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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa
DO please bring me am air gun, "a
top that sings. candy. nuts and fruit
and any thing elise you have TO spare
boy.
FRANK DAVIS
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Snyder. Dec. Z, 1913
Dear SANTA Claus:
Please bring me one shetland pony
and little kit of carpenters tools
and some fire creackers
Yours truly.
WALTER A. BOYD
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Snyder, Dec. IS, 1913
TO Santa Claus:
Dear Santa Claus:
We are so glad that you will visit
us. Please bring US doll apiece, a
go-cart apiece, rings, and locket and
chain Some nuts and candy and or
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa Claus.
am a little girl five years old
Please bring me "a doll that win go
To- sleep. set of dishes, q little stove
and doll dresser
VIII thank you very much
VERA BACKYARD
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa Claus,
want you 60 bring me a drum, a
horn and a teddy bear. J want a Tot
OF nuts and candy too and IN be a
good boy
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Snyder, Texas, Dec. Il, 1913
Dear Santa.
Please bring me another dolly My
other one died from a hole in her
head
would lik, some good books and
stocking FUN of candy, nuts, ap-
pies and oranges.
BULA DAVIS.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Dear Santa Claus.
ana @ little boy four years old, ]
want little tricycle., little SGT of
TOOLS o. boy doll a little wagon and
horses.
viii thank you very much.
Lloyd Blackard.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-19

Everyone Is looking happy up this
way. Most all are fcasting on fresh
meat and sausage.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10
A SPADE IS A SPADE.

There are two kinds of competition
in our commercialism tOday-fair and
unfair; the first is constructive and
progressive, the last is destructive and
an affront to the good judgment of a
buyer
1t often occurs that a physician S adj
vice is thwarted and patients prog
ress retarded by an unthinking drug
clerk who succeeds in substituting a
preparation of questionable potency or
ingredients for one of recognized and
known value 1t is. indeed serious
offence and one which should be
promptly rebuked by every intelligent
person.
A conspicuous instance is the sub
stitutiOn of inferior emulsiOns of cod
liver oil for the tried and proven med
ical worth of SCOTS Emulsion, which
physicians know contains a standard
superior grade of cod liver oil, and is
not contaminated with alcohol or
opiate of any sort. These substitutes
are often compounded by unscientitlc
process, in insanitary places and exist
only by the unfair brand of competition
which trades on the popularity and
proven value of a really meritOriOuS
article.
It is high time for the Intelligence
Of buyers to assert itself and know
when a spade is a spade.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10
Martin EGAN
QUITS TINES

MANILA, p. I--At the end Of jan
uary Martin Egan will discontinue his
connection with the Manila Times,
with Which be has Been associated
for the past five years as editor and
managing director. He will be sue
ceeded in the editorial chair by l.. II.
Thibault, tie present city editor, and
W. H. Lewis, the gentleman in charge
of the weekly edition of the paper,
will succeed to the city desk.
When NJ. ECan joined the Times
he signed a contract to serve for five
years as editor and managing director,
and this contract expires this month.
The directors of the Times Publishing
to sign new contract for another
term of years, but, being DESTROYS
Of a change, he refused.
Mr.. Egan has been offered two
lucrative positions in the journalistic
sphere, one being the post Of Picking
correspondent for large American
newspaper syndicate, and the other
on the staff Of an influential New
York magazine. He has not yet de-
c'drd which one to accept
Mr.. and Mrs. Fgan VIII leave Ma
Mia for PelIing some time next month,
and Mr. Egan viii lock over the scope
of his prospective duties at the Chi
nose capital. Later they will spend
some time in Japan and finally pro-
coed to Ncw York, where Mr. Egan
will survey tn magazine position ton
dered bin. He will then decide be
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10

