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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30
EARLY PREPARATION
FOR ORCHARD TREES
Advantageous to Have Soil in
Fine Condition Before Start
ing to Transplant.

Much Is gained by good preparation
Of the soil for the orchard. Those
who are to set orchards this fall will
find 1t advantageous to have the land
prepared and in fine condition when
the trees are to be transplanted.
Rough, poorly prepared land not only
makes 1t more difficult to transplant
the trees, but 1t also Increases the dam
ger Of losing trees.
It Is really q pleasure to transplant
trees when the soil Is in fine condi-
ton both as to preparation and as to
the moisture supply. When the soil Is
in tbs condition and one has excellent
trees the work gives satisfaction.
One thing we should not forget, that
II Is much easier and cheaper to pre-
pare orchard land with the pillow. the
harrow and the disk than to do this
work with the spade, shovel or pick
when the holes are being dug for the
trees.
Another thing to remember is that
fruit trees need a deep soil; shallow
blowing Is not sufficient. Break the
land deep and do 1t as early as posi-
BILE.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30
new COMMUNITY PAckNe-HoUsE SCHEME

unprotected phase Of the apple indus
try. Although the idea was widely
employed last year. its adaptations
were largely experimental. Investiga-
ton by department specialists was I'M
dertaken to sift from the various plans
tried the best and most economical
method OF handling apples through all
the operations Of picking, hauling from
the orchard, receiving at the packing
house, grading. sizing. packing. storing
and loading on the ears. Sixty pack
ing houses at or near Spokane. North
Yakima, Wenatchee, Cashmere, Entiat,
Pateros, Brewster, Okanogan, Omak.
and Walla Walla, Wash. and Hood
River and Medford. Ore. were includ-
ed in the study. OF these co houses.
80 were operated as community houses,
Z were operated by dealers somewhat
on the community plan. 20 were ranch
houses. Individual or ranch packing
houses and operations were included
in the investigation SO that the effi.
cheney and economy Of the two syS
TENS might be compared.
Helpful Summary.
While the Investigators preferred
not to draw definite conclusions from
a single seasons work, the discussions
Of equipment, organization and person
mel. floor unit, general operation, and
specifically the operations In two typ
ical houses. which make up the report.
provide for growers Of the Northwest
what should prove helpful summary
Of methods that were most successful
last year.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

working under the wire. Tie the wire
at the bottom and top. A strip of
wire netting one foot in length and 10
inches in height. will be enough to en-
circle q medium sized tree.
Another method is to surround the
base of the tree with strip of tarred
paper, which may be tackled to the
tree. Heavy sheathing paper may be
used.
The trees should be protected by
one Of these methods before heavy
fall of snow.
Young trees should have mounds
of earth, foot high, drawn up around
them, as 1t steades them during heavy
winds, and helps to ward off the mice.
II the trees are not wrapped as direct
ed above. after every fall OF snow
tramp the snow hard around each
tree, this will afford slight protection.
Blood sprinkled on the trunk will pre-
vent rabbits, but not mice, gnawing
the tender bark.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

without ever giving Rodney and me
chance to help. I don't see why you
did that. Portia."
"Oh. l saw II was my job" POrtia
said. in that cool, dry tone Of hers.
1T had TO be done. and there was no
one else to do IL. So what was the
use Of making a fuss?'
swell. there's one thing" Rose said.
II believe it'll do you as much good as
mother. Getting rest. And a
nice little bungalow to live Unjust
you and mother. IL sort Of
wish l was going, too"
Portia laughed-a ragged, unnatural
sounding laugh that brought a look Of
puzzled inquiry from Rose.
"Why. nothing" POrtia explained.
1T was Just the notion Of your leav-
ing Rodney and all you've got here
all the wonderful things you have to
do-for what we'll have out there.
The idea Of your envying me is
something worth a small laugh. don't
you think?'
Roses head dropped lower. She
buried her face In her hands. Il do
envy you" she said. There was q
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

