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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-06
DIRECTIONS
WE ARE DETERMINED

To make this contest the fairest and
squarest contest ever held. Remember
that if you do not desire to send in a
reply drawn on this advertisement. you
| may use a separate sheet of paper.
drawing your own wheel and filling in
the spokes. 1t costs you nothing to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28
Angus steer, Black Rock.

In Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin.
Minnesota and South Dakota, the
states that usually ship many thin cat
tie to the Chicago market Advices
from South st. Paul. Sioux City. Kan
sas City and Omaha are to the effect
that the desirable stockers and feeders
are also comparatively scarce there.
Bulk of the thin cattle coming to Chi
cago consist mostly Of common, light
stockers from the dairy and other dis
tricts.
Purdue university has shown very
clearly the value of silage in feeding
beef cattle, and Indiana has become
noted for its beef cattle growers with
part corn silage. During the winter
season the cattle in addition to silage
should have two parts of cottonseed
meal and one of corn. Commence
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28
PLANNING FOR
HOME GARDENS
CIV BEssIE I. PUrNAM.)

(By BESSIE L. PUTNAM)
The selection of seeds should not be
delayed until congested mails render
the delivery too slow to enable one to
plant early. For whether for home
use or marketing, the earlier vege-
table can be secured, the greater its
value to US.
II for home use. the season Is thus
prolonged; If for the market, the cash
value represented is greatly Increased.
Before ordering. look over your own
supply carefully. and note what seeds
are lacking; what are so: old that VI
tally may be impaired-and replace
all doubtful ones with new seed. Sc
lect q reliable firm. Cheap seeds are
too often . bitter disappointment.
II you have saved beans or peas
and find them infested with weevil.
treat with carbon bisulphide or de-
stroy. Never plant them to scatter
the insects broadcast.
Onion seed 10 one of the most dim
! cult seeds to secure in . fresh state
For early use. ths sets" are pre-
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Is bed The pole should be jointed and that Is
the one concession to civilization, because you
might have to camp where you could not get the
right pole and because you cannot we'll carry
fulllength tent pole in bag. And all your outfit
should be carried in bag or bundle, without
single box hard package bigger than your fry
ingpan and kettle. The Indians would not have
dragged their teepee poles around with them had
they been able to get fresh ones at every camp.
Tent pins you can get In metal; but while they
are compact they are too heavy for carriage. so
these you must cut afresh
In size your peaked top tent need be only
about seven feet SQUARE to accommodate two or
three persons The fly will make storeroom.
II necessary. These canvases will make into
packs to hold loose articles In case your canvas
pack bags get overcrowded OF course you can
camp without any tent at ALL IL you like. The
writer and a friend once spent night in the Vel
lowstone park In winter. when the thermometer
was rs degrees below zero and we had no tent,
only a strip of light canvas. We dug hole in
six feet Of snow and kept fire going all night.
That sort OF thing is cold work, though tent
would not have helped us much. The trapper.
who sometimes covers hundred miles on his
line of traps. has lean-tos log novels with open
fronts. so that he can keep a fire going in case
he has not cabin or tent with a stove. Even
a good log fire does not offer complete comfort
in case of rain. Rainy weather is far worse than
cold weather and snow In camp and against rain
you must have some sort Of roof. Bark and
boughs sound well. but are hard to get into
practical roofing shape.
Your bed ought to be good. for if you do not
sleep comfortably you cannot enjoy yourself or
do your work. good bough bed is difficult and
slow to make, although most writer's pirate about
il learredly. Again, hay straw may be impos-
sible to secure. What then? An air mattress?
Certainly not for any old-timer. A good pair of
real wool blankets, weighing in the neighborhood
of IL orI12 pounds. heavy cotton comforter and
a long strip of wide canvas to roll it all up in
tight and snug and dry. and you have a cow
punchers bed, the best outdoor bed ever yet in
vented and good for any weather.
Observe. especially. that this canvas. which
folds in over your folded bedcothes. keeps out
the dust and the rain. Your bed should be clean
and it must be dry. Roll it tight and compact
and tie it snugly Ehen you move camp.
Your camp site should never in fly time be
too near the water. Get up ON the blum where
the wind win strike you and you will be much
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ARMys NEW TELESCOPE.

