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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-01-15

are great help to the fruit grover.
One of the things always in order in
the winter time is pruning. A few
persons would discourage pruning
during the winter. This may be all
right where the trees are continually
frozen. 1 would not prune when the
trees are frozen even in as mild a
climate as we have in the Pacific
Northwest. But there are many days
in the winter when trees al not frozen.
If the ground is not muddy so as to
make it disagreeable to get about in
the orchard and no frost is in the
trees, then pruning may be carried on
successfully. By pruning in the
winter this work may be gotten out of
the way when the rush comes ON in
the spring.
In passing though the country in
the Yakima valley the past fall, L
noticed that many apple trees were
badly broken by reason Of the ire
mendous crop of fruit they we're
allowed to bear. The remark was often
made that these broken trees were
ruined. They are undoubtedly
damaged but not ruined. If the trees
are split badly they may be classed as
ruined although l have now and then
a tree in my own orchards that were
badly split some years ago that are
still bearing paying crops. 1t is
wonderful what recuperative power
there is in nature. But where the
damage consists IN broken limbs the
injury may be repaired. Some time
ma y be lost but the trees in few years
may be about as good as ever. You
can cut the whole top off tree and
then grow a new one when the trees
will bear as we'll as ever. This is seen
in top grating. On my ranch we have
2, 500 trees with new tops and all are
doing we'll. Go into your orchards
where the tops of your trees ere badly
broken and cut out the broken limbs
and by watching them and keeping
off the suckers in a few years your
trees will be as good as ever. Badly
split trees in most cases would better
be dug out completely. Whether to
plant a young tree where the old one
is dug out is an act of doubtful value.
Generally the young tree planted
among old ones will not do good. In
most orchards the open space left by
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-01-15

make as to the profit OF such
presentation, the editor will be glad
to hear of them. Perhaps it may be
of some interest to say that the Post
Intellingencer of Seattle on the LIST
day of 1910 said of the apple market
here: "Poor grades are still a drag
on the market and lard to sell at any
price. Extra fancy Hpitzenburgs
command $500 to 1926 per box.
Extra fancy Winesaps can he moved
at 81. rs to 81. 90.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-01-15

digging out an old tree will be worth
more as breathing space and the
young feeble tree can't grow there.
Many orchards are too thick for the
best results. Any grower knows we'll
that highly colored apples sell for a
much better price and sell more
readily than the ones lacking in color
But where do we find our best colured
apples? In the sunshine. Nothing is
so fatal to high color in apples as
shade Let in the sunshine if you
want the best colored apples and fat
pocketbook
MARKET PRICE OF APPLES
l have been thinking of adding a
new feature to the Horticultural De-
partment of The Ranch and that will
be a brief resume of the selling price
of Western box apples in the leading
markets of the world My exchanges
tell me every week how our apples are
selling and while most of the growers
have parted with their crop of 1910,
it will be of interest and profit to
know how these apples are selling.
The Fruit Trade Journal of New
York is one of the best helps | have
in getting at these prices. The follow
ing quotations are taken from this
valuable paper of the issue of Dec.
Oath. 1910. In New York these are
reported are: ''Far Western box
apples we're in free supply and late
prices we're we'll maintained. iona
thans brought ST. so to 81. rs; Newtown
Pippins and Rome Beauties, $1.25 to
$500; Spitzenburgs and Winesaps,
81. so to So. %; Baldwins, Mo. Pippins
and Greetings, $12 to S1.75; Ganos
81. As to S1.75; Ben Davis $1.OO to
$3.50. Chicago Winesaps, S1.75 to
So. %; Spys, 81. to ST. 60; Greetings
81. 25 to 81. 40; Romes, $1.75 to 1925;
Wageners, S1.25 to SLIGO; Jonathans,
81. so to $500 per box. Cincinnati:
Jonathans, So. 25 to 1925; Bellfiowers,
81. % to ST. rs; Grimes Golden, So. 20
to 50. so; Romes and Winesaps, $3.50
to $2.75 per box. Philadelphia:
Northwestern apples per box, fancy
varieties, $3.50 to $3.50. Buffalo:
Western per box, Sl.75 to $3.50"
Our readers will notice a marked
difference in the price of apples in
the different eastern markets. This
departure in giving the prices of box
apples in our eastern markets is an
experiment. 1t may be kept up and
it may be discontinued. If any OF
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
METAL PAvEMENTS NOW
New York Pays $15,oo0,ooo Annually
For Street Repairs-Metal Pro-
posed as Economy.