divorce because when two Influential
families are united both parties hes i
tat" I,'H- i,'tJ"' making any bad feel
2mCs. j" T." = n"" classes. however
IT," ~ * rft"ntimcs I'n until they
geo Wh.1h"r me coupe %iII be happy
O. wn,'t'r there are 10 he any chill
;,rrn."
i seems that in Japan if a mans
family il not pleased with his wife
&hr is Immediately divorced and sent
Tack 10 Ter parents. If tho sehi has
hCeH chaHECd, it IS rather difficult to
""t TIC decree because Of the trouble
that is ca.:scd every time a scki is
transferred
Marriages Arranged
Nhil" a"v American WOMAN would
refuse to have marriage arranged
for her. tho Japanese girl IS brought
m with the idea that 4 mddleman
shall ARRANGE for her some suitable
marriage 2s cO0n as she is old
enough These marriages are
haDDy as Il rue" said Mrs. Davis.
"f"r- bon parties know that their
marriac's arc to +" arranged and mar
r'aco j" lottery in any country don't
you think?"
Quoting Japanese girl friend Of
E"r'G, Mra. faNis said: The only two
happy periods in the life Of the Japan
CSC women ar" her childhood days and
tn" day she becomes a mOthor-fn-law.
When the girl is very young, she
has no responsibilities and when she
becomes a mO.her-in-laW. she relin-
cuisines many Of her household re-
spcnsibilities and the labor in the
home is put upon the shoulders of
the dauchter-in-law. The little Japan
cEe brides are often unsuccessful in
their efforts to please the mother.
though they ere the first to arise in
the mornings and the last one to bed
at night.
1t seems that for very small
thing 4 woman may be divorced by her
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10

great Henri French, who is known Il,
"A bright lummary in the NIudcFIl"
III nament Of Gk,ry country and M
ton.
French is one of, if not tie most
vcrsatilc vaudeville star on the STAG"
louay. He is an llusiUnist, pin r.
a m0noCycle trick artist, a mime, IN
.ctoy and an imperSCnatOr; in fact,
there is very little of importance IN
the vaudeville line OF entertainment
tuat he cannot do, and do exception
ally we'll. lis local engagement "
De for on week only.
OF last weeks hOld-Over acts, Van
Camp and his trained pig will feature
il a new turn. although ESmcralda and
Hamlin and Mack promise entire now
1c;.crtoire OF songs, dances and music.
this, with new pictures, give promise
OF making tonjghfs Liberty Th~2tcr
program one of the best, if not &C
best, ever seen in McGreer's big var
ilty hall.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10
MISSIONARY TELLS Of WORK
AMONG The women Of JAPAN

Though Honolulu is but Httlo city
In III" miUdl" OC the Pacific Oct an
IN" r'SidC"tS AZ" cnuHta ~ chg
favored y visits from rom r,rn and
W"mCH WHO have tray, led AND work, q
in foreign lands.
Two Of the most recent guests of
this type arc Mr. and Mr.. J. NJ.
Davis Of TOXIC. Japan, who are na:s.
ing through after having rrcn on a
: furiCuEh of year and halt spent
. IN the United States. MIR. Davis is
y. NJ. G. A. secretary in Toxic and
while Mrs. Davis spends the most Of
hCr time in her own home she cen
tinually comes in contact with the
Japanese men and women.
From time to time white women
have passed through HOholulu on
their way to Japan to become tho
brides OF some Japanese who has re-
celvPd their education in America.
When asked about these women Mrs.
Davis said that these marriages arc
perhaps as happy as many CT the
marriages in our own country. In enc
case in particular she spoke Of al
American woman was had married Il
Japanese. They have lived together
In a comparatively happy state In
this instance the Japanese man is in
tellectually superior to his wife. Mar
riages are happier when the case is
reversed, however, for the Japanese
woman iG always sweet and refiucd
and Is . splendid wife. There arc
comparatively few intermarria2cs,"
Hsaid Mrs, Davis, FOR the Japanese
oppose race intermarriagc as much a
do the Anglo SaxCns"
In speaking OF marriage and divorce
she said: The legal marriage is the
transfer of the women's seki from
under her own fathers name to that
under her husbands fathers name.
This transfer is made Immediately in
the marriage Of the higher classes,
for among those ranks there is little
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10

