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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
How to Grow Rhu barb.

Have the ground on which rhubarb
is grown very rich, 1t requires we'll
rotted manure Divide the roots. al
lowing one tuber to the hill. This
should be done every other year. Keep
the dirt hoed up loosely around them
and as soon as the first leaves come
and begin to droop over on the ground,
cut them off +; this will start the stalks
to growing the taller and straighter.
All stalks should be cut when they be-
gin to droop toward the ground. Never
pull them, for If you do, you take with
them the shoots for the next stalks and
also break the small roots that help
noursh the plant. Cut them one inch
above the ground. Always cover with
about three inches of straw In the fall.
Follow these rules and your peplant
will yield abundantly till frost kills It..
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
MIKE nm AsDaragus Ded.

Here Is reminder from one who
evidently appreciates the good things
every farmer may have in his garden.
He advises everyone to make an as
paragus bed, and says very truly 1t IS
easily and quickly done. Asparagus
needs rich, mellow, warm soil. Ma
nure the ground thoroughly with well
rotted stable manure. Plow eight to
ten inches deep or deeper. Plant IN a
long row. Pulverlze thoroughly with
disk and harrow. Secure hundred 2
year-old plants at cost Of from 81
cents to 81. Open row with plow or
a cultivator. Set plants two feet apart
in row with crown three inches below
surface. Press soil firmly about plants,
fill up the row and cultivate same as
corn or beans, and next year you Will
have an abundance Of delicious and
healthful food, and the same will con-
tinue for years If you keep free from
weeds and add each year fresh sup
ply of farm fertilizer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
Setting Fence Posts.

Some farmers argue that 1t is best 10
set posts early in the fall, when the
ground is solid. OF course, post care
fully set at any time will remain In Its
place. but the fall season is really
much worse time than In the spring.
Digging the hole makes the soil loose,
and IL done In the fall 1t has not time
to become compact again. Water Ill
ters down through the loose soil. which
will raise the post little every year
until 1t throws 1t out altogether. III
the soil has time to settle it absorbs
less moisture, and after the first year,
II the heaving out has not already be-
gun. 1t will rarely begin.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11

now put several rows side by side, and
connect the posts and stakes across the
rows by cross strips fastened high
enough to allow the horse in cultiyat-
ing to pass under it.
For each row l stretch two wires,
one about six inches above the ground
surface. the other about five feet from
the ground. Common binder twine Is
wound zigzag around the two wires. 1t
makes a useful and quite ornamental
support for the limas, and the vines
take readily, particularly and remark
ably so, to the strings, even without
much assistance or coaxing on the part
of the grower.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
Rees md SmOkinK.

Many times bees are smoked more
than is necessary; perhaps, because not
every one knows that during a nectar
flow some honey is lost every time
hive is opened, says Farming. When
bees are smoked they fill themselves
with honey and if so much smoke Is
used that most Of the bees In the hive
at that time take honey, 1t will be
more than an hour before it Is redepos-
tied into the cells and the regular work
resumed. Bees sometimes gather nee
tar enough to make pound OF honey
an hour, so one can see that it would
be quite a loss If every colony In a
fair sized apiary were smoked enough
to interrupt the work for one hour.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
Value of n SiIO.

1t Is very important to provide some
means by which the dairy COW can be
supplied with good food at all seasons
of the year in order that she may yield
milk most economically. Such medium
may be found in the silo which fur
nishes place for the storing OF food
In the form Of silage. 1t Is we'll
known fact that the nearest an Ideal
food that can be obtained for the dairy
COW is good pasture; but for several
months in the year green pasture Is
not available. At such times the best
substitute are corn silage and such
roots as mangels and turnips Corn
Yields an average of twice as much
dry matter per acre as root crops; and
since the latter involve much more Ia
Dor, and greater expense, silage Is far
more economical
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11

