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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1904)
1 HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON RAILROAD TO DALLAS. galea Coaaanerclal Cl Accept Offer 4 Battoccr Crrrt. Salem At a meeting of the Greater Salem Commercial club, the offer of J. W. Coorert, engineer of the Dallas Falls City railroad, to build a railroad from Salem to Dallai, u accepted. The proposal callt foi a loan of $72,000, to bear ft per cent interest and to be ee oared by a drat mortgage upon the road for terminal groanda 600x800 feet in West Salem, and a right of way through Weat Salem. Mr. Coorert will go to work upon the road aa soon aa the money ia guar anteed by the business men of this city, Dot later than July 15, and it ia his in tention to hare the road completed be fore the rainy season sets in next fall. The following resolutions were also ad opted by the club: "Resolved, That it is the sense, of the Greater Salem Commercial club that it would be to the best interests of the people of this city for Salem to own and operate an electric-light plant to supply the city and its inhabitants with light, and we would respectfully ask the Salem city council to appoint a committee to investigate the matter of Salem purchasing or constructing and operating such a plant. "Resolved, That the city council receive propositions from persons or corporations having water powers or lighting plants to sell." Read to B1m River Mines. Eugene The Commercial club, at a recent meeting, took steps toward fur ther improving the road to the Blue river mines, on which a good many thousand dollars have already been ex pended. A committee of eight business men was appointed to make a personal inspection of the district and report to the club within ten days. Extensive improvements are being made in the Blue river district this summer and a good road is necessary to keep Eugene in touch with the mines. A force of carpenters will leave here in a few days to erect a thiee-story hotel, 60x70 feet, a two-story buiding 30x80 feet and a two-story assay office at the Lucky Boy mine. New Volume of Court DecUkwa. Salem Volume 43 of the Oregon su preme court reports has been delivered to the secretary of state by the state printer and the secretary is now pre pared to supply all who wieh copies at the price fixed by law, $3.50, together with 28 cents to cover postage. This volume includes the opinions of the supreme court in cases decided up to November, 1903. The opinions report ed occupy 636 pages, and the index, which is very complete, 70 pages more. The repots are published by the- state are sold to members of the bar and others at the cost of publication. Rich Strike Shows Stronger. Medford Reports from the Grayback rich atrike, continue to pour in. Sev eral men have worked the property and have opened up the vein over 200 feat. They report the showing much better than at first. Many miners are leaving for the scene, going by private convey ance from Jacksonville. The strike is located 54 miles northwest of Medford, near the California line, on a divide between the Illinois and Klamath riv ers, where rich placer beds were found in early days. In one day' font men mortared out $3,800. Scholarship to Albany QlrL Albany President W. H. Lee, of Albany college, has announced that the scholarship which the college annually awarded to a graduate of the Albany high school would this year go to Miss Martha Montague. Miss Montague se cured the scholarship by competitive work, she having maintained the high est grade of scholarship for her class daring her entire course in the high school. This scholarship will entitle Miss Montague to free tuition. Law of Water Rights. Salem Because of the rapid develop ment in irrigaton and the growing im portance of water-right questions, State Librarian J. B. Putnam has been strengthening the library in authorities on that branch of law. The latest ad dition was made lately when he re ceived a large three-volume work, "Farnham on Water Rights." The edition is of the year 1904. Orandstand tor Chautauqua. Oregon City At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Willam ette Valley Chautauqua 'association it was decided to erect a grandstand hav ing a seating capacity of 500. This improvement will be etationed on the athletic grounds, and is calculated for the comfort of those attending the base ball games which constitute one of the most attractive diversions at the Chau tauqua meeting. Looking for a Mill Site. ' Medford B. H. Harris, of Medford, who has a large timber tract in the vi cinity of Big Butte Falle, located about 30 miles northeast of Medford, baa left this city with a party of surveyors to locate a mill site near the falls, also to run a line of survey from the mill site to