cieted with Hawaiian music is the
L:-elele, for nearly every Hawaiian
who can sing. and most, OF them pos
sess that happy faculty, owns an IKE
lele and like the SpaniShsIroubadoF
Garenades his lady love playing chord-.
OF it. Jim Ahloy, one of Kaars boys
is most clever when it comes to get
ting harmony from an ukelele and r.
Will be heard at the concert kaai is to
give at the Hawaiian Opera House on
W ednesGay evening. Tie sale OF seats
began this morning at the Promotion
Rooms and those in the poX Office were
fairly Gwamped with tourists AMI
tCwnsfolks who are anxious to h7ar
the Hawaiian singers. 1t Will be a wise
proceeding on the part of those intend
Jig to go to thu concert to secure,
seats as soon as possible for there
will be another rush for tickets We'd
lie. day morning when the Cleveland
arrives.
/ read 1t in the Star.BuIletln. 1t
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10
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husband bur man HIS to lie very
! al indeed before wife can divorce
him.
! AnOth": phaH" Of lie IN ! pan that
does not often r0nfron' Il women hu.
whan it doe is most tying. is that .:
hcC Oming the head Of the family. An
illustration Of this vas brought be
tore Mrs. Dlyi, through one OF the
J"pant So girls whom she considers 4
very ClOs,' trienI Ore Of IT." Japan
csc customs i th"t Tie tatneT ma"
CHOs" one Of his children 10 +" the
head Of the family after his 4 attn
One worry wealthy nun. when nc wl>
about TO die. chose his little daughter,
ii that time but eight year Old. O.
cause he had no son. The family
home or name that is set in a seal was
then given to the little daUghtcr. Thc
other rather a rash woman Thought
that her brOthcr-in-laW might be in.
ducCd to look after the welfare Of the
family if she made a gift of a largo
pic"e Of lind She made a transfer
Ct the land and taking the little girls
seal scaled tho document md made it
legal. The uncle acceT Cd tn properly
and mace a lHrce amount of money off
OF it but paid no attention to the
bercft family of his brother. A for~>gn
woman took fancy to the child
brought her to America, and educated
her
During her HhSCnce f'GT, I&lan he"
mother married again, and she ana her
husband made ali sort Of transfers of
the properly and mixed things up sen
e'ally.
Fears to Take Action.
Upon her return to her native cOun-
try tn gill found what had been done
With her properly but feared to t?ke
any stcTs towards getting back her
W operty because she did not wish to
be responsible for all Of the foolish
things accomplished by her mother and
stcpfather. Instead, he went mo -hc
world to earn her own living and is
making about eighty-srven and 4 half
ceu's a dav which is large s:,lG"v FOR
a Japanese woman. With this money
however, she is called to help 81; "nrt
her stepbrother and sisters and OTTER
supplied her mother with money.
Needless to say the girl has never
married though Sba is past twenty-five
Her own excuse for not having home
of her own is that when she marries
her husband must chance his seki for
as the head of a family she cannot
change hers. Only a man from &c
lower classes would be willing to do
this and she would never be content
ed with one who was not her equal in
teIlectually.
Makes Home Model.
One of Mrs. Davis chief duties is
to make her home a model that the
Christian Japanese may use as pat
tern. And she saws that there are a
great many homes in japan that have
been modelled after the hon1es Of -'e
y !ffte~peorle. She is very fond of the
japanese women and says that they
ere always AZ ease and are CAPABLE OF
occupying almost snv situation. She
S"ys that if a woman were suddenly
placed in a court before a King and
Green she would not make as many
plumbers as her American sis'Hrs he
cause she ic less forward. Though she
las had many nleasant experiences IN
her homo land Mrs. Davis will be glad
to resume her work in the Orient.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10

In spite Of Mineralngist Storms
refusal to vacate, Governor Johnson of
California has peremptorily removed
him from office.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-10
BORN.