Permanent Trellis of Wire.
The scarcity OF bean poles forces me
to resort to other means Of giving sup
port to my lima beans, says gardener
In Farm and Fireside. At one time
thought we could get around the diff
ticulty by planting the newer bush
limas The latter however have never
given me more than fraction OF the
crop that l can and do get from my
pole limas, and now plant the lat
ter exclusively. They are trained to
post. wire and string trellis.
Posts should be set firmly. and not
too far apart. use galvanized wire
Of fair strength and find 1t good for a
number Of years. 1t has to stand quite
a strain, as the load Of thrifty vines Is
very heavy. and l, therefore, give as
much support, by supplementary stakes
(between the posts), rs is convenient.
The wires are made to rest In a crotch
at the upper end Of the pole or stake
To make the trellis still stronger l
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
Keepinp Hogs Clean.

To give the pigs a thorough scrub
bing may appear to be labor thrown
away, but If two lots of pigs are treat
ed alike in every respect, except that
one lot receives thorough scrubbing
with soapsuds once in a while, there
will be q marked difference In favor
of the hogs that are washed when the
time for slaughter arrives. A clean
bed OF straw with dry house, SO as
to afford them comfort at night will
also promote thrift and growth. The
hog Is naturally a cleanly animal and
enjoys a bath. II considered a filthy
animal, that devours filthy food, 1t Is
because Of the treatment given. Hogs
will select clean and wholesome food
IL given the opportunity to do 20
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11

Cream left to itself will become sour
spontaneously. This Is the result Of
the growth Of Tactic acid bacteria,
which feed upon the milk sugar, and
as a final process convert it into lac
tic acid. Other forms Of bacteria are
always present in cream: some have
little or no effect in the ripening proc
ess, while others, If allowed to de-
velop, produce undesirable and often
obnoxious flavors. To cultivate and de-
velop these wild" germs Is called
Spontaneous" ripening, and is often at
tended with uncertainty. Good butter
making demands the use Of starter"
either homemade or a pure culture.
The former should be made Of selected
skim milk.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
His Weak-End.

Mr.. Melville ingalls,, the Western
railway magnate, was induced by u
friend while spending Sunday with him
to attend service at church, the pastor
of which is noted for the extreme
length of his sermons.
As the friends were leaving at the
conclusion of the service, the Boston
ian. with a touch Of pride, inquired:
DIR. Blank Is a most eloquent minis
ter, Is he not?'
VERY eloquent" was the dry re-
sponse Of the railroad man, but he has
poor terminal facilities. Harper
Weekly
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
CHAPTER Y.

The morning meeting had been devoted
to principles and 10 the awakening Of
enthusiasm; in the evening the conspira-
tors condescended upon details, and we
held a prolonged and anxious conference
az the Signorna's. Mrs. Darlington was
commanded to have a headache after din
ner, and retired with 1t to bed; and from
ten till one we sat and conspired. The
result Of our deliberations was pretty
plan, of which the main outlines were as
follows:
This was Tuesday. On Friday night,
the Colonel, with twenty determined ruff
fans (or resolute patriots) previously
bound to him, body and soul, by a dona-
ton Of no less than fifty dollars q man.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
His Life Work.

The king of chiropodists' Is dead"
.King?"
Yes, that's what the newspapers cali
him."
Il suppose his career shows what
may be accomplished by man who
begins at the footT'
Yes he began at the foot and stayed
Post.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
A. Others See Us.

The Maid-Now there's Fred Hug
gins. He's a man after my own heart
The Maxwell, he's scheduled for a
bitter disappointment.
The Maid-Why do you say that7
The Man-Because you are heartleaA
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
Nervous.

"Jlgsby got an awful scare last
night"
What was itf"
"IIis youngest boy fell out Of bed"
"What did Jigsby do"
"He woke up and screamed Earth
quakev v"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
arthrax md Earth Worms.

From recent experiments 1t Is GER
tain that earth worms are responsible
for conveying the spores and anthrax
from various buried carcasses to the
surface OF the earth and thus bringing
,bout n reinfection. This process Of re-
infection was urged by NJ. Louis Pas
teur. but without success.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
The Rest She Needed.

