Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11

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me Use OF paIur Is enrrely 1usunaDR
not only from the standpoint of the
looks of the buildings. but because of
the protection which is thus afforded
the wood.
Honesty, integrity and sobriety are
the qualities that are sought after by
employers these days, more stress be-
Ing laid upon them than upon prospec-
tive employees mental or physical
qualities or equipment.
There Is a vital connection between
pure fresh air in the dairy barn and
milk how in that fresh air means a
good state Of health, a vigorous appe-
tite, together with larger powers OF di,
gestion and assimilation. which result
directly in an increased flow of milk.
A Texas farmer who is today consid-
cred the alfalfa king Of the world be-
gan growing the legume twelve years
ago on a tract of five acres. Later his
farm contained 100 acres, while now 1t
stretches over 1.400 acres. Last year
his receipts from his alfalfa ranch were
100000.
An old fashioned hardy rose of the
double pink variety growing in the
neighborhood In which the writer lives
is said by old residents Of the place to
have been sending forth shoots from
the same roots continuously for the
past thirty-6ve years. The rose In
question is the bush variety and is
never covered.
Time was when most any kind OF
milking and handling of the milk in the
stable were put up with provided the
cream was handled properly in the
dairy. It's different now, there being n
full realization of the fact that dirt or
odors which get into the milk In the
stable cannot be eradicated in tho
churning or process of buttermaking.
are to the effect that there is at pres
emit growing before temple Of Buddha
in one of its cities a pine tree which
Is said to be 1900 years old. The tree
was planted in front of the payoda by
a Jealous devotee as a sort of perpetual
free will Offering. In all the succeed
ing centuries the confer has been
carefully tended.
The best way to fight the knot or
crab grass which sometimes gets a
foothold In the lawn in the summer
months is to water the lawn frequently
If rainfall is insufficient, thus keeping
the lawn grass in thrifty condition,
and cut quite often. Being hot
weather, deep rooted grass. the crab
grass fourishes under conditions In
which the blue grass will remain at a
standStill.
A family of blackbirds which have
nested in the writer's yard this season.
the location of the nest not being dis
covered until after the young were
nearly ready to fly. have broken up q
robins and a mourning doves nest
and would have treated a catbird's
nest similarly had not timely assist
ance been rendered. The bIackblrd
and bluejay are pirates and should be
treated as such.
There are quite a lot OF pretty
good girls from many points Of view
who seem to overlook the fact that
when young fellow looks around for
wife he directs his attention to the
one who has sunshine in her heart and
dizziness of hand rather than artificial
bushes or powder on her cheeks. There
is no deception which is so crude and
raw and i'll concealed as this. A fool,
running, can spot it at glance.
Next years raspberry patch will be
in great deal better shape and pro
duce much more fruit II the tips OF
this years new shoots are shipped OF
when they have reached the desired
height, from three to four feet. This
treatment not only makes them less
spindly, but greatly increases the fruit
bearing shoots for next year. If al
lowed to grow in their own way some
Of the black varieties, especially the
Older, will attain a length of ten t.
twelve feet.
The habits of thought and work thai
boy acquires at from ten to fourteen
years are quite likely to be largely de-
termining and moldlng factors in all
his after life. On this occasion 1t Is
we'll for the parents to give wise direc.
ton in these formative years and fol
the boy to take himself In hand with q
view to developing his powers and tai
ents in the best possible ways. The
boy that runs loose and wild during
these years without restraint of any
kind cannot be expected to develop