After years Of patient experimenting Dana Dud-
ley of Wakefield. Mass. has just had the satisfac-
ton of having his pan angle" telescope adopted
by the war department of the United States. The
invention is simple in its construction. yet 1t IL
said, may revolutionize modern warfare. 1t con-
sists of rejecting lenses arranged at angles in
a tube that persons objects above or below and
on all sides may be viewed from place of conceal
ment The device as constructed for use in war
fare is arranged that even on disappearing guns
or guns used in trenches and fired from any point
invisible from the exterior the operator may ascer-
tain the location Of the enemy target other OBJ
jective point without exposing hinself-Philadel-
phia Record.
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it is better to feed larger proportion
of cottonseed meal, say perhaps at the
rate of two-thirds cottonseed meal and
one-third corn or corn and cob meal
AS the season advances these pro-
portions should be reversed. Keep the
animals growing for the first three
months of the feeding period and dur
ing the last two or three months finish
them. If we attempt to feed corn
straight from the beginning they will
not grow as well. nor will they gain az
rapidly as II fed larger amount of .
concentrate rich in protein and q
smaller amount of corn
The Angus steer shown in the illus
tration was one of the grand cham
pions at the Chicago International
Live Stock show. He was fed and e.
hibited by the Iowa State college.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28
SCARCITY OF DESIRABLE
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS
Important Feature OF Cattle
Of Cattle OF Right Kind Many Western
States-VaIue Of Feeding EnsIaSe
Is Clearly Shown.

with light feeding of concentrates at
first, and increase them as their condi-
ton will indicate. Thirty pounds of
silage per day Is about right for young
cattle growing rapidly, and for rough
age corn fodder and hay, with silage
morning and night. 1t is suggested by
good feeders that while there is q
considerable amount of corn in silage.
1t is still necessary to feed some grain
along with it. for we must remember
that the grain in the silage is not con-
centrated. as in the case of the ma
ture corn.
Give the animals the same amount
Of clover hay and whatever roughness
in the form of slower or corn fodder
they will consume. In the beginning
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28

A prominent feature of the trade in
stockers and feeders these days is the
scarcity of desirable kinds and the
poor quality of the rank and file offer
ings. General complaint is made by
prospective buyers that they are un-
able to secure anywhere near the num-
Der of either stocker or feeder cattle
OF a desirable class, although they
seem willing to pay the prevailing
prices for them. And there seems to
be no relief from this condition in the
near future. The run of western hay
feds for this season is near an end.
Many states that are usually sellers at
this time of the year are buyers now.
The shortage seems most pronounced
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28

The type Of hog house illustrated
herewith is one of the very best for
winter and summer use. It
is warm in winter and airy In summer.
When the sides are raised as shown.
excellent shade Is furnished for the
pigs. says American Agriculturist.
1t requires some more space, shell
ter and labor to keep hogs of different
ages in separate Enclosures. but the
good results will fully justify the ex-
penditure of the extra larbor and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-28

