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The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02

In order to get crop of potatoes we
plant and cultivate; ii we want the
best orchard we spray and prune. but
we let nature plant and care for the
wood lot, and then we wonder why
that wood lot does not pay.
The timber crop can be improved by
care for the same reason that other
crops can be improved.
Although it takes longer to raise
this crop than any other, it can be
raised on land otherwise Improbable
or idle.
Such a crop will in the end yield a
comfortable bank account, and the
value of the wood lot to the farm is
greater than the sale value of the
crop in the convenience and the saw
ing of money by having various wood
products at hand, in protecting the
buildings and fields from wind and
in the beauty of the farm. The time
Is coming when thrifty young timber
not yet large enough to cut will have
a good sale value.
The care of this crop causes little
expense, and the wood lot offers one
means of solving the problem OF how
% keep good farm help profitably
Employed all the year.
The three principal aims in caring
or the wood lot should be to keep
he ground thoroughly covered with
.rees, to have only the best possible
rees and to make them grow rapidly.
In order to make timber grow fast
care should be taken in choosing the
kinds of trees to raise, the soil should
be kept moist and mellow by protect
Ing the leaf mulch, and the best trees
should be given fair amount of
light by making Improvement cut
tings.
Methods of starting new trees,
either to fill openings now in the
woods or to replace timber to be har-
vested, are as follows: By sprouts,
by seed falling from neighboring
trees, by sowing seed broadcast and
by planting trees or seed.
Z When you look over the woodlot you
will find that some of the trees are
broken down and some have the limbs
more or less broken or injured. Cut out
the trees that cannot survive so you
can put in new one, protecting 1t
from stock
There are some things to pay atten-
tion to in trimming trees of any kind.
Consider it as surgical operation,
then you will see the Importance of
some of these suggestions.
When a large limb must be cut off
try and leave as small a wound as
possible and yet not leave stub. This
makes it necessary 10 run the saw
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
The Calf Wore Two Pairs of Gunny
Sack Trousers.

man OF royalty. placed in purple robes
(poetle license) and cloth Of cleaning
gold And it has been hidden as If it
were too precious to be seen by COM
mon eyes"
Farmer Rucker took the stand and
described the calf in detail Then the
court the litigants, the lawyers and
the oillookers moved in solemn process
sion into the street to inspect it. AT
the word of command the gun wran-
glers aboard the schooner began dis
robing the calf 1t kicked and butted
against the indignity. but without
avail.
Farmer Rucker stepped forward
then, fell back, gnashed his teeth. His
descrsption as given in the court room
did net synchronize with the psysical
markings of the calf. Farmer Rucker
thereppon shouted that he was the
victim Of hocus-pocus; in other words,
another animal had been switched on
to hiin
Search is being made for the origin
al cais. Rucker swears it is some
whers I'm the Brushy mountain coun,
try. Sae lawyers on both sides are
happy. Continuance means more fees.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
SUPERIOR MULCH
FOR FRUIT VINES
Growth of Weeds Is Prevented
and Soil Moisture Is Re-
tanned in Soil.
(By A. q. FINN.)

(By A. @. FINN.)
The following reasons are given for
mulching:
1t prevents the growth of weeds.
1t retains moisture in the SOIL
1t adds humus, one of the necessary
elements
1t keeps the fruit clean and pre-
vents mud at picking time.
1t saves labor, the cost of mulching
acre with forest leaves or straw not
exceeding $500.
1t prevents deep freezing
1t makes the fruit more solid and
better for shipping purposes.
1t prevents the baking OF the soil
caused by tramping at picking time.
1t has the disadvantages of encour-
aging mice and establishing a surface
root system. However, we have not
noticed any serious damage from ell
ther of these effects.
The cost of growing raspberries by
natures method, as | call 1t, is not
very great. Picking is a nice job
where there is no mud, no weeds and
where the canes have been properly
pruned.
Don't leave any old canes standing
in the field.
Don't fail to cut out and burn any
canes infested by insects and diseases.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02

