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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05
FRIDAY, May 5, 1911

Representative Humphrey of Washington may be
guilty of good many shortcomings, but thing
be truthfully said of him. is that he is true to his trust
shipping.
1t argued that if the Seattle folk get the Oregon
fever and go thther they will miss Rainier" which
it is argued by Others would be blessing in disguise
Reciprocity may cut down the high price of living
in the United States but if it does there will be num-
Der of trusts busted in the fall
The indications are that Mayor Dilng will see
Boyle explode in the city hall that he had not counted on
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05

And so it goes from morn till night
Ny Income Tax is eer in sight
The Landlord and the Grocer man;
The Plumber and his Pirate Clan;
The Ba err and the Man of Milk;
The Chaps of Ribbon, Lace ard Silk;
The Chauffeur after brand-new tires;
The Man of Coal who feeds my fires;
The Maid the Butler, and the Girl
Who keeps our kitchen in a whirl
All, all, at work day after day
Upon that old tune PAY, pay, pay!'
And yet they'd lay upon their backs
Another so-called Income Tax!
ENVOI
With what rare joys and bliss are blent
The days of him who hath no cent,
And wanders through this mundane mess
Completely bust, and penniess!
HORACE DoDD GAsTIT.
-Harper's Weekly
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05
THE INCOME TAX.

An Income Tax? Well I opine
There's quite a tax just now on mine.
If you incline to doubt it. will
You cast your eye upon this bill?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05

An Income Tax? Well, say, look here
Here's just one item cold and clear
That came to me the other day
From Willie Flat up Harvard Way:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05

An Income Tax? O mercy me!
What is my future fate to be?
got last night this little note
MY daughters music-teacher wrote:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05
DEAR Mr.. FLAT:

EAR Mr.. FLAT:
| here enclose
The bill for teaching little Rose.
Ten lessons a. five dollars each
The sum of fifty dollars reach.
I'd like to have my check at once.
Yours faithfully
PROFESSOR BUNCE.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05

An Income Tax? Good Lord! Good Lord!
I've more now than can afford.
Why, yesterday the Butcher came
And showed the debts to my name:
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05

New YORK, May first
To MRS. FLAT
One Ostrich Feather for her hat $500
PLEASE REMIT
Yours Truly,
Feathers Fuss and Fit.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05
DEAR DAD:

DEAR DAD:
| hope 'twon't make you i'll,
But | enclose my raors bill.
It's rather large-four hundred plunks;
But must have new clothes in chunks
If Pm to keep up with the bunch.
With love to you and mother,
'HUNCH.' -
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-05
J. FLAT,

May tenth.
J. FLAT
To Gouge and Squeal.
10 lbs. of liver, of veal,
16 of fresh Vermont Spring Lamb
IA of l Acme Ham.
Fresh Mutton, chops and sundry legs
10 dozen and half fresh eggs,
And other sundries up to date
Bill August first to April $500
Long past due!
May we expect check from you?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-06-15
Killing Currant Worms.

In a recent issue of The Ranch |
bore to kill currant worms. | stated
that some preparation of arsenic would
kill these insects but that such treat
ment was not considered entirely
safe. am in receipt of a communi-
cation from j. .. Rathbone, Puyallup,
WASH, in which lie gives his ex-
perience in lighting this insect as
follows:
"The first year ] tried the hellebore
and made two applications; one of
the powder, by applying with bellows
duster; and second application by
mixing in water and spraying. The
result was that the worms almost
stripped the leaves off the bushes.
OF course many of the worms were
killed, but the result was by no means
satisfactory. The next season | used
Paris Green. This | dissolved in
water and applied with hand spray
pump. | used a large or heaping tea
spoonful to five gallons of water or
possibly a little stronger. This clear
ed off all the worms that fed on the
leaves. In week OF ten days sec
ond application was made and no
more worms we're seen that season.
Last year the same treatment was
used and no serious damage from the
worms resulted AS to any poisoning
of the fruit, | have never known OF
apy. AS soon as the fruit was matur
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-06-15

ment Stations and in many other
ways. would use such poisons on
green curIants or green gooseberries
but not on ripe currants. Don't
monkey with the poisons.
j. S. Kinnaman, Elma, Wash. under
date of May %, writes as follows:
Gam sending you a gooseberry
twig with some small worms that are
eating off the leaves. Can you tell
me of a spray that will kill them and
not poison the berries?"
What I have said in answering Mr..
Rathbone's inquiry about currant
worms will apply in this case There
is, however, this difference in the case
of gooseberries, you can wash them
before using and consequently you
can use Paris Green or any other
arsenical poison.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-06-15
TREES INFECTED WITH
FUNGUS.

