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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

John A. Britton, vice-president and
general manager of the Pacific Gas
& Electric Company, announces that
his corporation has undertaken one
of the largest power projects in the
history of hydro-electric development
The Pacific Gas & Electric Company
has purchased from the Mount Shasta
Power Corporation all its water
rights on the Pit river in Shasta coun-
ty and proposes to expend within the
next five years the sum CT s17,5OO,-
900 developing these properties for
the generation of approximately 1SO,-
600 horsepower of electricity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Lake County Tribune: Bobcats,
coyotes and cougars better not use
the Clancy ranch for a picnic ground.
Saturday morning Mrs. Clancy found
two bobcats in the chicken house.
Summoning Miss Louise Godon, they
armed themselves with double-bar-
relied shotguns and grub hoes, and
surrounded that chicken coop. When
they got through shooting and the
dust had settled, one bobcat had van
ished from the face of the earth,
blown, hide, hair and whiskers, to
the high winds Of the desert, and the
other one was perforated, pulverized
and otherwise eradicated The one
regrettable feature of the eliminating
incident is, the destruction was so
very complete there isn't enough of
the hides or scalp left to swear by,
and the ladies can't collect any boun-
ty.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Lordsburg, Cal, Leader: An af-
fectionate meeting was that which
took place at the Southern Pacific
depot Tuesday afternoon. When G.
L. Cunningham and family left Ash
land, Ore, two months ago for Lords
burg they left their dog behind. 1t
was sad parting between the dog
and the fourteen-year-old son, Ken
meth. The latter has been so lonely
and heartsick without his dog that
the animal, which had been left in
the care of friends, was sent for. The
friends reported that the dog seemed
glad to start, seeming to sense the
fact that he was to follow his master.
The dog arrived at the end Of his
long journey Tuesday afternoon, and
during the hour or so that he was
alone at the station he seemed the
picture of dependency. When after
the close OF school the boy called, as
he had done several times before, 20
see II "Switzer" had arrived the
scene was a touching one. There was
instant recognition on the. part Of
"Switzer," whose "wig-wag" was set
into violent motion and who was all
over his master at once. When his
emotion had somewhat subsided,
"Switzer" placed one fore-paw
around his masters neck, laid his
head upon the boys shoulder and set
tied down in an affectionate embrace
It was a scene worthy to be repro
duced in "Our Dumb Animals" max
aZine.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

gathered around the old fireplace in
the main room of the hotel which
many OF their forefathers had fire.
quented. The purpose of the confer
ence was to start campaign to Sc
cure a $12,OOO,OOO allowance from
congress for the tribes of the south
ern Oregon coast. The claim is made
on the grounds Of the failure of the
government to give the Indian lands
around Coos Bay under an agreement
made over fifty years ago.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Salem Journal: According to the
reports from members of the Western
Walnut Growers Association that
met at the Marion hotel Saturday,
the walnut groves of Oregon and
washington are rapidly becoming
commercial orchards. The growers
report much additional acreage. The
next meeting of the association will
be held at Dundee on August 5, for
the discussion of "Cultivation and
Filters" In discussing "Polleniza-
tion and Grating" the growers ex-
pressed the opinion that two or more
varieties of trees should be planted
together. ]. c. Cooper of McMinn-
Vile told the members that the sea-
son was exactly three weeks and
three days late. He recommended
that all grating and all top working
of trees be done by May Is. About
forty members attended this session
of the association.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Roseburg News: In spite Of the
efforts Of prominent residents Of the
county, 1t seems that the Southern
Pacific station at Wilbur is to be
closed May 90. an extension of ten
days having been granted by Assist
ant Superintendent T. L. Burkhalter,
according to information received in
this city from the public service com
mission, to which an appeal had been
made in an effort to check the pro-
ceedings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14
Fleetwood Has
A Newspaper

Number l Of Volume OF the Lake
County Tribune has arrived on the
Tidings' exchange desk. The new
paper IS newsy and speaks well for
the enterprising spirit Of eastern Ore
gon. Incidentally the Tribune an
nounces that II. F.. Swingle, formerly
of Ashland, heads its subscription
list. The paper IS printed at Fleet
wood, Ore, a little town built up on
the homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Fleet,
formerly Of Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