Medford for the purpose of construct ing a railroad which will tap the larg est timber belt in Southern Oregon. Placed on Agricultural Board. Salem Governor Chamberlain has appointed Mark Hulburt, of .Albany, a member of the state board of agriculture. BOY FINOS QOLD. Aa a Resalt a Somber Orga Fanny Ctoaaa Up 125,000 la WMk. Grant's rase A mllkpan half full of fold 200 ounces valued at more than $4,000, was the sight that greeted scores of visitors at the Grant Fast Banking & Tust company's bank one day last week. This represents about one-fifth of the amount taken from a ledge since iU discovery. The discov ery was made by the 18-year-old ton of David Biggs. While out hunting he stumbled onto a ledge of decomposed quarta which was more gold than quarts. Ho secured a chunk the sixe of a candle box and took it to his father's placer claim, where it was mortared and yielded nearly $800. Early next morning the family staked out seven claims and began min ing. In two hours they had $2,000, and in one week they had mortared out $25,000, and Mr. Brigps reports the ledge getting better all the time. The whole amount was taken from an exca vation ten feet long by seven feet deep. The find is the talk of the country, and already the surroundiing hills are being searched by prospectors and gold excitement is at fever beat. The ledge la located in the southeastern part o( Josephine county, about 60 miles from Grants Pass. Dredge Clears a Passage. Astoria The " bar dredge Chinook has not missed a day at work on the Columbia eu trance excepting the time consumed in coaling, since her return from Portland, and naa accomplished very much in that time. The record performance for one day is 5,000 cubic yards or more than 9,000 tons. This is the greatest day's work ever done by a vessel of her class, and the perform ance has been highly gratifying to the officers. The big vessel has materially deepened the river entrance, and pilots say that the depth has incieased two feet in some places. Pheasant BUI Not a Law. Salem In answer to an inquiry from Game Warden J. W. Baker, Attorney General Crawford has rendered an opinion in which he holds that the pheasant bill of -1903 did not become a law. This has been the generally ac cepted opinion. Although the bill was signed by the presiding officer of each house, approved by the governor and filed in the office of the secretary of state, the records show that it leceived only 30 votess in the house, or one less than a majority, and therefore it did not pass the house. Legislators Pick Out Seat. Salem Members of the Oregon leg islature have already commenced se lecting their, seats for the session of 1905, and about two-thirds of the seats have been assigned in each house. Sec retary of State Dunbar baa a plat of the floor of each house, and has assign ea memDers to seats upon receiving requests from them. He will have name cards printed in large lettets and placed on the front of the desks of the different members. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Wlla Walla, 69c; bluestem, 77c; valley, 78c. Barley Feed, $23 per ton; rolled, $24.50 0 25. Flour Valleyi $3.904.05 per barl rel: hard wheat straiebta. 14(24.25: clears, $3.854.10; hard wheat pat ents, $4.404.70; graham, $3.504; rye flour, $4.50. Oats No. 1 white, $1.25; giay, $1.20 per cental. Millstuffs Bran, $1920 per ton; middlings, $25.6027;'hcrts, $20 21; chop, $18; linseed, dairy food, $19. Hay Timcthy, $15016 per ton; clover, $89; grain, $1112; cheat, $11.12. Butter Fancy creamery, 17K20c; store, 1213c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 19K20. Cheese Full cream.twins. new stock. 12012&C; old stock, 78c; Young America. 13(5 14c. Poultry Fancy hens, 1212)c per pound; old hens, llfc(sl2c; mixed cnickens, luou; old roosters, o(gfcc; young roosters, 1213c; springs, 1 2-pound, 1718c; broilers, 11 54 pound. 1820o, dressed chickens, 13 13 He; turkeys, live, 1410c; dressed, 1516c; choice, 20 22 c; geese, live, 67c: dreseed. 9k110c: ducks, old. $67 per doz; young, as to size, $3.50 09. Vegetaoles Turnips, $1.25 per sack; carrots, $1.50; beets, $1.25; parsnips, $1.25; cabbage, red cabbage, 2c; lettuce, head, 2540c per doz; tomatoes, $1.75 2; cauliflower, $1.75 2 per doz: celery. 7690c: cucum bers, $1.25; asparagus, 50c; peas, 46c per lb; beans, green, 10c; wax, 10c; squash, $1 per box; green corn, 60c per doz. Honey $33.60 per case. Potatoes Fancy, 75c$l per cental new potatoes, $1.752 per cental. Fruits Strawberries, 66c per lb cherries. 57c: gooseberries. 6c: an pies, new, $1.5002; apricots, 90c$l per box; plums, $1; peaches, 90c$l canteloupes. $4.50 per crate. Hops 1903 crop. 23 24c per lb. Wool Valley, 1920c per lb; East ern Oregon, 12 16c; mohair, 30c per fj l. pvuuu lur vuuiuv. Beef Dressed, 57jc pet lb. Mutton Dressed, 46c per lambs. 