COMPS-In Honolulu. February 10,
1913. to Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Combs,
a daughter.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15

The new Parcels Post service has
surprised its friends and forever
silenced it's foes. 1t was a success
from the start. On January 1st,
thousands of people started its use
and since then business has increas-
ed at wonderful rate. The Ranch
is receiving dozens of articles which
formerly came by express. The rates
are half of what was formerly paid
express companies. Business men
are taking advantage of the system
more readily than the farmer. But
this will not last long, as the farmer
is the one to be helped most of all,
and it will be but short time until
he begins it's use. There is no better
method for sending butter, eggs, fruit,
etc., to consumers from the farm.
Now is the time for our farmers to
start advertising in The Ranch for
city customers. The city people are
just as ready to buy direct as the
farmers are to sell. If the farmer
don't cut down part of the middle
mans profit it will be his own fault.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15

The loss in the postal department.
could be entirely eliminated if the
franking privilege was not so badly
abused. 1t seems that about every
man connected with the government
believes the post office is run for his
especial benefit. The last report
shows that The postal service carried
more than $50, 600, 900 worth of frank
ed matter last year. This could be
cut to one-fourth that amount and
give the regular officials all the SER
vice necessary.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15
FARMERS ORGANIZE.

One of the most important meet
ings of the farmers which was ever
held in King county was held at
Kent, December 28th. The meeting
was called to take up the matter of
legislation for the enactment of COM
mission law by which the producer
could be protected from dishonest
commission men. The meeting was
held in the city hall and was attend
ed by about 60 of the leading farmers
of the White River Valley and sur
rounding neighborhoods. A. S. AL
word, of Thomas, a prominent farmer
of the valley, was made chairman and
J. D. Dean, editor of The Ranch,
was made secretary of the meeting.
The Paulhamus law of 1907 was dis
cussed at some length and few
changes we're decided upon which
was believed would be fairer to both
parties. The matter was left with the
legislative committee. The meeting
went on record as opposed to change
in the state constitution which would
allow aliens to own real estate IN the
state of Washington. Considerable
strong language was had on this pro-
position and 1T was evident that the
meeting was unanimously against the
proposed change.
The matter of the suit brought by
Pierce county VS.. King county for
diverting the waters of White river in
King county to the Stuck river valley
in Pierce was discussed at length,
and the dangers of a change was
shown.
A strong legislative committee was
selected to take up mattrs of in
terest and in the proper manner show
feelings of the people on these ques-
tions After the situation of the
farmers and business interests of the
south end of King county .. we're dis
cussed, it was decided that per-
manent organization should be effect
ed. The officers elected for the meet
ing we're made permanent officers
with an organization to be completed
at an early date.
Since this meeting was held the
organization was perfected at meet
ing held January 7th, with the follow
ing officers: President, A. S. Alvord,
Thomas; vice president, Fred Nelson,
Orillia; secretary, j. D. Dean, Kent ;
treasurer, L. Y. Williams, Kent. At
this meeting it was decided to make
the organization broad enough to take
in all the business interests of the
entire south end of King county.
Any person 81 years of age, or over,
is eligible to membership. Men to
pay 90 fee and women % cents.
The business of the association is
to be managed by an executive COM
mittee consisting of seven. five of
whom shall be men and two shall be
women.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15

Mr.. Walden, whose contributions
to The Ranch have given pleasure
and instruction to thousands of horti-
culturists in the Northwest for many
years has been obliged to lay down
his pencil because of ill health. This
will be unwelcome news for his read
ers had become bis personal friends
and they will miss his valuable con-
tributions to the science. -Ellens-
burg Capital.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15

tween the educational value of these
subjects and not detract from the
mental exercise to be obtained is a
nice question for educators, and in
which farmers sons and daughters
should be greatly interested.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15

The Northern Pacific Railway Co.
has offered to donate to the state its
right-of-way between Tacoma and
Vancouver, Washington. This is an
abandoned right ofway which revert
ed to them after the railway war some
years ago. 1t is said that more than
two million dollars was spent for this
property which they now propose to
give to the state for the proposed
Pacific Highway absolutely free. This
splendid offer came about through
the efforts of Sam Hill, and as the
right of way is the very best obtain
able between these points, it should
be of great value to the state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15
REAL SERVICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS

