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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
Fire in Park Street School

The chimney of the Park street
school burning out Tuesday afternoon
set the roof on fire in several places
aud caused general alarm to be turn
ed in. However, the students at the
school and members of the faculty ex-
tnguished the flames before either de-
partment reached the scene. The hose
company from the Heights we're the
first to the fire. However, if there
had been need of their efforts, they
would have been unable to reach the
flames with their 400 feet of hose.
The Park street building has caught
fire three times during the past year.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
DAVIDSON TELLS OF
APPLE SITUATION

II. F. Davidson, who with Mrs.
Davidson returned last week from the
middle west and south, emphasizes the
necessity of four rules that northwest
ern apple men must apply, if they are
going to continue to meet successfully
the competition of the eastern barrel
apple trade. First" says MIR. David
son, I'VE must reduce our cost of pro-
duction by every means possible, we
must eliminate all poor grades and
small sizes. we must secure better
concessions in the way of freight rates
from the railroad companies, and we
must reduce the cost of selling by con-
centration and cooperation.
The quality of the eastern apples
was great deal nearer that of the
western fruit this year than it has
ever been before. Not only have the
eastern growers been helping them
selves by putting into effect the west :
ern methods of culture, but the
weather conditions of the past year
have been ideal for securing the best
quality of fruit. OF former years the
western box men have enjoyed mo-
nopoly in supplying the street vender
and fruit stand man with apples for
his trade. During my visit | have seen
many fruit stands handling eastern
barrel apples instead of the customary
box fruit.
"And the winter has been mild. A
great business has been done in bulk
apple trade. Every year this business
is over with by December !. The
heavy frost makes it impossible for
those carrying on such trade to con-
tinue. However, this year the dealers
in carload bulk lots have been selling
fruit as late as February. Carloads of
this bulk fruit have been shipped into
Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas and
sold from the cars at from 40 to SO
cents per bushel. Such conditions have
eliminated altogether our poorer grades
of apples.
Mr.. Davidson has been studying the
trade from every viewpoint. He be.
lieves that the observations and inves-
LEGATIONS of Wilmer Sieg, Manager
Clark, of the Wenatchee Association,
and himself will be of great interest
to the Pacific Northwestern Distribu-
tors, who will hold their next meeting
in March.
MIR. ard Mrs. Davidson Travelled over
IL, 600 miles on their tour. They Wis
tied Cincinatti, st, Louis, Chicago,
New York, Boston, New Orleans,
Memphis and Texas cities. The return
trip was made through California. at
is very depressing travelling through
southern California now," says Mrs.
Davidson. fThe freeze of January
was terrible thing for the people of
that district The trees are frozen.
1t looks as though all Of the evergreen
trees, the Eucalyptus groves and the
orange orchards had been scorched by
great fire.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
Fletcher Discusses Tomato Blight

j. D. Fletcher, of Fletcher & Fletch-
er, the florists of the East Side, who
has been experimenting for the past
five years in an attempt to find some
remedy for the blight that attacks to-
matoes here. says that it is the most
difficult problem that the local garden
ers have to contend with. Mr.. Fletcher
says that the blight becomes worse as
the land is cleared up. When the
country was more wooded than at pres
ent the blight was less noticeable. He
also states that he thinks the sudden
changes in temperature and the range
of temperature in "a hours has much to
do with the disease. The blight also
attacks beans and other garden plants.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
GUIGNARD & ROSIGER
SELL LTRACTTO REAVIS

Guignard 4 Rosiger on Tuesday sold
the nine and three-quarter-a tract
owned by them on the macadam road
near ldlewild cemetery to William p.
Reavis, of Washougal. MIR. Reavis
will set the tract to pears and straw
berries this spring. He will erect a
small cottage there and will remove
here and make his home. The sale was
made through j. Blackman, formerly
with W. s. Nichol.
The tract purchased by MIR. Reavis
is very desireably located and makes
one of the best home locations in the
valley.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
CHECK ARTIST DE-
FRAUDS MERCHANTS

