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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-31
HOW TO DESTROY MOLEs AND
GOPHERs.

GOPHERs.
There is much complaint arounC
Grants Pass and in fact all over Jose
phine county regarding gophers anc
ground moles this season. The
ground mole is possibly the more
destructive Of the two burrowing ami
mails He is larger than the gopher
has beautiful fur and can dig a hole
any distance under the surface in a
very short space Of time. The ques-
tion now is how 70 get rid OF these
animals who are doing the kitchen
garden, flower garden and farm crops
generally great injury The best
thing we have seen on this subject is
BY d. e. Lontz in the Field and Farm.
He recommends finding the runways
and distributing poison in them. He
says:
Cut potatoes or other food into
pieces not more than three-fourths
OF an inch in diameter Cut slit I'm
each piece and with a point OF the
knife blade, insert little sulphate of
strychnine as much as half the bulk
OF a grain Of wheat Will answer the
purpose. The moisture from the po-
tato will cause the poison to adhere
to the blade. Having prepared the
bait in sufficient quantity, 60 to the
field armed with n round, sharp
pointed implement an inch or an inch
and a half in diameter and of snf-
fcient length We use a spade handle
shod with an iron point A bar is
attached about fifteen inches from
the point to enable the operator to
use his foot in pressing It into the
soil. This tool has proved quite
serviceabe. With II It is only nee
essary to find the runway Of the go
pher. The handle is sufficiently
thick to made a hole large enough
to permit one to drop the poisoned
potato directly into the burrow. The
operator then passes to another
place, leaving the hole open. No dig
ging with q spade or other hard la
Dor is necessary.
AN experienced person can dis
tribute poison to many acres OF al
falfa in day and IL proper care is
taken to rightly distribute the bait
It will not be necessary to go over
the ground a second time. Some ex-
perence is required to enable one
to find the burrows quickly. It Is
best to insert the food as near as pos
sible to the freshest mounds Of earth
thrown mp by the animals. Two or
three pieces OF potato at that place
are worth many scattered IN other
parts OF the runway The operator
should avoid the larger mounds and
those that are not freshly made. In
various experiments with strychulne
poison for photographers no diff
ference has been found in the results
when different foods were used Irish
potatoes, sweet potatoes, raislns and
prunes have all been successful baits.
In no case Is it necessary to go over
the ground a second time"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-31

digging, would lie on the surface.
The plants should continually receive
nourishment from the substances In
the soil. and these. though present,
are useless unless they can be dis
solved in water and absorbed by the
root bulbs
Ground left TO take care Of itself
would be inclined to become so solid
that water would find It's way
through from the surface with con
siderable difficulty Should it re-
main on the surface Tor a long time
the soil below would naturally be
come cold, so that growth would be
impeded.
Again, the substances In the soil
necessary for plant life require not
only water TO make them soluble, Dut
oxygen 10 form compounds TO en-
able them 70 become useful and as
the air is to certain extent, rough
ly about ona-ffth, composed Of oxy-
gen gas, the free admission OF ai,
to the soil is absolutely necessary.
It Is better, on @ heavy soil, 70 put
the ground into ridges for the winter
than to leave II on the fat after
digging The rougher the soil is
left the better viii be the exposure to
the air
The spring rains win readily flow
through a ridged-up soil, and, with
out much further labor. # viii be
ready for planting The use OF
rake will be sufficient TO prove that
the weathering agents OF the air have
materially assisted in making a cap
ital tilth.
When, in the fall, the Jumps are
hard they can now be crumbled quite
easily by the touch OF a fork. Bu.
on light land rldging is unnecessary.
"a light trenching or simple dIg-
ging out is resorted to. Light
trenching, however, would not he
year after year for good re-
turns.
An experienced farmer has this to
say in regard to ground that is brok-
en- mp and used for farming or gar
den purposes for the first time. He
says that the process must be grad /
nal as the soil properly so-called may
not extend In depth more than
feet, and then something of to.ali4 .
different nature might appear This /
might poison a crop. 1t is better TO .
expose 1t to the atmosphere for at
least four or five months. to be thor
ouehly sweetened as well as brlFcn f.
up. But an intelligent person viii /.
readily see that full trenching must
pay in the long run, II the soil Is not
% be sick or barren.
The above in most particulars ap-
plies to the soils in this section and
{ must not be forgotten that proper
cultivation is demanded II we would
Ne successful In raising crops O, al
most any kind
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-31
PIONEER ASSAYING AND
REFINING CO.

