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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
THE CULT.
VATOR HABIT.
John ASHLEY.

There is no agricultural implement of
greater usefulness than the cultivator
and vet perhaps. none whose value is less
fully appreciated. To the unobserving
eye the thought of cultivating a crop af-
ter each rain seems an absurdlty. but
a little investigation shows the doubling
Thomases the convincing need of such
thing.
In the spring, when the rainfall is plen-
tiful, the soil near the surface Is filled
with sufficient moisture for the growing
crops, but as soon as a dry time comes
the sun absorbs all the moisture in the
upper strata of soil and plants. roots
have to go further down in search Of
water Nature, however being resource
full. has so ordered things that there IL
a capillary action going on all the time
In the soil. To illustrate: When It rains
the water soaks down into the soil I'M
til 1t reaches what Is commonly known
as the water table, where 1t is stored
for future use and when the dry weather
comes the sun causes an evapora ton to
take place near the surface. which draws
up stored water through little tubes
formed in the soil, analogous to the way
in which the scalp supplies food to the
hair through little tubes which NAV he
seen with a powerful maenitying glass
This process in the ground is known as
capillary attraction
CONSERVING THE MOISTURE.
Now. II the surface of the soil ts not
constantly stirred. so as to break the
capillary tubes, all the moisture ESCAPES
in consequence of which the crops suffer.
which is one of the important reasons
why crops should he cultivated after
every rainfall and during dry weather.
Another good reason for frequent culti-
walton is the destruction of weeds. These
pests are voracious eaters and hard
drinkers the loss of water on account
OF them being more serious even than the
loss of plant food, The rule. both in
the garden and with the field crops.
should be a frequent shallow cultiva-
ton. There are many instances on re-.
cord where the Yield of crops has been
increased nearly 90 per cent. by the thor
ough and constant Use of the cultivator.
There are many makes of cultiyators.
some built especially for certain crops
like the two row corn cultivator or the
beet cultivator, etc: then there is the
one horse "all around" cu.tivator The
better ones have besides the regular set
Of cultivator teeth. extra implements,
such as small plows. hoes and Killers that
go with them. thereby greatly enhancing
their value and usefulness.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
OUR ROSE GARDEN AND
HOW WE MADE 1T.
A. HYATT VERRILL.

We had always longed for rose gar
den, and when at last we had n home
in the suburbs our long cherished hopes
were realized.
The space selected for our roses was
spaded very deeply, and the earth was
thoroughly mixed with quantities of
well rotted horse manure in the propor-
ton Of one part of horse manure to four
parts Of soil. for the ground can scarcely
be too rich for roses
Our garden was ready in the spring,
and as soon as the ground was dry and
before the buds started to swell we set
out dormant plants from the nursery and
a little later added growing potted roses
well covered with buds.
CAREFUL PLANTING HALF THE
BATTLE.
We cut back the tops of the dormant
plants about one-third, retaining the
strongest branches and cutting still more
on the weak ones. taking care to always
make the cuts just above a bud We
examine the roots and cut off all bruised
OF broken parts The holes for the
plants were dug deeper than REQUIRED
for the roots, and in the bottom of each
We placed a large trowel full of bone
meal, stirred into the earth In setting
the plants we placed them about an inch
deeper than they had grown in the nur-
sery, When a grated plant was seen
we were CAREFUL to have the point of the
graft at least three inches beneath the
surface to prevent suckers from below the
graft from sprouting up through the
soil
We found that a great deal depends up
on proper pruning. Varieties that bloom
on new stalks which grow from the roots
should have the strongest canes cut back
about half their length as soon as through
blooming In June. In this way an album
dance OF new growth will form which
will bloom later in the summer.
Varieties that form new growth from
the tops should have all old, dead wood
cut out in the spring. During the sum-
mer they will have more blossoms and
will be stronger II the best branches are
cut back one-half after they have flower
ed.
At first we used only hardy varieties
for every one told us we could not keep
the tea roses over. We now have many
of these delicate varieties and have found
that with a little care and trouble they
do just as well as the hardy kinds
Tea roses planted out in the spring will
do well all summer and may be taken In
the house during the winter or may be
kept out of doors with some slight pro-
lection.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

