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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15

parces posts carry huge cans of milk
and crates of fowls weighing as much
as 154 pounds; and Yankee ingenuity
should not balk at the safe transmits
sion of packages weighing only IL
pounds Following are the rates at
which the new service is inaugurated.
They are too high, but will answer
for trial They should be reduced
as soon as fair and competent trial
shows that reduction can be made
without causing an increase in the
postal deficit. And it should be
mentioned here that these rates are
not so low throughout as the rates
which the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has proposed for adoption by
the express companies:
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15
GREAT BARGAINS IN BREEDING STOCK.
THE TRAP NESTED WHITE LEGHORNS
D. TANCRED, KENT, WASH.

instance, than in others such as the
White Leghorns; for the reason that
the former are harder to hatch and
are popular fad as we'll | never
saw an Orpington male that [ would
accept as a gift sell for less than S25;
while better Leghorn could be had
for $500. If FAmateur" will be a
little more explicit as to what he de-
sires I'll endeavor to furnish N ore
definite answer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15
FARMS WANTED.

YARNS WANTED. We have direct BUYERS.
L Don't pay commissions. Write describing
property, naming lowest price We help buyers
locate desirable property Free. American In
vestment Association, 81 Palace Bldg, Mime
apolis, MINI.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15
HONEY

HONEY Sample 10c, leaflet free quoting
IL prices, California honey, fruits, nuts, freight
prepaid. Agents wanted Spencer Apiaries
co. Box l89 Nordhoff, Cal. 13t
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15
WE GET THE PARCELS POST

Persistent plugging by the farm
papers of the country has secured the
parcels post for us after the hardest
kind of struggle. 1t was the best
illustration ever furnished of the right
prevailing against tremendous odds.
The railroads and express companies,
the whole power of Wall street, the
Senate and House of Representatives
almost to man, the country mer-
chants who feared an inroad Oh their
profits and the solid phalanx of
country newspapers lined up at the
behest of their advertisers; we have
met them all and licked 'em good.
The Ranch has labored hard in the
good cause, as have most of the farm
papers of the United States, from the
Rural New Yorker down to the small
est and least influential journals.
We are proud of the scrap we put up.
The cause that is right never goes
backward or loses strength, but goes
forward all the time and has better
staying power than any grating COM
bination ever shows.
The fight for parcels post may be
fifty described as conflict of the
producers and the non producers.
Having scored heavily in this contest
it behooves us to keep moving and get
after another division of the great
army of parasites by passing a pure
food law that will be the real thing.
This department is mainly concerned
with eggs and poultry and the welfare
of their producers, and it hopes and
confidently expects that this state will
soon have law that will give adequate
protection to the producers Of the
food supply of the commonwealth.
Food is life and it's production should
be secured against the attacks of that
great loafer middle class that exists
only to grab off the profits of the pro-
Queer and reduce the buying power of
the consumer.
The new parcels post is not by any
means all that we wanted but it is more
than we expected. But public SEN
timent was at last fully aroused to the
absurdity and iniquity of our depriva-
ton of this much needed utility
One eastern congressman about faced
after finding in his mail some 1900
letters from his constituents who
disagreed with him regarding the
desirability of the parcels post and I
have been told that these letters from
rural voters had a country wide effect
in molding congressional opinion.
The Senate did what it could to abort
the bill in conference and managed to
increase rates some thirty per cent
above those favored by the House
committee. This was to be expected,
but the law as passed is good tegin-
ming and, after a fair trial, can be
amended where necessary. Just what
restrictions as to character of mer-
chandise carried may be formulated
by an administration known to be
unfavorable to the institution remains
to be seen. 1t is up to us country
people to keep an eye on this infant
of ours and see that it has fair show
to grow up. We sincerely hope that
eggs, butter, dressed poultry and
similar products will not be ruled out
as liable to damage the postal equip
ment or other mail matter If proper
lY packed these articles are certainly
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15