Joe Clark, who has been working
here as painter. worked shrewd bad
check game on a number of the mer-
chants of the city. He has been deal
ing with the merchants and running
small accounts, which have always
been paid promptly. On Saturday eve
ming he proceeded to the different
stores and after small purchases.
cashed forged checks. More than
half dozen firms were his victims.
Clark left the city Immediately and has
not been located.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
Mcintosh Trades For Stock Ranch

e. w. Mcintosh. who for % years
has been a resident of the valley, has
traded his orchard place to P. o. Bone
brake, of Philomsh, for stock ranch
near that city. He will dispose of all
his interests here and leave for his
new home within the next few weeks.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
Representatives Support Blue Sky Bill

DR.. J. E. Anderson, of The Dalles,
and C. H. Stranahan, of this city, the
representatives of Hood River and
Wasco counties at the legislature, both
voted for the Blue Sky bill. The local
Commercial club has written each a
letter Of thanks.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-20
Tennis Players Begin Season

The Benedict Tennis club has begun
the years games. Several sets were
played bytmembers of the club at their
courts oil Oak street Tuesday after
noon. Only week before the grounds
had been covered with snow.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
DOUIIWN 0TF['
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&ISSsSssSsSSSS axAJU

One Of the best ways to start Is to
get six hens. and grow.
To successfully preserve eggs. per
fsctly fresh ones must be selected.
Remember that 1t ts the profit per
hen that counts. not the profit pc
flock.
Milk Is an excellent food for grow
ing chicks and. in fact. for any class
Of fowls.
1t does not require much hard work
to keep flock In good condition In
the summer.
The simplest form Of intestinal dis
order to which chickens are subject Ia
ordinary diarrhea.
Better that the chicks roost In the
trees than that they be confined in
vermin-ridden building.
There can be no question that lot
Of fowls die yearly from no other
cause than q lack Of food.
The reputation Of giving q square
deal to every customer Is as necessary
as that OF breeding birds Of good quail
lty.
Skim.milk is not a dear commodity
In the poultry yard when its bene-
ncial effects upon the stock are con-
sidered.
Body lice will worry flock to
death, or so nearly ~ a. to destroy
itse usefulness. These can be killed.
but not easily.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
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FOOD VALUE OF MANY EGGS
Though Nearly Half Water, Their
Contents Are Extremely Nutritious
-Comparison With Meat.

Many persons often ask what an
egg Is made of, but strange to say
few ever find out to their entire salts.
faction A test at the department of
agriculture shows that the white of an
egg is nearly seven-eighths water, the
balance being nearly pure albumen.
The yolk is slightly less than one-half
water. This is true of the eggs of
chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. In
comparing the eggs of these various
birds the department of agriculture
quotes the following figures:
Hen eggs, so per cent. water, 16
per cent. protein, SO per cent. fat.
Goose eggs, A per cent water, 10
per cent protein SO per cent. fat
Duck eggs, 46 per cent. water, II
per cent. protein, SO per cent. fat.
Turkey eggs, As per cent water, Is
per cent protein, 33 per cent, fat.
OF course, farmers understand that
protein goes to make muscle and
blood, while fat is fuel for running the
machinery of the body. Thus 1t will
be seen that eggs, though half or near.
ly half water, are extremely nutritious,
containing all the elements required
for the building and support of the
"ody There Is no truth, however, in
he old saying that an egg contains
As much nutriment as pound OF
steak 1t would be nearer correct to
estimate a pound of eggs as being
equal to a pound of lean steak in nu-
tritious value.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
E)O(I>IH,
~ Xxx
MISSOURI CURE FOR GAPES
Disease Most Prevalent In Damp
Weather, Caused by Worm In
Chicks Windplpe.