somewhere near as often as l win.
A man couldn't be any good as a law
yer. II he did care. any more than a
surgeon could be any good, IL he did.
You've got to keep q cold mind or you
can't do your best work. And II you've
done your best work. there's nothing
to care about. / honestly haven't
thought about the thing once from that
day to this. Don't you see how it
Isl"
She couldn't see how 1t was. that
was plain enough. What he very rea-
sonably expected was that after so
lucid an explanation, she would turn
her wet face up to his. with her old
wide smile on it. But that was not
what happened at all. Instead. she
just went limp in his arms, and the
sobs that shook her seemed to be
meeting no resistance whatever.
At last she controlled, rather sudden
ly. her sobs, sat up, wiped Der eyes,
and, after a fashion. smiled. Not at
him, though; resolutely away from
him. he might almost have thought
Us al sAAt NAiA wal MINI ~ SCI
That's right" he said. craninC
round to make sure that the smile
was there. 'uave a look at the funny
side of it."
She WINGED at that as from blow
and pulled herself away from him.
Then she controlled herself and, In
answer TO his look of troubled amaze
ment, sad: It's ali right Only it
happens that you're the one who
ddoesn't know how awfully funny II
really is" Her voice shook, but she
got 1t in hand again. "No. l don't
mean anything by that. Here! Give
me kiss and then let me wash my
face"
And for the whole evening. and
again next morning until he left the
house, she managed TO keep him in the
only MISUNDERSTANDING belief that moth.
| ing was the matter.
1t was about an hour after that
that her maid came into her bedroom
where she had had her breakfast. and
said that Miss Stanton wanted to see
her.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30
PRACTICAL POINTS
FOR ORCHARD WORK
Heavy Clover Crops Cause Trees
to Grow Too Late-Soil
Often Lacks Potash.
By L. N. BENNINGTON)

II is often the case that heavy crops
Of clover in the orchard cause the
trees to grow too late in the season
to permit a proper seasoning Of the
wood.
For strawberries I would pillow I'M
der a good crop OF cowpeas for nitro
gen, then add LOO to 1900 pounds of
ground bone and 300 pounds of potash
per acre, if on a stony hillside.
Rocky Ford muskmelons make a
mighty good crop to grow among Or
chard trees.
Feed your trees plenty Of phos-
pilates and potash. Most orchard land
is lacking in sufficient quantity Of
potash.
A tree should be pruned so that Its
roots will extend out further than its
branches.
1t costs a little money, and some
time, to grow a windbreak for an or
chard, but 1t Is time and money well
spent.
A man may be a good wood chop
per, but that is no sign he knows how
to prune trees.
An Ak and a saw in the hands OF
ignorant men cause more damage to
the fruit crops than all the birds that
are Matched.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30
CHAPTER TX.
The Damascus Road,

1t argued no real lack of sisterly
affection that Rose didn't want to see
Portia that morning Even IL there
had been no other reason. being found
in bed ut half-past ten in the morning
by sister who infiexibly opened her
little shop at half-past eight, regard
less of bad weather. backaches, and
other potentially valid excuses, was
enough to make one feel Apologize
and worthless. Rose could truthfully
say that she was feeling wretched.
But Portia would sit there, slim and
erect. In a little straight-backed chair,
and whatever perfunctOry cOmmisera-
ton she might manage to express, the
look OF her fine eyebrows would be
skeptical.
But Roses shrinking from q talk
with Portia that morning was q mild
feeling compared with Portals dread
of the impending talk with Rose.
Twice she had walked by the per-
feet doorway of the McCrea house be-
shrank from the ordeal that awaited
her in there.
They had been seeing each other
with rea .nable frequency all winter.
The Aldriches had Portia and her
mother In to a family dinner pretty
often, and always came out to Edge
water for one-o'clock dinner with
the Stantons on Sunday.
Mrs. Stanton had taken q great lik-
ing TO Rodney. His manner toward
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30
CHAPTER Vlll-Continued.