TOR SALE-On very reasonable terms, i'm.
proved alfalfa farm on Columbia River in
southern Washington where and crops of
alfalfa are raised every year averaging to 10
tons per acre. Close to model creamery, splen-
did public schools and market. Best transpor-
tation facilities, 10 passenger trains daily.
Will give special inducements to dairyman or
hog RAISER provided with some live stock.
Write at once to P. o. Box 2l70, Spokane, Wash
ington. 7tf
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15

TOR SALE-Registered Poland China hogs,
l. boars and brood sows. One year old boars
and sows six months old, and fall pigs. Write
for prices to John Gonnason, FernWoOd Ranch
Kent, Wash. Phone Rural 100.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15

OEND for catalogue OF Durocs to C. McClelland
~ Sunnyside, Wash, who is Offering Duroc
Ranch aid business for sale also.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15
FOR SALE-LANDS

r ACRES of well improved water frontage.
miles from Shelton, on County road near
school. 6 room house, barns, orchard. Spring
water. Horse, buggy, cow, chickens and boat
with place for $7O0-00. A. l.. Bell, Shelton,
Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15

EOR SALE-One Chester White Boar, best
Iowa stock, weight $50 to 300 lbs. W. E.
Barnhart, Ferndale, Wash. Itf
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15
LIVE STOCK.

FOR Sale Cheap Two bulls Jersey six
l. months old, sired by Rosaline Fern Lad,
dams of best milk and butter strain. Henry
Schneider, Route s. Box 81, Oregon City, Ore.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15
H. |. B|anChard'S
POULTRY YARDS
Dept. R. HADLOCk, WASH.

SURPLUS BREEDING STOCK
S. C. White Leghorns
Barred Plymouth Rocks
S. C. Black Min0rcas
We wish to call special attention to
our fine lot of Cockerels which are
now ready for immediate delivery.
ALSO A FEW WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK cockERELs.
Write for prices.
G. WESTERGAARD, Mgr.
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HELP WANTED MALE
10000 mo- 10000 A MONTH

5000 TO $4,000 A MONTH
For spare time-Experience not needed. Want
active man In each locality. Introduce us to
friends. Benefits for sickness, injury, death
Write for Cash Bonus offer The I-L-U 779
Covington, KY. S-3t
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15

EOR Sale-l2O acres Skagit County famous
L marsh land, thoroughly cultivated, suitable
for dairy farm. For price and further particu-
lars, apply this office.
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Rural route and city delivery $0.O5
Questions and Answers.
al g.

X. Y. T., Cobble Hill, B. G.
What objections are there to raising
White Leghorn chicks during Feb
ruary instead of, as usually done in
this district, April?
Answer: April is the month most
preferred for Matching Leghorns be-
cause pullets Matched at that time
will not mott in the fall. Most OF
the bullets Matched in February go
through the molt and, in consequence,
are not laying when eggs are bring
ing the most money. A good many
of the March pullets likewise mott,
sometimes as many as 90 per cent of
them. Many egg ranchers prefer to
hatch their pullets in May as it
sometimes happens that as many as
% per cent of the April pullets go
through the mott but the majority
consider the April Matched pullets
the most profitable. The larger breeds
need more time in which to mature
and with them the best results are
obtained by Matching in March.
Amateur" Seattle.
Perhaps you can tell me what l
ought to pay for foundation stock. L
don't expect to get prize winning
fowls but want birds that l need
not be ashamed of in appearance.
Half a dozen hens and cockerel are
all care to start with.
Answer: AS this correspondent
does not state what variety of fowls
he contemplates buying, it IS not
easy to give him a correct answer.
Fowls of equal quality-say average
quality-cost good deal more III
some varieties, White Orpingtons for
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-10-15

TIMBER Tracts, ranches, farms, anywhere,
bought, sold, exchanged. Chas. Phildius,
1888 Pleasant ave , New York. Site
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

in this campaign, is a sort of cross
between a Bull Mooser and - tom
taylor democrat, IL Ia reasonable 10
suppose that Mr. Hannah l. the
same brand Of political mongrel.
ism OF course we do not know a.
a fact that this Is the case.
and certainly we would not do Mr.
Hannah an injustice, but we sim
ply give our readers the known
facts concerning Mr. Hannah; that
he selects the Union alone as biz
organ and spokesmen; and does
not claim to be out Of harmony
with its ideas. You can take
these facts for what they are worth
and act upon them at the pole
next Tuesday as honest men and
freemen, voting for the man whose
IDEAS you most nearly endorse
NoTE-Since the above was
written a report has come from
Nashville that DR. Hickman has
Withdrawn. If this be true 1t leaves
the race to Hannah and Fleeman
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