the playful prairie dogs. She went
wild over the splendid full colored
flowers. Then when a cavalcade of
genuine cowboys came toi Last Limit
80 accompany them to the rancho,
their honest loyal admiration charmed
the pretty bride and she felt that she
was going among true friends.
There are no BEARS" she wrote ex-
ultingly to Meta two weeks later.
''The Indians are poor harmless crea-
lures who come to the door begging
only once in awhile, and make you
glad to be able to be charitable. But
there is the clear, clear sky-oh so
infinitely blue all of the time! And
snch sunsets! And the boys-dear,
rough, honest fellows, who come
around bashfuI and proud Of their lit
tie sister, as they call me, and who
would die for me, IL | asked them
And David-Oh, so grand and splendid
when he goes off on horse that
would scare you! And me, poor little
me-gained ten pounds already, brown
as a berry, and oh, so happy in this
lovely peaceful spot, so sweet and sol
emn In the clear morning sunlight,
that | reverently call it Gods land!
<'As to the mountain outlaws-booh!
Once there was a few of them, but
they have been driven of the trail.
There's band, they say, with leader
named Buckskin Joe. They say he Is
a bad, desperate fellow. There's a
thousand dollars offered for his cap
ture. SO it isn't likely he'll ever dare
to venture near rancho where
half q dozen brave, powerful herders
would be glad to make target OF
him. Bugaboo, all the horrid things
you predicted. Come out and see me,
and see what real men look 1ikei"
In fact Beatrice had become so in
love with her new life, that one morn
Ing when she found the vicinity Of the
house deserted she was not one bit
worried. David the day before had
made famous sale and had gone off
to a distance to negotiate for a new
herd. Most of the men had accom-
panied him. The others had been Civ
en- a holiday and had gone to Last
Limit, where circus had come along.
Beatrice went about her pleasant
home tasks happy as sprite. singing
merrily, planning with delight a fam
Gus strawberry pie Of gigantic proper
tions for her formidable horde when
they should return, ravenous and de-
lighted, at supper time. She had gath
cred a great apron full OF the rich,
luscious fruit In the raVine about q
quarter of mile from the house when
she heard shots and shouts in the dis.
tance. These died away, and she
started for the house leisnrely. aftrib-
uting The commotion to some hurrah
exploits of the cowboys on neighbor.
ing ranch,
Then suddenly Beatrice uttered q
sharp cry There burst from 8 copse
] great ghagged bear It's mouth was
foaming. the blood was trickling down
from its face, and It swung along al
i fearful rate Ii the direction Of the
house
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02

1t is said that Humboldt added the
greatest wealth to the reports of his
discoveries when he called the serious
attention of Europe to the guano beds
of Peru.
Near midway Of the equator and the
tropic of capricorn on the Peruvian
coast are the Chincha islands, whose
guano deposits have been worth more
in money than the copper, gold and sill
yer of the worlds best mines. For this
great fertilizer $1,000 100000 had been
paid up to the time that exports were
prohibited by Peru itself.
The islands are small, high and
rocky, barren and uninviting to the
last degree; yet it is said there is no
other spot of equal size on the earth's
surface from which SO much wealth
has been taken.
In some cases the deposits reached
a depth of $50 to 180 feet and are
calculated to be thousands of years
old
Nowhere else In the world are ma
rine birds found in so great quantities
as along this coast Their presence in
such immense numbers is due to the
quantities of fish found there, upon
which the birds feed. Cormorants,
pelicans, seagulls and marine crows,
in clouds, numbering hundreds Of
thousands, may be seen flying low to
or from the islands.
But the birds alone could not have
produced the Peruvian guano. 1t was
necessary to have the rainless climate
of these islands in order to accomplish
the result.
Rain so seldom falls that aged men
can count on the fingers of one hand, "
says one commentator, ''the times in
their lives when they have seen this
marvellous thing-water falling from
the skies"
1t is on this account that Peruvian
guano in its natural state, never hay-
ing been exposed to rain or dampness,
has retained it's nitrogen and is of
such great value. Some guano con-
tains all three elements of plant life
nitrates, phosphates and potash-and
all of it contains two elements-ph
pilates and fixed nitrogen. It sells as
high as s100 ton.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
TO PRESERVE FAMOUS HOUSE
Did Morris-LitteiI Structure of Ger
mantcWn, Pa, Rich IN Histori-
cal Association.


