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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE
PULLMAN SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION

To provide IA system attic and abso
lutely safe plan for the investment
of savings, and to aid its members
to acquire homes of their own is the
object of the Pullman Savings and
Loan Association. The Association
is in every sense "a HOME institution
Who It's For
II is for the Practical Man, who
realizing the uncertainties OF bust
ness and health, and of the folly
of spending all his money as fast as
he gets it, provides for an emer-
gency.
IL is for the Prudent Woman, who
out OF her earnings or allowance, de-
sires to put away little money,
monthly, where ii will be securely
and prolitabN invested, and give her
the least trouble and where she can
get it wnen needed.
1t is for the Young Man possessing
the manhood and determination to
save something every month from
his earnings as a reserve fund, to
draw on when sick or out of posi-
ton. for providing home or for a
start in business.
1t is for Boys and Girls, to help
them to be economical and industri-
Gus and to encourage them to ac-
quire the habit of saving, provide a
fund to educate them and to make
them independent.
1t is for Societies, Fraternal and
Other Organizations wishing to in
vest thiar income for the purpose of
creating a reserve fund, or for build
ing.
1t is for all Seeking Home or
who want to improve their property,
or pay off mortgage or to provide
fund for any other worthy purpose.
Call on or Write
NJ. X. SNYDER
Pullman, Washington
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21

lnents or interest therein, and shall
be disbursed only by the city treas
urer in the payment of the cost and
expense OF said Improvement or in
the redemption of the bonds herein
issued or the interest coupons there
on attached.
Sec. g. The City Council shall
nave power to draw warrants on the
tund herein created only in the pay
ment of the costs and expense of said
Improvement prior to the issuing of
said bonds, not to exceed. however,
the amount of money in said fund at
the time of ordering said warrants
drawn.
Sec. 0. That all proceedings not
herein provided for shall be had and
conducted according to the pro-
visions of Ordinance No. 21S of the
City of Pullman, and Chapter 90 of
the Session Laws of the State Of
Washington for the year 1911, and
Chapter l6S of the Session Laws of
the state OF Washington for the year
1915.
Sec. / l. That this ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and five
days after its publication in the of
fetal newspaper of the City of Pun
man, Washington.
Passed July is, 1916.
APPROVED July Is, 1916.
HARLEY JACKSON
Attest; Mayor.
Matilda f. Cannon,
City Clerk.
Approved as to form:
NJ. S. lamar City Attorney.
Juppq
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21

April 10 the receipts we're 15 per
cent in excess of receipts in the same
period OF the preceding season. The
relatively small movement in the
early part of this season gave the
impression that the crop had been
overestimated.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21

One hundred and twenty-five
farmers from Douglas county were
guests of the State College Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE-One bay mare; five
years old; gentle to work. Also sec
ond hand moving machine and hay
rake in good order. M. Stewart,
Ri. No 3, Pullman. jl14au4
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21
RIBBON SALE

Fancy and plain ribbons on sale
saturday for Sc per yard.
c. r. SANDERS co.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE-A good milk COW
Call III South St Phone 1891.
jly21
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-07-21

see Duthie tor ell kinds of
"ihOer' apr940
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18