In our last issue we published a
communication of some length from
Prof Newhouse, principal OF the
schools at Kirkland. Prof. Newhouse
is enthusiastic over the question OF in
PRODUCING agriculture in our schools.
The editor of The Ranch spent a
pleasant day at Kirkland last fall
visiting the fair given there, which
was the outgrowth of the agricultural
interest of the public schools, under
Prof. Newhouse. The result was sur
prising, and reflected great credit
both on the teacher and his pupils
Such instruction as the school there
is receiving cannot help being or
great value to the young man or
woman who is going to take up agrl-
culture as their life work, and 1T is
the most important instruction they
are receiving.
Prof. Newhouse's article should be
read as he focuses the most important
question before our public schools.
Vocational training, which is soon to
be as great rage as agriculture in
struction, will prove to be of immense
value. While we approve OF this kind
of training, and always have approved
of il. still it is not impossible that the
pendulum may swing too far this way
and thus fail to get the great benefits
of mental training in studies of high
mathematics, ancient history, chem
istry and such other old time studies
as afforded the very best mental dis
cipline. 1t is just possible that we
NAV have overlooked the splendid
benefits of those subjects in the
utilitarian subjects now being de-
manded.
There is no question that the man
who is we'll grounded in art, science,
literature and history is much better
oualified to meet the responsibilities
of life and become more active,
valuable citizen than the man who
lacks these qualifications, providing,
however, in obtaining them, he has
not weakened his moral fibre and
physical strength by dissipation and
idleness. 1t is nice question and
one that educators should seriously
consider. There is going to be a
wonderful demand for agricultural
and vocational training, and the great
drawback, however, will be there are
few competent teachers. Just the
matter of scratching the ground and
raising a few vegetables will not con
stitute a lasting benefit in agricultural
education. But they must be taught
chemistry of the soil, the cause OF
growth and the reason for decay, the
contents of the soil, the value OF
fertilizers and many other things per-
tanning to plant growth. Just how
to obtain the nice adjustment be-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15

The State College is about to lose
another of it's best men. Prof
Thatcher has offered his resignation
to take place at the end of the school
year in June. Prof. Thatcher has
been with the school some twelve
years, and has made a place which
will be hard to fill. He leaves for the
same reason that so many do-better
school has offered him salary of
81, 600 per year. II this state is going
to keep in the front rank it must pay
good salaries to good men. Time
and again our best men are taken
away on that account.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15
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Don't Delay Buying One
a Sin0Ie DdV Longer
I9a RE IN y
81 81 TORS

IT you are selling cream or
making butter and have no sepa-
rator or are using a inferior
machine, you are wasting cream
every day you delay the purchase
of a De Laval Separator.
There can only be two real
reasons why you should put off
buying q De Laval either you do
not really appreciate how great
your loss in dollars and cents &C
tually is or else you do not believe
the De Laval Cream Separator
willmake the saving claimed for it
In either case there is one con-
elusive answer: "Let the De
Laval agent in your locality set
up machine for you on your
place and see for yourself what
the De Laval will do"
You have nothing to risk and
a million other COW owners who
have made this test have found
they had much to gain.
Don't wait till Spring. Even If
you have only two or three COWS
in milk you can buy a De Laval
now and save half it's cost by
Spring. If you can t conveniently
pay cash you can buy De Laval
machine on such liberal terms
that it will actually pay for itself.
The new 70 page De Laval Dairy Hand
Book, in which important dairy ques-
tions are ably discussed by the best
authorities, is book that every COW
owner should have Mailed free upon
REQ uest if you mention this paper. New
1918 De Laval catalog also mailed upon
request Write to nearest office.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1913-01-15

When writing to advertisers mention
THE RANCH-it helps us both.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-08

carried that the above resolution be
adopted. ~.
The following resolution was pre-
scented: 5ss
Be It Resolved, By the Board Of
Supervisors that the auditor be au-
thorized to make an order to the coun
ty treasurer, on or before. the 10th
Of October, 1913, for the transfer Of
all funds at that time in the coun-
ty road building fund, to the county
road fund. .5@
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the above resolution be
adopted.
a motion was made, seconded and
carried that TIL auditor be authorize
ed to issue warrants for all bills al
lowed at this meeting. me-
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that the auditor be authoriz-
ed to advertise for bids for a bridge
in Hazel Green township, same to be
received and opened Saturday, the
4th day of October, 1913. #
Minutes OF this meeting read and
approved. 3;., IL \.
a motion was made, seconded and
carried that this meeting adjourn
to Saturday, the 4th day Of October,
1918, at 10 o'clock A. M.
C. H. BUNKER, F. A. MEAD,
Auditor. Chairman.