The English farmers met in the mako,
town, and there was a calculating look
in the eyes of both Al they faced one
another.
about that there coo I was talking to
you Of tho other day" began Farmer
Dobbins, will you take u pcunds for
her, George?"
mo. no. Oh couldn't part with 'er for
that-not by q long chalk"
But tother day you told me you might
lei 'er go for that"
Something's 'appened to the COO since
them"
Mercy on us. George, what's tho mat
ter? Coo dead?"
Worse n that" said George. you
sec. my old missus can't abear to part
with { old coo. 1t 'ud break 'er cart.
She'd sob 'erself into At over IT,"
'well, well, l suppose that ends the
business7'
well, I'm not so sure o that, Farmer
Hayseed. Look ere. Mako It 10 pun 10.
and let the nissus sob, "--Arsonaut
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
Buff Cochin Bantams.

They are very small, males weighing
&c to 80 ounces and females "a to 26
ounces. They are great pets, and are
heavy layers of fair-szed eggs consider
ing the hens dimnutiveness.
The hens get hroody, sit and rear their
chicks and are such careful and success
full mothers that there is a steady de-
mand for Cocin Bantam hens in large
numbers to be used by breeders of large
fowls expressly for use in rearing chicks.
The Buff Cochin Bantam chick natures
rapidly, and there are many instances on
record of pullets Matched in March ma
turing and laying early and then becom-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

eaten greediy by towels and chickens
In search OF other animal food.
There are various mechanical devices
and inventions for extracting the gape
worms One is horse hair looped
through a small metal tube. Another and
perhaps the most effectual Is a long stiff
feather tip. This dipped in turpentine
and inserted carefully down the trachea
then rapidly twirled and then Immediately
withdrawn will often disloge the worms
and sometimes save the chick.
ANOTHER MODE OF TREATMENT.
Another mode of treatment is to con-
fine the afflicted birds In box or bar
rel. having the open part upward cover
the opening with coarse cloth or sacking
and then sift in some pulverized tobacco
dust or snuff This treatment causes
the chicks to sneeze and expectorate and
If they are strong and vigorous to cough
up the worms.
AS preventive of contagion the in
fected birds should be promptly separated
from the well. All dead birds should
be burned or buried deeply in the ground
The soil In poultry yards or runs should
be spaded UP frequently and exposed to
INV sun anu ar AIT SiakeU or carbonatcd
lime should be applied to the ground used
for poultry runs whether It Is often turn
ed over or not. SDrinkltng the surface
with two per cent solution Of sulphu,1c
acid Will tend to destroy the parasites
and also earthworms. which are sus-
pected as being carriers of cape worms
The drinking vessels should be- kept
clean by scelding and refiiling frequent
ly. small amount Of permanganate
of potash added to the water just enough
to tint it light wine color. will prevent
contagion through that source As in
all diseases, preventive methods are the
best.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
GAPES AND HOW CURED.
PROF. u. j. LAMBERT,
Rhode Island Experiment station.

Gapes Is parasitic disease which at
flicts nearly all kinds of domestic poul-
try. especially the young and the weak
lings The cape worms are of various
sizes, not over one-half inch in length,
and appear to be OF forked shape In
reality this is pair. the larger part be-
ing the female and the smaller or branch
the male
These In combination attach themselves
to the lining or mucous membrane OF the
trachea by disk shaped sucking mouth
and live on the blood Of their victims,
gradually weakening them and finally
strsngiing them to death. The symptoms
are general issitude. loss OF appetite,
dropping wings and difficult breathing.
Gapes are often contracted through
filthy and contaminated soil Some
times the worms coughed up by the in
fected birds And congenial Judgment in
the wet ground, multiply rapidly and are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

are commanding a fair price. The proper
growing of the young stock means a
proft-the lack of mana cement means a
loss.
Many flocks that should be Smelling
out from 80 to 40 per cent. egg yield, at
from five to six months of age from In
cubation. do not commence to lay as a
flock until month later, always due to
neglect in properly handling them from
shell to maturity. To the beginner 1t is
well to say, Work for quality rather
than quantity" for there is always a
fair profit in quality. but many have lost
money in dealing in quantities Fifty
well-raised chickens are better than three
times that number of the Indifferent kind
(culls), and not half as much trouble to
raise them Do not attempt to raise more
than can properly be accommodated. and
they will prove a source of profit instead
of loss.
Next week Frank Heck, pra ctical poul-
tryman and author, will contribute an
article on Combining Utility and
Fancy" The illustration will show
white Plymouth Rocks"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