(By MRS. JOHN J. MOORE. MlssourL)
A most common disease among
chickens and one which causes great
loss in the summer is gapes. This
disease, which Is most prevalent In
cool, damp weather. is caused by
worms, which get in the young chicks
windpipe, causing 1t to gasp for breath
and If not dislodged, shutting OF its
supply Of air.
Sometimes the worm can be twisted
out with horsehair, but this is
severe remedy and other worms may
take its place.
The following Is a preventative and
will check the trouble at once:
Obtain the leaves OF the common
WOODWORK, sometimes called Jerusa-
lem oak. q plant which grows wild in
most places, having an erect shrub
berry stem and small. yellowish flow.
ers. Its leaves when crushed have
an unpleasant odor and are used in
the manufacture of vermifuge and to
protect clothing and furniture from
moths and other insects.
Mash the leaves and mix In small
quantity with the chickens feed or
put in the drinking fountains.
Or, after the seeds have ripened,
they may be used instead OF the
leaves and quantity gathered for
future use,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
INDUSTRIOUS HEN LAYS EGGS
Fowl Should Not Be Compelled to Re
main Idle by Being Cooped Up
In Filthy Quarters.

The hen Is naturally Industrious
and she should not be compelled te
remain idle by being cooped up IT,
dark. filthy quarters, where drafts
are prevalent, the floor without some
good litter and surroundings other
wise unhealthy Rather encourage
her to work by providing her with
good, comfortable quarters.
Construct a good scratch shed, but
II this be impossible then construct
a dropping board under the roosts and
place the litter upon the floor of the
coop. Permit all the light possible
Scatter the grain food in the litter
and let old biddy scratch for 1t to hei
hearts content.
Avoid feeding moldy food and pro
vide drinking water in plenty. During
the bitter cold weather slightly warm
the water for the convenience of the
fowls. Remember, the working hen lie
the one that will shell out the eggs,
while the idle one will not lay.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
MUST BEGIN PLANNING EARLY
The City Beautiful 10 Matter o.
Wise Thought Extending TOR
Many Years.

In the awakening to the imperative
need OF different and better method
OF city making America Is following
the precedent Of other nations, Con-
tinental European cities decades ago.
and English and South American cit
les more recently, changed radically
their municipal regulations and their
methods OF building cities. The splen-
did results OF their activity are now
apparent to every citizen and visitor
In the cities OF Germany especially
the results are large and convincing
Transportation and highway systems,
water fronts, harbors and docks. In
dustrial and commercial development.
public recreation. better homes. par
ticularly for families OF small means
such great municipal subjects as
these have been handled with skill
and experience supported by law and
public authority.
There are many misconceptions cur
rent about town and city planning. but
none Is further from the fact than the
notion that comprehensive plans are
only for large cities. The reverse 10
nearer the truth. In big cities the
conditions are comparatively hxed
and unyielding Comprehensive plan
ming, especially with our present linn
tied city charters and the hampering
laws OF our states can have only mar
rowly limited influence In larger
places-relieving only the worst CIVIC
conditions, ameliorating merely the
most acute forms OF congestion, cor
recting but the gravest mistakes OF
the past. Wide. many sided. magma
tive planning, so far as large Ameri-
can cities are concerned. must be con-
fined for the present mainly to the ex-
tension OF those cities and to the bet
terment Of what are really separate
communities on the outskirts.
But with small cities with popula'
ton ranging from $500 to 10000, the
case Is different Comprehensive plan
ming or replanning may be to them OF
iar-reaching and permanent service.
There is scarcely anything In the
smaller places that may not be
changed In small cities, for example,
railroad approaches may be set right
grade crossings eliminated, water
fronts redeemed for commerce or rec
reation or both. open spaces acquired
even In built-up sections.
A satisfactory street plan can be
carried out and adequate highways
established: public buildings can be
grouped In at least an orderly way,
and q park system. made up OF well
distributed and well balanced public
grounds, can be outlined for gradual
and systematic development. All OF
these civic elements, indispensable
sooner or later to progressive COM
munity, may be had in the small city
with relative ease and at slight cost
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
Varieties Of Ducks.