At the Pioneer hotel in Empire, the
oldest hotel in southwestern Oregon,
and one which is connected with
much of the early history Of this part
of the state, there was held last week
a conference of the descendants of
the Coos Bay tribe Of Indians. This
place Of meeting was chosen largely
because of its historic interest. The
Pioneer was the leading hotel in the
early days, when Empire was the
county seat of Coos county and the
trading place of the Indians of the
locality. The hotel was closed to the
public for a long time but was opened
for this occasion, and the Indians
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Hood River, Ore: The Oregon
Lumber Company of Hood River, that
owns large milling plant at Dee, in
the upper valley, and large timber
holdings in this county, has announc-
ed that it will throw about 1000
acres of rich agricultural land, that
has been logged off, on the market
at low figures, to be sold to actual
settlers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

A tent city of about fifty people IS
now located on the Illinois, the gang
being employed on the new road that
is to open up the chrome and copper
mines in that section.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Roscburg-$1OO, ,oOO worth of i'm
provement work to be done on road
through Canyon Greek canyon. The
government will aid.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Philomath-Beaver Wood PROD
ucts Company to start here, to manu-
facture tool, brush aAA broom ham
dies.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

stances shall any secondhand dealer in Ashland buy any
merchandSeir any young or woman under q years
Of age" Why should this apply 10 SecORdhaa dealer?
SAY! High school girls and boys: Is it really pos
sibe that you so igno ant that you not capable
of selling your bicycle parts to bicycle dealer because
he happens to be secondhand dealer also? Or is a
secondhand dealer supposed to be such darned
cal he would cheatyou out of your eye teeth if possible?
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Pendleton-Bridge across the Una
tilla river at Mission and Thorn Hol-
low now assured.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Eugene-$400, 900 contract award
ed to canning interests here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

The Oregon-California land grant
decision throws open 10000 acres of
agricultural land in Oregon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Florence has good prospects for a
shipyard.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14

Florence-New shingle mill to
start operations here soon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-05-14
Did They Want Graft Money?
Recorder Winner and Chief Atterbury


and
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27

time of year for many birds, and a
plentiful supply Of wild fruit will tide
them over. Fortunately, everywhere
in the United States there are some
fruits that persist until there Is no
longer any need of them. If enough
are planted, no birds able to live on
this class Of food should starve. The
best of these long g-persisting fruits are
juniper, bayberry, thorn apples and
related fruits, holly and snowberry.
Information on fruits useful for this
purpose in any section of the United
States may be obtained from the Unit
ed States bureau of biological survey.
Birds deyour cultivated fruit prin.
cipally because the processes of cult.
vatiOn diminish the wild supply. The
presence of wild fruit in locality al
ways serves to protect domestic va
rieties, especially when the wild trees
or shrubs are Of the same kind as the
cultivated ones and ripen earlier.
Among those most useful for the pur-
pose are mulberry, wild blackberries
and Strawberries, serviceberry. wild
cherry and elderberry.
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United States bureau Of biological sur
vey. Where the coast Is rocky and the
soil of ordinary character, conditions
arc little different from these inland,
and except in relation to exposure
there need be no especial preference
given in the choice of plants. 1t Is
worth mentioning. however, that sew.
eral trees and shrubs are better to
withstand the winds so prevalent on
the coast These include three species
Of juniper, common barberry, English
thorn, hybrid crabapplc, European and
American mountain ashes, smooth and
staghorn sumacs. privets, buckthorn
and red-berried elder. Where the soil
is chiefly sand, and that often shifting
conditions are not suited to many
plants. Selection may be made, how.
ever, from the following, all Of which
are known to thrive in such surround
ings:
For seed eaterS.-Beach grasses,
Japanese smartweed, and sunflOWer.
For fruit eaters. - Bayberry, sea
buclthorn, sand cherry, beach plum,
cranberries and bearberry.
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'CkSCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, bIiousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box.

