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WATER CONTENTS Of PLANTS
Clay soils Hold More Moisture Than
Good Loans, but They Give 40
Per Cent. Less.
An acre Of water equals lis tons.

An acre Of water equals lis tons.
Beans use $50 tons of water; peas
use 447 tons: corn. 272 tons: clover.
453 tons; oats. 557 tons: millet, 416
tons: buckwheat. 664 tons. Millet and
buckwheat are often planted during
summer drouths and succeed, but the
above will show that It is their ability
to go after water that causes them to
grow-not small water consumption,
as in the case with corn. which uses
but 272 tons of water. Clay soils hold
a great deal more water than good
loans. but they will give up less
about 40 per cent, as against 90 per
cent. with sandy loams.
Sand and gravel will give up water.
but 1t escapes by gravitation down
ward and 1t cannot rise by capiiarity.
as In clay soil.
1t will be seen from the above how
much consideration must be given to
other factors than rainfall, and why
some in regions Of heavy precipitation
are always bucking drouth on account
of soil and crops. whilst man in .
far more arid region. who has worked
out these questions. il doing fairly
well.
Russian thistle and sweet clover are
two more plants that use great deal
Of water and yet succeed in dry re-
gions. and again we have mila maize
and other sorghums that resist drouth
by remaining dormant. whilst crops
like corn may be blasted beyond re-
call, no matter how much rain falls.
A crop Of rye or weeds turned under
will often furnish the humus to arrest
and hold water to grow crops on too
porous soil. but such result will not
occur until the crop has rotted. at
least In part. and filled in between the
dirt particles.
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good OF the boys. but also out OF re-
spect for the feiinga OF the people who
live In the neighborhood. Where pos
sible the children are invited to go to
church. after which they take walks.
go in bathing. read. tell stories. etc.
Usually song service OF more or
less religious nature Is held in the
evening. Often one of the directors
delivers an address In the main hall
of the camp.
Some OF the Influences that are
brought forcibly to bear upon the
youths are those which put premium
on honor. truth. patience. generosity.
forgiveness. usefulness. poiiteness.
sturdiness. pluck and the like. A
camper who IL lacking In any of these
qualities Is soon made to feel the
need Of them. greatly to his benefit.
1t does boy world Of good to mix
with lot of other boys of his own
age. observing. as he usually will.
their good traits and bad traits.
The educational advantages OF camp
life are only less important than are
the moral advantages. For the most
part the school books are closed. but
nature is wide open. Book knowledge
is Of great value. but practical knowi-
edge is often OF more value.
In camp boys often get their first
practtca! knowledge Of money values.
Here first they manage their own al
lowances and learn what It is to go
broke till the next Allowance Ia dis
tributed. They aften compete with
the native boys OF the village In their
efforts to earn small sums of money
to tide them over or to enable them
to buy coveted treasures. This IL .
very good experience for any boy.
have noticed that during the sec.
ond year at camp q boy takes better
care Of his things than he does durias
the first year. This may be due to
the fact that near the end OF the flrst
season his clothes, especially his
trousers. were In bad condition, due
to carelessness, and ~ NO new ones
were forthcoming. the lad became
more or legs self-conscious about his
appearance. greatly to the delight of
his companions. Sometimes a boys
shoes go wrong. and the parent. know
ing where the fault Ia. makes him get
on the best he can till he reaches
homo.
At camp children learn from neces-
sity to mend. sew on buttons. sharpen
tools. and best of all they learn how
important It is to keep tools sharp BY
practice in turning the grindstone.
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SAVE THE RAIN-s1 AN ACRE
Piow After Harvest and Follow With
Drag to Store Water for Use
In Dry Weather.