8c. lb Veal Dressed, 100 to 125, 67c per lb; 125 to 200 , 5K6c; 200 and up, 4H5c. PorkDressed, 100 to 150, 77c 150 and up,'e(37o. MANY MBfl LOST. JaaMM aad araaslaas Bagag la a Fwrtots SkkmUa. St. Petersburg, June 16. General Stackelbcrg, through the army head quartets at Harbin, report a number of desperate skirmishes with tha Jap anese, in which bo.h aides Inat heavily and ia on of which the Russian Gen eral Gernross was severely wounded. At midday yesterday an entire di vision of Japanese made a desperate at tack on the left flank of the Russian position at Vafacgow. They attacked in three columns, and after shelling the Russians with heavy artillery made a furious bayonet charge in the face of a heavy chaiye of rapid-fire guna and musketry. The desperation of the Jap anese charge is ahown by the fact that some of them succeeded in getting with in a few yards of the Russian trenches before they were shot down. They were finally compelWIto retire, leav ing fully 300 dead behind. The First Siberian rifles bore the brunt of the attack, and their loetes were very heavy. Their commander, Colonel KavastounofI, fell almost in the first fire, with a bullet through his brain. Adjutant Sub Lieutenant Nod- ochinsky was killed almost at the same time. Two majors and a nu&ber of officers of lesser nrnk were picked off by the Japanese sharpshooters, whose fire was unusually deadly and acurate. General Gernross was shot just aa the Japanese atacking column broke and fled. A shrapnel bullet shattered one side of his jaw, but he refused to retire. A report was also received from Gen eral Kharkevitch telling of the battle between the outposts at Utiaton Satur day. Ha states that the Japanese at tacked from front and flank early in the afternoon and the fighting raged until late. Finally the Japanese were driven back, and the Russians followed up their advantage under cover of dark ness. Just oeiore dawn tne Russians charged the heights of Liao Tung, car rying the Japanese position with a loss of but four killed and 18 wounded. Gereral Kharkevitch also reports that his scouts have reported to him that a Japanese column numbering 3,- 000 men is marching toward Husyen- siang. MAY ESTABLISH NEW BASB. Rtuilan Now Believe Japanese Will Take Nlu Chwang. St. Petersburg, June 16. The bom bardment by the Japanese of the coast near Kaichou and the blockade of Niu Chwang is taken to indicate that the ultimate object of the combined move ments is to clear the Llao Tung penin sula of Russians and occupy Niu Chwang as a new base. The garrison at Niu Chwang, it is said here, remains undiminished, but it is not believed the Russian plans contemplate a seri ous attempt to hold Niu Chwang." The Japanese are strongly fortifying Feng Wang Cheng as a precaution against disaster. The war office has advices since June 12 from Pn Lan Tien, in the southern part of the Liao Tung peninsula, and they do not mention the reported Jap anese ambush of that date, resulting in the loss in that vicinity to the Russians of 800 men. Neither has the war office any confirmatory report of the ambush ing and almost total destruction by the Russians of two Japanese battalions on the Hai Cheng road. The officials of the war office discredit both reports. BELIEVES WAR ABOUT OVER. Peabody DUcuases Strike Conditions and Replies to Critic. Denver, June 15. "I think the war is nearly over," said Governor Peabody today. "I have news from General Bell that the Cripple Creek mines are open and running today, also that there is comparatively little disaffec tion among the men. There is no news of any further trouble or any like lihood of any. "I learn from Captain Bulkeley Wells, of Telluride, that the union men there concede that their cause is lost, and those of them who are acceptable to the mineowners are already at work again. One hundred and fifty capable men, whether union or nonunion, have been invited to go to work, and the in vitation will be speedily accepted. May Irrigate More. Washington, June 16. An addition to the Malheur iirigation withdrawal in Eastern Oregon was made today, 15 sections being added, as follows: Sec tions 4 to 9, 16, 17 and 18, in township 14 sonth, range 40 east; section 31, township 13, range 41; sections 4, , 5, 6, 8, and the south half of 15 and 16, township 14, range 41. .These lands have been examined by engineers of the reclamation service and are beileved to be susceptible of irrigation under the Malheur project, in case it is eventual ly carried out. Release May Be Delayed. Tangier, June 16. A courier from Raisuh, who kidnaped Messrs. Perdi caris and Varly, arrived here during the night. United States Consui Gen eral Gummere and the British embassy visited Mohammed El Torres, the rep resentative of the sultan of Morocco, to discuss the contents of Raisnli's mes