Are you keeping your bowels. liver.
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets. or merely forcing o
passageway every few days with
Salts. Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg.
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases.
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out Of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe. sicken
or cause any inconvenience. and cost
only 10 cents q box from your store.
Millions of men and women take g
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache. Biliousness. Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
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TREATING WORMS IN FOWL S
manganate Root Bark for Every
Fifty Head Of Birds.

Intestinal worms are prevalent in
almost all farm focks. To be con-
vinced Of whether or not your bird
has worms, it is a good plan to give
the flock. or at least q few individ-
uals, a dose of physic. One of the
best methods Of treating worms in
fowls is to mix in the feed a teaspoon
full Of powdered permanganate root
bark for every so head of birds. In
treating few birds at q time 1t is
well to follow this medicine with q
purgative dose Of castor oil, such as
two or three teaspoonfuls.
Oil Of turpentine is, an excellent
ramedy for all worms which inhabit
the digestive .ract. It may be given
In the dose of one to three teaspoon
fuls. and is best administered by fore
Ing it through a small, flexible cathe-
ter that has been oiled and passed
through the mouth and esophagus to
the crop.
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Earth as Medicine.

Modern medicine horroWs the great
er part of its remedial agents from
the plant and mineral worlds. Sew.
eral varieties Of earth served as rem
edies in remote antiquity, as we are
informed by Pliny, Strabo and other
Greek and Roman writer's. Clay con-
tanning iron, in particular. was used.
Italy and Greece and their islands,
such as Lemnos, Samos and Chios,
furnished the greater part Of the
medical earths. Dioscorides, as we
learn from Professor Rabitsch, who
writes on this subject in the Deutsche
Rundschau fur Geographic (Vienna
and Leipzig, used the burned clay Of
Eretria (Euboea). So did Hippocrates
and Galen, the most famous physi-
clans of antiquity.
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Books In Prison,

Prison literature has many fine pro-
ductions to Its credit in prose as we'll
as poetry. In his prison at Athens.
Socrates completed his great argument
for immortality; in Roman dungeon
Galileo made some of his greatest dis
coveries. In his prison in Wartburg
castle Luther translated the New Test
ament into the German language. Dur
ing his Twelve years in Bedford Jail
Bunyan dreamed his immortal dream
Of the "PilTrim's Progress" Sir Wal
for -Raieigh wrote his fragmentary
history of the world to beguile the long
years of his Imprisonment in the
Tower Of London. Much of the New
Testament also Is prison literature.
Some of the finest of the epistles Of
st. Paul were written during his i'm
prisOnment at Rome. and the Book of
the Revelation Of st. John was writ
ten while he was an exile on the island
prison of PatmoS.-LondOn Chronicle.
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USING AN INCUBATOR

Users Of incubators are given
the following suggestions by
the United States department
OF agriculture.
See that the incubator is rum
ming steadily at the desired tenn
perature before filling with eggs.
Do not add fresh eggs to n tray
containing eggs which are un-
dergoing incubation.
Turn the eggs twice daily
after the second and until the
nineteenth day, Cool the eggs
once daily. according to the
weather, from the seventh to the
nineteenth day.
Turn the eggs before caring
for the lamps.
Attend to the machine care
fully at regular hours.
Keep the lamp and wick
clean.
rest the eggs on the seventh
and fourteenth days..
Do not open the machine after
the eighteenth day until the
chickens are hatched.
In setting up and operating an
incubator follow the directions
Of the manufacturer.
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GOOD ROAD WORK IN WINTER
Maintenance Of Dirt Roads Is Prob.
lem Confronting Farmer-Mak-
ing Split-Log Drag.