Some men fiirt with the weather
and then wonder why they aren't
more Of success on the farm. II
they would save the extra rainfall. q
large quantity of water would be
stored In the subsoil for immediate
use In case Of dry weather.
Three or four inches Of rain car
ried over from one season to the next
means three or four hundred tons Of
water an acre in the subsoil-water
enough to carry q growing crop
through any ordinary weather. It 10
possible to carry even more than
this from one year to another.
How can the rainfall be saved
Plow the fleld as soon as the crop
has been harvested II It 10 spring or
summer. follow the plow with drag.
The rains will soak Into the soil 10
stead OF running on the surface OF
evap6rating. FAN plowing should not
bs dragged. - there is danger Of the
coil either packing or becoming dry
and blowing.
The extra expense Of following
such . plan ought not to cost more
than . dollar an acre at most. Many
places 1t could be done at mucn
smaller cost. 1t pays big interest on
the Investment. even at the higher
figure. While moisture conservation
doesn't spell sure cure for crop fail
ure. It IL worth the effort.
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they do NOT know the difference be-
tween pear and an apple tree. In
most camps boys learn to make these
distinctions.
In camp boys and girl learn to wash
dishes. to be economical with food and
to like food that they would not
previously eat at home. have known
camp life to change boys appetite
completely. SO that on going homo he
was glad to eat such wholesome foods
as boiled rice and Indian meal mush.
which he would not touch before.
Camping life will not make child
expert at any particular trade or oc-
cupation. but It serves to show him
how much skill il required In doing
much Of the work usually performed
by the laboring classes. Whenever
boy tries to perform any manual la
Dor his respect for It increases. He
has q try at rowing. swimming. sail.
ing, fishing. running an engine. re-
pairing a boat and sometimes In build
ing small boats. He learns the use OF
tools common to country people. who
are more Independent OF plumbers.
carpenters. masons. etc, than city
people are.
Perhaps one Of the most important
lessons for child to learn 10 respect
for labor. When q boy has hoed .
few hills Of horn he instinctively re-
marks that he would hate to keep
that up all day. II he follows the hay
cart for an hour he realizes that "rak-
ing after" IL not all sport. When he
takes a shovel and attempts TO assist
in digging a trench or drain be sud.
denly realizes why those laborers
whom he has seen in the city at the
same kind Of work seemed to take
their time about It. After nve min
utes Of that work he learns just where
his backbone IL located.
There are many other educational
advantages which are incidental to
camp life. such as practice In singing.
speech making. editorial work on the
camp paper. literary entertainments.
etc. The camp paper though. seldom
more than q simple manuscript. IL
often . very ingenious production. in
which the editor. together with the
camp artist. succeeds In bringing
home to the lads some wonderful bits
of news a. well a. some healthful
truths. -
The social advantages of camp life
are many and varied. The close rela-
ton in which boys live at camp in
variably results In the formation Of
permanent friendships. =
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equivalent to about 5000 tons. which
would require a train Of 100 cars to
carry 1t, each car having a carrying
capacity Of more than 10000 pounds.
Another Interesting fact in connec-
tion with paper money Is that mill
ion crisp. new 81 paper bills. II placed
one on top Of another would make .
column about $50 feet In height. or
nearly half AZ high a. the Washington
monument.
United States paper currency Il is-
sued in denominations Of 81. -. Is.
so. $40, $50. 800, $500. $1,000. 5000
and $4,000. The notes are put mp In
packages containing $4,000 Of each de-
nomination. So while = package Of
1000 81 silver certificates, about seven
inches square. contains but $4,000. yet
. similar size package of $4,000 gold
certificates contains the equivalent OF
340.000.000.
The nucleus of the present building
was authorized by act of congress
July 4. 1886. The building was COM
pleted in 1S42. 1t extended along FIJI.
teenth street and was $40 feet long by
40 feet wide. By the act Of March >.
1855. the continuation Of the building
was authorized. The south wing waA
completed and occupied in 1861. Op-
erations were suspended during the
Civil war for while, but in 1864 the
west wing was completed. NImmedi.
ately adjoining this wing at the north
end Of the east wall was the west end
Of the old state department building.
In November. 1866. this building was
vacated by the department. and 1t
was Immediately demolished. The
work of laying the north wing of the
building became necessary in May.
1867. In 1869 this wing was finished.
thus completing the building a. II
stands today. The dimensions OF the
building today are 46s by 2e4 feet.
The treasury Of the United States
In . broad sense embraces the treas
ury at Washington as we'll as sub
treasures located In many principal
cities; thirteen mints and assay OF.
fices.. and about 1000 national banks,
in all parts of the country, DESIGNATED
as depositaries.
The treasurer Of the United States
Is charged with the receipt and dis
bursement of all public moneys do
posted in the treasury at Warrington
and In the various sub-treasuriss and
national bank depositaries. He is also
redemption agent for national bank
notes, and trustee for bonds held to
secure national bank circulation and
public deposits in national banks, a.
well a. fiscal gaent for the payment
oe interest on the public debt He ID
bonded oficial. and the financial 70
sponsibilities attached to his once are
tremendous.
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sorrower Who Really Cam. BACK.