The farm scientists and the theorists can preach
all they want to about the economy of the farmer
building fine big sheds to keep the rain OH the
manure or other such plans but it goes Withoul
saving that the average farmer isn't going TO see
it that way. But he doesn't have to! The remedy
for such losses is simple in the extreme. In facI
exactly the right way Of handling manure SO as
to save all this loss is about the cheapest cleanest
and altogether the easiest way to handle manure
The first step to prevent the loss of the fertzlng
elements in manure is to provide plenty or Ded0lhg
or litter in the stable to absorb and save ali Tue
LIQUID The losses due to fermentation can De
greatly checked by mixing horse manure Win COW
manure and making the temporary plies compact
to as to exclude the air. and by thoroughly wetung
the manure which will assist IN eXciudlng Tue al
and also reduce the temperature.
The ideal way on the average farm is to follow
the PLAN all through the year, of hauling manure
directly from the stable and spreading IL at once
There is d generally prevailing notion among larm-
ers that if manure is hauled and spread IN mo
summer the sun will scorch it to cinder ana pufn
all the good out of it. The government agricultural
station in Maryland, just outside OF washington
decided to determine this matter accurately, ana
it's analytical experiments have exploded two very
common beliefs the SUMMER burning theory being
one of them The other common belief which has
been blown to atoms is that it is better to pioW
manure under in the fall than to leave it exposed
on the lands surface during the winter and then
plow it under in the spring.
In the first instance manure spread IN burning
Tnlv and allowed to stand until the following
sprng gave better results in carefully checked ex-
periments than that spread in the following spring
inst before blowing In the second series OF ex-
neriments better yields were secured after allow
ing the manure to lie top of the land all winter
and blowing it under in the spring than were OBJ
tanned from blowing it under in the fall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
Method Of LOCATING Guns.


Science has discovered that gum
fire affects the earth's surface much
as an earthquake, so it is not surpris-
ing to learn that guns are being To-
Gated by the seismograph-th deli
cate little instrument which records
terrestrial tremors. An Austrian au-
thority on the subject of earthquake
disturbances announces that the seis-
mograph can record the position Of
hostile artillery as well as the caliber
of the guns.
In fairly recent engagement be-
tween Italian and Austrian troops on
the Isonzo, the tremors induced by the
heavy cannonade were duly registered
by the apparatus, and the operator
was able to detect, by means of dia-
grams of artificial movements of the
ground, the difference between the
shocks produced by. the fall of projec-
tiles and those caused by the recoil Of
the guns. Moreover, the form of the
tracings revealed to the practfced eye
the number as well as the caliber of
the latter.-Popular Science Monthly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
SLAVERY IN EARLY DAYS
African Slave Trade Was Once Open
Iy Tolerated by the British
Government.

Slavery existed in nearly all of the
English colonies from an early pc
Rod until shortly before or soon af-
ter the Revolutionary war, and the
African slave trade was openly toll
Grated by the British government. In
1856 there were $4,000 African slaves
in the colonies, scattered from New
England to Georgia. 1t was not pro-
hibited in Massachusetts until 1880,
nor in Vermont until 1777. The Unit
ed States census of 1910 showed 30
slaves in Connecticut, 1O,851 in New
Jersey, 1901 in New York, 795 in
Pennsylvania, and 108 in Rhode IS
land. Slavery was gradually abolished
in the northern states, but in 1920
there were still 81 slaves in Connec-
ticut, 1857 in New Jersey, 10,088 in
New York. 211 in Pennsylvania, and
48 in Rhode Island. The census Of
1850 showed the disappearance Of sla-
very in all the northern states except
New Jersey, which still had surviv-
ing remnant of 236.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
LANSING, PRESIDENT FOR JUST ONE DAY

The next president OF, the United States will be
Robert Lansing of New York, the present secretary
Of state.
Mr. Lansing's term >of office does not depend
upon the action Of any political convention; 1t
is likewise irrespective of any primary or direct
election In point Of fact it dates back to January
49, 1885, when congress passed an act providing
that in the event of the death, removal, resigna-
ton or inability Of both the president and the vice
president of the United States, the secretary of
state shall act president.
March 4, 1917, will fall upon Sunday and it is
contrary to all precedent-although not In opposi-
ton to any law--to hold an Inauguration on Sun
day. Therefore the incoming chief executive will
take the oath Of Office and commence his term
shortly after noon on March 5. President Wilson's
term commenced at noon on March 4, 1913; there
fore, according to the Constitution, which defines
the term of president as -four years" his tenure
of office will be at noon on March 4 and, even
if he is elected to succeed himself he cannot take
the oath of office until on the following day.
Vice President Marshall, Of course, is under the
same disability as the president Therefore the
secretary of state, Mr. Lansing, will be president
Of the United States for the "a hours and some
minutes elapsing between on Sunday, March
f. and the time that the new president takes the
oath of Office on the following day.
This brief term of office is not mere formality.
It is an actual occupation of the power of pres-
dent with all his authorities and prerogatives. Mr.
Lansing-"Presdent Lansing for the day-wi
be empowered to occupy the White House, to is
sue pardons, to attend to all the other business of
which the chief executive has CONTROL and to ride
to the capitol should he desire, as the outgoing
president on Inauguration day.
Moreover, this is the first time in the history of
the nation that secretary of state has had this
honor bestowed upon him and only the second
time in the 40 years of the existence of the United
States that the Office has been held by anyone
other than the president and vice president
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18