NV York. March lS.-Confronted
with an annual street repair bill Of
nearly $t5,O9G,000, New York may
shortly become the first city in the
world to he paved with metal, II plans
now under consideration bear fruit.
While tho streets will not be of gold,
evon in the Wall street section, it as
expected that they will sool consist
of material never before used for
this purpose Revolutionary as the
proposal to replace the present pave
ments with metal may seem, it is a
matter which Father Knickerbocker
must face seriously, since the city to-
LAY finds itself without an adequate
wing surface to meet it's needs. AS
a suit it is estimated that 100000
G0t needed to put the streets OF
Ma titan borough alone into pro-
per ondition, an amount which not
even the most liberal budget could
provide for single year, let alone an
nually. At present the sum of 49,
100000 is appropriated for street re-
pairs for all five boroughs. Large as
the sum is it is totally inadequate and
the inability of the city to keep its
thoroughfares In order for this
amount has brought the conviction
that some new form of pavement Is
necessary. The traffic of the city
has increased to an extent undreamed
OF over ten years ago, chiefly because
OF the automobile. In many of the
most congested spots vehicles now
pass a given point at the rate of foul
second or 240 minute. The weal
on the streets has been further in
creased by the presence of enormous
trucks, so that altogether, as Is pro
ven by the presnt condition of tht
streets, even Fifth Avenue itself
the equipment Is far below the traffic
needs. The widening of various
streets has served merely to accen
trate this point, and tho coniinua
repairs which are necessary furthc
emphasize the need Of some more dur
allie paving surface. AS metal seem
to be the only material to meet tn,
requirements it seems probable tina
New York will soon nave to adopt 70
the first time in the world this elias
of pavement. \.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
DEATH OF J. H. BARTON
VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN.
(Murphysboro independently

khut Dlly ouUlU INDEPENDENT
John H. Barton, for many years en-
gagged in newspaper work in Carbon
dale and one time state expert print.
err, died at his home in that city We'd
nesday night after an Illness of but
two or three days. He was advanced
in age He sold his Southern Illinois
Herald a few months ago.
Mr.. Barton was born at West Car.
lyle, Ohio. January 2, 1887, being a
years, months and ) days old at
the time of death. He started into the
printing business at the age of fifteen
nc went to Cairo in 1860 and started
he Daily News, went to Anna and
ta""d tho Democrat, and in 1866 es-
talislcd the New Era. From 1872 to
&c lie was postmaster at Carbonate
then spent two years in other places
as a journeyman printer. In 1878 he
returned to Carbonate and estab
lished Bartons Free Press, which he
sold in 1892, and in 1898 he bough
the Herald, which he sold in August
/ 1910.
Mr.. Barton enlisted in Co. of the
18th Illinois Infantry in the civil war
Ne leaves these children: David o
Washington, d, c., Eugene and Rich
ord Of the Philippines, Logan of Wi
mona, Miss, and Mrs. F. c. GoodnoN
Of Salem, Ill.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
TO REGULATE INSURANCE
Bill Pending in Illinois General As
4 sembIy Approved BY All Fra
ternaI Societies.

Chicago, March 1S.--The accept.
ance CT amendments by Commissioner
Hardison eff Massachusetts to his bill
for regulation OF rraternal socities
made unanimous the approval by the
insurance Departments Of the va
rious states of the uniform bill adopt
ed at Mobile By the insurance com
misioners' convention, Superintend
ent Hotcllliss CT New York also has,
ing accepted amendments in New
I York which made his pending bill
practically the same as the Mobile
CT uniform bill Montana, Idaho and
, Oregon have passed that measure and
it is pending in many legislatures
east and west.
William E. Hyde of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Illinois Fraternal congress
was notified by Chairman Ruse Of
the Committee on Fraternal and Mt
tuaI Insurance CT the Illinois house
of representatives that March %
hadd been set as the date for hear
ing on House Bill No. 1873 which IS
the Mobile bill for the regulation OF
fraternal beneficiary societies in Hi
|nois.
The Mobile bill which in Illinois IL
II. R$No. 1888 has been introduced in
nearly all state legislatures holding
sessions this winter, and already has
been enacted in four states" said
President Hyde, who with others will
appear at the hearing to urge its
prompt enactment in Illinois. "Ths
bill is being heartily advocated lot
only by fraternal societies but also
by the Brotherhood Of Railway Train.
men. the Brotherhood of LOCOMOTIVE.
Firemen and Enginemen, and the
locomotive Engineers Mutua
Brotherhood. In addition active sup
port of the bill mas been given by
the Modern Woodmel OF America
Woodmen of the WCrld--tboth ,ov
erign and pacific urisdictions--tfe
Royal League, Royal hrcanum, Cath
Ole Knights and Ladies of America
Catholic Benevolent Legion, Cathol c
Order of Forresters, Knights OF
Pythias, Ladies of cae Maccabees o.
Of the World, Order oil Mutual Pro
lection, National Protective Legion
Vesta Circle and others.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
1.-THE WAR ENDED
ARAB FIRE CO.