Today we have II acknowledged
varieties OF ducks, viz: Pekin, Ayles-
bury, Rouen, Indian Runner, Crested
White, White Muscovy, Colored Mus
covy, Cayuga, White Call, Gray Call
and Black East Indians.
For real practical purposes | only
recommend the first four classes and
in the order that l have named them,
the Pekin being the most extensively
bred and probably as good as an all
round market duck as there is today;
but they are the most timid, and con-
sequently more liable to get panic
stricken when raised in large num-
bers, says a writer in an exchange.
Standard weight of adult brakes.
eight pounds; ducks, seven pounds.
AS to laying qualities the Pekins
are outclassed only by single breed.
It Is a common thing for Pekin duck
to lay from 100 to 1875 eggs In a single
season
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
Destruction Of Rats.

There are three methods which may
be employed In the destruction OF
rats: % Hunting. (2) trapping, 60
the use OF poison or rat virus. There
is not much to be said about the first
of these methods. Most residents in
the country are acquainted with The
rafting instinct Of terriers, and with
the employment Of ferrets and a
knowledge of the practice can better
be obtained by experience than by
description. AS regard traps. the
spring trap which kills the rat at once
when the spring is released is the
best. Another good kind is the wire
trap, on the eel basket principle.
which the rat can enter easily when
attracted by the bait. but cannot
leave
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
SPLENDID LIGHT FOR CITY
Kansas City Newspaper Thinks Highly
Of Method Of illumination Re-
Gently Installed There.

A new system OF street lighting has
appeared on the South Side, and It ap.
parently solves the problem OF orna-
mental illumination for residence
streets. The lights have been placed
on Oak street and lead into the Coun-
try club district by way of Brookside
boulevard to Broadway and Hunting
ton road. A lamppost that should be
ornamental by day as we'll as by night
was the purpose Of the designer.
The post Is Of iron bronze. about
IL feet high, slender and graceful In
line. The shaft Is futed and the globe
Is OF ground glass IL inches In d.
ameter Electric lights are used and
milk white globes cause an unusually
effective illumination. The first cost
of the complete electrolier is little
more than that Of the ordinary street
lamppost but there Is no comparison
in effect. day or night.-kansas City
Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
Size Of Poultry House.

As to the proportlonate size OF the
house to the number OF fowls kept,
only he who remembers that there
Is more profit in house half full
than in house twice full" is safe
from laundering at this point. The
most level-headed practical poultry
men insist upon ten square feet per
fowl. Contrast this with the room
afforded 100 fowls in 12x20 house.
less than 1.3 feet Of space to each
(which is common sight) and Judge
as to the chances for eggs in the lat.
ter case and take warning.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
Community Improvement.

1t is not wise for community to
undertake general improvement until
each shall first have cleaned up his
own property In fact neighbor-
hood must be noted for its neat APP
pearance before much good will come
from united effort looking to the So
called cleaning-up for identifying.
While rake and hoe and shovel will
aid much. saw and pruning shears In
the hands Of one lacking Judgment
may do land often does) more harm
than good. Spasmodc efforts seldom
result In great permanent improve
ment When ones own premises are
above reproach he may with propriety
urge a very general improvement up
on the neighborhood. In attacking
and prosecuting this work observe
the same rules and methods by which
you keep your own place neat and
attractive, and you will not 60 far
astray
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
MILLIONS ARE TO BE SPENT
Seventy cities Of the United States
Join In the Effort for Civic
Improvement.