The Union, having made a
careful examination Of the prip-
ciples and practices Of the chair.
man Of the Board Of Election Com.
missioners finds that said esteem.
ed chairman is a true blue, all
wool, hope-I-may-die democrat
after its own noble democratic
heart, and entitled to a full fellow.
ship in the Unions Blessed Broth.
erhood. The Chairman proves
bis faith by his works, contribute
ing Of official patronage to the
support and aid Of the Union in
its noble democratic purpose OF
fighting Wilson and Low Tariff in
the Nation, and favoring tOm-tay-
lorism in Tennessee; and Is there.
fore duly and constitutiOnally
granted a certificate of pure and
undefled democratic, character,
which we publish elsewhere in
this issue. All democrats need.
ing one of these good-as-new
waterproof, double-back faction
certificates of character, would de
we'll TO call upon and contribute
to our local contemporary while
its present low prices prevail be-
cause its discount of s12 per, will
close out its stock in a hurry n
doubt, and when these are gon
you'll probably never get such
bargain again.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

The race for foater is a three
cOrnered one. DR. E P Hickman,
the incumbent making the race as a
regular democrat; W P Fleeman is
a republican, and has the endorse
ment of the Giles Comfy indie
pendents; J G Hannah was nomi-
mated by the regulars of Giles
County, but his platform or the
party with which he will affiliate
is a matter of much speculation.
He has not stated any where that we
have seen either in a public speech
or through the press to what party
he belongs, We have only one
thing to judge from-that is the
medium he selects to announce
his candidacy. In this county
there are three newspapers--two
of them democratic, one Patterson
and the other anti. Patterson. We
refer to the SummertoWn Press
and the Lawrence Democrat. Mr.
Hannah has not announced in
either. Sometimes a candidate
announces in all the papers
sometimes he announces in none
In these cases the politics of the
papers do not show the politics of
the candidate But when a can
didate selects certain papers as
his organs it is a reasonable pre-
sumption that he selects those
that have the same party alliance
as himself, and this presumption
becomes practical certainty when
he does not in any other way or
place give specific statement of
his position Judged by this stand
ard, DR. Hickman is democrat,
for he has announced in both the
democratic papers and has also
publicly announced his allegiance
to that party Mr. Fleeman has
announced in all the papers with
out regard to party, and is making
the race as an independent in, the
state affairs MIR Hannah has an
nounced alone in the Union, and
does not state there or elsewhere
to what party he belongs 1t is
we'll known that he has been a
regular in the past, but so has Nc
Dowell, Hutchinson, Calender e,c,
now prominent Bull Meosers
Since the Union, if it is anything
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

This lie the last Issue Of this
paper before the election and we
warn those Of regular rank and
file who are real democrats, and
desire that TeDbessee's electoral
vote be cast for Wilson and Mar.
shall, that your vote Is needed to
assure this result. A fusion deal
between the Bull Moosers and a
number Of Regular leaders has
been made in this state, by which
Roosevelt lie TO get Regular sup.
port in return for Bull Moose
support in State races Read
over the names Of Wilson and
Marshall electors in this paper and
be sure TO vote for them,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30
To the Voters of the 22nd
Senatorial District.

On October nth, 1912, at a Mass
Meeting at Pulaski, Tenn was nomi.
mated for the State Senate for the Dis
trict embracing the counties Of Giles,
Lawrence and Wayne and W. P.
Fleemon of Lawrence was nominated
for Pictorial Representative from the
Counties of Giles, Lawrence, Wayne
and Lewis.
The time being short in which to
make canvas will have 10 depend
largely upon my friends to make it for
me. Ny record as Stale Railroad
Commissioner in the year 1897, Repre-.
sentative in 1899, State Senator in
1901 is familiar TO all If that record
is satisfactory. and you believe in the
maintenance Of Law ! shall be pleased
to have your support.
adv NEWT H. WHITE,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30
The CRIMINAL MATCH