ing broody, sitting, Matching and rearing
a brood of chicks in the same year.
Buff Cochin Bantams should be liter
section, the legs and feet being profusely
covered; and the soft feathers of the
thighs, termed fluff, are so loose and
full as to make them appear to be a
continuous mass of feathers right down
to the ground.
In color they are rich. golden buff the
shade of a new gold piece, and wherever
exhibited, this color, combined with their
wonderful shape, is bound to claim the
attention of all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
DID THE BABYLONIANs HAVE TEL.
ESCOPES.

1t is stated that a lens has recently
been found during excavation work in
Babylonia From this II has been argued
that the ancients must have known tho
use OF the telescope. The discovery is
certainly most interesting one, but IL
does not prove tEat the lens was used in
that Instrument There seem 10 be evil
dences that botf. the Chaldeaus and the
Egyptians were acquainted with the
planetary system, and that they knew
the earth to be round They We're able
to make accurate calculations OF mort
dams. and also OF the orbits of the plan
cts. They paid much attention to ecl.p-
SEES OF the sun and moon. and the motions
of the planets and their OCCUPATIONS. anc
they determined their periodic and syn
odic stars, and they mapped them into
consultations They computed almost
exactly the length of the true solar year.
How could they possibly do such aston
ishing work without tho use OF teie-
scopes?
Instruments of some kinds they had.
and some of them have been found; but
II they actually knew about the lens. or
light refraction. and bringing of remote
objects nearer by combinations of lenses,
there has never been anything shown
heretofore to indicate that fact The
Chaldeans and Babylonians We're reat
mathematicians. and the ancient Ara
bians invented algebra. These facts,
combined perhaps with wonderful acute
and highly developed power of eyesight
may have enabled them to do their work.
So far as we have any knowledge. tho
telescope was never used until 1t was liz
vented by some ono of three Holanders
in the year 1908. 1t appears also that
In the following year, 1909. Galilet also
made an independent invention of a tel.
cscope.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

The Buff Cochin Bantam has IA
nous pedigree. 1t dates back to the
breeds originally owned by Chinese en-
perors. In fact. they We're first exported
from Pekin when the Anglo-French ex-
petition. in 1850 sacked the Summer Pal
ace at that city.
Specimens We're taken back to England
where their similarity to the large Coch-
ms led breeders to try to breed them
in duplicate of the larger bird, except
for size. The color was changed in the
process and the number of toes was re-
duced from five to four. The result has
been a complete success.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

on good land such a system of sheep
farming is managed to handle 100 high
class breeding ewes and fatten their
lambs annually, and four or five brood
sows with litters could be raised and fed
each year, This plan OF sheep farming
improves the fertility of the farm, and
by proper management of manure pro-
duced the land will become more pro-
ductive each year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
GROWING CROPS FOR SHEEP
How and What to Feed Them.
r. II. MUMFORD,

No class of livestock on "A farm read
fly adapts itself to all sorts of conditions
as domestic sheep. In the western semi
arid regions and on highly intensive farms
have been used to convert coarse raw
products of farms into valuable meat
products. There are systems of farming
peculiarly adapted to profitable production
of wool and mutton.
Assuming a sheep farm includes 100
acres. the following cropping system and
method of utilization are profitable The
farm should be divided into six twenty
acre fields. On five fields this rotation IS
recommended
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
Gle n Houses, Good,
Suitable Food, Fresh
/ Water and Shade All
Count.
Buff Cochin Bantams
Descended from His
toric Pekin Breed.
BY ]. HARRY WOLSIEFFER,
Poultry Judge, Lecturer and Author.
Copyright 1914 by The Eugene McGuckin
Company

Summer presents many difficulties to
the poultry raiser, especially in the de-
veloping of chicks. They must be fed
for the purpose they are intended for,
and housed and protected to insure most
healthy growth.
Advice to beginners is particularly
needed on this topic. and the article
herewith should be helpful
The illustration given is OF that IA
nous family, the Buff Cochin Bantam
descended from a Pekin breed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
FAIR ANNE

