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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-08-19
Instructions to Fruitgrowers

The Importance of grading your
apples before packing, and marking
grade, name of apple, and your name
on box, is seemingly not fully appre-
ciated, and should received your per-
sonal attention. Great care should
be used in grading, as to color, and
no defective, bruised or wormy apples
should be packed under any circum-
stances. Especial care should be
taken to exclude every wormy apple,
as they are liable to condemn any car
of fruit in which they are shipped.
The same applies to scab, and other
diseases For proper packing and
count, see table below.
Extra fancy grade consists of ap-
pies, sound, smooth, free from bruises,
worm stings, or diseases of any kind,
and of proper shape according to va
riety, and no apple smaller than two
and half inches in diameter, or any
apple of red variety that are not at
least three-fourths red, except Rome
Beauties; they must be one-half red
yellow Newtowns, White Winter
Pearmains, Gimes Golden, Bellflower,
Winter Bananas and Red Cheek Pip
pins will be allowed in this grade,
but no other variety of yellow apples.
Winter Bananas and Red CHI TX Pip
pins must show red check.
Fancy grade must be in same con-
dition as to quality, except that red
varieties must run not less than
one-third red, and the smallest
apple not less than two and
one-half inches in diameter, ex-
cept Jonathans, Missouri Pippins and
Winesaps; if all red these varieties
will be accepted not over 200 apples
to the box. All apples of red variety
ranging in color from three-fourths
red down to one-third red will be in
cluded in this grade. All varieties of
yellow apples will also be included.
The &c grade" shall be made up of
all merchantable apples not included
in the Extra Fancy" or Fancy"
grades. These apples must be sound
and free from bruises, worm stings,
worms and diseases, but will include
mishapen apples or apples having
a limb mark or other like defect. This
grade will include apples of all colors
and as small as four and a half tier,
or two and half inches in diameter,
but no smaller This grade must be
wrapped.
Apples must be packed in new,
clean boxes, cleated tops and bottoms,
firmly packed, and show a bulge of
not over one and half or less than
three-fourths of an inch, top and bot
tom, inclusive.
Three tier, straight pack; pack on
side; wide, 3 deep, s long, As apples
to box; wide, deep, long, "a ap-
pies to box.
Three tier, XXI; pack on side;
2x1 AKA, 36 apples in box; 2x1
AXIS, Al apples in box; 2x1 SKIS, As
apples in box.
2x2 pack; three and one-half tier;
pack on side; 2x2 3x4, 56 apples in
box; 2X2 AKA, Ga apples in box;
2x2 AXIS, 72 apples in box; 2x2
SKIS, 80 apples in box; 2x2.x 5x6, 88
apples In box.
Four tier, pack on side; 2x2 x 6x6,
SO apples in box; 2x2 6x7,
1O4 apples in box; 2x2 7x7, 112 ap-
Piles in box; 2x2 7x8. 100 apples in
box; 2x2 x SKIS, 1913 apples in box;
2x3 4x5, 113 apples in box; 2x3
5x5, 125 apples in box.
Four and One-half tier, pack on
side; 2x3 5x6. 1873 apples in box;
2x3 6x6, $50 apples in box; 2x3 x
6x7, 1853 apples in box.
Five tier; 2x3 7x7, ITS apples in
box.
Pick your pears when green. They
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-08-19

will ripen after being wrapped and
packed Excepting only Idaho's;
these should only begin to show signs
of ripening before picking, then they
will mature" Never wrap and pack
when fruit is warm. If picked in the
heat of the day, set in the shade and
let cool off over night before packing.
Remember, the great majority of
pears do not reach the consumerNntil
from fifteen to forty days after being
packed. Any pear that shows any
sign of ripening should be excluded
and packed in separate boxes, and
boxes marked so that the receiver
may separate from regular stock and
ship to such places as their condition
will justify. In buyers fruit terms
pears, oranges and lemons must be
picked and packed grass green.
Peaches also should be picked quite
green, carefully sorted and graded as
to size and conditions. and any that
are the least bit ripe should be packed
in separate boxes and marked "R" as
should they be packed and shipped
with the others they would cause re-
lection and loss on the entire ship
ment.
These instructions are for your ben
eft, irrespective of whom you sell or
deliver your fruit to, and are sent out
to the growers that they may secure
the best prices possible for their fruit
Any grower that has fruit he
wishes to market through us will aid
us largely in selling same to advan-
tage by notifying us what he has to
deliver, and about the date expects to
deliver it, that we may figure to in
clude it in carload shipment. The
local markets will not use but small
part of the peaches, pears, plums and
prupes, and it does not pay to ship
them by express, owing to the high
rates and hot express cars.
Yours respectfully,
Stevens County Fruit Growers Union.
Per George w. Dexter.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13
The Higher Education