sage. The distance of Rasuli's head puarters makes the negotiations drag. It is now thought possible that the captives will not be released this week. Mine Kills Nineteen Men. Tokio, June 16 While the Taihoku was engaged in laying mines at the en trance to Port Arthur, . last night, a mine exploded, killing one officer and 18 men, and wounding two omcers and seven men. The Taihoku, which ia a naval transport, was not seriously dam aged. ' MORGUE BLUNDER MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION OP THE CORPSES DESTROYED. Bodlse and Ptraoaal Effects Numbered sad The Nvmbers Fonaer are Changed Without Rvtertnc to tb Latter Large Number of Corpses Foand Packed la Wheel Ho, New York, June 21. Every hour adds to tli horror of the excursion steamer disaster, when the General Slocum was burned to the water's edge near North Brother island. Diven had explored the wreck of the steamer, and reported that no more bodies were to le found there, but today a diver who was at wort on the sunken hull found a large number of corpses packed tightly inside of one of the paddle wheels. Juat how many there were was not known, but it was planned to remove them as soon as Coroner O'Gor- man reached the scene. The coroner had arranged to visit the wreck today for the purpose of ascer taining, if posa'ble. what evidence of culpability on the part of the Knicker bocker Steamship company or of the officials of the boat, if any, could be se cured to present to the coroner's in quest. Therefore, it was determined to take out the bodies at that time. At various hospitals where the in jured are visited today it is said that their condition ia fair. There are now only 53 victims of the disaster in the hospitals. Today it is said another- horror has been added to the terrible conditions resulting from the disaster through the over-officiusness of some person at the morgue. As a result some of the bodies probably never will be Identified and will go to a last resting place in the humble plot furnished by the city s charity. When the bodies were taken by hundreds from the water and laid in lows on the grass at North Brother island, each was tagged with a num ber. That number was carefully re corded, and the papers, valuables and trinkets which would have serve! to possibly identify the bodies were re moved and placed in separate packages, each package bearing a number corres ponding to the number on the body from which the articles were taken. When the bodies were taken to the morgue they were placed in numbered boxes, but in many cases these num bers did not correspond with the fig ures the bodies previous had borne. As a result, the plans were completely upset and the numbered packages of valuables became practically worthless as a means of identification. WOULD SEAL FATS OP RUSSIANS. Report of Japanese Advance From Sul yea Is Causing Qrcat Alarm. St. Petersburg, June 20. The popu lar disappointment felt in St. Peters burg over the result of Lieutenant Gen eral Baron 8takelberg's fight, which it bad bein hope for the past 86 hours might turn out to be a victory, is temp ered somewhat by the knowledge that the Russian force was overwhelmed by numbers. General Stakelberg does not attempt to conceal the seriousness of his losses, but his report and the re ports from all other Russian sources agree that the retreat was in no sense a rout. The fierce character of the fight is made evident by the fact that the Russians were again forced to abandon their guns, thus indicating, as in pre vious encounters, the superiority of the Japanese artillery. The Russian official reports of the losses are awaited with the keenest in terest. The war office declines to ac cept the Japanese figures unreservedly, although the officials frankly admit that they believe the Russian casual ties were severe. The keenest interest is now manifest ed in the reported advance of two Jap anese divisions from Siuyen with the intention of taking General Stakelberg in the rear. It is realized that if this report should prove true the Russian commander may be unable to extricate himself, and if he should be cut off from General Kuropatkin's main army the fate of the detachment would be sealed. Further Demands Will Be Qranted. Washington, June 20. The state de partment has received the following from Mr. Gummere, American consul general at Tangier: "As reported yes terday, Raisuli has increased his de mands. I am informed today by the ministet of foreign affairs that one of the shieVs and two of his brothers, whose apprehension were demanded by Raisuli, have been arrested; also that a courier . has been dispatched this morning to Faisnli to say that his further demands will probably be granted by the Moroccan government. Chinese Bandits Fight With Russians. Tokio, June 20. A detachment of the