Germantown, PaThe Germantown
Site and Relic society and the Ger
mantoWn Horticultural society have
appealed to the board of education TO
preserve the old Morris-LittelI house,
situated on part of the Butler prop
erty, at Germantown avenue and High
street, which the board has chosen as
: site for the proposed Germantown
High School for Girls
The two organizations have made
their request in written communica-
tions, which will be submitted to the
board. Besides urging the preserva-
Eion of the old mansion, the local or
carnations request also that the new
nigh school building be designed along
colonial lines of architecture, SO as
TO be in harmony with the general
character of the locality.
The old stone house that the two
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02

Deep and frequent cultivation is
the only way to put soil in condition,
and if it lacks in the elements OF fer
tility there should be added and
worked into the soil quantity Of
fertilizers if the former is lacking, or
both, to replenish the plant food
taken out by the last crop. After this
has been done the old crowns wiIN
send out runners in every direction.
Ii these are permitted to establish
themselves at random it would be
but a short time till all trace Of the
old rows is ohliterated. The preven-
ton lies in training the. new plants
into rows corresponding to those oc
cupied BY the old plants This is done
by following a special method OF cul
ture. Run horse plow abou: six
Inches from the center OF each row
on both sides. throwing the soil away
from the row, thus leaving an andis-
turbed portion one foot wide.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02

snug up against the body of the tree
above the limb and slant outward and
downward II you cut snug up to tree
all the way you have long wound
that will be long time in healing.
while the other way serves just as well
to prevent rotting and leaves small
er wound Always paint the wound at
once.
OF course in cutting off limbs, see
that they do not split down. Cut from
below first, or else tie the limb up so
it can't split as you cut from above.
If stub is left 1t makes place for
decay to start, and from the stub IL
goes down into the tree,
Small branches can be cut close to
the body without injury. Use sharp
knife or saw. Never chop big OF
small limb of with an ak. You are
sure to make some slashes where they
will only do harm later.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
STEALS CHILD FROM PORCH
Unknown Man, Well Dressed, Boldly
kidnaps Atlantic City Younaster
and Escapes.

Atlantic City. N. J--Catching III
three-year-old James Callahan from
the porch of his home, at II Madison
avenue, while his mother was at mar
ket, a well-dressed man bounded
round the corner into Pacific avenue.
smothering the cries of his captive.
Screams of other children brought
their parents into the street. Tie po-
lice were notified. and hurry calls
were sent to every patro1man to watch
for the man and boy, but up to a late
hour nothing had been heard from
either OF them.
Mrs. Callahan tainted in the street
when told OF the kidnapping, After
ward she said she could think OF nc
one who might have taken the child
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
Oldest Man in the World.

New York.-Dr Chao Choy, who ar
rived here from Cuba on his way back
to China. declared that he is 149 years
old He was highly indignant when
customs officers doubted his word DR..
Choy IS six feet tall and bald. He
takes no nourishment except few
tabloids of concentrated food which
he carries with him.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
XIII Psnner Grass.

Peppar grass is the natural home of
the melon aphis. and it should be de-
stroyed wherever it is found near a
melon patcIs. None should be allow
ed to grow within aaarttf of mile
of melons.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
Keen the Rest sows.

The late summer and fall market
should not be giutted with young
brood sows. as they are many times,
Young and middle aged sows should
be kept on the farm, provided they
farrow fairtsized litters OF pigs and
take good care Of them.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
Necessary Work In Gsrden.

We are pretty apt to rather neglect
the garden after the planting is over.
but the planting is only the start. Cul
tivation and spraying alone will finish
the job to perfection.
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
Poor Freshman.

Senior What do You think OF the
Culebra Cut?
Freshman Veil never tried
II. The sophs won't let me smoke .
pipe Pelican
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
Harvesting Is Science.

Harvesting day is u science thai
not all OF us, have learned Cut ne.
more grass in q single day than car
be taken care of st opas
The sea coast echo., 1913-08-02
BROUGHT WEALTH TO PERU
Guano Beds, Consisting of Most Won
derfui of Known Fertilizers, Sold
for Immense Sum.