The Insurance Companies in
the West are gathering statistics
on fires caused by matches. Only
about two thirds of the companies
are reporting, so we have only
faint idea of the enormous fire
waste for which matches are re-
sponsible.
In September, 1911, the reports
show 423 fires due to the careless
use of matches, entailing a proper.
ty loss of $3.50, 40S and an insur'
ance loss of $14S. $40 During
October the property loss was
1852, 397 and the insurance loss
.$l43, 379.
During the period between Apri
l and November l, 1912, the tota
property loss reported was 81, 200,
TAO, with an insurance loss o
$l,O84,219
The "strike anywhere" mattel
should go. 1t mas no Legitimate
place in the home If you low
your family exclude it from you
home. Its convenience does no
justify its use.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

cratic ticket hut It, publication
wac suspended for some time. This
paper also has carried from two to
Eve columns Of matter in adveriis.
ing Of Wilson's candidacy, In each
issue, an i this, too, no other Law.
renee County paper has doue.
With perfect charity and friendli-
ness 10 every man who may hold
other views, this paper during it's
twenty.nine years OF life has never
been other than Democratic from
head rules to foot slngs, without
obligations" or alienation"
OF shadow of turning. So II re.
joices with real democrats every.
where 81 the present prospects
of party triumph. II needs no
certificate of character" to prove
lie Democracy It's life work
/ speaks for it, 1t stands for DEM
ocratic ideals. and Democratic
principles whenever and wherever
found It Congratulates the Dem.
ocracy Of Lawrence in advance on
the splendid prospects of victory,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

Lawrence County voters will be
called upon to select a State Sena-
tor next Tuesday, after perhaps
the shortest campaign ever known
in the County. Only a few days
ago Hon Newt H White of Giles
was nominated by the temperance
democrats Of his home county, and
has been endorsed by the republic
caDs of the district. MIR White is
a life long democrat, an upright,
sober Christi"n gentlemen; a farm
er and man Of marked ability. he
has been railroad com missioner
OF Tennessee, member of the legis-
lature and speaker of the Senate.
he has announced in the papers
Of the district and Is making a
strong appeal to the people for
support, The Patterson demo-
Gratis of Wayne County have nom
mated Senator Boyd for a second
term, but the other two counties
have not acted upon the nomina-
ton. Senator Boyd Is we'll known
here as a lawyer, former attorney
general, State Senator, lecturer
and poet. AT this time he has
not announced in any paper oil
his district whether he will be a
candidate or not, though there i,
little doubt but that he will serve
if elected. Many staDch regular
democrats, who are honest 10 theil
idea that a democrat who vote
for a republican is not true tt
democracy, are displeased with hi
vote for Tom Taylor, and are open
ly opposed to him, Then, Sena-
tor Boyd owes his election frs
time to the republicans OF Wayne
who felt that they had been mis-
f treated in the nomination ant
these votes he will probably los
this time. His only hope, is t,
get enough Tom TaylOrites to OF
q set the above losses. Report
are that he has been appealing
t earnestly to the Taylor Republi
cans to aid him this time ont q
gratitude for his services to Their
in the past and possible fusion i
is the future. Upon the success c
these pleadings, probably de
: ponds the question whether h
makes a real fight as an announc
ed candidate.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

At the close of the gubernatorial
campaign, the Democrat greets it's
readers with the hope that McMil-
lin willwin, and we believe he will,
if all do their duty. While not
agreeing with Mr. McMillin on the
liquor plank of the platform, we
have recognized that this is a mat.
ter for Legislative determination,
and have given to the nominee
our hearty support throughout the
campaign, and this is the only pa
per in Lawrence County that has
done so. The Summertown Press
of course, is supporting the Demo
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

Senator Boyd was elected last
year by republicans, says W. Il.
Lindsay in the Nashville Demo-
orat. Senator Boyd voted to fill
the best state office in his gift with
a Republican. What do you think
of this record, brother Regular,
you who feel that any deal for
mutual support with a republican
is party treachery?
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