Borrower Who Really Came Back.
Contributed from xhe stock yards:
Late in the afternoon a poor old back
number hog man" stood at the side Of
one of the agents in the Exchange
building.
ITS long ways home." he said,
"and I haven't nickel for car fare.
Let me have a dime. I'll return II
Saturday"
"All right" said the agent, handing
out the money, never thinking of thai
faraway Saturday" but he was mis-.
taken. Some weeks later at about
the same hour he came. asking:
Are you the man got dime from
for car fare one day?"
The smiling agent answered that he
was.
n thought so. Let me have another
And he got it.-Kansas City Star.
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that had attained an altitude Of 20
feet above the water and was flying
toward the mizzen rigging Of his ship.
when. apparently noticing the OBJ
struction. 1t changed its course about
go degrees. crossing the vessels stern
to regain the water. Many other sim
liar observations are mentioned. A
series Of cinematograph pictures
might solve this question once for all.
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Fssdlna GROUND oats.

An expert poultryman says that
when he feeds ground oats he flrst
scalds with boiling water. and mikes
rather dry 30 the ball will fall to
pieces when thrown on the feeding
board or in the trough. He never puts
enough water in the food 90 ~ to have
the balls glisten in the light, or to
make q sticky. porridgy mass which
clings about the beaks Of the fowls
and gives them infinite annoyance, be-
sides often causes diarrhea- In mix
Ing he always used his hands 90 that
the mass can be squeezed into balls.
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HAVE NO POWER OF FLIGHT
"FiyIns Fishes" so Called, Said to Be
Only Capable Of Maintaining Them.
selves In the Air.

This much-debated question ia dis.
cussed by william Allingham in the
English Nautical Magazine. The or
thodox scientific opinion is that the
wings" of the flying fish merely serve
as a parachute to sustain the fish for
a brief period in the air. after he has
launched himself out Of the vatar by
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IHAHl

ulS HluO tndl tlho VIII hos
eradicate. At the close OF
the season he has had the fun that
he wanted to have. he has taken his
part in the games and contests. he has
climbed mountains and sailed on lakes
and streams, he has cruised with the
fellows and shared their pleasures and
hardships. and he has returned home
filled with the memories Of gorgeous
feasts. OF midnight pranks, OF adven-
lures on sea and on land, of encoun-
tiers with friend and with foe. and Of
moments when the success or failure
of battle depended solely on his
strength. his skill and his valor.
The Influence left ON q child's char
acter by a summer thus spent cannot
but be important In the first place
the child is away from his parents.
away from those to whom he is accus-
toned to go for sympathy and advice.
He is placed on his own resources In
q manner quite new and strange.
A camp is not at all like boarding
school. where there arc regular duties
and fixed routine for each activity Of
the day. The summer camp means
fun. freedom frolic and a chance to do
nothing II one wishes. The boarding
school means order. discipline. re-
straint and hard work at all times.
a camp for the first time in his life he
Is often at loss to know what to do.
because he Is often left to his own
choice.
He has many new problems which
must be thought out alone. He has
come to camp to have barrel of fun.
and he means to have It. His first i'm.
pulse is to make friends with every
body. and especially with the coun-
sellors II Is quite right that he should
do this. And 1t is the especial duty Of
the counsellors to have a watchful eye
out for the new boys. to see that they
do not get homesick or tire OF the
camp because Of Inactivity.
Ten weeks OF camp life cannot but
have its effect on the character of lads
who are just beginning to feel the FIRST
impulses to do things that they have
read about in books. There are no
boys SO bad that there Is not some
good in them. and there are no boys
in camp 30 good that there Is no bad
in them. and some OF 1t is pretty sure
to crop out before summer IL over. In
many boys this badness has been lurk-
ing for years. It has not shown itself
because Of lack of opportunity. The
boys camp IL one of the places where
the inherent badness In a lad has an
opportunity to unbottle itself without
serious injury to the boy.
But camp life Ia OF such nature
that these unbottlings are not Of fire.
quent occurrence. Before a bad habit
has been fixed on the boy he is
brought to halt and having been
shown that he has been doing wrong
he learns a valuable lesson.
The average summer camp is not q
Sunday school. It Is not intended for
such. On the other hand the directors
of these camps are for the most part
Christian gentlemen. having high
ideals A proper respect for the Sab
bath day is required not only for the
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R.el.Imlna oId orehard.