1t is said that Humboldt added the
greatest wealth to the reports of his
discoveries when he called the serious
attention of Europe to the guano beds
nf ppr1t
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-19

than he had expected, and in a con-
veyance in which he had never ridden
before. He came feet first into the
big house, carried by soft moving
men in high silk hats, and he rode
in a plain black coffin with silver
handles. But they would not let the
Little Heiress look at his face, and
she learned somehow-from one of
the servants, I think-that fire had
added to the horror of the accident"
But to comfort her there came her
fathers lawyer, and he made her a
present of the railroad that had kill
ed her father, and other railroads.
He gave her this million and that
maybe hundred of them or more.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-19

but she ~oIlld not be comfoFted.
Thus ! those who really loved the
Little Heiress passed out of her life,
and she was taken to live with her
fathers sister, Aunt Katharine, who
learned to love her after a while.
Aunt Katharine and her husband
lived when their household was sta
tionary in one of several houses.
They had two white ones, made of
marble-one that stood on a corner
and looked over Central Park, in, New
York City, and one that was in New
port and looked over the ocean.
#4
The Little Heiress had a hunted
look. All the afternoon. she had been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09
BY THE SCISSORS
CONCERNING THE DOG DAYS

The dog days are hot stuff. They
are also hot and stuffy. They warm
up about the middle of August, and
are a sure sign that the backbone of
winter is broken. 1t is only when
the Dog Star RACES that we have dog
days, but nobody has yet, discovered
what the Dog Star RACES about, un-
less it is the siderel heavens at night,
and he certainly does rage about
there considerable. Which reminds
us that the Dog Star RACES only at
night, and it is the dog days we hear
more about. There is no answer to
this one, either. But that makes no
difference to the Weather Bureau,
and the mercury shins up the tube
just the same, while mankind simply
drifts along on sea of perspiration.
The name of the Dog Star is Sirius.
This is because he is no joke. Dogs
become mad during dog days, and
why shouldn't they? Everybody else
does, and swears besides, which dogs
do not. Dog daisies blossom at this
season, and they are tropical flowers,
all right. In conclusion it may be
said without fear of successful con-
tradiction that although every dog has
his day, every day hasn't its dog, and
the rest of Gus ought to be doggoned
glad of it.-W. j. hampton, in August
Lippincotts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09

to camp. We were 200 miles from
our base of supplies so we struck back
toward the settlements. We didn't go
back into that country next spring, as
we had intended to-someone else did
They found the pile of white rocks
the Indian spoke of, 1t was the IA
nous Canal Diggings' you have read
about. The quartz was studded with
gold and the discovers washed out a
fortune in a very short time. The
diggings We're shallow and the gold
was in coarse dust and large nuggets
From British Columbia I came
down to Portland where 1 stayed for
two or three years. working at my
trade. 1 helped build the Baptist
church and 1 also worked on Captain
Ainsworth's new house. Captain
Ainsworth had me go up to the Cas-
cades and work on a boat he was
having built there to ply on the CO.
lumbia between the Cascades and The
Dalles. When his boat was launched
was one of its passengers to The
Dalles. From there 1 intended TAX
ing Captain Whites boat, 1.-The Ske-
dallle,' for Umatilla, but missed it
the river to Umatilla. l arrived at
Umatilla in 1863. 1 built the Orleans
hotel, which I ran for eight years. 1t
was washed away in 1875. In 1871 I
moved to the ]. D. Switzler ranch
across the river and farmed 1t for sew
en- years. I planted the orchard
which you will still see there. l came
to Pendleton in 1878. l paid Mrs. A.
NJ. Raley $50 for my business lot here.
/ came pretty near buying the lot
where the Tallman Drug store now
is, but there was a foot of dust in
front of that lot while the ground
was rocky and had but little dust in
front of this lot, so 1 took this one.
For the past S5 years 1 have been in
business here. Ny team of blacks ran
away with me nine years ago and 1
lost my leg in the mixup, I keep in
good health and good spirits and
am pretty lively in spite of my S3
years and being minus one leg"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09
OREGON AUGUST