"Yes," said Mrs. Popley, I'm going
to take the children away to the coun-
try for month or So"
you'll take your servant girls with
YOU, Of course" said Mrs. Nexdore.
Most assuredly not. | need a rest
myself. lf."-Phlladelphia Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
Not That Anxious.

"T'd give a million dollars II l could
keep from getting bald"
"If you will rub a raw onion on your
hair every day 1t will keep 1t from fall
ing out"
Gee. I'm not that anxious to keep
nv hair .''-Houston Post.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
A GlYeaxYaY.

"Since Lottie moved to the city her
letters smell of coffee and spices
wonder what's the reason"
"She lives In one of those condensed
flats. The writing desk and pantry are
combined In one piece of furniture"-
Detroit Free Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11

feet long Dress the plank smooth
to within one inch Of the heads; put
them one half inch apart in rows In a
square six inches each way.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
FumtxatiOn to Protect Orchards.

In Germany some interesting expert
ments have recently been made In the
protection Of orchard trees against
night frosts by means Of fumigation. A
part Of an orchard in bloom was thus
successfully guarded against an April
frost by the dense smoke Of naptha-
lene. But the experiment was very eX-
pensiye, fifty Kilograms Of napththalene
being consumed by seven flames In one
hour. Later a new preparation OF chem
icals was tried. producing compara-
lively large volume Of smoke with the
expenditure Of only two Kilograms or
the material per hour. These trials are
under the direction Of an experimental
gardening association.
Pulling Old Fence Posts.
Fasten chain to post close to the
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
pOST-PULLING DEVICE.

ordinary corn planter, hitch team to
chain and go ahead. 1t don't damage
the wheel and the broad tire keeps 1t
from sinking into the ground.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11
uome-Made Corn shelter.

This is d cheap way to make good
corn shelter. Get a poplar plank six
inches wide, one inch thick and three
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-11

Pulling Old Fence Posts.
Fasten chain to post close to the
ground, pass 1t over the wheel or an
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
DISFlGURlNG SKIN HUMOR.
impossible to Get Employment, as
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores-CUred by Cuticura.

"Since the year 1894 I have been
troubled with very bad case Of &C.
zema which have spent hundreds OF
dollars trying to cure, and went to
the hospital, but they failed to cure
me, and it was getting worse all the
time. Five weeks ago my wife bought
q box Of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of Cuticura Soap, and / am
pleased to say that I am now COM
letely cured and we'll. 1t was i'm
possible for me to get employment,
as my face, head and body were COW
cred with it. The eczema first ap-
peared on the top of my head, and II
had worked all the way around down
the back Of my neck and around to my
throat, down my body and around the
hips. It itched so / would be obliged
to scratch it, and the flesh was raw.
/ am now all well, and / will be
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to all persons who wish a
speedy and permanent cure Of skin
diseases" Thomas M. Rossiter, 290
Prospect Street, East Orange, N. Jy
Mar. 80, 1905.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
Money in British Banks.

In the last Is years British bank de-
posltors have doubled in number, from
less than 100000 to 100000, and
the ratio of depositors to population
has increased from l in to l in 4.35
Deposits have increased from $685..
140,S61 to $740,24S, 1880, and the mum.
ber Of postofiice banks from 10000 to
$4,000. The average of each account
is now $74.30. The scope Of the bank
has been enlarged, so that now $243. .32
can be deposited in any one year, and
the total deposit of any one individual
may aggregate $973.30.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
Vincent and the Vehicles,