One of the problems confronting the
farmer Is the question of maintenance
Of dirt roads. Not only should dirt
roads be maintained during the spring
and summer months, but the winter
months as well; especially is this true
where there is not an everabundance
Of snow, which conditions exist with
many Of our readers.
The King road drag may be used
with much benefit during the winter
months, just after thaws or rains.
Good work can be done at this time
Of the year because the soil is crum.
bly, or mealy and pushes easily toward
the center Of the road.
If the road has been properly cared
for during the summer and fall, it will
be only a slight task to drag it dur
ing the winter when conditions are
right. At that season of the year there
Is little for the work team to do and
in early spring the roads will be in
shape to turn water and permit Of
early drying. In fact, the winter
dragged roads will be dry and hard in
the spring when neglected roads will
be soft, rutty and springy. There is
no best time to drag roads. Go after
the work and then drag whenever you
can during the winter: then your
roads will be In good shape next
spring. Make a split-log road drag
and keep it going on the highway.
d. Ward King, the inventor Of the
drag, gives the following directions
for making split-log drag: Take
the two halves of a split log, ten or
twelve inches thick and seven to nine
feet long. Set the halves fiat sides
to the front, fasten 80 inches apart
with strong stakes, the ends of which
are wedged in two-inch auger holes,
bored through the slabs. Put a solid
plank platform on the stakes for the
driver to stand on. The hitch is made
Of strong wire or chain, the long end
fastened to stake over the top Of the
front slab, the short end should be put
through hole made in center Of the
slab and near the end to prevent the
back slab fitting forward. Face four
or five feet of the ditch end Of the
front slab with iron. An old wagon
tire, worn share Of road grader, or
any piece Of fiat steel will answer for
this purpose.
AS general rule, always haul the
drag at an angle of IS degrees, NOV.
ing the dirt to the center of the road.
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SKIN DISEASE EASILY CURED
"Sorehead" Is Highly Infectious and
Spreads RapidIy-individuaI Treat
ment Required.

Yellow spots on comb and wattles
Is skin disease, commonly called
"sorehead." 1t IS highly infectious
and spreads rapidly. However. 1t Is
easily cured, but requires individual
treatment. By immersing the head
twice daily in the following solution
an effective cure may be brought about
In a weeks time: Fifty per cent alco-
hol, Is per cent glycerin. 5 per cent
boracic acid and 3 per cent water. An
other satisfactory method of treating
this disease 10 by the use of tincturs
of iodine. This is applied by touch
ing the spots with little of the solu.
tion twice daily. Lysol, applied in
similar manner, also works well.
Middletown transcript., 1917-01-27

4 is designed to be set on pole or
especially, and for these birds the cav
ity should be about 5 by inches. with
a depth Of 6 inches and an entrance
11a inches in diameter. 1t can be
cleaned by simply lifting the box from
Its base. Bluebirds and wrens, as we'll
as swallows, nest In this style of
house, though they prefer cavity s
inches deep. Figure 5 illustrates a
house to be attached to tree. 1t can
be opened for cleaning by turning
button and removing the bottom. This
house is easy to build and If suitably
prOportioned is adapted to a great va
riety Of birds. Plans are furnished
for two sizes-one for bluebirds and
the other for screech owls or sparrow
hawks.
The flicker house shown in Figure 6
Is designed to be placed on post or
the stub of tree. The cavity should
be by Z inches and 16 to Is inches
deep. The roof con be lifted in the
same way that stopper is removed
from a bottle. A house suitable for
members Of the woOdpecker family
and also for nuthatches and titmice.
including chickadees, is shown in Fig
ure Z. 1t is attached to bofes Of trees.
The bottom is removable. WoodpecE
ers demand rather deep cavity for
uesting-from 12 to is inches. The
other dimensions required are about
6 by 6 inches. with an entrance from
IL to inches in diameter. An inch
or so of sawdust should be placed in
the bottom Of the house, as woOdpeck-
ers do not gather nest materials.
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HENS NEED MUCH attention
Fowls Must Have Plenty of Right
Kind Of Food, Especially During
Cold Weather Season.

The old idea that hens do not need
much attention has almost disap-
peared. Farmers now realize, as poul-
try fanciers did years ago, that it is
necessary to take good care of the
hens If one expects profits.
There was time when fowls could
find the food necessary and the farm
er need not worry himself with the
expense of raising feed for the birds.
But there are now very few places
where the fowls may be expected to
find their own food.
1t is quite true that hens will find
much of their food on range If given
chance. But they will need feed
at certain times and generally at all
times for supplement to balance the
rations.
During the winter, farm fowls will
need plenty OF the right kind Of food;
there will be times when little can
be found; then the feed supply must
come from the barn or granary. And
much will depend upon the kind
amount and frequency of feeding.
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Presence of Mind.