good lives for mere amusement pur-
poses.
OF course there is another side to
the matter. The aviator always
thinks of himself not as an entertain
er but as one battling to overcome a
fierce of nature and he thinks he can
win out though other good men have
lost their lives by the score There
fore Bryant was a martyr to science.
1t is about time though for this form
of martyrdom to cease until further
inventions can be made whereby air
travelling can be made more safe 1t
is doubtful if this will ever be until
something better than the aeroplane
Is devised. The fatal defect about
the heavier than air machine is that
the moment anything goes wrong il
becomes an instrument of death
~<%s~s~%
The Spokesman Review has story
to the effect Spokane is the great
military strategic point of the west
and figures it out on the basis that
IL hostile force should capture the
entire coast then Uncle Sam would
have no recourse save to collect an
army at Spokane and drive back the
invader. The theory may be alright
but it sounds on a par with the recipe
for catching a bird by placing salt
on its tail.
&~>~e>->~-%
1t is always well of course to take
every precaution against typhoid YET
the most favorable thing about the
situation here is that we have no ty-
phoid, or none to speak of, and after
the new gravity system is secured il
is safe to assume conditions will be
still further improved.
Does Huerta imagine that aside
from holding an i'll gotten position al
the head of the Mexican government
he can also dictate as to what mer
this country shall send there to advise
with our embassy?
NNN>%o%$$
With 5000 grand stand seats alread!
sold and the date of the Roundup
still a month off it begins to look like
a bumper crowd again.
SS~%ON$@
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known, F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, o
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon, the blood and Inu
cous surfaces Of the system Testimonials
sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09

OF course President Wilson is justi-
fled in sending a man of his own
C h S ing to
1t Would Be Mexico TO ad-
A Fight For wise our en-
Freedom and Justice bassy as to the
desires of this
administration. 1t was not up to Wilson
TO select a man who would be perfect
ly acceptable to the murderer,
Huerta, and the administration
has taken the proper course in
going through with its program
despite Huerta's protest. Fur
thermore there is growing evidence
that the objection by Huerta was a
buff and that when he finds this coun-
try means to handle this affair accord
ing to American principles, whether
it means peace or war, he will back
down and be good, out of respect for
his own neck if nothing else.
The key to the whole trouble is the
fact that for years Mexico has been
dominated by a foreign financial
clique that has not sought to promote
the welfare or the freedom of Mexico
but has been inspired by the selfish
prospect of great profits for them
selves. But a new deal is on at
Washington and this government will
no longer play the game for the
money lords of this country and of
Europe.
Always the old guard dies hard and
in this instance the freebooters are
indulging in every vile to annoy and
harrass the administration and to
hamper the efforts to solve the prob
lem on a basis of justice. Naturally
our reactionary press, which is never
strong on patriotism save when patri-
otism is invoked in the defense Of
privilege, is joining in the hue and
cry by being scurrilous, sarcastic and
unfair to Wilson and Bryan. But
their sneers will accomplish little for
the people will not countenance this
treason.
II it will take the army and navy to
settle the Mexican trouble in accord
with Justice and the principles for
which this nation stands before the
world then let the trouble come. 1t
will be fight worth fighting and the
cause Of freedom will be the gamer
>~.~s>>>~
An aviator who follows the game
al the present time travels constantly
with death at his
Men Are TOO heels and it is but
Valuable for This. a question OF
months until the
airman takes longer journey than
is contemplated.
The death Of Johnny Bryant illus
trates the case and it is pitiful that
plucky man like him should give up
his life in such manner. It is too
great cost for little entertainment
for the public. Men are not, so cheap
that the world can afford to waste
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09
THE NEAR, SWEET HOME.

l.
Many a time did the old man
say:
"No matter how. doctrines
teach 1t,
Heaven is never so far away
But the hand of a child may
reach il. 4
1t only seems to the old and gray
That heaven is far as the stars
away.
II.
} For they are longing to be at
rest
In the valleys silence deep,
And they yearn. through tears 4
and years unblest 4
For the loved sweet word
of Sleep
, But heaven is not so far away, 4
} And the Gate of Rest will swing 4
wide some day." 4
F. L. Stanton. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09

One Consolation.
"People grow wiser as they grow
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-09

With 5000 grand stand seats already
sold and the date of the Roundup
still a month off it begins to look like
a bumper crowd again.