Another interesting item indicative
That Cairo contributed to Centralia IS
first fire department. 1t is as follows
Arab Fire Co.
This company meet this afternoon
at | o'clock, for the purpose of con
veying their larges,t engine, called
the Big Arab, to the cars, together
with hose carriage and 400 feet of
hose--the whole of which they have
sold to the citizens Of Centralia, whc
have organized a company, and are
ready to go into active operation as
soon it arrives. In parting with the
Big Arab, We part, as well as the com
pany, with a well-tried and fithful
friend; but the Arabs are on the age
of Improvement, and part with their
old friend to give place for steam.
Their steam engine will arrive here
next month. The Centralia people,
in getting possession of this machine,
do so at very low rate, and just
such machine as is needed for thciI
city, and can be used much better
there than it could be in Cairo. The
Arab boys and their friends are in
vited to so up on tomorrow morn,
ing's train, at 2 o'clock, for the pur
pose of trying and delivering the en-
gine-retnrning in the evening. All
persons will be charged half fare, and
those who 90 will enjoy themselves
hugely So turn out, everybody"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Flight OF Sea Eagle.

When one observes a sea cage
perched upon lofty cliff, it may be
remarked that in order to quit It's
eyrie 1t waits until a gust Of wind
arises, then 1t let's itself fall forward
with extended wings, gives beat or
two as 1t turns, brings itself to face
the wind, and thus mounts without a
wing-beat hundreds Of yards high.
What Is the secret of this feat?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Joke on Game Warden.

"A good one on Maine game war
den came out the other day. The
warden had been trailing a Boston
man whom he, suspected Of calling
moose Following the sound from the
Indians birchbark horn he easily To-
Gated the hunter. but got directly In
the path of the moose and was forced
70 shoot the beast In self defense.
1t cost the warden his position. --Bos.
ton Record,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Has Been at Wor't L3nu,

In Sherorooke, Canada q power
company began work on dam, and In
the bottom Of the river discovered a
perfect well, round and smooth bored.
The engineers followed it down and
found the well was 80 feet deep and
still boring. A round stone, whirled
by the rush Of the river had been Dor
ing--for how many million years? 1t
was still whlrling. turb.nelike. and
still boring New York Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Dreams and Facts.

We never have fantasy so subtle
and ethereal but that talent merely.
with more resolution and faithful per.
sistency, after thousand failures.
might fix and engrave 1t in distinct
and enduring words. and we should
see that our dreams are the solidest
facts that we know - Thoreau.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Idea from south Africa.

A South African baker has perfect
ed baking process by which steak
is grilled at temperature Of 1000 dc
grees. Steam at 220 degrees is trans.
formed through pipes and a superheat
er into the grilling air The hot air
will cook whole OK, so 1t ought to
do for barbecues.- New York Press.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
important Things Of tile.

Holiness Is an Infinite compassion
for others Greatness is to take the
common things Of life and walk truly
among them. Happiness Is a great
love and much serving. Olive Schrei.
per
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
TEACHER TO Johnnie

II it takes 5 men to lift passen-
ger Ford Car, 1900 lbs, at cost OF
$1,000. what will it cost to lift a car
that weighs 24o0 lbsg Johnnie2
times 10 is 20--s2o.O0 Buy a Ford
and save half in gasoline, tires, oil
depreciation and WORRY.
A. p. TIER.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
OLD CAIRO PAPER
COPY OF 1.-THE MONDAY LEADER"
PUBLISHED IN 1865, FOUND
BY CITIZEN.
Contains First News of Surrender of
lee--TeIls How Cairo Supplied
Centralia With Fire De-
partment.