Freight conductors, upon starting
out on their runs, leave with the tel.
egraph operator list of cars in their
trains. This list shows the destina.
ton of all cars and the contents OF
loaded equipment" said T. j. Carey,
Kansas City railroad man. "The list
is called a consist or 'sist,' for short.
Wick Vincent was conductor on one
of the preferred runs when I was dis
patching on the Pacific. Vick's weak
spot was spelling. One day his CON
sist' contained one item which the op-
orator insisted was 4 Veikles Pueblo"
When the train arrived and Wick
came in to register, 1 bantered him
about it, and, pointing to the word,
asked what it meant.
"What does it mean?" he queried.
"Sure it must mean what it says
One vehicles, PueblO!'
"That's a new way to spell We
hicles, WICK, said /.
"'Well," he returned, If that don't
spell vehicles what in thunder does it
spell?'"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29

saves steps and it saves time and 1t is
Just right in everyway.
The steps to the cellar land down
in the front part Of the house where
the cellar is the coolest for the stor.
age of fruits and vegetables. By par.
titioning off a room in this corner
away from the furnace the cellar NAV
be utilized to the very best advantage
The hall in this house takes up lit.
tie room down stairs and hardly any
room upstairs; an advantage that
comes from building a sensible square
house. You get the whole thing in a
nutshell with light, air and concer-
traL.d convenience all under one little
four-cornered roof.
There is great difference of opinion
In regard to covered porch. You
seldom want to sit outdoors when it
rains, even If you have roof over you
and the appearance is mere question
of preference. Some folks are alw ays
kicking about a porch because it dark
ems the rooms in the house. There is
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29

The complaint is quite general in
many sections OF the country that dur
ing the past two years the ounce
trees are 5y:ag out. and various kinds
of treatm ent seem to be ineffective.
l believe, from my own observation
and experiments, that the remedies
tried were not of the right sort.
1t should be known that the roots of
the ounce tree lie much nearer the
surface than those Of other fruit trees;
consequently hard freezing weather is
liable to injure them; especially Is this
true If the soil is either too dry or too
wet. The two winters preceding this
were intensely cold, and in many Sec
tions the ground was bare for some
time, and froze to considerable
depth; the effect upon this class Of
fruit trees has been very evident.
Those people who believe the ounce
tree requires low, wet situation make
a mistake, yet we often see them
planted in such location. Like apple
trees, they require a we'll drained, but
not too dry a soil. The treatment
which works successfully, promoting
vigorous growth, to trees which ap-
pear to have lost their vitality, is as
follows:
Mix we'll five pounds of either muri-
ate or sulphate of potash, and five
pounds of bone or rock superphos-
phate, applying this amount to each
tree, as far as the roots extend, work
ing it in carefully as soon as the soil
permits. Then give a good top dress
ing of stable manure, which will fur
nish nitrogen, and also mulch, which
will prevent the soil drying out during
the heat of summer.
The disease termed fire blight, which
affects pears as well, and often de-
stroys whole orchards, needs prompt
attention with the knife. The affected
parts should be cut eff and burned.
The only sure treatment is of nature
which prevents, rather than cures. !
have found that trees which were kept
in a vigorous and growing condition
were practically free from TINS trouble.
The ounce tree is unlike most fruit
trees in that it's fruit is borne upon
the ends Of the branches-the new
wood of the past seasons growth. Do
not make a mistake in pruning and
cut off your prospective crop.
f. A. SEASON.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
IL Has Taken go Years

to build up the splendid business OF
Lord & Taylor, which is to-day one OF
the best equipped and most reliable
stores in New York city. A record OF
so years successful achievement in
giving their patrons the best class OF
goods at reasonable prices, has given
this house a reputation second to
none, and that their methods are ap-
preciated by the critical New York
public is attested by the fact that they
have recently had to make a large
addition to their store at Broadway
and Nineteenth street. They have is
sued a handsome catalogue for the
benefit Of their large and increasing
out-of-town trade, and this will be sent
to anyone interested.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
Come to conqressman's Idea.