131 5th St, nesl L. S. Mint.
SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA
We buy sold, rich ore, amalgan,
ana all mining products. We pay
cash and give a square deal. Assay
ing soc Established 90 years. Ref.
erence, First National Bank Of San
Francisco
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-31
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR sal.E


FOR SALE-99-year lease on lot on
county road in front of Applegate-
Williams creamery Inquire of H.
F. Bailey Proyolt, Oregon. 5-S1-4t
IANGORA GOATS for sale by NJ. D.
Bousmau, Wilderville, Oregon.
ALL DENTISTS OFFICES in Grants
Pass will be closed on Thursday
afternoons throughout the sum-
mer 5-1O-tf
SOME fine Barred Rock cockerels
for sale; also eggs fer Matching.
Cockerels two and three dollars
each. Eggs $3.50 per setting.
John Summers. 2-9-tf
MISCELLANEOUS
RANNIE, the plum Der, is ready Il.
any minute to repair your plumb
!hs oU9 Il street TeiephUut
iSO-R 49,.
EARL v lNGLES, B. Sc--General
assay and analytical work. Cement
and asphalt testing Best equipped
assay office and testing labora-
tory in Oregon. All wori- guaran-
teed. Calvert-Paddock block.
MONEY WANTE-s $4,000 wanted on
long time, improved income busi-
ness property as security VIII
give , per cent uet-better than
mining stock Address Rogue Riy-
er Courier. 4-12-tf
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24

his left hand, and took the dagger
from his right thigh, : and the fin
ish of Eglon was Immediately
subsequent.
This took place about 1906, B.
C. And now, 1913 years later,
there has been organized the Ex-
ceilent Order Of the Knights and
Ladies of Ehud-a society whose
membership is confined partieu-
lar1y and exclusively to south
paws, port=wheelefs, offside fling
efs and Other persons who put the
reverse English on their table
tools and shove their pens toward
themselves when they write.
The new order was sorganizsd
byRevy Vim. A; Frye, a Method
list pastor of Orange, N, j. He is
left=handed, and he says that in
his Experience he has found that
left handed people are frequently
so fidiculed. or ill-tteated that
they,become more or less blight
ed beings. Wherefore, said DR..
Frye, in a sermon to the oongTe-
cation of left-handers whom he
had hidden to his church, let Us
get together and show that we of
this day are as able, as energetic
and as resourceful as our exern-
plaf, Ehudy the son of Gera.
Many people look upon left
handedness as a deformity, rather
than as an expression of genius,
which it often is, said DR.. Frye
Il recently had a letter from a
woman who says that when she
r
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24
NEW YORK LETTER,
BY Norman,

BY Norman. =
1894 $50 "a
New York May .z4.-tf you
have read the, third chapter of the
Book, Of Judges you may fefiern-
bef the crafty and exceedingly
efficaeious manner IN which
Ehud, the son of Gefa, disposed
Of Eglofl, king Of Noah.
Ehud, according to the biblical
ehfeiielef, was "a man ieft-hand-
ed and was sent BY the children.
of Israel to bear a GIFT to EgIoh, ).
under whose ftile The Israelites
were oppressed. Ehhd ff1ade HIM
self a dagger with two edges and.
hid II tihdef his clothing on his
right thigh. G 81
= After ne had handed the pres,
entI Ito King Egl6h he ''put forth
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
FACE A SIGHT WITS TETTER

Moberly, Mo.-"My trouble began
with a small pimple on the left side, Of
my face and it spread all over my
face and to my neck. 1t would be scar
let red when l got warm. My face
was a sight. It looked very unpleas-
ant, and il felt uncomfortable. My
face was something awful; it just kept
me In agony all the time. Some said
it was letter, and some said it was
that awful eczema, but l rather think
il was letter. had been troubled
with IL for about two years and tried
many remedies, but got no relief until
| used Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
when would wash my face with
the Cuticura Soap and apply the Cuti-
cura Ointment II would cool my skin
and draw great big drops of matter
out OF the skin. You would think
was sweating; it would run down my
face just as though l had washed it.
It itched and smarted and | suffered
In the day time most. l used the Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for
a month and ] was cured OF It." (Sign.
ed) Mrs. J. Brooksher, April Is, 1912.
CUticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
Home bluIl|
7 Helps Y |
PLANNING FOR A MODEL CITY
Cooperative Commonwealth Is to Be
Established on Lard Near
Los Angeles, Cal.