Adolph Phillips of 18th street and
Washington avenue, wnen taking
down picture found concealed in
part of one of Cairo's oldest news
papers, three years older than The
Bulletin. 1t was part of the Monday
Leader, published by F. S. Trover,
dated April 10, 1866. 1t contains
among other interesting matter the
first announcement of the surrender
of Gen, Lee to L!eut.-Gen. Grant, with
the official correspondence between
them leading up to this event. Edi-
toriallg the paper says
"THE WAR ENDED"
Let loyal men read our dispatches
and rejoice Lee. has surrendered mis-
entire army to Gen. Grant, the latter
debating the terms There can be
no doubt that this will end the war.
Isn't it glorious news? Let us have a
grand illumination tonight"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

Roller Skates, especially made for
sidewalk use. Extension and will fit
any foot. Special csc. The Novelty
Shop, 21t Eighth Street. John A
Hofheinz.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Blind Pigeons Homlns Instinct.

A stone-blind pigeon is one OF thu
flock which frequents the Lamar toD
courthouse II makes its home in the
dome and flies there with unerring &C
curacy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
XnrIr Comb

Combs should not be washed with
water. This is apt to split the teeth.
A stiff nailbrush is good thing to
keep for cleaning them. After using
the brush take damp cloth and wipe
between each tooth with this.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
In the WAX Of Life.

Our life is a web woven by the hand
Of God the thread reaching from our
birth unto our death. The wool Is
trouble, but still runs with 1t a weft
Of interviewer comforts Adams.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

Graphite mining has been carried 90
in Bavaria for centuries and the meth
DDS today are as primitive as they
were two hundred or three hundred
years ago. improvements are about to
be introduced
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

omen In English Factories. .a.
In general and electrical engineer
ing factories In the United Kingdom
over sixteen thousand women are em.
plcyed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Observation-Disclosures

Thopg1ffnluess Il always doing nc
tie Mndnesses; thoYghtfulness has an
instinct for seeing he little things
that need to he done. and then for
doing them ,-Rusbin
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

Somewhere. in one of the chapters
of the Good Book. Il distinctly states
Give to him that asketh thee" but It
does not say when or where or how
much. - Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Aluminium wlres the eest.

Not only are aluminium wires for
the transmission of electricity cheap
err than copper. but they shed water
more readily and thus are less liable
to damage by sleet storms.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

h most Of the civilized countries o.,
the world, except Ireland. Italy and
Bulgaria, the death rate is lower
among females than among males.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Law Waves In Ianan.

Men workers In Japanese cotton
mills earn on tne average 90 cents
day, the women l6 cents and the chill.
Jren from 5 to 10 cents.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

In a historical tragedy there are
always two heroes, one IN the play,
and the other In the box ONCE
Fliegende Blaetter
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

"A man must have so much on his
mind" Is the belief By which a wife
often supports cheerful face under
rough answers and unfeeling words
George Elliot
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

He--"Tomorrow darling. 10 our wed
tiug day" She-~"Yes. and it's bar
gain day at Silkman's, too. Isn't 1t
lust too aggrayating Boston Tran.
script.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19
Wen, Well into Detail.

That 25,344,000 soap bubbles can be
Produced from a pound OF soap has
been figured out by mathematical
genius.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

Advertisers generally recognize the
irawing power OF The Cairo Bulletin
II them every day In the year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

Another interesting item Indicative
that Cairo contributed to Centralia's
first fire department 1t is as follows
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-19

80, ~ n We
liking tins matchess
line Imported white and pencil ana
- to q inches long, ~ en
collar the and two button
plain ,gsa , xs skirt, !, . ts nsy $40
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-28
JODOiN REMAINS AS
 FIRST SELEcTMAN
Judge Reed Denied Petition of J. C.. Stevens of Spraeue for Recount.