than a congressman, expressed the
opinion that the police commissioner
of New York city should be IAN in
telligent despot." The idea was ridi
culed then, but Mr.. Quigg derives
some satisfaction from the knowledge
that the grand jury of New York coun-
ty has made a recommendation ap-
preaching somewhat closely to his
view. The commissioner, says the
Jury, should hold office for at least ten
years and should be removable only
upon proof of charges which he has
had opp&rtunity to meet.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
SuUesnons and give advice FREE OF
subject of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
194 Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A small. square house with cottage
roof is shown in the accompanying
plans. The severe plainness of the
house is relieved by the wide projec-
ton OF cornice which gives it rather
distinguished appearance. 1t is small
house with only six rooms besides
nice front hall and bath room, but
1t is convenient and we'll arranged and
the rooms are fairly large. The par
lor and dining-rooms are exceptionally
good rooms for small house.
1t is quite the fashion now to make
long living rooms and there is much
to recommend it. The furniture may
be placed to so much better advantage
and there is room to use good, big
easy chairs and couches. According
tC Old-IaSnlOneQ plans a room II leeI
inches long would be out of the
question in a house of this size. 1t is
easy to make big, light, airy rooms if
you have money enough to build big
house, but it is not easy to get nice,
comfortable rooms in a small house.
1t takes a good deal of ingenuity and
careful planning to get six good rooms
in addition to necessary accessories in
a house 2S by 80 feet.
A feature of this house that will
appeal to the women is the built-in
sideboard which faces the dining room
and also faces the kitchen. A piece
of furniture like this is a great con-
venience and comfort to a house
keeper. Such things were unknown
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29

up to within few years. There are
a great many little things to be kept
in order in the kitchen and there are
some larger things that persistently
get in the way unless you have place
to put them.
The kitchen part Of this house is a
perfect workshop. 1t is in such easy
communication with the cellar, the
vestibule where the icebox is kept and
the pantry with it's double doors to
shut the smell of cooking from the
dlning-room, that housework becomes
a pleasure Placing the sink is a
study in itself. 1t is convenient to
the built-in sideboard and it is con-
venient to the pantry. Every woman
who does her own work will appre-
ciate this convenience because it
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
New Metal Of Much Value.

Alien is the name given to q new
metal which is composed Of two parts
of aluminium and one part OF zinc,
writes Consul General Guenther from
Frankfort 1t is sail to equal cast iron
in strength, but is much more elastic.
Alien is superior because it does not
rust as easily as does iron, and II
takes a high polish. Besides being
very strong, this new metal is capable
of filling out the most delicate lines
and figures of forms in casting.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29

ence of the building. After securing
the best workmen and supplying the
best materials it is necessary to fol
low up the details as the building pro
crosses. 1t is one thing to get good
set of plans but it is quite another
to see that the building is put up ac'
cording to specifications.
One feature in connection with this
house that is about as interesting as
anything else is the price. Similar
houses have been built for 81, 400 with
out heating or plumbing, but these
have been built under especially favor
able circumstances. 1t would be much
safer to estimate $1,000 or $1,700 in
small places and more in the larger
cities.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29

that suggested a good chimney with
three separate flues to start with.
There is a cement wainscoting il
the kitchen and bath room four feet
six inches high. If this is carefully
put in as it should be it is fully equal
to tile; in fact, if it is rightly done
it is better than tile because it is more
solid. 1t is easy to get poor job OF
cement work in places like this but
this is the fault of the owner because
he is careless about the superintend,
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29

no such objection to porch of this
kind. Sun, air and light all have a
fair chance at every window and you
still have an opportunity to sit out.
doors If you want to.
Only one chimney Is necessary, but
this should be a good one. 1t should
be built for business with sufficient
capacity to keep the air moving in the
right direction. Whoever builds this
house will want to put a CRATE in the
corner of the parlor some day. then
they will appreciate the forethought
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
Writer on South America.

Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright, who
has travelled more in South American
than any other woman in the world
has sailed for London, whence she
sails to Rio Janeiro, Brazil. She goes
under an engagement by the brazilian
government to continue her work on a
has written histories of the Bolivian
republic, Chile and Peru and is also
preparing a book upon Argentina.