-
ter the Jackpot has been opened, it's
up to some one to play the cards.
Catch the drift-WOod of my remarks?"
''To be frank with you, l do not, and
perhaps after you have explained them
to me l shall be no wiser. But let 'er
ramble, and I'll see if my gray mat
ter is still up to the usual standard"
did you see by the papers that the
members of the city councily had been
rendered an urgent invitation to at
tend a reception to be given in Hades
in honor of the health committee?
Well 1 only wish that the man who
first invented the garden idea had been
other guests had taken their departure,
he might be retained indefinitely and
given a taste of his own DOPE"
"But still / can't see where you are
affected one way or another; are you
a member of the health committee, or
just a railway magnate?"
mot guilty on either count; but l
can tell you that my experiences of the
past week, if they could be set down
in print, would make one of the most
interesting books of revelations ever
cast upon a clamoring public. l made
a garden and Wif1et officiated as chap
erone Believe me, the memories OF
those happy days will linger long with
me, and the scent of wild onions, rhu-
barb and other obnoxious plants will
linger just as long.
Things went we'll while we were
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-06
MAHOGANY ISpEER
OF ALLHARDWOODS

f, sible of the Cuban mahogany forests.
For few years the forests of CUBA
contributed more largely to the supply
| in this country than at the present
time largely owing to the rapidity WITH
which this valuable timber was logged
and shipped. An engineer employed by
American authorities during the recent
Intervention in Cuba claims that near
[ w all of the available supply OF ma
hogany of that island has been ex-
haust'ed and that what now remains In
any considerable quantities is far re-
mote from transportation facilities.
The number OF buyers of mahogany
in this country's hardwood market is
now exceeded only by those of oak, ma
pie poplar, Eastwood, ash, birch, chest
nut and cypress The principal reason
for the popularity of mahogany is that
the importers of the logs and the man
ufacturers of lumber have never ad-
vanced It's price beyond a modest profit,
and it is relatively so low that it now
makes little difference in price whether
an office building or a home is finished
in mahogany or quartersawn white
oak.
Another reason for it's popularity is
because it improves in tone with age.
After much experimentation car
builders finish practically all Of their
cars in mahogany, as it withstands
satisfactorily the severe usage and al
SO holds it's finish. The chief centers
of mahogany importation and manu-
facture are Boston, New York, Louis
vile. New Orleans, Chicago and India
napolis.
The mahogany is the wood of tree
of Swietenia of the natural family of
Cedrelacae, named by Joaquin in honor
of j. Van Swieten. The tree is one of
the most majestic and beautiful, with
large spreading head and pinnate shin
ing leaves. The trunk is often 40 feet
in length and six fet in diameter and
is divided into many massive arms.
Mahogany wood was first imported
by England in 1924, although In 1897
Sir Walter Raleigh demonstrated the
great value of this wood which was
used in repairing his ships at Trinidad.
From 1924 until the discovery of the
mahogany forests of Africa by Stan
ley, England and continental Europe
were heavy purchasers Of mahogany
from the West Indies, Honduras and
Mexico Al great part of the mahogany
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-06

quote her own words again: Il ate and
drank Greek, and made my head ache
with it,
About 1886 the family removed to
London, and here her health, never
strong, greatly failed. During visit
20 the seashore for her benefit her
brother and two friends were lost in
a small sailing vessel and the sister
was completely Frustrated by the
tragedy. Too i'll to be moved, she lived
for nearly year where the waves
ton. Then she returned to London to
live the life of a recluse in a darkened
room. In 1914 a collection of her poems
was published, including the beautiful
romance, Lady Geraldine's Courtship"
In this poem occurs incidental men,
ton Of several living poets. To Robert
Browning she referred in these lines:
cor from Browning some pomegranite
which, if cut deep down the middle
Shows heart within, blood tinctured
of a varied humanity"
Touched by the appreciation, Brown
ing called upon her, and thus began
an acquaintance which led to her mar
riage in 1916. Though opposed by her
father, the marriage proved ideal and
seemed to give her renewed health, life
and strength. POLITICALLY their love
story was sung by her in the "Sonnets
from the Portuguese" the name being
a thin disguise of their autobiographic
character. No love poems are more
exquisite
With Browning she went to live in
Italy, and there remained almost con-
stantly for the rest of her life. Both
Browning and his wife became deeply
imbued with love and sympathy for
the hopes and aspirations of the Ital-
ians, and much of her verse thereafter
is inspired by these feelings. Her
hopes Of Italian liberty were realized