Equal division OF the fruits Of labor
is to be the chief object of model
city, where 1t is claimed the cost OF
living and amusement will be reduced
more than one-third, that is planned
by u number of German residents who
are now collecting a fund with which
10 purchase a tract OF laud on which
the scheme is to be launched. The
society promoting the plan is the Co
operative Fellowship Of Los Angeles,
and Is the first of It's kind to be or
ganiZed on the Pacific coast. The
primary step Of the organization as
explained by Secretary Max Guerther
recently includes the purchase Of
tract OF land near Los Angeles where
the industrial and residence center is
TO be established. Upon this land is
to be built city composed OF work
ers, each of which will have an equal
opportunity OF sharing in all profits
from all OF the cooperative places or
business that are to be established.
These cooperative stores Will include
every necessity of life, including all
is to be sold at price that covers
only the cost and maintenance Of the
establishments. The third step in the
organization of the city is the estab-
lishment of a bank. This institution
will be opened on the plan of scrip
or homeopathic basis, and the scrip
is to be negotiable at any of the COM
munity stores, and all profits of the
institution are to be applied in the
conduct of the community stores. All
real estate is to be held by the cor
poration during its existence, regard
less Of the improvements that are
made thereon, and will be placed in
the hands of the members only Oh
lease for a stated period. Any mem
Der becoming dissatisfied with his
holdings may sell the improvements.
but the land Immediately reverts to
the fellowship. In every way the
commission man or middleman Is TO
he eliminated. Another feature of the
settlement is to be social center in
which not only educational advantages
will be offered, but all forms Of amuse-
ment as well.-Municipal Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
ERADICATION OF
THE GRASSHOPPER
Ohio Station Gives Formula for
Making Poisoned Bran
Mash for Uoe IN the
Gardens.

TIE Ohio station advises that for
protecting gardens and limited areas
from the attacks OF grasshoppers,
good results are usually obtained
from using a poisoned bran mash, pre-
parel as follows:
Stir together, while dry, two pounds
Of paris green and 25 pounds of bran,
then moisten with water that has been
sweetened with molasses or dissolved
sugar, making wet bu not sloppy
mash.
For plants set about three feet
sugar, making a wet by not SLOPPY
each way, use tablespoonful near
each plant, or the mash may be sown
over the field broadcast. One treat
ment should not cost over 81 per acre,
labor not included. Keep the poultry
away from the poison.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
Sothern on Advertising.

"Why Is IL necessary for you to
keep on and on advertising yourself
and Miss Marlowe in Shakespearean
plays?"
Somebody asked r.. IL. Sothern that
the other day.
"Why?" responded the actor. We'll.
here are one or two stories that may
help you to realize how little atten-
ton the public pays to what 1t reads,
sees, and hears. OILY the other day
a man came to tell me how much he
had enjoyed seeing Miss Mannering
and myself I'm Macbeth
Not long since / entered a large
hotel and was met by the manager,
who called me Mr.. Mansfield ! took
the time to explain that Mr.. Mans
field had been dead for several years,
but my friend only said pleasantly,
Indeed. Well. WELT
Now do You think it's necessary
to keep on hammcring away. season
after season. telling the public what
your name is, whose plays you are
presenting, and what they're all
about7 tell you it's no more unrea-
sonable than II is to advertise soap
and pickles and hats"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08

lata, cuts a double girdle and lays an
egg between the two, in a similar man
ner, in the young canes of blackberry
and raspberry. Still another long
horned" beetle, the ''oak-pruner," Ella
phidion yiliosum, lays its eggs in the
branches of oak and other trees but
leaves the girdling to be done by its
larvae. In this case the larva feeds in
the heart OF the twig until 1t is nearly
full grown and then cuts the twig al
most off at the lower end Of its bur
row. Immediately after the cut is
made it retreats into the burrow above
and waits for the wind to blow the
twig TO the ground, where it completes
its transformation within the barrow.
The adult of the raspberry cane
maggot," a two-winged fly of the genus
PhoIbia, lays its egg near the tips OF
young raspberry shoots. The larva
which matches enters the cane and
after working its way downward for
several inches It encircles the shoot
several times. with a spiral groove
made just beneath the bark, which
kills the shoot above, and the larya
feeds thereafter on the dead wood.
The 'currant stem-glrdler," Janus in
tiger, saw-fy, punctures the bark Of
currant bushes near the ends of grow
ing tips with its saw-like ovipositor
and lays an egg in the ori6ce. Just
above the egg. it girdles the twig by
making several deep cuts with it's owl
posi!or so that the twig breaks over.
The larva which develops from the
egg feeds on the pith Of the stump.
There are other species that operate
in a similar manner, but the ones that
have been mentioned will serve 10
show that the peculiar habit, in one
form or another, is shared by insects
belonging to widely separated groups.
1t is interesting that SO many species,
which in most respects do not resem-
bic each other in the least and which
represent at least three orders, have
adopted some form OF this peculiar
way Of providing for the safety and
comfort OF their progeny.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08