In the opinion of a great many
persons less attention is paid now
adayS to instruction in the arts of
cookery and altogether too much
to what is called higher educa-
tion." This is an interesting
question. What is higher educa-
tion9 II generally means a thin
veneer of so-called culture"
spread over an intellectual soil
that has not been prepared to re-
ceive and absorb it. One might
as we'll spread a costly fertilizer
over a rough prairie without first
blowing and sowing and then ex-
pect to gather harvest.
The real higher education con-
tains great many branches of
learning of far greater importance
than abstract philosophy and
Greek roots. The French, who
rank among the really wise people
of the earth have long since &C
corded to culinary lore a high
place in their national curriculum,
and consequently the professors of
cookery. taking a just pride in
their calling, have repaid France
a hundred times over for her rec
ognition of their Importance.
Let us give to the culinary art
the respect which it deserves,
teach the rising generation that
a good cook is a parsonage of dis
tinction and, above ell, initiate the
French in their gastronomic mod
Grafton and appreciation, and we
shall have less trouble in our
kitchens. New York Herald.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

A peculiar thing these days
with the republicans is the new
term compromise candidate. II
there really were such thing, il
hardly seems probable that an in
surgent could muster enough
nerve to go against the game, for
the hatred of a regular for an in
surgent republican is becoming al
most traditional. The real status
Of the affair seems to be that a
compromise candidate is one who
will vote for the insurgents once
in while in Congress, and give
all of the appointments over the
district to the old stand. pat
crowd.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

It IS indeed to be hoped that the
nominations for Congressman in
the Seventh District will not de-
yelop into such a farce as the re-
cent primary in the Second Dis.
trlct. The Kansas primary law,
passed by the progressive repub'
lican legislature under the Stubs
administration last year provided
for the primary in every case ex'
cept for the nomination of success
ors for Congressman. When the
appointed Time came IN the SeconC
District the republican committee,
which was controlled by N. s.
Guyer, ammo need that there
would be no primary. A storm
of protest followed and the COM
mittee took water and conceded
the primary. Now, there was nc
appropriation for such special
election, so the entrance fee was
placed at $4,000 per-just 10 get
the candidates name on the ballot.
Again, N, S. Guyer was the only
candidate who would face the
music and he will no doubt be the
republican nominee, being the on
ly candidate at the primary. The
democrats have lined up solid be-
hind Joe Taggert, County Attor-
ney of Wyandotte county. Tag
CART is very capable man, has an
excellent record and is in a good
position to win. N. S. Guyer,
by juggling the primary into a
farce, has brought considerable
unfavorable criticism upon HIM
self as we'll as upon the state ad-
ministration, under whose sane
ton the deal was put over. In
deed, it looks, from this angle, as
though Joseph Taggert would be
the next Congressman from the
Second District.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

S. S. Gray bill of Hutchinson
who is chairman os the Seventh
District Congressional Committee
is quoted as being againt pri-
mary for the candidates for Con
gress at this time. He says the
law makes no provisions for it,
and he believes such nomination
would be illegal. Then, something
else may have affected his decision
in the matter. In the Second
District where N. S. Guyer is
chairman of the republican wing,
the entrance fee to the primary
was placed at $4,000. Guyer was
the only candidate, and it is said
that it only cost him $l30. No
complication of his primary vote
has been published, but Douglas
county with a population of o..
724, only 147 votes were cast. In
many other places, the polls we're
never opened. and in the majority
of the counties there we're only
two or three polls opened. The
republicans of this district have
not yet made public the ante re-
quired to have a candidates name
placed on the ballot. 1t is even
limited that if the price is not too
stiff Seward county man may be
entered.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