campers hundfeds and thousands OF women VINO
do not like bugs and smoky fires and other incon-
veniences Of traditional camp life in its more ele
mentary form. And because the women have
gone in for camp life in considerable numbers
and have. of course. taken the children to the
camp environment it has come about that the
average permanent camp unlike the makeshift
affairs, is occupied for weeks more likely
months at tme-and where circumstances per-
NIT. continuously from June to October.
The very term permanent camp implies some
thing much more costly and pretentous than the
tent or tepee OF the old-time camper but while
this Is usually the case. it is not necessarily
There are canvas abodes which rank perma-
nent camps, but they usually take the form of
"tent houses" rather than the hastily pitched
tent of the nomad. tent house. it may be ex-
planned. has the canvas roof and walls stretched
on an inexpensive wooden framework which gives
a stability that is welcome when high winds pre-
vail. Likewise does the tent house have floor
in the form of a wooden platform sufficiently ele
waited from the ground to dodge dampness and
most likely it has facilities for leading through
the canvas roof a stoveppe which constitutes the
tangible evidence of cooking equipment of sup
posedly more dependable character than the open
campfire. In the less expensive grades OF the
permanent camp, too. are bark houses that can
be constructed quickly and at a very low cost yet
will remain weather tight for months with
attention.
Ascending the scale of expenditures. we come
to the cabins the shingle houses and the stone
lodges that have become so popular rustic
homes where the camp" is designed as family
abode for months at time. And from these
camps which may cost only few hundred dol
lars apiece or at most few thousand. we ad
vance to those marvels of the modern camping
world-the log cabins of mutimillionaires.
wherein may be found all the Injuries from tiled
baths to electric lights. These present-day We
hicles of the rich for ''roughing At in approved
fashion are really entitled to rank as narvels of
Yankee achievement Some of them, such as
the camps" of Alfred Vanderbilt and J. Pierpont
Morgan are buried deep in the heart Of the Adj
rondack wilderness-miles from the nearest rail-
road station or crossroads store. and yet house
parties of from 20 to 80 guests are entertained
at these retreats with all the perfection of detail
as to menus and service that could reasonably be
expected in Newport villa
For a temporary camp single-pole tent with
q fly is the most popular. 1t has many advan-
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means. When many Of one kind Of
animals are kept on the farm the
more they can DO segregated the
healthier they Will be and the better
gains they WIN make on their feeds.
The colony plan" on the pig and hog
farm b a good one. Cholera among
hogs and cholera among poultry Is
less liable to break out and spread.
and is more easy to handle, with q
few animals In each Of a number of
lots than with many animals IN .
single lot.
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ferred; and for very early the winter
or top onions" are always welcome.
Not every one recognises the fact
that there are two distinct types OF
lettuce, the cabbage or heading VA
rieties, and the curled or loose-leaved
sorts. For the entire season Improved
Hanson is one Of the hest. being slow
to run to seed. hence adapted to sum-
mer use.
Beets may be sown IN the omen
ground early, but are more fastidious.
liking rich. mellow soil
While the main crop of turnips may
go into the corn field after the last
cultivation, a few In the garden for
early use will be appreciated. the
Early White Snowfall being one of
the best.
Among parsnips. the Long Hollow
Crown is still standard variety.
Among beans, individual taste win
dictate largely. Lightning is the
earliest Of early, and an excellent
green podded snap bean. The Yose.
mite Wax Ia q giant podded sort
with rich golden pods and bears in
profusion throughout the entire sea.
son.
The Gradus IL the best early pea
the pods and their contents beins al
most as large as those Of the latea
varieties. Bliss Everbearing 10 .
profitable second early. and for the
main crop the Champion or England
still heads the list.
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Soy AuuZEAs M CAMP

ueeu, stIdnge as lt may seem, Hdny 10Y HU
wealthy folk who have long been accus-
toned to the acme of luxury in their daily life
are now most enthusiastic about 'roughing it, for
an interval every year. Perhaps the secret OF
the conversion of these lovers of their own COM
fort to the. camping fad is found in the fact that
every attribute of luxurious life is now found in
only slightly modified form in the unconventional
life of the realm of woods and waters.
There could be greater mistake on the
part of the uninitiated than to suppose that
camping out" in this twentieth century neces-
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E: s:: ::=s

more free from mo-
squitoes. M a n y
campers try to get
into the shade OF
the trees and some
times make a mis-
take in doing so.
On the building
and conduct of your
fire depends your
comfort in camp.
Never use a camp
stove IL 1t can be
avoided. In much
of coastwise Alaska,
where the fuel Is
often largely COM
posed of crooked
porous alders. you
may need a Yukon
camp Stove. In
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IN a EIx.