The ease Or difficulty experienced in
eradfcating Canada thistles depends
on the kind of soil and the character
Of the chops in the rotation. AS they
propagate readily by root-stalks which
run under the ground, they spread
more rapidly and are much more
difficult to eradicate in loose, open,
porous soils than in heavy clays.
Grain crops are more favorable for
their continuance than cultivated
crops spch as corn, beans, roots, etc,
providing the latter are properly cared
Tor.
l.. Canada thistles can be complete
iy eraGicated In a single season by
thorough summer following, but this
Is an expensive system and should not
be employed unless an entire field has
been taken possession of SO as to
make it impossible to grow crop.
i'll. The best method Is to follow
with two cultivated crops In success
sion. AS corn after corn. with manure
applied between the two crops IL pos
sible. Cultivate thoroughly, using this
tie sweeps on the cultivator; these
ARE cultipator points with wings and
are from eight to ten inches wide;
they can be attached to almost any
rultivator with sweeps after the corn
Is too big for "a 'two-horse rig Check
row corn If possible SO as to cultivate
both ways. ff thistles are in patches
which are mot too numerous, give
these spots more frequent cultivation
than the balance Of the field. The
secret OF success consists in keeping
the c;.istles underground; this done.
they must smother.
If two cultivated crops cannot be
grown in succession and If the this
ties are not all Killed the first year.
sow the clean portions of the field to
grain and seed to Glover or grass
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08

Then put a hoed crop on the thistle
patches the second year, unless they
are too numerous and scattered. If
mangolas or stock beets or turnips or
rutabagas are planted on these patch
es and IL rhe thistles are killed by
August ftzSt, clover or grass seed can
be sown among the roots and covered
lightly with spike tooth drag. The
following year the field will all be
seeded. This succeeded admirably
with us fn eradicating QuacE grass.
III. II Canada thistles are scat
are not too numerous, they can be
subdued 10y the use OF the thistle spud
which can be procured of any hard.
ware dealer, though he may not keep
them in stock. Mark the patches in
some way pr other and then cut the
thistles off below the ground every
ten days or so after they start In the
spring. This tool and the method just
described are satisfactory where the
thistles are not too numerous, as
where Rev patches are starting In
pasture, grain crops. along fences, in
lanes, wooalots, etc.
w I nave seen Canada thistles
completely destroyed by cutting them
close to the ground with a scythe just
as the blossoms opened, but this
probably will not occur except where
followed by dry weather and adverse
growing conditions. II is better not
to reply upon this method.
Success can only be obtained in
combating Canada thistles by follow.
ing up the methods of eradication pa.
tiently and perseveringly. Unfortu-
nately the shortage and high price of
labor too often prevent the farmer
from doing the things he wants TO at
the proper time.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
UTAH MODEL SCHOOL GARDEN
ccheme Of Training Department Of
University School of Education
Well Worth Copying.

In the ten acres of garden connected
with the training department of the
University of Utah School of Educa-
ton, two are reserved for dry farm
ing and the remaining eight acres de-
voted to large variety OF vegetables
and fruits.
For example, one of the most re-
markable features is the arrangement
of II rows Of small fruits and plants.
each 1865 feet long. or total Of 2.S05
feet long, as follows: Two rows OF
asparagus, four Of red and two Of
black raspberries, two of rhubarb, one
OF grapes and two each of gooseber-
ries and currants.
Besides these there are $50 fruit
trees, embracing every variety grown
for commercial purposes in the state;
20 kinds of garden vegetables. five &C.
reals, two fiber plants, several grasses
and $40 childrens home gardens,
The garden is managed on strictly
business basis. Every dollar paid out
is charged to the crop on which 1t
Is expended, and every crop bears it's
part of the general expense. Every
thing raised Is sold for market price,
and an accurate account is kept OF all
expense and income pertaining to each
crop, by pupils Of the seventh grade.
The eighth grade has charge Of civic
affairs and the larger bushes inter-
Csts
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
WHY COWS STOOD IN WATER
artistic Limitations Responsible for
Characteristic Attitude of the
Humble Bovine.