on doors and windows. A few
hours in the sun, and the seed is
ready for the shed. 1t is later run
through a tanning mill, sacked
and shipped to eastern seed houses.
The rinds make excellent feed for
stock, and are especially good for
the mich cows. Mr.. Odneal says
his cows fed at the rind pile all
last fall, and did well on that feed.
Floyd Barker says he has found
June the bset month for planting.
OF course, seasons may vary the
rule, but from June | to July /,
is the best time He prefers Sec
ond sod, as his best crops have
been grown on that kind of a field.
This year, he disced the sod we'll,
and planted the melons with an
ordinary planter. Other work
took much of his time the next
two months, and he did not have
time to cultivate the melons once
this year. Since most of the crop
is seeded, he says the yield will
run from 200 to $50 pounds to
the acre. He will receive Is cents
per 10. for his best seed and 10!
cents for the balance This will
give him a net profit of about S27
per acre for his melon crop. He
will try to double the acreage
next year.
There are numerous varieties of
melons in these crops n,ntioned.
Mr.. Odneal has the Monte Christie
while the others have the Rattle
Snake, Arkansas Traveller, Round
Icing, Long Light Icing, Kecloley
Sweets, Florida Faverite and Tom
Watson. One of the best favored
melons is the Light Icing, yet the
melon does not sell we'll on the
open market. The melon buying
public prefers the dark green mel
ons, for what reasol, no one
knOws--but they do, ju,t the same
The trip through the melon dis
trict was made with thu big Win
ton touring car of John W. Baugh-
man. t. w. Hub II who has
written quite lot about south
western Kansas, and Walter Ford
of the Baughman office, completed
the party.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

Down in Meade County a mum
Der of wide cracks opened up in
the surface of the earth. The
cracks at the surface of the
ground are wide enough to swal-
low horse, and increase in width
at a greater depth below the sur
face. The phenomenon according
to biologists is caused by the slip
ping of one layer Of the earth's
crust on another. At several OF
these or acks evidences of gas and
oil are reported.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

In the northwest part of Seward
county this year the seed melon
crop will be an important feature
of the farming industry. The
old-time expression of "threshlng
the pumpkins" is this season be-
ing almost realized in the process
of melon seeding.
Floyd Barker and his father, A..
Mr. Barker, who live in Pleasant
Valley, Is miles northwest of
Liberal, were among the first in
that neighborhood to attempt to
raise a seed melon crop.
In 1909 they planted FIVE acres
in seed melons, and the crop made
a wonderful yield. In 1910, about
10 acres were planted, and again
the crop turned out we'll. This
year with their neighbors, Sol
Burr and Harrison Steely, have
$50 acres of watermelons--all of
them good to eat, too. F. D. Cd
neal who is the postmaster at
Obern, has 80 acres of melons this
year, and expects to put in a
greater acreage next season, There
are several others in the county
who have smaller crops of melons
this year, but indications now
point to a big acreage of water
melons for Seward county next
year.
One tract of ten acres of the
Light Icing variety have not yet
been pulled. After measuring off
n square rod, where the yield was
IN average, we counted fifty mel
ons. With this as a basis, it is es-
timated that there we're a triAe
over 80, 600 ripe watermelons on
that plot alone. The most alluring
real estate prospectus of the gulf
coast could not produce a more
beautiful and wonderful picture
than this field OF melons, $4,000 of
them, glisteniDg in the bright
morning sun; and this was only
LIS of the entire crop.
As soon as the melons are ripe,
they are pulled and thrown into a
wagon and hauled to the seeder.
They are broken open, thrown in
to the hopper, where two large
rollers crush the pieces, which
pass into a long cylinder of coarse
screening, with a quarter inch
mesh. The seed drop through the
mesh in the screen, and are carried
by an elevator to one side of the
wagon. The pulp and rind is taken
up by another elevator and carried
over the other side of the wagon.
The seed must then be washed in
large watts, and placed in long dry
ing trays in the sun. These dry
ing trays are twelve feet long and
two feet wide, the bottom being
ordinary screening such as is used
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13
At the meeting of the republic