That clerk of mine is going to ask me for my
daughter. He amt earning enough to marry ON"
"well?"
for salary raise."-Louisville Courier-Jouyual
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camping in the winter time you may find 1t better
to suspend your boiling kettles over the flame by
means Of long sticks thrust into the ground or
snow at the other end. Such stick is called by
the Canadian Indians chip-lok-quorgan. In other
places it is known as Grow" After your camp
is done you must be careful to throw this stick
down and not leave it standing, else you will have
bad luck.
In the eastern section Of the country the Adj
rondacks and to lesser extent the Catskill noun
tains constitute the supreme paradise of the camp
ers, although there is much camping along the St
Lawrence river In the lake district of New Hamp-
shire and in the Blue Ridge mountains. In the
middle states the shores of the Great Lakes AFFORD
one far-hung camp ground and one of the most
popular camping meccas in the entire world Is
embraced in the beautiful lake regions Of Micht
gan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the smaller
sheets of water seem to enable closer acQuaint-
ance with nature in her most aluring form. Colo
RADIO has become q great camp ground for summer
tourists of late years and the Pacific coast there
is no end of camping. All sorts of settings are
available for the west coast campers-woodland,
seashore and mountains. not forgetting that pctuF-
esque tent city which rises every summer on the
alluring Coronado beach. near San Diego. Cal
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GIMP M me
HDRf0nDH(f mn 0ERMfS5

pretty much all of the United States
you will not require one. You do not
need a lot of fancy camp dishes. but
require ut least one fryingpan. better
two, sheet-iron coffee pot. riveted.
and some sort of cooking oven-a
Dutch oven of cast iron. If your trans
portation admits it. Above all. you
should remember that your campfire
is not your cooking fire and that you
do not cook on the flames but on the
Goals. You bake with hot ashes
rather than with Goals. because much
camp cooking is burned when hur-
ried. OF course in snowshoeing and
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istence we have always been wont to
associate with the nomadic expedi-
tons of hunters and fishermen. That
form OF life in the open is still in
vogue among steadily growing num-
Der of devotees and they are. one
and all, ready to declare that it is the
only form of camping worth while.
All the same these sportsmen-camp-
ers who dwell for the most part in
temporary habitations of canvas.
brush or bark, are hopelessly in the
minority these days In comparison
with the new-fangled campers who
dwell in what are known as "perma-
nent camps"
These permanent camps are in
many instances set down in surround
ings just as rustic and rugged as
could be found for the temporary shell
tiers, but they are designed for longer
continuous occupancy. 1t is the per-
manent camp which has been respon-
sible for enrolling in the category of
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tages. chief Of which
are lightness and the
fact that it is easily set
up. 1t should have a
floor cloth of good can
vas, to be tied in at
the corners.
The bed of browse
or straw can be made
under this floor cloth.
so that the whole tent
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" rOhM Oh american
summer vacation life
has shown greater ex-
pansion and develop
ment during recent
years than camping.
The appeal of this meth
cd of getting back to
nature seems to be well
nigh universal. 1t as
suredly has no geo
graphical limits and it
is not restricted to any
class of society. In
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
A QUIET CAMPAIGN
Old Time Politician Regrets Absence
of Campaign Speeches and Old
Time PyrOteChnics.

This is certainly one Of the slow
est campaigns that | have ever seen,
said an. old-time politician TO the
Daily World. It is hard to believe
that a campaign is in progress. The
new primary law may be all right,
but somehow, | regret that the day
of old-time campaigns is over. I'M
derstand there is a congressman to
be elected in this district. and yet
that fact creates no special interest
and from what l can understand.
the vote is going TO be pretty close.
yet both candidates tried to get out
audiences in Wenatchee and were
unsuccessful. | don't know why it
is there is no interest taken in the
campaign other than from the fact
that our politics are worked under
the direct primary system"
The local candidates are making
no special splurge. but most of them
are making quiet trips out into the
different localities, meeting the vot-
ers and getting acquainted, but ii is
safe to say that this is the quietest
campaign that was ever conducted
in Chelan county. due to the fact
probably that the democrats have
not a full ticket in the field.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
Plant OrOville Tract.