Sweet Anne was fair, as fair may be,
With roses on her cheek.
Her lashes long and black-ah, me!
Sweet Anne was fair, eas fair may be-
With eyes where Cupids peek
With roses on her cheek,
Her lashes long and black-ah, me!
Are not so fine and dark this week,
For now the color's gone; oh, gee,
Small brother stole the dope" you see.
-Bnstnn Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
FEEL DULL AND SLUGGISHt START
YOUR LIVER TO WORKINGS,

1t beats all how quickly Foley Ca
thartic Tablets liven your liver. over
come constipation-make you feel
lively and active again. ]. l.. Nc
Knight, Fl. Worth, Texas, says: MY
disagreeable symptoms we're entirely
removed by the thorough cleansing
Foley Cathartic Tablets gave me"
They're a wonder. J, W. OSullivan.
(adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

BY following this rotation there are
each year forty acres corn, twenty acres
rye, twenty acres of clover to be har-
vested for winter and fail feeding. Cow
peas are planted in corn either at time
of planting or al last cultivation of corn.
Glover is seeded on rye In February each
year except in certain districts where
clover is better sown during March This
rotation does not provide enough summer
pasture for eve flock. so the remain
Ing twenty acres are divided by tempor-
airy fences into five acre lots Here the
cropping system is as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04
PRETTY GOOD PROOF,

hair causes Insanity
Pokus-wer. ! know many a fellow
who 10 simply crazy over a blonde
Judge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

Your next new boarder Is probably
watching the classified ads Just now
tor opportunity news"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

In tho classified columns the people who
do business in business way are always
ranraAaat~]
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

No OF
field. First year. Second year.
|. Corn and cow Corn and rye.
peas. Rye.
3. Corn and rye. Clover
3. Rye Corn and cowpeas
4. Glover.
s. Permanent pas
ture
No. of
field Third year. Fourth year.
|. Rye seeded to Glover
clover. Corn and cowpeas.
= Clover. Corn and rye.
3. Corn and cow Rye.
peas.
4. Corn and rye.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-20
RESIDENTS RESPOND WELL
TO PLAN TO CLEANUP CITY
TOMORROW ALSO WILL BE DE.
VOTED TO CARTING RUB
BISH AWAY.

Today is the first of the two spring
cleanup days. proclaimed by the city
council at the request of the Civic
club which conceived the idea several
days ago. Residents are quite gener.
ally responding to the call to clean
UP their back yards and sack up their
trash. The city is putting men and
teams a work gratis to haul away
such of the rubbish as has been de-
posted along the street curbs.
The following standing committees
from the Civic club are supervising
the city cleanup in their various dis.
tricts today:
East End-Mrs Jas. A. Fee, Mrs
Lee Moorhouse, Mrs. s. A. Newberry
Mrs. E. j Sommerville, Mrs. F. E
Boyden
West End-Mrs w n. Matlock
Mrs. Ellen Bond, Mrs. Dean Tatom
Mrs. Charles Cole, Mrs. John
Vaughan.
North Side-Mrs. A D. Sloan, Mrs
Nesmith Ankeny, Mrs. Gideon Brown
Mrs. II. T. Eggers. Mrs. r. L. Diver
South Side-Mrs. Clarence Pen
land. Mrs. ]. w. Maloney, Mrs. ]. B
Perry. Mrs. C. Terpening, Mrs. j
II. Gwinn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-20
FIGHT At UMATIlLA
ALMOST ENDS IN RIOT

CMATIIIA. Ore. March 90
Especial I'm the fastest hoxing
match ever seen here. Bobby Crooks
of Urmatilla won from Buckeye Lad
of Toledo, Ohio. last evening by
Knockout in the fourth round
Immeditely after Buckeye Lad"
was out there came near being ri
OF Claims were made that Crooks
struck below the belt a number OF
times and that the result was un-
fair. Counter claims were made and
by merest chance a riot was averted
At the first gong Buckeye Lad
rushed Crooks and forced him to the
ropes. Crooks regained his footing
and for time blows were freely ex-
changed Near the end of the round
Crooks had a slight lead.
In the second round Buckeye Lad"
came back and rushed Crooks num-
ber of times and won the round by
a mile. Crooks was in n dazed con-
dition.
In the third round the match was
going pretty even all the way. Both
men took lot of punishment and
showed the effect of hard milling.
| The fourth round started furiously
| Both men fell in the middle of the
ring. Buckeye Lad rushed Crooks
to the ropes and they exchanged
blows in the clinch. The men spared
across the ring when Buckeye Lad
wilted.
| 1t was then that the charges and
counter charges were made and very
intense feeling prevailed.
An examination was made late las'
evening and showed that Buckeye
Lad" was suffering from hard blow
below the belt.
While there was no intent to DC
unfair there were a number of In
stances when fouls were mads ant
It Is presumed that when "Buckey'
Lad, rushed Crooks to the ropes
Crooks in being forced backwards
struck his opponent with his knee.
! The only way to settle the affai'
satisfactorily will be in return
match and this do doubt will be in
| short time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-20
COOK IN MINERS CAMP
INHERITS SMALL FORTUNE