At the meeting of the republic
an congressional committee at
Hutchinson, Monday, it was de-
cided that a primary would be
held on November tenth for the
purpose of selecting a candidate,
for congressman from the Seventh
District. The cost of the repub-
lican primary will be borne by
the candidates, whose names in
order to be on the ballots must be
filed on or before October Goth.
This is the same method employed
in the Second District. 1t now
appear that Judge Martin OF
Hutchinson and Dick Hopkins Of
Garden City will lead the field.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

Representative Madison is the
seventh member of Congress who
has died since the converting of
the extra session last April. The
others we're: Senator Frye of
Maine and Representative Kipy of
Pennsylvania, Representative Cor
don of Tennessee, Representative
Mitchell of Kansas, Representa-
tive Londenslager of New Jersey
and Representative Latta of Ne
braska.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13
Foley's Kidney Remedy VS..
A Hopeless Case

Hon, Ark, j. E. Freeman says;
Il had severe case of kidney
rouble and could not work and
my case seemed hopeless. One
large bottle of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cured me and l have new
er been bothered since. l always
recommend it," For sale by all
Druggists.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13
Notice of Sale County Prop
erty.

Notice Is hereby given that the Board OF
County Commissioners. Seward county. Kas..
will receive Sealed bids for the sale OF the
following described real estate exclusive OF
the building thereon heretofore used as a jail
Building. The north Thlrty-hve feet OF Lots
No II and I 2 In Block No. Is Liberal Kansas
At the same time said board will receive saal-
d bids for the sale Of the above mentioned
Building now located on said lots.
Terms OF sales cash I'm hand, and the boar
reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Proposals for the purchase OF either OF the
above described proderties will be received
until u O'Clock noon ol October End 1911
Marked bids for jail property"
Published By order OF said board.
f. ID. COOPER. County Clerk.
First Publication SeptemberS,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13
Cattle Found

| have taken up at my place
three head of cattle, one COW and
two heifers. Owner may have
same by proving property and
paying costs.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

of Appendicitis

of Appendicitis
Chas. Taylor 6 Co., Druggists,
states that much appendicitis in
Liberal is caused BY constipation,
gas on the stomach or sour stom
ach. These troubles are almost
INSTANTLY relieved and appen-
dicitis guarded against by taking a
SINGLE DOSE of simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine, etc., as COM
pounded in Adler-i-ka, the new
German appendicitis remedy.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

We have something to show
you. Come, let's talk it over.
Lots, lands, houses and goods,
and all kinds of insurance are our
specialties. Ellsaesser 6 Henry.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

Ell Dorado is preparing for u
huge Kafir Corn Carnival this
fall. Seward county ought to
take note of this and get busy
next year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

"Theres so much good in the worst
of us, nd there's so much b d in the
best of us, tht it doesn't behoove ny
Of Us to speak i'll of the rest of us.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13
Star Lumber Co.
For Sale or Trade

One quarter section northwes
ofLiberal with good growing crop
Inquire at the Democrat Office.
2-25 3tp
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

Entered as secoud-class matter January
1911, at the post office at Liberal kansas
under the Act of March 3. 1879
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-10-13

Published every Friday morning
at Liberal, Seward County, Kans.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-29
Wesleyan Boys Jailed for Using
Relics for Bowling
Purposes.

MIDDLETOwN, Conn, May Be
cause they carried off a number of
Revolutionary cannon balls stacked in
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-29
POSTOFFICE, NOW RICH,
GIVES BACK 100000.
No Longer Needs Treasury Sup.
port; Has Surplus.

WASHINGTON. May 2e.-The post
Office department for the first time in
nearly thirty years is self-supportipg.
Postmaster-Gener Hitchcock has
just announced that the department is
now able to meet its expenses without
aid from the federal treasury. and has
accordingly returned to the secretary
of the treasury SO. 900, 900, which was set
aside from the public funds to defray
the expenses of the postal service in
the current fiscal year.
Not only is the service now self-sus-
tanning, but there is at present. ae-
cording to the postmaster-generals an
nouncement. a postal surplus of more
than 81, 900, 900.
The acknowledgements expects that
this surplus will be greater for the
entire year, unless extraordinary ex-
penses occur the last month.
When the Taft administration en-
tered upon its life it inherited a deficit
of more than ST. 800. 900, the largest in
the history of the postal service.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-29
Mr.. M'CARTER ARRAIGNS
WILSON AT REALTY DINNER.
Fidelity Trust President Pays
His Respects to Governor.