army under General Kuroki cap tured the town of Siu Yen, after rout ing and defeating a force of 300 Rus sians and 300 mounted Chinese bandits. The enemy retired toward the Tao riv er. The total of their losses is not known. The Japanese sustained no casualties. This is the first actual re port of Chinese bandits fighting with Russian troops and it may mean that large numbers have enlisted. Russia Has Not Protested. St. Petersburg. June 20. An official denial is published of the rumor that the Russian ambassador at Washing ton, Count Cassini has protested against the reported intention of the govern ment of the United 8tatea to dispatch a squadron of warships to Turkish waters with the view of bringing pres sure to bear on the port to secure the payment of American claim. Mew Conditio for . On day. 1st la the autumn, half doaea farmer, coming fifteen mil, drov Into a pratrl vlllag with htaty loads of com. They went to tb prin cipal elevator and asksd tb price. "Thirty cents a bushel to-diy. "ffi will go to th buyer at th tn- r end of th town," said th spokes man. "It wtll do you no good," waa th reply, "as atl th buyers pay th n price her." "Very well; w will go bora and. end our corn to market on foot" They drov back fifteen mile and unloaded th corn Into their own gran aries, to be shipped later In th form of fat cattle. . Such an Incident would have been Impossible ten year ago, when th av erage farmer was compelled to ta what was offered for his crop. But two thing have worked a transfor mation In th grain-growing portion of tb West; th faruiera have becoin conservative with prosperity, and th railroads have widened th roarketa. Five year of good crops In th Wst hav not only paid th debts, but have also mad th farmer capable of em ploying buatneas methods. A few year ago a settler visited town only one a fortnight or one a month, Fie took bom with htm th county papers, th fw magailne that b received and a lire bundle of groceries and dry gooda. With rural delivery and rural telephone all that 1 passed. Under these conditions flbe Western farmer has developed an Independence tn the movement of crops disconcert ing to th market manipulator. O. M. Harger, In th World's Work. Baa Holder. A convenient bag holder Is mad as follows: Procure a piece of two-Inch plank thirty Inches long and aa wide a yon can get Dor two on and a quarter Inch boles In th plank twenty four lnche apart Then get two sticks thre feet nlu Inches long of some tough wood. Shav these atlcka to fit tightly Into a three-quarter Inch hols. Now tak two blocks of hard wood four and one-half inches long Ilk A Id illustration. Thee circular piece should b on Inch thick each way and they abould have about three small lath nails sticking out one-quarter of an Inch to keep th bag from slipping off. It Is th spring of tb two long sticks that holds ths bag tight The blocks can be slipped up or down on the side strips to suit the length of the bags. F. A. Franklin in Iowa Home stead. Aa to Farm Poultry. It Is very bard to make farmer un derstand how great their advantages ar in poultry raising. They will say the work does not pay, for It takes their time from crops that bring more money. There la something In this If on has a crop which Is profitable and which Is brought to th marketing point at small expense. It would be folly to advocate that anyone drop a paying crop to tak up something they ar doubtful about but where there ar diversified interests on the farm poultry can be made to pay more than it does. Th writer knows a man who has on acre in a small town devoted to poultry. He goes to a nearby city and boys live poultry of wholesale commis sion men at the market price, ships them home, fattens them and markets them dressed In the towns near him. Nine-tenths of the food consumed by the fowls must be bought and yet this man makes a comfortable living out of the work. This Is one case of many, and If this can be done It Is certainly reasonable to claim that tb farmer, who can raise the chickens from eggs and also th food consumed by them, can turn th result on to th market at a profit Th one cause of failure 1 not un derstanding the needs of th fowls and how to feed them to advantage. Learn this by experience, and poultry raising will be found on of th most profit- able ventures In which the farmer can engage. Indianapolis News. Profit of a Small Dairy. Having seen several record of dairy farming by some of your read ers, I will let you know what w have done th past year, from January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1004. W started I with four cow th first six month, COVTKWirT'BAa HOLDIS, - tad It m tb balase f th rear n a hatfar coming fma last f Jus. Delivered at creamery SS.1AS posoda of milk which mad LS23 pounds of butter. Total sal for th year a follow i 1.225 petods batter .....