II. @. Blanchard, Birmingham,
WASH, May Goth. writes as follows
81 am sending you under separate
cover some peach and pear leaves and
will be very grateful if you will let
me know through The Ranch what is
wrong with these trees. The trees
we're set out two years ago. Last year
this reddish, waxen, blistered condi-
ton appeared and again this year
with some of the leaves having a web
inside the curl, though | could not
discover any insects. Please let me
know the cause of this infection and
the remedy"
The leaves sent by friend Blanchard
are undou btedly infected with some
kind of fungus. The web referred to
must have been caused by some insect.
There was no web visible on the leaves
sent to me. 1t must be a matter of
guess work about what insect caused
the web. In order to give an intel
Iigent answer to such questions it is
necessary to make some distinctions.
All fungi are vegetable productions
and all bacteria are vegetables, but OF
lower order than the fungi. Some
scientists designate the bacteria as
splitting fungi. All insects as | have
repeatedly pointed out in these col
umns are divided into two classes;
the chewers and the suckers.
We must know to which one of the
several classes the infection belongs
before we can proceed intelligently to
apply the remedy. In this case we
have a fungus to deal with and must
use a fungicide. The best fungicide
known is the sulphate of copper, com
monty called blue stone or blue vitriol.
The lime sulphur wash is also good
fungicide and is now very frequently
used instead of the Bordeaux mix
ture which is composed of the sulph-
ate of copper and lime mixed with
water. Where the lime sulphur has
to be used for destroying the San Jose
scale or the Oyster Shell scale the
Bordeaux mixture may not be needed,
but if | had to fight the fungi and
nothing else, | should always prefer
the Bordeaux. Friend Blanchard
makes no mention of the scale, hence,
| conclude that what he needs is the
Bordeaux mixture. This should be
used in the latter part of the winter
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-06-15
EDITED BY r. WALDEN

of it, and so used it to the end of the
season. [ do not think that any
poisonous effect will result after
week or ten days as all signs Of the
green is gone.
have no doubt about this treat
ment being successful in killing the
currant worms. Paris Green is a
deadly poison and will kill any kinds
of insects that eat it. 1t will kill
human beings that eat it if they get
enough of it. The poison in Paris
Green is arsenic as we'll as in London
Purple and arsenate of lead. 1t is an
open question how much arsenic may
be taken into the human system with
impunity. After all that can be said
of arsenic in any of its compounds
we must never forget that it is danger
Gus and many life is lost in it's in
judicious use. l have lying before
me an article on the use CT arsenical
sprayings. The author of this article
says that arsenic in it's various forms
is used in medicine, in the sciences.
in spraying and in many other ways
without serious results, but he closes
his article i'm these words: "a word
of warming is certainly not out of
place. Arsenic is a deadly poison,
being cumulative in effect. and one
that can not be handled too care
fully" 1t is we'll known that it is
dangerous to use arsenic in spraying
strawberries near the time of ripen-
ing 1t is a mistake to say that we
dissolve Paris Green in water, for
that form of arsenic is insoluble in
water and retains it's poisonous effects
for months unless it is washed away
by rains or blown away by the wind.
The fact that the green disappears IS
no proof that the poison is gone, un-
less it has been washed away or blown
away.
Iwould still recommend white helle
bore as the safer to use on currants.
The following clipping from Green 8
Fruit Grower for May is certainly
worthy of consideration in this con-
nection:
cit has been found efficient to mix
hellebore and flour for the currant
worm, and apply it by busting it on
the leaves. Use one part of helle-
bore with five or six parts of flour,
stirred together, when left to stand
over night or few days, in closed
vessel, like tin baking powder can,
will impart it's efficiency to the flour
or the entire mixture, and can be
used successfully by busting over the
leaves or bushes. This avoids the
trouble and expense of spraying and
is certainly efficient.
The preparations of arsenic may
safely be used in killing potato bugs
and on any kind of vegetable produc-
lions not TO be used as food, hence,
may be used in killing caterpillars,
canker worms or any other kinds of
insects that chew their food. Its use
Oh currant bushes and cabbage is
doubtful and it is certainly dangerous
on strawberries nearly ripe. There
is no danger in using arsenic poisons
i'm spraying for the destruction of the
codling moth. This has been abund-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-06-15
Washington
Nursery News