The climax Of the movement by
Newarlk's real estate men to boom
Newark was cache Saturday night
when the Newark Real Estate Board
sat down to the first banquet in it's
history. Optimism was the keynote
Of the affair, and IL Newark's growth
is only half What the predictions Of
Saturday night called for the city is
well or the way TO become a METROPOLIS
of Industrial America.
President Uzal II. McCarter, OF the
Fidelity Trust Company, took occasion
to make a wholesale arraignment of a
number of government officials, among
whom was Governor Wilson. He said
that although he had followed the
career of the present chief executive
ever since his graduation he failed to
see any cause for the present popu-
larity that official is enjoying. Hearty
applause greeted this statement. Mr..
McCarter also took a fling at the Board
of Trade, on the ground that its men,
bers are too conservative.
Great enthusiasm greeted the state
ment of Wilbur C. Fisk. vice-president
of the Hudson and Manhattan railroad,
who promised trains between Newark
and New York every nine minutes dur
Ing the rush hours, and every ten min
utes during the rest of the day.
The local banks came in for hearty
criticism for their un~wfllingness to
loan money to real estate men, when
Joseph P. Day. president of the former
Board OF Real Estate Brokers, spoke.
Judge Samuel Kalisch paid tribute to
the local operators by saying they were
responsible for a great part of the
progress of Newark. Judge Kalisch
outlined the growth OF Newark from
the time when a block in Market street.
between Broad and Halsey streets.
could be bought for what is now paid
for a single lot. up to the present time
of great values in real estate.
Other speakers were Curtis R. Bur
nett, president of the Board Of Trade.
and Robert r. Bowling. president of
the City Investing Company. Of New
York. Frank J. Book. president of the
local board, vas toastmaster. AT the
table with the toastmaster and other
speakers were Robert A. Osborne, Ed
gar e. Bond and Louis S~chlesinger,
vice-presidents Of the board. Nearly
every bank. insurance company and
real estate concern was represented.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-29
AUTO, BEYOND CONTROL,
SMASHES INTO VERANDA.
Back Into Road and
SmaShes Fence.

NORTH BERGEN, May GA huge,
h~igh-powered automobile, with a man
and woman clinging to the front seat,
Whirled about on the Hudson boulevard
at Haase's Point, last night, Jolted over
the curb, crossed the sidewalk and
shot up on the wide Veranda of Haase's
road-house. The machine skinned
across the veranda. avoiding posts with
almost human dexterity, and went
bouncing and Keeling down into Daily
town road.
1T crossed the road like a flash, and
with a crash of broken boards and
lamps, came up against the solid board
fence on the other side.
1t was headed straight for another
road-house a block away, but the fence,
thirty feet of which was torn away,
checked the machine long enough to
permit the nan to get 1t under control
again.
He was John S. York, one. of tho
wealthiest residents Of Jersey City
Heights.
Mrs. York is ambitious to learn how
to run the machine. and while they
were gliding along the Boulevard she
asked her husbant to let her take the
wheel. As they tried TO change places
the cas- gave a sudden swerve and both
were nearly jolted out of It, but they
fell into the places they were trying to
reach, with Mrs. York at the wheel.
BY this time, however, the car was
beyond control, and she could do
nothing but cling to the wheel while
it swung at RICH angles and made for
the r~oad-house porch. Neither was in
iured, but the front part of the car was
crumpled up in the final crash.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-29
BOARD
JOINS JERSEY IN
ACCIDENT PROBE
Representatives of Interstate
Commission to Sit on Mar
tins Greek Disaster.

TRENTON, May 29.-The Board Of
Public Utility Commissioners viii re-
sumo the investigation OF TIE Martins
Cree; railroad accident when they
meet here on Wednesday.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, which under a recent law is given
authority To investigate accidents, has
communicated with the board and
asked permission to join with it in the
Investigation of the accident. Permis-
sion to do this has been granted by
the Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners and representatives of the In
terstate Commerce Commission viii sit
with the board at the continuation of
the investigation on Wednesday.
A number of witnesses will be exam
ined whose testimony it is thought will
throw some further light upon the con
ditions surrounding the accident.