ration goes that urine. So it is most important
to conserve the urine for nitrogen is the most ex
pensive element of manure or fertilizer The other
two important plant foods potash and phos-
phorus.
Even though manure is highly regarded by all
good farmers nevertheless there is probably no
product Of equal value which is SO miserably neg
lected and regarding which such real ignorance
prevails. The first great source of loss is through
the incomplete absorption Of the urine, and it is
not infrequent to see attempt being made to
this portion of the manure in spite OF the TACT
that it is richer in both nitrogen and potash than
is the dung and in spite of the fact that these fer
tilizers more available for the plant IN the
urine than in the dung.
The second greatest source of waste OF manure
is the loss incurred by teaching If good-sized
manure pile is stacked up against the side OF the
stable where the water from the caves can drip
on it, or if it is piled slope or other exposed
place, every heavy rain washes away crisp bank
notes in the form of nitrogen and potash. These
leached chemicals are the most valuable portions
of the pile the most available for plant forcing.
The third common source of loss is that Incurred
by heating and fermenting. When manure is put
in piles it heats and throws off more or less
gas and vapor. The fermentation which produces
these gases is caused by the action of bacteria, or
minute organisms The bacteria which produce
the most rapid fermentation in manure in order to
work their best need plenty of air, or, more STRICT
w oxygen Therefore, fermentation will be most
rapid in loosely piled manure. Heat ana some
moisture are necessary for fermentation, but II the
manure is wet and heavy, fermentation is checked
because the temperature is lowered and much OF
the oxygen excluded from the pile. The strong
odor of ammonia so common around stable, is a
simple evidence of the fermentation and the loss of
nitrogen which is going on.
Fresh manure loses in the process of decay from
20 to 70 per cent of it's original weight. An Seton
heap of cow manure left exposed for one year lost
&c per cent of it's dry substance. Some tests con-
Quoted by the United States department OF agr-
culture showed that two tons of horse manure ex-
posed in pile for five months lost 81 per cent OF
its gross weight, 60 per cent of it's nitrogen AZ
per cent Of it's phosphorc acid and rs per cent OF
its potash or an average loss of three-ffths.
Five tons of COW manure exposed for the same
length of time in compact pile lost, through leach
ing and dissipation of gases, 40 per cent In gross
weight Al per cent of it's nitrogen - per cent or
it's phosphoric acid and per cent of it's potash
Here was a terrific waste veritably yet not greater
than is to be found in most common farm practice
What would any business man or any farmer think
of city real estate investment or land invest
ment which deprecated in value in this wise! And
what if he discovered that he could have prevented
it at almost no cost or extra effort to himself!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
D4DDY,S EVENING
E)1IRY TALE q wary
8. 5 ,jSyI So $50 g; ! ! :? ]
VAIN GoLDFINcH.