Since it has developed that
Ryan and Belmont gave about a
half million each to Alton B Park
er's campaign fund, real Demo-
Gratis are congratulating them
selves that Parker was not elected.
1t is vastly better for the party to
be defeated than to have won with
trust-Owned candidate.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

No gentle reader you are mis-
taken. The Election Chairman
did not get the Unions rebuilt
and renovated certificate of demo-
cratic character SO much because
he needed it, as because he got ii
cheap. 1t was a bargain that be
felt that he could not afford to let
pass.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

The Bull Moose organ offers
Certificates of Democracy, good
as-new, at forty per cent less than
they can be obtained from Demo-
cratic sources.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

Electors for Woodrow Wilson eandi
date for President and Thomas r
Marshall candidate for
Vice President
RIB BAPTIST
FLOYD ESTILL
EN- HAST0N
CY II LYLE
FRANK B McELWEE
RI PECK
HEBRON c PEARSON
DUDLEY PORTER
N c SIDWELL
RI SUDDARTH
W c WHlTTH0RNE
L E WoMACK
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

PADGETT-We are authorized to
announce Hon, L, P. Padgett as the
Democratic candidate for Congress from
the Seventh Congressional District in
the election Of November S, 1912.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30
Announcements.
ZOE REPREsENTATIYE.

HICKMAN. We are authorized to an
roance Dr.. (. +. Hickman as a candidsks for
lloater to represent in the neat Legislature the
iloisrial district, composed Of the counties Of
Giles, Lawrence, Wayne and Lewis, subject 10
the action Of the democratic party.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30
FOR CONGRESS.

TURNERi-Ws are authorized to announce
c. W, Turner Of Humphreys County as a can
diiate for Congress from the Seventh Congress.
sional District, as the Democratic nominee.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

the race to Hannah and Fleeman
--=
In the race for Congress, two
candidates present themselves,
both democrats, both claiming the
nomination at hands of their party
The honest voter who places stress
on party regularity should submit
the claims of each on this point to
a careful analysis. Mr. Turner |
was nominated by a committee,
not selected by the people for this
purpose, committee Of ten men
every one of them n member of
the same Democratic faction, and
every one of whom was seeking 10
punish Mr.. Padgett because, like
every other Tennessee Congress-
man, he wisely RETAINED from mix.
ing up III the State fight two years
ago. Mr. Padgett was nominated
by an open convention of demo.
Gratis, participated in by both party
factions, a truly representative paF-
~ convention, but not authorized
by the regular committee. So
boiled down we have simply this
situation; Turner was nominated
by committee of ten without au-
thority or approval from the peO
pie, and Padgett WIS nominated
by an open convention Of the peo-
pie without the authority or APP
prOval of the committee We
leave it to the conscience of the
voter to judge as to which has
the most valid Democratic nomi.
nation. 1t is said, however, that
Padgett is being supported by tn
Hooper Republicans, and we have
no doubt that this is true, AS
between two democrats, they pre-
fered the one who would probably
be able to accomplish more for the
people of his district On the
Oth-r hand, it is no longer a secret
that deal has been made with
the PostOn republicans by the
terms of which Mr. Turner is to
get the support of that element of
the party, and the charge is made
with some grounds therefor that
the Turner democrats are to re-
turn the favor by voting the Bull
Moose ticket. SO there you are,
take your choice of the fusion can
didates. 10 addition to this Mr.
Turner voted to bestow the best
state office in the gift of the Leg
islature upon Republican, while
Padgelt has consistently and con-
tinually voted the Democratic
ticket. Surely with these facts in
mind no honest democrat can hes.
itate as to which is the best can.
didate for democrats to support
There are other parts of Turner s
record that are not palatable to
old fashioned democrats. For in.
stance his being one of the runa-
way legislators who left the state
to block the wheels Of legislation,
and his vote for the unconditional
salary grab last year Men should
lay aside prejudice and passion
and considering the record and
platform of each candidate vote
their convictions. In this way a.
lone can American institutions be
safeguarded.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

Don't forget that next Tuesday is
election day. Vote your choice.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-30

Published every Wednesday at Law.
renceburg, Tennessee