Judge Joel H. Reed of the superior court at New London Friday denied the petition of John F. Stevens of Sprague for a recount of the votes cast fer the office of first selectman il. that town in the recent election. Ray mond J. Jodoin, who was declared elected first selectman at the election, remains in that office.
 The hearing on the petition was held in the afternoon. MT. Stevens, the pe- titioner, was represented by Attorney Arthur NJ. Brown of Griswold, and the respondent, MT. Jodoin, was rep% resented by Mayor Thayer.
 Attorney Brown claimed that two votes, which had been given Jodoin, should not have counted because the figure one had been placed beside Jodoin's name, and that another vote, credited to Jodoin, should not have counted because there was q dot with in the circle. He also claimed that ono vo-e which was cast for Stevens and had not been counted, should have been counted. The vote as returned on election day was Jodoin 1T5, Ste vens i72. If the three ballots were taken from Jodoin and the one vote given Stevens, he (Stevens) would have one vote more than Jodoin.
 Judge Reed said that he did not feel disposed to open the ballot boxes on an experiment as he did not feel it very important, the question simply of whether Stevens was first select man CT a me mber of the board Of selectIneI1.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-28
ALL YOUR STOMACH TROUBLE
 ENDED WITH DiAPEPSIN.
Indigestion, Gas, Heartburn and Dys- pepsia Go and You Feel Fine in Five Minutes.

Every year regularly more than a million stomach sufferers in the United States. England and Canada take immediate, but lasting relief.
 This harmless preparation will di- gest anything. you eat and overcome sour, gassy or out-of-order stomach five minutes afterwards.
 If your meals don't fit comfortably, or what you eat lies like a lump ol lead in your stomach, or if you have heartburn, that is 8 sign Of Indiges- tion.
 Get from your Pharmacist 50-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and take a dose just as soon as you can. There will be no sour risings, no belching of undigested food mixed with acid, no stomach gas or heartburn, fulIness or heavy feeling in the stomach, Nausea. Debilitating Headaches, Dizziness or Intestinal griping. This will all go, and, besides there will be no sour food left over in the stomach to poison your breath with nauseous odors.
 Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure for out order stomachs, because it takes hold of your food and digests it just the same as if your stomach wasn't there.
 Relief in five minutes from all stom- ach misery is waiting for you at any drug store.
 These large 50-cent cases contain more than sufficient to thoroughly cure almost any case of Dyspepsia, Indiges- tion or any other stomach disorder.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-28

Fifty years ago the departure of the Ninth and Tenth regiments from this city were expected to take place within a few days, all being in readiness eX- cept the receipt of arms for the latter. For the ninth, however, the band of the regiment came here to secure recruits by parading about the streets.
 In those days there was the annual test and parade of the hand-fire ap- paratus with the steam fire engine of the Wauregan company. The test that year showed that the Wauregan steam CT could put stream to the top of the Broadway church steeple. The construction of new propeller to run between here and New York was un- derwav while the women throughout this entire section were engaged in knitting stockings and making clothes for the soldiers.
 Spraaue Women Busy.
 The following items were taken from The Bulletin of fifty years ago the past week:
 Oct. 23, 1S61-Charles .FTarnswortl1 of this city has been appointed adjutant of the battalion of Connecticut cavalry encamped at Meriden.
 The ladies of Sprague has or ganized society for the purpose of aiding and assisting the soldiers. It is called the Soldiers Aid society and the members are knitting and sewing for
  of woolen cloth and yarn. and money have been sent in.
 With regard to New London we may say that it's Notifications are very inn perfect and need the careful attention of the government.
 ReeimentaI Band Here.
 Oct. 24, 1861-The Ninth Regiment band arrived here from New Haven yesterday and after having dinner at the Wauregan they paraded the streets and in the evening serenaded the resi- dences of Governor Buckingham, Gen. eral Tyler, Lieut.-Co1. Young, w. M. Lloyd Green.
 The fifteenth annual meeting of the American Missionary association con vened in Dr. Gulliver's church yester- day afternoon, President Rev. David Thurston of Maine presiding.
 The ladies belonging to the sewing society of one of the New London churches have voted that for the pres ent their operations shall be principally confined to sewing and knitting for the army.
 pr. GuIIiver's Opinion.
 Oct. 25, 1861-A. H. Bennett of Can terbury is recruiting company of skarpshooters. Capt Hyde of Plain field and E. M. Sprague of Putnam have united in raising a company for the Eleventh Regiment band. Have so names enrolled.
 At the American Missionary asso- citation meeting. Rev. Dr. Gulliver de- scribed his feelings on slavery and the war in very eloquent manner. Es pecial1v was he opposed to the prac- tice of using our army and navy as slave hunters.
 William Soule, M. D., of Jewett City