ssMr. Goldfinch." said Daddy, s'was
very conceited and proud of himself.
One day he was walking along the top
of q Fence when he saw some Grown
Ups driving by slowly. He stood per-
fectly still, cooked his head on one
side, and sang for all he was worth.
"sWhat a beautiful voice that Vel
low Bird has, said one of the Crown
Ups.
ayes said another, he sounds just
like Canary.
''There is nothing in the world that
hatters Mr.. Goldfnch more than to be
told his voice is like a Canary's. and
from that day on he became more vain
and fond of his voice than ever.
'The Fairy Queen saw how things
were going, and she wanted to cure
Mr.. Goldfnch of his silly pride. She
knew he was much too nice a Bird to
be so foolish. Besides, she had found
that all his Children and Cousins and
Aunts and Uncles were all becoming
just the same way. They all thought
their voices were just as beautiful as
voices of Canaries.
"To be sure, Mr.. Golddnch's voice
is very much like Canary's-but it's
not quite so lovely-and he can't do
the wonderful trills Canary can with
out his voice cracking. OF course, that
isn't beautiful.
$50 the Fairy Queen made her plans.
First of all, she asked the Birds to
give her a Concert, and gladly they all
said they would.
every WE'LL said she, then let it be
tomorrow
"And the next day, on row along
the Fence of an old Country Road,
near the woods, perched all the Bull
finch family, the Oriole Family, the
Blue Jay Family, the Indigo Bird
Family and the Goldfinch Family.
"First of all they all sang in beau
tiful Chorus, and the Fairy Queen and
all the Fairies were delighted.
'But before long the Elves happened
along by the old Fence, and they said:
'f'What's up? A Concert? May we
stay?'
"'By all MEANS said the Fairy
Queen, and then she whispered to the
Elves her secret. The Elves sat along
the opposite Fence and perched on the
Fence between some of the Birds, too.
"When the Birds had finished sing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
He Hid His Face in Shame.

ing in the Chorus and were not sup
posed to sing by themselves, they
flew to the Wings Of the Fairies and
perched there.
s1YOu can imagine how lovely the
Fairies did look with their bright sill
yer wings, and the beautiful Birds
with their bright colors perched every
where on the Wings.
Now said the Fairy Queen, re-
member what I've asked for
AT that Mr.. Bullfnch came out and
sang in his sweet little way. He
didn't try to sing anything very big or
hard-hut he sang little, simple Song,
in the very best way he could.
1.-THE Fairies and the Fairy Queen
were so pleased, and the little Elves
jumped up and down with glee.
How beautifully he sings tbsy
shouted, and then they kept very still,
for all his Children were singing a
Song of Summer Sunshine which was
the success of the Concert.
''Soon, though, Mr.. Goldfnch came
out to sing his Solo. At first his Song
was very fine and all the other Birds
cried Bravo Wonderful Gorgeous,
at the end of the first verse. And they
all sang these words in their own little
Bird ways.
"But at the beginning of the second
verse Mr.. Goldfinch tried to sing trill
that was too hard for him. He was
getting so pleased because of all the
praise that he tried to sing Songs that
were way beyond him.
"And what do you suppose hap
pened? Mr.. GoIdfnch's voice cracked,
and all the birds Uttered and flew off
the fence, chatting with each other.
"'Well, wasn't that a disgrace and
at the Fairy Queens Concert, tool!
GAS for Mr.. Goldfnch, he hid his
head in shame and felt very wretched,
but the Fairy Queen waved her wand,
and said to everyone: This Concert
was given so Mr.. Goldfinch would learn
to be natural and not try things be-
yond him. We all like you as you
are, without silly, vain actions-sing
us simple Song now, and Wen for.
give your
$50 Mr.. Goldfinch learned he mustn't
copy the Canary"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
Just in style.

you have a complaint to make, ma
DAMP" asked the milkman.
'sYes, / have" said the lady of the
house at the door. ''The milk you
have left for three mornings is blue
absolutely blue"
well, my dear madam, you must
know that blue is the seasons most
fashionable color. Now, if it were
purple or pink you might complain,
but nothing can be more fashionable
than blue JUS now, madam, / assure
you !'-Yonkers Statesman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18