w. r. Rash and his son, John,
have entered into a contract with
Messrs. Ellis and Forde to clear off
and break out so acres embraced in
the old Indian allotment on the flat
across the Okanogan river, close to
Oroville, which they recently secured
by purchase. The contract provides
for the preparation of the ground for
tree planting by the first of April.
At that time owners will set out the
entire tract to fruit. AS means of
irrigation and a water supply for
domestic purposes, two wells are to
be sunk, one at the east and the 9TH
er at the west end of the tract.
These gentlemen believe that the
way to make fruit lands valuable is
to improve them. and in this case
will put their theory into practice
Oroville Gazette.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
APPLES SELL At
g PER BOX
Fruit Which Brought 75c in
Wenatchee Sells for 50
in Langdon, N. D.

j. Gilbert Larkin is in receipt of
a letter from w. w. Mcqueen, of
LangdOn, N. D., in reply to a query
as to the price paid for his apples.
The letter says:
Dear Sir: In a box of apples
bought in town here from A Hamp-
ton, we have note from you stat
ing that the apples were from Sad
die Rock ranch in Wenatchee, and
sold for Is cents per box, also ask
ing for information as to price paid
when purchased and condition. The
price paid here in Langdon was 81
a box, and the fruit was in good
condition.
"YOurs truly,
"W. w. M'QUEEN.
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FOR SALES to 40 acres raw fruit
land, 2 miles from town on main
road Lies fine for subdivision
and irrigation. Permanent free
water right. A bargain. For par
ticulars call or phone Dell Sc,
Peshastin or write lock box 1874,
Peshastin, Wash. 11-8
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
Eastern Visitors Here.

F. X. Taylor, wife and four sons
arrived here last week from Lacrosse,
Wisconsin. They were accompanied
by E. H. Pringle and wife of Lisbon,
North Dakota. The two families are
visiting with d. T. Mosier and Ida NJ.
Parker. relatives of Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. Taylor is boiler inspector for
the Milwaukee and has five divisions
in the East, but Ne expects to be
transferred to the west. Both the
Taylor and Pringle families are very
much pleased with the Wenatchee
here.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
BOUGHT BACK FARM

F. NJ. Lucavish, after spending q
year in California, has purchased
the place formerly owned by him.
from c. E. Eberhardt Mr.. Lucavish
sold this place to Mr.. Eberhardt one
year ago for $500. Mr.. Lucavish
on buying it back paid $4,000. There
are 25 acres in the piece and the
whole tract is set to two-year-old
trees
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17

FOR SALE-Twenty-three acres in
East Wenatchee, ga mile from
bridge; all set to trees; peach
trees in full bearing next year;
good house and barn; good water
right. Owner lives in North Da-
kota and must sell. For a short
time we will offer this tract in
part or all for only $500 per acre.
Inquire or write o. E. Heminger,
Phone 3235. 1915
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

Notice is hereby given that the
Registration Books in the City
Clerks office for Wenatchee and Co
lumbia Precincts, both in and out
of the city, will be closed on Tues
day, October 18th, 1910, at six
O'Clock D. m. of said day, and remain
closed until after the election to be
held November Sth, 1910.
SAM NJ. SUMNER,
City Clerk.
ST
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THE WENAToHEE DAILY WORLD MONDAY, OCTOBER IT, 1910
Make Money Using Want
For Rent Dept. Contd,

TYPEWRITERS for sale or rent, at
the Wenatchee Business College.
It
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
Edwards Will Build.

Joe Edwards is having plans drawn
for $4,000 residence to be built on
Okanogan avenue. The plans are
being drawn by Architect Sussex.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17
WASHING MACHINES

WASH DAY A PLEASURE with an
EASY VACUUM WASHER. Call
or write Mrs. Jennie Carpenter,
agent, 1877 Cascade street. Phone
2064. III
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-17

FOR SALE-by owner, 100 acres in
Okanogan county, 20 acres in Gull
tivation, > acres in young orchard
and small fruit. Watered by run
ming stream. Fair buildings. A
good ranch to range 20 head of
dairy cows. Finest kind of range
About half million feet saw tim
Der. Price $4,000 with terms if
taken soon. Phone 1923, or write
lock box 9O1, Wenatchee. 1913