A visit to our nursery in the
month of June is we'll worth the
while of any one who enjoys seeing
the beginning of things.
For instance he would be shown a
plant containing the following
grated and budded stock:
Apple .......... 1876, 600
Fear .........t.... zoo, ooo
Peach, cherry, prune
plum, apricot, ETC.. 5O2,o
Grand total. a, 143, 500
This is the largest apple plant in
the West 1t looks good to us. 1t
would look equally good to you if
you enjoy seeing the fruits of care
full, conscientious preparatory work.
Our large apple and pear graft plant is all
put up on seedlings grown by ourselves at
Tcppenish and the result will be found III
clean, healthy, wellrooted, fully matured
stock.
In addition to the above stock planted for
1911 selling season, we have growing for
budding this summer:
100000 apple seedlings
900 pear, cherry, etc.
800. 900 peach.
And apple seeds!
We have planted ninety bushels OF the
finest French crab seed on ST, ty acres OF
land, which, with a normal yield, means
nine million seedlings for our next seasons
plant and for sale to other nurseries. It's
too early to count them, but they're coming
on fine and we will soon show magnificent
block.
We like to keep you posted on our doings.
Last year brought us big business 19lll2
will be bigger Our new catal0g is out.
Our statesmen are in the field. Orders are
coming in. Let US hear from you
washington N||RSERY en-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-06-15

(All inquiries for information from this
Department should be addressed to
No. Howe Street, Seattle.)
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19

Wine Of Cardui regular price $OO special price Coo
Swift's Specific regular price $780, special price Coo.
Wampoes Liver OIL regular price $780, special price 65c
Melln's Food, regular price 75c, special price Soc
Melins Food. regular price Soc special price 33c
Fecher's Casoria regular price 35c special price DC.
Beef Iron and Wine regular price Soc special price 25c
Pure Norwegian Cod Liver OIL regular price special price 30
Sugar Of Milk regular price 35c. special price DC.
Phosphate regular price 25c pound, special price 7c
Our Emulsion OIL regular price $OO special price &c
Goolrick's Remedy Indigestion price DC.
Peroxide Hydrogen. regular price Soc special price BIC
Elk Phosphate Iron and Qunne Scnne regular price 100
quart special price 6 regular price SOC pint special price CSC
pint.
Aliens Pantura great kidney AMI bladder remedy sold with
positive guarantee diseases of the kidneys and bladder 1t
cures YOU or your money back. Price 75c bottle.
2grn Qunne Capsules regular price SOC OO special price 5c lOO
2gan Qunne Pills regular price S5c OO special price lie 100
Olive OIL regular price soc pint special price SOc pint
apere powder and lump regular price 2Oc bpeca price 2c h.
Liver Salt regulates the liver prevents constipation price 2c
Rock Candy regular price DC b. special price BE ID.
Red Seal Chloride great germ destroyer dodoer and dsnfec
ant price 25c full quart bottle.
st. Regis Paper and Envelopes as sheets and so
velopes) all zoe.
Any 25c box Paper, special price lie.
Staods Ink quarts regular price 75c special price &c
Staord Ink pints regular price 4Oc special price Sc
Witch Cream hard rough cracked skin Large size
25c small size l5c Bring your bottle and free sample.
guaranteed 81 Fountain Syringe special price sl67
regular SOC Rubber Glove, 63c pair
Crude Acid regular price 2 special price lOc pint
Goorks Hypophosphe the reliable tonic and nervine
Recommended and used by all physicians Price so cents full
pint bottle.
10th Century Eminent best for or beast price 25c
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Despite the Discrimination OF th'
Administration 10 send in estimates
for appropriations for new public
buildings authorized last June to
the extent of $2S.0O0.O00 its hand
has been forced by the demand OF
Congressman that such estimates be
submitted at this session. Secretary
MacVeigh met this demand half
way by formally submitting es-
Inmates for appropriations aggrega-
ting about s14,OOO,OOO for this pur-
pose.
Among the estimates are the fol-
lowing for Virginia.
Franklin. Va. postoffice, $4,000
South Boston. Va. postoffice. IS,
600.
Warrenton, Va. postoffice, s12
900.
WaynesbOro. Va. postOffiee. So
600.
Lexington. Va. pOstoffice. $50
900.
Suffolk. Va. postoffice, $4,000
Hampton, Va, postoffice, $4,000
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
SEED INSPECTION
State Board of Agriculture Appoints
Fertilizer Inspectors.