agriculture'S farm experiment work Yet with such
a fertilizer famine staring the American farmer
in the face, he has deliberately wasted during the
last year between four hundred million and four
hundred and fifty million dollars worth OF manure,
the best of ali fertilizers And this according to
authorities on agriculture and fertilizer, is regu
lar yearly occurrence. 1t is not theoretical; it is
actual loss and the strangest part of the story Is
that the great bulk if notsall of this waste could
be saved just easily as not In fact most OF 1t
would be saved if American farmers were, for in
stance Dutch German farmers 1t would be
saved by the farmers of any of the old countries.
where every pound of soil fertility is conserved as
automatically and naturally as though 1T were
limited money. In Germany the size of the manure
pile has long been an index to the wealth of the
farmer.
What the value would be of the increased crops
that would result from this American plant food,
now wasted can hardly be estimated, but the in
creased yields of corn wheat, potatoes and all
farm crops would amount to something enormous.
On the basis of using this needlessy wasted
strength in manure on the corn crop alone it is
estimated that the yield would be increased at
least billion and half bushels, besides perma-
nently improving the condition of the soil to
tremendous degree. In fact, a good many corn
fields of the present day would be SO surprised at
receiving their quota of this wasted soil fertility
that they would not recognize themselves. And
vet the Dutch or the German way OF handling ma
nure efficient as it is is not the best. Americans
have discovered the way to prevent all waste in
manure and it involves more labor or expense
on the part of the farmer than his present methods
through which he loses annually nearly half a
billion dollars
j The average successful farmer or gardener will
say that this statement doesn't apply to him
that he knows the value of good manure and uses
avarv bit of it that he can get But is he certain
that he makes the best use of all his manure?
When he hauls ton of manure on to the field, is
it's fertiizng content all that it should be and is
he sure that from 10 to so cent Of its croppro-
ducing strength has not been dissipated through
teaching fre-fangng, or lack OF provision TO ABSORB
or conserve the animal urine!
Take as an instance the case of urine alone:
COW will produce As to so pounds of solid manure
a dav but she will also make from 70 to 80 pounds
of urine and fully one-half of the nitrogen in her
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
Record Catch of Fish.

What is said to be the largest single
catch of fish ever landed at port in
this country was brought into Glouces-
ter, Mass, on the 18th inst, by the
trawler Easthampton. Post officials
make that claim after comparison Of
available records The traWler got
100000 pounds off Sanbro Bank,
near Halifax, N. S., in less than two
weeks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
THE MARX OF THE DEATHS HEAD

notched his crossbow, to the day of the Western
bad man, who notched his gun, have always
sought to preserve some mark of military proves,
some tally of their victims. This war has not
changed human nature. The modern military avia-
tor the only soldier who still fights sngle-handed
does not notch his gun; but he paints a deaths
head on the wing of his plane to show that he has
vanqushed his foe in open combat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18

The average weight of the Green
land whale is 100 tons-224, 900 pounds
equal to that Of eighty elephants or
that Of 400 bears
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18

Money is everything to the poor chap
who hasn't a cent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18
A conscript.

Judge-Are you a regular?
Casey-Phaix, do Oh look loike vol
unteer?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-18

are going to be higher
than they have ever been before, ow-
ing to the war. So acute has the
potash situation become that Uncle
Sam. among all his other diplomatic
troubles, has been dickering with the
allies and with Germany to let a little
miserable shipment of 10 tons of pot
ash fertilizer come through the block
ade for the use Of the department of
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-01-28

WANTED TO rent 800 acres, or less
Of land. prefer working same on the
halves. Apply J. c. zeigler, Dunn,
Texas. %.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-10-20
Coal Going Up
Mines Can't Get Cars To Ship AS
Railroads Are So Busy.

Local coal dealers are warning
their patrons of the rapid increase in
price of coal and urging them to lay
in their winter supply early. j. H.
Baughman & Company say that coal
which they formerly bought at $1.75
a ton is now costing them SO and
there's no telling where it will stop.
The increase in price is said to be
due largely to the shortage of cars
in which to ship out black diamonds
from the mines in eastern Kentucky.
The railroads are congested every
where with freight business. Times
were never so prosperous with them,
and it has proven an impossibility
to obtain cars to meet the demand.
1t is said that the great demand for
coal for steam purposes has put the
price of nut and slack coal out of
sight, and the mines have contracts
which will take their full normal
winters production. If the car short
age continues, however, it can only
mean that the mines will deliver on
ly a proportion of their contract out
put which means inevitable CONNER
cial distress and possible suffering in
the cold weather. The situation has
improved little if any in the last few
weeks.