In north of England town there
was shiftless man who would never
accept gifts outright, although he was
always depending on charity, says AL
Priddy in his book. Through the
MILL" relates the Youths Companion
He painted landscapes, and my aunt,
when benevolently inclined, would
hire him to decorate our walls with
rural scenes, highly colored in glaring
tints, as If nature had turned color
blind. Not one stood on the vivid
green hills.
'Jorvey," she remarked to the old
man, why do you always put the cows
in the water?"
ITS this way, Mrs. Brindin," the old
artist responded. you see. ma'am, l
never learned TO paint hoofs."
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
Telling the Truth.

On little Arthur's birthday, he re-
ceived a present of Il very large furry
toy monkey.
Two days later his father found 1t
lying in a corner with both eyes miss
ing.
My boy asked father, more in sor-
row than in anger, Why have you
spoiled that beautiful monkey by pull
ing its eyes out?'
Didn't" replied Arthur briefly.
Don't tell any untruths," snorted
father, more in anger than in sorrow,
"or I'll punish you! Why did you
Pull the monkeys eyes out?"
Didn't" repeated little Arthur def
antly. Then he hurried on, as father
took off his slipper. II pushed them
in!"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
New Queen of the
Dairy World

With record OF l,e5s.Sa pounds OF
outterfat produced ia 365 days, Banos-
tine Belle DeKol, a five-year-old Hol-
stein Friesian COW owned by Dan Dun
mick Il Bro, Ohio, becomes the new
Queen of the Dairy World" This
@onderful COW produced during the
year 27.4O4.4 pounds of milk, testing
BS6 per cent. fat. II made into but
ser, ier fat production would equal
1929 bounds of butter or over 3iR
pounds per day for 800 days.
During the time that Banostine Bell
GeKol was in test she received nearly,
II not all the time, more or less en-
silage and alfalfa. When available
she received roots and mixed grain
ration, the foundation of which was
bran and oats. The grain ration was
varied to cult the conditions OF the
COW from 20 pounds to as low an 8
pounds per day and the estimated av-
erage amount of grain fed was IL TO
"A pounds daily. She was also given
green food when 1t was available dur
ing summer season.
This COW Ia wonderful example OF
the importance and value OF good
breeding. Her pedigree includes a
long list Of ancestors possessing high
records. All Michigan farmers cannot
possess animals OF phenomeNol abil-
ity but IL is easily within the reach
Of all to improve their herds to the
standard Of profitable production by
the use OF pure bred sires. The bull is
one half the Aerd aud the constant use
Of buIlf CT enc breed will soon produce
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
Correcting Soft-Shelled Eoos.

Soft-shelied eggs may be caused by
lack of lime ia the ration OF the hen
and also may be due to the fact that
she is out Of condition, resulting from
too much corn in the ration. II the
former Is the cause the difficulty may
be righted by supplying old plaster or
ground oyster shells. while in the lat.
ter wheat bran or oats should be sub
stituted for the bulk of the corn. and
the flock made to scratch for their
feed
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
Better Xic,lHe.

In England the average yield o.
wheat runs from 30 TO 80 bushels to
the acre. In Germany ii average about
2S bushels. In the United States the
average for the past ten years has
been about Is bushels. England gets
ordinarily over 40 bushels of oats to
the acre. the United States gets less
than 80. The soil of England and
Germany has been bearing crops CEN
turtles before ours knew the touch Of
plow. These disparities in sield
must be due either to the incompe-
tency OF our farmers or 70 the de-
Utilization of our soil.
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08

high grade herd without very great
expense. Mixing breeds and the use
of grade bulls has kept Michigan cat
tie far below the standard they ought
to attain. If you are interested in this
proposition write to the Michigan ex-
pertinent station, East Lansing. Mich.
igan, and ask for Circular on The
Improvement of Michigan Cattle"
The Yale expositor., 1912-08-08
Value Of FaIrmount Park.

When Philadelphia obtained Fair
mount PsE'A Il was deemed by many
q waste tract of little value, incapable
OF easy improvement and likely TO
prove a burden. Up to the present
Ime ii has coat the city $4,000, 900.
Is estimated 80 tie worth sS00,