EDMONTON. Alta, March 10
Jack" Hamber was cook for $50
miners at coal camp in the POGO
hontas district. west OF Edmonton, un-
til Yesterday. his wages being $40
month and found; today he is in
position to sign a check for anywhere
from s4OO. 1000 to s650,000. left him
by long forgotten relative who died
recently in Glasgow. Scotland. Ham
her is in Edmonton arranging for
trip to the land OF the bagpipes and
heather, saying he will become a
mine operator upon his return to CEN
trail Alberta, next summer. There's $
a lassie in Scotland who Will be gao
when she learns that our dream OF
a home in the foothills of the Cana
dian Rockies is about to be realized,
he said II am going over especially
to tell her the good news. and she Will
return with me as Mrs. Hamber.
Probably my mother will join US. III
not. I shall arrange matters so that
she will be comfortable the rest OF
her life. More than that / cannot
say at this time"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-20
WOMEN'S REGISTRATION
IN CHICAGO is 243, 900

CHICAGO, March 20.-Women
were numerous again about the plac-
es Of registration for the coming city
election. 1t was the last day for reg
istration and the feminist leaders
were doing their utmost to get the
largest possible number Of their sis-
ters' names upon the rolls. Be-
tween the opening hour and the close
II was believed $1,000 OF them regis
tered. bringing the total women's reg
istraton up to 243,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-20
new COMMANDMENTS ARE
GIVEN To- WOMEN ONLY
PASTOR OF OAKLAND CHURCH
LAYS DOWN RULES FOR
HIS FTNNK

OAKLAND. March 20.-Oakland
has new Moses who has climbed
new Sinai and brought back new tab
other name is the Rev. Frank L.
Goodspeed and his other occupation
Is that of pastor of the First Presby-
terian church of Oakland. His new
commandments are for women only,
and here they are. as announced from
his pulpit last sunday
Thou shalt not marry for revenue
only. nor for fear of being an old
maid.
after marriage thou shalt not so
far forget thy personal appearance
as to greet thy husband clad in an old
wrapper.
Thou shalt not dress so as to fur
nish jokes for the comic papers
Thou shalt not allow thy children
to run wild in the streets even that
thou mayst attend the missionary
meeting.
Thou shalt not be jealous OF they
neighbor If she rides in an auto while
thou are compelled to use the trolley
car.
Thou shalt not tempt men and
boys by serving liquor even II thou
callest 1t punch.
"Thou shalt not make thy home a
place of faultfinding, lest thy hus-
band acquire the habit of thinking
that every night is lodge night
"T,ho, shalt NOT smell home in any
new way, not CLUB nor bridge.
nor shalt thou confuse matrimony
with alimony.
"Thou shalt never aspire to be a
man. nor other than noble woman,
for when He made the ideal women.
He stopped because He had reached
the summit OF creation"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-20
VIII Have to Speed Up.

Unless jeffrey & Button. who are
now working on contract Tor the
construction of IS feet of conduit Tor
the water commission near Thorn
Hollow make faster headway with
their work than in the past they VIII
be required to pay a forfeit Of $50 per
day. They were to have completed
their work by April 1 but are yet far
from through and through the city
attorney the water board has notifieo
the surety company on the contrac-
tors bonds that the work must pe
finished on schedule time. 1t is de-
sired to get this work finished for
the reason that delay there interferei
with work farther down. 1t Is un'
derstood that part Of the JEFFREY q
Button trouble has arisen from delays