He saw her when she reached the
tower landing. and came to meet her.
-OhI" he said. II thought you were
going to be OF somewhere with Fred
erica this afternoon. It's been q great
day. l hope you haven't spent the
whole Of it indoors. You're looking
great. anyway. Come here and give
me q kiss"
She hesitated. a little perplexed.
spare" her. as he'd have said? The
kiss she gave him had a different
quality from those that ordinarily con-
stituted her greetings. and the arms
that went round his neck didn't give
him their customary hug. But they
stayed there.
You poor, dear old boy!" she said.
and then. Don't you care, Roddy"
He returned the caress with inter
est. before he seemed TO realize the
different significance Of Il. Then he
pushed her away 10y the shoulders and
held her where he could look into her
face. What do you mean" he asked.
Ion care dboul WITH! II Nluu l
seem like bravado-like an acted out
pretense, and yet. of course, II must be.
Don't" she said. Because know.
I've known all day. read 1t in the
paper this morning"
From puzzled concern the look In
his face took on Il deeper intensity.
Tell me what ii is" he said very
quietly. 81 don't know. didn't read
the paper this morning. Is it Harri-
etr" Harriet was his other sister
married, and not very happily, it was
beginning to appear, to an Italian
count.
A revolution "a sort of sick mis-.
Eiving-took the color out of Roses
checks. 1T isn't anyone" she said
'Its nothing like that. lists that
case" Her lips stumbled over the
title OF It. Its been decided against
you Didn't you known"
For q moment his expression was
simply the absence OF all expression
whatever. But how the dickens dit
yon know anything about II? How
did you happen TO see IL in the paper
How did you know the title OF IT.
81 was in the court the day yoJ
argued it." she said unevenly- "Anc
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30
KEEP UP FERTILITY OF SOIL
Roughaoe Into Fertilizer to Add to
Farms Service.

Every means Of outstanding the re-
sources for keeping up the fertility Of
the soil should be resorted to by all
persons having the care Of crop or
pasture lands. Plan to turn all rough
age into some condition Of fertilizer
that will add to the farms service.
Straw. fodder, cornstaIks. with other
roughage and refuse, can be used for
bedding down stock lots yhen not con-
sumed by the animals In the cribs.
racks and feed hunks. This Is readily
converted into the best Of manure to
60 onto tie grass lands.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

face, you look. this morning, as II
bed was Just where you ought to be.
What's the matter with you, childY'
Nothing" said Rose, nothing
that you'd call anything. at any rate"
Portia smiled ironically. I'm still
the same old dragon, then" she said.
And then-"rm sorry. l didn't mean
to say that, either. I've had a rather
worrying sort Of week"
What is it?" said Rose. Tell me
about it. Can help?'
mo" said Portia. "rve thought II
over and 1t isn't your job" She got
up and went to the window and stood
looking out where Rose couldn't see
her face. Its about mother" she
concluded.
Rose sat up with a Jerk. "About
mother." she echoed. "Has she been
| i'll again this week? And you haven't
let me knowl Its a shame / haven't
been around, but I've been busy"-her
smile reflected some of the irony of
Portia's-'and rather miserable. OF
course ! was going this afternoon"
Yes" said Portia, Il fancied you'd
come this afternoon. That's why /
wanted TO see you clone first"
"Alone," Rose leaned sharply for
| ward. "Oh. don't stand there where
can't see you, Tell me what it is
TIN going to-" said POrtia. You
see, I wasn't satisfied with old Muir
| ray. i thought il was possible, either
| that he didn't understand mothers
| case, or else that he wouldn't tell me
! what he suspected. So week ago
| today. / got her to go with me TO a
specialist" Her voice got q little
harder and cooler. "Mother'u never be
well, Rose. Her heart is getting fab
by-degenerating. he called it. He
says we can't do anything except to
retard the progress of the disease. II
may go fast, or il may go slowly. That
attack she had was Just q symptom.
he said. She'll have others. And by
and by, o. course. a fatal one"
Still She didn't look around from
the window. She knew Rose was cry
ing. She had heard the gasp and
choke that followed her first announce
ment Of the news. and since then ir-
regularly, muffied sound Of scbbing.
She wanted to go over and comfort
the young. stricken thing there on the
bed. out she couidht. she couln 1eel
houhlhs pue uuii' irres's'ioie ahser
'nat Rose shouia nave 'le easy reliei
OF tears "hich h'ia neeh oenieo her'
because forua cou'uh cry.
| lie SHlu. she went on. tIl3t III tIils
cii'na'e. hv'hs us she mas Dee,i uoihI'
she liardiS iast SIX months, pu' .in'
~ piino climate nhe s'E'ne,n S"n,
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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