In his "reminiscences of Oxford Rev.
[. w. Tuckell tells us that in his under
graduate days the dean of Christ
Church college was familiarly known
as "Presence of Mind Smith," Mr..
Tuckell also supplies the traditional
explanation of the nickname. When a
student at the university, Smith had
gone out boating with friend. He re-
turned without the friend.
"Where's JOnes?" he was asked.
"Oh, WELL, we had an accident. The
boat leaked and when we were bailing
It out Jones fell into the river. He
caught hold of the boat and pulled it
down to the waters edge. Neither Of
US could swim and If I had not, with
great presence of mind. hit him on the
head with the boathook both would
have been drowned"
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FEEDING FRUIT.EATING BIRDS

Feeding fruit-eating birds is best ac-
cOmplished by planting selected spe-
cies of fruit-bearing shrubs and trees.
Through late spring and summer there
is usually an abundance Of insect food
in addition to fruit enough for all the
birds. SO far as fruit alone is con-
cerned, fall is the season Of overflow
ing abundance; in winter the supply
gradually decreases and late winter
and early spring are the seasons Of
actual scarcity This is the critical
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VARIETY FOR POULTRY
Method Recommended by Maine
Experiment Station.
Grain Mixture of Wheat, Oats and
Corn Is Scattered in Litter-Chick-
ems Should Have Ample Sup.
ply of Green Food.

One Of the most successful methods
Of feeding poultry Is the one advo-
Gated by the Maine experiment station,
which Is briefly as follows: A grain
mixture of equal parts by weight of
wheat, oats and corn, and dry mash
of mixture made up as follows:
Bran. 200 pounds; cornmeal, 100
pounds; middlIngs, 100 pounds; gluten
meal, 100 pounds, and beef scraps, 100
pounds.
The usual method of feeding the
grain is to scatter about four quarts
of the grain mixture for each 100 hens
in the litter at night after the chick
ems have gone to roost, or early In the
morning. The litter should be deep
enough to give the hens plenty Of ex-
ercise. At noon another four quarters
should be scattered In the litter.
Aside from the grain and dry mash
the chickens should have plenty of
green food. which may be furnished
either in the form of mangels, cab
bages, sprouted oats or cut clover hay.
Milk is also a very valuable poultry
food, and If furnished daily the amount
Of beef scraps in the dry mash can be
cut down to so pounds. 1t Is prefer
able to feed sour milk, as sweet milk
will often sour and cause digestive
troubles.
One Of the secrets Of successful
feeding is to have the chickens go to
rOost with their crops full and in the
morning have them eager for grain.
If the chickens are not anxious for
the feed, it IS an Indication that they
are getting 1t too easily or that they
are getting too liberal amounts
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Island Ruined by Goats.

st. Helena, famous as the islam,
prison Of Napoleon, was at one time
covered with thick forest. Cattle did
not do there, and goats were imported
to give meat and milk for the settlers.
They soon ran wild, and betook them
selves to the hills, where they multi
piled by thousands, and browsed on
the young trees and shrubs. Today
the island is little better than q des-
ert.
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by c. 8. ANDERSON, Colorado Agricul-
tural College, Fort Collins, Colo.)
Activity is the life Of the laying
hen. AS her activity decreases, so
does her egg production. The hen
that stands around all day, and scarce
ly has enough energy to eat food
placed before her, Is never q laying
hen.
The amount Of forced exercise nee
essary will vary with the breed. The
Leghorn, conceded to be the highest
egg producer. and most active bird,
will take great deal Of exercise
The Brahma is an example Of the
other extreme. and must always have
strong incentive to exercise. The
vigor and productivity of the free
range hen as compared to one yard
confined is largely accounted for by
her active life.
During the winter months exercise
can best be managed by feeding all