One hundred million dollars is to be
spent to make seventy United States
cities beautiful
improvements requiring this nine
figure expenditure have been planned
by municipalities all over the country.
Cities along the Pacific slope, cities
along the eastern coast and interme.
date cities are all part Of the move.
ment to evolve the real city beautiful.
1t Is expected that fifty more munich.
palities will follow this pioneer exam
pie within a year and that foreign OBJ.
servers soon will have to omit the
customary chapter on the ugliness
and monotony OF American communi.
ties
When James Brice wrote his Amer
lean Commonwealth" he remarked
Justly that with but five or six excep-
lions American cities differ from one
another only In that some are built
with more brick than wood and others
with more wood than brick"
That these conditions are going to
change was demonstrated very clearly
In the course Of the meetings OF the
fourth national conference on city
planning, held at Boston The mayors
OF twenty-five different cities accepted
the invitation rendered to them by
Mayor Fitzgerald OF Boston, the Bos-
ton chamber Of commerce and the
Boston City club With them came
many municipal engineers. many men
prominent in landscape architecture
and the representatives OF many civic
organizations which are directing
their activities toward the rational
identifying OF American cities and
towns
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
INFLUENCE OF TROLLEY CARS
Have In Large Measure Ann'hi'afed
Distance and Made Comfortable
Living Easier.

In days Of old cities were developed
somewhat compactly, for business was
transacted In the immediate presence
Of the principals. Then came In the
telephone, making possible easy and
quick communication between distant
points. This influence alone tended
to the spread OF city areas so far as
business districts we're concerned. but
It has remained for the trolley car to
practically annihilate distance SO far
as residence Is concerned This has
resulted In fguratively bringing the
country into the city. for one may
come to the center Of Los Angeles
from many points without the munich
pal boundaries as quickly as he may
reach the same point from some parts
Of the city proper. One may even
come as quickly from Santa Ana or
many OF the beaches. Thus has the
trolley car made q great change in
the growth of the land. both In city
apd country.-Los Angeles Times,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27
MAKE PERCHES WATERPROOF
Made of 2x4 Stuff, There Is No Place
for Little Insects to Hide
Kerosene Does Work,

The simplest constructed perch we
can get, If it gives satisfaction should
be the one to build. There Is no
place for the mites to hide, even.
should they get on these perches. The
perches are made of 2x4 stuff with
one edge rounded. the pieces that
form the support for the perches are
OF the same material as the perches.
also that of the legs, which are one
foot long which makes the perches
IS inches from the floor. Sufficiently
high for convenience and not so high
that when fowls jump from them,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-03-27

neDe onions arc NOT UNIFORM III S'4o
but the quality 10 excellent. Some
growers assert their punches, put.
tino some small ones In with the
bio fellows for the convenience Of
the housewife.
snap does not hurt them except to
retard growth and we find that the
sets must be placed in the ground
and pushed along for the market at
the earliest possible date to meet
the first demands, which, before town
gardens begin to bear, are brisk.
Our onions are placed on the
market as soon as the bulbs begin
to show slightly rounded bottoms and
our customers prefer them at that
stage rather than when the bottoms
are nicely rounded and the onion
favor more pronounced. The extreme
tips of the bunch only are clipped to
give q heater appearance and they
are tied we'll down onto the tops that
the string may not cut into the tender
white part.
As our orders are usually sent IN
the day before, the onions are pulled
in the evening and left standing bot.
toms down in tubs of water over
night. The water loosens the rotten
outside skins. which may be easily
slipped down and the roots clipped
mot too closely or the cut ends will
curl back with stout sharp knife.
The soaking over night IL valuable
labor-saver especially when large or
ders must be delivered for the early
morning trade.
Our onions are sent to market In
lots OF q dozen punches each, wrap
ped in plain wrapping paper and tied
loosely with stout cord, to prevent
dust from settling on them in tran
sit. The yellow Danvers variety is
our favorite for green onions. be-
cause OF their quick and uniform
growth, fresh white color and mild
flavor.
UnQuestionably 1t pays to be parti-
cular when preparing vegetables for
market, for those Of the freshest and
neatest appearance are always sought
for while the careless peddler. who
brings in half cleaned. uneven
punches sometimes none to fresh
and covered with dust, has some to
take back.