dull. muffied passion in her voice. "Why
shouldn't envy you? You're so cold
and certain all the time. You make
up your mind what you'll do and you
do 1t. l try to do things and just
make myself ridiculous"
you've got q husband" said Portia
in q thin, brittle voice. THAT might
count fo- something. l should think"
"Yes. and what good am to him."
Rose demanded. 'He can't talk 10
me-not about his work or anything
like shat! And l can't help him any
way. I'm something nice for him TO
make love to. when he feels like do
ing 1t, and I'm q nuisance when
make scenes and get tragic. And
that's all. That's-marriage, / guess.
You're tho lucky one, POrtia."
The silence had lasted a good while
before Rose noticed that POrtia had
not stirred; had sat there as rigidly
still as a figure carved in ivory.
Becoming aware Of that. she raised
her head. POrtia wasn't looking at
her. but down Mt her own clenched
hands.
ut needed just that, I suppose"
she heard her older sister say between
almost motIonless lips. II thought it
was pretty complete before, but 1t
took that to make 1t perfect-that you
| think I'm the lucky One-lucky never
to have had a husband, or anyone
else. for tina. matter. to love me. And
lucky now, to have to give up the only
substitute I had for that"
Portal Rose cried out. for the
mordant, alkaline bitterness in her sis
| ter's voice. AID the tragic irony in her
face, was almost terrifying. But the
outcry might never have been uttered
for any effect 1t had.
81 hoped this wouldn't happen" the
words came steadily on, one at time.
Il hoped I could get this over and
get away out of your life altogether
without letting 1t happen. But
can't Perhaps it's just as well-per-
haps II may 90 you some good. But
that's not why Tn doing IL. I'm do
ing 1t for myself. Just for once. Tn
going to let GO! You won't like 1t.
You're going to get hurt"
Rose drew herself erect and q curl
Gus change went over her face. so that
you wouldn't have known she'd been
crying. She drew In q long breath
and said. very steadily: Tell me.
sha'n't try to get away"
"A man came to our house one day
to collect q BILL" Portia went on
quite as II Rose hadn't spoken. Moth.
er was out. and was at home. was
seventeen then. getting ready to &c
to vassar. You were only seven-l
suppose you were at school. Anyhow
I was nc nome. and let him In. and
he made a fuss. knew we weren't
rich. 81 course-I never had quite
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30
no BE coNTINUEDJ
Analysing Waters.

Mineral waters are easily analysed
by means of the spectrOscope, as
shown by n. Jacques Bardet, and this
Is likely to prove one of the best meth
DDS for this work. He sends q beam
Of light through the water to be an
alyzed and thence through the spec
troscope prism, in order to permit of
examining the spectrum. this method
revealing very minute traces Of met
ais. He finds the most varied metals
in different samples Of mineral nter.
and even the rarest metals, such as
germanium and galiium. which are
very rarely found In nature
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

wien found they printed those things
IN the paper. / kept watch. And to-
day
-Why, you dear cLiId!" he said And
the queer. ragged Quality Of his voice
drew her eyes bacs 10 his, so that
she saw. wonderingly. that they were
brigh, with tears. And you never
said q word. and you've been bother
ing your dear little head about 1t all
the time. Why, you darling!"
He sat down on the edge Of the
table, and pulled her Up tight into
his arms again. She was glad to put
her head d0wn-didn't want to looA
ut his face; she knew that there was
a smile there along with the tears.
-And you thought was worrying
about IT," he persisted. sand that I'd
he unhappy because ! was beatenT
He patted her shoulder consolingiy
with a big hand But that's all 10
th. days work. child I'm beaten
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30