At the meeting Of the State Board Of
Agriculture in Roanoke ten fertilizer
inspectors were appointed for the year
one for each congressional district
The new seed inspection law VIII be
of great value to the farmers. A good
many samples have been sent IN by the
food inspectors, and inspected IN the
chemistry department. One package OF
clover seed was found to contain only
9 per cent. of termination. All the re-
suits of these inspections are TO be pub
fished in bulletin form.
Mr.. Koiner reported $50 collected IN
fines for violation of the fertilizer IN
spection law since October. The Of
Tenders in these cases had not branded
their products.
The new lime inspection law was re-
ported TO be operating satisfactorily.
In the annual budget Of the depart
ment s., 900 was given to the truck eX-
pertinent station at Norfolk, $1,000 to
the State Horticultural Society and 50,
500 to the experimental farms IN
Charlotte and Augusta counties.
The inspectors appointed are: First
District, J. H. Reid; Second, J. c.
CCdd; Third. J. A. Lester; Fourth, Z.
n. Arvin; Fifth, A. L. Moore; Sixth,
c. r. Morgan; Seventh, d. B. Psrrott;
Eighth. 7. G. Tate; Ninth, Mex. Mon
tsgue; Tenth, J. H. Leech.
The board will meet in Richmond
April u
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
THE NEW YORK SENATORSHIP

II &c unfortunate that the majority
Of the Democratic members of the
New York Legislature should have
seen fit to select VIM. F. Sheehan as
the nominee for Senator to succeed
Deoew. and the refusal of twenty
five members to participate in or be
bound by the caucus indicates that
the nominee may yet fail to gain the
prize. Mr.. Sheehan is an able law
yer and a partner of ex-Judge Par
ker and will doubtless make Sena-
tor of whom New York would have
no cause to be ashamed, but untor-
tunately for him and for the party,
he is looked upon as too close TO
Tammany Hall and too close to GER
tain interests in New York to make
him a satisfactory candidate from a
standpoint of party policy. This Is a
time in the psrty's life when 1t Is
necessary to nominate men for pub
lie office who are absolutely and en-
tirely free from every connection
which is apt to bring about public
criticism. and as Mr.. Sheehan's NOM
ination is in a fair way to cause
split in New York, it might, after
all have been better for Gov. Dix to
have taken a hand in the matter.
His participation would have resulted
no doubt in Mr.. Shepard's nomina-
ton. which, from ? standpoint OF
policy. would have been better.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
3O0-GALL0N STILL SEIZED

The largest Illicit whiskey dis
tillery known to have been operated
in North Carolina since State prohi-
bition went into effect there two
years ago was destroyed near the
Yadkin county line.
The copper still held 800 gallons.
II took hours to cut II up.
There were 500 gallons OF mash
on hand, which would have made
200 gallons OF beer. The proprie-
tor was absent when the Of
ficers called.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
Johnston & Pearson
Prescription Pharmacy.
LOCAL MARKETS.
Corrected by simon Hlrsh & Bro. }

Corrected by Simon TIirsh & Bro.)
Wheat, DOC TO 9Sc; corn, &c to 56c;
meal, ST. 80 TO $3.50; oats, 40 TO 45; old
hens, live, 10 to IL; dressed, IL TO l3i
spring chickens, IL 10 10, h.; eggs,
% to "a; lard, ID TO 10; ducks; live,
8 to 10; dressed Ia 10 Is; butter, 20 To
%; country hams, 20 to %; bacon sides,
is to l6; Irish potatoes, so to So; lambs,
$3.50 TO 81 hides, green, z dry
sailed, 10 to IL; dry hides, 10 to 10; calf
skins No. /, $lO0 to SIPS; baled hay,
SIS TO $40 per ton; live hogs, 8 70 9;
beef, live weight, 4 TO 5; pork, l-2to9i
wool. 20 to % per ID; veal. s 70 z; sweet
potatoes, 60 10 65; dressed chickens, IL
to IS; turkeys live. II to Is; turkeys
drawn, 81 to p; turkeys undrawn, Is
to 20.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
U. S. IN GRIP OF DRUGS

The alarming growth OF the drue
habit is one OF the gravest questions
now confronting the nation The
large number OF dope fiends' II
due to physicians prescribing harm
full drugs when not necessary.
Unless something Is speedily
done to stop the growth OF the drug
habit, the United States will be-
come a nation OF weak-minded and
befuddled people. Once drue
iiend, always a drug fiend. Those
who claim they can cure the druf
habit are fakers.-Dr Harvey w
Wiley.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
HARRlsoNBURe'S POSTMASTER