~ NoeIH1uIH6 Vt0 VE0HAFVs
Cutting out the dead wood and SUI
perfluous branches, cultivating and
enriching the ground. spraying the
trees at the proper season. are the
principal methods Of rejuvenating an
old orchard.
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Minnesota's new prison at saltwater
win cost s2o0o.ooo. 1t is a daylight"
prison.
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HEN a boy has spent a sea
son at a good summer camp
1t leaves an impression on
his mind that time will not
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HARDMAN

Wess Brannon moved into town last
week.
M. S. Maxwell of Parkel's Mill
was in town one day last week.
Geo. Chaplin is going on crutches at
present while he is nursing 'sprained
ankle.
John Howell bought new family
carriage and rbought his family to
town Sunday.
Chester Sailing has added some new
fixtures to his saloon which improves
the looks considerable.
J. L. Swift and Mac Riley returned
from McDuffy springs where they
spent the last three weeks.
Fred Ashbaugh is having some
trouble getting started threshinR but
is in hopes of getting Strengthened out
before long.
Tom Colliver and Warren Repass
went to the mountains last week to
look for some venison. Hope they
have good success.
Well by the time this is in print
the races will be over and several will
find out that their horses are not as
fast as they thought, while others
will be surprised to think ther horises
done so we'll.
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Bob Large has disnosed of his in
ttrest in the Star lodging house tC
Mrs. A. J. Hicks who has taken
charge. Mr.. Large left Heppner this
week for new field but we did NOT
learn just where he expects to locate
Rev. E H. Long brake and family
departed Monday for Walla Walla.
He will attend the M E. conference
there and of course does NOT at this
time know just where he will be
located for future work.
Fred Ashbaugh was doVn from
Hardman Friday to get some extras
for his machine. He has begun
threshinR in his neighborhood ard has
promise Of good run and large
yields.
Notice The finance committee of
the Morrow county fair will collect
all subscriptions Monday Septemer l5
All those who have subscribed will
please remember this. and be ready to
respond when the comttee calls.
e. A. Olsen and @. V. Mattson two
young men of Astoria ard students of
the o. A. G were visiting with
friends in Heppner the last of the
week. They are touring the country
by auto.
have for sale brand new Empire
grain drill. 16-disc that goes at actual
cost. You will be surprised how
cheap you can buy this machine.
If. W. P. SURIVNER
Rev. W. H. Phelps and wife of
Chicago. are visiting A. M Phelps
and family for a few days. They
are on their return home after
months vacation in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Patterson de-
parted this morning for Pendleton.
They are making the trip in their
Cadillac ard will visit there and at
Walla Walla for some time.
Oscar Keithley of Eight Mile was
a Heppner visitor over Sunday. He
has his gain crop in tile stack ready
for the thresher but does not look for
a very heavy yield.
have for sale at my place choice
buck lambs from the famous Potter
band. Prices reasonable.
R. A Thompson. IT,
Insure your auto. W. w. Smead
can give you cheap rates in good
Fresh JERSEYS heifers See W. 0.
Minor or r. A. Thompson. JIG. I'm.
If you want to save money on your
Fire insurance. see Smead. If.
Go to the Bakery for your bread.
26 loaves for 81 90
If you want a new bicycle, see Lee
Cantwell. limo.
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Christian Church.

The morning theme will be Hymn
oloyg" which will be especially
interesting to all lovers of music.
A special in the evening foi the be-
ginning of our fall work. Beginning
at 7;30 instead of 8 p. m. A mixed
quartet will sing special song and
the subject for the sermon will be
1.-The Bridge of the Gods. Many
of the citizens of Heppner have read
the book, the name of which will be
used for the evening theme. Don t
miss this service.
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Morning service IL a. N.
Evening service Z 80 p. m.
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For Rent.