OF an old unpaid grocery bill made me
sick. / talked things over with mother
the next day-told her l wasn't going
to college-said l was going to get "A
job. got her TO let me run all the
accounts after that. and to attend to
everything. And got job and be-
gan paying my way within week"
'If l had thing like that to re-
member" said Rose unsteadily, I'D
never forget to be proud of it SO long
as lived"
81 wish I could be proud Of it," said
POrtia. But couldn't help making a
sort of grievance of il. too. In all these
years I've always made mother afraid
Of me-always made her feel that was
somehow contemptuous of her work
and ideas. l grubbed away until got
things Strengthened out, so that her
income was enough to live on--enOugh
for her to live on. I'd pulled her
through. But then :"
But then there was me-" said Rose.
Il thought l was going to let you
CO." Portia went on infiexibly. But
things didn't come out that way-at
least l couldn't make up my mind to
make theIn-sO you went to the uni
versity. I paid for that. and paid
for your trousseau, and then l was
through"
Rose was trembling, but she didn't
finch. "Wh-what was it," she asked
quietly. what was ii that might have
been different and wasn't? Was it
was IL somebody you wanted to marry
that you gave up SO l could have
my chanceT
Portals hard little laugh cut like a
knife. You have always thought me
cold" she said. $50 has mother. I'm
not. really. Im-the other way. l
don't believe there ever was a girl that
wanted love and marriage more than
/. 4 man did want me to marry him
at last, and for a while | thought |
would. Just-just for the sake of mar
rying somebody. He wasn't much. but
he was someone. But knew I'd come
TO hate him for not being someone else,
and / couldn't make up my mind to
II. So l took you on instead.
81 stopped hoping. you see. and
tried to forget all about it. And, in
way. | succeeded. / was beginning
to get real Jobs TO do-big jobs for
big people, and ii was exciting. That
made 1t easier to forget. l was begin
ming to think that some day I'd earn
my way into the open, big sort of life
that your new friends have had for
nothing. AID then, a week ago, there
came the doctor and cut off that
chance.
"And yet" she leaned suddenly
, forward, and the passion that had
been suppressed in her voice till now,
leaped up into fiame-"and yet, can
. YOU tell me what l could have done
differently? I've lived the kind of life
they preach about-a life OF noble
sacrifice 1t hasn't ennObled me. Us
made me NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. It's
h. withered me up. Look at the differ
ence between us, Look at you with
your big. free spaciousnesS-your pow
, err of loving and attracting love. Why
, you even love me, now. in spite of all
I've said this morning. I've envied
!, you that-rve almost hated you
!, for IT.
= NO, that's a lie, I've wanted to
l. The only thing could ever hate you
for would be for failing. You've got
J.. to make good! You've had my share
as well as yours-yOu're living my
life as well as yours. I'm the branch
they cut off so that you could grow
II you give up and let the big thing
1 ell, 90 hn he,
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

The breach Of misunderstand-
inc widens between Rose and
Rodney. Rodney longs for his
old free life and Rose thinks
that she Is useless butterfly. An
unusually interesting scene 10
described in the next INSTALL
ment.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

a h Of haso is p CT n a
mouths IL the young ld lawyer aries H is bg Is thrown
Chng0sm @te lt She uoundd by luxury. blu becomes utsf ease
She o help lei e s good a sister
Whtny,a nd R
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-30

AFTER P0RT WHO HAS SACRIFICED MUCH
ALDRcH COMES TO CONCLUSION
FOR MORE HAS
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-06
400 TYPEWRTTERS! s!

All kinds and all grades. REMINGTONS SIP up
 Instruction book with each machine. Type and repair parts for all makes of Typewrters EMPIRE TYPE FOUNDRY. BUFFALO. N. Y.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-06

Mrs. J. H. Roth was the week end guest of Mrs. J. T. Richardson in Wynne.
 Mrs. M. J. Foster returned to her home at MorrisviIle, Mo, last Thursday after a two weeks visit here with relatives and friends.
 Mrs. Grant Minturn and daugh- ter, of Newport, were the guests of MT. and Mrs. s. A. Soieman, Sunday.
 Mrs. J. L. Stairs and children of Argenta, are here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rey- holds.
 Mrs. ". E. Forbes entertained last Saturday night in honor of Miss Fannie Gibson who will be married tonight to MT. H. J. Eng strom of Little Rock.
 Lost a small black parasol belonging to little Vera Moseley, it was left at the School Hous e during the exercises at the close of school, whoever took this please bring and leave it at the office of Eugene Moseley and ob- lige.
 Wanted Large family to work this summer. Work will last un. til Jan. 1st. Wages SIPS per day, living quarters furnished free.
 J. A. Bauer.