The Senate has confirmed the
nomination OF w. l.. Dechert for
postmaster at Harrisonburg to sue
coed Charles NJ. Keezel. who was re-
moved on charge of pernicious po-
litical activity.
The action establishes a novel
precedent in Republican politics in
the Seventh district.
For years it has been a custom
In the district to reward the de-
feated Republican candidate for Con
gress with a postoffice. Two years
ago Congressman James Hay. DEM
Ocrat. made a hit with the joke that
"Pritchard is not running for Con-
gress; he is running for the Front
Royal postoffice.
Mr.. Hay held his seat In
Congress and Pritchard got the
Front Royal office-and still has
n
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
HoBBLE TRIPS SOCIETY BELLE

While Fastening across a crowd
ed thoroughfare In Richmond a
young society woman, dressed In a
handsome velvet costume OF ex-
IRENE hobble cut, gathered too
much momentum for the action OF
the pedal extremitles In their ham
pered quarters and fell to the
ground, where she lay still.
Fifty spectators ran to her res
cue. thinking she had tainted or
was injured Two young men az
sisted her TO her feet.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
SAVES WIFE IN JAMES RIVER

After half hours terrific strug-
gle with the swift current of the
James river, Mrs. John Lathram
was saved from drowning by her
husband at Failing creek. near the
Richmond Yacht Club. Of which
they are members.
Mrs. Latham was stepping into
skiff,wh she lost her balance
and fell into the stream. Her hus-
band and plunged in after her, but
the strong current carried her so
yards down the stream. He reached
her just as she was sinking for the
second time.
With one arm around his wife
and battling against current with
the other, he finally reached a
barge and dragged her aboard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
DEATH WINS WHISKEY CONTEST
Man Had Bet $40 He Could Drink
Quart and Half.

Geo. Parvel. in Wheeling. w. Va,
died after drinking quart and a
nall OF whiskey. Parvel had bet
that he. could drink that amount OF
he intOxicant without any serious
effects. He lived only four hours.
Parvel and some other men were
discussing the capacity of each,
when Parvel said he could drink
a quart and a half of whiskey with
out stopping. He posted his forfeit
of $40.
The liquor soon disappeared. but
the winner of the money was help
less. He became i'll and medical
aid was summoned. but he died
after four hours.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
SUES FOR DAMAGES

Attorneys have filed suit In the
Supreme Court of District OF Colum-
bia In behalf Of Judge Richard II.
Tebbs. Of Leesburg, against the
Capital Traction Company for $50.
900 damages. Judge Tebbs was
crossing 7th and p streets. Wash
ington. May 81. when he was knock
ed down by one OF the defendants
cars and dragged $50 feet. He
states his injuries are permanent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
DISSOLUTION or COPARTNEI.
SHIP

The firm OF Lee Brothers, doing
business at Whitewater. have this
day dissolved copartnership. All
parties having claims against said
firm will present same TO w. b
Lee. who will continue the business
properly authenticated for settlement
and all parties owing said firm will
settle with said w. b. Lee.
Respectfully,
j. M. Lee, Jr..
w. b. Lee,
doing business as Lee Brothers.
Jan. /, 1911.
lj12.19,26.f2
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19

for burns or sealds, there's nothing 81
soothing, 40 emolient, 80 quickly healing
~ our special creams and lotions. They
soften the skin as we'll as heal IL, and
are daIntily scented and refreshing,
Everything else In the drug and medi'
cine line, TOO. Physicians prescriptions
a Alr0nR npeclhltY.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19

Forty million pounds of butter
eggs. and pooltry is in cold storage
in Chicago and commission men OF
that city are looking failure in the
face. In the meantime, however,
the people are suffering and calling
for relief from the iniqultles OF
the cold storage trust.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
APPEAL IS EXPECTED IN
R. r. & P. CASE

Nothing has been heard regard
ing further proceedings In the r. F.
q p. r. r. tax case. since the state
ment Of President VIM. II. White
that an appeal would be taken TO
the U. s. supreme Court.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19

Shepard or Shehan is the question
in New York, which Gov. Dix could
probably answer, but will not.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19

Fredericksburg. Va, Jan. 8. 1911.
now announce myself candi-
date for Supervisor OF Chancellor
District, spotsylyania county.
Very respectfully.
7. w ccrbin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
High Grade Merchandise at allow figure

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