The c. A. Rhea ranch on Rhea
creek, consisting of 1000 acres; either
the whole tract, or divided i'm two
ranches,
and
The J. 7. Rhea ranch, also on Rhea
creek, consisting of 1900 acres.
Call or write. +. ID. Rood, VIM.
Hughes. and T. J. Mahoney, Trus-
tees, Heppner. Oregon. If
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Gard of Thanks.

We desire through the medium of
this paper to express our sincere
thanks to all our neighbors and friends
who so kindly lent their aid and
sympathy in cur recent bereavement
by the death of our daughter, Matte
Grace; and for the many beautiful
floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs f. D. Cox and Family.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-04
COMMENDS THE SENTINEL

HE Tribune desires congratulate neghbor, the Grand
Junction Daily Sentinel for the firm and sensible stand has
uniformly taken with regard the and dry that be
brought the municipal campaign the county seat
Its editor has done what sensible and discerning newspaper
would do who without prejudice and has the interests of his
heart The themselves responsible for the evuon of
feeling that upon the people of their community who had
stood the of frontier conditions that marked Grand
until their forbeaance ceased to be Business
who not in full sympathy with dry that time joined
with the churches that class of vicious awessness
which they knew reardng the progress of the city hen
the pendulum swung the other way and the pull of the
thrown into discard where predicted will remain notwt-
standing petitions that may be filed to the contrary and po
ca fights that may be made This is age of forward
backward and the community which orgets this will
surely regret the day does An effort being made by
of those who upon having their way whether the public
Withdraw patronage from The Sentinel and
stop their papers, but pleasure that these
falling flat Pressure of that from any abb
horren newspaper who has good red blood his veins
-Palisdae Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-04
MEET ME AT THE
FOUNTAIN
Polisade Wants
Hundred Tons
of Fertilizer

The orchardists of the Palisade
section are going after the fertiliza-
tion of their orchards this fall as
never before in that sections his
tory. An example is the stunt of At
torney Ed r. Brown, who imported
two carloads of stable manure from
Aspen, which cost him S35 the car,
delivered at Palisade and $40 per
car distributed through his orchard
The fertilizer is worthless in Aspen
and they are glad TO be rid of II there
and II only costs for the loading and
freight.
Ii has been found that stable man
ure gives the trees some necessary
chemical properties which counter
acts the liability to the dreaded
June drop" An effort is to be
made to get the railroad to lower
the rates so that several hundred
cars can be brought from Leadville,
Aspen, Eagle and other mining
camps whore the stable refuse is a
nuisance. A rate of $40 n car will
he asked for.
All the manure that can be secur-
ed In Palisade from local stables
sells at S1.50 load, ms fast as 1t is
procurable. The results secured by
several growers this year, due en-
tirely II is said to the mulching they
gave their orchards has caused the
demand
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-04
THE DAWN OF A new ERA

VXIOODROW WILSON, President of the United States,
w o'clock last night surrounded by many of the greatest
of the nation signed the great democratic tariff bill and formally
and officially put operation of the important and
ar-rcachng features of legislation in the history of the American
Republic.
The signing of the tariff bill marks the opening of
in the industrial and commercial life of the nation.
The whole world will watch the effects the great tariff
has the business life the industrial life the home affairs of
the United States
President Wilson and those who helped him frame and pass
the believe it will bring about ong-eeded and de-
sirous eadument of industrial and commercial conditions
make life easier for the great
The placing into operation of the tariff marks the
depon of the biggest and important of all the pledges the
democratic party had made the people OF the republic
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DO NOT WAIT

Do not keep your alabaster boxes of love and
memory sealed up until your friends all dead. Fill
their lives and minds with sweetness; speak approving
and cheering words them while their hearts and
minds may be thrilled and made happier; the kind
words you mean to say when they are gone say them
their coffins, send them now to help brighten their
homes while they alive. If any of my friends have
any alabaster boxes laid away full of fragrant per-
fumes OF sympathy and affection would rather have
them bring them now, that | may become refreshed
and cheercd while need them | would rather have
plain coffin without flower funeral without an eu
logy than life without the sweetness of love and sym
pathy Postmortem kindness does not cheer the bur
dened heart. Flowers placed on coffin cast no fra
GRANGE back over the weary pathway-Sclected