$300 TS 10 hssd t kon. 139 ai OSS doaea eft...... 170 43 a yearling stlrars 11 00 Poultry sad calve 23 89 Total 1044 TO Bought oatmeal, bra a, shorts, t 157 00 Balsnc. net $437 70 I don't think this la a bad showing for a plac that torn of th neighbor said, four year ago, when w cam here, "Ton can't rais anything on that old plac." a B. Rlngtr. odder Xy. Th first crop to be of service la th spring Is ry. which Is sometimes ready for reeding th lest wek In April, and may b continued through th first half of May. It mature very rapidly after tb heads appear, and can b succeaafully used for a period of from ten to fourteen days If seeded at different times, and cutting Is begun before It come In head. Where It I not practicable to practice soiling th crops may be pastured. This method. while more waitcful, Is leas expenslv than soiling. It Is very Important to hav a pasture crop at that season, becaue coming before meadow pas tures are ready. The crop yields well on medium soils, though It reapoud profitably to good treatment It la rec ommended that It b seeded thicker than when th crop Is used for grain. Prom two to two and on half bushel of seed may be used with advaotat on good soli. Th fertiliser should b rich In available phosphorlo acid. A fertiliser containing nitrogen 8 per cent phosphoric acid 8 per cent pot ash 5 per cent may be applied at tlm of seeding at th rat of 200 to .100 pound per acre. A top dressing of nltrat of soda tn the spring at th rate of 100 to 150 pounds per acr Is excellent ' Bom Bl Tesae Ranch. Th cattl Industry of the South western range country I to-day repre sentatlv of an Investment of almost $200,000,000, exclusive of the land and Improvements. Borne of th rancbe cover 1.500,000 acres, and ar worth about 85 an acre. Th vast majority of ranches In th Southwest today cover less thin 600,000 acres. Thr are only thre ranrhea In tb South west thst extend over 1.000,000 acre. The X I T ranch In th Texas Tan handle cover 1.CO0.000 acres, th J. A. ranch In th asm community a Ilk number, and the ranch owned by Mr. King In Southern Texas, near Corpus Chrtatt la another Immense rsnch of over 1,000,000 acres. Colonel C. O. Slaughter, of Dallas, owns thre ranches. In all over 1,500,000 seres. and Major O. W. Llttlefletd. of Rose- well, N. M., holds several ranches ia th Southwest country. VeseUbl Oddities. Th Department of Agriculture I endeavoring to secure th Introduction of wasabL th Japanese horse-radish. Into th United States. The Jspanea waaabl Is not white, Ilk ordinary horse-radish, but Is a delicate shad of green. In Japan It Is grated and served with th raw fish and forms a most Important part of th meal. It has a fresh sharpness unknown to that grown In this country. Another novelty 1 the black winter radish, which Is quit prominent In Western markets. Th vegetable la shaped Ilk a carrot Germans are very fond of tb black radish. They peel It and eat with salt as one would a cucum ber. Tbey are of peppery taste, but make a fin relish. Varan Chat. Overloading the teams Is a bad Idea. It will start horses to balking quick er than anything else. An egg broken in the feed of horses is very beneficial to them In clearing up th skin and hair. A small flock of sheep well cared for is more profitable than a large one allowed to pick Its own living. A good Judge In farm crop statistic say It will tak three bumper corn crop to create a surplus of that prod uct That means thre year of hust ling. In testing sed corn we often feel that a seed will be good that la much slower "coming" than the rest of them. It will produce a weak stalk and either no ear or a nubbin; It will not pay to select such seed. It should b dis carded as doubtful. With all crop It Is the early cultiva tion that 1 the most Important Keep the soil clean and In a little while th plants are young and tender, giving them every opportunity to make a good start to grow and It will b a much easier v matter to maintain a good growth until maturity. Canadian bee keepers report an un usually severe winter with serious losses. Most bees wintered out ' of doors unprotected show a very high per cent of loss, ranging from prac tically a total loss to forty per cent Bees which were protected rang, ac cording to the dozen or more reports received, from twelv to fifty per cent. Don't forget that little memoran dum book. At no time will It be found m bandy a now. Keep It In th pocket and put down everything that needs attention, and then on can look It over occasionally and do that which nneds being don th worst without delay. Much loss Is prevented in this manner. I have sorted potatoes when I. should have been sowing grass seed, and a sudden shower came and som other work had to be hunted up. Th little "want book" revealed what should b don.